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Angel Book Junkie COMPLETED
Anne
Bonita COMPLETED
Caraina COMPLETED
Genevieve COMPLETED
Giacomina the Snail COMPLETED
JoAnne COMPLETED
LalI & Michelle COMPLETED
LaurLa COMPLETED
Marla COMPLETED
Melissa A COMPLETED
Michele COMPLETED
Olivermagnus COMPLETED
Prisha
Tari COMPLETED
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Duration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
1. Cop
A Necessary End by Peter Robinson 7/27/2025
2. Nurse
3. Mayor
4. Security Guard
5. Dentist
Finished! July Jumping Jobs Duration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
(07/05/25)
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
5/4+
X 1. Cop - Greg
Killer Party (Tourist Trap Mystery 9) Lynn Cahoon 07/02/25
X 2. Nurse - Liz (stepmother)
Fun for the Whole Family Jennifer E. Smith 07/01/25
Kim
Indian Killer Sherman Alexie 07/03/25
X 3. Mayor - Marvin
Mother's Day Mayhem (Tourist Trap 6.5) Lynn Cahoon 07/01/25
X 4. Security Guard - (Sikh Security Guards)
Indira Gandhi The Story Of A Leader Shahana Dasgupta 07/05/25
X 5. Dentist - Dr. Evan Chandler DDS
Shockaholic Carrie Fisher 07/04/25
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Read: 5
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
1. Cop: Bree On Her Watch Melinda Leigh 7/2/25
2. Nurse: Mrs. Osbourne Track Her Down Melinda Leigh 7/4/25
3. Mayor: Ruby Mongomery Murder Comes to Notchey Creek Liz S. Andrews 7/4/25
4. Security Guard: Don Echo Road Kendra Elliot 7/3/25
5. Dentist: Elizabeth McFadden Catch Her Death Melinda Leigh 7/2/25
Jumping JobsJuly 2025
5/4+
1. Cop - Police Chief Gril Samuels - Thin Ice by Paige Shelton 7/2/25
2. Nurse - Various nurses at the MC's mother's care facility - The Stand-In by Lily Chu 7/20/25
3. Mayor - Mayor Marie - Flame and Fortune by Jana Deleon 7/11/25
4. Security Guard - Bobby Grimes - French Quarter Fright Night by Ellen Byron 7/5/25
5. Dentist - Donald Virts - A Murder for the Books by Victoria Gilbert 7/15/25
Jumping JobsDuration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
1. Cop | Officer Malone | Appetite for Innocence | Lucinda Berry | 07.06
2. Nurse | Rhea | Death Row | Freida McFadden | 07.17
3. Mayor | Big Jim | What Lies in the Woods | Kate Alice Marshall | 07.11
4. Security Guard | Diego | The Chase | Elle Kennedy | 07.07
5. Dentist
Jumping JobsDuration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
✅1. Cop Dr. Caldwell is the chief of police
A Victim at Valentine's by Ellie Alexander Read 7/10/25
✅2. Nurse Louise Cavendish is a nurse
The Blackout Book Club by Amy Lynn Green Read 9/10/25
3. Mayor
✅4. Security Guard Ari is Carl Cantor's security guard
✅5. Dentist Dr. Castor-Annie Glenn's father
The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel Read 7/18/25
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Jumping JobsDuration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
1. Cop
2. Nurse
3. Mayor
4. Security Guard
5. Dentist
Jumping JobsDuration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Level 1: 1-3 Books
1. Cop - The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller by Cleo Coyle 7/31
Eddie Franzetti
2. Nurse
3. Mayor
4. Security Guard
5. Dentist
Jumping JobsDuration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Level 1: 1-3 Books
COMPLETED!
1. Cop
Once Upon a Seaside Murder by Maggie Blackburn 7/18/2025 Ben Singer
2. Nurse
Only the Brave by Danielle Steele 7/25/2025 Sophia
3. Mayor
4. Security Guard
5. Dentist
Jumping JobsJuly 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Level 1: 1-3 Books
1. Cop - Valley of the Lost - Vicki Delany - 4 Stars - 7/1/25 - Molly Smith
2. Nurse - Tanya Renkin - The Absence of Mercy - John Burley - 4 Stars - 7/5/25
3. Mayor - Mayor Bob "Buddy" Anderson - Heartsick- Chelsea Cain - 4 Stars - 7/7/25
FINISHEDJumping Jobs
Duration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
1. Cop: Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren 07/07/2025 Two cops try to force Pippi to get in an orphanage
2. Nurse
3. Mayor: Un amore di zitella by Andrea Vitali 05/07/2025 MC's boss is a mayor
4. Security Guard: La briscola in cinque by Marco Malvaldi 01/07/2025 Piergiorgio Neri works as a security guard
5. Dentist: Prostho Plus by Piers Anthony 17/07/2025
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Jumping JobsDuration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
5/5
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
1. Cop
Det. Ian Grant Murder on the Books T.C. LoTempio 7/2/25
2. Nurse
Jeanie Ramirez Killer Fruitcake Amelia Pine 7/10/25
3. Mayor
Ellie Plumb Shrimp Showdown Sabotage Lola Finch 7/1/25
4. Security Guard
Braden Murder at the High School Reunion Lee Hollis 7/3/25
5. Dentist
Unnamed but the MC's future sister-in-law worked for one that was mentioned Edam and Weep Linda Reilly 7/22/25
July 2025 Jumping Jobs
July 2025
My Jumping Jobs Challenge (msg 17)
Level 2 ❱❱ 4 - 5 Books
Books Read ❱❱ 3 in July; 5 Total
☑️1. Cop
🔺mc Parker Robinson
🔺The Wedding Dress Diaries ❱❱ 07.03 ★★★
☑️2. Nurse
🔺mc Riley Hale
🔺Trauma Plan ❱❱ 07.31 ★★★
✅3. Mayor
🔺Mayor Drummel plays Santa for the town
🔺The Christmas Bus ❱❱ 08.26 ★★★
☑️4. Security Guard
🔺character Xavier Alvarado
🔺Intimate Enemies ❱❱ 07.15 ★★★
✅5. Dentist
🔺friend Allen
🔺Xavier's Way ❱❱ 08.13 ★★★
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FINISHED
July | Jumping Jobs
Read: 5
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
1. Cop: Bree On Her Watch Melinda Leigh 7/2/25
2. Nurse: Mrs. Osbourne Track Her Down Melinda Leigh 7/4/25
3. Mayor: Ruby Mongomery Murder Comes to Notchey Creek Liz S. Andrews 7/4/25
4. Security Guard: Don Echo Road Kendra Elliot 7/3/25
5. Dentist: Elizabeth McFadden Catch Her Death Melinda Leigh 7/2/25
Jumping JobsDuration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Completed: 2/1-3
1. Cop: Bitter Autumn - Lyn Cote 7/21/25
2. Nurse
3. Mayor
4. Security Guard: Blue Sisters - Coco Mellors 7/31/25
5. Dentist
Finished! July Jumping Jobs Duration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
(07/05/25)
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
5/4+
X 1. Cop - Greg
Killer Party (Tourist Trap Mystery 9) Lynn Cahoon 07/02/25
X 2. Nurse - Liz (stepmother)
Fun for the Whole Family Jennifer E. Smith 07/01/25
Kim
Indian Killer Sherman Alexie 07/03/25
X 3. Mayor - Marvin
Mother's Day Mayhem (Tourist Trap 6.5) Lynn Cahoon 07/01/25
X 4. Security Guard - (Sikh Security Guards)
Indira Gandhi The Story Of A Leader Shahana Dasgupta 07/05/25
X 5. Dentist - Dr. Evan Chandler DDS
Shockaholic Carrie Fisher 07/04/25
Jumping JobsDuration: 7/1/25 - 7/31/25
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Progress: 4 of 3
1. Cop - The Detective Duke by Scarlett Scott (7/1/25) ~ Scotland Yard inspectors
2. Nurse - Pines by Blake Crouch (7/2/25) ~ nurse in hospital
3. Mayor
4. Security Guard - Broken Genius by Drew Murray (7/3/25) ~ security guard at Comic Con
5. Dentist - Horse by Geraldine Brooks (7/20/25) ~ horse dentist
COMPLETION POSTJumping Jobs
Duration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Level 1: 1-3 Books
✅Level 2: 4 or 5 Books. 4/5
✅1. Cop Dr. Caldwell is the chief of police
A Victim at Valentine's by Ellie Alexander Read 7/10/25
✅2. Nurse Louise Cavendish is a nurse
The Blackout Book Club by Amy Lynn Green Read 9/10/25
3. Mayor
✅4. Security Guard Ari is Carl Cantor's security guard
✅5. Dentist Dr. Castor-Annie Glenn's father
The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel Read 7/18/25
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FINISHEDJumping Jobs
Duration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
1. Cop: Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren 07/07/2025 Two cops try to force Pippi to get in an orphanage
2. Nurse
3. Mayor: Un amore di zitella by Andrea Vitali 05/07/2025 MC's boss is a mayor
4. Security Guard: La briscola in cinque by Marco Malvaldi 01/07/2025 Piergiorgio Neri works as a security guard
5. Dentist: Prostho Plus by Piers Anthony 17/07/2025
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Sure
FinishedJumping Jobs
Duration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
5/5
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
1. Cop
Det. Ian Grant Murder on the Books T.C. LoTempio 7/2/25
2. Nurse
Jeanie Ramirez Killer Fruitcake Amelia Pine 7/10/25
3. Mayor
Ellie Plumb Shrimp Showdown Sabotage Lola Finch 7/1/25
4. Security Guard
Braden Murder at the High School Reunion Lee Hollis 7/3/25
5. Dentist
Unnamed but the MC's future sister-in-law worked for one that was mentioned Edam and Weep Linda Reilly 7/22/25
FINISHEDJumping Jobs
July 2025
5/4+
1. Cop - Police Chief Gril Samuels - Thin Ice by Paige Shelton 7/2/25
2. Nurse - Various nurses at the MC's mother's care facility - The Stand-In by Lily Chu 7/20/25
3. Mayor - Mayor Marie - Flame and Fortune by Jana Deleon 7/11/25
4. Security Guard - Bobby Grimes - French Quarter Fright Night by Ellen Byron 7/5/25
5. Dentist - Donald Virts - A Murder for the Books by Victoria Gilbert 7/15/25
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Genevieve wrote: "Good job Tari and Lali & Michelle"Thanks, Genevieve
Completed 4Jumping Jobs
Duration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
1. Cop | Officer Malone | Appetite for Innocence | Lucinda Berry | 07.06
2. Nurse | Rhea | Death Row | Freida McFadden | 07.17
3. Mayor | Big Jim | What Lies in the Woods | Kate Alice Marshall | 07.11
4. Security Guard | Diego | The Chase | Elle Kennedy | 07.07
Jumping JobsDuration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Level 1: 1-3 Books
COMPLETED!
1. Cop
Once Upon a Seaside Murder by Maggie Blackburn 7/18/2025 Ben Singer
2. Nurse
Only the Brave by Danielle Steele 7/25/2025 Sophia
3. Mayor
4. Security Guard
5. Dentist
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umping Jobs
Duration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
1. Cop
A Necessary End by Peter Robinson 7/27/2025
2. Nurse
3. Mayor
4. Security Guard
5. Dentist
FINISHEDJumping Jobs
Duration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Completed: 2/1-3
1. Cop: Bitter Autumn - Lyn Cote 7/21/25
2. Nurse
3. Mayor
4. Security Guard: Blue Sisters - Coco Mellors 7/31/25
5. Dentist
Completion Post:Jumping Jobs
Duration: 7/1/25 - 7/31/25
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Progress: 4 of 3
1. Cop - The Detective Duke by Scarlett Scott (7/1/25) ~ Scotland Yard inspectors
2. Nurse - Pines by Blake Crouch (7/2/25) ~ nurse in hospital
3. Mayor
4. Security Guard - Broken Genius by Drew Murray (7/3/25) ~ security guard at Comic Con
5. Dentist - Horse by Geraldine Brooks (7/20/25) ~ horse dentist
CHALLENGE COMPLETE -- 3 books -- Level 1 (missed on Level 2)July 2025 Jumping Jobs
July 2025
My Jumping Jobs Challenge (msg 17)
Level 2 ❱❱ 4 - 5 Books
Books Read ❱❱ 3
☑️1. Cop
🔺mc Parker Robinson
🔺The Wedding Dress Diaries ❱❱ 07.03 ★★★
☑️2. Nurse
🔺mc Riley Hale
🔺Trauma Plan ❱❱ 07.31 ★★★
3. Mayor
🔺mc's mother April Lindley
🔺The Dixon Rule
☑️4. Security Guard
🔺character Xavier Alvarado
🔺Intimate Enemies ❱❱ 07.15 ★★★
5. Dentist
🔺friend Allen
🔺Xavier's Way
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Jumping JobsJuly 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
3 of 1-3 Complete
Level 1: 1-3 Books
1. Cop - Valley of the Lost - Vicki Delany - 4 Stars - 7/1/25 - Molly Smith
2. Nurse - Tanya Renkin - The Absence of Mercy - John Burley - 4 Stars - 7/5/25
3. Mayor - Mayor Bob "Buddy" Anderson - Heartsick- Chelsea Cain - 4 Stars - 7/7/25
Finished!Jumping Jobs
Duration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Level 1: 1-3 Books
1. Cop - The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller by Cleo Coyle 7/31
Eddie Franzetti
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Christmas Bus (other topics)The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller (other topics)
The Absence of Mercy (other topics)
Valley of the Lost (other topics)
Heartsick (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Cleo Coyle (other topics)Chelsea Cain (other topics)
Vicki Delany (other topics)
John Burley (other topics)
Lyn Cote (other topics)
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Read a book with a character whose job fits the tasks below. Please note it has to be their job not a hobby. One book for each task.
Jumping Jobs
Duration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books
1. Cop
2. Nurse
3. Mayor
4. Security Guard
5. Dentist
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