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I Spy Challenge - 2015

Books Read: 24/25
1. Color: The Yellow House Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner 3/25/15
2. Number: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 4/2/15
3. Things That Grow: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling Completed 6/8/15
4. Seasons:
5. First Name: Cinder by Marissa Meyer 4/8/15
6. Places: The Heir of Olympus and the Forest Realm by Zachary Howe Completed 5/22/15
7. Body Part: Eye of the Moonrat by Trevor H. Cooley 2/9/15
8. Weapon: The Infinity Gauntlet by Jim Starlin 4/19/15
9. Body of Water: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 5/5/15
10. Form of Water: Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton 6/20/15
11. Product of Fire: The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson 10/11/15
12. Celestial Body: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 4/27/15
13. Architecture: The Mystery at Lilac Inn by Carolyn Keene 3/24/15
14. Senses: The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson 10/15/15
15. Royal Title: The Queen's Army by Marissa Meyer 4/22/15
16. Family Member: The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop 6/10/15
17. Elements: The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson 9/10/15
18. Time of Day: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 4/27/15
19. Metal: The Golden Acorn by Catherine Cooper Completed 7/15/15
20. Emotion/Feeling: Bossypants by Tina Fey Completed 5/19/15
21. Animal/Insect: The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo 4/26/15
22. Something to Read: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Completed 9/3/15
23. Gender Identifier: When She Makes More: 10 Rules for Breadwinning Women by Farnoosh Torabi 5/14/15
24. Paranormal Being: The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman 6/6/15
25. Occupation: Fool by Christopher Moore 6/19/15

1. Color – The Spool of Blue Thread
2. Number – The Ten Year Nap
3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden
4. Seasons – The Last Summer of the Camperdowns
5. First Name – Z Zelda
6. Places – The Lowland
7. Body Part – The Bone Clocks
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water – The Inn at Rose Harbor
10. Form of Water – We are water
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member – The Silent Wife, The Orphan Master’s Son
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening
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 – The Girl on the Train, The Burgess Boys
24. Paranormal Being - vampire, angel, ghost
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective

11. Product of Fire - Too Bright to Hear Too Loud to See i might try to find another book that matches this one better...
22. Something to Read - The Rabbit Back Literature Society
Only 1 more to go... unless i find a better "product of fire" book!
Thanks for hosting this challenge!

Goal: 25/25
01. Color - A Clockwork Orange - 02 Jan 2015, 3/5
02. Number - Station Eleven - 18 Mar 2015, 4/5
03. Things That Grow - Pines - 18 Apr 2015, 4/5
04. Seasons - The Winter People - 23 Mar 2015, 3/5
05. First Name - Beowulf - 03 Apr 2015, 2/5
06. Places - Stand On Zanzibar - 11 Feb 2015, 4/5
07. Body Part - Skin Game (The Dresden Files, #15) - 28 Feb 2015, 3/5
08. Weapon - Rocket Boys - 05 May 2015, 3/5
09. Body of Water - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - 13 Jun 2015, 2/5
10. Form of Water - Cloud Atlas - 27 Jun 2015, 4/5
11. Product of Fire - Burning Chrome - 10 May 2015, 4/5
12. Celestial Body - Starship Troopers - 28 Jan 2015, 4/5
13. Architecture - Cathedral - 11 May 2015, 5/5
14. Senses - A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) - 15 Nov 2015, 3/5
15. Royal Title - The Prince and the Pauper - 31 May 2015, 3/5
18. Family Member - The Son - 10 Sep 2015, 2/5
17. Elements - The Man Who Fell to Earth - 17 Oct 2015, 5/5
18. Time of Day - Midnight Cowboy - 29 Jan 2015, 4/5
19. Metal - The Brass Verdict (Harry Bosch, #14; Mickey Haller, #2) - 20 Oct 2015, 4/5
20. Emotion/Feeling - The Sorrows of Young Werther - 19 Feb 2015, 3/5
21. Animal/Insect - The Sheep Look Up - 23 Feb 2015, 5/5
22. Something to Read - Chronicle of a Death Foretold - 20 Jan 2015, 4/5
23. Gender Identifier - The Man in the High Castle - 10 Jan 2015, 3/5
24. Paranormal Being - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - 20 Feb 2015, 4/5
25. Occupation - The President - 03 Aug 2015, 2/5

Myles, no worries - the last thing we want is for a challenge to stress you out. I know couple of my challenges this year won't get finished. I'll still leave your progress up on the list, because 20/25 is still pretty impressive!
Cmac, I've added you to the list! It's never too late to start a challenge (as long as the challenge isn't completely over). You can just see how many you get before the end of the year, or you're welcome to set a smaller goal for the year (like 12 or however many you want to do).

24/25 Completed
1. Color - Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte 05/24/15
2. Number - Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale 1/11/15
3. Things That Grow - Briar's Book by Tamora Pierce 2/26/15
4. Seasons - Winter by Marissa Meyer 11/20/15
5. First Name - Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke 1/11/15
6. Places - Looking for Alaska by John Green 3/29/15
7. Body Part - Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 1/9/15
8. Weapon - Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand by Gail Carson Levine 11/2/15
9. Body of Water - Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper 10/11/15
10. Form of Water - Heat Wave by Richard Castle 09/30/15
11. Product of Fire - The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks 8/20/15
12. Celestial Body - Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 3/13/15
13. Architecture - The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie 5/26/15
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
15. Royal Title - King Richard III by William Shakespeare 2/24/15
16. Family Member - The Complete Fairy Tales of Brothers Grimm, Volume 1 4/17/15
17. Elements - The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame 5/17/15
18. Time of Day - Night Film by Marisha Pessl 1/20/15
19. Metal - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams 10/29/15
20. Emotion/Feeling - Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table03/21/15
21. Animal/Insect - Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything by David Bellos ) 2/11/15
22. Something to Read - Daja's Book by Tamora Pierce 1/27/15
23. Gender Identifier - Coffin And The Paper Man Completed 05/10/15
24. Paranormal Being - The Sorcerer Heir by Cinda Williams Chima 1/8/15
25. Occupation - G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton 1/22/15

Now 24/25
Element Under Fire Rachel Amphlett.
Just need to read my final book The Tiger in the Smoke for this challenge for product of fire

17/25 - 8 to go
2. Number - 101 Things You Didn't Know about Irish History: The People, Places, Culture, and Tradition of the Emerald Isle
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Ajax - Searching for Chipeta: The Story of a Ute and Her People
6. Places - God Bless America: Stories
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind - City of Bones
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow - Sword-Dancer
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond - The Fountainhead
10. Form of Water - The Snow Queen Hans Christian Andersen
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames - An Ember in the Ashes
12. Celestial Body - This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house - Station Eleven
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste - All the Light We Cannot See
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor - The Snow Queen Mercedes Lackey
17. Elements - fire, wind, air - Like Water for Chocolate
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel - Crucible of Gold
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn - Dragonfly in Amber
23. Gender Identifier - wife, man, lady My Sister's Keeper
24. Paranormal Being - For a Few Demons More

24/25 done
1. Color - Princess in Pink: with Project Princess
2. Number - Top Secret Twenty-One
3. Things That Grow – The Shadow and the Rose
4. Seasons – Drums of Autumn
5. First Name - Cinder
6. Places - Eighth Grave After Dark
7. Body Part – Big Boned
9. Body of Water - The Lake
10. Form of Water - A Breath of Snow and Ashes
11. Product of Fire - Ashes of Midnight
12. Celestial Body - Starfire Angels
13. Architecture - Glass Houses
14. Senses - A Taste of Pearl
15. Royal Title - The Queen's Army
16. Family Member - Kidnapped the Wrong Sister
17. Elements - After the Fire
18. Time of Day - Fire at Twilight
19. Metal - Dazzled by Silver
20. Emotion/Feeling - Size 12 Is Not Fat
21. Animal/Insect - Beauty and the Wolf
22. Something to Read - Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
23. Gender Identifier - Death, and the Girl He Loves
24. Paranormal Being – A Plague of Zombies
25. Occupation – Lord John and the Private Matter

4. Seasons - Winter's Passage
progress: 25 / 25 - Challenge Complete!

I still need a few. (2))
One question (you might have already answered it somewhere, but I wasn't planning on searching 31 pages for the answer...): does it count when a word is part of another word? Like for 17: Elements. I've read a book with Firefly in the title (which contains the word Fire), does that count?

It's really up to you whether you want to count it. I'm perfectly fine with it, but some people like to pick books for their challenges that are more "strict." Either way is good, as long as you're reading books. :)


✔1. Color - A Spool of Blue Thread
✔2. Number - The Three-Body Problem
✔3. Things That Grow - Forest of Dreams: The Laylines Trilogy
✔4. Seasons - Winter of the World
✔5. First Name - The Rosie Project
✔6. Places - Looking for AlaskaCalifornia
✔7. Body Part - Servant of the Bones
✔8. Weapon - Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances
✔9. Body of Water - The Ocean at the End of the Lane
✔10. Form of Water - The Snow Child
✔11. Product of Fire - A Breath of Snow and Ashes
✔12. Celestial Body - The Girl Who Chased the Moon
✔13. Architecture - Station Eleven
✔14. Senses - Sweet Tooth
✔15. Royal Title - The Count of Monte Cristo
✔16. Family Member - The Sisters Brothers
✔17. Elements - Ox-Tales: Fire
✔18. Time of Day - Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
✔19. Metal - Gold
✔20. Emotion/Feeling - Euphoria
✔21. Animal/Insect - The Eye of the Sheep
✔22. Something to Read - The Book of Strange New Things
✔23. Gender Identifier - The Girl with All the Gifts
✔24. Paranormal Being - Reaper Man
✔25. Occupation - The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made

Celestial Body - Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Full list at page 8 message 283
Thanks for hosting Cassandra this was my favourite challenge of the year

I think I won't make it, but I'll do my best to get as close as possible ;)

25/25 Completed
1. Color - Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte 05/24/15
2. Number - Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale 1/11/15
3. Things That Grow - Briar's Book by Tamora Pierce 2/26/15
4. Seasons - Winter by Marissa Meyer
5. First Name - Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke 1/11/15
6. Places - Looking for Alaska by John Green 3/29/15
7. Body Part - Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 1/9/15
8. Weapon - Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand by Gail Carson Levine 11/2/15
9. Body of Water - Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper 10/11/15
10. Form of Water - Heat Wave by Richard Castle 09/30/15
11. Product of Fire - The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks 8/20/15
12. Celestial Body - Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 3/13/15
13. Architecture - The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie 5/26/15
14. Senses - A Taste For Death 11/30/15
15. Royal Title - King Richard III by William Shakespeare 2/24/15
16. Family Member - The Complete Fairy Tales of Brothers Grimm, Volume 1 4/17/15
17. Elements - The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame 5/17/15
18. Time of Day - Night Film by Marisha Pessl 1/20/15
19. Metal - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams 10/29/15
20. Emotion/Feeling - Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table03/21/15
21. Animal/Insect - Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything by David Bellos ) 2/11/15
22. Something to Read - Daja's Book by Tamora Pierce 1/27/15
23. Gender Identifier - Coffin And The Paper Man Completed 05/10/15
24. Paranormal Being - The Sorcerer Heir by Cinda Williams Chima 1/8/15
25. Occupation - G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton 1/22/15

21/25 Finished
10. Form of Water- It Rains Fishes: Legends, Traditions, and the Joys of Thai Cooking
24. Paranormal Being- Judge Rabbit and the Tree Spirit: A Folktale from Cambodia/Bilingual in English and Khmer

1. Color - The Red Tree Read Oct 31st
2. Number - Day Four Read June 14th
3. Things That Grow - Some Prefer Nettles Read Jan 13th
4. Seasons - Mind of Winter Read Sept 17th
5. First Name - Rebecca Read Jan 7th
6. Places - The Republic of Thieves Read Jan 29th
7. Body Part - The Bone Clocks Read August 7th
8. Weapon - The Water Knife Read June 4th
9. Body of Water - The Deep Read Jan 31st
10. Form of Water - Boy, Snow, Bird Read Feb 5th
11. Product of Fire - Amber to Ashes Read June 28th
12. Celestial Body - Black Moon Read March 9th
13. Architecture - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Read June 25th
14. Sense - Hear the Wind Sing Read Oct 14th
15. Royal Title - Summer Knight Read May 16th
16. Family Member - The Night Sister Read Dec 2nd
17. Elements - The Ice Twins Read March 28th
18. Time of Day - Night Shift Read April 10th
19. Metal - Slow Bullets Read Nov 12
20. Emotion/Feeling - Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain Read April 2nd
21. Animal/Insect - The Magpies Read Jan 29th
22. Something to Read - The Book of Speculation Read August 2nd
23. Gender Identifier - The Girl on the Train Read Jan 17th
24. Paranormal Being - A Head Full of Ghosts: A Novel Read June 9th
25. Occupation - Geisha, a Life Read April 4th
Metal was the one that really stumped me, since none of the books on my list have an explicit metal in the title... but bullets are made out of metal! Yay!

18/25 - 7 to go
1. Color - red, crimson, indigo - Red Queen
2. Number - 101 Things You Didn't Know about Irish History: The People, Places, Culture, and Tradition of the Emerald Isle
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Ajax - Searching for Chipeta: The Story of a Ute and Her People
6. Places - God Bless America: Stories
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind - City of Bones
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow - Sword-Dancer
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond - The Fountainhead
10. Form of Water - The Snow Queen Hans Christian Andersen
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames - An Ember in the Ashes
12. Celestial Body - This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house - Station Eleven
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste - All the Light We Cannot See
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor - The Snow Queen Mercedes Lackey
17. Elements - fire, wind, air - Like Water for Chocolate
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel - Crucible of Gold
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn - Dragonfly in Amber
23. Gender Identifier - wife, man, lady My Sister's Keeper
24. Paranormal Being - For a Few Demons More

My favourite from this challenge was Matthew Flinders' Cat by Bryce Courtenay, but I had quite a few 4 star reads as well.
Completed 24/25
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1. Color - As Red as Blood
2. Number - Kolme porttia (three)
3. Things That Grow - Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty
4. Seasons - The Other Side of Summer
5. First Name - Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams: Short Stories, Prose and Diary Excerpts
6. Places - Ghana must go
7. Body Part - Kadonneet kasvot (face)
8. Weapon - The Gunslinger
9. Body of Water - Ihana meri (ocean)
10. Form of Water - Rain: A Natural and Cultural History
11. Product of Fire - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
12. Celestial Body - Our Living Multiverse: A Book of Genesis in 0+7 Chapters
13. Architecture - Temppelin hämärästä matsurin vilinään : nojatuolimatka Japanin kulttuurihistoriaan (temple)
14. Senses - A Touch of Dead
15. Royal Title - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
16. Family Member - Like Mother, Like Daughter
17. Elements - Water for Elephants
18. Time of Day - The Night circus
19. Metal - The Silver Linings Playbook
20. Emotion/Feeling - Onnellisten ukkojen käsikirja (happy)
21. Animal/Insect - A Bear Called Paddington
22. Something to Read - The Book of Strange New Things
23. Gender Identifier - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
24. Paranormal Being - Living Dead in Dallas
25. Occupation - An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
25/25 **DONE
My favorites were An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth and Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams: Short Stories, Prose and Diary Excerpts

2. Number - one, twice, third - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
3. Things That Grow - The Forgotten Garden
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Ajax
6. Places - country, empire, London - California
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond - The Sea House
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain - History of the Rain
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet - Above Us Only Sky
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house - The House at the End of Hope Street
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste - All the Light We Cannot See
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent - The Canterbury Sisters
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel - Flow Down Like Silver: Hypatia of Alexandria
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride - Lake of Sorrows
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn - The Silkworm
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
23. Gender Identifier - wife, man, lady
24. Paranormal Being - vampire, angel, ghost
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective (less)- The Chaperone
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Sheila, I'm not sure I'm following your post. Are you still at 17/25?"
Sorry. Yes I completed 17, but did not say in the first 2 posts what books I had read.
I am up to 18/25 with
✔ 8. Weapon - Waistcoats & Weaponry