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message 101: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59397 comments Mod
Shelly wrote: "FINISHED 09/18/21

A 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 c..."


Could you please add finish dates for #1 and #14?


message 102: by Melanie (new)

Melanie COMPLETION POST - 15 tasks.

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Challenge Duration:
1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks


Tasks:
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A.
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood of Traveling Pants, #1) by Ann Brashares Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares - 7/4/2021

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.
Anastasia by Colin Falconer Anastasia - Colin Falconer - 7/24/2021
How it fits: Published 2003

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies.
One Secret Summer by Lesley Lokko One Secret Summer - Lesley Lokko - 8/29/2021
How it fits: (view spoiler)

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott Five Feet Apart - Rachael Lippincott - 7/30/2021
How it fits: 123,483 ratings.

5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie).
His Kidnapper's Shoes by Maggie James His Kidnapper's Shoes - Maggie James - 8/9/2021
How it fits: Character Emma Carter.

6. On Television
✴️ Read a book with a teenager as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier My Sister Rosa - Justine Larbalestier - 7/2/2021
How it fits: MC Che is a teenager.

7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi.
Red Notice (Tom Buckingham, #1) by Andy McNab Red Notice - Andy McNab - 9/18/2021
How it fits: MPG Action by 4 users and Adventure by 3 users.

8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Girl Divided by Willow Rose Girl Divided - Willow Rose - 7/31/2021

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 -
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
The Bus on Thursday by Shirley Barrett The Bus on Thursday - Shirley Barrett - 7/17/2021
How it fits: Set in Talbingo.

10. February 6 –
✴️ Read a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, #14) by Janet Evanovich Fearless Fourteen - Janet Evanovich - 8/4/2021

11. June 5 -
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends.
I Invited Her In by Adele Parks I Invited Her In - Adele Parks - 8/14/2021
How it fits: The relationship between MC's best friend (38 year old woman ) and MC's 17 year old son ends.

12. August 6 –
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used.
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty Nine Perfect Strangers - Liane Moriarty - 9/21/2021
How it fits" Frances uses the internet to book into Tranquillum House.

13. October 15 -
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character.
The Radium Girls by Kate Moore The Radium Girls - Kate Moore - 9/11/2021
How it fits: Raymond Berry is a lawyer.

14. December 19 -
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
The Truth About Her by Jacqueline Maley The Truth About Her - Jacqueline Maley - 7/11/2021
How it fits: 930 ratings.

15. December 26 –
✴️ Read a book where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation).
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - 8/21/2021
How it fits: Hailsham Boarding School ceases operation.


message 103: by JoAnne (new)

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WOOHOO Melanie!


message 104: by Celia (new)

Celia Buell (semi hiatus) (celiareadsbooks) | 1191 comments Finished

Tasks - 12/15 - Nostalgia:
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.
Eat The Rich by Andrew Rivas 7/7
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.
Poor Unfortunate Soul by Serena Valentino 7/28 - pub 2016
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.
Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman 7/11 - 97,850 ratings as of 8/2/21
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 named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf).
In the Name of the Kimberley by Edward Bramfeld 7/24 - Wolf, MC's love interest
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.
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas 7/22
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 Beast Within by Serena Valentino 7/18 - Beauty and the Beast
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).
Life, the Universe, and Everything by Douglas Adams 7/3
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.
You Have a Match by Emma Lord 8/5 - Puget Sound area, WA
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.
Willow Witch by Patty Jansen 7/26 - For Queen and Country #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.
Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy 7/2
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 you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text.
The Toll by Neal Shusterman 7/16 - "...universal identification code used by the scythedom." p.39
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.

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.
To Kill a Labrador by Kassandra Lamb 7/9 - 871 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).

Eat The Rich by Andrew Rivas Poor Unfortunate Soul (Villains, #3) by Serena Valentino Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe, #2) by Neal Shusterman In the Name of the Kimberley by Edward Bramfeld Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0) by Angie Thomas The Beast Within (Villains, #2) by Serena Valentino Life, the Universe, and Everything (Hitchhiker's Guide #3) by Douglas Adams You Have a Match by Emma Lord Willow Witch (Ghostspeaker Chronicles #2) by Patty Jansen Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy The Toll (Arc of a Scythe, #3) by Neal Shusterman To Kill a Labrador (Marcia Banks and Buddy Mysteries #1) by Kassandra Lamb


message 105: by JoAnne (new)

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WOOHOO Celia!


message 106: by Kathy (last edited Sep 27, 2021 06:01AM) (new)

Kathy  | 21 comments COMPLETED
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Read: 15/15

1. Read a book where someone plays a video game. Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline. Read 7/1.

2. Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. 2020. Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey. Read 7/16.

3. Read a book where parents have a child that dies. The Journals of Eleanor Druse: My Investigation of the Kingdom Hospital Incident by Eleanor Druse. Read 7/30.

4. Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number. Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero. Ratings = 22,983. Read 7/22.

5. Read a book with a character named Wolfgang. The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates. Read 7/14. MC's cat is named Wolfgang.

6. Read a book with a mom as the MC. Weather by Jenny Offill. Read 7/28.

7. Read a book with the genre Sci-Fi. All Systems Red by Martha Wells. Read 7/9.

8. Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count). Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead. Read 9/11.

9. Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Nevada. Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey. Read 7/16.

10. Read a book whose title is in yellow lettering. Gil's All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez. Read 7/11. Gil's All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez

11. Read a book with a 14 letter title. The Devil Aspect by Craig Russell. Read 8/6.

12. Read a book where you find the word: CODE. Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War by Fred Kaplan. Pg. 25. " . . . a telephone modem searched for other nearby modems by automatically dialing each phone number in a local area code . . . " Read 8/15.

13. Read a book with a character that wears glasses. The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware. Read 9/24. MC wears glasses.

14. Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings. Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine. 131, 482 ratings.

15. Read a book with the letters USSR. Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows, The Cthulhu Casebooks #1 by James Lovegrove. Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows (The Cthulhu Casebooks, #1) by James Lovegrove . Read 7/27.


message 107: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59397 comments Mod
WOOHOO Kathy!

Although #15 does not have a U in the title. You still get the same badge.


message 108: by Cindy III (last edited Sep 29, 2021 12:39PM) (new)

Cindy III | 471 comments FINISHED
10/15 tasks

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021

LEVEL Reminiscing: 6-10 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 with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Childhood's End - Arthur C. Clarke 7/30 - 8/2

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. Tell us the year.

Florence Nightingale: The Courageous Life of the Legendary Nurse - Catherine Reef 7/22 - 8/7 pub 2016

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.

Because of Winn-Dixie - Kate DiCamillo 7/19 has 223,548 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.

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.
Hard Gold - Avi 9/22 - 29 MC Early Wittcomb is fourteen

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
Gold Rush Girl - Avi 8/23 - 29 tagged 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
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Boy: Tales of Childhood - Roald Dahl 7/13 - 14

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.

Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein: Based on a True Story - Jennifer Roy, Ali Fadhil location is Iraq 8/25 - 28

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 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

Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America - Gilbert King 7/10 - 9/7

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.
Raymie Nightingale - Kate DiCamillo 8/10 -13 has 18,361 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
Sunrise Over Fallujah - Walter Dean Myers 8/17 - 20 ussr is found in SUnRiSe


message 109: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59397 comments Mod
WOOHOO Cindy!


message 110: by Amber (new)

Amber (arboan) | 326 comments Completed!

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021

LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks (14 tasks 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 first name begins with A
The Final Arrangement by Annie Adams 08.05.21

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.
How the Woman at the Well Became the Well Woman: A Memoir of an Extraordinary Ordinary Life by Donna Rhodes 07.14.21 published 2016

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book set in Massachusetts.
Moon Spinners by Sally Goldenbaum 09.06.21

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith 07.02.21 20,961 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, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 09.24.21 (Robbie, Henry's friend, is an actor)

6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book with a mom as the MC.
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah 07.28.21 (Elsa has two kids during the book)

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 Historical
Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon 08.18.21


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 B
Beach Read by Emily Henry 08.05.21

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.
Red Lily by Nora Roberts 08.07.21 (Tennessee)

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.
Scone Cold Killer (All-Day Breakfast Café Mystery #1) by Lena Gregory Scone Cold Killer by Lena Gregory 08.01.21

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 by Lorraine Bartlett 08.26.21

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
That Old Flame of Mine by J.J. Cook 09.30.21 (they use Google to do some research)

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character
Daring to Dream by Nora Roberts 09.09.21 (Josh Templeton 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 that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
Coached to Death by Victoria Laurie 09.06.21 (1,005 ratings)


message 111: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59397 comments Mod
WOOHOO Amber!


message 112: by SANDYE (new)

SANDYE (sandye_c) | 1219 comments Final Post!!!!!!!

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Date Started: July 1, 2021
Date Completed: September 30, 2021

LEVELS
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks - 10

Tasks:
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game - Under the Honey Moon (Honey Haven 1) by Jessica R. Patch - 7/4/21 - Pg 13 She returned with a glass of milk

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 Fur Will Fly (Magical Cool Cats 12) by Mary Matthews - 8/27/21 - Published 2015

5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) - Knitted and Knifed (Knitty Kities 1) by Tracey Drew - 7/12/21 - Ed Hanbury owns local grocery store

7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi . - Just Add Salt (Hetta Coffey 2) by Jinx Schwartz - 9/19/21

8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count). - Luck Be a Lady (Tahoe Tessie 1) by Gemma Halliday - 8/26/21

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location. - Sasquatch (Sasquatch 1) by K.T. Tomb - 9/6/21 - Located in Piney Woods, TX

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades.
✴️ Read a Series #2 - Marshmallow Murder (Cupcake Crimes 2) by Molly Maple - 9/12/21

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid:
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends. Bodyguard Bear (Protection, Inc. 1) by Zoe Chant - 8/31/21 - (view spoiler)

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used - Save The Date (Dating 1) by Monica Murphy - 7/20/21 - Internet is used daily to check email, and the store featured in the series uses a website to gain popularity and orders

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway,
✴️ Read a book with more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings - A Sip Before Dying (Wine & Dine 1) by Gemma Halliday - 7/28/21 - 563 ratings


message 113: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59397 comments Mod
WOOHOO SANDYE!


message 114: by Vanessa (last edited Oct 09, 2021 07:58AM) (new)

Vanessa (nesshawk) | 355 comments FINISHED!

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991


Challenge Duration: July 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021
COMPLETED NOSTALGIA LEVEL:15/15

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 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


message 115: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59397 comments Mod
WOOHOO Vanessa!

The Test sounds like it will be a good movie!


message 116: by Andrea (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 907 comments Finished on 10/16/21.

Trip into 1991
July - Sept 2021

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 plays a video game.
If I Run by Terri Blackstock 7/13/21
A child plays a video game (title not given).

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 Shadow of Croft Towers by Abigail Wilson 7/30/21
2019

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies.
Acceptable Risk by Lynette Eason 7/8/21
(view spoiler)

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 10/15/21
815,600 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.
Homeland's Hope by Hallee Bridgeman 7/22/21
Virginia Benoit, singer

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.
The Nature of Small Birds by Susie Finkbeiner 8/20/21
teenager: Sonny Matthews; mom MC: Linda Matthews (each had a POV)

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.
If I'm Found by Terri Blackstock 7/14/21
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).
If I Live by Terri Blackstock 7/31/21

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.
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery 10/16/21
Avonlea (town in Prince Edward Island, Canada)

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.
Why We Fought: Inspiring Stories of Resisting Hitler and Defending Freedom by Jerry Borrowman 8/23/21
Why We Fought Inspiring Stories of Resisting Hitler and Defending Freedom by Jerry Borrowman

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.
Mission of Mercy by Hallee Bridgeman 8/9/21

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 you find the word: CODE in the text.
Charity's Code by Hallee Bridgeman 7/26/21
"... in some kind of code." Ch. 3 (21%)

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a lawyer character.
Flight Risk by Cara Putman 9/8/21
Savannah Daniels

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 Librarian of Boone's Hollow by Kim Vogel Sawyer 8/2/21
856 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.
True Rescue: The Finest Hours: The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman 7/15/21


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WOOHOO Andrea!


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