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August Reporting Thread

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August 2020 Challenge


1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year)- More Tales of the City – Armistad Maupin*

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A- The Book of Three- Lloyd Alexander*
3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count)-- Madame Sapphira: A Fifth Avenue Story- Edgar Saltus *
4. Yorkshire Day: Read a book with a connection to the Yorkshire Flag - Blue and/or white cover or White Rose on the cover or Rose in the title- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz- L Frank Baum*

5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author- Educated- Tara Westover*

6. Duran Duran Appreciation Day: Read a book set in the 80s or read a book which the author's initials are DD- A Journal of the Plague Year- Daniel Defoe*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DOdD... and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhZkQ...


7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast setting- The 1842 Diary of Julia Turnau (kindle)- Julia Turnau, Armin Sager, trans. From German*

8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover- Swing, Swing, Swing- Gail Tuchman*

9. Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less- Red- Malinda Lo* https://www.malindalo.com/free-short-...

10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice- The Historian-Elizabeth Kosotova*

August Categories

✔1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year) How to Be an Antiracist 8/21 2pts

✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A The Art of Resistance 8/21 1pt

✔3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count) Tommy: The Gun That Changed America 8/20 1pt

✔5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author Death at Dartmoor 8/11 1pt

✔7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast setting The Elf Queen of Shannara 8/24 1pt

✔8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover 8/11 2pts

✔9. Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less The Lost Sisters 8/14 1pt

✔10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice Make Russia Great Again 8/2 1pt

Total: 10pts

August challenge completed - 10 points total

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year) The Death of Vivek Oji (released August 4, 2020)

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

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

4. Yorkshire Day: Read a book with a connection to the Yorkshire Flag - Blue and/or white cover or White Rose on the cover or Rose in the title Dear Edward (blue cover)

5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author Finding Dorothyby Elizabeth Letts

6. Duran Duran Appreciation Day: Read a book set in the 80s or read a book which the author's initials are DD The House of Impossible Beauties (set in the 1980s)

7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast setting I Heard the Owl Call My Name (set along the coast of British Columbia)

8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover The Poacher's Son (green cover)

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

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

August Reporting
Total Points: 11

1. Month: Aug 13, 2019 How to Be an Antiracist GRCA Nonfiction Nominee 2 pts
2. Letter of the Month: author starting with A Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo 1 pt
3. Month in Numbers: 6 words in title Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed GRCA Nonfiction Nominee 2 pts
4. Yorkshire Day: Rose in the title Lost Roses GRCA Historical Fiction Nominee 2 pts
5. Women's Day: female author Writers & Lovers by Lily King 1 pt
7. Coast Guard Day: setting is Cabo Polonio on the coast of Uruguay Cantoras 1 pt
9. Lazy Day - 176 pages Upright Women Wanted 1 pt
10. Book Lovers Day: The Stationery Shop 1 pt

Total: 10 points

✔1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year) Everything Inside - 1pt

✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A Little Women -1pt

✔3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count) All the Ugly and Wonderful Things - 1pt

✔4. Yorkshire Day: Read a book with a connection to the Yorkshire Flag - Blue and/or white cover or White Rose on the cover or Rose in the title 1 pt

✔5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author Shout - 2pts

✔6. Duran Duran Appreciation Day: Read a book set in the 80s or read a book which the author's initials are DD We Ride Upon Sticks - 1pt

✔8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover - 1pt

✔9. Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less Pygmalion - 1pt

✔10. Book Lovers Day: Read a book of your own choice Hollywood Park - 1pt

Completed- 9/10
Total Points- 13

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year)
The Turn of the Key- 2 points

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A
Koh-I-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond by William Dalrymple and Anita Anand- 1 point

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 6 letters or 6 words in the title (subtitle can count)
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill- 2 points

4. Yorkshire Day: Read a book with a connection to the Yorkshire Flag - Blue and/or white cover or White Rose on the cover or Rose in the title
- 2 points

5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn- 1 point

6. Duran Duran Appreciation Day: Read a book set in the 80s or read a book which the author's initials are DD
1984- 1 point

7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast setting
The Body in the Library- 1 point

8. Watermelon Day: Read a book with a pink and/or green cover
- 2 points

9. Lazy Day - Read a book with 200 pages or less
The Maltese Parrot: A Patricia Fisher Mystery- 1 point

Finished 8/10 Books, Total Points=14

1. Month: The Whisper Man, Alex North (Pub 8/19), ~GR+2

2. Letter of the Month: An American Marriage, Tayari Jones +1

3. Month in Numbers: The Most Fun We Ever Had, Claire Lombardo ~GR+2

4. Yorkshire Day: Five Feet Apart, Rachael Lippincott, ~GR+2

5. Women's Day: The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern, +1

8. Watermelon Day: Dear Girls, Ali Wong ~GR+2

9. Lazy Day: The Collected Schziphrenia Essays, Esme Weijuln Wang ~GR+2

10. Book Lovers Day: Queenie, Candice Carty-Williams ~GR+2

August Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in August (any year)The Turn of the Key (2 pt)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with A The Life We Bury(1 pt)

5. Women's Day: Read a book written by a female author The Guest List(1 pt)

7. Coast Guard Day: Read a book with a coast setting Summer of '69(2 pt)



Total: 6 points

August Categories

5. Women’s Day: My Squirrel Days by Ellie Kemper (1 pt)

7. Coast Guard Day: Dear John by Nicholas Sparks (1 pt)

Total: 2 points

Got a late start last month, can’t wait to do better this month!

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