The Challenge Factory discussion

This month's race will be along New York State's Oswegatchie River. The Oswegatchie Educational Center is sponsoring a rubber ducky race as a fund raiser for their summer camp program. I couldn't find any information on how far the ducks float down the river, so we'll pretend they go the whole 137-mile length.

a 1:55 YouTube video of the 2017 AdironDuck Race - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLHy5...

Duration: April 1 - 30, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.


Your rubber ducky must go at least 137 miles.
You can read as many books as you'd like for a category.

To go 46 miles, read a book:
with a dog in the story *
that is humorous
with 'duck' in the text
with something yellow on the cover
set in New York City or State
where time is spent on a farm
set before 1940
where the mc takes a bath
published in 2013 *
set in Europe *
with a bird on the cover
with a character named Ernie, Ernest or Ernestine in the story *
the title or author's name starts with 'D', 'U', 'C', or 'K'
that is not made of paper (in other words, read an ebook) *

* The first rubber ducks were intended as chew toys.
* In 2013, the rubber duck was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame.
* The world's largest rubber duck was created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman.
* Ernie from Sesame Street had a rubber duckie
* Now rubber ducks are made of vinyl plastic.

Book-It
April 01 - 30, 2025 🎈

Your rubber ducky must go at least 137 miles.
You can read as many books as you'd like for a category.

To go 46 miles, read a book:

with a dog in the story *
Vows of Murder 04/01

that is humorous
The Baritone Wore Chiffon 04/23

with 'duck' in the text
Peking Duck and Cover 04/19

with something yellow on the cover
Sticks and Bones 04/04

set in New York City or State
Murder on St. Mark's Place, Victoria Thompson 04/16

where time is spent on a farm
Murder of the Bride 04/24

set before 1940
Murder in Belgrave Square 04/05
Death in Soho 04/05

where the mc takes a bath
Murder in Connemara 04/16

published in 2013 *
The Betrayal of Lies 04/09

set in Europe *
An American in Scotland 04/04

with a bird on the cover
Easter Basket Murder 04/19

with a character named Ernie, Ernest or Ernestine in the story *

the title or author's name starts with 'D', 'U', 'C', or 'K'
D - Darynda Jones - Bewitched 04/12

C - Carolyn Haines - Rock-a-Bye Bones 04/03

K - Kelly Oliver - High Treason at the Grand Hotel

that is not made of paper (in other words, read an ebook) *
Dead Calm 04/02
The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit 04/11

My spot for April! 😍

BOOK It to the Finish Line! (April)

Duration: April 1 - 30, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.

Your rubber ducky must go at least 137 miles.
You can read as many books as you'd like for a category.

TOTAL = 138 FINISHED!!!!

To go 46 miles, read a book:
with a dog in the story *
that is humorous
with 'duck' in the text
with something yellow on the cover
set in New York City or State
where time is spent on a farm
set before 1940
where the mc takes a bath
published in 2013 *
set in Europe * TOTAL = 46
~ Go Luck Yourself by Sara Raasch (4/1/2025), set in Ireland
with a bird on the cover
with a character named Ernie, Ernest or Ernestine in the story * TOTAL = 46
~ The Pretenders of Copper County by May Archer (4/3/2025), one of the MCs full name is Ernest Reed Sunday but he goes by Reed
the title or author's name starts with 'D', 'U', 'C', or 'K' TOTAL = 46
~ The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren (4/6/2025), author's name starts with 'C'
that is not made of paper (in other words, read an ebook) *

BOOK It to the Finish Line! (April 2025)
Duration: April 1 - 30, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.

Your rubber ducky must go at least 137 miles.
You can read as many books as you'd like for a category.

138/137
COMPLETED! 14/04/25 🎉🎊🎈

To go 46 miles, read a book:

with a dog in the story *
that is humorous

✅ with 'duck' in the text
The Love Hypothesis BY Ali Hazelwood-pg 77 -"She had to duck her head to hide her smile." (Read 03/04/25)

✅ with something yellow on the cover
by Izzy Bromley
Yellow balloon

set in New York City or State
where time is spent on a farm
set before 1940
where the mc takes a bath
published in 2013 *
set in Europe *
with a bird on the cover
with a character named Ernie, Ernest or Ernestine in the story *

✅ the title or author's name starts with 'D', 'U', 'C', or 'K'
Unlikely Story by Ali Rosen (Read 07/04/25)

that is not made of paper (in other words, read an ebook) *

Book It - April
Duration: April 1 - 30, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.


Your rubber ducky must go at least 137 miles.
You can read as many books as you'd like for a category.

184/137 COMPLETED 4/15/25



To go 46 miles, read a book:
with a dog in the story *
that is humorous

✅with 'duck' in the text
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
Finished 4/15/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fits: Uses duck in the text - I nod again and then duck my head and continue walking. p773 ebook

✅with something yellow on the cover
by Ruth Ware
Finished 4/4/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fits: The lettering on the cover is "yellow"

set in New York City or State
where time is spent on a farm
set before 1940

✅where the mc takes a bath
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Finished 4/21/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fits: She took a long, hot, luxurious bath, using soap that smelled of coconut and washed and dried her hair.. p259

published in 2013 *
set in Europe *
with a bird on the cover
with a character named Ernie, Ernest or Ernestine in the story *

✅the title or author's name starts with 'D', 'U', 'C', or 'K'
Dream Girl Drama by Tessa Bailey
Finished 4/8/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fits: Title begins with the letter D - Dream Girl Drama

that is not made of paper (in other words, read an ebook) *

* The first rubber ducks were intended as chew toys.
* In 2013, the rubber duck was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame.
* The world's largest rubber duck was created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman.
* Ernie from Sesame Street had a rubber duckie
* Now rubber ducks are made of vinyl plastic.

I'm in.
Duration: April 1 - 30, 2025

Miles traveled: 138/137

To go 46 miles, read a book:
with a dog in the story Eclipse Bay 4/9 ****
that is humorous
with 'duck' in the text
with something yellow on the cover
set in New York City or State
where time is spent on a farm
set before 1940 Jane and the Careless Corpse 4/2 ***
where the mc takes a bath
published in 2013
set in Europe
with a bird on the cover
with a character named Ernie, Ernest or Ernestine in the story
the title or author's name starts with 'D', 'U', 'C', or 'K'
that is not made of paper His Unknown Wife 4/13 ****

april 1- april 30

Your rubber ducky must go at least 137 miles.
You can read as many books as you'd like for a category.
230/137

To go 46 miles, read a book:
with a dog in the story *
that is humorous
with 'duck' in the text
with something yellow on the cover
✔️set in New York City or State

Nachtangst Ronald Giphart 182 p. 10 april
New york city
✔️where time is spent on a farm Mathilde Leïla Slimani 3 april 356 p.
set before 1940
where the mc takes a bath
published in 2013 *
✔️ set in Europe * Nooit, nooit, nooit Linn Strømsborg 5 april 256 p.
✔️with a bird on the cover

Dageraad boven de boete Suzanne Collins 464 p. 1 april

with a character named Ernie, Ernest or Ernestine in the story *
the title or author's name starts with 'D', 'U', 'C', or 'K'
✔️that is not made of paper (in other words, read an ebook) *

BloedverwantStuart Neville 296 p. 8 april

* The first rubber ducks were intended as chew toys.
* In 2013, the rubber duck was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame.
* The world's largest rubber duck was created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman.
* Ernie from Sesame Street had a rubber duckie
* Now rubber ducks are made of vinyl plastic

April Book It
Duration: April 1 - 30, 2025

Your rubber ducky must go at least 137 miles.
You can read as many books as you'd like for a category.

138/137

To go 46 miles, read a book:
with a dog in the story *
that is humorous
with 'duck' in the text
with something yellow on the cover
set in New York City or State Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia (4/7)
where time is spent on a farm
set before 1940
where the mc takes a bath
published in 2013 *
set in Europe * Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon (4/1)
with a bird on the cover
with a character named Ernie, Ernest or Ernestine in the story *
the title or author's name starts with 'D', 'U', 'C', or 'K' Open Season by C.J. Box (4/3)
that is not made of paper (in other words, read an ebook) *

COMPLETED

BOOK It to the Finish Line! (April)
Duration: April 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025

*Books must be at least 140 pages.
*Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
*Your rubber ducky must go at least 137 miles.
*You can read as many books as you'd like for a category.

Completed: 0/137 miles

To go 46 miles, read a book:
with a dog in the story *
that is humorous Notorious Nineteen - Janet Evanovich 4/10/25
with 'duck' in the text
with something yellow on the cover
set in New York City or State The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger 4/15/25
where time is spent on a farm
set before 1940 Waiting for Summer's Return - Kim Vogel Sawyer 4/9/25 (set in 1894)
where the mc takes a bath Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews 4/11/25
published in 2013 * Last Hit - Jessica Clare 4/15/25 (published on November 30, 2013)
set in Europe * The Rose Bargain - Sasha Peyton Smith 4/4/25
with a bird on the cover
with a character named Ernie, Ernest or Ernestine in the story *
the title or author's name starts with 'D', 'U', 'C', or 'K' Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 4/4/25
that is not made of paper (in other words, read an ebook) * Revival - Stephen King 4/8/25

Book It to the Finish Line - April 2025
Oswegatchie Adiron Duck Race
Duration: 4/1/25 - 4/30/25
Progress: 414 of 137 miles

Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.


Your rubber ducky must go at least 137 miles.
You can read as many books as you'd like for a category.

To go 46 miles, read a book:
🚩 with a dog in the story
The Wanderer by Robyn Carr (4/28/25) ~ Great Dane Hamlet
🚩 that is humorous
Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend by Victoria Laurie (4/2/25)
with 'duck' in the text
🚩 with something yellow on the cover
by Jeff Lindsay (4/16/25)
🚩 set in New York City or State
Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb (4/24/25) ~ NYC
where time is spent on a farm
🚩 set before 1940
Next to Love by Ellen Feldman (4/15/25) ~ WWI
where the mc takes a bath
🚩 published in 2013
With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent (4/9/25) ~ publ. 3/19/13
🚩 set in Europe
Smitten by the Brit by Melonie Johnson (4/14/25) ~ England
with a bird on the cover
with a character named Ernie, Ernest or Ernestine in the story *
🚩 the title or author's name starts with 'D', 'U', 'C', or 'K'
Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes (4/15/25)
🚩 that is not made of paper (in other words, read an ebook) *
Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews (4/21/25)

* The first rubber ducks were intended as chew toys.
* In 2013, the rubber duck was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame.
* The world's largest rubber duck was created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman.
* Ernie from Sesame Street had a rubber duckie
* Now rubber ducks are made of vinyl plastic.

Book-It
April 01 - 30, 2025 🎈

Your rubber ducky must go at least 137 miles.
You can read as many books as you'd like for a category.

To go 46 miles, read a book:
with a dog in the story *
that is humorous
with 'duck' in the text
with something yellow on the cover
set in New York City or State
where time is spent on a farm
set before 1940
where the mc takes a bath
published in 2013 *
set in Europe *
with a bird on the cover
with a character named Ernie, Ernest or Ernestine in the story *
the title or author's name starts with 'D', 'U', 'C', or 'K'
that is not made of paper (in other words, read an ebook) *

* The first rubber ducks were intended as chew toys.
* In 2013, the rubber duck was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame.
* The world's largest rubber duck was created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman.
* Ernie from Sesame Street had a rubber duckie
* Now rubber ducks are made of vinyl plastic.

Book-It
April 01 - 30, 2025 🎈

Your rubber ducky must go at least 137 miles.
You can read as many books as you'd like for a category.

184 miles completed

To go 46 miles, read a book:
with a dog in the story *
that is humorous
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis 22/04
with 'duck' in the text
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle 05/04 - promising to turn a duck into a duke loc 956
with something yellow on the cover
A Mouth Full of Salt by Reem Gaafar 17/04
set in New York City or State
where time is spent on a farm
set before 1940
where the mc takes a bath
The Wedding People by Alison Espach 27/04
published in 2013 *
set in Europe *
with a bird on the cover
with a character named Ernie, Ernest or Ernestine in the story *
the title or author's name starts with 'D', 'U', 'C', or 'K'
that is not made of paper (in other words, read an ebook) *

BOOK It to the Finish Line! (April)

April 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025
Goal: 276/137 miles

You can read as many books as you'd like for a category.

To go 46 miles, read a book:
with a dog in the story *
that is humorous
with 'duck' in the text
✓with something yellow on the cover
  Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood (04/06/25)
✓set in New York City or State
  Disorderly Conduct by Tessa Bailey (04/09/25)
where time is spent on a farm
✓set before 1940
  The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (04/05/25)
where the mc takes a bath
published in 2013 *
✓set in Europe *
  Beyond the Thistles by Samantha Young (04/09/25)
with a bird on the cover
with a character named Ernie, Ernest or Ernestine in the story *
✓the title or author's name starts with 'D', 'U', 'C', or 'K'
  Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano (04/20/25)
✓that is not made of paper (in other words, read an ebook) *
  Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score (04/27/25)

BOOK It to the Finish Line!
April 2025

My BOOK It Challenge (msg 14)

Ducks in the Race ❱❱ 4
Books Read ❱❱ 12

☑️Rubber Ducky One

🔺Read a book with a dog in the story ❱❱ A Kowalski to Count On ❱❱ 04.12 ★★★★
🔺Read a book that is humorous ❱❱ Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors ❱❱ 04.06 ★★★★
🔺Read a book with 'duck' in the text ❱❱ The Friends We Keep ❱❱ 04.11 ★★★★

☑️Rubber Ducky Two

🔺Read a book with something yellow on the cover ❱❱ Adverse Possession ❱❱ 04.09 ★★★★
🔺Read a book set in New York City or State ❱❱ Fix Her Up ❱❱ 04.22 ★★★★
🔺Read a book where time is spent on a farm ❱❱ Burning Up ❱❱ 04.04 ★★★★

☑️Rubber Ducky Three

🔺Read a book set before 1940 ❱❱ A Willow Creek Christmas ❱❱ 04.30 ★★★★
🔺Read a book where the mc takes a bath ❱❱ Fueled ❱❱ 04.13 ★★★★
🔺Read a book published in 2013 ❱❱ Trudy ❱❱ 04.07 ★★★

☑️Rubber Ducky Four

🔺Read a book set in Europe ❱❱ Unlaced ❱❱ 04.25 ★★★
🔺Read a book with author name starts with D-U-C or K ❱❱ Back in the Saddle ❱❱ 04.21 ★★★★
🔺Read a book that is not made of paper ❱❱ Wicked Fall ❱❱ 04.02 ★★★★

FINISHED

april 1- april 30

Your rubber ducky must go at least 137 miles.
You can read as many books as you'd like for a category.
230/137

To go 46 miles, read a book:
with a dog in the story *
that is humorous
with 'duck' in the text
with something yellow on the cover
✔️set in New York City or State

Nachtangst Ronald Giphart 182 p. 10 april
New york city
✔️where time is spent on a farm Mathilde Leïla Slimani 3 april 356 p.
set before 1940
where the mc takes a bath
published in 2013 *
✔️ set in Europe * Nooit, nooit, nooit Linn Strømsborg 5 april 256 p.
✔️with a bird on the cover

Dageraad boven de boete Suzanne Collins 464 p. 1 april

with a character named Ernie, Ernest or Ernestine in the story *
the title or author's name starts with 'D', 'U', 'C', or 'K'
✔️that is not made of paper (in other words, read an ebook) *

BloedverwantStuart Neville 296 p. 8 april

* The first rubber ducks were intended as chew toys.
* In 2013, the rubber duck was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame.
* The world's largest rubber duck was created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman.
* Ernie from Sesame Street had a rubber duckie
* Now rubber ducks are made of vinyl plastic

Finished, got most of the tasks done.

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I booked it 184 miles to satisfy the task!

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Go Ducks Go!
Updated post: My BOOK It Challenge (msg 14)

Ducks in the Race ❱❱ 4
Books Read ❱❱ 12

Finished with 276 miles
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