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Duration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Read: 8 + Bonus
Tasks:
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.
Carpe Corpus Rachel Caine 2/13/19
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
Jan 22, 2019 Secrets at Cedar Cabin Colleen Coble 2/4/19
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
After the Rain Renee Carlino 2/7/19
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
Lord of Misrule Rachel Caine 2/12/19
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
🎇 10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
Blessed are Those Who Weep Kristi Belcamino 2/18/19
🎇 12. Read a book with a green cover.
Out of Turn Tiffany Snow 2/26/19🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
🎇 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
Can't Buy Me Love Marie Force 2/10/19 p 78 ...two of the cider doughnuts they served in...
🎇 14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
🎇 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
Two Girls Down Louisa Luna 2/9/19
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc#.
Finding It Valerie Bertinelli 2/24/19 p 255 ...Krewe of Helios parade in Arizona, a no-holds-barred Mardi Gras cele-
bration at the end of their cul-de-sac...
Mardi GrasDuration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Read: 5
Tasks:
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year- Isabella Anders 2-Jessica Sorensen 2/3
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying- Dragon's Lair-Chantal Fernando 2/10
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre- Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 1-Aya Kanno 2/14
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover-
Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 2-Aya Kanno 2/17🎇 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc- Until Harmony-Aurora Rose Reynolds 2/3- "give me the doughnut, Ava,” he orders…he shoves the whole thing in his mouth and swallows it” 98%
Mardi GrasStart Date: 02/01/19
End Date: 04/30/19
Books Read: 9/3+
The season was commonly called Carnival to early Christians.
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.
- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo, 02/06/19
- Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas, 03/05/19
The period went from the Epiphany (January 6) to Shrove Tuesday (the day before Lent).
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
- The Emperor's Mask by Ben S. Dobson, 02/11/19, published 01/30/18.
- An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, 03/10/19, published 01/08/19
In Latin, carne vale means "farewell to meat."
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
Carnival is a time for feasting and self-indulgence. The heaviest partying is done the last 3 days before Ash Wednesday, particularly on Shrove Tuesday.
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
- The Heiresses by Sara Shepard, 02/24/19, Aster leads a party girl lifestyle at the beginning of the book.
Mardi Gras or Carnival features masked balls, lavish costumes, floats, parades, torchlight processions, dancing, fireworks and feasting on all sorts of foods (usually those that are given up during Lent).
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, 02/20/19, there is a masked ball at Yulemas.
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
Before Christianity, the pagan spring festivals (to help insure the growth of crops) involved much the same sort of celebrations of processions, feastings and masquerades.
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
It is said that most of the Mardi Gras or Carnival traditions go back to the 14th century.
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
In the United States, the most famous Carnival takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, Carnival is called Mardi Gras, which means "Fat Tuesday" by the early French settlers.
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
They named it Fat Tuesday because it was the day before the start of Lent when you just binged on all the fat products in the house!
🎇 10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
Although Mardi Gras is very colorful, the official colors of the event are: Purple, Green and Gold. It is believed that these were declared in 1872 by Rex, King of the Carnival.
Why those colors?
Purple = Justice
Green = Faith
Gold = Power
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover.
Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas, 03/28/19
🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
Most Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations include fried dough in some form. In New Orleans, they feature the beignet. This is a square doughnut without a hole, somewhat like a fritter.
In Germany the Carnival is called Fastnacht, the fried dough is served as Fastnachtkuchen, which was later brought to the United States by German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania.
In the United Kingdom, Ireland and parts of the Commonwealth, Shrove Tuesday is also known as "Pancake Day".
🎇 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
🎇 14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
- The Test by Sylvain Neuvel, 02/17/19, set in the UK.
- The Shadow Year by Hannah Richell, 04/21/19, set in the UK.
🎇 15. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania.
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc#.
If you find the name of another pre-Lenten celebration, similar to or same as Mardi Gras, you may use that term for the bonus.
Mardi GrasDuration: February 1 - April 30, 2019
READ: 10/8
The season was commonly called Carnival to early Christians.
✔ 🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.
The Brick Wall - Stephanie Julian 2/9
The period went from the Epiphany (January 6) to Shrove Tuesday (the day before Lent).
✔ 🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
Man Flu - Shari J. Ryan (pub Jan 17) 2/21
It is said that most of the Mardi Gras or Carnival traditions go back to the 14th century.
✔ 🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
Norse Jewel - Gina Conkle 2/25
In the United States, the most famous Carnival takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, Carnival is called Mardi Gras, which means "Fat Tuesday" by the early French settlers.
✔ 🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
The Boy - Tami Hoag 2/15
They named it Fat Tuesday because it was the day before the start of Lent when you just binged on all the fat products in the house!
✔ 🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
A Conspiracy of Faith - Jussi Adler-Olsen 2/11
Although Mardi Gras is very colorful, the official colors of the event are: Purple, Green and Gold. It is believed that these were declared in 1872 by Rex, King of the Carnival.
Why those colors?
Purple = Justice
Green = Faith
Gold = Power
✔ 🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover.
Immortally Yours - Lynsay Sands 2/16
In the United Kingdom, Ireland and parts of the Commonwealth, Shrove Tuesday is also known as "Pancake Day".
✔ 🎇 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
Broken - Laura Wright 3/2
(topping all over her pancakes, then cut them up into bite-sized pieces), p40
✔ 🎇 14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
Morbid Thoughts - Michael McGovern 2/23
✔ 🎇 15. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania.
Snow White Must Die - Nele Neuhaus 3/22
✔ BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc#.
Inside the Outside - Martin Lastrapes 3/19
(offered a sterilized version of Mardi Gras), p221
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.Crocodile on the Sandbank- Elizabeth Peters - 2/14/19
2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
Look What the Wind Blew In- Anne Charles - 2/17/19 - publ Jan 28/15
3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry - Fredrik Backman - 2/11/19 - Elsa
4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
Before I Met You - Lisa Jewell - 2/2/2019
8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
The Broken Girls - Simone St. James - 2/6/19
10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
Xamnesia: Everything I Forgot in my Search for an Unreal Life - Lizzie Harwood - 2/21/19
11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
Voyage on the Great Titanic - Ellen Emerson White - 3/10/19
12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover.
- Paula McLain - 4/11/19 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
The Woman in Cabin 10 - Ruth Ware - 3/2/19 p. 124 “The PANCAKES had been delicious but I’d lost my appetite.”
14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
The End We Start From - Megan Hunter - 2/12/19
15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
The Woman in the Photo - Mary Hogan - 3/3/19
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc#.
If you find the name of another pre-Lenten celebration, similar to or same as Mardi Gras, you may use that term for the bonus.
Family Tree - Susan Wiggs - 3/17/19 - p. 294 “Her dad had celebrated by throwing a MARDI GRAS celebration…”
I'm thinking about joining the challenge, but had to comment on your mention of fastnachts. I've lived in Pennsylvania all but three years of my life, and I had never heard of fastnachts until we moved to where we are now. They're obviously a much bigger thing in this part of the state than in other regions :D
Mardi GrasDuration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Goal: 12/16
Bonus: 1/1
Tasks:
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.
Chocolate Kisses by Judith Arnold – 02/10/2019
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
Sunstone Vol. 4 by Stjepan Šejić – 02/17/2019
Published February 24th 2016
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
The Silver Dream by Neil Gaiman, Michael Reaves and Mallory Reaves – 02/05/2019
Several paraincarnations of Joey are vegetarian.
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote – 03/24/2019
Holly Golightly
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi – 02/23/2019
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen – 02/19/2019
MPG: Historical Fiction
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
🎇 10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie – 02/12/2019
Emily Brent
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover.
Eternity's Wheel by Neil Gaiman, Michael Reaves and Mallory Reaves – 02/28/2019
🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
Lucifer, Vol. 3: A Dalliance With the Damned by Mike Carey – 03/20/2019Angel (Lucifer) - faith and power
🎇 14. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
Unorthodox Therapy by Lilah E. Noir – 02/03/2019
...after flipping the last of the cinnamon pancakes onto the plate. (Kindle Location 1550)
🎇 15. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie – 03/28/2019
🎇 16. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania.
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold – 02/07/2019
Set in Norristown, Pennsylvania
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc#.
If you find the name of another pre-Lenten celebration, similar to or same as Mardi Gras, you may use that term for the bonus.
New Orleans Carnival Krewes: The History, Spirit and Secrets of Mardi Gras by Rosary O'Neill – 04/11/2019
That Mardi Gras was maybe half-baked, but it was still wonderful. (Kindle Locations 1225-1226).
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JoAnne wrote: "Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. "How do you come up with these challenges? They are awesome!!!
I had never heard of "faschtnachts", BTW. All things one learns! :-)
I WANT to join, but I don't know... so many books, so many challenges, so little time... *sigh*
Mardi GrasFebruary 1- April 30, 2019
Read: 6
Tasks:
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
99 Percent Mine | Sally Thorne - Feb 18 (published January 29, 2019)
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
Boundary Lines | Melissa F. Olson - Apr 30 (MC is a vegetarian)
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
Fallen Crest High | Tijan - Mar 19
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
Pashmina | Nidhi Chanani - Mar 16
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
Dangerous | Minerva Spencer - Feb 23
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
🎇 10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover.
🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell why the item represents your choice.
🎇 14. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give sentence and page/loc.
🎇 15. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
Pretty Face | Lucy Parker - Feb 26 (set in London)
🎇 16. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania.
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give sentence and page/loc#.
If you find the name of another pre-Lenten celebration, similar to or same as Mardi Gras, you may use that term for the bonus
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How do you come up with these challenges? They are awesome!!!
I had never heard of "faschtnachts",..."
It's a gift!! LOL My parents are from Pennsylvania and we ate faschtnachts every year we lived there.
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It's a PA Dutch thing. I guess if you lived in Western PA, there aren't as many Dutchies, Amish or Mennonites. I wonder if the Amish in other states make them.
Mardi GrasDuration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Read 3 books to earn a badge.
Read: 4
Tasks:
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.
✔ Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict 2/7/19
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
✔ Origin by Dan Brown 2/3/19
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
✔ Shanghai Girls by Lisa See 2/19/19
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
🎇 10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
✔ Sweet as Honey by Jennifer Beckstrand 2/6/19
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover.
🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
🎇 14. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
🎇 15. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
🎇 16. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania.
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc#.
If you find the name of another pre-Lenten celebration, similar to or same as Mardi Gras, you may use that term for the bonus.
For 8. Read a book from a Historical genre. Does that include historical fiction?
Mardi GrasDuration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Read 3 books to earn a badge.
Tasks:
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.
Call After Midnight - Tess Gerritsen - 2/01/2019How it fits: Title begins with C.
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
No Turning Back - Susan Lewis - 3/16/2019How it fits: Published February 2, 2012
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
Her Mother's Secret - Natasha Lester - 2/25/2019How it fits: Faye is known for heavy partying.
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
Fires of Alexandria - Thomas K. Carpenter - 2/8/2019How it fits: MPG tagged Historical by 21 users and Historical Fiction by 80 users.
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
🎇 10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover.
🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
🎇 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
🎇 14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
Emma and I - Sheila Hocken - 2/15/2019How it fits: Set in England.
🎇 15. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania.
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc#.
Working Class Man - Jimmy Barnes - 4/18/2019How it fits: 'Many years later I would be asked to play at the Mardi Gras party.' - pg 245
Mardi GrasFebruary 1 - April 30, 2019
14/3+ Tasks Completed + Bonus Task
Tasks:
Pimpernel by Sheralyn Pratt (2/3/19)
How to Catch a Cowboy in 10 Days by Kimberly Krey (2/7/19)
Published February 15, 2018
The Fortune Cafe by Julie Wright, et. al. (2/18/19)
Falling for Centerfield by Sophia Summers (2/16/19)
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
Hitching the Pitcher by Rebecca Connolly (2/2/19)
All By My Selfie by Jo Noelle (2/11/19)
Healing Hearts by Sarah M. Eden (2/11/19)
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
The Ghost Groom by Jennifer Youngblood (2/21/19)
Baby It's You by Belle Calhoune (2/14/19)
How to See With Your Heart by Jennifer Youngblood (2/8/19)
RNWMP: Bride for Joel by Amelia C. Adams (2/12/19)
Canadian Mountie Silhouette - The mounties are part of the justice system in Canada.
One Thousand Winks by Laura J. Marshall (2/1/19)
...took a sip of coffee and popped a donut hole in my mouth..." (Loc 711)
A Tip of the Cap by Rebecca Connolly (2/19/19)
The Hopeful One by Jeanette Lewis (2/27/19)
Until You Loved Me by Belle Calhoune (3/1/19)
"Throwing beads to the crowd at Mardi Gras from her uncle's balcony." (Loc 567)
Mardi GrasDuration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Read 3 books to earn a badge.
Tasks:
The season was commonly called Carnival to early Christians.
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.
The period went from the Epiphany (January 6) to Shrove Tuesday (the day before Lent).
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
Published February 5th 2019
Finished 9/2
In Latin, carne vale means "farewell to meat."
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
Carnival is a time for feasting and self-indulgence. The heaviest partying is done the last 3 days before Ash Wednesday, particularly on Shrove Tuesday.
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
Mardi Gras or Carnival features masked balls, lavish costumes, floats, parades, torchlight processions, dancing, fireworks and feasting on all sorts of foods (usually those that are given up during Lent).
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
Before Christianity, the pagan spring festivals (to help insure the growth of crops) involved much the same sort of celebrations of processions, feastings and masquerades.
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
It is said that most of the Mardi Gras or Carnival traditions go back to the 14th century.
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
In the United States, the most famous Carnival takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, Carnival is called Mardi Gras, which means "Fat Tuesday" by the early French settlers.
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
They named it Fat Tuesday because it was the day before the start of Lent when you just binged on all the fat products in the house!
🎇 10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
Although Mardi Gras is very colorful, the official colors of the event are: Purple, Green and Gold. It is believed that these were declared in 1872 by Rex, King of the Carnival.
Why those colors?
Purple = Justice
Green = Faith
Gold = Power
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover.
🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
Most Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations include fried dough in some form. In New Orleans, they feature the beignet. This is a square doughnut without a hole, somewhat like a fritter.
In Germany the Carnival is called Fastnacht, the fried dough is served as Fastnachtkuchen, which was later brought to the United States by German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania.
In the United Kingdom, Ireland and parts of the Commonwealth, Shrove Tuesday is also known as "Pancake Day".
🎇 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
🎇 14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
🎇 15. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania
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Yes, of course!
For awhile GR was messing with what is considered Historical, so that's why I always state it that way. But any sub genre under Historical is allowed.
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Fastnacht Recipe
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Thanks JoAnne.P.S. Your recipe looks great!
Mardi GrasDuration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Read: 9
Tasks:
The season was commonly called Carnival to early Christians.
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L. - Come, Tell Me How You Live: An Archaeological Memoir Agatha Christie Mallowan - 3/7
The period went from the Epiphany (January 6) to Shrove Tuesday (the day before Lent).
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year. - Pub Jan 22, 2019 - The Banker Penelope Sky - 2/5
In Latin, carne vale means "farewell to meat."
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat. - Trick - Knife & Flesh Susan Fanetti - 2/9
Carnival is a time for feasting and self-indulgence. The heaviest partying is done the last 3 days before Ash Wednesday, particularly on Shrove Tuesday.
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying. - Rest & Trust Susan Fanetti - 3/16
It is said that most of the Mardi Gras or Carnival traditions go back to the 14th century.
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre. - Fall of Giants Ken Follett - 2/9
Although Mardi Gras is very colorful, the official colors of the event are: Purple, Green and Gold. It is believed that these were declared in 1872 by Rex, King of the Carnival.
Why those colors?
Purple = Justice
Green = Faith
Gold = Power
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover. -
J.R. Ward - 4/19Most Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations include fried dough in some form. In New Orleans, they feature the beignet. This is a square doughnut without a hole, somewhat like a fritter.
In Germany the Carnival is called Fastnacht, the fried dough is served as Fastnachtkuchen, which was later brought to the United States by German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania.
In the United Kingdom, Ireland and parts of the Commonwealth, Shrove Tuesday is also known as "Pancake Day".
🎇 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc. - Pg 174 - Yeah, pancakes. And chocolate milk. - Shelter Mountain Robyn Carr - 2/3
🎇 14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth. - UK - It Happened One Autumn Lisa Kleypas - 2/23
🎇 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania. - Key of Light Nora Roberts - 4/30
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc#.
If you find the name of another pre-Lenten celebration, similar to or same as Mardi Gras, you may use that term for the bonus.
Completed 3/27/19Mardi Gras
Duration: February 1- April 30, 2019
7/7 read
Tasks:
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L. Croc's Return by Eve Langlais, read 3/12/19
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year. Earning His Trust by Shea Balik, published January 9, 2019, read 2/3/19
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan. Sweet Clematis by R. Cooper, Clematis is a fairy, read 2/13/19
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre. House of Simeon by D.J. Manly, set in ancient Rome, read 3/17/19
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover. House of Nicolaus by D.J. Manly, read 3/17/19
🎇 14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth. Transcription by Kate Atkinson, set in Great Britain, read 3/27/19
🎇 15. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania. The Song by Eric Alan Westfall, set in Berlin, Germany, read 3/6/19
Mardi Gras
Duration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Goal: Read 3 books to earn a badge.
〰〰 Tasks 〰〰
The season was commonly called Carnival to early Christians.
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
Unshapely Things by Mark Del Franco - 02/17/2019
In Latin, carne vale means "farewell to meat."
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
Carnival is a time for feasting and self-indulgence. The heaviest partying is done the last 3 days before Ash Wednesday, particularly on Shrove Tuesday.
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
Mardi Gras or Carnival features masked balls, lavish costumes, floats, parades, torchlight processions, dancing, fireworks and feasting on all sorts of foods (usually those that are given up during Lent).
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
Before Christianity, the pagan spring festivals (to help insure the growth of crops) involved much the same sort of celebrations of processions, feastings and masquerades.
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
Royal Blood by Rhys Bowen - 02/04/2019
In the United States, the most famous Carnival takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, Carnival is called Mardi Gras, which means "Fat Tuesday" by the early French settlers.
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
They named it Fat Tuesday because it was the day before the start of Lent when you just binged on all the fat products in the house!
Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb - 02/10/2019
🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
Although Mardi Gras is very colorful, the official colors of the event are: Purple, Green and Gold. It is believed that these were declared in 1872 by Rex, King of the Carnival.
Why those colors?
Purple = Justice
Green = Faith
Gold = Power
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover.
🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
Most Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations include fried dough in some form. In New Orleans, they feature the beignet. This is a square doughnut without a hole, somewhat like a fritter.
In Germany the Carnival is called Fastnacht, the fried dough is served as Fastnachtkuchen, which was later brought to the United States by German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania.
In the United Kingdom, Ireland and parts of the Commonwealth, Shrove Tuesday is also known as "Pancake Day".
🎇 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 02/08/2019
🎇 15. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania.
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc#. If you find the name of another pre-Lenten celebration, similar to or same as Mardi Gras, you may use that term for the bonus.
BONUS. Unshapely Things by Mark Del Franco - 02/17/2019 ("It's a week of Mardi Gras insanity crammed into a day." - loc. 22)
Mardi GrasDuration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Read 3 books to earn a badge.
Tasks:
The season was commonly called Carnival to early Christians.
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.
The period went from the Epiphany (January 6) to Shrove Tuesday (the day before Lent).
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
In Latin, carne vale means "farewell to meat."
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
Carnival is a time for feasting and self-indulgence. The heaviest partying is done the last 3 days before Ash Wednesday, particularly on Shrove Tuesday.
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
Mardi Gras or Carnival features masked balls, lavish costumes, floats, parades, torchlight processions, dancing, fireworks and feasting on all sorts of foods (usually those that are given up during Lent).
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
Before Christianity, the pagan spring festivals (to help insure the growth of crops) involved much the same sort of celebrations of processions, feastings and masquerades.
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
It is said that most of the Mardi Gras or Carnival traditions go back to the 14th century.
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
In the United States, the most famous Carnival takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, Carnival is called Mardi Gras, which means "Fat Tuesday" by the early French settlers.
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
They named it Fat Tuesday because it was the day before the start of Lent when you just binged on all the fat products in the house!
🎇 10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
Although Mardi Gras is very colorful, the official colors of the event are: Purple, Green and Gold. It is believed that these were declared in 1872 by Rex, King of the Carnival.
Why those colors?
Purple = Justice
Green = Faith
Gold = Power
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover.
🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
Most Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations include fried dough in some form. In New Orleans, they feature the beignet. This is a square doughnut without a hole, somewhat like a fritter.
In Germany the Carnival is called Fastnacht, the fried dough is served as Fastnachtkuchen, which was later brought to the United States by German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania.
In the United Kingdom, Ireland and parts of the Commonwealth, Shrove Tuesday is also known as "Pancake Day".
🎇 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
🎇 14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
🎇 15. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania.
I'm in!Mardi Gras
Duration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Read 3 books to earn a badge.
🎇 1. Book whose title begins with C or ends with L. Wanderlost 2: More Shots of Literary Tequila for the Restless Soul by Simon Williams 4/26/19
🎇 2. Published between January 6th and March 5th. An Orchestra of Minorities published 1/8/19 Finished Reading 2/6/19
🎇 3. Book with a character that does not eat meat.
🎇 4. Book where a character does some heavy partying. Short Squeeze by Chris Knopf 3/19/19
🎇 5. Character attends a masked ball. The Vampire of Maple Town by Kane McLoughlin 2/17/19
🎇 6. Book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
🎇 7. Book where a character is a pagan. Inherited Disorders: Stories, Parables Problems Finished 2/7/19
🎇 8. Book from a Historical genre. The Inn at Hidden Run by Olivia Newport 4/16/19
🎇 9. Book set in New Orleans.
🎇 10. Book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Book with a character that is a Christian. Pinot Red or Dead? by J.C. Eaton 2/28/19
🎇 12. Book with a purple, green or gold cover.
Eggnog Murder by Leslie Meier 2/20/19🎇 13. Book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
🎇 13. Book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. (Note sentence & page/loc.)
🎇 14. Book set in the UK, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
🎇 15. Book set in Germany or Pennsylvania.
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. (Note sentence & page/loc#).
Mardi GrasDuration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Read 3 books to earn a badge. 3/15
🎇 1. Book whose title begins with C or ends with L.
🎇 2. Book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year. February 2019 A Justified Murder by Jude Deveraux 4/2/19
🎇 3. Book with a character that does not eat meat.
🎇 4. Book where a character does some heavy partying.
🎇 5. Book where a character attends a masked ball.
🎇 6. Book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
🎇 7. Book where a character is a pagan.
🎇 8. Book from a Historical genre.
🎇 9. Book set in New Orleans. Crime Brûlée by Nancy Fairbanks 3/26/19
🎇 10. Book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Book with a character that is a Christian. Miss Julia Paints the Town by Ann B. Ross 2/11/19
🎇 12. Book with a purple, green or gold cover.
🎇 13. Book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
🎇 13. Book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. (Note sentence & page/loc.)
🎇 14. Book set in the UK, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
🎇 15. Book set in Pennsylvania. Recipes & Wooden Spoons by Judy Baer 3/17/19
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. (Note sentence & page/loc#).
Mardi GrasDuration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Read 3 books to earn a badge.
Tasks:
The season was commonly called Carnival to early Christians.
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.
The period went from the Epiphany (January 6) to Shrove Tuesday (the day before Lent).
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
In Latin, carne vale means "farewell to meat."
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
Carnival is a time for feasting and self-indulgence. The heaviest partying is done the last 3 days before Ash Wednesday, particularly on Shrove Tuesday.
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
Mardi Gras or Carnival features masked balls, lavish costumes, floats, parades, torchlight processions, dancing, fireworks and feasting on all sorts of foods (usually those that are given up during Lent).
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
Before Christianity, the pagan spring festivals (to help insure the growth of crops) involved much the same sort of celebrations of processions, feastings and masquerades.
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
It is said that most of the Mardi Gras or Carnival traditions go back to the 14th century.
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
In the United States, the most famous Carnival takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, Carnival is called Mardi Gras, which means "Fat Tuesday" by the early French settlers.
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
They named it Fat Tuesday because it was the day before the start of Lent when you just binged on all the fat products in the house!
🎇 10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
Although Mardi Gras is very colorful, the official colors of the event are: Purple, Green and Gold. It is believed that these were declared in 1872 by Rex, King of the Carnival.
Why those colors?
Purple = Justice
Green = Faith
Gold = Power
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover.
🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
Most Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations include fried dough in some form. In New Orleans, they feature the beignet. This is a square doughnut without a hole, somewhat like a fritter.
In Germany the Carnival is called Fastnacht, the fried dough is served as Fastnachtkuchen, which was later brought to the United States by German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania.
In the United Kingdom, Ireland and parts of the Commonwealth, Shrove Tuesday is also known as "Pancake Day".
🎇 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
🎇 14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
🎇 15. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania.
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc#.
If you find the name of another pre-Lenten celebration, similar to or same as Mardi Gras, you may use that term for the bonus.
Mardi GrasDuration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Read 3 books to earn a badge.
Tasks:
The season was commonly called Carnival to early Christians.
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.
The period went from the Epiphany (January 6) to Shrove Tuesday (the day before Lent).
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton 04/02/19 - Published 08/02/18
In Latin, carne vale means "farewell to meat."
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
Carnival is a time for feasting and self-indulgence. The heaviest partying is done the last 3 days before Ash Wednesday, particularly on Shrove Tuesday.
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
by Frances Welch 10/04/19Mardi Gras or Carnival features masked balls, lavish costumes, floats, parades, torchlight processions, dancing, fireworks and feasting on all sorts of foods (usually those that are given up during Lent).
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez Florentino takes America to see a parade
Before Christianity, the pagan spring festivals (to help insure the growth of crops) involved much the same sort of celebrations of processions, feastings and masquerades.
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
It is said that most of the Mardi Gras or Carnival traditions go back to the 14th century.
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
Sorrow of the Earth by Éric Vuillard 12/04/19
In the United States, the most famous Carnival takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, Carnival is called Mardi Gras, which means "Fat Tuesday" by the early French settlers.
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
They named it Fat Tuesday because it was the day before the start of Lent when you just binged on all the fat products in the house!
🎇 10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 14/03/19 (Marya)
Although Mardi Gras is very colorful, the official colors of the event are: Purple, Green and Gold. It is believed that these were declared in 1872 by Rex, King of the Carnival.
Why those colors?
Purple = Justice
Green = Faith
Gold = Power
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover.
28/03/19🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
06/04/19 - Candles represent faithMost Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations include fried dough in some form. In New Orleans, they feature the beignet. This is a square doughnut without a hole, somewhat like a fritter.
In Germany the Carnival is called Fastnacht, the fried dough is served as Fastnachtkuchen, which was later brought to the United States by German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania.
In the United Kingdom, Ireland and parts of the Commonwealth, Shrove Tuesday is also known as "Pancake Day".
🎇 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
🎇 14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
A Twist in Time by Julie McElwain 01/03/19
🎇 15. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania.
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc#.
If you find the name of another pre-Lenten celebration, similar to or same as Mardi Gras, you may use that term for the bonus.
Mardi GrasDuration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Read 3 books to earn a badge.
Read 13/16 + Bonus No page minimum DONE!
Tasks:
The season was commonly called Carnival to early Christians.
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C
California Girls by Susan Mallery 2/24/19 4stars The period went from the Epiphany (January 6) to Shrove Tuesday (the day before Lent).
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
The Good Ones (Happily Ever After #1) by Jenn McKinlay 2/4/19 5stars (February 5, 2019)In Latin, carne vale means "farewell to meat."
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
All About Charming Alice (ROMANCE IN BLAKE’S FOLLY Book 2) by J. Arlene Culiner 3/13/19 4stars (Alice)
Carnival is a time for feasting and self-indulgence. The heaviest partying is done the last 3 days before Ash Wednesday, particularly on Shrove Tuesday.
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
The (Half) Truth by Leddy Harper 2/10/19 3.5stars (Jason at the club)Mardi Gras or Carnival features masked balls, lavish costumes, floats, parades, torchlight processions, dancing, fireworks and feasting on all sorts of foods (usually those that are given up during Lent).
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
Savannah (Silver Dollar Saloon #1) by Paty Jager 2/27/19 4stars (watched fireworks after 4th of July picnics)Before Christianity, the pagan spring festivals (to help insure the growth of crops) involved much the same sort of celebrations of processions, feastings and masquerades.
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
It is said that most of the Mardi Gras or Carnival traditions go back to the 14th century.
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
Red River Rifles (Wilderness Dawning #1) by Dorothy Wiley 3/5/19 5stars (Western Historical Romance)In the United States, the most famous Carnival takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, Carnival is called Mardi Gras, which means "Fat Tuesday" by the early French settlers.
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
Taking It Easy (Boys of the Big Easy #2) by Erin Nicholas 3/18/19 4starsThey named it Fat Tuesday because it was the day before the start of Lent when you just binged on all the fat products in the house!
🎇 10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
Tumble (Dogwood Lane, #1) by Adriana Locke 2/7/19 4stars (go to church; say prayers)Although Mardi Gras is very colorful, the official colors of the event are: Purple, Green and Gold. It is believed that these were declared in 1872 by Rex, King of the Carnival.
Why those colors?
Purple = Justice
Green = Faith
Gold = Power
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover.
The Earl's Countess of Convenience (Penniless Brides of Convenience, #1) by Marguerite Kaye 3/19/19 5stars🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
Whack The Mole (Whispering Bay Mystery #2) by Maria Geraci 3/17/19 4stars (power - gun in this case murder weapon)Most Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations include fried dough in some form. In New Orleans, they feature the beignet. This is a square doughnut without a hole, somewhat like a fritter.
In Germany the Carnival is called Fastnacht, the fried dough is served as Fastnachtkuchen, which was later brought to the United States by German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania.
In the United Kingdom, Ireland and parts of the Commonwealth, Shrove Tuesday is also known as "Pancake Day".
🎇 14. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
It's In His Forever (A Red River Valley Novel Book 5) by Shelly Alexander 2/10/19 3.5stars Kindle loc 395 - The room full of staff chomped on donuts from Ostergaard's bakery, courtesy of Sandra.)🎇 15. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
Heart of Mine (Colorado Hearts #3) by Caroline Fyffe 2/16/19 5stars (Beranger's memories of growing up in England and running away to come to America)🎇 16. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania.
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc#.
Nice and Easy (Boys of the Big Easy, #3) by Erin Nicholas 2/9/19 4stars (Kindle location 467 - 476- He knew about her but he'd been a tourist, in town for-cliche as it was - Mardi Gras.)If you find the name of another pre-Lenten celebration, similar to or same as Mardi Gras, you may use that term for the bonus.
I have some problems finding a book with a title starting with C and ending with L - or books that I am interested in reading.I found Crescent Carnival but I can't find the book anywhere, so I can't read it :-(
I was thinking of Caraval but I'm scared by the negative reviews.
Some books I have found but none of them sounds interesting. :-(
The Call
Curse Girl
The Call
The Curse Girl
Charity Girl
Clockwork Angel
Charmfall
Crown Duel
Court Duel
Confessions of a Not It Girl
Confessions of an Angry Girl
Confessions Of A Working Girl
Confessions of an Ugly Girl
Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl
Centennial
Cell
Cell
Crystal
Crystal
Carol
A Christmas Carol
Cal
Mod
I found Crescent Carnival but I can't find the book any..."
It's start with C OR ends with L. Not both - but you may do both, if you wish!
JoAnne wrote: "It's start with C OR ends with L. Not both "Oops! :-D Much easier... *phew*
Thanks!
Mardi Gras FINISHED
Duration: February 1- April 30, 2019
A book can only be used for one task - No minimum pages
Read 3 books for a badge
Read: 4/16
Tasks:
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year. Heliopolis James Scudamore 13.02.19 (published Feb 2009)
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
Several of the characters in A Cold Season are pagans A Cold Season Alison Littlewood 04.03.19
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre. Black Sheep Georgette Heyer 24.02.19
🎇 14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth. Enquiry Dick Francis 21.02.19
Duration: February 1- April 30, 2019
A book can only be used for one task - No minimum pages
Read 3 books for a badge
Read: 4/16
Tasks:
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year. Heliopolis James Scudamore 13.02.19 (published Feb 2009)
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
Several of the characters in A Cold Season are pagans A Cold Season Alison Littlewood 04.03.19
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre. Black Sheep Georgette Heyer 24.02.19
🎇 14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth. Enquiry Dick Francis 21.02.19
Mardi GrasDuration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Read 3 books to earn a badge.
Tasks:
The season was commonly called Carnival to early Christians.
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.
The period went from the Epiphany (January 6) to Shrove Tuesday (the day before Lent).
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
In Latin, carne vale means "farewell to meat."
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
Carnival is a time for feasting and self-indulgence. The heaviest partying is done the last 3 days before Ash Wednesday, particularly on Shrove Tuesday.
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
Mardi Gras or Carnival features masked balls, lavish costumes, floats, parades, torchlight processions, dancing, fireworks and feasting on all sorts of foods (usually those that are given up during Lent).
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
Before Christianity, the pagan spring festivals (to help insure the growth of crops) involved much the same sort of celebrations of processions, feastings and masquerades.
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
It is said that most of the Mardi Gras or Carnival traditions go back to the 14th century.
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
In the United States, the most famous Carnival takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, Carnival is called Mardi Gras, which means "Fat Tuesday" by the early French settlers.
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
They named it Fat Tuesday because it was the day before the start of Lent when you just binged on all the fat products in the house!
🎇 10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
Although Mardi Gras is very colorful, the official colors of the event are: Purple, Green and Gold. It is believed that these were declared in 1872 by Rex, King of the Carnival.
Why those colors?
Purple = Justice
Green = Faith
Gold = Power
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover.
🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
Most Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations include fried dough in some form. In New Orleans, they feature the beignet. This is a square doughnut without a hole, somewhat like a fritter.
In Germany the Carnival is called Fastnacht, the fried dough is served as Fastnachtkuchen, which was later brought to the United States by German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania.
In the United Kingdom, Ireland and parts of the Commonwealth, Shrove Tuesday is also known as "Pancake Day".
🎇 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
🎇 14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
🎇 15. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania.
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc#.
If you find the name of another pre-Lenten celebration, similar to or same as Mardi Gras, you may use that term for the bonus.
Mardi GrasDuration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Read 3 books to earn a badge.
Completed: 5 + bonus
Tasks:
The season was commonly called Carnival to early Christians.
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.
The period went from the Epiphany (January 6) to Shrove Tuesday (the day before Lent).
Ocean of Fear, Helen Hanson, 13.02.2019 - first published January 13th 2012
In Latin, carne vale means "farewell to meat."
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
Carnival is a time for feasting and self-indulgence. The heaviest partying is done the last 3 days before Ash Wednesday, particularly on Shrove Tuesday.
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
Mardi Gras or Carnival features masked balls, lavish costumes, floats, parades, torchlight processions, dancing, fireworks and feasting on all sorts of foods (usually those that are given up during Lent).
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
Before Christianity, the pagan spring festivals (to help insure the growth of crops) involved much the same sort of celebrations of processions, feastings and masquerades.
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
It is said that most of the Mardi Gras or Carnival traditions go back to the 14th century.
Ein verhängnisvoller Auftrag, Y.S. Lee, 02.02.2019
In the United States, the most famous Carnival takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, Carnival is called Mardi Gras, which means "Fat Tuesday" by the early French settlers.
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
They named it Fat Tuesday because it was the day before the start of Lent when you just binged on all the fat products in the house!
🎇 10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
Although Mardi Gras is very colorful, the official colors of the event are: Purple, Green and Gold. It is believed that these were declared in 1872 by Rex, King of the Carnival.
Why those colors?
Purple = Justice
Green = Faith
Gold = Power
Bayou Moon, Ilona Andrews, 04.02.2019
🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
Most Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations include fried dough in some form. In New Orleans, they feature the beignet. This is a square doughnut without a hole, somewhat like a fritter.
In Germany the Carnival is called Fastnacht, the fried dough is served as Fastnachtkuchen, which was later brought to the United States by German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania.
In the United Kingdom, Ireland and parts of the Commonwealth, Shrove Tuesday is also known as "Pancake Day".
🎇 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
The Duke and I (With 2nd Epilogue), Julia Quinn, 08.03.2019
Children to a Degree: Growing Up Under the Third Reich, Horst Christian, 06.03.2019
If you find the name of another pre-Lenten celebration, similar to or same as Mardi Gras, you may use that term for the bonus.
P.S. I Still Love You, Jenny Han, 03.03.2019 - "I'm shooting for a Victorian look, and purple rhinestones are more Mardi Gras, but you won't see me saying that to Kitty.", p. 139
Mardi GrasDuration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Read 3 books to earn a badge.
Tasks:
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground - Rita Williams-Garcia 2.12 - 17
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers - Tanya Lee Stone pub. Jan. 22, 2013 2.19 - 21
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
🎇 10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple cover.
- Tessa Gratton 2.11 - 14🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
🎇 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
🎇 14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
All's Fair in Love and Scandal - Caroline Linden 2.2 - 4
🎇 15. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania.
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc#.
If you find the name of another pre-Lenten celebration, similar to or same as Mardi Gras, you may use that term for the bonus.
Tasks: 6 tasks ✔️🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.
Commonwealth
Ann Patchett 336 p. 1 february 2019 4 stars ✔️🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
Koudvuur
Cilla Börjlind 362 p. 12 february 2019 3 stars Published January 15th 2019
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
✔️🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
The Blue Flower Penelope Fitzgerald 320 p. 2 stars 2 february 2019🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
🎇 10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
✔️🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
Fatherland
Robert Harris 25 february 2019 400 p. 4 stars 🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover.
✔️🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
De verbouwing
Saskia Noort 284 p. 23 february 2019 2 starsJustice as the lady is blinded as Iustitia is.
🎇 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
✔️🎇 14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
The London Train
Tessa Hadley 3 february 2019 324 p. 4 stars 🎇 15. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania.
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc#.
Mardi GrasDuration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Read:
Tasks:
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder2/5/19
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris 2/18
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
🎇 10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover.
Emily Harvale12/5🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
Anthony Ray Hinton 2/15🎇 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
🎇 14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
🎇 15. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania.
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc#.
Mardi GrasDuration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Read 3 books to earn a badge.
Tasks:
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
( The Art Collector of Le Marais )
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
🎇 10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover.
( Scott Pilgrim 2 )
🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
🎇 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
🎇 14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
( Un Regalo sotto la Neve )
🎇 15. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania.
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc#.
If you find the name of another pre-Lenten celebration, similar to or same as Mardi Gras, you may use that term for the bonus.
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Mardi Gras
Duration: February 1- April 30, 2019
Read 3 books to earn a badge.
Tasks:
The season was commonly called Carnival to early Christians.
🎇 1. Read a book whose title begins with C or ends with L.
The period went from the Epiphany (January 6) to Shrove Tuesday (the day before Lent).
🎇 2. Read a book that was published between January 6th and March 5th of any year.
In Latin, carne vale means "farewell to meat."
🎇 3. Read a book with a character that does not eat meat.
Carnival is a time for feasting and self-indulgence. The heaviest partying is done the last 3 days before Ash Wednesday, particularly on Shrove Tuesday.
🎇 4. Read a book where a character does some heavy partying.
Mardi Gras or Carnival features masked balls, lavish costumes, floats, parades, torchlight processions, dancing, fireworks and feasting on all sorts of foods (usually those that are given up during Lent).
🎇 5. Read a book where a character attends a masked ball.
🎇 6. Read a book where a character watches a parade or fireworks.
Before Christianity, the pagan spring festivals (to help insure the growth of crops) involved much the same sort of celebrations of processions, feastings and masquerades.
🎇 7. Read a book where a character is a pagan.
It is said that most of the Mardi Gras or Carnival traditions go back to the 14th century.
🎇 8. Read a book from a Historical genre.
In the United States, the most famous Carnival takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, Carnival is called Mardi Gras, which means "Fat Tuesday" by the early French settlers.
🎇 9. Read a book set in New Orleans.
They named it Fat Tuesday because it was the day before the start of Lent when you just binged on all the fat products in the house!
🎇 10. Read a book where a character is binge eating.
🎇 11. Read a book with a character that is a Christian.
Although Mardi Gras is very colorful, the official colors of the event are: Purple, Green and Gold. It is believed that these were declared in 1872 by Rex, King of the Carnival.
Why those colors?
Purple = Justice
Green = Faith
Gold = Power
🎇 12. Read a book with a purple, green or gold cover.
🎇 13. Read a book with an item on the cover that represents justice, faith or power. Tell us why the item represents your choice.
Most Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations include fried dough in some form. In New Orleans, they feature the beignet. This is a square doughnut without a hole, somewhat like a fritter.
In Germany the Carnival is called Fastnacht, the fried dough is served as Fastnachtkuchen, which was later brought to the United States by German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania.
In the United Kingdom, Ireland and parts of the Commonwealth, Shrove Tuesday is also known as "Pancake Day".
🎇 13. Read a book where a character eats a beignet, faschtnacht, pancake or doughnut. Give us a sentence and page/loc.
🎇 14. Read a book set in the United Kingdom, Ireland or parts of the Commonwealth.
🎇 15. Read a book set in Germany or Pennsylvania.
BONUS: Find the words "MARDI GRAS" in the text. Give us a sentence and page/loc#.
If you find the name of another pre-Lenten celebration, similar to or same as Mardi Gras, you may use that term for the bonus.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_...
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