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Weekly call: #7 📅 Monday, January 23 ⏩ 23Task: title starts with a letter in January or February
Book: Fallen
How it fits: Starts with F
Date read/rating: 1-23-2023 / 3*
Game: GinBook: Fallen
Author: Lauren Kate
Date Read: 1-23-2023
Pages: 452
Task: ♣ Read a book with the word 'knock' in the text
How it Fits: "a knock on her door"' Page 69
Week 4: Gin🃏🃏🃏Gin🃏🃏🃏
🃏Tasks
♥ Read a book with triplets or quadruplets
♣ Read a book with the word 'knock' in the text
♠ Read a book with a red, black, or red and black cover
♦ Read a book with all the letters of GIN in the author's first and last name
Weekly call: #6 📅 Friday, January 20 ⏩ 18Task: published in 2018 or August any year
Book: Triptych by Karin Slaughter
How it fits: Published August 2006
Date read/rating: 1-21-2023 / 4*
Weekly call: #4 📅 Friday, January 13 ⏩ 22Task: published in 2022 or December any year
Book: The Upside Down Christmas by Kate Forster
How it fits: Published December 2022
Date read/rating: 1-20-2023 / 4*
Weekly call: #5 📅 Monday, January 16 ⏩ 11Task: published in 2011 or January any year
Book: The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders
How it fits: Published in January 2018
Date read/rating: 1-20-2023 / 4*
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2️⃣2️⃣What Happened On This Day – January 22
* 2006 Eco Morales becomes Bolivia's first indigenous president The left-wing politician has focused mainly on combating poverty and curbing the influence of transnational corporations.
* 1973 The U.S. Supreme Court legalizes abortion The liberalization that was caused by the Roe v. Wade decision entailed fierce resistance from the Pro-Life movement, but the Supreme Court has so far upheld the decision.
* 1970 The Boeing 747 takes off on its first scheduled flight The Pan Am jumbo jet flew from New York to London.
* 1963 The Élysée Treaty formalizes the reconciliation between Germany and France The treaty effectively ended centuries of enmity between the two European countries.
* 1943 World record for fastest temperature change The fastest temperature change recorded in history occurred on this day in Spearfish, South Dakota. The temperature increased from −4°F (−20°C) to +45°F (+7°C) in the span of two minutes.
Tasks
📍 read a book that takes place in France or Germany.
📍 read a book with the word hot or cold in the title.
Day: 20Task:📍 read a book with a 4 in the publication date
Book: Storm Front
Author: Jim Butcher
Date: 1-25-2023
How it Fits: Published in April
2️⃣0️⃣What Happened On This Day – January 20
* 2009 Barack Obama is sworn in as U.S. president Obama became the country's first black president.
* 1981 The Iran hostage crisis ends 52 U.S. citizens were released after 444 days at the hands of a group of Islamists.
* 1969 The killing of a student activist sets the stage for the Bangladesh Liberation War The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the establishment of Bangladesh as a sovereign nation.
* 1942 Nazi officials meet to organize the extermination of Jews During the Wannsee Conference in Berlin, the Nazis discussed what they called the “Final Solution to the Jewish question”.
* 1934 Fujifilm is founded The Japanese photography and electronics company soon became a global player in its field.
Tasks
📍 Read a book written by a black author.
📍 read a book with a 4 in the publication date
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1️⃣8️⃣What Happened On This Day – January 18
* 2002 The Sierra Leone Civil War ends The conflict had lasted 11 years and left over 50,000 dead.
* 1997 Børge Ousland becomes the first person to cross Antarctica alone and unaided The Norwegian polar explorer walked 3000 km (1864 miles) across the Earth's southernmost continent.
* 1943 Insurgents in the Warsaw Ghetto take up arms against the German oppressors This lead to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the largest single revolt by Jews during World War II.
* 1919 The Paris Peace Conference opens The aim of the conference was to set the peace terms after World War I, resulting in the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
* 1886 Modern hockey is born The foundation of The Hockey Association in England formalized a modern version of the game that had already been played in ancient times.
Tasks
📍 Read a book with a character who plays hockey.
📍 Read a book that takes place in a Scandinavian country.
Weekly call: #3 📅 Monday, January 9 ⏩ 15Task: published in 2015 or May any year
Book: After Alice
How it fits: Published in 2015
Date read/rating: 1-17-2023 / 3*
Weekly call: #2 📅 Friday, January 6 ⏩ 19Task: published in 2019 or September any year
Book: The Thursday Murder Club
How it fits: Published in September
Date read/rating: 1-16-2023 / 4*
Game: Old MaidBook: After Alice
Author: Gregory Maguire
Date Read: 1-17-2023
Pages: 273
Task: Read a book with a mpg of historical fiction.
How it Fits: MPG Historical Fiction
Week 3: Old Maid💁🏻♀️💁🏻♀️💁🏻♀️OLD MAID💁🏻♀️💁🏻♀️💁🏻♀️
Tasks:
💁🏻♀️ Read a book with all the letters in the word MAID in the title.
💁🏻♀️ read a book with a mpg of historical fiction.
💁🏻♀️ Read a book with both the word OLD and MAID anywhere in the text.
💁🏻♀️ Read a book with an adjective in the title.
Weekly call: #1 📅 Monday, January 2Task: 1: page count ends in 1
Book: The Gunslinger
How it fits: 231 pages
Date read/rating: 1-14-2023 / 3*
Game: Phase 10Book: Vampire Academy
Author: Richelle Mead
Date Read: 1-18-2023
Pages: 332
Task: Read a book where someone hits someone or something.
How it Fits: Rose gets hit by another character more than once.
Week 2: Phase 10Tasks:
Read a book with any number in the title. (10 or ten is fine)
Read a book with a moon in any phase on the cover.
Read a book where someone plays cards or a sport.
Read a book where someone hits someone or something.
Weekly call: FREE SPACETask: Book of choice, can be read at any time
Book: I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
How it fits: Any book
Date read/rating: 1-7-2023 | 4*
