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A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982Duration: 1st October 2021 - 31st December 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 11/11-15
FINISHED
Tasks:
1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Read a book set in Texas- The Gravity of Us-Phil Stamper 11/16
2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (Your interpretation.) Beautiful Bastard-Christina Lauren 10/1
3. Best selling album (US) – John Cougar – American Fool
🟡 Read a Series book #5- The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 5-Kousuke Oono 11/9
4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book with an alien in the story- Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 6: Battlefield Namek-Akira Toriyama 10/22
5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller- Mayhem-Sarah Pinborough 11/15
6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book with a ghost- The Baby Shift: Nebraska-Becca Fanning 10/4
7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 Read a book where a baby is born- Safeword-Brian K. Vaughan 10/25
IN THE NEWS
9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book with a character that has an unusual name. Tell us the name.Breach of Peace-Daniel B. Greene 10/22 (Khlid)
10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 Read a book with a WEATHER word in the title- Ride the Wind: Skydragon 3-Anh Do 11/7
14. November 30 – Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller, in the United States, which will go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 110 million units sold worldwide.
🟡 Read a book by an author named MICHAEL or JACKSON (first or last)- Fathom: Killian's Tide-Michael Layne Turner 11/16
15. December 26 – Time magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human, the computer.
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE (two word minimum)- Rooms of the Mind-Makenzie Campbell 10/6
Finished!A Trip Down Memory Lane 1982
Nostalgia Level: 14/11-15 tasks
Tasks:
1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Read a book with a character named John. - Jon
Wylding Hall, Elizabeth Hand ★★★★ 10/19
2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical".
The Kiss Thief, L.J. Shen ★★★★ 10/17
3. Best selling album (US) – John Cougar – American Fool
🟡 Read a Series book #5.
The Dream Guy Next Door, Lauren Blakely ★★★ 11/15
4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home OR with an alien in the story.
The Humans, Matt Haig ★★★★ 10/11
5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller.
Silencing Eve, Iris Johansen ★★★★ 10/23
6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book where a character is being chased
Secret Seduction, Jill Sanders ★★★ 10/2
7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 Read a book with a prince or duke in the story. Prince Frederico
The Knight's Kiss, Nicole Burnham ★★★★ 11/13
8. Died this year – February 18 – Dame Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand crime fiction writer
🟡 Read a book by Ngaio Marsh or a book set in New Zealand.
IN THE NEWS
9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book where murder is attempted OR with a character that has an unusual name. Tell us the name. - Sumi
Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire ★★★★ 10/18
10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 Read a book with a WEATHER word in the title
Snowed In at the Archive, Ellie Thornton ★★★★ 10/30
11. June 20 – Falklands War ends with British forces retaking the South Sandwich Islands.
🟡 Read a book set on an island
Maid for Love, Marie Force ★★★ 10/24
12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book where a character who gets hurt
Here and Now: Complete Series, Lexi Ryan ★★★★ 10/5
13. October 19 – US car designer John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty on the grounds of entrapment).
🟡 Read a book with a character that is in the FBI. - Avery Hill
Fatal Jeopardy, Marie Force ★★★★★ 11/2
14. November 30 – Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller, in the United States, which will go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 110 million units sold worldwide.
🟡 Read a book from a list that contains the word MILLION - #14 on Half a million ratings to a million ratings list
The Martian, Andy Weir ★★★★ 10/12
15. December 26 – Time magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human, the computer.
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE (two word minimum)
Fatal Mistake, Marie Force ★★★★ 10/7
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982Duration: 1st October 2021 - Nov 19 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 11/11-15
COMPLETED
Tasks:
1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Read a book set in Texas or with a character named John.
2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (Your interpretation.)
The Lost Ones by Sheena Kamal <10/11/21
Nora and Bazooka
3. Best selling album (US) – John Cougar – American Fool
🟡 Read a Series book #5.
Marshmallow Malice by Amanda Flower 11/18/2021
4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home.
The Girl On Legare Street by Karen White 11/5/2021
Grandma Rose's ghost calls Melanie on her land line at home.
5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller.
A Thin Dark Line by Tami Hoag 10/28/2021
6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book has a ghost.
The House on Tradd Street by Karen White 10/13/2021
7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 Read a book where a baby is born.
The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes 10/21/2021
A 6th child is born to the Mitfords.
8. Died this year – February 18 – Dame Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand crime fiction writer
🟡 Read a book by Ngaio Marsh or a book set in New Zealand.
IN THE NEWS
9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book with a character that has an unusual name. Tell us the name.
Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch by Nancy Atherton 10/23/2021
Both Dimity and Gamaliel are strange.
10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 Read a book with a WEATHER word in the title OR with some type of WEATHER on the cover (show cover).
https://myenglishtutors.org/weather-w...
11. June 20 – Falklands War ends with British forces retaking the South Sandwich Islands.
🟡 Read a book set on an island.
Fall From Grace by Richard North Patterson 10/29/2021
Martha's Vineyard is an island.
12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book where a mother dies.
The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews 11/3/2021
Maya's mother, Tanya, is killed and Maya goes to live with her aunt.
13. October 19 – US car designer John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty on the grounds of entrapment).
🟡 Read a book where drugs are sold.
All the Beautiful Girls by Elizabeth J Church 11/7/2021
Ruby gets speed to keep up her hectic schedule.
14. November 30 – Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller, in the United States, which will go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 110 million units sold worldwide.
🟡 Read a book from a list that contains the word MILLION (tell us the list's name) OR by an author named MICHAEL or JACKSON (first or last).
Helper - Some lists with Million
15. December 26 – Time magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human, the computer.
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE (two word minimum).
Irregardless of Murder by Ellen Edwards Kennedy 11/10/2021
DONEA Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982
Duration: 1st October 2021 - 31st December 2021
LEVELS
Reminiscing: 6-10
8/10
✅Tasks:
1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Read a book set in Texas
🎃 Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World - Benjamin Alire Sáenz, 10/16/21
✅2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (Your interpretation.)
🎃Bat Boy - Christina Lee, 10/3/21
✅3. Best selling album (US) – John Cougar – American Fool
🟡 Read a Series book #5.
🎃Puck Drills & Quick Thrills - Eden Finley, 10/17/21
✅4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home OR with an alien in the story.
🎃Fortunate Son - Jay Crownover, 10/26/21
5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller.
6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book where a character is being chased OR a book with a ghost.
✅7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 Read a book where a baby is born OR with a prince or duke in the story.
🎃Something Wicked: A Happy Holidays Romance - Lucy Hudson, 10/29/21
8. Died this year – February 18 – Dame Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand crime fiction writer
🟡 Read a book by Ngaio Marsh or a book set in New Zealand.
IN THE NEWS
✅9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book where murder is attempted
🎃The Very Thought of You - Iris Morland, 10/8/21
10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 Read a book with a WEATHER word in the title OR with some type of WEATHER on the cover (show cover).
https://myenglishtutors.org/weather-w...
11. June 20 – Falklands War ends with British forces retaking the South Sandwich Islands.
🟡 Read a book set in Argentina OR on an island OR with British troops in the story.
✅12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book where a mother dies OR with a character who gets hurt in a car accident.
🦃Bourbon on the Rocks - Shari J. Ryan, 11/10/21
✅13. October 19 – US car designer John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty on the grounds of entrapment).
🟡 Read a book where drugs are sold
🎃Trust - Kylie Scott, 10/28/21
14. November 30 – Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller, in the United States, which will go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 110 million units sold worldwide.
🟡 Read a book from a list that contains the word MILLION (tell us the list's name) OR by an author named MICHAEL or JACKSON (first or last).
Helper - Some lists with Million
15. December 26 – Time magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human, the computer.
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE (two word minimum) OR with a computer or keyboard on the cover (show cover).
Mod
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982
Duration: 1st October 2021 - 31st December 2021
LEVELS
Reminiscing: 6-10
8/10
✅Tasks:
1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Read a book set in Texas
🎃 [book:Ari..."
Can you let me know which options you chose in #4, #7 and #12?
Finished!A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982
Duration: 1st October 2021 - 31st December 2021
Goal: 11/15
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
1982
Tasks:
1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Read a book set in Texas.
The Four Winds - Kristin Hannah - 10/14/21
2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (Your interpretation.)
The Soulmate Equation - Christina Lauren - 11/20/21 - Jess and River
4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home.
The Night Country - Melissa Albert - 07/10/21
5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller.
The Push - Ashley Audrain - 10/01/21
6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book with a ghost.
The Memory Thief - Jodi Lynn Anderson - 10/22/21
7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 Read a book where a baby is born.
A Kiss for a Kiss - Helena Hunting - 11/03/21 - Jacob Storm Masterson
IN THE NEWS
9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book where murder is attempted.
Velvet, Vol. 2: The Secret Lives of Dead Men - Ed Brubaker - 07/10/21
10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 Read a book with some type of WEATHER on the cover (show cover).
The Anthology of Scottish Folk Tales - Donald Smith - 10/24/2111. June 20 – Falklands War ends with British forces retaking the South Sandwich Islands.
🟡 Read a book set on an island.
Ariadne - Jennifer Saint - 11/25/21 - Naxos
12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book where a mother dies.
We Are the Brennans - Tracey Lange - 10/10/21
15. December 26 – Time magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human, the computer.
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE (two word minimum).
Ruthless Gods - Emily A. Duncan - 11/17/21
Final Post!A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982
Duration: 1st October 2021 - 31st December 2021
Date Started: October 1, 2021
Date Completed: December 12, 2021
LEVELS
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks -- 7
Tasks:
1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Read a book with a character named John. - Apple of My Die (Faiths and Foils 1.5) by Wendy Heuvel - 10/05/2021 - John, employee at orchard
2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (Your interpretation.) - Magic and Mystery (Channeling Ghosts for Beginners 0) by Izzy Wilder - 10/09/2021 - Earl ties Esme to a chair
3. Best selling album (US) – John Cougar – American Fool
🟡 Read a Series book #5. - Murder at Sea of Passenger X (Georgie Shaw 5) by Anna Celeste Burke - 10/14/2021
4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home OR with an alien in the story. - Raspberry Chocolate Murder: A Cozy Murder Mystery (Dolphin Bay 1) by Leena Clover - 11/29/21 - Pg 86 She picked up the phone called her home phone.
5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller. - The Ghost of Tobacco Road by Dale J. Young - 10/27/21
6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book with a ghost. - Spells and Spooks (Witch Haven 1) by K.E. O'Connor - 10/09/2021 - Esme, Hilda, Russell, and Nugget join together to battle a ghost to save their friend Luna
7.
8.
IN THE NEWS
9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book where murder is attempted OR with a character that has an unusual name. Tell us the name. -The Secrets of Mystic Springs (Mystic Springs 2) by Mona Marple - 10/24/21 - Emelza, Lavinia, Lovell
10.
11.
12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book where a mother dies. - The Yorkshire Ripper: Reign of Terror by Stephen McGrann - 10/24/21 - some of the Yorkshire Ripper's victims were mothers
13.
14.
15.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982Duration: 1st October 2021 - 18st December 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Complete
Tasks:
2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (They dance.)
500 Miles from You. Jenny Colgan. 10.3.21
4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home
Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam. M.C. Beaton. 10.5.21
5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller.
The Hound of the Baskervilles. Arthur Conan Doyle. 10.8.21
6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book where a character is being chased (Peter is chased by wild animals)
Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide. Peter Allison. 10.21.21
7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 Read a book where a baby is born
Until The Real Thing Comes Along. Elizabeth Berg. 10.3.21
IN THE NEWS
9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book with a character that has an unusual name. Tell us the name. (Forrest)
Forrest Gump. Winston Groom. 10.16.21
10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 Read a book with some type of WEATHER on the cover (show cover).
. Debbie Macomber. 10.27.2111. June 20 – Falklands War ends with British forces retaking the South Sandwich Islands.
🟡 Read a book set in Argentina OR on an island AND with British troops in the story.
Who Is Vera Kelly?. Rosalie Knecht. 10.3.21
12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book where a mother dies AND with a character who gets hurt in a car accident.
The Travelling Cat Chronicles. Hiro Arikawa. 10.1.21
14. November 30 – Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller, in the United States, which will go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 110 million units sold worldwide.
🟡 Read a book from a list that contains the word MILLION (Half a million ratings to a million ratings)
Eleanor & Park. Rainbow Rowell. 10.24.21
15. December 26 – Time magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human, the computer.
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE (two word minimum)
Flowers on Main. Sherryl Woods. 12.18.21
FinishedA Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982
1st October 2021 - 31st December 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 28/28
Tasks:
🟡 Read a book set in Texas
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (Your interpretation.)
🟡 Read a Series book #5.
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home
🟡 Read a Thriller.
🟡 Read a book where a character is being chased
🟡 Read a book where a baby is born
🟡 Read a book by Ngaio Marsh
IN THE NEWS
🟡 Read a book where murder is attempted
🟡 Read a book with a WEATHER word in the title
🟡 Read a book set in Argentina
🟡 Read a book where a mother dies
🟡 Read a book where drugs are sold
🟡 Read a book from a list that contains the word MILLION (tell us the list's name)
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE (two word minimum)
Finished!A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982
Duration: 1st October 2021 - 31st December 2021
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 13 tasks
1982
Tasks:
1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Read a book set in Texas or with a character named John.
Comanche Moon by Catherine Anderson 11/16/21
set in Texas
2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (Your interpretation.)
Sweet and Sinful by K.T. Grant 11/2
Conner owns a gym
3. Best selling album (US) – John Cougar – American Fool
🟡 Read a Series book #5.
Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley 10/18
(Flavia deLuce #5)
4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home OR with an alien in the story.
5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller.
The Striker by Clive Cussler 10/30
6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book with a ghost.
Odd Hours by Dean Koontz 10/20
7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 Read a book with a prince or duke in the story.
A Christmas Vow of Seduction by Maisey Yates 11/9
Prince Andres
8. Died this year – February 18 – Dame Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand crime fiction writer
🟡 Read a book by Ngaio Marsh or a book set in New Zealand.
IN THE NEWS
9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book where murder is attempted
I See Us by Meghan Ciana Doidge 10/29
10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 Read a book with some type of WEATHER on the cover (show cover).
The Christmas Bus by Melody Carlson 10/15(snow)
11. June 20 – Falklands War ends with British forces retaking the South Sandwich Islands.
🟡 Read a book set on an island
Retirement Homes Are Murder by Mike Befeler 10/11
set in Hawaii
12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book where a mother dies
Texas Love Song by Jodi Thomas 12/13
13. October 19 – US car designer John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty on the grounds of entrapment).
🟡 Read a book with a character that is in the FBI.
The Bounty by Janet Evanovich 11/5
14. November 30 – Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller, in the United States, which will go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 110 million units sold worldwide.
🟡 Read a book from a list that contains the word MILLION (tell us the list's name) OR by an author named MICHAEL or JACKSON (first or last).
Helper - Some lists with Million
Million Page Journey #80
Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger 11/23
15. December 26 – Time magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human, the computer.
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE (two word minimum)
Ashes of Midnight by Lara Adrian 10/4
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982Duration: 1st October 2021 - 31st December 2021
LEVEL
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
12/12 Completed. Finished
1982
Tasks:
1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Read a book set in Texas.
01.Shakedown-Lani Lynn Vale 12/02/21
2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (Your interpretation.)
3. Best selling album (US) – John Cougar – American Fool
🟡 Read a Series book #5.
(Bootleg Springs Series)
02.Gin Fling-Lucy Score 10/14/21
4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home OR with an alien in the story.
5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller.
03.The Mother-in-Law-Kiersten Modglin 12/09/21
6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book where a character is being chased.
04.Run Girl Run-Willow Rose 10/08/21
7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 Read a book where a baby is born.
05.To Die For-Willow Rose 10/14/21
8. Died this year – February 18 – Dame Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand crime fiction writer
🟡 Read a book set in New Zealand.
06.Truths That Saints Believe-Anne Malcom 11/29/21
IN THE NEWS
9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book with a character that has an unusual name. Tell us the name.
(Taos Brady)
07.No Rep-Lani Lynn Vale 11/11/21
10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 Read a book with a WEATHER word in the title OR with some type of WEATHER on the cover (show cover).
https://myenglishtutors.org/weather-w...
11. June 20 – Falklands War ends with British forces retaking the South Sandwich Islands.
🟡 Read a book set on an island.
08.Island Affair-Priscilla Oliveras 10/29/21
12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book where a mother dies.
09.Crash-Nicole James 10/12/21
13. October 19 – US car designer John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty on the grounds of entrapment).
🟡 Read a book with a character that is in the FBI.
10.A Merciful Secret-Kendra Elliot 11/12/21
14. November 30 – Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller, in the United States, which will go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 110 million units sold worldwide.
🟡 Read a book by an author named MICHAEL or JACKSON (first or last).
11.Brenda Jackson-A Brother's Honor 12/21/21
15. December 26 – Time magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human, the computer.
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE (two word minimum).
12.Only One Night-Natasha Madison 11/11/21
Mod
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982
Duration: 1st October 2021 - 22nd December 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15/11-15
Tasks:
🟡 Read a book with a character named John.
Currawong Creek Jennifer Scoullar 10/6/21
2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical".
Remodeling a house The Summer Cottage Viola Shipman 10/8/21
3. Best selling album (US) – John Cougar – American Fool
🟡 Read a Series book #5.
Change of Fortune RaeAnne Thayne 11/13/21 (Fortunes of Texas: Return to Red Rock #5)
4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home.
The Christmas Wedding Guest Susan Mallery 11/14/21
5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller.
The Guest List Lucy Foley 10/10/21
6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book with a ghost.
A Witch Too Late Paula Lester 10/4/21
7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 Read a book where a baby is born.
Catch Us When We Fall: A Novel Juliette Fay 10/27/21
8. Died this year – February 18 – Dame Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand crime fiction writer
🟡 Read a book set in New Zealand.
Just Stop Me Rosalind James 11/12/21
IN THE NEWS
9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book with a character that has an unusual name.
Artemis Rey On His Watch Katie Ruggle 10/4/21
10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 Read a book with a WEATHER word in the title.
Keep Me Warm at Christmas Brenda Novak 10/9/21
11. June 20 – Falklands War ends with British forces retaking the South Sandwich Islands.
🟡 Read a book set on an island.
Golden Girl Elin Hilderbrand 11/24/21
12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book with a character who gets hurt in a car accident.
Crash into Me K.M. Scott 10/1/21
13. October 19 – US car designer John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty on the grounds of entrapment).
🟡 Read a book with a character that is in the FBI.
Duel to the Death J.A. Jance 10/13/21
14. November 30 – Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller, in the United States, which will go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 110 million units sold worldwide.
🟡 Read a book by an author named JACKSON (last).
Boots and Roses Myla Jackson 12/22/21
15. December 26 – Time magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human, the computer.
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE.
Fall into Me K.M. Scott 10/2/21
completed all tasksTasks:
1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Read a book with a character named John.
If You Knew Her - Emily Elgar - 10/26/21
2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (Your interpretation.)
Saturday Night Ghost Club - Craig Davidson - 10/9/21 - get into a physical fight
3. Best selling album (US) – John Cougar – American Fool
🟡 Read a Series book #5.
4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home
Ask Again, Yes - Mary Beth Keane - 11/16/21
5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller.
Blood Sisters- Jane Corry - 12/18/21
6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book where a character is being chased
Queen without a Crown - Fiona Buckley - 10/31/21
7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 Read a book with a prince or duke in the story.
Seduced by a Prince- Tanya Anne Crosby - 10/19/21
8. Died this year – February 18 – Dame Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand crime fiction writer
🟡 Read a book by Ngaio Marsh or a book set in New Zealand.
IN THE NEWS
9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book where murder is attempted
The Snake, The Crocodile & the Dog - Elizabeth Peters - 10/3/21
10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 Read a book with a WEATHER word in the title OR with some type of WEATHER on the cover
- Jennifer McMahon - 12/27/2111. June 20 – Falklands War ends with British forces retaking the South Sandwich Islands.
🟡 Read a book set on an island
Flash - Tim Tigner - 11/4/21
12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book where a mother dies
With No One As Witness - Elizabeth George - 10/6/21
13. October 19 – US car designer John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty on the grounds of entrapment).
🟡 Read a book where drugs are sold
The Lost Apothecary - Sarah Penner - 12/24/21
14. November 30 –
🟡 Read a book from a list that contains the word MILLION (tell us the list's name)
Stay with Me - Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ - 11/27/21
The Millions Most Anticipated the Great Second Half 2017 Book Preview
15. December 26 – Time magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human, the computer.
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE
The Indigo Girl- Natasha Boyd - 10/22/21
FinishedTasks:
1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Read a book set in Texas or with a character named John.
2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (Your interpretation.)
And I Love Her by Marie Force 11/23
3. Best selling album (US) – John Cougar – American Fool
🟡 Read a Series book #5.
Marshmallow Malice by Amanda Flower 10/13
4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home OR with an alien in the story.
5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller.
Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena 10/3
6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book where a character is being chased OR a book with a ghost.
Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur T. Bradley 10/16
7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 Read a book where a baby is born
Doctor Dearest by R.S. Grey 12/10
8. Died this year – February 18 – Dame Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand crime fiction writer
🟡 Read a book by Ngaio Marsh or a book set in New Zealand.
IN THE NEWS
9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book where murder is attempted
The Perfect Family by Robyn Harding 10/4
10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 Read a book with some type of WEATHER on the cover (show cover).
by Tonya Kappes 12/711. June 20 – Falklands War ends with British forces retaking the South Sandwich Islands.
🟡 Read a book set on an island
Shipped by Angie Hockman 11/13
12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book with a character who gets hurt in a car accident.
Lethal Cover-Up by Darlene L. Turner 11/13
13. October 19 – US car designer John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty on the grounds of entrapment).
🟡 Read a book with a character that is in the FBI.
Fragments of Fear by Carrie Stuart Parks 10/17
14. November 30 – Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller, in the United States, which will go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 110 million units sold worldwide.
🟡 Read a book from a list that contains the word MILLION (tell us the list's name) OR by an author named MICHAEL or JACKSON (first or last).
15. December 26 – Time magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human, the computer.
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE (two word minimum)
The Forever Girl by Jill Shalvis 10/6
✅✅Done!!!✅✅✅ 13/15A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982
Duration: 1st October 2021 - 31st December 2021
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
1982
Tasks:
1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Set in Texas: The Hawthorne Legacy ★★★ 1 October
2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical" ~fighting~ The Epic Crush of Genie Lo ★★★ 2 October
3. Best selling album (US) – John Cougar – American Fool
🟡 Series book #5: The Penderwicks at Last ★★★ 16 November
4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 A character phones home OR An alien in the story.
5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller: We Were Never Here ★★★★ 2 November
6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 A ghost: Ghost Squad ★★★ 12 October
7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 A baby is born: The Lonely Hearts Hotel ★★★★ 13 December
8. Died this year – February 18 – Dame Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand crime fiction writer
🟡 Set in New Zealand: Dawn Raid ★★★ 22 November
IN THE NEWS
9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Murder is attempted AND A character that has an unusual name: ~Trixie~ Trouble Girls ★★★ 11 October
10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 A WEATHER word in the title ~bright~ Too Bright to See ★★★★ 8 October
11. June 20 – Falklands War ends with British forces retaking the South Sandwich Islands.
🟡 Set on an island: The Survivors ★★★★ 14 November
12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 A mother dies: The Reading List ★★★★ 16 October
13. October 19 – US car designer John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty on the grounds of entrapment).
🟡 Drugs are sold: Go Ask Alice ★★ 16 October
14. November 30 – Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller, in the United States, which will go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 110 million units sold worldwide.
🟡 Author named MICHAEL or JACKSON (first or last) ~Mike Curato~ Flamer ★★★★ 19 October
15. December 26 – Time magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human, the computer.
🟡 First letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE (two word minimum) OR with a computer or keyboard on the cover.
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Every 3 months we will give you a list of facts about a randomly selected year with reading tasks to go with them. Read one book for each task.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982
Duration: 1st October 2021 - 31st December 2021
LEVELS
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
9/15
Tasks:
1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Read a book set in Texas.
A Killing Notion by Melissa Bourbon 10/11/2021
2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (Your interpretation.)
Long the Mile by Ally Blue 11/27/2021
3. Best selling album (US) – John Cougar – American Fool
🟡 Read a Series book #5.
Dyeing Season by Karen MacInerney 11/11/2021
4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home OR with an alien in the story.
5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller.
Pretty Pretty Boys by Gregory Ashe 10/24/2021
6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book where a character is being chased OR a book with a ghost.
7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 Read a book with a prince or duke in the story.
Queen Elizabeth II: A Birthday Souvenir Album by Jane Roberts 10/5/2021
8. Died this year – February 18 – Dame Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand crime fiction writer
🟡 Read a book by Ngaio Marsh or a book set in New Zealand.
IN THE NEWS
9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book where murder is attempted.
Southern Potions by Amy Boyles 10/20/2021
10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 Read a book with a WEATHER word in the title OR with some type of WEATHER on the cover (show cover).
https://myenglishtutors.org/weather-w...
White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt 12/18/2021
11. June 20 – Falklands War ends with British forces retaking the South Sandwich Islands.
🟡 Read a book set on an island
Murder at Dolphin Bay by Kathi Daley 12/16/2021
12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book where a mother dies OR with a character who gets hurt in a car accident.
13. October 19 – US car designer John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty on the grounds of entrapment).
🟡 Read a book where drugs are sold OR with a character that is in the FBI.
14. November 30 – Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller, in the United States, which will go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 110 million units sold worldwide.
🟡 Read a book from a list that contains the word MILLION (tell us the list's name) OR by an author named MICHAEL or JACKSON (first or last).
Helper - Some lists with Million
15. December 26 – Time magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human, the computer.
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE (two word minimum).
Aged for Murder by Fiona Grace 11/14/2021
***FINISHED***A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982
Duration: 1st October 2021 - 31st December 2021
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Completed: 11/15
Tasks:
1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Read a book set in Texas or with a character named John.
✅ 2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (Your interpretation.)
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (3rd November)
3. Best selling album (US) – John Cougar – American Fool
🟡 Read a Series book #5.
✅ 4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home OR with an alien in the story.
The Woman on the Pier by B.P. Walter (3rd October)
✅ 5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller.
A Fatal Crossing by Tom Hindle (29th Oct)
✅ 6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book where a character is being chased OR a book with a ghost.
Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams (15th October)
✅ 7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 Read a book where a baby is born OR with a prince or duke in the story.
Metamorphoses by Ovid (31st October)
8. Died this year – February 18 – Dame Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand crime fiction writer
🟡 Read a book by Ngaio Marsh or a book set in New Zealand.
IN THE NEWS
✅ 9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book where murder is attempted OR with a character that has an unusual name. Tell us the name.
The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo (16th October)
Also a special shout-out to Zaphod Beeblebrox from Life, the Universe and Everything
✅ 10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 Read a book with a WEATHER word in the title OR with some type of WEATHER on the cover (show cover).
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh (1st December) - rough weather at sea
11. June 20 – Falklands War ends with British forces retaking the South Sandwich Islands.
🟡 Read a book set in Argentina OR on an island OR with British troops in the story.
✅ 12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book where a mother dies OR with a character who gets hurt in a car accident.
A Fatal Night by Faith Martin (28th December)
✅ 13. October 19 – US car designer John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty on the grounds of entrapment).
🟡 Read a book where drugs are sold OR with a character that is in the FBI.
King of Rabbits by Karla Neblett (26th November)
✅ 14. November 30 – Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller, in the United States, which will go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 110 million units sold worldwide.
🟡 Read a book from a list that contains the word MILLION (tell us the list's name) OR by an author named MICHAEL or JACKSON (first or last).
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez (27th December - No. 22 on list "Half a million ratings to a million ratings" (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...)
✅ 15. December 26 – Time magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human, the computer.
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE (two word minimum) OR with a computer or keyboard on the cover (show cover).
Mr. Greedy by Roger Hargreaves (28th November)
FinishedA Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982
Duration: 1st October 2021 - 31st December 2021
LEVEL Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks, 4/5 completed
Tasks:
1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Read a book set in Texas or with a character named John.
2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (Your interpretation.) A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832 - Joan W. Blos characters Asa and David grab their teacher and throw him out of class as he was about to use a switch on a classmate 12/18 - 29
3. Best selling album (US) – John Cougar – American Fool
🟡 Read a Series book #5.
4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home OR with an alien in the story.
5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller.
6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book where a character is being chased OR a book with a ghost. The Graveyard Book: A Harper Classic - Neil Gaiman 12/3 - 27 has many ghosts
7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 Read a book where a baby is born OR with a prince or duke in the story.
The Duchess Deal - Tessa Dare 11/11 - 13 Duke of Ashbury
8. Died this year – February 18 – Dame Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand crime fiction writer
🟡 Read a book by Ngaio Marsh or a book set in New Zealand.
IN THE NEWS
9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book where murder is attempted OR with a character that has an unusual name. Tell us the name.
The Devilish Mr. Danvers - Vivienne Lorret female character named Hedley 10/2 - 4
10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 Read a book with a WEATHER word in the title OR with some type of WEATHER on the cover (show cover).
https://myenglishtutors.org/weather-w...
11. June 20 – Falklands War ends with British forces retaking the South Sandwich Islands.
🟡 Read a book set in Argentina OR on an island OR with British troops in the story.
12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book where a mother dies OR with a character who gets hurt in a car accident.
13. October 19 – US car designer John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty on the grounds of entrapment).
🟡 Read a book where drugs are sold OR with a character that is in the FBI.
14. November 30 – Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller, in the United States, which will go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 110 million units sold worldwide.
🟡 Read a book from a list that contains the word MILLION (tell us the list's name) OR by an author named MICHAEL or JACKSON (first or last).
Helper - Some lists with Million
15. December 26 – Time magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human, the computer.
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE (two word minimum) OR with a computer or keyboard on the cover (show cover).
COMPLETEDA Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982
Duration: 1st October 2021 - 31st December 2021
LEVELS
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks (completed 9)
Tasks:
2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (Your interpretation.)
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 10.13.21 (characters have to fight vampire and it is physical altercation)
3. Best selling album (US) – John Cougar – American Fool
🟡 Read a Series book #5.
You Better Knot Die by Betty Hechtman 11.08.21
5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller.
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 10.17.21
6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book where a character is being chased
Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl 10.17.21 (Mr. Fox is chased by farmers)
7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 Read a book with a prince or duke in the story.
Malice at the Palace by Rhys Bowen 10.22.21 (Prince George Duke of Kent is a prominent person in this book)
IN THE NEWS
9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book where murder is attempted
Sweet Revenge by Andrea Penrose 10.22.21 (the MC is almost murdered when she confronts the killer)
10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 Read a book with a WEATHER word in the title
First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen 12.21.21
11. June 20 – Falklands War ends with British forces retaking the South Sandwich Islands.
🟡 Read a book set on an island
All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo 10.18.21 (set on Mackinac Island)
12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book where a mother dies
The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis 10.18.21 (one of the MC's mother dies)
Completion PostA Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982
Duration: 1st October 2021 - 31st December 2021
LEVELS
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
9/10
Tasks:
1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Read a book set in Texas or with a character named
John Dreyer is the murder victim
2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (Your interpretation.)
🟡 Read a Series book #5.
The Cure for What Ales You Ellie Alexander 10.05.21 4 stars #5 in the Sloan Krause series
4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home OR with an alien in the story.
5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡
Three Bags Full Leonie Swann 12.10.21 5 stars
Tagged 23 times as thriller
6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book where a character is being chased OR
Jack is the ghost in Charlene's B&B
7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 Read a book where a baby is born OR with a prince or duke in the story.
8. Died this year – February 18 – Dame Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand crime fiction writer
🟡 Read a book by Ngaio Marsh or a book set in New Zealand.
IN THE NEWS
9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book where murder is attempted OR
Killer Reunion G.A. McKevett 11.08.21 4 stars All the Reid children are named for towns in Georgia. Waycross is probably the most unusual.
10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 Read a book with a WEATHER word in the title OR
https://myenglishtutors.org/weather-w...
Jacqueline Frost 10.30.21 4 starsSnow on cover
Jacqueline Frost 12.26.21 4 starsSnow on cover
11. June 20 – Falklands War ends with British forces retaking the South Sandwich Islands.
🟡 Read a book set in Argentina OR on an island OR with British troops in the story.
12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book where a mother dies OR with a character who gets hurt in a car accident.
13. October 19 – US car designer John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty on the grounds of entrapment).
🟡 Read a book where drugs are sold OR with a character that is in the FBI.
🟡 Read a book from a list that contains the word MILLION (tell us the list's name) OR by an
Helper - Some lists with Million
Melissa Erin Jackson Pawsitively Poisonous 10.31.21 4 stars
🟡 Read a book where the
More Than Enough Moni Boyce 10.17.21 5 stars
Completion Post:A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982
Duration: Oct. 1st, 2021 - Dec. 31st, 2021
LEVELS
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
14/15
1982
Tasks:
🟡 Read a book set in Texas or with a character named John.
John Keats: Poetry by John Keats - Oct. 6th
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (Your interpretation.)
Bitten in Two by Jennifer Rardin - Oct. 14th
🟡 Read a Series book #5.
Firefly: New Sheriff in the 'Verse Vol. 2 by Greg Pak - Nov. 10th
This is #5 in the Firefly Collected Editions.
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home OR with an alien in the story.
White Hot by Ilona Andrews - Nov. 16th
Nevada calls home on pg. 77.
🟡 Read a Thriller.
Double Play by Kelley Armstrong - Oct. 22nd
🟡 Read a book where a character is being chased OR a book with a ghost.
Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune - Oct. 19th
🟡 Read a book where a baby is born OR with a prince or duke in the story.
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang - Oct. 27th
🟡 Read a book by Ngaio Marsh or a book set in New Zealand.
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach - Nov. 24th
IN THE NEWS
🟡 Read a book where murder is attempted OR with a character that has an unusual name. Tell us the name.
When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire - Oct. 5th
🟡 Read a book with a WEATHER word in the title OR with some type of WEATHER on the cover (show cover).
Wildfire by Ilona Andrews - Nov. 18thThere's a tornado in the background.
🟡 Read a book set in Argentina OR on an island OR with British troops in the story.
Perfect Victim by Kelley Armstrong - Oct. 24th
Set in Hawaii
🟡 Read a book where a mother dies OR with a character who gets hurt in a car accident.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë - Oct. 12th
🟡 Read a book where drugs are sold OR with a character that is in the FBI.
Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop - Nov. 30th
14. November 30 – Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller, in the United States, which will go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 110 million units sold worldwide.
🟡 Read a book from a list that contains the word MILLION (tell us the list's name) OR by an author named MICHAEL or JACKSON (first or last).
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE (two word minimum) OR with a computer or keyboard on the cover (show cover).
Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones - Oct. 30th
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A Trip Down Memory Lane 1982Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2021
READ: 15/15
✔ 1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Read a book set in Texas or with a character named John.
Bryant & May and The Bleeding Heart - Christopher Fowler (John May) 11/9
✔ 2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical".
The Look of Love - Bella Andre 10/6
✔ 3. Best selling album (US) – John Cougar – American Fool
🟡 Read a Series book #5.
The Mortal Word - Genevieve Cogman 10/12
✔ 4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home OR with an alien in the story.
Onyx - Jennifer L. Armentrout 10/14
✔ 5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller.
Alone in the Wild - Kelley Armstrong 10/12
✔ 6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book where a character is being chased OR a book with a ghost.
Darkest Journey - Heather Graham 10/7
✔ 7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 Read a book where a baby is born OR with a prince or duke in the story.
The Secret Chapter - Genevieve Cogman (dragon prince) 11/13
✔8. Died this year – February 18 – Dame Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand crime fiction writer
🟡 Read a book by Ngaio Marsh or a book set in New Zealand.
Quiet in Her Bones - Nalini Singh 12/2
IN THE NEWS
✔ 9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book where murder is attempted OR with acharacter that has an unusual name. Tell us the name.
Competence - Gail Carriger (Tasherit Sekmet) 11/17
✔ 10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 Read a book with a WEATHER word in the title OR with some type of WEATHER on the cover (show cover).
Whiskey Straight Up - Nina Wright (snow) 12/18
✔11. June 20 – Falklands War ends with British forces retaking the South Sandwich Islands.
🟡 Read a book set in Argentina OR on an island OR with British troops in the story.
A Terrible Beauty - Tasha Alexander (Greece) 11/26
✔ 12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book where a mother dies OR with a character who gets hurt in a car accident.
The Fourth Monkey - J.D. Barker 11/19
✔ 13. October 19 – US car designer John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty on the grounds of entrapment).
🟡 Read a book where drugs are sold OR with a character that is in the FBI.
Playing Dead - Allison Brennan 10/9
✔ 14. November 30 – Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller, in the United States, which will go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 110 million units sold worldwide.
🟡 Read a book from a list that contains the word MILLION (tell us the list's name) OR by an author named MICHAEL or JACKSON (first or last).
Curious Minds - Janet Evanovich & Phoef Sutton 12/10
#40 on Million Page Amazing Journey Book List
✔ 15. December 26 – Time magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human, the computer.
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE (two word minimum) OR with a computer or keyboard on the cover (show cover).
Into the Night - Janelle Denison 10/11
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
FINISHED 12/15Perfect for me I got married in 1982!
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1982
Duration: 1st October 2021 - 31st December 2021
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
12/15
1982
Tasks:
🦃1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Read a book set in Texas - That Touch of Ink - Diane Vallere 11/04/21
🦃2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (Your interpretation.) - Murder Outside the Lines - Krista Davis 11/19/21
🎃3. Best selling album (US) – John Cougar – American Fool
🟡 Read a Series book #5. - Something Read, Something Dead - Eva Gates 10/25/21
4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home OR with an alien in the story.
🦃5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller. - Kernel of Truth - Kristi Abbott 11/30/21 - Tagged “Mystery Thriller”
🎃6. 🟡 Read a book where a character is being chased OR a book with a ghost. A Cast-Off Coven - Juliet Blackwell 10/10/21
🎃7. June 21st 🟡 Read a book where a baby is born OR with a prince or duke in the story. Sleeping with the Fishes - MaryJanice Davidson 10/11/21 - High Prince Artur of The Black Sea
8. Died this year – February 18 – Dame Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand crime fiction writer
🟡 Read a book by Ngaio Marsh or a book set in New Zealand.
IN THE NEWS
🎃9. March 16 🟡 Read a book where murder is attempted. Stitches and Witches - Nancy Warren 10/03/21
(view spoiler)
🎃10. May 2 🟡 Read a book with a WEATHER word in the title OR with some type of WEATHER on the cover (show cover).
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Owl Be Home for Christmas - Donna Andrews 10/05/21 - Snowing
🎃11. June 20 🟡 Read a book set on an island. Partners in Lime - Bree Baker 10/13/21 - set in Charm, NC and outer banks island chain.
🎃12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book where a mother dies OR with a character who gets hurt in a car accident. - Pumpkins in Paradise - Kathi Daley 10/31/21 MC TJ’d estranged mother dies in an auto accident.
🦃13. October 19 – US car designer John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty on the grounds of entrapment).
🟡 Read a book with a character that is in the FBI. Seven Deadly Sequins - Julie Anne Lindsey 11/14/21 CAT RAWLINGS, FBI Agent
🎅🏻14. November 30 – Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller, in the United States, which will go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 110 million units sold worldwide.
🟡 Read a book from a list that contains the word MILLION (tell us the list's name). A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens 12/28/21 LIST: Half a Million ratings to a Million ratings>
15. December 26 – Time magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human, the computer.
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE (two word minimum) OR with a computer or keyboard on the cover (show cover).
Finished.Trip into 1982
Oct - Dec 2021
Nostalgia
1. Most watched TV show – Dallas
🟡 Read a book with a character named John.
Forever My Own by Tracie Peterson 11/15/21
John Upham
2. Best selling single (US) – Physical – Olivia Newton-John
🟡 Read a book with a scene where characters get "physical". (Your interpretation.)
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 10/15/21
Anne kisses adopted mom, Marilla, on the cheek, which was uncomfortable for Marilla.
3. Best selling album (US) – John Cougar – American Fool
🟡 Read a Series book #5.
A Prayer Unanswered by Kellyn Roth 5/30/22
4. Most popular film – ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
🟡 Read a book where a character phones home.
The Wish by Beverly Lewis 10/14/21
Leona phones home to tell her family she arrived safely at her destination.
5. Best selling book – The Parsifal Mosaic – Robert Ludlum
🟡 Read a Thriller.
The View from Rainshadow Bay by Colleen Coble 11/9/21
6. Best-selling home video game - Pac-Man
🟡 Read a book with a ghost.
A Midnight Dance by Joanna Davidson Politano 10/7/21
"Ghost of Craven Street Theatre"
7. Born this year – June 21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the Prince of Wales
🟡 Read a book where a baby is born.
The Jam and Jelly Nook by Amy Clipston 11/1/21
One of Leanna's cousins had a baby during the story.
8. Died this year – February 18 – Dame Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand crime fiction writer
🟡 Read a book by Ngaio Marsh or a book set in New Zealand.
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IN THE NEWS
9. March 16 – Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in Newport, Rhode Island.
🟡 Read a book with a character that has an unusual name. Tell us the name.
The Lady and the Lionheart by Joanne Bischof 10/3/21
Charlie Lionheart
10. May 2 - The Weather Channel airs on cable television in the United States as the first 24-hour all weather network.
🟡 Read a book with some type of WEATHER on the cover (show cover).
Olaf's 1-2-3 by Winnie Ho 10/8/21
snow
11. June 20 – Falklands War ends with British forces retaking the South Sandwich Islands.
🟡 Read a book set on an island.
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery 10/29/21
Prince Edward Island, Canada
12. September 14 - Princess Grace of Monaco dies.
🟡 Read a book where a mother dies.
The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family by Ron and Clint Howard
(view spoiler)
13. October 19 – US car designer John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty on the grounds of entrapment).
🟡 Read a book with a character that is in the FBI.
Secrets at Cedar Cabin by Colleen Coble 11/16/21
FBI: Lance
14. November 30 – Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller, in the United States, which will go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 110 million units sold worldwide.
🟡 Read a book by an author named JACKSON (first or last).
Little Golden Treasury: Scuffy the Tugboat, The Poky Little Puppy, Tawny Scrawny Lion, The Saggy Baggy Elephant by Janette Sebring Lowrey, Gertude Crampton, Kathryn Jackson, K&B Jackson
15. December 26 – Time magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human, the computer.
🟡 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in INFORMATION AGE (two word minimum).
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery 10/16/21
The Lost Challenges
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