Yuletide Spirit Reading Challenge & Readathon

 

Michelle at Seasons of Reading is once again sponsoring her holiday challenge & readathon. The rechristened Yuletide Spirit Reading Challenge & Readathon. In short, the challenge runs from November 21, 2022 through January 6, 2023. The books read for the challenge must be Christmassy in nature--novels, short story collections, books of poems, etc. Readathon books need not all be holiday-oriented.

 

Three ways to participate:

1. Challenge: Pick a level
      ~Candy Cane: read 1 book
      ~Mistletoe: read 2-4 books
      ~Christmas Tree: read 5-6 books (this is the fanatic level...LOL!)

2. Readathon: read as much (or as little as you want)

3. Participate in both!

Additional levels for watching Christmas movies and reading children's books with your kids--but you must complete one of the main reading levels to fulfill the challenge.

For more details and to join up, follow the link above.

As usual, I am joining at the Mistletoe level for Christmas books and the Readathon as well since I can also count non-Christmas books for that:

1. Wrapped Up in Crosswords by Nero Blanc [Christmas] (11/27/22)
2. Death Beneath the Christmas Tree by Robert Nordan [Christmas] (11/29/22)
3. The Last Noel by Jean Hager [Christmas] (12/3/22)
4. Holmes for the Holidays by Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg, & Carol-Lynn Waugh [eds] (12/21/22)

Mistletoe Level 

5. The Longer the Thread by Emma Lathen [readathon] (11/25/22)

6. Murder in Black Tie by Sara Rosett [readathon] (11/26/22)

7. The Clue of the Velvet Mask by Carolyn Keene [readathon] (12/12/22)

8. Where Two Ways Met by Grace Livingston Hill [readathon] (12/12/22)

9. Murder at the College by Victor L. Whitechurch [readathon] (12/17/22)

10. The Hanover Square Affair by Ashley Gardner [readathon] (12/23/22)

11. The Candle Shop Mystery by Eileen Hill [Christmas] (12/25/22)

12. Sweet Poison by Douglas Clark [readathon] (12/26/22)

13. Murder Impossible by Jack Adrian & Robert Adey, eds [readathon] (12/30/22)

14. The Triple Hoax by Carolyn Keene [readathon] (12/31/22)

15. A Nameless Coffin by Gwendoline Butler [readathon] (12/31/22)

16. Mrs. Frisby & the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien (1/1/23)

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And...that's a wrap. I did really well with reading in December and then fell off the reading wagon in the New Year. Not as many Christmas books as I might have liked, but I did meet my goal. Happy New Year, everyone!