The Challenge Factory discussion

Each month a weird, unusual, or odd news story will be featured. Your task will be to read a book associated with words pulled from the account. You choose how the book connects with the word.

No page limit. Re-reads and audio books are okay.
You can read as many or as few as you want.
You can read one of each or focus on two or three words.
Duration : February 1 - 28, 2018

Camel Beauty Pageant Bans Botoxed Animals

AL-RUMAHIYA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - The dromedaries paraded down a dusty racetrack as judges rated the size of their lips, cheeks, heads and knees. Crowds of men watched from the bleachers, hooting when the beasts representing their own tribe loped down the track.

A dozen beasts have been disqualified from this year’s Saudi “camel beauty contest” because their handlers used Botox to make them more handsome.

“The camel,” explained the chief judge of the show, Fawzan al-Madi, “is a symbol of Saudi Arabia. We used to preserve it out of necessity, now we preserve it as a pastime.” 01/23/2018 02:44 pm ET

Words from the story:
parade
dusty
judge
size
knees
crowd
bleachers
hoot
beast
tribe
dozen
disqualified
beauty
Botox
handsome
camel
chief
symbol
preserve
pastime

I will try this.

Each month a weird, unusual, or odd news story will be featured. Your task will be to read a book associated with words pulled from the account. You choose how the book connects with the word.

No page limit. Re-reads and audio books are okay.
You can read as many or as few as you want.
You can read one of each or focus on two or three words.
Duration : February 1 - 28, 2018

Camel Beauty Pageant Bans Botoxed Animals

AL-RUMAHIYA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - The dromedaries paraded down a dusty racetrack as judges rated the size of their lips, cheeks, heads and knees. Crowds of men watched from the bleachers, hooting when the beasts representing their own tribe loped down the track.

A dozen beasts have been disqualified from this year’s Saudi “camel beauty contest” because their handlers used Botox to make them more handsome.

“The camel,” explained the chief judge of the show, Fawzan al-Madi, “is a symbol of Saudi Arabia. We used to preserve it out of necessity, now we preserve it as a pastime.” 01/23/2018 02:44 pm ET

Words from the story:
parade
dusty
judge
size
knees
crowd
bleachers
hoot
beast
tribe
dozen
disqualified
beauty
Botox
handsome
camel
chief
symbol
preserve
pastime

Looks like a tought one :-) Love the story!

Ripped From the Headlines - February
Duration: February 1 - 28, 2018
Completed: 16

dusty: Where Two Hearts Meet: Tea For Two / Wherever Love Takes Us by Carrie Turansky 5* 2/2 - She paced to the front window and shoved aside the dusty curtain. (p 132)
crowd: His Forever Valentine by Kit Morgan 5* 2/2 - there's a big crowd at the annual Valentine's Dance in Nowhere, Washington
handsome: Special Agent Maximilian by Mimi Barbour 5* 2/3 - the male MC is handsome
symbol: Der Kuss des Killers=Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb 2* 2/7 story deals with occult and is crowded with symols important to those involved
dozen: Night Passage by Robert B. Parker 5* 2/8 Half a dozen county vehicles were parked haphazardly around the perimeter of the tape, and more than half a dozen county employees were in the area. (p 82)
parade: Love Remains by Kaye Dacus 3* 2/11 there's a parade of young women around the new guy in the single group
tribe: Trouble in Paradise by Robert B. Parker 4* 2/11 - one of the perps is a native indian claiming to be Apache
beast: Der Weg=Cross Roads by William Paul Young 5* 2/11 - the MC was a real beast
size: On The Run by Taylor Hart 4* 2/12 - Alexa showered and Sam’s mother surprised her with a pair of jeans and a sweater.
“These were Christmas presents for Mike’s wife, Tami. You remember her. I thought you looked about the same size.” Doris shrugged. “I like to shop early— now they can be presents for you.” She winked at her. (loc. 916-919)
preserve: Totenmontag=Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs 3* 2/14 the remains of the victims have to be preserved until the end of the investigation
hoot: Flight of the Intruder by Stephen Coonts 3* 2/17 Most men hooted at this announcement, (loc. 1546)
knees: Friends With Partial Benefits by Luke Young 4* 2/19 Falling to her knees, she scrambled after the phone. (p 45)
chief: A Merciful Secret by Kendra Elliot 3* 2/20 male MC is chief of police (& the first victim was a judge)
beauty: Rückkehr Nach River's End=River's End by Nora Roberts 5* 2/20 - Julie's beauty was in the end the reason for her murder
judge: Mitternachtsmord=Midnight in Death book 1 of Mörderspiele=Three in Death 4* 2/24 - the first victim was a judge
* no sigle book edtion available for the German In Death novellas - they were published only in a book set
Botox: Cabin by the Lake by Desiree Douglas 5* 2/27 He was sick to death of the plasticized women who nipped and tucked and Botoxed themselves constantly in a never-ending quest for perfection. (loc. 1206/1207)

Words from the story:
camel: Tampa Star by T.S. O'Neil Turning, he was surprised to see Marilyn Ramirez strolling towards him wearing not much of anything— tan high heeled strap sandals, white high waist Tuxedo shorts worn tight enough to show a Camel Toe and a sheer blue silk baby-doll top. (p 178)
bleachers
disqualified
pastime

No page limit. Re-reads and audio books are okay.
Each month a weird, unusual, or odd news story will be featured. Your task will be to read a book associated with words pulled from the account. You choose how the book connects with the word.

Camel Beauty Pageant Bans Botoxed Animals

AL-RUMAHIYA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - The dromedaries paraded down a dusty racetrack as judges rated the size of their lips, cheeks, heads and knees. Crowds of men watched from the bleachers, hooting when the beasts representing their own tribe loped down the track.

A dozen beasts have been disqualified from this year’s Saudi “camel beauty contest” because their handlers used Botox to make them more handsome.

“The camel,” explained the chief judge of the show, Fawzan al-Madi, “is a symbol of Saudi Arabia. We used to preserve it out of necessity, now we preserve it as a pastime.”

In.

My spot!

No page limit. Re-reads and audio books are okay.
You can read as many or as few as you want.
You can read one of each or focus on two or three words.
Duration : February 1 - 28, 2018

Camel Beauty Pageant Bans Botoxed Animals

(view spoiler)[AL-RUMAHIYA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - The dromedaries paraded down a dusty racetrack as judges rated the size of their lips, cheeks, heads and knees. Crowds of men watched from the bleachers, hooting when the beasts representing their own tribe loped down the track.

A dozen beasts have been disqualified from this year’s Saudi “camel beauty contest” because their handlers used Botox to make them more handsome.

“The camel,” explained the chief judge of the show, Fawzan al-Madi, “is a symbol of Saudi Arabia. We used to preserve it out of necessity, now we preserve it as a pastime.” 01/23/2018 02:44 pm ET (hide spoiler)]

Words from the story: FINISHED 7!
parade - main characters held/involved in their town's first parade - How To Save A Life - finished 2/3/2018
dusty
judge
size
knees - knees (kneeling) play a big part in the book - The Master Will Appear - finished 2/19/2018
crowd - main character is a pianist who plays in front of crowds - Exchange of Hearts - finished 2/2/2018
bleachers - main character eats his lunch at the bleachers with friend - The Best Man - finished 2/11/2018
hoot
beast
tribe
dozen
disqualified
beauty
Botox
handsome - cover has handsome man - Stalking Buffalo Bill - finished 2/16/2018
camel
chief
symbol - cover has heart, symbol for affection and love (especially romantic love) - Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology - finished 2/22/2018
preserve - main character has a warehouse that is kept at a chilly temperature to preserve the creme de la creme of his collectibles - Murder and Mayhem - finished 2/8/2018
pastime

Ripped From the Headlines - Feb. 2018
no page lim

parade
dusty antique auctions Darned if You Do 2/11
judge hypercritical boss Lending a Paw 2/3
size
knees
crowd mob-mentality Night of the Living Dandelion 2/2
bleachers
hoot
beast serial killer Las Vegas Girl 2/17
tribe
dozen donut store Double Chocolate Pistachio Murder 2/18
disqualified
beauty
Botox awkward moments b/c character won't age gracefully Death Overdue 2/25
handsome women swoon Agent of Darkness 2/25
camel
chief wolf pack leader Wolf Hunger 2/1
symbol
preserve opened huge mansion as B&B so they could afford to keep it in the family Murder Stalks A Mansion: A Newport Mystery 2/8
pastime

Hmmm I'm not sure about this one but I'll give it a shot.

READ: 13/5

parade - A Darker Shade of Magic - V.E. Schwab 2/9
(a parade happens in the story)

judge - The Sun Is Also a Star - Nicola Yoon 2/23
(there's an objective way to judge these things), p244

size - Midnight's Promise - Donna Grant 2/13
(the size of the room prevented her from pinpointing where exactly), p91

knees - The Wild Child - Mary Jo Putney 2/17
(she drew up her knees), p26

crowd - Something in the House - D.L. Lewis 2/23
(I really don't feel like facing a crowd right now), p63

hoot - Blood on Silk - Marie Treanor 2/22
(a derisive hoot would have been in order), p108

beast - Wicked Abyss - Kresley Cole 2/8
(hero is a deformed hell beast)

tribe - Night Huntress - Yasmine Galenorn 2/20
(we've spoken to some of the other tribes), p266

dozen - The Gracekeepers - Kristy Logan 2/24
(ships arrived a dozen a day), p1

beauty - The Book of Swords - Anthology 2/21
(silver-gold hair, purple eyes and beauty of true Targaryen's ), p481

camel - The Penguin Who Knew Too Much - Donna Andrews 2/15
(what about your camels?), p28

symbol - A Darker Shade of Magic - V.E. Schwab 2/9
(but a symbol of everything wrong), p200

preserve - Murder on the Rocks - Karen MacInerney 2/6
(just on the other side of the preserve), p3

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Ripped from the Headlines - Camel Beauty Pageant
Begins: 01Feb18 / Ends: 28Feb18


9 completed

(NOTE: I alphabetized the list for my convenience)

Words from the story
beast

beauty ... is in the eye of the beholder - Autobiography of a Face ✔ – 05Feb18

bleachers ... they attend a sporting event - The Silver Linings Playbook ✔ - 19Feb18

Botox

camel

chief

crowd

disqualified

dozen

dusty

handsome - "leading man" in Hollywood - Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures ✔ - 21 Feb 18

hoot

judge - courtroom scene - Snow Falling on Cedars ✔ - 28Feb18

knees

parade

pastime - Blank's "hobby" is mountain/rock climbing in The First Deadly Sin ✔ – 09Feb18

preserve - about preserving the Monarch butterly's habitat - The Butterfly's Daughter ✔ – 01Feb18

size - Words in title indicate size - Big Little Lies ✔ – 13Feb18

symbol - Hearts on cover - ✔ – 09Feb18

tribe - about cultural norms/values - It's All In The Frijoles ✔ – 03Feb18

Associated Words: 4

finished 2/1/18 Knees:
Page 187 - “Ellen felt her knees growing weak.”

finished 2/11/18 Beauty:
Chapter 1 - Levana knew a great deal about beauty, just as she knew a great deal about ugliness.

finished 2/16/18 Disqualified:
Page 4 - “You failed the exam Jazz, you super-duper failed.” Because Jazz failed the exam, she was disqualified from being a member of the EVA Guild.

finished 2/22/18 Crowd:
Page 34 - “...she glanced around the extensive span of the cavernous space packed with dancing people.”


(view spoiler)[read a book associated with words pulled from the account. You choose how the book connects with the word.

No page limit. Re-reads and audio books are okay.
You can read as many or as few as you want.
You can read one of each or focus on two or three words.
Duration : February 1 - 28, 2018

Words:
beast
beauty✔️
bleachers
Botox
camel
chief
crowd✔️
disqualified✔️
dozen
dusty
handsome
hoot
judge
knees✔️
parade
pastime
preserve
size
symbol
tribe
(hide spoiler)]

I have some questions, please.
1. Is there a limit on how many words can be associated with a book?
2. Must the book be started in February or can it be a book already being read that will be finished in February?

Pamela wrote: "I have some questions, please.
1. Is there a limit on how many words can be associated with a book?
2. Must the book be started in February or can it be a book already being read that will be finished in February?"

One book per word, please. And finishing your book in February is just fine.

@ Lanelle Thank you for answering my questions.

Your task will be to read a book associated with words pulled from the account. You choose how the book connects with the word.

No page limit. Re-reads and audio books are okay.
You can read as many or as few as you want.
You can read one of each or focus on two or three words.
Duration : February 1 - 28, 2018

Camel Beauty Pageant Bans Botoxed Animals

(view spoiler)[AL-RUMAHIYA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - The dromedaries paraded down a dusty racetrack as judges rated the size of their lips, cheeks, heads and knees. Crowds of men watched from the bleachers, hooting when the beasts representing their own tribe loped down the track.

A dozen beasts have been disqualified from this year’s Saudi “camel beauty contest” because their handlers used Botox to make them more handsome.

“The camel,” explained the chief judge of the show, Fawzan al-Madi, “is a symbol of Saudi Arabia. We used to preserve it out of necessity, now we preserve it as a pastime.” 01/23/2018 02:44 pm ET (hide spoiler)]

Words from the story:
parade
dusty
judge
size
knees
crowd
bleachers
hoot
beast
tribe
dozen
disqualified
beauty
Botox
handsome
camel
chief
symbol
preserve
pastime

Finished! See message 5! :)

I'm not in the mood for the last book I could read for this challenge and decided to report back, before I forget it after the first with all the many updates :-)

This was a tough one and I was surprised how many words I found in the books I wanted read anyway. I'm looking forward to the next month's challenge :-)

Ripped From the Headlines - February
Duration: February 1 - 28, 2018
Completed: 16

dusty: Where Two Hearts Meet: Tea For Two / Wherever Love Takes Us by Carrie Turansky 5* 2/2 - She paced to the front window and shoved aside the dusty curtain. (p 132)
crowd: His Forever Valentine by Kit Morgan 5* 2/2 - there's a big crowd at the annual Valentine's Dance in Nowhere, Washington
handsome: Special Agent Maximilian by Mimi Barbour 5* 2/3 - the male MC is very handsome
symbol: Der Kuss des Killers=Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb 2* 2/7 story deals with occult and is crowded with symols important to those involved
dozen: Night Passage by Robert B. Parker 5* 2/8 Half a dozen county vehicles were parked haphazardly around the perimeter of the tape, and more than half a dozen county employees were in the area. (p 82)
parade: Love Remains by Kaye Dacus 3* 2/11 there's a parade of young women around the new guy in the single group
tribe: Trouble in Paradise by Robert B. Parker 4* 2/11 - one of the perps is a native indian claiming to be Apache
beast: Der Weg=Cross Roads by William Paul Young 5* 2/11 - the MC was a real beast
size: On The Run by Taylor Hart 4* 2/12 - Alexa showered and Sam’s mother surprised her with a pair of jeans and a sweater.
“These were Christmas presents for Mike’s wife, Tami. You remember her. I thought you looked about the same size.” Doris shrugged. “I like to shop early— now they can be presents for you.” She winked at her. (loc. 916-919)
preserve: Totenmontag=Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs 3* 2/14 the remains of the victims have to be preserved until the end of the investigation
hoot: Flight of the Intruder by Stephen Coonts 3* 2/17 Most men hooted at this announcement, (loc. 1546)
knees: Friends With Partial Benefits by Luke Young 4* 2/19 Falling to her knees, she scrambled after the phone. (p 45)
chief: A Merciful Secret by Kendra Elliot 3* 2/20 male MC is chief of police (& the first victim was a judge)
beauty: Rückkehr Nach River's End=River's End by Nora Roberts 5* 2/20 - Julie's beauty was in the end the reason for her murder
judge: Mitternachtsmord=Midnight in Death book 1 of Mörderspiele=Three in Death 4* 2/24 - the first victim was a judge
* no sigle book edtion available for the German In Death novellas - they were published only in a book set
Botox: Cabin by the Lake by Desiree Douglas 5* 2/27 He was sick to death of the plasticized women who nipped and tucked and Botoxed themselves constantly in a never-ending quest for perfection. (loc. 1206/1207)

Still open words:
camel
bleachers
disqualified
pastime

Update Message # 8 - 9 tasks completed