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September 2022 Monthly Challenge - Let's Celebrate
Begins: 01Sep22 / Ends: 30Sep22

There is a wide variety of holidays in September. Let's Celebrate (and clear some books off the tbr while we're at it)!


World Letter-writing Day - Read a book whose title is written in CURSIVE on COVER

International Literacy Day - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in I CAN READ. (Middle initials, if used may be ignored. Initials can be used only so often as they are found in the target phrase. You have two A's, but only one each of the other letters.)

Rosh Hashanah - Read a book with a Jewish character (please ID)

National Wildlife Day - Read a book where a wild animal mentioned in text (quote the passage)

Chocolate Day - Read a book where the 1st letter of each title word is found in: YOU CANNOT HAVE TOO MUCH CHOCOLATE (3-word minimum. ALL words count)




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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:
Book with a BLUE cover: - Young Nick's Head by Karen Hesse ✔ - 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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Participants:

CLICK on your name to go directly to your challenge post

Beverly ✔ Completed

Gibberish

JennH

Koren ✔ Completed

Sheila

TerriS ✔ Completed

Tessa ✔ Completed
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Count me in! :)

September 2022 Monthly Challenge - Let's Celebrate

5/5 Completed

There is a wide variety of holidays in September. Let's Celebrate (and clear some books off the tbr while we're at it)!


✔World Letter-writing Day - Read a book whose title is written in CURSIVE on COVER

Flush by Virginia Woolf, 4****s, 9-10-22

✔International Literacy Day - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in I CAN READ. (Middle initials, if used may be ignored. Initials can be used only so often as they are found in the target phrase. You have two A's, but only one each of the other letters.)
Haven by Emma Donoghue, 4****s, 9-27-22

✔Rosh Hashanah - Read a book with a Jewish character (please ID)
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert, 3***s, 9-22-22
Marjorie Lowitsky, clothing designer and business partner of main character Vivian Morris

✔National Wildlife Day - Read a book where a wild animal mentioned in text (quote the passage)
One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner, 4****s, 9-4-22
“What do you think about wildlife? Grizzly bear? Mountain lion?”

✔Chocolate Day - Read a book where the 1st letter of each title word is found in: YOU CANNOT HAVE TOO MUCH CHOCOLATE (3-word minimum. ALL words count)
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion, 4****s, 9-2-22

September 2022 Monthly Challenge - Let's Celebrate
Begins: 01Sep22 / Ends: 30Sep22


5 / 5 completed


* World Letter-writing Day - Title is written in CURSIVE on COVER - ✔ - 16Sep22

* International Literacy Day - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in I CAN READ (Middle initials, if used may be ignored.) - A D - Alda P. Dobbs / Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna ✔ – 29Oct22

* Rosh Hashanah - Read a book with a Jewish character - Rabbi Moses Martinez in Murder in Grub Street ✔ – 19Oct22

* National Wildlife Day - Read a book where a wild animal mentioned in text - pg 260 "…growling like a bear." - Fly Away ✔– 09Sep22

* Chocolate Day - Read a book where the 1st letter of each title word is found in: YOU CANNOT HAVE TOO MUCH CHOCOLATE - T C O C - The Coyotes of Carthage ✔– 21Sep22


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Marking my spot! I’m away, so I’ll update once I get to my computer.

September 2022 Monthly Challenge

✔World Letter-writing Day - Read a book whose title is written in CURSIVE on COVER
Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse by Harper Lin 9/12


✔International Literacy Day - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in I CAN READ. (Middle initials, if used may be ignored. Initials can be used only so often as they are found in the target phrase. You have two A's, but only one each of the other letters.)
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield 9/11

✔Rosh Hashanah - Read a book with a Jewish character (please ID)
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began Art Spiegelman 9/14/22 - Vladek Spiegelman/Art Spiegelman

✔National Wildlife Day - Read a book where a wild animal mentioned in text (quote the passage)
The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit by Krista Davis - 9/1/22 - p58 - "...and a Baccarat crystal elephant and bear cub."

✔Chocolate Day - Read a book where the 1st letter of each title word is found in: YOU CANNOT HAVE TOO MUCH CHOCOLATE (3-word minimum. ALL words count)
The Last of August by Brittany Cavallaro 9/6

September 2022 Monthly Challenge - Let's Celebrate

World Letter-writing Day - Read a book whose title is written in CURSIVE on COVER-The Nurses of Mayo Clinic: Caring Healers by Arlene Keeling, RN finished 9/10


International Literacy Day - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in I CAN READ. (Middle initials, if used may be ignored. Initials can be used only so often as they are found in the target phrase. You have two A's, but only one each of the other letters.)-Carol Rothgeb Hometown Killer finished 9/22

Rosh Hashanah - Read a book with a Jewish character (please ID)-The Doggie in the Window: How One Beloved Dog Opened My Eyes to the Complicated Story Behind Man's Best Friend by Rory Kress finished 9/7 (The author's husband is Jewish)

National Wildlife Day - Read a book where a wild animal mentioned in text (quote the passage)-Country Grit: A Farmoir of Finding Purpose and Love by Scottie Jones finished 9/2 p. 115 Close association with humans almost always ends badly for cougars.

Chocolate Day - Read a book where the 1st letter of each title word is found in: YOU CANNOT HAVE TOO MUCH CHOCOLATE (3-word minimum. ALL words count)-Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang by William Queen finished 9/24

I'm in!

4/5

World Letter-writing Day - Read a book whose title is written in CURSIVE on COVER--Praying with Jane Eyre: Reflections on Reading as a Sacred Practice by Vanessa Zoltan--finished 10/7/2022

International Literacy Day - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in I CAN READ. (Middle initials, if used may be ignored. Initials can be used only so often as they are found in the target phrase. You have two A's, but only one each of the other letters.)--Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn--finished 9/23/2022

Rosh Hashanah - Read a book with a Jewish character (please ID)--Zabar's: A Family Story, with Recipes by Lori Zabar--finished 10/23/2022 --This is a family of Ashkenaz Jewish family who left Ukraine (then Russian territory) as pograms emptied out the towns and came to America where they founded Zabar's in NYC through stores, a delicatessen, and real estate. This is their story.

National Wildlife Day - Read a book where a wild animal mentioned in text (quote the passage)--Sentient: How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses by Jackie Higgans--finished 10/12/2022--pg. 84--"It all started with a comment at a conference from a distinguished professor who has been raising orphaned vampire bat cubs in captivity," said Gerald, or Jerry, Wilkerson.--This whole book is about wild animals and how scientists are studying them to learn more about our senses.

Chocolate Day - Read a book where the 1st letter of each title word is found in: YOU CANNOT HAVE TOO MUCH CHOCOLATE (3-word minimum. ALL words count)

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Welcome to the challenge!

September 2022 Monthly Challenge - Let's Celebrate
Begins: 01Sep22 / Ends: 30Sep22

5/5

World Letter-writing Day - Read a book whose title is written in CURSIVE on COVER
The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton FINISHED 9/5

International Literacy Day - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in I CAN READ. (Middle initials, if used may be ignored. Initials can be used only so often as they are found in the target phrase. You have two A's, but only one each of the other letters.)
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes FINISHED 9/5

Rosh Hashanah - Read a book with a Jewish character (please ID)
The Girl in the Striped Dress by Ellie Midwood One of the main characters, Helena Citronova and became Helena Dahler after marrying the German officer she fell in love with. FINISHED 9/13

National Wildlife Day - Read a book where a wild animal mentioned in text (quote the passage)
The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra "It became well established in university biology departments that wolves were the capitalist imperialists of the animal kingdom, and so the army went to great lengths to be rid of them." FINISHED 9/2

Chocolate Day - Read a book where the 1st letter of each title word is found in: YOU CANNOT HAVE TOO MUCH CHOCOLATE (3-word minimum. ALL words count)
East Coast Toast by Walker Newton FINISHED 9/19

Updated message #10: DONE

Well done, Beverly!

We should have known: Last to Enter -- First to Finish!! haha! ;)

I make up these challenges months in advance, so you think I'd have an advantage ... NOPE. I'm as surprised as all of you and scrambling to organize my reading to fit the challenge tasks.

Book Concierge wrote: "I make up these challenges months in advance, so you think I'd have an advantage ... NOPE. I'm as surprised as all of you and scrambling to organize my reading to fit the challenge tasks."

That's funny! I'm scrambling on this one, too. But that Beverly is always right on top of her reading challenges! ;)

Terris wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: "I make up these challenges months in advance, so you think I'd have an advantage ... NOPE. I'm as surprised as all of you and scrambling to organize my reading to fit the cha..."

I love the challenges and I love looking for the books that will fit the challenge without having to add more to my reading list for the month. I'm behind on all my challenge work this year...but I'm sleeping as little as possible trying to catch up! By the way...I have Parnassus on Wheels on my Kindle to read!!! Thanks for the suggestion. And Book Concierge...thanks for all the great challenges that keep me on my toes!!!!

I knew we could get a rise out of you, Beverly!
You are always so good at planning your books! I try to get the challenge books to fit in with my "running list" of what I'm going to read for the month. But for some reason I'm having trouble finding an author whose initials are included in "I CAN READ!" haha!
BC, good thing you keep these challenges online forever! Because I may need awhile for this one ;)

Terris wrote: "I knew we could get a rise out of you, Beverly!
You are always so good at planning your books! I try to get the challenge books to fit in with my "running list" of what I'm going to read for the m..."

Well...there are only 7 letters available so it makes it a limited group!!! You'll get it!!!

I CAN READ - Agatha Christie
Ellery Adams
Nora Ephron
Richard Adams
Isabel Allende
Nora Roberts

THANK YOU!!!

Finished!

Koren wrote: "Finished!"

You are missing a link to a book for the last task.

I'm finished! Well, I actually finished on Sept. 27 and forgot to post it!!! Just glad to have another challenge under my belt ;)

Way to go, Terri!

Book Concierge wrote: "Koren wrote: "Finished!"

You are missing a link to a book for the last task."

Something told me to check this thread and now I finally see your note. Fixed it. FYI I only counted the main title and not the subtitle.

Update Message # 4 - Challenge completed - ✔ 29Oct22