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Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 3191 comments Mod
September 2024 Mini Challenge – BACK TO SCHOOL
Begins: 01Sep24 / Ends: 30Sep24


It's that time of year again. Back to School.


* Teachers and Students; Read a book with a main character who is a teacher or student (any level of education)

* ABC's: Read a book whose title begins with A B or C. (Exclude leading articles: A, An, The)

* New outfits: Read a book with clothes shown on the cover. They may be worn or not.

* Supplies: Read a book with ALL the letters of PEN /or/ PENCIL in the title (any order)

* Transportation - Read a book with a car, minivan, SUV or bus on the cover.



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RULES OF THE CHALLENGE

All books used must be a minimum of 100 pages long - Page length determined by HARDCOVER 1st edition. If there is no Hardcover, then the most popular paperback governs page #.

You may read in any format - text, audio or e-book.

You MUST finish the book before you can claim credit for completing a task.

A book may be used for only one task, even if it would satisfy the challenge for multiple tasks.

EXAMPLE of a successful post:
Book with a BLUE cover: Young Nick's Head by Karen Hesse - ✔ - 31Jan23


If you'd like to be recognized as finishing the challenge, please post a new comment alerting me to your finish. I do not get notifications when you edit your original post.

As always, have Fun!

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message 2: by Book Concierge (last edited Dec 01, 2024 02:11PM) (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 3191 comments Mod
Reserved for list of participants:


CLICK on your name to go directly to your challenge post.

Beverly ✔ Completed

JennH

Sheila

Teri-K

TerriS ✔ Completed

Tessa ✔ Completed

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message 3: by JennH (last edited Sep 18, 2024 08:13AM) (new)

JennH | 119 comments September 2024 Mini Challenge – BACK TO SCHOOL
Begins: 01Sep24 / Ends: 30Sep24

* Teachers and Students; Read a book with a main character who is a teacher or student (any level of education)
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire 9/16/24

* ABC's: Read a book whose title begins with A B or C. (Exclude leading articles: A, An, The)
Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 9/18/24

* New outfits: Read a book with clothes shown on the cover. They may be worn or not.
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones 9/8/24

* Supplies: Read a book with ALL the letters of PEN /or/ PENCIL in the title (any order)
Honey Drop Dead by Laura Childs 9/15/24

* Transportation - Read a book with a car, minivan, SUV or bus on the cover.


message 4: by Book Concierge (last edited Dec 01, 2024 02:10PM) (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 3191 comments Mod
September 2024 Mini Challenge – BACK TO SCHOOL
Begins: 01Sep24 / Ends: 30Sep24



5 / 5 completed


* Teachers and Students: Read a book with a main character who is a teacher or student - Paige is a high school student / her father is a University professor in The Sleepwalker ✔ – 08Sep24

* ABC's: Read a book whose title begins with A B or C. - Charlotte Illes Is Not a Detective ✔ – 27Sep24

* New outfits : Read a book with clothes shown on the cover. They may be worn or not. - Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt ✔ – 14Sep24

* Supplies: Read a book with ALL the letters of PEN /or/ PENCIL in the title - dEmoN coPperhead - Demon Copperhead ✔ – 24Sep24

* Transportation - Car, minivan, SUV or bus on the cover - In the Land of Second Chances by George Shaffner ✔ – 29Nov24


message 5: by Beverly (last edited Sep 14, 2024 09:02PM) (new)

Beverly (zippymom) | 859 comments September 2024 Mini Challenge – BACK TO SCHOOL
Begins: 01Sep24 / Ends: 30Sep24

5/5

1. Teachers and Students; Read a book with a main character who is a teacher or student (any level of education) Oliver Garcia, an Extraman (freshman) at Tenochprima Academy.
The Iguana's Scroll by C.T. Emerson FINISHED 9/10

2. ABC's: Read a book whose title begins with A B or C. (Exclude leading articles: A, An, The)
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M.C. Beaton FINISHED 9/6

3. New outfits: Read a book with clothes shown on the cover. They may be worn or not.
The Widows by Jess Montgomery FINISHED 9/13

4. Supplies: Read a book with ALL the letters of PEN /or/ PENCIL in the title (any order)
Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire FINISHED 9/14

5. Transportation - Read a book with a car, minivan, SUV or bus on the cover.
The Great Hurricane: 1938 by Cherie Burns FINISHED 9/14


The Iguana's Scroll (Nova #1) by C.T. Emerson Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist (Agatha Raisin, #6) by M.C. Beaton The Widows (Kinship #1) by Jess Montgomery Once Upon a Tome The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire The Great Hurricane 1938 by Cherie Burns


message 6: by Terris (last edited Oct 15, 2024 03:02PM) (new)

Terris | 740 comments I'm ready to go "back-to-school"!!

September 2024 Mini Challenge – BACK TO SCHOOL

5/5

✔ Teachers and Students; Read a book with a main character who is a teacher or student (any level of education)
The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister, 5*****s, 10-15-24

✔ ABC's: Read a book whose title begins with A B or C. (Exclude leading articles: A, An, The)
Crampton Hodnet by Barbara Pym, 4****s, 9-18-24

✔ New outfits: Read a book with clothes shown on the cover. They may be worn or not.
The Marigold Mind Laundry by Jungeun Yun
The Marigold Mind Laundry by Jungeun Yun, 4****s, 9-26-24

✔ Supplies: Read a book with ALL the letters of PEN /or/ PENCIL in the title (any order)
Murder in Little Egypt by Darcy O'Brien, 5*****s, 9-17-24

✔Transportation - Read a book with a car, minivan, SUV or bus on the cover.
Nomadland Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder, 4****s, 9-5-24


message 7: by Koren (new)

Koren  (koren56) | 768 comments How about a truck for number 5?


message 8: by Book Concierge (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 3191 comments Mod
Koren wrote: "How about a truck for number 5?"

Since my father drove me to school in his pick-up truck, I'll take a pick-up truck. But not a large "work" truck.


message 9: by Teri-K (last edited Sep 19, 2024 04:42AM) (new)

Teri-K | 15 comments September 2024 Mini Challenge – BACK TO SCHOOL

Tasks:
* Teachers and Students; Read a book with a main character who is a teacher or student (any level of education)

* ABC's: Read a book whose title begins with A B or C. (Exclude leading articles: A, An, The)
The Airman's Homecoming by Sabrina York 9/19

* New outfits: Read a book with clothes shown on the cover. They may be worn or not.
A Naval Surgeon to Fight For by Carla Kelly 9/1

* Supplies: Read a book with ALL the letters of PEN in the title (any order)
Operation Midnight by Justine Davis 9/2

* Transportation - Read a book with a car, minivan, SUV or bus on the cover.

A Naval Surgeon to Fight For by Carla Kelly The Airman's Homecoming (The Tuttle Sisters of Coho Cove, 2) by Sabrina York Operation Midnight (Cutter's Code #1) by Justine Davis


message 10: by Beverly (new)

Beverly (zippymom) | 859 comments Updated message #5: Challenge completed


message 11: by Sheila (last edited Oct 01, 2024 07:05PM) (new)

Sheila | 532 comments Half the month is over and I'm only starting!

3/5

Teachers and Students; Read a book with a main character who is a teacher or student (any level of education)

* ABC's: Read a book whose title begins with A B or C. (Exclude leading articles: A, An, The)--Crimes and Covers by Amanda Flower--finished 10/1/2024

* New outfits: Read a book with clothes shown on the cover. They may be worn or not.-- Silent Sin by E.J. Russell by E. J. Russell--finished 9/11/2024

* Supplies: Read a book with ALL the letters of PEN /or/ PENCIL in the title (any order)

* Transportation - Read a book with a car, minivan, SUV or bus on the cover.-- She's Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino by Sara Goodman Confino--finished 9/29/2024


message 12: by Book Concierge (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 3191 comments Mod
You are welcome to join at any time, Sheila. I never close / lock the challenge threads in this group.

By the way ... I believe I created links for everyone. But if I missed you, please do let me know.


message 13: by Terris (new)

Terris | 740 comments I'm finally finished! But my last book was worth the wait! :)


message 14: by Book Concierge (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 3191 comments Mod
Yay, Terri. Glad you had a great book to finish.


message 15: by Book Concierge (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 3191 comments Mod
Took me quite a while to find a car on the cover. It's tiny, but it's there! ✔ Challenge completed - 29Nov24


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