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(Updated #26
Most Points
Tessa - 10
Linda C - 7
Bethany - 10
Marilyn - 4
**Amber - 9
Most Pages
Tessa - 3587
Linda - 2186
Bethany - 3587
Marilyn - 1715
**Amber - 2545
(Updated #26
Most Points
Tessa - 10
Linda C - 7
Bethany - 10
Marilyn - 4
**Amber - 9
Most Pages
Tessa - 3587
Linda - 2186
Bethany - 3587
Marilyn - 1715
**Amber - 2545
TESSATask 1.1 - Children's Book Day
Main page genre "CHILDRENS"
The Swiss Family Robinson ✔ - 08Apr19 - 496 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 496
Total points earned to date - 1
Total pages read to date - 496
Task 1.7 (Marilyn's task) April Fool!Read a book whose title begins with a letter in “APRIL FOOL”
The Iron Duke (Iron Seas, #1) – Meljean Brook (4 stars) 4/6/19 [384]
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 384
Total points: 1
Total pages: 384
Task 2.1 Surprise MeEducated – Tara Westover (5 stars) 4/9/19 [336]
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI – David Grann (4 stars) 4/11/19 [338]
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 674
Total points: 3
Total pages: 1058
2.1 Surprise MeRead two books
Thanks, Amber, for these picks!
1. Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple--4/2/19--330 pages
2. All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin--4/8/19--400 pages
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 730
Total points: 2
Total pages: 730
TESSATask 1.7 - Marilyn - April Fool
Title begins -and- author's first name initial in APRIL FOOL
An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette ✔ - 12Apr19 - 310 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 310
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Task 1.4 - Stress Relief Month
A book that relieves stress
Coyote Cowboy Poetry ✔ - 13Apr19 - 202 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 202
Total points earned to date - 3
Total pages read to date - 1008 pg
TESSATask 2.3 - Diana S - April Fun Days
Look Up in the Sky Day - Something you'd see in the sky on cover
✔ - 10April19 (airplane just above the title) - 532 pgJelly Bean Day - Single color cover
✔ - 16Apr19 - 328 pgTHIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 860 pg
Total points earned to date - 5 points
Total pages read to date - 1868
Task 2.4 (Marilyn's task) It’s All About Where You Live1. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter of the city you live in.
Warrior (The Time Hunters, #1) – Angela Knight (4 stars) 4/15/19 [277] – Webster, NY
2. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter of the state you live in.
Naples '44 – Norman Lewis (4 stars) 4/17/19 [206] – New York
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 483
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1541
1.1 Children's Book DayRead a book with Main Page Genre: Children
(Remember book read must be 100+ pages)
Surprise Island by Gertrude Chandler Warner 04.08.19
Pages 192
Points 1
1.2 The power of ONE wordApril word is KINGDOM.
Read a book with the word Kingdom in the title.
Kingdom of Clockwork by Billy O'Shea 04.11.19
Pages 229
Points 1
Total pages 420
Total points 2
1.7 (Marilyn's task) April Fool!Read a book whose title (or author’s first or last initial) begins with a letter in “APRIL FOOL” .
I Heard That Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark 04.15.19
Pages 318
Points 1
Total pages 739
Total points 3
TESSATask 2.1: Marilyn picked for me
✔ - 19Apr19 - 304 pg
✔ - 05Apr19 - 489 pgTHIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 793 pg
Total points earned to date - 7 points
Total pages read to date - 2661 pg
2.1 Surprise MeRead two books
Sadie by Courtney Summers 04.13.19
pages 308
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens 04.18.19
pages 303
Task points 2
Task pages 611
Total points 5
Total pages 1350
Read two BooksB- The Baby Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips & Advice on First-Year Maintenance by Louis Borgenicht 4/4/19 (226 pgs)
C-The Changeling by Victor LaValle 4/21/19 (448 pgs)
Points; 2
Pages: 674
Total points: 3
Total pages: 1154
Task 2.2 Read through the Alphabet Continue1. Read a book that starts with the letter "B"
Blood Magick (The Cousins O'Dwyer, #3) – Nora Roberts (3 stars) 4/2/19 [304]
2. Read a book that starts with the letter "C"
Coyote's Mate (Breeds #13) – Lora Leigh (3 stars) 4/22/19 [341]
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 645
Total points: 7
Total pages: 2186
2.3 (Diana S task) April Fun Days1. Look up at the Sky Day
by John Connolly (449 pgs) 4/9/192. National Jelly Bean Day
by Alexis Dubief (320 pgs) 4/27/19Points: 2
Pages: 769
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1923
1.5 (Tessa's task)Listopia: Best Southern LiteratureRead a book listed in the list above. Tell us the page # and location #.
Beloved by Toni Morrison--4/23/19--page 2, # 147--472 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 472 pages
Total points: 3
Total pages: 1202 pages
1.7 (Marilyn's task) April Fool!Read a book whose title (or author’s first or last initial) begins with a letter in “APRIL FOOL” .
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott--4/27/19--513 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 513
Total points: 4
Total pages: 1715
TESSATask 1.3: Read Through the Alphabet
Title begins with 'A' - Antelope Wife ✔ - 28Apr19 - 256 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 256
Total points earned to date: 8
Total pages read to date: 2917
TESSATask 2.4: Marilyn's Task - It's All About Where You Live
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Title begins with M - My Brilliant Friend ✔ - 15Apr19 - 331p
Author name begins with W - WILSON, Susan / The Dog Who Saved Me ✔ - 09Apr19 - 339 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 670
Total points earned to date - 10
Total pages read to date - 3587
5.1 Funny & A Little NuttyH--The Help by Kathryn Stockett 4/2/19 (465 pgs)
U--Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters 4/25/19 (336 pgs)
M--Morgan, Louisa, A Secret History of Witches 4/18/19 (484 pgs)
O--Occupy Space by Grady Hendrix 4/6/19 (117 pgs)
R--Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima 4/29/19 (262 pgs)
Points: 5
Pages: 1664
Total points: 10
Total pages: 3587
1.4 Stress Awareness MonthI know we all need a stress reliever every once in a while. So read a book that will relieve all that stress.
The Honeymoon Cottage by Barbara Cool Lee 04.28.19
Pages 251
Points 1
Total pages 1601
Total points 6
1.5 (Tessa's task) Listopia: Best Southern LiteratureRead a book listed in the list above. Tell us the page # and location #
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen 04.23.19 pg 1 location #76
Pages 269
Points 1
Total pages 1870
Total points 7
2.2 Read through the Alphabet (Continue)Read two Books
1. Read a book that starts with the letter "B" (excluded The, A, An)
Box of Butterflies: Discovering the Unexpected Blessings All Around Us by Roma Downey 04.29.19
pages 256
2. Read a book that starts with the letter "C" (excluded The, A, An).
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 04.05.19
pages 419
Task pages 675
Task points 2
Total pages 2545
Total points 9
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