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Challenges: Year Long Main 2021
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Scene on TrudyAn’s bookshelf 2019
Badge 3, book 20Book 13, Forever My Girl
Actor: Read a book that was first published in 2016.
I Will Send Rain
272 pages
The book was first published in 2016.
Badge 3, book 21Book 15, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Setting, Read a book set on an island.
A Marker to Measure Drift
240 pages
The book is set on a Greek island.
Badge 3, book 22Book 30, Ready Player One
author, Stone: Aries: Opal - Read a book set between 1750 and 1850.
Slammerkin
420 pages
The book is set in London, 1760 to 1764.
Badge 3, book 23Book 8, The Death Cure
Genre, Dystopia - read a book with "Dystopia" listed on the main book page.
Moon of the Crusted Snow
218 pages
‘dystopia’ is listed in the GR main page
Badge 3, book 24Book 15, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Author: Read a book about a library or book shop.
The Library Book
336 pages
This is a book about the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library, and libraries in general.
Badge 3, book 25Book 16, The Hate U Give
Author: Read a book that was a nominee or winner of the National Book Award.
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
316 pages
This book was a National Book Award finalist for non-fiction, 2016.
Badge 3, book 26Book 20, Little Women
Genre, Historical Fiction - Read a book that is historical Fiction. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.
The German Girl
332 pages
‘Historical Fiction’ is listed as a genre on GR main page. The novel is based on the true story of the SS St Louis, an oceanliner which offered Jews safe passage out of Germany to Havana.
Badge 3, book 27Book 36, A Wrinkle in Time
Author, Read a book with a rural setting.
The Tie That Binds
Audiobook; hard cover is 224 pages
Rural setting: The story centres around two homesteads located in a Colorado plains farming community.
Badge 3, book 28Book 21, The Little Stranger
Author, Read a book that is set in Wales or is by a Welsh author.
Ten White Geese
230 pages
Setting is a farm in Wales.
Badge 3, book 29Book 27, Nutcracker and Mouse King and The Tale of the Nutcracker
Author, Read a book set between 1800 - 1900.
Thirteen Moons
420 pages
The book is set in Cherokee Nation, beginning about 1817 (fictional account of the life of William Holland Thomas, 1805-1893).
Would Thirteen Moons fit under the First Peoples of North America task (book 25), do you think?
Cherie wrote: "Would Thirteen Moons fit under the First Peoples of North America task (book 25), do you think?"Yes, it would fit well, as the theme centres on the First Nations of North America, specifically, the Cherokee Nation in the 1800s. Although the MC is Caucasian, he acquires two Cherokee father figures. He is adopted by one of them, a Cherokee chief, and becomes absorbed into the First Nations way of life. Much of the plot concerns the Indian Removal Act and the forced relocation of Cherokees from North Carolina.
TrudyAn wrote: "Yes, it would fit well, as the theme centres on the First Nations of North America, ..."Thanks, TrudyAn. I had Louise Erdrich's book The Plague of Doves penciled in for that task, but I have never read a book by Frazier yet. What is a 100 more pages anyway?
Badge 3, book 30Book 1, 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
Author, Read a book from a trilogy. It may be any book in the trilogy.
Julie of the Wolves
176 pages
This is book #1 of the Julie of the Wolves trilogy.
Badge 3, book 31Book 33, A Simple Favor
Actor, Read a book set in the 2000's to present day.
The Lower River
audiobook; hard cover is 323 pages.
The book is set in Malawi almost 40 years after MC first lived in the country in the late 1960s, so about 2008 or 2009.
Badge 3, book 32Book 20, Little Women
Trivia, Read a book with a strong female lead character.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
325 pages
The main character, Eleanor, is a social misfit and certainly has her share of issues. She is also very strong: she’s self-sufficient, fiercely independent, calls it like it is, and isn’t afraid to be alone. Most of all, she is a survivor, working hard to address her past and grow emotionally.
Badge 3, book 33Book 20, Little Women
Author, Read a book with a stormy cover.
The Storm
348 pages
Okayed for task in Q&D, msg 713.
Badge 3, book 34Book 34, The Sisters Brothers
Actor, read a book from the linked “thieves” list.
Fingersmith
548 pages
The book is #101 on the list.
Badge 3, book 35Book 24, Meg
Author, books taught in schools, from list
The Things They Carried
246 pages
#28 on list
Badge 3, book 36Book 28, Ophelia
Trivia, Read a book that has "Castle" in the title, or a castle is shown on the cover.
The Women in the Castle
353 pages
I’m not likely to complete this level, but here goes ....Badge 4, book 1
Book 27, Nutcracker and Mouse King and The Tale of the Nutcracker
Setting: Germany - Read a book set in Germany or written by a German author.
The Taster
312 pages
About 2/3 of this novel is set in Germany (the remainder is set in East Prussia).
Badge 4, book 2Book 18, Juliet, Naked
Actor: Read a book with a sign on the cover.
Life After God
361 pages (small format book, with illustrations; I estimate the book would be equivalent to a 175 page regular-sized book.
Congrats on finishing the 3rd badge!
Badge 4, book 3Book 31, Red Sparrow
Genre: Action Thriller - Read a book from the first 5 pages of this list. Required - State the position of the book on the list.
The Martian
369 pages
#175 on list
Badge 4, book 4Book 10, Fahrenheit 451
Trivia: Read a book named in another book.
Angle of Repose
Audiobook; hard cover is 632 pages.
Named in Heart in the Right Place.
Badge 4, book 6Book 1, 12 Strong ...
Genre: Non-Fiction - Read a book that is non-fiction. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.
The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary: A True Story of Resilience and Recovery
268 pages
Listed as non-fiction on GR main page.
Badge 4, book 7Book 27, Nutcracker & Mouse King ...
Actor: Read a book with shoes on the cover.
Orange Is the New Black
298 pages
Badge 4, book 8Book 5, Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family
Actor, Read a book about boyhood friends.
A Separate Peace
Audiobook; hardcover is 204 pages
Boyhood friends, Gene and Phineas (both 16 years old), attend boarding school in 1942. Rivalries and jealousy have disastrous consequences.
Badge 4, book 9Book 6, Crazy Rich Asians
Actor, Read a retelling of Shakespeare. Required - Explain how the book fits this task.
Rose & Poe
231 pages
This is a retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, told from the perspective of Caliban and his mother.
Badge 4, book 10Book 5, Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family
Setting: Arkansas - Read a book set in Arkansas or NYC.
Manhattan Beach
512 pages
Setting is NYC.
Badge 4, book 11Book 16, The Hate U Give
Genre: YA, realistic fiction - Read a book that is Realistic Fiction. Required - explain how the book fits this genre.
We Were the Lucky Ones
388 pages
The novel follows members of the Kurc family in Poland and beyond, 1939-1947. The writer used the experiences of her family during WWII in writing the story.
Badge 4, book 12Book 30, Ready Player One
Actor: Read a book with "Eye Glasses" in title or on the cover.
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
326 LONG pages
Badge 4, book 13Book 9, Every Day
Trivia: Read a book where the title starts with the letter "B".
Benediction
258 pages
Badge 4, book 14Book 33, A Simple Favor
Trivia: Read a book from this list (movie was better than the book). Required - state what position the book is on the list.
Q & A
302 pages
The book is #169 on the list.
Badge 4, book 15Book 2, Annihilation
Author: Read a book from the list, Best Environmental Books. Required: State the position the book is on the list.
Wolf Willow
306 pages
The book is #71 on the list.
Badge 4, book 16Book 18, Juliet, Naked
Genre: Music, Romance - Read a book where the main character is a singer.
Daisy Jones & The Six
368 pages
This is a story of a fictitious 1970s rock band. Both main characters, Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne, are singers/songwriters.
Badge 4, book 17Book 16, The Hate U Give
Actor: Read a book that is set in Iceland, Greenland, or Alaska.
All the Winters After
360 pages
The novel is set entirely in Alaska.
Badge 4, book 18Book 18, Juliet, Naked
Setting: Pennsylvania - Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
Lilli de Jong
321 pages
The novel is set entirely in Pennsylvania.
Badge 4, book 19Book 32, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Setting: Read a book set near a river or creek.
Miller's Valley
257 pages
The setting is Miller’s Valley, Pennsylvania, a town which is slated to be obliterated once the dam on the river is expanded. This storyline runs throughout the novel.
Badge 4, book 20Book 11, Fifty Shades Freed
Actor: Read a book with the word "Daughter" in the title.
Call Your Daughter Home
352 pages
Badge 4, book 21Book 22, The Long Home
Actor: Read a book where an airplane is on the cover, or the main character is a pilot.
TransAtlantic
304 pages
Badge 4, book 22Book 29, Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart
Author, Read a book in which there is a trial.
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
390 pages
HH Holmes’ crimes are followed throughout the book. The chapter titled “Holmes” describes the proceedings of his 1895 murder trial.
Badge 4, book 23Book 24, Meg
Trivia: Read a book with one of the species of shark in title. (Great, White, Tiger, Whale, Bull, Hammerhead. Goblin. Mako, Blue, Lemon, Basking, Megamouth, Prehistoric)
The Night Tiger
Audiobook; hard cover is 384 pages
“Tiger” in title.
That was the trivia task, right?
Janice wrote: "That was the trivia task, right?"Yes, sorry. I’ve edited my message.
Badge 4, book 24Book 26, Mortal Engines
Author: Read a book that is classified as Alternative Fiction or Speculative Fiction. Explain how your book fits that designation.
Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan
306 pages
The novel is set in an alternative 1980s London. Britain loses the Falklands war, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power, Alan Turing achieves a significant AI breakthrough, John Lennon isn’t killed, the Beatles get back together, JFK wasn't assassinated.
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Book 35, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Genre, Read a Romance. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.
Everything Love Is
Audiobook; hard cover is 384 pages
‘Romance’ is on the GR main page.