You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

1. Challenge Progress: Identify where you are in the challenge – Badge 1, book 1 (2, 3, 4, etc.)
2. List Card
3 Specify Yay or Nay, and Category
4. Link to book read. REQUIRED: If the cover is part of the task, link the cover of the edition you read as well.
5. List the number of pages of the edition you read. If an ebook or audiobook also give the number of pages of the paper edition (refer general rules on page numbers).
6. Give a very brief summary of the task.
7. State how the book fits the criteria.
8. Specifications required in the task. Some tasks require that you report a specific thing. IE – a task requires that you read a book from a Listopia. You need to identify which position number the book is on the list so that it can be verified.

Card : 1 DONE
1. Geography: Yay Task - Set in France or written by French author.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - Read a book that is in a trilogy. It may be book 1, 2, or 3.
3. History: Nay Task - A significant character in the book is a king, or the word "king" is in the title.
4: Art/Literature: Yay Task - The word "Cursed" or "Child" is in the title
5: Science: Yay Task - There is one or more sheep on the cover.
6: Sport: Nay Task - Setting is during the month of April, or the word "April" is in the title.
Card : 2 DONE
1. Geography: Nay Task - Cover is 75% green.
2. Entertainment: Yay Task - The theme is the American Civil War.
3. History: Yay Task - There is fire on the cover.
4: Art/Literature: Yay Task - Set during the month of October, or the word "October" is in the title.
5: Science: Yay Task - The title is one word only, and starts with the letter "D".
6: Sport: Yay Task - Puck was a mythical god. The genre of the book needs to be mythology.
Card : 3 DONE
1. Geography: Yay Task - Set in Michigan.
2. Entertainment: Yay Task - Hands are on the cover. May be a singular hand
3. History: Yay Task - Theme is Abraham Lincoln.
4: Art/Literature: Yay Task - The word "Wizard" is in the title.
5: Science: Yay Task - The title contains the name of one of the following a types of beetle: Ladybug, Scarab, Longhorn, Ground, Stag, Firefly.
6: Sport: Yay Task - The word "Deuce", "Double", or "Two" is in the title.
Card : 4 DONE
1. Geography: Yay Task - Book is originally published in Spanish.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - The word "Vampire" or "Angel" is in the title.
3. History: Nay Task - The word, "Cardinal", "Pope" or "Priest" is in the title.
4: Art/Literature: Yay Task - The author's last name starts with W, S, or E.
5: Science: Yay Task - The word of one of the following types of spiders is in the title: Wolf, Cellar, Huntsman, Widow, Crab, or Grass.
6: Sport: Nay Task - Set in the 19th century (1801 - 1900)
Card: 5 DONE
1. Geography: Yay Task - The setting, significant character, or author name is Florence.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - Genre is Paranormal Fantasy.
3. History: Nay Task - Read a book written by a Nobel Prize in Literature winner. You may use this list or this resource as a tool.
4: Art/Literature: Nay Task - There is a painting on cover. It does not need to be an actual painting like the Mona Lisa just as long as it clearly a painting.
5: Science: Yay Task - The title contains one of the following British cattle breeds: Highland, Galloway, Longhorn, Red Poll, British White, Aberdeen Angus, South Devon. Any word in the list is allowed, regardless if the breed is two words. eg. You may chose "red" or "poll", "British" or "white", etc. You may not divide a compound word like "longhorn".
6: Sport: Nay Task - Theme of the book is food. Yum!
Card : 6 DONE
1. Geography: Yay Task - There is an Alligator or Crocodile on the cover or in the title
2. Entertainment: Yay Task - The cover has an earth-like planet on it.
3. History: Nay Task - The author's first or last name is Martin or Luther, or has the initials M.L.
4: Art/Literature: Yay Task - The title has the word Lion, Witch, Wardrobe, or White in it.
5: Science: Nay Task - The title contains a word in which "search" is the root word. Eg - Search, Searches, Searched, Searching, etc.
6: Sport: Nay Task - Title contains the word Peanut, Butter, Pretzel, or Fudge.
Card : 7 DONE
1. Geography: Nay Task - Setting is North or South Korea
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - Genre is historical fiction about WWI.
3. History: Yay Task - The title contains a word in which "hunt" is a root word. Eg - hunt, hunter, hunting, etc.
4: Art/Literature: Yay Task - The Cover has a tower on it, or the title contains the word "Tower".
5: Science: Yay Task - Book is set in Russia, or written by Russian author.
6: Sport: Nay Task - Cover has a glass of wine, or bottle of wine on it. Spilled wine works too.
Card : 8 DONE
1. Geography: Nay Task - Book is set in Africa or written by an African author.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - Cover has a feather on it, or title contains the word "Feather". Note: Yes, a bird has feathers, but the task is looking for something that is more identifiable as a feather on its own. If the cover is a large wing with detailed feathers, I will accept that.
3. History: Nay Task - The book is first or second in a series.
4: Art/Literature: Nay Task - The book is set Greece or New York City.
5: Science: Nay Task - The title contains the word "Eye" or "Eyes".
6: Sport: Yay Task - The title of the book starts with Q or Z.
Card : 9 DONE
1. Geography: Nay Task - The theme is animal research or preservation.
2. Entertainment: Yay Task - Theme is family saga.
3. History: Nay Task - The title has the word "River" in it.
4: Art/Literature: Nay Task - The genre of the book is historical fiction about the genocide of European Jews during WWII.
5: Science: Yay Task - Bread is on the cover.
6: Sport: Nay Task - There is a ship with sails on the cover.
Card : 10 DONE
1. Geography: Yay Task - The book is set in Scotland, or written by a Scottish author.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - The genre is Children's Middle Grade.
3. History: Yay Task - The name Francis is in the title, or is the author's name.
4: Art/Literature: Yay Task - The genre is dystopia brought about by a virus/illness. Dystopia must show on the main book page.
5: Science: Nay Task - The theme of the book is dinosaurs.
6: Sport: Yay Task - The cover has a bird on it.
Card : 11 DONE
1. Geography: Yay Task - The setting is Central America, or written by a Central American author.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - The book is set in New Zealand or written by a New Zealand author.
3. History: Nay task - Two of the words in the title start with the letter M.
4: Art/Literature: Yay Task - Read The Sun Also Rises or another book by Hemingway.
5: Science: Nay Task - There is a car or truck on the cover.
6: Sport: Nay Task - The book is set in 2010 to present day.
Card : 12 DONE
1. Geography: Yay Task - The book is set in Paris.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - Theme of the book is refugees.
3. History: Yay task - There is a cathedral on the cover or the word "Cathedral" is in the title.
4: Art/Literature: Nay Task - The book is set in a small town.
5: Science: Nay Task - There are stars on the cover.
6: Sport: Nay Task - The first and last name of the author start with T, L, D, or R. You may only use the letter once in the combo. The author's initials may not be TT, LL, DD, or RR.
Card: 13 DONE
1. Geography: Yay Task - The book is set in Iceland, or written by an Icelandic author.
2. Entertainment: Yay Task - The title contains a word in which "Twist" is the root word. Eg. - Twist, Twisted, Twisting, Twister.
3. History: Yay Task - The book was a prize winner in 2007. It may be any prize.,
4: Art/Literature: Yay Task - The theme of the book is zombies.
5: Science: Yay Task - The book is on your tbr as any combination of digits found in 212. It may be 1, 2, 12, 22, 122, 212, 222.
6: Sport: Nay Task - The genre is Historical Fiction set in Britain.
Card : 14 DONE
1. Geography: Yay Task - The title has the word "Freedom" or "Hope" in it.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - The genre is horror.
3. History: Yay Task - The cover has vegetables on it.
4: Art/Literature: Yay Task - There is a wolf on the cover or the word "Wolf" is in the title.
5: Science: Yay Task - The cover has more than one woman on it.
6: Sport: Nay Task - There is a horse on the cover.
Card : 15 DONE
1. Geography: Yay Task - Read the first book in a 5-book series.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - The genre is listed as anime or manga OR read a book from Books for Anime Manga Lovers list. Specify position on list.
3. History: Yay Task - The book is set in Tibet or written by a Tibetan author.
4: Art/Literature: Nay Task - The book is written from an animal's point of view.
5: Science: Nay Task - The cover has a butterfly on it.
6: Sport: Yay Task - The book is set between 1939 and 1949.

Card : 16 DONE
1. Geography: Nay Task - North, South, East or West in Title
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - The book is in any series with 12 or more primary works.
3. History: Yay Task - Any word in the title starts with Z, including a one letter word.
4: Art/Literature: Yay Task - The book's author or character is named Claire, Beauchamp, Randall, or Fraser.
5: Science: Yay Task - The cover of the book has a steam powered train, with smoke on it.
6: Sport: Nay Task - The book is set in summer or winter.
Card : 17 DONE
1. Geography: Nay Task - The word "Lake "is in the title.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - The title has the word "Tango" or "Dance" in it.
3. History: Yay Task - The title has the word "Iron" in it. Sub-titles are included in this task.
4: Art/Literature: Nay Task - The cover has a pyramid on it or the word "Pyramid" is in the title.
5: Science: Yay Task - The book was published by Penguin Books. You may find this resource useful.6: Sport: Yay Task - The book is about childhood friends.
Card : 18 DONE
1. Geography: Nay Task - There is a cookie on the cover or the word "Cookie" is in the title.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - The cover has a face in profile. The face must be turned so that the character would be looking to the left or right. The character cannot be looking even partially forward. Think of a cameo pendant.
Cross. The main character is a nurse.
3. History: Yay Task - Clara Barton was the founder of US Red 4: Art/Literature: Yay Task - Cover is 75% blue.
5: Science: Nay Task - There is a sun on the cover or the word "Sun" is in the title.
6: Sport: Yay Task - The book was translated from another language to English.
Card : 19 DONE
1. Geography: Nay Task - There are lips on the cover.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - The book is a ghost story.
3. History: Yay Task - The genre is Steampunk set in Victorian England.
4: Art/Literature: Nay Task - There is a globe or map on the cover.
5: Science: Nay Task - The word "Electric" (exact) is in the title, or there is lightning on the cover
6: Sport: Yay Task - The cover depicts a person with flaxen coloured hair (yellowish)..
Card : 20 DONE
1. Geography: Nay Task - The book is set in Scotland or written by a Scottish author.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - The book is set in the 1980's.
3. History: Yay Task - The author's name is Peter, or the word Peter or Great is in the title
4: Art/Literature: Yay Task - The book is set between 1880 and 1889.
5: Science: Nay Task - The genre is Scandinavian mystery.6: Sport: Nay Task - The title contains the word "Kite", "Torch", "Plow", or "Chair".
Card : 21 DONE
1. Geography: Nay Task - The book was originally published in 2018.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - The cover is 75% pink.
3. History: Nay Task - The book is set in the month of April, or the word "April" is in the title.
4: Art/Literature: Nay Task - The genre is dystopia.
5: Science: Nay Task - Read the book that has been on your TBR the longest.
6: Sport: Yay Task - The word "Left" is in the title.
Card : 22 DONE
1. Geography: Yay Task - The book is set in an abbey or the word "Abbey" is in the title.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - The theme of the book is survival that does not involve war situations. You may use this resource. Required that you justify that the book fits the task.
3. History: Yay Task - The book is set in South Africa, or is written by a South African author.
4: Art/Literature: Nay Task - The genre is classic science fiction.
5: Science: Nay Task - The theme of the book is medical.
6: Sport: Yay Task - The theme is about a royal family.
Card : 23 DONE
1. Geography: Nay task - The setting is a museum.
2. Entertainment: Yay Task - A main character's name is Fred, Wilma, Barney, or Betty.
3. History: Nay Task - The book is set in Pennsylvania.
4: Art/Literature: Yay Task - The cover has a crown on it.
5: Science: Nay Task - The genre is space opera.
6: Sport: Yay Task - The book is set in Australia, or written by an Australian author.
Card : 24 DONE
1. Geography: Yay Task - There are mountains on the cover.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - The main character has ginger coloured hair (red).
3. History: Yay Task - The book is written as a diary.
4: Art/Literature: Yay Task - Book is set in Ireland, or is written by an Irish author
5: Science: Yay Task - The cover depicts an explosion.
6: Sport: Yay Task - The book was originally published in Japanese.
Card : 25 DONE
1. Geography: Yay Task - Read a book with the same title as one of Brad Pitt's movies. Brad Pitt Filmography
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - The title has the word "Halloween", "Escape", or "Thing" in it.
3. History: Nay Task - The book is set in the 1500's.
4: Art/Literature: Yay Task- Cover has a champagne flute on it.
5: Science: Yay Task - The book is set in Mexico or is written by a Mexican author.
6: Sport: Nay Task - The theme is North American aboriginal people.
Card : 26 DONE
1. Geography: Nay Task - Cover has a stove, oven, or cooking pots on it.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - The title has the word "King" in it.
3. History: Yay Task - Read an anthology of Poe's stories, or a book about Poe.
4: Art/Literature: Nay Task - The title has the word "Eat", "Pray", or "Love" in it.
5: Science: Yay Task - The title has the word "Cocoa" or "Chocolate" in it.
6: Sport: Yay Task - The cover has telegraph, telephone, or electric poles on it.
Card : 27 DONE
1. Geography: Yay Task - The title has the word "South" in it.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - Theme is WWII.
3. History: Yay Task - The cover has a whale on it, or the word "Whale" is in the title.
4: Art/Literature: Nay Task - There is a house on the cover.
5: Science: Nay Task - The word "Lake" is in the title.
6: Sport: Nay Task - The cover has a spoon on it, or the word "Spoon" is in the title.
Card : 28 DONE
1. Geography: Yay Task - Read a memoir or biography of a woman who has done something extraordinary. This task excludes celebrities whose "feat" is entertainment. (May be about a group of women.)
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - Title contains the word "Legend" or "Legendary".
3. History: Nay Task - The theme is immigrant experience.
4: Art/Literature: Nay Task - Genre is a retelling of a fairy tale..
5: Science: Nay Task - The cover has flowers other than orchids on it.
6: Sport: Yay Task - The cover has a Robot, Helicopter, Ring, or Guitar on it.
Card : 29 DONE
1. Geography: Yay Task - The book is set in Rome.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - The main character is a queen.
3. History: Yay Task - The book is set in Modern Day China.
4: Art/Literature: Yay Task - The title is a single word starting with "A".
5: Science: Yay Task - The genre is police procedure.
6: Sport: Yay Task - The book is set in Poland or is written by a Polish author.
Card : 30 DONE
1. Geography: Yay Task - Genre is historical fiction set in France.
2. Entertainment: Nay Task - There is a fox on the cover, or the word "Fox" is in the title.
3. History: Yay Task - The word "Universe" is in the title.
4: Art/Literature: Yay Task - The book is set in Illinois.
5: Science: Nay Task - Theme is artificial intelligence.
6: Sport: Yay Task - There is a sword on the cover.

Badge 1 Progress COMPLETE!

1. Card 11 3Nay Marathon Man
2. Card 9 3Nay Long Bright River
3. Card 21 5Nay Frankenstein
4. Card 18 4Yay The Rosie Effect
5. Card 23 2Yay All Hallows' Eve
6. Card 25 2Nay The Escape
7. Card 5 5Yay The Red Hunter
8. Card 2 4 Yay No Laughing Matter
9. Card 15 1 Yay The Lost Hero
10. Card 17 6 Yay The Son of Neptune
11. Card 7 6 Nay We're Going to Need More Wine
12. Card 24 2 Nay The Silent Patient

Badge 2 Progress COMPLETED

1. Card 19 3 Yay Infernal Devices
2. Card 30 3 Yay Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
3. Card 20 5N Winter Grave
4. Card 28 1Y I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
5. Card 26 2N The Shadow King
6. Card 6 5N The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness
7. Card 1 2N Out of the Silent Planet
8. Card 12 5N
9. Card 8 3N Perelandra
10. Card 13 3Y The Faithful Spy
11. Card 29 5 Y Golden in Death
12. Card 3 5Y On Dangerous Ground
13. Card 16 2N Drink with the Devil
14. Card 22 4N The Man in the High Castle
15. Card 4 2N Angel of Death
16. Card 27 5N In the Lake of the Woods
17. Card 14 4Y Think Wolf
18. Card 10 6Y The Mark of Athena

Badge 3 COMPLETE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cards 3, 6, 12, 23, 24

1. Card 3 1Y The Virgin Suicides
2. Card 3 2Y Mistress of the Art of Death
3. Card 3 3Y Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
4. Card 3. 4Y A Wizard of Earthsea
5.. Card 3 6Y Body Double

6. Card 6 1Y Mrs. Ted Bliss
7. Card 6 2Y Into the Black
8. Card 6 3N Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being
9. Card 6 4Y White Eagles Over Serbia
10. Card 6. 6N The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken

11. Card 12 1Y The Paris Architect
12. Card 12 2N Crossing
13. Card 12 3Y The Pillars of the Earth

14. Card 12 4N Element of Doubt
15. Card 12 6N The Van

16. Card 23 1N The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
17. Card 23 3NThe Dutch House
18. Card 23 4 Y To Catch a King
19.Card 23 5N The Heart of Matter(4)
20. Card 23 6Y The Rosie Result

21. Card 24 1Y Bad Blood
22. Card 24 3Y The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
23. Card 24 4Y A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
24. Card 24 5Y The Bancroft Strategy
25. Card 24 6Y The Memory Police

Badge 4 Progress DONE

10 Cards done: Cards 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 22, 28

51. Card 4 1Y The Club Dumas (1)
52. Card 4. 3N The Cardinal of the Kremlin (2)
24. Card 4 4Y The Rembrandt Affair (3)
23. Card 4 5Y The Black Widow (4)
27. Card 4 6N Dark Tide Rising (5)

54. Card 7 1N The Vegetarian (1)
30. Card 7 2N (2)
6. Card 7 3Y The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (3)
22. Card 7 4Y Last Man in Tower (4)
55. Card 7 5Y The Idiot (5)

34. Card 8 1N Wild Life: Dispatches from a Childhood of Baboons and Button-Downs (1)
33. Card 8 2N Here We Are (2)
45. Card 8 4N The Poet X (3)
5. Card 8 5N Eye of the Storm (4)
53. Card 8 6Y Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (5)

78. Card 10 1Y In a House of Lies (1)
19. Card 10 2N Wild Rescuers: Expedition on the Tundra (2)
48. Card 10 3Y This Side of Paradise (3)
80. 4Y Station Eleven (4)
79. 5N Dry Bones (5)

70. Card 11 1Y (1)
62. Card 11. 2N Gideon the Ninth (2)
47. Card 11 4Y A Movable Feast (3)
60. Card 11 5N
Nothing More Dangerous(4)
29. Card 11 6N (5)


2. Card 17 1 N The Lake House (1)
64 Card 17 2N Dance of Death (2)
59. Card 17 3Y Iron River (3)
28. Card 17 4N Portrait of a Spy (4)
26. Card 17 5Y Revenge in a Cold River (5)

46. Card 18 1N (1)
31. Card 18 2 N Angels in the Gloom (2)
25. Card 18 3Y Corridors of the Night (3)
44. Card 18 5N The Sun Also Rises (4)
72. Card 18 6Y Notes of a Crocodile (5)

12. Card 19 1N When She Woke (1)
17. Card 19 2N Ghost Boys (2)
56. Card 19 4N A Darker Shade of Magic (3)
3. Card 19 5N That Hideous Strength (4)
15. Card 19 6Y Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (5)

42. Card 22 1Y The Pilgrim of Hate (1)
68. Card 22 2N The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
18. Card 22 3Y The White Lioness (3)
77. Card 22 5N Diagnosis: Solving the Most Baffling Medical Mysteries(4)
40. Card 22 6Y Wolf Hall (5)

74. Card 28 2N I Am Legend and Other Stories (1)
10. Card 28 3N The Map of Salt and Stars (2)
49. Card 28 4N Fair Peril (3)
65. Card 28 5N The Mirror & the Light2717] (4)
73. Card 28 6Y The Wild Robot(5)

Badge 5
Cards done: 1, 2, 5, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30

75. Card 1 1Y Nausea (1)
49. Card 1 3N The Revenge of the Shadow King(2)
62. Card 1 4Y The Child in Time(3)
68. Card 1 5YFar From the Madding Crowd (4)
55. Card 1 6N Elegy for April(5)

60. Card 2 1N We Shall Not Sleep (1)
1. Card 2 2Y The March (2)
2. Card 2 3Y Fire Lover: A True Story (3)
41. Card 2 5Y Downtown (4)
43. Card 2 6Y Celtic Mythology: Tales of Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes(5)

3. Card 5 1Y The Monster of Florence (1)
4. Card 5 2N The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant (2)
64. Card 5 4N Faces Under Water(3)
31. Card 5 3N For Whom the Bell Tolls (4)
5. Card 5 6N With the Fire on High(5)

74. Card 8 1N Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves(1)
6. Card 9 2Y These Ghosts Are Family (2)
42. Card 9 4N Mother Night(3)
56. Card 9 5Y Hungry: Avocado Toast, Instagram Influencers, and Our Search for Connection and Meaning (4)
69. Card 9 6N The Riddle of the Sands (5)

57. Card 13 1Y Silence of the Grave(1)
33. Card 13 2Y Twist and Turn(2)
47. Card 13 4Y Zombie Island(3)
66. Card 13 5YReversible Error(4)
45. Card 13 6N A Divided Loyalty(5)

61 Card 14 1Y Hope to Die(1)
7. Card 14 2N Brimstone (2)
72. Card 14 3Y Murder with Collard Greens and Hot Sauce (3)
8. Card 14 5Y Little Whispers (4)
70. Card 14 6N The Mayor of Casterbridge (5)

9. Card 15 3Y We Are Not Eaten by Yaks (1)
65. Card 15 2N Stardust(2)
71. Card 16 4N (3)
10. Card 15 5N Darling Rose Gold (4)
11. Card 15 6Y The Unlikely Spy(5)

12. Card 16 1N North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail (1)
46. Card 16 3Y Zombie Lake(2)
13. Card 16 4Y Seven Stones to Stand or Fall (3)
14. Card 16 5Y Orient Express (4)
15. Card 16 6N Salvage the Bones (5)

37. Card 20 1N Hide and Seek(1)
32. Card 20 2N Knots and Crosses (2)
16. Card 20 3Y The Great Train Robbery (3)
38. Card 20 4Y The Cater Street Hangman
17. Card 20 6N Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (4)

18. Card 21 1N Speak No Evil (1)
19 Card 21 2N (2)
54. Card 21 3N
50. Card 21 4N The Dog Stars(3)
20. Card 21. 6Y The Left Hand of Darkness (4)


21. Card 25 1Y Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (1)
22. Card 25 3N Bring Up the Bodies (2)
23. Card 25 4Y Now & Then (3)
52. Card 25 5Y Mexican Gothic(4)
51. Card 25 6N The Pale-Faced Lie (5)

73. Card 26 1N Oven Baked Secrets (1)
36. Card 26 3Y Tales of Terror Lib/E(2)
24. Card 26 4N The Atomic Weight of Love (3)
67. Card 26 5Y Like Water for Chocolate(4)
25. Card 26 6Y Between Friends (5)

34. Card 27 1Y South of the Border, West of the Sun(1)
26. Card 27 2N Thunder Point (2)
40. Card 27 3Y The Whale's Footprints(3)
48. Card 27 4N Divided House (4)
35 Card 27 6N Long Spoon Lane (5)

27. Card 29 1Y The Order (1)
63. Card 29 2N Katheryn Howard, the Scandalous Queen(2)
58. Card 29 3Y Little Gods(3)
28. Card 29 4Y Amnesty (4)
29. Card 29 6Y Flights (5)

30. Card 30 1Y The Paris Wife (1)
39. Card 30 2N The Fox(2)
44. Card 30 4Y Something Wicked This Way Comes(3)
59. Card 30 5N Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust(4)
53. Card 30 6Y The Wolf of the North (5)

Reserved

Reserved

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1, book 1
2. Card 11
3 History Nay
4. Marathon Man
5. ebook but 338
6. Title must have 2 words starting M.
7. Marathon Man
8. No Specs

You all are just too fast for me. I'm still working on the spreadsheet. Not to worry because I'll catch up. :)

I think you were actually the first to post, Beth, but I have seen three others posting too. Congratulations!

Tracked!

Cherie wrote: "I think you were actually the first to post, Beth, but I have seen three others posting too. Congratulations!"

Wow, yeah, I couldn't sleep after watching the new year come in, so I got reading...

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1, book 2
2. Card 9
3 History Nay
4. Long Bright River
5. Paperback Advanced Reader Copy 482
6. Title must have word River
7. Long Bright RIVER
8. No Specs

Hahaha. I was looking for river in my challenge spreadsheet, but I got that one right. I guess I read too many Peanuts comics, with Snoopy as the Red Barron. It was a guess, really.

Cherie wrote: "Hahaha. I was looking for river in my challenge spreadsheet, but I got that one right. I guess I read too many Peanuts comics, with Snoopy as the Red Barron. It was a guess, really."

I said Baron Von and then made up something German sounding, but it wasn't right. I knew the Red Baron, but didn't give myself credit for it cause I didn't know his name.

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1, book 3
2. Card 21
3 #5 Science Nay
4. Frankenstein
5. Did Audio but 288 pp
6. On TBR longest
7. Was added with a big batch when I first joined in Dec. 2010, but I had never gotten to it.
8. No Specs

Beth wrote: "1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1, book 3
2. Card 21
3 #5 Science Yay
4. Frankenstein
5. Did Audio but 288 pp
6. On TBR longest
7. Was added with a big batch when I first joined in Dec..."

The task for Science Yay is set in Sweden or written by a Swedish author. You did the task for Nay.

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1, book 4
2. Card 18
3 Art (4) Yay
4.
5. audiobook but 368
6. Blue cover
7. See above
8. No Specs

Janice wrote: "Beth wrote: "1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1, book 3
2. Card 21
3 #5 Science Yay
4. Frankenstein
5. Did Audio but 288 pp
6. On TBR longest
7. Was added with a big batch when I first ..."

Yes that was a typo. I did the one I was supposed to.

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Thanks for correcting that. At least it was an easy fix!

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1, book 5
2. Card 23
3 Entertainment (2) Yay
4. All Hallows' Eve by Charles Williams
5. kindle but 296
6. Character named Fred, Barney, Wilma, or Betty
7. One of the central characters is Betty
8. No Specs

1. Challenge Progress: Badge 1, Book 6
2. Card 25
3. Entertainment 2 NAY
4. The Escape by David Baldacci
5. Audio but 470
6. Word "Halloween," "Escape," or "Thing" in title.
7. The ESCAPE
8. No specs

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1. Badge 3, Book 1
2. Card 23
3. Sport 6 Yay
4. The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion
5. Audio but 376
6. Set in Australia or by Australian Author
7. Book is set in Australia and Author is also Aussie
8. No Specs.

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1. Badge 1, Book 7
2. Card 5
3. Science 5 Yay
4. The Red Hunter
5. Audio but 359
6. Contains a word from the cattle breed list
7. The RED Hunter uses RED Poll word
8. No Specs.

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1. Badge 1, Book 8
2. Card 2
3. Art 4 Yay
4. No Laughing Matter by Dorothy Simpson
5. Kindle but 263
6. Set in Month of October or "October" in title
7. Set in October
8. No specs

Sorry, Janice! We were away without computer access and it was a long drive (audiobook) and I was reading to pass the time....

1. Badge 1, Book 9
2. Card 15
3. Geography 1 Yay
4. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
5. 557
6. book one of a 1 book series
7. Book 1 of Heroes of Olympus
8. No specs

1. Badge 1, Book 10
2. Card 17
3. Sports 6 Yay
4. The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
5. 521
6. Book about childhood friends
7. MC are demigod kids from camps Half-Blood and Jupiter
8. No Specs.

1. Badge 1, Book 11
2. Card 7
3. Sport 6 Nay
4. We're Going to Need More Wine
5. Audio, but 272
6. Wine on cover
7. She's holding a glass of wine in hand at front of picture, you oked earlier.
8. No specs.

1. Badge 1, Book 12
2. Card 24
3. Entertainment 2 Nay
4. The Silent Patient
5. Audio, but 323
6. MC has red hair
7. The silent patient has red hair
8. no specs.

Swoosh, and she’s done with the first badge! Congrats, Beth.

Cherie wrote: "Swoosh, and she’s done with the first badge! Congrats, Beth."

Thanks!!

1. Badge 2, Book 1
2. Card 19
3. History 3 Yay
4. Infernal Devices
5. Audio, but 384
6. Must be Steampunk, Victorian England
7. This author coined the term and the book is it
8. No Specs.

Congrats on finishing the first badge, Beth! I'll post your badge soon. I'm just trying to get caught up.

Janice wrote: "Congrats on finishing the first badge, Beth! I'll post your badge soon. I'm just trying to get caught up."

NO worries!!!! You are so amazing to take this project on. So insanely much work. We love you for it. This is seriously the thing that consistently gives me pleasure every day!

1. Badge 2, Book 2
2. Card 30
3. History 3 Yay
4. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
5. Audio but 359
6. Universe in title
7. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the UNIVERSE
8. No specs

Oh, I have your book 2 on my TBR list. Did you like it?

I really enjoyed Aristotle & Dante. What did you think of it?

1. Badge 2, Book 3
2. Card 16
3. Sport 6 Nay
4. Winter Grave
5. Audio but 336
6. Set in summer or winter
7. Takes place in winter (they talk about weather a lot)
8. No spec.

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1. Badge 2, Book 4
2. Card 28
3. Geography 1 Yay
4. I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
5. Audio but 327
6. Must be memoir or biography of woman who did something important
7. Malala is a women's education leader
8. no specs.

Cherie wrote: "Oh, I have your book 2 on my TBR list. Did you like it?"

Really enjoyed it! And Lin Manuel Miranda narrating!!!

Janice wrote: "I really enjoyed Aristotle & Dante. What did you think of it?"

Loved it. So glad I accidentally discovered it. I think my daughter will really like it, too, in a couple years.

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1. Badge 2, Book 5
2. Card 26
3. Entertainment 2 Nay
4. The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
5. Audio but 448
6. King in title
7. The Shadow KING
8. No specs.

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