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Participants
Agnieszka #117 - 7/25 🚶♂️
Allie #5 - 8/30 🚶♂️
Amy #30 - 5/25 🚶♂️
Amy #12 - 34/35 🎽
Amy (Other Amy) #44 - 0/30
Anna #54 - 40/40 🎽 - Completed! 🙌
AnnaG #21 - 40/75 🎽
Beth #63 - 30/15 🎽 - Completed! 🙌
Brianna Raquel #18 - 75/75 🏁 - Completed! 🙌
Brittany #10 - 27/20 🏃🏽♀️ - Completed! 🙌
Carmen #14 - 75/75 🏁 - Completed! 🙌
Carolyn #50 - 20/20 🏃🏽♀️ - Completed! 🙌
Ciara #52 - 75/75 🏁 - Completed! 🙌
D.L. #11 - 0/10
Debra Diggs #6 - 30/30 🎽 - Completed! 🙌
Dominique #36 - 7/75 🚶♂️
Elizabeth #53 - 0/30
Frankie #26 - 0/50
Gail W #4 - 42/41 🎽 - Completed! 🙌
Greg #24 - 11/50 🚶♂️
Jannene #47 - 34/75 🎽
Jenn #56 - 0/75
Jess #111 - 7/29 🚶♂️
Julie #13 - 24/30 🏃🏽♀️
Kalyn #41 - 10/10 🚶♂️ - Completed! 🙌
Karen #49 - 30/10 🎽 - Completed! 🙌
Katy #29 - 0/40
Kimberly #46 - 0/20
Kristina #17 - 7/75 🚶♂️
Kylie #40 - 0/40
L A i N E Y (will be back) #37 - 0/5
Laurie #51 - 30/30 🎽 - Completed! 🙌
Lina #9 - 60/35 🏆 - Completed! 🙌
Liz #39 - 0/15
luna ☾ #45 - 0/35
Lynette #31 - 65/45 🏆 - Completed! 🙌
Margaret #22 - 3/50 🚶♂️
Maureen #76 - 0/15
Michelle #15 - 0/10
Rachael #38 - 12/12 🚶♂️ - Completed! 🙌
Regina #23 - 17/45 🏃🏽♀️
Sarah #33 - 73/73 🏆 - Completed! 🙌
Shari #48 - 45/45 🥇 - Completed! 🙌
Shelley #25 - 46/45 🥇 - Completed! 🙌
Suzanne #126 - 0/75
Tammy #71 - 11/25 🚶♂️
TEE #62 - 33/30 🎽 - Completed! 🙌
TerryJane #20 - 75/75 🏁 - Completed! 🙌
Theresa #7 - 12/12 🚶♂️ - Completed! 🙌
Ursula #16 - 30/30 🎽 - Completed! 🙌
Wolf (Alpha) #34 - 0/75
Ziggy #8 - 24/24 🏃🏽♀️ - Completed! 🙌
Stats
Participants: 52
Active: 37
Books Read: 1,174
Book Goal: 2036
Completed: 23
Tiers
🚶♂️ 1-14: Walk - 12
🏃🏽♀️ 15-29: 5K - 5
🎽 30-44: 10K - 11
🥇 45-59: Half-Marathon - 2
🏆 60-74: Marathon - 3
🏁 75+: Ultramarathon - 4
Updated through Message #346 on Jan 07, 2025.
Please add me in : 42 / 41 ........completed!
I. Themes - Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
☀ 1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted: They come and go like seasons, the winter that gives… A Psalm for the Wild-Built, road trip
☀ 2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows: Spring was moving in the air above and in… the Garden by the Sea, orange flowers on the cover
☀ 8. An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by… The Apology and the Last Days: A Novel, voice
☀ 9. Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint … The Mystery of the Blue Train, road trip
☀ 10. But he turned our family life into an endless road trip with… The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir, dragons
☀ 12. J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit: The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heard… The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts, road trip
II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
☀ 1. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale: We slept in what had once been… My Monticello
☀ 3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple: You better not never tell… The Okay Witch
☀ 4. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina: All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is… No Refuge
☀ 5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko: History has failed us, but… All You Have to Do Is Call
☀ 6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca: Last night I dreamt I went to… the Hotel du Lac
☀ 7. Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun: When we were new, Rosa and I were… Seeing People Off
☀ 9. Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way: For a long time, I went to bed… Where There Was Fire
☀ 13. Your house glows at night like everything inside is…
Remarkably Bright Creatures
☀ 14. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were... [the] Voice of the Violin
III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
☀ 1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind: After all, tomorrow is… The Second Ending
☀ 2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar: The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards…Stargazing
☀ 3. George Orwell, Animal Farm: The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and… Three Apples Fell from the Sky
☀ 4. Yann Martel, Life of Pi: Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at… The Spy Coast
☀ 5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea: The old man was dreaming about… Olive, Again
☀ 6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans: I was eager to embrace… the Blind Goddess
☀ 8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women: Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you… The Kind Worth Killing
☀ 9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: I'm so glad to be at… The Radcliffe Ladies’ Reading Club
☀10. There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of…Where There Was Fire
☀ 14. But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were very… Bad Neighbours
☀ 15. But over the old man's head they looked at each other and…The Mistress of Bhatia House
IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
☀ 5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012: Find light in the beautiful… Abigail
☀ 6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011: I threw a wish in… the Sea of Tranquility
☀ 10. Sinead O’Connor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990: It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took… The Mule Bone
☀ 11. Prince, Let’s Go Crazy, 1984: Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get… The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife Vol. 1
☀ 12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976: On a dark desert highway, cool wind in… The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
☀ 13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965: All the leaves are brown and the sky is… a Transcendent Kingdom
☀ 15. You must remember this, a kiss is… (the) Food of Ghosts
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
☀ 4. Throw caution to… The Mystery Guest
☀ 5. Stop beating around the… West Heart Kill
☀ 7. Don’t kill the goose that lays the…Cards on the Table
☀ 8. The pot calling the kettle… Z For Zachariah
☀ 10. Your guess is as good as… The Teacher
☀ 11. Too many cooks spoil the… Strong Poison
☀ 12. Two heads are better than… A Council of Dolls
☀ 13. All that glitters is not…the Bright Young Women
☀ 15. A rising tide lifts all…Memphis
Hi This looks like so much fun!Put me in for 30
Progress: 8/30
I. Themes - Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted
They come and go like seasons, the winter that gives…
2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Spring was moving in the air above and in…
3. John Green, Looking for Alaska
Every summer since I was little, I’ve gone to garage sales and bought…
4. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Autumn leaves don't fall, they…
5. Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps…
✅6. Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
People who deny the existence of dragons are often… The Last Devil to Die
7. Jim Butcher, Vignette
I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try to…
✅8. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by The Road to Roswell
9. Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone
Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint the…
✅10. Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
But he turned our family life into an endless road trip with…American Mermaid
✅11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out the…Blue Moon
12. J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit
The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heard…
✅13. Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian
She wore her orange camp t-shirt and… Fourth Wing
✅14. Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be…The Man in the Queue
15. Kathryn Stockett, The Help
All I’m saying is, kindness don’t have…
II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
✅1. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
We slept in what had once been… House of Earth and Blood
2. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
It was a pleasure to…
3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple
You better not never tell…
4. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is…
5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
History has failed us, but…
✅6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went to… House of Sky and Breath
7. Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
When we were new, Rosa and I were…
8. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ships at a distance have every man’s…
9. Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way
For a long time, I went to bed…
10. S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I…
11. Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was…
12. Cormac McCarthy, The Road
When he woke in the woods in the dark and cold of the night he’d…
13. Ashley Audrain, The Push
Your house glows at night like everything inside is…
14. George Orwell, 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were...
15. Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
No live organism can continue for long to…
III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
After all, tomorrow is…
2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards…
3. George Orwell, Animal Farm
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and…
4. Yann Martel,Life of Pi
Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at…
5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
The old man was dreaming about…
6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans
I was eager to embrace…
7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain
There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to…
8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you…
9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
I'm so glad to be at…
10. Kate Chopin, The Awakening
There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of…
11. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
She opened the door wide and let him into her…
12. Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse, he…
13. Asne Seierstad, A Hundred and One Days
It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtains…
14. Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were very…
15. Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth
But over the old man's head they looked at each other and…
IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know I…
2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like a…
3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
You’re the one that I’ve…
4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to…
5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012
Find light in the beautiful…
6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish in…
7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009
I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be…
8. Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, I’m doing…
9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are…
10. Sinéad O’Connor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took…
11. Prince, Let’s Go Crazy, 1984
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get…
12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in…
13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the sky is…
14. Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new…
15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss is…
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
1. Up a creek without a…
2. As snug as a bug in a…
3. Look before you…
4. Throw caution to…
5. Stop beating around the…
6. It is always darkest before…
7. Don’t kill the goose that lays the…
8. The pot calling the kettle…
9. Like a cat on a hot tin…
10. Your guess is as good as…
11. Too many cooks spoil the…
12. Two heads are better than…
13. All that glitters is not…
14. Every dog has his…
15. A rising tide lifts all…
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IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
✔ 1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know I… consider A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
✔ 2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like a… Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa
✔ 3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
You’re the one that I’ve… given Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
✔ 4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to… like This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
✔ 5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012
Find light in the beautiful… Brave Girl, Quiet Girl by Catherine Ryan Hyde
✔ 6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish in… The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
✔ 7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009
I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be… about Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo
✔ 8. Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, I’m
✔ 9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are… around, My Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahon
✔ 10. Sinéad O’Connor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took… The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico
✔ 11. Prince, Let’s Go Crazy, 1984
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get… to House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
✔ 12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind
✔ 13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the sky is… like The Art of Neil Gaiman by Hayley Campbell
✔ 14. Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new…
✔ 15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss is…for The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
✔ 1. Up a creek without
✔ 2. As snug as a bug in
✔ 3. Look before
✔ 4. Throw caution to… the Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
✔ 5. Stop beating around
✔ 6. It is always darkest before… the Silent Redemption by Ellen J. Green
✔ 7. Don’t kill the goose that lays the… Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
✔ 8. The pot calling the kettle… Sister Raven by Karen Rae Levine
✔ 9. Like a cat on a hot tin… ,Slade House by David Mitchell
✔ 10. Your guess is as good as… The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman
✔ 11. Too many cooks spoil
✔ 12. Two heads are better than… The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab
✔ 13. All that glitters is not… for The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich
✔ 14. Every dog has his… Bag of Bones by Helen Cresswell
✔ 15. A rising tide lifts all… toward Island of the Crabs by Steven J. Taylor
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I am joining for 10 for now, thanks! 🏁 Finish Line - Yearly Challenge 🏁
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2024
🏁 Progress: 60/35 🏁 - COMPLETED!
04.02: Raising my goal to 20 books.
04.03: Raising my goal to 35 books.
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I love the idea of this challenge and how many options there are for sentences to complete. I think Ill start it at 20 and see how things go27/20
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Progress: 0/10POSSIBILITIES:
I. Themes - Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
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II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
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III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
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IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
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V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
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I will go for 3534/35
I. Themes - Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted
They come and go like seasons, the winter that gives…
Spring was moving in the air above and in… The Direction of the Wind
Every summer since I was little, I’ve gone to garage sales and bought… Something Beautiful
4. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Autumn leaves don't fall, they…
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps… Faye, Faraway
People who deny the existence of dragons are often…All the Best People
7. Jim Butcher, Vignette
I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try to…
An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by… Bright Winter Lights
Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint the…The Sweetness of Water
But he turned our family life into an endless road trip with…The Outlaw Noble Salt
11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out the…
The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heard… The Cave Dwellers
She wore her orange camp t-shirt and… A Hint of Strangeness
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be…The Liar's Girl
15. Kathryn Stockett, The Help
All I’m saying is, kindness don’t have…
II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
We slept in what had once been… Greenwich Park
2. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
It was a pleasure to…
You better not never tell…The Story Keeper
4. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is…
5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
History has failed us, but…
Last night I dreamt I went to… The Forgotten Garden
When we were new, Rosa and I were… Good Company
8. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ships at a distance have every man’s…
9. Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way
For a long time, I went to bed…
10. S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I…
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was…The Fifth Victim
12. Cormac McCarthy, The Road
When he woke in the woods in the dark and cold of the night he’d…
13. Ashley Audrain, The Push
Your house glows at night like everything inside is…
14. George Orwell, 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were...
15. Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
No live organism can continue for long to…
III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
After all, tomorrow is…
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards…The Housemaid
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and…The Body on the Beach
4. Yann Martel,Life of Pi
Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at…
The old man was dreaming about…Pachinko
I was eager to embrace…The Sea Keeper's Daughters
7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain
There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to…
8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you…
I'm so glad to be at…The Vintage Club
There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of… The Women
11. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
She opened the door wide and let him into her…
12. Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse, he…
It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtains...Fly on the Wall
But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were very…Little Darlings
But over the old man's head they looked at each other and… The Boy
IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know I…
2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like a…
3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
You’re the one that I’ve…
4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to…
Find light in the beautiful…Tears of Amber
6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish in…
I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be…The Silent Treatment
8. Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, I’m doing…
9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are…
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took… The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get…The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in…
13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the sky is…
14. Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new…
15.
You must remember this, a kiss is…The Marriage Test
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
1. Up a creek without a…
2. As snug as a bug in a…
3. Look before you… Find Me
4. Throw caution to…
5. Stop beating around the…
6. It is always darkest before…The End of the Day
7. Don’t kill the goose that lays the…
8. The pot calling the kettle…
9. Like a cat on a hot tin…
10. Your guess is as good as…
11.Too many cooks spoil the…Killer Kung Pao
12. Two heads are better than…
13. All that glitters is not…Diamond City
14. Every dog has his…
15. A rising tide lifts all… Uncharted Waters
I love this challenge! I will go for 3025/30
I. Themes - Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted
They come and go like seasons, the winter that gives…Love Letters to the Dead
2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Spring was moving in the air above and in…
3. John Green, Looking for Alaska
Every summer since I was little, I’ve gone to garage sales and bought…
4. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Autumn leaves don't fall, they…
5. Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps....
6. Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
People who deny the existence of dragons are often…Seeking the Spiritual Path: A Collection from Lifeline
7. Jim Butcher, Vignette
I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try to…
8. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by…The Taking
9. Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone
Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint...The Last Thing He Told Me
10. Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
But he turned our family life into an endless road trip with…The Devil and the Dark Water
11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out...The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
12. J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit
The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heard…Oh My Stars
13. Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian
She wore her orange camp t-shirt and…
14. Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be…Gone Without a Trace
15. Kathryn Stockett, The Help
All I’m saying is, kindness don’t have…
II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
1. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
We slept in what had once been…
2. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
It was a pleasure to…Call the Canaries Home
3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple
You better not never tell…The Teacher
4. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is…
5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
History has failed us, but… There Are No Grown-ups: A Midlife Coming-of-Age Story
6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went to…The Road to Enchantment
7. Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
When we were new, Rosa and I were…The Berry Pickers
8. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ships at a distance have every man’s…
9. Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way
For a long time, I went to bed…
10. S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I…
11. Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was…Dead as a Doornail
12. Cormac McCarthy, The Road
When he woke in the woods in the dark and cold of the night he’d…Ask for Andrea
13. Ashley Audrain, The Push
Your house glows at night like everything inside is…
14. George Orwell, 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were...
15. Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
No live organism can continue for long to…
III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
After all, tomorrow is…The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son
2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards…The Lonely Hearts Book Club
3. George Orwell, Animal Farm
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and…
4. Yann Martel,Life of Pi
Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at…A Deadly Education
5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
The old man was dreaming about…The Echo of Old Books
6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans
I was eager to embrace…The Girl Who Drank the Moon
7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain
There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to…
8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you…
9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
I'm so glad to be at… 16 Lighthouse Road
10. Kate Chopin, The Awakening
There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of…The Graveyard Book
11. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
She opened the door wide and let him into her…
12. Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse, he…
13. Asne Seierstad, A Hundred and One Days
It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtains…
14. Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were very…
15. Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth
But over the old man's head they looked at each other and…
IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know I…
2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like a…
3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
You’re the one that I’ve…
4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to…
5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012
Find light in the beautiful…
6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish in…
7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009
I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be…
8. Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, I’m doing…
9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are…
10. Sinéad O’Connor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took…
11. Prince, Let’s Go Crazy, 1984
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get…
12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in…
13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the sky is…
14. Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new…
15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss is…What Angels Fear
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
1. Up a creek without a…
2. As snug as a bug in a…
3. Look before you…
4. Throw caution to…
5. Stop beating around the…
6. It is always darkest before…Britt-Marie Was Here
7. Don’t kill the goose that lays the…
8. The pot calling the kettle…
9. Like a cat on a hot tin…
10. Your guess is as good as…
11. Too many cooks spoil the…
12. Two heads are better than…
13. All that glitters is not…A Haunting on the Hill
14. Every dog has his…
15. A rising tide lifts all…
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Omg this looks fun and unique! Can't wait. I'm in for 10 right now, although I may update that when I figure out all my challenges for 2024.
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IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know I…Listen for the Lie
2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like a…Small Sacrifices
3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
You’re the one that I’ve…Othered: Finding Belonging with the God Who Pursues the Hurt, Harmed, and Marginalized
4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to…Kill for Me, Kill for You
5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012The Gloom Between Stars
Find light in the beautiful…Iron Flame
6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish in…The Secret Book of Flora Lea
7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009
I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be…
8. Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, I’m doing…The People We Keep
9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are…Cooking for Picasso
10. Sinéad O’Connor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took…The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook
11. Prince, Let’s Go Crazy, 1984
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get…The Housemaid's Secret
12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in…The Valley of Horses
13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the sky is…:Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
14. Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new…Reality Check: Making the Best of The Situation - How I Overcame Addiction, Loss, and Prison
15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss is…Pursuing Madness
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
1. Up a creek without a…The Plains of Passage
2. As snug as a bug in a…The Silence of Sodom: Homosexuality in Modern Catholicism
3. Look before you…Bring Up the Bodies
4. Throw caution to…The Clan of the Cave Bear
5. Stop beating around the…The Sun and Its Shade
6. It is always darkest before…The Night & Its Moon
7. Don’t kill the goose that lays the…The Woman in Me
8. The pot calling the kettle…Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
9. Like a cat on a hot tin…Wolf Hall
10. Your guess is as good as…My Word
11. Too many cooks spoil the…Rise of the Sea Witch
12. Two heads are better than…The Good Daughter
13. All that glitters is not…Entombed in Glass
14. Every dog has his…The Women
15. A rising tide lifts all…Remarkably Bright Creatures
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42/45I. Themes - Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
✔️1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted
They come and go like seasons, the winter that gives…the Call for the Dead
✔️2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Spring was moving in the air above and in…England, England
✔️3. John Green, Looking for Alaska
Every summer since I was little, I’ve gone to garage sales and bought…Wild Strawberries
4. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Autumn leaves don't fall, they…
✔️5. Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps…The Secret of Chimneys
6. Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
People who deny the existence of dragons are often…
7. Jim Butcher, Vignette
I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try to…
8. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
✔️An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by…Persuasion
✔️9. Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone
Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint
✔️10. Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
But he turned our family life into an endless road trip with…The Master and Margarita
✔️11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out
✔️12. J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit
The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heard…the Wyrd Sisters
✔️13. Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian
She wore her orange camp t-shirt and…Wigs on the Green
14. Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be…
15. Kathryn Stockett, The Help
All I’m saying is, kindness don’t have…
II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
✔️1. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
We slept in what had once been…Jamaica Inn
2. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
It was a pleasure to…
✔️3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple
You better not never tell…Lolly Willowes
4. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is…
5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
History has failed us, but…
✔️6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went
✔️7. Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
When we were new, Rosa and I were…High Rising
8. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ships at a distance have every man’s…
✔️9. Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way
For a long time, I went to bed…in A Room of One’s Own
✔️10. S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house,
11. Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was…
✔️12. Cormac McCarthy, The Road
When he woke in the woods in the dark and cold of the night he’d…hear The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
✔️13. Ashley Audrain, The Push
Your house glows at night like everything inside is…Ice Cold
✔️14. George Orwell, 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were...A Fugue in Time
15. Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
No live organism can continue for long to…
III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
✔️1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
After all, tomorrow is…the Winter Solstice
✔️2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards…The Moving Finger
✔️3. George Orwell, Animal Farm
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and…at The Red Thumb Mark
✔️4. Yann Martel,Life of Pi
Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long
✔️5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
The old man was dreaming about…the Death of a Gossip
6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans
I was eager to embrace…
7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain
There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to…
✔️8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you…Death on the Nile
✔️9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
I'm so glad to be at…The Golden House
✔️10. Kate Chopin, The Awakening
There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of…Five Little Pigs
✔️11. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
She opened the door wide and let him into
✔️12. Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse,
13. Asne Seierstad, A Hundred and One Days
It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtains…
✔️14. Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were
15. Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth
But over the old man's head they looked at each other and…
IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know I…
✔️2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like
3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
You’re the one that I’ve…
✔️4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to…go Around the World in Eighty Days
5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012
Find light in the beautiful…
6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish in…
7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009
I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be…a
✔️8. Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, I’m doing…Two-Way Murder
9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are…
✔️10. Sinéad O’Connor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took…Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
11. Prince, Let’s Go Crazy, 1984
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get…
12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in…
✔️13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the
✔️14. Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found
✔️15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss is…the Antidote to Venom
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
1. Up a creek without a…
2. As snug as a bug in a…
3. Look before you…
4. Throw caution to…
5. Stop beating around the…
✔️6. It is always darkest before…The Fortnight in September
7. Don’t kill the goose that lays the…
✔️8. The pot calling the kettle…O Caledonia
9. Like a cat on a hot tin…
✔️10. Your guess is as good as…The Seven Dials Mystery
11. Too many cooks spoil the…
12. Two heads are better than…
✔️13. All that glitters is not…The Ice Palace
14. Every dog has his…
✔️15. A rising tide lifts all…After the Rain
My, this looks like it'll be a blast. I'm down for 50.I. Themes - Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Spring was moving in the air above and in the Holly
3. John Green, Looking for Alaska
Every summer since I was little, I’ve gone to garage sales and bought a Heart-Shaped Box
6. Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
People who deny the existence of dragons are often Blood and Smoke
8. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by… Knots and Crosses
11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out the Star Splinter
14. Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be Under Occupation
II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went to The Inn Of The Two Witches
III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards Radigan
5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
The old man was dreaming about the River of Stars
6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans
I was eager to embrace Terms of Enlistment
9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
I'm so glad to be at Pandora's Star
11/50
What a fun idea! Put me down for 15. I'll try to complete at least 3 per category.Goal increased to 30 on 04/22/2024.
Goal increased to 45 on 06/05/2024.
STATUS: 46/45 - DONE!
UPDATED: 07/30/2024
I - Themes: (11)
1 - They come and go like seasons, the winter that gives…The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness - 07/26/2024
2 - Spring was moving in the air above and in…the River of the Gods - 05/24/2024
3 - Every summer since I was little, I’ve gone to garage sales and bought…Legends & Lattes - 07/30/2024
6 - People who deny the existence of dragons are often…The Maid - 04/21/2024
8 - An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by…an Oath and Honor - 04/01/2024
9 - Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint the…Warrior Girl Unearthed - 01/24/2024
10 - But he turned our family life into an endless road trip with…The Girl Who Saved Christmas - 02/02/2024
11 - I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out
12 - The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heard…The Bear and the Nightingale - 01/05/2024
14 - What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be…Deacon King Kong - 02/18/2024
15 - All I’m saying is, kindness don’t have…The Warm Hands of Ghosts - 04/10/2024
II - Opening Lines: (8)
1 - We slept in what had once been…The Dutch House - 06/24/2024
2 - It was a pleasure to…See No Stranger - 07/30/2024
3 - You better not never tell…A Boy Called Christmas - 01/02/2024
4 - All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is…A Call for Courage - 04/09/2024
5 - History has failed us, but…I Must Betray You - 01/24/2024
6 - Last night I dreamt I went to…The Ungrateful Refugee - 04/24/2024
7 - When we were new, Rosa and I were…Stewards of Eden - IN PROCESS
9 - For a long time, I went to bed…with A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - 03/25/2024
11 - Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was…As Good As Dead - 06/11/2024
III - Closing Lines: (10)
1 - After all, tomorrow is…The Final Gambit - 05/05/2024
2 - The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards…The Watchmaker's Daughter - 01/20/2024
4 -Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at…The Inheritance Games - 03/12/2024
5 - The old man was dreaming about…The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - 02/01/2024
6 - I was eager to embrace…The Other Wes Moore - 01/17/2024
8 - Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you…The Last Thing He Told Me - 05/17/2024
9 - I'm so glad to be at…The Last Murder at the End of the World - 06/03/2024
10 - There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of…The Cruel Prince - 07/11/2024
11 - She opened the door wide and let him into her…Winterland - 07/24/2024
14 - But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were
IV - Songs: (7)
1 - Every time you come around, you know
2 - Smooth like butter, like
5 - Find light in the beautiful…Place Called Home - 07/06/2024
7 - I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be…a Kill Joy - 02/19/2024
10 - It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took…The Indigo Girl - 02/03/2024
11 - Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get…Black Cake - 03/22/2024
14 - Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new…Girl in the Tower - 02/15/2024
V - Idioms: (10)
1 - Up a creek without
2 - As snug as a bug in a…The Violin Conspiracy - 04/05/2024
3 - Look before you…Knock at Midnigh - 02/26/2024
4 - Throw caution to…The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy - 02/15/2024
5 - Stop beating around the…Bridge of Clay - 04/21/2024
6 - It is always darkest before…The Winter of the Witch - 03/08/2024
11 - Too many cooks spoil the…The Brothers Hawthorne - 05/24/2024
12 - Two heads are better than…The Busy Body - 04/29/2024
13 - All that glitters is not…The Hawthorne Legacy - 04/25/2024
14 - Every dog has his…Long March Home - 06/16/2024
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FINISH LINEDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2024
00/50 Completed
I. Themes - Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted
They come and go like seasons, the winter that gives…
2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Spring was moving in the air above and in…
3. John Green, Looking for Alaska
Every summer since I was little, I’ve gone to garage sales and bought…
4. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Autumn leaves don't fall, they…
5. Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps…
6. Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
People who deny the existence of dragons are often…
7. Jim Butcher, Vignette
I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try to…
8. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by…
9. Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone
Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint the…
10. Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
But he turned our family life into an endless road trip with…
11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out the…
12. J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit
The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heard…
13. Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian
She wore her orange camp t-shirt and…
14. Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be…
15. Kathryn Stockett, The Help
All I’m saying is, kindness don’t have…
II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
1. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
We slept in what had once been…
2. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
It was a pleasure to…
3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple
You better not never tell…
4. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is…
5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
History has failed us, but…
6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went to…
7. Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
When we were new, Rosa and I were…
8. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ships at a distance have every man’s…
9. Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way
For a long time, I went to bed…
10. S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I…
11. Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was…
12. Cormac McCarthy, The Road
When he woke in the woods in the dark and cold of the night he’d…
13. Ashley Audrain, The Push
Your house glows at night like everything inside is…
14. George Orwell, 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were...
15. Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
No live organism can continue for long to…
III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
After all, tomorrow is…
2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards…
3. George Orwell, Animal Farm
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and…
4. Yann Martel,Life of Pi
Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at…
5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
The old man was dreaming about…
6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans
I was eager to embrace…
7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain
There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to…
8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you…
9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
I'm so glad to be at…
10. Kate Chopin, The Awakening
There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of…
11. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
She opened the door wide and let him into her…
12. Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse, he…
13. Asne Seierstad, A Hundred and One Days
It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtains…
14. Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were very…
15. Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth
But over the old man's head they looked at each other and…
IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know I…
2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like a…
3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
You’re the one that I’ve…
4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to…
5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012
Find light in the beautiful…
6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish in…
7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009
I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be…
8. Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, I’m doing…
9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are…
10. Sinéad O’Connor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took…
11. Prince, Let’s Go Crazy, 1984
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get…
12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in…
13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the sky is…
14. Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new…
15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss is…
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
1. Up a creek without a…
2. As snug as a bug in a…
3. Look before you…
4. Throw caution to…
5. Stop beating around the…
6. It is always darkest before…
7. Don’t kill the goose that lays the…
8. The pot calling the kettle…
9. Like a cat on a hot tin…
10. Your guess is as good as…
11. Too many cooks spoil the…
12. Two heads are better than…
13. All that glitters is not…
14. Every dog has his…
15. A rising tide lifts all…
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Themes
1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted: They come and go like seasons, the winter that gives… A Game of Lies
2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows: Spring was moving in the air above and in…
3. John Green, Looking for Alaska: Every summer since I was little, I’ve gone to garage sales and bought…
4. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing: Autumn leaves don't fall, they…
5. Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore: Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps…
6. Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: People who deny the existence of dragons are often…
7. Jim Butcher, Vignette: I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try to…
8. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited: An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by… The Last Party
9. Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone: Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint the… Fourth Wing
10. Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl: But he turned our family life into an endless road trip with…
11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat: I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out the…
12. J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit: The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heard…
13. Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian: She wore her orange camp t-shirt and…
14. Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give: What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be…
15. Kathryn Stockett, The Help: All I’m saying is, kindness don’t have…
Opening Lines
1. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale: We slept in what had once been…
2. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451: It was a pleasure to…
3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple: You better not never tell… Our Wives Under the Sea
4. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina: All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is…
5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko: History has failed us, but…
6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca: Last night I dreamt I went to…
7. Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun: When we were new, Rosa and I were… Perfect
8. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God: Ships at a distance have every man’s…
9. Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way: For a long time, I went to bed…
10. S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders: When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I…
11. Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude: Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was…
12. Cormac McCarthy, The Road: When he woke in the woods in the dark and cold of the night he’d…
13. Ashley Audrain, The Push: Your house glows at night like everything inside is…
14. George Orwell, 1984: It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were...
15. Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House: No live organism can continue for long to…
Closing Lines
1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind: After all, tomorrow is…
2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar: The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards…
3. George Orwell, Animal Farm: The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and…
4. Yann Martel,Life of Pi: Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at…
5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea: The old man was dreaming about…
6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans: I was eager to embrace…
7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain: There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to…
8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women: Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you…
9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: I'm so glad to be at…
10. Kate Chopin, The Awakening: There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of…
11. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest: She opened the door wide and let him into her…
12. Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada: And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse, he…
13. Asne Seierstad, A Hundred and One Days: It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtains…
14. Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast: But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were very…
15. Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth: But over the old man's head they looked at each other and…
Songs
1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021: Every time you come around, you know I…
2. BTS, Butter, 2021: Smooth like butter, like a…
3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020: You’re the one that I’ve…
4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014: It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to…
5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012: Find light in the beautiful…
6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011: I threw a wish in…
7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009: I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be…
8. Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008: Up in the club, just broke up, I’m doing…
9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002: His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are…
10. Sinéad O’Connor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990: It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took…
11. Prince, Let’s Go Crazy, 1984: Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get…
12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976: On a dark desert highway, cool wind in…
13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965: All the leaves are brown and the sky is…
14. Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956: Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new…
15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942: You must remember this, a kiss is…
Idioms
1. Up a creek without a…
2. As snug as a bug in a…
3. Look before you…
4. Throw caution to…
5. Stop beating around the…
6. It is always darkest before…
7. Don’t kill the goose that lays the…
8. The pot calling the kettle…
9. Like a cat on a hot tin…
10. Your guess is as good as…
11. Too many cooks spoil the…
12. Two heads are better than…
13. All that glitters is not…
14. Every dog has his…
15. A rising tide lifts all…
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I. Themes - Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
✔️ 1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted
They come and go like seasons, the winter that gives… The Birth of Yugoslavia
✔️ 2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Spring was moving in the air above and in… Bleak House[: The Shadow of 10,000 Hills|35282472]
✔️ 3. John Green, Looking for Alaska
Every summer since I was little, I’ve gone to garage sales and bought…The Secret Recipe of Ella Dove
✔️ 4. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Autumn leaves don't fall, they…(shade) Virgin Soil
✔️ 5. Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps… Killing Time
✔️ 6. Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
People who deny the existence of dragons are often… Voices from Chernobyl
✔️ 7. Jim Butcher, Vignette
I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try to…(see the) Dark Princess
✔️ 8. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by…Copycat Killing
✔️ 9. Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone
Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint the…The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
✔️ 10. Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
But he turned our family life into an endless road trip with…Dev and Ollie [to the Colour Carnival|33206900]
✔️ 11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out the…The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
✔️ 12. J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit
The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heard…A History of the Great War, Volume 4
✔️ 13. Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian
She wore her orange camp t-shirt and…(saw a) Boy With a Pack
✔️ 14. Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be…Romola
✔️ 15. Kathryn Stockett, The Help
All I’m saying is, kindness don’t have…Murder in the Rose Garden
II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
✔️ 1. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
We slept in what had once been…the Andamans and Nicobars
✔️ 2. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
It was a pleasure to…(find) Freedom in Congo Square
✔️ 3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple
You better not never tell… (the) Daughter Of The Sky
✔️ 4. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is…(playing) Simon Sort of Says
✔️ 5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
History has failed us, but… (consider) 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
✔️ 6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went to…Captain Jinks of the Horse marines: a fantastic comedy in three acts
✔️ 7. Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
When we were new, Rosa and I were…Mexikid(s)
✔️ 8. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ships at a distance have every man’s… Face of a Stranger
✔️ 9. Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way
For a long time, I went to bed…(every) 61 Hours
✔️ 10. S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I…(mulled over)The Strange Voyage and Adventures of Domingo Gonsales, to the World in the Moon
✔️ 11. Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was…(afraid) The Party's Over
✔️ 12. Cormac McCarthy, The Road
When he woke in the woods in the dark and cold of the night he’d…(escaped) Clouds of Witness
✔️ 13. Ashley Audrain, The Push
Your house glows at night like everything inside is…Ball Lightning
✔️ 14. George Orwell, 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were...(showing) Seven Days To Say Goodbye
✔️ 15. Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
No live organism can continue for long to… (pursue) The Flight of the Wild Gander
III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
✔️ 1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
After all, tomorrow is…Worth Dying For
✔️ 2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards…Ivanhoe
✔️ 3. George Orwell, Animal Farm
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and… Don Quixote
✔️ 4. Yann Martel,Life of Pi
Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at…The Kindness Games
✔️ 5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
The old man was dreaming about…Bushido: The Soul of Japan
✔️ 6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans
I was eager to embrace… Pandora
✔️ 7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain
There was some open space between what he knew and what he
✔️ 8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you…(a) Lone Journey
✔️ 9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
I'm so glad to be …At Aboukir and Acre
✔️ 10. Kate Chopin, The Awakening
There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of…When We Were Very Young
✔️ 11. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
She opened the door wide and let him into her…Broken Bayou
✔️ 12. Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse, he…(told) [:A Tale for the Time Being|15811545]
13. Asne Seierstad, A Hundred and One Days
It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtains…
✔️ 14. Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were very…Merry Five (by Penn Shirley, not on Goodreads)
✔️ 15. Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth
But over the old man's head they looked at each other and…(saw) The Eyes and the Impossible
IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
✔️ 1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know I…Never Go Back
✔️ 2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like …The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
✔️ 3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
You’re the one that I’ve…(asked) The Question of the Felonious Friend
✔️ 4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to…Murder in the Blue Room
✔️ 5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012
Find light in the beautiful…Eagle Drums
✔️ 6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish in…A Collection of Letters
✔️ 7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009
I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be…Calling for a Blanket Dance
✔️ 8. Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, I’m doing…Ood-Le-Uk the Wanderer
9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are…
✔️ 10. Sinéad O’Connor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took…(the) Elf Dog and Owl Head
✔️ 11. Prince, Let’s Go Crazy, 1984
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get…Tales from Silver Lands
✔️ 12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in…Shadow Forms
13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the sky is…
✔️ 14. Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new…An old master
15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss is…
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
✔️ 1. Up a creek without …A First Class Murder
✔️ 2. As snug as a bug in … The House at Pooh Corner
3. Look before you…
✔️ 4. Throw caution to…The Boy Travellers on the Congo
5. Stop beating around the…
✔️ 6. It is always darkest before…Pollyanna Grows Up
7. Don’t kill the goose that lays the…
8. The pot calling the kettle…
9. Like a cat on a hot tin…
10. Your guess is as good as…
✔️ 11. Too many cooks spoil the…Unnatural Death
✔️ 12. Two heads are better than…Kings, Queens, Bones & Bastards
✔️ 13. All that glitters is not…The Enchiridion of Epictetus
✔️ 14. Every dog has his…Wanted Man
✔️ 15. A rising tide lifts all…(,) Downright Dencey
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I.Themes- Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
✅ 1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted
They come and go like seasons, the winter that gives London Urban Legends: The Corpse on the Tube and Other Stories (6/1/24)
✅ 2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Spring was moving in the air above and in This Woven Kingdom (11/1/24)
✅ 3. John Green, Looking for Alaska
Every summer since I was little, I've gone to garage sales and bought Ballet Shoes (13/1/24)
✅ 4. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Autumn leaves don't fall, they Escape: How a Generation Shaped, Destroyed and Survived the Internet (21/1/24)
✅ 5. Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps Waiting (30/1/24)
✅ 6. Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
People who deny the existence of dragons are often Hunger (14/1/24)
✅ 7. Jim Butcher, Vignette
I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try
✅ 8. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
An unexcited truth may be eclipsed by The Last Will of Moira Leahy (18/1/24)
✅ 9. Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone
Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint the Jealous Girl (4/1/24)
✅ 10. Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
But he turned our family life into an endless road trip with Ruby Parker: Soap Star (5/1/24)
✅ 11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out the Little Sister (27/1/24)
✅ 12. J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit
The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heard Our Souls at Night (7/1/24)
✅ 13. Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian
She wore her orange camp t-shirt and Understood Betsy (6/2/24)
✅ 14. Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (23/1/24)
✅ 15. Kathryn Stockett, The Help
All I'm saying, is kindness don't have Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No (28/7/24)
II.Opening Lines-Complete the book beginnings.
✅ 1. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale
We slept in what had once been The Nursery (3/11/24)
✅ 2. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
It was a pleasure to be In Honor (14/3/24)
✅ 3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple
You better not never tell my Little Brother (19/6/24)
✅ 4.Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is The Gremlins (9/1/24)
✅ 5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
History has failed us, but Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me: What Pop Music Rivalries Reveal About the Meaning of Life (12/7/24)
✅ 6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went to The Midnight Library (26/1/24)
✅ 7. Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
When we were new, Rosa and I were The Ice Queen (9/2/24)
✅ 8. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ships at a distance have every man’s Freaky Green Eyes (21/11/24)
✅ 9. Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way
For a long time, I went to bed with Frosty the Snowman (Frosty the Snowman) (12/1/24)
✅ 10. S.E. Hint, The Outsiders
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I Blink (4/12/24)
✅ 11. Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was thinking If We Ever Meet Again (17/1/24)
✅ 12.Cormac McCarthy, The Road
When he woke in the woods in the dark and cold of the night he’d heard Voices (7/2/24)
✅ 13. Ashley Audrain, The Push
Your house glows at night like everything inside is On Fire: A Teen Wolf Novel (3/12/24)
✅ 14.George Orwell, 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are (8/2/24)
✅ 15.Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
No live organism can continue for long to be The End Of Men (2/2/24)
III.Closing Lines- Complete these book endings.
✅ 1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
After all, tomorrow is My Killer Vacation (13/3/24)
✅ 2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards The Snowy Day (10/2/24)
✅ 3. George Orwell, Animal Farm
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and The Other Lady Vanishes (13/2/24)
✅ 4. Yann Martel, Life of Pi
Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at the Roadside Picnic (15/1/24)
✅ 5. Earnest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
The old man was dreaming about 1984 (24/8/24)
✅ 6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans
I was eager to embrace My Zombie Boyfriend (2/1/24)
✅ 7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain
There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to see These Precious Days: Essays (16/1/24)
✅ 8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you Beauty and Sadness (3/7/24)
✅ 9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
I'm so glad to be at Uncle Tom's Cabin (16/9/24)
✅ 10. Kate Chopin, The Awakening
There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of The Sociopath Next Door: The Ruthless Versus the Rest of Us (25/1/24)
✅ 11. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
She opened the door wide and let him into her Land of Oz (20/3/24)
✅ 12. Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse, he had Tears Of Rage (1/12/24)
✅ 13. Asne Seierstad, A Hundred and One Days
It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtains Moving In (22/11/24)
✅ 14. Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
But this is how Paris was in the early days when were very Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (23/5/24)
✅ 15. Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth
But over the old man's head they looked at each other and asked Can I See Your I.D.?: True Stories of False Identities (27/1/24)
IV.Songs- Complete these opening song lyrics with your book title.
✅ 1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know I am Kissed by Magic (21/1/24)
✅ 2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like
✅ 3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
You're the one that I've The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less (13/4/24)
✅ 5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012
Find light in the beautiful Montana Sky (31/5/24)
✅ 6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish in The Witch in the Well (6/4/24)
✅ 7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009
I gotta feeling that tonight's gonna be the Time of My Life (4/6/24)
✅ 8. Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, I'm doing Our Thing (1/7/24)
✅ 9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are Holding You (2/12/24)
✅ 10. Sinéad O'Connor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took My Heart (25/8/24)
✅ 11. Prince, Let's Go Crazy, 1984
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get Mr. Popper's Penguins (4/2/24)
✅ 13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the sky is Under the Blood-Red Sun (17/9/24)
✅ 14. Elvis Presley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new Drama Girl (1/2/24)
✅ 15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss is Once Upon a Dream (2/10/24)
V.Idioms- Complete these idiosm using your book titles.
✅1. Up a creek without
✅2. As snug as a bug in a Kiss Off: Poems to Set You Free (1/9/24)
✅3. Look before you are Faking Delinquency (8/3/24)
✅4. Throw caution to The Window (3/10/24)
✅5. Stop beating around the Dr. Bloodmoney (7/3/24)
✅6. It is always darkness before Frost at Christmas (11/3/24)
✅7. Don't kill the goose that lays the Killers of the Flower Moon: Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI (22/3/24)
✅8. The pot calling the kettle Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language (21/6/24)
✅9. Like a cat on a hot tin Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software (2/6/24)
✅10. Your guess is as good as Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (20/6/24)
✅11. Too many cooks spoil the The Chip : How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution (3/6/24)
✅12. Two heads are better than The Queen (1/10/24)
✅13. All that glitters is not What's So Amazing about Grace? (19/11/24)
✅14. Every dog has his Batman: Year One (20/11/24)
✅15. A rising tide lifts all The Dance of Anger (24/5/24)
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I. Themes - Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted
They come and go like seasons, the winter that gives…
2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Spring was moving in the air above and in…
3. John Green, Looking for Alaska
Every summer since I was little, I’ve gone to garage sales and bought…
4. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Autumn leaves don't fall, they…
5. Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps…
6. Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
People who deny the existence of dragons are often…
7. Jim Butcher, Vignette
I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try to…
8. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by…
9. Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone
Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint the…
10. Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
But he turned our family life into an endless road trip with…
11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out the…
12. J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit
The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heard… Age of Myth 1/20/24
13. Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian
She wore her orange camp t-shirt and…
14. Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be…
15. Kathryn Stockett, The Help
All I’m saying is, kindness don’t have…
II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
1. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
We slept in what had once been…
2. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
It was a pleasure to…
3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple
You better not never tell… The Housemaid 1/31/24
4. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is…
5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
History has failed us, but…
6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went to…Down to the Woods 1/16/24
7. Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
When we were new, Rosa and I were… Chasing the Dime 1/10/24
8. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ships at a distance have every man’s…
9. Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way
For a long time, I went to bed… Missing You 1/2/24
10. S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I…
11. Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was…
12. Cormac McCarthy, The Road
When he woke in the woods in the dark and cold of the night he’d…
13. Ashley Audrain, The Push
Your house glows at night like everything inside is…
14. George Orwell, 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were...
15. Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
No live organism can continue for long to…
III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
After all, tomorrow is…
2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards…
3. George Orwell, Animal Farm
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and…
4. Yann Martel,Life of Pi
Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at…
5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
The old man was dreaming about…
6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans
I was eager to embrace…
7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain
There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to…
8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you…
9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
I'm so glad to be at…
10. Kate Chopin, The Awakening
There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of…
11. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
She opened the door wide and let him into her…
12. Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse, he…
13. Asne Seierstad, A Hundred and One Days
It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtains…
14. Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were very…
15. Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth
But over the old man's head they looked at each other and…
IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know I…
2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like a…
3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
You’re the one that I’ve…
4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to…
5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012
Find light in the beautiful…
6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish in…
7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009
I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be…
8. Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, I’m doing…
9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are…
10. Sinéad O’Connor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took…
11. Prince, Let’s Go Crazy, 1984
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get…
12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in…
13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the sky is…
14. Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new…
15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss is…
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
1. Up a creek without a…
2. As snug as a bug in a…
3. Look before you… All Fall Down 2/3/24
4. Throw caution to…
5. Stop beating around the…
6. It is always darkest before… The Art of Death 1/28/24
7. Don’t kill the goose that lays the…
8. The pot calling the kettle…
9. Like a cat on a hot tin…
10. Your guess is as good as…
11. Too many cooks spoil the…
12. Two heads are better than…
13. All that glitters is not…
14. Every dog has his…
15. A rising tide lifts all…
How creative! This sounds so fun and funny! Count me in for 5 for starter please :)
Please sign me up for 12 books.COMPLETED: 12/12
✔️ They come and go like seasons, the winter that gives… Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet
✔️ People who deny the existence of dragons are often… Part of Your World
✔️ An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by… The Secret Life of Bees
✔️ Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint... The Golden Enclaves
✔️ The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heard… What the River Knows
✔️ We slept in what had once been… Glass Houses
✔️ Last night I dreamt I went to… The Paris Apartment
✔️ The old man was dreaming about… Shadow and Bone
✔️ All the leaves are brown and the sky is… Cold Granite
✔️ Up a creek without... A Pinch of Magic
✔️ Stop beating around... The Last Continent
✔️ Your guess is as good as… A Deadly Education
What an awesome challenge! I'm up for 40. It's the only time in my life I'll do a 10K!Progress: 0 / 40
For this challenge, we will begin with partial book quotes, idioms, or song lyrics, and add our book titles to finish the lines. Minor changes are allowed between the original phrase and your title. That is, you may add or omit a word to make your line read correctly, such as:
▪ articles (a, an, the, etc.)
▪ prepositions (at, in, under, etc.)
▪ helping verbs (do, has, can, etc.)
Examples:
Birds of a feather flock… To the Lighthouse
The early bird catches the… What Lies in the Woods
Don’t count your chickens before they... can Sing You Home
I. Themes - Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted
They come and go like seasons, the winter that gives…
2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Spring was moving in the air above and in…
3. John Green, Looking for Alaska
Every summer since I was little, I’ve gone to garage sales and bought…
4. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Autumn leaves don't fall, they…
5. Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps…
6. Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
People who deny the existence of dragons are often…
7. Jim Butcher, Vignette
I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try to…
8. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by…
9. Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone
Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint the…
10. Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
But he turned our family life into an endless road trip with…
11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out the…
12. J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit
The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heard…
13. Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian
She wore her orange camp t-shirt and…
14. Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be…
15. Kathryn Stockett, The Help
All I’m saying is, kindness don’t have…
II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
1. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
We slept in what had once been…
2. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
It was a pleasure to…
3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple
You better not never tell…
4. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is…
5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
History has failed us, but…
6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went to…
7. Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
When we were new, Rosa and I were…
8. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ships at a distance have every man’s…
9. Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way
For a long time, I went to bed…
10. S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I…
11. Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was…
12. Cormac McCarthy, The Road
When he woke in the woods in the dark and cold of the night he’d…
13. Ashley Audrain, The Push
Your house glows at night like everything inside is…
14. George Orwell, 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were...
15. Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
No live organism can continue for long to…
III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
After all, tomorrow is…
2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards…
3. George Orwell, Animal Farm
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and…
4. Yann Martel,Life of Pi
Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at…
5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
The old man was dreaming about…
6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans
I was eager to embrace…
7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain
There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to…
8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you…
9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
I'm so glad to be at…
10. Kate Chopin, The Awakening
There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of…
11. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
She opened the door wide and let him into her…
12. Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse, he…
13. Asne Seierstad, A Hundred and One Days
It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtains…
14. Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were very…
15. Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth
But over the old man's head they looked at each other and…
IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know I…
2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like a…
3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
You’re the one that I’ve…
4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to…
5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012
Find light in the beautiful…
6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish in…
7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009
I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be…
8. Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, I’m doing…
9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are…
10. Sinéad O’Connor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took…
11. Prince, Let’s Go Crazy, 1984
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get…
12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in…
13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the sky is…
14. Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new…
15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss is…
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
1. Up a creek without a…
2. As snug as a bug in a…
3. Look before you…
4. Throw caution to…
5. Stop beating around the…
6. It is always darkest before…
7. Don’t kill the goose that lays the…
8. The pot calling the kettle…
9. Like a cat on a hot tin…
10. Your guess is as good as…
11. Too many cooks spoil the…
12. Two heads are better than…
13. All that glitters is not…
14. Every dog has his…
15. A rising tide lifts all…
Challenge Tiers
🚶♂️ 1-14: Walk
🏃🏽♀️ 15-29: 5K
🎽 30-44: 10K
🥇 45-59: Half-Marathon
🏆 60-74: Marathon
🏁 75+: Ultramarathon
Many thanks to Kristina for suggesting this challenge!
Sign me up for 10, please! I may just be walking, but I'm still getting somewhere :)Progress: 10/10 🎉
🌟I. Themes - Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted
They come and go like seasons, the winter that gives…
2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Spring was moving in the air above and in…
3. John Green, Looking for Alaska
Every summer since I was little, I’ve gone to garage sales and bought…
4. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Autumn leaves don't fall, they…
--They Both Die at the End ✔️
5. Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
--Catching Fire ✔️
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps…
6. Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
People who deny the existence of dragons are often…
7. Jim Butcher, Vignette
I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try to…
8. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by…
9. Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone
Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint the…
10. Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
But he turned our family life into an endless road trip with…
11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out the…
12. J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit
The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heard…
--Mockingjay ✔️
13. Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian
She wore her orange camp t-shirt and…
14. Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be…
--The Only One Left ✔️
15. Kathryn Stockett, The Help
All I’m saying is, kindness don’t have…
🌟II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
1. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
We slept in what had once been…
2. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
It was a pleasure to…
3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple
You better not never tell…
--The Titan's Curse ✔️
4. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is…
5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
History has failed us, but…
6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went to…
7. Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
When we were new, Rosa and I were…
--Final Girls ✔️
8. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ships at a distance have every man’s…
9. Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way
For a long time, I went to bed…
10. S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I…
11. Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was…
12. Cormac McCarthy, The Road
When he woke in the woods in the dark and cold of the night he’d…
13. Ashley Audrain, The Push
Your house glows at night like everything inside is…
14. George Orwell, 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were...
15. Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
No live organism can continue for long to…
🌟III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
After all, tomorrow is…
--The Final Gambit ✔️
2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards…
--The Sea of Monsters ✔️
3. George Orwell, Animal Farm
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and…
4. Yann Martel,Life of Pi
Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at…
5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
The old man was dreaming about…
--The Hunger Games ✔️
6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans
I was eager to embrace…
7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain
There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to…
8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you…
9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
I'm so glad to be at…
10. Kate Chopin, The Awakening
There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of…
11. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
She opened the door wide and let him into her…
12. Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse, he…
13. Asne Seierstad, A Hundred and One Days
It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtains…
14. Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were very…
15. Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth
But over the old man's head they looked at each other and…
🌟IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know I…
2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like a…
3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
You’re the one that I’ve…
4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to…
5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012
Find light in the beautiful…
--Bride ✔️
6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish in…
7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009
I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be…
8. Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, I’m doing…
9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are…
10. Sinéad O’Connor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took…
11. Prince, Let’s Go Crazy, 1984
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get…
12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in…
13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the sky is…
14. Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new…
15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss is…
🌟V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
1. Up a creek without a…
2. As snug as a bug in a…
3. Look before you…
4. Throw caution to…
5. Stop beating around the…
6. It is always darkest before…
7. Don’t kill the goose that lays the…
8. The pot calling the kettle…
9. Like a cat on a hot tin…
10. Your guess is as good as…
11. Too many cooks spoil the…
12. Two heads are better than…
13. All that glitters is not…
14. Every dog has his…
15. A rising tide lifts all…
Ignore me.....Signed up twice! duh.
Michelle wrote: "Sounds fun and unique! I'm in for 15!"Michelle, I just realized that you already signed up for 10 in message #15 (Dec. 4). I will keep the first sign-up in my file and increase your goal to the 15 you said today. I am deleting the second sign-up from my file and will update the participant list accordingly.
I love this so much. I'll go for 30.
I would like to try for the 10k challenge tier please! 35 books :D(TBR tbd...)
I would like to try for 20 books please.
I'm in for 34/75.FINISH LINE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2024
I. Themes - Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted
They come and go like seasons, the winter that…Air Awakens.
2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Spring was moving in the air above and in…
3. John Green, Looking for Alaska
Every summer since I was little, I’ve gone to garage sales and bought…
4. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Autumn leaves don't fall, they…Snap.
5. Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps…
6. Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
People who deny the existence of dragons are often…Faithless.
7. Jim Butcher, Vignette
I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try to…Think Twice
8. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by…The Night Stalker: The Disturbing Life and Chilling Crimes of Richard Ramirez.
9. Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone
Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint the…Pretty Girls.
10. Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
But he turned our family life into an endless road trip with…Truth or Dare
11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out the…Realm Breaker
12. J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit
The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heard the…Age of Myth.
13. Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian
She wore her orange camp t-shirt and…
14. Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be…The Outsider.
15. Kathryn Stockett, The Help
All I’m saying is, kindness don’t have…
II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
1. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
We slept in what had once been…
2. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
It was a pleasure to…
3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple
You better not never tell…The Housemaid
4. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is…Fractured
5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
History has failed us, about…Age of Legend.
6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went…Down to the Woods.
7. Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
When we were new, Rosa and I were…Chasing the Dime.
8. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ships at a distance have every man’s…
9. Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way
For a long time, I went to bed…Missing You.
10. S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I…
11. Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was…The Skin Collector.
12. Cormac McCarthy, The Road
When he woke in the woods in the dark and cold of the night he’d…Nothing to Lose.
13. Ashley Audrain, The Push
Your house glows at night like everything inside is…Beyond Reach.
14. George Orwell, 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were...The Cutting Edge.
15. Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
No live organism can continue for long to…
III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
After all, tomorrow is…
2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards…The Watchmaker’s Hand.
3. George Orwell, Animal Farm
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and…Cat And Mouse.
4. Yann Martel,Life of Pi
Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at…
5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
The old man was dreaming about the…Age of War.
6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans
I was eager to embrace…The Burning Wire.
7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain
There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to…
8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you…
9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
I'm so glad to be at the…Empire of the Vampire
10. Kate Chopin, The Awakening
There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of…
11. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
She opened the door wide and let him into her…
12. Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse, he…
13. Asne Seierstad, A Hundred and One Days
It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtains…
14. Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were
15. Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth
But over the old man's head they looked at each other and…
IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know I…Dead Run.
2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like a…
3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
You’re the one that I’ve tasted…The Steel Kiss
4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to…Reboot
5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012
Find light in the beautiful…
6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish in…
7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009
I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be…
8. Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, I’m doing…Triptych.
9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are…
10. Sinéad O’Connor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took…
11. Prince, Let’s Go Crazy, 1984
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get…Holly.
12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in…
13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the sky is…
14. Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new…
15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss is…
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
1. Up a creek without a…
2. As snug as a bug in a…
3. Look before you…All Fall Down
4. Throw caution to…
5. Stop beating around the…
6. It is always darkest before…The Art of Death
7. Don’t kill the goose that lays the…
8. The pot calling the kettle…
9. Like a cat on a hot tin…
10. Your guess is as good as…
11. Too many cooks spoil the…
12. Two heads are better than…
13. All that glitters is not…The Instruments of Darkness.
14. Every dog has his…
15. A rising tide lifts all…
FINISH LINEDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2024
Progress: 45 / 45 - COMPLETED
II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
📓 1. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
We slept in what had once been… The Happy Camper
📓 2. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
It was a pleasure to…"see the" Queens of London
📓 3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple
You better not never tell…Before Your Memory Fades
📓 4. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is…Looking for Leroy
📓 5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
History has failed us, but…Look Again
📓 6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went to…The Tearoom on the Bay
📓 7. Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
When we were new, Rosa and I were…Undercover Twins
📓 8. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ships at a distance have every man’s…Trust
📓 9. Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way
For a long time, I went to bed…At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities
📓 10. S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I…was Leaning on Air
📓 11. Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was…Going Rogue
📓 12. Cormac McCarthy, The Road
When he woke in the woods in the dark and cold of the night he’d…Reunited with the Sheriff
📓 13. Ashley Audrain, The Push
Your house glows at night like everything inside is…Already Home
📓 14. George Orwell, 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were...Silent Thunder
📓 15. Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
No live organism can continue for long to…Outfox
III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
📓 1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
After all, tomorrow is…The Week Before the Wedding
📓 2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards…The Library
📓 3. George Orwell, Animal Farm
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and…The One-in-a-Million Boy
📓 4. Yann Martel,Life of Pi
Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at…The Room on Rue Amelie
📓 5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
The old man was dreaming about…12 Months to Live
📓 6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans
I was eager to embrace… A Few of the Girls
📓 7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain
There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to…After Annie
📓 8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you…Everything, Everything
📓 9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
I'm so glad to be at…The Spectacular
📓10. Kate Chopin, The Awakening
There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of…American Dirt
📓 11. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
She opened the door wide and let him into her… Deep Dark Secrets
📓 12. Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse, he…"also sang" The Little Liar
📓 13. Asne Seierstad, A Hundred and One Days
It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtains… Blowback
📓 14. Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were very…The Lost English Girl
📓 15. Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth
But over the old man's head they looked at each other and… The Last Letter
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
📓 1. Up a creek without a…A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure
📓 2. As snug as a bug in a…Montana Love Letter
📓 3. Look before you…"have" Zero Days
📓 4. Throw caution to…The Friendship Doll
📓 5. Stop beating around…The Lost Library
📓 6. It is always darkest before…Before We Say Goodbye
📓 7. Don’t kill the goose that lays the…Heirlooms
📓 8. The pot calling the kettle…My Italian Bulldozer
📓 9. Like a cat on a hot tin…Annie Bot
📓 10. Your guess is as good as…Spare Change
📓 11. Too many cooks spoil the…Secrets over Sweet Tea
📓 12. Two heads are better than…The Second-Worst Restaurant in France
📓 13. All that glitters is not…All That Glitters
📓 14. Every dog has his…Reflections
📓 15. A rising tide lifts all…The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare
How very creative! I'd like to try and complete 10.FINISH LINE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2024
Progress: 30/10
I. Themes - Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted
They come and go like seasons, the winter that gives…
2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Spring was moving in the air above and in…
√3. John Green, Looking for Alaska
Every summer since I was little, I’ve gone to garage sales and bought…Kitchen Matches
4. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Autumn leaves don't fall, they…
√5. Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps…Ghosts in Glass Houses
√6. Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
People who deny the existence of dragons are often…Old Bones and New Ghosts
7. Jim Butcher, Vignette
I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try to…
√8. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by…Hammers and Homicide
√9. Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone
Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint…The Nick Before Christmas : A Second-Chance Holiday Romance
√10. Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
But he turned our family life into an endless road trip with…Unexpected Stories
√11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out the…Flabby Cat and Slobby Dog
√12. J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit
The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heard…When the Skies Rained Freedom: A gripping historical novel about the Berlin Airlift
13. Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian
She wore her orange camp t-shirt and…
√14. Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be… The January Corpse: A David Garrett Mystery
√15. Kathryn Stockett, The Help
All I’m saying is, kindness don’t have…A Place for Vanishing
II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
1. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
We slept in what had once been…
2. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
It was a pleasure to…
√3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple
You better not never tell… A Few Right Thinking Men
4. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is…
5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
History has failed us, but…
6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went to…
√7. Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
When we were new, Rosa and I were…Nerd Meets Curvy
8. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ships at a distance have every man’s…
9. Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way
For a long time, I went to bed…
10. S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I…
√11. Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was…Analyzing the Prescotts: A Novel
12. Cormac McCarthy, The Road
When he woke in the woods in the dark and cold of the night he’d…
13. Ashley Audrain, The Push
Your house glows at night like everything inside is…
14. George Orwell, 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were...
15. Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
No live organism can continue for long to…
III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
After all, tomorrow is…
√2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards… The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee
3. George Orwell, Animal Farm
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and…
4. Yann Martel, Life of Pi
Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at…
√5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
The old man was dreaming about…The World Council
√6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans
I was eager to embrace…The Family Man
7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain
There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to…
8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you…
9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
I'm so glad to be at…
√10. Kate Chopin, The Awakening
There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of…Rivers and Creaks: A Redwoods Country Mystery
11. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
She opened the door wide and let him into her…
12. Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse, he…
13. Asne Seierstad, A Hundred and One Days
It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtains…
14. Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were very…
15. Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth
But over the old man's head they looked at each other and…
IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know I…
2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like a…
3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
You’re the one that I’ve…
√4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to…Murder, She Wrote: Fit for Murder
√5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012
Find light in the beautiful… Cold Threat
6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish in…
√7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009
I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be… When I Grow Up
8. Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, I’m doing…
9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are…
√10. Sinéad O’Connor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took… The Songbird and the Rambutan Tree
√11. Prince, Let’s Go Crazy, 1984
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get…A Bean to Die For
12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in…
13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the sky is…
√14. Elvis Presley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found… An Unforgettable Pastime
15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss is…
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
√1. Up a creek without…Venality
√2. As snug as a bug in…Kitchen Heat: A Restaurantland Romance
3. Look before you…
√4. Throw caution to…Hom
√5. Stop beating around … The Twelve Suspects of Christmas
6. It is always darkest before…
7. Don’t kill the goose that lays the…
8. The pot calling the kettle…
9. Like a cat on a hot tin…
√10. Your guess is as good as… Twinkle Twinkle Au Revoir
√11. Too many cooks spoil the… Vanilla Chai and a Vanishing Victim
12. Two heads are better than…
13. All that glitters is not…
√14. Every dog has his… Clean Win
15. A rising tide lifts all…
FINISH LINE - Yearly Challenge30/30 - Done!
Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
🏁 1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know I…Hang the Moon
🏁 2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like…Prize Women
🏁 3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
You’re the one that I’ve…A Sporting Chance: How Ludwig Guttmann Created the Paralympic Games
🏁 4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to…Buy a Whisker
🏁 5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012
Find light in the beautiful… Dawn
🏁 6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish in… Tom Lake
🏁 7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009
I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be…My Love Story
🏁 8. Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, I’m doing… Winter's Mourn
🏁 9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are…Half Broke Horses
🏁 10. Sinéad O’Connor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took…Three Blind Mice and Other Stories
🏁 11. Prince, Let’s Go Crazy, 1984
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get… Chain-Gang All-Stars
🏁 12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in… Mr. Mercedes
🏁 13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the sky is… Between Shades of Gray
🏁 14. Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new…Murder Made to Order
🏁 15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss is…A Cold Dark Place
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
🏁 1. Up a creek without a…Spare
🏁 2. As snug as a bug in a… Winter Garden
🏁 3. Look before you…Murder at the Piccadilly Playhouse
🏁 4. Throw caution to…The Guest Cat
🏁 5. Stop beating around…The Glass Woman
🏁 6. It is always darkest before… Winter's Rise
🏁 7. Don’t kill the goose that lays the…Mary Jane
🏁 8. The pot calling the kettle… The Snowman Killer
🏁 9. Like a cat on a hot tin…Cold Mountain
🏁 10. Your guess is as good as… The Housemaid's Secret
🏁 11. Too many cooks spoil the…Morality for Beautiful Girls
🏁 12. Two heads are better than…Razorblade Tears
🏁 13. All that glitters is not… Only the Beautiful
🏁 14. Every dog has his…Ruthless Vows
🏁 15. A rising tide lifts all… The Thirteen Problems
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
What Angels Fear (other topics)The Little Liar (other topics)
Zero Days (other topics)
Queens of London (other topics)
After Annie (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Karen Rae Levine (other topics)David Mitchell (other topics)
Robert P. French (other topics)
Durian Sukegawa (other topics)
Victoria Schwab (other topics)
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Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2024
For this challenge, we will begin with partial book quotes, idioms, or song lyrics, and add our book titles to finish the lines. Minor changes are allowed between the original phrase and your title. That is, you may add or omit a word to make your line read correctly, such as:
▪ articles (a, an, the, etc.)
▪ prepositions (at, in, under, etc.)
▪ helping verbs (do, has, can, etc.)
Examples:
Birds of a feather flock… To the Lighthouse
The early bird catches
the… What Lies in the WoodsDon’t count your chickens before they... can Sing You Home
I. Themes - Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted
They come and go like seasons, the winter that gives…
2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Spring was moving in the air above and in…
3. John Green, Looking for Alaska
Every summer since I was little, I’ve gone to garage sales and bought…
4. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Autumn leaves don't fall, they…
5. Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps…
6. Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
People who deny the existence of dragons are often…
7. Jim Butcher, Vignette
I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try to…
8. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by…
9. Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone
Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint the…
10. Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
But he turned our family life into an endless road trip with…
11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out the…
12. J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit
The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heard…
13. Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian
She wore her orange camp t-shirt and…
14. Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be…
15. Kathryn Stockett, The Help
All I’m saying is, kindness don’t have…
II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
1. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
We slept in what had once been…
2. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
It was a pleasure to…
3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple
You better not never tell…
4. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is…
5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
History has failed us, but…
6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went to…
7. Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
When we were new, Rosa and I were…
8. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ships at a distance have every man’s…
9. Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way
For a long time, I went to bed…
10. S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I…
11. Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was…
12. Cormac McCarthy, The Road
When he woke in the woods in the dark and cold of the night he’d…
13. Ashley Audrain, The Push
Your house glows at night like everything inside is…
14. George Orwell, 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were...
15. Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
No live organism can continue for long to…
III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
After all, tomorrow is…
2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards…
3. George Orwell, Animal Farm
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and…
4. Yann Martel,Life of Pi
Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at…
5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
The old man was dreaming about…
6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans
I was eager to embrace…
7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain
There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to…
8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you…
9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
I'm so glad to be at…
10. Kate Chopin, The Awakening
There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of…
11. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
She opened the door wide and let him into her…
12. Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse, he…
13. Asne Seierstad, A Hundred and One Days
It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtains…
14. Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were very…
15. Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth
But over the old man's head they looked at each other and…
IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know I…
2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like a…
3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
You’re the one that I’ve…
4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to…
5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012
Find light in the beautiful…
6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish in…
7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009
I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be…
8. Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, I’m doing…
9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are…
10. Sinéad O’Connor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took…
11. Prince, Let’s Go Crazy, 1984
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to get…
12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in…
13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the sky is…
14. Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new…
15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss is…
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
1. Up a creek without a…
2. As snug as a bug in a…
3. Look before you…
4. Throw caution to…
5. Stop beating around the…
6. It is always darkest before…
7. Don’t kill the goose that lays the…
8. The pot calling the kettle…
9. Like a cat on a hot tin…
10. Your guess is as good as…
11. Too many cooks spoil the…
12. Two heads are better than…
13. All that glitters is not…
14. Every dog has his…
15. A rising tide lifts all…
Challenge Tiers
🚶♂️ 1-14: Walk
🏃🏽♀️ 15-29: 5K
🎽 30-44: 10K
🥇 45-59: Half-Marathon
🏆 60-74: Marathon
🏁 75+: Ultramarathon
Many thanks to Kristina for suggesting this challenge!