Book Challenge by Erin 18.0

 

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• 5 points: Freebie – Read a book that is at least 200 pages: This is Where We Live--Janelle Brown

• 10 points: Read a book set in Australia or by an Australian author: Lost Autumn--Mary-Rose MacColl 

• 10 points: Read a book whose author goes by three names (ex: Jonathan Safran Foer, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Laurie Halse Anderson, Bret Easton Ellis); initials don't count: Beach House Reunion--Mary Alice Monroe

• 15 points: Read a book with "black" or "white" in the title: Back in Black--Lori Foster

• 20 points: Read a GoodReads award winner from any year; please list what year and what category the book won; this will be a big help to admins as well as potentially introduce other readers to your choice: The Office BFFs--Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey (2022 Humor)

• 20 points: (selected by Karen S.) – Read a book set in a small town or rural area: Tending Roses--Lisa Wingate

• 25 points: (selected by Julia) – Read a book with "heart" or "love" in the title: The Love Hypothesis--Ali Hazelwood

• 30 points: (selected by Olga) – Read a book that starts with the first letter of your first name: Jackie & Me--Louis Bayard

• 30 points: (selected by Carly) – Read a book with an unusual narrator (examples: a child, animal, ghost): Remarkably Bright Creatures--Shelby Van Pelt

• 35 points: (selected by Vinay) – Read a book with a prime number under 1000 in the title, either as numerical or words, but not the words prime or number(s) itself: Three Sisters, Three Queens--Philippa Gregory

 

Challenge completed on January 20

Christmas Movies

Now that I have a smart TV, I have discovered the joy of watching Christmas/holiday movies whenever I want, on Hulu. It has been fun so far.  

Even though I try to avoid Christmas stuff before Thanksgiving, I did watch two such movies in the days before that day, including one on Thanksgiving Eve, after stumbling on to several I had not previously know about. One was a three-movie series from Lifetime that I found last Saturday. I liked this one so much that I could not wait to see the others in the series, and now I do not have to wait for such a thing. This was the closest I have come to binge-watching as of yet, as I have rarely ever watched more than one movie on the same night. I watched yet another Christmas movie this afternoon, one from BET+. 

I do not yet know haw many more of these movies I will be watching this season. It's not even December yet. And I don't know if I will watch more than one on the same day and/or night. But getting to watch TV this way has been fun, even though I do not watch TV much. 

The three-movie series I watched last Saturday is the "Merry Liddle Christmas" movie series. It's a very fun series of movies and worth checking out, if you're looking for something new and different to watch this holiday season. 

Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge 2023

 Will be taking part in this one for for the second time.

1. Book From an Awards List: Tomb of Sand--Geetanjali Shree 
2. Short Story, Essay, or Poetry Collection: Her Body and Other Parties--Carmen Maria Machado
3. Recommended by a Friend: Timeless Depths--Erica Varela
4. By an Indigenous Author: Elatsoe--Darcy Little Badger
5. YA Retelling: Six Crimson Cranes--Elizabeth Lim
6. Memoir: Lust & Wonder--Augusten Burroughs
7. LGBTQ+ Romance: They Both Die at the End--Adam Silvera
8. Mystery Novel or Collection: Matchup--Lee Child (ed.)
9. Classic by a BIPOC Author: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman--Ernest J. Gaines
10. Work of Speculative Fiction: The Silmarillion--J.R.R. Tolkien
11. Book About Food: Taste: My Life Through Food--Stanley Tucci
12. Book Set in a country you want to visit written by Someone from that country: Homegoing--Yaa Gyasi

Challenge completed on September 21

The 2023 Children's Books Reading Challenge -- for Adults

 Dong this one again.

What books qualify? That one's simple: it's up to you! Anything you think could be found in the children's section of a library or bookstore is applicable, as well as timeless classics that the whole family would enjoy. Here is a list I made from Wikipedia that I'll be working from.

I can't wait to see what everyone is reading!

My Books:

1. Snow White and the Seven Robots--Stewart Ross
2. The Green Ember--S.D. Smith
3. The Twelve Dancing Princesses--Jane Werner Watson
4. Anna and Elsa's Hygge Life--Heather Knowles
5. Remarkables--Lisa Mantchev
6. Stuntboy, In the Meantime--Jason Reynolds
7. Warriors in Winter--Mary Pope Osborne
8. Race Forever--R.A. Montgomery
9. Child of the Wolves--Elizabeth Hall
10. The Yellow Phantom--Margaret Sutton
11. For Everyone--Jason Reynolds
12. Abby in Wonderland--Sarah Mlynowski
13. A Shot in the Arm!--Don Brown
14. Rocket to the Moon!--Don Brown
15. Zen Ties--Jon J. Muth
16. Diamonds and Toads (from Fairy Tales, Volume 1, at Project Gutenberg)
17. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective--Donald J. Sobol
18. The Long Winter--Laura Ingalls Wilder [re-read]
19. Pinocchio--Margaret Hillert
20. The Magic in Changing Your Stars--Leah Henderson
21. La Casa Adormecida (The Napping House)--Audrey Wood
22. Little Town on the Prairie--Laura Ingalls Wilder (re-read)
23. Tales From the Arabian Nights--Anonymous
24. Islandborn--Junot Diaz
25. Transformed: The Perils of the Frog Prince--Megan Morrison
26. In Deeper Waters--F.T. Lukens
27. With the Might of Angels--Andrea Davis Pinkney
28. Nothing But Trouble--Jacqueline Davies
29. Humongous Fungus--Lynne Boddy
30. How to Play Chess--D.K. Publishing
31. Bad Hair Day--Sarah Mlynowski
32. Magic Candies--Heena Baek
33. Limericks--Michael Palin
34. Pizza and Taco: Dare to Be Scared--Stephen Skaskan
35. Paw Patrol: Halloween Heroes!
36. Sleeping Beauty--Mahlon F. Craft
37. Good Morning Zoom--Lindsay Rechler
38. Merry Christmas, Mouse--Laura Numeroff
39. You're My Little Christmas Cookie--Nicola Edwards
40. The Lions of Little Rock--Kristin Levine
41. Cold As Ice--Sarah Mlynowski
42. The Elf on the Shelf's Nightmare Before Christmas--Chanda A. Bell 
43. The Story of Rock--Lindsay Sagar Caterpillar
44. T. Rex Time Machine--Jared Chapman
45. Here Comes Santa Cat--Deborah Underwood
46. Alan's Big, Scary Teeth--Jarvis

Calling challenge complete on December 24

Shopping

Even though I avoided going out to stores early on Friday morning, I got a little brave to go out lateral after lunch. I was sure the crowds would have thinned down by then. Only few parking spaces left in the new shopping center but the stores were not too crowded. I saw that Boot Barn and TJ Maxx had both opened early that morning, according to the holidays hours posted on the glass doors. Don't remember about Ross, though, and didn't go to Famous Footwear or Ulta Beauty that day. And I did not bother trying to go to Target then, but did go today to get toilet paper.  

In honor of Small Business Saturday, I chose to visit a local shop that was giving drawings for different discounts. I found a fridge magnet that I got for 20% off. The shop has been open for a while, but I have never been inside until yesterday. The store carries home decor, gifts and food. 

Now I've already begun looking for Cyber Monday deals. Not sure if I'm going to get anything. 

Black Friday

The Land of Whatever blog posted the following music video today:

In case you have forgotten, it is today. It's now nearly 8AM in California, and as in the past, I have avoided the idea of shopping on this date. Well, maybe not completely. Three years ago on my blog, I wrote that I did go to Kmart later in the day after the crowds had thinned out (this was in 2019; Kmart closed in early 2020, before the start of the pandemic). Going after the crowds have thinned down is something I may do today. Having stayed home all day yesterday, I am feeling a need a need to get out, probably to get to the Goodwill Blue Friday sale this afternoon.

Several new stores have recently opened in my town, including Ross, TJ Maxx, Boot Barn, Famous Footwear, and Ulta Beauty. I don't know if any of them opened early today, but I can guess that TJ Maxx didn't open at 3AM. They are owned by the same company as Home Goods, where I used to work, and we never opened early on the day after Thanksgiving. I usually had that day off. And I now wondering how Target was today.

Something else I noted the blog post linked above:

I always say I won't go to any stores on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Well, certainly not to fight crowds at 3AM over a flatscreen TV (have one already). ...

Well, two weeks ago, I did get a new flat screen TV, my first-ever smart TV. On Veterans' Day, after a dentist appointment, my mom and I each went to Best Buy to look for new TVs, to get with our California Middle Class Refund debit cards. I was glad to have gotten them then, because I fear that today they would have all been sold out by 3AM.  So far I have watched some Christmas movies, though I always try to avoid Christmas stuff before Thanksgiving (but enough on that for now) as well as The Bob's Burgers movie.

Again, I am hesitant about shopping today, but if I choose to, it will be later in the day. And since I have a desire to get out, I may just go have lunch at McDonald's or Subway or something. Decisions to be made....

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Thanksgiving Humor

2023 Gaia/Nature

 Joining this one again.

There are no strict rules to the challenge. Pledge to read as many or as few nature-themed books as you would like, just one qualifies for the challenge. The titles you choose can be either fiction or non-fiction they just have to have nature, climate or environment as an issue or theme. Share your reading via comments on Gumtrees and Galaxies, links are welcome and encouraged.

The challenge will officially start on the 1st of January 2023 and run until the 31st of December 2023. You can sign up now via the comments on this post. It is optional if you want to pledge to read particular titles but I would love to know what others are reading.

My Books:

1. Snow White and the Seven Robots--Stewart Ross
2. Beach House Reunion--Mary Alice Monroe
3. The Love Hypothesis--Ali Hazelwood
4. Remarkably Bright Creatures--Shelby Van Pelt
5. Parable of the Talents--Octavia E. Butler
6. The Green Ember--S.D. Smith
7. Six Crimson Cranes--Elizabeth Lim
8. Katherine Johnson--Tamra B. Orr
9. Romantic Visionary--W.B. Yeats
10. The Girls of Atomic City--Denise Kiernan
11. Child of the Wolves--Elizabeth Hall
12. A Shot in the Arm!--Don Brown
13. Rocket to the Moon!--Don Brown
14. The Jew in the Lotus--Rodger Kamenetz
15. Changeling--Molly Harper
16. A Shot to Save the World--Gregory Zuckerman
17. Midnight in Chernobyl--Adam Higginbotham
18. The Astonishing Color of After--Emily X.R. Pan
19. Memoirs of an Addicted Brain--Marc Lewis
20. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs--Steve Brusatte
21. COVID-19 and Other Pandemics: Comparison--Don Nardo
22. The Deep--Rivers Solomon
23. Aurora Burning--Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
24. Climate Justice--Mary Robinson
25. The Garden of Small Beginnings--Abbi Waxman [re-read]
26. Lumberjanes Vol 3: A Terrible Plan--Noelle Stevenson
27. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life--William Finnegan
28. Humongous Fungus--Lynne Boddy
29. The Silmarillion--J.R.R. Tolkien
30. State of Wonder--Ann Patchett
31. Dune--Frank Herbert
32. Goosebumps: The Werewolf of Fever Swamp--R.L. Stine
33. The London Seance Society--Sarah Penner
34. The Seven Purposes--Margaret Cameron
35. A Song for a New Day--Sarah Pinsker

Calling challenge complete on December 14

Winter 2023 Reading Challenge: It’s Snow Awesome!

Another seasonal challenge at Beyond the Bookends. Thought it says winter 2023, it starts on December 1 and runs until February 28.

Book Set During a Holiday: In a Holidaze--Christina Lauren

Family Drama or Saga: Last in a Long Line of Rebels--Lisa Lewis Tyre

Book About the Holocaust: What Was the Holocaust?--Gail Herman

Goodreads Choice Award Nominee: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow--Gabrielle Zevin

Book Becoming a Movie: White Noise--Don DeLillo

Book Set at the Beach: The Summer of Lost and Found--Mary Alice Monroe

Feel-Good Read: Coming Home For Christmas--RaeAnne Thyne

Historical Romance: A Wallflower Christmas--Lisa Kleypas

Isolation Book: The Mapmaker's Wife--Robert Whitaker

Challenge completed on December 20

2023 Nonfiction Reader Challenge

 Another I have been doing is now up.

The aim of the Nonfiction Reader Challenge is to encourage you to make nonfiction part of your reading experience during the year.

HOW IT WORKS

You can select, read and review a book from the categories listed below during the year for a total of up to 12 books; OR select, read and review any nonfiction book. A book may be in print, electronic or audio format.

Choose a goal:

Nonfiction Nipper: Read & review 3 books, from any 3 listed categories

Nonfiction Nibbler: Read & review 6 books, from any 6 listed categories

Nonfiction Nosher: Read & review 12 books, one for each category

Nonfiction Grazer: Read & review any nonfiction book. Set your own goal

Categories:

1. History: A Long Way Gone--Ishmael Beah
2. Memoir/Biography: Lust & Wonder--Augusten Burroughs
3. Crime & Punishment: The Pale-Faced Lie--David Crow
4. Science: Katherine Johnson--Tamra B. Orr
5. Health: The Pretty One--Keah Brown
6. Travel: The Jew in the Lotus--Rodger Kamenetz
7. Food: Taste: My Life Through Food--Stanley Tucci
8. Social Media: The Office BFFs--Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey
9. Sport: Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life--William Finnegan
10. Relationships: I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere But the Pool--Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella
11. The Arts: North American Indian Portraits--James D. Horan
12. Published in 2023: Spare--Prince Harry

Challenge completed on September 15

The 52 Book Club’s 2023 Reading Challenge

 Another favorite is now up.

1. Book with a subtitle: Taste: My Life Through Food--Stanley Tucci

2. Featuring an inheritance: Kidnapped--Robert Louis Stevenson

3. Title starting with the letter "G": The Green Ember--S.D. Smith

4. Title starting with the letter "H": Her Body and Other Parties--Carmen Maria Machado

5. Title starting with the letter "I": I Kissed Shara Wheeler--Casey McQuiston

6. Under 200 pages: Ellen Foster--Kaye Gibbons

7. A city or country name in the title: Midnight in Chernobyl--Adam Higginbotham

8. Dystopian fiction: Aurora Burning--Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

9. A book with a dedication: Dear Edward--Ann Napolitano

10. Takes place during the Roaring Twenties: Dead Dead Girls-Nekesa Afia

11. A book about secrets: Red--Alison Cherry

12. High fantasy: Blood Like Magic--Liselle Sambury

13. Published posthumously: The Silmarillion--J.R.R. Tolkien

14. A survival story: The Long Winter--Laura Ingalls Wilder [re-read]

15. Set in Australia: Lost Autumn--Mary-Rose MacColl 

16. Featuring one of the 7 deadly sins: Lust & Wonder--Augusten Burroughs

17. By a Caribbean author: Olga Dies Dreaming--Xochitl Gonzalez

18. Set during a war other than WWI or WWII: The Undertaker's Assistant--Amanda Skenandore

19. Typographic cover: The Astonishing Color of After--Emily X.R. Pan

20. A book about siblings: Three Sisters, Three Queens--Philippa Gregory

21. A second-hand book: The Peddler's Grandson--Edward Cohen

22. A body-positive message: Big Summer--Jennifer Weiner

23. An alliterative title: Odd One Out--Nic Stone

24. Nordic noir: Macbeth--Jo Nesbo

25. A fashionable character: Sheila Levine is Dead and Living in New York--Gail Parent

26. Has an epilogue: Memoirs of an Addicted Brain--Marc Lewis

27. Newbery Medal winner: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry--Mildred D. Taylor

28. Includes a funeral: Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World--Benjamin Alire Saenz 

29. Sends you down a rabbit hole: Abby in Wonderland--Sarah Mlynowski

30. An author with the same name as you: Famous Father Daughter--Jamie Bernstein

31. Set in a workplace: The Clue in Blue--Betsy Allen

32. Published by Macmillan: The Path Made Clear--Oprah Winfrey

33. A banned book: The Best Man--Richard Peck

34. Featuring mythology: Oh My Gods!--Stephanie Cooke

35. A book you meant to read last year: This is Where We Live--Janelle Brown

36. Chapters have cliffhangers: The Da Vinci Code--Dan Brown

37. Written in the present tense: The Ex Talk--Rachel Lynn Solomon

38. An enemies-to-lovers plot: Queerly Beloved--Susie Dumond

39. The final book in a series: Sunflower Sisters--Martha Hall Kelly

40. Written by a comedian: Limericks--Michael Palin

41. A character who is a refugee: The House of Broken Angels--Luis Alberto Urrea

42. "Time" in the title: Timeless Depths--Erica Varela

43. A book "everyone" has read: Verity--Colleen Hoover

44. A contemporary setting: The Hotel Nantucket--Elin Hilderbrand

45. First word in the book is "The": Blueprints--Barbara Delinsky

46. Script font on the spine: Secrets of the Tulip Sisters--Susan Mallery

47. Set in the city of Dublin: Irish Gold--Andrew M. Greeley

48. A book by Octavia E. Butler: Parable of the Talents

49. Books on the cover: Checked Out For Murder--Allison Brook

50. Related to the word "murder": Death of an Italian Chef--Lee Hollis

51. Doesn't fit any of the other 51 prompts: So-Called Normal--Mark Henick

52. Published in 2023: Once More With Feeling--Elissa Sussman

Challenge completed on November 9

2023 Romance Book Reading Challenge with She Reads Romance Books

One I am joining for the first time.

January – Romantic Comedy: The Love Hypothesis--Ali Hazelwood

February – Steamy Romance: Seven Years to Sin--Sylvia Day

March – New Adult Romance: Yerba Buena--Nina LaCour

April – Back Title on Your TBR List: Drums of Autumn--Diana Gabaldon

May – Historical Romance: The Undertaker's Assistant--Amanda Skenandore

June – LGBTQ+ Romance: The Best At It--Maulik Pancholy

July – Contemporary Romance: 50 Harbor Street--Debbie Macomber

August – A New Author to You: The Deal--Elle Kennedy

September – Sports Romance: The Proposal--Jasmine Guillory

October – Reread a Favorite Book!: Savannah Breeze--Mary Kay Andrews 

November – Award Nominee:  Carrie Soto is Back--Taylor Jenkins Reid

December – Your Favorite Trope: Santa's Sweetheart--Janet Dailey

Challenge completed on December 6

Booklist Queen’s 2023 Reading Challenge

 Another favorite up now. 

1. Winter Read: The Long Winter--Laura Ingalls Wilder [re-read]
2. Goodreads Winner in 2022: Carrie Soto is Back--Taylor Jenkins Reid
3. By a Black Author: Seven Days in June--Tia Williams
4. More Than 500 Pages: Drums of Autumn--Diana Gabaldon
5. Published in Your Birth Year: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman--Ernest J. Gaines
6. Famous Author You've Avoided: The Adventures of Augie March--Saul Bellow
7. Character with a Disability: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish--Seiko Tanabe
8. Fiction and Nonfiction Pairing: All American Boys--Jason Reynolds
9. Fiction and Nonfiction Pairing: When They Call You a Terrorist--Patrisse Kahn-Cullors
10. By a Local Author: Golden Honey--Erica Varela
11. Western: Kiss Me--Susan Mallery
12. Own But Haven't Read: Back in Black--Lori Foster
13. Animal on the Cover: The Green Ember--S.D. Smith
14. Recommended by a Librarian: The London Seance Society--Sarah Penner
15. Newbery Award Winner: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry--Mildred D. Taylor
16. About Royalty: Night Fire--Catherine Coulter
17. Written Before 1850: Dombey and Son--Charles Dickens
18. Dual Timelines: Lost Autumn--Mary-Rose MacColl
19. Dewey Decimal System--300s: All Boys Aren't Blue--George M. Johnson
20. Mother-Daughter Story: Blueprints--Barbara Delinsky
21. Empowering Read: The Jew in the Lotus--Rodger Kamenetz
22. World War I Book: Lost Roses--Martha Hall Kelly
23. Domestic Thriller: This is Where We Live--Janelle Brown
24. 2023 New Release: The Reunion--Meghan Quinn
25. Read With Jenna Book Club Pick: Remarkably Bright Creatures--Shelby Van Pelt
26. A Book Everyone is Talking About: Maame--Jessica George
27. Book Becoming a Movie in 2023: Dear Edward--Ann Napolitano
28. About Complicated Relationships: Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World--Benjamin Alire Saenz 
29. Recommended on TikTok: Verity--Colleen Hoover
30. Audiobook: Anxiety Disorder--Lisa Fletcher
31. Set in the 1930s: The Magic in Changing Your Stars--Leah Henderson
32. Contemporary Fiction Bestseller: 1022 Evergreen Place--Debbie Macomber
33. About Adoption: The Reunion--Meghan Quinn
34. Genre You Usually Don't Read: The Minimalist Home--Joshua Becker
35. Title Starts with "A": Almost American Girl--Robin Ha
36. Set in South America: State of Wonder--Ann Patchett
37. Detective Story: Tatiana--Martin Cruz Smith
38. About Power: The City We Became--N.K. Jeminsin
39. 2022 Bestseller: The Villa--Rachel Hawkins
40. By an Author You Love: On Ocean Boulevard--Mary Alice Monroe
41. With a Long Title: Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems--Warsan Shire
42. Five-Star Read: Dead Dead Girls-Nekesa Afia
43. YA Historical Fiction: The Black Kids--Christina Hammonds Reed
44. About Magic: Blood Like Magic--Liselle Sambury
45. Book That Makes You Happy: A Summer Affair--Elin Hilderbrand
46. Award-Winning Nonfiction: Midnight in Chernobyl--Adam Higginbotham
47. Modern Classic: The Da Vinci Code--Dan Brown
48. Borrowed From a Friend: Memoirs of an Addicted Brain--Marc Lewis
49. Red Cover: Abby in Wonderland--Sarah Mlynowski
50. Reread a Favorite: The Garden of Small Beginnings--Abbi Waxman
51. Bottom of TBR: The Odd Women--George Gissing
52. Holiday Romance: Santa's Sweetheart--Janet Dailey

Challenge completed on December 6

2022 Yuletide Spirit Reading Challenge and Readathon

 The annual challenge has a new blog with a  new name. I will get as many books as possible.

The holidays are upon us again! Time to sign up for the Yuletide Spirit Reading Challenge and Readathon co-event! (Yes, the site, and event, title have had a minor makeover)

Dates: November 21, 2022 through January 6, 2023

Three ways to participate:

1. Challenge - Pick a level
2. Readathon - read as much (or as little) as you want
3. Participate in both!

Regarding the reading of Christmas books, for the readathon, you do not have to read only Christmas books. I am always reading regular genres along with Christmas books during the season. Please do try to read at least one though. 🎄

For the reading challenge, these must be Christmas novels, books about Christmas lore, a book of Christmas short stories or poems, books about Christmas crafts, children's books (we even have a level for them!), etc.

Reading Challenge Levels:
--Candy Cane: read 1 book
--Mistletoe: read 2-4 books
--Christmas Tree: read 5 or 6 books, or more (this is the fanatic level!)

Additional levels:

--Fa La La La Films: watch a bunch or a few Christmas movies...it's up to you!
--Visions of Sugar Plums: read books with your children this season and share what you read

*the additional levels are optional, you still must complete one of the main reading levels above

My Books:

1. Maccabee!--Tilda Balsley
2. Panda's Christmas Gifts--Tara Jaye Morrow
3. Christmas--Dorothy Goeller
4. The Nutcracker--Jan Brett
5. A Wallflower Christmas--Lisa Kleypas
6. Kwanzaa--Martin Hintz 
7. The Christmas Coat--Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
8. Miss Mary's Christmas Mittens--Trinka Hakes Noble
9. The Oxford Treasury of Christmas Poems--Michael Harrison
10. Coming Home For Christmas--RaeAnne Thyne
11. Silent Bite--David Rosenfelt
12. The Christmas Pearl--Dorothea Benton Frank
13. Mr. Miracle--Debbie Macomber
14. In a Holidaze--Christina Lauren
15. The Christmas Wedding Guest--Susan Mallery
16. Dreidels on the Brain--Joel Ben Izzy
17. Candy Slain Murder--Maddie Day

Challenge completed on December 25