Jayme's "It's All Trivial" 2020

[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 30

1. Card 1 - Nay, Art/Lit
2. Link – This Tender Land
3. Read the hardcover edition - 450 pages
4. the word "orphan" is in the title or a significant character is an orphan.
5.The 4 main characters are all orphans.
6. No specifications.
★★★

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 31

1. Card 27 - Yay, Art/Lit
2. Link – The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
3. Read the PB edition - 432 pages
4. The book is set in one of the 4 Maritime Provinces of Canada (Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland/Labrador).
5. The book is set in Nova Scotia.
6. No specifications.
★★★

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 32

1. Card 13 - Yay, Geography
2. Link – Beautiful Wreck
3. Read the hardcover edition - 374 pages
4. The book is set in Iceland, or written by an Icelandic author
5. Th book is set in 10th century Iceland
6. No specifications.
★★

2nd card down!!

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 33

1. Card 5 - Nay, Science
2. Link – Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
3. Read the PB - 560 pages
4. Read a book that is set between 1980 - 1996
5. The book centers around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster which occurred April 26, 1986
6. No specifications.
★★★★★

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 34

1. Card 9 - Yay, Entertainment
2. Link –Sharks in the Time of Saviors
3. Read the hardcover edition - 376 pages
4. Theme is family saga.
5. The story of the trauma and sanctity of a family and how they try to survive when one son is touched by the soul of Hawaii. Brilliant.
6. No specifications.
★★★★★

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Janice, Moderator]

I've added Sharks to my wishlist. Sounds like something I'd really like. Maybe I can tackle it next month. Or maybe sooner if I can fit it into the Toppler.

[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 35

1. Card 12 - Nay, Science
2. Link – Where the Forest Meets the Stars
3. Read the kindle edition - HC 332 pages
4. Read a book with stars on the cover.
5. Yes there are.
6. No specifications.
★★★★

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 36

1. Card 2 - Yay, Science
2. Link – Dominicana
3. Read the hardcover edition - 323 pages
4. The title is one word long and starts with the letter "D"
5. it does
6. No specifications.
★

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 37

1. Card 2 - Yay, Art/Lit
2. Link – Night Boat to Tangier
3. Read the hardcover edition - 224 pages
4. Read a book that is set during October or "October" in the title
5. The story takes place the night of October 23rd and the morning of October 24th, 2018.
6. No specifications.
★★★

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 38

1. Card 18 - Yay, Sport
2. Link – Optic Nerve
3. Read the hardcover edition - 208 pages
4. The book was translated from another language to English.
5. Was originally written in Spanish.
6. No specifications.
★★★★★

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 39

1. Card 1 - Nay, History
2. Link – Deacon King Kong
3. Read the large print edition - 528 pages (HC has 371 pages)
4. Read a book that has "king" in the title.
5. It does
6. No specifications.
★★★★

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 40

1. Card 29 - Nay, Entertainment
2. Link – The Queen's Fortune: A Novel of Desiree, Napoleon, and the Dynasty That Outlasted the Empire
3. Read the hardcover edition - 448 pages
4. The main character is a queen
5. The book is about Desiree Clary and how she became the Queen of Sweden and started the Bernadotte dynasty.
6. No specifications.
★★★

[Janice, Moderator]

Jayme wrote: "Badge 3/4, Book 40

1. Card 13 - Nay, Entertainment
2. Link – [book:The Queen's Fortune: A Novel of Desiree, Napoleon..."

Could you check that card number? You've finished that card and there were no queenly tasks on it.

[Jayme, Moderator]

Janice wrote: "Jayme wrote: "Badge 3/4, Book 40

1. Card 13 - Nay, Entertainment
2. Link – [book:The Queen's Fortune: A Novel of Desiree, Napoleon..."

Could you check that card number? You've finished that card ..."

oops Thanks for keeping me straight! it was card 29. Fixed it :)

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 41

1. Card 11 - Yay, Entertainment
2. Link – The Beekeeper's Apprentice
3. Read the PB edition - 346 pages
4. Read a book from the first 5 pages of Badass Female Leads list.
5. This book is listed on page 4 #370 on the Badass Female leads list as of 7/6
6. No specifications.
★★★

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 42

1. Card 18 - Yay, Geography
2. Link – The Mercies
3. Read the hardcover edition - 336 pages
4. The book is set in Norway or written by a Norwegian author.
5. The book is set in 1617 Norway
6. No specifications.
★★★★

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 43

1. Card 18 - Yay, History
2. Link – The Deep
3. Read the hardcover edition - 417 pages
4. Read a book where the main character is a nurse.
5. Annie the MC is a nurse on the HMHS Britannic during WWI
6. No specifications.
★★★★

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 44

1. Card 12 - Nay, History
2. Link – The Palace of Illusions
3. Read the hardcover edition - 360 pages
4. Read a book that the MC is a princess.
5. This book is about the life of princess Panchaali who is part of the legendary Indian myth the Mahabhavat.
6. No specifications.
★★★

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 45

1. Card 2 - Nay, Geography
2. Link –
3. Read the PB edition - 378 pages
4. Read a book that the cover is 75% green.
5. The cover is 96.3% green according to tineye
6. No specifications.
★★★★

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 46

1. Card 5 - Nay, Entertainment
2. Link – Iron Kissed
3. Read the hardcover edition - 338 pages
4. genre is Paranormal Fantasy.
5. It is
6. No specifications.
★★★

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 47

1. Card 18 - Yay, Science
2. Link –
3. Read the hardcover edition - 288 pages
4. Read a book that has an asteroid on the cover
5. It has a fiery asteroid on the cover.
6. No specifications.
★★★

[Margo]

I've only just noticed the great name you gave this thread. I like it!

[Janice, Moderator]

Jayme wrote: "Badge 3/4, Book 47

1. Card 18 - Nay, Science
2. Link –
3. Read the hardcover edition - 288 p..."

That would be the Yay task.

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Janice wrote: "Jayme wrote: "Badge 3/4, Book 47

1. Card 18 - Nay, Science
2. Link –
3. Read the hardcover e..."

oops you are right. fixed it :)

[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 48

1. Card 16 - Yay, Sport
2. Link – A Rule Against Murder
3. Read the PB edition - 322 pages
4. The book was originally published in 2008.
5. First published October 2, 2008 under the title The Murder Stone
6. No specifications.
★★★

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3/4, Book 49

1. Card 12 - Nay, Art/Lit
2. Link – Big Lies in a Small Town
3. Read the hardcover edition - 391 pages
4. The book is set in a small town
5. The book takes place in Edenton, North Carolina - population less than 5,000
6. No specifications.
★★★★

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Jayme, Moderator]

Badge 3, Book 25

1. Card 12 - Yay, Geography
2. Link –Paris Was Ours
3. Read the PB edition - 288 pages
4. Read a book that is set in Paris.
5. This is a book of 32 short stories of expatriates living in Paris.
6. No specifications.
★★★

[Janice, Moderator]

Woohooo! Congrats on finished badge 3. :) You're well on your way for the 4th too.

[Janice, Moderator]

I've punted the following completed tasks to badge 4. Please let me know if they don't agree with your records.

Card 1 History 4 No
Card 1 Art/Literature 4 No
Card 1 Science 4 Yes
Card 1 Sports 4 No
Card 4 Art/Literature 4 Yes
Card 5 Geography 4 Yes
Card 5 Entertainment 4 No
Card 5 Science 4 No
Card 8 Geography 4 Yes
Card 8 History 4 No
Card 9 Entertainment 4 Yes
Card 9 Art/Literature 4 No
Card 11 Entertainment 4 Yes
Card 11 Sports 4 No
Card 16 Science 4 No
Card 16 Sports 4 Yes
Card 19 Geography 4 No
Card 19 Sports 4 No
Card 22 Entertainment 4 No
Card 22 Science 4 No
Card 25 Science 4 Yes
Card 27 Geography 4 No
Card 27 Art/Literature 4 Yes
Card 29 Entertainment 4 No
Card 29 Sports 4 Yes

[Jayme, Moderator]

Janice wrote: "I've punted the following completed tasks to badge 4. Please let me know if they don't agree with your records.

Card 1 History 4 No
Card 1 Art/Literature 4 No
Card 1 Science 4 Yes
Card 1 Sport..."

It looks good. Thanks for keeping such good records I caught a mistake I made! lol

[Janice, Moderator]

I've made plenty of mistakes too so it's useful to compare notes. Have fun with badge 4. It's double the amount of books for badge 3. Aren't I mean?