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1. Color - red, crimson, indigo
2. Number - one, twice, third
When Eight Bells Toll by Alistair Maclean
3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Ajax
6. Places - country, empire, London
AlterWorld by D. Rus
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
Blott on the Landscape by Tom Sharpe
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
Running Blind by Lee Child
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent
Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
23. Gender Identifier - wife, man, lady
Ayesha: The Return of She by H. Rider Haggard
24. Paranormal Being - vampire, angel, ghost
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold
9 of 25

3 things that grow, The Perks of being a Wallflower
11 Products of fire, Snow Like Ashes
19 Metal, the Silver Linings playbook

Something to read-How to Read Literature like a Professor-Thomas C. Foster-when is analysis too much like spoiling.? Still ambivalent.

2. Number -Station Eleven - Emily StJohn Mandel
3. Things That Grow - The Darkest Part of the Forest-Holly Black
4. Seasons -
5. First Name -Dorothy Must Die- Danielle Paige
6. Places - The Queen of the Tearling- Erika Johanson
7. Body Part - My Heart and Other Black Holes-Jasmine Warga
8. Weapon - Poison Study- Maria V Snyder
9. Body of Water -
10. Form of Water -
11. Product of Fire -
12. Celestial Body -
13. Architecture -
14. Senses -
15. Royal Title - Red Queen- Victoria Aveyard
16. Family Member - Golden Son-Pierce Brown
17. Elements - Fire Study -Maria V Snyder
18. Time of Day -Night Circus-Erin Morgenstern
19. Metal -
20. Emotion/Feeling -
21. Animal/Insect -
22. Something to Read - The Book Thief-Markus Zusak
23. Gender Identifier - Miss Mayhem- Rachel Hawkins
24. Paranormal Being -
25. Occupation -

Congratulations, Cynthia! You're the first to finish this challenge. Did you read any good books that you would have read otherwise? Any surprises?
Welcome Piyush and Katrina!

1. Color - red, crimson, indigo
2. Number –
3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Ajax
6. Places - country, empire, London
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water – The Girls of Mischief Bay – Susan Mallery

10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body – Texas Star – Jean Brashear
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member – Bedding the Wrong Brother – Virna Depaul
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
18. Time of Day - One Night with her Boss – Noelle Adams)
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
23. Gender Identifier - wife, man, lady –
24. Paranormal Being - vampire, angel, ghost – Dark Witch – Nora Roberts
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective

12/25

#7: Body Parts- 'Innocent Blood' by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell.
Please update 12/25


Goal: 25 - Progress: 3 complete, 22 to go
2. Number - 101 Things You Didn't Know about Irish History: The People, Places, Culture, and Tradition of the Emerald Isle
6. Places - God Bless America: Stories
24. Paranormal Being - For a Few Demons More

7/25
1. Color - Princess in Pink: with Project Princess
2. Number - Top Secret Twenty-One
5. First Name - Lord John and the Private Matter
13. Architecture - Glass Houses 239 pages
15. Royal Title - : Day of the Dragon King – read with daughter
18. Time of Day - Viking Ships At Sunrise – read with daughter
23. Gender Identifier - Death, and the Girl He Loves

I'll beginning today. That gives me 5 subjects. I finished reading The Last Jihad but no subject to go with it. So I have Gender Identifier , for Mr. Gatling and His Terrible Marvel that I am currently reading . To Read, Special Topics in Calamity Physics that I am still reading. Architecture, The Stranger on The Train, and Weapons, Glock

5/25 books read.
Last added:
Element: Fire (Book: Catching Fire)
Animal: Mockingjay (Book: Mockingjay)

25/25
Completed! 7/25/2015
1. Color - The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier
2. Number - Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
3. Things That Grow - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
4. Seasons - In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming
5. First Name - Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
6. Places - Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris
7. Body Part - Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass
8. Weapon - Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
9. Body of Water - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
10. Form of Water - The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
11. Product of Fire - Desert Heat by J.A. Jance
12. Celestial Body - Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
13. Architecture - The Body in the Piazza
14. Senses - All the Light We Cannot See
15. Royal Title - Queen of Babble in the Big City by Meg Cabot
16. Family Member - The Mother's Day Murder by Lee Harris
17. Elements - Unlocking the Air and Other Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin
18. Time of Day - The Noon God by Donna Carrick
19. Metal - Silver Shoes by Paul Miles Schneider
20. Emotion/Feeling - Guilt by Jonathan Kellerman
21. Animal/Insect - Crocodile on the Sandbank
22. Something to Read - Letter From Home by Carolyn Hart
23. Gender Identifier - The Girl on the Train
24. Paranormal Being - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
25. Occupation - The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
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