Musician: George Michael

[JoAnne]

Thank you to Jessica for writing this fantastic challenge for us!

Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023

You may do as many tasks as you wish.
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.
A badge will be awarded for your level of participation.

Choose your level:
🎼 Wham!: 2-5 tasks
🎼 Faith: 6-10 tasks
🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks


Tasks:
🎼 On June 25, 1963, Georgios Kyriakou Panayiotou was born in London. He was the son of a Greek Cypriot restaurateur and the youngest of three siblings. As a boy, he dreamed of becoming a pilot, but his myopia and color blindness rendered that impossible. When he was seven, he received a tape recorder as a gift. He started experimenting with Motown records and a phonograph and decided he wanted to be a recording artist.

1. Read a book that was published in June of any year OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s OR Read a book that takes place in England OR Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.

2. Read a book that has siblings OR Read a book with the letters G, K, and P in the title (any order) OR Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.

3. Read a book where a character has a dream OR Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count) OR Read a book where someone receives a gift.

🎼 In his early teen years, his family moved to a more affluent suburb and that is where Michael met Andrew Ridgeley, who would later be his partner in Wham! At the time, Ridgeley was popular, stylish, and attractive. Michaels was shy and overweight. Unlikely as it seems, the two became friends and started recording songs together. Michael’s parents wanted him to have a “respectable” career like law or medicine, but Michael stuck to it and dropped out of school at 16 with Ridgeley to start working on their musical dream. By 1982, the pair had won a contract with Innervision Records.
4. Read a book with a character that is a musician OR Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen OR Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city).

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school OR Read a book where a character is shy or overweight OR Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).

🎼 It was at this time that Michael changed his name to the less complicated George Michael. The duo took their name from a Michael Jackson song “Wham! Rap (Enjoy What You Do),” and they released their first album, Fantastic, which reached number four on the British Charts. The next album, Make It Big, helped launch their name in the United States, especially with the hit “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”. Their style, both aesthetically and musically, varied from their first album to their second. Wham! released another album in 1985 and toured China, the first Western group to do so. In 1986, shaken by ending of a long-term romantic relationship, Michael decided to end Wham! at the peak of their popularity.

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M OR Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title OR Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it. Give us a partial sentence and location OR Read a book where a character ends something.

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count) OR Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character.

10. Read a book that takes place in China OR Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.

🎼 In an effort to erase his teenybopper image, Michael recorded “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” with Aretha Franklin in 1987. The same year, he released his first solo album, Faith, which went to the number one position. Even though many radio stations refused to play it, or only played it during late hours, the controversial song, “I Want Your Sex” became a number two hit. His next solo album, Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. I was released in 1990 and included the single “Freedom.” Two years later, Michael appeared at the Concert for Life, an AIDS awareness benefit and tribute to the recently deceased Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury.

11. Read a standalone book OR Read a book with “faith” (You decide) OR Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book).

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide) OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.

🎼 The rest of the 90s, Michael was involved in legal issues with his contract; afterwards, produced two more albums, including an album of covers. In 2003, after a hiatus, Michael released another solo album, Patience, which included a song that referenced his lover, Kenny Goss. In the 2000s, Michael faced some other legal trouble, including drug arrests and crashing his car into a building. Michael passed away in 2016 at the age of 53 from heart failure. Michael has been described as someone who “unabashedly championed pop music” at a time when many people had abandoned the form. His ambition, talent and drive helped him win numerous awards and become a global figure.

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.

14. Read a book where a character dies OR Read a book with a character that is in their 50s.

15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).


Sources:
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[JoAnne]

Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023
🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15

You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.


1. Read a book that was published in June of any year.
Published June 26th 2018 Till Death Do Us Tart Ellie Alexander 1/17/23

2. Read a book that has siblings.
Christmas at Hope Ranch Loretta C. Rogers 1/18/23

3. Read a book where a character has a dream OR

Read a book with a 7 in the page count.
297 pages Come Together Marie Force 1/21/23

Read a book where someone receives a gift.
Fake It For Good Weston Parker 1/20/23

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician.
Christmas Castles Judith Keim 1/16/23

OR Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen.
A Grand Season to Remember Abigail Agar 1/18/23

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school.
New Horizon in Bar Harbor Katie Winters 1/28/23

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M.
Christmas Shelter Tammy L. Grace 1/20/23

Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.
Smoke and Steel Kristen Ashley 1/23/23

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title.
A Rogue Cowboy's Second Chance Stephanie Rowe 2/1/23

Read a book where a character ends something.
Here, There and Everywhere Marie Force 1/22/23

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count).
Christmas Secret Violet Howe 1/21/23

10. Read a book with over 1,985 ratings.
2103 ratings Striking Range Margaret Mizushima 1/24/23

11. Read a standalone book OR Read a book with “faith” (You decide) OR Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book).

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom.
This Crazy Love J.H. Croix 2/4/23

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.

14. Read a book where a character dies.
Christmas Joy Judith Keim 1/19/23

15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).

[Kimberly]

Musician: George Michael
Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023
Read: 10

🎼 Faith: 6-10 tasks

1. Read a book that was published in June of any year OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s OR Read a book that takes place in England OR Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.

2. Read a book that has siblings OR Read a book with the letters G, K, and P in the title (any order) OR Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.
Know You by Heart - Tif Marcelo - The Puso siblings run the resort - 2/16/23

3. Read a book where a character has a dream OR Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count) OR Read a book where someone receives a gift.

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician OR Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen OR Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city).

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school OR Read a book where a character is shy or overweight OR Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M.
Mint Chocolate Murder - Meri Allen - 1/31/23
Dying for Devil's Food - Jenn McKinlay - 2/27/23

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title OR Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it. Give us a partial sentence and location OR Read a book where a character ends something.

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count).
Set on You - Amy Lea - 2/24/23
The Tyrant’s Tomb - Rick Riordan - 3/7/23

10. Read a book that takes place in China OR Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts - Tonya Kappes - 3,831 ratings - 2/27/23

11. Read a standalone book.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin - 1/31/23

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide) OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.

14. Read a book where a character dies.
Murder of a Barbie and Ken - Denise Swanson - 2/20/23
Petals and Poison - Jess Dylan - 3/9/23
Murder al Dente - Jennifer L. Hart - 3/13/23

15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).

[Frankie]

Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023

15/11-15 Completed. Finished

You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks

1. Read a book that was published in June of any year
(6/2020)
The Girl and the Deadly End-A.J. Rivers 2/03/23
(6/2019)
Riggs-Crystal Daniels 2/04/23

OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s OR Read a book that takes place in England OR Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.

2. Read a book that has siblings
A Family to Keep-Susan Gable 1/19/23
OR Read a book with the letters G, K, and P in the title (any order) OR Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.

3. Read a book where a character has a dream OR
Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count)
(347)
Lucky in Love-Kelly Elliott 1/29/23
OR Read a book where someone receives a gift.

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician OR Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen OR Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city).

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school OR
Read a book where a character is shy or overweight
Northern Stars-Brittainy C. Cherry 1/22/23
Tempt-Melanie Harlow 2/02/23
OR Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).
Timeless-Devney Perry 1/22/23

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M
Jessica Gadziala-432 Hours 1/27/23
Elle Gray-The Lost Sister 2/08/23
OR
Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.
(Marcel aka Teller)
Reckless Truths-Autumn Jones Lake 2/09/23

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title OR Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it. Give us a partial sentence and location OR Read a book where a character ends something.

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count)
It Takes Heart-Tif Marcelo 1/18/23
The Sweetness of Life-Kathryn Andrews 1/21/23
From the Embers-Aly Martinez 2/10/23
OR Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character.

10. Read a book that takes place in China OR
Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
(2,580)
Woman in the Water-Elle Gray 1/15/23

11. Read a standalone book OR Read a book with “faith” (You decide) OR Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book).

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide) OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.

14. Read a book where a character dies OR
Read a book with a character that is in their 50s.
Throne of Scars-Autumn Jones Lake 2/06/23

15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).

[Kendra]

Musician: George Michael
Duration: Jan. 15th, 2023 - Mar. 14th, 2023

Level:
🎼 Wham!: 2-5 tasks
🎼 Faith: 6-10 tasks
🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks

42/15

1. Read a book that was published in June of any year.
Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe - Feb. 27th
1. Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s.
Hospital Station by James White - Feb. 14th
Star Surgeon by James White - Feb. 16th
1. Read a book that takes place in England.
1. Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.
The Mother of All Degrassi: A Memoir by Linda Schuyler - Feb. 6th
Norse Mythology, Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman - Feb 22nd

2. Read a book that has siblings.
About That Kiss by Jill Shalvis - Jan. 28th
Your Momma Thinks Square Roots Are Vegetables: A FoxTrot Collection by Bill Amend - Mar. 14th
2. Read a book with the letters G, K, and P in the title (any order).
Backpacking Through Bedlam by Seanan McGuire - Mar. 6th
2. Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.

3. Read a book where a character has a dream.
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo - Feb. 11th
3. Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count).
Friendsgiving: The Official Guide to Hosting, Roasting, and Celebrating with Friends by Shoshana Stopek - Mar. 7th
176 pages
3. Read a book where someone receives a gift.
When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 30th
Zero's Journey by D.J. Milky - Feb. 20th

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician.
4. Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen.
The Stolen Heir by Holly Black - Jan. 24th
And When She Opened the Closet, All The Clothes Were Polyester: A FoxTrot Collection by Bill Amend - Feb. 10th
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik - Mar. 12th
5. Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city).

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school.
6. Read a book where a character is shy or overweight.
6. Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).
Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews - Feb. 19th

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M.
Norse Mythology, Vol. 2 by Neil Gaiman - Feb 22nd
7. Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich - Jan. 29th (Tookie)

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title.
Blurb Your Enthusiasm: An A-Z of Literary Persuasion by Louise Willder - Jan. 24th
8. Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it. Give us a partial sentence and location.
Is There Bacon in Heaven?: A Memoir by Ali Hassan - Feb. 24th
"Olga Courtois likes Wham!" pg. 96
8. Read a book where a character ends something.
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern - Mar. 2nd

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count).
Shakespeare: Sonnets by William Shakespeare - Jan. 26th
9. Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character.
The Backup Plan by Jill Shalvis - Jan. 27th
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers - Mar. 10th

10. Read a book that takes place in China.
10. Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon - Feb. 12th
295 820 ratings

11. Read a standalone book.
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers - Jan. 25th
Heartless Prince by Angela De Vito - Mar. 3rd
11. Read a book with “faith” (You decide).
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers - Feb. 23rd
11. Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book).
Into Every Generation a Slayer Is Born: How Buffy Staked Our Hearts by Evan Ross Katz - Jan. 18th
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton - Mar. 5th

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide).
The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive by Lucy Adlington - Feb. 18th
12. Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.
Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia by Natasha Lance Rogoff - Jan. 15th
Mind Changer by James White - Mar. 7th

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+.
A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 22nd
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo - Feb. 5th
13. Read a book where a character has patience (You decide).
13. Read a book where a character crashes a car.

14. Read a book where a character dies.
The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay - Jan. 22nd
Deadly Class, Volume 12: A Fond Farewell, Part Two by Rick Remender - Feb. 8th
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa - Mar. 9th
14. Read a book with a character that is in their 50s.

15. Read a book that has won awards.
Lucky in Love by Jill Shalvis - Feb. 5th
Bunnicula by James Howe & Deborah Howe - Feb. 16th
15. Read a book where a character wins an award.
A Light in the Dark: A History of Movie Directors by David Thomson - Jan. 25th
Oscars
15. Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).
The Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy by Paul Myers - Feb. 1st

[Barbara ★]

Musician George Michael

Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023
Level: Freedom: 11-15 tasks

READ: 29/11+

🎼 On June 25, 1963, Georgios Kyriakou Panayiotou was born in London. He was the son of a Greek Cypriot restaurateur and the youngest of three siblings. As a boy, he dreamed of becoming a pilot, but his myopia and color blindness rendered that impossible. When he was seven, he received a tape recorder as a gift. He started experimenting with Motown records and a phonograph and decided he wanted to be a recording artist.

✔ 1. Read a book that was published in June of any year
Buffalo Jump Blues - Keith McCafferty (pub June 28, 2016) 2/16
✔ 3. Read a book that takes place in England
Married by Morning - Lisa Kleypas 1/21
✔ 5. Read a book that has siblings
The Heretic Royal - G.A. Aiken (heroine has many siblings) 1/25
✔ 8. Read a book where a character has a dream
The Pearl Savage - Tamara Rose Blodgett 2/13
✔ 9. Read a book with a 7 in the page count
Never Fade - Alexandra Bracken (507 pages) 2/2
✔ 10. Read a book where someone receives a gift.
A Death in Door County - Annelise Ryan (MC gets an Adirondack chair) 1/19

🎼 In his early teen years, his family moved to a more affluent suburb and that is where Michael met Andrew Ridgeley, who would later be his partner in Wham! At the time, Ridgeley was popular, stylish, and attractive. Michaels was shy and overweight. Unlikely as it seems, the two became friends and started recording songs together. Michael’s parents wanted him to have a “respectable” career like law or medicine, but Michael stuck to it and dropped out of school at 16 with Ridgeley to start working on their musical dream. By 1982, the pair had won a contract with Innervision Records.

✔ 11. Read a book with a character that is a musician
Music Man - K.L. Montgomery (hero) 2/19
✔ 12. Read a book tagged Music.
XOXO - Axie Oh 3/1
✔ 13. Read a book with a character that is a teen
Song of Silver, Flame Like Night - Amélie Wen Zhao 1/28
✔ 15. Read a book where a character drops out of school
Sweet Trouble - Susan Mallery (MC, college) 2/10
✔ 16. Read a book where a character is shy or overweight
Wind Daughter - Joanna Ruth Meyer (MC Satu) 2/19
✔ 17. Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).
Scottish Werebear: Books 1-3 - Lorelei Moone 1/17
(hero is a brown bear, heroine is a wolf)

🎼 It was at this time that Michael changed his name to the less complicated George Michael. The duo took their name from a Michael Jackson song “Wham! Rap (Enjoy What You Do),” and they released their first album, Fantastic, which reached number four on the British Charts. The next album, Make It Big, helped launch their name in the United States, especially with the hit “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”. Their style, both aesthetically and musically, varied from their first album to their second. Wham! released another album in 1985 and toured China, the first Western group to do so. In 1986, shaken by ending of a long-term romantic relationship, Michael decided to end Wham! at the peak of their popularity.

✔ 18. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M
Live To Tell - Lisa Gardner 1/20
✔ 19. Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.
Murder at St Margaret - Lynn Morrison (Harriet, Harry) 2/15
✔ 20. Read a book that has punctuation in the title
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? - Jodi Taylor 1/29
✔ 21. Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it.
Up to No Gouda - Linda Reilly 1/21
(and Wham, I backed into the car behind me), ch24
✔ 22. Read a book where a character ends something.
Love at the Northern Lights - Darcie Boleyn (heroine her engagement) 1/3
✔ 23. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count)
The One You Love - Paul Pilkington 1/29
✔ 24. Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character.
Tortured Dreams - Hadena James (heroine awoken by her boss) 1/31
✔ 26. Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
California Girls - Susan Mallery (10,024 ratings)1/31

🎼 In an effort to erase his teenybopper image, Michael recorded “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” with Aretha Franklin in 1987. The same year, he released his first solo album, Faith, which went to the number one position. Even though many radio stations refused to play it, or only played it during late hours, the controversial song, “I Want Your Sex” became a number two hit. His next solo album, Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. I was released in 1990 and included the single “Freedom.” Two years later, Michael appeared at the Concert for Life, an AIDS awareness benefit and tribute to the recently deceased Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury.

✔ 27. Read a standalone book
Hokuloa Road - Elizabeth Hand 2/27
✔ 28. Read a book with “faith”
Three Parts Dead - Max Gladstone 2/8
✔ 30. Read a book where someone experiences freedom
The Darkest Minds - Alexandra Bracken 1/15
(MCs escape from a camp where they were held prisoners by the government)
✔ 31. Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.
River of Darkness - Rennie Airth (pub 1999) 2/20

🎼 The rest of the 90s, Michael was involved in legal issues with his contract; afterwards, produced two more albums, including an album of covers. In 2003, after a hiatus, Michael released another solo album, Patience, which included a song that referenced his lover, Kenny Goss. In the 2000s, Michael faced some other legal trouble, including drug arrests and crashing his car into a building. Michael passed away in 2016 at the age of 53 from heart failure. Michael has been described as someone who “unabashedly championed pop music” at a time when many people had abandoned the form. His ambition, talent and drive helped him win numerous awards and become a global figure.

✔ 32. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+
Lavender House - Lev A.C. Rosen 1/21
✔ 33. Read a book where a character has patience
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone - Diana Gabaldon 1/27
(hero has the patience of a saint, really he does)
✔ 35. Read a book where a character dies
White is the Coldest Colour - John Nicholl 1/18
✔ 38. Read a book where a character wins an award
If You Could See the Sun - Ann Liang (heroine, top of class) 2/1
✔ 39. Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).
Saved by a Dragon - Lauren Lively 2/24
(hero champions humans against demons)

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Genevieve]

One of my favorite artists
Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023
Read: 16/15

You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks

1. Read a book that takes place in England.
A Devious Death by Alyssa Maxwell 1/31/2023

2. Read a book that has siblings.
Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber 3/6/2023

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen.
Endless Summer by J.M. Snyder 1/26/2023

7. Read a book by an author with their last name starting with a M.
Slay Bells Ring by Karen MacInerney 1/30/2023

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title.
Can't Judge a Book By Its Murder by Amy Lillard 2/24/2023

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count).
A Few Drops of Bitters by G.A. McKevett 1/30/2023

11. Read a standalone book.
Turkey in the Snow by Amy Lane 1/25/2023
The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe 2/25/2023
Olive the Other Reindeer by Bruce Kilby 2/27/2023
Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen by O. Henry 2/27/2023

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+.
Hiding the Moon by Amy Lane 1/23/2023
Lollipop by Amy Lane 1/28/2023
Warm Heart by Amy Lane 2/16/2023
14. Read a book where a character dies
Tapped Out by Natalie M. Roberts 2/13/2023
Beyond a Reasonable Stout by Ellie Alexander 2/13/2023
Slice of Murder by Rosie A. Point 2/8/2023

[Grace]

Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023
Read:

You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

🎼 Faith: 6-10 tasks
🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks

1. Read a book that was published in June of any year OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s OR Read a book that takes place in England OR Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.

2. Read a book that has siblings- 5 Rounds-Nikki Castle 1/15

3. Read a book where a character has a dream- Movie Night-James Tynion IV 1/17

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician OR Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen- Nowhere-Jon Robinson 2/14

6. Read a book with unlikely pairing- Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 34-Yuto Tsukuda 2/4

7. Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname- Long-Distance-Jason Latour 1/17 (Spiderwoman/Gwen)

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title- Cells at Work!, Vol. 3-Akane Shimizu 2/18

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count)- The Canoe Trip Mystery-Gertrude Chandler Warner 1/19

10. Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings- Surprise Island-Gertrude Chandler Warner 1/21 (11,370)

11. Read a standalone book- The Girl and the Ghost-Hanna Alkaf 1/19

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide)- The Boxcar Children-Gertrude Chandler Warner 1/21

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+- The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On-Franny Choi 1/19

14. Read a book where a character dies OR Read a book with a character that is in their 50s.

15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).

[JoAnne]

Welcome Kimberly, Frankie, Kendra, Barbara, Genevieve, and Grace!

[Stephanie]

Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023

🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks

1. Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.
My Beautiful Life by K.J. Parker 1/15/23

2. Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.
The Pot Thief Who Studied Escoffier by J. Michael Orenduff 1/16/23

3. Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count) (279).
When the Bough Breaks by Mercedes Lackey 1/16/23

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician.
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix 1/28/23

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen.
Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson 1/18/23

6. Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).
Chrome Circle by Mercedes Lackey 1/22/23

7. Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.
Everwild by Neal Shusterman 1/19/23

8. Read a book where a character ends something.
Everfound by Neal Shusterman 1/25/23

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count).
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 1/20/23

10. Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings. (18,940 ratings)
The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith 1/23/23

11. Read a standalone book.
Dancing Bears: True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny by Witold Szabłowski 1/24/23

12. Read a book that takes place in the 1990s.
Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia by Natasha Lance Rogoff 1/19/23

13. Read a book where a character has patience (You decide).
Into the West by Mercedes Lackey 1/21/23

14. Read a book where a character dies.
Mightier than the Sword by K.J. Parker 1/17/23

15. Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. Parker 1/27/23

[Mandy]

TLC | Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023
Goals: Wham!: 2-5 tasks | Faith: 6-10 tasks | Freedom: 11-15 tasks
Progress: 4/15
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✔ 1. Read a book that was published in June of any year OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s OR Read a book that takes place in England OR Read a book with a character that has an eye issue. » Miss Peregrine 2 | Die Stadt der besonderen Kinder | Ransom Riggs | 480P | 1/20/23

✔ 2. Read a book that has siblings OR Read a book with the letters G, K, and P in the title (any order) OR Read a book that takes place in a restaurant. » Miss Peregrine 3 | Die Bibliothek der besonderen Kinder | Ransom Riggs | 541P | 1/28/23

✔ 3. Read a book where a character has a dream OR Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count) OR Read a book where someone receives a gift. » Weihnachten mit Theodor Fontane | Theodor Fontane | 142P | 1/30/23

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician OR Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen OR Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city).

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school OR Read a book where a character is shy or overweight OR Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M OR Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title OR Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it. Give us a partial sentence and location OR Read a book where a character ends something.

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count) OR Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character.

10. Read a book that takes place in China OR Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.

✔ 11. Read a standalone book OR Read a book with “faith” (You decide) OR Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book). » Reden gegen den Krieg | Wolodymyr Selenskyj | 94P | 1/31/23

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide) OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.

14. Read a book where a character dies OR Read a book with a character that is in their 50s.

15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).

[JoAnne]

Welcome Stephanie and Mandy!

[Pinar]

Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023

13/11-15 Completed.

🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks

1. Read a book that takes place in England:
Büyük Umutlar (Great Expectations) by Charles Dickens 2/13/23

2. Read a book that has siblings:
Bilinmeyen Ülkede Yolculuk (Travelling in a Strange Land) by David Park 2/5/23

3. Read a book where someone receives a gift:
Lanetli Tavşan (The Cursed Bunny) by Bora Chung 1/16/23

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician:
Noktürnler: Müziğe ve Günbatımına Dair Öyküler (Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall) by Kazuo Ishiguro 3/14/23

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen OR Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city).

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school:
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 3/3/23

7. Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname:
Lanetli Avlu (The Damned Yard) by Ivo Andrić 1/22/23

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title:
Lady Windermere'in Yelpazesi (Lady Windermere's Fan) by Oscar Wilde 3/5/23

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count):
Ateşin Çağrısı – Kısım 1 (Fiery Cross - Part 1)by Diana Gabaldon 2/6/23

10. Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings:
Görme Biçimleri (Ways of Seeing) by John Berger 338,660 ratings on Goodreads as of 1/29/23

11. Read a standalone book:
Vatansiz Adam (The Man Without a Country) by Edward Everett Hale 2/12/23

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom:
Denizin Altındaki Ada (Island Beneath the Sea) by Isabel Allende 2/1/23

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.

14. Read a book where a character dies:
Cevizin Şarkısı (Turkish literature) by Aslı Tohumcu 2/13/23

15. Read a book that has won awards:
İşte Tanrılar (The Gods Themselves) by Isaac Asimov 3/8/23

[JoAnne]

Welcome Pinar!

[Tari]

Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023
15/15

Wham!: 2-5 tasks
Faith: 6-10 tasks
Freedom: 11-15 tasks

1. Read a book that was published in June of any year OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s OR Read a book that takes place in England OR Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.
6/13/22 pub-June 2022 Sleigh Bells Ring, Jelly's Cooking Donna Clancy 1/18/23

2. Read a book that has siblings OR Read a book with the letters G, K, and P in the title (any order) OR Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.
Cathy and her brother Doug-The Case of the Cat Crazy Lady Debbie De Louise 1/15/23

3. Read a book where a character has a dream OR Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count) OR Read a book where someone receives a gift.
Tulia's dream is to travel the country Croaked in California Patti Benning 1/17/23
7 in page count 172-Cookie Calamity Cindy Stark 1/27/23

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician OR Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen OR Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city).
Macchiatos and Mystery Millie Briggs 1/19/23

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school OR Read a book where a character is shy or overweight OR Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).
Sam & Julia-Claw of Attraction Karen McSpade 1/20/23

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M OR Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.
Gray Gossip Ghost Tabatha Gray 1/16/23

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title OR Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it. Give us a partial sentence and location OR Read a book where a character ends something.
Deadly Diva Hazel Smith 1/30/23

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count) OR Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character.
Coffee Cake and Calamities Sue Hollowell 1/21/23

10. Read a book that takes place in China OR Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.

11. Read a standalone book OR Read a book with “faith” (You decide) OR Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book).
In the story the judges were torn over someone paying to have a gingerbread house made vs making it themselves (nothing in the rules states you can't hire it out) Larceny and Gingerbread Lattes Justine Maxwell 1/20/23

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide) OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.
Driving her mobile bookshop down the road made Claudia feel free-Murder in the Library Penny Brooke 1/21/23

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.
Patience-Chief Abernathy A Pizza the Action Gretchen Allen 1/23/23
LGBTQ+ character Kim A Homecoming to Dye For M.L. Landry 1/26/23

14. Read a book where a character dies OR Read a book with a character that is in their 50s.
Pies and Pandemonium Sue Hollowell 1/18/23

15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).
Boared Stiff Gretchen Allen 1/22/23

[JoAnne]

Welcome Tari!

[Beth]

Musician: George Michael
January 15 - March 14, 2023

🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks (use tasks as many times as you wish)

15/15 completed

1. Read a book that was published in June of any year OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s OR Read a book that takes place in England OR Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.
The Lion of Comarre and Against the Fall of Night by Arthur C. Clarke (published 1968) - 1/16 ★★★★
Sins Out of School by Jeanne M. Dams (takes place in England) - 2/4 ★★★★

2. Read a book that has siblings OR Read a book with the letters G, K, and P in the title (any order) OR Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.
Where Time Winds Blow by Robert Holdstock (Kris and Mark are siblings) - 1/28 ★★★★

3. Read a book where a character has a dream OR Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count) OR Read a book where someone receives a gift.
Star of Gypsies by Robert Silverberg (378 pages) - 1/31 ★★★★
Wrong About Japan by Peter Carey (176 pages) - 2/5 ★★

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician OR Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen OR Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city).

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school OR Read a book where a character is shy or overweight OR Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny (Crie is overweight) - 1/25 ★★★

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M OR Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title OR Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it. Give us a partial sentence and location OR Read a book where a character ends something.
Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov (punctuation in title) - 1/28 ★★★★★
Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote (punctuation in title) - 2/3 ★★★

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count) OR Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character.
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (starts with T) - 1/21 ★★★★
Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov (starts with S) - 1/24 ★★★★★
Star of Gypsies by Robert Silverberg (starts with S) - 1/31 ★★★★

10. Read a book that takes place in China OR Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.

11. Read a standalone book OR Read a book with “faith” (You decide) OR Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book).
To Perish In Penzance by Jeanne M. Dams (Dorothy has faith) - 1/18 ★★★

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide) OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.
The Guns Of Terra 10 by Don Pendleton (the Reevers experience freedom) - 2/4 ★★★

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.
Songmaster by Orson Scott Card (LGBTQ+ characters) - 1/19 ★★★★

14. Read a book where a character dies OR Read a book with a character that is in their 50s.
Liege-Killer by Christopher Hinz (characters die) - 1/29 ★★★

15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).

[Tari]

JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Tari!"

Thanks, JoAnne!

[Shash]

Musician: George Michael
January 15, 2023 - March 14, 2023

Choose your level:
🎼 Wham!: 2-5 tasks
🎼 Faith: 6-10 tasks
🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks

*You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

15/11-15 Tasks Completed

1. Read a book that was published in June of any year OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s OR Read a book that takes place in England OR Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.
The Best Intentions by Sarah M. Eden (1/19/23) - England
Mr. Gardiner and the Governess by Sally Britton (1/28/23) - eye issue

2. Read a book that has siblings OR Read a book with the letters G, K, and P in the title (any order) OR Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.
Commit by Kortney Keisel (1/27/23) - siblings

3. Read a book where a character has a dream OR Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count) OR Read a book where someone receives a gift.
The Christmas Pact by Meg Easton (1/26/23) - receives a gift

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician OR Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen OR Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city).

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school OR Read a book where a character is shy or overweight OR Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).
The Even Odder Couple by Julie Christianson (1/17/23) - unlikely pairing

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M OR Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.
Besotted by Jody Hedlund (1/18/23) - nickname
The Christmas Bet by Meg Easton (1/26/23) - author

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title OR Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it. Give us a partial sentence and location OR Read a book where a character ends something.
Compared by Kortney Keisel (1/20/23) - ends something

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count) OR Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character.
Secret Santas and Holiday Dances by Ellie Thornton (1/15/23) - title
Poisoned Heart by Abigail Manning (1/21/23) - character woken up

10. Read a book that takes place in China OR Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.

11. Read a standalone book OR Read a book with “faith” (You decide) OR Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book).
Defiance by A.L. Sowards (1/24/23) - faith
The Chemistry of Love by Sariah Wilson (1/26/23) - standalone

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide) OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.
Beholden by Jody Hedlund (1/16/23) - freedom

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.

14. Read a book where a character dies OR Read a book with a character that is in their 50s.
A Companion for the Count by Sally Britton (1/29/23) - character in 50s

15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide)
Complex by Kortney Keisel (1/22/23) - champion something

[Katelyn]

Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023

Read: 8

You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

🎼 Faith: 6-10 tasks
🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks

1. Read a book that was published in June of any year OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s OR Read a book that takes place in England OR Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.
✅Fallen Crest Family - Tijan, 3/5/23

2. Read a book that has siblings OR Read a book with the letters G, K, and P in the title (any order) OR Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.
✅Beautifully Broken Spirit - Catherine Cowles, 3/11/23

3. Read a book where a character has a dream OR Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count) OR Read a book where someone receives a gift.
✅Reckless - Aurora Rose Reynolds, 1/18/23

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician OR Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen OR Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city).
✅Fallen Crest High - Tijan, 2/24/23

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school OR Read a book where a character is shy or overweight OR Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).

7.Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or MOR Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.
✅You, Me, and Our Heartstrings - Melissa See

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title OR Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it. Give us a partial sentence and location OR Read a book where a character ends something.

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count) OR Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character.

10. Read a book that takes place in China OR Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.

11. Read a standalone book OR Read a book with “faith” (You decide) OR Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book).
✅Twisted Perfection - Abbi Glines, 3/5/23

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide) OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.
✅Earned Run - Haven Hadley, 1/27/23
✅Got Me Wishing - Casey Cox, 3/7/23

14. Read a book where a character dies OR Read a book with a character that is in their 50s.

15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).

[JoAnne]

Welcome Beth, Shash and Katelyn!

[Olivermagnus]

Musician: George Michael
January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023

28 of 11-15 Complete

You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

🎼 Faith: 6-10 tasks
🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks

1. Read a book that was published in June of any year OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s OR Read a book that takes place in England OR Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.
🔹The Lantern Men - Elly Griffiths - 1/15/23 - England
🔹Something Borrowed - Emily Giffin - 1/17/23 - orig pub Jun 01, 2004
🔹The Ink Black Heart - Robert Galbraith - 1/18/23 - England
🔹An Eye for an Eye - Carol Wyer - 1/21/23 - England
🔹Ecstasy Wears Emeralds - Renee Bernard - 2/1/23 - England
🔹You Are Dead - Peter James - 2/2/23 - England

2. Read a book that has siblings OR Read a book with the letters G, K, and P in the title (any order) OR Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.

3. Read a book where a character has a dream OR Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count) OR Read a book where someone receives a gift.
🔹The Whistler - John Grisham - 1/18/23 - 470 pages
🔹Eight Hundred Grapes - Laura Dave - 1/4/23 - 270 pages
🔹The Coroner's Lunch - Colin Cotterill - 1/26/23 - 272 pages

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician OR Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen OR Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city).

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school OR Read a book where a character is shy or overweight OR Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M OR Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.
🔹Ice Cold - Tess Gerritsen - 2/19/23
🔹Rancher's Wild Secret - Maisey Yates - 2/20/23

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title OR Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it. Give us a partial sentence and location OR Read a book where a character ends something.

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count) OR Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character.
🔹The Seventh Victim - Mary Burton - 1/16/23 - T
🔹See Her Die - Melinda Leigh - 1/22/23 - S
🔹No Plan B - Lee Child - 1/23/23 - N
🔹Sugar Cookie Murder - Joanne Fluke - 1/27/23 - S
🔹Snow White Must Die - Nele Neuhaus - 1/28/23 - S
🔹A Study in Scarlet Women - Sherry Thomas - 2/6/23 - S
🔹Telling Tales - Ann Cleeves - 2/13/23 - T
🔹Trouble in Nuala - Harriet Steel - 2/17/23 - T
🔹I Wish You Were Mine - Lauren Layne - 2/21/23 - I
🔹And So It Begins - Rachel Abbott - 2/26/23 - A
🔹Assaulted Caramel - Amanda Flower - 2/27/23 - A
🔹Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait - Alison Weir - 2/28/23 - A

10. Read a book that takes place in China OR Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.

11. Read a standalone book OR Read a book with “faith” (You decide) OR Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book).
🔹Pretty Girls - Karin Slaughter - 2/10/23 - Standalone
🔹Killers of a Certain Age - Deanna Raybourn - 2/11/23 - Standalone
🔹The 6:20 Man - David Baldacci - 2/14/23 - Standalone
🔹Fives and Twenty-Fives - Michael Pitre - 2/16/23 - Standalone
🔹Calico Palace - Gwen Bristow - 2/26/23 - Standalone

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide) OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.

14. Read a book where a character dies OR Read a book with a character that is in their 50s.

15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).

[JoAnne]

Welcome Lynda!

[Catsalive]

Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023
🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks
15/11+

1. Read a book with a character that has an eye issue - Duncan lost an eye
The Devil's Due by Rita Boucher 20/1 3.5★

2. Read a book that has siblings - Matthias & Tobias Shakespeare
Blood And Circuses by Kerry Greenwood 28/1 5★

3. Read a book where someone receives a gift - Mary Kate receives a gift from her mother
The Irish Boarding House by Sandy Taylor 15/1 5★

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician
The Last Wish of Sasha Cade by Cheyanne Young 1/2 2★

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen - Mikkel Sandvik
Slay Ride by Dick Francis 27/1 3.5★

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school - Poppy
The Little Flower Shop by the Sea by Ali McNamara 30/1 3★

7. Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname - Sophie's nickname is Soapy
The Lily and the Rose by Jackie French 16/1 4★

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title
N or M? by Agatha Christie 21/1 4★

9. Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character - Eve is woken by Roarke
Glory in Death by J.D. Robb 24/1 4★

10. Read a book with over 1,985 ratings - 7718
A Different Dawn by Isabella Maldonado 19/1 3★

11. Read a book with “faith” - Rose has faith in god and all the angels of the Irish Catholic in the 1930s
The Irish Nanny by Sandy Taylor 17/1 3.5★

12. Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s - 1995
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 22/1 4.5★

13. Read a book where a character has patience - DI Hillary Greene has a lot of patience with DS Frank Ross, which is why she's been stuck with him
On the Straight and Narrow by Faith Martin 2/2 4★

14. Read a book where a character dies
The Cat Who Caught a Killer by L.T. Shearer 27/1 4★
Read a book with a character that is in their 50s. - Therese
Devil's Food by Kerry Greenwood 20/1 5★

15. Read a book book where a character wins an award - Tully for his hybrid rose
No Mardi Gras for the Dead by D.J. Donaldson 31/1 3★

[JoAnne]

Welcome Catsalive!

[Melissa A]

FINISHED 02/23/23
Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023

You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

🎼 Faith: 6-10 tasks
🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks

38/39 prompts

🎶 1. Read a book that was published in June of any year
Out of the Clear Blue Sky Kristan Higgins (Pub. June 7, 2022) 02/01/23

🎶 OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s
Friday the Rabbi Slept Late Harry Kemelman (1964) 02/12/23

🎶 OR Read a book that takes place in England
One Day I Shall Astonish the World Nina Stibbe 02/05/23

🎶 OR Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.
A Bone to Pick (Aurora Teagarden #2) Charlaine Harris (Roe wears glasses) 01/22/23

🎶 2. Read a book that has siblings
When We Believed in Mermaids Barbara O'Neal 01/22/23

🎶 OR Read a book with the letters G, K, and P in the title (any order)
The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice(Moonbright, Maine 2) Donna Kauffman 01/20/23

🎶 OR Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.
Dead Cold Brew (Coffeehouse Mystery 16) Cleo Coyle 01/26/23

🎶 3. Read a book where a character has a dream
Cackle Rachel Harrison (Annie has several strange dreams) 01/17/23

🎶 OR Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count)
Wine and Punishment Sarah Fox (278 pages) 01/24/23

🎶 OR Read a book where someone receives a gift.
A Christmas Bun for Ulysses (Moose Springs, Alaska 2.5) Sarah Morgenthaler (Ashtyn helps set up a surprise Christmas gift for her brother) 01/15/23

🎶 4. Read a book with a character that is a musician

Missing in Christmas River (Christmas River 9) Meg Muldoon (Tom Bullock is a folk musician) 02/23/23

🎶 OR Read a book tagged Music.
Love Radio Ebony LaDelle 02/14/23

🎶 5. Read a book with a character that is a teen
Law, Fully, Dead: A Cozy Mystery with Tons of Female Friendship, Family Drama, and Heart! Joanna Campbell Slan (Kiki has a teenage daughter) 01/29/23

🎶 OR Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city).
Dead Over Heels Charlaine Harris (Lawrenceville has become and Atlanta suburb) 02/03/23

🎶 6. Read a book where a character drops out of school
Hostile Taco-ver Gretchen Allen (Billie dropped out of her culinary arts program) 02/09/23

🎶 OR Read a book where a character is shy or overweight
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead Emily R. Austin (Gilda suffers from anxiety and depression) 02/10/23

🎶 OR Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).
Dead Reckoning (Sookie Stackhouse 11) Charlaine Harris (Human barmaid Sookie is “married” to a Vampire leader) 01/15/23

🎶 7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M
Manic in Christmas River Meg Muldoon 02/09/23

🎶 OR Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.
An Anonymous Girl Greer Hendricks (the protagonist is known by her “subject number”) 01/18/23

🎶 8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse Charlaine Harris 01/24/23

🎶 OR Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it. Give us a partial sentence and location
The Hawthorne Legacy Jennifer Lynn Barnes (p. 225 “. . . Wham. Mrs. Laughlin picked the dough up and expertly slammed it back down . . .”) 02/14/23

🎶 OR Read a book where a character ends something.
Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse 12) Charlaine Harris (Sookie ends her bond with Eric) 01/15/23

🎶 9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count)
Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson 02/18/23

🎶 OR Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character.
The Julius House Charlaine Harris (Aurora’s bodyguard is awoken by a prowler in the night) 02/02/23

🎶 10. Read a book that takes place in China
Exciting Times Naoise Dolan (set in Hong Kong) 01/19/23

🎶 OR Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
Donut Fall in Love Jackie Lau (4,815 ratings) 01/19/23

🎶 11. Read a standalone book
The Buddha in the Attic Julie Otsuka 01/24/23

🎶 OR Read a book with “faith” (You decide)
See You Yesterday Rachel Lynn Solomon (Miles and Rachel celebrate the Sabbath together) 02/13/23

🎶 OR Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book).
Matrix Lauren Groff (A powerful abbess fights the patriarchy) 01/24/23

🎶 12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide)
Well Traveled (Well Met 4) Jen DeLuca (Louisa quit her corporate job and joined the faire) 01/24/23

🎶 OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.
A Pedigree to Die For (Melanie Travis 1) Laurien Berenson (Pub. 1995) 01/30/23

🎶 13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+
Autoboyography Christina Lauren 02/02/23

🎶 OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide)
The Malt in Our Stars Sarah Fox (Sadie has been waiting ages for Grayson to ask her out) 02/04/23

🎶 OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.
An Ale of Two Cities Sarah Fox (a woman is found dead in her crashed car) 02/02/23

🎶 14. Read a book where a character dies
The Light Pirate Lily Brooks-Dalton (several characters die) 01/22/23

🎶 OR Read a book with a character that is in their 50s.
Bath Bombs & Beyond: A Fanny Doyle Cozy Ghost Mystery (A Fanny Doyle Cozy Ghost Mystery #1) Violet Patton (Patti is in her 50s) 01/20/23

🎶 15. Read a book that has won awards
The Sookie Stackhouse Companion: A Complete Guide to the True Blood Mystery Series (Sookie Stackhouse 10.5) Charlaine Harris (Agatha Award for Best Non-Fiction 2011; Anthony Award for Best Critical Non-Fiction 2012) 01/20/23

🎶 OR Read a book where a character wins an award
Nora Goes Off Script Annabel Monaghan (characters win Oscars) 01/23/22

🎶 OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).
A Taste for Love Jennifer Yen (Mrs Yang promotes young people learning to bake) 02/10/23

[JoAnne]

Welcome Melissa!

[Stephanie]

Finished!

Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023

🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks

1. Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.
My Beautiful Life by K.J. Parker 1/15/23

2. Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.
The Pot Thief Who Studied Escoffier by J. Michael Orenduff 1/16/23

3. Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count) (279).
When the Bough Breaks by Mercedes Lackey 1/16/23

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician.
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix 1/28/23

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen.
Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson 1/18/23

6. Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).
Chrome Circle by Mercedes Lackey 1/22/23

7. Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.
Everwild by Neal Shusterman 1/19/23

8. Read a book where a character ends something.
Everfound by Neal Shusterman 1/25/23

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count).
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 1/20/23

10. Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings. (18,940 ratings)
The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith 1/23/23

11. Read a standalone book.
Dancing Bears: True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny by Witold Szabłowski 1/24/23

12. Read a book that takes place in the 1990s.
Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia by Natasha Lance Rogoff 1/19/23

13. Read a book where a character has patience (You decide).
Into the West by Mercedes Lackey 1/21/23

14. Read a book where a character dies.
Mightier than the Sword by K.J. Parker 1/17/23

15. Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. Parker 1/27/23

[Tammie]

Level 🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks
Completed: 15

1. Read a book that was published in June of any year - 1972
The Witches of Worm, Zilpha Keatley Snyder | 1/20

2. Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.
Take Me, Cowboy, Maisey Yates | 1/30

3. Read a book with a 7 in the page count - 675p
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Stieg Larsson | 1/21

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician - Dana
The Year We Fell Down, Sarina Bowen | 1/29

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen
Butterfly in Frost, Sylvia Day | 1/19

6. Read a book where a character is shy
The Mistletoe Kiss, Betty Neels | 1/29

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M
Firefly Hollow, Alison McGhee | 1/20

8. Read a book where a character ends something - MC ends being bad at father
November 9, Colleen Hoover | 2/3

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC
The Affair at the Victory Ball, Agatha Christie | 1/21

10. Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.- 14929
Shadow Dance, Julie Garwood | 2/3

11. Read a standalone book
Dark Harvest, Norman Partridge | 2/6

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom - from Nazis
The Beekeeper's Promise, Fiona Valpy | 1/17

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character - Warren
Moon Called, Patricia Briggs | 2/1

14. Read a book where a character dies
Along Came a Spider, James Patterson | 1/23

15. Read a book that has won awards - Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2013), Lincoln Award Nominee (2014), Andre Norton Award Nominee (2011), CYBILS Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2011), Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2014)
Everybody Sees The Ants, A.S. King | 1/26

[JoAnne]

Well done Stephanie!

Welcome Sharon and Tammie!

[Tari]

Finished

Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023
15/15

Wham!: 2-5 tasks
Faith: 6-10 tasks
Freedom: 11-15 tasks

1. Read a book that was published in June of any year OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s OR Read a book that takes place in England OR Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.
6/13/22 pub-June 2022 Sleigh Bells Ring, Jelly's Cooking Donna Clancy 1/18/23

2. Read a book that has siblings OR Read a book with the letters G, K, and P in the title (any order) OR Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.
Cathy and her brother Doug-The Case of the Cat Crazy Lady Debbie De Louise 1/15/23

3. Read a book where a character has a dream OR Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count) OR Read a book where someone receives a gift.
Tulia's dream is to travel the country Croaked in California Patti Benning 1/17/23
7 in page count 172-Cookie Calamity Cindy Stark 1/27/23

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician OR Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen OR Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city).
Macchiatos and Mystery Millie Briggs 1/19/23

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school OR Read a book where a character is shy or overweight OR Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).
Sam & Julia-Claw of Attraction Karen McSpade 1/20/23

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M OR Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.
Gray Gossip Ghost Tabatha Gray 1/16/23

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title OR Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it. Give us a partial sentence and location OR Read a book where a character ends something.
Deadly Diva Hazel Smith 1/30/23

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count) OR Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character.
Coffee Cake and Calamities Sue Hollowell 1/21/23

10. Read a book that takes place in China OR Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.

11. Read a standalone book OR Read a book with “faith” (You decide) OR Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book).
In the story the judges were torn over someone paying to have a gingerbread house made vs making it themselves (nothing in the rules states you can't hire it out) Larceny and Gingerbread Lattes Justine Maxwell 1/20/23

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide) OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.
Driving her mobile bookshop down the road made Claudia feel free-Murder in the Library Penny Brooke 1/21/23

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.
Patience-Chief Abernathy A Pizza the Action Gretchen Allen 1/23/23
LGBTQ+ character Kim A Homecoming to Dye For M.L. Landry 1/26/23

14. Read a book where a character dies OR Read a book with a character that is in their 50s.
Pies and Pandemonium Sue Hollowell 1/18/23

15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).
Boared Stiff Gretchen Allen 1/22/23

[JoAnne]

Well done Tari!

[Tari]

JoAnne wrote: "Well done Tari!"

Thanks, JoAnne!

[Shash]

Finished! :)

Musician: George Michael
January 15, 2023 - March 14, 2023

Choose your level:
🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks

*You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

15/11-15 Tasks Completed

1. Read a book that was published in June of any year OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s OR Read a book that takes place in England OR Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.
The Best Intentions by Sarah M. Eden (1/19/23) - England
Mr. Gardiner and the Governess by Sally Britton (1/28/23) - eye issue

2. Read a book that has siblings OR Read a book with the letters G, K, and P in the title (any order) OR Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.
Commit by Kortney Keisel (1/27/23) - siblings

3. Read a book where a character has a dream OR Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count) OR Read a book where someone receives a gift.
The Christmas Pact by Meg Easton (1/26/23) - receives a gift

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician OR Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen OR Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city).

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school OR Read a book where a character is shy or overweight OR Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).
The Even Odder Couple by Julie Christianson (1/17/23) - unlikely pairing

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M OR Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.
Besotted by Jody Hedlund (1/18/23) - nickname
The Christmas Bet by Meg Easton (1/26/23) - author

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title OR Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it. Give us a partial sentence and location OR Read a book where a character ends something.
Compared by Kortney Keisel (1/20/23) - ends something

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count) OR Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character.
Secret Santas and Holiday Dances by Ellie Thornton (1/15/23) - title
Poisoned Heart by Abigail Manning (1/21/23) - character woken up

10. Read a book that takes place in China OR Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.

11. Read a standalone book OR Read a book with “faith” (You decide) OR Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book).
Defiance by A.L. Sowards (1/24/23) - faith
The Chemistry of Love by Sariah Wilson (1/26/23) - standalone

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide) OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.
Beholden by Jody Hedlund (1/16/23) - freedom

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.

14. Read a book where a character dies OR Read a book with a character that is in their 50s.
A Companion for the Count by Sally Britton (1/29/23) - character in 50s

15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide)
Complex by Kortney Keisel (1/22/23) - champion something

[JoAnne]

Awesome Shash!

[Ferenc]

Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023

You may do as many tasks as you wish.
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.
A badge will be awarded for your level of participation.

Goal: 13/15

Choose your level:
🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks


Tasks:
1. Read a book that was published in June of any year OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s OR Read a book that takes place in England OR Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.
Quantum and Woody Vol. 4: Quantum and Woody Must Die! (Quantum and Woody - James Asmus - 02/17/23 - Published June 10, 2015.

2. Read a book that has siblings OR Read a book with the letters G, K, and P in the title (any order) OR Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.

3. Read a book where a character has a dream OR Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count) OR Read a book where someone receives a gift.
One Last Risk - Nancy Stopper - 02/17/23 - 275 pages

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician OR Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen OR Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city).

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school OR Read a book where a character is shy or overweight OR Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M OR Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.
Férjhez adjuk a mamát - Gerald Durrell - 02/03/23 - Author's first name with G.

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title OR Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it. Give us a partial sentence and location OR Read a book where a character ends something.
Mit kezdjünk az akaratossággal? - Pszichológiai útmutató + dacszelídítő mesék - Deliága Éva & Lovász Hajnalka - 01/27/23 - Punctuation in the title.
Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 2: Dangerous - Joss Whedon - 02/21/23 - Punctuation in the title.

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count) OR Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character.
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina - Zoraida Córdova - 01/17/23 - Title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC
In the Time of our History - Susanne Pari - 01/24/23 - Title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC

10. Read a book that takes place in China OR Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
Rose Napolitano kilenc élete - Donna Freitas - 01/21/23 - Over 5900 ratings.
The Villa - Rachel Hawkins - 01/30/23 - Over 11700 ratings.

11. Read a standalone book OR Read a book with “faith” (You decide) OR Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book).
Dead Silence - S.A. Barnes - 02/07/23
My Sister, the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite - 02/26/23

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide) OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.
Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree - 02/22/23 - LGBTQ+ character

14. Read a book where a character dies OR Read a book with a character that is in their 50s.
Orion by Walt Simonson Book One - Walter Simonson - 02/28/23 - Darkseid (villain) dies.

15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).

[JoAnne]

Welcome Ferenc!

[Suzanne]

The Lost Challenges
Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023

Progress: 15 out of 15

You may do as many tasks as you wish.
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.
A badge will be awarded for your level of participation.

Choose your level:
🎼 Wham!: 2-5 tasks
🎼 Faith: 6-10 tasks
🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks

Tasks:

🎼 On June 25, 1963, Georgios Kyriakou Panayiotou was born in London. He was the son of a Greek Cypriot restaurateur and the youngest of three siblings. As a boy, he dreamed of becoming a pilot, but his myopia and color blindness rendered that impossible. When he was seven, he received a tape recorder as a gift. He started experimenting with Motown records and a phonograph and decided he wanted to be a recording artist.

1. Read a book that was published in June of any year OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s OR Read a book that takes place in England OR Read a book with a character that has an eye issue:
Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath - ***** - 2/14/2023 - 384 Pages - Published June 1st, 1997



2. Read a book that has siblings OR Read a book with the letters G, K, and P in the title (any order) OR Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.
Mystery Ranch by Gertrude Chandler Warner - **** - 3/1/2023 - 128 Pages - Book with Siblings



3. Read a book where a character has a dream OR Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count) OR Read a book where someone receives a gift.
Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman - ***** - 1/15/2023 - 352 Pages - Has a dream to become an actor



🎼 In his early teen years, his family moved to a more affluent suburb and that is where Michael met Andrew Ridgeley, who would later be his partner in Wham! At the time, Ridgeley was popular, stylish, and attractive. Michaels was shy and overweight. Unlikely as it seems, the two became friends and started recording songs together. Michael’s parents wanted him to have a “respectable” career like law or medicine, but Michael stuck to it and dropped out of school at 16 with Ridgeley to start working on their musical dream. By 1982, the pair had won a contract with Innervision Records.

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician OR Read a book tagged Music.
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages - Character that's a Musician



5. Read a book with a character that is a teen OR Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city):
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni - ***** - 2/27/2023 - 448 Pages - Teen character



6. Read a book where a character drops out of school OR Read a book where a character is shy or overweight OR Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).
Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher - ***** - 3/6/2023 - 384 Pages - Unlikely pairing



🎼 It was at this time that Michael changed his name to the less complicated George Michael. The duo took their name from a Michael Jackson song “Wham! Rap (Enjoy What You Do),” and they released their first album, Fantastic, which reached number four on the British Charts. The next album, Make It Big, helped launch their name in the United States, especially with the hit “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”. Their style, both aesthetically and musically, varied from their first album to their second. Wham! released another album in 1985 and toured China, the first Western group to do so. In 1986, shaken by ending of a long-term romantic relationship, Michael decided to end Wham! at the peak of their popularity.

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M OR Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.
If Only It Were True by Marc Levy - ***** - 1/30/2023 - 216 Pages - First name starts with M



8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title OR Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it. Give us a partial sentence and location OR Read a book where a character ends something.
Verity by Colleen Hoover - ***** - 1/24/2023 - 341 Pages - Character Ends a Series



9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count) OR Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character.
Surrender Bay by Denise Hunter - ** - 1/16/2023 - 298 Pages - Starts with S



10. Read a book that takes place in China OR Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
A Loyal Character Dancer by Qiu Xiaolong - ***** - 2/28/2023 - 368 Pages - Takes place in China



🎼 In an effort to erase his teenybopper image, Michael recorded “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” with Aretha Franklin in 1987. The same year, he released his first solo album, Faith, which went to the number one position. Even though many radio stations refused to play it, or only played it during late hours, the controversial song, “I Want Your Sex” became a number two hit. His next solo album, Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. I was released in 1990 and included the single “Freedom.” Two years later, Michael appeared at the Concert for Life, an AIDS awareness benefit and tribute to the recently deceased Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury.

11. Read a standalone book OR Read a book with “faith” (You decide) OR Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book).
The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking by Edward B. Burger - ** - 2/20/2023 - 157 Pages - Standalone



12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide) OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen - ***** - 2/19/2023 - 290 Pages - Experiences Freedom



🎼 The rest of the 90s, Michael was involved in legal issues with his contract; afterwards, produced two more albums, including an album of covers. In 2003, after a hiatus, Michael released another solo album, Patience, which included a song that referenced his lover, Kenny Goss. In the 2000s, Michael faced some other legal trouble, including drug arrests and crashing his car into a building. Michael passed away in 2016 at the age of 53 from heart failure. Michael has been described as someone who “unabashedly championed pop music” at a time when many people had abandoned the form. His ambition, talent and drive helped him win numerous awards and become a global figure.

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.
Dark Skye by Kresley Cole - ***** - 3/1/2023 - 420 Pages - Character has patience



14. Read a book where a character dies OR Read a book with a character that is in their 50s.
Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert - ***** - 1/21/2023 - 309 Pages - Character in their 50s



15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).
The Deep by Rivers Solomon - **** - 2/20/2023 - 166 Pages - book has won awards



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[Catsalive]

Completed
Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023
🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks
15/11+

1. Read a book with a character that has an eye issue - Duncan lost an eye
The Devil's Due by Rita Boucher 20/1 3.5★

2. Read a book that has siblings - Matthias & Tobias Shakespeare
Blood And Circuses by Kerry Greenwood 28/1 5★

3. Read a book where someone receives a gift - Mary Kate receives a gift from her mother
The Irish Boarding House by Sandy Taylor 15/1 5★

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician
The Last Wish of Sasha Cade by Cheyanne Young 1/2 2★

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen - Mikkel Sandvik
Slay Ride by Dick Francis 27/1 3.5★

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school - Poppy
The Little Flower Shop by the Sea by Ali McNamara 30/1 3★

7. Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname - Sophie's nickname is Soapy
The Lily and the Rose by Jackie French 16/1 4★

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title
N or M? by Agatha Christie 21/1 4★

9. Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character - Eve is woken by Roarke
Glory in Death by J.D. Robb 24/1 4★

10. Read a book with over 1,985 ratings - 7718
A Different Dawn by Isabella Maldonado 19/1 3★

11. Read a book with “faith” - Rose has faith in god and all the angels of the Irish Catholic in the 1930s
The Irish Nanny by Sandy Taylor 17/1 3.5★

12. Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s - 1995
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 22/1 4.5★

13. Read a book where a character has patience - DI Hillary Greene has a lot of patience with DS Frank Ross, which is why she's been stuck with him
On the Straight and Narrow by Faith Martin 2/2 4★

14. Read a book where a character dies
The Cat Who Caught a Killer by L.T. Shearer 27/1 4★
Read a book with a character that is in their 50s. - Therese
Devil's Food by Kerry Greenwood 20/1 5★

15. Read a book book where a character wins an award - Tully for his hybrid rose
No Mardi Gras for the Dead by D.J. Donaldson 31/1 3★

[JoAnne]

Welcome Suzanne!


Fantastic Catsalive!

[Shelly]

Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023

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🎼 Wham!: 2-5 tasks
🎼 Faith: 6-10 tasks
🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks


Tasks:
🎼 On June 25, 1963, Georgios Kyriakou Panayiotou was born in London. He was the son of a Greek Cypriot restaurateur and the youngest of three siblings. As a boy, he dreamed of becoming a pilot, but his myopia and color blindness rendered that impossible. When he was seven, he received a tape recorder as a gift. He started experimenting with Motown records and a phonograph and decided he wanted to be a recording artist.

1. Read a book that was published in June of any year OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s OR Read a book that takes place in England OR Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.

2. Read a book that has siblings OR Read a book with the letters G, K, and P in the title (any order) OR Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.

3. Read a book where a character has a dream OR Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count) OR Read a book where someone receives a gift.

🎼 In his early teen years, his family moved to a more affluent suburb and that is where Michael met Andrew Ridgeley, who would later be his partner in Wham! At the time, Ridgeley was popular, stylish, and attractive. Michaels was shy and overweight. Unlikely as it seems, the two became friends and started recording songs together. Michael’s parents wanted him to have a “respectable” career like law or medicine, but Michael stuck to it and dropped out of school at 16 with Ridgeley to start working on their musical dream. By 1982, the pair had won a contract with Innervision Records.
4. Read a book with a character that is a musician OR Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen OR Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city).

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school OR Read a book where a character is shy or overweight OR Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).

🎼 It was at this time that Michael changed his name to the less complicated George Michael. The duo took their name from a Michael Jackson song “Wham! Rap (Enjoy What You Do),” and they released their first album, Fantastic, which reached number four on the British Charts. The next album, Make It Big, helped launch their name in the United States, especially with the hit “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”. Their style, both aesthetically and musically, varied from their first album to their second. Wham! released another album in 1985 and toured China, the first Western group to do so. In 1986, shaken by ending of a long-term romantic relationship, Michael decided to end Wham! at the peak of their popularity.

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M OR Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title OR Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it. Give us a partial sentence and location OR Read a book where a character ends something.

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count) OR Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character.

10. Read a book that takes place in China OR Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.

🎼 In an effort to erase his teenybopper image, Michael recorded “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” with Aretha Franklin in 1987. The same year, he released his first solo album, Faith, which went to the number one position. Even though many radio stations refused to play it, or only played it during late hours, the controversial song, “I Want Your Sex” became a number two hit. His next solo album, Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. I was released in 1990 and included the single “Freedom.” Two years later, Michael appeared at the Concert for Life, an AIDS awareness benefit and tribute to the recently deceased Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury.

11. Read a standalone book OR Read a book with “faith” (You decide) OR Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book).

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide) OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.

🎼 The rest of the 90s, Michael was involved in legal issues with his contract; afterwards, produced two more albums, including an album of covers. In 2003, after a hiatus, Michael released another solo album, Patience, which included a song that referenced his lover, Kenny Goss. In the 2000s, Michael faced some other legal trouble, including drug arrests and crashing his car into a building. Michael passed away in 2016 at the age of 53 from heart failure. Michael has been described as someone who “unabashedly championed pop music” at a time when many people had abandoned the form. His ambition, talent and drive helped him win numerous awards and become a global figure.

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.

14. Read a book where a character dies OR Read a book with a character that is in their 50s.

15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).

[JoAnne]

Welcome Shelly!

[JoAnne]

FINISHED
Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- February 4, 2023
🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15

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1. Read a book that was published in June of any year.
Published June 26th 2018 Till Death Do Us Tart Ellie Alexander 1/17/23

2. Read a book that has siblings.
Christmas at Hope Ranch Loretta C. Rogers 1/18/23

3. Read a book where a character has a dream OR

Read a book with a 7 in the page count.
297 pages Come Together Marie Force 1/21/23

Read a book where someone receives a gift.
Fake It For Good Weston Parker 1/20/23

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician.
Christmas Castles Judith Keim 1/16/23

OR Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen.
A Grand Season to Remember Abigail Agar 1/18/23

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school.
New Horizon in Bar Harbor Katie Winters 1/28/23

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M.
Christmas Shelter Tammy L. Grace 1/20/23

Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.
Smoke and Steel Kristen Ashley 1/23/23

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title.
A Rogue Cowboy's Second Chance Stephanie Rowe 2/1/23

Read a book where a character ends something.
Here, There and Everywhere Marie Force 1/22/23

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count).
Christmas Secret Violet Howe 1/21/23

10. Read a book with over 1,985 ratings.
2103 ratings Striking Range Margaret Mizushima 1/24/23

11. Read a standalone book OR Read a book with “faith” (You decide) OR Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book).

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom.
This Crazy Love J.H. Croix 2/4/23

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.

14. Read a book where a character dies.
Christmas Joy Judith Keim 1/19/23

15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).

[Beth]

Finished.

Musician: George Michael
January 15 - March 14, 2023

🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks (use tasks as many times as you wish)

15/15 completed

1. Read a book that was published in June of any year OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s OR Read a book that takes place in England OR Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.
The Lion of Comarre and Against the Fall of Night by Arthur C. Clarke (published 1968) - 1/16 ★★★★
Sins Out of School by Jeanne M. Dams (takes place in England) - 2/4 ★★★★

2. Read a book that has siblings OR Read a book with the letters G, K, and P in the title (any order) OR Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.
Where Time Winds Blow by Robert Holdstock (Kris and Mark are siblings) - 1/28 ★★★★

3. Read a book where a character has a dream OR Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count) OR Read a book where someone receives a gift.
Star of Gypsies by Robert Silverberg (378 pages) - 1/31 ★★★★
Wrong About Japan by Peter Carey (176 pages) - 2/5 ★★

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician OR Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen OR Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city).

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school OR Read a book where a character is shy or overweight OR Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny (Crie is overweight) - 1/25 ★★★

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M OR Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title OR Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it. Give us a partial sentence and location OR Read a book where a character ends something.
Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov (punctuation in title) - 1/28 ★★★★★
Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote (punctuation in title) - 2/3 ★★★

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count) OR Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character.
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (starts with T) - 1/21 ★★★★
Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov (starts with S) - 1/24 ★★★★★
Star of Gypsies by Robert Silverberg (starts with S) - 1/31 ★★★★

10. Read a book that takes place in China OR Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.

11. Read a standalone book OR Read a book with “faith” (You decide) OR Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book).
To Perish In Penzance by Jeanne M. Dams (Dorothy has faith) - 1/18 ★★★

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide) OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.
The Guns Of Terra 10 by Don Pendleton (the Reevers experience freedom) - 2/4 ★★★

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.
Songmaster by Orson Scott Card (LGBTQ+ characters) - 1/19 ★★★★

14. Read a book where a character dies OR Read a book with a character that is in their 50s.
Liege-Killer by Christopher Hinz (characters die) - 1/29 ★★★

15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).

[JoAnne]

Great job Beth!

[Tammie]

Completed

Level 🎼 Freedom: 11-15 tasks
Completed: 15

1. Read a book that was published in June of any year - 1972
The Witches of Worm, Zilpha Keatley Snyder | 1/20

2. Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.
Take Me, Cowboy, Maisey Yates | 1/30

3. Read a book with a 7 in the page count - 675p
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Stieg Larsson | 1/21

4. Read a book with a character that is a musician - Dana
The Year We Fell Down, Sarina Bowen | 1/29

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen
Butterfly in Frost, Sylvia Day | 1/19

6. Read a book where a character is shy
The Mistletoe Kiss, Betty Neels | 1/29

7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M
Firefly Hollow, Alison McGhee | 1/20

8. Read a book where a character ends something - MC ends being bad at father
November 9, Colleen Hoover | 2/3

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC
The Affair at the Victory Ball, Agatha Christie | 1/21

10. Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.- 14929
Shadow Dance, Julie Garwood | 2/3

11. Read a standalone book
Dark Harvest, Norman Partridge | 2/6

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom - from Nazis
The Beekeeper's Promise, Fiona Valpy | 1/17

13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character - Warren
Moon Called, Patricia Briggs | 2/1

14. Read a book where a character dies
Along Came a Spider, James Patterson | 1/23

15. Read a book that has won awards - Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2013), Lincoln Award Nominee (2014), Andre Norton Award Nominee (2011), CYBILS Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2011), Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2014)
Everybody Sees The Ants, A.S. King | 1/26

[JoAnne]

Fantastic Tammie!

[Cindy III]

Musician: George Michael
Duration: January 15, 2023- March 14, 2023

You may do as many tasks as you wish.
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Choose your level: 🎼 Wham!: 2-5 tasks

Tasks:
🎼1. Read a book that was published in June of any year OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1960s OR Read a book that takes place in England OR Read a book with a character that has an eye issue.

2. Read a book that has siblings OR Read a book with the letters G, K, and P in the title (any order) OR Read a book that takes place in a restaurant.

3. Read a book where a character has a dream OR Read a book with a 7 in the page count (Tell us the page count) OR Read a book where someone receives a gift.

🎼4. Read a book with a character that is a musician OR Read a book tagged Music.

5. Read a book with a character that is a teen OR Read a book that takes place in a suburb (of any city).

6. Read a book where a character drops out of school OR Read a book where a character is shy or overweight OR Read a book with an unlikely pairing (you decide).

🎼 7. Read a book by an author with their first or last name starting with a G or M OR Read a book where a character has an alias or nickname.
Purple Heart - Patricia McCormick 2/28/23

8. Read a book that has punctuation in the title OR Read a book that has the word “Wham” in it. Give us a partial sentence and location OR Read a book where a character ends something.

9. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in FANTASTIC (all letters count) OR Read a book with a character that is woken up by another character.
Notes from the Dog - Gary Paulsen 2/27/23

10. Read a book that takes place in China OR Read a book with over 1,985 ratings. Tell us the ratings.

🎼 11. Read a standalone book OR Read a book with “faith” (You decide) OR Read a book with a controversy (in the story or about the book).
My Father's Wives - José Eduardo Agualusa 2/21/23

12. Read a book where someone experiences freedom (You decide) OR Read a book that was published or takes place in the 1990s.

🎼 13. Read a book with an LGBTQ+ character or tagged LGBTQ+ OR Read a book where a character has patience (You decide) OR Read a book where a character crashes a car.

14. Read a book where a character dies OR Read a book with a character that is in their 50s.

15. Read a book that has won awards OR Read a book where a character wins an award OR Read a book where a character champions something (you decide).

[JoAnne]

Welcome Cindy!