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BOX (120) OF CRAYOLA CRAYONS CHALLENGE
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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
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

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

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*
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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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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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

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

(2/5 completed)
Bill Brittain's The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree 3 stars 8/2/2020
R
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Shelby Foote's The Civil War, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox 2 stars 8/15/2020
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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

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!

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








BOX(120) CRAYOLA CRAYONS CHALLENGE
Spell-out: Antique BRASS (5/5)
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 ☆☆☆☆
Spell-out: Antique BRASS (5/5)





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 ☆☆☆☆
Congrats!
♡Donna
♡SouthWestZippy
♡Carol
♡Koren
♡JennH
♡Me
For completing their challenges this month. :D
♡Donna
♡SouthWestZippy
♡Carol
♡Koren
♡JennH
♡Me
For completing their challenges this month. :D
Books mentioned in this topic
Lost (other topics)In the Night of the Heat (other topics)
They Both Die at the End (other topics)
The Architect's Apprentice (other topics)
Casanegra (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
David Baldacci (other topics)Sarah Miller (other topics)
Mary Beth Keane (other topics)
Elizabeth Strout (other topics)
Silvia Moreno-Garcia (other topics)
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