Victorian Trading Cards

[JoAnne]

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Levels
Level One: 6-15
Level Two: 16+

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)


A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.


Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character.
5. Read a book set in New York.
6. Read a book where a man has a beard.


Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.


Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
11. Read a book set in Italy.
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).


Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).


J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.


Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.


Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).


Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
27. Read a book set during the winter.


Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).


Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).



Challenge Rules
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*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
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[JoAnne]

Anne FINISHED

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Caraina FINISHED
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Helen FINISHED

JoAnne FINISHED
Julesy FINISHED

Katelyn
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Kim FINISHED
Kimberly

Lali & Michelle FINISHED

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Michele

Olivermagnus FINISHED

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Sandy
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Someoneyouknow FINISHED
Susan FINISHED

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[JoAnne]

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Level Two: 16+
Read: 24


A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
The Deadly Dust Bunnies R.A. Muth 9/18/24
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store.
The Personal Shopper Carmen Reid 10/9/24

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character.
Seaside Bonds Meredith Summers 9/23/24
5. Read a book set in New York.
6. Read a book where a man has a beard.
Death Without Company Craig Johnson 10/21/24

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
Just One Time Samantha Baca 9/4/24
8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
Sweet Tea B&B Rachel Hanna 9/10/24
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.
Mistletoe Season Michelle Major 10/8/24

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
11. Read a book set in Italy.
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).
Mind Games Nora Roberts 9/21/24

Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
The Lost Letters from Martha's Vineyard Michael Callahan 9/29/24
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
Sleight of Hand Mark Henwick 10/22/24
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).
Mutts & Magnolias Rachel Hanna 9/10/24

J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
Truly, Madly, Deeply Erika Kelly 9/5/24
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
The Five Year Lie Sarina Bowen 10/25/24
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.
Daisy Darker Alice Feeney 10/28/24

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
Witch Way to the Diapers Milly Taiden 10/7/24
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
The Only Heart That Matters Lisa Shelby 9/2/24
24. Read a series #6.
A Broken Bone Melinda Leigh 11/5/24 (Widow's Island #6)

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
Cross My Heart Lea Coll 11/4/24
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
Ava Cold & Deadly Toni Anderson 9/7/24
27. Read a book set during the winter.
Lake Mistletoe Amber Kelly 9/2/24

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
Heavy Shot Toni Aleo 9/14/24
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
Embracing the Change Kristen Ashley 9/20/24
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover.
Happy Harbor Rachel Hanna 9/6/24

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
Christmas in Cape May: A Sunshine Sisters Novella Jennifer Probst 9/3/24
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
282 pages Love by Design Judith Keim 9/8/24
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).

[Kim]

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Levels
Level One: 6-15
Level Two: 16+
23/16+
You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)


A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
The Time Machine. H.G. Wells. 9.12.24
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character. (Andy)
Almost Home. Debbie Macomber. 9.19.24
5. Read a book set in New York.
6. Read a book where a man has a beard.

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different fonts.
The Women's March: A Novel of the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession. Jennifer Chiaverini. 9.11.24

8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
State of the Onion. Julie Hyzy. 9.11.24
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.
At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities. Heather Webber. 9.4.24

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
Calling for a Blanket Dance. Oscar Hokeah. 9.14.24
11. Read a book set in Italy.
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).
The Last Bookshop in London. Madeline Martin. 9.7.24


Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania. Erik Larson. 9.6.24
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
Memories and Murder. Lynn Cahoon. 9.16.24
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).
The Tourist Attraction. Sarah Morgenthaler. 9.2.24


J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews. (Fleurette)
Girl Waits with Gun. Amy Stewart. 9.10.24
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
No Two Persons. Erica Bauermeister. 9.20.24

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor
Heaven's River. Dennis E. Taylor. 9.5.24
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems. (Kacey has cramps)
Little Monsters. Kara Thomas. 9.3.24
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.
Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye. Victoria Laurie. 9.21.24

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
The Days I Loved You Most. Amy Neff. 9.2.24
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
The Darling Dahlias and the Red Hot Poker. Susan Wittig Albert. 9.22.24

26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH. (Stella)
The Paris Novel. Ruth Reichl. 9.1.24
27. Read a book set during the winter.
The Christmas Basket. Debbie Macomber. 9.13.24

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
Checked Out. Elaine Viets. 9.12.24
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
The Summer Getaway. Susan Mallery. 9.18.24
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8. (289)
The Dry Grass of August. Anna Jean Mayhew. 9.4.24
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover)
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. Holly Jackson. 9.23.24

[JoAnne]

Welcome Kim!

[Tari]

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
24/16+

Levels
Level One: 6-15
Level Two: 16+

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)

A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
Teacups and Tequila K.C. Bellinger 9/4/24
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.
Grave Deception Tonya Kappes 9/11/24

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character.
Death of a Gingerbread Man Lee Hollis 9/15/24
5. Read a book set in New York.
Negligent in New York Patti Benning 9/8/24
6. Read a book where a man has a beard.
Pageant and Poison Cindy Bell 9/9/24

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
Red and white Deany Ray 9/10/24
8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
Claudette-Murder at the Manor Amy Grundy 9/1/24
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.
Ring Leader Patti Benning 9/2/24

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
Shear Terror Dorothy Howell 9/14/24
11. Read a book set in Italy.
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).
Hazel Smith 9/5/24

Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
The Vanishing Visitor EJ Masters 9/29/24
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
Frosty Sips and Foul Play on the Fairway Mindy Killgrove 9/3/24
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).
Vicki Delany 9/12/24

J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
The Body in the Boathouse Diana Xarissa 9/16/24
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
Once Upon a Harvest Moon Kathi Daley 9/11/24
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
Six Stunning Sirens Lynn Cahoon 9/16/24

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
Marketer-The Great Brownie Taste-Off Lisa Maliga 9/15/24
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
Silent Nights Are Murder Libby Klein 9/13/24
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
Allie-Cupcakes to Die For Kathleen Suzette 9/3/24
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).
#6 Search & Rescue Mysteries Ring Leader Patti Benning 9/2/24

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
Cindy Bell 9/8/24
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
April-Caramel Drip Murder Rosie A. Point 9/5/24
27. Read a book set during the winter.
February Hollywood and Hangovers K.C. Bellinger 9/18/24

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
Upholding the Paw Diane Kelly 9/20/24
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
101 All I Haunt Is You Ellen Riggs 9/6/24
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).
Patti Benning 9/21/24

[Frankie]

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Level
Level Two: 16+

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)

20/16+ Completed. Finished

A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
D.K. Hood-A Song for the Dead 9/03/24
T.R. Ragan-Dead Weight 9/12/24
G.K. Parks-Likely Suspects 10/04/24

2. Read a book with an address for a title.
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character.
Reaper's Fall-Joanna Wylde 9/02/24

5. Read a book set in New York.
Twist the Knife-Autumn Jones Lake 9/05/24

6. Read a book where a man has a beard.

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
Meant for Her-Natasha Madison 9/12/24


8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
Murder in a Teacup-Vicki Delany 9/16/24
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
11. Read a book set in Italy.
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).

Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).
Cruel Candy-Mildred Abbott 9/16/24


J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
Swamp Spirits-Jana Deleon 9/02/24

17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
Three Tequilas-Tricia O'Malley 9/18/24
Tequila Four-Tricia O'Malley 10/13/24

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).
(John Tyler Action Thriller #6)
The Low Road: A John Tyler Action Thriller-Tom Fowler 9/19/24

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
(Tori)
The Hidden Girl-Roger Stelljes 9/04/24
(Amanda)
The Silent Witness-Carolyn Arnold 9/21/24
(Aaron)
Cold Fury-Toni Anderson 9/30/24

27. Read a book set during the winter.
Swamp Sweets-Jana Deleon 9/01/24
Flame and Fortune-Jana Deleon 9/01/24

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
The Taken Ones-Ruhi Choudhary 9/13/24

29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
(311)
The Killing Woods-Linda Berry 9/18/24
(362)
Kill Season-Declan James 9/21/24
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover)

[Julesy]

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Level Two: 16+
You may use the tasks however you wish.
Progress: 18/16

A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
🎨4. Read a book with an artist character. The Breakaways by Cathy G. Johnson - Sept. 6
🐈5. Read a book set in New York. Katie the Catsitter by Colleen A.F. Venable - Sept. 11
🧔🏻6. Read a book where a man has a beard. Lo and Behold by Wendy Mass - Sept. 29

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
🍰8. Read a book with a character who bakes. Last Lemonade Standing by Carolyn Keene - Sept. 7
☕9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate. The Maze of Bones by Ethan Young - Sept. 20

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
🟩⬜🟥11. Read a book set in Italy. I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 by Lauren Tarshis - Sep. 12
👧12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover). Fake Chinese Sounds by Jing Jing Tsong - Sept. 25

Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
🐩15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover). Waffles by Ellen Miles - Sept. 20


J&P Coats
🧵16. Read a book with a character who sews. Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - Sept. 17
🎴17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls. Knots by Colleen Frakes - Sept. 1
1️⃣4️⃣2️⃣18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once. Troop 142 by Mike Dawson - Oct. 12

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
🎴21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title. The Undertaking of Lily Chen by Danica Novgorodoff - Sept. 5

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).

Muzzy's Starch
🟥25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover). Stand Up!: A Graphic Novel by Tori Sharp - Sept. 8

📛26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH. Tegan and Sara: Crush by Tegan Quin & Sara Quin - Sept. 28
27. Read a book set during the winter.

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
🍺28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer. The Body in the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander - Oct. 6
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
❄️31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover). No Rules Tonight: A Graphic Novel by Kim Hyun Sook - Oct. 5
1️⃣32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8. Run and Hide: How Jewish Youth Escaped the Holocaust by Don Brown - Sept. 6
⚫33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover). Otter Lagoon by Mike Deas - Sept. 25

[Melissa A]

FINISHED! Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Levels
Level Two: 16+

18/16+

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)

A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.


2. Read a book with an address for a title.


☑️ 3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.

Heartless (The Parasol Protectorate 4) Gail Carriger (Ivy works at a hat shop) 09/07/24

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
☑️ 4. Read a book with an artist character.

How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files 2) Kristen Perrin (Laura Adams) 09/12/24

5. Read a book set in New York.

6. Read a book where a man has a beard.

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.

☑️ 8. Read a book with a character who bakes.

Peg and Rose Stir Up Trouble (Senior Sleuths 2) Laurien Berenson (Peg bakes) 09/03/24

☑️ 9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.

Begin Again Emma Lord (the employees of Bagelopolis drink free hot chocolate) 09/06/24

Corticelli Silk Company
☑️ 10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.

The Grandest Game (Grandest Game 1) Jennifer Lynn Barnes (One of the teams is given a ball of yarn to use to solve a puzzle) 09/06/24

11. Read a book set in Italy.

12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).

Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.

☑️ 14. Read a book with a character named Jack.

Dead Tired (Expectant Detectives Mystery 2) Kat Ailes (Alice’s son is named Jack) 09/03/24

☑️ 15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).

Chow Down (Melanie Travis 13) Laurien Berenson 09/02/24

J&P Coats
☑️ 16. Read a book with a character who sews.

Elsewhere Gabrielle Zevin (Liz’s grandmother, Betty, is a seamstress) 09/11/24

17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.

18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
☑️ 19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.

Timeless (The Parasol Protectorate 5) Gail Carriger (Genevieve is an inventor) 09/09/24

20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.

☑️ 21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.

The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox Maggie O'Farrell 09/12/24

Merrick Thread Co.
☑️ 22. Read a book with a baby in the story.

Our Year of Maybe Rachel Lynn Solomon (Tabby is a teen mom) 09/04/24

☑️ 23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.

Dead in the Water (Welcome Back to Scrumble River 1) Denise Swanson (Skye becomes a mother to twins in this book) 09/04/24

☑️ 24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).

Lemon Drop Dead (An Amish Candy Store Mystery 6) Amanda Flower 09/09/24

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).

☑️ 26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH. - Christie Watson

The Double Cheese Burger Murder (Burger Bar 2) Rosie A. Point 09/01/24

27. Read a book set during the winter.

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
☑️ 28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.

What a Fool Believes: A Memoir Michael McDonald (he drank beer and other alcohol and had problems with drugs) 09/08/24

29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.

☑️ 30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Peanut Butter Panic (An Amish Candy Shop Mystery 7) Amanda Flower 09/10/24

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).


☑️ 32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.

Peg and Rose Solve a Murder (Peg & Rose 1) Laurien Berenson (304 pages) 09/02/23

☑️ 33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).

The Briar Club Kate Quinn 09/01/24

[Kimberly]

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Levels
Level Two: 16+
Found: 24

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)


A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequel - A.W. Jantha - 11/11/24

2. Read a book with an address for a title.

3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.
MC owns a resale shop - A Deal to Die For - Josie Belle - 9/18/24

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character.

5. Read a book set in New York.

6. Read a book where a man has a beard.
Alex - All the Feels - Olivia Dade - 9/24/24

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
- Alexandra Benedict - 12/16/24
- Ellie Alexander - 12/19/24

8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
Remy & Cam - Our Cursed Love - Julie Abe - 10/2/24
Mel, Angie, Oz - For Batter or Worse - Jenn McKinlay - 12/5/24

9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.
Mars & Sophie - The Diva Serves High Tea - Krista Davis - pg. 58 “We settled on hot chocolate. - 10/13/24

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.

11. Read a book set in Italy.

12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).
- Cynthia Hand - 11/7/24

Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.

14. Read a book with a character named Jack.

15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).
- Amelia Pine - 9/4/24
- Linda Reilly - 10/22/24
- Sarah Morgenthaler - 1/11/25

J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
Petunia is a seamstress - Murder of an Amish Bridegroom - Patricia Johns - 12/12/2&

17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.

20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.

21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It - Elle Cosimano - 9/8/24
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead - Elle Cosimano - 11/25/24

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
Deck the Hallways - Kate Carlisle - 12/24/24

23. Read a book with a mother as the MC
Misty has two adult sons - Getaway With Murder - Diane Kelly - 11/15/24

24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).
A Bakeshop Mystery #6 - A Crime of Passion Fruit - Ellie Alexander - 12/29/24

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
- Sherry Thomas - 1/7/25

26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
Castillo “Cas” - The Quince Project - Jessica Parra - 9/10/24
Ashley - A Pose Before Dying - Alex Erickson - 9/20/24
Annie - The Body in the Bookstore - Ellie Alexander - 10/6/24

27. Read a book set during the winter.

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
Piper & Harrison - The Royals Next Door - Karina Halle - 9/30/24

29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.

30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).

32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
284 pgs. - Read It and Weep - Jenn McKinlay - 12/3/24

33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).

[Lali & Michelle]

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

16/16+

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)


A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
🖌️ Beagles Love Cupcake Crimes by C.A. Phipps 9/22/24
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.
🖌️ A Haunting is Brewing by Juliet Blackwell 9/18/24

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character.
🖌️Public Anchovy #1: A Deep Dish Mystery by Mindy Quigley 9/2/24. Victor is an artist.
5. Read a book set in New York.
🖌️ A Crafty Killing by Lorraine Bartlett 9/12/24
6. Read a book where a man has a beard.
🖌️ A Tale of Two Biddies by Kylie Logan 9/6/24

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
🖌️ The Art of Catching Feelings by Alicia Thompson 9/7/24

8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
🖌️ Author/MC makes an Election Cake: The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning by A.J. Jacobs 9/23/24
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.
🖌️ Bullets and Beads by Jana Deleon 9/14/24

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
11. Read a book set in Italy.
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).
🖌️ Catnapped by Pepper McGraw 9/21/24


Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).

J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
🖌️ The Cat, the Mill and the Murder by Leann Sweeney 9/9/24
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
🖌️ Lowcountry Boil by Susan M. Boyer 9/1/24
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
🖌️ Devil May Ride by Wendy Roberts 9/3/24
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
🖌️ MC first name Tara: Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray by Diane Kelly 9/15/24
27. Read a book set during the winter.

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).
🖌️ Murder in an Irish Pub by Carlene O'Connor 9/11/24


Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
🖌️ Pulphead by John Jeremiah Sullivan 9/19/24 Page count 365
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover)
🖌️ Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl 9/4/24

[JoAnne]

Welcome everyone!

[Olivermagnus]

Victorian Trading Cards
September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

30 of 16+ Complete

Level Two: 16+

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)

A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
Dead Run - P.J. Tracy - 9/5/24
Darius- J.R. Ward - 9/20/24
Antarctica Station - A.G. Riddle - 9/28/24
Under the Northern Lights - S.C. Stephens - 9/30/24
Lover Eternal - J.R. Ward - 10/2/24
Lover Awakened - J.R. Ward - 10/5/24
Lover Revealed - J.R. Ward - 10/9/24
Lover Unbound - J.R. Ward - 10/12/24
Wild at Heart - K.A. Tucker - 10/13/24
Lover Enshrined - J.R. Ward - 10/15/24
Off the Grid - P.J. Tracy - 10/26/24
Lover Mine - J.R. Ward - 10/30/24
Out with the Sunset - P.D. Workman - 12/3/24
Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles - A.L. Herbert - 4 Stars - 1/4/25
Downfall - J.A. Jance - 12/24/24
A Deeper Darkness - J.T. Ellison - 4 Stars - 1/23/25
Murder with Macaroni and Cheese - A.L. Herbert - 2/16/25

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
5. Read a book set in New York.
Passions in Death - J.D. Robb - 10/11/24

Corticelli Silk Company
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).
The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick - 9/2/24


Cracker Jack
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
The Secret - Lee Child - 9/13/24 - Jack Reacher

J&P Coats
. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
Six Years - Harlan Coben - 9/26/24
Six Graves - Angela Marsons - 9/29/24
Street of the Five Moons - Elizabeth Peters - 12/25/24
Thirty-Three Teeth - Colin Cotterill - 4 Stars - 2/3/25
One by One - Freida McFadden - 3 Stars- 1/31/25
One by One - Ruth Ware - 4 Stars - 2/7/25
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith - 2/15/25

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.
Dear Evan Hansen - Val Emmich - 9/8/24

Muzzy's Starch
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
Killer Smile - Mary Stone - 9/15/24 - Stella
A Deadly Influence - Mike Omer - 9/12/24 - Abby
The Locked Room - Elly Griffiths - 9/16/24 - Ruth
Death Angel - Linda Fairstein - 9/19/24 - Alexandra
The Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank - 9/21/24 - Anne

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
Swan Song - Elin Hilderbrand - 9/12/24

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl - 9/9/24 - 180
Hawke - Ted Bell - 9/14/24 - 608
The Reading List - Sara Nisha Adams - 9/19/24 - 380
The Bad Beginning - Lemony Snicket - 9/21/24 - 162


33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).
The Anteater of Death - Betty Webb - 9/6/24

[Susan]

Victorian Trading Cards
September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Levels
Level One: 6-15
Level Two: 16+

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)

29/16

A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
The Lyon's Saving Grace - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Aug 2024) - Sept 1
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.
A Gilded Age Christmas - Amanda McCabe, Lauri Robinson (HH #1757 - Nov 2023) (store) - Feb 2

2


Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character.
Colorado Kidnapping - Cindi Myers (HI #2242 - Oct 2024) (graphic arts) - Sept 15
5. Read a book set in New York.
Danger in the Depths - Addison Fox (HRS #2240 - Aug 2023) - Oct 7
6. Read a book where a man has a beard.
Festive Fling with the Surgeon - Karin Baine (HMED #1423 - Nov 2024) - Oct 25



Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
Montana Heat - Josie Jade (Calamitte Jane Pub - Nov 2024) - Nov 9
8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
Welcome Home, Katie Gallagher - Seana Kelly (HS #2091 - July 2017) - Sept 9
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.
Saving Christmas in the Little Irish Village - Michelle Vernal (Bookouture - Oct 2024) - Oct 4




Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
Bargaining With the Lady of Merewood - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Oct 2024) - Oct 11
11. Read a book set in Italy.
Snowbound Christmas with the Italian Doc - Annie O'Neil (HMED #1353 - Nov 2023) - Nov 16
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).
Castles - Julie Garwood (Pocket - July 1993) - Sept 13




Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
A Naval Surgeon to Fight For - Carla Kelly (HH #1814 - Sept 2024) - Oct 15
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
Unsolved Bayou Murder - Carla Cassidy (HI #2188 - Jan 2024) - Sept 6
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).
A Christmas Romance in the Scottish Highlands - Donna Ashcroft (Bookouture - Oct 2024) - Oct 21




J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
Thrown to the Lyon - Jude Knight (Dragonblade - Oct 2024) - Nov 3
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
Love Letters from Her Cowboy - Sasha Summers (HSE #3075 - Jan 2025) - Jan 5
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
Her K-9 Protector - Kimberly Van Meter - (HRS #2226 - Apr 2023) - Oct 31




Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
Cinderella's Billion-Dollar Invitation - Michele Renae (HR #4888 - Feb 2024) - Nov 19
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
Best Friend to Husband? - Louisa Heaton (HMED #1447 - Mar 2025) - Feb 21
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.

21


Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
A Lyon in Waiting - Abigail Bridges (Dragonblade - Dec 2024) - Dec 6
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
The Airman's Homecoming - Sabrina York (HSE #3026 - Jan 2024) - Oct 15
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).

24


Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams - Karen Hawkins (Gallery Books - Aug 2024) (red hat and purse) - Sept 18
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
Cinderella's Deal with the Colonel - Jenni Fletcher (HH #1727 - June 2023) (Abigail) - Sept 16
27. Read a book set during the winter.
Family of Three Under the Tree - Traci Douglass (HMED#1432 - Dec 2024) - Nov 25




Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
The Little Irish Farm - Michelle Vernal (Bookouture - Aug 2024) - Sept 6
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
The Duke's Guide to Fake Courtship - Jade Lee (HH #1841 - Feb 2025) - Jan 21
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

30


Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
Fa-La-La-La Faking It - Teri Wilson (HSE #3067 - Nov 2024) - Oct 22
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
Cowboying Up - Delores Fossen (HQN - Oct 2024) (384 pgs) - Sept 21
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).
Stateroom for Two - Glenna Finley (Signet - Apr 1980) - Feb 19

[Rissa]

My spot! :)

Victorian Trading Cards

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Levels
Level One: 6-15
Level Two: 16+

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)

FINISHED!!!!

✅A. L. Foster & Company
✅1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
~ Soar by A.J. Sherwood & Jocelynn Drake (10/20/2024): one of the authors uses initials instead of a first name
✅2. Read a book with an address for a title.
~ The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (9/8/2024): Mango Street
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.


✅Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character.
5. Read a book set in New York.
✅6. Read a book where a man has a beard.
~ Hemovore by Jordan Castillo Price (9/11/2024):


✅Baker's Chocolate
✅7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
~ The (Maybe) Murderer Who Knocked Me Up by Amy Bellows (11/25/2024): title is in 2 different colors/fonts
✅8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
~ A Beginner's Guide to Ghosts, Fallen Angels, and Other Afterlifers by Shannon Mae (9/27/2024): one of the MCs is a baker
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.


✅Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
✅11. Read a book set in Italy.
~ Italy Ever After by Leonie Mack (11/28/2024): set in Italy
✅12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).
~ The Darkness Knows by Cheryl Honigford (11/11/2024):


✅Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
✅14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
~ On the Edge by Ilona Andrews (9/15/2024): there's a character that's named Jack
✅15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).
~ Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez (9/6/2024):


✅J&P Coats
✅16. Read a book with a character who sews.
~ Alpha Dragon's Cat by Hawke Oakley (10/31/2024): one of the characters, Taylor, sews
✅17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
~ Beautiful by Christina Lauren (9/3/2024): one of the characters in the book has two little girls (Annabel and Iris)
✅18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
~ 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston (10/30/2024): number in title, 10


✅Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
✅21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.
~ In Which Margo Halifax Earns Her Shocking Reputation by Alexandra Vasti (9/4/2024): first and last name in title


✅Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
✅23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
~ Old Friends Reunited by Maddie Please (9/30/2024): MC is a mother
✅24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).
~ Jon's Helter Skelter Cold Case by A.J. Sherwood (11/4/2024): Jon's Mysteries #6


✅Muzzy's Starch
✅25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
~ The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch (11/5/2024):
✅26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
~ We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian (9/1/2024): one of the MC's first name is Andy (Andrew)
27. Read a book set during the winter.


✅Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
✅28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
~ Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (9/2/2024): MC's twin sister, Wren, drinks beer at a bar
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).


✅Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
✅31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
~ In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren (10/13/2024),
✅32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
~ Something Borrowed by Lily Morton (11/14/2024): 286 pages
✅33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).
~ The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (11/7/2024):

[Someoneyouknow]

I'm in.

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Level One: 6-15

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)

Read 13/13


A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company - (НЕ)ПОМІТНІ by Іван Байдак - 09/12/24

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character - Весілля Настусі by Ольга Богомаз - 04/10/24
5. Read a book set in New York.
6. Read a book where a man has a beard - Glass Mask (vol. 9) by Suzue Miuchi - 20/10/24

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors - The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri - 19/12/24
8. Read a book with a character who bakes - 27 днів до Різдва by Дзвінка Матіяш - 28/10/24
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn - Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt - 30/10/24
11. Read a book set in Italy - I'm Not Scared by Niccolò Ammaniti - 06/09/24
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover) - Віндобонський апокриф by Катерина Девдера - 09/12/24

Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
14. Read a book with a character named Jack - The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien - 16/09/24
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).

J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once - In Five Years by Rebecca Serle - 27/09/24

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
27. Read a book set during the winter.

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer - Modern Short Stories edited by John Hadfield - 22/11/24
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8 - Історія для дорослих by Олег Криштопа - 18/10/24 (304 pages)
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover) - Już nie żyjesz. Historia bombardowania by Sven Lindqvist - 25/11/24

[Anne]

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

COMPLETED!

Levels
Level Two: 16+

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)


A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
Mrs. Budley Falls from Grace by M C Beaton 9/15/2024
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character.
Run, Rose, Run by James Patterson and Dolly Parton 9/13/2024
Ethan Barnes hand makes guitars.
5. Read a book set in New York.
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn 9/20/2024
6. Read a book where a man has a beard.

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
Apple Die by Chelsea Thomas 9/25/2024
Miss May bakes apple-oatie cookies and apple pies.
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.
Dark August by Katie Tallo 9/9/2024
Uncle Rory makes Gus a cup of instant hot chocolate.

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue 9/4/2024
Dr. Lynn stitches up the young mothers with silk thread.
11. Read a book set in Italy.
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).
To Dye For by Greta Boris 9/13/2024


Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
Smoke Screen by Terri Blackstock 9/27/2024
Jack is Brenna's ex-husband and the father of her children.
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).

J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline 10/16/2024
Mary's mother, Mrs. DiNunzio, sews christening gowns for several people and opens a small business.
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
The Broken Girls by Simone St. James 10/8/2024
Sonia is diagnosed by the nurse as cramps.
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
Get Lucky by Katherine Center 9/5/2024
Sarah gives birth to twins as a surrogate for her sister.
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
Triple Witch by Sarah Graves 9/10/2024
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).
Dead in the Water by Carola Dunn 10/2/2024 Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries #6

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
Irish Coffee by Ralph McInerny 10/5/2024 Roger
27. Read a book set during the winter.

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan 9/22/2024
Cass goes sailing with Bryson
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
Kiss of Death by Adam Croft 9/21/2024
216 Pages
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).
by Joy Callaway 9/28/2024
by Scott Smith 10/1/2024

[Ferenc]

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Goal: 16/16+

Levels
Level One: 6-15
Level Two: 16+

**1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
Harry Potter és az Azkabani Fogoly - J.K. Rowling - 09/02/24

2. Read a book with an address for a title.

3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.

**4. Read a book with an artist character.
A Love Like the Sun - Riss M. Neilson - 09/13/24 - Issac Jordan

**5. Read a book set in New York.
Joe Golem: Occult Detective, Vol. 4: The Conjurors - Mike Mignola & Christopher Golden - 10/11/24 – Lower Manhattan, New York City

**6. Read a book where a man has a beard.
Where the Forest Meets the Stars - Glendy Vanderah - 09/08/24 – Gabriel Nash – “She’d assumed a guy who sold eggs on the side of the road would be a bit slow, but his eyes, the only feature that stood out in his heavily bearded face, were as sharp as shattered blue glass.” (Kindle Locations 257-258)

**7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
Flame for You - Raleigh Damson - 09/05/24


8. Read a book with a character who bakes.

**9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.
Every Summer After - Carley Fortune - 10/17/24 – “We sat in the stands clutching foam cups of bad hot chocolate to keep our hands warm in the frigid arena.” (Kindle Location 1745)

10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.

11. Read a book set in Italy.

**12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).
- Snow Creek - Gregg Olsen - 10/09/24

13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.

14. Read a book with a character named Jack.

15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).

**16. Read a book with a character who sews.
My Darling Dreadful Thing - Johanna van Veen - 10/28/24 – Roos: Each night as Agnes conversed with Mrs. van Leeuwen, I sat sewing by the light of a strong lamp. (Kindle Location 2120)

17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.

**18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
X-Men: Age of Apocalypse – The Complete Epic, Book 4 - VA - 09/16/24

**19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
Recursion - Blake Crouch - 10/23/24 – Helena Smith, neuroscientist and inventor

20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.

**21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.
Joe Golem: Occult Detective, Vol. 3: The Drowning City - Mike Mignola & Christopher Golden - 28/09/24

22. Read a book with a baby in the story.

**23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Jesse Q. Sutanto - 10/06/24 – Vera Wong has a son, Tilly

24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).

25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).

**26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
Hard by a Great Forest - Leo Vardiashvili - 09/11/24 – Saba Donauri

27. Read a book set during the winter.

**28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
The Utopian Generation - Pepetela - 28/09/24 – “Aníbal finished his beer and asked how much he owed.” (Kindle Location 4627)

29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.

30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).

**32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
Death Note, Vol. 9: Contact - Tsugumi Ohba - 09/25/24 – 208 pages

**33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).
The Tuner of Silences - Mia Couto - 09/03/24

[JoAnne]

Welcome everyone!

[Catsalive]

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Level Two: 16+
Read: 18

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)


A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
The Mysterious Bakery On Rue De Paris by Evie Gaughan 3/9 3★
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character.
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson 23/9 4★
5. Read a book set in New York.
6. Read a book where a man has a beard - MC
After the Worst Has Happened by Richard Gosling 2/9 4.5★

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
by Sophie Green 5/9 4★
8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn - Aisling
Power Lines by Anne McCaffrey 20/9 3.5★
11. Read a book set in Italy.
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover
by Lee Christine 11/9 4★
by Lloyd Devereux Richards 24/9/24 2★

Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan 9/9 3.5★
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover
by Anne McCaffrey 19/9 4★

J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
Power Play by Anne McCaffrey 21/9 3.5★
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
One Summer In Paris by Sarah Morgan 19/9 3★

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
Undara by Annie Seaton 13/9 3★
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover
by Terry Pratchett 7/9 5★
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
The Irish Earl's Ruse by Emma Lange 15/9 2★ - Connor
27. Read a book set during the winter.

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
The Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey 14/9 3★
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
Killashandra by Anne McCaffrey 16/9 3★
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
The Secret Life of Flying by Jeremy Burfoot 1/9 4★ - 312p
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover)
by Mark Manson 25/9 3.5★

[JoAnne]

Welcome Catsalive!

[Barb]

VICTORIAN TRADING CARDS, 9/1 – 2/28
24/16+ COMPLETE
You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)

A. L. FOSTER & COMPANY
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
* author J.R. Ellis – The Quartet Murders (Yorkshire Murders #2), finished 9/8/24 ★★★★
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.
* A Year at the French Farmhouse, by Gillian Harvey, finished 9/18/24 ★★★.5

BACON, STICKNEY & CO. BAKING POWDER
4. Read a book with an artist character.
* A Picture of Murder (Lady Hardcastle #4), by T.E. Kinsey, finished 9/19/24 ★★★★
5. Read a book set in New York.
* Purrfect Murder (Mysteries of Max #1), by Nic Saint, finished 9/14/24 ★★★.5
6. Read a book where a man has a beard.
Abdi-ashirta : Bird in a Snare (Lord Hani #1), by N.L. Holmes, finished 9/26/24 ★★★.5

BAKER'S CHOCOLATE
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
* Murder on the Page (Literary Dining #1), by Daryl Woobd Gerber, finished 9/5/24 ★★★★
8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
Jules, Helen : Live and Let Pie (Bakeshop #9), by Ellie Alexander, finished 9/13/24 ★★★★
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.

CORTICELLI SILK COMPANY
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
11. Read a book set in Italy.
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).
* Malice at the Palace (Her Royal Spyness #9), by Rhys Bowen, finished 9/15/24 ★★★★


CRACKER JACK
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
* Mother-Daughter Murder Night, by Nina Simon, finished 9/16/24 ★★★.5
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
* A Free Man of Color (Benjamin January #1), by Barbara Hambly, finished 9/10/24 ★★★★
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).
* Scornful Scones (Cozy Corgi #5), by Mildred Abbott, finished 9/28/24 ★★★★


J&P COATS
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
* Shear Terror (Sewing Studio #3), by Dorothy Howell, finished 9/4/24 ★★★.5
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
* Apollo 1: The Tragedy That Put Us on the Moon, by Ryan S. Walters, finished 9/24/24 ★★★★

LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
* Oscar invented several devices : American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics and the Birth of American CSI, by Kate Winkler Dawson, finished 9/27/24 ★★★.5
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
* Keshawna : Lost Coast Literary, by Ellie Alexander, finished 9/14/24 ★★★★
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.
* The Secret War of Julia Child, by Diana R. Chambers, finished 9/11/24 ★★★.5

MERRICK THREAD CO.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).
* Among the Mad (Maisie Dobbs #6), by Jacqueline Winspear, finished 9/20/24 ★★★★

MUZZY'S STARCH
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
* Shadow Dancing (Country Club #7), by Julie Mulhern, finished 9/24/24 ★★★★
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
27. Read a book set during the winter.
* A Christmas Duet, by Debbie Macomber, finished 9/3/24 ★★★★


PABST-MILWAUKEE BAVARIAN BEER
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
Sully, Robbie and more : A Merry Little Murder Plot (Library Lover’s #15), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 9/21/24 ★★★★
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
* Bryson : The Treasure Hunters Club, by Tom Ryan, finished 9/17/24 ★★★.5
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

SNOWFLAKE BRAND SUGAR CRYSTALS
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
* on pillow : Christmas in Chestnut Ridge, by Nancy Naigle, finished 9/2/24 ★★★.5
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
* 300 pages : In the Blink of a Pie (Maple Syrup #3), by Catherine Bruns, finished 9/9/24 ★★★★
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).
* A Trail of Ink (Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton #3), by Mel Starr, finished 9/3/24 ★★★★

[Barbara ★]

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Level Two: 16+

READ: 30/16+

A. L. Foster & Company
✔ 1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
Death on Eat Street - J.J. Cook 10/3
✔ 3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.
Latte Trouble - Cleo Coyle (Latte) 9/26

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
✔ 4. Read a book with an artist character.
May Day Murder - Jennifer David Hesse (Denise) 9/25
✔ 5. Read a book set in New York.
Passions in Death - J.D. Robb 11/16
✔ 6. Read a book where a man has a beard.
The Lights of Sugarberry Cove - Heather Webber (Will) 9/1

Baker's Chocolate
✔ 7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
Cursed by Fire - Danielle Annett 9/29

✔ 8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
The Fear Hunter - Elise Sax (Aunt Ina) 9/8
✔ 9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.
No Way Back - Rylie Dark 9/8
(Carly set her steaming cup of hot chocolate on the table), ch2

Corticelli Silk Company
✔ 10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
Dressed to Kilt - Hannah Reed (MC knits) 9/13
✔ 11. Read a book set in Italy.
Bringer of Dust - J.M. Miro (Sicily) 12/14
✔ 12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).
Sex, Lies, and Online Dating - Rachel Gibson 9/14


Cracker Jack
✔ 13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
Whispering Twilight - Melissa McShane (Mr. Rawleigh) 9/6
✔ 14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
Flight from Death - Yasmine Galenorn (undertaker's helper) 9/11
✔ 15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).
Murder at the Blarney Bash - Darci Hannah 10/11


J&P Coats
✔ 16. Read a book with a character who sews.
Murder on the Poet's Walk - Ellery Adams (Mrs. Pratt) 9/22
✔ 17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
The Doll's House - M.J. Arlidge (Ceri Harwood) 10/12
✔ 18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
Zero to Sixty - Marie Harte 9/18

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
✔ 19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
The Unusual Mayor Marheart - Tammie Painter (Alistair) 11/5
✔ 20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
No Hiding Place - M.A. Comley 10/19
(MC's mother has a menopausal outburst)

Merrick Thread Co.
✔ 22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
Run Run as Fast as You Can - Willow Rose 9/5
✔ 23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
Murder in the Cookbook Nook - Ellery Adams (MC has twins) 9/15
✔ 24. Read a series #6 or #8
Candy Slain Murder - Maddie Day (Country Store #8) 1/30

Muzzy's Starch
✔ 25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
The Forest Grimm - Kathryn Purdie 11/18

✔ 26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
Exiles - Jane Harper (Aaron Falk) 10/12
✔ 27. Read a book set during the winter.
Damsel Under Stress - Shanna Swendson 9/28

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
✔ 28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
Fear the Silence - Robert Bryndza (George) 9/2
✔ 29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
On the Edge - Heather Graham (Kit and family) 11/3
✔ 30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).
Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop - Darci Hannah 10/1


Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
✔ 32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
Girl, Alone - Blake Pierce (210 pages) 9/7
✔ 33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).
Ragdoll - Daniel Cole 11/22


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[JoAnne]

Welcome Barb and Barbara!

[Genevieve]

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Levels
Level Two: 16+
Read 16

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)


1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
It's a Wonderful Knife by S.C. Wynne 9/5/2024
Doctor in the Desert by S.C. Wynne 9/5/2024
Kneading You by C.S. Poe 9/7/2024
Joy by C.S. Poe 9/12/2024
4. Read a book with an artist character.
A Black Place and a White Place by Patrice Greenwood 9/29/2024
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
by Karen Bush Gibson 9/29/2024
8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
Grand, Death, Auto by Joanna Campbell Slan 9/4/2024
Household Matters by Patrice Greenwood 9/24/2024
11. Read a book set in Italy.
Death by Fountain: A Christmas Murder in Rome by Jennifer S. Alderson 9/30/2024
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
One Vote for Murder by S.C. Wynne 9/17/2024
24. Read a series #6 (share series name).
Kiss Marry Kill by S.C. Wynne 9/14/2024 (Dr Maxwell Thornton)
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH. Chris Pho
Rebel Archangel by Aron Lewes 9/27/2024
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
Assault and Beret by Jenn McKinlay 9/21/2024 p 304
Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs by Diane Kelly 9/26/2024 p 336
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover)
by Crystal Hoblit 9/26/2024
by Lorraine Wilson 9/27/2024

[JoAnne]

Welcome Genevieve!

[Tammie]

Completed - Level Two: 16+ | Read - 39

A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
Wonderment In Death, J.D. Robb | 9/25
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
Winter Street, Elin Hilderbrand | 11/25
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company - Culhane’s Used Clothing
The Case of the Disappearing Duchess, Nancy Springer | 10/28

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character.
Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng | 9/4
5. Read a book set in New York.
So Close, Sylvia Day | 9/14
The French Kiss, James Patterson | 11/15
6. Read a book where a man has a beard.
Cannon, Sawyer Bennett | 10/1

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
The Ins-N-Outs of In-N-Out Burger, Lynsi Snyder | 9/7
Under One Roof, Ali Hazelwood | 10/25
8. Read a book with a character who bakes. - p14
Emma's Wedding, Betty Neels | 10/18
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate. - p236
Tom Lake, Ann Patchett | 9/16

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
The Surprise Wedding, Jean Oram | 11/2
The Downstairs Girl, Stacey Lee | 11/14
11. Read a book set in Italy.
The Only Woman in the Room, Marie Benedict | 10/31
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover
Anita de Monte Laughs Last, Xóchitl González | 9/27
Box of Butterflies, Roma Downey | 10/30
The Promise, Jean Oram | 11/2
The Chosen One: A Novel, Carol Lynch Williams | 11/19

Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor. - Navy characters
One Year Home, Marie Force | 10/16
14. Read a book with a character named Jack - Jack Norris
Death Overdue, Allison Brook | 9/20
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover
Never Fall for Your Fake Fiancé, Kate O'Keeffe | 9/19

J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
The Women, Kristin Hannah | 9/2
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
The Final Touch, Betty Neels | 11/7
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
Never Fall for Your One that Got Away, Kate O'Keeffe | 10/21

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer - Dells Old-Fashioned
The Kindred Spirits Supper Club, Amy E. Reichert | 9/23
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.
Drake, Sawyer Bennett | 9/8

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
The Daughter of the Manor, Betty Neels | 10/24
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
Mind Games, Nora Roberts | 9/13
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (#8 Pittsburg Titans).
Camden, Sawyer Bennett | 11/24

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover - shirt
Done and Dusted, Lyla Sage, 10/14
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH. - Tom and Huck
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain | 9/10
27. Read a book set during the winter.
Brotherhood in Death, J.D. Robb | 10/4

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
Hendrix. Sawyer Bennett | 10/8
The Obsession, Nora Roberts | 10/29
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
Don't Rock the Boat, Janice Thompson | 9/17
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover
Seaside Secrets, Cindy Bell | 11/5

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover
The White Darkness, David Grann | 10/22
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
Apprentice in Death, J.D. Robb | 10/13 - 382p
The Ideal Man, Julie Garwood | 11/9 - 238p
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering
Picture This, Norah McClintock | 9/29

[Michele]

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Levels
Level One: 6-15
Level Two: 16+

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)


A. L. Foster & Company
✅. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels by J. Warner Wallace. Read 9/30/24
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
✅3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.
Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmer. Read 9/3/24 Patrick-construction company

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
✅4. Read a book with an artist character.
Husbands & Lovers by Beatriz Williams Read 10/11/24 Mallory a graphic designer
✅5. Read a book set in New York.
The Christmas Pact by Vi Keeland Read 10/13/24
✅ Read a book where a man has a beard.
Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels by J. Warner Wallace. Read 9/30/24. Jesus

Baker's Chocolate
✅7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
Read 9/9/24
two different fonts
✅8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
Hope in the Holler by Lisa Lewis Tyre. Read 9/10/24. Mrs. Barnes
✅9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.
The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford. Read 9//9/24. Agatha Cristie on the Orient Express

Corticelli Silk Company
✅10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford. Read 9//9/24 Kathleen knits
11. Read a book set in Italy.
✅✅12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).
. Read 9/2/24
Read 9/9/24

Cracker Jack
✅13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell. Read 9/15/24 Gerald
✅14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
All the Little Truths by Debra Webb Read 9/8/24. Jack Finnegan

✅15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).
. Read 9/10/24

J&P Coats
✅16. Read a book with a character who sews.
The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan. Read 9/16/24 Grace Carliisle
✅17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmer. Read 9/3/24 Grace-Beth and Ruth
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
✅19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
The Doomsday Mother: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and the End of an American Family by John Glatt. Read 9/2/24.
✅20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty. Read 9/14/24 Allegra
✅21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.
The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths. Read 9/11/24🇺🇸

Merrick Thread Co.
✅22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker. Read 10/26/24. Ed and Beth's baby boy Arthur

✅23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
The Doomsday Mother: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and the End of an American Family by John Glatt. Read 9/2/24.
The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford. Read 9//9/24 Nancy


24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).

Muzzy's Starch
✅25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
. Read 10/11/24
Read 10/13/24
✅26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford. Read 9//9/24 Agatha
27. Read a book set during the winter.

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
✅28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmer. Read 9/3/24 Patrick
✅29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels by J. Warner Wallace. Read 9/30/24
Jesus and his disciples on the Sea of Galilee
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
✅32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
Little Face by Sophie Hannah. Read 9/18/24. page 320

33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).

[Shash]

Victorian Trading Cards
September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Levels
Level One: 6-15
Level Two: 16+

*You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)

18/16+ Tasks Completed

A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.
Melting the Ice by Elizabeth Johns (9/14/24)

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character.
5. Read a book set in New York.
6. Read a book where a man has a beard.
Kingdom of Slumber by Deborah Grace White (9/5/24)

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
Through the Fire by Elizabeth Johns (9/12/24)

8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
Cookies & Kisses by Marie Soleil (9/24/24)
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.
Kingdom of Beauty by Deborah Grace White (9/4/24)

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
Kingdom of Feathers by Deborah Grace White (9/9/24)
11. Read a book set in Italy.
Rook to King by Carina Taylor (9/8/24)
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).
Kingdom of Cinders by Deborah Grace White (9/8/24)


Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
With the Wind by Elizabeth Johns (9/14/24)
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
Forgettable in Every Way by Jennifer Peel (9/1/24)
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).
The Grumpy Side of Paradise by Brittany Larsen (9/15/24)


J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
Eliza & Ernest by Jo Perry (9/2/24)
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
One Happy Summer by Becky Monson (9/6/24)

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
Christmas in Paradise by Brittany Larsen (9/18/24)
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).
Kingdom of Dance by Deborah Grace White (9/11/24)

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
Kingdom of Locks by Deborah Grace White (9/10/24) - Aurelia
27. Read a book set during the winter.

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
World's Worst Boyfriend by Carina Taylor (9/2/24)
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
The Unlucky Prince by Deborah Grace White (9/17/24) - 195 pages
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).

[JoAnne]

Welcome Tammie, Michele and Shash!

[Caraina]

FINISHED

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

*You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)

Level Two: 16+
Completed: 20/16+

A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name. Winterkill - C.J. Box 9/4/24
2. Read a book with an address for a title. 84, Charing Cross Road - Helene Hanff 12/6/24
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character. The Art Forger - Barbara A. Shapiro 9/13/24
5. Read a book set in New York. What She Left Behind - Ellen Marie Wiseman 12/15/24
6. Read a book where a man has a beard. Fearless Love - Donnia Marie 2/9/25

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts. Pink Is The New Black - Vella Day 1/18/25
8. Read a book with a character who bakes. Cake and Punishment - Maymee Bell 11/25/24
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
11. Read a book set in Italy. Paradiso - Francesca Scanacapra 9/2/24
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover). Her Secret Life - Tiffany L. Warren 1/26/25

Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
14. Read a book with a character named Jack. On the Edge - Ilona Andrews 9/3/24
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover). The Best Man - Kristan Higgins 12/8/24

J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once. The 24th Hour - James Patterson 2/18/25

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title. The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie - Jennifer Ashley 9/27/24

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name). Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews 12/15/24 (Kate Daniels Series)

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover). Red's Alphas - M.H. Soars 2/5/25
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH. Fearless Fourteen - Janet Evanovich 1/2/25 (Stephanie Plum)
27. Read a book set during the winter. Finding Me In The Storm - Hazel Belle 1/22/25

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing. The Game You Played - Anni Taylor 9/24/24
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8. Good Dirt - Charmaine Wilkerson 2/20/25 (368 pgs.)
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover). Where Sleeping Girls Lie - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 2/13/25

[JoAnne]

Welcome Caraina!

[Katelyn]

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Levels
Level One: 6-15
Level Two: 16+

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)


A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character.
💙Fangirl, Vol. 4: The Manga-Rainbow Rowell, 9/26/24
5. Read a book set in New York.
6. Read a book where a man has a beard.
💙The Pumpkin Spice Café-Laurie Gilmore, 9/20/24

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
11. Read a book set in Italy.
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).

Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).

J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
💙Outcast-Nicole Dykes, 10/24/24 -- Tristan
27. Read a book set during the winter.

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).

[JoAnne]

Welcome Katelyn!

[Elizabeth]

Elizabeth Sofia
Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: 9/1/24-2/28/25
Goal: Level Two: 16+

Tasks:
A.L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name:
2. Read a book with an address for a title:
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company:

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character:
5. Read a book set in New York:
6. Read a book where a man has a beard:

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts:
8. Read a book with a character who bakes:
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate:

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a chracter who uses thread or yarn:
11. Read a book set in Italy:
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover):

Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor:
14. Read a book with a character named Jack:
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover):

J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews:
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls:
18. Read a book with with a number in the title, like one not once:

[JoAnne]

Welcome Elizabeth!

[Elizabeth]

Thanks, JoAnne. Did you find the graphics? I appreciate all the hard work that must have gone into the creation of this challenge! I must say, it was the graphics that caught my eye and would not let me go.

[Melissa A]

FINISHED! Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Levels
Level Two: 16+

18/16+

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)

A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.


2. Read a book with an address for a title.


☑️ 3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.

Heartless (The Parasol Protectorate 4) Gail Carriger (Ivy works at a hat shop) 09/07/24

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
☑️ 4. Read a book with an artist character.

How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files 2) Kristen Perrin (Laura Adams) 09/12/24

5. Read a book set in New York.

6. Read a book where a man has a beard.

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.

☑️ 8. Read a book with a character who bakes.

Peg and Rose Stir Up Trouble (Senior Sleuths 2) Laurien Berenson (Peg bakes) 09/03/24

☑️ 9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.

Begin Again Emma Lord (the employees of Bagelopolis drink free hot chocolate) 09/06/24

Corticelli Silk Company
☑️ 10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.

The Grandest Game (Grandest Game 1) Jennifer Lynn Barnes (One of the teams is given a ball of yarn to use to solve a puzzle) 09/06/24

11. Read a book set in Italy.

12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).

Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.

☑️ 14. Read a book with a character named Jack.

Dead Tired (Expectant Detectives Mystery 2) Kat Ailes (Alice’s son is named Jack) 09/03/24

☑️ 15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).

Chow Down (Melanie Travis 13) Laurien Berenson 09/02/24

J&P Coats
☑️ 16. Read a book with a character who sews.

Elsewhere Gabrielle Zevin (Liz’s grandmother, Betty, is a seamstress) 09/11/24

17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.

18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
☑️ 19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.

Timeless (The Parasol Protectorate 5) Gail Carriger (Genevieve is an inventor) 09/09/24

20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.

☑️ 21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.

The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox Maggie O'Farrell 09/12/24

Merrick Thread Co.
☑️ 22. Read a book with a baby in the story.

Our Year of Maybe Rachel Lynn Solomon (Tabby is a teen mom) 09/04/24

☑️ 23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.

Dead in the Water (Welcome Back to Scrumble River 1) Denise Swanson (Skye becomes a mother to twins in this book) 09/04/24

☑️ 24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).

Lemon Drop Dead (An Amish Candy Store Mystery 6) Amanda Flower 09/09/24

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).

☑️ 26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH. - Christie Watson

The Double Cheese Burger Murder (Burger Bar 2) Rosie A. Point 09/01/24

27. Read a book set during the winter.

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
☑️ 28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.

What a Fool Believes: A Memoir Michael McDonald (he drank beer and other alcohol and had problems with drugs) 09/08/24

29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.

☑️ 30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Peanut Butter Panic (An Amish Candy Shop Mystery 7) Amanda Flower 09/10/24

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).


☑️ 32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.

Peg and Rose Solve a Murder (Peg & Rose 1) Laurien Berenson (304 pages) 09/02/23

☑️ 33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).

The Briar Club Kate Quinn 09/01/24

[JoAnne]

Elizabeth wrote: "Thanks, JoAnne. Did you find the graphics? I appreciate all the hard work that must have gone into the creation of this challenge! I must say, it was the graphics that caught my eye and would not l..."

I had seen an article about the trading cards on the internet and I searched for them. I just added a title to the top one.

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Mel!

[Lali & Michelle]

FINISHED

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

32/16+

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)


A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.
🖌️ A Haunting is Brewing by Juliet Blackwell 9/18/24

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character.
🖌️Public Anchovy #1: A Deep Dish Mystery by Mindy Quigley 9/2/24. Victor is an artist.
🖌️ A Crafty Killing by Lorraine Bartlett 9/12/24
5. Read a book set in New York.
🖌️ A Crafty Killing by Lorraine Bartlett 9/12/24
6. Read a book where a man has a beard.
🖌️ A Tale of Two Biddies by Kylie Logan 9/6/24
🖌️ Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray by Diane Kelly 9/15/24

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
🖌️ The Art of Catching Feelings by Alicia Thompson 9/7/24

🖌️book:Bullets and Beads|53331481] by Jana Deleon 9/14/24

🖌️ Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray by Diane Kelly 9/15/24

8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
🖌️ Murder in an Irish Pub by Carlene O'Connor 9/11/24
🖌️ A Crafty Killing by Lorraine Bartlett 9/12/24
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.
🖌️ The Cat, the Mill and the Murder by Leann Sweeney 9/9/24
🖌️ Bullets and Beads by Jana Deleon 9/14/24

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
🖌️ A Tale of Two Biddies by Kylie Logan 9/6/24
🖌️ The Cat, the Mill and the Murder by Leann Sweeney 9/9/24
11. Read a book set in Italy.
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).

Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).

J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
🖌️ The Cat, the Mill and the Murder by Leann Sweeney 9/9/24
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
🖌️ Lowcountry Boil by Susan M. Boyer 9/1/24
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
🖌️ Public Anchovy #1: A Deep Dish Mystery by Mindy Quigley 9/2/24

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
🖌️ Devil May Ride by Wendy Roberts 9/3/24
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
🖌️ Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl 9/4/24
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
🖌️ MC first name Sadie: Devil May Ride by Wendy Roberts 9/3/24
🖌️ MC first name Tara: Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray by Diane Kelly 9/15/24
27. Read a book set during the winter.
🖌️ The Cat, the Mill and the Murder by Leann Sweeney 9/9/24

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
🖌️ Lowcountry Boil by Susan M. Boyer 9/1/24
🖌️ The Art of Catching Feelings by Alicia Thompson 9/7/24
🖌️ Bullets and Beads by Jana Deleon 9/14/24
🖌️ Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray by Diane Kelly 9/15/24
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).
🖌️ Murder in an Irish Pub by Carlene O'Connor 9/11/24


Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
🖌️ Public Anchovy #1: A Deep Dish Mystery by Mindy Quigley 9/2/24 Page count 320
🖌️ Devil May Ride by Wendy Roberts 9/3/24 Page count 288
🖌️ The Art of Catching Feelings by Alicia Thompson 9/7/24 Page count 384
🖌️ Pulphead by John Jeremiah Sullivan 9/19/24 Page count 365
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover)
🖌️ Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl 9/4/24

[JoAnne]

Lali & Michelle wrote: "FINISHED

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

32/16+

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only ..."

You need to redo this.

I counted A Crafty Killing used for 3 different tasks.
Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray used for 4 different tasks.
The Art of Catching Feelings used for 3 different tasks.

[Kellene]

I'd like to join, please

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Level Two: 16+
Completed: 0/16+

A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
Bookclubbed to Death V.M. Burns 12/26/24
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.
Haunted Is Always in Fashion Rose Pressey 1/18/25

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character.
5. Read a book set in New York.
We Wish You a Murderous Christmas Vicki Delany 11/25/24
Much Ado About Muffin Victoria Hamilton 1/13/25
6. Read a book where a man has a beard.
Murder at the Blarney Bash Darci Hannah 10/30/24. Shep has a beard that he died orange to look more like a leprechaun

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
Fatal Fudge Swirl Meri Allen 12/32/24
8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
A Murder Between the Pages Amy Lillard 10/4/24. Chloe Carter
Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Stage Emily Brightwell 11/6/24 Mrs Goodge
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.
Mastering the Art of French Murder Colleen Cambridge 9/24/24 Tabitha p 54

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
11. Read a book set in Italy.
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).
Gigi Pandian 12/8/24

Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
Murder at the Bookstore Sue Minix 1/16/25. Tim
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
Murder at the PTA Lee Hollis 10/22/24. Jack Wallage
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).
Esme Addison 2/8/25

J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
Four-Alarm Homicide Diane Kelly 12/21/24

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
The Hidden Tunnel Eva Pohler 9/8/24. Ellen has 3 grown children
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).
Blueberry Blunder Amanda Flower 10/17/24 Amish Candy Shop #8

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
Vicki Delany 1/11/25
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
27. Read a book set during the winter.
Shots in the Dark Allyson K. Abbott 2/21/25

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
Coffee, Tea, or Murder? Jessica Fletcher 1/23/25 p 175. everyone in the Cabot Cove group
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
The Bibliomancer's Daughter Melissa Bourbon 1/29/25 306 p
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).

[JoAnne]

Welcome Kellene!

[Lali & Michelle]

Finished (Hopefully I have done it correctly this time. ☺️)

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

16/16+

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)


A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
🖌️ Beagles Love Cupcake Crimes by C.A. Phipps 9/22/24
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.
🖌️ A Haunting is Brewing by Juliet Blackwell 9/18/24

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character.
🖌️Public Anchovy #1: A Deep Dish Mystery by Mindy Quigley 9/2/24. Victor is an artist.
5. Read a book set in New York.
🖌️ A Crafty Killing by Lorraine Bartlett 9/12/24
6. Read a book where a man has a beard.
🖌️ A Tale of Two Biddies by Kylie Logan 9/6/24

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
🖌️ The Art of Catching Feelings by Alicia Thompson 9/7/24

8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
🖌️ Author/MC makes an Election Cake: The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning by A.J. Jacobs 9/23/24
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.
🖌️ Bullets and Beads by Jana Deleon 9/14/24

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
11. Read a book set in Italy.
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).
🖌️ Catnapped by Pepper McGraw 9/21/24


Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).

J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
🖌️ The Cat, the Mill and the Murder by Leann Sweeney 9/9/24
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
🖌️ Lowcountry Boil by Susan M. Boyer 9/1/24
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
🖌️ Devil May Ride by Wendy Roberts 9/3/24
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
🖌️ MC first name Tara: Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray by Diane Kelly 9/15/24
27. Read a book set during the winter.

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).
🖌️ Murder in an Irish Pub by Carlene O'Connor 9/11/24


Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
🖌️ Pulphead by John Jeremiah Sullivan 9/19/24 Page count 365
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover)
🖌️ Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl 9/4/24

[Shash]

Finished! :)

Victorian Trading Cards
September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Levels
Level Two: 16+

*You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)

18/16+ Tasks Completed

A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.
Melting the Ice by Elizabeth Johns (9/14/24)

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character.
5. Read a book set in New York.
6. Read a book where a man has a beard.
Kingdom of Slumber by Deborah Grace White (9/5/24)

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
Through the Fire by Elizabeth Johns (9/12/24)

8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
Cookies & Kisses by Marie Soleil (9/24/24)
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.
Kingdom of Beauty by Deborah Grace White (9/4/24)

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
Kingdom of Feathers by Deborah Grace White (9/9/24)
11. Read a book set in Italy.
Rook to King by Carina Taylor (9/8/24)
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).
Kingdom of Cinders by Deborah Grace White (9/8/24)


Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
With the Wind by Elizabeth Johns (9/14/24)
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
Forgettable in Every Way by Jennifer Peel (9/1/24)
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).
The Grumpy Side of Paradise by Brittany Larsen (9/15/24)


J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
Eliza & Ernest by Jo Perry (9/2/24)
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
One Happy Summer by Becky Monson (9/6/24)

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
Christmas in Paradise by Brittany Larsen (9/18/24)
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).
Kingdom of Dance by Deborah Grace White (9/11/24)

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
Kingdom of Locks by Deborah Grace White (9/10/24) - Aurelia
27. Read a book set during the winter.

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
World's Worst Boyfriend by Carina Taylor (9/2/24)
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
The Unlucky Prince by Deborah Grace White (9/17/24) - 195 pages
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).

[Catsalive]

Done

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Level Two: 16+
Read: 18

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)


A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
The Mysterious Bakery On Rue De Paris by Evie Gaughan 3/9 3★
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character.
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson 23/9 4★
5. Read a book set in New York.
6. Read a book where a man has a beard - MC
After the Worst Has Happened by Richard Gosling 2/9 4.5★

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
by Sophie Green 5/9 4★
8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn - Aisling
Power Lines by Anne McCaffrey 20/9 3.5★
11. Read a book set in Italy.
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover
by Lee Christine 11/9 4★
by Lloyd Devereux Richards 24/9/24 2★

Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan 9/9 3.5★
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover
by Anne McCaffrey 19/9 4★

J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews.
Power Play by Anne McCaffrey 21/9 3.5★
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
One Summer In Paris by Sarah Morgan 19/9 3★

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
Undara by Annie Seaton 13/9 3★
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover
by Terry Pratchett 7/9 5★
26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
The Irish Earl's Ruse by Emma Lange 15/9 2★ - Connor
27. Read a book set during the winter.

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
The Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey 14/9 3★
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
Killashandra by Anne McCaffrey 16/9 3★
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
The Secret Life of Flying by Jeremy Burfoot 1/9 4★ - 312p
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover)
by Mark Manson 25/9 3.5★

[Kim]

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Completed 9.26.24
Level Two: 16+
23/16+
You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)


A. L. Foster & Company
1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
The Time Machine. H.G. Wells. 9.12.24
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
4. Read a book with an artist character. (Andy)
Almost Home. Debbie Macomber. 9.19.24
5. Read a book set in New York.
6. Read a book where a man has a beard.

Baker's Chocolate
7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different fonts.
The Women's March: A Novel of the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession. Jennifer Chiaverini. 9.11.24

8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
State of the Onion. Julie Hyzy. 9.11.24
9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.
At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities. Heather Webber. 9.4.24

Corticelli Silk Company
10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
Calling for a Blanket Dance. Oscar Hokeah. 9.14.24
11. Read a book set in Italy.
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).
The Last Bookshop in London. Madeline Martin. 9.7.24


Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania. Erik Larson. 9.6.24
14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
Memories and Murder. Lynn Cahoon. 9.16.24
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).
The Tourist Attraction. Sarah Morgenthaler. 9.2.24


J&P Coats
16. Read a book with a character who sews. (Fleurette)
Girl Waits with Gun. Amy Stewart. 9.10.24
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
No Two Persons. Erica Bauermeister. 9.20.24

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor
Heaven's River. Dennis E. Taylor. 9.5.24
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems. (Kacey has cramps)
Little Monsters. Kara Thomas. 9.3.24
21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title.
Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye. Victoria Laurie. 9.21.24

Merrick Thread Co.
22. Read a book with a baby in the story.
23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
The Days I Loved You Most. Amy Neff. 9.2.24
24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).

Muzzy's Starch
25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
The Darling Dahlias and the Red Hot Poker. Susan Wittig Albert. 9.22.24

26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH. (Stella)
The Paris Novel. Ruth Reichl. 9.1.24
27. Read a book set during the winter.
The Christmas Basket. Debbie Macomber. 9.13.24

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
Checked Out. Elaine Viets. 9.12.24
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
The Summer Getaway. Susan Mallery. 9.18.24
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8. (289)
The Dry Grass of August. Anna Jean Mayhew. 9.4.24
33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover)
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. Holly Jackson. 9.23.24

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Michelle, Shash, Catsalive and Kim!

[Helen]

Victorian Trading Cards
Duration: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Levels
Level One: 6-15
++++++++++Level Two: 16+
23 out of 33

You may use the tasks however you wish. If you want to read one book for a few tasks OR 12 books for only one task - go crazy! :)

A. L. Foster & Company
++1. Read a book where an author uses initials instead of a first name.
The Mistletoe Murder And Other Stories P.D. James 10-9-24 (P.D.)
2. Read a book with an address for a title.
++3. Read a book where a character works at a clothing store or company.
All Dressed in White Mary Higgins Clark 10-27-24 (Family owns and works at a bra & underwear manufacturer.)

Bacon, Stickney & Co. Baking Powder
++4. Read a book with an artist character.
Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio Derf Backderf 10-3-24 (p.77 Sandy Beach made painting with her friend Jeff.)
++5. Read a book set in New York.
I Feel Bad: All Day. Every Day. About Everything. Orli Auslander 11-19-24 (She lives with family in upstate NY)
++6. Read a book where a man has a beard.
The Child Who Simon Lelic 10-11-24 (page 147--scary man at window)

Baker's Chocolate
++7. Read a book whose title is in 2 different colors or fonts.
The Christmas Appeal Janice Hallett 10-11-24
++8. Read a book with a character who bakes.
Hiss and Hers M.C. Beaton 10-11-24 (Jessica bakes chocolate chip cookies.)
++9. Read a book where someone drinks hot chocolate.
The Very Fairy Princess Sparkles in the Snow Julie Andrews Edwards 11-6-24

Corticelli Silk Company
++10. Read a book with a character who uses thread or yarn.
1222 Anne Holt 11-27-24 (One lady knits all through the book.)
11. Read a book set in Italy.
12. Read a book with a lone woman on the cover (show cover).

Cracker Jack
13. Read a book with a character who is a sailor.
++14. Read a book with a character named Jack.
Threat Vector Tom Clancy 10-7-24 (The President's name is Jack Ryan.)
15. Read a book with a dog on the cover (show cover).
++ Service Dogs Jessica Rudolph 12-4-24

J&P Coats
++16. Read a book with a character who sews.
Letters To A Young Doctor Richard Selzer 10-12-24 (Lots of talk about sewing stitches.)
17. Read a book with a character who has two little girls.
++18. Read a book with a number in the title, like one not once.
Facing Reality: Two Truths about Race in America Charles Murray 11-3-24 (two)

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
++19. Read a book with a character who is an inventor and/or marketer.
Sky Full of Elephants Cebo Campbell 10-3-24 (The man who invents the machine.)
20. Read a book where a woman has menstrual or menopausal problems.
++21. Read a book where there is a first and last name in the title. The Daily Show Presidential Twitter Library Trevor Noah 11-6-24 (The actual title is readable here:)

Merrick Thread Co.
++22. Read a book with a baby in the story. Out of My Mind Sharon M. Draper 10-2-24 (The MC's newborn sister.) (#3396)
++23. Read a book with a mother as the MC.
Dying for a Decoration Cindy Sample 12-4-24 (Detective/mother is MC)
++24. Read a series #6 or #8 (share series name).
Strong Poison Dorothy L. Sayers 10-8-24 (Lord Peter Wimsey series #6)

Muzzy's Starch
++25. Read a book where a person is wearing something red on the cover (show cover).
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom Jason Pargin 10-29-24
++26. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with a letter in STARCH.
The Layover Lacie Waldon 10-24-24 (MC is Aviana, or Ava)
++27. Read a book set during the winter.
Chill Factor Sandra Brown 11-5-24

Pabst-Milwaukee Bavarian Beer
++28. Read a book where someone drinks a beer.
Scags at 7 Deborah Emin 11-22-24 (page 93-- her dad drank 4 beers)
29. Read a book where a person goes sailing.
30. Read a book with an outdoors table and chairs on the cover (show cover).

Snowflake Brand Sugar Crystals
31. Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (show cover).
++32. Read a book whose page count includes one of these numbers: 0, 1, 6 or 8.
Others of My Kind James Sallis 10-9-24 (116 pages)
++33. Read a book with a title in black lettering (show cover).
The Troop Nick Cutter
10-18-24