{"id":5748,"date":"2017-12-01T21:37:07","date_gmt":"2017-12-02T05:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/?page_id=5748"},"modified":"2018-12-31T11:01:08","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T19:01:08","slug":"2018-reading-challenges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/2018-reading-challenges","title":{"rendered":"2018 Reading Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Back<\/p>\n

Back to the Classics Challenge<\/strong>\u00a0– Intro Post<\/a>\u00a0– Hosted by Karen at Books and Chocolate<\/a><\/p>\n

5 \/ 12<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. A 19th century classic:\u00a0<\/strong>Oliver Twist<\/em> by Charles Dickens<\/li>\n
  2. A 20th century classic:<\/strong> Brideshead Revisited<\/em> by Evelyn Waugh<\/li>\n
  3. A classic by a woman author: <\/strong>Little Women<\/em>\u00a0by Louisa May Alcott – Finished 7\/17\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. A classic in translation:\u00a0<\/strong>Twenty Years After<\/em> by Alexandre Dumas – Finished 1\/13\/2018<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. A children’s classic:\u00a0<\/strong>The Secret Garden\u00a0<\/em>by Frances Burnett – Finished 1\/31\/2018<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. A classic crime story:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Crime and Punishment<\/em> by Fyodor Dostoevsky<\/li>\n
  7. A classic travel or journey narrative:\u00a0<\/strong>She\u00a0<\/em>by H. Rider Haggard – Finished 5\/16\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  8. A classic with a single-word title:\u00a0<\/strong>Lilith<\/em> by George MacDonald<\/li>\n
  9. A classic with a color in the title:\u00a0<\/strong>The Black Arrow<\/em> by Robert Louis Stevenson<\/li>\n
  10. A classic by an author that’s new to you:\u00a0<\/strong>Ivanhoe<\/em> by Sir Walter Scott<\/li>\n
  11. A classic that scares you:\u00a0<\/strong>The Violent Bear It Away<\/em> by Flannery O’Connor<\/li>\n
  12. Re-read a favorite classic:\u00a0<\/strong>Les Mis\u00e9rables <\/em>by Victor Hugo –\u00a0Finished 12\/31\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    \u2666\u2666\u2666<\/p>\n

    \"Charity<\/p>\n

    Charity Reading Challenge<\/strong>\u00a0– Intro Post<\/a>\u00a0– Hosted by Becky at Becky’s Book Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n

    For each book I read in 2018, I will donate $1 to Catholic Relief Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Raised to date: $38<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Pope Francis and the Joy of the Gospel<\/em> by Edward Sri –\u00a0Finished 1\/2\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Twenty Years After<\/em> by Alexandre Dumas\u00a0 – Finished 1\/13\/2018<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. Tripwire<\/em> by Lee Child –\u00a0Finished 1\/21\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
    4. Prayer in the Digital Age<\/em> by Matt Swain –\u00a0Finished 1\/22\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
    5. The Drifter<\/em> by William W. Johnstone – Finished 1\/25\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
    6. The Secret Garden<\/em> by Frances Burnett – Finished 1\/31\/2018<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    7. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption<\/em> by Bryan Stevenson – Finished 2\/7\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
    8. Rumpole and the Golden Thread\u00a0<\/em>by John Mortimer – Finished 2\/16\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
    9. Captain Alatriste<\/em> by\u00a0Arturo P\u00e9rez-Reverte – Finished 2\/19\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
    10. The Red House Mystery<\/em> by A.A. Milne –\u00a0Finished 2\/20\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
    11. These High, Green Hills<\/em> by Jan Karon – Finished 3\/4\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
    12. Cries from the Earth<\/em> by Terry C. Johnston – Finished 3\/20\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
    13. Notes from the Upside Down<\/em> by Guy Adams –\u00a0Finished 3\/22\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    14. Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America<\/em> by Joseph McCartin – Finished 3\/25\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    15. Ready Player One<\/em> by Ernest Cline –\u00a0Finished 4\/2\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    16. Lost Stage Valley<\/em> by Frank Bonham –\u00a0Finished 4\/7\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    17. Digital Leadership<\/em> by Eric Sheninger –\u00a0<\/em>Finished 4\/14\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    18. Classroom Leadership that Works<\/em> by Robert J. Marzano –\u00a0Finished 4\/28\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    19. No Limits<\/em> by John C. Maxwell – Finished 5\/8\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    20. She<\/em> by H. Rider Haggard – Finished 5\/16\/2018<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    21. Sackett’s Land<\/em> by Louis L’Amour – Finished 5\/18\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    22. Good to Great<\/em> by Jim Collins –\u00a0Finished 5\/21\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    23. To the Far Blue Mountains\u00a0<\/em> by Louis L’Amour – Finished 7\/4\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    24. BrandEd<\/em> by Eric Scheninger – Finished 7\/6\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    25. Running Blind<\/em> by Lee Child –\u00a0Finished 7\/7\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    26. The One Thing\u00a0<\/em>by Gary Keller –\u00a0Finished 7\/7\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    27. To-Do List Formula<\/em> by Damon Zahariades – Finished 7\/8\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    28. The Principal: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact<\/em> by Michael Fullan –\u00a0Finished 7\/11\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    29. Little Women<\/em>\u00a0by Louisa May Alcott –\u00a0Finished 7\/17\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    30. Mindset<\/em> by Carol Dweck – Finished 7\/28\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    31. The Dream Manager<\/em> by Matthew Kelly – Finished 7\/29\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    32. Powerless to Powerful: Leadership for School Change<\/em> by Charles Salina –\u00a0Finished 9\/6\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    33. The October Country\u00a0<\/em>by Ray Bradbury –\u00a0Finished 12\/28\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    34. The Hardboiled Dicks\u00a0<\/em>edited by Ron Goulart –\u00a0Finished 12\/28\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    35. The Montanans\u00a0<\/em>edited by Bill Pronzini –\u00a0Finished 12\/28\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    36. Lord Peter Views the Body<\/em> by Dorothy Sayers –\u00a0Finished 12\/28\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    37. Les Mis\u00e9rables <\/em>by Victor Hugo –\u00a0Finished 12\/31\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
    38. The Spy and the Traitor<\/em> by Ben MacIntyre –\u00a0Finished 12\/31\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      \u2666\u2666\u2666<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/em><\/p>\n

      Classics Club<\/a> Titles for 2018<\/p>\n

      4 \/ 12<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Little Women\u00a0<\/em>by Louisa May Alcott –\u00a0Finished 7\/17\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
      2. The Secret Garden <\/em>by Frances Burnett – Finished 1\/31\/2018<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
      3. Oliver Twist <\/em>by Charles Dickens<\/li>\n
      4. Crime and Punishment <\/em>by Fyodor Dostoevsky<\/li>\n
      5. Twenty Years After <\/em>by Alexandre Dumas\u00a0 – Finished 1\/13\/2018<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
      6. She <\/em>by H. Rider Haggard – Finished 5\/16\/2018<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
      7. The Scarlet Letter\u00a0<\/em>by Nathaniel Hawthorne<\/li>\n
      8. Lilith <\/em>by George MacDonald<\/li>\n
      9. The Well at the World’s End <\/em>by William Morris<\/li>\n
      10. The Violent Bear It Away\u00a0<\/em>by Flannery O’Connor<\/li>\n
      11. Ivanhoe\u00a0<\/em>by Sir Walter Scott<\/li>\n
      12. Brideshead Revisited <\/em>by Evelyn Waugh<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        \n

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        \u2666\u2666\u2666\"Mount<\/p>\n

        Mount TBR Challenge<\/strong>\u00a0(Aiming for Mount Ararat, 48 books) – Intro Post<\/a>\u00a0– Hosted by Bev at My Reader’s Block<\/a><\/p>\n

        23 \/ 48<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Pope Francis and the Joy of the Gospel<\/em> by Edward Sri –\u00a0Finished 1\/2\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
        2. \u00a0<\/em>Twenty Years After<\/em> by Alexandre Dumas\u00a0 – Finished 1\/13\/2018<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
        3. Tripwire<\/em> by Lee Child –\u00a0Finished 1\/21\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
        4. Prayer in the Digital Age<\/em> by Matt Swain –\u00a0Finished 1\/22\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
        5. The Drifter<\/em> by William W. Johnstone –\u00a0Finished 1\/25\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
        6. The Secret Garden<\/em> by Frances Burnett – Finished 1\/31\/2018<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
        7. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption<\/em> by Bryan Stevenson – Finished 2\/7\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
        8. Rumpole and the Golden Thread<\/em> by John Mortimer –\u00a0Finished 2\/16\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
        9. The Red House Mystery<\/em> by A.A. Milne –\u00a0Finished 2\/20\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
        10. These High, Green Hills<\/em> by Jan Karon – Finished 3\/4\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
        11. Cries from the Earth<\/em> by Terry C. Johnston – Finished 3\/20\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
        12. Notes from the Upside Down<\/i> by Guy Adams –\u00a0Finished 3\/22\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
        13. Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America<\/em> by Joseph McCartin – Finished 3\/25\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
        14. Lost Stage Valley<\/em> by Frank Bonham –\u00a0Finished 4\/7\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
        15. She<\/em> by H. Rider Haggard – Finished 5\/16\/2018<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
        16. Sackett’s Land<\/em> by Louis A’mour – Finished 5\/18\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
        17. The the Far Blue Mountains\u00a0<\/em> by Louis L’Amour – Finished 7\/4\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
        18. Little Women<\/em>\u00a0by Louisa May Alcott –\u00a0Finished 7\/17\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
        19. The October Country\u00a0<\/em>by Ray Bradbury –\u00a0Finished 12\/28\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
        20. The Hardboiled Dicks\u00a0<\/em>edited by Ron Goulart –\u00a0Finished 12\/28\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
        21. The Montanans\u00a0<\/em>edited by Bill Pronzini –\u00a0Finished 12\/28\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
        22. Lord Peter Views the Body<\/em> by Dorothy Sayers –\u00a0Finished 12\/28\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
        23. Les Mis\u00e9rables <\/em>by Victor Hugo (Donougher translation) –\u00a0Finished 12\/31\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          \"Non-fiction<\/p>\n

          Nonfiction Reading Challenge<\/strong>\u00a0– Intro Post<\/a> – Hosted by Katie at Doing Dewey<\/a><\/p>\n

          17 \/ 9<\/strong><\/p>\n

            \n
          1. Notes from the Upside Down<\/em>\u00a0by Guy Adams –\u00a0Finished 3\/22\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
          2. Good to Great<\/em> by Jim Collins –\u00a0Finished 5\/21\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
          3. Mindset<\/em> by Carol Dweck – Finished 7\/28\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
          4. The One Thing\u00a0<\/em>by Gary Keller –\u00a0Finished 7\/7\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
          5. The Dream Manager<\/em> by Matthew Kelly – Finished 7\/29\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
          6. The Spy and the Traitor<\/em> by Ben MacIntyre –\u00a0Finished 12\/31\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
          7. Classroom Leadership that Works<\/em> by Robert J. Marzano –\u00a0Finished 4\/28\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
          8. No Limits<\/em> by John C. Maxwell –\u00a0Finished 5\/8\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
          9. Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike That Changed America<\/em> by Joseph A. McArtin –\u00a0Finished 3\/25\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
          10. Powerless to Powerful: Leadership for School Change<\/em> by Charles Salina –\u00a0Finished 9\/6\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
          11. Digital Leadership<\/em> by Eric Sheninger –\u00a0<\/em>Finished 4\/14\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
          12. BrandEd<\/em> by Eric Scheninger – Finished 7\/6\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
          13. Pope Francis and the Joy of the Gospel<\/em> by Edward Sri –\u00a0Finished 1\/2\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
          14. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption<\/em> by Bryan Stevenson – Finished 2\/7\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
          15. Prayer in the Digital Age<\/em> by Matt Swaim –\u00a0Finished 1\/22\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
          16. To-Do List Formula<\/em> by Damon Zahariades – Finished 7\/8\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
          17. The Principal: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact<\/em> by Michael Fullan –\u00a0Finished 7\/11\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            \n

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            \u2666\u2666\u2666<\/p>\n

            \"Read<\/strong><\/p>\n

            Read It Again, Sam Reading Challenge<\/strong> (Aiming for\u00a0D\u00e9j\u00e0 vu Level, 4 re-reads) – Intro Post<\/a>\u00a0– Hosted by Bev at My Reader’s Block<\/a><\/p>\n

            4 \/ 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Ready Player One<\/em> by Ernest Cline –\u00a0Finished 4\/2\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
            2. Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>\u00a0by Victor Hugo –\u00a0Finished 12\/31\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
            3. Captain Alatriste<\/em> by\u00a0Arturo P\u00e9rez-Reverte – Finished 2\/19\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
            4. Digital Leadership<\/em> by Eric Sheninger –\u00a0<\/em>Finished 4\/14\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
              \n

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              \u2666\u2666\u2666\"Victorian<\/p>\n

              Victorian Reading Challenge<\/strong> (Option C – Do as many books from the checklist as you can) – Intro Post<\/a> – Hosted by Becky at Becky’s Book Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n

              3 \/ 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              1. A book that was originally published serially:\u00a0She<\/em> by H. Rider Haggard – Finished 5\/16\/2018<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
              2. A book published between 1837-1840:\u00a0Oliver Twist <\/em>(1838)\u00a0<\/em>by Charles Dickens<\/li>\n
              3. A book published between 1841-1850:\u00a0Twenty Years After <\/em>(1845)\u00a0<\/em>by Alexandre Dumas\u00a0 – Finished 1\/13\/2018<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
              4. A book published between 1861-1870:\u00a0Crime and Punishment<\/em>\u00a0(1866) by Fyodor Dostoevsky<\/li>\n
              5. A book published between 1881-1890:\u00a0The Black Arrow<\/em>\u00a0(1888) by Robert Louis Stevenson<\/li>\n
              6. A book published between 1891-1900:\u00a0Lilith<\/em>\u00a0(1895) by George MacDonald<\/li>\n
              7. A book published between 1902-1999 with a Victorian setting:\u00a0The Secret Garden<\/em>\u00a0(1911) by Frances Burnett – Finished 1\/31\/2018<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
              8. A book with a place name in the title:\u00a0The Well at the World’s End<\/em> by William Morris<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                \n

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                \u2666\u2666\u2666<\/p>\n

                \"Wild<\/em><\/p>\n

                \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

                Wild Wild West Reading Challenge<\/strong> (Aiming to earn lasso, chaps, bandana, vest, saddle, horse, boots, spurs, six-guns, and stetson) – Intro Post<\/a> – Hosted by me here at One Catholic Life<\/a><\/p>\n

                6 \/ 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. Lost Stage Valley<\/em>\u00a0by Frank Bonham –\u00a0Finished 4\/7\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
                2. The Nameless Breed<\/em> by Will C. Brown<\/li>\n
                3. From Where the Sun Now Stands<\/em> by Will Henry<\/li>\n
                4. Cries from the Earth:\u00a0The Outbreak Of the Nez Perce War and the Battle of White Bird Canyon June 17, 1877<\/em>\u00a0by Terry C. Johnston – Finished 3\/20\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
                5. The Drifter<\/em> by William W. Johnstone –\u00a0Finished 1\/25\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
                6. Hombre<\/em> by Elmore Leonard<\/li>\n
                7. Sackett’s Land<\/em> by Louis L’Amour – Finished 5\/18\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
                8. To the Far Blue Mountains<\/em> by Louis L’Amour – Finished 7\/4\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
                9. The Warrior’s Path<\/em> by Louis L’Amour<\/li>\n
                10. The Montanans<\/em> edited by Bill Pronzini – Finished 12\/28\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                  \n

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                  \u2666\u2666\u2666<\/p>\n

                  \"Deal<\/p>\n

                  Deal Me In Short Stories Challenge<\/strong>\u00a0– Intro Post<\/a> – Hosted by Jay at Bibliophilopolis<\/a><\/p>\n

                  52 \/ 52<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  \u2666<\/span> Diamonds<\/strong><\/span> (From The October Country<\/em> by Ray Bradbury)<\/p>\n

                  A\u2666<\/span> “The Dwarf” – Read 3\/4\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \n2\u2666<\/span> “The Next in Line” – Read 12\/28\/2018<\/strong>
                  \n3\u2666<\/span> “The Watchful Poker Chip of H. Matisse” –                   Read 2\/4\/2018<\/a><\/strong>
                  \n4\u2666<\/span> “Skeleton” –                   Read 2\/25\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \n5\u2666<\/span> “The Jar” –                   Read 7\/29\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \n6\u2666<\/span> “The Lake” –                   Read 5\/20\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \n7\u2666<\/span> “The Emissary” –                   Read 5\/5\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \n8\u2666<\/span> “Touched with Fire” – Read 7\/17\/2018<\/strong>
                  \n9\u2666<\/span> “The Small Assassin” –                   Read 2\/18\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \n10\u2666<\/span> “The Crowd” –\u00a0                  Read 1\/28\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \nJ\u2666<\/span> “Jack-in-the-Box” –\u00a0Read 12\/28\/2018<\/strong>
                  \nQ\u2666<\/span> “The Scythe” –\u00a0Read 7\/8\/2018<\/strong>
                  \nK\u2666<\/span>\u00a0“Uncle Einar” –                   Read 3\/18\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

                  \u2665 Hearts<\/span><\/strong> (From The October Country <\/em>by Ray Bradbury and\u00a0The Hardboiled Dicks<\/em>, edited by Ron Goulart)<\/p>\n

                  A\u2665<\/span> “The Wind” (from\u00a0The October Country) –\u00a0<\/em>Read 12\/28\/2018<\/strong>
                  \n2\u2665<\/span> “The Man Upstairs” (from\u00a0The October Country) –\u00a0<\/em>                  Read 1\/3\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \n3\u2665<\/span> “There Was an Old Woman” (from\u00a0The October Country) –\u00a0<\/em>Read 12\/28\/2018<\/strong>
                  \n4\u2665<\/span> “The Cistern” (from\u00a0The October Country) –<\/em>\u00a0Read 7\/8\/2018<\/strong>
                  \n5\u2665<\/span> “The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone” (from\u00a0The October Country) –\u00a0<\/em>                  Read 4\/8\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \n6\u2665<\/span> “Don’t Give Your Right Name” by Norbert Davis –\u00a0                  Read 5\/12\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \n7\u2665<\/span> “The Saint in Silver” by John K. Butler – Read 7\/8\/2018<\/strong>
                  \n8\u2665<\/span> “Winter Kill” by Frederick Nebel –                   Read 1\/21\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \n9\u2665<\/span> “China Man” by Raoul Whitfield –                   Read 8\/5\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \n10\u2665<\/span> “Death on Eagle’s Crag” by Frank Gruber –                   Read 3\/29\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \nJ\u2665<\/span> “A Nose for News” by Richard Sale –\u00a0Read 12\/28\/2018<\/strong>
                  \nQ\u2665<\/span>\u00a0“Angelfish” by Lester Dent –                   Read 1\/7\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \nK\u2665<\/span>\u00a0“Bird in the Hand” by Erle Stanley Gardner –\u00a0Read 12\/28\/2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  \u2663 Clubs<\/strong> (From Lord Peter Views the Body<\/em> by Dorothy Sayers)<\/p>\n

                  A\u2663 “The Abominable History of the Man with the Copper Fingers” –\u00a0Read 12\/28\/2018<\/strong>
                  \n2\u2663\u00a0“The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question” – Read\u00a012\/28\/2018<\/strong>
                  \n3\u2663 “The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager’s Will” –\u00a0Read 12\/28\/2018<\/strong>
                  \n4\u2663 “The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag” –\u00a0Read 7\/8\/2018<\/strong>
                  \n5\u2663 “The Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker” –\u00a0Read 12\/28\/2018<\/strong>
                  \n6\u2663 “The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention” –\u00a0Read 12\/28\/2018<\/strong>
                  \n7\u2663 “The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps that Ran” –                   Read 4\/28\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \n8\u2663 “The Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste” –\u00a0Read 12\/28\/2018<\/strong>
                  \n9\u2663 “The Learned Adventure of the Dragon’s Head” –\u00a0                  Read 2\/11\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \n10\u2663 “The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach” – Read 7\/8\/2018<\/strong>
                  \nJ\u2663 “The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face” –\u00a0Read 12\/28\/2018<\/strong>
                  \nQ\u2663 “The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba” –\u00a0Read 12\/28\/2018<\/strong>
                  \nK\u2663\u00a0“Homecoming” (from\u00a0The October<\/em> Country by Ray Bradbury) –\u00a0Read 12\/28\/18<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  \u2660 Spades<\/strong> (From The Montanans<\/em>, edited by Bill Pronzini)<\/p>\n

                  A\u2660 “The Lamb of the Flying U” by B.M. Bower – Read 7\/22\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \n2\u2660 “Bannack Doctor” by Norman A. Fox –\u00a0Read 12\/28\/2018<\/strong>
                  \n3\u2660 “Beyond the Frontier” by Dorothy M. Johnson –\u00a0Read 7\/8\/2018<\/strong>
                  \n4\u2660 “Killers’ Country” by Dan Cushman –\u00a0Read 12\/28\/2018<\/strong>
                  \n5\u2660 “Psychology and Copper” by W.C. Tuttle –                   Read 4\/21\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \n6\u2660 “No-Fights” by T.V. Olsen –\u00a0Read 12\/28\/2018<\/strong>
                  \n7\u2660 “Bargain” by A.B. Guthrie, Jr. –                   Read 3\/12\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \n8\u2660 “All the Long Years” by Bill Pronzini –\u00a0                  Read 4\/3\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \n9\u2660 “Bet the Wild Queen!” by Norman A. Fox – 12\/28\/2018<\/strong>
                  \n10\u2660 “Blood Truth” by Ed Gorman –\u00a0Read 7\/8\/2018<\/strong>
                  \nJ\u2660 “Wooden Indian” by Jack Foxx –                   Read 5\/20\/2018<\/strong><\/a>
                  \nQ\u2660 “Buffalo Horns” by Arthur Winfield Knight –                   Read 1\/14\/2018<\/a><\/strong>
                  \nK\u2660 “Queen of Rustler’s Range” by Les Savage, Jr. –\u00a0Read 12\/28\/2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  2018 Challenges Abandoned<\/h3>\n

                  In June of 2018 I began transitioning out of a job I had held for 27 years and into a new position as principal of a different school. That change led me to revise my reading challenges for the year and unfortunately I had to abandon the following reading challenges:<\/p>\n

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                  \"British<\/p>\n

                  British Books Challenge 2018<\/strong>\u00a0– Intro Post<\/a>\u00a0– Hosted by Chelley at Tales of Yesterday<\/a> – Withdrew from challenge, July 1, 2018<\/p>\n

                  4 \/ 15<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  1. The Secret Garden<\/em> by Frances Burnett – Finished 1\/31\/2018<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                  2. Oliver Twist<\/em> by Charles Dickens<\/li>\n
                  3. The King of Elfland’s Daughter<\/em> by Lord Dunsany<\/li>\n
                  4. Live and Let Die<\/em> by Ian Fleming<\/li>\n
                  5. She<\/em> by H. Rider Haggard – Finished 5\/16\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
                  6. Lilith<\/em> by George MacDonald<\/li>\n
                  7. The Red House Mystery<\/em> by A.A. Milne – Finished 2\/20\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
                  8. The Well at the World’s End<\/em> by William Morris<\/li>\n
                  9. Rumpole and the Golden Thread<\/em> by John Mortimer – Finished 2\/16\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
                  10. A Morbid Taste for Bones<\/em> by Ellis Peters<\/li>\n
                  11. One Corpse Too Many<\/em> by Ellis Peters<\/li>\n
                  12. Lord Peter Views the Body<\/em> by Dorothy Sayers<\/li>\n
                  13. Ivanhoe<\/em> by Sir Walter Scott<\/li>\n
                  14. The Black Arrow<\/em> by Robert Louis Stevenson<\/li>\n
                  15. Brideshead Revisited<\/em> by Evelyn Waugh<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                    \"Color<\/p>\n

                    Color Coded Reading Challenge<\/strong>\u00a0– Intro Post<\/a>\u00a0– Hosted by Bev at My Readers’s Block<\/a> – Withdrew from challenge, July 1, 2018<\/p>\n

                    4 \/ 9<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                    1. Blue:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/i>To the Far Blue<\/strong> Mountains<\/em> by Louis L’Amour – Finished 7\/4\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
                    2. Red:\u00a0<\/strong>The Red<\/strong> House Mystery<\/em> by A.A. Milne –\u00a0Finished 2\/20\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
                    3. Yellow:<\/strong>\u00a0The Yellow<\/strong>-Lighted Bookshop<\/em>\u00a0by Lewis Buzbee<\/li>\n
                    4. Green:\u00a0<\/strong>These High, Green<\/strong> Hills\u00a0<\/em>by Jan Karon –\u00a0Finished 3\/4\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
                    5. Brown: <\/strong>From Sand<\/strong> and Ash<\/em> by Amy Harmon<\/li>\n
                    6. Black: <\/strong>The Black<\/strong> Arrow<\/em> by Robert Louis Stevenson<\/li>\n
                    7. White:<\/strong>\u00a0Cries from the Earth: The Outbreak Of the Nez Perce War and the Battle of White<\/strong> Bird Canyon June 17, 1877<\/em>\u00a0by Terry C. Johnston – Finished 3\/20\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
                    8. Any other color:\u00a0<\/strong>The Scarlet<\/strong>\u00a0Letter<\/em>\u00a0by Nathaniel Hawthorne<\/li>\n
                    9. Implied color: <\/strong>The\u00a0Shadow<\/strong> of the Wind<\/em> <\/em>by Carlos Ruiz\u00a0Zaf\u00f3n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                      \"European<\/p>\n

                      1 \/ 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      European Reading Challenge<\/strong> (Aiming for Five Star Deluxe Entourage Level, 5 books) – Intro Post<\/a>\u00a0– Hosted by Gilion at Rose City Reader<\/a>\u00a0– Withdrew from challenge, July 1, 2018<\/p>\n

                        \n
                      1. France:<\/strong> Twenty Years After<\/em> by Alexandre Dumas\u00a0 – Finished 1\/13\/2018<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                      2. United Kingdom<\/strong>: Ivanhoe<\/em> by Sir Walter Scott<\/li>\n
                      3. Italy:<\/strong> From Sand and Ash<\/em> by Amy Harmon<\/li>\n
                      4. Russia<\/strong>: Crime and Punishment<\/em> by Fyodor Dostoevsky<\/li>\n
                      5. Spain<\/strong>: The Shadow of the Wind<\/em> by\u00a0Carlos Ruiz\u00a0Zaf\u00f3n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                        \u2666\u2666\u2666\"Follow<\/em><\/p>\n

                        Follow the Clues Mystery Challenge<\/strong> (Aiming for Capital Offense level, 12 books) – Intro Post<\/a>\u00a0– Hosted by Bev at My Reader’s Block<\/a> – Withdrew from challenge July 1, 2018<\/p>\n

                        3 \/ 12<\/strong><\/p>\n

                          \n
                        1. Tripwire<\/em>\u00a0by Lee Child – The title of this book is a thread of metal, which leads to a golden thread in the next title… –\u00a0Finished 1\/21\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
                        2. Rumpole and the Golden Thread<\/em>\u00a0by John Mortimer – There’s a color in this title, which leads to another book with a color in the title… – Finished 2\/16\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
                        3. The Red House Mystery\u00a0<\/em>by A.A. Milne – The book’s title has the initials T.R.H.M., and that is the clue that leads to another book with the exact same initials… –\u00a0Finished 2\/20\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
                        4. The Roman Hat Mystery <\/em>by Ellery Queen – The author’s last name is a female royal, and that leads to a book with a female royal in the title…<\/li>\n
                        5. The Lost Empress<\/em>\u00a0by Steve Robinson – The book takes place in England, the native country of secret service agent 007, James Bond…<\/li>\n
                        6. Live and Let Die<\/em>\u00a0by Ian Fleming – Bond’s nemesis is SMERSH, a Russian counterintelligence unit, and the ties to Russia leads a book set in Russia…<\/li>\n
                        7. Crime and Punishment <\/em>by Fyodor Dostoesvsky – Dostoevsky’s novel was translated into English, and this leads to a book translated into English from Spanish…<\/li>\n
                        8. The Shadow of the Wind<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Carlos Ruiz\u00a0Zaf\u00f3n – The main character’s name is Daniel, which links to the name of the author of the next book…<\/li>\n
                        9. The Kill Artist<\/em>\u00a0by Daniel Silva – Artists have taste, and kills artists have a morbid taste…<\/li>\n
                        10. A Morbid Taste for Bones\u00a0<\/em>by Ellis Peters – The auth0r’s last name Peters connects with the name in the title of the next book…<\/li>\n
                        11. Lord Peter Views the Body\u00a0<\/em>by Dorothy Sayers – There’s a body in the title of this book, and a dead body in the title of the last book in the chain of evidence…<\/li>\n
                        12. One Corpse Too Many<\/em>\u00a0by Ellis Peters – Case closed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                          \"Monthly<\/p>\n

                          Monthly Key Word Challenge<\/strong>\u00a0– Intro Post<\/a> – Hosted by Bev at My Reader’s Block<\/a>\u00a0– Withdrew from challenge, July 1, 2018<\/p>\n

                          4 \/ 12<\/strong><\/p>\n

                            \n
                          1. January (keyword year<\/b>):\u00a0Twenty Years<\/strong> After<\/em>\u00a0by Alexandre Dumas\u00a0 – Finished 1\/13\/2018<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                          2. February (keyword and<\/strong>): Rumpole and<\/strong> the Golden Thread<\/em>\u00a0by John Mortimer\u00a0– Finished 2\/16\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
                          3. March (keyword shout<\/strong>):\u00a0Cries<\/strong> from the Earth:\u00a0The Outbreak Of the Nez Perce War and the Battle of White Bird Canyon June 17, 1877<\/em> by Terry C. Johnston – Finished 3\/20\/2018<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
                          4. April (keyword valley<\/strong>):\u00a0Lost Stage Valley<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0by Frank Bonham –\u00a0Finished 4\/7\/2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
                          5. May (keyword mountain<\/strong>):\u00a0To the Far Blue Mountains<\/strong><\/em> by Louis L’Amour<\/li>\n
                          6. June (keyword live<\/strong>):\u00a0Live<\/strong> and Let Die<\/em> by Ian Fleming<\/li>\n
                          7. July (keyword desert<\/strong>): From Sand<\/strong> and Ash<\/i> by Amy Harmon<\/li>\n
                          8. August (keyword sun<\/strong>):\u00a0The From Where the Sun<\/strong> Now Stands<\/em>\u00a0by Will Henry<\/li>\n
                          9. September (keyword school<\/strong>): The Purpose of Catholic Schooling<\/strong><\/em> by James Michael Lee<\/li>\n
                          10. October (keyword black<\/strong>):\u00a0The Black<\/strong> Arrow\u00a0<\/em>by Robert Louis Stevenson<\/li>\n
                          11. November (keyword family<\/strong>):\u00a0The King of Elfland’s Daughter<\/strong><\/em> by Lord Dunsany<\/li>\n
                          12. December (keyword Christmas<\/strong>):\u00a0A Christmas<\/strong> Story<\/em> by Jean Shepherd<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                            \u2666\u2666\u2666\"Reading<\/p>\n

                            Reading Challenge Addict<\/strong>\u00a0(Aiming for In Flight Level, 11 Challenges) – Hosted by Reading Challenge Addict<\/a> – Withdrew from challenge, July 1, 2018<\/p>\n

                              \n
                            1. Back to the Classics Challenge – Intro Post<\/a><\/li>\n
                            2. British Books Challenge – Intro Post<\/a><\/li>\n
                            3. Charity Reading Challenge – Intro Post<\/a><\/li>\n
                            4. Color Coded Reading Challenge – Intro Post<\/a><\/li>\n
                            5. Deal Me In Short Stories Challenge – Intro Post<\/a><\/li>\n
                            6. European Reading Challenge – Intro Post<\/a><\/li>\n
                            7. Follow the Clues Mystery Challenge – Intro Post<\/a><\/li>\n
                            8. Monthly Keyword Challenge – Intro Post<\/a><\/li>\n
                            9. Mount TBR Challenge – Intro Post<\/a><\/li>\n
                            10. Nonfiction Reading Challenge – Intro Post<\/a><\/li>\n
                            11. Read It Again, Sam Reading Challenge – Intro Post<\/a><\/li>\n
                            12. Victorian Reading Challenge – Intro Post<\/a><\/li>\n
                            13. Wild Wild West Reading Challenge – Intro Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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