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November 2020 Mini Challenge: Honoring Our Veterans
Begins: 01Nov20 / Ends: 30Novt20


Many countries honor veterans during Remembrance Day ceremonies in November. Originally this holiday was called Armistice Day in honor of the peace which came after World War I ... at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month.

TASKS
Read a book ...
* Where the main character is either an active member of the military, or is a veteran (any service branch, any country, any war)

* With a main page genre of WAR (Can be embedded, as in "civil war")

* First published in a year with two '1's (e.g. 2011, 1981, etc)

* Whose title begins with a letter in ARMY -or- in NAVY (Exclude leading articles: A, An, The)

* By an author whose first and last initials are found in COMBAT VETERAN. Ignore middle initials, if used. Initials may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.


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All books used must be a minimum of 100 pages long - Page length determined by HARDCOVER 1st edition. If there is no Hardcover, then the most popular paperback governs page #.

You may read in any format - text, audio or e-book. If using audio or e-book I suggest using Amazon.com's "look inside" feature to get a page number for your quote.

You MUST finish the book before you can claim credit for completing a task.

A book may be used for only one task, even if it would satisfy the challenge for multiple tasks.

EXAMPLE of a successful post:
Title begins with a letter in BLUE: - The Unteachables ✔ - 31May19


If you'd like to be recognized as finishing, the challenge, please post a new comment alerting me to your finish. I do not get notifications when you edit your original post.

Have Fun!

Reserved for list of participants:


CLICK on your name to go directly to your challenge post.

Beverly ✔ - DONE

JennH

Koren ✔ - DONE

Lee ✔ - DONE

Sheila ✔ - DONE

TerriS

Tessa ✔ - DONE

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November 2020 Mini Challenge: Honoring Our Veterans
Begins: 01Nov20 / Ends: 30Nov20

TASKS
Read a book ...
* Where the main character is either an active member of the military, or is a veteran (any service branch, any country, any war)- General Ulysses S. Grant: The Soldier and the Man by Edward G. Longacre finished 12/1


* With a main page genre of WAR (Can be embedded, as in "civil war")- The Red Circle: My Life in the Navy SEAL Sniper Corps and How I Trained America's Deadliest Marksmen by Brandon Webb finished 11/8


* First published in a year with two '1's (e.g. 2011, 1981, etc)-Tiger, Tiger by Margaux Fragoso finished 11/14 published in 2011.


* Whose title begins with a letter in ARMY -or- in NAVY (Exclude leading articles: A, An, The)-
Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy finished 11/21


* By an author whose first and last initials are found in COMBAT VETERAN. Ignore middle initials, if used. Initials may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.-Where I Come from: Stories from the Deep South
by Rick Bragg finished 11/23

OK...let's see what we can come up with!

Read a book ...
* Where the main character is either an active member of the military, or is a veteran (any service branch, any country, any war)
by Karen White Officer was wounded Army Captain Cooper Ravenal FINISHED November 7th

* With a main page genre of WAR (Can be embedded, as in "civil war")
by Jean Grainger FINISHED November 14th

* First published in a year with two '1's (e.g. 2011, 1981, etc)
by Max Tomlinson Published in 2011 FINISHED 11/12

* Whose title begins with a letter in ARMY -or- in NAVY (Exclude leading articles: A, An, The)
by Sheri Reynolds FINISHED November 4th

* By an author whose first and last initials are found in COMBAT VETERAN. Ignore middle initials, if used. Initials may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
by Bridget Collins FINISHED November 3rd

November 2020 Mini Challenge: Honoring Our Veterans
Begins: 01Nov20 / Ends: 30Nov20

5 / 5 Completed


Read a book ...
✔ * Where the main character is a veteran (any service branch, any country, any war) - Frankie served in Vietnam in The Winter of Frankie Machine ✔ – 02Nov2020

✔ * With a main page genre of WAR - The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted ✔ - 22Nov20

✔ * First published in a year with two '1's - 1981 - A Stab in the Dark ✔ - 21Nov20

✔ * Whose title begins with a letter in ARMY - Around the World ✔ – 01Nov2020

✔ * By an author whose first and last initials are found in COMBAT VETERAN. - C B - Carol Burnett / This Time Together ✔ – 03Nov2020

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November 2020 Challenge

TASKS
Read a book ...
* Where the main character is either an active member of the military, or is a veteran (any service branch, any country, any war)

✔* With a main page genre of WAR (Can be embedded, as in "civil war")
The Monuments Men by Robert Edsel 11/9/20

* First published in a year with two '1's (e.g. 2011, 1981, etc)

✔* Whose title begins with a letter in ARMY -or- in NAVY (Exclude leading articles: A, An, The)
Another One Bites the Dust by Ellie Alexander 11/14/20

✔* By an author whose first and last initials are found in COMBAT VETERAN. Ignore middle initials, if used. Initials may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
Till Death Do Us Tart by Ellie Alexander 11/17/20

Sign me up!

Read a book ...
* Where the main character is either an active member of the military, or is a veteran (any service branch, any country, any war)

Nothing to Lose by Lee Child
Jack Reacher is a retired Army MP
November 26, 2020

* With a main page genre of WAR (Can be embedded, as in "civil war")

The British Are Coming by Rick Atkinson
November 3, 2020

* First published in a year with two '1's (e.g. 2011, 1981, etc)

Mark by Lonnie Coleman
1981
November 14, 2020

* Whose title begins with a letter in ARMY -or- in NAVY (Exclude leading articles: A, An, The)

Anthony Adverse by Hervey Allen
November 28, 2020

* By an author whose first and last initials are found in COMBAT VETERAN. Ignore middle initials, if used. Initials may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.

Fire Dragon by Ted Bell
November 12, 2020

Looks like I may have to do some searching to come up with the qualifying books, but I'll give it a try! :)

November 2020 Mini Challenge: Honoring Our Veterans
Begins: 01Nov20 / Ends: 30Nov20

TASKS
Read a book ...
* Where the main character is either an active member of the military, or is a veteran (any service branch, any country, any war)

Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith, 5*****s, Veteran, Cormoran Strike, finished 11-25-20

* With a main page genre of WAR (Can be embedded, as in "civil war")

* First published in a year with two '1's (e.g. 2011, 1981, etc)

Maurice by E.M. Forster, 4****s, published 1971, finished 11-20-20

* Whose title begins with a letter in ARMY -or- in NAVY (Exclude leading articles: A, An, The)


Rabbit at Rest by John Updike, 4****s, finished 11-12-20

* By an author whose first and last initials are found in COMBAT VETERAN. Ignore middle initials, if used. Initials may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.

Adequate Yearly Progress by Roxanna Elden, finished 11-28-20

I'm in.

5/5

* Where the main character is either an active member of the military, or is a veteran (any service branch, any country, any war)--The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War by John "Chick" Donohue and J. T. Molloy--finished 11/11/2020--Veteran of the Marines--traveling in Vietnam during the war.

* With a main page genre of WAR (Can be embedded, as in "civil war")--No Ordinary Dog: My Partner from the SEAL Teams to the Bin Laden Raid by Will Chesney--finished 1/16/2021--Iraqi and Afghan Wars

* First published in a year with two '1's (e.g. 2011, 1981, etc)--A Very Good Hater by Mary Challis--finished 11/15/2020--published in 1981

* Whose title begins with a letter in ARMY -or- in NAVY (Exclude leading articles: A, An, The)--No Friend of Mine by Lilian Peake--finished 11/29/2020

* By an author whose first and last initials are found in COMBAT VETERAN. Ignore middle initials, if used. Initials may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.--A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain--finished 1/13/2021

I think I have everyone linked to this point. If I missed you, please let me know and I'll create a link for you.

DONE...another batch of good reads!!!

Beverly wrote: "DONE...another batch of good reads!!!"

Wow! Ya' done good!! ;)

I'm having trouble this month finding books from my personal list to fit into these categories. But I'm still working on it!

Congratulations on your finish! :)

Terris wrote: "Beverly wrote: "DONE...another batch of good reads!!!"

Wow! Ya' done good!! ;)

I'm having trouble this month finding books from my personal list to fit into these categories. But I'm still workin..."

Thanks so much. It's easier when you have 10,000 books you'd like to read but I got lucky again this month. Four of the books I read I needed to finish before the end of the year for one of my challenges, and the last one had been a choice for another challenge that didn't work out and I'd been wanting to read so it gave me an excuse! One of the few things that have gone right during this extraordinarily "different" year!!! Hang in there, I'm always happy to see what you read...and many times add them to my list. Actually I check out everyone's to see what I think. You all have increased my list considerably!!!

Finished!

Excellent challenge work, Lee!

Well, I'm "done," but I'm not "finished"!! Four out of five is going to have to do it for me.
I just don't have any plans to read a book in the "War" genre . But that doesn't mean I won't sometime.
So I may finish yet, but it might not be this year! ;)
Thanks for the fun! I enjoyed it :)

Terris wrote: "Well, I'm "done," but I'm not "finished"!! Four out of five is going to have to do it for me.
I just don't have any plans to read a book in the "War" genre . But that doesn't mean I won't sometime...."

No problems, Lee. I never lock the challenges, so feel free to add that last book any time. I also have 4/5 done this month.

Book Concierge wrote: "Terris wrote: "Well, I'm "done," but I'm not "finished"!! Four out of five is going to have to do it for me.
I just don't have any plans to read a book in the "War" genre . But that doesn't mean I ..."

Thanks, I may have to do that! And, as it so happens, I have a book on my list set in the Civil War that I'm set to read pretty soon, so it will fit right in :)

Terris wrote: "Well, I'm "done," but I'm not "finished"!! Four out of five is going to have to do it for me.
I just don't have any plans to read a book in the "War" genre . But that doesn't mean I won't sometime...."

Looks like you had 4 good reads...I think I added them all to my own list. The one about teaching sounds really interesting. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!!!!

Beverly wrote: "Terris wrote: "Well, I'm "done," but I'm not "finished"!! Four out of five is going to have to do it for me.
I just don't have any plans to read a book in the "War" genre . But that doesn't mean I ..."

Thanks for the encouragement! The books I read were pretty good.
Yes, our Thanksgiving was fine, if pretty quiet. Hope you had a nice, safe one :)

Finished!

Whoop, Whoop, Whoop! Good job, Koren.

I finished! I finished 2020 also.