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message 1: by Diana S (last edited Aug 01, 2020 10:50AM) (new)

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Box (120) Crayola Crayons Challenge
Duration: August 1 thru August 31, 2020

Have you opened a box of 120 Crayola Crayons lately? I did and I was surprised with some of the names of the colors like: Timberwolf, Neon Carrot, Blue Yonder, and Asparagus. WOW!

Spell-out one /more of the ALL-CAPPED crayons listed below:

CANARY
MANGO tango
INCHWORM
Hot MAGENTA
BEAVER
DENIM
MANATEE
PIGGY Pink
WISTERIA
CHESTNUT
BLUETIFUL
Antique BRASS

CHALLENGE RULES
• one book per letter
• books must be 100+ pages
• use 1st letter of the title (exclude A, An, or The)
• or use 1st letter of Author's FIRST/LAST name

FOR EACH BOOK READ
• Link to title
• indicate Author
• give date you finished book

☆☆ rating & pages read optional

HAVE FUN :D


message 2: by Diana S (last edited Aug 31, 2020 09:44AM) (new)

Diana S | 687 comments Mod
PARTICIPANTS
Updated: 8/31/20

☆☆Donna - Hot MAGENTA (7/7) (completed) :D
Licha-Olivia - BLUETIFUL (3/9)
Book Concierge - DENIM (4/5)
☆☆SouthWestZippy - WISTERIA (8/8) completed) :D
☆☆Carol - HOT MAGENTA (10/10) (completed) :D
Jaret - Antique BRASS (2/5)
☆☆Koren - DENIM (5/5) (completed) :D
Marilyn - MANGO Tango (4/5)
☆☆JennH - CHESTNUT (8/8) (completed) :D
☆☆ Diana S - Antique BRASS (5/5) (completed) :D


message 3: by Donna (last edited Aug 24, 2020 04:41AM) (new)

Donna | 496 comments Hot MAGENTA is my color!
7 / 7 Letters

✔M ~~ Montgomery, Sy, author of ~~ The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 03Aug20
✔A ~~ “All the Real Indians Died Off”: And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans ~~ by Roxane Dunbar-Ortiz ~~ 3 Stars ~~ 14Aug20
✔G ~~ Guilty Minds ~~ by Joseph Finder ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 03Aug20
✔E ~~ Eli Brown, author of ~~ Cinnamon and Gunpowder ~~ 4.5 Stars ~~ 11Aug20
✔N ~~ The Narcissist Next Door: Understanding the Monster in Your Family, in Your Office, in Your Bed--in Your World ~~ by Jeffrey Kluger ~~ 3 Stars ~~ 19Aug20
✔T ~~ Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America ~~ by Michael Dyson ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 04Aug20
✔A ~~ Ari Berman, author of ~~ Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 07Aug20


message 4: by Licha-Olivia (last edited Oct 25, 2020 04:18PM) (new)

Licha-Olivia | 357 comments Box (120) Crayola Crayons Challenge
Duration: August 1 thru August 31, 2020

BLUETIFUL: 9/9 letters

B: Biting Cold Chloe Neill (10/2/20) 4*
L:Lost James Patterson & Jame O. Born (8/14/20)
U: Underwood, Blair Casanegra (8/30/20)
E: Elif Shafak The Architect's Apprentice 9/8/20 3*
T: They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera (8/16/20) 3.5*
I: Ida B. . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World Katherine Hannigan (9/27/20) 3*
F: Foundation: The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors Peter Ackroyd (10/1/20) 3 *
U: Underwood, Blair In the Night of the Heat 9/6/20 4*
L: Last Mile (The) David Baldacci (10/25/20) 5*


message 5: by Book Concierge (last edited Sep 09, 2020 01:36PM) (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 4042 comments Mod
Box (120) of Crayola Crayons Challenge
Begins: 01Aug20 / Ends: 31Aug20



5 / 5 completed


Denim
D
- Doña Barbara ✔ - 18Aug20
E -Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters ✔ - 08Sep20
N - Nickel Boys ✔ - 07Aug20
I - It Takes a Witch ✔ - 23Aug20
M - MILLER, Sarah / Caroline: Little House, Revisited ✔ - 24Aug20

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message 6: by SouthWestZippy (last edited Aug 23, 2020 04:28PM) (new)

SouthWestZippy | 295 comments Box (120) Crayola Crayons Challenge
Duration: August 1 thru August 31, 2020

8/8-COMPLETED

W-The Wolves of Andover by Kathleen Kent-August 17, 2020 – Finished Reading
I-Island of Hope, Island of Tears: The Story of Those Who Entered the New World through Ellis Island-In Their Own Words by by David M. Brownstone-August 19, 2020 – Finished Reading
S-Wild by Nature: One Woman, One Trek, One Thousand Nights- by Sarah Marquis- August 3, 2020 – Finished Reading
T-Twelve Days of Terror: A Definitive Investigation of the 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks by by Richard G. Fernicola- August 23, 2020 – Finished Reading
E-Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941 by Barry Denenberg-August 18, 2020 – Finished Reading
R-The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston-August 4, 2020 – Finished Reading
I-A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella L. Bird- August 10, 2020 – Finished Reading
A-Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams-August 13, 2020 – Finished Reading


message 7: by Carol (last edited Aug 24, 2020 11:42AM) (new)

Carol | 4333 comments Box (120) Crayola Crayons Challenge - Completed 8/24
10/10

Hunt, Daniel Edward - Penance: A Novel - 8/4
Origin - Dan Brown =8/19
Two Girls Down - Louisa Luna - 8/6

McNamara , Michelle - I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State - Killer -8/1
Ann Cleeves - The Sleeping and the Dead - 8/2
East of the Mountains - David Gurtson - 8/18
Guest List -(The) - Lucy Foley -8/11
Nicotine Chronicles [(The) - Lee Child & Others 8/11
[book:Twist of Faith|36286259] - Ellen J. Green /8/24
Alex North - The Shadows - 8/3


message 8: by Jaret (last edited Aug 23, 2020 07:09PM) (new)

Jaret | 209 comments I'll do Antique Brass
(2/5 completed)

Bill Brittain's The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree 3 stars 8/2/2020
R
A
Shelby Foote's The Civil War, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox 2 stars 8/15/2020
S


message 9: by Koren (last edited Aug 22, 2020 11:47AM) (new)

Koren  (koren56) | 756 comments Box (120) Crayola Crayons Challenge
Duration: August 1 thru August 31, 2020
3/5

D-The Drummond Girls: A Story of Fierce Friendship Beyond Time and Chance by Mardi Jo Link finished 8/6
E-Clapton: The Autobiography by Eric Clapton finished 8/14
N-Nicholas DeB. Katzenbach Some of It Was Fun: Working with RFK and LBJ finished 8/22
I-Innocent Spouse: A Memoir by Carol Ross Joynt finished 8/13
M-A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost finished 8/18


message 10: by Marilyn (last edited Sep 01, 2020 11:24AM) (new)

Marilyn Lott | 515 comments Box (120) Crayola Crayons Challenge
Duration: August 1 thru August 31, 2020

5/5

M--Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia--8/6/20
A--Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane--8/19/20
N--Napolitano, Ann, author of Dear Edward--8/21/20
G--Grisham, John, author of Camino Winds--8/2/20
O--Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout--8/12/20

Yikes, forgot to post my 5th book yesterday!


message 11: by JennH (last edited Aug 31, 2020 02:16PM) (new)

JennH | 309 comments Box (120) Crayola Crayons Challenge
Duration: August 1 thru August 31, 2020

✔C - One Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie 8/1/20
✔H - How to be an AntiRacist by Ibram X Kendi 8/6/20
✔E - Fit to Die by Ellery Adams 8/20/20
✔S - Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake by Sarah Graves 8/15/20
✔T - The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom 8/4/20
✔N - Home by Nnedi Okorafor 8/27/20
✔U - The Under Dog and Other Stories by Agatha Christie 8/5/20
✔T - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 8/12/20

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom The Under Dog and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot, #29) by Agatha Christie How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake (A Death by Chocolate Mystery #2) by Sarah Graves Fit to Die (A Supper Club Mystery, #2) by Ellery Adams Home (Binti, #2) by Nnedi Okorafor


message 12: by Diana S (last edited Aug 31, 2020 09:42AM) (new)

Diana S | 687 comments Mod
BOX(120) CRAYOLA CRAYONS CHALLENGE

Spell-out: Antique BRASS (5/5)
Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson, #4) by Patricia Briggs Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, #5) by Patricia Briggs Almost American Girl An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha River Marked (Mercy Thompson, #6) by Patricia Briggs Smoke Bitten (Mercy Thompson, #12) by Patricia Briggs


Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs (8/5/20) ☆☆☆☆
River Marked by Patricia Briggs (8/12/20) ☆☆☆☆
Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha (8/18/20) ☆☆☆☆☆
Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs (8/7/20) ☆☆☆☆
Smoke Bitten by Payricia Briggs (8/26/20) 4.5 ☆☆☆☆


message 13: by Koren (new)

Koren  (koren56) | 756 comments Finished!


message 14: by SouthWestZippy (new)

SouthWestZippy | 295 comments 8/8-COMPLETEDAugust 23, 2020


message 15: by JennH (new)

JennH | 309 comments Done! :)


message 16: by Diana S (new)

Diana S | 687 comments Mod
Congrats!

♡Donna
♡SouthWestZippy
♡Carol
♡Koren
♡JennH
♡Me

For completing their challenges this month. :D


message 17: by Book Concierge (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 4042 comments Mod
Update Message # 5 - Challenge completed - 08Sep20


message 18: by Licha-Olivia (new)

Licha-Olivia | 357 comments Challenge completed-10/25/20


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