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The Heads, Shoulders, Knees & Toes Challenge will run from February 1-29 this year!
Hosted by: AnOtterChaos

There are no minimum requirements for releasing, although there will be prizes for mOSt releases, mOSt points (see below for extra credit), and other things I think of as I go along. If you want to set a personal goal (such as 206, the number of bones in the body, or 12, the number of cranial nerves), feel free!

The title of the book must contain one or more human body part. Either medical or lay terminology is fine (i.e., shoulderblade or scapula). Slang is OK as long as it is not offensive.

Wild or Controlled releases are ok but only wild catches count.

Embedded words are fine (SHINy, EARth, CHESTnut). (TIP: Any word with 'os' in it counts...os being used to refer to many openings in the body). The embed can extend from one word to another, as long as no letters are skipped.

IN GENERAL, cover art will not be included. HOWEVER, there will be special themes each week for extra credit, and these may include pictures some weeks.

Dual releases are fine. The Valentines Day Challenge offers some good opportunities to show your heart!

Foreign language words are fine as long as the body part is in the same language as the title.

The challenge is on a MACROSCOPIC level, not MICROSCOPIC. In other words, "bone" is fine, "Osteocyte" isn't. No DNA, chromosome, cell, golgi body, ribosome, etc.

Things that develop throughout life are fine. This includes corns, scars, blisters, freckles, stretch marks, etc.

Phrases are fine, such as "baby blues" or "back seat."

Body fluids that stay IN the body are fine (blood, lymph, bile).

Body fluids/solids that LEAVE the body are not allowed (saliva, semen, urine, poop, vomit).

For a complete list of rules and approved/disapproved words, as well as the 2007 word list, go here:
http://anotterchaos.bravehost.com/HSKTrules.htm
The statistics chart is here:
http://anotterchaos.bravehost.com/HSKTStats.htm


BONUS TOPICS! Every week, there will be a bonus topic, based on a song. Any releases with the bonus topic will count double.

February 1 to 7: LEGS (details here)
February 8-15:  FACE (details here)
February 16-21: BOOBS (details here)
February 22 through 29: HAIR (details here)


And finally - here is the release thread!


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Here are my both releases and the books I plan to release during this challenge.

  1. Isku SUONEEN / Pentti Kirstilä (vein) - released 4.2.
  2. Kettusen toinen tuleminen / Markus Kajo (legs / BONUS) - released 4.2. - CATCH!
  3. The Unnumbered / Sam North (legs / BONUS) - released 4.2.
  4. The Safe BRIDGE / Frances Parkinson Keyes (legs / BONUS) - released 6.2. - CATCH!
  5. Myrskyinen hiljaiSUUs / André Brink - (mouth / BONUS) - released 11.2.
  6. SILMÄnräpäys / Ted Dekker (eye / BONUS) - released 11.2.
  7. KyberSUUdelma / Sally Chapman (mouth / BONUS) - released 11.2.
  8. The FACE of Deception / Iris Johansen (face / BONUS) - released 11.2.
  9. Ett ÖGONblick i sänder / Gerda Antti (eye / BONUS) - released 11.2.
  10. The EYE of the World / Robert Jordan (eye / BONUS) - released 11.2.
  11. Kaksi salaiSUUtta / Sami Parkkinen (mouth / BONUS) - released 11.2.
  12. KYNSI ja HAMMAS / Bill S. Ballinger (nail, tooth / BONUS) - released 15.2.
  13. Isku vasten KASVOJA / Pentti Kirstilä - (face / BONUS) - released 15.2.
  14. SUUri loppuunmyynti / Vicki Baum (mouth / BONUS) - released 15.2.
  15. Usko tulevaiSUUteen / Lennart Koskinen - (mouth / BONUS) - released 15.2.
  16. Viettelys / Knut Faldbakken (boobs on cover / BONUS) - released 20.2.
  17. VERESTÄ kudottu verkko / Mirja Kuivaniemi (blood, boobs on cover / BONUS) - released 20.2.
  18. HAMMERHEAD / James Mayo (ham, hammer, head) - released 20.2.
  19. KASVOTon kuolema / Henning Mankell (face) - released 20.2.
  20. SYDÄN veitsenterällä / Kaisu-Leena Piela (heart) - released 20.2.
  21. SYDÄMEN aaria / Lucinda Edmonds (heart) - released 20.2.
  22. Vapauden ilLUUsio / Frédérick Tristan  (bone) - released 29.2.
  23. Vapauden ilLUUsio / Frédérick Tristan  (bone) - released 29.2. - CATCH!
  24. VEREN ja viljan maa / Ville Kuronen (blood) - released 29.2.
  25. KaIHOja kukkuvat käet / Anu Kaipainen (skin) - released 29.2.
  26. Kuoleman käytävä 3: Coffeyn KÄDET / Stephen King (hands) - released 29.2.
  27. BLOOD of the Fold / Terry Goodking (blood) - released 29.2.
  28. Kolmas SILMÄ / Dale Carlson (eye) - released 29.2.
  29. KÄSIllä toinen tarina / Mirjam Kälkäjä (hand) - released 29.2.
  30. SYDÄMIÄ / Hilma Wolitzer (hearts) - released 29.2.
    Release points: 46
    Catches: 3
    Total points: 49

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