Monthly Challenges discussion

May 2023 Tasks

One Points Tasks

1.1 KENTUCKY DERBY DAY
Choose one:
a. Read a book about a horse or with a horse on the cover ( show cover.
b. Celebrate Mint Julep Day by reading a book with a GREEN bookcover (65%+ - show cover)

1.2 May Birthdays
This month we celebrate Hank Green (5/5) and Jennifer Niven (5/14)
Read a book whose Author's FIRST name begins with either H• J• A •E• N• I •K• F• R and LAST name begins with either G• N• R• I• E• V

1.3 BUZZWORD
May's Buzzword: flavors/seasonings/herbs
Read a book with flavors/seasonings/herbs in the title.
e.g. The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, Beyond the Lavender Fields
BONUS POINT: you can read another flavor/seasoning/herb.

1.4 Trains and Boats and Planes
CHOOSE one of the following:

a. National Train Day
Read a book whose Main Character takes a trip on a train.

b. National Maritime Day
Read a book that is partially set on a ship.

c. Amelia Earhart Day
Read a book about a woman aviator (F/NF).
Bonus Point: you can pick another task 🚂⛵🛩️

1.5 A Visit to Your Local Bookshop
Read any Book of your Choice. 🤓

1.6 Mother Goose Day VS Star Wars Day
Read a book with MPG (Main page genre) of FAIRY TALES/RETELLINGS -OR- SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY

1.7 (Tessa's Task) Run for the Roses

One my favorite events of each May is the Kentucky Derby. Saturday May 6 will see me glued to my TV to watch the first of the three races in the Triple Crown.
Pick ONE option:

Read a book where the 1st letter of each title word is found in TRIPLE CROWN (Minimum 3-word title; all words count.)
/or/
Read a book by an author whose first and last initial are in RUN FOR THE ROSES (Middle initials, if used, can be ignored. Letters can be used only so often as they appear in the target phrase.)

1.8 Have Armchair Will Travel
Traveling through Europe 🛩️⛵🚂🛵......
This month read a book where the majority of it is set in SCOTLAND
Bonus Point: If entire book is set in SCOTLAND

1.9 (Mickslibrarian's Task) Reading Jar Winner #1 GRAMMAR IS PUN

I just started reading a book called Rebel With A Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian, so inspired by that, pick one of the following options:

1. Read a book that has a punny reference to a movie (you CANNOT read a book that has a movie of the exact same title, like The Fault in Our Stars). Some examples are: The Librarian Always Rings Twice, Arsenic and Old Books, Gone With the Witch, The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick

OR

2. Read a book with a title (no subtitles) containing at least 3 of the 4 following items: a noun, a verb, an adjective, and/or an adverb. BONUS if the title has all four. Examples: I Knew You'd Be Lovely: Stories, If You Come Softly , The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd (bonus).

1.10 (Marilyn's Task) Reading Jar Winner #2 CELEBRATE MAY
Choose one of the tasks below:

a. Get Caught Reading
Read a book of your choice

b. Flower of the month - Lily of the Valley
Read a book with WHITE flowers on the cover (show cover)


Two Point Tasks

2.1 THE LOTTERY
Read 2 Books
GO to the THE LOTTERY for details.
This is a time-limited task.

2.2 I ❤️ Camping
Read 2 Books
It's time to pull out the tent and enjoy Nature!

Pick TWO words from the list below:
RIVER • COOKING • FISHING • RELAXING • WALKING • CREATURES • LAKE • READING
Read a book for each word found in text.
Give sentence and LOC#.

2.3 (Linda C's Task) Various Professions/Jobs Days
This month celebrates: Teachers (2), Midwives (5), Third Shift Workers (8), Receptionists (10), Nurses (12), and Waitstaff (21)

Choose 2 of these professions and read a book that has a character in that profession. Tell us which job.

2.4 (Linda C's Task) Various Animal/Species Days
This month celebrates: Migratory Birds (13), Endangered Species (19), Rescue Dogs (20), Bees (20), and Turtles (23)

Choose 2 of these options and read a book with it on the cover (show cover).
Tell us which animal (try to stay true to the type celebrated, ie, Rescue Dogs are dogs adopted from shelters not K9 or Search & Rescue dogs) and Endangered Species list - https://www.worldwildlife.org/species...

Three Point Task

3.1 (Pat's Task) NATIONAL BIKE MONTH

May is National Bike Month, promoted by the League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in communities from coast to coast. Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to giving biking a try.

Pick 3 of the options below and read a book for each.


(A.) Read a book that has some kind of bicycle transportation on the cover - unicycle, bicycle, tricycle - any of these counts!
The entire bike does not need to be visible, but the image must obviously be a bike. Motocycles and mopeds don't count.
Here are a couple/three lists that might be helpful:
Bikes on the cover
Bikes Travel
Women + Bicycles

(B.) Read a book that has all the letters of BIKE in the title.
The letters do not need to appear together or in order.

(C.) Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are in the word BICYCLE.
Letters may be used only as many times as they appear in the word.

(D.) National Ride a Bike day is May 7. Read a book that has a 7 anywhere in the publication date.
Month (July), Date (7, 17, 27), Year (...1977, 1987, 1997, 2007, 2017)
BONUS POINT if your book was published on May 7 of any year.

(E.) National Ride Your Bike to Work Week is May 15-21. Read a book that has any one of these numbers (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21) appearing together in the page count.
Examples: 173, 185, 215, 320, 421 etc.

(F.) My bike is light blue, yellow, and white. Read a book that has one or all three of these colors appearing on at least 75% of the cover.

Five Point Task

5.1 YAHTZEE: FIVE
Read 5 Books

Pick 5 letters from the word Y A H T Z E E. Then read a book for each letter.
Use 1st letter of title (exclude A, AN, OR THE) -OR- 1st letter of Author's FIRST/LAST name.

ex. I picked A H T E E

Atalanta by Jennifer Saint
H - A History of Burning by Janika Oza
Thayer, Nancy - All the Days of Summer
Emma Cline 's The Guest
E - The Enchanted Hacienda by J.C. Cervantes

Don't forget dates & page counts

May Winners

Most Points
3.1 - Pat
2.4 - Linda C

Most Pages
2.3 - Linda C
I.7 - Tessa

Reading Jar Winner #1 - Mickslibrarian
Reading Jar Winner #2 - Marilyn
(Needed: one point task (your choice) give your task a name)

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Diane, could you please adjust wording of the example I used in task 2.4 to read:
(try to stay true to the type celebrated, ie, Rescue Dogs are dogs adopted from shelters not K9 or Search & Rescue dogs)

Thanks to Mickslibrarian for catching my mistaken assumption

Change it :)