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Duration: July 1,2023 - December 31, 2023Level 1: 5-10 Tasks
Level 2: 11-20 Tasks
Level 3: 21 or more Tasks.
Each task can be done as often as needed.
TASKS
BASICS
1. The Parent Trap is a 1961 American romantic comedy film written and directed by David Swift. In the movie a pair of teenage twins plot to reunite their divorced parents by switching places with each other.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book with a character who is a twin.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where the MC is divorced.
👩👩👦👦Read a book set or published in the 1960s.
2. The movie stars Hayley Mills (in a dual role) playing both Sharon and Susan. Her parents are played by Maureen O'Hara, and Brian Keith. The Parent Trap is based on the 1949 book Lisa and Lottie by Erich Kästner.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book with a character called either Sharon or Susan.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where the MC is a parent.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in THE PARENT TRAP.
3. Produced by Walt Disney Productions, The Parent Trap was released on June 21, 1961, by Buena Vista Distribution. It grossed $25.1 million at the box office and was nominated for two Academy Awards. It was broadcast on television, and three television sequels followed the later adventures of the twins. The film was remade in 1998 with Lindsay Lohan. It was released on VHS, in digital stereo LaserDisc format (1986), and on DVD (2002). The Parent Trap was the second of six films Mills made for Disney.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book published in June of any year.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book with two of these numbers in the page count. 1 9 8 6 1.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book that the author's initials can be found in DISNEY.
The Plot
4. Teenagers Sharon McKendrick and Susan Evers meet at Miss Inch's Summer Camp for Girls. Their identical appearance causes jealousy, resentment, and a rivalry in which they continually get each other into trouble and disrupt camp activities. As punishment, they must spend the remainder of the camp season rooming and dining together in isolation.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where a character goes camping.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where a character causes trouble.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where a character isolates themselves. (Your interpretation).
5. They overcome their mutual dislike when they discover that they are identical twin sisters, whom their parents Mitch Evers and Maggie McKendrick separated upon divorcing shortly after their birth each taking one child.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where the MC has a sister.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where two people are separated for a long time.
👩👩👦👦 Read a stand alone.
6. Eager to meet the parents from whom they were separated, they decide to switch places, cut their hair identically, and coach each other on their lives. In Boston with her mother and grandparents, Susan poses as Sharon, while Sharon goes to Mitch's California ranch as Susan.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book set in Massachusetts.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where an item gets switched.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book with a Coach as a character.
7. Sharon learns that Mitch is engaged to a beautiful and much younger woman, gold digger Vicky Robinson, who intends to send Susan to boarding school after the wedding. The girls communicate by phone at night. Susan tells Sharon to break up the couple, but when that fails, Susan decides to end the charade.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where a character is engaged.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where a character attends boarding school.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book with a gold digger. (Your interpretation).
8. After a happy reunion, Maggie brings her to California. Mitch is upset by Maggie's unexpected arrival, until he learns the truth and is reunited with both daughters. Vicky is jealous of Maggie, who is staying at the ranch.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where two people are reunited.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book set on a ranch.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where a character is jealous.
9. The girls scheme to reunite their parents by recreating Maggie and Mitch's first date. At first, the ex-spouses are drawn together, but then they argue over why they divorced. They make up before Maggie and Sharon are to leave the next morning, and Maggie wishes Mitch well with Vicky.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book with a first date in it.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where a couple argues.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where a couple make up.
10. To delay the return to Boston, the twins dress alike, so their parents cannot tell them apart. They refuse to reveal their identities unless the family takes a camping trip. Mitch and Maggie reluctantly agree, and Vicky, who loathes the outdoors, is furious. Maggie cajoles Vicky into taking her place "so that Vicky can become better acquainted with the twins."
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where something gets delayed.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book set in Massachusetts.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where the MC becomes better acquainted with someone. (Your interpretation.)
11. The twins take every opportunity to exploit Vicky's hatred of camping, pulling a series of pranks on her. That night, the twins sneak into her tent and drag her bed into the water. Mitch finally sees Vicky's true nature when she throws a tantrum, makes Mitch chose between them or her and he chooses his daughters and storms off enraged to the city, for good.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where a prank is played.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book set near water.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where a character throws a tantrum.
12.. Back at the house, the twins apologize for their actions. Mitch also thank them from making a huge mistake. Maggie and Sharon prepare to return to Boston the next day, the twins now resigned to seeing each other only during visits and shuttling back and forth between parents.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where a character apologizes.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where a character makes a big mistake.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where a child goes back and forth between two parents.
13. Later, Mitch tells Maggie everything he misses about her and their marriage. They realize that they still love each other. Susan wakes up during the night and tells Sharon about a beautiful dream she has, where they are bridesmaids at their parents' wedding, a dream destined to come true.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where a character misses someone.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where a character realizes they love someone.
👩👩👦👦 Read a book where a character is a bridesmaid.
Women On QuartersDuration: July 1- September 30, 2023
Object: Read one book for each of the 10 women.
The Women
Maya Angelou
Writer, performer, and activist Maya Angelou begins the Mint's roster and makes history as the first Black woman to appear on a U.S. quarter. She rose to prominence following the publication of her classic 1969 autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
She published over 30 other works, including memorable poems like "Still I Rise" and "On the Pulse of Morning"; she read the latter at President Bill Clinton's 1992 inauguration. Angelou is also remembered for her civil rights work, in which she organized alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and worked on the staff of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. In 2010, President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
*️⃣ 1. Read a book by an African American woman OR from the Christian genre OR by an author whose first or last name begins with M or A.
Sally Ride
A pioneer in space exploration, Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman to walk in space and the first American woman to make two trips to space. First, Ride served as a mission specialist during the 1983 Space Shuttle Challenger STS-7 mission, in which she helped retrieve two communications satellites and conducted scientific experiments.
In 1984, she completed her second mission aboard the Challenger, using the shuttle's robotic arm to release the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite. After resigning from NASA in 1987, she focused on breaking down barriers for young women in STEM with her own company, Sally Ride Science. The company created immersive educational science programs for elementary and middle school students, encouraging more women to reach for the stars.
*️⃣ 2. Read a book by an American woman OR with a character that teaches elementary or middle school students OR by an author whose first or last name begins with S or R. Paper Targets: Art Can Be Murder by Steve S. Saroff. 7/17/2023.
Wilma Mankiller
In 1985, Wilma Mankiller became the first woman elected principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. Before her election, she founded the Cherokee Nation's Community Development Department, overseeing the creation of community water systems and the rehabilitation of houses.
Mankiller tripled membership in the Cherokee Nation during her time as chief, saw lowered infant mortality rates, and doubled Cherokee employment. She also worked with the federal government to pioneer a self-government agreement between the Cherokee Nation and the Environmental Protection Agency. Mankiller was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1993 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998.
*️⃣ 3. Read a book by a Native American author OR with a Native American character OR by an author whose first or last name begins
with W or M.
Nina Otero-Warren
Nina Otero-Warren became the first Hispanic woman to run for U.S. Congress and led the New Mexico women's suffrage movement. The first female superintendent of public schools in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Otero-Warren emphasized the importance of using Spanish to make the suffrage movement accessible to Hispanic women.
In her education work, she promoted bicultural education, citing the importance of preserving Hispanic and Native American cultures within New Mexico. Her legacy is still timely today as activists work to offer ballots in more languages and culture wars attempt to prevent minority history andculture from being taught in schools.
*️⃣ 4. Read a book by a Hispanic woman OR set in New Mexico OR by an author whose first or last name begins with N or O.
Anna May Wong
Anna May Wong became the first Asian American to appear on U.S. currency thanks to this quarters program. She is Hollywood's first Asian American movie star, appearing in silent films, theater productions, and on television. Wong dealt with racism and harassment throughout her Hollywood career, eventually prompting her to go to Europe and star in several English, German, and French films.
Wong's legacy can be felt in the #OscarsSoWhite and #TimesUp movements of the present day, which advocate for more conscious, authentic diversity in film and urge holding people accountable for perpetrating gender-based discrimination and sexual harassment or assault in the workplace and beyond.
*️⃣ 5. Read a book by an Asian American woman OR with a character who is an actress OR by an author whose first or last name begins with A or W.
Bessie Coleman
A talented pilot, Bessie Coleman also made history as the first African American and first Native American woman pilot and the first African American to earn an international pilot's license. After being refused admission into U.S. flying schools, Coleman traveled to Paris and eventually received her international pilot's license from France's Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.
She became known for her daring feats at air shows, performing "loop-the-loops" and making a figure 8. As her fame grew, Coleman toured the United States giving flight lessons and encouraging young African Americans and women to pursue aviation. Her legacy remains an important example, given the meager 8.4% of U.S. pilots who are women today, according to 2020 Federal Aviation Administration data.
*️⃣ 6. Read a book by a woman OR with a character who is a pilot OR by an author whose first or last name begins with B or C.
Edith Kanakaʻole
Throughout her life, Hawaiian composer, chanter, educator, and Kuma Hula Edith Kanakaʻole was dedicated to celebrating and promoting the preservation of native Hawaiian culture. Kanakaʻole did this by composing oli (Hawaiian chants), choreographing hula dances, and teaching these skills to others. She also worked to help create the first Hawaiian language program for public school students.
She created college courses and seminars in the 1970s on under-taught subjects like Hawaiian chant and mythology, ethnobotany, and Polynesian history. During a time when the importance of teaching about Indigenous culture and history was still being debated in the mainstream, Kanakaʻole's efforts were ahead of her time.
*️⃣ 7. Read a book set in Hawaii OR with a character who is a singer, dancer or teacher OR by an author whose first or last name begins with E or K.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt held many titles: first lady, writer, and chairperson of the United Nations Human Rights Commission, just to name a few. Roosevelt became active in politics in the 1920s, promoting women's political engagement through organizations like the Women's Trade Union League and the League of Women Voters.
As first lady, she was known for her hands-on approach, visiting relief projects across the country to lend her support. She remained politically active later in life, notably when former President Harry Truman appointed her to the United Nations. Roosevelt worked on drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which the U.N. General Assembly adopted in 1948.
*️⃣ 8. Read a book by or about a First Lady of the US OR with a character who is involved in politics OR by an author whose first or last name begins with E or R.
ovita Idar
Mexican American journalist, activist, teacher, and suffragist Jovita Idár used her writing and organizing efforts to fight for a better future for her fellow Latin Americans. Idár was exposed to the power of journalism from a young age. Her parents ran the progressive, Spanish-language newspaper La Crónica, which exposed injustices toward Mexican Texans in the early 20th century. This encouraged her to pursue activism.
She helped organize the First Mexican Congress in 1911 (which launched Mexican Americans' civil rights movement). She founded the League of Mexican Women (one of the first Latina feminist organizations) and became its first president. Idár was also passionate about education, launching El Etudiante, a weekly bilingual education newspaper for teachers, encouraging them to help bilingual students preserve their cultures. Idár used journalism to speak on behalf of Latin Americans in several other publications, including El Progreso, El Eco del Golfo, and La Luz.
*️⃣ 9. Read a book by a Mexican American author OR with a journalist character OR by an author whose first or last name begins with J or I.
Maria Tallchief
Part of the Osage Tribe, Maria Tallchief is widely recognized as America's first prima ballerina. Throughout her career, Tallchief danced and worked for prestigious companies like the New York City Ballet and the Chicago City Ballet. Even as she gained acclaim, she refused to erase her heritage, keeping the Tallchief name in the spotlight rather than changing it to a seemingly more prestigious Russian-sounding name valued in the ballet world.
After retiring from dancing full-time, Tallchief sought to empower Native Americans by speaking to them and others about Native arts and education. She also helped raise funds for the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Her legacy lives on in the ballet dancers of color in the U.S., though the art form continues to battle its "ballet blanc" problem.
*️⃣ 10. Read a book set in NYC or Chicago OR with a character who is a ballerina OR by an author whose first or last name begins with M or T.
FINISHED!I love tea and hoping I have some fellow tea drinkers out there. So grab a cup of your favorite tea and start reading.
Level 1: 5-10 Tasks
Level 2: 11 - 19
Level 3: 20 or more.
Duration: 3 Months from start date.4/24/2023
TASKS
1. Black Tea
Black tea is primarily produced in China and India. Other tea-producing countries that export black tea include Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, and Kenya. In general, Indian black teas tend to be stronger and more robust, and are often used in hearty breakfast blends
that stand up well to the addition of milk and sweetener. Popular breakfast blends like English Breakfast and Irish Breakfast are other examples of black tea. Chinese black teas tend to be lighter and mellower, and are usually consumed on their own without the addition of milk or sweetener. They often contain slightly less caffeine than Indian black teas.
☕ Read a book where a character drinks tea. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
☕ Read a book with something sweet on the cover. (Show cover). A Duchess by Midnight (Awakened by a Kiss, #3) by Charis Michaels Charis Michaels 5/18/2023
☕ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in BREAKFAST. The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson 6/01/2023
2. Green Tea
Green tea is a type of tea made from the camellia sinensis plant. The tea brews up as a light green or yellow color, and tend to have a milder taste. Popular green teas include
Gunpowder, Jasmine Yin Cloud, and Moroccan Mint. Green tea is primarily produced in China and Japan. Japanese green teas tend to have a slightly savory, oceanic quality, and brew up a light emerald green. Popular Japanese green teas include Sencha, Kukicha, and Gyokuro. Chinese green teas tend to be milder than Japanese green teas, and brew up a soft golden color, with a light body and a mellow flavor. Popular Chinese green teas include Dragon Well, Gunpowder, and Chun Mee.
☕ Read a book with a green cover (Show cover).
☕ Read a book set on or near an ocean.
☕ Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in DRAGON WELL.
3. White Tea
White tea may refer to one of several styles of tea which generally feature young or minimally processed leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. In spite of its name, sweet, brewed white tea is pale yellow. Its name derives from the fine silvery-white hairs on the unopened buds of the tea plant, which give the plant a whitish appearance. The unopened buds are used for some types of white tea. It is harvested primarily in China, mostly in the Fujian province, but more recently produced in Taiwan, Eastern Nepal, Thailand, Galle (Southern Sri Lanka) and northeast India.
☕ Read a book with a young MC who is under 18.
☕ Read a book with a character who had silver or white hair.
☕ Read a book where the author's initials can be found
in EASTERN NEPAL Five Children and It by E. Nesbit.
4. Oolong Tea
Oolong is a partially oxidized tea, and can brew up anywhere from a pale yellow to a rich amber cup of tea. A lot of oolongs can be re-infused many times, with subtle differences and nuances of flavor in each successive cup. Many types of oolong teas, such as Milk Oolong, are grown from special varietals of the tea plant cultivated for many years in order to impart unique flavors to the tea. Oolong teas are primarily produced in China and Taiwan.
☕Read a book where a character drinks milk. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
☕ Read a book with a cup on the cover. (Show the cover).
☕ Read a book where the first word of each title word can be found in CHINA TAIWAN. (Two word minimum).
5. Pu-erh Tea
Pu-erh tea is an aged, partially fermented tea that is similar to black tea in character. Pu-erh teas brew up an inky brown-black color and have a full body with a rich, earthy, and deeply satisfying taste. Pu-erh teas are fairly high in caffeine. Pu-erh originated in the city of Pu-erh in the Yunnan province of China, and is still primarily produced in the same region today. Only teas produced in Yunnan province can officially be called pu-erh.
☕ Read a book with a brown cover.
☕ Read a book set in China.
☕ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in PU- ERH TEA.
6. Yellow Tea
Yellow tea is an increasingly rare and expensive variety of tea. The process for making yellow tea is similar to that of green but with an added step of encasing this also gives the leaves a slightly yellow coloring during the drying process. One of the primary aims of making yellow tea is to remove the characteristic grassy smell of green tea. Yellow tea can refer to Chinese huángchá and Korean hwangcha.
☕ Read a book where a character buys something expensive. (What is it?)
☕ Read a book with a leaf on the cover. (Show cover).
☕ Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in HUAGCHA HWANGCHA.
7. PURPLE TEA.
Purple tea is a relatively new kind of tea, and has only been commercially available for a few years. The tea is produced from a rare purple-leaved tea plant found growing wild in the Assam region of India. Today, purple teas are primarily produced in Kenya, Africa. They have a light body and mellow flavor, and are extremely low in caffeine and high in antioxidants and anthocyanins.
☕ Read a book with a purple cover. (Show cover.)
☕ Read a book set in India or Kenya.
☕ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in
PURPLE TEA.
8. Roobios Tea
Rooibos is a type of herbal tea made from a plant native to South Africa. These teas are sometimes also referred to as red tea or red bush tea, and are naturally caffeine free. Rooibos has a full body similar to that of a black tea, which makes it a good option for people who enjoy black tea but are looking to avoid caffeine. It has a pleasant natural sweetness, and is delicious when taken on its own or with a splash of milk. Rooibos can also be mixed with other ingredients to create flavored blends like Earl Grey Rooibos and Rooibos Chai.
☕ Read a book with a red cover. (Show cover)
☕ Read a book set in Africa.
☕ Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in EARL GREY ROOBIOS ROOBiOS CHAI. (Three word minimum).
9. Herbal Tea
Herbal teas, also known as herbal infusions and less commonly called tisanes are beverages made from the infusion or decoction of herbs, spices, or other plant material in hot water. Herbal teas can be made with fresh or dried flowers, fruit, leaves, seeds or roots.
☕ Read a book with fruit on the cover. (Show cover).
☕ Read a book with the word spice in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
☕ Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in HERBAL. A Manhattan Heiress in Paris by Amanda McCabe. 6/23/2023. MC's name is Eliza van Hoeven.
10. Yerba Mate & Guayusa
Yerba mate is a plant species of the holly genus Ilex native to South America. It was named by the French botanist Augustin Saint-Hilaire. The leaves of the plant can be steeped in hot water to make a beverage known as mate. Brewed cold, it is used to make tereré. Both the plant and the beverage contain caffeine. Ilex guayusa is a species of tree
steeped in hot water to make a beverage known as mate. Brewed cold, it is used to make tereré. Both the plant and the beverage contain caffeine. Ilex guayusa is a species of tree of the holly genus, native to the Amazon Rainforest. One of four known caffeinated holly trees, the leaves of the guayusa tree are harvested fresh and brewed like a tea for their stimulative effects. Yerba mate can now be found worldwide in various energy drinks as well as being sold as a bottled or canned iced tea.
☕ Read a book with a can or bottle on the cover. (Show cover.)
☕ Read a book that stimulates you. (Your interpretation).
☕ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in YERBA MATE. A Royal Affair by Allison Montclair 5/05/2023
At the Carnival - RidesDuration: 3 months from your start date. 5/19/2023
ATV's Kids can pick their favorite color kid sized 4 wheel ATV to ride on! The ATV's are positioned on a rotating platform.
Read a book with a title that begins with an A, T, or V. (Disregard A, An & The)
Bumper cars is the generic name for a type of flat ride consisting of several small electrically powered cars which draw power from the floor and/or ceiling, and which are turned on and off remotely by an operator.
Read a book with a car on the cover OR with a character that is an "operator". Tell us how the character operates! Please post the cover.
Carousel - is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders. The "seats" are traditionally in the form of rows of wooden horses or other animals mounted on posts, many of which are moved up and down by gears to simulate galloping, to the accompaniment of looped circus music.
Read a book with a horse or a bench on the cover OR where horses are part of the story. Please post the cover.
Ferris Wheel - is a non-building structure consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, they are kept upright, usually by gravity. The original Ferris Wheel was designed and constructed by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. as a landmark for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
Read a book with a character that is a designer or in construction OR set in Chicago.
Frog Hopper is a exciting mini-drop tower attraction built just for the little ones! The passengers are vertically lifted up and "hopped" down to their descent.
Read a book where a character has ups and downs OR with a prominent child character.
Pirate ship is a type of amusement ride, consisting of an open, seated gondola (usually in the style of a pirate ship) which swings back and forth, subjecting the rider to various levels of angular momentum.
Read a book with a character whose first or last name starts with a P or S.
The Rotor is an amusement park ride, designed by German engineer Ernst Hoffmeister in the late 1940s. The riders are stuck to the wall of the barrel by the force of friction due to centrifugal force. The floor also lowers during the ride.
Read a book whose author's initials are in CENTRIFUGAL.
The Tilt-A-Whirl is a platform-type ride, consisting of seven freely-spinning cars that hold three or four riders each, which are attached at fixed pivot points on a rotating platform. As the platform rotates, parts of the platform are raised and lowered, with the resulting centrifugal and gravitational forces on the cars cause them to spin in different directions and at variable speeds.
Read a book with a four or five letter word in the title.
Windjammer is a unique hang gliding attraction that features seats attached to hang gliding kites. As the center of the ride rotates, the kites raise and lower with a gentle motion.
Read a book whose title starts with a W OR where a character hang glides.
Zipper A long, rotating, oval boom with a cable around its edge that pulls 12 cars around the ride. The original models of the Zipper garnered a reputation for being unsafe due to their rough nature, and a series of deaths on the rides in the late 1970s after cabin doors came unlatched led to a series of revisions, primarily restructuring of the door lock system.
Read a book set in the 1970s OR where a death occurs. Tell us how the person dies.
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Challenge Rules
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.
I love tea and hoping I have some fellow tea drinkers out there. So grab a cup of your favorite tea and start reading.Level 1: 5-10 Tasks
Level 2: 11 - 19
Level 3: 20 or more.
Duration: 3 Months from start date. 4/24/2023
TASKS
1. Black Tea
Black tea is primarily produced in China and India. Other tea-producing countries that export black tea include Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, and Kenya. In general, Indian black teas tend to be stronger and more robust, and are often used in hearty breakfast blends that stand up well to the addition of milk and sweetener. Popular breakfast blends like English Breakfast and Irish Breakfast are other examples of black tea. Chinese black teas tend to be lighter and mellower, and are usually consumed on their own without the addition of milk or sweetener. They often contain slightly less caffeine than Indian black teas.
☕ Read a book where a character drinks tea. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
☕ Read a book with something sweet on the cover. (Show cover). A Duchess by Midnight (Awakened by a Kiss, #3) by Charis Michaels Charis Michaels 5/18/2023
☕ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in BREAKFAST. The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson 6/01/2023
2. Green Tea
Green tea is a type of tea made from the camellia sinensis plant. The tea brews up as a light green or yellow color, and tend to have a milder taste. Popular green teas include Gunpowder, Jasmine Yin Cloud, and Moroccan Mint. Green tea is primarily produced in China and Japan. Japanese green teas tend to have a slightly savory, oceanic quality, and brew up a light emerald green. Popular Japanese green teas include Sencha, Kukicha, and Gyokuro. Chinese green teas tend to be milder than Japanese green teas, and brew up a soft golden color, with a light body and a mellow flavor. Popular Chinese green teas include Dragon Well, Gunpowder, and Chun Mee.
☕ Read a book with a green cover (Show cover).
☕ Read a book set on or near an ocean.
☕ Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in DRAGON WELL.
3. White Tea
White tea may refer to one of several styles of tea which generally feature young or minimally processed leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. In spite of its name, sweet, brewed white tea is pale yellow. Its name derives from the fine silvery-white hairs on the unopened buds of the tea plant, which give the plant a whitish appearance. The unopened buds are used for some types of white tea. It is harvested primarily in China, mostly in the Fujian province, but more recently produced in Taiwan, Eastern Nepal, Thailand, Galle (Southern Sri Lanka) and northeast India.
4/24/2023
TASKS
1. Black Tea
Black tea is primarily produced in China and India. Other tea-producing countries that export black tea include Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, and Kenya. In general, Indian black teas tend to be stronger and more robust, and are often used in hearty breakfast blends that stand up well to the addition of milk and sweetener. Popular breakfast blends like English Breakfast and Irish Breakfast are other examples of black tea. Chinese black teas tend to be lighter and mellower, and are usually consumed on their own without the addition of milk or sweetener. They often contain slightly less caffeine than Indian black teas.
☕ Read a book where a character drinks tea. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
☕ Read a book with something sweet on the cover. (Show cover).
Charis Michaels 5/18/2023☕ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in BREAKFAST. The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson 6/01/2023
2. Green Tea
Green tea is a type of tea made from the camellia sinensis plant. The tea brews up as a light green or yellow color, and tend to have a milder taste. Popular green teas include Gunpowder, Jasmine Yin Cloud, and Moroccan Mint. Green tea is primarily produced in China and Japan. Japanese green teas tend to have a slightly savory, oceanic quality, and brew up a light emerald green. Popular Japanese green teas include Sencha, Kukicha, and Gyokuro. Chinese green teas tend to be milder than Japanese green teas, and brew up a soft golden color, with a light body and a mellow flavor. Popular Chinese green teas include Dragon Well, Gunpowder, and Chun Mee.
☕ Read a book with a green cover (Show cover).
☕ Read a book set on or near an ocean.
☕ Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in DRAGON WELL.
3. White Tea
White tea may refer to one of several styles of tea which generally feature young or minimally processed leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. In spite of its name, sweet, brewed white tea is pale yellow. Its name derives from the fine silvery-white hairs on the unopened buds of the tea plant, which give the plant a whitish appearance. The unopened buds are used for some types of white tea. It is harvested primarily in China, mostly in the Fujian province, but more recently produced in Taiwan, Eastern Nepal, Thailand, Galle (Southern Sri Lanka) and northeast India.
☕ Read a book with a young MC who is under 18.
☕ Read a book with a character who had silver or white hair.
☕ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in EASTERN NEPAL Five Children and It by E. Nesbit.
4. Oolong Tea
Oolong is a partially oxidized tea, and can brew up anywhere from a pale yellow to a rich amber cup of tea. A lot of oolongs can be re-infused many times, with subtle differences and nuances of flavor in each successive cup. Many types of oolong teas, such as Milk Oolong, are grown from special varietals of the tea plant cultivated for many years in order to impart unique flavors to the tea. Oolong teas are primarily produced in China and Taiwan.
☕Read a book where a character drinks milk. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
☕ Read a book with a cup on the cover. (Show the cover).
☕ Read a book where the first word of each title word can be found in CHINA TAIWAN. (Two word minimum).
5. Pu-erh Tea
Pu-erh tea is an aged, partially fermented tea that is similar to black tea in character. Pu-erh teas brew up an inky brown-black color and have a full body with a rich, earthy, and deeply satisfying taste. Pu-erh teas are fairly high in caffeine. Pu-erh originated in the city of Pu-erh in the Yunnan province of China, and is still primarily produced in the same region today. Only teas produced in Yunnan province can officially be called pu-erh.
☕ Read a book with a brown cover.
☕ Read a book set in China.
☕ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in PU- ERH TEA.
6. Yellow Tea
Yellow tea is an increasingly rare and expensive variety of tea. The process for making yellow tea is similar to that of green but with an added step of encasing this also gives the leaves a slightly yellow coloring during the drying process. One of the primary aims of making yellow tea is to remove the characteristic grassy smell of green tea. Yellow tea can refer to Chinese huángchá and Korean hwangcha.
☕ Read a book where a character buys something expensive. (What is it?)
☕ Read a book with a leaf on the cover. (Show cover).
☕ Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in HUAGCHA HWANGCHA.
7. PURPLE TEA.
Purple tea is a relatively new kind of tea, and has only been commercially available for a few years. The tea is produced from a rare purple-leaved tea plant found growing wild in the Assam region of India. Today, purple teas are primarily produced in Kenya, Africa. They have a light body and mellow flavor, and are extremely low in caffeine and high in antioxidants and anthocyanins.
☕ Read a book with a purple cover. (Show cover.)
☕ Read a book set in India or Kenya.
☕ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in
PURPLE TEA.
8. Roobios Tea
Rooibos is a type of herbal tea made from a plant native to South Africa. These teas are sometimes also referred to as red tea or red bush tea, and are naturally caffeine free. Rooibos has a full body similar to that of a black tea, which makes it a good option for people who enjoy black tea but are looking to avoid caffeine. It has a pleasant natural sweetness, and is delicious when taken on its own or with a splash of milk. Rooibos can also be mixed with other ingredients to create flavored blends like Earl Grey Rooibos and Rooibos Chai.
☕ Read a book with a red cover. (Show cover)
☕ Read a book set in Africa.
☕ Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in EARL GREY ROOBIOS ROOBiOS CHAI. (Three word minimum).
9. Herbal Tea
Herbal teas, also known as herbal infusions and less commonly called tisanes are beverages made from the infusion or decoction of herbs, spices, or other plant material in hot water. Herbal teas can be made with fresh or dried flowers, fruit, leaves, seeds or roots.
☕ Read a book with fruit on the cover. (Show cover).
☕ Read a book with the word spice in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
☕ Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in HERBAL. A Manhattan Heiress in Paris by Amanda McCabe. 6/23/2023. MC's name is Eliza van Hoeven.
10. Yerba Mate & Guayusa
Yerba mate is a plant species of the holly genus Ilex native to South America. It was named by the French botanist Augustin Saint-Hilaire. The leaves of the plant can be steeped in hot water to make a beverage known as mate. Brewed cold, it is used to make tereré. Both the plant and the beverage contain caffeine. Ilex guayusa is a species of tree of the holly genus, native to the Amazon Rainforest. One of four known caffeinated holly trees, the leaves of the guayusa tree are harvested fresh and brewed like a tea for their stimulative effects. Yerba mate can now be found worldwide in various energy drinks as well as being sold as a bottled or canned iced tea.
☕ Read a book with a can or bottle on the cover. (Show cover.)
☕ Read a book that stimulates you. (Your interpretation).
☕ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in YERBA MATE. A Royal Affair by Allison Montclair 5/05/2023
Thanks for letting me know, JoAnne. Maybe next time! :))
Start Date: 2/23/2023 - 4/17/2023Flavors:
1. Black Licorice
Dun-Well Doughnuts in Brooklyn, NY, offers homemade, 100% vegan doughnuts in creative flavors, though certainly not for everyone, the intense black licorice version is a particular standout. Licorice is a confection usually flavoured with the extract of the roots of the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra.
🍩 Read a book with a black cover OR set in New York OR with a title that begins with L.
2. Boss Hog
This Austin food truck offers massive, over-the-top sweet and savory doughnuts. The Boss Hog doughnut is pilled high with pulled pork and potato salad, and drizzled with honey BBQ sauce. Sold at: Gourdoughs in Austin, TX
🍩 Read a book where a character eats pulled pork or potato salad (please give us the sentence and page/location #) OR with the word BOSS in the title or series name (Tell us the series) OR set in Texas.
3. Captain, My Captain
The best of breakfast and dessert come together in this Voodoo Doughnut creation. This raised yeast doughnut is first covered in vanilla frosting, then topped with Captain Crunch cereal. Sold at: Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, OR
🍩 Read a book with a captain in the story (Tell us the captain's name) The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton. Captain Crauwels. OR where cereal is eaten OR with CAPTAIN or MY in the title.
4. Dead Elvis
Psycho Donuts in California veer far off the beaten doughnut path. Its cream-filled Dead Elvis version combines the King’s favorite sandwich items into one doughnut—bananas, bacon, peanut butter, and jelly.
🍩 Read a book with a character that is dead but still active in the story (be creative!) OR that fits into more than one genre OR with a MC whose name begins with E. Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara Aki’s older sister Rose is dead and Aki has to find out if her sister committed suicide or if something else happened. 3/05/2023
5. Foie Gras
Food Network star Justin Warner put his Bed-Stuy restaurant, Do or Dine, on the map with this foie gras- and jam-filled doughnut. Warner collaborated with Brooklyn-based Dough bakery to create the insanely rich, sugary masterpiece. Despite early protests from animal rights activists, Warner kept the foie doughnut on the menu.
🍩 Read a book with a character that loves animals OR with a foreign word in the title OR a book that can be called a "masterpiece".
6. Grilled Cheese - Barbara Blue
Many people may already be familiar with the Tom + Chee chain, which specializes in grilled cheese and tomato soup. For the rest of you, prepare yourselves. Apart from standard sandwiches, Tom + Chee offers nine types of grilled cheese doughnuts. The classic cheddar and glazed doughnut is always an excellent option, but for the more adventurous eaters, there’s always the blueberry compote, ham, and brie doughnut—the perfect combination of sweet and salty. This chain has been featured on many TV shows.
🍩 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in BARBARABLUE (disregard A, AN, and THE) OR with a couple that can be described as a "perfect combination" The Duke and I by Julia Quinn has Daphne Bridgerton and Simon Hastings are the perfect couple. 3/23/3023 OR with a character that gets on TV - does not have to be an actor.
7. Old Dirty Bastard
A massive raised yeast doughnut slathered with chocolate frosting, sprinkled with crushed Oreo’s, and drizzled with peanut butter. Sold at: Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, OR
🍩 Read a book with a character that can be described as a "Old Dirty Bastard" OR a title that begins with an O OR that is set in Oregon.
8. Orange Creamsicle
East coast chain Fractured Prune (started in 1976) plays homage to one of summer’s greatest treats, the creamsicle. The cake doughnut is coated in powdered sugar before being dunked in orange glaze.
🍩 Read a book where a character eats a popsicle or other frozen dessert (please give us the sentence and page/location #) OR a book set on the East Coast (can be any country) OR a book with a 1, 9, 7 or 6 in the page count.
9. Poi
Kamehameha Bakery Inc. in Honolulu is known for its poi doughnut—a bright purple doughnut that gets its hue and starchy flavor from a mix of taro root and water.
🍩 Read a book with a purple cover OR with a character that is a leader or baker OR whose author's first and last initials are STARCH.
10. Porkey's
Gourdough’s in Austin, TX, fittingly named Porkey’s doughnut is coated with cream cheese and an absurd amount of Canadian bacon, then studded with jalapeño jelly.
🍩 Read a book set in Canada or by a Canadian author OR a book that can be considered sweet and spicy Her Lessons in Persuasion (School for Scoundrels, #1) by Megan Frampton by Megan Frampton is a romance novel that is both sweet and spicy. OR with a title that begins with a J.
Challenge Rules
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*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
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*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.
*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge
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This is the time of the year where children wait to try and catch a glimpse of Santa Claus. So lets find out who Santa is and the stories about him.
Duration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 1: 5-12 tasks
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
FINISHED
TASKS
1. Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary character originating in Western Christian culture,
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 2/19/2023
2. Santa brings children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice".
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
3. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for children. He is commonly portrayed as laughing in a way that sounds like "ho ho ho".
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
VenCo by Cherie Dimaline https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
12/18/2022
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
4. This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast also played a role in the creation of Santa's image. This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children's books, family Christmas traditions, films, and advertising.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century. Her Lessons in Persuasion by Megan Frampton. 2/25/2023 This book takes place during the age of Queen Victoria.
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
5. Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra (now Demre) in the region of Lycia in the Roman Empire, today in Turkey. Nicholas was known for his generous gifts to the poor, in particular presenting the three impoverished daughters of a pious Christian with dowries so that they would not have to become prostitutes.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
6. Father Christmas dates back as far as 16th century in England during the reign of Henry VIII, when he was pictured as a large man in green or scarlet robes lined with fur. He typified the spirit of good cheer at Christmas, bringing peace, joy, good food and wine and revelry. As England no longer kept the feast day of Saint Nicholas on 6 December, the Father Christmas celebration was moved to 25 December to coincide with Christmas Day
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.) Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1) by Travis Baldree https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... 1/17/23
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book set in England.
7. The tradition of Santa Claus being said to enter dwellings through the chimney is shared by many European seasonal gift-givers. In pre-Christian Norse tradition, Odin would often enter through chimneys and fire holes on the solstice. In the Italian Befana tradition, the gift-giving witch is perpetually covered with soot from her trips down the chimneys of children's homes. In the tale of Saint Nicholas, the saint tossed coins through a window, and, in a later version of the tale, down a chimney when he finds the window locked. In Dutch artist Jan Steen's painting, The Feast of Saint Nicholas, adults and toddlers are glancing up a chimney with amazement on their faces while other children play with their toys. The hearth was held sacred in primitive belief as a source of beneficence, and popular belief had elves and fairies bringing gifts to the house through this portal.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
8. Santa Claus's home is traditionally said to include a residence and a workshop where he is said to create often with the aid of elves the gifts delivers. Some stories and legends include a village, inhabited by his helpers, surrounding his home and shop.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... 2/12/2023
Tom has a workshop where he makes bookshelves.
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
09. In North American tradition Santa is said to live at the North Pole, which according to Canada Post lies within Canadian jurisdiction in postal code H0H 0H, although postal codes starting with H are usually reserved for the island of Montréal in Québec. On 23 December 2008, Jason Kenney, Canada's minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, formally awarded Canadian citizenship status to Santa Claus.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant. The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba 1/07/23 Chanel Cleeton
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY. The Personal Librarian New York, New York 1/26/23 Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
🎅 Read a book set on an island. The Island of Sea Women 1/08/2023
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*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.
*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge
(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)
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JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Nora!Please include a start date at the top of your post and be sure to link your books and authors. :)"
Thanks JoAnne! I will do so. :))
JoAnne wrote: "Sorry Nora!Next time please link your books and authors."
Thanks so much for letting me know JoAnne! I will do that next time. :))
Start Date: 2/23/2023Flavors:
1. Black Licorice
Dun-Well Doughnuts in Brooklyn, NY, offers homemade, 100% vegan doughnuts in creative flavors, though certainly not for everyone, the intense black licorice version is a particular standout. Licorice is a confection usually flavoured with the extract of the roots of the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra.
🍩 Read a book with a black cover OR set in New York OR with a title that begins with L.
2. Boss Hog
This Austin food truck offers massive, over-the-top sweet and savory doughnuts. The Boss Hog doughnut is pilled high with pulled pork and potato salad, and drizzled with honey BBQ sauce. Sold at: Gourdoughs in Austin, TX
🍩 Read a book where a character eats pulled pork or potato salad (please give us the sentence and page/location #) OR with the word BOSS in the title or series name (Tell us the series) OR set in Texas.
3. Captain, My Captain
The best of breakfast and dessert come together in this Voodoo Doughnut creation. This raised yeast doughnut is first covered in vanilla frosting, then topped with Captain Crunch cereal. Sold at: Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, OR
🍩 Read a book with a captain in the story (Tell us the captain's name) The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton. Captain Crauwels. OR where cereal is eaten OR with CAPTAIN or MY in the title.
4. Dead Elvis
Psycho Donuts in California veer far off the beaten doughnut path. Its cream-filled Dead Elvis version combines the King’s favorite sandwich items into one doughnut—bananas, bacon, peanut butter, and jelly.
🍩 Read a book with a character that is dead but still active in the story (be creative!) OR that fits into more than one genre OR with a MC whose name begins with E. Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara Aki’s older sister Rose is dead and Aki has to find out if her sister committed suicide or if something else happened. 3/05/2023
5. Foie Gras
Food Network star Justin Warner put his Bed-Stuy restaurant, Do or Dine, on the map with this foie gras- and jam-filled doughnut. Warner collaborated with Brooklyn-based Dough bakery to create the insanely rich, sugary masterpiece. Despite early protests from animal rights activists, Warner kept the foie doughnut on the menu.
🍩 Read a book with a character that loves animals OR with a foreign word in the title OR a book that can be called a "masterpiece".
6. Grilled Cheese - Barbara Blue
Many people may already be familiar with the Tom + Chee chain, which specializes in grilled cheese and tomato soup. For the rest of you, prepare yourselves. Apart from standard sandwiches, Tom + Chee offers nine types of grilled cheese doughnuts. The classic cheddar and glazed doughnut is always an excellent option, but for the more adventurous eaters, there’s always the blueberry compote, ham, and brie doughnut—the perfect combination of sweet and salty. This chain has been featured on many TV shows.
🍩 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in BARBARABLUE (disregard A, AN, and THE) OR with a couple that can be described as a "perfect combination" OR with a character that gets on TV - does not have to be an actor.
7. Old Dirty Bastard
A massive raised yeast doughnut slathered with chocolate frosting, sprinkled with crushed Oreo’s, and drizzled with peanut butter. Sold at: Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, OR
🍩 Read a book with a character that can be described as a "Old Dirty Bastard" OR a title that begins with an O OR that is set in Oregon.
8. Orange Creamsicle
East coast chain Fractured Prune (started in 1976) plays homage to one of summer’s greatest treats, the creamsicle. The cake doughnut is coated in powdered sugar before being dunked in orange glaze.
🍩 Read a book where a character eats a popsicle or other frozen dessert (please give us the sentence and page/location #) OR a book set on the East Coast (can be any country) OR a book with a 1, 9, 7 or 6 in the page count.
9. Poi
Kamehameha Bakery Inc. in Honolulu is known for its poi doughnut—a bright purple doughnut that gets its hue and starchy flavor from a mix of taro root and water.
🍩 Read a book with a purple cover OR with a character that is a leader or baker OR whose author's first and last initials are STARCH.
10. Porkey's
Gourdough’s in Austin, TX, fittingly named Porkey’s doughnut is coated with cream cheese and an absurd amount of Canadian bacon, then studded with jalapeño jelly.
🍩 Read a book set in Canada or by a Canadian author OR a book that can be considered sweet and spicy
by Megan Frampton is a romance novel that is both sweet and spicy. OR with a title that begins with a J.Challenge Rules
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.
*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge
(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)
Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.
Info from: https://firstwefeast.com/eat/2014/02/...
message 116: by Nora (last edited Feb 19, 2023 08:46PM) Dec 14, 2022 09:35PMNora Currie | 11 comments At the Carnival - Foods
Duration: 3 months from your start date.
FINISHED: 5/10
Where people gather, food is eaten. A trip to a carnival or fair is not complete without some of these foods in everyone's belly.
Caramel Apples - are created by dipping or rolling apples-on-a-stick in hot caramel, sometimes then rolling them in nuts or other small savories or confections, and allowing them to cool. Classically, the preferred apples for use in caramel apples are tart, crisp apples such as Granny Smith or Fuji apples.
Read a book with a "caramel" colored cover OR with a character that is a Granny.
Please post the cover, if using that option.
Stella is Lucky's grandma in VenCo by Cherie Dimaline
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
12/18/2022
Corn Dogs - Newly arrived German Texan sausage-makers, finding resistance to the sausages they used to make, have been credited with introducing the corn dog to the United States, though the serving stick came later.
Read a book set in Texas OR where a character eats a corn dog, hot dog or sausage.
Please post the sentence and page#/Loc.
Cotton Candy There are several claims for the origin of cotton candy, with some sources tracing it to a form of spun sugar found in Europe in the 19th century.
Read a book that has a two word title AND one of the words contains a 5 or 6 letter word. Legends & Lattes has a two word title and Lattes is a 6 letter word.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... 1/17/2023
French Fries - There is a dispute whether french fries originated in Belgium or France. Some people believe that the term "French fries" for deep fried potato batons was introduced when American soldiers arrived in Belgium during World War I. The Belgians had previously been catering to the British soldiers' love of chips and continued to serve them to the Americans when they took over the western end of the front. The Americans supposedly took them to be French fried potatoes because they believed themselves to be in France, French being the local language and the official language of the Belgian Army at that time.
Read a book with a character that is/has served in the military OR with a title that has at least two words that start with the same letter.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Rafael Harden and Carlos Carbonell serve in the military during the Spanish-American War. 1/07/22
Fried Candy Bars - A deep fried Mars bar is said to have been created in 1995 in the Haven Chip Bar (now the Carron) in Stonehaven, near Aberdeen on Scotland's northeast coast. It was mentioned in 2004 by Jay Leno on NBC's Tonight Show in the US. State Fairs started deep frying all kinds of candy bars and cookies. Snickers and Oreos are among the most popular.
Read a book with CANDY or BAR(S) in the title or series name OR set in Scotland.
Fried Pickles are a snack food found commonly in the Southern U.S.. They are made by deep-frying sliced battered dill pickles.
Read a book set in the Southern U.S. OR where characters eat a fried food.
Please post the sentence and page#/Loc.
Funnel Cake - Pennsylvania German immigrants brought the yeast dish, known as Drechderkuche, to America and around 1879 developed the baking powder version along with its new name, funnel cake. When made at concession stands, a pitcher with an integral funnel spout is used to pour the batter into hot cooking oil in a circular pattern and deep frying the overlapping mass until golden-brown.
Read a book with a circular object on the cover OR a book with immigrant characters. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... 2/19/2023. Antonio immigrates to America from Italy.
Please post the cover, if using that option.
Kettle Corn - is a sweet-and-salty variety of popcorn that is typically mixed or seasoned with a light-colored refined sugar, salt, and oil. It was traditionally made in cast iron kettles, hence the name, but in modern times other types of pots and pans are used.
Read a book with a sweet OR salty character.
Bernard Berenson is a salty love interest in the book.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... 1/26/23
Onion rings - are a form of appetizer or side dish commonly found in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and some parts of Asia and Continental Europe. They generally consist of a cross-sectional "ring" of onion (the circular structure of which lends itself well to this method of preparation) dipped in batter or bread crumbs and then deep fried.
Read a book whose title starts with an "O" OR whose author's first or last initial is an "O".
Snow Cones - are a variation of shaved ice or ground-up ice desserts commonly served in paper cones or foam cups. The dessert consists of ice shavings that are topped with flavored sugar syrup.
Read a book with a brightly or neon colored cover.
Challenge Rules
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*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
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Pomegranate cocktails are popular, fruity, and utterly delicious. Many of the drink recipes are also a breeze to mix up. You can use fresh pomegranate when the fruit comes into season or take advantage of pomegranate vodkas, liqueurs, and juices and enjoy the fruity flavor all year long. From sweet vodka martinis to cocktails featuring gin, rum, tequila, and whiskey, there's a great drink waiting for everyone.Pomegranate, Anyone?
Duration: February 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024
Object: Choose one task from each pomegranate cocktail featured.
Blushing Lady
A stunning and simple cocktail, the blushing lady is filled with soft fruit flavors. The signature flavor comes from Pama, the most popular pomegranate-flavored liqueur on the market. It's lush, sweet, and has a wonderful taste that pairs perfectly with the pink grapefruit and vodka in this pretty pink drink.
🍹 1. Read a book with a pink cover
5/18/2023 OR where a grapefruit is eaten OR with the letters PAMA (in any order) in the title.Pama Martini
Uncomplicated, the Pama martini shakes up in minutes with just three common ingredients: Pama, your favorite vodka, and an orange liqueur. As always, premium spirits are recommended to create the fruity martini of your dreams.
🍹 2. Read a book where a character drinks a martini OR published after 2006 (tell us when) OR that can be described as uncomplicated.
Patrón Pomegranate
Sweet and refreshing the Patrón pomegranate is an incredibly simple recipe. It has a margarita base, complete with tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice, and pours on the pomegranate juice. It mixes up quickly and is perfect for a cookout or picnic.
🍹 3. Read a book with punctuation in the title OR with a cookout or picnic in the story OR where a cocktail is mixed. Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara Aki and Art have a picnic at the beach. 3/05/2023
Pomegranate Margarita
This is no one-dimensional pomegranate margarita. It pairs the sweet, juicy arils (the fruit's seeds) with passion fruit juice. Using reposado tequila gives it a lovely oak background and there's no need to pull out the blender. Just grab your cocktail shaker and mix it up!
🍹 4. Read a book with an older character OR where some passion occurs OR with an oak (tan) cover (show cover).
Pomegranate Champagne Punch
Always a crowd favorite, the pomegranate Champagne punch is a lot of fun to mix up for a party. Its layers of flavor include pomegranate, cranberry, citrus vodka, and sparkling wine. While the cinnamon syrup gives it a holiday-worthy nuance, you can easily switch that out for other seasonal parties.
🍹 5. Read a book where champagne is consumed A Manhattan Heiress in Paris by Amanda McCabe. 6/23/2023. OR with a New Year's party in the story OR a book that may be called a crowd favorite (your interpretation).
Saints and Strangers
"This cocktail is crisp and elegant, with deep, earthy notes and a ruby color," recipe creator cheesemite says of this pomegranate drink with vodka, vermouth, balsamic glaze, and pink peppercorns.
🍹 6. Read a book with an elegant character OR where the MC meets a "stranger" OR with the word AND in the title. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
Nina meets her father's entire family of strangers whom she has never met before.
Pomegranate Poinsettia
The poinsettia has long been a favorite Champagne cocktail for the holidays. This pomegranate poinsettia recipe gives it a fruity new twist. Rather than cranberry, you'll use orange juice, which pairs flawlessly with pomegranate.
🍹 7. Read a book with a poinsettia on the cover OR set in a location that begins with a letter in ORANGE OR with a twist in the story.
Spiced Pomegranate Martini
The spiced pomegranate martini is a very interesting recipe that doubles up on the pomegranate and adds a unique complementary flavor. The cardamom-infused simple syrup is easy to make at home and transforms the drink into a fascinating experience. It's a really nice option when you get tired of the usual fruit martinis.
🍹 8. Read a book with a word in the title that ends in -ed OR a book you find interesting The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton is a very interesting historical mystery. OR where a character gets tired of something - tell us what. Five Children and It by E. Nesbit 5/31/2023. The five children get tired of their wishes not turning out the way that they hoped them too.
Pama Ginger-tini
It's a little sweet, a little sour and has just a hint of spice. The Pama ginger-tini can easily become a new favorite on your personal martini menu. The recipe uses Pama, vodka, and grapefruit along with the sweet spice of ginger syrup to create an explosion of flavor in a cocktail glass.
🍹 9. Read a book with a character that is sweet, sour or spicy
by Allison Montclair 5/05/2023 Iris Sparks is Spicy because she is a former spy and she is dating a gangster. OR where the MC's first name begins with a letter in GINGER OR by a favorite author.Pomegranate Gin Fizz
Bright, refreshing, and a fun take on a classic cocktail, the pomegranate gin fizz is perfect for warm days. It brings the fruit into the world of the gin fizz and gives it a herbal spin with lavender simple syrup. For more of a classic style, try it with the egg white, which gives it a luscious foam.
🍹 10. Read a book with a cover that represents a warm day (show cover) OR where a character works with herbs OR where you find the letters GIN (in any order) in the author's name.
Belmont Jewel
Whiskey is a fantastic complement to the sweet taste of pomegranate. The Belmont jewel is, essentially, a whiskey-pomegranate lemonade and it's as delicious as it sounds. Served tall on the rocks, the recipe can easily be adapted to fill a pitcher for a small party.
🍹 11. Read a book set in Kentucky OR where a small party is held OR where someone attends a horse race.
Pomegranate Grapefruit Frosé
On a hot summer day, few drinks will cool you down like the pomegranate-grapefruit frosé. The recipe offers a wonderful trio of flavors—pomegranate vodka, rosé wine, and grapefruit juice—to create a fruity slushie you'll thoroughly enjoy. There are a variety of ways you can enhance it and make your own custom frosé, too.
🍹 12. Read a book set in the summer OR where a frozen drink is enjoyed OR where a character needs to cool down.
Mrs. Claus' Wildside Punch
Tequila in a Christmas punch? Absolutely! Mrs. Claus' wildside punch is made of X-Rated Fusion Liqueur and blanco tequila. The liqueur is a bright blend of fruits and it goes nicely with the recipe's pomegranate and cranberry juices. With just four ingredients, your punch will be ready in minutes.
🍹 13. Read a book set around Christmas OR where punch is served OR whose title contains the abbreviation MRS. EX: Becoming Mrs. Lewis
Winter Warmer Mulled Sangria
The rich flavor of pomegranate takes on a whole new life when it's warmed up. With the winter warmer mulled sangria, you can share the experience with friends on a chilly day. It uses three pomegranate-flavored ingredients, a bottle of red wine, and fresh cranberries. Jägermeister and mulling spices give it a pleasing spice to round off the flavor.
🍹 14. Read a book set in winter OR with a 3 in the page count (share page#) OR where a character drinks a warm drink.
2/19/2023Pine-Infused Christmas Mimosa
The popular mimosa takes well on fruity twists and it's always a prime choice for brunch. In the Christmas mimosa, you'll top pomegranate liqueur and cranberry juice with chilled Champagne. It gets really interesting when you let a sprig of pine infuse its flavor into the cocktail.
🍹 15. Read a book with a pine on the cover (show cover) OR where a character enjoys a mimosa OR whose title begins with P.
Red Carpet
A lovely dinner companion, this red carpet cocktail is intriguing. The recipe requires an ultra-smooth vodka, which is paired with Campari. That aperitif's bitter flavor profile is offset by two pomegranate ingredients with a sweetness that makes it very approachable and fantastic with any meal.
🍹 16. Read a book with a red carpet on the cover (show cover) OR where a person has a lovely dinner companion OR an aperitif is consumed.
Blushing Rose
You will find romance in a glance when you mix up the lovely blushing geisha. It's a stunning cocktail that mixes pomegranate juice with a brilliant sake-based liqueur and a hint of sweet rose. Aphrodisiacs galore, this is a great choice for Valentine's Day!
🍹 17. Read a Romance OR a book set around Valentine's Day OR with a rose on the cover (show cover).
by Megan Frampton is a romance novel. 2/25/2023For the Record
Grenadine is a pomegranate-flavored syrup, so when you see a variation of that name on a liqueur bottle, you can expect the same flavor. That's what you'll find in the for the record cocktail, where the liqueur's sweetness is paired with citrus vodka and elderflower liqueur. It's the strawberry-lime hard cider that really takes this recipe over the top.
🍹 18. Read a book where cider is consumed OR with the author's initials found in GRENADINE OR where you find the words "for the record" in the text (share page/loc#).
American Dream
When you're ready to get crafty, turn to the American dream cocktail. Those fun white stars are fondant and they make a big splash at a Fourth of July bash. The drink itself is a combination of Pama, black cherry rum, and pomegranate-cherry juice.
🍹 19. Read a book with a crafty character OR where the Fourth of July is celebrated OR with white stars on the cover (show cover).
Pomegranate Hula Breeze Cocktail
This drink delivers an unexpected but delightful flavor. While the name implies a tropical taste, the drink has a surprising bite from the ginger liqueur and gin. The pineapple juice and orange bitters sweeten the drink while adding a slight bitterness that complements the gin and keeps you on your toes!
🍹 20. Read a book set in Hawaii OR where you have a sweet or bitter character OR with toes on the cover (show cover).
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Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
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*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.
*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge
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This is the time of the year where children wait to try and catch a glimpse of Santa Claus. So lets find out who Santa is and the stories about him.
Duration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 1: 5-12 tasks
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
TASKS
1. Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary character originating in Western Christian culture,
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 2/19/2023
2. Santa brings children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice".
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
3. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for children. He is commonly portrayed as laughing in a way that sounds like "ho ho ho".
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...12/18/2022
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
4. This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast also played a role in the creation of Santa's image. This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children's books, family Christmas traditions, films, and advertising.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century. Her Lessons in Persuasion by Megan Frampton. 2/25/2023 This book takes place during the age of Queen Victoria.
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
5. Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra (now Demre) in the region of Lycia in the Roman Empire, today in Turkey. Nicholas was known for his generous gifts to the poor, in particular presenting the three impoverished daughters of a pious Christian with dowries so that they would not have to become prostitutes.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
6. Father Christmas dates back as far as 16th century in England during the reign of Henry VIII, when he was pictured as a large man in green or scarlet robes lined with fur. He typified the spirit of good cheer at Christmas, bringing peace, joy, good food and wine and revelry. As England no longer kept the feast day of Saint Nicholas on 6 December, the Father Christmas celebration was moved to 25 December to coincide with Christmas Day
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... 1/17/23🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book set in England.
7. The tradition of Santa Claus being said to enter dwellings through the chimney is shared by many European seasonal gift-givers. In pre-Christian Norse tradition, Odin would often enter through chimneys and fire holes on the solstice. In the Italian Befana tradition, the gift-giving witch is perpetually covered with soot from her trips down the chimneys of children's homes. In the tale of Saint Nicholas, the saint tossed coins through a window, and, in a later version of the tale, down a chimney when he finds the window locked. In Dutch artist Jan Steen's painting, The Feast of Saint Nicholas, adults and toddlers are glancing up a chimney with amazement on their faces while other children play with their toys. The hearth was held sacred in primitive belief as a source of beneficence, and popular belief had elves and fairies bringing gifts to the house through this portal.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
8. Santa Claus's home is traditionally said to include a residence and a workshop where he is said to create often with the aid of elves the gifts delivers. Some stories and legends include a village, inhabited by his helpers, surrounding his home and shop.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... 2/12/2023
Tom has a workshop where he makes bookshelves.
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
09. In North American tradition Santa is said to live at the North Pole, which according to Canada Post lies within Canadian jurisdiction in postal code H0H 0H, although postal codes starting with H are usually reserved for the island of Montréal in Québec. On 23 December 2008, Jason Kenney, Canada's minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, formally awarded Canadian citizenship status to Santa Claus.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant. The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba 1/07/23 Chanel Cleeton
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY. The Personal Librarian New York, New York 1/26/23 Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
🎅 Read a book set on an island. The Island of Sea Women 1/08/2023
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Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.
*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge
(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)
Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
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