2025 Reading Challenge discussion

December Mini-Challenge: It’s Cold Outside!!
Duration: 12/1/12 - 12/31/12

Our theme for December is anything goes. So, for our last mini-challenge, we will do a spell out. It is almost Christmas time and almost winter (well, in the northern hemisphere)!

So, for this challenge spell out a word pertaining to winter or Christmas using any letter of a book's title. You can also use the first letter of the Author’s first or last name.

PS: If you are in the Southern Hemisphere, you can do summer related words. :)

Ex: Winter, Snow, Cold, Angel, Eggnog, etc.

Since this is a mini-challenge it doesn’t have to be a huge word, but if you want a challenge you can spell a bigger word like: Ornaments, Christmas, Sleigh ride, etc.

You can read any books you choose for this challenge: Children’s, poetry, short/long…anything goes!

Happy December! Have fun with this challenge.

Participants:
Ashley - 1/4
NayNay - 7/9
Wildangelkuri - 0/8
Kattiebrie - 1/7
Gina - 0/5
Kelsi - 1/7
Tania - 0/10
Sara - 0/7
Georgina - 0/6
Erika - 0/9
Kathy - 1/8
Melanie - 5/9
Christina - 1/4
Krystal - ?/?
Sharon - ?/?
Kara - 0/4
Lindy - ?/?






December Mini-Challenge
12/1/12 - 12/31/12
1/4 Completed

S - Slaughterhouse-Five: 12/5/12*****
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December Mini-Challenge
Duration: 12/01/12 - 12/31/12


9/9

S - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 12/02/12 *****
N - Best Laid Plans by Nora Roberts 12/08/12 ***
O - One Night With a Hero by Laura Kaye 12/20/12 ****
W - Rapture by J.R. Ward 12/12/12 ****
F - The Forever Queen (The Saxon Series #1)by Helen Hollick 12/09/12 ****
L - Gods and Kings: Chronicles of the Kings by Lynn Austin 12/03/12 ****
A - Galdoni by Cheree Alsop 12/06/12 ***
K - Dance of Desire by Catherine Kean 12/03/12 *****
E - Things Left Unspoken by Eva Marie Everson 12/07/12 ****

0/8


H- The Hobbit: J.R.R. Tolkien
O- Of Mice and Men: John Steinbeck
L- Life of Pi: Yann Martel
I- I, Robot: Isaac Asimov
D- The Dragon Society: Lawrence Watt-Evans
A- American Gods: Neil Gaiman
Y- You're Only Old Once!: Dr. Seuss
S- Something Wicked This Way Comes: Ray Bradbury

Reserved, word to come later. :)

I'll go with something easy - I have a lot of books to read but miss some letters...

December Mini Challenge
1/7

I - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
V - Consent To Kill by Vince Flynn
Y - You Might Be a Zombie and Other Bad News: Shocking but Utterly True Facts

C - A Christmas Carol - 04.12,5/5
O - The Ghost Brigades Old Man's War #2
L - The Last Colony
D - Ubik by Philip K. Dick

Gina's December Mini Challenge
5/5 CHALLENGE COMPLETE

S- The Reluctant Matchmaker by Shobhan Bantwal- FINISHED 12/9/12
A- Andrew E. Kaufman - The Lion, the Lamb, the Hunted: A Psychological Thriller- FINISHED 12/5/12
N- Nightwatcher by Wendy Corsi Staub- FINISHED 12/17/12
T- The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom- FINISHED 12/1/12
A- Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke- FINISHED 12/1/12

Kelsi's December Mini Challenge
1/7

Peanut Brittle is my favorite Christmas treat, so I will just spell out BRITTLE!

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L::The Formation of American Local Governments: Private Values in Public Institutions
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December Mini-Challenge:Duration:
12/1/12 - 12/31/12
2/10
S-Starcrossed
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S-Sucks to Be Me: The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe)

I'm going to try for my first mini challenge!

Georgina's December Mini-Challenge
12/1/12 - 12/31/12
3/6 Completed

F - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
R - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
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T - Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
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I'm in.


L Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas
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T Somebody To Love by. K Higgins

I I Heart New York by. L. Kelk
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S Falling for Gracie by Susan Mallery
N Secret of a Summer Night by Marian Keyes
O Only His by Susan Mallery
W The Charm School by Susan Wiggs

~Happy Holidays~

I'm in!!! /8

H - The Hobbit

O - The Ghosts of Rowan Oak: William Faulkner's Ghost Stories for Children

L - The List

I - Is Your House Haunted?: Poltergeists, Ghosts or Bad Wiring

D - Dashing Through The Snow

A - Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule

Y - I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted

S - Testimony of an Irish Slave Girl

I will be the leader of this challenge. I will post your updates in post #2 (in my post), so we won't have updates in the middle of the thread.

Happy Holidays and Happy Reading! Looking forward to December. :)

I will definitely be joining in, though I have no idea what my word will be yet!

I just moved from El Paso to Virginia and it is COLD, so that will be my word to spell =)

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I'll join I just don't know what I'll spell yet lol

Don't know my word yet either, will decide when I see what I read and what word I can make!

I'm going to spell SNOW because I live in Michigan now (this will be my fifth winter!), and we'll get more than I can handle.

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Why arne't i on the lsit?

Lindy wrote: "Why arne't i on the lsit?"

You haven't commented that you want to be part of the challenge yet, Lindy - I'm sure Ashley will add you now that she knows you want to be involved! :)

Yes, Lindy! I will add you to the list! Welcome to the challenge. Just let everyone know what word you'd like to spell for this month and enjoy reading. :)

1/7 done!

L:

H - The Hobbit
12/5/12 5 *****

O - The Ghosts of Rowan Oak: William Faulkner's Ghost Stories for Children

L - The List

I - Is Your House Haunted?: Poltergeists, Ghosts or Bad Wiring

D - Dashing Through The Snow

A - Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule

Y - I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted

S - Testimony of an Irish Slave Girl

1/8 Completed

Just Decided on my words in post 5 :)

Finally decided on my word! Mistletoe:

M - My Life As a White Trash Zombie
I -
S - Fire Study
T -
L - Casket of Souls by Lynn Flewelling
E -
T - How to Train Your Dragon
O - Onyx
E -

5/9

H - The Hobbit
12/5/12 ( 5 *****)

O - The Ghosts of Rowan Oak: William Faulkner's Ghost Stories for Children
12/6/12 ( 4****)

L - The List

I - Is Your House Haunted?: Poltergeists, Ghosts or Bad Wiring
12/6/12 ( 4****)

D - Dashing Through The Snow

A - Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule

Y - I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted

S - Testimony of an Irish Slave Girl

3/8 Completed

1/7 finished - C - A Christmas Carol - 04.12,5/5 (see post 5)

C - A Christmas Carol - finished 12/8/2012

I updated everyone in my post today. Let me know if I missed you! Good job, everyone! :)

M - My Life As a White Trash Zombie
I - The Carpenter's Inheritance
S - Fire Study
T - Alien Tango
L - Casket of Souls by Lynn Flewelling
E - Every Girl's Dream
T - How to Train Your Dragon
O - Onyx
E -

8/9

H - The Hobbit
12/5/12 ( 5 *****)

O - The Ghosts of Rowan Oak: William Faulkner's Ghost Stories for Children
12/6/12 ( 4****)

L - The List

I - Is Your House Haunted?: Poltergeists, Ghosts or Bad Wiring
12/6/12 ( 4****)

D - Dashing Through The Snow

A - Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule

Y - I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted
12/11/12 ( 3***)

S - Testimony of an Irish Slave Girl

4/8 Completed

Finally found a way I'll be able to spell a Christmasy word with the books I need to read anyway so I'm joining the challenge a little late.

C A Christmas Carol
H Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
R Rachel Caine - Bitter Blood
I Ishiguro, Kazuo - Never Let Me Go
S The Fault in our Stars
T Tolstoy, Leo - Anna Karenina
M Martin, Yann - Life of Pi
A Eve & Adam
S Days of Blood and Starlight

Completed 5/9

H - The Hobbit
12/5/12 ( 5 *****)

O - The Ghosts of Rowan Oak: William Faulkner's Ghost Stories for Children
12/6/12 ( 4****)

L - The List

I - Is Your House Haunted?: Poltergeists, Ghosts or Bad Wiring
12/6/12 ( 4****)

D - Dashing Through The Snow
12/13/12 (3***)

A - Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule

Y - I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted
12/11/12 ( 3***)

S - Testimony of an Irish Slave Girl

5/8 Completed

8/9 completed!

Updates in message 30

I'll go with YULETIDE:

Y-When You Reach Me
U-The Queen's Fool
L-Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms
E-Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo
T-Torn
I- planned - Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret
D-The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon
E- planned - Leven Thumps and the Eyes of Want
6/8 complete

I finished!!

Gina's December Mini Challenge
5/5 CHALLENGE COMPLETE

S- The Reluctant Matchmaker by Shobhan Bantwal- FINISHED 12/9/12
A- Andrew E. Kaufman - The Lion, the Lamb, the Hunted: A Psychological Thriller- FINISHED 12/5/12
N- Nightwatcher by Wendy Corsi Staub- FINISHED 12/17/12
T- The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom- FINISHED 12/1/12
A- Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke- FINISHED 12/1/12

H - The Hobbit
12/5/12 ( 5 *****)

O - The Ghosts of Rowan Oak: William Faulkner's Ghost Stories for Children
12/6/12 ( 4****)

L - The List

I - Is Your House Haunted?: Poltergeists, Ghosts or Bad Wiring
12/6/12 ( 4****)

D - Dashing Through The Snow
12/13/12 (3***)

A - Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule
12/18/12 (4****)

Y - I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted
12/11/12 ( 3***)

S - Testimony of an Irish Slave Girl

6/8 Completed

Finished my challenge....happy reading all!


9/9

S - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 12/02/12 *****
N - Best Laid Plans by Nora Roberts 12/08/12 ***
O - One Night With a Hero by Laura Kaye 12/20/12 ****
W - Rapture by J.R. Ward 12/12/12 ****
F - The Forever Queen (The Saxon Series #1)by Helen Hollick 12/09/12 ****
L - Gods and Kings: Chronicles of the Kings by Lynn Austin 12/03/12 ****
A - Galdoni by Cheree Alsop 12/06/12 ***
K - Dance of Desire by Catherine Kean 12/03/12 *****
E - Things Left Unspoken by Eva Marie Everson 12/07/12 ****

I am done:

C Coulter, Catherine Backfire
H Urban, Linda Hound Dog True
R Parker, Robery B. Trouble in Paradise
I Innes, Michael Christmas at Candleshoe
S Woodsmall, Cindy Season for Tending
T Capote, Truman A Christmas Memory, One Christmas & The Thanksgiving Visitor
M McCall, Dinah Legend
A Capote, Truman A Christmas memory ; One Christmas
S Woodsmall, Cindy Season for Tending

H - The Hobbit
12/5/12 ( 5 *****)

O - The Ghosts of Rowan Oak: William Faulkner's Ghost Stories for Children
12/6/12 ( 4****)

L - The List

I - Is Your House Haunted?: Poltergeists, Ghosts or Bad Wiring
12/6/12 ( 4****)

D - Dashing Through The Snow
12/13/12 (3***)

A - Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule
12/18/12 (4****)

Y - I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted
12/11/12 ( 3***)

S - Testimony of an Irish Slave Girl
12/29/12 (2**)

7/8 Completed

Here are mine:

C Coulter, Catherine Backfire
H Urban, Linda Hound Dog True
R Parker, Robery B. Trouble in Paradise
I Innes, Michael Christmas at Candleshoe
S Woodsmall, Cindy Season for Tending
T Capote, Truman A Christmas Memory, One Christmas & The thanksgiving Visitor
M McCall, Dinah Legend
A Capote, Truman A Christmas memory ; One Christmas
S Woodsmall, Cindy Season for Tending

M - My Life As a White Trash Zombie
I - The Carpenter's Inheritance
S - Fire Study
T - Alien Tango
L - Casket of Souls by Lynn Flewelling
E - Every Girl's Dream
T - How to Train Your Dragon
O - Onyx
E - A Guile of Dragons by James Enge

9/9! I'm done!

Didn't finish. Never Mind though :)

C A Christmas Carol - ★★★★ - 12/12/12
H Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - ★★★★★ - 13/12/12
R Rachel Caine - Bitter Blood - ★★★★ - 05/12/12
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S The Fault in Our Stars - ★★★★ - 08/12/12
T Tolstoy, Leo - Anna Karenina - ★★★★ - 25/12/12
M Martin, Yann - Life of Pi - ★★★ - 30/12/12
A Eve and Adam - ★★★★ - 22/12/12
S Days of Blood & Starlight - ★★★★★ - 18/12/12

Completed 8/9

I didn't finish, I only managed 3.75 of my six challenge, really enjoyed the challenge though!

Georgina's December Mini-Challenge
12/1/12 - 12/31/12
3/6 Completed

F - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
R - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
O - Delirium by Lauren oliver (read 75% will probably finish today)
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T - Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
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