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One Month Challenge
December 1 - 31

Remember growing up singing Christmas carols like Frosty the Snowman? Our challenge this month is all about that Christmas carol. You do not have to complete all of these and you may repeat tasks. Open the Christmas Candy link. Crack open the candy by clicking on it to get a number. Read for the task associated with that number. So grab a spot and start cracking open candy!!

Christmas Candy
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Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul,
With a corncob pipe and a button nose
And two eyes made out of coal.
Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale, they say,
He was made of snow but the children know
how he came to life one day.
There must have been some magic in that
Old silk hat they found.
For when they placed it on his head
He began to dance around.
O, Frosty the snowman
Was alive as he could be,
And the children say he could laugh
And play just the same as you and me.
Thumpety thump thump,
Thumpety thump thump,
Look at Frosty go.
Thumpety thump thump,
Thumpety thump thump,
Over the hills of snow.

Frosty the snowman knew
The sun was hot that day,
So he said, "Let's run and
We'll have some fun
Now before I melt away."
Down to the village,
With a broomstick in his hand,
Running here and there all
Around the square saying,
Catch me if you can.
He led them down the streets of town
Right to the traffic cop.
And he only paused a moment when
He heard him holler "Stop!"
For Frosty the snowman
Had to hurry on his way,
But he waved goodbye saying,
"Don't you cry,
I'll be back again some day."
Thumpety thump thump,
Thumpety thump thump,
Look at Frosty go.
Thumpety thump thump,
Thumpety thump thump,
Over the hills of snow.


Tasks:
1. Read a book with a happy or jolly person (your interpretation)
2. Read a book with the author's initials in PIPE
3. Read a book set in a small town or village
4. Read a book with 2 dark eyes on the cover
5. Read a book tagged Fairytale
6. Read a book with snow on the cover
7. Read a book with children in the story
8. Read a book with magic
9. Read a book with a hat on the cover
10. Read a book with all the letters of FROSTY in the title/subtitle
11. Read a book with someone who dances
12. Read a book with someone who laughs a lot (your interpretation)
13. Read a book with all the letters of PLAY in the title
14. Read a book with the word COAL in the text
15. Read a book with a sun on the cover
16. Read a book with a cop
17. Read a book with a snowman on the cover
18. Read a book with a broomstick on the cover
19. Read a book where someone says goodbye
20. Read a book where someone cries

Participants

Sammy
Truitt
Christine
Elizabeth
Aoife
Christene Paula
Kira

In!

#11. - Top Rankin': A Punk/Ska Noir Novel - people dance at the music club the MC owns.

#4. - Sentimental Education - man on cover has dark eyes

#14. - Suttree - "stared into the face of a coal coloured one" ch 6

#1. - Naked Lunch - Some of the characters are disturbingly jolly when they are high!

#7. - A Tale of Love and Darkness - MC is a child and others pop up occasionally

#19. - Herzog - MC gets divored, I'd say that's a goodbye! :)

#13. - The Five People You Meet in Heaven - All letters in PLAY in title

#16. - The Savage Detectives - alberto and his policeman friend make regular appearances

#12. - Love, Theoretically - Jack is always laughing at Elsie

#9. - Mr. Vertigo - top hat on cover

#11. - Money - some scenes in nightclubs where people dance

#14. - The Sword of Shannara "The dying coal of an evening fire" ch 2

#20. - London Falling - Several characters cry when they realise their children have been taken from them

#15. - Columbus Day - sun peeking over the top of the planet

#16. - A Change of Circumstance - MC is police officer

I’m right behind you, Sammy!

#1 Read a book with a happy or jolly person (your interpretation)
The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie 12/2

#7 Read a book with children in the story
Death in Berlin by M.M. Kaye 12/4

#5 Read a book tagged Fairytale
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 12/15

#2 Read a book with the author's initials in PIPE

I'm also in please and thank you ~ I cracked a 15 for my fist number :)

Truitt_T wrote: "I’m right behind you, Sammy!"

I expected nothing less 😁

This seems so much fun. the cracker exploded with a #3 and scared my window cat half to death( I call her a window cat because she is a cat who enters my bedroom via my window:)
Since I live in a one stop light (barely) small town in deep South Texas how appropriate my first book is to be set in a small town or village.

Goal: 0/20

I'm in :)

First Spin - #18

Task List
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1. Read a book with a happy or jolly person (your interpretation)
2. Read a book with the author's initials in PIPE
3. Read a book set in a small town or village
4. Read a book with 2 dark eyes on the cover
5. Read a book tagged Fairytale
6. Read a book with snow on the cover
7. Read a book with children in the story
8. Read a book with magic
9. Read a book with a hat on the cover
10. Read a book with all the letters of FROSTY in the title/subtitle
11. Read a book with someone who dances
12. Read a book with someone who laughs a lot (your interpretation)
13. Read a book with all the letters of PLAY in the title
14. Read a book with the word COAL in the text
15. Read a book with a sun on the cover
16. Read a book with a cop
17. Read a book with a snowman on the cover
18. Read a book with a broomstick on the cover
19. Read a book where someone says goodbye
20. Read a book where someone cries
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Task 1: 18. Read a book with a broomstick on the cover
Book:
Pages:
Date:
How it fits:

Frosty the Snowman
December 1 - 31
1/?

#4. Read a book with 2 dark eyes on the cover
by Jessica Knoll 12/1

#5. Read a book tagged Fairytale
When Beauty Tamed the Beast byEloisa James 12/2

#2. Read a book with the author's initials in PIPE

I am in!

Cracked #6
6. Read a book with snow on the cover
by Jo Thomas 12/04

Cracked #9
9. Read a book with a hat on the cover
by Amy Andrews 12/05

Cracked #16
16. Read a book with a cop
Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs (pack member Darren is a cop) 12/05

Cracked #14
14. Read a book with the word COAL in the text
An Unexpected Peril by Deanna Raybourn (@16% "odors of horse and burning coal") 12/06

Cracked #7
7. Read a book with children in the story

Frosty the Snowman
Duration: December 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

20. Read a book where someone cries: City on Fire/Don Winslow 12/3/23

Frosty the Snowman
1-31/12
Books: 46

3. Read a book set in a small town or village - Quindicott
The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion by Alice Kimberly 3/12 2.5★

16. Read a book with a cop - Lt. Eve Dallas
Judgement in Death by J.D. Robb 3/12 3★

19. Read a book where someone says goodbye - Tova to Marcellus
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 3/12 3★

12. Read a book with someone who laughs a lot (your interpretation) - Loki
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman 5/12 3★

20. Read a book where someone cries
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman 5/12 5★

14. Read a book with the word COAL in the text
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 6/12 5★
"but the clerk's fire was so very much smaller that it looked like one coal" p.5

3. Read a book set in a small town or village
Ain't She Sweet by Marie Force 7/12 1★

16. Read a book with a cop
Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb 8/12 3★

11. Read a book with someone who dances
Devil's Lady by Dawn Lindsey 9/12 1★

6. Read a book with snow on the cover
Dashing Through the Snow by Debbie Macomber 9/12 1★

20. Read a book where someone cries - Geeta & Farah
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff 10/12 3★

7. Read a book with children in the story
My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara 11/12 5★

20. Read a book where someone cries
Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr 12/12 3.5★

7. Read a book with children in the story
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey 13/12 1★

6. Read a book with snow on the cover
It's That Time of Year by Roisin Meaney 13/12 4★

19. Read a book where someone says goodbye
Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major 14/12 5★

13. Read a book with all the letters of PLAY in the title
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 15/12 5★

11. Read a book with someone who dances
Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn 16/12 1.5★

6. Read a book with snow on the cover
A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow 16/12 2.5★

16. Read a book with a cop
Cream Puff Murder by Joanne Fluke 17/12 2★

7. Read a book with children in the story
The House We Called Home by Jenny Oliver 18/12 3.5★

7. Read a book with children in the story
The Twins at St Clare's by Enid Blyton 19/12 4.5★

7. Read a book with children in the story
The O'Sullivan Twins by Enid Blyton 19/12 3.5★

7. Read a book with children in the story
Summer Term at St Clare's by Enid Blyton 19/12 4★

19. Read a book where someone says goodbye
The Second Form at St Clare's by Enid Blyton 20/12 4★

7. Read a book with children in the story
The Twins at St Clare's by Enid Blyton 19/12 4.5★

20. Read a book where someone cries
Claudine at St Clare's by Enid Blyton 20/12 4★

7. Read a book with children in the story
Fifth Formers of St Clare's by Enid Blyton 21/12 3.5★

19. Read a book where someone says goodbye
First Term at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton 21/12 4★

15. Read a book with a sun on the cover
A Shepherd's Watch: Through the Seasons with One Man and His Dogs by David Kennard 22/12 3.5★

20. Read a book where someone cries
The Second Form at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton 22/12 4★

19. Read a book where someone says goodbye
Third Year at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton 22/12 4★

7. Read a book with children in the story
If I Should Lose You by Natasha Lester 24/12 4★

11. Read a book with someone who dances
The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions by Kerry Greenwood 25/12 3.5★

19. Read a book where someone says goodbye
On the Beach by Nevil Shute 25/12 4.5★

8. Read a book with magic - MPG
Mister Monday by Garth Nix 26/12 4★

14. Read a book with the word COAL in the text - "the coal house wall" p.84
The Unadulterated Cat by Terry Pratchett 26/12 5★

16. Read a book with a cop
Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh 27/12 2.5★

14. Read a book with the word COAL in the text - "there was a coal fire burning in the grate" p.89
Excellent Women by Barbara Pym 27/12 3★

19. Read a book where someone says goodbye
Upper Fourth at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton 28/12 4★

7. Read a book with children in the story
In the Fifth at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton 28/12 4★

7. Read a book with children in the story
Last Term at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton 29/12 3.5★

19. Read a book where someone says goodbye
Goodbye Malory Towers by Pamela Cox 29/12 2★

13. Read a book with all the letters of PLAY in the title
System Collapse by Martha Wells 30/12 3.5★

16. Read a book with a cop
The Nursing Home Murder by Ngaio Marsh 30/12 2.5★

6. Read a book with snow on the cover
by Jo Nesbø 31/12 3.5★

I thought I had said I'd like to play, but didn't! (I did spin on the 1st though)

Frosty the Snowman

✓ 6. Read a book with snow on the cover
~ The Spy Coast ~ 12/2
✓ 13. Read a book with all the letters of PLAY in the title
~ Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots ~ 12/5
✓ 11. Read a book with someone who dances
~ Don't Hex and Drive ~ 12/6 ~ Isadora & Devraj dance
✓ 20. Read a book where someone cries
~ A Christmas Carol ~ 12/6 ~ Scrooge cries
✓ 16. Read a book with a cop
~ Whisper Island ~ 12/7 ~ cops investigate
✓ 7. Read a book with children in the story
~ A Christmas Date ~ 12/8 ~ family/kids celebrate Christmas
✓ 5. Read a book tagged Fairytale
~ Flunked ~ 12/9
✓ 6. Read a book with snow on the cover
~ Breaking Silence ~ 12/9
✓ 8. Read a book with magic
~ Witch in the Woods ~ 12/9
✓ 19. Read a book where someone says goodbye
~ Hercule Poirot's Christmas ~ 12/11 ~ Harry says goodbye to Alfred, pg 268
✓ 1. Read a book with a happy or jolly person (your interpretation)
~ The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. ~ 12/13 ~ Melisande is a happy/jolly person
✓ 14. Read a book with the word COAL in the text
~ The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding ~ 12/19 ~ The Underdog "..hauled me over the coals..."
✓ 16. Read a book with a cop
~ Cross & Crown ~ 12/21 ~ Nick is a detective
✓ 20. Read a book where someone cries
~ Nettle & Bone ~ 12/22 ~ Marra cries
✓ 7. Read a book with children in the story
~ What We Forgot to Bury ~ 12/23 ~ Elle's brothers
✓ 19. Read a book where someone says goodbye
~ The Five ~ 12/25 ~ Polly tells her grandfather "goodbye for now"
✓ 8. Read a book with magic
~ White Witchmas ~ 12/26 ~ Lots of magic!
✓ 3. Read a book set in a small town or village
~ Under Currents ~ 12/28 ~ Set in small town in NC
✓ 14. Read a book with the word COAL in the text
~ The Passage ~ 12/30 ~ "She was glowing like a coal." pg 72