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Wof Anna MThe UK national bird is the European Robin.
Robin/Christmas cards
I read Harbour Street by Ann Cleeves. The book is set in the December.
Pages 3pts (384 pages)
Total: 3 pts
WoF SarahGoing Postal
The European Robin is the national bird of the UK. It is known as Robin redbreast and this book is red. In addition to this, the book is about the postal service and back in Victorian times here, post men wore red blazers and were known as robins.
Pages:
3 pts - 300 - 399
Bonus Points:
2 pts - Character is a journalist. (CNN Day - who knew?) There is a journalist for The Times who shows up on a few occassions to interview the MC along with her trusty vampire photographer.
Total: 5 pts
Sarah wrote: "WoF SarahGoing Postal
The European Robin is the national bird of the UK. It is known as Robin redbreast and this book is red. In addition to this, the bo..."
Yes. It will count. So 5 pts.
WoF CherieThe USA national bird is the Bald Eagle.
I read The Eagle of the Ninth for the word "eagle" in the title.
Genre = 0 points
Pages = 2 points (I read an ebook version. The HC is 231 pages.)
Title and Author = 0 points
Bonus = 0 points
Total points = 2
Not a good candidate for points but I have wanted to read the story for a long time. I am looking forward to the other two books in the trilogy.
Could be a contender for the gluestick award.
Wall of Fame:Ashley I read:Little Fires Everywhere
Saskatchewan’s bird is the sharp-tailed grouse, it is also known as a fire grouse. I chose this book because of the word “fire” in the title.
Points:
Genre-0
Pages-3 (338 pages)
Title-0
Author-0
Bonus Points-2 (Elena Richardson is a journalist)
Total=5 points
WoF: Esther
Québec`s bird is the Snowy owl. The cover has an owl.
Scoring (based on the edition you read):
Genre:
0 pts (fantasy)
Pages:
4 pts - 400 - 499
Title:
0 pts
Author:
0 pts
Bonus Points
0 pts
Total: 4 points
WoF Debra TBlindsight
State bird is American Robin. Author's first name is Robin.
Scoring (based on the edition you read):
Genre:
0 pts
Pages:
3 pts - 300 - 399
Title:
0 pts
Author:
0 pts
Bonus Points - 2 each:
0 pts
Total: 3 pts
WofF TrudyAnThe provincial bird of British Columbia is the Stellar’s Jay. Though they can vary in colour a bit, the ones that I see in my yard have beautiful dark blue feathers and a black hood. The cover of Where Women Are Kings closely resembles the colours of the Stellar’s Jay. On my monitor, the cover looks somewhat purple, but the book itself is very definitely dark blue.
Genre - 0 pts
Pages - 2 pts 200-299 (250 pages)
Title - 0 pts
Author - 0 pts
Bonus:
2- turkey dinner is served/eaten (ch 11, first par)
2- cover has person smiling on it
Total: 6 points
WoF JaymeThe state bird of Virginia is the cardinal and I read The Resisters
for this challenge. The book is about a dystopian baseball league and the St. Louis Cardinals is a national baseball team.4 pts - Genre - Science Fiction
3 pts - Pages - 320
2 pts - Bonus - hand with nail polish on the cover
9 Total Points
Jayme, you've got the high score so far!
Janice wrote: "Jayme, you've got the high score so far!"That's amazing.
WoF - JennOur Provincial bird here in Alberta, Canada is the Great Horned Owl, so I read Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls which has Owl in the title and a silhouette of an owl on the cover.
Genre: Memoir - 5 pts
Pages: 200 - 299 - 275 pages - 2 pts
Total - 7 pts
Utah's bird is the seagull - my book has an ocean cover.Breath
Pages - 218 = 2 points
aaand that's it.
Congratulations for your high score, so far, Jayme! How long did it take to find that hand with the fingernail polish on the cover?
Cherie wrote: "Congratulations for your high score, so far, Jayme! How long did it take to find that hand with the fingernail polish on the cover?"
lol! The question, really, is "How long did it take Jayme to paint the fingernail polish on the cover?" ☻
WoF AlmetaUSA's national bird is the bald eagle, which is a bird of prey.
✔️🎧The Prey 2 Jun
Genre:
4 pts - Science Fiction
Pages:
4 pts - 404 pages
Total 6 points
Magpie is the bird of South Korea. It contains the word joy or happyI read Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
329 pages 3
Memoir 5
Journalist 2
Author’s name begins with J 3
13 points
Magpie is the bird of South Korea. It contains the word joy or happy in the first Chinese character of the word. I read Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
Genre:
5 pts - Biography/Memoir
Pages
3 pts - 329 pages
Bonus Points:
2 pts - she says she is a journalist
3 pts - Author’s name begins with J
13 points
Grainne, you leaped into the lead!
A friend of mine recommended this book and lent me a copy. I just got lucky that it fitted the challenge.
WoF: Silver I read All the Bright Places
by Jennifer NivenMy state bird is the bluebird. I choose this book for a few reasons:
The cover is blue (with a bird on it)
The blue bird is seen as a bringer of joy and hope. The title reflects that feeling of joy. The story is also about characters seeking that bit of hope and light through the dark spots of their lives.
It is also said the first sighting of a blue bird for the year means spring is finally starting after a long winter.
The book transitions from Winter to Spring
Genre:
1 pts - Romance
Pages:
3 pts - 300 - 399
Author:
3 pts - First name starts with J, U, N, or E
Total Points: 7
WoF Sharon Biskithttps://www.amazon.com/Mama-Day-Glori...
The Georgia State Bird is the Brown Thrasher. It makes it home throughout the South but is often found in marsh areas. Mama Day lives on an island off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina claiming no state as its own. Thrashers are a representation of stability, balance, harmony, and inclusivity and a representation of free will. All of these adjectives define Mama Day and the magic and care she brings to others. As well, brown thrashers can migrate from New York to Georgia, and Cocoa (a major character in the book) “migrates from New York to Georgia and back again.
Points: 3 (pages) Person smiling: 2. Total points: 5
Pages...3 pts.
Sharon wrote: "WoF Sharon Biskithttps://www.amazon.com/Mama-Day-Glori...
The Georgia State Bird is the Brown Thrasher. It makes it..."
I'm curious why you linked to the Amazon listing. You can link to the Goodread's page by clicking on "add book/author" on the tiny link above the comment box. The result would look like this: Mama Day.
WoF - Lynn 
The Lost Love Song
The European Robin is the national bird of the UK.
The bird is known for it's red breast. The book has a red cover and also a bird on the cover with a red breast (kind of).
Scoring:
Genre: 1 pts - Romance
Pages: 3 pts - 300 - 399
Title: 0 pts
Author: 0pts
Bonus Points: 0 pts
Total points: 4
WoF JaniceI read Out of the Silence: After the Crash
The national bird of Canada is the Canada Jay. It's habitat is the boreal forest north to tree line, Rocky Mountains south to New Mexico & Arizona. I chose to read a book with mountains on the cover.
5 pts - Genre: Biology/Memoir
1 pts - Pages: 178 paperback edition (read Kindle)
3 pts - Author first name starts with an E (Eduardo Strauch Urioste)
Total - 9 pts
WoF - Amanda(Lily)I read Enjoying God: Experience the power and love of God in everyday.
My state bird is the cardinal. A male cardinal is red, and the book has a red cover.
Points:
Genre:
0 pts
Pages:
1 pts - 175-199 192 pages.
Title:
3 pts - First word starts with J, U, N, or E (may not be proceeded by the, an, a, etc.) First word starts with E.
Author:
0 pts
Bonus Points - 2 each:
0 pts
Total: 4 points
WoF PeggyMy bird is the black-tailed godwit and I read
for three reasons: (1) the bird is a shorebird and the book is set on an island which I connect with shores, (2) the women on the cover seem to be standing on some kind of shore, and (3) the bird forages in water for food, and the book is about women divers who 'forage' in the water for shellfish.Pages:
3 pts - 300 - 399
Bonus Points - 2 each:
- Cover has a person smiling on it. (National smile month)
Total: 5 points
WOF ReneeThe Woman Who Walked in Sunshine
I chose the book for its yellow cover. I was thinking of canaries
2 points 213 pages
I think that's all I wish i had not used so many books in the toppler. I read one with a journalist. It would have gotten more points
Renee wrote: "WOF ReneeThe Woman Who Walked in SunshineI chose the book for its yellow cover. I was thinking of canaries
2 points 213 pages..."
You can count the books you read in the toppler as challenge books. If you want to switch this out for the book on the journalist, go ahead as long as it fits your national/state bird.
WoF AyaMy national bird is Javan Hawk Eagle and I read Marching Powder
because the cover has similar colors.Points:
5 pts － biography/memoir
3 pts － 371 pages
2 pts － character is a journalist
Total points: 10 pts
India's National Bird is PeacockMayiladum Solayile - மயிலாடும் சோலையிலே by Padma Grahadurai
Mayil is a Tamil word meaning Peacock
Genre:
1 pts - Romance
Pages:
2 pts - 200 - 299 - 225 pages
Title:
-
Author:
-
Bonus Points - 2 each: 2
- Cover has a person smiling on it. (National smile month)
Total : 5 points
Thank you Janice. I would like to switch The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine for
Lady in the Lake
3point ---340 pages
2 points---- character is a journalist
total points 5
My bird is the Blue Jay. The cover is mainly blue.
WoF: Saar the Book Owl.I've read A Kestrel for a Knave, because the common kestrel is the national bird of Belgium. I didn't know we had national birds...
Points:
2 points: 208 pages
WoF: KristieI read All the Broken People. I chose it because my national bird is the bald eagle and according to the National Wildlife Federation they prefer to live near "lakes and reservoirs with lots of fish and surrounding forests." The cover of my book shows a woman looking out a window at a lake surrounded by woods. It looks to me like the exact sort of place a bald eagle would live.
Scoring:
Genre: 0
Pages: 3
- 368 pages
Title: 0
Author: 0
Bonus Points: 2
- Character is a journalist.
Total: 5 points
Saar The Book owl wrote: "WoF: Saar the Book Owl.I've read A Kestrel for a Knave, because the common kestrel is the national bird of Belgium. I didn't know we had national birds...
Points:
2 points: 208 pages"
It was a good story, wasn't? I saw the movie on the BBC channel, originally, and was dumbfounded when I stumbled upon the book to read many years later.
I think we are tied for the glue stick unless someone comes along and bumps us off yet.
WoF: KayBook:
The state bird for New South Wales, Australia is the Kookaburra. John Purcell is from Sydney.
Genre:
1 pts - Romance
Pages:
4 pts - 400 - 499
Author:
3 pts - First name starts with J
Bonus Points - 2 each:
- Character is a journalist. (CNN Day - who knew?)
Total of 10 points. I would rate this book 3.5/5.
Cherie wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "WoF: Saar the Book Owl.I've read A Kestrel for a Knave, because the common kestrel is the national bird of Belgium. I didn't know we had national birds...
..."
It was a very good story, but I never saw the movie. Maybe I will now. It's just such a book that is never getting old, that counts for ever age between adolescent and adult. It's very actual too.
Badges for the June challenge have been posted. Please let me know if I've missed anyone!
Janice wrote: "Badges for the June challenge have been posted. Please let me know if I've missed anyone!"I love the badge! I was expecting some sort of bird and was surprised with what you came up with. It is a perfect fit. :)
I went with the title of the challenge rather than the birds it represented. :)
LOL!!! I just saw the glue stick badge, Janice. I love it!
Cherie wrote: "LOL!!! I just saw the glue stick badge, Janice. I love it!"LOL!
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Books mentioned in this topic
A Kestrel for a Knave (other topics)The Girl on the Page (other topics)
A Kestrel for a Knave (other topics)
All the Broken People (other topics)
A Kestrel for a Knave (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Padma Grahadurai (other topics)Eduardo Strauch Urioste (other topics)
Jennifer Niven (other topics)
Ann Cleeves (other topics)
1. Please state your WoF Name (Wall of Fame Name).
2. Add a link to the book so we can all add it to our TBR's and the book can be verified.
3. Most importantly, explain why you chose your book and how it fits the criteria for the challenge.
4. Finally score the book as detailed below:
Scoring (based on the edition you read):
Genre:
5 pts - Biography/Memoir
4 pts - Science Fiction
3 pts - Scandinavian Mystery
2 pts - Horror
1 pts - Romance
Pages:
5 pts - 500 +
4 pts - 400 - 499
3 pts - 300 - 399
2 pts - 200 - 299
1 pts - 175-199
Title:
3 pts - First word starts with J, U, N, or E (may not be proceeded by the, an, a, etc.)
Author:
3 pts - First name starts with J, U, N, or E
Bonus Points - 2 each:
- A turkey dinner is served/eaten. (Turkey lovers month)
- Cover has a person smiling on it. (National smile month)
- Cover has hand(s) with nail polish. (National nail polish day)
- Character is a journalist. (CNN Day - who knew?)
- Cover has a hand gun on it. (National gun violence awareness day)