The Challenge Factory discussion

Individual
6-month challenge
January - June 2023

In this fun challenge, you get to create your party-friendly clown. What will your clown look like?

Rules
🤡Minimum 100 pages
🤡No graphic novels or cookbooks
🤡Re-reads allowed
🤡Books may be started before the challenge starts BUT must be finished after the start date



Name Your Clown
🤡Spell out your clown name using book titles & series names

Clown Appearance
🤡Is your clown male or female? Read a book with a male or female on the cover to show your clown's gender.
🤡Choose your clown's hair & face paint colors with book covers. You must use a minimum of 2 books. Cover colors should be roughly 50% of that color. This can be your judgment or you may use Tineye to verify.
🤡Describe your clown's outfit using book covers. Is he/she wearing stripes, polka dots, colors, etc? You must use a minimum of 2 books.

Tricks & Entertainment
🤡Juggling: Read a book with all the letters JUGGLING in the title in any order
🤡Magic Tricks: Read a book where someone does a trick (your interpretation)
🤡Balloon Art: What is your clown's specialty? Examples: hats, animals, etc. Find this item on the cover or in the text of a book
🤡Pranks: Read a book where someone pulls a prank on someone else.

First Job
🤡It is time to complete your first job. Every job is like an audition for additional jobs so it needs to go well. Describe your act using book titles. You may use connector words to tell your story. (This doesn't have to be super long but it should give us a glimpse into your clown's show.)

Sample
Mrs Funnybones the Clown Girl started the show with a big Smile and a honk of The Nose. She told the kids "Follow Me" while she juggled The Seven Crystal Balls. Then she showed them The Color of Magic during the Magic Hour. She was playful and used The Prank List as much as she could. She finished the show with 99 Red Balloons creating Balloon Animals that delighted The Children of Húrin.

My spot

My spot

Name Your Clown
🤡Spell out your clown name using book titles & series names
T - The Weirdies read 1/12/23
O
B - Business Fables Adapted From Aesop For Humans Who Work For a Living read 1/22/23
I
A -
T - The Watcher's Guild read 1/22/23
H
A

Clown Appearance
🤡Is your clown male or female? Read a book with a male or female on the cover to show your clown's gender.
FEMALE - read 1/3/23

🤡Choose your clown's hair & face paint colors with book covers. You must use a minimum of 2 books. Cover colors should be roughly 50% of that color. This can be your judgment or you may use Tineye to verify.

green - 1/4/23
Blue - 1/2/23

🤡Describe your clown's outfit using book covers. Is he/she wearing stripes, polka dots, colors, etc? You must use a minimum of 2 books.

1 witch's hat
2

Tricks & Entertainment
🤡Juggling: Read a book with all the letters JUGGLING in the title in any order

🤡Magic Tricks: Read a book where someone does a trick (your interpretation)
Eat, Pray, Roll read 1/3/23

🤡Balloon Art: What is your clown's specialty? Examples: hats, animals, etc. Find this item on the cover or in the text of a book



🤡Pranks: Read a book where someone pulls a prank on someone else.

The Three Way read 1/24/22

First Job
🤡It is time to complete your first job. Every job is like an audition for additional jobs so it needs to go well. Describe your act using book titles. You may use connector words to tell your story. (This doesn't have to be super long but it should give us a glimpse into your clown's show.)

books to fit in -

The Empress of Salt and Fortune read 1/7/23
Revelator 1/9/23

can't use -
After the Rain read 1/10/23
Skeeter and the Weasels read 1/7/23
Who Stole the Bees' Wings? read 1/7/23
The Octo-Bunch *Around the World* read 1/22/23

Individual
6 month challenge
January 22 - June 22 2023

Name Your Clown
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🤡🤡 Gail’s Clown Challenge 🤡🤡

Individual
6-month challenge
January - June 2023

Name Your Clown
🤡Spell out your clown name using book titles & series names

G Girl, Vanished; Read: 1/29/2023
I
G Girl, Erased / Blake Pierce; Read: 02/04/2023
G
L
E (Ella Dark FBI Series) Girl, Silenced; Read 1/28/2023
S. Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six; Read 1/25/2023

Clown Appearance
🤡Is your clown male or female? Read a book with a male or female on the cover to show your clown's gender.
🤡Choose your clown's hair & face paint colors with book covers. You must use a minimum of 2 books. Cover colors should be roughly 50% of that color. This can be your judgment or you may use Tineye to verify.
Face Paint Colors: (White/Red/Black around the eyes): 1/21/2023

🤡Describe your clown's outfit using book covers. Is he/she wearing stripes, polka dots, colors, etc? You must use a minimum of 2 books.
Blue and Yellow polka dots: : read 1/28/2023

Tricks & Entertainment
🤡Juggling: Read a book with all the letters JUGGLING in the title in any order
🤡Magic Tricks: Read a book where someone does a trick (your interpretation)
🤡Balloon Art: What is your clown's specialty? Examples: hats, animals, etc. Find this item on the cover or in the text of a book

✅🤡Pranks: Read a book where someone pulls a prank on someone else.
Book / Author: Pretty Girls /Karin Slaughter
Date Read: 01/21/2023
Prank: Paul fakes his death so he can avoid the FBI.

First Job
🤡It is time to complete your first job. Every job is like an audition for additional jobs so it needs to go well. Describe your act using book titles. You may use connector words to tell your story. (This doesn't have to be super long but it should give us a glimpse into your clown's show.)

Books to fit in:
A Mother Would Know

My spot.
Name Your Clown
🤡Spell out your clown name using book titles & series names

S Serenading Stanley Read 2/10/23
O Opposites Attract Read: 1/10/23
R Royally Wild Read: 1/21/22
R Reckless Pursuit Read 2/15/23
I
S
I

Clown Appearance
🤡Is your clown male or female? Read a book with a male or female on the cover to show your clown's gender.
Glass Houses Read: 1/11/23. Female clown
🤡Choose your clown's hair & face paint colors with book covers. You must use a minimum of 2 books. Cover colors should be roughly 50% of that color. This can be your judgment or you may use Tineye to verify.
read 2/26/23 White , Blue and Red face paint.
read 2/18/23
Orange hair
🤡Describe your clown's outfit using book covers. Is he/she wearing stripes, polka dots, colors, etc? You must use a minimum of 2 books.
Hello Stranger read 2/10/23 - Pink with white polka dots
read 2/16/23
Denim blue background
Tricks & Entertainment
🤡Juggling: Read a book with all the letters JUGGLING in the title in any order
🤡Magic Tricks: Read a book where someone does a trick (your interpretation)
🤡Balloon Art: What is your clown's specialty? Examples: hats, animals, etc. Find this item on the cover or in the text of a book
🤡Pranks: Read a book where someone pulls a prank on someone else.

First Job
🤡It is time to complete your first job. Every job is like an audition for additional jobs so it needs to go well. Describe your act using book titles. You may use connector words to tell your story. (This doesn't have to be super long but it should give us a glimpse into your clown's show.)

My spot

Individual
6-month challenge
January - June 2023

In this fun challenge, you get to create your party-friendly clown. What will your clown look like?

Rules
🤡Minimum 100 pages
🤡No graphic novels or cookbooks
🤡Re-reads allowed
🤡Books may be started before the challenge starts BUT must be finished after the start date

Name Your Clown
🤡Spell out your clown name using book titles & series names
GERTIE
G.
E.
R.
T.
I.
E.

Clown Appearance
🤡Is your clown male or female? Read a book with a male or female on the cover to show your clown's gender.
🤡Choose your clown's hair & face paint colors with book covers. You must use a minimum of 2 books. Cover colors should be roughly 50% of that color. This can be your judgment or you may use Tineye to verify.
🤡Describe your clown's outfit using book covers. Is he/she wearing stripes, polka dots, colors, etc? You must use a minimum of 2 books.

Tricks & Entertainment
🤡Juggling: Read a book with all the letters JUGGLING in the title in any order
🤡Magic Tricks: Read a book where someone does a trick (your interpretation)
🤡Balloon Art: What is your clown's specialty? Examples: hats, animals, etc. Find this item on the cover or in the text of a book
🤡Pranks: Read a book where someone pulls a prank on someone else.

First Job
🤡It is time to complete your first job. Every job is like an audition for additional jobs so it needs to go well. Describe your act using book titles. You may use connector words to tell your story. (This doesn't have to be super long but it should give us a glimpse into your clown's show.)

Sample
Mrs Funnybones the Clown Girl started the show with a big Smile and a honk of The Nose. She told the kids "Follow Me" while she juggled The Seven Crystal Balls. Then she showed them The Color of Magic during the Magic Hour. She was playful and used The Prank List as much as she could. She finished the show with 99 Red Balloons creating Balloon Animals that delighted The Children of Húrin.

Extra

Name Your Clown
🤡Spell out your clown name using book titles & series names
M - Murder at Mabel’s Motel 01/08
A - An Act of Foul Play 01/22
D - Death at the Dance 01/16

M - Murder on the Sea Witch 01/09
A - All Shall Be Well 02/16
D - Death of a Wandering Wolf 02/09
G - Glitter in the Stars 02/20
E - Edinburgh Dusk 02/21

Clown Appearance
🤡Is your clown male or female? Read a book with a male or female on the cover to show your clown's gender.
Murder in Black Tie 02/05

🤡Choose your clown's hair & face paint colors with book covers. You must use a minimum of 2 books. Cover colors should be roughly 50% of that color. This can be your judgment or you may use Tineye to verify.
Going Rogue 01/10
Witch Is When Things Fell Apart 01/28

🤡Describe your clown's outfit using book covers. Is he/she wearing stripes and flowers etc? You must use a minimum of 2 books.
Seaside and Homicide 02/16
Evidence in the Echinacea

Tricks & Entertainment
🤡Juggling: Read a book with all the letters JUGGLING in the title and series name in any order (series name: Lord James Harrington)
Lord James Harrington and the Summer Mystery 05/15

🤡Magic Tricks: Read a book where someone does a trick (your interpretation)

🤡Balloon Art: What is your clown's specialty? Examples: hats, animals, etc. Find this item on the cover or in the text of a book (swords)
A Rare Benedictine 02/12

🤡Pranks: Read a book where someone pulls a prank on someone else.
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun 05/16

First Job
🤡It is time to complete your first job. Every job is like an audition for additional jobs so it needs to go well. Describe your act using book titles. You may use connector words to tell your story. (This doesn't have to be super long but it should give us a glimpse into your clown's show.)

Extra, in case....

Please note that the official start date of this challenge was January 1st. I have been a bit out of it lately and somehow I missed sending a broadcast. I didn't realize it until recently. So I extended it from a 3-month to a 6-month challenge as a gift to all of you since I snoozed. Any book that fits from the beginning of January will count. Happy reading everyone!

Name Your Clown
🤡Spell out your clown name using book titles & series names

D- Dark Song read 1/27/23
I- In the Dark read 1/31/23
M
P- Prince Charming read 1/10/23
L
E
S


Clown Appearance
🤡Is your clown male or female? Read a book with a male or female on the cover to show your clown's gender.
Male- read 1/6/23

🤡Choose your clown's hair & face paint colors with book covers. You must use a minimum of 2 books. Cover colors should be roughly 50% of that color.
Blue Hair- read 1/9/23

🤡Describe your clown's outfit using book covers. Is he/she wearing stripes, polka dots, colors, etc? You must use a minimum of 2 books.
read 2/3/23- Yellow Floral Top

Tricks & Entertainment
🤡Juggling: Read a book with all the letters JUGGLING in the title in any order
🤡Magic Tricks: Read a book where someone does a trick (your interpretation)
🤡Balloon Art: What is your clown's specialty? Examples: hats, animals, etc. Find this item on the cover or in the text of a book
🤡Pranks: Read a book where someone pulls a prank on someone else.

First Job
🤡It is time to complete your first job. Every job is like an audition for additional jobs so it needs to go well. Describe your act using book titles. You may use connector words to tell your story. (This doesn't have to be super long but it should give us a glimpse into your clown's show.)

The Glass Slipper 1/10/23
The Master 1/6/23

Clowning Around
January - June 2023

Name Your Clown
🤡Spell out your clown name using book titles & series names
Dimples
D
I
M
P
L
E
S

Clown Appearance
🤡Is your clown male or female? Read a book with a male or female on the cover to show your clown's gender.

🤡Choose your clown's hair & face paint colors with book covers. You must use a minimum of 2 books. Cover colors should be roughly 50% of that color. This can be your judgment or you may use Tineye to verify.

🤡Describe your clown's outfit using book covers. Is he/she wearing stripes, polka dots, colors, etc? You must use a minimum of 2 books.

Tricks & Entertainment
🤡Juggling: Read a book with all the letters JUGGLING in the title in any order

🤡Magic Tricks: Read a book where someone does a trick (your interpretation)

🤡Balloon Art: What is your clown's specialty? Examples: hats, animals, etc. Find this item on the cover or in the text of a book

🤡Pranks: Read a book where someone pulls a prank on someone else.

First Job
🤡It is time to complete your first job. Every job is like an audition for additional jobs so it needs to go well. Describe your act using book titles. You may use connector words to tell your story. (This doesn't have to be super long but it should give us a glimpse into your clown's show.)

The Challenge Factory
Clowning Around
Duration: January - June 2023

Progress: 0 out of 20(?)

In this fun challenge, you get to create your party-friendly clown. What will your clown look like?

Rules
🤡Minimum 100 pages
🤡No graphic novels or cookbooks
🤡Re-reads allowed
🤡Books may be started before the challenge starts BUT must be finished after the start date

Name Your Clown
🤡Spell out your clown name using book titles & series names (9)
S
T
A
R
B
U
C
K
S

Clown Appearance
🤡Is your clown male or female? Read a book with a male or female on the cover to show your clown's gender.
🤡Choose your clown's hair & face paint colors with book covers. You must use a minimum of 2 books. Cover colors should be roughly 50% of that color. This can be your judgment or you may use Tineye to verify.
🤡Describe your clown's outfit using book covers. Is he/she wearing stripes, polka dots, colors, etc? You must use a minimum of 2 books.

Tricks & Entertainment
🤡Juggling: Read a book with all the letters JUGGLING in the title in any order
🤡Magic Tricks: Read a book where someone does a trick (your interpretation)
🤡Balloon Art: What is your clown's specialty? Examples: hats, animals, etc. Find this item on the cover or in the text of a book
🤡Pranks: Read a book where someone pulls a prank on someone else.

First Job
🤡It is time to complete your first job. Every job is like an audition for additional jobs so it needs to go well. Describe your act using book titles. You may use connector words to tell your story. (This doesn't have to be super long but it should give us a glimpse into your clown's show.)

Sample
Mrs Funnybones the Clown Girl started the show with a big Smile and a honk of The Nose. She told the kids "Follow Me" while she juggled The Seven Crystal Balls. Then she showed them The Color of Magic during the Magic Hour. She was playful and used The Prank List as much as she could. She finished the show with 99 Red Balloons creating Balloon Animals that delighted The Children of Húrin.

How is everyone doing? We have some really fun clown names happening ; )

Donna wrote: "How is everyone doing? We have some really fun clown names happening ; )"

Still looking for JUGGLING 😏 It'll pop up when I least expect it, I'm sure!

I will allow the letters JUGGLING in the title and/or series to make it a bit easier.

Sounds good, thanks Donna

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