2025 Reading Challenge discussion

UP & ATOM
Duration: May 1 - May 31, 2023



In this open challenge, we will read books whose titles contain chemical elements. Letters can appear anywhere in the title, and may even cross words, but they must appear in order with no other letters between. You may also choose books with an entire element name appearing within the title. While you might spot multiple elements within a single title, each book will count just once toward your goal.

To join, post a comment below telling the challenge leader how many books you plan to read. Now, let's all make like protons, and stay positive!

Examples:
H (hydrogen) - The Hunger Games Hunger
Li (lithium) - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants TraveLing
Sb (antimony) - Liar's Bench Liar'S Bench
Ni (nickel) - The Nickel Boys The Nickel Boys

More examples, for clarity:
Ag (silver) - Dragon Teeth OR The Silver Chair
As (arsenic) - One Last Secret OR Arsenic and Adobo
Au (gold) - The Au Pair OR The Golden Couple

If the graphic above is too small or unclear, please click the link below.
https://sciencenotes.org/wp-content/u...

This elemental challenge was inspired by an idea from Dubhease, who will also keep an ion it for us. Many thanks, Dubhease!

To have your challenge updated on the participants list, please post an update comment. Be sure to include both your original message number and progress:
Example: Updated msg #10: 2/8
If you decide to drop out of the challenge, please don’t delete your original sign-up post. Just update and let me know. Thanks!
I will post updates on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Participants with their ion the prize (in progress):

Ashley 0/4
chloe 1/4
Eileen 0/12
Jill 0/5
Kristin 0/4
squekers 0/4
Suzanne 0/5


AU, Congratulations on your gold metal finish (Participants with goals completed)

Amy 8/5 🔬
Ashleigh 2/2 🔬
bailey 17/7 🔬
Beth (msg 25) 10/10 🔬
Beth (msg 47) 30/30 🔬
Carmen 60/30 🔬
Caraina 10/10 🔬
Catsalive 20/5 🔬
Chalmation 6/6 🔬
Christene Paula 8/3 🔬
Chrissie 6/4 🔬
Darinda 10/10 🔬
D.L. 4/4 🔬
Dubhease 4/4 🔬
Frankie 10/10 🔬
Gina 4/4 🔬
Janine 10/5 🔬
Kendra 15/15🔬
Kristina 10/10 🔬
Laurie 3/3 🔬
Lilli Gilliam 7/6 🔬
Magdalena 6/6 🔬
Marissa 1 0/10
Rachael 7/6 🔬
Rachel 4/4 🔬
river 6/5 🔬
Robynne 4/2 🔬
Sarah 4/4 🔬
Sheila 20/10 🔬
sweet orange books 5/5 🔬
TEE 5/5 🔬
TerryJane 27/12 🔬
Theresa 4/4 🔬

I will be signing up for 4 books

1. Penguin Island - P - Phosphorus
2. ARm of the Starfish - Argon
3. ALice - Aluminum
4. Something Rotten - S - Sulfer

Count me in, please 😉

PROGRESS: 78/30 ⚛

1. Iron - Fe: Iron flowers
2. Fluorine - F: De la furia a la victoria
3. Radon - Rn: The Governess Affair
4. Chlorine - Cl: Cloruro de sodio
5. Osmium - Os: Doña Milagros
6. Thallium - Tl: My Little Island (Rise and Shine)
7. Gallium - Ga: The Most Dangerous Game
8. Nitrogen N: Nudos y cruces
9. Helium He: The Duchess War
10. Indium In: A Kiss for Midwinter
11. Molybdenum Mo: My Evil Mother
12. Thulium Tm: Christmas at the Chateau
13. Manganese Mn: The Very First Damned Thing
14. Tellurium Te: El lobo estepario
15. Lutetium Lu: El lunes nos querrán
16. Roentgenium Rg: El largo funeral del señor White
17. Aluminium Al: A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax
18. Antimony Sb: An Ideal Husband
19. Samarium Sm: A Small Place
20. Zinc Zn: La luz negra
21. Technetium Tc: The Worst Witch
22. Dysprosium Dy: A Study in Stone
23. Niobium Nb: Chasing Rainbows
24. Ytterbium Yb: Under the Cherry Blossoms
25. Bromine Br: El diccionario de las palabras olvidadas
26. Calcium Ca: Diario de un cazador
27. Nickel Ni: Elric of Melniboné
28. Actinium Ac: El amante polaco. Parte 1.
29. Titanium Ti: The Seduction of Lord Stone
30. Platinum Pt: Tempting Mr. Townsend
31. Tungsten W: Winning Lord West
32. Plutonium Pu: Mujer en punto cero
33. Polonium Po: El amante polaco. Parte 2.
34. Rubidium Rb: La vida privada de los árboles
35. Chromium Cr: El secreto del orfebre
36. Ruthenium Ru: Ru
37. Neon Ne: La disciplina de Penelope
38. Flerovium Fl: Flor de sal
39. Germanium Ge: Valley of Gentians
40. Neodymium Nd: A Handful of Dreams
41. Nihonium Nh: The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo
42. Bismuth Bi: La biblioteca de fuego
43. Rutherfordium Rf: Butterfly Burning
44. Tennessine Ts: Human Spirits: A Cultural Account of Trance in Mayotte
45. Phosphorus P: A Man of the People
46. Boron B: La diabla en el espejo
47. Darmstandtium Ds: The Boy Between Worlds
48. Americium Am: El faro de los amores dormidos
49. Radium Ra: Anatomy of a Disappearance
50. Thoriom Th: The Rejected Suitor
51. Silver Ag: The Wagered Bride
52. Cobalt Co: The Convenient Bride
53. Scandium Sc: The Mischievous Bride
54. Potasium K: The Duke's Bride
55. Silicon Si: Póker de asesinatos
56. Francium Fr: French Silk
57. Einsteinium Es: Escalera de crímenes
58. Lithium Li: Life and Other Near-Death Experiences
59. Oganesson Og: Los crímenes del monograma
60. Uranium U: Truly Madly Guilty
61. Astatine At: Thursdays at Eight
62. Krypton Kr: Cockroaches
63. Nobelium No: Esto no se dice
64. Yttrium Y: Family Pictures
65. Cerium Ce: Por si las voces vuelven
66. Protactinium Pa: Licencia para espiar
67. Livermorium Lv: El vendedor de naranjas
68. Praseodymium Pr: La prisionera: En busca del tiempo perdido V
69. Selenium Se: La secta
70. Hassium Hs: Apples Are from Kazakhstan: The Land that Disappeared
71. Iridium Ir: Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
72. Copper Cu: Cuando te falte el aire
73. Mercury Hg: Mercury
74. Tin Sn: Cake On A Hot Tin Roof
75. Iodine I: El color del silencio
76. Arsenic As: Arsenic and Old Cake
77. Oxygen O: Las joyas del paraíso
78. Hydrogen H: Jadzhi Murat

Joining for 4 books.
Progress: 4/4

✔The Designer Bag at the Garbage Dump (Ag Silver)--May 28
✔The Children's Blizzard (Ar - Argon)--May 20
✔The Lindbergh Nanny (Na - Sodium)--May 7
✔The Sound of Wings (In - Indium)--May 16

UP & ATOM
Duration: May 1 - May 31, 2023

10/10 Completed. Finished

01.Holmium:Ho:Hollywood Underworld-M.Z. Kelly 5/13/23
02.Aluminum:Al:All His Pretty Girls-Charly Cox 5/12/23
03.Indium:In:The Inmate-Freida McFadden 5/11/23
04.Silicone:Si:Contusion-Ofelia Martinez 5/14/23
05.Selenium:Se:Chaser-J.A. Konrath 5/10/23
06.Helium:He:The Heart Principle-Helen Hoang 5/01/23
07.Potassium:K:Make You Mine-Laura Pavlov 5/10/23
08.Rhenium:Re:Edge of Reason-Freya Barker 5/13/23
09.Germanium:Ge:Judge-Jessica Gadziala 5/09/23
10.Thalium:Tl:Heartless-Elsie Silver 5/12/23

joining for 4 books :)

Progress: 0/4

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Finished: 2023/05/24

I'll try with 4 books.

Progress: 6/4

Finished:
V (Vanadium) - Verstand und Gefühl by Jane Austen
La (Lanthanum) - Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
No (Nobelium) - No God in Eden 01 by Ichinose Yuma
Re (Rhenium) - Barefoot Angel by Nonomiya Ito
Ca (Calcium) - Caligula's Love by Michinoku Atami
He (Helium) - Wolfsgrau und geheimnisvoll by Suehiro Machi

UP AND ATOM
Progress: 10/10

I'd like to sign up for 10!

✅ 1. Be (Beryllium) - I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
✅ 2. Na (Sodium) - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
✅ 3. Sc (Scandium) - Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally
✅ 4. Ar (Argon) - Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
✅ 5. Po (Polonium) - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
✅ 6. Ir (Iridium) - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
✅ 7. Fr (Francium) - All Quiet on the Western Front - by Erich Maria Remarque
✅ 8. Os (Osmium) - The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia by Ursula K. Le Guin
✅ 9. Mn (Manganese) - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
✅ 10. Ru (Ruthenium) - Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

Hi, I'll be signing up for 4 books, thanks!

Completed: 1/4

S (Sulfur): Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

I think I'll try for 5 books as well. Thank you!

5 / 5

Ga (Gallum) - Golden Gate
B (Boron) - Royal Blood
Ta (Tantalum) - Taste: My Life through Food
Al (Aluminum) - All In
Ar (Argon) - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Thanks! This was fun.

I'm in with 4 books

Progress 4/4

1. As (Arsenic) - Looking Glass ✅
2. Sm (Samarium) - Daughter of Smoke & Bone ✅
3. Th (Thorium) - Journey to the Center of the Earth ✅
4. Ge (Germanium) - Angelfall ✅

⚛️ UP & ATOM - Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1 - May 31, 2023
Progress: 27/12 Books | 67 elements

⚛️ Arsenic and Adobo: As - Arsenic, Ni - Nickel, Ca - Calcium, Nd - Neodymium, B - Boron
⚛️ Daisies for Innocence: Si - Silicon, Es - Einsteinium, In - Indium
⚛️ Lucky: Lu - Lutetium, C - Carbon, Y - Yttrium
⚛️ The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories: Ta - Tantalum
⚛️ 4th of July: Ho - Holmium
⚛️ The Lindbergh Nanny: Li - Lithium, Na - Sodium
⚛️ The Guilt Trip: He - Helium, I - Iodine
⚛️ The North Water: W - Tungsten, Te - Tellurium
⚛️ The Dreamers: Am - Americium
⚛️ Before I Go: Be - Beryllium, F - Flourine, Re - Rhenium
⚛️ The Emperor's Soul - Er -Erbium, O - Oxygen
⚛️ The Consequences of Fear: H - Hydrogen, Ce - Cerium, Fe - Iron, Ar - Argon
⚛️ The Au Pair: Au - Gold, Pa - Protactinium, Ir - Iridium
⚛️ The Dictionary of Lost Words: Fl - Flerovium, Os - Osmium, Ds - Darmstadtium
⚛️ The Couple at No. 9: Th - Thorium, Co - Cobalt, U - Uranium, P - Phosphorus, At - Astatine, No - Nobelium
⚛️ The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland: Ga - Gallium, Rn - Radon, La - Lanthanum
⚛️ Who Is Vera Kelly?: Ra - Radium, V - Vanadium
⚛️ Like a Sister: K - Potassium, S - Sulfur
⚛️ The Passengers: Ge - Germanium
⚛️ The Return of the Witch: Tc - Technetium
⚛️ The House Next Door: Se - Selenium, Ne - Neon
⚛️ It Is Wood, It Is Stone: Ti - Titanium, N - Nitrogen
⚛️ Click'd: Cl - Chlorine
⚛️ The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Ag - Silver
⚛️ The Brief and True Report of Temperance Flowerdew: Br - Bromine, Po - Polonium, Ru - Ruthenium
⚛️ The Secrets of Love Story Bridge: Cr - Chromium, Ts - Tennessine, Yb - Ytterbium
⚛️ A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow a cuban girl's guide to tea and tomorrow - Ac - Actinium, Ba - Barium, Cu - Copper, Mo - Molybdenum, Sg - Seaborgium

7/6

K (Potassium)- Sunkissed
C (Carbon)- Clown in a Cornfield
O (Oxygen)- Opposite of Always
Cu (Copper)- Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
B (Boron)- The Notebook
I (Iodine)- The Stand-In
Ar (Argon)- Eleanor & Park

I'm in for 6.

6/6
Challenge complete

Bi (Bismuth): Big Lake Drunk
Big Lake Drunk (Big Lake #22)

Co (Cobalt): Zero Cool
Zero Cool

Ti (Titanium): A World Of Curiosities
A World of Curiosities (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #18)

Ag (Silver): Wreckage
Wreckage

Er (Erbium): Eerie
Eerie

Re (Rhenium): Noble Revenge
Noble Revenge (Jack Noble #15)

Hey! I'd like to join this challenge with a goal of 5 books.

6/5 books done!
33 elements


Re(Rhenium)be(Beryllium)l Gir(Iridium)ls(Sulfur) Ani(Nickel)mal(Aluminum) Alli(Lithium)es(Einsteinium): 25 Ta(Tantalum)les o(Oxygen)f(Fluorine) W(Tungsten)omen(Nitrogen) Work(Potassium)in(Indium)g with Wildlife(Iron)

Th(Thorium)e Ne(Neon)w Town Libr(Bromine)ar(Argon)ian

V(Vanadium)i(Iodine)si(Silicon)on: My(Yttrium) Story of Strength

To Kill a(Lanthanum) Mo(Molybdenum)ckingbi(Bismuth)rd

The(Helium) Pr(Praseodymium)ince(Cerium)ss and th(Hydrogen)e P(Phosphorus)ea

Ca(Calcium)rmilla

I'm in for 4 books!

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Sheila from eastern NC signing up for ten books. I’m not real clear on the prompt-is it a book with the element in the title or pictured on the cover or where the element plays a significant role? Or any of the above!😏thanks

Sheila wrote: "Sheila from eastern NC signing up for ten books. I’m not real clear on the prompt-is it a book with the element in the title or pictured on the cover or where the element plays a significant role? ..."

NONE of the above Sheila.

This challenge has nothing to do with Pictures or Text.

ONLY the TITLE

You are looking for the 1 or 2 letter codes for each element as shown in the periodic table.

The one letter codes are easy. Any title with that letter in it.

The 2 letter codes have to be found within the title and must also be consecutive letters with no other letters between those two letters.

I am not good at these monthly challenges.

So I will sign up for 2 Books. 0/2

If I end up reading more than 2 books, those will be a bonus!!

Updated 4/2

I'd like to sign up for 10 books, please!

May: Up & Atom
Duration: May 1-31, 2023
Progress: 10/10

1. Thorium (Th) - The Kiss Thief by L.J. Shen (5/5)
2. Calcium (Ca) - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (5/5)
3. Osmium (Os) - A Memory So Sweet by Olivia Miles (5/9)
4. Lutetium (Lu) - Love & Luck by Jenna Evans Welch (5/15)
5. Aluminum (Al) - I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai (5/17)
6. Argon (Ar) - From a Distant Star by Karen McQuestion (5/19)
7. Germanium (Ge) - Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (5/21)
8. Helium (He) - Into the Bright Unknown by Rae Carson (5/25)
9. Einsteinium (Es) - Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray (5/27)
10. Iridium (Ir) - The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey (5/30)

Sheila wrote: "Sheila from eastern NC signing up for ten books. I’m not real clear on the prompt-is it a book with the element in the title or pictured on the cover or where the element plays a significant role? ..."

What Robynne said, except you can choose books with the chemical symbol or the entire chemical name.

More examples:
Ag (silver) - Dragon Teeth OR The Silver Chair
As (arsenic) - One Last Secret OR Arsenic and Adobo
Au (gold) - The Au Pair OR The Golden Couple

I will add these examples to the challenge description for better clarity. Sorry for the confusion.

Please sign me up for 4 6 books. I have several possibilities lined up for May

COMPLETED: 7/6 books

✔️ |Na| (Sodium): ExtraOrdinary finished 2 May, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
✔️ |Co| (Cobalt): Coraline finished 9 May, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
✔️ |Ni| (Nickel): Book of Night finished 13 May, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
✔️ |Ti| (Titanium): How to Stop Time finished 19 May, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️ |Ag| (Silver): $10,000,000 Marriage Proposal finished 20 May, ⭐⭐⭐
✔️ |Ta| (Tantalum): Stand and Deliver finished 23 May, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
✔️ |Ca| (Calcium): Catch-22 finished 25 May, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Signing up for 5!

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CA—
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MO—
TA—

Up and Atom
May 2023

Let's try for 10!

10/10 completed

1. El Asesino del Lago by Raúl Garbantes (As - arsenic) - 5/19 ★★★
2. Consider Her Ways and Others by John Wyndham (Co - cobalt) - 5/13 ★★★★
3. Day of Vengeance by Jeanne M. Dams (Ge - germanium) - 5/17 ★★★
4. Factfulness by Hans Rosling (Ac - actinium) - 5/7 ★★★★★
5. Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell (Ra - radium) - 5/23 ★★★★★
6. Fluent Forever by Gabriel Wyner (Lu - lutetium) - 5/14 ★★★
7. Wizard by John Varley (Ar - argon) - 5/26 ★★★★
8. Forward the Foundation by Isaac Asimov (Ti - titanium) - 5/9 ★★★★
9. The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith (Al - aluminum) - 5/3 ★★★★★
10. A Dandy in Aspic by Derek Marlowe (Na - sodium) - 5/20 ★★★★

May: Up & Atom
Duration: May 1-31, 2023
Progress: 10/10

1. Sulfur (S): Winter Solstice - Elin Hilderbrand 5/1/23
2. Aluminum (Al): All Her Little Secrets - Wanda M. Morris 5/5/23
3. Tungsten (W): Empire of Wild - Cherie Dimaline 5/7/23
4. Copper (Cu): Copper Sun - Sharon M. Draper 5/9/23
5. Scandium (Sc): To Scotland with Love - Patience Griffin 5/11/23
6. Hydrogen (H): Cavendon Hall - Barbara Taylor Bradford 5/15/23
7. Barium (Ba): The Red Badge of Courage - Stephen Crane 5/17/23
8. Potassium (K): Kindred - Octavia E. Butler 5/19/23
9. Galium (Ga): In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin - Erik Larson 5/21/23
10. Helium (He): Our Missing Hearts - Celeste Ng 5/26/23

UP & ATOM
Duration: May 1 - May 31, 2023

4/4

1) O~ Oxygen: The Only Survivors By Megan Miranda 5/5 4.5 stars
2.) C- Carbon: Creep By Jennifer Hillier 5/13 4.5 stars Ascension
3)TH - Thorium: The Golden Compass By Philip Pullman 5/20 5 stars
4) S- Sulfur: The Subtle Knife By Philip Pullman 5/25 4.5 stars

TerryJane wrote: "What Robynne said, except you can choose books with the chemical symbol or the entire chemical name."

I apologise to Sheila for the confusion. The element name in the title is acceptable.

And also the 1 or 2 letter code for an element from the periodic table.

Count me in! This is super fun, especially because I'm a former Chemistry teacher!

Aiming for 12 books, but will aim for as many as possible!

Progress: 0/12

May: Up & Atom
Duration: May 1-31, 2023
Progress: 8/3 Completed

1. Ag (Silver) - Again, But Better May-02-2023
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. W (Tungsten) - Fourth Wing May-18-2023
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. P (Phosphorus) - Happy Place
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4. V (Vanadium) - People We Meet on Vacation May-26-2023
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5. He (Helium) - The Fine Print May-21-2023
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
6. Th (Thorium) - Lying in the Deep May-01-2023
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
7. Nd (Neodymium) - Pandora May-11-2023
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
8. S (Sulfur) - Such a Quiet Place May-23-2023
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UP & ATOM
Duration: May 1 - May 31, 2023
20/5

1. Ce (cerium): Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie 1/5 4★ - psychiC Eye
2. He (helium): The Reluctant Thief by April Kihlstrom 1/5 2★ - tHE
3. P (phosphorus): Pet Rescue's Amazing Dog Stories by Saskia Adams 2/5 5★ - Pet
4. Te (tellurium): Tell Me About It by Sacha Naspini 2/5 2★ - TEll
5. Ir (iridium): The Reluctant Bride by Irene Saunders 3/5 2★ IRene
6. Re (rhenium): Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center 3/5 4★ - fiRE
7. Th (thorium): The Deep by Rivers Solomon 4/5 1★ - THe
8. Ra (radium): Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern by Anne McCaffrey 4/5 3★ - dRAgonlady
9. Ca (calcium): The Case of the Lucky Legs by Erle Stanley Gardner 5/5 3★ - CAse
10. F (fluorine): Fourmile by Watt Key 6/5 3★ - Fourmile
11. In (indium): Dead in the Water by Carola Dunn 6/5 3★ - IN
12. Y (yttrium): Flying Finish by Dick Francis 7/5 4★ flYing
13. Al (aluminium): The Waterfall by Margaret Drabble 7/5 2★ - waterfALl
14. Ac (actinium): Rat Race by Dick Francis 8/5 4★ - rACe
15. Se (selenium): A Secret Garden by Katie Fforde 9/5 2.5★ - SEcret
16. Nd (neodymium): Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 9/5 4.5★ - eNDer's
17. C (carbon): Dead Cert by Dick Francis 10/5 4★ - Cert
18. Os (osmium): Nothing to Lose by Lee Child 11/5 3.5★ - lOSe
19. V (vanadium): One Enchanted Evening by Katie Fforde 12/5 4★ - eVening
20. Ge (germanium): Marigold's Marriages by Sandra Heath 12/5 3★ - marriaGEs

UP & ATOM
May 1 - May 31, 2023


1/5

1. K. Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger - 5/4 ****
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Sign me up for 4 books

4/4-COMPLETED

✅Th (Thorium): Thank You, Mr. Falker (7/5/23)
✅No (Nobelium): Nothing to See Here (9/5/23)
✅Mo (Molybdenum): What Moves the Dead (9/5/23)
✅W (Tungsten): Any Way the Wind Blows: Simon Snow (2/5/23)

Please sign me up for 5 books.

updated to message 34

I’m signing up for six books.
6/6 CHALLENGE COMPLETED

1) A Winter Haunting W, tungsten
2) The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Th, thorium
3) Krokodilens vändkrets Kr, krypton
4) The Hollow Places Ho, holmium
5) Comfort Me with Apples Co, cobolt
6) Broken Br, bromine

Progress: 4/4 - CHALLENGE COMPLETED!

✔️ La (Lanthanum): The Last White Knight
✔️ K (Potassium): A Killer Read
✔️ Cu (Copper): Cupcakes and Crime
✔️ B (Boron): The Boxcar Children Spooky Special

Count me in for 10 books!
Completed: 10/10

1. Gold (Au) - The Golden Spoon
2. Potassium (K) - How I'll Kill You
3. Tungsten (W) - Woman of the Year
4. Carbon (C) - Cold Blooded Liar
5. Lithium (Li) - The Little Friend
6. Flourine (F) - A Flaw in the Design
7. Nitrogen (N) - Not So Perfect Strangers
8. Thorium (Th) - The Third Wife
9. Iodine (I) - The Maltese Iguana
10. Hydrogen (H) - The House on Prytania

Update to message #4

PROGRESS: 3/15

Update to message #36

1/6

update msg 14

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UP & ATOM
May 2023

3/3

✅ Ag (silver) - Silver Sparrow
✅ Au (gold) - The Golden Orchard
✅ Cu (copper) - Demon Copperhead

Sign me up for 2 please :)

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Tracking

2/2

1. Beryllium (Be) - A ​Sky Beyond the Storm
2. Darmstadtium (Ds) - Legends & Lattes

Updated message 23: 1/4.
I found the chemical element Na (Sodium) in ExtraOrdinary

Update to Msg 20 - 1/2


I read TREASURE by Clive Cussler for the following elements - AS = Arsenic or RE = Rhenium.

Update to message #4

PROGRESS: 4/15

I'm in for 10 20 30 books!

Complete!

1. Matilda - AT = Astatine
2. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power - TH = Thorium
3. The Mad Women's Ball - W = Tungsten
4. Whose Body? - B = Boron
5. Neal Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography - C = Carbon
6. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex - HE = Helium
7. The Mystery on the Blue Train - Y = Yttrium
8. Mrs. Poe - O = Oxygen
9. We Have Always Lived in the Castle - AL = Aluminium
10. My Mother Was Nuts - MO = Molybdenum
11. The Great Gatsby - GA = Gallium
12. I Remember You: A Ghost Story - RE = Rhenium
13. His Majesty's Dragon - S = Sulfur
14. How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee - IR = Iridium
15. Cookiesaurus Rex - RU = Ruthenium
16. All Quiet on the Western Front - ES = Einsteinium
17. Ben and the Secrets of the Magic Cloak (The Adventures of Ben and the Magic Cloak Book 1) - BE = Beryllium
18. Who Killed Miss Finch? (Edward Crisp #1) - K = Potassium
19. Passing - AS = Arsenic
20. A Death in the Family - IN = Indium
21. Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life - SC = Scandium
22. Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide - ER = Erbium
23. Hello Beautiful - H = Hydrogen
24. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - V = Vandium
25. It's Like This, Cat - I = Iodine
26. Hatchet - TC = Technetium
27. My Name Is Lucy Barton - N = Nitrogen
28. Jane & Edward: A Modern Reimagining of Jane Eyre - NE = Neon
29. Blue Monday: A Frieda Klein Mystery (Frieda Klein #1) - LU = Lutetium
30. No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon - NO = Nobelium

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