2025 Reading Challenge discussion

2016 CHALLENGES

I SPY: BOOK TITLES EDITION
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

18/20, (38/40)

1. Of Mice and Men - read: 23/2/16
Children of Men - read:

2. A Tale of Two Cities - read: 8/4/16
The Tales of Beedle the Bard - read: 4/11/16

3. Gone with the Wind - read: 23/7/16
Gone to the Crazies: A Memoir - read: 10/11/16

4. A Wrinkle in Time - read: 29/5/16
Old Before My Time: Hayley Okines' Life with Progeria - 24/10/16

5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - read: 4/5/16
The Elephant Tree - read: 11/12/16

6. The Little Prince - read: 1/2/16
The Little Friend - read: 28/1/16

7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass - read: 23/3/16
Still Alice - read: 27/7/16

8. Brave New World - read: 29/10/16
Between the World and Me - read: 24/6/16

9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - read: 20/6/16
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams - read: 31/7/16

10. The Joy Luck Club - read: 9/2/16
Fight Club - read: 1/8/16

11. The Diary of a Young Girl - READ ALREADY
The Girl on the Train - finished 15/1/16

13. The Book Thief - read: 18/2/16
The Jungle Book - read: 3/12/16

14. The God of Small Things - read: 26/4/16
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret - read 12/5/16

16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - read: 17/3/16
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Six Other Stories - read: 12/3/16

17. The Time Traveler's Wife - ALREADY READ IN '15
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales - read: 11/5/16

18. All Quiet on the Western Front - read: 29/12/16
Home Front - read:

19. The Old Man and the Sea - read: 6/4/16
The Man in the High Castle - read: 4/3/16

20. Where the Red Fern Grows - read: 15/4/16
Red Dragon - read: 20/4/16

22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - read: 1/12/16
The Green Mile - read: 10/6/16

24. The Call of the Wild - ALREADY READ
Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins - 20/11/16

A full list already of 25 books for next year!!! That is what I call discipline... I try to follow that the last two years and completely fail... I decide to admit to myself that is pointless for me. I read books more by instinct than list... Despite the fact that have so much in my shelves!!! The best of luck!!

I committed myself to a few yearly challenges this year as well as a whole lot of other challenges and I don't think I'll get it all finished in time (although I've finished my yearly goal of 60 books.) I'm going to try with only 1 yearly challenge til I finish it next year. I may swap with another yearly challenge if it arises and I like it better. I'm going to limit the challenges I join up to next year though, or at least set lower goals. For now I'm keeping it to 25, let's see how I go :)

Do your best Joanne. You never know, you may surprise yourself.

I will :)

AWARD WINNING BOOKS
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2016

9/9 CHALLENGE COMPLETE

1. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Won the Massachusetts Children's Book Award in 1987 & the North Dakota Children's Choice Award in 1981
Finished 15/4/16

2. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Won the Man Booker Prize in 1997
Finished 26/4/16

3. Hannibal by Thomas Harris
Won the Puddly Award for Thriller in 2001
Finished 10/6/15

4. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Won the Golden Archer Award in 1974, the Nene Award in 1975, the Young Hoosier Book Award in 1976 & the North Dakota Children's Choice Awards in 1979
Finished 12/5/16

5. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
Won the Audie Award for Humor in 2016 & Goodreads Choice Awards nominee in 2015
Finished: 26/5/16

6. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Won the Newbury Medal in 1963 & the Oklahoma Sequoyah Award in 1965
Finished 29/5/16

7. A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle
Won the National Book Award for Children's Books (Paperback) in 1980
Finished 5/6/16

8. The Green Mile by Stephen King
Won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel in 1996 & the Audi Award for Fiction, Unabridged in 1997
Finished 10/6/16

9. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
2002: Bram Stoker Award for Best first Novel, Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for Fiction & California Book Award Silver Medal for First Fiction
2003: Book Sense Book of the Year Award for Adult Fiction
2004: British Book Award for Best Read of the Year
2005: South Carolina Book Award for Young Adult Book Award, Iowa High School Book Award & Missouri Gateway Readers Award
Finished 12/6/16

10. Between the World and Me by Ta- Nehisi Coates
Won the National Book Award for Non-Fiction in 2015, the Kirkus Prize for Non-Fiction in 2015 & the ALA Alex Award in 2016
Finished 24/6/16

SECOND QUARTER CHALLENGE: CLEAR THE SHELVES
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2016

3/3 CHALLENGE COMPLETE

1. Red Dragon - 20/4/16
2. The Silence of the Lambs - 28/4/16
3. Hannibal - 10/5/16

Special 10,000 Challenge
Duration: May 1 - June 30, 2016

6/4 Challenge complete!

1. Home: read a book that has more than 10,000 ratings on Goodreads.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith - finished 4/5/16

2. Math: read a book that has 100 in the title or has 100 or so pages.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume - finished 12/5/16

3. Some more Math: read a book that falls into the science fiction or fantasy genres.
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle - finished 29/5/16

4. U.S. History: read a fictional or non-fictional book about U.S. history before 1900.

5. World Geography: read a book that takes place in Europe or is about an amazing piece of architecture.

6. Psychology: Read a book about human behavior or a book about someone’s mental health
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks - finished 11/5/16

7. Biology: Read a book with bird (or a type of bird) in the title or a book with a bird on the cover.

8. Language Arts: Read the book you would start with if you could have the job of reading 10,000 books.
Twirling Naked in the Streets and No One Noticed: Growing Up With Undiagnosed Autism by Jeannie Davide-Rivera - finished 26/6/16

9. Technology: Read a book that is based on a myth or about a culture before the common era.

10. Extra Curricular: Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, that has to do with the activity you would love to become an expert at.
Love Is the Best Medicine: What Two Dogs Taught One Veterinarian about Hope, Humility, and Everyday Miracles (veterinarian or or just a plain ol' animal expert)

The Sci-fi Challenge
The Reading For Pleasure Book Club

4/10

1. Read a novel about an alien invasion.

2. Read a novel set on another, perhaps imaginary, planet.
The Martian by Andy Weir (Main character is stuck on Mars)
Finished: 31/1/16

3. Read a novel about time travel or alternate history.
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Finished: 1/11/15

4. Read a Sci Fi novel where the main character is a child.
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Finished: 29/3/16

5. Read a 19th century Sci Fi novel.

6. Read a Sci Fi novel, written in the first half of the 20th century.

7. Read a Sci Fi novel, written in the second half of the 20th century.
A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle (Published 1976)
Finished: 3/6/16

8. Read a novel by an author suggested to you by a member of this group, or something you have come across here, or seen in these lists.

9. Read a book of Sci Fi short stories.

10. Read a graphic Sci Fi novel.

WACKY READING CHALLENGES
July 2016 Word Search
July 1, 2016 - July 31, 2016

11/20

Words
collapse
comic
eleven (must be in text/no chapter #'s)
epidemic
famous
flu
insufficient
knife
photographer
station
survival
tattoo
territory
twilight
wildflowers

Optional Words
caravan
paperweight
prophet
Shakespeare
symphony

1. survival - 'While this is an effective survival strategy, it is achieved at considerable personal cost in terms of the exhaustion experienced from trying to 'fake it 'til you make it', and the effort of having to wear a 'mask' to hide the true self, which is perceived as defective and must be hidden.' - found in Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Expanded Edition, p. 12 on 2 July 16

2. twilight - 'When twilight came on and Prissy, scurrying like a black wraith, lit a lamp, Melanie became weaker.' - found in Gone with the Wind, p. 348 on 3 July 16

3. Shakespeare - 'For example, I knew that when I left the building my Shakespeare class was in, I would come either to a fountain or a street or a parking lot.' - Found in Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Expanded Edition p. 51 on 7 July 16

4. territory - Before him lay three hundred miles of territory virtually undefended save by a few state militia and the old men and young boys of the home guard. - Found in Gone with the Wind, p. 438 on 7 July 2016

5. knife - "Blakie", Johnnie began, "if you don't stop kicking Daddy's seat, Daddy will have to take his trusty butcher knife and amputate Blakie's little feetsies at the ank-" (hmmm not a very nice sentence to post lol) - found in The Bazaar of Bad Dreams ('Mile 81' short story), p. 28 on 9 July 16

6. caravan - 'Did you ever hear the Oriental proverb, "The dogs bark but the caravan passes on?"' - found in Gone with the Wind, p. 646 on 14 July 16

7. famous - '"Show me the money." A famous line.' - found in The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, p. 177 ('Morality' short story) on 19 July 16

8. eleven - '"In nineteen eleven?"' - found in The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, p. 194 ('Afterlife' short story) on 20 July 16

9. station - 'Each station, each cross-road the conductor called was the name of a battle, the site of a skirmish.' - Found in Gone with the Wind, p. 954 on 23 July 16

10. wildflowers - 'Bouquets of wildflowers in tin cans and insulated coffee mugs ring the scorched earth' - found in The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, p. 263 ('Herman Wouk is still alive' short story) on 23/7/16

11. comic - 'I won't drag out the suspense; this ain't no kids' sports comic.' - found in The Bazaar of Bad Dreams ('Blockade Billy' short story), p. 309 on 24/7/16

WACKY CHALLENGES
Snakes and Ladders
June 25, 2015 to

Books read: 6


First Roll: 5
Task: On the Farm
Book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
How it fits: Set on a plantation/farm
Finished on: 23/7/16


2nd roll: 5
Head to space: 10
Task: Family ties
Book: Still Alice
How it fits: It's about the devastating affect Alzheimer's has on its victims and their families.
Finished on: 28/7/16


3rd roll: 6
Head to space: 16
Task: Feeling Blue
Book: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
How it fits: It's about a depressed teenage boy
Finished on: 15/8/16


4rd roll: 5
Head to space: 21
Task: Out of your comfort zone
Book: Fidgeting Fat, Exploding Meat & Gobbling Whirly Birds and Other Delicious Science Moments
How it fits: Science is not my best subject, it's out of my comfort zone.
Finished on: 25/8/16


5th roll: 6
Head to space: 27
Task: Take your medicine
Book: Old Before My Time: Hayley Okines' Life with Progeria
How it fits: Hayley has Progeria, and she was one of the first to trial a new drug, or medicine.
Finished on: 24/10/16


6th roll: 2
Head to space: 29
Task: Magic
Book: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
How it fits: Harry Potter is a wizard and goes to Hogwarts to learn how to use magic.
Finished on: 1/11/16

7th roll: 2
Head to space: 31
Task: Camping
Book:
How it fits:
Finished on:

8th roll:
Head to space:
Task:
Book:
How it fits:
Finished on:

Classic Television Shows Challenge
Duration: 10 July, 2016 - ??

READ: 7/500

21 Jump Street

7/10

1. Read a young adult book. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock - 15/8/16
2. Read a book with a character in law enforcement.
3. Read a book that takes place mainly in a school. - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - 21/8/16
4. Read a book with a character in special ops (SEAL, CIA, black ops, etc)
5. Read a book with someone undercover.
6. Read a book with a number in the title.
7. Read a book that was originally published in 1987. - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - 1/12/16
8. Read a book with a character named Tom, Judy, Doug, Harry, Richard or Adam (all variations acceptable). - Still Alice (Alice's son's name is Tom) - 28/7/16
9. Read a book with an animal on the cover. - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (there are 2 snakes on the front cover) - 31/8/16
10. Read a book with 5 words in the title.
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams - 31/7/16

August 2016 Word Search
August 1, 2016 - August 30, 2016

12/15 completed
2/5 optional
4/6 carry over
18/26 total

Words

✔Apple
✔Blanket
✔Butterfly
✔Camera
Cruise
✔Fairy Tale (must be together)
Freezer
✔Grief
✔Knitting
Noodles
✔Organized
✔Professor
✔Research
✔Tradition
✔Winter

Optional Words
Orchard
✔Peasant
✔Patriotic
Telegram
Warehouse

Carry-over from last month:
✔Collapse
Epidemic
✔Flu
Insufficient
✔Photographer
✔Tattoo

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

1. COLLAPSE (July carryover) - 'The circle of men collapses in on top of me, and two hundred hands clamp around every inch of my arms and legs and I'm lifted spread-eagle toward the light.' - p. 179 on 1/8/16

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

2. PHOTOGRAPHER (July carryover) - '"What a handsome family," said the photographer, positioning his large camera.' - p. 34 on 3/8/16
4. PEASANT - 'The peasant woman slurped and snored, sunken in her bed of straw.' - page 118/119, on 6/8/16
5. WINTER - '"The winter will be beyond anything we've experienced."' - page 129, on 6/8/16
7. TRADITION - "Mrs. Rimas cried at the mention of the wafer and the traditional Christmas blessing, "God grant that we are all together again next year."' - page 201, on 7/8/16
8. CAMERA - '"What a handsome family," said the photographer, positioning his large camera.' - p. 34 on 7/8/16
9. BLANKET - '"I hope Papa has a goose-down blanket tonight," said Jonas.' - page 210, on 7/8/16
10. APPLE - 'steaming chicken with crispy, glazed skin, bowls of plums, apple cakes with crumbling crusts.' - page 284 on 7/8/16
11. GRIEF - 'Exhaustion and grief inched heavily into every fiber of my body, yet I was wide awake.' - page 301, on 7/8/16

Munching Maggots Noahs Flood & TV Heart Attacks and other cataclysmic science moments. by Karl Kruszelnicki

3. FLU - 'As well as a severe headache, the symptoms that patients experienced included feeling terrible and achey like having the flu, extreme fatigue, and general depression about the future.' - p. 52 on 5/8/16
6. RESEARCH - 'Bill didn't really know, and he soon discovered that there was barely any research in this field, so he set up to build a database.' - page 73, on 6/8/16
12. PROFESSOR - 'Richard J. Wurtman is the Cecil H. Green Distinguished Professor in Brain & Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.' - page 127 on 10/8/16

The Spider in the Corner of the Room by Nikki Owen

13. TATTOO (July Carry-over) - 'She is smiling at her stomach where a tattoo of a snake circles her belly button.' - page 13 on 10/8/16
14. BUTTERFLY - 'As the piece comes to a close, the singing hovering in the air like a butterfly, I open my eyes.' - page 222 on 12/8/16

Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick

15. PATRIOTIC - 'Back when he was a freshman, if you gave Baback some wrinkles and a salt-and-pepper beard he'd look exactly like the current Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which could cause him problems, especially during patriotic times like 9/11 anniversaries...' - found on page 78 on 13/8/16
16. FAIRY TALE - 'It's like she's living in a fairy tale and she's desperately trying to keep the big bad wolf from devouring us or blowing down our houses.' - page 158 on 14/8/16

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling
17. KNITTING - 'Hagrid took up two seats and sat knitting what looked like a canary-yellow circus tent.' - found on page 52 on 18/8/16
18. ORGANIZED - 'After all, to the well-organised mind, death is but the next great adventure.' - page 215 on 21/8/16

Author Alphabet Fun
August 1, 2016 - No Deadline

Sets 1 Generated Q

Q - Forgive me Leonard Peacock by Matthew QUICK
Finished on 15 August 16

R - All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria REMARQUE
Finished on 29/12/16

P - Fight Club by Chuck PALAHNIUK
Finished on 1 August 16

JoJo Kirkman
WRC: Harry Potter/Hogwarts Challenge
Date: 25/08/16- 00/00/00
HOUSE: HUFFLEPUFF

Astronomy - Read a book with stars/planets/sun/moon etc on the cover, a book set in space/other galaxy, a book with Astronomy in the title or any book you can justify would work for this subject. - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - (moon on front cover) - 18/9/16

Charms - Read a book with the word charm (and any variants of the word) in the title, a book with a necklace/wand/locket/ or other type of charm on the cover, a book with a charming character or any book you can justify would work for this subject

Defence Against the Dark Arts - Read any book with the words Defense, Dark or Arts (and any word variants of the three words) in the title, a book with a dark cover, a book with a character who defends themselves or other people (IE defense lawyer/superhero/police officer etc) or any book you can justify would work for this subject

Herbology - Any book with plant on the cover, any book with the word herb or the name of a plant in the title, a cookbook, a book about a gardener or farmer or takes place in a garden or farm, any book about plants, or any book you can justify would work for this subject

History of Magic - Any book with the words history or magic in the title (and any variants of the words), any historical book, any books about magic or witches/wizards or any book you can justify would work for this subject - (about magic and witches/wizards) - 22/10/16

Potions - Any book that has a potion or items being mixed together on the cover, any book with the word potion in the title, any cookbook, any book where someone drinks or takes a potion, or any book you can justify would work for this subject

Transfiguration - any book with trans or figure in the title, any book about a shape-shifter (IE werewolf), any book where someone changes from one thing to another (IE Cinderella, nerdy girl into popular girl) or any book you can justify would work for this subject

Study of Ancient Runes - any book with the words study ancient or runes in the title, any book about an ancient place like pyramids, ancient Greece etc, any book with a rune or ancient monument on the cover or any book you can justify would work for this subject

Arithmancy - any book about math or numbers, any book with a number or the word arithmancy in the title (books in a series count so long as it shows on goodreads), any book with a number on the cover, or any book you can justify would work for this subject - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (9 3/4 on front cover) - 21/8/16

Muggle Studies - Read any contemporary book, any book with normal human beings on the cover, any historical book that is not PNR or any book you can justify would work for this subject

Care of Magical Creatures - Any book that has the words care, magical or creatures in the title, any book that has a magical creature in its title, any book that is about a magical creature or supernatural being, any book that deals with someone taking care of animals or any book you can justify would work for this subject - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 1/11/16

Divination - Read a book with someone with psychic abilities, tarot cards, tea leaves or cup of tea on the cover, any book with the word divination in the title (or word variants including divine), any book that takes place in the future, or any book you can justify would work for this subject

O - Old Before My Time: Hayley Okines' Life with Progeria - 24/10/16
W -
L - Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir - 16/9/16
S -

N -
E -
W -
T -
S -

SeptemberWord Search
Total: 18/25

Books used:


July List of Words 1/2
Epidemic

Insufficient - 'Modern taste at times finds part of the potpourri insufficiently seasoned, a bit thin and derivative, overly sentimental - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories, p. 7 (introduction) on 29/9/16

August List of Words 2/3

Cruise - 'We cruised about for several hours in the dense fog - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (e-book), p. 49 on 30/9/16

Freezer

Noodles - 'It's six o'clock, I'm watching the news, dripping noodles onto Dan's varnished oak-style floorboards.' - A Boy Made of Blocks, p. 244 on 25/9/16

September List of Words 11/15

- barrel

- cage - 'Uncle Vernon had given in because of the racket Hedwig made if she was locked in her cage all the time.' - p. 10, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 1/9

- captain - 'Then your trees are hauled off to make ships and captain's furniture.' - The Color Purple (e-book), p. 280 on 23/9/16

- enchanted - 'By twelve o'clock next day, Harry's trunk was packed with his school things, and all his most prized possessions - The invisibility cloak he had inherited from his father, the broomstick he had got from Sirius, the enchanted map of Hogwarts he had been given by Fred and George Weasley last year. - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire p. 39 on 29/9/16

fort

- grown-up - 'He also says this is a conversation about "why I can't act like a grown-up", but I'm pretty sure it's really about why he loves Hitler so damn much. -- Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir, p. 198 on 15/9/16

island - 'There is a deep pool amid the birch trees with a small island in the middle.' - A Boy Made of Blocks, p. 334 on 28/9/16

- lost - 'His little whistle sound like it lost way down in a jar, and the jar in the bottom of the creek. - The Color Purple (e-book), p. 76-77, on 23/9/16

- mist - 'Numbing, swirling white mist was filling Harry's brain...' - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, p. 134, 11/9/16

- monster - 'Harry just had time to register it's handsome green cover, emblazoned with the golden title, The Monster Book of Monsters, before it flipped onto it's edge and scuttled sideways along the bed like some weird crab.' - p. 15, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2/9/16

profanity

- runaway - 'All we know is that they are said to live deep in the forest, that they welcome runaways, and that they harass the white man's plantations and plan his destruction, or at least for his removal from their continent.' - The Color Purple (e-book), p. 319 on 23/9/16

- scar - 'The eyes behind his glasses were bright green, and on his forehead, clearly visible through his hair, was a thin scar, shaped like a bolt of lightning.' - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban p. 10, 1/9/16

- snort - '"No need to tell us he's no good," snorted Uncle Vernon, staring over the top of his newspaper at the prisoner.' Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, p. 18, 6/9/16

thief

Optional Words 4/5

abomination

playground - I remember once, Mum took George and me to a big adventure playground, I'm not sure where.' - A Boy Made of Blocks p. 281 on 25/9/16

- pixie - 'They had never had a practical Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher before, unless you counted the memorable class last year when their old teacher had brought a cageful of pixies to class and set them loose.' - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, page 99, 10/9/16

- silhouette - 'Silhouetted against the golden moon, and growing larger every moment, was a large, strangely lop-sided creature, and it was flapping in Harry's direction.' - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban p. 11 - 6/9/16

- warrior - 'And there are male and female warriors who do indeed go on missions of sabotage against the white plantations.' - The Color Purple (e-book), p. 354 on 23/9/16

October 2016 Word Search
October 1, 2016 - October 31, 2016

Total: (19/26)

Books used:


July Words (1/1)

Epidemic - 'It's just the way I shop, battling the epidemic of the ever-expanding chaotic women’s clothing stores!' - Asperger's on the Inside, p. 93 (e-book) on 11/10/16

August words (1/1)

Freezer - 'One afternoon as she was filling up her freezer section with fish fingers' - Old Before My Time: Hayley Okines' Life with Progeria, Kindle Location 150 on 20/10/16

September Words (3/4)

Barrel - 'He looked around for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowling piece he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel encrusted with rust. - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (e-book) (Rip Van Winkle), p. 82 on 3/10/16

Fort - 'Still the Baron remained proudly drawn up in his little fortress, cherishing with hereditary inveteracy, all the old family feuds' - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (e-book), The Spectre Bridegroom, p. 210 on 7/10/16

Profanity

Thief - 'So that though a thief might get in with perfect ease, he would find some embarrassment getting out' - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow) p. 432 on 7/10/16

October Words (11/15)

Adrenaline - 'You know, those grand “lightbulb-on” moments when suddenly everything makes sense. The “I can see clearly now!” “My perspective has completely changed!” adrenaline-running-high moments. ' - Asperger's on the Inside p. 10 on 8/10/16

Crime Scene (must be together)

Curls (must be plural) - 'There, on a low bed, the sheet flung back, dressed in a pair of pink one-piece zippyjamas, lay Lenina, fast asleep and so beautiful in the midst of her curls,...' - Brave New World, p. 143 on 29/10/16

Detective

Drowning - 'I heard their drowning cry mingling with the wind. - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (e-book), p. 49 (The Voyage) on 1/10/16

Evidence - 'That the motives of these men, their veracity, their opportunities of enquiry and observation and their capacities for judging correctly would be rigorously scrutinized, before their evidence was admitted in such sweeping extent, against a kindred nation.' - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (e-book), (English Writers on America), p. 98 on 3/10/16

Investigation - 'I now called to mind, that in my eagerness of my recondite investigation I was keeping the poor man from his dinner.' - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (e-book), (The Boar Head Tavern, East Cheap), p. 165 on 6/10/16

Leash - 'To the class's horror, Hagrid proceeded to explain
that the reason the Skrewts had been killing each other was an excess of pent-up energy, and that the solution would be for each of the class to fix a leash on a skrewt and take it for a short walk.' - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, p. 258 on 14/10/16

Lighter (no variations) - 'He assisted the farmers occasionally in the lighter labours of their farms, helped to make hay, mended the fences, took the horses to water, drove the cows from pasture, and cut wood for the winter fire.' The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow) p. 434 on 7/10/16

Mailbox

Neighbor - 'and though it did now and then kick up the dust a little in the eyes of his neighbours, and grieve the spirit of some friends for whom he felt the truest deference and affection; ' - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (e-book), p. 71 on 3/10/16

Orchid

Stalked - ''The stranger shook his head silently, but positively, at every offer, and waving his farewell to the company, stalked slowly out of the hall.' - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories, The Spectre Bridegroom, p. 210 on 5/10/16

Therapist - 'Jane would sometimes take her out for the day to give Mark and me the chance to meet with an occupational therapist in order to assess Hayley’s ability to do daily tasks and to recommend adaptations to make her life easier.' - Old Before My Time: Hayley Okines' Life with Progeria, Kindle Location 768 on 21/10/16

Uniform - 'A small brook glides through it, with just murmur enough to lull one to repose, and the occasional whistle of a woodpecker, is almost the only sound that ever breaks in upon the uniform tranquility.' - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (e-book) (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow) p. 429 on 7/10/16

Optional Words (3/5)

Affirmation

Blackout - 'He wanted it to end...to black out...to die...' - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, p. 570 on 21/10/16

Campsite - 'From the other side of the campsite they could hear much singing, and the odd echoing bang.' - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, p. 106 on 4/10/16

Volcano - His sketchbook was accordingly crowded with cottages, and landscapes, and obscure ruins; but he had neglected to paint St. Peter's or the coliseum; the cascade of Terni or the bay of Naples; and had not a single glacier or volcano in his whole collection. - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (e-book), p. 44 on 30/9/16

Ziploc

Words still to be found (8):
Affirmation
Crime Scene (must be together)
Detective
Mailbox
Orchid
Profanity
Ziploc

4th quarter - Race to the Finish
October 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016
16/23

Around the Year in 52 books challenge:

1. Old Before My Time: Hayley Okines' Life with Progeria - 24/10/16
2. The Tales of Beedle the Bard - 4/11/16
3. Gone to the Crazies: A Memoir - 10/11/16
4. Skeleton Crew
5. Brave New World - 29/10/16
6. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
7. The Jungle Book - 3/12/16
8. Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins - 20/11/16
9. The Elephant Tree - 11/12/16
10. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - 1/12/16
11. The Children of Men
12. Home Front
13. All Quiet on the Western Front - 29/12/16
14. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories - 8/10/16
15. Small Great Things - 22/12/16

Harry Potter books
1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 22/10/16
2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 1/11/16
3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - 25/11/16
5. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 - 3/12/16

Pick 3 for me challenge:
1. The Testament
2. Me Before You
3. The Painted Veil

November Word Search

Total: 16/27

Books used:


September words, 0/1

Profanity

October words, 3/6

Affirmation

Crime Scene (must be together)

Detective - 'this “real” father had never been mentioned until one evening a few years ago, when by some shrewd detective work of my own I uncovered the fact that the man she’d previously referred to as her father was actually her stepfather.' - Gone to the Crazies: A Memoir, kindle e-book p. 28 on 5/11/16

Mailbox

Orchid - 'We passed precious, overpriced stores—stores that sold delicate linens, silk baby clothes, antiques, gourmet foods, and rare orchids.' - Gone to the Crazies: A Memoir, kindle e-book, p. 23 on 5/11/16

Ziploc - The hand would take the bill, retreat, and return bunched around a small Ziplock bag of pot.' - Gone to the Crazies: A Memoir, kindle e-book, p. 43 on 5/11/16

November words, 12/15

Brother - 'Beedle was somewhat out of step with his times in preaching a message of brotherly love for Muggles.' - The Tales of Beedle the Bard, kindle e-book, page 123 on 1/11/16

Celebrity

DNA

Estate - 'But then a friend who was a real estate agent said, "You've got to see this house."' - Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins p. 30 on 14/11/16

Failure - 'Infuriated by his failure and by Ron and Hermione's attitudes...' - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, p. 452 on 11/11/16

Haircut - 'her pageboy haircut mirroring the same razor lines.' - Gone to the Crazies: A Memoir, kindle e-book, p. 46 on 6/11/16

Humiliation - 'Humiliation fills me.' - Gone to the Crazies: A Memoir, kindle e-book, p. 9 on 4/11/16

Medal or Medallion - 'Some idiot's started selling Metamorph-Medals.' - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, p. 108 on 4/11/16

Memory - 'Nothing this filthy had entered her house in living memory' - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, p. 66 on 2/11/16

Rage - 'I can see it in the way his hands are clasped, each tanned knuckle white with the suppressed rage he secretly feels for kids like me.' - Gone to the Crazies: A Memoir, kindle e-book, p. 2 on 4/11/16

Reckless - 'My early teenage years were filled with many reckless nights of guiltless taunting and teasing, random mayhem, and total disregard for limits of any sort.' - Gone to the Crazies: A Memoir, kindle e-book, p. 43 on 5/11/16

Silence - 'The wizard could not sleep or eat with the pot beside him, but the pot refused to leave, and he could not silence it or force it to be still.' - The Tales of Beedle the Bard, kindle e-book, p. 109 on 1/11/16

Son - 'This well-beloved wizard lived to a goodly age, then died, leaving all his chattels to his only son. - The Tales of Beedle the Bard, kindle e-book, page 72 on 1/11/16

Tyrant

Violence - 'In 1978, the islands gained independence and struggled to find their footing amid clan violence.' - Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins, p. 176 on 17/11/16

Optional words, 1/5

Genealogy - 'The only thing there was an old copy of Nature's Nobility: A Wizarding Genealogy. - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, p. 157 on 19/11/16

Granny

Paparazzi

Scotland

Tabloid

December Word Search
18/32 FOUND

Books Used:


The Scarlet Pimpernel: not sure what the pages are as I'm reading it through the bite-sized serial reader app.

September words, 0/1

Profanity

October words, 2/4

Affirmation

Crime Scene - 'The area around the crime scene had been taped off by the police who'd arrived first, and were now trying to disperse a crowd of onlookers.' - The Elephant Tree, p. 222 on 9/12/16

Mailbox - 'It's a little ranch on a cul-de-sac, with a mailbox shaped like a cat.' - Small Great Things, p. 245 on 18/12/16

Stalked

November words, 3/7

- Celebrity - 'Evelyn enjoyed her newfound celebrity and played it for all it was worth.' - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, p. 482 on 1/12/16

DNA - '"...because you and your wife somehow created an Aryan child with a flaw in his DNA."' - Small Great Things, p. 389 on 22/12/16

Granny
Paparazzi
Scotland
Tabloid

Tyrant - 'The hour, some little time before sunset, and the place, the West Barricade, at the very spot where, a decade later, a proud tyrant raised an undying monument to the nation's glory and his own vanity.' - The Scarlet Pimpernel, chapter 1 on 4/12/16

December words, 12/15

Brave - 'Slytherin is the house of the snake, of Dark Magic . . . it’s not a house of brave wizards. - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2, kindle location 99, on 1/12/16

Castle

Clever - 'I mean, quite spectacular. Humiliate Cedric to save Cedric. Clever.' - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2, kindle location 2553 on 1/12/16

Dagger - 'It gave him the appearance of wielding a dagger as he gestured with his cigar holding hand.' - The Elephant Tree, e-book, p. 193 on 8/12/16

Fireside

Handsome - 'what has this young, brave, handsome man got up his sleevies now—' - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2, kindle location 1898 - 1/12/16

Haste - 'Twinkle turned to him and grinned, there were dark red spots on the front of his t-shirt from beer that had dripped from the glass in his haste.' The Elephant Tree, p. 185 on 8/12/16

Journey - 'Couldn’t make us a cup o’ tea, could yeh? It’s not been an easy journey. - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2, kindle location 742 on 1/12/16

Nose - 'Where’s my nose?' - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2, kindle location 99 on 1/12/16

Princess - '"Alright Princess, always great to see you but duty calls."' The Elephant Tree, e-book, p. 35 on 4/12/16

Pumpkin - 'Would it be Chiffon Pumpkin pie, 55 calories per serving?' - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, p. 482 on 1/12/16

Rose - 'Harry points out Ron, Hermione and their daughter Rose. - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2, kindle, location 72, on 1/12/16

Slipper - 'I stuff her feet into a pair of little black shoes that might actually be bedroom slippers and then haul her into my arms, and out to the car.' - Small Great Things, p. 88-89 on 14/12/16

Treasure

Vanity - 'The hour, some little time before sunset, and the place, the West Barricade, at the very spot where, a decade later, a proud tyrant raised an undying monument to the nation's glory and his own vanity.' - The Scarlet Pimpernel, chapter 1 on 4/12/16

Optional, 1/5

Enchantment (no variations)

Gardener - 'but as Scott's knowledge of the operation grew, and Jeff's confidence in Scott's ability along with it, he was happy to take over the reins as head gardener.' - The Elephant Tree, p. 249 on 9/12/16

Ogre
Once Upon a Time (exact phrase)
Stepmother (can be hyphenated or two words)