Hooked on Books discussion

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Completed Book requirements:
Theme week: (example: Family Dinners)
Book:
Author:
Pages:
Date Read:
Rating:
Justification:
Book Points:
Team Total points:

Challenge rules:
*No graphic novels, poetry or cookbooks allowed.
*Follow your own time zone. If you finish the book between the theme dates in your time zone, it counts.
*You must be able to justify how your book fits the theme. Example: If the theme is cats, then your book can have a cat on the cover, a cat in the book, can be all about cats, etc. If you can justify it, then it will work. Let's keep this easy.
Standard Rules Apply

Themes
April 1-7 Tigers
April 8-14 Elephants
April 15-21 Acrobats
April 22-30 Jugglers

*Theme Start & End times are based on your time zone. So the Green theme will end on March 7th at midnight in the time zone that you live in.*

Book Points


Poll
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

Theme week: Tigers
Book: Never Fall Down
Author: Patricia McCormick
Pages: 216
Word Count: 48,385
Date Read: 4/1/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Justification: Chapter 17--"My heart, like a tiger, I tell him."
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 1

Theme week: Tigers
Book: The Bridge Home
Author: Padma Venkatraman
Pages: 208
Word Count: 34,961
Date Read: 4/1/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Justification: Tiger spelled from words in title-- The BRIdGE Home
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 2

Theme week: Tigers
Book: Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
Author: Lensey Namioka
Pages: 160
Word Count: 34358
Date Read: 4/1/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Justification: In China, tigers became endangered/extinct, but are now making a come back. Setting of this book is in China.
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 3

Theme week: Tigers
Book: Beyond the Bright Sea
Author: Lauren Wolk
Pages: 304
Word Count: 61,837
Date Read: 4/2/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Justification: Tiger spelled from words in title--Beyond thE BRIGhT Sea
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 6

Theme week: Tigers
Book: Leaving Lavender Tides
Author: Colleen Coble
Pages: 160
Date Read: 4/1/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Justification: Tiger spelled from words in title-- LeavinGg LavendER TIdes
Book Points:1
Team Total points: 7

Theme week: Tigers
Book: Special Topics in Calamity Physics
Author: Marisha Pessl
Pages: 514
Date Read: 5 Apr
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: pg 505 "...decked out in tiger striped camouflage..."
Book Points: 5
Team Total points: 12

Theme week: Tigers
Book: Clash Listened to audiobook
Author: Nicole Williams
Pages: 273--link to PB edition Clash
Date Read: 4/4/22
Rating: ⭐⭐
Justification: Clash of Tigers is a TV show on National Geographic--Clash is the title of book.
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 13

https://www.natgeotv.com/asia/clash-o...

Theme week: Tigers
Book: The Belles Listened to Audiobook
Author: Dhonielle Clayton
Pages: 434 pages-- Link to PB edition The Belles
Date Read: 4/2/22
Rating: ⭐⭐
Justification: Tony the Tiger is the mascot for a very well known cereal--Frosted Flakes. Tony found in author's last name-- ClaYTON
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 16

https://www.frostedflakes.com/en_US/t...

Theme week: Tigers
Book: A Study in Scarlet Women
Author: Sherry Thomas
Pages: 323
Date Read: 4/2/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Justification: The Amur (Siberian) tiger is the largest of the tiger subspecies. Amur found in letters of title-- A StUdy in ScARlet WoMen
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 19

https://www.livescience.com/29822-tig...

Theme week: Tigers
Book: Stolen Innocence: Triumphing Over a Childhood Broken by Abuse: A Memoir
Author: Erin Merryn
Pages: 252
Date Read: 4/3/22
Rating: ⭐⭐
Justification: Indian (or Benegal) tiger is the most numerous species of tiger.Indian and Benegal found in title/subtitle--Stolen INNocence: TriumphinG Over A ChILDhood BrokEN by Abuse: A Memoir
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 20

https://www.livescience.com/29822-tig...

Theme week: Tigers
Book: Runaway Amish Girl: The Great Escape Listened to Audibook
Author: Emma Gingerich
Pages: 182--Link to PB edition Runaway Amish Girl: The Great Escape
Date Read: 4/4/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Justification: The mascot for Frosted Flakes cereal is Tony the Tiger. He's very well known for saying "They're Great" which is found in the title/subtitle--RunawaY Amish Girl: THE GREAT Escape
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 21

https://www.frostedflakes.com/en_US/t...

Theme week: Tigers
Book: 113 Minutes
Author: James Patterson
Pages: 139--Listened to Audiobook Link to PB edition 113 Minutes
Date Read: 4/03/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Justification: There are 13 wild tiger range countries. Number 13 in title.
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 22

https://wwf.ca/stories/13-countries-w...

Theme week: Tigers
Book: Curtsies & Conspiracies
Author: Gail Carriger
Pages: 310--Listened to Audiobook link to PB edition Curtsies & Conspiracies
Date Read: 4/03/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Justification: Tigers have black stripes--letters in stripes found in title--CuRTSIEs & ConSPiracies
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 25

Theme week: Tigers
Book: The Other Black Girl
Author: Zakiya Dalila Harris
Pages: 357--Listened to audiobook--Link to PB The Other Black Girl
Date Read: 4/7/22
Rating: ⭐⭐
Justification: Tigers are orange with black stripes--word BLACK in title.
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 28

Theme week: Tigers
Book: Push
Author: Sapphire
Pages: 192
Date Read: 4/5/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Justification: Louis Vuitton created The Precious Tiger Capsule collection. The MC in the book is Precious Jones. You can view the beautiful collection in link below. I love the scarves and squares.
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 29

https://us.louisvuitton.com/eng-us/ne...

Theme week: Elephants
Book: Something Borrowed, Someone Dead
Author: M.C. Beaton
Pages: 304
Date Read: 12 April
Rating: 3 stars
Justification: pg 206 "...a man shoveling elephant shit at a circus."
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 32

Theme week: Elephants
Book: White Dancing Elephants
Author: Chaya Bhuvaneswar
Pages: 208
Date Read: 13 April
Rating: 3 stars
Justification: Elephant in title
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 33

Theme week: Elephants
Book: The Lioness
Author: Chris Bohjalian
Pages: 336
Date Read: 14 April
Rating: 4 stars
Justification: Elephants mentioned all throughout the book
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 36

Theme week: Elephants
Book: Again, but Better
Author: Christine Riccio
Pages: 373
Date Read: 4/8/22
Rating: ⭐
Justification: 50 miles away from my home is the nation's largest elephant sanctuary. The elephants get the chance to live their life Again, but Better in peace and safety.
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 39

https://www.elephants.com/

Theme week: Elephants
Book: Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance
Author: Jennieke Cohen
Pages: 448
Date Read: 4/10/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Justification: Tange was the first African Elephant to take refuge at the elephant sanctuary in Hohenwald TN. The letters TANGE found in title.
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 42


Meet Tange here: https://www.elephants.com/elephants/t...

Theme week: Elephants
Book: Furia
Author: Yamile Saied Méndez
Pages: 368
Date Read: 4/10/22
Rating: ⭐
Justification: Minnie lives at The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald TN. She is 8' 3" tall. The numbers 3 & 8 in the number of pages.
Book Points:3
Team Total points: 45

Meet Minnie here: https://www.elephants.com/elephants/m...

Theme week: Elephants
Book: Flyaway
Author: Kathleen Jennings
Pages: 192--Listened to audiobook link to PB edition Flyaway
Date Read: 4/11/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Justification: Dumbo had huge ears. Although ridiculed and clumsy, his flyaway ears made him the star of the circus.
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 46

Theme week: Elephants
Book: Finding Gobi: A Little Dog with a Very Big Heart
Author: Dion Leonard
Pages: 259 Listened to audio link to PB Finding Gobi: A Little Dog with a Very Big Heart
Date Read: 4/11/11
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Justification: Flora is in her forver home at The Elephant Sanctuary. She was a circus elephant and also starred in PeeWee Herman's movie "Big Top PeeWee. The letters FLORA found in title.
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 47

Meet Flora here: https://www.elephants.com/elephants/f...

Theme week: Elephants
Book: Love
Author: Maayan Eitan
Pages: 112
Date Read: 4/11/22
Rating: ⭐
Justification: Despite the ridicule from the other elephants, Dumbo's mother continues to come to his defense. She showers him with Love and care, while defending from all the teasing.
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 48

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

Theme week: Elephants
Book: Assembly
Author: Natasha Brown
Pages: 112
Date Read: 4/11/22
Rating: ⭐
Justification: Elephants are grayish to brown in color. Author's last name is BROWN.
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 49

https://www.britannica.com/animal/ele...

Theme week: Elephants
Book: The Time Machine
Author: H.G. Wells
Pages: 118
Date Read: 4/12/22
Rating: ⭐⭐
Justification: Tarra was the first elephant to retire at The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald TN. 1 found in number of pages AND this was my first time to read this classic : )
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 50

See Tarra's story here: https://www.elephants.com/elephants/t...

Theme week: Elephants
Book: Birds of a Feather
Author: Jacqueline Winspear
Pages: 311 listened to audiobook--Link to PB Birds of a Feather
Date Read: 4/12/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Justification: Shirley was the 2nd oldest elephant in North America. She passed away 2/22/2021 at the age of 72 at The Animal Sanctuary in Hohenwald, TN. This is book #2 in the series.
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 53

See Shirley's story here:
https://www.elephants.com/elephants/s...

Theme week:Elephants
Book: A Christmas Carol
Author: Charles Dickens
Pages: 122
Date Read: 4/12/22
Rating: ⭐
Justification: Rosie was captured in the wild and transported to the US. She lived in several facilities including Nashville Zoo at Grassmere before retiring at The Elephant Sanctuary. She was the smallest elephant at the sanctuary and had no tusks. She passed away December 31,2016. Original publication of book was in December AND this was a small book.
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 54

See Rosie's story here: https://www.elephants.com/elephants/r...

Theme week: Elephants
Book: Strawberry Shortcake Murder
Author: Joanne Fluke
Pages: 310 Listened to audiobook Link to PB edition Strawberry Shortcake Murder
Date Read: 4/13/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Justification: An elephant's diet includes fruits and hay. They do eat strawberries. Strawberry in title/cover AND letters HAY in title.
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 57

Theme week: Elephants
Book: The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra
Author: Vaseem Khan
Pages: 314
Date Read: 4/13/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Justification: Elephant on cover
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 60

Theme week: Elephants
Book: My Name Is Parvana
Author: Deborah Ellis
Pages: 201
Word Count: 37,944
Date Read: 4/13/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Justification: During war, Afghanistan has used "war" elephants to help transport artillery and other supplies. The story takes place in Afghanistan during a war.
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 61

https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/....

Theme week: Elephants
Book: The Light Between Oceans
Author: M.L. Stedman
Pages: 345 PB edition The Light Between Oceans
Date Read: 4/14/22
Rating: ⭐⭐
Justification: Tina retired to The Elephant Sanctuary on 8/11/2003 after a 3.5 day (3,000 mile) trip. My birthday is 8/11. She was also one year older than me : ) She passed away on July 21, 2004. So in memory of her, : ) The letters TINA in title.
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 64

Tina's story is here: https://www.elephants.com/elephants/tina

Theme week: Elephants
Book: Sing, Unburied, Sing
Author: Jesmyn Ward
Pages: 320
Date Read: 4/14/22
Rating: ⭐
Justification: All the elephants past and present at The Elephant Sanctuary have been females except one, Ned. The males in captivity have different needs and requirements for their individualized care. MC of book is male AND the letters NED in title.
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 67

Ned's story here and info about male elephants: https://www.elephants.com/faq
https://www.elephants.com/elephants/ned

Theme week: Acrobats
Book: Death at the Circus
Author: Kendall Scott
Pages: 162
Date Read: 17 April
Rating: 2 stars
Justification: Mr and Mrs. Fantastic are acrobats
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 68

Theme week: Acrobats
Book: Luck of the Titanic
Author: Stacey Lee
Pages: 368 pages
Date Read: April 21
Rating: 4.5
Justification: the two main characters Valora and Jamie are British-Chinese acrobatic twins page 42
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 71

Theme week: Jugglers
Book: Life's Too Short
Author: Abby Jimenez
Pages: 384
Date Read: 4/24
Rating: 5*
Justification: MC has to juggle her career, dysfunctional family, possibly deadly disease, and becoming a foster mom to her niece
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 74

Theme week: Jugglers
Book: While We Were Dating
Author: Jasmine Guillory
Pages: 378 KE
Date Read: 4/29/2022
Rating: 4
Justification: At the circus, when the jugglers perform they are in the ‘spotlight’ Ch 1 @ 14:30 ‘if this was his understudy in the spotlight moment’
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 77

Theme week: Jugglers
Book: The Help--audio
Author: Kathryn Stockett
Pages: 464--HB edition
Date Read: 4/22/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Justification: Juggling is usually performed by an individual. However, for multiple-person juggling, a juggler needs The Help of one or more other jugglers
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 80

Theme week: Jugglers
Book: Peace Like a River
Author: Leif Enger
Pages: 312--PB edition
Date Read: 4/23/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Justification: There is an organization that has a juggling competition called "Juggling for Peace." Word PEACE in title
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 83

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects...

Theme week: Jugglers
Book: Scared Stiff
Author: Annelise Ryan
Pages: 336--PB edition
Date Read: 4/23/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Justification: One form of juggling is called Torch Juggling. I get Scared Stiff watching them, much less trying to do it myself : )
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 86

Theme week: Jugglers
Book: Bud, Not Buddy
Author: Christopher Paul Curtis
Pages: 288--PB edition
Date Read: 4/24/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Justification: Paul Klimek invented Siteswap aka Quantum Juggling which is a numeric juggling notation used to describe or represent juggling patterns. Authors middle name is Paul.
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 87

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

Theme week: Jugglers
Book: The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star
Author: Vaseem Khan
Pages: 400--PB edition
Date Read: 4/26/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Justification: The modern day juggling club was inspired by Indian clubs. The setting of this book is in India.
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 90

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

Theme week: Jugglers
Book: Sister Eve, Private Eye
Author: Lynne Hinton
Pages: 336--PB edition
Date Read: 4/27/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Justification: Juggling is a great exercise to improve hand eye coordination. Word eye in title.
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 93

https://www.wearebasket.net/top-exerc...

Theme week: Jugglers
Book: Spirit Hunters #2: The Island of Monsters
Author: Ellen Oh
Pages: 272--PB edition Word Count: 44,407
Date Read: 4/28/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Justification: Sean Gandini - holds multiple ring passing numbers juggling world records--Letters SEAN found in title.
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 94

Theme week: Jugglers
Book: Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book
Author: Jennifer Donnelly
Pages: 341--PB edition
Date Read: 4/28/22
Rating: ⭐⭐
Justification: Alan Sulc holds multiple bounce numbers juggling world records. Letters ALAN found in title/subtitle.
Book Points: 3
Team Total points: 97

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

Theme week: Jugglers
Book: Radiant Apples
Author: Joe R. Lansdale
Pages: 160
Date Read: 4/25/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Justification: Jugglers often use fruits and vegetables as props.
Book Points: 1
Team Total points: 98