January Monthly - Trip to Chicago

[JoAnne]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Duration: January 1-January 31, 2019

Levels:
Level One: 1-5 tasks
Level Two: 6+ tasks

Chicago is located on the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan, and is the third most populous city in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.

Millennium Park
Millennium Park is the top tourist attraction in Chicago. It's the site of one of the city's most famous pieces of public art and best-loved selfie darlings, Cloud Gate (aka "The Bean"). The reflective surface has drawn people to the park since 2006.
✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.

Splash around in the virtual reality world of Crown Fountain, which features the faces of more than 1,000 Chicagoans spouting at you. Rock climb and skate the ribbon in Maggie Daley Park. Take a photo with the lions in front of the Art Institute of Chicago, where you can easily spend the rest of the day browsing one of the most impressive art collections in the world. Wander south to Grant Park, where Buckingham Fountain's dramatic water shows sync light, music and action every 20 minutes. And don't forget to stroll Chicago's nearby lakefront. 
✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. )
✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.

Waterway Cruises
Some of the best views of Chicago are from the water — the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. Whether you want to learn more about the city's history, get the inside scoop on Chicago's rich architectural legacy, watch the fireworks display at Navy Pier, or simply kick back and take in the sights. You can also kayak down the Chicago River.
✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.

The Theater Scene
Chicago is bursting at the seams with theatrical talent. Broadway in Chicago and a slew of Tony Award winning companies bring in big names and blockbuster shows, while more than 200 storefront, experimental and neighborhood theaters bring you the cutting-edge of contemporary performances. 
Chicago is also a city that loves to laugh — after all, Chicago invented improvisation comedy. See where Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell performed at world-famous The Second City, and take in improv genius at iO and ComedySportz. if stand-up comedy is your thing, grab your tickets for The Laugh Factory or Zanies. 
✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.

Chicago-style Eats
Come on, you know you want to try it! Deep dish pizza, Italian beef sandwiches and Chicago-style hot dogs are recognized around the world. Immerse yourself in a little iconic Chicago food culture. From Portillo's to Lou Malnati's, forget all about your calorie count for a while.
✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.

Skyscraper Experiences
Are you a daredevil? Then go up to the 104th floor and step out onto The Ledge at SkyDeck, a glass box that extends four feet from the Willis Tower facade. For more stunning views, go north to 360CHICAGO at 875 N Michigan (formerly the John Hancock Building). Try out TILT, a glass pane that tilts you out over the city from 96 floors up. 
✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!

Museums
The Art Institute of Chicago houses the largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art outside the Louvre. Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere (stand in the midst of a tornado, climb into a U-boat, explore a mine — and that's just for starters). The Field Museum is home to Titanosaur, the largest dinosaur to roam the Earth. Feed sharks, encounter penguins and be a Trainer for a Day at The Shedd Aquarium, as you overlook the waters of Lake Michigan. View the stars (and even sleep under them) at the lakefront Adler Planetarium. And that's just the beginning.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.

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[JoAnne]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Level Two: 6+ tasks
18/6+

1. ✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
The Enemy Lee Child 1/22/19

2. ✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
Iron Lake Mercy Falls William Kent Krueger 1/4/19

3. ✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
Seattle Injustice For All J.A. Jance 1/9/19

4. ✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
Playboy Katy Evans 1/20/19
Rough Skye Warren 1/31/19
Fierce Skye Warren 1/31/19

5. ✴️ Read a Series #3.
Bad News Cowboy Maisey Yates 1/2/19 (Copper Ridge #3)

6. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.

7. ✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
Carved in Bone Jefferson Bass 1/1/19

8. ✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
Until Proven Guilty J.A. Jance 1/8/19

9. ✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover.
Romero Elizabeth Reyes 1/27/19

10. ✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
11. ✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.

12. ✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
The Beach at Painter's Cove Shelley Noble 1/11/19

13. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
Nothing Stays In Vegas Elena Aitken 1/10/19

14. ✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.

15. ✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.
William Kent Krueger 1/15/19

16. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.

17. ✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
The Mystery of the Fire Dragon Carolyn Keene 1/16/19

18. ✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.
19. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
20. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.

21. ✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
Hotdog Aidan Sydney Landon 1/18/19

22. ✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.

23. ✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
Family Jewels Stuart Woods 1/23/19

24. ✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
25. ✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
26. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
27. ✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.

28. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits an aquarium.
Hard Skye Warren 1/31/19

29. ✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.

30. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum.
Draw Cora Brent 1/8/19

31. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.

[Kat]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago

Level Two: 6+ tasks

Read: 6

1. ✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
✔ The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida 1/5/19
✔ Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 1/7/19
✔ Mythos Christos by Edwin Herbert 1/8/19
2. ✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
✔ Like the Willow Tree: The Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce, Portland, Maine, 1918 by Lois Lowry 1/10/19 (Sabbathday Lake)
3. ✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
4. ✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
5. ✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.
6. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
7. ✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
✔ Light on Snow by Anita Shreve 1/2/19 published Dec 1, 2006
✔ Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden 1/12/19
8. ✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
9. ✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. )
10. ✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
11. ✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
12. ✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
13. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
14. ✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
15. ✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.
16. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
17. ✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
18. ✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.
19. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
20. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.
21. ✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
22. ✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.
23. ✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
24. ✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
25. ✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
26. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
27. ✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
28. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
29. ✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
30. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
31. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.

[✨ Vittoria ✨]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Duration: January 1-January 31, 2019

Level Two: 6+ tasks

1. ✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (C) - 01/09/2019

2. ✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.

3. ✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen (Nice, France) - 01/03/2019

4. ✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.

5. ✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.
Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh(#3 in series) - 01/07/2019

6. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.

7. ✴️ Read a book published in 2006.

8. ✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.

9. ✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover.

10. ✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.

11. ✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews - 01/20/2019 (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]

12. ✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
The Christie Curse by Victoria Abbott (Antiquarian Book & Paper Fair) - 01/06/2019

13. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.

14. ✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.

15. ✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.

16. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.

17. ✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.

18. ✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.

19. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.

20. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.

21. ✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
The Sayers Swindle by Victoria Abbott (MC eating pizza) - 01/19/2019

22. ✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.

23. ✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.

24. ✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh (Dmitri works in the "Tower") - 01/08/2019

25. ✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
'Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost (confronting a murderer) - 01/01/2019

26. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.

27. ✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.

28. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.

29. ✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.

30. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.

31. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.

[Elle]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Level One: 1-5 tasks

Completed: 5/5

✔1. ✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
The Black God's Drums | P. Djèlí Clark - Jan 12
2. ✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
3. ✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
4. ✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
5. ✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.
6. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
✔7. ✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic | Alison Bechdel - Jan 30
8. ✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
9. ✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. )
10. ✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
11. ✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
12. ✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
13. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
14. ✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
15. ✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.
16. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
17. ✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
18. ✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.
19. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
20. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.
✔21. ✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
Nevermore | Dannika Dark - Jan 23
22. ✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.
23. ✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
24. ✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
25. ✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
26. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
27. ✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
28. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
29. ✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
✔30. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
Heist Society | Ally Carter - Jan 19
✔31. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.
Skyward | Brandon Sanderson - Jan 7

[Debbie]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Level Two: 6+ tasks
0/6+ 4/6

1. ✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO. Murders on Elderberry Road by Sally Goldenbaum 1/4/19

2. ✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
3. ✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
4. ✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
5. ✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3. Musseled Out by Barbara Ross 1/26/19

6. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
7. ✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
8. ✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
9. ✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. )
10. ✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
11. ✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
12. ✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
13. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
14. ✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
15. ✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.
16. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
17. ✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
18. ✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.
19. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
20. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.
21. ✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
22. ✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.
23. ✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
24. ✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
25. ✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
26. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter. Hearse and Buggy by Laura Bradford 1/13/19

27. ✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
28. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
29. ✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
30. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
31. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins 1/1/19

[Grace]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Level Two: 6+ tasks
6/6+

1. ✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO- BTOOOM!, Vol. 8-Junya Inoue 1/11
5. ✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3- Until June-Aurora Rose Reynolds 1/14
8. ✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title- Shades of Magic Vol. 1: The Steel Prince-V.E. Schwab 1/22
18. ✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak- Until Sage-Aurora Rose Reynolds 1/17
21. ✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza- Until July-Aurora Rose Reynolds 1/9
29. ✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story- Runaways (2017-) #14-Rainbow Rowell 1/14

[Bonita]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Duration: January 1-January 31, 2019

Levels:
Level Two: 6/6

Chicago is located on the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan, and is the third most populous city in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
Jennifer L. Armentrout - Obsidian 1/24/19
✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke 1/6/19
Lake Eden
✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn 1/13/19
set in London
✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.

Millennium Park
Millennium Park is the top tourist attraction in Chicago. It's the site of one of the city's most famous pieces of public art and best-loved selfie darlings, Cloud Gate (aka "The Bean"). The reflective surface has drawn people to the park since 2006.
✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks 1/7/19

Splash around in the virtual reality world of Crown Fountain, which features the faces of more than 1,000 Chicagoans spouting at you. Rock climb and skate the ribbon in Maggie Daley Park. Take a photo with the lions in front of the Art Institute of Chicago, where you can easily spend the rest of the day browsing one of the most impressive art collections in the world. Wander south to Grant Park, where Buckingham Fountain's dramatic water shows sync light, music and action every 20 minutes. And don't forget to stroll Chicago's nearby lakefront.
✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. Lucas (Cold Fury Hockey, #8) by Sawyer Bennett)
✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.

Waterway Cruises
Some of the best views of Chicago are from the water — the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. Whether you want to learn more about the city's history, get the inside scoop on Chicago's rich architectural legacy, watch the fireworks display at Navy Pier, or simply kick back and take in the sights. You can also kayak down the Chicago River.
✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.

The Theater Scene
Chicago is bursting at the seams with theatrical talent. Broadway in Chicago and a slew of Tony Award winning companies bring in big names and blockbuster shows, while more than 200 storefront, experimental and neighborhood theaters bring you the cutting-edge of contemporary performances.
Chicago is also a city that loves to laugh — after all, Chicago invented improvisation comedy. See where Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell performed at world-famous The Second City, and take in improv genius at iO and ComedySportz. if stand-up comedy is your thing, grab your tickets for The Laugh Factory or Zanies.
✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.

Chicago-style Eats
Come on, you know you want to try it! Deep dish pizza, Italian beef sandwiches and Chicago-style hot dogs are recognized around the world. Immerse yourself in a little iconic Chicago food culture. From Portillo's to Lou Malnati's, forget all about your calorie count for a while.
✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.

Skyscraper Experiences
Are you a daredevil? Then go up to the 104th floor and step out onto The Ledge at SkyDeck, a glass box that extends four feet from the Willis Tower facade. For more stunning views, go north to 360CHICAGO at 875 N Michigan (formerly the John Hancock Building). Try out TILT, a glass pane that tilts you out over the city from 96 floors up.
✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb 1/30/19
Eve works in a skyscraper (cop central)
✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!

Museums
The Art Institute of Chicago houses the largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art outside the Louvre. Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere (stand in the midst of a tornado, climb into a U-boat, explore a mine — and that's just for starters). The Field Museum is home to Titanosaur, the largest dinosaur to roam the Earth. Feed sharks, encounter penguins and be a Trainer for a Day at The Shedd Aquarium, as you overlook the waters of Lake Michigan. View the stars (and even sleep under them) at the lakefront Adler Planetarium. And that's just the beginning.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
The Ghost of Marlow House by Bobbi Holmes 1/27/19
✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.

[batkat]

JANUARY - MONTHLY: TRIP TO CHICAGO

Levels:
Level One: 1-5 tasks
Level Two: 6+ tasks

Chicago is located on the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan, and is the third most populous city in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.

Millennium Park
Millennium Park is the top tourist attraction in Chicago. It's the site of one of the city's most famous pieces of public art and best-loved selfie darlings, Cloud Gate (aka "The Bean"). The reflective surface has drawn people to the park since 2006.
✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.

Splash around in the virtual reality world of Crown Fountain, which features the faces of more than 1,000 Chicagoans spouting at you. Rock climb and skate the ribbon in Maggie Daley Park. Take a photo with the lions in front of the Art Institute of Chicago, where you can easily spend the rest of the day browsing one of the most impressive art collections in the world. Wander south to Grant Park, where Buckingham Fountain's dramatic water shows sync light, music and action every 20 minutes. And don't forget to stroll Chicago's nearby lakefront.
✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. Lucas (Cold Fury Hockey, #8) by Sawyer Bennett)
✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.

Waterway Cruises
Some of the best views of Chicago are from the water — the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. Whether you want to learn more about the city's history, get the inside scoop on Chicago's rich architectural legacy, watch the fireworks display at Navy Pier, or simply kick back and take in the sights. You can also kayak down the Chicago River.
✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.

The Theater Scene
Chicago is bursting at the seams with theatrical talent. Broadway in Chicago and a slew of Tony Award winning companies bring in big names and blockbuster shows, while more than 200 storefront, experimental and neighborhood theaters bring you the cutting-edge of contemporary performances.
Chicago is also a city that loves to laugh — after all, Chicago invented improvisation comedy. See where Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell performed at world-famous The Second City, and take in improv genius at iO and ComedySportz. if stand-up comedy is your thing, grab your tickets for The Laugh Factory or Zanies.
✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.

Chicago-style Eats
Come on, you know you want to try it! Deep dish pizza, Italian beef sandwiches and Chicago-style hot dogs are recognized around the world. Immerse yourself in a little iconic Chicago food culture. From Portillo's to Lou Malnati's, forget all about your calorie count for a while.
✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.

Skyscraper Experiences
Are you a daredevil? Then go up to the 104th floor and step out onto The Ledge at SkyDeck, a glass box that extends four feet from the Willis Tower facade. For more stunning views, go north to 360CHICAGO at 875 N Michigan (formerly the John Hancock Building). Try out TILT, a glass pane that tilts you out over the city from 96 floors up.
✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!

Museums
The Art Institute of Chicago houses the largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art outside the Louvre. Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere (stand in the midst of a tornado, climb into a U-boat, explore a mine — and that's just for starters). The Field Museum is home to Titanosaur, the largest dinosaur to roam the Earth. Feed sharks, encounter penguins and be a Trainer for a Day at The Shedd Aquarium, as you overlook the waters of Lake Michigan. View the stars (and even sleep under them) at the lakefront Adler Planetarium. And that's just the beginning.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Emeli]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Level Two: 6+ tasks
0/6+

1. ✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
2. ✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
3. ✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
4. ✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
5. ✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.
6. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
7. ✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
8. ✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
9. ✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. )
10. ✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
11. ✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
12. ✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
13. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
14. ✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
15. ✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.
16. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
17. ✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
18. ✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.
19. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
20. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.
21. ✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
22. ✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.
23. ✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
24. ✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
25. ✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
26. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
27. ✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
28. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
29. ✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
30. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
31. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a star Gazer or sleeps under the Stars

[Claire]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Level Two: 6+ tasks
8 tasks

✔️1. ✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
The Collector Fiona Cummins 432 p. 2 january 3 stars
2. ✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
✔️3. ✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
You Belong To Me Mary Higgins Clark 384 p. 1/7/2019 3 stars Set in New York
✔️4. ✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
I'm Watching You Karen Rose 484 p. 3 stars
5. ✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.
6. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
✔️7. ✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
The Burning Bridge John Flanagan 262 p. 1/13/19 3 stars
Published 6/8/2006
✔️8. ✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
The Poisoned Crown Maurice Druon 294 p. 13/1/19 4 stars
✔️9. ✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. )
Mandela Donna Faulkner 212 p. 8 january 2018 3 stars
10. ✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
11. ✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
12. ✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.

13. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
14. ✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
15. ✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.
16. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
17. ✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
18. ✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.
19. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
20. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.
21. ✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
22. ✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.
23. ✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
24. ✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
25. ✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
✔️26. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
The Seven Sisters Lucinda Riley 626 p. 7 january 2019 4 stars
Belle paints. Also several famous painters from Paris impressionism period are in the story.

27. ✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
28. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
29. ✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
30. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
Mortal Engines Philip Reeve 373 p. 4 january 2019 3 stars
They visit with a group the museum in London
31. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.

[Erin]

Completed 1/14/19

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Duration: January 1-January 31, 2019

Level Two: 6+ tasks

7/7 read

✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO. The Wolf at Bay by Charlie Adhara, read 1/2/19
✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where. What If It's Us by Adam Silvera, set in New York, NY, read 1/14/19
✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3. Sorceress by Claudia Gray, Spellcaster series, #3, read 1/7/19
✴️ Read a book published in 2006. A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole, published 4/1/2006, read 1/4/19
✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title. American Road Trip by Sarah Black, read 1/1/19
✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover. Biting Liam by Dawn H. Hawkes, read 1/10/19

✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover. They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera, read 1/14/19

[Ferenc]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Duration: January 1-January 31, 2019

Goal: 7/6+

1. ✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
Interworld by Neil Gaiman - 01/02/2018

2. ✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.

3. ✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
Nulla Pont by Zoltán László - 01/29/2019

4. ✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.

5. ✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.
Sunstone Vol. 3 by Stjepan Šejić - 01/28/2019

6. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
7. ✴️ Read a book published in 2006.

8. ✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling - 01/25/2019

9 ✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. Lucas (Cold Fury Hockey, #8) by Sawyer Bennett)
10. ✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
11. ✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
12. ✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
13. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
14. ✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
15. ✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.
16. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
17.✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
18. ✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.
19. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
20. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.
21. ✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
22. ✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.
23. ✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
24. ✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.

25. ✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
KIN by Kealan Patrick Burke - 01/05/2019
MC Claire goes back to the house where she was tortured to confront her attackers.

26. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.

27. ✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
Fairest by Gail Carson Levine - 01/13/2019
Aza finds and explores the mines of the gnomes.

28. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
29. ✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
30. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.

31. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.
Stardust by Neil Gaiman - 01/24/2019
Tristan sleep under the stars with Yvaine.

[Joann]

completed 12

Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
Uncommon Type: Some Stories - Tom Hanks - 1/6/19

Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
The Shadow Year- Hannah Richell - 1/14/19 - set on lake on private property - no name

Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight - Emily Brightwell - 1/12/19 - London

Read a Series/TBR #3.
Queen's Ransom

Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
Rock Point - Carla Neggers - 1/1/19

Read a book with a large face on the cover.
- Geraldine Brooks - 1/11/19


Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.
- Fredrik Backman - 1/24/19

Read a book where fireworks are watched.
A Year on Ladybug Farm - Donna Ball - 1/16/18

Read a book where someone eats pizza,
Defending Jacob - William Landay - 1/20/19

Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
The Invention of Wings- Sue Monk Kidd - 1/5/19 - Slave escapes from owner; others stand up for abolition

Read a book where a character visits a museum
Murder in an Irish Village - Carlene O’Connor - 1/10/19

Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars. Just Add Water - Jinx Schwartz - 1/3/19

[JoAnne]

Welcome everyone!

[Barbara ★]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago

READ: 4/10

✔ Chicago is located on the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan, and is the third most populous city in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
The Absent One - Jussi Adler-Olsen 1/6

Millennium Park
✔ Millennium Park is the top tourist attraction in Chicago. It's the site of one of the city's most famous pieces of public art and best-loved selfie darlings, Cloud Gate (aka "The Bean"). The reflective surface has drawn people to the park since 2006.
✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
Special Topics in Calamity Physics - Marisha Pessl (pub August 2006) 1/3

✔ Splash around in the virtual reality world of Crown Fountain, which features the faces of more than 1,000 Chicagoans spouting at you. Rock climb and skate the ribbon in Maggie Daley Park. Take a photo with the lions in front of the Art Institute of Chicago, where you can easily spend the rest of the day browsing one of the most impressive art collections in the world. Wander south to Grant Park, where Buckingham Fountain's dramatic water shows sync light, music and action every 20 minutes. And don't forget to stroll Chicago's nearby lakefront.
✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover.
The Mermaid Trials - Cameron Drake 1/1

Waterway Cruises
Some of the best views of Chicago are from the water — the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. Whether you want to learn more about the city's history, get the inside scoop on Chicago's rich architectural legacy, watch the fireworks display at Navy Pier, or simply kick back and take in the sights. You can also kayak down the Chicago River.
✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.

The Theater Scene
Chicago is bursting at the seams with theatrical talent. Broadway in Chicago and a slew of Tony Award winning companies bring in big names and blockbuster shows, while more than 200 storefront, experimental and neighborhood theaters bring you the cutting-edge of contemporary performances.
Chicago is also a city that loves to laugh — after all, Chicago invented improvisation comedy. See where Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell performed at world-famous The Second City, and take in improv genius at iO and ComedySportz. if stand-up comedy is your thing, grab your tickets for The Laugh Factory or Zanies.
✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.

Chicago-style Eats
Come on, you know you want to try it! Deep dish pizza, Italian beef sandwiches and Chicago-style hot dogs are recognized around the world. Immerse yourself in a little iconic Chicago food culture. From Portillo's to Lou Malnati's, forget all about your calorie count for a while.
✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.


✔Skyscraper Experiences
Are you a daredevil? Then go up to the 104th floor and step out onto The Ledge at SkyDeck, a glass box that extends four feet from the Willis Tower facade. For more stunning views, go north to 360CHICAGO at 875 N Michigan (formerly the John Hancock Building). Try out TILT, a glass pane that tilts you out over the city from 96 floors up.
✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
Tuesday's Gone - Nicci French 1/11

Museums
The Art Institute of Chicago houses the largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art outside the Louvre. Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere (stand in the midst of a tornado, climb into a U-boat, explore a mine — and that's just for starters). The Field Museum is home to Titanosaur, the largest dinosaur to roam the Earth. Feed sharks, encounter penguins and be a Trainer for a Day at The Shedd Aquarium, as you overlook the waters of Lake Michigan. View the stars (and even sleep under them) at the lakefront Adler Planetarium. And that's just the beginning.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Barbara!

[JoAnne]

Welcome Sarah!

[Karen ♐]

My Hometown! Yay!

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Level Two: 6+ tasks
8 Read

1. ✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO. - Return To Yellowstone Peggy L. Henderson - 1/2
3. ✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where. - New York - Fantasy in Death J.D. Robb - 1/7
5. ✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3. - Raw: Rebirth Belle Aurora - 1/8
7. ✴️ Read a book published in 2006. - Pub June, 2006 - Hard Evidence Pamela Clare - 1/16
8. ✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title. - Stanton Completely T.L. Swan - 1/14
9. ✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. - Susan Fanetti - 1/22
21. ✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich. - hot dog - The Pride of Jared MacKade Nora Roberts - 1/10
31. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars. - A Yellowstone Christmas Peggy L. Henderson - 1/3

[JoAnne]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Duration: January 1-January 31, 2019

Level Two: 6+ tasks

Read 10 books - DONE!

Chicago is located on the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan, and is the third most populous city in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
The Best of Us (Sullivan's Crossing #4) by Robyn Carr 1/8/19 4stars (C for Carr)

✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
City of Endless Night (Pendergast #17) by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 1/10/19 3stars (New York City)

Millennium Park
Millennium Park is the top tourist attraction in Chicago. It's the site of one of the city's most famous pieces of public art and best-loved selfie darlings, Cloud Gate (aka "The Bean"). The reflective surface has drawn people to the park since 2006.

✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
21 Prayers of Thanksgiving: Transform Your Prayer Life by Giving Thanks by Rachel Larkin 1/29/19 3stars

Splash around in the virtual reality world of Crown Fountain, which features the faces of more than 1,000 Chicagoans spouting at you. Rock climb and skate the ribbon in Maggie Daley Park. Take a photo with the lions in front of the Art Institute of Chicago, where you can easily spend the rest of the day browsing one of the most impressive art collections in the world. Wander south to Grant Park, where Buckingham Fountain's dramatic water shows sync light, music and action every 20 minutes. And don't forget to stroll Chicago's nearby lakefront.

✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs
The Christmas Sisters by Sarah Morgan 1/15/19 4.5stars (Posy, Stewart and Suzanne in her previous life - mountain climbing; climb rock faces)

Waterway Cruises
Some of the best views of Chicago are from the water — the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. Whether you want to learn more about the city's history, get the inside scoop on Chicago's rich architectural legacy, watch the fireworks display at Navy Pier, or simply kick back and take in the sights. You can also kayak down the Chicago River.
✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
Once a Gambler (Stolen from Time, #2) by Carrie Hudson 1/20/19 4stars (in the 1800's on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers)

✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
Then There Was You (Angel Falls #1) by Miranda Liasson 1/23/19 4stars (on the Fourth of July)

The Theater Scene
Chicago is bursting at the seams with theatrical talent. Broadway in Chicago and a slew of Tony Award winning companies bring in big names and blockbuster shows, while more than 200 storefront, experimental and neighborhood theaters bring you the cutting-edge of contemporary performances.
Chicago is also a city that loves to laugh — after all, Chicago invented improvisation comedy. See where Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell performed at world-famous The Second City, and take in improv genius at iO and ComedySportz. if stand-up comedy is your thing, grab your tickets for The Laugh Factory or Zanies.

Chicago-style Eats
Come on, you know you want to try it! Deep dish pizza, Italian beef sandwiches and Chicago-style hot dogs are recognized around the world. Immerse yourself in a little iconic Chicago food culture. From Portillo's to Lou Malnati's, forget all about your calorie count for a while.
✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza
Christmas Camp Wedding (Christmas Camp #1.5) by Karen Schaler 1/6/19 3.5stars (Laura opened the pizza boxes. "So we have pepperoni and sausage and Canadian bacon and pineapple."

Skyscraper Experiences
Are you a daredevil? Then go up to the 104th floor and step out onto The Ledge at SkyDeck, a glass box that extends four feet from the Willis Tower facade. For more stunning views, go north to 360CHICAGO at 875 N Michigan (formerly the John Hancock Building). Try out TILT, a glass pane that tilts you out over the city from 96 floors up.

✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
On a Red Horse (Revelations #1) by Monica Corwin 1/13/19 3stars (Scarlet takes on the Underworld by herself)

Museums
The Art Institute of Chicago houses the largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art outside the Louvre. Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere (stand in the midst of a tornado, climb into a U-boat, explore a mine — and that's just for starters). The Field Museum is home to Titanosaur, the largest dinosaur to roam the Earth. Feed sharks, encounter penguins and be a Trainer for a Day at The Shedd Aquarium, as you overlook the waters of Lake Michigan. View the stars (and even sleep under them) at the lakefront Adler Planetarium. And that's just the beginning.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
In Dog We Trust (Black Dog Bay #5) by Beth Kendrick 1/5/19 4stars (Nora)

✴️ Read a book where a character sleeps under the stars.
(The) Way You Love Me (Angel Falls, #2) by Miranda Liasson 1/27/19 4stars (Gabby and Cade)

[Shash]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
January 2019

Level One: 1-5 tasks
Level Two: 6+ tasks

13 Tasks Completed

1. ✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
Dating the Prince by Lindzee Armstrong (1/25/19)
2. ✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
3. ✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
The Missing Billionaire by Christine Kersey (1/10/19)
Los Angeles
4. ✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
5. ✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.
Dancing in the Rain by Marion Ueckermann (1/16/19)
Heart of Africa #3
6. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
The Second Chance Groom by Taylor Hart (1/20/19)
7. ✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
8. ✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen (1/6/19)
aPOTthecary
9. ✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover.
Caribbean Rescue by Cami Checketts (1/28/19)

10. ✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
Lizzy and Jane by Katherine Reay (1/22/19)
11. ✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
12. ✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
The Gentleman's Deception by Karen Tuft (1/29/18)
13. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
14. ✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
Seeing Miss Heartstone by Nichole Van (1/13/19)
15. ✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.
16. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
17. ✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
18. ✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.
19. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
20. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.
21. ✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
A Love Like Ours by Becky Wade (1/16/19)
Jake and Lyndie eat pizza.
22. ✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.
23. ✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
24. ✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
25. ✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
Home to Walnut Ridge by Diane Moody (1/10/19)
Alex and Tracey open their own business.
26. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
27. ✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
Match Me Again by Lindzee Armstrong (1/14/19)
Characters are caught in a tornado.
28. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
29. ✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
30. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
31. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.
Dancing With The Prince by Kennedy Larsen (1/3/19)

[JoAnne]

Welcome Karen, JoAnne and Shash!

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Duration: January 1-January 31, 2019

Levels:
Level One: 1-5 tasks
Level Two: 6+ tasks

Chicago is located on the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan, and is the third most populous city in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.

Millennium Park
Millennium Park is the top tourist attraction in Chicago. It's the site of one of the city's most famous pieces of public art and best-loved selfie darlings, Cloud Gate (aka "The Bean"). The reflective surface has drawn people to the park since 2006.
✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.

Splash around in the virtual reality world of Crown Fountain, which features the faces of more than 1,000 Chicagoans spouting at you. Rock climb and skate the ribbon in Maggie Daley Park. Take a photo with the lions in front of the Art Institute of Chicago, where you can easily spend the rest of the day browsing one of the most impressive art collections in the world. Wander south to Grant Park, where Buckingham Fountain's dramatic water shows sync light, music and action every 20 minutes. And don't forget to stroll Chicago's nearby lakefront.
✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. )
✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.

Waterway Cruises
Some of the best views of Chicago are from the water — the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. Whether you want to learn more about the city's history, get the inside scoop on Chicago's rich architectural legacy, watch the fireworks display at Navy Pier, or simply kick back and take in the sights. You can also kayak down the Chicago River.
✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.

The Theater Scene
Chicago is bursting at the seams with theatrical talent. Broadway in Chicago and a slew of Tony Award winning companies bring in big names and blockbuster shows, while more than 200 storefront, experimental and neighborhood theaters bring you the cutting-edge of contemporary performances.
Chicago is also a city that loves to laugh — after all, Chicago invented improvisation comedy. See where Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell performed at world-famous The Second City, and take in improv genius at iO and ComedySportz. if stand-up comedy is your thing, grab your tickets for The Laugh Factory or Zanies.
✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.

Chicago-style Eats
Come on, you know you want to try it! Deep dish pizza, Italian beef sandwiches and Chicago-style hot dogs are recognized around the world. Immerse yourself in a little iconic Chicago food culture. From Portillo's to Lou Malnati's, forget all about your calorie count for a while.
✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.

Skyscraper Experiences
Are you a daredevil? Then go up to the 104th floor and step out onto The Ledge at SkyDeck, a glass box that extends four feet from the Willis Tower facade. For more stunning views, go north to 360CHICAGO at 875 N Michigan (formerly the John Hancock Building). Try out TILT, a glass pane that tilts you out over the city from 96 floors up.
✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!

Museums
The Art Institute of Chicago houses the largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art outside the Louvre. Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere (stand in the midst of a tornado, climb into a U-boat, explore a mine — and that's just for starters). The Field Museum is home to Titanosaur, the largest dinosaur to roam the Earth. Feed sharks, encounter penguins and be a Trainer for a Day at The Shedd Aquarium, as you overlook the waters of Lake Michigan. View the stars (and even sleep under them) at the lakefront Adler Planetarium. And that's just the beginning.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Sallie!

[Rina]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Duration: January 1-January 31, 2019

Level Two: 6+ tasks

Completed: 8

Chicago is located on the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan, and is the third most populous city in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
The Ghost of Marlow House, Bobbi Holmes, 11.01.2019

✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.

✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.
Wenn die Nacht verstummt: Thriller, Linda Castillo, 26.01.2019 - Kate Burkholder #3

Millennium Park
Millennium Park is the top tourist attraction in Chicago. It's the site of one of the city's most famous pieces of public art and best-loved selfie darlings, Cloud Gate (aka "The Bean"). The reflective surface has drawn people to the park since 2006.
✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
✴️ Read a book published in 2006.

✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
The Tea Plantation, Nicola Italia, 10.01.2019

Splash around in the virtual reality world of Crown Fountain, which features the faces of more than 1,000 Chicagoans spouting at you. Rock climb and skate the ribbon in Maggie Daley Park. Take a photo with the lions in front of the Art Institute of Chicago, where you can easily spend the rest of the day browsing one of the most impressive art collections in the world. Wander south to Grant Park, where Buckingham Fountain's dramatic water shows sync light, music and action every 20 minutes. And don't forget to stroll Chicago's nearby lakefront.
✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. Lucas (Cold Fury Hockey, #8) by Sawyer Bennett)
✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.

Waterway Cruises
Some of the best views of Chicago are from the water — the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. Whether you want to learn more about the city's history, get the inside scoop on Chicago's rich architectural legacy, watch the fireworks display at Navy Pier, or simply kick back and take in the sights. You can also kayak down the Chicago River.
✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.

✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
Murder After Midnight, Dianne Harman, 30.01.2019

✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.

The Theater Scene
Chicago is bursting at the seams with theatrical talent. Broadway in Chicago and a slew of Tony Award winning companies bring in big names and blockbuster shows, while more than 200 storefront, experimental and neighborhood theaters bring you the cutting-edge of contemporary performances.
Chicago is also a city that loves to laugh — after all, Chicago invented improvisation comedy. See where Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell performed at world-famous The Second City, and take in improv genius at iO and ComedySportz. if stand-up comedy is your thing, grab your tickets for The Laugh Factory or Zanies.
✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.

Chicago-style Eats
Come on, you know you want to try it! Deep dish pizza, Italian beef sandwiches and Chicago-style hot dogs are recognized around the world. Immerse yourself in a little iconic Chicago food culture. From Portillo's to Lou Malnati's, forget all about your calorie count for a while.
✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.

Skyscraper Experiences
Are you a daredevil? Then go up to the 104th floor and step out onto The Ledge at SkyDeck, a glass box that extends four feet from the Willis Tower facade. For more stunning views, go north to 360CHICAGO at 875 N Michigan (formerly the John Hancock Building). Try out TILT, a glass pane that tilts you out over the city from 96 floors up.
✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
Three Mages and a Margarita, Annette Marie, 29.01.2019


✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!

Museums
The Art Institute of Chicago houses the largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art outside the Louvre. Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere (stand in the midst of a tornado, climb into a U-boat, explore a mine — and that's just for starters). The Field Museum is home to Titanosaur, the largest dinosaur to roam the Earth. Feed sharks, encounter penguins and be a Trainer for a Day at The Shedd Aquarium, as you overlook the waters of Lake Michigan. View the stars (and even sleep under them) at the lakefront Adler Planetarium. And that's just the beginning.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
The Improbability of Love, Hannah Mary Rothschild, 13.01.2019 - Jesse is a painter

✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.

✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
Wraith, Angel Lawson, 02.01.2019

✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.
Stars Above, Marissa Meyer, 14.01.2019

[JoAnne]

Welcome Rina!

[Megan]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Duration: January 1-January 31, 2019

Levels:
Level One: 1-5 tasks
Level Two: 6+ tasks

1/6+ Tasks

✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
- Completed 4th January
How it fits: Author last name Carey
✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.
✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.
✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.
✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.
✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Megan!

[Jess]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Duration: January 1-January 31, 2019

Levels:
Level One: 1-5 tasks
Level Two: 6+ tasks

Chicago is located on the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan, and is the third most populous city in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.

Millennium Park
Millennium Park is the top tourist attraction in Chicago. It's the site of one of the city's most famous pieces of public art and best-loved selfie darlings, Cloud Gate (aka "The Bean"). The reflective surface has drawn people to the park since 2006.
✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.

Splash around in the virtual reality world of Crown Fountain, which features the faces of more than 1,000 Chicagoans spouting at you. Rock climb and skate the ribbon in Maggie Daley Park. Take a photo with the lions in front of the Art Institute of Chicago, where you can easily spend the rest of the day browsing one of the most impressive art collections in the world. Wander south to Grant Park, where Buckingham Fountain's dramatic water shows sync light, music and action every 20 minutes. And don't forget to stroll Chicago's nearby lakefront.
✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. Lucas (Cold Fury Hockey, #8) by Sawyer Bennett)
✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.

Waterway Cruises
Some of the best views of Chicago are from the water — the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. Whether you want to learn more about the city's history, get the inside scoop on Chicago's rich architectural legacy, watch the fireworks display at Navy Pier, or simply kick back and take in the sights. You can also kayak down the Chicago River.
✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.

The Theater Scene
Chicago is bursting at the seams with theatrical talent. Broadway in Chicago and a slew of Tony Award winning companies bring in big names and blockbuster shows, while more than 200 storefront, experimental and neighborhood theaters bring you the cutting-edge of contemporary performances.
Chicago is also a city that loves to laugh — after all, Chicago invented improvisation comedy. See where Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell performed at world-famous The Second City, and take in improv genius at iO and ComedySportz. if stand-up comedy is your thing, grab your tickets for The Laugh Factory or Zanies.
✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.

Chicago-style Eats
Come on, you know you want to try it! Deep dish pizza, Italian beef sandwiches and Chicago-style hot dogs are recognized around the world. Immerse yourself in a little iconic Chicago food culture. From Portillo's to Lou Malnati's, forget all about your calorie count for a while.
✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.

Skyscraper Experiences
Are you a daredevil? Then go up to the 104th floor and step out onto The Ledge at SkyDeck, a glass box that extends four feet from the Willis Tower facade. For more stunning views, go north to 360CHICAGO at 875 N Michigan (formerly the John Hancock Building). Try out TILT, a glass pane that tilts you out over the city from 96 floors up.
✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
Circe by Madeline Miller 07/01/19 Circe does many daring things including confronting Athena

Museums
The Art Institute of Chicago houses the largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art outside the Louvre. Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere (stand in the midst of a tornado, climb into a U-boat, explore a mine — and that's just for starters). The Field Museum is home to Titanosaur, the largest dinosaur to roam the Earth. Feed sharks, encounter penguins and be a Trainer for a Day at The Shedd Aquarium, as you overlook the waters of Lake Michigan. View the stars (and even sleep under them) at the lakefront Adler Planetarium. And that's just the beginning.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Jess!

[Debs]

1. ✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
2. ✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
3. ✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
4. ✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
5. ✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.
6. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
7. ✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
8. ✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
9. ✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. )
10. ✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
11. ✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
12. ✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
13. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
14. ✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
15. ✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.
16. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
17. ✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
18. ✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.
19. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
20. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.
21. ✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
22. ✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.
23. ✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
24. ✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
25. ✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
26. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
27. ✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
28. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
29. ✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
30. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
31. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Debs!

[Mave]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Duration: January 1-January 31, 2019
Level Two: 6+ tasks
1. ✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
2. ✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
3. ✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
4. ✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
5. ✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.
6. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
7. ✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
8. ✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
9. ✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. )
10. ✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
11. ✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
12. ✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
13. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
14. ✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
15. ✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.
16. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
17. ✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
18. ✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.
19. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
20. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.
21. ✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
22. ✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.
23. ✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
24. ✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
25. ✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
26. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
27. ✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
28. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
29. ✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
30. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
31. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Mave!

[Amina]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Level Two: 6+ tasks

Read= 7
1. ✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
✔ ANNA: The Story Behind the Star by A.K. Arlington 1/4/19.
2. ✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
3. ✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
✔ London Storm and Silence by Robert Thier 1/7/19
4. ✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
5. ✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.
6. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
7. ✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
8. ✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
✔ Knight: Sons of the Alpha by Addison Carmichael 1/11/19
9. ✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. )
✔ Great Bear of the North by Ursula Maya 1/17/19
10. ✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
11. ✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
12. ✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
✔If You Love Me, I'm Yours by Lizzie Chantree 1/23/19
13. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
14. ✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
15. ✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.
16. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
17. ✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
✔ Sweet Tea and Secrets by Joy Avon 1/2/19
18. ✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.
19. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
20. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.
21. ✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
22. ✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.
23. ✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
24. ✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
25. ✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
26. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
✔If You Love Me, I'm Yours by Lizzie Chantree 1/23/19
27. ✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
28. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
29. ✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
30. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
31. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars

[JoAnne]

Welcome Amina!

[Ana]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Duration: January 1-January 31, 2019

Levels:
Level One: 1-5 tasks
Level Two: 6+ tasks

✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
✓ Never Never by Diego Cabras 12/01 - 17/01
✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where. - ROME
✓ L'ora di punta. Un'indagine al volante by Nora Venturini 23/01 - 29/01
✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.
✓ La furia by L.J. Smith 24/01 - 28/01
✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
✓ Poirot a Styles Court by Agatha Christie 22/01 - 23/01
✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. Lucas (Cold Fury Hockey, #8) by Sawyer Bennett)
✓ La donna di ghiaccio by Robert Bryndza 21/01 - 31/01

✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
✓ Ho chiesto rifugio al mondo by Anna Faiola 01/01 - 08/01
✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
✓ Vox by Christina Dalcher 14/01 - 16/01
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
✓ Il meraviglioso vinile di Penny Lane by Giordano Criscuolo 08/01 - 10/01

[JoAnne]

Welcome Lady!

[Cindy III]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Duration: January 1-January 31, 2019
Level Two: 6+ tasks, 6/6

1✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
Gleitzman, Morris - Then 1.18
2✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
3✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
4✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
5✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.
In the Bed of a Duke - Cathy Maxwell Cameron Sisters #3 1.20 - 25

6✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
7✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
8✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows 1.19 - 30

9✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover.
Number the Stars - Lois Lowry 1.4-6
10✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
11✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
12✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
13✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
14✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
15✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.

16✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
17✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
Black Panther and Sweet 16 Vol. 1 1.28
18✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.

19✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
20✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.

21✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
22✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.

23✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
24✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
25✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
Once - Morris Gleitzman jump from a moving train 1.8-10

26✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
27✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
28✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
29✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
30✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
31✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Cindy!

[Marla]

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Duration: 1/1/19 - 1/31/19
Level One: 1-5 tasks
Progress: 6 of 5

🍕 Chicago is located on the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan, and is the third most populous city in the United States.
Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
Read a book set in Chicago.
✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.
Whack A Mole by Chris Grabenstein (1/11/19) ~ John Ceepak Mystery #3

🍕 Millennium Park is the top tourist attraction in Chicago. It's the site of one of the city's most famous pieces of public art and best-loved selfie darlings, Cloud Gate (aka "The Bean"). The reflective surface has drawn people to the park since 2006.
Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
Gone by Lisa Gardner (1/17/19) ~ Pub. 2006

🍕 Splash around in the virtual reality world of Crown Fountain, which features the faces of more than 1,000 Chicagoans spouting at you. Rock climb and skate the ribbon in Maggie Daley Park. Take a photo with the lions in front of the Art Institute of Chicago, where you can easily spend the rest of the day browsing one of the most impressive art collections in the world. Wander south to Grant Park, where Buckingham Fountain's dramatic water shows sync light, music and action every 20 minutes. And don't forget to stroll Chicago's nearby lakefront.
✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. Lucas (Cold Fury Hockey, #8) by Sawyer Bennett)
✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.
by Iris Johansen (1/27/19)

Waterway Cruises
Some of the best views of Chicago are from the water — the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. Whether you want to learn more about the city's history, get the inside scoop on Chicago's rich architectural legacy, watch the fireworks display at Navy Pier, or simply kick back and take in the sights. You can also kayak down the Chicago River.
Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.

The Theater Scene
Chicago is bursting at the seams with theatrical talent. Broadway in Chicago and a slew of Tony Award winning companies bring in big names and blockbuster shows, while more than 200 storefront, experimental and neighborhood theaters bring you the cutting-edge of contemporary performances.
Chicago is also a city that loves to laugh — after all, Chicago invented improvisation comedy. See where Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell performed at world-famous The Second City, and take in improv genius at iO and ComedySportz. if stand-up comedy is your thing, grab your tickets for The Laugh Factory or Zanies.
✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.

🍕 Chicago-style Eats
Come on, you know you want to try it! Deep dish pizza, Italian beef sandwiches and Chicago-style hot dogs are recognized around the world. Immerse yourself in a little iconic Chicago food culture. From Portillo's to Lou Malnati's, forget all about your calorie count for a while.
✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.
White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout (1/24/19) ~ pizza

🍕 Skyscraper Experiences
Are you a daredevil? Then go up to the 104th floor and step out onto The Ledge at SkyDeck, a glass box that extends four feet from the Willis Tower facade. For more stunning views, go north to 360CHICAGO at 875 N Michigan (formerly the John Hancock Building). Try out TILT, a glass pane that tilts you out over the city from 96 floors up.
Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
Marked by Rebecca Zanetti (1/6/19) ~ Janie baits Kalin

🍕 Museums
The Art Institute of Chicago houses the largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art outside the Louvre. Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere (stand in the midst of a tornado, climb into a U-boat, explore a mine — and that's just for starters). The Field Museum is home to Titanosaur, the largest dinosaur to roam the Earth. Feed sharks, encounter penguins and be a Trainer for a Day at The Shedd Aquarium, as you overlook the waters of Lake Michigan. View the stars (and even sleep under them) at the lakefront Adler Planetarium. And that's just the beginning.
Read a book with a character that is a painter.
Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.
Enclave by Ann Aguirre (1/2/19)

[Kat]

Finished

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago

Level Two: 6+ tasks

Read: 6

1. ✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
✔ The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida 1/5/19
✔ Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 1/7/19
✔ Mythos Christos by Edwin Herbert 1/8/19
2. ✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
✔ Like the Willow Tree: The Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce, Portland, Maine, 1918 by Lois Lowry 1/10/19 (Sabbathday Lake)
3. ✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
4. ✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
5. ✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.
6. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
7. ✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
✔ Light on Snow by Anita Shreve 1/2/19 published Dec 1, 2006
✔ Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden 1/12/19
8. ✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
9. ✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. )
10. ✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
11. ✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
12. ✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
13. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
14. ✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
15. ✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.
16. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
17. ✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
18. ✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.
19. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
20. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.
21. ✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
22. ✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.
23. ✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
24. ✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
25. ✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
26. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
27. ✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
28. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
29. ✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
30. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
31. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Marla!

WOOHOO Kat!

[Erin]

Completed 1/14/19

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Duration: January 1-January 31, 2019

Level Two: 6+ tasks

7/7 read

✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO. The Wolf at Bay by Charlie Adhara, read 1/2/19
✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where. What If It's Us by Adam Silvera, set in New York, NY, read 1/14/19
✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3. Sorceress by Claudia Gray, Spellcaster series, #3, read 1/7/19
✴️ Read a book published in 2006. A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole, published 4/1/2006, read 1/4/19
✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title. American Road Trip by Sarah Black, read 1/1/19
✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover. Biting Liam by Dawn H. Hawkes, read 1/10/19

✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover. They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera, read 1/14/19

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Erin!

[Claire]

Finished
January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Level Two: 6+ tasks
8 tasks

✔️1. ✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
The Collector Fiona Cummins 432 p. 2 january 3 stars
2. ✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.
✔️3. ✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
You Belong To Me Mary Higgins Clark 384 p. 1/7/2019 3 stars Set in New York
✔️4. ✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.
I'm Watching You Karen Rose 484 p. 3 stars
5. ✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.
6. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.
✔️7. ✴️ Read a book published in 2006.
The Burning Bridge John Flanagan 262 p. 1/13/19 3 stars
Published 6/8/2006
✔️8. ✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
The Poisoned Crown Maurice Druon 294 p. 13/1/19 4 stars
✔️9. ✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover. (Ex. )
Mandela Donna Faulkner 212 p. 8 january 2018 3 stars
10. ✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.
11. ✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
12. ✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.

13. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.
14. ✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.
15. ✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.
16. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.
17. ✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.
18. ✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.
19. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.
20. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.
21. ✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
22. ✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.
23. ✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.
24. ✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
25. ✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
✔️26. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.
The Seven Sisters Lucinda Riley 626 p. 7 january 2019 4 stars
Belle paints. Also several famous painters from Paris impressionism period are in the story.

27. ✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.
28. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.
29. ✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.
30. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.
Mortal Engines Philip Reeve 373 p. 4 january 2019 3 stars
They visit with a group the museum in London
31. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.

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January Monthly - Trip to Chicago FINISHED
I'm going to try for the Level Two: 6+ tasks
Read: 6/6

1. ✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO. Philippa Gregory
Three Sisters, Three Queens Philippa Gregory Read: 4 Jan 2019

3. ✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where. stockholm The Crow Girl Erik Axl Sund Read: 28 Jan 2019

8. ✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder Jo Nesbø Read 24 Jan 2019

12. ✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection - Ginny visits a gallery and views her mum's artwork
The Broken Bridge Philip Pullman Read: 20 Jan 2019

25. ✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did! - Alice went against her brother - The Witchfinder - and ended up being locked away for her troubles
The Witchfinder's Sister Beth Underdown Read 17 Jan 2019

31. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars. All the characters in this book sleep under the stars in the jungles of Bolivia
Lost In The Jungle Yossi Ghinsberg Read 29 Jan 2019

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Claire!

Welcome Den!

If you don't get 6, you will be awarded the Level 1 badge. AND books you read since Jan 1st count!

[✨ Vittoria ✨]

COMPLETED on post #5

January Monthly - Trip to Chicago
Duration: January 1-January 31, 2019

Level Two: 6+ tasks

1. ✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with a letter in CHICAGO.
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (C) - 01/09/2019

2. ✴️ Read a book set near a lake. Tell us the lake's name.

3. ✴️ Read a book set in a very large city. Tell us where.
Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen (Nice, France) - 01/03/2019

4. ✴️ Read a book set in Chicago.

5. ✴️ Read a Series/TBR #3.
Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh(#3 in series) - 01/07/2019

6. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a selfie.

7. ✴️ Read a book published in 2006.

8. ✴️ Read a book with the letters TOP (in any order) in the title.

9. ✴️ Read a book with a large face on the cover.

10. ✴️ Read a book where a character rock climbs or ice or roller skates.

11. ✴️ Read a book with a lion on the cover. Please post the cover.
Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews - 01/20/2019 (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]

12. ✴️ Read a book where a character browses an art collection.
The Christie Curse by Victoria Abbott (Antiquarian Book & Paper Fair) - 01/06/2019

13. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a fountain's water show.

14. ✴️ Read a book where a character strolls on a lakefront.

15. ✴️ Read a book with a lake on the cover. Please post the cover.

16. ✴️ Read a book where a character takes a river cruise.

17. ✴️ Read a book where fireworks are watched.

18. ✴️ Read a book where a character rides in a kayak.

19. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees a play or goes to a comedy club.

20. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a comedian.

21. ✴️ Read a book where someone eats pizza, a hotdog or a beef sandwich.
The Sayers Swindle by Victoria Abbott (MC eating pizza) - 01/19/2019

22. ✴️ Read a book where a character eats at Portillo's or Lou Malnati's.

23. ✴️ Read a book with a skyscraper on the cover. Please post the cover.

24. ✴️ Read a book where a character works in a skyscraper.
Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh (Dmitri works in the "Tower") - 01/08/2019

25. ✴️ Read a book where a character does something daring. Tell us what they did!
'Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost (confronting a murderer) - 01/01/2019

26. ✴️ Read a book with a character that is a painter.

27. ✴️ Read a book where a character can stand in the midst of tornado, climb into a U-boat, or explore a mine.

28. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits or works at an aquarium.

29. ✴️ Read a book with a dinosaur in the story.

30. ✴️ Read a book where a character visits a museum or a planetarium.

31. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a star gazer or sleeps under the stars.