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December 2021 mini challenge: HOLIDAY GRAB BAG...
Begins: 01Dec21 / Ends: 31Dec21


One thing I and my fellow co-workers looked forward during the holidays was our annual Holiday Grab Bag. We each bought a gift <$10, wrapped it and put it under the office Xmas tree. On the afternoon before our holiday break, we each, in turn, randomly chose a gift to open.

* Read a book whose author's first and last initials are in HOLIDAY GRAB BAG . Letters may be used only so often as they appear in the phrase; so Bill Bryson will work, but Ruth Reichl will not. Middle initials, if used, can be ignored.

* Read a book with a predominantly RED, GREEN, BLUE or WHITE cover.

* Read a book with a main character who works in an office environment. Tell us who and where they work.

*Read a book you got for <$10. Might be a thrift store or special sale. Gifts you got for free count. As do books you borrowed from a friend or the library. Tell us how you acquired the book.

* Read a book whose title begins with a letter in ORNAMENT -or- SOCKS (Ignore leading articles: A, An, The)



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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.

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!

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Beverly ✔ DONE

JennH

Koren ✔ - DONE

Sheila

TerriS

Tessa ✔ DONE


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December 2021 mini challenge: HOLIDAY GRAB BAG...
Begins: 01Dec21 / Ends: 31Dec21

* Read a book whose author's first and last initials are in HOLIDAY GRAB BAG . Letters may be used only so often as they appear in the phrase; so Bill Bryson will work, but Ruth Reichl will not. Middle initials, if used, can be ignored.-The Storm of the Century: Tragedy, Heroism, Survival, and the Epic True Story of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster: The Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900 by Al Roker finished 12/2

* Read a book with a predominantly RED, GREEN, BLUE or WHITE cover. The Perfect Christmas by Debbie Macomber finished 12/3

* Read a book with a main character who works in an office environment. Tell us who and where they work. The Litigators by John Grisham finished 12/12 The 3 main characters work in a law office.


*Read a book you got for <$10. Might be a thrift store or special sale. Gifts you got for free count. As do books you borrowed from a friend or the library. Tell us how you acquired the book.-Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro finished 12/21 Received free through paperbackswap.com


* Read a book whose title begins with a letter in ORNAMENT -or- SOCKS (Ignore leading articles: A, An, The)-Through the Banks of the Red Cedar: My Father and the Team That Changed the Game by Maya Washington finished 12/9

December 2021 mini challenge: HOLIDAY GRAB BAG...
Begins: 01Dec21 / Ends: 31Dec21

✔* Read a book whose author's first and last initials are in HOLIDAY GRAB BAG . Letters may be used only so often as they appear in the phrase; so Bill Bryson will work, but Ruth Reichl will not. Middle initials, if used, can be ignored.
The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories by O. Henry 12/6/21

✔* Read a book with a predominantly RED, GREEN, BLUE or WHITE cover.
Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean 12/2/21


✔* Read a book with a main character who works in an office environment. Tell us who and where they work.
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle 12/24/21 - three of the main characters worked in a corporate law office, investment office and architect office.

✔*Read a book you got for <$10. Might be a thrift store or special sale. Gifts you got for free count. As do books you borrowed from a friend or the library. Tell us how you acquired the book.
Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien 12/5/21 - borrowed from the library

✔* Read a book whose title begins with a letter in ORNAMENT -or- SOCKS (Ignore leading articles: A, An, The)
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw 12/7/21

December 2021 mini challenge: HOLIDAY GRAB BAG...
Begins: 01Dec21 / Ends: 31Dec21


5 / 5 completed


✔ * Read a book whose author's first and last initials are in HOLIDAY GRAB BAG - L B - Lois Bujold / Shards of Honor – 27Jan22

✔ * Read a book with a predominantly RED, GREEN, BLUE or WHITE cover - – 07Dec21

✔ * Read a book with a main character who works in an office environment. Tell us who and where they work. - Martha works in a library in The Library of Lost and Found ✔ – 14Jan22

✔ *Read a book you got for <$10. Might be a thrift store or special sale. Gifts you got for free count. As do books you borrowed from a friend or the library. Tell us how you acquired the book - Free from the library - American Gods – 11Dec21

✔ * Read a book whose title begins with a letter in ORNAMENT - Nursing Home Murder – 12Dec21

December 2021 mini challenge: HOLIDAY GRAB BAG...
Begins: 01Dec21 / Ends: 31Dec21

5/5

1. Read a book whose author's first and last initials are in HOLIDAY GRAB BAG . Letters may be used only so often as they appear in the phrase; so Bill Bryson will work, but Ruth Reichl will not. Middle initials, if used, can be ignored.
FRY by Lorna Dounaeva FINISHED 12/8

2. Read a book with a predominantly RED, GREEN, BLUE or WHITE cover.
What I Carry by Andrea Kleine BLUE FINISHED 12/7

3. Read a book with a main character who works in an office environment. Tell us who and where they work.
Invitation Only Murder by Leslie Meier Lucy Stone is a reporter/photographer for the Pennysaver newspaper in Tinker's Cove, Maine. FINISHED 12/3

4. Read a book you got for <$10. Might be a thrift store or special sale. Gifts you got for free count. As do books you borrowed from a friend or the library. Tell us how you acquired the book.
Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva Borrowed the book from the library for one of my FTF book discussion groups this month. FINISHED 12/5

5. Read a book whose title begins with a letter in ORNAMENT -or- SOCKS (Ignore leading articles: A, An, The)
Calf by Andrea Kleine FINISHED 12/6

December 2021 mini challenge: HOLIDAY GRAB BAG...
Begins: 01Dec21 / Ends: 31Dec21

5/5 Completed

✔ Read a book whose author's first and last initials are in HOLIDAY GRAB BAG . Letters may be used only so often as they appear in the phrase; so Bill Bryson will work, but Ruth Reichl will not. Middle initials, if used, can be ignored.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos, 12-26-21, 4****s

✔ Read a book with a predominantly RED, GREEN, BLUE or WHITE cover.

The Maid by Nita Prose, 12-5-21, 4****s

✔ Read a book with a main character who works in an office environment. Tell us who and where they work.

The Reading List Sara Nisha Adams, 1-11-22, 4****s
The main character worked in a library.


✔ Read a book you got for <$10. Might be a thrift store or special sale. Gifts you got for free count. As do books you borrowed from a friend or the library. Tell us how you acquired the book.

The Mistletoe Murder And Other Stories by P.D. James, 12-9-21, 4****s
I acquired this book from my local public library.


✔ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in ORNAMENT -or- SOCKS (Ignore leading articles: A, An, The)

A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020 by David Sedaris, 12-8-21, 4****s

I'm in!

4/5

* Read a book whose author's first and last initials are in HOLIDAY GRAB BAG . Letters may be used only so often as they appear in the phrase; so Bill Bryson will work, but Ruth Reichl will not. Middle initials, if used, can be ignored.

* Read a book with a predominantly RED, GREEN, BLUE or WHITE cover.--The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson--finished 1/1/2022

* Read a book with a main character who works in an office environment. Tell us who and where they work.--The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray--finished 12/13/2021--Bella da Costa Green had her own office in the J. P. Morgan Library

*Read a book you got for <$10. Might be a thrift store or special sale. Gifts you got for free count. As do books you borrowed from a friend or the library. Tell us how you acquired the book.--Moby-Dick by Herman Melville--finished 1/20/2022. I got it from Library Things Secret Santa.

* Read a book whose title begins with a letter in ORNAMENT -or- SOCKS (Ignore leading articles: A, An, The)--Cowboy Takes All by Sinclair Jayne--finished 12/6/2021

Welcome to the challenge: Beverly, JennH, Koren, Sheila, and TerriS.

Updated message #6: DONE!! Merry Christmas to everyone!

THAT was fast, Beverly! Merry Christmas to you!

Finished!

I think I'm finished for now. I just couldn't find any books on my lists that included a person who works in an office. I'm sure I'll come across one in the near future!
But this was a fun challenge! Can't wait to see what's coming up in 2022!! :)
Happy New Year, Everyone!

Terris wrote: "I think I'm finished for now. I just couldn't find any books on my lists that included a person who works in an office. I'm sure I'll come across one in the near future!
But this was a fun challeng..."

I thought that one would be impossible, but when I realized lawyers work in offices it was pretty easy.

Koren wrote: "Terris wrote: "I think I'm finished for now. I just couldn't find any books on my lists that included a person who works in an office. I'm sure I'll come across one in the near future!
But this was..."

I guess I need to read more lawyer books! haha! :)

Terris wrote: "Koren wrote: "Terris wrote: "I think I'm finished for now. I just couldn't find any books on my lists that included a person who works in an office. I'm sure I'll come across one in the near future..."

Do you like John Grisham? I have several of his.

Koren wrote: "Terris wrote: "Koren wrote: "Terris wrote: "I think I'm finished for now. I just couldn't find any books on my lists that included a person who works in an office. I'm sure I'll come across one in ..."

Yes, and I've read several of his, but I don't have any on my list to read in the near future :/

Hey, in The Reading List, which I'm reading right now, the main girl works at a library -- does that count as an office job?!

Terris wrote: "Hey, in The Reading List, which I'm reading right now, the main girl works at a library -- does that count as an office job?!"

Sure.

Yay! Thanks! I'll count it as soon as I finish :)

I finally finished the December challenge!! Yippee!

Great challenge work, Terri!

I just noticed I post on Dec. 21 that I was done but am not listed as finished.

Koren wrote: "I just noticed I post on Dec. 21 that I was done but am not listed as finished."

Thanks for alerting me again, Koren. I clearly missed your first post.

Book Concierge wrote: "Koren wrote: "I just noticed I post on Dec. 21 that I was done but am not listed as finished."

Thanks for alerting me again, Koren. I clearly missed your first post."

No problem. Looks like it just got lost with others posting about the same time.