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You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion
Challenges: Year Long Main 2022
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Site 11. Location: ghost story.
2. About: significant character or author named Jack. Jack London
3. Souvenir: Moscow, Copper, or Mug in the title.
Site 2
1. Location: significant character aged 5 or younger. Bird Box
2. About: genre of space opera
3. Souvenir: 75% red in color.
Site 3
1. Location: character is a queen, or title contains queen. The Queen's Gambit OR Sand Queen
2. About: author whose initial of any name starts with V. Hard Rain OR El fin de la inocencia
3. Souvenir: set during freezing temperatures. The North Water ✔️
Site 4
1. Location: with snake(s) are on the cover
2. About: Garter, Aquatic, Butler, Highland, Giant, Plains, Ribbon in title.
3. Souvenir: at least one pair of boots on the cover.
Site 5
1. Location: set in Canada or by a Canadian author. The Birth House
2. About: book that is one of 5 in a series. Lethal White
3. Souvenir: Collect, Collector, or Collection in the title. The Collector’s Apprentice
Site 6
1. Location: theme of immigrant experience.
2. About: set in France or by a French author. The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury*
3. Souvenir: red flowers on the cover.
Site 7
1. Location: Caldwell in title, sub-titles, by an author's name Caldwell. The Great Pearl Heist OR God's Little Acre
2. About: skeleton or skull on the cover. The Blumhouse Book of Nightmares: The Haunted City
3. Souvenir: weapon, tool, comb, or whistle in the title.
Site 8
1. Location: setting different than nationality of author.
2. About: author's initials contain CH in any order. Murder on Moloka'i*
3. Souvenir: theme of music.
Site 9
1. Location: significant character named John.
2. About: mythology as genre.
3. Souvenir: animal with (full) tail on the cover. The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Site 10
1. Location: set on an island smaller than 200,000 km2. The Passion According to Carmela OR The Price of Paradise (Cuba: 109,884 km2)
2. About: Inventor/Invention in title, or character is an inventor.
3. Souvenir: set in Switzerland, France, Poland or Italy. The King of Warsaw* OR The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury* OR You, Me, and the Colors of Life
Site 111. Location: set in space. Project Hail Mary*
2. About: theme of Christmas.
3. Souvenir: cover is 75% white.
Site 12
1. Location: Dutch in the title or from list. The Dutch House
2. About: set in the 1930's & 1940's. Memoirs of a Geisha* OR The King of Warsaw*
3. Souvenir: a character is immortal.
Site 13
1. Location: set in Hawaii. Murder on Moloka'i
2. About: MPG Mystery and is a police procedural. Faceless Killers
3. Souvenir: number of flowers on the cover. Ten Women
Site 14
1. Location: about First Nations Peoples in the US or author.
2. About: Ice or Cave in the title.
3. Souvenir: in epistolary style. The Perks of Being a Wallflower OR The Color Purple*
Site 15
1. Location: set in Illinois. Dandelion Wine
2. About: signification character is a sailor.
3. Souvenir: cover is 75% green.
Site 16
1. Location: set in Massachusetts. The Scarlet Letter
2. About: General Paranormal Romance
3. Souvenir: main character has a cat. The Last House on Needless Street
Site 17
1. Location: set in New York City. The Chaperone* ? OR Manhattan Beach OR The Perfect Mother
2. About: headlights prominently on the cover.
3. Souvenir: Bone(s)in the title. Precious Bones OR The Bone Clocks*
Site 18
1. Location: set in North Carolina. Serena
2. About: set in the 1900's. Memoirs of a Geisha* OR The Chaperone*
3. Souvenir: cover shows someone wearing a pair of socks.
Site 19
1. Location: set in Texas AND has a horse on the cover or story. Lonesome Dove
2. About: bee on the cover or in the title. The Music of Bees OR Telling the Bees
3. Souvenir: Honey, Sugar, or Sweet in the title.
Site 20
1. Location: set in Virginia. Yellow Crocus
2. About: retelling of an original story. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
3. Souvenir: set in prehistoric times (may be a time travel) Dance of the Tiger: A Novel of the Ice Age
Site 211. Location: set in Australia or by Australian author. The Secret River
2. About: author's initials are B A. Rivers of London
3. Souvenir: large eye(s) on the cover.
Site 22
1. Location: Harbour (Harbor) in the title.
2. About: first in a series. The Bat
3. Souvenir: Vanilla, Chocolate, or Strawberry in the title.
Site 23
1. Location: title starts with K.
2. About: large bird on the cover.
3. Souvenir: Humour Genre (page in thread)
Site 24
1. Location: character is a miner or book about mining.
2. About: dystopian dealing with pandemics.
3. Souvenir: animal teeth that could leave a nasty bite.
Site 25
1. Location: north, east, south, west) in the title. North Haven OR The North Water *
2. About: originally published in 2011. The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury* OR The Great Passage OR Rivers of London* OR Destiny of the Republic OR Shards* OR Precious Bones* OR Mistaken* OR The Ridge
3. Souvenir: main character or author name of Paul. The Light of the Fireflies
Site 26
1. Location: one word title. Mistaken OR Shards OR Labyrinth OR Wanderers OR Life
2. About: New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards winner
3. Souvenir: large circles on it. The Bone Clocks*
Site 27
1. Location: about Australian indigenous people. Spirits of the Ghan
2. About: in a series with 12 or more books. The Dark Angel
3. Souvenir: hunting implement on the cover (no guns or swords)
Site 28
1. Location: train on the cover.
2. About: originally published between 2002 - 2010.
3. Souvenir: alcoholic drink on the cover.
Site 29
1. Location: character or author named Alice or Stuart. Alias Grace*
2. About: originally published in 2018. Transcription OR The Clockmaker's Daughter
3. Souvenir: book mentioned in another book. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (mentioned in Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park)
Site 30
1. Location: less than 572 ratings. Años felices OR The Book of Lamentations
2. About: amethyst, aquamarine, diamond, emerald, jade, peridodt, ruby, sapphire in the title.
3. Souvenir: ring in the title or a large ring on the cover.
Site 311. Location: set in Scotland or by a Scottish author. Outlander OR The Winter Sea OR Sunset Song OR Raven Black
2. About: characters that are shapeshifters.
3. Souvenir: title or author's name starts with U. Out of the Silence: After the Crash
Site 32
1. Location: set in Wales or by Welsh author. How Green Was My Valley
2. About: originally published in 1990.
3. Souvenir: Bell in the title or on the cover.
Site 33
1. Location: set in an English city, population under 1, 000,000.
2. About: Wind or Sound in the title.
3. Souvenir: set in Greece or written by a Greek author.
Site 34
1. Location: set in Finland or by Finnish author. Ice OR Seven Brothers
2. About: dark stormy waves on the cover.
3. Souvenir: from The Atmospheric List (in thread) The Secret History OR Station Eleven OR The Graveyard Book OR The Picture of Dorian Gray
Site 35
1. Location: set in the Netherlands or by Dutch author. The Anatomy Lesson
2. About: from Best Feminist Fiction list (in thread) Jane Eyre* OR The Color Purple* OR Their Eyes Were Watching God OR Mrs. Dalloway OR The House of the Spirits OR Kindred OR Alias Grace* OR The Blind Assassin OR Fingersmith
3. Souvenir: mystery dealing with crime against women.
Site 36
1. Location: proper woman's name in the title. Alias Grace* OR Jane Eyre* OR Project Hail Mary* OR The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury*
2. About: genre LGBT on the main book page. Under the Whispering Door
3. Souvenir: duck, goose, swan, loon
Site 37
1. Location: Portugal, Spain, Southern France, Andorra, and Gibraltar. Fernando Aramburu
2. About: book that is in a series of 4. Little Men OR The Giver
3. Souvenir: house on the cover. The Hound of the Baskervilles
Site 38
1. Location: set in Lithuania, Poland, or Russia. The King of Warsaw* OR Crime and Punishment
2. About: theme of pilgrimage, or life changing journey.
3. Souvenir: cross or beads on the cover. The Strange Death of Father Candy
Site 39
1. Location: set in Belgium. The Lady and the Unicorn
2. About: Psychological thriller and mystery in bmp.
3. Souvenir: spring in the title.
Site 40
1. Location: set in Switzerland or by Swiss author.
2. About: letter Z in the title or author's name. I Am the Messenger
3. Souvenir: food as a theme.
Side trip options:The Coffee Pot, Bedford, Pennsylvania.
1. Location: Bedford is considered one of the Pennsylvania state historical markers due to it being an early settlement during the French and Indian War, and also holding a fort from the Revolutionary War.
Task: Read a book set in the US before 1800.
2. About: Originally built in 1927 to bring attention to a local gas station, the Coffee Pot was purchased by The Bedford County Fair Association for $1 in 2003.
Task: Read a book got from a used books sale.
3. Souvenir: Coffee, of course!
Task: Read a book with "coffee shop" or "Cafe" in the title or on the cover.
Haines Shoe House, York, Pennsylvania.
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I'm hoping to fit The Last House on Needless Street in to my challenge somewhere too - that's if I don't crack and read it over xmas!
I still have to ask Janice if she thinks the cat's tail is full enough, but I am really looking forward to this one.
1. Badge 1, Book 12. Site 3, souvenir
3. Link – The North Water
4. Read hardcover: 255 pages
5. Read a book set during freezing temperatures.
6. The story is set in the Arctic Circle.
Yay! You have your first book posted.Looks like an interesting story. You gave it four stars. Should I add it to my list? 😊
Cherie, It was way darker than I was expecting, but the story is good, the setting unusual and interesting, and the writing quite impressive. The good thing is you know in the first chapter what you are getting into. If it is too much for you, no reason to keep going.
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Travelling Cat Chronicles (other topics)The North Water (other topics)
The North Water (other topics)
The Book of Lamentations (other topics)
The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Fernando Aramburu (other topics)Jack London (other topics)
Badge 1 - 5 sites: 4 road side attractions & 1 side trip. (15 books)
Badge 2 - 7 sites: 6 road side attractions & 1 side trip. (21 books)