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Thanks again, Michelle, for the great challenges!
Spring Forward AprilBooks to Read Goal: #10
Categories Completed: 6
Books Completed: 11
X X X 01) A Whole New Look.
Read a book where a character has made some sort of change.
The Violets of March by Sarah Jio. 4/2/16. 4 stars
Children of the Jacaranda Tree by Sehar Dejilani. 4/1/16. 4 stars
The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner. 4/17/16. 4.5 stars.
The Crossing by Michael Connelly. 4/21/16. 4.5 stars.
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee. 4/27/16. 4.5 stars.
X 02) Spring Cleaning: Out With the Old.
Read a book that’s been on your To-Be-List for over a year.
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey. 4.5 stars. 4/22/16
A Fine Balance
X X 03) Spring Cleaning: And On With the New.
Read a book that is published within the last year.
Clawback by J.A. Jance. 4/4/16. 4 stars. Published 2016.
The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessey by Rachel Joyce. 4/20/16. 4.5 stars. Published 2016.
X 04) The Fourth Month
Read a book with 4 words in the title.
Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown 4/10/16. 5 stars.
05) First four Tinkerbell movies are set during a Season.
Read a book with either a genre or sub-genre of Fantasy, Magical Realism, Fairytale, Folklore, or Mythology.
Beauty; The Last Unicorn
06) April Fool's
Read a book that has made you laugh or is a comedy.
Bird Brains
X 07) I Love Earth.
Read something that has been “Recycled� or paperless.
Saving Ceecee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman. 4/9/16. 5 big stars.
08) UK Loves Pets.
Read a book where a character has some sort of pet.
Temple Grandin: How the Girl who loved cows...
09) Are you a poet and didn’t know it?
Read a book that has one or more poem in it.
TBR- The Red Pencil
X 10) Here’s to your Health.
Read a book that has made you really think and use your brain.
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. 4.5 stars. 4/13/16
It definitely made me think; it's both a social and literary challenge.
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Spring Forward April ChallengeBooks to Read Goal: #5
Categories Completed:#8
Books Completed: #8
I Passed My Goal...!
�01) A Whole New Look.
Read a book where a character has made some sort of change.
---A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 5â˜�'²õ
�02) Spring Cleaning: Out With the Old.
Read a book that’s been on your To-Be-List for over a year.
Or Read a book that was not published in the 21st Century.
---Cat & Mouse by James Patterson 3.5â˜�'²õ
�03) Spring Cleaning: And On With the New.
Read a book that is published within the last year.
---The Insect Farm by Stuart Prebble---4â˜�'²õ
� 04) The Fourth Month
Read a book with 4 words in the title.
---Gone, But Not Forgotten by Phillip Margolin...4.5â˜�'²õ
05) First four Tinkerbell movies are set during a Season.
Read a book with either a genre or sub-genre of Fantasy, Magical Realism, Fairytale, Folklore, or Mythology.
�06) April Fool's
Read a book that has made you laugh or is a comedy.
---The Catch by Louisa McCormack ---1.5â˜�'²õ
� 07) I Love Earth.
Read something that has been “Recycled� or paperless.
---Lightning Girl by 27---3â˜�'²õ
08) UK Loves Pets.
Read a book where a character has some sort of pet.
�09) Are you a poet and didn’t know it?
Read a book that has one or more poem in it.
---The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 4.5â˜�'²õ
�10) Here’s to your Health.
Read a book that has made you really think and use your brain.
---The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield 3.5â˜�'²õ
Spring Forward AprilBooks to Read Goal: 15
Categories Completed: 7
Books Completed: 27
01) A Whole New Look.
Read a book where a character has made some sort of change.
Stealing Shadows by Kay Hooper
FINISHED 4/2/2016
02) Spring Cleaning: Out With the Old.
Read a book that’s been on your To-Be-List for over a year.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
FINISHED 4/6/2016
03) Spring Cleaning: And On With the New.
Read a book that is published within the last year.
04) The Fourth Month
Read a book with 4 words in the title.
05) First four Tinkerbell movies are set during a Season.
Read a book with either a genre or sub-genre of Fantasy, Magical Realism, Fairytale, Folklore, or Mythology.
Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart
FINISHED 4/15/2016
06) April Fool's
Read a book that has made you laugh or is a comedy.
The Bunnicula Collection: Bunnicula, Howliday Inn and The Celery Stalks at Midnight by James Howe
FINISHED 4/30/2016
07) I Love Earth.
Read something that has been “Recycled� or paperless.
The Monuments Men by Robert Edsel Audiobook
FINISHED 4/26/16
08) UK Loves Pets.
Read a book where a character has some sort of pet.
The Solace of Leaving Early by Haven Kimmel--Langston has a dog named Germane
FINISHED 4/4/2016
09) Are you a poet and didn’t know it?
Read a book that has one or more poem in it.
10) Here’s to your Health.
Read a book that has made you really think and use your brain.
Broken April by Ismail Kadare
FINISHED 4/30/2016
Spring Forward AprilBooks to Read Goal: #?
Categories Completed: #?
Books Completed: #?
01) A Whole New Look.
Read a book where a character has made some sort of change.
02) Spring Cleaning: Out With the Old.
Read a book that’s been on your To-Be-List for over a year.
Or Read a book that was not published in the 21st Century.
03) Spring Cleaning: And On With the New.
Read a book that is published within the last year.
04) The Fourth Month
Read a book with 4 words in the title.
05) First four Tinkerbell movies are set during a Season.
Read a book with either a genre or sub-genre of Fantasy, Magical Realism, Fairytale, Folklore, or Mythology.
06) April Fool's
Read a book that has made you laugh or is a comedy.
07) I Love Earth.
Read something that has been “Recycled� or paperless.
08) UK Loves Pets.
Read a book where a character has some sort of pet.
09) Are you a poet and didn’t know it?
Read a book that has one or more poem in it.
10) Here’s to your Health.
Read a book that has made you really think and use your brain.
Well, I'm going to try. No vacations this month.Spring Forward April
Books to Read Goal: 10
Categories Completed: 8
Books Completed: 8
01) A Whole New Look.
Trust by P J Adams
02) Spring Cleaning: Out With the Old.
Read a book that’s been on your To-Be-List for over a year.
Or Read a book that was not published in the 21st Century.
03) Spring Cleaning: And On With the New.
Bait: A Billionaire Romance 2 by Colleen Charles
04) The Fourth Month
Say You'll Love Me--Ally Broadfield
05) First four Tinkerbell movies are set during a Season.
Dragon Heat, Book 1--Ella J. Phoenix
06) April Fool's
Judging a Book by Its Lover--Lauren Leto
07) I Love Earth.
Deena and the Professor--Trudy Judd
08) UK Loves Pets.
Unleashing Mr. Darcy--Teri Wilson
09) Are you a poet and didn’t know it?
Read a book that has one or more poem in it.
10) Here’s to your Health.
Jasmine and Stars: Reading More Than Lolita in Tehran--Fatemeh Keshavarz
Spring Forward AprilBooks to Read Goal: #10
Categories Completed: #9
Books Completed: #9
�01) A Whole New Look
Read a book where a character has made some sort of change.
The Illustrated Mum by Jacqueline Wilson, 4****s, 4-5-16
�02) Spring Cleaning: Out With the Old
Read a book that’s been on your To-Be-List for over a year.
Or Read a book that was not published in the 21st Century.
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers, 3***s, 4-7-16
03) Spring Cleaning: And In With the New
Read a book that is published within the last year.
�04) The Fourth Month
Read a book with 4 words in the title.
If You're Reading This by Trent Reedy, 3***s, 4-10-16
�05) First four Tinkerbell movies are set during a Season
Read a book with either a genre or sub-genre of Fantasy, Magical Realism, Fairytale, Folklore, or Mythology.
Cinder by Marissa Meyer, 4****s, 4-12-16
�06) April Fool's
Read a book that has made you laugh or is a comedy.
Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis, 3***s
�07) I Love Earth
Read something that has been “Recycled� or paperless.
The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket, 3***s, 4-13-16
�08) UK Loves Pets
Read a book where a character has some sort of pet.
Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich, 4****s, 4-30-16
�09) Are you a poet and didn’t know it?
Read a book that has one or more poem in it.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 4****s, 4-22-16
�10) Here’s to your Health
Read a book that has made you really think and use your brain.
Here’s to your Health.
Moby Dick by Herman Melville, 3***s, 4-16-16
Spring Forward AprilBooks to Read Goal: #?
Categories Completed: #?
Books Completed: #?
01) A Whole New Look. Read a book where a character has made some sort of change. Forgiven: The Amish School Shooting, a Mother’s Love, and a Story of Remarkable Grace
02) Spring Cleaning: Out With the Old.
Read a book that’s been on your To-Be-List for over a year.
Or Read a book that was not published in the 21st Century.
03) Spring Cleaning: And On With the New. Read a book that is published within the last year. Triathlon 2.0: Data-Driven Performance Training
04) The Fourth Month
Read a book with 4 words in the title.
05) First four Tinkerbell movies are set during a Season.
Read a book with either a genre or sub-genre of Fantasy, Magical Realism, Fairytale, Folklore, or Mythology.
06) April Fool's
Read a book that has made you laugh or is a comedy.
07) I Love Earth.
Read something that has been “Recycled� or paperless.
08) UK Loves Pets.
Read a book where a character has some sort of pet.
09) Are you a poet and didn’t know it?
Read a book that has one or more poem in it.
10) Here’s to your Health.
Read a book that has made you really think and use your brain.
Forgiven: The Amish School Shooting, a Mother’s Love, and a Story of Remarkable Grace by Terri Roberts 5 starsOctober 2, 2006--the unthinkable happened. An armed man walked into an Amish school house, ordered the teacher and boys out, locked the door, asked the girls to pray for him, shot all but one gilr who managed to escape and then killed himself. Yet out of a crime that rocked the world came a most surprising thing; forgiveness. Not because there was a lack of pain, devastation or grief, but because of the firm conviction the Amish have about this, and this family was known to them. On that very day, an Amish man went to the home of the parents of the shooter, told them it wasn't their fault, and that he forgave their son.
This book, written by this mother along with a professional writer, might not read like breathtaking literature, but it is her story. It also has bits of writing from others. In the remarkable journey that followed all of the grieving families and community, both of the victims and the perpetrator, there grew a deep and abiding friendship There were grief counsellors brought in, of course, and they also formed long lasting friendships. The Amish don't appear on film or do public speaking, so they turn to Terri Roberts, the mother of the shooter, to speak for them, and usually some Amish go with her for support and to share testimonies.
If you are not at all religious, perhaps you won't want to read such a Christian oriented book, but if not, then at least read about this from secular sources. Regardless of your personal beliefs, I think a close examination of how this was handled and helped with healing and moving forward with a new normal that includes a lifetime of hurt somewhere in there can still be useful.
Triathlon 2.0: Data-Driven Performance Training by James Vance 4 stars
If you are interested in competing in triathlons, then this is a book for you. It combines high tech with planning to maximize your training in ways that weren't available prior to things such as GPS and other monitoring devices. While this book is addressed to people at all levels of the competition and for triathlons of all lengths, there is a fair bit of weight on the half and full ironman competitions. Rife with charts and graphs, three letter abbreviations, this book starts from before training through to the post season analysis.
If you are new to this, have something handy to write with to help you remember those abbreviations as you read through this book. I am not nor never have been a competitive athlete; I have no desire to run races that last for hours, but there was still a great deal of good information I may end up using just in my general fitness.
Spring Forward April Done 4/30/16Books to Read Goal: #10
Categories Completed: #10
Books Completed: #10
� 01) A Whole New Look.
Read a book where a character has made some sort of change.
Dead Tomorrow by Peter James - 4/1/16 - 4â˜�'²õ
� 02) Spring Cleaning: Out With the Old.
Read a book that’s been on your To-Be-List for over a year.
Or Read a book that was not published in the 21st Century.
Raven Stole the Moon by Garth Stein - 4/2/16 - 2.5â˜�'²õ
� 03) Spring Cleaning: And On With the New.
Read a book that is published within the last year.
Scandalous Behavior by Stuart Woods - 4/4/16 - 3.5â˜�'²õ
� 04) The Fourth Month
Read a book with 4 words in the title.
The Mystery of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes - 4/3/16 - 3.5â˜�'²õ
� 05) First four Tinkerbell movies are set during a Season.
Read a book with either a genre or sub-genre of Fantasy, Magical Realism, Fairytale, Folklore, or Mythology.
The Blood Gospel by James Rollins & Rebecca Cantrell - 4/27/16 - 4â˜�'²õ
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
� 06) April Fool's
Read a book that has made you laugh or is a comedy.
� 07) I Love Earth.
Read something that has been “Recycled� or paperless.
Killer Dust by Sarah Andrews - 4/17/16 - 3â˜�'²õ
� 08) UK Loves Pets.
Read a book where a character has some sort of pet.
The Outcast Dead by Elly Griffith - 4/11/16 - 4.5â˜�'²õ
09) Are you a poet and didn’t know it?
Read a book that has one or more poem in it.
The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman - 4/30/16 - 4.5â˜�'²õ
� 10) Here’s to your Health.
Harmony House by Nic Sheff - 4/13/16 - 3â˜�'²õ
Read a book that has made you really think and use your brain.
Spring Forward AprilBooks to Read Goal: #?
Books Completed: 4
01) A Whole New Look.
Read a book where a character has made some sort of change.
02) Spring Cleaning: Out With the Old.
Read a book that’s been on your To-Be-List for over a year.
Or Read a book that was not published in the 21st Century.
03) Spring Cleaning: And On With the New.
Read a book that is published within the last year.
04) The Fourth Month
Read a book with 4 words in the title.
The Rest Is Silence by Keith McCarthy - 4 stars
05) First four Tinkerbell movies are set during a Season.
Read a book with either a genre or sub-genre of Fantasy, Magical Realism, Fairytale, Folklore, or Mythology.
Firefight by Brandon Sanderson - 4 stars
06) April Fool's
Read a book that has made you laugh or is a comedy.
07) I Love Earth.
Read something that has been “Recycled� or paperless.
The Lost Boy by Camilla Läckberg - 3.5 stars - audiobook
08) UK Loves Pets.
Read a book where a character has some sort of pet.
The Ghost Riders of Ordebec by Fred Vargas - 4 stars - there's a pigeon and a dog
09) Are you a poet and didn’t know it?
Read a book that has one or more poem in it.
10) Here’s to your Health.
Read a book that has made you really think and use your brain.
Books to Read Goal: 4Categories Completed: #?
Books Completed: 2
01) A Whole New Look.
02) Spring Cleaning: Out With the Old.
The Children by Edith Wharton (still reading)
03) Spring Cleaning: And On With the New.
04) The Fourth Month
05) First four Tinkerbell movies are set during a Season.
06) April Fool's
07) I Love Earth.
The Tent by Miral el Tahawi (read on my phone) 3 stars
08) UK Loves Pets.
Life after Life by Kate Atkinson . 2 stars
09) Are you a poet and didn’t know it?
10) Here’s to your Health.
The Illicit Happiness of Other People by Manu Joseph (still reading) has quite a few people with mental problems and addictions
Spring Forward AprilGoal: 10
Books Completed: 10
� 01) A Whole New Look.
Read a book where a character has made some sort of change.
Last Light by Terri Blackstock - 2 Stars - 4/12/16
� 02) Spring Cleaning: Out With the Old.
Read a book that’s been on your To-Be-List for over a year.
Or Read a book that was not published in the 21st Century.
Dead Like You by Peter James - 4.5 Stars - 4/2/16
(On TBR since I bought it May 2012)
� 03) Spring Cleaning: And On With the New.
Read a book that is published within the last year.
Find Her by Lisa Gardner - 5 Stars - 4/5/16
Published 2/9/16
� 04) The Fourth Month
Read a book with 4 words in the title.
The Last Kashmiri Rose by Barbara Cleverly - 3.5 Stars - 4/9/16
� 05) First four Tinkerbell movies are set during a Season.
Read a book with either a genre or sub-genre of Fantasy, Magical Realism, Fairytale, Folklore, or Mythology.
The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard - 3 Stars - 4/18/16
� 06) April Fool's
Read a book that has made you laugh or is a comedy.
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown - 3 Stars - 4/6/16
� 07) I Love Earth.
Read something that has been “Recycled� or paperless.
The Bottom of Your Heart by Maurizio de Giovanni - 5 Stars and 💕
� 08) UK Loves Pets.
Read a book where a character has some sort of pet.
The Outcast Dead by Elly Griffith - 4.5 Stars - 4/10/16
� 09) Are you a poet and didn’t know it?
Read a book that has one or more poem in it.
Blood and Ice by Robert Masello - 3 Stars - 4/8/16
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge figures heavily in this book.
� 10) Here’s to your Health.
Read a book that has made you really think and use your brain.
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom - 4 Stars - 4/16/16
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Olivermagnus wrote: "Spring Forward AprilGoal: 10
Books Completed: 10
� 01) A Whole New Look.
Read a book where a character has made some sort of change.
Last Light by Terri Blackstock - 2 Stars - 4/12/16
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Congratulations on finishing the whole challenge!! Good job :)
Yep. Nice job, OM and the rest of you! Lots of people finished the challenge this time!
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Michelle wrote: "Sorry everyone for the delay of May's challenge. I have been super busy lately, too busy to read sometimes. Gah! I only read 2 books in April and now a total of 8 books. Since its late, May challen..."We're glad to see you back, Michelle! We missed you and figured you were busy. Just hope everything's fine other than busy.
Michelle wrote: "Sorry everyone for the delay of May's challenge. I have been super busy lately, too busy to read sometimes. Gah! I only read 2 books in April and now a total of 8 books. Since its late, May challen..."Glad you're back, Michelle! :)
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Monthly Rules still apply.
As for the Challenge:
Spring Forward April
Books to Read Goal: #?
Categories Completed: #?
Books Completed: #?
01) A Whole New Look.
Read a book where a character has made some sort of change.
02) Spring Cleaning: Out With the Old.
Read a book that’s been on your To-Be-List for over a year.
Or Read a book that was not published in the 21st Century.
03) Spring Cleaning: And On With the New.
Read a book that is published within the last year.
04) The Fourth Month
Read a book with 4 words in the title.
05) First four Tinkerbell movies are set during a Season.
Read a book with either a genre or sub-genre of Fantasy, Magical Realism, Fairytale, Folklore, or Mythology.
06) April Fool's
Read a book that has made you laugh or is a comedy.
07) I Love Earth.
Read something that has been “Recycled� or paperless.
08) UK Loves Pets.
Read a book where a character has some sort of pet.
09) Are you a poet and didn’t know it?
Read a book that has one or more poem in it.
10) Here’s to your Health.
Read a book that has made you really think and use your brain.
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