Monthly Challenges discussion

One Point Tasks

1.1 MOTHER'S DAY (5/9)
Read a book whose (Woman) Author's Initials (FIRST & LAST) are in your Mother's FIRST name. (List your Mom's name)

1.2 MAIN PAGE GENRE (MPG)
(Choose One)

a. World Goth Day (5/22)
Read a book with MPG:GOTHIC

b. World Schizophrenia Day (5/24)
Read a book with MPG:MENTAL HEALTH

1.3 POPULAR MAY FLOWERS
Complete one of the following FLOWERS.
BONUS POINT (BP): You can choose a second flower.
SHOW COVERS

a. Daffodil
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) YELLOW cover.
b. Sweet Peas
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) PINK cover.
c. Irises
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) BLUE cover.
d. Lily of the Valley
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) WHITE cover.
e. Peonies
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) RED cover.

1.4 CINCO DE MAYO (5/5)
Read a book that is 5th in a series -OR- with a 5 in page count.

1.5 NATIONAL APPLE PIE DAY (5/13)
(Choose One)

a. Did you know that Americans loved Apple Pie so much that in the 19th & 20th centuries, it became a symbol of prosperity and national pride.
• Read a book that the main character (MC) is rich (well-to-do) -OR- cover showing the American flag.

b. During WWII, when American soldiers were asked why they were going to fight. They would reply " for Mom and for Apple Pie".
• Read a book with a MC that's a mother -OR- book set during WWII.

1.6 READING THROUGH THE ALPHABET: LETTER J
Read a book that starts with the LETTER J (exclude A, An, or The)
such as: Just Last Night, The Jane Austen Society, or Jar of Hearts

1.7 (Mickslibrarian's Task) GET CAUGHT READING MONTH
Read a book you wouldn't mind being caught reading.

1.8 FIXER UPPER
Project Manager: LINDA C - Project: OFFICE/ LIBRARY

Choose one of the following tasks:

a. Read a book that has been on your personal library shelves for more than a year (tell us how long).

b. Read a book where the MC has a home office - must be a room(s) that are a designated office.

c. Read a book where the MC works in a Library (Librarian, or Library staff, not person who does rearch in the library).

Two Point Tasks

2.1 WHEEL OF FORTUNE
Read 2 Books

Wheel of Fortune is a time- set task. GO TO: Wheel of Fortune Task for further information.

2.2 BUZZWORD
Read 2 Books
May's word: HOUSE & HOME

1. HOUSE
Read a book with the word HOUSE in Title.
such as: The Suicide House: A Gripping and Brilliant Novel of Suspense, or The Housekeeper and the Professor

2. HOME
Read a book the word HOME in Title.
such as: Take Me Home Tonight, or A Land More Kind Than Home

2.3 (Linda C's Task) OLD FORGE, NY
Read 2 books
We are doing a 3 day getaway to Old Forge in the Adirondack Mountains in May. Our first trip in over a year.

1. Read a book where more than 50% is set in the mountains or where there is a mountain on the cover (show cover)

2. Read a book where all the letters in OLD can be found in the title (do not have to be in that order) or where the word OLD is in the title

2.4 (Linda C's Task) ASIAN AMERICAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
Read 2 books

1. Read a book featuring an Asian American or Pacific Islander American – tell us their country of heritage (can include Hawaiian American)

1. Read a book set in Asia or Oceania – tell us the country (does not include Hawaii) – more than 50% of the book must be set in the country

2.5 (Bethany's Task) GET OUTDOORS!
Read 2 Books
With the weather getting nicer one goal I have is to get outside and enjoy it !

For this task:
• Read 2 Audiobooks -OR-
• Read 2 books where the MC is outside a traditional house for 75% of the book (tell how) -Or-
• One of each

Three Point Task

3.1 (Mickslibrarian's Task) "Now Is The Month of Maying"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_Is_...

1. "Each with his bonny lass
Upon the greeny grass."
Read a book that shows a boy, a girl, and grass on the cover OR a book containing a word that ends in "ny" in the title.

2. "The Spring, clad all in gladness,
Doth laugh at Winter's sadness,"
Read a book that is set in January, February, March, April or May (include sentence and page # mentioning the month) OR has MPG: Inspirational or MPG: Death

3. "Say, dainty nymphs, and speak,
Shall we play barley break?"
Read a book with a pun in the title or MPG: Linguistics

Use this list for pun title ideas: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...

Five Point Task

5.1 NATIONAL SPACE DAY (5/7)
Read 5 Books

Spell-out one of the ALL-CAPPED objects in space below:

STARS
COMET
EARTH
BLACK Hole
SPACE Station
DWARF Planet
PLUTO

• use 1st letter of title (exclude A, An, or The)
• use Author's initials (FIRST/LAST)
Don't forget your dates & page count

For example: Spell-out: BLACK


B - Betty by Tiffany McDaniel
L - The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
A - Aveyard, Victoria - Realm Breaker
C - Christina Lauren's The Soulmate Equation
K - A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout

If you have any tasks this month, just leave them below and I'll add them to the list above.

Thanks :D

Many "THANKS" to Bethany, Linda C, and Mickslibrarian for the Tasks they provide this month. :D