Monthly Challenges discussion

One Point Tasks

1.1 Fight the Filthy Fly
The month of June is Fight the Filthy Fly Month.
Read a book that has an insect's/bug's name in the title. -OR- The cover has an insect/bug on it. (show cover)
e.g. Along Came a Spider or

1.2 (Sam F's task) Pick a Genre
Read a book with Memoir, Biography, or Auto-Biography as its main page genre.

1.3 Roses
June is also Rose Month.
Read a book with flower(s) on the cover. Any type of flower(s). (show cover)

1.4 June Birthdays
Ken Follett (6/5) and Pearl S. Buck (6/26)
celebrated their birthdays this month.
Read a book whose author's first name begins with either: P,K,E,A,N,R,L and the author's last name begins with either F,B,O,U,L,C,E,K,T

1.5 National Gardening Exercise Day
Read a book with the word "Garden" in its title. -OR- a book about someone who exercises. (such as: jogging, walking,swimming, golfing etc....)

1.6 Celebrate the Author
Member's Choice: Amber

Read a book written by Liane Moriarty
Bonus Point: If you read a second book by this author.

1.7 (Linda C task) Zodiac signs for June
Gemini (twins) & Cancer (crab)
Read a book featuring twins or major character has serious illness or setting is by the sea

Two Point Tasks

2.1 (Sam F's task) Word Search
Read Two Books

Word List
Light, Water, Rest, Time, End, Things, Family, Perfect

e.g. Into the Water, Swing Time, Perfect Chemistry

2.2 Let's Play Scrabble
Read Two Books

1. Seven Tiles Drawn (E,E,R,H,A,T,M)
Read a book where you found all the letters in the title (sub-titles do not count) -OR- you found all the letters in the Author's name.
e.g. The Girl Who Chased the Moon -OR- Elizabeth McCracken

2. Seven Tiles Drawn (I, E,S,K,H,T,G)
Read a book where you found all the letters in the title (sub-titles do not count) -OR- you found all the letters in the Author's name.

2.3 (Bethany's Task) Adopt A Cat Month
Read Two Books
My two cats are prowling around my toes as I write, so here's a task in honor of:

1. Figaro --Figs is a tuxedo kitty, so read a book with a black and white cover OR where the MC has to attend a formal event.
2. Phoenix --Phoenix is the definition of scaredy cat. Read a book in the horror genre OR where the MC is nervous a lot of the time.

2.4 (Linda C's task)Famous June's
Read two books

1-June Carter Cash (singer songwriter)
Read a book with Music as the MPG or where a character is a musician or there is a musical instrument on the cover (show cover) or the setting is Appalachia

2- June Allyson (actress who played Jo in one version of Little Women)
Read Little Women or a book featuring a large group of siblings (4 or more) or where the main character is a writer or aspiring author

2.5 Surprise Me
Read Two Books

Go to link: Surprise Me Task for details.


Three Point Task

3.1 (Bethany's Task) All About Alliteration
Read three books that all start with the same letter (excluding a, an, the).

Five Point Task

5.1 (Spell-out task) Wedding Bells
Read 5 books

Spell-out the word BRIDE or GROOM

example:

Book of American Martyrs (A) by Joyce Carol Oates
Richard Paul Evan's The Broken Road
Identicals (The) by Elin Hilderbrand
Detective Cross by James Patterson
Evanovich, Janet - Dangerous Minds

(Your may use the first letter of the first word of the book title (exclude a, an, or the) -OR- the initials of an author's first or last name).
Don't forget to list the date you read your book.