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Challenges: Year Long Main 2021
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Cherie's Trivial Choices in 2020
First Set:Card 1
✔️1. Geography-Yay: set in France
✔️2 Entertainment-Nay: trilogy book
✔️3. History-Nay: king
4. Art/Literature-Nay: Orphan in tltle
✔️5. Science-Yay: sheep
6. Sport-Nay: April in title
Card 2 Completed for Badge 4
✔️1. Geography-Nay: 75% green
✔️2. Entertainment-Yay: Am. Civil War
✔️3. History-Nay: 1900-1920
✔️4. Art/Literature-Nay: thriller
✔️5. Science-Nay: HF exploration
✔️6. Sport-Yay: mythology
Card 3
✔️1. Geography-Nay: 5 book series
✔️2 Entertainment-Nay: body
✔️3. History-Nay: President in title
✔️ 4. Art/Literature-Yay: Wizard in title
5. Science-Yay: name of beetle
6. Sport-Yay: duce, double or two in title
Card 4
✔️1. Geography-Nay: island
✔️2 Entertainment-Nay: Vampire
3. History-Nay: cardinal, pope or priest in title
4. Art/Literature-Nay: street
✔️5. Science-Yay: types of spiders
✔️6. Sport-Nay: 1801-1900
Card 5 DONE
✔️1. Geography-Nay: Italy
✔️2 Entertainment-Nay: Paranormal Fantasy
✔️3. History-Yay: Nobel Prize in Literature
✔️4. Art/Literature-Nay: painting
✔️5. Science-Yay: cattle breeds
✔️6. Sport-Nay: food theme
Card 6 DONE
✔️1. Geography-Nay: Florida
✔️2 Entertainment-Nay: Brosnan Filmography
✔️3. History-Nay: initials M.L.
✔️4. Art/Literature-Nay: C.S.Lewis
✔️5. Science-Nay: search
✔️ 6. Sport-Nay: butter
Card 7
✔️1. Geography-Nay: N/S Korea
2 Entertainment-Nay: HF @ WWII
3. History-Yay: hunt is root word
4. Art/Literature-Nay: in series of 8
✔️5. Science-Yay: Russia
6. Sport-Nay: wine bottle/glass
Card 8 DONE
✔️1. Geography-Nay: Africa
✔️2 Entertainment-Nay: feather
✔️3. History-Nay: 1st or 2nd in series
✔️4. Art/Literature-Yay: 300-350 p
✔️5. ScienceYay: eye
✔️6. Sport-Nay: pub 2010
Card 9
✔️ 1. Geography-Yay: California
✔️2 Entertainment-Yay: family saga
✔️3. History-Yay: airplane
4. Art/Literature-Nay: genocide of Jews
✔️5. Science-Yay: bread on cover
6. Sport-Nay: ship w/sails on cover
Card 10
✔️1. Geography-Nay: flag
✔️2 Entertainment-Nay: Middle Grade
✔️3. History-Nay: religion
✔️4. Art/Literature-Yay: dystopia/virus
5. Science-Nay: dinosaurs
6. Sport-Nay: 1st published in French
--> currently reading
✔️ done
Second Set:Card 11
1. Geography-Yay: Central America
2 Entertainment-Nay: New Zealand
3. History-Nay: two words M
4. Art/Literature-Yay: Hemingway book
✔️5. Science-Nay: car/truck
✔️6. Sport-Nay: present day
Card 12
1. Geography-Yay: Paris
✔️2 Entertainment-Yay: word from name
3. History-Nay: princess
4. Art/Literature-Yay: Andy or Don
✔️5. Science-Nay: stars
✔️6. Sport-Nay: TR initials
Card 13
1. Geography-Nay: volcano
2. Entertainment-Yay: twist is root
3. History-Yay: 2007 prize
✔️4. Art/Literature-Yay: zombies
5. Science-Yay: of 212 TBR
✔️6. Sport-Nay: HF in Britain
Card 14 Completed for Badge 4
✔️1. Geography-Yay: freedom or hope
✔️2 Entertainment-Nay: horror
✔️3. History-Nay: pumpkin
✔️4. Art/Literature-Nay: sequel
✔️5. Science-Yay: multiple women
✔️6. Sport-Nay: horse
Card 15
1. Geography-Nay: China
✔️2 Entertainment-Yay: Japan
3. History-Yay: Tibet
✔️ 4. Art/Literature-Nay: animal POV
5. Science-Yay/Nay: chrysalis/cocoon/butterfly
6. Sport-Yay: between 1939-1949
Card 16
✔️1. Geography-Nay: direction
✔️2 Entertainment-Nay: 12 series
✔️3. History-Nay: shoes
✔️4. Art/Literature-Yay: Claire/Beauchamp/Randall/Fraser
✔️5. Science-Nay: non-fiction
✔️6. Sport-Nay: summer/winter
Card 17
✔️1. Geography-Yay: Canada/Canadian
2 Entertainment-Nay: tango/dance
✔️3. History-Yay: iron
4. Art/Literature-Nay: pyramid
5. Science-Nay: endangered animal
6. Sport-Yay: childhood friends
Card 18
1. Geography-Nay: cookie
✔️2 Entertainment-Nay: profile
3. History-Yay: nurse
4. Art/Literature-Nay: drum
5. Science-Yay: asteroid
✔️6. Sport-Yay: translated
Card 19 DONE
✔️1. Geography-Nay: lips
✔️2 Entertainment-Nay: ghost
✔️3. History-Nay: @ Am. Civil War
✔️4. Art/Literature-Yay: moon
✔️5. Science-Nay: lightning
✔️6. Sport-Yay: flaxen hair
Card 20
✔️1. Geography-Yay: horned animal
2 Entertainment-Nay: set in 1980s
3. History-Yay: Peter or Great
✔️4. Art/Literature-Yay: 1880 to 1889
✔️5. Science-Yay: pirate
6. Sport-Nay: kite/touch/plow/chair
--> currently reading
✔️ done
Third Set:Card 21
✔️1. Geography-Nay: pub 2018
2 Entertainment-Nay: 75% pink
3. History-Nay: in month of April
✔️4. Art/Literature-Nay: dystopia
5. Science-Nay: TBR the longest
6. Sport-Yay: left in title
Card 22
✔️1. Geography-Nay: London
2 Entertainment-Nay: survival
✔️3. History-Yay: South Africa
✔️4. Art/Literature-Nay: classic SF
✔️5. Science-Nay: medical
6. Sport-Yay: royal family
Card 23
1. Geography-Nay: in a museum
✔️2 Entertainment-Nay: bird
✔️3. History-Nay: in Pennsylvania
4. Art/Literature-Nay: sapphire/diamond
✔️5. Science-Nay: space opera
✔️6. Sport-Nay: wild animal
Card 24
1. Geography-Yay: mountains
✔️2. Entertainment-Nay: red hair
3. History-Nay: Netherlands/Dutch
✔️4. Art/Literature-Nay: classic horror
✔️5. Science-Nay: tool
6. Sport-Nay: fish
Card 25
✔️1. Geography-Yay: Pitt Filmography
2 Entertainment-Nay: Halloween/escape/thing
✔️3. History-Nay: 1500s
✔️4. Art/Literature-Nay: classic/romance
5. Science-Nay: cavern/cave
✔️6. Sport-Nay: NA aboriginal people
Card 26
1. Geography-Nay: stove/oven/pots
✔️2 Entertainment-Nay: King
3. History-Yay: Poe
4. Art/Literature-Nay: eat/pray/love
5. Science-Yay: cocoa/chocolate
✔️6. Sport-Nay: contest
Card 27
✔️1. Geography-Nay: pub 2011
✔️2 Entertainment-Nay: WWII
✔️3. History-Yay: whale
✔️4. Art/Literature-Nay: house
5. Science-Nay: lake
6. Sport-Yay: fish/lure root
Card 28
✔️ 1. Geography-Nay: pub 2013
✔️2 Entertainment-Nay: "Legend"
3. History-Yay: title starts with J
✔️4. Art/Literature-Nay: retelling of fairy tale
5. Science-Yay: orchid
✔️6. Sport-Nay: cat
Card 29 Completed for Badge 4
✔️1. Geography-Nay: key
✔️2 Entertainment-Nay: Queen
✔️3. History-Yay: modern day China
✔️4. Art/Literature-Nay: set in Austria or Italy
✔️5. Science-Yay: crime
✔️6. Sport-Yay: Poland
Card 30 DONE
✔️1. Geography-Nay: landmark building
✔️2 Entertainment-Nay: fox
✔️3. History-Nay: museum
✔️ 4. Art/Literature-Yay: Illinois
✔️5. Science-Nay: artificial intelligence
✔️6. Sport-Nay: mask
--> currently reading
✔️ done
Badge 1: One task from twelve different cards.Badge 1 - Done 28 Jan
1. Card 2, History-Nay, The Ten Thousand Doors of January
2. Card 8, Entertainment-Nay, Silver Sparrow
3. Card 9, Geography-Yay, Locked Rooms
4. Card 12, Entertainment-Yay, Alone on the Wall
5. Card 13, Art/Literature-Yay, Dread Nation
6. Card 14, Science-Yay, The Calculating Stars
7. Card 16, Entertainment-Nay, Elegy for Eddie
8. Card 18, Entertainment-Nay, Frog Music
9. Card 20, Art/Literature-Yay, To Kingdom Come
10. Card 23, Sport-Nay, Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
11. Card 25, Sport-Nay, The Birchbark House
12. Card 28, Sport-Nay, M Is for Magic
Badge 2: One task from the remaining eighteen cards. Badge 2 - Done 6 June
1. Card 1, Science-Yay, The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain
2. Card 3, Geography-Nay, Dragon Curse
3. Card 4, Sport-Nay, The Limehouse Text
4. Card 5, History-Nay, Beloved
5. Card 6, Art/Literature-Nay, The Magician's Nephew
6. Card 7, Geography-Nay, A Single Shard
7. Card 10, Entertainment-Nay, The Girl Who Drank the Moon
8. Card 11, Science-Nay, The Man Who Smiled
9. Card 15, Entertainment-Yay, The Samurai's Garden
10. Card 17, History-Yay, Iron Kissed
11. Card 19, Science-Nay, State of Fear
12. Card 21, Geography-Nay, Where the Crawdads Sing
13. Card 22, Science-Nay, Mistress of the Art of Death
14. Card 24, Science-Nay, Bone Crossed
15. Card 26, Entertainment-Nay, Pirate King
16. Card 27, History-Yay, The Deep
17. Card 29, Science-Yay, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
18. Card 30, History-Nay, The Museum of Extraordinary Things
Badge 3: Complete five cards. (twenty-five books). Badge 3 - Done 17 Sept
Card 5, Geography-Nay, Island of the Mad
Card 5, Entertainment-Nay, Night Broken
Card 5, History-Nay, - Badge 2
Card 5, Art/Literature-Nay, The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
Card 5, Science-Yay, The White Lioness
Card 5, Sport-Nay, The Late Bloomers' Club
Card 6, Geography-Nay, Crooked River
Card 6, Entertainment-Nay, Robinson Crusoe
Card 6, History-Nay, Champion
Card 6, Art/Literature-Nay, - Badge 2
Card 6, Science-Nay, The Searchers
Card 6, Sport-Nay, Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
Card 8, Geography-Nay, Garment of Shadows
Card 8, Entertainment-Nay, - Badge 1
Card 8, History-Nay, Rogue
Card 8, Art/Literature, Sold on a Monday
Card 8, Science-Yay, The House at the Edge of Night
Card 8, Sport-Nay, Silver Borne
Card 19, Geography-Nay, Daisy Jones & The Six
Card 19, Entertainment-Nay, The Woman in Black
Card 19, History-Nay, My Name Is Mary Sutter
Card 19, Art/Literature-Yay, One Hundred Percent Lunar Boy
Card 19, Science-Nay, - Badge 2
Card 19, Sport-Yay, Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk
Card 30, Geography-Nay, Old Scores
Card 30, Entertainment-Nay, The Fox Hunt: A Memoir of Yemen and My Odyssey to America
Card 30, History-Nay, - Badge 2
Card 30, Art/Literature-Yay, Storm Front
Card 30, Science-Nay, All Systems Red
Card 30, Sport-Nay, The Hamlet Trap
Badge 4: Complete 10 cards (fifty books). WoF Cherie
Badge 4
49. Card 1, Geography-Yay, Never Anyone But You
1. Card 1, Entertainment-Nay, The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl
2. Card 1, History-Nay, Grave Goods
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58. Card 2, Geography-Nay, The Searcher
51. Card 2, Entertainment-Yay, The Red Badge of Courage
3. Card 2, Art/Literature-Nay, The Fifth Woman
4. Card 2, Science-Nay, The Fated Sky
5. Card 2, Sport-Yay, Norse Mythology
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6. Card 3, Entertainment-Nay, The Tale of the Body Thief
60. Card 3, History-Nay, Murdering the President: Alexander Graham Bell and the Race to Save James Garfield
54. Card 3, Art/Literature-Yay, The Evil Wizard Smallbone
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7. Card 4, Geography-Nay, Hell Bay
8. Card 4, Entertainment-Nay, The Vampire Lestat
48. Card 4, Science-Yay, The Dry Grass of August
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9. Card 7, Science-Yay, Palace of Treason
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10. Card 9, Entertainment-Yay, The Whole Town's Talking
11. Card 9, History-Yay, The God of the Hive
52. Card 9, Science-Yay, Bread Alone
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12. Card 10, Geography-Nay, Journey to Munich
13. Card 10, Art/Literature-Yay, Year One
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14. Card 11, Sport-Nay, Old Bones
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15. Card 12, Science-Nay, The First Phone Call from Heaven
16. Card 12, Sport-Nay, The Rain Watcher
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17. Card 13, Sport-Nay, The Serpent's Tale
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61. Card 14, Geography-Yay, Freedom's Landing
18. Card 14, Entertainment-Nay, The Little Stranger
19. Card 14, History-Nay, The Spook in the Stacks
20. Card 14, Art/Literature-Nay, Epitaph
57. Card 14, Sport-Nay, Holmes on the Range
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21. Card 15, Art/Literature-Nay, Dog on It
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22. Card 16, Geography-Nay, East of Eden
23. Card 16, History-Nay, The Witch's Daughter
53. Card 16, Art/Literature-Yay, A Breath of Snow and Ashes
24. Card 16, Science-Nay, The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
62. Card 16, Sport-Nay, The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols: Adapted from the Journals of John H. Watson, M.D.
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25. Card 17, Geography-Yay, Hag-Seed
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26. Card 18, Sport-Yay, Sidetracked
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27. Card 20, Geography-Yay, Dragonslayer
28. Card 20, Science-Yay, Captain Blood Returns
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29. Card 21, Art/Literature-Nay, Rebel
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30. Card 22, Geography-Nay, The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes
31. Card 22, History-Yay, Cry, the Beloved Country
32. Card 22, Art/Literature-Nay, The Island of Dr. Moreau
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33. Card 23, Entertainment-Nay, Magpie Murders
55. Card 23, Science-Nay, The Human Division
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34. Card 24, Entertainment-Nay, Fire
56. Card 24, Art/Literature-Nay, The Haunting of Hill House
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35. Card 25, Geography-Yay, Interview with the Vampire
36. Card 25, History-Nay, The Architect's Apprentice
37. Card 25, Art/Literature-Nay, Far From the Madding Crowd
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38. Card 26, Sport-Nay, Blood Is Blood
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39. Card 27, Geography-Nay, River Marked
40. Card 27, Entertainment-Nay, The American Agent
41. Card 27, Art/Literature-Nay, His Bloody Project
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42. Card 28, Geography-Nay, Prodigy
43. Card 28, Entertainment-Nay, Legend
44. Card 28, Art/Literature-Nay, Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin
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45. Card 29, Geography-Nay, The Starless Sea
46. Card 29, Entertainment-Nay, The Queen of the Damned
59. Card 29, History-Yay, The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up
50. Card 29, Art/Literature-Nay, Changeling
47. Card 29, Sport-Yay, The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
63. Card 10, History-Nay, The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts
64. Card 23, History-Nay, The Dutch House
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Badge 5: Complete the final 15 cards (seventy-five books).Total 180 books to finish all 5 badges. probably not
Individual task reporting format to copy and paste.1. Badge x, Book x
4/10 cards completed for this badge.
2. & 3. Card #, Geography, Entertainment, History, Art/Literature, Science, Sport-Yay-Nay
4. Book Link
★★★★★
5. I listened to an audiobook from my library. I read an ebook. The hc/pb is xxx pages.
6. Task Requirement: Genre is Thriller.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: Thriller is listed on the MBP by 99 users.
8. Specifications:
Thursday Next just fell off of Card 7, Nay for Art/Literature. She is being replaced by Irene Adler. Jasper Fforde has not written book 8 yet but Carole Nelson Douglas has really published 8 for Irene. Whew!
I enjoyed reading your challenge possibilities, Cherie! Books on your list that I've read and loved: The Sparrow, Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table and The Story of Beautiful Girl. In fact, Mary Doria Russell is a favorite author of mine. I was excited to find out that her new book, The Women of the Copper Country, is set in Michigan, fitting one of my task requirements!
I did not get the "set in Michigan" task, Suzanne. Was that the Great Lakes question? I got it wrong. I enjoy Russell's writing style too. I am going to read Epitaph to finish the Doc account for one of my tasks (Card 14 Nay for Art/Literature. I may read The Sparrow too, but it depends on the availability and if I ever get to that task.
I started reading The Ten Thousand Doors of January for Card 29.edited 1/3 --> Burned! This book will not fit for that task.
Cherie wrote: "I started reading The Ten Thousand Doors of January for Card 29."Sorry, the keys are not prominent enough. You can barely see them.
Janice wrote: "Sorry, the keys are not prominent enough. You can barely see them."Hey Cherie, I have it slotted for Card 2 History Nay. Set between 1900-1920. I'm not certain it does fit there since I haven't read it yet, just going off the blurb that says early 1900's.
Vicki wrote: "Janice wrote: "Sorry, the keys are not prominent enough. You can barely see them."Hey Cherie, I have it slotted for Card 2 History Nay. Set between 1900-1920. I'm not certain it does fit there si..."
It likely fits there, Vicki. I'm about 40% and it's still in the time frame. You only need 50% and I'm thinking it will be well over that.
Meanie at work! I just saw your response in Roz's thread. :o)
- hopefully that one fits "key on the cover".I did not get Card 3, Art/Lit, Nay so I have to read a Wizard book. I can't use the flowers. It is longer than 350 pages. If it stays between 1900 and 1920, I might be able to use it for Card 2, History, Nay. I can move my planned book for that task to Italy.
Vicki wrote: "Janice wrote: "Sorry, the keys are not prominent enough. You can barely see them."Hey Cherie, I have it slotted for Card 2 History Nay. Set between 1900-1920. I'm not certain it does fit there si..."
Thanks, Vicki. We will just have read and see. My heart is not broken. I did not know about the keys until I got my library book. They are very shiny on the black back ground on the physical cover, but I understand that they are not as prominent on the digital cover with the flowers. I bow to Janice.
Cherie wrote: "Meanie at work! I just saw your response in Roz's thread. :o) - hopefully that one fits "key on the cover".I did not get Card 3, Art/Lit, Nay so I have to ..."
Cherie it stays in that time frame, so you are good :)
Cherie wrote: "Meanie at work! I just saw your response in Roz's thread. :o) - hopefully that one fits "key on the cover".I did not get Card 3, Art/Lit, Nay so I have to ..."
Sorry Cherie. It's January and the meanie cap is fitting snuggly.
Yes, The Starless Sea will work for keys on the cover.
Mary Russell #2 A Monstrous Regiment of Women is set during winter. (Dec 26th thru Feb 6th.) No, I am sticking to the plan! I enjoyed the re-read as a refresher to the series, but I would be breaking my original rule not to use re-reads for new challenges.
Lol, I never noticed the keys on the cover until you commented in my thread and I was all confused. I did only see the cover in black and white on my ereader though. I found them now, zooming in on my phone on the colored cover.
Jayme wrote: "Cherie it stays in that time frame, so you are good :) ..."Thanks, Jayme. I moved it.
1. Badge 1, Book 12/3. Card 9, Geography-Yay
4. Locked Rooms
★★★★★
5. I read the ebook. The hc is 402 pages.
6. Task - The book is set in Rwanda or California, which is where Dian Fossey was born.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The book set in San Francisco, California in 1924.
8. Specifications: none.
Hey TrudyAn - I made it 8 days before I bumped a book that I already owned off of a task. I did find another place for it though. Have to see how that one works out later.
This was a great storyline in the Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series!
Congrats on your first book of the annual challenge, Cherie. It looks like a good one!
Thanks, ladies. Yes, I was a good one.
1. Badge 1, Book 22/3. Card23, Sport-Nay
4. Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
★★★★
5. I listened to Audiobook. The hc is 340 pages.
6. Task Requirement: There is a wild animal on the cover.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: There is a wild animal on the cover. It is a leopard.
8. Specifications:
I enjoyed the stories and all of the examples the author talked about. It was not dry at all.
Another task that bumped off a book that I owned.
1. Badge 1, Book 32/3. Card 25, Sport-Nay
4. The Birchbark House
★★★★
5. I listened to Audiobook. The hc is 244 pages.
6. Task Requirement: The theme is North American aboriginal people.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The book follows a family of Ojibwa people for four seasons in 1847. The MC is a little girl called Little Frog.
8. Specifications: none
The book is the first of a five book series for Middle Grade readers. I hope my library has more of the audiobooks. I loved the music. The narrator did a terrific job speaking the Ojibwa words and telling the story. It is not just a sugar coated story. There is loss and hardship and small pox to contend with, but there is also humor and love that shines through it all.
1. Badge 1, Book 42/3. Card 2, History-Nay
4. The Ten Thousand Doors of January
★★★★
5. I read the hc @ 374 pages.
6. Task Requirement: Setting is between 1900 and 1920.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The book is set within the time period at least 50%.
8. Specifications: none
Awesome debut novel. The first book I started reading in 2020.
1. Badge 1, Book 52/3. Card 20, Art/Literature-Yay
4. To Kingdom Come
★★★★
5. I listened to Audiobook. The hc is 277 pages.
6. Task Requirement: The book is set between 1880 and 1889.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The book is set in 1884.
8. Specifications: none
This is the 2nd book in the Barker & Llewelyn series. I enjoyed the narration by Anthony Ferguson. I cannot tell if his Scottish, Welsh, or Irish accents are authentic or not, but it is fun to listen to him.
Cherie wrote: "1. Badge 1, Book 42/3. Card 2, History-Nay
4. The Ten Thousand Doors of January
★★★★
5. I read the hc @ 374 pages.
6. Task Requirement: Setting is between 1900 and 1920.
7. State ..."
This seems to be a popular book for this task! And good to see all the high ratings too. I'm going to jump on the same band wagon and use this book too!
Looks like you've been enjoying all your reads, good choosing, Cherie!!!
Anne ✨ wrote: "6. Task Requirement: Setting is between 1900 and 1920. This seems to be a popular book for this task! And good to see all the high ratings too. I'm going to jump on the same band wagon and use this book too!
Looks like you've been enjoying all your reads, good choosing, Cherie!!! 1..."
It was the only task I could use for it, Anne. I did not have the flowers on the cover task.
Yes, I am enjoying my reads, so far.
1. Badge 1, Book 62/3. Card 13, Art/Literature-Yay
4. Dread Nation
★★★
5. I read the hc @ 455 pages.
6. Task Requirement: The theme of the book is zombies.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The zombies, or the undead, in this story are called shamblers.
8. Specifications: none
My grandma always told me that if I could not say anything nice, to not say anything at all. It is not exactly what she used to say, but close enough. I can keep my mouth shut, something the MC in this story could not seem to do. Opps, did I say that?
Cherie wrote: "1. Badge 1, Book 62/3. Card 13, Art/Literature-Yay
4. Dread Nation
My grandma always told me that if I could not say anything nice, to not say anything at all. It is not exactly what she used to say, but close enough. I can keep my mouth shut, something the MC in this story could not seem to do. Opps, did I say that?
😂 LOL the MC didn't grow on me either, nor did the story...
ld me that if I could not say anything nice, to not say anything at all. It i..."It wasn't my favorite either.
Cherie wrote: "Hey TrudyAn - I made it 8 days before I bumped a book that I already owned off of a task. I did find another place for it though. Have to see how that one works out later.”Eight days is pretty good, Cherie, considering there are so many GR distractions! 😀
1. Badge 1, Book 72/3. Card 12, Entertainment-Yay
4. Alone on the Wall
★★★★★
5. I listened to Audiobook. The hc is 256 pages.
6. Task Requirement: Make a 4-letter word or greater from "Angelina Jolie" and read a book with that word in the title.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: "alone" is one of the words I made and Alone is in the title of the book.
8. Specifications: none
Janice - This was a great audiobook listen, and I appreciate you recommending it to me. Did you get to see Alex in a movie at the film festival this year?
Lucy wrote: "Haha, maybe I should skip Dread Nation."It was not that bad, Lucy. You may like it.
1. Badge 1, Book 82/3. Card 8, Entertainment-Nay
4. Silver Sparrow
★★★
5. I listened to Audiobook. The hc is 352 pages.
6. Task Requirement: Cover has a feather on it, or title contains the word "Feather".
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The cover has a feather on it.
8. Specifications:
Nothing to write home about. The story is fading, even as I write. The story summary touches on the subject matter, but it was the choices that the "2nd" family members made that were interesting enough to listen to.
1. Badge 1, Book 92/3. Card 18, Entertainment-Nay
4. Frog Music
★★
5. I listened to Audiobook. The hc is 416 pages.
6. Task Requirement: The cover has a face in profile.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The cover has a woman's face in profile.
8. Specifications:
I had started listening to this book twice before I finally made it through from start to finish. None of the characters were appealing and the music/singing in the narration really annoyed me. Ultimately, I only made though because I did not want to see it in my library wish list any more.
Interesting that all three of the audiobooks that I listened to over the weekend were for Entertainment. I had no idea what categories they were for until I updated my spreadsheet this morning. Except for Alex, I wasn't really entertained at all.
Roz wrote: "That's a shame about Frog Music. It's been on my tbr since 2013. And I own it!"It might have been different if I had read it, Roz.
This author is hit or miss with me. I gave Room three stars and The Wonder five stars. It is the only reason I kept coming back to it, besides - I loved the title. I did not feel well Sunday and Monday, and kept falling asleep and having to go back and figure out where I last remembered listening. It is one of those stories where "something happened" and you just want to know "why and who". The rest was bla, bla, bla. The whole story takes place over three days, but there are two time lines, a few months apart and it was hard to figure out, in the audiobook, when they switched, until you listened for a few minutes. There was supposed to be a downloadable .pdf file too, but I haven't figured that out with library audiobooks. The frog part is non-existent, except by who catches them, and how they are eaten. 0.o
Cherie wrote: "1. Badge 1, Book 72/3. Card 12, Entertainment-Yay
4. Alone on the Wall
★★★★★
5. I listened to Audiobook. The hc is 256 pages.
6. Task Requirement: Make a 4-letter word or greater f..."
Let's see - you needed a 4-letter word, and you found a 5-letter word. I don't think it counts. Can you slot this book into another task?
They didn't show any of Alex's films this year or last year. He appeared as a cameo in a film each year though. We told the organizer that we need one of his films next year. LOL!
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How goes my trivia test answers?
30 cards with 6 tasks each = 180 questions
I have 62 Yay answers and 118 Nay answers (2 cards with all Nay answers = 6 & 23).
I cannot believe I answered the Geography question on card 6 wrong!
Of the Nay answers, 60 were "no idea" and 58 were wrong guesses.