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MOST POINTS
Tessa - 5
The Adventures - 5
🦃 🦃 Pat - 15
Linda C - 10
🥧🥧Amber - 11
Marilyn - 6
Mickslibrarian - 7
MOST PAGES
Tessa - 1315
The Adventures - 2407
🦃🦃 Pat - 5110
🥧🥧 Linda C - 3319
Amber - 3176
Marilyn - 2312
Mickslibrarian - 1917
TESSATask 1.6 Black Friday
Word "shopping" found in text - pg 68 - "Sometimes we go shopping and take her with us, but..." - The House on Mango Street ✔ - 02Nov22 - 110 p
THIS TASK
points earned - 1
pages read - 110 pg
Total points earned to date - 1
Total pages read to date - 110 pg
Task 1.7 Election Day - Nov 8Read a book where the main characters have opposing opinions on some topic (does not have to be political) – tell us what it is
Kirihito by Osamu Tezuka - 11/01 - 832 pages - 5 stars - A strange disease gives some people a canine appearance. Two opposing theses: Dr Tatsugaura, eminent and well-respected doctor thinks it's a virus, while Kirihito Osanai, a young doctor, thinks it's endemic.
Point this task: 1
Pages this task: 832 pages
1.3 ~ November Birthdays This month Margaret Atwood (18th) and Mark Twain (30th) celebrate their birthdays.
Read a book whose Author's FIRST name begins with either M A R K G E (T) and their LAST name begins with either (T) W A O I N D.
Noah's Wife by T.K. ThorneRead ~ 11.3.22
Pages ~ 352
Relevance ~ T.K. Thorne's first name is Teresa
Verification ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.K._Th....
Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 352
Total Points ~ 1
Total Pages ~ 352
Task 1.1 Happy Thanksgiving Read any book on your TBR list.
Cheers to the Duke (Widow's Brew, #3) – Sally MacKenzie (3 stars) 11/1/22 [328]
Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 328
Total Points ~ 1
Total Pages ~ 328
1.4 (Nov 15) ~ I Love to Write Day Read a book with characters that write letters to each other -OR- someone writing a book.
Bells for Eli by Susan Beckham ZurendaRead ~ 11.6.22
Pages ~ 282
Relevance ~ Eli and Dee are cousins and write letters back and forth to each other. It's the author's way of speeding up time between events.
Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 282
Total Points ~ 2
Total Pages ~ 634
1.2 (Nov 17) - National Homemade Bread DayRead a book with a character whose a baker -OR- owns a bake shop.
Christmas Caramel Murder by Joanne Fluke 11.02.22
Task points 1
Task pages 204
1.7 (Linda C's Task) Election Day – Nov 8The U.S. is very divided at this election time.
Read a book where the main characters have opposing opinions on some topic (does not have to be political) – tell us what it is
Legend by Marie Lu 11.07.22
(June works for the military and Day is most wanted criminal)
Task points 1
Task pages 305
Total points 2
Total pages 509
1.3 ~ November BirthdaysThis month Margaret Atwood (18th) and Mark Twain (30th) celebrate their birthdays.
Read a book whose Author's FIRST name begins with either M A R K G E (T) and their LAST name begins with either (T) W A O I N D.
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo - 357 pages - 11/10 - 4 stars
Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 357
Total Points ~ 2
Total Pages ~ 1189
Task 1.1 Happy Thanksgiving BONUS POINT: MACY'S THANKSGIVING PARADE
Read another book from your TBR list.
Dead Bolt (A Haunted Home Renovation Mystery, #2) – Juliet Blackwell (3 stars) 11/11/22 [315]
Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 315
Total Points ~ 2
Total Pages ~ 643
2.1 Wheel of FortuneRead 2 Books
#1 In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park--11/3/22--272 pages
#5 A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey by Jonathan Meiburg--11/9/22--384 pages
Total points: 2
Total pages: 656
1.3 November BirthdaysRead a book whose Author's FIRST name begins with either M A R K G E T and their LAST name begins with either T W A O I N D.
The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams--11/7/22--288 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 288
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1.4 (Nov 15) - I Love to Write Day
Read a book with a character that write letters to someone -OR- someone writing a book.
Lucy spends COVID closure days at her studio writing a book in
Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout--11/12/22--304 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 304
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Points these tasks: 2
Pages these tasks: 592
Total Points: 4
Total Pages: 1248
1.1 ~ Happy Thanksgiving Let's give "THANKS" for all the Great Books we've read this year.
Read any book on your TBR list. 🤓
BONUS POINT: MACY'S THANKSGIVING PARADE 🦃
Read another book from your TBR list.
Buster Midnight's Cafe by Sandra DallasRead ~ 11.7.22
Pages ~ 288
Dietland by Sarai WalkerRead ~ 11.10.11
Pages ~ 320
Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 608
Total Points ~ 4
Total Pages ~ 1,242
1.7 ~ Election Day (Nov 8) The U.S. is very divided at this election time.
Read a book where the main characters have opposing opinions on some topic (does not have to be political) – tell us what it is
House on Fire by Bonnie KistlerRead ~ 11.14.22
Pages ~ 403
Relevance ~ Kip tells a lie(?) about who was driving in a fatality accident. Peter believes him. Leigh does not. Their opposing positions pretty much tears their family apart.
Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 403
Total Points ~ 5
Total Pages ~ 1,645
Task 1.6 (Nov 25) - BLACK FRIDAYRead a book with the word SHOPPING in text. (give loc & sentence).
Boats and Bad Guys (Isle of Man Ghostly, #2) – Dianna Xarissa (3 stars) 11/14/22 [230] - “So you need a shopping trip, too.” p.184
Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 230
Total Points ~ 3
Total Pages ~ 873
TESSATask 1.4 - Love to Write Day
Someone is writing a book - Jean Paul (also Ernest Hemingway and Marcel Proust) in The Paris Hours ✔ – 04Nov22 - 272 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 272 p
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Task 1.1 - Happy Thanksgiving
Any book from my TBR
The Cold Millions ✔ – 14Nov22 - 352 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 352 p
Total points earned to date - 3
Total pages read to date - 734 p
TESSATask 2.1 - Wheel of Fortune
# 1 - The Cat Who Played Post Office ✔ – 14Nov22 - 224 p
# 5 - I Am the Messenger ✔ – 10Nov22 - 357 p
THIS TASK
points earned - 2
pages read - 581 p
Total points earned to date - 5
Total pages read to date - 1315 pg
2.1 ~ Wheel of Fortune Read 2 Books
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady HendrixCompleted ~ 11.12.22
Pages ~ 352
Relevance ~ Book #5
Tracy Flick Can't Win by Tom PerrottaRead ~ 11.14.22
Pages ~ 259
Relevance ~ Book #1
Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 611
Total Points ~ 7
Total Pages ~ 2,256
1.5 (Mickslibrarian's task) MC House OF SweetsOur "Special" for this month: TWIX
My sister works in marketing for MARS, Inc., and I am therefore not allowed to mention any products which are in direct competition with any Mars product in her general vicinity. Which is impossible because I love Reese's peanut butter cups (Hershey product). So I hope to placate her/stockpile some goodwill for the future by dedicating this task to the product she was working on when I picked my candy, although she has since moved to Snickers.
Choose one of the following:
c.. The most common version of TWIX is caramel on shortbread covered with milk chocolate. Read a book with a golden-brown cover
by Anne Perry 11.15.22Task points 1
Task pages 352
Total points 3
Total pages 861
1.6 (Nov 25) - BLACK FRIDAYRead a book with a black cover (60%+ - show cover)
by Marie Lu 11.10.22Task points 1
Task pages 371
Total points 4
Total pages 1232
1.8 (Nov 27) ADVENTRead a book with MPG: Religion/ Christian.
A Mrs. Miracle Christmas by Debbie Macomber 11.06.22
Task points 1
Task pages 183
Total points 5
Total pages 1415
1.9 (Marilyn's Task) The Reading Jar Winner #1: Thanksgiving CornucopiaAssociated with Thanksgiving, a cornucopia symbolizes abundance and a bountiful harvest.
Read a book with an author whose first and last names begin with any 2 letters in CORNUCOPIA.
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie 11.01.22
Task points 1
Task pages 288
Total points 6
Total pages 1703
1.1 Happy ThanksgivingLet's give "THANKS" for all the Great Books we've read this year.
Read any book on your TBR list.
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles--11/16/22--576 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 576
Total points: 5
Total pages 1824
Task 1.8 (Nov 27) ADVENTRead a book with MPG: Religion/ Christian.
The Bride Wore Coveralls (Racing, #1) – Debra Ullrick (3 stars) 11/17/22 2008 AL [176] – MPG Christian
Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 176
Total Points ~ 4
Total Pages ~ 1049
1.6 (Nov 25) ~ Black Friday Read a book with
The Muse by Jessie BurtonRead ~ 11.18.22
Pages ~ 393
Relevance ~ pg 143 ~ "...back in 1958, a Guildford shopping centre ticket, electricity bills, an order of service..."
Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 393
Total Points ~ 8
Total Pages ~ 2,649
1.9 (Marilyn's Task) The Reading Jar Winner #1: Thanksgiving CornucopiaRead a book with an author whose first and last names begin with any 2 letters in CORNUCOPIA.
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende--11/19/22--488 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 488
Total points: 6
Total pages: 2312
2.1 Wheel of FortuneRead 2 Books
Farm Fresh Murder by Paige Shelton 11.08.22
pages 292
Shards of Murder by Cheryl Hollon 11.17.22
pages 290
Task points 2
Task pages 582
Total points 8
Total pages 2288
1.1 Happy ThanksgivingLet's give "THANKS" for all the Great Books we've read this year.
Read any book on your TBR list. 🤓
The Face of a Stranger by Anne Perry 11.15.22
pages 352
BONUS POINT: MACY'S THANKSGIVING PARADE 🦃
Read another book from your TBR list.
The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews 11.19.22
pages 224
Task points 2 (including bonus)
Task pages 576
Total points 10
Total pages 2864
1.5 ~ MC House OF Sweets Our "Special" for this month: TWIX
3. The most common version of TWIX is caramel on shortbread covered with milk chocolate. Read a book with a golden-brown cover.
Shoes for Anthony by Emma KennedyRead ~ 11.24.22
Pages ~ 400
Relevance ~ Brown cover
Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 400
Total Points ~ 9
Total Pages ~ 3,049
3.1 ~ Signs of the Zodiac Nov 1st-21st falls under Scorpio (scorpion); Nov 22nd-30th falls under Sagittarius (archer)
Read 3 books
1. Read a book with an insect (any kind) or a bow and arrow on the cover – show cover
The Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean MayhewRead ~ 11.19.22
Pages ~ 289 pg
Relevance ~ Butterflies on the cover
2. These signs are the 8th and 9th signs in the Zodiac – Read a book that is 8th or 9th in a series – tell us the series.
Self-Defense by Jonathan KellermanRead ~ 11.22.22
Pages ~ 390
Relevance ~ #9 in the Alex Delaware series
3. Both signs have constellations in the Southern sky. Read a book that is set in a country in the Southern Hemisphere (can be completely or partly south of the equator)
The Secrets Mothers Keep by Jacquie UnderdownRead ~ 11.25.22
Pages ~ 289 (default)
Relevance ~ set in Tasmania (south of Australia)
Points This Task ~ 3
Pages This Task ~ 968
Total Points ~ 12
Total Pages ~ 4,017
Task 1.3 November BirthdaysRead a book whose Author's FIRST name begins with either M A R K G E T and their LAST name begins with either T W A O I N D.
Rules of Redemption (Fire Bird Chronicles, #1) – T. A. White (5 stars) 11/20/22 [420] -T W
Task 1.9 (Marilyn's Task) The Reading Jar Winner #1: Thanksgiving Cornucopia
Read a book with an author whose first and last names begin with any 2 letters in CORNUCOPIA
Heart Choice (Celta's Heartmates, #4) - Robin D. Owens (3 stars) 11/8/22 [342] - R O
Points These Tasks ~ 2
Pages These Tasks ~ 762
Total Points ~ 6
Total Pages ~ 1811
2.3 ~ NATIONAL FAMILY LITERACY MONTH1) Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase "NATIONAL FAMILY LITERACY". If the author uses three (or more) names, all initials need to be found in the phrase. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the phrase.
2) Read a book with the word FAMILY in the title, subtitle, series, or as its MPG.
Book 1
West with Giraffes by Lynda RutledgeRead ~ 11.26.22
Pages ~ 357
Relevance ~ (L)ite(R)acy
Book 2
South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather WebberRead ~ 11.2.22
Pages ~ 336
Relevance ~ Family as MPG
Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 693
Total Points ~ 14
Total Pages ~ 4,710
1.10 (Mickslibrarian's Task) The Reading Jar Winner #2: TUT, TUTNovember 2022 is the 100th anniversary of the rediscovery and entrance of King Tut's tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon's team of archaeologists and excavators. Like many historical events, this one had positive and negative ramifications; on the one hand, the excavation increased interest in the field of archaeology, provided historians with a better understanding of Egyptian burial practices, and gave a newly-independent Egypt a focal point for national pride. However, there was much controversy at the time about who had the rights to the finds, if anyone, as well as the integrity of the discovery and questionable archaeological practices. Not to mention, the curse...
Choose one:
a. Read a book set in Egypt (indicate the setting if not clear from GR description).
The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters 11.22.22
Task points 1
Task pages 312
Total points 11
Total pages 3176
Task 2.3 (Pat's Task) NATIONAL FAMILY LITERACY MONTH1) Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase "NATIONAL FAMILY LITERACY".
Mercenary Instinct (Mandrake Company, #1) – Ruby Lionsdrake (3 stars) 11/21/22 [248] – RL in LITERACY
2) Read a book with the word FAMILY in the title, subtitle, series,
An Alaskan Family Christmas (Northern Lights #7) – Beth Carpenter (3 stars) 11/27/22 [384]
Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 632
Total Points ~ 8
Total Pages ~ 2443
1.8 ~ ADVENT Read a book with candles on the cover -OR- MPG: Religion/ Christian.
The Fire and the Ore by Olivia HawkerRead ~ 11.29.22
Pages ~ 400
Relevance ~ Religion as MPG
Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 400
Total Points ~ 15
Total Pages ~ 5,110
1.1 - Happy Thanksgiving: Read any book on your TBR list. Death at the Manor by Katharine Schellman 11/6/2022 352 p.
BONUS POINT: MACY'S THANKSGIVING PARADE: Read another book from your TBR list.
Secrets of the Nile by Tasha Alexander 11/9/2022 320 p.
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 672
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 672
1.3 - November Birthdays: Read a book whose Author's FIRST name begins with either M A R K G E T and their LAST name begins with either T W A O I N D. Murder at Wedgefield Manor by Erica Ruth Neubauer 11/19/2022 304 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 304
Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 976
1.6 (Nov 25) - BLACK FRIDAY: Read a book with the word SHOPPING in text (give loc & sentence). Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 11/26/2022 252 p. ("Passepartout, for his part, laughing to himself at Fix's antics, went off to do his usual shopping." - pg. 93)
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 252
Total Points: 4
Total Pages: 1228
1.7 - (Linda C's Task) Election Day – Nov 8: Read a book where the main characters have opposing opinions on some topic (does not have to be political) – tell us what it is. Danger on the Atlantic by Erica Ruth Neubauer 11/20/2022 304 p. (The two main characters disagree about whether another character is telling the truth about her missing husband.)
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 304
Total Points: 5
Total Pages: 1532
1.8 - (Nov 27) ADVENT: Read a book with MPG: Religion.The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín 11/28/22 104 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 104
Total Points: 6
Total Pages: 1636
1.10 - (Mickslibrarian's Task) The Reading Jar Winner #2: Tut, Tut 1. Read a book set in Egypt (indicate the setting if not clear from GR description).
Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer 11/12/22 281 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 281
Total Points: 7
Total Pages: 1917
1.1 - Happy Thanksgiving: Read any book on your TBR list.Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson - 336 p. - 11/06 - 2.5 stars
BONUS POINT:
The Taking of Jemima Boone: The True Story of the Kidnap and Rescue That Shaped America by Matthew Pearl - 240 p - 11/21 - 3 stars
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 576
Total Points: 4
Total Pages: 1765
1.5 MC House of Sweets: Twixa) Book with all the letters of MARS in the author's last name only
Sycamore Row by John Grisham - 642 p. - 11/30 - 3.5 stars
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 642
Total Points: 5
Total Pages: 2407
Task 2.4 (Pat's Task) VETERAN'S DAY REMEMBRANCE1) Read a book tagged "war."
Breath of Fire (Kingmaker Chronicles, #2) – Amanda Bouchet (5 stars) 11/25/22 [432] – tagged 10x
2) Read a book set in either France or Germany.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue – V. E. Schwab (4 stars) 11/30/22 2020 [444] - France
Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 876
Total Points ~ 10
Total Pages ~ 3319
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