PICK THREE (3) MINI CHALLENGE - SEPTEMBER-2021

Pick 3 Mini Challenge – September 2021
Remember that you may combine 3 books from any of the categories any way you wish. You may choose one book from 3 different ones; 3 books from the same; 2 from one and 1 from another. You just need to end up with 3.



Welcome September

As the ninth month of the year, September marks the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere...and the start of spring in the southern.

The name September comes from the Latin “septum”, meaning seven, since it was the seventh month of the Roman calendar, which began with March.

September has three birth flowers: the forget-me-not, the morning glory, and the aster. Forget-me-nots represent love and memories, asters represent love as well, and the morning glory represents unrequited love. The birthstone for the month is the sapphire.

The best known holidays in September are....

Labor Day. It is observed every year on the first Monday in September.

Native American Day: It is always celebrated on the 4th Friday of September.

Grandparent's Day: It is observed in the United States on the first Sunday after Labor Day

September 9th: National Teddy Bear Day

September 19th: International "Talk Like a Pirate Day"

September Dates in History:

September 2, 1666: The Great Fire of London was started, completely destroying the old city located within the ancient Roman Walls. It was believed to have started in a bakery and took three days to put out.

September 5, 1774: The 1st Continental Congress was called to order. Comprised of delegates from all 13 American colonies, it served as the governing body during the American Revolution, from 1774 to 1789.

September 22, 1862: President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which ended slavery in the territories held by the Confederacy, effective January 1, 1863.

September 11, 2001: On Tuesday morning, members of the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners as part of a series of coordinated attacks against targets in the United States. The Twin Towers in New York City were hit by one plane each, American Airlines Flight 11 and Flight 175, while American Airlines Flight 77 was crashed into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, is thought to have been headed for the White House, but passengers overtook the hijackers and the plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania.

Famous Septemtarians?

Famous people born in September include actors Colin Firth and Bill Murray...singer Beyoncé... and late Queen legend Freddie Mercury.

The Challenge:

1.Pick a book or books that the word “North” or “South” appears in the tile. (Northern and Southern) are acceptable OR is an author's 9th book in a series or the 9th standalone. OR was published in March or September of any year.

2 Pick a book or books that have flowers on the cover or a flower name in the title. OR a book that the authors first and last initials can be found in the word “SAPPHIRE”

3. Pick a book or books that has a character that works at any job OR features a grandparent(s) OR an American Indian or a pirate in the story.

4. Pick a book or books that feature a fire or an airplane in the story or on the cover OR is set in New York, Pennsylvania, or Washington D.C.

5. Pick a book or books that features a singer, or an actor in the story OR was written by an author named Fred, Freddy, or Frederick. Can be first or last name.

Carol Celebrates September

📌 - ★
3/3 - Done 9/10
A book that the authors first and last initials can be found in the word “SAPPHIRE”
📌1.Spotlight - Robert Innes - (I & R) - 5★
📌2. The Story of the Andes Survivors - Piers Paul Read (P & R) 3★
📌3. The Guide - Peter Heller (P & H) - 3★

📌 - ★
3/3 - DONE 9/14
A book that set in New York, Pennsylvania, or Washington D.C.
📌1.Yes Daddy - Jonathan Parks- Ramage ( New York) - 3★
📌2.Bath Haus - P.J. Vernon - (Washington D.C.) 4.5- ★
📌3.Near The Bone - Christina Henry (Pennsylvania) - 4★

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3/3 - DONE 9/22
A book or books that has a character that works at any job
📌1.Dark Roads - Chevy Stevens - (a park ranger) - 5★
📌2.The Engineer - C.S. Poe (engineer & inventor) 5- ★
📌3 The Love Study - Kris Ripper (office temp) - 4★

finished these 3 -

Afterland by Lauren Beukes. Flower on the cover.

The Henna Artist, Alka Joshi. One character was an actor, another was a singer.

The Orphan Collector, Ellen Wiseman. Set in Philadelphia PA.

>3 nrmay:



Good job!

Tall in the Saddle - Chuck Martin 4★s (Features a Native American)
The Cage - Talmage Powell 4.5★s (Features a Native American)

Finished 3 more to fit the challenge!

The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner. flowers on the cover
The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman. initials in 'sapphire'
One Minute Out by Mark Greaney. airplanes in the story

>6 nrmay:



Good Work!!!