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Finished, thanks for a fun challenge, JoAnne! I think this is the first "A Trip Down Memory Lane" challenge that all the books fit in one month! Usually, I use all three months! LOL It just all worked out this month! :)A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
Duration: 1st November 2023 - 31st January 2024
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
FINISHED!!!!
Tasks:
✔1. Popular Baby Names
Linda, Mary, James and Robert
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
Asher by Louisa Masters (11/5/2023)
✔2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number).
Advanced Chemistry by A.J. Truman (11/3/2023), South Rock High #4
✔3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book where a character wears glasses OR by an author who uses a middle initial OR set in Missouri.
At Odds with the Gods by E.J. Russell (11/12/2023)
✔4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count.
Bluz by L. Eveland (11/1/2023), 202 pages
✔5. Born in 1949
January 24 – John Belushi, American actor and comedian
February 22 – Niki Lauda, Austrian triple Formula 1 world champion
March 16 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor
March 18 – Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player
June 5 – Ken Follett, English novelist
July 15 – Richard Russo, American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
October 8 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
The Sleeping Soldier by Aster Glenn Gray (11/9/2023), Russell Krause
✔6. Died in 1949
January 15 – Charles Ponzi, Italian-born American con man
April 15 – Wallace Beery, American actor, Grand Hotel, The Champ, Robin Hood, Viva Villa!
May 27 – Robert Ripley, American creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!
August 16 – Margaret Mitchell, American novelist
October 21 – Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, Colombian Roman Catholic religious professed and saint
December 6 – Lead Belly, African-American blues musician
❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year.
Perfectly Perfect Pixie: Peaches's Story by M.J. May (11/7/2023), August
✔7. New Books
Agatha Christie – Crooked House
Ellery Queen – Cat of Many Tails
Foster Fitzsimmons – Bright Leaf
Harold Robbins – The Dream Merchants
Howard Clewes – Green Grow the Rushes
Nelson Algren – The Man with the Golden Arm
Nevil Shute – A Town Like Alice
Ross Macdonald – The Moving Target
❇️ Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia.
The Nanny Proposal by Lucy Lennox (11/9/2023)
✔8. In Theaters
I Was a Male War Bride
Intruder in the Dust
Jolson Sings Again
Little Women
Neptune's Daughter
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Secret Garden
White Heat
❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (11/5/2023), Classics, Crime, Mystery
IN THE NEWS
✔9. February 22 – Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma, and garners national media attention in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where you find the word COW in the text (share page/loc#) OR set in Oklahoma OR where something captures media attention (tell us what).
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden (11/21/2023), page 203: And I didn't just leak - I squirted milk out like the office cow.
✔10. March 2 – First automatic street lights go into operation in New Milford, Connecticut.
❇️ Read a book with a street light on the cover (show cover) OR set in a small town.
Micah by Louisa Masters (11/14/2023)
✔11. March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.
❇️ Read a book set on an island OR set in Canada OR a Series #10.
Kiss and Cry by Keira Andrews (11/20/2023)
✔12. June 8 – George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in London by Secker & Warburg.
❇️ Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi OR a book with a number in the title.
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (11/17/2023)
✔13. June 24 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where the MC is a cowboy OR whose title is in cursive lettering OR read a book that has ties to movies and/or TV like Hopalong Cassidy.
We Don't Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy by Caseen Gaines (11/19/2023)
✔14. September 2 – Film noir The Third Man, with screenplay by Graham Greene and set in Allied-occupied Vienna, is released in the United Kingdom; it wins the 1949 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
❇️ Read a book where a person investigates a friend's murder OR with a Main Page Genre Mystery OR a book that has won a prize (tell us the name).
An Eggnog to Die for by Amy Pershing (11/23/2023)
✔15. September 17 – Warner Bros. cartoon, "Fast and Furry-ous" is released. It also marks the debut of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
❇️ Read a book with a title that is a pun OR with a sign on the cover (show cover) OR the first book in a new to you series.
Aliens Abducted My Heart by Hawke Oakley (11/3/2023)
Mod
I just need one for #12. I think I'll try the one you read! Thanks! :)
FinishedA Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
Duration: Nov. 1st, 2023 - Jan. 31st, 2024
LEVELS
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
15/15
Tasks:
✅1. Popular Baby Names
Linda, Mary, James and Robert
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Nov. 5th
✅2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number).
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 4 by Hiromu Arakawa - Nov. 13th
✅3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book where a character wears glasses OR by an author who uses a middle initial OR set in Missouri.
Mr. Villain's Day Off 02 by Yuu Morikawa - Nov. 23rd
Pink Ranger
✅4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count.
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 3 by Hiromu Arakawa - Nov. 13th
182 pages
✅5. Born in 1949
January 24 – John Belushi, American actor and comedian
February 22 – Niki Lauda, Austrian triple Formula 1 world champion
March 16 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor
March 18 – Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player
June 5 – Ken Follett, English novelist
July 15 – Richard Russo, American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
October 8 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens - Nov. 3rd
MC Artie (Artemis)
✅6. Died in 1949
January 15 – Charles Ponzi, Italian-born American con man
April 15 – Wallace Beery, American actor, Grand Hotel, The Champ, Robin Hood, Viva Villa!
May 27 – Robert Ripley, American creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!
August 16 – Margaret Mitchell, American novelist
October 21 – Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, Colombian Roman Catholic religious professed and saint
December 6 – Lead Belly, African-American blues musician
❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year.
One in a Million by Jill Shalvis - Nov. 27th
October 14th, 2014
✅7. New Books
Agatha Christie – Crooked House
Ellery Queen – Cat of Many Tails
Foster Fitzsimmons – Bright Leaf
Harold Robbins – The Dream Merchants
Howard Clewes – Green Grow the Rushes
Nelson Algren – The Man with the Golden Arm
Nevil Shute – A Town Like Alice
Ross Macdonald – The Moving Target
❇️ Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia.
The Innocent Sleep by Seanan McGuire - Nov. 1st
California
✅8. In Theaters
I Was a Male War Bride
Intruder in the Dust
Jolson Sings Again
Little Women
Neptune's Daughter
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Secret Garden
White Heat
❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War.
Listen, Slowly by Thanhhà Lại - Nov. 16th
IN THE NEWS
✅9. February 22 – Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma, and garners national media attention in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where you find the word COW in the text (share page/loc#) OR set in Oklahoma OR where something captures media attention (tell us what).
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood - Nov. 10th
The MC beats the world chess champion in a small tournament and then goes on to play for the title, facing a lot of media scrutiny.
✅10. March 2 – First automatic street lights go into operation in New Milford, Connecticut.
❇️ Read a book with a street light on the cover (show cover) OR set in a small town.
A Cup of Silver Linings by Karen Hawkins - Nov. 13th
✅11. March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.
❇️ Read a book set on an island OR set in Canada OR a Series #10.
The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . . by Rick Mercer - Nov. 19th
✅12. June 8 – George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in London by Secker & Warburg.
❇️ Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi OR a book with a number in the title.
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 2 by Hiromu Arakawa - Nov. 5th
Scifi
✅13. June 24 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where the MC is a cowboy OR whose title is in cursive lettering OR read a book that has ties to movies and/or TV like Hopalong Cassidy.
Spy x Family, Vol. 10 by Tatsuya Endo - Nov. 15th
Is also an anime series.
✅14. September 2 – Film noir The Third Man, with screenplay by Graham Greene and set in Allied-occupied Vienna, is released in the United Kingdom; it wins the 1949 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
❇️ Read a book where a person investigates a friend's murder OR with a Main Page Genre Mystery OR a book that has won a prize (tell us the name).
The Book Tour by Andi Watson - Nov. 7th
MPG Mystery
✅15. September 17 – Warner Bros. cartoon, "Fast and Furry-ous" is released. It also marks the debut of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
❇️ Read a book with a title that is a pun OR with a sign on the cover (show cover) OR the first book in a new to you series.
Mr. Villain's Day Off 01 by Yuu Morikawa - Nov. 16th
FINISHED!!! - A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949Duration: 1st November 2023 - 31st January 2024
LEVELS:
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
15/11+
(>1 each)
Tasks:
☑️ 1. Popular Baby Names
Linda, Mary, James and Robert
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
Someone Else's Shoes Jojo Moyes 11/04/23
☑️ 2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
X ❇️ Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number).
Back to the Fajitas (Meera Patel 4) Leena Clover 11/08/23
☑️ 3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
X ❇️ Read a book where a character wears glasses
Kiss the Girl (Meant to Be 3) Zoraida Córdova (p. 65 - Melody wears glasses) 11/06/23
OR by an author who uses a middle initial
OR set in Missouri.
☑️ 4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count.
(212 pages) Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries (Campers & Criminals 1) Tonya Kappes 11/02/23
☑️ 5. Born in 1949
January 24 – John Belushi, American actor and comedian
February 22 – Niki Lauda, Austrian triple Formula 1 world champion
March 16 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor
March 18 – Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player
June 5 – Ken Follett, English novelist
July 15 – Richard Russo, American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
October 8 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress
X ❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name). (2)
Grave Surprise (Harper Connolly 2) Charlaine Harris (Harper) 11/06/23
Aunt Bessie Believes (Isle of Man 2) Diana Xarissa (Bessie) 11/13/23
☑️ 6. Died in 1949
January 15 – Charles Ponzi, Italian-born American con man
April 15 – Wallace Beery, American actor, Grand Hotel, The Champ, Robin Hood, Viva Villa!
May 27 – Robert Ripley, American creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!
August 16 – Margaret Mitchell, American novelist
October 21 – Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, Colombian Roman Catholic religious professed and saint
December 6 – Lead Belly, African-American blues musician
X ❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year.
Address For Murder (A Mail Carrier Cozy Mystery 2) Tonya Kappes (Dec. 19, 2019) 11/07/23
☑️ 7. New Books
Agatha Christie – Crooked House
Ellery Queen – Cat of Many Tails
Foster Fitzsimmons – Bright Leaf
Harold Robbins – The Dream Merchants
Howard Clewes – Green Grow the Rushes
Nelson Algren – The Man with the Golden Arm
Nevil Shute – A Town Like Alice
Ross Macdonald – The Moving Target
X ❇️ Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia.
Case Histories (Jackson Broadie 1) Kate Atkinson (England) 11/10/23
☑️ 8. In Theaters
I Was a Male War Bride
Intruder in the Dust
Jolson Sings Again
Little Women
Neptune's Daughter
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Secret Garden
White Heat
X ❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War.
When in Rome (When in Rome 1) Sarah Adams (Romance) 11/03/23
IN THE NEWS
☑️ 9. February 22 – Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma, and garners national media attention in the United States.
X ❇️ Read a book where you find the word COW in the text (share page/loc#)
Thanksgiving Janet Evanovich (loc 477 “. . . ‘Holy Cow!’. . .”) 11/03/23
OR set in Oklahoma
OR where something captures media attention (tell us what).
☑️ 10. March 2 – First automatic street lights go into operation in New Milford, Connecticut.
❇️ Read a book with a street light on the cover (show cover)
X OR set in a small town.
White Out (Badlands Thriller 1) Danielle Girard (Hagen, North Dakata) 11/02/23
☑️ 11. March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.
X ❇️ Read a book set on an island
Some of Us Are Looking (County Kerry 2) Carlene O'Connor (Ireland) 11/11/23
OR set in Canada
OR a Series #10.
☑️ 12. June 8 – George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in London by Secker & Warburg.
X ❇️ Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi OR a book with a number in the title.
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption Bryan Stevenson (Social Justice) 11/21/23
☑️ 13. June 24 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC in the United States. (1)
❇️ Read a book where the MC is a cowboy
X OR whose title is in cursive lettering
Getaway Girl (Getaway Girl 1) Tessa Bailey 11/03/23
OR read a book that has ties to movies and/or TV like Hopalong Cassidy.
☑️ 14. September 2 – Film noir The Third Man, with screenplay by Graham Greene and set in Allied-occupied Vienna, is released in the United Kingdom; it wins the 1949 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
X ❇️ Read a book where a person investigates a friend's murder
The Last Housewife Ashley Winstead (investigating a friend’s murder) 11/04/23
OR with a Main Page Genre Mystery OR a book that has won a prize (tell us the name).
☑️ 15. September 17 – Warner Bros. cartoon, "Fast and Furry-ous" is released. It also marks the debut of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
❇️ Read a book with a title that is a pun OR with a sign on the cover (show cover)
X OR the first book in a new to you series.
House Party Murder Rap (Evie Parker Mystery 1) Sonia Parin 11/04/23
Calling it finishedA Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
Duration: 1st November 2023 - 31st January 2024
15/15
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Linda, Mary, James and Robert
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
Mentink-Spoon to Be Dead Dana Mentink 11/5/23
2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number).
#5 Real Estate Rescue Mysteries-Holin' Up Patti Benning 11/2/23
3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book where a character wears glasses OR by an author who uses a middle initial OR set in Missouri.
Elvis Purrsley Has Left the Building C. Love 11/11/23
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count.
123-The Case of the Deceitful Dognapper Kate Jach 11/4/23
5. Born in 1949
January 24 – John Belushi, American actor and comedian
February 22 – Niki Lauda, Austrian triple Formula 1 world champion
March 16 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor
March 18 – Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player
June 5 – Ken Follett, English novelist
July 15 – Richard Russo, American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
October 8 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Loretta-The Clam Artist Gretchen Allen 11/3/23
6. Died in 1949
January 15 – Charles Ponzi, Italian-born American con man
April 15 – Wallace Beery, American actor, Grand Hotel, The Champ, Robin Hood, Viva Villa!
May 27 – Robert Ripley, American creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!
August 16 – Margaret Mitchell, American novelist
October 21 – Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, Colombian Roman Catholic religious professed and saint
December 6 – Lead Belly, African-American blues musician
❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year.
October-A Medium Gift Lynn Cahoon 11/8/23
7. New Books
Agatha Christie – Crooked House
Ellery Queen – Cat of Many Tails
Foster Fitzsimmons – Bright Leaf
Harold Robbins – The Dream Merchants
Howard Clewes – Green Grow the Rushes
Nelson Algren – The Man with the Golden Arm
Nevil Shute – A Town Like Alice
Ross Macdonald – The Moving Target
❇️ Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia.
England-Murky Murder Hazel Smith 11/7/23
8. In Theaters
I Was a Male War Bride
Intruder in the Dust
Jolson Sings Again
Little Women
Neptune's Daughter
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Secret Garden
White Heat
❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War.
Mystery-Trotting Into Trouble Amber Camp 11/19/23
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma, and garners national media attention in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where you find the word COW in the text (share page/loc#) OR set in Oklahoma OR where something captures media attention (tell us what).
Murder at an online sellers' convention-Sell, Bark, Repeat Summer Prescott 11/6/23
10. March 2 – First automatic street lights go into operation in New Milford, Connecticut.
❇️ Read a book with a street light on the cover (show cover) OR set in a small town.
Witch Under Pressure Karen McSpade 11/10/23
11. March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.
❇️ Read a book set on an island OR set in Canada OR a Series #10.
Fictional island Madrona Island off WA state-The Legend of Tabby Hollow Kathi Daley 11/24/23
12. June 8 – George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in London by Secker & Warburg.
❇️ Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi OR a book with a number in the title.
13. June 24 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where the MC is a cowboy OR whose title is in cursive lettering OR read a book that has ties to movies and/or TV like Hopalong Cassidy.
Dani Simms 11/14/2314. September 2 – Film noir The Third Man, with screenplay by Graham Greene and set in Allied-occupied Vienna, is released in the United Kingdom; it wins the 1949 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
❇️ Read a book where a person investigates a friend's murder OR with a Main Page Genre Mystery OR a book that has won a prize (tell us the name).
Murder Checks Out Victoria Gilbert 11/16/23
15. September 17 – Warner Bros. cartoon, "Fast and Furry-ous" is released. It also marks the debut of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
❇️ Read a book with a title that is a pun OR with a sign on the cover (show cover) OR the first book in a new to you series.
Pun title Here Comes Crumble Emma Ainsley 11/13/23
#1 in new to me series, Holly Daye Mysteries-Masquerades and Murder Rachel Lynne 11/30/23
JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Tari!"Thanks, JoAnne!
Finished! :)A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
November 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
14/11-15 Tasks Completed
Tasks:
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
To Escape a Wonderland by Cece Louise (11/4/23)
❇️ Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number).
To Break a Silence by Lydia Mae (11/11/23) - The Shattered Tales #5
❇️ Read a book by an author who uses a middle initial
Knight from the Ashes by Shari L. Tapscott (11/17/23)
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count.
Magic Redeemed by K.M. Shea (11/23/23) - 284 pages
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Magic Forged by K.M. Shea (11/22/23) - Hazel
❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year.
Magic Unleashed by K.M. Shea (11/27/23) - 4/17/2020
❇️ Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia.
A Prior Engagement by Ashtyn Newbold (11/7/23) - England
❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War.
The Bachelor and the Bride by Sarah M. Eden (11/21/23) - Mystery
IN THE NEWS
❇️ Read a book where you find the word COW in the text (share page/loc#)
Townshipped by Savannah Scott (11/6/23) - page 13
❇️ Read a book set in a small town.
Absolutely Not in Love by Jenny Proctor (11/9/23)
❇️ Read a book set on an island
To Defy a Dream by Mary Mecham (11/5/23)
12. June 8 – George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
❇️ Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi OR a book with a number in the title.
❇️ Read a book whose title is in cursive lettering
Hidden Spring by Liz Adair (11/25/23)
❇️ Read a book with a Main Page Genre Mystery
The Thief of Blackfriars Lane by Michelle Griep (11/8/23)
❇️ Read the first book in a new to you series.
The Unlucky Prince by Deborah Grace White (11/15/23) - Once Upon a Prince
Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949Duration: 1st November 2023 - 31st January 2024
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 12
FINISHED
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.- Escape Room-Maren Stoffels 11/14
2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number)- Chainsaw Man, Vol. 7-Tatsuki Fujimoto 11/27
3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book where a character wears glasses- The Seven Deadly Sins Vol. 32-Nakaba Suzuki 11/1
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count- Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 9: A Nameless Monster-Naoki Urasawa 11/13 (pg. 204)
5. Born in 1949
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 3: Kill Denji-Tatsuki Fujimoto 11/24 (Aki)
6. Died in 1949
❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year- Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 10: Picnic-Naoki Urasawa 11/13
7. New Books
❇️ Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia.
8. In Theaters
❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 33-Nakaba Suzuki 11/3 (Romance)
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22
❇️ Read a book where you find the word COW in the text (share page/loc#)- Home Before Night-J.P. Pomare 11/8 “Can we call him Cow?” pg. 50
10. March 2
❇️ Read a book with a street light on the cover (show cover) OR set in a small town.
11. March 31
❇️ Read a book set on an island OR set in Canada OR a Series #10- Chainsaw Man, Vol. 10: A Dog's Feelings-Tatsuki Fujimoto 12/3
12. June 8
❇️ Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi OR a book with a number in the title.- Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Vol. 2-Haro Aso 11/19
13. June 24
❇️ Read a book where the MC is a cowboy OR whose title is in cursive lettering OR read a book that has ties to movies and/or TV like Hopalong Cassidy.
14. September 2
❇️ Read a book with a Main Page Genre Mystery- Tell Me What Really Happened-Chelsea Sedoti 11/5
15. September 17
❇️ Read the first book in a new to you series.- The School for Good and Evil-Soman Chainani 11/15
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A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
Duration: 1st November 2023 - 10th December 2023
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
A Safe Place Margaret Watson 11/5/23
2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #4.
Blue String Tess Thompson 11/18/23 (Blue Mountain #4)
3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book where a character wears glasses.
After the Night Sandra Marie 11/3/23
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. /
294 pages Blue Ink Tess Thompson 11/16/23
5. Born in 1949
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Shelby Anderson The Book Club On Waverly Lane Rachel Hanna 11/6/23
6. Died in 1949
❇️ Read a book published in October of any year.
Dream of You Kate Perry 11/1/23
7. New Books
❇️ Read a book set in New York City.
Bright Lights, Big Christmas Mary Kay Andrews 11/8/23
8. In Theaters
❇️ Read a book with the genre Romance.
Sweet Beginnings Nicole Ellis 11/21/23
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 –
❇️ Read a book where you find the word COW in the text.
Loc 2175 The Wildest Blue Amy Napier 11/2/23
10. March 2
❇️ Read a book with a street light on the cover.
Falling on Main Street Tara Grace Ericson 11/9/2311. March 31
❇️ Read a book set on an island.
The Jessabelle House Katie Winters 11/14/23
12. June 8
❇️ Read a book with a number in the title.
Twelve Dates of Christmas Charlee James 12/10/23
13. June 24
❇️ Read a book whose title is in cursive lettering.
Love Runs Deep Katie Winters 11/17/2314. September 2
❇️ Read a book where a person investigates a friend's murder.
Blue Midnight Tess Thompson 11/12/23
15. September 17
❇️ Read the first book in a new to you series.
That Hollister Man Margaret Desmond 11/7/23 (Sweet Grass - Montana Romance #1)
FINISHED A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
Duration: 1st November 2023 - 31st January 2024
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Progress: 14 tasks
Tasks:
📅1. Popular Baby Names
Linda, Mary, James and Robert
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
Grounds for Murder by Lena Gregory - Nov. 4
📅2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number).
Clash by Kayla Miller - book #4 in Click series - Nov. 18
📅3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book where a character wears glasses
Wait Till Helen Comes: A Graphic Novel by Mary Downing Hahn, adapted by Scott Peterson, Meredith Laxton & Russ Badgett - Michael and his mother both wear glasses - Nov. 3
📅4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count.
Booked Graphic Novel by Kwame Alexander - 320 pages - Nov. 8
📅5. Born in 1949
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel by Ransom Riggs - Jacob - Nov. 5
📅6. Died in 1949
❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year.
Petty: The Biography by Warren Zanes - published Dec. 2015 - Nov. 1
📅7. New Books
❇️ Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia.
Roaming by Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki - NYC - Nov. 12
📅8. In Theaters
❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War.
Belle's Tale by Mallory Reaves - genre Childrens - Nov. 2
IN THE NEWS
📅9. February 22 – Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma, and garners national media attention in the United States.
❇️ Read a book
Scruffy by Ellen Miles - Scruffy becomes a media sensation with her posts and her infectious smile where many people want to adopt her - Nov. 8
📅10. March 2 – First automatic street lights go into operation in New Milford, Connecticut.
❇️ Read a book
COCONUT WIRELESS: Funny Cozy Mysteries by Toby Neal - Nov. 19
📅11. March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.
❇️ Read a book set on an island OR set in Canada OR a Series #10.
Diana: Princess of the Amazons by Shannon Hale & Dean Hale - set on Paradise Island - Nov. 2
12. June 8 – George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in London by Secker & Warburg.
❇️ Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi OR a book with a number in the title.
📅13. June 24 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC in the United States.
❇️ Read a book
📅14. September 2 – Film noir The Third Man, with screenplay by Graham Greene and set in Allied-occupied Vienna, is released in the United Kingdom; it wins the 1949 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
❇️ Read a book
📅15. September 17 – Warner Bros. cartoon, "Fast and Furry-ous" is released. It also marks the debut of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
❇️ Read a book with a
Tegan and Sara: Junior High by Tegan Quin & Sara Quin - Nov. 7
FINISHEDA Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
Duration: 1st November 2023 - 31st January 2024
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Read: 9
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Linda, Mary, James and Robert
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
Gone by Leona Deakin 11/10/23
2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book where a character wears glasses OR by an author who uses a middle initial OR set in Missouri.
C.H.B. Kitchin wrote Crime at Christmas 12/4/23
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count.
Curtain by Agatha Christie (215 pages) 11/17/23
5. Born in 1949
January 24 – John Belushi, American actor and comedian
February 22 – Niki Lauda, Austrian triple Formula 1 world champion
March 16 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor
March 18 – Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player
June 5 – Ken Follett, English novelist
July 15 – Richard Russo, American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
October 8 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett (Amanda Bailey is one of the main characters) 11/8/23
6. Died in 1949
January 15 – Charles Ponzi, Italian-born American con man
April 15 – Wallace Beery, American actor, Grand Hotel, The Champ, Robin Hood, Viva Villa!
May 27 – Robert Ripley, American creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!
August 16 – Margaret Mitchell, American novelist
October 21 – Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, Colombian Roman Catholic religious professed and saint
December 6 – Lead Belly, African-American blues musician
❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year.
7. New Books
Agatha Christie – Crooked House
Ellery Queen – Cat of Many Tails
Foster Fitzsimmons – Bright Leaf
Harold Robbins – The Dream Merchants
Howard Clewes – Green Grow the Rushes
Nelson Algren – The Man with the Golden Arm
Nevil Shute – A Town Like Alice
Ross Macdonald – The Moving Target
❇️ Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia.
Day of the Accident by Nuala Ellwood (England setting) 11/26/23
8. In Theaters
I Was a Male War Bride
Intruder in the Dust
Jolson Sings Again
Little Women
Neptune's Daughter
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Secret Garden
White Heat
❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War.
Final Acts edited by Martin Edwards (Crime) 11/14/23
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma, and garners national media attention in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where you find the word COW in the text (share page/loc#) OR set in Oklahoma OR where something captures media attention (tell us what).
10. March 2 – First automatic street lights go into operation in New Milford, Connecticut.
❇️ Read a book with a street light on the cover (show cover) OR set in a small town.
11. March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.
❇️ Read a book set on an island OR set in Canada OR a Series #10.
12. June 8 – George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in London by Secker & Warburg.
❇️ Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi OR a book with a number in the title.
4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie 12/2/23
13. June 24 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where the MC is a cowboy OR whose title is in cursive lettering OR read a book that has ties to movies and/or TV like Hopalong Cassidy.
14. September 2 – Film noir The Third Man, with screenplay by Graham Greene and set in Allied-occupied Vienna, is released in the United Kingdom; it wins the 1949 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
❇️ Read a book where a person investigates a friend's murder OR with a Main Page Genre Mystery OR a book that has won a prize (tell us the name).
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens won Audie Award for Classic in 2005. 12/22/23
15. September 17 – Warner Bros. cartoon, "Fast and Furry-ous" is released. It also marks the debut of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
❇️ Read a book with a title that is a pun OR with a sign on the cover (show cover) OR the first book in a new to you series.
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (first book in new to me series) 11/23/23
~~~ Complete ~~~A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
November 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024
15 of 11-15 tasks
LEVELS: Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
🐅 1. Popular Baby Names
Linda, Mary, James and Robert
Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
I Knew You Were Trouble - Lauren Layne - 11/16/23
🐅 2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number).
Southern Magic Thanksgiving - Amy Boyles - 11/8/23 - #7 Sweet Tea Witch Mysteries
🐅 3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
Read a book where a character wears glasses OR by an author who uses a middle initial OR set in Missouri.
If Fried Chicken Could Fly - Paige Shelton - 11/24/23 - set in Missouri
🐅 4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count.
Judgment Call - J.A. Jance - 12/14/23 - 508 pages
🐅 5. Born in 1949
Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
The Night Hawks - Elly Griffiths - 11/12/23 - MC = Ruth Galloway
🐅 6. Died in 1949
Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year.
Lassiter - J.R. Ward - 11/9/23 - orig pub Apr 11, 2023
🐅 7. New Books
Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia.
Blood Sisters - Cate Quinn - 10/22/23 - set in Australia
🐅 8. In Theaters
Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War.
Dreaming of You - Lisa Kleypas - 11/14/23 - Romance
IN THE NEWS
🐅 9. February 22 – Grady the Cow
Read a book set in Oklahoma.
One Night with a Cowboy - Cat Johnson - 12/23/23
🐅 10. March 2 – First automatic street lights go into operation in New Milford, Connecticut.
Read a book with a street light on the cover (show cover) OR set in a small town.
The Tenant - Katrine Engberg - 11/17/23
🐅 11. March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.
Read a book set on an island OR set in Canada OR a Series #10.
One Last Kill - Robert Dugoni - 11/10/23 - #10 Tracy Crosswhite
🐅 12. June 8 – George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in London by Secker & Warburg.
Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi OR a book with a number in the title.
Turbo Twenty-Three - Janet Evanovich - 11/28/23
🐅 13. June 24 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC in the United States.
Read a book where the MC is a cowboy OR whose title is in cursive lettering OR read a book that has ties to movies and/or TV like Hopalong Cassidy.
The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies - Alison Goodman - 12/3/23
🐅 14. September 2 – Film noir The Third Man, with screenplay by Graham Greene and set in Allied-occupied Vienna, is released in the United Kingdom; it wins the 1949 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
Read a book where a person investigates a friend's murder OR with a Main Page Genre Mystery OR a book that has won a prize (tell us the name).
Address For Murder - Tonya Kappes - 11/29/23
🐅 15. September 17 – Warner Bros. cartoon, "Fast and Furry-ous" is released. It also marks the debut of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
Read a book with a title that is a pun OR with a sign on the cover (show cover) OR the first book in a new to you series.
Vanishing Edge - Claire Kells - 12/9/23 - #1 National Parks Mystery
JoAnne wrote: "Awesome Rissa!I just need one for #12. I think I'll try the one you read! Thanks! :)"
I am so sorry I am just seeing this! Did you like it?! I was so surprised how much I did, lol.
CompletedA Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
Duration: 1st November 2023 - 31st January 2024
LEVEL
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
15/15
Tasks:
🇺🇸1. Popular Baby Names
Linda, Mary, James and Robert
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence by Meg Kissinger Read 11/4/23
🇺🇸2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number).
Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder by Tonya Kappes Read 12/23/23. #5 in Campers and Criminalss
🇺🇸3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book where a character wears glasses OR by an author who uses a middle initial OR set in Missouri.
The Man With a Load of Mischief by Martha Grimes. Read 12/7/23 Melrose Plant. page 95
🇺🇸4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
✳️Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count.Submerged by Dani Pettrey Read 11/11/23. page 270
🇺🇸5. Born in 1949
January 24 – John Belushi, American actor and comedian
February 22 – Niki Lauda, Austrian triple Formula 1 world champion
March 16 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor
March 18 – Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player
June 5 – Ken Follett, English novelist
July 15 – Richard Russo, American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
October 8 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress
Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz. Read 11/11/23 MC Attitun Pund or Alan Conway
🇺🇸6. Died in 1949
❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year.
Death Overdue by Allison Brook. Firsr book in Haunted Library Mystery. Read 11/24/23 Published October 17, 2017
🇺🇸7. New Books
Agatha Christie – Crooked House
Ellery Queen – Cat of Many Tails
Foster Fitzsimmons – Bright Leaf
Harold Robbins – The Dream Merchants
Howard Clewes – Green Grow the Rushes
Nelson Algren – The Man with the Golden Arm
Nevil Shute – A Town Like Alice
Ross Macdonald – The Moving Target
❇️ Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia.
Malice by Jennifer Jaynes Read 11/17/23. Takes place in California
🇺🇸8. In Theaters
I Was a Male War Bride
Intruder in the Dust
Jolson Sings Again
Little Women
Neptune's Daughter
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Secret Garden
Forests, Fishing & Forgery by Tonya Kappes. Read 11/16/23 Genres romance and mystery
❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War.
IN THE NEWS
🇺🇸9. February 22 – Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma, and garners national media attention in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where you find the word COW in the text (share page/loc#) OR set in Oklahoma OR where something captures media attention (tell us what).
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff. Read 11/16/23
Event was 9/11
🇺🇸10. March 2 – First automatic street lights go into operation in New Milford, Connecticut.
❇️ Read a book with a street light on the cover (show cover) OR set in a small town.
2.Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz Read 11/22/23. Town-Woodbridge
🇺🇸11. March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.
❇️ Read a book set on an island OR set in Canada OR a Series #10.
Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley. Read 12/4/23. Australia
🇺🇸12. June 8 – George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in London by Secker & Warburg.
❇️ Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi OR a book with a number in the title.
One Moment, One Morning by Sarah Rayner Read 11/11/23
🇺🇸13. June 24 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where the MC is a cowboy OR whose title is in cursive lettering OR read a book that has ties to movies and/or TV like Hopalong Cassidy.
Murder in Coweta County by Margaret Anne Barnes Read 12/19/23
Made in a CBS television movie
🇺🇸14. September 2 – Film noir The Third Man, with screenplay by Graham Greene and set in Allied-occupied Vienna, is released in the United Kingdom; it wins the 1949 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
❇️ Read a book where a person investigates a friend's murder OR with a Main Page Genre Mystery OR a book that has won a prize (tell us the name).
Morning Glory by Sarah Jio. Read 11/20/23 MYSTERY, Ada tries to solves the murder of Penny
🇺🇸15. September 17 – Warner Bros. cartoon, "Fast and Furry-ous" is released. It also marks the debut of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner
. ❇️ Read a book with a title that is a pun OR with a sign on the cover (show cover) OR the first book in a new to you series.
Death Overdue by Allison Brook ead 11/24/23. 1st in the Haunted Library Series
Thanks for all of your work for this challenge.
Merry Chrismas🎄
Mod
I just need one for #12. I think I'll try the one you read! Thanks! :)"
I am so sorry I am just seeing this! Did you like it?! I was so surprised how much I did, lol."
No, I did not get around to reading it yet. :)
FINISHEDA Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
Duration: 1st November 2023 - 31st January 2024
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 11/11+
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R:
Anna'nın Yedi Günahı (Seven Sins of Anna) by Lena Divani 11/26/23
2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book where a character wears glasses:
Yeniden İnşa (Rebuilding) by Senem Gezeroğlu 12/23/23
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count:
Argonautika by Apollonius of Rhodes (208 pages) 11/10/23
5. Born in 1949
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name):
Breathless (Steel Brothers Saga, #10) by Helen Hardt (MC: Bryce Simpson) 11/3/23
6. Died in 1949
❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year:
Dövüş Kulübü (Fight Club/ Fight Club, #1) by Chuck Palahniuk (First published in August 1996) 11/9/23
7. New Books
❇️ Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia:
Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman (Set in London) 11/4/23
8. In Theaters
❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War:
Gizemler (Mysteries) by Knut Hamsun 11/17/23
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22
❇️ Read a book where something captures media attention (tell us what):
Ölmüş Eşek (Dead Donkey) by Aziz Nesin 12/26/23 As the book title refers a dead donkey keeps travelling from one part of the city to another part just because the driver of the truck doesn't know where or how to bury it and he becomes attached to the dead donkey and attracts media attention.
10. March 2
❇️ Read a book with a street light on the cover (show cover) OR set in a small town.
11. March 31
❇️ Read a book set in Canada:
Kedi Gözü (Cat's Eye) by Margaret Atwood 11/19/23
12. June 8
❇️ Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi:
Kaçak Protokol (Rogue Protocol / The Murderbot Diaries, #3) by Martha Wells 12/3/23
13. June 24
❇️ Read a book where the MC is a cowboy OR whose title is in cursive lettering OR read a book that has ties to movies and/or TV like Hopalong Cassidy.
14. September 2
❇️ Read a book with a Main Page Genre Mystery:
Ravenous (Steel Brothers Saga, #11) by Helen Hardt 11/28/23
15. September 17
❇️ Read a book with a title that is a pun OR with a sign on the cover (show cover) OR the first book in a new to you series.
DONE!!!A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
1st November 2023 - 31st January 2024
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
15/15
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Linda, Mary, James and Robert
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
Code Name: Gemini - Janie Crouch, Danielle Haas ( Calamitte Jane Pub - Nov 2023) - Nov 9
2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number).
Secrets, Vegas Style - Kira Sinclair (HD #2838 - Nov 2021) (Bad Billionaires #4) - Dec 3
3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book where a character wears glasses OR by an author who uses a middle initial OR set in Missouri.
Never Wager with a Wallflower - Virginia Heath (St. Martin's - Nov 2023) (glasses) - Nov 7
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count.
The Lyon's Redemption - Sandra Sookoo (Dragonblade Pub - Nov 2023) (222 pgs) - Nov 10
5. Born in 1949
January 24 – John Belushi, American actor and comedian
February 22 – Niki Lauda, Austrian triple Formula 1 world champion
March 16 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor
March 18 – Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player
June 5 – Ken Follett, English novelist
July 15 – Richard Russo, American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
October 8 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Luck of the Lyon - Belle Ami (Dragonblade - Nov 2023) (Sarah) - Nov 13
6. Died in 1949
January 15 – Charles Ponzi, Italian-born American con man
April 15 – Wallace Beery, American actor, Grand Hotel, The Champ, Robin Hood, Viva Villa!
May 27 – Robert Ripley, American creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!
August 16 – Margaret Mitchell, American novelist
October 21 – Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, Colombian Roman Catholic religious professed and saint
December 6 – Lead Belly, African-American blues musician
❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year.
The Prince's Safari Temptation - Nina Singh (HR #4872 - Oct 2023) - Nov 15
7. New Books
Agatha Christie – Crooked House
Ellery Queen – Cat of Many Tails
Foster Fitzsimmons – Bright Leaf
Harold Robbins – The Dream Merchants
Howard Clewes – Green Grow the Rushes
Nelson Algren – The Man with the Golden Arm
Nevil Shute – A Town Like Alice
Ross Macdonald – The Moving Target
❇️ Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia.
Truth or Lyon - Katherine Bone (Dragonblade Pub - Oct 2023) (London) - Nov 4
8. In Theaters
I Was a Male War Bride
Intruder in the Dust
Jolson Sings Again
Little Women
Neptune's Daughter
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Secret Garden
White Heat
❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War.
Cinderella's Costa Rican Adventure - Scarlet Wilson (HR #4876 - Nov 2023) (romance) - Nov 16
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma, and garners national media attention in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where you find the word COW in the text (share page/loc#) OR set in Oklahoma OR where something captures media attention (tell us what).
The Lyon, The Liar and The Scandalous Wardrobe - Chasity Bowlin (Dragonblade Pub - Nov 2023) (cow - loc 790) - Nov 22
10. March 2 – First automatic street lights go into operation in New Milford, Connecticut.
❇️ Read a book with a street light on the cover (show cover) OR set in a small town.
Dead Again - Nichole Severn (HI #2147 - June 2023) (small town) - Nov 18
11. March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.
❇️ Read a book set on an island OR set in Canada OR a Series #10.
Misty Hollow Massacre - Carol Ericson (HI #2184 - Dec 2023) (island) - Nov 28
12. June 8 – George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in London by Secker & Warburg.
❇️ Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi OR a book with a number in the title.
The Fearless One - Lori Foster (HQN - Jan 2024) - Dec 27
13. June 24 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where the MC is a cowboy OR whose title is in cursive lettering OR read a book that has ties to movies and/or TV like Hopalong Cassidy.
The Soldier's Refuge - Sabrina York (HSE #2986 - June 2023) (set designer) - Dec 4
14. September 2 – Film noir The Third Man, with screenplay by Graham Greene and set in Allied-occupied Vienna, is released in the United Kingdom; it wins the 1949 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
❇️ Read a book where a person investigates a friend's murder OR with a Main Page Genre Mystery OR a book that has won a prize (tell us the name).
Falling for His Pretend Countess - Lauri Robinson (HH #1721 - May 2023) (investigates murder) - Dec 10
15. September 17 – Warner Bros. cartoon, "Fast and Furry-ous" is released. It also marks the debut of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
❇️ Read a book with a title that is a pun OR with a sign on the cover (show cover) OR the first book in a new to you series.
The Heart-Shaped Murders - Denise N. Wheatley (HI #2078 - June 2022) (first book) - Nov 14
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949Duration: 1st November 2023 - 31st January 2024
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
COMPLETED!
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Linda, Mary, James and Robert
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
Hostile Witness by Leigh Adams 11/11/2023
2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number).
book:Emerald Aisle|1956721] by Ralph McInerny 11/30/2023
Notre Dame #5
3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book by an author who uses a middle initial.
Unnatural Death by Dorothy L Sayers 12/10/2023
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count.
Upstaged by Murder by Grace Topping 11/18/2023 254 pages
5. Born in 1949
January 24 – John Belushi, American actor and comedian
February 22 – Niki Lauda, Austrian triple Formula 1 world champion
March 16 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor
March 18 – Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player
June 5 – Ken Follett, English novelist
July 15 – Richard Russo, American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
October 8 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Pulp Friction Julie Anne Lindsey 11/26/2023
Winona Mae Montgomery
6. Died in 1949
January 15 – Charles Ponzi, Italian-born American con man
April 15 – Wallace Beery, American actor, Grand Hotel, The Champ, Robin Hood, Viva Villa!
May 27 – Robert Ripley, American creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!
August 16 – Margaret Mitchell, American novelist
October 21 – Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, Colombian Roman Catholic religious professed and saint
December 6 – Lead Belly, African-American blues musician
❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year.
Sugar Plum Poisoned by Jenn McKinley 12/28/2023
October 2023
7. New Books
Agatha Christie – Crooked House
Ellery Queen – Cat of Many Tails
Foster Fitzsimmons – Bright Leaf
Harold Robbins – The Dream Merchants
Howard Clewes – Green Grow the Rushes
Nelson Algren – The Man with the Golden Arm
Nevil Shute – A Town Like Alice
Ross Macdonald – The Moving Target
❇️ Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia.
The Donut Trap by Julie Lieu 11/3/2023
Set in California
8. In Theaters
I Was a Male War Bride
Intruder in the Dust
Jolson Sings Again
Little Women
Neptune's Daughter
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Secret Garden
White Heat
❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War.
The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer by Liza Rodman 11/10/2023
Biography
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma, and garners national media attention in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where something captures media attention (tell us what).
The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin 11/16/2023
Child kidnapping
10. March 2 – First automatic street lights go into operation in New Milford, Connecticut.
❇️ Read a book with a street light on the cover (show cover).
A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber 11/6/2023
11. March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.
❇️ Read a book set on an island.
Murder on a Mystery Tour by Marian Babson 12/4/2023
England is technically an island.
12. June 8 – George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in London by Secker & Warburg.
❇️ Read a book with a number in the title.
Eighty Days to Elsewhere by K C Dyer 12/10/2023
13. June 24 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where the MC is a cowboy.
Just a Little Christmas by janet Dailey 11/21/2023
14. September 2 – Film noir The Third Man, with screenplay by Graham Greene and set in Allied-occupied Vienna, is released in the United Kingdom; it wins the 1949 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
❇️ Read a book where a person investigates a friend's murder OR with a Main Page Genre Mystery OR a book that has won a prize (tell us the name).
Nine Lives by Peter Swanson 11/14/2023 Mystery
15. September 17 – Warner Bros. cartoon, "Fast and Furry-ous" is released. It also marks the debut of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
❇️ Read the first book in a new to you series.
Double Black by Wendy Clinch 11/3/2023 Ski Diva Mysteries
Finished!A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
Duration: 1st November 2023 - 31st January 2024
Goal: 13/11+
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
**❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.**
The Fault in Our Stars - John Green - 11/02/23
**❇️ Read a book set in Missouri.
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn - 12/02/23 (North Carthage)
**❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count.**
Alaska Adventurer - Ann Omasta - 11/25/23 - Page count: 160
**❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).**
Xombi - John Rozrum - 11/22/23 - David Kim
**❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year.**
Alone - Barbara De Smedt - 11/05/23 - Published October 26, 2020.
**❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War.**
Black Hills - Nora Roberts - 11/18/23 - Romance
**❇️ Read a book set in Oklahoma.
The Brands Who Came For Christmas - Maggie Shayne - 12/18/23
**❇️ Read a book set in a small town.**
Brides of Iowa: Three Loves Are Sweet Surprises along Willow Creek - Connie Stevens - 11/25/23 - Willow Creek
**❇️ Read a book set on an island.**
Bad Island: A Graphic Novel - Doug TenNapel - 11/08/23
**❇️ Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi.**
Goliath - Tochi Onyebuchi - 11/13/23
**❇️ Read a book where the MC is a cowboy.
Cowboy in Colorado - Jasinda Wilder (Will Auden)
**❇️ Read a book that has won a prize (tell us the name).**
Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell - 11/26/23 - Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction (2013)
**❇️ Read the first book in a new to you series.
Bloombay Beginnings - Lilly Beckett - 12/10/23
Mod
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
Duration: 1st November 2023 - 31st January 2024
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read 11 Books
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Linda, Mary, James and Robert
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
School of Fish by Amy Lane 11.8/2023
2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #7 (include series name and number).
Fish in a Barrel by Amy Lane 12/4/2023 (FIsh out of water)
3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book by an author who uses a middle initial.
Scented Sensibility by Amelia C. Adams 11/29/2023
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count. p 304
Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer 11/13/2023
5. Born in 1949
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name). Halo
Angel by Ella Frank 1/2/2024
6. Died in 1949
❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year. First published December 13, 2013
Clarity of Lines by N.R. Walker 11/17/2023
8. In Theaters
❇️ Read a book with the genre Romance.
Viper by Brooke Blaine 12/6/2023
IN THE NEWS
10. March 2 – First automatic street lights go into operation in New Milford, Connecticut.
❇️ Read a book set in a small town.
A Deadly Beef by Jessica Beck 12/27/2023
11. March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.
❇️ Read a book set on an island.
And Then There Were Bones by Adriana Licio 12/10/2023
14. September 2 – Film noir The Third Man, with screenplay by Graham Greene and set in Allied-occupied Vienna, is released in the United Kingdom; it wins the 1949 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
❇️ Read a book with a Main Page Genre Mystery.
Murder at the Lobstah Shack by Maddie Day 11/28/2023
15. September 17 – Warner Bros. cartoon, "Fast and Furry-ous" is released. It also marks the debut of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
❇️ Read a book with a title that is a first book in a new to you series.
Liver Let Die by Liz Lipperman 12/3/2023
Finished!The Lost Challenges
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
Duration: 1st November 2023 - 31st January 2024
Progress: 15 out of 15
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Every 3 months we will give you a list of facts about a randomly selected year with reading tasks to go with them. Read one book for each task.
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Linda, Mary, James and Robert
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R:
The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer - ***** - 1/1/2024 - 416 Pages
2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number):
Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations by Dav Pilkey - ***** - 12/31/2023 - 224 Pages
3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book where a character wears glasses OR by an author who uses a middle initial OR set in Missouri.
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow - **** - 11/28/2023 - 374 Pages
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count:
XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness by Cody Rigsby - *** - 1/9/2024 - 240 Pages
5. Born in 1949
January 24 – John Belushi, American actor and comedian
February 22 – Niki Lauda, Austrian triple Formula 1 world champion
March 16 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor
March 18 – Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player
June 5 – Ken Follett, English novelist
July 15 – Richard Russo, American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
October 8 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name):
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix - ***** - 1/7/2024 - 419 Pages - MC is Louise
6. Died in 1949
January 15 – Charles Ponzi, Italian-born American con man
April 15 – Wallace Beery, American actor, Grand Hotel, The Champ, Robin Hood, Viva Villa!
May 27 – Robert Ripley, American creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!
August 16 – Margaret Mitchell, American novelist
October 21 – Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, Colombian Roman Catholic religious professed and saint
December 6 – Lead Belly, African-American blues musician
❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year:
Enemies by Tijan - ***** - 11/2/2023 - 379 Pages - Published December 2019
7. New Books
Agatha Christie – Crooked House
Ellery Queen – Cat of Many Tails
Foster Fitzsimmons – Bright Leaf
Harold Robbins – The Dream Merchants
Howard Clewes – Green Grow the Rushes
Nelson Algren – The Man with the Golden Arm
Nevil Shute – A Town Like Alice
Ross Macdonald – The Moving Target
❇️ Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia:
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang - *** - 11/3/2023 - 323 Pages - Set in California
8. In Theaters
I Was a Male War Bride
Intruder in the Dust
Jolson Sings Again
Little Women
Neptune's Daughter
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Secret Garden
White Heat
❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War:
Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case by Kristen Painter - *** - 11/8/2023 - 198 Pages - Mystery
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma, and garners national media attention in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where you find the word COW in the text (share page/loc#) OR set in Oklahoma OR where something captures media attention (tell us what):
You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together by Kat Timpf - **** - 11/5/2023 - 248 Pages - joke captures media attention
10. March 2 – First automatic street lights go into operation in New Milford, Connecticut.
❇️ Read a book with a street light on the cover (show cover) OR set in a small town:
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent - *** - 12/12/2023 - 312 Pages - Set in a small town
11. March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.
❇️ Read a book set on an island OR set in Canada OR a Series #10.
Caraval by Stephanie Garber - **** - 12/5/2023 - 407 Pages - set on an island
12. June 8 – George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in London by Secker & Warburg.
❇️ Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi OR a book with a number in the title.
Junkyard Bargain by Faith Hunter - **** - 11/29/2023 - 166 Pages - Dystopian
13. June 24 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where the MC is a cowboy OR whose title is in cursive lettering OR read a book that has ties to movies and/or TV like Hopalong Cassidy:
Gravity Falls: Lost Legends by Alex Hirsch - ***** - 11/5/2023 - 144 Pages - Ties to TV Show
14. September 2 – Film noir The Third Man, with screenplay by Graham Greene and set in Allied-occupied Vienna, is released in the United Kingdom; it wins the 1949 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
❇️ Read a book where a person investigates a friend's murder OR with a Main Page Genre Mystery OR a book that has won a prize (tell us the name):
Go with the Flow by Lily Williams - ***** - 11/5/2023 - 336 Pages - Literary awards: Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Young Adult Literature (2020)
15. September 17 – Warner Bros. cartoon, "Fast and Furry-ous" is released. It also marks the debut of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
❇️ Read a book with a title that is a pun OR with a sign on the cover (show cover) OR the first book in a new to you series:
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo - ***** - 11/15/2023 - 461 Pages - First Book in a New to Me Series
CompletedA Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
Duration: 1st November 2023 - 31st January 2024
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Linda, Mary, James and Robert
❇️ Read a book by an author whose last name begins J
Gilded Cage by Vic James 11.04.23
2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #7 (include series name and number).
Seven Up by Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum #7) 11.14.23
3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book by an author who uses a middle initial
Death on Demand by Carolyn G. Hart 11.28.23
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 5 in the page count. Tell us the page count. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness 579 pages 11.06.23
5. Born in 1949
January 24 – John Belushi, American actor and comedian
February 22 – Niki Lauda, Austrian triple Formula 1 world champion
March 16 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor
March 18 – Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player
June 5 – Ken Follett, English novelist
July 15 – Richard Russo, American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
October 8 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with H (tell us their name).
The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman (Hannah) 11.26.23
6. Died in 1949
January 15 – Charles Ponzi, Italian-born American con man
April 15 – Wallace Beery, American actor, Grand Hotel, The Champ, Robin Hood, Viva Villa!
May 27 – Robert Ripley, American creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!
August 16 – Margaret Mitchell, American novelist
October 21 – Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, Colombian Roman Catholic religious professed and saint
December 6 – Lead Belly, African-American blues musician
❇️ Read a book published in December of any year.
How the Grinch Stole My Heart by Annabelle Costa (published December 10, 2018) 12.24.23
7. New Books
Agatha Christie – Crooked House
Ellery Queen – Cat of Many Tails
Foster Fitzsimmons – Bright Leaf
Harold Robbins – The Dream Merchants
Howard Clewes – Green Grow the Rushes
Nelson Algren – The Man with the Golden Arm
Nevil Shute – A Town Like Alice
Ross Macdonald – The Moving Target
❇️ Read a book set in London
A Traitor in Whitehall by Julia Kelly 11.21.23
8. In Theaters
I Was a Male War Bride
Intruder in the Dust
Jolson Sings Again
Little Women
Neptune's Daughter
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Secret Garden
White Heat
❇️ Read a book with the genre Mystery
Raspberry Danish Murder by Joanne Fluke 11.07.23
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma, and garners national media attention in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where something captures media attention (tell us what).
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (Percy is on the news as a missing kid) 12.02.23
10. March 2 – First automatic street lights go into operation in New Milford, Connecticut.
❇️ Read a book with a street light on the cover (show cover)
Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett 11.08.2311. March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.
❇️ Read a book set on an island A New York Christmas by Anne Perry (New York City) 11.13.23
12. June 8 – George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in London by Secker & Warburg.
❇️ Read a book with a number in the title.
Hot Six by Janet Evanovich 11.10.23
13. June 24 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC in the United States.
❇️ Read a book whose title is in cursive lettering
Glazed Murder by Jessica Beck 01.10.2414. September 2 – Film noir The Third Man, with screenplay by Graham Greene and set in Allied-occupied Vienna, is released in the United Kingdom; it wins the 1949 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
❇️ Read a book with a Main Page Genre Mystery
Six Feet Deep Dish by Mindy Quigley 12.04.23
15. September 17 – Warner Bros. cartoon, "Fast and Furry-ous" is released. It also marks the debut of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
❇️ Read a book that first book in a new to you series.
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros11.20.23
Done on post #30 in the nick of time!A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
Duration: 1st November 2023 - 31st January 2024
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Completed 15 tasks DONE!
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Linda, Mary, James and Robert
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
Christmas For One by Mollie Mathews 11/4/23 4stars (M - Mollie Mathews)2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #7 (include series name and number).
Christmas at Rainbow Haven: Rainbow Haven Beach Book 7 by Sylvia Price 12/1/23 4stars3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book by an author who uses a middle initial
A Doctor Daddy for Christmas: A Dad's Best Friend, Pregnancy Romance by Sofia T. Summers 11/18/23 4stars4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count.
Finding Faith: Rainbow Haven Beach Book 6 by Sylvia Price 11/7/23 4stars (9 - 199 pages)5. Born in 1949
January 24 – John Belushi, American actor and comedian
February 22 – Niki Lauda, Austrian triple Formula 1 world champion
March 16 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor
March 18 – Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player
June 5 – Ken Follett, English novelist
July 15 – Richard Russo, American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
October 8 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
The Rom Con by Devon Daniels 11/5/23 4stars (J - Jack)6. Died in 1949
January 15 – Charles Ponzi, Italian-born American con man
April 15 – Wallace Beery, American actor, Grand Hotel, The Champ, Robin Hood, Viva Villa!
May 27 – Robert Ripley, American creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!
August 16 – Margaret Mitchell, American novelist
October 21 – Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, Colombian Roman Catholic religious professed and saint
December 6 – Lead Belly, African-American blues musician
❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year.
The Vet's Shelter Surprise by Elle Douglas 11/16/23 4stars (10/12/23)7. New Books
Agatha Christie – Crooked House
Ellery Queen – Cat of Many Tails
Foster Fitzsimmons – Bright Leaf
Harold Robbins – The Dream Merchants
Howard Clewes – Green Grow the Rushes
Nelson Algren – The Man with the Golden Arm
Nevil Shute – A Town Like Alice
Ross Macdonald – The Moving Target
❇️ Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia.
Wand-erful Christmas: A Fun Paranormal Cozy With A Dash Of Romance (English Village Witch Cozy Book 10) by Rosie Reed 11/27/23 4stars (England - Maiden-Upon-Avon and London)8. In Theaters
I Was a Male War Bride
Intruder in the Dust
Jolson Sings Again
Little Women
Neptune's Daughter
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Secret Garden
White Heat
❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War.
Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan 11/12/23 4stars (Romance)IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma, and garners national media attention in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where something captures media attention (tell us what).
Next-Door Nemesis by Alexa Martin 11/9/23 4stars (Collins tantrum against her boyfriend goes viral on instagram)10. March 2 – First automatic street lights go into operation in New Milford, Connecticut.
❇️ Read a book set in a small town.
A Wish for Christmas by Courtney Cole 11/11/23 4stars (outside Cheyenne, Wy)11. March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.
❇️ Read a book set on an island OR set in Canada OR a Series #10.
A Seaside Bookshop Christmas: A Single Dad, Friends to Lovers Small Town Romance (The Turner Family of Bluestar Island Book 3) by Jennifer Faye 11/6/23 4.5stars (Bluestar Island)12. June 8 – George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in London by Secker & Warburg.
❇️ Read a book with a number in the title.
One Week of the Heart: A Novella by Lisa Williams Kline 1/28/24 4stars13. June 24 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where the MC is a cowboy OR whose title is in cursive lettering
The Cowboy's Christmas Gift: A Crooked Valley Ranch Western Romance (Crooked Valley Ranch #1) by Donna Alward 11/13/23 4stars (Duke is a cowboy; Christmas is in cursive)14. September 2 – Film noir The Third Man, with screenplay by Graham Greene and set in Allied-occupied Vienna, is released in the United Kingdom; it wins the 1949 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
❇️ Read a book where a person investigates a friend's murder
Spiked Punch (Maddie Sparks Mystery Series Book 1) by Lesley A Diehl 11/26/23 4stars (Maddie investigates a murder of a client of her son's business - she found the body)15. September 17 – Warner Bros. cartoon, "Fast and Furry-ous" is released. It also marks the debut of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
❇️ Read the first book in a new to you series.
Crime and Parchment: A Rare Books Cozy Mystery (A Rare Books Cozy Mystery #1) by Daphne Silver 11/21/23 4stars (plus new author)
FINISHEDA Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
Duration: 1st November 2023 - 31st January 2024
Tasks: 13
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
✅1. Popular Baby Names
Linda, Mary, James and Robert
Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
🦃Fangirl, Vol. 3: The Manga - Rainbow Rowell, 11/28/23
✅2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number).
🦃Heartstopper: Volume Five - Alice Oseman, 12/28/23 -- Heartstopper #5
✅3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
Read a book where a character wears glasses
🦃Fangirl, Vol. 2: The Manga - Rainbow Rowell, 11/18/23
✅4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count.
🦃You're Smart, Strong and You Got This: Drawings, Affirmations, and Comfort to Help with Anxiety and Depression - Kate Allan, 11/13/23 -- 212 pgs
✅5. Born in 1949
Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
🦃Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun - Jonny Garza Villa, 11/9/23 -- Julian Luna
✅6. Died in 1949
Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year.
🦃Until Sage-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 1/19/24 -- April
✅7. New Books
Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia.
🦃Solo for the Season - Martha Keyes, 12/6/23
✅8. In Theaters
Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War.
🦃Kiss To Belong-Anna Doe, 1/7/24
IN THE NEWS
✅9. February 22 – Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma
Read a book where you find the word COW in the text (share page/loc#)
🦃It's a Date - Again-Jeneva Rose, 1/24/24 -- pg.16, Then I think of animals. Dog. Cat. Cow.
✅10. March 2 – First automatic street lights go into operation in New Milford, Connecticut.
Read a book set in a small town.
🦃Get Frosted - Amy Aislin, 12/30/23
✅11. March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.
Read a book set in Canada
🦃Secret Santa Face-Off - Victoria Denault, 12/1/23
12. June 8 – George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in London by Secker & Warburg.
🧡Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi OR a book with a number in the title.
✅13. June 24 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC in the United States.
Read a book whose title is in cursive lettering
🦃
- J. Sterling, 12/7/2314. September 2 – Film noir The Third Man
🧡Read a book where a person investigates a friend's murder OR with a Main Page Genre Mystery OR a book that has won a prize (tell us the name).
✅15. September 17 – Warner Bros. cartoon, "Fast and Furry-ous" is released.
Read a book with a title that is a pun OR with a sign on the cover (show cover) OR the first book in a new to you series.
🦃Egotistical Puckboy-Eden Finley, 1/20/24 -- Puckboys #1
Mod
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FINISHEDA Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
Duration: 1st November 2023 - 31st January 2024
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
7/6-10
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Linda, Mary, James and Robert
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book where a character wears glasses OR by an author who uses a middle initial OR set in Missouri. - Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton 25.11.23.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count. - The Last Ever After by Soman Chainani 24.01.24. - 655 pages
5. Born in 1949
January 24 – John Belushi, American actor and comedian
February 22 – Niki Lauda, Austrian triple Formula 1 world champion
March 16 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor
March 18 – Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player
June 5 – Ken Follett, English novelist
July 15 – Richard Russo, American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
October 8 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name). - The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani 19.01.24. - Sophie and Agatha
6. Died in 1949
January 15 – Charles Ponzi, Italian-born American con man
April 15 – Wallace Beery, American actor, Grand Hotel, The Champ, Robin Hood, Viva Villa!
May 27 – Robert Ripley, American creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!
August 16 – Margaret Mitchell, American novelist
October 21 – Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, Colombian Roman Catholic religious professed and saint
December 6 – Lead Belly, African-American blues musician
❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year.
7. New Books
Agatha Christie – Crooked House
Ellery Queen – Cat of Many Tails
Foster Fitzsimmons – Bright Leaf
Harold Robbins – The Dream Merchants
Howard Clewes – Green Grow the Rushes
Nelson Algren – The Man with the Golden Arm
Nevil Shute – A Town Like Alice
Ross Macdonald – The Moving Target
❇️ Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia. - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab 17.11.23.
8. In Theaters
I Was a Male War Bride
Intruder in the Dust
Jolson Sings Again
Little Women
Neptune's Daughter
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Secret Garden
White Heat
❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War. - The Woman in Me by Britney Spears 25.01.23
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma, and garners national media attention in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where you find the word COW in the text (share page/loc#) OR set in Oklahoma OR where something captures media attention (tell us what). - Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton 23.12.23. - kidnaping of a young woman
10. March 2 – First automatic street lights go into operation in New Milford, Connecticut.
❇️ Read a book with a street light on the cover (show cover) OR set in a small town. - The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter 29.12.23.
11. March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.
❇️ Read a book set on an island OR set in Canada OR a Series #10.
12. June 8 – George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in London by Secker & Warburg.
❇️ Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi OR a book with a number in the title.
13. June 24 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where the MC is a cowboy OR whose title is in cursive lettering OR read a book that has ties to movies and/or TV like Hopalong Cassidy.
14. September 2 – Film noir The Third Man, with screenplay by Graham Greene and set in Allied-occupied Vienna, is released in the United Kingdom; it wins the 1949 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
❇️ Read a book where a person investigates a friend's murder OR with a Main Page Genre Mystery OR a book that has won a prize (tell us the name).
15. September 17 – Warner Bros. cartoon, "Fast and Furry-ous" is released. It also marks the debut of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
❇️ Read a book with a title that is a pun OR with a sign on the cover (show cover) OR the first book in a new to you series.
Completion Post #39A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1949
Duration: 11/1/23 - 1/31/24
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Progress: 15 of 15
Completed: 1/2/24
Tasks:
❤️ 1. Popular Baby Names
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
Escape from Falaise by John Flanagan (11/22/23)
❤️ 2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number).
The Ring of Wind by Chris Bradford (11/19/23) ~ Young Samurai #7
❤️ 3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book where a character wears glasses OR
❇️ by an author who uses a middle initial OR
set in Missouri.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King (11/13/23) ~ Mary Russell wears glasses
❤️ 4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count.
D is for Dani's Baby by Susan Lynn Crose/Lisa Jackson (12/2/23) ~ 256 pages
❤️ 5. Born in 1949
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Fallen by Rebecca Zanetti (11/10/23) ~ Brigid Banaghan & Raider
❤️ 6. Died in 1949
❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year.
White Hot by Ilona Andrews (11/3/23) ~ May 2017
❤️ 7. New Books
❇️ Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia.
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (12/3/23) ~ Australia
❤️ 8. In Theaters
❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War.
Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz (11/1/23) ~ Mystery
IN THE NEWS
❤️ 9. February 22
Read a book where you find the word COW in the text (share page/loc#) OR
set in Oklahoma OR
❇️ where something captures media attention (tell us what).
Cold Hearted by Toni Anderson (1/2/24) ~
❤️ 10. March 2
❇️ Read a book with a street light on the cover (show cover) OR
❇️ set in a small town.
by Rachel Caine (12/7/23)❤️ 11. March 31
❇️ Read a book set on an island OR
set in Canada OR
a Series #10.
The Ring of Wind by Chris Bradford (11/19/23)
❤️ 12. June 8
❇️ Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi OR
a book with a number in the title.
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (11/26/23) ~ SciFi
❤️ 13. June 24
Read a book where the MC is a cowboy OR
❇️ whose title is in cursive lettering OR
read a book that has ties to movies and/or TV like Hopalong Cassidy.
by Sara Richardson (12/28/23)❤️ 14. September 2
Read a book where a person investigates a friend's murder OR
❇️ with a Main Page Genre Mystery OR
a book that has won a prize (tell us the name).
Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher (12/24/23) ~ MPG Mystery
❤️ 15. September 17
Read a book with a title that is a pun OR
with a sign on the cover (show cover) OR
❇️ the first book in a new to you series.
Mastermind by Andrew Mayne (12/29/23) ~ Theo Cray & Jessica Blackwood #1
Finished on time.Trip Into 1949
November 2023 - January 2024
Nostalgia
1. Popular Baby Names
Linda, Mary, James and Robert
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
Trial and Error by Robert Whitlow 11/6/23
2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number).
We'll Meet Again by Melody Carlson 1/19/24
Mulligan Sisters #4
3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book where a character wears glasses
Set the Stars Alight by Amanda Dykes 11/9/23
Dashel
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count.
Kind: a Christmas short story of post-WWII Munich by Kellyn Roth 11/21/23
23 pages
5. Born in 1949
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Missing Her More by Karen McQuestion 11/10/23
Brenna Vanderhaven
6. Died in 1949
❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year.
Hidden Love by Cara Putman 11/27/23
pub Dec 1, 2017
7. New Books
❇️ Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia.
Yours is the Night by Amanda Dykes 12/10/23
NYC
8. In Theaters
❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War.
A Thread of Violence: A Story of Truth, Invention, and Murder by Mark O'Connell 11/21/23
Biography, Crime
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma, and garners national media attention in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where you find the word COW in the text (share page/loc#) OR where something captures media attention (tell us what).
My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business by Dick Van Dyke 12/26/23
"I bought them just to tell people I had cows." p.273; several things in Dick's career caught media attention.
10. March 2 – First automatic street lights go into operation in New Milford, Connecticut.
❇️ Read a book set in a small town.
Where Trees Touch the Sky: A Redwood National Park Novel by Karen Barnett 1/18/24
Orick, California
11. March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.
❇️ Read a book set on an island OR set in Canada OR a Series #10.
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12. June 8 – George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in London by Secker & Warburg.
❇️ Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi OR a book with a number in the title.
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13. June 24 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC in the United States.
❇️ Read a book whose title is in cursive lettering
Joy to the World: A Regency Christmas Collection by Carolyn Miller, Amanda Barrett, Erica Vetsch 1/8/24
14. September 2 – Film noir The Third Man, with screenplay by Graham Greene and set in Allied-occupied Vienna, is released in the United Kingdom; it wins the 1949 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
❇️ Read a book where a person investigates a friend's murder
Beneath His Silence by Hannah Linder 12/13/23
Ella investigates her sister's murder.
15. September 17 – Warner Bros. cartoon, "Fast and Furry-ous" is released. It also marks the debut of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
❇️ Read the first book in a new to you series.
A Heart Most Certain by Melissa Jagears 1/23/24
Teaville Moral Society #1
The Lost Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
Kind (other topics)We'll Meet Again (other topics)
Missing Her More (other topics)
Trial and Error: A Legal Suspense (other topics)
A Heart Most Certain (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
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Duration: 1st November 2023 - 31st January 2024
LEVEL
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
13/11-15 Completed. Finished
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Linda, Mary, James and Robert
❇️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with L, M, J or R.
Natasha Madison-Mine to Promise 11/02/23
2. The average price for a new house was $7450.00.
❇️ Read a series book #4 or #5 or #7 (include series name and number).
(Golden Glades Henchmen MC #7)
Cato-Jessica Gadziala 11/05/23
3. U.S. President - Harry S. Truman
❇️ Read a book set in Missouri.
Move the Sun-Susan Fanetti 11/10/23
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $2950.
❇️ Read a book that has a 0, 2, 5 or 9 in the page count. Tell us the page count.
(350)
Wolfhunter River-Rachel Caine 11/08/23
5. Born in 1949
January 24 – John Belushi, American actor and comedian
February 22 – Niki Lauda, Austrian triple Formula 1 world champion
March 16 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor
March 18 – Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player
June 5 – Ken Follett, English novelist
July 15 – Richard Russo, American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
October 8 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress
❇️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
(Blake Wilder)
The Silent Threat-Elle Gray 11/03/23
6. Died in 1949
January 15 – Charles Ponzi, Italian-born American con man
April 15 – Wallace Beery, American actor, Grand Hotel, The Champ, Robin Hood, Viva Villa!
May 27 – Robert Ripley, American creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!
August 16 – Margaret Mitchell, American novelist
October 21 – Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, Colombian Roman Catholic religious professed and saint
December 6 – Lead Belly, African-American blues musician
❇️ Read a book published in January, April, May, August, October or December of any year.
(5/29/2011)
Ties That Bind-Carolyn Arnold 11/01/23
7. New Books
Agatha Christie – Crooked House
Ellery Queen – Cat of Many Tails
Foster Fitzsimmons – Bright Leaf
Harold Robbins – The Dream Merchants
Howard Clewes – Green Grow the Rushes
Nelson Algren – The Man with the Golden Arm
Nevil Shute – A Town Like Alice
Ross Macdonald – The Moving Target
❇️ Read a book set in London, New York City, North Carolina, England, California, Chicago, or Australia.
(New York)
All It Takes-Kristen Proby 11/04/23
8. In Theaters
I Was a Male War Bride
Intruder in the Dust
Jolson Sings Again
Little Women
Neptune's Daughter
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Secret Garden
White Heat
❇️ Read a book with the genre Biography, Childrens, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, or War.
(Crime Mystery)
Hollywood X-M.Z. Kelly 11/04/23
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma, and garners national media attention in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where you find the word COW in the text (share page/loc#).
Pg.209"Holy cow!"
Bang Switch-Lani Lynn Vale 11/04/23
10. March 2 – First automatic street lights go into operation in New Milford, Connecticut.
❇️ Read a book with a streetlight on the cover (show cover).
Gone Too Far-Debra Webb 11/08/23
11. March 31 – The former British colony of Newfoundland joins Canada, as its 10th province.
❇️ Read a book set on an island OR set in Canada OR a Series #10.
12. June 8 – George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in London by Secker & Warburg.
❇️ Read a book with the genre Dystopian, Social or Sci Fi OR a book with a number in the title.
13. June 24 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC in the United States.
❇️ Read a book where the MC is a cowboy
Fated Hearts-Kelly Elliott 11/18/23
14. September 2 – Film noir The Third Man, with screenplay by Graham Greene and set in Allied-occupied Vienna, is released in the United Kingdom; it wins the 1949 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
❇️ Read a book with a Main Page Genre Mystery.
The Girl and the Midnight Murder-A.J. Rivers 11/03/23
15. September 17 – Warner Bros. cartoon, "Fast and Furry-ous" is released. It also marks the debut of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
❇️ Read the first book in a new to you series.
(Madison Knox)
Brooklyn Blue-M.Z. Kelly 11/11/23
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