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May 2021 Jumping Jobs
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Amber COMPLETED
Anne COMPLETED
Celia Buell
Chelsea COMPLETED
Connie
Cyndee
Denise
DenXXX COMPLETED
D.L.
Ferenc COMPLETED
Frankie COMPLETED
Genevieve COMPLETED
JoAnne_Mod COMPLETED
JoAnne COMPLETED
KarenK COMPLETED
Kendra COMPLETED
Kim COMPLETED
Lex COMPLETED
Marla
Mave
Shash COMPLETED
Tari COMPLETED
Vanessa COMPLETED
Jumping JobsDuration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
4/4 Completed. Finish!!
TASKS
💐 Florist: Ivy Greene
Igniting Ivy-Samantha Christy 5/20
📚 Librarian
💰 Accountant: Graham Wells
All Your Perfects-Colleen Hoover 5/01
👩🎤 Actor: Luke Williams
Come Away with Me-Kristen Proby 5/08
🕵 Private Detective: Lance Kruger
Her Last Goodbye-Melinda Leigh 5/06
Mod
Duration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 1: 1-3 Books
TASKS
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian
A Murder for the Books by Victoria Gilbert 5/31/2021
💰 Accountant
👩🎤 Actor Sean Fairchild
The White Knight by Josh Lanyon 5/4/2021
🕵 Private Detective
Lowcountry Boneyard by Susan M. Boyer 5/31/2021
Done, I found 4 jobs
Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
TASKS
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian
Annie Brasher The Essence of Nathan Biddle/J. William Lewis 5/8/21 2.25☆
💰 Accountant
Rory Baxter The Secrets of Thistle Cottage/Kerry Barrett
👩🎤 Actor
Rod Herzog The Lager Queen of Minnesota/J. Ryan Stradal 5/20/21 2.75☆
🕵 Private Detective
Maisie Dobbs The Consequences of Fear/Jacqueline Winspear 5/23/21 3.5☆
Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
TASKS
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian
Annie Brasher The Essence of Nathan Biddle/J. William Lewis 5/8/21 2.25☆
💰 Accountant
Rory Baxter The Secrets of Thistle Cottage/Kerry Barrett
👩🎤 Actor
Rod Herzog The Lager Queen of Minnesota/J. Ryan Stradal 5/20/21 2.75☆
🕵 Private Detective
Maisie Dobbs The Consequences of Fear/Jacqueline Winspear 5/23/21 3.5☆
Jumping JobsDuration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 2: 4 Books
COMPLETED!
TASKS
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian
The Silence of the Library by Miranda James <5/11/2021
Charlie Harris
💰 Accountant
Rubbed Out by Riley Adams 5/17/2021
Tim, the waiter, is actually an accountant down on his luck.
👩🎤 Actor
Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett 5/18/2021
Omarian and Toni are both actors.
🕵 Private Detective
Lowcountry Book Club by Susan M. Boyer 5/12/2021
Liz Talbot
Jumping Jobs COMPLETED
Duration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
💐 Florist -
📚 Librarian – Mary in The pearl thief - Elizabeth Wein -
08.05.21
💰 Accountant - After Anna - Alex Lake - 25.05.21
👩🎤 Actor - Nice work (if you can get it) - celia Imrie - 02.05.21
🕵 Private Detective - Playing Nice - J.P.Delaney - 06.05.21
Duration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
💐 Florist -
📚 Librarian – Mary in The pearl thief - Elizabeth Wein -
08.05.21
💰 Accountant - After Anna - Alex Lake - 25.05.21
👩🎤 Actor - Nice work (if you can get it) - celia Imrie - 02.05.21
🕵 Private Detective - Playing Nice - J.P.Delaney - 06.05.21
Mod
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Read: 3
TASKS
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian
💰 Accountant
The Inn At Seagrove Rachel Hanna 5/10/21
👩🎤 Actor
Spiraled Kendra Elliot 5/6/21
🕵 Private Detective
Missing and Endangered J.A. Jance 5/4/21
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Jumping JobsDuration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
TASKS
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian
💰 Accountant
👩🎤 Actor
🕵 Private Detective
Jumping JobsDuration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
5/5
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
TASKS
💐 Florist
Maeve Kennedy-The Magician Vickie Carroll 5/5/21
📚 Librarian
Abby Fawn-Insects, Ivy & Investgations Tonya Kappes 5/4/21
💰 Accountant
Jack Everett-Open for Murder Mary Angela 5/15/21
👩🎤 Actor
Harry Westcott-Peaches and Schemes Anna Gerard 5/17/21
🕵 Private Detective
Lenny-Strawberry Cake and Corpses Patti Benning 5/3/21
Mod
Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 1: 1-3 Books---->starting..."
You are very welcome I wanted to see how many finished last time and quite a few regulars didn't get it done so figured we needed levels.
Signing up!💐 Florist
📚 Librarian
💰 Accountant
👩🎤 Actor
🕵 Private Detective
Jumping JobsDuration: May 1st, 2021 - May 31st, 2021
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
3/5
💐 Florist
✅📚 Librarian
Johnathan - Cursed Luck by Kelley Armstrong - May 23rd
✅💰 Accountant
Jane - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty - May 6th
Angela - Half-Off Ragnarok by Seanan McGuire - May 18th
✅👩🎤 Actor
Mary Guinan - Lawbreaking Ladies: 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History by Erika Owen - May 25th
🕵 Private Detective
Jumping JobsDuration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021 FINISHED
Level 1: 1-3 Books
2/5
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian
💰 Accountant Juli Miller AWOL on the Appalachian Trail - David Miller 5/18/21
👩🎤 Actor
🕵 Private Detective Corbin Livingston - Dark Farm - Dean Raven 5/5/21
Jumping JobsDuration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Goal: 4/5
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
TASKS
💐 Florist
The Other People - C.J. Tudor - 05/30/21 - Martha
📚 Librarian
Second Foundation - Isaac Asimov - 05/04/21 - Homir Munn
💰 Accountant
Haven't They Grown - Sophie Hannah - 05/14/21 - Tilly
👩🎤 Actor
🕵 Private Detective
Szer'usz világ - Gyula Böszörményi - 05/11/21 - Richárd Ambrózy
Jumping JobsDuration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 1: 1-3 Books DONE!
Read 3 books
TASKS
💐 Florist - Suzy
Crazy about a Cowboy (Tying the Knot in Texas #3) by Dylann Crush 5/8/21 4stars 📚 Librarian
💰 Accountant
👩🎤 Actor - Jenny - in CA and NYC
Just Friends: A Fake Marriage Secret Pregnancy Romance (Fake and Forbidden) by Sofia T Summers 5/16/21 4stars🕵 Private Detective - Brie and others she works with
Pretend Wife to Daddy's Best Friend: An Age Gap Pregnancy Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T. Summers 5/30/21 4stars
Jumping JobsDuration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
TASKS
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian - The Book of Lost Namesby Kristin Harmel 5.3.21
💰 Accountant
👩🎤 Actor
🕵 Private Detective
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Jumping Jobs ~ May 2021
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian
💰 Accountant
👩🎤 Actor
🕵 Private Detective
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian
💰 Accountant
👩🎤 Actor
🕵 Private Detective
May Jumping Jobs💐 Florist
📚 Librarian
💰 Accountant
👩🎤 Actor
AESOP by Michele Packard - MC is an actor, though not in the traditional sense
🕵 Private Detective
Jumping JobsDuration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian Something Read, Something Dead by Eva Gates 05.03.21
💰 Accountant Deadly Gamble by Connie Shelton 05.04.21
👩🎤 Actor A Two Reel Murder Starring Mabel Normand and Mack Sennett by Larry D. Names 05.11.21
🕵 Private Detective Dead-End Detective by Amanda Flower 05.12.21
Jumping JobsDuration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
TASKS
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian
💰 Accountant
👩🎤 Actor
MC's daughter was an actor🕵 Private Detective
Mod
Jumping JobsDuration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 1: 1-3 Books
0/3
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian
💰 Accountant
👩🎤 Actor
🕵 Private Detective
Jumping JobsMay 2021
Read a book with a character whose job fits the tasks below. Tell us their name. Please note it has to be their job not a hobby. One book for each task.
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
💐 Florist
Beyond All Dreams by Elizabeth Camden (5/28/21) - Anna
💰 Accountant
My American Angel by Brooke St. James (5/25/21) - Ethan
An Agent for Annie by Lynn Donovan (5/4/21) - Bruno
Jumping JobsDuration: 5/1/21 - 5/31/21
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Read a book with a character whose job fits the tasks below. Tell us their name. Please note it has to be their job not a hobby. One book for each task.
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian
A Faerie's Secret by Rachel Morgan (5/28/21) ~ Calla's mother
💰 Accountant
👩🎤 Actor
🕵 Private Detective
The Last Vampire by Christopher Pike (5/28/21) ~ Ray's father, Mike Riley
Jumping JobsDuration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
TASKS
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks - Completed: 5/28/2021 (Ozren Karaman)
💰 Accountant - Blindness by José Saramago - Completed: 5/15/2021 (The Accountant)
👩🎤 Actor - Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls - Completed: 5/28/2021 (Helen)
🕵 Private Detective - The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter - Completed: 5/26/2021 (Jimmy Jack Little)
TASKS💐 Florist
Abby Knight in Sleeping With Anemone by Kate Collins 5/10
📚 Librarian
The Librarian in Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett 5/29
💰 Accountant
Cam in The Wild by Owen Laukkanen 5/31
👩🎤 Actor
Dinah Copeland in Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh 5/9
🕵 Private Detective
Nero Wolfe in And Be a Villain by Rex Stout 5/26
Finished and actually got them all this time :)Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
5/5
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
TASKS
💐 Florist
Maeve Kennedy-The Magician Vickie Carroll 5/5/21
📚 Librarian
Abby Fawn-Insects, Ivy & Investgations Tonya Kappes 5/4/21
💰 Accountant
Jack Everett-Open for Murder Mary Angela 5/15/21
👩🎤 Actor
Harry Westcott-Peaches and Schemes Anna Gerard 5/17/21
🕵 Private Detective
Lenny-Strawberry Cake and Corpses Patti Benning 5/3/21
Mod
Genevieve wrote: "Congrats Tari and I am so glad you got them all."Thanks, Genevieve! The books just fell into place this time I guess :)
Jumping JobsDuration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 2: 4 Books
COMPLETED!
TASKS
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian
The Silence of the Library by Miranda James <5/11/2021
Charlie Harris
💰 Accountant
Rubbed Out by Riley Adams 5/17/2021
Tim, the waiter, is actually an accountant down on his luck.
👩🎤 Actor
Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett 5/18/2021
Omarian and Toni are both actors.
🕵 Private Detective
Lowcountry Book Club by Susan M. Boyer 5/12/2021
Liz Talbot
Mod
Thanks, Genevieve! The books just fell into place this time I guess :)"
Sometimes they just do that.
Jumping JobsDuration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
4/4 Completed. Finish!!
TASKS
💐 Florist: Ivy Greene
Igniting Ivy-Samantha Christy 5/20
📚 Librarian
💰 Accountant: Graham Wells
All Your Perfects-Colleen Hoover 5/01
👩🎤 Actor: Luke Williams
Come Away with Me-Kristen Proby 5/08
🕵 Private Detective: Lance Kruger
Her Last Goodbye-Melinda Leigh 5/06
Finished!Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
TASKS
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks - Completed: 5/28/2021 (Ozren Karaman)
💰 Accountant - Blindness by José Saramago - Completed: 5/15/2021 (The Accountant)
👩🎤 Actor - Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls - Completed: 5/28/2021 (Helen)
🕵 Private Detective - The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter - Completed: 5/26/2021 (Jimmy Jack Little)
Mod
May's Jumping Jobs
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Read: 3
TASKS
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian
💰 Accountant
The Inn At Seagrove Rachel Hanna 5/10/21
👩🎤 Actor
Spiraled Kendra Elliot 5/6/21
🕵 Private Detective
Missing and Endangered J.A. Jance 5/4/21
Completed!Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Goal: 4/5
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
TASKS
💐 Florist
The Other People - C.J. Tudor - 05/30/21 - Martha
📚 Librarian
Second Foundation - Isaac Asimov - 05/04/21 - Homir Munn
💰 Accountant
Haven't They Grown - Sophie Hannah - 05/14/21 - Tilly
👩🎤 Actor
🕵 Private Detective
Szer'usz világ - Gyula Böszörményi - 05/11/21 - Richárd Ambrózy
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The Lost Challenges
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The Last Vampire (other topics)A Faerie's Secret (other topics)
And Be a Villain (other topics)
Sleeping With Anemone (other topics)
Reaper Man (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Kate Collins (other topics)Owen Laukkanen (other topics)
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Read a book with a character whose job fits the tasks below. Tell us their name. Please note it has to be their job not a hobby. One book for each task.
Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
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TASKS
💐 Florist
📚 Librarian
💰 Accountant
👩🎤 Actor
🕵 Private Detective