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Challenge #62-Beginning 4/4/18

updated 10/22/24

Complete Alphabet for movie title- beginning 4/4/18.
Q, X,& Z can be anywhere in the title.


Round One- 4/4/18-10/22/24
26/26

A-(10)-Acrimony-4/24/18; The Avengers: Infinity War 4/28/18; Aladdin 7/23/19; Almost Famous 10/18/19; Anna Karenina-12/18/20; Angora Love-1/16/21; Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.-5/10/23; American Fiction 2/25/24; Anatomy of a Fall; The Age of Innocence 6/23/24
B-(13)-Blockers-4/7/18; A Bag of Marbles 4/26/18; Boom for Real 5/31/18; Book Club 6/2/18; The Bookshop 9/14/18; Boy Erased 12/1/18; Bohemian Rhapsody 6/18/19; Berth Marks-1/2/21; Brats-1/21/21; Blotto-1/21/21; Bros-10/21/22; Barbie-4/17/24; Borstal Boy-8/2/24
C-(2)- Cold War 2/7/19; Cool Hand Luke-12/15/20
D- (4)-The Death of Stalin 4/4/18; Dumplin' 12/8/18; Double Whoopie - 12/23/20; Death Trap 7/3/24; The Departed 7/28/24
E-(4)-Elvis- 6/27/22; Easter Sunday -8/26/22; Edwad Scissorhands-10/8/22; Eurovision Song Contest 5/25/24
F-(8)-Femme-6/7/18; The Favourite 12/13/18; Fast Company (Our Gang #16) 3/24/19; Fargo-1/16/21; Five Easy Pieces-6/18/24; 4 (Four) Moons- 7/20/24; Forest Gump 7/26/24; A Farewell to Arms 8/4/24
G-(7)-Green Book 3/6/19; The Guernsey Potato Peel Pie Society 9/15/20; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Groundhog Day-1/5/21; The Godfather - 12/20/22; Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 5/18/24; Goodbye Mother-8/1/24
H- (6)-Hustle and Flow 4/20/19; Hustlers (9/18/19); Habeas Corpus- 12/21/20; The Hoose-Gow-1/15/21; Howl 7/30/24
I-(6)-I Feel Pretty-4/22/18; Isle of Dog -4/23/18; Ideal Home-6/7/18; The Irishman 11/29/19; Inspector Clouseau- 8/1/22; Idiot's Delight -12/21/22; Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny--7/28/23; Irma La Douce-7/31/24; HUD-8/4/24
J-(2) Juliet, Naked-9/6/18; Jurassic World -7/13/22
K- (4) Knives Out c. 2/1/20; Kelly's Heroes-5/29/23; Killers of the Flower Moon 2/2/24; Klute 7/10/24.
L-(6)- The Life of Brian-4/12/18; Lean on Pete-5/1/18; Love Actually-12/24/20; Lilies of the Field-1/22/21; The Last Picture Show-5/7/23; The Late Show 6/8/24
M-(13)-Manchester by the Sea-5/26/18; Mama Mia 6/12/18; Mama Mia! Here We Go Again! 7/23/18; Mission Impossible- Fallout 8/10/18; A Midsummer Night's Dream 8/12/18; Mile 22-8/23/18; iss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 8/9/20; Men o'War-1/2/21; Madame Bovary-1/25/21; Moonage Daydream-4/10/23; Maestro 2/12/24; The Marrying Kind 7/25/24; My Beautiful Launderette- 8/9/24
N-(4) Night Owls-1/19/21; Napoleon-12/15/23; Nyad 2/18/24; Nuovo Olimpio 7/22/24;
O-(4)-Overboard-5/5/18; Ocean's Eight-6/26/18; Oppenheimer-8/10/23; O Brother Where Art Thou 7/19/24
P- (6)-Poms 5/18/19; Perfect Day-1/3/21; The Painted Veil 1/27/21; The Pink Panther 5/1/22; Poor Things 1/24/24; Past Lives 4/18/24
Q- The Quiet American 10/22/24
R-(7)-Ready Player One -4/10/18; The Rider 5/2/18; Roma 2/22/19; Rocketman 6/24/19; The Remains of the Day 11/12/19; Return of the PinkPanther-9/5/22; Rustin 2/13/24;
S-(8)-Solo: A Star Wars Story-6/12/18; Stage Fright (Our Gang#17) 3/27/19; Stuber 8/5/19; A Streetcar Named Desire-1/23/21; Saltburn 3/1/24; Sea of Grass 6/6/24; Swiss Miss 7/16/24; Shit & Champagne 8/6/24
T-(11)-Turn It Around-6/7/18; Two Tars-12/18/20; The Thomas Crown Affair 12/31/20; They Go Boom 1/10/21; A Trip to Bountiful-1/18/21; The Three Musketeers- 6/15/22; Thor Love and Thunder- 7/28/22; 2001: A Space Odyssey-11/8/22; Tangerine 7/11/24; Tammy 7/14/24; Torch Song Trilogy 8/8/24
U- (3)-Uncle Frank-12/12/20; Unaccustomed As We Are-12/23/20; Unfrosted 5/26/24
V- A Very Sordid Wedding- 7/31/18
W-(6)-When Bette Met Mae-5/5/18; The Wife-9/8/18; Will You Ever Forgive Me-1/30/19; Where'd You Go Bernadette 8/17/19; Wakanda Forever- 11/17/22; Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory- (1971)-7/12/24.
X- Mrs. Pollifax Spy 8/24/20;
Y- (2)-Yesterday- 7/19/19; Your Darn Tootin-12/17/20
Z- Crazy Rich Asians- 8/19/18;

Challenge #62-Beginning 4/4/18

MOVIE TITLES-ROUND 2
Beginning 10/22/24

Last recorded- Flamenco at 5:15-8/16/25

A-All the Pretty Horses- 11/4/24; Arthur 11/26/24; All the King's Men-12/12/24; At Eternity's Gate-1/9/25; Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar-1/28/25; Awakenings- 1/31/25; Achilles- 2/1/25; Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe-3/7/25; Another Round-4/24/25; Anna Christie-5/27/25; Audible-7/11/25; Arsenic and Old Lace-7/28/25; Affliction-7/30/25; Anuja-8/16/25
B-Blazing Saddles-10/27/24; Be Natural: the Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache-11/14/24; Borderless Fog-11/26/24; A Bug's Life-11/30/24; The Best Man-12/7/24; Boyhood-12/15/24; Beetlejuice-12/22/24; Bad Hair-1/11/25; Best Friends-1/11/25; Boot Camp- 2/1/25; Boss Baby-2/1/25; Barry Lyndon-2/17/25; Bohemian Rhapsody-2/19/25; Black Narcissus-2/20/25; Bullitt-2/26/25; Billie Eilish- The World's a Little Blurry-3/11/25; Butterfield 8-3/18/25; Big-3/30/25; Beauty and the Beast-6/24/25; The Banshees in Inishirin-7/14/25; Bobby-7/15/25; The Batman-7/26/25
C-Cinderella (1950-11/17/24; Conclave 11/25/24; Close Encounters of the Third Kind-12/17/24; Cabin in the Sky-1/10/25; Circus of Books- 1/31/25; A Clockwork Orange-2/3/25; Carmen Jones-2/12/25; Challengers-2/12/25; Churchill's Island-4/16/25; Crocodile Dundee-5/25/25; Casino Royale-8/3/25
D-Daliland-10/22/24; Desiree-10/28/24; Dumbo-10/30/24; Dark Victory-11/1/24; Dog Day Afternoon-12/28/24; The Dot and the Line-12/29/24; Dr. No-1/25/25; Dial M for Murder- 1/28/25; Diehard- 1/31/25; Dirty Baby Does Fire Island-2/1/25; Death in Venice- 2/1/25; Date Night-2/24/25; Doctor Zhivago-5/11/25; Dolemite is My Name-6/28/25; Days of Thunder-7/22/25; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde- 7/24/25
E-Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind-10/23/24; The Empire Strikes Back-1/17/25; Erin Brockovich- 4/24/25; Eternal Summer-7/20/25; Educating Peter-7/20/25
F-Fancy Dance-10/29/24; Fuchsia Libre-1/9/25; Ferdinand-1/22/25; From Russia with Love-2/8/25; Free Guy-4/11/25; Finding Nemo-6/28/25; Father of the Bride-7/28/25; Fly Me to the Moon-8/11/25; Flamenco at 5:15-8/16/25
G-Goodbye Mr. Chips-12/9/24; Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery-1/17/25; Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty-1/20/25; Gladiator-2/19/25; The Gentlemen-2/24/25; The Goldwyn Follies-3/5/25; Goldfinger-3/18/25; The Great Dictator-3/19/25; The Go-Between-6/2/25; Grey Gardens-7/14/25; A Grand Day Out-7/21/25
H-Hercules-10/27/24; The Holdovers-10/28/24; Home Alone-12/28/24; The Hundred Foot Journey-1/24/25; Head On-2/13/25; Hit Man-2/24/25; An Honest Liar-3/21/25; Hotel-4/4/25; The Hurt Locker; Home Alone 2: Lost in New York-4/27/25; Hot Millions-5/19/25; The High Note-7/3/25; A Handful of Dust-7/16/25; Honeyland-7/17/25; How to Steal a Million-7/18/25; Herb Abert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature-7/31/25
I-The Ideal Husband-10/28/24; Ironweed-11/13/24; The Inspection-12/5/24; Incredibles 2-12/19/24; The Instigators-12/24/24; It Is Always Right to be Right-1/21/25; Imitation of Life-2/3/25; I Am Not Your Negro-2/13/25; Ice Age-5/18/25; I Am Not a Robot-6/3/25; Island in Between- 6/5/25; In the Gloaming-7/26/25; Ice Age-7/29/25
J-Joyful Noise-11/21/24; Jurassic Park-6/23/25; John Wick-8/1/25
K- Karen Black Likes Me- 2/1/25
L- Lion King-10/25/24; Lovesick-10/26/24; The Long Goodbye-11/21/24; Lenny-12/7/24; Little Fugitive-12/9/24; Lilo & Stitch-12/14/24; Lili-12/14/24; The Life of the Party-1/1/25; The Lunch Date-1/2/25; The Last Farm-1/21/25; The Lulu Club-2/15/25; Late Night-2/23/25; Life Overtakes Me-3/21/25; The Lion in Winter 7/25/25; La Strada-8/3/25
M-Mulan(2020)-11/3/24; Murder Most Foul-11/23/24; The Miracle Club-11/23/24; Monty Python and the Holy Grail-12/7/24; The Man from U.N.C.L.E.-12/11/24; Marriage-12/14/24; Mrs. Doubtfire-12/17/24; Made in Italy-12/25/24; My Foolish Heart-1/2/25; The Mole Agent- 1/29/25; Mudbound-2/21/25; Monterey Pop-2/23/25; Men in Black-5/10/25; Monsoon-5/15/25; The Milky Way-5/29/25; Mr. Holland's Opus-5/29/25; Maria-6/4/25; Monsters, Inc-6/16/25; Misery-7/12/25; Monty Python's Life of Brian-7/17/25; The Menu-7/31/25; Moonstruck-8/8/25; Mon Oncle-8/12/25; Marie Antoinette-8/15/25;
N-The Nightmare Before Christmas-11/2/24; The Natural-11/29/24; The Neighbor's Window-1/1/25; Nothing in Common-3/14/25; Nimona-3/19/25; New York, New York-5/30/25; Nude Tuesday-7/8/25; Napoleon- 7/13/25; Now, Voyager-7/15/25
O-Out of Africa-11/17/24; The Only Girl in the Orchestra-4/21/25; The Outrun-6/1/25; Our Betters-7/20/25
P-The Player-12/16/24; Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest-12/22/24; Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End-12/22/24; Pirates of the Caribbean: Stranger Tales-12/23/24; Period of Adjustment-12/26/24; The Pigeon Tunnel-1/7/25; Pornomelancholia-2/10/25; Peter von Kant-2/18/25; A Passage to Idia-3/27/25; Picnic at Hanging Rock-4/15/25; Psych- The Movie-6/25/25; Pitch Perfect-7/7/25; The Power of the Dog-8/10/25; Parasite-8/11/25
Q-VanQuish-3/25/25
R- The Report- 12/18/24; Return of the Jedi-2/3/25; The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming-3/8/25; Ryan's Daughter-6/21/25; Roadtrip Niger-6/27/25
S-Seven Days to Noon-11/18/24; Sing-11/26/24; The Sandpebbles-12/1/24; Spiderman: No Way Home-12/31/24; The Stranger-1/2/25; Sorry Angel-1/8/25; A Simple Favor-1/20/25; Strange Way of Life-1/23/25; The Song Remains the Same-1/24/25; Strong Island-1/28/25; SPF 2000- 2/1/25; Summer of '42-2/13/25; A Single Man-2/21/25; The Sin of Madame Claudet-3/13/25; The Secret of the Kells-3/25/25; Soul-3/28/25; The Silent Child-4/15/25; The Six Triple Eight-4/18/25; She-5/8/25; Sweet Bird of Youth-5/19/25; Samsara-5/20/25; Sun Come Up-6/30/25; The Shooting-7/21/25; Shrek-7/22/25; Selma-7/28/25; Stranger by the Laske-8/2/25;
T-10 ("Ten"-11/2/24; Tag-11/3/24; The Third Man-11/12/24; Taste of Cherry-1/3/25; Twilight of the Gods-2/1/25; Triangle of Sadness-2/16/25; Time-2/18/25; The Sandcastle -3/30/25; Toot, Whistle Plunk and Boop-4/24/25; True Grit-4/28/25; Tommy-4/29/25; True Lies-6/15/25
U-The Union-11/22/24; Under the Amalfi Sun-1/25/25; Un Chant d'Amour-2/14/25; The Umbrellas of Cherbourg-7/5/25
V-Voyage of the Damned-1/7/25; Virunga-6/2/25; Vegas Vacation-6/14/25
W-Wings-12/10/24; Wonderboys-1/6/25; Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?-1/13/25; Weekend-1/19/25; Wicked-2/4/25; Weird: The Al Yankovic Story-2/16/25; White Shadows in the South Seas-2/17/25; Woman of the Hour-2/20/25; Wicked Little Letters-3/14/25; Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom-4/28/25; What Happened Miss Simone-5/1/25; The Wonderful Storu of Henry Sugar-5/1/25; What's Up Doc?-5/4/25; Westworld-5/30/25; Will and Harper-7/31/25; The Wrong Trousers (Wallace and Gromit)-8/14/25
X- Roald and Beatrix-12/30/24; Alex Truelove- 1/31/25; Extremis-2/16/25
Y
Z-Citizen Kane-11/18/24; The Life of Emil Zola-2/27/25; Emilia Perez-3/22/25

Challenge #63-Beginning 4/4/18

Complete Alphabet for play titles (and other performances such as dance and orchestras)- beginning 4/4/18. Q, X,& Z can be anywhere in the title.

Updated 10/24/24


ROUND #1- completed 9/23/24
26/26

A-(7)-American Mariachi-4/14/18; Angels in America: The Millenium Approaches 4/13/19;Angels in America:Perstroika 4/14/19; As You Like It 6/29/19; Anastasia 10/2/19; Almost Famous 10/5/19; The Age of Innocence.
B-(5)- Barefoot in the Park-8/4/18; The Band's Visit 1/4/19; Beautiful Little Things 2/23/19; Babbitt-11/25/23; The Ballad of Johnny and June-6/22/24
C- (3)-The Cher Show-1/2/19; The Coast Starlight 9/14/19; Come FallIn Love-9/17/22
D-(5)- Diversity Awareness Picnic 2/17/19; Diana 3/16/19; Dear Evan Foster 1/5/20; Dancin'-5/25/22; Dishwasher Dreams-10/11/23
E- (4) - Evita 9/17/23; El Huracan 2/5/23; Evita 9/7/23; English 2/11/24
F-(3)- Familiar- 2/20/19- Freestyle Love Supreme-7/2/22; Fat Ham-6/15/24
G- (2)-Get Your House in Order - 6/23/19; The Great Leap 2/2/20
H-(7)-The Heart of Rock & Roll- 9/29/18; HIR-10/14/18; Heart Concert 8/26/19; Hurricane Diane 2/26/20; Here There Are Blueberries-8/20/22; Henry 6 Part 1-8/10/24; Henry 6 Part 2-8/10/24
I- Is it Thursday Yet? 8/5/23
J-Jitney 2/1/20
K-(5)-The King and I-7/1/18; Kinky Boots 1/3/19; Kiss My Aztec 10/9/19; Kiss My Aztec 10/9/19; King James.
L-(6)-The Loneliest Girl in the World-6/22/18; Looking for Christmas 12/12/18; The Luckiest 7/27/19; The Last Five Years 11/3/19; Lempicka-7/23/22; Love All c. 6/30/23
M-(6)-Much Ado About Nothing- 6/26/18; Marie and Rosetta 1/27/19; Mala-5/21/22; Mean Girls 3/5/23; Moulin Rouge -5/1/24; Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson -8-10-24
N- (4)-The Nutcracker-(ballet)-12/15/18; Noura 10/16/19; The Notebook of Leonardo DiVinci 2/4/23; The Nineteenth 4/1/23
O-(3)-On Your Feet- 8/5/18; One Hundred Days-10/13/18; The Outsiders 3/18/23
P- (5)-The Prostitute Play 2/18/19; Put Your House in Order 6/29/19; Pretty Woman-7/31/22; Passengers 7/27/23; Primary Trust 10/19/24
Q-The SQuirrels- 6/30/18; Queens-7/25/18
R- (6)-Radio City Christmas Spectacular-12/29/18; Randy Rainbow Live 3/16/19; Rock of Ages 7/21/19; Romeo & Juliet 8/24/19; The Red Tendons (a reading)-12/10/23; Ride 4/13/24
S-(4)-School of Rock-6/17/18; Seize the King 9/15/18; Sumo 11/21/23; Stir 5/18/24
T-(7)-A Thousand Splendid Suns -6/6/18; The Tempest-6/23/18; Tiny Beautiful Things 2/23/19; They Promised Her the Moon 4/20/19; The Taming of the Shrew-7/9/22; Twelfth Night 6/29/23
U-(3)-The Underpants - 8/5/19; Under a Baseball Sky- 2/25/23; The Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson c. 9/30/23
V- (2)-The Virgin Trial 9/22/19; Velour 9/1/24
W-(2)-The Wanderers- 4/21/18; What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank-10/23/22
X- The Tale of Despereaux 7/20/19;
Y- The Year to Come- 12/8/18
Z-The Wind and the Breeze-6/3/18



ROUND #2
Last update 8/9/25

A-Appropriate-2/8/25
B
C-A Comedy of Errors- 8/9/25
D-Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors-11/3/24
E-Empty Ride-2/22/25
F
G
H- House of India-5/31/25
I- Indian Princesses-7/5/25
J
K
L
M
N-Noises Off-7/19/25
O-One of the Good Ones-6/7/25
P
Q
R- Regency Girls 4/19/25
S
T-Three Summers of Lincoln- 3/15/25
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

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*****COMPLETED AND CONTINUING***** Untimely

Challenge #64-Strolling Through Non-Fiction Challenge on WRC see post #44 at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Just starting 4/8/18

Level 4: 17-20 Tasks Currently 18/20
✔️ Read a book where a crime takes place or the investigation of a crime.- Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O'Neill
✔️ Read a book that is about or takes place during a war.-Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall by Spike Milligan
📚 Read a book that takes place during the 15th and/or 16th centuries (1401-1600).
✔️ Read a book where a natural disaster takes place.- Xinran- The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices 4/11/19- part of the book takes place after a devastating earthquake in China.
✔️ Read a book with at least one recipe.- The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George 12/15/18
✔️ Read a book with maps, graphs, charts or an index.- A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
✔️ Read a book with photographs or illustrations.- Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker
📚 Read a book with a foreword.

✔️ Read a book about the arts (music, painting, landscaping, gardening etc.) or read a book with a character who participates in either an art.- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott- Amy is a painter.
✔️ Read a book dealing with health (disease, illness, mental health or physical disability) can be from a medical professional, patient or caregivers perspectives.- Rat Bohemia by Sarah Schulman-deals with HIV/AIDS
✔️ Read a book about a person or character who works or has worked in government.- The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon by Henry Fielding- he served as a Justice of the Peace.
✔️ 📚 Read a book written by someone who appears on TV: an actor, comedian, musician, news analyst or athlete (it is okay if the book has a ghost writer). - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris-1/7/22

✔️ Read a book that is tagged Non-fiction on its GR Homepage.- What Is Man? by Mark Twain
✔️ Read a book that is tagged History on its GR Homepage.- Come On Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All: A New Zealand Story by Christina Thompson
✔️ Read a book that is tagged Science on its GR Homepage.- The Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young, the Anonymous Polymath Who Proved Newton Wrong, Explained How We See, Cured the Sick, and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone, Among Other Feats of Genius by Andrew Robinson
✔️ Read a book that is tagged Philosophy on its GR Homepage.- How to Travel with a Salmon and Other Essays by Umberto Eco 2/19/19

✔️Read about a microhistory from this list: Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing- Rain of Gold by Victor Villaseñor- history of the author's family.
✔️ Read a book about social issues from this shelve: Popular Social Issues Books-The Outsiders by The Outsiders
✔️ Read a non-fiction book about someone from this list: Best Memoir/Biography/Autobiography-perhaps...Travels with Charley
✔️ Read a non-fiction book from this list: Best Non-Fiction (non biography)- The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson-12/28/18

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Birdwatching
Master list: Began on 1/27/18

Moved to https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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8/26/18- 9/25/18
1. Kite-Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You 8/27/18
2. Turkey- Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You 8/27/18
3. Flamingo-Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You 8/27/18
4. Duck- Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You 8/27/18
5. Crow- Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You 8/27/18
6. Chicken-Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You 8/28/18
7. Peacock-Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You 8/28/18
8. Crane- Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You 8/28/18
9. Owl- Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You 8/28/18
10. Bluejay- Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You 8/28/18
11. Hawk- My Name is Lucy Barton- 9/1/18
12. Rail- My Name is Lucy Barton- 9/1/18
13. Goose- From Russia With Love- 9/2/18
14. Pigeon- From Russia With Love- 9/2/18
15. Parrot- From Russia With Love- 9/2/18
16. Dove- From Russia With Love- 9/2/18
17. Ostrich-From Russia With Love- 9/2/18
18. Seagull- The Marseille Caper-9/3/18
19. Marans Chicken- From Russia with Love 9/3/18
20. Swallow- From Russia with Love 9/3/18
21. Ring-Dove (aka Barbary Dove)- From Russia with Love-9/3/18
22. Egret-The Sinners-9/4/18
23. Swift- From Russia with Love-9/7/18
24. Swan- The Thin Man- 9/8/18
25. Sparrow- The Thin Man- 9/8/18
26. Partridge- Decline and Fall-9/11/18
27. Pheasant- Decline and Fall 9/12/18
28. Parakeet- Decline and Fall 9/12/18
29. Grouse- Decline and Fall 9/12/18
30. Lark- Decline and Fall 9/13/18
31. Robin- A Fish Caught in Time 9/16/18
32. Albatross- A Fish Caught in Time 9/17/18
33. Killdeer- 9/15/18 SDUT - 9/17/18
34. Snowy Egret- 9/16/18 SDUT-9/17/18
35. Gannet-A Fish Caught in Time 9/18/18
36. Tern- A Fish Caught in Time 9/18/18
37. Dodo- A Fish Caught in Time 9/18/18
38. Penguin- A Fish Caught in Time 9/18/18
39. Hummingbird-If I Stay-9/18/18
40. Loon- If I Stay-9/18/18
41. Red Crossbill (aka Common rossbill)- If I Stay 9/18/18
42. Mockingbird- If I Stay 9/18/18
43. Crossbill-If I Stay 9/19/18
44. Raven- Radiance- 9/19/18
45. Rhea- Radiance-9/20/18
46. Turtle Dove- Radiance 9/20/18
47. Eagle- Radiance-9/20/18
48. Ibis- Radiance- 9/22/18
49. Phoenix (a German breed of chicken)- Radiance 9/23/18
50. Cassowary- Radiance 9/24/18



7/26/18-8/25/18
1. Magpie-Little Women 7/26/18
2. Blackbird-A Month in the Country 7/27/18
3. Thrush- A Month in the Country 7/27/18
4. Jay- A Month in the Country 7/29/18
5.-Song Thrush - A Month in the Country 7/29/18
6.-Wood pigeon-A Month in the Country 7/29/18
7. Duck-A Month in the Country 7/29/18
8. Cuckoo-A Month in the Country 7/29/18
9. Swan- A Month in the Country 7/29/18
10. Swallow- A Month in the Country 7/29/18
11. Loon- Revenge and the Wild 7/30/18
12. Goose- Revenge and the Wild 7/30/18
13. Crow- Revenge and the Wild 7/30/18
14. Buzzard- Revenge and the Wild 7/31/18
15. Vulture- Revenge and the Wild 7/31/18
16. Eagle- Revenge and the Wild 7/31/18
17. Pharaoh Eagle Owl- March/April 2010 Aramco 8/1/18
18. Dove-Revenge and the Wild 8/1/18
19. Eastern Imperial Eagle-March/April 2010 Aramco 8/1/18
20. Hoopoe- March/April 2010 Aramco 8/1/18
21. Bee-Eater- March/April 2010 Aramco 8/1/18
22. Saker Falcon- March/April 2010 Aramco 8/1/18
23. Houbara Bustard- March/April 2010 Aramco 8/1/18
24. Arabian Ostrich-March/April 2010 Aramco 8/1/18
25. Chicken (hen)- Marigolds and Murder-8/1/18
26. Owl-March/April 2010 Aramco 8/1/18
27. Partridge- Pride & Prejudice 8/1/18
28. Turkey-Russell Baker's Book of American Humor 8/1/18
29. Sparrow- Marigolds and Murder 8/2/18
30. Gull-Marigolds and Murder 8/2/18
31. Peacock-Revenge and the Wild 8/2/18
32. Woodcock-Moab is My Washpot-8/3/18
33. Sandwich Tern- Moab is My Washpot 8/3/18
34. Pigeon- Marigolds and Murder-8/3/18
35. Rook- The Old Curiosity Shop-8/3/18
36. Seagull-Marigolds and Murder-8/4/18
37. Ostrich- The Wangs. vs. the World 8/6/18
38. Nightingale-Little Women 8/6/18
39. Lark- Little Women 8/6/18
40. Araucana Chicken- The Wangs vs. the World-8/7/18
41. Kite- Little Women- 8/8/18
42. Turtle Dove- Little Women 8/10/18
43. Falcon- Come on Shore and We Will Kill You 8/11/18
44. Kiwi- Come on Shore and We Will Kill You 8/12/18
45. Moa- Come on Shore and We Will Kill You 8/13/18
46. Albatross- Come on Shore and We Will Kill You 8/13/18
47. Fantail- Come On Shore and We Will Kill You-8/14/18
48. Parrot- Come on Shore and We Will Kill You- 8/14/18
49. Snowy Egret- 8/10/18 Mission Times Courier 8/14/18
50. Great Blue Heron- 8/10/18 Mission Times Courier 8/14/18
51. Blue Grosbeak- Great Blue Heron- 8/10/18 Mission Times Courier 8/14/18
52. Lazuli Bunting- 8/10/18 Mission Times Courier 8/14/18
53. Western Bluebird- 8/10/18 Mission Times Courier 8/14/18
54. Junco-8/10/18 Mission Times Courier 8/14/18
55. Bluebird- Bel-Ami 8/15/18
56. Robin- The Handmaid's Tale- 8/18/18
57. Pheasant- Achilles-8/22/18
58. Flamingo- Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You 8/25/18
59. Bluejay- Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You 8/25/18

6/26/18-7/25/18
1. Sparrow- The Masquerador- 6/27/18
2. Lark- The Masquerador- 6/27/18
3. Oriole- Westward-6/27/18
4. Gull- Westward- 6/27/18
5. Swift- The Masquerador- 6/27/18
6. Owl- O Pioneers- 6/27/18
7. Dove- The Bible-6/27/18
8. Toucan-Summer 2018-Lonely Planet-6/28/18
9. Golden Eagle- Summer 2018-Lonely Planet-6/28/18
10. Bald Eagle - Summer 2018-Lonely Planet-6/28/18
11. Goose- Summer 2018-Lonely Planet-6/28/18
12. Eagle- Summer 2018-Lonely Planet-6/28/18
13. Stork- Summer 2018-Lonely Planet-6/28/18
14. Pheasant- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall-6/29/18
15. Blackbird- Westward- 6/29/18
16. Canary- Westward- 6/29/18
17. Duck - Blood and Guts in High School- 6/29/18
18. Turkey- Blood and Guts in High School- 6/29/18
19. Chicken- Blood and Guts in High School- 6/29/18
20. Hawk-Blood and Guts in High School- 6/30/18
21. Nightingale- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 6/30/18
22. Cuckoo- Just So Stories- 6/30/18
23. Swallow- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 6/30/18
24. Seagull- Blood and Guts in High School-7/1/18
25. Dodo-Blood and Guts in High School-7/1/18
26. Peacock- Blood and Guts in High School- 7/1/18
27. Martin- Wide Sargasso Sea-7/1/18
28. Parrot- Wide Sargasso Sea-7/2/18
29. Robin-Wide Sargasso Sea-7/3/18
30. Meadowlark- Westward-7/4/18
31. Whooping Crane- Westward-7/4/18
32. Prairie Chicken- Westward-7/4/18
33. Kite- 7/1/18 LAT-7/4/18
34. Falcon-7/1/18 LAT-7/4/18
35. Vulture- 7/1/18 LAT-7/4/18
36. Magpie- Little Women 7/5/18
37. Hoopoe- Just So Stories- 7/5/18
38. Lapwing- Hoopoe- Just So Stories- 7/5/18
39.Crow- The Lorax-7/6/18
40. Dodo- Atlas Obscura- 7/7/18
41. Whippoorwill- A Visit from the Goon Squad-7/8/18
42. Pigeon-A Visit from the Goon Squad-7/8/18
43. Hummingbird-A Visit from the Goon Squad-7/8/18
44. Emperor Penguin- The Worst Journey in the World 7/9/18
45. Snowy Petrel-The Worst Journey in the World 7/9/18
46. Albatross-The Worst Journey in the World 7/9/18
47. Peregrin Falcon-7/8/18 SDUT -7/10/18
48. Harris's Hawk-7/8/18 SDUT -7/10/18
49. Raven- Rain of Gold- 7/13/18
50. Cardinal- Rain of Gold- 7/15/18
51. Quail- Rain of Gold- 7/15/18
52. Guinea Fowl- July's People 7/16/18
53. Red-legged Partridge- July's People 7/16/18
54. Spur-winged Goose- July's People 7/16/18
55. Hornbill- July's People-7/16/18
56. Burrowing Owl- SDUT7/17/18
57. Egret- July's People=7/19/18
58. Swan-Stones for Ibarra-7/19/18
59. Cuckoo Falcom (aka Cuckoo Hawk or Aviceda)- July's People- 7/19/18
60. Flycatcher- July's People-7/20/18
61. Weaverbird (aka weaver)- July's People- 7/20/18
62. Starling- Stones for Ibarra-7/21/18
63. Black-headed grosbeak-SDUT 7/21/18
64. Mallard- Stones for Ibarra- 7/23/18
65. Lovebird- Rat Bohemia- 7/24/18
66. Northern Mockingbird (Cenzontle)- Stones for Ibarra-7/24/18
67. Mockingbird-Stones for Ibarra-7/24/18


5/27/18 to 6/26/18
1. Woodcock-loc. 2275 Joseph Andrews Part II-5/27/18
2. Partridge- loc. 2275 Joseph Andrews Part II-5/27/18
3. Booby-loc. 2545 Joseph Andrews Part II-5/28/18
4. Turkey-p.17- Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
5. Chicken-p.21-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
6. Swallow-p.52-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
7. Pigeon-p.53-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
8. Owl- p.54-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
9. Albatross- p.62-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
10. Seagull-p.62-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
11. Canary-p.78-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
12. Cormorant-p.81-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
13. Finch-p.90-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
14. Rail- p.90-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
15. Mockingbird-p.91-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
16. Swift-p.99-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
17. Hawk-p.102-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
18. Swan-p.104-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
19. Frigate bird-p.118--Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
20. Flamingo-p.120-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
21. Penguin-p.120-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
22. Red-Billed Tropicbird-p.156-Beyond the Islands-5/29/18
23. Crow-p.188-Beyond the Islands-5/30/18
24. Starling-p.17-The Women of Brewster Place-5/30/18
25. Toucan-5/27/18 SDUT 5/30/18
26. Hoitzen (Stinky Turkey) -5/27/18 SDUT 5/30/18
27. Skylark-p.7- Moab is my Washpot- 5/30/18
28. Falcon-5/27/18 SDUT-5/30/18
29. Peregrine Falcon-5/27/18 SDUT-5/30/18
30. Goose- Little Women-5/31/18
31. Crane- A Suitable Boy-5/31/18
32. Eagle-The Women of Brewster Place-6/1/18
33. Duck-O Pioneers-6/1/18
34. Stork-O Pioneers-6/1/18
35. Lark-The Tenant of Wildfell Hall-6/4/18
36. Western Meadowlark- Westward-6/2/18
37. Warbler- Westward-6/2/18
38. Robin-The Little Disturbances of Man-6/3/18
39. Raven-Loc.291- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall-6/4/18
40. Carrion Crow- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall-6/4/18
41. Turtle Dove- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall-6/8/18
42. Pheasant- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall-6/8/18
43. Sparrow- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall-6/9/18
44. Grouse-The Tenant of Wildfell Hall-6/9/18
45. Jackdaw- My Cousin Rachel- 6/9/18
46. Blue Tit (Eurasian Blue Tit)- Summer 2018 Lonely Planet-6/10/18
47. Wren-Moab is my Washpot-6/10/18
48. Hummingbird- The Old Curiosity Shop- 6/11/18
49. Ostrich-The Bible-6/14/18
50. Blackbird- My Cousin Rachel-6/15/18
51. Chaffinch-My Cousin Rachel-6/15/18
52. Lapwing-My Cousin Rachel-6/15/18
53. Curlew-My Cousin Rachel-6/15/18
54. Oystercatcher-My Cousin Rachel-6/15/18
55. Chough-My Cousin Rachel-6/15/18
56. Grebe- SDUT06/16/18
57. Western Grebe- SDUT 6/16/18
58. Kiwi-Summer 2018-Lonely Planet-6/18/18
59. Moa-Summer 2018-Lonely Planet-6/18/18
60. Parrot- No Touch Monkey- 6/19/18
61. California Condor-2018-Lonely Planet-6/20/18
62. Brown Pelican-Summer 2018-Lonely Planet-6/20/18
63. Blue-Footed Booby-2018-Lonely Planet-6/20/18
64. Cuckoo- No Touch Monkey-6/20/18
65. Peacock-No Touch Monkey-6/22/18
66. Sage Grouse- SDUT 6/24/18
67. Whippoorwill- Westward- 6/25/18
68. Rose-breasted Grosbeak- Westward- 6/25/18

4/27/18 to 5/26/18
1. Swallow-p.61-Adolf Hitler:My Part in his Downfall 4/27/18
2. Peacock-p.119-Another Morocco-4/27/18
3. Chicken (rooster)-p.124-Another Morocco-4/27/18
4. Duck-p.50-The Berlin Stories-4/28/18
5. Stork-p.54-The Berlin Stories-4/28/18
6. Sparrow-p.121-The Berlin Stories-4/29/18
7. Martin-p.194-The Berlin Stories-4/29/18
8. Lark-p.7- Time's Arrow-4/29/18
9. Dodo-p.58- Time's Arrow-4/29/18
10. Turkey-p.69-Time's Arrow-4/29/18
11. Sea Gull (gull)-p.101- Time's Arrow- 4/30/18
12. Blackbird-p.102- Time's Arrow- 4/30/18
13. Budgerigar (Budgie)-p.156- Time's Arrow=4/30/18
14. Swan-p.54- The Tsar of Love and Techno- 5/2/18
15. Crane-p.87- The Tsar of Love and Techno- 5/3/18
15. Hawk-p.89- The Tsar of Love and Techno- 5/3/18
16. Pigeon-p.93- The Tsar of Love and Techno- 5/3/18
17. Owl-p.209-The Tsar of Love and Techno- 5/5/18
18. Cuckoo- p.279- The Tsar of Love and Techno- 5/6/18
19. Robin-p.323-The Tsar of Love and Techno- 5/6/18
20. Rhode Island Red (chicken breed)- Cannery Row-5/6/18
21. Quail-p.68-Cannery Row-5/6/18
22. Dove-p.68-Cannery Row-5/6/18
23. Goose-p.101- Cannery Row-5/6/18
24. Ostrich-p.130-Cannery Row-5/6/18
25. Puffin-p.123-Stuck Rubber Baby-5/8/18
26. Booby-Loc.469- Joseph Andrews-5/11/18
27. Partridge-Loc.1203-Joseph Andrews-5/11/18
28. Nightingale-Loc.2535-Joseph Andrews-5/18/18


3/27/18 to 4/26/18

1.Duck-p.274-The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/27/18
Partridge-p.276-The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/27/18
Canary-p.283-The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/27/18
Eagle-p.284-The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/27/18
Goose-p.291-The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/27/18
Corn crake-p.292-The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/27/18
Magpie-p.293- The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/27/18
Chicken (rooster)-p.295- The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/27/18
Sparrow-p.299- The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/27/18
Crane-p.300-The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/27/18
Parrot-p.308- The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/27/18
Nightingale- p.309- The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/27/18
Dove-p.320-The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/28/18
Jackdaw-p.327-The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/28/18
Quail-p.328-The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/28/18
Swallow-p/334-The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/28/18
Raven-p.340- The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/28/18
Penguin-p.340- The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/28/18
Swan-p.357- The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/28/18
Crow-p.27-A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum-3/28/18
Flamingo-p.36-A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum-3/28/18
Peacock (peahen)-p.49-A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum-3/28/18
Whippoorwill- p.54- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum-3/28/18
Grouse-p.54- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum-3/28/18
Swift-p.98-A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum-3/29/18
Woodcock-p.25- The Malcontent-3/30/18
Pigeon- p.26-The Malcontent-3/30/18
Rail-p.32- The Malcontent-3/30/18
Columbine-p.36 The Malcontent-3/30/18
Hawk-p.39-The Malcontent-3/30/18
Cuckoo-p.33-Atlas Obscura-3/31/18
Owl-p.34-Atlas Obscura-3/31/18
White Stork-p.47-Atlas Obscura-3/31/18
Cardinal-p.57-Atlas Obscura-3/31/18
Screech Owl-p.154-Mourning Becomes Electra-4/2/18
Lark-p.190-Mourning Becomes Electra-4/3/18
Gull-p.5-The Trembling of a Leaf-4/4/18
Turkey-p.21-The Trembling of a Leaf-4/4/18
Mynah bird-p.85-The Trembling of a Leaf-4/4/18
Kite-p.4-The Recruiting Officer-4/7/18
Snipe-p.35-The Recruiting Officer-4/8/18
Buzzard-p.87-The Recruiting Officer-4/8/18
Macaw-part 6-What is Man-4/9/18
Mocking Bird-part 6- What is Man-4/9/18
Booby-p.407- The Beaux Stratagem-4/9/18
Vulture-p.461-The Beaux Stratagem-4/11/18
Ostrich-Act I- Pygmalion-4/12/18
Starling-p.357- The Way of the World-4/12/18
Emu-p.10- How They Met & Other Stories-4/13/18
Heron-p.29-How They Met & Other Stories-4/13/18
Lovebird-p.90-How They Met & Other Stories- 4/14/18
Robin-p.35- My Life With Bob-4/15/18
Stork-p.26- Travels with Charley-4/19/18
Mudhen (aka mud hen or American coot)- Travels with Charley p.41
Black Duck (American Black Duck)- Travels with Charley-p.183
Falcon-p.18- Embers-4/24/18
Guinea-fowl- Embers-4/25/18


2/27/18 to 3/26/18
Cuckoo-p.158- Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-2/27/18
Nightingale-p.158- Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-2/27/18
Owl-CD#!-A Passage to India-2/27/18
Canary- p.84 Crossing-2/27/18
Dodo-p.89-Crossing-2/27/18
Turkey-p.99-Crossing-2/27/18
Chicken-p.112-Crossing 2/28/18
Duck-p.132-Crossing-2/28/18
Swan-p.169-Crossing-2/28/18
Kite-cd#1-A Passage to India-3/1/18
Vilture-cd#1-A Passage to India-3/1/18
Swallow-cd#1-A Passage to India-3/1/18
Swift- cd#1-A Passage to India-3/1/18
Peacock-p.219-Crossing-3/1/18
Hawk-p.220-Crossing-3/1/18
Woodpecker-Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin
Lark-Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin
Grey Lourie-p.177-The Go-Away Bird-3/2/18
Linnet-p.1o6- The Old Curiosity Shop-3/2/18
Robin-p.61-Rumble Fish-3/3/18
Parrot-p.101 Rumble Fish 3/3/18
Quail-p.111-The Crucible 3/8/18
Bluebird-p.113-The Crucible-3/8/18
Eagle-p.28 The Violent Bear It Away-3/11/18
Thrush-p.43 The Violent Bear It Away-3/11/18
Black Game Bantam- p25-The Violent Bear It Away-3/11/18
Coot-p.106-The Violent Bear It Away-3/13/18
Starling-p.113-The Violent Bear It Away-3/14/18
Buzzard-p.173- The Violent Bear It Away-3/14/18
Wood Thrush-p236-The Violent Bear It Away-3/14/18
Blackbird-Loc. 36-The Duchess of Malfi-3/18/18
Crow- Loc. 36-The Duchess of Malfi-3/18/18
Cardinal-Loc. 86- The Duchess of Malfi-3/18/18
Pigeon-Loc. 261- The Duchess of Malfi-3/18/18
Screech Owl-loc.559-The Duchess of Malfi 3/19/18
Raven-loc.910-The Duchess of Malfi 3/19/18
Woodcock-loc.918-The Duchess of Malfi-3/19/18
Jackdaw (daw)-loc.1096-The Duchess of Malfi-3/19/18
Ruby Crowned Kinglet- SDUT 3/22/18
Flycatcher-The Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-3/25/18
Coppersmith barbet- A Passage to India- 3/26/18


1/27/18 to 2/26/18

Sparrow- The Guernsey Potato-Peel Pie Literary Society CD#2-1/27/18
Jackdaws- War & Peace p.1014-1/28/18
Turkey- Crackpot p.123 1/28/18
Flamingo- Crackpot p.127 1/28/18
Lark- Crackpot p.133 1/28/18
Cardinal- Crackpot p.134 1/28/18
Duck- The Guernsey Potato-Peel Pie Literary Society CD#3-1/29/18
Crow- p.1061 War and Peace- 1/29/18
Falcon- p.1062 War and Peace- 1/29/18
Swallow- p.222 An Unnecessary Woman 1/29/18
Chicken- cd#4-The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society-1/30/18
Canary-p.225-An Unnecessary Woman-1/30/18
Quail-p.232-An Unnecessary Woman-1/30/18
Popinjay-p.250- An Unnecessary Woman-1/31/18
Albatross-p.258-An Unnecessary Woman-1/31/18
Parrot-p.456- Sister Wendy’s 1000 Masterpieces 1/31/18
Blackbird- CD#5- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society-2/1/18
Cuckoo- CD#5- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society-2/1/18
Cockatoo-p.499 of Sister Wendy’s 1000 Masterpieces- 2/2/18
Sand grouse -p.8 The Snows of Kilimanjaro-2/2/18
Coot-p.12-The Snows of Kilimanjaro-2/2/18
Quail-p.33-The Snows of Kilimanjaro-2/2/18
Hawk-p.39-The Snows of Kilimanjaro-2/2/18
Pheasant-p.42-The Snows of Kilimanjaro-2/2/18
Eagle-p.56-The Snows of Kilimanjaro-2/2/18
Jacksnipe-p.62-The Snows of Kilimanjaro-2/2/18
Goose-p.62-The Snows of Kilimanjaro-2/2/18
Owl-p.63-The Snows of Kilimanjaro-2/2/18
Buzzard-p.97-The Snows of Kilimanjaro-2/2/18
Vulture-p.124-The Snows of Kilimanjaro-2/4/18
Condor-p.834-1,000 Places to See
Ostrich-p.834-1,000 Places to See
Rhea-p.834-1,000 Places to See
Blue-footed booby-p.836-1,000 Places to See
Finch-p.836-1,000 Places to See
Penguin-p.836-1,000 Places to See
Parakeet-p.837-1,000 Places to See
Scarlet ibis-p.848-1,000 Places to See
Roseate Flamingo-p.862-1,000 Places to See-2/7/18
Black-necked stilt-p.862-1,000 Places to See
Heron-p.862-1,000 Places to See
Egret-p.862-1,000 Places to See
Masked booby-p.862-1,000 Places to See-2/7/18
Pigeon- p.866-1,000 Places to See-2/7/18
Red-footed booby- p.866-1,000 Places to See-2/7/18
Guinea hen-p.870-1,000 Places to See-2/7/18
Peacock-p.870-1,000 Places to See-2/7/18
Toucan-p.890-1,000 Places to See-2/7/18
Squirrel cuckoos-p.890-1,000 Places to See-2/7/18
Tufted coquette-p.890-1,000 Places to See-2/7/18
hummingbird-p.890-1,000 Places to See-2/7/18
Nightingale-p.71-Rosencrantz & Guildenstern-2/13/18
Blue heron-p.4- Atala/Rene-2/15/18
Mocking bird-p.5- Atala/Rene-2/15/18
Dove-p.5- Atala/Rene-2/15/18
Woodpecker-p.5- Atala/Rene-2/15/18
Swan-p.17- Atala/Rene-2/15/18
Bluejay-p.23- Atala/Rene-2/15/18
Wood pigeon- p.24- Atala/Rene-2/15/18
Yellow Hammer-p.96-The Go-Away Bird and Other Stories -2/22/18
Budgerigar-p.116-The Gp-Away Bird-2/22/18
Thrush-p.103-Parcel of Patterns-2/23/18
Linnet-p.132-Parcel of Patterns-2/24/18
Crane-p.109-Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-2/25/18
Rook- p.144-Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-2/26/18
Woodcock-p.148-Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-2/26/
Screech Owl-p.149-Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin-2/26/18
Martin- Ch,3. of audiobook- Emma-4/26/18

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Challenge #66-Beginning 4/22/18
Water Watch.... but here just add new bodies of water, real or imaginary* I have visited or seen as of 4/22/18 OR as found...not each month. use any source of written material...other than advertisements, atlases, almanacs, maps and the like. Includes named glaciers, geysers; waterfalls and canals.

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Challenge #67-Beginning 4/22/18
Island Hopping... but here just add any island, atoll, archipelago or group of islands, real or imaginary (including former islands) I have visited or seen as of 4/22/18 OR as found...not each month. use any source of written material...other than advertisements, atlases, almanacs, maps and the like.

1. Kikaijima, Japan-SDUT 4/23/18
2. Orcas Islands, USA- Good Reads 4/23/18
3. Long Island -Around the World in 80 Days-4/23/18
4. Ireland-Around the World in 80 Days-4/23/18
5. Maclellan Island (USA_TN)-Spring 2018 Lonely Planet-4/25/18
6. Singapore- Embers- 4/25/18
7. The British Isles - Embers-4/25/18
8. Ruegen (Germany)- The Berlin Stories-4/28/18
9. Ellis Island (USA-NY/NJ)- Time's Arrow-4/30/18
10. Mauritius- SDUT 4/29/18-4/30/18
11. Treasure Island*- Cannery Row-5/6/18
12. Malta- Adolf Hitler: My Part in his Downfall- 5/7/18
13. Stadsholmen-(Stockholm, Sweden)- visited 5/13/18
14. Djurgården-(Stockholm, Sweden)- visited 5/14/18
15. Cyclades Islands-(Greece)-Joseph Andrews-5/18/18
16. Ile de France- visited 5/24/18
17. Enchanted Isles*-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
18. Easter Island-(aka Rapa Nui) (Chile)-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
19. Galapagos Islands-(Ecuador)-Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
20- Floreana Island (Galapagos)(Ecuador)Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
21-Isabella Island-(Galapagos)(Ecuador)Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
22. Fernandina Island-(Galapagos)(Ecuador)Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
23. Santa Cruz Island-(Galapagos)(Ecuador)Beyond the Islands-5/28/18
24. Jamaica- Spring 2018 Lonely Planet 5/30/18
25. San Monique*-Spring 2018 Lonely Planet 5/30/18
26. Ceylon (Sri Lanka)-Moab is my Washpot-5/30/18
29. Coney Island- (former island)-The Little Disturbances of Men-6/2/18
30. Manhattan- (USA-NY)-The Little Disturbances of Men-6/2/18
31. Guernsey (UK)-The Tenant of Wildfell Hall-6/4/18
32. Hokkaido (Japan)-Spring 2018 Lonely Planet-6/10/18
33. South Georgia Island (British Overseas Territory) -Spring 2018 Lonely Planet-6/10/18
34. Socotra (Yemen)-Spring 2018 Lonely Planet-6/10/18
35. Pohnpei (Micronesia)- SDUT 6/10/18
36. Guam (USA)-SDUT 6/10/18
37. Majuro (Marshall Islands)-SDUT 6/10/18
38- Marshall Islands-SDUT 6/10/18
39. Eneko Island (Marshall Islands)-SDUT 6/10/18
40. Kwajalein Atoll (Marshall Islands)-SDUT 6/10/18
41. Chuuk (Micronesia)-SDUT 6/10/18
42. Sentosa Island (Singapore)-LAT 6/10/18
43. Nantucket (USA-MA)-Summer 2018 Lonely Planet-6/10/18
44. Muna Island-(Indonesia)-6/17/18 SDUT-6/18/18
45. Pag (Croatia)-Summer 2018 Lonely Planet-6/18/18
46. Blasket Islands (Ireland)-Summer 2018 Lonely Planet-6/18/18
47. North Island (New Zealand)-Summer 2018-Lonely Planet-6/18/18
48. Greenland-(Denmark)- 6/17/18 SDUT-6/18/18
49. Bali (Indonesia)-No Touch Monkey!-6/18/18
50. Java (Indonesia)-No Touch Monkey-6/19/18
51. Sumatra-(Indonesia)-No Touch Monkey-6/19/18
52. Isle of Mull (Scotland, UK)-Westward- 6/23/18
53. Iona-(Scotland, UK)-Westward- 6/23/18
54. Staffa-(Scotland, UK)-Westward- 6/23/18
55. Ashuradeh (Iran)(AKA-Ashurada)- The Masquerader- 6/25/18
56. Iwo Jima (Japan)- Westward- 6/27/18
57. Espiritu Santo (Baja Cal. Sur, Mexico)- Summer 2018 Lonely Planet 6/27/18
58. Dominica- Wide Sargasso Sea-7/1/18
59. Windward Islands-(Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenada)-Wide Sargasso Sea-7/1/18
60. Martinique-Wide Sargasso Sea-7/1/18
61. Trinidad-Wide Sargasso Sea-7/1/18
62. Barbados-Wide Sargasso Sea-7/1/18
63. Antigua-Wide Sargasso Sea-7/1/18
64. St. Kitts (St. Kitts and Nevis)-Wide Sargasso Sea-7/3/18
65. Borneo (Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia)- Just So Stories-7/4/18
66. Celebes(aka Sulawesi)-(Indonesia)-Just So Stories-7/4/18
67. Malay Archipelago-Just So Stories-7/4/18
68. (Bora Bora (island group)(French Polynesia)- A Visit From the Goon Squad-7/6/18
69. Rikers Island-(USA-NY)- A Visit from the Goon Squad- 7/7/18
70. La Gomera (Canary Islands, Spain)-Atlas Obscura-7/7/18
71. Canary Islands (Spain)- Atlas Obscura- 7/7/18
72. Saaremaa (Estonia)- Atlas Obscura-7/7/18
73. Belitung Island (Indonesia)- March/April 2018 Aramco- 7/8/18
74. Novaya Zemlya archipelago (Russia)-Atlas Obscura-7/8/18
75. Aero-(Denmark)-Atlas Obscura-7/8/18
76. Staten Island- (USA-NY)-A Visit from the Goon Squad- 7/8/18
77. Barbuda-(Antigua & Barbuda)-See Now Then- 7/9/18
78- Tasmania-(Australia)-The Worst Journey in the World 7/9/18
79. Ross Island-(Antarctica)-The Worst Journey in the World 7/9/18
80. White Island-(Antarctica)-The Worst Journey in the World 7/9/18
81. Black Island-(Antarctica)-The Worst Journey in the World 7/9/18
82. Brown Island-(Antarctica)-The Worst Journey in the World 7/9/18
83. New Siberian Islands (archipelago)(Russia)-The Worst Journey in the World 7/10/18
84. Sicily-(Italy)-The Day of the Owl- 7/10/18
85. Newfoundland-(Canada)-July/August 2018 Westways 7/11/18
86. Maui (USA-HI)-July/August 2018 Westways 7/11/18
87. Fogo Island (Canada-Newfoundland)-July/August 2018 Westways 7/11/18
88. Rat Island (Antigua & Barbuda)- See Now Then-7/20/18
89. Fire Island (USA-NY)- Rat Bohemia-7/22/18
90. Kwale Island (Tanzania)- March/April 2010 Aramco 7/24/18
91. Taiwan (formerly Formosa")-(Rep. of China)-The Wangs Vs. The World 8/5/18
92. Lombok (Indonesia)- SDUT 8/6/18
93. Gili Trawangan (Indonesia)- SDUT 8/7/18
94. Hawaiian Islands (formerly Sandwich Islands)-Little Women-8/11/18
95. Corsica (France)- Little Women 8/11/18
96. Solomon Islands- Come on Shore and We Will Kill You- 8/11/18
97. Bahamas-Come on Shore and We Will Kill You- 8/11/18
98. Tahiti (French Polynesia)-Come on Shore and We Will Kill You- 8/12/18
99. Society Islands-Come on Shore and We Will Kill You- 8/12/18
100. Tuamoto Archipelago (French Polynesia)-Come on Shore and We Will Kill You- 8/12/18
101. Azores Archipelago (Portugal)-Come on Shore and We Will Kill You- 8/12/18
102. Huahine (French Polynesia)-Come on Shore and We Will Kill You- 8/12/18
103. Shengshan Island (China)- 8/12/18 SDUT 8/13/18
104. Cook Islands (free association with New Zealand)-Come on Shore and We Will Kill You- 8/14/18
105. Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)-Come on Shore and We Will Kill You- 8/14/18
106. Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands)-Come on Shore and We Will Kill You- 8/14/18
107. Tonga Archipelago (Tonga)-Come on Shore and We Will Kill You- 8/14/18
108. Fiji Archipelago (Fiji)-Come on Shore and We Will Kill You- 8/14/18
109. Savai'i (Samoa)-Come on Shore and We Will Kill You- 8/14/18
110. Ra'iatea (Society Islands-French Polynesia)-Come on Shore and We Will Kill You- 8/14/18
111. Hawaii (aka Hawai'i or The Big Island)- Come on Shore and We Will Kill You- 8/14/18
112. Vancouver Island (B.C., Canada)-Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You 8/25/18
113. Isle of Wight (UK)- Decline and Fall-9/11/18
114. Corfu (Greece)-Decline and Fall 9/12/18
115. Comoros Archipelago- A Fish Caught in Time- 9/15/18
116. Anjouan- (Comoros)-A Fish Caught in Time- 9/15/18
117. Grand Comore-(Comoros)-A Fish Caught in Time- 9/15/18
118. Bazaruto Island (Mozambique)-A Fish Caught in Time- 9/15/18
119. Zanzibar (Tanzania)-A Fish Caught in Time- 9/15/18
120. Mayotte (France)-A Fish Caught in Time- 9/15/18
121. Mozambique Island (Mozambique)-A Fish Caught in Time- 9/15/18
122. Moheli (aka Mwali)(Comoros)-A Fish Caught in Time- 9/16/18
123. Seychelles archipelago -A Fish Caught in Time- 9/16/18
124. Nosy Be (Malagasy Rep.)-A Fish Caught in Time- 9/16/18
125. Bermuda (UK)-A Fish Caught in Time- 9/16/18
126. Madagascar-A Fish Caught in Time- 9/17/18
127. Komodo Island (Indonesia) -A Fish Caught in Time- 9/17/18
128. Bunaken- (Indonesia)-A Fish Caught in Time- 9/17/18
129. Pulau Nain-(Indonesia)-A Fish Caught in Time- 9/17/18
130. Philippines archipelago- 9/15/18 SDUT-9/17/18
131. Luzon (Philippines)-9/15/18 SDUT-9/17/18
132. Avery Island (USA-LA)-9/16/18 SDUT-9/17/18
133. Indonesian archipelago-A Fish Caught in Time- 9/18/18
134. Bird Island (South Africa)-A Fish Caught in Time- 9/17/18
135. White Peony archipelago*- (planet Venus)- Radiance 9/22/18
136. Pylot Island* (Greenland)- Smilla's Sense of Snow-9/26/18
137. Fanette Island (in Lake Tahoe-USA-CA/NV)- 7/29/18 LAT-9/26/18
138. Molokini-(USA-HA)-8/5/18 SDUT-9/27/18
139. Disko Island (Greenland)-Smilla's Sense of Snow-9/27/18
140. Nuka Hiva (Marquesas)- 10/18 Westways 9/28/18
141. Moorea (French Polynesia)-10/18 Westways 9/28/18
142. Raiatea (French Polynesia)-10/18 Westways 9/28/18
143. Molokai (USA-HI)-10/18 Westways 9/28/18
144. Key West (USA-FL)- Aug./Sept. 2018 Virtuoso Traveler 9/28/18
145. Kauai (USA-HI) - Aug./Sept. 2018 Virtuoso Traveler 9/28/18
146. Svalbard (Norway)-Smilla's Sense of Snow-9/30/18
147. Fyn (aka Funen)(Denmark)-Smilla's Sense of Snow-9/30/18
148. Anholt Island (Denmark)-Smilla's Sense of Snow-9/30/18
149. Ellesmere Island (Canada)- Smilla's Sense of Snow-9/30/18
150. Aran Islands (Ireland)-9/20/18 SDUT 10/1/18
151. Inishmaan (Aran Islands, Ireland)-9/20/18 SDUT 10/1/18
152. Inisheer (Aran Islands, Ireland)-9/20/18 SDUT 10/1/18
153. Inishmore (Aran Islands, Ireland)-9/20/18 SDUT 10/1/18
154. Island Gela Alta* (Greenland)-Smilla's Sense of Snow-10/1/18
155. Channel Islands (UK)- The Sense of an Ending-10/6/18
156. Balboa Island (USA-CA)- Maps and Legends 10/8/18
157. Vashon Island (USA_WA)-Maps and Legends 10/9/18
158. St. Helena (UK)- The Last Man Who Knew Everything, Thomas Young 10/15/18
159. Guadeloupe (France)-One Hundred Years of Solitude-10/18/18
160. Madeira (Portugal)- Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe-10/20/18
161. Fortunate Isles*-One Hundred Years of Solitude-10/25/18
162. Altutaki-(Cook Islands-NZ)- SDUT 10/28/18
163. Rarotonga-(Cook Islands-NZ)- SDUT 10/28/18
164. Bay Islands (Honduras)- The Lost City of the Monkey God-11/1/18
165. Coco Island (Costa Rica)-The Lost City of the Monkey God-11/1/18
166. Roatan Island (Honduras)-The Lost City of the Monkey God-11/1/18
167. Grand Cayman (UK)-The Lost City of the Monkey God-11/2/18
168. Santa Elena Island (Honduras)-The Lost City of the Monkey God-11/3/18
169. Montserrat (UK; Lesser Antilles)-The Lost City of the Monkey God-11/3/18
170 Lesser Antilles island group-The Lost City of the Monkey God-11/3/18
171. Puerto Rico (USA)-The Lost City of the Monkey God-11/3/18
172. Hispaniola-(Hati/Dominican Rep.)-The Lost City of the Monkey God-11/3/18
173. Cuba-The Lost City of the Monkey God-11/3/18
174. Jamaica-The Lost City of the Monkey God-11/3/18
175. Yap Island (Micronesia)-The Lost City of the Monkey God-11/4/18
176. Iceland-The Lost City of the Monkey God-11/4/18
177. Monte Cristo (aka Montecristo)(Italy)-Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress- 11/5/18
178. New Caledonia archipelago (France)- SDUT 11/6/18
179. Hon Tre Island (Vietnam)-Dusklands 11/10/18
180. Capri (Italy)- Moab is My Washpot 11/27/18
181. Phuket Island (Thailand)- 12/2/18 LAT 12/5/18
182. Okinawa (Japan)- The Monkey Wrench Gang 12/7/18
183. Sarah Island (Australia)- The Book of Fish 12/8/18
184. Mackinac Island (USA-MI)- Tolstoy and the Purple Chair 12/10/18
185. Innisfree-(Ireland)-Tolstoy and the Purple Chair 12/11/18
186. Wooded Island (USA_IL)- The Devil in the White City 12/26/18
187- Lolland (Denmark)-Gertrude and Claudius 12/29/18
188. Falster (Denmark)-Gertrude and Claudius 12/29/18
189. Mon (Denmark)-Gertrude and Claudius 12/29/18
190. Sardinia (Italy)-Gertrude and Claudius 12/30/18
191. Orkney Islands (archipelago)(UK)-Gertrude and Claudius 12/30/18
192. Soldier Island* (UK)- And Then There Were None 12/31/18
193. King's Island-(Limerick,Ireland)-From a Low and Quiet Sea 1/12/19
194. Balearic Islands (Spain)- How to Travel with a Salmon 2/1/19
195. Saints Island (Ireland) - The World of the Short Story 2/2/19
196. Ambergris Cay (Belize)- Around the Edge 2/5/19
197. Caye Caulker (Belize)- Around the Edge 2/5/19
198. Raroia Atoll (French Polynesia)- Atlas Obscura 2/6/19
199. Shark Island*- Swiss Family Robinson 2/12/19

200. St. George's Cay (Belize)- Around the Edge 2/13/19
201. North Sentinel Island (India)- Atlas Obscura 2/16/19
202. Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India)- Atlas Obscura 2/16/19
203. Mallorca (Spain) - Concrete 2/22/19
204. Martha's Vineyard (USA_MA) The Map Thief 2/26/19
205. Yakushima Island (Japan) -3/19 Virtuoso Travel 3/3/19
206. Martin Garcia Island (Argentina)- The News From Paraguay 3/6/19
207. Alcatraz Island- (USA-CA)- An Unobstructed View 3/8/19
208. Abrolhos Islands (aka Houtman Abrolhos (Australia) - In a Sunburned Country 3/21/19
209. Dampier Archipelago (Australia) - In a Sunburned Country 3/21/19
210. Carronade Island (Australia) - In a Sunburned Country 3/21/19
211. Possession Island (Australia) - In a Sunburned Country 3/21/19
212. Tobago (Trinidad & Tobago) - In a Sunburned Country 3/21/19
213. Vanuatu (aka New Hebrides)(Vanuatu)-In a Sunburned Country 3/21/19
214. Darling Island (Australia/NSW) -In a Sunburned Country 3/24/19
215. Roda Island (Egypt) - 1/2012 Aramco 4/3/19
216. Battleship Island (aka Hashima)(Japan)- Atlas Obscura 4/3/19
217. Jindo Island (South Korea) - Atlas Obscura 4/3/19
218- Modo Island (South Korea) - Atlas Obscura 4/3/19
219. Zhenbao Island (aka Damansky Island)(China)- The Good Women of China 4/4/19
220. Ramree Island (Myanmar) - Atlas Obscura 4/9/19
221. Isles of Scilly (UK)- Jacob's Room 4/11/19
222.St. Vincent (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) - The Complete Poe V.2 4/14/19
223. New Guinea (Indonesia/Papua New Guinea) - In a Sunburned Country 4/19/19
224. Midway Atoll (USA) In a Sunburned Country 4/19/19
225. Baffin Island (Canada) - Afghanistan's Blue Treasure 4/20/19
226. Timor (East Timor/Indonesia)-In a Sunburned Country 5/2/19
227. Pianosa (Italy) - Catch-22 5/3/19
228. Nukulaelae Atoll (Tuvalu) - Time and Tide 5/3/19
229. Niulakita (Tuvalu) - Time and Tide 5/3/19
230. Vaitupu Atoll (Tuvalu) - Time and Tide 5/3/19
231. Nukufetau (Tuvalu) - Time and Tide 5/3/19
232. Nanumea (Tuvalu) - Time and Tide 5/3/19
233. Nanumaga (Tuvalu) - Time and Tide 5/3/19
234. Niutao (Tuvalu) - Time and Tide 5/3/19
235. Kiribati Archipelago - Time and Tide 5/3/19
236. Samoan Islands (Samoa) - Time and Tide 5/3/19
237. Nauru - Time and Tide 5/3/19
238. Curacao (Netherlands) - The World of the Short Story 5/5/19
239. Baranof Island (USA) - Lab Girl 5/11/19
240. Axel Heiberg Island (Canada) Lab Girl 5/12/19
241. Fresian Islands - Moonraker 5/23/19
242. Isle of Thanet (UK) - Moonraker 5/25/19
243. Kioa Island (Fiji) - Time & Tide: the Islands of Tuvalu 5/26/19
244. Amatuku Islet (Tuvalu) - Time & Tide: the Islands of Tuvalu 5/29/19
245. Tepuka Savilivili Islet (Tuvalu) - Time & Tide: the Islands of Tuvalu 5/29/19
246. Bissagos Islands (aka Archipelago dos Bijagos) (Guinea-Bissau)- Toubab 6/4/19
247. Bolama Island (Guinea-Bissau)- Toubab 6/4/19
248. Marie-Galante Island (Guadaloupe; France)- Crossing the Mangrove 6/19/19
249. St Martin (Netherlands/France) - Crossing the Mangrove 6/19/19
250. Corn Islands (Nicaragua) - My Car in Managua 6/22/19
251. Great Corn Island (Nicaragua) - My Car in Managua 6/22/19
252.Little Corn Island (Nicaragua) - My Car in Managua 6/22/19
253. San Andres Island - (Columbia) - My Car in Managua 6/22/19
254. Cayman Islands (UK) -(Nicaragua) - My Car in Managua 6/22/19
255. Goree Island (Senegal)- Xala 6/23/19
256. Falkland Islands (aka Malvinas) (UK)- The Sixth Extinction 6/26/19
257. Cape Verde Islands (Cape Verde) -The Sixth Extinction 6/26/19
258. Funk Island (aka Penguin Island or Isle of Birds)(Newfoundland, Canada) - The Sixth Extinction 6/26/19
259.Geirfuglasker (Iceland) - The Sixth Extinction 6/26/19 (Note, this island dsappeared into the ocean and another island now has the same name.
260 Eldey Island (Iceland) -The Sixth Extinction 6/26/19
261. Castello Aragonese Island (Italy) - The Sixth Extinction 6/27/19
262. Ischia (italy) - The Sixth Extinction 6/27/19
263. One Tree Island (Australia) - The Sixth Extinction 6/27/19
264. Heron Island (Australia) - The Sixth Extinction 6/27/19
265. Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands) - The Sixth Extinction 6/27/19
266. Enewetak Atoll - (Marshall Islands) - The Sixth Extinction 6/27/19
267. Bardsley Island (Wales, UK) -The Sixth Extinction 6/28/19
268. Flores Island (Indonesia) -The Sixth Extinction 6/28/19
269. Sao Vicente Island (Cape Verde) - The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araujo 7/5/19
270. Sao Nicolau Island (Cape Verde) -The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araujo 7/5/19
271. Boa Vista Island (aka Boavista) (Cape Verde) -The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araujo 7/5/19
272. Santa Antao Island -(Cape Verde) -The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araujo 7/6/19
273. Santiago Island (Cape Verde) -The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araujo 7/6/19
274. Utila Island (Bay Islands, Honduras) - Around the Edge 7/8/19

Challenge #68-Word Hunt- Any source as long as not sought for.

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*****COMPLETED 8/13/19****** Untimely

Challenge #69- WRC Locations A-Z

See post #6 at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Starting Date: May 1, 2018
Finishing Date: April 30, 2019
Completed: 25/26 as of 4/30/19..but continuing to completion.
Completed 26/26 8/13/19

A: (8)-Arkansas- Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris; Australia- Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish by Richard Flanagan 3/26/19; Azod Orbital- The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks 5/3/19; Algiers- Yasmina Khadra- Morituri 6/2/19; Australia- In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson 6/17/19; Afghanistan- Afghanistan's Blue Treasure: Lapis Lazuli by Lailee McNair Bakhtiar 6/22/19; Arden Forest- As You Like It by William Shakespeare 7/4/19; Armenia- I Am There: Armenia by Olivia Puccini 7/23/19
B:(5) Brewster Place-The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor; Botswana- Maru by Bessie Head; Belgian Congo- Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad; Bolinas, CA- In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan 6/9/19-pub. 1968; Bahrain - Two Old Fools on a Camel: From Spain to Bahrain and Back Again by Victoria Twead-8/4/19
C:(13) Cornwall (England, UK)-My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier; Cambridge, MA- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood; Canada-Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You: 13 Stories by Alice Munro; Comoros- A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth by Samantha Weinberg; China- Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie; Connecticut- Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch 12/11/18; Canada- Ru by Kim Thúy 3/15/19; California- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3/19/19; Xinran- The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices 4/11/19; Cotswolds, England- The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton 6/21/19; Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 6/24/19; Cape Verde- The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo by Germano Almeida 7/10/19; California- The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck 7/17/19; Central African Republic- The Emperor and the Elephants: A Peace Corps Volunteer's Story of Life During the Late 1970s in the Central African Empire by Richard W. Carroll 7/27/19
D: (6)- Dominica- Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys; Devonshire, England, UK- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen; Denmark- Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg; Denver- Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan 12/17/18; Denmark- Gertrude and Claudius by John Updike 12/31/18; Dover, England- Moonraker by Ian Fleming 6/6/19
E:(12) England-Emma by Jane Austen; England- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë; A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny 12/22/18; Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson 12/23/18; And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie; Egypt- The Sinners by Yusuf Idris; Felicia's Journey by William Trevor 1/24/19; Egypt- Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El-Saadawi 2/10/19; England- The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens 4/14/19; Wise Children by Angela Carter 5/11/19; England- Agatha Christie- Murder at the Vicarage 6/4/19; England- Under the Net by Iris Murdoch 6/8/19; England- Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf 6/19/19; England- A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett 7/9/19; England- An Ideal Husband; A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde 7/12/19-256p.; England- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming 7/15/19; England- The Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton 7/15/19
F:(5) France- Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant; France- The Marseille Caper by Peter Mayle; The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George 12/15/18; The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas 1/22/19; Finland- The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna 3/22/19; France-In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower
G:(4) Galapagos Islands- Beyond the Islands by Alicia Yánez Cossío; Germany- In a German Pension: 13 Stories by Katherine Mansfield Gambia- Toubab by Rob Coughlin 6/23/19; Guadaloupe- Crossing the Mangrove by Maryse Condé 6/29/19
H:(4) Hertferdshire, England-Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen; Helios, NY (USA)- The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang; Honduras- The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston 11/4/18; Hillsboro, TN- Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence 6/10/19
I:(8) Italy- The Day of the Owl by Leonardo Sciascia; Stones for Ibarra by Harriet Doerr; The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson 12/28/18; Ireland- From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan 1/12/19; India- Kim by Rudyard Kipling 3/14/19; India- Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag 3/29/19; Illinois- An Unobstructed View: A Personal Journey from Illinois to Arizona by Mark Johnson 5/13/19; The Bellarosa Connection by Saul Bellow 8/1/19
J: (2)-Jerusalem - Operation Shylock: A Confession by Philip Roth 7/7/19; Japan- The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa 7/21/19
K:(2) Kyoto, Japan- Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 10/16/18; Kentucky- Out of the Woods by Chris Offutt 1/11/19
L: (2)-London, England- The Masquerader by Katherine Cecil Thurston; London- Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson 4/4/19

Part 2 (See Part 1 above)
M:(8) Monterey, California- Cannery Row by John Steinbeck; Massachusetts- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott; the Moon- Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente; Macondo (fictional city in Colombia)- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez; Michigan- Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 11/1/18; Morocco- In Morocco by Edith Wharton 1/27/19; In Search of a Smile by Keegan Longueira 6/27/19; Monaco- Loser Takes All by Graham Greene 7/28/19
N(13): New York- The Little Disturbances of Man by Grace Paley; Nebraska- O Pioneers! by Willa Cather; NYC- A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan; NYC- Rat Bohemia by Sarah Schulman; NYC- My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout 9/2/18; New Zealand- Come On Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All: A New Zealand Story by Christina Thompson; NYC- The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett; New Jersey-Drown by Junot Díaz; North Carolina- Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver 1/9/19; North Carolina- Calypso by David Sedaris 1/10/19; NYC- Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote 1/20/19; New Switzerland- The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss 2/20/19; Nicaragua- My Car in Managua by Forrest D. Colburn 6/30/19; Neverland- Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 8/8/19
O:(3)- Oxgodby, England- A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr; Oklahoma- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton; Oregon- If I Stay by Gayle Forman
P:(4)- Port Danby- Marigolds and Murder by London Lovett; Peru-The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder; Paraguay- The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck 4/7/19; Philippines- Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan 4/20/19
Q: St. Pierre & MarQuelon- The Black Joke by Farley Mowat-218p.-8/13/19
R: (2)-Rogue City, California- Revenge and the Wild by Michelle Modesto; Russia- Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by Hergé 1/9/19
S: (8)-Spain- The Cid by Pierre Corneille; South Africa- Dusklands by J.M. Coetzee 11/13/18; Spain- The Curriculum Vitae of Aurora Ortiz by Almudena Solana 2/15/19; Slovenia- Skinswaps by Andrej Blatnik 2/25/19; Switzerland- Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner 6/28/19; Senegal- Xala by Ousmane Sembène 7/1/19; Senegal- The Beggars' Strike by Aminata Sow Fall 7/19/19; Slovakia- Home Is Where You Live: A diary of teaching English abroad for the first time by Elliot Lord 7/25/19
T:(2)- Thailand- No Touch Monkey!: And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late by Ayun Halliday; Turkey-From Russia With Love by Ian Fleming
U:(11) United Kingdom- Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding & Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh; The Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young, the Anonymous Polymath Who Proved Newton Wrong, Explained How We See, Cured the Sick, and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone, Among Other Feats of Genius by Andrew Robinson 10/16/18; The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy 11/9/18; Coming Up for Air by George Orwell; UK- The Green Man by Kingsley Amis 12/20/18; Utah- The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey 12/8/18; Daniel Deronda by George Eliot 1/19/19; UK- The Radiant Way by Margaret Drabble 1/26/19; UK- How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff 3/1/19; USA- The Map Thief by Michael Blanding 4/23/19; USA-The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter -8/11/19
V: Vermont- See Now Then by Jamaica Kincaid & The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes;
W: (4)-Wessex- Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 2/5/19; Wonderland- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 3/9/19; Wonderland- Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll 3/9/19; Wisconsin- Little House in the Big Woods by Little House in the Big Woods 7/16/19
X: (3)-MeXico- Rain of Gold by Victor Villaseñor; MeXico City- Faces in the Crowd by Valeria Luiselli; Alexandria, Egypt- Balthazar by Lawrence Durrell 6/11/19
Y:- SeYchelles - Stranded in the Seychelles by Bev Spicer 7/31/19
Z: (3)- SwitZerland- A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain 2/13/19; AriZona- These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 by Nancy E. Turner 3/3/19; UZbekistan- The Fires by Alan Cheuse 7/18/19

*****COMPLETED*****3/1/19 UnTimely


Challenge #70-ACATT- Member Task Challenge #11: Mimi
See post #5 at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Member Task Challenge #11: Mimi
Date: 05/01/18 - 05/31/18

✔1. MIMI:
Read a book whose title begins with "M".- My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier

✔2. DATE:
Read a book published in 2011 or a book published in February.- Beyond the Islands by Alicia Yánez Cossío (2011)

✔3. GENRE:
Read a book from one of the following genres: Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, or Horror.- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

✔4. CATS:
Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with a letter found in CATS.- The Cid by Pierre Corneille

✔5. BONUS:
Compare books with Mimi and read a book you have in common.- perhaps [book:How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff 3/1/19

Reserved.

***COMPLETED 7/10/18***

Challenge #71-
May's Mini Challenge! See post #5 at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

May 1, 2018- May 31, 2018

1. Blast off!

Read a book with stars, the sun, or the moon on the cover
~~~~~~~~~~or~~~~~~~~~~
read a book with a 0 in the final page count.

2. Space Race- Sputnik 1 and Apollo 1

Read a book published between 1957 and 1968
~~~~~~~~~~or~~~~~~~~~~
read a book with a title that starts with a letter found in ‘BLAST OFF’

3. Dream the impossible

Read a book that is tagged 'Science Fiction' on GR homepage.
~~~~~~~~~~or~~~~~~~~~~
read a book about overcoming a difficult challenge.

4. The International Space Station (ISS) is composed of 5 space agencies NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA, ESA, and CSA.

Read a book with characters from different countries working together
~~~~~~~~~~or~~~~~~~~~~
read a book with an acronym found in the text (share the sentence containing the acronym and page/location number).

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Out of this World SPELL OUT:
Using the first letter of a book title or the first letter of the authors first or last name, spell out an Out of this World item. A list of items is provided below. You may choose from the list, or use a word of your own.
description

1. Space
2. Telescope
3. Astronaut
4. Moon
5. Satellite
6. Orbit
7. ISS

Reserved.

Challenge #72-ACATT-WTR Tackle - "A"
Seepost #5 at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Impossible: 16+ Books; 1.5 Years from Start DateDuration: 5/1/18 - 11/31/19

Read books from your WTR shelf or list that begin with the letter "A". The twist is - the books you choose to read must have been on your TBR prior to 05/01/18.

0/16

Reserved.

***ENDED INCOMPLETE***

Challenge #73- WRC QUARTERLY RaT, 5/1 - 7/31
4/5 CHALLENGES FINISHED

LOOK FOR:
✔✔(1) The first book in a series.- Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall by Spike Milligan
2. O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
*
✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔(2) A book not from your WTR (TBR) list.
1. The Cid by Pierre Corneille (also in #6 below)
2. In a German Pension: 13 Stories by Katherine Mansfield
3. O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
4. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
5. See Now Then by Jamaica Kincaid
6. Stones for Ibarra by Harriet Doerr
7. Rat Bohemia by Sarah Schulman
8. A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr

✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔3) A book that will work for the spell task letter "M" or "J."
1. Anthony Marra- The Tsar of Love and Techno
2. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
3. Emma by Jane Austen
4. Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding
5. John Waters- Carsick
6. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
7. Katherine Mansfield- In a German Pension: 13 Stories
8. Jennifer Egan- A Visit from the Goon Squad
9. Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
10, Jean Rhys-Wide Sargasso Sea
11.Jamaica Kincaid- See Now Then
12. July's People by Nadine Gordimer
13. A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr
*
(4) A book published in 2006 or 2007
*
✔(5) A book with a color or number in the title.
Rain of Gold by Victor Villaseñor
*
✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔6) A book from the library.
1. The Cid by Pierre Corneille (also in #*1 above
2. Take Me Out: A Play by Richard Greenberg
3. Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse
4. Emma by Jane Austen
5. Beyond the Islands by Alicia Yánez Cossío
6. The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor
7. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
8. The Little Disturbances of Man by Grace Paley
9. In a German Pension: 13 Stories by Katherine Mansfield
10. Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker
11. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
12. No Touch Monkey!: And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late
13. Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
14. The Day of the Owl by Leonardo Sciascia
15. Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
16. See Now Then by Jamaica Kincaid
17. July's People by Nadine Gordimer
18. Stones for Ibarra by Harriet Doerr
19. Rat Bohemia by Sarah Schulman
20. A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr

I will also be working to complete or make progress on my many many other challenges.
✔5/9/18 completed Wacky Reading Challenge's January 2018 Word Search 20/20
✔5/26/18-Completed Wacky Reading Challenge Historical Landmarks of Ohio challenge 10/10
✔6/24/18- completed Wacky Reading Challenge May 2018 Word Search 20/20
✔6/30/18- completed All Challenges All the Time ELLIE challenge with 1.8 rounds
✔7/9/18- Met by personal goal to read 20,000 pages or more in 2018
✔Completed My Own Word Search # 2 on 7/8/18
✔ Completed My Own Word Search # 5 on 7/8/18
✔Completed WRC's Historical Landmarks of Ohio Challenge
See post #81 at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✔Completed my goal to read at least 20,000 pages in 2018 on 7/9/18
✔Completed Wacky Reading Challenges' Out of this World Mini Challenge on 7/10/18#42-Ohio Spell Challenge -COMPLETED 7/12/18
✔TASK #43-Historical Landmarks of Ohio challenge-
✔#42-Ohio Spell Challenge -COMPLETED 7/12/18
✔Task#41-WRC-Hot Springs National Park challenge-Completed 7/19/18
✔Task#49-All Challenges Member Task Challenge Fairlee -Completed 7/19/18
✔Task#80-WRC-
Third Quarter Scavenger - Historical Landmarks of South Carolina -Completed 7/24/18

Reserved.

***COMPLETED*** 8/27/18
Challenge #74
WRC- post #4 at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...



Title, Cover, Text or Author's Initials
Date: 06/01/18 - 08/31/18

24/24

1 book per item
List of Summer Things:
❌1. Balloon-Revenge and the Wild by Michelle Modesto p.43-"Normally balloons and aeroskiffs were the only things moored at the small docks in Rogue City..." 7/30/18
❌2. Baseball- Rain of Gold by Victor Villaseñor- Later that day, Juan was smoking a cigar out back, watching his two nephews play baseball with the neighbors across the street." 7/11/18
❌3. Beach- The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor- p.181-"A red and yellow beach ball flew into the middle of Mattie's grill." 6/2/18
❌4. Canoe- Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling-p.88-"It sounds all rough and edgy, like your shark-tooth saw when you're cutting out a plank for the canoe."
❌5. Fireflies- Wide Sargasso Sea- p.81-"Ah yes, fireflies in Jamaica...." 7/3/18
❌6. Flip Flops- Marigolds and Murder by London Lovett-author's initials
❌7. Golf- Come On Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All: A New Zealand Story by Christina Thompson-p.107- "They had started to grab things apparently at random- some golf shoes, bizarrely..." 8/12/18
❌8. Hammock- In a German Pension: 13 Stories by Katherine Mansfield-
author's initials
❌9. Hiking- No Touch Monkey!: And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late by Ayun Halliday- p.14-"...their hiking boots thudding accusingly as they swung their feet down from the seats."
❌10. Jump Rope- A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan- p.43-"Jocelyn and I have done everything together since fourth grade: hopscoth, jump rope, charm bracelets..." 7/6/18
❌11. Kite-Katherine Cecil Thurston-The Masquerader-author's initials
❌12. Lemonade- Stones for Ibarra by Harriet Doerr- p.40-"'Will you have iced tea or lemonade?'" 7/21/18
❌13. Library- The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang- p.24-"...she walked into the library off of Zhoushan Road..." 8/5/18
❌14. Museum- My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier- p.174-"They were the kinds of stuffs you might see in a museum." 6/14/18
❌15. Music Festival- The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie-initials
❌16. Parade- O Pioneers! by Willa Cather- Part.2Ch.6-"...we went to town to see the parade." 6/12/18
❌17. Park-Kathy Acker-Blood and Guts in High School-author's initials
❌18. Picnic- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall- Kindle loc.916-"But we were thinking about making a picnic to see it some fine day..." 6/4/18
❌19. Popsicle- The Little Disturbances of Man by Grace Paley- p.46-"She returned licking a double-lime Popsicle." 6/2/18
❌20. Pool- Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad- p.66-"...my shoes were full; a pool of blood lay very still,..." 8/23/18
❌21. Roller Coaster- Dogs on The Beach by Lara Jo Regan-author's initials
❌22. Seashells- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott-author's initials:
❌23. Sunglasses- July's People by Nadine Gordimer-initials
❌24. Watermelon- Rat Bohemia by Sarah Schulman- p.140-"Watermelons with red gaping holes of invitation." 7/24/18

Reserved.

***DONE INCOMPLETE***

Challenge #75

WRC- July 2018 Read-a-Thon
See post #3- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Date: 07/01/18 - 07/07/18

I'm in.
During July's read-a-thon, be on the lookout for:
(1) Books published in July
(2) Books with titles beginning with the letter "J"-
✔1. July's People
✔2. Just So Stories
(3) Books with a predominantly red, white or blue cover

Set a personal goal or just log what you read during this seven day period - the choice is yours.-
Complete or Make progress on my other challenges:
✔completed- Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker- which is on Boxall's 1001 List...and helps me to my goal of reading 25 books on the list in 2018. This is book #16 for the year/ 269 total.
✔completed The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë which is on Boxall's 1001 List...and helps me to my goal of reading 25 books on the list in 2018. This is book #17 for the year/ 270 total.
✔ completed O Pioneers! by Willa Cather which satisfied tasks in my Reading with Style and Seasonal Reading Challenge tasks
✔7/9/18- Met by personal goal to read 20,000 pages or more in 2018
✔Completed My Own Word Search # 2 on 7/8/18
✔ Completed My Own Word Search # 5 on 7/8/18
✔Completed WRC's Historical Landmarks of Ohio Challenge
✔Completed my goal to read at least 20,000 pages in 2018 on 7/9/18
✔Completed Wacky Reading Challenges' Out of this World Mini Challenge on 7/10/18
✔#43-Historical Landmarks of Ohio challenge-
COMPLETED 5/26/18
✔#42-Ohio Spell Challenge -COMPLETED 7/12/18
✔Task#41-WRC-Hot Springs National Park challenge-Completed 7/19/18
✔Task#49-All Challenges Member Task Challenge Fairlee -Completed 7/19/18

Reserved

*****COMPLETED*****
Completed 4 task on 8/15/18
Completed Bonus on 2/9/19

Challenge #76
ACATT See post #4 at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

*****COMPLETED*****
Completed 4 task on 8/15/18
Completed Bonus on 2/9/19

Member Task Challenge #12: Jonesmikey
Date: 06/01/18 - 06/30/18

5/5

✔1. JONESMIKEY:
Read a book whose title begins with 'J' or ends with 'Y'.- No Touch Monkey!: And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late by Ayun Halliday (I consider "monkey" to be the last word in the title and after the colon is the sub-title.

✔2. WISCOSIN:
Read a book set in Wisconsin, or a book in which all the letters - WISCONSIN can be found in the book's title (subtitles can be used or ignored).- Come On Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All: A New Zealand Story by Christina Thompson

✔3. RATINGS:
Read a book with the number 4, 8 or 9 found in the total number of pages.- The Little Disturbances of Man by Grace Paley-192p.

✔4. BIRTHDAY:
Read a book published in March (any year), or a book published in 1975.- Beyond the Islands by Alicia Yánez Cossío (March 2011)

✔5. BONUS:
Read a book by an author in which all the letters of the first or last name can be found in JONESMIKEY.- The Double by José Saramago 2/9/19

Reserved.

***COMPLETED***
COMPLETED 7/30/18

Challenge #77-The Year 1918 See Post #4 at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Date: 06/01/18 - 05/31/19 125 page minimum

The Year 1918
Date: 06/01/18 - 05/31/19

12/12

✔1. HOUDINI PERFORMS VANISHING ELEPHANT ILLUSION:
Houdini performed his largest stage illusion in 1918, vanishing Jenny the elephant at New York's Hippodrome.
✤Read a big book - over 500 pages, or read a book with the work "elephant" found in the text (provide page/location number and sentence, please). p.207-No Touch Monkey!: And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late-"I had since ridden an elephant..."

✔2. FLU PANDEMIC OF 1918:
In March 1918 an army cook reported to the infirmary at Fort Rilley, Kansas. Within two days 521 men were sick in what is thought to have been one of the first recorded outbreaks of what became known as the Spanish Flu.
✤Read a book where someone becomes very ill, or read a book set in Kansas.
Several characters become ill..but specifically Morgan...attacked by a worm which infests his amputated leg in Beyond the Islands by Alicia Yánez Cossío

✔3. A DOG'S LIFE:
The silent film, "A Dog's Life" was released. Written, produced and directed by Charlie Chaplin, "Scraps" the dog was the hero of the film, as she helps Charlie and Edna toward a better life.
✤Read a book in which a dog plays an important part of the story, or read a book in which t he first letter of each title word can be found in ADOGSLIFE.- Stones for Ibarra by Harriet Doerr

✔4. THE RED BARON:
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, aka the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot and considered the top ace of World War I. He was fatally wounded on April 21, 1918 while flying over Morlancourt Ridge, near the Somme River.
✤Read a book with an airplane shown on the cover, or read a book in which a character serves in a branch of the military.- A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr- main character still suffering from shell shock from serving in the British military during WWI

✔5. HEMINGWAY JOINS THE RED CROSS:
After responding to a Red Cross recruitment effort, Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway first traveled to Paris, then on to Milan after receiving his orders.
✤Read a book set in Europe, or a book with a red cover.- The Masquerader by Katherine Cecil Thurston-set in London

✔6. HAMMOND CIRCUS TRAIN WRECK:
The Hagenbeck-Wallace circus train was sidelined while it awaited clearance to proceed to Hammond where the circus was due to perform. The rear of the circus train had not cleared the mainline. An empty troop train traveling from Kalamazoo to Chicago was coming through shortly afterwards. The driver of the troop train having fallen asleep did not see the danger. The troop train traveling around 60 mph hit the back of the stationary circus train. Eighty six people were killed, 127 were injured.
✤Read a book in which some type of accident occurs, or read a book with the number 8 or 6 in the total number of pages.- Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker 165p.

✔7. INGMAR BERMAN:
Famous Swedish director, writer and producer, Ingmar Bergman was born July 14, 1918. His film, stage and television work often dealt with themes such as bleakness and despair, as well as comedy and hope.
✤Read a book in which comedy plays a part or a book you think is funny (if it's funny to you, it works), or read a book in which the author's first and last initials can be found in INGMARBERMAN.- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë (initials "AB")

✔8. FANNY KAPLAN:
On August 30, 1918, Lenin was speaking at the Hammer and Sickle factory in Moscow. As he left the building, Fanny Kaplan called out to him, and as he turned towards her, she fired three shots at Lenin. For this act of attempted assassination, Kaplan was shot on September 3, 1918.
✤Read a book with a weapon shown on the cover, or read a book in which some sort of violence takes place.-The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor

✔9. 1918 WORLD SERIES:
The Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago Cubs, four games to two.
✤Read a book set in Boston or Chicago, or a book in which baseball is mentioned.- A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan- one of the characters has three boys who play baseball as well as other sports.

✔10. CLOQUET FIRE OF 1918:
On October 12, 1918, a massive forest fire raced through northeastern Minnesota from Sturgeon Lake to Lake Superior north of Duluth. At least 450 people were killed and over 52,000 were either injured or displaced by the fire.
✤Read a book with the word "Fire" in the title, or a book with the numbers 4, 5 and 0 found in the ISBN number on the book's main page.- Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling 0688139574

✔11. MADELEINE L'ENGLE:
Madeleine L'Engle is born November 29, 1918. Her famous book "A Wrinkle in Time" was first published in 1962.
✤Read a book published between 1918 and 1962, or a book tagged as science fiction or fantasy.- My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier-pub.1951

✔12. AL CAPONE:
After marrying Mae Coughlin on December 18, 1918, Capone and his new bride lived in Amityville, Long Island to be closed to "Rum Row". Capone was working for Frankie Yale and is thought to have committed at least two homocides during this time. Yale later sent Capone to Chicago to "cool off" after Capone was involved in fight with a rival gang. This would prove to be the impetus for one of the most notorious crime careers in modern American History.
✤Read a book in which a crime lord, war lord, or just crime in general is a significant part of the story, or read a book set in New York.- The Little Disturbances of Man by Grace Paley-most stories set in NYC

Reserved.

***COMPLETED***
Finished with $45,000

Challenge #78-7/1/18 to 7/31/18
125 page minimum

$20,000 Pyramid Challenge-See https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Pyramid #1
✔book set in Summer- A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr
✔book written by a woman- Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker
✔book with black lettering on the cover-O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
✔book with an animal on the cover-Just So Stories
✔book with a male main character- A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
✔book title that starts with an article (A, An, The)- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Pyramid #2
a book with an MPG of Fanatsy

Reserved

***COMPLETED***

Challenge #79- See post #6 at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

WRC July 2018 Mini Challenge:
Summer Reading & Summer Book Covers
Date: 07/01/18 - 07/31/18
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July 2018 Mini Challenge:
Summer Reading & Summer Book Covers
Date: 07/01/18 - 07/31/18
Summer Reading List: Take a look at your reading list (which should be shorter than it was in June 1st, right?), and list the books you would like to read during the month of July. Be sure to pay close attention to those that have been on your list the longest period of time.

✔1. The Day of the Owl
✔2. Rain of Gold by Victor Villaseñor
✔3. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
✔4. Wide Sargasso Sea
✔5. See Now Then
✔6. Blood and Guts in High School
✔7. O Pioneers!
✔8. Westward
✔9. Just So Stories
✔10. July's People by Nadine Gordimer
✔11. Stones for Ibarra by Harriet Doerr
✔12. Rat Bohemia by Sarah Schulman
✔13. A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr

Summer Covers: Do you ever choose a book by the cover? That's what's to do here. Take a look at the book covers on your reading list, and pick out a few with covers that you think represents summer. Make a list of those you would like to read during the month of July.

Reserved.

***COMPLETED***
Challenge #80- See post #7 at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

WRC-
Third Quarter Scavenger - Historical Landmarks of South Carolina
Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2018

READ: 0/10

1. Beacon Drive In:
A famous southern landmark since 1946, they are known for their Chili-Cheese A-Plenty. Located at 255 John B White Sr Blvd in Spartanburg, it's one of the few remaining legends that offers curb side service.
✿Read a book with some type of food or beverage shown on the cover, OR
✿Read a book with over 255 pages

2. Charlesfort-Santa Elena Site:
This historic site contains archaeological remains of the 1562 French settlement, Charlesfort. It was abandoned the following year, but later re-settled as the Spanish Santa Elena.
✿Read a book set in France or Spain, OR
✿Read a book whose ISBN on the book's main page contains the numbers 1, 5, 6 and 2.

3. Fort Sumter:
Named after General Thomas Sumter, Fort Sumter was built after the War of 1812 as one of a series of fortifications on the southern US coast. It is notable for two battles during the American Civil War.
✿Read a book with a character or author whose first or last name is Thomas, OR
✿Read a book in which some type of struggle takes place.

4. Harbor Town Lighthouse:
A lighthouse located on Hilton Head Island, it was privately built in 1970 by Charles Fraser.
✿Read a book with some type of light source shown on the cover, OR
✿Read a book by an author whose first or last initial is "C" or "F".

5. Old Sheldon Church Ruins:
Originally known as Prince William's Parish Church, it was built between 1945 and 1753. It was burned in 1779 during the Revolutionary War, rebuilt in 1826, and then burned again in 1865 during the Civil War.
✿Read a book in which an old building is mentioned or is part of the story, OR
✿Read a book with the word "Fire" in the title, subtitle or series title

6. Rainbow Row:
Located on East Bay Street in Charleston, Rainbow Row consists of a series of 13 colorful historic houses. Restored in the 1930's and 1940's they are named for their colorful pastel colors.
✿Read a book with a colorful cover, OR
✿Read a book in which the first letter of each title word can be found in RAINBOWROW.

7. Snow's Island:
Snow's Island is a swampy lowland area along the Pee Dee River in Florence County. It served as a headquarters during the American Revolutionary War.
✿Read a book set (or partially set) on an island, OR
✿Read a book whose title begins with "S".

8. St. Philip's Episcopal Church:
This beautiful church was built in 1836, but the spire was not completed until 1850. Established in 1681, St. Philip's is the oldest European-American religious congregation in South Carolina. The first St. Philip's Church was a wooden building built between 1680 and 1681.
✿Read a book in which the word "church" can be found in the text (page/location and sentence required), OR
✿Read a book with a church building shown on the cover

9. USS Yorktown:
The USS Yorktown is an aircraft carrier built during World War II for the US Navy, and is named after the Battle of Yorktown which took place during the American Revolutionary War.
✿Read a book whose title begins or ends with "Y", OR
✿Read a book that shows a body of water on the cover

10. William Gilmore Simms Estate:
This historic plantation estate is notable as the home for many years of William Gilmore Simms (1806 - 1870), an author. Simms
is considered one of the leading literary voices of the antebellum Southern US. The main house, built in part by Simms, contains mementos from this period.
✿Read a book in which a character is an author, OR
✿Read a book set in South Carolina

Reserved.

***COMPLETED*** 9/5/18
Challenge #81-
South Carolina Spell Challenge- See post #7 at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...



South Carolina Spell Challenge
3rd Qtr Spell, 2018
WRC--Date: 07/01/18 - 09/30/18

✔1. Beacon Drive In-BAC0N DRIVE
B-Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker
E-A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
A-The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
C-A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr
O-O Pioneers by Willa Cather
N-No Touch Monkey by Ayun Halliday

D-The Day of the Owl by Leonardo Sciascia
R-Rat Bohemia by Sarah Schulman
I-The Sinners by Yusuf Idris
V-Rain of Gold by Victor Villasenor
E-My Name is Lucy Barton- by Elizabeth Strout


2. Charlesfort-Santa Elena Site-CHARLESTO SANA ELNA SIT
3. Fort Sumter-ORT SMER
4. Harbor Town Lighthouse-HABOR TWN LGHTSE
5. Old Sheldon Church Ruins-OD SHEN CHRC RNS
6. Rainbow Row-RANBOW R
✔7. Snow's Island-SNOWS ISLAND
8. St. Philip's Episcopal Church-ST PHILLS ESCOA CHRH
9. USS Yorktown-SS YRKTON
10. William Gilmore Simms Estate-WILLAM GMORE SMM ESTAT

Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
O Pioneers by Willa Cather
No Touch Monkey by Ayun Halliday
A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
The Day of the Owl by Leonardo Sciascia
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Rain of Gold by Victor Villasenor
See Now Then by Jamaica Kincaid
July's People by Nadine Gordimer
Stones for Ibarra by Harriet Doerr
Rat Bohemia by Sarah Schulman
A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr
Revenge and the Wild by Michelle Modesto
Marigolds and Murder by London Lovett
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang
Maru by Bessie Head
Come on Shore and We Will Kill You... by Christine Thompson
Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant
Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlene Harris
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You by Alice Munro
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
My Name is Lucy Barton- by Elizabeth Strout
The Sinners by Yusuf Idris

Reserved

***COMPLETED*** 9/7/18
Challenge #82-ACATT- See post #6 at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Member S*P*E*L*L Challenge #5: JENNIFER H
Date: 07/01/18 09/30/18

Our next member spell challenge is for Jennifer H.

The goal is to see how many times you can spell out JENNIFERH with the books you read between July 1st to September 30th. The catch is you must complete one full spell out before moving on the 2nd round of spelling. Rounds do NOT have to be completed in order after you have successfully completed round 1. Spell out the first round and call the challenge done if you like, or move on to additional rounds - whichever you prefer.

To complete the challenge read a book for each of the letters below using the following options: (1) first letter of the book title, (2) first letter of the author's first or last name, (3) first letter of a series title, or (4) first letter of a main character's first or last name.

J-Janey Smith- main character in Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker
E-Emil Bergson- a main character in O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
N- No Touch Monkey!: And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late by Ayun Halliday
N- Nadine Gordimer- July's People
I- Yusuf Idris- The Sinners
F- Ian Fleming- From Russia With Love
E- Jennifer Egan- A Visit from the Goon Squad
R-Rudyard Kipling - Just So Stories
H-Helen Graham- main character in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

Reserved.

***COMPLETED*** 8/30/18
Challenge #83- ACATT- See post #7 at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Member Task Challenge #13: Abbey
07/01/18 - 07/31/18
Completed: 5/5

✔1. ABBEY:
Read a book with double letters in the title (Kill Shot - 2 L letters, Wingshooters - two O letters, etc).- Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker

✔2. SHOES:
Read a book with a pair of shows shown on the cover. - by Louisa May Alcott

✔3. BOOKS:
Abbey has 573 books on her shelf. Read a book in which the #5, #7 or #3 can be found in the total page count.- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë 542p.

✔4. CURRENTLY READING:
Abbey is currently reading the third book of a series. Read the third book of a series, or a book from your WTR in a position that contains the #3 (book #13, book #233, etc.)
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen #303
✔5. BONUS:
Read a book tagged fiction, Young Adult or Fantasy on the book's main page.- O Pioneers! by Willa Cather

Reserved

***COMPLETED 8/4/18***

Challenge #84-WRC- See post #12 at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Challenge Rules:
The page limit requirement is 125 pages unless otherwise specified; however, participants are welcome to combine smaller books to reach the page limit. All books are allowed (children's, manga, graphic novels, audio, ebook, etc). Re-reads are fine - just be sure to re-read the entire book.

Challenge Updates:
You are welcome to post updates while working your way through the challenge. When posting an update, please include the following information: a link to the book title, the author's name, and the date you finished reading the book.

Completed Challenges:
When you have completed this challenge, copy and paste your entire challenge in a new message, letting us know it is completed. A completed challenge must include: a link to the book title, the author's name, and the date you finished reading the book. If this information is missing, your challenge is incomplete.
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✔1. Madame Tussauds:
Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London. It was founded by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud.
✤Read a book by an author whose first or last initial is "M" or "T".- Michelle Modesto- Revenge and the Wild

✔2. Marie Tussaud:
Marie Tussaud was born Marie Grosholtz in 1761 in Strasbourg, France.
✤Read a book set in France, OR
✤Read a book in which the number 1, 7, or 6 can be found in the book's total number of pages.- The Day of the Owl by Leonardo Sciascia 136p.

✔3. The Young Apprentice:
Marie's mother worked for Dr. Philippe Curtius in Switzerland. When he moved to Paris, he took 6 year old Marie with him.
✤Read a book in which children are a part of the story,- Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling- several of the dozen stories feature children
✤Read a book with a main character that is a physician or someone who works in the medical field.

✔4. Voltaire:
Marie Tussaud created her first was sculpture in 1777. It was of Voltaire.
✤Read a book whose title begins with "V", - A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
✤Read a book in which the book's total page count contains double numbers (277, 311, etc. - numbers must be together),

✔5. Art Tutor:
At the age of 17, Marie Tussaud became the art tutor to King Louis XVI of France's sister, Madame Elizabeth.
✤Read a book in which art is part of the story, - A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr- main character is an art restorer
✤Read a book in which the main character is a teacher.

✔6. Chamber of Horrors:
A main attraction of the museum was the Chamber of Horrors which was an exhibition of notorious murderers and other infamous historical figures. It first opened in 1802 and quickly became a success.
✤Read a book in which a murder occurs, - O Pioneers! by Willa Cather-Emil and Marie are murdered by Marie's husband
✤Read a book tagged "horror" on the book's main page.

✔7. Oldest Figure:
The oldest figure on display is that of Madame du Barry, which was the work of Dr. Curtius from 1765.
✤Read the oldest book on your WTR, OR
✤Read a book by an author who publishes under more than one name.- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

✔8. 1st Overseas Branch:
The first overseas branch of the museum opened in Amrsterdam in 1970. The latest branch opened in New Delhi, India in 2017.
✤Read a book published between 1970 and 2017 (inclusive), OR
✤Read a book in which the main character travels from one country to another.- No Touch Monkey!: And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late by Ayun Halliday

✔9. Locations:
There are museums located in China, India, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Czech Republic, Austria, the United States and Australia.
✤Read a book set in one of these countries.-USA-Rain of Gold by Victor Villaseñor

✔10. Celebrity Poses:
Celebrities will sometimes pose with their wax figures as pranks and publicity stunts.
✤Read a book in which a prank takes place or where something unusual happens, OR
✤Read a book in which a famous person is mentioned or is part of the story.- Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker- the narrator meets writer Jean Genet in Morocco and travels to Egypt with him.