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Prompt # / Name: 70: Tunnel of LoveBook: From Fable to Grave
Author: Marlene Chase
Date Read: 8/16
Pages: 193
Task: Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in UKRAINIAN
How it Fits: published by Annie's
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Chocolate is (kinda) a fruit.
In more great chocolate news, the cocoa powder that goes into our fave best dark chocolate bars comes from the "beans" — or fruit of the cacao tree.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
❓1. Read a book with a brown cover. {Your discretion.}
❓2. Read a book with all the letters of CACAO found in the title.
❓3. Read a book with the word BEANS found in the text.
❓4. Read a book where a character gets great news.
Prompt # / Name: 59: A Fruit?Book: The Hitchcock Hotel
Author: Stephanie Wrobel
Date Read: 8/19
Pages: 352
Task: Read a book with the word BEANS found in the text.
How it Fits: pg 161 "Zoe is pushing green beans around her mashed potatoes"
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The Crown Jewels contain the two biggest cut diamonds on Earth.
They both came from the Cullinan Diamond, a 3,106-carat gem found in South Africa in 1905. The largest stone, called the Great Star of Africa, is in the Sovereign's Sceptre, while the second largest is mounted in the Imperial State Crown (pictured).
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👑 1. Read a book with a crown on the cover.
👑 2. Read a book set at least partially in Africa.
👑 3. Read a book with a royal character.
👑 4. Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 3, 1, 0, 6.
Prompt # / Name: 11: Crown JewelsBook: A Fateful Sentence: Secrets of the Castleton Manor Library
Author: Lucy Averill
Date Read: 8/19
Pages: 196
Task: Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 3, 1, 0, 6.
How it Fits: has 196 pages
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Quidditch was invented by J.K. Rowling in her Harry Potter series and involves 2 teams of 7 players mounted on broomsticks with 4 different balls and goals on either side of the pitch.
The game has since been adapted for the real world with the ultimate goal being to score more goals than the other team before the ‘snitch’ is caught.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🧹 1. Read a book where one character snitches on another.
🧹 2. Read a book that is part of a series.
🧹 3. Read a book where the author uses initials in their name.
🧹 4. Read a book with a storyline that could be adapted into a board game or a real-life game.
Prompt # / Name: 39: QuidditchBook: The Dark King and the Eternal Dance
Author: Alesha Adamson
Date Read: 8/20
Pages: 236
Task: Read a book that is part of a series.
How it Fits: first book in the Ever After in Vilastoria series
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The voices of Mickey and Minnie Mouse got married in real life.
Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor were married for 18 years until Allwine's death in 2009.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐭 1. Read a book where someone dies.
🐭 2. Read a book published in 2009.
🐭 3. Read a book with a 1 and an 8 in the page count.
🐭 4. Read a book with some type of animal on the cover.
Prompt # / Name: 13: Mickey & MinnieBook: Wolf Cure
Author: Jes Drew
Date Read: 8/22
Pages: 176
Task: Read a book with some type of animal on the cover.
How it Fits: wolf on the cover
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Snail Racing is essentially a race between ordinary garden snails, with snail racing events taking place around the world.
The snails tend to race on a 13 - 14 inch circular track and start in the center with the winning snail being the first to reach the perimeter. Racing numbers or stickers are often put on the shells in order to distinguish each competitor.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐌 1. Read a book with the word CRAWL in the text.
🐌 2. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in SNAIL.
🐌 3. Read a book where the author's last initial is found in GARDEN.
🐌 4. Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in SHELL.
Prompt # / Name: 45: Snail RacingBook: Retreat
Author: Krysten Ritter
Date Read: 8/23
Pages: 272
Task: Read a book where the author's last initial is found in GARDEN.
How it Fits: author's last initial is R
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Baby sea otters can't swim right away.
Their moms will wrap them in pieces of kelp while they hunt until the buoyant pups learn how to paddle around on their own. A raft of otters will also hold hands while they sleep so they don't drift apart!
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🦦 1. Read a book where someone swims.
🦦 2. Read a book with people holding hands on the cover.
🦦 3. Read a book with the word SLEEP found in the text.
🦦 4. Read a book MC's first initial is found in BUOYANT.
Prompt # / Name: 49: Baby Sea OttersBook: Cajun Kiss of Death
Author: Ellen Byron
Date Read: 8/25
Pages: 320
Task: Read a book with the word SLEEP found in the text.
How it Fits: pg 234 "Maggie tried to sleep"
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The largest known living organism is an aspen grove.
Pando (Latin for "I spread out") is a group of genetically identical quaking aspens in Utah with an interconnected root system. It's an estimated 80,000 years old and takes up more than 100 acres.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🟡 1. Read a book set in Utah.
🟡 2. Read a book with more than 80,000 ratings.
🟡 3. Read a book with more than 100 reviews.
🟡 4. Read a book with a mostly yellow cover. {Your discretion.}
Prompt # / Name: 14: An Aspen GroveBook: Captains Courageous
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Date Read: 8/25
Pages: 161
Task: Read a book with more than 100 reviews
How it Fits: has over 1150 reviews
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Worm Charming is a competitive sport with the aim of attracting earthworms out of the ground.
The competitor that charms the most worms within a set period of time and a set zone on the ground wins. In 2009, Sophie Smith of England (aged 10) set the world record with 567 worms.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🪱 1. Read a book where the title contains an -ing word.
🪱 2. Read a book with an author who has the same first and last initials.
🪱 3. Read a book published before 2009.
🪱 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in WORM.
Prompt # / Name: 69: Worm CharmingBook: Around the World in Eighty Days
Author: Jules Verne
Date Read: 8/27
Pages: 252
Task: Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in WORM.
How it Fits: MC is Phileas (P)
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The Mud-Pit Belly Flop is one of the biggest events that takes place during the ‘Redneck Games.'
The event, of course, takes place in a giant mud pit and the crowd gathered to watch chooses the winner by judging who can make the biggest, muddiest splash. The winner receives a trophy – always featuring a smashed beer can.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👀 1. Read a book where the MC drinks a beer.
👀 2. Read a book with a crowd, more than 4 people, on the cover.
👀 3. Read a book where someone wins a trophy.
👀 4. Read a book where the title ENDS with a letter in REDNECK.
Prompt # / Name: 30: Mud-Pit Belly FlopBook: Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder
Author: Kerryn Mayne
Date Read: 8/30
Pages: 368
Task: Read a book where the title ENDS with a letter in REDNECK
How it Fits: title ends with R
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In Outhouse Racing, an outhouse (outdoor toilet) is kitted with wheels, brakes, and a steering system, and is raced down hills with competitors sitting on the toilet seat inside.
Competitors decorate their outhouses with clever names like “Royal Flush” and the first outhouse to make it across the finish line wins.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🚽 1. Read a book where a character decorates something.
🚽 2. Read a book with all the letters of OUTHOUSE in the title and/or subtitle.
🚽 3. Read a book with something with a steering system on the cover.
🚽 4. Read a book where a character sits down.
Prompt # / Name: 33: Outhouse RacingBook: The Wicked Ones
Author: Robin Benway
Date Read: 9/4
Pages: 316
Task: Read a book where a character sits down.
How it Fits: pg 32 "Drizella and Anastasia sit in their own seats"
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Facebook has more users than many major populations.
At 2.89 billion monthly users, Facebook overshadows China's (1.4 billion) and India's (1.3 billion) populations.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
ƒ 1. Read a book where social media is used/mentioned.
ƒ 2. Read a book set in China.
ƒ 3. Read a book with all the letters of FACEBOOK found in the title.
ƒ 4. Read a book where at least two of these digits are found in the publication date: 2, 8, 9.
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You can ride a train through the "Tunnel of Love."
The Ukrainian rails actually service an industrial train, but couples can still hitch a ride (or take one of these affordable family train trips) and make a wish, according to a new tourist legend.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🛤 1. Read a book with a train on the cover.
🛤 2. Read a book with the word TUNNEL found in the text.
🛤 3. Read a book where a character makes or is granted a wish.
🛤 4. Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in UKRAINIAN.