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A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991Challenge Duration: July 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021
COMPLETED 15/15
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
✔️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney 9/30/21
✔️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year: 0, 2, 3, 4, 9.
Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer 8/15/21 Published 2013
✔️ Read a book set in Massachusetts.
Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson 9/11/21
✔️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Night of the Mannequins: A Tor.com Original by Stephen Graham Jones 7/18/21
9,900 ratings
✔️ Read a book with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle 9/25/21 Tommy Tester - musician
✔️ Read a book with a teenager or a mom as the MC.
One of the Boys by Daniel Magariel 7/4/21 Teenager MC
✔️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi OR read the book that inspired the movie.
The Test by Sylvain Neuvel 9/10/21 Sci-Fi - also currently in pre-production for the movie. Can't wait!!
✔️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill 9/4/21
✔️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Trick or Murder by Rosie A. Point 9/2/21 Prattlebark Village, Vermont
✔️ Read a Series #2.
Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games by Joe Hill 9/6/21
✔️ Read a book where something bad ends OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
The Little Witch by M. Rickert 10/9/2021
✔️ Read a book where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text.
Our Little Secret by Roz Nay 9/18/21
Pg 74 - "I can see the tidy print of its label, the numerical code and a name."
✔️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character.
How to Transcend a Happy Marriage by Sarah Ruhl 7/22/21 Jane is a lawyer.
✔️ Read a book with more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
Envy of Angels by Matt Wallace 7/26/21 2,259 ratings
✔️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie 7/18/21
Completed.A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Completed 12/11+
Tasks:
✔️✴️ Read a book with an author whose last name begins with C.
Just Over the Mountain by Robyn Carr - 01/07/2021✔️2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9 (2012)
Black Magic by J.D. Tyler - 03/07/20213. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.
✔️4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. (15,254 ratings)
Under the Lights by Abbi Glines - 06/07/2021✔️5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character named Emma
Love for Beginners by Jill Shalvis - 18/07/2021✔️6. On Television
✴️ Read a book with a teenager as the MC
Until Friday Night by Abbi Glines - 03/07/2021✔️7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Action
Wolf at the Door by N.J. Walters - 11/07/2021✔️8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L
Lover Uncloaked by Tina Folsom - 01/07/2021IN THE NEWS
✔️9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION (Tennessee)
Until Trevor by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 06/07/2021✔️10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2
Master Unchained by Tina Folsom - 02/07/2021✔️11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends (Micah's torture)
Savage Awakening by J.D. Tyler - 03/07/2021✔️12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used
Until Lilly by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 07/07/202113. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.
✔️14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. (5939 ratings)
Primal Law by J.D. Tyler - 02/07/202115. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation).
Challenge Rules
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.
JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Shelly!Any books read since July 1st count for this challenge! :)"
Thank you JoAnne!
Finished!A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Completed: 15/15
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A.
The Corpse Flower by Anne Mette Hancock - Completed: 7/11/2021
2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston - Completed: 7/8/2021 (Published 2021)
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies.
Sisters in Arms by Kaia Alderson - Completed: 7/20/2021
4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Under Currents by Nora Roberts - Completed: 7/8/2021 (29,447 Ratings)
5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a singer.
Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb - Completed: 7/2/2021 (Mavis)
6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult - Completed: 7/12/2021 (Mariah is a mother)
7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre Sci-Fi.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - Completed: 7/12/2021
8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
In Hot Water by Kate Kingsbury - Completed: 7/3/2021
IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Sentenced to Death by Lorna Barrett - Completed: 7/5/2021 (New Hampshire)
10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2.
Buttercream Bump Off by Jenn McKinlay - Completed: 7/7/2021
11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends.
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano - Completed: 7/14/2021 (A date-raping and blackmailing ring is ended)
12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used.
Shed No Tears by Caz Frear - Completed: 7/5/2021
13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character.
Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay - Completed: 7/6/2021 (When Agent Keller goes to question the accounting firm, they have a lawyer present)
14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich - Completed: 7/4/2021 (Ratings: 22,290)
15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book where a union is dissolved (your interpretation).
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett - Completed: 7/18/2021 (Twins Stella and Desiree are separated when Stella takes off after 16 years of being inseparable)
FINISHEDTasks:
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A.
Imprison the Sky by A.C. Gaughen 7/4/21
2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
The Riesling Retribution by Ellen Crosby 7/4/21
Published in 2009
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies.
Sever by Lauren DeStefano 7/8/21
4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano 7/16/21
9,172 Ratings
5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character named Mike.
Reading Up a Storm by Eva Gates 7/20/21
6. On Television
✴️ Read a book with a teenager as the MC.
The Glass Spare by Lauren DeStefano 7/17/21
7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Sci-Fi.
Prime Meridian by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 7/12/21
8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Beyond by Mercedes Lackey 7/15/21
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
The Viognier Vendetta by Ellen Crosby 7/4/21
Atoka, Virginia
10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury 7/14/2111. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book with a 14 letter title.
Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine 7/20/21
12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used.
The Angels' Share by Ellen Crosby 7/11/21
13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a character that wears glasses.
The French Paradox by Ellen Crosby 7/12/21
14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover.
The Sauvignon Secret by Ellen Crosby 7/7/2115. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title.
The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow 07/11/21
FINISHEDA Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15/15
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book with an author whose last name begins with C.
Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery. Jenny Colgan. 7.11.21
2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year. (2021)
The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba. Chanel Cleeton. 7.17.21
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies
The Four Winds. Kristin Hannah. 7.1.21
4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number. (8677)
St. Peter's Fair. Ellis Peters. 7.15.21
5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
The Beekeeper's Ball. Susan Wiggs. 7.5.21
6. On Television
✴️ Read a book with a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
Florence Adler Swims Forever. Rachel Beanland. 7.15.21
7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Thriller
Murder in the White House. Margaret Truman. 7.9.21
8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Love at First. Kate Clayborn. 7.1.21
IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.(Paris)
A Moveable Feast. Ernest Hemingway. 7.10.21
10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2
Glory in Death. J.D. Robb. 7.9.21
11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
Boundary Waters. William Kent Krueger. 7.13.21
12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World. Vicki Myron. 7.12.21
13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a character that wears glasses.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. Philip K. Dick. 7.16.21
14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings. (63,173)
Big Lies in a Small Town. Diane Chamberlain. 7.21.21
15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title
Parnassus on Wheels. Christopher Morley. 7.16.21
Mod
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 9/11-15
Tasks: 13/15/2021
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A.
Dead Even by Annelise Ryan 8/30/2021
2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year. 2004
Yellow Submarine by The Beatles 8/21/2021
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book set in Massachusetts.
Nantucket Nights by Elin Hilderbrand 9/7/2021
4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number. 31,661
Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand 8/23/2021
5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
But Enough About Me by Burt Reynolds 7/19/2021
6. On Television
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar. Tell us which one you find.
Murder Past Due by Miranda James 7/29/2021
7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi. (A retelling)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Maggie Blossom 8/21/2021
8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Basket Case by Nancy Haddock 8/22/2021
IN THE NEWS
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location. Texas
Mistletoe Murder by Karen MacInerney 9/8/2021
10. February 6 –
✴️ Read a Series #2.
Lord of the Pies by Nell Hampton 7/30/2021
11. June 5 -
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
12. August 6 –
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used.
The Ghostly Grounds: Murder and Breakfast by Sophie Love 8/27/2021
13. October 15 -
✴️ Read a book with a lawyer character.
Room for Murder by Tim Myers 8/30/2021
14. December 19 -
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover .
15. December 26 –
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title.
Supernatural Born Killers by Casey Daniels 9/9/2021
For #7, does it have to be the exact book that inspired the movie, or can it be another version? For instance, if I do Beauty and the Beast, can I use
instead of the original version?
LEVELS📌Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
✅1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
🏖✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game
Trouble in Triplicate by Rex Stout 7/18 (Milk)
Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton 7/22 (Milk)
OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley 7/26
✅2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
🏖✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives by Brian Moylan 7/2 (2021)
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies
Nightmare Flower by Elizabeth Engstrom 7/9
OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.
4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke 7/12 (10,070)
5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
Hit and Run by R.L. Stine 7/17 (Ed)
6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar OR with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi OR read the book that inspired the movie. Terminator does not have a book associated with it.
8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Goddess of Filth by V. Castro 7/10
✅IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
🏖✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Hark the Herald Angels Slay by Vicki Delany 7/3 (Rudolph, New York)
10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used
The Final Girls by Cara /Ellison 7/24
OR where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.
13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.
Egg Drop Dead by Vivien Chien 7/23 (Lawyer)
14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett 7/24 (80,712)
15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation).
The Diva Serves High Tea by Krista Davis 7/5 (divorce)
Mod
instead ..."You can use that one! :)
Finished! :)A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
July 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
12/11-15 Tasks Completed
Tasks:
✴️ Read a book with an author whose last name begins with C.
Romancing the Spartan Race by Cami Checketts (7/6/21)
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
Commander of His Heart by Arlem Hawks (7/2/21) - 2020
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.
4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie).
How to Not Fall for the Wrong Guy by Meg Easton (7/7/21) - Derek
✴️ Read a book with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
Romancing the Castle by Cami Checketts (7/4/21) - Mom
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi.
Romancing the River by Cami Checketts (7/6/21) - Action
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Just a Kiss in the Moonlight by Cindy Roland Anderson (7/25/21)
IN THE NEWS
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Romancing the Island by Cami Checketts (7/5/21) - Puerto Rico
✴️ Read a Series #2.
A Dangerous Game by Laura Beers (7/19/21) - Regency Spies & Secrets
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends.
The Gentleman and the Thief by Sarah M. Eden (7/12/21)
✴️ Read a book where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.
Romancing the Extreme Adventure by Cami Checketts (7/5/21) - CODE - pg 28
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character.
Waves of Deceit by Donna K. Weaver (7/22/21)
14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title.
A Dangerous Pursuit by Laura Beers (7/17/21)
Mod
You may use books read since July 1st.
Finished!A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Goal: 12/15
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A.
A funtineli boszorkány II. - Albert Wass - 07/02/21
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
Kill Game: A Cold Poker Gang Mystery - Dean Wesley Smith - 07/06/21 - 2014
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Foundation's Edge - Isaac Asimov - 07/30/21 - 74503 ratings on 07/31/2021
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
The Jane Austen Society - Natalie Jenner - 07/17/21 - Mimi Harrison, actress
✴️ Read a book with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
She Could Fly, Vol. 2: The Lost Pilot - Christopher Cantwell - 07/22/2021 - Luna, teenager
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi.
The Paris Library - Janet Skeslien Charles - 07/09/21 - Historical
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
In Five Years - Rebecca Serle - 07/12/21
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Éjszaka Lisszabonban - Erich Maria Remarque - 07/30/21 - Portugal
✴️ Read a Series #2.
A téboly katonái - Duncan Shelley - 07/04/21 - Kunoichi Trilogy #2
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends.
The Rose Code - Kate Quinn - 07/22/21 - WW II
✴️ Read a book where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.
Nessy's Locket - A.W. Exley - 07/14/21 - Put the vehicle back in the shed and tidy away our more personal projects.” (Kindle Locations 3068-3069)
13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
The Exiles - Christina Baker Kline - 07/25/21 - 23745 ratings on 07/31/2021
15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation).
Mod
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15/11-15
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book where someone drinks eats bacon.
Van Sawyer Bennett 7/1/21
2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9.
2019 Newport Harbor House Cindy Nichols 7/3/21
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book set in Massachusetts.
The Color of a Dream Julianne MacLean 7/18/21
4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings.
The Queen's Gambit Walter Tevis 7/31/21 55,064 ratings
5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a professional athlete.
Ember Emma Renshaw 7/3/21
6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book with a mom as the MC.
Mari is the mom of Lily. Boardwalk Summer Meredith Jaeger 7/19/21
7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Thriller.
Sucker Punch Laurell K. Hamilton 7/12/21
8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Imagine Summer Shelley Noble 7/11/21
IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION.
Oregon The Abalone Shell Suzie O'Connell 7/2/21
10. February 6
✴️ Read a Series #2.
The Driftwood Promise Maren Ferguson 7/2/21 (Sea Glass Cove #2)
11. June 5 - End of Apartheid
✴️ Read a book with a 14 letter title.
Hearts in Motion Edie Ramer 7/14/21
12. August 6
✴️ Read a book where you find the words: PROJECT in the text.
Under Ten Thousand Stars Samantha Wood 7/13/21 p 25
13. October 15
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character.
Hidden Moon Bay Vickie McKeehan 7/4/21
14. December 19
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings.
914 ratings Dancing Tides Vickie McKeehan 7/6/21
15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title.
Echoes of Summer Laura D. Bastian 7/9/21
A Trip Down Memory Lane 1991Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2021
READ: 15/11+
✔ 1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Maybe This Time - Jennifer Crusie 7/8
✔ 2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
In the Blood - Lisa Unger (pub 2014) 7/28
✔ 3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.
Notorious - Diana Palmer 7/31
✔ 4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Come Tumbling Down - Seanan McGuire (15,160 ratings) 7/15
✔ 5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
Gwynneth Ever After - Linda Poitevin (hero is an actor) 7/30
✔ 6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar OR with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
Across the Green Grass Fields - Seanan McGuire (teenager) 7/24
✔ 7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi OR read the book that inspired the movie. Terminator does not have a book associated with it.
Yellow Brick War - Danielle Paige (retelling) 7/16
✔ 8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
In an Absent Dream - Seanan McGuire 7/11
IN THE NEWS
✔ 9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
A Killer Plot - Ellery Adams (North Carolina) 7/10
✔ 10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination - John Joseph Adams 7/11
✔ 11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
A Nameless Witch - A. Lee Martinez 7/31
✔ 12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used ORwhere you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.
Once You Go This Far - Kristen Lepionka 7/31
(a mostly empty lot with the skeleton of a large construction project), p52
✔ 13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.
Hometown Girl - Mariah Stewart (hero is a lawyer) 7/6
✔ 14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
Much Ado About You - Samantha Young (8433 ratings) 7/16
✔ 15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation).
The Upstairs House - Julia Fine 7/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Completion Post:A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: July 1st, 2021 - Sept. 30th, 2021
LEVELS
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
15/15
Tasks:
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire - July 28th
pg. 155
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
The Curse of Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones - July 15th
June 28th, 2016
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.
The Memory Thief : And the Secrets Behind How We Remember: A Medical Mystery by Lauren Aguirre - July 31st
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata - July 16th
100 401 ratings
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev - Aug. 4th
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar OR with a teenager MC or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
The Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden Taylor - July 13th
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi OR read the book that inspired the movie. Terminator does not have a book associated with it.
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo - July 5th
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley - July 10th
IN THE NEWS
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Cairo: A Graphic Novel by G. Willow Wilson - July 5th
Egypt
✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
Another One Bites the Dust by Jennifer Rardin - July 3rd
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
The Witch of Duva by Leigh Bardugo - July 14th
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used OR where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.
Biting the Bullet by Jennifer Rardin - July 20th
"A software convention in Delaware" pg. 89
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.
The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood - July 14th
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes by Robin Ha - July 12th
1184 ratings
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation).
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell - July 2nd
*COMPLETION POST*A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021 FINISHED
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15/11-15
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book with an author whose last name begins with C. Due Justice - Diane Capri 7/6/21
2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year. {2015} This is Gonna Hurt - A.I. Nasser 7/13/21
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book with a character that is called Poppy. The Eleventh Hour - Anina Collins 7/15/21
4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number. The Stepford Wives - Ira Levin 7/31/21 {31,336 ratings}
5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician. The Daughter - Sara Blaedel 7/16/21
6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book with a teenager as the MC. Sword Bearer - Teddy Jacobs 7/9/21
7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read the book that inspired the movie. The Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris 7/9/21
8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L. If I Dream - K.M. Scott 7/2/21
IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. {Alaska} Alaskan Dawn - Edie Claire 7/13/21
10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2. Twisted Justice - Diane Capri 7/21/21 {Justice #2}
11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word. The Cat in the Hat - Dr. Seuss 7/9/21
12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used. A Very Bad Year: A Further Three Stories in an Anthology of Horror and Suspense - Stephen Barnard 7/22/21
13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character. Cliffhanger - Amy Saunders 8/5/21
14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings. Close to the Cradle - Nova Lee Maier 7/30/21
15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book where something ceases operation. Reaper: Aftermath - Jonathan Pongratz 7/28/21
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15/11-15
COMPLETED
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book with an author whose last name begins with C.
Nipped in the Bud by Sheila Connolly 7/30/2021
2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
Elvis Takes a Back Seat by Leanna Ellis 7/16/2021
2008
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book set in Massachusetts.
Murder Makes Scents by Christin Brecher 7/29/2021
4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
I Found You by Lisa Jewell 7/21/2021
69,030 ratings.
5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
The High Season by Judy Blundell 7/7/2021
Mike is Ruthie's ex-husband/ roommate.
6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar. Tell us which one you find.
From Beer to Eternity by Sherry Harris 7/14/2021
The Sea Glass is a bar.
7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi.
The 20th Victim by James Patterson 7/10/2021 Thriller
8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Lying Three by Ralph McInerny 7/21/2021
IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Designed to Death by Christina Freeburn8/8/2021
Eden, WV
10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
Who's Dead, Doc? by J M Griffin 7/3/2021
Jules and Bun series #2
11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe 8/8/2021
12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used OR where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.
The Happy Camper by Melody Carlson 7/12/2021
Page 73 Dillon works at a software company and has a degree in computer science.
13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.
Death at High Tide by Hannah Dennison 7/9/2021
Nigel is a lawyer.
14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover .
All Summer Long by Melody Carlson 7/4/2021
15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title.
Under the Southern Sky by Kristy Woodson 7/18/2021
Under the SoutheRn Sky
FINISHEDA Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
13/15
✅1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book with an author whose last name begins with C.
💜Catching Caden - Samantha Christy, 7/10/21
✅2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
💜Always a Bridesmaid - Cindi Madsen, 8/4/21 //// 2020
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.
✅4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
💜It Happened One Summer - Tessa Bailey, 8/7/21
✅5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a musician.
💜Dirty - Kylie Scott, 8/6/21
✅6. On Television
✴️ Read a book set at a college/university
💜Eyeful - C.R. Grissom, 7/17/21
✅7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged Action
💜Wilde Fire-Lucy Lennox, 8/10/21
✅8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
💜Line Mates & Study Dates - Eden Finley, 7/19/21
✅IN THE NEWS
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
💜Keeping Him - Kennedy Fox, 7/5/21 //// Texas
✅10. February 6
✴️ Read a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
💜Daybreak - Kate Hawthorne, 7/9/21
✅11. June 5
✴️ Read a book with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
💜The Ninth Inning - J. Sterling, 7/25/21
✅12. August 6
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used
💜Win Big - Kelly Jamieson, 7/14/21
13. October 15
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.
✅14. December 19
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
💜Drive Me Crazy - Samantha Chase, 8/10/21 ///721 ratings
✅15. December 26
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title
💜Just Friends - Saxon James, 7/21/21
It's about as finished as I'll get I think, lol.A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
13/15
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Terrence-Arsenic and Adobo Mia P. Manansala 7/3/21
2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
2021-Ordered Outrage Patti Benning 7/1/21
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.
The Rochester family-Red, White 'n Blue Murder Rosie A. Point 7/11/21
4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
Duncan's a rock guitarist-Midnight Spells Murder Mary Angela 7/12/21
6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar OR with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
Bar: The Sea Glass Saloon-A Time to Swill Sherry Harris 7/31/21
7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi OR read the book that inspired the movie. Terminator does not have a book associated with it.
8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
L-Lemon Murder Pie Rosie A. Point 7/6/21
IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Rock Bluff-Custard and a Crisis Emmie Lyn 7/6/21
10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
Nancy Coco 7/5/2111. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
The damage to Tabitha's property stops-An Unforeseen Demise P.A.Mason 7/2/21
12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used OR where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.
Murder at the Lakeside Library Holly Danvers 7/7/21
13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.
Jasper-A Hex for Danger Esme Addison 7/10/21
14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
731 as of posting-A Call for Kelp Bree Baker 8/20/21
15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation)
Dishing Up Deceit Emmie Lyn 7/8/21
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
LEVEL
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
15/15 Completed. Finished
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Autumn Jones Lake-Crown of Ghosts 7/16/21
2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
(7/19/2019)
Vicious Prince-Lili St. Germain 7/14/21
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book set in Massachusetts.
When Darkness Ends-Marni Mann 7/29/21
4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
(137,944)
Confess-Colleen Hoover 7/09/21
5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
(Musician)
Muses & Melodies-Rebecca Yarros 8/13/21
6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book with a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
Charmer-Kayley Loring 7/08/21
7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi.
(Thriller)
Fatal Fortune-Miranda Rijks 7/22/21
8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Gen Pop-Lani Lynn Vale 8/11/21
IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
(Tennessee)
Never Look Back-Mary Burton 7/01/21
10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2.
(Walker Security)
Pulled Under-Lisa Renee Jones 7/23/21
11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
Reckless Refuge-Catherine Cowles 7/02/21
12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used.
Malcolm-Jessica Gadziala 8/07/21
13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a lawyer character.
A Killer's Alibi-William L. Myers Jr. 8/22/21
14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover.
Special Circumstances-Sheldon Siegel 7/31/21
15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title.
Strawberry Shortcake Murder-Joanne Fluke 7/27/21
I have a question on task #8Would The Ghost and Mrs. McClure count or do I have to include “The” as the first word in the Title?
Mod
Would The Ghost and Mrs. McClure count or do I have to include “The” as the first word in the Title?"
The T would be the first letter....sorry.
In other challenges the title would be ok.
FinishedA Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
27/27
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie)
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
IN THE NEWS
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
✴️ Read a Series #2
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title
✅Done!!!✅ 15/15A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
★
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Author whose last name begins with C: The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson ★★★ 13 July
2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9 ~2021~ Take Me Home Tonight ★★★ 12 July
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Set in Massachusetts: Show Me a Sign ★★★★ 22 July
4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ More than 5418 ratings ~8993~ The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II ★★★★ 8 July
5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ A character who is a singer, actor,
6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Set in an office, at a college/university AND a teenager
7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Genre or tagged with Historical,
8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Title begins with I,
IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Location begins with a letter in OPERATION ~Paris, France~ The Socialite ★★★ 7 July
10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Series #2: The Crown of Embers ★★★ 10 July
11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Something bad ends ~war/siege~ The Girl of Fire and Thorns ★★★ 6 July
12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used ~blogger/Youtuber~ First Comes Like ★★★ 2 July
13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ A
14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ More than 530 ratings ~4818~ Tokyo Ever After ★★★★ 4 July
15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Something ceases operation
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Finished. Thanks for the challenge!A Trip Down Memory Lane – 1991
July – September 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
15 completed
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Wayward by Blake Crouch (last name begins with C) - 7/2 ★★★
2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9.
Wisteria Cottage by Robert M. Coates (1948) - 7/15 ★★★★
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies.
Welcome, Chaos by Kate Wilhelm - 9/12 ★★★
4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings.
The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande (55,697 ratings) - 7/28 ★★★★
5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
Lucia in London by E.F. Benson (Olga is a singer) - 8/16 ★★★★
6. On Television
✴️ Read a book with a teenager or a mom as the MC.
Petropolis by Anya Ulinich (Sasha is a teenager and mom) - 7/30 ★★★★
7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi.
The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany (Science Fiction) - 7/3 ★★★
8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Beacon 23 by Hugh Howey - 8/11 ★★★★
IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION.
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth (New Jersey) - 7/15 ★★★★★
10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II
✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
Return to Peyton Place by Grace Metalious (Peyton Place #2) - 8/7 ★★★★
11. June 5 - End of Apartheid
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
Truth And Beauty by Ann Patchett (14 letter title) - 7/31 ★★★★
12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used OR where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.
Where's Me Plaid? by Scott Crawford (page 90: "the smash success of the DaVinci Code" - 7/23 ★★★★
13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court
✴️ Read a book with a character that wears glasses.
Now Wait for Last Year by Philip K. Dick (several characters wear glasses) - 8/23 ★★★
14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings.
The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard (23,660 ratings) - 7/29 ★★★★
15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union
✴️ Read a book where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved.
High-Rise by J.G. Ballard (building systems stop working) - 8/19 ★★★
Mod
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 9/11-15
Tasks: 13/15/2021
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A.
Dead Even by Annelise Ryan 8/30/2021
2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year. 2004
Yellow Submarine by The Beatles 8/21/2021
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book set in Massachusetts.
Nantucket Nights by Elin Hilderbrand 9/7/2021
4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number. 31,661
Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand 8/23/2021
5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
But Enough About Me by Burt Reynolds 7/19/2021
6. On Television
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar. Tell us which one you find.
Murder Past Due by Miranda James 7/29/2021
7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi. (A retelling)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Maggie Blossom 8/21/2021
8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Basket Case by Nancy Haddock 8/22/2021
IN THE NEWS
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location. Texas
Mistletoe Murder by Karen MacInerney 9/8/2021
10. February 6 –
✴️ Read a Series #2.
Lord of the Pies by Nell Hampton 7/30/2021
11. June 5 -
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
12. August 6 –
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used.
The Ghostly Grounds: Murder and Breakfast by Sophie Love 8/27/2021
13. October 15 -
✴️ Read a book with a lawyer character.
Room for Murder by Tim Myers 8/30/2021
14. December 19 -
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover .
15. December 26 –
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title.
Supernatural Born Killers by Casey Daniels 9/9/2021
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 11/11-15
FINISHED
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C- Otomen, Vol. 12-Aya Kanno 7/15
2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year- Attack on Titan, Vol. 32-Hajime Isayama 7/10 (2020)
4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Black & Blue-James Patterson 7/17 (6,138)
6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book with a teenager or a mom as the MC- Night of the Mannequins: A Tor.com Original-Stephen Graham Jones 7/20
7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi- Fables: The Deluxe Edition, Book Three-Bill Willingham 7/10 (Fairy Tales)
8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count)- Boxers-Gene Luen Yang 7/8
IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location- 113 Minutes-James Patterson 7/10 (Texas)
10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2- Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, Vol. 2-Masashi Kishimoto 7/28
13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a character that wears glasses- Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, Vol. 1-Masashi Kishimoto 7/18
14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings- 5 Centimeters per Second-Makoto Shinkai 7/14 (3,756)
15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 6-Koyoharu Gotouge 7/14
FINISHED!!!A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15 / 15
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A. Andrew Sean Greer, Less {08-13-21}
2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Agatha Christie, Five Little Pigs {07-28-21} Tell us the year - 1942
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies. Kazuo Ishiguro, A Pale View of Hills {07-19-21}
4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number. Daphne du Maurier, The Scapegoat {07-07-21} [7115 ratings]
5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician. Ian McEwan, Saturday {08-04-21} [MC's son is a blues guitarist]
6. On Television
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar. Ngaio Marsh, Death at the Bar {07-24-21} Tell us which one you find- Set in the Plume of Feathers Pub.
7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a the book that inspired the movie. Charles Portis, True Grit {08-10-21} [Inspired the John Wayne Film of the same name in 1969 and the Jeff Bridges version in 2010]
8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count). Sylvia Day, Bared to You {08-05-21}
IN THE NEWS
9.Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location. Sylvia Townsend Warner, The Corner That Held Them {07-18-21} [Set in Oby, in the county of Norfolk, England]
10. Capcom releases Street Fighter II
✴️ Read a Series #2. Ellis Peters, One Corpse Too Many [Brother Cadfael, #2] {08-21-21}
11. End of Apartheid
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends. Joy Kogawa, Obasan {07-11-21} [end of Japanese-Canadian internment during WW2]
12. Tim Berners-Lee announces the WWW project and software
✴️ Read a book where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it. Kate Quinn, The Alice Network {07-14-21} ["CODE" is found in chapter 4 several times]
13. Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character. Beth O'Leary, The Flatshare {08-01-21}
14. Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover Alison Bruce,
{07-05-21}15. Dissolution of the Soviet Union
✴️ Where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation). Kate Quinn, The Alice Network {07-14-21} [the break up of the spy network known as "Alice" caused by a betrayal from inside the group]
FINISHED 09/18/21A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
LEVELS
✅Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
15/15 COMPLETE
Tasks:
✅1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
🏖✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game OR with an author whose first name begins with A Alexander McCall Smith The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
OR last name begins with C.
✅2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
🏖✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year. Guaranteed to Bleed - Julie Mulhern 07/20/21
Publication date 2015
✅3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book 🍎with a character that is called Poppy - Fields' Guide to Abduction - Julie Mulhern 09/18/21 POPPY FIELDS is the main character
✅4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
🩱✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number. - Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters 08/06/21 67,027 ratings
✅5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character named 🩱Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, 🩱Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure - Diane Kelly 08/04/21
✅6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar OR with a teenager or 🏖a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find. - Deadly Deals and Donuts - Cindy Bell 07/27/21
✅7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, 🩱Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi OR read the book that inspired the movie. Terminator does not have a book associated with it. - Farm to Trouble - Amanda Flower 08/17/21 Tagged on Goodreads as “Thriller”
✅8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count). The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 08/24/21
✅IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
🏖✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location. The Paris Key - Juliet Blackwell 07/23/21 letter P
✅10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
🏖✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a 🏖book whose title is in yellow lettering. 07/25/21
✅11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
🩱✴️ Read a book with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word. - A Crafty Killing - Lorraine Bartlett 08/12/21
✅12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
🩱✴️ Read a book where the internet is used - Arsenic and Old Books - Miranda James 08/01/21
✅13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
🩱✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer Fogged Inn - Barbara Ross 08/14/21 Sheila Smith was a retired Federal Judge
✅14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
🩱✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings. - Musseled Out - Barbara Ross 1726 ratings
✅15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
🏖✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a ✔️union is dissolved (your interpretation). - Death by Baguette: A Valentine's Day Murder in Paris - Jennifer S. Alderson 07/29/21 I think death of spouse would constitute the union is dissolved!
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Homeland's Hope (other topics)Acceptable Risk (other topics)
Anne of Green Gables (other topics)
In the Shadow of Croft Towers (other topics)
True Rescue: The Finest Hours: The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue (other topics)
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Alice Feeney (other topics)Stephen Graham Jones (other topics)
Peter Swanson (other topics)
Belinda Bauer (other topics)
Victor LaValle (other topics)
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