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June - Brain Power
Update message #26Progress: 1/12
Read a little book that has fewer than 200 pages Upright Women Wanted
Hello! Please update message 10Progress 2/5
Cerebrum:
* An emotion/sense in title
* Translated into >3 different languages
* A character who is blind/vision impaired
* Audiobook
Cerebellum:
* Characters take part in sport/activity
* Fewer than 200 pages
* Low on TBR list
Brainstem:
* Makes your heart race
* A temperature related word/image on cover/in title
* Connects to any of our 2021 monthly or quarterly themes
Update to message #9
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2/4 completed
Signing up a bit late, but I'm up for 10!BRAIN POWER
Duration: 1 June 2021 - 30 June 2021
Progress: 0/10
With the power of our minds, we can do anything! This monthly challenge is inspired by the many functions of the brain. Prompts may be repeated but each book can only count once
The Cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and is composed of the left and right hemispheres. It performs functions like interpreting touch, vision and hearing, as well as language, reasoning, emotions, learning, and fine control of movement.
* Read a book with an emotion or sense in the title
* Read a book set in a school, college or university
* Read a book that has been translated into more than 3 different languages
* Read a book with a character who is blind/has sight problems
* Listen to an audiobook
The Cerebellum is Latin for little brain. It is located under the cerebrum. Its function is to coordinate muscle movements, maintain posture, and balance.
* Read a book where characters take part in a sport/activity that gets their muscles moving
* Read a little book that has fewer than 200 pages
* Read a book that involves a character that searches for balance (in any aspect of life)
* Read a book that has been low on your TBR list
The Brainstem acts as a relay center connecting the cerebrum and cerebellum to the spinal cord. It performs many automatic functions such as breathing, heart rate, body temperature, wake and
sleep cycles.
* Read a book that makes your heart race (for any reason)
* Read a book with a temperature related word/image on the cover or in the title
* Read a book that connects to any of our 2021 monthly or quarterly themes
Update to message #44: 2/5Read a book that has been translated into more than 3 different languages Raport pelikana=The Pelican Brief by John Grisham 4* 6/7
Updating message 13. Progress: 1/4
Update to message 3: 2/3✅* Read a book that makes your heart race (for any reason) ➡️ Vicious
This book definitely made my heart race a few times.
I would like to join for 3 please!Listen to an audiobook
- My Lovely Wife
A book with fewer than 200 pages
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A book that makes your heart race
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Update to message 8:The Brainstem:
3. Read a book that connects to the Q1 theme “change” - The 5 Second Rule
Progress: 4/8
Update to message #4: 5/8☑ Emotion/sense in title: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
☑ Set in a school/college/university: The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place
☑ Characters take part in sport/activity: White Boots
☑ Character searches for balance: The Midnight Library
☑ Makes heart race: Elatsoe
Message 9 update
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* Read a book with an emotion or sense in the title
* Read a book set in a school, college or university
The Country Girls
* Read a book that has been translated into more than 3 different languages
✅The Pursuit of Love
✅Elephants Can Remember
The Light Years
* Read a book with a character who is blind/has sight problems
* Listen to an audiobook
✅The Dead Hour
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* Read a book with an emotion or sense in the title
* Read a book set in a school, college or university
The Country Girls
* Read a book that has been translated into more than 3 different languages
✅The Pursuit of Love
✅Elephants Can Remember
The Light Years
* Read a book with a character who is blind/has sight problems
* Listen to an audiobook
✅The Dead Hour
Update to message #44: 3/5Read a book that connects to any of our 2021 monthly or quarterly themes Never Gonna Happen by Cynthia Eden 4* 6/10 - happen is one of the key words for June in the Key Word Challenge 2021 (there's a different set of words for each month)
Update to message #25 - 3/6* Read a book with an emotions of sense in the title
Happiness for Beginners Read 6/2/21
* Read a book set in a school, college or university
* Listen to an audiobook
* Read a little book that has fewer that 200 pages
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal - Read 6/7/21
* Read a book that has been low on your TBR list
* Read a book with a temperature related word/image on the cover or in the title
In Cold Blood - Read 6/10/21
Manni & Brittany: Greetings and Happy reading!!🤗I have updated thru Msg #69
It's few days early, but since I'm updating on Thursdays (and my next report won't be until the 17th) I'm going to go ahead and do a mid-month report:
We've had 35 signed up and 16 who have reported in as reading. Looking forward to hearing from the rest of you when you get around to doing your updates.
36 of 204 books have been read.
🎈👒Good job everyone!🎩 🎈
Brainpower is the scariest commodity and the only one of rad value – Robert A. Heinlien
Update message #26Progress 4/12
Progress: 4/12
* Read a book with an emotion or sense in the title How to Love a Jamaican
* Listen to an audiobook Yearbook
* Read a book that has been low on your TBR list The Four Winds
Update to message #25 - 4/6* Read a book with an emotions of sense in the title
Happiness for Beginners - Read 6/2/21
* Read a book set in a school, college or university
* Listen to an audiobook
* Read a little book that has fewer that 200 pages
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal - Read 6/7/21
* Read a book that has been low on your TBR list
The Future of Us - Read 6/11/21
* Read a book with a temperature related word/image on the cover or in the title
In Cold Blood - Read 6/10/21
Update to message #44: 4/5Read a book where characters take part in a sport/activity that gets their muscles moving Louisiana Longshot by Jana Deleon 5* 6/11 - jogging/running, jumping fences/hedges, walking in mud, a short swim in alligator-infested bayou
Update to message #25 - 5/6* Read a book with an emotions of sense in the title
Happiness for Beginners Read 6/2/21
* Read a book set in a school, college or university
* Listen to an audiobook
The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love Read 6/10/21
* Read a little book that has fewer that 200 pages
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal - Read 6/7/21
* Read a book that has been low on your TBR list
The Future of Us - Read 6/11/21
* Read a book with a temperature related word/image on the cover or in the title
In Cold Blood - Read 6/10/21
Update to message 8:The Cerebellum:
2. Read a little book with fewer than 200 pages - African Voices (187 pages)
Progress: 4/8
Update to message 8:Cerebrum:
1. Read a book with an emotion in the title - Anxious People
Progress: 5/8
Updated message 13. Progress: 2/4
Update msg 11: 4/4 - COMPLETE ✔️Thanks for leading, Sunny 🤗
Hello! Please update message 10Progress 3/5
Cerebrum:
* Translated into >3 different languages
* A character who is blind/vision impaired
* Audiobook
Cerebellum:
* Characters take part in sport/activity
* Fewer than 200 pages
* Low on TBR list
Brainstem:
* Makes your heart race
* A temperature related word/image on cover/in title
* Connects to any of our 2021 monthly or quarterly themes
Update to message #54/4, Completed
Thanks for the fun challenge
Update to message 8:Cerebrum:
4. Read a book with a character who is blind/has sight problems - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Progress: 6/8
Welcome Jennifer! Happy reading!🤗✨Anne, Debra, Mie, Sunny: Congratulations! on completing the challenge!✨
I have updated thru Msg #88
63 of 216 books have been read.
🎈👒We are all doing a fantastic job!🎩 🎈
The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning, and does not stop until you get into the office. – Robert Frost
Updated message #13. Progress: 3/4
Update to message #14PROGRESS: 9/9 🤯
Thanks, Sunny!!
Update to message #25 - 6/6 COMPLETED! :D* Read a book with an emotions of sense in the title
Happiness for Beginners Read 6/2/21
* Read a book set in a school, college or university
The Secret Place Read 6/17/21
* Listen to an audiobook
The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love Read 6/10/21
* Read a little book that has fewer that 200 pages
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal - Read 6/7/21
* Read a book that has been low on your TBR list
The Future of Us - Read 6/11/21
* Read a book with a temperature related word/image on the cover or in the title
In Cold Blood - Read 6/10/21
Update to message #44: 6/9 - I raised my goal to nineRead a book that involves a character that searches for balance Persuasion: with original illustrations by C.E. Brock by Jane Austen & Charles Edmund Brock (illustrations) 5* 6/17 - female MC's trying to balance her needs/wants with the expectations of her family
Read a book that has been low on your TBR list The Secret of Pembrooke Park by Julie Klassen 3* 6/18 - #1
Hello Please update Message 10 :)Progress 4/5
Cerebrum:
* A character who is blind/vision impaired
* Audiobook
Cerebellum:
* Characters take part in sport/activity
* Fewer than 200 pages
* Low on TBR list
Brainstem:
* Makes your heart race
* A temperature related word/image on cover/in title
* Connects to any of our 2021 monthly or quarterly themes
Update to message #44: 7/9Read a book that makes your heart race No Such Thing As A Good Blind Date by Shelly Fredman 3* 6/20 - mystery with an MC making some stupid decisions which lead her into danger
Update to message 8:Cerebellum:
1. Read a book where characters take part in a sport - The 4-Hour Body
Progress: 7/8
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