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Renee's Reading Roll-along 2017
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Victorians!: The Woman in White
Trollope Project: Can You Forgive Her?
Readers Review:
Les Misèrables: 31 chapters
Aubrey-Maturin: The Yellow Admiral
Aubrey-Maturin:
Guardian/Boxall: Martin Chuzzlewit
Guardian/Boxall: Penrod
Children's 1000:
Little House: Little House on the Prairie
Outlander Saga: Dragonfly in Amber
Dunnett: The Ringed Castle
Rory: none
Minis:
Miscellaneous:
- The Shadow of the Wind
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Level 1 - Break the Code (2 Books)
1. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall**
2. The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare**
Level 2 - Shadow the Suspect (4 Books)
3. The Shell Game**
4. Pros and Cons**
Level 3 - Crack the Case (7 Books)
5. The Winter Garden Mystery**
6. Requiem for a Mezzo**
7. The Woman in White
Level 4 - Chase the Villain (10 Books)
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Travel the World, 1st Leg - Africa (Jan-March)
1) The Covenant
2) The Power of One**
3) The Poisonwood Bible**
4) Under the Udala Trees**
Travel the World, 2nd Leg - Europe (April-June)
1) Queen Margot, or Marguerite de Valois (France)**
2) Elizabeth and Her German Garden**
3) Death in Venice (Italy)**
4) The Shadow of the Wind (Spain)
Travel the World, 3rd Leg - Asia/Oceania
1) The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane**
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Travel the World, 4th Leg - Americas
1) Johnny Tremain: The Story of Boston in Revolt Against the British**
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This challenge is for those who want to explore the genre of Fantasy. It will run from April-December 2017.
This can include any kind of fiction that has magic or paranormal elements, or that is set in a fictional location (excluding Sci Fi settings such as the future or space).
Level 1 - Linger with Elves (2 Books)
1. Wicked Appetite**
2. Wicked Business**
Level 2 - Fly with Dragons (4 Books)
3. Wicked Charms
4. Puck of Pook's Hill**
Level 3 - Eat the Food in Faerie (7 Books)
5. Ella Enchanted**
6. The Monk**
7. Titus Groan**
Level 4 - Go on a Quest to Save the World (10 Books)
8. Ziska: The Problem of a Wicked Soul**
9. Norse Mythology**
10. The Willows**
Level 5 - Explore Other Worlds (15 books)
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This one is a twist on the Alphabet Soup challenge; however, for this one you are looking for books titles that are MISSING a particular letter.
Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet
No A- The Truelove**
No B- The Nutmeg of Consolation**
No C- The Wine-Dark Sea**
No D- Pawn in Frankincense**
No E- Pros and Cons**
No F- The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare**
No G- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall**
No H- Big Girl Panties**
No I- The Shell Game**
No J- The Winter Garden Mystery**
No K- Requiem for a Mezzo**
No L- The Commodore**
No M- Agnes Grey**
No N- The Lake House**
No O- Mansfield Park**
No P- The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane**
No Q- The Bookshop on the Corner**
No R-
No S- Penrod**
No T-
No U- The Great Impersonation**
No V- The Ringed Castle
No W- Murder on the Orient Express
No X- The Woman on the Orient Express
No Y-
No Z-
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1800-1810: Belinda**
1810-1819:
1820-1829:
1830-1839: Eugene Onegin
1840-1849: The Old Curiosity Shop**
1850-1859:
1860-1869: Framley Parsonage**
1870-1879:
1880-1889: The Woodlanders**
1890-1899: Esther Waters**
1900-1909: The Jungle**
1910-1919: The Good Soldier**
1920-1929: A Passage to India**
1930-1939: Little House in the Big Woods**
1940-1949: Titus Groan**
1950-1959: A Town Like Alice**
1960-1969: The Bell Jar**
1970-1979: The Neverending Story**
1980-1989: The Letter of Marque**
1990-1999: The Poisonwood Bible**
2000-2009: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress**
2010-2017: Life After Life**
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A- The Agony and the Ecstasy
B- Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress**
C- The Cricket in Times Square**
D- The Danish Girl**
E- Elizabeth and Her German Garden**
F- A Few of the Girls: Stories**
G - The Good Soldier**
H- Heidi**
I- In Memoriam A. H. H.
J- June**
K- A Kiss for Cinderella: A Comedy**
L- Life After Life**
M- The Monk**
N- Nine Women, One Dress**
O- Oroonoko**
P- The Power of One**
Q- Queen Margot, or Marguerite de Valois**
R- The Return of the Native**
S- The Swans of Fifth Avenue**
T- A Town Like Alice**
U- Under Western Eyes
V- Vanished**
W- Wicked Appetite**
X- ???
Y- The Yellow House**
Z- Ziska: The Problem of a Wicked Soul**
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Thirds
1. Comedy: Penrod by Tarkington**
2. Crime: The Thirty-Nine Steps**
3. Family & Self: Tenant of Wildfell**
4: Love: Mansfield Park**
5: SciFi & Fantasy: Titus Groan**
The Man Who Was Thursday**
6: State of the Nation: Oroonoko**
7. War & Travel: Robinson Crusoe**
Renee's Second Helping
1. Comedy: Three Men in a Boat**
2. Crime: The Secret Agent**
3. Family & Self: The Poisonwood Bible**
4. Love: Death in Venice**
5. Science Fiction & Fantasy: The Monk**
6. State of the Nation: The Last Chronicle of Barset**
7. War & Travel: The Things They Carried**
Renee's Boxall/Guardian Pie
1. Comedy: Brewster's Millions**
2. Crime: My Cousin Rachel**
3. Family & Self: The Bell Jar**
4. Love: The Good Soldier**
5. Science Fiction & Fantasy: Solaris**
6. State of the Nation: A Passage to India**
7. War & Travel: A Town Like Alice**
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Challenge Levels...
Level 1: Visiting Stars Hollow
1. The Bell Jar**
2. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress**
3. The Jungle**
4. Bel Canto**
5. The Good Soldier**
Level 2: Gilmore Neighbor
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Level 3: Gilmore BFF
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Level 4: Gilmore Girl
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Level 5: You ARE Rory Gilmore!
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Level 1 - Ruffled Feathers
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Level 2 - Flapping Wings
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Level 3 - Taking Flight
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Level One (Chunkster)
- Read 3 books with > 400 pages
1) Belinda**
2) Titus Groan**
3) The Return of the Native**
Level Two (Flower Presser)
- Read 6 books with > 400 pages
4) The Tenant of Wildfell Hall**
5) The Disorderly Knights**
6) Pawn in Frankincense**
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Level Three (Back Breaker)
- Read 10 books with > 400 pages... and then see a chiropractor!
7) The Lake House**
8) Mansfield Park**
9) The Woman in White
10) Can You Forgive Her?
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Level One (5 TBR books) = List Tickler
1. Little House in the Big Woods paperback**
2. The Old Curiosity Shop hardcover**
3. Little House on the Prairie paperback
4. The Neverending Story hardcover**
5. Brown Girl Dreaming**
Level Two (10 TBR books) = List Tamer
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Level Three (15 TBR books) = Captain of the Shelf
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Level Four (20 TBR books) = Master of All Dust Bunnies
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Dance of Book Joy ensues!
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Level One: Curious: read 1 new release
Level Two: Curiouser: read 3 new releases
Level Three: Most Curious: read 6 new releases
Level Four: You killed the cat: read 12 new releases
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COMPLETED ___
[] NF book with > 500 pages
[x] History: Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution**
[] NF book that became a movie
[] NF about Relationships
[] NF book published this year
[] Religion or Philosophy
[] NF book with a number in the title
[] Biography
[x] A funny NF book: The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo**
[x] NF book by a female author: In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox**
[] a "How-To" NF book
[] NF book with a one-word title
[] NF about Nature or Animals
[] A NF book set in a different country
[x] Health or Wellness related: Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal**
[] NF book recommended by a friend
[] Prize winning NF book
[] NF on Minority Studies
[] NF book that scares you
[] Self Improvement or Career Advice
[] A NF about something that happened in the decade you were born
[] NF on a LGBTQIA+ topic
[] A NF book with a place in the title
[] NF related to Current Events
[] Sociology or Psychology
[] NF book that takes place in your region
[x] a Memoir: Yes Please**
[] NF book written by an author with your same initials, first or last name
[] Math or Technology
[] A NF book you started but never finished
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11) The Reverse of the Medal**
12) The Letter of Marque**
13) The Thirteen-Gun Salute**
14) The Nutmeg of Consolation**
15) The Truelove**
16) The Wine-Dark Sea**
17) The Commodore**
18) The Yellow Admiral
19) The Hundred Days
20) Blue at the Mizzen
21) The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey
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1) Little House in the Big Woods**
2) Little House on the Prairie
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Crazy Calendar
Reach for the Stars
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[] Recommended by a librarian
[] on your TBR too long
[] book of letters
[] audiobook
[] by a person of color
[] a season in the title
[x] story within a story: The Neverending Story
[] multiple authors
[] espionage thriller
[] cat on cover
[] author with pseudonym
[] bestseller in genre you don’t normally read
[] by or about a person with disability
[] involves travel
[] has subtitle
[] published 1n 2017
[] about food
[] career advice
[] re-read that makes you smile
[] mythical creature
[] non-human perspective
[] steampunk novel
[] has red spine
[x] set in wilderness: Little House in the Big Woods**
[] re-read you loved as a child
[] author from a country you’ve never visited
[] title has character name
[x] set in wartime: A Town Like Alice**
[] unreliable narrator
[] has pictures
[] main character is different ethnicity then you
[] about interesting woman
[] set in 2 time periods
[] set in a hotel
[] title has month or day of week
[] written by someone your admire
[] becoming a movie in 2017
[] set around a holiday other than Christmas
[x] first book of a series new to you: The Crown Conspiracy**
[] bought on a trip
[] recommended by an author you love
[] bestseller from 2016
[] family member in title
[] takes place over life-span
[] about immigrant or refugee
[] genre or subgenre you’ve never heard of
[] involves an eccentric character
[] more than 800 pages
[] bought from used bookstore
[] based on mythology
[] difficult topic
[] book mentioned in another book
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Victorians!: The Old Curiosity Shop (finish in Feb)
Trollope Project: Framley Parsonage**
Readers Review:
Les Misèrables: Chapters 1-31
Aubrey-Maturin: The Reverse of the Medal
Children's 1000: The Neverending Story**
Little House: Little House in the Big Woods**
Riyria Novels: Theft of Swords**
Riyria Novels: Rise of Empire**
Dunnett: Niccolo #3
Outlander Saga: Dragonfly in Amber
Gastronomy: Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal**
The Quiche of Death**
Still Life**
MONTHLY THEME: New Beginnings
- The Man Who Would Be King**
- A Town Like Alice**
Minis ...
Debut Novel: The Bell Jar**
Human Rights: The Jungle**
Asian Studies: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress**
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Victorians!: The Old Curiosity Shop**
Trollope Project:
Readers Review: Eugene Onegin
Les Misèrables: 28 chapters**
Aubrey-Maturin: The Reverse of the Medal
Guardian 1000: A Passage to India**
Little House: Little House on the Prairie
Riyria Novels: Heir of Novron**
Outlander Saga: Dragonfly in Amber
Gastronomy: In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Life After Life**
The Swans of Fifth Avenue**
Alone**
Hide**
MONTHLY THEME: Valentine's
Minis ...
I Hate VD:
African-American: Brown Girl Dreaming**
Sweet Talk: To Have and to Kill**
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Theft of Swords
1) The Crown Conspiracy**
2) Avempartha**
Rise of Empire**
3) Nyphron Rising**
4) The Emerald Storm**
Heir of Novron**
5) Wintertide**
6) Percepliquis**
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B1: Award Winner: Little House in the Big Woods**
B2: Graphic Novel
B3: Silver Lettering
B4: Mystery or Thriller: The Quiche of Death**
B5: Current Event Related:
I1: Start a Series: The Crown Tower**
I2: Middle Grade: A Town Like Alice**
I3: Blue Cover: The Jungle**
I4: > 400 pages: Framley Parsonage**
I5: Personal Improvement
N1: Classic: The Old Curiosity Shop**
N2: Made into a Movie: The Man Who Would Be King**
N3: FREE: The Signature of All Things**
N4: Science Fiction
N5: Humor
G1: Magical Realism: Life After Life**
G2: LGBTQ+: June**
G3: White Cover: Hide**
G4: Published In Your Birth Year: The Bell Jar**
G5: Biographical: In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox**
O1: Published Last Year: The Swans of Fifth Avenue**
O2: Epistolary
O3: Gold Lettering
O4: Based on Mythology
O5: Math/Science: Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal**
Bingos earned...
B1, I1, N1, G1, O1
G1, G2, G3, G4, G5
B1, I2, N3, G4, O5
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Level 1
1) Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress**
2) Life After Life**
Level 2 - 2 books
3) The Swans of Fifth Avenue**
4) Bel Canto**
Level 3 - 2 books
5) The Signature of All Things**
6) The Game of Kings**
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Level Two: 3 New Authors
1) The Bell Jar by The Bell Jar**
2) A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute**
3) Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie**
Level Three: 6 New Authors
4) Life After Life by Kate Atkinson**
5) The Jungle by Upton Sinclair**
6) Bel Canto by Ann Patchett**
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Victorians!: The Woodlanders**
Trollope Project: The Small House at Allington
Readers Review: Eugene Onegin
Les Misèrables: 31 chapters**
Aubrey-Maturin: The Reverse of the Medal
Rory: Bel Canto**
Guardian 1000: The Good Soldier**
Boxall 1001:
Children's 1000: Heidi**
Little House: Little House on the Prairie
Dunnett: The Game of Kings**
Outlander Saga: Dragonfly in Amber
Gastronomy: In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
MONTHLY THEME: Women's History
- The Signature of All Things**
- June**
- In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox**
Minis ...
Irish: A Few of the Girls: Stories**
Ides: The Last American Vampire**
Madness:
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I'm using this challenge as an excuse to explore the juvenile fiction downloads from my local library. I love the idea of a parent being able to call up books for their child in any location. (In addition to the stack of picture books they have at home, of course.)
Level 1 Preschool 2-3 books
1) Leave Me Alone! Very cute!
2) They All Saw a Cat Love the concept.
3) Hot Dog Emergent Reader text.
Level 2 Kindergarten 4-6 books
4) Chloe, Instead Very Sweet.
5) Flora and the Flamingo No text. Adorable!
6) Steam Train, Dream Train Loved!
Level 3 Graduate 7+ books
7) Heidi
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Virgos love lists... And checking things off lists.
Plus, I don't have TV.
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This one is a twist on the Alphabet Soup challenge; however, for this one you are looking for books titles that are MISSING a particular letter.
Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet
No A- Little House in the Big Woods**
No B- A Town Like Alice**
No C- The Bell Jar**
No D- Framley Parsonage**
No E- Hot Dog**
No F- Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress**
No G- The Quiche of Death**
No H- Rise of Empire**
No I- The Jungle**
No J- The Old Curiosity Shop**
No K- Still Life**
No L- Theft of Swords**
No M- Heir of Novron**
No N- Life After Life**
No O- Hide**
No P- The Neverending Story**
No Q- A Passage to India**
No R- The Swans of Fifth Avenue**
No S- Brown Girl Dreaming**
No T- Alone**
No U- Bel Canto**
No V- The Woodlanders**
No W- The Game of Kings**
No X- The Signature of All Things**
No Y- The Good Soldier**
No Z- Heidi**
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Victorians!: Esther Waters**
Trollope Project: The Small House at Allington**
Readers Review: Queen Margot, or Marguerite de Valois
Readers Review: Eugene Onegin
Les Misèrables: 30 chapters**
Aubrey-Maturin: The Reverse of the Medal
Rory: none
Guardian 1000: Solaris**
Guardian 1000: My Cousin Rachel**
Guardian 1000: Brewster's Millions**
Guardian 1000: The Power of One**
Boxall 1001:
Children's 1000:
Little House: Little House on the Prairie
Dunnett: none
Outlander Saga: Dragonfly in Amber
Gastronomy:
MONTHLY THEME: Animals & Rebirth
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Minis ...
Weather: Rain**
Villains: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Fool: Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice**
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Ride the Rainbow and Beyond!
Level 1: Painter's Palette - Any 3 colors
Level 2: Ride The Rainbow! - rainbow 6
Level 3: Beyond the Pale - All 12
Ride the Rainbow!
Red: Wicked Appetite**
Orange: The Poisonwood Bible**
Yellow: Wicked Charms**
Green: Elizabeth and Her German Garden**
Blue/Indigo: Wicked Business**
Purple/Violet: Queens' Play**
Beyond the Pale!
Pink: Nine Women, One Dress**
Gray: Brewster's Millions**
White: The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo**
Black: Killing Mr. Griffin**
Brown: Maisie Dobbs
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Victorians!: The Mill on the Floss
Trollope Project: The Last Chronicle of Barset
Readers Review: Queen Margot, or Marguerite de Valois**
Les Misèrables: 31 chapters**
Dunnett: Queens' Play**
Aubrey-Maturin: The Reverse of the Medal
Rory: none
Guardian/Boxall: Death in Venice**
Guardian/Boxall: The Poisonwood Bible**
Guardian/Boxall: The Secret Agent**
Guardian/Boxall: Oroonoko**
Little House: Little House on the Prairie
Outlander Saga: Dragonfly in Amber
Gastronomy:
Fantasy: Wicked Appetite**
Fantasy: Wicked Business**
Fantasy: Wicked Charms**
Fantasy: Ella Enchanted**
Fantasy: The Monk**
MONTHLY THEME: Family
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Flowers: Elizabeth and Her German Garden**
Cinco de Mayo: Esperanza Rising**
Mother's Day: Under the Udala Trees**
Miscellaneous
- Killing Mr. Griffin**
- A Kiss for Cinderella: A Comedy**
- Puck of Pook's Hill**
- Maisie Dobbs**
- Nuts**
- Yes Please**
- The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo**
- Nine Women, One Dress**
- The Zeppelin's Passenger**
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Anti-Alphabet Challenge Redux
Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet
No A- Brewster's Millions**
No B- Solaris**
No C- Queen Margot, or Marguerite de Valois**
No D- My Cousin Rachel**
No E- Killing Mr. Griffin**
No F- Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice**
No G- Esther Waters**
No H- The Power of One**
No I- Queens' Play**
No J- The Small House at Allington**
No K- Death in Venice**
No L- Wicked Charms**
No M- Wicked Business**
No N- Wicked Appetite**
No O- Death in Venice**
No P- Under the Udala Trees**
No Q- The Poisonwood Bible**
No R- Yes Please**
No S- Elizabeth and Her German Garden**
No T- A Kiss for Cinderella: A Comedy**
No U- The Secret Agent**
No V- The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo**
No W- Maisie Dobbs**
No X- Esperanza Rising**
No Y- Nine Women, One Dress**
No Z- Nuts**
Have you read the lunar series by Marisa Meyer? I'm on book 2. Really good
I hear great things about the series. I will be starting next month :)
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A- Alone**
B- The Bell Jar**
C- Cream of the Crop**
D- Death in Venice**
E- Esther Waters**
F- Framley Parsonage**
G- The Game of Kings**
H- Heir of Novron**
I- In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox**
J- The Jungle**
K- Killing Mr. Griffin**
L- Little House in the Big Woods**
M- My Cousin Rachel**
N- The Neverending Story**
O- The Old Curiosity Shop**
P- A Passage to India**
Q- The Quiche of Death**
R- Rise of Empire**
S- Still Life**
T- Theft of Swords**
U- Under the Udala Trees**
V- Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution**
W- The Woodlanders**
X- X Y Z - A Detective Story**
Y- Yes Please**
Z- The Zeppelin's Passenger**
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CHUNKSTER CHALLENGE (more than 400)
Level One (Chunkster)
- Read 3 books with > 400 pages
1) Framley Parsonage**
2) The Old Curiosity Shop**
3) Life After Life**
Level Two (Flower Presser)
- Read 6 books with > 400 pages
4) The Game of Kings**
5) Queens' Play**
6) Queen Margot, or Marguerite de Valois**
Level Three (Back Breaker)
- Read 10 books with > 400 pages... and then see a chiropractor!
7) The Poisonwood Bible**
8) The Power of One**
9) The Signature of All Things**
10) Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice**
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This maxi challenge is for those who want to explore the genre of Fantasy. It will run from April-June 2017.
This can include any kind of fiction that has magic or paranormal elements, or that is set in a fictional location (excluding Sci Fi settings such as the future or space).
Level 1 - Linger with Elves (2 Books)
1. Wicked Appetite**
2. Wicked Business**
Level 2 - Fly with Dragons (4 Books)
3. Wicked Charms
4. Puck of Pook's Hill**
Level 3 - Eat the Food in Faerie (7 Books)
5. Ella Enchanted**
6. The Monk**
7. Titus Groan**
Level 4 - Go on a Quest to Save the World (10 Books)
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Victorians!: The Mill on the Floss
Trollope Project: The Last Chronicle of Barset**
Readers Review: The Return of the Native**
Les Misèrables: 30 chapters**
Aubrey-Maturin: The Reverse of the Medal**
Aubrey-Maturin: The Letter of Marque**
Guardian/Boxall: Belinda**
Guardian/Boxall: The Things They Carried**
Children's 1000:
Little House: Little House on the Prairie
Outlander Saga: Dragonfly in Amber
Dunnett: none
Rory: none
MONTHLY THEME: Beach Reads
- Cream of the Crop**
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Minis ...
- June Bride: The Look of Love**
- LBGTQ+: The Danish Girl**
- Fantasy: Titus Groan**
Miscellaneous:
- X Y Z - A Detective Story**
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B1: Award Nominated: Under the Udala Trees**
B2: Memoir: Yes Please**
B3: Audio Book: The Poisonwood Bible**
B4: Green Cover: Elizabeth and Her German Garden**
B5: Pretty Dress: Nine Women, One Dress**
I1: Published before 1900: The Small House at Allington**
I2: Travel: Brewster's Millions**
I3: Horror or Suspense: The Secret Agent**
I4: Mental Illness: Maisie Dobbs**
I5: Fairies or Fae: Puck of Pook's Hill**
N1: Published This Year
N2: Yellow Cover: Wicked Charms**
N3: FREE: Wicked Business**
N4: Romance: Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice**
N5: Male POV: My Cousin Rachel**
G1: Tear-Jerker: Esther Waters**
G2: In Translation: Solaris**
G3: Minority Studies: Death in Venice**
G4: Young Adult: Killing Mr. Griffin**
G5: Magical Powers: Wicked Appetite**
O1: Fairy Tale Retelling: Ella Enchanted**
O2: Historical (F or NF): Queen Margot, or Marguerite de Valois**
O3: Play: A Kiss for Cinderella: A Comedy**
O4: Based on a True story: The Power of One**
O5: Pink Cover: Queens' Play**
Bingos Completed:
- B1, B2, B3, B4, B5
- I1, I2, I3, I4, I5
- G1, G2, G3, G4, G5
- O1, O2, O3, O4, O5
- B2, I2, N2, G2, O2
- B3, I3, N3, G3, O3
- B4, I4, N3, G4, O4
- B5, I5, N5, G5, O5
B1, I2, N3, G4, O5 (diagonal)
B5, I4, N3, G2, O1 (diagonal)
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CHUNKSTER CHALLENGE (more than 400)
Level One (Chunkster)
- Read 3 books with > 400 pages
1) Esther Waters**
2) The Woodlanders**
3) Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution**
Level Two (Flower Presser)
- Read 6 books with > 400 pages
4) The Neverending Story**
5) The Small House at Allington**
6) The Last American Vampire**
Level Three (Back Breaker)
- Read 10 books with > 400 pages... and then see a chiropractor!
7) Theft of Swords**
8) Rise of Empire**
9) Heir of Novron**
10) The Last Chronicle of Barset**
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The Reading Challenge Group
Books mentioned in this topic
The Woman on the Orient Express (other topics)Murder on the Orient Express (other topics)
The Ringed Castle (other topics)
The Great Impersonation (other topics)
Penrod (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Nevil Shute (other topics)Dai Sijie (other topics)
Kate Atkinson (other topics)
Upton Sinclair (other topics)
Ann Patchett (other topics)
1) Read 150 books (12.5 per month)
2) Read books I own (2-5 per month)
3) Read more from the 20th & 21st Century (maybe)
4) Push my Comfort Zone (see #3)
5) Read The Little House Collection
6) Read Les Misérables