August (2020) Monthly Challenge

[Lynn, Moderator]

Monthly Challenge: 1st to 31st August
Only books read during the challenge period are allowed.

Guidelines:
- Read ONE book for each category (10 books in total).
- You don't have to read all ten categories, just read whatever you are able.
- Any genres are acceptable.
- Any book length is acceptable.

For the competitive (optional)
- At the end of each month, document your finished books in the reporting thread
- 1pt for each book completed, 2pts for any book that is on the 2019 Goodreads winners and nominees list
- Each month's totals will be collated and the member with the most points at the end of the year will have bragging rights ...... and we will award a (small) prize!

August Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Yorkshire Day: Read a book with a connection to the Yorkshire Flag - Blue and/or white cover or White Rose on the cover or Rose in the title

5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author

6. Duran Duran Appreciation Day: Read a book set in the 80s or read a book which the author's initials are DD

7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast setting

8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover

9. Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice

[Kristie, Moderator]

August Categories

√ 1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year) Old Bones (Pub: Aug 20th 2019)

√ 2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A Nuts by Alice Clayton

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count)

√ 4. Yorkshire Day: Read a book with a connection to the Yorkshire Flag - Blue and/or white cover or White Rose on the cover or Rose in the title The Book of Lost Names


√ 5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author Swamp Team 3 by Jana Deleon

√ 6. Duran Duran Appreciation Day: Read a book set in the 80s or read a book which the author's initials are DD Believe (set in 1980)

√ 7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast setting The Night Swim

√ 8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover The Switch


√ 9. Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less How Full Is Your Bucket?

√ 10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice Eat Move Sleep


Total points: 9

[Jayme]

August Categories
Total Points: 11

✔ 1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year) Aug 13, 2019 How to Be an Antiracist GRCA Nonfiction Nominee read 8/6 (2 pts)

✔ 2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo read 8/30 (1 pt)

✔ 3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count) Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed GRCA Nonfiction Nominee read 8/4 (2 pts)

✔ 4. Yorkshire Day: Read a book with a connection to the Yorkshire Flag - Blue and/or white cover or White Rose on the cover or Rose in the title Lost Roses GRCA Historical Fiction Nominee read 8/29 (2 pts)

✔ 5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author Writers & Lovers by Lily King read 8/2 (1 pt)

6. Duran Duran Appreciation Day: Read a book set in the 80s or read a book which the author's initials are DD

✔ 7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast setting - setting is Cabo Polonio on the coast of Uruguay Cantoras read 8/11 (1 pt)

8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover

✔ 9. Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less - 176 pages Upright Women Wanted read 8/14 (1 pt)

✔ 10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice The Stationery Shop read 8/8 (1 pt)

[Heather]

August Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year)The Turn of the Key (2 pt)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A The Life We Bury(1 pt)

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count)The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree(1 pt)

4. Yorkshire Day: Read a book with a connection to the Yorkshire Flag - Blue and/or white cover or White Rose on the cover or Rose in the title Things in Jars (1 pt)

5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author The Guest List(1 pt)

6. Duran Duran Appreciation Day: Read a book set in the 80s or read a book which the author's initials are DD

7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast settingSummer of '69 (2 pt)

8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover The Switch(1 pt)

9. Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss (1 pt)

[Jenny]

I am going to be reading #5 Women's Day : Read a book written by a female author .

[Theresa]

August Categories

✔1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year) How to Be an Antiracist 8/21 2pts

✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A The Art of Resistance 8/21 1pt

✔3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count) Tommy: The Gun That Changed America 8/20 1pt

4. Yorkshire Day: Read a book with a connection to the Yorkshire Flag - Blue and/or white cover or White Rose on the cover or Rose in the title

✔5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author Death at Dartmoor 8/11 1pt

6. Duran Duran Appreciation Day: Read a book set in the 80s or read a book which the author's initials are DD A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag

✔7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast setting The Elf Queen of Shannara 8/24 1pt

✔8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover 8/11 2pts

✔9. Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less The Lost Sisters 8/14 1pt

✔10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice Make Russia Great Again 8/2 1pt

[Jayme]

Hey Lynn - For task #4 could I have "roses" in the title, or is it just the singular rose?
Thanks

[Marielle]

August Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count)
Mary Chamberlain

4. Yorkshire Day: Read a book with a connection to the Yorkshire Flag - Blue and/or white cover or White Rose on the cover or Rose in the title

5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author

6. Duran Duran Appreciation Day: Read a book set in the 80s or read a book which the author's initials are DD

7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast setting

8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover

9. Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice

[Kristine]

August Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year): READ: The Whisper Man, Alex North (Pub 8/19), ~GR+2

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A: READ: 8/3, An American Marriage, Tayari Jones +1

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count) READ: 8/28, The Most Fun We Ever Had, Claire Lombardo ~GR+2

4. Yorkshire Day: Read a book with a connection to the Yorkshire Flag - Blue and/or white cover or White Rose on the cover or Rose in the title READ: 8/29: Five Feet Apart, Rachael Lippincott, ~GR+2

5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author: READ 8/9: The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern, +1

6. Duran Duran Appreciation Day: Read a book set in the 80s or read a book which the author's initials are DD

7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast setting

8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover: READ 8/30: Dear Girls, Ali Wong ~GR+2

9. Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less: READ 8/2: The Collected Schziphrenia Essays, Esme Weijuln Wang ~GR+2

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice: READ: 8/31: Queenie, Candice Carty-Williams ~GR+2

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[Lynn, Moderator]

Jayme wrote: "Hey Lynn - For task #4 could I have "roses" in the title, or is it just the singular rose?
Thanks"

Roses is totally fine :)

[Gunit Kaur]

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year) The Turn of the Key

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A Koh-I-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond by William Dalrymple and Anita Anand

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count) The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

4. Yorkshire Day: Read a book with a connection to the Yorkshire Flag - Blue and/or white cover or White Rose on the cover or Rose in the title or or

5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

6. Duran Duran Appreciation Day: Read a book set in the 80s or read a book which the author's initials are DD 1984

7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast setting The Body in the Library

8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover

9. Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less The Maltese Parrot: A Patricia Fisher Mystery

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

[Jayme]

Lynn wrote: "Jayme wrote: "Hey Lynn - For task #4 could I have "roses" in the title, or is it just the singular rose?
Thanks"

Roses is totally fine :)"

Thanks, Lynn. :)

[Michelle]

August Categories

✔1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year) Everything Inside - 1pt

✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A Little Women -1pt

✔3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count) All the Ugly and Wonderful Things - 1pt

✔4. Yorkshire Day: Read a book with a connection to the Yorkshire Flag - Blue and/or white cover or White Rose on the cover or Rose in the title

✔5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author Shout - 2pts

✔6. Duran Duran Appreciation Day: Read a book set in the 80s or read a book which the author's initials are DD We Ride Upon Sticks - 1pt

7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast setting

✔8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover - 1pt

✔9. Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less Pygmalion - 1pt

✔10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice Hollywood Park - 1pt


Total: 10 points

[Suzanne]

Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club
August (2020) Monthly Challenge
Duration: 8/1/2020 - 8/31/2020

Progress: 0 out of 10

Guidelines:
- Read ONE book for each category (10 books in total).
- You don't have to read all ten categories, just read whatever you are able.
- Any genres are acceptable.
- Any book length is acceptable.

For the competitive (optional)
- At the end of each month, document your finished books in the reporting thread
- 1pt for each book completed, 2pts for any book that is on the 2019 Goodreads winners and nominees list
- Each month's totals will be collated and the member with the most points at the end of the year will have bragging rights ...... and we will award a (small) prize!

August Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Yorkshire Day: Read a book with a connection to the Yorkshire Flag - Blue and/or white cover or White Rose on the cover or Rose in the title

5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author

6. Duran Duran Appreciation Day: Read a book set in the 80s or read a book which the author's initials are DD

7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast setting

8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover

9. Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice

[Jess]

August Categories

Completed 2 out of 10

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Yorkshire Day: Read a book with a connection to the Yorkshire Flag - Blue and/or white cover or White Rose on the cover or Rose in the title

5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author - Kindred - Finished on August 9, 2020

6. Duran Duran Appreciation Day: Read a book set in the 80s or read a book which the author's initials are DD

7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast setting

8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover
(Finished on August 5, 2020)

9. Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice - Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre

[Melissa]

August Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year)- Circling the Sun- Finished

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count)- Misery -Finished

4. Yorkshire Day: Read a book with a connection to the Yorkshire Flag - Blue and/or white cover or White Rose on the cover or Rose in the title-Navigate Your Stars- Finished

5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author-One to Watch-Finished

6. Duran Duran Appreciation Day: Read a book set in the 80s or read a book which the author's initials are DD

7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast setting

8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover

9. Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice - Night Shift- Finished

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[Kathy]

August Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year) The Death of Vivek Oji (released August 4, 2020)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A A Place for Us

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count) This Is How It Always Is

4. Yorkshire Day: Read a book with a connection to the Yorkshire Flag - Blue and/or white cover or White Rose on the cover or Rose in the title Dear Edward (blue cover)

5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts

6. Duran Duran Appreciation Day: Read a book set in the 80s or read a book which the author's initials are DD The House of Impossible Beauties

7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast setting I Heard the Owl Call My Name (set along the coast of British Columbia)

8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover The Poacher's Son

9. Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less The Shawl

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice The Bookshop of Yesterdays

[Hayley]

done
August 2020 Challenge


1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year)- More Tales of the City – Armistad Maupin*

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A- The Book of Three- Lloyd Alexander*
3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count)-- Madame Sapphira: A Fifth Avenue Story- Edgar Saltus *
4. Yorkshire Day: Read a book with a connection to the Yorkshire Flag - Blue and/or white cover or White Rose on the cover or Rose in the title- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz- L Frank Baum*

5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author- Educated- Tara Westover*

6. Duran Duran Appreciation Day: Read a book set in the 80s or read a book which the author's initials are DD- A Journal of the Plague Year- Daniel Defoe*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DOdD... and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhZkQ...


7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast setting- The 1842 Diary of Julia Turnau (kindle)- Julia Turnau, Armin Sager, trans. From German*

8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover- Swing, Swing, Swing- Gail Tuchman*

9. Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less- Red- Malinda Lo* https://www.malindalo.com/free-short-...

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice- The Historian-Elizabeth Kosotova*