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message 1: by Melissa (last edited Jan 13, 2023 03:52PM) (new)

Melissa | 1388 comments Mod
1. Read a book with water on the cover
2. Read a book involving farming
3. Read a book with a Bee on the cover
4. Read a book with a blind character
5. Read a book with poems in it
6. Read a book with a girl child character
7. Read a book with a chess piece on the cover
8. Read a book involving a non-traditional sport
9. Read a book involving space
10. Read a book involving women in science
11. Read a book with a weather-related word in the title
12. Read a book with a red cover
13. Read a book involving faith
14. Read a book involving Hollywood
15. Read a book set in Texas
16. Read a book with a pink cover
17. Read a book involving music
18. Read a book with a newspaper on the cover
19. Read a book set in a school
20. Read a book with a French character
21. Read a book with the number 23 in the title
22. Read a book with a radio on the cover
23. Read a book with a purple cover
24. Read a book with a color in the Title
25. Read a book involving someone researching something
26. Read a book with an Artist character
27. Read a book with a name in the title
28. Read a book set in a small town
29. Read a book set in a big city
30. Read a book with the number 7 in the title
31. Read a book with a rabbit on the cover
32. Read a book centered around food
33. Read a book that won an award
34. Read a holiday book
35. Read a book you checked out from the library
36. Read a book involving Egypt
37. Read a non-fiction book
38. Read a book where one character is ill is some way
39. Read a book that teaches something
40. Read a book about/involving an Animal
41. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover
42. Read a picture book
43. Listen to an audiobook
44. Read a Play
45. Read a book published in 2023
46. Read a book with a male main character
47. Read a book involving oceans or set on in an ocean
48. Read a book with a bicycle on the cover
49. Read a book with a reporter, journalist, type character
50. Read a 100-year-old book.

OOPS...
51. Read a book with a horrible character in it (mean, bratty, cranky, spoiled person)
52. Read a book about a real event


message 2: by Lea Ann (new)

Lea Ann (buntingla) | 767 comments Not that I care, but we only have 50 themes listed for our 52 theme challenge.


message 3: by Lea Ann (last edited Dec 31, 2023 06:54PM) (new)

Lea Ann (buntingla) | 767 comments This is honestly one of my favorite challenges each year.

1. Read a book with water on the cover She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
2. Read a book involving farming A stretch but the main character's family loses the farm in Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show (A Novel of Ireland, #1) by Frank Delaney 10/23
3. Read a book with a Bee on the cover
4. Read a book with a blind character
5. Read a book with poems in it The Prophet (A Borzoi Book) by Kahlil Gibran March 19
6. Read a book with a girl child character
7. Read a book with a chess piece on the cover
8. Read a book involving a non-traditional sport
9. Read a book involving space. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng The son in this book is fascinated by space and the moon landing.
10. Read a book involving women in science The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
11. Read a book with a weather-related word in the title
12. Read a book with a red cover Aunt Dimity Goes West (Aunt Dimity Mystery, #12) by Nancy Atherton Jan. 25
13. Read a book involving faith Pilate's Wife by Antoinette May 10/25
14. Read a book involving Hollywood Hollywood Dirt (Hollywood Dirt, #1) by Alessandra Torre Dec. 31
15. Read a book set in Texas
16. Read a book with a pink cover
17. Read a book involving music Sister Stardust by Jane Green The main character runs off with rock stars. June 1
18. Read a book with a newspaper on the cover
19. Read a book set in a school The River King by Alice Hoffman Set at the fictional Hadden School.
20. Read a book with a French character The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
21. Read a book with the number 23 in the title
22. Read a book with a radio on the cover
23. Read a book with a purple cover XOXO by Axie Oh (purple on the cover)
24. Read a book with a color in the Title The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg July 25
25. Read a book involving someone researching something The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova . Jan. 24 - Researching Dracula
26. Read a book with an Artist character Tales Worth Retelling 23 Classic Stories from Around the World (Adapted for Children) by Herzl Fife March 15
27. Read a book with a name in the title The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont April 10
28. Read a book set in a small town The Way I Used to Be (The Way I Used to Be, #1) by Amber Smith
29. Read a book set in a big city The One That Got Away by Charlotte Rixon
30. Read a book with the number 7 in the title
31. Read a book with a rabbit on the cover Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity Mystery, #1) by Nancy Atherton Pink, stuffed rabbit on the cover. - Feb. 3
32. Read a book centered around food Lilac Lane (Chesapeake Shores, #14) by Sherryl Woods centers around an Irish pub and an Irish stew cookoff between the two central characters. March 11
33. Read a book that won an award The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill - Feb. 16 - Winner of the Crime Fiction Lover Best Indie Crime Novel of 2022.
34. Read a holiday book
35. Read a book you checked out from the library Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy June 1
36. Read a book involving Egypt I Was Their American Dream A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib June 1 - The memoir is about a girl who is half Egyptian. She visits Egypt several times growing up.
37. Read a non-fiction book Gandhi Fighter without a Sword by Jeanette Eaton . Feb. 19
38. Read a book where one character is ill is some way Stolen Beauty by Laurie Lico Albanese
39. Read a book that teaches something The First Part Last (Heaven, #2) by Angela Johnson teaches about some of the consequences of teen pregnancies.
40. Read a book about/involving an Animal
41. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover
42. Read a picture book
43. Listen to an audiobook Book Lovers by Emily Henry
44. Read a Play
45. Read a book published in 2023 The Cuban Heiress by Chanel Cleeton
46. Read a book with a male main character Time After Time by Lisa Grunwald
47. Read a book involving oceans or set on in an ocean
48. Read a book with a bicycle on the cover
49. Read a book with a reporter, journalist, type character Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman The main character is making a documentary and interviews three prisoners about to be released.
50. Read a 100-year-old book. Most of the stories in this compilation are over 100 years old, so I'm counting it here. The Complete Short Stories Volume 1 by D.H. Lawrence
51. Read a book with a horrible character in it (mean, bratty, cranky, spoiled person). In Romance of a Lifetime by Carole Mortimer the ex-husband character is one mean, manipulative dude. Jan. 28
52. Read a book about a real event Murder on the Highway The Viola Liuzzo Story by Beatrice Siegel This book is about the murder of Viola Liuzzo, a woman who was targeted by members of the KKK for her support/involvement in the Civil Rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. Jan. 30

33 completed for the year!


message 4: by Melissa (new)

Melissa | 1388 comments Mod
Lea Ann wrote: "Not that I care, but we only have 50 themes listed for our 52 theme challenge."

well, heck... I can add to or give you 2 random picks?


message 5: by Melissa (last edited Mar 19, 2023 03:04PM) (new)

Melissa | 1388 comments Mod
TRACKING POST

4. Read a book with a blind character Fairy Tale by Stephen King
27. Read a book with a name in the title Sophia, Princess Among Beasts by James Patterson
31. Read a book with a rabbit on the cover Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity Mystery, #1) by Nancy Atherton
35. Read a book you checked out from the library Flying Angels by Danielle Steel
51. Read a book with a horrible character in it (mean, bratty, cranky, spoiled person) The Book of Secrets (The Last Oracle, #1) by Melissa McShane (julia Rasmusse)

1. Read a book with water on the cover
2. Read a book involving farming
3. Read a book with a Bee on the cover
4. Read a book with a blind character
5. Read a book with poems in it
6. Read a book with a girl child character
7. Read a book with a chess piece on the cover
8. Read a book involving a non-traditional sport
9. Read a book involving space
10. Read a book involving women in science
11. Read a book with a weather-related word in the title
12. Read a book with a red cover
13. Read a book involving faith
14. Read a book involving Hollywood
15. Read a book set in Texas
16. Read a book with a pink cover
17. Read a book involving music
18. Read a book with a newspaper on the cover
19. Read a book set in a school
20. Read a book with a French character
21. Read a book with the number 23 in the title
22. Read a book with a radio on the cover
23. Read a book with a purple cover
24. Read a book with a color in the Title
25. Read a book involving someone researching something
26. Read a book with an Artist character
27. Read a book with a name in the title
28. Read a book set in a small town
29. Read a book set in a big city
30. Read a book with the number 7 in the title
31. Read a book with a rabbit on the cover
32. Read a book centered around food
33. Read a book that won an award
34. Read a holiday book
35. Read a book you checked out from the library
36. Read a book involving Egypt
37. Read a non-fiction book
38. Read a book where one character is ill is some way
39. Read a book that teaches something
40. Read a book about/involving an Animal
41. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover
42. Read a picture book
43. Listen to an audiobook
44. Read a Play
45. Read a book published in 2023
46. Read a book with a male main character
47. Read a book involving oceans or set on in an ocean
48. Read a book with a bicycle on the cover
49. Read a book with a reporter, journalist, type character
50. Read a 100-year-old book.

OOPS...
51. Read a book with a horrible character in it (mean, bratty, cranky, spoiled person)
52. Read a book about a real event


message 6: by Melissa (new)

Melissa | 1388 comments Mod
Melissa wrote: "TRACKING POST

4. Read a book with a blind character Fairy Tale by Stephen King"


I really didn't think this would be the one I got marked off first, I thought it would be a hard one.


message 7: by Melissa (new)

Melissa | 1388 comments Mod
I added two to the original list since I accidentally turned our 52 challenge into a 50 challenge.


message 8: by Lea Ann (new)

Lea Ann (buntingla) | 767 comments Melissa wrote: "I added two to the original list since I accidentally turned our 52 challenge into a 50 challenge."

Ha! Okay, updated my list.


message 9: by Lea Ann (new)

Lea Ann (buntingla) | 767 comments Two down in Jan. That's good for me.


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