Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

Monthly Challenge: 1st to 31st August
Only books read during the challenge period are allowed.

Guidelines:
- Read ONE book for each category (10 books in total).
- You don't have to read all ten categories, just read whatever you are able.
- Any genres are acceptable.
- Any book length is acceptable.

For the competitive (optional)
- At the end of each month, document your finished books in the reporting thread
- 1pt for each book completed, 2pts for any book that is on the current Goodreads winners and nominees list
- Each month's totals will be collated and the member with the most points at the end of the year will have bragging rights ...... and we may be able to award a (small) prize!

August Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Yorkshire Day: As I'm from Yorkshire I had to include this one! The emblem of Yorkshire is the White Rose, read a book with either the word white or a rose in the title or a rose or the colour white on the cover

5. International Youth Day: Read a YA book

6. Sisters' Day: Read a book where the MC has or is a sister

7. National Wiggle Your Toes Day - Read a book with feet on the cover

8. International Cat Day and National Dog Day: Read a book with a cat or dog on the cover or MC has one as a pet

9. National Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice

Oh, I bombed this month. I’ll join again and hopefully do better this time.

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year) Things You Save in a Fire (Aug 13th, 2019)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A The Long Call by Ann Cleeves

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count) Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal

4. Yorkshire Day: As I'm from Yorkshire I had to include this one! The emblem of Yorkshire is the White Rose, read a book with either the word white or a rose in the title or a rose or the colour white on the cover

5. International Youth Day: Read a YA book Leah on the Offbeat

6. Sisters' Day: Read a book where the MC has or is a sister The Burning Maze

7. National Wiggle Your Toes Day - Read a book with feet on the cover

8. International Cat Day and National Dog Day: Read a book with a cat or dog on the cover or MC has one as a pet

9. National Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice

I am hoping to do better in August too.

Total: 9 points

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year)
Beneath the Attic

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A
Angle of Investigation

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Yorkshire Day: As I'm from Yorkshire I had to include this one! The emblem of Yorkshire is the White Rose, read a book with either the word white or a rose in the title or a rose or the colour white on the cover

5. International Youth Day: Read a YA book
Found

6. Sisters' Day: Read a book where the MC has or is a sister
Bring Me Back GRCA

7. National Wiggle Your Toes Day - Read a book with feet on the cover

8. International Cat Day and National Dog Day: Read a book with a cat or dog on the cover or MC has one as a pet
Never Tell D.D.'s son Jack gets a dog!

9. National Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less
Blue on Black

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice
Red Clocks GRCA

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year) - Love and Death Among the Cheetahs - 1pt

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A - At Home with Muhammad Ali: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Forgiveness - 1pt

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count) - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - 1 pt

4. Yorkshire Day: As I'm from Yorkshire I had to include this one! The emblem of Yorkshire is the White Rose, read a book with either the word white or a rose in the title or a rose or the colour white on the cover

5. International Youth Day: Read a YA book

6. Sisters' Day: Read a book where the MC has or is a sister - A Gentleman in Moscow - 1 pt

7. National Wiggle Your Toes Day - Read a book with feet on the cover

8. International Cat Day and National Dog Day: Read a book with a cat or dog on the cover or MC has one as a pet - Bite Club - 1 pt

9. National Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less - The Secret Life of Cows - 1pt

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice - Brief Answers to the Big Questions - 2 pts

August Categories

4/10 completed

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A
8/6/19

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count)
8/26/19

4. Yorkshire Day: As I'm from Yorkshire I had to include this one! The emblem of Yorkshire is the White Rose, read a book with either the word white or a rose in the title or a rose or the colour white on the cover

5. International Youth Day: Read a YA book
8/3/19

6. Sisters' Day: Read a book where the MC has or is a sister

7. National Wiggle Your Toes Day - Read a book with feet on the cover

8. International Cat Day and National Dog Day: Read a book with a cat or dog on the cover or MC has one as a pet

9. National Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice
8/13/19

Reserving Spot

August Challenges


1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year)
Planet Hustlers by J.S. Morin

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Yorkshire Day: As I'm from Yorkshire I had to include this one! The emblem of Yorkshire is the White Rose, read a book with either the word white or a rose in the title or a rose or the colour white on the cover

5. International Youth Day: Read a YA book
Wildcard by Marie Lu

6. Sisters' Day: Read a book where the MC has or is a sister

7. National Wiggle Your Toes Day - Read a book with feet on the cover

8. International Cat Day and National Dog Day: Read a book with a cat or dog on the cover or MC has one as a pet

9. National Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less
The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice
His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle

Done:
August 2019 Challenge
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1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year)- Daredevil’s Run- Kathleen Creighton*

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A- Anne of The Thousand Days- Edward Fenton*

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count)- We Need to Talk About Kevin- Lionel Shrive*r

4. Yorkshire Day: As I'm from Yorkshire I had to include this one! The emblem of Yorkshire is the White Rose, read a book with either the word white or a rose in the title or a rose or the colour white on the cover – Night- Elie Wiesel*

5. International Youth Day: Read a YA book – Gathering Blue- Lois Lowry*

6. Sisters' Day: Read a book where the MC has or is a sister- Beezus and Ramona- Beverly Cleary*

7. National Wiggle Your Toes Day - Read a book with feet on the cover- We All Went on Safari- Laurie Krebs*

8. International Cat Day and National Dog Day: Read a book with a cat or dog on the cover or MC has one as a pet- The Big Book of Cats- ed. Susan Feuer*

9. National Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less- Nory Ryan’s Song- Patricia Reilly Giff*

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice- Romeo and/or Juliet- Ryan North*

Completed
10/10

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year) --- Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, published August 1861, 8/15/19, 3/5*

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A --- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, 8/17/19, 3/5*

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count) --- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling, 6/13/19, 5/5*

4. Yorkshire Day: As I'm from Yorkshire I had to include this one! The emblem of Yorkshire is the White Rose, read a book with either the word white or a rose in the title or a rose or the colour white on the cover --- The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, 6/10/19, 4/5*

5. International Youth Day: Read a YA book --- The Maze Runner by James Dashner, 8/18/19, 5/5*

6. Sisters' Day: Read a book where the MC has or is a sister --- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, 8/20/19, 5/5*

7. National Wiggle Your Toes Day - Read a book with feet on the cover --- In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner, 8/24/19, 2/5*

8. International Cat Day and National Dog Day: Read a book with a cat or dog on the cover or MC has one as a pet --- In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende, she has a pet dog, 8/25/19, 3/5*

9. National Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less --- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, 112 pages, 8/21/19, 3/5*

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice --- Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist, 6/12/19, 4/5*