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message 1: by Kristie, Moderator (Retired) (new)

Kristie | 5928 comments

Welcome to our October challenge!

Rules:

✒︎ You may choose how many tasks you’d like to complete from 1 to all 7.
✒︎ Each task can only be completed once and each book can only be used for 1 task.
✒︎ Books must be at least 150 pages long.
✒︎ Any book format may be used: physical, electronic, audio.
✒︎ For audio pages just use the first edition of the book that pops up when you do a search for the book.
✒︎ All books must be finished within the challenge month.

Tasks:
🦌 Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
~ Read a book with a dog on the cover or a main character owns a dog.

🦌 1st - National Homemade Cookies Day
~ Cookie in the title or main character bakes in the story.

🦌 2nd - Name Your Car Day
~ Read a book with a car or truck on the cover.

🦌 12th - Cookbook Launch Day
~ Read a cookbook or a book where food is a main theme.

🦌 14th - National Fossil Day
~ Read a book with a skull or skeleton on the cover or one with a main character who is an archeologist.

🦌 25th - International Artist Day
~ Read a book with a main character that is an artist.

🦌 31st - Carve a Pumpkin Day
~ Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover or one that is set at Halloween.


message 2: by Kristie, Moderator (Retired) (new)

Kristie | 5928 comments r


message 3: by Alekhya (last edited Oct 05, 2020 05:07AM) (new)

Alekhya Suma (alekhya_suma) | 106 comments This one sounds exciting!! I'm in for 5

Progress : 1/5

Tasks:
🦌 Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
~ Read a book with a dog on the cover or a main character owns a dog.

🦌 1st - National Homemade Cookies Day
~ Cookie in the title or main character bakes in the story.

🦌 2nd - Name Your Car Day
~ Read a book with a car or truck on the cover.

🦌 12th - Cookbook Launch Day
~ Read a cookbook or a book where food is a main theme.

🦌 14th - National Fossil Day
~ Read a book with a skull or skeleton on the cover or one with a main character who is an archeologist.

✔️ 🦌 25th - International Artist Day
~ Read a book with a main character that is an artist.
The Silent Patient - [finished Oct 5]

🦌 31st - Carve a Pumpkin Day
~ Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover or one that is set at Halloween.


message 4: by Leena (new)

Leena Aluru (mgleena) | 580 comments im in too


message 5: by Kyla (last edited Oct 14, 2020 12:07PM) (new)

Kyla Daniels | 11 comments I am in for 5!

Progress: 2/5
Tasks:
🦌 Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
~ Read a book with a dog on the cover or a main character owns a dog.

A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron

🦌 1st - National Homemade Cookies Day
~ Cookie in the title or main character bakes in the story.

🦌 2nd - Name Your Car Day
~ Read a book with a car or truck on the cover.

🦌 12th - Cookbook Launch Day
~ Read a cookbook or a book where food is a main theme.

The Coincidence of the Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert

🦌 14th - National Fossil Day
~ Read a book with a skull or skeleton on the cover or one with a main character who is an archeologist.

🦌 25th - International Artist Day
~ Read a book with a main character that is an artist.

🦌 31st - Carve a Pumpkin Day
~ Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover or one that is set at Halloween.


message 6: by Sayonee (last edited Oct 31, 2020 11:30AM) (new)

Sayonee (sayoneedey) | 11 comments I'll try to go for all 7!
Progress : 6/7

Tasks:
🦌 Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
~ Read a book with a dog on the cover or a main character owns a dog.
The Happy Ever After Playlist

🦌 National Homemade Cookies Day
~ Cookie in the title or main character bakes in the story.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

🦌 Name Your Car Day
~ Read a book with a car or truck on the cover.
The Alice Network

🦌 Cookbook Launch Day
~ Read a cookbook or a book where food is a main theme.
With the Fire on High

🦌 National Fossil Day
~ Read a book with a skull or skeleton on the cover or one with a main character who is an archeologist.
If We Were Villains

🦌 International Artist Day
~ Read a book with a main character that is an artist.

🦌 Carve a Pumpkin Day
~ Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover or one that is set at Halloween.
Hallowe'en Party


message 7: by Bru ✨ (last edited Sep 19, 2020 09:45AM) (new)

Bru ✨ | 9 comments I’m soo in! I will try all 7, but I am aiming for a least 4
Progress: 0/4

🦌 Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
~ Read a book with a dog on the cover or a main character owns a dog.
Juntos Para Sempre (A Dog's Purpose, #1) by W. Bruce Cameron

🦌 National Homemade Cookies Day
~ Cookie in the title or main character bakes in the story.

🦌 12th - Cookbook Launch Day
~ Read a cookbook or a book where food is a main theme.
O Peso das Dietas. Emagreça de Forma Sustentável Dizendo não às Dietas by Sophie Deram

🦌 25th - International Artist Day
~ Read a book with a main character that is an artist.
Espera Por Mim (If I Stay, #2) by Gayle Forman


message 8: by Raya (last edited Oct 26, 2020 03:49AM) (new)

Raya | 4 comments This sounds really good !! I'm in; aiming for 6;
Progress: 5/6
🦌 Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
~ Read a book with a dog on the cover or a main character owns a dog.

🦌 1st - National Homemade Cookies Day
~ Cookie in the title or main character bakes in the story. Peace, Love, & Macarons by Jessica Gadziala

🦌 2nd - Name Your Car Day
~ Read a book with a car or truck on the cover. Until We Collide by Charlotte Fallowfield

🦌 12th - Cookbook Launch Day
~ Read a cookbook or a book where food is a main theme. Everyday Italian 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes by Giada De Laurentiis

🦌 14th - National Fossil Day
~ Read a book with a skull or skeleton on the cover or one with a main character who is an archaeologist. Two Kingdoms (The Dark Side #3) by Kristy Cunning

🦌 25th - International Artist Day
~ Read a book with a main character that is an artist. Puddle Jumping (Puddle Jumping, #1) by Amber L. Johnson

🦌 31st - Carve a Pumpkin Day
~ Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover or one that is set at Halloween.


message 9: by Erica (last edited Oct 25, 2020 06:06PM) (new)

Erica (skynme2) I'm new to this group but I am going to try and join in this challenge. I'll try for 3 and see if I can get more.

Progress: 3/7

Tasks:
🦌 Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
~ Read a book with a dog on the cover or a main character owns a dog.
Storm of Locusts (The Sixth World, #2) by Rebecca Roanhorse -MC, Maggie, owns three guard dogs.

🦌 1st - National Homemade Cookies Day
~ Cookie in the title or main character bakes in the story.
A Stitch in Time (A Stitch in Time, #1) by Kelley Armstrong -MC, Bronwyn, bakes cookies for William with ingredients not yet available in his time.

🦌 2nd - Name Your Car Day
~ Read a book with a car or truck on the cover.
Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse

🦌 12th - Cookbook Launch Day
~ Read a cookbook or a book where food is a main theme.

🦌 14th - National Fossil Day
~ Read a book with a skull or skeleton on the cover or one with a main character who is an archeologist.

🦌 25th - International Artist Day
~ Read a book with a main character that is an artist.

🦌 31st - Carve a Pumpkin Day
~ Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover or one that is set at Halloween.


message 10: by Kristie, Moderator (Retired) (new)

Kristie | 5928 comments Welcome, Erica!


message 11: by Jennifer (last edited Oct 22, 2020 11:45PM) (new)

Jennifer | 132 comments Sounds fun! I’m going to try and read 7/7!
Progress : 7/7
Tasks:
🦌 Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
~ Read a book with a dog on the cover or a main character owns a dog.
Heart of Barkness

🦌 1st - National Homemade Cookies Day
~ Cookie in the title or main character bakes in the story.
The Christmas Cookie Club

🦌 2nd - Name Your Car Day
~ Read a book with a car or truck on the cover.
Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss

🦌 12th - Cookbook Launch Day
~ Read a cookbook or a book where food is a main theme.
All Fudged Up

🦌 14th - National Fossil Day
~ Read a book with a skull or skeleton on the cover or one with a main character who is an archeologist.
The Lantern's Ember

🦌 25th - International Artist Day
~ Read a book with a main character that is an artist.
A Thousand Pieces of You

🦌 31st - Carve a Pumpkin Day
~ Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover or one that is set at Halloween.
Hocus Pocus & The All New SequelThe


message 12: by LaurLa (last edited Jan 03, 2021 12:42PM) (new)

LaurLa | 1005 comments October 2020 Challenge
October 2020

My October Challenge (msg 12)

Books Read: 4 within challenge timeframe - finished all 7 as of December

Dial C For Chihuahua (Barking Detective #1) by Waverly Curtis Sugar Rush (Friend-Zoned, #3) by Belle Aurora Cars, Coffee, and a Badass Ninja Toilet (Julia Karr #1) by K.C. Hilton A Soupçon of Poison (Kat Holloway Mysteries, #0.5) by Jennifer Ashley The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody, #2) by Elizabeth Peters Edge Of Fear (T-FLAC #9; T-FLAC/Psi Edge Trilogy #2) by Cherry Adair Born to Be Wilde (Wilde Series, #4) by Janelle Denison

Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
🍬Read a book with a dog on the cover or a main character owns a dog
🍬Dial C For Chihuahua ~ 10.08 ★★

1st - National Homemade Cookies Day
🍬Read a book with a main character bakes in the story
🍬Sugar Rush ~ 10.21 ★★★★

2nd - Name Your Car Day
🍬Read a book with a car or truck on the cover
🍬Cars, Coffee, and a Badass Ninja Toilet ~ 12.07 ★★★

12th - Cookbook Launch Day
🍬Read a book where food is a main theme
🍬A Soupçon of Poison ~ 10.25 ★★★

14th - National Fossil Day
🍬Read a book with a main character who is an archeologist
🍬The Curse of the Pharaohs ~ 11.18 ★★★★

25th - International Artist Day
🍬Read a book with a main character that is an artist
🍬Edge Of Fear ~ 10.14 ★★★★

31st - Carve a Pumpkin Day
🍬Read a book that is set at Halloween
🍬Born to Be Wilde ~ 11.04 ★★★★


message 13: by Lisa (new)

Lisa McConnell | 5 comments I'm going to try all 7


message 14: by Lisa (new)

Lisa McConnell | 5 comments Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
-Read a book with a dog on the cover or a main character owns a dog--One Good Dog:A Novel by Susan Wilson


message 15: by Bushra (last edited Oct 25, 2020 07:14AM) (new)

Bushra (bbookspeak) | 5 comments This sounds fun! I think I will try to at least complete 5 of these.
5/5
Tasks:
🦌 Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
~ Read a book with a dog on the cover or a main character owns a dog.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Finished.

🦌 1st - National Homemade Cookies Day
~ Cookie in the title or main character bakes in the story.
Bittersweet
Finished.

🦌 2nd - Name Your Car Day
~ Read a book with a car or truck on the cover.
Falling into Place
Finished.

🦌 12th - Cookbook Launch Day
~ Read a cookbook or a book where food is a main theme.


🦌 14th - National Fossil Day
~ Read a book with a skull or skeleton on the cover or one with a main character who is an archeologist.
The Pharmacist's Wife
Finished.

🦌 25th - International Artist Day
~ Read a book with a main character that is an artist.
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Finished.
🦌 31st - Carve a Pumpkin Day
~ Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover or one that is set at Halloween.


message 16: by Lisa (new)

Lisa McConnell | 5 comments One Good Dog by Susan Wilson-completed


message 17: by Lisa (new)

Lisa McConnell | 5 comments National Homemade Cookies Day-Cookie in the title or the main character bakes...Muffin But Trouble by Victoria Hamilton


message 18: by Taylor (new)

Taylor Marie Hayden Davis (taymarhay) | 1 comments So far I am down 2/7.

- I listened to The Fairest Kind of Love on Audible. The main character (Amber) bakes A LOT!
- I read The Hate U Give. The main character/family owns a dog names Brickz.


message 19: by Kristie, Moderator (Retired) (new)

Kristie | 5928 comments I finished 3 this month:

√ 🦌 Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
~ Read a book with a dog on the cover or a main character owns a dog.
Bird Box

√ 🦌 12th - Cookbook Launch Day
~ Read a cookbook or a book where food is a main theme.
The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor

√ 🦌 31st - Carve a Pumpkin Day
~ Read a book with a pumpkin or jack-o-lantern on the cover or one that is set at Halloween. Pumpkinheads


message 20: by LaurLa (new)

LaurLa | 1005 comments Only got 4 of 7 :-(
Updated post: My October Challenge (msg 12)


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