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Musical City: Havana, Cuba
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Duration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
Salsa: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15/15
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR
Read a book tagged Music.
As Dust Dances Samantha Young 9/26/24
2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence) OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
3. Read a book tagged historical.
The Lost Letters from Martha's Vineyard Michael Callahan 9/29/24
OR Read a book that has been banned or challenged.
4. Read a book with a witch as the main character.
Witch Way to the Diapers Milly Taiden 10/7/24
5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism OR
Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
A Bone to Pick Melinda Leigh 10/19/24
6. Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party.
Beach View Lane Jan Moran 10/2/24
OR Read a book with an instrument on the cover (show cover) OR Read a book that takes place in the 1930s.
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States.
Game On Tracy Solheim 10/27/24
A Broken BoneMelinda Leigh 11/5/24
Read a book where a character dances.
Grace Beverley Watts 10/18/24
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
9. Read a book that has a famous person - fictional.
Mind Games Nora Roberts 9/21/24
Read a book that takes place over several decades.
The Berry Pickers Amanda Peters 10/26/24
OR Read a book where someone invents something.
10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR
Read a book that takes place in New York.
Embracing the Change Kristen Ashley 9/20/24
11. Read a book where someone protests OR
Read a book with more than 1959 ratings.
3434 ratings Sweet Tea & Honey Bees Rachel Hanna 9/16/24
Read a book where a character is out of work.
Seaside Bonds Meredith Summers 9/23/24
12. Read a book with a character that is in college OR
Read a book where there are tourists.
The Deadly Dust Bunnies R.A. Muth 9/18/24
OR Read a book where something collapses (You decide).
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres OR Read a book that is by a Cuban or Cuban American author.
14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (You decide) OR Read a book that takes place in the 1980s.
Malibu Rising Taylor Jenkins Reid 9/22/24
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR Read a book that has a musical scene.
Musical City: Havana, CubaDuration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
Choose your level:
🌆 Salsa: 11-15 tasks
15/11-15 Completed. Finished
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR
(Spanish)
What Might Kill Us-M.N. Forgy 9/18/24
(African)
The Killing Woods-Linda Berry 9/18/24
Read a book tagged Music.
2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence) OR
Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
(250)
The Fallen of Foulweather Bluff-D.D. Black 9/15/24
(305)
The Silent Witness-Carolyn Arnold 9/21/24
(350)
The Lies You Wrote-Brianna Labuskes 9/27/24
3. Read a book tagged historical OR Read a book that has been banned or challenged.
4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s OR Read a book that is written in verse OR Read a book with a witch as the main character.
5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism OR Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
6. Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party OR
Reaper's Legacy-Joanna Wylde 9/22/24
Read a book with an instrument on the cover (show cover) OR Read a book that takes place in the 1930s.
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States OR
(Georgia)
The Silent Wife-Karin Slaughter 9/29/24
(Illinois)
Prison Break-Elle Gray 10/02/24
(Virginia)
The Girl and the Lies-A.J. Rivers 10/02/24
(Pennsylvania)
Remember Her Name-Lisa Regan 10/05/24
Read a book where a character dances.
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR
Sharon Sala-Family Sins 10/07/24
Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real) OR Read a book that takes place over several decades OR Read a book where someone invents something.
10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
11. Read a book where someone protests OR
Read a book with more than 1959 ratings (Tell us the number) OR
(5961)
Deranged-T.R. Ragan 9/28/24
(5554)
Likely Suspects-G.K. Parks 10/04/24
(5856)
Holding On-A.C. Bextor 10/21/24
(268,244)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency-Alexander McCall Smith 10/24/24
Read a book where a character is out of work.
12. Read a book with a character that is in college OR Read a book where there are tourists OR Read a book where something collapses (You decide).
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres OR Read a book that is by a Cuban or Cuban American author.
14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (You decide) OR Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s.
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR Read a book that has a musical scene.
Musical City: Havana, CubaDuration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
🌆 Salsa: 11-15 tasks
Progress: 15/15
You may do as many tasks as you wish.
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music.
🥟Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage. Fake Chinese Sounds by Jing Jing Tsong - Sept. 25
🎶Read a book tagged Music. Tegan and Sara: Crush by Tegan Quin & Sara Quin - Sept. 28
2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence) OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
🎶3. Read a book tagged historical. It Starts with One: The Legend and Legacy of Linkin Park by Jason Lipshutz - Oct. 21
👑4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s. Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - Sept. 17
🧛🏼♂️Read a book that takes place in the 1800s. Bram Stoker's Dracula Starring Bela Lugosi by Robert Place Napton - Oct. 17
5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism OR Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
🛥️Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water. Otter Lagoon by Mike Deas - Sept. 25
💞Read a book that has a theme of love. Heartless Prince by Angela De Vito - Oct. 11
6. Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party OR Read a book with an instrument on the cover (show cover) OR Read a book that takes place in the 1930s.
👻Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party. The Haunted House by Nicole Andelfinger - Sept. 18
🕺7. Read a book that takes place in the United States OR Read a book where a character dances. Shiny Misfits: A Graphic Novel by Maysoon Zayid - Sept. 20
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
🍜Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA. Noodle & Bao by Shaina Lu - Oct. 10
🩻9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real). The Maze of Bones by Ethan Young - Sept. 20
10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
🐺11. Read a book where someone protests. Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens - Oct. 2
🏫12. Read a book with a character that is in college. If You'll Have Me by Eunnie - Sept. 28
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres OR Read a book that is by a Cuban or Cuban American author.
14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (You decide) OR Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s.
👸🏼Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s. All Princesses Die Before Dawn by Quentin Zuttion - Oct. 1
🎶15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR Read a book that has a musical scene. No Rules Tonight: A Graphic Novel by Kim Hyun Sook - Oct. 5
Musical City: Havana, CubaDuration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
🌆 Salsa: 11-15 tasks
Read: 12
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music.
Tagged music - Murder for Choir - Joelle Charbonneau - 10/31/24
2. Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
3. Read a book tagged historical OR Read a book that has been banned or challenged.
4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s OR Read a book that is written in verse OR Read a book with a witch as the main character.
Witchy characters - Betwixt - Darynda Jones - 10/18/24
Witchy characters - Bewitched - Darynda Jones - 10/23/24
Witchy characters - Beguiled - Darynda Jones - 10/24/24
5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism OR Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
6. Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party OR Read a book with an instrument on the cover (show cover) OR Read a book that takes place in the 1930s.
Opening scene is an office Christmas party, also concludes with a bat mitzvah - Weather Girl - Rachel Lynn Solomon - 10/17/24
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States.
Ohio - A Pose Before Dying - Alex Erickson - 9/20/24
Virginia - The Diva Serves High Tea - Krista Davis - 10/15/24
Vermont - No Parm No Foul - Linda Reilly - 10/22/24
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real).
The MC, Alex Woodroe, is a famous actor currently filming and promoting his hit TV show - God of the Gates, where he plays Cupid. - All the Feels - Olivia Dade - 9/24/24
10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
11. Read a book with more than 1959 ratings (Tell us the number)
273,400 ratings - Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie - 9/25/24
12. Read a book with a character that is in college OR Read a book where there are tourists OR Read a book where something collapses (You decide).
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres.
YA + Fantasy - Our Cursed Love - Julie Abe - 10/2/24
14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (You decide) OR Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s.
15. Read a book that has a musical scene.
Callum plays the piano and towards the end sings while a fiddler plays, the characters also go to see a band perform at the local pub - Morbidly Yours - Ivy Fairbanks - 10/12/24
Musical City: Havana, CubaDuration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
Rumba: 3-10 tasks
Read: 8/3-10
COMPLETED
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music.
2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence) OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
3. Read a book tagged historical OR Read a book that has been banned or challenged.
4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s OR Read a book that is written in verse OR Read a book with a witch as the main character.
5. Read a book with a character that works on water.
Dead in the Water by Carola Dunn 10/2/2024
6. Read a book where someone goes to a party.
Apple Die by Chelsea Thomas 9/25/2024
Chelsea goes to her cousin Maggie's rehearsal party.
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States.
Irish Coffee by Ralph McInerny 10/5/2024
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA.
A Simple Plan by Scott Smith 10/1/2024
9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real) OR Read a book that takes place over several decades OR Read a book where someone invents something.
The Grand Design by Joy Callaway 9/28/2024
So many! Howard Taft, J P Morgan, Jimmy Stewart.
10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
11. Read a book where a character is out of work.
The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan 9/22/2024
Peter quits his job and flies to Maple Bay to meet his Grandma.
12. Read a book where something collapses (You decide).
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn 9/20/2024
The skylight collapses with a weight on it.
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres OR Read a book that is by a Cuban or Cuban American author.
14. Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s.
The Tenth Justice by Brad Metzer 9/18/2024
Pub'd 1997 (and set at that present time)
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR Read a book that has a musical scene.
Musical City: Havana, CubaDuration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
13/11-15
Salsa: 11-15
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music.
Poisoned Aboard Avery Kent 10/9/24
2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence) OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
p 9 “…excitement for her weekly drum circle session…” Poison and Potions J.A. Whiting 10/26/24
3. Read a book tagged historical OR Read a book that has been banned or challenged.
4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s OR Read a book that is written in verse OR Read a book with a witch as the main character.
The Mystery in the Margins L.L. Gray 10/14/24
5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism OR Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
Ice Coffee Corruption Tonya Kappes 9/22/24
6. Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party OR Read a book with an instrument on the cover (show cover) OR Read a book that takes place in the 1930s.
Cheesecake Murder Rosie A. Point 10/2/24
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States OR Read a book where a character dances.
Shoe Nuff Patti Benning 9/21/24
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real) OR Read a book that takes place over several decades OR Read a book where someone invents something.
Fictional, Allen Simonson, world famous oil magnate Photo Finished Lori Roberts Herbst 9/23/24
10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
FL Black Cherry Chillers & Conniving Beauty Queens Mindy Killgrove 10/8/24
11. Read a book where someone protests OR Read a book with more than 1959 ratings (Tell us the number) OR Read a book where a character is out of work.
Phyllis-Engaged in Murder Angie Frost 10/16/24
12. Read a book with a character that is in college OR Read a book where there are tourists OR Read a book where something collapses (You decide).
Bone Cold Patti Benning 10/5/24
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres OR Read a book that is by a Cuban or Cuban American author.
A Corpse at the Witching Hour Debra Sennefelder 10/3/24
14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (You decide) OR Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s.
Wedding Bells and Sleuthing Tails Sharon Michaels 10/1/24
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR Read a book that has a musical scene.
Engaged in Murder Angie Frost 10/16/24
Mod
Duration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
Salsa: 11-15 tasks
Read 15
3. Read a book tagged historical.
Catching Raindrops by Crystal Hoblit 9/26/2024
4. Read a book with a witch as the main character.
Pink Is The New Black by Vella Day 9/30/2024
5. Read a book with a character that works on water.
Marine Biology: Cool Women Who Dive by Karen Bush Gibson 9/29/2024
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States
One Vote for Murder by S.C. Wynne 9/17/2024 (Texas)
Household Matters by Patrice Greenwood 9/24/2024 (New Mexico)
Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs by Diane Kelly 9/26/2024 (Texas)
Shadows by Dennis Haseley 9/28/2024 (West Virginia)
A Black Place and a White Place by Patrice Greenwood 9/29/2024 (New Mexico)
The Missing Forget-me-nots: A Wisteria Tearoom Short Story by Patrice Greenwood 10/4/2024 (New Mexico)
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA.
Rebel Archangel by Aron Lewes 9/27/2024
12. Read a book where there are tourists.
Confessions of a Chalet Girl by Lorraine Wilson 9/27/2024
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres.
Assault and Beret by Jenn McKinlay 9/21/2024 (Mystery & Romance)
The Canoe Trip Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner 9/29/2024 (Children's & Mystery)
Death by Fountain: A Christmas Murder in Rome by Jennifer S. Alderson 9/30/2024 (Travel & Christmas)
Puzzle for Two by Josh Lanyon 10/3/2024 (LGBT & Romance)
Musical City: Havana, CubaDuration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
Rumba: 3-10 tasks
Salsa: 11-15 tasks
7/11-15
1. Read a book with a character with Chinese heritage (Yoko)
Weekend Warriors. Fern Michaels. 9.16.24
2. Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (I turned the boys to face the drum…p.50).
Calling for a Blanket Dance. Oscar Hokeah. 9.15.24
3. Read a book tagged historical
The Paper Magician. Charlie N. Holmberg. 9.26.24
4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s OR Read a book that is written in verse OR Read a book with a witch as the main character.
5. Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
Racing the Rain. John L. Parker Jr.. 9.15.24
6. Read a book that takes place in the 1930s. (1935)
The Darling Dahlias And The Voodoo Lily. Susan Wittig Albert. 9.21.24
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States
I'll Be Seeing You: A Memoir. Elizabeth Berg. 9.15.24
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
9. Read a book that has a famous person (Huey Long)
The Darling Dahlias and the Red Hot Poker. Susan Wittig Albert. 9.21.24
10. Read a book that takes place in Florida.
The Summer Getaway. Susan Mallery. 9.18.24
11. Read a book with more than 1959 ratings (7825).
A Song of Comfortable Chairs. Alexander McCall Smith. 9.17.24
12. Read a book with a character that is in college (Nick)
Memories and Murder. Lynn Cahoon. 9.16.24
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres (Contemporary Romance)
Almost Home. Debbie Macomber. 9.19.24
14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (they changed the formula for the perfume, which never was supposed to happen)
Season of the Dragonflies. Sarah Creech. 9.18.24
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement
Letter to My Daughter. Maya Angelou. 9.25.24
Musical City: Havana, CubaDuration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
You may do as many tasks as you wish.
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.
A badge will be awarded for your level of participation.
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🌆 Rumba: 3-10 tasks 🌆 Salsa: 11-15 tasks
🌆 1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music.
2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence) OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
3. Read a book tagged historical OR Read a book that has been banned or challenged.
Milkweed Jerry Spinelli
🌆 4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s OR Read a book that is written in verse OR Read a book with a witch as the main character.
5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism OR Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
6. Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party OR Read a book with an instrument on the cover (show cover) OR Read a book that takes place in the 1930s.
🌆 7. Read a book that takes place in the United States OR Read a book where a character dances.
I Am Legend Richard Matheson
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
Time Cat Lloyd Alexander
9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real) OR Read a book that takes place over several decades OR Read a book where someone invents something.
🌆 10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
Rosemary's Baby Ira Levin
11. Read a book where someone protests OR Read a book with more than 1959 ratings (Tell us the number) OR Read a book where a character is out of work.
12. Read a book with a character that is in college OR Read a book where there are tourists OR Read a book where something collapses (You decide).
🌆
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres OR Read a book that is by a Cuban or Cuban American author.
14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (You decide) OR Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s.
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR Read a book that has a musical scene.
FINISHED! Musical City: Havana, CubaDuration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
(Finished 11 on 09/25/24 - Finished all 15 on 11/03/24)
Thank you to Jessica for writing this challenge!
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🌆 Salsa: 11-15 tasks
15/15
🌆 Havana has had a long musical history, with influences and contributions from as far away as Africa and Spain.
☑️ 1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage
Darling Girls Sally Hepworth (Jessica is the daughter of a Chinese immigrant) 10/07/24
OR Read a book tagged Music.
☑️ 2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba
X OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence)
Summer Reading (Summer Reading 1) Jenn McKinlay (p. 383 “. . . you drum set at home . . .”) 09/21/24
OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
☑️ 3. Read a book tagged historical
A Pair of Wings Carole Hopson (historical fiction) 09/15/24
OR Read a book that has been banned or challenged.
🌆 In the 1800s and 1900s, classical music was the most popular style and helped set the trends for future music.
☑️ 4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s
OR Read a book that is written in verse
X OR Read a book with a witch as the main character.
Six Stunning Sirens (Kitchen Witch 6) Lynn Cahoon 10/02/24
☑️ 5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism
X OR Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
Luck and Last Resorts (Love, Lists and Fancy Ships 2) Sarah Grunder Ruiz 09/22/24
☑️ 6. Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party
Tell Me Everything (Amgash 5) Elizabeth Strout (There is a New Year’s Eve party and others in the book) 09/25/24
OR Read a book with an instrument on the cover (show cover)
OR Read a book that takes place in the 1930s.
🌆 During the 1930s, Cuban influence spread to the United States with Lecuona Cuban Boys and Desi Arnaz.
☑️ 7. Read a book that takes place in the United States
Nice Work, Nora November Julia London (Texas) 09/16/24
OR Read a book where a character dances.
☑️ 8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA
The Truth about the Devlins Lisa Scottoline 11/03/24
OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
☑️ 9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real)
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology Leah Remini 09/15/24
OR Read a book that takes place over several decades
OR Read a book where someone invents something.
🌆 The Cuban Revolution in 1959 changed the Cuban music scene.
☑️ 10. Read a book where a character emigrates
Love at First Book (Summer Reading 2) Jenn McKinlay (Emily moves to Ireland from the US) 09/19/24
OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
☑️ 11. Read a book where someone protests
X OR Read a book with more than 1959 ratings (Tell us the number)
One Perfect Couple Ruth Ware (64,110 ratings) 09/18/24
OR Read a book where a character is out of work.
☑️ 12. Read a book with a character that is in college
OR Read a book where there are tourists
X OR Read a book where something collapses (You decide).
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie Marie Benedict (The Christies’ marriage fall apart) 09/18/24
🌆 Havana’s music is a blend of many genres.
☑️ 13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres
It's a Whole Spiel: Love, Latkes, and Other Jewish Stories Katherine Locke (LGBT, Judaism, Historical, Romance) 09/24/24
OR Read a book that is by a Cuban or Cuban American author.
☑️ 14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (You decide)
X OR Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s.
Dog Eat Dog (Melanie Travis 3) Laurien Berenson (Pub. 1997) 09/16/24
☑️ 15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement
OR Read a book that has a musical scene.
Tangled Up in You (Meant to Get 4) Christina Lauren (Ren and Edward sing and dance at a festival in Nashville) 09/28/24
Musical City: Havana, CubaDuration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
🌆 Salsa: 11-15 tasks
12/11+
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music.
🇨🇺 Tagged music: Pulphead by John Jeremiah Sullivan 9/19/24
2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence) OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
🇨🇺 "Dee's heart thumped like the big drum in a marching band." p79-80: A Very Woodsy Murder by Ellen Byron 9/24/24
3. Read a book tagged historical OR Read a book that has been banned or challenged.
4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s OR Read a book that is written in verse OR Read a book with a witch as the main character.
🇨🇺 Witch as main character: Black Magic Kitten by Sara Bourgeois 10/6/24
5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism OR Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
🇨🇺 Theme of love: All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata 9/27/24
6. Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party OR Read a book with an instrument on the cover (show cover) OR Read a book that takes place in the 1930s.
🇨🇺 Goes to party: Catnapped by Pepper McGraw 9/21/24
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States OR Read a book where a character dances.
🇨🇺 Set in U.S.: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 9/26/24
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real) OR Read a book that takes place over several decades OR Read a book where someone invents something.
🇨🇺 MC is a celebrity chef: Beagles Love Cupcake Crimes by C.A. Phipps 9/22/24
10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
11. Read a book where someone protests OR Read a book with more than 1959 ratings (Tell us the number) OR Read a book where a character is out of work.
🇨🇺 Bullets and Beads by Jana Deleon 9/14/24 7,584 ratings
12. Read a book with a character that is in college OR Read a book where there are tourists OR Read a book where something collapses (You decide).
🇨🇺 In college: A Haunting is Brewing by Juliet Blackwell 9/18/24
🇨🇺 There are tourists: Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams 10/4/24
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres OR Read a book that is by a Cuban or Cuban American author.
🇨🇺 Blend of urban fantasy and romance: Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews 10/1/24
14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (You decide) OR Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s.
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR Read a book that has a musical scene.
🇨🇺 Makes a political statement: The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning by A.J. Jacobs 9/23/24
Musical City: Havana, Cuba - FINISHEDDuration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
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🌆 Salsa: 11-15 tasks
Completed: 11/11-15
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music. More Myself: A Journey - Alicia Keys
2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence) OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count. P is for Peril - Sue Grafton 9/22/24 (pg. 215 - …the rumble as the cable was wound around the drum…)
3. Read a book tagged historical OR Read a book that has been banned or challenged. Stella Bain - Anita Shreve 9/15/24
4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s OR Read a book that is written in verse OR Read a book with a witch as the main character.
5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism OR Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
6. Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party OR Read a book with an instrument on the cover (show cover) OR Read a book that takes place in the 1930s. The Marriage Bargain - Jennifer Probst 9/18/24
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States OR Read a book where a character dances. Southern Sass and Killer Cravings - Kate Young 9/15/24 (Set in Georgia)
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub. A Harvest of Hope - Lauraine Snelling 11/3/24
9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real) OR Read a book that takes place over several decades OR Read a book where someone invents something.
10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York. Hard to Kill - James Patterson 9/15/24 (Set in New York)
11. Read a book where someone protests OR Read a book with more than 1959 ratings (Tell us the number) OR Read a book where a character is out of work. Eleven on Top - Janet Evanovich 9/16/24 (112,724 ratings)
12. Read a book with a character that is in college OR Read a book where there are tourists OR Read a book where something collapses (You decide). The Bridge of San Luis Rey - Thornton Wilder 9/22/24
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres OR Read a book that is by a Cuban or Cuban American author. Egypt's Sister: A Novel of Cleopatra - Angela Elwell Hunt 9/17/24
14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (You decide) OR Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s. Nervous Conditions - Tsitsi Dangarembga 9/17/24 (First published on January 1, 1988)
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR Read a book that has a musical scene.
Musical City: Havana, CubaDuration: Sept. 15th, 2024 - Nov. 14th, 2024
Choose your level:
🌆 Salsa: 11-15 tasks
21/15
🌆1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage.
After the Dragons by Cynthia Zhang - Sept. 20th
🌆1. Read a book tagged Music.
I Would Leave Me If I Could by Halsey - Sept. 22nd
🌆2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba.
🌆2. Read a book with the word “drum” in the text. (Give a location & partial sentence)
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster - Oct. 4th
"Struck a nearby bass drum" @ 57%
🌆2. Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
🌆3. Read a book tagged historical.
Mina's Matchbox by Yōko Ogawa - Sept. 21st
🌆3. Read a book that has been banned or challenged.
Planet Drag: Uncover the Global Herstory edited by Courtney Conquers - Oct. 1st
🌆4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s.
Underground to Canada by Barbara Smucker - Sept. 16th
🌆4. Read a book that is written in verse.
The Crossover Graphic Novel by Kwame Alexander - Sept. 17th
🌆4. Read a book with a witch as the main character.
🌆5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism.
Remembrance by Alistair MacLeod - Sept. 17th
🌆5. Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik - Oct. 19th
The last story is about a Navigator/Captain and her crew.
🌆6. Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party.
Teach Me by Olivia Dade - Oct. 8th
Prom
🌆6. Read a book with an instrument on the cover. (show cover)
🌆6. Read a book that takes place in the 1930s.
🌆7. Read a book that takes place in the United States.
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer - Sept. 20th
🌆7. Read a book where a character dances.
Booked Graphic Novel by Kwame Alexander - Sept. 22nd
🌆8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA.
We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Simu Liu - Sept. 26th
🌆8. Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
Nightmare Country, Vol. 2: The Glass House by James Tynion IV - Oct. 9th
🌆9. Read a book that has a famous person. (fictional or real)
The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams by Karen Hawkins - Sept. 15th
🌆9. Read a book that takes place over several decades.
Witches Run Amok: The Oral History of Disney's Hocus Pocus by Shannon Carlin - Oct. 25th
🌆9. Read a book where someone invents something.
Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher - Oct. 31st
🌆10. Read a book where a character emigrates.
🌆10. Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
🌆11. Read a book where someone protests.
🌆11. Read a book with more than 1959 ratings. (Tell us the number)
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama - Sept 16th
55 014 ratings
🌆11. Read a book where a character is out of work.
🌆12. Read a book with a character that is in college.
🌆12. Read a book where there are tourists.
🌆12. Read a book where something collapses (You decide).
🌆13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres.
🌆13. Read a book that is by a Cuban or Cuban American author.
🌆14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition. (You decide)
The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas - Oct. 4th
🌆14. Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s.
🌆15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement.
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Oct. 27th
🌆15. Read a book that has a musical scene.
The Yakuza's Bias, Volume 1 by Teki Yatsuda - Sept. 30th
Mod
MUSICAL CITY: HAVANA, CUBA, 9/15 – 11/1414/11+ COMPLETE
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.
1. Read a book with a character with Chinese heritage
Dr. C.C. Lee : American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics and the Birth of American CSI, by Kate Winkler Dawson, finished 9/27/24 ★★★.5
2. Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count
504 pages : Conspiracy of Faith (Dept Q. #3), by Jussi Adler-Olsen, finished 10/15/24 ★★★.5
3. Read a book tagged historical
The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle, by Jennifer Ryan, finished 9/25/24 ★★★★
4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s
1858 : Murder at the Foundling Hospital (Tate & Bell #3), by Irina Shapiro, finished 9/30/24 ★★★★
5. Read a book with a character that works on water
Sully : A Merry Little Murder Plot (Library Lover’s #15), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 9/21/24 ★★★★
6. Read a book takes place in the 1930s
1931 : Among the Mad (Maisie Dobbs #6), by Jacqueline Winspear, finished 9/20/24 ★★★★
7. Read a book where a character dances
Shadow Dancing (Country Club #7), by Julie Mulhern, finished 9/24/24 ★★★★
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA
author Alexander McCall Smith – The Great Hippopotamus Hotel (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #25), finished 9/29/24 ★★★★
9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real)
Great Second Acts: In Praise of Older Women, by Marlene Wagman-Geller, finished 10/8/24 ★★★★
Grandma Moses, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Mother Theresa, Ruth Gordon, Nichelle Nichols and many, many more
10. Read a book where a character emigrates
too many to name : Battle for the Big Top: P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus, by Les Standiford, finished 9/29/24 ★★★.5
11. Read a book where someone protests
A Picture of Murder (Lady Hardcastle #4), by T.E. Kinsey, finished 9/19/24 ★★★★
p. 56 “…nodding toward the cluster of protestors outside the village hall.”
12. Read a book where there are tourists
Survival of the Fritters (Deputy Donut #1), by Ginger Bolton, finished 9/23/24 ★★★.5
p. 248 “In addition to tourists that morning…”
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres
historical, romance & mystery : All’s Fair in Love and Treachery (Lady Petra Inquires #2), by Celeste Connally, finished 10/14/24 ★★★★
14. Read a book published in the 1990s
publ 6-15-99 : Hermit’s Peak (Kevin Kerney #4), by Michael McGarrity, finished 10/27/24 ★★★★
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement
Murder of a Suffragette (London Ladies’ Murder Club #4), by Marty Wingate, finished 10/10/24 ★★★★
Musical City: Havana, CubaSeptember 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
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🌆 Rumba: 3-10 tasks
🌆 Salsa: 11-15 tasks
13/15
🌆 Havana has had a long musical history, with influences and contributions from as far away as Africa and Spain. When enslaved Africans and Europeans, mostly Spanish, came to Cuba, they brought their own forms of music to the island, including fandango, paso doble, minuet, and the waltz. Fernando Ortiz, the great Cuban folklorist, described Cuba’s musical “innovations as arising from the interplay between enslaved Africans… and Spaniards.” Many of the enslaved Africans and their descendants made percussion instruments and the drum has become an important instrument in Cuban culture. There are over 50 types of drums, but the bongos, congas, and batá drums are the most popular. At one point, drums were banned, so other instruments, like the claves, two short batons, and the cajón, a wooden box, originally made from crates, became more prevalent. Additionally, Chinese laborers came in the 19th century and contributed the corneta china (Chinese cornet), a Chinese reed instrument still played in the carnival groups, of Santiago de Cuba.
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music.
2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence) OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
Her K-9 Protector - Kimberly Van Meter - (HRS #2226 - Apr 2023) (tighter than a drum - pg 144) - Oct 31
3. Read a book tagged historical OR Read a book that has been banned or challenged.
Cinderella's Deal with the Colonel - Jenni Fletcher (HH #1727 - June 2023) - Sept 16
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🌆 In the 1800s and 1900s, classical music was the most popular style and helped set the trends for future music. In 1896, a composer included in his zarzuela, "El Brujo" or “The Witch” which is considered the first Cuban guajira, or musical genre. A zarzuela is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes. Additionally, there are a variety of musical genres in Havana’s history, but one of the major genres is son, which is defined by its distinctive rhythm. It became very popular in the 1930s and its most popular derivative is Salsa. The most common themes are love and patriotism. Rumba is another variety and its origins are spontaneous and lively, coming from dockworkers of Havana and Matanzas. The word rumba is thought to come from the verb “rumbear,” which means something like having a good time or party.
4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s OR Read a book that is written in verse OR Read a book with a witch as the main character.
The Duke's Rapier - C.H. AdmirandC.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Sept 2024) - Sept 27
5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism OR Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
Only a Lyon Will Do - Sherry Ewing (Dragonblade - Sept 2024) (love) - Sept 29
6. Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party OR Read a book with an instrument on the cover (show cover) OR Read a book that takes place in the 1930s.
Blame It on Vegas - Kira Sinclair (HD #2892 - Aug 2022) (good time) - Oct 21
🌆 During the 1930s, Cuban influence spread to the United States with Lecuona Cuban Boys and Desi Arnaz. They helped popularize the conga, mambo, rumba, son, and salsa. The mambo really didn’t gain popularity until the 1940s when the song by Orestes “Cachao” Lopez was played at La Tropicana, a nightclub in Havana. Also during the 1940s, the Big Band era was gaining traction. Jazz was also becoming increasingly popular in Cuba. Violinist Enrique Jorrín invented the chachachá, another Cuban musical genre, in the early 1950s, and it became very popular worldwide.
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States OR Read a book where a character dances.
Colorado Kidnapping - Cindi Myers (HI #2242 - Oct 2024) (US) - Sept 15
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
Dreaming of a Lyon - Sandra Sookoo (Dragonblade - Oct 2024) (author) - Oct 26
9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real) OR Read a book that takes place over several decades OR Read a book where someone invents something.
Hero's Prize - Janie Crouch (Calamitte Jane Pub - Sept 2024) (extreme sports star) - Oct 2
🌆 The Cuban Revolution in 1959 changed the Cuban music scene. Many musicians emigrated to Puerto Rico, Florida and New York. Some were even “exiled,” such as Celia Cruz, Cachao, La Lupe, and Gloria Estefan. Cruz, along with others, became associated with the anti-revolutionary movement and was omitted from most Cuban history references and their music never sold in Cuba. The Castro government changed copyright laws, as well as closed venues where “popular” music was played, which were usually nightclubs. Many musicians found themselves out of work. Many young musicians turned to studying classical music and were employed by the state. All musicians employed by the state were given academic courses in music. Cuban musical culture stalled for many years. Tourism also declined. It wasn’t until 1991 and the collapse of the USSR that the culture began to change again.
10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
Danger in the Depths - Addison Fox (HRS #2240 - Aug 2023) (New York) - Oct 7
11. Read a book where someone protests OR Read a book with more than 1959 ratings (Tell us the number) OR Read a book where a character is out of work.
Saving Christmas in the Little Irish Village - Michelle Vernal (Bookouture - Oct 2024) (protests) - Oct 4
12. Read a book with a character that is in college OR Read a book where there are tourists OR Read a book where something collapses (You decide).
A Spy's Secret - Rachel Astor (HRS #2298 - Oct 2024) (tourists) - Sept 25
🌆 Havana’s music is a blend of many genres. In the 1970s and 1980s. Salsa became a catch all term for all Cuban dance music and nueva trova came about as a political song form, but son remains the basis for most popular forms of modern Cuban music. Meanwhile, Irakere, a Cuban band founded in the 1970s, helped to fuse traditional Cuban music with jazz. Other groups continued to add new elements to son, especially hip hop and funk, creating a new genre called timba music. Hip-hop became very popular in Cuba in the 1980s and 1990s, and Havana was the heart of the rap scene during that time as well. Rock and Rock was gaining popularity as well but a lot of the more contemporary and popular genres were not allowed and became underground phenomenon. Havana continues to be the heart of Cuba’s musical scene.
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres OR Read a book that is by a Cuban or Cuban American author.
Under Lock and Key - K.D. Richards (HI #2249 - Nov 2024) (romance and suspense) - Oct 24
14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (You decide) OR Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s.
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR Read a book that has a musical scene.
The Stranger I Wed - Harper St. George (Penguin - Apr 2024) (political statement) - Oct 10
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Level: 🌆 Salsa: 11-15 tasksRead: 15/15
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage
The Downstairs Girl, Stacey Lee | 11/14
2. Read a book with the word “drum” in the text - p312
...brought it home that her head pounded like a base drum.
Apprentice in Death, J.D. Robb | 10/13
3. Read a book tagged historical
Virginia Hall: Most Dangerous, History Nerds | 10/15
4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s - 1889
The Case of the Disappearing Duchess, Nancy Springer | 10/28
5. Read a book that has a theme of love
Cannon, Sawyer Bennett | 10/1
6. Read a book where someone has a good time
One Year Home, Marie Force | 10/16
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States
North, Vanessa Vale | 10/23
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA - Lydia Susi
Mine, J.R. Ward | 10/11
9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real)
Hendrix. Sawyer Bennett | 10/8
10. Read a book that takes place in New York.
Brotherhood in Death, J.D. Robb | 10/4
11. Read a book where a character is out of work. - Emma
Emma's Wedding, Betty Neels | 10/18
12. Read a book where something collapses - ice
The White Darkness, David Grann | 10/22
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres - western/contemporary romance
Done and Dusted, Lyla Sage, 10/14
14. Read a book published in the 1990s. - 1996
The Fortunes Of Francesca, Betty Neels | 10/20
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement
Never Fall for Your One that Got Away, Kate O'Keeffe | 10/21
Musical City: Havana, CubaDuration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
Rumba: 3-10 tasks
Read: 3/3-10
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music.
2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence) OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
3. Read a book tagged historical OR Read a book that has been banned or challenged.
4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s OR Read a book that is written in verse OR Read a book with a witch as the main character.
5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism OR Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
🎃Outcast-Nicole Dykes, 10/24/24
6. Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party OR Read a book with an instrument on the cover (show cover) OR Read a book that takes place in the 1930s.
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States OR Read a book where a character dances.
🎃The Pumpkin Spice Café-Laurie Gilmore, 9/20/24
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real) OR Read a book that takes place over several decades OR Read a book where someone invents something.
10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
11. Read a book where someone protests OR Read a book with more than 1959 ratings (Tell us the number) OR Read a book where a character is out of work.
12. Read a book with a character that is in college OR Read a book where there are tourists OR Read a book where something collapses (You decide).
🎃Fangirl, Vol. 4: The Manga-Rainbow Rowell, 9/26/24
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres OR Read a book that is by a Cuban or Cuban American author.
14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (You decide) OR Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s.
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR Read a book that has a musical scene.
For the Read a book tagged historical, can that be an embedded genre? Historical fiction?
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JoAnne wrote: "Kim wrote: "For the Read a book tagged historical, can that be an embedded genre? Historical fiction?"Yes! :)" Thanks!
Musicial Cities: Havana, CubaDuration: September 15 - October 14, 2024
Level: Salsa: 11-15 tasks
READ: 13/11+
✔ 1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music.
The Doll's House - M.J. Arlidge (Lloyd, African) 10/12
✔ 2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
The Blighted Stars - Megan E. O'Keefe 10/8
(to drum up public support), p108
✔ 3. Read a book tagged historical OR Read a book that has been banned or challenged.
The Arrangement - Joan Wolf 9/23
✔ 4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s OR Read a book that is written in verse OR Read a book with a witch as the main character.
May Day Murder - Jennifer David Hesse 9/25
✔ 5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism OR Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
Tap - Tracy Ewens 9/30
✔ 6. Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party OR Read a book with an instrument on the cover (show cover) OR Read a book that takes place in the 1930s.
The Teacher - Katerina Diamond (MCs) 10/4
✔ 7. Read a book that takes place in the United States OR Read a book where a character dances.
$10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles - Parnell Hall 9/22
(takes place in Connecticut)
✔ 8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
Love, Aubrey - Suzanne LaFleur 9/24
✔ 9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real) OR Read a book that takes place over several decades OR Read a book where someone invents something.
Writing All Wrongs - Ellery Adams 10/10
(Sirus Black, famous fictional movie director)
✔ 10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
Damsel Under Stress - Shanna Swendson (New York) 9/28
✔ 11. Read a book where someone protests OR Read a book with more than 1959 ratings (Tell us the number) OR Read a book where a character is out of work.
Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop - Darci Hannah (Fiona) 10/1
✔ 12. Read a book with a character that is in college OR Read a book where there are tourists OR Read a book where something collapses (You decide).
Exiles - Jane Harper 10/12
(lots of tourists at the yearly festival)
✔ 15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR Read a book that has a musical scene.
Curiosity Thrilled the Cat - Sofie Kelly 10/6
(MC goes to a musical performance)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
TLC - Musical City: Havana, Cuba✅ Total: 30/30
1. Char - Chinese heritage
7/10 - Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee, Shannon Lee - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"my mother, brother, and I were dressed in traditional white Chinese mourning garbs." p.62
2. Tagged - Music
4/10 - Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Gayle Wald - ⭐️⭐️
3. Set - Cuba
4/10 - Cuba Libre!: Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution That Changed World History, Tony Perrottet - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Text - 'Drum'
29/9 - The Irrational Ape: Why Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World, David Robert Grimes - ⭐️⭐️
"Any respite was short-lived as the grounds were surrounded by volunteers beating drums." p.13
5. Page Count - 5 & 0
13/10 - Beyond Obsession: The Shocking True Story of a Teenage Love Affair Turned Deadly, Richard Hammer - ⭐️⭐️
350 pages
6. Tagged - Historical
29/9 - A Concise History of Korea: From the Neolithic Period through the Nineteenth Century, Michael J. Seth - ⭐️⭐️
7. Set - 1800s
4/10 - Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World, Edward Dolnick - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
8. Theme - Love
30/9 - Love & Autism - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
9. Char - works on a dock or water
5/10 - Spooky New England: Tales Of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, And Other Local Lore, S.E. Schlosser - ⭐️
"the fisherman met him on the dock" p.48
10. Char - goes to a party
30/9 - Anything You Can Imagine - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"a party at Barrie Osborne’s house where Billy Boyd persuaded the knight to follow him down the twenty-foot fireman’s pole" p.155
11. Cover - instrument
2/10 - Boogie Man: The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century, Charles Shaar Murray - ⭐️⭐️
12. Set - 1930s
3/10 - The Immortalists: Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and Their Daring Quest to Live Forever, David M. Friedman - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
13. Set - United States
2/10 - Sam Walton: Made In America, Sam Walton - ⭐️⭐️
14. Char - dances
30/9 - The Advanced Genius Theory: Are They Out of Their Minds or Ahead of Their Time? - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"make a brutal Depression-era musical featuring the tap-dancing Christopher Walken" p.165
15. Author - initials in SALSA
29/9 - Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture, Stephen H. Segal - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
16. Char - famous person
30/9 - Making It So, Patrick Stewart - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Patrick Stewart
17. Set - over several decades
29/9 - Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden, Bill O'Reilly - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The book spans from 1787 to 2023
18. Char - invents something
1/10 - The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements, Sam Kean - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Alfred Nobel, dynamite inventor and founder of the Nobel Prizes" p.55
19. Char - emigrates
3/10 - Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion, Michael Taylor - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Andrew Carnegie and his parents had emigrated from Scotland to the United States in the 1840s." p.341
20. Set - New York
2/10 - Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle, Rachel Dratch - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
“I’m in New York City!" p.42
21. Char - protests
1/10 - Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis, Brent E. Turvey - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"When the women protested, police said, Gonzalez handed them a black book and told them to write their complaints in it." p.372
22. GR - 1960+ ratings
29/9 - The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry, Jon Ronson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
151,538 ratings
23. Char - unemployed
1/10 - Head Cases: Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath, Michael Paul Mason - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"In darker moments of jobless, foodless despair, he has taken a hammer to several of his few remaining possessions." p.37
24. Character - in college
29/9 - Fail U.: The False Promise of Higher Education, Charles J. Sykes - ⭐️⭐️
"Getting a child through college is one of the sacraments of parenthood" p.8
25. Plot - tourists
6/10 - 100 Places You Will Never Visit: The World's Most Secret Locations, Daniel Smith - ⭐️⭐️
"being viewed by thousands of tourists each day." p.150
26. Plot - something collapses
30/9 - How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, Charles Yu - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"He shoots me and the wave function collapses" p.299
27. Author - Cuban-American
12/10 - Insurgent Cuba: Race, Nation, and Revolution, 1868-1898, Ada Ferrer - ⭐️⭐️
28. Set - 1980s & 1990s.
10/10 - Coreyography, Corey Feldman - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
29. Char - makes a political statement
2/10 - The Ants Are My Friends: A Celebration of Misheard Lyrics and Other Linguistic Gaffes, Martin Toseland - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"'I don’t want to cast asparagus at my opponents.' - Richard Daley, former Mayor of Chicago" p.24
30. Plot - musical scene
12/10 - Writing Gordon Lightfoot: The Man, the Music, and the World in 1972, Dave Bidini - ⭐️⭐️
MC is a musician, so there's many musical scenes.
Musical City: Havana, CubaDuration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
Goal: 14/15
🌆 Salsa: 11-15 tasks
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music.
• The Violin Conspiracy - Brendan Slocumb - 09/17/24 - Genre: Music
2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence) OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
3. Read a book tagged historical OR Read a book that has been banned or challenged.
4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s OR Read a book that is written in verse OR Read a book with a witch as the main character.
5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism OR Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
• The Utopian Generation - Pepetela - 28/09/24 - Patriotism as main theme
• Love Novel - Ivana Sajko - 10/02/24 - Love as main theme
• Every Summer After - Carley Fortune - 10/17/24 - Love as main theme
6. Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party OR Read a book with an instrument on the cover (show cover) OR Read a book that takes place in the 1930s.
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States OR Read a book where a character dances.
• X-Men: Age of Apocalypse – The Complete Epic, Book 4 - VA - 09/16/24 - Set in an alternate United States.
• Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Jesse Q. Sutanto - 10/06/24 - San Francisco, California
• Snow Creek - Gregg Olsen - 10/09/24 - Port Townsend, Washington
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real) OR Read a book that takes place over several decades OR Read a book where someone invents something.
• Recursion - Blake Crouch - 10/23/24 - Takes place over several decades.
10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
• Joe Golem: Occult Detective, Vol. 3: The Drowning City - Mike Mignola & Christopher Golden - 28/09/24 - Set in New York City
11. Read a book where someone protests OR Read a book with more than 1959 ratings (Tell us the number) OR Read a book where a character is out of work.
• The Teacher - Freida McFadden - 09/19/24 - Over 500.000 ratings
• Death Note, Vol. 9: Contact - Tsugumi Ohba - 09/25/24 - Over 20.000 ratings
• The Cemetery of Untold Stories - Julia Alvarez - 10/01/24 - Over 7000 ratings
• My Darling Dreadful Thing - Johanna van Veen - 10/28/24 - Over 5000 ratings
12. Read a book with a character that is in college OR Read a book where there are tourists OR Read a book where something collapses (You decide).
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres OR Read a book that is by a Cuban or Cuban American author.
• 28 Days Later Vol. 1: London Calling - Michael Alan Nelson - 10/30/24 - Graphic Novel + Zombies
14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (You decide) OR Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s.
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR Read a book that has a musical scene.
Musical City: Havana, CubaDuration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
Salsa: 11-15 tasks
13/11-15
Completed 9.30.24
1. Read a book with a character with Chinese heritage (Yoko)
Weekend Warriors. Fern Michaels. 9.16.24
2. Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (I turned the boys to face the drum…p.50).
Calling for a Blanket Dance. Oscar Hokeah. 9.15.24
3. Read a book tagged historical
The Paper Magician. Charlie N. Holmberg. 9.26.24
4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s OR Read a book that is written in verse OR Read a book with a witch as the main character.
5. Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
Racing the Rain. John L. Parker Jr.. 9.15.24
6. Read a book that takes place in the 1930s. (1935)
The Darling Dahlias And The Voodoo Lily. Susan Wittig Albert. 9.21.24
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States
I'll Be Seeing You: A Memoir. Elizabeth Berg. 9.15.24
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
9. Read a book that has a famous person (Huey Long)
The Darling Dahlias and the Red Hot Poker. Susan Wittig Albert. 9.21.24
10. Read a book that takes place in Florida.
The Summer Getaway. Susan Mallery. 9.18.24
11. Read a book with more than 1959 ratings (7825).
A Song of Comfortable Chairs. Alexander McCall Smith. 9.17.24
12. Read a book with a character that is in college (Nick)
Memories and Murder. Lynn Cahoon. 9.16.24
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres (Contemporary Romance)
Almost Home. Debbie Macomber. 9.19.24
14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (they changed the formula for the perfume, which never was supposed to happen)
Season of the Dragonflies. Sarah Creech. 9.18.24
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement
Letter to My Daughter. Maya Angelou. 9.25.24
Musical City: Havana, CubaSeptember 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
15 of 11-15 Tasks Complete
Salsa: 11-15 tasks
🔹️1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage
Riding the Iron Rooster - Paul Theroux - 10/24/24
🔹️2. Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
The Old Patagonian Express - Paul Theroux - 10/31/24 - 508 pages
🔹️3. Read a book tagged historical
The Young Lions - Irwin Shaw - 9/17/24
🔹️4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s
The Voyage of the Beagle - Charles Darwin - 10/30/24 - set in 1831
🔹️5. Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
The Log from the Sea of Cortez - John Steinbeck - 10/10/24 - Ed Ricketts
🔹️6. Read a book that takes place in the 1930s.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret - Brian Selznick - 11/15/24 - Paris 1931
🔹️7. Read a book that takes place in the United States
The Innocent Wife - Lisa Regan - 10/31/24 - set in Pennsylvania
🔹️8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA
The Penultimate Peril - Lemony Snicket - 9/30/24 - LS
🔹️9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real)
The Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank - 9/21/24
🔹️10. Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
Passions in Death - J.D. Robb - 10/11/24 - set in New York
🔹️11. Read a book with more than 1959 ratings (Tell us the number)
The Last List of Mabel Beaumont - Laura Pearson - 11/7/24 - 47,822 ratings
🔹️12. Read a book where there are tourists.
Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies - Catherine Mack - 10/5/24
🔹️13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres.
The River - Peter Heller - 10/30/24
Genres - Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Adventure, Mystery Thriller, Suspense, Contemporary, Nature
🔹️14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (You decide)
Call of the White - Felicity Aston - 10/28/24
Felicity Aston’s account of her 2009 project to create a team of women from eight different Commonwealth countries, with no polar experience, and get them all to ski to the South Pole. She chose this expedition to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Commonwealth.
🔹️15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement
The Rembrandt Affair - Daniel Silva - 10/14/24
Musical City: Havana, Cuba *SORTED*
Duration: 15 September 2024- 14 November 2024
🌆 Salsa: 11-15 tasks
15/15
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music.
🕺💃 The Man Without Qualities (1930) - Robert Musil 1774pp 19/9/24 5🎵
As bad weather was threatening, the little African boy
had followed his master, carrying an overcoat. p201
2. Read a book with the word “drum” in the text
🕺💃 Against the Day (2006) - Thomas Pynchon 1085pp 29/9/24 5🎵
“Faint janglings of music ascended from the Midway pavilions, a bass drum thumped like the pulse of some living collective creature down there.” - Chapter One
3. Read a book that has been banned or challenged.
🕺💃 The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1922) - Hugh Lofting 144pp 17/9/24 5🎵
Edited without consent of the author to 'remove racist content'.
4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s.
🕺💃 David Copperfield (1850) - Charles Dickens 985pp 15/9/24 5🎵
5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism.
🕺💃 One Day in October (2024) - Yair Agmon 400pp 23/9/24 5🎵
6. Read a book with an instrument on the cover.
🕺💃 A Tragic Tune (2017) - Gillian Larkin 109pp 27/9/24 5🎵
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States
🕺💃 The Stand (1978) - Stephen King 1152pp 24/9/24 5🎵
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA
🕺💃 The Lost Song of Paris (2022) - Sarah Steele 448pp 21/9/24 5🎵
9. Read a book that takes place over several decades.
🕺💃 Shōgun (1975) - James Clavell 1152pp 28/9/24 5🎵
10. Read a book where a character emigrates.
🕺💃 Birds in the Nest (2024) - Wendy Hart 351pp 5🎵
The family emigrates from Northern Ireland to Australia.
11. Read a book with more than 1959 ratings
🕺💃 The Black Stallion (1941) - Walter Farley 275pp 17/9/24 5🎵
74,211 ratings1,514 reviews
12. Read a book where something collapses
🕺💃 Gone with the Wind (1936) - Margaret Mitchell 1037pp 18/9/24 5🎵
The US Confederate Army collapsed.
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres
🕺💃 Atlas Shrugged (1957) - Ayn Rand
1168pp 16/9/24 4🎵
14. Read a book published in the 1980s.
🕺💃 Mit liv som hund (1983) - Reidar Jönsson 250pp 5🎵
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR Read a book that has a musical scene.
🕺💃 Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder (2024) - Salman Rushdie
209pp 18/9/24 5🎵
Rushdie was attacked because of his political statements and beliefs
Musical City: Havana, CubaSeptember 15, 2024 - November 14, 2024
Thank you to Jessica for writing this challenge!
*You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.
Choose your level:
🌆 Rumba: 3-10 tasks
🌆 Salsa: 11-15 tasks
14/11-15 Tasks Completed
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music.
2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence) OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
3.
Becoming Lady Rodworth by Iris Lim (10/7/24) - historical
4.
The Vicar and the Thief by Angela E. Johnson (10/15/24) - 1800s
5.
Censorshipped by Savannah Scott (10/8/24) - theme of love
6.
But He's My One Regret by Annah Conwell (10/3/24) - go to party
Doctorshipped by Savannah Scott (10/11/24) - good time
7.
Girl in the Red Hood by Brittany Fichter (10/13/24) - character dances
Out of Office by Annah Conwell (10/15/24) - United States
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
9.
But He's My Fake Fiancé by Annah Conwell (10/4/24) - famous person
10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
11. Read a book where someone protests OR
But He's My Grumpy Neighbor by Annah Conwell (10/1/24) - 3,726 ratings
12.
Beauty Beheld by Brittany Fichter (10/2/24) - something collapses
A Marriage of Anything But Convenience by Victorine E. Lieske (10/17/24) - character in college
13.
One Night in Beniton Hall by Iris Lim (10/4/24) - Historical Romance
14.
Ripped & Shipped by Savannah Scott (10/13/24) - breaks tradition
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR
Cruiseshipped by Savannah Scott (10/12/24)
ooh mine is sorted as well :)L'Shana Tova!
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L'Shana Tova!"
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Musical City: Havana, CubaDuration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
Rumba: 3-10 tasks
Read: 0/3-10
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music.
2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence) OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
3. Read a book tagged historical OR Read a book that has been banned or challenged.
4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s OR Read a book that is written in verse OR Read a book with a witch as the main character.
5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism OR Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
6. Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party OR Read a book with an instrument on the cover (show cover) OR Read a book that takes place in the 1930s.
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States OR Read a book where a character dances.
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real) OR Read a book that takes place over several decades OR Read a book where someone invents something.
10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
11. Read a book where someone protests OR Read a book with more than 1959 ratings (Tell us the number) OR Read a book where a character is out of work.
12. Read a book with a character that is in college OR Read a book where there are tourists OR Read a book where something collapses (You decide).
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres OR Read a book that is by a Cuban or Cuban American author.
14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (You decide) OR Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s.
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR Read a book that has a musical scene.
FINISHEDMusical City: Havana, Cuba
Duration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
🌆 Salsa: 11-15 tasks
12/11+
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music.
🇨🇺 Tagged music: Pulphead by John Jeremiah Sullivan 9/19/24
2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence) OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
🇨🇺 "Dee's heart thumped like the big drum in a marching band." p79-80: A Very Woodsy Murder by Ellen Byron 9/24/24
3. Read a book tagged historical OR Read a book that has been banned or challenged.
4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s OR Read a book that is written in verse OR Read a book with a witch as the main character.
🇨🇺 Witch as main character: Black Magic Kitten by Sara Bourgeois 10/6/24
5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism OR Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
🇨🇺 Theme of love: All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata 9/27/24
6. Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party OR Read a book with an instrument on the cover (show cover) OR Read a book that takes place in the 1930s.
🇨🇺 Goes to party: Catnapped by Pepper McGraw 9/21/24
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States OR Read a book where a character dances.
🇨🇺 Set in U.S.: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 9/26/24
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real) OR Read a book that takes place over several decades OR Read a book where someone invents something.
🇨🇺 MC is a celebrity chef: Beagles Love Cupcake Crimes by C.A. Phipps 9/22/24
10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
11. Read a book where someone protests OR Read a book with more than 1959 ratings (Tell us the number) OR Read a book where a character is out of work.
🇨🇺 Bullets and Beads by Jana Deleon 9/14/24 7,584 ratings
12. Read a book with a character that is in college OR Read a book where there are tourists OR Read a book where something collapses (You decide).
🇨🇺 In college: A Haunting is Brewing by Juliet Blackwell 9/18/24
🇨🇺 There are tourists: Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams 10/4/24
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres OR Read a book that is by a Cuban or Cuban American author.
🇨🇺 Blend of urban fantasy and romance: Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews 10/1/24
14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (You decide) OR Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s.
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR Read a book that has a musical scene.
🇨🇺 Makes a political statement: The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning by A.J. Jacobs 9/23/24
Musical City: Havana, CubaDuration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
Rumba: 3-10 tasks
Read: 8/3-10
COMPLETED
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music.
2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence) OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
3. Read a book tagged historical OR Read a book that has been banned or challenged.
4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s OR Read a book that is written in verse OR Read a book with a witch as the main character.
5. Read a book with a character that works on water.
Dead in the Water by Carola Dunn 10/2/2024
6. Read a book where someone goes to a party.
Apple Die by Chelsea Thomas 9/25/2024
Chelsea goes to her cousin Maggie's rehearsal party.
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States.
Irish Coffee by Ralph McInerny 10/5/2024
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA.
A Simple Plan by Scott Smith 10/1/2024
9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real) OR Read a book that takes place over several decades OR Read a book where someone invents something.
The Grand Design by Joy Callaway 9/28/2024
So many! Howard Taft, J P Morgan, Jimmy Stewart.
10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
11. Read a book where a character is out of work.
The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan 9/22/2024
Peter quits his job and flies to Maple Bay to meet his Grandma.
12. Read a book where something collapses (You decide).
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn 9/20/2024
The skylight collapses with a weight on it.
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres OR Read a book that is by a Cuban or Cuban American author.
14. Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s.
The Tenth Justice by Brad Metzer 9/18/2024
Pub'd 1997 (and set at that present time)
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR Read a book that has a musical scene.
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Musical City: Havana, Cuba
Duration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
Salsa: 11-15 tasks
Read 15
3. Read a book tagged historical.
Catching Raindrops by Crystal Hoblit 9/26/2024
4. Read a book with a witch as the main character.
Pink Is The New Black by Vella Day 9/30/2024
5. Read a book with a character that works on water.
Marine Biology: Cool Women Who Dive by Karen Bush Gibson 9/29/2024
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States
One Vote for Murder by S.C. Wynne 9/17/2024 (Texas)
Household Matters by Patrice Greenwood 9/24/2024 (New Mexico)
Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs by Diane Kelly 9/26/2024 (Texas)
Shadows by Dennis Haseley 9/28/2024 (West Virginia)
A Black Place and a White Place by Patrice Greenwood 9/29/2024 (New Mexico)
The Missing Forget-me-nots: A Wisteria Tearoom Short Story by Patrice Greenwood 10/4/2024 (New Mexico)
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA.
Rebel Archangel by Aron Lewes 9/27/2024
12. Read a book where there are tourists.
Confessions of a Chalet Girl by Lorraine Wilson 9/27/2024
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres.
Assault and Beret by Jenn McKinlay 9/21/2024 (Mystery & Romance)
The Canoe Trip Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner 9/29/2024 (Children's & Mystery)
Death by Fountain: A Christmas Murder in Rome by Jennifer S. Alderson 9/30/2024 (Travel & Christmas)
Puzzle for Two by Josh Lanyon 10/3/2024 (LGBT & Romance)
Finished! :)Musical City: Havana, Cuba
September 15, 2024 - November 14, 2024
Thank you to Jessica for writing this challenge!
*You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.
Choose your level:
🌆 Salsa: 11-15 tasks
14/11-15 Tasks Completed
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music.
2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence) OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
3.
Becoming Lady Rodworth by Iris Lim (10/7/24) - historical
4.
The Vicar and the Thief by Angela E. Johnson (10/15/24) - 1800s
5.
Censorshipped by Savannah Scott (10/8/24) - theme of love
6.
But He's My One Regret by Annah Conwell (10/3/24) - go to party
Doctorshipped by Savannah Scott (10/11/24) - good time
7.
Girl in the Red Hood by Brittany Fichter (10/13/24) - character dances
Out of Office by Annah Conwell (10/15/24) - United States
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
9.
But He's My Fake Fiancé by Annah Conwell (10/4/24) - famous person
10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
11. Read a book where someone protests OR
But He's My Grumpy Neighbor by Annah Conwell (10/1/24) - 3,726 ratings
12.
Beauty Beheld by Brittany Fichter (10/2/24) - something collapses
A Marriage of Anything But Convenience by Victorine E. Lieske (10/17/24) - character in college
13.
One Night in Beniton Hall by Iris Lim (10/4/24) - Historical Romance
14.
Ripped & Shipped by Savannah Scott (10/13/24) - breaks tradition
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR
Cruiseshipped by Savannah Scott (10/12/24)
FINISHED! Musical City: Havana, Cuba
Duration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
🌆 Salsa: 11-15 tasks
Progress: 15/15
You may do as many tasks as you wish.
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music.
🥟Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage. Fake Chinese Sounds by Jing Jing Tsong - Sept. 25
🎶Read a book tagged Music. Tegan and Sara: Crush by Tegan Quin & Sara Quin - Sept. 28
2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence) OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
🎶3. Read a book tagged historical. It Starts with One: The Legend and Legacy of Linkin Park by Jason Lipshutz - Oct. 21
👑4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s. Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - Sept. 17
🧛🏼♂️Read a book that takes place in the 1800s. Bram Stoker's Dracula Starring Bela Lugosi by Robert Place Napton - Oct. 17
5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism OR Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
🛥️Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water. Otter Lagoon by Mike Deas - Sept. 25
💞Read a book that has a theme of love. Heartless Prince by Angela De Vito - Oct. 11
6. Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party OR Read a book with an instrument on the cover (show cover) OR Read a book that takes place in the 1930s.
👻Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party. The Haunted House by Nicole Andelfinger - Sept. 18
🕺7. Read a book that takes place in the United States OR Read a book where a character dances. Shiny Misfits: A Graphic Novel by Maysoon Zayid - Sept. 20
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
🍜Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA. Noodle & Bao by Shaina Lu - Oct. 10
🩻9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real). The Maze of Bones by Ethan Young - Sept. 20
10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
🐺11. Read a book where someone protests. Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens - Oct. 2
🏫12. Read a book with a character that is in college. If You'll Have Me by Eunnie - Sept. 28
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres OR Read a book that is by a Cuban or Cuban American author.
14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (You decide) OR Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s.
👸🏼Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s. All Princesses Die Before Dawn by Quentin Zuttion - Oct. 1
🎶15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR Read a book that has a musical scene. No Rules Tonight: A Graphic Novel by Kim Hyun Sook - Oct. 5
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Musical City: Havana, Cuba
Duration: September 15, 2024- November 14, 2024
Thank you to Jessica for writing this challenge!
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🌆 Rumba: 3-10 tasks
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🌆 Havana has had a long musical history, with influences and contributions from as far away as Africa and Spain. When enslaved Africans and Europeans, mostly Spanish, came to Cuba, they brought their own forms of music to the island, including fandango, paso doble, minuet, and the waltz. Fernando Ortiz, the great Cuban folklorist, described Cuba’s musical “innovations as arising from the interplay between enslaved Africans… and Spaniards.” Many of the enslaved Africans and their descendants made percussion instruments and the drum has become an important instrument in Cuban culture. There are over 50 types of drums, but the bongos, congas, and batá drums are the most popular. At one point, drums were banned, so other instruments, like the claves, two short batons, and the cajón, a wooden box, originally made from crates, became more prevalent. Additionally, Chinese laborers came in the 19th century and contributed the corneta china (Chinese cornet), a Chinese reed instrument still played in the carnival groups, of Santiago de Cuba.
1. Read a book with a character with African, Spanish, or Chinese heritage OR Read a book tagged Music.
2. Read a book that takes place in Cuba OR Read a book with the word “drum” in the text (Give a location & partial sentence) OR Read a book with a 5 and 0 in the page count.
3. Read a book tagged historical OR Read a book that has been banned or challenged.
🌆 In the 1800s and 1900s, classical music was the most popular style and helped set the trends for future music. In 1896, a composer included in his zarzuela, "El Brujo" or “The Witch” which is considered the first Cuban guajira, or musical genre. A zarzuela is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes. Additionally, there are a variety of musical genres in Havana’s history, but one of the major genres is son, which is defined by its distinctive rhythm. It became very popular in the 1930s and its most popular derivative is Salsa. The most common themes are love and patriotism. Rumba is another variety and its origins are spontaneous and lively, coming from dockworkers of Havana and Matanzas. The word rumba is thought to come from the verb “rumbear,” which means something like having a good time or party.
4. Read a book that takes place in the 1800s OR Read a book that is written in verse OR Read a book with a witch as the main character.
5. Read a book that has a theme of love or patriotism OR Read a book with a character that works on a dock or water.
6. Read a book where someone has a good time or goes to a party OR Read a book with an instrument on the cover (show cover) OR Read a book that takes place in the 1930s.
🌆 During the 1930s, Cuban influence spread to the United States with Lecuona Cuban Boys and Desi Arnaz. They helped popularize the conga, mambo, rumba, son, and salsa. The mambo really didn’t gain popularity until the 1940s when the song by Orestes “Cachao” Lopez was played at La Tropicana, a nightclub in Havana. Also during the 1940s, the Big Band era was gaining traction. Jazz was also becoming increasingly popular in Cuba. Violinist Enrique Jorrín invented the chachachá, another Cuban musical genre, in the early 1950s, and it became very popular worldwide.
7. Read a book that takes place in the United States OR Read a book where a character dances.
8. Read a book by an author with their initials in the word SALSA OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.
9. Read a book that has a famous person (fictional or real) OR Read a book that takes place over several decades OR Read a book where someone invents something.
🌆 The Cuban Revolution in 1959 changed the Cuban music scene. Many musicians emigrated to Puerto Rico, Florida and New York. Some were even “exiled,” such as Celia Cruz, Cachao, La Lupe, and Gloria Estefan. Cruz, along with others, became associated with the anti-revolutionary movement and was omitted from most Cuban history references and their music never sold in Cuba. The Castro government changed copyright laws, as well as closed venues where “popular” music was played, which were usually nightclubs. Many musicians found themselves out of work. Many young musicians turned to studying classical music and were employed by the state. All musicians employed by the state were given academic courses in music. Cuban musical culture stalled for many years. Tourism also declined. It wasn’t until 1991 and the collapse of the USSR that the culture began to change again.
10. Read a book where a character emigrates OR Read a book that takes place in Puerto Rico, Florida or New York.
11. Read a book where someone protests OR Read a book with more than 1959 ratings (Tell us the number) OR Read a book where a character is out of work.
12. Read a book with a character that is in college OR Read a book where there are tourists OR Read a book where something collapses (You decide).
🌆 Havana’s music is a blend of many genres. In the 1970s and 1980s. Salsa became a catch all term for all Cuban dance music and nueva trova came about as a political song form, but son remains the basis for most popular forms of modern Cuban music. Meanwhile, Irakere, a Cuban band founded in the 1970s, helped to fuse traditional Cuban music with jazz. Other groups continued to add new elements to son, especially hip hop and funk, creating a new genre called timba music. Hip-hop became very popular in Cuba in the 1980s and 1990s, and Havana was the heart of the rap scene during that time as well. Rock and Rock was gaining popularity as well but a lot of the more contemporary and popular genres were not allowed and became underground phenomenon. Havana continues to be the heart of Cuba’s musical scene.
13. Read a book that is a blend of two or more genres OR Read a book that is by a Cuban or Cuban American author.
14. Read a book where someone breaks tradition (You decide) OR Read a book published or that takes place in the 1980s or 1990s.
15. Read a book where someone makes a political statement OR Read a book that has a musical scene.
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