Grainne Finds A Book Treasure Map And Takes a Trip to the Library

[Grainne]

List Three - Male Authors -first or last name counts. Read books alphabetically by Male Authors.
12/25
📍A Jeffrey Archer Paths of Glory
👍B C.J. Box Storm Watch
📍C Michael Connelly Dark Sacred Night
👍D Daniel Breyer Smokebirds
👍E Elmore Leonard The Switch: Brought to the Big Screen as Life of Crime
📍F Fredrick Backman A.J. Finn
📍G Graham Norton
👍H Mark Haddon The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
👍I Kazuo Ishiguro The Remains of the Day
📍J J.R.R. Tolkien The Fellowship of the Ring
📍K T.J. Klune Somewhere Beyond the Sea
📍L Lee Child
👍M Matt Haig The Radleys
📍N Jo Nesbo
📍O Robert C. O'Brien Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
👍P Percival Everett James
👍Q Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
👍R Richard North Patterson The Lasko Tangent
📍S Riley Sager With a Vengeance
📍T Akimitsu Takagi
👍U Michaël Uras My Sardinian Summer
👍V Ocean Vuong The Emperor of Gladness
📍W Wally Lamb The River Is Waiting
📍Y Yukito Ayatsuji The Labyrinth House Murders
👍Z Markus Zusak I Am the Messenger

YLTO Badge 1
YLTO Goes Listmania
YLTO Additional Badges

[Grainne]

Badge One - Themes

Badge One will be based on Themes. We are not doing a full alphabet so as to accommodate all readers and their ability to complete books. We want everyone to be able to complete a badge. Badge One will be for 15 books.
👍B - Books about books What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
👍C - Childhood Paddy Clarke, hahaha
👍D - Dogs The Twelve Dogs of Christmas
👍F - Fantasy The House in the Cerulean Sea
👍G - Ghosts Thin Air: A Ghost Story
👍H - History Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
👍L - Love Greek Lessons
👍M - Mythology A Song to Drown Rivers
👍N - Nature Prodigal Summer
👍P - Pirates The Sealwoman's Gift
👍R - Religion Angels at My Fingertips
👍S - Survival: Wolf Pack
👍T - True Crime Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
👍V - Villainy Sunrise on the Reaping
👍W - Women The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

[Grainne]

List Two - Titles. Read books alphabetically by Title. Articles such as a, an, the, etc will be ignored. A Night to Remember may be read as N, but not as A. The Bat may be read as B, but not as T. You will read 25 books in total.
25/25

👍A Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
👍B Before We Forget Kindness
👍C Coming Out
👍D Dream State
👍E Echo Park
👍F First Lie Wins
👍G The General: Irish Mob Boss
👍H The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks
👍I If Beale Street Could Talk
👍J The Joy Luck Club
👍K Klara and the Sun
👍L A Light That Never Goes Out: A Memoir
👍M The Maid
👍N Notes on a Drowning
👍O Old God's Time
👍P Pachinko
👍Q The Queen of Nothing
👍R The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America
👍S Still Points: A Guide to Living the Mindful, Meditative Way
👍T This Charming Man
👍U Uncle Fred in the Springtime
👍V The Vulnerables
👍W A Woman Is No Man
👍Y Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses "No, But" Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration--Lessons from The Second City
👍Z The Zoo

[Janice, Moderator]

The House in the Cerulean Sea is a good choice for "Children". I'm going to read the sequel Somewhere Beyond the Sea for that task.

[Grainne]

The House by the Cerulean Sea has been on my list for a while, and I think it's time to give it a try.

[Janice, Moderator]

I hope you enjoy it Grainne.

[Grainne]

It really helpful to know that there's a sequel. If it's good, I hopefully can slot that in somewhere later in 2025.

[Janice, Moderator]

I'm looking forward to it. I'll read it as soon as I can in January.

[Grainne]

1. Badge 1, Book 1
2. List 1, Task D
3. Link – The Twelve Dogs of Christmas
4. Listened to Audiobook, 6:17 hours.
5. Read a book with a theme of dogs.
6. As the title indicates, there are dogs in this story. "Dogs" also show on the main book cover. The story unfolds about a lady who takes in dogs and cares for them until a home is found where they can find their forever home. Unfortunately, there's a complaint about her shelter for dogs at her home and the complainant is found murdered and she becomes the main suspect in the police investigation.

[Grainne]

1. Badge 1, Book 2
2. List 1, Task H
3. Link – Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
4. Listened to Audiobook, 8:49 hours.
5. Read a book with a theme of history.
6. "History" shows on the main book page as a genre. It charts the social and geographical history of language, culture, and politics. It also details the history of international relations and their consequences.

[Grainne]

1. Badge 1, Book 3
2. List 1, Task B
3. Link – What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
4. Listened to Audiobook, 7:19 hours.
5. Read a book with a theme of books about books.
6. "Books about books" shows on the main book page as a genre. As the title indicates the book is set in a library full of books. The story is very gentle and tells us about a variety of different people who come to the library in search of the answer to a personal question. They each find a book that helps them in the process of self-discovery to find the way to the answer that they seek.

[Grainne]

1. Badge 1, Book 4
2. List 1, Task C
3. Link – Paddy Clarke, hahaha
4. Read the paperback 307 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of childhood.
6. "Coming of Age" shows on the main book page as a genre. It retells the story of Paddy Clarke and his youth in Ireland in the early 1960's. A boy with a penchant for football and horse play, he tells us the story of his life. I thought it was very amusing and I had it on my bookshelf so it was time to read it before I move.

[Janice, Moderator]

Congrats for getting on the board with 4 reads.

I think perhaps there is a misunderstanding here. Where you state "3. Link - " you gave the required theme instead of the title. You need to link the title.

If you copied and pasted my sample of reporting, the link to the book title was removed. That's the problem with copying these messages. In the sample reporting, Ghost Story was actually the title of the sample book.

Please edit your reports and add the titles of your books.

[Grainne]

oh, I see what you mean. The title isn't linked in for any of the reads. I am sorry about that. I'm on my phone now, so I can't make those change from here, but when I access my PC, I will update all of the titles and link them in each report.

[Janice, Moderator]

Thanks. :)

[Grainne]

Thank you Janice! I updated there with the book links. I thought I had included those.

[Janice, Moderator]

Thanks.

[Grainne]

1. Badge 1, Book 5
2. List 1, Task M
3. Link – A Song to Drown Rivers
4. I listened to the audio 10:22
5. Read a book with a theme of mythology.
6. "Mythology" shows on the main book page. The book is based on the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China. She lived around the 7th -6th centuries BC.

[Grainne]

1. Badge 1, Book 6
2. List 1, Task F
3. Link – The House in the Cerulean Sea
4. I listened to the audio 12:12
5. Read a book with a theme of fantasy.
6. The theme of fantasy is listed on the main book page. It was a very moving book that is character-led all the way. I love all of the fantastical characters like the gnome, the sprite, the wyvern, the unidentifiable green blob, the were-Pomeranian, and the Antichrist. The characters create a family in the orphanage. Family isn't always blood connections, rather this book shows that it can be people who are different to you but who support you regardless of your differences.

[Grainne]

Badge 1, Book 7
2. List 1, Task L
3. Link – Greek Lessons
4. 192 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of love.
6. The theme of romance is listed on the main book page. It is about 2 people who have found themselves alienated from society partly because of physical limitations. The male character is gradually losing his sight completely because of a hereditary factor from his father's side. The female character is losing her ability to speak. As they meet in Seoul at a Greek language lesson, it charts their love story as professor and student, respectively.

[Grainne]

Badge 1, Book 8
2. List 1, Task N
3. Link – Prodigal Summer
4. 15 hours 46 minutes
5. Read a book with a theme of nature.
6. The theme of nature is listed on the main book page. It is the lifecycles of nature and draws comparisons with the human lifecycle too. The themes that most closely link to nature include planting, culling, hunting, survival, dominance, procreation, prey, top predators, insects, gathering and flowering.

[Grainne]

Badge 1, Book 9
2. List 1, Task W
3. Link – The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
4. 9 hours 59 minutes
5. Read a book with a theme of women.
6. Michelle Obama tells us about her life and the tools that she has used to overcome barriers that existed on her life path. In her stories she wears a variety of hats being a wife, a mother, a sister, a daughter, and also Former First Lady of the USA. She shares stories about each of these experiences with a joyful and energetic spirit that engages the reader to do more for herself. While the book is not specifically focused on women, and her projects are open to all young people, a huge part of her life lessons are about growing up as a female. Not only does she tell us about her self, she explores more difficult concepts of community and support for each other as we journey through life. I definitely recommend that you read this book.

[Grainne]

Badge 1, Book 10
2. List 1, Task R
3. Link – Angels at My Fingertips
4. 352 pages hardcover
5. Read a book with a theme of religion.
6. This book is about our soul and our connection to God, our Father. It gives a detailed description of everyday life and how angels are helping us everyday with our everyday tasks such as having a cup of tea and enjoying the natural beauty that we are surrounded with outside. It also covers topics about how angels help us with driving tests, romantic love, and work. This is a reread for me and I would recommend that everyone reads or listens to this book at least once.

[Grainne]

Badge 1, Book 11
2. List 1, Task S
3. Link – Wolf Pack
4. 416 pages paperback
5. Read a book with a theme of survival.
6. The Wolf Pack are a group of 4 assassins who work for a major crime lord and who are called together on occasion and given an assignment to murder somebody. In this book, it is not only the targets who are in a race for survival but also within the Wolf Pack itself. There is an internal battle for who is the top wolf, a battle that could have deadly consequences for all involved. Who will survive?

[Grainne]

Badge 1, Book 12
2. List 1, Task T
3. Link - Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
4. 351 pages
5. Read a book with the theme of true crime.
6. The main character is shipwrecked, where the Sahara meets the Atlantic Ocean. It charts their journey in the Sahara desert and reports crimes of robbery, murder, kidnapping, and assault.

[Grainne]

Badge 1, Book 13
2. List 1, Task G
3. Link - Thin Air: A Ghost Story
4. 223 pages
5. Read a book with the theme of ghost.
6. On a mountaineering expedition to Kangchenjunga, a team of mountaineers encounter a ghost on the mountain as they climb towards the summit.

[Grainne]

Badge 1, Book 14
2. List 1, Task V
3. Link - Sunrise on the Reaping
4. 387 pages hardcover
5. Read a book with the theme of villainy.
6. The Capitol takes two tributes from 12 districts to enter into the Hunger Games where they are quelled or murdered. The villain in this book is Snow who has the power of the Capitol vested in him.

[Grainne]

Badge 1, Book 15
2. List 1, Task P
3. Link - The Sealwoman's Gift
4. 360 pages hardcover
5. Read a book with the theme of pirates.
6. The book is based on The Turkish Raid along the coast of Iceland in the summer of 1627. The pirates were from Algiers and Morocco.

[Janice, Moderator]

Congrats on earning the first badge.

[Grainne]

Thank you Janice, I am delighted I finished 15 books already this year for the challenge.

[Janice, Moderator]

🐭

[Grainne]

Badge 2, Book 1
2. List 2, Title R
3. Link - The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America
4. 336 pages paperback
5. Read a book with a title that starts with R.
6. The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America starts with the letter R.

[Grainne]

Badge 2, Book 2
2. List 2, Title H
3. Link - The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks
4. 9:23 audio
5. Read a book with a title that starts with H.
6. The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks starts with the letter H.

[Grainne]

Badge 2, Book 3
2. List 2, Title L
3. Link - A Light That Never Goes Out: A Memoir
4. Hardcover 304 pages
5. Read a book with a title that starts with L.
6. A Light That Never Goes Out: A Memoir starts with the letter L.

[Grainne]

Badge 2, Book 4
2. List 2, Title Y
3. Link - Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses "No, But" Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration--Lessons from The Second City
4. Audio 7:19
5. Read a book with a title that starts with Y.
6. Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses "No, But" Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration--Lessons from The Second City starts with the letter Y.

[Grainne]

Badge 2, Book 5
2. List 2, Title W
3. Link - A Woman Is No Man
4. Audio 10:15
5. Read a book with a title that starts with W.
6. A Woman Is No Man starts with the letter W.

[Grainne]

Badge 2, Book 6
2. List 2, Title C
3. Link - Coming Out: A Novel
4. Hardback 195 pages
5. Read a book with a title that starts with C.
6. Coming Out starts with the letter C.

[Grainne]

Badge 2, Book 7
2. List 2, Title O
3. Link - Old God's Time
4. Audio 8:00
5. Read a book with a title that starts with O.
6. Old God's Time starts with the letter O.

[Grainne]

Badge 2, Book 8
2. List 2, Title S
3. Link - Still Points: A Guide to Living the Mindful, Meditative Way
4. Hardback p. 192
5. Read a book with a title that starts with S.
6. Still Points: A Guide to Living the Mindful, Meditative Way starts with the letter S.

[Grainne]

Badge 2, Book 9
2. List 2, Title J
3. Link - The Joy Luck Club
4. Paperback 351 pages
5. Read a book with a title that starts with J.
6. The Joy Luck Club starts with the letter J.

[Janice, Moderator]

Grainne wrote: "Badge 2, Book 9
2. List 2, Title J
3. Link - The Joy Luck Club
4. Paperback 351 pages
5. Read a book with a title that starts with J.
6. The Joy Luck Club starts with the letter J."

I love The Joy Luck Club. The movie was great too.

[Grainne]

It was a brilliant book. I absolutely loved it. I want to watch the movie too.

[Grainne]

Badge 2, Book 10
2. List 2, Title I
3. Link - If Beale Street Could Talk
4. Paperback 197 pages
5. Read a book with a title that starts with I.
6. If Beale Street Could Talk starts with letter I.

[Grainne]

Badge 2, Book 11
2. List 2, Title B
3. Link - Before We Forget Kindness
4. audio 6:00
5. Read a book with a Title that starts with B.
6. Before We Forget Kindness starts with letter B.

[Grainne]

Badge 2, Book 12
2. List 2, Title D
3. Link - Dream State
4. 448 pages paperback
5. Read a book with a title that starts with D.
6. Dream State starts with letter D.

[Grainne]

Badge 2, Book 13
2. List 2, Title F
3. Link - First Lie Wins
4. 415 pages paperback
5. Read a book with a title that starts with F.
6. First Lie Wins starts with letter F.

[Grainne]

Badge 2, Book 14
2. List 2, Title G
3. Link - The General: Godfather of Crime
4. 249 pages paperback
5. Read a book with a title that starts with G.
6. The General: Godfather of Crime starts with letter G.

[Grainne]

Badge 2, Book 15
2. List 2, Title M
3. Link - The Maid
4. 336 pages paperback
5. Read a book with a title that starts with M.
6. The Maid starts with letter M.

[Grainne]

Badge 2, Book 16
2. List 2, Title A
3. Link - Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
4. 306 pages paperback
5. Read a book with a title that starts with A.
6. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones starts with letter A.

[Grainne]

Badge 2, Book 17
2. List 2, Title P
3. Link - Pachinko
4. 537 pages paperback
5. Read a book with a title that starts with P.
6. Pachinko starts with letter P.