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November 2018 Mini Challenges

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#1. Tombstones/Graveyard on cover -
#3. Circle on cover -
#4. Country other than my own -
#5. Go for a ride -




The fourth one is going to be easy for me, the problem would be to find one in my country :D
And thank you, Heather!
And thank you, Heather!

So for me! :D
I'll post my challege when I'll finish it.

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1. Find a book that depicts a tombstone or graveyard on the cover, or features a cemetery/grave/graveyard in the story or title Death & the Gravedigger's Angel





1.Plan your Epitaph Day: Find a book that features a cemetery/grave/graveyard in the story.
A Seamless Murder by Melissa Bourbon

2. November is National Novel Writing Month, November 5 is Book Lovers Day and November 8 Young Readers Day: Read a book ABOUT books. That could involve a bookstore, library, book restorer, literary agent, collector, or book group.
3. Look for Circles Day:
Watching the Detectives by Julie Mulhern

4. November 17 is World Peace Day: Read a book set in a country other than your own.
5. Go for a Ride Day:
A Cajun Christmas Killing by Ellen Byron


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1. a tombstone or graveyard on the cover, or features a cemetery/grave/graveyard in the story or title
October's Eve
2. Read a book ABOUT books.
A Dark and Stormy Murder
3. Read a book that has something round on the cover.
Uncle and Ants
4. Read a book set in a country other than your own.
The Netherfield Affair
5. Read a book in which someone goes for a ride, be it by bicycle, boat, car, horse, train, wagon, etc..
Mrs. Odboddy: Undercover Courier: (train ride)






Duration: November 1, 2018 - November 30, 2018
completed: 0/5 👑
1. Find a book that depicts a tombstone or graveyard on the cover, or features a cemetery/grave/graveyard in the story or title :
2. Read a book ABOUT books :
3. Read a book that has something round on the cover - a plate, an embroidery hoop, a tire, a wreath, a pan, cookies, flowers � anything that is a circle!
4. Read a book set in a country other than your own:
5. Read a book in which someone goes for a ride, be it by bicycle, boat, car, horse, train, wagon etc..

2. November is National Novel Writing Month, November 5 is Book Lovers Day and November 8 Young Readers Day: Read a book ABOUT books. That could involve a bookstore, library, book restorer, literary agent, collector, or book group � or even the novel Fahrenheit 451 or the nonfiction When Books Went to War � just so long as it revolves around books.
3. November 2 is Look for Circles Day: Read a book that has something round on the cover. This could be a plate, an embroidery hoop, a tire, a wreath, a pan, cookies, flowers � anything that is a circle!
4. November 17 is World Peace Day: Read a book set in a country other than your own.
5. November 22 is Go for a Ride Day: Read a book in which someone goes for a ride, be it by bicycle, boat, car, horse, train, wagon, etc..

1. "Grave" cover.....

2. "Book Restorer".....

3. "Circle" on cover.....

4. "Other Country".....

5. "Goes for a ride"....


1. November 2 is Plan your Epitaph Day: Find a book that depicts a tombstone or graveyard on the cover, or features a cemetery/grave/graveyard in the story or title (e.g.: The Graveyard Book or Of Grave Concern would count.)
�2. November is National Novel Writing Month, November 5 is Book Lovers Day and November 8 Young Readers Day: Read a book ABOUT books. That could involve a bookstore, library, book restorer, literary agent, collector, or book group � or even the novel Fahrenheit 451 or the nonfiction When Books Went to War � just so long as it revolves around books.
Let It Sew by Elizabeth Lynn Casey 11/16/18
�3. November 2 is Look for Circles Day: Read a book that has something round on the cover. This could be a plate, an embroidery hoop, a tire, a wreath, a pan, cookies, flowers � anything that is a circle!

�4. November 17 is World Peace Day: Read a book set in a country other than your own.
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M Auel 11/11/18
�5. November 22 is Go for a Ride Day: Read a book in which someone goes for a ride, be it by bicycle, boat, car, horse, train, wagon, etc..
Cross Justice by James Patterson 11/13/18





Updated: Nov. 24
Progress: 5/5
🍂 1. November 2 is Plan your Epitaph Day: Find a book that depicts a tombstone or graveyard on the cover, or features a cemetery/grave/graveyard in the story or title (e.g.: The Graveyard Book or Of Grave Concern would count.)

🍂 2. November is National Novel Writing Month, November 5 is Book Lovers Day and November 8 Young Readers Day: Read a book ABOUT books. That could involve a bookstore, library, book restorer, literary agent, collector, or book group � or even the novel Fahrenheit 451 or the nonfiction When Books Went to War � just so long as it revolves around books.

🍂 3. November 2 is Look for Circles Day: Read a book that has something round on the cover. This could be a plate, an embroidery hoop, a tire, a wreath, a pan, cookies, flowers � anything that is a circle!

🍂 b>4. November 17 is World Peace Day: Read a book set in a country other than your own.

🍂 5. November 22 is Go for a Ride Day: Read a book in which someone goes for a ride, be it by bicycle, boat, car, horse, train, wagon, etc.



2. November is National Novel Writing Month, November 5 is Book Lovers Day and November 8 Young Readers Day: Read a book ABOUT books. That could involve a bookstore, library, book restorer, literary agent, collector, or book group � or even the novel Fahrenheit 451 or the nonfiction When Books Went to War � just so long as it revolves around books.
3. November 2 is Look for Circles Day: Read a book that has something round on the cover. This could be a plate, an embroidery hoop, a tire, a wreath, a pan, cookies, flowers � anything that is a circle! Egg Drop Deadby Laura Childscompleted 11-13-18

4. November 17 is World Peace Day: Read a book set in a country other than your own.
5. November 22 is Go for a Ride Day: Read a book in which someone goes for a ride, be it by bicycle, boat, car, horse, train, wagon, etc.. Shop Till You Drop by Elaine Viets completed 11/11/2018


Plan your Epitaph Day: A Clue for the Puzzle Lady
National Novel Writing Month, Book Lovers Day and Young Readers Day: Crime and Poetry
Look for Circles Day: A Catered Thanksgiving
World Peace Day: Cappuccino at the Crypt
Go for a Ride Day: Turkey Trot Murder






Carolyn Ridder Aspenson -

2. November is National Novel Writing Month, November 5 is Book Lovers Day and November 8 Young Readers Day: Read a book ABOUT books.
Leslie Nagel -

3. November 2 is Look for Circles Day: Read a book that has something round on the cover.
Vanessa Gray Bartal -

4. November 17 is World Peace Day: Read a book set in a country other than your own.
Kerry Greenwood -

5. November 22 is Go for a Ride Day: Read a book in which someone goes for a ride, be it by bicycle, boat, car, horse, train, wagon, etc..
Rhys Bowen -


1. November 2 is Plan your Epitaph Day: Find a book that depicts a tombstone or graveyard on the cover, or title (e.g.: The Graveyard Book or Of Grave Concern would count.) Grave Encounters 11/17
2. November is National Novel Writing Month, November 5 is Book Lovers Day and November 8 Young Readers Day: Read a book ABOUT books. That could involve a bookstore, library, book restorer, literary agent, collector, or book group � or even the novel Fahrenheit 451 or the nonfiction When Books Went to War � just so long as it revolves around books. Darkfever 11/13
One of the main characters owns a book store in Dublin and him and the other main character look for an ancient book of Fae together.
3. November 2 is Look for Circles Day: Read a book that has something round on the cover. This could be a plate, an embroidery hoop, a tire, a wreath, a pan, cookies, flowers � anything that is a circle!

4. November 17 is World Peace Day: Read a book set in a country other than your own. Something in the Water 11/2
5. November 22 is Go for a Ride Day: Read a book in which someone goes for a ride, be it by bicycle, boat, car, horse, train, wagon, etc..The Bridesmaid 11/18 the main character meets her future BF on a plane.

Murder in an Irish Churchyard by Carlene O'Connor (11/26)
2. Read a book ABOUT books. That could involve a bookstore, library, book restorer, literary agent, collector, or book group.
The Ghost and Mrs. Fletcher by Jessica Fletcher (11/09)
3. Read a book that has something round on the cover.
Vendetta by Lisa Harris (11/18)
Agatha Raisin and the Dead Ringer by M.C. Beaton (11/08)
4. Read a book set in a country other than your own.
Whittington by Alan Armstrong (11/05)
5. Read a book in which someone goes for a ride, be it by bicycle, boat, car, horse, train, wagon, etc..
Better Off Read by Nora Page (11/03; bookmobile)







2. November is National Novel Writing Month, November 5 is Book Lovers Day and November 8 Young Readers Day: Read a book ABOUT books. That could involve a bookstore, library, book restorer, literary agent, collector, or book group � or even the novel Fahrenheit 451 or the nonfiction When Books Went to War � just so long as it revolves around books.
3. November 2 is Look for Circles Day: Read a book that has something round on the cover. This could be a plate, an embroidery hoop, a tire, a wreath, a pan, cookies, flowers � anything that is a circle!
4. November 17 is World Peace Day: Read a book set in a country other than your own.
5. November 22 is Go for a Ride Day: Read a book in which someone goes for a ride, be it by bicycle, boat, car, horse, train, wagon, etc..

Completed: 5/5
1. November 2 is Plan your Epitaph Day: Find a book that depicts a tombstone or graveyard on the cover, or features a cemetery/grave/graveyard in the story or title

2. November is National Novel Writing Month, November 5 is Book Lovers Day and November 8 Young Readers Day: Read a book ABOUT books.

3. November 2 is Look for Circles Day: Read a book that has something round on the cover. This could be a plate, an embroidery hoop, a tire, a wreath, a pan, cookies, flowers � anything that is a circle!

4. November 17 is World Peace Day: Read a book set in a country other than your own.

5. November 22 is Go for a Ride Day: Read a book in which someone goes for a ride, be it by bicycle, boat, car, horse, train, wagon, etc..


1. Find a book that depicts a tombstone or graveyard on the cover, or features a cemetery/grave/graveyard in the story or title.

2. Read a book ABOUT books. Plaid and Plagiarism
3. Read a book that has something round on the cover.

4. Read a book set in a country other than your own. The Mysterious Affair at Styles
5. Read a book in which someone goes for a ride, be it by bicycle, boat, car, horse, train, wagon, etc.. Infamous

1.
Grave Encounters by Emily Stone

2.
Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus Cat Magic by Lydia Sherrer

3.
Serendipity Mystery, Diary of a Snoopy Cat by R.F. Kristi

4.
The Passing of Pascal by Annette Moncheri

5.
Starstruck by Brenda Hiatt


Happy Fall everyone.
November Mini Challenge
1. November 2 is Plan your Epitaph Day: Find a book that depicts a tombstone or graveyard on the cover, or features a cemetery/grave/graveyard in the story or title (e.g.: The Graveyard Book or Of Grave Concern would count.) A Grave Matter (A Lady Darby Mystery Book 3) by Anna Lee Huber
2. November is National Novel Writing Month, November 5 is Book Lovers Day and November 8 Young Readers Day: Read a book ABOUT books. That could involve a bookstore, library, book restorer, literary agent, collector, or book group � or even the novel Fahrenheit 451 or the nonfiction When Books Went to War � just so long as it revolves around books. Bad Sons by Oliver Tidy (Book Store Owners disappear,
3. November 2 is Look for Circles Day: Read a book that has something round on the cover. This could be a plate, an embroidery hoop, a tire, a wreath, a pan, cookies, flowers � anything that is a circle! Madam Tulip by David Ahern
4. November 17 is World Peace Day: Read a book set in a country other than your own. Paris A Go Go by Tracy Whiting
5. November 22 is Go for a Ride Day: Read a book in which someone goes for a ride, be it by bicycle, boat, car, horse, train, wagon, etc.. A Bicycle Built for Murder by Kate Kingsbury

November 2018 Mini Challenge
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#1. Tombstones/Graveyard on cover -
#3. Circle on cover -
#4. Country other than my own -
#5. Go for a ride -





1. November 2 is Plan your Epitaph Day: Find a book that depicts a tombstone or graveyard on the cover, or features a cemetery/grave/graveyard in the story or title.
Of Grave Concern, Max McCoy - 15/11/18
Thanks Heather for mentioning this as a task example. I would never have heard of it otherwise, but I enjoyed it.
2. November is National Novel Writing Month, November 5 is Book Lovers Day and November 8 Young Readers Day: Read a book ABOUT books.
Something Wicked, Carolyn G Hart - 23/11/18
The main character owns a mystery book store, and the book is full of references to other fictional detectives (albeit, I only got about 20% of them, as it was written 30 years ago)
3. November 2 is Look for Circles Day: Read a book that has something round on the cover.
Bank Shot, Donald E Westlake - 14/11/18
There's a round logo bottom middle, plus the Os are nicely round
4. November 17 is World Peace Day: Read a book set in a country other than your own.
Nightblind, Ragnar Jonasson - 16/11/18
I'm in the UK - the book is set in Iceland
5. November 22 is Go for a Ride Day: Read a book in which someone goes for a ride, be it by bicycle, boat, car, horse, train, wagon, etc.
Lies Sleeping, Ben Aaronovitch - 21/11/18
Cars and buses, plus a fight in the back of a transit van
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Happy advanced Thanksgiving, everyone!


1. November 2 is Plan your Epitaph Day: Find a book that depicts a tombstone or graveyard on the cover, or features a cemetery/grave/graveyard in the story or title.
Geread for the Grave by Duffy Brown 1-2 November 4�

2. November is National Novel Writing Month, November 5 is Book Lovers Day and November 8 Young Readers Day: Read a book ABOUT books.
Death Overdue by Allison Brook 5-7 November 3 1/2�

3. November 2 is Look for Circles Day: Read a book that has something round on the cover.
Vivien Chien, Dim Sum of All Fears 12-14 November 4 1/2�

4. November 17 is World Peace Day: Read a book set in a country other than your own.
Laura Childs, The Teaberry Strangler 17-19 November 4 1/2�

5. November 22 is Go for a Ride Day: Read a book in which someone goes for a ride, be it by bicycle, boat, car, horse, train, wagon, etc..
Slash in the Pan by CeeCee James 3-4 November 5�


Completed: 5/5
1. November 2 is Plan your Epitaph Day: Find a book that depicts a tombstone or graveyard on the cover, or features a cemetery/grave/graveyard in the story or title

2. November is National Novel Writing Month, November 5 is Book Lovers Day and November 8 Young Readers Day: Read a book ABOUT books.

3. November 2 is Look for Circles Day: Read a book that has something round on the cover. This could be a plate, an embroidery hoop, a tire, a wreath, a pan, cookies, flowers � anything that is a circle!

4. November 17 is World Peace Day: Read a book set in a country other than your own.

5. November 22 is Go for a Ride Day: Read a book in which someone goes for a ride, be it by bicycle, boat, car, horse, train, wagon, etc..


I managed to finish early, for once. And just in time to start the December challenge that has been posted. 🤓 It helped to have the long holiday (Thanksgiving here in the U.S.) and it has been raining cats and dogs all day today. See message #12.






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RULES
** Books DO NOT all have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.
** A book can only be used once for this challenge, but can be used for other challenges (Seasonal, World Trip, Ultimate, etc.).
** You DO NOT have to choose books in advance, and can change your mind at any time if you do.
** Do as many as you are able and have fun!
1. November 2 is Plan your Epitaph Day: Find a book that depicts a tombstone or graveyard on the cover, or features a cemetery/grave/graveyard in the story or title (e.g.: The Graveyard Book or Of Grave Concern would count.)
2. November is National Novel Writing Month, November 5 is Book Lovers Day and November 8 Young Readers Day: Read a book ABOUT books. That could involve a bookstore, library, book restorer, literary agent, collector, or book group � or even the novel Fahrenheit 451 or the nonfiction When Books Went to War � just so long as it revolves around books.
3. November 2 is Look for Circles Day: Read a book that has something round on the cover. This could be a plate, an embroidery hoop, a tire, a wreath, a pan, cookies, flowers � anything that is a circle!
4. November 17 is World Peace Day: Read a book set in a country other than your own.
5. November 22 is Go for a Ride Day: Read a book in which someone goes for a ride, be it by bicycle, boat, car, horse, train, wagon, etc..