Louise’s Comments (group member since Aug 29, 2015)

Louise’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

I'm 1 book away from clearing 52 books off my list added before 2019

For this task

10. Both partners read a book that involves a teacher or student, or that has a link to a video game (i.e. Ready Player One or The Last Wish)

Would Blood Kiss work, Paradise and Craeg are students in the Black Dagger Academy?

A little food for thought to get through the dark days of winter.

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

Nothing could be truer

I’ve killed a few more easy monsters 😀
My current stats are
Lvl 5/ HP 18
Sword: Lvl 3/AP 5
Magic Staff: Lvl 5/AP 7
XP: 75

✔️ The Ugly Leprechaun(view spoiler)[
(view spoiler)[Novel Kingdom is swarming with leprechauns. Kelly Green Leprechauns, Avocado Green Leprechauns, Mint Green Leprechauns, Shamrock Green Leprechauns and Just Plain Green Leprechauns. Out in the sea of green, one lone leprechaun stands. He is different from all his other leprechauns in one simple fact.... he is orange. Woe be the orange leprechaun. You must make peace between him and his fellow leprechauns or all war might break loose in Novel Kingdom before you have time to send them home! (hide spoiler)]



Spell out the word PEACE using spell-it-out rules. For providing peace in the kingdom receive 8 experience, an orange shard and 12 Leprechaun coins.
P - Kristen Painter: The Vampire's Accidental Wife 1/14/22
E - Elizabeth Kelly; Red Moon 1/21/22
A - The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza 12/23
C - Lyndsey Cole; Gunpowder Chowder 12/22
E - The Eleventh Commandment 1/28/22 (hide spoiler)]

✔️Embrace Your Inner Leprechaun(view spoiler)[
To capture something you first must embrace it. You must become the leprechaun. Think like a leprechaun. Breathe like a leprechaun. Become the leprechaun.
Earn one experience, a red shard and 1 Leprechaun Coin for taking the first step.

Head on over to The Green Room and introduce yourself and your leprechaun name.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... (hide spoiler)]

Warty McSmelly hear searching for the elusive pot o’gold

✔️Skye's Solstice Present Surprises(view spoiler)[
Skye has set up a lucky dip for her guests. Read one of the 2020 NBRC Books of the Month (can use from your tote if you already read one) for 1 Minor Heal Potion

Truly Devious Truly Devious 4* 11/16 BOM OCT 2020 (hide spoiler)]

✔️Festive Entertainments
(view spoiler)[The Queen is planning a big party, and needs you to set up some entertainments for her guests.

'Twas the Knight Before Christmas
An interactive, immersive performance of the famous poem.
Set up the interactive elements!

✔️ 🐀"not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse" - guests make sure no mice are stirring by poking rat bodies! You'll need to catch (kill) 4 sewer rats
1 Killed 12/6
1 Killed 12/14
1 Killed 12/22
1 killed 1/2

🧦 "stockings were hung by the chimney with care" - let the guests hang up the stockings: read a book with a stocking (or sock) on the cover
1/18 3*

👒"Mamma in her kerchief and I in my cap" - provide guests with hats to wear: read a book with a person wearing a hat/head covering on the cover
1/26

🦌"eight tiny reindeer [...] he called them by name" - guests must match the antlers to the reindeer: provide name tags by spelling out one of the reindeer names (Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen)
D - Delay of Game 1/10/22
A - A Year in the Château 1/31/22
N - Nowhere To Run 1/6/22
C - Confessions on the 7:45 1/12/22
E - Either Side of Midnight 1/21/22
R - Red Dirt Heart 4 5/1/21

"📓” a little round belly /That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly" - just in case they can't imagine it, guest can feel the quivvering of the jelly - read a book tagged Humor (at least 1 tag)
Good Girls Don't 1/7/22 mpg humor

🎅"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!" - the cheerful ending will have guests waving to "Santa" as the curtains close. In the absence of Santa you will have to press into service a Yeti (kill either Big Heart or Snowflake Heart)
1 Killed 12/6

On completion: 10xp and 1 Major Heal Potion and 1 Minor Poison Potion (hide spoiler)]

✔️Winter Holidays (view spoiler)[
(view spoiler)[
Queen Skye can't wait for the winter celebrations to start, but she's more of an ideas person than a completer-finisher, so she needs help getting everything ready! (hide spoiler)]


Decorate the palace
More than anything the Queen wants a fabulously decorated main hall, with banners and lights and - of course - a beautiful tree!

✔️🎄 Tree
• First, find a tree, by spelling out SPRUCE (must use NEW books, read after you start the quest, to avoid premature needle-drops)
S - Seraphina by Rachel Hartman 12/7 4*
P - Peter James; Absolute Proof 12/21 4*
R - Robert J. Crane; Broken. Date Read: 12/4; 4*
U - Unmasking Miss Appleby by Emily Larkin 12/4 4*
C - Crime and Croissants by Susan Kiernan-Lewis 3* 12/21
E - Terah Edun, Sworn to Transfer 4* 1/2

• Next, wrestle it into a pot by spelling out POT
P - Red Alert by James Patterson 4*1/6
O - One of Us Is Next 4* 1/6
T - The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone 4* 1/10

•Finally, make sure it's nice and straight by reading a book with a tree on the cover
🎄
Date Read: 1/13
On completion of all three parts, you get 10xp

(view spoiler)[Now the tree is positioned, it's time to decorate it and the hall! Go crazy here, finding books with things to hang from the tree or on the suits of armour and weapons around the hall. (hide spoiler)]

✔️Colour scheme:
you can use: up to 6 books with colour covers to set the colour theme. You get 1xp for each book you use (to a maximum of 6xp), You can choose to have as many different colours in your scheme as you like but for each different colour you use you LOSE a point. So, if you have 6 books with 6 different colours you will get a total of 7xp; if you have 6 books all in the same colour you will get a total of 12xp
- 1 colour = +6xp
- 2 colours = +5xp
- 3 colours = +4 xp
- 4 colours = +3 xp
- 5 colours = +2 xp
- 6 colours = +1 xp
For the purposes of this, use TinEye, and the colour cover must be 60%. No debate over what TinEye says, however wrong you feel it to be!
📕 9/12
📕 10/6
📕 10/26/21
📕 11/18/21
📕 11/19 21
📕 11/30/21

✔️Decorations:
In addition to books for the colour scheme, you can hang up to 10 items on your tree / around the hall, using items on the cover, 1xp for each item hung (i.e. maximum 10xp). Feel free to be creative, and to brag about your tasteful / gaudy decorations in the Tavern!
🎏 baubles 1/3/22
🎏 ruby 1/6/22
🎏 strings of lights 2/4/22
🎏 gifts 4/10
🎏 beads 5/9
🎏 roses 5/11
🎏 paper birds 6/8
🎏 candles 10/6
🎏 star 10/22
🎏 diamonds 10/10 (hide spoiler)]

December Log
(view spoiler)[Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :11/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 71
12/3 - Traded 5 pebbles for Rocky The Rock -1AP from monsters

12/3 Drop Bear Attack: 8 Attack 15 Health - Reward: 1 Experience, 1 Drop Bear Meat
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :11/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 71
Lady Louise attacks with Magic Staff (7 AP) => 15 - 7 => 8 HP remaining
Drop Bear Attacks = 7AP (8 - 1 rocky the rock) => 11 - 7=> 4/18HP
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise => 4 + 5 => 9/18 HP
Lady Louise attacks drop bear with Magic Staff (7AP) => 8 - 7 => 1 HP
Drop Bear Attacks = 7AP (8 - 1 rocky the rock) => 2/18HP
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise => 2 + 5 => 7/18 HP
Lady Louise attacks with sword (5 AP) => 1 - 5 = bear killed
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise => 7 + 5 => 12/18 HP
Gain: 1 XP; 1 Drop Bear Meat
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :12/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 72

12/4
Embraced my inner leprechaun - Gain: +1 XP; red shard 1 Leprechaun coin

12/4 Small pumpkin attack: 0 Attack 1 Health
Rewards: 1 Gold Coin, 1 Experience and the Heart of a Baby Pumpkin
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :12/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 73
Lady Louise attacks with sword (5AP) => pumpkin pie anyone
Rewards: 1 Gold Coin 1 XP and the Heart of a Baby Pumpkin
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise 12 + 5 => 16-18
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :17/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 74

12/4 : Mouse 🐁 Attack 3 Attack 15 Health
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :17/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 74
Rewards: 1 Major Heal Potion, 2 Experience, and Essence of Mouse
Lady Louise attacks with Magic Staff (7 AP) => 15 - 7 => 8AP
Mouse attacks 2AP (3 - 1 rocky the rock)=> 17 - 2 => 15/18 HP
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise => 15 + 5 => 18/18 HP (max reached)
Louise attacks with Magic Staff (7AP) => 8 - 7 => 1HP
Mouse attacks 2AP (3 - 1 rocky the rock) => 18 - 2 => 16/18
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise => 16 + 5 => 18/18 (max reached)
Lady Louise attacks with sword (5AP) => mouse killed
Gain: +2 XP; 1 major heal potion; Essence of mouse
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :18/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 76

12/4 Skye's Solstice Present Surprises
Gain: 1 minor heal potion

12/4 An Actually Dead Skeleton attack - 6 Attack 20 Health
Rewards: 1 Potion Token, 3 Experience, and Essence of Still Death
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :18/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 76
Lady Louise attacks with Magic Staff (7 AP) => 20-7 => 13HP remaining
Skeleton attacks 5AP (6 - 1 Rocky the Rock) => 18-5 => 13/18HP
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise => 13 + 5 => 18/18 HP
Lady Louise attacks with Magic Staff (7AP) => 13 - 7 => 6HP
Skeleton attacks 5AP (6 - 1 Rocky the Rock) = 18-5 => 13/18HP
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise => 13 + 5 => 18/18 HP
Lady Louise attacks with Magic Staff (7AP) => 6 - 7 =>Skeleton dead
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise => 13 + 5 => 18/18 HP
Gain: +3 XP; 1 Potion Token, Essence of Still Death
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :18/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 79

12/4
Fruit Bat - 4 Attack 25 Health - The fruit bat sucks half of your life force (HP) out of you upon entering battle.
Rewards: 1 Mercenary Coupon, 4 Experience, and Essence of Life Force
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :18 - 9/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 79
Lady Louise Attacks with Magic Staff (7HP) => 25-7 => 18HP
Fruit Bat attacks =>3HP (4-1 rocky the rock) => 9 - 3=> 6/18HP
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise => 6 + 5 => 11/18HP
Lady Louise attacks with magic staff (7HP)=> 18 - 7 => 11HP
Fruit Bat attacks =>3HP (4-1 rocky the rock) => 11 - 3 HP => 8/18HP
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise => 8 + 5 => 13/18HP
Lady Louise attacks with magic staff (7HP)=> 11 -7 => 4HP
Fruit Bat attacks =>3HP (4-1 rocky the rock) => 13 - 3=> 10/18HP
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise => 10 + 5 => 15HP
Lady Louise attacks with magic staff (7HP) => 4-7 => Fruit bat killed
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise = 15 + 5=>18/18HP
Gain: +4XP; 1 Mercenary Coupon, Essence of Life Force
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :18/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 83

12/6 Sewer Rat attack 3 Attack 5 Health - Reward: 1 Experience
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :18/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 83
LAdy Louise attacks with Sword AP5 => Sewer rat killed
Gain: +1XP
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :18/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 84

12/6 Brown Bat Attack: 3 Attack 15 Health - Reward: 1 Experience, 1 Bat Wing
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :18/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 84
Lady Louise attacks with Magic Staff (7 AP)=> 15-7 => 8HP
Brown BAt attacks Lady Louise 2AP (3-1 Rocky the rock)=> 18-2 =16/18
Lady Ysmay Heals Lady Louise = 16+5=18/18
Lady Louise attacks with Magic Staff (7AP) = 8-7=1HP
Brown BAt attacks Lady Louise 2AP (3-1 Rocky the rock)=> 18-2 =16/18
Lady Ysmay Heals Lady Louise = 16+5=18/18
Lady Louise attacks with Magic Staff (7AP) = Bat killed
Gain: +1XP; 1 Bat Wing
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :18/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 85

12/6 Goblin Attack: 6 Attack 10 Health - Reward: 1 Experience, 1 Goblin Bone
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :18/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 85
Lady Louise attacks with Magic Staff (7AP) = 10-7=3 HP
Goblin Attacks 5AP(6-1 Rocky the rock)=18-5=13/18HP
Lady Ysmay heald LAdy Louise = 13+5 = 18/18 HP
LAdy LOuise attacks with Sword (5AP) = Goblin killed
Gain: +1XP; Goblin Bone
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :18/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 86

12/6 Great Sewer Rat attack: 8 Attack 20 Health - Reward: 2 Experience, 1 Rat Tail
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :18/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 86
Lady Louise attacks with magic staff 7AP = 20-7 = 13 HP
Rat attacks 7AP (8-1 Rocky the rock) = 18-7=11/18
Lady Ysmay Heals Lady Louise = 11+5=16/18HP
Lady Louise attacks with magic staff 7AP = 13-7 = 6HP
Rat attacks 7AP (8-1 Rocky the rock) = 11-7=9/18
Lady Ysmay Heals Lady Louise = 9+5=14/18 HP
Lady Louise attacks with Magic staff 7AP=6-7= Rat killed
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise = 14+5=18/18 HP
Gain: +2XP; Rat Tail
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :18/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 88

12/6 Drop Bear Attack:8 Attack 15 Health - Reward: 1 Experience, 1 Drop Bear Meat
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :18/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 88
Lady Louise Attacks with Magic Staff 7AP = 15-7=8HP
Bear attacks 7AP (8-1 Rocky the rock)=18-7=11/18HP
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise = 11+5 =16/18HP
Lady Louise Attacks with Magic Staff 7AP = 8-7=1HP
Bear attacks 7AP (8-1 Rocky the rock)=16-7=9/18HP
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise = 9+5 =14/18HP
Lady Louise attacks with sword 5AP = 1-5= bear killed
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise = 14+5=18/18
Gain: +1XP; Drop Bear Meat
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :18/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 89

12/6 Big Heart attack: 4 Attack 40 Health - Reward: 3 Experience, 1 Find Items Potion (You found the yeti, now let the yeti find other things).
Lady Louise : Lvl 5, HP :18/18; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 89
Lady Louise attacks with sword 7AP (5+2)=40-7=33
Big Heart attacks 3 (4-1 Rocky)=18-3=15/18
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise = 15+4= 18/18
Lady Louise attacks with sword 7AP (5+2)=33-7=27
Big Heart attacks 3 (4-1 Rocky)=18-3=15/18
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise = 15+4= 18/18
Lady Louise attacks with sword 7AP (5+2)=27-7=20
Big Heart attacks 3 (4-1 Rocky)=18-3=15/18
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise = 15+4= 18/18
Lady Louise attacks with sword 7AP (5+2)=20-7=13
Big Heart attacks 3 (4-1 Rocky)=18-3=15/18
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise = 15+4= 18/18
Lady Louise attacks with sword 7AP (5+2)=13-7=6
Big Heart attacks 3 (4-1 Rocky)=18-3=15/18
Lady Ysmay heals Lady Louise = 15+4= 18/18
Lady Louise attacks with sword 7AP (5+2)=13-7=6
Gain: +3XP; Find Item Potion
Lady Louise : Lvl 6, HP :20/20; Sword: Level 3, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 92

12/7 Lady Louise thanks Lady Ysmay for her service and bids her on her way.

12/13 Levelled up Sword Level 4
Lady Louise : Lvl 6, HP :20/20; Sword: Level 4, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 92

12/14 Sewer Rat attack: 3 Attack 5 Health - Reward: 1 Experience
Lady Louise : Lvl 6, HP :20/20; Sword: Level 4, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 92
Lady Louise attacks with Sword (6AP) - Rat killed
LAdy Louise Gains: +1XP;
Lady Louise : Lvl 6, HP :20/20; Sword: Level 4, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 93

12/14 Brown Bat attack: 3 Attack 15 Health - Reward: 1 Experience, 1 Bat Wing
Lady Louise : Lvl 6, HP :20/20; Sword: Level 4, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 93
Lady Louise attacks with Magic Staff 7AP = 15-7 = 8
Bat attacks 3 - 1 Rocky the rock=2; 20-2 = 18/20HP
Lady Louise attacks with Magic Staff 7AP = 8 - 7 = 1
Bat attacks 3 - 1 Rocky the rock=2; 18-2 = 16/20HP
Lady Louise attacks with Magic Staff 7AP = 1 - 7 = Bat killed
Gain: +1XP; Bat Wing
Lady Louise : Lvl 6, HP :16/20; Sword: Level 4, Magic Staff: Level 5, XP: 94

12/16 Received gift from mentor Natasha 1 Heal potion; 1 Major Heal Potion

12/21 Increased Staff to Level 6
Lady Louise : Lvl 6, HP :16/20; Sword: Level 4, Magic Staff: Level 6, XP: 94

12/22 Sewer Rat attack: 3 Attack 5 Health - Reward: 1 Experience
Lady Louise : Lvl 6, HP :16/20; Sword: Level 4, Magic Staff: Level 6, XP: 94
Lady Louise attacks with Sword AP(6) 5-6 = rat killed
Gain: +1 XP
Lady Louise : Lvl 6, HP :16/20; Sword: Level 4, Magic Staff: Level 6, XP: 95

12/22 Brown Bat attack: 3 Attack 15 Health - Reward: 1 Experience, 1 Bat Wing
Lady Louise : Lvl 6, HP :16/20; Sword: Level 4, Magic Staff: Level 6, XP: 95
Louise Attacks with Magic Staff (AP 8) = 15-8 = 7
Bat Attacks AP 2 (3 -1 Rocky) = 16-2= 14/20 HP
Louise Attacks with Staff(AP 8) = 7-8 = Bat Killed
Gain: +1 XP; 1 Bat Wing
Lady Louise : Lvl 6, HP :14/20; Sword: Level 4, Magic Staff: Level 6, XP: 96

12/23 Apprentice Hard: Complete 10 tasks; Gain + 10 XP; 1 major heal potion.
Lady Louise : Lvl 6, HP :14/20; Sword: Level 4, Magic Staff: Level 6, XP: 106

12/25 Completed Questionnaire. Gain: +5XP; 5 Gold
Lady Louise : Lvl 6, HP :14/20; Sword: Level 4, Magic Staff: Level 6, XP: 111

12/27 Completed Robbing Robin Hood. Gain: +5XP
Lady Louise: Lvl 6, HP: 14/20; Sword: Level 4; Magic Staff: Level 6; XP:116

12/27 Lady Louise: Lvl 6, HP: 14/20; Sword: Level 4; Magic Staff: Level 6; XP:116
Rock Attack #6: 11 Attack 30 Health; Reward: 10 Experience, 3 Gold, 1 Pebble
Lady Louise drinks Enhanced Weapon Potion ( Increases the damage of a weapon by 3 for the remainder of the week)
Lady Louise drinks Damage Potion (For the remainder of the week attack and magic power are increased by 3 points each)
Lady Louise drinks Minor Heal potion
Lady Louise: Lvl 6, HP: 19/20; Sword: Level 4; Magic Staff: Level 6; XP:116

Lady Louise attacks with Magic staff AP (8 + 3EP+3DP=14) = 30-14 = 16
Rock #6 attacks AP 11 - 1 Rocky(10)= 19-10=9
Lady Ysmay Heals Lady Louise 9 + 5 = 14/20 HP
Lady Louise attacks with Magic staff AP (8 + 3EP+3DP=14) =16 - 14 = 2
Rock #6 attacks AP 11 - 1 Rocky(10)= 14-10=4
Lady Ysmay Heals Lady Louise: 4+5=9
Lady Louise attacks with Magic staff AP (8 + 3EP+3DP=14) = 2 - 14 = Rock killed
Lady Ysmay Heals Lady Louise: 9 + 5 = 14
Gain: +10XP; 3 Gold, 1 Pebble
Lady Louise: Lvl 6, HP: 14/20; Sword: Level 4; Magic Staff: Level 6; XP:126 (hide spoiler)]

✔️Rocky the Rock(view spoiler)[

You know a lot of adventurers have pets... but cats and dogs and horses and bunnies and falcons and squirrels take things like food and water to stay alive. You prefer pets that do a little more giving than receiving. Plus, nothing says defense like something you could pile on top of each other about a million times to make a giant stone wall....


✔️Acquire 5 pebbles to receive your very own Rocky the Rock pet. Rocky will subtract 1 attack point of any creature.

✔️ You may use another 5 pebbles to paint on a face and give Rocky real pet status. Rocky will then heal you 1 hp at the end of every battle. (hide spoiler)]

The Girl Who Reads on the Métro by Christine Féret-Fleury
Date Read: 12/3

Completed G and am reading Unmasking Miss Appleby by Emily Larkin for an E

7.
G - The Girl Who Reads on the Métro by Christine Féret-Fleury 12/3
A - Acceptance Read by Natasha
M - The Magician's Nephew Read by Natasha
E - The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters 12/15

I can't find the answer to this; if we are scavenging curry items and need saffron can the author name on the cover of a book work?

Round #5
Adjective called: profound
Final Noun: Winter
S/S Updated

No worries Cathy RL has a habit of throwing spanners into the mist carefully laid plans. I was concerned that we hadn’t heard from you. Keeping everything crossed for you that things will get better soon.

Hi Natasha thanks for stepping in, one of the shorter words GAME or PLAY

Week 5 ~ Completion Post
Task: Read a holiday themed book

A Winter Hope by Sheila Newberry
Date Read: 12/2
Pages: 400
How It Fits: from precis "In the lead up to Christmas, the Hopes settle in, and start to make happy memories in their new home. But World War II is round the corner, and this carefree life can't last."
Nouns: Family (precis); Countryside (precis); Winter (title); baby (cover); snow (cover)