Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

I won't be around for a couple hours. My oldest son is graduating and tonight is the senior banquet.

I’ll be gone for about an hour or so, but I’ll be on before you so I’ll update if necessary. Enjoy Donna!! :)

Congratulations to you & your son! Have fun!

Morgan wrote: "Shannon wrote: "
author: Jackie May
5/23/18
270 p
characters: Nora Jacobs, Terrance, Nick Gorgeous, Rook, Wulf, Cecile, Peter, Oliver

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Congratulations to you & your little one! I bet it was really cute!

The Worms of Kukumlima

The Worms of Kukumlima by Daniel Pinkwater

Finished: 5/24
Pages:152

Could be used for:

A: Ali Tabu
B: Baba Pambazuka
C: Charles Pelicanstein, Captain Roosman, Captain Rassman
D: Daniel
G: Gordon Whillikers
H: Hassan Kapoora
J: Mr Jiwe
M: Milton X Mohammedstein
P: Pierre Pierre, Pinkwater
R: Ronald Donald Almondotter, Raymond
S: Seumas Finneganstein
W: Worms of Kukumlima


This is the worm book I mentioned earlier, it could be used for Flobberworm mucus in Potions or for Care of Magical Creatures.
The worms had the power of speech, they had high IQ's, could sing and were blind.

Book: Pier Pressure
Author:Rose Pressey
Pages:295
Date:5/24/18
Characters: Maggie Thomas, Jake Jackson, Dorothy Raye, Abby Zahn, Morton Grant, Cora Spears

updated to here

Book:Love You Forever: Book 5 in the Forever Cowboys Series
Author: Hope Whitley
Pages: 134
Date:5/25/18
Characters: Wren Taylor, Gage Donovan, Floyd Winters, Marielle, Samantha, Maeve

Rebecca - Thank goodness you found a worm book. I tried to find one but did not like my options! LOL

Haha! No worries, I'm using Rebecca's "worm" book towards the potion class. If anyone has a book with an animal on it, let me know. We need a book with a main animal on the cover and then 2 various animal parts to finish off the first section of Care of Magical Creatures.

Lilac Girls: Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

Finished May 22, 487 pages

Characters - Caroline Faraday, Roger , Paul , Rena, Pia, Kasia, Nadia, Pietrik, Louisa, Susanna, Hetta, Heinz, Ilsa, Betty Stockwell Merchant, Binz, Fritz, Viola, , Halina, David Stockwell, Gunta, Martha

I participated in the discussion and wrote DQs for last day.

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

Rebecca F. (Nightengale) wrote: "The Worms of Kukumlima

The Worms of Kukumlima by Daniel Pinkwater

Finished: 5/24
Pages:152

Could be used for:

A: Ali Tabu
B: Baba Pambazuka
C: Charles Pelicanstein, Captain Roosm..."

Rebecca, can you post the page # and a sentence from the book that contains the word "worm"? I think that is part of the justification I have to have for the class.

Also, updated to here.

Great job, Geri!

How did you like ? I've been wanting to read this book!!! Was it good?

The Littlest Cowboy
By - Maggie Shayne
190 pgs
Read - 05/25/18***
Characters - Elliot Brand for an E

Updated to here

Book: The Golden Lion by Wilbur Smith
Date: 5/25
Pages: 417
Characters: Hal Courtney; Judith Nazet; Aboli; Big Daniel; Ned Tyler; Buzzard; Prince Jahan; Lobo; Mossie

Book: Blood, She Read
Author:Sara Hubbard
Pages: 292
Date: 5/25/18
Characters: Gina Maras, Petra Maras, Henry Miller, Dylan Morgan, Tommy Harris, Finnegan Harris

updated to here

Morgan wrote: "Rebecca F. (Nightengale) wrote: "The Worms of Kukumlima

The Worms of Kukumlima by Daniel Pinkwater

Finished: 5/24
Pages:152

Could be used for:

A: Ali Tabu
B: Baba Pambazuka
C: Ch..."

Morgan, the word earthworm is mentioned I think on pg 10 and worm is on pg 11. The only reason I'm guessing on the page number is that I returned the book to the library so I looked on Amazon but they don't have the page number listed. I know it's on the page where chapter 3 starts and the next page. Sorry I can't be more specific but I swear it's there!!!

Book: Bullets From The Past
Author:Antonio Scotto di Carlo
Pages:249
Date:5/26/18
Characters: Landon Vitman, Natalie Lunn, James Gerling

by A.M. Hargrove
Date read: May 26th
Pages: 376
Characters: Greydon West, Aaron, Kinsley, Marin
Works for: F,A,M,H,G,W,K
- hair down on cover
- worm found on p. 112

updated to here

author: Emma Dean
355 p
5/26/18
Characters: Adelina, Varan, Roxy, Nadyah, Joslynn, Sirus, Giselle, Delphine, Kaiden

Draga is a science fiction galaxy, so it might could be used as the Location for our magical creature, or even possibly Celestial (if Celestial can include fictional)

Book: Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls
Author: Lynn Weingarten
Date Read: 5/26/18
Page Count: 320
Letters: S, L, W, D, J, A, R, W, E
Characters: Delia, June, Ashling, Jeremiah, Ryan, William, Sebastian, Evan
Where To Use: CLASSES - Charms (Fire-making Charm)

Buddy Read Link:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The Chemist

The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer

Finished: 5/26
Pages: 521

Letters could be used for:

A; Alex/Juliana Fortis Arnie, Adam Kopecky
B: Dr Barnaby
C: Chemist, Carston
D: Daniel Beach, Deavers
E: EInstein, Erin
J: Juliana Fortis/Alex
K: Kevin Beach, Khan
L: Lindhauer, Livvy
M: Meyer
S: Stephenie
V: Dr Volkstaff, Val
W: Wade Pace

Morgan wrote: "Great job, Geri!

How did you like ? I've been wanting to read this book!!! Was it good?"

It was well written but difficult to read because of the subject matter. But I learned some things about WWII and the years after. Story was told from 3 perspectives so that made it different. I rated it 4 stars. I would recommend!

Shadowdance by Kristen Callahan

Finished May 27, 427 pages

Characters - Jack Talent, Lucien Stone, Mary Chase, Mercer, John Markle Talent, Rush, Mrs. White, William Thorne, Amarose, Holly Evernight, Inspector Lane

Updated to here

By - John Connolly
480 pgs
Read - 05/27/18****
Characters - Charlie Parker, Jerome Burnel, Oberon, Cassander

Book: Vanity Fair
by: William Makepeace Thackeray
Date: 5/27
Pages: 912
Characters: Rawdon Crawley; George Crawley; Pitt Crawley; Becky (Rebecca) Sharp; Amelia Sedley; Dobbin; Jos Sedley; George Osborne; Miss Horrocks

Chris wrote: "
Book: Vanity Fair
by: William Makepeace Thackeray
Date: 5/27
Pages: 912
Characters: Rawdon Crawley; George Crawley; Pitt Crawley; Becky (Rebec..."

Wow, way to go, Chris! That's a huge book!

Updated to here. I added Chris' Vanity Fair book to our Arithmacy class for over 901 pages. We still need one book for 800-900 pages. We're doing great.

Great job, Chris!

by Patricia Briggs
Date read: May 27th
Pages: 342
Works for:
- DADA (silver in title)

Book:Lilith Links
Author: J.L. Clark & Jennifer Yen
Pages:369
Date:5/27/18
Class: Transfiguration class - this will be what it changes into (gonna read straw book next for original form - straw into gold bracelets) - entered into class for you ; )

updated to here

Donna wrote: "Book:Lilith Links
Author: J.L. Clark & Jennifer Yen
Pages:369
Date:5/27/18
Class: Transfiguration class - this will be what it changes into (gonna..."

Thanks Donna for specifying that. Did you add it to the spreadsheet like that? If not, I'll go in and add that for us. :)

Magic Bites
author: Ilona Andrews
260 p
5/27/18
characters: Kate Daniels, Curran, Nick, Ghastek, Mahon, Jim, Dr Doolittle, Bono, Saiman

shapeshifers, vampires,

I'll come back and add the Buddy Read once I've got some interaction

Shannon wrote: "
author: Emma Dean
355 p
5/26/18
Characters: Adelina, Varan, Roxy, Nadyah, Joslynn, Sirus, Giselle, Delphine, Kaiden

Dra..."

So we could apply this to the location for the Magical Creature? I didn't realize that. Maybe we can do that

Updated to here

Book: Until Today
Author: Pam Fluttert
Date Read: 5/27/18
Page Count: 200
Letters: U, P, F, S, J, D, M, G, A, K
Characters: Sarah, Scott, Jared, Maria, David, Greg, Amy, Katrine, Detective Donaldson, Steph, Mike

Updated to here

Book: Stealing Love
Author:H. Schreter
Pages:306 pgs (Goodreads has listed as 248 but my copy has 306)
Date: 5/28/18
Class: Transfiguration - this is the original form Straw into gold bracelets- already entered into classes for you ; )

Donna wrote: "Book: Stealing Love
Author:H. Schreter
Pages:306 pgs (Goodreads has listed as 248 but my copy has 306)
Date: 5/28/18
Class: Transfiguration - this is the original ..."

You're the best. Thank you! :)

Donna wrote: "Book: Stealing Love
Author:H. Schreter
Pages:306 pgs (Goodreads has listed as 248 but my copy has 306)
Date: 5/28/18
Class: Transfiguration - this is the original ..."

Shannon, as a GR librarian, are you able to update the page count for us on this edition?

A Scone to Die For

Finished May 28, 335 pages

Characters - Gemma Rose, Mabel Cook, Glenda Bailey, Florence Doyle, Ethel Webb, Cassie, Fletcher Wilson, Bryan, Mike Bailey, Seth, Evelyn, Phillip, Lincoln Green, Devlin O’Connor, Brad Washington, Jeffrey Hughes, Justine Smith

A cozy mystery with berries on cover. Can be used for Boom Berry Juice in Potions.

by Patricia Briggs
Date read: May 28th
Pages: 294
Characters: Charles, Anna, Bran, Leah, Warren
Works for: P,B,C,A,L,W
- book is about werewolves
- involves a witch
- wolf on cover

updated to here

By - Helena Hunting
320 pgs
Read - 05/28/18****
Task - ARC book scheduled to be released 05/29/2018

Maritza, what is with the read date being tomorrow?