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message 1: by Cindy III (last edited Aug 04, 2017 02:41AM) (new)

Cindy III | 372 comments 2017 Reading Challenges

Monthly Challenges
January - Myths from Around the World
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Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 9 (Tokyo Ghoul, #9) by Sui Ishida
goal: 1/3 Incomplete

February

March - Title IX Challenge
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Liselotte & Witch's Forest, Vol. 1 by Natsuki Takaya
goal: 1/3 Incomplete

April

May - sun songs
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0/3 Incomplete

June - summer celebrations
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0/1 Incomplete

July - Ongoing Conflicts
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We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled Voices from Syria by Wendy Pearlman
1/1 complete

War and Peace
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We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled Voices from Syria by Wendy Pearlman Noragami Stray God, Vol. 17 by Adachitoka
2/2

August - LGBTQIA+
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0/1

Famous TV Neighbors
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0/1

September

October

November

December


message 2: by Cindy III (last edited Aug 04, 2017 02:49AM) (new)

Cindy III | 372 comments Quarterly Challenges

Q1: 2016 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Award Winners [and noms]
Duration: Jan. 1-Mar. 31, 2017
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Saga, Vol. 6 (Saga, #6) by Brian K. Vaughan
goal: 1/3 Incomplete

Q2: Apr. 1-Jun. 30, 2017
Classics Around the World
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goal: 2.5/7

Clear the Shelves
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goal: 7/7

Q3 July 1 - Sept. 30
Wonders of the World
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0/3

Triathlon
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14/28 | 2,413/4000

Q4


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Cindy III | 372 comments Yearly Challenges
Let's Turn Pages
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goal: 0/20,017 pages

Color Challenge
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goal: 0/12

Popsugar Challenge
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goal: 0/10

My Favorite Things
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goal: 0/9

Top Ten Faves
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goal: 0/5


message 4: by Cindy III (new)

Cindy III | 372 comments Myths from Around the World
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2017

1. Janus - Roman god of beginnings and transitions. Read a book set in Italy, or a book with a character that starts out on a fresh beginning.

2. Fenghuang - Chinese bird, also known as the Chinese Phoenix, is a mythical bird that signifies high virtue and grace. Read a book set in China, or a book featuring a character full of grace and virtue.

3. Brownie - Scottish mythical creature that inhabits houses and aids in tasks. Read a book set in Scotland, or a book featuring a character that does work that is unseen.

4. Enenra - Japanese smoke creature. It inhabits bonfires and legend says can only be seen by the pure of heart. Read a book set in Japan, or a book with a pure-hearted character. Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 9 read Jan. 19

5. Cyclops - Greek mythical one-eyed giants. Read a book based on a Greek tragedy or a book featuring a short-sighted character.

6. Lang suir - Malaysian ghost of a woman who died in childbirth. Read a book from Oceania, or a book featuring a character who dies from a broken heart.

7. Nakki - Finnish water spirit who will capture unmindful children. Read a book set in Scandinavia, or a book about a captured child.

8. Hippogriff - European medieval beast that is half eagle and half horse, known for being extremely fast and able to fly long distances. Read a book about medieval Europe, or a book featuring a character who flies.

9. Wandjina - Australian aboriginal wind and cloud spirits. Read a book set in Australia, or a book featuring an important weather event.

10. Jumbee - Caribbean malevolent entities. Read a book set in the Caribbean, or a book featuring a malevolent character.


message 5: by Cindy III (last edited Aug 04, 2017 02:09AM) (new)

Cindy III | 372 comments ONGOING CONFLICTS
Duration July 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017

1. The Israeli - Palestinian Conflict: 1947 - ongoing About the Night About the Night by Anat Talshir

2. Thailand Civil War - 1948 - ongoing

3. The Korean War: 1950 - ongoing

4. The War in Afghanistan: 2001 - ongoing

5. The Iraq War: 2003 - 2016 and now again The Unraveling: High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq The Unraveling High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq by Emma Sky

6. The War against Boko Haram: 2009 - ongoing.

7. The War in Somalia: 2009 - ongoing

8. The Yemeni Civil War: 2011 - ongoing.

9. The Syrian Civil War: 2011 - ongoing. We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria � July 30-31 We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled Voices from Syria by Wendy Pearlman
The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches from Syria The Morning They Came for Us Dispatches from Syria by Janine Di Giovanni

10. The Ukraine Conflict: 2013 - ongoing
In Wartime: Stories from Ukraine
In Wartime Stories from Ukraine by Tim Judah


message 6: by Cindy III (last edited Dec 22, 2019 04:05AM) (new)

Cindy III | 372 comments May-Sun Songs
May 1, 2017-Dec. 31 2017
UNSTOPPABLE SUN (By Aaron Yan): read a book where a character is changed in a positve way by another person.

ORENJI NO TAIYOU/THE ORANGE SUN (By Gackt and Hyde): read a book where one of the MC's has to say goodbye to another character by the end or closer to the end of the book.




message 7: by Cindy III (new)

Cindy III | 372 comments Classics Around the World
Apr 1 -Dec 31. 2017
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry June 9
The Stranger by Albert Camus June

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler The Plague by Albert Camus Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel


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