Monthly Challenges discussion

If you have any questions about the tasks in September feel free to ask them here. :)
I'll also be leaving comments here once in awhile. :)
Also, leave any comments you wish to make here. Feel free to Chit Chat :D

Celebrate the Author 2017


January (Linda C) Anne Tyler
February (Amberly) Sarah Dessen
March (Bethany) Agatha Christie
April (Marilyn) Amy Tan
May (Sam F) Erik Larson
June (Amber) Liane Moriarty
July (Diana S) Jodi Picoult
August (Melanie) Di Morrissey
September (Amber) Marissa Meyer
October (Tessa) Maeve Binchy
November (Amberly) Kate Morton
December (Diana S) Debbie Macomber

Pick A Genre

January - (Tessa) Foreign Literature
February - (Diana S) Magical Realism
March - (Melanie) Historical Fiction
April - (Linda C) Cozy Mystery
May - (Amberly) Retellings
June - (Sam F) Memoir, Biography, Auto-Biograpy
July - (Marilyn) Women's Fiction
August - (Amber) Steampunk
September (Amber) Mystery/Thriller
October - (Bethany) Horror
November - (Linda C) Fantasy
December - (Amberly) Science Fiction

The Amazing Race

July- Mexico (archaeological ruins of Tulum)
August Tessa Italy (home to many Renaissance masterpieces, such as Michelangelo's David (in Florence).
September- Marilyn Canada ( Canada has the longest coastline in the world, more than 125,000 miles long)
October- Diana Romania (Transylvania,a historical region of Romania)
November - Micklibrarian United Kingdom (5th November/Armistice Day - 11th)
December- Wanda Germany (German Christmas Markets)
January
February - Tessa Vietnam
March - Amber Ireland (snake free/ 2nd highest per capita consumption of beer)
April - Amberly Poland (Easter - Yummy food)
May - Sam F Australia (While Ireland is snake free, Australia hosts 17 of the world's most poisonous snakes. It has more animals that are deadly to humans, I think, than any other country. Great Barrier Reef consider one of the Wonders of the World)
June - Linda C France (Provence, lavender farms in bloom)


Pick a month, country, and an interesting tidbit of that country.

All tasks are completed!
Many Thanks to Amber, Bethany, Marilyn, Linda C!!!!

Congratulations Bethany on your engagement!! :D
OK spill the beans..... how did it happen, etc...
Do you have a date set already? Share!

Boring story--we were talking, then we kind of ended up proposing to each other. Date set for late March.

Bethany, sometimes those stories are so much cuter than the person who goes all out. Congrats!

Please, would someone please go to Surprise Me and pick two books for me. Thanks so much

Wanda

Wanda wrote: "Please, would someone please go to Surprise Me and pick two books for me. Thanks so much

Wanda"

I pick for you. Hope you like them.

Question about "Something blue": I've recently resumed reading Morning Star by Pierce Brown and wanted to know if it could count as my something blue.

From what I can see, It looks like a very dark blue. So it counts as blue.
Thanks for checking!

Sorry, I've been MIA for awhile. My mom has been in the hospital and my daughter was pretty sick also. I've been going back and forward.
Everyone is fine now! And I can get some rest! :)

Diana S wrote: "Sorry, I've been MIA for awhile. My mom has been in the hospital and my daughter was pretty sick also. I've been going back and forward.
Everyone is fine now! And I can get some rest! :)"

Glad to hear everyone is on the mend ....

Diana S wrote: "Sorry, I've been MIA for awhile. My mom has been in the hospital and my daughter was pretty sick also. I've been going back and forward.
Everyone is fine now! And I can get some rest! :)"

Thanks for the reply and no worries about being MIA. Family is more important than debating if the cover is blue or black. Happy to hear they're doing better.

For 2.3 (Bethany's task) Happy New School Year!
1. The first unit my students are doing is a short fiction unit, so read a book of short stories or essays.

I read Curran, Vol. I which is a collection of POV pieces associated with scenes from the first 4 volumes of Ilona Andrews' Kate Daniel series. Not really stories or essays. It is 157 pages. Could this work for that task?

On the MPG - it list - short stories. It will count! :)