Monthly Challenges discussion

Here's the spot to help you with your plan for this month's reading.

Diana's Reading Plan for October

1.1 Ghosts
haunted house -or- GHOST in the title.
The Gray Ghost by Clive Cussler

1.2 Pick A Genre
Banned Books listed on any page on its genre list
(pg. 5)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling

1.3 Reading Rainbow
predominately ORANGE, BLACK, or WHITE
Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously by Candance Cameron Bure

1.4 Werewolves
MC is a werewolf -or- a MOON on the cover.
Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs

1.5 Vampires
BLOOD in the title -OR- with Vampires in the story.
Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat by Anne Rice

1.6 Black Cats
Black Cat or Witch on the cover (both)
Wicked Witch Murder by Leslie Meier

1.7 (Amber's task) Nephew's favorite movies
Dinosaur, a superhero, or is set in space.
The Creature From the Seventh Grade: Boy or Beast by Bob Balaban


two point tasks

2.1 Surprise Me
Read two books

Go to link: Surprise Me Task

2.2 We Bought A Zoo

1. Giraffe
a) Read a book set in Africa
*b) cover is either 50% yellow or brown
c) food (MPG)
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

2. Pigs
*a) cover is 80% pink
b) about swimming or MC is a swimmer.
c) MC owns or works on a farm.
Rosemary and Crime by Gail Oust

2.3 Halloween

1) author's 1st & last initials in ALL HALLOWSEVE
Lee Smith's The Last Girls

b) begins with letter in CANDY CORN
(C) - Curried Away by Gail Oust

2.4 Celebrate Columbus Day

✔1. Year 1492 (2 page #)
342 pp. Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman (10/15/18) ★★★

2. Author's 1st & last name initials: NP or SM
Marisa Silver's Mary Coin

three point tasks

3.1 Canadian Thanksgiving
Read Three Books
Canada celebrates Thanksgiving in October

1) Read a book by a Canadian author -or- set in Canada

2) My husband is forever talking about his Canadian canoe/fishing expedition – Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in: ,b>CANOE FISHING EXPEDITION. All words count. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the phrase (e.g. you have 3 'E's, but only ONE 'D') Minimum 3-word title.

3) French is one of the two official languages of Canada (the other is English). Read a book with a French-speaking character. (explain if not obvious)


3.2 (Amber's task) I Love Fall
Read Three Books

1.Living in the south we don't always get much of a Fall but when we do it's a favorite season.
Read a book with "Fall" in the title.

2. I love how pretty it is with the leaves changing colors.
Read a book with trees changing colors or with a cover in those colors: yellow, red, orange, gold, brown (show cover

3. There are such fun holidays during this time of year.
Read a book set during a fall holiday. ie Halloween, Thanksgiving

5.1 Cool Dude!
Read Five Books

In September, we will be celebrating No Beard Day (10/18) and Wear Something Gaudy Day

For this month, spell-out: BEARD or GAUDY

For example:
Spell-out: BEARD

Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
Easy Death (An) by Charlaine Harris
Anne Rice's Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat
Reilly, KJ - Words We Don't Say
Dream Daughter (The) by Diane Chamberlain



You 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 books.

Tessa's reading plan


2.1 Surprise Me - Amber picked for me:
Hypnotist's Love Story
Spoonful of Murder




2.2 (Amberly's task) We Bought A Zoo
This month we're learning some fun facts about our Giraffes and Pigs.

1. Giraffe - Complete one of the following tasks.
a) Read a book set in Africa
b) Read a book whose cover is either 50% yellow or brown (show cover)
c) Read a book that has food as one of it's main genre on it's main page.

2. Pigs - Complete one of the following tasks.
a) Read a book whose cover is 80% pink (show cover).
b) Read a book about swimming or where the main character is a swimmer.
c) Read a book where the main character either owns or works on a farm.







2.4 (Marilyn's Task) Celebrate Columbus Day (10/8)
1. Columbus "discovered" America in 1492. Read a book whose number of pages includes two of the numbers in 1492.

2. Columbus's armada consisted of 3 ships: the Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
Read a book whose author's first and last names begin with an N, P, or S M. (any combination or even one letter doubled, like SS or NN).



3.1 (Tessa's task) Canadian Thanksgiving
1) Read a book by a Canadian author -or- set in Canada - The Incredible Journey

2) My husband is forever talking about his Canadian canoe/fishing expedition – Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in: CANOE FISHING EXPEDITION. - The Iced Princess

3) French is one of the two official languages of Canada (the other is English). Read a book with a French-speaking character. - SPEZI says (pg 235) "That is my wife's language, and we often speak French at home." in The Monster of Florence ✔ - 04Oct18 - 322 pages



3.2 (Amber's task) I Love Fall
1.Living in the south we don't always get much of a Fall but when we do it's a favorite season.
Read a book with "Fall" in the title.

2. I love how pretty it is with the leaves changing colors.
Read a book with trees changing colors or with a cover in those colors: yellow, red, orange, gold, brown (show cover

3. There are such fun holidays during this time of year.
Read a book set during a fall holiday. ie Halloween, Thanksgiving



5.1 Cool Dude!
Read Five Books

In September, we will be celebrating No Beard Day (10/18) and Wear Something Gaudy Day

For this month, spell-out: BEARD
B - BELLE, Josie / 50% Off Murder ✔ - 01Oct18 - 288 p
E - ERICKSON, K.J. / Third Person Singular
A - Aline Ohanesian / Orhan's Inheritance ✔ - 09Oct17 - 352 p
R - Rhoda Janzen / Mennonite in a Little Black Dress ✔ - 12Oct18 - 241 p
D - Deal to Die For