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Ridiculously Random Reading Challenge: Melanie {COMPLETED}
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Unicycle Basketball is a variation of the traditional game but where all of the players are mounted on unicycles during play.
The same rules apply, such as dribbling the ball while riding, and trying to score in the other team’s net. The game is played on a regulation basketball court and players tend to use 24” unicycles.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏀 1. Read a book that takes place within a 24-hour period of time.
🏀 2. Read a book where a sport is watched or played.
🏀 3. Read a book with the word COURT found in the text.
🏀 4. Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are NOT found in UNICYCLE.
Prompt: #60: Unicycle BasketballBook: Just Jen: Thriving Through Multiple Sclerosis
Author: Jen Powley
Date Read: 6/27
Pages: 188
Task: 4. Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are NOT found in UNICYCLE.
How it Fits: J P not in unicycle
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Baby sea otters can't swim right away.
Their moms will wrap them in pieces of kelp while they hunt until the buoyant pups learn how to paddle around on their own. A raft of otters will also hold hands while they sleep so they don't drift apart!
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🦦 1. Read a book where someone swims.
🦦 2. Read a book with people holding hands on the cover.
🦦 3. Read a book with the word SLEEP found in the text.
🦦 4. Read a book MC's first initial is found in BUOYANT.
Prompt: #49: Baby Sea OttersBook: The Great Lunenburglary
Author: Bryn Pottie
Date Read: 6/29
Pages: 218
Task:
1. Read a book where someone swims.
3. Read a book with the word SLEEP found in the text.
4. Read a book MC's first initial is found in BUOYANT.
How it Fits:
1. as he watched Elias swim back to Lunenburg
3. ... it put her right to sleep
4. Angus Junior
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Apple Pie isn't actually American at all.
The next time you call something "as American as apple pie," you might want to consider the fact that neither apple pies nor apples originally came from America. Apples are in fact native to Asia, and the first recorded recipe for apple pie was actually written in England.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🥧 1. Read a book set in America, England, or Asia.
🥧 2. Read a book that includes a recipe.
🥧 3. Read a book with a cliché in the text.
🥧 4. Read a book with an apple or other fruit on the cover.
Prompt: #8: Apple PieBook: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
Author: Joanne Fluke
Date Read: 6/30
Pages: 436
Task: 2. Read a book that includes a recipe.
How it Fits: Chocolate Chip Crunch Cookies
Regency Ginger Crisps
Pecan Chews
Black and Whites
Chocolate-Covered Cherry Delights
Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies
Lovely Lemon Bar Cookies
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A baby puffin is called a "puffling."
To feed its chick, a puffin parent will carry around 10 fish in its beak at one time, but the biggest recorded haul is a whopping 62 fish, according to Audubon Project Puffin.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐠 1. Read a book with a bird on the cover.
🐠 2. Read a book where the MC is a parent.
🐠 3. Read a book with a 6 and a 2 in the page count.
🐠 4. Read a book with all the letters of PUFFIN found in the title/subtitle.
Prompt: #26: Baby PuffinsBook: The Perfect Marriage
Author: Jeneva Rose
Date Read: 7/3
Pages: 352
Task: 2. Read a book where the MC is a parent.
How it Fits: sarah has 8 year old daughter at the end of the book
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In a Wood Chopping competition, the aim of the game is to be the first “axeman” to chop or saw through a log or block of wood.
These sorts of competitions are often found at places such as state fairs and agricultural shows and have been around since 1870.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🪚 1. Read a book where the MC goes to a state fair or a similar place.
🪚 2. Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 1870.
🪚 3. Read a book with the word CHOP or SAW found in the text.
🪚 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in AXEMAN.
Prompt: #66: Wood ChoppingBook: Strawberry Shortcake Murder
Author: Joanne Fluke
Date Read: 7/3
Pages: 310
Task: 🪚 2. Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 1870.
How it Fits: 1 & 0
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Two-Buck Chuck once won a top wine award.
Trader Joe's 2002 Charles Shaw Shiraz beat out 2,300 other wines to win a prestigious double gold medal at the 28th Annual International Eastern Wine Competition, so don't feel bad stocking up on the bargain brand.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🤑 1. Read a book with rhyming words in the title.
🤑 2. Read a book published in 2002.
🤑 3. Read a book where a store of any type is mentioned.
🤑 4. Read a book with a 2 and an 8 in the publication date.
Prompt: #71: Two-Buck ChuckBook: No Place Left to Hide
Author: Megan Lally
Date Read: 7/4
Pages: 259
Task: 3. Read a book where a store of any type is mentioned.
How it Fits: ... the waters Jena bought at the gas station 78%
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Only one NFL team has a plant for a logo.
The New Orleans Saints' fleur-de-lis is actually a stylized lily historically associated with the French monarchy. It's also the state symbol of Louisiana and appears on the Quebec flag.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
⚜️ 1. Read a book where a character plays or watches football.
⚜️ 2. Read a book set in Louisiana, France, or Canada.
⚜️ 3. Read a book with a logo or a flag on the cover.
⚜️ 4. Read a book with all the letters of MONARCHY in the title.
Prompt: #37: Fleur-de-LisBook: Murder at Haven's Rock
Author: Kelley Armstrong
Date Read: 7/6
Pages: 340
Task: 2. Read a book set in Louisiana, France, or Canada.
How it Fits: Yukon , Canada
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The moon has its own time zones.
An astronomer even designed a special watch that relies on "lunations," or the amount of time it takes for the moon to revolve and rotate around the Earth.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🌙 1. Read a book with a moon, watch, or clock on the cover.
🌙 2. Read a book with the word REVOLVE or ROTATE found in the text.
🌙 3. Read a book where the MC's first name ENDS with a letter in EARTH.
🌙 4. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in LUNATIONS.
Prompt: #64: Moon Time ZonesBook: A Private Investigation
Author: Peter Grainger
Date Read: 7/7
Pages: 248
Task: 3. Read a book where the MC's first name ENDS with a letter in EARTH.
How it Fits: Detective Sergeant DC Smith
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The odds of getting a royal flush are exactly 1 in 649,740.
Poker fiends have a slightly better chance of laying down a straight flush: Try 72,192 to 1. Out of the 7,462 distinct five-card poker hands, you have a 42% chance of getting a single pair though.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🃏 1. Read a book where a character plays a hand of cards.
🃏 2. Read a book with a bathroom scene.
🃏 3. Read a book with the word ROYAL found in the text.
🃏 4. Read a book with more than 649,740 ratings.
Prompt: #23: Royal FlushBook: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Author: J.K. Rowling
Date Read: 7/9
Pages: 672
Task: 4. Read a book with more than 649,740 ratings.
How it Fits: 3,551,989 ratings
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The Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling & Wake is an annual event that takes place each spring near Gloucester, England and involves a 9 pound round of cheese, which is rolled from the top of a hill.
Competitors race after the cheese and the first person to reach the finish line at the bottom wins the cheese.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🧀 1. Read a book where a character eats cheese, or does something foolish.
🧀 2. Read a book set at least partially in England.
🧀 3. Read a book with all the letters of SPRING in the title.
🧀 4. Read a book with a 9 in the page count or publication date.
Prompt: #12: Cheese RollingBook: A Charming Corpse
Author: Tonya Kappes
Date Read: 7/10
Pages: 166
Task: 3. Read a book with all the letters of SPRING in the title.
How it Fits: a charmING coRPSe
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Baby elephants suck their trunks for comfort.
They're just like human newborns making funny faces, except a tad bigger.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐘 1. Read a book you found comforting.
🐘 2. Read a book with an animal on the cover.
🐘 3. Read a book tagged FUNNY any number of times.
🐘 4. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in NEWBORNS.
Prompt: #67: Baby ElephantsBook: Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping On a Dead Man
Author: Jesse Q. Sutanto
Date Read: 7/11
Pages: 235
Task: 3. Read a book tagged FUNNY any number of times.
How it Fits: funny - 30 people
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We're all stars.
Okay, technically we're all made of stardust, but that's still pretty cool. Recent research found that humans and the galaxy share 97% of the same kind of atoms.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🌌 1. Read a book with a nighttime scene on the cover.
🌌 2. Read a book where the word STAR is found in the text.
🌌 3. Read a book with a 9 OR a 7 found in the page count.
🌌 4. Read a book with an MPG of NON-FICTION.
Prompt:🌌 1. Read a book with a nighttime scene on the cover.Book: Career of Evil
Author: Robert Galbraith
Date Read: 7/13
Pages: 609
Task: 🌌 1. Read a book with a nighttime scene on the cover.
How it Fits:
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Unsurprisingly, Chess Boxing involves both the classic game of chess and the popular sport of boxing.
The competitors alternate between 5 rounds of boxing and 6 rounds of chess for a total of 11 rounds, each lasting 3-minutes. The game was inspired by a French comic and invented by Dutch artist Lepe Rubingh.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🥊 1. Read a book where a character plays chess or another board game.
🥊 2. Read a book that has a French or a Dutch translation.
🥊 3. Read a book with an MPG of HUMOR or COMEDY.
🥊 4. Read a book with the word boxing {can also be box, boxes, boxed, etc.} found in the text.
Prompt: #15: Chess BoxingBook: David Sedaris: Live at Carnegie Hall/Live for Your Listening Pleasure
Author:David Sedaris
Date Read: 7/14
Pages: audio only 2h 28m
Task: 3. Read a book with an MPG of HUMOR or COMEDY.
How it Fits: Genres : Humor, Audiobook, Nonfiction, Essays, Memoir, Short Stories, Comedy
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The way you eat Oreos says something about your personality.
Kraft Foods once surveyed hundreds of Oreo eaters and sussed it out: Biters are easy-going and self-confident, while dunkers displayed more energetic and adventurous qualities. Twisters, on the other hand, are sensitive and trendy.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🥛 1. Read a book with something sweet on the cover.
🥛 2. Read a book with a character you would consider trendy.
🥛 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in KRAFT FOODS.
🥛 4. Read a book with either of these words found in the text: BITE, DUNK, or TWIST.
Prompt: #62: OreosBook: Ask for Andrea
Author: Noelle W. Ihli
Date Read: 7/14
Pages: 295
Task: 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in KRAFT FOODS.
How it Fits: Ask / A
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The Mud-Pit Belly Flop is one of the biggest events that takes place during the ‘Redneck Games.'
The event, of course, takes place in a giant mud pit and the crowd gathered to watch chooses the winner by judging who can make the biggest, muddiest splash. The winner receives a trophy – always featuring a smashed beer can.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👀 1. Read a book where the MC drinks a beer.
👀 2. Read a book with a crowd, more than 4 people, on the cover.
👀 3. Read a book where someone wins a trophy.
👀 4. Read a book where the title ENDS with a letter in REDNECK.
Prompt: #30: Mud-Pit Belly FlopBook: Four Doors Down
Author: Emma Doherty
Date Read: 7/15
Pages: 226
Task: 4. Read a book where the title ENDS with a letter in REDNECK.
How it Fits: redNeck / dowN
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Four times more people speak English as a second language than as a native one.
While more people speak English as a second language, nearly three times more people speak Mandarin Chinese natively.
English has nearly two billion people learning it as a second language and only 350 million people speaking it natively.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🗣 1. Read a book where the MC could be speaking English as a second language.
🗣 2. Read a book with all the letters of MANDARIN found in the title.
🗣 3. Read a book with more than 350 pages.
🗣 4. Read a book with the word NATIVE found in the text.
Prompt: #28: Speaking EnglishBook:Lemon Meringue Pie Murder
Author: Joanne Fluke
Date Read: 7/15
Pages: 352
Task: 🗣 3. Read a book with more than 350 pages.
How it Fits: 352 pages
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Originating in Spain, Bossaball comprises elements of volleyball, football (soccer), gymnastics, and capoeira, which is an Afro-Brazilian cultural practice simultaneously involving a fight and a dance.
The game is played on an inflatable course with inbuilt trampolines on each side. The teams consist of 4 - 5 players with the aim of getting the ball over the net without the other team being able to return it.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏐 1. Read a book that you rated 4 - 5 stars.
🏐 2. Read a book where a character fights or dances.
🏐 3. Read a book set at least partially in Spain.
🏐 4. Read a book where the MC's first name does NOT start with a letter in BOSSABALL.
Prompt: #9: BossaballBook: The Moving Finger
Author: Agatha Christie
Date Read: 7/16
Pages: 299
Task: 🏐 4. Read a book where the MC's first name does NOT start with a letter in BOSSABALL.
How it Fits: Jane Marple
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Coca-Cola consumers will pay more to drink less ounces.
Coca-Cola consumers prefer smaller packaging of their beverage and are willing to pay more per ounce. While soda consumption is declining in the U.S., Coca-Cola had a net revenue of $33 billion worldwide last year. Talk about vanity sizing!
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🥤 1. Read a book with a dashed word in the title.
🥤 2. Read a book where someone drinks a cola, soda, pop, whatever you call it where you're from.
🥤 3. Read a book with two 3s in the publication date.
🥤 4. Read a book you were willing to pay for.
Prompt:#32: Coca-ColaBook: A Wicked Snow
Author: Gregg Olsen
Date Read: 7/16
Pages: 432
Task: 2. Read a book where someone drinks a cola, soda, pop, whatever you call it where you're from.
How it Fits: Grabbed another Dr Pepper. 27%
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Frank Lloyd Wright's son invented Lincoln Logs.
The famous architect's design for the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo inspired John Lloyd Wright to produce the interlocking log beams on a much smaller scale for kids.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🪵 1. Read a book where the author goes by 3 names.
🪵 2. Read a book with at least 3 Ls in the title.
🪵 3. Read a book with a log/tree on the cover.
🪵 4. Read a book set in Japan.
Prompt: #43: Lincoln LogsBook: The Guise of Another
Author: Allen Eskens
Date Read: 7/18
Pages: 272
Task: 3. Read a book with a log/tree on the cover.
How it Fits:
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The largest sand castle in the world measured 54 feet high.
It took 168 trucks over a week to deliver enough sand for this carefully sculpted masterpiece.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏝 1. Read a book with sand visible on the cover.
🏝 2. Read a book with a 5 OR a 4 in the page count.
🏝 3. Read a book with a 1, 6, AND 8 in the publication date.
🏝 4. Read a book that took place over more than a week's time.
Prompt: #56: Largest Sand CastleBook: Fair Isle and Fortunes
Author: Nancy Warren
Date Read: 7/19
Pages: 256
Task: 2. Read a book with a 5 OR a 4 in the page count.
How it Fits: 256
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The speed of a computer mouse is measured in "Mickeys."
A British scientist first invented the roller-ball device in 1946 while working for the Royal Navy, but the word "mouse" didn't get coined until 1965.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🖱 1. Read a book published or set between 1946 and 1965.
🖱 2. Read a book with a scientist character.
🖱 3. Read a book with the word MOUSE found in the text.
🖱 4. Read a book that seemed to speed by.
Prompt: #34: Mouse SpeedBook: Bobbles and Broomsticks
Author: Nancy Warren
Date Read: 7/19
Pages: 218
Task: 4. Read a book that seemed to speed by.
How it Fits: read in under 5 hours
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You can major in wine at Cornell University.
Technically it's a degree in "Viticulture and Enology" (a.k.a. the cultivation of grapes and the science of winemaking), but we're still sending in our applications.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🍷 1. Read a book at least partially set on a university campus.
🍷 2. Read a book where a character consumes wine.
🍷 3. Read a book with some type of fruit or alcoholic beverage on the cover.
🍷 4. Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in VITICULTURE ENOLOGY.
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Michelle's Empty Nest wrote: "You're making great progress, and you're getting very close to completing the challenge!"i have a HUGE TBR list , i have been lucky finding titles to match tasks
Prompt: #40: Wine MajorBook: Popcorn and Poltergeists
Author: Nancy Warren
Date Read: 7/19
Pages: 240
Task: 1. Read a book at least partially set on a university campus.
How it Fits: St Mary's College, Oxford
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Cycleball is also known as “Radball” and is essentially a game of football (or ‘soccer’ depending on which country you’re from) played on bicycles.
Unlike traditional football, however, players use the bike to control, flick, and move the ball into the opposing team’s goal. The bikes used have fixed gears with no brakes and there tends to be 2 players on each team.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🚴♀️ 1. Read a book with two main/major characters.
🚴♀️ 2. Read a book that has also been known by another title.
🚴♀️ 3. Read a book with a bicycle on the cover.
🚴♀️ 4. Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in FIXED GEARS.
Prompt: #18: CycleballBook: Fudge Cupcake Murder
Author: Joanne Fluke
Date Read: 7/20
Pages: 313
Task: 🚴♀️ 4. Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in FIXED GEARS.
How it Fits: J not is fixed gears
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If you drive south from Detroit, you'll hit Canada.
Head north from Windsor, Ontario, crossing the Detroit River, and you'll reach the good ol' US of A.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🇨🇦 1. Read a book set in Michigan.
🇨🇦 2. Read a book with a cityscape on the cover.
🇨🇦 3. Read a book with a directional word in the title.
🇨🇦 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in WINDSOR.
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Book: One Golden Summer
Author: Carley Fortune
Date Read: 6/26
Pages: 336
Task: 1. Read a book with a body of water on the cover. ☑️
How it Fits: