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Challenges: Year Long Main 2021
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Janice Joins Jeopardy for Trivia Testing 2020
Janice wrote: "Badge 1, Book 81. Card 16 - Science, Nay
2. Link - Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
3. Pages - Read Kindle, HC = 288 pgs
4. Task - Genre: Non-Fic..."
That sounds fascinating Janice. Is the mystery solved?
Shirley wrote: "That sounds fascinating Janice. Is the mystery solved? "The author arrived at a very plausible explanation. It makes more sense than any of the other theories. It hasn't been proven categorically though. He does a great job of debunking the other theories. I highly recommend it.
Badge 1, Book 91. Card 29 - Science, Yay
2. Link - Daisy Jones & The Six
3. Pages - Read Audiobook, HC = 355 pgs
4. Task - Book was a Goodreads Prize Winner in any year.
5. Won for Historical Fiction category in 2019.
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Badge 1, Book 101. Card 18 - Entertainment, Nay
2. Link - The Good Hawk
3. Pages - Read Audiobook, HC = 368 pgs
4. Task - The cover has a profile on it.
5.
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Badge 1, Book 111. Card 28 - Geography, Nay
2. Link - Tangled
3. Pages - Read Audiobook, PB = 232 pgs
4. Task - Originally published in 2013
5. Originally published May 20, 2013.
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Badge 1, Book 121. Card 21 - Entertainment, Nay
2. Link - Tilt-a-Whirl
3. Pages - Read Audiobook, PB = 330 pgs
4. Task - Cover is pink.
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Woohoo, and that is badge 1 completed!
Thanks everyone! And on to badge 2...
Badge 2, Book 11. Card 11 - Sport, Nay
2. Link - Swamp Team 3
3. Pages - Read Kindle, PB = 270 pgs
4. Task - Setting is 2010 to present day.
5. Published in 2014 and is set in contemporary times as evidenced by cell phones and texting.
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Badge 2, Book 21. Card 13 - Sport, Yay
2. Link - Make Me No Grave
3. Pages - Read Audiobook, PB = 328 pgs
4. Task - The cover has a woman wearing a hat.
5. The cover shows a woman wearing a cowboy hat.
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. . . Ummmm, did you mean book 2, or is the app glitching on me again?
Jenn wrote: ". . . Ummmm, did you mean book 2, or is the app glitching on me again?"You're right! Book 2. Forgot to change that. Thanks!
*** Out of Order***Badge 3, Book 1
1. Card 16 - Entertainment, Nay
2. Link - Blood Bound
3. Pages - Read Kindle, PB = 292 pgs
4. Task - Read a book that is included in a 12-book series.
5. Book #2 in a series with 12 primary works
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Badge 2, Book 31. Card 17 - History, Yay
2. Link - Iron Kissed
3. Pages - Read ebook, PB = 287pgs
4. Task - The title has the word "Iron" in it. Sub-titles are included in this task.
5. "Iron" Kissed .
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Badge 2, Book 41. Card 24 - Science, Nay
2. Link - Bone Crossed
3. Pages - Read ebook, PB = 300 pgs
4. Task - The cover has a tool on it.
5. Mercy is holding a crowbar.
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*** Out of Order***Badge 3, Book 2
1. Card 3 - Sport, Nay
2. Link - The Kind Worth Killing
3. Pages - Read Audiobook, HC = 311 pgs
4. Task - The book is positioned 0-40 on your Goodreads TBR shelf.
5. Position #4
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Badge 2, Book 51. Card 22 - Science, Nay
2. Link - A Monster Calls
3. Pages - Read audiobook, HC = 225 pgs
4. Task - The theme is medical.
5. The story was about a 13 year old boy dealing with the imminent death of his mother from cancer.
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Janice wrote: "Badge 2, Book 51. Card 22 - Science, Nay
2. Link - A Monster Calls
3. Pages - Read audiobook, HC = 225 pgs
4. Task - The theme is medical.
5. The story was about a 13 year old bo..."
Ah yes, this was such a poignant story! I see you did the audio - if you get a chance to check-out the hardcover sometime, the illustrations by Jim Kay are amazing and really add to the reading experience with this one!
Thanks for that recommendation, Anne. I'll see if it's at the library.
Badge 2, Book 61. Card 4 - Sport, Nay
2. Link - Things in Jars
3. Pages - Read ebook, HC = 373 pgs
4. Task - Set in the 19th century (1801-1900)
5. The story is set in two time frames - 1843 and 1863.
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I've had fairly good luck with my reads lately, so it only makes sense I'd run into a dud sooner or later.
*** Out of Order***Badge 3, Book 3
1. Card 12 - Art/Lit, Nay
2. Link - The Mercies
3. Pages - Read Audiobook, HC = 336 pgs
4. Task - The book is set in a small town.
5. Set in Vardo, a small coastal town in North Norway
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Badge 2, Book 71. Card 8 - History, Nay
2. Link - Fly By Night
3. Pages - Read ebook, HC = 486 pgs
4. Task - 1st or 2nd in a series
5. First book in the Fly By Night series
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*** Out of Order***Badge 3, Book 4
1. Card 18 - Sport, Yay
2. Link - The Murmur of Bees
3. Pages - Read Kindle, HC = 476 pgs
4. Task - Translated to English from another language
5. Originally published in Spanish. El murmullo de las abejas
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I feel badly Janice. You give out check marks whenever we post a finished book. Someone should be giving you check marks. So here's one from me. ✔
Badge 2, Book 81. Card 1 - Entertainment, Yay
2. Link - Golden Fool
3. Pages - Read Audiobook, HC = 709 pgs
4. Task - Genre is Epic or High Fantasy
5. The main book page shows both - epic & high fantasy
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Badge 2, Book 91. Card 26 - History, Yay
2. Link - The Tell-Tail Heart
3. Pages - Read Kindle, PB= 178 pgs
4. Task - Theme: Anthology of Poe's stories OR book about Poe
5. The story is told by Poe's cat, Cattriona. It's supposedly the story that led to Poe's creation of The Tell Tale Heart. Poe's story is included at the end of the story.
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*** Out of Order***Badge 3, Book 5
1. Card 4 - Entertainment, Nay
2. Link - Clockwork Angel
3. Pages - Read Audiobook, HC = 481 pgs
4. Task - Title contains the word Vampire or Angel
5. Angel is in the title.
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Janice wrote: Clockwork Angel..."I need to get back to that trilogy. I think I requested my library to buy the second and third book, but I have never been noticed that they did.
That's why I re-read Angel. I needed a refresher for books 2 & 3. I'm really looking forward to them.
*** Out of Order***Badge 3, Book 6
1. Card 11 - Entertainment, Yay
2. Link - Silver Borne
3. Pages - Read ebook, HC = 342 pgs
4. Task - Is on the 1st 5 pages of the Badass Female Leads List
5. Currently #43 on the list.
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*** Out of Order***Badge 3, Book 7
1. Card 16 - History, Yay
2. Link - World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
3. Pages - Read audiobook, HC = 342 pgs
4. Task - Any word in the title starts with Z, including a one letter word
5. Z is a single-letter word in the title.
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*** Out of Order***Badge 3, Book 8
1. Card 21 - Science, Nay
2. Link - Mutant Message Down Under
3. Pages - Read paperback - 187 pgs
4. Task - Read the book that's been on your tbr the longest
5. I've had the book forever, shelved June 25, 2012
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I have had the book on my TBR since 2014. I think it is still on my old Geo challenge list to be read. I had it listed for f. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, "Read a book with Aboriginal people in it." I finished the other two tasks.
Cherie wrote: "I have had the book on my TBR since 2014. I think it is still on my old Geo challenge list to be read. I had it listed for f. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, "Read a book with Aboriginal people in ..."I added it to my shelf in 2012. I think I found it in a used book sale. I don't know if I had it planned for the geocache challenge or not. My spreadsheet only shows the books I read.
Badge 2, Book 101. Card 20 - Geography, Yay
2. Link - Son of the Black Sword
3. Pages - Read Audiobook, HC = 432 pgs
4. Task - The cover has a unicorn or other horned animal
5. There is a horned creature of some type on it.
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Badge 2, Book 111. Card 10 - Art/Lit, Yay
2. Link - The Companions
3. Pages - Read Audiobook, HC = 272 pgs
4. Task - Genre: dystopia brought about by a virus/illness.
5. The story is set during and after quarantine of a virus. Dystopia is on the MPG as a genre.
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*** Out of Order***Badge 3, Book 9
1. Card 29 - Science, Yay
2. Link - The Ice Princess
3. Pages - Read ebook - HC 393 pgs
4. Task - The genre is crime that is solved by the police.
5. Shows on the mbp as shelved as "Crime" by 651 people. Patrik Hedstrom is one of the main characters. He is a police officer and the person who solved the crime.
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*** Out of Order***Badge 3, Book 10
1. Card 3 - Geography, Nay
2. Link - Origin
3. Pages - Read audiobook - HC 461 pgs
4. Task - One book in a series with 5 primary works.
5. Book 5 in the Robert Langdon Series which has 5 primary works.
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*** Out of Order***Badge 3, Book 11
1. Card 20 - Sport, Yay
2. Link - Clockwork Prince
3. Pages - Read audiobook - HC 502 pgs
4. Task: There is a torch, flashlight, or lantern on the cover
5. There is a torch being carried by the boy on the cover.
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Badge 2, Book 121. Card 15 - Sport, Yay
2. Link - We Must Be Brave
3. Pages - Read Audiobook, HC = 464 pgs
4. Task - The book is set between 1939 & 1949.
5. The majority of the book is set between 1939 and 1949 though it does extend into contemporary times.
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Badge 2, Book 131. Card 25 - Sport, Nay
2. Link - Dance Hall of the Dead
3. Pages - Read Kindle, PB = 255 pgs
4. Task - The theme is North American aboriginal people.
5. The book is set on Navajo land in New Mexico. The main character is a Navajo police officer and much of the book was focused on the Zuni tradition surrounding the Dance Hall of the Dead.
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1. Card 16 - Science, Nay
2. Link - Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
3. Pages - Read Kindle, HC = 288 pgs
4. Task - Genre: Non-Fiction (excludes Bio, AutoBio, Memoir)
5. This book is non-fiction about the unsolved mystery as to the fate of 9 hikers who died during a hike in the Ural Mountains of Russia in 1959.
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