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Q1 - Changes

3/6
Thanks Library! 😊"
You're welcome Sunny! I hope everyone is having fun. I'm not updating as often because of life, sorry! But I'm trying to keep track. :)

Books 2/3
Read a book about an activity below or someone (real or fictional) who engages in it.
8. Changing one's mind about a life decision.
9. Switching careers/jobs. Do Cool Sh*t: Quit Your Day Job, Start Your Own Business, and Live Happily Ever After ✅
10. Relocating to a different city, state/province, or country. The Simple Wild
11. Cultivating new daily habits.
12. A character who shifts shapes or identities.
13. Life changes due to age
14. A medical transformation
15. A life-changing experience.
16. A changing household
17. An action or phenomenon that transforms society or the world.
18. Replacing one thing with another (change out)
19. Technological innovation
20. A game-changer. Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging ✅

11/15
I missed a prompt for a book I finished almost a month ago.
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12. A character who shifts shapes or identities. Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
13. Life changes due to age. The Survivors
18. Replacing one thing with another (change out). Virgin River
(I do not mean she replaced her husband with Jack, I mean she replaced her whole lifestyle)

Completed with 20/20.
Thank you, Library, for leading us through these CHANGES!"
Great Job Terry! And you're welcome. :)

17/20
1. The word “change” (Changes, Changing, or other variations) in its title.

Completed!
2. The theme of money or money on its cover (loose change).

Completed!
3. An adaptation of its original format (book-to-manga, translation, etc.)

Completed!
4. The author’s initials found in the word “change”

Completed!
5. Separate book sections or part of a series of three or more books (make change)

Completed!
6. An author or character writing under a pseudonym

Completed!
7. A topic or character about which you feel differently now than in the past.

Completed!
Read a book about an activity below or someone (real or fictional) who engages in it.
8. Changing one’s mind about a life decision.

Completed!
9. Switching careers/jobs.

Completed!
10. Relocating to a different city, state/province, or country.

Completed!
11. Cultivating new daily habits.

Completed!
12. A character who shifts shapes or identities.

Completed!
13. Life changes due to age

Completed!
14. A medical transformation

Completed!
15. A life-changing experience.

Completed!
16. A changing household

Completed!
17. An action or phenomenon that transforms society or the world.

in progress
18. Replacing one thing with another (change out)

in progress
19. Technological innovation

Completed!
20. A game-changer.


Books:3/3
Read a book about an activity below or someone (real or fictional) who engages in it.
8. Changing one's mind about a life decision.
9. Switching careers/jobs. Do Cool Sh*t: Quit Your Day Job, Start Your Own Business, and Live Happily Ever After ✅
10. Relocating to a different city, state/province, or country. The Simple Wild ✅
11. Cultivating new daily habits.
12. A character who shifts shapes or identities.
13. Life changes due to age
14. A medical transformation
15. A life-changing experience.
16. A changing household
17. An action or phenomenon that transforms society or the world.
18. Replacing one thing with another (change out)
19. Technological innovation
20. A game-changer. Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging ✅

I completed prompt #6: an author or character writing under a pseudonym. I read Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (El cementerio de los libros olvidados #2). This was such a great read for this. Our main character David Martín originally writes under his own name, then under the pseudonym Ignatius B. Samson. He also ghostwrites for his friend unbeknownst to his friend and goes into contract for a book where his name will not be published at all.
5/5 stars, ready to pick up the final two books of this series

Thanks! I was wondering if I could increase my goal to 6. :D"
Sure! I increased your goal. :)"
Thanks!

Progress: 6/6
✔ 5. Separate book sections or part of a series of three or more books (make change)
✔ 17. An action or phenomenon that transforms society or the world. Raven Rise

2. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich, Jan 2, 4/5*
3. Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman, Jan 5, 5/5*
4. Them Bones by Carolyn Haines, Jan 7, 4/5*
5. Ice Cold Heart by P.J. Tracy, Jan 9, 4/5*
6. Off the Grid by P.J. Tracy, Jan 11, 4/5*
7. Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate by Helen Prejean, Jan 13, 4/5*
8. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven, Feb 10, 4/5*
9. Sofie Metropolis by Tori Carrington, Jan 28, 2/5*
10. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore, Jan 18, 3/5*
11.
12. Wild Fire by Christine Feehan, Jan 22, 3/5*
13. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, Feb 18, 4/5*
14. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman, Feb 17, 2/5*
15. Blood Brothers by Elias Chacour, Jan 20, 3/5*
16. We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates, Jan 25, 3/5*
17. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer, Jan 16, 4/5*
18. The Searcher by Tana French, Feb 14, 5/5*
19. The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe, Feb 1, 4/5*
20. Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring by Alexander Rose, Feb 4, 3/5*

19. Technological innovation
The Martian
6/6 Complete!
I will probably add around 2 more possibly by the end though. Not yet sure!

I surpassed my goal of 8, then the new goal of 20 and am currently 21/25 as of February 28! Hoping to reach 30 before the end of March, but we'll see... :)

Progress: 6/6
✔ 5. Separate book sections or part of a series of three or more books (make change)
✔ 17. An action or phenomenon that transforms society or the world. [book:..."
Great Job Sahira!

19. Technological innovation
The Martian
6/6 Complete!
I will probably add around 2 more possibly by the end though. Not yet sure!"
Great Job Ashleigh!

I surpassed my goal of 8, then the new goal of 20 and am currently 21/25 as of February 28! Hoping to reach 30 before the end of March, but we'll see... :)"
Dang. Go Lynn!! Great job!

✓1. The word "change" (Changes, Changing, or other variations) in its title: The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates (finished 3/5), my review is here

12/15
14. A medical transformation. The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life
Chemo and cancer treatment are medical...and it caused lots of side effects or "transformation".
Side note: I'm crying.

4/4
Completed!
Thanks, Library, for leading this challenge 😊"
Great job Sunny! It's been a lot of fun. :)

12/15
14. A medical transformation. The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life
Chemo and cancer treatment are medical...and it caused lots of side effects or "transformati..."
I bet. :(

8/6
20. A game changer - The Guest List
I mean, the story itself was a game changer but also my perspective on murder mysteries has changed now

The last prompt I chose to complete was #19: a technological innovation. I completed it by reading Divergent by Veronica Roth. The technological innovation in this story was a simulation serum, which when injected induces simulations, but was also manipulated to be a transmitter/tracker which controls the autonomy of a person.
I gave this book 3.5 stars. I enjoyed the movie more than the book! Unsure as to whether I will continue on in the series.

The last prompt I chose to complete was #19: a technological innovation. I completed it by reading Divergent ..."
Great job michelle-belle!
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Great job Sheila!