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Welcome to this monthly challenge!When posting your progress, please include your original message number plus the current progress e.g. Update to msg 18: 3/5 books read. Please don't delete your original post - just send me a message if you decide to drop out. Thanks.
PARTICIPANTS
Updated 27 December up to message 26
📃 Signed up [6]
Jenn (msg 12) 0/8
JenniferJ (msg 10) 0/3
Nicole (msg 16) 0/2
Rachel (msg 11) 0/4
Shari (msg 7) 0/5
Suzanne (msg 17) 0/8
🗂️ In Progress [2]
Amy (msg 9) 2/5
Lucy-Bookworm (msg 15) 1/4
✅ Completed [5]
Ariail (msg 4) 8/8
Rachael (msg 3) 3/3
Sarah (msg 5) 8/8
Sheila (msg 6) 8/8
TerryJane (msg 8) 8/8
COMPLETED: 3/3✔️ Chronicle - Read a book that has been ghostwritten: The Count of Monte Cristo finished 5 December, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️ Continue - Read one book in a series by the original author (Sherlock Holmes): The Hound of the Baskervilles finished 18 December, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️ and a continuation novel book by another author: The Three Locks finished 27 December, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Sign me up for 8 books8/8-COMPLETED
✅1. Collaborate. Read a book written by two or more authors-Ladies' Night at Finbar's Hotel(9/12/22)
✅2. Chronicle. Read a book that has been ghostwritten-Emma Brown(15/12/22)
✅3. Collect. Read a book of stories/essays/poems where more than one author has contributed-Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II(14/12/22)
✅4. Cooperate. Read a book written by an author/illustrator team who have worked together on at least 3 books. Other teams are also allowed, but they must have different roles, e.g., author/narrator-Matilda by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake(13/12/22)
✅5 and 6. Continue. Sometimes authors continue a series that was started by another, e.g., James Bond. Read one book in the series by the original author and a continuation novel book by another author-Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (1/12/22) and Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley (22/12/22)
✅7. Complete. Read an unfinished book that required a bit of work by another before publication, e.g., Christopher Tolkien edited some of his father's work posthumously-A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, Original idea by Siobhan Dowd(10/12/22)
✅8. Choose. Read a book you would love to have co-written-New Kids on the Block: Five Brothers and a Million Sisters(11/12/22)
Sheila from eastern North Carolina signing up for all 8 prompts even though some seem challenging! Thanks for creating this.
I would like to join for 5.Progress: 0 / 5
ON THE SAME PAGE
Duration: December 1 - December 31, 2022
One type of harmony is agreement or accord, such as when people work together to do something well. These bookish prompts relate to this type of harmony. To join, post a message here telling the leader how many books you plan to read for this challenge.
1. Collaborate. Read a book written by two or more authors.
2. Chronicle. Read a book that has been ghostwritten.
3. Collect. Read a book of stories/essays/poems where more than one author has contributed.
4. Cooperate. Read a book written by an author/illustrator team who have worked together on at least 3 books. Other teams are also allowed, but they must have different roles, e.g., author/narrator.
5 and 6. Continue. Sometimes authors continue a series that was started by another, e.g., James Bond. Read one book in the series by the original author and a continuation novel book by another author.
7. Complete. Read an unfinished book that required a bit of work by another before publication, e.g., Christopher Tolkien edited some of his father's work posthumously.
8. Choose. Read a book you would like to have co-written.
📃 ON THE SAME PAGE - Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1 - December 31, 2022
Progress: 8/8 -- COMPLETE
1. Collaborate. Read a book written by two or more authors.
📃 The Surgeon's Daughter - Audrey Blake is a writing duo -- one American, one Canadian -- who met as finalists in a writing contest.
2. Chronicle. Read a book that has been ghostwritten.
📃 Imprisoned with the Pharaohs - a Harry Houdini short story ghostwritten by H.P. Lovecraft
3. Collect. Read a book of stories/essays/poems where more than one author has contributed.
📃 My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories
4. Cooperate. Read a book written by an author/illustrator team who have worked together on at least 3 books. Other teams are also allowed, but they must have different roles, e.g., author/narrator.
📃 The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains - Author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Eddie Campbell have worked together on 10 or more works.
5 and 6. Continue. Sometimes authors continue a series that was started by another, e.g., James Bond.
Read one book in the series by the original author...
📃 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
...and a continuation novel book by another author.
📃 The Girl in the Spider's Web
7. Complete. Read an unfinished book that required a bit of work by another before publication.
📃 Micro - Begun by Michael Crichton and finished by Richard Preston after Crichton's death.
8. Choose. Read a book you would like to have co-written.
📃 Someone Else's Love Story
Please sign me up for 5!2/5
2. Chronicle. Read a book that has been ghostwritten.
3. Collect. Read a book of stories/essays/poems where more than one author has contributed.
4. Cooperate. Read a book written by an author/illustrator team who have worked together on at least 3 books. Other teams are also allowed, but they must have different roles, e.g., author/narrator.
5 and 6. Continue. Sometimes authors continue a series that was started by another, e.g., James Bond. Read one book in the series by the original author and a continuation novel book by another author.
7. Complete. Read an unfinished book that required a bit of work by another before publication, e.g., Christopher Tolkien edited some of his father's work posthumously.
0/31. Collaborate. Read a book written by two or more authors.
Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson
3. Collect. Read a book of stories/essays/poems where more than one author has contributed.
author/narrator. Kissing Santa Claus by Donna Kauffman and Jill Shavis, and HelenKay Dimon
8. Choose. Read a book you would like to have co-written.
Amish Christmas Secrets by Debby Giusti
ON THE SAME PAGEDuration: December 1 - December 31, 2022
I like to participate.
0/4
1. Collaborate. Read a book written by two or more authors.
Between the Lines By Jodi Picoult
2. Collect. Read a book of stories/essays/poems where more than one author has contributed.
Scattered ShowersBy Rainbow Rowell
3. Chronicle. Read a book that has been ghostwritten.
Petals on the Wind By V.C. Andrews
4.Choose. Read a book you would like to have co-written
The Travelling Cat Chronicles By Hiro Arikawa
Sheila from eastern North Carolina , message 6, first 2/10.1. Collaboration-The Personal Librarian, Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray -https://www.goodreads.com/work/714180...
2. Ghostwritten- Heaven is for Real , Todd Burpo- https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_b...
Please can I sign upLets go for 4 initially & see how I do!
Progress: 1/4
- this book feels ghostwritten & a number of websites confirm this including: https://www.2wheelchick.cc/2017/04/bo...1. Collaborate. Read a book written by two or more authors.
3. Collect. Read a book of stories/essays/poems where more than one author has contributed.
4. Cooperate. Read a book written by an author/illustrator team who have worked together on at least 3 books. Other teams are also allowed, but they must have different roles, e.g., author/narrator.
5 and 6. Continue. Sometimes authors continue a series that was started by another, e.g., James Bond. Read one book in the series by the original author and a continuation novel book by another author.
7. Complete. Read an unfinished book that required a bit of work by another before publication, e.g., Christopher Tolkien edited some of his father's work posthumously.
8. Choose. Read a book you would like to have co-written.
2022 & 2023 Reading ChallengeDecember - On the Same Page
Duration: December 1 - December 31, 2022
Progress: 0 out of 8
One type of harmony is agreement or accord, such as when people work together to do something well. These bookish prompts relate to this type of harmony. To join, post a message here telling the leader how many books you plan to read for this challenge.
1. Collaborate. Read a book written by two or more authors.
2. Chronicle. Read a book that has been ghostwritten.
3. Collect. Read a book of stories/essays/poems where more than one author has contributed.
4. Cooperate. Read a book written by an author/illustrator team who have worked together on at least 3 books. Other teams are also allowed, but they must have different roles, e.g., author/narrator.
5 and 6. Continue. Sometimes authors continue a series that was started by another, e.g., James Bond. Read one book in the series by the original author and a continuation novel book by another author.
7. Complete. Read an unfinished book that required a bit of work by another before publication, e.g., Christopher Tolkien edited some of his father's work posthumously.
8. Choose. Read a book you would like to have co-written.
Update to Message 4. 8/8 completed!
This challenge was SO difficult and I think that's what made me love it the most. It had me truly searching for books that interested me for the prompts.
1. Collaborate. Read a book written by two or more authors.
The Wife Between Us
2. Chronicle. Read a book that has been ghostwritten.
The Clue in the Old Stagecoach
3. Collect. Read a book of stories/essays/poems where more than one author has contributed.
Silenced No More: Empowering the Next Generation of Women
4. Cooperate. Read a book written by an author/illustrator team who have worked together on at least 3 books. Other teams are also allowed, but they must have different roles, e.g., author/narrator.
A Court of Frost and Starlight
5 and 6. Continue. Sometimes authors continue a series that was started by another, e.g., James Bond. Read one book in the series by the original author and a continuation novel book by another author.
Curtain
The Monogram Murders
7. Complete. Read an unfinished book that required a bit of work by another before publication, e.g., Christopher Tolkien edited some of his father's work posthumously.
Dark and Shallow Lies
8. Choose. Read a book you would like to have co-written.
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Sheila from eastern NC, message 6, updating from 2/8 to 7/8.3. Collect-https://www.goodreads.com/work/148126...
4. Cooperate - Street of the Five Moons, Elizabeth Peters, author/Barbara Rosenblatt, narrator
5. Continue- In the Teeth of the Evidence. Dorothy Sayers. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
6. Continue - the Attenbury emerald, Jill Paton Walsh. https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_b...
7. Complete- an unfinished book completed by another author --Thrones, Dominations- Dorothy Sayers. https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_b...
Sheila from eastern NC, #6, last update for 8/8.I would like to have co-written , The Giving Tree, Shel Silverstein
Unfortunately I was not able to read as much as usual in December for various reasons & only managed 1 of these challenges.
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Mad Honey (other topics)The Clue in the Old Stagecoach (other topics)
Silenced No More: Empowering the Next Generation of Women (other topics)
The Wife Between Us (other topics)
A Court of Frost and Starlight (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Richard Preston (other topics)Audrey Blake (other topics)
Michael Crichton (other topics)
H.P. Lovecraft (other topics)
Harry Houdini (other topics)
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Duration: December 1 - December 31, 2022
One type of harmony is agreement or accord, such as when people work together to do something well. These bookish prompts relate to this type of harmony. To join, post a message here telling the leader how many books you plan to read for this challenge.
1. Collaborate. Read a book written by two or more authors.
2. Chronicle. Read a book that has been ghostwritten.
3. Collect. Read a book of stories/essays/poems where more than one author has contributed.
4. Cooperate. Read a book written by an author/illustrator team who have worked together on at least 3 books. Other teams are also allowed, but they must have different roles, e.g., author/narrator.
5 and 6. Continue. Sometimes authors continue a series that was started by another, e.g., James Bond. Read one book in the series by the original author and a continuation novel book by another author.
7. Complete. Read an unfinished book that required a bit of work by another before publication, e.g., Christopher Tolkien edited some of his father's work posthumously.
8. Choose. Read a book you would like to have co-written.
This challenge was created by Rachael, who will also be its leader. Thank you most kindly, Rachael!