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A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1960Duration: 1st October 2018 - 31st December 2018
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
11/11-15
FINISHED
2. #1 Hit Single - It's Now Or Never by Elvis Presley
💿 Read a book with TWO words in the title that begin with the same letter- Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker 10/2
3. Top Selling Album - Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis
🎤 Read a book where the title and author's name is in black on the cover- Flux
by Orion Carloto 10/205. Top Selling Book –Hawaii by James A. Michener
📚 Read Hawaii or a book over 450 pages- Legendary by Stephanie Garber 11/22- pg. 451
6. New Toy-Etch A Sketch The Etch A Sketch is introduced for $2.99 manufactured by Ohio Art Company
🎨 Read a book with a red cover- Riden's Chapter
by Tricia Levenseller 12/17. Born this year: November 10 – Neil Gaiman, English author
👶 Read a book a book tagged: fantasy, horror, science fiction, dark fantasy, or comedy- Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 10/14- Fantasy
8. Died this year: May 27 - James Montgomery Flagg, American artist and illustrator (b. 1877) –
🎨 Read a book whose author uses three names- Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 3: Guardians Disassembled by Brian Michael Bendis 11/11
IN THE NEWS
10. January 15 – The first televised anime, Three Tales, debuts on NHK.
📺 Read a Series #3- your name., Vol. 3 by Makoto Shinkai 10/22
11. February 9 - Adolph Coors III, the chairman of the board of the Coors Brewing Company, is kidnapped in the United States, and his captors demand a ransom of $500,000. Coors is later found murdered, and Joseph Corbett, Jr. is indicted for the crime.
🍺 Read a book where a character is kidnapped or murdered-
by J.A. Redmerski 10/612. May 9 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announces that it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making it the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill.
💊 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in ORAL-
by Jeaniene Frost 10/2013. June 10 – The Domino's Pizza franchise is established when Tom Monaghan buys DomiNick's pizza store in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
🍕 Read a book where a character eats pizza OR where characters have food delivered-
by Clare James 10/11- “The pizza guy arrives”- pg. 14615. December 31 – Last day on which the farthing, a coin first minted in England in the 13th century, is legal tender in the United Kingdom.
💰 Read a book set in the UK-
by Victoria Schwab 10/27
Done!A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1960
Duration: 1st October 2018 - 31st December 2018
Level: Nostalgia 11-15 tasks
This quarter the year is: 1960
1. Most Watched TV Show - Gunsmoke
📺 Read a book whose MC is in law enforcement.
Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley 10/22/18 (Eddie)
2. #1 Hit Single - It's Now Or Never by Elvis Presley
💿 Read a book with TWO words in the title that begin with the same letter.
Spying in High Heels by Gemma Halliday 10/31/18
3. Top Selling Album - Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis
🎤 Read a book where the title and author's name is in black on the cover . Please post the cover.
Fantasy Reclaimed by Gem Larkspur 10/2/18 5. Top Selling Book –Hawaii by James A. Michener
📚 Read a book over 450 pages.
Kiss the Girls by James Patterson 11/16/18 (481 pages)
6. New Toy-Etch A Sketch The Etch A Sketch is introduced for $2.99 manufactured by Ohio Art Company
🎨 Read a book with a red cover. Please post the cover.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 10/22/187. Born this year: November 10 – Neil Gaiman, English author
👶 Read a tagged: fantasy, horror, science fiction, dark fantasy, or comedy.
Something from the Nightside by Simon R. Green 10/9/18
tagged fantasy and horror
8. Died this year: May 27 - James Montgomery Flagg, American artist and illustrator (b. 1877) –
🎨 Read a book whose author uses three names. Ex. Mary Higgins Clark
Amy Mull Fremgen - Eula May and the Monkey Business 11/4/18
IN THE NEWS
9. January 2 – U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) announces his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
👨 Read a book with a character or author named John or Kennedy.
Lover Mine by J.R. Ward 11/3/18
Main Character - John Matthew
10. January 15 – The first televised anime, Three Tales, debuts on NHK.
📺 Read a Series #3.
Death Loves a Messy Desk by Mary Jane Maffini 10/17/18 (A Charlotte Adams Mystery #3)
11. February 9 - Adolph Coors III, the chairman of the board of the Coors Brewing Company, is kidnapped in the United States, and his captors demand a ransom of $500,000. Coors is later found murdered, and Joseph Corbett, Jr. is indicted for the crime.
🍺 Read a book whose author's last name begins with a C.
Agatha Christie - Sleeping Murder 11/5/18
12. May 9 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announces that it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making it the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill.
💊 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in ORAL.
Odds Against by Dick Francis 10/4/18
14. October 30 – Dr. Michael Woodruff carries out the first successful kidney transplant in the United Kingdom, at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
🏥 Read a book whose MC is a doctor
Vampire's Faith by Rebecca Zanetti 12/2/18
Faith is a doctor
15. December 31 – Last day on which the farthing, a coin first minted in England in the 13th century, is legal tender in the United Kingdom.
💰 Read a book set in the UK
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells 10/11/18
FINISHED!Goal: 11/15
Current level: Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
1960
1. Most Watched TV Show - Gunsmoke
📺 Read a Western OR a book whose MC is in law enforcement.
Wool by Hugh Howey - 10/2/2018Holston, the sheriff
2. #1 Hit Single - It's Now Or Never by Elvis Presley
💿 Read a book with the words NOW or NEVER in the title OR with TWO words in the title that begin with the same letter.
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi – 11/9/20183. Top Selling Album - Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis
🎤 Read a book set in Spain or where the title and author's name is in black on the cover. Please post the cover.
The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier - 10/1/20184. Highest Grossing Film - Swiss Family Robinson –
🎥 Read The Swiss Family Robinson or a book where someone must survive being shipwrecked. Helper: Shipwreaked
5. Top Selling Book –Hawaii by James A. Michener
📚 Read Hawaii or a book over 450 pages.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling - 10/9/2018Kindle Edition, 453 pages
6. New Toy-Etch A Sketch The Etch A Sketch is introduced for $2.99 manufactured by Ohio Art Company
🎨 Read a book with the word A in the title but not as the first word OR with a red cover. Please post the cover.
7. Born this year: November 10 – Neil Gaiman, English author
👶 Read a book by Neil Gaiman OR a book tagged: fantasy, horror, science fiction, dark fantasy, or comedy.
Sandman Midnight Theatre by Neil Gaiman - 10/13/20188. Died this year: May 27 - James Montgomery Flagg, American artist and illustrator (b. 1877) –
🎨 Read a book where the MC is an artist OR whose author uses three names. Ex. Mary Higgins Clark
Bedbugs by Ben H. Winters - 10/25/2018Susan Wendt: “Yeah. I’m a—I’m a painter,” Susan said... (Kindle Location 1580)
IN THE NEWS
9. January 2 – U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) announces his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
👨 Read a book where a character runs for political office OR with a character or author named John or Kennedy.
10. January 15 – The first televised anime, Three Tales, debuts on NHK.
📺 Read a book with the word THREE in the title or a Series #3.
Casting Off by Hugh Howey – 11/01/2018Wool #3
11. February 9 - Adolph Coors III, the chairman of the board of the Coors Brewing Company, is kidnapped in the United States, and his captors demand a ransom of $500,000. Coors is later found murdered, and Joseph Corbett, Jr. is indicted for the crime.
🍺 Read a book where a character is kidnapped or murdered OR whose author's last name begins with a C.
A Cross to Bear: A Jack Sheridan Mystery by Vince Vogel - 10/21/2018Becky Dorring, kidnapped and murdered.
12. May 9 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announces that it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making it the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill.
💊 Read a book where a character says "I'm on the pill." or something similar OR whose title begins with a letter in ORAL.
Circe by Madeline Miller - 10/10/2018...the draught I had taken each moon since the first time I lay with Hermes. Each moon except the last. (Kindle Location 3696)
13. June 10 – The Domino's Pizza franchise is established when Tom Monaghan buys DomiNick's pizza store in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
🍕 Read a book where a character eats pizza OR where characters have food delivered. Give us a sentence and page/loc # for either option.
The Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief by Stefan Bachmann - 10/16/2018Mrs. Partridge ordered them pepperoni and veggie pizzas... (Kindle Location 1562)
14. October 30 – Dr. Michael Woodruff carries out the first successful kidney transplant in the United Kingdom, at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
🏥 Read a book whose MC is a doctor or nurse OR where a character has surgery.
Calypso by David Sedaris - 11/23/2018a strange woman performed surgery on me in the middle of the night (Kindle Location 1412)
15. December 31 – Last day on which the farthing, a coin first minted in England in the 13th century, is legal tender in the United Kingdom.
💰 Read a book set in the UK OR with a coin on the cover. Please post the cover.
Made it to 11 and calling it good. :)LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
11/11
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1960
Duration: 1st October 2018 - 31st December 2018
This quarter the year is: 1960
✔️1. Most Watched TV Show - Gunsmoke
📺 Read a Western OR a book whose MC is in law enforcement.
by Melissa Jagears 10/4✔️2. #1 Hit Single - It's Now Or Never by Elvis Presley
💿 Read a book with the words NOW or NEVER in the title OR with TWO words in the title that begin with the same letter.
Lethal Legacy by Carol J. Post 10/21
✔️3. Top Selling Album - Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis
🎤 Read a book set in Spain or where the title and author's name is in black on the cover . Please post the cover.
by R.A. Rooney 10/22: Title/author name in black4. Highest Grossing Film - Swiss Family Robinson –
🎥 Read The Swiss Family Robinson or a book where someone must survive being shipwrecked. Helper: Shipwreaked
✔️5. Top Selling Book –Hawaii by James A. Michener
📚 Read Hawaii or a book over 450 pages.
The Firebrand by S.R. Crockett 12/9, 519 pages
✔️6. New Toy-Etch A Sketch The Etch A Sketch is introduced for $2.99 manufactured by Ohio Art Company
🎨 Read a book with the word A in the title but not as the first word OR with a red cover. Please post the cover.
The Making of a Hero by Emma Leslie 10/12: A in title but not first
7. Born this year: November 10 – Neil Gaiman, English author
👶 Read a book by Neil Gaiman OR a book tagged: fantasy, horror, science fiction, dark fantasy, or comedy.
✔️8. Died this year: May 27 - James Montgomery Flagg, American artist and illustrator (b. 1877) –
🎨 Read a book where the MC is an artist OR whose author uses three names. Ex. Mary Higgins Clark
A Lady Unrivaled by Roseanna M. White 10/15/18 Cayton is an artist.
IN THE NEWS
9. January 2 – U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) announces his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
👨 Read a book where a character runs for political office OR with a character or author named John or Kennedy.
✔️10. January 15 – The first televised anime, Three Tales, debuts on NHK.
📺 Read a book with the word THREE in the title or a Series #3.
An Hour Unspent by Roseanna M. White 10/3: third in series
✔️11. February 9 - Adolph Coors III, the chairman of the board of the Coors Brewing Company, is kidnapped in the United States, and his captors demand a ransom of $500,000. Coors is later found murdered, and Joseph Corbett, Jr. is indicted for the crime.
🍺 Read a book where a character is kidnapped or murdered OR whose author's last name begins with a C.
Hidden Peril by Irene Hannon 11/17: Book has both murder and kidnapping
✔️12. May 9 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announces that it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making it the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill.
💊 Read a book where a character says "I'm on the pill." or something similar OR whose title begins with a letter in ORAL.
Ours for a Season by Kim Vogel Sawyer 10/28: Title starts with O (super ironic for this category, as the MC struggles with infertility.)
13. June 10 – The Domino's Pizza franchise is established when Tom Monaghan buys DomiNick's pizza store in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
🍕 Read a book where a character eats pizza OR where characters have food delivered. Give us a sentence and page/loc # for either option.
✔️14. October 30 – Dr. Michael Woodruff carries out the first successful kidney transplant in the United Kingdom, at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
🏥 Read a book whose MC is a doctor or nurse OR where a character has surgery.
At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon 12/8 character has a heart transplant
✔️15. December 31 – Last day on which the farthing, a coin first minted in England in the 13th century, is legal tender in the United Kingdom.
💰 Read a book set in the UK OR with a coin on the cover. Please post the cover.
Eve Chaloner's Temptation by Jessie Armstrong 10/13: set in UK
Finished!A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1960
Duration: 1st October 2018 - 31st December 2018
LEVEL: Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Completed: 15
1960
This quarter the year is: 1960
📺 Read a book whose MC is in law enforcement.
Die Totentänzerin, Max Bentow, 18.11.2018 - MC is a detective
💿 Read a book with TWO words in the title that begin with the same letter.
Sneaky Snow White, Anita Valle, 15.10.2018
🎤 Read a book where the title and author's name is in black on the cover . Please post the cover.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson, 14.12.2018
🎥 Read a book where someone must survive being shipwrecked.
Die Braut des Meeres, Kresley Cole, 24.11.2018 - Tori, her mother and Camilla are shipwrecked.
📚 Read a book over 450 pages.
A Discovery of Witches, Deborah Harkness, 11.10.2018 - 594 pages
🎨 Read a book with the word A in the title but not as the first word.
Not Quite A Lady, Loretta Chase, 28.10.2018
👶 Read a book tagged: fantasy, horror, science fiction, dark fantasy, or comedy.
The Hazel Wood, Melissa Albert, 13.10.2018
🎨 Read a book whose author uses three names. Ex. Mary Higgins Clark
And Then He Kissed Her, Laura Lee Guhrke, 15.11.2018
IN THE NEWS
👨 Read a book with a character or author named John or Kennedy.
The Governess Game, Tessa Dare, 28.11.2018 - John Barrow
📺 Read a Series #3.
Летучий корабль, Андрей Белянин, 24.10.2018 - Тайный сыск царя Гороха #3
11. February 9 - Adolph Coors III, the chairman of the board of the Coors Brewing Company, is kidnapped in the United States, and his captors demand a ransom of $500,000. Coors is later found murdered, and Joseph Corbett, Jr. is indicted for the crime.
Bone Crossed, Patricia Briggs, 03.10.2018 - Mercy is kidnapped at some point
💊 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in ORAL.
Romancing the Duke, Tessa Dare, 04.10.2018
🍕 Read a book where a character eats pizza
The Matchmaker's Playbook, Rachel Van Dyken, 12.11.2018 - "You've been drinking water and eating pizza - that's how you deal.", p. 259
🏥 Read a book where a character has surgery.
Winter, Marissa Meyer, 03.12.2018
💰 Read a book set in the UK.
The Perfect Rake, Anne Gracie, 26.10.2018
COMPLETION POST - Level 3 (11 books.)A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1960 (Oct-Dec 2018)
Duration: 1st October 2018 - 31st December 2018
LEVEL: Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
This quarter the year is: 1960
1. Most Watched TV Show - Gunsmoke
Read a Western OR
a book whose MC is in law enforcement.
2. #1 Hit Single - It's Now Or Never by Elvis Presley
Read a book with TWO words in the title that begin with the same letter.
Secrets of Southern Girls - Haley Harrigan - 10/19/2018How it fits: Two S words in title.
3. Top Selling Album - Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis
Read a book set in Spain OR
where the title and author's name is in black on the cover . Please post the cover.
4. Highest Grossing Film - Swiss Family Robinson –
Read a book where someone must survive being shipwrecked.
The Captain's Daughter - Leah Fleming - 10/29/2018How it fits: Follows the Titanic sinking.
5. Top Selling Book –Hawaii by James A. Michener
Read a book over 450 pages.
The Lollipop Shoes - Joanne Harris - 10/8/2018How it fits: Page count 572
6. New Toy-Etch A Sketch
Read a book with a red cover. Please post the cover.
I Am Sasha - Anita Selzer - 12/24/20187. Born this year:
Read a book tagged: fantasy, horror, science fiction, dark fantasy, or comedy.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum - 10/10/2018How it fits: MPG Fantasy by 5,535 users.
8. Died this year:
Read a book whose author uses three names. Ex. Mary Higgins Clark
All Around The Town - Mary Higgins Clark - 11/7/2018IN THE NEWS
9. January 2 –
Read a book with a character or author named John or Kennedy.
Working Class Boy - Jimmy Barnes - 10/2/2018How it fits: MC Jimmy's brother is John.
10. January 15 –
Read a book with the word THREE in the title or a Series #3.
11. February 9 -
Read a book where a character is kidnapped or murdered.
The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group - Catherine Jinks - 10/5/2018How it fits: MC Tobias is abducted.
12. May 9 –
Read a book whose title begins with a letter in ORAL.
Ripper - Isabel Allende - 11/25/201813. June 10 –
Read a book where a character eats pizza OR
where characters have food delivered. Give us a sentence and page/loc # for either option.
14. October 30 –
Read a book where a character has surgery.
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World - Vicki Myron - 10/22/2018How it fits: MC Vicki has to have her breast removed.
15. December 31 –
Read a book set in the UK.
Friend Request - Laura Marshall - 11/17/2018How it fits: Set in London, England.
Pretty sure I'm not going to complete the last two, so going to call it quits at 13/151. Read a book whose MC is in law enforcement.
Once Gone - Blake Pierce - 10/15/18
2. Read a book with TWO words in the title that begin with the same letter.
Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery - 10/10/18
3. Read a book where the title and author's name is in black on the cover . Please post the cover.
- Laura Schroff - 11/14/184. Highest Grossing Film - Swiss Family Robinson –
🎥 Read The Swiss Family Robinson or a book where someone must survive being shipwrecked. Helper: Shipwreaked
5. Read a book over 450 pages.
Third Degree - Greg Iles - 12/8/18 - 496 pages
6. Read a book with the word A in the title but not as the first word
Ghost of a Chance - Yasmine Galenorn - 10/14/18
7. Read a book tagged: fantasy, horror, science fiction, dark fantasy, or comedy. The Giver - Lois Lowry - 11/6/18 - science fiction
8. Read a book whose author uses three names.
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards - Lilian Jackson Braun - 10/20/18
IN THE NEWS
9. Read a book with a character or author named John
The Hanover Square Affair- Ashley Gardner - 12/1/18
10. January 15 – The first televised anime, Three Tales, debuts on NHK.
📺 Read a book with the word THREE in the title or a Series #3.
11. Theft of Life - Imogen Robertson - 10/12/18
12. Read a book where a character says "I'm on the pill." or something similar
When We Found Home - Susan Mallery - 10/29/18
13. Read a book where a character eats pizza OR where characters have food delivered. Give us a sentence and page/loc # for either option.
This Old Homicide -Kate Carlisle - 10/25/18 p. 46 “Emily carried the PIZZA and I brought the salad to the dining table and we sat to eat and commiserate.”
14. Read a book where a character has surgery.Heaven to Betsy (What Doesn't Kill You, #5): An Emily Romantic Mystery - Pamela Fagan Hutchins - 10/2/18
15. Read a book set in the UK
Death of an Addict - M.C. Beaton - 11/7/18
Finished on December 4.Trip into 1960
Goal: Nostalgia (11-15 tasks)
1. Read a book whose MC is in law enforcement.
by Jocelyn Green 11/30/18Captain Marc-Paul Girard
2. Read a book with TWO words in the title that begin with the same letter.
by Lois Gladys Leppard 11/13/18the, Tunnel
3. Read a book where the title and author's name are in black on the cover . Please post the cover.
by Katherine Reay 12/4/184. Read a book where someone must survive being shipwrecked.
by Deanna McFadden 11/16/185. Read a book over 450 pages.
by Rick Yancey (GM) 11/23/18512 pages
6. Read a book with the word A in the title but not as the first word. Please post the cover.
by Rachel Hauck 10/18/187. Read a book tagged: fantasy.
by Obert Skye 11/14/18Fantasy
8. Read a book whose author uses three names. Ex. Mary Higgins Clark
by Laura Ingalls Wilder 11/9/189. Read a book where a character runs for political office.
by Colleen Coble 10/15/18Everett Marshall - running for Senate
10. Read a Series #3.
by Cara Putman 11/4/18Buckeye Promises #3
11. Read a book whose author's last name begins with a C.
by Bonnie Christensen 11/9/1812. Read a book whose title begins with a letter in ORAL.
by Iain Lawrence (GM) 10/11/18I discounted "the" to begin with "Lighthouse."
13. Read a book where a character eats pizza OR where characters have food delivered. Give us a sentence and page/loc # for either option.
by Cara Putman 10/26/18"The pizza arrived, and Chandler set it on the coffee table while Jaime collected plates and napkins." p. 288 (ARC)
(both options fit the bill)
14. Read a book whose MC is a doctor.
by Kellyn Roth 10/21/18MC George "Jordy" McAllen is a doctor.
15. Read a book set in the UK. Please post the cover.
by Roseanna White 10/6/18
Finished! 12 tasks completed - Post 20.A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1960
Duration: October - December 2018
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks Completed: 12/11-15
✔1. Read a Western OR a book whose MC is in law enforcement.
An Easy Death | Charlaine Harris - 12/25
✔2. Read a book with the words NOW or NEVER in the title OR with TWO words in the title that begin with the same letter.
The Governess Game | Tessa Dare - 10/20
✔3. Read a book set in Spain or where the title and author's name is in black on the cover.
The Grownup | Gillian Flynn - 12/34. Read The Swiss Family Robinson or a book where someone must survive being shipwrecked. Helper: Shipwreked
5. Read Hawaii or a book over 450 pages.
✔6. Read a book with the word A in the title but not as the first word OR with a red cover.
The Library Book | Susan Orlean - 11/5✔7. Read a book by Neil Gaiman OR a book tagged: fantasy, horror, science fiction, dark fantasy, or comedy.
The Forbidden Library | Django Wexler - 11/24
✔8. Read a book where the MC is an artist OR whose author uses three names.
Powers, Vol. 1: Who Killed Retro Girl? | Brian Michael Bendis - 10/15
IN THE NEWS
9. Read a book where a character runs for political office OR with a character or author named John or Kennedy.
✔10. Read a book with the word THREE in the title or a Series #3.
Three Mages and a Margarita | Annette Marie - 10/26
✔11. Read a book where a character is kidnapped or murdered OR whose author's last name begins with a C.
Sadie | Courtney Summers - 10/6
✔12. Read a book where a character says "I'm on the pill." or something similar OR whose title begins with a letter in ORAL.
One of Us | Craig DiLouie - 10/14
✔13. Read a book where a character eats pizza OR where characters have food delivered. Give us a sentence and page/loc # for either option.
Spirit Witch | Helen Harper - 10/10
"lounging on you own sofa eating cold pizza in your knickers - pg 150
✔14. Read a book whose MC is a doctor or nurse OR where a character has surgery.
To Love Jason Thorn | Ella Maise - 12/1
✔15. Read a book set in the UK OR with a coin on the cover.
Star Witch | Helen Harper - 10/8
A Trip Down Memory Lane – 19601/10/18 – 31/12/18
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Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks 10/10
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1960
Duration: 1st October 2018 - 31st December 2018
1960
This quarter the year is: 1960
1. Most Watched TV Show - Gunsmoke
📺 Read a Western OR a book whose MC is in law enforcement.
2. #1 Hit Single - It's Now Or Never by Elvis Presley
💿 Read a book with TWO words in the title that begin with the same letter. Halloween Hijinks by Kathi Daley 10/11/18
3. Top Selling Album - Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis
🎤 Read a book where the title and author's name is in black on the cover . Please post the cover. When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger 10/17/18
4. Highest Grossing Film - Swiss Family Robinson –
🎥 Read a book where someone must survive being shipwrecked. Helper: Shipwreaked Dead Cold Brew by Cleo Coyle 10/30/18
5. Top Selling Book –Hawaii by James A. Michener
📚 Read Hawaii or a book over 450 pages.
6. New Toy-Etch A Sketch The Etch A Sketch is introduced for $2.99 manufactured by Ohio Art Company
🎨 Read a book with the word A in the title but not as the first word Under a Maui Moon by Robin Jones Gunn 12/8/18
7. Born this year: November 10 – Neil Gaiman, English author
👶 Read a book by Neil Gaiman OR a book tagged: fantasy, horror, science fiction, dark fantasy, or comedy.
8. Died this year: May 27 - James Montgomery Flagg, American artist and illustrator (b. 1877) –
🎨 Read a book whose author uses three names. Rueful Death by Susan Wittig Albert 11/14/18
IN THE NEWS
9. January 2 – U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) announces his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
👨 Read a book where a character runs for political office Resistance Is Futile!: How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind by Ann Coulter 10/14/18
10. January 15 – The first televised anime, Three Tales, debuts on NHK.
📺 Read a book Series #3. The Cross-Country Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini 10/28/18
11. February 9 - Adolph Coors III, the chairman of the board of the Coors Brewing Company, is kidnapped in the United States, and his captors demand a ransom of $500,000. Coors is later found murdered, and Joseph Corbett, Jr. is indicted for the crime.
🍺 Read a book where a character is murdered Splendor in the Glass by Tamar Myers 10/2/18
12. May 9 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announces that it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making it the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill.
💊 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in ORAL. Round Robin by Jennifer Chiaverini 10/8/18
13. June 10 – The Domino's Pizza franchise is established when Tom Monaghan buys DomiNick's pizza store in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
🍕 Read a book where a character eats pizza OR where characters have food delivered. Give us a sentence and page/loc # for either option.
14. October 30 – Dr. Michael Woodruff carries out the first successful kidney transplant in the United Kingdom, at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
🏥 Read a book where a character has surgery. Running Against the Tide: True Tales from the Stud of the Sea by Captain Lee 12/1/18
15. December 31 – Last day on which the farthing, a coin first minted in England in the 13th century, is legal tender in the United Kingdom.
💰 Read a book set in the UK OR with a coin on the cover. Please post the cover.
All done.A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1960
Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2018
READ: 15/15
✔️1. Most Watched TV Show - Gunsmoke
📺 Read a Western OR a book whose MC is in law enforcement.
Eyes of Fire - Heather Graham (FBI agent) 10/14
✔️2. #1 Hit Single - It's Now Or Never by Elvis Presley
💿 Read a book with the words NOW or NEVER in the title OR with TWO words in the title that begin with the same letter.
The Devil in Denim - Melanie Scott 10/2
✔️3. Top Selling Album - Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis
🎤 Read a book set in Spain or where the title and author's name is in black on the cover . Please post the cover.
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda - Becky Albertalli 11/17
✔️4. Highest Grossing Film - Swiss Family Robinson –
🎥 Read The Swiss Family Robinson or a book where someone must survive being shipwrecked.
My Last Continent - Midge Raymond 12/29
✔️5. Top Selling Book –Hawaii by James A. Michener
📚 Read Hawaii or a book over 450 pages.
Stygian - Sherrilyn Kenyon (670 pages) 10/13
✔️6. New Toy-Etch A Sketch The Etch A Sketch is introduced for $2.99 manufactured by Ohio Art Company
🎨 Read a book with the word A in the title but not as the first word OR with a red cover. Please post the cover.
Death of a Neighborhood Witch - Laura Levine 10/19
✔️7. Born this year: November 10 – Neil Gaiman, English author
👶 Read a book by Neil Gaiman OR a book tagged: fantasy, horror, science fiction, dark fantasy, or comedy.
Muse of Nightmares - Laini Taylor 11/22
✔️8. Died this year: May 27 - James Montgomery Flagg, American artist and illustrator (b. 1877)
🎨 Read a book where the MC is an artist OR whose author uses three names. Ex. Mary Higgins Clark
The Girl Who Chased the Moon - Sarah Addison Allen 11/27
IN THE NEWS
✔️9. January 2 – U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) announces his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
👨 Read a book where a character runs for political office OR with a character or author named John or Kennedy.
Sour Apples - Sheila Connolly 12/29
✔️10. January 15 – The first televised anime, Three Tales, debuts on NHK.
📺 Read a book with the word THREE in the title or a Series #3.
Wicked Nights With a Lover - Sophie Jordan 11/16
✔️11. February 9 - Adolph Coors III, the chairman of the board of the Coors Brewing Company, is kidnapped in the United States, and his captors demand a ransom of $500,000. Coors is later found murdered, and Joseph Corbett, Jr. is indicted for the crime.
🍺 Read a book where a character is kidnapped or murderedOR whose author's last name begins with a C.
Five - Ursula Poznanski 10/8
✔️12. May 9 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announces that it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making it the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill.
💊 Read a book where a character says "I'm on the pill." or something similar OR whose title begins with a letter in ORAL.
The Risk Agent - Ridley Pearson 11/13
✔️13. June 10 – The Domino's Pizza franchise is established when Tom Monaghan buys DomiNick's pizza store in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
🍕 Read a book where a character eats pizza OR where characters have food delivered. Give us a sentence and page/loc # for either option.
In the Event of My Death - Carlene Thompson 12/23
(when the pizza arrived, she ate ravenously), p20
✔️14. October 30 – Dr. Michael Woodruff carries out the first successful kidney transplant in the United Kingdom, at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
🏥 Read a book whose MC is a doctor or nurse OR where a character has surgery.
Hard as It Gets - Laura Kaye 12/28
✔️15. December 31 – Last day on which the farthing, a coin first minted in England in the 13th century, is legal tender in the United Kingdom.
💰 Read a book set in the UK OR with a coin on the cover. Please post the cover.
The Rose Garden - Susanna Kearsley 12/8
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
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