"Fifty, the Ultimate f-word!"

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Fifty, the Ultimate f-word! Challenge 🥳
I'm celebrating my 50th in January and moving closer to the top of the proverbial 'hill'! (Carrying on with the milestone celebration challenge from 2011)

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Duration: January 2021 (or one month of your choice during 2021)
Goal: Rock it out with your choice of 3 books chosen from the "Party like it's 1971" hits below! 3+ options are listed under each song, they are 'either-or' options, pick the three songs you'd like to read and choose your books using 1 or more of the options provided. You can list now or as you read. Anything goes - all formats, re-reads, non-PNR/UF allowed.


Some Top Hits of 1971

'Joy to the World' by Three Dog Night
Read a book with:
* 'Night' or 'World' in the title
* A "fishy" character (ie: mermaid, sea creature, fisherman, etc.)
* A character who is a king
* A character named Jeremiah
* A frog or dog on the cover
* Any PNR

'Maggie May' by Rod Stewart
Read a book with:
* 'Fool', 'Lover' or 'Friend' in the title
* A character named Maggie (or any derivation)
* A character in school (ie: high school, university, night-school, art classes, etc.)
* A character who dumps someone who loves/d them
* A humorous PNR

'Knock Three Times' by Tony Orlando & Dawn
Read a book with:
* 'Dawn', 'Dream' or 'Three' in the title
* The 2nd or 3rd book in a series
* A character with a mustache (on the cover or in the book)
* A window on the cover
* A story with a dream hunter, dream walker or dream thief

'Family Affair' by Sly & The Family Stone
Read a book with:
* 'Family', 'Affair', 'Blood' or 'Stone' in the title
* A family, parent or child as prominent character(s) (ie: packs are allowed)
* Blood on the cover
* Characters who are newlywed
* A character who is estranged from their family

'Just My Imagination' by The Temptations
Read a book with:
* 'Tempt' (or any derivation) in the title
* A character who thinks s/he's seen something that "had to be my imagination" (ie: vampires, ghosts, weres, etc can't be real -closed world-... 'I must have just imagined it')
* A character who has lost someone they loved (ie: family member, lover, spouse, etc)
* Characters holding each other on the cover

Last, but not least a major favorite ....

'Me & Bobby McGee' by Janis Joplin
Read a book with:
* 'Me' or 'Good' in the title
* A strong female lead character
* Setting = Louisiana, New Orleans, Kentucky or California
* A (predominantly) blue cover
* A character with a partner (ie: police partner, law partner, partner-in-crime, etc)
* A character who's a singer or song writer


In case you're a wee babe or have never heard these songs. You can listen to a sample of them at iTunes. :)

"Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night
"Maggie May" by Rod Stewart
"Knock Three Times" by Tony Orlando & Dawn
"Family Affair" by Sly & the Family Stone
"Just My Imagination" by The Temptations
"Me & Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

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