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message 1: by Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger (last edited Dec 25, 2014 09:39PM) (new)

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There are many historical figures in history so I though that it would be fun to make a challenge out of it.

For this challenge there will be a list of historical figures and you can read a book that
1. is a biography/autobiography of the person
2. is a fiction book where the person is the main character
3. has a character/author who is from the country the figure is from
4. Set at least partly in the country that the figure if from
5. The task set for each figure

Duration
January 1, 2013 ~December 31, 2013

Level
Chose as many or as little figures as you'd like


Historical Figures

1. Archimedes - ancient Greek
Read a book with a number in it. It can be spelled out or it can be a numeral

2. Alexander the Great -Macedonia and Greece
Read a book that features a great warrior or soldier

3. Augustus - Rome, Italy
Read a book that has an emperor in it

4. King Arthur - mythical king of the Britons
Read a retelling of King Arthur OR the book Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory

5. Jane Austen - England
Read any of Jane Austen's books

6. Alexander Graham Bell - England
Read a book with a telephone on the cover

7. Otto von Bismarck - Germany
Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with O

8. Edward, the Black Prince - England
Read a book with a prince in it

9. Anne Boleyn - England
Read a book with a character who gets executed

10. Napoleon Bonaparte - France
Read a book whose title begins with N

11. Boudicca (died c.AD 60) - Iceni, Britian
Read a book where a rebellion takes place

12. The Brontë Sisters- England
Read a book by any of the 3 Bronte sisters

13. John Cabot - Italy
Read a book with a character who is an explorer

14. Julius Caesar - Rome, Italy
Read a book whose main characters name beings with J

15. Caligula - Rome
Read a book with a character who is bat s*** crazy

16. Fidel Castro - Cuba
Read a book with a nasty character

17. Catherine of Aragon - Spain
Read a book with a powerful heroine

18. Catherine the Great - Russia
Read a book with a queen in it

19. Charlemagne - Germany or Belgium
Read a book in the christian fiction genre

20. Geoffrey Chaucer - England
Read Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" or any other of his works

21. Winston Churchill - England
Read a book with a hero on it

22. Cleopatra - Egypt
Read a book whose title begins with a C

23. Christopher Columbus - Italy
Read a book where the m.c. moves to a different country

24. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Ireland
Read any of the Sherlock Holmes books

25. Hernando Cortés - Spain
Read a book with a character who is an Aztec

26. Leonardo da Vinci (1452 -1519) - Italy
Read a book with art on the cover

27. Charles Darwin - England
Read Darwin's "The Origin of Species"

30. Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) - England
Read any of Charles Dickens' books

31. Sir Francis Drake - England
Read a book with a sailor or pirate

32. Copernicus - Poland
Read a book with the sun on the cover

33. Marie Curie - Poland
Read a book where the main character is a scientist/physicist

34. Albert Einstein - Germany
Read a book with a m.c. who is a genius

35. Eleanor of Aquitaine - France
Read a book whose title beings with a E

36. Elizabeth I - England
Read a book set in Tudor England

37. Leif Erikson - Iceland
Read a book with a character who is a viking

38. Alexander Fleming - England
Read a book with a main character who is a doctor

39. Benjamin Franklin - Boston, U.S.A.
Read a book with a character who is an inventor

40. Mohandas Gandhi - India
Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a G

41. Galileo Galilei - Italy
Read a book with the moon or planets on the cover

42. Lady Jane Grey - England
Read a book where a character meets an unfortunate ending

43. Henry VIII - England
Read a book with a main character who is a womanizer

44. Adolf Hitler - Austria
Read a book set during the holocaust

45. Homer - Greece
Read Homer's book "The Iliad" or "The Odyssey"

46. James I and VI (1566 - 1625) - Scotland
Read a book with a King in it

47. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) - Virginia, U.S.A Read a book with a character whose name is Thomas

48. John F Kennedy - Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Read a book with a character who is assassinated

49. Martin Luther King - Georgia, U.S.A
Read a book where civil rights are involved

50. Abraham Lincoln - Kentucky, U.S.A
Read a book set during the American Civil War

51. Louis XVI (1754-1793) - France
Read a book where a revolution occurs OR set during the French Revolution

52. Martin Luther - Germany
Read a book in the Catholic Fiction genre

53. Macbeth - Scotland
Read Shakespeare's Macbeth
Note: Shakespeare's Macbeth bears little resemblance to the real 11th century Scottish king.

54. Nelson Mandela - South Africa
Read a book that has to do with racial discrimination

55. Ferdinand Magellan - Portugal
Read a book that takes place, at least partly on a ship/boat

56. Mao Zedong - China
Read a book whose author's first or last name OR main character's name begins with a Z

57. Mary I - England
Read a book with a princess in it

58. Michelangelo - Italy
Read a book with a famous person in it (can be a made up famous person)

59. Isaac Newton - England
Read a book whose main character's name starts with I

60. Nicholas II - Russia
Read a book set during the Russian Revolution

61. Florence Nightingale - Italy
Read a book with a main character who is a nurse

62. George Orwell - Born in India
Read a Orwell's book "1984" or any other of his works

63.Jack the Ripper (?) - England(?)
Read a book with a serial killer init

64. Maximilien Robespierre - France
Read a book whose authors initials can be found in REIGNOFTERROR

65. Franklin D Roosevelt - New York, U.S.A
Read a book set during World War 2

66. Mary, Queen of Scots - Scotland
Read a book with a character who is imprisoned

67. William Shakespeare - England
Read any of Shakespeare's play or collection of poetry

68. Spartacus - Rome
Read a book with a character who is a gladiator

69. Tutankhamun (1336 BC - 1327 BC) - Egypt
Read a Y.A. book

70. Victoria - England
Read a book set during the Victorian Era (1819 - 1901)~ doesn't have to be in England

71. Virgil - Italy
Read Virgil's book the 'Aeneid'

72. William Wallace (c. 1270 - 1305) - Scotland
Read a book with a character who is a Hero


message 2: by Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger (last edited Aug 12, 2014 12:29PM) (new)

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Participants

Barbara ★
Megan
Allie
Lisa


message 3: by Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger (last edited Jan 01, 2015 03:52PM) (new)

Jojobean | 1584 comments Mod
Historical Figures Challenge

Duration

January 1, 2013 ~December 31, 2013

1. Alexander the Great -Macedonia and Greece
Read a book that features soldier
The 5th Wave (The Fifth Wave, #1) by Rick Yancey by Rick Yancey~ 9/18/14

2. King Arthur - mythical king of the Britons
Read a book set in England
Zom-B Circus (Zom-B, #7.5) by Darren Shan ~ by Darren Shan, 10/17/14

3. Alexander Graham Bell - England
Zom-B Gladiator (Zom-B, #6) by Darren Shan ~ 2/2/14

4. Edward, the Black Prince - England
Zom-B Mission (Zom-B, #7) by Darren Shan by Darren Shan~ 4/15/14

5. Anne Boleyn - England
Read a book with a character who gets executed

6. Napoleon Bonaparte - set in France
Belle A Retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" (Once Upon a Time Fairytales) by Cameron Dokey ~ by Cameron Dokey, 11/7/14

7. Boudicca (died c.AD 60) - Iceni, Britian
Read a book where a rebellion takes place

8. John Cabot - Set:Italy
Curses and Smoke by Vicky Alvear Shecter ~ by Vicky Alvear Shecter~ 7/12/14

9. Julius Caesar - Rome, Italy
Read a book whose main characters name beings with J
Snow A Retelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (Once Upon A Time) by Tracy Lynn by Tracy Lynn~ 10/4/14

10. Caligula
Read a book with a character who is bat s*** crazy
The Ruining by Anna Collomore ~ 3/26/14

11. Catherine of Aragon - Spain
Read a book with a powerful heroine
Hawksong (The Kiesha'ra, #1) by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes ~ 2/8/14

12. Catherine the Great - Russia
Read a book with a queen in it
The Crown (Queen of Hearts, #1) by Colleen Oakes ~ 2/16/13

13. Cleopatra - Egypt
Read a book whose title begins with a C
Curtsies & Conspiracies (Finishing School, #2) by Gail Carriger ~ 1/20/14

14. Christopher Columbus - Italy
Read a book where the m.c. moves to a different country
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) by Cassandra Clare ~ by Cassandra Clare~ 6/8/14

15. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Ireland

16. Hernando Cortés - Spain
Read a book with a character who is an Aztec

17. Leonardo da Vinci (1452 -1519) - Italy

18. Sir Francis Drake - England
Read a book with a sailor or pirate

19. Albert Einstein - Germany
Read a book with a m.c. who is a genius

20. Eleanor of Aquitaine - France
Read a book whose title beings with a E
Everneath (Everneath, #1) by Brodi Ashton ~ by Brodi Ashton, 10/19/14

21. Elizabeth I - England
Read a book set in Tudor England

22. Leif Erikson - Iceland
Read a book with a character who is a viking

23. Mohandas Gandhi - India
Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a G
Stolen A Letter to My Captor by Lucy Christopher ~ by Lucy Christopher, 10/11/14

24. Adolf Hitler - Austria
Read a book set during the holocaust
Rose Under Fire (Code Name Verity, #2) by Elizabeth Wein by Elizabeth Wein, 11/18/14

25. Homer - Greece

26. James I and VI (1566 - 1625)
Read a book with a King in it
Splintered (Splintered, #1) by A.G. Howard by A.G. Howard~ 9/28/14

27. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) - Virginia, U.S.A

28. John F Kennedy - Massachusetts, U.S.A.

29. Martin Luther King - Georgia, U.S.A

30. Abraham Lincoln - Kentucky, U.S.A
Insanity by Susan Vaught ~ by Susan Vaught~ 8/28/14

31. Macbeth - Scotland
Unfed by Kirsty McKay ~ by Kirsty McKay~7/15/14

32. Ferdinand Magellan - Portugal
Read a book that takes place, at least partly on a ship/boat

33. Mao Zedong -
main character's name begins with a Z
Promise of Shadows by Justina Ireland ~ by Justina Ireland~ 6/1/14

34. Mary I - England
Read a book with a princess in it
The World Above by Cameron Dokey by Cameron Dokey ~ 9/30/14

35. Isaac Newton - England
Read a book whose main character's name starts with I

36. Jack the Ripper (?) - England(?)
Read a book with a serial killer init

37. Maximilien Robespierre - France
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein ~ by Elizabeth Wein, 11/13/14

38. Franklin D Roosevelt - New York, U.S.A

39. Mary, Queen of Scots - Scotland
Read a book with a character who is imprisoned

40. Spartacus - Rome
Read a book with a character who is a gladiator

41. Tutankhamun (1336 BC - 1327 BC) - Egypt
Read a Y.A. book
Freakboy by Kristin Elizabeth Clark ~ 1/11/14

42. Victoria - England
Read a book set during the Victorian Era (1819 - 1901)~ doesn't have to be in England

43. William Wallace (c. 1270 - 1305)
Read a book with a character who is a Hero


message 4: by Barbara ★ (last edited Sep 01, 2014 05:12PM) (new)

Barbara ★ I'm in but I don't know how many I'm actually going to do.


Duration: January 1 ~ December 31, 2014

READ: 52/50

✔1. Archimedes - ancient Greek
Read a book with a number in it. It can be spelled out or it can be a numeral
One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17

✔2. Alexander the Great - Macedonia and Greece
Read a book that features a great warrior or soldier
Forbidden Highlander - Donna Grant 4/16

✔5. Jane Austen - England
Read any of Jane Austen's books
The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine 1/31

✔6. Alexander Graham Bell - England
Read a book with a telephone on the cover
Untold - Sarah Rees Brennan 2/13

✔7. Otto von Bismarck - Germany
Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with O
Long, Lean and Lethal - Lorie O'Clare 4/27

✔8. Edward, the Black Prince - England
Read a book with a prince in it
Tiger's Destiny - Colleen Houck 4/14

✔9. Anne Boleyn - England
Read a book with a character who gets executed
Never Less Than a Lady - Mary Jo Putney 6/4

✔10. Napoleon Bonaparte - France
Read a book whose title begins with N
No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5

✔11. Boudicca (died c.AD 60) - Iceni, Britian
Read a book where a rebellion takes place
Suited - Jo Anderton 3/8

✔12. The Brontë Sisters- England
Read a book by any of the 3 Bronte sisters
Sparks Fly - Katie MacAlister 6/15

✔14. Julius Caesar - Rome, Italy
Read a book whose main characters name beings with J
Hollow City - Ransom Riggs (Jacob) 2/20

✔15. Caligula - Rome
Read a book with a character who is bat s*** crazy
Lothaire - Kresley Cole 2/27

✔16. Fidel Castro - Cuba
Read a book with a nasty character
Faceless Killers - Henning Mankell 3/19

✔17. Catherine of Aragon - Spain
Read a book with a powerful heroine
Death's Rival - Faith Hunter 3/18

✔18. Catherine the Great - Russia
Read a book with a queen in it
Chains of Ice - Christina Dodd 3/5

✔20. Geoffrey Chaucer - England
Read Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" or any other of his works
The Sum of All Kisses - Julia Quinn 6/29

✔21. Winston Churchill - England
Read a book with a hero in it
Born To Darkness - Suzanne Brockmann 4/24

✔22. Cleopatra - Egypt
Read a book whose title begins with a C
The Falcon at the Portal - Elizabeth Peters 2/18

✔24. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Ireland
Read any of the Sherlock Holmes books
Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy 1/20

✔27. Charles Darwin - England
Read Darwin's "The Origin of Species"
Some Kind Of Fairy Tale - Graham Joyce 8/22

✔31. Sir Francis Drake - England
Read a book with a sailor or pirate
Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe 2/28

✔32. Copernicus - Poland
Read a book with the sun on the cover
The Darkest Surrender (Lords of the Underworld, #8) by Gena Showalter The Darkest Surrender - Gena Showalter 4/25

✔35. Eleanor of Aquitaine - France
Read a book whose title beings with a E
Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23

✔36. Elizabeth I - England
Read a book set in Tudor England
Nowhere Near Respectable - Mary Jo Putney 7/31

✔37. Leif Erikson - Iceland
Read a book with a character who is a viking
Hounded - Kevin Hearne (Leif Helgarson) 4/28

✔38. Alexander Fleming - England
Read a book with a main character who is a doctor
Instant Gratification - Jill Shalvis 2/23

✔39. Benjamin Franklin - Boston, U.S.A.
Read a book with a character who is an inventor
Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow 1/3

✔40. Mohandas Gandhi - India
Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a G
The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner (Gen) 2/10

✔43. Henry VIII - England
Read a book with a main character who is a womanizer
Midnight Come Again - Dana Stabenow 6/19

✔44. Adolf Hitler - Austria
Read a book set during the holocaust
Atlantis Found - Clive Cussler (A.H. descendants try to destroy the world) 3/11

✔45. Homer - Greece
Read Homer's book "The Iliad" or "The Odyssey"
The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/29

✔46. James I and VI (1566 - 1625) - Scotland
Read a book with a King in it
Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7

✔47. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) - Virginia, U.S.A
Read a book with a character whose name is Thomas
Hour Game - David Baldacci 1/30

✔48. John F Kennedy - Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Read a book with a character who is assassinated
The Silent Girl - Tess Gerritsen (Boston) 3/27

✔49. Martin Luther King - Georgia, U.S.A
Read a book where civil rights are involved
The Hour of Dust and Ashes - Kelly Gay 2/16

✔50. Abraham Lincoln - Kentucky, U.S.A
Read a book set during the American Civil War
And One Last Thing ... - Molly Harper 8/27

✔51. Louis XVI (1754-1793) - France
Read a book where a revolution occurs OR set during the French Revolution
No Longer a Gentleman - Mary Jo Putney 8/30

✔53. Macbeth - Scotland
Read Shakespeare's Macbeth
Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks 1/10

✔55. Ferdinand Magellan - Portugal
Read a book that takes place, at least partly on a ship/boat
The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9

✔56. Mao Zedong - China
Read a book whose author's first or last name OR main character's name begins with a Z
Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore (Zoe) 2/5

✔57. Mary I - England
Read a book with a princess in it
The Darkest Craving - Gena Showalter 6/27

✔58. Michelangelo - Italy
Read a book with a famous person in it (can be a made up famous person) King James
The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley 4/2

✔59. Isaac Newton - England
Read a book whose main character's name starts with I
All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks (Ian) 3/14

✔60. Nicholas II - Russia
Read a book set during the Russian Revolution
Dark Wolf - Christine Feehan 3/4

✔61. Florence Nightingale - Italy
Read a book with a main character who is a nurse
Lucky in Love - Jill Shalvis 3/23

✔62. George Orwell - Born in India
Read a Orwell's book "1984" or any other of his works
Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23

✔63.Jack the Ripper (?) - England(?)
Read a book with a serial killer in it
Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9

✔65. Franklin D Roosevelt - New York, U.S.A
Read a book set during World War 2
Partials - Dan Wells 1/27

✔66. Mary, Queen of Scots - Scotland
Read a book with a character who is imprisoned
MacRieve - Kresley Cole 3/13

✔69. Tutankhamun (1336 BC - 1327 BC) - Egypt
Read a Y.A. book
He Shall Thunder in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 3/29

✔72. William Wallace (c. 1270 - 1305) - Scotland
Read a book with a character who is a Hero
Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


message 5: by Megan (new)

Megan Omg, I love history! There is so many choices to choose from, but once I decide on my list I'll come back and post them and the books I'm going to use.


message 6: by Megan (last edited Jun 12, 2014 02:34PM) (new)

Megan Start Date: Feb, 13, 2014
End Date: Dec, 31, 2014


2/8

5. Jane Austen - England
Read any of Jane Austen's books - Persuasion

9. Anne Boleyn - England
Read a book with a character who gets executed

11. Boudicca (died c.AD 60) - Iceni, Britian
Read a book where a rebellion takes place - Dance of the Red Death 2/13 (4*)

23. Christopher Columbus - Italy
Read a book where the m.c. moves to a different country - A Great and Terrible Beauty The main character lived in India before moving to England. 6/10 (3*)

41. Galileo Galilei - Italy
Read a book with the moon or planets on the cover - Darkborn

53. Macbeth - Scotland
Read Shakespeare's Macbeth
Note: Shakespeare's Macbeth bears little resemblance to the real 11th century Scottish king - Macbeth

63.Jack the Ripper (?) - England(?)
Read a book with a serial killer in it - The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America

66. Mary, Queen of Scots - Scotland
Read a book with a character who is imprisoned

Read

Dance of the Red Death (Masque of the Red Death, #2) by Bethany Griffin A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) by Libba Bray


message 7: by Allison (new)

Allison Oooo love this!


message 8: by Allison (last edited Aug 08, 2014 09:20PM) (new)

Allison Historical Challenge

15/15 Completed!

Book w/ a soldier - Beyond Band of Brothers The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters by Dick Winters 2/28/14 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Gets Executed - Doomed Queen Anne (Young Royals, #3) by Carolyn Meyer 2/27/14 ⭐⭐

Explorer - Sahara by Michael Palin 6/18/14 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

"J" Character - Jenna Magyk (Septimus Heap, #1) by Angie Sage 3/13/14 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Nasty Character - Simon/DomDaniel Flyte (Septimus Heap, #2) by Angie Sage 3/20/14 ⭐⭐⭐

Book w/ a Queen - Elizabeth The Struggle for the Throne by David Starkey 2/18/14 ⭐⭐

Book w/ a Scientist - A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1) by Deborah Harkness 1/29/14 ⭐⭐

Book Set in Tudor England - The White Princess (The Cousins' War, #5) by Philippa Gregory 4/27/14 ⭐⭐

Book w/ a Moon on the Cover - The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen 7/26/14 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Holocaust Book - Night (The Night Trilogy, #1) by Elie Wiesel 1/14/14 ⭐

Book w/ a King - Rumplestiltskin (Faerie Tale Collection, #3) by Jenni James 6/8/14 ⭐⭐

Book w/ a Princess - Patience, Princess Catherine (Young Royals, #4) by Carolyn Meyer 2/20/14 ⭐⭐

Book Set in WWII - Biggest Brother The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers by Larry Alexander 5/22/14 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Book w/ an imprisoned MC - Unbroken A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand 3/4/14 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Y.A. Book - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 1/7/14 ⭐


message 9: by Allison (new)

Allison My mini challenge is complete at 15 books! Thanks Joanne :)


message 10: by Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger (new)

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Allie wrote: "My mini challenge is complete at 15 books! Thanks Joanne :)"

congrats Allie


message 11: by Lisa (last edited Dec 22, 2014 04:24AM) (new)

Lisa 8/14-8/15

Historical Figures
1. Archimedes -
Christmas After All The Diary of Minnie Swift 1932 10-20-14

2. Alexander the Great
-Between the Lines 11-03-14

6. Alexander Graham Bell - England
Read a book with a telephone on the cover

7. Otto von Bismarck
The Spindlers 9-12-14-Oliver

8. Edward, the Black Prince -Young Elites by Marie Lu 12-12-14
Read a book with a prince in it

10. Napoleon Bonaparte
The Night Tourist 10-12-14

11. Boudicca (died c.AD 60) - Iceni, Britian
Saving Lucas Biggs 11-11-14

13. John Cabot
Ballad of Lucy Whipple 8-25-14

14. Julius Caesar
Dark Companion-Jane 8-21-14

15. Caligula
Starbird Murphy and the World Outside 8-31-14

16. Fidel Castro
The Vanishing Season 9-2-14

17. Catherine of Aragon
In the End 10-10-14

18. Catherine the Great
Fiona Thorn and the Carapacem Spell 11-05-14

19. Charlemagne
Deluge 11-30-14

21. Winston Churchill - England
Neverhome by Laird Hunt 11-25-14

22. Cleopatra
Chasing the Milky Way 9-18-14

23. Christopher Columbus
The Alchemist 11-8-14

31. Sir Francis Drake
Salt and Storm 10-17-14

32. Copernicus - Poland
Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast 11-22-14

33. Marie Curie - Poland
The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey 12-7-14

34. Albert Einstein
Meaning of Maggie 8-18-14

35. Eleanor of Aquitaine
Evil Librarian 10-14-14

37. Leif Erikson
East 8-17-14

40. Mohandas Gandhi - India
A Tale Dark and Grimm 11-23-14-Gretel

41. Galileo Galilei
Walk Two Moons 11-07-14

42. Lady Jane Grey
Before I Die 8-14-14

43. Henry VIII
A Bad Boy Can Be good for a Girl 10-4-14

44. Adolf Hitler
One Eye Laughing 10-2-14

46. James I and VI (1566 - 1625) - Scotland
Blue Jacket 11-14-14

47. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) - Virginia, U.S.A Lies We Tell Ourselves 12-14-14

48. John F Kennedy
Frozen 8-23-14

49. Martin Luther King
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 9-7-14

50. Abraham Lincoln
Caged Graves 9-19-14

54. Nelson Mandela
A Girl Called Problem 9-28-14

55. Ferdinand Magellan
Baby 10-1-14

56. Mao Zedong -
Zel 9-3-14

57. Mary I - England
In a Glass Grimmly 12-19-14

58. Michelangelo
The Girl From the Well 10-7-14

61. Florence Nightingale -Liberty Letters by Nancy LeSourd 12-9-14
Read a book with a main character who is a nurse

64. Maximilien Robespierre
Eric Gale-The Zoo At The Edge of the World 11-02-14

66. Mary, Queen of Scots
In the After 9-14-15

69. Tutankhamun
Slammed 8-27-14

72. William Wallace
Mans Best Hero 9-25-14


message 12: by Lisa (new)

Lisa FINISHED!!

8/14-8/15

Historical Figures
1. Archimedes -
Christmas After All The Diary of Minnie Swift 1932 10-20-14

2. Alexander the Great
-Between the Lines 11-03-14

6. Alexander Graham Bell - England
Read a book with a telephone on the cover

7. Otto von Bismarck
The Spindlers 9-12-14-Oliver

8. Edward, the Black Prince -Young Elites by Marie Lu 12-12-14
Read a book with a prince in it

10. Napoleon Bonaparte
The Night Tourist 10-12-14

11. Boudicca (died c.AD 60) - Iceni, Britian
Saving Lucas Biggs 11-11-14

13. John Cabot
Ballad of Lucy Whipple 8-25-14

14. Julius Caesar
Dark Companion-Jane 8-21-14

15. Caligula
Starbird Murphy and the World Outside 8-31-14

16. Fidel Castro
The Vanishing Season 9-2-14

17. Catherine of Aragon
In the End 10-10-14

18. Catherine the Great
Fiona Thorn and the Carapacem Spell 11-05-14

19. Charlemagne
Deluge 11-30-14

21. Winston Churchill - England
Neverhome by Laird Hunt 11-25-14

22. Cleopatra
Chasing the Milky Way 9-18-14

23. Christopher Columbus
The Alchemist 11-8-14

31. Sir Francis Drake
Salt and Storm 10-17-14

32. Copernicus - Poland
Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast 11-22-14

33. Marie Curie - Poland
The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey 12-7-14

34. Albert Einstein
Meaning of Maggie 8-18-14

35. Eleanor of Aquitaine
Evil Librarian 10-14-14

37. Leif Erikson
East 8-17-14

40. Mohandas Gandhi - India
A Tale Dark and Grimm 11-23-14-Gretel

41. Galileo Galilei
Walk Two Moons 11-07-14

42. Lady Jane Grey
Before I Die 8-14-14

43. Henry VIII
A Bad Boy Can Be good for a Girl 10-4-14

44. Adolf Hitler
One Eye Laughing 10-2-14

46. James I and VI (1566 - 1625) - Scotland
Blue Jacket 11-14-14

47. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) - Virginia, U.S.A Lies We Tell Ourselves 12-14-14

48. John F Kennedy
Frozen 8-23-14

49. Martin Luther King
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 9-7-14

50. Abraham Lincoln
Caged Graves 9-19-14

54. Nelson Mandela
A Girl Called Problem 9-28-14

55. Ferdinand Magellan
Baby 10-1-14

56. Mao Zedong -
Zel 9-3-14

57. Mary I - England
In a Glass Grimmly 12-19-14

58. Michelangelo
The Girl From the Well 10-7-14

61. Florence Nightingale -Liberty Letters by Nancy LeSourd 12-9-14
Read a book with a main character who is a nurse

64. Maximilien Robespierre
Eric Gale-The Zoo At The Edge of the World 11-02-14

66. Mary, Queen of Scots
In the After 9-14-15

69. Tutankhamun
Slammed 8-27-14

72. William Wallace
Mans Best Hero 9-25-14


message 13: by Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger (new)

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Congrats Lisa


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