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On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge AUGUST 2025Start Date: 08/01/2025
End Date: 08/31/2025
Total Pages Read: 1093
Points: 45
Bonus Points:
Books Read: 3
1.Don't Let Him In / Lisa Jewell
Dates Read August 3-5, 2025 5* 10 points
- Aug 9th is Book Lovers Day! RAB you give a 4 or 5 star rating.
2.Things We Do in the Dark/Jennifer Hillier
Dates Read: August 9-11, 2025 Sisters as Characters 25 points
3.The Pumpkin Spice Café/Laurie Gilmore
Dates Read August 17-19, 2025 - RAB published in August of any year 10 points
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10 Points:
- The birthstone for August is Peridot - read a book with a bright green cover.
- 1st - 7th August is clown week. Read a funny book if you like clowns or a horror book if you are afraid of clowns.
25 Points:
- The World Pipe Band Championships are annually held during August in Glasgow. Read a book by a Scottish author, or a book set in Scotland
- National Sandcastle is the first Saturday in August. Read a book with a sandcastle on the cover or set on/near a beach. (Seaside community will work for this).
50 Points:
- 26th August is National Dog Day - read a book featuring a dog (e.g. a character who owns a dog). 25 bonus points if the book is non-fiction.
- The word "august" can also be used as an adjective meaning "majestic" or "inspiring admiration. Read a book featuring royalty, OR a book about someone you admire.
10 points:
- August is late summer. RAB with late summer colors covers - yellow, orange, green or teal.
- Back to School time!!! RAB with teachers, students or school as part of the setting.
- RAB published in August of any year.
- Aug 9th is Book Lovers Day! RAB you give a 4 or 5 star rating.
25 points:
- Aug 3rd is Sister's Day. I'm so lucky to have an awesome sister! RAB with sisters as characters.
- In 1959, Hawaii was admitted as the 50th state in the USA. RAB set in Hawaii.
- Thomas Edison's Kinetographic Camera was patented on August 31, 1897. RAB with photography as part of the story.
- Woodstock began in a field near Yasguv's Farm in Bethel, New York. RAB set in the 60's, in New York or has music as a big part of the story.
50 points:
- The Annual Perseid Meteor Shower lights up the night sky this month. The peak days are August 12-13. RAB set in space.
- Mother Theresa was born on Aug. 27, 1910. She founded a religious order of nuns in India and spent her life working to help the poor and sick in India. RAB tagged religious or spiritual, set in India, by an Indian author or where the MC helps the poor and sick.
- - Chinese Valentine’s Day, also known as Daughters Festival is in August. RAB set in China, by an Asian author or where a daughter is the MC.
-The Summer Olympics are in France. Closing ceremonies are Aug 11th. RAB set in France, by a French author or features a sport in the Summer Olympics.
I had this book on hold at the library, and it just came in.
I am redoing my list. I still haven't read #2 or 3 for the Dublin Murder Squad series, and I am working on The Women as a group read for another group now. So, two of my +4 will be those.
My goal is 4.1.
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This looks like fun! I would like to sign up.
Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions/ John GrishamThat Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America/ Amanda Jones
1. An author you have read a book from more than 2 times.2. A book written In the year of the snake. 🐍 (1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2013, 2025)
3. A book written by two authors.
4. A book you bought because of the cover only.
5. A book you bought because of the author only.
6. A book you bought because it was a new release.
7. A book with a persons name in the title.
8. A ghost story.
9. A collection of short stories.
10. A book based on historical events.
11. A book about revenge.
12. A book that has more than 40 chapters.
13. The main character owns a small business.
14. A character driven novel.
15. A book with a strong female character.
16. A book about royalty.
17. A book that the timeframe spans more than 10 years.
18. A book from a different culture.
19. A book about books.
20. A book located in your home state. (Or country if your country does not have states.)
21. A book located in the state you were born. (Or country if your country does not have states.)
22. A book set in a fictional town.
23. A book that has people on the cover.
24. A book that has a body of water on the cover.
25. A book that has a tree on the cover.
26. Choose any of the remaining topics that did not win the 2025 Motley Challenge
I would like to do this!
Historical Fiction:
WWII
Women
will determine/add more later
Finish the Series: Dublin Murder Squad Series: Tana French
1. The Likeness Book #2
2. Faithful Place Book #3
3. Broken Harbour Book#4
Rowland Sinclair Series: Sulari Gentill
4. Miles Off Course Book#3
5. Paving the New Road Book#4
6. Gentlemen Formally Dressed Book#5
7. A Murder Unmentioned Book#6
8. Give the Devil His Due Book#7
9. A Dangerous Language Book#8
10. All the Tears in China Book#9
11. A Testament of Character Book#10
12. The Women/Kristin Hannah
Plus 4:
1. The Secret Place Book #5
2. The Trespasser Book #6
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On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge OCTOBER 2024Start Date: 10/01/2024
End Date: 10/31/2024
Total Pages Read:
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On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge SEPTEMBER 2024Start Date: 09/01/2024
End Date: 09/30/2024
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EILEEN's prompts for SEPTEMBER:
10 pts:
It's "Library Card Sign Up" month read a book borrowed from the library.
It's "National Fruit and Veggie" month Read a book with fruits and/or veggies on the cover.
The Aster is the flower for September and its colors can be purple, red, pink or white. Read a book with one of these colours on the cover; and double points if all four.
25 pts:
It's National Cinema Month. Read a book made into a movie.
Chef Anne Burwell's birthday is in September Read a book where the MC is a chef or always cooking at home.
September 14, 1975, Elizabeth Seton became the first American saint. Read a book on a saint or someone who spent their lives helping people.
50 pts
It's "Self Care" month. Read a book set at a spa. or a book about a girls trip.
The Great Fire of London was September 2, 1666. Read a book about firefighters or a major fire that happened somewhere.
September 11 2001 was the worst terrorist attack on US soil. Read a book about this day or the people involved in this day.
Bonus: 25 points:
to read a book of short stories, due to the fact that Autumn is coming and the days are getting shorter!
On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge AUGUST 2024Start Date: 08/01/2024
End Date: 08/31/2024
Total Pages Read: 338
Bonus Points:
Books Read:
✔1. Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out by Shannon Reed
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From Lauri's List
10 points:
August 3rd is National Watermelon Day - RAB with a watermelon on the cover or in the text or featuring a picnic.
August 9th is National Book Lover’s Day - RAB with about books or a library, with books on the cover or about a true book lover!
Finished 8/7/24 Pages: 33825 points:
August 4th is Friendship Day - RAB about BFFs or a lifelong friendship.
August 9th is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples - RAB with an Indigenous author or about any Indigenous peoples from any country.
50 points:
August 26th is Women’s Equality Day - the day the 19th Amendment was ratified by Congress, giving women the right to vote in the USA. RAB featuring the women’s suffrage movement, women’s rights or a very strong woman!
August 21st is Admissions Day in Hawaii! Hawaii became the 50th US State in 1959 - RAB set in Hawaii, with a Hawaiian author or character - double bonus points if it’s non-fiction!!
From Jan's List
10 points:
- Read a book by an author born in August.
- Peridot is the birthstone for August. Read a book with a green cover.
- August is back-to-school month. Read a book with an MC who is a student or a teacher. Double points for nonfiction.
- 8/16/1896- gold was discovered in Alaska starting the Great Klondike Gold Rush. Read a book with something gold on the cover.
25 points:
- 8/4 is Sisters Day. Read a book where the MC are sisters.
- 8/6 is Farmworker Appreciation Day. Read a book where the MC owns/operates or works on a farm.
- 8/8 is International Cat Day & 8/17 is Black Cat Day. Read a book with a cat in it. Double points if it is a black cat or a nonfiction book. Triple points if it is a black cat AND nonfiction.
- 8/30/1797 - Mary Shelley was born. Read a horror or gothic novel. Double points if it is by Mary Shelley.
50 points:
- 8/7 is Purple Heart Day. Read a book where the MC is a soldier injured in battle.
- 8/17 is World Honeybee Day. Read a book about bees, or where the MC is a beekeeper or with bees on the cover.
- 8/17 is International Geocaching Day. Read a book where the MC is searching for something.
- 8/30 is National Grief Awareness Day. Read a book with grief/grieving as a central theme.
On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge MARCH 2024Start Date: 03/01/2024
End Date: 03/31/2024
Total Pages Read: 979
Bonus Points:
Books Read: 3
1. 25 Points - A book where the main character has red hair. (Stephanie's prompt): Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Anne is described as having red hair. pages read: 298 finished 3/5/24
2. 25 Points - A book whose author is a woman. (Stephanie's Prompt): Sea Swept by Nora Roberts.pages read: 342 Finished: 3/6/24
3. 10 Points - A book where the lead character is a woman. (Stephanie's prompt) Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
pages read: 339 finished 3/10/24
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On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge JANUARY 2022Start Date: 01/01/2022
End Date: 01/31/2022
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Here are Anne's prompts.
10 pts:
Read a book on one of your individual or group challenge lists.
Read a book you meant to read last year but ran out of time.
25 pts:
Read a book written by or about a person who died in 2021.
Read a book set in South America.
50 pts:
Read a book that has been on your TBR for at least 5 years - Give yourself an extra 10 points if you own it.
Read a non-fiction book about a Civil Rights movement or any of its leaders.
Here are Bill's prompts.
10 Pts:
-Jan 2nd is National Science Fiction Day in the US. Read a SciFi novel.
- Jan 30 is Teacher's Day in Greece. Read a story with a main character in the teaching profession.
- Jan 6th. The Yankees buy Babe Ruth from the Red Sox. Read a baseball-themed story.
25 Pts:
- January is Alzheimer's Awareness Month in Canada. Read a book, either fiction or non-fiction that has a character(s) suffering from this condition. (25 extra points if it's non-fiction).
- January 25th is Australia Day. Read a novel set in Australia.
- Jan 18, the Boston Strangler was sentenced to life. Read a story about a serial killer.
50 Pts:
- January 20 is Martin Luther King Jr Day in the US. Read a story with the theme of the American Civil Rights movement and get an extra 25 points if it features Martin Luther King Jr.
- January 27 is Holocaust Memorial Day in the UK. Read a novel set in a Concentration camp. Get an extra 25 points if it is non-fiction.
- Jan 25th. First Winter Olympics took place in the French Alps (1924). Read a story involving Winter sports.
