December - Advent Calendar Challenge

[Ashleigh]

This challenge is temporarily unlocked for Sunny to reserve posts

ADVENT CALENDAR CHALLENGE
Duration: December 1 - December 31, 2022

Back by popular demand!

Many countries around the world use advent calendars or Christmas calendars to celebrate the month of December. For some people, the calendar has religious significance, but for others it's a secular, non-religious tradition.

For this challenge, there are two options:

A) Starting on Dec. 1 and ending on Dec. 24, read a short story (or poem or essay) every day. Use stories or poems from collections, magazines, or the internet - there's lot of good short fiction available for free from many publishers.

B) Starting on Dec. 1: Split a novel into 24 chunks and portion your reading so that you read the last chunk on Dec. 24. (Ideally the novel has 24 chapters to start with! But as long as you can manage to count out fairly even-sized chunks, it'll work.)

If you'd rather keep reading past the 24th, you're welcome to try for the whole month!

This challenge will be led by Sunny. Thank you for volunteering, Sunny

[Sunny]

🎄Welcome to this final challenge of 2022! 🎄

I enjoyed leading this challenge so much last year, I volunteered to lead it again. I'm looking forward to seeing what y'all choose to read to celebrate light in the midst of darkness, which is what Advent is all about.

To have your challenge updated on the participants list, please post an update comment. Be sure to include both your original message number and progress:

Example: Updated msg #10: 2/8

If you decide to drop out of the challenge, please don’t delete your original sign-up post. Just update and let me know. Thanks!

I will post updates on Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays.

Celebrating

Amy (Other Amy) Msg #19 32/24 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
Ana Msg #6 24/24 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
bailey Msg #25 24/24 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
Beverly Msg #31 24/24 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
bookworm04 Msg #42 24/24 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
Carmen Msg #21 24/24 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
Caro Msg #11 4/24
Chalmation Msg #23 24/24 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
Chrissie Msg #7 27/27 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
D.L. Msg #5 2/24
Henriette Msg #8 0/24
Jenn Msg #48 25/24 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
Jennifer Msg #20 0/24
Jessica Msg #14 0/24
Jill Msg #32 0/24
KimmyB Msg #12 0/24
Liza Msg #9 24/24 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
Lucy-Bookworm Msg #24 24/24 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
Nicole Msg #88 10/31🕯️
Roseli Msg #22 24/31 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
Samantha Msg #60 16/24 🕯️🕯️
Sarah Msg #4 31/31🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
Sheila Msg #10 0/24
Sherri Msg #38 24/24 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
Sunny Msg #3 24/24 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
Suzanne Msg #94 0/24
TerryJane Msg #13 24/24 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️

[Sunny]

I'm going to be reading shorts from:

I Sing the Body Electric
The Night and the Music
The Burglar in Short Order
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine Dec 2016.

🎅Day 1 The Kilimanjaro Device
🎄Day 2 The Terrible Conflagration Up at the Place
🎅Day 3 Tomorrow's Child
🎄Day 4 The Women
🎅Day 5 The Inspired Chicken Motel
🎄Day 6 Downwind from Gettysburg
🎅Day 7 Yes, We'll Gather at the River
🎄Day 8 The Cold Wind and the Warm
🎅Day 9 Night Call, Collect
🎄Day 10 The Haunting of the New
🎅Day 11 I Sing the Body Electric!
🎄Day 12 The Tombling Day
🎅Day 13 Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby's Is a Friend of Mine
🎄Day 14 Heavy-Set
🎅Day 15 The Man in the Rorschach Shirt
🎄Day 16 Henry the Ninth
🎅Day 17 The Lost City of Mars
🎄Day 18 Christus Apollo
🎅Day 19 Out the Window
🎄Day 20 A Candle for the Bag Lady
🎅Day 21 By the Dawn's Early Light
🎄Day 22 Whatever It Takes
🎅Day 23 The Burglar Who Strove to Go Straight
🎄Day 24 The Burglar Who Dropped in on Elvis

[Sarah]

Sign me up for 31 short stories which I will be reading from The Classic American Short Story Megapack (Volume 1): 34 of the Greatest Stories Ever Written

31/31-COMPLETED

✅1)Ethan Brand by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1/12/22)
✅2)Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving (2/12/22)
✅3)The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (3/12/22)
✅4)Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by James Fenimore Cooper (4/12/22)
✅5)The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce (5/12/22)
✅6)An Occurrence at Owl Creek by Ambrose Bierce (6/12/22)
✅7)The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe (7/12/22)
✅8)The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe (8/12/22)
✅9)The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe (9/12/22)
✅10)The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe (10/12/22)
✅11)The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe (11/12/22)
✅12)The Murder in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe (12/12/22)
✅13)The Luck of Roaring Camp by Bret Harte (13/12/22)
✅14)The Outcasts of Poker Flat by Bret Harte (14/12/22)
✅15)Hands by Sherwood Anderson (15/12/22)
✅16)I'm a Fool by Sherwood Anderson (16/12/22)
✅17)The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain (17/12/22)
✅18)The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain (18/12/22)
✅19)The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry (19/12/22)
✅20)The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry (20/12/22)
✅21)The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry (21/12/22)
✅22)A Retrieved Reformation by O. Henry (22/12/22)
✅23)The Duplicity of Hargraves by O. Henry (23/12/22)
✅24)To Build a Fire by Jack London (24/12/22)
✅25)An Odyssey of the North by Jack London (25/12/22)
✅26)Love of Life by Jack London (26/12/22)
✅27)The Heathen by Jack London (27/12/22)
✅28)The Pearls of Parlays by Jack London (28/12/22)
✅29)The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky by Stephen Crane (29/12/22)
✅30)The Monster by Stephan Crane (30/12/22)
✅31)The Blue Hotel by Stephen Crane (31/12/22)

[D.L.]

Progress: 2/24

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[Ana]

Sign me up, please. I'll be reading short stories by Edgar AllenPoe - Todos os Contos

Progress
24/24

Day 1: The Gold-Bug
Day 2: The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar
Day 3: The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade
Day 4: Ms. Found in a Bottle - an Edgar Allan Poe Short Story
Day 5: A Descent into the Maelstrom - an Edgar Allan Poe Short Story
Day 6: The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Day 7: The Mystery of Marie Rogêt
Day 8: The Purloined Letter
Day 9: The Black Cat
Day 10: The Fall of the House of Usher: An Edgar Allan Poe Short Story
Day 11: The Pit and the Pendulum
Day 12: The Masque of the Red Death
Day 13: The Cask of Amontillado - an Edgar Allan Poe Short Story
Day 14: The Oval Portrait
Day 15: The Tell-Tale Heart
Day 16: The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
Day 17: The Assignation - an Edgar Allan Poe Short Story
Day 18: The Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq.
Day 19: The Angel of the Odd
Day 20: Shadow: A Parable
Day 21: Silence: A Fable
Day 22: Hop Frog
Day 23: Thou Art the Man
Day 24: The Sphinx

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2022/12/16

Well, I meant to give The Hunger Games another try, and since it has 27 chapters might as well use it for this challenge.

Progress: 27/27

03.12. - Chapter 1 & 2
05.12. - Chapter 3 & 4
06.12. - Chapter 5
07.12. - Chapter 6 - 8
08.12. - Chapter 9 & 10
09.12. - Chapter 11 - 13
10.12. - Chapter 14 - 16
12.12. - Chapter 17 & 18
13.12. - Chapter 19 & 20
14.12. - Chapter 21 & 22
15.12. - Chapter 23 - 25
16.12. - Chapter 26 & 27

[Henriette]

I would like to join too, reading The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle. I will be trying to read about 12 pages a day until December 24th.

Progress: /24 - currently on page 38/292

[Lilili]

Progress 24/24

Sign me up, please :-)

Lately, it seems that I can read only cozies... so, I'm changing (again) the book for this challenge.

Stiffs and Swine

Day 1: done
Day 2: done
Day 3: done
Day 4: done
Day 5: done
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[Sheila]

Sheila from eastern North Carolina signing up. I will read a story each day from The Children’s Book of Christmas Stories, edited by Asa Don Dickerson.

[Caro]

I will read a short story every day till the 24. I am not sure yet the book I will pick but this is one of my favourite challenge of the year...

For this year I decided to read Orgullo Zombi 2

Below is the title of each story I read every day:

Day 1: Gourmet haute cuisine
Day 2: Virus
Day 3: Que ni la muerte nos separe
Day 4: Nacidos de la tierra
Day 5:
Day 6:
Day 7:
Day 8:
Day 9:
Day 10:
Day 11:
Day 12:
Day 13:
Day 14:
Day 15:
Day 16:
Day 17:
Day 18:
Day 19:
Day 20:
Day 21:
Day 22:
Day 23:
Day 24 :

[KimmyB]

I would like to join in please!

Every day in December, I will be reading a short story from “‘Twas the Night before Christmas & other Christmas Stories” Wordsworth Editions

Progress - 0/24

[TerryJane, Challenges]

🕯️ ADVENT CALENDAR CHALLENGE - Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1 - December 31, 2022
Progress: 24/24 -- COMPLETE

🕯️ 1. Imprisoned with the Pharaohs
🕯️ 2. The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains
🕯️ 3. The Nemean Lion
🕯️ 4. The Lernean Hydra
🕯️ 5. The Arcadian Deer
🕯️ 6. The Erymanthian Boar
🕯️ 7. The Augean Stables
🕯️ 8. The Stymphalean Birds
🕯️ 9. The Cretan Bull
🕯️ 10. The Horses of Diomedes
🕯️ 11. The Girdle of Hyppolita
🕯️ 12. The Flock of Geryon
🕯️ 13. The Apples of the Hesperides
🕯️ 14. The Capture of Cerberus
🕯️ 15. Midnights by Rainbow Rowell
🕯️ 16. The Lady and The Fox by Kelly Link
🕯️ 17. Angels In The Snow by Matt de la Peña
🕯️ 18. Polaris Is Where You’ll Find Me by Jenny Han
🕯️ 19. It’s a Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown
🕯️ 20. Your Temporary Santa
🕯️ 21. Krampuslauf
🕯️ 22. What The Hell Have You Done, Sophie Roth?
🕯️ 23. Beer Buckets and Baby Jesus
🕯️ 24. Welcome To Christmas, CA
🕯️ 25. Star of Bethlehem (read on 24th)
🕯️ 26. The Girl Who Woke The Dreamer (read on 24th)

Imprisoned with the Pharaohs
The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains
The Labours of Hercules (12)
My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories (12)

I read 10 additional Hercule Poirot short stories this month, but not as part of the Advent challenge. It's been a good month for short readings!

[Jessica]

Please sign me up; this sounds really fun! I'll be reading from a variety of anthologies, including this one: The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories: From Hans Christian Andersen to Angela Carter.

Progress: 0/24

[Sunny]

D.L. wrote: "Glad this is back! Please put me down for 24 days :) I will be reading Dying Well: A Lady Margaret Priam Mystery by Joyce Christmas. It's not exactly holiday-ish but t..."

The author's name works for me =D

Mine stories aren't related to Christmas, either. I never know what I'm going to be interested in reading by this time of year; and I go with whatever my mood decides =)

[Sunny]

Henriette wrote: "I would like to join too, reading The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle. I will be trying to read about 12 pages a day until December 24th.

Progress: 0/292"

Henriette, I'm putting your count down as 0/24 since we're only counting the days for the challenge.

[Sunny]

TerryJane wrote: "I will read at least 24 short stories, but only have 14 selected so far. Thank you, Sunny, for leading this member favorite!"

I'm happy y'all let me lead, again. I love this challenge =)

[Sunny]

Thank y'all for signing up to read with me.
Thus, far, 12 have signed-up. And I'm pretty sure we'll have more join in by the time the challenge begins on Thursday.

If I have anything incorrect please let me know.

[Amy (Other Amy)]

Count me in for 24. I've actually been trying to do a little advance planning this year, so maybe I'll actually finish? Reading during the actual Christmas holiday (December 23 to 26) is impossible for me because my family hates it when I read and will actively disrupt me, so I reserve the right to either read a few extra early or post a few late.

Plans


OPTIONAL after Christmas reads to bring it to 31


Read
(18 stories in Breakable Things)

32/24

[JenniferJ]

Sign me up! The book I am choosing has 3 short stories in it but together they contain 35 Chapters but I want to complete it in 24 days so what I am going to do is put myself down as 0/24 and for the first 11 days I will read 2 chapters a day and the remaining days I will only read 1 chapter. Will that be okay?

0/24

I'm going to read Kissing Santa Claus by Donna Kauffman

[Carmen]

Hola Sunny!
Count me in, please 🤶🏼

PROGRESS:
3/3 BOOKS 📚
24/24 DAYS 📅

I'm going to read 3 Christmas books with a total of 72 chapters, which divided into 24 days makes a total of 3 chapters a day 🤔


🍬DAY 1: The Christmas Bookshop prologue, chapters 1-3
🍬DAY 2: The Christmas Bookshop chapters 4-6
🍬DAY 3: The Christmas Bookshop chapters 7-9
🍬DAY 4: The Christmas Bookshop chapters 10-12
🍬DAY 5: The Christmas Bookshop chapters 13-15
🍬DAY 6: The Christmas Bookshop chapters 16-18
🍬DAY 7: The Christmas Bookshop chapters 19-21
🍬DAY 8: The Christmas Bookshop chapters 22-24
🍬DAY 9: The Christmas Bookshop chapters 25-27
🍬DAY 10: The Christmas Bookshop chapters 28-30
🍬DAY 11: The Christmas Bookshop chapters 31-33
🍬DAY 12: The Christmas Bookshop chapters 34-36
🍬DAY 13: The Christmas Bookshop chapters 37 & Epilogue; Window Shopping chapter 1
🍬DAY 14: Window Shopping chapters 2-4
🍬DAY 15: Window Shopping chapters 5-7
🍬DAY 16: Window Shopping chapters 8-10
🍬DAY 17: Window Shopping chapters 11-13
🍬DAY 18: Window Shopping chapters 14-16 & Epilogue
🍬DAY 19: Dear Santa chapters 1-3
🍬DAY 20: Dear Santa chapters 4-6
🍬DAY 21: Dear Santa chapters 7-9
🍬DAY 22: Dear Santa chapters 10-12
🍬DAY 23: Dear Santa chapters 13-15
🍬DAY 24: Dear Santa chapters 16-18 & Epilogue

[Roseli]

Hello Sunny!

24/24 DAYS 📅

I'll start with The Adventure of The Christmas Pudding, and I´ll looking for anothers

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
Cat Among the Pigeons
The Hollow
Sad Cypress
The Scoop and Behind the Screen
Sherlock Homes: A Study in Scarlet and The Red Headed League
The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
The Adventure of the Devil's Foot
The Adventure of the Priory School

The Widower's Christmas Wish
The Blacksmith's Reluctant Bride
The Mercantile Owner's Bride
The Barber's Christmas Bride
The Baker's Christmas Miracle
A Berry Merry Christmas
Holiday Terminal

DAY 1 - Cat Among the Pigeons
DAY 2 - Start The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
DAY 3 - The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
DAY 4 - The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding

DAY 5 - Finish The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
DAY 5.1 -Finish The Widower's Christmas Wish
DAY 5.2 - The Barber's Christmas Bride

DAY 6 - Finish The Barber's Christmas Bride
DAY 6.1 - Finish The Mercantile Owner's Bride
DAY 6.2 - The Blacksmith's Reluctant Bride

DAY 7 - Finish The Blacksmith's Reluctant Bride
DAY 7.1 Finish The Baker's Christmas Miracle

DAY 8 Start The Hollow

DAY 9 Finish The Hollow
DAY 9.1 Finish A Berry Merry Christmas
DAY 9.2 - Start Holiday Terminal

DAY 10 Finish Holiday Terminal
DAY 11 Start Sad Cypress
DAY 12 Sad Cypress

DAY 13 Finish Sad Cypress
DAY 13.1 Start The Scoop and Behind the Screen

DAY 14 The Scoop and Behind the Screen
DAY 15 Finish The Scoop and Behind the Screen

DAY 16 Start Sherlock Homes: A Study in Scarlet and The Red Headed League
DAY 17 Sherlock Homes: A Study in Scarlet and The Red Headed League
DAY 18 Sherlock Homes: A Study in Scarlet and The Red Headed League
DAY 19 The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
DAY 20 The Adventure of the Devil's Foot

DAY 21 The Adventure of the Priory School
DAY 22 The Sign of Four
DAY 23 The Sign of Four
DAY 24 The Sign of Four

Thanks e Merry Christmas!!

[Chalmation]

I'm in. I'm reading Grimm's Fairy Tales.

24/24

[Lucy-Bookworm]

Can I join in? I am planning on re-reading an old favourite during Advent: The Advent Calendar

11/24

Day 1: Completely forgot that this book actually starts on 30th Nov, so read chapters 1 & 2 today!
Day 2-11: Complete

Ok, I'm good at reading & hopeless at updating daily!

24 complete!

[bailey, Challenges]

I'll join!

Progress: 24/24 Days BOOK COMPLETE

I couldn't find anything that said how many chapters are in Dune Messiah so I just divided my copy (337 pages) into ~14 pages per day.

🎄Day 1: 15 pages
⛄️Day 2: 15 pages
❄️Day 3: 14 pages
🧣Day 4: 14 pages
🪵Day 5: 14 pages
Day 6: 0 pages
Day 7: 0 pages
Day 8: 0 pages
💚Day 9: 14 pages
❤️Day 10: 54 pages
Day 11: 0 pages
Day 12: 0 pages
🕯️Day 13: 36 pages
🍫Day 14: 27 pages
🥛Day 15: 16 pages
🧤Day 16: 14 pages
Day 17: 0 pages
Day 18: 0 pages
🎅Day 19: 42 pages
🎁 Day 20: 14 pages
Day 21: 0 pages
Day 22: 0 pages
🧑‍🎄Day 23: 19 pages
Day 24: 0 pages
Day 25: 0 pages
Day 26: 0 pages
Day 27: 0 pages
🧶Day 28: 29 pages

[Sunny]

JenniferJ wrote: "Sign me up! The book I am choosing has 3 short stories in it but together they contain 35 Chapters but I want to complete it in 24 days so what I am going to do is put myself down as 0/24 and for t..."

Jennifer, however you want to do the challenge is fine. This in one of the most flexible challenges we have -- other than reading for at least 24 days =)

[Sunny]

Amy (Other Amy) wrote: "Count me in for 24. I've actually been trying to do a little advance planning this year, so maybe I'll actually finish? Reading during the actual Christmas holiday (December 23 to 26) is impossible..."

Hi, Amy Love your options! If you decide to read more than 24 you can leave your count 0/24 and just add the extra on the plus side.

[Sunny]

Lucy-Bookworm wrote: "Can I join in? I am planning on re-reading an old favourite during Advent: The Advent Calendar"

Hi Lucy! Thanks for joining us.

[Sunny]

Caught up thru Msg. #25

Welcome to all who've joined since last update.

We now have 19 reading.

Happy Reading y'all!

[Amy (Other Amy)]

Sunny wrote: "Hi, Amy Love your options! If you decide to read more than 24 you can leave your count 0/24 and just add the extra on the plus side."

You know, that's an excellent idea. Who needs more pressure in the silly season? LOL. That's exactly what I'll do.

[Beverly]

I'm planning once again to tackle reading The Swarm. I'll have to read about 50 pages a day for that to work out. Maybe this time I'll finish!!!

24/24

1. pages 1 through 48
2. pages 49 through102
3. pages 103 through 151
4. pages 152 through 205
5. pages 206 through 251
6. pages 252 through 303
7. pages 303 through 352
8. pages 353 through 401
9. pages 402 through 453
10. pages 454 through 504
11. pages 504 through 552
12. pages 552 through 603
13. pages 604 through 652
14. pages 653 through 704
15. pages 704 through 754
16. pages 754 through 801
17. pages 802 through 854
18. pages 854 through 892
19. pages 893 through 930
20. pages 931 through 969
21. pages 969 through 1006
22. pages 1007 through 1044
23. pages 1045 through 1083
24. pages 1084 through 1126

[Jill]

I’m rereading A Feast for Crows. It has 46 chapters, so I plan to read 2 chapters a day. Add in the prologue and that should work out to 24.

Dec. 1–read Prologue, Chapter 1
Dec. 2–Chapters 2, Chapter 3
Dec. 3–Chapter 4, Chapter 5
Dec. 4–Chapter6 , Chapter 7
Dec. 5–Chapter 8, Chapter 9
Dec. 6–Chapter 10, Chapter 11
Dec. 7–Chapter 12, Chapter13
Dec. 8–Chapter 14, Chapter 15
Dec. 9–Chapter 16, Chapter 17
Dec. 10–Chapter 18, Chapter 19
Dec. 11–Chapter 20, Chapter 21
Dec. 12–Chapter 22, Chapter 23
Dec. 13, Chapter 24, Chapter 25
Dec. 14-Chapter 26, Chapter 27
Dec. 15-Chapter 28, Chapter 29
Dec. 16-Chapter 30, Chapter 31
Dec. 17-Chapter 32, Chapter 33
Dec. 18- Chapter 34, Chapter 35
Dec. 19-Chapter 36, Chapter 37
Dec. 20-Chapter 38, Chapter 39
Dec. 22-Chapter 40, Chapter 41
Dec. 23-Chapter 43, chapters 44

[Sunny]

Caught up thru Msg #32

[Amy (Other Amy)]

Updated message 19, 1/24 2/24.

[Sherri]

1. Bowdrie's Law: Stories by Louis L'Amour - Down Sonora Way, 4/5*, 12/1/22
2. The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe, 4/5*, 12/2/22
3. Rip Van Winkle by Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving, 3/5*, 12/3/22
4. Bowdrie's Law: Stories by Louis L'Amour - The Outlaws of Poplar Creek, 4/5*, 12/4/22
5. Mothering by Lindsay Flo, Reedsy online website, 3/5*, 12/5/22
6. Bowdrie's Law: Stories by Louis L'Amour - McNelly Knows A Ranger, 4/5*, 12/6/22
7. Bowdrie's Law: Stories by Louis L'Amour - The Outlaws of Poplar Creek, 4/5*, 12/7/22
8. Bowdrie's Law: Stories by Louis L'Amour - Strange Pursuit, 4/5*, 12/8/22
9. The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe, 4/5*, 12/9/22
10. The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry by O. Henry, 4/5*, 12/10/22
11. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain, 4/5*, 12/11/22
12. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, 4/5*, 12/12/22
13. The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen, 4/5*, 12/13/22
14. The Twelve Days of Christmas by Jan Brett, 3/5*, 12/14/22
15. The emperor's new clothes by Hans Christian Andersen, 3/5*, 12/15/22
16. Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann, 3/5*, 12/16/22
17. The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen, 4/5*, 12/17/22
18. What the Moon Saw by Hans Christian Andersen 4/5*, 12/18/22
19. The Littlest Angel by Charles Tazewell, 5/5*, 12/19/22
20. A Letter from Santa Claus by Mark Twain, 4/5*, 12/20/22
21. The Christmas Cuckoo by Mary Jo Putney, 4/5*, 12/21/22
22. Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus by Francis Pharcellus Church 4/5*, 12/22/22
23. The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg, 4/5*, 12/23/22
24. The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore, 5/5*, 12/24/22

[Sunny]

Updated Msg #3 2/24

[Sunny]

Caught up thru Msg #39

[Henriette]

Sunny wrote: "Henriette wrote: "I would like to join too, reading The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle. I will be trying to read about 12 pages a day until December 24th.

Progress: 0/292"

Henriette, I'm putting..."

Thank you, wasn't quite sure about that :)

[Sunny]

bookworm04! wrote: "I would like to join also

Return of railway children
Chapter a day

Progress 2/24"

Hi, I had added you to the list as Msg #34, but will change you to Msg #42.

[Sunny]

Lucy-Bookworm wrote: "Can I join in? I am planning on re-reading an old favourite during Advent: The Advent Calendar

01/24

Day 1: Completely forgot that this book actually starts on 30th Nov, so read c..."

The Challenge started on Dec 1st =)

[bailey, Challenges]

Update msg 25

2/24 days :)

[D.L.]

2 days in the bag.

2/24 :)

[Jenn]

I would like to sign up and read a short story everyday . I missed the first day so I will double up on one day to catch up.
So far its-- 1/24

December 1-?
December 2- The Legend of the Christmas Witch

[Chrissie]

Update to message #7 - 2/27

I'm a tad bit behind schedule but I'm sure I'll get along.

[Sunny]

🎄Welcome everyone!🎄

As of Dec 3rd:

We have 25 celebrating.

I am caught up through Msg. #49.

My next update will be: Thurs Dec 8th.

Happy Reading y'all!

[Ana]

Update to message #6 - 3/24

[Chalmation]

Updated message #23

3/24

[Beverly]

Updated message 31 throught December 4th.

[Caro]

Updated post 11

4 from 24

For this year I decided to read Orgullo Zombi 2

Below is the title of each story I read every day:

Day 1: Gourmet haute cuisine
Day 2: Virus
Day 3: Que ni la muerte nos separe
Day 4: Nacidos de la tierra
Day 5:
Day 6:
Day 7:
Day 8:
Day 9:
Day 10:
Day 11:
Day 12:
Day 13:
Day 14:
Day 15:
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Day 17:
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Day 21:
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Day 23:
Day 24 :

[bailey, Challenges]

Update msg 25

5/24 days :)