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Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019

Object: Read books with an animal on the cover.

Levels:
Domestic: 3-11 books
Wild: 12+ books


Check out these lists:
Wolves/dogs and other animals on front covers
Books with Horses on the Cover
Best Animal Covers
Girl with a Sword and an Animal Friend


Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

✩Anna✩

Barbara ★ FINISHED

Carolyn FINISHED

Celia FINISHED

Christina (AKA Babbling) FINISHED

Cyndee FINISHED

Den FINISHED

Emeli

Ferenc FINISHED

Genevieve FINISHED

Grace FINISHED

Hannah

Helen FINISHED

Joanna FINISHED

JoAnne FINISHED

Kellene FINISHED

Kendra FINISHED

Kimberly FINISHED

Melanie

Rina FINISHED

Rosa FINISHED

Sandra FINISHED

Shash FINISHED

Suzanne

Tari FINISHED

Victorian Vickie

✨ Vittoria ✨ FINISHED

Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019

Goal: 12/12

1. Birds (vultures) - Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan – 10/05/2019
2. Birds (Cardinal and Ultramarine Flycatcher)- This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone – 11/06/2019
3. Another bird (white-breasted nuthatch)- The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by Matt Kracht – 11/15/2019
4. Fox - Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee – 11/18/2019
5. And another bird (toucan)- The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren – 11/23/2019
6. More birds! - The Truth About Magic by Atticus Poetry – 12/01/2019
7. Scarab - Hatshepsut's Collar by A.W. Exley – 12/06/2019
8. Unicorn - The Unicorn's Tail by A.W. Exley – 12/07/2019
9. Serpent - The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis – 12/18/2019
10. Horses - Lone Ranger/Green Hornet: Champions Of Justice by Michael E. Uslan – 12/24/2019
11. Whale - The Deep by Rivers Solomon – 12/27/2019
12. Birds (one last time) - Love Her Wild by Atticus Poetry – 12/27/2019

I'm in for domestic!

6/11

Animals found:

Horse
Icons of England edited by Bill Bryson (10/6/19)
Forever Cowboy by Leeanna Morgan (10/23/19)
Europe: A Natural History by Tim Flannery (11/16/19)


Elephant
Trouble in Nuala by Harriet Steel (10/10/19)


Bird
The Pine Islands by Marion Poschmann (10/28/19)


Fish
The Way We Eat Now by Bee Wilson (12/14/19)


(+ one rubber duckie)
Flotsametrics and the Floating World: How One Mans Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science by Curtis Ebbesmeyer (12/31/19)

Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019
Wild: 12+ books
14/12+

My List:
1. Wrapped Up in You Jill Shalvis 10/3/19 (horses)
2. The Islanders Meg Mitchell Moore 10/7/19 (birds)
3. Girls Like Us Cristina Alger 10/23/19 (birds)
4. Cry in the Night Colleen Coble 10/30/19 (dog)
5. Silent Night Colleen Coble 10/30/19 (dog)
6. Sunset Beach Mary Kay Andrews 11/14/19 (bird)
7. Spun Out Lorelei James 11/20/19 (horses)
8. Burn Bright Patricia Briggs 11/21/19 (wolf)
9. Mistake, Wisconsin Kersti Niebruegge 11/29/19 (worms)
10. A Vicarage Christmas Kate Hewitt 12/9/19 (birds)
11. Dime a Demon Devon Monk 12/11/19 (unicorn)
12. Kitty Goes to Washington Carrie Vaughn 12/13/19 (cheetah)
13. Run to Ground Katie Ruggle 12/23/19 (dog)
14. On the Chase Katie Ruggle 12/31/19 (dog)

Welcome Ferenc and Rosa!

Too bad I already finished the Kate Daniels series!

I'M IN!
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019
Wild: 12+ books

1 Scornful Scones - Mildred Abbott - 1 OCT
2 Chaotic Corgis - Mildred Abbott - 2 OCT
3 Cheerio and the Caves of Gold - Angela C. Blackmoore - 4 OCT
4 Quarrelsome Quartz - Mildred Abbott - 5 OCT
5 Wicked Wildlife - Mildred Abbott - 6 OCT
6 No Easy Target - Iris Johansen - 10 OCT
7 Malevolent Magic - Mildred Abbott - 14 OCT
8 Eagle Has Landed - Jack Higgins - 14 OCT
9 Untamed Delights - Suzanne Wright - 15 OCT
10 Killer Keys - Mildred Abbott - 18 OCT
11 Perilous Pottery - Mildred Abbott - 22 OCT
12 Devil's Food Cake Doom - Addison Moore - 25 OCT
13 Meddlesome Money - Mildred Abbott - 28 OCT
14 The Best Man - Kristan Higgins - 8 NOV
15 All-Butter ShortDead - H.Y. Hanna - 8 NOV
16 A Scone to Die For - H.Y. Hanna - 14 NOV
17 Tea with Milk and Murder - H.Y. Hanna - 21 NOV
18 Snickerdoodle Secrets - Addison Moore - 23 NOV
19 Animal Farm - George Orwell - 25 NOV
20 Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo - 26 NOV

My spot Level wild

1. Wolf
Finished 23 /10

Welcome Sandra and Emeli!

I'm in and Wild (12+)

Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019

1. Dog- by Juliet Blackwell 10/19/19
2. Dog- by Ellery Adams 10/17/19
3. Crow/Cat- by Amanda Flower 10/28/19
4. Dog- by Kathi Daley 10/31/19
5. Cat- by Ellery Adams 11/2/19
6. Dog- by Ellery Adams . 11/5/19
7. Birds- by Donna Andrews 11/5/19
8. Cat- by Alex A. King 11/12/19
9. Pig- by Juliet Blackwell 11/21/19
10. Reindeer- . Robert Lewis May 12/15/19
11. Badger- Russell Hoban 12/20/19
12. Bird- Paige Shelton 12/24/19
13. Cat- Kay Finch . 12/24/19

Welcome Kellene!

as always, I need to check my boundaries:

does..

fantasy animals (like a dragon)
animal shaped toys (like, a teddy bear or rubber duck)
animal shaped food (like, a cat made of chocolate)
paintings of animals (like, this cover:

the penguin on the logo from penguin books

count?

FINISHED December 29, 2019

Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019
Wild: 12+

1. George Saunders - Fox 8 (October 3, 2019)

2. Andreas Eschbach - Halloween (October 15, 2019)

3. Jack London - Der Ruf der Wildnis (Call of the Wild) (October 17, 2019)

4. Yasmine Galenorn - Darkness Raging (October 20, 2019)

5. Widmark, Martin - Das Campinggeheimnis (The Campingsecret) (Octorber 22, 2019)

6. Wladimir Wassiljew - Bewahrer Des Chaos (Keeper of Chaos) (October 30, 2019)

7. Mazetti, Katarina - Die Karlsson-Kinder (4) Diebe und Dämonen (Thieves and Demons) (October 31, 2019)

8. Norton, Andrew - The X Factor (November 09, 2019)

9. Volkland, Frauke - Eisvogelblau (Kingfisherblue) (November 10, 2019)

10. Amann, Jürg - Lebenslang Vogelzug (Lifelong Bird Migration) (November 12, 2019)

10. Robb, Candace - The Apothecary Rose (November 23, 2019)

11. Stanicic, Sasa - Herkunft (Origins) (November 23, 2019)

12. Overath, Angelika - Ein Winter in Istanbul: Roman (One Winter In Istanbul) (November 29, 2019)

13. Köster-Lösche, Kari - Alfons, die Weihnachtsgans (Alfons the Christmas Goose) (December 08, 2019)

14. Daley, Kathi - Christmas in Paradise (December 07, 2019)

15. Galenorn, Yasmine - Ghost of a Chance (December 15, 2019)

16. Pleszak, Frank - The Battle of Vileyka (December 21, 2019)

17. Astner, Lucy - Polly Schlottermotz: Potzblitzverrückte Weihnachten! (Polly Schlottermotz: Very crazy Christmas!) (December 20, 2019)

18. Bomann, Anne Cathrine - Agathe (December 22, 2019)

19. Gale, Eric Kahn - The Zoo at the Edge of the World (December 22, 2019)

20. Schaefer, Barbara - Lesereise Lappland: Nordlicht, Joik und Rentierschlitten (Reading Tour Through Lapland) (December 22, 2019)

Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019
Domestic: 3-11 books

1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling - 10/14 - Hippogriff

2. It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn - 10/15 - horse

3. On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn - 11/2 - horses

4. Trust Me On This by Jennifer Crusie - 12/5 - dog

Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019
Wild: 12+ books
12/12

1. Kathi Daley 10/1/19
2. Heather Blake 10/4/19
3. Sarah Fox 10/5/19
4. Anne Canadeo 10/6/19
5. Read and Buried Eva Gates 10/7/19
6. Daisy Pettles 10/11/19
7. Nola Robertson 10/12/19
8. Arlene Kay 10/13/19
9. Kathi Daley 10/14/19
10. Kathi Daley 10/17/19
11. Karen Chester 10/22/19
12. Diane Vallere 10/20/19

Animal Cover Challenge
October 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

Object: Read books with an animal on the cover.

Levels:
Domestic: 3-11 books
Wild: 12+ books

1. The Billionaire's Stray Heart by Rachelle J. Christensen (11/15/19)
2. Tails, Time, and St. Nick by Mary Leo (11/27/19)
3. A Cowboy for Christmas by Marcia Lynn McClure (12/4/19)

Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019

Object: Read books with an animal on the cover.

Levels:Wild: 12+ books
1 SCORPION - Anthony Horowitz - 04.10.19
2. CRAB - Murder-on-sea – Julie wassmer 27.10.19

3. DOG – adventures of the Yorkshire shepherdess – amanada owen – 22.10.19

4. The zoo – the wild and wonderful tale of the founding of London zoo– isobel charman – 03.11.19

5. REINDEER - A boy called Christmas – matt haig 12.12.19

6. CAT - The pudding problem – joe berger – 16.12.19

7. TIGER - The Jungle book – 13 December 2019

8. WOLF - Revolting rhymes – dahl 27.11.19

9. Winnie-the-pooh – a.a.milne – 02.01.20

10. HORSES - The Three Musketeers – alexander dumas – 13.01.20

11. VARIOUS - The House at Pooh Corner – A.A. Milne – 15.01.20

12. DOG - The good pilot, peter woodhouse – alexander mccall smith 01.01.20

Rosa wrote: "as always, I need to check my boundaries:

does..

fantasy animals (like a dragon)
animal shaped toys (like, a teddy bear or rubber duck)
animal shaped food (like, a cat made of chocolate)
painting..."

Fantasy animals - yes
The book cover I'd accept

No to everything else...

Welcome Joanna, Cyndee, Tari, Shash and Den!

Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019

Object: Read books with an animal on the cover.

Levels:
Domestic: 3-11 books
Wild: 12+ books

1. Kitty Steals the Show - by Carrie Vaughn 7 October 2019 ★★★★★ -- wolf
2. Prose and Cons by Amanda Flower 17 October 2019 ★★★★ - a cat and a crow
3. Topped Chef by Lucy Burdette 24 October 2019 ★★★★ - cat
4. Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble by H.P. Mallory 2 November 2019 ★★★ - cat and bats
5. Kitty Rocks the House by Carrie Vaughn 21 November 2019 ★★★★ - wolf
6. The Real Macaw by Donna Andrews 28 November 2019 ★★★★★ - Macaw
7. Kitty in the Underworld by Carrie Vaughn 8 December 2019 ★★★ - lioness
8. Charms and Chocolate Chips by Bailey Cates 24 December 2019 ★★★ cat and dog
9. Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik 25 December 2019 ★★★★ - dragon

JoAnne wrote: "Rosa wrote: "as always, I need to check my boundaries:

does..

fantasy animals (like a dragon)
animal shaped toys (like, a teddy bear or rubber duck)
animal shaped food (like, a cat made of chocol..."

thank you!

Welcome Christina!

Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019

Object: Read books with an animal on the cover.

Levels:
Domestic: 3-11 books
Wild: 12+ books

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JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Joanna, Cyndee, Tari, Shash and Den!" Thanks, JoAnne!

Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019

Object: Read books with an animal on the cover.

Level:
Wild: 12+ books

1. Moonflower, E.D.C. Johnson, 05.10.2019

2. Todesmal, Andreas Gruber, 20.10.2019

3. Miss Frost Solves A Cold Case: A Nocturne Falls Mystery, Kristen Painter, 27.10.2019

4. Dead Eye, Alyssa Day, 27.10.2019

5. The Wasp Factory, Iain Banks, 08.11.2019

6. Brackett Hollister: The Werewolf Pack, Quentin Wallace, 22.11.2019

7. Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo, 07.12.2019

8. Dogs Don't Lie, Lisa Shay, 18.12.2019

9. Blood on the Tracks, Barbara Nickless, 22.12.2019

10. The Lady with the Dog & Other Stories, Anton Chekhov, 26.12.2019

11. Dark Witch, Nora Roberts, 28.12.2019

12. Till Death Do Us Tart, H.Y. Hanna, 31.12.2019

Welcome Melanie and Rina!

Sounds fun!!


Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019
Object: Read books with an animal on the cover.
Domestic: 3-11 books

1. by Julie Anne Lindsey (10.15.19)
2. by Jenn McKinlay (10.27.19)
3. by Miranda James (11.13.19)
4. by Heather Blake (11.19.19)
5. by Vicki Delany (12.21.19)

Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019

Object: Read books with an animal on the cover.

Books Read: 2/12+

1. Bottling It by A.A. Albright, 11/13/19, bat.
2. Kingdom of Exiles by Maxym M. Martineau, 12/04/19, tiger.
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I'm in.
3/12 books

1. 11/17
2. 12/18 (view spoiler)[(there's a tiny dog on the left) (hide spoiler)]
3. 12/29 (view spoiler)[(there's a pig in the bottom left corner) (hide spoiler)]

Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019
wild: 12+ books
12/12+

My List:
1. -Kyle Higgins 10/8
2. -Marjorie M. Liu 10/10
3. -Victoria Schwab 10/11
4. -Alex London 10/23
5. -Emma Vieceli 11/4
6. -Courtney Peppernell 11/8
7. -Kevin Panetta 11/13
8. -Ukyo Kodachi 11/18
9. -Benjamin Percy 11/24
10. -Rainbow Rowell 11/28
11. -J.K. Rowling 11/30
12. -Quinn Loftis 12/1

Welcome Kimberly, Anna, Celia and Grace!!

Do fish count?

In for Wild.
10/1-12/31

2/10
by Lynn H. Blackburn 10/1/19 (fish)
by Tracie Peterson 10/2/19 (horse)

Hannah wrote: "Do fish count?"

Yes.

Welcome Hannah!

That is a very pretty cover!

JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Hannah!

That is a very pretty cover!"

Thanks! The others in the series are even prettier, but they don't have animals...

Hannah wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Hannah!

That is a very pretty cover!"

Thanks! The others in the series are even prettier, but they don't have animals..."

At least they work for the Christian Fiction challenge!!

JoAnne wrote: "Hannah wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Hannah!

That is a very pretty cover!"

Thanks! The others in the series are even prettier, but they don't have animals..."

At least they work for the Christi..."

Yes! I need to update that one with September's reads.

I'm in and Wild (12+)

Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019

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Welcome Victorian Vickie!!

Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

Object: Read books with an animal on the cover.

Levels: Wild: 12+ books (view spoiler)[
✦ Death Waits in the Dark by Julia Buckley - 01 Oct 19
✦ A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn - 05 Oct 19
✦ Better Late Than Never by Jenn McKinlay - 09 Oct 19
✦ A Novel Way to Die by Ali Brandon - 11 Oct 19
✦ Death in the Stacks by Jenn McKinlay - 13 Oct 19
✦ Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams - 15 Oct 19
✦ Words With Fiends by Ali Brandon - 19 Oct 19
✦ Literally Murder by Ali Brandon - 26 Oct 19
✦ Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen - 31 Oct 19
✦ Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay - 09 Nov 19
✦ This Old Homicide by Kate Carlisle - 16 Nov 19
✦ Plaster and Poison by Jennie Bentley - 18 Nov 19
✦ Crowned and Moldering by Kate Carlisle - 20 Nov 19
✦ A Killing Notion by Melissa Bourbon - 21 Nov 19
✦ Mortar and Murder by Jennie Bentley - 22 Nov 19
✦ Word to the Wise by Jenn McKinlay - 23 Nov 19
✦ Death Overdue by Allison Brook - 26 Nov 19
✦ Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany - 27 Nov 19
✦ Read and Gone by Allison Brook - 28 Nov 19
✦ Buried in the Stacks by Allison Brook - 30 Nov 19
✦ Deck the Hallways by Kate Carlisle - 02 Dec 19
✦ Flipped Out by Jennie Bentley - 04 Dec 19
✦ Eaves of Destruction by Kate Carlisle - 06 Dec 19
✦ Something Read, Something Dead by Eva Gates - 15 Dec 19
✦ Body on Baker Street by Vicki Delany - 17 Dec 19
✦ Read and Buried by Eva Gates - 19 Dec 19
✦ A Wrench in the Works by Kate Carlisle - 22 Dec 19
✦ Dead as a Door Knocker by Diane Kelly - 24 Dec 19
✦ Death by Committee by Alexis Morgan - 26 Dec 19
✦ The Uninvited Corpse by Debra Sennefelder - 28 Dec 19
✦ The Cat of the Baskervilles by Vicki Delany - 31 Dec 19

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Welcome Vittoria!

Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: Oct. 1st, 2019 - Dec. 31st, 2019

Object: Read books with an animal on the cover.

Levels:
Domestic: 3-11 books
Wild: 12+ books

8/12

1. Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language by Patricia T. O'Conner - Oct. 6th

2. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen - Oct. 20th

3. Night Shift by Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews, Lisa Shearin, & Milla Vane - Nov. 12th

4. The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black - Nov. 21st

5. Zombies Vs. Unicorns edited by Holly Black - Nov. 28th

6. Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia - Dec. 14th

7. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot - Dec. 27th

8. The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire - Dec. 31st

Butterflies are in the animal kingdom.

Welcome Kendra!

Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019

READ: 12/12

1. Beef Stolen-Off - Liz Lipperman (cow) 10/12
2. Laid Bear - Eve Vaughn (bear) 10/21
3. Tying You Down - Cheyenne McCray (horse) 10/24
4. Lian/Roch - Alexandra Ivy & Laura Wright (puma) 10/22
5. Michel/Striker - Alexandra Ivy & Laura Wright (panther) 10/25
6. The Trench - Steve Alten (shark) 10/26



7. Tinder - Sally Gardner (wolf) 11/16
8. Raphael/Parish - Alexandra Ivy & Laura Wright (puma) 11/24
9. The Unicorn Anthology - Anthology (unicorn) 11/28
10. Bear In a Billion - Lilly Pink (bear) 11/30
11. Right from the Gecko - Cynthia Baxter (gecko) 12/22
12. The Doll Factory - Elizabeth Macneal (butterfly) 12/27



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Welcome Barbara!

The Lost Challenges
Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019

Progress: 0 out of 12

Levels:
Domestic: 3-11 books
Wild: 12+ books

Object: Read books with an animal on the cover.

Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

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Welcome Suzanne!

I'll stop with 12 :)

Animal Cover Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019
Wild: 12+ books
12/12

1. Kathi Daley 10/1/19
2. Heather Blake 10/4/19
3. Sarah Fox 10/5/19
4. Anne Canadeo 10/6/19
5. Read and Buried Eva Gates 10/7/19
6. Daisy Pettles 10/11/19
7. Nola Robertson 10/12/19
8. Arlene Kay 10/13/19
9. Kathi Daley 10/14/19
10. Kathi Daley 10/17/19
11. Karen Chester 10/22/19
12. Diane Vallere 10/20/19