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Shaw wrote: "For the set in or takes place in a certain city tasks are you requiring the majority of the book to be in that location or does it work if at least some of the action takes place in the location?"Yes, the majority of the book needs to be set in or take place in that named city. It should be more than 75% of the book at least.
Haunted City/Place: 11. Chicago, IllinoisBook & Author: The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
Date Read: 11/6/25
Task: 1 Read a book with more than 6000 ratings.
How it Fits: Has 34,873 ratings
Current Location: Gingerbread Plum TreeBook/Author: The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
Date Read: 11/6/25
Task: 9)Read a book that has a series name that begins with a letter found in the words “Jelly Beans”
How it fits: Series name is Blossom Street
Current Location Steps: 2/15
Total Of All Steps: 46
Book/Author: The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie MacomberDate Read: 11/6/25
Task #: 79. Read a book that is set in Western US.
How it Fits: Set in Seattle, WA
You've made it to
Oakland, MD!
18. Fish Creek, Wisconsin
Fish Creek is an unincorporated community located in Door County, Wisconsin, United States, within the town of Gibraltar. Fish Creek sits on the site of a Menominee and Ojibwa village known as Ma-go-she-kah-ning, or "trout fishing". The first settler of Fish Creek was Increase Claflin and his family circa 1844, and the village founder is considered to be entrepreneur Asa Thorp. Loggers and fishermen started settling in Fish Creek in 1853. Thorp owned much of the area's land by that year, and built Fish Creek's first dock in 1855. The first post office began in 1866 in the kitchen of John Brown's home. Fish Creek's oldest unchanged residence, the Alexander Noble House, was built in 1875 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Fish Creek is adjacent to Peninsula State Park, whose main entrance is in the village. Whether you're in town for fall festivals or just to visit Peninsula State Park, brilliant fall hues are guaranteed.
To visit Fish Creek, please complete ONE of the following tasks:
1. Read a book set in Wisconsin.
2. Read a book that has a fish on the cover.
3. Read a book with a page count that starts with a number in 1853.
You've made it to
Parkville, MO!
16. Galena, Illinois
Galena is the largest city in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. A 581-acre section of the city is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Galena Historic District. The city is named for the mineral galena, which was in the ore that formed the basis for the region's early lead mining economy. Galena developed as the largest steamboat hub on the Mississippi River north of St. Louis. Galena was the home of Ulysses S. Grant and eight other Civil War generals. Today, the city is a tourist destination known for its history, architecture, and resorts. The first railroad built in Chicago, the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, was intended to join the two cities but construction ended in 1853 at Freeport. Trackage between Freeport and Galena was completed by the Illinois Central Railroad in 1854.
To visit Galena, please complete ONE of the following tasks:
1. Read the book Grant by Ron Chernow.
2. Read a book with some kind of gemstone or mineral on the cover (your interpretation).
3. Read a book with a page number that starts with a number in 1854.
You've made it to
Calistoga, CA!
14. Kent, Connecticut
Kent is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town was named after the county Kent in England. Kent has several beautiful areas that offer outdoor recreational areas to view the fall foliage, including Macedonia Brook State Park and Kent Falls State Park. Bull's Bridge is one of three remaining covered bridges in Connecticut dating from the 19th century. George Washington crossed the Housatonic River near the site of the present bridge in 1781. Built in 1842 by architect Ithiel Town, this single-lane covered bridge features a lattice truss design.
To visit Kent, please complete ONE of the following tasks:
1. Read a book set in England.
2. Read a book where the MC goes for a hike.
3. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in LITCHFIELD.
You've made it to
Breckenridge, CO!
7. Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 269 at the 2020 United States census. Situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers in the lower Shenandoah Valley, where Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia meet, it is the easternmost town in West Virginia as well as its lowest point above sea level. Originally named Harper's Ferry after an 18th-century ferry owner, the town lost its apostrophe in 1891 in an update by the United States Board on Geographic Names. A bill passed in 1944 and signed by President Roosevelt created a Harpers Ferry National Monument due to a battle that happened in the town during the Civil War. Prepare to take a step back in time once you book a trip to this Historic National Park.
To visit Harpers Ferry, please complete ONE of the following tasks:
1. Read a book with an MPG of History (other variations like Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, ect. are acceptable as well).
2. Read a book with an apostrophe in the title.
3. Read a book with a page number that ends in a number from 1944.
You've made it to
Mountain Lakes, NJ!
26. Sugar Hill, New Hampshire
Sugar Hill is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The town overlooks the White Mountain National Forest, with views of the Presidential, Franconia, Kinsman and Dalton ranges. Sugar Hill was incorporated as a town in 1962, the most recent in New Hampshire. The name "Sugar Hill" comes from the large groves of sugar maples within the town limits. Offering clean air and panoramic views from atop Sunset Hill Ridge of both the White Mountains and Green Mountains, the community became a fashionable Victorian resort. First attracted by paintings of White Mountain artists, the wealthy arrived by train to escape the heat, humidity and pollution of summers in Boston, Hartford, New York and Philadelphia. This town offers plenty of leaf peeping opportunities, in addition to its charming Country Church when covered in bright foliage.
To visit Sugar Hill, please complete ONE of the following tasks:
1. Read a book with a young MC.
2. Read a book with a character that moves from a big city to a small town.
3. Read a book by an author whose first and last initial is in SUGAR MAPLE.
You've made it to
Calistoga, CA!
14. Kent, Connecticut
Kent is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town was named after the county Kent in England. Kent has several beautiful areas that offer outdoor recreational areas to view the fall foliage, including Macedonia Brook State Park and Kent Falls State Park. Bull's Bridge is one of three remaining covered bridges in Connecticut dating from the 19th century. George Washington crossed the Housatonic River near the site of the present bridge in 1781. Built in 1842 by architect Ithiel Town, this single-lane covered bridge features a lattice truss design.
To visit Kent, please complete ONE of the following tasks:
1. Read a book set in England.
2. Read a book where the MC goes for a hike.
3. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in LITCHFIELD.
You've made it to
Bristol, RI!
23. Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Pigeon Forge is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. Situated 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination that caters primarily to Southern culture and country music fans. The city's attractions include Dollywood and Dollywood's Splash Country, WonderWorks, Alcatraz East Crime Museum, Dolly Parton's Stampede, and numerous gift shops, outlet malls, amusement rides, and musical theaters. The name "Pigeon Forge" comes from an iron forge built by Isaac Love (1783–1854) sometime around 1820. The name of this forge referred to its location along the Little Pigeon River, in the vicinity of what became the Old Mill. The name of the river comes from the flocks of passenger pigeons that frequented its banks when the first Euro-American settlers arrived. Pigeon Forge is well known for being a family-friendly vacation destination, with lots of activities for kids.
To visit Pigeon Forge, please complete ONE of the following tasks:
1. Read a book with an MPG of Music.
2. Read a book that is highly entertaining (your interpretation.)
3. Read a book with a bird on the cover.
You've caught Talonflame!:
#702 – Dedenne
Known as the Antenna Pokemon, Dedenne does not have any other evolutions. Dedenne's upper whiskers serve as antennae that can send and receive electrical waves. This allows it to communicate with others of its kind over great distances, sharing locations of food or electricity, and sense its surroundings. The simple, lower whiskers are organs that can fire electricity. However, Dedenne is small and its electricity-generating organ is under-developed, making it unable to generate a lot of electricity on its own. It absorbs electricity from other electric Pokémon, or from homes and buildings by plugging its tail into outlets; Dedenne are known to live near humans due to this behavior. When it is low on charge, it curls up and sleeps. As mentioned in the Sleep Style Dex, Dedenne will occasionally fall asleep while sucking on its tail. It is believed that Dedenne does this due to being happy with all the electricity it absorbed. During the Pokémon of the Year event held in a Japanese Pokémon Day website in February 2021, Dedenne won first place with 68,396 votes and beat Cinccino at second place and Sableye in third.
Type: Electric/Fairy
Features: Dedenne is a bipedal, orange, rodent-like Pokémon with a round body. It has round black ears with pale yellow interiors, black eyes, a tiny nose, and a prominent upper incisor with a slight point. On each cheek is a circular, dark orange electric sac with two black whiskers. The upper whiskers have branches and resemble antennae, while the lower whiskers are simple. There is a thick black stripe down its back and it has a pale yellow belly. It has stubby limbs with three digits on each paw and a long, thin black tail with a tuft of fur on the tip.
Evolution: No Evolutions
Pokédex Entry: Its whiskers serve as antennas. By sending and receiving electrical waves, it can communicate with others over vast distances.
To catch Dedenne, please do ONE of the following tasks:
1. Read a book that reminds you of another book (your interpretation).
2. Read a book with a page count that ends with a number in 68,396.
3. Read a book that references a gerbil (please include page number and excerpt).
Who’s that Pokémon?! It’s #668 – Pyroar!
#663 – Talonflame
Labeled the Scorching Pokémon, Talonflame is the final evolution of Fletchling. Talonflame feeds on other bird Pokémon, such as Wingull and Pikipek. It hunts by diving and attacking its prey with kicks before grasping them with its talons, ensuring they have no time to escape from it. When it dives, it can reach speeds of 310 miles per hour (500 kilometers per hour). It is powerful enough to be able to fly while carrying prey weighing more than 220 lbs (100 kg). It showers embers from the gaps in its feathers as it soars through the sky in order to intimidate its foes. Its wings are fireproof and have been used to make firefighter outfits in the past.
Type: Fire/Flying
Features: Talonflame is an avian Pokémon that closely resembles a falcon. Red-orange plumage covers its head, wings, and most of its chest and back before tapering off into a flame pattern. Its underside and hindquarters are gray and the tips of its long, pointed wings are black. Orange spots speckle its underside. Large yellow talons extend from the shaggy feathers on its legs. Talonflame has a pointed crest atop its head and black-and-yellow mask-like markings around its eyes. Its black beak is hooked with a yellow cere. It also has long black tailfeathers marked with three yellow V-shapes. The tail ends in two points and has another feather sticking out of the base on each side, resembling of the fletching on the end of an arrow.
Evolution: Fletchling – Fletchinder – Talonflame
Pokédex Entry: In the fever of an exciting battle, it showers embers from the gaps between its feathers and takes to the air.
To catch Talonflame, please do ONE of the following tasks:
1. Read a book that has a red cover.
2. Read a book from the list Books with birds in the title
3. Read a book with a title that starts and ends with a letter in BRID OF PREY.
You've caught Haxorus!:
#497 – Serperior
Given the moniker of the Regal Pokémon, Serperior will only attack with full force against opponents that are unfazed by its piercing glare. It is said that this glare is able to halt its foes' movements. This intimidating stare and its regal form have earned it the title of "Lord of the Forest". It is capable of amplifying solar energy with its body. Serperior’s character design seems to be based on a snake, possibly the vine snake, tree snake, or green snake. It may also draw inspiration from a legless lizard. The shape of its head and the extensions on its collar could be influenced by a cobra’s hood, a snake’s shed skin, or the bird of paradise and false bird of paradise flowers.
Type: Grass
Features: Serperior is a primarily pale green, serpentine Pokémon. Its face and throat are white, while its back is dark green. Curled, mint-colored patterns extend into the white portion of its face, and it has narrow red eyes. In the lower jaw, two fangs are visible when its mouth is open. There are two pointed yellow extensions on the back of its head. Coiled, dark green extensions spread out from the sides of its lower neck, forming a curving pattern lower down the body. It has now completely lost the legs from its previous stages and now must slither about due to its new, serpentine form; however, just below its neck, it has two small leaf-like arms on either side of its body, which it usually keeps folded behind its back. It has curved yellow markings around its middle and several palmate leaves on its tail.
Evolution: Snivy – Servine – Serperior
Pokédex Entry: It can stop its opponents' movements with just a glare. It takes in solar energy and boosts it internally.
To catch Serperior, please do ONE of the following tasks:
1. Read a book with a set of eyes on the cover.
2. Read a book with both of the author’s initials in the word SNAKE.
3. Read a book with a character that has a noble tile (i.e. Lord, Lady, Duke, ect.)
You've caught Chandelure!:
#571 – Zoroark
Also known as the Illusion Fox Pokemon, Zoroark can create illusions that are indistinguishable from reality. It can even create illusory landscapes in the forests where it dwells, to hide its territory and protect its den. Zoroark lives in groups, where unity is strong. It is extremely protective of those it cares about and will go to any lengths to keep them safe, including risking its own life. It can hold grudges against those who harm its loved ones.
Type: Dark
Features: Zoroark is a bipedal, slate gray, fox-like Pokémon with crimson and black accents. It has a pointed snout and ears with red insides. It also has some red that rims its eyes and mouth. Zoroark has a large, red, voluminous mane with black tips, tied into a ponytail, as a teal bangle down its length separates a mass of the mane from the lower portion. It has a black ruff on its upper body, pointed at the shoulders from which its arms extend. Its upper arms are thin, whereas its lower arms, while still slim, are bulkier. The arms have spiky extensions of fur at the elbows, and it has red claws on its hands and feet. Zoroark's eyes are red-rimmed with light blue irises.
Evolution: Zorua – Zoroark
Pokédex Entry: Bonds between these Pokémon are very strong. It protects the safety of its pack by tricking its opponents.
To catch Zoroark, please do ONE of the following tasks:
1. Read a book with a protective character.
2. Read a book from the list Hidden Images (Covers)
3. Read a book set in a wooded area.
You've caught Tepig!:
# 609 – Chandelure
This haunting Pokémon was voted the most popular Generation V Pokémon on a poll held by the Pokémon Company in 2020. It received 50,943 votes. It was also voted the 18th most popular Pokémon overall. It is also the only Pokémon (along with its evolutionary relatives) to have the dual-type of Fire and Ghost with Ghost being the primary type instead of the secondary type. Chandelure’s flames do not burn their victims physically; rather, they burn the victim’s spirit. After hypnotizing its opponent by waving these flames, it absorbs the victim’s spirit. There isa rumor that some homes were illuminated by Chandelure instead of traditional lighting, which lead to the deaths of many unfortunate residents.
Type: Ghost/Fire
Features: Chandelure is a Pokémon that resembles a sentient chandelier. It has a striped, round head, and round, pupil-less yellow eyes. There is a ring of small, black spikes on top of its head with a tall, purple flame in the middle. From a black spike below its head, black arms curl upward. These arms are tipped with purple fire.
Evolution: Litwick – Lampent – Chandelure
Pokédex Entry: It absorbs a spirit, which it then burns. By waving the flames on its arms, it puts its foes into a hypnotic trance.
To catch Chandelure, please do ONE of the following tasks:
1. Read a book set in a haunted location.
2. Read a book with a funeral featured in the story.
3. Read a book with a lamp or similar light on the cover (i.e. flashlight, streetlight, ect.)
