Monthly Challenges discussion

January 2023 Tasks

One Point Tasks

1.1 HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎉
Let's celebrate by reading a book. Your Choice 😉
BONUS POINT: Enjoying the Fireworks! Let read another book.

1.2 JANUARY BIRTHDAYS 🎂
This month David Mitchell (12th) and Edith Wharton (24th) celebrate their birthdays.
Read a book whose Author's FIRST name begins with either EADVITH and LAST name begins with either WMHIACRETLON

1.3 BUZZWORD 🐝
January's Buzzword is LIFE/DEATH
Read a book with the word LIFE-or- DEATH is in it's title
e.g. Get a Life, Chloe Brown The Death of Mrs. Westaway A Quiet Life Death by Smoothie
BONUS POINT: Read a book with the other word in its title.

1.4 NATIONAL HOT TEA DAY (1/12) 🫖
Read a book whose Author's initials (FIRST & LAST) are in HOT TEA.

1.5 (Linda C's task) MC HOUSE OF SWEETS 🍬
Our "Special" for this month are Caramel Cremes (bull's eyes)
Goetze's Candy Company, Inc. was founded in 1895 as the Baltimore Chewing Gum Company. In 1918, Goetze's began making Caramel Creams®, and then Cow Tales® in 1984.
CHOOSE ONE:

a. Find all the letters in BULLS EYES in the title (in any order) [B(1), U(1), L(2), S(2), E(2), Y(1)]
b. Find the word caramel in the text - give the sentence and page or LOC #

1.6 WINTER STORMS 🌬️
Read a book with the word SNOW, ICE, FROZEN, OR BLIZZARD in its text (give sentence word is in and page #)

1.7 (Linda C's Task) BIRTHDAY MONTH
My birthday is near the end of this month - read a book associated with one of its symbols - CHOOSE ONE:

a. Zodiac sign: Before the 21st?-Capricorn 20th or later? Aquarius - water on the cover
b. Animal: Ox - ox on the cover
c. Stone: Garnet (Deep wine red) - dark red cover (over 50%)
d. Flower: Carnation (pink) and Snowdrop (white) - pink OR white cover (over 50%)
e. Tree: Before the 21st? The Birch Tree After the 21st? The Rowan Tree/Mountain Ash - author's first and last initials in ROWAN
f. Soul symbol: Dragon - features a dragon - tell us how if not obvious from the title

1.8 HAVE ARMCHAIR, WILL TRAVEL!
Traveling through Europe . . . 🛵🚆🚤🚙
This month, read a book where the majority of it is set in Germany.
BONUS POINT: If the entire book is set in Germany.

1.9 (Tessa's Task) Reading Jar Winner #1: HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISAAC ASIMOV!
Isaac Asimov was born on Jan 2, 1920.
Read a book with "SCIENCE FICTION" genre on the book's main page.

1.10 (Amber's Task) Reading Jar Winner #2: NEW YEAR, NEW TO YOU!
I don't really celebrate New Year's Eve, but I love what the New Year represents. A fresh start.
Read a book that is either a new author or new series to you.

Two Point Tasks

2.1 THE LOTTERY 🎲
Read 2 Books

Go to THE LOTTERY for details. This is a time-limited task.

2.2 JANUARY HOLIDAYS
Read 2 Books
1. National Staying Healthy Month
Read a book with MPG: Health

2. National Hobby Month
Read a book whose Main Character has a hobby. Tell us the hobby.

2.3 (Pat's Task) THE MONTH OF JANUS

The month of January is named for the Roman god Janus. Considered the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings, he is usually depicted as having two faces - one looking forward, the other backward.

Read two books.

1. Look back: Read a book that you added to your TBR in 2022 but haven't read yet.

2. Look forward: Read the most recently added book on your TBR shelf.

2.4 (Mickslibrarian's Task) PRIDE AND PREJUDICE DAY

Pride and Prejudice Day is celebrated annually on January 28, the anniversary of its original publication in 1813.

Read 2 books:

1. Read a book either by Jane Austen, about Jane Austen (fiction or non-fiction), or inspired by Jane Austen.
Bonus: If you read a book based on/inspired by Pride and Prejudice (make sure it is obvious from the title or GR description, or add an explanation).

2. Read a book with MPG: Romance.
Bonus: If the book is set between 1811 and 1818 (publication years of Jane Austen's novels). Specify the date.

3. Read a book by an author whose initials include at least 1 J and 1 A (may be in any order, and may include middle initials if available).
Bonus: If the name Jane appears in the author's name or the title.

Ex.

Three Point Task

3.1 (Pat's Task) PETER RABBIT
Read 3 Books

Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. Since 2023 is the year of the rabbit, I'd like to create a task around my favorite rabbit of all time - Peter Rabbit.

1. When I was a two-year-old girl, I had this entire book memorized, down to the vocal inflections that my mother used as she read it to me and the moment to turn the pages. The opening pages of this charming book tell of the three GOOD little bunnies - Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail - and one naughty little bunny - Peter.

Read a book by an author who has at least ONE initial - F, M, C, or P.


2. Peter gets into trouble by sneaking into Mr McGregor's garden. He simply cannot resist the lure of so many fresh vegetables, readily available for the taking.

Read a book with a garden, a garden fruit, or a garden vegetable on the cover.


3. Mr McGregor very nearly captures Peter, frightening him badly and causing him to lose his shoes and his jacket as he barely manages to escape.

Read a book with shoes on the cover.
Bonus Point ~ if the cover also shows a jacket.

Five Point Task

5.1 YAHTZEE:ACES
Read 5 Books

Read 5 Books with ONE word in the title.
e.g. Exiles Violeta Trust

January Winners

Most Points
🧑‍🎄 3.1 Pat
🎄 2.4 Mickslibrarian

Most Pages
🧑‍🎄 2.3 Pat
🎄 Linda C

1.5 MC House of Sweet: Carmel Cremes - bull's eyes Linda C

1.9 - Reading Jar Winner #1 - Tessa
1.10 - Reading Jar Winner #2 - Amber
(Needed: one point task - your choice - give your task a name)

Please leave your tasks below. They will be added to the list above later.
Thank you 🤓

Thank you Linda 🪴 your tasks are now up. 🥳
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