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2023 Yearly Challenge

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[Lori Z]

Puzzle #1

- 1. Read a book set in Mexico.
Cliff Diver
- 2. Read a book that is MPG Historical Fiction and set in England.
The Other Bennet Sister
- 3. Read a book that is set at a university or boarding school.
A Little Princess
✔- 4. Read a book that is included in a series of 5 primary works series
The Sayers Swindle (book #2 of 5) 1/21/23
- 5. Read a book set in Texas
Cowboy, It's Cold Outside
- 6. Read a book with a photograph on the cover.

- 7. Read a book set in Italy.
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
- 8. Read a book with a significant character that is a cowboy.
Who Wants to Marry a Cowboy?
- 9. Read a book with a boat of any kind on the cover.

- 10. Read a book with "sea" in the title.
The Girl from the Sea

[Lori Z]

Puzzle #2

- 1. Read a book that is set in the 21st century. Yes, it may be set in the future, if it takes places prior to December 2100.
Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight
- 2. England, Wales, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Rumania, Turkey, Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia, Israel, Lebanon, Tunisia and parts of Germany, the Soviet Union, Morocco, Algeria, Syria and Egypt.
Read book about the Roman Empire. It may be set in any of the aforementioned countries. For example it could be set in England when they occupied England. but it must be about the Roman Empire, not just the setting. The Skystone is a good example.
Cleopatra's Daughter
- 3. Read a book with one person on the cover. Both arms must be showing.

- 4. Read a book with a higher than 4.1 average rating on Goodreads.
The Nightingale
- 5. Read a book with duplicated (or more) words in the title. Articles such as 'the', and conjoiners like 'and' are not included. eg - Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen.
Silent Night ...Deadly Night
- 6. Read a book with a Christmas theme.
The Christmas Key
- 7. Read a book with shoulder or round in the title.
Shoulder the Sky or Shoulder Season
- 8. Read a book with a beard or top hat on the cover.

- 9. Read a book with an ankle clearly showing on the cover.

✔- 10. Read a book from the first 5 pages of this list. It must be tagged as "adult" on the main book page.
People We Meet on Vacation (page 1 of list) 2/17/23

[Lori Z]

Puzzle #3

- 1. Read a book about the environment.
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
✔- 2. Read a book set in Russia.
The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar 2/4/23
- 3. Read a book with a main page genre of humour.
Rock Chick
- 4. Read a book with the name of a tree in the title from this site - http://bhort.bh.cornell.edu/tree/list...
Note, you may only use the name of a tree, You may not use any descriptors (like black, white, American, slippery, etc.
Butternut Summer
- 5. Read a book where someone is protecting someone else. Explain how they are protecting someone else.
Affaire Royale or Snowfall
- 6. Read a book that is number 50 on your TBR or other personal shelf. Specify which shelf it's on.
Unsolicited (want to read shelf)
- 7. Read a book where the main character sets forth on a major journey.
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- 8. Read a book that is the third or ninth book in a series.
Words With Fiends
- 9. Read a book set in ancient Egypt.
The Heretic Queen
- 10. Read a book with a large door on the cover. Must be the focus of the cover.

[Lori Z]

Puzzle #4

1. Read a book with a significant character who is a painter.
Confess or The Five Red Herrings
2. Read a book with a character who is a maid servant whose responsibilities would include ironing clothing.
Murder Most Malicious or What the Lady's Maid Knew
3. Read a book with one or more of the following barnyard animals on the cover - Chickens, Cattle, Sheep, Ducks, Goats, or Pigs .

4. Read a book with the theme of tourism.
Norway to Hide
5. Read a book where all the initials of the author are included in RSTU in any order. You may not duplicate letters as in Ron Rash. A good acceptable answer would be example would be Sarah Rayne.
Hush Little Baby Suzanne Redfearn
6. Read a book that is a coming-of-age story.
The Fort
7. Read a book with Bone(s) in the title.
Bed, Breakfast & Bones
8. Read a book where the first letter of the title (not including articles) starts with ABCDE.
Crewel
9. Read a book set in Nevada.
Wanna Get Lucky?
✔10. Read a book with a wreath of flowers or a hedge of flowers on it. There may also be a flower bed full of flowers.
2/21/23

[Lori Z]

Puzzle #5

1. Read a book that is set in at least 3 different countries across the globe.
Lilac Girls or A Town Like Alice
2. Read a book that contains the word - error, mistake, or perfect in the title.
Eight Perfect Murders
3. Read a book that has at least one playing card on the cover.
or
4. Read a book that is main page genre of young adult.
Between Shades of Gray
5. Read a book set in Denmark, or written by a Danish author.
The Keeper of Lost Causes
6. Read a book where there is a volcano in the story or there is a volcano on the cover.
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
7. Read a book that is set in the Himalayans ( India, Pakistan, China, Bhutan, Nepal)
The Library of Legends
8. Read a book with Child in the title or author's name is Child.
Die Trying Lee Child
✔9. Read a book where the main character is a businessman or businesswoman.
The Diary of a Bookseller 2/11/23
10. Read a book with a road on the cover where the lanes can clearly be identified.

[Lori Z]

Puzzle #6

1. Read a book with a dog as a significant character.
Dog on It
2. Read a book with someone wearing jeans on the cover.

✔3. Read a book with the name of a gem in the title Use this list: https://www.britannica.com/list/9-gem...
Emerald Green 3/19/23
4. Read a book set in Germany.
Stones from the River
5. Read a book that was set in the 60's of any century (1960's, 1860's, 1760's etc.) Future 60's will be allowed (2060's)
Summer of '69
6. Read a book set in Ohio.
Love Finds You in Revenge, Ohio
7. Read a book where there is a character that is a teacher.
Extracurricular Activities
8. Read a book where the initials of the author are W and M (in any order
Small Acts of Defiance: A Novel of WWII and Paris Michelle Wright
9. Read a book where the title is in a script font on the cover. - Cannot be fonts that are italics. It must look like handwriting.

10. Read a book where the cover has flowers WITH stems

[Lori Z]

Puzzle #7

1. Read a book set between 1901 and 1946.
Death on the Nile 1937
2. Read a book where a main character is a fireman.
Hometown Fireman
3. Read a book with a type of liquor in the title.
Whiskey
4. Read a book set in Wales or written by a Welsh author.
In the Stone Circle
5. Read a book where the cover has only the title and author's name.

6. Read a book with Ed or Edward as a main character - or author.
The Princes in the Tower
✔7. Read a book with Hill in the title or is the author's name.
Deadly Design Marion Moore Hill 3/22/23
8. Read a book with mpg of poetry.
Grocery Shopping with My Mother
9. Read a book with Inn in the title or subtitle,
Snowed Inn or Tidewater Inn
10. Read a book where the author writes under a pseudonym. State the author's name and pseudonym.
Murder, Simply Stitched Isabella Alan is the pseudonym for Amanda Flower

[Lori Z]

Puzzle #8

1. Read a book with mpg of Western.
Epitaph
2. Read a book with a measure of time in the title - ex. Sec, second, minute, etc.
Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink
✔3. Read a book where a flight attendant is a character - doesn't need to be a main character, but not just a mention.
The Flight Attendant 4/21/23
4. Read a book where a letter has a significant role. IE letters back and forth, found letters are significant to story.
Letters from Skye
5. Read a book that it is a legal thriller Both words must be on the MBP.
Gray Mountain
6. Read a book with a store front on the cover.

7. Read a book set in a city that beings with the letter M.
Finger Lickin' Dead Memphis
8. Read a book where the author's last name starts with an n, and whom you've never read before.
When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains Ariana Neumann
9. Read a book with genre dystopia and tagged zombies. Both words must be on the MBP.
Married with Zombies
10. Read a book with someone wearing a gown on the cover.

[Lori Z]

Puzzle #9

1. Read a book with Invisible in the title.
The Invisible Library
✔2. Read a book that has a bar or saloon featured in it.
Murder on the Rocks 5/18/23
3. Read a book whose cover is 75% dark red.
87.2 % red
4. Read a book with thorns on the cover or in the title.
Sorcery of Thorns
5. Read a book with an unreliable narrator. List of books for ideas.
Before I Go to Sleep #54
6. Read a book with a gate on the cover or in the title.
The Gate of Days
7. Read a book written by a British author.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Agatha Christie
8. Read a book that is set in the ocean on a ship or submarine.
A Cruise to Murder
9. Read a book where a word in the title contains kiss - may be imbedded.
Kiss Me, Kill Me
10. Read a cozy mystery with food as the main theme.
A Deadly Beef

[Lori Z]

Puzzle #10

✔1. Read a book with the moon on the cover or in the title.
Fool Moon 4/14/23
2. Read a book that is about the Civil War in the US.
And One Wore Gray
3. Read a book that has dragons in it.
Throne of Jade
4. Read a book with has a knife on the cover. Tableware not included. It must be a weapon.

5. Read a book with a ship on the cover that is flying its sails.
or
6. Read a book where a significant character is a bachelor or bachelorette. The character must remain unmarried through the entire book.
Death of a Bachelorette
7. Read a book where there are significant plot twists, as explained in the book blurb.
The Family Across the Street
8. Read a book from this list: Symbolism Books
Angels & Demons #15
9. Read a book from this list: Swimmy Titles
Learning to Swim #63
10. Read a book set in Sweden or written by a Swedish author.
Beartown Fredrik Backman

[Lori Z]

Puzzle #11

1. Read a book that is numbered 7th in a series.
Tragic Magic #7 in Scrapbooking mystery series
✔2. Read a book from this list Jesters, Fools and Tricksters
The Iron Daughter (#143 on list) 6/15/23
3. Read a book set in the 16th century (1501-1600)
Rosamund
4. Read a book that was/is a new release in 2023.
The Librarian of Burned Books
5. Read a book where a significant character is an alien (may be angels/demons too). May not be a fantasy world.
The Humans
6. Read a book that is tagged as "play".
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two
7. Read a book set in Boston.
The Sinner
8. Read a book with a puppy or a dog on the cover.

9. Read a book with "Cave" or "Bat" in the title.
The Bat or A Boy Called Bat
10. Read a book with a car on the cover. At least one wheel must be pictured.
or

[Lori Z]

Puzzle #12


✔1. Read a book that shows shelves or stacks of books on the cover.
5/12/23
2. Read a book written by an author with the initials BP or PB.
The Winter Witch Paula Brackston or The Breakdown B.A. Paris
3. Read a book that has a pregnant a character or a new born baby in it.
Greek Tycoon, Inexperienced Mistress
4. Snow, Bald, Black, Barbary, Spider, Blue, Emperor.
Read a book with one of the aforementioned words in the title. Monkey is another word you may use.
A Wicked Snow
5. Read a book with something broken in pieces on the cover.

6. Read a book about the persecution of witches.
The Heretic's Daughter
7. Read a book with a female title in the title (dame, Lady, Duchess)
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
8. Read a book set in Africa
The Kalahari Typing School for Men
9. Read a book set in Arizona.
Love Finds You in Tombstone, Arizona
10. Read a book originally publishing in 2015.
A Darker Shade of Magic

[Lori Z]

Lori Z


YLTO 2023 Yearly Challenge Tally Sheet
Badge 1

1. Puzzle #1, Task #4, The Sayers Swindle 1/21/23
2. Puzzle #3, Task #2 The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar 2/4/23
3. Puzzle #5, Task #9 The Diary of a Bookseller 2/11/23
4. Puzzle #2, Task #10 People We Meet on Vacation 2/17/23
5. Puzzle #4, Task #10 Trouble in Bloom 2/21/23
6. Puzzle #6, Task #3 Emerald Green 3/19/23
7. Puzzle #7, Task #7 Deadly Design 3/22/23
8. Puzzle #10, Task #1 Fool Moon 4/14/23
9. Puzzle #8, Task #3 The Flight Attendant 4/21/23
10. Puzzle #12, Task #1 Sword and Pen 5/12/23
11. Puzzzle #9, Task #2 Murder on the Rocks 5/18/23
12. Puzzle #11, Task #2 The Iron Daughter 6/15/23

[Lori Z]

WoF - Lori Z

1. Badge #1, Book #1
2. Puzzle #1, Task #4
3. Link The Sayers Swindle
4. Read Ebook/Paperback 304 pages
5. Task - Read a book that is included in a series of 5 primary works series
6. This was book #2 in a 5 book series

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Lori Z]

WoF - Lori Z

1. Badge #1/Book #2
2. Puzzle #3, Task #2
3. The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar
4. Read Ebook/Paperback 229 pages
5. Task - Read a book set in Russia.
6. This book was set in Russia, approximately 98% of the time.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Lori Z]

WoF - Lori Z

1. Badge #1/Book #3
2. Puzzle #5, Task #9
3. The Diary of a Bookseller
4. Read Ebook/Hardcover 310 pages
5. Task - Read a book where the main character is a businessman or businesswoman
6. This is the non-fiction account of Shaun Bythell, owner of The Book Shop in Wigtown Scotland.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Lori Z]

WoF - Lori Z

1. Badge #1/Book #4
2. Puzzle #2, Task #10
3. People We Meet on Vacation
4. Listened to audio book/Paperback 364 pages
5. Task - Read a book from the first 5 pages of this list. It must be tagged as "adult" on the main book page
6. This book was listed on the 1st page of the required list and is tagged as "adult" on the main book page.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Lori Z]

WoF - Lori Z


1. Badge #1/Book #5
2. Puzzle #4, Task #10
3. Trouble in Bloom
4. Read Ebook/Paperback 256 pages
5. Task - Read a book with a wreath of flowers or a hedge of flowers on it. There may also be a flower bed full of flowers.
6. Flower bed of flowers on cover. (approved message #55 in puzzle #4 help thread)

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Lori Z]

WoF - Lori Z

1. Badge #1/Book #6
2. Puzzle #6/Task #3
3. Emerald Green
4. Listened to Audio book/Hardcover 451 pages
5. Task - Read a book with the name of a gem in the title: Use the Britannica list of Gems
6. The book has Emerald in the title which is #6 on the list.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Lori Z]

WoF - Lori Z

1. Badge #1/Book #7
2. Puzzle #7/Task #7
3. Deadly Design
4. Read Ebook/Paperback 329 pages
5. Task - Read a book with Hill in the title or is the author's name.
6. Book was written by Marion Moore Hill

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Lori Z]

WoF - Lori Z

1. Badge #1/Book #8
2. Puzzle #10/Task #1
3. Fool Moon
4. Read Ebook/Listened to Audio book/Paperback 401 pages
5. Task - Read a book with the moon on the cover or in the title
6. Title has the word "moon" in the title

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Lori Z]

WoF - Lori Z

1. Badge #1/Book #9
2. Puzzle #8/Task #3
3. The Flight Attendant
4. Listened to audio book/Hardcover 354 pages
5. Task - Read a book where a flight attendant is a character
6. Main character was a flight attendant

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Lori Z]

WoF - Lori Z

1. Badge #1/Book #10
2 Puzzle #12/Task #1
3. Sword and Pen
4, Listened to audio book, read ebook, read hardcover/Hardcover 368 pages
5. Task - Read a book that shows shelves or stacks of books on the cover.
6. Shelves of books shown on cover.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Lori Z]

WoF - Lori Z

1. Badge #1/Book #11
2. Puzzle #9/Task #2
3. Murder on the Rocks
4. Read Ebook/ Paperback 352 pages
5. Task - Read a book that has a bar or saloon featured in it.
6. MC owns a bar and most of the book is set there and a lot of her patrons are featured in the book.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Lori Z]

WoF - Lori Z

1. Badge #1/Book #12
2. Puzzle #11/Task #2
3. The Iron Daughter
4. Read Ebook/Listened to Audio book/Paperback 359 pages
5. Task - Read a book from this list Jesters fool and tricksters
6. This book is #143 on the required list.

[Janice, Moderator]

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Congrats on earning Badge 1. :)

[Lori Z]

Thank you!