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message 251: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 50
2. Card 24 History/Nay
3. An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew
4. Audio (Hardcover pages 234)
5. Set in Netherlands or by a Dutch author
6. Van der Zijl is a Dutch author
7. N/A
Thanks for the rec Janice! It was an interesting read .

(Badge 4 Book 44)


message 252: by Katrisa (last edited Jul 09, 2020 05:05PM) (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 51
2. Card 27 History/Nay
3. The Deep
4. Paperback - 176 pages
5. Whale in title or on cover
6. The Deep by Rivers Solomon
7. N/A

(Badge 5 Book 7)


message 253: by Katrisa (last edited Jul 10, 2020 08:45PM) (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 52
2. Card 20 History Nay
3. I Was Anastasia
4. Audio (Hardcover pages 333)
5. About Peter the Great or family
6. Peter the Great was in the Romanov dynasty. This book is spilt between Anastasia Romonov and Anna Anderson who claimed to be her.
7. N/A

(Badge 4 Book 45)


message 254: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments Katrisa wrote: "1. Badge 4 Book 47
2. Card 19 Sports/Yay
3. No Longer Human
4. Audio (Paperback pages 176)
5. Translated into English
6. This was translated into English from Japanese
7. N/A

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message 255: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments Janice wrote: "Katrisa ."

Oh, you're right! Here is the correct card :)
1. Badge 4 Book 47
2. Card 18 Sports/Yay
3. No Longer Human
4. Audio (Paperback pages 176)
5. Translated into English
6. This was translated into English from Japanese
7. N/A

(Badge 5 Book 5)


message 256: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments ✔️

Super! Thanks. :)


message 257: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 53
2. Card 8 Geo/Nay
3. Who Fears Death
4. Audio (Hardcover pages 386)
5. Set in Africa or by African author
6. Set in a future post-apocalyptic Africa
7. N/A

(Badge 4 Book 46)


message 258: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments ✔️


message 259: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 54
2. Card 14 Ent/Nay
3. The Queen of the Damned
4. Audio (Paperback pages 448)
5. Horror genre
6. Horror on MPG
7. N/A

(Badge 5 Book 8)


message 260: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments ✔️


message 261: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 55
2. Card 16 Ent/Nay
3. Smoke Bitten
4. Audio (Hardcover pages 352)
5. In a series with 12+ books
6. This book is #12 in the series
7. N/A

(Badge 5 Book 9)


message 262: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 56
2. Card 3 Sports/Nay
3. The Water Museum
4. Audio (Hardcover pages 272)
5. GR 0-40 TBR
6. I didn't write down the exact # and now that's it's finished it's no longer on my TBR, but I chose it specifically for this prompt, so I promise it was between 0 and 40 :)
7. N/A

(Badge 5 Book 10)


message 263: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments ✔️


message 264: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments Katrisa wrote: "I didn't write down the exact # and now that's it's finished it's no longer on my TBR, but I chose it specifically for this prompt, so I promise it was between 0 and 40 :)"

LOL! I shall take you at your word. :)


message 265: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book57
2. Card 17 Science/Yay
3. A Pale View of Hills
4. Audio (Paperback pages 183)
5. Published by Penguin books
6. The Audio is by Penguin Random House
7. N/A

(Badge 5 Book 10)


message 266: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments ✔️


message 267: by Katrisa (last edited Jul 18, 2020 03:27PM) (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments I am going to change a task for one of my books. Instead of Card 4 Sports/Nay I am going to use Clockwork Prince for Card 27 Geo/Nay.
Here is the old info
1. Badge 4 Book 48
2. Card 4 Sports/Nay
3. Clockwork Prince
4. Audio (Hardcover pages 498)
5. Set in 19th C
6. This is set in 1890s
7. N/A

Change to
1. Badge 4 Book 48
2. Card 27 Geo/Nay
3. Clockwork Prince
4. Audio (Hardcover pages 498)
5. Published in 2011
6. Published in 2011
7. N/A

(Badge 5 Book 6)

(Badge 5 Book 6)


message 268: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments ✔️


message 269: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 58
2. Card 11 Sports/Nay
3. The Necromancer
4. Audio (Hardcover pages 416)
5. Set in 2010 or beyond
6. I am inferring that this book takes place in 2010 since that is when the book was written and seems to take place in contemporary times.
7. N/A

(Badge 5 Book 11)


message 270: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments ✔️


message 271: by Katrisa (last edited Jul 21, 2020 08:04PM) (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 59
2. Card 4 Sports/Nay
3. Clockwork Princess
4. Audio (Paperback pages 567)
5. Set in 19th C
6. Takes place in 1890s
7. N/A

(Badge 5 Book 12)


message 272: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments ✔️


message 273: by Cherie (new)

Cherie (crobins0) | 21536 comments I've been trying to work that one into my reading schedule for several years. Unfortunally, I own a copy, so it gets bumped.


message 274: by Janice, Moderator (last edited Jul 22, 2020 08:18PM) (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments Katrisa wrote: "1. Badge 4 Book 60
2. Card 4 Art/Yay
3. Blindness
4. ebook (Paperback pages 326)
5. Author's last name starts with W,E or S
6. José Saramago
7. N/A

(Badge 5 Book 13)"


Didn't you read The Last Painting of Sara de Vos for that task? See message 246.


message 275: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments Janice wrote: "Katrisa wrote: ""

I didn't update my spreadsheet! I logged it here, but not there. I withdraw :)


message 276: by Katrisa (last edited Jul 23, 2020 11:29AM) (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments Cherie wrote: "I've been trying to work that one into my reading schedule for several years. Unfortunally, I own a copy, so it gets bumped."

I thought it was a pretty amazing book, but very disturbing. Also, Cherie, Anne and I set Aug 8 for our Ninth House buddy read if you want to join us


message 277: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 60
2. Card 7 Geo/Nay
3. Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite
4. Audio (Hardcover pages 291)
5. Set in N or S Korea
6. The author goes to teach English in North Korea

(Badge 4 Book 47)


message 278: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments ✔️


message 279: by Katrisa (last edited Jul 24, 2020 01:57PM) (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 61
2. Card 18 Ent/Nay
3. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
4. Audio (Hardcover pages 336)
5. Face in profile
6. Just Mercy A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
7. N/A

(Badge 5 Book 13)


message 280: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 62
2. Card 6 Sports/Nay
3. Double Fudge
4. Audio (Paperback pages 224)
5. Title has peanut, butter, pretzel or fudge
6. Title has fudge
7. N/A

(Badge 5 Book 14)


message 281: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments ✔️


message 282: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 63
2. Card 10 Sports/Yay
3. Prodigy
4. Audio (Hardcover pages 371)
5. Cover has a bird
6. Prodigy (Legend, #2) by Marie Lu
7. N/A

(Badge 5 Book 15)


message 283: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments ✔️


message 284: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 64
2. Card 28 Science/Yay
3. Poison Orchids
4. Audio (Paperback pages 402)
5. Cover or title had orchid
6. Poison Orchids by Sarah A. Denzil
7. N/A

(Badge 4 Book 48)


message 285: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 65
2. Card 23 Sports/Nay
3. The Wind Through the Keyhole
4. Audio (Hardcover pages 309)
5. Cover has wild animal
6. The Wind Through the Keyhole (The Dark Tower, #4.5) by Stephen King
7. N/A

(Badge 5 Book 16)


message 286: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments ✔️


message 287: by Katrisa (last edited Aug 04, 2020 05:54PM) (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 66
2. Card 10 Ent/Yay
3. Bed-Knob and Broomstick
4. ebook (Paperback pages 240)
5. Made into a DIsney movie
6. The Disney movie is Bed-knobs and Broomsticks
7. N/A

(Badge 5 Book 17)


message 288: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 67
2. Card 21 History/Yay
3. American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt
4. Audio (Paperback pages 357)
5. Duchess or Cambridge in title
6. Has Duchess in title

(Badge 4 Book 49)


message 289: by Cherie (new)

Cherie (crobins0) | 21536 comments Katrisa wrote: " Bed-Knob and Broomstick..."

One of my all time favorite Disney movies! I can almost hear that phrase she says when she animates the armor. ;o)


message 290: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments Cherie, me too! But the movie diverges wildly from the book, lol! I did like the book.


message 291: by Cherie (new)

Cherie (crobins0) | 21536 comments Katrisa wrote: "Cherie, me too! But the movie diverges wildly from the book, lol! I did like the book."

Okay, you convinced me to read it. I have added it to my TBR list. Oh, the author wrote The Borrowers.
I have only read the first one. I remember when my sister read the books as a child. She loved them!


message 292: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 68
2. Card 30 Science/Nay
3. Origin
4. Audio (Hardcover pages 461)
5. About AI
6. AI is central to the theme of this book, but to explain might be spoiler-y

(Badge 5 Book 18)


message 293: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments 1. Badge 4 Book 69
2. Card 16 Geo/Nay
3. Exit West
4. Audio (Hardcover pages 231)
5. North. South, East or west in title
6. West in title
7. N/A

(Badge 5 Book 19)


message 294: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments ✔️


message 295: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments Yay!
1. Badge 4 Book 70
2. Card 29 Ent/Yay
3. Ninth House
4. Audio (Hardcover pages 459)
5. Won a GR Choice Award in any year
6. Won in 2019 for fantasy

(Badge 4 Book 50)


message 296: by Jayme, Moderator (new)

Jayme | 4519 comments Congrats on badge 4, Katrisa!!!!


message 297: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59890 comments Congrats on Badge 4!

These are the books I've moved to Badge 5:

Card 3 Sports 5 No
Card 4 Art/Literature 5 Yes
Card 4 Sports 5 No
Card 6 Sports 5 No
Card 10 Entertainment 5 Yes
Card 10 Sports 5 Yes
Card 11 Sports 5 No
Card 14 Entertainment 5 No
Card 15 Geography 5 No
Card 16 Geography 5 No
Card 16 Entertainment 5 No
Card 16 Science 5 No
Card 17 Science 5 Yes
Card 18 Entertainment 5 No
Card 18 Sports 5 Yes
Card 23 Sports 5 No
Card 27 Geography 5 No
Card 30 Science 5 No
Card 30 Sports 5 Yes

Please let me know if I have any errors.


message 298: by Cherie (new)

Cherie (crobins0) | 21536 comments Awesome job, Katrisa!


message 299: by Margo (new)

Margo | 11628 comments wow, badge 4! Great work Katrisa 😁


message 300: by Katrisa (new)

Katrisa | 4460 comments Thanks guys!!


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