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message 1: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (last edited Apr 23, 2012 11:22AM) (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
First off I want to think Lisa Kay and her other group Nothing but Reading Challenges for this idea and letting me use it. Mine is going to be a little different and have it a monthly or two reading challenge.

I am using this site for the Mythical Creatures
Mythical Creatures

Now on to the challenge part.
Each month or two I am going to pick a Culture, Attribute or Common Type that I would like you to pick a Mythical Creature to spell out with books, authors or character names.That is why I might make this a two to three month challenge.

EX
I might pick for the month Culture: Celtic. So I might read Roane.
Roane
Similar to the Selkie except more forgiving to man. It lives in the sea and is known to the people of Gaelic beliefs. The Roane is a seal that can throw off its skin and assume human shape.
There is a story of Roane and how he encountered a seal trapper. At one time there was a seal-trapper that was about to kill a bull-seal but he dropped his knife in the water and the seal escaped. Later that night he heard a knock on his door and opened it to see a stranger standing there. The stranger made an order for many seal skins and persuaded the seal trapper to ride on his horse to where many seals were. They both rode to a cliff and jumped into the sea. While swimming they both transformed into seals. They went to a cave where Roane was who asked him if he recognised a knife. The trapper saw the knife to be his own and was then led to where the dying sea-bull lay. Roane instructed the trapper to use the knife to make a circle around the wound and then to place his fin around it while praying for the sea-bull to be healed. The trapper healed the creature and vowed never to harm a seal again and was then taken back home and restored to human form.


R:Rogue
O:Obsidian Butterfly
A:American Gods
N:Neil Gaiman-Coraline Author
E:Emily-Fury Character

Rogue (Shifters, #2) by Rachel Vincent Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #9) by Laurell K. Hamilton American Gods by Neil Gaiman Coraline by Neil Gaiman Fury (The Fury Trilogy #1) by Elizabeth Miles


message 2: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
You can post your question here or book ideas for people you need them


Amy ~Lover of Books~ | 675 comments So, the first one for this challenge is going to be Aquatic?


message 4: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
Yes it is Amy


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