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May 2025
This month we'll be participating in the Shakespeare Marathon.
This is your chance to experience world famous Stratford-upon-Avon and to run amongst some of the most historical buildings in the country and through miles of beautiful Warwickshire countryside.
a Youtube video: ...
You must run (read) for 42 kilometers.
Duration : May 1 - 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
To go 15 kilometers, read a book:
Pericles, Prince of Tyre - with a tyre (or tire) on the cover
Two Gentlemen of Verona - written by two authors
Hamlet - where a family member of the MC dies
Much Ado About Nothing - where the MC's name starts with 'B' (for Benedick and Beatrice)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - where it is nighttime on the cover
The Merchant of Venice - where the MC owns his/her own business
Love's Labour's Lost - that is a romance
Julius Caesar - with a title that begins with a letter in SALAD
To go 7 kilometers, read a book:
As You Like It - that is 140+ book
The Tempest - where there is a bad storm
The Taming of the Shrew - where the MCs are married to each other
All's Well That Ends Well - with a happy ending
Twelfth Night - published in December or 2012
The Winter's Tale - set in the wintertime
The Two Noble Kinsmen - where family is important to the story
Romeo and Juliet -with a proper noun in the title
The Comedy of Errors - that will make you laugh
Timon of Athens - with a wealthy MC
Macbeth - that is tagged 'Magic'
King Lear - a best seller *
Othello - where the MC is or was in the military
Antony and Cleopatra - with two people on the cover
King John - a biography, autobiography, or fictional biography
Henry VIII - that is the 8th in a series
* - George Bernard Shaw wrote, "No man will ever write a better tragedy than Lear."

You must run (read) for 42 kilometers.
Duration : May 1 - 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
TOTAL = 44 FINISHED!!!!
To go 15 kilometers, read a book:
Pericles, Prince of Tyre - with a tyre (or tire) on the cover
Two Gentlemen of Verona - written by two authors TOTAL = 15
~ Road Trip by Lisa Henry & Sarah Honey (5/7/2025), written by two authors
Hamlet - where a family member of the MC dies
Much Ado About Nothing - where the MC's name starts with 'B' (for Benedick and Beatrice)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - where it is nighttime on the cover
The Merchant of Venice - where the MC owns his/her own business
Love's Labour's Lost - that is a romance
Julius Caesar - with a title that begins with a letter in SALAD TOTAL = 15
~ Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez (5/4/2025), title begins with the letter S
To go 7 kilometers, read a book:
As You Like It - that is 140+ book TOTAL = 7
~ How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell (5/2/2025), 241 pages
The Tempest - where there is a bad storm
The Taming of the Shrew - where the MCs are married to each other
All's Well That Ends Well - with a happy ending
Twelfth Night - published in December or 2012
The Winter's Tale - set in the wintertime
The Two Noble Kinsmen - where family is important to the story
Romeo and Juliet -with a proper noun in the title
The Comedy of Errors - that will make you laugh
Timon of Athens - with a wealthy MC
Macbeth - that is tagged 'Magic'
King Lear - a best seller *
Othello - where the MC is or was in the military
Antony and Cleopatra - with two people on the cover TOTAL = 7
~ Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood (5/1/2025),

King John - a biography, autobiography, or fictional biography
Henry VIII - that is the 8th in a series
I'm in.
36/42 kilometers.
To go 15 kilometers, read a book:
Pericles, Prince of Tyre - with a tyre (or tire) on the cover
Two Gentlemen of Verona - written by two authors
Hamlet - where a family member of the MC dies
Much Ado About Nothing - where the MC's name starts with 'B'
A Midsummer Night's Dream - where it is nighttime on the cover
The Merchant of Venice - where the MC owns his/her own business Mythe 5/3 ****
Love's Labour's Lost - that is a romance
Julius Caesar - with a title that begins with a letter in SALAD
To go 7 kilometers, read a book:
As You Like It - that is 140+ pages
The Tempest - where there is a bad storm
The Taming of the Shrew - MCs are married to each other The Work of Art 5/10 ***
All's Well That Ends Well - with a happy ending
Twelfth Night - published in December or 2012
The Winter's Tale - set in the wintertime
The Two Noble Kinsmen - where family is important to the story
Romeo and Juliet -with a proper noun in the title
The Comedy of Errors - that will make you laugh
Timon of Athens - with a wealthy MC
Macbeth - that is tagged 'Magic' Kiss and Spell 5/5 ****
King Lear - a best seller
Othello - where the MC is or was in the military
Antony and Cleopatra - with two people on the cover
King John - a biography, autobiography, or fictional biography
Henry VIII - that is the 8th in a series The Orchid Affair 5/12 ***
36/42 kilometers.
To go 15 kilometers, read a book:
Pericles, Prince of Tyre - with a tyre (or tire) on the cover
Two Gentlemen of Verona - written by two authors
Hamlet - where a family member of the MC dies
Much Ado About Nothing - where the MC's name starts with 'B'
A Midsummer Night's Dream - where it is nighttime on the cover
The Merchant of Venice - where the MC owns his/her own business Mythe 5/3 ****
Love's Labour's Lost - that is a romance
Julius Caesar - with a title that begins with a letter in SALAD
To go 7 kilometers, read a book:
As You Like It - that is 140+ pages
The Tempest - where there is a bad storm
The Taming of the Shrew - MCs are married to each other The Work of Art 5/10 ***
All's Well That Ends Well - with a happy ending
Twelfth Night - published in December or 2012
The Winter's Tale - set in the wintertime
The Two Noble Kinsmen - where family is important to the story
Romeo and Juliet -with a proper noun in the title
The Comedy of Errors - that will make you laugh
Timon of Athens - with a wealthy MC
Macbeth - that is tagged 'Magic' Kiss and Spell 5/5 ****
King Lear - a best seller
Othello - where the MC is or was in the military
Antony and Cleopatra - with two people on the cover
King John - a biography, autobiography, or fictional biography
Henry VIII - that is the 8th in a series The Orchid Affair 5/12 ***

Duration : May 1 - 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
To go 15 kilometers, read a book:
Pericles, Prince of Tyre - with a tyre (or tire) on the cover
Two Gentlemen of Verona - written by two authors
Hamlet - where a family member of the MC dies
Much Ado About Nothing - where the MC's name starts with 'B' (for Benedick and Beatrice)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - where it is nighttime on the cover
The Merchant of Venice - where the MC owns his/her own business
Love's Labour's Lost - that is a romance
Julius Caesar - with a title that begins with a letter in SALAD
To go 7 kilometers, read a book:
As You Like It - that is 140+ pages
The Tempest - where there is a bad storm
The Taming of the Shrew - where the MCs are married to each other
All's Well That Ends Well - with a happy ending
Twelfth Night - published in December or 2012
The Winter's Tale - set in the wintertime
The Two Noble Kinsmen - where family is important to the story
Romeo and Juliet -with a proper noun in the title
The Comedy of Errors - that will make you laugh
Timon of Athens - with a wealthy MC
Macbeth - that is tagged 'Magic'
King Lear - a best seller *
Othello - where the MC is or was in the military
Antony and Cleopatra - with two people on the cover
King John - a biography, autobiography, or fictional biography
Henry VIII - that is the 8th in a series
* - George Bernard Shaw wrote, "No man will ever write a better tragedy than Lear."

Marathon
45/42 kilometers.



To go 15 kilometers, read a book:
Pericles, Prince of Tyre - with a tyre (or tire) on the cover
Two Gentlemen of Verona - written by two authors
Hamlet - where a family member of the MC dies
Much Ado About Nothing - where the MC's name starts with 'B'
🏃♀️➡️A Midsummer Night's Dream - where it is nighttime on the cover

Finished 5/4/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐�
Fits: It is nighttime on the cover
🏃♀️➡️The Merchant of Venice - where the MC owns his/her own business
You Say It First by Susan Mallery
Finished 5/8/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fits: Pallas owns the business Weddings in a Box - "She thought about where she'd been only a few months ago---the new owner of a business she wasn't sure what to do with." p963 via ebook
Love's Labour's Lost - that is a romance
🏃♀️➡️Julius Caesar - with a title that begins with a letter in SALAD
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
Finished 5/11/25 ⭐⭐�
Fits: The title begins with a letter found in SALAD - Listen for the Lie
To go 7 kilometers, read a book:
As You Like It - that is 140+ pages
The Tempest - where there is a bad storm
The Taming of the Shrew - where the MCs are married to each other
All's Well That Ends Well - with a happy ending
Twelfth Night - published in December or 2012
The Winter's Tale - set in the wintertime
The Two Noble Kinsmen - where family is important to the story
Romeo and Juliet -with a proper noun in the title
The Comedy of Errors - that will make you laugh
Timon of Athens - with a wealthy MC
Macbeth - that is tagged 'Magic'
King Lear - a best seller
Othello - where the MC is or was in the military
Antony and Cleopatra - with two people on the cover
King John - a biography, autobiography, or fictional biography
Henry VIII - that is the 8th in a series
May Book It
You must run (read) for 42 kilometers.
Duration : May 1 - 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
43/42
To go 15 kilometers, read a book:
Pericles, Prince of Tyre - with a tyre (or tire) on the cover
Two Gentlemen of Verona - written by two authors
Hamlet - where a family member of the MC dies
Much Ado About Nothing - where the MC's name starts with 'B' (for Benedick and Beatrice)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - where it is nighttime on the cover
The Merchant of Venice - where the MC owns his/her own business
Love's Labour's Lost - that is a romance
Julius Caesar - with a title that begins with a letter in SALAD Savage Run by C.J. Box (5/7)
To go 7 kilometers, read a book:
As You Like It - that is 140+ pages Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth (5/4)
The Tempest - where there is a bad storm
The Taming of the Shrew - where the MCs are married to each other
All's Well That Ends Well - with a happy ending
Twelfth Night - published in December or 2012
The Winter's Tale - set in the wintertime
The Two Noble Kinsmen - where family is important to the story Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman (5/13)
Romeo and Juliet -with a proper noun in the title
The Comedy of Errors - that will make you laugh The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson (5/6)
Timon of Athens - with a wealthy MC
Macbeth - that is tagged 'Magic'
King Lear - a best seller * The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton (5/8)
Othello - where the MC is or was in the military
Antony and Cleopatra - with two people on the cover
King John - a biography, autobiography, or fictional biography
Henry VIII - that is the 8th in a series
* - George Bernard Shaw wrote, "No man will ever write a better tragedy than Lear."
You must run (read) for 42 kilometers.
Duration : May 1 - 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
43/42
To go 15 kilometers, read a book:
Pericles, Prince of Tyre - with a tyre (or tire) on the cover
Two Gentlemen of Verona - written by two authors
Hamlet - where a family member of the MC dies
Much Ado About Nothing - where the MC's name starts with 'B' (for Benedick and Beatrice)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - where it is nighttime on the cover
The Merchant of Venice - where the MC owns his/her own business
Love's Labour's Lost - that is a romance
Julius Caesar - with a title that begins with a letter in SALAD Savage Run by C.J. Box (5/7)
To go 7 kilometers, read a book:
As You Like It - that is 140+ pages Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth (5/4)
The Tempest - where there is a bad storm
The Taming of the Shrew - where the MCs are married to each other
All's Well That Ends Well - with a happy ending
Twelfth Night - published in December or 2012
The Winter's Tale - set in the wintertime
The Two Noble Kinsmen - where family is important to the story Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman (5/13)
Romeo and Juliet -with a proper noun in the title
The Comedy of Errors - that will make you laugh The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson (5/6)
Timon of Athens - with a wealthy MC
Macbeth - that is tagged 'Magic'
King Lear - a best seller * The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton (5/8)
Othello - where the MC is or was in the military
Antony and Cleopatra - with two people on the cover
King John - a biography, autobiography, or fictional biography
Henry VIII - that is the 8th in a series
* - George Bernard Shaw wrote, "No man will ever write a better tragedy than Lear."

Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
You must run (read) for 42 kilometers.
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
Completed: 0/42 kilometers
To go 15 kilometers, read a book:
Pericles, Prince of Tyre - with a tyre (or tire) on the cover
Two Gentlemen of Verona - written by two authors
Hamlet - where a family member of the MC dies
Much Ado About Nothing - where the MC's name starts with 'B' (for Benedick and Beatrice)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - where it is nighttime on the cover
The Merchant of Venice - where the MC owns his/her own business
Love's Labour's Lost - that is a romance
Julius Caesar - with a title that begins with a letter in SALAD
To go 7 kilometers, read a book:
As You Like It - that is 140+ pages
The Tempest - where there is a bad storm
The Taming of the Shrew - where the MCs are married to each other
All's Well That Ends Well - with a happy ending
Twelfth Night - published in December or 2012
The Winter's Tale - set in the wintertime
The Two Noble Kinsmen - where family is important to the story
Romeo and Juliet -with a proper noun in the title
The Comedy of Errors - that will make you laugh
Timon of Athens - with a wealthy MC
Macbeth - that is tagged 'Magic'
King Lear - a best seller *
Othello - where the MC is or was in the military
Antony and Cleopatra - with two people on the cover
King John - a biography, autobiography, or fictional biography
Henry VIII - that is the 8th in a series
* - George Bernard Shaw wrote, "No man will ever write a better tragedy than Lear."

To go 15 kilometers, read a book:
Pericles, Prince of Tyre - with a tyre (or tire) on the cover
Two Gentlemen of Verona - written by two authors
Hamlet - where a family member of the MC dies
Much Ado About Nothing - where the MC's name starts with 'B' (for Benedick and Beatrice)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - where it is nighttime on the cover
The Merchant of Venice - where the MC owns his/her own business
Love's Labour's Lost - that is a romance
To go 7 kilometers, read a book:
The Tempest - where there is a bad storm
The Taming of the Shrew - where the MCs are married to each other
All's Well That Ends Well - with a happy ending
The Winter's Tale - set in the wintertime
The Two Noble Kinsmen - where family is important to the story
Romeo and Juliet -with a proper noun in the title
The Comedy of Errors - that will make you laugh
Timon of Athens - with a wealthy MC
Macbeth - that is tagged 'Magic'
King Lear - a best seller *
Othello - where the MC is or was in the military
King John - a biography, autobiography, or fictional biography
Henry VIII - that is the 8th in a series
* - George Bernard Shaw wrote, "No man will ever write a better tragedy than Lear."
The Lost Stories John Flanagan 5/4/25 - Julius Caesar - with a title that begins with a letter in SALAD - Lost (L) - 15km
The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning John Flanagan 5/8/25 - As You Like It - that is 140+ pages - 460 pages - 7km

Duel at Araluen John Flanagan 5/17/25 - Twelfth Night - published in December or 2012 - Published 3. December 2018

May 2025
My BOOK It Challenge (msg 11)
Books Read ❱❱
Shakespeare Marathon #1




To go 15 kilometers, read a book:
🔺Hamlet - where a family member of the MC dies ❱❱ The Simple Wild ❱❱ 05.06 ★★★★
🔺A Midsummer Night's Dream - nighttime on the cover ❱❱ Love Thy Enemy ❱❱ 05.02 ★★★★
To go 7 kilometers, read a book:
🔺As You Like It - that is 140+ pages ❱❱ The Royal Mess ❱❱ 05.04 ★★�
🔺Twelfth Night - published in December or 2012 ❱❱ Strangers on This Road
Shakespeare Marathon #2




To go 15 kilometers, read a book:
🔺Two Gentlemen of Verona - written by two authors ❱❱ Hidden in Smoke
🔺The Merchant of Venice - MC owns own business ❱❱ Breathless In Love ❱❱ 05.08 ★★★★
To go 7 kilometers, read a book:
🔺The Taming of the Shrew - MCs are married to each other ❱❱ The Inconvenient Duchess
🔺King Lear - a best seller ❱❱ Hello Stranger

Duration: May 1 - 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
�43/42 = 🥳🎉COMPLETE 🎉🥳
To go 15 kilometers, read a book:
Pericles, Prince of Tyre - with a tyre (or tire) on the cover
Two Gentlemen of Verona - written by two authors
Hamlet - where a family member of the MC dies
Much Ado About Nothing - where the MC's name starts with 'B' (for Benedick and Beatrice)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - where it is nighttime on the cover
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Happily Never After by Lynn Painter
Love's Labour's Lost - that is a romance
Julius Caesar - with a title that begins with a letter in SALAD
To go 7 kilometers, read a book:
�
Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Read 13/02/25
The Tempest - where there is a bad storm
The Taming of the Shrew - where the MCs are married to each other
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Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry Read 16/05/25
Twelfth Night - published in December or 2012
The Winter's Tale - set in the wintertime
The Two Noble Kinsmen - where family is important to the story
Romeo and Juliet -with a proper noun in the title
The Comedy of Errors - that will make you laugh
Timon of Athens - with a wealthy MC
�
The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem
King Lear - a best seller *
Othello - where the MC is or was in the military
�

King John - a biography, autobiography, or fictional biography
Henry VIII - that is the 8th in a series

May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Goal: 0/42 kilometers
Books must be at least 140 pages
To go 15 kilometers, read a book:
Pericles, Prince of Tyre - with a tyre (or tire) on the cover
Two Gentlemen of Verona - written by two authors
Hamlet - where a family member of the MC dies
Much Ado About Nothing - where the MC's name starts with 'B' (for Benedick and Beatrice)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - where it is nighttime on the cover
The Merchant of Venice - where the MC owns his/her own business
Love's Labour's Lost - that is a romance
Julius Caesar - with a title that begins with a letter in SALAD
To go 7 kilometers, read a book:
As You Like It - that is 140+ pages
The Tempest - where there is a bad storm
The Taming of the Shrew - where the MCs are married to each other
All's Well That Ends Well - with a happy ending
Twelfth Night - published in December or 2012
The Winter's Tale - set in the wintertime
The Two Noble Kinsmen - where family is important to the story
Romeo and Juliet -with a proper noun in the title
The Comedy of Errors - that will make you laugh
Timon of Athens - with a wealthy MC
Macbeth - that is tagged 'Magic'
King Lear - a best seller *
Othello - where the MC is or was in the military
Antony and Cleopatra - with two people on the cover
King John - a biography, autobiography, or fictional biography
Henry VIII - that is the 8th in a series
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This month we'll be participating in the Shakespeare Marathon.
This is your chance to experience world famous Stratford-upon-Avon and to run amongst some of the most historical buildings in the country and through miles of beautiful Warwickshire countryside.
a Youtube video:
You must run (read) for 42 kilometers.
Duration : May 1 - 31, 2025
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
To go 15 kilometers, read a book:
Pericles, Prince of Tyre - with a tyre (or tire) on the cover
Two Gentlemen of Verona - written by two authors
Hamlet - where a family member of the MC dies
Much Ado About Nothing - where the MC's name starts with 'B' (for Benedick and Beatrice)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - where it is nighttime on the cover
The Merchant of Venice - where the MC owns his/her own business
Love's Labour's Lost - that is a romance
Julius Caesar - with a title that begins with a letter in SALAD
To go 7 kilometers, read a book:
As You Like It - that is 140+ pages
The Tempest - where there is a bad storm
The Taming of the Shrew - where the MCs are married to each other
All's Well That Ends Well - with a happy ending
Twelfth Night - published in December or 2012
The Winter's Tale - set in the wintertime
The Two Noble Kinsmen - where family is important to the story
Romeo and Juliet -with a proper noun in the title
The Comedy of Errors - that will make you laugh
Timon of Athens - with a wealthy MC
Macbeth - that is tagged 'Magic'
King Lear - a best seller *
Othello - where the MC is or was in the military
Antony and Cleopatra - with two people on the cover
King John - a biography, autobiography, or fictional biography
Henry VIII - that is the 8th in a series
* - George Bernard Shaw wrote, "No man will ever write a better tragedy than Lear."