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MOST POINTS
📚🌼🌼Linda C - 13+3 = 16
📚🌼🌼Pat - 15+1 = 16
📚Amber - 7+1 = 8
🌸🌸Bethany - 8+7 = 15
📚💐💐Mickslibrarian - 15+6 = 21
Tessa - 10
Marilyn - 7
📚🌸🌸Diana S - 7+8 = 15
MOST PAGES
🌸🌸Linda C - 4170
💐💐Pat - 5005
Amber - 2552
Bethany - 2417
🌼🌼Mickslibrarian - 4176
Tessa - 3274
Marilyn - 2117
Diana S - 1734
2.4 (Linda C Task) SPRING FEVERRead 2 books that have an MPG of Romance
Magic Tides (Kate Daniels: Wilmington Years, #1) – Ilona Andrews (5 stars) 4/2/24 [158]
Magic Claims (Kate Daniels: Wilmington Years, #2) – Ilona Andrews (5 stars) 4/7/24 [240]
Task points - 2
Task pages - 398
Total points - 2
Total pages - 398
1.6 ~ READ THE ALPHABETRead a book that it's TITLE starts with the LETTER D
(exclude A, An, or The) -
OR
Author's FIRST/ LAST name starts with the LETTER D.
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Little Souls by Sandra DallasRead ~ 4.8.24
Pages ~ 294
Requirement ~ sandra (D)allas
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Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 294
Total Points ~ 1
Total Pages ~ 294
5.1 ~ APRIL SHOWERSRead 5 Books
• Pick 5 words from list above
• one book per word
• Find word in text, give the sentence and LOC #
Simon the Fiddler by Paulette JilesRead ~ 4.5.24
Pages ~ 352
Requirement ~ RAINDROPS (pg 154)
"Every pine needle dripped, every stretch of open water was speckled with raindrops, and even at this time of year mosquitoes danced and bit."
The Friend by Sigrid NunezRead ~ 4.5.24
Pages ~ 213
Requirement ~ RAINCOAT (pg 182)
"...Will her raincoat be too light? Should she take an umbrella?
Family Reservations by Liza PalmerRead ~ 4.7.24
Pages ~ 303
Requirement ~ SHOWER (pg 122)
"...she decides to take a quick shower, hoping it will wash the day away..."
The Silent Treatment by Abbie GreavesRead ~ 4.9.24
Pages ~ 304
Requirement ~ UMBRELLA (pg 19)
"...it dawns on me now that I'm about as much use here as an umbrella in a hurricane..."
The Last Black Cat by Eugene TrivizasRead ~ 4.10.24
Pages ~ 248
Requirement ~ HURRICANE (pg 19)
"...waves rist up like huge mountains, one hurricane follows another, and for three or four months, neither ship no any other vessel can approach our island..."
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Points This Task ~ 5
Pages This Task ~ 1,434
Total Points ~ 6
Total Pages ~ 1728
1.8 ~ READING IS FUNRead a book with a character who is a Librarian or with a MPG books about books
Read ~ 4.11.24
Pages ~ 416
Requirement ~ Books About Books #3 on MPG page
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Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 416
Total Points ~ 7
Total Pages ~ 2,144
1.8 (Amber's Task) READING IS FUNApril 1st Library Snapshot Day and April 4th is National School Librarian Day.
Read a book with a character who is a Librarian
The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin04.07.24
Task points 1
Task pages 400
1.9 (Marilyn's Task) SOLAR ECLIPSELiving in Central Texas and in the path of totality, we are obsessed
with the total eclipse of April 8.
Read a book that has a Sun or a Moon in the title.
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann04.09.24
Task points 1
Task pages 416
Total points 2
Total pages 816
2.4 (Linda C Task) SPRING FEVERRead 2 books that have an MPG of Romance
Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score 04.01.24
pages 572
Hot Ice by Nora Roberts 04.10.24
pages 312
Task points 2
Task pages 884
Total points 4
Total pages 1700
1.1 STRESS AWARENESS MONTHI know we all need a stress reliever once in a while. So read a book that will relieve all that stress. (Your Choice).
Trick or Treat Murder by Leslie Meier04.6.24
Task points 1
Task pages 256
Total points 5
Total pages 1956
1.7 ~ EARTH DAYRead a book with some kind of plant life on the cover (show cover)
Read ~ 4.16.24
Pages ~ 400
Requirement ~ Red flowers and elderberries on the cover
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Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 400
Total Points ~ 8
Total Pages ~ 2,544
1.3 ~ BUZZWORD: NATURERead a book with Nature - themed word in title.
The Berry Pickers by Amanda PetersRead ~ 4.17.24
Pages ~ 307
Requirement ~ BERRY is a fruit that occurs in nature
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Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 307
Total Points ~ 9
Total Pages ~ 2,851
2.2 SUMMER OLYMPICS 20241. Olympics Cities
Read a book set in France, Japan, or California.
BONUS POINT: If book is set in Paris, Tokyo, or Los Angeles
The Paris Wife – Paula McLain (3 stars) 4/16/24 2011 [331] – set in Paris
2. The Olympics will be held July 26 Thru August 11, 2024.
Read a book that has two of the following numbers in its page count 2611 (any order).
Marked (Eternal Guardians, #1) - Elisabeth Naughton (3 stars) 4/20/24 [321] – 21 in page count
Task points - 2 + Bonus=3
Task pages - 652
Total points - 5
Total pages - 1050
2.1 ~ THE LOTTERY
Diana S wrote: "#1 & #6
This task is now closed" 🤗
Read ~ 4.21.24
Pages ~ 380
Requirement ~ #1
Read ~ 4.20.24
Pages ~ 304
Requirement ~ #6
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Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 684
Total Points ~ 10
Total Pages ~ 3,535
Task 1.5 Titanic Remembrance Day
editor Ellen Datlow 320 pgs 1/5Points: 1
Pages: 320
Task 2.2 Summer Olympics
by Charles Yu Set in LA 288 pgs 4/1
by Joseph Bruchac 192 pgs. 4/20Points: 2
Pages: 480
Task 1.3: Nature
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 338 pages 4/20Points: 1
Pages: 338
Total points: 4
Total pages: 1138
1.1 STRESS AWARENESS MONTH - I know we all need a stress reliever once in a while. So read a book that will relieve all that stress. (Your Choice). Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Classrooms by Tyrone C. Howard 4/12/2024 208 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 208
Total Points: 1
Total Pages: 208
1.3 BUZZWORD - Buzzword for April - NATURE Read a book with Nature - themed word in title.
A Botanist's Guide to Flowers and Fatality by Kate Khavari 4/8/2024 332 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 332
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 540
1.4 BARBERSHOP QUARTET DAY - Read a book that is 4th in a series (List series) I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley 4/13/2024 297 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 297
Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 837
Task 3.2 National Card and Letter Writing Month1.
by Amal El-Mohtar 4/6 209 pgs2.
by Rosalind Miles 352 pgs 4/153.
by Robert Thorogood 4/22 340 pgsPoints: 3
Pages: 901
Total points: 7
Total pages: 2039
2.2 SUMMER OLYMPICS 2024Read 2 Books
1. Olympics Cities
Read a book set in California.
Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore 04.15.24 (San Francisco)
Pages 300
2. The Olympics will be held July 26 Thru August 11, 2024.
Read a book that has two of the following numbers in its page count 2611 (any order).
Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton 04.05.24
pages 296
Task points 2
Task pages 596
Total points 7
Total pages 2552
1.7 (Amber's Task) EARTH DAY - Read a book with some kind of plant life on the cover. (show cover) 
Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley 4/22/2024 224 p.Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 224
Total Points: 4
Total Pages: 1061
1.8 (Amber's Task) READING IS FUN - Read a book with a character who is a Librarian. Murder at the College Library by Con Lehane 4/21/2024 240 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 240
Total Points: 5
Total Pages: 1301
1.9 (Marilyn's Task) SOLAR ECLIPSE - Read a book that has a Moon on the cover (show cover). 
The Raven Thief by Gigi Pandian 4/5/2024 312 p.Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 312
Total Points: 6
Total Pages: 1613
2.2 SUMMER OLYMPICS 2024 1. Olympics Cities - Read a book set in France, Japan, or California.
A Midnight Puzzle by Gigi Pandian 4/21/2024 352 p. (set in Hidden Creek, CA)
2. The Olympics will be held July 26 Thru August 11, 2024. - Read a book that has two of the following numbers in its page count 2611 (any order).
The View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg 4/22/2024 163 p.
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 515
Total Points: 8
Total Pages: 2128
Task 1.6 Read the AlphabetThe Dig by Michael Siemsen 4/22
Point: 1
Pages: 378
Total points: 8
Total pages: 2417
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Read a book with Nature - themed word in title.
The Berry Pickers by Amanda PetersRead ~ 4.17.24..."
Pat - check post # 14 you missed a point 😊
TESSATask 2.1 - Lottery
# 1 - Dragon Actually ✔ – 20Apr24 - 336 pg
# 6 - The Queen of Sugar Hill ✔ – 20Apr24 - 432 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 768
Total points earned to date - 2
Total pages read to date - 768
TESSATask 1.1 - Stress Awareness Month
Reader's choice - Yours Cheerfully ✔ – 13Apr24 - 352 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 352 pg
Total points earned to date - 3
Total pages read to date - 1120 pg
1.1 ~ STRESS AWARENESS MONTHRead a book that will relieve all that stress. (Your Choice).
Search by Michelle HunevenRead ~ 4.23.24
Pages ~ 393
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Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 393
Total Points ~ 11
Total Pages ~ 3928
**Post #14 edited to include finished date for book 1. Sorry! I check everything carefully before I post, but this one got past me! **
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Cradles of the Reich by Jennifer Coburn (4/22/24) 320 pp 4.5⭐⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 320
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Nature-themed word in title
Across the Desert by Dusti Bowling (4/20/24) 320 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 320
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 640
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4th in Series
Karen's Kittycat Club: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #4) (4) by Katy Farina (4/22/24) 144 pp ⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 144
Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 784
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Letter D - Bonus Point: Title & Author
Die Like an Eagle by Donna Andrews (4/20/24) 320 pp 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 2
Pages Read: 320
Total Points: 5
Total Pages: 1104
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plant life on cover
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling (4/18/24) 262 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 262
Total Points: 6
Total Pages: 1366
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moon in title
Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls (4/21/24) 368 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 386
Total Points: 7
Total Pages: 1734
2.4 ~ SPRING FEVERRead 2 books that have an MPG of Romance
The Late Bloomers' Club by Louise MillerRead ~ 4.13.24
Pages ~ 325
Requirement ~ Romance #2 on MPG page
Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer CloseRead ~ 4.25.24
Pages ~ 320
Requirement ~ Romance #10 on MPG page
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Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 677
Total Points ~ 13
Total Pages ~ 4,605
2.1 THE LOTTERYRead 2 Books
#1 The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb--4/7/24--345 pages
#6 The Chosen by Chaim Potok--4/25/24--284 pages
Total points: 2
Total pages: 629 pages
1.9 ~ SOLAR ECLIPSERead a book that has a Sun or a Moon on the cover (show cover) OR in the title.
A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas WesterbekeRead ~ 4.27.24
Pages ~ 400
Requirement ~ sun on top edge of book cover
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Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 400
Total Points ~ 14
Total Pages ~ 5005
5.1 APRIL SHOWERSRead 5 Books
MIST(Y) Sweep of the Heart (Innkeeper Chronicles, #5) – Ilona Andrews (4 stars) 4/11/24 [456] – p.281 “The mist was gone too.”
HURRICANE Wild Embrace (Psy-Changeling, #2.5, 5.5, 11.5, 12.25) – Nalini Singh (5 stars) 4/27/24 [375] – p. 362 “It just… opened on his side and was a hurricane slamming through her.”
DRIZZLE(ING) Love & Saffron – Kim Fay (5 stars) 4/13/24 2022 CA/WA [224] – p.65 “For the fennel seeds, you can warm them in honey and drizzle this mixture…”
RAIN The Feminine Mystique – Betty Friedan (4 stars) 4/9/24 [562] – p.116 “ She spent a lot of time looking out the window at the snow, the rain, and the gradual emergence of the first crocuses.”
RAINY Wild Invitation (Psy-Changeling, #0.5, 3.5, 9.5, 10.5) – Nalini Singh (4 stars) 4/26/24 [339] - p.144 “Her mind filled with echo of Kimberley’s voice from a rainy night more than fifteen years ago.”
Task points - 5
Task pages - 1956
Total points - 10
Total pages - 3006
1.1 STRESS AWARENESS MONTHRead a book that will relieve all that stress. (Your Choice).
Ruby Fever (Hidden Legacy, #6) – Ilona Andrews (5 stars) 4/19/24 [380]
1.3 BUZZWORD
Buzzword for April - NATURE
Read a book with Nature - themed word in title.
Skeletons in Purple Sage (Purple Sage Mystery, #5) – Barbara Burnett Smith (3 stars) 4/4/24 [288] – purple sage is a plant
Task points - 2
Task pages - 668
Total points - 12
Total pages - 3674
5.1 APRIL SHOWERSRead 5 Books
1. THUNDERSTORMS--The Chinese Groove by Kathryn Ma--4/16/24--304 pages
loc. 906--"We had thunderstorms and lightning that split the sky open."
2. MIST--Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin--4/17/24--401 pages
loc. 5700--"...the thick mists made it so they could barely see each other."
3. DRIZZLE--So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men by Claire Keegan--4/26/24--128 pages
loc. 170--"A drizzle of rain started coming down as they walked..."
4. RAINY--Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond--4/7/24--284 pages
loc. 91--"...just kids, evicted on a rainy spring day."
5. SHOWER--Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo--4/28/24--371 pages
loc. 195--"Flor'd never had a baby shower, but it was baby showers she circled back to..."
Points this task: 5
Pages this task: 1488
Total points: 7
Total pages: 2117
2.4 (Linda C Task) SPRING FEVER - Read 2 books that have an MPG of Romance The Last Word by Ellery Adams 4/28/2024 313 p.
AND
Castle Deadly, Castle Deep by Veronica Bond 4/26/2024 288 p.
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 601
Total Points: 10
Total Pages: 2729
1.4 BARBERSHOP QUARTET DAYRead a book that is 4th in a series (List series)
Stranger (The Blades of the Rose, #4) – Zoe Archer (4 stars) 4/28/24 [496]
Task points - 1
Task pages - 496
Total points - 13
Total pages - 4170
TESSATask 2.2 - Summer Olympics 2024
Book set in CALIFORNIA - Sincerely Sicily ✔ – 26Apr24 - 304 pg
Total pages include TWO of these digits: 2 6 1 1 - The Hive and the Honey: Stories ✔ – 06Apr24 - 160 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 464 pg
Total points earned to this point - 5
Total pages read to this point - 1584
TESSATask 5.1 - April Showers
SLEET - pg 45 - "…come shine, come sleet, come…" - A Fatal Thaw ✔ – 01Apr24 - 250 pg
MIST - pg 71 - "…see mist in his eyes." - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - 432 pg
RAINCOAT - pg 121 - "….the hood of her raincoat farther…" - Tunnels ✔ – 25Apr24 - 304pg
SQUALL - pg 309 - "..a small boat caught in a squall, …" - Our Missing Hearts ✔ – 29Apr24 - 352 pg
DOWNPOUR - pg 79 - "…hard, driving downpour, and I…" - A Death in Door County ✔ - 30Apr24 - 352 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 5
Pages read - 1690 pg
Total points earned to date - 10
Total pages read to date - 3274 pg
5.1 APRIL SHOWERS THUNDERSTORM(S)
Under Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian 4/2/2024 343 p. "Ivy could read frightening novels by the light of a single candle during a thunderstorm, had entered a profession where women weren't the norm, and drove her moped scooter on Bay Area roads." (pg. 43)
UMBRELLA
Space at the Speed of Light: The History of 14 Billion Years for People Short on Time by Becky Smethurst 4/24/2024 144 p. "They were the fuzzy, dusty things that umbrella-ed everything from starforming regions in our own galaxy to the remnants of stars that had gone supernova and, unknown at the time, galaxies of billions of stars." (pg. 17)
PRECIPITATION
A Deadly Cliché by Ellery Adams 4/10/2024 278 p. "No longer the gentle and steady precipitation of last night, it fell in a disharmonious staccato." (pg. 105)
SQUALL
Written in Stone by Ellery Adams 4/29/2024 294 p. "A squall had swept in from the Atlantic, soaking her within seconds." (pg. 33)
SLEET
The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle by Janet Fox 4/24/2024 388 p. "... sleet, looked out toward the sea, just as Kat's did." (pg. 295)
Task Points: 5
Task Pages: 1447
Total Points: 15
Total Pages: 4176
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