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Reserved.

*****COMPLETED 2/7/23***** UNTIMELY

CH.#740-TCF
2021 Edition Of The Alphabet Yearly Challenge!
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Duration: 1/1/21-12/31/21
Level: Hard
No Page Limit

Special rules for X (all levels): When using titles, any word in the title/series name may start with X. When using authors, there must be an X somewhere in the name, does not have to start with it.

Progress: 52/52

Authors
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A:- Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 3/3/21
B:- The History Boys by Alan Bennett-2/16/21
C:- The Redthroats by David Cale-3/26/21
D:- Alan Turing: Unlocking the Enigma by David Boyle-2/12/21
E:- A Brief Conversion and Other Stories by Earl Lovelace-1/26/21
F:A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint-6/1/21-
G: Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet 1/1/21
H:- A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry-6/1/21
I: For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming-1/6/21
J:- Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney-3/17/21
K:-Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord-1/19/21
L:- Gigi: A Comedy in Two Acts by Anita Loos-3/9/21
M: The Plains by Gerald Murnane-3/14/21
N:- The River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o-1/24/21-
O: - Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan-3/11/21
P: Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth by Albert Podell-1/8/21
Q:- Zazie in the Metro by Raymond Queneau- 7/25/22-
R:- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling-2/10/21
S:- The Ballad of Peckham Rye by Muriel Spark- 3/5/21
T:- The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves-2/27/21
U:- Rabbit at Rest by John Updike-6/19/21V:- Hard Rain by Irma Venter-2/24/21
W:- Woman Far Walking by Witi Ihimaera-3/16/21
X:- The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas-4/18/22
Y:-The Counterfeiter and Other Stories by Yasushi Inoue-3/8/21
Z: Finding Nouf by Zoë Ferraris-4/29/21

Titles/Series
26/26

A:- The Amen Corner by James Baldwin-1/21/21
B: Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood-1/5/21
C:- The Cheshire Cat's Eye by Marcia Muller-2/2/21
D:-Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney-3/15/21
E: - The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket 3/23/21
F:- The Father by August Strindberg-1/11/21
G:- The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre 1/14/21
H:- How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones-1/30/21
I:-It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo-7/3/21
J: series-"James Bond"- Thunderball by Ian Fleming-3/4/21
K:- Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto- 8/5/22
L:- Lettice and Lovage: A Comedy by Peter Shaffer-1/11/21
M: A Murder Is Announcedbook:A Murder Is Announced|16298] by Agatha Christie-1/3/21
N: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 1/4/21
O: Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey 1/1/21
P: Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth-1/9/21
Q:- Questions and Answers About Animal World by Capella-2/7/23
R:-The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain-1/16/21
S:-The Shoemaker's Holiday by Thomas Dekker 1/10/21
T:- Three Blind Mice and Other Stories by Agatha Christie-3/19/21
U:--The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney-4/20/21
V:- The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt-2/4/21
W:--What Kind of Woman: Poems by Kate Baer-2/13/21
X: -A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman-1/4/21
Y:- -You’ve Got Murder by Donna Andrews-4/4/22
Z:- Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez- 12/29/21

Reserved

CH.#741- TCF
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

REPORTER CHALLENGE (2021):

Who? What? Where? When? Why?
How? – In a cozy chair with a hot cup of cocoa and a box of bonbons!

Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category)
Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category)
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)

BONUS CATEGORY:
Pulitzer Prize Winner (Newspaper Mogul plus Bonus Category) = 30 books

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY:
Nobel Prize for Literature (Newspaper Mogul plus Pulitzer Prize + Extra Bonus) = 31 books

WHO
Protagonist is in the legal profession
Protagonist works with animals
Protagonist is a librarian
Protagonist is starting a new business or job
Protagonist is a senior citizen

WHAT
Book has paranormal element
Alliteration in title (ex: Queen’s Quest)
Title is a pun (ex: Hooked on Ewe)
A number in the title
Collaboration (Written by more than one author)

WHERE
Set in Florida
Set in a city starting with the letter ‘B’
Set in a New England state
Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘I’
Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)

WHEN
Set in the 1800s
Set in the 1900s
Set during Spring
Set during Winter
Set during a holiday season

WHY (New category, just to switch things up!)
(Motives)
Money/Greed
Jealousy
Revenge
“Love”
To keep a secret/cover up

BONUS CATEGORY – PULITZER PRIZE
WHO – Protagonist has been married at least 3 times
WHAT – The protagonist’s last name starts with your first or last name’s first initial
WHERE – Set in a country village or small town
WHEN – Set in the decade you (or a family member) was born
WHY – Accidental death

EXTRA BONUS CATEGORY – NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Horoscope (from on-line or a newspaper or wherever)
Pick a date that has special meaning for you (your birthday, anniversary, birthday of a child, parent or pet, etc.)
Read your 2021 horoscope for that date.
Then read a book that relates to that horoscope.
Example: Horoscope says – While you may feel the urge to put on a pair of boxing gloves and duke it out with your family, try putting on an oven mitt instead. Cooking a meal or performing other domestic chores will help take your mind off your troubles with your family.
For this horoscope, you could read a book about a boxer or a chef or a baker or a maid or a butler or a cleaner, etc. Something in the book must somehow relate to the horoscope.

Rules: For this challenge – Each book can only be used once (If it fits more than 1 category – choose one – as it can only be used in 1 of the categories)
The bonus round is just an added challenge to kick it up a notch!
The challenge runs from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
You don’t have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year.
Books can be in any format – paper, ebooks, audio…
Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
Most of all—have fun!

Reserved

CH.#742- TCF
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
100 Book Genre Challenge 2021

100 Books - 5 Different Genres - Mix It Up As You Like!
Time Frame: 01 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
* No minimum page requirement.
* You can change your books and genres at any time.

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CH.#743- TCF
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Hard Scavenger Hunt VII!
The challenge runs from January 1 - June 30, 2021.

The Twist
I have added bonus words to this challenge. For each bonus word you find, you can replace TWO (2) of the regular list words! Be sure to list which 2 words you are choosing to replace.

The List
Adolescent
Bale
Black Beans
Blue moon
Breath mint
Chameleon
Clarinet
Cliche
Duvet
Formica
Haughty
Hawaiian name or word
Hibernate
Husk
Leek
Lineage
Mellow
Pewter
Radioactive
Rebate
Scapegoat
Treasure Trove
Trombone
Valiant
Void

Bonus Words
Paraffin
Formaldehyde
Elvis impersonator
Scintillation
Boorish

Reserved

*****COMPLETED***** TIMELY

CH.#744- LOST MY COMPLETE SET OF RECORDS...
Read at least 120 books in 2021:

1. Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey 1/1/21
2. Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet 1/1/21
3. A Murder Is Announcedbook:A Murder Is Announced|16298] by Agatha Christie-1/3/21
4. A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman-1/4/21
5. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 1/4/21
6. Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood-1/5/21
7. For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming-1/6/21
8. Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth by Albert Podell-1/8/21
9. Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth-1/9/21
10. The Shoemaker's Holiday by Thomas Dekker 1/10/21
11. Lettice and Lovage: A Comedy by Peter Shaffer-1/11/21
12. The Father by August Strindberg-1/11/21
13. The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre 1/14/21
14. The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain-1/16/21
15. Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord-1/19/21
16. The Amen Corner by James Baldwin-1/21/21
17. The River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o-1/24/21
18. A Brief Conversion and Other Stories by Earl Lovelace-1/26/21
19. How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones-1/30/21
20. The Cheshire Cat's Eye by Marcia Muller-2/2/21
21. The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt-2/4/21
22. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling-2/10/21
23. What Kind of Woman: Poems by Kate Baer-2/13/21
24. The History Boys by Alan Bennett-2/16/21
25. Alan Turing: Unlocking the Enigma by David Boyle-2/12/21
26. Hard Rain by Irma Venter-2/24/21
27. The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves-2/27/21
28. My Brother's Husband, Volume 2 by Gengoroh Tagame-3/2/21-
29. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 3/3/21
30. Broken April by Ismail Kadare-3/4/21
31. - Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood 3/5/21
32. The Ballad of Peckham Rye by Muriel Spark
33. Biloxi Blues by Neil Simon 3/6/21
34. Gigi: A Comedy in Two Acts by Anita Loos-3/9/21
35. Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan-3/11/21
36. (children's)- Elmer's Colors by David McKee-3/12/21
37. The Plains by Gerald Murnane-3/14/21
38. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney-3/15/21
39. Woman Far Walking by Witi Ihimaera-3/16/21
40. Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney-3/17/21
41. Three Blind Mice and Other Stories by Agatha Christie-3/19/21
42. One Writer's Beginnings by Eudora Welty
43. The Three Arrows by Iris Murdoch-3/23/21
44. The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket 3/23/21
45. Aya of Yop City by Marguerite Abouet-3/24/21 -112p
46. Games to Keep the Dark Away by Marcia Muller-3/25/21
47. The Redthroats by David Cale-3/26/21
48. The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney-3/26/21
49. The Counterfeiter and Other Stories by Yasushi Inoue-3/8/21
50. Double Indemnity by James M. Cain-3/28/21
51. Dog Days by Jeff Kinney-3/26/21
52. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein-3/31/21
53. Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley-4/1/21
54. March: Book Two by John Lewis- 4/2/21
55. Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer 4/6/21
56. Winter by Christopher Nicholson-4/11/21
57. Maybe the Moon by Armistead Maupin-4/15/21
58. -The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney-4/20/21
59.- The Sea by John Banville-4/21/21-
60.- Finding Nouf by Zoë Ferraris-4/29/21
61.- The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney-4/29/21
62. The Secrets Come Out by Marguerite Abouet-5/1/21-
63. - Sodom and Gomorrah by Marcel Proust-5/2/21
64. House of Secrets: A Bletchley Park Novella by W. Len-5/2/21-
65.- Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley-5/4/21-
66. - The Uttermost Farthing by Marie Belloc Lowndes-5/6/21
67. Cold Comfort by Charles Todd-5/7/21
68. - Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney-4/22/21
69. Dr. Jon Jon Saves the Moon by Jackson Apollo Mancini-5/12/21
70. Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney-5/24/21
71. The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney-5/25/21
72. The House by the Medlar Tree by Giovanni Verga-5/28/21-
73. The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout-5/30/21
74. Urn Burial by Kerry Greenwood-6/1/21-
75. A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint-6/1/21
76. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry-6/1/21
77. Educating Rita by Willy Russell-6/2/21
78. Croaked by T.E. Antonino- 6/2/21
79. Blood Brothers by Willy Russell-6/4/21 -
80. Mountolive by Lawrence Durrell-6/7/21
81. Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah - 6/7/21
82. Three Stars Over Luanda by Patrick Hughes-6/7/21
84. The Price of Paradise by Susana López Rubio-6/11/21
85. Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was by Sjón-6/12/21
86. The Bells of Nagasaki by Takashi Nagai-6/13/21 -
87. Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman -6/14/21
88. Rabbit at Rest by John Updike-6/19/21
89. The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch-6/25/21
90. Double Blank by Yasmina Khadra 6/26/21
91.-Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder by John Waters-6/28/21
92. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan-7/2/21
93. The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht-7/3/21
94. The Judge and His Hangman by Friedrich Dürrenmatt-7/4/21
95.- The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket 7/6/21-
96.- Girl in Dior by Annie Goetzinger-7/7/21
97. My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel 7/9/21
98. My Life and Hard Times by James Thurber-7/11/21
99. A Summons to Memphis by Peter Taylor-7/17/21
100. Marta Oulie by Sigrid Undset-7/22/21
101.- Crocodile Tears by Mercedes Rosende-7/23/21
102.- Stone Cold by Robert Swindells-7/28/21
103.- First Love by Ivan Turgenev 7/26/21
104.-The Master Key by Masako Togawa- 7/14/21
105.- Raisins and Almonds by Kerry Greenwood-7/11/21-
106.-Waverley by Walter Scott -8/4/21
107.-Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb-8/8/21-
108.--It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo-7/3/21
109.- Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson-8/10/21
110.- Pereira Declares: A Testimony by Antonio Tabucchi-8/10/21-
111.- Autumn of the Phantoms by Yasmina Khadra-8/12/21
112.- Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon-8/22/21
113.- Away with the Fairies by Kerry Greenwood-8/25/21
114.- The Engagement by Georges Simenon-8/27/21
115.- My Sweet Orange Tree by José Mauro de Vasconcelos-8/29/21
116.- Abbott by Saladin Ahmed-9/8/21
117.- A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth-.-9/17/21
118.- Arabian Nights: More Marvels and Wonders of the Thousand and One Nights, Volume II of II by Jack D. Zipes-10/13/21
119.- Typical: Stories by Padgett Powell-10/18/21
120.- The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope-10/29/21
121.- The Many Lives of Pusheen the Cat by Claire Belton- 9/1/21
122. Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens-11/28/21
123. Spring Garden by Tomoka Shibasaki
124. A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough-12/15/21
125. That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton-12/22/21
126-Hotel Silence by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir-12/28/21

Current TBR 3140 (11/16/21); 2591 (4/13/21);: 2463 (1/16/21); 2493 (1/2/21)
New-to-me Authors:57
POC: 28
LGBTQIA+: 11
Non-fiction: 9

*****COMPLETED9/4/22*****TIMELY

CH.#745-MY WORDS #75

(1/3/21-9/4/22)- 610 days; last word="Cheyenne"; 22 words; 16 sources; .036 wpd; 1.375 wps

BENJAMIN; BUFFALO; CADILLAC; CHEYENNE; COMANCHE; DOVE; ENDEARMENT; EVENING; FALLING; HIGHWAYS; HORSEMAN; LAREDO; LICK; LONESOME; LOOP; MOVING; NARROW; NICKNAME; RHINO; STRANGERS; TERMS; WANDERING

****FAILED***** (NOTE...I also lost the records for the last two months.)

Challenge #746-
Read at least 25 more books on Boxall's list in 2021:

1.Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth-1/9/21
2. The River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o-1/24/21
3. Broken April by Ismail Kadare-3/4/21
4. The Sea by John Banville-4/21/21-
5. The House by the Medlar Tree by Giovanni Verga-5/28/21-
6. The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch-6/25/21
7. The Judge and His Hangman by Friedrich Dürrenmatt-7/4/21
8. Pereira Declares: A Testimony by Antonio Tabucchi-8/10/21
9. A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth-.-9/17/21
10. Typical: Stories by Padgett Powell-10/18/21
11. The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope-10/29/21

*****FAILED****

Challenge #747-
Read at least 30,000 pages in 2021:


26,775/30,000= 89.3% (11/30/21)
10,709/30,000= 35.7% (4/13/21);
27,548/30,000= 91.8%

Challenge #748-FAILED

In 2021, complete at least 5 jigsaw puzzles of at least a total of 5,000 pieces...whichever is more.

1. New Yorker "Shelved"-750 pieces- 1/25/21-4/12/21-77 days; 9.740 pieces per day (ppd)

Puzzle Stats

Order of completion.

1. Antique World Map -1000 pieces- 11/18/19-2/19/20-93 days; 10.753ppd
2. Statue of Liberty- 500 pieces- 2/19/20-2/28/20; 9 days; 55.556ppd
3. Edward Gorey-1000 pieces- 2/28/20-4/3/20-35 days; 28.571ppd
4.CSI: Crime Scene Investigation- Unbalanced Death. 750 pieces- 4/3/20- 4/24/20; 21 days; 35.714ppd
5. Village of Ia, Thira, Greece-300 pieces- 4/24/20-9/15/20; 144 days; 2.083ppd
6. African Animals-1000 pieces- 9/16/20-10/11/20; 25 days; 40.000ppd
7. World Map-1000 pieces- 10/11/20-10/23/20-12 days[; 83.333ppd
8. Alpha Dogs 1000 pieces -10/24/20- 11/13/20-20 days; 50.000ppd
9. USA Map- 300 pieces -11/13/20-11/14/20-2 days; 150ppd
10. Ravensburger Cats-1000 pieces-11/14/20-1/25/21; 72 days; 13.889ppd
11. New Yorker "Shelved"-750 pieces- 1/25/21-4/12/21; 77 days; 9.740ppd
12. Penguin puzzle; 1000pieces- 3/8/23-11/1/23
13. new puzzle begun 11/2/23-

Best Puzzles 1000 or more pieces.

1.- 83.333ppd- World Map-1000 pieces
2. - 50.000- Alpha Dogs 1000 pieces
3.- 40.000- African Animals-1000 pieces
4.- 28.571ppd- Edward Gorey-1000 pieces
5.- 13.889ppd- Ravensburger Cats-1000 pieces
6.- 10.753ppd- Antique World Map -1000 pieces


Best Puzzles 500 to 999 pieces.

1.- 55.556ppd- Statue of Liberty- 500 pieces
2.- 35.714- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation- Unbalanced Death. 750 pieces
3.- 9.740 ppd- New Yorker "Shelved"-750 pieces-

Best Puzzles under 500 pieces

1.- 150.000ppd-USA Map- 300 pieces
2.- 2.083ppd- Village of Ia, Thira, Greece-300 pieces

Reserved

*****FAILED****** ( Lost records.)

Challenge #749-
Read at Read more magazines in 2021 than in 2020. (40)
And att least 7 of those should be magazines I read cover-to-cover* (such as The New Yorker).
(on 2020=40/50 and 6/15*)

5/40 and 0/7

SD Reader-2
Westways-3

Challenge #750-Keep track of male & female authors with a goal to not finish the year with less than 40% of either gender by the end of 2021.

Last book= Martin Chuzzlewit

Male= 112 (68.7%) Female= 51 (31.3%)

Reserved

*****FAILED*****

Challenge #751- In 2021, Virtually Visit through my readings the same number of countries (or other entities*) as 2017 or more =118.


101/118

USA-43
UK-40
Albania-2
Algeria-3
Andorra-1
Angola-2
Australia-7
Bahamas-2
Bahrain-1
Bangladesh-1
Bermuda (Brit. colony)-1
Bhutan-1
Botswana-1
Brazil-3
Brunei-1
Burkina Faso-1
Canada-1
Chad-1
Chile-1
China-2
Comoros-1
Congo-DRC-1
Cote d' Ivoire-3
Cuba-2
Dominican Republic- 1
East Timor-1
Egypt-4
Ethiopia-1
France-12
Gambia-1
Germany-2
Guellen (fictional European City)-1
Guinea-1
Guinea-Bissau-1
Haiti-1
Iceland-2
India-2
Indonesia-1
Iran-1
Iraq-3
Ireland-1
Israel-1
Italy-6
Jamaica-1
Japan-10
Kazakhstan-1
Kenya-1
Kiribati-1
Kosovo-1
*Kunnaym Mudud-1
Lebanon-1
Lesotho-1
Liberia-1
Makendha (fictional African country)-1
Malagasy Rep.-1
Malawi-1
Malaysia-1
Mali-1
Micronesia-1
Montenegro-1
Mozambique-1
Myanmar-2
Namibia-1
Nauru-1
New Zealand-1
Niger-1
Nigeria-2
North Korea-1
Norway-1
Oman-1
Pakistan-2
Palau-1
Papua New Guinea-2
Portugal-1
Puerto Rico (USA)-1
Russia-2
Rwanda-1
Samoa-1
Saudi Arabia-2
Senegal-1
Seychelles-2
Sierra Leone-1
Singapore-1
Somalia-1
South Africa-2
South Korea-1
Spain-3
Sudan-1
Sweden-1
Switzerland-3
Tanzania-1
Thailand-1
Tonga-1
Trinidad-13
Tuvalu-1
Uganda-1
Uruguay-1
Vanuatu-1
Vatican-1
Venezuela-1
Vietnam-1
Yemen-1
Zambia-2
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AL-2
AR-1
AZ-1
CA-7
DC-1
FL-2
GA-3
IL-3
KS-1
KY-1
MD-1
ME-2
MI-1
MS-2
NJ-4
NC-2
NM-1
NY-12
OH-1
OK-1
PA-1
SC-2
TN-3
TX-5
VA-2
WV-1

Former or other entities:
British Colony of the Bahamas-1
Kingdom of Italy-1
Australian Protectorate of Papua-1
East Pakistan-1
Roman Empire-1
Somaliland-1
Soviet Union-1
Venetian Republic-1
Sultanate of Zanzibar-1

Reserved

*****FAILED*****

Challenge #752- Read authors associated with at least 40 different countries in 2021.


29/40

USA-73
UK-41
Albania-1
Algeria-2
Australia- 6
Belgium-2
Brazil-2
Chile-1
Cote I'voire- 2
France-4
Iceland-2
India-1
Iraq-1
Ireland-1
Italy-1
Japan-7
Kenya-1
Malaysia-1
New Zealand- 1
Norway-1
Pakistan-1
Russia-1
South Africa- 1
South Korea-1
Spain-1
Sweden-1
Switzerland-2
Trinidad & Tobago- 1
Uruguay-1
Venezuela-1

Reserved

******COMPLETED 4/1/21****** UNTIMELY

Challenge #753- WRC
February 2021 Featured Author | Randy Wayne White
Date: 02/01/21 - 02/28/21
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


1. Randy Wayne White:
Randy Wayne White was born in Ashland, Ohio in 1950. He has also lived in North Carolina, Iowa and now resides in Florida.
☀Read a book set in Ohio, North Carolina, Iowa or Florida, OR
☀Read a book published sometime between 1950 and 2021.-pub. 2012- Hard Rain by Irma Venter-2/24/21

2. Genres:
Mr. White writes mysteries, thrillers and nonfiction.
☀Read a book tagged, mystery, thriller or nonfiction.-Mystery- The Cheshire Cat's Eye by Marcia Muller-2/2/21

3. Other Professions:
In addition to being an author, Mr. White has also worked as a journalist and a fishing guide.
☀Read a book in which journalism or fishing is part of the story, OR
☀Read a book in which the title begins with J or F or ends with M or E.-"E-"- Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood 3/5/21

4. First Book:
Mr. White's first published book was Key West Connection.
☀Read a book in which the first letter of each title word can be found in KEY WEST CONNECTION. No word count limit, but all words count (disregard sub-titles if you like).- Thunderball by Ian Fleming-3/4/21

5. Bonus:
Read a book written by Randy Wayne White.

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SPELL OUT:
Choose something related to this author to spell out by using the following: (1) first letter of the book's title, or (2) first letter of the author's first or last name. Below is a list to choose from, but you are welcome to use something of your own.


I- Hard Rain by Irma Venter-2/24/21
O-Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan-3/11/21
W-Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley-4/1/21
A-Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 3/3/21

Reserved

*****COMPLETED 6/12/22***** UNTIMELY

Challenge #754- WRC
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Titles, A - Z (2021)
Date: 02/01/21 - 01/31/22
125p. min.

26/26

For each letter A through Z, read a book in which the title begins with that letter. For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z, you may use a title in which the letter appears - it need not be the very first letter.

A:- Autumn of the Phantoms by Yasmina Khadra-8/12/21
B:- Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 3/3/21-
C:- The Cheshire Cat's Eye by Marcia Muller-2/2/21
D:- Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney-3/15/21
E:- The Engagement by Georges Simenon-8/27/21F:- Finding Nouf by Zoë Ferraris-4/29/21
G:- The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves-2/27/21
H:- Hard Rain by Irma Venter-2/24/21
I:- It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo-7/3/21
J:- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan-7/2/21
K:- -Kid Lobotomy, Vol. 1: A Lad Insane by Peter Milligan-6/1/22-
L:- Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan-3/11/21
M:- My Brother's Husband, Volume 2 by Gengoroh Tagame-3/2/21
N:- Natural Histories: Stories by Guadalupe Nettel-5/10/22-
O:- The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg-6/5/22-
P:- The Price of Paradise by Susana López Rubio-6/11/21
Q:- Burnt Sugar Cana Quemada: Contemporary Cuban Poetry in English and Spanish by Lori Marie Carlson-6/12/22-R:- Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood 3/5/21
S:- The Sea by John Banville-4/21/21
T:- Thunderball by Ian Fleming-3/4/21
U:- The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney-4/20/21
V:- The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket 7/6/21
W:- Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein-3/31/21
X:- Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman -6/14/21Y:- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling-2/10/21
Z:- The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket 3/23/21

Reserved

Challenge #755


In 2021. watch films which have cumulatively won or been nominated for 150 Academy Awards;

88/150

BEST PICTURE-

2020- The Trial of the Chicago Seven- Nominee- 4/4/21
1952-A Streetcar Named Desire- Nominee-1/23/21
1953- The Quiet Man- Nominee-2/6/21
1962- West Side Story- WINNER- 1/31/21
1964- Lilies of the Field- Nominee- 1/22/21
1969- Funny Girl- Nominee-4/15/21
1978- The Goodbye Girl- Nominee- 2/15/21
1982- Atlantic City- Nominee-2/7/21
1994- Shawshank Redemption- Nominee-2/3/21
1997- Fargo-Nominee-1/16/21
2020- Mank- Nominee-3/26/21


Best Actress in a Leading Role

1952-A Streetcar Named Desire- Vivien Leigh- WINNER-1/23/21
1969- Funny Girl- Barbra Streisand- WINNER-4/15/21
1978- The Goodbye Girl- Marsha Mason- Nominee- 2/15/21
1982- Atlantic City- Susan Sarandon- Nominee-2/7/21
1986- The Trip to Bountiful- Geraldine Page- WINNER-1/18/21
1994- Shawshank Redemption- Morgan Freeman- Nominee-2/3/21
1997- Fargo- Frances McDormand-WINNER- 1/16/21
2020- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom- Viola Davis - Nominee- 3/31/21
2020- Pieces of a Woman- Vanessa Kirby- Nominee- 4/7/21

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

1952-A Streetcar Named Desire- Marlon Brando- Nominee-1/23/21
1964- Lilies of the Field- Sidney Poitier- WINNER-1/22/21
1978- The Goodbye Girl- Richard Dreyfuss- WINNER- 2/15/21
2020- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom- Chadwick Boseman- Nominee- 3/31/21
2020- Mank- Gary Oldman- Nominee- 3/26/21
2020- The Trial of the Chicago Seven- Sacha Baron Cohen- Nominee- 4/4/21


BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE


1952-A Streetcar Named Desire- Karl Malden- WINNER-1/23/21
1953- The Quiet Man- Victor McLaglen- Nominee-2/6/21
1962- West Side Story- George Chakiris- WINNER- 1/31/21
1982- Atlantic City- Burt Lancaster- Nominee-2/7/21
1997- Fargo-William H. Macy-Nominee- 1/16/21


BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

1952-A Streetcar Named Desire- Kim Hunter- WINNER-
1/23/21
1962- West Side Story- Rita Moreno- WINNER- 1/31/21
1964- Lilies of the Field- Lilia Skala- Nominee- 1/22/21
1969- Funny Girl- Kay Medford- Nominee-4/15/21
1978- The Goodbye Girl- Quinn Cummings- Nominee- 2/15/21
1992- My Cousin Vinnie- Marisa Tomei- WINNER- 2/14/21
2020- Mank- Amanda Seyfried- Nominee-3/26/21

BEST DIRECTOR

1952-A Streetcar Named Desire- Elia Kazan- Nominee-1/23/21
1953- The Quiet Man- John Ford-WINNER-2/6/21
1962- West Side Story- Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins-WINNERS- 1/31/21
1982- Atlantic City- Louis Maille- Nominee-2/7/21
1997- Fargo-Joel Coen-Nominee- 1/16/21
2020- Mank- David Fincher- Nominee-3/26/21


ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

1953- The Quiet Man- Frank S. Nugent- Nominee-2/6/21
1978- The Goodbye Girl- Neil Simon- Nominee- 2/15/21
1982- Atlantic City- John Guare - Nominee-2/7/21
1997- Fargo-Ethan Coen & Joel Coen-WINNERS- 1/16/21
2020- The Trial of the Chicago Seven- Aaron Sorkin-Nominee- 4/4/21

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

1964- Lilies of the Field- Ernest Haller-Nominee -1/22/21
1969- Funny Girl- Harry Stradling Sr.- Nominee-4/15/21
1994- Shawshank Redemption- Roger Deakins- Nominee-2/3/21
1997- Fargo-Roger Deakins- Nominee- 1/16/21
2020- Mank- WINNER-3/26/21
2020- The Trial of the Chicago Seven- Phedon Papamichael- Nominee- 4/4/21

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY-COLOR-

1953- The Quiet Man- Winton C. Hoch & Archie Stout -WINNERS-2/6/21
1962- West Side Story- Daniel L. Fapp- WINNER- 1/31/21

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY-BLACK AND WHITE

1952-A Streetcar Named Desire- Nominee-1/23/21

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

1952-A Streetcar Named Desire- Tennessee Williams- Nominee-1/23/21
1962- West Side Story- Ernest Lehman Nominee- 1/31/21
1964- Lilies of the Field- James Poe-Nominee-1/22/21
1964- A Hard Day's Night- Alun Owen- Nominee- 4/13/21
1986- The Trip to Bountiful- Horton Foote - Nominee -1/18/21
1994- Shawshank Redemption- Frank Darabont- Nominee-2/3/21


BEST FILM EDITING

1962- West Side Story- Thomas Stanford- WINNER- 1/31/21
1969- Funny Girl- Nominee-4/15/21
1994- Shawshank Redemption- Richard Francis-Bruce- Nominee-2/3/21
1997- Fargo-Ethan Coen & Joel Coen-Nominees-1/16/21
2020- The Trial of the Chicago Seven- Alan Baumgarten- Nominee- 4/4/21


BEST ART DIRECTION- COLOR

1953- The Quiet Man- Nominee-2/6/21
1962- West Side Story- Boris Leven & Victor A. Gangelin-WINNERS- 1/31/21

BEST ART DIRECTION- BLACK AND WHITE

1950- Madame Bovary- Nominee- 1/25/21
1952-A Streetcar Named Desire- WINNER-1/23/21


BEST COSTUME DESIGN-COLOR

1962- West Side Story- Irene Sharaff- WINNER- 1/31/21

BEST COSTUME DESIGN-BLACK AND WHITE

1952-A Streetcar Named Desire- Lucinda Ballard- Nominee-1/23/21
2020- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom- Ann Roth- WINNER- 3/31/21
2020- Mank- Trish Summerville- Nominee-3/26/21

BEST SOUND RECORDING
1952-A Streetcar Named Desire- Nathan Levinson- Nominee-1/23/21
1953- The Quiet Man- Daniel J. Bloomberg- Nominee-2/6/21
1962- West Side Story- Fred Hynes & Gordon Sawyer-WINNERS- 1/31/21
1969- Funny Girl- Nominee-4/15/21
1994- Shawshank Redemption- Nominee-2/3/21
2020- Mank- Nominee-3/26/21

BEST SCORE- DRAMA OR COMEDY

1952-A Streetcar Named Desire- Alex North- Nominee-1/23/21

BEST SCORE- MUSICAL

1962- West Side Story- WINNER- 1/31/21

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

1969- Funny Girl- Waletr Scharf- Nominee-4/15/21
1994- Shawshank Redemption- Thomas Newman- Nominee-2/3/21
2020- Mank- Nominee-3/26/21

BEST ADAPTED SCORE

1964- A Hard Day's Night- George Martin- Nominee- 4/13/21

BEST ORIGINAL SONG-

1969- Funny Girl- "Funny Girl"- Nominee-4/15/21
2020- The Trial of the Chicago Seven-"Hear My Voice"- Nominee- 4/4/21
2020- The Life Ahead- "Io Si Seen" -Nominee- 4/4/21


BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

2020- Mank- WINNER-3/26/21
2020- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom- Nominee- 3/31/21


BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

2020- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom- WINNER- 3/31/21
2020- Mank- Nominee-3/26/21

Reserved

Challenge # 756

In 2021, watch films which have cumulatively won or been nominated for 100 Golden Globe Awards.

54/100

BEST PICTURE- COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1962- West Side Story- WINNER- 1/31/21
1969- Funny Girl- Nominee-4/15/21
1978- The Goodbye Girl- WINNER- 2/15/21
1997- Fargo-Nominee-1/16/21
2021- The Prom-Nominee- 3/2/21

BEST PICTURE-DRAMA

1952-A Streetcar Named Desire- Nominee-1/23/21
1964- Lilies of the Field- Nominee- 1/22/21
2020- Mank- Nominee-3/26/21
2020- The Trial of the Chicago Seven- Nominee- 4/4/21


BEST FOREIGN FILM

1982- Atlantic City- Nominee-2/7/21
2020- The Life Ahead -Nominee- 4/4/21


BEST FILM PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING

1964- Lilies of the Field- WINNER- 1/22/21

BEST DIRECTOR


1953- The Quiet Man- John Ford- Nominee-2/6/21
1962- West Side Story- Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins-Nominees- 1/31/21
1969- Funny Girl- Wiliiam Wyler- Nominee-4/15/21
1982- Atlantic City- Louis Maille- Nominee-2/7/21
1997- Fargo-Joel Coen-Nominee- 1/16/21
2020- Mank- David Fincher- Nominee-3/26/21
2020- The Trial of the Chicago Seven- Aaron Sorkin- Nominee- 4/4/21


BEST ACTRESS- COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1969- Funny Girl- WINNER -4/15/21
1978- The Goodbye Girl- Marsha Mason- WINNER- 2/15/21
1997- Fargo-Frances McDormand- WINNER- 1/16/21
2021- The Prom-James Corden- Nominee- 3/2/21


BEST ACTRESS- DRAMA

1952-A Streetcar Named Desire- Nominee-1/23/21
1986- The Trip to Bountiful- Geraldine Page- Nominee-1/18/21
2020- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom- Viola Davis - Nominee- 3/31/21
2020- Pieces of a Woman- Vanessa Kirby- Nominee- 4/7/21


BEST ACTOR- DRAMA

1964- Lilies of the Field- Sidney Poitier- WINNER-1/22/21
1982- Atlantic City- Burt Lancaster- Nominee-2/7/21
1994- Shawshank Redemption- Morgan Freeman- Nominee-2/3/21
2020- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom- Chadwick Boseman- WINNER- 3/31/21
2020- Mank- Gary Oldman- Nominee-3/26/21


BEST ACTOR- COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1962- West Side Story- Richard Beymer-Nominee-1/31/21

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1952-A Streetcar Named Desire- Kim Hunter- WINNER-1/23/21
1962- West Side Story- Rita Moreno- WINNER- 1/31/21
1964- Lilies of the Field- Lilia Skala- Nominee- 1/22/21
1978- The Goodbye Girl- Quinn Cummings- Nominee - 2/15/21
2020- Mank- Amanda Seyfried- Nominee-3/26/21


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

1962- West Side Story- George Chakiris- WINNER- 1/31/21
2020- The Trial of the Chicago Seven- Sacha Baron Cohen- Nominee- 4/4/21

BEST SCREENPLAY

1978- The Goodbye Girl- Neil Simon-WINNER- 2/15/21
1994- Shawshank Redemption- Frank Darabont- Nominee-2/3/21
1997- Fargo-Ethan Coen & Joel Coen- Nominees-1/16/21
2020- The Trial of the Chicago Seven- Aaron Sorkin-WINNER- 4/4/21
2020- Mank- Jack Fincher- Nominee-3/26/21


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

1953- The Quiet Man- Victor Young- Nominee-2/6/21
2020- Mank- Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross- Nominees-3/26/21


BEST ORIGINAL SONG

1969- Funny Girl- "Funny Girl"- Nominee-4/15/21
2020- The Trial of the Chicago Seven- "Hear My Voice"-Nominee- 4/4/21
2020- The Life Ahead- "Io Si Seen" -WINNER-4/4/21

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER-FEMALE

1972- What's Up Doc?- Madeline Kahn-Nominee- 1/29/21

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER-MALE

1962- West Side Story- Richard Beymer- Nominee- 1/31/21
1962- West Side Story- George Chakiris -Nominee- 1/31/21

*****COMPLETED 3/24/21*****UNTIMELY

Challenge # 757-ACATT
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Member Task #42, | Mave
Date: 02/01/21 - 02/28/21

4/4

✔1. MAVE:
✱Read a book whose title begins with M, A, V or E.- Alan Turing: Unlocking the Enigma by David Boyle-2/12/21

✔2. BOOKS:
Mave has 2,934 books on her shelves.
✱Read a book in which one these numbers (2, 9, 3 or 4) can be found in the total page count.- 352p.- Hard Rain by Irma Venter-2/24/21

✔3. COVER:
✱Read a book with a book with one of the following items shown on the cover: rainbow, bridge, body of water, car or building.- building- Aya of Yop City by Marguerite Abouet-3/24/21-


✔4. TAGS:
Mave is currently reading Afterwife by Polly Williams, which is tagged as Womens Fiction, Chick Lit, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary, Paranormal, Ghosts, Horror and Adult.
✱Read a book in which one of the above tags can be found on the book's main page.- fiction- The Cheshire Cat's Eye by Marcia Muller-2/2/21-

5. BONUS:
✱Read a book set in Italy.

Reserved

*****COMPLETED 6/12/22***** UNTIMELY

Challenge # 758-ACATT
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Titles, A - Z (2021)
Date: 02/01/21 - 01/31/22

26/26

For those difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z, you may use a title in which the letter appears - it does not have to be the first letter.

A:- Alan Turing: Unlocking the Enigma by David Boyle-2/12/21
B:- Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 3/3/21
C:- The Cheshire Cat's Eye by Marcia Muller-2/2/21
D:- Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney-3/15/21
E:- The Engagement by Georges Simenon-8/27/21F:-Finding Nouf by Zoë Ferraris-4/29/21
G:- The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves-2/27/21
H:- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling-2/10/21
I:- -It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo-7/3/21
J:- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan-7/2/21
K:- -Kid Lobotomy, Vol. 1: A Lad Insane by Peter Milligan-6/1/22-
L:- Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan-3/11/21
M:- My Brother's Husband, Volume 2 by Gengoroh Tagame-3/2/21
N:- Natural Histories: Stories by Guadalupe Nettel-5/10/22-
O:- One Writer's Beginnings by Eudora Welty-3/21/21-
P:- The Plains by Gerald Murnane-3/14/21
Q:- Burnt Sugar Cana Quemada: Contemporary Cuban Poetry in English and Spanish by Lori Marie Carlson-6/12/22-
R:- Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood 3/5/21
S:-The Sea by John Banville-4/21/21
T:- Thunderball by Ian Fleming-3/4/21
U:- The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney-4/20/21
V:- The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt-2/4/21
W: -What Kind of Woman: Poems by Kate Baer-2/13/21
X:- Biloxi Blues by Neil Simon 3/6/21-
Y:- The History Boys by Alan Bennett-2/16/21-
Z:-The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket 3/23/21

Reserved

*****COMPLETED 3/9/21*****UNTIMELY

Challenge # 759- Wanderlust

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Paraguay's Capital: Asunción
February 1, 2021 - February 28, 2021
6/6

Tasks

✔1. Casa de la Independencia
This simple and unassuming cottage, built in the late 18th century by a Spanish settler, is an important national monument. It was here that a tightly knit political group declared Paraguay’s independence from Spanish rule in 1811. Now it houses relics of
that time, including secret documents and beautiful paintings of key members of the movement. A free guided tour and the welcoming staff help you learn about the country’s culture and heritage.

✔✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in HERITAGE (ignore A, An or The) - The History Boys by Alan Bennett-2/16/21
OR
✱ Read a book tagged HISTORICAL on its GR Homepage OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in CASA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA.

✔2. The National Pantheon of Heroes and Oratory
Guarded by two solemn sentinels, this restful place for quiet reflection is a shrine paying homage to Paraguay’s fallen. Interred inside the chapel are the remains of the great Paraguayan heroes, including Don Carlos Antonio Lopez (1st leader of the nation), Mariscal José Félix Estigarribia (hero of the Chaco Cold War against Bolivia), as well as the remains of two unknown soldiers. Watch for the ceremonial changing of the guard that happens throughout the day.

✱ Read a series book #2 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling-2/10/21
OR
✱ Read a book with a heroic character (briefly describe their heroism) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in NATIONAL PANTHEON.

✔3. Palacio de López
Blindingly white and heavily influenced by neoclassical and palladian styles, the presidential palace is perhaps Asunción’s most iconic building. Named after the former leader of the country, it was originally intended to be a grand home. Today it serves as the seat of government, with the president’s office on the ground floor. Visitors are not permitted to enter the building but you can enjoy splendid views from the large garden and take some awesome pictures of the impressive structure. For a totally different view, head back to the palace at night when it’s colorfully illuminated.

✱ Read a book with a primarily white cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book with a character that is a leader of an organization or government (tell us who) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in PALACIO DE LOPEZ.- Gigi: A Comedy in Two Acts by Anita Loos-3/9/21

✔4. Lomo San Jeronimo
Head to this upbeat, fun neighborhood for a glimpse of authentic Paraguay. One of the oldest barrios of the city, Lomo San Jeronimo welcomes visitors, and you may even catch the locals entertaining tourists with cultural songs and dances. The traditional homes are decorated in a myriad of color, the small family businesses are covered in painted murals and the narrow sidewalks boast stalls selling refreshing ice creams, chipá (cheese rolls), and drinks. It’s the perfect place for an afternoon wander. When night falls, you can grab a cocktail at one of the delightful rooftop bars or enjoy some delicious local barbeque in one of the many restaurants.

✱ Read a book that takes place in a small neighborhood OR
✱ Read a book you found to be upbeat (briefly tell us why) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in LOMO SAN JERONIMO.- The Cheshire Cat's Eye by Marcia Muller-2/2/21

✔5. Asunción Museums
The capital city has several fascinating museums to explore. Your first stop should be Museo del Barro - an essential for all things Paraguayan. It is packed with historic art that traces more than 400 years of indigenous culture and colonial invasion. Located in a quiet urban complex, the Museum of Sacred Art has an exquisite collection of carved Santos that are quite unique. And be sure to check out the unusual MUSA Museum of Chairs. The three floors of remarkable chair designs from around the world take you through an interesting history of this common item. Check out the impressive views of the city from the top of the building.

✱ Read a book with a chair on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book with an indigenous or religious character (tell us who) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in ASUNCION MUSEUMS.- The Ballad of Peckham Rye by Muriel Spark- 3/5/21

✔6. Asunción Arts and Craft Tour
This five-hour tour takes you to near-by villages to familiarize you with the country’s rich embroidery and ceramic-making traditions. Learn the nuances of pottery from an award-winning artist and then marvel at the engrossing techniques of Nanduti (or spiderweb), a traditional style of embroidery. Also known as needle lace, this famous craft from the region is known for its originality in designs, colors, and textures. You are sure to find the right souvenirs for your trip back home!

✱ Read a series book #5 OR
✱ Read a book with a MC that does some kind of handiwork (tell us what) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in ARTS AND CRAFT TOUR .- The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt-2/4/21

Reserved

*****COMPLETED 3/23/21***** UNTIMELY
Challenge # 760- Wanderlust

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Asunción Spell Out
February 1, 2021 - February 28, 2021


H- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling-2/10/21
E- One Writer's Beginnings by Eudora Welty-3/21/21
R- Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 3/3/21
O- Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan-3/11/21
E- The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket 3/23/21-
S- Biloxi Blues by Neil Simon 3/6/21-

Words to Choose From:
Paraguay
Asunción
Casa
Independencia (or Independence)
National
Pantheon
Heroes
Oratory
Palacio (or Palace)
López
Lomo
San Jeronimo
Museo (or Museum)
Del Barro
Sacred
Art
MUSA
Chairs
Craft
Tour

Reserved

*****COMPLETED 3/15/21***** TIMELY

Challenge # 761- Wanderlust
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Decadent Destinations for Chocolate Lovers
February 1, 2021 - April 30, 2021
0/10

Destinations (in alphabetical order)

✔1. Belgium: Brussels
Brussels has been called the “Chocolate Capital of the World” and is a must for anyone with a sweet tooth. It is home to two of the biggest chocolate companies on the planet, Godiva and Leonidas, and with having over 2000 different chocolate shops to visit, you will definitely be in chocolate heaven. Two "not to miss" shops are Mary, founded by the first woman chocolatier who she shot to stardom when the royal family began favoring her chocolates and Neuhaus who claims to be the inventor of the praline. And if you didn’t get enough sweets in the city, Brussels airport happens to be the biggest chocolate emporium in the world.

✱ Read a book that has over 2,000 reviews on its GR homepage (tell us how many) 56,892 reviews- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling-2/10/21
OR read a book that mentions an airport in its text (share text).

✔2. France: Paris
As one of the world’s gourmet capitals, it is no surprise that there are more than 300 chocolate shops waiting to be discovered on the streets of Paris. Walking tours are available to help “taste” your way around the city. Dark chocolate is the specialty here and chocolatiers are using high-quality ingredients and original recipes featuring this luscious dark confection. Paris also hosts the world’s largest consumer chocolate show, held in conjunction with the World Chocolate Master Championships. It takes place every second year and features artisan chocolatiers who’ve been recognized around the world for innovation and excellence.

✱ Read a book with a dark cover (post cover) OR read a book with a page count between 300 and 399 (post page count).-352p.- Hard Rain by Irma Venter-2/24/21

✔3. Germany: Cologne
Cologne is famous for the Stollwerck Chocolate Company, which was once the second-largest supplier of chocolate to the US. Alongside the factory is the Imhoff Stollwerck Museum, known locally as “the chocolate museum”. Both were the result of a lifelong dream of famous chocolatier, Hans Imhoff, who spent his entire life working with chocolate. Opening in 1993, the museum celebrates the history of chocolate around the world. You’ll also get to witness the impressive chocolate fountain, enjoy the interactive international exhibits and, of course, eat samples!! If you want to know everything there is to know about chocolate, you won’t want to miss this one!

✱ Read a series book #2 OR read a book that has the number 9 or 3 in its publication date (post date). pub. 1983- The Cheshire Cat's Eye by Marcia Muller-2/2/21

✔4. England: London
In the world of artisanal chocolate, London may be the most exciting place on earth. A veritable “chocolate revolution” hit the country a few years ago when dozens of high-end chocolatiers began producing what many consider to be the world’s very best chocolate. The capital prides itself on some of the most exquisite chocolate boutiques, including Paul A Young, Rococo and Hotel Chocolat. These chocolatiers are no longer producing the formerly super sweet products; instead, they forgo preservatives and chemicals, using only the finest, often local, ingredients, like goat’s cheese and caramelized rose petals. This “new” kind of chocolate must be tasted to be appreciated!

✱ Read a book by a "new to you" author (one you've never read before) - The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt-2/4/21-
OR read a book where "local ingredients" are used (be creative and tell us how).

✔5. Italy: Tuscany
Tuscany is well-known for its picturesque vineyards and fine wine, but what many
don’t realize is that a triangle formed between Florence, Pisa and Montecatini is known as "The Chocolate Valley". This picturesque countryside of rolling hills is dotted with many fantastic gourmet shops and small factories dedicated to chocolate making. In early February, a chocolate fair is held in Florence - you’ll be overwhelmed by the lingering taste and smell of sweet cocoa. While there, be sure to check out Vestri, which boasts some of the most highly rated chocolate ever. There is almost always a wait – but it is well worth your time.

✱ Read a book with a title that starts with F, P or M (ignoring A, An or The) - My Brother's Husband, Volume 2 by Gengoroh Tagame-3/2/21
OR read a book with a MC whose first name starts with a letter in VESTRI.

✔6. Mexico: Oaxaca
Chocolate is deeply woven into Oaxaca’s history. The ancient Mesoamericans in the region were the first to cultivate chocolate as far back as 1100 BC, and Mexico has continued to produce it ever since. In Oaxaca, residents have truly embraced chocolate as part of their culture and visitors will find they can’t walk down a street without being offered a taste in some form, whether it’s a hot beverage, pastry or candy. You’ll find much of the city’s chocolate is made using old family recipes handed down through generations. Mina Street is home to both large Mexican chocolate shops, as well as smaller family-owned spots. In both, you’ll have the chance to watch the traditional chocolate making process and learn how it’s incorporated into desserts and many other aspects of the culinary experience.

✱ Read the first book of a series - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney-3/15/21
OR read a fictional book that includes recipes (not a cookbook).

✔7. Spain: Villajoyosa
The Spanish were the very first Europeans to experience chocolate that was brought back from South America, and Villajoyosa, sometimes referred to as “Chocolate City”, has been a popular place for chocolate lovers ever since. The smell of chocolate permeates the small seaside town, which is home to one of the oldest and most prestigious chocolate factories in all of Spain - Valor Chocolate. The factory is housed in a charming 19th-century country estate known as a finca, and has always been family-run. Valor invites visitors to their onsite museum and offers a free tour of the premises, where you can learn all about the art of chocolate making. Be sure to try their chocolate with churros, an amazing local specialty.

✱ Read a book that takes place in the 19th century OR read a book whose author's first and last initial can be found in VILLAJOYOSA.- Gigi: A Comedy in Two Acts by Anita Loos-3/9/21

✔8. St. Lucia
You might be surprised to find that this popular Caribbean island, renowned for its beautiful beaches and azure waters, is also one of the leading destinations for an exotic chocolate holiday. There are a number of resorts that cater to chocolate enthusiasts, and some even have their own cocoa plantations. At Hotel Chocolat Boucan, a small establishment run by an English chocolatier, they make their chocolate from beans that are grown on its cocoa estate. The hotel also serves cacao cuisine, a full line of amazing dishes built around the enjoyment of cocoa. Rabot Estate is another chocolate plantation worth visiting, with a Tree-to-Bar experience that allows you to walk the plantation, pick and roast the beans, and then make your very own chocolate bar from those hand-picked beans.

✱ Read a book that takes place in a resort, on a plantation or on an island -Great Britain- The History Boys by Alan Bennett-2/16/21-
OR or read a book with a location that begins with a letter in CACAO.

✔9. Switzerland: Zurich
Switzerland must be included as a destination! After all, milk chocolate was created in Zurich and the Swiss nation consumes more chocolate than anywhere else in the world. Here you will find the iconic Lindt & Sprungli chocolate factory and the famous chocolate shop, Teuscher. Their Champagne Truffles are legendary - made with Don Perignon champagne, buttercream and dark ganache. For something really unique, take a ride on the Swiss Chocolate Train which departs from Montreaux, making a stop in Gruyeres where Gruyere cheese is made, ultimately arriving in Broc where you’ll get a tour of the Cailler-Nestle factory, which offers tours that include an all-you-can-eat tasting experience.

✱ Read a book by the author you read most or by the author who has the most books on your TBR - The Ballad of Peckham Rye by Muriel Spark- 3/5/21
OR read a book where the characters take a train ride.

✔10. USA: Hershey, Pennsylvania
Originally called Derry Church, the city of Hershey was renamed in 1906 due to the popularity of Hershey chocolate. Today, it’s also known as the “Sweetest Place on Earth.” The Hershey Company and the H.B. Reese Candy Company are both found here. In this chocolate heaven, visitors can taste chocolate at Hershey’s Chocolate World, visit the Hershey Story Museum, and stay at Hotel Hershey, where there’s a real chocolate spa. Relax here with a whipped cocoa bath, a peppermint hot chocolate body wrap, a chocolate sugar facial scrub or a chocolate dipped coconut body immersion. Can’t get more into chocolate that!!

✱ Read a book with some kind of chocolate on the cover (post cover) OR read a book where the MC visits a spa. Bond visits a spa in the beginning of Thunderball by Ian Fleming-3/4/21

Reserved

*****COMPLETED 12/10/22*****UNTIMELY

Challenge # 762- Wanderlust

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A-Z "Real Life" Locations (2021)
February 1, 2021- January 31, 2022
26/26


For the difficult letters Q, X, Y and Z, you may use locations where the letter appears somewhere in the location name. Only real locations will work for this challenge.

Locations
A-Albania- Broken April by Ismail Kadare-3/4/21-
B-Bahamas- Thunderball by Ian Fleming-3/4/21-
C-Chicago- The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves-2/27/21
D-Detroit- Abbott by Saladin Ahmed-9/8/21
E-England- The History Boys by Alan Bennett-2/16/21
F-France- Sodom and Gomorrah by Marcel Proust-5/2/21
G-Greece- Circe by Madeline Miller-7/9/22
H-Havana, Cuba- The Price of Paradise by Susana López Rubio-6/11/21
I-Illinois- Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer 4/6/21-
J-Japan- My Brother's Husband, Volume 2 by Gengoroh Tagame-3/2/21
K-Kigali, Rwanda-Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin-4/27/22
L-London- The Ballad of Peckham Rye by Muriel Spark
M-Melbourne- Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood 3/5/21
N-New Zealand- Woman Far Walking by Witi Ihimaera-3/16/21
O-Oahu, Hawaii- Hotel Honolulu by Paul Theroux-12/10/22
P-Paris- Gigi: A Comedy in Two Acts by Anita Loos-3/9/21
Q-IraQ- God in Pink by Hasan Namir-12/8/21
R-Reykjavik, Iceland- Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was by Sjón-6/12/21
S-San Francisco- The Cheshire Cat's Eye by Marcia Muller-2/2/21
T-Tennessee- A Summons to Memphis by Peter Taylor-7/17/21
U-United Kingdom- Three Blind Mice and Other Stories by Agatha Christie-3/19/21
V-Venezuela- It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo-7/3/21
W-Wroclaw, Poland- Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski-10/26/22
X-New MeXico- Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 3/3/21
Y- IvorY Coast- Aya of Yop City by Marguerite Abouet-3/24/21
Z-TanZania- Hard Rain by Irma Venter-2/24/21

Reserved

Just realized I completed six on 3/9/21...I was trying to get all of them.

*****COMPLETED 3/9/21***** UNTIMELY
Challenge # 763-CCC

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February 2021 Monthly Scavenger Challenge | Romantic Paintings
Duration: February 1 - 28, 2021

Choose any SIX of the paintings below to complete the challenge. You may choose the paintings before you start or choose as you go along.

1. THE KISS by Gustav Klimt (1908)
An undeniable masterpiece from the Austrian's "Golden Period," the painting is at once both erotic and tender. Klimt was inspired by the style of Japanese mosaics and the universal appeal of romantic love. "The Kiss" is notable for its heavy use of gold foil.
❤ Read a book that takes place in Austria or Japan; tell us where -Japan- My Brother's Husband, Volume 2 by Gengoroh Tagame-3/2/21
OR read a book that has a gold object on its cover; post the cover.


2. THE BIRTH OF VENUS by Sandro Botticelli (1484-86)
Botticelli was commissioned to produce this work by the renowned Medici family. It portrays the goddess of love as an idealized standard of perfection and purity, standing on a giant scallop shell.
❤ Read a book that features an artist who is a painter (real or fictional); tell us who OR read a book in which a main character gives birth; tell us who.- Tiriti o Waitangi gives birth in Woman Far Walking by Witi Ihimaera-3/16/21

3. CHEZ LE PÉRE LATHUILLE by Édouard Manet (1879)
This restrained, everyday scene depicts a more modest expression of desire. But the couple's passion is evident from their deep gazes and the position of their bodies. The model for the young man was the son of the cafe's owner, and the young woman was modeled by two different people.
❤ Read a book that is co-written by two female authors; list author links for both females OR read a book that has at least one scene set in a cafe' or bistro; tell us the establishment's name.


4. IN BED: THE KISS by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1892)
This post-Impressionist painting by Toulouse-Lautrec captures a moment of unadulterated passion between two women. It's one of several images he painted of same-sex intimacy, as he documented the lives of workers in Parisian brothels.
❤ Read a book that takes place in Paris - Gigi: A Comedy in Two Acts by Anita Loos-3/9/21
OR read a book with a character who is a prostitute / escort; tell us who.


5. FLAMING JUNE by Sir Frederic Leighton (1895)
Generally acknowledged to be Leighton's masterpiece, the painting showcases his classical training and is heavy with Greek erotic imagery. Though the woman sleeps alone, the rich colors and flowing gown set a romantic tone.
❤ Read a book whose cover features a woman in a beautiful gown; post the cover - Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood 3/5/21-
OR read a book in which the main character is a redhead; tell us who.


6. DISCARDED ROSES by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1875)
Renoir was known for his approach toward depictions of feminine beauty, and this is clearly seen in this sensual still-life painting. Renoir painted roses in many of his works, using careful brushstrokes to capture the variation in the color of their petals.
❤ Read a book by an author or with a main character named ROSE (reasonable variations accepted - i.e. Rosie, Rosemarie)-Roz in Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan-3/11/21
OR read a book with a picture of a rose or roses on its cover (roses only); post the cover.


7. THE GRAND CANAL OF VENICE (Blue Venice) by Édouard Manet (1875)
Venice is one of the world's most romantic cities. In compelling shades of blue, Manet's painting captures the dreamy feeling of floating down a canal in one of the city's famed gondolas
❤ Read a book that takes place in Venice OR read a book with a primarily blue cover; post the cover.- Thunderball by Ian Fleming-3/4/21-

8. PROMENADE NEAR ARGENTEUIL by Claude Monet (1873)
This Monet painting conveys innocence and longing. Notably devoid of any strong passion or eroticism, it evokes a nostalgia for days of modesty and certainty.
❤ Read a book whose author's first and last initials are in "ARGENTEUIL;" be sure to post the author link- The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves-2/27/21-
OR read a book with a character who seems modest and/or innocent; tell us who.


9. THE FISHERMAN AND THE SYREN by Frederic Leighton (1856-58)
You don't have to be an art critic to see the fire and passion that inspires this mythological painting. Though the lust may be short-lived: The mythical Sirens were said to lure sailors to their deaths.
❤ Read a book that features a Siren (aka Syren) or any other mythological creature; tell us who/what -a phoenix in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling-2/10/21
OR read a book in which a relationship is especially passionate; tell us the couple.


10. CUPID AND PSYCHE AS CHILDREN by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1890)
Known colloquially as "The First Kiss," this painting depicts Cupid, the Greek god of love and affection, with Psyche, the goddess of the soul. The painting is an allegory of love triumphing over obstacles.
❤ Read a book that is a Young Adult Romance OR read a book with the word "LOVE" in its title; exact matches only.-First Love by Ivan Turgenev 7/26/21-

Reserved

*****COMPLETED 1/21/23***** UNTIMELY
Challenge # 764-CCC

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2021 REMEMBERING THEM, 2/1/21 – 4/30/22
40/40 COMPLETE
150 p. min.

✔1. JANUARY 21 : TERRY JONES
🔹 Read a book with HUMOR on its main Goodreads page - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney-3/15/21-226p.

✔2. JANUARY 23 : JIM LEHRER / JULY 1 :HUGH DOWNS
🔹 Read a book a book with a character who is well-respected by everyone; tell us who-John Lewis- March: Book Two by John Lewis- 4/2/21- 192p.

✔3. JANUARY 23 : GRETA BEER
🔹 Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in ROMANIA; tell us where -New Mexico- Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 3/3/21-290p.


✔4. JANUARY 26 : KOBE BRYANT
🔹 Read a book set in Los Angeles OR a book with more than 30,000 GR ratings; tell us how many-nearly 3 million ratings- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling-2/10/21-341p

✔5. JANUARY 31 : MARY HIGGINS CLARK
🔹 Read a book written by Mary Higgins Clark OR a book by an author who has published at least 30 books; post a link to the author's GR page and tell us how many books- Three Blind Mice and Other Stories by Agatha Christie-3/19/21-288p ("2,613 distinct works")

✔6. FEBRUARY 2 : GENE REYNOLDS
🔹 Read a book with the letters M-A-S-H in its title, not necessarily in that order nor in the same word - My Brother's Husband, Volume 2 by Gengoroh Tagame-3/2/21-352p.-
OR a book with CLASSIC on its main GR page

✔7. FEBRUARY 5 : KIRK DOUGLAS / JULY 26 : OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND
🔹 Read a book that has won an award; tell us the year and the award -Shamus Award 1991- Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley-4/1/21

✔8. FEBRUARY 7 : LI WENLIANG
🔹 Read a book with a character who is detained by the authorities; using spoiler tags, tell us who and why- Zach is detained after desecrating a place of worship in The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout-5/30/21-

✔9. FEBRUARY 10 : RON McLARTY
🔹 Read a book with a blurb from another author on the cover or jacket; tell us the quoted author quote from David Ebershoff- Finding Nouf by Zoë Ferraris-4/29/21-305p.
OR listen to an audiobook (bonus for one narrated by McLarty)

✔10. FEBRUARY 16 : DONALD STRATTON
🔹 Read a book with WAR on its main GR page - The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey by Salman Rushdie -8/14/22-
OR a book set in Hawaii

✔11. FEBRUARY 24 : KATHERINE JOHNSON
🔹 Read a book featuring a woman who does something historically important; tell us who and what she did OR a book set in the 1960s- -The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming-3/2/22

✔12. FEBRUARY 20 : LARRY TESLER
🔹 Read a book with scissors shown prominently on the cover; post the cover OR a book in which the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CUTCOPYPASTE (all words count, and a letter can only be used as many times as it appears in the phrase); 3-word minimum- The Cheshire Cat's Eye by Marcia Muller-2/2/21- 224p.

✔13. FEBRUARY 28 : JOE COULOMBE
🔹 Read a book in which a character goes grocery shopping; quote the text and tell us the page/location number OR a book with a storefront occupying most of the cover; post the cover- The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald12/23/21-

✔14. MARCH 20 : KENNY ROGERS / JULY 6 : CHARLIE DANIELS
🔹 Read a book with the word LADY **or** DEVIL in the title (no variations) OR a book with a main character who is a musician; tell us who- The title character is a drummer in Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney-3/17/21-226p

✔15. MARCH 24 : TERRENCE McNALLY
🔹 Read a play OR a book by an author whose last name has the prefix Mc or Mac- The Summer Friend by Charles McGrath - 8/5/22

✔16. MARCH 25 : FLOYD CARDOZ
🔹 Read a book with a main character who earns their living as a chef/cook OR a book set in India- A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth-.-9/17/21

✔17. MARCH 26 : FRED "CURLY" NEAL
🔹 Read a book featuring a professional athlete; tell us who and the sport OR a book with a character who is bald; tell us who and quote the excerpt that mentions this

✔18. MARCH 30 : TOMIE DePAOLA
🔹 Read a book that won the Newbery Award or Newbery Honors (must be over 150 pages); tell us the year OR a book with illustrations included- The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney-3/26/21-218p

✔19. APRIL 9 : PHYLLIS LYON
🔹 Read a book with LGBTQ on its main GR page - Maybe the Moon by Armistead Maupin-4/15/21- 303p..
OR a book with a married couple that plays a significant role (must be married from the beginning of the book till the end); using spoiler tags, tell us who and the role they play

✔20. MAY 4 : DON SHULA
🔹 Read a book by an author named Don or Donald; post a link to the author's GR page OR a book set in Florida- Rabbit at Rest by John Updike-6/19/21

✔21. MAY 6 : MARY PRATT
🔹 Read a book with a diamond-shaped object shown prominently on the cover; post the cover - Who Is Vera Kelly?- by Rosalie Knecht-1/2/23- - diamond pattern on scarf.
OR a book with a fruit shown prominently on the cover; post the cover (bonus for peaches)

✔22. MAY 8 : ROY HORN, 85
🔹 Read a book with MAGIC or MAGICAL REALISM on its main GR page OR a book with a character who earns their living working with animals in some way; tell us who and the career- The author worked and works with animals in his narration of many wildlife tv programs- A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough 12/1/21

✔23. MAY 9 : LITTLE RICHARD
🔹 Read a book with a man's name in the title - Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens-11/26/21
OR a book with a flamboyant character; tell us who and why you think that

✔24. MAY 14 : PHYLLIS GEORGE
🔹 Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in NFLTODAY; post a link to the author's GR page OR a book with a female character who works in a predominantly male career, or vice versa; tell us who and the career-Phryne Fisher is a private investigator in 1920s Melbourne in Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood 3/5/21-207p

✔25. JUNE 25 : BLAINE KERN SR.
🔹 Read a book with an honorific (Dr., Mr., Mrs., etc.) in the title - Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder by John Waters-6/28/21
OR a book in which at least one character attends a festival or fair of some kind; tell us who and what the festival celebrates

✔26. JULY 12 : JOANNA COLE
🔹 Read a book with a main character who is a teacher; tell us what they teach - John Keating teaches poetry- Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum-1/6/22-
OR a non-fiction science book

✔27. JULY 14 : GRANT IMAHARA
🔹 Read a book in which robots or droids play an important role; using spoiler tags, briefly explain- in -You’ve Got Murder by Donna Andrews-4/4/22-
a sentient computer becomes a sorta robot solving a mystery OR a book with a predominantly pink cover; post the cover

✔28. JULY 17 : JOHN LEWIS
🔹 Read a book with SOCIAL JUSTICE on its main GR page OR a book with an important character who holds an elected position; tell us who and the position- Charlie and Willy Wonka and Charlie's family meet the President of the United States who has played an important part in the plot as the "Elevator" was initially seen as a threat to the Space Station.

✔29. JULY 24 : REGIS PHILBIN
🔹 Read a book from a long-running series (at least 20 books); tell us the series and how many books have been published
- Sharon McCone series with 33 primary works- Games to Keep the Dark Away by Marcia Muller-3/25/21-215p
OR a book with some sort of money in the title or on the cover; post the cover if using that option

✔30. AUGUST 28 : CHADWICK BOSEMAN
🔹 Read a book with a character who dies too soon; using spoiler tags,tell us who OR a book that has been made into a movie (NOT a TV show); tell us the name of the movie if it's different from the book title- Thunderball by Ian Fleming-3/4/21-258p.

✔31. SEPTEMBER 18 : RUTH BADER GINSBERG
🔹 Read a book with a main character who is a lawyer OR a book with FEMINISM on its main GR page- The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg-6/5/22-

✔32. SEPTEMBER 23 : GALE SAYERS
🔹 Read a book in which a character suffers an injury significant enough to need medical attention; using spoiler tags, tell us who and the injury - Byron gets beat up and needs stitches to his head in
That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton -12/3/21
OR a book with an interracial couple; using spoiler tags, tell us who

✔33. OCTOBER 6 : EDDIE VAN HALEN
🔹 Read a book with a musical instrument shown prominently on the cover (bonus for a guitar); post the cover OR a book in which two brothers are significant to the story- Mountolive by Lawrence Durrell-6/7/21

✔34. OCTOBER 31 : SIR SEAN CONNERY
🔹 Read a book with a significant character who is a knight or a Queen; tell us who OR a book set in Scotland- -Waverley by Walter Scott -8/4/21

✔35. NOVEMBER 8 : ALEX TREBEK
🔹 Read a book whose title is a question OR a book with an X somewhere in the author's name; post a link to the author's GR page- The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas-4/18/22

✔36. NOVEMBER 28 : DAVID PROWSE
🔹 Read a book with a particularly nasty villain; using spoiler tags, briefly explain-Count Olaf is the perpetual villain in the Series of Unfortunate Events series- The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket 3/23/21-259p.
OR a book with SCI-FI on its main GR page

✔37. DECEMBER 7 : CHUCK YEAGER
🔹 Read a book with a real aircraft of some sort (sorry, no alien spaceships) shown prominently on the cover; post the cover OR a book with a character who could be described as a daredevil; tell us who and why you think that- James Bond acts like a daredevilegoing down black diamond ski slopes, car chases and such in by Ian Fleming-9/16/22

✔38. DECEMBER 12 : CHARLEY PRIDE
🔹 Read a book by a non-white author; post a link to the author's GR page- My Sweet Orange Tree by José Mauro de Vasconcelos-8/29/21 OR a book where an angel plays a significant role; using spoiler tags, briefly explain

✔39. DECEMBER 29 : PIERRE CARDIN
🔹 Read a book with every day or business clothes shown - Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer 4/6/21-288p-
on the cover (can be worn or un-worn); post the cover -
OR a book in which a character is "thrown out of the club" by their friends; using spoiler tags,tell us who and why

✔40. DECEMBER 30 : DAWN WELLS
🔹 Read a book set on an island; tell us where - Ireland- The Sea by John Banville-4/21/21-195p.

Reserved

Challenge # 765-CCC

A-Z AUTHORS 2021
150p. min.

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Duration: Jan 01, 2021 - Dec 31, 2021
Completed: 0/26

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*****COMPLETED 12/8/23***** UNTIMELY

Challenge # 766-CCC

A-Z BOOK TITLES 2021
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A-Z BOOK TITLES 2021

Duration: Jan 01, 2021 - Dec 31, 2021
150p. min.
Only the first word of the title counts, and A, An and The DO NOT count. If you have trouble finding titles beginning with Q, X and Z, you may use a title in which the letter appears – for example: The Red Queen for Q. However, we’re asking that you NOT use this option until the last two months of the challenge, or until you have completed all but these letters.
Completed: 25/26

A- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth by Albert Podell-1/8/21-
B- Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood-1/5/21
C- The Cheshire Cat's Eye by Marcia Muller-2/2/21-
D- Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney-3/15/21
E- The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket 3/23/21
F- For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming-1/6/21
G- The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre 1/14/21-
H- How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones-1/30/21
I- It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo-7/3/21-
J- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan-7/2/21
K- Kid Lobotomy, Vol. 1: A Lad Insane by Peter Milligan-6/1/22L- The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney-5/25/21-
M- A Murder Is Announcedbook:A Murder Is Announced|16298] by Agatha Christie-1/3/21
N- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 1/4/21
O- Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey 1/1/21-
P- Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth-1/9/21
Q- -Queen of the Flowers by Kerry Greenwood-12/9/23
R- The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain-1/16/21
S- The Sea by John Banville-4/21/21
T- Thunderball by Ian Fleming-3/4/21
U- The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney-4/20/21
V- The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket 7/6/21-
W- Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein-3/31/21
X- A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman-1/4/21-
Y- -You’ve Got Murder by Donna Andrews-4/4/22
Z-Zazie in the Metro by Raymond Queneau- 7/25/22-