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*****COMPLETED 12/24/19***** UNTIMELY
Challenge #163- CCC- Misfit
A Brief History of the US Space Program
Duration: December 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019

See- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔1. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the US Federal Government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aerospace research. After the Soviet launch of the world's first artificial satellite (Sputnik 1) on October 4, 1957, the United States became alarmed about national security and decided action was needed. Until that time, the US had a fledgling space program under the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). On July 29, 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, establishing NASA. When it began operations on October 1, 1958, NASA absorbed the 43-year-old NACA intact.
🚀 Read a book about the Cold War between the US and the USSR (may be historical fiction) - Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by Hergé 1/9/19
OR read a book that takes place during the 1950’s OR read a book which includes a character who works for an agency known by its acronym (i.e. NASA, FBI, CIA).

✔2.
🚀 Read a book that has a main character who is a scientist or an engineer OR read a book that is marked “espionage” or “spy” OR read a book in which the author’s first and last initials may be found in TECHNOLOGY.- George Orwell- Coming Up for Air 12/3/18

✔3. The NASA agency's leader is nominated by the President of the United States subject to approval of the US Senate. The leader/administrator reports directly to the President and serves as senior space science advisor. The first administrator was Dr. T. Keith Glennan appointed by Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower. During his term he brought together the disparate projects in American space development research.
🚀 Read a book that takes place in Washington, D.C. OR read a book that involves politics OR read a book that is the first in a new-to-you series or an author’s debut book.- The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey 12/8/18

*****4. The second administrator, James E. Webb (1961–1968), appointed by President John F. Kennedy, was tasked with the Apollo program to achieve Kennedy's Moon landing goal by the end of the 1960s. Webb directed major management restructuring and facility expansion, establishing the Houston Manned Spacecraft (Johnson) Center and the Florida Launch Operations (Kennedy) Center. Capitalizing on Kennedy's legacy, President Lyndon Johnson kept continuity with the Apollo program by keeping Webb on when he succeeded Kennedy in November 1963. But Webb resigned in October 1968 before Apollo achieved its goal.
🚀 Read a book with a “2” in its original publication year (tell us when) OR read a book by an author who first name is James or John (reasonable variations okay) - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan- Published June 13th 2017
OR read a book in which a character does not achieve his or her goal.

✔5. To date NASA has conducted many manned and unmanned spaceflight programs. Unmanned programs launched the first American artificial satellites into Earth orbit for scientific and communications purposes. Scientific probes have been sent to explore the planets of the solar system, starting with Venus and Mars, and including "grand tours" of the outer planets. NASA manned programs sent the first Americans into low Earth orbit (LEO) and won the Space Race with the Soviet Union by landing twelve men on the Moon from 1969 to 1972 in the Apollo program.
🚀 Read a book marked “Travel” on its main GoodReads page - In Morocco by Edith Wharton 1/27/19

OR read a book that takes place in outer space OR read a book whose cover shows some type of communication (i.e. phone, computer, pencil and paper; post the cover).

✔6. Mercury, America's first human space flight program, introduced the nation to its first astronauts. From 1958-1963, there were six total flights with six astronauts flown. Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. was the first man launched into sub-orbital space on May 5, 1961; the flight lasted 15 minutes, 28 seconds.
🚀 Read the 6th book in a series (tell us the series) OR read a book whose title begins with a letter in MERCURY - Calypso by David Sedaris 1/10/19
(disregard a/an/the) OR read a book about an astronaut (real or fictional; tell us who).

✔7. On Feb. 20, 1962, an Atlas rocket (Mercury Atlas 6) successfully carried John Glenn (who later became a Senator representing Ohio) and the hopes of an entire nation into orbit aboard Friendship 7. The 4 hours, 55 minutes, 23 seconds journey was a three-orbit flight that placed the first American into orbit.
🚀 Read a book about friendship OR read a book whose location begins with a letter in ORBIT (tell us where) OR read a book featuring a politician (tell us who).- Illinois- The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson 12/18/18

8. Project Gemini, given its name from the Latin word for "twins," as the new capsule would accommodate two pilots, is often referred to as the "bridge to the moon." It spanned between Project Mercury and the Apollo lunar landing flights. NASA's two-man spaceflights demonstrated that astronauts could change their capsule's orbit, remain in space for at least two weeks and work outside their spacecraft. They also pioneered rendezvous and docking with other spacecraft. All were essential skills to land on the moon and return safely to Earth.
🚀 Read a book featuring twins OR read a book showing a bridge on its cover (post the cover) - by Nina George- part of a Parisian bridge on cover.
OR read a book written by two (and only two) authors (both author names don't have to be listed on the cover, as long as the author link indicates that two people are writing under one pen name).

*****9. The Apollo program did not start auspiciously when tragedy struck on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy during a preflight test for Apollo 204 (later named Apollo 1) on January 27, 1967. The mission was to be the first crewed flight of Apollo, and was scheduled to launch Feb. 21, 1967. Astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee lost their lives when a fire swept through the command module.
🚀 Read a book that involves a major fire (i.e. more than a campfire; tell us briefly about the fire) - A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny 12/22/18- on Halloween night...all the major characters display their poweres with a gigantic bonfire ("banefire").

OR read a book with an orange cover (post the cover) OR read a book that takes place in winter (December, January, February; tell us when).

*****10. The U.S public's perception of the Soviet lead in the space race motivated President John F. Kennedy to ask the Congress on May 25, 1961, to commit the federal government to a program to land a man on the Moon by the end of the 1960s, which effectively launched the Apollo program. Apollo was one of the most expensive American scientific programs ever. It cost more than $20 billion in 1960s dollars (estimated $213 billion in present-day US dollars). It used the Saturn rockets as launch vehicles, which were far bigger than the rockets built for previous projects. The spacecraft was also bigger; it had two main parts, the combined command and service module (CSM) and the lunar landing module (LM). The LM was to be left on the Moon and only the command module (CM) containing the three astronauts would eventually return to Earth.
🚀 Read a book that takes place in the 1960s - The Green Man by Kingsley Amis 12/20/18
OR read a book by an author whose first and last initials are either “LM” or “CM” (those initial combos only!) OR read a book that was expensive to obtain (tell us why).

✔11. The second manned mission, Apollo 8, brought astronauts for the first time in a flight around the Moon in December 1968. Apollo 8 was launched on December 21, 1968, and became the first manned spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit, reach the Earth's Moon, orbit it and return safely to Earth. The three-astronaut crew — Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders — became the first humans to see Earth as a whole planet and directly see the far side of the Moon with their own eyes. The 1968 mission, the third flight of the Saturn V rocket was the first spaceflight launch from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, located adjacent to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
🚀 Read a book in which some kind of historic first takes place (tell us what) OR read a book about the Apollo 8 Mission (I highly recommend Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon) OR read a book that takes place in Florida.- set in Florida- Florida Roadkill by Tim Dorsey 12/24/19

✔12. On the next two missions, Apollo 9 and Apollo 10, docking maneuvers that were needed for the Moon landing were practiced. The first live color TV transmissions to Earth began three hours after launch when Apollo 10 was 3,570 miles from Earth and concluded when the spacecraft was 9,428 miles away. The transmission showed the docking process and the interior of the command and space module.
🚀 If you have a large TBR, read any book between 3,570 and 9,428 (tell us the book's position) OR read a book that somehow involves television (tell us how) OR read a book in which a character practices something (i.e. sports, piano; tell us what).- Gertrude and Claudius by John Updike- Claudius practices falconry. 12/31/18

✔13. At 9:32 a.m. (EST) on July 16, 1969, the engines of another Saturn V rocket fired Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins past the launch tower at Kennedy Space Center. The three-stage 363-foot rocket used 7.5 million pounds of thrust to propel them into space and into history. Three days later the crew is in lunar orbit.
🚀 Read a book with an intact "32," "16," or "11" found intact in a book's total page count OR read a book in which the author's first and last initials may be found in "ARMSTRONG," "ALDRIN," or "COLLINS" - Collins- Chris Offutt- Out of the Woods 1/11/19
(tell us which) OR read a book you find particularly powerful or moving (tell us why).

*****14. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin entered the Lunar Module, made a final check, and the Eagle undocked and separated from Columbia for its descent to the moon’s surface. It was almost four hours later that Armstrong emerged from the Eagle and deployed the TV camera for the transmission of the event to Earth. At about 109 hours, 42 minutes after launch, Armstrong stepped onto the moon. About 20 minutes later, Aldrin followed him. The camera was then positioned on a tripod about 30 feet from the LM. Half an hour later, President Nixon spoke by telephone link with the astronauts. An estimated 530 million people watched Armstrong's televised image and heard his voice describe the event as he took "...one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
🚀 Read a book that starts each chapter or section with a quote- Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch 12/11/18

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*****COMPLETED 9/2/22**** UNTIMELY

Challenge #164-
WTR Tackle - "C"
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I got 12. I'll leave it at that.

WTR Tackle - "C"
12/1/18-5/31/20

I'll start at the easy lever and see how I progress:

Welcome to the "C" round of our Want-to-Read series of challenges! For this challenge, the goal is to read books from your WTR (Want to Read) shelf whose titles begin with the letter "C". There is a twist...the books you choose to read must have been on your WTR shelf prior to December 1, 2018. You are welcome to use your Goodreads WTR, a personal WTR list, or a combination of both.

You are welcome to change your level of participation at any time. Articles such as "a", "an" and "the" can be used or ignored - your choice.

Levels/Duration:
Easy: 3-5 Books, 6 Months from Start Date
Medium: 6-10 Books, 9 Months from Start Date
Hard: 11-15 Books, 1 Year from Start Date
Impossible: 16+ Books; 1.5 years from Start Date
8/16

1. Coming Up for Air by George Orwell 12/3/18
2. Concrete by Thomas Bernhard 2/22/19
3. The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm 5/27/19
4.Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 6/24/19
5.Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming 7/15/19
6. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 8/27/19
7. Confessions of a Pretty Lady: Stories True and Otherwise by Sandra Bernhard-3/17/20
8. The Complete Poems and Stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 2 by Edgar Allan Poe-7/20/20
9. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl -Finished 6/9/22
10. -Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl - 6/9/22
11. The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan-6/24/22
12.- Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman-9/2/22 Start Date

Reserved

Challenge #165
1/1/19-12/31/19
0/24

2019 Book Riot Challenge See https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

A epistolary novel or collection of letters
An alternate history novel
A book by a woman and/or AOC (author of color) that won a literary award in 2018
A humor book
A book by a journalist or about journalism
A book by an AOC set in or about space
An #ownvoices book set in Mexico or Central America
An #ownvoices book set in Oceania
A book published prior to January 1, 2019, with fewer than 100 reviews on Goodreads
A translated book written by and/or translated by a woman
A book of manga
A book in which an animal or inanimate object is a point-of-view character
A book by or about someone that identifies as neurodiverse
A cozy mystery
A book of mythology or folklore
An historical romance by an AOC
A business book
A novel by a trans or nonbinary author
A book of nonviolent true crime
A book written in prison
A comic by an LGBTQIA creator
A children’s or middle grade book (not YA) that has won a diversity award since 2009
A self-published book
A collection of poetry published since 2014

See full link at https://bookriot.com/2018/12/12/2019-...

Reserved

Non-challenge...just a place to lists ongoing tasks:

1) post Waymarks
2) update 1001 Childrens bookslist
3) update movies and academy awards list
4) select books for Pop Sugar and 52weeks challenges
5) make progress on magazines and saved newspapers
6) work on jigsaw puzzles
7) prepare books for bookcrossing
8) make progress on organizing garage
9) make progress on organizing garden
10) make progress on household needs: new appliances (refrigerator, dishwasher; range and microwave); new water heater, new carpeting; get doorbell fixed; get outdoor light fixed; get mirror hung; new garage door opener;
11) use gift cards and coupons
12) fill in books by year grid-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
13) fix car's trunk
14) get windshield fixed
15) get 401k monies started
16) help with green card paperwork
17) will
18) fill in 2019 calendar
19) get phone fixed
20) Alexa- check what's new and play question of the day.
21) new power cord for computer
22) download library ebook app to my new phone
23) get tickets for SD Fleet football; USD Football or baseball, basketball, etc?

Reserved

Challenge #166-
How Many Names Can You Find? -- 2019
Date: 01/01/19 - 12/31/19
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Reserved

*****COMPLETED***** 3/9/19


Challenge #167- WRC- Quarterly/Seasonal Challenges > Historical Landmarks of Denmark (1st Qtr, 2019)

HISTORICAL LANDMARKS OF DENMARK
1ST QUARTER TASK, 2019
DATE: 01/01/19 - 03/31/19

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

*****COMPLETED***** 3/9/19

HISTORICAL LANDMARKS OF DENMARK
1ST QUARTER TASK, 2019
DATE: 01/01/19 - 03/31/19
10/10+ Spellout

TASKS:
To complete the task section, read a book for each of the landmarks listed below. PLEASE NOTE: You must post the task option you are choosing to complete.

✔1. ROSENBORG CASTLE:
Rosenborg Castle is located in Copenhagen, Demark, and was built as a country summer house. Construction began in 1606; it was completed in 1624.
❂Read a book whose title begins with "R" or ends with "G", - The Radiant Way by Margaret Drabble 1/26/19

OR
❂Read a book from your WTR in a position between #16 and #24, OR
❂Read a book with a castle shown on the cover.

✔2. KRONBORG CASTLE:
Home of Shakespeare's "Hamlet", Kronborg Castle has existed at Helsingør (Elsinore) since 1420. It has been burned to the ground and rebuilt, but has always maintained its vital place at the head of the Øresund Sound.
❂Read a book with a body of water shown on the cover, OR
❂Read a book in which the first letter of each title word can be found in KRONBORGCASTLE, OR
❂Read a book in which two of the numbers found in 1420 can be found in the book's total number of pages.- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 264p.

✔3. ROSKILDE CATHEDRAL:
Constructed during the 12th and 13th centuries, the Roskilde Cathedral has been the burial site for Danish monarchs since the 15th century. It is a major tourist attraction, bringing in over 125,000 visitors annually. It has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995.
❂Read a book published in 1995, OR
❂Read a book in which religion plays a part, - Daniel Deronda by George Eliot 1/19/19

OR
❂Read a book that takes place during the 13th, 14th and/or 15th centuries (1201 AD - 1499 AD, inclusive).

✔4. ASSISTENS KIRKEGARD:
Assistens Kirkegard is a cemetary located in Copenhagen, started in the eighteenth century following the outbreak of plague. Today it houses the burial places of many of Denmark's most prominent figures, including Hans Christian Andersen.
❂Read a book in which a burial takes place, - Where the Lilies Bloom- by Vera Cleaver 1/9/19-the father is buried by his children
OR
❂Read a book in which something historic takes place (such as a plauge), OR
❂Read a children's book (the 125 page limit requirement can be ignored for this task).

✔5. FYRKAT:
Fyrkat is an archeological site made up of reconstructed Viking houses, a ringfort (circular fortification), as well as a Viking cemetary. It is believed the fort was established during the reign of Harald I Bluetooth around 980 AD.
❂Read a book in which archaeology plays a part, OR
❂Read a book in which a king is mentioned (page/location & sentence info required), OR
❂Read a book with the letters FYRKAT found in the title (placement does not matter, but all letters must be present).- Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote 1/20/19

✔6. VIKING SHIP MUSEUM:
The Viking Ship Museum located in Roskile, displays five Viking vessels that offer incredible insight in the world of the Viking people and their era between 800 AD and 1100 AD. These ships are known as the Skuldelev Ships, due to the fact that they were found sunk in Skuldelev in a deliberate act by the Vikings to form a barrier to enemy vessels.
❂Read a book in which something "sinks", OR
❂Read a book with a boat or ship shown on the cover, OR
❂Read a book in which the author's first and last initials can be found in SKULDELEVSHIPS.- David Sedaris- Calypso 1/9/19

✔7. JELLING:
Jelling is a significant Viking archaeological site. It was originally the home of Gorm the Old. Gorm and his son, Harald I Bluetooth erected several monuments, including a pair of enormous grave mounds, which are the largest in Denmark.
❂Read a book whose title begins with "J", OR
❂Read the largest (in terms of page number) book from your WTR, OR
❂Read a book tagged Historical Fiction on the book's main page.- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 3/6/19

✔8. HAMMERSHUS CASTLE:
Northern Europe's largest Medival ruin, Hammershus Castle is located on the island of Bornholm. Some of the ruins date back to the thirteenth century. It was once an important fortress in Bornholm's medieval past, it served as a prison during the 17th century, and today a light show illuminates the castle ruins at night.
❂Read a book with a number in the book title, - The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas 1/23/19
OR
❂Read a book in which something or someone is "ruined", OR
❂Read a book with a source of light shown on the cover.

✔9. THE RUNDETAARN:
Built as an astronomical obvervatory, The Rundetaarn is a 17th century tower located in Copenhagen, and one of the many architectural projects of Christian IV of Denmark. It is most noted for it's equestrian staircase. Construction began in 1635, and was completed in 1642.
❂Read a series book #2, #3, #4 or #5, - Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll 3/9/19
OR
❂Read a book with a horse shown on the cover, OR
❂Read a book from your WTR between position #35 and #42 (inclusive).

✔10. TIVOLI GARDENS:
The Tivoli Gardens is an amusement park and pleasure garden. It opened August 15, 1843. It is the second-oldest operating amusement part in the world. Founded by Georg Carstensen, today it hosts a total of 25 rides, 4 of which are roller coasters.
❂Read a book published in August,- How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff 3/1/19- pub. August 2004
OR
❂Read a book with a garden scene shown on the cover, OR
❂Read a book with a character whose first name begins with "G".

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SPELL OUT:
Choose something related to Denmark to spell out by using the following: (1) first letter of the book's title, or (2) first letter of the author's first or last name. I've provided a list of options below, but feel free to use something of your own.


J-The Double by Jose Saramago 2/9/19
E-Daniel Deronda by George Eliot 1/19/19
L-Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 3/9/19
L-Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll 3/9/19
I-In Morocco by Edith Wharton 1/27/19
N- Woman at Ground Zero by Nawal El-Saadawi 2/11/19
G-Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 3/6/19


1. Assistens Kirkegard-ASSISTENS RGARD
2. Fyrkat-FRAT
3. Hammershus Castle-HAMMERSHS CASTLE
4. Jelling-JELLING
5. Kronborg Castle-RNBORG CASTEL
6. Rosenborg Castle-ROSENBRG CASTLE
7. Roskilde Cathedral-ROSIE CATHDRAL
8. The Rundetaarn-TH RUNDETAA
9. Tivoli Gardens- TIVOL GARDENS
10. Viking Ship Museum-VING SH MUSEM

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 1/7/19
Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver 1/9/19
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by Herge 1/9/19
Calypso by David Sedaris 1/10/19
Out of the Woods by Chris Offutt 1/11/19
From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan 1/12/19
Daniel Deronda by George Eliot 1/19/19
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote 1/20/19
The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas 1/23/19
Felicia's Journey by William Trevor 1/24/19
The Radiant Way by Margaret Drabble 1/26/19
In Morocco by Edith Wharton 1/27/19
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 2/5/19
The Double by Jose Saramago 2/9/19
Woman at Ground Zero by Nawal El-Saadawi 2/11/19
A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain 2/13/19
The Curriculum Vitae of Aurora Ortiz by Almudena Solana
How to Travel with a Salmon by Umberto Eco 2/19/19
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyse 2/20/19
Concrete by Thomas Bernhard 2/22/19
Skinswaps by Andrej Blatnik 2/25/19
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff 3/1/19
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 3/6/19
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 3/9/19
Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll 3/9/19

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*****COMPLETED 2/24/21***** UNTIMELY

Challenge #168- Challenge Factory
Jan 1 - Dec 31 2019

REPORTER CHALLENGE: see https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

30/30
REPORTER CHALLENGE:

Who? What? Where? When? How?
Why? – because it’s fun to read!

✔Cub reporter: 5 books (1 from each category) 1/29/19
✔Columnist: 10 books (2 from each category) 3/24/19
News Anchor: 15 books (3 from each category)
✔Editor: 20 books (4 from each category)-12/11/19
Newspaper Mogul: 25 books (5 from each category)

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

WHO
✔Protagonist is a librarian- Territory of Light by Yūko Tsushima 1/26/20
✔Protagonist works with animals- Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by Hergé- MC Tintin works with his dog Snowy to defeat spies.
✔Protagonist dabbles in the supernatural (witch, wiccan, palm reader, ghost hunter, etc.)-the MC consults marabouts to further his political career in The Beggars' Strike by Aminata Sow Fall 7/19/19
✔A Main Character is a dead person (ghost, skeleton, vampire, zombie…anybody who is dead)- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 1/7/19
✔Protagonist is a youngster (25 yrs or younger)- MC is Mary Call, 14 y.o. in Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver 1/9/19

WHAT
✔Animal in the title (NOT dog or cat)- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 3/6/19
✔Title is at least 6 words- From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan 1/12/19
✔Color in the title- Afghanistan's Blue Treasure: Lapis Lazuli by Lailee McNair Bakhtiar
✔A ‘food word’ in the title- Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote 1/20/19
✔A weather element in the Title- Hard Rain by Irma Venter-2/24/21

WHERE
✔Set in a small town- Eight stories...all set in small towns- Out of the Woods by Chris Offutt 1/11/19
✔Set in a big city- Calypso by David Sedaris- most of the book is set in Emerald Isle, NC 1/10/19
✔Set in a B&B or a hotel- Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner 6/28/19
✔Set in a state beginning with the letter ‘A’- Arizona- These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 by Nancy E. Turner 3/3/19
✔Set on foreign soil (NOT America or England)- In Morocco by Edith Wharton 1/27/19

WHEN
✔Set in the 1900’s- set in 1970s- The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna
✔Set during a competition (Olympics, ballroom dancing, bake-off, rodeo, etc.)- set during a dance marathon competition- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy 9/2/19
✔Set in the 1800’s- Daniel Deronda by George Eliot 1/19/19
✔‘Ticking clock’ is involved (time is crucial to solving mystery)- It is known that the killer strikes on certain Saturdays.... and the next one is coming soon in Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan 4/20/19
✔Set during winter- Concrete by Thomas Bernhard 2/22/19

HOW
(Method of Murder)
✔Poison- The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton 6/21/19
✔Knife/stabbing- Borromeo is stabbed to death by Chicot in The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas 1/29/19
✔Gun/shooting-multiple characters are killed by gunfire in Sergeant Getúlio by João Ubaldo Ribeiro 3/24/19
✔Blunt object- Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton 12/11/19-victim killed by a blow from a shovel
✔Rope/strangulation- The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie 3/4/20

BONUS CATEGORY
✔WHO – Not your typical protagonist (deaf, blind, wheelchair-bound, ADHD, Aspergers, etc.) Lennie seems to be autistic in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3/19/19
✔WHAT – The protagonist’s first name starts with your first or last initial- Protagonist in The Radiant Way by Margaret Drabble 1/26/19 is Liz. My last initial is L.

✔WHERE – Set in a school- much of Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf 6/19/19 is set at Cambridge University, England
✔WHEN – Book set during a storm- The Vice-Consul by Marguerite Duras 5/2/20
✔HOW – Killed by fire- one of the MCs is killed in a fire in They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera 9/7/19
Rules: For this challenge – Each book can only be used once (If it fits more than 1 category – choose one – as it can only be used in 1 of the categories)
The bonus round is just an added challenge to kick it up a notch!
The challenge runs from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.
You don’t have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year.
Books can be in any format – paper, ebooks, audio…
Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
Most of all—have fun!

Reserved.

*****COMPLETED 4/29/20******UNTIIMELY

Challenge #169-The Challenge Factory-
The Classic A-Z of Reading - 2019 Alphabet Challenges! see https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The Classic A-Z of Reading - 2019 Alphabet Challenges!

Time Frame: 01 January 2019 - 31 December 2019
Hard Level- 2 lists 52 books
1st list+ 26/26
2nd list= 26/26

Titles/Series
A. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 3/9/19
B.- Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote 1/20/19
C.- David Sedaris- Calypso 1/10/19
D. The Duchess of Padua by Oscar Wilde 5/18/19
E.-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
F.- William Trevor- Felicia's Journey 1/24/19
G. Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag 3/29/19
H. How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff 3/1/19
I.- In Morocco by Edith Wharton 1/27/19
J.-James Bond Series- Moonraker by Ian Fleming 6/6/19
K.-Kindle by Fuin K. 1/23/20
L.- A Lost Lady by Willa Cather 5/6/19
M.- The Map Thief by Michael Blanding 4/23/19
N. - The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck 4/8/19
O.- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3/19/19
P. The Private Dining-room and Other Verses by Ogden Nash 4/9/19
Q.-The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton 6/21/19
R. Ru by Kim Thúy 3/15/19
S. Sergeant Getúlio by João Ubaldo Ribeiro 3/24/19
T. These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 by Nancy E. Turner 3/3/19
U.- An Unobstructed View: A Personal Journey from Illinois to Arizona by Mark Johnson 5/13/19
V.-The Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton 7/15/19
W. Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee 4/2/19
X.-Xala by Ousmane Sembène 7/8/19
Y. The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna 3/22/19
Z. A Zoo in My Luggage by Gerald Durrell 10/13/19


Authors (first, MIDDLE or last name)

26/26

A.- Almudena Solana- The Curriculum Vitae of Aurora Ortiz 2/15/19
B. Thomas Bernhard- Concrete 2/22/19
C.- Agatha Christie- And Then There Were None
D.-Margaret Drabble- The Radiant Way 1/26/19
E.- George Eliot- Daniel Deronda 1/19/19
F.- Richard Flanagan- Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish 3/26/19
G.- Sara Gruen- Water for Elephants 3/6/19
H.- Hergé- Tintin in the Land of the Soviets 1/9/19
I. The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks 5/3/19
J.- José Saramago- The Double 2/9/19
K.-Rudyard Kipling- Kim 3/9/19
L. Lewis Carroll- Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There 3/9/19
M. Mark Twain- A Tramp Abroad 2/13/19
N.-Nawal El-Saadawi- Woman at Point Zero 2/11/19
O.- Chris Offutt- Out of the Woods 1/11/19
P.- In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower by Marcel Proust 6/14/19
Q.-The Naked Civil Servant by Quentin Crisp-2/13/20
R.- Donal Ryan- From a Low and Quiet Sea 1/12/19
S.- Loitering with Intentby Muriel Spark 5/22/19
T.- Thomas Hardy- Tess of the D'Urbervilles 2/5/19
U.- Umberto Eco- How to Travel with a Salmon and Other Essays 2/19/19
V.- Vera Cleaver- Where the Lilies Bloom 1/9/19
W.- The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss 2/20/19
X.- Alexandre Dumas- The Forty-Five Guardsmen 1/23/19
Y.- Yasmina Khadra- Morituri 6/2/19
Z. The Parachute Drop by Norbert Zongo 4/29/20

Reserved

*****COMPLETED 3/9/20*****UNTIMELY

Challenge #170- The Challenge Factory

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100 Book Genre Challenge 2019
1/1/19-12/31/19
Read 100 books - 20 each from 5 different genres - over the course of the year!

Genre One (Mystery)
1. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 1/7/19
2. Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan 4/20/19
3. Yasmina Khadra- Morituri 6/2/19
4. Agatha Christie- Murder at the Vicarage 6/4/19
5. Moonraker by Ian Fleming 6/6/19
6. The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton 6/21/19
7. Operation Shylock: A Confession by Philip Roth 7/7/19
8.-The Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton 7/15/19
9.-The Return of Mr. Campion: Uncollected Stories by Margery Allingham 7/19/19
10.- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy 9/2/19 -122p.
11.- Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener by M.C. Beaton 9/23/19
12.- Gin & Daggers by Jessica Fletcher 9/29/19
13.-Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 10/2/19
14.-Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton 12/11/19
15.- Raiders of the Lost Bark by Sparkle Abbey 12/4/19
16.-Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood 12/4/19
17.-The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie 12/3/19
18.- Florida Roadkill by Tim Dorsey 12/24/19
19.- In the Woods by Tana French-1/16/20-
20.- The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 1/17/20


Genre Two (Children's and Y.A.)
1. Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver 1/9/19
2. Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by Hergé 1/9/19
3. The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss 2/20/19
4. How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff 3/1/19
5. Stina by Lena Anderson 3/9/19
6. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 3/9/19
7. Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll 3/9/19
8. Kim by Rudyard Kipling 3/9/19
9. Heidi by Johanna Spyri 5/17/19
10. Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm 5/27/19
11. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett 7/9/19
12.-Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming 7/15/19
13. - Little House in the Big Woods by Little House in the Big Woods 7/16/19
14.-Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 8/8/19
15.-They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera 9/7/19
16.- The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket 9/15/19
17.- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire 9/18/19
18.- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson 10/3/19
19. Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young 32p.
20.- The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera 12/13/19

Genre Three (Non-Fiction)
1. Calypso by David Sedaris 1/10/19
2. In Morocco by Edith Wharton 1/27/19
3. A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain 2/13/19
4. How to Travel with a Salmon and Other Essays by Umberto Eco 2/19/19
5. Xinran- The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices 4/11/19
6. The Map Thief by Michael Blanding 4/23/19
7. Moab Is My Washpot by Stephen Fry 5/9/19
8. An Unobstructed View: A Personal Journey from Illinois to Arizona by Mark Johnson 5/13/19
9. Time and Tide: The Islands of Tuvalu by Tony Wheeler 6/1/19
10. In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson 6/17/1911.
12.-Afghanistan's Blue Treasure: Lapis Lazuli by Lailee McNair Bakhtiar 6/22/19
13.- Toubab by Rob Coughlin 6/23/19
14.-Lab Girl by Hope Jahren 6/26/19
15.-In Search of a Smile by Keegan Longueira 6/27/19
16.- My Car in Managua by Forrest D. Colburn 6/30/19
17.- The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert 7/3/19
18.I Am There: Armenia by Olivia Puccini 7/23/19
19.-Home Is Where You Live: A diary of teaching English abroad for the first time by Elliot Lord 7/25/19
20.-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

Genre Four (Short Stories and Novellas)
1. Out of the Woods by Chris Offutt 1/11/19
2. Skinswaps by Andrej Blatnik 2/25/19
3. A Tangled Tale by Lewis Carroll 3/17/19
4. The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck 7/17/19
5.- The Fires by Alan Cheuse 7/18/19
6.Cruel Shoes by Steve Martin 9/8/19-
7.- Enormous Changes at the Last Minute by Grace Paley 9/14/19
8.- The Complete Tilling Tales: Mapp and Lucia Short Stories by Geoff Martin 10/21/19
9.- The City of the Sun by Tommaso Campanella 10/24/19
10.- Atomic Number Sixty by Dave Johnston -11/5/19
11.-Chess Story by Stefan Zweig 12/9/19
12.-Add a Dash of Pity by Peter Ustinov 12/15/19
13.-The World of the Short Story: A Twentieth Century Collection by Clifton Fadiman 12/23/19
14.- Kindle by Fuin K. 1/23/20
15.- Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs 2/2/20
16.- I Remember Nothing: and Other Reflections by Nora Ephron 3/2/20
17. Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories by Sandra Cisneros 3/5/20
18. I Remember Nothing: and Other Reflections by Nora Ephron 3/2/20
19. Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories by Sandra Cisneros 3/5/20-
20. Mohawk Trail by Beth Brant 3/19/20-

Genre Five (Literary Fiction)
1. From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan 1/12/19
2. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot 1/19/19
3. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote 1/20/19
4. The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas 1/23/19
5. Felicia's Journey by William Trevor 1/24/19
6. The Radiant Way by Margaret Drabble 1/26/19
7. Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 2/5/19
8. The Double by José Saramago 2/9/19
9. Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El-Saadawi 2/11/19
10. The Curriculum Vitae of Aurora Ortiz by Almudena Solana 2/15/19
11. Concrete by Thomas Bernhard 2/22/19
12. These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 by Nancy E. Turner 3/3/19
13. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 3/6/19
14. Ru by Kim Thúy 3/15/19
15. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3/19/19
16. The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna 3/22/19
17. Sergeant Getúlio by João Ubaldo Ribeiro 3/24/19
18. Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish by Richard Flanagan 3/26/19
19. Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag 3/29/19
20. Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee 4/2/19

Rules:

* There are no levels for this challenge. The goal is to read 100 books.

* No minimum page requirement.

* Re-reads are allowed as long as they’re read during the time of the challenge.

* Use your sign-up post for your list, it'll be linked in the participants list.

* When you've finished a book rate & date it.

* You can change your books and genres at any time.

Reserved

*****COMPLETED 6/22/19***** UNTIMELY

Challenge #171- WRC
JANUARY 2019 FEATURED AUTHOR - TERRY PRATCHETT
DATE: 01/01/19 - 01/31/19

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JANUARY 2019 FEATURED AUTHOR - TERRY PRATCHETT
DATE: 01/01/19 - 01/31/19
3/4 + spellout

TASKS:
To complete the task section, read a book that fits each of the items listed below. Please Note: You must post the task option you are choosing to complete.

✔1. TERRY PRATCHETT:
Sir Terence David John Pratchett was born April 28, 1948 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England.
☀Read a book set in England, - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 1/7/19

OR
☀Read a book in which the first letter of each title word can be found in SIRTERENCEDAVIDJOHNPRATCHETT. No word count limit, but all words count.

✔2. THE COLOR OF MAGIC:
The Color of Magic is the first book in his famous Discworld series. There are over 40 books in the series.
☀Read a series book #4 or the 40th book from your WTR, OR
☀Read a book with a color in the title (example: The Red Tent).- Afghanistan's Blue Treasure: Lapis Lazuli by Lailee McNair Bakhtiar 6/22/19

✔3. GENRE:
His work is considered Science Fiction, Fantasy, Humor, Comedy, Children's.
☀Read a book tagged as Science Fiction, Fantasy, Humor, Comedy or Children's on the book's main page, OR
☀Read a book from a favorite genre. Post the genre.- Children's
Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver

✔4. BONUS:
Mr. Pratchett's influences were P.G. Wodehouse, G.K. Chesterton and Lloyd Alexander.
☀Read a book by one of these authors, OR
☀Read a book tagged Fiction, Music or Crime on the book's main page. - Fiction- From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan 1/12/19

BONUS:
Read a book by Terry Pratchett

☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀

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

E-Daniel Deronda by George Eliot 1/19/19
N-Woman at Ground Zero by Nawal El-Saadawi 2/11/19
G-Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 3/6/19
L-Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll 3/9/19
A-And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 1/7/19
N-These is My Words by Nancy Turner 3/3/19
D-Calypso by David Sedaris 1/10/19


1. Terry Pratchett (first, last or both)-TERR ATCHETT
2. Beaconsfield-BEACONSFID
3. Buckinghamshire-BUCINGAHAMSHER
4. England-ENGLAND
5. Discworld-DISCWORLD
6. Science Fiction-SCIENC FCTN
7. Fantasy-FANTAS
8. Good Omens-GOD MENS

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 1/7/19
Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver 1/9/19
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by Herge 1/9/19
Calypso by David Sedaris 1/10/19
Out of the Woods by Chris Offutt 1/11/19
From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan 1/12/19
Daniel Deronda by George Eliot 1/19/19
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote 1/20/19
The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas 1/23/19
Felicia's Journey by William Trevor 1/24/19
The Radiant Way by Margaret Drabble 1/26/19
In Morocco by Edith Wharton 1/27/19
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 2/5/19
The Double by Jose Saramago 2/9/19
Woman at Ground Zero by Nawal El-Saadawi 2/11/19
A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain 2/13/19
The Curriculum Vitae of Aurora Ortiz by Almudena Solana 2/15/19
How to Travel with a Salmon by Umberto Eco 2/19/19
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyse 2/20/19
Concrete by Thomas Bernhard 2/22/19
Skinswaps by Andrej Blatnik 2/25/19
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff 3/1/19
These is My Words by Nancy Turner 3/3/19
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 3/6/19
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 3/9/19
Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll 3/9/19

Reserved

*****COMPLETED 12/1/19*****UNTIMELY

Challenge #172-WRC-

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Favorite Album - Eagles
Date: 01/01/19 - 02/28/19

10/10

✔1. EAGLES (THE ALBUM):
Eagles is the debut studio album by the rock band of the same name.
♫Read a book with a one-word title.- Calypso by David Sedaris 1/10/19

✔2. RELEASE DATE:
The album was released on June 1, 1972.
♫Read a book published in June (any year) or a book published in 1972.- pub. June 2000- In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson 6/17/19

✔3. LENGTH:
The length of the album is 37 minutes, 19 seconds.
♫Read a book from your WTR in a position between #19 and #37 (inclusive).- All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque-12/1/19-#30 on my WTR

✔4. BACKGROUND:
In 1971, the band had just been formed and signed by David Geffen. He sent them to Colorado to develop as a band.
♫Read a book set in Colorado, or a book with a character named David.- David Simmonds in Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner 6/28/19
✔5. PRODUCER:
Producer Glyn Johns was not initially impressed with the sound of the Eagles. However, when he heard the four singing harmony on a Randy Meisner song ("Take the Devil"), he changed his mind.
♫Read a book in which the author's first and last initials can be found in GLYNJOHNS.- José Saramago- The Double

✔6. LABEL:
Eagles was released on the Asylum label.
♫Read a book whose title begins with "A" or ends with "M".- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 1/7/19

✔7. STUDIO:
For the most part, the album was recorded at Olympic Studios in London; however, "Nightingale" was recorded at Wally Heider Studios in Los Angeles.
♫Read a book set in London, England or a book set in Los Angeles, California.- Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson 4/4/19- set in London

✔8. SINGLES:
Three singles were released from this album: "Take It Easy", "Witchty Woman" and "Peaceful Easy Feeling".
♫Read a book with one of the following words found in the title, subtitle or series title: Take, Easy, Witchy, Woman, Peaceful, Easy, Feeling. Word must be exact.- Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El-Saadawi 2/11/19

✔9. EAGLES (THE BAND):
The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1971. The founding members were: Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner.
♫Read a book in which the first letter of each title word can be found in FREYHENLEYLEADONMEISNER.- In Morocco by Edith Wharton 1/27/19

✔10. BONUS:
Spell out something related to this album using the following options: (1) first letter of the book title, or (2) first letter of the author's first or last name. Feel free to be creative, but if your connection is not obvious, be sure to state what it is. Here are some choices that may be of help:

E- George Eliot- Daniel Deronda 1/19/19
A-Agatha Christie- And Then There Were None
G-Sara Gruen- Water for Elephants 3/6/19
L- Lewis Carroll- Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There 3/9/19
E- Edith Wharton- In Morocco 1/27/19
S- David Sedaris- Calypso 1/10/19

Eagles, Los Angeles, California, Colorado, Asylum, London, England.

Reserved.

*****COMPLETED 1/28/19*****

Challenge #173-
WANDERING THE CCC: Challenge Help

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WANDERING THE CCC: Challenge Help
Timeframe: 1/1/19 to 1/31/19
6/6

We're starting a new series of monthly challenges called "Wandering through the Crazy Challenge Connection." This series will highlight a different section in the group that you may not have explored or have forgotten about. We try to offer a wide variety of activities in our group, and these challenges will feature a different section each month. Have fun!

CHALLENGE RULES:
♦ If you want to participate in a challenge, please sign up by posting at least a partial list of the challenge requirements. This gives us a post to link you to, which you can use to update your books as the challenge progresses.

♦ Unless otherwise noted, books must be at least 150 pages long. (See the link here for rules regarding graphic novels.) Books may only be used for one task in this challenge, but cross-challenge posting is encouraged :) Re-reads are allowed, as long as you read the entire book and not simply skim through it.

♦ For each book you read, please post a link to the title, and indicate the author and the date you finished reading it.

♦ When you complete the challenge, please post your entire list as a new message to make it easier for everyone to see what you’ve read :) If you don’t repost your list, your name will not be added to the list of those who have completed the challenge.

CHALLENGE TASKS:

It's sometimes difficult to find a book to meet a specific challenge task requirement, so we've established the Challenge Help section to provide some help. Members can make suggestions about the categories that they find problematic, and one of the mods will be happy to add that section to the master list. We count on our members to add books to each applicable section, and this may help someone else when they need to find a book to meet a specific difficult area.

✔1. This is where you'll get assistance for your specific challenge need. And to make things easier, the categories are divided into easy sections, beginning with Authors.
* Read a book with an author whose first and last initials are the same - or - a book by an English author.- The Radiant Way by Margaret Drabble 1/26/19

✔2. Challenges often ask for specific title information, and we offer suggestions in the next section about Book Titles.
* Read a book with a number in the title - or - a book with at least 6 (or more) words in the title.- Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by Hergé 1/9/19

✔3. Covers offer a wide variety of popular challenge tasks, and the next section will help you find what you need.
* Read a book with a primarily orange cover - by George Eliot 1/19/19
or - a book with an animal on the cover (whichever you choose, post the cover).

✔4. From time to time you will be asked to find a book with a specific type of character, so the next section will help you there.
* Read a book with a main character in his/her 40's - or - a book with a character whose first or last name starts with O, V, X, Y, or Z (tell us the character's name).-Vera in And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 1/7/19

✔5. When looking for a book with a specific location or time period, you'll find what you need in this section.
* Read a book set in Africa (tell us where) - or - a book set in the future.- In Morocco by Edith Wharton 1/27/19- Morocco

✔6. Go to the Challenge Help section here and add something to one of the folders. Someone will appreciate your help.- see https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Reserved

*****COMPLETED 2/11/19*****
Challenge # 174-CCC

JANUARY 2019 SPELL CHALLENGE

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DURATION: January 1 - 31, 2019

*****COMPLETED 2/11/19*****

JANUARY 2019 SPELL CHALLENGE
DURATION: January 1 - 31, 2019

To go with Suzanne's Silver Skates challenge, here's a list of spelling words to choose from. Spell out the words you've chosen using the first letter of a book's title (disregard A, An and The) or the author's first or last initial. If you're using the author name to fill a spot, please remember to include a link to the author's GR page.

D- From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan 1/12/19
O-Out of the Woods by Chris Offutt 1/11/19
D-Calypso by David Sedaris 1/10/19
G-George Eliot- Daniel Deronda
E- Nawal El-Saadawi -Woman at Point Zero 2/11/19

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 1/7/19
Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver 1/9/19
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by Herge 1/9/19
Calypso by David Sedaris 1/10/19
Out of the Woods by Chris Offutt 1/11/19
From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan 1/12/19
Daniel Deronda by George Eliot 1/19/19

Reserved

*****COMPLETED 2/11/19*****

Challenge #175-CCC

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January 2019 Scavenger Challenge | Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates
January 1 - 31, 2019
7/7

✔1. American author Mary Mapes Dodge wrote Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates: A Story of Life in Holland in 1865. Though fictional, the book portrays life in the Netherlands in the early 19th century. The Dutch sport of speed skating is introduced to America and Hans Brinker is still considered the prototype of a speed skater.
⛸ Read a book that takes place in the 19th century- Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 2/5/19
OR read a book which features a winter sport.

✔2. Ms. Dodge didn’t visit Holland until after the novel’s publication, but had a great interest in the Netherlands and learned much from her Dutch immigrant neighbors. The book became an instant bestseller and has never gone out of print. It remains a classic Children’s story.
⛸ Read a book that takes place in the Netherlands OR read a book from the NY Times Bestseller list (be sure to tell us when the book was on the list).- Calypso by David Sedaris 1/10/19- on NYT Best Seller list July 15, 2018

✔3. The story opens with 15 year old Hans Brinker and his younger sister, Gretel, excitedly hoping to win the big ice skating race on the frozen canal. In reality, they don’t have much hope of winning with their homemade wooden skates, but Hans works several jobs to earn money to buy steel skates.
⛸ Read a young adult (YA) book- Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver 1/9/19

OR read a book in which the MC character faces a task without much hope of succeeding; briefly tell us the circumstances.

✔4. The siblings’ father, Raff Brinker, had fallen from a dyke several years ago and suffered head trauma. Due to amnesia and occasional violent outbursts, he can no longer work and the family is very poor. By chance, Hans meets the great surgeon, Dr. Boekman, and begs him to treat his father. The treatment would be risky and expensive; moreover, the gruff Dr. Boekman, having recently lost his wife and had his son disappear, is not receptive.
⛸ Read a book where a character is grieving something (tell us what) OR read a book featuring a doctor or someone who works in the medical field.- Dr. Armstrong in And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 1/7/19

✔5. Hans offers Dr. Boekman all the money he has saved to buy steel skates. The magnanimous offer touches the doctor’s grieving heart and he agrees to see their father for free. The doctor diagnoses pressure to the father’s brain and performs surgery to alleviate the trauma. In the meantime, Hans is able to buy steel skates for himself and Gretel.
⛸ Read a book whose title starts with a letter in SKATES (ignore a/an/the) - Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by Hergé 1/9/19
OR read a book in which a character could be described as generous; briefly tell us why.

✔6. The day of the race arrives. Hans lets his friend, who needs the prize money and silver skates more than he does, win the boy’s race. Gretel wins the girl’s race and receives the eponymous silver skates. Mr. Brinker, now recovered from his head trauma, remembers where he had his savings buried and is able to restore the family’s finances.
⛸ Read a book in which a character wins a race or competition (tell us what) OR read a book whose author’s first and last initials may be found in BRINKER.- Nawal El-Saadawi- Woman at Point Zero 2/11/19

✔7. Mr. Brinker also has information that leads to finding Dr. Boekman’s missing son, thus restoring some hope and good cheer to the doctor’s life. Dr. Boekman helps Hans go to medical school and he becomes a successful doctor. As all really good stories do, this tale ends happily ever after.
⛸ Read a book with its own HEA ending OR read a book where a missing character is found.- Daniel Deronda by George Eliot 1/19/19- has an HEA AND at least three missing people are found during the novel.

Reserved

*****COMPLETED 12/13/19***** TIMELY

Challenge #176-CCC
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A – Z AUTHORS
DURATION: January 1 - December 31, 2019


26/26

A- (3)-The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo by Germano Almeida 7/10/19; The Fires by Alan Cheuse 7/18/19; The Return of Mr. Campion: Uncollected Stories by Margery Allingham 7/19/19
B-(14)Thomas Bernhard- Concrete 2/22/19; Andrej Blatnik- Skinswaps 2/25/19; Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan 4/20/19; The Map Thief by Michael Blanding 4/23/19; The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks 5/3/19; In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson 6/17/19; Afghanistan's Blue Treasure: Lapis Lazuli by Lailee McNair Bakhtiar 6/22/19; Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner 6/28/19; A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett 7/9/19;
The Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton 7/15/19; Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 8/8/19; Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener by M.C. Beaton 9/23/19; I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel 10/18/19; Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton 12/11/19
C (16)- Agatha Christie- And Then There Were None 1/7/19; Vera Cleaver- Where the Lilies Bloom 1/9/19; Truman Capote- Breakfast at Tiffany's 1/20/19; Lewis Carroll-Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 3/9/19; Lewis Carroll- Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There 3/9/19; Lewis Carroll- A Tangled Tale 3/17/19; J.M. Coetzee- Waiting for the Barbarians 4/2/19; Wise Children by Angela Carter 5/11/19; Agatha Christie- Murder at the Vicarage 6/4/19; Toubab by Rob Coughlin 6/23/19; Crossing the Mangrove by Maryse Condé 6/29/19; My Car in Managua by Forrest D. Colburn 6/30/19; 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; The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter -8/11/19- 187p.; Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer 10/24/19; The City of the Sun by Tommaso Campanella 10/24/19
D-(3)- Alexandre Dumas- The Forty-Five Guardsmen 1/23/19; Margaret Drabble- The Radiant Way; The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens 4/14/19
E- (3) George Eliot- Daniel Deronda 1/19/19; Nawal El-Saadawi- Woman at Point Zero 2/11/19; Umberto Eco- How to Travel with a Salmon and Other Essays 2/19/19
F(8)- Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish by Richard Flanagan 3/26/19; Moab Is My Washpot by Stephen Fry 5/9/19; Moonraker by Ian Fleming 6/6/19; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming 7/15/19; A Chagos Story by Vinod T. Fullee-8/23/19; The Maid's Tragedy by Francis Beaumont 9/23/19; Gin & Daggers by Jessica Fletcher 9/29/19; Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 10/7/19; 'Tis Pity She's a Whore by John Ford 10/25/19
G-(4)- Sara Gruen- Water for Elephants 3/6/19; Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm 5/27/19; Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 6/24/19; Loser Takes All by Graham Greene 7/28/19
H-(6)- Hergé- Tintin in the Land of the Soviets 1/9/19; Thomas Hardy- Tess of the D'Urbervilles 2/5/19; Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 8/27/19; The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat 10/11/19; Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris 10/18/19; Stranger in the Forest: On Foot Across Borneo by Eric Hansen-11/4/19
I- The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera 12/13/19
J- (4)-An Unobstructed View: A Personal Journey from Illinois to Arizona by Mark Johnson 5/13/19; Heidi by Johanna Spyri 5/17/19; Lab Girl by Hope Jahren 6/26/19; Volpone by Ben Jonson 10/28/19; Atomic Number Sixty by Dave Johnston -11/5/19
K-(3)- Kim by Rudyard Kipling 3/9/19; Yasmina Khadra- Morituri 6/2/19; The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert 7/3/19
L- (3)-Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence 6/10/19; In Search of a Smile by Keegan Longueira 6/27/19; Home Is Where You Live: A diary of teaching English abroad for the first time by Elliot Lord 7/25/19
M-(13)- Under the Net by Iris Murdoch 6/8/19; The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton 6/21/19; The Black Joke by Farley Mowat-218p.-8/13/19; They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy 9/2/19 -122p.; Cruel Shoes by Steve Martin 9/8/19; Saturday by Ian McEwan 9/11/19; Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire 9/18/19; Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet 10/10/19; The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham 10/15/19; The Complete Tilling Tales: Mapp and Lucia Short Stories by Geoff Martin 10/21/19; Tamburlaine the Great, Part 1 by Christopher Marlowe 10/26/19; Tamburlaine the Great Part II by Christopher Marlowe 10/27/19; Tartuffe by Molière 10/28/19
N- Ogden Nash- The Private Dining-room and Other Verses 4/9/19
O-(4)- Chris Offutt- Out of the Woods 1/11/19; The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa 7/21/19; There There by Tommy Orange 10/10/19;Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 10/2/19
P-(6)- Arto Paasilinna- The Year of the Hare 3/22/19; In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower by Marcel Proust 6/14/19; I Am There: Armenia by Olivia Puccini 7/23/19; The Moon and the Bonfire by Cesare Pavese 9/25/19; Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson 10/3/19; Only You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchett 10/22/19
Q- All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque-12/1/19
R-(6) Donal Ryan- From a Low and Quiet Sea 1/12/19; Meg Rosoff- How I Live Now 3/1/19; João Ubaldo Ribeiro- Sergeant Getúlio 3/24/19; Shame by Salman Rushdie 5/1/19; In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan 6/9/19; Operation Shylock: A Confession by Philip Roth 7/7/19
S (14)- David Sedaris- Calypso 1/10/19; José Saramago- The Double; Almudena Solana-The Curriculum Vitae of Aurora Ortiz 2/15/19; Vivek Shanbhag- Ghachar Ghochar 3/29/19; Loitering with Intentby Muriel Spark 5/22/19; Xala by Ousmane Sembène 7/1/19; As You Like It by William Shakespeare 7/4/19; The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck 7/17/19; The Beggars' Strike by Aminata Sow Fall 7/19/19; Stranded in the Seychelles by Bev Spicer 7/31/19; Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare-283p.- 8/30/19; They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera 9/7/19; Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare 10/29/19; The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare 10/30/19
T- (7)-William Trevor- Felicia's Journey 1/24/19; Mark Twain- A Tramp Abroad; Nancy E. Turner- These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 3/3/19; Kim Thúy- Ru 3/15/19; Lily Tuck- The News from Paraguay 4/8/19; Two Old Fools on a Camel: From Spain to Bahrain and Back Again by Victoria Twead-8/4/19; Hadji Murat by Leo Tolstoy 12/8/19
U-(2)- Add a Dash of Pity by Peter Ustinov-12/15/19; ; [book:A Zoo in My Luggage by Gerald Durrell 10/13/19
V- Women Of Messina by Elio Vittorini 9/22/19
W-(9) Edith Wharton- In Morocco 1/27/19; Johann David Wyss- The Swiss Family Robinson 2/20/19; Jeanette Winterson- Sexing the Cherry 4/4/19; The Duchess of Padua by Oscar Wilde 5/18/19; Time and Tide: The Islands of Tuvalu by Tony Wheeler 6/1/19; An Ideal Husband; A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde 7/12/19-256p.; The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells-192p.-8/13/19; The White Devil by John Webster 10/20/19; The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf 10/25/19
X- Xinran- The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices 4/11/19
Y- (2)-A House at the Edge of Tears by Vénus Khoury-Ghata 9/19/19; Shipwrecks by Akira Yoshimura 10/9/19
Z-(2)-Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals by Hal Herzog 9/19/19;Chess Story by Stefan Zweig 12/9/19

Ran out of space for challenge #176....here are additional books:

A- Raiders of the Lost Bark by Sparkle Abbey 12/4/19
B- The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard-11/26/19
C- The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie 12/3/19; Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward 12/5/19
D- James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl 12/3/19
G- Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood 12/4/19
P- The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon 12/3/19
S-The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket 11/8/19;Fiddler on the Roof by Joseph Stein-11/21/19

*****COMPLETED 2/15/19*****

Challenge #177-Wanderlust

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Yemen's Capital: Sana'a
January 1, 2019 - January 31, 2019

To go along with this months group read, we are exploring the capital of Yemen.
6/6

✔1. Bab al-Yemen
The "Gate of the Yemen," is one of the city's most important landmarks and is the main gate leading into the old city district. Its current design was built in the 17th century by the Turks. It is historically opened each morning and closed each evening to let citizens enter and exit. Today, it is the most ornate of the gates of Sanaa's Old City.

✱ Read a book that has gate on the cover OR
✱ Read a book that takes place in the the 17th century OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in BAB-AL-YEMEN.- Nawal El-Saadawi- Woman at Point Zero 2/11/19

✔2. The Old City
Inhabited for more than 2,500 years and declared a World Heritage site in 1986, the fortified Old City is surrounded by ancient clay walls which stand 30–46 feet high. Be sure to take the stairs to the top of the walls for great views of the uniquely Yemeni style of architecture consisting of multiple-story tower houses with elaborate friezes and distinctive stained-glass windows. Explore the open air markets selling all sorts of goods including cooking wares, tools, nuts, spices, and jewelry.

✱ Read a book that has a wall or multi-story building on the cover OR
✱ Read a book that has over 2,500 ratings on its GR Home Page - Calypso by David Sedaris 1/10/19
OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in THE OLD CITY.

✔3. The Great Mosque
Located in the Old City, the Great Mosque is more than 1,400 years old making it one of the oldest in the world. According to local legend,the Prophet Muhammad was involved in the planning and construction of the mosque. An important discovery made during a 1972 renovation was the Sana’a Manuscript one of the oldest Quranic manuscripts in existence along with several copies of an ancient version of the Quran.

✱ Read a book where religion is important to the plot - Daniel Deronda by George Eliot
OR
✱ Read a one of the oldest books on your TBR OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in GREAT MOSQUE.

✔4. National Museum
Housed in a former palace known as the House of Happiness, this museum offers an overview of Sana'a history and the several dynasties that have ruled over it. It contains over 75,000 artifacts categorized into eras, dating from pre-Christianity. You will be pulled into a magical tour of history from the moment you step inside this ancient palace, and each narrow, winding staircase adds to the charm. Once you reach the rooftop, you will be rewarded with a breathtaking view of Al-Tahrir Square.

✱ Read a book with something on the cover that could be classified as an ARTIFACT OR
✱ Read a book tagged HISTORY or HISTORICAL FICTION on its GR Home Page - The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas 1/23/19
OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in NATIONAL MUSEUM.

✔5. Al Saleeh Mosque
Towering high above the city is the largest and most modern mosque in Yemen. Inaugurated in 2008, this impressive yet costly mosque created a lot of controversy during its construction. Built to house over 44,000 worshipers, the hopes of the administration was that it would help promote moderate Islam in a country that is so deeply divided.

✱ Read a book that shows a building on a hill on the cover OR
✱ Read a book that is controversial in some way (tell us how) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in AL SALEEH MOSQUE.- Almudena Solana-The Curriculum Vitae of Aurora Ortiz 2/15/19

✔6. Yemen Civil War
Obviously, this is NOT an attraction!! But our virtual visit to Sana'a would not be complete without mentioning the devastating civil war that has been centered here since 2015. The capital has been closed to visitors and bombing has done severe damage to the city including many of its historical areas. And sadly, over 10,000 civilians have been killed and thousands more are homeless and struggling with disease and famine. They have temporarily made the city of Aden the capital until the unrest in Sana’a subsides.

✱ Read a book with war as a central theme OR
✱ Read a book that was published in 2015 OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in YEMEN CIVIL WAR.- Agatha Christie- And Then There Were None 1/7/19

Reserved

*****COMPLETED***** 1/12/19

Challenge #178-Wanderlust
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Sana'a Spell Out
January 1, 2019 - January 31, 2019

Choose one or more of the below words to spell out this month. You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name

Challenge Rules: All forms of books are accepted as long as they are 100 pages or more. When posting updates of completed books, please include a link to the title and author’s name, along with the date you finished reading the book. When you have finished the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and re-post in a new message, letting us know it is completed.

W-Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver 1/9/19
A-And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 1/7/19
R-From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan 1/12/19


Words to Choose From
Yemen-
Sana'a-A
Bab al-Yemen-A
Old City-OD Ct
Great Mosque-RAt OS
Al Saleeh -Ah
National -AtO
Museum
Civil -CV
War-WAR

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 1/7/19
Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver 1/9/19
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by Herge 1/9/19
Calypso by David Sedaris 1/10/19
Out of the Woods by Chris Offutt 1/11/19
From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan 1/12/19

Reserved

*****COMPLETED 12/4/19***** TIMELY
Challenge #179- Wanderlust

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2019 Travel Journal
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
76/76

19 Countries in 2019
19/19
1. Russia- Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by Hergé 1/9/19
2. USA- Calypso by David Sedaris 1/10/19
3. Ireland- From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan
4.-UK- Daniel Deronda by George Eliot 1/19/19
5. France- The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas 1/23/19
6. Morocco- In Morocco by Edith Wharton 1/27/19
7. Egypt- Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El-Saadawi 2/11/19
8. Germany- A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain 2/13/19
9. Spain- The Curriculum Vitae of Aurora Ortiz by Almudena Solana 2/15/19
10. Austria- Concrete by Thomas Bernhard 2/22/19
11. Slovenia- Skinswaps by Andrej Blatnik 2/25/19
12. India- Kim by Rudyard Kipling 3/9/19
13. Vietnam- Ru by Kim Thúy 3/15/19
14. Finland- The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna 3/22/19
15. Brazil- Sergeant Getúlio by João Ubaldo Ribeiro 3/24/19
16. Paraguay- The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck 4/8/19
17. China- Xinran- The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices 4/11/19
18. Pakistan- Shame by Salman Rushdie 5/1/19
19. Switzerland- Heidi by Johanna Spyri 5/17/19

19 States/Provinces in 2019
11/19
1. North Carolina- Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver 1/9/19
2. Kentucky- Out of the Woods by Chris Offutt 1/11/19
3. Arizona- These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 by Nancy E. Turner 3/3/19
4. California- Of Mice and Men
5. Tasmania, Australia- Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish 3/26/19
6. Massachusetts, USA- The Map Thief by Michael Blanding 4/23/19
7. England- Moab Is My Washpot by Stephen Fry 5/9/19
8. Illinois- An Unobstructed View: A Personal Journey from Illinois to Arizona by Mark Johnson 5/13/19
9. Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde- The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo by Germano Almeida 7/10/19
10. Wisconsin- Little House in the Big Woods by Little House in the Big Woods 7/16/19
11. Yerevan, Armenia - I Am There: Armenia by Olivia Puccini 7/23/19
12. St. Pierre & Miquelon (France)- The Black Joke by Farley Mowat-218p.-8/13/19
13. New York- They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera 9/7/1914.
15.-Washington- Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 10/7/19
16.-Virginia- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson 10/3/19
17. Sarawak, Malaysia- Stranger in the Forest: On Foot Across Borneo by Eric Hansen-11/4/19
18. Victoria, Australia- Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood 12/4/19
19. Province of Ukraine during the days of Imperial Russia- Fiddler on the Roof by Joseph Stein-11/21/19

19 Cities in 2019
15/19
1. New York City- Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote 1/20/19
2. Bangalore, India - Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag 3/29/19
3. London- Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson 4/4/19
4. Manila- Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan 4/20/19
5. Padua, Italy - The Duchess of Padua by Oscar Wilde 5/18/19
6. Algiers- Yasmina Khadra- Morituri 6/2/19
7. Jerusalem- Operation Shylock: A Confession by Philip Roth 7/7/19
8. Banjul, Gambia - Xala by Ousmane Sembène 7/1/19
9. Managua, Nicaragua- My Car in Managua by Forrest D. Colburn 6/30/19
10. Cranford, England- Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 6/24/19
11. Alexandria, Egypt- Balthazar by Lawrence Durrell
12. Hillsboro, USA (state unspecified)- Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence 6/10/19
13. Dover, England- Moonraker by Ian Fleming 6/6/19
14. Hiroshima, Japan- The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa 7/21/19
15. Monte Carlo, Monaco- Loser Takes All by Graham Greene 7/28/19
16. Manama, Bahrain- Two Old Fools on a Camel: From Spain to Bahrain and Back Again by Victoria Twead-8/4/19
17. Pianosa, Italy- Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 8/27/19
18. Verona, Italy- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare-283p.- 8/30/19
19. Santa Monica, CA- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy 9/2/19 -122p.

19 Fictional Places in 2019
7/19
1. Soldier Island, England, UK- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
2. Wessex, England - Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 2/5/19- here, Hardy's Wessex is different from the ancient Wessex.
3. New Switzerland- The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss 2/20/19
4. Wonderland-Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll 3/9/19
5. Kgovjni- A Tangled Tale by Lewis Carroll 3/17/19
6. Unnamed fictional colony of an Unnamed empire- Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee 4/2/19
7. Azod- The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks 5/3/19
8. Balbec, France- In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower by Marcel Proust 6/14/19
9.-iDeath- In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan 6/9/19
10. St. Mary Mead, England- Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie 6/4/19
11.-Pastures of Heaven- The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck 7/17/19
12. Neverland- Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 8/8/19
13. Kingdom of Rhodes- The Maid's Tragedy by Francis Beaumont 9/23/19
14. Mei-tun-Fu, China- The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham 10/15/19
15. City of the Sun- The City of the Sun by Tommaso Campanella 10/24/19
16.-a fictional unnamed English colony in South America- The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf 10/25/19
17. Tilling, England- The Complete Tilling Tales: Mapp and Lucia Short Stories by Geoff Martin 10/21/19
18. Illyria- Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare 10/29/19 (Note- even though there is a real place that was once called Illyria, Shakespeare's Kingdom is fictional.)
19. Bohemia -The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare 10/30/19- (Note- even though there is a real place called Bohemia, Shakespeare's Kingdom is fictional. His Bohemia has a sea coast...the real Bohemia does not.)

Reserved

*****COMPLETED LEVEL 1 on 3/3/19 TIMELY
*****COMPLETED FULL CARD 6/9/19*****
Challenge #180- Wanderlust

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Ski Trip Bingo
January 1, 2019 - March 30, 2019

Ski Trip Bingo
January 1, 2019 - March 30, 2019

1. TITLE: Title Begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word(s). You can choose to Use or Disregard A, An or The.
Please Note: If there are two or more words in the box please use the first letter of the first word OR the last letter of the last word.
2. AUTHOR: Author’s First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. TEXT: Word(s) found in the text. If there are two words they both need to be there. Please share text.
4. COVER: Item is found on the cover. Post cover.
24/25

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BINGO!- first Bingo 3/3/19 B Line
6 Bingos as of 3/24/19
7 Bingos as of 4/9/19
Complete Card 6/9/19

Line One
✔Bunny Slope-Author- Ogden Nash- The Private Dining-room and Other Verses 4/9/19
✔Snowmobile-text-p.122-The Year of the Hare-"Some NCOs and several privates turned up on a snowmobile..." 3/13/19
✔Freezing-text- p.51- These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901-"...and what a fine sight I was, freezing cold and my hair all around my shoulders."-
✔Lift-text-p.92-Out of the Woods-"...and the bartender offered Zules a lift." 1/11/19
✔Apres-Ski-Author's initials- Rudyard Kipling- Kim 3/9/19

Line Two
✔Snowboard-author's initials- Donal Ryan- From a Low and Quiet Sea 1/12/19
✔Goggles- author's initials-George Eliot- Daniel Deronda 1/19/19
✔Lesson-text- p.67- Woman at Point Zero-"It was a lesson oft repeated, as time went by." 2/10/19
✔Skies-Title- Skinswaps by Andrej Blatnik 2/25/19
✔Patrol- Text-p.105-Balthazar-"...and races over which they keep their uneasy patrol..." 5/19/19

Line Three
✔Chalet-author initials- Agatha Christie- And Then There Were None 1/7/19 OR- text- A Tramp Abroad-"...we could see a microscopic chalet perched away..." 2/4/19
✔Boots-text-p.78-Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass-"'It does the boots and shoes,' the Gryphon replied very solemnly." 2/6/19
✔Ski Trip-text- Author's initials- Kim Thúy- Ru 3/15/19
✔Cross Country-author initials- Truman Capote- Breakfast at Tiffany's 1/20/19
✔Helmet- text-The Forty-Five Guardsmen-loc. 4069 (Kindle)-"A pure heart and a loyal arm suffice to defend a head without a helmet..." 1/21/19

Line Four
✔Jacket-text-p.78-text-p.203-Calypso-"...and tells complete strangers that they're loud or wrong or too fat for their bolero jacket..." 1/10/19
✔Poles- Title- Sergeant Getúlio by João Ubaldo Ribeiro 3/26/19
✔Alpine-text-p.89-A Tramp Abroad-"When we encountered a county-seat surrounded by an Alpine pomp of manure..." 2/3/19
✔White Out- author initials- William Trevor- Felicia's Journey 1/24/19
✔Obstacle- p.11-Concrete-"I've been in danger of either suffocating or freezing to death all my life." 2/13/19

Line Five
✔Downhill- Title- The Double by José Saramago 2/9/19
✔Snow-text-p.8-Where the Lilies Bloom-"There was snow six feet deep in this valley." 1/7/19
✔Fireplace-Author- Lewis Carroll- Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There 3/9/19
✔Gloves-Author- Sara Gruen- Water for Elephants 3/6/19
✔Yeti- Title-In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan 6/9/19

Reserved

*****COMPLETED 10/27/19*****

Challenge #181- Wanderlust
Discover the World through Audio Books

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January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

Globetrotter: Listen to 10 audio books, each taking place in a different country.

Discover the World through Audio Books
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

Globetrotter: Listen to 10 audio books, each taking place in a different country.

10 of 10 Complete

Country: UK
Audio: Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 2/5/19

Country: Germany
Audio: A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain

Country: USA
Audio: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 3/6/19

Country: India
Audio: Librivox version of Kim by Rudyard Kipling 3/9/19

Country: Australia
Audio: Gould's Book of Fish by Richard Flanagan 3/26/19

Country: Switzerland
Audio: Heidi by Johanna Spyri 5/17/19

Country: ItalyCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Audio:

Country: Greece (Kingdom of Rhodes)
Audio: Librivox version of The Maid's Tragedy by Francis Beaumont

Country: Iran (Persia)
Audio: Librivox version of Tamburlaine the Great, Part 1 by Christopher Marlowe 10/26/19

Country: Iran (Babylon)
Audio:Tamburlaine the Great Part II by Christopher Marlowe 10/27/19

Reserved

*****COMPLETED***** 5/3/19 Untimely

Challenge #182-ACATT

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Member S*P*E*L*L Challenge #7: MORGANVILLECHIC
DATE: 01/01/19 - 03/31/19

The goal is to see how many times you can spell out MORGANVILLECHIC with book you read between January 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019. The catch: you must complete one full spell out before moving on to the 2nd round of spelling. Rounds do NOT have to be completed in order after you have successfully completed round 1. You can spell out the first round and call it 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.

M- Margaret Drabble- The Radiant Way 1/26/19
O- Out of the Woods by Chris Offutt 1/11/19
R- Donal Ryan- From a Low and Quiet Sea 1/12/19
G- Sara Gruen- Water for Elephants 3/6/19
A- Agatha Christie- And Then There Were None 1/7/19
N- Nancy E. Turner- These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 3/3/19
V- Vivek Shanbhag- Ghachar Ghochar 3/29/19
I- The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks 5/3/19
L- Lewis Carroll- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 3/9/19
L- Lewis Carroll- Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There 3/9/19
E- George Eliot- Daniel Deronda 1/19/19
C- Truman Capote- Breakfast at Tiffany's 1/20/19
H- Hergé- Tintin in the Land of the Soviets
I- In Morocco by Edith Wharton 1/27/19
C- Vera Cleaver- Where the Lilies Bloom

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