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Retro TV Challenge - GidgetAugust 1 - October 31, 2022
Level 2 - 16 or more. of 16+
27 of 16+
Each task can be done as many times as you like
TASKS
1. Gidget is an American sitcom by Screen Gems about a surfing, boy-crazy teenager called "Gidget" and her widowed father Russ Lawrence, a UCLA professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
📍X-Treme Dating - Cathy McDavid - 8/5/22 - CM
📍All Together Now - Matthew Norman - 8/18/22 - MN
📍Hild - Nicola Griffith - 8/20/22 - NG
📍Hostage - Clare Mackintosh - 8/28/22 - CM
2. . The television series Gidget was based upon concepts and characters created by Frederick Kohner in his 1957 novel Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas, which Kohner based upon the adventures of his teenage daughter Kathy.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
📍A Riesling to Die - J.C. Eaton - 8/9/22 - ARTD
📍Aunty Lee's Delights - Ovidia Yu - 8/14/22
📍Three in Death - J.D. Robb - 8/23/22 - TID
📍The Last Lie Told - Debra Webb - 8/30/22 - TLLT
3. The novel was adapted into a 1959 movie starring Sandra Dee, James Darren and Cliff Robertson. The 1965 weekly half-hour television series is seen by some as a sequel to the 1959 film, despite numerous discontinuities in plot, time frame and other details.
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
📍Die for You - Lisa Unger - 8/12/22 - LU
📍Mercy Kill - Lori G. Armstrong - 8/26/22 - LA
4. Gidget was filmed at the Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch in Burbank, California, with the exterior and kitchen set borrowed from the Hazel series, which was filming its final season at the time. The house situated next door to the Lawrence residence is the principal residence on the Bewitched series, which was in production simultaneously.
🏄 Read a book set in California
📍Kiss Me Like This - Bella Andre - 8/19/22
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
📍Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Jules Verne - 8/8/22
📍Holding the Line - Barbara Kingsolver - 8/31/22
5. The lyrics of the theme song ""(Wait 'Til You See) My Gidget" were written by Howard Greenfield, with music by Jack Keller. The song was performed in the pilot by The Four Freshmen, and in the series by Johnny Tillotson.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
📍The Last Queen of India - Michelle Moran - 8/29/22
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
📍I Am Your Judge - Nele Neuhaus - 8/4/22 - NN
📍Ice Queen - Nele Neuhaus - 8/2/22 - NN
6. Sally Field stars as Gidget with Don Porter as father Russell Lawrence. The series was first broadcast on ABC from September 15, 1965 to April 21, 1966. Reruns were aired until September 1, 1966.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
📍Unbirthday - Liz Braswell - 8/3/22 - orig pub Sep 01, 2020
7. Gidget centers on the father-daughter relationship between Frances "Gidget" Lawrence and her widowed father Russell Lawrence. Episodes follow Gidget's adventures in school, at home, and at nearby beaches. Russell Lawrence guides his fifteen-year-old daughter, while married sister Anne and husband John offer often unsolicited child-rearing tips.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
📍Lifeguards - Amanda Eyre Ward - 8/17/22
📍Orchid Beach - Stuart Woods - 8/22/22
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
📍The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line - Rob Thomas - 8/21/22 - RT
8. Gidget's friend Larue sometimes takes part in her escapades. The two of them are a little boy crazy. More often than not, Gidget receives moral instruction from her father and gains wisdom from her experiences.
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
📍Window Shopping - Tessa Bailey - 8/15/22
9. Each episode is narrated by Gidget; on occasion, she breaks the "fourth wall" and directly addresses her audience, usually reflecting on what she has learned from the evening's story, sometimes ending with "Toodles!" (an expression Field improvised during production).
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
📍Blood Fury - J.R. Ward - 8/27/22
📍Blood Vow - J.R. Ward - 8/1/22
📍The Chosen - J.R. Ward - 8/11/22
📍Father Mine - J.R. Ward - 8/8/22
📍The Thief - J.R. Ward - 8/16/22
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
10. The show launched the career of 18-year-old Sally Field, who defeated 75 other teenage girls for the title role. Field exaggerated her surfing experience to the show's casting directors during her audition (she had none); she later took lessons from Phil Sauers just to be able to pretend to surf for the cameras. Sauers served as the series' "Surfing Technical Consultant" and provided the surfboards used during filming of the series.
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
📍Everything, Everything - Nicola Yoon - 8/7/22
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING
Retro TV Challenge - GidgetAugust 1 - September 11, 2022
Level 2 - 16 or more. of 16+
19 of 16+
COMPLETED
Each task can be done as many times as you like
TASKS
1.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn 9/11/2022
Senator Barbara Lonsdale is man hungry and power hungry
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
The Bone Cay by Eliza Nellums 8/8/2022
2.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
Second Vespers by Ralph McInerny 8/13/2022
Father Dowling Mysteries starred Tom Bosley, Tracy Nelson and Mary Wickes.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
3.
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
Picture Miss Seeton by Heron Carvic 8/15/2022 Pub'd 1968
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
4.
🏄 Read a book set in California.
Four Ways to Wear a Dress by Gillian Libby 8/5/2022
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
Magic and Macaroons by Bailey Cates 8/27/2022
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
Dear Mrs. Bird by A J Pearce 8/9/2022
5.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
Crosshairs by Patricia Bradley 8/12/2022
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey 9/11/2022
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
Try Not to Breathe by Holly Seddon 9/3/2022
September Fair by Jess Lourey 9/6/2022
6.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
7.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
Our Last Days in Barcelona by Chanel Cleeton 8/5/2022
Isabel and Diego go to the beach in Spain.
August Heat by Andrea Camillieri 8/21/2022
The book is set on the beach and they go swimming daily during the heat wave.
Plymouth Undercover by Pamela Kelley 8/23/2022
Emma lives on the beach.
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
Death Wears a Mask by Ashley Weaver 8/21/2022
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
8.
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
Murder at the Taffy Shop by Maddy Day 8/24/2022
To Live & Die in Dixie by Kathy Hogan Trochek/ Mary Kay Andrews9/2/2022
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
9.
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
He's Gone by Deb Calletti 8/29/2022
Ian disappears during the evening.
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
Return to Tradd Street by Karen White 8/17/2022
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
10.
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
Destination Unknown by Amy Clipston 8/31/2022
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING
Retro TV Challenge - GidgetAugust 1 - October 31, 2022
Level 2 - 16 or more.
16 of 16+
TASKS
2.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series- Here We Remain-Robert Kirkman 8/2, Fear the Hunters-Robert Kirkman 8/2
Life Among Them-Robert Kirkman 8/4
Too Far Gone-Robert Kirkman 8/4
No Way Out-Robert Kirkman 8/4
We Find Ourselves-Robert Kirkman 8/4
A Larger WorldUltraman, Vol. 8-Eiichi Shimizu 8/10
4.
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
What We Become-Robert Kirkman 8/2, Giant Days, Vol. 9-John Allison 8/5, Civil War: Captain America/Iron Man-Ed Brubaker 8/6, Uncanny X-Men: X-Men Disassembled-Matthew Rosenberg 8/21
5.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
The Last Last-Day-of-Summer-Lamar Giles 8/8🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON- Death Note, Vol. 6: Give-and-Take-Tsugumi Ohba 8/7
6.
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year- Look Back-Tatsuki Fujimoto 8/5
10.
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC- すごいスマホ 1 Sugoi Smartphone 1 -Hiroki Tomisawa 8/6
Retro TV: GidgetDuration: August 1, 2022-October 31, 2022
Level 2 16 or more.
Each task can be done as many times as you like.
20/16+ Completed. Finished
TASKS
1.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
01.Wild, Crazy Hearts-Melissa Foster 10/02/22
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
02.Mary Stone-Autumn's Game 8/19/22
03.Eva Sparks-The Girl in Room 16 8/19/22
04.Corinne Michaels-Give Me Love 10/13/22
2.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
05.Been There Done That-Hope Ellis 8/07/22
3.
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
06.Lisa Regan-The Girl With No Name 9/29/22
07.Helena Hunting-A Lie for a Lie 10/13/22
4.
🏄 Read a book set in California
08.Hollywood Killer-M.Z. Kelly 8/28/22
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
09.Liar Liar-L.G. Davis 8/08/22
10.Killer Smile-Mary Stone 10/12/22
5.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
11.She Can Run-Melinda Leigh 8/17/22
12.Buried-Kendra Elliot 8/21/22
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
13.Jill Shalvis-Rainy Day Friends 8/20/22
14.Lucy Score-No More Secrets 10/14/22
6.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
15.Captain Dreamboat-Tawna Fenske 10/01/22
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
16.Shattered Sea-Catherine Cowles 9/16/22
7.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
8.
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
17.Craving Charlotte-Nicole Jacquelyn 9/26/22
9.
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
18.Maya Gray Series:Girl Four: Lured-Molly Black 8/04/22
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
19.Tempo Of Love-Kianna Alexander 9/05/22
10.
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING.
20.Undine Gray:Cold Evidence-Rachel Grant 9/14/22
Mod
August 1 - October 31, 2022
Level 2 - 16 or more
Read: 19/16+
Each task can be done as many times as you like
TASKS
1. Gidget
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
Crowbones Anne Bishop 8/9/22
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
Delicate Ink Carrie Ann Ryan 8/13/22
2. The television series Gidget
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
The Blessing Way Tony Hillerman 8/16/22
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS.
ATBL All the Best Lies Joanna Schaffhausen 8/8/22
3. The novel
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
Sweet Love Lauren Accardo 8/25/22
4. Gidget was filmed
🏄 Read a book set in California.
Beach House Summer Sarah Morgan 8/19/22
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
Beastly Book of Spells Nyx Halliwell 8/26/22
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
The Measure Nikki Erlick 8/14/22
5. The lyrics
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
🏄 Read a book about a performer.
Always You Roxie Noir 8/7/22
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
Every Waking Hour Joanna Schaffhausen 8/27/22
6. Sally Field
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell.
The Summer Job Lizzy Dent 8/11/22
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
7. Gidget centers
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
The Forever Summer Jamie Brenner 8/6/22
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
The Attic on Queen Street Karen White 8/31/22
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
Rocky Mountain Romance Vivian Arend 8/18/22
8. Gidget's friend Larue
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child.
Tempting Boundaries Carrie Ann Ryan 8/17/22
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
Blue Hawaiian Carla Luna 8/3/22
9. Each episode
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
The Shop on Royal Street Karen White 8/30/22
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
Sugar and Salt Susan Wiggs 8/2/22 (Bella Vista Chronicles #4)
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
10. The show
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
Last Breath Rachel Caine 8/15/22
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING.
Mod
August 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023
Duration: 3 months from start date.
Level 1: 5 - 15 tasks
8 of 16+
Each task can be done as many times as you like
TASKS
1.
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
Reaching Reed by Cora Rose 9/4/2023
2.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
Secrets & Lies by Brooke Blaine 9/15/2023
4.
🏄 Read a book set in California
Dough or Die by Winnie Archer 10/26/2023
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
A Charming Crime by Tonya Kappes 8/10/2023
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
A Flicker of Doubt by Tim Myers 8/5/2023
Hardcore Twenty-Four by Janet Evanovich 8/13/2023
A Stew to a Kill by Jenny Kales 8/20/2023
5.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
Heidi by Johanna Spyri 8/15/2023
6.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
7.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
8.
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
9.
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
10.
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING
Mod
Retro TV: GidgetDuration: August 1 - October 31, 2022
Level: Level 2 - 16 or more.
READ: 26/16+
1.
✔ 🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
A Stitch in Time - Kelley Armstrong (Bronwyn) 9/29
✔ 🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
Blacklisted - Gena Showalter 8/31
2.
✔ 🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
Ruby Fever - Ilona Andrews (Frederick Cabera) 9/22
✔ 🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
The Ice Lion - Kathleen O'Neal Gear 8/6
3.
✔ 🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
Trial by Sorcery - Richard Fierce 8/26
4.
✔ 🏄 Read a book set in California
Under Lock & Skeleton Key - Gigi Pandian 8/27
✔ 🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
Night Shift Witch - Cate Lawley 8/27
✔ 🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
Wicked - Jana Deleon 8/13
5.
✔ 🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
The Language of Silence - Peggy Webb 9/18
✔ 🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
Murder in G Major - Alexia Gordon (violinist) 8/21
✔ 🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
My Sister Rosa - Justine Larbalestier 8/11
6.
✔ 🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
22 Seconds - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (Lawrence Milton) 9/30
✔ 🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
A Curse of Blood & Stone - K.A. Tucker 8/16
✔ 🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
Spell Hound - Lindsay Buroker (pub Sep 24, 2021) 8/19
7.
✔ 🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
Lowcountry Bombshell - Susan M. Boyer (Liz Talbot) 8/30
✔ 🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
Navigating the Storm - Sarah Branson (H/h are married) 9/15
✔ 🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
The Return - D.B. Reynolds 8/3
8.
✔ 🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure.
Riveted - Meljean Brook 8/7
✔ 🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
Dark Legacy - Christine Feehan 9/24
✔ 🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
Devil's Cut - J.R. Ward 8/12
9.
✔ 🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
Mind over Magic - Lindsay Buroker 8/9
✔ 🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
A Treacherous Tasty Trail - Cindy Bell (Chocolate Centered Mystery #4) 8/22
✔ 🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
Long Shot - Hanna Martine 8/21
10.
✔ 🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
After She Left - Claire Amarti 8/5
✔ 🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
Red Handed - Gena Showalter (heroine is 17) 8/12
✔ 🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING
Eighteen Below - Stefan Ahnhem (Fabian Risk) 8/28
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Retro TV: GidgetDuration: August 1 - October 31, 2022
23/16+
Level 2 16 or more.
Each task can be done as many times as you like.
1.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
A Treacherous Tale Elizabeth Penney 8/22/22
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
Death Behind the Dumpster K.B. Blake 8/4/22
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
GR Steeped to Death Gretchen Rue 9/12/22
2.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
Kathy-Dewey Decimated Allison Brook 9/6/22
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
In Too Steep Kate Kingsbury 8/7/22-ITS
3.
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
Sandra-Red Letter Slay Tonya Kappes 8/5/22
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
AF-Peanut Butter Panic Amanda Flower 8/20/22
4.
🏄 Read a book set in California
The Fragrance of Death Leslie Karst 8/2/22
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
A Medium Fate Lynn Cahoon 8/23/22
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
From Kindle Unlimited-Hold the Murder Rosie A. Point 8/3/22
5.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
Alpaca eyes-
Patti Benning 8/8/22🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
JT-Off the Chain Janice Thompson 8/1/22
6.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
Murder as Savory as Biscuits Diana Orgain 9/7/22
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
9/6/22-A Good Dog's Guide to Murder Krista Davis 9/6/22
7.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
Slain at the Sea Cindy Bell 8/11/22
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
Fall for Murder Kathleen Suzette 8/6/22
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
EA-Easy Come, Easy Dough Emma Ainsley 8/25/22
8.
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
Murder at the Shore Kathleen Suzette 8/13/22
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
Attacked in the Aisles K.B. Blake 8/19/22
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
Scents and a Suspect Emmie Lyn 8/2/22
9.
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
A Dish to Die For Lucy Burdette 8/8/22
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
#4 Pizza Parlor Mysteries-Dough Not Murder Rosie A. Point 8/15/22
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
10.
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
The Kitsch Killer Mel Morgan 8/10/22
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
Family Turmoil Liz Turner 8/31/22 (Jordan just graduated high school)
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING
Retro TV: GidgetAugust 1 - October 31, 2022
Level 2 - 16 or more
Read: 19/16+
Each task can be done as many times as you like
TASKS
1. Gidget
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
Erle Stanley Gardner - The Case of the Howling Dog 8/12
Erich Maria Remarque - All Quiet on the Western Front 8/16
Marata Eros - The Token 3 8/18
Elizabeth Spann Craig - Quilt or Innocence 8/31
Elizabeth Moon - Marque and Reprisal 9/15
Sandy Sullivan - Difficult Choices 9/29
Sandy Sullivan - Doctor Me Up 10/3
2. The television series Gidget
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
3. The novel
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
4. Gidget was filmed
🏄 Read a book set in California
Undercover in High Heels by Gemma Halliday 8/16
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
Woman with Birthmark by Håkan Nesser 8/3
Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews 8/5
Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout 8/11
Small Favor by Jim Butcher 8/13
Bad Moon Rising by Sherrilyn Kenyon 10/12
5. The lyrics
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
Jill Shalvis - Simply Irresistible 8/1
6. Sally Field
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
7. Gidget centers
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
8. Gidget's friend Larue
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
9. Each episode
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
Dream Trysts: A Sleeping Beauty Story by Rosetta Bloom 8/2
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan 8/6
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan 9/6
Daughter of the Eagle by Don Coldsmith 9/21
10. The show
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls 10/3
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING.
I'm in for level 2, 16+ books.Gidget
August - October 2022
1. Gidget is an American sitcom by Screen Gems about a surfing, boy-crazy teenager called "Gidget" and her widowed father Russ Lawrence, a UCLA professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse by Lee Goldberg | Natalie Teeger, boy crazy | 8/2/22
2. . The television series Gidget was based upon concepts and characters created by Frederick Kohner in his 1957 novel Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas, which Kohner based upon the adventures of his teenage daughter Kathy.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin 10/2/22
3. The novel was adapted into a 1959 movie starring Sandra Dee, James Darren and Cliff Robertson. The 1965 weekly half-hour television series is seen by some as a sequel to the 1959 film, despite numerous discontinuities in plot, time frame and other details.
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
Captain January by Laura Elizabeth Richards (L, R) 9/19/22
4. Gidget was filmed at the Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch in Burbank, California, with the exterior and kitchen set borrowed from the Hazel series, which was filming its final season at the time. The house situated next door to the Lawrence residence is the principal residence on the Bewitched series, which was in production simultaneously.
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
Girl on a Wire by Gwenda Bond 9/30/22
Nan; "Everyone knows you were the witch." 68%
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
Barefoot Summer by Denise Hunter 8/11/22
Library book
5. The lyrics of the theme song ""(Wait 'Til You See) My Gidget" were written by Howard Greenfield, with music by Jack Keller. The song was performed in the pilot by The Four Freshmen, and in the series by Johnny Tillotson.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
Every Life Is Beautiful: The October Baby Bible Study, Member Book by Nic Allen 8/30/22
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson 10/5/22
Frank, retired actor
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
A Noble Groom by Jody Hedlund 9/16/22
6. Sally Field stars as Gidget with Don Porter as father Russell Lawrence. The series was first broadcast on ABC from September 15, 1965 to April 21, 1966. Reruns were aired until September 1, 1966.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
Perfect Alibi by Melody Carlson 8/5/22
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
Still My Forever by Kim Vogel Sawyer | pub: Sep 6, 2022 | 9/26/22
7. Gidget centers on the father-daughter relationship between Frances "Gidget" Lawrence and her widowed father Russell Lawrence. Episodes follow Gidget's adventures in school, at home, and at nearby beaches. Russell Lawrence guides his fifteen-year-old daughter, while married sister Anne and husband John offer often unsolicited child-rearing tips.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
Black Sands by Colleen Coble | Annie Tagama | 9/12/22
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy by Anne Sebba | Julius and Ethel Rosenberg | 9/2/22
8. Gidget's friend Larue sometimes takes part in her escapades. The two of them are a little boy crazy. More often than not, Gidget receives moral instruction from her father and gains wisdom from her experiences.
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
The Orchard: A Vietnam War Homefront Amish Romance by Beverly Lewis | two different generations of parents give advice to their children | 10/11/22
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
Under the Tulip Tree by Michelle Shocklee | Frankie learned not all white people were cruel; Rena learned racism was wrong; both learned God loved all races the same | 8/4/22
9. Each episode is narrated by Gidget; on occasion, she breaks the "fourth wall" and directly addresses her audience, usually reflecting on what she has learned from the evening's story, sometimes ending with "Toodles!" (an expression Field improvised during production).
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
Count the Nights by Stars by Michelle Shocklee 9/3/22
10. The show launched the career of 18-year-old Sally Field, who defeated 75 other teenage girls for the title role. Field exaggerated her surfing experience to the show's casting directors during her audition (she had none); she later took lessons from Phil Sauers just to be able to pretend to surf for the cameras. Sauers served as the series' "Surfing Technical Consultant" and provided the surfboards used during filming of the series.
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
600 Hours of Edward by Craig Lancaster | Edward lied to Donna once | 9/15/22
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914 by Carolyn Meyer | Anastasia, 14-17 | 9/2/22
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING.
Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe by Jenny Colgan | Issy Randal | 9/22/22
Retro TV: GidgetDuration: August 1, 2022 - October 31, 2022
Goal: 18/16+
Each task can be done as many times as you like.
TASKS
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
**🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.**
A gyertyák csonkig égnek - Sándor Márai - 08/12/22
A Work in Progress - Staci Stallings - 08/22/22
Where Hope Comes From: Poems of Resilience, Healing, and Light - Nikita Gill - 09/01/22
Mózes egy, huszonkettő - Magda Szabó - 09/22/22
The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel - Renée Nault - 09/28/22
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
**🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).**
Iris in the Dark - Elissa Grossell Dickey - 08/30/22
A boszorkány éjszakája - Katherine Arden - 09/14/22
The Whale Rider - Witi Ihimaera - 10/24/22
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
**🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
Renewed Love: Love on the Western Trail - Linda Ford - 10/05/22
**🏄 Read a book set in California**
Ramón and Julieta - Alana Albertson - 09/19/22
Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases - Paul Holes - 09/23/22
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
**🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)**
Firebolt - Adrienne Woods - 09/02/22
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
**🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.**
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art - James Nestor - 08/28/22
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
**🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.**
Hadriana in All My Dreams - René Depestre - 09/30/22
Szívdesszert - Dániel Varró - 10/19/22
**🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Vol. 1: The Quest for the Dual Glaive - Jeffrey Addiss & Nicole Andelfinger - 10/30/22 - Ordon and Fara go on a quest to find the Dual Glaive
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
**🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.**
A lány a toronyban - Katherine Arden - 08/16/22
My Friend Dahmer - Derf Backderf - 09/18/22
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING.
Duration: 8/1/22 - 10/31/22Level 1: 5 - 15 tasks
Level 2 16 or more.
Each task can be done as many times as you like.
TASKS
1. Gidget is an American sitcom by Screen Gems
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
2. . The television series Gidget was based upon concepts and characters created by Frederick Kohner
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
3. The novel was adapted into a 1959 movie starring Sandra Dee, James Darren and Cliff Robertson
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
4. Gidget was filmed at the Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch in Burbank, California
🏄 Read a book set in California
✅Thank You for Listening - Julia Whelan, 8/18/22
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
✅Goodbye Paradise - Sarina Bowen, 8/2/22
5. The lyrics of the theme song ""(Wait 'Til You See) My Gidget"
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
6. Sally Field stars as Gidget with Don Porter as father Russell Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
7. Gidget centers on the father-daughter relationship between Frances "Gidget" Lawrence and her widowed father Russell Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
8. Gidget's friend Larue sometimes takes part in her escapades.
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
✅Hidden Waters - Catherine Cowles, 10/7/22
9. Each episode is narrated by Gidget; on occasion, she breaks the "fourth wall"
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
10. The show launched the career of 18-year-old Sally Field
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING.
Mod
FINISHED 10/31/22 w/20 of 16+Retro TV Challenge - Gidget
August 1 - October 31, 2022
Level 2 - 16 or more. of 16+
20 of 16+
Each task can be done as many times as you like
TASKS
📌1.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
🧙🏻♀️1. Bayou Book Thief - Ellen Byron 10/01/22 {COOKIE}
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
2.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
👙1. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener - M.C. Beaton 08/18/22
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
👙1. Death in the Stacks - Jenn McKinlay 08/06/22
3.
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
👙1. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax - Dorothy Gilman 08/15/22 {originally published 1966}
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
👙1. Amanda Flower - Lemon Drop Dead 08/14/22
🧙🏻♀️2. Amanda Flower - Crimes and Covers 10/29/22
4.
🏄 Read a book set in California
👙1. Bundle of Trouble - Diana Orgain 08/08/22
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
👙1. Purls and Potions - Nancy Warren 08/02/22
🧙🏻♀️2. Fair Isle and Fortunes - Nancy Warren 10/31/22
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
5.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
👙1. A Hint of Mischief - Daryl Wood Gerber 08/31/22 {Pixie the cat’s eyes}
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
👙1. Sherry Harris - From Beer to Eternity 08/26/22
📌6.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
👩🏼🏫1. Hitting the Books - Jenn McKinlay 09/12/22 {originally published September 11, 2018}
📌7.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
Word to the Wise - Jenn McKinlay 10/21/22 {Lindsey enjoys walking on the beach}
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
👩🏼🏫1. Ellie Alexander - Without a Brew 09/27/22
📌📌8.
👙🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
The Walled Flower - Lorraine Bartlett 08/11/22
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
👩🏼🏫1. Yours and Mine - Debbie Macomber 09/04/22
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
📌9.
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
🧙🏻♀️1. Batter Off Dead - Maddie Day 10/06/22 {the murder takes place in the evening}
🧙🏻♀️2. Halloween Party Murder - Leighann Dobbs 10/25/22
🧙🏻♀️🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
Caught Bread Handed - Ellie Alexander 10/18/22
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
10.
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
👙1. Put Out to Pasture - Amanda Flower 08/23/22 {Minnie Devani}
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING
Retro TV: GidgetAugust 1, 2022 - October 31, 2022
Level 1: 5 - 15 tasks
Level 2 16 or more.
*Each task can be done as many times as you like.
20/16+ Tasks Completed
TASKS
1.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
A Gentlewoman Scholar by Sarah M. Eden, et.al. (8/14/22)
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
Lily of the Valley by Sarah M. Eden (8/7/22)
2.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
The Ranger's Destiny by Bree Livingston (8/3/22)
The Baker and the Wolf by J.M. Stengl (8/8/22)
3.
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
False Identity by Jennifer Youngblood & Sandra Poole (8/4/22)
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
4.
🏄 Read a book set in California
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
Dragon's Curse by Sean Fletcher (8/11/22)
Hunted by K.M. Shea (8/16/22)
5.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
Miss Burton Unmasks a Prince by Jennifer Moore (8/10/22)
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
6.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
Jade's Cowboy Crush by Kimberly Krey (8/6/22)
Cassie's Cowboy Crave by Kimberly Krey (8/8/22)
The Billionaire's Crush by Bree Livingston (8/8/22)
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
Falling for a Duke by Rebecca Connolly, et.al. (8/6/22) - 9/19/17
The Day We Met by Ash Keller (8/7/22) - 9/2/21
7.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
The Ranger's Hope by Bree Livingston (8/1/22)
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
8.
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
The Ranger's Forgiveness by Bree Livingston (8/2/22)
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
Dragon's Fate by Sean Fletcher (8/14/22)
9.
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
The Neighbor War by Katie Bailey (8/2/22)
Fated by K.M. Shea (8/17/22)
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
10.
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
Dragon's Bane by Sean Fletcher (8/12/22)
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
Dragon's Awakening by Sean Fletcher (8/10/22)
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING.
Retro TV: GidgetDuration: August 1, 2022 - October 31, 2022
Level 1: 5 - 15 tasks
Level 2 16 or more.
Each task can be done as many times as you like.
TASKS
1. Gidget is an American sitcom by Screen Gems about a surfing, boy-crazy teenager called "Gidget" and her widowed father Russ Lawrence, a UCLA professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
2. . The television series Gidget was based upon concepts and characters created by Frederick Kohner in his 1957 novel Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas, which Kohner based upon the adventures of his teenage daughter Kathy.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
3. The novel was adapted into a 1959 movie starring Sandra Dee, James Darren and Cliff Robertson. The 1965 weekly half-hour television series is seen by some as a sequel to the 1959 film, despite numerous discontinuities in plot, time frame and other details.
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
4. Gidget was filmed at the Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch in Burbank, California, with the exterior and kitchen set borrowed from the Hazel series, which was filming its final season at the time. The house situated next door to the Lawrence residence is the principal residence on the Bewitched series, which was in production simultaneously.
🏄 Read a book set in California
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
5. The lyrics of the theme song ""(Wait 'Til You See) My Gidget" were written by Howard Greenfield, with music by Jack Keller. The song was performed in the pilot by The Four Freshmen, and in the series by Johnny Tillotson.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
6. Sally Field stars as Gidget with Don Porter as father Russell Lawrence. The series was first broadcast on ABC from September 15, 1965 to April 21, 1966. Reruns were aired until September 1, 1966.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
7. Gidget centers on the father-daughter relationship between Frances "Gidget" Lawrence and her widowed father Russell Lawrence. Episodes follow Gidget's adventures in school, at home, and at nearby beaches. Russell Lawrence guides his fifteen-year-old daughter, while married sister Anne and husband John offer often unsolicited child-rearing tips.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
8. Gidget's friend Larue sometimes takes part in her escapades. The two of them are a little boy crazy. More often than not, Gidget receives moral instruction from her father and gains wisdom from her experiences.
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
9. Each episode is narrated by Gidget; on occasion, she breaks the "fourth wall" and directly addresses her audience, usually reflecting on what she has learned from the evening's story, sometimes ending with "Toodles!" (an expression Field improvised during production).
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
10. The show launched the career of 18-year-old Sally Field, who defeated 75 other teenage girls for the title role. Field exaggerated her surfing experience to the show's casting directors during her audition (she had none); she later took lessons from Phil Sauers just to be able to pretend to surf for the cameras. Sauers served as the series' "Surfing Technical Consultant" and provided the surfboards used during filming of the series.
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING.
Retro TV: GidgetDuring these hot summer months I thought it might be nice to take a trip back to surfing, the ocean and friends in Gidget.
Duration: 3 months from start date.
Level 1: 5 - 15 tasks
Level 2 16 or more.
Each task can be done as many times as you like.
TASKS
1. Gidget is an American sitcom by Screen Gems about a surfing, boy-crazy teenager called "Gidget" and her widowed father Russ Lawrence, a UCLA professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
✔ Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
Undead and Unappreciated - 07/02/2023
✔ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
The Never King - 15/01/2023 (Nikki St. Crowe)
2. . The television series Gidget was based upon concepts and characters created by Frederick Kohner in his 1957 novel Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas, which Kohner based upon the adventures of his teenage daughter Kathy.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
✔ Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
魔道祖師 三 Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 3 - 12/01/2023
✔ Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
When She Belongs - 17/01/2023
3. The novel was adapted into a 1959 movie starring Sandra Dee, James Darren and Cliff Robertson. The 1965 weekly half-hour television series is seen by some as a sequel to the 1959 film, despite numerous discontinuities in plot, time frame and other details.
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
✔ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
The Sprite and the Gardener - 25/12/2022 (Rii Abrego)
4. Gidget was filmed at the Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch in Burbank, California, with the exterior and kitchen set borrowed from the Hazel series, which was filming its final season at the time. The house situated next door to the Lawrence residence is the principal residence on the Bewitched series, which was in production simultaneously.
🏄 Read a book set in California
✔ Read a book with a witch in it.
Inu-Yasha, Tome 5 - 21/12/2022
✔ Read a book which you have borrowed.
Wicked Saint - 05/12/2022
5. The lyrics of the theme song " (Wait 'Til You See) My Gidget" were written by Howard Greenfield, with music by Jack Keller. The song was performed in the pilot by The Four Freshmen, and in the series by Johnny Tillotson.
✔ Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
- 07/12/2022🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
✔ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
Black Clover, Vol. 3 - 03/12/2022 (Yuki Tabata)
6. Sally Field stars as Gidget with Don Porter as father Russell Lawrence. The series was first broadcast on ABC from September 15, 1965 to April 21, 1966. Reruns were aired until September 1, 1966.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
✔ Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
Black Butler, Vol. 3 - 01/12/2022
✔ Read a book which was published in September of any year.
Water for Alien Were-Dinos - 21/08/2022
7. Gidget centers on the father-daughter relationship between Frances "Gidget" Lawrence and her widowed father Russell Lawrence. Episodes follow Gidget's adventures in school, at home, and at nearby beaches. Russell Lawrence guides his fifteen-year-old daughter, while married sister Anne and husband John offer often unsolicited child-rearing tips.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
✔ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
Barbarian's Rescue - 22/08/2022 (Ruby Dixon)
8. Gidget's friend Larue sometimes takes part in her escapades. The two of them are a little boy crazy. More often than not, Gidget receives moral instruction from her father and gains wisdom from her experiences.
✔ Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
Inu Yasha, Tome 2 - 24/08/2022
✔ Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child)
Fire Force Vol. 1 - 23/08/2022.
✔ Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
Haikyu!!, Vol. 1: Hinata and Kageyama - 25/08/2022
9. Each episode is narrated by Gidget; on occasion, she breaks the "fourth wall" and directly addresses her audience, usually reflecting on what she has learned from the evening's story, sometimes ending with "Toodles!" (an expression Field improvised during production).
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
✔ Read a book that is fourth in a series.
Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro, Vol. 4 - 18/12/2022
✔ Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
The Dame & The Devil - 30/01/2023
10. The show launched the career of 18-year-old Sally Field, who defeated 75 other teenage girls for the title role. Field exaggerated her surfing experience to the show's casting directors during her audition (she had none); she later took lessons from Phil Sauers just to be able to pretend to surf for the cameras. Sauers served as the series' "Surfing Technical Consultant" and provided the surfboards used during filming of the series.
✔ Read a book with a character who lies.
Ice Planet Honeymoon: Vektal and Georgie - 16/01/2023
✔ Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro, Vol. 14 - 24/12/2022
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING.
Finished! :)Retro TV: Gidget
August 1, 2022 - October 31, 2022
Level 2 16 or more.
*Each task can be done as many times as you like.
20/16+ Tasks Completed
TASKS
1.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
A Gentlewoman Scholar by Sarah M. Eden, et.al. (8/14/22)
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
Lily of the Valley by Sarah M. Eden (8/7/22)
2.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
The Ranger's Destiny by Bree Livingston (8/3/22)
The Baker and the Wolf by J.M. Stengl (8/8/22)
3.
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
False Identity by Jennifer Youngblood & Sandra Poole (8/4/22)
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
4.
🏄 Read a book set in California
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
Dragon's Curse by Sean Fletcher (8/11/22)
Hunted by K.M. Shea (8/16/22)
5.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
Miss Burton Unmasks a Prince by Jennifer Moore (8/10/22)
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
6.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
Jade's Cowboy Crush by Kimberly Krey (8/6/22)
Cassie's Cowboy Crave by Kimberly Krey (8/8/22)
The Billionaire's Crush by Bree Livingston (8/8/22)
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
Falling for a Duke by Rebecca Connolly, et.al. (8/6/22) - 9/19/17
The Day We Met by Ash Keller (8/7/22) - 9/2/21
7.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
The Ranger's Hope by Bree Livingston (8/1/22)
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
8.
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
The Ranger's Forgiveness by Bree Livingston (8/2/22)
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
Dragon's Fate by Sean Fletcher (8/14/22)
9.
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
The Neighbor War by Katie Bailey (8/2/22)
Fated by K.M. Shea (8/17/22)
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
10.
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
Dragon's Bane by Sean Fletcher (8/12/22)
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
Dragon's Awakening by Sean Fletcher (8/10/22)
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING.
Mod
Retro TV: Gidget
August 1 - 31, 2022
Level 2 - 16 or more
Read: 19/16+
Each task can be done as many times as you like
TASKS
1. Gidget
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
Crowbones Anne Bishop 8/9/22
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
Delicate Ink Carrie Ann Ryan 8/13/22
2. The television series Gidget
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
The Blessing Way Tony Hillerman 8/16/22
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS.
ATBL All the Best Lies Joanna Schaffhausen 8/8/22
3. The novel
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
Sweet Love Lauren Accardo 8/25/22
4. Gidget was filmed
🏄 Read a book set in California.
Beach House Summer Sarah Morgan 8/19/22
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
Beastly Book of Spells Nyx Halliwell 8/26/22
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
The Measure Nikki Erlick 8/14/22
5. The lyrics
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
🏄 Read a book about a performer.
Always You Roxie Noir 8/7/22
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
Every Waking Hour Joanna Schaffhausen 8/27/22
6. Sally Field
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell.
The Summer Job Lizzy Dent 8/11/22
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
7. Gidget centers
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
The Forever Summer Jamie Brenner 8/6/22
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
The Attic on Queen Street Karen White 8/31/22
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
Rocky Mountain Romance Vivian Arend 8/18/22
8. Gidget's friend Larue
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child.
Tempting Boundaries Carrie Ann Ryan 8/17/22
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
Blue Hawaiian Carla Luna 8/3/22
9. Each episode
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
The Shop on Royal Street Karen White 8/30/22
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
Sugar and Salt Susan Wiggs 8/2/22 (Bella Vista Chronicles #4)
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
10. The show
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
Last Breath Rachel Caine 8/15/22
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING.
Retro TV Challenge - GidgetAugust 1 - October 31, 2022
Level 2 - 16 or more.
16 of 16+
FINISHED
TASKS
2.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series- Here We Remain-Robert Kirkman 8/2, Fear the Hunters-Robert Kirkman 8/2
Life Among Them-Robert Kirkman 8/4
Too Far Gone-Robert Kirkman 8/4
No Way Out-Robert Kirkman 8/4
We Find Ourselves-Robert Kirkman 8/4
A Larger WorldUltraman, Vol. 8-Eiichi Shimizu 8/10
4.
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
What We Become-Robert Kirkman 8/2, Giant Days, Vol. 9-John Allison 8/5, Civil War: Captain America/Iron Man-Ed Brubaker 8/6, Uncanny X-Men: X-Men Disassembled-Matthew Rosenberg 8/21
5.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
The Last Last-Day-of-Summer-Lamar Giles 8/8🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON- Death Note, Vol. 6: Give-and-Take-Tsugumi Ohba 8/7
6.
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year- Look Back-Tatsuki Fujimoto 8/5
10.
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC- すごいスマホ 1 Sugoi Smartphone 1 -Hiroki Tomisawa 8/6
~~~ Complete ~~~Retro TV Challenge - Gidget
August 1 - October 31, 2022
Level 2 - 16 or more. of 16+
27 of 16+
Each task can be done as many times as you like
TASKS
1. Gidget is an American sitcom by Screen Gems about a surfing, boy-crazy teenager called "Gidget" and her widowed father Russ Lawrence, a UCLA professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
📍X-Treme Dating - Cathy McDavid - 8/5/22 - CM
📍All Together Now - Matthew Norman - 8/18/22 - MN
📍Hild - Nicola Griffith - 8/20/22 - NG
📍Hostage - Clare Mackintosh - 8/28/22 - CM
2. . The television series Gidget was based upon concepts and characters created by Frederick Kohner in his 1957 novel Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas, which Kohner based upon the adventures of his teenage daughter Kathy.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
📍A Riesling to Die - J.C. Eaton - 8/9/22 - ARTD
📍Aunty Lee's Delights - Ovidia Yu - 8/14/22
📍Three in Death - J.D. Robb - 8/23/22 - TID
📍The Last Lie Told - Debra Webb - 8/30/22 - TLLT
3. The novel was adapted into a 1959 movie starring Sandra Dee, James Darren and Cliff Robertson. The 1965 weekly half-hour television series is seen by some as a sequel to the 1959 film, despite numerous discontinuities in plot, time frame and other details.
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
📍Die for You - Lisa Unger - 8/12/22 - LU
📍Mercy Kill - Lori G. Armstrong - 8/26/22 - LA
4. Gidget was filmed at the Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch in Burbank, California, with the exterior and kitchen set borrowed from the Hazel series, which was filming its final season at the time. The house situated next door to the Lawrence residence is the principal residence on the Bewitched series, which was in production simultaneously.
🏄 Read a book set in California
📍Kiss Me Like This - Bella Andre - 8/19/22
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
📍Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Jules Verne - 8/8/22
📍Holding the Line - Barbara Kingsolver - 8/31/22
5. The lyrics of the theme song ""(Wait 'Til You See) My Gidget" were written by Howard Greenfield, with music by Jack Keller. The song was performed in the pilot by The Four Freshmen, and in the series by Johnny Tillotson.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
📍The Last Queen of India - Michelle Moran - 8/29/22
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
📍I Am Your Judge - Nele Neuhaus - 8/4/22 - NN
📍Ice Queen - Nele Neuhaus - 8/2/22 - NN
6. Sally Field stars as Gidget with Don Porter as father Russell Lawrence. The series was first broadcast on ABC from September 15, 1965 to April 21, 1966. Reruns were aired until September 1, 1966.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
📍Unbirthday - Liz Braswell - 8/3/22 - orig pub Sep 01, 2020
7. Gidget centers on the father-daughter relationship between Frances "Gidget" Lawrence and her widowed father Russell Lawrence. Episodes follow Gidget's adventures in school, at home, and at nearby beaches. Russell Lawrence guides his fifteen-year-old daughter, while married sister Anne and husband John offer often unsolicited child-rearing tips.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
📍Lifeguards - Amanda Eyre Ward - 8/17/22
📍Orchid Beach - Stuart Woods - 8/22/22
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
📍The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line - Rob Thomas - 8/21/22 - RT
8. Gidget's friend Larue sometimes takes part in her escapades. The two of them are a little boy crazy. More often than not, Gidget receives moral instruction from her father and gains wisdom from her experiences.
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
📍Window Shopping - Tessa Bailey - 8/15/22
9. Each episode is narrated by Gidget; on occasion, she breaks the "fourth wall" and directly addresses her audience, usually reflecting on what she has learned from the evening's story, sometimes ending with "Toodles!" (an expression Field improvised during production).
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
📍Blood Fury - J.R. Ward - 8/27/22
📍Blood Vow - J.R. Ward - 8/1/22
📍The Chosen - J.R. Ward - 8/11/22
📍Father Mine - J.R. Ward - 8/8/22
📍The Thief - J.R. Ward - 8/16/22
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
10. The show launched the career of 18-year-old Sally Field, who defeated 75 other teenage girls for the title role. Field exaggerated her surfing experience to the show's casting directors during her audition (she had none); she later took lessons from Phil Sauers just to be able to pretend to surf for the cameras. Sauers served as the series' "Surfing Technical Consultant" and provided the surfboards used during filming of the series.
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
📍Everything, Everything - Nicola Yoon - 8/7/22
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING
Mod
Retro TV Challenge - GidgetAugust 1 - September 11, 2022
Level 2 - 16 or more. of 16+
19 of 16+
COMPLETED
Each task can be done as many times as you like
TASKS
1.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn 9/11/2022
Senator Barbara Lonsdale is man hungry and power hungry
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
The Bone Cay by Eliza Nellums 8/8/2022
2.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
Second Vespers by Ralph McInerny 8/13/2022
Father Dowling Mysteries starred Tom Bosley, Tracy Nelson and Mary Wickes.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
3.
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
Picture Miss Seeton by Heron Carvic 8/15/2022 Pub'd 1968
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
4.
🏄 Read a book set in California.
Four Ways to Wear a Dress by Gillian Libby 8/5/2022
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
Magic and Macaroons by Bailey Cates 8/27/2022
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
Dear Mrs. Bird by A J Pearce 8/9/2022
5.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
Crosshairs by Patricia Bradley 8/12/2022
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey 9/11/2022
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
Try Not to Breathe by Holly Seddon 9/3/2022
September Fair by Jess Lourey 9/6/2022
6.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
7.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
Our Last Days in Barcelona by Chanel Cleeton 8/5/2022
Isabel and Diego go to the beach in Spain.
August Heat by Andrea Camillieri 8/21/2022
The book is set on the beach and they go swimming daily during the heat wave.
Plymouth Undercover by Pamela Kelley 8/23/2022
Emma lives on the beach.
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
Death Wears a Mask by Ashley Weaver 8/21/2022
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
8.
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
Murder at the Taffy Shop by Maddy Day 8/24/2022
To Live & Die in Dixie by Kathy Hogan Trochek/ Mary Kay Andrews9/2/2022
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
9.
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
He's Gone by Deb Calletti 8/29/2022
Ian disappears during the evening.
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
Return to Tradd Street by Karen White 8/17/2022
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
10.
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
Destination Unknown by Amy Clipston 8/31/2022
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING
Calling it finishedRetro TV: Gidget
Duration: August 1 - October 31, 2022
23/16+
Level 2 16 or more.
Each task can be done as many times as you like.
1.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
A Treacherous Tale Elizabeth Penney 8/22/22
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
Death Behind the Dumpster K.B. Blake 8/4/22
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
GR Steeped to Death Gretchen Rue 9/12/22
2.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
Kathy-Dewey Decimated Allison Brook 9/6/22
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
In Too Steep Kate Kingsbury 8/7/22-ITS
3.
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
Sandra-Red Letter Slay Tonya Kappes 8/5/22
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
AF-Peanut Butter Panic Amanda Flower 8/20/22
4.
🏄 Read a book set in California
The Fragrance of Death Leslie Karst 8/2/22
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
A Medium Fate Lynn Cahoon 8/23/22
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
From Kindle Unlimited-Hold the Murder Rosie A. Point 8/3/22
5.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
Alpaca eyes-
Patti Benning 8/8/22🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
JT-Off the Chain Janice Thompson 8/1/22
6.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
Murder as Savory as Biscuits Diana Orgain 9/7/22
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
9/6/22-A Good Dog's Guide to Murder Krista Davis 9/6/22
7.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
Slain at the Sea Cindy Bell 8/11/22
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
Fall for Murder Kathleen Suzette 8/6/22
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
EA-Easy Come, Easy Dough Emma Ainsley 8/25/22
8.
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
Murder at the Shore Kathleen Suzette 8/13/22
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
Attacked in the Aisles K.B. Blake 8/19/22
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
Scents and a Suspect Emmie Lyn 8/2/22
9.
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
A Dish to Die For Lucy Burdette 8/8/22
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
#4 Pizza Parlor Mysteries-Dough Not Murder Rosie A. Point 8/15/22
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
10.
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
The Kitsch Killer Mel Morgan 8/10/22
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
Family Turmoil Liz Turner 8/31/22 (Jordan just graduated high school)
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING
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Retro TV: GidgetDuration: August 1 - October 31, 2022
Level: Level 2 - 16 or more.
READ: 26/16+
1.
✔ 🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
A Stitch in Time - Kelley Armstrong (Bronwyn) 9/29
✔ 🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
Blacklisted - Gena Showalter 8/31
2.
✔ 🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
Ruby Fever - Ilona Andrews (Frederick Cabera) 9/22
✔ 🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
The Ice Lion - Kathleen O'Neal Gear 8/6
3.
✔ 🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
Trial by Sorcery - Richard Fierce 8/26
4.
✔ 🏄 Read a book set in California
Under Lock & Skeleton Key - Gigi Pandian 8/27
✔ 🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
Night Shift Witch - Cate Lawley 8/27
✔ 🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
Wicked - Jana Deleon 8/13
5.
✔ 🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
The Language of Silence - Peggy Webb 9/18
✔ 🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
Murder in G Major - Alexia Gordon (violinist) 8/21
✔ 🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
My Sister Rosa - Justine Larbalestier 8/11
6.
✔ 🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
22 Seconds - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (Lawrence Milton) 9/30
✔ 🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
A Curse of Blood & Stone - K.A. Tucker 8/16
✔ 🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
Spell Hound - Lindsay Buroker (pub Sep 24, 2021) 8/19
7.
✔ 🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
Lowcountry Bombshell - Susan M. Boyer (Liz Talbot) 8/30
✔ 🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
Navigating the Storm - Sarah Branson (H/h are married) 9/15
✔ 🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
The Return - D.B. Reynolds 8/3
8.
✔ 🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure.
Riveted - Meljean Brook 8/7
✔ 🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
Dark Legacy - Christine Feehan 9/24
✔ 🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
Devil's Cut - J.R. Ward 8/12
9.
✔ 🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
Mind over Magic - Lindsay Buroker 8/9
✔ 🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
A Treacherous Tasty Trail - Cindy Bell (Chocolate Centered Mystery #4) 8/22
✔ 🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
Long Shot - Hanna Martine 8/21
10.
✔ 🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
After She Left - Claire Amarti 8/5
✔ 🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
Red Handed - Gena Showalter (heroine is 17) 8/12
✔ 🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING
Eighteen Below - Stefan Ahnhem (Fabian Risk) 8/28
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Retro TV: GidgetDuration: August 1, 2022-October 31, 2022
Level 2 16 or more.
Each task can be done as many times as you like.
20/16+ Completed. Finished
TASKS
1.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
01.Wild, Crazy Hearts-Melissa Foster 10/02/22
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
02.Mary Stone-Autumn's Game 8/19/22
03.Eva Sparks-The Girl in Room 16 8/19/22
04.Corinne Michaels-Give Me Love 10/13/22
2.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
05.Been There Done That-Hope Ellis 8/07/22
3.
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
06.Lisa Regan-The Girl With No Name 9/29/22
07.Helena Hunting-A Lie for a Lie 10/13/22
4.
🏄 Read a book set in California
08.Hollywood Killer-M.Z. Kelly 8/28/22
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
09.Liar Liar-L.G. Davis 8/08/22
10.Killer Smile-Mary Stone 10/12/22
5.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
11.She Can Run-Melinda Leigh 8/17/22
12.Buried-Kendra Elliot 8/21/22
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
13.Jill Shalvis-Rainy Day Friends 8/20/22
14.Lucy Score-No More Secrets 10/14/22
6.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
15.Captain Dreamboat-Tawna Fenske 10/01/22
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
16.Shattered Sea-Catherine Cowles 9/16/22
7.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
8.
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
17.Craving Charlotte-Nicole Jacquelyn 9/26/22
9.
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
18.Maya Gray Series:Girl Four: Lured-Molly Black 8/04/22
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
19.Tempo Of Love-Kianna Alexander 9/05/22
10.
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING.
20.Undine Gray:Cold Evidence-Rachel Grant 9/14/22
Finished!Retro TV: Gidget
August 1 - October 31, 2022
Level 2 - 16 or more
Read: 19/16+
Each task can be done as many times as you like
TASKS
1. Gidget
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
Erle Stanley Gardner - The Case of the Howling Dog 8/12
Erich Maria Remarque - All Quiet on the Western Front 8/16
Marata Eros - The Token 3 8/18
Elizabeth Spann Craig - Quilt or Innocence 8/31
Elizabeth Moon - Marque and Reprisal 9/15
Sandy Sullivan - Difficult Choices 9/29
Sandy Sullivan - Doctor Me Up 10/3
2. The television series Gidget
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
3. The novel
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
4. Gidget was filmed
🏄 Read a book set in California
Undercover in High Heels by Gemma Halliday 8/16
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
Woman with Birthmark by Håkan Nesser 8/3
Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews 8/5
Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout 8/11
Small Favor by Jim Butcher 8/13
Bad Moon Rising by Sherrilyn Kenyon 10/12
5. The lyrics
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
Jill Shalvis - Simply Irresistible 8/1
6. Sally Field
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
7. Gidget centers
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
8. Gidget's friend Larue
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
9. Each episode
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
Dream Trysts: A Sleeping Beauty Story by Rosetta Bloom 8/2
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan 8/6
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan 9/6
Daughter of the Eagle by Don Coldsmith 9/21
10. The show
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls 10/3
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING.
Finished!Retro TV: Gidget
Duration: August 1, 2022 - October 31, 2022
Goal: 18/16+
Each task can be done as many times as you like.
TASKS
**🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.**
A gyertyák csonkig égnek - Sándor Márai - 08/12/22
A Work in Progress - Staci Stallings - 08/22/22
Where Hope Comes From: Poems of Resilience, Healing, and Light - Nikita Gill - 09/01/22
Mózes egy, huszonkettő - Magda Szabó - 09/22/22
The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel - Renée Nault - 09/28/22
**🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).**
Iris in the Dark - Elissa Grossell Dickey - 08/30/22
A boszorkány éjszakája - Katherine Arden - 09/14/22
The Whale Rider - Witi Ihimaera - 10/24/22
**🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
Renewed Love: Love on the Western Trail - Linda Ford - 10/05/22
**🏄 Read a book set in California**
Ramón and Julieta - Alana Albertson - 09/19/22
Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases - Paul Holes - 09/23/22
**🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)**
Firebolt - Adrienne Woods - 09/02/22
**🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.**
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art - James Nestor - 08/28/22
**🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.**
Hadriana in All My Dreams - René Depestre - 09/30/22
Szívdesszert - Dániel Varró - 10/19/22
**🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Vol. 1: The Quest for the Dual Glaive - Jeffrey Addiss & Nicole Andelfinger - 10/30/22 - Ordon and Fara go on a quest to find the Dual Glaive
**🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.**
A lány a toronyban - Katherine Arden - 08/16/22
My Friend Dahmer - Derf Backderf - 09/18/22
FINISHED 10/31/22 w/20 of 16+Retro TV Challenge - Gidget
August 1 - October 31, 2022
Level 2 - 16 or more. of 16+
20 of 16+
Each task can be done as many times as you like
TASKS
📌1.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
🧙🏻♀️1. Bayou Book Thief - Ellen Byron 10/01/22 {COOKIE}
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
2.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
👙1. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener - M.C. Beaton 08/18/22
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
👙1. Death in the Stacks - Jenn McKinlay 08/06/22
3.
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
👙1. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax - Dorothy Gilman 08/15/22 {originally published 1966}
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
👙1. Amanda Flower - Lemon Drop Dead 08/14/22
🧙🏻♀️2. Amanda Flower - Crimes and Covers 10/29/22
4.
🏄 Read a book set in California
👙1. Bundle of Trouble - Diana Orgain 08/08/22
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
👙1. Purls and Potions - Nancy Warren 08/02/22
🧙🏻♀️2. Fair Isle and Fortunes - Nancy Warren 10/31/22
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
5.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
👙1. A Hint of Mischief - Daryl Wood Gerber 08/31/22 {Pixie the cat’s eyes}
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
👙1. Sherry Harris - From Beer to Eternity 08/26/22
📌6.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
👩🏼🏫1. Hitting the Books - Jenn McKinlay 09/12/22 {originally published September 11, 2018}
📌7.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
Word to the Wise - Jenn McKinlay 10/21/22 {Lindsey enjoys walking on the beach}
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
👩🏼🏫1. Ellie Alexander - Without a Brew 09/27/22
📌📌8.
👙🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
The Walled Flower - Lorraine Bartlett 08/11/22
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
👩🏼🏫1. Yours and Mine - Debbie Macomber 09/04/22
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
📌9.
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
🧙🏻♀️1. Batter Off Dead - Maddie Day 10/06/22 {the murder takes place in the evening}
🧙🏻♀️2. Halloween Party Murder - Leighann Dobbs 10/25/22
🧙🏻♀️🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
Caught Bread Handed - Ellie Alexander 10/18/22
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
10.
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
👙1. Put Out to Pasture - Amanda Flower 08/23/22 {Minnie Devani}
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING
Finished on 10/11/22 (on time).I'm in for level 2, 16+ books.
Gidget
August - October 2022
1. Gidget is an American sitcom by Screen Gems about a surfing, boy-crazy teenager called "Gidget" and her widowed father Russ Lawrence, a UCLA professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse by Lee Goldberg | Natalie Teeger, boy crazy | 8/2/22
2. . The television series Gidget was based upon concepts and characters created by Frederick Kohner in his 1957 novel Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas, which Kohner based upon the adventures of his teenage daughter Kathy.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin 10/2/22
3. The novel was adapted into a 1959 movie starring Sandra Dee, James Darren and Cliff Robertson. The 1965 weekly half-hour television series is seen by some as a sequel to the 1959 film, despite numerous discontinuities in plot, time frame and other details.
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
Captain January by Laura Elizabeth Richards (L, R) 9/19/22
4. Gidget was filmed at the Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch in Burbank, California, with the exterior and kitchen set borrowed from the Hazel series, which was filming its final season at the time. The house situated next door to the Lawrence residence is the principal residence on the Bewitched series, which was in production simultaneously.
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
Girl on a Wire by Gwenda Bond 9/30/22
Nan; "Everyone knows you were the witch." 68%
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
Barefoot Summer by Denise Hunter 8/11/22
Library book
5. The lyrics of the theme song ""(Wait 'Til You See) My Gidget" were written by Howard Greenfield, with music by Jack Keller. The song was performed in the pilot by The Four Freshmen, and in the series by Johnny Tillotson.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
Every Life Is Beautiful: The October Baby Bible Study, Member Book by Nic Allen 8/30/22
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson 10/5/22
Frank, retired actor
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
A Noble Groom by Jody Hedlund 9/16/22
6. Sally Field stars as Gidget with Don Porter as father Russell Lawrence. The series was first broadcast on ABC from September 15, 1965 to April 21, 1966. Reruns were aired until September 1, 1966.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
Perfect Alibi by Melody Carlson 8/5/22
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
Still My Forever by Kim Vogel Sawyer | pub: Sep 6, 2022 | 9/26/22
7. Gidget centers on the father-daughter relationship between Frances "Gidget" Lawrence and her widowed father Russell Lawrence. Episodes follow Gidget's adventures in school, at home, and at nearby beaches. Russell Lawrence guides his fifteen-year-old daughter, while married sister Anne and husband John offer often unsolicited child-rearing tips.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
Black Sands by Colleen Coble | Annie Tagama | 9/12/22
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy by Anne Sebba | Julius and Ethel Rosenberg | 9/2/22
8. Gidget's friend Larue sometimes takes part in her escapades. The two of them are a little boy crazy. More often than not, Gidget receives moral instruction from her father and gains wisdom from her experiences.
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
The Orchard: A Vietnam War Homefront Amish Romance by Beverly Lewis | two different generations of parents give advice to their children | 10/11/22
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
Under the Tulip Tree by Michelle Shocklee | Frankie learned not all white people were cruel; Rena learned racism was wrong; both learned God loved all races the same | 8/4/22
9. Each episode is narrated by Gidget; on occasion, she breaks the "fourth wall" and directly addresses her audience, usually reflecting on what she has learned from the evening's story, sometimes ending with "Toodles!" (an expression Field improvised during production).
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
Count the Nights by Stars by Michelle Shocklee 9/3/22
10. The show launched the career of 18-year-old Sally Field, who defeated 75 other teenage girls for the title role. Field exaggerated her surfing experience to the show's casting directors during her audition (she had none); she later took lessons from Phil Sauers just to be able to pretend to surf for the cameras. Sauers served as the series' "Surfing Technical Consultant" and provided the surfboards used during filming of the series.
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
600 Hours of Edward by Craig Lancaster | Edward lied to Donna once | 9/15/22
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914 by Carolyn Meyer | Anastasia, 14-17 | 9/2/22
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING.
Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe by Jenny Colgan | Issy Randal | 9/22/22
FINISHED!!! Retro TV: Gidget! Duration: 3 months from start date.
August 28, 2023 - Nov. 27, 2023 (09/09/23)
Level 2 16 or more.
Each task can be done as many times as you like.
TASKS 19/16+
(<2 per prompt)
☑️ 1. Gidget is an American sitcom by Screen Gems about a surfing (2)
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
X 🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
Inspired by Mindy (Stargazer Springs Ranch 4) Remi Carrington (Tandy is boy crazy) 09/06/23
X 🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
One Guy I'd Never Date (Never Say Never 2) Remi Carrington 09/02/23
☑️ 2. . The television series Gidget the adventures of his teenage daughter Kathy.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
X 🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
The Girls in the Garden Lisa Jewell 09/07/23
☑️ 3. The novel was adapted into a 1959 movie starring Sandra Dee (2)
X 🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
A Cup of Jo (Maggy Thorsen 6) Sandra Balzo 09/08/23
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
X 🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
Payback's a Witch (The Witches of Thistle Grove 1) Lana Harper 09/05/23
☑️ 4. Gidget was filmed at the Columbia (2)
🏄 Read a book set in California
X 🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
Mary Jane Jessica Anya Blau (Izzy keeps her door closed to keep the witch out) 09/02/23
X 🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
Three Things I'd Never Do (Never Say Never 1) Remi Carrington 09/01/23
☑️ 5. The lyrics of the theme song (2)
X 🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles 2) Marissa Meyer 09/01/23
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
X 🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good (Elderly Lady 1) Helene Tursten 09/03/23
☑️ 6. Sally Field stars as Gidget (2)
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
X 🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
Books Can Be Deceiving (Library Lovers Mystery 1) Jenn McKinlay 09/04/23
X 🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Díaz (September 6, 2007) 09/09/23
☑️ 7. Gidget centers on the father-daughter relationship (2)
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
X 🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
Two Words I'd Never Say Again (Never Say Never 3) Remi Carrington (Nacha and Hank are married) 09/06/23
X 🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
Family Lore Elizabeth Acevedo 09/05/23
☑️ 8. Gidget's friend Larue sometimes takes part in her escapades. (2)
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
X 🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
Pride and Premeditation (Jane Austen Murder Mystery 1) Tirzah Price (Both of Lizzy’s parents give her a lot of advice) 09/06/23
X 🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
Too Hot to Handle (The Clarksons 1) Tessa Bailey (Rita learns that she can rely on her siblings) 09/03/23
☑️ 9. Each episode is narrated by Gidget (2)
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
X 🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
Lucy by the Sea (Amgash 4) Elizabeth Strout 09/04/23
X 🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
Tom Lake Ann Patchett 09/01/23
☑️ 10. The show launched the career of 18-year-old Sally Field (2)
X 🏄 Read a book with a character who lies. (1)
Parental Guidance (Ice Knights 1) Avery Flynn (Zara participated in a fake relationship) 09/08/23
X 🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
Cress (Lunar Chronicles 3) Marissa Meyer 09/07/23
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING.
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During these hot summer months I thought it might be nice to take a trip back to surfing, the ocean and friends in Gidget.
Duration: 3 months from start date.
Level 1: 5 - 15 tasks
Level 2 16 or more.
Each task can be done as many times as you like.
TASKS
1. Gidget is an American sitcom by Screen Gems about a surfing, boy-crazy teenager called "Gidget" and her widowed father Russ Lawrence, a UCLA professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is a professor.
🏄 Read a book with a character who is "boy crazy". (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SCREEN GEMS.
2. . The television series Gidget was based upon concepts and characters created by Frederick Kohner in his 1957 novel Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas, which Kohner based upon the adventures of his teenage daughter Kathy.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Kathy or Frederick.
🏄 Read a book that has been turned into a tv series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG IDEAS. (three word minimum).
3. The novel was adapted into a 1959 movie starring Sandra Dee, James Darren and Cliff Robertson. The 1965 weekly half-hour television series is seen by some as a sequel to the 1959 film, despite numerous discontinuities in plot, time frame and other details.
🏄 Read a book whose author's first name is Sandra, James, Darren or Cliff. (Other spellings are allowed).
🏄 Read a book published in the 1950s or the 1960s
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in HALF HOUR.
4. Gidget was filmed at the Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch in Burbank, California, with the exterior and kitchen set borrowed from the Hazel series, which was filming its final season at the time. The house situated next door to the Lawrence residence is the principal residence on the Bewitched series, which was in production simultaneously.
🏄 Read a book set in California
🏄 Read a book with a witch in it.
🏄 Read a book which you have borrowed.
5. The lyrics of the theme song ""(Wait 'Til You See) My Gidget" were written by Howard Greenfield, with music by Jack Keller. The song was performed in the pilot by The Four Freshmen, and in the series by Johnny Tillotson.
🏄 Read a book with eyes on the cover. (Show the cover)
🏄 Read a book about a performer. (Ex: actor/singer/musician)
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in JOHNNY TILLOTSON.
6. Sally Field stars as Gidget with Don Porter as father Russell Lawrence. The series was first broadcast on ABC from September 15, 1965 to April 21, 1966. Reruns were aired until September 1, 1966.
🏄 Read a book with a character called Russell or Lawrence.
🏄 Read a book with the letters ABC in the title in any order.
🏄 Read a book which was published in September of any year.
7. Gidget centers on the father-daughter relationship between Frances "Gidget" Lawrence and her widowed father Russell Lawrence. Episodes follow Gidget's adventures in school, at home, and at nearby beaches. Russell Lawrence guides his fifteen-year-old daughter, while married sister Anne and husband John offer often unsolicited child-rearing tips.
🏄 Read a book where a character goes to the beach.
🏄 Read a book about a married couple.
🏄 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ADVENTURE.
8. Gidget's friend Larue sometimes takes part in her escapades. The two of them are a little boy crazy. More often than not, Gidget receives moral instruction from her father and gains wisdom from her experiences.
🏄 Read a book where two friends have an adventure. (Your interpretation).
🏄 Read a book where a parent gives advice to a child. (Can be a grown child).
🏄 Read a book where a character learns something or gains wisdom.
9. Each episode is narrated by Gidget; on occasion, she breaks the "fourth wall" and directly addresses her audience, usually reflecting on what she has learned from the evening's story, sometimes ending with "Toodles!" (an expression Field improvised during production).
🏄 Read a book where part of the plot takes place in the evening.
🏄 Read a book that is fourth in a series.
🏄 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in TOODLES. (two word minimum).
10. The show launched the career of 18-year-old Sally Field, who defeated 75 other teenage girls for the title role. Field exaggerated her surfing experience to the show's casting directors during her audition (she had none); she later took lessons from Phil Sauers just to be able to pretend to surf for the cameras. Sauers served as the series' "Surfing Technical Consultant" and provided the surfboards used during filming of the series.
🏄 Read a book with a character who lies.
🏄 Read a book with a teenager as a MC.
🏄 Read a book where the MC's initials can be found in SURFING.
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