Tribute to Sir Sean Connery

[Andrea]

Great job, Suzanne!

[Melissa (ladybug)]

Finished:

Tribute to Sir Sean Connery
March 1 - March 31, 2022

Tasks: 06/10

☑ 1. Read a book that features a teen-aged MC.
The Last Cuentista - Donna Barba Higuera ★★★☆☆ Mar 18, 2022

☑ 3. Read a book that features stage plays of some sort (Shakespeare play King Lear)
Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel ★★☆☆☆ Mar 01, 2022
OR in which an MC gets promoted (who?)
OR features someone returning to their hometown.

☑ 4. Read a book in which a character defends him- or herself (tell us briefly about the situation)
With No One as Witness - Elizabeth George ★★★★☆ Mar 17, 2022
A troubled teenager is kidnapped and murdered but the teen fought his killer trying to defend himself.

☑ 5. Read a book that features a character with a last name that has an apostrophe. Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly
Home Is the Sailor - Patrick Taylor ★★★★☆ Mar 19, 2022

☑ 7. Read a book in which a character hates his job (It is MC's job to bring the vinegar/wine jug to execution hill and be the errand boy. He has a soft heart and hates his job)
Vinegar Boy - Alberta Hawse ★★★☆☆ Mar 29, 2022

☑ 8. Read a book that features a mentor (Tokue mentors Sentaro in the making of the best Sweet Bean Paste ever)
Sweet Bean Paste - Durian Sukegawa ★★★☆☆ Mar 29, 2022

[Andrea]

Great job, Melissa!

[Andrea]

Finished on 3/18/22.

Tribute to Sir Sean Connery
February 17 - March 16, 2022

1. Read a book that features a teenaged MC.
An Amish Miracle: Always Beautiful, Always His Providence, Always in My Heart by Mary Ellis, Ruth Reid, Beth Wiseman 2/27/22
Becky Byler, 18

2. Read a book with a character proud to serve his or her country (which country and which branch of service?)
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas 3/18/22
Germany; spy against Hitler to save Germany, so his "branch" was the Resistance

3. Read a book that features someone returning to their hometown.
A Promise for Ellie by Lauraine Snelling 3/11/22
Ellie returned to hometown of Blessing, ND.

4. Read a book in which the MC transitions from one job to a related one (ex.: from theater to movies)
Age Is Just a Number: Achieve Your Dreams at Any Stage in Your Life by Dara Torres 2/26/22
Dara Torres transitioned from a professional swimmer to sports modeling and sports journalism, then back to professional swimming.

5. Read a book in which a character is overlooked in some way (tell us briefly how).
Goldfish Secrets by Kellyn Roth 2/28/22
(view spoiler)[Lucy's grief over her dead goldfish is ignored by her mom. (hide spoiler)]

6. Read a book in which a character has to grow on you (tell us which one).
The Lady of Galway Manor by Jennifer Deibel 3/11/22
Paddy McGinnty

7. Read a book in which a character’s friend offers emotional support in some way (briefly explain)
A Dance in Donegal by Jennifer Deibel 3/13/22
(view spoiler)[Moira is shunned and bullied by her best friend, so Brid and Peg deepen their friendships with Moira in an emotional-support way. (hide spoiler)]

8. Read a book that features a mentor (tell us who he or she mentored).
Paint and Nectar by Ashley Clark 2/22/22
Ms. Beth, to Lucy

9. Read a book that has a queen character.
A Constant Heart by Siri Mitchell 2/28/22
Queen Elizabeth I

10. Read a book in which a character gets remarried
OR in which a character is a stepfather.
A Touch of Grace by Lauraine Snelling 3/14/22
Sophie, a widow, married Garth Wiste, who became stepfather to her twins, Joy and Hamre.

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Andrea!

[Andrea]

Thank you!

[Grace]

Tribute to Sir Sean Connery
February 17 - March 16, 2022
Completed: 10
FINISHED

1. Read a book that features a teenaged MC-
Goosebumps: Secrets of the Swamp-Marieke Nijkamp 3/9,
The Arrow-James Tynion IV 3/11,
The Swarm-James Tynion IV 3/11,
The Crown of Ptolemy-Rick Riordan 3/15
New London-James Tynion IV 3/15
斉木楠雄のΨ難 4 Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan 4  -麻生 周一 3/16

7. Read a book with Doctor in title- Doctor Strange, Vol. 3: Blood in the Aether-Jason Aaron 3/10,
Doctor Strange, Vol. 4: Mr. Misery-Jason Aaron 3/10,
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Vol. 4: The Catastrophe Con-Simon Spurrier 3/10

8. Read a book that features a character with a name mentioned in the above paragraph- Rob Brown- Kimono Dragons-Brian K. Vaughan 2/25 (Yorick Brown)

[Andrea]

Great job, Grace!