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Erin
Jennifer
Jhmingos
Jillpenny
Kaleen
Katherine
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Navi
Rebecca at Reading Under the Covers
Siert
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Erin
Jennifer
Jhmingos
Jillpenny
Kaleen
Katherine
LaurLa
Lily
Navi
Rebecca at Reading Under the Covers
Siert
Tari

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1. Read a book with a gift or present on the cover.
2. Read a book with a pretty cover ( open to your interpretation)
3. Read a book with a Christmas scene on the cover.
4. Read a book tagged as holidays ( top shelf)
5. Read a book that has a baked item on the cover ( pie, brownies, cake, cupcakes, etc)
6. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
7. Read a book tagged as food ( top shelf)

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2. Read a book with a pretty cover ( open to your interpretation)
3. Read a book with a Christmas scene on the cover.
4. Read a book tagged as holidays ( top shelf)
5. Read a book that has a baked item on the cover ( pie, brownies, cake, cupcakes, etc)
6. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
7. Read a book tagged as food ( top shelf)

Progress: 9/18
C - The Chain | Adrian McKinty | ** | 26/12/2019
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A - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry | Neil deGrasse Tyson | **** | 23/12/2019
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L - Life on Earth | David Attenborough | ***** | 06/01/2020
I - The Immortalists | Chloe Benjamin | **** | 09/12/2019
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December 1, 2019 - January 31, 2020
✔C - Crabtree, James - The Billionaire Raj: A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age 1/3
✔H - Hollywood's Dark History: Silver Screen Scandals 12/3
✔R - Renaissance Woman: The Life of Vittoria Colonna 12/21
✔I - In Praise of the Useless Life: A Monk’s Memoir - 12/6
✔S - Sanderson, Brandon The Hero of Ages 1/25
✔T - This Is Your Brain on Parasites: How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society - 12/10
✔M - A Message from Martha: The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon and Its Relevance Today - 12/20
✔A - American Wolf 12/16
✔S - Solitary 12/27
✔C - Christopher McDougall - Running with Sherman 1/6
✔H - Dane Huckelbridge, No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Man-Eater in History 12/19
✔E - Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It 12/10
✔C - Cumming, Laura - Five Days Gone: The Mystery of My Mother's Disappearance as a Child 1/4
✔K - Kamkwamba, William - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope 1/6
✔L - Lust on Trial: Censorship and the Rise of American Obscenity in the Age of Anthony Comstock 12/5
✔I - Ian Urbina The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier 1/16
✔S - Brandon Sanderson, The Final Empire - 1/1
✔T - To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History 12/22

December 1, 2019 - January 31, 2020
Goal: Scrooge 24 Books
13/24 completed.
🎄C - Carlene O'Connor - Murder in an Irish Village: 12/29/19
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🎄S - Sugar and Spite: 12/5/19
🎄T- The Toll: 12/23/19
🎄M - Murder at Beechwood: 1/19/20
🎄A - Ann Cleeves - The Long Call: 12/22/19
🎄S - The Shape of Night: 12/8/19
🎄C - Christmas Cocoa Murder: 1/14/20
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🎄L - The Library Book: 1/19/20
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🎄T - To Paint a Murder: A Veronica Howard Vintage Mystery: 1/7/20
1. Read a book with a gift or present on the cover.
2. Read a book with a pretty cover ( open to your interpretation)
3. Read a book with a Christmas scene on the cover.
4. Read a book tagged as holidays ( top shelf)
🎄5. Read a book that has a baked item on the cover: Christmas Sweets: 12/19/19
6. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
7. Read a book tagged as food ( top shelf)

December - January
My Christmas Checklist Challenge (msg 10)
Level~ Rudolph ~ 24+ Books | 25 Books Read
Option 3 ~ Mix & Match
Option 1 - Spell out Christmas Checklist


















✔️🏮C ~ Classified Christmas ~ B.J. Daniels ~ 12.08 ★★★
✔️🏮H ~ Huge Deal ~ Lauren Blakely ~ 01.25 ★★★★
✔️🏮R ~ Rome's Chance ~ Joanna Wylde ~ 12.11 ★★★★
✔️🏮I ~ In Death (series) ~ Delusion in Death ~ 12.01 ★★★★
✔️🏮S ~ Scorch ~ Liliana Hart ~ 12.03 ★★★★
✔️🏮T ~ Things We Never Said ~ Samantha Young ~ 01.26 ★★★★
✔️🏮M ~ Matchmaking with a Mission ~ B.J. Daniels ~ 01.17 ★★★
✔️🏮A ~ Accidental Bride ~ Noelle Adams ~ 12.05 ★★★
✔️🏮S ~ Seducing Simon ~ Maya Banks ~ 12.26 ★★★
✔️🎄C ~ Counterpoint ~ Shay Lacy ~ 12.22 ★★★
✔️🎄H ~ Hot Bayou SEAL ~ Cindy Dees ~ 12.17 ★★★
✔️🎄E ~ Eleventh Grave in Moonlight ~ Darynda Jones ~ 12.14 ★★★★
✔️🎄C ~ Coulda Been a Cowboy ~ Brenda Novak ~ 12.19 ★★★
✔️🎄K ~ Keeland, Vi ~ Dirty Letters ~ 12.07 ★★★★
✔️🎄L ~ The Lemon Sisters ~ Jill Shalvis ~ 01.18 ★★★★
✔️🎄I ~ In Death (series) ~ Calculated in Death ~ 12.31 ★★★★
✔️🎄S ~ Shadow of the Hawk ~ Julie Miller ~ 12.10 ★★★
✔️🎄T ~ Treasure on Moon Lake ~ Amy Gamet ~ 12.27 ★★★
Option 2 - Complete the tasks below from the checklist







✔️1. Get into the holiday spirit and buy presents for your family and friends ~ Read a book with a gift or present on the cover
🎄Illicit Christmas ~ Yvette Hines ~ 12.20 ★★★
✔️2. Its time to show your creativity and wrap those thoughtful presents ~ Read a book with a pretty cover
🏮Sweet Dreams ~ Kristen Ashley
✔️3. Its not Christmas without shiny baubles and decorations. Lets check another item off the list by decorating the house ~ Read a book with a Christmas scene on the cover
🎄A Mackenzie Yuletide ~ Jennifer Ashley ~ 12.07 ★★★★
✔️4. Everyone is excited- its time to put up the Christmas tree ~ Read a book tagged as holidays
🏮Holiday Wishes ~ Jill Shalvis ~ 12.08 ★★★★
✔️5. Company will be coming and tasty treats are needed. Is your Christmas baking complete? ~ Read a book that has a baked item on the cover
🎄Sugar Rush ~ Donna Kauffman ~ 12.31 ★★★★
✔️6. Grab a glass of wine, sit by the fire and listen to Christmas music to unwind during this busy season ~ Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover
🏮Rock My Body ~ Michelle A. Valentine ~ 12.30 ★★★
✔️7. Celebrate with family and friends and eat that Christmas meal ~ Read a book tagged as food
🎄Love, Chocolate, and Beer ~ Violet Duke ~ 12.29 ★★★★

Option 2- Complete the tasks below from the checklist
Option 3- Mix & Match
Levels:
Santa: 1- 7 books
Elf: 8-15 books
Scrooge: 16-23 books
Rudolph: 24 books +
13/21 - updated Dec 29th
C- The Christmas Dragon's Mate - 12/3 - 3.5★
H- Hensley Manor - 12/11 - 4★
R- A Royal Christmas Cruise - 12/13 - 3.5★
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C- The Christmas Deal - 12/7 - 4★
H- His First Noel - 12/14 - 3.5★
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Christmas scene on the cover... Snowfall and Romance - 12/27 - 3.5★
Book tagged as holidays... Special Delivery: Christmas - 12/24 - 3.5★

Period: Dec. 1, 2019-Jan. 31, 2020
C The Christmas Train
H Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
R Ravishing the Heiress
I I Let You Go
S Sweetwood Bride
T The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
M My Lovely Wife
A Ammie, Come Home
S Someone We Know
C Coraline
H Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
E The Ebony Swan
C Cause of Death
K The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science
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I If We Were Villains
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1. Read a book with a gift or present on the cover.
Letters from Father Christmas
2. Read a book with a pretty cover ( open to your interpretation)
The Wrath and the Dawn
3. Read a book with a Christmas scene on the cover.
Kissing Christmas Goodbye
4. Read a book tagged as holidays ( top shelf)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
5. Read a book that has a baked item on the cover ( pie, brownies, cake, cupcakes, etc)
There Goes the Bride
6. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
A Visit from the Goon Squad
7. Read a book tagged as food ( top shelf)
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly








Dec. 1, 2019-Jan. 31, 2020
Option 2
Level 1, 1-7
7/7--finished 1/22/20
1. Read a book with a gift or present on the cover.

2. Read a book with a pretty cover ( open to your interpretation)

3. Read a book with a Christmas scene on the cover.

4. Read a book tagged as holidays ( top shelf)
Holiday Roast Mortem Tonya Kappes 12/30/19
5. Read a book that has a baked item on the cover ( pie, brownies, cake, cupcakes, etc)

6. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover. (guitar)

7. Read a book tagged as food ( top shelf)
(in first column when you go on top shelves) The Diva Takes the Cake Krista Davis 12/31/19
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1. Get into the holiday spirit and buy presents for your family and friends. Read a book with a gift or present on the cover.
2. Its time to show your creativity and wrap those thoughtful presents. Read a book with a pretty cover ( open to your interpretation)
3. Its not Christmas without shiny baubles and decorations. Lets check another item off the list by decorating the house. Read a book with a Christmas scene on the cover.
4. Everyone is excited- its time to put up the Christmas tree. Read a book tagged as holidays ( top shelf)
5. Company will be coming and tasty treats are needed. Is your Christmas baking complete? Read a book that has a baked item on the cover ( pie, brownies, cake, cupcakes, etc)
6. Grab a glass of wine, sit by the fire and listen to Christmas music to unwind during this busy season. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
7. Celebrate with family and friends and eat that Christmas meal.
Read a book tagged as food ( top shelf)

Christmas Checklist Reading Challenge
Duration: December 5, 2019-January 31, 2020
Option 1- Spell out the words " Christmas Checklist".
Level: Scrooge: 16-23 books
18/18 read
C Clutch by Piper Scott, read 12/19/19
H Daddy by Jack Harbon, read 1/24/20
R Part & Parcel by Abigail Roux, read 12/10/19
I Fixing Little Red by Izaia Winter, read 12/6/19
S Poison at the Bake Sale by Hollis Shiloh, read 12/6/19
T Fearless Leader by Tricia Owens, read 12/20/19
M Midwinter Night's Dream by Eli Easton, read 12/5/19
A A Pebble for Lewis by Amy Bellows, read 12/18/19
S I'm Your Guy by Hollis Shiloh, read 12/13/19
C The Christmas Dragon's Mate by Silvia Violet, read 12/13/19
H The Body in the Backyard by Hollis Shiloh, read 12/6/19
E The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen, read 12/5/19
C 30-Minute One-Pot Meals: Feed Your Family Incredible Food in Less Time and With Less Cleanup by Jo Cismaru, read 12/6/19
K That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger, read 12/5/19
L Ends, Means, Laws and an Angry Ship by Lyn Gala, read 12/6/19
I The Institute by Stephen King, read 12/30/19
S The Snow Dragon's Mate by Silvia Violet, read 1/11/20
T Tanner by Shaw Montgomery, read 12/30/19

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Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
Read a book tagged as food ( top shelf)

Christmas Checklist Reading Challenge
Duration: December 5, 2019-January 31, 2020
Option 1- Spell out the words " Christmas Checklist".
Level: Scrooge: 16-23 books
18/18 read
C Clutch by Piper Scott, read 12/19/19
H Daddy by Jack Harbon, read 1/24/20
R Part & Parcel by Abigail Roux, read 12/10/19
I Fixing Little Red by Izaia Winter, read 12/6/19
S Poison at the Bake Sale by Hollis Shiloh, read 12/6/19
T Fearless Leader by Tricia Owens, read 12/20/19
M Midwinter Night's Dream by Eli Easton, read 12/5/19
A A Pebble for Lewis by Amy Bellows, read 12/18/19
S I'm Your Guy by Hollis Shiloh, read 12/13/19
C The Christmas Dragon's Mate by Silvia Violet, read 12/13/19
H The Body in the Backyard by Hollis Shiloh, read 12/6/19
E The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen, read 12/5/19
C 30-Minute One-Pot Meals: Feed Your Family Incredible Food in Less Time and With Less Cleanup by Jo Cismaru, read 12/6/19
K That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger, read 12/5/19
L Ends, Means, Laws and an Angry Ship by Lyn Gala, read 12/6/19
I The Institute by Stephen King, read 12/30/19
S The Snow Dragon's Mate by Silvia Violet, read 1/11/20
T Tanner by Shaw Montgomery, read 12/30/19

Updated post: My Christmas Checklist Challenge (msg 10)
Level~ Rudolph ~ 24+ Books | 25 Books Read

November 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
21 out of 25
Are you ready for Christmas? Well if not take a look at the checklist below and start checking off items!
Duration: 2 months
++C: (Carolyn K.) The Secret of Red Gate Farm Carolyn Keene 11-7-21 (author)
++H: Hit Parade of Mystery Stories Norma Ruedi Ainsworth 11-6-21 (title)
++R: (Robert M.) People Get Screwed All the Time: Protecting Yourself From Scams, Fraud, Identity Theft, Fine Print, and More Robert Massi 11-7-21 (author)
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++S: (Spencer Q.) Woof Spencer Quinn 11-5-21 (author)
++T: This Is 18 Jessica Bennett 11-5-21 (title)
++M: (Mark D.) Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters Mark Dunn 11-7-21 (author)
++A: (R. Alam) Leave the World Behind Rumaan Alam 11-5-21 (author)
++S: (Sharon D.) From Hindsight to Insight: A Traditional to Metaphysical Memoir Sharon S. Darrow 11-11-21 (author)
++C: (P. Chodron) The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times Pema Chödrön 11-11-21 (author)
++H: (Heather Y.) The Distant Dead Heather Young 11-11-21 (author)
++E: Ethical Arguments for Analysis Robert Baum 11-5-21 (title)
++C: (Carolyn K.) Fishing for Clues Carolyn Keene 11-11-21 (author)
++K: (Kenneth L.) The Zen Teachings of Jesus Kenneth S. Leong 11-5-21 (author)
++L: The Lizard José Saramago 11-25-21 (title)
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++S: (J. Sandford) Bloody Genius John Sandford 11-21-21 (author)
++T: This Side of Paradise F. Scott Fitzgerald 11-21-21 (title)
Option 3- Mix & Match
Levels:
Rudolph: 24 books +
++1. Get into the holiday spirit and buy presents for your family and friends. Read a book with a gift or present on the cover.
Bad Kitty: Searching for Santa Nick Bruel 12-6-21

++2. Its time to show your creativity and wrap those thoughtful presents. Read a book with a pretty cover ( open to your interpretation)
Nine Perfect Strangers Liane Moriarty 12-7-21

++3. Its not Christmas without shiny baubles and decorations. Lets check another item off the list by decorating the house. Read a book with a Christmas scene on the cover.
The Berenstain Bears Meet Santa Bear Stan Berenstain 12-9-21

++4. Everyone is excited- its time to put up the Christmas tree. Read a book tagged as holidays ( top shelf)
Who Is Stealing the 12 Days of Christmas? Martha Freeman 11-6-21 (Tagged as Holiday>Christmas)
5. Company will be coming and tasty treats are needed. Is your Christmas baking complete? Read a book that has a baked item on the cover ( pie, brownies, cake, cupcakes, etc)
++6. Grab a glass of wine, sit by the fire and listen to Christmas music to unwind during this busy season. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
The Lives of Things José Saramago 12-8-21

7. Celebrate with family and friends and eat that Christmas meal.
Read a book tagged as food ( top shelf)

1/12/22-31/1/23
Rudolph: 25/25
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2. Read a book with a pretty cover
3. Read a book with a Christmas scene on the cover.
4. Read a book tagged as holidays (top shelf)
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December 5, 2022 - February 28, 2023
Level:
Scrooge: 16-23 books
C: Charley Davidson Series, Summoned to Thirteenth Grave - Darynda Jones 12/16/22
H: Hazelwood, Ali - Love on the Brain 1/2/23
R: Richard Paul Evans - The Mistletoe Promise 12/8/22
I: The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak 1/3/23
S: The Swans of Fifth Avenue - Melanie Benjamin 12/28/22
T: The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 12/21/22
M: My Beloved World - Sonia Sotomayor 12/30/22
A: Alaskan Holiday - Debbie Macomber 12/14/22
S: Sterling, Erin - The Kiss Curse 12/24/22
C: Christmas at the Amish Market - Shelley Shepard Gray 12/18/22
H: The Hellfire Club - Jake Tapper 12/17/22
E: Eleanor H. Porter - Pollyanna 12/7/22
C: Cry, the Beloved Country - Alan Paton 1/8/23
K: Karp, Marshall - NYPD Red 7: The Murder Sorority 1/7/23
L: Lauren Oliver - Panic 12/6/22
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T: To Love and to Loathe - Martha Waters 1/3/23
1. Read a book with a gift or present on the cover.
2. Read a book with a pretty cover ( open to your interpretation):

3. Read a book with a Christmas scene on the cover.:

4. Read a book tagged as holidays ( top shelf): Twelve Days of Christmas - Debbie Macomber 1/12/23
5. Read a book that has a baked item on the cover ( pie, brownies, cake, cupcakes, etc):

6. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
7. Read a book tagged as food ( top shelf): Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti - Bailey Cates 1/14/23

December 1, 2022 - January 31, 2023
Level: Rudolph: 24 books +
Completed: 25/25
C Cholmondeley Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory by Ben Macintyre 12/9
H Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie 12/5
R Ruggle In Her Sights by Katie Ruggle 12/12
I I Shot You Babe by Leslie Langtry 12/7
S Seven-Year Witch by Angela M. Sanders 12/4
T Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie 12/6
M Murder at the Manor: A 1920s cozy mystery by Catherine Coles 12/24
A Agatha The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie 12/2
S Surfeit Of Lampreys by Ngaio Marsh 12/6
C Christie The Body In The Library by Agatha Christie 12/10
H Holiday Rogue by Rebecca Zanetti 12/14
E Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop 12/2
C Courtney Unraveled by Courtney Milan 12/15
K Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn 12/9
L Lucy Popcorn and Poltergeists by Nancy Warren 12/7
I An Independent Woman by Betty Neels 12/7
S Shakespeare The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare 12/18
T TJ The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune 12/11
1. Read a book with a gift or present on the cover.
Holiday Homecoming by Pamela Tracy 12/15

2. Read a book with a pretty cover ( open to your interpretation)
The Christmas Castle in Scotland by Julie Caplin 12/11

3. Read a book with a Christmas scene on the cover.
A Regency Christmas VIII by Barbara Metzger 11/4

4. Read a book tagged as holidays ( top shelf)
Rogue Christmas Operation by Juno Rushdan 12/15
5. Read a book that has a baked item on the cover ( pie, brownies, cake, cupcakes, etc)
Strawberried Alive by Jenn McKinlay 12/11

6. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
A Regency Christmas II by Mary Balogh 12/18

7. Read a book tagged as food ( top shelf)
On Thin Icing by Ellie Alexander 1/10

December 28, 2022 - February 28, 2023
C- Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas 1/2/2023
H-Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 2/16/2023
R- Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson 1/3/2023
I- Inspection by Josh Malerman 1/8/2023
S- The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling 12/30/2022
T- They'll Never Catch Us by Jessica Goodman 2/14/2023
M- Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel 1/31/2023
A- The Island by Adrian McKinty 1/24/2023
S- The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling 12/31/2022
C - Breakup From Hell by Ann Dávila Cardinal 1/13/2023
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C - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo 2/10/2023
K - The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson 1/21/2023
L- Love Is a Revolution by Renée Watson 1/16/2023
I- Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 1/16/2023
S- Slow Ride by Erin McCarthy 2/8/2023
T- Think Like a Horse: Lessons in Life, Leadership, and Empathy from an Unconventional Cowboy by Grant Golliher 2/23/2023
Read a book with a gift or present on the cover.
Book: Christmas Revelation

Author: Anne Perry
Read: 1/4/2023
Fits: There are gifts on the cover.
Read a book with a pretty cover ( open to your interpretation)
Book: The Selection

Author: Kiera Cass
Read: 2/5/2023
Fits: I think this dress is gorgeous
Read a book with a Christmas scene on the cover.
Book: The White Christmas Inn

Author: Colleen Wright
Read: 2/24/2023
Fits: There is a Christmas scene on the cover.
Read a book tagged as holidays ( top shelf)
Book: The Santa Suit

Author: Mary Kay Andrews
Read: 1/3/2023
Fits: It's tagged holiday.
Read a book that has a baked item on the cover ( pie, brownies, cake, cupcakes, etc)
Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
Book: Blake Shelton: Happy Anywhere

Author: Carol Cash Large
Read: 2/21/2023
Fits: There's a guitar on the cover
Read a book tagged as food ( top shelf)
Book: Lasagna Means I Love You

Author: Kate O'Shaughnessy
Read: 2/23/2023
Fits: It's tagged Food

Christmas Checklist Reading Challenge
December 1, 2022 - January 31, 2023
Level: Rudolph: 24 books +
Completed: 25/25
C Cholmondeley Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory by Ben Macintyre 12/9
H Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie 12/5
R Ruggle In Her Sights by Katie Ruggle 12/12
I I Shot You Babe by Leslie Langtry 12/7
S Seven-Year Witch by Angela M. Sanders 12/4
T Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie 12/6
M Murder at the Manor: A 1920s cozy mystery by Catherine Coles 12/24
A Agatha The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie 12/2
S Surfeit Of Lampreys by Ngaio Marsh 12/6
C Christie The Body In The Library by Agatha Christie 12/10
H Holiday Rogue by Rebecca Zanetti 12/14
E Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop 12/2
C Courtney Unraveled by Courtney Milan 12/15
K Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn 12/9
L Lucy Popcorn and Poltergeists by Nancy Warren 12/7
I An Independent Woman by Betty Neels 12/7
S Shakespeare The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare 12/18
T TJ The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune 12/11
1. Read a book with a gift or present on the cover.
Holiday Homecoming by Pamela Tracy 12/15

2. Read a book with a pretty cover ( open to your interpretation)
The Christmas Castle in Scotland by Julie Caplin 12/11

3. Read a book with a Christmas scene on the cover.
A Regency Christmas VIII by Barbara Metzger 11/4

4. Read a book tagged as holidays ( top shelf)
Rogue Christmas Operation by Juno Rushdan 12/15
5. Read a book that has a baked item on the cover ( pie, brownies, cake, cupcakes, etc)
Strawberried Alive by Jenn McKinlay 12/11

6. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
A Regency Christmas II by Mary Balogh 12/18

7. Read a book tagged as food ( top shelf)
On Thin Icing by Ellie Alexander 1/10
Books mentioned in this topic
Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti (other topics)Twelve Days of Christmas (other topics)
Last One Home (other topics)
Cry, the Beloved Country (other topics)
The White Christmas Inn (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Alan Paton (other topics)Colleen Wright (other topics)
Grant Golliher (other topics)
Elizabeth Acevedo (other topics)
Kate O'Shaughnessy (other topics)
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Are you ready for Christmas? Well if not take a look at the checklist below and start checking off items!
Duration: 2 months
Option 1- Spell out the words " Christmas Checklist".
Option 2- Complete the tasks below from the checklist
Option 3- Mix & Match
Levels:
Santa: 1- 7 books
Elf: 8-15 books
Scrooge: 16-23 books
Rudolph: 24 books +
1. Get into the holiday spirit and buy presents for your family and friends. Read a book with a gift or present on the cover.
2. Its time to show your creativity and wrap those thoughtful presents. Read a book with a pretty cover ( open to your interpretation)
3. Its not Christmas without shiny baubles and decorations. Lets check another item off the list by decorating the house. Read a book with a Christmas scene on the cover.
4. Everyone is excited- its time to put up the Christmas tree. Read a book tagged as holidays ( top shelf)
5. Company will be coming and tasty treats are needed. Is your Christmas baking complete? Read a book that has a baked item on the cover ( pie, brownies, cake, cupcakes, etc)
6. Grab a glass of wine, sit by the fire and listen to Christmas music to unwind during this busy season. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
7. Celebrate with family and friends and eat that Christmas meal.
Read a book tagged as food ( top shelf)