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Read The Alphabet Challenge
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
A-Afterwards February 28
B-The Bean Trees February 13
C-Castaways of the Flying Dutchman January 10
D-Divergent February 25
E-Ender's Game April 21
F-The Fellowship of the Ring April 28
G-The Giver April 30
H-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone January 21
I-I Capture the Castle February 25
J-Jane Eyre February 19
K-The Kite Runner May 26
L-Life After Life February 20
M-Moloka'i May 29
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O-Oliver Twist July 8
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R-Red Hood's Revenge March 22
S-The Stepsister Scheme March 9
T-Those Who Save Us February 24
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V-Vicious July 31
W-Wonder May 15
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C&B Monthly Challengeshttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
June: Singular Read a book with one word in the title
Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse ✔
July: skipping this one
August: Mix And Match (skipped)
September: Male Authors
1. The Magician King, by Lev Grossman
3. The Song Of The Wanderer, by Bruce Coville
4. An Abundance Of Katherines, by John Green
October:
November:
December:
Read The Rainbow
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Red: Seeing a Large Cat July 4
Orange:Vicious July 31
Yellow:Watchmen May 18
Green:Driving Sideways June 18
Blue:Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti April 5
Purple: Children of the Storm August 20
Pink:Brownies and Broomsticks March 31
White:The White Dragon May 13
Black:Gone Girl August 10
Brown: Lord of the Silent July 29
Gray: The Magicians August 31
Multi:
NBRC: Level 1 Of The Serious Reader Challenge
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The Book Count: 73/100
Books Read:
January:
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February:
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March:
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April:
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May:
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June:
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July:
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August:
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September:
70. The Serpent on the Crown★★★𗰳/2 and a ♥
71. Beastly★★★
72. Into the Land of the Unicorns ★★★★ 1/2 and a ♥
73. Tomb of the Golden Bird★★★★
The Reading List: What's Left
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https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Jurassic Park What Dinosaur Are You? Reading Challenge
Start Date: 6/15/14
End Date: 9/15/14
V- Vicious, by V.E. Schwab 7/31 ★★★
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L- Lion In The Valley, by Elizabeth Peters 6/15 ★★★★★
O- Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens 7/8 ★★★★
C- Children Of The Storm, by Elizabeth Peters 8/20 ★★★★
I- Into The Land Of The Unicorns, by Bruce Coville 9/13 ★★★★ 1/2
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A- The Ape Who Guards The Balance, by Elizabeth Peters 7/8 ★★★★★ and a ♥
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T- Tomb Of The Golden Bird, by Elizabeth Peters 9/17 ★★★★
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https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...It's All In The Title Reading Challenge
Duration: June 22-whenever I can complete it!
Level: Easy, 3 books per category
Main Categories:
1. Color
• Black and Blue 6/28/14
• The Golden One 8/8/14
• Tomb of the Golden Bird 9/17/14
2. Sky (cloud, star, moon, sun, etc.)
• The Fault in Our Stars 7/12/14
• Guardian of the Horizon 7/13/14
• He Shall Thunder in the Sky
3. Food or Drink
• James and the Giant Peach
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4. Body of Water (sea, pond, creek, etc.)
• Lost Lake
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5. Person’s First or Last Name
• Oliver Twist
• My Name is Rapunzel
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6. Romantic Word (kiss, wedding, bride, etc.)
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7. One Word Title
•Siddhartha 6/21/14
•Beastly 9/9/14
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8. Number in Title (once, twice, etc can count as well)
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9. Type of home (house, manor, cabin, etc)
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10. Family Member (sister, father, wife, aunt, uncle, step-sister, cousin, etc.)
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Bonus Categories:
1. Cultural (a real place, language, people group)
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2. A profession (doctor, soldier, preacher, cowboy, etc.)
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3. Animal
• The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog
• The Hippopotamus Pool
• Seeing a Large Cat
4. Body part (head, hands, arms, eyes, etc)
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5. Clothing (dress, pants, shoes, etc)
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https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...NBRC: Stuck In A Rut Challenge
Level: Die Hard
Run Time: 6/23/14-6/23/15
TASK ONE: A Mix of Old and New
1 complete Trilogy
• The Maze Runner
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2 books that have your Favorite Color on the cover
• The Fault in Our Stars
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3 books from your Favorite Author/s
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4 Different New to You Authors
• Black and Blue
• My Name is Rapunzel
• Vicious
• Gone Girl
5 Different Genres
• James and the Giant Peach (Children's)
• Lost Lake (fiction)
• Beastly (YA paranormal romance)
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TASK TWO: Books of All Sizes
2 Short Stories (Less than 100 pages)
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2 Novellas (Less than 200 pages)
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2 Novels (200-400 pages)
• City of the Beasts
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2 Chunky books (More than 400 pages)
• Oliver Twist
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TASK THREE:
Read a complete series from book 1 through to the last published book at the time of the challenge
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...New2U Authors Challenge
Level: Devil May Care!
Goal: 40 new authors
January:
1. E.L. James (ugh! This book was not my cup of tea!)
February:
2. Charlotte Brontë
3. Kate Atkinson
4. Anna Sewell
5. Jenna Blum
6. Dodie Smith
7. Veronica Roth
8. Rosamund Lupton
March:
9. C. A. Allen (local author)
10. Connie Willis
11. Bailey Cates
April:
12. Hilary Jordan
13. Lois Lowry
May:
14. Jared Diamond
15. R. J. Palacio
16. Khaled Hosseini
17. Alan Brennert
18. Markus Zusak
June:
19. Bee Ridgway
20. Gabrielle Zevin
21. Jess Riley
22. Anna Quindlen
July:
23. K.C. Hilton
24. John Green
25. James Dashner
26. V.E. Schwab
August:
27. Gillian Flynn
28. Sarah Addison Allen
29. Isabel Allende
September:
30. Alex Flinn
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...Finish This Sentence Reading Challenge
Duration: July 2014-December 31, 2014
Level: Junior Text User
Completed Sentences:
“Don’t drink the water here, it’s filled with...”James and the Giant Peach 7/20/14
“Happiness is...” Seeing a Large Cat 7/4/14
“How is it possible that I've never heard of...” The Ape Who Guards the Balance 7/8/14
“I love taking ‘selfies’ with…” Oliver Twist 7/8/14
“I love to dance and sing with...” The Maze Runner 7/19/14
“Look out behind you, it’s a...” Guardian of the Horizon
“The night is still young and…” The Fault in Our Stars 7/12/14
“The shocking truth is...” My Name is Rapunzel 7/9/14
“When I was little I wanted to be...”The Falcon at the Portal 7/18/14
“I learned the hard way that...”He Shall Thunder in the Sky 7/25/14
“Will you stay and be my…”Lord of the Silent 7/29/14
“Does this dress make me look...”Vicious 7/31/14
“I feel better after drinking...”The Golden One 8/7/14
“People call me the...”Gone Girl 8/10/14
“I’d like to travel to...”Lost Lake 8/15/14
“Every day we attack them with…”Children of the Storm 8/20/14
“What do you mean she said...”City of the Beasts 8/31
“Last night I dreamt of...”The Magicians 8/31
“I went to my prom with...”The Serpent on the Crown 9/4
“Will you stay...”Beastly 9/9
“My neighbor wants me to help her...”Into the Land of the Unicorns 9/13
“Once upon a time there was a ...”Tomb of the Golden Bird 9/17
Sentences To Finish:
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https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...All About You Reading Challenge:
Duration: July 2014- August 2014
Completed: 0/12
Month 1: July Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit-- Egypt
Completed ✔
1. Seeing a Large Cat
2. The Ape Who Guards the Balance
3. Guardian of the Horizon
4. The Falcon at the Portal
Month 2: August Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
1. The Golden One
2. Gone Girl
3. Children of the Storm
4. The Magicians
Month 3: September Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month. 15 Books!
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Remaining Months:
• Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
• Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
• Read your sign (Spell it out challenge) Cancer
• Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge) Dragon
• Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover Orchid
• Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
• Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
• Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
• Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
• Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
• Read your favorite Book Crush's name Ramses
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The Sorting Hat Challenge:
Level: Hard (16 books)
Duration: June 2014-June 2015
➲ Gryffindor's emblematic animal is the lion: Read a book about a lion (or a shape shifter who turns into a lion).
➲ Gryffindor's emblematic colors are scarlet and gold: Read a book that has a predominately scarlet or gold cover.
•Seeing a Large Cat ★★★★★
➲ "Nearly Headless Nick" is the house ghost of Gryffindor: Read a book featuring ghosts or read a book in which someone was decapitated or beheaded. Yikes!
•Lost Lake★★★ 1/2
➲ Members of Gryffindor are described as courageous, chivalrous, and brave to the point of recklessness (sometimes): Read a book in which the protagonist portrays one of these qualities consistently throughout the book.
• Crocodile on the Sandbank ★★★★★
➲ Slytherin's emblematic animal is the snake: Read a book which features a snake on the cover or in the story.
•The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog ★★★★★
➲ Slytherin's emblematic colors are green and silver: Read a book that has a predominately green or silver cover.
• Driving Sideways ★★★
➲ The Bloody Baron is the house ghost of Slytherin: Read a book in which a suicide or murder takes place. You can also read a book where the protagonist loves someone who does not love them back.
• The Curse of the Pharaohs ★★★★★
➲ Members of Slytherin are described as cunning and shrewd: Read a book in which the protagonist portrays one of these qualities consistently throughout the book. Or read a book in which the protagonist irked you.
• My Name Is Rapunzel★
➲ Helga Hufflepuff, the founder of Hufflepuff, was a witch during medieval times: Read a book that is set in a medieval time period (between 5th to the 15th century)
➲ Hufflepuff's emblematic colors are yellow and black: Read a book that has a predominately yellow or black cover.
•The Golden One ★★★★★
➲ Fat Friar, the house ghost of Hufflepuff, dedicated his life to religion: Read a book about someone who is extremely religious.
•The Mummy Case ★★★★
➲ Members of Hufflepuff are described as hard working, patient, and loyal: Read a book in which the protagonist portrays one of these qualities consistently throughout the book.
•The Ape Who Guards the Balance ★★★★★
➲ Ravenclaw's emblematic animal is the eagle: Read a book which features an eagle on the cover or in the story. You can also read a book about someone who can shape shift into a bird of any type.
➲ Ravenclaw's emblematic colors are blue and bronze: Read a book that has a predominately blue or bronze cover.
•Siddhartha ★★★★★
➲ Rowena Ravenclaw, the founder of Ravenclaw, was Scottish: Read a book that takes place in Scotland.
➲ Members of Ravenclaw are described as intelligent, witty, and wise: Read a book in which the protagonist is scholarly, bookish, all knowing, etc...
• The Deeds of the Disturber ★★★★★
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
12 Months Of Halloween Reading Challenge:
Duration: June 2014-June 2015
Level: Vampire Slayer (11-15 books)
Theme #1: Classic Horror:
Theme #2: Masters Of Horror and Fantastic
Theme #3: Samhain
Theme #4: Trick Or Treat (Costume)
B- Black and Blue
A- The Ape Who Guards the Balance
T- Tomb of the Golden Bird
G- Guardian of the Horizon
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R- The River of No Return
L- Lion in the Valley
Theme #5: Face Your Fears
The Fault in Our Stars (I kinda fear death, or at least the act of dying)
Theme #6: Hallow Places
Theme #7: Halloween Party (Decorations)
G- Gone Girl
H- The Hippopotamus Pool
O- Oliver Twist
S- The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
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S- Siddhartha
Theme #8: Supernatural Creatures
My Name Is Rapunzel
Lost Lake
The Magicians
Beastly
Into the Land of the Unicorns
Theme #9: Halloween Cover Hunt
Seeing a Large Cat
James and the Giant Peach
Theme #10: Special Abilities
The River of No Return
Vicious
http://www.shelfari.com/groups/23394/...-Bibliophile Reading Group's 2014 Summer Reading Challenge: Going On Vacation!
This Challenge Is Over!
Main Challenge:
1. Time To Pack! Read a BRG BOTM
FINISHED! ✔
2. At The Airport! Read a book that is NY Times Bestseller
FINISHED! ✔
3. Leaving The Continent! Read a book that takes place in the continent selected for you
Continent: South America
FINISHED! ✔
4. Sightseeing! Read a book with a famous landmark on the cover
FINISHED! ✔ 6/10/14
5. Souvenirs! Read a book that was a gift from someone else
FINISHED! ✔
Vacation Detours:
1. Read a book that was originally written in another language
FINISHED! ✔ 6/21/14
2. Read a book that involves some sort of crime
FINISHED! ✔ 6/17/14
3. Read a book that takes place before 1900
FINISHED! ✔ 7/8/14
4. Read a book with food on the cover
FINISHED! ✔ 7/19/14
5. Read a book that is an August BOTM
FINISHED! ✔ 8/15/14
6. Read a book with photographs in the book
Personal Reading Challenges:
1. The Gotta Read Board Game
A board game of my invention to help fulfill reading challenges and pull me out of reading slumps and blocks. Everytime I land on a space, I cross it out and can't land on it again. Once all the spaces are used, the game is done.
Die Special Rolls:
• 1-1: If you land on a TBR or BOTM space, you must go back 3 spaces
• sum of 7: move 7 spaces, but you have a choice to either use the space you landed on, or to use the space immediately before or after
• 6-6: if you don't like where you landed, roll again
• 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, or 5-5: as you move, skip every other space
The Play Log:
(the numbers in bold are the die roll)
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Current Roll:
4-5
landed: TBR #41
2. 2014 Personal Challenge: Authors A-Z
A- Kate Atkinson
B- Charlotte Brontë
C- Bailey Cates
D- Jared Diamond
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G- John Green
H- Jim C. Hines
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J- Brian Jacques
K- Carolyn Keene
L- Rosamund Lupton
M- Anne McCaffrey
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P- R.J. Palacio
Q- Anna Quindlen
R- J.K. Rowling
S- Anna Sewell
T- J.R.R. Tolkien
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W- Connie Willis
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Z- Markus Zusak
3.2014 Personal Challenge: Read 6 books whose subject is ancient history
Finished:
Planned:
Group Effort Reading Challenges:
C&B Thousand Book Challenge
Go here to add book: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
NBRC Relay Race Reading Challenge
enter book, date, and number of pages on this link:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Lisa wrote: "Aaannnnnd, yet another challenge! You guys are so bad for me! :PThis one looks interesting! How does it work, you have to write those lines in books you are reading and complete them?
Coffee&Books Buddy Reads
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
July: Rachel Skye,
August: Bajen,
Bibliophile Beauties Pick-It-For-Me
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
June:
Finished:
July:
Finished: 7/19/14
Alissa wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Aaannnnnd, yet another challenge! You guys are so bad for me! :PThis one looks interesting! How does it work, you have to write those lines in books you are reading and complete them?"
According to the book group I got it from, you can either use the title of a book to complete the sentence, or, create a response and use the title's first letter to spell out the response.
Here's the link if you're interested in participating:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Coffee & Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Tomb of the Golden Bird (other topics)Into the Land of the Unicorns (other topics)
Beastly (other topics)
The Magicians (other topics)
Beastly (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Isabel Allende (other topics)Alex Flinn (other topics)
Sarah Addison Allen (other topics)
Gillian Flynn (other topics)
V.E. Schwab (other topics)
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I've joined so many challenges and online book groups that being able to put them all here is going to help quite a bit!
Listed below are the many challenges I'm participating in, as well as group challenges and BOTMs
Challenges From C&B:
1. Read The Alphabet
2. Monthly Challenges
3. Read The Rainbow
Challenges From NBRC:
1. Level 1 Of The Serious Readers Challenge
2. Jurassic Park Reading Challenge
3. It's All In The Title Challenge
4. Stuck In A Rut Reading Challenge
5. New2U Authors Reading Challenge
6. Finish This Sentence Challenge
7. All About You Challenge
8. Harry Potter Sorting Hat Challenge
9. 12 Months Of Halloween Challenge
Challenges From Other Reading Groups:
1. Bibliophile Reading Group 2014 Summer Reading Challenge
Personal Reading Challenges:
1. Gotta Read! Board Game (my own invented board game)
2. Authors A-Z
3. Ancient History
Group Effort Challenges:
1. Coffee&Books Thousand Book Challenge
2. NBRC Reading Relay Race Challenge
Reading Group Buddy Reads
1. Coffee&Books Buddy Reads
2. Bibliophile Beauties Pick-It-For-Me