Suzanne’s Comments (group member since Apr 15, 2011)

Suzanne’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Nothing But Reading Challenges
National Apple Pie Day
Duration: May 1-June 30

Progress: 8 out of 8

Levels:
Pastry-8-15 books
Crust: 16-23 books
Oven: 24 books +

May 13th is National Apple Pie Day- Grab a slice of pie, your book and lets celebrate with a "sweet" challenge. (Don't forget the ice cream!)

Rules: May use only one book /task. Minimum 100 pages.

Option 1- Spell Out the words- Apple Pie
A: Again, but Better by Christine Riccio - ***** - 5/11/2020 - 373 Pages
P: Susan Elizabeth Phillips; Call Me Irresistible - **** - 5/1/2020 - 385 Pages
P: Dav Pilkey; Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman - ***** - 5/1/2020 - 176 Pages
L: Lauren Willig; The Deception of the Emerald Ring - **** - 5/28/2020 - 400 Pages
E: Elle Katharine White; Heartstone - **** - 5/8/2020 - 352 Pages

P: Dav Pilkey; Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets: Color Edition - ***** - 5/7/2020 - 176 Pages
I: Iyanla Vanzant; Yesterday, I Cried - ***** - 5/24/2020 - 304 Pages
E: E.L. James; The Mister - ***** - 5/19/2020 - 499 Pages

Nothing But Reading Challenges
June: Picnic Challenge
Duration: 6/1/2020 - 7/31/2020 (2 months from start date)

Progress: 0 out of 31

Levels:
Picnic basket: 1-8 books
Checkered tablecloth: 9-16 books
Wine: 17-24
Watermelon: 25 + books

You will need to bring several items with you: blanket, picnic basket, food, beverages, sunglasses.

1. No picnic is complete without a blanket. Bring a blanket.
~Read a book with a blanket on the cover
~Read a book with a checkered pattern on the cover (cover or item on cover)

2. Who has the picnic basket? We need something to put all this food in.
~Read a book with a basket, hamper, tote, cooler (not an alcoholic drink) or backpack on the cover
~Spell out(*) the word B A S K E T

3. All great picnics must have food. What's your favorite picnic food?
~Read a book with a food item on the cover that you might take to a picnic
~Spell out(*) the word F O O D

4. We picked a beautiful day for this picnic and it's always nice to have something to quench the thirst.
~Read a book with a beverage on the cover
~Read a book with some type of beverage in the text (excluding water)

5. The sun is shining and it's warm; we should protect our eyes and face.
~Read a book with sunglasses on the cover
~Read a book with the word sunscreen or lotion in the text

6. Location is key! Watch out for anthills.
~Read a book with a beautiful grassy cover
~Spell out(*) the word A N T

7. A picnic is just not complete without friends and family
~Read a book about friends
~Read a book tagged summer

8. Anyone up for a game of ball or Frisbee?
~Read a book with any type of ball on the cover
~Read a book tagged sports

9. Don't forget to pack it all up. Double check nothing is left behind - we don't want to feed the bears.
~Read a book that has all the letters B E A R in the title
~Read a book with 8 in the page count

10. Spell out(*) the word P I C N I C

We hope you didn't eat too much food and that you enjoyed the picnic! See you next time.


(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audio book narrator's first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name. If the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.

Nothing But Reading Challenges
World Ocean's Day Reading Challenge
Duration: 6/1/2020 - 7/31/2020

Progress: 0 out of 27
Levels:
Plankton: 1-8 books
Star Fish: 9-17 books
Conservation : 18-26 books
Ocean Blue : 27 books

June 8 th is World Oceans Day so join us as we celebrate, protect and restore our oceans with a reading challenge.

Rules: Complete the tasks below. Minimum page is 100. Tasks may be completed more than once but only one book /task. Any format is acceptable.

Option 1: Spell out the word "Ocean" (5)
O:
C:
E:
A:
N:

Option 2: Spell out the five (5) Oceans:
Pacific: (7)
P:
A:
C:
I
F:
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C:

Indian (6)
I
N:
D:
I
A
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Atlantic (8)
A
T:
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Southern (8)
S
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Arctic (6)
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C:
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(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrators first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.

As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.

Nothing But Reading Challenges
May: Tulip Reading Challenge
Duration: 5/1/2020 - 5/31/2020

Progress: 2 out of 17

Pink tulips: completing option 1
Yellow tulips: completing option 2
Verigated tulips: completing all three options

Option 1: Spell- it -out.
Spell out the word "Tulip" using the usual spell it out rules(*)
T
U
L
I
P

Option 2: Find that Color!
Tulips come in a variety of colors: White, yellow, pink, red, purple, and orange.
Read books with covers of the above colors ( books should be 50% or more of color)

White:
Yellow:
Pink:
Red: Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - **** - 5/1/2020 - 385 Pages
Purple:
Orange: Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath - ***** - 5/3/2020 - 292 Pages



Option 3: Color Significance
Giving a certain type of flower can have a specific meaning; different colors of tulips also often carry their own significance.
Red tulips: are often associated with true love: Read a book where a character falls in love.


Purple tulips : are often associated with royalty: Read a book about a queen, king, prince or princess


Yellow tulips: are often associated with happiness, cheerfulness and hope: Read a book with a happy, cheerful character


White tulips : usually mean "I'm sorry" or given as a token of "my condolences" :Read a book in which a character attends a funeral


Pink tulips : Usually mean "congratulations", "good luck", or "well wishes"
Read a book in which a character is extremely lucky


Orange tulips symbolize energy, enthusiasm, desire and passion: Read a book with the word "passion " found in the text.




(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audio book narrators first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.

As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.

Nothing But Reading Challenges
7 Wonders
Duration: 10/1/2020 - 4/30/2021

Progress: 0 out of 18+

7 (of course) months from date of start.

Read 7 (or more) books related to the Seven Wonders of the World. Choose either the Location or Spell-It-Out option. Re-reads are acceptable. So are audiobooks. Update your original comment, or post a new one with each update. Just let us apprised of how you are doing!

There are numerous other “Seven Wonders” categories as well, such as 7 Wonders of the Medieval World, 7 Wonders of the Industrial World, 7 Natural Wonders of the World, 7 Wonders of the Underwater World, etc., that can be found at: Wonders of the World

If you find one you would prefer over the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World that is listed, please post it in this thread for others to enjoy.

7 Wonders of the Ancient World
[Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt) (18)
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I: [author:Ilona Andrews|21748]; Fate's Edge - **** - 3/3/2020 - 372 Pages
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Iraq, Nineveh)
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Turkey)
Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Greece)
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Turkey)
Colossus of Rhodes (Greece)
Lighthouse of Alexandria (Egypt)

Spell-It-Out Challenge Option: Using book or series titles, authors’ first or last names, spell out the Wonder or the main focus of the Wonder. You can ignore the article (a, an, the, etc.) or use it.

Nothing But Reading Challenges
ABC Reading Challenge
Duration: 3/1/2020 - 2/28/2021 (one year from start date)

Progress: 0 out of 24

Levels:
A: 1-7 books
B: 8-15 books
C: 16-23 books
D: 24 books +

--> Read the below ABC tasks
--> Page count = 100 pages +
--> Re-reads are allowed so long as it has been more than 6 months
--> Any readable format counts (paper, digital, audio)
--> Picture books not allowed
--> No Graphic Novels / Manga allowed

A - an award winner
B - a book with a brown cover
C - a classic novel
D - a debut novel
E - an enormous book (600+ pages)
F - a book you got for free
G - a guilty pleasure
H - a book with a happy ending
I - a book with ice cream on the cover
J - any book published in July
K - author's name starts with K (first or last)
L - a book you borrowed from the library
M - a memoir
N - a new release (2020)
O - a book that is # 1 in a series
P - a book that has a pink object on the cover
Q - a book with queen in the title
R - a book recommended to you
S - a character who plays sports
T - written by two authors
U - an ugly cover (open to interpretation)
V - a book set somewhere you always wanted to visit
W - with a witch or wizard as a character
X - an author who has an "x" in their name
Y - young adult bestseller
Z - a book with zero in the page count (101, 250, 300, etc)

Nothing But Reading Challenges
March: Going Green
Duration: March 1- April 30

Progress: 0 out of 27
Levels :
- Green Thumb: 1 - 8 Books
- Slightly Green: 9-17 Books
- Covered in Clovers: 18- 26 Books
- Dancing like a Leprechaun: 27+ Books

Every year on the 17 of March even though the grass is no longer green, everything else starts turning that color. So we decided we should all just go with the flow and not try to fight it like the Irish, you know, cause they're the fighting Irish. lol So remember, on St. Patrick's Day we're all a little Irish at heart so go ahead this month and go a little green.

So, for this challenge everything green is a go like, green eyes, jealousy (green eyed monster), envy (green with envy), covers, dresses, money, Green Day (read a book with music), Green thumb (planting flowers, a garden, etc), Going Green (a book where a company or person in it goes "green"), turning green (character get stomach ache, nausea, etc) etc.

Option 1= Read books that have green covers, have green in the title, or have something green on them.

Option 2 = Read books that deal with green issues (envy, jealousy, being sick, money, gardening, etc)

Option 3= Do a spell it out of something to do with St. Patrick's Day or Leprechauns (green beer, leprechauns, four leaf clovers, kisses, luck, wishes, shoes, green
pot of gold, magic, rainbows, etc)

Option 4= Mix and match any of the options

Nothing But Reading Challenges
March: Luck of the Irish
Duration: March 1- March 31st

Progress: 0 out of 24

Levels:
Magic: 1- 5 books
Rainbow: 6-11 books
Leprechauns: 12-17 books
Luck of the Irish: 18-23 books
Pot of Gold: 24 + books

This challenge is in honor of St. Patrick's Day taking place on March 17th. So for one month we give you all permission to share in the Irish heritage and wear green on the 17th and have fun thinking of the Emerald Isle and the wee folk whose pot of gold always seems to elude all those treasure hunters.

Option 1 - Read books set in Ireland, about Ireland, written by an Irish author or that contain characters with Irish names

Option 2 - Read books with green covers

Option 3 - Read books with a Fae creature or creatures in them. Leprechauns are a type of Fae so we'll go ahead and include all Fae in this challenge.

Option 4 - Read any combination of books listed above

Nothing But Reading Challenges
March: March Madness Reading Challenge
Duration: March 1- April 30

Progress: 0 out of 24
Levels:
Terps: 1-7 books
Hoosiers: 8-15 books
Cornhuskers: 16-23 books
Badgers: 24 + books

Every year, like clockwork, sport's enthusiasts across America gather in front of their T.V.s and participate in a little thing called March Madness. Well move over sports lovers because readers are taking back March! (Original challenge credit goes to Sashana)

How this challenge works
First, select one of the colleges listed below in the Big Ten list. Then decide on whether you want to read for the team’s nickname, colors, mascot, coach or all four! List the letters of whatever you choose to read vertically and then read the word.
Example
Northwestern University (nickname)
W
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D
C
A
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S

THE BIG TEN

1) University of Iowa
Nickname: Hawkeyes
Colors: black and gold
Mascot: Herky the Hawk
Coach: Fran McCaffery

2) Michigan State University
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: green and white
Mascot: Sparty
Coach: Tom Izzo

3) University of Minnesota
Nickname: Golden Gophers
Colors: maroon and gold
Mascot: Goldy Gopher
Coach: Richard Pitino

4) Northwestern University
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: purple
Mascot: Willie the Wildcat
Coach: Sean Miller

5) Ohio State University
Nickname: Buckeyes
Colors: scarlet and gray
Mascot: Brutus Buckeye
Coach: Chris Holtmann

6) Pennsylvania State University
Nickname: Nittany Lions (or Nittany Lady Lions)
Colors: blue and white
Mascot: Nittany Lion
Coach: Pat Chambers

7) Purdue University
Nickname: Boilermakers
Colors: black and gold
Mascot: Boilermaker Special
Coach: Matt Painter

8) University of Wisconsin
Nickname: Badgers
Colors: cardinal and white
Mascot: Bucky Badger
Coach: Greg Gard

9) University of Illinois
Nickname: Fighting Illini
Colors: red and orange
Mascot: none (but previously Chief Illiniwek)
Coach: Brad Underwood

10) Indiana University
Nickname: Hoosiers
Colors: cream and crimson
Mascot: (none)
Coach: Archie Miller

11) University of Michigan
Nickname: Wolverines
Colors: maize & blue
Mascot: none
Coach: Juwan Howard

12) Rutgers University
Nickname: Scarlet Knights
Colors: Scarlet
Mascot: Scarlet Knight
Coach: Steve Pikiell

13) University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nickname: Cornhuskers
Colors: Scarlet & Cream
Mascot: Herbie Husker & Li'l Red
Coach: Fred Hoiberg

14) University of Maryland
Nickname: Terps
Colors: Red, White, Black & Gold
Mascot: Testudo
Coach: Mark Turgeon

Novel Books & Reading Challenges
Stacie's Marvelous March Challenge
Duration: 3/1/2020 - 3/31/2020

Progress: 1 out of 8+
Levels:
Daring Daffodil: 1 - 4 books
Bluestocking: 5 - 8 books
Luck of the Irish: 8+ books

Tasks

March has many wonderful and zany holidays. Let’s celebrate by reading through the holidays. Thank you, Stacie, for this challenge idea!

Tasks
◄ March is Irish American Month. Read a book that takes place in Ireland, or was written by an Irish author.

◄ March is Women’s History Month: Read a book by a new to you female author, or a book with a strong female lead:
Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews - **** - 3/3/2020 - 372 Pages



◄ March is said to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb. Read a book that starts out strong and wimps out to the end, or read a book featuring animals.

◄ The flower of March is the daffodil. Read a book that has a predominately yellow or white cover, or where the first letter of the title can be found in DAFFODIL.

◄ March was named for Mars, the Roman god of war. Read a book set in space, a book about war, or a book with a red cover.

◄ March: to walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread. Read a book where a character is very determined with moving towards their goal or a book with a character in the military.

◄ March splits Pisces and Aries for zodiac signs. Read a book with water or fire on the cover, the final book in a series, or the first book in a series.

◄ March Madness is the college basketball tournament performed each Spring in the US. Read a book featuring a sports team or someone who plays a sport.

◄ March 2nd is Old Stuff Day. This is a day to try something new, break out of your routine, make a change! Read a book from a new genre or author. Break out of your reading rut!

◄ March 9th is Panic Day. Rather than freak out, read a book that calms you down! Alternatively, read a book that raises your blood pressure and makes you uncomfortable.

◄ March 12th is Girl Scout Day. Read a book with cookies in the title or on the cover, or read a book about a group of girls or a where a character does community service.

◄ March 14th is Pi Day, a day that celebrates Pi, the number that never ends. It’s often abbreviated to 3.14. This year is ultimate Pi Day because the first 5 numbers of Pi are 3.1415 which corresponds to this date. It’s also Albert Einstein’s birthday. Read a book with an average rating of 3.14 or higher, a book that was published in March of 2014 or a book featuring a mathematician or bakery.

◄ March 17th is Saint Patrick’s Day. Read a book written by an author named Patrick (first or last name) or with Patrick as the main character (Pat is acceptable). Alternatively, read a book where the main cover color is green or has alcohol on it.

◄ March 20th is the first day of Spring in the United States. Spring represents ideas of rebirth, rejuvenation, renewal, resurrection and regrowth. Read a book where the main character undergoes a transformation of some kind or gives birth to something (a person, a new idea, a business).

◄ March 29th is National Smoke and Mirrors Day. Read a book where something isn’t as it seems or where the main character is hiding something.

Nothing But Reading Challenges
March: Plant a Flower Reading Challenge
Duration: March 1- April 30

Progress: 0 out of 27

Levels:
Hoe: 1-8 books
Rake: 9-17 books
Pot: 18-26 books
Gardening Gloves: 27 + books

March 12 is known as plant a flower day so we are going to celebrate and plant some flowers in NBRC. Let's see how many we can plant!

Complete any or all of the options below.
Option 1: Spell out (*) the words "plant" & "flower"

Option 2: Read as many books as you can with a flower on the cover

Option 3: Plant the flower. Follow the steps below for planting your flower
-First we need dirt. Read a book with a brown cover
-Next we need to dig a hole. Spell out (*) the word "DIG"
-Drop your seed in the hole or pot and cover it up. Read a book with a pot on the cover
-Don't forget to water you plant. Read a book that shows water on the cover

Option 4: Complete as many tasks as you can from the list below: (tasks may be completed more than once)
-Read a book in which a character loves flowers
-Read a book in which a character is a florist
-Read a book in which a character plants a flower(s)
-Read a book where the title starts with P
-Read a book in which something grows (open to your interpretation)

Option 5: Mix & match (combine tasks from any or all of the options)

(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audio book narrator's first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.

If the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.

I finished Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues by Diana Rowland! I’m on my phone so I can’t link the book but it’s on my shelf. I’m finished with my final project for my class so I’ll get getting a lot more books read this week!

I just finished !

I finished ! Hoping to get some more read this week, I've been dealing with sick kids and a sick hubby all weekend....

Alysa wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I finished reading today!"

Great!
We'll see if it fits any Bingo squares. If not, then we can use it for Blue cover. :D
ETA: I found "mo..."

I finished it on the 13th!

I finished reading today!

I finished !

I finished and added it to my TT shelf!

Alysa wrote: "

Today is my birthday!
Time to party like it's 1789! Dies Irae!"

Happy Birthday!

Alysa wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Happy Halloween everyone! I will be MIA until Monday, I've got a girl scout function all weekend so I will be offline!"

Okay Suzanne — will it be possible for you to *not* finish a..."

I wanted to finish my books over the weekend but I was WAY too busy! I tried though!