SERIAL READER CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 – December 31, 2019

To Start:

Bird Family Trilogy:
1. Three Day Road
2. Through Black Spruce
3. The Orenda

The Lunar Chronicles Series:
1. Cinder
2. Scarlet
3. Cress
4. Winter

Nanny Series:
1. The Nanny Diaries
2. Nanny Returns

Patrick Hedstrom Series:
1. The Ice Princess
2. The Preacher
3. The Stonecutter
4. The Stranger
5. The Hidden Child
6. The Drowning
7.
8.
9.
10.

The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels Series:
1. The Lady of the Rivers
2. The White Queen
3. The Red Queen
4. The Kingmaker's Daughter
5. The White Princess
6. The Constant Princess
7. The King's Curse
8. Three Sisters, Three Queens
9. The Other Boleyn Girl
10. The Boleyn Inheritance
11. The Taming of the Queen
12. The Queen's Fool
13. The Virgin's Lover
14. The Last Tudor
15. The Other Queen

Jason Bourne Series:
1. The Bourne Identity
2. The Bourne Supremacy
3. The Bourne Ultimatum
4. The Bourne Legacy
5. The Bourne Betrayal
6. The Bourne Sanction
7. The Bourne Deception
8. The Bourne Objective
9. The Bourne Dominion
10. The Bourne Imperative
11. The Bourne Retribution
12. The Bourne Ascendancy
13. The Bourne Enigma
14. The Bourne Initiative
15. The Bourne Nemesis

Series to finish:

Millennium Series:
5. The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye

Virals Series:
1. Virals
2. Seizure
2.5. Shift
3. Code
3.5. Swipe
4. Exposure
5. Terminal
5.5. Spike

Hannibal Lecter Series:
3. Hannibal
4. Hannibal Rising

Dexter Series:
4. Dexter by Design
5. Dexter Is Delicious
6. Double Dexter
7. Dexter's Final Cut
8. Dexter Is Dead

Outlander Series:
6. A Breath of Snow and Ashes
7. An Echo in the Bone
8. Written in My Own Heart's Blood
9. Go Tell The Bees That I Am Gone

Pensionärsligan Series
3. The Little Old Lady Behaving Badly: A Novel

Temperance Brennan Series:
16.5. Swamp Bones
18. Speaking in Bones
19. A Conspiracy of Bones

Flavia de Luce Series:
9. The Grave's a Fine and Private Place
10. The Golden Tresses of the Dead

The Lord of the Rings Series:
2. The Two Towers
3. The Return of the King

Kinsey Millhone Series:
7. G is for Gumshoe
8. H is for Homicide
9. I is for Innocent
10. J is for Judgement
11. K is for Killer
12. L is for Lawless
13. M is for Malice
14. N is for Noose
15. O is for Outlaw
16. P is for Peril
17. Q is for Quarry
18. R is for Ricochet
19. S is for Silence
20. T is for Trespass
21. U is for Undertow
22. V is for Vengence
23. W is for Wasted
24. X
25. Y is for Yesterday

Stephanie Plum Series:
7. Seven Up
8. Hard Eight
8.5 Visions of Sugar Plums
9. To the Nines
10. Ten Big Ones
11. Eleven on Top
12. Twelve Sharp
13. Lean Mean Thirteen
13.5 Plum Lucky
14. Fearless Fourteen
15. Finger Lickin' Fifteen
16. Sizzling Sixteen
17. Smokin' Seventeen
18. Explosive Eighteen
19. Notorious Nineteen
20. Takedown Twenty
21. Top Secret Twenty-One
22. Tricky Twenty-Two
23. Turbo Twenty-Three
24. Hardcore Twenty-Four
25. Look Alive Twenty-Five

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Series
2. A Fatal Grace
3. The Cruelest Month
4. A Rule Against Murder
5. The Brutal Telling
6. Bury Your Dead
6.5 The Hangman
7. A Trick of the Light
8. The Beautiful Mystery
9. How the Light Gets In
10. The Long Way Home
11. The Nature of the Beast
12. A Great Reckoning
13. Glass Houses
14. Kingdom of the Blind

Inspector Rebus Series:
2. Hide and Seek
3. Tooth and Nail
4. Strip Jack
5. The Black Book
6. Mortal Causes
7. Let It Bleed
8. Black and Blue
9. The Hanging Garden
9.5 Death Is Not the End
10. Dead Souls
11. Set in Darkness
12. The Falls
13. Resurrection Men
13.5 Beggars Banquet
14. A Question of Blood
15. Fleshmarket Close
16. The Naming of the Dead
17. Exit Music
18. Standing in Another Man's Grave
19. Saints of the Shadow Bible
19.5 In the Nick of Time: John Rebus vs. Roy Grace
20. Even Dogs in the Wild
21. Rather Be the Devil
22. In a House of Lies

Lord John Grey Series:
0.5 Lord John and the Hellfire Club
1.5 Legends II
2. Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade
2.75 The Custom of the Army
3. The Scottish Prisoner
3.5 A Plague of Zombies

Afdeling Q Series:
2. The Absent One
3. A Conspiracy of Faith
4. Journal 64
5. Marco Effekten
6. The Hanging Girl
7. The Scarred Woman

Charles Lenox Mysteries Series:
Prequel 1 - The Woman in the Water
Prequel 2 - The Vanishing Man
4.5. An East End Murder
6. A Death in the Small Hours
7. An Old Betrayal
8. The Laws of Murder
9. Home by Nightfall
10. The Inheritance
10.5. Gone Before Christmas

Miss Marple Series:
2. The Thirteen Problems
3. The Body in the Library
5. A Murder Is Announced
6. They Do It with Mirrors
7. A Pocket Full of Rye
8. 4:50 from Paddington
9. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
10. A Caribbean Mystery
11. At Bertram's Hotel
12. Nemesis
13. Sleeping Murder
14. Miss Marple's Final Cases
15. Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

Tommy & Tuppence Series:
3. N or M?
4. By the Pricking of My Thumbs
5. Postern of Fate

Fredrika Bergman & Alex Recht Series:
3. The Disappeared
4. Hostage
5. The Chosen
6.

Detective D.D. Warren Series:
2. Hide
3. The Neighbor
4. Live to Tell
5. Love You More
5.5 The 7th Month
6. Catch Me
7. Fear Nothing
7.5 3 Truths and a Lie
8. Find Her
9. Look For Me
9.5 The Guy Who Died Twice
10. Never Tell

Rebekah Roberts Series:
2. Run You Down
3. Conviction

Nina Borg Series:
2. Invisible Murder
3. Death of a Nightingale
4. The Considerate Killer

Vanessa Michael Munroe Series:
2. The Innocent
3. The Doll
3.5 The Vessel
4. The Catch
5. The Mask

Kurt Wallander Series:
9. The Pyramid: And Four Other Kurt Wallander Mysteries
9.5 An Event in Autumn
10. The Troubled Man

Cormoran Strike Series:
4. Lethal White

The Great War Series:
1. Somewhere in France
3. Moonlight over Paris
3.5 All For the Love of You: A Short Story from Fall of Poppies: Stories of Love and the Great War

Vinyl Cafe Series:
2. Home From The Vinyl Cafe: A Year Of Stories
4. Vinyl Cafe Diaries
5. Secrets from the Vinyl Cafe
5.5 Dave Cooks the Turkey
6. Extreme Vinyl Cafe
7. Revenge of the Vinyl Cafe
The Vinyl Cafe Notebooks
Vinyl Cafe: Seasons
Christmas at the Vinyl Cafe

The Queen of the Tearling Series:
0.5 The Boy
2. The Invasion of the Tearling
3. The Fate of the Tearling

The Night Trilogy:
2. Dawn
3. Day

The African Trilogy by Chinua Achebe:
2. No Longer at Ease
3. Arrow of God

Hercule Poirot Series:
2. The Murder on the Links
3. Poirot Investigates
4. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
5. The Big Four
6. The Mystery of the Blue Train
7. Black Coffee
8. Peril at End House
9. Lord Edgware Dies
10-45

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message 16: by Sam F (last edited Dec 17, 2019 04:59PM) (new)

Nov 27, 2018 03:56PM

#OwnVoices
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

Read a book featuring a protagonist who identifies as _____ by an author who is also _____.

1. African (e.g, Ghanian, Nigerian) -
Read a book from each major region:
A. Eastern Africa - The Bone Woman by Clea Koff

B. Central or Middle Africa

C. Northern Africa

D. Southern Africa

E. Western Africa

2. Agnostic, Athiest, or Humanist

3. Asexual or Aromantic - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

4. Asian (e.g., Hmong, Japanese)
Read a book from each major region:
A. Central Asia - 99 Nights in Logar

B. Eastern Asia - Do Not Say We Have Nothing, Shanghai Girls, Amy Tan - Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 01

C. Northern Asia

D. Southern Asia - The White Tiger

E. Southeast Asia - Ru

5. Bisexual or Pansexual

6. Black (e.g. African-American, Black British) - The Hate U Give

7. Buddhist

8. Christian-minority (i.e., Christian in a country in which it is not the most common religion) - A House in the Sky: A Memoir

9. Differently-Abled (e.g., Autistic, Deaf, Paraplegic)

10. Gay Male or Lesbian Female - I'm Just a Person

11. Hindu

12. Immigrant -

13. Incarcerated or Institutionalized - Shakespeare Saved My Life

14. Indigenous (e.g., Aboriginal, Inuit, Mojave) - Three Day Road

15. Jewish - Man's Search for Meaning

16. Latin American (e.g., Mexican, Colombian-descent)
Read a book from each major region:
A. Mexico - Dreamers

B. Carribean

C. Central America

D. South America - Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter

17. Living with a Mental Health or Cognitive Disability - Carly's Voice, Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness

18. Low-Income or Financially Insecure -Love & Courage: My Story of Family, Resilience, and Overcoming the Unexpected

19. Middle Eastern - A Strangeness in My Mind

20. Mixed Race or Multi-racial

21. Muslim - A House Without Windows

22. Non-binary or Transgender -

23. Oceanic (e.g., Papuan, Samoan)
Read a book from each major region:
A. Australasia - The Narrow Road to the Deep North

B. Melanesia

C. Micronesia

D. Polynesia

24. Practitioner of a minor religion or another form of spirituality - The Innocent

25. Refugee, Migrant, or Asylum-Seeker

26. Survivor of Sexual Assault or Domestic Violence - The Kid

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message 17: by Sam F (last edited Dec 29, 2019 04:19PM) (new)

Nov 27, 2018 03:57PM

2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge

1. A book becoming a movie in 2019 - The Goldfinch, Catch-22, Red Queen, True History of the Kelly Gang, Native Son, Call of the Wild, The Nest

2. A book that makes you nostalgic - Christmas at the Vinyl Cafe Little House, Anne of Green Gables, Nancy Drew, Sue Grafton for 80s, Roald Dahl, Oz, Woman on Edge of Time, He She It, Eva Luna

3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction) - Stephen King, Barbara Kingsolver, Leonard Cohen, Amy Tan, Mitch Albom, Greg Iles, The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto

4. A book you think should be turned into a movie - All the Light We Cannot See, Indian Horse, Do Not Say We Have Nothing, Half-Blood Blues

5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads - Eragon, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Angels & Demons,

6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover - Mudbound, The Husband's Secret, The Orchid Thief, The Forgotten Garden, The Name of the Rose, Shanghai Girls, Life After Life, In Defense of Food, Baking Cakes in Kigali, The Good Neighbour, Pioneer Woman, A Mountain of Crumbs, Constance, The Vintage Caper,

7. A reread of a favorite book - The Famished Road, The Secret Life of Bees, Eva Luna, He She It, Woman on the Edge of Time, Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves

8. A book about a hobby - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail, Shadow of the Wind, books on traveling, Life From Scratch, High Fidelity

9. A book you meant to read in 2018 - Eligible

10. A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title - Mary Poppins

11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover - Naked by David Sedaris, Heart Goes Last, Dorothy Must Die, Rogue's Wedding,

12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore - Circe, Robin Hood, The Penelopiad, The Historian, The Golem & the Jinni, Acquainted with the Night, The Whisper of Legends, Tooth and Nail

13. A book published posthumously - The Silmarillion, When Breath Becomes Air, Go Set a Watchman, The Silent Wife

14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie - Empire Falls by Richard Russo, Catch-22, The Shining,

15. A retelling of a classic - On Beauty by Zadie Smith, Dorothy Must Die, Android Karenina, Sense & Sensibility & Sea Monsters, Eligible, Circe, Cinder

16. A book with a question in the title - Why Not Me?

17. A book set on college or university campus - Fangirl, Foxfire, Beautiful Disaster, Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family

18. A book about someone with a superpower - The Red Queen, Cassandra Clare, Virals

19. A book told from multiple POVs - Shiver, Matched, The Moonstone, The Woman in White, The Stand, The Kitchen God's Wife, Kate Morton, Prodigal Summer, All the Light We Cannot See, A Tale for the Time Being, The Sound & the Fury, The Matchmaker, A Strangeness in My Mind

20. A book set in space - Good Morning, Midnight, Empress of a Thousand Skies

21. A book by two female authors - Some Sing Some Cry, Fast Girl, My Secret Sister

22. A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Sweetland, Sweet Tooth

23. A book set in Scandinavia - The Absent One

24. A book that takes place in a single day - Artemis Fowl

25. A debut novel - A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Wizard of Oz, Catch-22, A Man Called Ove, White Teeth, The Nest, Mudbound, Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore, The Silver Linings Playbook, The Golem & the Jinni, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Kitchen House, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, Eragon, Everything is Illuminated, The Name of the Rose, Sharp Objects,

26. A book that's published in 2019 - 99 Nights in Logar

27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature - The Two Towers, The Golem and the Jinni, Sense & Sensibility & Sea Monsters, Dracula My Love, Acquainted with the Night, Annihilation

28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire - Emma Watson: Alias Grace, Not Without My Daughter, Sea of Poppies, He She & It, Woman on the Edge of Time, The Beekeeper's Apprentice, Summer Sisters, The Birth House, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Boy, Snow, Bird, Infidel, Alice Walker, 100 Secret Senses, The Kitchen God's Wife, White Teeth, On Beauty, One Plus One, The Girl You Left Behind, Lady Oracle, The Heart Goes Last, Ripper, The Japanese Lover, The Shadow of the Wind, Shanghai Girls, Prisoner of Tehran, Reading Lolita in Tehran, Girl in the Woods, The Historian, Les Miserables, The Book of Negroes, Carly's Voice, Middlesex, Silent Spring, Red Queen, Icy Sparks

29. A book with LOVE in the title - Dracula My Love, The Hypnotist's Love Story, Paris A Love Story, The Improbability of Love - Love & Courage: My Story of Family, Resilience, and Overcoming the Unexpected

30. A book featuring an amateur detective - Miss Marple, Flavia de Luce, Girl Eye for an Eye, The Grave's a Fine and Private Place

31. A book about a family - This is Where I Leave You, The Nest, Hothouse Flower, The Pact, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America - Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter

33. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in title - The Luminaries, When Breath Becomes Air, something with sun.water, fire/ air in it,

34. A book that includes a wedding - The Christmas Train

35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter - The White Tiger

36. A ghost story - The Shining

37. A book with a two-word title - Sacred Time, Family Furnishings, The Chemist, The Preacher

38. A novel based on a true story - True History of the Kelly Gang, The Paris Wife, Alias Grace, In the Unlikely Event

39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game - Mr Penumbra's 24 hr Bookstore, Ender's Game, Codebreakers, The Sherlockian

40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge - Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo (2016 - A National Book Award winner)
2015: (26) A Memoir - Lucky, Man's Search for Meaning
2016: (3) A YA Bestseller - Between Shades of Gray
2017: (A9) A Book you got from a used book sale - G is for Gumshoe
2018: (3) The Next Book in a series you started - Seven Up

Advanced
41. A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book - Flight Behavior

42. A "choose-your-own-adventure" book - My Lady's Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel

43. An "own voices" book - The Kid, Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng, Carly's Voice,

44. Read a book during the season it is set in
- Winter - The Ice Princess,
- Spring - Invisible Murder
- Summer - The Young Man and the Sea
- Fall - Only Child

45. A LitRPG book - Ready Player One

46. A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters - A Map of Glass, Things to Do When It's Raining, Hide and Seek

47. Two books that share the same title
- The Innocent by David Baldacci

48. Two books that share the same title
- The Innocent by Taylor Stevens

49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt, The Hate U Give

50. A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent - A House Without Windows

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message 18: by Sam F (last edited Dec 12, 2019 05:13PM) (new)

Nov 27, 2018 03:59PM

THE NONFICTION GROWTH CHALLENGE
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019

1. Read a book that teaches you how to problem solve. - Codebreakers: The Inside Story of Bletchley Park, Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family

2. Read a book that teaches you how to think critically. - Freakonomics, Guns, Germs, and Steel, Outliers, Shakespeare Saved My Life

3. Read a book that teaches you how to become more creative. - Color: A Natural History of the Palette, The Artist's Way, No Matter the Wreckage

4. Read a book that teaches you how to make better decisions. - The Happiness Project, David and Goliath, A House in the Sky: A Memoir

5. Read a book on emotional intelligence. - A Train in Winter, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake

6. Read a book to improve your communication skills. - The Professor and the Madman, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone

7. Read a book about how to learn. - The Freedom Writers Diary, Embracing the Wide Sky, Carly's Voice, The Spark,

8. Read a book that teaches you leadership skills. - The Opposable Mind, The Tipping Point, 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers

9. Read a book about extroversion or introversion.

10. Read a book about psychology. - An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales, The Brain That Changes Itself, Blink, The Mind's Eye, The Psychopath Test, Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness

11. Read a book about an ideology that is not your own. - Shake Hands with the Devil, They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

12. Read a book to help you master social media.

13. Read a book about your favorite hobby to become better at it.
- Hiking: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail, Long Beach Wild,
- Food: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, In Defense of Food, Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef, Life from Scratch
- Travel: Born Adventurer, Beyond Belfast, Turn Right at Machu Picchu, Drink the Bitter Root,

14. Read a collection of essays. - We Who Can Fly, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Why Not Me?

15. Read an autobiography/biography of a woman written by a woman. - Honeymoon in Purdah: An Iranian Journey, Vanilla Beans & Brodo: Real Life in the Hills of Tuscany, Reading Lolita in Tehran, Lucky, Prisoner of Tehran, Something Fierce, My Secret Sister

16. Read an autobiography/biography of a man written by a man. - Mr. Nice, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Little Princes, Here Comes Trouble, Between the World and Me

17. Read a book about someone’s journey; inner or outer. - Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter

18. Read a book about science or technology. - One Hundred Days: My Unexpected Journey from Doctor to Patient, The Botany of Desire, Stiff, Possessing Genius: The True Account of the Bizarre Odyssey of Einstein's Brain, Spook, The Hedgehog, the Fox & the Magister's Pox, When Breath Becomes Air

19. Read a book about a religion or philosophy - Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith, Infidel, Heaven is for Real, Man's Search for Meaning

20. Read a book about a topic you have always wanted to learn more about.
- Politics: New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer, The Struggle is My Life, The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East, The Monuments Men, Conversations With Myself, Love & Courage: My Story of Family, Resilience, and Overcoming the Unexpected
- Humour: Jerry Seinfeld, the Entire Domain, Everything is Perfect When You're a Liar, I'm Just a Person
- Dog Training: Be the Pack Leader
- Climate Change: Sleeping Naked is Green, Silent Spring,

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message 19: by Sam F (last edited Oct 05, 2019 12:03PM) (new)

Nov 27, 2018 04:01PM

COLOR CHALLENGE
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019

1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...). - The Botany of Desire, Steppenwolf, On Beauty, A Breath of Snow & Ashes, Mercy Among the Children,

2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...). - Manhunting,

3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...). - White Teeth, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures, Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang, Eligible, Mudbound, Blood Bones & Butter, The Casual Vacancy, A God in Ruins,

Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) by Ernest Cline

4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...). - The River Thieves, , Hotel On the Corner of Bitter & Sweet, Beyond Belfast, The Mind's Eye,

The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye (Millennium, #5) by David Lagercrantz

5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...). - Gonzalez and Daughter Trucking Co., Lucky, The Struggle is My Life, They Poured Fire On Us, Embracing the Wide Sky,

The Girl With All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1) by M.R. Carey

6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...). - Lullabies for Little Criminals, The Brain that Changes Itself, Prodigal Summer, Silent Spring, Animal Vegetable Miracle, My Not So Perfect Life,

7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...). - Plan B, Case Histories, Everything is Illuminated, River Cross My Heart, The Lemon Tree, A Long Way Down, My Father's Tears & Other Stories, The Happiness Project, The Nest,

8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...). - Cath-22, A Brain Wider than Sky, Sweetland,

9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...). - The Girls, The Sound & the Fury,

The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom

10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...). - On the Beach, The Shadow of the Wind, The Little Shadows,

12 Strong The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton

11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...). - The Polished Hoe, Icy Sparks, God Hates Us All, Life After Life, The Storyteller, The Innocent Sleep,

Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer

12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).

Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) by Eoin Colfer

13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover. - The Kitchen God's Wife, A Tale for the Time Being,

14. Read a book with a geometric pattern on the cover (rainbows, stripes, polka dots, floral pattern, mosiac, etc...). - The Beekeeper's Apprentice, The Interestings,

A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi

15. Read a book with an ugly (to you) cover.

"G" is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, #7) by Sue Grafton

16. Read a book with two or more color words in the title (yellow gold, black & white, etc...) - Black and Blue

17. Read a book with the word “Color” in the title. - Colour

18. Read a book with a word describing color in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, shiny, mosiac, etc...) - The Shining

*Finished the challenge already? Double your fun and redo tasks 1 through 12, but instead of the cover, find the colors in the title!

**Finished again? A triple challenge would be to find books with all of these colors in their covers AND in their titles.

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message 20: by Sam F (last edited Aug 23, 2019 08:31AM) (new)

Nov 27, 2018 04:03PM

READ & GO CHALLENGE
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

1. A novel set in the woods - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

2. A novel involving a creative outlet - Life From Scratch, Why Not Me?

3. A novel featuring food you have not tried - A Strangeness in My Mind

4. A novel involving a train ride - The Christmas Train

5. A graphic novel - Illegal

6. A novel involving ghosts - The Shining

7. A novel featuring a zoo, animal shelter or sanctuary - We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

8. A novel set on a bus - Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter

9. A novel where a main character seeks self-improvement - The Same Sky

10. A novel featuring a bike ride - Paris for One and Other Stories

11. A novel set in or involving something industrial (factory, etc.) - Cinder

12. A novel involving a plane ride - In the Unlikely Event

13. A novel set in a snow land - The Ice Princess

14. A novel set in a country other than your own - Hide and Seek

15. A novel featuring a garden - The Japanese Lover

16. A novel set in a museum - The Museum of Extraordinary Things

17. A novel set in a hotel - The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet, Goldie Vance Vol. 1

18. A novel featuring an instrument you wish you could play - Half-Blood Blues

19. A novel involving an escape - Ready Player One

20. A novel set underground or underwater - Annihilation

21. A novel involving a road trip - The Grave's a Fine and Private Place

22. A novel depicting a sci-fi technology that now exists - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

23. A novel set in a city within 100 km of your own - Christmas at the Vinyl Cafe

24. Bonus: A novel set in your home town - Fugitive Pieces

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message 21: by Sam F (last edited Dec 29, 2019 04:20PM) (new)

Nov 27, 2018 04:09PM

The A-T-Y 2019 List:

1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (Won Nobel Prize in 2003), Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Pulitzer Nonfiction), The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt (Pulitzer, 2014), All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr (Pulitzer, 2015), The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling (Goodreads choice award for fiction), Chronicler of the Winds (Sveriges Radios Romanpris (1996)) The Narrow Road to the Deep North Man Booker Prize (2014)

2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why) - Why Not Me?, When Life Gives You Lululemons, Who do You Think You Are,

3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y - Between Shades of Gray

4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc) - The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye

5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare - Othello, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, Shakespeare Saved My Life

6. A book with a dual timeline - We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1
Books: Mr. Penumbra's 24hr Bookstore
Brain: Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness
Austen: Eligible
Virus: The Girl With All the GiftsWhiteout
Hotel: The Shining

8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2
Books: The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
Brain: The Brain that Changes Itself
Austen: Lost in Austen: Create Your Own Jane Austen Adventure
Virus: Virals
Hotel: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet, Goldie Vance Vol. 1

9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror) - "G" is for Gumshoe

10. A book featuring an historical figure - The Paris Wife - Paula McLain (Ernest Hemingway), Codebreakers, Wives of Henry VIII, Cue for Treason, Philippa Gregory, Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter

11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject) - Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi (Snake), Watership Down (Rabbit), Eragon (Dragon), Monkey Mind,

12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer - The Library At Mount Char, Reading Lolita in Tehran, The Jane Austen Book Club, The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry - Gabrielle Zevin, The Ice Princess

13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson (September 2015), We are Never Meeting in Real Life, Circe, Educated, Boy, Snow, Bird, Dead Wake, The Forgotten Garden, The Golem & the Jinni, The Lonely City, Girl With All the Gifts, David & Goliath, Shadow of the Wind, We Are Never Meeting in Real Life,

14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term - Journey to the Centre of the Earth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Moonwalking with Einstein, The Moonstone, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, The Last Queen of Heaven

15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Spain), The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto

16. A book told from multiple perspectives - All the Light We Cannot See, Americanah, The Interestings, The Moonstone, A Strangeness in My Mind

17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia) - Good Morning Midnight, Ready Player One, The Handmaid's Tale, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Ender's Game, Worldshaker, Halo, Leviathan, The Heart Goes Last, Clockwork Angel,

18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements - Uncle Tungsten, The Silver Linings Playbook, The Goldfinch,

19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR - Henning Mankell, Agatha Christie, Jodi Picoult, Liane Moriarty, Margaret Atwood, The Grave's a Fine and Private Place

20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country - Indian Horse, Three Day Road

21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes
a) 2 books from 2 different sides of an event/issue/perspective - The Silent Wife
b) A portal fiction - Artemis Fowl
c) A book from one of The Millions Most Anticipated list - All the Light We Cannot See, Boy Snow Bird, Eligible, The Nest, The High Mountains of Portugal, A God in Ruins, Sweetland, We Are Not Ourselves, Adult Onset, Family Furnishings, All My Puny Sorrows, Swing Time, The Road, Middlesex, The Known World, Hidden Figures, Freedom, Almost Everything,
d) A book with less than 200 pages - Between the World and Me
e) favourite song - Every Day
f) fake identity - N or M?
g) special year - Monster
h) A book from a GR list of lesser known books recommended by people in the ATY group - Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef,
i) A book from "The Great American Read" - The Grapes of Wrath, The Stand, Pillars of the Earth, The Da Vinci Code, The Handmaid's Tale, Catch-22, A Separate Peace, Ready Player One, Americanah, White Teeth,

22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover - Catch-22, Wife 22, The 10th Circle, Seven Up

23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old - Othello, Hornet Flight, Cue for Treason, Girl of Limberlost, Agatha Christie, Mary Poppins

24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New - Love & Courage: My Story of Family, Resilience, and Overcoming the Unexpected

25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed
- From library - Circe by Madeline Miller, The Penelopiad, Dear Daughter
- From friend - The 13th Wife, A Fine Balance, Beautiful Disaster
- From another idea - Dorothy Must Die, Freakonomics, Cinder

26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue - This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein, The Nest, Eragon, Half-Blood Blues, Republic of Imagination,

27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list - Middlesex, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Lord of Rings, Les Miserables, Grapes of Wrath, Catch-22, The Shining, In Cold Blood, Sherlock Holmes, The Name of the Rose, The Brothers Karamazov, Middlesex,

28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.) - The Hypnotist, Icy Sparks, The Ice Cream Wars,

29. A book published before 1950 - The Grapes of Wrath, Hamlet, Steppenwolf, The Brothers Karamazov, Les Miserables, The Sound & the Fury, Agatha Christie, Cue for Treason, Girl of Limberlost, Man's Search for Meaning

30. A book featuring an elderly character - A Man Called Ove, The Drop, Little Old Lady Behaving Badly, The Japanese Lover

31. A children’s classic you’ve never read - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, A House at Pooh Corner, Moomins, Wind in the Willows, The Young Man and the Sea

32. A book with more than 500 pages - The Orenda, A Fine Balance, A Breath of Snow & Ashes, Life After Life, The Luminaries, Les Miserables, Wind-up Bird Chronicles, The Casual Vacancy, The Little Old Lady Behaving Badly: A Novel

33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet - Freedom, Prodigal Summer, Tooth and Nail

34. A book with a person's name in the title - The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, A Man Called Ove, Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B, A Star Called Henry, The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko, Miller's Way, Lulu in the Sky, Juliet's Nurse, Sophie's Choice, Apollow's Arrow, Barney's Version, Tess of D'Urbervilles, The Nanny Diaries

35. A psychological thriller - The Troop, Sharp Objects

36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list - The Goldfinch, A God in Ruins, Life After Life, The Interestings, A Tale for the Time Being, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, The Luminaries, When Breath Becomes Air, A Great Reckoning, Hidden Figures, Eligible, The High Mountains of Portugal, The Hate U Give,

37. A book set in a school or university - Fangirl, Educated, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Foxfire, Salem Falls, The Kid

38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc) - Illegal

39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life - Christmas at the Vinyl Cafe, The Interestings, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt, A Fine Balance, Good Morning Midnight, A Walk in the Woods, James Herriot, The Shining, Paris for One, Paris Wife, Along the Incan Road, Pioneer Woman, A Blade of Grass, The Shining

40. A book you stumbled upon - The Same Sky

41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards - Educated by Tara Westover, Lethal White

42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character - The Golem & the Jinni, The Girl With All the Gifts, Sense & Sensibility & Sea Monsters, Acquainted With the Night, Dracula My Love, Annihilation

43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction] - Silent Spring, Hidden Figures, Virals, Android Karenina, The Chemist, Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves

44. A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dexter, Sherlock Holmes, The Luminaries, Red Sparrow

45. A multi-generational saga - Les Miserables, Middlesex, White Teeth, House of the Spirits, A God in Ruins, In the Unlikely Event

46. A book with a (mostly) black cover - Dead Wake, The Silent Wife, Zorgamazoo, No Logo,

Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus, #2) by Ian Rankin

47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.) - Animal Vegetable Miracle, In Defense of Food, Life From Scratch, Soul of a Chef, The Vintage Caper

48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year - Behind the Beautiful Forevers, All the Light We Cannot See, Sophie's Choice, The Grapes of Wrath, The Hate U Give, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena,

49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country - Wind-up Bird Chronicle, Beauty of Humanity Movement, Shanghai Girls, Do Not Say We Have Nothing, The End of East?, Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 01

50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual) - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Child Finder, The Voluntourist, Geography of You & Me, Along the Inca Road, Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer, Maiden Voyages, The Christmas Train

51. A book published in 2019 - 99 Nights in Logar

52. A book with a weird or intriguing title - The Sherlockian, Stiff, Spook, A Map of Glass, Zorgamazoo, Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer, Thereby Hangs a Tail, Pass the Butterworm,

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message 22: by Sam F (last edited Dec 29, 2019 04:21PM) (new)

Nov 27, 2018 04:19PM

Listopia Challenge 2019:

Possible lists:

Best Survival Stories
1. The Grapes of Wrath
2. Sophie's Choice
3. Watership Down
4. On The Beach
5. The Road
6. The Stand
7. A Beautiful Mind
8. The Book of Negroes
9. Matched
10. The Adoration of Jenna Fox
11. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
12. The Girl With All the Gifts
13. Ready Player One
14. Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
15. Cold Cold Heart
16. Vanishing Acts
17. A House in the Sky: A Memoir
18. Man's Search for Meaning
19. Every Day

Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1. Guns Germs & Steel
2. Freakonomics
3. Stiff
4. Silent Spring
5. The Tipping Point
6. Thinking Fast & Slow
7. The Coming Plague
8. The Botany of Desire
9. The Naked Ape
10. Bonk
11. The Brain that Changes Itself
12. Spook
13. The 13th Element
14. The Memory Palace
15. The Teenage Brain

Best Horror Novels
1. The Shining
2. It
3. Salem's Lot
4. The Stand
5. Hannibal
6. Harvest Home
7. The Historian
8. The Shadow of the Wind
9. The Girl With All the Gifts
10. Hound of the Baskervilles

Books that Exceeded Your Expectations
1. The Shadow of the Wind
2. Les Miserables
3. The Historian
4. The Forgotten Garden
5. Middlesex
6. The Pact
7. Shanghai Girls
8. Shiver
9. Steppenwolf
10. Lord of the Rings
11. A Fine Balance
12. Artemis Fowl
13. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
14. All the Light We Cannot See
15. Catch-22
16. The Sound & the Fury
17. Cutting for Stone
18. A Breath of Snow & Ashes
19. The Silmarillion
20. Fall of Giants
21. Someone Knows My Name
22. The Goldfinch

Humourous Memoirs & Non-Fiction
1. Me Talk Pretty One Day
2. Naked
3. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
4. When You are Engulfed in Flames
5. The Botany of Desire
6. Why Not Me?
7. This is Where I Leave You
8. Stiff
9. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
10. Thereby Hangs a Tail

You Read a Book About What?
1. The Professor & the Madman
2. Spook
3. In Cold Blood
4. The Psychopath Test
5. Color
6. Dead Wake
7. Infidel
8. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
9. A Stolen Life
10. All the President's Men
11. My Year of Meats
12. Blink
13. Turn Right At Machu Picchu
14. From Scratch
15. Steve Jobs

Books I would Require if I Taught an English Lit Class
1. Hamlet
2. Catch-22
3. The Sound & the Fury
4. Reading Lolita in Tehran
5. Grapes of Wrath
6. A Separate Peace
7. Sherlock Holmes
8. Middlesex
9. The Brothers Karamazov
10. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
11. The Hate U Give

Female Psychological Thrillers Suspense Written by Women
1. Sharp Objectss
2. K is for Killer
3. The Silent Wife
4. The Ice Princess
5. Island of Lost Girls
6. A Fatal Grace
7. "G" is for Gumshoe
8. H is for Homicide

100 Mysteries & Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime
1. Murder on the Orient Express
2. The Complete Sherlock Holmes
3. The Woman in White
4. The Name of the Rose
5. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
6. Catch-22
7. The Bourne Identity
8. Tell No One
9. The Shadow of the Wind
10. Case Histories
11. The Husband's Secret
12. A Great Reckoning
13. The Historian
14. The Bourne Supremacy

Interesting, Well Written Books that are not by Dead/Old White Men
1. The Handmaid's Tale
2. Half of a Yellow Sun
3. Americanah
4. The Wind-up Bird Chronicle
5. White Teeth
6. Cutting for Stone
7. Life After Life
8. The Goldfinch
9. On Beauty
10. A Fine Balance
11. A Tale for the Time Being

Major Award Winning Fiction Since 1990
1. The Road
2. The Blind Assassin
3. Alias Grace
4. All the Light We Cannot See
5. Sea of Poppies
6. The Secret River
7. Middlesex
8. The Casual Vacancy
9. The Luminaries
10. A Tale for the Time Being
11. Galore
12. Three Day Road
13. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
14. Fingersmith
15. White Teeth

Best Books to read When Snow is Falling
1. The Snow Child
2. Night Road
3. Shiver
4. The Kitchen House
5. The Peach Keeper
6. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
7. The Other Boleyn Girl
8. The Distant Hours
9. What Alice Forgot
10. Picture Perfect

Best Feminist Fiction
1. Parable of the Sower
2. Kindred
3. The Kitchen God's Wife
4. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
5. North & South
6. Prodigal Summer
7. Lady Oracle
8. The Book of Negroes
9. Shanghai Girls
10. Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang
11. Good Morning Midnight
12. Much Ado About Nothing
13. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
14. Leviathan
15. Loving Frank

Gilmore Girls Complete Reading List
1. The Picture of Dorian Gray
2. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
3. The Two Towers
4. Oliver Twist
5. Julius Caesar
6. Hamlet
7. The Shadow of the Wind
8. The Grapes of Wrath
9. Catch-22
10. High Fidelity
11. Middlesex
12. The Name of the Rose
13. Me Talk Pretty One Day
14. Reading Lolita in Tehran
15. The Sound & The Fury

Top 10 for the Reading Challengers
1. Ready Player One
2. The Nightingale
3. The Stand
4. A Man Called Ove
5. The Golem & the Jinni
6. Eragon
7. The Girl With All the Gifts
8. Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore
9. The Secret Keeper
10. All the Light We Cannot See

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message 23: by Sam F (last edited Dec 29, 2019 04:22PM) (new)

Nov 27, 2018 05:59PM

Other Possible Lists:

The Prison Book Club Discussed Books

1. Three Day Road
2. An Ice-cream War
3. The Tipping Point
4. Blink
5. Outliers
6. The Book of Negroes
7. Someone Knows My Name
8. Infidel
9. Fugitive Pieces
10. A Fine Balance

Favourite Travel Books
1. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
2. Honeymoon in Purdah
3. The Lost Girls
4. A House in the Sky: A Memoir
5. Reading Lolita in Tehran
6. Fresh Air Fiend
7. All Roads Lead to Austen
8. Little Princes
9. Shanghai Girls
10. Maiden Voyages

Oprah's Book Club Picks
1. Middlesex
2. A Fine Balance
3. Songs in Ordinary Time
4. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
5. The Sound & The Fury
6. Icy Sparks
7. Freedom
8. A New Earth
9. River Cross My Heart
10. Open House
11. Cane River

Everyone's Read it But Me
1. Middlesex
2. Lord of the Rings
3. Eragon
4. Artemis Fowl
5. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
6. Catch-22
7. The Name of the Rose
8. The Bourne Identity
9. The Stand
10. The Goldfinch
11. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Around the World in 100 Books
1. The Shadow of the Wind
2. Hamlet
3. Cutting for Stone
4. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
5. A Fine Balance
6. The Wind Up Bird Chronicle
7. On the Beach
8. The Beach
9. The Kitchen God's Wife
10. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
11. Reading Lolita in Tehran
12. The True History of the Kelly Gang
13. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
14. The Girl You Left Behind
15. Once Were Warriors
16. The Secret River
17. Shadows on the Rock

Best Multicultural General Fiction
1. A Fine Balance
2. Cutting for Stone
3. White Teeth
4. The Kitchen God's Wife
5. Family Matters
6. The Wind-up Bird Chronicle
7. At Play in the Fields of the Lord

Book of the Month Club Picks
1. When Breath Becomes Air
2. The Nest
3. The Japanese Lover
4. Eligible
5. The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
6. Swing Time
7. Circling the Sun
8. Into the Water
9. The Nightingale

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message 24: by Sam F (last edited Aug 13, 2019 09:22AM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:17AM

2019, YLTO Movie Mania!

Book 1:
12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers

Tasks:

1. Read the book. 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers

2. Author: Doug Stanton is the author of three books. Read a book from a trilogy. It may be any book in the trilogy. The Little Old Lady Behaving Badly: A Novel

3. Actor: Chris Helmsworth was born in Melbourne, Australia. Read a book that is set in Australia, or written by an Australian author. The Narrow Road to the Deep North

4. Setting: Afghanistan - The country's strategic location along the Silk Road connected it to the cultures of the Middle East and other parts of Asia. Read a book with the word "Silk" in title.

5. Genre: Non-Fiction - Read a book that is non-fiction. The genre must be listed on the book's main page. - Man's Search for Meaning

6. Trivia: This is the dramatic account of a small band of Special Forces soldiers who entered Afghanistan immediately following September 11, 2001 and, riding to war on horses, defeated the Taliban. Read a book with "Horse" in title or on the cover. There may be more than one horse on the cover. The horse must be main focus of the cover.

My Lady's Choosing An Interactive Romance Novel by Kitty Curran

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message 25: by Sam F (last edited Dec 27, 2019 08:08AM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:18AM

Book 2:
Annihilation

Tasks:

1. Read the book. - Annihilation

2. Author: Jeff VanderMeer is a strong advocate for ecological issues. Read a book from the list, List - Best Environmental Books. Required: State the position the book is on the list. - Silent Spring, A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail, This Changes Everything, In Defense of Food, The Botany of Desire, Animal Vegetable Miracle, The Tipping Point, Sleeping Naked is Green, Sisters of the Earth,

3. Actor: Natalie Portman was born in Israel, won academy award Best Actress for Black Swan. Read a book with "Swan" in the title or on the cover. If the swan is on the cover, it must be the focus of the cover. A Wild Swan: And Other Tales

4. Setting: Eastern Coast USA - St. Marks Wildlife Refuge in North Florida is the main influence on the Southern Reach trilogy. Read a book set in Florida. Black and Blue

5. Genre: Science Fiction - Read a book from the genre Science Fiction. The genre must be listed on the book's main page. - The Girl With All the Gifts

6. Trivia: A lighthouse features prominently in the story. read a book with "Lighthouse" or "Beacon" in the title or where there is a Lighthouse on the cover where the lighthouse is clearly visible on the cover.

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message 26: by Sam F (last edited Sep 11, 2019 01:52PM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:18AM

Book 3:
Bel Canto

Tasks:

1. Read the book.

2. Author: Ann Patchett was on Time Magazine's list of 100 most influential people in the world. Read a book with "Time" in the title. - A Tale for the Time Being

3. Actor: Julianna Moore is an atheist; when asked on Inside the Actors Studio what God might say to her upon arrival at heaven, she gave God's response as, "Well, I guess you were wrong, I do exist." Read a book with a Religious theme or Atheist theme. The Preacher

4. Setting: Unnamed South American country - Read a book set in South America or written by a South American author. - Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter

5. Genre: Literary Fiction - Read a book that is Literary Fiction. The genre must be listed on the book's main page. - We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

6. Trivia: The novel was the Orange Prize winner in 2002. Read a book that was an Orange Prize winner or nominee. Orange Prize List - La Lacuna, On Beauty, Fugitive Pieces, Half-Blood Blues, The Rehearsal: A Novel The Flying Troutmans, Lullabies for Little Criminals, Fault Lines, The Girls, Case Histories, The Secret Life of Bees, The Blind Assassin, White Teeth, Alias Grace, 100 Secret Senses

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message 27: by Sam F (last edited Dec 31, 2019 07:29AM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:19AM

Book 4:
Between Shades of Gray, Movie name: Ashes in the Snow

Tasks:

1. Read the book. - Between Shades of Gray

2. Author: Ruta Sepetys lives in a treehouse in the hills of Tennessee. Read a book with "tree" or "house" in the title. - A House Without Windows

3. Actor: Bel Powley's maternal grandmother, Betty is originally from Dublin. Read a book set in Ireland or by an Irish author. - The Homecoming and Other Stories: A BBC Audio Exclusive

4. Setting: Siberia and Lithuania - Siberia and Lithuania border on the Baltic Sea. Read a book that is set in one of these countries that border on the Baltic Sea: Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania. Required: State the name of the country. The Ice Princess

5. Genre: Historic Fiction - Read a book featuring women in history. (ie Joan of Arc)- Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World

6. Trivia: To avoid potential confusion with the 50 Shades of Gray franchise, many alternative titles were considered to replace Between Shades of Gray. Screenwriter Ben York Jones came up with Ashes in the Snow, for its similarity in cadence and its narrative significance. Read a book that has "Ashes" or "Snow" in the title. This task requires that the word be exact. - Boy, Snow, Bird

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message 28: by Sam F (last edited Dec 28, 2019 03:07PM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:19AM

Book 5:
Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family

Tasks:

1. Read the book. Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family

2. Author: Garrard Conley has one published book on Goodreads, although he has written various podcasts and articles. Read a book with a single word title. Words like a, an, the, etc are not allowed. The title is restricted to one word only. Virals

3. Actor: Lucas Hedges - When asked about his sexuality in 2018, Hedges said: "In the early stages of my life, some of the people I was most infatuated with were my closest male friends." Read a book about boyhood friends. - The Young Man and the Sea

4. Setting: Arkansas - Read a book set in Arkansas or NYC (where Garrard currently lives). The Nest

5. Genre: Memoir - Read a Memoir. The genre must be listed on the book's main page. My Secret Sister

6. Trivia: Garrand's parents gave him the choice to undergo conversion therapy or be exiled and shunned. Read a book with "exile" or "shun" in title. - The Exile

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message 29: by Sam F (last edited Dec 23, 2019 06:51PM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:19AM

Book 6:
Crazy Rich Asians

Tasks:

1. Read the book.

2. Author: Kevin Kwan craves pineapple tarts. Read a book with fruit on cover. To define fruit, please use this list. We will use only those listed in the top section.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Merry Christmas! 101 Joyous Holiday Stories by Amy Newmark

3. Actor: Constance Wu said, "I was reciting Shakespeare monologues when I was 10. I still know the whole 'To be, or not to be...' monologue, because I knew it when I was 10." Read a retelling of Shakespeare. Required - Explain how the book fits this task. Shakespeare Saved My Life

4. Setting: Singapore, Hong Kong - Read a book set in Singapore or Hong Kong.

5. Genre: Romance - Read a book with the genre Chick Lit or Women's Lit. The genre must be listed on the book's main page. - Seven Up

6. Trivia: "The mansion's taxidermied tiger was problematic; the best specimen was in London, and the production designer realized he'd have trouble getting it across international borders. Instead, he hired sculptors in Thailand to create a tiger out of foam and fur, only to have it held up in Thai customs because agents thought it was the real thing. Read a book with a tiger on the cover. It may be a partial tiger, but the tiger should be the main focus of the cover. -

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message 30: by Sam F (last edited Aug 23, 2019 08:35AM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:20AM

Book 7:
The Darkest Minds

Tasks:

1. Read the book.

2. Author: Alexandra Bracken, the daughter of a Star Wars collector, grew up going to an endless string of Star Wars conventions and toy fairs, which helped spark her imagination and a deep love of reading. Read a book with "Toy" in title. For this task, the word may be imbedded in another, ie "Toymaker".

3. Actor: Mandy Moore acted in Tangled (TV Series) as Rapunzel. Read a Fairy Tale retelling. "Retelling" must be listed on the main book page.

4. Setting: Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp.” - Read a WWII story. - Fugitive Pieces

5. Genre: Dystopia - Read a book with a super hero from this list. Required - state the position of the book on the list. - Don't have any

6. Trivia: Alexandra Bracken, author of The Darkest Minds series, makes a cameo appearance as a nurse at the end of the movie. Read a book where the main character is a nurse. - Invisible Murder

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message 31: by Sam F (last edited Oct 26, 2019 12:48PM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:20AM

Book 8:
The Death Cure

Tasks:

1. Read the book.

2. Author: James Dashner tweeted Oct 15, 2018, "Going to the opera with my daughter is one of the best things." Read a book that has "Opera" in title or is in the Space Opera genre. The genre must be listed on the main book page.

3. Actor: Dylan O'Brien played in TV Series Teen Wolf. Read a book with a wolf on cover. It must be prominent on the cover.

Never Cry Wolf The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves by Farley Mowat

4. Setting: Maze - The World's Top Ten Mazes lists Dole on Oahu as being the number one maze. Read a book set in Hawaii.

5. Genre: Dystopia - read a book with "Dystopia" listed on the main book page. - The Heart Goes Last

6. Trivia: Dylan O'Brien suffered serious injuries was dragged under the vehicle to which he was strapped, while filming the opening train chase sequence. Read a book with "Train" in the title or prominently displayed on the cover. - The Christmas Train

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message 32: by Sam F (last edited Aug 13, 2019 09:23AM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:20AM

Book 9:
Every Day

Tasks:

1. Read the book. - Every Day

2. Author: David Levithan's first book was published in 2003. Read a book by another author whose first book was published 2000 or later. - The Grave's a Fine and Private Place

3. Actor: Angourie Rice plays the part of Rhiannon who wakes up one day in the body of Justin. Read a book with "Rhiannon" in the title, or is the name of the author, or is a character in the book. - Only Child - Rhiannon Navin

4. Setting: Maryland - Maryland was founded for the purpose of providing religious toleration of England's Roman Catholic minority. Read a book with the theme of discrimination based on religion. The Boston Girl

5. Genre: YA Fantasy - Read a book that is YA Fantasy. The genre must be listed on the book's main page. Empress of a Thousand Skies

6. Trivia: Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Read a book where the title starts with the letter "B". It may not be proceeded by the words, "a", "an", "the" etc. It must be the first word. Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef

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message 33: by Sam F (last edited Oct 10, 2019 01:58PM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:20AM

Book 10:
Fahrenheit 451

Tasks:

1. Read the book.

2. Author: Ray Bradbury named Edgar Rice Burrows, John Steinbeck, Jules Verne, and Stanley G. Weinbaum as his influences. Read a book written by one of these authors.

3. Actor: Michael B. Jordan plays Guy Montagne who is a "fireman" whose job is to burn books. Read a book about books. The Sherlockian

4. Setting: USA - Guy Montagne was played by Oskar Werner who was an Austrian actor. Read a book set in Austria or is written by an Austrian author. - Leviathan

5. Genre: Classic Sci-Fi - Read a Classic Sci-Fi book. The genre must be listed on the book's main page. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

6. Trivia: The movie names other books. Read a book named in another book.

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message 34: by Sam F (last edited Aug 13, 2019 09:23AM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:20AM

Book 11:
Fifty Shades Freed

Tasks:

1. Read the book.

2. Author: E.L. James has this quote on her Twitter banner - "You read me like one of your books; except I'm not the hero. I'll never be the hero." Christian Grey . Read a book where the main character is an anti-hero. - The Silent Wife

3. Actor: Dakota Johnson is the daughter of Don Johnson (Miami Vice) and Melanie Griffith (Working Girl). Read a book with the word "Daughter" in the title. Dear Daughter

4. Setting: Seattle - Read a book set in Washington State. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

5. Genre: Erotica - Read a book that is Erotica, or, since opposites attract, read a book that is classed as Clean Romance. Required - explain how the book fits the genre you've chosen.

6. Trivia: Some of the movie was filmed at Sarah McLachlan's home. One of my favourite songs of hers is Angel. Read a book with "Angel" or "Seraphim" in the title.

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message 35: by Sam F (last edited Dec 29, 2019 04:23PM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:21AM

Book 12:
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong

Tasks:

1. Read the book.

2. Author: James Hansen - Read a book by another author with initials J H in any order. Catch-22

3. Actor: Ryan Gossling was born in Ontario, and is of French-Canadian descent. Read a book set in Canada or by a Canadian author. - Christmas at the Vinyl Cafe

4. Setting: Space - Read a book that is set in Space.

5. Genre: Biography - Read a Biography. The genre must be listed on the book's main page. Dreamers

6. Trivia: The author, James R. Hansen, is a two-time nominee for the Pulitzer Prize in History. Read a book that is a Pulitzer prize winner or nominee. List - All the Light We Cannot See, The Goldfinch, The Road, The Known World, Middlesex, Guns Germs & Steel, The Wild Iris, The Grapes of Wrath,

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message 36: by Sam F (last edited Dec 23, 2019 06:50PM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:26AM

Book 13:
Forever My Girl

Tasks:

1. Read the book. - Forever My Girl

2. Author: Heidi McLaughlin wrote another book titled Roman. Read a book about the ancient Romans.

3. Actor: Alex Roe has 16 acting credits. Read a book that was first published in 2016. - Why Not Me?

4. Setting: Texas - Read a book set in Texas. The Same Sky

5. Genre: Romance, Music - Read a book listed as New Adult. The genre must be listed on the book's main page. Beautiful Disaster

6. Trivia: Director Bethany Ashton Wolf passionately and vehemently wanted Travis Tritt to play a cameo role in the film and sing an original song in it as well. Wolf felt that he is one of the greatest country stars of all time, a living legend, and she wanted to pay homage to that style of country music in the film, so she called and emailed his team for 3 consecutive months before filming commenced. When the news reached Tritt, he accepted the role of Walt and the song. He sings the original song, "Slowin' Down" written by Brett Boyett and Paul Overstreet in the film and on its soundtrack.

Read a book with the word "country" or the author's first or last name is "Travis".

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message 37: by Sam F (last edited Dec 09, 2019 03:11PM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:27AM

Book 14:
The Girl in the Spider's Web

Tasks:

1. Read the book.

2. Author: David Lagercrantz - Using the letters in "David Lagercrantz" make a word of at least 3 letters long. Read a book with that exact word in it. You may use a letter as many as times as it shows in the name. ie - there are 3 a's. You may use all three of them in your word. You may not use letters not shown in the name. ie - you may use leg, but not legs. - Nail: Tooth and Nail

3. Actor: Claire Foy acted in NetFlix Series, The Crown. Read a story where the characters are members of a royal family.- The Vanishing Man

4. Setting: Sweden - Read a book that is set in Sweden or written by a Swedish author. The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye

5. Genre: Mystery - Read a book that is Historical Mystery. Use this genre page as a tool. Required - explain how the book fits this genre. - The Beekeeper's Apprentice, The Name of the Rose, The Shadow of the Wind, The Golden Tresses of the Dead, The God of the Hive,

6. Trivia: The main character's name is Lizbeth which is a derivative of Elizabet. Read a book where the main character is named Elizabeth, Liz, Beth, or Betty. - Eligible

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message 38: by Sam F (last edited Nov 27, 2019 04:42AM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:27AM

Book 15:
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Tasks:

1. Read the book.

2. Author: Mary Ann Shaffer was a librarian and bookshop worker. Read a book about a library or book shop.

3. Actor: Jessica Brown Findlay played Sybil Crawley in Downton Abbey. Read a book set in a manor or abbey. The Vintage Caper

4. Setting Guernsey 1946 - Read a book set on an island. Things to Do When It's Raining

5. Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance, War - Read a book that is listed as Historical Fiction - War. Both genres must be listed on the main book page. - Somewhere in France

6. Trivia: There's a scene where Juliet finds pressed flowers in her notebook. Read a book that has flowers on cover. -

Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 01 by Nobuhiro Watsuki

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message 39: by Sam F (last edited Aug 13, 2019 09:24AM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:28AM

Book 16:
The Hate U Give

Tasks:

1. Read the book. - The Hate U Give

2. Author: Angie Thomas was the winner of the National Book Award for Young People. Read a book that was a nominee or winner of the National Book Award. - Sophie's Choice, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Between the World and Me

3. Actor: Amandla Stenberg's paternal grandmother was an Inuit from Greenland. Read a book that is set in Iceland, Greenland, or Alaska.

4. Setting: USA - Read a book set in Mississippi.

5, Genre: YA, realistic fiction - Read a book that is Realistic Fiction. Use this genre page as a tool. Required - explain how the book fits this genre. - Dumplin', A Man Called Ove, The Secret Life of Bees, The Casual Vacancy, Beautiful Disaster, The Goldfinch, Americanah, The Da Vinci Code, A Separate Peace, All the Light We Cannot See, The Husband's Secret, Middlesex, Illegal

6. Trivia: The main character's last name is Carter. Read a book with "Carter" in the title or is the author's first or last name.

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message 40: by Sam F (last edited Jun 29, 2019 07:47AM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:28AM

Book 17:
The House with a Clock in Its Walls

Tasks:

1. Read the book.

2. Author: John Bellairs held a bachelor's degree from Notre Dame University and a master's in English from the University of Chicago. Read a book where the main character is a bachelor or bachelorette. - Hard Eight

3. Actor: Jack Black's parents, who were both rocket scientists, divorced when Black was 10. His mother, Judith Love Cohen, worked on the Hubble space telescope. Read a book with a telescope or satellite on the cover.

4. Setting: Michigan - Read a book that is set in a fantasy world.

5. Genre: Fantasy, middle grade - Read a book that is classified middle grade. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.

6. Trivia: A 3D remaster of Michael Jackson's music video, Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983), (celebrating it's 35th anniversary) will precede the film in IMAX. A gift for the 35th anniversary is represented by coral (traditional), jade (modern), and the gem is emerald. Read a book with "coral", "jade", or "emerald" in the title.

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message 41: by Sam F (last edited Dec 02, 2019 05:21PM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:28AM

Book 18:
Juliet, Naked

Tasks:

1. Read the book.

2. Author: Nick Hornby - The Treehouse Trust is a London-based charity, established in 1997 to provide an ‘educational Centre of Excellence’ for children with autism. It was set up by a group of parents (including Nick) whose children had recently been diagnosed with autism. Read a book where autism is a significant theme.

3. Actor: Chris O'Dowd's father, Seán, is a sign designer. Read a book with a sign on the cover.

4. Setting: Pennsylvania - Read a book set in Pennsylvania.

5. Genre: Music, Romance - Read a book where the main character is a singer. - The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto

6. Trivia: The book was a Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2009) . Read a book that was a Goodreads Choice Winner in any year. - Educated, Circe, All the Light We Cannot See, Fantastic Beasts, When Breath Becomes Air, Red Queen, Dead Wake, Why Not Me? Written in My Own Heart's Blood, Life After Life, The Casual Vacancy, The Paris Wife, Fall of Giants, An Echo in the Bone, Leviathan,

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message 42: by Sam F (last edited Dec 23, 2019 06:50PM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:29AM

Book 19:
The Jungle Book. Movie name, Mowgli

Tasks:

1. Read the book. The Jungle Book

2. Author: Rudyard Kipling was born in India. At aged 5, he was sent to school in England. Read the 5th book in a series, or read any book that is in a series with 5 main works. (It could be the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th book in the series.) The Innocent

3. Actor: Peter Mullanis best known for his role in Ken Loach's, My Name Is Joe (1998), Read a book by an author with the name Joe or Joseph. Three Day Road

4. Setting: India - Read a book set in India or by an Indian author.

5. Genre: Classics - Kipling is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story. Read a Short Story Anthology. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.

6. Trivia: Christian Bale's role in the movie was played in the Disney film by Ben Kingsley, making this the second role they have in common after both playing Moses. Read a book that is a Biblical Fiction retellings. Use this list as a tool. Required - explain how the book fits the task. - East of Eden, The 5 People You meet in Heaven

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message 43: by Sam F (last edited Dec 26, 2019 01:36PM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:29AM

Book 20:
Little Women

Tasks:

1. Read the book. - Little Vampire Women

2. Author: Louisa May Alcott said, "I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship." Read a book with a stormy cover.

3. Actor: Lea Thompson starred in Back to the Future. Read a Time Travel book. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.

4. Setting: Massachusetts - Read a book set in Massachusetts. Hide

5. Genre: Classics, Historical Fiction - Read a book that is historical Fiction. The genre must be listed on the book's main page. - A Strangeness in My Mind

6. Trivia: Some people suggest that the title of the movie was meant to highlight the inferiority of women as compared to men, or, alternatively, describe the lives of simple people, "unimportant" in the social sense. Read a book with a strong female lead character. - My Not So Perfect Life

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message 44: by Sam F (last edited Dec 30, 2019 10:16AM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:30AM

Book 21:
The Little Stranger

Tasks:

1. Read the book

2. Author: Sarah Waters was born in Neyland, Pembrokeshire, Wales, The United Kingdom. Read a book that is set in Wales or is by a Welsh author.

3. Actor: Domhnall Gleeson is an Irish actor and writer. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill Weasley in the Harry Potter film franchise (2010-2011). Read a book where the main character has red (ginger) hair. - Monsters of Celtic Mythology

4. Setting: England - Read a book set in the 1940's N or M?

5. Genre: Horror - Read a book that is in the Horror genre. The genre must be listed on the book's main page. - The Shining

6. Trivia: Wonderfully mustachioed Domnhall Gleeson is Faraday, a country doctor living a quietly isolating existence. Read a book with a mustache on the cover.

The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick

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message 45: by Sam F (last edited May 05, 2019 04:44PM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:30AM

Book 22:
The Long Home

Tasks:

1. Read the book.

2. Author: William Gay served in Vietnam. Read a book where a significant character served in Vietnam.

3. Actor: James Franco completed his private pilot's license to prepare for his role in 2006's Flyboys. Read a book where an airplane is on the cover, or the main character is a pilot.

4. Setting: Tennessee - Read a book set in Tennessee. This list may be used as a tool. - Flight Behavior

5. Genre: Southern Gothic - Read a book in the Gothic genre. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.

6. Trivia: Timothy Hutton, second billed, also acted in Last Holiday with Queen Latifa. Read a book where food is major theme.

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message 46: by Sam F (last edited Aug 13, 2019 09:25AM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:31AM

Book 23:
Mary Poppins
Movie - Mary Poppins Returns

Tasks:

1. Read the book. Mary Poppins

2. Author: P.L. Travers lived to the age of 96. Read a book where the main character is human and over the age of 60. - The Japanese Lover

3. Actor: Emily Blunt has two daughters, Hazel (born 2014) and Violet (born 2016). Read a book where "Hazel" or "Violet" is in the title or author's name.

4. Setting: London - Read a book set in London, England. - The Woman in the Water

5. Genre: Classics, Children - Read a book that is a Classics Children book. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.

6. Trivia: Mary Poppins flies with the aid of an umbrella. Read a book with an umbrella on the cover. -

The Nanny Diaries (Nanny, #1) by Emma McLaughlin

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message 47: by Sam F (last edited Sep 30, 2019 02:26PM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:31AM

Book 24:
Meg

Tasks:

1. Read the book. - Meg

2. Author: Steve Alten learned his books were being taught in schools. Read a book from this list. Required - State the position of the book in the list. - This Changes Everything, The Grapes of Wrath, Freakonomics, The Secret Life of Bees, The Two Towers, Hamlet, Leaves of Grass, The Shining, Animal Vegetable Miracle, Red Queen, The Beach, The Lemon Tree, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,

3. Actor: Jason Statham began practicing kung fu, kickboxing and karate recreationally in his youth while working at local market stalls. Read a book where the theme is martial arts. Love & Courage: My Story of Family, Resilience, and Overcoming the Unexpected

4. Setting: Pacific Ocean - Read a book set in the Pacific Ocean. It may be on the ocean, undersea, or on an island in the ocean.

5. Genre: Horror - Horror can be thrilling, and I suspect this one is. Read a book that is classified as Action and/or Thriller. The genre must be listed on the book's main page. The Stonecutter

6. Trivia: Meg is a Carcharodon megalodon, the massive mother of the great white shark. Read a book with one of the species of shark's in title. Do not use the word "shark". In the case of a two word species (like great white), either word may be used. Use this site as a reference.

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message 48: by Sam F (last edited Nov 27, 2019 04:48AM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:32AM

Book 25:
Monster

Tasks:

1. Read the book. Monster

2. Author: Walker Dean Myers was raised by a woman who was German and Native American. Read a book about the First Peoples of North America.

3. Actor: John David Washington won a football scholarship to Morehouse College, class of 2006. Read a book with sports as a main theme. - Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness

4. Setting: New York City (Harlem) - Read a book set in New York City. - The Kid

5. Genre: Crime - Read a Crime or True Crime story where an police officer or lawyer is not the main character. It may be a private detective. The genre must be listed on the book's main page. G is for Gumshoe

6. Trivia: A quote from the book about prison is, “They take away your shoelaces and your belt so you can’t kill yourself no matter how bad it is. I guess making you live is part of the punishment.” Read a book that is set wholly or in part in a prison. The Queen of the South

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message 49: by Sam F (last edited Sep 30, 2019 02:27PM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:32AM

Book 26:
Mortal Engines

Tasks:

1. Read the book.

2. Author: Philip Reeve - His 2007 novel Here Lies Arthur is an alternative version of the Arthurian legend. Read a book that is classified as Alternative Fiction or Speculative Fiction. Explain how your book fits that designation.

3. Actor: Hugo Weaving was born in Nigeria. Read a book that is set in Africa or is written by an African author. - A House in the Sky: A Memoir

4. Setting: London, distant future - Read a book that is set in the future.

5. Genre: Steampunk - Read a book from the Steampunk genre. The genre must be listed on the book's main page. Everfair

6. Trivia: This was Christian Rivers' first full feature film as a director. Read a book that is first in a series. - Forbidden

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message 50: by Sam F (last edited Oct 20, 2019 09:25AM) (new)

Dec 01, 2018 10:32AM

Book 27:
Nutcracker and Mouse King and the Tale of the Nutcracker
Movie: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Tasks:

1. Read the book.

2. Author: E.T.A. Hoffman's stories were very influential during the 19th century, and he is one of the major authors of the Romantic movement. Read a book set between 1800 - 1900. - A Death in the Small Hours

3. Actor: Keira Knightley loves to collect shoes. Read a book with shoes on the cover.

4. Setting: Germany - Read a book set in Germany or written by a German author.

5. Genre: Fantasy, Christmas - Read a book from the Fantasy genre. The genre must be listed on the book's main page. The Museum of Extraordinary Things

6. Trivia: The famous ballet was derived from this novella. Read a book with the main theme of dance.

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