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CompletedDuration: January 1 - 31, 2024
Feet: 64/51
Books must be at least 140 pages.
You can read as many books as you'd like from each category except the last.
For your stick to go 8 feet, read a book that:
is at least 140+ pages
If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot 2/1 4★
has a bare tree on the cover
is the second in a series
the title is 3 words long
Goodbye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton 2/1 5★
with an 8 in the publication date
has all the letters of STICK in the title
For your stick to go 11 feet, read a book that:
has the word 'Bear' in the text - "whose gym bags bear designer labels" p.4
Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes 3/1 2★
has a lot of yellow on the cover
is a children's book
has a young child in it
is set in a forest
has a character with the name of Chris or Christopher
For your stick to go 16 feet, read a book that:
has less than 100 reviews
has a red shirt or dress on the cover
has a gloomy character
was published before 1928
you think is sweet (like honey)
Moonlight Over Manhattan by Sarah Morgan 8/1 3★
the author's name is Alan or Alex
For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that: (you may only read of these)
is a genre you don't usually read - non-fiction/travel
Down Under by Bill Bryson 1/1 4★
has a bridge on the cover
pigs are mentioned
has illustrations
is set in a place you've never been
where someone loses their home
This sounds fun, Lanelle! I am in! :)BOOK It to the Finish Line! - January
Let's play Pooh Sticks!
The bridge I have chosen for us to play the game is the 1831 London Bridge that is now across the Colorado River at Lake Havasu, Arizona. (Trust me. January is the best time of the year to visit Arizona!) The bridge is 51 feet wide.
The goal is to read books that will carry your stick at least 51 feet.
Duration: January 1 - 31, 2024
Books must be at least 140 pages.
You can read as many books as you'd like from each category except the last.
TOTAL = 51 FINISHED!!!!
For your stick to go 8 feet, read a book that: TOTAL = 8
is at least 140+ pages
~ The Loner by Riley Hart (1/4/2024), 257 pages
has a bare tree on the cover
is the second in a series
the title is 3 words long
with an 8 in the publication date
has all the letters of STICK in the title
For your stick to go 11 feet, read a book that: TOTAL = 22
has the word 'Bear' in the text
~ Honeytrap by Aster Glenn Gray (1/4/2024), page 317, He felt as if a grizzly bear had sauntered up to the podium.
has a lot of yellow on the cover
is a children's book
has a young child in it
~ Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (1/1/2024), MC has a young daughter
is set in a forest
has a character with the name of Chris or Christopher
For your stick to go 16 feet, read a book that:
has less than 100 reviews
has a red shirt or dress on the cover
has a gloomy character
was published before 1928
you think is sweet (like honey)
the author's name is Alan or Alex
For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that: (you may only read of these) TOTAL = 21
is a genre you don't usually read
has a bridge on the cover
pigs are mentioned
has illustrations
~ Why Did The Alien Cross The Galaxy? To Find a Fake Boyfriend and Befriend a Vacuum Cleaner. by A.M. Rose (1/2/2024), has illustrations
is set in a place you've never been
where someone loses their home
Feet: 56/51 - Finished!Books must be at least 140 pages.
You can read as many books as you'd like from each category except the last.
For your stick to go 8 feet, read a book that:
is at least 140+ pages
has a bare tree on the cover
the title is 3 words long
with an 8 in the publication date
has all the letters of STICK in the title
For your stick to go 11 feet, read a book that:
has the word 'Bear' in the text
has a lot of yellow on the cover
is a children's book
is set in a forest
has a character with the name of Chris or Christopher
For your stick to go 16 feet, read a book that:
has a red shirt or dress on the cover
has a gloomy character
was published before 1928
you think is sweet (like honey)
the author's name is Alan or Alex
For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that: (you may only read of these)
is a genre you don't usually read
has a bridge on the cover
has illustrations
is set in a place you've never been
where someone loses their home
The goal is to read books that will carry your stick at least 51 feet.Duration: January 1 - 31, 2024
Books must be at least 140 pages.
You can read as many books as you'd like from each category except the last.
For your stick to go 8 feet, read a book that:
is at least 140+ pages
has a bare tree on the cover
is the second in a series
the title is 3 words long
with an 8 in the publication date
has all the letters of STICK in the title
For your stick to go 11 feet, read a book that:
has the word 'Bear' in the text
has a lot of yellow on the cover
is a children's book
has a young child in it
is set in a forest
has a character with the name of Chris or Christopher
For your stick to go 16 feet, read a book that:
has less than 100 reviews
has a red shirt or dress on the cover
has a gloomy character
was published before 1928
you think is sweet (like honey)
the author's name is Alan or Alex
For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that: (you may only read of these)
is a genre you don't usually read
has a bridge on the cover
pigs are mentioned
has illustrations
is set in a place you've never been
where someone loses their home
Mod
Feet: 51/51
For your stick to go 8 feet, read a book that:
is at least 140+ pages Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot 1/10 *****
has a bare tree on the cover
is the second in a series
the title is 3 words long White as Snow 1/11 ***
with an 8 in the publication date
has all the letters of STICK in the title
For your stick to go 11 feet, read a book that:
has the word 'Bear' in the text
has a lot of yellow on the cover
is a children's book
has a young child in it
is set in a forest
has a character with the name of Chris or Christopher
For your stick to go 16 feet, read a book that:
has less than 100 reviews
has a red shirt or dress on the cover A Most Unusual Governess 1/7 ***
has a gloomy character
was published before 1928
you think is sweet (like honey)
the author's name is Alan or Alex
For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that: (you may only read of these)
is a genre you don't usually read Ammie, Come Home 1/5 ****
has a bridge on the cover
pigs are mentioned
has illustrations
is set in a place you've never been
where someone loses their home
COMPLETED RACE WITH 139 The goal is to read books that will carry your stick at least 51 feet.
My Stick:139 feet
Duration: January 1 - 31, 2024
Books must be at least 140 pages.
You can read as many books as you'd like from each category except the last.
🍢For your stick to go 8 feet, read a book that:
is at least 140+ pages
has a bare tree on the cover
✅is the second in a series
Home Sweet Christmas by Susan Mallery
Finished 1/7/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2nd book in the Wishing Tree series
✅the title is 3 words long
One by One by Ruth Ware
Finished 1/30/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Has 3 words in the title
✅with an 8 in the publication date
All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover
Finished 1/4/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Book was published July 17, 2018
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
Finished 1/11/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Published August 8, 2023 - 8th month and 8th day
has all the letters of STICK in the title
🍢For your stick to go 11 feet, read a book that:
✅has the word 'Bear' in the text
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center ebook
Finished 1/15/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Jack lifted up his arms like a BEAR. p160
has a lot of yellow on the cover
is a children's book
✅has a young child in it
The Family You Make by Jill Shalvis
Finished 1/27/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Levi has a niece Peyton who is 6. Later Levi and Jane have a daughter Nicole who is 4 " Nicole there four year old daughter " p354
is set in a forest
has a character with the name of Chris or Christopher
🍢For your stick to go 16 feet, read a book that:
✅has less than 100 reviews
Beagles Love Cupcake Crimes by C.A. Phipps
Finished 1/9/24 ⭐⭐⭐
On Goodreads says only has 73 reviews which is less than 100
✅has a red shirt or dress on the cover
A Wish for Winter: A Christmas Romance Novel by Viola Shipman
Finished 1/13/24 ⭐⭐⭐
The girl is wearing a red coat ✅has a gloomy character
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Finished 1/22/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Miles in my opinion was a "gloomy character" until the end. He had a past that he could not let go of and did not feel he deserved to be happy. So he refused to let Tate get emotionally too close in fear of hurting her. He felt he was no longer able to love ever again or to be loved.
was published before 1928
✅you think is sweet (like honey)
A Winter in New York by Josie Silver
Finished 1/20/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This Italian Family is very nice to Iris and also they own a store that make gelato which is sweet --"And gelato too? Vanilla, of course," she said. p52
the author's name is Alan or Alex
🍢For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that: (you may only read of these)
is a genre you don't usually read
has a bridge on the cover
pigs are mentioned
has illustrations
✅is set in a place you've never been
The Christmas Wedding Guest by Susan Mallery
Finished 1/2/2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Takes place in Washington state, in a small town called Wishing Tree
where someone loses their home/
Duration: January 1 - 31, 2024Books must be at least 140 pages.
70/51
For your stick to go 8 feet, read a book that:
is at least 140+ pages
has a bare tree on the cover
is the second in a series
the title is 3 words long
Hell to Pay 16/1
An Adventure Brewing 29/1
with an 8 in the publication date
has all the letters of STICK in the title
For your stick to go 11 feet, read a book that:
has the word 'Bear' in the text
has a lot of yellow on the cover
The Primal Hunter 8 22/1
is a children's book
The Lost Library 23/1
has a young child in it
The House on Mango Street 31/1
is set in a forest
has a character with the name of Chris or Christopher
For your stick to go 16 feet, read a book that:
has less than 100 reviews
has a red shirt or dress on the cover
has a gloomy character
was published before 1928
you think is sweet (like honey)
the author's name is Alan or Alex
For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that: (you may only read of these)
is a genre you don't usually read
has a bridge on the cover
pigs are mentioned
has illustrations How to Ride a Dragon's Storm 24/1
is set in a place you've never been
where someone loses their home
Duration: 1/1/24 - 1/31/24Progress: 80/51 (going for Poohsticks long distance champion?)
For your stick to go 8 feet, read a book that:
is the second in a series
the title is 3 words long
with an 8 in the publication date
has all the letters of STICK in the title
For your stick to go 11 feet, read a book that:
has a lot of yellow on the cover
is a children's book
has a young child in it
is set in a forest
has a character with the name of Chris or Christopher
For your stick to go 16 feet, read a book that:
has less than 100 reviews
has a red shirt or dress on the cover
was published before 1928
you think is sweet (like honey)
For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that: (you may only read one of these)
is a genre you don't usually read
has a bridge on the cover
has illustrations
is set in a place you've never been
where someone loses their home
Elizabeth SofiaBook it to the Finish Line: Poohsticks
Duration: 1/1-31/24
Goal: 0/51 feet
traveled 16 feet by 1/3/24
traveled 57 feet by 1/22/24 (59 if you count only 1 entry each
For your stick to go 8 feet, read a book that:
-is at least 140+ pages: All I Want from Santa byLisa Jackson, 253 pages, 1/1/24, 3 star read
-is at least 140+ pages: Christmas Secrets in the Scottish Highlands byDonna Ashcroft, 291 pages, 1/1-2/24, 3 star
-is at least 140+ pages: Wildflower by Drew Barrymore, 273 pages, 1/3-5/24, 4 star read
-the title is 3 words long: Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs, 243 pages, 1/6-7/24, 4 stars
For your stick to go 11 feet, read a book that:
-has a young child in it: Lydia's Charm byWanda E. Brunstetter, 376 pages, 1/9-14/24, 4 stars
-has a young child in it: Angora Alibi by Sally Goldenbaum, 299 pages, 1/5-6/24, 4 stars
-is set in a forest: Moonlight Road by Robyn Carr, 409 pages, 1/7-9/24, 3 stars
For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that:
-is set in a place you've never been: Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah, 360j pages, 1/11-20/24, 2 star
I’ll give it a try!BOOK It to the Finish Line! - January
Duration: January 1 - 31, 2024
Distance: 88/51 feet
140+ pages, You can read as many books as you'd like from each category except the last.
For your stick to go 8 feet, read a book that:
is at least 140+ pages
has a bare tree on the cover
✔ is the second in a series Treasure at Blue Heron Lake book 2 in Mainely Mysteries by Susan Page Davis & Megan Elaine Davis 3* 1/13 - Mainely Mysteries #2 (157 pages in this box, 200+ pages single book editions)
the title is 3 words long
📌 with an 8 in the publication date Grace Is Greater: God's Plan to Overcome Your Past, Redeem Your Pain, and Rewrite Your Story by Kyle Idleman ?* 1/? - published 2/28/2017 (194 pages)
📌 has all the letters of STICK in the title Christmas Kisses by Michele Gorman ?* 1/? - ChrISTmas Kisses (378 pages)
For your stick to go 11 feet, read a book that:
✔ has the word 'Bear' in the text Forever Covert by Kathleen Brooks 4* 1/22 - The centerpieces were stuffed jungle animals, like bears, leopards, and tigers, all wearing little diapers. (p. 196; 318 pages)
has a lot of yellow on the cover
is a children's book
has a young child in it
is set in a forest
has a character with the name of Chris or Christopher
For your stick to go 16 feet, read a book that:
✔ has less than 100 reviews Seeking Solace by M.L. Hamilton 3* 1/1 - 13 reviews (188 pages)
✔ has a red shirt or dress on the cover
The Christmas Camel by Vered Ehsani 3* 1/4 (276 pages)✔ has a gloomy character West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge 4* 1/22 - Riley ‘Old Man’ Jones
was published before 1928
you think is sweet (like honey)
the author's name is Alan or Alex
For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that: (you may only read one of these)
is a genre you don't usually read
has a bridge on the cover
pigs are mentioned
has illustrations
✔ is set in a place you've never been Bob, der Streuner: Die Katze, die mein Leben veränderte=A Street Cat Named Bob: How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets by James Bowen 1* 1/5 - never been to London nor Australia (256 pages)
where someone loses their home
My questions:1. For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that: (you may only read of these). Could it be something’s missing in the parentheses? The word ‘one’ between ‘read of’?
2. You can read as many books as you'd like from each category except the last. Not sure I understand it correctly. Does it mean we can complete a task more than once or only that we can use several tasks from one category?
3.
is his shirt red enough or is it too brown?
Mod
1. For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that: (you may only read of these). Could it be something’s missing in the parentheses? The word ‘one’ between ‘read of’?"
Fixed.
Agnieszka wrote: "2. You can read as many books as you'd like from each category except the last. Not sure I understand it correctly. Does it mean we can complete a task more than once or only that we can use several tasks from one category?"
You cannot read for a task more than once. You can read a book for all the tasks in a category if you'd like.
3. The shirt is red enough :)
Lanelle wrote: "Agnieszka wrote: "My questions:1. For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that: (you may only read of these). Could it be something’s missing in the parentheses? The word ‘one’ between ‘read of’..."
Thank you!
Oops already finished :-( I’ll continue for the fun of it, but won’t post further updates.I’ll give it a try!
BOOK It to the Finish Line! - January
Duration: January 1 - 31, 2024
Distance: 53/51 feet
For your stick to go 16 feet, read a book that:
✔ has less than 100 reviews Seeking Solace by M.L. Hamilton 3* 1/1 - 13 reviews (188 pages)
✔ has a red shirt or dress on the cover
The Christmas Camel by Vered Ehsani 3* 1/4 (276 pages)For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that: (you may only read one of these)
✔ is set in a place you've never been Bob, der Streuner: Die Katze, die mein Leben veränderte=A Street Cat Named Bob: How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets by James Bowen 1* 1/5 - never been to London nor Australia (256 pages)
Finished, see message 3! :)This was fun, Lanelle! I can't wait to see what you have in store for us next month! Thanks!
BOOK It to the Finish Line! - JanuaryDuration: January 1 - 31, 2024
Distance: 54/51 feet
For your stick to go 8 feet, read a book that:
is at least 140+ pages - Going Down on One Knee 1/3/24
has a bare tree on the cover
is the second in a series
the title is 3 words long -- Tower of Dawn 1/21/24
with an 8 in the publication date
has all the letters of STICK in the title
For your stick to go 11 feet, read a book that:
has the word 'Bear' in the text
has a lot of yellow on the cover --
1/28/24is a children's book
has a young child in it -- Reckless 1/5/24
is set in a forest
has a character with the name of Chris or Christopher
For your stick to go 16 feet, read a book that:
has less than 100 reviews
has a red shirt or dress on the cover
has a gloomy character -- Until You 1/24/24
was published before 1928
you think is sweet (like honey)
the author's name is Alan or Alex
For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that: (you may only read one of these)
is a genre you don't usually read
has a bridge on the cover
pigs are mentioned
has illustrations
is set in a place you've never been
where someone loses their home
I remember playing the original version of BOOK It! Of course I'm in again!
BOOK It to the Finish Line!
January 2024
My BOOK It to the Finish Line Challenge (msg 19)
Books read ♾️ 4
Poohsticks - 1831 London Bridge = 51 feet
✅For your stick to go 8 feet, read a book that:
♾️the title is 3 words long
♾️His Dakota Heart ♾️ 01.02 ★★★
✅For your stick to go 11 feet, read a book that:
♾️has a lot of yellow on the cover
♾️Champagne and Lemon Drops ♾️ 01.21 ★★★
✅For your stick to go 11 feet, read a book that:
♾️has a young child in it
♾️Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper ♾️ 01.06 ★★★
✅For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that:
♾️pigs are mentioned
♾️Southern boys are slicker than pig snot on a radiator. [loc 23.5]
♾️Baiting the Maid of Honor ♾️ 01.07 ★★★★
Mod
What do you know about skijoring? :)
Lanelle wrote: "Rissa wrote: "I can't wait to see what you have in store for us next month!"What do you know about skijoring? :)"
I didn't even know that was a word!!! LOL
I totally had to Google. WOW! That's so cool! :)
BOOK It to the Finish Line! - JanuaryDistance: 53/51 feet
For your stick to go 8 feet, read a book that:
is at least 140+ pages
The Last Close Call | Laura Griffin - Jan 4 (324 pages)
the title is 3 words long
Trials of Conviction | T.A. White - Jan 7
For your stick to go 16 feet, read a book that:
has a gloomy character
Magic Forged | K.M. Shea - Jan 11
For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that:
pigs are mentioned
The Night I Died | Anne Frasier - Jan 9
p. 208 - very much like the pig farm she'd driven past
***COMPLETED***
BOOK It to the Finish Line! - JanuaryGoal: 59/51 feet
***COMPLETE***
For your stick to go 8 feet, read a book that:
✓is at least 140+ pages
Twisted Hate by Ana Huang (01/19/24)
✓the title is 3 words long
By the Book by Amanda Sellet (01/22/24)
For your stick to go 11 feet, read a book that:
✓is a children's book
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone by J.K. Rowling (01/29/24)
✓has a young child in it
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano (01/28/24)
For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that: (you may only read one of these)
✓has a bridge on the cover
Love Redesigned by Lauren Asher (01/31/24)
Completed my Pooh Sticks!Updated post: My BOOK It to the Finish Line Challenge (msg 19)
Books read ♾️ 4
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Poohsticks is first mentioned in The House at Pooh Corner, by A.A. Milne. It is a simple sport. Each player drops a stick on the upstream side of a bridge and the one whose stick first appears on the downstream side is the winner.
If you are unfamiliar with the game, here is a short Disney video on how Winnie the Pooh and his friends play it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1ewi...
Let's play Pooh Sticks!
The bridge I have chosen for us to play the game is the 1831 London Bridge that is now across the Colorado River at Lake Havasu, Arizona. (Trust me. January is the best time of the year to visit Arizona!) The bridge is 51 feet wide.
The goal is to read books that will carry your stick at least 51 feet.
Duration: January 1 - 31, 2024
Books must be at least 140 pages.
You can read as many books as you'd like from each category except the last.
For your stick to go 8 feet, read a book that:
is at least 140+ pages
has a bare tree on the cover
is the second in a series
the title is 3 words long
with an 8 in the publication date
has all the letters of STICK in the title
For your stick to go 11 feet, read a book that:
has the word 'Bear' in the text
has a lot of yellow on the cover
is a children's book
has a young child in it
is set in a forest
has a character with the name of Chris or Christopher
For your stick to go 16 feet, read a book that:
has less than 100 reviews
has a red shirt or dress on the cover
has a gloomy character
was published before 1928
you think is sweet (like honey)
the author's name is Alan or Alex
For your stick to go 21 feet, read a book that: (you may only read one of these)
is a genre you don't usually read
has a bridge on the cover
pigs are mentioned
has illustrations
is set in a place you've never been
where someone loses their home