BFTP: Oh, The Places You'll Go

[Connie N.]

Woohoo, Joann!

[Melanie]

Well done Joann. That is a mammoth challenge so well done.

[Allison]

Start Date: 11/22/2017
End Date: 08/22/2018
5+ tasks per category: Globe Trotter


RULES

*Books may only be used for one task or letter.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*Please explain briefly how your book fits a task.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go but also post an occasional message to let us know how you're getting on, if you would like to.

*When you have finished please re-post your whole challenge as a new message or we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge!

THE CHALLENGE

Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials.

5/5

BERNE
B- Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown- read 12/10/2017
E: Esther Fleece- No More Faking Fine: Ending the Pretending read 12/31/2017
R: Rubin, Gretchen- The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better- read 11/25/2017
N: Ng, Celeste Little Fires Everywhere- read 12/10/2017
E: Expelled by James Patterson- read 1/3/2018

CAIRO
C: Class Mom: A Novel by Laurie Gelman read 12/21/2017
A: Always the Baker, Never the Bride by Sandra D. Bricker- read 12/24/2017
I: In This Moment by Karen Kingsbury- read 1/18/2018
R: Rachel Joyce The Music Shop- read 1/22/2018
O: One Step Too Far by Tina Seskis- read 11/26/2017

MINSK
M: Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet by Jennifer L. Armentrout- read 1/12/2018
I: In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It by Lauren Graham- read 6/24/2018
N: Niequest, Shauna- Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way- read 5/25/2018
S: Sincero, Jen- You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth read 2/15/2018
K:Kiera Cass The Heir- read 1/15/2018

SOFIA
S: The Sweet Spot: How to Find Your Groove at Home and Work by Christine Carter read 12/20/2017
O: On Second Thought by Kristan Higgins read 2/12/18
F:The F Word by Liza Palmer- read 12/28/2017
I: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin read 3/28/2018
A: Always Something There to Remind Me by Beth Harbison read 1/2/2018

VEGAS
V: Voskamp, Ann The Broken Way: A Daring Path into the Abundant Life- 2/19/2018
E: Gail Honeyman-Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine- read 1/8/2018
G: Gerth, Holley- You're Made for a God-Sized Dream: Opening the Door to All God Has for You- read 1/17/2018
A: Almost Gone: Twenty-Five Days and One Chance to Save Our Daughter by John Baldwin read 4/12/2018
S: Schurig, Rachel- Three Girls and a Baby read 1/2/2018


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Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

5/5

1. French Coast by Anita Hughes- read 1/28/2018
2. The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate (Series Carolina Heirlooms)- read 2/18/2018
3. Paris for One and Other Stories by Jojo Moyes- read 4/3/2018
4. From Notting Hill with Love...Actually by Ali McNamara read 5/4/2018
5. Stars Over Sunset Boulevard by Susan Meissner- read 5/10/2018

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Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location. (We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!

5/5

1. Fresh Powder by Susanne O'Leary read 11/25/2017
They travel to the French Alps
2. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce- read 2/5/2018
Harold travels on foot from Kingsbridge to Berwick-Upon-Tweed in England, a journey that spans hundreds of miles and many weeks.
3. Freefall to Fly: A Breathtaking Journey Toward a Life of Meaning by Rebekah Lyons- read 2/28/2018
Rebekah and her husband take a trip to Santorini, Greece.
4. You by Caroline Kepnes- read 4/5/2018
They travel from New York City to Rhode Island.
5. Close Enough to Touch by Colleen Oakley- read 4/7/2018
They travel from New Jersey to New Hampshire

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Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

5/5

LUGGAGE - suitcase, bag etc.

TRAVEL COMPANION - two people
by Elizabeth Berg read 12/14/27

TRANSPORTATION - a mode of transportation - train, plane, boat etc
by Karen Kingsbury read 3/23/2018 (plane on cover)

DESTINATION

i) a city scene, or a well known landmark.
The Empire State Building: by Jojo Moyes- read 2/28/2018

ii) an outdoor / rural scene.

SUMMER VACATION -

i) a beach scene.

ii) somebody wearing a swimsuit / bikini.

WINTER BREAK -

i) a winter scene: read 12/17/2017


ii) somebody dressed for the cold.

COMING HOME - a house or bed.
by Nicola Moriarty read 12/29/2017

[JoAnne]

Welcome Allison!

[Barbara ★]

All done.

Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles and authors first or last name initials.

✔CAIRO
C: Changeling - Yasmine Galenorn 5/11
A: Die Like an Eagle - Donna Andrews 5/21
I: The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20
R: Red Velvet Cupcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 5/9
O: Oracle's Moon - Thea Harrison 5/16

✔HANOI
H: Bad Monkey - Carl Hiaasen 6/30
A: Archangel's Heart - Nalini Singh 6/17
N: Night Unbound - Dianne Duvall 5/20
O: Never Look Back - Linda Lael Miller 5/30
I: A Catered St. Patrick's Day - Isis Crawford 7/14

✔TOKYO
T: Forbidden - Tabitha Suzuma 6/24
O: One Last Look - Linda Lael Miller 6/28
K: The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie R. King 7/18
Y: Concrete Savior - Yvonne Navarro 7/7
O: The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5

✔MINSK
M: The 120 Days of Sodom - Marquis de Sade 5/16
I: The Immortals - J.T. Ellison 6/19
N: Nevernight - Jay Kristoff 6/20
S: Shadow's Seduction - Kresley Cole 5/18
K: The Shadowy Horses - Susanna Kearsley 5/11

✔PARIS
P: The Preacher - Camilla Läckberg 5/31
A: The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk 7/17
R: A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
I: Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 7/14
S: Snipped in the Bud - Kate Collins 6/5

✔VEGAS
V: The Valcourt Heiress - Catherine Coulter 6/18
E: The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22
G: Going Organic Can Kill You - Staci McLaughlin 6/2
A: All That Bleeds - Kimberly Frost 6/15
S: The Scent of Jasmine - Jude Devereau 6/11


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Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

✔1. One Night in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 6/3
✔2. An English Bride In Scotland - Lynsay Sands 6/19
✔3. Sliding Home - Kate Angell (Richmond Rogues #4) 8/31
✔4. Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry (Aloha Lagoon Mysteries #1) 10/23
✔5. Death on Paradise Island - B.M. Allsopp (in Fiji) 12/19

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✔Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location. (We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!

✔1. Silence Fallen - Patricia Briggs (Washington to Italy) 5/1
✔2. Midnight Rainbow - Linda Howard (DC to Costa Rica) 5/13
✔3. Cold Vengeance - Douglas Preston (NY to Scotland to Louisiana) 5/22
✔4. The Wild Irish Sea - Loucinda McGary (California to Ireland) 5/29
✔5. Havoc - Jack DuBrul (NJ to Africa) 6/8
✔6. Two Graves - Douglas Preston (NY to Mexico to Brazil) 6/24

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Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

✔TRAVEL COMPANION - two people
Melting into You - Tracey Alvarez 6/30

✔TRANSPORTATION - a mode of transportation - train, plane, boat etc
The Woman Who Wouldn't Die - Colin Cotterill 5/14

✔DESTINATION - a city scene, or a well known landmark/an outdoor/rural scene
Death Takes Priority - Jean Flowers 6/10

✔WINTER BREAK - a winter scene / somebody dressed for the cold.
Less than a Treason - Dana Stabenow (snow/parka) 6/8

✔COMING HOME - a house or bed.
Seduced by the Storm - Sydney Croft 5/9



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Barbara!!!

I love Kate Shugak! After book #20, I thought there'd be no more. Was so happy that #21 came out.

Have you read the Kate Burkholder series by Linda Castillo? Barb over at CCC reads it, so I tried it and really loved the series. My library had them.

[Rina]

Finished!

BFTP: Oh, The Places You'll Go
Duration: 21.04.2017 - 20.01.2018
Level: 5+ tasks per category: Globe Trotter

Part 1 : 8/10 words
Spell out
BERNE 5/5
(view spoiler)[
B - Blood of Elves, Andrzej Sapkowski, 28.06.2017
E - Enchanted, Inc., Shanna Swendson, 26.08.2017
R - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling, 07.06.2017
N - The Naked Face, Sidney Sheldon, 31.07.2017
E - Eva Luna, Isabel Allende, 03.06.2017
(hide spoiler)]
CAIRO 5/5
(view spoiler)[
C - Hallowed, Cynthia Hand, 22.06.2017
A - AchtNacht, Sebastian Fitzek, 16.07.2017
I - The Invisible Man, H.G. Wells, 30.06.2017
R - Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier, 08.07.2017
O - Tiefe Schuld, Manuela Obermeier, 15.06.2017
(hide spoiler)]
HANOI 5/5
(view spoiler)[
H - Dunkle Flammen, Cynthia Hand, 27.04.2017
A - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll, 28.04.2017
N - Moorfeuer, Nicole Neubauer, 24.05.2017
O - The Obsession, Nora Roberts, 18.07.2017
I - Magic Bites, Ilona Andrews, 16.01.2018
(hide spoiler)]
MIAMI 5/5
(view spoiler)[
M - Beim Leben meiner Tochter, Michel Bussi, 24.06.2017
I - Ich Vergebe Nicht, Mark Hill. 20.08.2017
A - The Summoning, Kelley Armstrong, 31.07.2017
M - Die Siedlung der Toten, Max Landorff, 05.06.2017
I - The Invisible Library, Genevieve Cogman, 22.08.2017
(hide spoiler)]
MINSK 5/5
(view spoiler)[
M - Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, Christopher McDougall, 26,04.2017
I - Invincible Summer, Alice Adams, 13.09.2017
N - The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman, 26.11.2017
S - Stone of Farewell; Tad Williams; 04.05.2017
K - The Secret, Kathryn Hughes, 01.07.2017
(hide spoiler)]
PARIS 5/5
(view spoiler)[
P - Blutschmuck, Petra Mattfeldt, 19.09.2017
A - The Awakening, Kelley Armstrong, 01.08.2017
R - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling, 29.07.2017
I - The Chosen One, Isabell May, 04.10.2017
S - The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks, 16.06.2017
(hide spoiler)]

SOFIA 5/5
(view spoiler)[
S - The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, Ann Brashares, 03.08.2017
O - Oxen - Das erste Opfer, Jens Henrik Jensen, 31.08.2017
F - Florence Grace, Tracy Rees, 04.07.2017
I - Du Bist Mein Feuer, Isabelle Ronin, 10.11.2017
A - The Reckoning, Kelley Armstrong, 01.08.2017
(hide spoiler)]
TOKYO 5/5
(view spoiler)[
T - Das Herz der verlorenen Dinge, Tad Williams, 03.06.2017
O - Omens, Kelley Armstrong, 10.09.2017
K - Darkest Powers Tales, Kelley Armstrong, 04.08.2017
Y - Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi, 03.11.2017
O - Outlander, Diana Gabaldon, 14.11.2017
(hide spoiler)]

Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.
5/5
1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Agatha Christie, 11.06.2017
2. The Lovers' Guide to Rome, Mark Lamprell, 10.08.2017
3. Ghana Must Go, Taiye Selasi, 25.09.2017
4. Crimson Lake, Candice Fox, 19.10.2017
5. A Scone to Die For, H.Y. Hanna, 29.12.2017 - "Oxford Tearoom Mysteries" #1

Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location.
5/5
1. Die Grausamen, John Katzenbach, 21.04.2017: MC flies from Massachusetts to Florida.
2. Der Freund der Toten, Jess Kidd, 05.05.2017: Mahony travels from Dublin to Mulderrig.
3. Body Double, Tess Gerritsen, 06.05.2017: Maura Isles travels from Boston to Maine
4. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Ann Brashares, 17.06.2017 - Lena travels from Maryland to Greece
5. Father's Day, Simon Van Booy, 25.06.2017 - Jason travels from New York to Paris

Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)
6/10

✔TRAVEL COMPANION - two people
Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson, 29.04.2017


✔TRANSPORTATION - a mode of transportation - train, plane, boat etc
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling , 25.07.2017


✔DESTINATION

✔ii) an outdoor / rural scene.
Das Lied der Dünen, Doris Cramer, 22.04.2017


✔SUMMER VACATION -

✔i) a beach scene.
Sommer unseres Lebens, Kirsten Wulf, 15.08.2017


WINTER BREAK -

✔ii) somebody dressed for the cold.
To Green Angel Tower, Tad Williams, 29.05.2017


✔COMING HOME - a house or bed.
At Home with Beatrix Potter: The Creator of Peter Rabbit, Susan Denyer, 31.05.2017

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Rina!

[Someoneyouknow]

Finished!

Oh, The Places You'll Go
Duration: May 3rd, 2017 - February 2nd, 2018
Level: Tourist (2 tasks per category)

Read 16/16

Part I: Spell Out

PARIS
P - The Pistol by James Jones - 19/08/17
A - Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler - 04/08/17
R - La Mort est mon métier by Robert Merle - 12/05/17
I - Rhinocéros by Eugène Ionesco - 24/09/17
S - Dracula by Bram Stoker - 28/05/17

SOFIA
S - Huis clos by Jean-Paul Sartre - 08/09/17
O - The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks - 27/06/17
F - Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler - 27/07/16
I - If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin - 08/10/17
A - Among the Shadows: Tales from the Darker Side by L.M. Montgomery - 18/08/17


Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

1. Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil by Hannah Arendt - 18/07/17
2.The Girl on the Via Flaminia by Alfred Hayes - 17/12/17


Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location.

1. Маленькое привидение: Рассказы о привидениях edited by Людмила Брилова - 31/08/17 (a trip to England)
2. The Awakening by Kate Chopin - 10/09/17 (a trip to Mexico)


Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

LUGGAGE - suitcase, bag etc.

TRAVEL COMPANION - two people - Les Enfants du siècle by François-Olivier Rousseau - 26/08/17

TRANSPORTATION - a mode of transportation - train, plane, boat etc

DESTINATION

i) a city scene, or a well known landmark.

ii) an outdoor / rural scene - Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury - 16/06/17


SUMMER VACATION -

i) a beach scene.

ii) somebody wearing a swimsuit / bikini.

WINTER BREAK -

i) a winter scene.

ii) somebody dressed for the cold.

COMING HOME - a house or bed

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Someoneyouknow!

[Melanie]

COMPLETION POST - Level 3 (5+ tasks)

TLC BFTP: Oh, The Places You'll Go
Challenge duration: 9 months from your start date
Start date: 10/19/2017

Levels:
1-2 tasks per category: Tourist
3-4 tasks per category: Frequent Flyer
5+ tasks per category: Globe Trotter

THE CHALLENGE

Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials.


BERNE, CAIRO, HANOI, MIAMI, MINSK, PARIS, SEOUL, SOFIA, TOKYO, VEGAS.

B - Big Little Lies - Liane Moriarty - 2/11/2018
E - Eleven on Top - Janet Evanovich - 11/7/2017
R - Rain Music - Di Morrissey - 11/29/2017
N - Sanctuary - Judy Nunn - 11/8/2017
E - The Danish Girl - David Ebershoff - 3/17/2018



P - Grave Memory - Kalayna Price - 12/5/2017
A - Wallbanger - Alice Clayton - 12/11/2017
R - Red Dog - Louis de Bernières - 12/19/2017
I- The Islands - Di Morrissey - 10/23/2017
S- The Chemist - Stephenie Meyer - 10/25/2017



M - Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny - Holly Madison - 12/31/2017
I - Interview with the Vampire - Anne Rice - 5/29/2018
N - Number the Stars - Lois Lowry - 2/16/2018
S - Pet Sematary - Stephen King - 11/12/2017
K - Frayed - Kara Terzis - 12/6/2017



C - Cinder - Marissa Meyer - 1/5/2018
A - The Ranger - Ace Atkins - 12/20/2017
I - In the Country We Love: My Family Divided - Diane Guerrero - 6/2/2018
R - Wonder - R.J. Palacio|4859212] - 12/30/2017
O - Opal's Story: A Novel - Phyllis H. Moore - 2/21/2018



V - The Viking's Chosen - Quinn Loftis - 4/22/2018
E - Lake of Sorrows - Erin Hart - 3/25/2018
G - The Good Samaritan - John Marrs - 3/16/2018
A - 13 Reasons Why - Jay Asher - 4/19/2018
S - Y Is for Yesterday - Sue Grafton - 2/16/2018



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Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

1. The Last Queen of India - Michelle Moran - 11/25/2017 - India
2. Helen of Troy - Margaret George - 2/28/2018 - Troy
3. Salem Falls - Jodi Picoult - 5/13/2018 - Salem
4. The Light of Machu Picchu - Antoine B. Daniel - 5/20/2018 - Machu Picchu
5. The Tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris - 6/10/2018 - Auschwitz

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Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location.
(We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!

1. Left Neglected - Lisa Genova - 11/2/2017 - holidaying in Vermont, away from their home in Boston.
2. Find Me - J.S. Monroe - 11/14/2017 - MC travels from London to Cornwall to meet a person.
3. White Fire - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child - 12/11/2017 - Special Agent Pendegast travels from Colorado to London to look for Conan Doyle's missing story.
4. The Shining - Stephen King - 12/26/2017 - travelled from Boulder to Sidewinder, Colorado.
5. Cleopatra's Daughter - Michelle Moran - 1/13/2018 - The royal entourage travel from Rome to Capri for the summer months.

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Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover.
(Please post your covers!)

LUGGAGE - suitcase, bag etc.

TRAVEL COMPANION - two people

TRANSPORTATION - a mode of transportation - train, plane, boat etc
Those Girls - Chevy Stevens - 11/20/2017 (car/truck)

DESTINATION
i) a city scene, or a well known landmark.
City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Clare - 11/22/2017

ii) an outdoor / rural scene.
The Late Show - Michael Connelly - 1/12/2018
How it fits: Outdoor scene on cover.

SUMMER VACATION -
i) a beach scene.
The Darkest Secret - Alex Marwood - 10/29/2017

ii) somebody wearing a swimsuit / bikini.

WINTER BREAK -
i) a winter scene.
The Shack - William Paul Young - 1/15/2018

ii) somebody dressed for the cold.

COMING HOME - a house or bed.

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Melanie!

[Allison]

Finished!

Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials.

5/5

BERNE
B- Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown- read 12/10/2017
E: Esther Fleece- No More Faking Fine: Ending the Pretending read 12/31/2017
R: Rubin, Gretchen- The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better- read 11/25/2017
N: Ng, Celeste Little Fires Everywhere- read 12/10/2017
E: Expelled by James Patterson- read 1/3/2018

CAIRO
C: Class Mom: A Novel by Laurie Gelman read 12/21/2017
A: Always the Baker, Never the Bride by Sandra D. Bricker- read 12/24/2017
I: In This Moment by Karen Kingsbury- read 1/18/2018
R: Rachel Joyce The Music Shop- read 1/22/2018
O: One Step Too Far by Tina Seskis- read 11/26/2017

MINSK
M: Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet by Jennifer L. Armentrout- read 1/12/2018
I: In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It by Lauren Graham- read 6/24/2018
N: Niequest, Shauna- Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way- read 5/25/2018
S: Sincero, Jen- You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth read 2/15/2018
K:Kiera Cass The Heir- read 1/15/2018

SOFIA
S: The Sweet Spot: How to Find Your Groove at Home and Work by Christine Carter read 12/20/2017
O: On Second Thought by Kristan Higgins read 2/12/18
F:The F Word by Liza Palmer- read 12/28/2017
I: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin read 3/28/2018
A: Always Something There to Remind Me by Beth Harbison read 1/2/2018

VEGAS
V: Voskamp, Ann The Broken Way: A Daring Path into the Abundant Life- 2/19/2018
E: Gail Honeyman-Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine- read 1/8/2018
G: Gerth, Holley- You're Made for a God-Sized Dream: Opening the Door to All God Has for You- read 1/17/2018
A: Almost Gone: Twenty-Five Days and One Chance to Save Our Daughter by John Baldwin read 4/12/2018
S: Schurig, Rachel- Three Girls and a Baby read 1/2/2018


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Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

5/5

1. French Coast by Anita Hughes- read 1/28/2018
2. The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate (Series Carolina Heirlooms)- read 2/18/2018
3. Paris for One and Other Stories by Jojo Moyes- read 4/3/2018
4. From Notting Hill with Love...Actually by Ali McNamara read 5/4/2018
5. Stars Over Sunset Boulevard by Susan Meissner- read 5/10/2018

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Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location. (We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!

5/5

1. Fresh Powder by Susanne O'Leary read 11/25/2017
They travel to the French Alps
2. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce- read 2/5/2018
Harold travels on foot from Kingsbridge to Berwick-Upon-Tweed in England, a journey that spans hundreds of miles and many weeks.
3. Freefall to Fly: A Breathtaking Journey Toward a Life of Meaning by Rebekah Lyons- read 2/28/2018
Rebekah and her husband take a trip to Santorini, Greece.
4. You by Caroline Kepnes- read 4/5/2018
They travel from New York City to Rhode Island.
5. Close Enough to Touch by Colleen Oakley- read 4/7/2018
They travel from New Jersey to New Hampshire

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Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

5/5

TRAVEL COMPANION - two people
by Elizabeth Berg read 12/14/27

TRANSPORTATION - a mode of transportation - train, plane, boat etc
by Karen Kingsbury read 3/23/2018 (plane on cover)

DESTINATION
i) a city scene, or a well known landmark.
The Empire State Building: by Jojo Moyes- read 2/28/2018

WINTER BREAK -
i) a winter scene: read 12/17/2017

COMING HOME - a house or bed.
by Nicola Moriarty read 12/29/2017

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Allison!

[✨ Vittoria ✨]

Oh, The Places You'll Go
Duration: 9 months
Started: 5 January 2019

Level - Globe Trotter: 5+ tasks per category

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✔ Part I : Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials.

B By a Thread by Jennifer Estep - 07 Apr 19
E Estep, Jennifer wrote Venom - 10 Mar 19
R Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb - 10 Feb 19
N Naked in Death by J.D. Robb - 14 Jan 19
E Estep, Jennifer wrote Tangled Threads - 25 Mar 19

S Sarah J. Maas wrote Queen of Shadows - 24 Apr 19
O One Tequila by Tricia O'Malley - 25 Apr 19
F Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones - 26 Jan 19
I Ilona Andrews wrote Magic Strikes - 20 Jan 19
A Abbott, Victoria wrote The Christie Curse - 06 Jan 19

P Peter Tremayne wrote Shroud for the Archbishop - 24 Apr 19
A Angels’ Blood by Nalini Singh - 19 Mar 19
R Robb, J.D. wrote Witness In Death - 23 Apr 19
I Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb - 31 Jan 19
S Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones - 20 Apr 19

M Mark Del Franco wrote Unshapely Things - 17 Feb 19
I Ilona Andrews wrote Magic Rises - 18 Apr 19
A Anne Bishop wrote Vision in Silver - 28 Feb 19
M Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb - 31 Mar 19
I Ilona Andrews wrote Magic Slays - 10 Apr 19

V Victoria Thompson wrote Murder on Sisters' Row - 27 Jan 19
E Estep, Jennifer wrote Thread of Death - 04 Apr 19
G Gail Carriger wrote Soulless - 17 Mar 19
A Andrews, Ilona wrote Magic Bleeds - 21 Jan 19
S Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones - 22 Apr 19

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CAIRO
HANOI
MIAMI
MINSK
PARIS
SEOUL
SOFIA
TOKYO
VEGAS (hide spoiler)]

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✔ Part II : Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

1. Abbott, Texas . The Sayers Swindle by .Victoria Abbott - 19 Jan 19 (author's last name)
2. Consort, Alberta, Canada . Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh - 07 Jan 19 (book title)
3. Archangel, Russia . Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh - 08 Jan 19 (book title)
4. Clare, Iowa . City of Bones by Cassandra Clare - 09 Jan 19 (author's last name)
5. Holiday, Florida . Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb - 22 Mar 19 (book title)

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✔ Part III : Read books where a trip is made to another location. (We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!

1. Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne - 17 Jan 19 (from Ireland to ex-Northumbria)
2. Glory in Death by J.D. Robb - 23 Jan 19 (first from NY to Rome; then from NY to Mexico)
3. Royal Blood by Rhys Bowen - 04 Feb 19 (from England to Transylvania)
4. Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb - 09 Mar 19 (from NY to Martinique)
5. Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb - 14 Mar 19 (from NY to Dublin)

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✔ Part IV : Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

LUGGAGE: Suitcase, bag etc.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 08 Feb 19

TRAVEL COMPANION: Two people
Awakening by Cate Tiernan - 18 Mar 19

TRANSPORTATION: A mode of transportation
Conspiracy In Death by J.D. Robb - 03 Apr 19

DESTINATION: i) A city scene, or a well known landmark.
Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb - 06 Apr 19

DESTINATION: ii) An outdoor/rural scene.
Spellbound by Cate Tiernan - 22 Mar 19

SUMMER VACATION: i) A beach scene.

SUMMER VACATION: ii) Somebody wearing a swimsuit/bikini.

WINTER BREAK: i) A winter scene.

WINTER BREAK: ii) Somebody dressed for the cold.
Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop - 25 Feb 19

COMING HOME: A house or bed.
Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews - 08 Apr 19

[JoAnne]

Welcome Vittoria!

[Johanna]

I'm in ^-^

5+ tasks per category: Globe Trotter

Duration: 7.1.-6.10.2019

COMPLETED
28/40 BOOKS
0/4 CATEGORIES

THE CHALLENGE

Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials. (1/5)

1. BERNE (5/5)
B - Isa+Bea - Annie Barrows - 22.1.2019
E - Eva Luna - Isabel Allende - 22.2.2019
R - The Bourne Identity - Robert Ludlum - 20.1.2019
N - The Sandman: The Dream Hunters - Neil Gaiman - 10.1.2019
E - Four to Score - Janet Evanovich - 3.3.2019

2. CAIRO (4/5)
C - The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead - 14.1.2019
A - The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo - Amy Schumer - 10.2.2019
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R - Viillot - Veronica Roth - 3.2.2019
O - Norma - Sofi Oksanen - 2.3.2019

3. HANOI (2/5)
H - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - John Tiffany - 14.1.2019
A - The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson - 20.2.2019
N - Kaikki kaikessa - Nicola Yoon - 1.3.2019
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4. MIAMI (2/5)
M - Mahdotonta - Danielle Steel - 8.1.2019
I
A - Viha jonka kylvät - Angie Thomas - 23.2.2019
M - Color of Water - James McBride - 9.1.2019
I

5. MINSK (4/5)
M - Disclosure - Michael Crichton - 16.1.2019
I
N - Good Omens - Terry Prachett & Neil Gaiman - 9.3.2019
S - Caraval - Stephanie Garber - 27.1.2019
K - Kirurgi - Tess Gerritsen - 11.1.2019

PARIS
SEOUL
SOFIA
TOKYO
VEGAS


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Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series. (4/5)

1. The Tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris - 5.2.2019
Auschwitz

2. Cinder - Marissa Meyer - 27.2.2019
The Lunar Chronicles

3. My Life Next Door - Huntley Fitzpatrick - 28.2.2019
Huntley, Montana

4. Kävelevät koneet - Philip Reeve - 5.3.2019
Author's initials: PR = Puerto Rico

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Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location. (We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations! (4/5)

1. Dinosauruspuisto - Michael Crichton - 22.1.2019
Alan Grant travels from Montana to Isla Nublar.

2. Kadonnut maailma - Michael Crichton - 26.1.2019
Ian Malcolm travels from San Francisco to Costa Rica

3. Circe - Madeline Miller - 1.2.2019
Circe travels from Aiaia to Crete

4. Arvoitus nimeltä Margo - John Green - 1.3.2019
Quentin travels from Orlando to New York

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Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!) (1/5)

LUGGAGE - suitcase, bag etc.

TRAVEL COMPANION - two people

TRANSPORTATION - a mode of transportation - train, plane, boat etc

DESTINATION

i) a city scene, or a well known landmark.
Varsinainen talousihme - Sophie Kinsella - 21.2.2019


ii) an outdoor / rural scene.

SUMMER VACATION -

i) a beach scene.

ii) somebody wearing a swimsuit / bikini.

WINTER BREAK -

i) a winter scene.

ii) somebody dressed for the cold.

COMING HOME - a house or bed.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Johanna!

[Amber]

This looks fun and exciting, though I'm not sure how well I'll do.

Oh, The Places You'll Go
Duration: 10 January - 09 September 2019


Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials.


BERNE
B:
E:
R:
N:
E:


CAIRO
C: The Woman in the Woods - John Connolly
A:
I:
R: Ready Player One
O:

HANOI
H: The Wife Between Us - Greer Hendricks
A:
N: The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
O:
I:

MIAMI
M: Warcross - Marie Lu
I:
A: Zenith - Sasha Alsberg
M: The Maze of Bones
I:

MINSK
M:Save the Date - by Morgan Matson
I:
N: The Night Circus
S: Scarlet
K: The Good Daughter - Karin Slaughter

PARIS
P: The Wife Between Us - Sarah Pekkanen
A: Discount Armageddon
R: Remember Me?
I: Illuminae
S: Rosemary and Rue - Seanan McGuire

SEOUL
S: Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore - Matthew J. Sullivan
E:
O:
U:
L: Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo

SOFIA
S: The Sugar Queen
O:
F:
I:
A: Honor Bound - Ann Aguirre

TOKYO
T: The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton
O:
K: The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
Y:
O:

VEGAS
V:
E:
G:
A:
S: Small Great Things

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Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

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Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location. (We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!



Characters traveled from New York to Morocco.

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Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

TRAVEL COMPANION - two people


TRANSPORTATION - a mode of transportation - train, plane, boat etc


DESTINATION -
A city scene, or a well known landmark
An outdoor/rural scene

SUMMER VACATION -
A beach scene
Somebody wearing a swimsuit / bikini.

WINTER BREAK -
A winter scene

Somebody dressed for the cold.

COMING HOME - a house or bed

[JoAnne]

Welcome Amber! You can do it!!

[[deleted user]]

Oh, The Places You'll Go COMPLETE (i think)
Duration: 19 January - 19 September 2019

Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials.


BERNE
B Beth Underdown – Witchfinder’s Sister – Beth Underdown – 17 Jan 2019The Witchfinder's Sister
E Sugar and Spice and all those lies – Evy Journey – 23.02.19 - Sugar and Spice and All Those Lies
R Rest - The Rest of Us Just Live Here – Patrick Ness – 7 Feb 2019The Rest of Us Just Live Here
N Nesbo - Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder – Jo Nesbo – 24 Jan 2019Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
E Enquiry – Dick Francis 21.02.19Enquiry

HANOI
H Black Sheep - Georgette Heyer – 24.02.19Black Sheep
A Black Beauty – Anna Sewell – 01.03.19Black Beauty
N The Night Stalker – Clare Donoghue – 19.02.19The Night Stalker
O The One – John Marrs – 12.02.19The One
I A Dash of Love – Liz Isaacson 22.02.19A Dash Of Love


MIAMI
M Death of a scriptwriter – M.C. Beaton – 25.02.19Death of a Scriptwriter
I Resurrection Men – Ian Rankin – 14.03.19Resurrection Men
A The Marriage Of Opposites – Alice Hoffman – 08.03.19The Marriage of Opposites
M Me Before You – Jojo Moyes – 07.03.19Me Before You
I The bell – iris Murdoch – 06.04.19The Bell


MINSK
Memories - The Memories – Lucy DawsonThe Memory
Ian The Falls – Ian Rankin The Falls
Nesbo - Macbeth – Jo Nesbo – 28 Jan 2019Macbeth
Small - Small great things – Jodi Picoult - 3 Feb 2019Small Great Things
K Rikki tikki tavi – Rudyard Kipling – 30.03.19 Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

PARIS
P Phillip - The Broken Bridge – Philip Pullman – 20 Jan 2019The Broken Bridge
A Be Near Me – Andrew O’Hagan – 27.02.19Be Near Me
R A Question of Blood – Ian Rankin – Feb 2019A Question of Blood
I Into The Water – Paula Hawkins – 17.02.19Into the Water
S Here I am – Jonathan Safran Foer – 20.02.19Here I Am


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Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

1 Lost In The Jungle – Yossi Ghinsberg – 29 Jan 2019Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival
2 Charity Ends At Home – Colin Watson – 30 Jan 2019 – Flaxborough seriesCharity Ends at Home
3 - Around the world in eighty days – jules verne – 17.03.19Around the World in Eighty Days
4 – Bill Bryson – A Walk in the Woods – 24.03.19A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
5 - Notes from a small island – bill Bryson – 04.04.19Notes from a Small Island

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Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location. (We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!
- David travelled to Paris and met Giovanni – Giovanni’s Room – James Baldwin – 18 Jan 2019Giovanni's Room
- Heliopolis – James Scudamore 13.02.19 – travels from his new posh home back to the favelasHeliopolis
- The Sealwoman’s Gift – Sally Magnusson – 21.02.19 The Sealwoman's Gift– is captured bu pirates and travels from the Westward Islands to the Algiers
- Death of a poison pen – M.C. Beaton – 01.03.19 – Jenny travels from London to the Highlands to try to trap Hamish MacBethDeath of a Poison Pen
- Even Money – Dick Francis & Felix Francis – 23.02.19 – at the end they travel to Australia to meet the sisters he never realised he’d got a few months agoEven Money

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Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

TRAVEL COMPANION - two people Arthur & George – Julian Barnes – 25.02.19

- a mode of transportation - train, plane, boat etc
• An April Shroud – Reginald Hill – 5 Feb 2019

i) a city scene, or a well-known landmark.
• She’s Leaving Home – Edwina Currie

ii) an outdoor / rural scene.
• Ruling Passion – Reginald Hill – 18.02.19

i) a beach scene.
• Mystery Mile – Margery Allingham 14.02.19

[JoAnne]

Welcome Den!

[Johanna]

"Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series"
Does the location have to be location in real world or can I use the name of a serie The Lunar Chronicles? In the book Lunar exists.

[JoAnne]

Johanna wrote: ""Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series"
Does the location have to be location in real world or can I use the name of a serie The Lunar Chronicles? In the book L..."

No, it may be a fictional place too.

[✨ Vittoria ✨]

COMPLETED @ post #66

Oh, The Places You'll Go
Duration: 9 months
Started: 5 January 2019

Level - Globe Trotter: 5+ tasks per category

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✔ Part I : Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials.

1.
B By a Thread by Jennifer Estep - 07 Apr 19
E Estep, Jennifer wrote Venom - 10 Mar 19
R Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb - 10 Feb 19
N Naked in Death by J.D. Robb - 14 Jan 19
E Estep, Jennifer wrote Tangled Threads - 25 Mar 19

2.
S Sarah J. Maas wrote Queen of Shadows - 24 Apr 19
O One Tequila by Tricia O'Malley - 25 Apr 19
F Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones - 26 Jan 19
I Ilona Andrews wrote Magic Strikes - 20 Jan 19
A Abbott, Victoria wrote The Christie Curse - 06 Jan 19

3.
P Peter Tremayne wrote Shroud for the Archbishop - 24 Apr 19
A Angels’ Blood by Nalini Singh - 19 Mar 19
R Robb, J.D. wrote Witness In Death - 23 Apr 19
I Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb - 31 Jan 19
S Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones - 20 Apr 19

4.
M Mark Del Franco wrote Unshapely Things - 17 Feb 19
I Ilona Andrews wrote Magic Rises - 18 Apr 19
A Anne Bishop wrote Vision in Silver - 28 Feb 19
M Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb - 31 Mar 19
I Ilona Andrews wrote Magic Slays - 10 Apr 19

5.
V Victoria Thompson wrote Murder on Sisters' Row - 27 Jan 19
E Estep, Jennifer wrote Thread of Death - 04 Apr 19
G Gail Carriger wrote Soulless - 17 Mar 19
A Andrews, Ilona wrote Magic Bleeds - 21 Jan 19
S Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones - 22 Apr 19

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✔ Part II : Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

1. Abbott, Texas . The Sayers Swindle by .Victoria Abbott - 19 Jan 19 (author's last name)
2. Consort, Alberta, Canada . Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh - 07 Jan 19 (book title)
3. Archangel, Russia . Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh - 08 Jan 19 (book title)
4. Clare, Iowa . City of Bones by Cassandra Clare - 09 Jan 19 (author's last name)
5. Holiday, Florida . Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb - 22 Mar 19 (book title)

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✔ Part III : Read books where a trip is made to another location. (We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!

1. Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne - 17 Jan 19 (from Ireland to ex-Northumbria)
2. Glory in Death by J.D. Robb - 23 Jan 19 (first from NY to Rome; then from NY to Mexico)
3. Royal Blood by Rhys Bowen - 04 Feb 19 (from England to Transylvania)
4. Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb - 09 Mar 19 (from NY to Martinique)
5. Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb - 14 Mar 19 (from NY to Dublin)

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✔ Part IV : Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

1. LUGGAGE: Suitcase, bag etc.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 08 Feb 19

2. TRAVEL COMPANION: Two people
Awakening by Cate Tiernan - 18 Mar 19

3. TRANSPORTATION: A mode of transportation
Conspiracy In Death by J.D. Robb - 03 Apr 19

4. DESTINATION: i) A city scene, or a well known landmark.
Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb - 06 Apr 19

5. DESTINATION: ii) An outdoor/rural scene.
Spellbound by Cate Tiernan - 22 Mar 19

6. WINTER BREAK: ii) Somebody dressed for the cold.
Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop - 25 Feb 19

7. COMING HOME: A house or bed.
Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews - 08 Apr 19

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Vittoria!

[[deleted user]]

Oh, The Places You'll Go COMPLETE (i think)
Duration: 19 January - 19 September 2019

Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials.


BERNE
B Beth Underdown – Witchfinder’s Sister – Beth Underdown – 17 Jan 2019The Witchfinder's Sister
E Sugar and Spice and all those lies – Evy Journey – 23.02.19 - Sugar and Spice and All Those Lies
R Rest - The Rest of Us Just Live Here – Patrick Ness – 7 Feb 2019The Rest of Us Just Live Here
N Nesbo - Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder – Jo Nesbo – 24 Jan 2019Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
E Enquiry – Dick Francis 21.02.19Enquiry

HANOI
H Black Sheep - Georgette Heyer – 24.02.19Black Sheep
A Black Beauty – Anna Sewell – 01.03.19Black Beauty
N The Night Stalker – Clare Donoghue – 19.02.19The Night Stalker
O The One – John Marrs – 12.02.19The One
I A Dash of Love – Liz Isaacson 22.02.19A Dash Of Love


MIAMI
M Death of a scriptwriter – M.C. Beaton – 25.02.19Death of a Scriptwriter
I Resurrection Men – Ian Rankin – 14.03.19Resurrection Men
A The Marriage Of Opposites – Alice Hoffman – 08.03.19The Marriage of Opposites
M Me Before You – Jojo Moyes – 07.03.19Me Before You
I The bell – iris Murdoch – 06.04.19The Bell


MINSK
Memories - The Memories – Lucy DawsonThe Memory
Ian The Falls – Ian Rankin The Falls
Nesbo - Macbeth – Jo Nesbo – 28 Jan 2019Macbeth
Small - Small great things – Jodi Picoult - 3 Feb 2019Small Great Things
K Rikki tikki tavi – Rudyard Kipling – 30.03.19 Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

PARIS
P Phillip - The Broken Bridge – Philip Pullman – 20 Jan 2019The Broken Bridge
A Be Near Me – Andrew O’Hagan – 27.02.19Be Near Me
R A Question of Blood – Ian Rankin – Feb 2019A Question of Blood
I Into The Water – Paula Hawkins – 17.02.19Into the Water
S Here I am – Jonathan Safran Foer – 20.02.19Here I Am


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Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

1 Lost In The Jungle – Yossi Ghinsberg – 29 Jan 2019Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival
2 Charity Ends At Home – Colin Watson – 30 Jan 2019 – Flaxborough seriesCharity Ends at Home
3 - Around the world in eighty days – jules verne – 17.03.19Around the World in Eighty Days
4 – Bill Bryson – A Walk in the Woods – 24.03.19A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
5 - Notes from a small island – bill Bryson – 04.04.19Notes from a Small Island

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Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location. (We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!
- David travelled to Paris and met Giovanni – Giovanni’s Room – James Baldwin – 18 Jan 2019Giovanni's Room
- Heliopolis – James Scudamore 13.02.19 – travels from his new posh home back to the favelasHeliopolis
- The Sealwoman’s Gift – Sally Magnusson – 21.02.19 The Sealwoman's Gift– is captured bu pirates and travels from the Westward Islands to the Algiers
- Death of a poison pen – M.C. Beaton – 01.03.19 – Jenny travels from London to the Highlands to try to trap Hamish MacBethDeath of a Poison Pen
- Even Money – Dick Francis & Felix Francis – 23.02.19 – at the end they travel to Australia to meet the sisters he never realised he’d got a few months agoEven Money

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Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

TRAVEL COMPANION - two people Arthur & George – Julian Barnes – 25.02.19

- a mode of transportation - train, plane, boat etc
• An April Shroud – Reginald Hill – 5 Feb 2019

i) a city scene, or a well-known landmark.
• She’s Leaving Home – Edwina Currie

ii) an outdoor / rural scene.
• Ruling Passion – Reginald Hill – 18.02.19

i) a beach scene.
• Mystery Mile – Margery Allingham 14.02.19

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Den!

[Mycal]

July 1st - April 1st

THE CHALLENGE

Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials.

BERNE
C - Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas (Finished 5/19)
A - The Crucible by Arthur Miller (Finished 1/28)
I - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (Finished 12/14)
R - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Finished 2/3)
O - Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter (FInished 1/5)

H - The Hunt for the Seventh by Christine Morton-Shaw (Finished 7/15)
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N - A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly (Finished 7/31)
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MIAMI
MINSK

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S - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (Finished 1/31)

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TOKYO
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Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

Examples:

Series: Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires)
Title: Living Dead in Dallas
Author: Dallas Schulze

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Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location. (We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!

Celia, A Slave by Melton A. McLaurin (Finished 12/19)
When Celia was first bought she made the trip from where she was sold to his home in Callaway County, Missouri.

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (Finished 12/27)
A character travels to the UK from America.

Many characters travel during the story. One example is Famine traveing from America to the UK.
Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Finished 1/14)
Coraline travels to another world through a door in her house.
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Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

LUGGAGE - suitcase, bag etc.

TRAVEL COMPANION - two people

TRANSPORTATION - a mode of transportation - train, plane, boat etc

DESTINATION

i) a city scene, or a well known landmark.

ii) an outdoor / rural scene.
The Time of the Fireflies by Kimberley Griffiths Little (Finished 7/25)


SUMMER VACATION -

i) a beach scene.

ii) somebody wearing a swimsuit / bikini.

WINTER BREAK -

i) a winter scene.

ii) somebody dressed for the cold.

COMING HOME - a house or bed.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Mycal!

[Suzanne]

The Lost Challenges
BFTP: Oh, The Places You'll Go
Duration: 8/1/2020 - 2/1/2021 (9 months from your start date)

Progress: 11 out of 62

Complete the travel related reading tasks to finish this challenge.

1-2 tasks per category: Tourist
3-4 tasks per category: Frequent Flyer
5+ tasks per category: Globe Trotter

RULES
(view spoiler)[*Books may only be used for one task or letter.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*Please explain briefly how your book fits a task.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go but also post an occasional message to let us know how you're getting on, if you would like to.

*When you have finished please re-post your whole challenge as a new message or we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge! (hide spoiler)]

THE CHALLENGE

Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials.

BERNE
B: Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning - **** - 8/5/2020 - 344 Pages
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CAIRO
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A: Saladin Ahmed; Black Bolt, Vol. 2: Home Free - **** - 8/5/2020 - 136 Pages
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H: House of Penance: Library Edition by Peter J. Tomasi - **** - 8/13/2020 - 176 Pages
A: Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights by Mikki Kendall - ***** - 8/13/2020 - 208 Pages
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MIAMI
M: Seanan McGuire; Discount Armageddon - ***** - 8/18/2020 - 368 Pages
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PARIS

SEOUL
S: Scott Snyder; All-Star Batman, Volume 1: My Own Worst Enemy - *** - 8/18/2020 - 192 Pages
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U: Ulises Fariñas; Cloudia and Rex - *** - 8/19/2020 - 80 Pages
L: Jeff Lindsay; Dexter By Design - **** - 8/7/2020 - 304 Pages


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TOKYO
T: Brian Tracy; Get Smart!: How to Think, Decide, Act, and Get Better Results in Everything You Do - *** - 8/8/2020 - 224 Pages
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Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

Examples:

Series: Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires)
Title: Living Dead in Dallas
Author: Dallas Schulze

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Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location. (We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!

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Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

LUGGAGE - suitcase, bag etc.

TRAVEL COMPANION - two people

TRANSPORTATION - a mode of transportation - train, plane, boat etc

DESTINATION

i) a city scene, or a well known landmark.

ii) an outdoor / rural scene:
A Demon Bound by Debra Dunbar - ***** - 8/4/2020 - 318 Pages



SUMMER VACATION -

i) a beach scene.

ii) somebody wearing a swimsuit / bikini.

WINTER BREAK -

i) a winter scene.

ii) somebody dressed for the cold.

COMING HOME - a house or bed.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Suzanne!

[Helen]

I'm in!

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

9 months, from 6-12-20 to 3-12-21


Complete the travel related reading tasks to finish this challenge.

1-2 tasks per category: Tourist
3-4 tasks per category: Frequent Flyer
+++++5+ tasks per category: Globe Trotter

Duration: 9 months from your start date= 3-12-21

20 out of 20

THE CHALLENGE

Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials.
TITLES/AUTHOR (first, middle, last)

++++1) BERNE
++B Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies: And Other Rituals to Fix Your Life, from Someone Who's Been There Tara Schuster 7-3-20 (title)
++E Eggs for Everyone! Laura Driscoll 7-29-20 (title)
++R (C. Rylant) Mr. Putter & Tabby Catch the Cold Cynthia Rylant 7-13-20 (author)
++N (Neale W.) Conversations with God, Book 1 Guidebook: An Uncommon Dialogue Neale Donald Walsch 6-29-20 (author)
++E The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle Catherine Webb 7-23-20 (title)

2) CAIRO
++C (Cece B.) You Loves Ewe! Cece Bell 6-17-20 (author)
++A Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics Steve Jenkins 7-14-20 (title)
++I I Love My Papi! Alison Inches 7-23-20 (title)
++R (Robert S.) Two Bear Cubs: A Miwok Legend from California's Yosemite Valley Robert D. San Souci 7-5-20 (author)
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3) HANOI
++H The Happy Hocky Family Moves to the Country Lane Smith 7-22-20 (title)
++A (Airlie Anderson) Cat's Colors Airlie Anderson 7-12-20 (author)
++N (Nick B.) Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet Nick Bruel 6-27-20 (author)
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++I (Ilene C.) Little Lucy Goes to School Ilene Cooper 8-4-20 (author)

++++4) MIAMI
++M The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families Susan L. Roth 7-14-20 (title)
++I (M. Iwasa) Yours Sincerely, Giraffe Megumi Iwasa 7-23-20 (author)
++A (Ashlee F.) My Dog, My Cat Ashlee Fletcher 7-9-20 (author)
++M (Margaret H.) The Always War Margaret Peterson Haddix 7-1-20 (author)
++I (Ilo O.) Animal Orchestra Ilo Orleans 8-3-20 (author)

++++5) MINSK
++M (R. Moravec) Claude Randy Moravec 6-27-20 (author)
++I Inky the Octopus: Bound for Glory Erin Guendelsberger 7-22-20 (title)
++N (Nick B.) Bad Kitty Joins the Team Nick Bruel 6-20-20 (author)
++S (J. Schumacher) Dear Committee Members Julie Schumacher 6-27-20 (author)
++K Kitten Trouble Nick Bruel 7-9-20 (title)

+++++6) PARIS
++P Prison Puppies Meish Goldish 7-1-20 (title)
++A Argentina Christina Leaf 6-21-20 (title)
++R (Rosemary W.) You Can Do It, Noisy Nora! Rosemary Wells 6-17-20 (author)
++I (L. Isop) How Do You Hug a Porcupine? Laurie Isop 6-15-20
++S Seriously, You Have to Eat Adam Mansbach 6-24-20 (title)

7) SEOUL
++S Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid Megan McDonald 6-21-20 (title)
++E Eco Dogs Judith Bauer Stamper 7-17-20 (title)
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++U United Kingdom Madeline Donaldson 6-12-20 (title)
++L (Lucia G.) The Bossy Gallito Lucia M. Gonzalez 6-15-20 (author)

++++8) SOFIA
++S A Story to Tell: Traditions of a Tlingit Community Richard Nichols 6-12-20 (title)
++O One Perfect Day Steve Purcell 7-16-20 (title)
++F The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives Dashka Slater 6-13-20 (title: The Fifty--)
++I Incidental Findings: Lessons from My Patients in the Art of Medicine Danielle Ofri 6-13-20 (title)
++A Chesapeake Crimes: Homicidal Holidays Donna Andrews 6-16-20 (author)

++++9) TOKYO
++T (L. Thompson) The Apple Pie That Papa Baked Lauren Thompson 6-20-20 (author)
++O (D. Ofri) When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error Danielle Ofri 7-9-20 (author)
++K (D. Koontz) Demon Seed Dean Koontz 7-6-20 (author)
++Y You Can Read Helaine Becker 6-17-20 (title)
++O Once Upon a Slime Andy Maxwell 6-25-20 (title)

++++10) VEGAS
++V (Victoria H.) Bran New Death Victoria Hamilton 8-8-20 (author)
++E (Ellen M.) Miss Pickerell Goes Undersea Ellen MacGregor 6-16-20 (author)
++G Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book Grumpy Cat 6-14-20 (title)
++A (E. Allen) Poor Little Guy Elanna Allen 6-19-20 (author)
++S Songs from the Loom: A Navajo Girl Learns to Weave Monty Roessel 6-12-20 (title)


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+++++Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

Examples:

Series: Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires)
Title: Living Dead in Dallas
Author: Dallas Schulze


++1) Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals Temple Grandin 6-14-20 (Temple in author's name is like Temple, Texas which is about 50 miles south of Waco on I-35)
++2) Count Your Way Through Korea James Haskins 6-16-20 (Korea in title)
++3) Reflection Tyler Lockett 6-24-20 (Tyler is like Tyler, Texas, which is 90 miles SE of Dallas...I lived in Texas for years!)
++4) Florida: The Sunshine State Debra Hess 6-26-20 (Florida in title)
++5) What Rose Forgot Nevada Barr 7-6-20 (Nevada= author)


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+++++Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location. (We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!


++1) The Witches Roald Dahl 6-24-20 (They travel from grandma's home in Norway to Bournemouth, England for vacation)
++2) A Gleam of Dawn Jos van Manen Pieters 6-24-20 (They travel from Algeria to the Netherlands)
++3) You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About Dave Barry 6-29-20 (Trip to Israel)
++4) The Owl and the Pussycat Edward Lear 6-29-20 (They sailed away for a year and a day to the land where the bong tree grows.)
++5) Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars Ellen MacGregor 7-3-20 (Mars)
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++++Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

LUGGAGE - suitcase, bag etc.

++++TRAVEL COMPANION - two people
A Begonia for Miss Applebaum Paul Zindel 6-26-20


++++TRANSPORTATION - a mode of transportation - train, plane, boat etc
The Cay Theodore Taylor 7-11-20 (a raft)


++++DESTINATION

++i) a city scene, or a well known landmark.
Dora's World Adventure! Suzanne D. Nimm 7-26-20 (Eiffel Tower)

++ii) an outdoor / rural scene.
Dominican Republic Barbara Radcliffe Rogers 6-19-20

SUMMER VACATION -

++i) a beach scene.
Zen without zen masters Camden Benares 6-15-20

ii) somebody wearing a swimsuit / bikini.

++++WINTER BREAK -

++i) a winter scene.
What Happens At Christmas Victoria Alexander 6-25-20

++ii) somebody dressed for the cold.
Russian Immigrants: In Their Shoes Barbara Krasner 7-20-20

++++COMING HOME - a house or bed.
This Common Secret: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor Susan Wicklund 8-4-20

[JoAnne]

Welcome Helen!

[Celia]

Why do I always sign up for too many challenges on this group, and like up to ten on other groups? Anyway...

Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials.
- 5/5
(view spoiler)[B Beauty of Rosemead 9/27/20
E Geekerella with MC Elle Wittimer 9/20/20
R All the Good Girls by Willow Rose 9/29/20
N No Ashes in the Fire 8/3/20
E Tea & Croakies - Enchanting Inquiries #1 11/22/20
(hide spoiler)]
- 5/5
(view spoiler)[C A Shot in the Bark by C.A. Newsome 6/26/20
A The Gods of Women Have Gone Mad by Wole Akosile 6/28/20
I Izzy the Very Bad Burglar 7/1/20
R The Mysterious Benedict Society with MC Reynie Muldoon 6/27/20
O On the Come Up 6/15/20
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(view spoiler)[H Killer Christmas by Harper Lin 11/24/20
A Dog Days of Murder by Addison Moore & Bellamy Bloom 11/30/20
N Drool Baby by C. A. Newsome 1/7/21
O Once Upon a Duke 12/13/20
I Death at a Country Mansion by Louise R. Innes 12/30/20
(hide spoiler)]
M Gone with MC Macy Mercer 9/8/20
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A Forsaken Prince by Andrea Pearson 11/4/20
M The Green Dress with MC Michael Wheaton 11/10/20
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(view spoiler)[M Jack Kerouac Is Dead to Me with MC JL Markham 7/10/20
I Innocence Lost 3/18/21
N Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan 7/16/20
S Fairest of All by Serena Valentino 8/25/20
K Silent Crime by W. L, Knightly 11/11/20
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(view spoiler)[S The Demon King - The Seven Realms #1 1/6/21
E Wild Open Faces by Jennifer G Edelson 3/20/21
O The Order of Time 7/19/20
U Unspeakable Things 12/21/20
L Dreamer of Briarfell by Lucy Tempest 1/13/21
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Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.
(view spoiler)[1. Prince of Cahraman by Lucy Tempest 6/13/20 (Cahraman - fictional city)
2. Queen of Cahraman by Lucy Tempest 6/19/20 (Cahraman - fictional city)
3. Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa (Jenin - city/refugee camp in Palestine)
4. Summer on the Bluffs, Oak Bluffs #1 by Sunny Hostin 7/5/20 - (Oak Bluffs - community in Martha's Vineyard)
5. Trouble in Mudbug by Jana Deleon 9/16/20 - (Mudbug, LA)
(hide spoiler)]

Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location. (We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!
(view spoiler)[1. Thirteen Rising by Romina Russell 6/16/20 - (space ship from Ares constellation to Leo constellation)
2. Cures for Heartbreak by Margo Rabb 6/30/20 - (Mia and her dad travel from New York to Virginia for a heart healthy family camp)
3. This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger 7/7/20 - (canoe/escape down the Missouri river)
4. Beast of Rosemead by Lucy Tempest 7/26/20 - (MC magically transported to Folkshore from Ericura)
5. Red Rising by Pierce Brown 8/12/20 - (MC taken from underground mining towns to aboveground world)
(hide spoiler)]

Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)
(view spoiler)[LUGGAGE - suitcase, bag etc.
by Trenton Lee Stewart 7/30/20
TRAVEL COMPANION - two people
by Scott P. Southall 7/19/20
TRANSPORTATION - a mode of transportation - train, plane, boat etc
by Aleister Kelman 6/17/20 (plane)

DESTINATION

i) a city scene, or a well known landmark.

ii) an outdoor / rural scene.
by Stacy Claflin 8/8/20
SUMMER VACATION -

i) a beach scene.
by Jackie Weger 8/4/20
ii) somebody wearing a swimsuit / bikini.

WINTER BREAK -

i) a winter scene.

ii) somebody dressed for the cold.

COMING HOME - a house or bed. (hide spoiler)]

[JoAnne]

Welcome Celia!

[Celia]

do I have to do this one in order?

[JoAnne]

Celia wrote: "do I have to do this one in order?"

No, I don't think so.

[Frankie]

BFTP: Oh, The Places You'll Go
Duration: July 25, 2020 - April 24, 2021

3-4 tasks per category: Frequent Flyer

24/24 Completed. Finish!!


THE CHALLENGE

Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials.

PARIS
01.P:Passing the Torch-Winter Travers 10/15/20
02.A:Arrow of Time-Lina Andersson 7/29/20
03.R:Raced-K. Bromberg 9/02/20
04.I:Infinite-Corinne Michaels 8/26/20
05.S:Shade's Lady-Joanna Wylde 11/22/20


TOKYO
06.T:Taking Her Down-Jordan Marie 9/13/20
07.O:The Opportunist-Tarryn Fisher 9/04/20
08.K:Kickin' It-Rachel Van Dyken 9/13/20
09.Y:Your One True Love-Layla Hagen 11/14/20
10.O:On a Tuesday-Whitney G. 7/25/20


VEGAS
11.V:Vodka on the Rocks-Lani Lynn Vale 9/27/20
12.E:El Pecador-M. Robinson 11/04/20
13.G:The Girl in the Love Song-Emma Scott 12/13/20
14.A:Aced-K. Bromberg 9/22/20
15.S:Sins & Needles-Karina Halle 10/07/20


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Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

16.Alaska Wild-Helena Newbury 10/18/20
17.Hollywood Princess-Natasha Madison 8/07/20
18.(The Chicago Defiance Series)
Allegiance-K.E. Osborn 8/13/20

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Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location. (We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!

19.(Paris)Two Nights in Paris-Delaney Diamond 8/24/20
20.(Mexico)Shooting Scars-Karina Halle 10/08/20
21.(Italy)The Italian-T.L. Swan 12/09/20

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Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

TRAVEL COMPANION - two people
22.Make Me Hate You-Kandi Steiner 8/22/20
DESTINATION
ii) an outdoor / rural scene.
23.Runaway Road-Devney Perry 9/23/20
SUMMER VACATION -
i) a beach scene.
24.Paradise Cove-Jenny Holiday 8/25/20

[JoAnne]

Welcome Frankie!

[Bonita]

Oh! The Places You'll Go!
8/1/20 - 4/30/21

Complete the travel related reading tasks to finish this challenge.

1-2 tasks per category: Tourist
3-4 tasks per category: Frequent Flyer
5+ tasks per category: Globe Trotter

RULES

*Books may only be used for one task or letter.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*Please explain briefly how your book fits a task.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go but also post an occasional message to let us know how you're getting on, if you would like to.

*When you have finished please re-post your whole challenge as a new message or we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge!

THE CHALLENGE

Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials.

EXAMPLE: (view spoiler)

BERNE
CAIRO
HANOI
MIAMI
MINSK
PARIS
SEOUL
SOFIA
TOKYO
VEGAS


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Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

Examples:

Series: Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires)
Title: Living Dead in Dallas
Author: Dallas Schulze

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Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location. (We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!

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Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

LUGGAGE - suitcase, bag etc.

TRAVEL COMPANION - two people

TRANSPORTATION - a mode of transportation - train, plane, boat etc

DESTINATION

i) a city scene, or a well known landmark.

ii) an outdoor / rural scene.

SUMMER VACATION -

i) a beach scene.

ii) somebody wearing a swimsuit / bikini.

WINTER BREAK -

i) a winter scene.

ii) somebody dressed for the cold.

COMING HOME - a house or bed.

[Connie N.]

Oh, The Places You'll Go
Timeframe: 8/1/20 to 1/18/21
65/65
4/4 Parts

Part I: (50/50)
BERNE (5/5)
B - Braun, Lilian Jackson - The Cat Who Played Post Office - 8/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
E – Everett, Lily - Sanctuary Island - 10/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Richard Yancey - The Highly Effective Detective - 8/12/20 ♥♥♥
N - Nancy Brophy - Hell On The Heart - 8/27/20 ♥♥♥
E - Elliott Roosevelt - The Hyde Park Murder - 8/15/20 ♥♥♥

CAIRO (5/5)
C - The Color of Heaven by Julianne MacLean - 9/22/20 ♥♥♥
A - Ally Carter - Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy - 8/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Gunmetal Magic - 8/23/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D.17065 - Leverage in Death - 9/13/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Opal Carew - Stroke of Luck - 8/14/20 ♥♥♥

HANOI (5/5)
H - Huge Deal by Lauren Layne - 10/5/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Agatha Christie - Partners in Crime - 9/2/20 ♥♥♥
N - Nathan Belofsky - Strange Medicine: A Shocking History of Real Medical Practices Through the Ages - 9/21/20 ♥♥♥♥
O - Olivia Drake - Stroke of Midnight - 9/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar: A Collection of Egregious Errors, Disconcerting Bloopers, and Other Linguistic Slip-Ups by Sharon Eliza Nichols - 10/26/20 ♥♥♥♥

MIAMI (5/5)
M – Maggie McGinnis - Taking a Chance - 9/12/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ice Hot by Tracy Goodwin - 8/29/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - All Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark - 8/28/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
M - Maggie Dallen - Her Leading Hero - 8/10/20 ♥♥♥
I - Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro - 11/10/20 ♥♥♥

MINSK (5/5)
M - Madeleine L'Engle - A Wind in the Door - 8/31/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Still Dream About You by Fannie Flagg - 11/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nadine Gonzalez - Unconditionally Mine - 10/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
S - Scottoline, Lisa - Keep Quiet - 9/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kane, Samantha - Misconduct - 8/8/20 ♥♥♥♥

PARIS (5/5)
P - Priestley, Chris - Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror - 8/16/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ashley, Kristen - Rock Chick Reborn - 8/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robin McKinley - Water - 9/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - Irresistible Force by D.D. Ayres - 11/28/20 ♥♥♥♥
S - Soraya M. Lane - Cowboy Stole My Heart - 9/10/20 ♥♥♥♥

SEOUL (5/5)
S - Steel, Danielle - Loving - 9/13/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin - 8/20/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Only Beloved by Mary Balogh - 9/19/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
U - Unmanageable by Lavinia Kent - 8/5/20 ♥♥♥
L - Lawrence Block - Burglars Can't Be Choosers - 8/25/20 ♥♥♥♥

SOFIA (5/5)
S - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty - 9/17/20 ♥♥♥
O - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - 10/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
F - Fool Moon by Jim Butcher - 10/13/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - In the Frame by Dick Francis - 12/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ava Finch - Fishing with RayAnne - 9/7/20 ♥♥♥♥

TOKYO (5/5)
T - Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn - 8/6/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Off Limits by Jules Barnard - 10/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins by Emma Donoghue - 8/2/20 ♥♥♥
Y - You Were Meant for Me by Elise Title - 12/9/20 ♥♥♥♥
O - One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus - 11/19/20 ♥♥♥♥♥

VEGAS (5/5)
V - Valentine Murder by Leslie Meier - 9/9/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elle Casey - Wrong Place, Right Time - 9/26/20 ♥♥♥♥
G - Giliotti, Laurence - Murder In Missoula - 9/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - All Night with the Cowboy by Soraya M. Lane - 10/22/20 ♥♥♥
S - Sawyer Bennett - Lucas - 9/20/20 ♥♥♥♥

Part II: (5/5) - Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.
1. Welcome to Harmony by Jodi Thomas - 9/28/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
2. Maiden Lane Series - Duke of Sin by Elizabeth Hoyt - 12/31/20 ♥♥♥♥
3. Harmony Series - Somewhere Along The Way by Jodi Thomas - 1/7/21 ♥♥♥♥
4. One and Only Texas Series - One More Taste by Melissa Cutler - 1/14/21 ♥♥♥♥
5. Texas Bounty Series - Take Me Harder by Jackie Ashenden - 1/18/21 ♥♥♥♥



Part III: (5/5) - Read books where a trip is made to another location.
1. The Lake Season by Hannah McKinnon - 10/18/20 ♥♥♥
Iris moves from Massachusetts to New Hampshire for the summer to stay on her family’s farm.
2. Morning Comes Softly by Debbie Macomber - 11/3/20 ♥♥♥♥
Mary moves from Louisiana to Montana/
3. Van by Sawyer Bennett - 11/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
Van takes several trips to play professional hockey games.
4. The Big Kahuna by Janet Evanovich - 11/17/20 ♥♥♥♥
Kate and Nick travel to Hawaii in search of the missing Big Kahuna.
5. Getting Rough by C.L. Parker - 11/27/20 ♥♥♥
Shaw follows Cassidy from San Diego to Stonington, ME.



Part IV: (5/5)
LUGGAGE - suitcase, bag etc.

TRAVEL COMPANION - two people - Poor Little Daddy's Girl by Normandie Alleman - 9/27/20 ♥♥


TRANSPORTATION - a mode of transportation – sleigh - Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey - 11/23/20 ♥♥♥♥


DESTINATION
i) a well known landmark - Golden Gate Bridge - Heartsong by Debbie Macomber - 12/4/20 ♥♥
ii) an outdoor / rural scene - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman - 12/2/20 ♥♥♥♥♥



SUMMER VACATION -
i) a beach scene.
ii) somebody wearing a swimsuit / bikini

WINTER BREAK -
i) a winter scene - The Gift: Home for Christmas / All I Want for Christmas / Gabriel's Angel by Nora Roberts - 12/14/20 ♥♥♥
ii) somebody dressed for the cold



COMING HOME - a house - Christmas on Mistletoe Lane by Annie Rains - 12/6/20 ♥♥♥♥


******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 1/18/21*****

[Shash]

Oh, the Places You'll Go
August 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021

1-2 tasks per category: Tourist
3-4 tasks per category: Frequent Flyer
5+ tasks per category: Globe Trotter

THE CHALLENGE

Part I: Spell out
*use titles and author's first, middle (if used) or last name initials.

BERNE
B - Mimi Barbour, Love of My Life (8/31/20)
E - Elizabeth Ludwig, Dark Road Home (8/23/20)
R - The Rookie by Taylor Hart (9/9/20)
N - Not a Fine Gentleman by Donna Hatch (8/13/20)
E - Enthroned by K.M. Shea (8/24/20)

CAIRO
C - The Conflicted Warrior by Cami Checketts (8/8/20)
A - Annette K. Larsen, Keeping Kinley (8/2/20)
I - Intertwine by Nichole Van (9/7/20)
R - Rebekah A. Morris, Christmas Quilts (9/10/20)
O - Only a Date with a Billionaire by Ellie Hall (10/13/20)

HANOI
H - Her Country Star Cowboy by Taylor Hart (8/16/20)
A -
N -
O -
I -

MIAMI
M -
I -
A -
M -
I -

MINSK
M - The Merry Lives of Spinsters by Rebecca Connolly (9/13/20)
I - Liz Isaacson, Her Cowboy Billionaire Boss (12/6/20)
N - Nancy Campbell Allen, Brass Carriages and Glass Hearts (9/20/20)
S - Sweet Delights by Cecelia Dowdy (8/3/20)
K - K.M. Shea, Embark (8/27/20)

PARIS
P - Michelle Pennington, A Tree for the Billionaire (9/21/20)
A - Jewel Allen, Saving the Captain (9/15/20)
R - Rebecca Connolly, The Spinster and I (9/17/20)
I - It's a Wonderful Date by Sophia Summers (6/7/20)
S - K.M. Shea, Endeavor (8/29/20)

SEOUL
S - K.M. Shea, Endings (8/30/20)
E - Enchanted by K.M. Shea (8/25/20)
O - One Little Switch by Jennifer Youngblood (11/29/20)
U -
L - Loving a Lady by Nichole Van (10/11/20)

SOFIA
S -
O -
F -
I -
A -

TOKYO
T - A Talent for Trouble by Jen Turano (8/5/20)
O -
K -
Y - Jennifer Youngblood, Saving Forever (9/14/20)
O -

VEGAS
V - The Viscount's Promise by Joyce Alec (8/20/20)
E - Embittered by K.M. Shea (8/26/20)
G - The Gentle Patriot by Cami Checketts (8/9/20)
A - Ace by Sophia Summers (8/15/20)
S - Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not (9/9/20)


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Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

1. The Persistent Groom by Jennifer Youngblood (8/19/20) - Groom, TX
2. The Wild Orchid by Cameron Dokey (9/5/20) - Orchid, FL
3. The Lady in the Coppergate Tower by Nancy Campbell Allen (9/13/20) - Tower, MN
4. How to Not Fall for the Guy Next Door by Meg Easton (9/22/20) - Guy, NM
5. Bear by Mindy Burbidge Strunk (9/24/20) - Bear, AZ

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Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location. Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!

1. The Tough Warrior by Cami Checketts (8/9/20) - CA -> ID
2. Her Forbidden Bodyguard by Cami Checketts (8/11/20) - Costa Rica -> CA
3. Stepping in For The Billionaire Groom by Kimberly Krey (8/31/20) - CA -> Maldives
4. The Billionaire's Second Chance by Kimberly Krey (9/2/20) - CA -> Costa Rica
5. The Trouble with Billionaires by Michelle Pennington (9/19/20) - AL -> FL

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Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover.

LUGGAGE - suitcase, bag etc.

TRAVEL COMPANION - two people
Her Too-Perfect Boss by Cami Checketts (8/10/20)


TRANSPORTATION - a mode of transportation - train, plane, boat etc
Flyboy by Sophia Summers (9/27/20)


DESTINATION
i) a city scene, or a well known landmark.
Rake on the Run by Mindy Burbidge Strunk (8/18/20)

ii) an outdoor / rural scene.
Enlighten by K.M. Shea (8/28/20)


SUMMER VACATION -
i) a beach scene.
ii) somebody wearing a swimsuit / bikini.

WINTER BREAK -
i) a winter scene.
ii) somebody dressed for the cold.
Oh, Come On, Be Faithful by Cami Checketts (12/2/20)


COMING HOME - a house or bed.

[Chelsea]

Oh, the Places You'll Go
August 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021 FINISHED

3-4 tasks per category: Frequent Flyer
19/12-16

THE CHALLENGE

Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials.


✔BERNE
B Bargaining With a Rake - Julie Johnstone 9/24/20
E Edge of Shadows - Cege Smith 2/17/21
R Rowling, J.K. - Quidditch Through the Ages 8/1/20
N Nina George - The Little French Bistro 9/19/20
E EDIT - Rick Chesler 4/8/21

✔CAIRO
C Cupcakes and Celebrities - Leena Clover 8/17/20
A Awkward - Gurpreet Kaur 8/4/20
I Into the Water - Paula Hawkins 8/12/20
R Reine, SM - Dark Union 9/30/20
O The Outsider - Stephen King 10/4/20

✔HANOI
H Hartzler, Ruth - True Confections 1/15/21
A August Moon: Humor and Hijinks - Jess Lourey 8/22/20
N Never a Mistress, No Longer a Maid - Maureen Driscoll 9/26/20
O Oliver, Dee - The Undertaker's Wife: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Laughter in the Unlikeliest of Places 1/14/21
I The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E. Schwab 1/8/21

✔MIAMI
M Menapace, Jeff - Dark Halls 8/16/20
I Isolation - Travis Thrasher 1/3/21
A Angels Flight - Michael Connelly 8/19/20
M Michael Connelly - A Darkness More Than Night 9/12/20
I I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter - Dr. Harper 4/3/21

MINSK
M Maria Semple - Where'd You Go, Bernadette 9/16/20
I
N Nick Groff - Chasing Spirits: The Building of the "Ghost Adventures" Crew 3/6/21
S S.M. Reine - The Darkest Gate 9/21/20
K Kent, Minka - The Stillwater Girls 10/7/20

PARIS
P The Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot 9/12/20
A Admission - Travis Thrasher 2/8/21
R Robyn Peterman - Switching Hour 10/7/20
I
S S.M. Reine - Death's Hand

SEOUL
S September Mourn - Jess Lourey 9/30/20
E
O
U
L Leighann Dobbs - Killer Cupcakes 3/22/21

SOFIA
S She Wore Mourning - P.D. Workman 2/15/21
O O'Reilly, Bill - Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan 2/25/21
F Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury 2/2/21
I
A Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile 3/3/21

TOKYO
T Tall, Dark and Cowboy - Joanne Kennedy 9/3/20
O
K Kristine, Dominique - The Hidden Court 1/31/21
Y
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VEGAS
V
E
G Grace Callaway - Her Husband's Harlot 2/10/21
A Arsenic in the Azaleas - Dale Mayer 3/12/21
S Spirit Hollows, The - P.R. Brewer 3/27/21



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✔Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

1. Strawberries and Strangers - Leena Clover {Pelican Cove #1} 8/1/20
2. Berries and Birthdays - Leena Clover {Pelican Cove #3} 8/20/20
3. Sprinkles and Skeletons - Leena Clover {Pelican Cove #4}
4. A SEAL's Oath - Cora Seton {Chance Creek #1} 8/27/20
5. Waffles and Weekends - Leena Clover 9/22/20 {Pelican Cove #5}

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✔Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location.

1. The Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien {The Shire --> Lothlorien} 8/7/20
2. Trunk Music - Michael Connelly 8/11/20 {Los Angeles --> Vegas}
3. Mr. Hat Trick - Ainsley Booth 8/24/20 {Ottawa --> Vancouver}
4. Dragon Teeth - Michael Crichton {New York ----> Montana} 8/28/20
5. A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas 8/30/20 {Mortal Lands --> Prythian}

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✔Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

✔TRAVEL COMPANION - two people Patient Zero - L.T. Ryan 10/8/20


✔TRANSPORTATION - CAR Five Days in November - Clint Hill 10/2/20


✔DESTINATION
i) a city scene, or a well known landmark. Purged Souls - Kagan Tumer 10/6/20


✔WINTER BREAK -
i) a winter scene.
Let Me In - John Ajvide Lindqvist 1/14/21


✔COMING HOME - a house.
The Haunting of Beacon Hill - Ambrose Ibsen 8/15/20

[JoAnne]

Welcome Bonita, Connie, Shash and Chelsea!

[Kimberly]

1-2 tasks per category: Tourist
3-4 tasks per category: Frequent Flyer
5+ tasks per category: Globe Trotter

Duration: 9 months from your start date
Aug 4, 2020 - May 4, 2021

THE CHALLENGE

Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials.

BERNE

C - Carolyn Keene, The Hidden Staircase (8/4/2020)
A
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HANOI
MIAMI

M - Martin Meadows, Grit: How to Keep Going When You Want to Give Up (11/9/2020)
I
N
S - Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian (10/30/2020)
K

PARIS
SEOUL
SOFIA
TOKYO
VEGAS

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Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

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Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location. Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!

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Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

LUGGAGE - suitcase, bag etc.

TRAVEL COMPANION - two people

✔TRANSPORTATION - a mode of transportation
Stowaway by Karen Hesse (8/18/2020)

DESTINATION

i) a city scene, or a well known landmark.

ii) an outdoor / rural scene.

SUMMER VACATION -

i) a beach scene.

ii) somebody wearing a swimsuit / bikini.

WINTER BREAK -

i) a winter scene.

ii) somebody dressed for the cold.

COMING HOME - a house or bed.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Kimberly!

[SANDYE]

OH! THE PLACES YOU WILL GO CHALLENGE
Duration: 9 months from start date (Aug 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021)
Date Started: August 1, 2020
Date Completed: October 17, 2020

Complete the travel related reading tasks to finish this challenge.

1-2 tasks per category: Tourist

THE CHALLENGE

Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials.

MIAMI
M- Murder Comes South by Lila Beckham - 9/11/20
I- Illusive Storm: A Murder Mystery Suspense Thriller by Lily Campbell - 9/23/20
A-The Post-it Note Affair: A Romance Novelette of Love Lost and Found by Justine Avery - 8/28/20
M-Love at First Bark (Love Unleashed 0.5 Prequel) by Dana Mentink - 10/17/20
I-If You Love Me, I'm Yours by Lizzie Chantree - 10/15/20

MINSK
M- The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson - 8/2/20
I- Costa del Churros by Isabella May - 9/5/20
N- Nine Lives by Gary Kittle - 9/29/20
S- The Billionaire Bachelor by Sloane Peterson - 10/17/20
K- A Kiss beneath a Christmas Star (Daydreams and Dragonflies Rock 'N Sweet Romance 2) by Tamara Ferguson - 8/5/20

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Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

1. Apple Pie and Trouble (Sandy Bay 1) by Amber Crewes - 8/5/20

2. Radical Regatta! Corsario Cove Cozy Mystery #4 (Corsario Cove 4) by Anna Celeste Burke - 8/5/20

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Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location. (We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!

1. Foliage and Fatality (Mystery Sisters 2) by Karen Musser Nortman - 10/3/20 - MCs, Lil and Max, travel to Burnsville, PA

2. Undercover On The Calypso: Book One: The Cozy Cruise Mysteries (Cozy Cruise 1) by Lizzie Josephson - 10/6/20 - MC, Adrianne, and her best friend Carol, take a cruise to the Caribbean

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Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

TRANSPORTATION - Aching for Home (Aching Series 1) by A.C. Nixon - 9/11/20


COMING HOME - a house or bed. -
Dead Wrong (Blackmoore Sisters 1) by Leighann Dobbs - 9/28/20

[JoAnne]

Welcome SANDYE!

[Helen]

Finished!

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

9 months, from 6-12-20 to 3-12-21


Complete the travel related reading tasks to finish this challenge.

1-2 tasks per category: Tourist
3-4 tasks per category: Frequent Flyer
+++++5+ tasks per category: Globe Trotter

Duration: 9 months from your start date= 3-12-21

20 out of 20

THE CHALLENGE

Part I: Spell out destinations from the list below, using first letters of book titles (the, a, an etc should be ignored) and authors first, middle (if used) or last name initials.
TITLES/AUTHOR (first, middle, last)

++++1) BERNE
++B Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies: And Other Rituals to Fix Your Life, from Someone Who's Been There Tara Schuster 7-3-20 (title)
++E Eggs for Everyone! Laura Driscoll 7-29-20 (title)
++R (C. Rylant) Mr. Putter & Tabby Catch the Cold Cynthia Rylant 7-13-20 (author)
++N (Neale W.) Conversations with God, Book 1 Guidebook: An Uncommon Dialogue Neale Donald Walsch 6-29-20 (author)
++E The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle Catherine Webb 7-23-20 (title)

2) CAIRO
++C (Cece B.) You Loves Ewe! Cece Bell 6-17-20 (author)
++A Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics Steve Jenkins 7-14-20 (title)
++I I Love My Papi! Alison Inches 7-23-20 (title)
++R (Robert S.) Two Bear Cubs: A Miwok Legend from California's Yosemite Valley Robert D. San Souci 7-5-20 (author)
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3) HANOI
++H The Happy Hocky Family Moves to the Country Lane Smith 7-22-20 (title)
++A (Airlie Anderson) Cat's Colors Airlie Anderson 7-12-20 (author)
++N (Nick B.) Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet Nick Bruel 6-27-20 (author)
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++I (Ilene C.) Little Lucy Goes to School Ilene Cooper 8-4-20 (author)

++++4) MIAMI
++M The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families Susan L. Roth 7-14-20 (title)
++I (M. Iwasa) Yours Sincerely, Giraffe Megumi Iwasa 7-23-20 (author)
++A (Ashlee F.) My Dog, My Cat Ashlee Fletcher 7-9-20 (author)
++M (Margaret H.) The Always War Margaret Peterson Haddix 7-1-20 (author)
++I (Ilo O.) Animal Orchestra Ilo Orleans 8-3-20 (author)

++++5) MINSK
++M (R. Moravec) Claude Randy Moravec 6-27-20 (author)
++I Inky the Octopus: Bound for Glory Erin Guendelsberger 7-22-20 (title)
++N (Nick B.) Bad Kitty Joins the Team Nick Bruel 6-20-20 (author)
++S (J. Schumacher) Dear Committee Members Julie Schumacher 6-27-20 (author)
++K Kitten Trouble Nick Bruel 7-9-20 (title)

+++++6) PARIS
++P Prison Puppies Meish Goldish 7-1-20 (title)
++A Argentina Christina Leaf 6-21-20 (title)
++R (Rosemary W.) You Can Do It, Noisy Nora! Rosemary Wells 6-17-20 (author)
++I (L. Isop) How Do You Hug a Porcupine? Laurie Isop 6-15-20
++S Seriously, You Have to Eat Adam Mansbach 6-24-20 (title)

7) SEOUL
++S Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid Megan McDonald 6-21-20 (title)
++E Eco Dogs Judith Bauer Stamper 7-17-20 (title)
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++U United Kingdom Madeline Donaldson 6-12-20 (title)
++L (Lucia G.) The Bossy Gallito Lucia M. Gonzalez 6-15-20 (author)

++++8) SOFIA
++S A Story to Tell: Traditions of a Tlingit Community Richard Nichols 6-12-20 (title)
++O One Perfect Day Steve Purcell 7-16-20 (title)
++F The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives Dashka Slater 6-13-20 (title: The Fifty--)
++I Incidental Findings: Lessons from My Patients in the Art of Medicine Danielle Ofri 6-13-20 (title)
++A Chesapeake Crimes: Homicidal Holidays Donna Andrews 6-16-20 (author)

++++9) TOKYO
++T (L. Thompson) The Apple Pie That Papa Baked Lauren Thompson 6-20-20 (author)
++O (D. Ofri) When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error Danielle Ofri 7-9-20 (author)
++K (D. Koontz) Demon Seed Dean Koontz 7-6-20 (author)
++Y You Can Read Helaine Becker 6-17-20 (title)
++O Once Upon a Slime Andy Maxwell 6-25-20 (title)

++++10) VEGAS
++V (Victoria H.) Bran New Death Victoria Hamilton 8-8-20 (author)
++E (Ellen M.) Miss Pickerell Goes Undersea Ellen MacGregor 6-16-20 (author)
++G Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book Grumpy Cat 6-14-20 (title)
++A (E. Allen) Poor Little Guy Elanna Allen 6-19-20 (author)
++S Songs from the Loom: A Navajo Girl Learns to Weave Monty Roessel 6-12-20 (title)


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+++++Part II. Read books that have the name of a location in the title, author or series.

Examples:

Series: Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires)
Title: Living Dead in Dallas
Author: Dallas Schulze


++1) Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals Temple Grandin 6-14-20 (Temple in author's name is like Temple, Texas which is about 50 miles south of Waco on I-35)
++2) Count Your Way Through Korea James Haskins 6-16-20 (Korea in title)
++3) Reflection Tyler Lockett 6-24-20 (Tyler is like Tyler, Texas, which is 90 miles SE of Dallas...I lived in Texas for years!)
++4) Florida: The Sunshine State Debra Hess 6-26-20 (Florida in title)
++5) What Rose Forgot Nevada Barr 7-6-20 (Nevada= author)


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+++++Part III. Read books where a trip is made to another location. (We're not talking a trip to the store here but a trip to another city, state, country or planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag!) Be sure to tell us your characters destinations!


++1) The Witches Roald Dahl 6-24-20 (They travel from grandma's home in Norway to Bournemouth, England for vacation)
++2) A Gleam of Dawn Jos van Manen Pieters 6-24-20 (They travel from Algeria to the Netherlands)
++3) You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About Dave Barry 6-29-20 (Trip to Israel)
++4) The Owl and the Pussycat Edward Lear 6-29-20 (They sailed away for a year and a day to the land where the bong tree grows.)
++5) Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars Ellen MacGregor 7-3-20 (Mars)
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++++Part IV. Read books with the following items on the cover. (Please post your covers!)

LUGGAGE - suitcase, bag etc.

++++TRAVEL COMPANION - two people
A Begonia for Miss Applebaum Paul Zindel 6-26-20


++++TRANSPORTATION - a mode of transportation - train, plane, boat etc
The Cay Theodore Taylor 7-11-20 (a raft)


++++DESTINATION

++i) a city scene, or a well known landmark.
Dora's World Adventure! Suzanne D. Nimm 7-26-20 (Eiffel Tower)

++ii) an outdoor / rural scene.
Dominican Republic Barbara Radcliffe Rogers 6-19-20

SUMMER VACATION -

++i) a beach scene.
Zen without zen masters Camden Benares 6-15-20

ii) somebody wearing a swimsuit / bikini.

++++WINTER BREAK -

++i) a winter scene.
What Happens At Christmas Victoria Alexander 6-25-20

++ii) somebody dressed for the cold.
Russian Immigrants: In Their Shoes Barbara Krasner 7-20-20

++++COMING HOME - a house or bed.
This Common Secret: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor Susan Wicklund 8-4-20