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Book:
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (audio version)Author: Maya Angelou
Date Read: 8/16/2016
Pages: 246 (GR default)
Series: Maya Angelou Autobiography #1
Narrator: Maya Angelou
Characters: Marguerite Johnson 'Maya', Bailey Johnson Jr., Annie Henderson 'Momma', Uncle Willie, Bailey Johnson, Vivian Baxter, Mrs. Flowers, Mr. Freeman, Glory, Mrs. Cullinan, Dolores
Colors/Tasks: Brown: none
Blue in text: It was old-lady-long too, but it didn't hide my skinny legs, which had been greased with Blue Seal Vaseline and powdered with the Arkansas red clay. (page 4)
White: none
8/16/16***
Author: Alyson Noel
Narrator: Katie Shorr
Series: The Immortals
Characters: Ever, Damen, Sabine, Paul Munoz
Book:
Author: Josh Lanyon
Date read: 8/17
Series: n/a
Pages: 160 default. Audio read.
Narrator: Max Miller
Characters: Perry Foster, Nick Reno, Miss Dembecki, Stein, Deputy Abe,
Bonus: Blue in text.
"His eyes were blue, marine blue, which seemed appropriate," Pg 4
Author: Jenni James
Series: Faerie Tale Collection #4
Narrator: n/a
Characters: Ella Woodston, Anthony, Lacey Dashlund
White flowers in her hair
Completion
Author : John Updike
Series : Eastwick
Date Read: 8/17/2016
Rating: ★★★
Pages : 307 pages
Works For :
Narrator - Kate Reading
Characters - Jane Smart, Alexandra Spofford, Sukie Rougemont, Darryl Van Horne
CompletedBook:
The Mermaids SingingDate Read: 8/17/16
Author: Val McDermid
Narrator: Graham Roberts
Series: Tony Hill & Carol Jordan
Characters: Let me know if you need these.
Color Task: na
Boast Thriller
Book:
The Burning Bridge (audio version)Author: John Flanagan
Date Read: 8/17/2016
Pages: 262 (GR default)
Series: Ranger's Apprentice #2
Narrator: John Keating
Characters: Will, Halt, Gilan, Horace, Evanlyn (aka Cassandra), Alyss, Lady Pauline, Morgarath, King Duncan, Sir Rodney, Baron Arald, Crowley, Erak, Horak, Sir Digby, Sir David
Colors/Tasks:
Title: Naomi's Room by Jonathan AycliffePages: 212
Date: Aug.17
Characters: Naomi, Laura Hilldenbrand, Charles, Jessica, Allison, Ruthven
Title:Me Before YouDate: Aug 17
Characters: Will Traynor, Lou Clark, Nathan, Camilla, Steven, Patrick,
Completion
Author : Karina Halle
Series : Experiment in Terror
Date Read: 8/17/2016
Rating: ★★★★
Pages : 337 pages
Works For :
Narrator - n/a
Characters - Dex Forray & Perry Palomino
Book:
Author: Lisa Worrall
Date read: 8/18
Series: Laurel Heights
Narrator: n/a
Characters: Scott Turner, Will Harrison, Damon Hall, Cal Perry, Jay Randall, David Taylor, Marcus White, Brent Miller, Todd Campbell, Erik Walker.
Bonus: White item on cover - white shirt
Milon bonus: thriller as mpg
Book:
Author: Pepper Espinoza
Date read: 8/19
Series: Boys of the Zodiac
Narrator: n/a
Characters: Jay, Stephen McNeil, Amy, Regan,
read: 19 August 2016Book: Somewhere I'll Find You
Author: Lisa Kleypas
works for????
read: 20th August 2016 (1am NZT)
Book: The Overlook
Author: Michael Connelly
works for: Thriller / O
Completion
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Author : Jaclyn Moriarty
Series : The Colours of Madeleine
Date Read: 8/19/2016
Rating: ★★★
Pages : 375 pages
Works For :
Narrator - Fiona Hardingham (Narrator), Andrew Eiden (Narrator), Kate Reinders (Narrator), Peter McGowan (Narrator)
Characters - Madeleine Tully & Elliot Baranski, Holly, Jack, Belle, Petra
Brown Item on cover perhaps??
CompletedBook:
Salt to the SeaDate Read: 8/19/16
Author: Ruta Sepetys
Narrator: Jorgeana Marie (Narrator ), Will Damron (Narrator ), Cassandra Morris (Narrator ), Michael Crouch (Narrator )
Series: na
Characters: Joana, Alfred Frick, Florian Beck, Emilia
Color Task:white bouys on cover
Boast na
8/19/16****
Author: Melissa de la Cruz
Series: Blue Bloods
Narrator: Christina Moore
Characters: Schuyler, Oliver, Bliss Llewellyn, Lawrence
White Mask on cover
Made it!Completed
Book:
Career of EvilDate Read: 8/19/16
Author: Robert Galbraith
Narrator: Robert Glenister
Series: Cormoran Strike
Characters: Cormoran Strike, Robin Ellacott, Matthew Cunliffe, Leda Strike, Eric Wardle, Ellen Toft, Jeff Whitaker, Donald Laing, Dominic Culpepper, Noel Brockbank, Terrence "Digger" Malley, Detective Inspector Roy Carver, Linda Ellacott, Graham "Hardy" Hardacre
Color Task:brown doorway and window frames
Boast Thriller
8/19/16****
Melissa de la Cruz
Characters: Oliver
Book:
Killer Pancake(audio version)Author: Diane Mott Davidson
Date Read: 8/20/2016
Pages: 301 (GR default)
Tasks: Deadline or Hourglass?? - the murders that take place interfer with Goldy having enough time to be able to meet her deadlines with her catering business. Her best friend has a heart attack so she has to create low-fat versions of her recipes under a deadline.
Oranges: Uses orange zest from some juicy oranges in some recipes.
Heart cloud: One of the murder victims was the girlfriend of one of the main characters.
Book:
The Bamboo Sword (audio version)Author: Margi Preus
Date Read: 8/20/2016
Pages: 335 (GR default)
Tasks: World Hands? - Gives history of one of the first American ships to visit Japan; American boy gets stuck ashore, Japanese boy helps him get back to his ship; mostly from Japanese boy's view point.
Oranges: Jack talks about the small sweet oranges he tasted in Japan.
8/20/16***
Pages: 352
Possible Spots:
-Lightning: MC controls weather/lightning
-2nd in series
-Monster: Fights monsters within and without
-Wolf: "Draewolf", a magician who can turn into a wolf, is main bad guy
Book:
Meow If It's Murder (audio version)Author: T.C. LoTempio
Date Read: 8/20/2016
Pages: 304 (GR default)
Tasks: Door?: cat mysteriously can open car doors
Cat: one of the main characters
Purple (yo-yo)??: Chantel keeps her tarot cards in a purple velvet pouch (page 13).
Book:
The Cat Who Came in Off the Roof (audio version)Author: Annie M.G. Schmidt
Date Read: 8/20/2016
Pages: 160 (GR default)
Tasks: -Cat: MC is a cat cursed to be human
-World hands: The book is translated from Dutch.
-Book was made into a movie called Miss Minoes (Dutch movie dubbed in English).
-Future task info: The cat, Miss Minou, ends up being Mr. Tribble's secretary. He writes articles for the local newspaper and Miss Minou talks to the cats in the city in order to find news for him to write. The Tatter Cat, one of the main cats Miss Minou talks to, has kittens. The dog named Mars (a German Shepherd owned by Mr. Ellmore) is always chasing Miss Minou up trees. The cats even uncover the plans of evil Mr. Ellmore, who almost gets away with a crime as a hit-and-run driver.
Book: Love's Unending Legacy by Janette OkeDate read: 8/20
# of pages: 224
Tasks:
Green Door - Book cover is mainly green; Multiple houses are built in this book; Knocking at the door is mentioned multiple times; A green quilt is made for the nursery; Main character mentions how it is good to be back to the woods, where it is green; In this book, some of the main characters fell logs (wooden doors, wooden logs); The opening and closing of the barn doors are mentioned many times.
Crib - A couple babies are born; Mentions laying infants in cribs; Mentions building crib for infant.
Heart Cloud - Has the word LOVE in title; Clouds in the sky on title; The whole story is centered around family love.
Hourglass - Main character is sad about how little time she has left with her children before they all move away; A baby is born premature, before the mother's time of pregnancy was up; Main character was dreading the coming of her baby, and then she felt the baby move, and flipped to counting down the days to her baby; Main character waited a long time to tell her husband she was pregnant.
Wolf - Dogs in the book?
Lightning - There is a big thunderstorm (Three days long) at the beginning of the book.
That's all I got, my brain is fried!
LaLine wrote: "-Book was made into a movie called Miss Minoes (Dutch movie dubbed in English)."For this square the movie has to have come first. :)
Bingo CompletionBook:
Blood Will Tell Date Read: 8/21/16
Author: Dana Stabenow
Pages: 256
Squares
Wolf: Mutt, the MC's pet, is half Arctic Gray Wolf
Hourglass?: an important character dies of old age - her time runs out
YoYo?: just one short mention of an Eskimo yo-yo
Bingo CompletionBook:
The Mummy CaseDate Read: 8/21/16
Author: Elizabeth Peters
Pages: 327
Squares
Cat: cat on the cover
Natalie, I'm sure we can fit it in Bingo somewhere!
My Bingo Contributions!Rent Me
8/20/16
Fits:
1. Yoyo - one of the MCs kept yoyo-ing back and forth between his love and devotion for his lover vs his insecurities and being angry at his lover! Frustrating!
2. Crib - MC behaved so immaturely at times, he needed to be spanked and sent to bed
3. Will probably fit other squares but just ask if we need one filled!
Offensive Behavior
8/21/16
Fits:
1. Hourglass - this took precious time from my day to read for not a lot of satisfaction in return
2. Might work for a square that needs to be filled later, just ask
The River Leith
8/21/16
Fits:
1. Cradle -- some of this made me cry like a baby
2. Door - one of the MCs comes out of a coma with amnesia, so he has to open the door to parts of his mind that has forgotten things
3. Map hands - MC comes out of a coma with amnesia and must explore his world to figure out where he fits in. He receives a helping hand from friends and family
Aced
8/21/16
Fits:
1. Spin-off -- this is a spin-off of two different series by the authors. One author wrote one series, the other wrote another and they each took a side character from those series and threw them together here
2. Oranges -- Lots of juicy sex in here and hey, I've got two new SQUEEZES (lol, thanks, Cassie)
3. LIghtning storm - These guys had a lot of chemistry and sizzling going on!
4. Wolf - QUOTE: "Glared over my shoulder at him to find Ace with a wolfish grin." Loc 1903
Book: The Girl Who Couldn't Read (audio version)Author: John Harding
Date Read: 8/21/2016
Pages: 295 (GR default)
Tasks: 2nd in Series, ???
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