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38/3816. If a pizza has radius “Z” and height “A” the equation becomes…
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PIZZA
P The Puppy Project by Kathi Daley read 3/25/20
I If Books Could Kill by Kate Carlisle read 4/10/20
Z The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib read 6/27/20
Z What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller read 8/5/20
A Murder With Puffins by Donna Andrews read 2/16/20
🔢 A) Read a book with a unique main character
SEVEN
S The Sisters of Henry VIII: The Tumultuous Lives of Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France by Maria Perry read 2/8/20
E Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich read 3/29/20
V Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh read 3/7/20
E Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich read 3/29/20
N The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin read 5/11/20
🔢 A) Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day
THIRTEEN
T Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom read 4/21/20
H The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins read 2/19/20
I The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks read 4/14/20
R Where Sleeping Dragons Lie by Cristina Rayne read 5/22/20
T Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally read 4/24/20
E Poisoned Prose by Ellery Adams read 3/31/20
E Lethal Letters by Ellery Adams read 3/31/20
N Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between by Eric Nusbaum read 6/15/20
🔢 A) Read a book with a number or an ! in the title
TIME
T Beaches, Bungalows, and Burglaries by Tonya Kappes read 4/26/20
I Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson read 5/8/20
M My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult read 2/4/20
E Writing All Wrongs by Ellery Adams read 4/1/20
20. Googol, Googolplex, and Google
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GOOGOL
G Garfield at Large: His First Book by Jim Davis read 1/25/20
O The Outsider by Stephen King read 6/10/20
O Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond by John Joseph Adams read 7/14/20
G The Good Daughters by Joyce Maynard read2/27/20 read 7/24/20
O Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds
L The Magicians by Lev Grossman read 3/5/20
38/38🔢A) Read a book that takes place in Denver or Colorado
MILE
M Parasite by Mira Grant read 2/14/20
I Iron Bloom by Billy Wong read 5/25/20
L The Half-Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson read 3/26/20
E Murder in the Paperback Parlor by Ellery Adams read 4/9/20
🔢 A) Read a book with an unlucky character
ASIA
A The Spies That Bind by Ally Carter read 2/17/20
S Joyland by Stephen King read 2/25/20
I It by Stephen King read 6/2/20
A Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter read 2/17/20
🔢 A) Read a book with a text message in the story
FIVE
FDune by Frank Herbert read 2/27/20
I Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs read 6/5/20
V Dying in Style by Elaine Viets read 7/14/20
E East of Eden by John Steinbeck read 4/7/20
🔢A) Read a book with a main page genre of romance or erotica
SIXTY-NINE
S A Seamless Murder by Melissa Bourbon read 3/19/20
I Murder, Plain and Simple by Isabella Alan read 6/26/20
X Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa read 7/18/20
T The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain read 5/5/20
Y Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks read 6/18/20
- Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage: The Titanic's First-Class Passengers and Their World by Hugh Brewster read 1/6/20
N The Pursuit of William Abbey by Claire North read 7/22/20
I Murder, Simply Stitched by Isabella Alan read 6/28/20
N Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov read 8/4/20
E Killer Characters by Ellery Adams read 4/2/20
25. There are 31 days in most months.
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MONTH
M Beating About the Bush by M.C. Beaton read 2/16/20
O Becoming by Michelle Obama read 8/31/20
N Death at the Bar by Ngaio Marsh read 8/24/20
T Timeless by Gail Carriger read 5/14/20
H The Halloween Haunting by Kathi Daley read 3/21/20
38/38🔢 A) Read a book with a chart, graph, map or other illustration/picture in the book
BIRTHDAY
B- The Blood of an Englishman by M.C. Beaton read 1/8/20
I Murder, Served Simply by Isabella Alan read 6/30/20
R Dark Falls by Lori Ryan read 5/25/20
T The Daughters of Maine by Tish Thawer read 5/17/20
H Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle read 3/28/20
D Alone with the Stars by David R. Gillham read 2/19/20
A Cut and Run: A Light-Hearted Dark Comedy by Ben Acker read 2/19/20
Y The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp by Rick Yancey read 7/9/20
🔢 A) Read a book tagged psychology or science,
ODD
O The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Princess Margaret, Royal Rebel by Georgie Blalock read 9/8/20
D Death in Ecstasy by Ngaio Marsh read 3/4/20
D Deadly Patterns by Melissa Bourbon read 3/15/20
🔢 A) Read a book with playing cards in the story
CARDS
C Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter read 2/17/20
A The Alice Network by Kate Quinn read 3/24/20
R Roosevelt by Brett Harper read 6/6/20
D The Saint Paddy's Promise by Kathi Daley read 3/19/20
S The Passive Voice by G.C. Scott read 3/28/20
29. 111,111,111 × 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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MILLION
M The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes read 3/5/20
I Ice Cream and Incidents by Agatha Frost read 7/3/20
L The Magician King by Lev Grossman read 3/27/20
L The Magician's Land by Lev Grossman read 4/9/20
I Murder, Plainly Read by Isabella Alan read 7/6/20
O The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica read 9/20/20
N Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles read 9/2/20
30. -40 is the only temperature that is the same in both Fahrenheit and Celsius
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FORTY
F Espresso and Evil by Agatha Frost read 6/15/20
O The Other Tudors: Henry VIII's Mistresses and Bastards by Philippa Jones read 10/9/20
R My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell read 6/9/20
T Through the Zombie Glass by Gena Showalter read 5/31/20
Y The Yule Log by Clive McWilliam read 9/4/20
BY THE NUMBERS completion post
Yearly
Duration: December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
Levels - Advanced Placement: 25-30 tasks
1. “Hundred” doesn’t mean 100.
🔢 Read a book that has 100-120 pages, with a character over 100 years old, or spell out HUNDRED.
H The murder of harriet Monckton - Elizabeth Haynes – 20.12.19
U An unsuitable woman – kat Gordon – 23.12.19
N Noughts and Crosses – Malorie Blackman - 01.12.19
D Zom-b – Darren shan – 14.12.19
R A Guilty Thing Surprised – Ruth Rendell – 04.01.20
E Into The Darkest Corner – Elizabeth Haynes – 05.12.1
D Angels – Darren shan – 14.12.19 - #4 zom-b
2. There is only one even prime number.
🔢 Read the second book in a series
Cilka’s Journey – Heather Morris - 01.12.19 - The Tattooist of Auschwitz #2
3. The square root of two is called “Pythagoras’ Constant.”
🔢 Spell out ROOT.
R The Jungle book – Rudyard kipling 19.12.19
O One – sarah crossan - 13.12.19
O One Little Lie – Sam Carrington – 17.01.20
T The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas - 13.01.20
4. Zero is the only number not represented in Roman numerals.
🔢 Read a book with a title beginning with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M
My Friend Walter – Michael Morpurgo – 03.12.19
5. Different cultures discovered zero at different times.
🔢 Spell out ZERO.
Z Bridge of clay – markus zusak – 19.01.20
E Elizabeth and the prince of spain – Margaret Irwin – Elizabeth trilogy #3 26.0.20
R Last Letter Home – Rachel Hore – 06.01.20
O The Star Outside My Window – Onjali Q Rauf 18.01.20
6. Zero is an even number.
🔢 Read an even-numbered book in a series
The house at pooh corner - a.a.milne - 15.01.20 - Winnie-the-pooh #2
7. There is only one number spelled with the same number of letters as itself.
🔢 Read a book with a four-letter word in the title
Cari mora – Thomas harris 31.12.19
8. Take any number and multiply it by three for a cool trick.
🔢 Read a book where the main character creates something new out of something old
A house without walls – Elizabeth laird – 01.01.20
One of the characters creates a kitchen area from scrap / rubbish
9. Six is the smallest perfect number
🔢 Read a book where the main character finds "perfection"
Lightening mary – anthea simmons – 19.12.19
She finds a perfect fossil
10. The number Pi is an irrational number.
🔢 Read a book with a circle on the cover
Jessica’s ghost – Andrew norriss – 21.01.20
The button is a circle shape
11. Two and five are the only prime numbers that end with 2 and 5.
🔢 Read a book with a word in the title begins and ends with the same letter
Dead if you don’t – peter james – 29.12.19
12. The Fibonacci Sequence appears in nature.
🔢 Read a book with only a face on the cover
Lion – saroo Brierley – 22.01.20
13. 9 is considered a “magic” number.
🔢 Read a book with magic in the story, where something in the story multiplies (your interpretation) or spell out NINE.
N we need new names – noviolet bulawaye – 15.02.20
I the illustrated mum – Jacqueline Wilson 18.02.20
N everything I never told you – celeste ng – 10.02.20 288
E A perfect explanation - Eleanor anstruther – 27.02.20
14. The number Pi spells the food “PIE”.
🔢 Spell out PI.
The pudding problem – joe berger 16.12.19
The intrusions – stav shewrez - #3 carrigan and miller – 18.12.19
15. One isn't a prime number.
🔢 Read a book told from only one point of view
A boy called Christmas – matt haig 12.12.19
16. If a pizza has radius “Z” and height “A” the equation becomes…
🔢 Read a book with a "square" character,
the dare game – Jacqueline Wilson 20.02.20
17. 7 is the most popular “favorite number” and is arithmetically unique
🔢 Read a book with a unique main character
Winnie-the-pooh – a.a.milne – 02.01.20
18. The most popular two-digit number is 13
🔢 Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day
Fear of falling - Cath staincliffe - 24.11.19
Published: 09.05.19
19. Six Weeks = 10! Seconds
🔢 Read a book with a number or an ! in the title
The 18th Abduction - James Patterson – 14.01.20
20. Googol, Googolplex, and Google
🔢 Read a book with a large number of characters
CrossFire – Malorie Blackman – 03.01.20
21. The Mile-High City is exactly one mile high.
🔢 Spell out MILE.
M Moral disorder – Margaret atwood – 12.12.19
I A song for summer – eva Ibbotson - 13.12.19
L The Hunting of the Snark – Lewis Carroll – 15.01.20
E Exposure – helen Dunmore – 28.12.19
22. In Asia, 4 is considered unlucky.
🔢 Read a book where someone dies
Black Out – Lisa Unger - 07.01.20
23. In Thailand, “555” is hilarious
🔢 Read a book with a text message in the story, where the main character frequently laughs, or spell out FIVE.
F the frozen woman – jon Michelet – 09.02.20
I isle of dogs – Patricia cornwell – 12.02.20
V Road to war – a first world war girl’s diary, 1916 - Valerie wilding - 25.02.20
E the house of mirth – edith Wharton – 22.02.20
24. (6 × 9) + (6 + 9) = 69
🔢 Read a book where a character discovers the truth
The familiars – Stacey halls – 26.01.20
25. There are 31 days in most months.
🔢 Read a book published on the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month, read a book published in 2020 or spell out
Rest and be thankful – emma glass – 07.05.20 - Published 19.03.20
30. -40 is the only temperature that is the same in both Fahrenheit and Celsius
🔢 Read a book that takes place in a cold climate
Arctic hero – Catherine johnson – 05.12.19
Yearly
Duration: December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
Levels - Advanced Placement: 25-30 tasks
1. “Hundred” doesn’t mean 100.
🔢 Read a book that has 100-120 pages, with a character over 100 years old, or spell out HUNDRED.
H The murder of harriet Monckton - Elizabeth Haynes – 20.12.19
U An unsuitable woman – kat Gordon – 23.12.19
N Noughts and Crosses – Malorie Blackman - 01.12.19
D Zom-b – Darren shan – 14.12.19
R A Guilty Thing Surprised – Ruth Rendell – 04.01.20
E Into The Darkest Corner – Elizabeth Haynes – 05.12.1
D Angels – Darren shan – 14.12.19 - #4 zom-b
2. There is only one even prime number.
🔢 Read the second book in a series
Cilka’s Journey – Heather Morris - 01.12.19 - The Tattooist of Auschwitz #2
3. The square root of two is called “Pythagoras’ Constant.”
🔢 Spell out ROOT.
R The Jungle book – Rudyard kipling 19.12.19
O One – sarah crossan - 13.12.19
O One Little Lie – Sam Carrington – 17.01.20
T The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas - 13.01.20
4. Zero is the only number not represented in Roman numerals.
🔢 Read a book with a title beginning with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M
My Friend Walter – Michael Morpurgo – 03.12.19
5. Different cultures discovered zero at different times.
🔢 Spell out ZERO.
Z Bridge of clay – markus zusak – 19.01.20
E Elizabeth and the prince of spain – Margaret Irwin – Elizabeth trilogy #3 26.0.20
R Last Letter Home – Rachel Hore – 06.01.20
O The Star Outside My Window – Onjali Q Rauf 18.01.20
6. Zero is an even number.
🔢 Read an even-numbered book in a series
The house at pooh corner - a.a.milne - 15.01.20 - Winnie-the-pooh #2
7. There is only one number spelled with the same number of letters as itself.
🔢 Read a book with a four-letter word in the title
Cari mora – Thomas harris 31.12.19
8. Take any number and multiply it by three for a cool trick.
🔢 Read a book where the main character creates something new out of something old
A house without walls – Elizabeth laird – 01.01.20
One of the characters creates a kitchen area from scrap / rubbish
9. Six is the smallest perfect number
🔢 Read a book where the main character finds "perfection"
Lightening mary – anthea simmons – 19.12.19
She finds a perfect fossil
10. The number Pi is an irrational number.
🔢 Read a book with a circle on the cover
Jessica’s ghost – Andrew norriss – 21.01.20
The button is a circle shape
11. Two and five are the only prime numbers that end with 2 and 5.
🔢 Read a book with a word in the title begins and ends with the same letter
Dead if you don’t – peter james – 29.12.19
12. The Fibonacci Sequence appears in nature.
🔢 Read a book with only a face on the cover
Lion – saroo Brierley – 22.01.20
13. 9 is considered a “magic” number.
🔢 Read a book with magic in the story, where something in the story multiplies (your interpretation) or spell out NINE.
N we need new names – noviolet bulawaye – 15.02.20
I the illustrated mum – Jacqueline Wilson 18.02.20
N everything I never told you – celeste ng – 10.02.20 288
E A perfect explanation - Eleanor anstruther – 27.02.20
14. The number Pi spells the food “PIE”.
🔢 Spell out PI.
The pudding problem – joe berger 16.12.19
The intrusions – stav shewrez - #3 carrigan and miller – 18.12.19
15. One isn't a prime number.
🔢 Read a book told from only one point of view
A boy called Christmas – matt haig 12.12.19
16. If a pizza has radius “Z” and height “A” the equation becomes…
🔢 Read a book with a "square" character,
the dare game – Jacqueline Wilson 20.02.20
17. 7 is the most popular “favorite number” and is arithmetically unique
🔢 Read a book with a unique main character
Winnie-the-pooh – a.a.milne – 02.01.20
18. The most popular two-digit number is 13
🔢 Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day
Fear of falling - Cath staincliffe - 24.11.19
Published: 09.05.19
19. Six Weeks = 10! Seconds
🔢 Read a book with a number or an ! in the title
The 18th Abduction - James Patterson – 14.01.20
20. Googol, Googolplex, and Google
🔢 Read a book with a large number of characters
CrossFire – Malorie Blackman – 03.01.20
21. The Mile-High City is exactly one mile high.
🔢 Spell out MILE.
M Moral disorder – Margaret atwood – 12.12.19
I A song for summer – eva Ibbotson - 13.12.19
L The Hunting of the Snark – Lewis Carroll – 15.01.20
E Exposure – helen Dunmore – 28.12.19
22. In Asia, 4 is considered unlucky.
🔢 Read a book where someone dies
Black Out – Lisa Unger - 07.01.20
23. In Thailand, “555” is hilarious
🔢 Read a book with a text message in the story, where the main character frequently laughs, or spell out FIVE.
F the frozen woman – jon Michelet – 09.02.20
I isle of dogs – Patricia cornwell – 12.02.20
V Road to war – a first world war girl’s diary, 1916 - Valerie wilding - 25.02.20
E the house of mirth – edith Wharton – 22.02.20
24. (6 × 9) + (6 + 9) = 69
🔢 Read a book where a character discovers the truth
The familiars – Stacey halls – 26.01.20
25. There are 31 days in most months.
🔢 Read a book published on the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month, read a book published in 2020 or spell out
Rest and be thankful – emma glass – 07.05.20 - Published 19.03.20
30. -40 is the only temperature that is the same in both Fahrenheit and Celsius
🔢 Read a book that takes place in a cold climate
Arctic hero – Catherine johnson – 05.12.19
FINISHED!BY THE NUMBERS
Duration: December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
Level: Advanced Placement: 25-30 books
26 out of 25-30
Each task has a spell out option where you may use the title, series name, author's first or last name, or main character's first or last name. You may use a book as many times as it will work for a single word. Please disregard articles for title and series name.
++1. “Hundred” doesn’t mean 100.
🔢 Read a book that has 100-120 pages, with a character over 100 years old, or spell out HUNDRED.
An Appeal to the World: The Way to Peace in a Time of Division 12-19-19 (112 pages)
++2. There is only one even prime number.
The number 2 is the smallest and first prime number (since all other even numbers are divisible by two).
🔢 Read the second book in a series, a book where the page count is divisible by 2, or spell out TWO.
Around the Passover Table 12-2-19 (32 pages)
++3. The square root of two is called “Pythagoras’ Constant.”
🔢 Read a book where the main character has a theory, with an irrational character, or spell out ROOT.
Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging 12-3-19 (MC is author, has theory we need tribes to recover from traumas & to be happy)
++4. Zero is the only number not represented in Roman numerals.
🔢 Read a book with a title beginning or ending with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M, with a Greek character in the story, or spell out ROMAN.
Christmas Wombat 12-2-19
++5. Different cultures discovered zero at different times.
🔢 Read a book with a cube (not a square) on the cover, an astronomer or mathematician character, or spell out ZERO.
A Mrs. Miracle Christmas
12-8-19 (The gift on the cover is a cube...although open!)++6. Zero is an even number.
🔢 Read an even-numbered book in a series, a book with a character attending or working in a university, or spell out EVEN.
The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes 12-11-19 (Ned Nickerson)
++7. There is only one number spelled with the same number of letters as itself.
🔢 Read a book with a four-letter word in the title, with four friends or family members in the story, or spell out FOUR.
The Boxcar Children 12-2-19 (Four kids in family)
++8. Take any number and multiply it by three for a cool trick.
🔢 Read a book where a character plays a trick on another character, where the main character creates something new out of something old, or spell out THREE.
Holding Silvan: A Brief Life 12-6-19 (She makes a new baby from her old womb)
++9. Six is the smallest perfect number
🔢 Read a book where the main character finds "perfection" (your interpretation), a book you found confusing, or spell out SIX.
The Cats of Tiffany Street 12-2-19 (Shadow the stray is happily adopted)
++10. The number Pi is an irrational number.
🔢 Read a book with a circle on the cover, a book you thought would never end, or spell out RATIO.
The Secret Santa from the Black Lagoon
12-13-19 (The eyes of the boy))++11. Two and five are the only prime numbers that end with 2 and 5.
🔢 Read a book with a word in the title or where the author's first or last name begins and ends with the same letter (ex: With Silent Screams - screams) or spell out PRIME.
The Ruling Class 12-7-19 ("America" in subtitle)
++12. The Fibonacci Sequence appears in nature.
🔢 Read a book with only a face on the cover, where nature plays an important role in the story, or spell out NAUTILUS.
A Very Marley Christmas 12-2-19 (It's about when snow will fall)
++13. 9 is considered a “magic” number.
🔢 Read a book with magic in the story, where something in the story multiplies (your interpretation) or spell out NINE.
Miss Daisy Is Crazy! 12-10-19 (The boy's successes in school multiply!)
++14. The number Pi spells the food “PIE”.
🔢 Read a book where the main character eats or makes a pie, with big or blocky letters on the cover, or spell out PI.
The Little Book of Feminist Saints
12-13-19 (Blocky letters on cover)
Helen, cont.++15. One isn't a prime number.
🔢 Read a book with a clone in the story, told from only one point of view, or spell out ONE.
Adulthood Is a Myth 12-12-19 (Point of view of a person who dislikes responsibilities)
++16. If a pizza has radius “Z” and height “A” the equation becomes…
🔢 Read a book with a "square" character, with a tall character, or spell out PIZZA.
Queen of the World! 12-3-19 (Her friend Wilson is square, not popular)
++17. 7 is the most popular “favorite number” and is arithmetically unique
🔢 Read a book with a unique main character, reread a favorite book, or spell out SEVEN.
Cat vs Human 12-12-19 (Crazy cat lady)
++18. The most popular two-digit number is 13
🔢 Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day, a popular book (your interpretation), or spell out THIRTEEN.
The Tiger Who Came to Tea 12-6-19 (Lots of the reviewers read it as children)
++19. Six Weeks = 10! Seconds
🔢 Read a book with a number or an ! in the title, a book with an equation in the story or where a character does math, or spell out TIME.
My 1st Investments Book
12-13-19++20. Googol, Googolplex, and Google
🔢 Read a book where the main character uses the internet, with a large number of characters, or spell out GOOGOL (or GOOGLE).
The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings 12-9-19 (has about 100 characters!)
21. The Mile-High City is exactly one mile high.
🔢 Read a book that takes place in Denver or Colorado, with the words mile and high in the story, or spell out MILE.
++22. In Asia, 4 is considered unlucky.
🔢 Read a book with an unlucky character, a character with a phobia, where someone dies, or spell out ASIA.
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes 12-10-19 (Unlucky and dies and in Asia)
++23. In Thailand, “555” is hilarious
🔢 Read a book with a text message in the story, where the main character frequently laughs, or spell out FIVE.
Christmas Camp 12-12-19 (Text message page 232, "... she saw she had six missed text messages, and the last one from Kathy said 911 and to call back immediately."
++24. (6 × 9) + (6 + 9) = 69
🔢 Read a book with a main page genre of romance or erotica, where a character discovers the truth, or spell out SIXTY-NINE.
Christmas Cocoa Murder 12-9-19 (MPG of Romance)
25. There are 31 days in most months.
🔢 Read a book published on the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month, read a book published in 2020 or spell out MONTH.
++26. In a group of 23 people, two will probably share a birthday.
🔢 Read a book with a chart, graph, map or other illustration/picture in the book, where a character has a birthday, or spell out BIRTHDAY.
How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You 12-5-19 (page 45 illustration of chart with one Nov. goal to pat Bob's magnificent tummy)
++27. We see odd numbers as male, even numbers as female.
🔢 Read a book tagged psychology or science, with an alpha male or girly-girl main character, or spell out ODD.
Bomb Sniffing Dogs 12-5-19 (Soldier)
28. There are more ways to arrange a deck of cards than there are atoms on earth.
🔢 Read a book with playing cards in the story, a book that takes place in a different universe or on another world, or spell out CARDS.
29. 111,111,111 × 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
🔢 Read a book with all the same numbers in the page count (111, 222) or a book with the numbers in sequence in the page count (234, 432) or spell out MILLION.
++30. -40 is the only temperature that is the same in both Fahrenheit and Celsius
🔢 Read a book that takes place in a cold climate, where two cultures or people find commonality or spell out FORTY
Dr Frau 12-12-19 (Takes place in Lancaster County, PA, with lots of snow)
This sounds fun.By the Numbers
Duration: December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
Level: Intermediate 15-20 tasks
Progress: 0/15-20
1. “Hundred” doesn’t mean 100.
🔢 Read a book that has 100-120 pages, with a character over 100 years old, or spell out HUNDRED.
2. There is only one even prime number.
🔢 Read the second book in a series, a book where the page count is divisible by 2, or spell out TWO.
3. The square root of two is called “Pythagoras’ Constant.”
🔢 Read a book where the main character has a theory, with an irrational character, or spell out ROOT.
4. Zero is the only number not represented in Roman numerals.
🔢 Read a book with a title beginning or ending with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M, with a Greek character in the story, or spell out ROMAN.
5. Different cultures discovered zero at different times.
🔢 Read a book with a cube (not a square) on the cover, an astronomer or mathematician character, or spell out ZERO.
6. Zero is an even number.
🔢 Read an even-numbered book in a series, a book with a character attending or working in a university, or spell out EVEN.
7. There is only one number spelled with the same number of letters as itself.
🔢 Read a book with a four-letter word in the title, with four friends or family members in the story, or spell out FOUR.
8. Take any number and multiply it by three for a cool trick.
🔢 Read a book where a character plays a trick on another character, where the main character creates something new out of something old, or spell out THREE.
9. Six is the smallest perfect number
🔢 Read a book where the main character finds "perfection" (your interpretation), a book you found confusing, or spell out SIX.
10. The number Pi is an irrational number.
🔢 Read a book with a circle on the cover, a book you thought would never end, or spell out RATIO.
11. Two and five are the only prime numbers that end with 2 and 5.
🔢 Read a book with a word in the title or where the author's first or last name begins and ends with the same letter (ex: With Silent Screams - screams) or spell out PRIME.
12. The Fibonacci Sequence appears in nature.
🔢 Read a book with only a face on the cover, where nature plays an important role in the story, or spell out NAUTILUS.
13. 9 is considered a “magic” number.
🔢 Read a book with magic in the story, where something in the story multiplies (your interpretation) or spell out NINE.
14. The number Pi spells the food “PIE”.
🔢 Read a book where the main character eats or makes a pie, with big or blocky letters on the cover, or spell out PI.
15. One isn't a prime number.
🔢 Read a book with a clone in the story, told from only one point of view, or spell out ONE.
16. If a pizza has radius “Z” and height “A” the equation becomes…
🔢 Read a book with a "square" character, with a tall character, or spell out PIZZA.
17. 7 is the most popular “favorite number” and is arithmetically unique
🔢 Read a book with a unique main character, reread a favorite book, or spell out SEVEN.
18. The most popular two-digit number is 13
🔢 Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day, a popular book (your interpretation), or spell out THIRTEEN.
19. Six Weeks = 10! Seconds
🔢 Read a book with a number or an ! in the title, a book with an equation in the story or where a character does math, or spell out TIME.
20. Googol, Googolplex, and Google
🔢 Read a book where the main character uses the internet, with a large number of characters, or spell out GOOGOL (or GOOGLE).
21. The Mile-High City is exactly one mile high.
🔢 Read a book that takes place in Denver or Colorado, with the words mile and high in the story, or spell out MILE.
22. In Asia, 4 is considered unlucky.
🔢 Read a book with an unlucky character, a character with a phobia, where someone dies, or spell out ASIA.
23. In Thailand, “555” is hilarious
🔢 Read a book with a text message in the story, where the main character frequently laughs, or spell out FIVE.
24. (6 × 9) + (6 + 9) = 69
🔢 Read a book with a main page genre of romance or erotica, where a character discovers the truth, or spell out SIXTY-NINE.
25. There are 31 days in most months.
🔢 Read a book published on the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month, read a book published in 2020 or spell out MONTH.
26. In a group of 23 people, two will probably share a birthday.
🔢 Read a book with a chart, graph, map or other illustration/picture in the book, where a character has a birthday, or spell out BIRTHDAY.
27. We see odd numbers as male, even numbers as female.
🔢 Read a book tagged psychology or science, with an alpha male or girly-girl main character, or spell out ODD.
28. There are more ways to arrange a deck of cards than there are atoms on earth.
🔢 Read a book with playing cards in the story, a book that takes place in a different universe or on another world, or spell out CARDS.
29. 111,111,111 × 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
🔢 Read a book with all the same numbers in the page count (111, 222) or a book with the numbers in sequence in the page count (234, 432) or spell out MILLION.
30. -40 is the only temperature that is the same in both Fahrenheit and Celsius
🔢 Read a book that takes place in a cold climate, where two cultures or people find commonality or spell out FORTY.
1. “Hundred” doesn’t mean 100.🔢 Read a book that has 100-120 pages, with a character over 100 years old, or spell out HUNDRED.
2. There is only one even prime number.
The number 2 is the smallest and first prime number (since all other even numbers are divisible by two).
🔢 Read the second book in a series, a book where the page count is divisible by 2, or spell out TWO.
3. The square root of two is called “Pythagoras’ Constant.”
Remember the Pythagorean Theorem? Well, Pythagoras’ Constant is the square root of 2 (1.41). It’s also the first irrational number (a real number that cannot be written as a simple fraction) discovered.
🔢 Read a book where the main character has a theory, with an irrational character, or spell out ROOT.
4. Zero is the only number not represented in Roman numerals.
Roman numerals were developed to facilitate trade by standardizing the pricing of goods and services and are represented by seven different letters: I, V, X, L, C, D, and M. There isn't a numeral for 0 because the ancient Greeks didn’t consider it a number. Aristotle had dismissed zero as a number because you couldn't divide by zero; however, they were aware of zero as a concept and used the Latin word nulla to represent the concept of zero (as in "we have no food").
🔢 Read a book with a title beginning or ending with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M, with a Greek character in the story, or spell out ROMAN.
5. Different cultures discovered zero at different times.
Indian astronomer and mathematician Brahmagupta is credited with introducing the formal concept of zero into a number system, around 600 A.D. Brahmagupta 's other contributions to mathematics and astronomy include explaining how to find the cube and cube-root of an integer. He also developed rules for the computation of squares and square roots.
🔢 Read a book with a cube (not a square) on the cover, an astronomer or mathematician character, or spell out ZERO.
6. Zero is an even number.
Mathematically, an even number is a number that can be divided by two and still create a whole number. Zero meets the criteria because if you halve zero, you get zero. Don't worry if this is confusing - in the 1990s, researchers at Cambridge University discovered people are 10% slower deciding if zero is an even number versus the other even numbers.
🔢 Read an even-numbered book in a series, a book with a character attending or working in a university, or spell out EVEN.
7. There is only one number spelled with the same number of letters as itself.
The number 4 is the only number spelled with the same number of letters as itself (f-o-u-r). Oh, and the number 4 on a calculator is made up of four light bars.
🔢 Read a book with a four-letter word in the title, with four friends or family members in the story, or spell out FOUR.
8. Take any number and multiply it by three for a cool trick.
Take any number, and multiply it by three. Then, take the digits of that new number and add them all together. Whatever number that equals will always be divisible by three, no matter what number you started with. For example:
3 x 4 = 12
1 + 2 = 3
3 / 3 = 1
🔢 Read a book where a character plays a trick on another character, where the main character creates something new out of something old, or spell out THREE.
9. Six is the smallest perfect number
In number theory, a perfect number is a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its positive divisors. By this rule, six is the smallest perfect number. If you scratched your head and said, “Huh?” here’s an example: 1 + 2 + 3 = 6. The next perfect number doesn’t occur until 28 (1 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 14 = 28). It turns out perfection really is few and far between…
🔢 Read a book where the main character finds "perfection" (your interpretation), a book you found confusing, or spell out SIX.
10. The number Pi is an irrational number.
The number Pi—also known as the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle—is irrational. This is because Pi cannot be written as a fraction. Also: Pi, when written as a decimal, never repeats and never ends.
🔢 Read a book with a circle on the cover, a book you thought would never end, or spell out RATIO.
11. Two and five are the only prime numbers that end with 2 and 5.
A prime number is a natural number greater than one that cannot be created by multiplying two smaller natural numbers. In non-math speak, prime numbers are numbers greater than 1 that can only be formed by multiplying 1 by itself. A natural number greater than one that is not prime is called a composite number.
🔢 Read a book with a word in the title or where the author's first or last name begins and ends with the same letter (ex: With Silent Screams - screams) or spell out PRIME.
12. The Fibonacci Sequence appears in nature.
Leonardo Fibonacci lived in 13th-century Italy and is credited with discovering a mathematical sequence that’s now named after him: the Fibonacci Sequence. The sequence is found by adding the previous two numbers of the sequence together. It looks like this: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34... and on it goes. This pattern can be visualized as:
The Fibonacci Sequence is often seen in nature. Nautilus shells follow the progressive proportional increase of the Fibonacci Sequence as do hurricanes and tornadoes and even parts of the human face.
🔢 Read a book with only a face on the cover, where nature plays an important role in the story, or spell out NAUTILUS.
13. 9 is considered a “magic” number.
Have you ever heard that the number 9 is considered to be a “magic” number (and I always thought it was 3)? No? Well, it is, and here's why: if you multiply a number by 9 and add all the digits of the new number together, the sum will always add up to 9. For example:
8 x 9 = 72
7 + 2 = 9
OR
4 x 9 = 36
3 + 6 = 9
🔢 Read a book with magic in the story, where something in the story multiplies (your interpretation) or spell out NINE.
14. The number Pi spells the food “PIE”.
If you write Pi (to the first two decimal places of 3.14) backward, in big, blocky letters it actually reads “PIE.”
🔢 Read a book where the main character eats or makes a pie, with big or blocky letters on the cover, or spell out PI.
15. One isn't a prime number.
Many think the number 1 is a prime number, it isn't. One doesn't fulfill the requirements to be prime (being divisible by both 1 and itself). Divide 1 by 1 and you get…1. Nothing has been divided.
🔢 Read a book with a clone in the story, told from only one point of view, or spell out ONE.
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16. If a pizza has radius “Z” and height “A” the equation becomes…
Since the volume of a cylinder is Pi, times the radius squared, times height, that would mean a pizza with radius “Z” and height “A” would have the volume of… PI * z * z * a.
🔢 Read a book with a "square" character, with a tall character, or spell out PIZZA.
17. 7 is the most popular “favorite number” and is arithmetically unique
If you walked up to someone on the street and asked them what their favorite number is—of all the whole numbers between 1 and 100—there’s almost a 10 percent chance they will say “7.” These were the findings of mathematician Alex Bellos, who asked respondents to identify their favorite number and discovered that 9.7% of the time their answer was “7”.
Another reason 7 may be so popular because it is arithmetically unique. Alex Bellos explains: “Of the first 10 numbers, seven is the most prime. You cannot multiply or divide it within the group. It feels unique.” For example, you could multiply 4 by 2 to get 8 or divide 10 by 2 to get 5, but there’s nothing you can do with 7.
🔢 Read a book with a unique main character, reread a favorite book, or spell out SEVEN.
18. The most popular two-digit number is 13
Alex Bellos’ also discovered that the most popular two-digit number (selected by 5 percent of all respondents), and sixth-most popular number overall (following 7, 3, 8, 4, and 5 in the top five spots—that’s right, the number five is also the fifth most popular numbers) is 13.
🔢 Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day, a popular book (your interpretation), or spell out THIRTEEN.
19. Six Weeks = 10! Seconds
That is, 10 × 9 × 8 × 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 3,628,800 seconds = 60,480 minutes = 1,008 hours = 42 days = 6 weeks.
🔢 Read a book with a number or an ! in the title, a book with an equation in the story or where a character does math, or spell out TIME.
20. Googol, Googolplex, and Google
A googol is 10 to the 100th power (1 followed by 100 zeroes) and is larger than the number of elementary particles in the universe, which amount to only 10 to the 80th power. Googolplex is the term for 10 to the power of googol - that is, 1 followed by 10 to the power of 100 zeros. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the founders of Google, named their search engine after the term googol. In 1997, Larry was brainstorming names with other Stanford graduate students, including Sean Anderson, and looking at available domain names. Anderson miskeyed googol as "google" and found it available. Larry liked it and the name "Google" stuck. Google's corporate headquarters is called the GooglePlex, an affectionately tongue-in-cheek reference to the origins of the company name.
🔢 Read a book where the main character uses the internet, with a large number of characters, or spell out GOOGOL (or GOOGLE).
21. The Mile-High City is exactly one mile high.
The city of Denver, Colorado, has an elevation of precisely 5,280 feet—that’s the length of a mile—which is why Denver is called the “mile high” city.
🔢 Read a book that takes place in Denver or Colorado, with the words mile and high in the story, or spell out MILE.
22. In Asia, 4 is considered unlucky.
Also known as “tetraphobia” the number 4 is viewed with superstition and distrust in much of East Asia because the word for “four” sounds similar to “death” in many Asian languages, including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
🔢 Read a book with an unlucky character, a character with a phobia, where someone dies, or spell out ASIA.
23. In Thailand, “555” is hilarious
Teenagers texting in Thailand will send the digits “555exclu” to indicate that something is funny. The reason? Five is pronounced “ha”—so “555” translates to “hahaha.” Thus, “55555” means “hahahahaha,” or “ha” squared.
🔢 Read a book with a text message in the story, where the main character frequently laughs, or spell out FIVE.
24. (6 × 9) + (6 + 9) = 69
Don’t laugh. Just type that into your calculator and you’ll see it’s true.
🔢 Read a book with a main page genre of romance or erotica, where a character discovers the truth, or spell out SIXTY-NINE.
25. There are 31 days in most months.
Out of the twelve months that make up a calendar year, the majority of these have 31 days: January, March, May, July, August, October, and December. Only four months—April, June, September, and November—have 30 days. And, of course, February typically only has 28 days, except for leap years, when the month jumps up to 29 days—which happens every four years. The next leap year is 2020. You will know if a year is a leap year when the year’s number is evenly divisible by four.
🔢 Read a book published on the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month, read a book published in 2020 or spell out MONTH.
26. In a group of 23 people, two will probably share a birthday.
In a room with 23 people, there is a 50% chance that two will share the same birthday. The odds increase to 99.9% in a group of 70 people. This phenomenon is called the birthday problem or birthday paradox. The statistical calculation for why this is gave me a headache, so here is a lovely graph showing the results.
I'M IN!Advanced Placement: 25-30 tasks
✔1. 🔢 has 100-120 pages
The Undertaker's Daughter - Debra Webb (115 pgs) - 2 JAN
✔2. 🔢 second book in a series
The Hocus Pocus Magic Shop - Abigail Drake - 31 DEC
✔3. 🔢 spell out ROOT.
R Rhapsody - Cecilia London - 24 JAN
O Becoming A Vincent - C.M. Owens - 28 DEC
O One-Eyed Royals - Cordelia Kingsbridge - 29 JAN
T Tallowwood - N.R. Walker - 30 DEC
✔4. 🔢 title beginning with C
Cowboy Heat - Sable Hunter - 3 JAN
✔5. 🔢 spell out ZERO.
Z Vendetta - Christine Zolendz - 14 FEB
E Five Go Off to Camp - Enid Blyton - 3 FEB
R Red Alert - James Patterson - 28 JAN
O Ooh! What a Lovely Pair: Our Story - Anthony McPartlin - 18 JAN
✔6. 🔢 even-numbered book in a series
Triumph - Cecilia London (No 6) - 29 JAN
✔7. 🔢 four-letter word in the title.
The Geek Tycoon - Vicki Lewis Thompson - 10 JAN
✔8. 🔢 spell out THREE.
T Tomboy - Avery Flynn - 21 JAN
H Highway Don't Care - Lani Lynn Vale - 16 JAN
R Reckless Creed - Alex Kava - 25 JAN
E Five Go Off in a Caravan - Enid Blyton - 22 JAN
E Echo Burning - Lee Child - 15 FEB
✔9. 🔢 spell out SIX.
S The Secret to Dating Your Best Friend's Sister - Meghan Quinn - 30 JAN
I The Search - Iris Johansen - 9 FEB
X Take A Knee - Xyla Turner - 6 JAN
✔10. 🔢 circle on the cover
The Banker - Penelope Sky - 12 JAN
✔11. 🔢 spell out PRIME.
P Phoenix - Cecilia London - 21 JAN
R The Roommate Agreement - Emma Hart - 1 FEB
I Insurgent - Veronica Roth - 16 FEB
M Muffin Top - Avery Flynn - 16 JAN
E The Enemy - Lee Child - 4 MAR
✔12. 🔢 only a face on the cover
The Night Before - Wendy Walker - 15 JAN
✔13. 🔢 spell out NINE.
N A Flare Of Heat - Nicola Claire - 23 JAN
I The Face of Deception - Iris Johansen - 27 JAN
N The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco - 14 FEB
E Smooth Kisses - Ella Goode - 26 JAN
✔14. 🔢 spell out PI
P Pretty Lies - Bethany-Kris - 6 MAR
I I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You - Ally Carter - 1 MAR
✔15. 🔢 told from only one point of view
Sharon Osbourne Survivor: My Story - Sharon Osbourne - 8 MAR
✔16. 🔢 spell out PIZZA
P Pride Mates - Jennifer Ashley - 10 FEB
I Body of Lies - Iris Johansen - 16 FEB
Z Kulti - Mariana Zapata - 18 FEB
Z Zoo - James Patterson - 25 FEB
A Tomb's Tale - Amanda McKinney - 7 FEB
✔17. 🔢 spell out SEVEN
S A Sip Before Dying - Gemma Halliday - 9 FEB
E Five Fall Into Adventure - Enid Blyton - 22 FEB
V Forgotten Bones - Vickie McKeehan - 17 FEB
E Five Go Down to the Sea - Enid Blyton - 3 MAR
N Nothing to Lose - Lee Child - 5 APR
✔18. 🔢 a popular book
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini - 17 FEB
✔19. 🔢 number in the title
Five Have a Wonderful Time - Enid Blyton - 27 FEB
✔20. 🔢 spell out GOOGOL (or GOOGLE)
G Golden in Death - J.D. Robb - 8 FEB
O One Shot - Lee Child - 14 MAR
O One Last Fling - Lily Danes - 17 APR
G The Gossip - Jenny Holiday - 11 FEB
L Love Profound - Kelly Elliott - 10 APR
E Emergence - Denise Grover Swank - 18 APR
✔21. 🔢 spell out MILE
M The Last Jedi - Michael Reaves - 23 APR
I Illusions - Christine Pope - 14 APR
L The Lemesurier Inheritance: A Hercule Poirot Short Story - Agatha Christie - 28 FEB
E Edge of Sanity - Shannon K. Butcher - 23 MAR
✔22. 🔢 someone dies
The Promise - Katerina Diamond - 29 MAR
✔23. 🔢 spell out FIVE
F Falling For Crazy - Debra Kayn - 14 MAR
I Chasing The Night - Iris Johansen - 26 APR
V Victim in the Vineyard - Gemma Halliday - 13 FEB
E Edge of Betrayal - Shannon K. Butcher - 30 MAR
✔24. 🔢 main page genre of romance
Yanni's Story - N.R. Walker - 3 APR
✔25. 🔢 published in 2020
Bishop's Endgame - Katie Reus - 6 APR
✔26. 🔢 spell out BIRTHDAY.
B Bound by Blood - Cynthia Eden - 17 MAR
I Eight Days To Live - Iris Johansen - 21 APR
R The Restorer - Amanda Stevens - 27 APR
T Ten - Ker Dukey - 5 MAR
H His Counterfeit Campfire Bride - Gwen Hayes - 17 MAR
D Darkangel - Christine Pope - 22 APR
A Counsellor - Celia Aaron - 20 MAR
Y Ghost of a Chance - Yasmine Galenorn - 26 JAN
✔27. 🔢 an alpha male
The Sinner - J.R. Ward - 26 MAR
✔28. 🔢 takes place in a different universe or on another world
NightDrake - Lara Adrian - 10 APR
✔29. 🔢 spell out MILLION
M Metro Girl - Janet Evanovich - 6 APR
I Blind Alley - Iris Johansen - 13 MAR
L Losing My Virginity - Richard Branson - 7 APR
L 61 Hours - Lee Child - 19 APR
I Quicksand - Iris Johansen - 15 APR
O One Last Time - Bethany-Kris - 12 APR
N No Bad Days - J. Sterling - 21 MAR
✔30. 🔢 spell out FORTY
F For Life - Debra Kayn - 19 FEB
O On a Tuesday - Whitney G. - 14 MAR
R Return of the Jedi - James Kahn - 23 MAR
T The Third to Die - Allison Brennan - 14 APR
Y Legend of the Jade Dragon - Yasmine Galenorn - 3 FEB
By the NumbersDuration: December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
Advanced Placement: 30/30
1. “Hundred” doesn’t mean 100.
🔢 Read a book that has 100-120 pages, with a character over 100 years old, or spell out HUNDRED.
Dancing to the Altar by Christi Bortner 12/24
118 pages
2. There is only one even prime number.
🔢 Read the second book in a series, a book where the page count is divisible by 2, or spell out TWO.
Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear 12/2
3. The square root of two is called “Pythagoras’ Constant.”
🔢 Read a book where the main character has a theory, with an irrational character, or spell out ROOT.
The Hexorcist by Lily Harper Hart 12/29
Ofelia has a theory about why her parents' marriage did not work out
4. Zero is the only number not represented in Roman numerals.
🔢 Read a book with a title beginning or ending with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M, with a Greek character in the story, or spell out ROMAN.
Mistletoe Cottage by Debbie Mason 12/1
5. Different cultures discovered zero at different times.
🔢 Read a book with a cube (not a square) on the cover, an astronomer or mathematician character, or spell out ZERO.
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal 1/12
Elma is a mathematician
6. Zero is an even number.
🔢 Read an even-numbered book in a series, a book with a character attending or working in a university, or spell out EVEN.
Maggody in Manhattan by Joan Hess 12/10
#6 in series
7. There is only one number spelled with the same number of letters as itself.
🔢 Read a book with a four-letter word in the title, with four friends or family members in the story, or spell out FOUR.
Navy SEAL Survival by Elle James 12/2
8. Take any number and multiply it by three for a cool trick.
🔢 Read a book where a character plays a trick on another character, where the main character creates something new out of something old, or spell out THREE.
A New Beginning by Amelia C. Adams 12/8
Adam purchases an old building and transforms it into a new hotel
9. Six is the smallest perfect number
🔢 Read a book where the main character finds "perfection" (your interpretation), a book you found confusing, or spell out SIX.
It Started With Joy by Cindy Kirk 1/5
Rachel and Derek are perfect for each other and adopt Joy to make a family
10. The number Pi is an irrational number.
🔢 Read a book with a circle on the cover, a book you thought would never end, or spell out RATIO.
Curiosity Thrilled the Cat by Sofie Kelly 12/4
11. Two and five are the only prime numbers that end with 2 and 5.
🔢 Read a book with a word in the title or where the author's first or last name begins and ends with the same letter (ex: With Silent Screams - screams) or spell out PRIME.
When an Omega Snaps by Eve Langlais 12/13
12. The Fibonacci Sequence appears in nature.
🔢 Read a book with only a face on the cover, where nature plays an important role in the story, or spell out NAUTILUS.
Wild Card by Karina Halle 12/27
13. 9 is considered a “magic” number.
🔢 Read a book with magic in the story, where something in the story multiplies (your interpretation) or spell out NINE.
Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 12/15
Winterhouse is a magical hotel and the owner, Norbridge Falls, is a magician
14. The number Pi spells the food “PIE”.
🔢 Read a book where the main character eats or makes a pie, with big or blocky letters on the cover, or spell out PI.
Flat-Out Matt by Jessica Park 12/1
15. One isn't a prime number.
🔢 Read a book with a clone in the story, told from only one point of view, or spell out ONE.
Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie 12/15
Captain Hastings is the narrator for all of the short stories
16. If a pizza has radius “Z” and height “A” the equation becomes…
🔢 Read a book with a "square" character, with a tall character, or spell out PIZZA.
Easy Charm by Kristen Proby 12/23
Rhys is tall
17. 7 is the most popular “favorite number” and is arithmetically unique
🔢 Read a book with a unique main character, reread a favorite book, or spell out SEVEN.
Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward 12/17
18. The most popular two-digit number is 13
🔢 Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day, a popular book (your interpretation), or spell out THIRTEEN.
The Captain and Miss Winter by Sally Britton 12/7
February 5, 2019
19. Six Weeks = 10! Seconds
🔢 Read a book with a number or an ! in the title, a book with an equation in the story or where a character does math, or spell out TIME.
Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich 12/6
20. Googol, Googolplex, and Google
🔢 Read a book where the main character uses the internet, with a large number of characters, or spell out GOOGOL (or GOOGLE).
12th of Never by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 12/29
21. The Mile-High City is exactly one mile high.
🔢 Read a book that takes place in Denver or Colorado, with the words mile and high in the story, or spell out MILE.
Nightingale Way by Emily March 1/16
Eternity Springs, Colorado
22. In Asia, 4 is considered unlucky.
🔢 Read a book with an unlucky character, a character with a phobia, where someone dies, or spell out ASIA.
Front Page Fatality by LynDee Walker 12/29
Two cops are murdered
23. In Thailand, “555” is hilarious
🔢 Read a book with a text message in the story, where the main character frequently laughs, or spell out FIVE.
Playing for Keeps by Kendall Ryan 12/5
24. (6 × 9) + (6 + 9) = 69
🔢 Read a book with a main page genre of romance or erotica, where a character discovers the truth, or spell out SIXTY-NINE.
Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay 12/24
Romance MPG
25. There are 31 days in most months.
🔢 Read a book published on the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month, read a book published in 2020 or spell out MONTH.
Death in a Budapest Butterfly by Julia Buckley 12/14
July 30, 2019
26. In a group of 23 people, two will probably share a birthday.
🔢 Read a book with a chart, graph, map or other illustration/picture in the book, where a character has a birthday, or spell out BIRTHDAY.
The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket 12/22
Illustrations in the book
27. We see odd numbers as male, even numbers as female.
🔢 Read a book tagged psychology or science, with an alpha male or girly-girl main character, or spell out ODD.
Mountain Man by Sherilee Gray 12/15
Hank is an alpha male
28. There are more ways to arrange a deck of cards than there are atoms on earth.
🔢 Read a book with playing cards in the story, a book that takes place in a different universe or on another world, or spell out CARDS.
Unlucky by Jana DeLeon 12/28
Poker tournament
29. 111,111,111 × 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
🔢 Read a book with all the same numbers in the page count (111, 222) or a book with the numbers in sequence in the page count (234, 432) or spell out MILLION.
Verity by Colleen Hoover 12/18
333 pages
30. -40 is the only temperature that is the same in both Fahrenheit and Celsius
🔢 Read a book that takes place in a cold climate, where two cultures or people find commonality or spell out FORTY.
Love Comes Prancing by Danni Roan 12/7
Alaska
By The NumbersDuration : December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
READ : 1/20
Each task has a spell out option where you may use the title, series name, author's first or last name, or main character's first or last name. You may use a book as many times as it will work for a single word. Please disregard articles for title and series name.
🔢 Read a book that has 100-120 pages.
105 pages : Alpha & Omega
2. There is only one even prime number.
The number 2 is the smallest and first prime number (since all other even numbers are divisible by two).
🔢 Read the second book in a series.
Hidden Trump (Bite Back #2) by Mark Henwick
3. The square root of two is called “Pythagoras’ Constant.”
🔢 Read a book where the main character has a theory.
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon #1) by Dan Brown - Robert Langdon
4. Zero is the only number not represented in Roman numerals.
🔢 Read a book with a title beginning or ending with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M.
Cool Hand (Bite Back #4) by Mark Henwick
5. Different cultures discovered zero at different times.
🔢 Spell out ZERO.
Z : Zoo (Zoo #1) by James Patterson
E : Every Which Way But Dead (The Hollows #3) by Kim Harrison
R : Rogue (Shifters #2) by Rachel Vincent
O : Obsidian (Lux #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
6. Zero is an even number.
🔢 Read an even-numbered book in a series, a book with a character attending or working in a university, or spell out EVEN.
Black Night (Black Wings #2) by Christina Henry
7. There is only one number spelled with the same number of letters as itself.
🔢 Read a book with a four-letter word in the title.
Don't Rush Me (Nora Jacobs #1) by Jackie May - RUSH
8. Take any number and multiply it by three for a cool trick.
🔢 Read a book where a character plays a trick on another character.
Bitten (Otherworld #1) by Kelley Armstrong
9. Six is the smallest perfect number
🔢 Read a book where the main character finds "perfection" (your interpretation).
Archangel's Consort (Guild Hunter #3) by Nalini Singh - Raphael (Archangel)
10. The number Pi is an irrational number.
🔢 Spell out RATIO.
R : Rapture in Death (In Death #4) by J.D. Robb
A : Archangel's Blade (Guild Hunter #4) by Nalini Singh
T : Tangled Threads (Elemental Assassin #4) by Jennifer Estep
I : Industrial Magic (Otherworld #4) by Kelley Armstrong
O : One Grave at a Time (Night Huntress #6) by Jeaniene Frost
11. Two and five are the only prime numbers that end with 2 and 5.
🔢 Read a book with a word in the title or where the author's first or last name begins and ends with the same letter (ex: With Silent Screams - screams).
First Drop of Crimson (Night Huntress World #1)by Jeaniene Frost
12. The Fibonacci Sequence appears in nature.
🔢 Read a book with only a face on the cover.
Blood Song (Blood Singer #1) by Cat Adams
13. 9 is considered a “magic” number.
🔢 Read a book with magic in the story.
Ancestral (Rebecca Kean #4) by Cassandra O'Donnell
14. The number Pi spells the food “PIE”.
🔢 Read a book where the main character eats or makes a pie.
Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock #1) by Faith Hunter - Jane Yellowrock
15. One isn't a prime number.
🔢 Read a book told from only one point of view.
Curran POV Collection (Curran POV #1-9) by Gordon Andrews, Ilona Andrews - Curran
16. If a pizza has radius “Z” and height “A” the equation becomes…
🔢 Read a book with with a tall character.
Changeling(Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon #2) by Yasmine Galenorn - Smoky
17. 7 is the most popular “favorite number” and is arithmetically unique
🔢 Read a book with a unique main character.
Potion macabre (Rebecca Kean #3) by Cassandra O'Donnell
18. The most popular two-digit number is 13
🔢 Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day.
Published March 7th 2017 : Etched in Bone (The Others #5) by Anne Bishop
19. Six Weeks = 10! Seconds
🔢 Read a book with a number or an ! in the title.
Sixth Grave on the Edge (Charley Davidson #6) by Darynda Jones - SIX
20. Googol, Googolplex, and Google
🔢 Read a book where the main character uses the internet.
Blood Cross (Jane Yellowrock #2) by Faith Hunter - Jane Yellowrock
21. The Mile-High City is exactly one mile high.
🔢 Read a book that takes place in Denver or Colorado.
Wild Card (Bite Back #3) by Mark Henwick - Denver
22. In Asia, 4 is considered unlucky.
🔢 Spell out ASIA.
A : Archangel's Storm (Guild Hunter #5) by Nalini Singh
S : Storm's Heart (Elder Races #2) by Thea Harrison
I : Ice Shards (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon #9.5) by Yasmine Galenorn
A : Archangel's Legion (Guild Hunter #6) by Nalini Singh
23. In Thailand, “555” is hilarious
🔢 Read a book with a text message in the story.
Grave Witch (Alex Craft #1) by Kalayna Price
24. (6 × 9) + (6 + 9) = 69
🔢 Read a book with a main page genre of romance or erotica.
Dragon Bound (Elder Races #1) by Thea Harrison
25. There are 31 days in most months.
🔢 Read a book published on the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month.
Published February 28th 2012 : Angels' Flight (Guild Hunter 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 3.5) by Nalini Singh
26. In a group of 23 people, two will probably share a birthday.
🔢 Read a book with a chart, graph, map or other illustration/picture in the book.
Night Broken (Mercy Thompson #8) by Patricia Briggs
27. We see odd numbers as male, even numbers as female.
🔢 Read a book with an alpha male or girly-girl main character.
Feral Sins (The Phoenix Pack #1) by Suzanne Wright
28. There are more ways to arrange a deck of cards than there are atoms on earth.
🔢 Read a book that takes place in a different universe or on another world.
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins - Panem (United States)
29. 111,111,111 × 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
🔢 Read a book with all the same numbers in the page count (111, 222) or a book with the numbers in sequence in the page count (234, 432) or spell out MILLION.
333 pages : Succubus on Top (Georgina Kincaid #2) by Richelle Mead
30. -40 is the only temperature that is the same in both Fahrenheit and Celsius
🔢 Read a book that takes place in a cold climate.
Courting Darkness (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon #10) by Yasmine Galenorn
★★★★ By the Numbers ★★★★ Duration: December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020Level: Advanced Placement: 25-30 tasks
1. Read a book that has 100-120 pages.
4/8/20 ★★★2. Read that spell out TWO.
4/8/20 ★★★★★3. Read a book where the main character has a theory.
11/8/20 ★★★4. Read a book with a title beginning with L, C, D, or M.
31/8/20 ★★★5. Read a book with an astronomer or mathematician character.
17/8/20 ★★★★6. Read an even-numbered book in a series.
31/8/20 ★★★★7. Read a book with a four-letter word in the title.
17/7/20 ★★★8. Read a book where the main character creates something new out of something old.
22/7/20 ★★★★9. Read a book where the main character finds "perfection".
28/7/20 ★★★10. Read a book that spell out RATIO.
19/6/20 ★★★★11. Read a book where the author's first or last name begins and ends with the same letter.
9/10/20 ★★★12. Read a book with only a face on the cover.
23/6/20 ★★★★ 13. Read a book with magic in the story.
16/6/20 ★★★★ 14. Read a book where the main character eats or makes a pie.
23/6/20 ★★★★15. Read a book told from only one point of view.
10/9/20 ★★★16. Read a book with a tall character.
30/6/20 ★★★17. Read a book with a unique main character.
3/9/20 ★★★18. Read a book a popular book (your interpretation).
9/9/20 ★★★19. Read a book with spell out TIME.
14/10/20 ★★20. Read a book with a large number of characters.
29/9/20 ★★★★21. Read a book that spell out MILE.
15/10/20 ★★★★22. Read a book with an unlucky character.
9/10/20 ★★★ 23. Read a book where the main character frequently laughs.
11/10/20 ★★★24. Read a book with a main page genre of erotica.
16/10/20 ★★25. Read a book that spell out MONTH.
14/10/20 ★★★★26. Read a book with a chart, map or other illustration/picture in the book.
15/10/20 ★★27. Read a book with girly-girl main character.
16/10/20 ★★28. Read a book with a book that takes place in a different universe or on another world.
29. Read a book with all the same numbers in the page count (111, 222) or a book with the numbers in sequence in the page count (234, 432) or spell out MILLION.
30. Read a book that takes place in a cold climate, where two cultures or people find commonality or spell out FORTY.
Finished! :)By the Numbers
December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
Levels
Advanced Placement: 25-30 tasks
30/25-30 Tasks Completed
🔢 Read a book that has 100-120 pages.
Taming Scrooge by Sophia Summers (12/21/19) - 114 pages
🔢 Read a book where the page count is divisible by 2.
The Christmas Cookie House by Jennifer Griffith (12/17/19) - 192 pages
🔢 Read a book with an irrational character.
Her Football Boss Fake Fiance by Taylor Hart (12/1/19) - Jason
🔢 Read a book with a title beginning with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M.
Mistletoe Mistake by Laura Ann (12/1/19)
🔢 Spell out ZERO.
Books:
Her Christmas Wedding Fake Fiancé by Jennifer Youngblood (12/16/19)
MC: Sofia Reed
Series: O'Brien Family Romance
A Duke for Lady Eve by Kasey Stockton (12/19/19)
MC: Evelyn Trainor
The Christmas Girlfriend by Taylor Hart (12/21/19)
MC: Zoey Harper
Z - MC: Zoey Harper
E - MC: Evelyn Trainor
R - MC: Sofia Reed
O - Series: O'Brien Family Romance
🔢 Read an even-numbered book in a series.
The Beauty's Groom by Taylor Hart (12/26/19)
Last Play Christmas Romances #6
🔢 Read a book with a four-letter word in the title.
Her Stand-in Fake Fiancé by Cindy Roland Anderson (12/30/19)
🔢 Read a book where a character plays a trick on another character.
The Earl's Mistletoe Match by Ashtyn Newbold (12/11/19)
🔢 Read a book where the main character finds "perfection" (your interpretation).
The Fruitcake Challenge by Carrie Fancett Pagels (12/13/19) - perfect fruitcake
🔢 Read a book with a circle on the cover.
Alice's Arranged Marriage by Joyce Alec (12/11/19)
🔢 Read a book where the author's first or last name begins and ends with the same letter.
Her Football Star Billionaire Groom by Ellie Hall (12/17/19)
🔢 Read where nature plays an important role in the story.
Goodwill for the Gentleman by Martha Keyes (12/3/19) - characters are snowed in together
🔢 Read a book where something in the story multiplies (your interpretation).
Her Crazy Rich Fake Fiancé by Jennifer Youngblood (12/22/19) - the lies
🔢 Read a book where the main character makes a pie.
Charming Christmas by Erica Penrod (12/10/19)
🔢 Read a book told from only one point of view.
A Christmas Kiss by Susan Hatler (12/12/19)
🔢 Read a book with a tall character.
Unmasking Lady Caroline by Mindy Burbidge Strunk (12/2/19) - Peter
🔢 Read a book with a unique main character.
Marrying Miss Kringle: Frost by Lucy McConnell (12/9/19) - Frost
🔢 Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day.
Mister Mistletoe by Laura Ann (12/1/19) - 11/4/19
🔢 Read a book with a number in the title.
Nine Ladies Dancing by Deborah M. Hathaway (12/15/19)
🔢 Read a book with a large number of characters.
A Cowboy for Christmas by Marcia Lynn McClure (12/4/19)
🔢 Read a book with the words mile and high in the story.
Mistletoe Maverick by Laura Ann (12/6/19)
"That's right. MILE day!" (Loc 255)
"...good name for himself in HIGH school..." (Loc 252)
🔢 Read a book where someone dies.
Gift of Grace by Shanna Hatfield (12/28/19)
🔢 Read a book with a text message in the story.
Christmas Kiss by Tammy Andresen (12/12/19)
🔢 Read a book with a main page genre of romance.
The Christmas Boyfriend by Taylor Hart (12/20/19)
🔢 Read a book published on the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month.
Her Snow Valley Fake New Year's Eve Boyfriend by Taylor Hart (1/1/20)
Published December 30, 2019
🔢 Spell out BIRTHDAY.
Books:
Her Protector Billionaire Groom by Taylor Hart (12/18/19)
MC: Arianna Claire
In Pursuit of a Gentleman by Arlem Hawks (12/24/19)
MC: Andrew Backus
One Perfect Day by Jennifer Youngblood (12/27/19)
MC: Noah Romeo
Gift of Hope by Shanna Hatfield (12/29/19)
MC: Gia DeVille
B - MC: Andrew Backus
I - Title: In Pursuit of a Gentleman
R - MC: Noah Romeo
T - Author: Taylor Hart
H - Title: Her Protector Billionaire Groom
D - MC: Gia DeVille
A - MC: Arianna Claire
Y - Author: Jennifer Youngblood
🔢 Read a book with an alpha male.
Her Quiet Billionaire Groom by Jackie Castle (12/14/19)
🔢 Spell out CARDS.
Books:
Her Horse Racing Billionaire Groom by Rachael Eliker (12/18/19)
MC: Maren Davis
Sawdust and Mistletoe by Michelle Pennington (12/25/19)
MC: Ava Grisham
Series: Christmas in Willow Falls
C - Series: Christmas in Willow Falls
A - MC: Ava Grisham
R - Author: Rachel Eliker
D - MC: Maren Davis
S - Title: Sawdust and Mistletoe
🔢 Read a book with all the same numbers in the page count.
A Kiss at Christmas by Meg Easton (12/24/19) - 222 pages
🔢 Read a book that takes place in a cold climate.
Mistletoe Memories by Laura Ann (12/5/19)
Welcome, Marion & Katherine!Fantastic - Shash!
By the NumbersDecember 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
Level: Advanced Placement: 25-30 tasks
Progress: 28/25-30
**COMPLETED**
Spell out option - use the title, series name, author's first or last name, or main character's first or last name. A book may be used as many times as it will work for a single word. Disregard articles for title and series name.
1. “Hundred” doesn’t mean 100.
🔢 Read a book that has 100-120 pages.
112 pages - I Could Pee On This | Francesco Marciuliano - Apr 5
2. There is only one even prime number.
🔢 Read the second book in a series.
Rosie O'Grady's Paranormal Bar #2 - Night Stalker | B.R. Kingsolver - Dec 30
3. The square root of two is called “Pythagoras’ Constant.”
🔢 Read a book with an irrational character.
Shadow Hunter | B.R. Kingsolver - Dec 27
4. Zero is the only number not represented in Roman numerals.
🔢 Read a book with a title beginning or ending with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M.
Daughter of the Pirate King | Tricia Levenseller - Jan 26
5. Different cultures discovered zero at different times.
🔢 Spell out ZERO.
Z - Zachary Kermit in The Unteachables | Gordon Korman - Feb 25
E - Elfhame | Anthea Sharp - Dec 26
R - Rivers Solomon, author of The Deep - Apr 21
O - Daniel José Older, author of Anyway: Angie - Dec 14
6. Zero is an even number.
🔢 Read an even-numbered book in a series.
Mercy Thompson #12 - Smoke Bitten | Patricia Briggs - Jan 8
7. There is only one number spelled with the same number of letters as itself.
🔢 Read a book with a four-letter word in the title.
The Rule of Names: A Story | Ursula K. Le Guin - Dec 13
8. Take any number and multiply it by three for a cool trick.
🔢 Read a book where a character plays a trick on another character.
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster | Jonathan Auxier - Feb 6
9. Six is the smallest perfect number
🔢 Read a book you found confusing.
More Than Human | Theodore Sturgeon - Mar 31
10. The number Pi is an irrational number.
🔢 Read a book you thought would never end.
Gypsy Truths | Kristy Cunning - May 29
11. Two and five are the only prime numbers that end with 2 and 5.
🔢 Read a book with a title word or author's first or last name begins and ends with the same letter.
Druid Vices and a Vodka | Annette Marie - Jan 7
12. The Fibonacci Sequence appears in nature.
🔢 Read a book with only a face on the cover.
Storm Cursed | Patricia Briggs - Apr 2713. 9 is considered a “magic” number.
🔢 Read a book with magic in the story.
The Amulet of Samarkand | Jonathan Stroud - Mar 26
14. The number Pi spells the food “PIE”.
🔢 Spell out PI.
P - Daniel Polansky, author of A Kippled Meal - Dec 12
I - InCryptied #1 - Discount Armageddon | Seanan McGuire - Mar 21
15. One isn't a prime number.
🔢 Read a book told from only one point of view.
The House in the Cerulean Sea | T.J. Klune - Apr 23
16. If a pizza has radius “Z” and height “A” the equation becomes…
🔢 Read a book with a "square" character, with a tall character, or spell out PIZZA.
17. 7 is the most popular “favorite number” and is arithmetically unique
🔢 Read a book with a unique main character.
Foundryside | Robert Jackson Bennett - Mar 13
18. The most popular two-digit number is 13
🔢 Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day.
Pub. May 5, 2020 - Clap When You Land | Elizabeth Acevedo - Jun 9
19. Six Weeks = 10! Seconds
🔢 Read a book with a number or an ! in the title.
Punk 57 | Penelope Douglas - May 18
20. Googol, Googolplex, and Google
🔢 Read a book where the main character uses the internet.
Dirty Headlines | L.J. Shen - Feb 5
21. The Mile-High City is exactly one mile high.
🔢 Spell out MILE.
M - Melina Marchetta, author of Jellicoe Road - Apr 20
I - Isla Frost, author of Firstborn Academy: Shadow Trials - Jan 12
L - Lee in Steel Crow Saga | Paul Krueger - Apr 11
E - Esperanza in The House on Mango Street | Sandra Cisneros - Feb 27
22. In Asia, 4 is considered unlucky.
🔢 Spell out ASIA.
A - Antonina Beaulieu in The Beautiful Ones | Silvia Moreno-Garcia - Mar 28
S - Seanan McGuire, author of Come Tumbling Down - Feb 14
I - Immortal Born | Lynsay Sands - Apr 13
A - Ali Wong, author of Dear Girls - May 5
23. In Thailand, “555” is hilarious
🔢 Read a book with a text message in the story.
Let's Get Textual | Teagan Hunter - Jun 14
24. (6 × 9) + (6 + 9) = 69
🔢 Read a book where a character discovers the truth.
Serpent & Dove | Shelby Mahurin - Jun 24
25. There are 31 days in most months.
🔢 Read a book published in 2020.
Pub. February 2020 - Age of Deception | T.A. White - May 12
26. In a group of 23 people, two will probably share a birthday.
🔢 Read a book where a character has a birthday.
Lick | Kylie Scott - Jun 5
27. We see odd numbers as male, even numbers as female.
🔢 Read a book tagged psychology or science.
The Body: A Guide for Occupants | Bill Bryson - Apr 19
28. There are more ways to arrange a deck of cards than there are atoms on earth.
🔢 Read a book that takes place in a different universe or on another world.
Rules of Redemption | T.A. White - May 9
29. 111,111,111 × 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
🔢 Read a book with all the same numbers in the page count.
333 pages - The Kiss Quotient | Helen Hoang - Feb 19
30. -40 is the only temperature that is the same in both Fahrenheit and Celsius
🔢 Read a book that takes place in a cold climate, where two cultures or people find commonality or spell out FORTY
Going to call it finished at Intermediate with 20By The Numbers
Dec. 1, 2019 – Nov. 30, 2020
20/20
Levels
Introductory: 5-10 tasks--this one for now
Intermediate: 15-20 tasks
Advanced Placement: 25-30 tasks
1 - “Hundred” doesn’t mean 100.
Read a book that has 100-120 pages, with a character over 100 years old, or spell out HUNDRED.
A Body Below Ground Danielle Collins 1/6/20
2 - There is only one even prime number.
Read the second book in a series, a book where the page count is divisible by 2, or spell out TWO.
#2, Kay Driscoll--Murder Under the Tree Susan Bernhardt 12/4/19
3 - The square root of two is called “Pythagoras’ Constant.”
Read a book where the main character has a theory, with an irrational character, or spell out ROOT.
Annie has her own theory about the murder--The 5K Killer: A Cozy Mystery for Pet Lovers Mel Faye 12/27/19
4 - Zero is the only number not represented in Roman numerals.
Read a book with a title beginning or ending with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M, with a Greek character in the story, or spell out ROMAN.
M-Murder Takes the Cake: A Daphne Martin Cake MysteryGayle Trent 12/8/19
5 - Different cultures discovered zero at different times.
Read a book with a cube (not a square) on the cover, an astronomer or mathematician character, or spell out ZERO.
6 - Zero is an even number.
Read an even-numbered book in a series, a book with a character attending or working in a university, or spell out EVEN.
#4, Dewberry Farm--Mistletoe Murder Karen MacInerney 12/6/19
7 - There is only one number spelled with the same number of letters as itself.
Read a book with a four-letter word in the title, with four friends or family members in the story, or spell out FOUR.
Diva and Cake--The Diva Takes the Cake Krista Davis 12/31/19
8 - Take any number and multiply it by three for a cool trick.
Read a book where a character plays a trick on another character, where the main character creates something new out of something old, or spell out THREE.
Theater Nights Are Murder Libby Klein 1/2/20
9 - Six is the smallest perfect number
Read a book where the main character finds "perfection" (your interpretation), a book you found confusing, or spell out SIX.
Violet has found the perfect guy--Verse and Vengeance Amanda Flower 12/23/19
10 - The number Pi is an irrational number.
Read a book with a circle on the cover, a book you thought would never end, or spell out RATIO.
The camera lens--
Lisa B. Thomas 1/4/2011 - Two and five are the only prime numbers that end with 2 and 5.
Read a book with a word in the title or where the author's first or last name begins and ends with the same letter (ex: With Silent Screams - screams) or spell out PRIME.
Amanda--Matchmaking Can Be Murder Amanda Flower 1/10/20
12 - The Fibonacci Sequence appears in nature.
Read a book with only a face on the cover, where nature plays an important role in the story, or spell out NAUTILUS.
The setting is a snowshoe hike in the Pacific Northwest mountains. Snow is needed but gets in the way of the group returning when they were supposed to--Winter Takes All ML Erdahl 12/9/19
13 - 9 is considered a “magic” number.
Read a book with magic in the story, where something in the story multiplies (your interpretation) or spell out NINE.
Messages coming in books--BlackBuried Pie Lyndsey Cole 1/3/20
14 - The number Pi spells the food “PIE”.
Read a book where the main character eats or makes a pie, with big or blocky letters on the cover, or spell out PI.
Pamela made a pecan pie for Thanksgiving--Murder, She KnitPeggy Ehrhart 1/9/20
15 - One isn't a prime number.
Read a book with a clone in the story, told from only one point of view, or spell out ONE.
Roxy's POV--Holiday Roast Mortem Tonya Kappes 12/30/19
16 - If a pizza has radius “Z” and height “A” the equation becomes…
Read a book with a "square" character, with a tall character, or spell out PIZZA.
Ryan Ashburton is tall--There's A Murder Afoot Vicki Delany 1/5/20
17 - 7 is the most popular “favorite number” and is arithmetically unique
Read a book with a unique main character, reread a favorite book, or spell out SEVEN.
Sonja has a ghost cat named Misty--Zombie Waffle Murder (The Wicked Waffle Series) Carolyn Q. Hunter 1/9/20
18 - The most popular two-digit number is 13
Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day, a popular book (your interpretation), or spell out THIRTEEN.
7-4-17--Death of a Dapper Snowman Angela Pepper 1/11/20
19 - Six Weeks = 10! Seconds
Read a book with a number or an ! in the title, a book with an equation in the story or where a character does math, or spell out TIME.
20 - Googol, Googolplex, and Google
Read a book where the main character uses the internet, with a large number of characters, or spell out GOOGOL (or GOOGLE).
Missy Kingston is the mc--Pooches, Pumpkins, and Poison: A Pooch Party Cozy MysteryCarolyn Ridder Aspenson 12/12/19 Ch. 7, loc. 1172 "...I snuggled with the dogs in bed and perused the internetfor information."
21 - The Mile-High City is exactly one mile high.
Read a book that takes place in Denver or Colorado, with the words mile and high in the story, or spell out MILE.
22 - In Asia, 4 is considered unlucky.
Read a book with an unlucky character, a character with a phobia, where someone dies, or spell out ASIA.
Iris is deathly afraid of heights--Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury Lee Hollis 1/8/20
23 - In Thailand, “555” is hilarious
Read a book with a text message in the story, where the main character frequently laughs, or spell out FIVE.
24 - (6 × 9) + (6 + 9) = 69
Read a book with a main page genre of romance or erotica, where a character discovers the truth, or spell out SIXTY-NINE.
Susan found out her boyfriend was married--Sunshine Hunter Maddie Cochere 1/7/20
25 - There are 31 days in most months.
Read a book published on the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month, read a book published in 2020 or spell out MONTH.
26 - In a group of 23 people, two will probably share a birthday.
Read a book with a chart, graph, map or other illustration/picture in the book, where a character has a birthday, or spell out BIRTHDAY.
27 - We see odd numbers as male, even numbers as female.
Read a book tagged psychology or science, with an alpha male or girly-girl main character, or spell out ODD.
28 - There are more ways to arrange a deck of cards than there are atoms on earth.
Read a book with playing cards in the story, a book that takes place in a different universe or on another world, or spell out CARDS.
29 - 111,111,111 × 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
Read a book with all the same numbers in the page count (111, 222) or a book with the numbers in sequence in the page count (234, 432) or spell out MILLION.
30 - -40 is the only temperature that is the same in both Fahrenheit and Celsius
Read a book that takes place in a cold climate, where two cultures or people find commonality or spell out FORTY.
JennyR wrote: "Welcome, Elle!Great job, Tari!" Thanks, Jenny!
Sandy wrote: "Jenny, I have a question. For this task -- 19. Six Weeks = 10! Seconds
🔢 Read a book with a number . . . in the title, . . . .
may I use The Tenth Man?"
Definitely!
Sandy wrote: "Thanks, Jenny. 😊"You're welcome!
FinishedBy the Numbers
Duration: December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
Advanced Placement: 30/30
1. “Hundred” doesn’t mean 100.
🔢 Read a book that has 100-120 pages, with a character over 100 years old, or spell out HUNDRED.
Dancing to the Altar by Christi Bortner 12/24
118 pages
2. There is only one even prime number.
🔢 Read the second book in a series, a book where the page count is divisible by 2, or spell out TWO.
Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear 12/2
3. The square root of two is called “Pythagoras’ Constant.”
🔢 Read a book where the main character has a theory, with an irrational character, or spell out ROOT.
The Hexorcist by Lily Harper Hart 12/29
Ofelia has a theory about why her parents' marriage did not work out
4. Zero is the only number not represented in Roman numerals.
🔢 Read a book with a title beginning or ending with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M, with a Greek character in the story, or spell out ROMAN.
Mistletoe Cottage by Debbie Mason 12/1
5. Different cultures discovered zero at different times.
🔢 Read a book with a cube (not a square) on the cover, an astronomer or mathematician character, or spell out ZERO.
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal 1/12
Elma is a mathematician
6. Zero is an even number.
🔢 Read an even-numbered book in a series, a book with a character attending or working in a university, or spell out EVEN.
Maggody in Manhattan by Joan Hess 12/10
#6 in series
7. There is only one number spelled with the same number of letters as itself.
🔢 Read a book with a four-letter word in the title, with four friends or family members in the story, or spell out FOUR.
Navy SEAL Survival by Elle James 12/2
8. Take any number and multiply it by three for a cool trick.
🔢 Read a book where a character plays a trick on another character, where the main character creates something new out of something old, or spell out THREE.
A New Beginning by Amelia C. Adams 12/8
Adam purchases an old building and transforms it into a new hotel
9. Six is the smallest perfect number
🔢 Read a book where the main character finds "perfection" (your interpretation), a book you found confusing, or spell out SIX.
It Started With Joy by Cindy Kirk 1/5
Rachel and Derek are perfect for each other and adopt Joy to make a family
10. The number Pi is an irrational number.
🔢 Read a book with a circle on the cover, a book you thought would never end, or spell out RATIO.
Curiosity Thrilled the Cat by Sofie Kelly 12/4
11. Two and five are the only prime numbers that end with 2 and 5.
🔢 Read a book with a word in the title or where the author's first or last name begins and ends with the same letter (ex: With Silent Screams - screams) or spell out PRIME.
When an Omega Snaps by Eve Langlais 12/13
12. The Fibonacci Sequence appears in nature.
🔢 Read a book with only a face on the cover, where nature plays an important role in the story, or spell out NAUTILUS.
Wild Card by Karina Halle 12/27
13. 9 is considered a “magic” number.
🔢 Read a book with magic in the story, where something in the story multiplies (your interpretation) or spell out NINE.
Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 12/15
Winterhouse is a magical hotel and the owner, Norbridge Falls, is a magician
14. The number Pi spells the food “PIE”.
🔢 Read a book where the main character eats or makes a pie, with big or blocky letters on the cover, or spell out PI.
Flat-Out Matt by Jessica Park 12/1
15. One isn't a prime number.
🔢 Read a book with a clone in the story, told from only one point of view, or spell out ONE.
Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie 12/15
Captain Hastings is the narrator for all of the short stories
16. If a pizza has radius “Z” and height “A” the equation becomes…
🔢 Read a book with a "square" character, with a tall character, or spell out PIZZA.
Easy Charm by Kristen Proby 12/23
Rhys is tall
17. 7 is the most popular “favorite number” and is arithmetically unique
🔢 Read a book with a unique main character, reread a favorite book, or spell out SEVEN.
Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward 12/17
18. The most popular two-digit number is 13
🔢 Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day, a popular book (your interpretation), or spell out THIRTEEN.
The Captain and Miss Winter by Sally Britton 12/7
February 5, 2019
19. Six Weeks = 10! Seconds
🔢 Read a book with a number or an ! in the title, a book with an equation in the story or where a character does math, or spell out TIME.
Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich 12/6
20. Googol, Googolplex, and Google
🔢 Read a book where the main character uses the internet, with a large number of characters, or spell out GOOGOL (or GOOGLE).
12th of Never by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 12/29
21. The Mile-High City is exactly one mile high.
🔢 Read a book that takes place in Denver or Colorado, with the words mile and high in the story, or spell out MILE.
Nightingale Way by Emily March 1/16
Eternity Springs, Colorado
22. In Asia, 4 is considered unlucky.
🔢 Read a book with an unlucky character, a character with a phobia, where someone dies, or spell out ASIA.
Front Page Fatality by LynDee Walker 12/29
Two cops are murdered
23. In Thailand, “555” is hilarious
🔢 Read a book with a text message in the story, where the main character frequently laughs, or spell out FIVE.
Playing for Keeps by Kendall Ryan 12/5
24. (6 × 9) + (6 + 9) = 69
🔢 Read a book with a main page genre of romance or erotica, where a character discovers the truth, or spell out SIXTY-NINE.
Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay 12/24
Romance MPG
25. There are 31 days in most months.
🔢 Read a book published on the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month, read a book published in 2020 or spell out MONTH.
Death in a Budapest Butterfly by Julia Buckley 12/14
July 30, 2019
26. In a group of 23 people, two will probably share a birthday.
🔢 Read a book with a chart, graph, map or other illustration/picture in the book, where a character has a birthday, or spell out BIRTHDAY.
The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket 12/22
Illustrations in the book
27. We see odd numbers as male, even numbers as female.
🔢 Read a book tagged psychology or science, with an alpha male or girly-girl main character, or spell out ODD.
Mountain Man by Sherilee Gray 12/15
Hank is an alpha male
28. There are more ways to arrange a deck of cards than there are atoms on earth.
🔢 Read a book with playing cards in the story, a book that takes place in a different universe or on another world, or spell out CARDS.
Unlucky by Jana DeLeon 12/28
Poker tournament
29. 111,111,111 × 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
🔢 Read a book with all the same numbers in the page count (111, 222) or a book with the numbers in sequence in the page count (234, 432) or spell out MILLION.
Verity by Colleen Hoover 12/18
333 pages
30. -40 is the only temperature that is the same in both Fahrenheit and Celsius
🔢 Read a book that takes place in a cold climate, where two cultures or people find commonality or spell out FORTY.
Love Comes Prancing by Danni Roan 12/7
Alaska
By the NumbersDuration: 01/17/20 - 11/30/20
Level: Advanced Placement: 25-30 tasks
Read: 0/30
Don't get me wrong, this is a really well thought out challenge, but as I was reading some of those numbers facts my eyes started glazing and my brain started shutting down and I thought "Yep, now I remember exactly why math was my worst subject in school!"
TC wrote: "By the NumbersDuration: 01/17/20 - 11/30/20
Level: Advanced Placement: 25-30 tasks
Read: 0/30
Don't get me wrong, this is a really well thought out challenge, but as I was reading some of those n..."
I'm there with you on math!
I'm done!By the Numbers
Duration: 12/1/19 - 11/30/20
Level: Advanced Placement (25-30 tasks)
Completed: 30/30
1. “Hundred” doesn’t mean 100.
Read a book that has 100-120 pages Forever Surprised by Kathleen Brooks 4* 12/6 - 114 pages
2. There is only one even prime number.
Read the second book in a series, a book where the page count is divisible by 2 Unter dem Sternenhimmel by Elisabeth Büchle 4* 12/4 lit. transl: Under The Star Sky - Unter dem... #2 & 208 pages
3. The square root of two is called “Pythagoras’ Constant.”
Read a book where the main character has a theory, with an irrational character A Christmas Mystery by A.L. Jambor 2* 12/1 - there're several theories about the strange woman they encountered and what happened to the money
4. Zero is the only number not represented in Roman numerals.
Read a book with a title beginning or ending with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M. Mord zur besten Sendezeit=Death of a Diva by J.G. Goodhind 3* 1/5 - title starts with M
5. Different cultures discovered zero at different times.
Spell out ZERO.
Z: Zajączkowska, Urszula: Patyki, badyle 2* 1/14 lit. transl: Sticks, Stalks (or Weeds)
Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 12/19
E: Eve Dallas (MC)
R: Robb, J.D.
O: Obsession in Death
6. Zero is an even number.
Read an even-numbered book in a series Swamp Santa by Jana Deleon 5* 12/2 - Miss Fortune #16
7. There is only one number spelled with the same number of letters as itself.
Read a book with a four-letter word in the title Sara in Montana by Morris Fenris 2* 12/3 - Sara is a 4-letter word
8. Take any number and multiply it by three for a cool trick.
Read a book where a character plays a trick on another character, where the main character creates something new out of something old Die Wächter=The Camel Club book 1 in Camel Club=The Camel Club / The Collectors / Stone Cold by David Baldacci 3.5* 12/1 - the entire story is based on several deceptions and tricks & a new Intelligence agency was created out of all the existing ones
9. Six is the smallest perfect number
Read a book you found confusing. Blood On The Tongue by Stephen Booth 3* 12/13
10. The number Pi is an irrational number.
Read a book you thought would never end. A Cup of Murder by Cam Larson 2* 12/23 - never ending
11. Two and five are the only prime numbers that end with 2 and 5.
Read a book with a word in the title that begins and ends with the same letter. Dead in the Water book 3 in The Kate Shugak Investigations: Books 1-9 by Dana Stabenow 4* 12/17 - dead
12. The Fibonacci Sequence appears in nature.
Read a book with only a face on the cover
Forever Secret by Kathleen Brooks 5* 12/613. 9 is considered a “magic” number.
Read a book where something in the story multiplies The Christmas Stalking by Lillian Duncan 4* 12/3 - FMC's problems after going into hiding & the number of suspects multiply each day
14. The number Pi spells the food “PIE”.
Read a book where the main character eats or makes a pie, with big or blocky letters on the cover.
Devoted in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 12/21 - during an investigation in southern USA two of Eve's detectives eat apple pie & big letters on the cover15. One isn't a prime number.
Read a book told from only one point of view. Blood Will Tell book 6 in The Kate Shugak Investigations: Books 1-9 by Dana Stabenow 4* 1/8 - MC
✓ 16. If a pizza has radius “Z” and height “A” the equation becomes…
Read a book with a tall character Kind 44=Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith 5* 12/4 - MMC was very tall
✓ 17. 7 is the most popular “favorite number” and is arithmetically unique
Read a book with a unique main character, reread a favorite book. Swamp Team 3 by by Jana Deleon 5* 1/10 - a CIA assassin posing as librarian/beauty queen is unique for me and this book comes from my most favorite series and is a 2nd or 3rd re-read
✓ 18. The most popular two-digit number is 13
Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day, a popular book (your interpretation). Das Geschenk=The Christmas Train by David Baldacci 4* 12/26 - orig. publication date: 11/4/01 & 20,838 ratings (popular Christmas book in my book - especially if it's mostly a romance written by a thriller author)
✓ 19. Six Weeks = 10! Seconds
Read a book with a number in the title. 10,000 Reasons: Stories of Faith, Hope, and Thankfulness Inspired by the Worship Anthem by Matt Redman, Craig Borlase & Max Lucado 6* 1/14
✓ 20. Googol, Googolplex, and Google
Read a book where the main character uses the internet, with a large number of characters. Concealed in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 12/15 - Eve depends in her work on internet & there's a huge number of characters (and victims)
✓ 21. The Mile-High City is exactly one mile high.
Read a book with the words mile and high in the story. For a Lifetime by Rosemarie Naramore 3* 12/16 - With his wide circle of friends in high places (loc. 85) & How had she lost track of the miles traveled? (loc. 92)
✓ 22. In Asia, 4 is considered unlucky.
Read a book where someone dies. A Fatal Thaw book 2 in The Kate Shugak Investigations: Books 1-9 by Dana Stabenow 4* 12/12 - 12 people are killed on one day
✓ 23. In Thailand, “555” is hilarious
Read a book where the main character frequently laughs. Cindy and the Prince by Debbie Macomber 2* 12/21 - Cindy (especially in the first half of the book)
✓ 24. (6 × 9) + (6 + 9) = 69
Read a book with a main page genre of romance or where a character discovers the truth A Father's Prayer by Linda Wood Rondeau 5* 12/3 - Christmas romance & Alexis the guardian of her brother Gib discovers the man she's falling in love with is actually Gib's biological father who want's the custody for his son
✓ 25. There are 31 days in most months.
Read a book published on the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month. Twas The Night Before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement C. Moore 3* 12/8 - this edition was published 3/30/11
✓ 26. In a group of 23 people, two will probably share a birthday.
Read a book with a chart, graph, map or other illustration/picture in the book. A Cold Day For Murder book 1 in The Kate Shugak Investigations: Books 1-9 by Dana Stabenow 4* 12/9 - 3 maps
✓ 27. We see odd numbers as male, even numbers as female.
Read a book with an alpha male or girly-girl main character. Zum Tod verführt=Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 12/11 - Roarke (an alpha male)
✓ 28. There are more ways to arrange a deck of cards than there are atoms on earth.
Read a book that takes place in a different universe or on another world. Wonderment In Death by J.D. Robb 4* 12/21 - takes partially place in Wonderland and the afterlife
✓ 29. 111,111,111 × 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
Read a book with the numbers in sequence in the page count (234, 432) Threat Level Critical by James Flynn 4* 1/11 - 45 pages
✓ 30. -40 is the only temperature that is the same in both Fahrenheit and Celsius
Read a book that takes place in a cold climate, where two cultures or people find commonality A Cold Blooded Business book 4 in The Kate Shugak Investigations: Books 1-9 by Dana Stabenow 4* 12/28 - set in Alaska (in Winter) & the native and white corporate cultures find commonality
TC wrote: "...Don't get me wrong, this is a really well thought out challenge, but as I was reading some of those numbers facts my eyes started glazing and my brain started shutting down and I thought "Yep, now I remember exactly why math was my worst subject in school!""JennyR wrote: "I'm there with you on math!"
Oh, so sad! For me numbers and math are the best ever: they are so clear and even if in most cases there're different ways to a solution it's still every time the same one - which ever way you pick, and they are so true, logical, ... ok I stop here so I won't drive you crazy.
Still I wanted to thank you Jenny it was one of the most fun and enjoyable challenge in a long time and I was so glad that after so many years I still can learn something new in this area. THANK YOU you're the best!
Agnieszka wrote: "TC wrote: "...Don't get me wrong, this is a really well thought out challenge, but as I was reading some of those numbers facts my eyes started glazing and my brain started shutting down and I thou..."Agnieszka - I'm so glad you enjoyed the challenge! Fantastic job finishing it.
By the Numbers - COMPLETEDuration: December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
Level: Advanced Placement: 25-30 tasks
26/25-30
Each task has a spell out option where you may use the title, series name, author's first or last name, or main character's first or last name. You may use a book as many times as it will work for a single word. Please disregard articles for title and series name.
✔ 1. “Hundred” doesn’t mean 100.
🔢 Read a book with a character over 100 years old.
Deployed, Brenda Cothern | 12/6
O'Toole is over 100 years old.
✔ 2. There is only one even prime number.
🔢 Read a book where the page count is divisible by 2.
Sixth, Benda Cothern | 12/6
Pages: 148
✔ 3. The square root of two is called “Pythagoras’ Constant.”
🔢 Read a book where the main character has a theory.
Murder for Christmas, Francis Duncan | 12/3
Mordecai has a theory of how the murder was committed, but he needs his suspect to confess to confirm it.
✔ 4. Zero is the only number not represented in Roman numerals.
🔢 Read a book with a title beginning or ending with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M.
Crocodile on the Sandbank, Elizabeth Peters | 12/5
✔ 6. Zero is an even number.
🔢 Read an even-numbered book in a series.
In the Ruins, Hailey Turner -1/3
Book #2 in the Metahuman Files series.
✔ 7. There is only one number spelled with the same number of letters as itself.
🔢 Read a book with four friends or family members.
A Ferry of Bones & Gold, Hailey Turner -1/8
Alpha team is a family - there are 8 members.
✔ 8. Take any number and multiply it by three for a cool trick.
🔢 Read a book where a character plays a trick on another character.
I.N.E.T. 3, Benda Cothern | 12/6
Slade causes red glitter to come out of the sprinkler system to trick their boss into a 3 day weekend.
✔ 9. Six is the smallest perfect number
🔢 Read a book you found confusing.
Justice For Skylar, Sandrine Gasq-Dion -1/13
I found this book confusing due to the number of characters with no explanation of who they are.
✔ 10. The number Pi is an irrational number.
🔢 Read a book with a circle on the cover.
Immortal Longing: An M/M Vampire Romance, Jax Garren -1/12
✔ 11. Two and five are the only prime numbers that end with 2 and 5.
🔢 Read a book with a word in the title that begins and ends with the same letter.
Stalked by Shadows, Lissa Kasey -12/10
shadows
✔ 12. The Fibonacci Sequence appears in nature.
🔢 Read a book where nature plays an important role in the story.
Written in Red, Anne Bishop -12/1
Nature - specifically the elements - play a huge role in the story. A storm used to punish the humans for transgressions shuts down the city.
✔ 13. 9 is considered a “magic” number.
🔢 Read a book where something in the story multiplies (your interpretation).
Tallowwood, N.R. Walker | 12/4
The body number of dead bodies multiplies quickly once 2 jurisdictions begin to investigate what turns out to be a serial killer.
✔ 14. The number Pi spells the food “PIE”.
🔢 Read a book where the main character eats or makes a pie.
Jonah's Compass, Annabella Stone -12/12
Matt and Jonah eat Betty's award-winning apple pie.
✔ 15. One isn't a prime number.
🔢 Read a book with a clone in the story.
A Flicker of Steel, Steve McHugh -1/20
Kristen can make 9 clones of herself.
✔ 16. If a pizza has radius “Z” and height “A” the equation becomes…
🔢 Read a book with a tall character.
Grif's Salvation, Annabella Stone -1/2
Rock is 6'6".
✔ 17. 7 is the most popular “favorite number” and is arithmetically unique
🔢 Reread a favorite book.
In the Wreckage, Hailey Turner -1/1
Is a reread.
✔ 18. The most popular two-digit number is 13
🔢 Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day.
Conspiracy Theory, Ella Keaton | 12/4
Published: Oct 4, 2019
✔ 20. Googol, Googolplex, and Google
🔢 Read a book with a large number of characters.
Collide, Reese Knightly -12/8
There are multiple characters from multiple law enforcement organizations in the story.
✔ 21. The Mile-High City is exactly one mile high.
🔢 Read a book with the words' mile and high in the story.
Scorched Shadows, Steve McHugh -1/18
Page 11: Mordred told her. Now I’m about a half a mile away from that shop.
Page 45: as he ran toward me, a machete raised high above his head.
✔ 22. In Asia, 4 is considered unlucky.
🔢 Read a book with a character with a phobia.
In the Blood, Hailey Turner -1/7
Sean won't speak.
✔ 23. In Thailand, “555” is hilarious
🔢 Read a book with a text message in the story.
book:Ignite|46851750], Jocelynn Drake | 12/3
Rowe and Quinn text each other about the dead bodies scattered around town. The test msgs are written out in the story.
✔ 24. (6 × 9) + (6 + 9) = 69
🔢 Read a book with a main page genre of romance or erotica.
Noble, Annabella Stone -1/2
MPG: romance.
✔ 25. There are 31 days in most months.
🔢 Read a book published on the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month.
Embracing His Syn, A.E. Via -1/24
Published: Jul 28, 2014
✔ 27. We see odd numbers as male, even numbers as female.
🔢 Read a book with an alpha male.
In the Shadows, Hailey Turner -1/5
Alexei & Jamie are both alpha males.
✔ 28. There are more ways to arrange a deck of cards than there are atoms on earth.
🔢 Read a book that takes place in a different universe or on another world.
Down A Twisted Path, Hailey Turner -1/14
Takes place on an alternate earth where magic and gods are real and integrated into the world.
✔ 30. -40 is the only temperature that is the same in both Fahrenheit and Celsius
🔢 Read a book where two cultures or people find commonality.
Mind Magic, Poppy Dennison -12/12/8
Mages & werewolves realize they aren't so different.
FINISHED!!
By the Numbers
Duration: December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
Advanced Placement: 25-30 tasks
Complete: 30/30
1. “Hundred” doesn’t mean 100.
🔢 Read a book that has 100-120 pages.
Her Every Wish by Courtney Milan - 1/10/20 - 117 pages
2. There is only one even prime number.
🔢 Read the second book in a series.
One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean - 12/20/19 - 2nd in the Rules of Scoundrels series
3. The square root of two is called “Pythagoras’ Constant.”
🔢 Read a book with an irrational character.
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion - 1/17/20 - Don's thoughts and behaviors throughout the whole book are completely irrational.
4. Zero is the only number not represented in Roman numerals.
🔢 Read a book with a title beginning or ending with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M.
Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 12/25/19 - starts with D
5. Different cultures discovered zero at different times.
🔢 Spell out ZERO.
Z: Mariana Zapata - The Best Thing - 2/22/20
E: Eighteen: 18 by J.A. Huss - 2/22/20
R: Riley Hart - Depth of Field - 2/16/20
O: On One Condition by Diane Alberts - 1/25/20
6. Zero is an even number.
🔢 Read an even-numbered book in a series.
Twisted and Tied by Mary Calmes - 1/7/20 - #4 in Marshals series
7. There is only one number spelled with the same number of letters as itself.
🔢 Read a book with four friends or family members in the story,.
The Lemon Grove by Helen Walsh - 12/7 - story revolves around Greg & Jenn, their daughter Emma, and her boyfriend Nathan
8. Take any number and multiply it by three for a cool trick.
🔢 Read a book where the main character creates something new out of something old.
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover - 12/12 - Lily creates a vase from an old Victorian boot
9. Six is the smallest perfect number
🔢 Read a book where the main character finds "perfection" (your interpretation).
Switch Stance by M.E. Carter - 1/21/20 - fulfilling career, supportive & devoted mate, happy family
10. The number Pi is an irrational number.
🔢 Read a book with a circle on the cover.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling - 2/23/20 - circle frames on Harry's glasses
11. Two and five are the only prime numbers that end with 2 and 5.
🔢 Read a book with a word in the title that begins and ends with the same letter
Trust Me On This by Jennifer Crusie - 12/5 - Trust
12. The Fibonacci Sequence appears in nature.
🔢 Read a book where nature plays an important role in the story.
History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera - 1/11/20 - the ocean plays an important role in the story
13. 9 is considered a “magic” number.
🔢 Read a book with magic in the story.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling- 12/7
14. The number Pi spells the food “PIE”.
🔢 Read a book where the main character eats or makes a pie.
If You Give A Jerk A Gingerbread by Jana Aston - 12/25/19 - both MCs bake a pie as part of a Food Network Competition
15. One isn't a prime number.
🔢 Read a book told from only one point of view.
Wrong Number, Right Guy by Elle Casey - 12/8 - told from May's POV
16-30 can be found in Message 36
By the Numbers
Duration: December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
Advanced Placement: 25-30 tasks
Complete: 30/30
1. “Hundred” doesn’t mean 100.
🔢 Read a book that has 100-120 pages.
Her Every Wish by Courtney Milan - 1/10/20 - 117 pages
2. There is only one even prime number.
🔢 Read the second book in a series.
One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean - 12/20/19 - 2nd in the Rules of Scoundrels series
3. The square root of two is called “Pythagoras’ Constant.”
🔢 Read a book with an irrational character.
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion - 1/17/20 - Don's thoughts and behaviors throughout the whole book are completely irrational.
4. Zero is the only number not represented in Roman numerals.
🔢 Read a book with a title beginning or ending with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M.
Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 12/25/19 - starts with D
5. Different cultures discovered zero at different times.
🔢 Spell out ZERO.
Z: Mariana Zapata - The Best Thing - 2/22/20
E: Eighteen: 18 by J.A. Huss - 2/22/20
R: Riley Hart - Depth of Field - 2/16/20
O: On One Condition by Diane Alberts - 1/25/20
6. Zero is an even number.
🔢 Read an even-numbered book in a series.
Twisted and Tied by Mary Calmes - 1/7/20 - #4 in Marshals series
7. There is only one number spelled with the same number of letters as itself.
🔢 Read a book with four friends or family members in the story,.
The Lemon Grove by Helen Walsh - 12/7 - story revolves around Greg & Jenn, their daughter Emma, and her boyfriend Nathan
8. Take any number and multiply it by three for a cool trick.
🔢 Read a book where the main character creates something new out of something old.
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover - 12/12 - Lily creates a vase from an old Victorian boot
9. Six is the smallest perfect number
🔢 Read a book where the main character finds "perfection" (your interpretation).
Switch Stance by M.E. Carter - 1/21/20 - fulfilling career, supportive & devoted mate, happy family
10. The number Pi is an irrational number.
🔢 Read a book with a circle on the cover.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling - 2/23/20 - circle frames on Harry's glasses
11. Two and five are the only prime numbers that end with 2 and 5.
🔢 Read a book with a word in the title that begins and ends with the same letter
Trust Me On This by Jennifer Crusie - 12/5 - Trust
12. The Fibonacci Sequence appears in nature.
🔢 Read a book where nature plays an important role in the story.
History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera - 1/11/20 - the ocean plays an important role in the story
13. 9 is considered a “magic” number.
🔢 Read a book with magic in the story.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling- 12/7
14. The number Pi spells the food “PIE”.
🔢 Read a book where the main character eats or makes a pie.
If You Give A Jerk A Gingerbread by Jana Aston - 12/25/19 - both MCs bake a pie as part of a Food Network Competition
15. One isn't a prime number.
🔢 Read a book told from only one point of view.
Wrong Number, Right Guy by Elle Casey - 12/8 - told from May's POV
16-30 can be found in Message 36
FINISHED February 28, 2020By the Numbers
Duration: December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
Advanced Placement: 25-30 tasks
Each task has a spell out option where you may use the title, series name, author's first or last name, or main character's first or last name. You may use a book as many times as it will work for a single word. Please disregard articles for title and series name.
1.
🔢 Read a book that has 100-120 pages, with a character over 100 years old, or spell out HUNDRED.
de la Cruz, Juan - Dark Night of the Soul (December 4, 2019)
111 pages
2.
The number 2 is the smallest and first prime number (since all other even numbers are divisible by two).
🔢 Read the second book in a series, a book where the page count is divisible by 2, or spell out TWO.
Weibel, Peter - Schneewand (Snow Wall) (December 2, 2019)
112/2 = 56
3.
🔢 Read a book where the main character has a theory, with an irrational character, or spell out ROOT.
Daley, Kathi - Christmas in Paradise (December 07, 2019)
4.
🔢 Read a book with a title beginning or ending with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M, with a Greek character in the story, or spell out ROMAN.
Lin, Harper - Cremas, Christmas Cookies, and Crooks (December 2, 2019)
5.
🔢 Read a book with a cube (not a square) on the cover, an astronomer or mathematician character, or spell out ZERO.
Pratchett, Terry - Die Gelehrten der Scheibenwelt (The Science of Discworld) (February 28, 2020)
6.
🔢 Read an even-numbered book in a series, a book with a character attending or working in a university, or spell out EVEN.
Al-Maria, Sophia - The Girl Who Fell to Earth (December 24, 2019)
7.
🔢 Read a book with a four-letter word in the title, with four friends or family members in the story, or spell out FOUR.
Cruz, Alia - Feindliches Herz (Hostile Heart) (December 08, 2019)
8.
🔢 Read a book where a character plays a trick on another character, where the main character creates something new out of something old, or spell out THREE.
Calonder, Gian Maria - Endstation Engadin: Ein Mord für Massimo Capaul (Engadine Final Destination) (December 15, 2019)
9.
🔢 Read a book where the main character finds "perfection" (your interpretation), a book you found confusing, or spell out SIX.
Timms, Lexy - Gift For the Boss (December 07, 2019)
10.
🔢 Read a book with a circle on the cover, a book you thought would never end, or spell out RATIO.
Tripp, Paul David - Come, Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional (December 27, 2019)
11.
🔢 Read a book with a word in the title or where the author's first or last name begins and ends with the same letter (ex: With Silent Screams - screams) or spell out PRIME.
P - Polly Schlottermotz: Potzblitzverrückte Weihnachten! (Polly Schlottermotz: Very crazy Christmas!) (December 20, 2019)
R - Runenpriester (Farseer) (December 29, 2019)
I - Ich bin Circe (Circe) (January 28, 2020)
M - Mein Zypern (My Cyprus) (December 30, 2019)
E - Escape Room. Der erste Escape-Adventskalender: Löse 24 Rätsel und öffne den Ausgang (Escape Room - The First Advent Calendar) (December 24, 2019)
12.
🔢 Read a book with only a face on the cover, where nature plays an important role in the story, or spell out NAUTILUS.
Köster-Lösche, Kari - Alfons, die Weihnachtsgans (Alfons the Christmas Goose) (December 08, 2019)
13.
🔢 Read a book with magic in the story, where something in the story multiplies (your interpretation) or spell out NINE.
Galenorn, Yasmine - Ghost of a Chance (December 15, 2019)
14.
🔢 Read a book where the main character eats or makes a pie, with big or blocky letters on the cover, or spell out PI.
Bisping, Stefanie - Lesereise Estland: Das Model und der Kapitän (Reading Tour Estonia) (December 15, 2019)
15.
🔢 Read a book with a clone in the story, told from only one point of view, or spell out ONE.
Toon, Paige - One Perfect Christmas (December 11, 2019)
16.
🔢 Read a book with a "square" character, with a tall character, or spell out PIZZA.
Schwab, V.E. - Vicious - Das Böse in uns (December 20, 2019)
17.
🔢 Read a book with a unique main character, reread a favorite book, or spell out SEVEN.
Gale, Eric Kahn - The Zoo at the Edge of the World (December 22, 2019)
18.
🔢 Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day, a popular book (your interpretation), or spell out THIRTEEN.
Lin, Harper - Espressos, Eggnogs, and Evil Exes (December 14, 2019)
Published March 7th, 2018
19.
🔢 Read a book with a number or an ! in the title, a book with an equation in the story or where a character does math, or spell out TIME.
Russell, Rachel Renee - Tales from a Not-So-Glam TV Star (December 26, 2019)
20.
🔢 Read a book where the main character uses the internet, with a large number of characters, or spell out GOOGOL (or GOOGLE).
Noble, Shelley - Holidays at Crescent Cove (December 21, 2019)
21.
🔢 Read a book that takes place in Denver or Colorado, with the words mile and high in the story, or spell out MILE.
Preston, Douglas - The Ice Limit (December 30, 2019)
22.
🔢 Read a book with an unlucky character, a character with a phobia, where someone dies, or spell out ASIA.
Eco, Umberto - Nullnummer (Numero Zero) (December 22, 2019)
23.
🔢 Read a book with a text message in the story, where the main character frequently laughs, or spell out FIVE.
McInerney, Monica - Das Schönste kommt zum Schluss (Hello From the Gillespies) (December 31, 2019)
24.
🔢 Read a book with a main page genre of romance or erotica, where a character discovers the truth, or spell out SIXTY-NINE.
Noble, Shelley - Christmas at Whisper Beach (December 07, 2019)
25.
🔢 Read a book published on the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month, read a book published in 2020 or spell out MONTH.
Bomann, Anne Cathrine - Agathe (December 22, 2019)
Published January 28th 2019
26.
🔢 Read a book with a chart, graph, map or other illustration/picture in the book, where a character has a birthday, or spell out BIRTHDAY.
Silver, Josie - One Day in December (December 07, 2019)
27.
🔢 Read a book tagged psychology or science, with an alpha male or girly-girl main character, or spell out ODD.
Jeter, K.W. - Slave Ship (December 19, 2019)
28.
🔢 Read a book with playing cards in the story, a book that takes place in a different universe or on another world, or spell out CARDS.
Wendig, Chuck - Star Wars - Nachspiel: Der Krieg ist nicht vorbei (Aftermath) (December 29, 2019)
29.
🔢 Read a book with all the same numbers in the page count (111, 222) or a book with the numbers in sequence in the page count (234, 432) or spell out MILLION.
M - Mother Night - Vonnegut, Kurt (January 17, 2020)
I - Der Idiot (The Idiot) (January 28, 2020)
L - Lords of the Storm (February 14, 2020)
L - Leseparadiese (Readers Paradise) (February 15, 2020)
I - The Island of Doctor Moreau (February 15, 2020)
O - Das Orakel vom Berge (The Man in the High Castle) - Dick, Philip K. (January 18, 2020)
N - Die Nacht des Dämons (Chaos Unleashed) (January 29, 2020)
30.
🔢 Read a book that takes place in a cold climate, where two cultures or people find commonality or spell out FORTY.
Schaefer, Barbara - Lesereise Lappland: Nordlicht, Joik und Rentierschlitten (Reading Tour Through Lapland) (December 22, 2019)
Mod
By the Numbers
Duration: December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
Advanced Placement: 25-30 tasks
25/25-30
Tasks:
1. “Hundred” doesn’t mean 100.
🔢 Read a book that has 100-120 pages.
Eggnog Makes Her Easy Erin Nicholas 12/6/19
2. There is only one even prime number.
🔢 Read the second book in a series.
Woodrose Mountain RaeAnne Thayne 12/8/19 (Hope's Crossing #2)
3. The square root of two is called “Pythagoras’ Constant.”
🔢 Read a book with an irrational character.
Run to Ground Katie Ruggle 12/23/19
4. Zero is the only number not represented in Roman numerals.
🔢 Read a book with a title beginning with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M.
Dirty Skye Warren 1/13/2020
5. Different cultures discovered zero at different times.
🔢 Read a book with a cube (not a square) on the cover, an astronomer or mathematician character, or spell out ZERO.
6. Zero is an even number.
🔢 Read an even-numbered book in a series.
Kitty Goes to Washington Carrie Vaughn 12/13/19 (Kitty Norville #2)
7. There is only one number spelled with the same number of letters as itself.
🔢 Read a book with a four-letter word in the title.
Thin Air Lisa Gray 12/8/19
8. Take any number and multiply it by three for a cool trick.
🔢 Read a book where a character plays a trick on another character, where the main character creates something new out of something old, or spell out THREE.
9. Six is the smallest perfect number
🔢 Read a book where the main character finds "perfection".
Follow Tessa Bailey 1/18/20
10. The number Pi is an irrational number.
🔢 Read a book with a circle on the cover.
Troubles and Treats Tara Sivec 12/18/1911. Two and five are the only prime numbers that end with 2 and 5.
🔢 Read a book with a word in the title begins and ends with the same letter.
Sweet Laurel Falls RaeAnne Thayne 1/3/20
12. The Fibonacci Sequence appears in nature.
🔢 Read a book with only a face on the cover.
I Know Who You Are Alice Feeney 12/27/1913. 9 is considered a “magic” number.
🔢 Read a book with magic in the story.
The Book Charmer Karen Hawkins 1/9/20
14. The number Pi spells the food “PIE”.
🔢 Read a book with big or blocky letters on the cover.
Crash & Burn Lisa Gardner 12/14/1915. One isn't a prime number.
🔢 Read a book with a clone in the story, told from only one point of view, or spell out ONE.
16. If a pizza has radius “Z” and height “A” the equation becomes…
🔢 Read a book with a tall character.
Unauthorized Deception Lisa Ladew 1/4/20
17. 7 is the most popular “favorite number” and is arithmetically unique
🔢 Read a book with a unique main character.
On the Chase Katie Ruggle 12/31/19
18. The most popular two-digit number is 13
🔢 Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day.
May 24, 2011 Blackberry Summer RaeAnne Thayne 12/7/19
19. Six Weeks = 10! Seconds
🔢 Read a book where a character does math.
The Emperor's Revenge Clive Cussler 12/21/19
20. Googol, Googolplex, and Google
🔢 Read a book where the main character uses the internet.
Promise Me Robin Bielman 12/12/19
21. The Mile-High City is exactly one mile high.
🔢 Read a book that takes place in Denver or Colorado.
Free Kristen Ashley 12/3/19
22. In Asia, 4 is considered unlucky.
🔢 Read a book where someone dies.
Night of Miracles Elizabeth Berg 12/5/19
23. In Thailand, “555” is hilarious
🔢 Read a book with a text message in the story.
Let It Snow Nancy Thayer 12/17/19
24. (6 × 9) + (6 + 9) = 69
🔢 Read a book with a main page genre of romance.
A Vicarage Christmas Kate Hewitt 12/9/19
25. There are 31 days in most months.
🔢 Read a book published on the 31st of a month.
May 31st, 2019 Dime a Demon Devon Monk 12/11/19
26. In a group of 23 people, two will probably share a birthday.
🔢 Read a book with a chart, graph, map or other illustration/picture in the book.
Triptych Karin Slaughter 1/25/20
27. We see odd numbers as male, even numbers as female.
🔢 Read a book with a girly-girl main character.
Meant to Be Yours Susan Mallery 1/31/20
28. There are more ways to arrange a deck of cards than there are atoms on earth.
🔢 Read a book with playing cards in the story, a book that takes place in a different universe or on another world, or spell out CARDS.
29. 111,111,111 × 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
🔢 Read a book with all the same numbers in the page count (111, 222) or a book with the numbers in sequence in the page count (234, 432) or spell out MILLION.
30. -40 is the only temperature that is the same in both Fahrenheit and Celsius
🔢 Read a book that takes place in a cold climate.
Tamarack County William Kent Krueger 12/16/19
COMPLETED @ post #31By the Numbers
Duration: December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
Level: Advanced Placement: 25-30 tasks
Each task has a spell out option where you may use the title, series name, author's first or last name, or main character's first or last name. You may use a book as many times as it will work for a single word.
✅1. Read a book that has 100-120 pages, with a character over 100 years old, or spell out HUNDRED.
Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh - 03 Feb 20
✅2. Read the second book in a series, a book where the page count is divisible by 2, or spell out TWO.
Dead as a Door Knocker by Diane Kelly - 24 Dec 19
✅3. Read a book where the main character has a theory, with an irrational character, or spell out ROOT.
A Wrench in the Works by Kate Carlisle - 22 Dec 19
✅4. Read a book with a title beginning with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M, with a Greek character in the story, or spell out ROMAN.
Death by Committee by Alexis Morgan - 26 Dec 19
✅5. Read a book with a cube (not a square) on the cover, an astronomer or mathematician character, or spell out ZERO.
Murder at Half Moon Gate by Andrea Penrose - 19 Jan 20
✅6. Read an even-numbered book in a series, a book with a character attending or working in a university, or spell out EVEN.
Read and Buried by Eva Gates - 19 Dec 19
✅7. Read a book with a four-letter word in the title, with four friends or family members in the story, or spell out FOUR.
Deck the Hallways by Kate Carlisle - 02 Dec 19
✅8. Read a book where a character plays a trick on another character, where the main character creates something new out of something old, or spell out THREE.
Something Read, Something Dead by Eva Gates - 15 Dec 19
✅9. Read a book where the main character finds "perfection" (your interpretation), a book you found confusing, or spell out SIX.
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer - 11 Dec 19
✅10. Read a book with a circle on the cover, a book you thought would never end, or spell out RATIO.
The Cat of the Baskervilles by Vicki Delany - 31 Dec 19
✅11. Read a book with a word in the title begins and ends with the same letter (ex: With Silent Screams - screams) or spell out PRIME.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling - 13 Dec 19
✅12. Read a book with only a face on the cover, where nature plays an important role in the story, or spell out NAUTILUS.
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - 25 Jan 20
✅13. Read a book with magic in the story, where something in the story multiplies (your interpretation) or spell out NINE.
Heart of Venom by Jennifer Estep - 28 Feb 20
✅14. Read a book where the main character eats or makes a pie, with big or blocky letters on the cover, or spell out PI.
Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb - 21 Dec 19
✅15. Read a book with a clone in the story, told from only one point of view, or spell out ONE.
Eaves of Destruction by Kate Carlisle - 06 Dec 19
✅16. Read a book with a "square" character, with a tall character, or spell out PIZZA.
Body on Baker Street by Vicki Delany - 17 Dec 19
✅17. Read a book with a unique main character, reread a favorite book, or spell out SEVEN.
A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn - 16 Jan 20
✅18. Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day, a popular book (your interpretation), or spell out THIRTEEN.
Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb - 30 Dec 19
✅19. Read a book with a number or an ! in the title, a book with an equation in the story or where a character does math, or spell out TIME.
Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose - 08 Jan 20
✅20. Read a book where the main character uses the internet, with a large number of characters, or spell out GOOGOL (or GOOGLE).
Flipped Out by Jennie Bentley - 04 Dec 19
✅21. Read a book that takes place in Denver or Colorado, with the words mile and high in the story, or spell out MILE.
Venom by Jennifer Estep - 09 Feb 20 (view spoiler)
✅22. Read a book with an unlucky character, a character with a phobia, where someone dies, or spell out ASIA.
The Uninvited Corpse by Debra Sennefelder - 28 Dec 19
✅23. Read a book with a text message in the story, where the main character frequently laughs, or spell out FIVE.
Death At Victoria Dock by Kerry Greenwood - 04 Jan 20
✅24. Read a book with a main page genre of romance or erotica, where a character discovers the truth, or spell out SIXTY-NINE.
Who Buries the Dead by C.S. Harris - 12 Jan 20
✅25. Read a book published on the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month, read a book published in 2020 or spell out MONTH.
Thread of Death by Jennifer Estep - 17 Feb 20
✅26. Read a book with a chart, graph, map or other illustration/picture in the book, where a character has a birthday, or spell out BIRTHDAY.
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer - 08 Dec 19
✅27. Read a book tagged psychology or science, with an alpha male or girly-girl main character, or spell out ODD.
By a Thread by Jennifer Estep - 20 Feb 20
✅28. Read a book with playing cards in the story, a book that takes place in a different universe or on another world, or spell out CARDS.
Murder at Kensington Palace by Andrea Penrose - 31 Jan 20
✅29. Read a book with all the same numbers in the page count (111, 222) or a book with the numbers in sequence in the page count (234, 432) or spell out MILLION.
Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh - 06 Feb 20
✅30. Read a book that takes place in a cold climate, where two cultures or people find commonality or spell out FORTY.
Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie by Kathy Lynn Emerson - 29 Jan 20
By the NumbersDuration: December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
Advanced Placement: 25-30 tasks
26/25-30
FINISHED
1. “Hundred” doesn’t mean 100.
🔢 Read a book with a character over 100 years old- The Awakening / The Struggle-L.J. Smith 12/1
2. There is only one even prime number.
The number 2 is the smallest and first prime number (since all other even numbers are divisible by two).
🔢 Read the second book in a series- Blood Rites-Quinn Loftis 12/1
3. The square root of two is called “Pythagoras’ Constant.”
🔢 Read a book where the main character has a theory- The Year of Second Chances-Jessica Sorensen 12/6
4. Zero is the only number not represented in Roman numerals.
🔢 Read a book with a title beginning or ending with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M- Court of Shadows-Madeleine Roux 1/26/20
6. Zero is an even number.
🔢 Read an even-numbered book in a series- Supernaturally-Kiersten White 1/23/20
7. There is only one number spelled with the same number of letters as itself.
🔢 Read a book with a four-letter word in the title- This Girl-Colleen Hoover 1/2/20
9. Six is the smallest perfect number
🔢 Read a book you found confusing- The Legend of the Golden Raven-K. Ancrum 12/19
10. The number Pi is an irrational number.
🔢 Read a book with a circle on the cover- BTOOOM!, Vol. 10-Junya Inoue 12/2
12. The Fibonacci Sequence appears in nature.
🔢 Read a book with only a face on the cover- Want-Cindy Pon 12/3
13. 9 is considered a “magic” number.
🔢 Read a book with magic in the story- Mooncakes-Suzanne Walker 12/17
14. The number Pi spells the food “PIE”.
🔢 Read a book with big or blocky letters on the cover- Her-Pierre Alex Jeanty 12/1
15. One isn't a prime number.
🔢 Read a book told from only one point of view- The Diary of Lexi Ashford-Jessica Sorensen 12/7
17. 7 is the most popular “favorite number” and is arithmetically unique
🔢 Read a book with a unique main character- The Monster of Elendhaven-Jennifer Giesbrecht 12/6
18. The most popular two-digit number is 13
🔢 Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day- With the Fire on High-Elizabeth Acevedo 12/15- May 7
19. Six Weeks = 10! Seconds
🔢 Read a book with a number or an ! in the title- FAIRY TAIL: 100 Years Quest 4-Hiro Mashima 12/3
20. Googol, Googolplex, and Google
🔢 Read a book with a large number of characters- City of Fallen Angels-Cassandra Clare 12/17
21. The Mile-High City is exactly one mile high.
🔢 Read a book with the words mile and high in the story- Until I Saw You-Jordan Marie 12/25- “that movie a mile off the first time” 38% & “could take their life and throw it away for a high” 86%
22. In Asia, 4 is considered unlucky.
🔢 Read a book where someone dies- Mind Games-Kiersten White 2/1/20
23. In Thailand, “555” is hilarious
🔢 Read a book with a text message in the story- The Year of Kai & Isa-Jessica Sorensen 12/7
24. (6 × 9) + (6 + 9) = 69
🔢 Read a book where a character discovers the truth- Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search-Gene Luen Yang 12/5
25. There are 31 days in most months.
🔢 Read a book published in 2020- Come Tumbling Down-Seanan McGuire 1/10/20
26. In a group of 23 people, two will probably share a birthday.
🔢 Read a book with a chart, graph, map or other illustration/picture in the book- The Wicker King-K. Ancrum 12/6
27. We see odd numbers as male, even numbers as female.
🔢 Read a book with an alpha male or girly-girl main character- Embers-Suzanne Wright 12/10
28. There are more ways to arrange a deck of cards than there are atoms on earth.
🔢 Read a book that takes place in a different universe or on another world- Die, Vol. 2: Split the Party-Kieron Gillen 12/4
29. 111,111,111 × 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
🔢 Read a book with the numbers in sequence in the page count (234, 432)- Until Sunrise-Sarah O'Rourke 12/21- pg. 123
30. -40 is the only temperature that is the same in both Fahrenheit and Celsius
🔢 Read a book that takes place in a cold climate- Avatar: The Last Airbender: North and South-Gene Luen Yang 12/5
Completion Post:By the Numbers
Duration: Dec. 1st, 2019 - Nov. 30th, 2020
Levels
30/30
🔢 Read a book with a character over 100 years old.
A Red-Rose Chain by Seanan McGuire - Dec. 10th, 2019🔢 Read the second book in a series.
Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones - Dec. 4th, 2019🔢 Read a book with an irrational character.
Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire - Dec. 6th, 2019🔢 Read a book with a title beginning with D.
Deadly Class, Volume 1: Reagan Youth by Rick Remender - Dec. 16th, 2019🔢 Read a book with a mathematician character.
Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire - Feb. 15th, 2020🔢 Read an even-numbered book in a series.
Once Broken Faith by Seanan McGuire - Dec. 19th, 2019🔢 Read a book with four friends in the story.
Glass Houses by Rachel Caine - Dec. 20th, 2019🔢 Read a book where a character plays a trick on another.
How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England: A Guide for Knaves, Fools, Harlots, Cuckolds, Drunkards, Liars, Thieves, and Braggarts by Ruth Goodman - Jan. 22nd, 2020🔢 Read a book you found confusing.
Sailor Moon, #1 by Naoko Takeuchi - Jan. 28th, 2020I kept reading it right to left. ;p
🔢 Read a book with a circle on the cover.
Tea, Coffee Chocolate: How We Fell in Love with Caffeine by Melanie King - Jan. 27th, 2020🔢 Read a book with a word in the title that begins and ends with the same letter.
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire - Dec. 6th, 2019Sticks
🔢 Read a book where nature plays an important role in the story.
Hex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery edited by Christopher Golden - Dec. 9th, 2019🔢 Read a book with magic in the story.
The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire - Dec. 31st, 2019🔢 Read a book where the main character eats pie.
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire - Dec. 20th, 2019🔢 Read a book told from only one point of view.
The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson - Jan. 14th, 2020🔢 Read a book with a tall character.
Goldenhand by Garth Nix - Jan. 25th, 2020🔢 Reread a favorite book.
Night and Silence by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 9th, 2020🔢 Read a popular book.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - Dec. 26th, 2019🔢 Read a book with a number in the title.
Deadly Class, Volume 2: Kids of the Black Hole by Rick Remender - Jan. 20th, 2020🔢 Read a book where the main character uses the internet).
An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten - Jan. 14th, 2020🔢 Read a book with the words mile and high in the story.
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot - Dec. 27th, 2019"He's a mile away" pg. 42
"Searching high and low" pg. 51
🔢 Read a book where someone dies.
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire - Dec. 5th, 2019🔢 Read a book with a text message in the story.
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia - Dec. 14th, 2019🔢 Read a book with a main page genre of romance.
Immortal Craving by Kendra Leigh Castle - Jan. 2nd, 2020🔢 Read a book published on the 31st of a month (July).
Shadow Rising by Kendra Leigh Castle - Dec. 23rd, 2019🔢 Read a book with a map.
The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 17th, 2020🔢 Read a book tagged science.
Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA by Brenda Maddox - Jan. 6th, 2020🔢 Read a book that takes place in a different on another world.
Silent Blade by Ilona Andrews - Jan. 3rd, 202029. 111,111,111 × 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
🔢 Spell out MILLION.
M - McGuire
Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 28th, 2020I - Izzard
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard - Jan. 30th, 2020L - Lovegrove
Firefly: Big Damn Hero by James Lovegrove - Feb. 13th, 2020L - Life
The Life and Times of Call the Midwife: The Official Companion to Season One and Two by Heidi Thomas - Feb. 28th, 2020I - InCryptid book 3
Half-Off Ragnarok by Seanan McGuire - Feb. 24th, 2020O - Ocean
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - Mar. 27th, 2020N - Night
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - Feb. 8th, 2020🔢 Read a book where two people from different cultures find commonality.
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh - Jan. 21st, 2020
Completed!By the Numbers
Duration: December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
Goal: Advanced Placement: 25-30 tasks
Completed: 26
🔢 1. Read a book that has 100-120 pages.
The Unicorn's Tail by A.W. Exley – 12/07/2019. - 101 pages🔢 2. Read the second book in a series.
Hatshepsut's Collar by A.W. Exley – 12/06/2019. - Artifact Hunters #2🔢 3. Read a book where the main character has a theory
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren – 01/31/2020🔢 4. Read a book with a title beginning or ending with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M.
The Deep by Rivers Solomon – 12/27/2019.5. Different cultures discovered zero at different times.
🔢 Read a book with a cube (not a square) on the cover, an astronomer or mathematician character, or spell out ZERO.
🔢 6. Read an even-numbered book in a series.
The Savage Blue by Zoraida Córdova – 01/01/2020The Savage Blue #2
🔢 7. Read a book with a four-letter word in the title.
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold – 12/03/2019. -Five🔢 8. Read a book where the main character creates something new out of something old.
Down City: A Daughter's Story of Love, Memory, and Murder by Leah Carroll – 02/22/2020So my wardrobe is almost entirely comprised of Salvation Army finds that I alter on the sewing machine Grandma Ann buys for me. (Kindle Locations 1673-1674)
🔢 9. Read a book you found confusing.
Tell My Horse by Zora Neale Hurston – 01/25/2020🔢 10. Read a book with a circle on the cover.
The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis – 12/18/2019🔢 11. Read a book with a word in the title begins and ends with the same letter (ex: With Silent Screams - screams).
Lone Ranger/Green Hornet: Champions Of Justice by Michael E. Uslan – 12/24/2019🔢 12. Read a book with only a face on the cover.
Wolf’s Eyes by Rae D. Magdon – 02/13/2020🔢 13. Read a book with magic in the story.
Nero's Fiddle by A.W. Exley – 12/11/2019🔢 14. Read a book with big or blocky letters on the cover.
The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Córdova – 12/15/2019🔢15. Read a book told from only one point of view.
A Mortal Song by Megan Crewe – 12/25/2019🔢 16. Read a book with a tall character.
Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff – 02/26/2020Sam
🔢 17. Read a book with a unique main character.
This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab – 01/04/2020August Flynn
🔢 18. Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day.
Embertelen jó by Ágnes Gaura - 12/22/2019. - Published December 5th 2014🔢 19. Read a book with a number or an ! in the title.
Sunstone Vol. 6 by Stjepan Šejić – 02/03/2020🔢 20. Read a book where the main character uses the internet.
Jeopardy in January by Camilla Chafer – 01/19/202021. The Mile-High City is exactly one mile high.
🔢 Read a book with the words mile and high in the story, or spell out MILE.
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes – 03/19/2020...is going to differ a mile or two from yours. (Kindle Location 85)
Think you’re so high and mighty. (Kindle Location 83)
🔢22. Read a book where someone dies.
Dracula by Bram Stoker – 1/12/2020🔢 23. Read a book with a text message in the story.
Last Day by Luanne Rice – 02/07/2020🔢 24. Read a book with a main page genre of romance or erotica.
Love Her Wild by Atticus Poetry – 12/27/2019🔢 25. Read a book published on the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month.
The Periodic Table Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Elements – 02/10/2020Published March 30th 2017
🔢 26. Read a book with a chart, graph, map or other illustration/picture in the book.
The Truth About Magic by Atticus Poetry – 12/01/2019. - Pictures, photographs in the book.27. We see odd numbers as male, even numbers as female.
🔢 Read a book tagged psychology or science.
Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come by Richard Preston – 03/11/2020Science
28. There are more ways to arrange a deck of cards than there are atoms on earth.
🔢 Read a book with playing cards in the story, a book that takes place in a different universe or on another world, or spell out CARDS.
29. 111,111,111 × 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
🔢 Read a book with all the same numbers in the page count (111, 222) or a book with the numbers in sequence in the page count (234, 432) or spell out MILLION.
30. -40 is the only temperature that is the same in both Fahrenheit and Celsius
🔢 Read a book that takes place in a cold climate, where two cultures or people find commonality or spell out FORTY.
Mod
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Levels Advanced Placement: 25-30 tasks
1. “Hundred” doesn’t mean 100.
🔢 Read a book that has 100-120 pages, with a character over 100 years old, or spell out HUNDRED.
2. There is only one even prime number.
n 🔢 Read the second book in a series, a book where the page count is divisible by 2, or spell out TWO.
3. The square root of two is called “Pythagoras’ Constant.”
🔢 Read a book where the main character has a theory, with an irrational character, or spell out ROOT.
4. Zero is the only number not represented in Roman numerals.
🔢 Read a book with a title beginning or ending with I, V, X, L, C, D, or M, with a Greek character in the story, or spell out ROMAN.
5. Different cultures discovered zero at different times.
🔢 Read a book with a cube (not a square) on the cover, an astronomer or mathematician character, or spell out ZERO.
6. Zero is an even number.
🔢 Read an even-numbered book in a series, a book with a character attending or working in a university, or spell out EVEN.
7. There is only one number spelled with the same number of letters as itself.
🔢 Read a book with a four-letter word in the title, with four friends or family members in the story, or spell out FOUR.
8. Take any number and multiply it by three for a cool trick.
🔢 Read a book where a character plays a trick on another character, where the main character creates something new out of something old, or spell out THREE.
9. Six is the smallest perfect number
🔢 Read a book that you found confusing.
10. The number Pi is an irrational number.
🔢 Read a book with a circle on the cover.
11. Two and five are the only prime numbers that end with 2 and 5.
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12. The Fibonacci Sequence appears in nature.
Leonardo Fibonacci lived in 13th-century Italy and is credited with discovering a mathematical sequence that’s now named after him: the Fibonacci Sequence. The sequence is found by adding the previous two numbers of the sequence together. It looks like this: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34... and on it goes. This pattern can be visualized as:
The Fibonacci Sequence is often seen in nature. Nautilus shells follow the progressive proportional increase of the Fibonacci Sequence as do hurricanes and tornadoes and even parts of the human face.
🔢 Read a book with only a face on the cover, where nature plays an important role in the story, or spell out NAUTILUS.
13. 9 is considered a “magic” number.
Have you ever heard that the number 9 is considered to be a “magic” number (and I always thought it was 3)? No? Well, it is, and here's why: if you multiply a number by 9 and add all the digits of the new number together, the sum will always add up to 9. For example:
8 x 9 = 72
7 + 2 = 9
OR
4 x 9 = 36
3 + 6 = 9
🔢 Read a book with magic in the story, where something in the story multiplies (your interpretation) or spell out NINE.
14. The number Pi spells the food “PIE”.
If you write Pi (to the first two decimal places of 3.14) backward, in big, blocky letters it actually reads “PIE.”
🔢 Read a book where the main character eats or makes a pie, with big or blocky letters on the cover, or spell out PI.
15. One isn't a prime number.
Many think the number 1 is a prime number, it isn't. One doesn't fulfill the requirements to be prime (being divisible by both 1 and itself). Divide 1 by 1 and you get…1. Nothing has been divided.
🔢 Read a book with a clone in the story, told from only one point of view, or spell out ONE.
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JennyR (mortimerknits) | 582 comments16. If a pizza has radius “Z” and height “A” the equation becomes…
Since the volume of a cylinder is Pi, times the radius squared, times height, that would mean a pizza with radius “Z” and height “A” would have the volume of… PI * z * z * a.
🔢 Read a book with a "square" character, with a tall character, or spell out PIZZA.
17. 7 is the most popular “favorite number” and is arithmetically unique
If you walked up to someone on the street and asked them what their favorite number is—of all the whole numbers between 1 and 100—there’s almost a 10 percent chance they will say “7.” These were the findings of mathematician Alex Bellos, who asked respondents to identify their favorite number and discovered that 9.7% of the time their answer was “7”.
Another reason 7 may be so popular because it is arithmetically unique. Alex Bellos explains: “Of the first 10 numbers, seven is the most prime. You cannot multiply or divide it within the group. It feels unique.” For example, you could multiply 4 by 2 to get 8 or divide 10 by 2 to get 5, but there’s nothing you can do with 7.
🔢 Read a book with a unique main character, reread a favorite book, or spell out SEVEN.
18. The most popular two-digit number is 13
Alex Bellos’ also discovered that the most popular two-digit number (selected by 5 percent of all respondents), and sixth-most popular number overall (following 7, 3, 8, 4, and 5 in the top five spots—that’s right, the number five is also the fifth most popular numbers) is 13.
🔢 Read a book with a 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, or 13 in the publication day, a popular book (your interpretation), or spell out THIRTEEN.
19. Six Weeks = 10! Seconds
That is, 10 × 9 × 8 × 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 3,628,800 seconds = 60,480 minutes = 1,008 hours = 42 days = 6 weeks.
🔢 Read a book with a number or an ! in the title, a book with an equation in the story or where a character does math, or spell out TIME.
20. Googol, Googolplex, and Google
A googol is 10 to the 100th power (1 followed by 100 zeroes) and is larger than the number of elementary particles in the universe, which amount to only 10 to the 80th power. Googolplex is the term for 10 to the power of googol - that is, 1 followed by 10 to the power of 100 zeros. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the founders of Google, named their search engine after the term googol. In 1997, Larry was brainstorming names with other Stanford graduate students, including Sean Anderson, and looking at available domain names. Anderson miskeyed googol as "google" and found it available. Larry liked it and the name "Google" stuck. Google's corporate headquarters is called the GooglePlex, an affectionately tongue-in-cheek reference to the origins of the company name.
🔢 Read a book where the main character uses the internet, with a large number of characters, or spell out GOOGOL (or GOOGLE).
21. The Mile-High City is exactly one mile high.
The city of Denver, Colorado, has an elevation of precisely 5,280 feet—that’s the length of a mile—which is why Denver is called the “mile high” city.
🔢 Read a book that takes place in Denver or Colorado, with the words mile and high in the story, or spell out MILE.
22. In Asia, 4 is considered unlucky.
Also known as “tetraphobia” the number 4 is viewed with superstition and distrust in much of East Asia because the word for “four” sounds similar to “death” in many Asian languages, including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
🔢 Read a book with an unlucky character, a character with a phobia, where someone dies, or spell out ASIA.
23. In Thailand, “555” is hilarious
Teenagers texting in Thailand will send the digits “555exclu” to indicate that something is funny. The reason? Five is pronounced “ha”—so “555” translates to “hahaha.” Thus, “55555” means “hahahahaha,” or “ha” squared.
🔢 Read a book with a text message in the story, where the main character frequently laughs, or spell out FIVE.
24. (6 × 9) + (6 + 9) = 69
Don’t laugh. Just type that into your calculator and you’ll see it’s true.
🔢 Read a book with a main page genre of romance or erotica, where a character discovers the truth, or spell out SIXTY-NINE.
25. There are 31 days in most months.
Out of the twelve months that make up a calendar year, the majority of these have 31 days: January, March, May, July, August, October, and December. Only four months—April, June, September, and November—have 30 days. And, of course, February typically only has 28 days, except for leap years, when the month jumps up to 29 days—which happens every four years. The next leap year is 2020. You will know if a year is a leap year when the year’s number is evenly divisible by four.
🔢 Read a book published on the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month, read a book published in 2020 or spell out MONTH.
26. In a group of 23 people, two will probably share a birthday.
In a room with 23 people, there is a 50% chance that two will share the same birthday. The odds increase to 99.9% in a group of 70 people. This phenomenon is called the birthday problem or birthday paradox. The statistical calculation for why this is gave me a headache, so here is a lovely graph showing the results.
🔢 Read a book with a chart, graph, map or other illustration/picture in the book, where a character has a birthday, or spell out BIRTHDAY.
27. We see odd numbers as male, even numbers as female.
You wouldn’t think numbers could have genders, but in our weird brains, they do. Research published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology found that when an odd number was paired with a baby, subjects were much more likely to believe the baby was male, while they would assume the baby was female when paired with an even number.
According to Live Science: “Our tendency to assign gender to numbers has a long history. Both the Pythagorean philosophy of ancient Greece and the Chinese philosophy of yin and yang viewed numbers as possessing gender. Both cultures also viewed odd numbers as masculine and even numbers as feminine.”
🔢 Read a book tagged psychology or science, with an alpha male or girly-girl main character, or spell out ODD.
28. There are more ways to arrange a deck of cards than there are atoms on earth.
If you shuffle a deck of cards, chances are that exact order has never existed before in the history of the universe. Cassandra Lee at McGill University broke it down: “There are somewhere in the range of 8 x 1,067 ways to sort a deck of cards. That’s an 8 followed by 67 zeros. To put that in perspective, even if someone could rearrange a deck of cards every second of the universe’s total existence, the universe would end before they would get even one-billionth of the way to finding a repeat.”
🔢 Read a book with playing cards in the story, a book that takes place in a different universe or on another world, or spell out CARDS.
29. 111,111,111 × 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
Though good luck finding a calculator that can factor equations in the millions.
🔢 Read a book with all the same numbers in the page count (111, 222) or a book with the numbers in sequence in the page count (234, 432) or spell out MILLION.
30. -40 is the only temperature that is the same in both Fahrenheit and Celsius
🔢 Read a book that takes place in a cold climate, where two cultures or people find commonality or spell out FORTY.
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11. Two and five are the only prime numbers that end with 2 and 5.Agatha Raisin And The Perfect Paragon] by M.C. Beaton read 12/2/19🔢 a) Read a book with a word in the title begins and ends with the same letter (ex: With Silent Screams - screams)
b) where the author's first or last name begins and ends with the same letter (ex: With Silent Screams - screams)Angels: Who They Are and How They Help-What the Bible Revealsby David Jeremiah read 1/12/20PRIME
P- Pushing Up Daisies by M.C. Beaton read 1/10/19
R A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn read 5/25/20
I I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter read 2/16/20
M Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914 by Carolyn Meyer read 1/26/20
E Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott read 2/26/20
12. The Fibonacci Sequence appears in nature.The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo read 12/13/19🔢 a) Read a book with only a face on the cover
b) where nature plays an important role in the storyA Stitch in Crime by Ann Yost read 12/10/19 The snow storms allow Hattie time to investigateNAUTILUS
N Loving Frank by Nancy Horan read 2/29/20
A Murder With Peacocks by Donna Andrews read 2/11/20
U By Blood by Ellen Ullman read 6/22/20
T Beloved by Toni Morrison read 3/26/20
I The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln by Stephen L. Carter read 2/21/20
L Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey read 3/4/20
U The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead read 6/24/20
S The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd read 2/5/20
13. 9 is considered a “magic” number.In Calabria by Peter S. Beagle read 1/17/20 the unicorns were not always visible🔢 A) Read a book with magic in the story
B) where something in the story multiplies (your interpretation)The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber read 12/22/19 The deaths at the hospitals multiply with Cullen's employmentNINE
N Artists in Crime by Ngaio Marsh read 3/12/20
I Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer read 2/24/20
N Death in a White Tie by Ngaio Marsh read 3/13/20
E Sunset Over Chocolate Mountains by Susan Elderkin read 3/14/20
14. The number Pi spells the food “PIE”.The Thanksgiving Trip by Kathi Daley read 12/13/19 Tess and Bree make and eat the pumpkin and apple pies🔢 A) Read a book where the main character eats or makes a pie
B) with big or blocky letters on the coverDishing the Dirt by M.C. Beaton read 1/8/20PI
P Moon Chosen by P.C. Cast read 1/16/20
I Imperial Woman: The Story of the Last Empress of China by Pearl S. Buck read 2/23/20
15. One isn't a prime number.Forward: Stories of Tomorrow by Blake Crouch read 6/19/20 (view spoiler)[Mr. X is a clone (hide spoiler)]🔢 A) Read a book with a clone in the story
B) told from only one point of viewThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton read 12/20/19 The story is told by Ponyboy and only what he would have knownONE
O Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter read 5/8/20
N Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng read 4/26/20
E The St. Valentine's Day Cookie Massacre by Elisabeth Crabtree read 3/26/20