Vicki's not-so-Trivial Pursuit of Reading 2020

[Vicki]

Link to the Challenge

Reporting template:

1. Challenge Progress:
2. Card:
3. Yay or Nay, and Category
4. Link to book read.
5. Pages: (top paper for audio)
6. Task description:
7. How it fits:
8. Specifications:



Card 1 *
1. Geography YAY Set in France or written by French author.
2. Entertainment YAY Genre is Epic or High Fantasy. Foxmask 11/30/20
*3. History NAY A significant character in the book is a king, or the word "king" is in the title.
The King Without a Kingdom Why Kings Confess
4. Art/Literature YAY The word "Cursed", "Curse" or "Child" is in the title.
The Child Garden
5. Science YAY There is one or more sheep on the cover.
The Android's Dream
*6. Sport NAY Setting is during the month of April, or the word "April" is in the title.
The Cruelest Month

Card 2 *
1. Geography YAY Setting is Chicago or Illinois.
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
2. Entertainment NAY Read from the Best Opening Lines Listopia
A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Maltese Falcon, The Three Musketeers, The Passage, Middlesex
3. History NAY Setting is between 1900 and 1920.
maybe The Ten Thousand Doors of January
4. Art/Literature NAY Genre is Thriller.
5. Science NAY The genre is Historical Fiction about exploration. Minds of Winter 12/7/20
6. Sport YAY Puck was a mythical god. The genre of the book needs to be mythology
The Blue Salt Road

Card 3
1. Geography YAY Set in Michigan.
2. Entertainment YAY Hands are on the cover. May be a singular hand.
The Butterfly Girl3/5/20
3. History NAY The word "President" is in the title.
4. Art/Literature NAY The genre is YA Fantasy.
In the Night Garden, The Gracekeepers
5. Science YAYThe title contains the name of one of the following a types of beetle: Ladybug, Scarab, Longhorn, Ground, Stag, Firefly.
The Light of the Fireflies
*6. Sport NAY The book is positioned 0-40 on your Goodreads TBR shelf.

Card 4
1. Geography NAY Book is set on a small island. See challenge.
Moloka'i
2. Entertainment NAY The word "Vampire" or "Angel" is in the title.
3. History NAY The word, "Cardinal", "Pope" or "Priest" is in the title.
4. Art/Literature YAY The author's last name starts with W, S, or E.
The Thirteenth Tale
5. Science NAY Cover has a musical instrument.
The Cellist of Sarajevo
6. Sport NAY Set in the 19th century (1801 - 1900)
- League of Dragons 9/26/20

Card 5 *
*1. Geography YAY The setting, significant character, or author name is Florence.
The Light in the Ruins
2. Entertainment NAY Genre is Paranormal Fantasy. The Haunting of Hill House 10/10/20
3. History NAY Read a book written by a Nobel Prize in Literature winner.
A Farewell to Arms, Independent People
4. Art/Literature NAY There is a painting on cover.
The Gift of Rain
5. Science NAY The book is set between 1980-1996.
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky?
6. Sport NAY Theme of the book is food. Yum!
Eating Animals

Card 6
1. Geography YAY There is an Alligator or Crocodile on the cover or in the title.
Alligator 11/12/20
2. Entertainment NAY The book has the same title as one of Pierce Brosnan's movies. link
3. History YAYRead the 16th book on your TBR shelf.
*4. Art/Literature YAY The title has the word Lion, Witch, Wardrobe, or White in it.
The White Tiger, The Lily and the Lion, The Lions of Al-Rassan
5. Science NAY The title contains a word in which "search" is the root word. Eg - Search, Searches, Searched, Searching, etc.
6. Sport NAY Title contains the word Peanut, Butter, Pretzel, or Fudge.

Card 7
1. Geography NAY Setting is North or South Korea
2. Entertainment NAY Genre is historical fiction about WWI.
3. History YAY The title contains a word in which "hunt" is a root word. Eg - hunt, hunter, hunting, etc.
The Huntress 9/16/20
4. Art/Literature NAY The book is in a series of 8 primary works.
Rivers of London? Broken Homes
5. Science YAY Book is set in Russia, or written by Russian author.
6. Sport NAY Cover has a glass of wine, or bottle of wine on it. Spilled wine works too.

Card 8 *
1. Geography NAY Book is set in Africa or written by an African author.
2. Entertainment NAY Cover has a feather on it, or title contains the word "Feather".
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, Three Day Road
*3. History NAY The book is first or second in a series.
The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Wandering Fire The Fionavar Tapestry, A Study in Darkness
4. Art/Literature YAY The edition you read has 300-350 pages.
5. Science YAY The cover has a large eye on it.
The Manual of Detection
6. Sport NAY The book is originally published in 2010
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky

Card 9
1. Geography NAY The theme is animal research or preservation.
2. Entertainment NAY The author's name is Homer, Marge, Lisa, or Maggie.
3. History NAY The title has the word "River" in it. The River 12/6/20
4. Art/Literature NAY The genre of the book is historical fiction about the genocide of European Jews during WWII.
5. Science NAY There is a significant character who is an astronaut or space explorer
6. Sport NAY There is a ship with sails on the cover
The Tears of Dark Water, The Last Light of the Sun

Card 10
1. Geography NAY The cover has a flag on it.
Fire & Blood Dread Nation
2. Entertainment YAY The book was made into a Disney movie or tv show.
3. History NAY The theme is religion. The Red Tent 10/23/20
4. Art/Literature NAY The author's first or last name is either Richard or Preston.
5. Science NAY The theme of the book is dinosaurs.
*6. Sport NAY The book was originally published in French.
The Lily and the Lion

[Vicki]

Card 11
1. Geography NAY The setting is Switzerland, or written by a Swiss author.
2. Entertainment YAY Read a book from the first 5 pages of Badass Female Leads List
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
3. History YAY The book is set in Iran or written by an Iranian author.
Rooftops of Tehran 2/17/20
4. Art/Literature NAY The book is set in Spain (with the exception of The Sun Also Rises), or is written by a Spanish author.
Cathedral of the Sea
5. Science NAY There is a car or truck on the cover.
Trouble in Mudbug
6. Sport NAY The book is set in 2010 to present day.

Card 12
1. Geography YAY The book is set in Paris.
2. Entertainment YAY Make a 4-letter word or greater from "Angelina Jolie" and read a book with that word in the title.
3. History NAY The main character is a princess.
The Queen of the Tearling?
4. Art/Literature NAY The book is set in a small town.
5. Science NAY There are stars on the cover.
6. Sport YAY Read a chunkster over 500 pages long. Iron Council 11/28/20

Card 13 *
1. Geography YAY The book is set in Iceland, or written by an Icelandic author.
2. Entertainment YAY The title contains a word in which "Twist" is the root word. Eg. - Twist, Twisted, Twisting, Twister.
Oliver Twist reread.
3. History YAY The book was a prize winner in 2007. It may be any prize.
Rainbows End-Hugo, The Janissary Tree-Edgar, Mister Pip-Commonwealth Prize
*4. Art/Literature YAY The theme of the book is zombies.
Dread Nation 1/11/20
5. Science NAY The cover depicts stormy seas.
6. Sport NAY The genre is Historical Fiction set in Britain.
Curiosity, C.S. Harris, Charles Finch

Card 14
1. Geography YAY The title has the word "Freedom" or "Hope" in it.
2. Entertainment NAY The genre is horror.
Within These Walls
3. History NAY The cover has a pumpkin on it, because I bet you answered like me - Pumpkin. Nope, I said Gourd.
4. Art/Literature NAY Read the sequel (book 2) in any series.
The Scar 4/22/20
5. Science YAY The cover has more than one woman on it.
The Secrets Between Us
6. Sport NAY There is a horse on the cover.
Tigana

Card 15
1. Geography NAY The book is set in China or written by a Chinese author.
2. Entertainment YAY The book is set in Japan or written by a Japanese author.
3. History YAY The book is set in Tibet or written by a Tibetan author.
4. Art/Literature NAY The book is written from an animal's point of view.
A Fistful of Collars
5. Science NAY The cover has a butterfly on it.
The Unusual Possession of Alastair Stubb, Perfect Remains
6. Sport YAY The book is set between 1939 and 1949
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 2/15/20

Card 16
1. Geography NAY North, East, West, or South in the title
2. Entertainment NAY The book is in any series with 12 or more primary works.
When Maidens Mourn2/20/20
3. History YAY Any word in the title starts with Z, including a one letter word.
4. Art/Literature YAY The book's author or character is named Claire, Beauchamp, Randall, or Fraser.
5. Science YAY The cover of the book has a steam powered train, with smoke on it.
6. Sport NAY The book is set in summer or winter.

Card 17
1. Geography YAY Set in Canada or written by a Canadian author.
2. Entertainment NAY The title has the word "Tango" or "Dance" in it.
Where Shadows Dance 2/2/20
*3. History YAY The title has the word "Iron" in it. Sub-titles are included in this task.
Iron Council
4. Art/Literature NAY The cover has a pyramid on it or the word "Pyramid" is in the title.
5. Science NAY Some of the animals on the list of the top 10 most endangered animals are leopard, tiger, gorilla, sea turtle, and rhino. The book has one of those animals in the title. Note "Sea" & "Turtle" may be separated.
The White Tiger
6. Sport YAY The book is about childhood friends.

Card 18
1. Geography NAY There is a cookie on the cover or the word "Cookie" is in the title.
2. Entertainment NAY The cover has a face in profile.
3. History NAY The book is a prize winner of one of the following awards: Pulitzer, Audie, National Book, Booker, Hugo, Nebula, Edgar, Rita, Scotia Giller, or Bram Stoker Award. The Handmaid's Tale 9/6/20
4. Art/Literature YAY Cover is 75% blue.
Whispers Under Ground
5. Science NAY There is a sun on the cover or the word "Sun" is in the title.
The Last Light of the Sun
6. Sport YAY The book was translated from another language to English.
Cathedral of the Sea

Card 19
1. Geography NAY There are lips on the cover. Moloka'i 10/6/20
2. Entertainment NAY The book is a ghost story.
3. History NAY The story is about the American Civil War.
4. Art/Literature YAY The book is set on the moon. It may be any moon, not just Earth's moon.
5. Science NAY The word "Electric" (exact) is in the title, or there is lightning on the cover.
*6. Sport NAY The cover has plants other than trees or bushes on it.

Card 20
1. Geography YAY Cover has a unicorn, or any horned animal.
Blood of Tyrants 01/17/20
2. Entertainment NAY The book is set in the 1980's.
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
3. History YAY The author's name is Peter, or the word Peter or Great is in the title.
*4. Art/Literature YAY The book is set between 1880 and 1889.
A Study in Darkness
5. Science NAY The genre is Scandinavian mystery.
6. Sport NAY The title contains the word "Kite", "Torch", "Plow", or "Chair".

[Vicki]

Card 21
1. Geography NAY The book was originally published in 2018. The Map of Salt and Stars 2/15/20
2. Entertainment NAY The cover is 75% pink.
3. History YAY The word Duchess or Cambridge is in the title
4. Art/Literature YAY Read the book, A Clockwork Orange. Or, there is a clock on the cover.
The Clockmaker's Daughter
5. Science NAY Read the book that has been on your TBR the longest.
6. Sport YAY The word "Left" is in the title

Card 22
1. Geography YAY The book is set in an abbey or the word "Abbey" is in the title.
Winterbay Abbey
2. Entertainment YAY There is a bear on the cover, or the word "Bear" is in the title. Memoirs of a Polar Bear 9/2/20
3. History NAY The cover has a heart on it, or the title has the word "Heart" in it.
4. Art/Literature YAY A main character is a knight.
5. Science NAY The theme of the book is medical.
6. Sport YAY The theme is about a royal family.
A Cursed Kings book

Card 23
1. Geography NAY The setting is a museum.
2. Entertainment NAY The cover depicts one of these animals: Elephant, Sheep, Bird, or Turtle.
The White Bone, The Elephant Keepers' Children, The People in the Trees
3. History NAY The book is set in Pennsylvania.
4. Art/Literature NAY The word "Sapphire" or "Diamond" is in the title.
5. Science NAY The genre is space opera.
6. Sport NAY There is a wild animal on the cover The Sisters of the Winter Wood 12/17/20

Card 24
1. Geography YAY There are mountains on the cover
The Darkest Road The Fionavar Tapestry
2. Entertainment NAY The main character has ginger coloured hair (red).
3. History NAY The book is set in the Netherlands, or is written by a Dutch author.
The Miniaturist
4. Art/Literature YAY Book is set in Ireland, or is written by an Irish author.
5. Science YAY The cover depicts an explosion.
6. Sport YAY The book was originally published in Japanese.The Travelling Cat Chronicles 2/21/20

Card 25
1. Geography YAY Read a book with the same title as one of Brad Pitt's movies link
2. Entertainment NAY The title has the word "Halloween", "Escape", or "Thing" in it.
3. History YAY The author's initials are JC or CJ.
Little, Big, The Passage
4. Art/Literature YAY Cover has a champagne flute on it.
5. Science YAY In Mexico, it's called a cenote. The book is set in Mexico or is written by a Mexican author.
6. Sport NAY The theme is North American aboriginal people. Moon of the Crusted Snow 10/23/20

Card 26
1. Geography YAY Setting is Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, or Libya
2. Entertainment YAY The book was made into a movie that won an academy award.
3. History YAY Read an anthology of Poe's stories, or a book about Poe.
4. Art/Literature YAY The book is set in Italy, India or Indonesia. The Light in the Ruins 11/19/20
5. Science NAY The title has the word "God" in it.
The God of Small Things
6. Sport YAY The cover has telegraph, telephone, or electric poles on it.

Card 27
1. Geography YAY The title has the word "South" in it.
2. Entertainment YAY Title has the word "Band" or "Brother" in it.
3. History YAY The cover has a whale on it, or the word "Whale" is in the title. Galore 10/24/20
4. Art/Literature YAY The book is set in one of the 4 Maritime Provinces of Canada
5. Science NAY The word "Lake" is in the title.
6. Sport YAY The title contains a word in which ""Fish" or "Lure" is the root word. Eg. Fishes, Fishing, Luring, Lured

Card 28
1. Geography YAY Read a memoir or biography of a woman who has done something extraordinary. This task excludes celebrities whose "feat" is entertainment. (May be about a group of women.)
2. Entertainment NAY Title contains the word "Legend" or "Legendary".
3. History YAY The title's first word starts with a J. Jepp, Who Defied the Stars 11/08/20
4. Art/Literature NAY Genre is a retelling of a fairy tale.
5. Science YAY The title has the word "Orchid" on it, or there are Orchids on the cover.
6. Sport YAY The cover has a Robot, Helicopter, Ring, or Guitar on it

Card 29
1. Geography NAY The cover has a key on it.
A Stranger in Mayfair
2. Entertainment NAY The main character is a queen.
3. History YAY The book is set in Modern Day China.
4. Art/Literature YAY The title is a single word starting with "A". Authority 10/3/20
5. Science YAY The genre is police procedure.
6. Sport YAY The book is set in Poland or is written by a Polish author.

Card 30
1. Geography YAY Genre is historical fiction set in France.
A Cursed Kings book
2. Entertainment YAY The book is set between 1760 and 1820. What Remains of Heaven 2/1/20
3. History YAY The word "Universe" is in the title.
Life, the Universe and Everything
4. Art/Literature YAY The book is set in Illinois.
5. Science NAY Theme is artificial intelligence.
6. Sport YAY There is a sword on the cover.
Under Heaven, Tigana

[Vicki]

The Plan

1-The King Without a Kingdom
-The Summer Tree
-Why Kings Confess
-The Child Garden
-The Android's Dream
-The Cruelest Month
2-The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
-A Prayer for Owen Meany
-The Ten Thousand Doors of January
-Any thriller that comes up
-Minds of Winter
-The Blue Salt Road
3-The Butterfly Girl✔️
4 -The Thirteenth Tale
5-The Light in the Ruins
-Moon Over Soho
-Independent People
-The Gift of Rain
-The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
-Eating Animals
6- Alligator
7- The Huntress
8-The Full Cupboard of Life
-Three Day Road
-A Study in Darkness
-any 300-350 pages
-a large eye? need to keep an eye out harhar
-Curiosity
9- Rivers of London
10-The Lily and the Lion
11- Rooftops of Tehran✔️
12- A Study in Ashes
13- Set in Iceland
-Oliver Twist
-The Janissary Tree
-Dread Nation✔️
-Stormy Seas
-What Darkness Brings
14-The Scar✔️
15-The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society✔️
16-When Maidens Mourn✔️
17- Where Shadows Dance✔️
18- The Handmaid's Tale✔️
19- The Book of Negroes
20- Temeraire Book ✔️
21-The Map of Salt and Stars✔️
22- Memoirs of a Polar Bear✔️
23- The White Bone
24-The Fionavar Tapestry
25-The Museum of Extraordinary Things
26-The God of Small Things
27- The Fisherman
28-
29- A Stranger in Mayfair
30- What Remains of Heaven✔️

[Vicki]

Where was I putting this again?

The Handmaid's Tale
Card 10, History, Nay, religion theme
Card 18, History, Nay, Award winner ✔️

[Vicki]

Badge 1

12/12

Card 1-
Card 2-
Card 3- Entertainment YAY - The Butterfly Girl
Card 4-
Card 5-
Card 6-
Card 7-
Card 8-
Card 9-
Card 10-
Card 11- History YAY - Rooftops of Tehran
Card 12-
Card 13- Art/Literature YAY - Dread Nation
Card 14- Art/Literature NAY - The Scar
Card 15- Sport YAY -The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Card 16- Entertainment NAY - When Maidens Mourn
Card 17- Entertainment NAY - Where Shadows Dance
Card 18-
Card 19-
Card 20- Geography YAY - Blood of Tyrants
Card 21- Geography NAY - The Map of Salt and Stars
Card 22- Entertainment YAY - Memoirs of a Polar Bear
Card 23-
Card 24- Sport YAY - The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Card 25-
Card 26-
Card 27-
Card 28-
Card 29-
Card 30- Entertainment YAY - What Remains of Heaven

[Vicki]

Badge 2

18/18

Card 1- Entertainment - YAY - Foxmask
Card 2- Science - NAY - Minds of Winter
Card 3- N/A
Card 4- Sport - NAY - League of Dragons
Card 5- Entertainment - NAY - The Haunting of Hill House
Card 6- Geography - YAY - Alligator
Card 7- History - YAY -The Huntress
Card 8- Entertainment - NAY - There There
Card 9- History - NAY - The River
Card 10- History - NAY - The Red Tent
Card 11- N/A
Card 12- Sport - YAY - Iron Council
Card 13- N/A
Card 14- N/A
Card 15- N/A
Card 16- N/A
Card 17- N/A
Card 18- History - Nay - The Handmaid's Tale
Card 19- Geography NAY - Moloka'i
Card 20- N/A
Card 21- N/A
Card 22- N/A
Card 23- Sport - NAY - The Sisters of the Winter Wood
Card 24- N/A
Card 25- Sport - NAY - Moon of the Crusted Snow
Card 26- Art/Literature - YAY - The Light in the Ruins
Card 27- History - YAY - Galore
Card 28- History - YAY - Jepp, Who Defied the Stars
Card 29- Art/Literature YAY - Authority
Card 30- N/A

[Vicki]

Badge 3

0/25

Card 1
1. Geography YAY-
2. Entertainment YAY-
3. History NAY-
4. Art/Literature YAY-
5. Science YAY-
6. Sport NAY-

Card 2
1. Geography YAY-
2. Entertainment NAY-
3. History NAY-
4. Art/Literature NAY-
5. Science NAY-
6. Sport YAY-

Card 5
1. Geography YAY-
2. Entertainment NAY-
3. History NAY-
4. Art/Literature NAY-
5. Science NAY-
6. Sport NAY-

Card 8
1. Geography NAY-
2. Entertainment NAY-
3. History NAY-
4. Art/Literature YAY-
5. Science YAY-
6. Sport NAY

Card 13
1. Geography YAY-
2. Entertainment YAY-
3. History YAY-
4. Art/Literature YAY-
5. Science NAY-.
6. Sport NAY-

[Vicki]

Reporting!

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1 Book 1
2. Card 13
3 Art/Literature - YAY
4. Link to book read: Dread Nation
5. Pages: 451
6. Task description: The theme of the book is zombies
7. How it fits: The dead rising from their graves is the backbone of the story.
8. Specifications: n/a

[Janice, Moderator]

Congrats on getting the first book under your belt.

[Vicki]

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1 Book 2
2. Card 20
3. Geography - YAY
4. Blood of Tyrants
5. Pages: top paper has 432 pages
6. Task description: Cover has a unicorn, or any horned animal.
7. How it fits: There is a horned dragon on the cover.
8. Specifications: n/a

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Vicki]

Reporting!

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1 Book 3
2. Card: 30
3. Entertainment - YAY
4. What Remains of Heaven
5. Pages: 324
6. Task description: Set between 1760 - 1820
7. How it fits: It is set in July 1812
8. Specifications: n/a

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Vicki]

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1 Book 4
2. Card: 17
3. Entertainment - NAY
4. Where Shadows Dance
5. Read ebook but paper copy has 342 pages
6. Task description: The title has the word "Tango" or "Dance" in it.
7. How it fits: "Dance" in title
8. Specifications: n/a

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Vicki]

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1 Book 5
2. Card: 21
3: Geography - NAY
4. The Map of Salt and Stars
5. Audio; top paper has 361 pages
6. Task description: The book was originally published in 2018
7. How it fits: First published May 1, 2018
8. Specifications: n/a

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Vicki]

1. Challenge Progress:Badge 1 Book 6
2. Card: 15
3: Sport - YAY
4. Link to book read: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
5. Pages: 274
6. Task description: The book is set between 1939 and 1949
7. How it fits: It is set entirely in 1946
8. Specifications: n/a

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Vicki]

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1 Book 7
2. Card: 11
3: History - YAY
4. Link to book read: Rooftops of Tehran
5. Pages: 345
6. Task description: The book is set in Iran or written by an Iranian author
7. How it fits: It's set in Iran 1973-74
8. Specifications: n/a

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Vicki]

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1 Book 8
2. Card: 16
3: Entertainment - NAY
4. Link to book read. When Maidens Mourn
5. ebook; top paper has 341
6. Task description: The book is in any series with 12 or more primary works.
7. How it fits: Sebastian St. Cyr Series currently has 14 published works.
8. Specifications: n/a

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Vicki]

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1 Book 9
2. Card: 24
3: Sport -Nay YAY
4. Link to book read: The Travelling Cat Chronicles
5. Pages: audio; top paper has 277 pages
6. Task description: The book was originally published in Japanese
7. How it fits: Original Japanese title: 旅猫リポート
8. Specifications: n/a

[Janice, Moderator]

That's actually the Yay task. :)

[Vicki]

Woops. I did have the Yay task assigned. will fix.

[Janice, Moderator]

LOL! Thanks. I've already tracked it as the yay task.

[Vicki]

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1 Book 10
2. Card: 3
3. Entertainment - YAY
4. Link to book read. The Butterfly Girl
5. Pages: audio; top paper 272 pages
6. Task description: Hands are on the cover.
7. How it fits: See the hands:
8. Specifications: n/a

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Vicki]

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1 Book 11
2. Card: 14
3. Art/Literature - NAY
4. Link to book read. The Scar
5. Pages: 638
6. Task description: Read the sequel (book 2) in any series.
7. How it fits: It is book 2 in the New Crobuzon Series
8. Specifications: N/A

[Vicki]

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1 Book 12~!
2. Card: 22
3. Entertainment: YAY
4. Link to book read. Memoirs of a Polar Bear
5. Pages: audio; top paper has 252 pages
6. Task description: There is a bear on the cover, or the word "Bear" is in the title.
7. How it fits: It has both, see:
8. Specifications: N/A

[Janice, Moderator]

Woohoo! Congrats on finishing the first badge! Don't forget to request your badge in the request thread.

[Cherie]

Congratulations, Vicki! 👏🏻🌈🥳

[Vicki]

Thank you, thank you
I shall report later today. Need to read the rules and such.

[Vicki]

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 2 Book 1
2. Card: 18
3. History - NAY
4. Link to book read. The Handmaid's Tale
5. Pages: 388
6. Task description: The book is a prize winner of one of the following awards: Pulitzer, Audie, National Book, Booker, Hugo, Nebula, Edgar, Rita, Scotia Giller, or Bram Stoker Award.
7. How it fits: Won the Audie for Fiction in 2013
8. Specifications: link

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Vicki]

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 2 Book 2
2. Card: 7
3. History - YAY
4. Link to book read. The Huntress
5. Pages: audio; top paper has 549 pages
6. Task description: The title contains a word in which "hunt" is a root word
7. How it fits: "Hunt"ress
8. Specifications: N/A

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Vicki]

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 2 Book 3
2. Card: 4
3. Sport - NAY
4. Link to book read. League of Dragons
5. Pages: audio; top paper has 380
6. Task description: Set in the 19th century (1801 - 1900)
7. How it fits: The year is never specified but it is set around 1814. The book did mention the year 6 as being in the past at least.
8. Specifications: N/A

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Vicki]

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 2 Book 4
2. Card: 29
3. Art/Literature YAY
4. Authority
5. audio; top paper has 341 pages
6. Task description: The title is a single word starting with "A"
7. How it fits: ya know.
8. Specifications: n/a

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Vicki]

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 2 Book 5
2. Card: 19
3. Geography NAY
4. Moloka'i
5. Pages: 389
6. Task description: There are lips on the cover
7. How it fits:
8. Specifications: N/A

Would I be able to use this as 1st or 2nd book in a series if it is only a series of two books? I might need to switch it.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Janice, Moderator]

We discount duologies when we do challenges involving series.

[Vicki]

Thanks, I think my plan A is going to work out anyways. It's going to be tight trying to finish this badge.

[Janice, Moderator]

There's 13 to go, and 3 months. You can do it. :)

[Vicki]

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 2 Book 6
2. Card: 5
3. Entertainment NAY
4. The Haunting of Hill House
5. audio; top paper has 182 pages
6. Task description: Genre is Paranormal Fantasy.
7. How it fits: 682 people tagged it Fantasy > Paranormal
8. Specifications: N/A

[Janice, Moderator]

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