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Updated: post #34
MOST POINTS
🥧 Linda C - 9 (passed)
Diana S -
🦃🦃Tessa - 14
The Adventures - 8
Amber - 7
Marilyn - 7
🥧 Mickslibrarian - 9
MOST PAGES
Linda C - 2589
Diana S -
🦃🦃 Tessa - 6417
The Adventures - 1985
🥧 Amber - 2673
Marilyn - 2401
Mickslibrarian - 1748
1.1 HAPPY THANKSGIVING Read a good book (any book you like).
Here and Gone – Haylen Beck (4 stars) 11/1/23 [304]
1.6 Chia Pet Day (11/29)
Read a book where the MC has a pet (tell us about their pet).
Shield's Lady (Lost Colony, #3) – Amanda Glass (5 stars) 11/4/23 [352] – MC Sariana has a pet red-toed lizard named Lucky
1.8 (Marilyn Task) November Surgery
Read a book with a physician or nurse as one of the characters.
Out on a Limb: A Smoky Mountain Mystery (Nurse Phoebe, #1) – Carolyn Jourdan (3 stars) 11/6/23 [180] – MC Phoebe McFarland is a rural home health care nurse
1.10 (Marilyn Task) November Birthday
Read a book whose # of pages include any two numbers in 1129.
Winter's Bone – Daniel Woodrell (4 stars) 11/2/23 2006 MO [193] – pages include 1 9
Points these tasks - 4
Pages these tasks - 1029
Total points - 4
Total pages - 1029
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MPG: Middle Grade
Allergic: A Graphic Novel by Megan Wagner Lloyd (11/9/23) 240 pp 3.5⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 240
DISCARD This Book - I meant to use it for another task - Points & pages will be removed from scoreboard
TESSATask 2.1 - Lottery
# 1 - Britt-Marie Was Here ✔ – 10Nov23 - 324 p
# 3 - The Song of Achilles ✔ – 06Nov23 - 408 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 732
Total points to date - 2
Total pages read to date - 732 pg
1.2 November BirthdaysThis month we celebrate Colson Whitehead (11/6) and Margaret Atwood (11/18).
Read a book whose Author's FIRST name begins with either C•M•O•A•L•R•S•G•N•E•T and LAST name begins with either W•A•H•T•I•O•E•D
Remote Control By Nnedi Okorafor - 11/08 - 156 p. - 4 stars
Point this task = 1
Pages this task = 156 p.
Task 2.1 - Lottery# 1 - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson - 385 p. - 11/13 - 3 stars
# 3 - Victor Kessler n'a pas tout dit by Cathy Bonidan - 336 p. - 11/05 - 4 stars
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 721
Total points to date - 3
Total pages read to date - 877
1.9 (The Adventures Task) My Parents Are Visiting From France !!!Read a book by a French Author -OR- a book set on France ;)
L'Élégance du hérisson by Muriel Barbery - 11/16 - 360 p. - 4 stars
THIS TASK
Point earned - 1
Pages read - 360
Total points to date - 4
Total pages read to date - 1237
1.4 BEAUTIFUL DAY (11/19)Read a book with a Beautiful cover (your choice, show cover)
by Anne Perry 11.13.23Task points 1
Task pages 164
1.5 Homemade Bread 🍞 Day (11/17)Read a book that has a character who is baking bread (tell us what kind of bread) -OR- character owns a bakery (tell us the name of bakery).
Raspberry Danish Murder by Joanne Fluke 11.07.23 (Bakery - The Cookie Jar)
Task points 1
Task pages 417
Total points 2
Total pages 581
1.8 (Marilyn Task) November SurgeryMy husband just had surgery. Read a book with a physician
Gilded Cage by Vic James 11.04.23 (Jackson is a physician)
Task points 1
Task pages 368
Total points 3
Total pages 949
1.9 (The Adventures Task) My Parents Are Visiting From France !!!Read a book set on France ;)
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness 11.06.23
Task points 1
Task pages 579
Total points 4
Total pages 1528
2.3 (Tessa Task) I'm Thankful For ...Read 2 Books
At Thanksgiving we usually go 'round the table saying what we are thankful for. The responses usually break down into one of five categories: Health, Love, Family, Sustenance (Food), and Shelter.
Read two book each of which deals with one of these five categories. You must use two different prompts.
For example, you might read a book with food on the cover for the "Sustenance" prompt; and a romance for "love."
Tell us which prompt you are using, and IF it's not obvious, please tell us how your book fits.
Love - Hot Six by Janet Evanovich 11.10.23 (Romance Genre)
Pages 336
Family - Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett 11.08.23 (Sister comes to visit and decides to move to town)
Pages 281
Task points 2
Task pages 617
Total points 6
Total pages 2145
1.7 (Linda C task) Thanksgiving Day (USA) - 11/23/23For the 23rd day of November of the century.
Read a book published in 2023.
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 11.20.23
Task points 1
Task pages 528
Total points 7
Total pages 2673
2.3 (Tessa Task) I'm Thankful For ...Read two book each of which deals with one of these five categories: Health, Love, Family, Sustenance (Food), and Shelter. You must use two different prompts.
Love - Megan's Mark (Breeds, #6; Feline Breed, #5) – Lora Leigh (3 stars) 11/18/23 [295] – MPG Paranormal Romance
Family - A Christmas Peril (A Theater Cop Mystery, #1) – J. A. Hennrikus (4 stars) 11/21/23 [288] – MC is cousin to the victim’s family
Points these tasks - 2
Pages these tasks - 583
Total points - 6
Total pages - 1612
3.1 (Linda C Task) TURKEY GIBLETS: Neck, Heart, Gizzard, and LiverSelect 3 options:
1. NECK - Read a book that has a neck on the cover. Neck can be human or animal. (Show cover)
Smoke Bitten (Mercy Thompson, #12) – Patricia Briggs (5 stars) 11/9/23 [319] – Mercy’s neck is focal point of cover2. HEART – Read a book where the title starts with one of the letters in HEART.
Hurricane Season – Lauren K. Denton (3 stars) 11/22/23 [383]
3. GIZZARD – Read a book with a double letter in one of the title words.
Dragon Blood (Hurog, #2) – Patricia Briggs (3 stars) 11/6/23 [275] – double O in Blood
Points these tasks - 3
Pages these tasks - 977
Total points - 9
Total pages - 2589
2.1 The LOTTERYRead 2 Books
#1 The Searcher by Tana French--11/1/23--451 pages
#3 Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell--11/8/23--372 pages
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 823 pages
5.1 Thanksgiving 🦃 FeastRead 5 Books
1. THANKFUL--Horse by Geraldine Brooks--11/15/23--317 pages
loc. 1185--"We had to be thankful she stay close by in..."
2. TABLECLOTH--No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib--11/21/23--304 pages
loc. 1524--"Cranberry on a white tablecloth!"
3. CONVERSATION--Us Against You by Fredrik Backman--11/2/23--448 pages
loc. 475--"As usual, she starts the conversation in the..."
4. STUFFING--The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri--11/11/23--317 pages
loc. 1508--"...stuffing food into his mouth after the morning..."
5. TURKEY--The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken--11/25/23--192 pages
loc. 298--"...and ate half a cooked turkey breast and meowed to get out."
Points this task: 5
Pages this task: 1578
Total points: 7
Total pages: 2401
TESSATask 1.2 - Happy Birthday
Author initials: T A
Taylor Adams / No Exit ✔ – 04Nov23 - 354 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 354
Total points earned to date - 3
Total pages read to date - 1086 pg
TESSATask 5.1 - Thanksgiving Feast
TURKEY - pg 17 - "…chickens, turkeys, geese, pigeons…" - A Natural History of Dragons ✔ – 03Nov23 - 352 pg
TABLECLOTH - pg 198 - "…a white tablecloth house." - Strange Brew ✔ – 13Nov23 - 336 p
CONVERSATION - pg 7 - "…have a conversation until…" - A Corner of the Universe ✔ – 18Nov23 - 224 pg
THANKFUL - pg 110 - "…indeed be thankful for…" - Black Powder War ✔ – 19Nov23 - 365 pg
VEGETABLES - pg 107 - "…crates of vegetables and fruit." - Dial A for Aunties ✔ – 23Nov23 - 302 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 5
Pages read - 1579 pg
Total points earned to date - 8
Total pages read to date - 2665
TESSATask 3.1 - Linda C - Turkey Giblets
NECK: a book with a neck on the cover -
✔ – 13Nov23 - 432 pHEART: Title begins with a letter in HEART - Trunk Music ✔ – 13Nov23 - 448 p
GIZZARD: Double letter in a title word - meRRy - The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood ✔ – 18Nov23 - 344 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 3
Pages read - 2728 pg
Total points earned to date - 11
Total pages read to date - 5393 pgs
TESSATask 2.3 - Tessa - I'm Thankful For...
LOVE - Romance genre - You, Again ✔ – 25Nov23 - 448 pg
SUSTENANCE - rival chefs - Ramón and Julieta ✔ – 27Nov23 - 304 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 752 p
Total points earned to date - 13
Total pages read to date - 6145 pg
1.1 HAPPY THANKSGIVING - During the Feasting take some time and read a good book (any book you like). Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens 11/3/2023 256 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 256
Total Points: 1
Total Pages: 256
1.2 November Birthdays - Read a book whose Author's FIRST name begins with either C•M•O•A•L•R•S•G•N•E•T and LAST name begins with either W•A•H•T•I•O•E•D Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck 11/10/2023 246 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 246
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 502
1.3 Young Readers Day (11/14) - Read a book that has MPG: MIDDLE GRADE -OR- MPG:YOUNG ADULT Dogtown by Katherine Applegate 11/1/2023 352 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 352
Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 854
1.6 Chia Pet Day (11/29) - Read a book that has the letters C•H•I•A in the title (any order) Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling 11/3/2023 105 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 105
Total Points: 4
Total Pages: 959
1.7 (Linda’s task) Thanksgiving Day (USA) – 11/23/23 - Read a book book published in 2023 Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher 11/12/2023 116 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 116
Total Points: 5
Total Pages: 1075
1.10 (Marilyn Task) November Birthday - Read a book whose publishing date or # of pages include any two numbers in 1129. Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling 11/2/2023 210 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 210
Total Points: 6
Total Pages: 1285
3.1 (Linda’s Task) TURKEY GIBLETS: Neck, Heart, Gizzard, and Liver 2. HEART – Read a book with a heart on the cover (show cover) or where the title starts with one of the letters in HEART.
How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less by Nicholas Boothman 11/20/2023 160 p.
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3. GIZZARD – Read a book with a double letter in one of the title words.
Complete Sonnets by William Shakespeare 11/12/2023 154 p.
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4. LIVER – Read a book where the author’s initials are in the word LIVER.
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle 11/30/2023 149 p.
Task Points: 3
Task Pages: 463
Total Points: 9
Total Pages: 1748
1.1 HAPPY THANKSGIVINGRead a good book (any book you like).
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells - 11/22 - 158 p. - 3 stars
Task Point: 1
Task Pages: 158
Total Points: 5
Total Pages: 1395
1.3 Young Readers Day (11/14) - Read a book that has MPG: MIDDLE GRADE -OR- MPG:YOUNG ADULTThe History of the Computer by Rachel Ignotofsky - 127 p. - 11/30 - 4 stars
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 127
Total Points: 6
Total Pages: 1522
1.4 BEAUTIFUL DAY (11/19)Read a book with a Beautiful cover (your choice, show cover)
by Bryan Stevenson - 336 p. - 11/30 - 4 starsTask points 1
Task pages 336
Total Points: 7
Total Pages: 1858
1.10 (Marilyn Task) November Birthday - Read a book whose publishing date or # of pages include any two numbers in 1129.La Belle et la Bête by Beaumont - 127 p. - 11/19 - 3 stars
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 127
Total Points: 8
Total Pages: 1985
TESSATask 1,3 - Young Readers Day
YOUNG ADULT book - Tiger Honor ✔ – 29Nov23 - 272 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 256 pg
Total points earned to date - 14 points
Total pages read to date - 6417 pg
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