You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

1. What is your name? Jackie
2. What is your favourite sport? NASCAR
3. What colour are your eyes? Brown
4. Have you ever had a broken bone? Yes
5. What is your favourite movie? Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
6. What is your favourite book? The Kite Runner
7. Pick a number between 1 and 10. Three
8. What is your favourite holiday? Halloween (orange is my favorite color and I love black cats)
9. What is your relationship status? Married
10. Are you right or left handed? Right
11. What is your birthday month? April
12. Do you have a pet? Yes What is it? Cats
13. What is your favourite type of food? (Chinese, Italian, Mexican, etc) Italian and Mexican
14. What is something you use daily? (brush, computer, car, get creative) iPhone
15. What is your shoe size? 9
16. What is your favourite Ice cream flavour? Pralines and cream
17. What is your country of birth? United States
18. What is your favourite season? Fall
19. What is your current desk top picture? Kittens
20. What is your preferred mode of transport? Daily-a car, Travel-train or cruise ship
21. How many candles were on your last birthday cake? zero, but there would have been a lot
22. Have you been in an accident? Yes
23. Do you prefer a shower or bath? Shower
24. Name a place you’d like to visit. Ireland
25. What is your favourite genre? Fiction
26. Do you prefer a car or truck? Car
27. Do you have a tattoo? No
28. Do you prefer Classic or Contemporary? Contemporary
29. What is your favourite flower? Orange tiger lilies
30. Have you been to Europe? Yes Where? France (5 times), Austria, Germany
31. If you could meet anyone famous, infamous, notorious, who would it be? Christ
32. What is the feature on you are most often complimented? Smile or hair
33. Would you rather encounter a ghost, an alien, or neither? Neither
34. What is your favourite animal (other than domestic pets)? Big cats
35. What type of holiday do you prefer? (Beach, Mountain, Camping, exotic, etc) Cruising
36. If you had to lose one of the 5 senses, which would you prefer it to be? Taste
37. Who is your favourite author? John Jakes
38. Do you prefer tea, coffee, or water? Water
39. What is your birthstone using the US 2016 listing: Diamond(https://www.americangemsociety.org/en...)
40. What is your favourite fruit? Blackberries
41. Issue you are passionate about (abortion, euthanasia, animal rights… etc) Animal rights
42. Would you rather explore in space or undersea? Space
43. To what time period would you like to time travel? 100 years into the future
44. Do you prefer shoes or barefeet? Bare feet
45. Do you prefer green or black olives? Neither? Green
46. What is your Zodiac sign? Taurus
47. What is your height in inches? 66 inches
48. Who is someone you miss? My grandmother
49. What is your hobby? Reading
50. What language would you like to learn to speak? French

The challenge is to read 12 books throughout the year based on the answers you made to the survey. You will receive a badge for completion of the challenge.

Additional badges will be awarded when you read an additional 12 books, and when you read all 50 books.

A possible 3 badges can be achieved in the challenge.

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When you complete a book for the challenge, you need to leave a new message in your personal thread explaining the following:

- a countdown of the badges you read - Part 1: 1/12, 2/12, 3/12, etc. If you are working on subsequent badges, you will need to preface with Part 2 or Part 3.

- the book you read, link to it and the cover

- the question it relates to

- an explanation as to how the book you chose relates to your answer to the question

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General Rules:

1. You must read 12 different books. You may not count one book for two questions. You may not repeat a question. For example, you can't read two books for question 1 and leave out question 2.

2. You may not combine books with the Monthly Challenge.

3. The challenge is from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017. You must start and complete your books within the year AND within the time that you start the challenge. If you are late to start the challenge, you may not count books prior to when you start even if they were started/read after January 1.

4. Books must be at least 175 pages long. They may be any genre (unless specified in a task) and in any format (audiobook, ebook, hardcover/paperback). In the case where the edition you read does not specify page numbers, we will go with the edition from the Goodread’s search function.

5. If a task refers to the title, the subtitle doesn’t count.

6. If a task refers to the cover, it will be based on the cover of the issue you decide to read.

7. You will need to start your own reporting thread in this folder to track your progress. There will be a thread set up to report your success in completing the challenge and requesting your badge.

Have fun!

The Survey dictates that you find a book for each book as per the following criteria:


1. What is your name? (First, Last, Middle, Nickname) – Read a book that contains one of your names in some way – author, title, character.

2. What is your favourite sport? – Read a book that is either about your favourite sport or one of the characters plays that sport. You could also chose a book where the cover shows that sport.

3. What colour are your eyes? – Read a book where the colour of your eyes is the main colour of the cover, or the word is in the title.

4. Have you ever had a broken bone? – If yes, read a book with the word “Bone” in the title. If no, read a book about archeology (the character may be an archeologist, the book may be set in a museum, etc)

5. What is your favourite movie? – If the movie is an adaptation, read the book that inspired the movie. Or, read a book that is written by the same author. Or, read a book that has the same title. If the movie is not an adaptation, read a book with a similar theme or has the same title.

6. What is your favourite book? – Read it again. Or, read a book that has the same title. Or read a book by the same author. If you can’t find the same title, or the author only has the one book, go to the book page and click on “Readers Also Enjoyed”. Select a book from the list.

7. Pick a number between 1 and 10. – Select a series and read the book that corresponds to that number. Or, read a book with the number in the title.

8. What is your favourite holiday? – Read a book that is about that holiday, set during that holiday, or has the name in the title.

9. What is your relationship status? – Read a book with that word in the title, or where the main character or author shares that status. Or…. Get creative. What kind of book will be representative?

10. Are you right or left handed? – Read a book with that word in the title.

11. What is your birthday month? – Read a book with the selected month in the title, or set during that month.

12. Do you have a pet? What is it? Don’t have a pet? Adopt a pet that someone in your immediate circle has (mother, brother, sister, friend, etc.) – Read a book featuring that type of pet. Or, read a book with that pet in the title.

13. What is your favourite type of food? (Chinese, Italian, Mexican, etc) – Read a book set in the country or region of choice. (Chinese – set in China, Italian – set in Italy, etc.) If you chose a type of food that is not specific to a country, what region would you find it prevalent? Read a book set in that region. For example – Seafood would be prevalent in the coastal areas of Canada, United States, among others.

14. What is something you use daily? (brush, computer, car, get creative) - Read a book with that word in the title. Or, is on the cover. Or…. Get creative. What kind of book will represent that item?

15. What is your shoe size? (No halves; roll up to next number) – Select that number of books on your TBR, put them into the Fruit Machine (or another randomizer), and read the one that is selected. If you used European sizes, convert to US using this site: https://www.softmoc.com/ca/shoesize.asp That will reduce the number of books you need to plug into the Fruit Machine.

16. What is your favourite Ice cream flavour? – Read a book that either represents that flavour by the colour of the cover, or in the title. You may also chose a book that represents that flavour in some way.

17. What is your country of birth? – Read a book set in that country, or written by an author that was also born in that country.

18. What is your favourite season? – Read a book with either the season in the title, or set in that season.

19. What is your current desk top picture? – Interpret that desk top picture any way you like. Read a book that represents that interpretation. For example, mine is a magnified picture of a frozen soap bubble. I could interpret it as ice, or alien landscape, or bubble. I could read a book with “Ice” in the title, a book set on an alien planet, or has bubbles on the cover. The gophering could be endless on this one.

20. What is your preferred mode of transport? – Read a book with your selection on the cover, or in the title, or it plays a significant role in the book.

21. How many candles were on your last birthday cake? – Go to your TBR and order the shelf by number. Read the book that corresponds to your answer. If you picked “none” or “zero” as your answer, your number will be 100.

22. Have you been in an accident? – If yes, read a book set in a hospital, or with the word “accident” in title. If no, read a book that is a thriller, in which an accident is a high probability.

23. Do you prefer a shower or bath? – Read a book with your selected word in the title, or depicted on the cover.

24. Name a place you’d like to visit. – Read a book set in that location.

25. What is your favourite genre? – Read a book in that genre.

26. Do you prefer a car or truck? – Read a book with your selection on the cover or in the title.

27. Do you have a tattoo? – Read a book that represents your tattoo in some way. For example, if you have a tattoo of a rose, your book choice could have a rose on the cover, in the title, or a proper name of the author or character. If you don’t have a tattoo, read a book with a tattoo on the cover, or represents a tattoo that you would want if you were to get one.

28. Do you prefer Classic or Contemporary? – If Classic, read a book published in 1800 – 1899. If Contemporary, read a book published in 2000 – 2017.

29. What is your favourite flower? – Read a book with that selection on the cover or in the title. Or, read a book that you feel represents that flower in some way.

30. Have you been to Europe? Where? – Read a book set in that location. If you haven’t been to Europe, read a book set in a European country you would like to visit.

31. If you could meet anyone famous, infamous, notorious… who would it be? – read a biography, autobiography, memoir, or historical fiction about that person. Or, read a book that is representative of that person.

32. What is the feature you are most often complimented on? – Read a book with that feature on the cover or in the title.

33. Would you rather encounter a ghost, an alien, or neither? – If ghost, read a ghost story. If alien, read a story with aliens in it. If neither, read a book about another supernatural being other than a ghost or alien (werewolf, vampire, witch, succubus, etc).

34. What is your favourite animal (other than domestic pets)? – Read a book with that creature on the cover, in the title, or in the story.

35. What type of holiday do you prefer? (Beach, Mountain, Camping, exotic, etc) – Read a book in that setting or that represents your choice.

36. If you had to lose one of the 5 senses, which would you prefer it to be? – Read a book with that word in the title, or read a book where a character is afflicted by that same loss.

37. Who is your favourite author? – Read either a book by that author, or a book recommended by that author.

38. Do you prefer tea, coffee, or water? – If tea or coffee, read a book with the word in the title, or set in a country where that beverage is a huge export (ie China for tea, Brazil for coffee). If water, read a book with the word in the title, or set on/near a large body of water.

39. What is your birthstone using the US 2016 listing: (https://www.americangemsociety.org/en...) – Read a book with that gemstone on the cover, in the title, or the colour of that gemstone is the colour of the cover.

40. What is your favourite fruit? – Read a book with that fruit on the cover, in the title, or the colour of that fruit is the colour of the cover.

41. Issue you are passionate about (abortion, euthanasia, animal rights… etc) – Read a book where this issue is prominent or is represented in some way. It may be fiction or non-fiction.

42. Would you rather explore in space or undersea? – Read a book in that setting.

43. To what time period would you like to time travel? – Read a book either set in that time period, or published in that time period. Or, read a book about time travel where the character’s time travelled to that period.

44. Do you prefer shoes or bare feet? – Read a book where your selection is on the cover or in the title, or get creative and find a book that represents your choice.

45. Do you prefer green or black olives? Neither? Read a book with either a predominantly green or black cover depending on your answer. If you said “neither”, read a book with a predominantly white cover. Aim for at least 75% of the cover so that when you look at the cover, it screams green, black or white depending on your choice.

46. What is your Zodiac sign? – This one is wide open. Read a book that represents your zodiac sign in some way. Mine is Sagittarius (the archer). I could read a book with Sagittarius in the title, Archer in the title, author named Archer, bow and arrow on the cover, horse on the cover, a Western with Indians (bow & arrow).

47. What is your height in inches? – Go to your TBR shelf and sort by number. Read the book that matches your answer. If you don’t have that many books on your TBR, select a listopia on a topic you are interested and read the book with the corresponding number to your height.

48. Who is someone you miss? – Read a book that represents that person in some way. I miss my mother, so I could read a book with “Mother” in the title, a biography of Mother Theresa, where the main character is a mother, a book with a mother holding her baby on the cover, etc.

49. What is your hobby? – Read a book that represents that hobby in some way.

50. What language would you like to learn to speak? – Read a book that was translated from that language to one you do speak. Or, chose a book where a character speaks that language. For example, if you chose Gaelic, you could read any of the books in the Outlander series.

You'll love this one...!! A book club & more

Challenges: Year Long > Jackie's 2017 Survey Homework

Ideas for books:

1) Jackie Blue by T.G. Davis
What Jackie Taught Us: Lessons from the Remarkable Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis by Tina Santi Flaherty
Jacqueline by Jackie Minniti
Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story by C. David Heymann

2) Dangerous Curves by Pamela Britton
A NASCAR Holiday: Ladies, Start Your Engines...\'Tis the Silly Season\Unbreakable by Kimberly Raye

3) Death Wore Brown Shorts byAudrey Claire
Scruffy Brown Shoes by Gloria R. Koehler

4) Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass
Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger
Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

5) Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid by William Goldman
Butch Cassidy: Beyond the Grave by Richard Patterson

6) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

7) Three Four Knock On My Door by E.J. Lamprey
Desire for Three by Leah Brooke
Take Three Birds by Jilli Lime-Holt

8) Halloween is for Lovers by Nate Gubin
The Halloween Man by Douglas Clegg

9) I Married Adventure by Luci Swindoll
When I Married My Mother by Jo Maeder

10) Right and Left Grand by Rosalee Richland
A Needle in the Right Hand of God: The Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Making and Meaning of the Bayeux Tapestry by R. Howard Bloch
The Right Wrong Thing by Ellen Kirschman

11) The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
April in Paris by Michael Wallner

12) The Hotel Cat by Esther Averill
A Gift from Bob: How a Street Cat Helped One Man Learn the Meaning of Christmas by James Bowen
Murder at the Cat Show by Marian Babson

13) Mediterranean Summer: A Season on France's Côte d'Azur and Italy's Costa Bella by David Shalleck
Italian Neighbors by Tim Parks

14) Phone Kitten by Marika Christian
Cracked! A Magic iPhone Story by Janine A. Southard

15) The Sweet Gum Tree by Katherine Allred

16) Pralines and Cream by Herb Robinson
Sweet Gold 2: Pralinen/Praline, Marzipan, Eis/Ice Cream by Bernd Siefert

17) Neither Snow nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal Service by Devin Leonard

18) Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym
Grace in Autumn by Lori Copeland

19) A Cat in the Manger: An Alice Nestleton Mystery by Lydia Adamson

20) Delivered with Love by Sherry Kyle

21) Excuses Begone!: How to Change Lifelong, Self-Defeating Thinking Habits by Wayne W. Dyer

22) The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler

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Good start, Jackie. :)

Oh, you are currently reading Commonwealth and the Johnny Carson books. Both on my TBR. You have some very interesting titles on your list, so far! Welcome to the challenge!

Great choice for a person you'd like to meet. That would be quite a conversation!

Janice wrote: "Good start, Jackie. :)"

Thanks Janice. Unfortunately, I lost some of the other books that I listed, so I will have to look them up again. Glad I saved after #14!

Cherie wrote: "Oh, you are currently reading Commonwealth and the Johnny Carson books. Both on my TBR. You have some very interesting titles on your list, so far! Welcome to the challenge!"

Thanks Cherie. I will be looking at everyone else's lists before too long, which will of course cause my TBR to expand again!

Lisa Ann ⛄ wrote: "Great choice for a person you'd like to meet. That would be quite a conversation!"

Lisa Ann, I think so too!