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I really enjoyed Connie's two month Summer Special last year, so we are going to do a two month Back to School Special this year. August is back to school time in much of the American South, while most northern schools and some other countries wait until September. It's a good time to learn new names and work on punctuation.

1) Person's name in the title - Any book read in August/September that has a name in the title. (first or last name)
Example: Emily Ever After by Anne Dayton
2) Punctuation in the title - Any book read in August/September that you has some type of punctuation mark (apostrophe, question mark, hyphen, etc) in the title.
Example: The Mail-Order Bride Carries a Gun by Wanda Ann Thomas

You do not have to choose one challenge or the other. Your total points will be all books read for the 2 months that fit either challenge. It is probably easier for Rhonda to wait until the end of September to add points for these challenges.
Hopefully I have explained this so everyone understands but if there are any questions, please ask.

It can also be the name of an animal (I said person's name to differentiate from place name)

Linda's Back to School Challenge:

Names in the Title:
1. A Duke for Diana by Sabrina Jeffries
2. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Volume 2 by Beth Brower
3. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3 by Beth Brower
4. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4 by Beth Brower
5. A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
6. Tom Sawyer Abroad by Mark Twain
7. Tom Sawyer, Detective by Mark Twain
8. Smoky the Cowhorse by Will James
9. Paige's Turn by Jennifer Peel
10. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5 by Beth Brower
11. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 by Beth Brower
12. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
13. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
14. Mary and the Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Survival Story by Andrea L. Rogers
15. Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman
16. Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
17. Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
18. Atticus: A Woman’s Journey with the World’s Worst Behaved Dog by S. Bennett
19. Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore
20. Jonathan Unleashed by Meg Rosoff

Punctuation in the Title:
1.

I only read names in the title this month. I have been working hard to read books that I have purchased through Chirp. (I went a little crazy and bought a ton a few years ago). I am happy to report that there are no more "names in the title of my Chirp list. However, there are still many more books to go.

Connie's Back to School Challenge:

Name in Title:
1. Hannibal by Thomas Harris 08/09
2. Mallory's Oracle by Carol O'Connell 08/17


Punctuation in Title:
1. The Bee and the Fly: The Improbable Correspondence of Louisa May Alcott and Emily Dickinson by Lorraine Tosiello 08/28
2. Bread, Wine & Angels Anna P. Zurzolo 09/07

Wanda's Back to School:

Name in Title:
1. Mal Goes to War: A Novel by Edward Ashton
2. The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood
3. The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan
4. Poirot and Me by David Suchet

Punctuation in Title:
1. Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
2. The Book Censor's Library by Bothayna Al-Essa
3. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
4. Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
5. The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
6. Thud! by Terry Pratchett
7. The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story by Olga Tokarczuk

Ann-Marie´s Back to school:

1 - Less: Stop Buying So Much Rubbish: The Sunday Times Bestselling Book from The Fashion Expert Championing Quality Over Excessive Consumption by Patrick Grant
2 - Ett dubbelt liv - Dagmar Lange alias Maria Lang by Margareta Fahlgren
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Lisa's Back to School Challenge:

1. Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton


2. The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing by Lara Love Hardin


3. Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze by Mellow Brown


4. Like a River: Finding the Faith and Strength to Move Forward after Loss and Heartache by Granger Smith


5. Habits for a Sacred Home: 9 Practices from History to Anchor and Restore Modern Families by Jennifer Pepito


6. Point of Origin: A Legacy Novella by Rebecca Yarros


7. Pickleball Is Life: The Complete Guide to Feeding Your Obsession by Erin McHugh


8. Triumph through the Tears: Finding Hope and Purpose Through Loss by Jessica M Moyer


9. And Then We Rise: A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self by Common


10. I Promise It Won't Always Hurt Like This: 18 Assurances on Grief by Clare Mackintosh


11. Holmes, Marple & Poe by James Patterson


12. The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden


13. Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran


14. Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear


15. Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill

Rhonda's Back to School Special:

Punctuation:

1. Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1 by Kamome Shirahama
2. Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire
3. It's Like This, Cat by Emily Cheney Neville
4. N or M? by Agatha Christie

Name:

1. The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
2. The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

Sam's Back to School:

Punctuation -
1. The Judge's List
2. You’re Gonna Die Alone