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Beverly ✔ DONE
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June 2021 Mini Challenge: HAPPY FATHER'S DAYBegins: 01June21 / Ends: 30June21
*Read a book by a male author- Beautiful Things: A Memoir by Hunter Biden finished 6/1
* Read a book with a speaking character who is a father. (Tell us who.)-The Evil Within by Darren Galsworthy finished 6/3 (which coincidently happened to be the birthday of the murdered girl) the book is written by the father of a 16-year-old who was murdered by her step-brother
* My Dad wore glasses, so read a book showing a person wearing glasses on the COVER (No sunglasses).-Shattered Innocence, Shattered Dreams by Mary Ryzuk finished 6/19
* My father was bilingual. Read a book originally published in another language than your own native language. (Specify YOUR native language, and the original language of the book.)-The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende finished 6/2 My language is English and the book was originally published in Spanish
* Daddy loved cars. Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in AUTOMOBILES. (Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase. You have two "O"s but only one of each other letter.) You may ignore middle initials, if used.-American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood by Marc Eliot finished 6/11
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Begins: 01June21 / Ends: 30June21
5 / 5 Completed
✔ * Read a book by a male author - Jeffrey Eugenides / The Virgin Suicides ✔ – 20June21
✔ * Read a book with a speaking character who is a father - Roux in The Girl with No Shadow ✔ – 07June21
✔* My Dad wore glasses, so read a book showing a person wearing glasses on the COVER -
✔ - 30July21✔ * My father was bilingual. Read a book originally published in another language than your own native language. - Native language: English & Spanish / book written in Norwegian - Cockroaches ✔ – 26June21
✔ * Daddy loved cars. Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in AUTOMOBILES. - M A - Mary Kay Andrews / The High Tide Club ✔ – 09June21
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So this month's challenge is for you, Daddy ...0/5 read
* Read a book by a male author.
* Read a book with a speaking character who is a father. (Tell us who.)
* My Dad wore glasses, so read a book showing a person wearing glasses on the COVER (No sunglasses).
* My father was bilingual. Read a book originally published in another language than your own native language. (Specify YOUR native language, and the original language of the book.)
* Daddy loved cars. Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in AUTOMOBILES. (Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase. You have two "O"s but only one of each other letter.) You may ignore middle initials, if used.
June 2021 Mini Challenge✔* Read a book by a male author.
Shogun by James Clavell 6/20/21
✔* Read a book with a speaking character who is a father. (Tell us who.)
Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer 6/7/21 - Colonel Stainton, father of Anna
✔* My Dad wore glasses, so read a book showing a person wearing glasses on the COVER (No sunglasses).
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson 6/6/21
✔* My father was bilingual. Read a book originally published in another language than your own native language. (Specify YOUR native language, and the original language of the book.)
Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg 6/15/21 - Chinese is my native language, Danish is the original language of the book.
✔* Daddy loved cars. Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in AUTOMOBILES. (Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase. You have two "O"s but only one of each other letter.) You may ignore middle initials, if used.
Tales from the Hood by Michael Buckley 6/8/21
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY 5/5* Read a book by a male author.
The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver FINISHED 6/2
* Read a book with a speaking character who is a father. (Tell us who.)
Daisy Has Autism by Aaron J. Wright Arthur Russell who is the owner of Daisy, his autistic dog, and father of Magda, his autistic daughter. FINISHED 6/11
* My Dad wore glasses, so read a book showing a person wearing glasses on the COVER (No sunglasses).
Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician by Sandeep Jauhar FINISHED 6/12
* My father was bilingual. Read a book originally published in another language than your own native language. (Specify YOUR native language, and the original language of the book.)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi English is my native language and this was originally written in Japanese. FINISHED 6/3
* Daddy loved cars. Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in AUTOMOBILES. (Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase. You have two "O"s but only one of each other letter.) You may ignore middle initials, if used.
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict FINISHED 6/7
I'm in. Still working on the last two months.5/5
* Read a book by a male author.--The 130-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths--finished 6/6/2021
* Read a book with a speaking character who is a father. (Tell us who.)--The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It by Lisa Shanahan--finished 6/7/2021--There are 3 fathers in this book who speak--Barry Stone (Gemma's dad--typical dad who embarrasses his children and complains about his lawn and gives advice to others about theirs but when Gemma needs him he is there to listen and help); Lt. Col. Webster (the groom's father who wants his children to be all military like and go into the military); and Mick DeHead (Raven's dad who is on disability but will discipline his children as he sees fit even if they are adults.)
* My Dad wore glasses, so read a book showing a person wearing glasses on the COVER (No sunglasses).
Imposter Syndrome by Kathy Wang--finished 6/15/2021* My father was bilingual. Read a book originally published in another language than your own native language. (Specify YOUR native language, and the original language of the book.)--The Rock Blaster by Henning Mankell--finished 6/10/2021--My language is English. The original language of the book is Swedish.
* Daddy loved cars. Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in AUTOMOBILES. (Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase. You have two "O"s but only one of each other letter.) You may ignore middle initials, if used.--Mom Genes: Inside the New Science of Our Ancient Maternal Instinct by Abigail Tucker--finished 6/5/2021
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I guess I'll give it a try!5/5
* Read a book by a male author.
King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard, 6-6-21
* Read a book with a speaking character who is a father. (Tell us who.)
The Godfather by Mario Puzo, 4****s, 7-2-21
Vido Corleone is the father of the Corleone family.
* My Dad wore glasses, so read a book showing a person wearing glasses on the COVER (No sunglasses).
Bless Me, Father by Neil Boyd, 4****s, 11/29/21
* My father was bilingual. Read a book originally published in another language than your own native language. (Specify YOUR native language, and the original language of the book.)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, 4****s, 6-21-21
English is my native language and this was originally written in Japanese. (Thanks for the idea for this book, Beverly!!)
* Daddy loved cars. Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in AUTOMOBILES. (Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase. You have two "O"s but only one of each other letter.) You may ignore middle initials, if used.
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend
Count me in!* Read a book by a male author.
Worth Dying For by Lee Child
June 11, 2021
* Read a book with a speaking character who is a father. (Tell us who.)
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Tom Watson is the father of Evie and a main character
June 15, 2021
* My Dad wore glasses, so read a book showing a person wearing glasses on the COVER (No sunglasses).
Young Guns by Paul Ryan, Eric Cantor, and Kevin McCarthy
June 26, 2021
* My father was bilingual. Read a book originally published in another language than your own native language. (Specify YOUR native language, and the original language of the book.)
Dekok and the Mask of Death by A. C. Baantier
My language is English. The original language of the book is Dutch
June 28, 2021
Daddy loved cars. Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in AUTOMOBILES. (Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase. You have two "O"s but only one of each other letter.) You may ignore middle initials, if used.
Exodus by Leon Uris
June 6, 2021
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Book Concierge wrote: "Well, that was speedy! Congrats on a strong finish, Beverly & Sheila!"Just had the right books in the right place at the right time.
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Perfect for Father's Day!
I just finished my book that had a pic of a man wearing glasses and when I went to goodreads it doesnt have a stock photo of this book. For now I am going to post the Amazon link to this book. If that is not acceptable you will have to let me know what to do. If it is acceptable than I am done with this challenge.
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If you click the "other editions" link in Goodreads when searching, you'll get THIS one as second choice:
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Well, I got 4 out of 5 this month -- better than last month! Another fun one! :)
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I'm right there with you Terri ... and I make up the challenges so you'd think I'd have the advantage of prior planning, but I guess not.
I just now noticed that you read "Before the Coffee Gets Cold". I'm so glad you gave it a try...I really enjoyed it. Looks like you did as well. I understand there's a second book out with 4 additional adventures in it.
Book Concierge wrote: "Terris wrote: "Well, I got 4 out of 5 this month -- better than last month! Another fun one! :)"I'm right there with you Terri ... and I make up the challenges so you'd think I'd have the advanta..."
It seems like you should get some kind of advantage, BC, as hard as you work on these challenges!!! Haha!
Beverly wrote: "I just now noticed that you read "Before the Coffee Gets Cold". I'm so glad you gave it a try...I really enjoyed it. Looks like you did as well. I understand there's a second book out with 4 additi..."Yes, I liked it! I'll certainly look for the second book!! :)
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Book Concierge wrote: "Update message # 4 - Finally found a cover showing a person wearing glasses ... in fact, all three ladies are wearing glasses!"Whoop Whoop!!!! You wouldn't think it would be so difficult, would you??
I finally finished the June challenge!!! Better late than never -- maybe??!! ;)
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Begins: 01June21 / Ends: 30June21
Last month's challenge got me thinking about the Asia/Pacific area and now here it is Memorial Day weekend. Of course I think of my father, and I look every day at the photo montage hanging over my computer ... pictures of him as a young man serving in the Pacific theater during WW2.
So this month's challenge is for you, Daddy ...
* Read a book by a male author.
* Read a book with a speaking character who is a father. (Tell us who.)
* My Dad wore glasses, so read a book showing a person wearing glasses on the COVER (No sunglasses).
* My father was bilingual. Read a book originally published in another language than your own native language. (Specify YOUR native language, and the original language of the book.)
* Daddy loved cars. Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found in AUTOMOBILES. (Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase. You have two "O"s but only one of each other letter.) You may ignore middle initials, if used.
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RULES OF THE CHALLENGE
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.
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