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A.A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh

Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2022
Page limit 125 pages, unless you select the Owl Option.

Levels:
The Pooh – complete all tasks and all spell outs
The Piglet – Pooh’s small friend – complete one task per item and at least one spell out
The Tigger – Pooh’s bouncy friend – a “make your own” challenge where you may bounce around and complete as many tasks and spellouts as you want

Options (available for any level)
The Owl Option – complete the challenge only with books of 300 or more pages
The Eeyore Option – you may modify your challenge to do less, but to exercise the option you must first read a story with Eeyore in it, or read a book where depression plays a role (your interpretation). Please post your Eeyore completion before modifying your challenge.

Task Categories:
A. Alan Alexander Milne was born on January 18, 1882
Read a book set or published in the 19th Century
Read a book with the numbers 1, 8 and 2 in the publication date (in any order)

B. Milne grew up in Henley House, a home that doubled as a private boys’ school
Read a book that has a named house in it
Read a book that is set in a private school (boys’, girls’ or coed)

C. One of Milne’s teachers at Henley House was H.G. Wells (!), the man considered to be the father of science fiction
Read a book written by H.G. Wells
Read a science fiction book

D. Milne’s first true job was as an associate editor of Punch magazine, a British weekly full of humor and satire
Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine
Read a book humorous or satirical book

E. Milne married Dorothy (who later called herself Daphne) de Selincourt, a strong-willed socialite who favored vacations in New York on her own later in their marriage
Read a book with a MC that is a part of high society (your definition)
Read a book set in New York City

F. Milne was a pacifist but had to serve in World War I as a platoon commander and signalling officer on the western front at the Battle of the Somme in France. He was forced to rethink his views on pacifism in the face of the monstrous crimes witnessed by the world in World War II.
Read a book set during World War I or World War II
Read a book with a MC who is a soldier (any war)

G. Milne worked all his life as a playwright, first gaining critical acclaim for the play Mr. Pim Passes By. He adapted Kenneth Graham’s book The Wind in the Willows for the stage in Toad of Toad Hall.
Read The Wind in the Willows
Read a play

H. Milne’s son Christopher Robin was known within the family as Billy Moon (Billy having been the nickname favored by his parents, Moon because Christopher was unable to pronounce the name Milne).
Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space
Read a book where a MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name

I. Milne’s primary success as a writer – which would eventually plague him with the moniker of “children’s author” that he dearly wished to put behind him – came from the four Pooh books: When We Were Very Young, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner and Now We Are Six. The books have been translated into more than 25 languages and have sold multimillions of volumes worldwide.
Read any of the Winnie the Pooh books
Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages

J. The Winnie the Pooh stories are set in the Hundred Acre Wood, which is based on the real Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England
Read a book with a named forest in it
Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart


Spell Outs:
WINNIE THE POOH
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
PIGLET
EEYORE
VESPERS
DISOBEDIENCE

(view spoiler)[
Vespers
Little Boy kneels at the foot of the bed,
Droops on the little hands little gold head.
Hush! Hush! Whisper who dares!
Christopher Robin is saying his prayers.

God bless Mummy. I know that's right.
Wasn't it fun in the bath to-night?
The cold's so cold, and the hot's so hot.
Oh! God bless Daddy - I quite forgot.

If I open my fingers a little bit more,
I can see Nanny's dressing-gown on the door.
It's a beautiful blue, but it hasn't a hood.
Oh! God bless Nanny and make her good.

Mine has a hood, and I lie in bed,
And pull the hood right over my head,
And I shut my eyes, and I curl up small,
And nobody knows that I'm there at all.

Oh! Thank you, God, for a lovely day.
And what was the other I had to say?
I said "Bless Daddy," so what can it be?
Oh! Now I remember it. God bless Me.

Little Boy kneels at the foot of the bed,
Droops on the little hands little gold head.
Hush! Hush! Whisper who dares!
Christopher Robin is saying his prayers.

Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poe...

Disobedience
James James
Morrison Morrison
Weatherby George Dupree
Took great
Care of his Mother,
Though he was only three.
James James Said to his Mother,
"Mother," he said, said he;
"You must never go down
to the end of the town,
if you don't go down with me."

James James
Morrison's Mother
Put on a golden gown.
James James Morrison's Mother
Drove to the end of the town.
James James Morrison's Mother
Said to herself, said she:
"I can get right down
to the end of the town
and be back in time for tea."

King John
Put up a notice,
"LOST or STOLEN or STRAYED!
JAMES JAMES MORRISON'S MOTHER
SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN MISLAID.
LAST SEEN
WANDERING VAGUELY:
QUITE OF HER OWN ACCORD,
SHE TRIED TO GET DOWN
TO THE END OF THE TOWN -
FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD!"

James James
Morrison Morrison
(Commonly known as Jim)
Told his
Other relations
Not to go blaming him.
James James
Said to his Mother,
"Mother," he said, said he:
"You must never go down to the end of the town
without consulting me."

James James
Morrison's mother
Hasn't been heard of since.
King John said he was sorry,
So did the Queen and Prince.
King John
(Somebody told me)
Said to a man he knew:
If people go down to the end of the town, well,
what can anyone do?"

(Now then, very softly)
J.J.
M.M.
W.G.Du P.
Took great
C/O his M*****
Though he was only 3.
J.J. said to his M*****
"M*****," he said, said he:
"You-must-never-go-down-to-the-end-of-the-town-
if-you-don't-go-down-with-ME!"

Source: https://allpoetry.com/Disobedience
(hide spoiler)]


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A. Alan Alexander Milne was born on January 18, 1882
Read a book set or published in the 19th Century
Read a book with the numbers 1, 8 and 2 in the publication date (in any order)

B. Milne grew up in Henley House, a home that doubled as a private boys’ school
Read a book that has a named house in it
Read a book that is set in a private school (boys’, girls’ or coed)

C. One of Milne’s teachers at Henley House was H.G. Wells (!), the man considered to be the father of science fiction
Read a book written by H.G. Wells
Read a science fiction book

D. Milne’s first true job was as an associate editor of Punch magazine, a British weekly full of humor and satire
Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine
Read a book humorous or satirical book

E. Milne married Dorothy (who later called herself Daphne) de Selincourt, a strong-willed socialite who favored vacations in New York on her own later in their marriage
Read a book with a MC that is a part of high society (your definition)
Read a book set in New York City

F. Milne was a pacifist but had to serve in World War I as a platoon commander and signalling officer on the western front at the Battle of the Somme in France. He was forced to rethink his views on pacifism in the face of the monstrous crimes witnessed by the world in World War II.
Read a book set during World War I or World War II
Read a book with a MC who is a soldier (any war)

G. Milne worked all his life as a playwright, first gaining critical acclaim for the play Mr. Pim Passes By. He adapted Kenneth Graham’s book The Wind in the Willows for the stage in Toad of Toad Hall.
Read The Wind in the Willows
Read a play

H. Milne’s son Christopher Robin was known within the family as Billy Moon (Billy having been the nickname favored by his parents, Moon because Christopher was unable to pronounce the name Milne).
Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space
Read a book where a MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name

I. Milne’s primary success as a writer – which would eventually plague him with the moniker of “children’s author” that he dearly wished to put behind him – came from the four Pooh books: When We Were Very Young, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner and Now We Are Six. The books have been translated into more than 25 languages and have sold multimillions of volumes worldwide.
Read any of the Winnie the Pooh books
Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages

J. The Winnie the Pooh stories are set in the Hundred Acre Wood, which is based on the real Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England
Read a book with a named forest in it
Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart


Spell Outs:
WINNIE THE POOH
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
PIGLET
EEYORE
VESPERS
DISOBEDIENCE

Sounds like fun! I'm in.
Tigger Level - “make your own” challenge



Task Categories:

A. Alan Alexander Milne was born on January 18, 1882
✅ Read a book set or published in the 19th Century Drops of Gold 1/10/22 ****
✅ Read a book with 1, 8 and 2 in the publication date The Blackstone Key (1/1/2008) 1/3/22 ****

B. Milne grew up in Henley House, a home that doubled as a private boys’ school
✅ Read a book that has a named house in it The Anatomist's Wife 1/8/22 **** (Gairlock Castle)
✅ Read a book that is set in a private school Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1/31/22 ****

C. One of Milne’s teachers at Henley House was H.G. Wells (!), the man considered to be the father of science fiction
Read a book written by H.G. Wells
✅ Read a science fiction book Fahrenheit 451 2/19/22 *****

D. Milne’s first true job was as an associate editor of Punch magazine, a British weekly full of humor and satire
Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine
✅ Read a humorous or satirical book Bubba and the Dead Woman 1/21/22 ****

E. Milne married Dorothy (who later called herself Daphne) de Selincourt, a strong-willed socialite who favored vacations in New York on her own later in their marriage
✅ Read a book with a MC that is high society Lady Fortescue Steps Out 1/29/22 ***
✅ Read a book set in New York City Much Ado About Magic 1/25/22 ****

F. Milne was a pacifist but had to serve in World War I as a platoon commander and signalling officer on the western front at the Battle of the Somme in France. He was forced to rethink his views on pacifism in the face of the monstrous crimes witnessed by the world in World War II.
✅ Read a book set during World War I or World War II Snow Treasure 1/18/22 ***
✅ Read a book with a MC who is a soldier (any war) The Blackstone Key 1/3/22 **** (Captain Holland)

G. Milne worked all his life as a playwright, first gaining critical acclaim for the play Mr. Pim Passes By. He adapted Kenneth Graham’s book The Wind in the Willows for the stage in Toad of Toad Hall.
✅ Read The Wind in the Willows 5/3/22 ****
Read a play

H. Milne’s son Christopher Robin was known within the family as Billy Moon (Billy having been the nickname favored by his parents, Moon because Christopher was unable to pronounce the name Milne).
✅ Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space Decision at Doona 3/30/22 ****
✅ Read a book where a MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name Beauty 2/2/22 ***** (Beauty's real name is Honor)

I. Milne’s primary success as a writer – which would eventually plague him with the moniker of “children’s author” that he dearly wished to put behind him – came from the four Pooh books: When We Were Very Young, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner and Now We Are Six. The books have been translated into more than 25 languages and have sold multimillions of volumes worldwide.
✅ Read any of the Winnie the Pooh books The World of Pooh 1/11/22 ****
✅ Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages Shards of Honour 1/15/21 **** (Italian, Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Romanian, French, Croatian, Polish, Finnish, German, Czech, Hebrew, Hungarian)

J. The Winnie the Pooh stories are set in the Hundred Acre Wood, which is based on the real Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England
✅ Read a book with a named forest in it Moon Called 1/17/22 **** (the Black Forest)
✅ Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea 9/29/22 ****

T - Truly Yours 1/29/22 ***
I - Isle of Glass, The 1/27/22 ****
G - A Gift of Ghosts 1/5/22 ****
G - Georgiana Darcy's Diary 1/28/22 ***
E - Endure 2/1/22 ***
R - Rinehart, Mary Roberts's The Window at the White Cat 1/14/22 ****

A.A. Milne and Winnie the Pooh
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2022

Level: Piglet with the Owl Option

Task Categories:
✔ A. Alan Alexander Milne was born on January 18, 1882
Read a book set or published in the 19th Century - The Age of Innocence by Madeleine L'Engle (2/18)

✔ B. Milne grew up in Henley House, a home that doubled as a private boys’ school
Read a book that has a named house in it Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (8/28)(the action of the story takes place primarily at Mercer House in Savannah, Georgia)

✔ C. One of Milne’s teachers at Henley House was H.G. Wells (!), the man considered to be the father of science fiction
Read a science fiction book The House on the Strand (1/30)

✔ D. Milne’s first true job was as an associate editor of Punch magazine, a British weekly full of humor and satire
Read a book humorous or satirical book Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (2/4)

✔ E. Milne married Dorothy (who later called herself Daphne) de Selincourt, a strong-willed socialite who favored vacations in New York on her own later in their marriage
Read a book with a MC that is a part of high society (your definition) Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician: Complete Volumes 1-2 by Frederick Niecks (2/23)

✔ F. Milne was a pacifist but had to serve in World War I as a platoon commander and signalling officer on the western front at the Battle of the Somme in France. He was forced to rethink his views on pacifism in the face of the monstrous crimes witnessed by the world in World War II.
Read a book with a MC who is a soldier (any war) The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds by Michael Lewis (9/11)(Both Danny Kahnemann and Amos Tversky, two Israeli psychologists who are the focus of this joint biography, served repeatedly for the Israeli army in its many conflicts after World War II).

✔ G. Milne worked all his life as a playwright, first gaining critical acclaim for the play Mr. Pim Passes By. He adapted Kenneth Graham’s book The Wind in the Willows for the stage in Toad of Toad Hall.
✔ Read The Wind in the Willows (11/7)
✔ Read a play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (12/3) and The Comedy of Errors (12/15)

✔ H. Milne’s son Christopher Robin was known within the family as Billy Moon (Billy having been the nickname favored by his parents, Moon because Christopher was unable to pronounce the name Milne).
✔ Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space Space Case by Stuart Gibb (12/16)
✔ Read a book where a MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name Beauty by Robin McKinley (12/9)(Beauty's real name is Honour)

✔ I. Milne’s primary success as a writer – which would eventually plague him with the moniker of “children’s author” that he dearly wished to put behind him – came from the four Pooh books: When We Were Very Young, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner and Now We Are Six. The books have been translated into more than 25 languages and have sold multimillions of volumes worldwide.
Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages - Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (3/18)

✔ J. The Winnie the Pooh stories are set in the Hundred Acre Wood, which is based on the real Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England
Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart Still Life by Louise Penny (12/27) (The novel takes place in Three Pines, southeast of Montreal. It is based on the little village of Knowlton, Quebec).



Spell Outs:
✔ P - The Path to Power by Robert A. Caro (author)(6/6)
✔ I - Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (7/2)(title)
✔ G - Mister Monday by Garth Nix (8/7)(author)
✔ L - Anne's House of Dreams by L.M Montgomery (author)(5/2)
✔ E - Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny (title)(5/12)
✔ T - The Secret History by Donna Tartt (author)(1/21)



✔ E - The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker (author)(5/18)
✔ E - The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich (author)(6/27)
✔ Y - False Pretences by Margaret Yorke (12/28)
✔ O - Two Eggs On My Plate by Oluf Olsen (author)(11/14)
✔ R - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (author)(9/26)
✔ E - How to Talk to a Goddess by Emily Croy Barker (8/12)(author)

The Challenge Factory Yearly Challenge
A.A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh (25/35)
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2022

Page limit 125 pages, unless you select the Owl Option.

Level: The Piglet – Pooh’s small friend – complete one task per item and at least one spell out

Task Categories:
A. Alan Alexander Milne was born on January 18, 1882
✓Read a book set or published in the 19th Century: set beginning in 1800 and lasting through 1862; The Freeholder by Joe David Brown (finished 1/16)
Read a book with the numbers 1, 8 and 2 in the publication date (in any order)

B. Milne grew up in Henley House, a home that doubled as a private boys’ school
Read a book that has a named house in it
✓Read a book that is set in a private school (boys’, girls’ or coed): XOXO by Axie Oh (finished 10/3)

C. One of Milne’s teachers at Henley House was H.G. Wells (!), the man considered to be the father of science fiction
Read a book written by H.G. Wells
Read a science fiction book

D. Milne’s first true job was as an associate editor of Punch magazine, a British weekly full of humor and satire
✓Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine: Poppy works for R&R (a travel magazine), People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (finished 1/30)
Read a book humorous or satirical book

E. Milne married Dorothy (who later called herself Daphne) de Selincourt, a strong-willed socialite who favored vacations in New York on her own later in their marriage
Read a book with a MC that is a part of high society (your definition)
✓Read a book set in New York City: Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson (finished 3/14)

✓F. Milne was a pacifist but had to serve in World War I as a platoon commander and signalling officer on the western front at the Battle of the Somme in France. He was forced to rethink his views on pacifism in the face of the monstrous crimes witnessed by the world in World War II.
✓Read a book set during World War I or World War II: War Horse by Michael Morpurgo (finished 4/11)
Read a book with a MC who is a soldier (any war)

G. Milne worked all his life as a playwright, first gaining critical acclaim for the play Mr. Pim Passes By. He adapted Kenneth Graham’s book The Wind in the Willows for the stage in Toad of Toad Hall.
Read The Wind in the Willows
Read a play

H. Milne’s son Christopher Robin was known within the family as Billy Moon (Billy having been the nickname favored by his parents, Moon because Christopher was unable to pronounce the name Milne).
Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space
✓Read a book where a MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name: Rise of the Governor by Robert Kirkman, Jay Bonansinga (finished 1/10)

I. Milne’s primary success as a writer – which would eventually plague him with the moniker of “children’s author” that he dearly wished to put behind him – came from the four Pooh books: When We Were Very Young, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner and Now We Are Six. The books have been translated into more than 25 languages and have sold multimillions of volumes worldwide.
Read any of the Winnie the Pooh books
✓Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages: The Cider House Rules by John Irving (finished 3/13)

J. The Winnie the Pooh stories are set in the Hundred Acre Wood, which is based on the real Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England
✓Read a book with a named forest in it: Norton's Woods, Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell (finished 2/27)
Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart


Spell Outs:
WINNIE THE POOH
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
PIGLET:
✓P: Priela by Jocelyn Bly Karney (finished 4/28)
✓I: In This Mountain by Jan Karon (finished 1/18)
✓G: Ghost Towns & Historical Haunts in Arizona by Thelma Heatwole (finished 10/17)
✓L: Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon (finished 3/23)
✓E: Essentially Charli: The Ultimate Guide To Keeping It Real by Charli D’Amelio (finished 3/24)
✓T: Take What You Can Carry by Gian Sardar (finished 5/10)
EEYORE
VESPERS
V:
E:
S: Spiked Snowballs & Flaming Cats by John C. Daly (finished 2/20)
P:
E:
R: Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (finished 3/20)
S:
DISOBEDIENCE
D: Death Cruise by Don Davis (finished 1/6)
I: I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal (finished 3/1)
S:
✓O: On Fire by Larry Brown (finished 8/16)
B: Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler (finished 2/12)
E:
D: A Drop of Midnight: A Memoir by Jason Timbuktu Diakité (finished 3/4)
I: In Two Voices by Linda E. Clarke and Dr. Michael Cusimano (finished 3/16)
E:
N: Norfolk Historic Southern Port by Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker, 2nd edition edited by Marvin W. Schlegel (finished 2/10)
C: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by H.P. Lovecraft (finished 2/24)
E:

A.A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh

Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2022
Page limit 125 pages, unless you select the Owl Option.

Levels:
The Pooh – complete all tasks and all spell outs
The Piglet – Pooh’s small friend – complete one task per item and at least one spell out
The Tigger – Pooh’s bouncy friend – a “make your own” challenge where you may bounce around and complete as many tasks and spellouts as you want

Options (available for any level)
The Owl Option – complete the challenge only with books of 300 or more pages
The Eeyore Option – you may modify your challenge to do less, but to exercise the option you must first read a story with Eeyore in it, or read a book where depression plays a role (your interpretation). Please post your Eeyore completion before modifying your challenge.

Task Categories:
✅A. Alan Alexander Milne was born on January 18, 1882
💐Read a book set or published in the 19th Century. Gold Digger - Vicki Delany 05/10/22 (set in June 1898)
💖Read a book with the numbers 1, 8 and 2 in the publication date (in any order) Murder Most Fowl - Donna Andrews 02/15/22 Published 08/03/2021


📌B. Milne grew up in Henley House, a home that doubled as a private boys’ school
☃️Read a book that has a named house in it - WINDSHOLME on Morrow Island - Iced Under - Barbara Ross 01/25/22

Read a book that is set in a private school (boys’, girls’ or coed)

📌C. One of Milne’s teachers at Henley House was H.G. Wells (!), the man considered to be the father of science fiction
🧙🏻‍♀️Read a book written by H.G. Wells
The Time Machine - H.G. Wells 10/13/22


Read a science fiction book

📌D. Milne’s first true job was as an associate editor of Punch magazine, a British weekly full of humor and satire
Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine
☃️Read a book humorous or satirical book - The Accidental Werewolf - Dakota Cassidy 01/29/22 - Tagged “Humor” on GR book page


📌E. Milne married Dorothy (who later called herself Daphne) de Selincourt, a strong-willed socialite who favored vacations in New York on her own later in their marriage
🐣Read a book with a MC that is a part of high society (your definition)
Deadly Summer Nights - Vicki Delany 04/07/22 Olivia Peters is a retired 1930’s-40’s stage and silver screen actress/dancer
Read a book set in New York City


F. Milne was a pacifist but had to serve in World War I as a platoon commander and signalling officer on the western front at the Battle of the Somme in France. He was forced to rethink his views on pacifism in the face of the monstrous crimes witnessed by the world in World War II.
Read a book set during World War I or World War II
Read a book with a MC who is a soldier (any war)

G. Milne worked all his life as a playwright, first gaining critical acclaim for the play Mr. Pim Passes By. He adapted Kenneth Graham’s book The Wind in the Willows for the stage in Toad of Toad Hall.
Read The Wind in the Willows
Read a play

📌H. Milne’s son Christopher Robin was known within the family as Billy Moon (Billy having been the nickname favored by his parents, Moon because Christopher was unable to pronounce the name Milne).

Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space

💐Read a book where a MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name.
Murder on a Bad Hair Day - Anne George 05/15/22 {Patricia Ann is called “MOUSE” by her sister Mary Alice}


📌I. Milne’s primary success as a writer
🍀Read any of the Winnie the Pooh books.
Winnie-The-Pooh - A.A. Milne 03/19/22
Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages


📌J. The Winnie the Pooh stories are set in the Hundred Acre Wood, which is based on the real Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England
Read a book with a named forest in it
🍀Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart. Statue of Limitations - Kate Collins 03/08/22 Sequoia, MI fictional town in a real area.



Spell Outs:
✅WINNIE THE POOH
W. Winnie Archer - Kneaded to Death 01/07/22
I. If Fried Chicken Could Fly - Paige Shelton 05/29/22
N. No Cats Allowed - Miranda James 01/19/22
N. No Grater Crime - Maddie Day 04/15/22
I. In Peppermint Peril - Joy Avon 06/09/22
E. Eva Gates - Read and Buried 01/23/22

T. Traci Wilton - Mrs. Morris and the Vampire 01/13/22
H. Halloween Hijinks - Kathi Daley 05/25/22
E. Ellie Alexander - Meet Your Baker 02/09/22

P. Pleading the Fish 0 Bree Baker 07/04/22
O. On Borrowed Time - Jenn McKinlay 05/01/22
O. On Thin Icing - Ellie Alexander 05/04/22
H. Gemma Halliday - Fashion, Rosé & Foul Play 03/14/22


CHRISTOPHER ROBIN - I I
C. Dakota Cassidy - Jingle all the Slay 02/11/22
H. Heather Webber - The Lights of Sugarberry Cove 07/22/22
R. Linda Reilly - Up to No Gouda 02/28/22
I.
S. Stockings and Spells - Nancy Warren 07/30/22
T. Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber 05/31/22
O. Bundle of Trouble - Diana Orgain 07/08/33
P. Purls and Potions - Nancy Warren 08/02/22
H. A Hint of Mischief - Daryl Wood Gerber 08/31/22
E. Eva Gates - A Death Long Overdue 02/19/22
R. The Rocky Road to Ruin - Meri Allen 03/11/22

R. Read It and Weep - Jenn McKinlay 04/08/22
O. One for the Books - Jenn McKinlay 11/10/22
B. Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay 01/02/22
I.
N. No Farm No Fowl - Julie Anne Lindsey 06/28/22


PIGLET 5/6 - I
P. Bundle of Trouble
I.
G. The Girl from Widow Hills - Megan Miranda 02/02/22
L. Lynn Cahoon - Killer Comfort Food 04/01/22
E. Ellen Byron - Cajun Kiss of Death 03/17/22
T. Trouble in Mudbug - Jana Deleon 07/11/22


EEYORE 4/6 - O R
E. Elizabeth Penney - Chapter and Curse 06/13/22
E. J.C. Eaton - Booked 4 Murder 07/12/22
Y. Kate Young - Southern Sass and Killer Cravings 05/13/22
O.
R.
E. Eggs in Purgatory - Laura Childs 07/16/22


VESPERS 6/7 - R
V. A Very English Murder - Verity Bright 05/22/22
E. Ellen Riggs - You Can't Always Get What You Haunt 07/17/22
S. Sherry Harris - From Beer to Eternity 08/26/22
P. Purls and Potions - Nancy Warren 08/02/22
E. Ellie Alexander - Without a Brew 09/27/22
R.
S. Alexander McCall Smith - Tears of the Giraffe 11/16/22


DISOBEDIENCE 9/12 - I O I
D. Due or Die - Jenn McKinlay 02/05/22
I.
S. Denise Swanson - Body Over Troubled Waters 03/30/22
O.
B. A Batter of Life and Death - Ellie Alexander 02/25/22
E. Eva Gates - Deadly Ever After 03/24/22
D. Deanna Chase - A Witch For Mr. Winter 02/22/22
I.
E. Ellie Alexander - Beyond a Reasonable Stout 04/29/22
N. Nancy CoCo - To Fudge or Not to Fudge 07/25/22
C. Crochet and Cauldrons - Nancy Warren 03/03/22
E. Ellen Byron - Bayou Book Thief 10/01/22

What's the spell out for? Title of book? Author? First word/name, or any word/name?

Mary wrote: "What's the spell out for? Title of book? Author? First word/name, or any word/name?"

First letter of the title (excluding A, An or The unless you need an A or a T), or first letter of the first or last name of the author.

Can't decide what level I wanna do so will see how I go this year :D
Duration: 1/1 - 31/12/22
Page limit 125, unless Owl Option.

Levels:
The Pooh – complete all tasks and all spell outs
71/80
The Owl Option – complete the challenge only with books of 300 or more pages
34/80

Task Categories:
A.
Read a book set or published in the 19th Century
★p A Bride's Story, Vol. 1 31/7
❕oThe Angel's Command 12/7
Read a book with the numbers 1, 8 and 2 in the publication date (in any order)
★pMany Are the Dead 17/1
❕oThe Fifth Realm 22/5

B.
Read a book that has a named house in it
p
❕oMister Monday 23/1
Read a book that is set in a private school (boys’, girls’ or coed)
★pFood Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 2 16/1
❕oThe Family Next Door: The Heartbreaking Imprisonment of the Thirteen Turpin Siblings and Their Extraordinary Rescue 6/1

C.
Read a book written by H.G. Wells
p
o
Read a science fiction book
★pPickle Pie 28/6
❕oVillains Deception 11/3

D.
Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine
p
o
Read a book humorous or satirical book
★pFood Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 1 16/1
o

E.
Read a book with a MC that is a part of high society
★pAwaken 5/6
o
Read a book set in New York City
p
❕oEnchanted, Inc. 22/7

F.
Read a book set during World War I or World War II
★pThe Machine-Gunners 5/6
o
Read a book with a MC who is a soldier (any war)
★pCaptain Tom's Life Lessons 21/1
❕oThe Two Week Curse 1/5

G.
Read The Wind in the Willows
p
o
Read a play
p
o

H.
Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space
★pX-O Manowar, Volume 3: Planet Death 30/6
❕oThe Lesser Evil: A graphic novel by Shane W Smith 10/5
Read a book where a MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name
★pThe Naughtiest Girl Again 28/1
❕oFiresong 28/3

I.
Read any of the Winnie the Pooh books
p
o
Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages
★pThe Magician's Nephew 4/6
o

J.
Read a book with a named forest in it
p
❕oClariel 22/3
Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart
★pGood-bye Stacey, Good-bye 1/2
o

Spell Outs:
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★WThe Way of the Househusband, Vol. 7 21/1
★II'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter: 6 Patient Files That Will Keep You Up At Night 20/2
★NDeadly Class, Volume 8: Never Go Back 5/4
★NThe Naughtiest Girl Helps a Friend 9/6
★IIsadora Moon Gets the Magic Pox 8/3
★E5 Worlds Book 5: The Emerald Gate 18/1

★TTidesong 16/1
★HHow to Vanquish a Virus 12/2
★E Eat-Man, Vol. 1 29/4

★PThe Princess Protects Her Huntsman 29/5
★O乙嫁語り 6 Otoyomegatari 6 31/7
★O乙嫁語り 7 Otoyomegatari 7 31/7
★HHarper and the Scarlet Umbrella 1/5

★CThe Copper Gauntlet 5/4
★HHere's the Naughtiest Girl! 23/5
★RThe Reptile Room 23/1
★IThe Iron Trial 4/4
★SSurvivor 7/2
★TTrese Vol 3: Mass Murders 1/2
★O乙嫁語り 8 Otoyomegatari 8 31/7
★PThe Prince and the Dressmaker 28/6
★HHow Knot to Marry a Vampire 17/5
★EEat-Man, Volume 2: Second Course 29/4
★RThe Rogues 7/3

★R25 Reasons to Hate Christmas and Cowboys 23/5
★O乙嫁語り 10 Otoyomegatari 10 31/7
★BThe Bad Beginning 23/1
★IThe Inspector Claims The Vampiress 23/5
★NThe Naughtiest Girl Is a Monitor 22/5

★PThe Paramedic's Sorceress 9/1
★IIf I Survive: Nazi Germany and the Jews: 100-Year Old Lena Goldstein's Miracle Story (Jewish Holocaust World War 11 Biography) 5/5
★GGoroth: Everybody Loves Large Chests 23/3
★LLetters from Father Christmas 30/3
★EEAT-MAN 29/4
★TTwins: A Graphic Novel 6/1

★EEAT-MAN 29/4
★EEat-Man, Vol. 5 29/4
Y
★O乙嫁語り 11 Otoyomegatari 11 31/7
★RRose's Descent: An Urban Fairytale 19/5
★EEAT-MAN 29/4

★VVillains Rule 7/3
★EEat Man, Vol 7 29/4
★SThe Suitcase Kid 8/2
★PPippi Longstocking 31/5
★EEAT-MAN 30/4
★RRevel: Twelve Dancing Princesses Retold 3/6
★SThe Silver Mask 10/4

★DDungeon Eternium 3/1
★IIf Only They Could Talk 30/6
★SThe Sword in the Grotto 4/6
★O乙嫁語り 12 Otoyomegatari 12 31/7
★BThe Bronze Key 9/4
★EEAT-MAN 30/4
★DDance In The Vampire Bund, Vol. 1 14/4
★IInuYasha: Stolen Spirit 27/7
★EEAT-MAN 30/4
★NThe Naughtiest Girl Keeps a Secret 24/5
★CThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 25/5
★EEAT-MAN 30/4
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❕WThe Windsinger 14/1
I
N
N
I
❕EＥランクの薬師1 29/7

❕TTeresa 25/2
H
❕EＥランクの薬師2 29/7

❕PThe Primal Hunter 15/6
O
O
H

❕CCold Fire 15/1
H
❕RRoyal Destiny 21/3
I
❕SSlaves of the Mastery 4/2
❕TTerciel and Elinor 27/3
O
❕PThe Player 19/3
H
❕EＥランクの薬師3 29/7
R

R
O
❕BBlood Rights 24/4
I
N

❕PPie Box 1 30/7
I
❕GGhost in the Storm 4/1
❕LLegends & Lattes 6/6
❕EEmbrace the Suck 13/7
T

E
E
Y
O
R
E

❕VVortena 19/2
E
❕SThe Substitute 16/3
❕PThe Phantom of the Lop Ear 27/5
E
R
❕SSabriel 5/4

❕DA Dragon Gambles For His Girl 6/5
I
❕SThe Sixth Realm, Part 1 8/6
O
❕BBite Me If You Can 24/6
E
D
I
E
N
❕CClan Daughter 26/2
E
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A.A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh

Tigger for the win!
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2022
Page limit 125 pages, unless you select the Owl Option.

Levels:
The Pooh – complete all tasks and all spell outs
The Piglet – Pooh’s small friend – complete one task per item and at least one spell out
The Tigger – Pooh’s bouncy friend – a “make your own” challenge where you may bounce around and complete as many tasks and spellouts as you want

Options (available for any level)
The Owl Option – complete the challenge only with books of 300 or more pages
The Eeyore Option – you may modify your challenge to do less, but to exercise the option you must first read a story with Eeyore in it, or read a book where depression plays a role (your interpretation). Please post your Eeyore completion before modifying your challenge.

Task Categories:

A. -Read a book set or published in the 19th Century:
Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett

-Read a book with the numbers 1, 8 and 2 in the publication date (in any order):
XuL by Jennifer Julie Miller

B. -Read a book that has a named house in it:
The Making of a Marchioness by Emily Fox-Seton

-Read a book that is set in a private school (boys’, girls’ or coed):
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling

C. -Read a book written by H.G. Wells:
The Flowering of the Strange Orchid by H G Wells

-Read a science fiction book:
Arrival by A.G. Wilde

D. -Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine:
Seatmate by Cara Bastone

-Read a book humorous or satirical book:
The Way of the Househusband by Kousuke Oono


E. -Read a book with a MC that is a part of high society (your definition):
The Royal Court by Lina J. Potter

-Read a book set in New York City:
The Cyn and Raphael Novellas by D.B. Reynolds

F. -Read a book set during World War I or World War II:
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

-Read a book with a MC who is a soldier (any war):
The Legion by Simon Scarrow

G. -Read The Wind in the Willows:
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

-Read a play:
Othello by William Shakespeare,

H. -Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space:
DaR by Jennifer Julie Miller

-Read a book where a MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name:
Beast by Pepper Pace


I. -Read any of the Winnie the Pooh books:
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne

-Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages:
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly

J. -Read a book with a named forest in it:
Under the Eagle by Simon Scarrow

-Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart:
Palace Intrigue by Lina J. Potter


Spell Outs:

W. Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
by Julie Smith
I. Indian Summer of a Forsyte by John Galsworthy
N. Nice Werewolves Don't Bite Vampires by Molly Harper
N. The Chosen One by Night, Emma *
I. Invictus by Simon Scarrow
E. Extra Virgin Gargoyle by Honey Phillips

T: To Your Eternity, Vol. 1 by Yoshitoki Oima
H: His Omega's Keeper by Evangeline Anderson
E: Eyes of the Cat by Mimi Riser

P: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
O: Oliver Twist
O: an Officer’s Duty by Jean Johnson
H: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

C. Catherine de Medici by Leonie Frieda
H. Hunted by D. B. Reynolds
R. Reaper by Lindsey Winsemius
I. In Chancery by John Galsworthy
S. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
T. The Eagle in the Sand by Simon Scarrow
O. The One by John Marrs
P. Pack by Jeaniene Frost
H. Hellfire by Jean Johnson
E: Elizabeth I by Margaret George
R. Rendezvous with Yesterday by Dianne Duvall

R. Relentless by D.B. Reynolds
O. Obsidian Butterfly by Laurel K Hamilton
B. Betrayed by D. B. Reynolds
I. Invictus by Simon Scarrow
N. Nice Werewolves Don’t Bite Vampires by Molly Harper


P: Praetorian by Simon Scarrow
I: Indian Summer of Forsyte by John Galsworthy
G: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
L: Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale
E: The Enemy by Tom Wood
T: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill


E: Elizabeth, Captive Princess by Margaret Irwin
E: Elizabeth and the Prince of Spain
Y. You Deserve Better by Anne-Marie
O. Odds Against by Francis Dick
R: Revealed by Evangeline Anderson
E: Extracted by R.R. Haywood



V: Viper by Naomi Lucas
E: Exiled by Evangeline Anderson
S: Sister of the Dead by Barb Hendee
P: Planet Zero by Lydia Hope
E: Enslaved by Evangeline Anderson
R: RaZ by Jennifer Julie Miller
S: Spellbound in Salem by Milly Taiden

D: Dishonesty is the Second Best Policy by David Michell
I: In Chancery by John Galsworthy
S: Silas Marner by George Eliot
O: Outland by Dennis. E. Taylor
B: Brothers in Blood by Simon Scarrow
E: Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold by Ellen O'Connell
D: DaR by Jennifer Julie Miller
I: Instructing the Novice by Evangeline Anderson
E: Escape From Botany Bay: The True Story of Mary Bryant by Gerald Hausman
N: No Tomorrow by Tom Wood
C: Centurion by Simon Scarrow
E: The Emperor's Exile by Simon Scarrow

I'm in for Tigger ~ He's my favorite~ b/c I bounce around like him (I have ADHD).

A.A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh

Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2022


Levels:

The Tigger – Pooh’s bouncy friend – a “make your own” challenge where you may bounce around and complete as many tasks and spellouts as you want

Options
The Owl Option – complete the challenge only with books of 300 or more pages


Task Categories:

A. Alan Alexander Milne was born on January 18, 1882

Read a book set or published in the 19th Century
Read a book with the numbers 1, 8, and 2 in the publication date (in any order)

B. Milne grew up in Henley House, a home that doubled as a private boys’ school

Read a book that has a named house in it
Read a book that is set in a private school (boys’, girls’ or coed)

C. One of Milne’s teachers at Henley House was H.G. Wells (!), the man considered to be the father of science fiction

Read a book written by H.G. Wells
Read a science fiction book

D. Milne’s first true job was as an associate editor of Punch magazine, a British weekly full of humor and satire

Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine
Read a book humorous or satirical book

E. Milne married Dorothy (who later called herself Daphne) de Selincourt, a strong-willed socialite who favored vacations in New York on her own later in their marriage

Read a book with a MC that is a part of high society (your definition)
Read a book set in New York City

F. Milne was a pacifist but had to serve in World War I as a platoon commander and signaling officer on the western front at the Battle of the Somme in France. He was forced to rethink his views on pacifism in the face of the monstrous crimes witnessed by the world in World War II.

Read a book set during World War I or World War II
Read a book with a MC who is a soldier (any war)

G. Milne worked all his life as a playwright, first gaining critical acclaim for the play Mr. Pim Passes By. He adapted Kenneth Graham’s book The Wind in the Willows for the stage in Toad of Toad Hall.

Read The Wind in the Willows
Read a play

H. Milne’s son Christopher Robin was known within the family as Billy Moon (Billy having been the nickname favored by his parents, Moon because Christopher was unable to pronounce the name Milne).

Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space
Read a book where a MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name

I. Milne’s primary success as a writer – which would eventually plague him with the moniker of “children’s author” that he dearly wished to put behind him – came from the four Pooh books: When We Were Very Young, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner and Now We Are Six. The books have been translated into more than 25 languages and have sold multimillions of volumes worldwide.

Read any of the Winnie the Pooh books
Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages

J. The Winnie the Pooh stories are set in the Hundred Acre Wood, which is based on the real Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England

Read a book with a named forest in it
Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart


Spell Outs:

W
I The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
N The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
N
I
E The Alchemists of Loom by Elise Kova

T The Magician by Colm Tóibín
H Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian
E Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

P The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
O The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht
O
H


CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
PIGLET
EEYORE
VESPERS
DISOBEDIENCE

Welcome to the challenge to everyone who has signed up so far! I'm not used to being a moderator... I will see if I can get help to create participant links.

Tigger is my favorite!

A.A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh

Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2022
Page limit 125 pages, unless you select the Owl Option.

Levels:
The Pooh – complete all tasks and all spell outs
The Piglet – Pooh’s small friend – complete one task per item and at least one spell out
The Tigger – Pooh’s bouncy friend – a “make your own” challenge where you may bounce around and complete as many tasks and spellouts as you want

Options (available for any level)
The Owl Option – complete the challenge only with books of 300 or more pages
The Eeyore Option – you may modify your challenge to do less, but to exercise the option you must first read a story with Eeyore in it, or read a book where depression plays a role (your interpretation). Please post your Eeyore completion before modifying your challenge.

Task Categories:
A. Alan Alexander Milne was born on January 18, 1882
Read a book set or published in the 19th Century
Read a book with the numbers 1, 8 and 2 in the publication date (in any order)

B. Milne grew up in Henley House, a home that doubled as a private boys’ school
Read a book that has a named house in it
Murder in Hyde Park by Lee Strauss
Read a book that is set in a private school (boys’, girls’ or coed)

C. One of Milne’s teachers at Henley House was H.G. Wells (!), the man considered to be the father of science fiction
Read a book written by H.G. Wells
Read a science fiction book

D. Milne’s first true job was as an associate editor of Punch magazine, a British weekly full of humor and satire
Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine
Read a book humorous or satirical book

E. Milne married Dorothy (who later called herself Daphne) de Selincourt, a strong-willed socialite who favored vacations in New York on her own later in their marriage
Read a book with a MC that is a part of high society (your definition)
Read a book set in New York City

F. Milne was a pacifist but had to serve in World War I as a platoon commander and signalling officer on the western front at the Battle of the Somme in France. He was forced to rethink his views on pacifism in the face of the monstrous crimes witnessed by the world in World War II.
Read a book set during World War I or World War II
Read a book with a MC who is a soldier (any war)

G. Milne worked all his life as a playwright, first gaining critical acclaim for the play Mr. Pim Passes By. He adapted Kenneth Graham’s book The Wind in the Willows for the stage in Toad of Toad Hall.
Read The Wind in the Willows
Read a play

H. Milne’s son Christopher Robin was known within the family as Billy Moon (Billy having been the nickname favored by his parents, Moon because Christopher was unable to pronounce the name Milne).
Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space
Read a book where a MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name

I. Milne’s primary success as a writer – which would eventually plague him with the moniker of “children’s author” that he dearly wished to put behind him – came from the four Pooh books: When We Were Very Young, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner and Now We Are Six. The books have been translated into more than 25 languages and have sold multimillions of volumes worldwide.
Read any of the Winnie the Pooh books
Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages

J. The Winnie the Pooh stories are set in the Hundred Acre Wood, which is based on the real Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England
Read a book with a named forest in it
Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart


Spell Outs:

winnie the pooh
christopher robin
piglet
eeyore
vespers
disobedience

Let's go for full-on Pooh! (complete all tasks and all spell outs)

Page limit 125 pages.

A.
Read a book set or published in the 19th Century Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
Read a book with the numbers 1, 8 and 2 in the publication date (in any order) Where the Crawdads Sing


B.
Read a book that has a named house in it Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth
Read a book that is set in a private school (boys’, girls’ or coed) The Secret Place


C.
Read a book written by H.G. Wells
Read a science fiction book The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer


D.
Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine
Read a book humorous or satirical book Moon Over Soho


E.
Read a book with a MC that is a part of high society (your definition) A Deadly Education
Read a book set in New York City The Invisible Library


F.
Read a book set during World War I or World War II The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
Read a book with a MC who is a soldier (any war) Rebellion's Message


G.
Read The Wind in the Willows The Wind In The Willows
Read a play The Merchant of Venice


H.
Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space The Adamantine Palace
Read a book where a MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name A History of Wild Places


I.
Read any of the Winnie the Pooh books The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh
Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages S is for Silence


J.
Read a book with a named forest in it The Weaver's Tale
Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart The Masked City


Spell Outs: First letter of the Title, or the first letter of the author's first or last name.

W - The War of the Flowers
I - The Illustrated Bestiary: Guidance and Rituals from 36 Inspiring Animals
N - The Novice's Tale
N - New Mexico Ghost Stories
I - The Illustrated Herbiary: Guidance and Rituals from 36 Bewitching Botanicals
E - Erik Larson - Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

T - T is for Trespass
H - The Holy Innocents
E - Enough Is Plenty - The Year On The Dingle Peninsula

P - The Plymouth Cloak
O - Obama: An Intimate Portrait: The Historic Presidency in Photographs
O - The October Man
H - The House On An Irish Hillside


C - The Cartographers
H - Hard Time
R - The Rough Collier
I - The Illustrated Crystallary: Guidance and Rituals from 36 Magical Gems and Minerals
S - Simone St. James - The Book of Cold Cases
T - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
O - The Outlaw's Tale
P - Peach Blossom Spring
H - The Hanging Tree
E - An Ensuing Evil and Others: Fourteen Historical Mysteries
R - Taylor Jenkins Reid, Malibu Rising

R - Kat Richardson - Greywalker
O
B - Ben Aaronovitch - Midnight Riot
I - Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day
N


P - Person or Persons Unknown
I
G - Dorothy Gilman - Mrs. Pollifax Pursued
L - The Last Graduate
E
T - Toshikazu Kawaguchi - Before the Coffee Gets Cold


E
E
Y - Y Is for Yesterday
O
R - The Reading List
E


V - V is for Vengeance
E
S - Sycamore Row
P - Prince & Knight
E
R - Rogue Lawyer
S - The Secret Chapter


D - Dorothy Gilman - Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer
I
S - Summer of my German Soldier
O
B - The Burning Page
E
D - The Dark Archive
I
E
N
C - A Cold Day for Murder
E

Welcome to the challenge Nell and Mary!

Erica wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Nell and Mary!"

Thank you!

Mary wrote: "Erica wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Nell and Mary!"

Thank you!"
I am trying to create participant links but failed miserably so far... even though I've made such things work in the past. I reached out for help and hope to have those posted at the bottom of my original post soon.

A.A. Milne and Winnie the Pooh
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
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Level: The Pooh

A. Alan Alexander Milne was born on January 18, 1882
Read a book set or published in the 19th Century.
Les Misérables
Read a book with the numbers 1, 8 and 2 in the publication date (in any order)

B. Milne grew up in Henley House, a home that doubled as a private boys’ school
Read a book that has a named house in it
Read a book that is set in a private school (boys’, girls’ or coed)

C. One of Milne’s teachers at Henley House was H.G. Wells (!), the man considered to be the father of science fiction
Read a book written by H.G. Wells
The Time Machine
Read a science fiction book

D. Milne’s first true job was as an associate editor of Punch magazine, a British weekly full of humor and satire
Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine
Read a book humorous or satirical book

E. Milne married Dorothy (who later called herself Daphne) de Selincourt, a strong-willed socialite who favored vacations in New York on her own later in their marriage
Read a book with a MC that is a part of high society (your definition)
Read a book set in New York City

F. Milne was a pacifist but had to serve in World War I as a platoon commander and signalling officer on the western front at the Battle of the Somme in France. He was forced to rethink his views on pacifism in the face of the monstrous crimes witnessed by the world in World War II.
Read a book set during World War I or World War II
Read a book with a MC who is a soldier (any war)

G. Milne worked all his life as a playwright, first gaining critical acclaim for the play Mr. Pim Passes By. He adapted Kenneth Graham’s book The Wind in the Willows for the stage in Toad of Toad Hall.
Read The Wind in the Willows.
The Wind in the Willows
Read a play

H. Milne’s son Christopher Robin was known within the family as Billy Moon (Billy having been the nickname favored by his parents, Moon because Christopher was unable to pronounce the name Milne).
Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space.
Read a book where a MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name.

I. Milne’s primary success as a writer – which would eventually plague him with the moniker of “children’s author” that he dearly wished to put behind him – came from the four Pooh books: When We Were Very Young, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner and Now We Are Six. The books have been translated into more than 25 languages and have sold multimillions of volumes worldwide.
Read any of the Winnie the Pooh books.
The House at Pooh Corner
Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages.

J. The Winnie the Pooh stories are set in the Hundred Acre Wood, which is based on the real Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England
Read a book with a named forest in it.
Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart.

W: Wild Side
I: I Pity the Poor Immigrant
N: Not My Type
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E: Ever After Always

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Welcome to the challenge Maureen!

Erica wrote: "I am trying to create participant links but failed miserably so far..."

Let me know if I can help with the links, Erica.

I finally got participant links working. Sorry for the delay. Posted in the first post above, at the end - as I forgot to reserve a separate post for that...

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√ Read a book set or published in the 19th Century Runaway By: Heather Graham ****
Read a book with the numbers 1, 8, and 2 in the publication date (in any order)


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Read a book that has a named house in it
Read a book that is set in a private school (boys’, girls’ or coed)


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Read a book written by H.G. Wells
Read a science fiction book


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Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine
Read a book humorous or satirical book


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Read a book with a MC that is a part of high society (your definition)
Read a book set in New York City


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Read a book set during World War I or World War II
Read a book with a MC who is a soldier (any war)


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Read The Wind in the Willows
Read a play


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Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space
Read a book where a MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name


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Read any of the Winnie the Pooh books
Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages


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Read a book with a named forest in it
Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart


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Welcome to the challenge Andrea! I'll get you linked up in a bit.

A.A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh
January 1 - December 31, 2022
Page limit 125 pages,

Level: The Tigger – Pooh’s bouncy friend – a “make your own” challenge

A. Alan Alexander Milne was born on January 18, 1882
Read a book set or published in the 19th Century (1899)
Madame Bovary 02/12

Read a book with the numbers 1, 8 and 2 in the publication date (in any order) (2018)
The Vanderbeekers And The Hidden Garden 01/09

B. Milne grew up in Henley House, a home that doubled as a private boys’ school
Read a book that has a named house in it
A Treacherous Performance 01/11

Read a book that is set in a private school (boys’, girls’ or coed)
Stranger Diaries 01/16

C. One of Milne’s teachers at Henley House was H.G. Wells (!), the man considered to be the father of science fiction
Read a book written by H.G. Wells

Read a science fiction book
The Eyre Affair 03/21

D. Milne’s first true job was as an associate editor of Punch magazine, a British weekly full of humor and satire
Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine
Killer Takeout 04/23

Read a humorous or satirical book
Leave it to PSmith 01/27

E. Milne married Dorothy (who later called herself Daphne) de Selincourt, a strong-willed socialite who favored vacations in New York on her own later in their marriage

Read a book with an MC that is a part of high society (your definition)
Murder at the Spring Ball 01/20

Read a book set in New York City
Dark in Death 02/23

F. Milne was a pacifist but had to serve in World War I as a platoon commander and signalling officer on the western front at the Battle of the Somme in France. He was forced to rethink his views on pacifism in the face of the monstrous crimes witnessed by the world in World War II.
Read a book set during World War I or World War II
Paint by Murder 06/26

Read a book with an MC who is a soldier (any war)

G. Milne worked all his life as a playwright, first gaining critical acclaim for the play Mr. Pim Passes By. He adapted Kenneth Graham’s book The Wind in the Willows for the stage in Toad of Toad Hall.
Read The Wind in the Willows
Read a play

H. Milne’s son Christopher Robin was known within the family as Billy Moon (Billy having been the nickname favored by his parents, Moon because Christopher was unable to pronounce the name Milne).

Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space
The Dust of Kaku 04/08

Read a book where an MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name
Beauty 01/07

I. Milne’s primary success as a writer – which would eventually plague him with the moniker of “children’s author” that he dearly wished to put behind him – came from the four Pooh books: When We Were Very Young, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner and Now We Are Six. The books have been translated into more than 25 languages and have sold multimillions of volumes worldwide.

Read any of the Winnie the Pooh books'

Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages
Three Men In A Boat 01/25

J. The Winnie the Pooh stories are set in the Hundred Acre Wood, which is based on the real Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England

Read a book with a named forest in it (Tonto Nat'l Forest, AZ)
Molded 4 Murder 01/21

Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart (based on small Cape Cod town, like Eastham possibly)
A Side of Murder 01/22

Spell Outs:
W = Jacqueline Winspear - Messenger of Truth 01/08
I - India Holton - The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels 01/19
N - Nancy Warren - Baker's Coven 02/09
N - Ngaio Marsh - Night at the Vulcan 02/13
I - Isabella Bassett - Out of Print 02/02
E - Ellery Adams - Murder in the Storybook Cottage 01/05

T - T E Kinsey - A Baffling Murder at the Midsummer Ball 01/08
H - Anthony Horowitz - The Word is Murder 02/09
E - Ellen Byron - Cajun Kiss of Death 01/30

P - Blake Pierce - Death (and Apple Strudel) 01/06
O - Emily Organ - Tragedy at Piddleton Hotel 01/31
O - Carlene O'Connor - Murder in an Irish Bookshop 03/19
H - Charlie N. Holmberg - The Paper Magician 01/25

C - Catie Murphy - Death of an Irish Mummy 02/17
H - Sherry Harris - Let's Fake a Deal 03/15
R - Amber Ruffin - You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey 02/27
I - Isabella Alan - Murder, Plain and Simple 03/01
S - Alexander McCall-Smith - The Full Cupboard of Life 02/22
T - Tamar Meyers - Man's Best Alibi 02/03
O - Tricia O'Malley - Seven Deadly Tequilas 04/17
P - Louise Penny - Glass Houses 03/10
H - Neil Patrick Harris - The Magic Misfits 02/24
E - Janet Evanovich - The Pursuit 02/08
R - Ellen Riggs - Dogcatcher in the Rye 03/07

R - Kelly Rey - Motion for Murder 04/15
O - Ovidia Yu - The Frangipani Tree Mystery 05/15
B - Juliet Blackwell - In a Witch's Wardrobe 02/08
I - Irina Shapiro - Murder in the Caravan 03/22
N - Nancy Warren - Baker's Coven 02/09

P - Nita Prose - The Maid 03/09
I - Isis Crawford - A Catered Mother's Day 05/14
G - G A McKevett - Murder a la Mode 03/05
L - Julie Ann Lindsey - Pulp Friction 03/09
E - Ellie Alexander - Without a Brew 03/14
T - Amy Tan - The Joy Luck Club 03/12

E - Ellis Peters - The Virgin in the Ice 04/09
E - Erica Ruth Neubauer - Murder at the Mena House 04/19
Y - Debbie Young - Murder by the Book 04/12
O - Olivia Matthews - Mayhem and Mass 07/20
R - Rachel Wood - Easter Egg Hunt Murder 04/17
E - Elizabeth Peters - The Last Camel Died at Noon 04/27

V - Vivien Chien - Killer Kung Pao 03/27
E - J. R Ellis - The Quartet Murders 05/22
S - Sherry Harris - A Time to Swill 04/16
P - Andrea Penrose - Murder on Black Swan Lane 04/11
E - J. R Ellis - The Quartet Murders 05/22
R - J D Robb - Leverage in Death 05/31
S - Viveca Sten - Still Waters 04/21

D - Carola Dunn - Damsel in Distress 05/30
I - D. E. Ireland - Wouldn't It Be Deadly? 06/30
S - Stephanie Blackmoore - Gown with the Wind 06/09
O - Richard Osman - The Man Who Died Twice 10/24
B - Suzanne Brockman - Gone Too Far 06/12
E - Elle Cosimano - Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead 06/22
D - Helena Dixon - Murder at the Dolphin Hotel 07/06
I - Irina Shapiro - Murder in the Grave 07/03
E - Erin McCarthy - Murder Drama With Your Llama 07/21
N - Nelle Lewis - Clueless in Cleveland 08/03
C - Camilla Chafer - Ready, Aim, Underfire 06/06
E - Anna Elliot - The Crown Jewel Mystery 08/15

Welcome to the challenge Meg! I'm out of town right now. I will get you linked up on Sunday when I get back.

Erica wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Meg! I'm out of town right now. I will get you linked up on Sunday when I get back."

Thanks, Erica!

Considering my enormous love for all things Pooh I can’t resist this challenge. I’m going to be brave and try for Winnie the Pooh.

Amy wrote: "Considering my enormous love for all things Pooh I can’t resist this challenge. I’m going to be brave and try for Winnie the Pooh."

Welcome to the challenge Amy! I'll link you up in a bit.

I'm going to join in as Pooh
63/80 completed

A. Alan Alexander Milne was born on January 18, 1882
Read a book set or published in the 19th Century Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl 18/10
Read a book with the numbers 1, 8 and 2 in the publication date (in any order) Chrissa 12/2

B. Milne grew up in Henley House, a home that doubled as a private boys’ school
Read a book that has a named house in it Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes 6/1
Read a book that is set in a private school (boys’, girls’ or coed) Althea Joins the Chalet School 24/4

C. One of Milne’s teachers at Henley House was H.G. Wells (!), the man considered to be the father of science fiction
Read a book written by H.G. Wells Selected Short Stories 15/10
Read a science fiction book The A.I. Who Loved Me 22/3

D. Milne’s first true job was as an associate editor of Punch magazine, a British weekly full of humor and satire
Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine The Help 3/7
Read a book humorous or satirical book Guards! Guards! 4/3

E. Milne married Dorothy (who later called herself Daphne) de Selincourt, a strong-willed socialite who favored vacations in New York on her own later in their marriage
Read a book with a MC that is a part of high society (your definition) Beyond 20/3
Read a book set in New York City The City We Became 8/2

F. Milne was a pacifist but had to serve in World War I as a platoon commander and signalling officer on the western front at the Battle of the Somme in France. He was forced to rethink his views on pacifism in the face of the monstrous crimes witnessed by the world in World War II.
Read a book set during World War I or World War II Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II 28/4
Read a book with a MC who is a soldier (any war) Ender's Game 6/10

G. Milne worked all his life as a playwright, first gaining critical acclaim for the play Mr. Pim Passes By. He adapted Kenneth Graham’s book The Wind in the Willows for the stage in Toad of Toad Hall.
Read The Wind in the Willows
Read a play The Importance of Being Earnest 15/8

H. Milne’s son Christopher Robin was known within the family as Billy Moon (Billy having been the nickname favored by his parents, Moon because Christopher was unable to pronounce the name Milne).
Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space Light from Uncommon Stars 19/9
Read a book where a MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name Maniac Magee 26/1

I. Milne’s primary success as a writer – which would eventually plague him with the moniker of “children’s author” that he dearly wished to put behind him – came from the four Pooh books: When We Were Very Young, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner and Now We Are Six. The books have been translated into more than 25 languages and have sold multimillions of volumes worldwide.
Read any of the Winnie the Pooh books Winnie-the-Pooh 24/11
Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages City of Flowers 21/5

J. The Winnie the Pooh stories are set in the Hundred Acre Wood, which is based on the real Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England
Read a book with a named forest in it דרקון הארגמן הנעלם 22/4
Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart Henry and Ribsy 29/5


Spell Outs:
W We Are the Ants 25/5
I I Walk in Dread: The Diary of Deliverance Trembley, Witness to the Salem Witch Trials, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1691 27/7
N Novelets of Science Fiction 26/2
N The New Mistress at the Chalet School 1/4
I In Other Lands 29/7
E The Empire of Gold 3/1
T The Tale of Despereaux 30/1
H Harbor Me 28/2
E Eliza and Her Monsters 11/1
P Passport to Russia 27/5
O One Crazy Summer 24/2
O On the Far Side of the Mountain 26/2
H Henry Huggins 15/1

C The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes 8/1
H The Hidden Palace 8/3
R Roller Girl 7/8
I The Invention of Hugo Cabret 25/8
S A Study in Scarlet 22/1
T Two Sams at the Chalet School 18/4
O Otis Spofford 20/5
P Phil Lester and Daniel Howell Dan and Phil Go Outside 8/12
H Henry and Beezus 25/3
E The Easy Life in Kamusari 26/5
R Roshani Chokshi Aru Shah and the City of Gold 1/12
R Rogue Protocol 13/1
O One, Two, Buckle My Shoe 28/11
B Big Little Lies 18/5
I Invisible Emmie 6/12
N None of the Above 24/6

P Pixels of You 28/8
I Amy Ignatow The Long-Distance Dispatch Between Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang 13/12
G The Golem and the Jinni 16/4
L Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories: 1904 30/1
E Ellen Tebbits 12/2
T Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 20/2

E The Expedition of Humphry Clinker 15/7
E Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine 4/8
Y Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? 17/7
O Alice Oseman Heartstopper: Volume One 6/12
R Robin Ha Almost American Girl 8/12
E Epically Earnest 18/8

V Vespertine 21/11
E An Enchantment of Ravens 30/8
S She Who Became the Sun 23/1
P Terry Pratchett Moving Pictures 14/8
E Elinor Brent Dyer Carola Storms the Chalet School 28/9
R Ragged Dick 10/12
S Strong Poison 23/4

D Doomsday Book 26/4
I I'm Not Dying with You Tonight 15/12
S Someday Angeline 16/6
O Alice Oseman Heartstopper: Volume Two 6/12
B Beezus and Ramona 9/6
E The Enchanted Castle 9/11
D The Darkness Outside Us 4/5
I The Inexplicable Logic of My Life 21/12
E Eric 2/5
N Neverwhere 30/7
C City of Stars 5/2
E Emma Goldberg Life on the Line: Young Doctors Come of Age in a Pandemic 10/5

I might try this one! I love winnie the pooh!!

Welcome to the challenge Gil and Catherine! And Amy - I'll create your link again after you post your challenge set up.

A.A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh
Duration: June 1 - December 31, 2022
Page limit 125 pages, unless you select the Owl Option.
Levels: The Pooh – complete all tasks and all spell outs

Completed

Task Categories:
A. Alan Alexander Milne was born on January 18, 1882
Read a book set or published in the 19th Century
Dark Mirror by M.J. Putney - 6/10/22
Read a book with the numbers 1, 8 and 2 in the publication date (in any order)

B. Milne grew up in Henley House, a home that doubled as a private boys’ school
Read a book that has a named house in it
The Russia House by John le Carré - 6/2/22
Read a book that is set in a private school (boys’, girls’ or coed)

C. One of Milne’s teachers at Henley House was H.G. Wells (!), the man considered to be the father of science fiction
Read a book written by H.G. Wells
Read a science fiction book
Absolution by Karen McQuestion - 6/29/22

D. Milne’s first true job was as an associate editor of Punch magazine, a British weekly full of humor and satire
Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine
Read a book humorous or satirical book
When Did You See Her Last? by Lemony Snicket - 6/29/22
Humor MPG

E. Milne married Dorothy (who later called herself Daphne) de Selincourt, a strong-willed socialite who favored vacations in New York on her own later in their marriage
Read a book with a MC that is a part of high society (your definition)
Read a book set in New York City
The Doorbell Rang by Rex Stout - 6/18/22

F. Milne was a pacifist but had to serve in World War I as a platoon commander and signalling officer on the western front at the Battle of the Somme in France. He was forced to rethink his views on pacifism in the face of the monstrous crimes witnessed by the world in World War II.
Read a book set during World War I or World War II
Read a book with a MC who is a soldier (any war)
Last Command by Lindsay Buroker - 7/18/22

G. Milne worked all his life as a playwright, first gaining critical acclaim for the play Mr. Pim Passes By. He adapted Kenneth Graham’s book The Wind in the Willows for the stage in Toad of Toad Hall.
Read The Wind in the Willows
Read a play
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame - 2/4/23

H. Milne’s son Christopher Robin was known within the family as Billy Moon (Billy having been the nickname favored by his parents, Moon because Christopher was unable to pronounce the name Milne).
Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space
Honor's Flight by Lindsay Buroker - 6/5/22
Read a book where a MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name

I. Milne’s primary success as a writer – which would eventually plague him with the moniker of “children’s author” that he dearly wished to put behind him – came from the four Pooh books: When We Were Very Young, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner and Now We Are Six. The books have been translated into more than 25 languages and have sold multimillions of volumes worldwide.
Read any of the Winnie the Pooh books
Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages
The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie - 6/16/22

J. The Winnie the Pooh stories are set in the Hundred Acre Wood, which is based on the real Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England
Read a book with a named forest in it
A Zoo in My Luggage by Gerald Durrell - 7/31/22
New Forest in England mentioned
Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart


Spell Outs:
WINNIE THE POOH
W The Rise of the Wyrm Lord by Wayne Thomas Batson - 7/7/22
I An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris - 7/9/22
N The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - 6/11/22
N A Superior Death by Nevada Barr - 6/21/22
I The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - 7/16/22
E Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman - 6/4/22

T Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner - 6/19/22
H The Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy - 7/24/22
E The Salamander Spell by E.D. Baker - 7/11/22

P Fallen from Grace by M.J. Putney - 6/10/22
O Murder at Irish Mensa by Clare O'Beara - 6/11/22
O book:The Overlord Protocol|1446826] by Mark Walden - 7/18/22
H A Line To Kill by Anthony Horowitz - 6/13/22

CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
C book:Second Son|12191246] by Lee Child - 6/21/22
H Heartless by Marissa Meyer - 7/3/22
R Say Cheese and Die! by R.L. Stine - 6/4/22
I Appleby On Ararat by Michael Innes - 8/12/22
S Sinister Magic by Lindsay Buroker - 6/15/22
T The Serpent's Curse by Tony Abbott - 6/6/22
O Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu - 7/5/22
P Roses Are Red by James Patterson - 6/22/22
H The Golden Tower by Holly Black - 8/3/22
E Six Feet Below Zero by Ena Jones - 6/22/22
R Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers - 6/8/22

R Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch - 6/28/22
O On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder - 8/11/22
B Anxious People by Fredrik Backman - 6/5/22
I An Inquiry Into Love and Death by Simone St. James - 9/12/22
N NYPD Red 3 by James Patterson - 7/1/22

PIGLET
P The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson - 7/23/22
I It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 9/16/22
G K is for Killer by Sue Grafton - 6/6/22
L Killing Floor by Lee Child - 6/13/22
E The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud - 7/14/22
T Taken by Benedict Jacka - 7/17/22

EEYORE
E The Greek Coffin Mystery by Ellery Queen - 7/19/22
E Even Yuppies Die by Marian Babson - 7/21/22
Y The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee - 7/17/22
O Obsidio by Amie Kaufman - 9/15/22
R The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb by R.L. Stine - 7/12/22
E Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero - 7/23/22

VESPERS
V The Vampire’s Fake Fiancée by Kristen Painter - 9/6/22
E The Black Book by David Ellis - 8/7/22
S Starfall Station by Lindsay Buroker - 6/21/22
P Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson - 8/3/22
E The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling - 8/20/22
R Redemption by Jean Rabe - 8/20/22
S Deadmen Walking by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 7/2/22

DISOBEDIENCE
D Day of Doom by David Baldacci - 6/6/22
I Into the Black by Evan Currie - 9/19/22
S Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities by James Lovegrove - 7/10/22
O Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen - 11/1/22
B Starseers by Lindsay Buroker - 7/13/22
E The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett - 9/15/22
D The Deep End by Julie Mulhern - 6/14/22
I Moonraker by Ian Fleming - 9/21/22
E The Deeds of the Disturber by Elizabeth Peters - 8/2/22
N Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny - 7/16/22
C A Clerical Error by J. New - 7/18/22
E Booked for Trouble by Eva Gates - 9/17/22

Welcome to the challenge Jackie! I'll get you linked up in just a bit.

It’s been too long since I’ve participated in a challenge!
I’ll try Tigger!

Task Categories:
A. Alan Alexander Milne was born on January 18, 1882
Read a book set or published in the 19th Century
Read a book with the numbers 1, 8 and 2 in the publication date (in any order)
*The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green, Published May 18, 2021, Read 2/17/22

B. Milne grew up in Henley House, a home that doubled as a private boys’ school
Read a book that has a named house in it
Read a book that is set in a private school (boys’, girls’ or coed)
*Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Niveus Private Academy, Read 6/2/22

C. One of Milne’s teachers at Henley House was H.G. Wells (!), the man considered to be the father of science fiction
Read a book written by H.G. Wells
Read a science fiction book

D. Milne’s first true job was as an associate editor of Punch magazine, a British weekly full of humor and satire
Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine
Read a book humorous or satirical book

E. Milne married Dorothy (who later called herself Daphne) de Selincourt, a strong-willed socialite who favored vacations in New York on her own later in their marriage
Read a book with a MC that is a part of high society (your definition)
*Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, Read 6/14/22
Read a book set in New York City

F. Milne was a pacifist but had to serve in World War I as a platoon commander and signalling officer on the western front at the Battle of the Somme in France. He was forced to rethink his views on pacifism in the face of the monstrous crimes witnessed by the world in World War II.
Read a book set during World War I or World War II
*The Alice Network by Kate Quinn, WWI & WWII, Read 1/31/22
Read a book with a MC who is a soldier (any war)

G. Milne worked all his life as a playwright, first gaining critical acclaim for the play Mr. Pim Passes By. He adapted Kenneth Graham’s book The Wind in the Willows for the stage in Toad of Toad Hall.
Read The Wind in the Willows
Read a play

H. Milne’s son Christopher Robin was known within the family as Billy Moon (Billy having been the nickname favored by his parents, Moon because Christopher was unable to pronounce the name Milne).
Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space
Read a book where a MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name

I. Milne’s primary success as a writer – which would eventually plague him with the moniker of “children’s author” that he dearly wished to put behind him – came from the four Pooh books: When We Were Very Young, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner and Now We Are Six. The books have been translated into more than 25 languages and have sold multimillions of volumes worldwide.
Read any of the Winnie the Pooh books
Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages

J. The Winnie the Pooh stories are set in the Hundred Acre Wood, which is based on the real Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England
Read a book with a named forest in it
Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart


Spell Outs:
WINNIE THE POOH
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
P ~ The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, In progress
I ~ Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon, Read 1/25/22
G ~ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Read 1/19/22
L ~
E ~
T ~ Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon, Read 5/12/22
EEYORE
VESPERS
DISOBEDIENCE

Hi Erin, and welcome to the challenge! I am out of town at the moment but will create a link for you as soon as I can.

Erica wrote: "Hi Erin, and welcome to the challenge! I am out of town at the moment but will create a link for you as soon as I can."

Thank you!

I got your link set up Erin!

Erica wrote: "I got your link set up Erin!"

Thanks so much!

The Challenge Factory
A.A. Milne and Winnie the Pooh
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2022

Progress: 0 out of 80

Page limit 125 pages, unless you select the Owl Option.

Levels:
The Pooh – complete all tasks and all spell outs
The Piglet – Pooh’s small friend – complete one task per item and at least one spell out
The Tigger – Pooh’s bouncy friend – a “make your own” challenge where you may bounce around and complete as many tasks and spellouts as you want

Options (available for any level)
The Owl Option – complete the challenge only with books of 300 or more pages
The Eeyore Option – you may modify your challenge to do less, but to exercise the option you must first read a story with Eeyore in it, or read a book where depression plays a role (your interpretation). Please post your Eeyore completion before modifying your challenge.

Task Categories:

A. Alan Alexander Milne was born on January 18, 1882
Read a book set or published in the 19th Century
Read a book with the numbers 1, 8 and 2 in the publication date (in any order)

B. Milne grew up in Henley House, a home that doubled as a private boys’ school
Read a book that has a named house in it
Read a book that is set in a private school (boys’, girls’ or coed)

C. One of Milne’s teachers at Henley House was H.G. Wells (!), the man considered to be the father of science fiction
Read a book written by H.G. Wells
Read a science fiction book

D. Milne’s first true job was as an associate editor of Punch magazine, a British weekly full of humor and satire
Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine
Read a book humorous or satirical book

E. Milne married Dorothy (who later called herself Daphne) de Selincourt, a strong-willed socialite who favored vacations in New York on her own later in their marriage
Read a book with a MC that is a part of high society (your definition)
Read a book set in New York City

F. Milne was a pacifist but had to serve in World War I as a platoon commander and signalling officer on the western front at the Battle of the Somme in France. He was forced to rethink his views on pacifism in the face of the monstrous crimes witnessed by the world in World War II.
Read a book set during World War I or World War II
Read a book with a MC who is a soldier (any war)

G. Milne worked all his life as a playwright, first gaining critical acclaim for the play Mr. Pim Passes By. He adapted Kenneth Graham’s book The Wind in the Willows for the stage in Toad of Toad Hall.
Read The Wind in the Willows
Read a play

H. Milne’s son Christopher Robin was known within the family as Billy Moon (Billy having been the nickname favored by his parents, Moon because Christopher was unable to pronounce the name Milne).
Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space
Read a book where a MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name

I. Milne’s primary success as a writer – which would eventually plague him with the moniker of “children’s author” that he dearly wished to put behind him – came from the four Pooh books: When We Were Very Young, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner and Now We Are Six. The books have been translated into more than 25 languages and have sold multimillions of volumes worldwide.
Read any of the Winnie the Pooh books
Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages

J. The Winnie the Pooh stories are set in the Hundred Acre Wood, which is based on the real Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England
Read a book with a named forest in it
Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart

Spell Outs:
WINNIE THE POOH
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
PIGLET
EEYORE
VESPERS
DISOBEDIENCE

Welcome to the challenge Suzanne! I have your link created.

I would like to do the Tigger
(but I will try to do it all)

I'm still missing:
--Read a book set during World War I or World War II
-- Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine


Task Categories:
★A.
★1. Read a book set or published in the 19th Century - The Rogue You Know 11/9/22 - Regency book in 1800s
★Read a book with the numbers 1, 8 and 2 in the publication date (in any order) - Captive Desire - Published November 2018

★B.
★Read a book that has a named house in it - Romancing the Duke - Izzy is bequeathed a castle and has to fight with the current resident to keep it 8/12/22
★Read a book that is set in a private school (boys’, girls’ or coed) -To Sir, With Love

★C.
★Read a book written by H.G. Wells - The Moth 11/28/22
★Read a science fiction book - The Barbarian's Fate 11/10/22

D.
Read a book where one of the characters works for a magazine - The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace
★Read a book humorous or satirical book - Napalm & Silly Putty

★E.
★Read a book with a MC that is a part of high society (your definition) - Any Duchess Will Do
★Read a book set in New York City - Brooklyn Bratva

F.
Read a book set during World War I or World War II Five Decembers
★Read a book with a MC who is a soldier (any war) - Unmask Me If You Can 11/11/22

★G.
★Read The Wind in the Willows - 11/27/22
★Read a play - A Midsummer Night's Dream

★H.
★Read a book about the moon, a planet other than the earth or outer space - Challenged by the Alien Captain
★Read a book where a MC is known by a nickname not related to his or her true name - Unmasked by the Marquess - Charity goes by Robert, Selby, Robbie and Robin

★I.
★Read any of the Winnie the Pooh books - The House at Pooh Corner 11/23/22
★Read a book that has been translated into more than 10 languages - The Alchemist

★J.
★Read a book with a named forest in it - How to Catch a Wild Viscount- it takes place in a local forest they re-named for a book: 11/24/22
★Read a book set in any fictional location that is based on a real-life counterpart -Electric Idol - greek mythology I assume based on Ancient Greece?

Spell Outs:

★WINNIE THE POOH
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★W - A Wicked Game
★I - I Kissed a Rogue
★N - None of This Rocks: A Memoir
★N - A Night to Surrender
★I - If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
★E - Eyes on Me

★T - Taking His Captive
★H - Hester
★E - The Emma Project

★P - Passing
★O - One Lucky Vampire
★O - On Cats
★H - Hot Ticket
(hide spoiler)]

★CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
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★C - Chasing Mrs. Right
★H - How to Pronounce Knife: Stories
★R - Rock Hard
★I - Immortal Rising
★S - Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd.
★T - To Sir, With Love
★O - One Starry Night: Sinners on Tour Extras
★P - Praise
★H - Her Alien Warrior
★E - Electric Idol
★R - The Rake Gets Ravished

★R - Remember Love
★O - Overheard
★B - The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts
★I - Immortal Born
★N - Neon Gods
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★PIGLET
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★P-Poison for Breakfast
★I- In Her Highlander's Bed
★G- Gold!: Madness, Murder, and Mayhem in the Colorado Rockies
★L- Lukas
★E- An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good
★T- That Was Then, This Is Now
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★EEYORE
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★E - Earls Just Want to Have Fun
★E - Embers
★Y - You Really Got Me
★O -Operation Turquoise
★R - The Rogue You Know
★E - The Earl's Christmas Pearl
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★VESPERS
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★V - Vandal
★E -An English Bride in Scotland
★S - Something in the Heir
★P - Priest
★E - Enticed by the Alien Outlaw
★R - The Rake's Daughter
★S - Small Wars
(hide spoiler)]

★DISOBEDIENCE
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★D - The Diary of a Nobody
★I - Immortal Angel
★S - The Sea Witch
★O - The Ordeal Of Elspeth
★B - Birthday GirlNothing but Us
★E - Elspeth
★D - Double Time
★I - In a Lonely Place
★E - Emerald
★N - Notorious Pleasures
★C - Captured by the Alien Warrior
★E - The Earl in My Bed
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Elspeth wrote: "I would like to do the Tigger
(but I will try to do it all)

As of 11/12/22 I'm missing:
1. an E book
2. Book with 1, 2, 8 in publication date
3. Book with a named house
4. Book set in a private ..."

Wow Elspeth! You are making incredible progress on this!!

Thanks! I have read so much this year it surprises me.