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message 1: by Lynn, Moderator (new)

Lynn | 4465 comments Mod
April Reporting Thread

- Please keep this thread for reporting. Any questions or comments should be directed to the challenge details thread
- Keep your reporting to one thread, once you've completed all of your books for the month
- Only list completed tasks and books
- To make it easier for collating points, please make a note if the books are from the Goodreads winners and nominees list

- Example of how to post
[task description] - [book title] - [how many points]


message 2: by Hayley (new)

Hayley Shaver | 58 comments done
April Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in April (any year)- The Pearl of Great Price- Joseph Smith, Jr.*
2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A- Daughter of Fortune- Isabel Allende*

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count)- Little Town on the Prairie- Laura Ingalls Wilder*

4. April Fools Day: Read a book with Humour as a main page tag on Goodreads- The Rocky Road to Romance- Janet Evanovich*

5. Name Yourself Day: Read a book with a name in the title- Rossetti- Christina Rossetti*

6. First Contact Day: Read a first book in a series- Doctrine and Covenants- Joseph Smith, Jr.*

7. Find a Rainbow Day: Read a book with a colourful cover (minimum 3 colours - not white or black)- The Tattooist of Auschwitz- Heather Morris*

8. Hug an Auzzie Day: Read a book set in Australia or written by an Australian author-The Book Thief- Markus Zusak*

9. Pet Month: Read a book with an animal on the cover- Old Yeller- Fred Gipson *

10. Library Week: Browse your shelves and read anything you like- Go Ask Ali- Ali Wentworth*


message 3: by Jayme (last edited Apr 30, 2020 04:10AM) (new)

Jayme April Reporting
Total points: 10
1. Month: April 16th 2019 Normal People 2 pts GRCA Best Fiction Nominee
2. Letter of the Month: "A" Actress 1 pt
3. Month in Numbers: "5" A Piece of the World 1 pt
5. Name Yourself Day: Dear Edward 1 pt
6. First Contact Day: 1st book in The Gethsemane Brown Mysteries Murder in G Major 1 pt
7. Find a Rainbow Day: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2 pts GRCA: Best Fantasy Nominee
9. Pet Month: The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman 1 pt
10. Library Week: The Beekeeper of Aleppo 1 pt


message 4: by Theresa (new)

Theresa | 115 comments April Categories

✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A Agent Jack: The True Story of MI5's Secret Nazi Hunter 4/19 1pt

✔3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count) The Carving of Mount Rushmore Apr 6 1pt

✔6. First Contact Day: Read a first book in a series The Mysterious Affair at Styles 4/23 1pt

✔7. Find a Rainbow Day: Read a book with a colourful cover (minimum 3 colours - not white or black) Trains of Discovery Railroads and the Legacy of Our National Parks by Alfred Runte 1pt

✔9. Pet Month: Read a book with an animal on the cover The Neverending Story by Michael Ende Apr 28 1pt

✔10. Library Week: Browse your shelves and read anything you like The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir Apr 3 1pt

Total: 6pts


message 5: by Heather (last edited May 10, 2020 05:09PM) (new)

Heather | 119 comments April Categories
2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A Woman Is No Man (2 pt)

5. Name Yourself Day: Read a book with a name in the title Queenie(2 pt)

7. Find a Rainbow Day: Read a book with a colourful cover (minimum 3 colours - not white or black)The Gifted School(2 pt)

10. Library Week: Browse your shelves and read anything you like
If Snow Hadn't Fallen (1 pt)

Total Points: 7


message 6: by Michelle (last edited Apr 30, 2020 10:40PM) (new)

Michelle (mich2689) | 164 comments Total: 7 points

April Categories

✔1. Month: Read a book released in April (any year) - The Overstory (April 2018) (1pt)

✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A - All the Names They Used for God (1pt)

✔5. Name Yourself Day: Read a book with a name in the title - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Sheet Music for Flute with C.D (1pt)

✔6. First Contact Day: Read a first book in a series - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1pt)

✔7. Find a Rainbow Day: Read a book with a colourful cover (minimum 3 colours - not white or black) - Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (1pt)

✔9. Pet Month: Read a book with an animal on the cover - The Heart of a Dog (1pt)

✔10. Library Week: Browse your shelves and read anything you like - Valentine (1pt)


message 7: by Vicki Willis (last edited May 03, 2020 12:11PM) (new)

Vicki Willis | 1033 comments 8 pts

1. Released in April Little Secrets
4. Humor - Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death GRCA
5. Name in title Faithless
6. 1st book in series Triptych

7. 3+ colors in cover What Happens in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand

10. Choice The Family UpstairsGRCA


message 8: by Jenna (new)

Jenna | 133 comments 1. Month: Read a book released in April (any year)
The Mother-in-Law 2pt

4. April Fools Day: Read a book with Humour as a main page tag on Goodreads
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death 2pt

5. Name Yourself Day: Read a book with a name in the title
Queenie 2pt

7. Find a Rainbow Day: Read a book with a colourful cover (minimum 3 colours - not white or black)
Girl, Woman, Other 2pt

8. Hug an Auzzie Day: Read a book set in Australia or written by an Australian author
Aurora Rising 2pt

9. Pet Month: Read a book with an animal on the cover
Once Upon a River 2pt

10. Library Week: Browse your shelves and read anything you like
The Chain 2pt

Total points: 14


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