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MOST POINTS
Diana S - 6
Pat - 4
⭐⭐ Linda C - 10
Tessa - 3
•• The Adventures - 9
Marilyn - 7
•• Amber - 9
Bethany - 6
MOST PAGES
Diana S - 2021
Pat - 1187
⭐⭐ Linda C - 2835
Tessa - 1002
The Adventures - 2779
Marilyn - 2391
•• Amber - 2822
Bethany - 1984
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c. Title begins w/letter in SHRIMP
H - The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang (5/4/22) 352 pp. 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐
Point Earned: 1
Pages Read: 352
Pat1.6 ~ READING THROUGH THE ALPHABET: LETTER U
Unless by Carol ShieldsRead ~ 5.2.22
Pages ~ 320
Relevance ~ (U)nless
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Total Points ~ 1
Total Pages ~ 320
Task 1.6 READING THROUGH THE ALPHABET: LETTER URead a book that starts with the Letter U (exclude A,An, or The)
Unrequited Ruby (Love at Ruby's Garage #1 ) - Lola Winters (3 stars) 5/7/22 [159]
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 159
Total points - 1
Total pages - 159
TESSATask 1.2 - May Flowers
Author initials in DAFFODIL - D F
Dick Francis / Whip Hand ✔ - 06May22 - 329 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 329 p
Total points earned to date - 1
Total pages read to date - 329 p
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Unnatural Acts by Stuart Woods (5/7/22) 307 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 307
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 659
Task 1.5 (Tessa's Task) MC FISH MARKETOur "SPECIAL" of the month is SHRIMP
Read ONE book from the following choices
c) A book whose title begins with a letter in: SHRIMP (ignore: A, An, The)
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt – Beth Hoffman (4 stars) 5/8/22 [306]
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 306
Total points - 2
Total pages - 465
1.1 BOX OF CRAYONSMay's Colors: ROBIN EGG BLUE & CAMEL
Read a book with a cover predominantly BLUE or BROWN (50+%) show cover.
The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World – Melinda Gates (4 stars) 5/11/22 [304]Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 304
Total points - 3
Total pages - 769
1.1 BOX OF CRAYONSMay's Colors: ROBIN EGG BLUE & CAMEL
Read a book with a cover predominantly BLUE or BROWN (50+%) show cover.
by Hallie Rubenhold - Finished on May 7th - 333 pagesPoint this task: 1
Pages for this task: 333 pages
Task 1.2 - May FlowersAuthor initials in Chrysanthemum - N T S
They Said They Wanted Revolution: A Memoir of My Parents by Neda Toloui-Semnani - Finished on May 3rd
THIS TASK
Points earned: 1
Pages read: 288 pages
Total points: 2
Total pages: 621 pages
Task 1.5 (Tessa's Task) MC FISH MARKETc) A book whose title begins with a letter in: SHRIMP (ignore: A, An, The)
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams - Finished on May 12th - 384 pages
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 384 pages
Total points - 3
Total pages - 1005 pages
TESSATask 1.5 (Tessa's Task) MC FISH MARKET - SHRIMP
c) A book whose title begins with a letter in: SHRIMP - Sweetness of Water ✔ – 05May22 - 368 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 368
Total points earned to date - 2
Total pages read to date - 697 pg
Pat 2.4 (Linda C's Task ) MAY ZODIAC
Read 2 books
May is covered by 2 zodiac signs - TAURUS and GEMINI
1. Taurus, the Bull
Read a book with BULL (the animal) in the text [give us the sentence and page/loc] -OR- with all the letters in B-U-L-L in the title ( not necessarily in that order).
Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage by Heather Havrileskypg 215 ...Bill just snorted like a prissy bull...
Read ~ 5.6.22
Pages ~ 272
2. Gemini, the Twins
Read a book featuring TWINS -OR- with all the letters in G-E-M-I-N-I in the title (not necessarily in that order).
The Stormchasers by Jenna BlumRead ~ 5.15.22
Pages ~ 384
Relevance ~ Charles and Karena are twins. Charles is bipolar, and Karena makes excuses for him.
Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 656
Total Points ~ 3
Total Pages ~ 976
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The Way of the Hive: A Honey Bee's Story by Jay Hosler (5/16/22) 160 pp. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 160
TOTAL POINTS: 3
TOTAL PAGES: 819
2.1 WHEEL OF FORTUNE #2 and #5#2 The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre--5/4/22--384 pages
#5 A Calling for Charlie Barnes by Joshua Ferris--5/17/22--352 pages
Bonus #1
#1 Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz--5/1/22--498 pages
Points this task: 3
Pages this task: 1234
1.5 (Tessa's Task) MC FISH MARKETOur "SPECIAL" of the month is SHRIMP
Read ONE book from the following choices
c) A book whose title begins with a letter in: SHRIMP (ignore: A, An, The)
Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico: Portraits of Soldaderas, Saints, and Subversives by Kathy Sosa--5/8/22--279 pages
BONUS POINT: You can choose a second helping of Shrimp.
The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende--174 pages
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 453
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1687
1.7 (Pat's Task) NATIONAL ASPARAGUS MONTHRead a book with a green or white cover.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan – Lisa See (4 stars) 5/16/22 [269]Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 269
Total points - 4
Total pages - 1038
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Source of Light - SUN in title
Come Sundown by Nora Roberts (5/18/22) 466 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 466
TOTAL POINTS: 4
TOTAL PAGES: 1285
1.1 BOX OF CRAYONSMay's Colors: ROBIN EGG BLUE & CAMEL
Read a book with a cover predominantly BLUE
by Emma Jameson 05.20.22Task points 1
Task pages 201
1.3 (Amber's Task ) CHILDREN CLASSIC: The Boxcar Childrenb) Read a book with a kitchen or dishes on the cover (show cover)
by Victoria Hamilton 05.09.22pages 304
BONUS POINT: Read a book from the Boxcar Children series.
The Yellow House Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner 05.17.22
pages 192
Task points 2
Task pages 496
Total points 3
Total pages 697
1.9 (Amber's task) The Reading Jar: IN HONOR OF MY MOMRead a book from one of her current favorite authors, PHILIPPA GREGORY
The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory 05.13.22
Task points 1
Task pages 502
Total points 4
Total pages 1199
TESSATask 1.7 - Pat - National Asparagus Month
White cover:
✔ – 16May22 - 305 pTHIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 305
Total points earned to date - 3
Total pages read to date - 1002
TESSATask 1.3 - Children's Classic - Amber - BOXCAR CHILDREN
A book where someone creates something - The Boxcar Children ✔ – 15May22 - 163 p
BONUS point: read
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 163
Total points earned to date - 5
Total pages read to date - 1165
Task 1.3 (Amber's Task ) CHILDREN CLASSIC: The Boxcar Childrena) Read a book where someone creates something (tell us what)
Stars of Fortune (The Guardians Trilogy, #1) – Nora Roberts (3 stars) 5/20/22 [304] – MC creates art from scenes in her dreams
Task 1.9 (Amber's task) The Reading Jar: IN HONOR OF MY MOM
Read a book from one of her current favorite authors, PHILIPPA GREGORY or HARLAN COBEN -OR- a book whose title starts with one of their initials (exclude A, An, & The)
Cards & Caravans (Gaslight Chronicles, #5) – Cindy Spencer Pape (4 stars) 5/18/22 [129] - starts with C for Coben
Points these tasks - 2
Pages these tasks - 433
Total points - 6
Total pages - 1471
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Task 1.3 - Children's Classic - Amber - BOXCAR CHILDREN
A book where someone creates something - The Boxcar Children ✔ – 15May22 - 163 p
BONUS point: read [bookcover:The Boxc..."
😐 Sorry, I can't count Boxcar Kids twice. You need another book.
3.1 (Tessa's Task) MOTHER'S DAYRead 3 books
1. Read a book by a Female author whose first and last initials are in MOTHERS DAY (Middle initials may be ignored. Letters may be used only so often as they appear in the phrase.)
Cat on the Edge by Shirley Rousseau Murphy - 05/22/22 - 274 pages
2. Read a book where the main character is a mother (tell us who)
The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore - Elizabeth Packard was a mother of five - 05/19/22 - 560 pages
3. Read a book with flowers on the Cover (post the cover)
by Luis Sepulveda - 05/24/22 - 122 pagesPoints this task: 3
Pages this task: 956 pages
Total points: 6
Total pages: 1961 pages
Pat1.2 MAY FLOWERS
• Pick your flower
DAFFODIL
Read a book whose Author's initials (FIRST & LAST) are in your flower name. (List Flower)
Ten Miles Past Normal by Frances O'Roark DowellRead ~ 5.21.22
Pages ~ 211
Relevance ~ FD is in daffodil (so is her middle initial, just saying)
Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 211
Total Points ~ 4
Total Pages ~ 1,187
1.1 BOX OF CRAYONSMay's Colors: ROBIN EGG BLUE & CAMEL
Read a book with a cover predominantly BLUE or BROWN (50+%) show cover.
Weather by Jenny Offill--5/18/22--208 pagesPoints this task: 1
Pages this task: 208
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1.2 MAY FLOWERS
• Pick your flower
Read a book whose Author's initials (FIRST & LAST) are in your flower name. (List Flower)
Flower--Waterlily
Book--Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson--5/25/22--496 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 496
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Subtotal points: 2
Subtotal pages: 704
Total points: 7
Total pages: 2391
Task 1.2 MAY FLOWERS• Pick your flower - CROCUS
Read a book whose Author's initials (FIRST & LAST) are in your flower name.
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) – Cassandra Clare (3 stars) 5/26/22 [720]
Task 1.4 BUZZWORD
May's Buzzword is LIGHT
Read a book with a source of Light in title.
e.g. candle, lighting, fire, the Sun .. etc.
Wish with the Candles – Betty Neels (3 stars) 5/27/22 [224]
Points these tasks - 2
Pages these tasks - 944
Total points - 8
Total pages - 2415
2.1 WHEEL OF FORTUNE#2 - Diary of a Mad Diva by Joan Rivers 05.29.22
pages 300
#5 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse by Lee Goldberg 05.24.22
pages 283
Bonus
#4 - The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman 05.27.22
pages 384
Task points 3
Task pages 967
Total points 7
Total pages 2166
1.2 MAY FLOWERS• Pick your flower
Read a book whose Author's initials (FIRST & LAST) are in your flower name. (List Flower) - Peruvian Lily
Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts 05.15.22
Task points 1
Task pages 352
Total points 8
Total pages 2518
1.5 (Tessa's Task) MC FISH MARKETOur "SPECIAL" of the month is SHRIMP
b) A book with a predominantly Pink cover (at least 51%)
by Krista Davis 05.02.22Task points 1
Task pages 304
Total points 9
Total pages 2822
Task 2.2 HAVE ARMCHAIR, WILL TRAVELRead 2 Books
This month's States:
• PENNSYLVANIA • MASSACHUSETTS • MONTANA • TENNESSEE
TENNESSEE - Softly at Sunrise (KGI, #5.5) – Maya Banks (3 stars) 5/29/22 [132]
MONTANA - Her Montana Man – Cheryl St. John (3 stars) 5/31/22 [288]
Points this task - 2
Pages this task - 420
Total points - 10
Total pages - 2835
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Blue Cover (50%+)
The Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand (5/14/22) 432 pp 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 432
TOTAL POINTS: 5
TOTAL PAGES: 1717
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Picked Flower: Magnolia
Author's Initials: L M
Leslie Meier's Easter Bonnet Murder (5/21/22) 304 pp 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 304
TOTAL POINTS: 6
TOTAL PAGES: 2021
5.1 YEAR 2022: MAYRead 5 Books
1. M-Michael Crichton, Eaters of the Dead 5/25 (304 pgs)
2. A-Andrzej Sapkowski, Sword of Destiny 5/11 (384 pgs)
3. Y-Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country by Sierra Crane Murdoch 5/29 (379 pgs)
4. The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix 5/28 (352 pgs)
5. Heroic Hearts by Jim Butcher
5/18, published May 2022 (368 pgs)
Points: 5
Pages: 1787
1.2 MAY FLOWERS• Pick your flower--GLADIOLUS
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon
5/4 (197 pages)
Total points:6
Total pages: 1984
2.1 WHEEL OF FORTUNE#2 - North to Paradise by Ousman Umar - 05/26/22 - 159 pages
#5 - La peste by Albert Camus - 05/15/22 - 355 pages
Bonus
#3 - Walking the Bowl: A True Story of Murder and Survival Among the Street Children of Lusaka by Chris Lockhart & Daniel Mulilo Chama - 05/30/22 - 304 pages
Task points 3
Task pages 818
Total points 9
Total pages 2779
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