The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector

[Denise]

Completed 21/22, DONE:
Familiar highways
✏️🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
Evvie Drake Starts Over Linda Holmes 8 Dec
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Making my way
✏️🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
The Only Way Is the Steady WayAndrew Forbes 8 Nov

Back into my hometown
✏️🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown: The Year of Reading Dangerously Andy Miller 14 Dec


Funny how this all looks different
✏️🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 19 Dec
But it feels the same
✏️🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Little WomenRey Terciero 8 Nov
Classic graphic remix #1
Like how life never stops changing
✏️🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes Sonora Reyes 19 Dec
But some things never change
✏️🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical TalesOliver Sacks 15 Nov

So, fill your plate and fill your drink
✏️🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
Queenie Candice Carty-Williams 21 Dec
And fill this house with family
✏️🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
Girlhood Melissa Febos 23 Dec
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
✏️🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation: Hidden Figures Margot Lee Shetterly 17 Dec
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
✏️🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Hamlet 25 Nov
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
✏️🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin 4 Nov
Eilis has her first Thanksgiving in America, where they discuss the fact that turkey isn't very good (I agree)


Watching football, watching families grow
✏️🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
How to Read a Book Monica Wood 20 Jan
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
✏️🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
Just Kids Patti Smith 23 Dec
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
✏️🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Say You're One of Them Uwem Akpan 22 Nov
The longest novella is told from a nephews POV
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
✏️🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
The Viscount Who Loved Me Julia Quinn 22 Dec
So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
✏️🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings: Life, the Universe and Everything Douglas Adams 240,000 + 12 Dec
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
✏️🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
A Million Little Pieces James Frey 23 Dec

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
✏️🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
And let the leftover year just wash away
Under the Maui Sky Kellie Coates Gilbert 27 Nov
page 86
✏️🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
The Christmas Dog Sitters Lucy Mitchell 25 Nov
19 Sep 2024
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
✏️🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.
A Match Made for Thanksgiving Jackie Lau 25 Jan

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[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Denise!

[Ferenc]

Finished!

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

Goal: 16/15
Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

**🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom - Jason Pargin - 11/29/24 – Abbott and Ether

**🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
Funny Story - Emily Henry - 11/22/24

**🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
You Can't Ruin Christmas - Olivia Noble - 12/11/24 - Mary returns to Snowfall Creek

**🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
Death Note, Vol. 11: Kindred Spirit - Tsugumi Ohba - 11/23/24

**🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
- Coming Home for Christmas - RaeAnne Thayne - 11/13/24

**🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
Lone Women - Victor LaValle - 12/01/24


**🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
The Feud - Sawyer Bennett - 12/21/24 – The Blackburn family: “The Blackburn family is all together and it’s fucking fantastic.” (Kindle Location 2985)

**🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
Christmas Karol - Faith Moore - 11/06/24 – Karol finally shows her love to her children and husband.

**🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin - 12/21/24 – Both Sam and Sadie

**🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
We Solve Murders - Richard Osman - 01/09/25 - “Now let’s enjoy the football before I have to make another phone call and have you delt with.” (Kindle Location 4834)

**🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty - Akwaeke Emezi - 11/22/24 – Alim Blake has two children.

**🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Your Absence is Darkness - Jón Kalman Stefánsson - 12/23/24 – Skuli, grandfather of Eirikur

**🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
1970 - Sarah M. Cradit - 11/16/24 – August Deschanel

**🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver - 11/11/24 – Over 760000 ratings

**🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
Girls of Riyadh - Rajaa Alsanea - 01/02/25 – “Yallah. Alhamdu lillah and thank God for everything.” (Kindle Location 2140)

**🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
In a Not So Perfect World - Neely Tubati Alexander - 12/29/24 – Published March 19, 2024

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Ferenc!

[Genevieve]

Finished

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage by Enid Blyton 11/16/2024
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
Feel the Bern by Andrew Shaffer 1/14/2025
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
Pumpkin Pies & Potions by Polly Holmes 12/23/2024
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
Marco by L.A. Witt 1/11/2025 (Gentlemen of Emerald City)
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
Bundle of Trouble by Diana Orgain 1/30/2025
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay 1/9/2025
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
File M for Murder by Miranda James 1/21/2025
'🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Gallows View by Peter Robinson 1/29/2025
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
Who Is Travis Kelce? by Ellen Labrecque 1/27/2025
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin 1/31/2025
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather
Grandpa's Scroll by Ginger Park 12/20/2024
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
Deadly to the Core by Joyce Tremel 12/29/2025
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1/22/2025 (1,231,697 ratings)
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
Loretta Lynn: The Queen of Country Music by Newbury Publishing 1/20/2025
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
Mystery Magnet by Gregory Ashe 1/6/2025 (First published April 24, 2024)

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Genevieve!

[Tari]

Finished

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
20/15

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
A Holiday Homicide Ellie Alexander 11/27/24
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Tonya Kappes 12/18/24
Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
The Psychic Parrot Mystery Amy Muir 11/15/24
Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
Hardbacks and Hexes Sue Hollowell 11/7/24

Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.

But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
Seabrook Haven Mysteries Murder in the Margins Rosie Sams 11/2/24

Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
Ruby Poole 11/24/24

But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
Summer Prescott 11/22/24

So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
Cranberries and Criminals Lucinda Race 11/6/24

And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
I'll Be Home for Mischief Jacqueline Frost 11/11/24

The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
The Tell-Tale Homicide Daphne Silver 11/25/24

'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Elena Veiled Threat Patti Benning 11/23/24

Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.
Neapolitan Murder Rosie A. Point 1/13/25

Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
You Feta Watch Out Linda Reilly 11/21/24

The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
The Herringbone Harbor Mystery Sally Goldenbaum 12/5/24

Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Arthur, grandfather Madrigals and Mayhem Elizabeth Penney 11/30/24

Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
Sleigh That Song Donna Clancy 11/26/24

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
5308 Shades of Earl Grey Laura Childs 2/7/25

Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
Booked for Murder P.J. Nelson 12/16/24

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
Murder at the Lemonberry Tea Darci Hannah 12/3/24

And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
pub 11/12/24 A Corpse Among the Carolers Debra Sennefelder 11/12/24

Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Tari!

[Tari]

JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Tari!"

Thanks, JoAnne!

[Caraina]

FINISHED

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.
Completed: 15/15

Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway. The River Snakes: A Novel - Adam Darby 3/21/25
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title. Private Sydney - James Patterson 4/2/25
Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown. Tough and Tamed - Em Petrova 3/25/25

Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh. Finger Lickin' Fifteen - Janet Evanovich 3/4/25
But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name). Explosive Eighteen - Janet Evanovich 3/27/25 (Stephanie Plum Series)
Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover). Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 4/4/25
But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover). Savannah Blues - Mary Kay Andrews 4/16/25

So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal. Sizzling Sixteen - Janet Evanovich 3/14/25
And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation. One Summer in Savannah - Terah Shelton Harris 3/9/25
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.


Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child. The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon 3/24/25
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew. A Painted House - John Grisham 4/21/25
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings. The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger 4/15/25
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked. Waiting for Summer's Return - Kim Vogel Sawyer 4/9/25

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date). Middle of the Night - Riley Sager 4/13/25 (published on June 18, 2024)
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title. A McClendon Thanksgiving - Sean D. Young 3/24/25

[JoAnne]

Caraina wrote: "FINISHED

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.
Completed: 15/15

Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book w..."

This one doesn't work. The title is in the same font.
7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover). Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 4/4/25

Needs to be something like this:

[Wanda]

Challenge Completed

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.


Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
Saint Odd-Dean Koontz-11/21-😇😇😇😇😇

Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).

Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.

Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
Olive, Again-Elizabeth Strout-11/16/24- Bob returns to his hometown for a visit with his brother.


Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
The Personal Librarian-Marie Benedict-3/21/25-📚📚📚📚📚
Page154-" It's a lesson some modern-day folks could still use, I retort. As the men laught, I ask 'What date do you give this statue?"

But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
Unleashed-Emily Kimelman-11/9/24-⭐⭐⭐-Sydney Rye Mystery Series-#1

Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
EX: Love by Design (The Lilac Lake Inn Series Book 1) by Judith Keim
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead (Finlay Donovan, #2) by Elle Cosimano -Elle Cosimano-2/26-👮🏻‍♀️👮🏻‍♀️👮🏻‍♀️👮🏻‍♀️👮🏻‍♀️

But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
Love, All (Camp Firefly Falls #19) by Tamsen Parker -Tamsen Parker-11/2/24-🎾🎾🎾

So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
The Christmas Present-Ceci Giltenan-11/16/24-🍽️🍽️🍽️🍽️-Characters celebrate with a Christmas feast.

And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
When We Believed in Mermaids-Barbara O'Neal-11/18/24-🧜🏼🧜🏼🧜🏼🧜🏼🧜🏼

The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
Skipping Christmas-John Grisham-1/10/24-🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄-The parents cancel their Christmas cruise at the last minute when they learn their daughter is unexpectedly coming home with her fiancee.

'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet

🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
The Final Warning-James Patterson-1/10/25-⭐⭐⭐-As mutants the characters realize all too quickly that life is tough.


Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.

She's Having a Baby-Suzanne Jenkins-1/31-👶🏻👶🏻👶🏻-Thanksgiving is celebrated with the two MCs

Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me-Mariana Zapata-11/4/24-🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈-The MC works as a personal assistant to a professional football player and she often attends games.

The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
The Other Doctor And The Girl Who Ran Away-Dave Matthews-11/25/24-👪👪👪

Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
The Frozen River-Ariel Lawhon-12/15/24-❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️-One of the MCs is a grandfather

Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
The Only Woman in the Room-Marie Benedict-1/3/25-💙💙💙💙💙-MC's father passed away.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
Enchanted, Inc.-Shanna Swendson-11/2/24-13,034 ratings.

Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet

Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
Christmas Bliss-Mary Kay Andrews-12/7/24-🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄-Page 64-" I was about to remind Aunty Bizzy that she hadn't bothered to name any of her five children after her own parents, but thank God, Grandmama overheard."

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink

🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency-Lydia Travers-1/14/25-⭐⭐⭐⭐-Page 204-" After dinner, Maud cleard the dishes from the table and Daisy put them into soak, ready for Martha when she came in the morning."

And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
River Sing Me Home-Eleanor Shearer-11/8/24-⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐-Published 1/19/2023

Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.
A Match Made for Thanksgiving-Jackie Lau-12/528/24-🦃🦃🦃

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Wanda!

[Vanessa]

FINISHED!

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

COMPLETED 16 TASKS

Familiar highways
✔️ 🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
No Exit by Taylor  Adams 2/28/25

Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).

Making my way
✔️ 🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
My Body, Herself by Carmen Maria Machado 11/6/24

Back into my hometown
✔️ 🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
BlueBuried Muffins by Lyndsey Cole 3/11/25
Annie comes back to Catfish Cove.

Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.

But it feels the same
✔️ 🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
Hot Dog Horrors: by Abby Byne 12/28/24
Felicia's Food Truck #4

Like how life never stops changing
✔️ 🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
Royal Valentine by Sariah Wilson 2/6/25


But some things never change
✔️ 🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
The River by Jez Butterworth 12/28/24


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
✔️🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
Christmas Corpse by Mona Marple 12/30/24
Mrs. Claus serves lots of meals!

And fill this house with family
✔️🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
Gathering Mist by Margaret Mizushima 2/14/25
Family comes together for the wedding.

The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
✔️🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
The Donor by Clare Mackintosh 1/2/25
MC protecting her daughter.

'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
✔️🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Bull by Mike Bartlett 3/31/25
MC experiencing horrible bullying and collusion.

Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.

Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.

The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
✔️🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
Hide in Place by Emilya Naymark 1/29/25
Lacey has a son, Alfie

Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
✔️🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Manhunt by James Patterson 1/5/2025
Grandfather Seamus

Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
✔️🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
The Ghost Line by Andrew Neil Gray 12/24/24
Saga's mother

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
✔️🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
Roseanna by Maj Sjöwall 2/13/25
18,205 ratings

Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
✔️🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
The Christmas Guest by Peter  Swanson 2/15/25
pg 5 "I didn't wash the dishes she'd left on the table, I gritted my teeth and put them into the sink."

And let the leftover year just wash away
✔️🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins 2/2/25
Published January 1, 2023

Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Vanessa!

[Olivermagnus]

~~~ Complete ~~~

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

18 of 15 Complete

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

Familiar highways
🔹️ 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
Perfect Shot - Steve Urszenyi - 4.5 Stars - 2/19/25

Making my way
🔹️ 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
A Lady of Integrity - Shelley Adina - 11/24/24

Back into my hometown
🔹️4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
Those We Left Behind - Stuart Neville - 4 Stars - 3/24/25

Funny how this all looks different
🔹️ 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
Funny Story - Emily Henry - 4.5 Stars - 1/12/25

But it feels the same
🔹️6. Read a series book (share series name).
Trunk Music - Michael Connelly - 5 Stars - 11/21/24 - #5 Harry Bosch

Like how life never stops changing
🔹️ 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
Vistas, Vices, & Valentines - Tonya Kappes - 3 Stars - 2/22/25


But some things never change
🔹️ 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
One by One - Ruth Ware - 4 Stars - 2/7/25


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🔹️ 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles - A.L. Herbert - 4 Stars - 1/4/25

And fill this house with family
🔹️10. Read a book where family spends time together.
Sovereign - C.J. Sansom - 5 Stars - 2/18/24

The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🔹️11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
Battle Mountain - C.J. Box - 5 Stars - 3/28/25

'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🔹️12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult - 4 Stars - 2/7/25

Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🔹️ 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.
Maple Sugar Crush - Beth Labonte - 11/4/24

Watching football, watching families grow
🔹️ 14. Read a book where football is watched.
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me - Mariana Zapata - 4 Stars - 1/18/25

The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🔹️15. Read a book where a character has a child.
Missing in Flight - Audrey J. Cole - 4 Stars -3/19/25

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🔹️ 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
Assistant to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer - 4 Stars - 2/10/25 - 232,833 ratings

Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🔹️19. Read a book where God is thanked.
Three Sisters, Three Queens - Philippa Gregory - 4 Stars - 4/8/25 - page 86

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🔹️20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
Who Moved My Goat Cheese? - Lynn Cahoon - 3.5 Stars - 4/28/25- p10

🔹️ 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
The Wedding People - Alison Espach - 4 Stars - 1/3/25 orig pub Jul 30, 2024

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Lynda!

[Susan]

DONE

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

20/15

Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
The Maui Effect - Sara Ackerman (Mira - Nov 2024) - Nov 13

Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).

Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
Wyoming Christmas Conspiracy - Juno Rushdan (HI #2260 - Jan 2025) - Jan 25

Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
The Party Line - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - Nov 2024) - Nov 5

Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
Fortune's Holiday Surprise - Jennifer Wilck (HQN - Dec 2024) - Dec 5


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But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
Rescuing the Lady of Sedgeworth - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Nov 2024) (Ladies of the Keep) - Nov 6

Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
Montana Heat - Josie Jade (Calamitte Jane Pub - Nov 2024) - Nov 9

But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
Thrown to the Lyon - Jude Knight (Dragonblade - Oct 2024) - Nov 3

So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
K-9 Defender - Julie Miller (HI #2245 - Sept 2024) - Nov 15

And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
Golden Lord - Mary Jo Putney (Kensington - Nov 2024) - Nov 17




The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
Covert Avenger - Rachel Lee (HI #2241 - Oct 2024) - Nov 28

'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Cinderella's Billion-Dollar Invitation - Michele Renae (HR #4888 - Feb 2024) - Nov 19

Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.
Wyoming Undercover Escape - Juno Rushdan (HI #2255 - Dec 2024) - Nov 20

Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
Home Alone with the Children's Doctor - Traci Douglass (HMED #1357 - Dec 2023) - Feb 10

The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
A Firefighter's Hidden Truth - Tara Taylor Quinn (HRS #2245 - Sept 2023) - Nov 8




Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Snowbound Christmas with the Italian Doc - Annie O'Neil (HMED #1353 - Nov 2023) (grandfather) - Nov 16

Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
Second-Chance Bodyguard - Patricia Sargeant (HRS #2306 - Dec 2024) - Nov 21

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
Home Sweet Christmas - Susan Mallery (HQN - Oct 2022) - Feb 6

Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
A Lyon in Waiting - Abigail Bridges (Dragonblade - Dec 2024) - Dec 6

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
A Colby Christmas Rescue - Debra Webb (HI #2254 - Dec 2024) - Nov 28




And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
The Lyon's Alliance - Ruth A. Casie (Dragonblade - Nov 2024) (2024) - Nov 14

Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history

Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

22

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Susan!

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

I'm quite late updating my challenges, but it looks like I feel just short of finishing this one anyway. It was a fun concept though!

Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.

Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).

Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories by Agatha Christie 1/16/25


Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
Belle & Beast: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Rebecca Fittery 1/28/25 (Eddy comes home after war time)

Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
Taverick's Tavern by T.E. Elliott 2/27/25 (Many instances, but specifically on page 87 Penelope makes Taverick laugh.)

But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle 11/16/24 (Wrinkle in Time series)

Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
Drosselmeyer's Dream: A Nutcracker Retelling by Marian H. Rowe 1/1/25

But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover). What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley 11/10/24


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal. The Matrimonial Advertisement by Mimi Matthews 11/16/24 (Justin and Helena eat together)

And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.

The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
The Question of the Missing Head by E.J. Copperman 12/18/24 (MC and his mom show love for each other)

'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.

Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated. A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle 11/25/24


Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.

The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.

Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew. Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie 12/14/24 (grandfather is character)

Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away. The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle 11/6/24 (the client's father has passed away)

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings. Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie 11/25/24 (62k ratings)

Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.

And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date). Slayers by Amber Benson 11/11/24 (Published 10/12/23)

Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

[JoAnne]

SO close Raquel!