Monthly Challenges discussion

One Point

1.1 Happy New Year! (1/1)
To start the New Year - Read a book with a new author to you -OR- a new series to you. (Let us how you found the author or tell us the new series name)

1.2 Epiphany (1/6)
Read a book with a MC that's a King -OR- A crown on the cover (show cover).

1.3 Hot Tea Month
Read a book with a cup on the cover (show cover) -OR- someone drinking tea in the story (give sentence and page #).

1.4 Spouse's Day (1/26)
Read a book that has WIFE or HUSBAND in the title.

1.5 Listopia: Winter Book Covers
Read a book listed in Winter Book Covers Tell us the page # and location #.

1.6 Favorite Author
Currently one of my favorite authors is Gail Oust. She writes cozy mysteries.
Read one of her books: Gail Oust Booklist
(Tell us what you thought of the book you read (3 or 4 sentences))

1.7 (Linda C's task) New Year's Resolution
Read a book related to a New Year's Resolution.
Tell us the resolution and how it fits.
For example – I intend to read more books over 500 pages and read something over 500 pages
OR I plan to start jogging and read a book where the MC is a jogger or a bio of a runner.

Two Point Tasks

2.1 Surprise Me
Read two books

Go to link: Surprise Me Task

2.2 (Amber's task) We Bought A Zoo
Two Books
This month we're learning some fun facts about our Meekats and Emperor Penquins

1. Meekats
Complete one of the following tasks.

a. Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa.
Read a book set in Africa
b. A group of meerkats is called a "mob", "gang" or "clan" .
Read a book with Mob, Gang or Clan in the title
c. A meerkat clan often contains about 20 meerkats, but some super-families have 50 or more members.
Read a book with a page number including at least two of the numbers from 2,0,5,0

2. Emperor Penguins
Complete one of the following tasks.

a. Emperor Penguin's dorsal side and head are black and sharply delineated from the white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches.
Read a book with a black,white or yellow cover.
2. The only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter, emperor penguins trek 50–120 km (31–75 mi) over the ice to breeding colonies which may include thousands of individuals.
Read a book set in the Winter or Antartica
3. The female lays a single egg, which then is incubated by the male while the female returns to the sea to feed; parents subsequently take turns foraging at sea and caring for their chick in the colony.
Read a book where the MC is a parent

2.3 (Tessa's Task) All About January
Read Two Books

1) Read a book FIRST published in January (any year) - tell us when
2) Read a book whose title begins with a letter in JANUS (exclude: A, An, The)

2.4 (Tessa's Task) Let's Build a Snowman
Read Two Books

1) Read a book with a predominantly WHITE cover (at least 60%)
2) Read a book showing a circle or ball on the cover.
Post the Cover. A partial image is allowed as long as at least 60% of it shows and it would clearly be a full circle if all were visible: e.g.:

3.1 (Linda's Task) January Birthstone - Garnet
Read Three Books

1. Garnet is generally dark red
Read a book with a red cover (more than 50% ) or that has the word RED in the title
2. Garnet was thought to keep the wearer safe during travel
Read a book set in a country other than your own -OR- where the MC takes a trip
3. In Asia, bullets were once made from garnets because it was believed that they would cause enemies to bleed more.
Read a book with an MPG of war (any war) -OR- with a gun or bullet on the cover (show cover) -OR- the first letter of the title is in BULLETS

Five Point Task

5.1 Stop the Ringing
Read 5 Books

In January, We will be celebrating Festival of Sleep Day (1/3) and Punch the Clock Day (1/27)

For this month, spell-out: SLEEP or PUNCH

For example: Spell-out: PUNCH

Patterson, James - Liar Liar
Unteachables (The) by Gordon Korman
No Exit by Taylor Adams
Curse So Dark and Lovely (A) by Brigid Kemmerer
Holly Black's The Wicked King




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).
Don't forget to list the date you read your books.