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Celebrating "December" Challenge
Duration: December 1 through December 31, 2017

Part 1

Celebrating Christmas Carols!

On the radio stations, restaurants, stores, well just about everywhere; you can hear "Christmas Carols" and two of my favorites are Jolly Old St. Nickolas & Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
For this month spell-out the word Santa or Angel

Part 2
Read the following tasks.

1. December is "Bingo" Month
Read a book that has B*I*N*G*O in the its title. (No sub-titles)

2.Christmas (12/25)
Read a book whose author's initials (first &last) are in the word CHRISTMAS.

3. Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day (12/27)
Read a book with snow on the cover -OR- has a predominately white cover (at less 75%)>show cover.

4. New Year's Eve (12/31)
2018 is almost here! Read a book with the page count that has 2 out of the 4 numbers in 2018; such as 288, 420, 328, etc....

5. Bake Cookies Day (12/18)
Read a book with cookies on the cover (show cover) -OR- where a character is baking/baked some cookies.

Challenge Rules
1. You may choose Part 1/Part 2 -OR- Choose to do BOTH

For Part One
1. One book for each letter.
2. Your may use * the first letter of the first word of the book title (exclude a, an, or the )
Or * the initials of an author's first or last name,
Or * the initials of the main character's first or last name
3. All books must be 100 pages or more. Re-reads are allowed as long as you actually read the books. NO Skimming!
4. Add the date that you completed each book. Your rating is optional.

For Part Two
1. One book for each task.
2. All books must be 100 pages or more. Re-reads are allowed as long as you actually read the books. NO Skimming!
3. Add the date that you completed each book. Your rating is optional.

Participants
(Click on your name - it will take you straight to your post)

SANTA
Jaret (Both)
JennH (Both)
Marilyn (completed) :D

ANGEL
Book Concierge (completed) :D
Licha-Olivia
Erin (completed) :D
Diana S (Both)
Olivermagnus (both)

Celebrating December Challenge
Begins: 01Dec17 / Ends: 31Dec17

5 / 5 completed

S*P*E*L*L
Angel
A - Anjali Banerjee / Imaginary Men ✔ – 07Dec17
N - NOAH, Trevor / Born a Crime ✔ – 13Dec17
G - Girl Who Fell from the Sky ✔ - 01Jan18
E - ERDRICH, Louise / The Birchbark House ✔ – 19Dec17
L - Love, Life, and Elephants ✔ – 06Dec17

(My before-new-year's resolution is to not stress over the holidays ... so I'm only doing the spell part of the challenge this month)

Excellent plan! :D

Celebrating December Challenge
December 1-31

Part 1 only- S*P*E*L*L: Angel

Completed 12/28/17

A: Athena (character) The Fall of the Templar Derek BenzJ. S. Lewis(12/17/17)
N: Ned (character) The Golden Season Connie Brockway (12/28/17)
G:Grace (character) The Brimstone Key Derek Benz J. S. Lewis (12/27/17)
E: Eagle Jeff Stone (12/10/17)
L: Lewis, J. S. and Derek Benz; The Rise of the Black Wolf (12/9/17)

Completed 12/15/17

Celebrating "December" Challenge
Duration: December 1 through December 31, 2017

5/5 read

Part 1
Spell Out: Angel
A At Sixes and Sevens by M.A. Church, read 12/5/17
N Nischal by Bailey Bradford, read 12/8/17
G Earth Demon by Stormy Glenn, read 12/12/17
E Justified by Mell Eight, read 12/14/17
L The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune, read 12/15/17

Part One:
Completed (2/5)

S
Andrea Giovino's Divorced from the Mob 3 stars 12/28/2017
N
The Truth About Twinkie Pie by Kat Yeh 5 stars 12/8/2017
A

Part Two:
Completed (1/5)

1. December is "Bingo" Month
Read a book that has B*I*N*G*O in the its title. (No sub-titles)

2.Christmas (12/25)
Read a book whose author's initials (first &last) are in the word CHRISTMAS.

3. Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day (12/27)
Read a book with snow on the cover -OR- has a predominately white cover (at less 75%)>show cover.

4. New Year's Eve (12/31)
Dave Barry Talks Back by Dave Barry 3 stars 12/17/2017 285 pages

5. Bake Cookies Day (12/18)
Read a book with cookies on the cover (show cover) -OR- where a character is baking/baked some cookies.

Celebrating December Challenge

Part 1 Celebrating Christmas Carols

✔A - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 12/20/17
✔N - The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness 12/6/17
✔G - Grace Takes Off by Julie Hyzy 12/4/17
✔E - Robin Ellacott in The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith 12/2/17
✔L - Tom Langdon in The Christmas Train by David Baldacci 12/12/17

Part 2

✔1. December is "Bingo" Month
Read a book that has B*I*N*G*O in the its title. (No sub-titles)
London Bridges by James Patterson 12/22/17

✔2.Christmas (12/25)
Read a book whose author's initials (first &last) are in the word CHRISTMAS.
The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Stories by Charlaine Harris 12/17/17

✔3. Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day (12/27)
Read a book with snow on the cover -OR- has a predominately white cover (at less 75%)>show cover.
A Gala Event by Sheila Connolly 12/7/17


✔4. New Year's Eve (12/31)
2018 is almost here! Read a book with the page count that has 2 out of the 4 numbers in 2018; such as 288, 420, 328, etc....
Beloved by Toni Morrison 12/28/17 - 288 pages

✔5. Bake Cookies Day (12/18)
Read a book with cookies on the cover (show cover) -OR- where a character is baking/baked some cookies.
Chocolate Covered Murder by Leslie Meier 12/10/17

Celebrating "December" Challenge
Duration: December 1 through December 31, 2017

Part 1
Spell-out: ANGEL

Part 2
Read the following tasks.

1. December is "Bingo" Month
Read a book that has B*I*N*G*O in the its title. (No sub-titles)

2.Christmas (12/25)
Read a book whose author's initials (first &last) are in the word CHRISTMAS.

3. Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day (12/27)
Read a book with snow on the cover -OR- has a predominately white cover (at less 75%)>show cover.

4. New Year's Eve (12/31)
2018 is almost here! Read a book with the page count that has 2 out of the 4 numbers in 2018; such as 288, 420, 328, etc....

5. Bake Cookies Day (12/18)
Read a book with cookies on the cover (show cover) -OR- where a character is baking/baked some cookies.

Celebrating December Challenge
Begins: 01Dec17 / Ends: 31Dec17

5 / 5 completed

S*P*E*L*L
Santa
✔S - Kelly Swift, one of the main characters in I See You by Clare Mackintosh - 12/7/17
✔A - Allegra Gray, character in Excellent Women by Barbara Pym - 12/15/17
✔N - Norman Dodds, politician fighting for clean air in England in Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City by Kate Winkler Dawson - 12/6/17
✔T -Trevor Noah, author of Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood - 12/12/17
✔A - Alice LaPlante, author of Turn of Mind - 12/19/17

Celebrating "December" Challenge
December 1 - 31, 2017

8 of 10 Complete

Part One:

A - Angel Fire - Lisa Miscione - 12/14/17
N
G - Georgette Heyer - Friday's Child - 12/1/17
E - End Game - David Baldacci - 5 Stars - 12/2/17
L - Lynda La Plante - Prime Suspect - 3 Stars - 12/11/17

Part Two

1. December is "Bingo" Month
Read a book that has B*I*N*G*O in the its title. (No sub-titles)

2. Christmas (12/25)
Read a book whose author's initials (first &last) are in the word CHRISTMAS.
A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry - 5 Stars - 12/5/17 - RM

3. Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day (12/27)
Read a book with snow on the cover -OR- has a predominately white cover (at less 75%) - show cover.
The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas - 4.5 Stars - 12/12/17


4. New Year's Eve (12/31)
2018 is almost here! Read a book with the page count that has 2 out of the 4 numbers in 2018; such as 288, 420, 328, etc....
Small as an Elephant - Jennifer Richard Jacobson - 4 Stars - 12/3/17 - 288 pages

5. Bake Cookies Day (12/18)
Read a book with cookies on the cover (show cover) -OR- where a character is baking/baked some cookies.
We Wish You a Murderous Christmas - Vicki Delany - 12/10/17

Completed 12/15/17

Celebrating "December" Challenge
Duration: December 1 through December 31, 2017

5/5 read

Part 1
Spell Out: Angel
A At Sixes and Sevens by M.A. Church, read 12/5/17
N Nischal by Bailey Bradford, read 12/8/17
G Earth Demon by Stormy Glenn, read 12/12/17
E Justified by Mell Eight, read 12/14/17
L The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune, read 12/15/17

:D Good Reading Erin & Marilyn!!!

Update message # 3 - Challenge Completed - Didn't get that "g" book finished until morning of Jan 1 ... but not TOO late ...

Celebrating December Challenge
Begins: 01Dec17 / Ends: 31Dec17

5 / 5 completed

S*P*E*L*L
Angel
A - Anjali Banerjee / Imaginary Men ✔ – 07Dec17
N - NOAH, Trevor / Born a Crime ✔ – 13Dec17
G - Girl Who Fell from the Sky ✔ - 01Jan18
E - ERDRICH, Louise / The Birchbark House ✔ – 19Dec17
L - Love, Life, and Elephants ✔ – 06Dec17