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Nostalgia: 11-15 tasksRead 15/15
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book where someone buys a stamp, milk or bread or goes to the movies OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/15/22
2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year.
Ultraviolet by Nancy Bush (2007) 1/5/22
3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter OR set in Vermont.
The Lightkeeper's Daughter by Colleen Coble 2/18/22
4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan (189,112 ratings) 1/7/22
5. Born in 1926
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C, D, E, H or T (tell us their name) OR with a character who is a queen, actor, writer, musician, comedian or singer.
I Temporarily Do by Ellie Cahill(Character named Emmy) 2/2/22
6. Died in 1926
✴️ Read a book with a character who is Spanish, American, Italian, French or Swedish OR set in Spain, the United States, Italy, France or Sweden.
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Americans in the U.S.)
7. Sports Winners
✴️ Read a book where a character attends a sporting event OR with a character named Bobby or Jones OR with a double letter in a title word.
The Singles Game by Lauren Weisberger (sporting events) 1/21/22
8. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Drama, Romance, Adventure, Comedy/Humor, Sea/Oceans or War.
The Wrong Costar by Alexandra Moody (romance) 1/10/22
9. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count).
Black Plumes by Margery Allingham 1/13/22
IN THE NEWS
10. January 26 – ✴️ Read a book where a character watches television OR set in London.
Shadowseer: London by Morgan Rice 2/9/22
11. April 30 – ✴️ Read a book where the MC is a pilot OR with a character that is African-American or Native American OR with a character named Elizabeth. One Little Lie by Colleen Coble (character named Elizabeth) 2/10/22
12. May 18 – ✴️ Read a book where a character disappears or is kidnapped and then found OR from the Christian genre.
Murder Simply Brewed by Vannetta Chapman (Christian genre) 1/14/22
13. October 14 – ✴️ Read any Winnie-the-Pooh book OR a book by an author who uses initials.
Liar, Liar by K.J. Larsen 1/27/22
14. November 11 – ✴️ Read a book with a road on the cover (show cover) OR with words like or similar to ROAD or HIGHWAY in the title.
The Last Mile by David Baldacci 1/31/2215. December 13 –✴️ Read a book set in Finland OR with a female who holds an office in the government (of any kind).
Arsenic and Old Books by Miranda James (The mayor is a woman.) 2/9/22
FINISHED!A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926
Duration: 1st January 2022 - 31st March 2022
Reminiscing: 10/10
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 3 cents
A Gallon of Milk: 55 cents
Loaf of Bread: 10 cents
Movie Ticket: 25 cents
✴️ Read a book where someone buys a stamp, milk or bread or goes to the movies OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Dead Man's Folly by Agatha Christie 1/20/22
2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year.
Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton - published 2020. 1/5/22
3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter OR set in Vermont.
The Chalet by Catherine Cooper 1/2/22
4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
A Deadly Thaw by Sarah Ward 1/15/22 - 1,308 ratings.
5. Born in 1926
Queen Elizabeth II
Cloris Leachman
Harper Lee
Chuck Berry
Don Rickles
Tony Bennett
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C, D, E, H or T (tell us their name) OR with a character who is a queen, actor, writer, musician, comedian or singer.
Murder at the British Museum by Jim Eldridge has a main character called Daniel Wilson. - 1/3/22
6. Died in 1926
June 10 – Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect
June 14 – Mary Cassatt, American painter and printmaker
August 23 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor
December 5 – Claude Monet, French painter
December 17 – Lars Magnus Ericsson, Swedish inventor and founder of Ericsson
✴️ Read a book with a character who is Spanish, American, Italian, French or Swedish OR set in Spain, the United States, Italy, France or Sweden.
For the Missing by Lina Bengtsdotter 2/1/22
7. Sports Winners
World Series (Baseball): St. Louis Cardinals
Stanley Cup (Hockey): Montreal Maroons
NFL Champions: Frankfort Yellow Jackets
U.S. Open Golf: Bobby Jones
Kentucky Derby: Bubbling Over
✴️ Read a book where a character attends a sporting event OR with a character named Bobby or Jones OR with a double letter in a title word.
8. In Theaters
Beau Geste
Don Juan
Old Ironsides
Sparrows
What Price Glory?
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Drama, Romance, Adventure, Comedy/Humor, Sea/Oceans or War.
9. On The Radio
"Always" by Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
"Bye Bye Blackbird" by Gene Austin
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" by Duke Ellington
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" by Al Jolson
"When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count).
A Trip of One's Own: Hope, heartbreak and why travelling solo could change your life by Kate Wills 1/13/22
IN THE NEWS
10. January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a reporter from The Times.
✴️ Read a book where a character watches television OR set in London.
The Mystery of Three Quarters (The New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #3). by Sophie Hannah is mostly set in London. - 1/25/22
11. April 30 – African-American pilot Elizabeth (Bessie) Coleman is killed, after falling 500 feet (150 m) from an airplane. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license.
✴️ Read a book where the MC is a pilot OR with a character that is African-American or Native American OR with a character named Elizabeth.
12. May 18 – Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears, while visiting a Venice, California beach.
✴️ Read a book where a character disappears or is kidnapped and then found OR from the Christian genre.
13. October 14 – A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
✴️ Read any Winnie-the-Pooh book OR a book by an author who uses initials.
The Taken Girls by G.D. Sanders 1/7/22
14. November 11 – The United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
✴️ Read a book with a road on the cover (show cover) OR with words like or similar to ROAD or HIGHWAY in the title.
15. December 13 – Miina Sillanpää becomes Finland's first female government minister.
✴️ Read a book set in Finland OR with a female who holds an office in the government (of any kind).
State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny 1/29/22
FinishedA Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926
Duration: 1st January 2022 - 31st March 2022
Nostalgia: 12/11-15 tasks
1926
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 3 cents
A Gallon of Milk: 55 cents
Loaf of Bread: 10 cents
Movie Ticket: 25 cents
✴️ Read a book where someone buys a stamp, milk or bread or goes to the movies OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
The Collective by Alison Gaylin 1/3
2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year.
{2022} Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score 1/20
3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter OR set in Vermont.
Seven-Layer Slayer by Addison Moore 1/16
4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
{1,730} Christmas at Silver Falls by Jenny Hale 1/15
5. Born in 1926
Queen Elizabeth II
Cloris Leachman
Harper Lee
Chuck Berry
Don Rickles
Tony Bennett
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C, D, E, H or T (tell us their name) OR with a character who is a queen, actor, writer, musician, comedian or singer.
{Dante} No Ordinary Christmas by Belle Calhoune 1/13
6. Died in 1926
June 10 – Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect
June 14 – Mary Cassatt, American painter and printmaker
August 23 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor
December 5 – Claude Monet, French painter
December 17 – Lars Magnus Ericsson, Swedish inventor and founder of Ericsson
✴️ Read a book with a character who is Spanish, American, Italian, French or Swedish OR set in Spain, the United States, Italy, France or Sweden.
{United States} Rustic Hearts by Amber Kelly 1/5
7. Sports Winners
World Series (Baseball): St. Louis Cardinals
Stanley Cup (Hockey): Montreal Maroons
NFL Champions: Frankfort Yellow Jackets
U.S. Open Golf: Bobby Jones
Kentucky Derby: Bubbling Over
✴️ Read a book where a character attends a sporting event OR with a character named Bobby or Jones OR with a double letter in a title word.
Marriage Can Be Mischief by Amanda Flower 1/6
8. In Theaters
Beau Geste
Don Juan
Old Ironsides
Sparrows
What Price Glory?
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Drama, Romance, Adventure, Comedy/Humor, Sea/Oceans or War.
Lucky by Marissa Stapley 1/8
9. On The Radio
"Always" by Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
"Bye Bye Blackbird" by Gene Austin
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" by Duke Ellington
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" by Al Jolson
"When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count).
Absence of Mallets by Kate Carlisle 1/7
IN THE NEWS
10. January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a reporter from The Times.
✴️ Read a book where a character watches television OR set in London.
This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens 1/1
11. April 30 – African-American pilot Elizabeth (Bessie) Coleman is killed, after falling 500 feet (150 m) from an airplane. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license.
✴️ Read a book where the MC is a pilot OR with a character that is African-American or Native American OR with a character named Elizabeth.
The Sea in Winter by Christine Day 1/7
12. May 18 – Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears, while visiting a Venice, California beach.
✴️ Read a book where a character disappears or is kidnapped and then found OR from the Christian genre.
13. October 14 – A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
✴️ Read any Winnie-the-Pooh book OR a book by an author who uses initials.
14. November 11 – The United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
✴️ Read a book with a road on the cover (show cover) OR with words like or similar to ROAD or HIGHWAY in the title.
Bluebird by Sharon Cameron 1/10
15. December 13 – Miina Sillanpää becomes Finland's first female government minister.
✴️ Read a book set in Finland OR with a female who holds an office in the government (of any kind).
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926Duration: 1st January 2022 - 31st March 2022
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 13/11-15
COMPLETED
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 3 cents
A Gallon of Milk: 55 cents
Loaf of Bread: 10 cents
Movie Ticket: 25 cents
✴️ Read a book with an author whose last name begins with C.
The Defence by Steve Cananagh 1/30/2022
2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year.
Final Girls by Riley Sager 1/20/2022
2017
3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter OR set in Vermont.
The Swallows by Lisa Lutz 1/17/2022
Twofer - LL and set in VT
4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
The Alibi by Sandra Brown 1/16/2022 24,611 ratings
5. Born in 1926
Queen Elizabeth II
Cloris Leachman
Harper Lee
Chuck Berry
Don Rickles
Tony Bennett
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C, D, E, H or T (tell us their name).
The Trapped Girl by Robert Dugoni 2/6/2022
Tracy Crosswhite
6. Died in 1926
June 10 – Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect
June 14 – Mary Cassatt, American painter and printmaker
August 23 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor
December 5 – Claude Monet, French painter
December 17 – Lars Magnus Ericsson, Swedish inventor and founder of Ericsson
✴️ Read a book set in the United States.
Irish Tenure by Ralph McInerny 1/26/2022
Does it get more American than Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana?
7. Sports Winners
World Series (Baseball): St. Louis Cardinals
Stanley Cup (Hockey): Montreal Maroons
NFL Champions: Frankfort Yellow Jackets
U.S. Open Golf: Bobby Jones
Kentucky Derby: Bubbling Over
✴️ Read a book where a character attends a sporting event OR with a character named Bobby or Jones OR with a double letter in a title word.
Cara's Kindness by Kristi Yamaguchi 1/11/2022
The kids attend a hockey game.
8. In Theaters
Beau Geste
Don Juan
Old Ironsides
Sparrows
What Price Glory?
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Drama, Romance, Adventure, Comedy/Humor, Sea/Oceans or War.
Nashville Dreams by Pamela Kelley 1/31/2022
Romance
9. On The Radio
"Always" by Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
"Bye Bye Blackbird" by Gene Austin
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" by Duke Ellington
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" by Al Jolson
"When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count).
Eggnog, Extortion, and Evergreen by Tonya Kappes 1/10/2022
IN THE NEWS
10. January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a reporter from The Times.
✴️ Read a book where a character watches television.
Caught Dead in Philadelphia by Gillian Roberts 1/25/2022
Amanda and C.K. watch the local news.
11. April 30 – African-American pilot Elizabeth (Bessie) Coleman is killed, after falling 500 feet (150 m) from an airplane. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is African-American or Native American.
Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall 2/10/2022
Eula is African American.
12. May 18 – Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears, while visiting a Venice, California beach.
✴️ Read a book where a character disappears.
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow 1/11/2022
Ade disappears when Mr. Locke closes a door.
13. October 14 – A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
✴️ Read any Winnie-the-Pooh book OR a book by an author who uses initials.
14. November 11 – The United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
✴️ Read a book with a road on the cover (show cover).
The Christmas Joy Ride by Melody Carlson 1/7/2022
15. December 13 – Miina Sillanpää becomes Finland's first female government minister.
✴️ Read a book with a female who holds an office in the government (of any kind).
Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen 1/22/2022
Queen Victoria
Yay, all done! :)A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926
Duration: 1st January 2022 - 31st March 2022
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
FINISHED!!!!
Tasks:
✔1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 3 cents
A Gallon of Milk: 55 cents
Loaf of Bread: 10 cents
Movie Ticket: 25 cents
✴️ Read a book where someone buys a stamp, milk or bread or goes to the movies OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
One Winter with You by Amy Aislin (1/1/2022)
✔2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year.
Finding Alexander by Pandora Pine (1/29/2022), 2019
✔3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter OR set in Vermont.
Pick Me by May Archer (1/5/2022)
✔4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Dantès Unglued by Jocelynn Drake (1/22/2022), 2,295 ratings
✔5. Born in 1926
Queen Elizabeth II
Cloris Leachman
Harper Lee
Chuck Berry
Don Rickles
Tony Bennett
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C, D, E, H or T (tell us their name) OR with a character who is a queen, actor, writer, musician, comedian or singer.
Hot Mess by Misha Horne (1/2/2022), Erik
✔6. Died in 1926
June 10 – Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect
June 14 – Mary Cassatt, American painter and printmaker
August 23 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor
December 5 – Claude Monet, French painter
December 17 – Lars Magnus Ericsson, Swedish inventor and founder of Ericsson
✴️ Read a book with a character who is Spanish, American, Italian, French or Swedish OR set in Spain, the United States, Italy, France or Sweden.
The Foreman and the Drifter by Jackie North (1/16/2022)
✔7. Sports Winners
World Series (Baseball): St. Louis Cardinals
Stanley Cup (Hockey): Montreal Maroons
NFL Champions: Frankfort Yellow Jackets
U.S. Open Golf: Bobby Jones
Kentucky Derby: Bubbling Over
✴️ Read a book where a character attends a sporting event OR with a character named Bobby or Jones OR with a double letter in a title word.
Merry Elf-ing Christmas by Beth Bolden (1/9/2022)
✔8. In Theaters
Beau Geste
Don Juan
Old Ironsides
Sparrows
What Price Glory?
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Drama, Romance, Adventure, Comedy/Humor, Sea/Oceans or War.
Must Love Demons by Meghan Maslow (1/12/2022)
✔9. On The Radio
"Always" by Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
"Bye Bye Blackbird" by Gene Austin
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" by Duke Ellington
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" by Al Jolson
"When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count).
All Kidding Aside by Macy Blake (1/7/2022)
IN THE NEWS
✔10. January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a reporter from The Times.
✴️ Read a book where a character watches television OR set in London.
The Schoolmaster's Spy by Ruby Moone (1/25/2022)
✔11. April 30 – African-American pilot Elizabeth (Bessie) Coleman is killed, after falling 500 feet (150 m) from an airplane. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license.
✴️ Read a book where the MC is a pilot OR with a character that is African-American or Native American OR with a character named Elizabeth.
Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology Volume 5 by various authors (2/12/2022)
✔12. May 18 – Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears, while visiting a Venice, California beach.
✴️ Read a book where a character disappears or is kidnapped and then found OR from the Christian genre.
The Lady Under the Lake by E.J. Russell (2/1/2022)
✔13. October 14 – A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
✴️ Read any Winnie-the-Pooh book OR a book by an author who uses initials.
A Mage's Guide to Human Familiars by A.J. Sherwood (1/23/2022)
✔14. November 11 – The United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
✴️ Read a book with a road on the cover (show cover) OR with words like or similar to ROAD or HIGHWAY in the title.
Mr. Big Empty by Gregory Ashe (1/20/2022),
✔15. December 13 – Miina Sillanpää becomes Finland's first female government minister.
✴️ Read a book set in Finland OR with a female who holds an office in the government (of any kind).
Snow, Moose and Finnish Secrets by Reni Kieffer (1/3/2022)
JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Rissa!"Thank you, JoAnne! This was fun! :)
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasksRead 15/15 -- FINISHED
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book where someone buys a stamp, milk or bread or goes to the movies OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 1/15/22
2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year.
Ultraviolet by Nancy Bush (2007) 1/5/22
3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter OR set in Vermont.
The Lightkeeper's Daughter by Colleen Coble 2/18/22
4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan (189,112 ratings) 1/7/22
5. Born in 1926
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C, D, E, H or T (tell us their name) OR with a character who is a queen, actor, writer, musician, comedian or singer.
I Temporarily Do by Ellie Cahill(Character named Emmy) 2/2/22
6. Died in 1926
✴️ Read a book with a character who is Spanish, American, Italian, French or Swedish OR set in Spain, the United States, Italy, France or Sweden.
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Americans in the U.S.)
7. Sports Winners
✴️ Read a book where a character attends a sporting event OR with a character named Bobby or Jones OR with a double letter in a title word.
The Singles Game by Lauren Weisberger (sporting events) 1/21/22
8. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Drama, Romance, Adventure, Comedy/Humor, Sea/Oceans or War.
The Wrong Costar by Alexandra Moody (romance) 1/10/22
9. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count).
Black Plumes by Margery Allingham 1/13/22
IN THE NEWS
10. January 26 – ✴️ Read a book where a character watches television OR set in London.
Shadowseer: London by Morgan Rice 2/9/22
11. April 30 – ✴️ Read a book where the MC is a pilot OR with a character that is African-American or Native American OR with a character named Elizabeth. One Little Lie by Colleen Coble (character named Elizabeth) 2/10/22
12. May 18 – ✴️ Read a book where a character disappears or is kidnapped and then found OR from the Christian genre.
Murder Simply Brewed by Vannetta Chapman (Christian genre) 1/14/22
13. October 14 – ✴️ Read any Winnie-the-Pooh book OR a book by an author who uses initials.
Liar, Liar by K.J. Larsen 1/27/22
14. November 11 – ✴️ Read a book with a road on the cover (show cover) OR with words like or similar to ROAD or HIGHWAY in the title.
The Last Mile by David Baldacci 1/31/2215. December 13 –✴️ Read a book set in Finland OR with a female who holds an office in the government (of any kind).
Arsenic and Old Books by Miranda James (The mayor is a woman.) 2/9/22
Completion Post:A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926
Duration: Jan. 1st, 2022 - Mar. 31st, 2022
LEVELS
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
15/15
A First Class Stamp: 3 cents
A Gallon of Milk: 55 cents
Loaf of Bread: 10 cents
Movie Ticket: 25 cents
✴️ Read a book where someone buys a stamp, milk or bread or goes to the movies OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Obit by Victoria Chang - Jan. 10th
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year.
The Family You Make by Jill Shalvis - Jan. 15th
2022
✴️ Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter OR set in Vermont.
Deadly Class, Volume 10: Save Your Generation by Rick Remender - Jan. 2nd
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe - Jan. 1st
17 667 ratings.
Queen Elizabeth II
Cloris Leachman
Harper Lee
Chuck Berry
Don Rickles
Tony Bennett
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C, D, E, H or T (tell us their name) OR with a character who is a queen, actor, writer, musician, comedian or singer.
Here's to Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera - Jan. 17th
June 10 – Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect
June 14 – Mary Cassatt, American painter and printmaker
August 23 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor
December 5 – Claude Monet, French painter
December 17 – Lars Magnus Ericsson, Swedish inventor and founder of Ericsson
✴️ Read a book with a character who is Spanish, American, Italian, French or Swedish OR set in Spain, the United States, Italy, France or Sweden.
Mãn by Kim Thúy - Jan. 12th
Luc is French, and he MC visits him in Paris.
World Series (Baseball): St. Louis Cardinals
Stanley Cup (Hockey): Montreal Maroons
NFL Champions: Frankfort Yellow Jackets
U.S. Open Golf: Bobby Jones
Kentucky Derby: Bubbling Over
✴️ Read a book where a character attends a sporting event OR with a character named Bobby or Jones OR with a double letter in a title word.
Forbidden Wife: The Life and Trials of Lady Augusta Murray by Julia Abel Smith - Jan. 8th
Beau Geste
Don Juan
Old Ironsides
Sparrows
What Price Glory?
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Drama, Romance, Adventure, Comedy/Humor, Sea/Oceans or War.
Holiday Wishes by Jill Shalvis - Jan. 2nd
"Always" by Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
"Bye Bye Blackbird" by Gene Austin
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" by Duke Ellington
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" by Al Jolson
"When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count).
Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 4th
IN THE NEWS
✴️ Read a book where a character watches television OR set in London.
Cackle by Rachel Harrison - Jan. 23rd
Annie watches Say Yes to the Dress among other shows.
✴️ Read a book where the MC is a pilot OR with a character that is African-American or Native American OR with a character named Elizabeth.
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe - Jan. 21st
Elizabeth Sackler
✴️ Read a book where a character disappears or is kidnapped and then found OR from the Christian genre.
The Trouble with Twelfth Grave by Darynda Jones - Jan. 25th
✴️ Read any Winnie-the-Pooh book OR a book by an author who uses initials.
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas - Feb. 18th
✴️ Read a book with a road on the cover (show cover) OR with words like or similar to ROAD or HIGHWAY in the title.
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds - Jan. 22nd
WAY
✴️ Read a book set in Finland OR with a female who holds an office in the government (of any kind).
You Can’t Be Serious by Kal Penn - Jan. 30th
Kamala Harris among others.
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CompletedA Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926
Duration: 1st January 2022 - 31st March 2022
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 3 cents
A Gallon of Milk: 55 cents
Loaf of Bread: 10 cents
Movie Ticket: 25 cents
✴️ Read a book with an author whose last name begins with C.
Billionaire Blend by Cleo Coyle 01.05.22
2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year.
Dire Threads by Janet Bolin 01.03.22 (published 2011)
3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter OR set in Vermont.
Three Missing Days by Colleen Coble 01.10.22
4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
End of Watch by Stephen King (100,712ratings)
5. Born in 1926
Queen Elizabeth II
Cloris Leachman
Harper Lee
Chuck Berry
Don Rickles
Tony Bennett
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C, D, E, H or T (tell us their name)
Red Velvet Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke 01.24.22 (MC is Hannah)
6. Died in 1926
June 10 – Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect
June 14 – Mary Cassatt, American painter and printmaker
August 23 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor
December 5 – Claude Monet, French painter
December 17 – Lars Magnus Ericsson, Swedish inventor and founder of Ericsson
✴️ Read a book set in the United States
A Day Like This by Kelley McNeil 01.16.22 (set in New York)
7. Sports Winners
World Series (Baseball): St. Louis Cardinals
Stanley Cup (Hockey): Montreal Maroons
NFL Champions: Frankfort Yellow Jackets
U.S. Open Golf: Bobby Jones
Kentucky Derby: Bubbling Over
✴️ Read a book with a double letter in a title word.
Mission to Murder by Lynn Cahoon 01.10.22
8. In Theaters
Beau Geste
Don Juan
Old Ironsides
Sparrows
What Price Glory?
✴️ Read a book with the genre Romance
Corpse in the Crystal Ball by Kari Lee Townsend 01.12.22
9. On The Radio
"Always" by Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
"Bye Bye Blackbird" by Gene Austin
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" by Duke Ellington
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" by Al Jolson
"When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty 01.28.22
IN THE NEWS
10. January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a reporter from The Times.
✴️ Read a book set in London.
There's A Murder Afoot by Vicki Delany 01.06.22
11. April 30 – African-American pilot Elizabeth (Bessie) Coleman is killed, after falling 500 feet (150 m) from an airplane. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license.
✴️ Read a book where the MC is a pilot
Glamour Girls by Marty Wingate 01.14.22
12. May 18 – Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears, while visiting a Venice, California beach.
✴️ Read a book from the Christian genre.
The Post-Quarantine Church: Six Urgent Challenges and Opportunities That Will Determine the Future of Your Congregation by Thom S. Rainer 01.27.22
13. October 14 – A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
✴️ Read a book by an author who uses initials.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling 02.03.22
14. November 11 – The United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
✴️ Read a book with a road on the cover (show cover)
River Road by Jayne Ann Krentz 02.14.2215. December 13 – Miina Sillanpää becomes Finland's first female government minister.
✴️ Read a book with a female who holds an office in the government (of any kind).
Broomsticks and Burials by Lily Webb 02.11.22 (Councilwoman Opal)
Finished!A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926
Duration: 1st January 2022 - 31st March 2022
Goal: 12/15
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A.
The Coincidence of Coconut Cake - Amy E. Reichert - 01/23/22
2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year.
A Hosszú háború - Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter - 01/16/22 - 2013
4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
The Girl in Red - Christina Henry - 01/03/22 - 10609 ratings on 01/30/2022.
5. Born in 1926
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C, D, E, H or T (tell us their name).
Ace of Spades - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé - 01/05/22 - Chiamaka
6. Died in 1926
✴️ Read a book set in Italy.
The Bronzed Beasts - Roshani Chokshi - 01/19/22
7. Sports Winners
✴️ Read a book with a double letter in a title word.
Blessed Monsters - Emily A. Duncan - 02/19/22
8. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre of Comedy/Humor.
Az elveszett cirkáló - Jenő Rejtő - 01/27/22
9. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count).
When My Name Was Keoko - Linda Sue Park - 01/28/22
10. January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a reporter from The Times.
✴️ Read a book where a character watches television.
Our Souls at Night - Kent Haruf - 01/25/22 - Louis
12. May 18 – Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears, while visiting a Venice, California beach.
✴️ Read a book where a character disappears or is kidnapped and then found.
Eventide - Sarah Goodman - 01/22/22 - Lilah is kidnapped and found by her sister.
13. October 14 – A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
✴️ Read a book by an author who uses initials.
Mycophoria - Tom G.H. Adams - 01/02/22
14. November 11 – The United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
✴️ Read a book with a road on the cover (show cover).
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century - Jessica Bruder - 02/01/22
FINISHED!!This is my first time with one of this group's challenges. This one sounds interesting!
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926
Duration: 1st January 2022 - 31st March 2022
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
15/15
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 3 cents
A Gallon of Milk: 55 cents
Loaf of Bread: 10 cents
Movie Ticket: 25 cents
✴️ Read a book where someone buys a stamp, milk or bread or goes to the movies OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Code Name: Virgo - Janie Crouch (Calamitte Jane Publishing - Jan 2022) - Jan 18
2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year.
The Shoe Diaries - Darby Baham (HSE #2890 - Feb 2022) - Jan 25
3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter OR set in Vermont.
The Bad Boy Experiment - Reese Ryan (HD #2849 - Jan 2022) - Jan 6
4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
The Heiress Gets a Duke - Harper St. George (Penguin - Feb 2021) (6410 ratings) - Feb 11
5. Born in 1926
Queen Elizabeth II
Cloris Leachman
Harper Lee
Chuck Berry
Don Rickles
Tony Bennett
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C, D, E, H or T (tell us their name) OR with a character who is a queen, actor, writer, musician, comedian or singer.
A Bee in Her Bonnet - Sharon Buchbinder (CPC Publishing - Nov 2021) (Elva Boyd) - Jan 18
6. Died in 1926
June 10 – Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect
June 14 – Mary Cassatt, American painter and printmaker
August 23 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor
December 5 – Claude Monet, French painter
December 17 – Lars Magnus Ericsson, Swedish inventor and founder of Ericsson
✴️ Read a book with a character who is Spanish, American, Italian, French or Swedish OR set in Spain, the United States, Italy, France or Sweden.
His to Defend - Sharon C. Cooper (HRS #2166 - Jan 2022) (USA) - Jan 6
7. Sports Winners
World Series (Baseball): St. Louis Cardinals
Stanley Cup (Hockey): Montreal Maroons
NFL Champions: Frankfort Yellow Jackets
U.S. Open Golf: Bobby Jones
Kentucky Derby: Bubbling Over
✴️ Read a book where a character attends a sporting event OR with a character named Bobby or Jones OR with a double letter in a title word.
A Proposal in Provence - Donna Alward (HR #4792 - Feb 2022) (Anemone Jones) - Jan 25
8. In Theaters
Beau Geste
Don Juan
Old Ironsides
Sparrows
What Price Glory?
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Drama, Romance, Adventure, Comedy/Humor, Sea/Oceans or War.
The Five-Day Reunion - Mona Shroff (HSE #2891 - Feb 2022) (romance) - Jan 27
9. On The Radio
"Always" by Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
"Bye Bye Blackbird" by Gene Austin
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" by Duke Ellington
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" by Al Jolson
"When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count).
Alaskan Christmas Escape - Juno Rushdan (HI #2041 - Dec 2021) - Jan 24
IN THE NEWS
10. January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a reporter from The Times.
✴️ Read a book where a character watches television OR set in London.
The Penniless Debutante - Janice Preston (HH #1614 - Nov 2021) (London) - Jan 3
11. April 30 – African-American pilot Elizabeth (Bessie) Coleman is killed, after falling 500 feet (150 m) from an airplane. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license.
✴️ Read a book where the MC is a pilot OR with a character that is African-American or Native American OR with a character named Elizabeth.
New Year Kiss with His Cinderella - Annie O'Neil (HMED #1219 - Jan 2022) - Jan 10
12. May 18 – Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears, while visiting a Venice, California beach.
✴️ Read a book where a character disappears or is kidnapped and then found OR from the Christian genre.
Desperate Ransom - Cindy Dees (HRS #2155 - Nov 2021) - Jan 13
13. October 14 – A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
✴️ Read any Winnie-the-Pooh book OR a book by an author who uses initials.
Christmas Data Breach - K.D. Richards (HI #2030 - Oct 2021) - Mar 4
14. November 11 – The United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
✴️ Read a book with a road on the cover (show cover) OR with words like or similar to ROAD or HIGHWAY in the title.
Undercover K-9 Cowboy - Addison Fox (HI #2169 - Feb 2022) (road on cover) - Jan 27
15. December 13 – Miina Sillanpää becomes Finland's first female government minister.
✴️ Read a book set in Finland OR with a female who holds an office in the government (of any kind).
The Mayor's Secret Fortune - Judy Duarte (HSE #2750 - Mar 2020) - Feb 27
Mod
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926
Duration: 1st January 2022 - 3rd March 2022
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15/11-15
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 3 cents
A Gallon of Milk: 55 cents
Loaf of Bread: 10 cents
Movie Ticket: 25 cents
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A.
Fugitive Mate Anastasia Wilde 1/5/22
2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year.
2015 Winter's Kiss Beth Andrews 1/4/22
3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book set in Vermont.
Marking Time Marie Force 1/18/22
4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings.
7959 ratings It's Better This Way Debbie Macomber 1/8/22
5. Born in 1926
Queen Elizabeth II
Cloris Leachman
Harper Lee
Chuck Berry
Don Rickles
Tony Bennett
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C.
Cassie Under an Alaskan Sky Jennifer Snow 1/6/22
6. Died in 1926
June 10 – Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect
June 14 – Mary Cassatt, American painter and printmaker
August 23 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor
December 5 – Claude Monet, French painter
December 17 – Lars Magnus Ericsson, Swedish inventor and founder of Ericsson
✴️ Read a book with a character who is American.
Speakeasy Sarina Bowen 1/21/22
7. Sports Winners
World Series (Baseball): St. Louis Cardinals
Stanley Cup (Hockey): Montreal Maroons
NFL Champions: Frankfort Yellow Jackets
U.S. Open Golf: Bobby Jones
Kentucky Derby: Bubbling Over
✴️ Read a book with a double letter in a title word.
Finding Summer Suzanne Halliday 1/4/22
8. In Theaters
Beau Geste
Don Juan
Old Ironsides
Sparrows
What Price Glory?
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Drama, Romance.
Chasing Serenity Kristen Ashley 1/10/22
9. On The Radio
"Always" by Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
"Bye Bye Blackbird" by Gene Austin
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" by Duke Ellington
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" by Al Jolson
"When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count).
Before Dawn Suzanne Halliday 1/2/22
IN THE NEWS
10. January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a reporter from The Times.
✴️ Read a book where a character watches television.
Christmas in Connecticut: A Second Chance Holiday Romance Jasinda Wilder 2/1/22
11. April 30 – African-American pilot Elizabeth (Bessie) Coleman is killed, after falling 500 feet (150 m) from an airplane. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license.
✴️ Read a book with a character named Elizabeth.
Heartland Sarina Bowen 1/23/22
12. May 18 – Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears, while visiting a Venice, California beach.
✴️ Read a book where a character is kidnapped and then found.
Acceptable Risk Lynette Eason 1/11/22
13. October 14 – A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
✴️ Read a book by an author who uses initials.
The Life She Chose M.C. Castille 1/9/22
14. November 11 – The United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
✴️ Read a book with a road on the cover.
Break the Ice A.K. Evans 3/3/2215. December 13 – Miina Sillanpää becomes Finland's first female government minister.
✴️ Read a book with a female who holds an office in the government (of any kind).
Mayor Marie Under Pressure Kelly Moran 3/3/22
Mod
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926
Duration: 1st January 2022 - 31st March 2022
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A.
Castelmezzano, The Witch Is Dead by Adriana Licio 1/17/2022
2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year. 2000
The Cat Who Saw Stars by Lilian Jackson Braun 1/2/2022
3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter.
Take Me Out To The Love Game by Carol Costa 1/20/2022
4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number. 1,964 ratings
Palm Beach Nasty by Tom Turner 1/24/2022
5. Born in 1926
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C
Charlie Crawford
Charlie Crawford - New York Homicide by Tom Turner 3/14/2022
6. Died in 1926
✴️ Read a book set in the United States.
Murder at Rough Point by Alyssa Maxwell 3/11/2022
7. Sports Winners
✴️ Read a book with a double letter in a title word.
Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich 1/9/2022
8. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre Romance.
Ryder Revisited by Pamela M. Kelley 1/8/2022
9. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with B
Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay 2/24/2022
IN THE NEWS
11.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is African-American.
King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin by Stephen Costanza 1/18/2022
14. November 11 –
✴️ Read a book with words like or similar to ROAD or HIGHWAY in the title.
A Merry Murder on Ruff Road by Cindy Bell 3/15/2022
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926Duration: 1st January 2022 - 31st March 2022
LEVEL
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
12/12 Completed. Finished
1926
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Aurora Rose Reynolds-Hooking Him 1/09/22
2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year.
(2021)
Buried Beneath-Debbie Baldwin 2/27/22
3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book set in Vermont.
4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
(5774)
Craving Absolution-Nicole Jacquelyn 2/01/22
5. Born in 1926
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a queen, actor, writer, musician, comedian or singer.
(Musician)
Whisperwind-Cat Porter 2/20/22
6. Died in 1926
✴️ Read a book with a character who is Spanish, American, Italian, French or Swedish OR set in Spain, the United States, Italy, France or Sweden.
(Spain)
The Forbidden Man-Karina Halle 1/08/22
7. Sports Winners
✴️ Read a book with a double letter in a title word.
Hollywood Assassin-M.Z. Kelly 2/18/22
8. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Drama, Romance, Adventure, Comedy/Humor, Sea/Oceans or War.
(Romance)
The Love Hypothesis-Ali Hazelwood 1/29/22
9. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count).
Ignite-Melanie Harlow 3/24/22
IN THE NEWS
10. January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a reporter from The Times.
✴️ Read a book where a character watches television OR set in London.
11. April 30 – African-American pilot Elizabeth (Bessie) Coleman is killed, after falling 500 feet (150 m) from an airplane. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is African-American or Native American.
Deserve Me-Nia Arthurs 2/10/22
12. May 18 – Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears, while visiting a Venice, California beach.
✴️ Read a book where a character is kidnapped.
Alpha One-Cynthia Eden 1/14/22
13. October 14 – A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
✴️ Read a book by an author who uses initials.
K.A. Linde-Hold the Forevers 3/05/22
14. November 11 – The United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
✴️ Read a book with a road on the cover (show cover) OR with words like or similar to ROAD or HIGHWAY in the title.
15. December 13 – Miina Sillanpää becomes Finland's first female government minister.
✴️ Read a book with a female who holds an office in the government (of any kind).
State of Grace-Marie Force 1/28/22
DoneMy spot
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 3 cents
A Gallon of Milk: 55 cents
Loaf of Bread: 10 cents
Movie Ticket: 25 cents
✴️ OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C
Jason Collins
Finished 2/1
3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter
Flora Ferrari
Finished 6/1
2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year
Published January 7th 2022
Finished 10/1
5. Born in 1926
Queen Elizabeth II
Cloris Leachman
Harper Lee
Chuck Berry
Don Rickles
Tony Bennett
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C, D, E, H or T (tell us their name)
MC Ella finished 11/1
9. On The Radio
"Always" by Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
"Bye Bye Blackbird" by Gene Austin
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" by Duke Ellington
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" by Al Jolson
"When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count)
Alpha's Destiny
Finished 20/1
7. Sports Winners
World Series (Baseball): St. Louis Cardinals
Stanley Cup (Hockey): Montreal Maroons
NFL Champions: Frankfort Yellow Jackets
U.S. Open Golf: Bobby Jones
Kentucky Derby: Bubbling Over
✴️ Read a book with double letter in a title word.
Opposites Attract
Finished 20/1
8. In Theaters
Beau Geste
Don Juan
Old Ironsides
Sparrows
What Price Glory?
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Drama, Romance, Adventure, Comedy/Humor, Sea/Oceans or War.
Mpg romance finished 25/1
~~~ Complete ~~~A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926
January 2022 - March 31, 2022
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
15 of 11-15 Read
Tasks:
📍 1. Average Cost
Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie - 2/18/22
📍 2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year.
Sweet Salt Air - Barbara Delinsky - 1/29/22 - orig pub 1/1 2013
📍 3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter..
The Girl from Widow Hills - Megan Miranda - 1/14/22
📍 4. World Population - 117.4 Million
Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood - 1/11/21 - 1,695,536 rati gs
📍 5. Born in 1926
Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C, D, E, H or T (tell us their name).
Crimson Lake - Candice Fox - 1/17/22 - MC = Ted Conkaffey
📍6. Died in 1926
Read a set in Spain, the United States, Italy, France or Sweden.
Still Waters - Viveca Sten - 2/16/22 - set in Swede
📍 7. Sports Winners
Read a book with a double letter in a title word.
The Book of Two Ways - Jodi Picoult - 1/3/2022 - bOOk
📍 8. In Theaters
Read a book with the genre or tagged with Drama, Romance, Adventure, Comedy/Humor, Sea/Oceans or War.
Virgin River - Robyn Carr - 1/13/22-tagged Romance
📍 9. On The Radio
Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count).
In a Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson - 1/26/22
📍 10. IN THE NEWS
Read a book set in London.
Career of Evil - Robert Galbraith - 1/5/22
📍11. April 30 – African-American pilot Elizabeth (Bessie) Coleman.
Read a book where a character that is African-American.
An Extraordinary Union - Alyssa Cole - 1/27/22
📍12. May 18 – Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears, while visiting a Venice, California beach.
Read a from the Christian genre.
Undercurrents - Traci Hunter Abramson - 2/8/22
📍 13. October 14 – A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
Read a book by an author who uses initials.
The Cartographer of No Man's Land - P.S. Duffy - 1/17/22
📍14. November 11 – The United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
Read a book with a road on the cover (show cover).
Redemption Point - Candice Fox - 2/19/22
📍15. December 13 – Miina Sillanpää becomes Finland's first female government minister.
Read a book set in Finland .
Snow Angels - James Thompson - 3/19/22
Mod
You got a twofer on #1!
*COMPLETION POST*A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926
Duration: 1st January 2022 - 31st March 2022 FINISHED
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15/11-15
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 3 cents
A Gallon of Milk: 55 cents
Loaf of Bread: 10 cents
Movie Ticket: 25 cents
✴️ Read a book where someone buys milk. Anchored: Finding Hope in the Unexpected - Kayla Aimee 1/10/22
2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year. {2000} Storm Front - Jim Butcher 1/12/22
3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter. Tide and Punishment - Bree Baker 1/23/22
4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number. {2,970 ratings} Lucky in Love - Carolyn Brown 2/14/22
5. Born in 1926
Queen Elizabeth II
Cloris Leachman
Harper Lee
Chuck Berry
Don Rickles
Tony Bennett
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with E. {Ella} The Black Sisterhood Files - Kristina Naydonova 2/8/22
6. Died in 1926
June 10 – Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect
June 14 – Mary Cassatt, American painter and printmaker
August 23 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor
December 5 – Claude Monet, French painter
December 17 – Lars Magnus Ericsson, Swedish inventor and founder of Ericsson
✴️ Read a book set in the United States. By Book or By Crook - Eva Gates 1/7/22
7. Sports Winners
World Series (Baseball): St. Louis Cardinals
Stanley Cup (Hockey): Montreal Maroons
NFL Champions: Frankfort Yellow Jackets
U.S. Open Golf: Bobby Jones
Kentucky Derby: Bubbling Over
✴️ Read a book with a double letter in a title word. Oopsie Daisy - Iris Morland 2/24/22
8. In Theaters
Beau Geste
Don Juan
Old Ironsides
Sparrows
What Price Glory?
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Romance. The One Who Watches - Emerald O'Brien 1/26/22
9. On The Radio
"Always" by Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
"Bye Bye Blackbird" by Gene Austin
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" by Duke Ellington
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" by Al Jolson
"When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A. A Secondhand Lie - Pamela Crane 1/30/22
IN THE NEWS
10. January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a reporter from The Times.
✴️ Read a book where a character watches television. Ghost Stories - Ron Ripley 1/27/22
11. April 30 – African-American pilot Elizabeth (Bessie) Coleman is killed, after falling 500 feet (150 m) from an airplane. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is African-American. Qualify - Vera Nazarian 2/11/28
12. May 18 – Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears, while visiting a Venice, California beach.
✴️ Read a book where a character is kidnapped and then found. The Wolf's Shadow - Cecilia Dominic 1/25/22
13. October 14 – A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
✴️ Read a book by an author who uses initials. Mating Cycle - T.A. Grey 2/23/22
14. November 11 – The United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
✴️ Read a book with a road on the cover (show cover). Target For Terror - Laura Scott 3/23/22
15. December 13 – Miina Sillanpää becomes Finland's first female government minister.
✴️ Read a book with a female who holds an office in the government (of any kind). Spoken Bones - N.C. Lewis 3/9/22
DID NOT FINISH -- Missing 2A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926
Duration: 1st January 2022 - 31st March 2022
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 13/15
Tasks:
✅1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A
💙Heartstopper: Volume Four - Alice Oseman, 1/10/22
✅2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year.
💗Foul Ball - Haven Hadley, 2/12/22 -- 2021
✅3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter
💙Wayward Son - Rainbow Rowell, 1/14/22
✅4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
💙The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood, 1/27/22 -- 254,172 ratings
✅5. Born in 1926
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a queen, actor, writer, musician, comedian or singer.
💙If This Gets Out - Sophie Gonzales, 1/1/22
✅6. Died in 1926
✴️ Read a book set in Spain, the United States, Italy, France or Sweden.
💗Icebreaker - A.L. Graziadei, 2/6/22
✅7. Sports Winners
✴️ Read a book with a double letter in a title word.
💗Hummingbird Heartbreak - Max Walker, 2/5/22
✅8. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Romance
💗Mason: A Ride Series Crossover - Megan O'Brien, 2/16/22
✅9. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count).
💙All In - Bella Matthews, 1/28/22
IN THE NEWS
✅10. January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a reporter from The Times.
✴️ Read a book where a character watches television OR set in London.
💙Right as Raine - Lucy Lennox, 1/30/22
✅11. April 30 – African-American pilot Elizabeth (Bessie) Coleman is killed, after falling 500 feet (150 m) from an airplane. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is African-American
💙Any Way the Wind Blows - Rainbow Rowell, 1/21/22
✅12. May 18 – Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears, while visiting a Venice, California beach.
✴️ Read a book where a character disappears or is kidnapped
💙Carry On - Rainbow Rowell, 1/8/22
✅13. October 14 – A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
✴️ Read a book by an author who uses initials.
💙 My Heart to Touch - S.B. Alexander, 1/9/22
14. November 11 – The United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
✴️ Read a book with a road on the cover (show cover) OR with words like or similar to ROAD or HIGHWAY in the title.
15. December 13 – Miina Sillanpää becomes Finland's first female government minister.
✴️ Read a book set in Finland OR with a female who holds an office in the government (of any kind).
Finished8/15
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926
Duration: 1st January 2022 - 31st March 2022
LEVEL: Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 3 cents
A Gallon of Milk: 55 cents
Loaf of Bread: 10 cents
Movie Ticket: 25 cents
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A.
The Cater Street Hangman - Anne Perry 2/22 - 3/20
2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year.
Rainy Season - José Eduardo Agualusa 1/11 - 23 publication year 2010
3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter OR set in Vermont.
4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
The Circuit - Francisco Jiménez 2/20 - 21 6113 ratings
5. Born in 1926
Queen Elizabeth II
Cloris Leachman
Harper Lee
Chuck Berry
Don Rickles
Tony Bennett
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C.
Coraline - Neil Gaiman 2/26 - 3/2
6. Died in 1926
June 10 – Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect
June 14 – Mary Cassatt, American painter and printmaker
August 23 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor
December 5 – Claude Monet, French painter
December 17 – Lars Magnus Ericsson, Swedish inventor and founder of Ericsson
✴️ Read a book with a character who is American.
The Halloween Tree - Ray Bradbury 1/9
7. Sports Winners
World Series (Baseball): St. Louis Cardinals
Stanley Cup (Hockey): Montreal Maroons
NFL Champions: Frankfort Yellow Jackets
U.S. Open Golf: Bobby Jones
Kentucky Derby: Bubbling Over
✴️ Read a book with a double letter in a title word.
The Book Of Chameleons - José Eduardo Agualusa 1/14 - 17
8. In Theaters
Beau Geste
Don Juan
Old Ironsides
Sparrows
What Price Glory?
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Romance.
Kisses, She Wrote - Katharine Ashe 2/18 - 20
9. On The Radio
"Always" by Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
"Bye Bye Blackbird" by Gene Austin
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" by Duke Ellington
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" by Al Jolson
"When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count).
IN THE NEWS
10. January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a reporter from The Times.
✴️ Read a book where a character watches television OR set in London.
11. April 30 – African-American pilot Elizabeth (Bessie) Coleman is killed, after falling 500 feet (150 m) from an airplane. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license.
✴️ Read a book where the MC is a pilot OR with a character that is African-American or Native American OR with a character named Elizabeth.
12. May 18 – Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears, while visiting a Venice, California beach.
✴️ Read a book where a character disappears or is kidnapped and then found OR from the Christian genre.
13. October 14 – A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
✴️ Read a book by an author who uses initials.
The Liberation of Gabriel King - K.L. Going 2/24 - 26
14. November 11 – The United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
✴️ Read a book with a road on the cover (show cover) OR with words like or similar to ROAD or HIGHWAY in the title.
15. December 13 – Miina Sillanpää becomes Finland's first female government minister.
✴️ Read a book set in Finland OR with a female who holds an office in the government (of any kind).
FINISHED 14/15A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926
Duration: 1st January 2022 - 31st March 2022
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
14/15
1926
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 3 cents
A Gallon of Milk: 55 cents
Loaf of Bread: 10 cents
Movie Ticket: 25 cents
☃️✴️ Read a book where someone buys a stamp, milk or bread. Kneaded to Death - Winnie Archer 01/07/22
☃️2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0 , 1, 3. Tell us the year.
The Accidental Werewolf - Dakota Cassidy 01/29/22 Published February 2008
💖3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter. Megan Miranda - The Girl from Widow Hills 02/02/22
☃️4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number. - No Cats Allowed - Miranda James 01/19/22 - 2,602 ratings
☃️5. Born in 1926
Queen Elizabeth II
Cloris Leachman
Harper Lee
Chuck Berry
Don Rickles
Tony Bennett
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C, D, E, H or T (tell us their name). - Read and Buried - Eva Gates 01/23/22 CONNOR McNeil
💖6. Died in 1926
June 10 – Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect
June 14 – Mary Cassatt, American painter and printmaker
August 23 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor
December 5 – Claude Monet, French painter
December 17 – Lars Magnus Ericsson, Swedish inventor and founder of Ericsson
✴️ Read a book with a character who is Spanish, American. Meet Your Baker - Ellie Alexander 02/09/22 CARLOS is from Spain - Juliet is American
☃️7. Sports Winners
✴️ Read a book with a double letter in a title word. Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay 01/02/22 “Books”
💖8. In Theaters
Beau Geste
Don Juan
Old Ironsides
Sparrows
What Price Glory?
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Drama, Romance, Adventure, Comedy/Humor, Sea/Oceans or War. - Jingle all the Slay - Dakota Cassidy 02/11/22
💖9. On The Radio
"Always" by Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
"Bye Bye Blackbird" by Gene Austin
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" by Duke Ellington
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" by Al Jolson
"When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count). A Death Long Overdue - Eva Gates 02/19/22
☃️IN THE NEWS
10. January 26
✴️ Read a book where a character watches television. Mrs. Morris and the Vampire - Traci Wilton 01/13/22
💖11. April 30
✴️ Read a book with a character that is African-American or Native American. - Due or Die - Jenn McKinlay 02/05/22 VIOLET LaRUE
☃️12. May 18 – Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears, while visiting a Venice, California beach.
✴️ Read a book where a character disappears or is kidnapped and then found. - Iced Under - Barbara Ross 01/25/22 - HUGH MORROW/MORALES
🍀13. October 14 – A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
✴️ Read any Winnie-the-Pooh book OR a book by an author who uses initials. Winnie-The-Pooh - A.A. Milne 03/19/22
🍀14. November 11 – The United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
✴️ Read a book with words like or similar to ROAD or HIGHWAY in the title. The Rocky Road to Ruin - Meri Allen 03/11/22
15. December 13 – Miina Sillanpää becomes Finland's first female government minister.
✴️ Read a book set in Finland OR with a female who holds an office in the government (of any kind).
finished A Trip Down Memory Lane 1926
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2022
Level: Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
READ: 15/15
✔ 1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 3 cents
A Gallon of Milk: 55 cents
Loaf of Bread: 10 cents
Movie Ticket: 25 cents
✴️ Read a book where someone buys a stamp, milk or bread or goes to the movies OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
The Baby-Snatcher - Ann Cleeves 1/7
✔ 2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year.
Stealing the Wind - Shira Anthony (pub Aug 11, 2013) 1/5
✔ 3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter OR set in Vermont.
Tales of the Peculiar - Ranson Riggs 1/26
✔ 4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Nine Elms - Robert Bryndza (22,173 ratings) 1/30
✔ 5. Born in 1926
Queen Elizabeth II
Cloris Leachman
Harper Lee
Chuck Berry
Don Rickles
Tony Bennett
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C, D, E, H or T (tell us their name) OR with a character who is a queen, actor, writer, musician, comedian or singer.
A Perfect Bind - Dorothy St. James (Tru Beckett) 1/26
✔ 6. Died in 1926
June 10 – Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect
June 14 – Mary Cassatt, American painter and printmaker
August 23 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor
December 5 – Claude Monet, French painter
December 17 – Lars Magnus Ericsson, Swedish inventor and founder of Ericsson
✴️ Read a book with a character who is Spanish, American, Italian, French or Swedish OR set in Spain, the United States, Italy, France or Sweden.
Death on the Night of Lost Lizards - Julia Buckley (Francois, French) 2/3
✔ 7. Sports Winners
World Series (Baseball): St. Louis Cardinals
Stanley Cup (Hockey): Montreal Maroons
NFL Champions: Frankfort Yellow Jackets
U.S. Open Golf: Bobby Jones
Kentucky Derby: Bubbling Over
✴️ Read a book where a character attends a sporting event OR with a character named Bobby or Jones OR with a double letter in a title word.
Stealing Home - Jennifer Seasons (baseball game) 2/3
✔ 8. In Theaters
Beau Geste
Don Juan
Old Ironsides
Sparrows
What Price Glory?
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Drama, Romance, Adventure, Comedy/Humor, Sea/Oceans or War.
A Yuletide Kiss - Madeline Hunter/Sabrina Jeffries/Mary Jo Putney (romance) 1/23
✔ 9. On The Radio
"Always" by Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
"Bye Bye Blackbird" by Gene Austin
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" by Duke Ellington
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" by Al Jolson
"When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count).
Equal Parts - Emma Winters 1/16
✔ IN THE NEWS
10. January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a reporter from The Times.
✴️ Read a book where a character watches television OR set in London.
The Corpse at the Crystal Palace - Carola Dunn 1/28
✔ 11. April 30 – African-American pilot Elizabeth (Bessie) Coleman is killed, after falling 500 feet (150 m) from an airplane. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license.
✴️ Read a book where the MC is a pilot OR with a character that is African-American or Native American OR with a character named Elizabeth.
The Langoliers - Stephen King 1/21
✔ 12. May 18 – Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears, while visiting a Venice, California beach.
✴️ Read a book where a character disappears or is kidnapped and then found OR from the Christian genre.
One Final Breath - Lynn H. Blackburn 1/29
✔ 13. October 14 – A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
✴️ Read any Winnie-the-Pooh book OR a book by an author who uses initials.
Vengeful - V.E. Schwab 1/13
✔ 14. November 11 – The United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
✴️ Read a book with a road on the cover (show cover) OR with words like or similar to ROAD or HIGHWAY in the title.
You Can Run - Rebecca Zanetti 3/12
✔ 15. December 13 – Miina Sillanpää becomes Finland's first female government minister.
✴️ Read a book set in Finland OR with a female who holds an office in the government (of any kind).
The Untold Story - Genevieve Cogman 2/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
✅✅✅Done!!!✅✅✅ 15/15A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926
Duration: 1st January 2022 - 31st March 2022
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 0/15
★★★Tasks: ★★★
✴️✴️1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 3 cents
A Gallon of Milk: 55 cents
Loaf of Bread: 10 cents
Movie Ticket: 25 cents
✴️ An author whose first name begins with A : The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood ★★★★ 28 January
✴️✴️2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️✴️ ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. ~2013~ Navigating Early ★★★★ 3 January
✴️✴️3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Author's first and last name begin with the same letter: Neverforgotten by Alejandra Algorta ★★25 February
✴️✴️4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️More than 1174 ratings: ~7617~ L.A. Weather ★★ 8 January
✴️✴️5. Born in 1926
Queen Elizabeth II & Cloris Leachman & Harper Lee & Chuck Berry & Don Rickles & Tony Bennett
✴️ A character whose first name begins with C, D, E, H or T ~Claire Koster~ Scritch Scratch ★★★ 9 January
✴️✴️6. Died in 1926
June 10 – Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect
June 14 – Mary Cassatt, American painter and printmaker
August 23 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor
December 5 – Claude Monet, French painter
December 17 – Lars Magnus Ericsson, Swedish inventor and founder of Ericsson
✴️ A character who is
✴️✴️7. Sports Winners
World Series (Baseball): St. Louis Cardinals
Stanley Cup (Hockey): Montreal Maroons
NFL Champions: Frankfort Yellow Jackets
U.S. Open Golf: Bobby Jones
Kentucky Derby: Bubbling Over
✴️ A character named Bobby or Jones AND with a double letter in a title word: My Year in the Middle ★★★★ 1 February
✴️✴️8. In Theaters
Beau Geste
Don Juan
Old Ironsides
Sparrows
What Price Glory?
✴️ Genre or tagged with
✴️✴️9. On The Radio
"Always" by Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
"Bye Bye Blackbird" by Gene Austin
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" by Duke Ellington
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" by Al Jolson
"When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
✴️ Title begins with
IN THE NEWS
✴️✴️10. January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a reporter from The Times.
✴️ A character watches television: She Drives Me Crazy ★★★★ 26 January
✴️✴️11. April 30 – African-American pilot Elizabeth (Bessie) Coleman is killed, after falling 500 feet (150 m) from an airplane. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license.
✴️ The MC is a pilot AND A character that is African-American: Flygirl ★★★ 22 January
✴️✴️12. May 18 – Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears, while visiting a Venice, California beach.
✴️ A character disappears
✴️✴️13. October 14 – A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
✴️ An author who uses initials: Pony by RJ Palacio ★★★★ 3 February
✴️✴️14. November 11 – The United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
✴️ A road on the cover: The Blackbird Girls ★★★★★ 17 March
✴️✴️15. December 13 – Miina Sillanpää becomes Finland's first female government minister.
✴️ A female who holds an office in the government: We're Speaking: The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris: How to Use Your Voice, Be Assertive, and Own Your Story ★★★★ 24 March
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Books Read:
Trip Down Memory Lane - 1926Duration: 1st January 2022 - 31st March 2022
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 13/11-15
FINISHED
Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 3 cents
A Gallon of Milk: 55 cents
Loaf of Bread: 10 cents
Movie Ticket: 25 cents
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C- The Sun Will Rise and So Will We-Jennae Cecelia 1/24
2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year- Pokémon Adventures, Vol. 5-Hidenori Kusaka 1/1 (2010)
3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter- Blue Exorcist, Vol. 3-Kazue Kato 1/18
4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number- Pokémon Adventures, Vol. 6-Hidenori Kusaka 1/3 (1,982)
5. Born in 1926
Queen Elizabeth II
Cloris Leachman
Harper Lee
Chuck Berry
Don Rickles
Tony Bennett
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C, D, E, H or T (tell us their name)- Claymore, Vol. 27: Silver-Eyed Warriors-Norihiro Yagi 2/24 (Claire)
6. Died in 1926
June 10 – Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect
June 14 – Mary Cassatt, American painter and printmaker
August 23 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor
December 5 – Claude Monet, French painter
December 17 – Lars Magnus Ericsson, Swedish inventor and founder of Ericsson
✴️ Read a book with a character who is Spanish, American, Italian, French or Swedish OR set in Spain, the United States, Italy, France or Sweden- The Baby Shift: New Jersey-Becca Fanning 1/1
7. Sports Winners
World Series (Baseball): St. Louis Cardinals
Stanley Cup (Hockey): Montreal Maroons
NFL Champions: Frankfort Yellow Jackets
U.S. Open Golf: Bobby Jones
Kentucky Derby: Bubbling Over
✴️ Read a book with a double letter in a title word- Nova: Resurrection-Jeff Loveness 1/5
8. In Theaters
Beau Geste
Don Juan
Old Ironsides
Sparrows
What Price Glory?
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Drama, Romance, Adventure, Comedy/Humor, Sea/Oceans or War- Shaman King, Vol. 5: The Abominable Dr. Faust-Hiroyuki Takei 1/3
9. On The Radio
"Always" by Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
"Bye Bye Blackbird" by Gene Austin
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" by Duke Ellington
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" by Al Jolson
"When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count)- Blood Lad 1-Yuuki Kodama 1/31
IN THE NEWS
10. January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a reporter from The Times.
✴️ Read a book where a character watches television- Ain't Burned All the Bright-Jason Reynolds 1/15
12. May 18 – Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears, while visiting a Venice, California beach.
✴️ Read a book where a character disappears or is kidnapped and then found- It Came From the Sky-Chelsea Sedoti 1/3
13. October 14 – A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
✴️ Read a book by an author who uses initials- The Tomb-S.A. Bodeen 1/26
14. November 11 – The United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
✴️ Read a book with a road on the cover (show cover) OR with words like or similar to ROAD or HIGHWAY in the title- Shaman King, Vol. 6: Road Trip to Izumo-Hiroyuki Takei 1/3
JoAnne, would "trail" work for "words like or similar to ROAD or HIGHWAY in the title" for #14?
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This challenge ended March 31st!
Oh, I know. I just like to fill in all the blanks. :) (I was also working three jobs that month and was constantly exhausted with very little time to read.) I'll get my challenge posted this afternoon. Thanks, JoAnne!
Finished all but one book by the end of February 2022. (I picked up a third job in March, which kept me super busy and exhausted, and it just ended a couple of weeks ago, so I'm behind on updates of challenges.)Trip into 1926
Jan - Mar 2022
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 3 cents
A Gallon of Milk: 55 cents
Loaf of Bread: 10 cents
Movie Ticket: 25 cents
✴️ Read a book where someone buys a stamp, milk or bread or goes to the movies OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
The Dress Shop on King Street by Ashley Clark 1/3/22
Millie went to the movies to see Notorious (Cary Grant); author Ashley Clark
2. Average Income Per Year: $1300.00
✴️ Read a book with ONE of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 1, 3. Tell us the year.
Captive: 2,147 Days of Terror in the Colombian Jungle by Clara Rojas 1/16/22
2009
3. U.S. President - Calvin Coolidge
✴️ Read a book whose author's first and last name begin with the same letter.
Forgiving Paris by Karen Kingsbury 1/15/22
4. World Population - 117.4 Million
✴️ Read a book that has more than 1174 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
The Bridge to Belle Island by Julie Klassen 1/14/22
2,481 ratings (before I read it)
5. Born in 1926
Queen Elizabeth II
Cloris Leachman
Harper Lee
Chuck Berry
Don Rickles
Tony Bennett
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name begins with C, D, E, H or T (tell us their name).
With You Always by Jody Hedlund 1/8/22
Elise and Thornton were the MCs.
6. Died in 1926
June 10 – Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect
June 14 – Mary Cassatt, American painter and printmaker
August 23 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor
December 5 – Claude Monet, French painter
December 17 – Lars Magnus Ericsson, Swedish inventor and founder of Ericsson
✴️ Read a book with a character who is Italian.
Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be by Charlotte Foltz Jones 1/3/22
Bonnano Pisano, engineer who built the Leaning Tower of Pisa, was Italian.
7. Sports Winners
World Series (Baseball): St. Louis Cardinals
Stanley Cup (Hockey): Montreal Maroons
NFL Champions: Frankfort Yellow Jackets
U.S. Open Golf: Bobby Jones
Kentucky Derby: Bubbling Over
✴️ Read a book with a double letter in a title word.
Room for Hope by Kim Vogel Sawyer 1/11/22
Room
8. In Theaters
Beau Geste
Don Juan
Old Ironsides
Sparrows
What Price Glory?
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Drama, Romance, Adventure, Comedy/Humor, Sea/Oceans or War.
The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott 1/19/22
Romance
9. On The Radio
"Always" by Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
"Bye Bye Blackbird" by Gene Austin
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" by Duke Ellington
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" by Al Jolson
"When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, B, E, I, or W (all words count).
Angel's Cause by Tracie Peterson 1/12/22
IN THE NEWS
10. January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a reporter from The Times.
✴️ Read a book set in London.
The Barrister and the Letter of Marque by Todd M. Johnson 1/21/22
11. April 30 – African-American pilot Elizabeth (Bessie) Coleman is killed, after falling 500 feet (150 m) from an airplane. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license.
✴️ Read a book where the MC is a pilot.
Life Flight by Lynette Eason 2/2/22
Penny Carlton, EMS pilot
12. May 18 – Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears, while visiting a Venice, California beach.
✴️ Read a book where a character is kidnapped and then found.
Five Geese Flying by Tracie Peterson 1/7/22
Jeanine de la Fontaine
13. October 14 – A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
✴️ Read a book by an author who uses initials.
Sit, Stay, Love by J.J. Howard 2/2/22
14. November 11 – The United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
✴️ Read a book with a road on the cover (show cover) OR with words like or similar to ROAD or HIGHWAY in the title.
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(Got this one late: Following the Trail by Lynette Eason 6/22/22 | Trail in title)
15. December 13 – Miina Sillanpää becomes Finland's first female government minister.
✴️ Read a book with a female who holds an office in the government (of any kind).
A Constant Heart by Siri Mitchell 2/28/22
Queen Elizabeth I, leader of England
The Lost Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh (other topics)With You Always (other topics)
The Dress Shop on King Street (other topics)
Captive: 2,147 Days of Terror in the Colombian Jungle (other topics)
Forgiving Paris (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
A.A. Milne (other topics)Karen Kingsbury (other topics)
J.J. Howard (other topics)
Ashley Clark (other topics)
J.J. Howard (other topics)
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