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On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge MARCH 2025
Start Date: 03/01/2025
End Date: 03/31/2025

Total Pages Read: 8763
Bonus Points: 70

Books Read:
1. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout 244 pgs
2. The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell 449 pgs
3. She Followed the Moon Back to Herself 210 pgs
4. The World Played Chess 400 pgs
5.The Princess Saves Herself in This One 156 pgs
6.Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age 384 pgs
7.The New York Times: Footsteps: From Ferrante's Naples to Hammett's San Francisco, Literary Pilgrimages Around the World 292 pgs
8. Big Tree 528 pgs
9. The Indian Card: Who Gets to Be Native in America 261 pgs
10. Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words 292 pgs
11. The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet 404 pgs
12. By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land 352 pgs
13. After Life 272 pgs
14. The Underwood Tapes 320 pgs
15. An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence 544 pgs
16. What Feasts at Night 151pgs
17.The Forger's Requiem 288 pgs
18. Death Nesting: The Heart-Centered Practices of a Death Doula 215 pgs
19. Where the Heart Should Be 379 pgs
20. The Fragments that Remain 270 pgs
21. Thorns, Lust, and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn 304 pgs
22. Botanical Curses and Poisons: The Shadow-Lives of Plants 257 pgs
23. Skyscraping 336 pgs
24. The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness 228 pgs
25. Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 528 pgs
26. The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne 320 pgs




10 pts:

- First day of Spring is March 20, 2025. Spring equals new beginnings. Read a book that is either a debut or the first in a series.

- March 8 is International Women’s Day. Read a book by a woman author.
Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age

- There are 5 letters in March. Read a book with a 5 in the page number.

- St Patrick's Day is March 17. Read a green covered book.
Where the Heart Should Be ★★★★

- Read across America Day is March 2. Read a library book.

- It's Spring! Read a book with flowers on a the cover.


25 pts:
- March 4 is Mardi Gras. Read a book where the title of the book starts with a letter in M A R D I or G R A S . Double points if it has 2 letters.

- The phrase "in like a lion, out like a lamb" refers to the month of March. Read a book with an animal on the cover.

- There is National Procrastination Week which happens in the first two weeks in March. Read a book that's been on your TBR list for over a year that you've been meaning to read.

- The Eiffel Tower opened in March 1889. Read a book set in Paris.

- Daylight Savings is in March. Read a Time Travel book.

- "March Madness", is a phrase about Basketball. Read a Biography about a sports star. Double points if it's a basketball star.


50 pts:
- Read a book from an author who was born in March.

- St Patrick's Day is on March 17th. Read a book with a green cover, or has one of these on the cover- redhead, shamrock, beer, leprechaun, gold, rainbow or anything green.

- There are 31 days in March. Read the 31st book on your TBR, a book with at least 31 chapters, or has "31" in the page number - has to be 31 together.

- March is National Nutrition Month. Read a book about a chef. Double points if it's non fiction.

- Harry Houdini's birthday is March 24. Read a book about magic or a magician.

- March 23 is World Meteorological Day Read a book with severe weather in it
The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet ★★★★

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge FEBRUARY 2025
Start Date: 02/01/2025
End Date: 02/28/2025

Total Pages Read: 6570
Bonus Points: 355

Books Read:
1. It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People 362 pages 10
2. Small Things Like These 128 pages 25
3. The Seagull 65 pages 25
4. Foster 128 pages 25
5. Big Panda and Tiny Dragon 160 pages
6. The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You 290 pages 10
7. Chouette 256 pages 10
8.The End of Mental Illness 352 pgs 10
9. Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town that Looked Away 192 pgs 10
10.The Birdcatcher 216 pgs 10
11. The Astrology House 307 pgs 10
12. Elegy for the Undead 152 pgs 10
13. The Extinction of Irena Rey 320 pgs
14. Genesis Beginnings: A Rhyming Journey from Creation to the Tower of Babel 46 pgs
15. Poor Deer 240 pgs
16. Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are 266 pgs 10
17. Signal Fires 229 pgs
18. We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance 304 pgs 10
19. The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair 463 pgs 10
20. A Psalm for the Wild-Built 151 pgs 25
21. All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions 255 pgs 25
22. Home 334 pgs 25
23. When The Body Says No 306 pgs 10
24. Jellyfish Have No Ears 192 pgs 25
25. A Prayer for the Crown-Shy 152 pgs 25
26. Harmony 272 pgs 25
27. Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America 432 pgs 10

10 points:
- February is designated Black History Month. RAB about Black History or written by a Black author.
Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America ★✩★✩
We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance ★✩★✩★
Death of the Author (reading)
The Birdcatcher ★✩★

- Feb. 14 is Valentines Day. Read a romance of any kind or a book with a heart on the cover.
By Any Other Name
A Rose by Any Other Name
The Last Letter

- February's birthstone is Amethyst. Read a book with a purple cover.


- February is National Library Lovers Month. Read a library book. Double points if it is about, or set in a library.
It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People★✩★✩
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair ★✩★✩
Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are ★✩★✩
The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You ★✩★✩
The End of Mental Illness ★✩★✩★
Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town that Looked Away ★✩★✩
When The Body Says No ★✩★✩

- 2/14 is International Book Giving Day. Read a book that was gifted to you.
The Astrology House ★✩★✩

- February is National Bird Feeding Month. Read a book that features birds or with a MC that feeds or cares for birds.
Chouette ★✩★✩

25 points:
- Feb 2 is Groundhog Day. RAB where the protagonist 1) keeps repeating the same day over and over, 2) finds an actual groundhog or 3) RAB with an MC named Bill and/or Murray.

- Feb 11 is National Make a Friend Day. RAB where the MC makes a new friend OR about lifelong BFFS.
The Rose and the Pomegranate

- 2/21 is Erma Bombeck's birthday. Read a humorous book. Double points if written by Erma Bombeck.
All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions ★✩★✩

- February is the shortest month of the year. Read a book of short stories.
The Seagull ★✩★
Small Things Like These ★✩★
Foster ★✩★
Elegy for the Undead ★✩★✩
Jellyfish Have No Ears ★✩★
The Butcher of the Forest
A Psalm for the Wild-Built ★✩★✩
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy ★✩★✩

- 2/13/1635 - the Boston Latin School is established as the first public school in the US. Read a book that is set in, or about, a school.

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Edna St Vincent Millay were both born in February. Read a book of poetry.
Harmony ★✩★✩
Home ★✩★✩
Everything Is Poison

50 points:
- Feb 24 is World Bartender Day. RAB where the MC is a bartender OR where most of the story takes place in a bar. After all, it's 5 o'clock somewhere - - don't forget to tip your waitstaff!

- Feb 9 is Autism Sunday. RAB with an Autistic character or about the Autism Spectrum. Double points for non-fiction. (You just may recognize yourself or a loved one - I know I did!)
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You

- 2/11 is Thomas Edison's birthday. Read a book by or about an inventor.

- 2/17 is President's Day. Read a biography or memoir of a US President.

- 2/20/1962 - John Glenn is the 1st American launched into orbit. Read a book about space travel (fiction or nonfiction!)
Orbital
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge JANUARY 2025
Start Date: 01/01/2025
End Date: 01/31/2025

Total Pages Read: 3,457
Bonus Points: 180

Books Read:
1. I'll Start Again Monday: Break the Cycle of Unhealthy Eating Habits with Lasting Spiritual Satisfaction 157 pages 10
2. When Food Is Comfort: Nurture Yourself Mindfully, Rewire Your Brain, and End Emotional Eating 336 pages 25
3. A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey 384 pages 25
4. A Month of Sundays 256 pages 50
5.The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World 480 pages
6. Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes 214 pages
7. A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire 416 pages 25
8. The Alaska Sanders Affair 560 pages 25
9.The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage 272 pages 10
10.Dodging Energy Vampires: An Empath’s Guide to Evading Relationships That Drain You and Restoring Your Health and Power 234 pages 10
11. The New York Times: Footsteps: From Ferrante's Naples to Hammett's San Francisco, Literary Pilgrimages Around the World 136 pages * currently reading

For 10 pts:
Read a book that helps towards another challenge.

Read a first in series book.

Read a book with a 1 in the page count.
I'll Start Again Monday: Break the Cycle of Unhealthy Eating Habits with Lasting Spiritual Satisfaction ✩★✩★
A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire ★✩★✩

It's a New Year! Read a book by an author that's new to you.
It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People ✩★✩★
Dodging Energy Vampires: An Empath’s Guide to Evading Relationships That Drain You and Restoring Your Health and Power ✩★✩★
The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage ✩★✩★

January's birthstone is garnet. While they are commonly red, they also come in orange, yellow, purple and vibrant green. Read a book with any of those colors in the cover.

Brrr!! It's cold outside! Read a book set in winter or with a wintry cover.

January 13th is Make Your Dream Come True Day. Read a book where a characters dreams come true.

For 25 pts:
For freshness. Read a book with the word MINT in it.

Read a book or an author or a series beginning with J for January.
When Food Is Comfort: Nurture Yourself Mindfully, Rewire Your Brain, and End Emotional Eating - Julie Simon ✩★✩★
A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey - Jonathan Meiburg ✩★✩★
The Alaska Sanders Affair - Joel Dicker ✩★✩★✩

Jan 1 is National Bloody Mary Day - Read a “bloody” book.

Oprah Winfrey was born on Jan. 29th. Read a book selected by her book club.

College Football has extended the playoffs to go through the month of January. Read a book where football is involved, the MC plays football on characters attend a football game.

J. Edgar Hoover was born on Jan 1st. Read a book involving the FBI.

The second week in January is Letter Writing Week. Read a book that includes letters written by one of the characters.
The New York Times: Footsteps: From Ferrante's Naples to Hammett's San Francisco, Literary Pilgrimages Around the World still reading

January 2nd is National Science Fiction Day. Read a sci-fi book.

For 50 pts:
Read a book you consider a palate cleanser.
A Month of Sundays ✩★✩★

Jan 3 is JRR Tolkien day, read a book with hobbits/dwarves/elves or wizards.

Jan 6 is National Take Down the Christmas Tree Day - Read a book where someone or something gets taken down.

In the U.S. in January we get a new congress and a new President. Read a book involving politics in the story-line Double points if the book is about President Trump or President Biden.

On January 2, 1947, Mahatma Gandhi began his march for peace in East Bengal. Read a book set in India, by an Indian author or one that has peace as a major theme.

January 16th is Appreciate a Dragon Day. Read a book with a dragon in it or on the cover.

January 29th is the Chinese New Year. Read a book set in China or by a Chinese author

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge AUGUST 2024
Start Date: 08/01/2024
End Date: 08/31/2024

Total Pages Read: 4,040
Bonus Points: 280

Books Read:
1. Gone Tonight 338 pgs 8/1
2. Rental Person Who Does Nothing 158 pgs 8/4
3. Open Throat 176 pgs 8/4
4. Close to the Bone 107 pgs 8/4
5. Middle of the Night 367 pgs 8/6
6. The Explorers: A New History of America in Ten Expeditions 384 pgs 8/7
7. A Bone to Pick 116 pgs 8/9
8. Whisper of Bones 111 pgs 8/10
9. Ghostlight 393 pgs 8/11
10. F*ck Feelings: One Shrink's Practical Advice for Managing All Life's Impossible Problems 384 pgs 8/12
11. Horror Movie 277 pgs 8/13
12. The Secret History of Sharks: The Rise of the Ocean's Most Fearsome Predators 465 pgs 8/15
13. Invisible Isabel 208 pgs 8/16
14. Red Bird Danced 176 pgs 8/16
15. Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse 160 pgs 8/16
16. Nicked 220 pgs 8/17
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10 points:

August 3rd is National Watermelon Day - RAB with a watermelon on the cover or in the text or featuring a picnic.

August 9th is National Book Lover’s Day - RAB with about books or a library, with books on the cover or about a true book lover!

- Read a book by an author born in August.

- Peridot is the birthstone for August. Read a book with a green cover.
Middle of the Night ✩★✩★

- August is back to school month. Read a book with a MC that is a student or a teacher. Double points for nonfiction.


- 8/16/1896- gold was discovered in Alaska starting the Great Klondike Gold Rush. Read a book with something gold on the cover.
The Explorers: A New History of America in Ten Expeditions ✩★✩★
Ghostlight ✩★✩★

25 points:

August 4th is Friendship Day - RAB about BFFs or a lifelong friendship.


August 9th is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples - RAB with an Indigenous author or about any Indigenous peoples from any country.
Red Bird Danced ✩★✩★


- 8/4 is Sisters Day. Read a book where the MC are sisters.

- 8/6 is Farmworker Appreciation Day. Read a book where the MC owns/operates or works on a farm.

- 8/8 is International Cat Day & 8/17 is Black Cat Day. Read a book with a cat in it. Double points if it a black cat or a nonfiction book. Triple points if it is a black cat AND nonfiction.


- 8/30/1797 - Mary Shelley was born. Read a horror or gothic novel. Double points if it is by Mary Shelley.
Horror Movie ✩★✩★✩


50 points:

August 26th is Women’s Equality Day - the day the 19th Amendment was ratified by Congress, giving women the right to vote in the USA. RAB featuring the women’s suffrage movement, women’s rights or a very strong woman!


August 21st is Admissions Day in Hawaii! Hawaii became the 50th US State in 1959 - RAB set in Hawaii, with a Hawaiian author or character - double bonus points if it’s non-fiction!!

- 8/7 is Purple Heart Day. Read a book where the MC is a soldier injured in battle.

- 8/17 is World Honeybee Day. Read a book about bees, or where the MC is a beekeeper or with bees on the cover.

- 8/17 is International Geocaching Day. Read a book where the MC is searching for something.
Close to the Bone ✩★✩
A Bone to Pick ✩★✩
Whisper of Bones ✩★✩
Nicked ✩★✩★

- 8/30 is National Grief Awareness Day. Read a book with grief/grieving as a central theme.

Monthly Reading Challenge APRIL 2024
Start Date: 04/01/2024
End Date: 04/30/2024

Total Pages Read: 7420
Bonus Points: 270

Books Read:
1. Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters 248 pgs 4/1
2. Herc 384 pgs 4/3
3. Bookshops & Bonedust 352 pgs 4/4
4. Becoming the Boogeyman 411 pgs 4/5
5. Helen of Sparta 416 pgs 4/7
6. Keats: A Brief Life in Nine Poems and One Epitaph 370 pgs 4/9
7. The Collectors 272 pgs 4/9
8. The Noom Mindset: Learn the Science, Lose the Weight 368 pgs 4/10
9. Girl Meets Boy 177 pgs 4/11
10. Ithaca 464 pgs 4/13
11. The Birdcage 400 pgs 4/16
12.I Am the Shark 48 pgs 4/18
13. Can You Forgive Her? 847 pgs 4/18
14. Ascension 352 pgs 4/21
15. Ararat 318 pgs 4/22
16. The Pandora Room 313 pgs 4/24
17. Greek Myths: Meet the Heroes and Heroines, Monsters and Gods of Ancient Greece 160 pgs 4/25
18. Cleopatra: Her History, Her Myth 208 pgs 4/26
19. The Iliad 848 pgs 4/28
20. Kings of the Wyld 464 pgs 4/29

10 points:
- April 2nd is International Children’s book day. Read a children’s book. 10 bonus points if it is a Caldecott medal winner.
I Am the Shark ✓

- Read a book with the word “Garden” in the title or a garden on the cover.
The Birdcage ✓

- April is the month of my birthday! Read a book where any character celebrates a birthday.

- April is known to be a rainy month where I live. Read a book with rain on the cover.

- April Showers bring May flowers. Read a book with a blue cover.

- April 16th is National Librarian Day. Read a book that you borrowed from a library or found in a Little Free Library.

- There are 5 letters in April. Read a book with a 5 in the page number.

25 points:
- Read a book set in Italy.

- Read a book with the word “Spring” in the title.

- Read a book with beautiful typography.

- April 24th is Earth Day. Read a book where the MC is trying to “save’ the planet or a species on a planet. Think anything from Fiction, Non-Fiction to Sci-Fi or Fantasy.

- April 8th is National Zoo Lover's Day. Read a book where there is an animal on the cover, or where the main character is an animal.
Bookshops & Bonedust ✓

- Read a book where the first word in the title started with A, P, R, I or L.
Ithaca ✓

- April 1st is April Fool's Day. Read a book marked humor, or read a book with a cartoony cover.

50 points:
- Read a “work” by Shakespeare, or a work inspired by Shakespeare.

- Read a book that was published the year you were born.

- April is the opening season for baseball in the US. Read a sports book. Bonus points if it is about baseball.

- Earth Day is April 22. Read a book where weather, nature, oceans, animals, is the main plot point. Double points if it is nonfiction.
Ascension ✓

- April is National Poetry Month. Read a collection of poems. Double points if it's by Edgar Allan Poe, Maya Angelou, Sylvia Plath, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, E.E. Cummings.
Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters ✓
Girl Meets Boy ✓
Keats: A Brief Life in Nine Poems and One Epitaph ✓

- There are 30 days in April. Read the 30th book on your TBR

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge MARCH 2024
Start Date: 03/01/2024
End Date: 03/31/2024

Total Pages Read: 8524
Bonus Points: 200

Books Read:
1. The Language of Butterflies: How Thieves, Hoarders, Scientists, and Other Obsessives Unlocked the Secrets of the World's Favorite Insect 222 pgs 3/1
2. A Heart in a Body in the World 358 pgs 3/3
3. The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels 429 pgs 3/5
4. The Christmas Appeal 208 pgs 3/6
5. Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect 320 pgs 3/9
6. The Engagement Party 416 pgs 3/10
7. The Murder on the Links 240 pgs 3/10
8. The Heiress 294 pgs 3/11
9. Death of a Bookseller 368 pgs 3/13
10. And Yet: Poems 112 pgs 3/14
11. The Strength In Our Scars 160 pgs 3/14
12. I Talk Like a River 40 pgs 3/15
13. The Children of Athena. Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome: 250 BC - 400 AD 400 pgs 3/16
14. Dear Mothman: A Novel 320 pgs 3/16
15. Just Harriet 206 pgs 3/16
16. The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime 556 pgs 3/17
17. Unstuck 320 pgs 3/20
18. Maybe He Just Likes You 304 pgs 3/21
19. Dread Detention 202 pgs 3/23
20. Magic Has No Borders 348 pgs 3/23
21. Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World 330 pgs 3/24
22. Murder by Candlelight: The Gruesome Slayings Behind Our Romance with the Macabre 384 pgs 3/24
23. Enter the Body 336 pgs 3/25
24. One Hot Summer: Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli, and the Great Stink of 1858 338 pgs 3/25
25. Where Hope Comes From 160 pgs 3/26
26. Ode to My First Car DNF at 50 pgs
27. The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks: Tales of Important Geological Puzzles and the People Who Solved Them 368 pgs 3/28
28. Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea and the Shipwreck of the Titanic 416 pgs 3/30
29.A Hidden History of the Tower of London: England's Most Notorious Prisoners 319 pgs 3/30
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10 POINTS
- A book with green on the cover
Dread Detention ✔
Dear Mothman: A Novel ✔
The Heiress ✔
The Murder on the Links ✔
The Christmas Appeal ✔

- A book where the lead character is a woman
Death of a Bookseller ✔
Unstuck ✔

- Any book where there is an adventure.

- A book where any character is cleaning or organizing something.

- Read a love story.

- Read a book with the time of day mentioned in the title. (ex: Midnight Library; The Miracle Morning; The 5am Club).

- March 21st is Oranges and Lemons Day. Read a book with an orange or yellow cover. Double points if there are any images of citrus on the cover.
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect ✔


25 POINTS
- A book whose author is a woman
The Language of Butterflies: How Thieves, Hoarders, Scientists, and Other Obsessives Unlocked the Secrets of the World's Favorite Insect ✔

- A book that is set in the Spring or mentions Spring.

- A book where the main character "cleans up" their act

- A book where the main character has red hair
Just Harriet ✔

- March 14th is Pi (3.14…) Day! Read a book with the number 3, 1, or 4 in the title. OR a book that is 1st, 3rd or 4th in a series.
One Hot Summer: Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli, and the Great Stink of 1858 ✔

- March 15th is Everything You Think is Wrong Day! Read a book with an unreliable narrator.

- March is Expanding Girl's Horizons in Science and Engineering Month. Read a good where a female character works in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math).

50 POINTS
- A biography/autobiography of a woman overcoming some sort of obstacle

- A self-help book.

- A book where the main character is Irish

- A book with a leprechaun, elf, or fairy.

- A book about organization or cleaning up

- March 4th is Fun Facts About Names Day! Read a book with a person's name in the title. Double points if you add the meaning of that name on your tracker to share with the rest of us.
Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World ✔

- March 13th is L. Ron Hubbard Day, celebrating the founder of Scientology. Read a book where a main character or the author has a different religion that your own.

-March 1st is International Women of Color Day. Read a book where the author has a different cultural background from you

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge FEBRUARY 2024
Start Date: 02/01/2024
End Date: 02/29/2024

Total Pages Read: 8612
Bonus Points: 30

Books Read:
1. African Town 448 2/1
2. Out of Place 304 2/2
3. Genealogy of a Murder: Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night 432 pgs 2/3
4.Maybe a Fox 272 pgs 2/3
5.What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator 288 pgs 2/5
6.Code Gray: Death, Life, and Uncertainty in the ER 255 pgs 2/5
7. Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell 288 pgs 2/7
8. Gardening Can Be Murder: How Poisonous Poppies, Sinister Shovels, and Grim Gardens Have Inspired Mystery Writers 216 pgs 2/8
9. Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders 310 pgs 2/9
10. Which Way to Anywhere 528 pgs 2/11
11. Hidden 160 pgs 2/11
12 Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail 352 2/13
13 Girl on Trial 336 pgs 2/13
14 Betsy-Tacy 144 pgs 2/14
15 All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living 188 pgs 2/16
16 How Far You Have Come: Musings on Beauty and Courage 224 pgs 2/16
17 You Are Only Just Beginning: Lessons for the Journey Ahead 208 pgs 2/16
18 Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World 512 pgs 2/17
19 Murder at the Seven Dials 317 pgs 2/18
20 Death at Fournier Downs 226 2/18
21. Policing Pregnant Bodies: From Ancient Greece to Post-Roe America 288 pgs 2/20
22. Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins―From Spices to Vices 342 pgs 2/23
23. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 286 pgs 2/25
24. The Disquieting Death of Emma Gill: Abortion, Death, and Concealment in Victorian New England 288 pgs 2/25
25. The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine 319 pgs 2/25
26. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 286 pgs 2/25
27. Pretty Boys Are Poisonous: Poems 176 pgs 2/26
28. Above Ground 121 pgs 2/27
29. Artemis Made Me Do It 176 pgs 2/27
30. All Systems Red 144 pgs 2/27
31. Persephone Made Me Do It 178 pgs 2/29

10 pts:
1. Read a book with a red cover.

2. Read a book of poetry.
All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living ✓
How Far You Have Come: Musings on Beauty and Courage ✓
You Are Only Just Beginning: Lessons for the Journey Ahead ✓

3. Read a love story.

Read a book with a red or pink cover. Double points if both.

Feb 13th is Galentine's Day. Read a book with best friends or girls go on a girls' night out or a girls' trip.

Feb is American Heart Month. Read a book with a heart on the cover.

25 pts:
1. Since it's Cupid month, read a book featuring the Greek or Roman gods (fiction or non-fiction) (10 extra pts if you read about Cupid and Psyche).

2. Read a story set in Paris, France, the city of LOVE.

3. Read a story with any kind of flowers in the title (10 extra points if they are roses).

It's wintertime. Read a book with winter, snow, or cold in the title.

Feb 8 is take your child to the library day Read a book set in a library or MC is a librarian.

National Margarita Day is Feb 22 MC is a bartender or the MC drank a little too much.


50 pts:
1. James Joyce was born on 2 Feb 1882. Read a story set in Dublin.
(If you want to read a book by Joyce, claim an additional 25 pts).

2. Charles Lindbergh was born on 4th Feb 1902. Read a story involving air flight.

3. Charles Dickens was born on 7 Feb 1812. Read a story by or about Dickens.

Black History Month Read a book written by an African American author.

Presidents day. Read a book about a US president fiction or nonfiction.

Mardi Gras is here. Read a book set in New Orleans.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge JANUARY 2024
Start Date: 01/01/2024
End Date: 01/31/2024

Total Pages Read: 7626
Bonus Points: 205

Books Read:
1. The Winter People 317 pgs 1/2 (25)
2. Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men 408 pgs 1/2 (10)
3. Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science 336 pgs 1/4 (10)
4. Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis 205 pgs 1/5
5. The Core of an Onion: Peeling the Rarest Common Food―Featuring More Than 100 Historical Recipes 204 pgs 1/6 (10)
6. When Clouds Touch Us 256 pgs 1/7
7. The Empress of Salt and Fortune 119 pgs 1/7
8. What the Fact?: Finding the Truth in All the Noise 368 pgs 1/8
9. To Stay Alive: Mary Ann Graves and the Tragic Journey of the Donner Party 304 pgs 1/9
10. When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain 128 pgs 1/12
11. The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride 288 pgs 1/12
12. Into the Riverlands 100 pgs 1/13
13. Mammoths at the Gates 123 pgs 1/13
14. The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder 299 pgs 1/14
15. Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe 611 pgs 1/15
16. Bloody Summer 28 pgs 1/15
17. In Bloom 35 pgs 1/18
18. The Candles Are Burning 37 pgs 1/18
19. What the Dead Know 31 pgs 1/18
20. Blood Will Tell: A Medical Explanation of the Tyranny of Henry VIII 340 pgs 1/18
21. Something Like Home 256 pgs 1/20
22. The Arctic Fury 408 pgs 1/21
23. Evidence of Things Seen 296 pgs 1/23
24. What Moves the Dead 176 pgs 1/23
25. The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World 384 pgs 1/26
26. Red: A History of the Redhead 240 pgs 1/27
27. At Night All Blood is Black 137 pgs 1/28
28. Bluets 112 pgs 1/28
29.The Red Parts 225 pgs 1/28
30. Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts 291 pgs 1/30
31. Iveliz Explains It All 272 pgs 1/31
32. Downward to the Earth 256 pgs 1/31



10 points:
- Read a book with a blue cover or icy scene on the cover.
Bluets ✔
Something Like Home ✔
In Bloom ✔

- Read a book with a hot beverage on the cover.

- Read a book by a new-to-you author.
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men ✔
Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science ✔
At Night All Blood is Black ✔
Red: A History of the Redhead ✔


- Read a book with a bird on the cover.
Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe ✔
Mammoths at the Gates ✔

- Read a book where the MC is a grandfather.

- Read a book where the MC is (or has been) a food server.
The Core of an Onion: Peeling the Rarest Common Food―Featuring More Than 100 Historical Recipes ✔

25 points:
- Read a book with a wintry or snowy theme.
The Winter People ✔
To Stay Alive: Mary Ann Graves and the Tragic Journey of the Donner Party ✔
The Arctic Fury✔

- Read a book featuring New Year’s resolutions.

- Read a book where someone has a hangover or drinks too much.

- Read a book where the MC is an introvert or is socially awkward.

- Read a science fiction book. Double points if authored by Asimov.

- Read a book set in Alaska.

- Read a book where the MC is a female doctor. Double points if nonfiction.

50 points:
- Read a book where someone takes a nice long bubbly bath.

- Read a book where either the MC or an important character is a redhead.

- Read a book where the MC gives up too easily OR abandons something important.

- Read one of his (Edgar Allen Poe's) books.

- Read a book set in Australia or by an Australian author.

- Read a book set in Hawaii or by a Hawaiian author

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge DECEMBER 2023

Start Date: 12/01/2023
End Date: 12/31/2023

Total Pages Read: 3360
Bonus Points: 85

Books Read:
1 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year 270 pgs 12/4
2 People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present 265 pgs 12/6
3 Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution 624 pgs 12/8
4 Legends & Lattes 296 pgs 12/12
5How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures 273 pgs 12/13
6. This House of Grief 320 pgs 12/14
7. Shark Heart 416 pgs 12/18
8 The Way Back Home 240 pgs 12/20
9 Off With Her Head: Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power 384 pgs 12/29
10 Blood on Their Hands: Murder, Corruption, and the Fall of the Murdaugh Dynasty 272 pgs 12/30

10 Points:

December 4th is National Cookie Day. Read a book where the main character is a baker or the story takes place in a bakery.

December 12th is Poinsettia Day. Read a book with a red cover.

December 21st is Winter Solstice. Read a book that takes place during Winter.

• There are two December birth flowers: holly and narcissus. Read a book that has a festive dual colors on the cover, like silver/gold, red/green, blue/silver, etc.
People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present ✩★✩★

• Read a book that the title starts with D, for the last month of the year.

• Read a book where the main character receives a gift.

25 Points:

December 7th is Pearl Harbor Day. Read a book about World War II.

December 25th is Christmas. Read a book with items on the cover that you would love to receive as a gift.

December is the last month of the year. Read a book published in 2023 on your TBR list but haven't read yet.
Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution ✩★✩★✩

• Read/Finish the book you resolved to read before the end of the year.

• Read a book while drinking a fun festival beverage. Double points if any characters in the book drink the same beverage.

• The winter solstice is on December 21st and it is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight throughout the year, making it the “shortest day” of the year. Read a short novella.

50 Points:
December 13th is National Violin Day. Read a book where the main character is a musician.

December 24th is Mary Higgins Clark's birthday. Mary Higgins Clark was an American author of suspense novels. Read a suspense novel, double points if it was written by Mary Higgins Clark.

Lebron James and Tiger Woods were both born on December 30th. Read a book where the main character plays basketball or golf. Double points if the book is about either Lebron James or Tiger Woods.

• Read a book that is set in a cold country during winter.

• On December 13th, it is National Device Appreciation Day, read a book with your devices, like an eBook or listen to an Audiobook.
The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year ✩★✩

• Read a book where there is a gathering of family or friends, or read a book with characters that you would like to invite to your holiday celebration.

Bonus 50 points to anyone who reads a Christmas themed book.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge NOVEMBER 2023
Start Date: 11/01/2023
End Date: 11/30/2023

Total Pages Read: 4476
Bonus Points:

Books Read:
1. Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide 389 pgs 11/2
2. Lay Them to Rest: On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless 352 11/5
3. Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad, & Criminal in 19th-Century New York 319 pgs 11/7
4. Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants 304 pgs 11/8
5.Black River Orchard 640 pgs 11/9
6Close to Home 320 pgs 11/12
7. Behold the Monster: Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer 512 pgs 11/14
8 Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases 279 pgs 11/18
9 Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium 336 pgs 11/21
10 Liliana's Invincible Summer 320 pgs 11/24
11 The Maleficent Faerie 337 pgs 11/26
12 A Guide to the Dark 368 pgs 11/28

10 points:
- Thanksgiving is in November!! Read a book about food or where the family eats a meal together.

- The birthstone of Nov is Topaz meaning fidelity. Read a book with a blue and/or yellow cover or about fidelity.
Lay Them to Rest: On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless ****

- In 1512, Michelangelo’s iconic work on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was revealed to the public. Read a book set in Italy or where the MC is an artist.

- Nov 4th is Book Lovers Day!! Read a physical book you own or a book by your favorite author.


Read a book with an orange on the cover.

Read a cozy mystery.

Let's be thankful for our books and our reading habits- read a book, any book


25 points:
- Nov 14th is Young Readers Day. Read a YA or Young Readers book.
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants ***

- The Wizard of Oz was televised for the first time in Nov 1956. Read a book turned into a movie or TV show.

- The first week in November is Chemistry Week. Read a book about science.

- On Nov 7, 1872, the Mary Celeste sailed out of New York and was later found abandoned with the table set for a meal and the lifeboat missing. It’s a mystery still today what caused the crew to abandon the ship. Read a mystery.

Celebrate National Young Readers Week- read a middle grade.

November is a month of seasonal change. Read a book that features a major storm.

50 points:
- Nov 12th is Diwali. It’s one of India’s biggest holidays of the year and symbolizes the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. Read a book by an Indian author, set in India or one whose theme matches what Diwali symbolizes.

- Veterans Day and the day the US Marine Corps was created are both in Nov. Read a book featuring one of the armed forces.

- The Nobel Peace Prize was created in Nov 1894. Read a book by a Nobel Peace Prize winner or one about them.

- Election Day is in November. Read a book by a president, about a president, or where the MC is a government official
Eat a snack or meal that is inspired by a book you read in November.

National Recycling Day is in November. Read a book that you bought second-hand.

Let's do Near-to-me in November. Read a local author.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge OCTOBER 2023
Start Date: 10/01/2023
End Date: 10/31/2023

Total Pages Read: 4369
Bonus Points: 35

Books Read:
1.The One and Only Ruby 240 pgs (10) 10/1
2. Rebecca 449 pgs 10/4
3. Multiple Choice 128 pgs 10/8
4.The Strange Library 96 pgs 10/8
5. Over My Dead Body: A Witchy Graphic Novel 244 pgs (25) 10/9
6. A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution 640 pgs 10/9
7. Everything the Darkness Eats 226 pgs 10/10
8. Hidden Pictures 375 pgs 10/13
9. Bright Young Women 384 pgs 10/17
10. They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces 96 pgs 10/18
11. Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries 272 pgs 10/21
12. Spin 387 pgs 10/22
13. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed 480 pgs 10/24
14. The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft 352 pgs 10/28
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10 points:
- It's Halloween this month - read a paranormal or horror book.

- October is the 10th month in the year. Read a book from a series with at least 10 books.

- In October 1920 women were given the right to get degrees from Oxford University. Read a book by a female author.

Oct 4th is World Animal Day. Read a book about an animal or with an animal on the cover.
The One and Only Ruby ✔

Oct 5th is World Teachers' Day. Read a book where the MC is a teacher or student, and set in a school or college.

Oct 10th is World Mental Health Day. Read a book that makes you feel happy and/or positive.

Oct 31st is World Savings Day. Read a second hand book or a library book or a book you borrowed from a friend.


25 points:
- The traditional birthstone for October is Opal. Opals are considered "phenomenal" gems that often display a "play-of-color" effect - a pattern of colored flashes distributed throughout the stone. Read a book with a colourful cover.

- October 1st is National Homemade Cookie Day - read a book that includes baking.

- We're in the midst of autumn - read a book with an autumnal cover.

Oct 31st is Hallowe'en. Read a book about ghosts or witches.
Over My Dead Body: A Witchy Graphic Novel ✔

Oct 16th is World Food Day, Oct 1st is World Vegetarian Day & Oct 1st is International Coffee Day. Read a book about food, either fiction or non fiction, or even a cookery book!

Oct 18th is World Menopause Day . Oct 1st is International Day of Older Persons. Read a book where the MC is an older person.


50 points:
- Read a book about Halloween. 10 bonus points if it's non-fiction.

- October 9th is National Leif Erikson Day, an Icelandic born explorer. Read a book set in Iceland or by an Icelandic author.

- October is the month most American presidents were born. Read a book about any American president OR by an author who shares a first/last name with an October born president (John Adams, Rutherford Hayes Chester Arthur. Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, Jimmy Carter).

Oct 28th is International Animation Day. Read a graphic novel or a book of comics strips or a book about an animator (e.g. Walt Disney).

Oct 4th-10th is World Space Week. Read a Sci-fi book or one relating to astronauts.

Oct 15th is Global Handwash Day. Read a book with ONLY hands or fingers on the cover.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge SEPTEMBER 2023
Start Date: 09/01/2023
End Date: 09/30/2023

Total Pages Read: 5788
Bonus Points: 225

Books Read:
1. True Crime Story 400 pgs (25) 9/2
2. Like a Hurricane 128 pgs 9/3
3. Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead 200 pgs 9/6
4. Address Unknown 64 pgs 9/6
5. Chronicle of a Death Foretold 120 pgs 9/6
6. A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts 368 pgs 9/8
7. Sister Novelists: The Trailblazing Porter Sisters, Who Paved the Way for Austen and the Brontës 576 pgs (50) 9/9
8 The Mystery of the Yellow Room 192 pgs 9/11
9. Delicious Monsters 512 pgs (50) 9/13
10. The Old Man in the Corner 288 pgs 9/14
11. The Grimoire of Grave Fates 459 pgs 9/19
12. Poison Ivy 554 pgs (50) 9/21
13. Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues 304 pgs 9/22
14. The Librarian Meets Dracula: An Erotic Tale 17 pgs 9/22
15. 7 Short Stories by Adrian Blue 166 total pgs 9/23
16. Goblin Market 64 pgs 9/23
17. A Phantom Lover 116 pgs 9/24
18. Episode Thirteen 437 pgs 9/27
19. At Midnight 496 pgs 9/28
20. Whalefall 327 pgs 9/29


10 points:
- My favorite author is Stephen King, and he has a new book coming out in September. Read (or reread) a book by your favorite author.

- It’s pumpkin spice season! Read a book with a pumpkin on the front or an orange cover.

- The September birthstone is sapphire. Read a book with a blue gemstone or some jewelry on the cover.

- The Autumn Equinox will fall on Saturday, September 23, 2023, when the sun is exactly above the Equator, and day and night are of equal length. Read a book about identical twins.
True Crime Story ★★★★

- Read a book where the main character is a student.
The Grimoire of Grave Fates ✩★✩★

- Read a book where the main character is an athlete.

- Read a book with a blue cover.


25 points:
- Are you ready for some football? Read a book about football.

- Prince Harry was born on September 15. Read a book about royals from any country. Double points if it is non-fiction.

- September 8 is International Literacy Day. Read a book about books, authors, bookstores or libraries.

- Rosh Hashanah 2023 will begin the evening of Friday, September 15, and end the evening of Sunday, September 17, 2023. Read a book where the main character is Jewish.

- Read a graphic novel.

- Read a book that has been made into a movie or TV show.

- Read a sequel.



50 points:
- Freddie Mercury was born on September 5. This music icon was one of the first high-profile celebrities to die of AIDS. Read a book about AIDS or any other pandemic.
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues ✩★✩★

- Those of us who are old enough remember exactly where we were on September 11, 2001, when we heard about the worst terrorist attack in US history. Read a book about September 11 or any other terrorist attack. Double points if nonfiction.

- Jimi Hendrix died on September 18, 1970. Read a book about Woodstock, or the counterculture of the 1960s.

- Fall is a great time for a county fair. Read a book about a fair, carnival, or circus.

- Read a book about unions/organized labor.

- Read a book with an apple on the cover.

- Read a book with over 500 pages
Delicious Monsters ✩★✩★✩
Poison Ivy ✩★✩
Sister Novelists: The Trailblazing Porter Sisters, Who Paved the Way for Austen and the Brontës ✩★✩★

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge AUGUST 2023
Start Date: 08/01/2023
End Date: 08/31/2023

Total Pages Read: 5175
Bonus Points: 10

Books Read:
1. Promise Boys 304 pgs (10) 8/1
2. Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances 240 pgs 8/6
3. The Tradition 83 pgs 8/6
4. Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life 400 pgs 8/8
5.The Only One Left 385 pgs 8/9
6. How to Kill Your Family 355 pgs 8/11
7. The Faint of Heart 304 pgs 8/12
8. A House with Good Bones 247 pgs 8/13
9. They Did Bad Things 288 pgs 8/15
10. Bring Me Back 291 pgs 8/16
11. The House Across the Lake 369 pgs 8/19
12. Plantation Shudders 282 pgs 8/20
13. Every Little Kindness 72 pgs 8/21
14. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses 168 pgs 8/22
15. The Golden Spoon 288 pgs 8/24
16. Bony-Legs 48 pgs 8/26
17. The Cornish Village Murder 401 pgs
8/29
18.The Cornish Wedding Murder 369 pgs 8/29
19. The Perfect Cornish Murder 281 pgs 8/30
20.


10 points:
August is a cold month in the Southern Hemisphere. Read a book set in a cold climate.

In the United States and some other countries it is back to school time! Read a book where the MC is a student or teacher heading back to school.

August has several holidays for cats ranging from the Scottish Wild Cat to celebrating black cat day. Read a book that is about a cat or has a cat in it. Double points if it is a Sleathing cat.

- August is the 8th month according to the Gregorian calendar and the sixth month in Roman times. Read a book by an author who has published works under at least 2 different names. For every book read under an assumed name, double points.

- August is the hottest month of the year and the last month of summer. These are known as the Dog Days of summer. Read a book that had or still has lots of hype at time of publishing in any summer month and for any year.
Fourth Wing

- In August this year, there is a full moon known as Sturgeon Moon and on August 30 there will be a blue-moon. Read a book set on any moon or with a moon on the cover .
Strange Grace

- Unfortunately for teachers, students and commuters, school restarts this month. Read a book with a school setting.
Promise Boys ★★★
Anatomy: A Love Story

25 points:
August is the eighth month in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Read a book with * in the page count and/or in the title.

Read a book that is set in Ireland or the author is Irish.

The August flower is the gladiolus in both the US and the UK. Read a book with gladiolus on the cover or has a yellow cover.

Oklahoma (where I live) boasts that it is the “Watermelon capital of the world.” We celebrate with festivals in August. Read a book with a red, yellow, or orange cover, as these are the colors of the insides of our melons. Double points if there is a watermelon on the cover.

- August was previously named Sextilis, a general renowned for many military victories. Read a book that deals with military battle.

- Independence Day : read a book where the cover consists of the colors of that nation's flag. (The countries celebrating Independence Day in August: Afghanistan, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ecuador, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, North and South Korea, Kyryzstan, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Moldova, Niger, Pakistan, Singapore, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Uruguay and Ubekistan). Double points if book also set in nation.

- Fun fact : Certain names are celebrated in August. Read a book by an author with any of these names: Andrew, Hugh, Jacqueline, Michael, Carolyn, Henry, Liam, Melvin, Dean, Jean, Philip, Marilyn, Angela, Levi, Jaden, Danny, Emory, Kelly, Dan, Logan.

- Cecil B. DeMille and Alfred Hitchcock were born in August. Read a book with a movie adaption. Double points if the book had a movie directed by DeMille or Hitchcock.


50 points:
August is National golf month. Read a book where the MC is a golfer or goes golfing. (could include disc golf). Double points if it is written by a golfer.

The elephant is celebrated in many countries. Read a book that has an elephant in it. Could also include a book set in India or Africa where most elephants are found.

August has a day to celebrate assistance dogs. Read a book where the dog is in book is assisting someone by doing what they have been bred or trained to do. (ie. guide dog, herding dog, police dog, etc…)

- Famous birthdays : read a book by or about anyone famous person born in August.

- Louis Armstrong, Claude Debussy, Leonard Bernstein were born in August. Read any book that has a major focus on music.

- Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, 1979 and Krakatoa erupted on August 26, 1883. Read a book about a natural disaster. Double points if the focus is on volcanic eruptions
The Salt Line

- Exploration time : Meriwether Lewis, Matthew Henson were born in August and Christopher Columbus first set sail from Spain to the New World. Read a book about exploration or a book about any of these explorers

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge JULY 2023
Start Date: 07/01/2023
End Date: 07/31/2023

Total Pages Read: 5034
Bonus Points: 120

Books Read:
1. 1415: Henry V's Year of Glory 640 pgs 7/4 (10)
2. Empire of the Vampire 739 pgs 7/7 (10)
3. A Path to the World 128 pgs 7/8 (10)
4. Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History 302 pgs 7/10 (10)
5. The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen 303 pgs 7/11 (50)
6. Godmersham Park 400 pgs 7/16
7. Gin Austen: 50 Cocktails to Celebrate the Novels of Jane Austen - A Cocktail Book 144 pgs 7/18
8. Pride and Prejudice 279 pgs 7/18 (10)
9. The Book of the City of Ladies 336 pgs 7/20 (20)
10. The Creative Act: A Way of Being 406 pgs 7/21
11. The Salt Grows Heavy 106 pgs 7/22
12. These Deathless Bones 19 pgs 7/22
13. The Hero with a Thousand Faces 596 pgs 7/25
14. Bound: Book One in the 'Bound & Freed' Duology 269 pgs 7/29
15. The Old Lion: A Novel of Theodore Roosevelt 467 pgs 7/29



10 pts:
- Jul 14 is Bastille Day. Read a book set during the French revolution.
1415: Henry V's Year of Glory ★✩★

- Jul 1st is Canada Day. Read a book set in Canada. Additional 10 pts if set in the 1800s.

- Jul 31st is Harry Potter's Birthday. Read a book by J.K. Rowling.

First bikini debuted on July 5, 1946, Read a book set in summer or a pool on the cover.

July is the 7th month. the number of 7 in the page total.
Empire of the Vampire ✩★✩★
Pride and Prejudice ✩★✩★✩

Happy 4th.. Read a book with a red white or blue cover. Double points if all three.
Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History ✩★✩★✩
A Path to the World
The Book of the City of Ladies ✩★✩★

We love to vacation in July read a book where MC is on vacation.


25 pts:
- Jul 23 - National Cowboy Day. Read a western.

- July was named after Roman emperor Julius Caesar. Read a story set in ancient Rome.

- July is National Hot Dog Month. Read a story with baseball as a theme.

July is tough on gardening Read a book set in a garden or the MC gardens for a living or a hobby.

Its National Ice Cream Month. Read a book with an ice cream on the cover or MC eat ice cream.

The rabies shot was first used in the month of July Read a book about a dog or if MC gets bitten by a dog.


50 pts:
- One of July's birth flowers is the larkspur which is indicative of first love, amongst other things. Read a story about first love.
The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen ✩★✩★

- Jul 21st. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. Read a story set on the Moon.

- July 7, Pierre Cardin was born. Read a novel set in the fashion industry or with fashion as an overall theme.

July 2 is World UFO Day. Read a book about aliens UFOS or science fiction.

George Eastman who invented the Kodak camera was born July 12 1854. Read a book about a photographer.

Amelia Earhart was born July 24 1898. Read a book about aviation. Double points if its about Amelia.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge JUNE 2023
Start Date: 06/01/2023
End Date: 06/30/2023

Total Pages Read: 5,522
Bonus Points:

Books Read:
1. Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships 288 pgs 6/1
2.The Villa 279 pgs 6/2
3. Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait 499 pgs 6/3
4. Katherine Howard The Scandalous Queen 480 pgs 6/7
5. Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife 560 pgs 6/10
6. Jane Boleyn: The True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford 319 pgs 6/11
7. The Virgin Suicides 243 pgs 6/11
8. Enter the Body 336 pgs 6/14
9. The Lady Elizabeth 483 pgs 6/15
10. Tudor 576 pgs 6/17
11. A Ghost in the Throat 248 pgs 6/19
12. The Last White Rose 480 pgs 6/24
13. The Pirate Queen: Queen Elizabeth I, Her Pirate Adventurers, and the Dawn of Empire 496 pgs 6/27
14. Wretched Waterpark 235 pgs 6/29
15.

10 points:
- Read a book that is “A book you can take on holiday, which is good enough to keep you engaged but not so serious it will spoil your holiday,” also known as a beach read.
- In June, strawberry season begins in the Northern United States. Read a book with a red cover, or has strawberries on the cover.
- Flag Day is June 14th. Read a book with a red, white or blue cover. Double points if there is a flag on the cover.
- June's Flower is a Rose. Read a book with a rose on the cover, the word rose in the title or with a character named Rose.
- June 1st is Global Running Day. Read a book where the MC is a runner. Double points if nonfiction.
- June is Audiobook Appreciation Month. Listen to an audiobook.
A Ghost in the Throat
Athena's Child

- 6/18 is International Picnic Day. Read a book where the MC goes on a picnic.

25 points:
- Seasons change, for the Northern United States it is Summer. Read a book that take place in the same season as where you live.
The Villa

- In June there are a lot of nature days and/or celebrations. Read a book that takes place in nature or if the main character’s career deals with nature.
- Read a book that has the title or the author's name starting with the letter J, on the cover. This can be used if the series starts with a “J.”
- Father's Day is in June. Read a book where the MC is a Father.
- 6/9 is National Movie Night. Read a book that has been made into a movie.
The Virgin Suicides

- 6/25/1984 - Prince released the "Purple Rain" album. Also, 6/21/1982 Prince William was born. Read a book with a purple cover or with a prince as the MC.
- My birthday is in June!! Read a book written by an author born in June.
- The first Medical Diploma was issued on 6/21/1768 to Dr. John Archer from the College of Philadelphia. Read a book where the MC is a MD. Double points if nonfiction.

50 points
- Read a Book Group Pick. Double points if it is the June’s pick but can be books from previous months. If you wish to, you can write which month the book pick came from. Feel free to make it broad, by including other book groups, either from your local library, or famous book picks, etc.

- A lot of important past events happened in/around the month of June. Read a book that covers part of the impact those events had on our history. Double points if the book is non-fiction.

- Many people spend a lot of time outdoors during this time of year, so enjoy getting through some short reads. Read a novella, 250 pages or less.
Watch Over Me
We Are the Light

- June is the 6th month and has the longest day of the year. Read a book that is 600+ pages.

- 6/8/1867 is Frank Lloyd Wright's birthday. Read a book about Frank Lloyd Wright or with an architect as the MC.
- 6/18/1983 - Sally Ride becomes the 1st American woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. Read a book with a woman in space as the MC or about women in space. Double points if nonfiction.
- June is Pride Month. Read a book where the MC is LGBTQIA+ or written by an author that is LGBTQIA+.
Even Though I Knew the End

- June is Alzheimer and Brain Awareness Month. Read a book with a MC with Alzheimer's or other dementia. The MC can also be a caregiver for a patient/family member with Alzheimer's or other dementia.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge MAY 2023
Start Date: 05/01/2023
End Date: 05/31/2023

Total Pages Read: 7040
Bonus Points: 10

Books Read:
1. A Rover's Story 320 pgs 5/2
2. Homecoming 547 pgs 5/2 (10)
3. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone 384 pgs 5/3
4. A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe 288 pgs 5/5
5. The Appeal 419 pgs 5/7
6. Under the Whispering Door 384 pgs 5/7
7. The Darkness 294 pgs 5/9
8. Island on Fire 224 pgs 5/10
9. The Odyssey 541 pgs 5/14
10. David Copperfield 882 pgs 5/19
11. Night Wherever We Go 304 pgs 5/20
12. The Island 336 pgs 5/21
13. The Lady in the Tower 682 pgs 5/24
14. Jane the Quene 283 pgs 5/26
15. Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath 1,152 pgs 5/31




10 pts:

May 5th is... you guessed it.. Cinco de Mayo! Read a book with a "5" in any part of the page number.

May 9th is a great day... It's my birthday!! =) Read any historical fiction novel, as it's my favorite genre , or any book that was published in the month of May.
Homecoming ✩★✩★

Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May. Read a book with the word Mom/Mother in the title, or a book where the main character is a mom.

-May 8th is No Socks Day. Read a book that has bare feet on the cover.

-May is National Bike Month. Read a book with a bike on the cover or where the characters use a bike as a mode of transportation.

-May 25th is National Wine Day. Read a book that has a glass or bottle of wine on the cover, or where the character drinks wine in the story.


25 pts:
May the 4th be with you.... Read a book about Star Wars, space, or any science fiction story.
Thrawn

Free Comic Book Day is observed the first Saturday in May. Read a graphic novel.

The last episode of Friends was aired on May 6, 2004 and was watched by over 52.5 million viewers. Read a book where the main characters are best friends, or friends trying to reconnect.

-The first week of May is Nurse's Week. Read a book where the main character is a nurse.

-National Chocolate Chip Day is May 15th. Read a book that takes place in a bakery or where the main character is a baker.

-Read a book that you have not read yet.


50 pts:

The Kentucky Derby is always held on the first Saturday in May. Read a book about horses, that contains horses in any form, or that is involving a race

May 25 is National Wine Day. Read a book with a drink on the cover (doesn't have to be alcohol), or a book where the title begins with the letters W, I, N, or E

May 20, 1927 - Charles Lindbergh flew in the Spirit of St. Louis attempting to win a $25,000 prize for the first solo nonstop flight between New York City and Paris. Thirty-three hours later, after a 3,600 mile journey, he landed at Le Bourget, Paris, earning the nickname "Lucky Lindy" and becoming an instant worldwide hero. Just a few years later on the same date (May 20, 1932), Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

Read a book that involves a plane as the main plot point. Double points if the book is about Lindbergh or Earhart.

-Lauren Hillenbrand was born May 15th, 1967. Read a non-fiction book. Double points if it is by Lauren Hillenbrand.

-Memorial day is the last Monday of the Month of May. Memorial Day is dedicated to service men and women who gave their lives for freedom and country. It is also a time to remember loved ones who have passed away. Read a book where the main character is in any branch of the military.

-The Academy of Motion Pictures was founded May 4th 1934. Read a book that has been turned into a movie.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge
April 2023


Total Pages Read: 7826
Bonus Points: 45

Books Read:
1. Wolf Mated 166 pgs 4/1
2. Her Escape 98 pgs 4/1
3. My Rotten Love Life 244 pgs 4/2
4. Daddy Long Legs 144 pgs 4/3 (10)
5. Mad Honey 464 pgs 4/4 (25)
6. The Pale Rider 220 pgs 4/5
7. All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me 240 pgs 4/9 ()
8. We Are All So Good at Smiling 281 pgs 4/11
9.Leaves of Grass 485 pgs 4/12 (10)
10. Dear Medusa 382 pgs 4/3
11. What Is the Grass: Walt Whitman in My Life 288 pgs 4/14
12. The Iliad 704 pgs 4/14
13. Chasing the Boogeyman 322 pgs 4/15
14. A Million Little Pieces 515 pgs 4/17
15. Ordinary Hazards 325 pgs 4/18
16. The Sea Witch: A Little Mermaid Retelling 405 pgs 4/20
17. Euphoria 304 pgs 4/21
18. Don Juan 584 pgs 4/24
19. Stealing the Show: A History of Art and Crime in Six Thefts 232 pgs 4/25
20. Eve Bites Back: An Alternative History of English Literature 304 pgs 4/29
21. The Twyford Code 384 pgs 4/29
22. Tom Jones 967 pgs 4/30
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10 points:
- April is famous for showers, so RAB where it rains - - a LOT!

- Ditto the showers, so RAB with a bridal or baby shower in it OR any other springtime celebration.

- Because spring has sprung, RAB with flowers on the cover or where flowers are given as a gift.

- A Freebie! Read any book for 10 pts to celebrate World Book Day on 23rd April
Daddy-Long-Legs ★✩★

- Read a book with Eggs/Lambs/Yellow on the cover or mentioned on the cover to celebrate Spring & Easter.


- Read a funny /comedic book to celebrate April Fool's Day on 1st April.

- Read a book about the earth or saving the planet, etc, to celebrate Earth Day on 22nd April. Double Points for a Non Fiction book on this subject.
Leaves of Grass ★✩★✩

25 points:

- It’s Easter tide (this year anyway), so RAB with a mention of Easter in the title or in the book.

- Because of all those Easter goodies & baskets, RAB featuring chocolate or candy.
Mad Honey ★✩★✩

- Again because Easter, RAB featuring a bunny (hare is acceptable) or chicks/chickens.

- Read a book where the MC is a dancer or the book is about dancing, to celebrate World Dance Day on 29th April.

- Maya Angelou's birthday is on 4th April. She wrote many memoirs. Read an Autobiography or Biography to celebrate her birthday. Double points if it's one of hers.

- Read a book you read when you were a child, to celebrate International Children's Book Day on 2nd April.

- World Health Day is on 7th April. Read a medical fiction book. And/or a non fiction book about medicine for double points.

- Read a book set in outer space or a sci-fi book to celebrate International Day of Human Space Flight. on 12th April. Read a non fiction book for double points.


50 pts:
- Easter Parade - RAB with Parade in the title, the story or where someone gets all dressed up in their Sunday best.

- Easter Sunday - RAB with Sunday in the title or where people attend a religious service of any type.

- Rebirth - RAB where someone is: A) resurrected; B) comes back to life after being pronounced clinically dead, OR; C) renews or repurposes an unwanted item.

- With Easter being in April, read a religious book.

- International Record Store Day is on 18th April & World Voice Day is on 16th April. Read a book about music or a singer.

- World Autism Awareness Day is on 2nd April. Read a book where the MC has autism. Read a non fiction book about Autism for double points.

- World Art Day is on 15th April & International Sculpture Day is on 24th April. Read a book about Art or where the MC is an artist or sculptor.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge MARCH 2023
Start Date: 03/01/2023
End Date: 03/31/2023

Total Pages Read: 4240
Bonus Points: 75

Books Read:

1. A History of What Comes Next 304 pgs (25) 3/2
2. Problems 180 pgs (25) 3/3
3. The Immortality Thief 608 pgs (25) 3/4
4. The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness 1680-1790 985 pages () 3/7
5. The Tea Dragon Society 71 pgs () 3/10
6. The Tea Dragon Festival 135 pgs () 3/10
7. The Tea Dragon Tapestry 135 pgs () 3/10
8. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries 321 pgs () 3/11
9. The Luminous Dead 432 pgs () 3/12
10. A Star Pilot's Fearless Rebel 256 pgs () 3/13
11. A Star Pilot's Daring Rogue 417 pgs () 3/14
12. Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution 396 pgs () 3/14
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10 pts:

On March 1, 1864, Rebecca Lee became the first black woman to earn a medical Degree. Read a book featuring a physician or physician-in-training.

Bloodstone is one of March’s birthstones. Read a book in which a place, character, creature or artifact is called bloodstone or blood stone.

March 31 is World Backup Day. Read a book where computer backups failing and/or computer servers crashing cause mayhem.

- James Patterson’s birthday is in March. Read a thriller. Double points if it’s by James Patterson.
The Luminous Dead

- March 31, 1951 the first commercially built U.S. computer sold. Read an e-book.

- March is National Celery Month and has St. Patrick’s Day. Read a book with green on the cover.

- The New York Stock Exchange was founded on March 8, 1817. Read a book set in New York or where the MC has a financial crisis.

25 pts:

On March 4th, Giovanni Schiaparelli discovered the canals of Mars. Read a book about ancient cultures that shaped astronomy and its history.
The Immortality Thief ✩★✩★
A History of What Comes Next ✩★✩★

Gabriel García Márquez’s birthday is March 6. Read a book using magical realism set in a Latin American country or with Latin American main characters.

March 26 is Make Up Your Own Holiday Day. Read a book with a character that has an outsized imagination or that takes place in an alternate universe with named holidays related to that world’s history.

- March is National Woman’s History Month. Read a book by a female author or with a female protagonist.
Problems ✩★✩
Euphoria
The Fortunes of Jaded Women

- The first week in March is Celebrate Your Name Week. Read a book where the author or one of the characters has either your first, middle or last name.

- St. Patrick’s Day- Read a book set in Ireland or by an Irish author.

- The movie King Kong premiered in March 1933 and this month hosts the Oscars. Read a book that has been turned into a movie. Double points if it was ever nominated for an Oscar.

50 pts:

The Iranian New Year takes place in March. Read a nonfiction book about Iran and/or Iranian culture or a fiction book written by an Iranian author/an author of Iranian decent.

In the US, March is considered vasectomy season as it’s the busiest month for the deed. Read a book where a character has gotten or is considering a vasectomy.

On March 13, Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen and invented a method of making carbonated water. Read a book about carbonated beverages or the soda industry.

- On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi and his followers began the March Against Tax on Salt. Read a book set in India or by an Indian author. Double points if the book is about Mahatma Gandhi.

- So many inventions in March - Coca Cola, the stapler, silly putty, monopoly board game, the washing machine, escalator, the first electric shaver, the rubber band, and the first color television just to name a few. Read a book about an invention, by an inventor, or where the MC is an inventor.

- The Blizzard of 1888 is one of the most famous storm in American history. Read a book about a famous storm. Double points if it’s the Blizzard of 1888.

- March 1, 1961 the Peace Corps was established. Read a book where the MC goes to a developing country to assist with health care, education or other basic human needs.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge FEBRUARY 2023
Start Date: 02/01/2023
End Date: 02/28/2023

Total Pages Read: 7853
Bonus Points: 130

Books Read:
1. A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them 304 pgs 2/3
2. Pillow Thoughts 272 pgs (25) 2/3
3. Healing the Heart 224 pgs (25) 2/3
4. Frederick 32 pgs (10) 2/4
5. Mending the Mind 224 pgs (25) 2/4
6. The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas 368 pgs (10) 2/6
7. The Journalist and the Murderer 163 pgs (10) 2/7
8. Inward 222 pgs (25) 2/8
9. Better Than We Found It: Conversations to Help Save the World 499 pgs () 2/10
10. Cheating the Ferryman: The Revolutionary Science of Life After Death 279 pgs () 2/12
11. Odder 288 pgs () 2/13
12. Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask: Young Readers Edition 383 pgs () 2/13
13. What Souls Are Made Of: A Wuthering Heights Remix 304 pgs (10) 2/15
14. Her River God Wolf 120 pgs (10) 2/18
15. Stone Blind 373 pgs () 2/19
16. The Spare Man 368 pgs () 2/20
17. Cane 272 pgs () 2/20
18. Complete Works of Samuel Pepys 2168 pgs2/24
19. The Great Gatsby 208 pgs 2/27
20. Who Cooked the Last Supper?: The Women's History of the World 354 pgs 2/27
21. Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius 192 pgs 2/28
22. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 444 pgs 2/28
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10 pts:
- Read a historical fiction.
What Souls Are Made Of: A Wuthering Heights Remix ★✩★✩★

- Read a book that features cold weather.
Frederick ★✩★✩

- Read a book with purple on the cover.


- Read a Novella or novel under 200 pages.
Her River God Wolf ★✩★

- Read a Funny Book.

- Read a Romantic Book.

- Read a book with a Red or Pink Cover.
The Journalist and the Murderer ★✩★
The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas ★✩★✩

25 pts:
- February is a short month- read a book that is under 250 pages.

- Read a book with a theme of love that is NOT a romance.

- Read a book while eating your favorite snack.

- Read a short story collection or book of poems.
Cane didn't rate it
Healing the Heart ★✩★✩
Mending the Mind ★✩★✩
Inward ★✩★

- Read a cozy mystery.
The Spare Man ★✩

- Reread an old favorite.
Pillow Thoughts ★✩★✩★
The Great Gatsby ★✩★✩★

50 pts:
- Love yourself! Read a book that represents you.

- Life is a lesson. Read a nonfiction to learn a new skill.

- Read a book from a featured shelf at the library.

- Read a Play

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge JANUARY 2023
Start Date: 01/01/2023
End Date: 01/31/2023

Total Pages Read: 3909
Bonus Points: 240

Books Read:
1. A Vintage Christmas: A Collection of Classic Stories and Poems 336 pgs (25) 1/2
2. The Legend of the Christmas Witch 56 pgs (10) 1/2
3. The Return of the Christmas Witch 56 pgs (10) 1/2
4. Of Salt and Shore 336 pgs () 1/3
5. Show Us Who You Are 304 pgs () 1/5
6 Cyrano de Bergerac 208 pgs (25) 1/7
7. Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six 396 pgs () 1/10
8. Little Women 449 pgs (25) 1/13
9. How to Pronounce Knife: Stories 192 pgs (10) 1/15
10. We Need to Do Something 188 pgs (10) 1/16
11. Five Tuesdays in Winter 240 pgs () 1/17
12. Eugene Onegin 288 pgs () 1/21
13. The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol. I: 1660 350 pgs () 1/23
14. Ethan Frome 110 pgs (25) 1/28
15. Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon 400 pgs (50) 1/28

10 pts:

- Read the first book of any series.
The Legend of the Christmas Witch ★✩★✩

- Read any book with a 1 in the page count.
How to Pronounce Knife: Stories ★✩★
We Need to Do Something ★✩★

- Read a book set in winter- either northern or Southern Hemisphere winters will work.
- Read a book that is the second, third or twenty-third in a series.
The Return of the Christmas Witch ★✩★✩

- Read a book with a one-word title.

- Read a book where any of author's initials start with J.


25 pts:

- Read a book on either sport - basketball or hockey. Double points if a memoir by a professional player in either one.

- Read any book on agriculture, set on a farm or has farming as a key activity by a character.

- Read any sci-fi book.

- Read a book with food on the cover or food is a major theme.

- Read a classic.
A Vintage Christmas: A Collection of Classic Stories and Poems ★✩★
Little Women★✩★★
Cyrano de Bergerac ★✩★✩★
The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol. I: 1660 ★✩★
Eugene Onegin ★✩
Ethan Frome ★✩★

- Read a cozy book for the hemisphere you do not live in.

50 pts:

- Read a book in which a character is humiliated.
- Read a book on superstitions or one in which a character is very superstitious.
- Read a book featuring penguins.
- Read a book about nature or about the environment.
- Read a book that you know nothing about, with no recommendations from social media including Goodreads.
Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon★✩★
- Read a book set in any of the Asian countries that you have never read