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3.1 - Linda C
2.4 - Tessa
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1.7 - Tessa
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MOST POINTS
☆☆Linda C - 16
Amber - 9
Susan - 6
Bethany - 2
Diana S - 1
••Tessa - 11
Marilyn - 6
Mickslibrarian - 7
MOST PAGES
☆☆Linda C - 5210
Amber - 2777
Susan - 2358
Bethany - 482
••Tessa - 4216
Diana S - 361
Marilyn - 2253
Mickslibrian - 1777
Task ✔1.3 CLUE: WHO DONE IT?d. MR GREEN
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) GREEN cover.
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) – Helen Hoang (5 stars) 3/2/21 [314]Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 314
Total points - 1
Total pages - 314
Task 1.1 THE NAME GAMEb. Middle Name Pride Day
Read a book whose Author using their middle name such as: James Lee Burke or Jodi Lynn Anderson
A Study in Silks (The Baskerville Affair, #1) – Emma Jane Holloway (3 stars) 3/5/21 [531]
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 531
Total points - 2
Total pages - 845
1.4 MARCH: 3rd MONTH OF THE YEAR(Choose One)
b. read a book with a 3 in page count
Clammed Up by Barbara Ross 03.04.21
Task Points 1
Task Pages 378
1.2 MAIN PAGE GENRE (MPG)b. National Hug A GI Day
Read a book with a MPG: war>WWII
The Winemaker's Wife Kristin Harmel 2021-03-06 400 pp.
• Date: 2021-03-06
• Task Points: 1
• Task Pages: 400
• TOTAL POINTS: 1
• TOTAL PAGES: 400
Task 1.3 CLUE: WHO DONE IT?BONUS POINT (BP): You can can choose a second suspect.
e. COLONEL MUSTARD
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) YELLOW cover.
Enemy Within (Chronicles of the Empire Book #1) - Marcella Burnard (5 stars) 3/6/21 [342]Task 1.4 MARCH: 3rd MONTH OF THE YEAR
a. published in March (any year)
Enemy Games (Chronicles of the Empire Book #2) - Marcella Burnard (5 stars) 3/7/21 [368] – publ Mar 23, 2011
Points these tasks - 2
Pages this task - 710
Total points - 4
Total pages - 1555
1.5 BUZZWORDMarch's word: TIME
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race by Jesmyn Ward 3/9
Points: 1
Pages: 226
My computer was in the shop all last month, but now I'm back!
1.4 MARCH: 3rd MONTH OF THE YEAR10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works by Dan Harris 3/6
Published March 11, 2014
Points: 1
Pages: 256
Total points: 2
Total pages: 482
1.1 THE NAME GAMEb. Middle Name Pride Day
Read a book whose Author using their middle name
Julie Ann Walker - Hell or High Water 2021-03-08 384 pp.
• Date: 2021-03-08
• Task Points: 1
• Task Pages: 384
• TOTAL POINTS: 2
• TOTAL PAGES: 784
1.5 BUZZWORDMarch's word: TIME
Read a book with "TIME" in the title.
A Timeless Christmas by Alexis Stanton 03.02.21
Task Points 1
Task Pages 296
Total points 2
Total pages 674
1.8 GEORGY GIRLGeorgy Girl
(Choose One)
a. National Dress Day
Read a book with a dress on the cover (show cover)
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 03.08.21
Task Points 1
Task Pages 301
Total points 3
Total pages 975
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Colonel Mustard - yellow cover
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert (3/13/21) 361 pp ☆☆☆POINTS EARNED: 1
PAGES READ: 361
TESSATask 1.2: Main Page Genres
World Wildlife day - mpg ANIMALS
Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo ✔ - 15Mar21 - 256 pg
THIS TASK
points earned - 1
pages read - 256
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Task 1.6: Reading Through the Alphabet
Title begins with 'H'
Holmes on the Range ✔ - 10Mar21 - 294 pg
THIS TASK
points earned - 1
pages read - 294 pg
Total points earned to date - 2
total pages read to date - 550 pg
2.1 WHEEL OF FORTUNERead 2 Books
#1 Kindred by Octavia E. Butler--3/17/21--287 pages
#5 A Time for Mercy by John Grisham--3/14/17--464 pages
Total points: 2
Total pages: 751
1.3 CLUE: WHO DONE IT?Complete one of the following SUSPECTS
a. MISS SCARLETT
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) RED cover.
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz--3/14/21--498 pagesPoints this task: 1
Pages this task: 498
Total points: 3
Total pages: 1249
Task 1.7 (Susan's task) A SPRING BIRTHDAYRead a book set during Spring
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – Rachel Joyce (5 stars) 3/18/21 [320] – Harold sets off on his walk in April
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 320
Total points - 5
Total pages - 1875
Task 1.8 GEORGY GIRL(Choose One)
b. Wear a Hat Day
Read a book with a hat on cover.
Pole to Pole – Michael Palin (4 stars) 3/19/21 [298]Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 298
Total points - 6
Total pages - 2173
2.4 GARDEN & ORCHARD1. Flowers - Read a book about FLOWERS
Growing Flowers in Containers Gloria Daniels 2021-03-08, 105 pp.
2. Fruit - Read a book about FRUIT
Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World Dan Koeppel 2021-03-18, 304 pp.
• Date: 2021-03-18
• Task Points: 2
• Task Pages: 409
• TOTAL POINTS: 4
• TOTAL PAGES: 1193
Task 2.2 MARCH 21. Dr. Seuss's Birthday
Read a book whose author initials (FIRST & LAST) in DR SUESS
Missing – Sharon Sala (4 stars) 3/14/21 2004 WV [378]
2. National Read Across America Day
Read any book set in the USA.
Crystal Cove (Friday Harbor, #4) – Lisa Kleypas (3 stars) 3/19/21 [316] – set in Washington state
Points this task - 2
Pages this task - 694
Total points - 8
Total pages - 2867
1.7 (Susan's task) A SPRING BIRTHDAY - read a book with the word Spring (the season) in the text.The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare 3/21/21 249 p.
"But I was born in Saybrook, and in the spring I get to hankering for my house and garden." (p. 4)
Task points: 1
Task pages: 249
Total points: 1
Total pages: 249
1.4 MARCH: 3rd MONTH OF THE YEARb. read a book with a 3 in page count
Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir by Amy Tan--3/22/21--368 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 368
Total points: 4
Total pages: 1617
TESSATask 2.3 - Linda C - National Get Over It Day
MC makes a life change as a way of ENDING something - Adam breaks off relationship and moves across the world in The Best of Adam Sharp ✔ - 07Mar21 - 384 p
MC has a NEW beginning - Miss Benson flies across the world in search of a never-before-recorded beetle in Miss Benson's Beetle ✔ - 18Mar21 - 368
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 752
Total points earned to date - 4 points
Total pages read to date - 1302 pages
Task 5.1 NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH G - Gerald Durrell - The Aye-Aye and I – (3 stars) 3/23/21 [175]
R - Roadside Picnic – Arkady & Boris Strugatsky (3 stars) 3/8/21 [209]
A - Sarah Addison Allen - First Frost (Waverley Family, #2) (3 stars) 3/9/21 [294]
C - Clay's Quilt – Silas House (3 stars) 3/12/21 [320]
E - Esi Edugyan - Washington Black (3 stars) 3/9/21 [334]
Points this task - 5
Pages this task - 1332
Total points - 13
Total pages - 4199
2.1 WHEEL OF FORTUNE
Book #1: Tripwire (Jack Reacher #3) Lee Child 2021-03-25 581 pp.
Book #5: Uncommon Rider - Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle 2021-03-22 584 pp.
• Date: 2021-03-25
• Task Points: 2
• Task Pages: 1165
• TOTAL POINTS: 6
• TOTAL PAGES: 2358
Task 2.3 (Linda C's task) National Get Over It Day - March 91. Read a book where the MC makes a life change as a means of ending something: divorces or leaves relationship, quits a job, moves away, breaks a habit/addiction, etc - tell us what change is made
The Mystery of Mercy Close (Walsh Family, #5) – Marian Keyes (3 stars) 3/25/21 [387] – MC is depressed and suicidal through most of book but calls for help by end of book
2. Read a book where the MC has a new beginning: opens a business/begins a new job or career, starts a new relationship/gets married/has or adopts a baby, buys or builds or inherits a home, etc - tell us what change is made
The Bride Test (Kiss Quotient, #2) – Helen Hoang (5 stars) 3/17/21 [296] – MC comes to US from Vietnam to marry
Points this task - 2
Pages this task - 683
Total points - 15
Total pages - 4882
TESSATask 1.3 CLUE -
NEVERMIND ... moving the originally posted book to a different task and will use another book here.
NOTE: totals corrected after deleting post # 27 entryTESSA
Task 5.1 - Women's History Month
Spell: PARKS
P - PRESTON, Richard / The Cobra Event ✔ – 19Mar21 - 456 p
A - Abraham Verghese / Cutting for Stone ✔ – 26Mar21 - 670 p
R - RYAN, Sofie / The Whole Cat and Caboodle ✔ – 22Mar21 - 336 p
K - Karen Blixen / Out of Africa ✔ – 02Mar21 - 389 p
S - Say You're One of Them ✔ – 10Mar21 - 385 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 5
Pages read - 2236 p
Total points earned to date - 9
Total pages read to date - 3538 pg
I deleted task 1.3 and moved the book to task 1.8TESSA
Task 1.8 Georgy Girl - hat & dress on COVER -
✔ – 04Mar21 - 337 pTHIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 337 pg
Total points earned to date - 10
Total pages read to date - 3875 pg
2.2 MARCH 2 1. Dr. Seuss's Birthday - Read a book whose author initial (FIRST/LAST) in DR SEUSS.
Lies That Comfort and Betray by Rosemary Simpson 3/27/21 393 p.
AND
2. National Read Across America Day - Read any book set in the USA. (set in New York)
Tell Me No Lies by Shelley Noble 3/16/21 364 p.
Task points: 2
Task pages: 757
Total points: 3
Total pages: 1006
b. Middle Name Pride DayRead a book whose Author using their middle name
Where Are You Now? by Mary Higgins Clark 03.19.21
Task points 1
Task pages 289
Total points 4
Total pages 1264
1.3 CLUE: WHO DONE IT?Complete one of the following SUSPECTS
BONUS POINT (BP): You can can choose a second suspect.
LIST OF SUSPECTS
a. MISS SCARLETT
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) RED cover.
by Kerstin Gier 03.25.21Task points 1
Task pages 324
Total points 5
Total pages 1588
2.1 WHEEL OF FORTUNERead 2 Books
When Others Shuddered: Eight Women Who Refused to Give Up by Jamie Janosz 03.25.21
pages 208
The Diva Wraps It Up by Krista Davis03.21.21
pages 304
Task points 2
Task pages 512
Total points 7
Total pages 2100
2.3 (Linda C's task) NATIONAL GET OVER IT DAY (3/9)Read 2 books
1. Read a book where the MC makes a life change as a means of ending something: divorces or leaves relationship, quits a job, moves away, breaks a habit/addiction, etc - tell us what change is made.
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 03.23.21
Character quits his job to start his dream of designing
pages 323
2. And because they did get over it - Read a book where the MC has a new beginning: opens a business/ begins a new job or career, starts a new relationship/gets married/has or adopts a baby, buys or builds or inherits a home, etc - tell us what change is made (these cannot be the same book even if both events happen in the book - need to pick one option - read 2 different books).
Ghost of a Chance by Yasmine Galenorn 03.22.21 (MC starts a new relationship)
pages 354
Task points 2
Task pages 677
Total points 9
Total pages 2777
TESSA1.3 CLUE: WHO DONE IT?
d. DR ORCHID - pink cover
✔ - 28Mar21 - 341 pTHIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 341 pg
Total points earned to date - 11
Total pages read to date - 4216
Task 1.6 READING THROUGH THE ALPHABET: LETTER HRead a book that starts with the Letter H (exclude A, An, or The)
Head Over Heels (Lucky Harbor, #3) – Jill Shalvis (3 stars) 3/28/21 [328]
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 328
Total points - 16
Total pages - 5210
1.8 GEORGY GIRLb. Wear a Hat Day - Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover)
Let the Dead Keep Their Secrets by Rosemary Simpson 3/29/21 320 p.Task points: 1
Task pages: 320
Total points: 4
Total pages: 1326
Task 1.6 READING THROUGH THE ALPHABET: LETTER H - Read a book that starts with the Letter H (exclude A, An, or The)Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary 3/30/21 155 p.
Task points: 1
Task pages: 155
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1481
1.5 BUZZWORD - Read a book with "TIME" in the title.Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman 3/30/21 104 p.
Task points: 1
Task pages: 104
Total points: 6
Total pages: 1585
1.7 (Susan's task) A SPRING BIRTHDAYRead a book with the word Spring (the season) in the text. Give sentence and page number.
loc. 458--"Maybe it was just spring."
Writers & Lovers by Lily King--3/30/21--320
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 320
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1.8 GEORGY GIRL
Georgy Girl
b. Wear a Hat Day
Read a book with a hat on cover.
Silas Marner by George Eliot--3/30/21--316 pagesPoints this task: 1
Pages this task: 316
Total points: 6
Total pages: 2253
1.3 CLUE: WHO DONE IT? - e. COLONEL MUSTARD: Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) YELLOW cover.
Ellen Tebbits by Beverly Cleary 3/31/21 192 p.Task points: 1
Task pages: 192
Total points: 7
Total pages: 1777
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