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Celebrating "February" & "March" Challenge
Duration: February 15 through March 15, 2018

Part 1

For February, we're celebrating American Heart Month
For March, we'll celebrate Day-Light Savings Time (3/11)

You have a choice to spell-out the word HEART or LIGHT

Part 2

Choose 5 of the following tasks to complete part 2.

1. Mardi Gras (2/13)
Read a book with a GREEN, PURPLE or YELLOW/GOLD cover. (75% or more, show cover)

2. Black History Month
Read a book with Africa/African American as its MPG (main page genre).

3. Kite Flying Day (2/8)
Read a book with something flying on the cover: like a bird, plane, person, kite, etc... (show cover)
e.g.

4. Chinese New Year (2/16)
Read a book that takes place in China. -OR- read a book with a RED cover (50% or more, show cover).

5. Presidents' Day (2/19)
Read a book about a president. (non-fiction/fiction (MC)) name the president & country.

6. St. Patrick's Day (3/17)
Read a book that takes place in Ireland. -OR- the MC/Author's name is either Patrick, Pat, Patty, Patricia.

7. First Day of Spring (3/20)
Read a book with the word “SPRING” in the title. -OR- Read a book where Author’s Initials (first & last) are found in SPRING.

8. Good Friday (3/30)
Read a book with a "Day of the Week" in the title.

9. Passover (3/31)
Read a book by a Jewish Author or one with a Jewish MC.

10. Oscar Night (3/4)
Read a book that has been made into a movie ( not television shows like: Games of Thorns, Call the Midwife, Big Little Lies, etc.....).


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)

HEART
Olivermagnus - (Both)
Marilyn - (Part 1)
Koren - (Both)
Jaret - (Both)
Licha-Olivia - (Part 1)


LIGHT
JennH - (Both)
Brenda - (Both)
Diana S - (Both)
Book Concierge(Both)

Celebrating "February" & "March" Challenge
Begins: 15Feb18 / Ends: 15March18

Part 1 - S*P*E*L*L

5 / 5 completed

Light
L - Lockdown ✔ – 21Feb18
I - ISHMAEL is main char in Snow Falling on Cedars ✔ – 23Feb18
G - GALBRAITH, Robert / The Cuckoo's Calling ✔ - 15Mar18
H - Homegoing ✔ - 07Mar18
T - Third Degree ✔ – 21Feb18


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Part 2

Choose 5 of the following tasks to complete part 2.

5 / 5 completed

1. Mardi Gras (2/13)- YELLOW/GOLD cover - ✔ - 05March18

2. Black History Month - Read a book with Africa/African American as its MPG - March: Book Two ✔ - 06March18 (NOTE: Genre was there when I picked it, but it's fallen off now ... S I G H)

3. Kite Flying Day (2/8) - Something flying on the cover: ✔ – 15Mar18 (birds)

6. St. Patrick's Day (3/17) - Read a book with an MC named Pat - The Silver Linings Playbook ✔ – 19Feb18

10. Oscar Night (3/4) - Read a book that has been made into a movie - The Shack ✔ – 16Feb18

Celebrating "February" & "March" Challenge

Part 1

✔L - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 2/26/18
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✔G - The Chase by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg 3/11/18
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Part 2

Choose 5 of the following tasks to complete part 2.

✔1. Mardi Gras (2/13)
Read a book with a GREEN, PURPLE or YELLOW/GOLD cover. (75% or more, show cover)
You Belong to Me by Mary Higgins Clark 2/16/18


2. Black History Month
Read a book with Africa/African American as its MPG (main page genre).

✔3. Kite Flying Day (2/8)
Read a book with something flying on the cover: like a bird, plane, person, kite, etc... (show cover)
e.g. Savage Girl by Jean Zimmerman Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave The Matchmaker by Elin Hilderbrand The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester
Bushel Full of Murder by Paige Shelton 3/5/18

✔4. Chinese New Year (2/16)
Read a book that takes place in China. -OR- read a book with a RED cover (50% or more, show cover).
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See 3/12/18

5. Presidents' Day (2/19)
Read a book about a president. (non-fiction/fiction (MC)) name the president & country.

6. St. Patrick's Day (3/17)
Read a book that takes place in Ireland. -OR- the MC/Author's name is either Patrick, Pat, Patty, Patricia.

✔7. First Day of Spring (3/20)
Read a book with the word “SPRING” in the title. -OR- Read a book where Author’s Initials (first & last) are found in SPRING.
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith 2/19/18

8. Good Friday (3/30)
Read a book with a "Day of the Week" in the title.

✔9. Passover (3/31)
Read a book by a Jewish Author or one with a Jewish MC.
Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs 2/28/18 - Jacob Portman

10. Oscar Night (3/4)
Read a book that has been made into a movie ( not television shows like: Games of Thorns, Call the Midwife, Big Little Lies, etc.....).

Celebrating "February" & "March" Challenge
5 of 10 Completed

Part 1

✔ L - The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly; finished 2/23/18; 4 Stars
I - In Pale Battalions by Robert Goddard
G - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
✔ H - Michael Haller in The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly; finished 3/1/18; 4 stars
✔ T - Tony McLean in Dead Men's Bones by James Oswald; finished 2/20/18; 4 Stars

Part 2

Choose 5 of the following tasks to complete part 2.

1. Mardi Gras (2/13)
Read a book with a GREEN, PURPLE or YELLOW/GOLD cover. (75% or more, show cover) Turf: Stories by Elizabeth Crane

2. Black History Month
Read a book with Africa/African American as its MPG (main page genre).

3. Kite Flying Day (2/8)
Read a book with something flying on the cover: like a bird, plane, person, kite, etc... (show cover) Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell

4. Chinese New Year (2/16)
Read a book that takes place in China. -OR- read a book with a RED cover (50% or more, show cover). Prayer for the Dead by David Wiltse

5. Presidents' Day (2/19)
Read a book about a president. (non-fiction/fiction (MC)) name the president & country.

6. St. Patrick's Day (3/17)
Read a book that takes place in Ireland. -OR- the MC/Author's name is either Patrick, Pat, Patty, Patricia.

✔ 7. First Day of Spring (3/20)
Read a book with the word “SPRING” in the title. -OR- Read a book where Author’s Initials (first & last) are found in SPRING. The Reunion by Sara Portman; finished 3/3/18; 4 stars

8. Good Friday (3/30)
Read a book with a "Day of the Week" in the title.

✔ 9. Passover (3/31)
Read a book by a Jewish Author or one with a Jewish MC.
Unholy Night; Jesus, Mary and Joseph; 2/16/18; 3.5 Stars

10. Oscar Night (3/4)
Read a book that has been made into a movie ( not television shows like: Games of Thorns, Call the Midwife, Big Little Lies, etc.....). The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

Celebrating "February" & "March" Challenge
Duration: February 15 through March 15, 2018

10 of 10 Complete

Part 1

H - Harry Bingham - Talking to the Dead - 2/27/18
E - Kelli Estes - The Girl Who Wrote in Silk - 2/18/18
A - Aunt Bessie Believes - Diana Xarissa - 3/6/18
R - Robert Dugoni - Close to Home - 2/17/18
T - Treachery in Death - J.D. Robb - 3/14/18

Part 2

Choose 5 of the following tasks to complete part 2.

✔ 1. Mardi Gras (2/13)
Read a book with a GREEN, PURPLE or YELLOW/GOLD cover. (75% or more, show cover)
The Grave's a Fine and Private Place - Alan Bradley - 3/12/18


✔ 2. Black History Month
Read a book with Africa/African American as its MPG (main page genre).
The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues - Edward Kelsey Moore - 3/13/18

✔ 3. Kite Flying Day (2/8)
Read a book with something flying on the cover: like a bird, plane, person, kite, etc... (show cover)
Year One - Nora Roberts - 3/2/18


✔ 4. Chinese New Year (2/16)
Read a book that takes place in China. -OR- read a book with a RED cover (50% or more, show cover).
The Chalk Man - C.J. Tudor - 2/20/18


✔ 10. Oscar Night (3/4)
Read a book that has been made into a movie.
Picnic at Hanging Rock - Joan Lindsay - 2/15/18

Celebrating "February" & "March" Challenge
Duration: February 15 through March 15, 2018

Part 1

H
Elsa, main character in My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman--2/23/18
Amy Bloom, author of White Houses--2/18/18
R Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America by John M. Barry
T Two Kinds of Truth by Michael Connelly

Part 1

H-A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout finished 3/16
E-Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Dedman finished 3/17
A-Man's Best Hero: True Stories of Great American Dogs by Ace Collins finished 2/16
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T-These Few Precious Days: The Final Year of Jack with Jackie by Christopher Anderson finished 3/08


Part 2

Choose 5 of the following tasks to complete part 2.

1. Mardi Gras (2/13)
Read a book with a GREEN, PURPLE or YELLOW/GOLD cover. (75% or more, show cover)

2. Black History Month
Read a book with Africa/African American as its MPG (main page genre).

3. Kite Flying Day (2/8)
Read a book with something flying on the cover: like a bird, plane, person, kite, etc... (show cover) -A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout finished 3/16
e.g.

4. Chinese New Year (2/16)
Read a book that takes place in China. -OR- read a book with a RED cover (50% or more, show cover).

5. Presidents' Day (2/19)
Read a book about a president. (non-fiction/fiction (MC)) name the president & country. These Few Precious Days: The Final Year of Jack with Jackie by Christopher Anderson finished 2/19 John F. Kennedy, United States president.

6. St. Patrick's Day (3/17)
Read a book that takes place in Ireland. -OR- the MC/Author's name is either Patrick, Pat, Patty, Patricia.

7. First Day of Spring (3/20)
Read a book with the word “SPRING” in the title. -OR- Read a book where Author’s Initials (first & last) are found in SPRING.

8. Good Friday (3/30)
Read a book with a "Day of the Week" in the title.

9. Passover (3/31)
Read a book by a Jewish Author or one with a Jewish MC.
Coming Clean by Kimberly Rae Miller finished 2/17 (author's mother and boyfriend are Jewish.

10. Oscar Night (3/4)
Read a book that has been made into a movie ( not television shows like: Games of Thorns, Call the Midwife, Big Little Lies, etc.....). Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate by Sister Helen Prejean finished 3/4

Part 1:
completed (1/5)
Hard Truth by Mariah Stewart 3 stars 3/4/2018
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Part 2:
completed (1/5)
1. Mardi Gras (2/13)
Read a book with a GREEN, PURPLE or YELLOW/GOLD cover. (75% or more, show cover)

2. Black History Month
Read a book with Africa/African American as its MPG (main page genre).

3. Kite Flying Day (2/8)
Read a book with something flying on the cover: like a bird, plane, person, kite, etc... (show cover)

4. Chinese New Year (2/16)
Read a book that takes place in China. -OR- read a book with a RED cover (50% or more, show cover).

5. Presidents' Day (2/19)
Read a book about a president. (non-fiction/fiction (MC)) name the president & country.

6. St. Patrick's Day (3/17)
Read a book that takes place in Ireland. -OR- the MC/Author's name is either Patrick, Pat, Patty, Patricia.

7. First Day of Spring (3/20)
Read a book with the word “SPRING” in the title. -OR- Read a book where Author’s Initials (first & last) are found in SPRING.

8. Good Friday (3/30)
Read a book with a "Day of the Week" in the title.

9. Passover (3/31)
Read a book by a Jewish Author or one with a Jewish MC.

10. Oscar Night (3/4)
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie 5 stars 2/20/2018 movie stars Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot

February 15 - March 15, 2018
Part 1

H: Heather Graham and Chad Michael Murray; American Drifter (3/8/18)
E:
A: Austen, Jane Persuasion (2/28/18)
R: Rainbow Rowell; Attachments (2/27/18)
T:

Celebrating February & March Challenge
Duration: February 15, through March 15, 2018

Part 1 (5/5) Completed :D

Spell-out: LIGHT

Lennox, John in The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan (3/9/18) 3.5★★★
Isabelle Bean in Falling In by Frances O'Roark Dowell (2/16/18) 3.5★★★
God's Guest List: Welcoming Those Who Influence Our Lives by Debbie Macomber (3/5/18) ★★★★
Hallie Durand's Dessert First (2/19/18) ★★★
Tracy Chevalier's Girl With a Pearl Earring (3/2/18) ★★★★


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Part 2 (3/5)

Choose 5 of the following tasks to complete part 2.

✔1. Mardi Gras (2/13)
Read a book with a GREEN, PURPLE or YELLOW/GOLD cover.
French Fried by Nancy Fairbanks (3/7/18) 3.5★★★

2. Black History Month
Read a book with Africa/African American as its MPG (main page genre).

3. Kite Flying Day (2/8)
Read a book with something flying on the cover: like a bird, plane, person, kite, etc... (show cover)


4. Chinese New Year (2/16)
Read a book that takes place in China. -OR- read a book with a RED cover (50% or more, show cover).

5. Presidents' Day (2/19)
Read a book about a president. (non-fiction/fiction (MC)) name the president & country.

✔6. St. Patrick's Day (3/17)
Read a book that takes place in Ireland. -OR- the MC/Author's name is either Patrick, Pat, Patty, Patricia.
Patricia Potter's Beloved Stranger (3/13/18) ★★★★

7. First Day of Spring (3/20)
Read a book with the word “SPRING” in the title. -OR- Read a book where Author’s Initials (first & last) are found in SPRING.

8. Good Friday (3/30)
Read a book with a "Day of the Week" in the title.

9. Passover (3/31)
Read a book by a Jewish Author or one with a Jewish MC.

✔10. Oscar Night (3/4)
Read a book that has been made into a movie.
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (2/22/18) 3.5★★★

Well, I got the SPELL part done, and 4/5 of the tasks done as well.

I finished within the time frame but forgot to update!

~~~ Completed ~~~

Celebrating "February" & "March" Challenge
Duration: February 15 through March 15, 2018

10 of 10 Complete

Part 1

H - Harry Bingham - Talking to the Dead - 2/27/18
E - Kelli Estes - The Girl Who Wrote in Silk - 2/18/18
A - Aunt Bessie Believes - Diana Xarissa - 3/6/18
R - Robert Dugoni - Close to Home - 2/17/18
T - Treachery in Death - J.D. Robb - 3/14/18

Part 2

Choose 5 of the following tasks to complete part 2.

✔ 1. Mardi Gras (2/13)
Read a book with a GREEN, PURPLE or YELLOW/GOLD cover. (75% or more, show cover)
The Grave's a Fine and Private Place - Alan Bradley - 3/12/18


✔ 2. Black History Month
Read a book with Africa/African American as its MPG (main page genre).
The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues - Edward Kelsey Moore - 3/13/18

✔ 3. Kite Flying Day (2/8)
Read a book with something flying on the cover: like a bird, plane, person, kite, etc... (show cover)
Year One - Nora Roberts - 3/2/18


✔ 4. Chinese New Year (2/16)
Read a book that takes place in China. -OR- read a book with a RED cover (50% or more, show cover).
The Chalk Man - C.J. Tudor - 2/20/18


✔ 10. Oscar Night (3/4)
Read a book that has been made into a movie.
Picnic at Hanging Rock - Joan Lindsay - 2/15/18

Update Message # 3 - Challenge completed - 15Mar18

BOTH CHALLENGES COMPLETED AS OF 10/6/18

Part 1 ~ COMPLETED
H--Every Little Kiss (Kissed by the Bay #1) by Susan Hatler - 8/7/18
E--How To Bake a Murder (Cookie & Cream 1) by K.J. Emrick - 8/12/18
A--Annie's First Break by Willee Amsden - 7/23/18
R--Loose Screw (Dusty Deals #1) by Rae Davies ~ 8/3/18
T-- The Gentleman Tramp by Toby Glover ~ 7/3/18 ~ 5 stars

Part 2 ~~ 5/5 COMPLETED

Choose 5 of the following tasks to complete part 2.

1. Mardi Gras (2/13)~~Digging In by Loretta Nyhan


3. Kite Flying Day (2/8) ~~ When Danger Calls (Blackthorne, Inc. 1) by Terry Odell ~~ 10/5/18 ~~ 5 Stars


6. St. Patrick's Day (3/17) ~~ Bed and Breakfast and Murder (Fiona Fleming 1) by Patti Larsen

7. First Day of Spring (3/20) ~~ Switching Hour by Robyn Peterman -- 10/6/18 -- 5 stars

8. Good Friday (3/30) ~~ Fred and Ginger Every Thursday by P.S. Witte -- 9/11/18

Challenge completed 10/6/18