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One of my favorite Christmas movies and songs with a great cast. If you never seen the movie this challenge will give away the plot and story line.

Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Level 1: 5-10 Tasks
Level 2: 11 or more Tasks
Each task can be done more than once.

TASKS

1. White Christmas is a 1954 American musical film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. Filmed in Technicolor, it features the songs of Irving Berlin.
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.

2. White Christmas starts on Christmas Eve in Europe in 1944, at the height of World War II, former Broadway star Captain Bob Wallace and aspiring performer Private Phil Davis entertain the 151st division with a soldier's show. The men have just received word their beloved Major General Thomas F. Waverly has been relieved of his command. After Waverly departs, enemy bombers attack the area and everyone takes cover. Phil pulls Bob away from a collapsing wall and is wounded by debris. Bob asks how he can pay back Phil for saving his life, and Phil suggests they become a duo act. Bob is not fond of the idea, but feels obliged to agree.
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
❄️ Read a book about a war.

3. After the war, the two make it big, first as performers, then as producers, launching a hit musical, Playing Around. They receive a letter supposedly from their old Mess Sergeant, Ben "Freckle Face" Haynes, asking them to view his sisters' act. They watch Betty and Judy sing at Novello's, a Florida nightclub. Phil, who likes to play matchmaker, notices Bob is interested in Betty. After the performance, the four meet, and Phil and Judy immediately hit it off. Betty and Bob, however, argue about Bob's cynicism, and the fact it was actually Judy who wrote the letter instead of Ben.
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.

4. Bing Crosby as Bob Wallace and Danny Kaye as Phil Davis
find out from Judy that the girls' landlord is falsely suing them for a damaged rug, and has even gone so far as to call the police to get his money.
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.

5. Phil gives them tickets he and Bob had purchased to spend Christmas in New York City. Bob and Phil improvise a performance to buy the girls time, then flee to the train, where they now have to sit up in the Club Car, much to Bob's chagrin.
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.

6. The girls convince Phil and Bob to forgo New York and spend Christmas with them in Pine Tree, Vermont, where they are booked as performers. Upon arriving in Vermont, they find all the tourists have left due to no snow and unseasonably warm weather.
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.

7. They arrive at the empty Columbia Inn and are aghast to discover that General Waverly is the landlord of the hotel and has sunk his life savings into it, and is on the verge of bankruptcy. Phil and Bob decide to invite some of the cast of Playing Around to Pine Tree to stage a show to draw in the guests, and include Betty and Judy in the show. Betty and Bob's romance starts to bloom.
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

8. Later, Bob discovers Waverly received a humiliating rejection letter to his request to rejoin the army. Bob determines to prove to the General he is not forgotten, and calls up Ed Harrison, another old Army buddy who now has his own variety show, for help. Ed suggests they put the general on the show and make a big scene of his misfortune and Bob's kindness, which would be free advertising for Bob and Phil. Bob strongly rejects the idea. Unfortunately, the housekeeper Emma eavesdrops on the other phone for the first half of the conversation. She relays Ed's idea to Betty, who becomes suddenly cold towards a baffled Bob.
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.

9. Phil and Judy stage a phony engagement, thinking Betty is trying to avoid romance because she does not want to leave Judy unprotected. However, this backfires when Betty accepts a gig in New York and leaves. Phil and Judy admit the truth to Bob, who becomes enraged and hurries to New York to tell Betty. Bob meets up with Harrison before he has a chance to find out what really was bothering her. Betty sees Bob go on Harrison's show and invite the entire 151st division to secretly join him at Pine Tree to surprise General Waverly, at Bob and Phil's expense. Realizing she was mistaken, Betty returns to Vermont just in time to be in the show.
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10. Once again on Christmas Eve, the soldiers surprise General Waverly with another rousing chorus of "The Old Man" when he arrives at the show, bringing him to tears. During the performance, Betty and Bob become engaged, and Judy and Phil decide to go through with their own engagement. As everyone sings "White Christmas", a thick snowfall at last blankets Vermont.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.

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In! Any book posted has been read. Finished 12/31/2022****

1. ❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover). The Unarmed Truth: My Fight to Blow the Whistle and Expose Fast and Furious
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician. Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera. On a Witch and a Spell — Rosemary Stronghill
2. ❄️ Read a book set in Europe. The Innocent
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life. Heart Trouble
❄️ Read a book about a war. The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel (set in paris during the occupation)
3. ❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter. To Live & Die in Dixie
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical. Counterfeit
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker. Antoinette's Sister (Maria Teresa of Austria)
4. ❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover). The Keepers of the House
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something. Irish Eyes
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in. Beach Town
5. ❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something. How to Find Love in a Bookshop
❄️ Read a book set in New York City. The Wicked City
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR. The Wife Stalker
6. ❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE. Strange Brew (trocheck)
7.❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts. The Ex Between Us
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money. A Winter's Tale
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord. Darned if you do (Betsy)
8. ❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold. Never Coming Home
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune. Every Crooked Nanny
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops. Murder Most Sweet
9. 9. ❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong. Fated for Felony
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count. The Ghost of Christmas Past (152)
10. ❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged. Knit Your Own Murder
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover). The Northern Reach
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN. The Baffling Burglaries of Bath(Leighann Dobbs)

I'M DONE!

White Christmas
Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Level 2: 11 or more Tasks
Each task can be done more than once.

29/11+

TASKS

1. White Christmas is a 1954 American musical film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. Filmed in Technicolor, it features the songs of Irving Berlin.
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover). I Still Remember - Priya Prithiviraj 12/2/22

❄️ Read a book about music or a musician. Maid for the Rock Star - Demelza Carlton 4/26/23
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.

2. White Christmas starts on Christmas Eve in Europe in 1944, at the height of World War II, former Broadway star Captain Bob Wallace and aspiring performer Private Phil Davis entertain the 151st division with a soldier's show. The men have just received word their beloved Major General Thomas F. Waverly has been relieved of his command. After Waverly departs, enemy bombers attack the area and everyone takes cover. Phil pulls Bob away from a collapsing wall and is wounded by debris. Bob asks how he can pay back Phil for saving his life, and Phil suggests they become a duo act. Bob is not fond of the idea, but feels obliged to agree.
❄️ Read a book set in Europe. The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka 1/15/23
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life. Artemis - Andy Weir 12/11/22
❄️ Read a book about a war. The Thief's Countess - Cecelia Mecca 12/8/22

3. After the war, the two make it big, first as performers, then as producers, launching a hit musical, Playing Around. They receive a letter supposedly from their old Mess Sergeant, Ben "Freckle Face" Haynes, asking them to view his sisters' act. They watch Betty and Judy sing at Novello's, a Florida nightclub. Phil, who likes to play matchmaker, notices Bob is interested in Betty. After the performance, the four meet, and Phil and Judy immediately hit it off. Betty and Bob, however, argue about Bob's cynicism, and the fact it was actually Judy who wrote the letter instead of Ben.
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter. Mountain Darkness - Vanessa Vale 12/5/22
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical. Ride Me Dirty - Vanessa Vale 12/8/22
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker. What New Beginnings Are Made Of - Debra Clopton 12/1/22

4. Bing Crosby as Bob Wallace and Danny Kaye as Phil Davis
find out from Judy that the girls' landlord is falsely suing them for a damaged rug, and has even gone so far as to call the police to get his money.
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover). Horrorstör - Grady Hendrix 5/15/23

❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something. Girl Lost - Kate Gable 1/17/23
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in. Montana Fire - Jennifer Zane 12/2/22

5. Phil gives them tickets he and Bob had purchased to spend Christmas in New York City. Bob and Phil improvise a performance to buy the girls time, then flee to the train, where they now have to sit up in the Club Car, much to Bob's chagrin.
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something. Love Bats Last - Pamela Aares 3/16/23
❄️ Read a book set in New York City. The City We Became - N.K. Jemisin 3/26/23
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR. Hell Bent - Leigh Bardugo 2/3/23

6. The girls convince Phil and Bob to forgo New York and spend Christmas with them in Pine Tree, Vermont, where they are booked as performers. Upon arriving in Vermont, they find all the tourists have left due to no snow and unseasonably warm weather.
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation). Sir Loin of Beef - Vanessa Vale 12/2/22
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont. The Christmas Catch - Ginny Baird 5/5/23
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE. His Curvy Friend - Mary E. Thompson 1/8/23

7. They arrive at the empty Columbia Inn and are aghast to discover that General Waverly is the landlord of the hotel and has sunk his life savings into it, and is on the verge of bankruptcy. Phil and Bob decide to invite some of the cast of Playing Around to Pine Tree to stage a show to draw in the guests, and include Betty and Judy in the show. Betty and Bob's romance starts to bloom.
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts. Notorious - K.M. Scott 12/1/22
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money. Gift of Grace - Shanna Hatfield 12/6/22
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord. Tread of Angels - Rebecca Roanhorse 2/5/23

8. Later, Bob discovers Waverly received a humiliating rejection letter to his request to rejoin the army. Bob determines to prove to the General he is not forgotten, and calls up Ed Harrison, another old Army buddy who now has his own variety show, for help. Ed suggests they put the general on the show and make a big scene of his misfortune and Bob's kindness, which would be free advertising for Bob and Phil. Bob strongly rejects the idea. Unfortunately, the housekeeper Emma eavesdrops on the other phone for the first half of the conversation. She relays Ed's idea to Betty, who becomes suddenly cold towards a baffled Bob.
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold. Samson's Deal - Shelley Singer 1/12/23
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune. Almost There - Farrah Rochon 1/13/23
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops. Hidden Figures - Margot Lee Shetterly 1/1/23

9. Phil and Judy stage a phony engagement, thinking Betty is trying to avoid romance because she does not want to leave Judy unprotected. However, this backfires when Betty accepts a gig in New York and leaves. Phil and Judy admit the truth to Bob, who becomes enraged and hurries to New York to tell Betty. Bob meets up with Harrison before he has a chance to find out what really was bothering her. Betty sees Bob go on Harrison's show and invite the entire 151st division to secretly join him at Pine Tree to surprise General Waverly, at Bob and Phil's expense. Realizing she was mistaken, Betty returns to Vermont just in time to be in the show.
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong. Cowboys & Kisses - Vanessa Vale 12/7/22
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip. His Last Wife - Gia Pere 2/6/23
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count. {156 pgs} Meet Me Under the Mistletoe - Stacey Kennedy 12/1/22

10. Once again on Christmas Eve, the soldiers surprise General Waverly with another rousing chorus of "The Old Man" when he arrives at the show, bringing him to tears. During the performance, Betty and Bob become engaged, and Judy and Phil decide to go through with their own engagement. As everyone sings "White Christmas", a thick snowfall at last blankets Vermont.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged. Serenade - Heather McKenzie 2/23/23
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover). The Mistletoe Murders - Laurinda Wallace 2/23/23

❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN. A Spirited Tail - Leighann Dobbs 4/20/23

WHITE CHRISTMAS
December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023

COMPLETED!

Level 2 14 books read

1. ❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
A December Bride by Denise Hunter 12/22/2022


❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.
Murder in Chianti by Camilla Trinchieri 12/8/2022
Vera works at the restaurant.

2. ❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
Borrower of the Night by Elizabeth Peters 12/21/2022
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman 12/8/2022
Elizabeth saves Viktor's life from The Viking by faking his death and hiding him.
❄️ Read a book about a war.
The One Man by Andrew Gross 12/14/2022

3. ❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
Death in a Darkening Mist by Iona Whishaw 12/22/2022
Lane receives a letter from her grandmother.
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.

4. ❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
The Book of Kills by Ralph McInerny 12/2/2022
Russ Bacon is accused of Orion Plante's murder.
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
G'Day to Die by Maddy Hunter 12/16/2022
Police are called in for a murder.

5. ❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict 12/30/2022
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.

6. ❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.

7.❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
The King's Christmas Heir by Lynne Graham 12/26/2022
Lara works nights as a cleaning lady.
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

8. ❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.
Death by Pumpkin Spice by Alex Erickson 12/12/2022
Kris listens on other's conversations from the closet.

9. ❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
The Grace Kelly Dress by Brenda Janowitz 12/15/2022
All three characters - Rocky, Joanie, and Rose are wrong in the middle of the book and realize they are not headed in the right direction.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
Bonnie of Evidence by Maddy Hunter 12/24/2022
Etienne and Emily give away a trip to own of the folks on the tour group.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10. ❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.
Turkey Trot Murder by Leslie Meier 12/2/2022

White Christmas
December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023

28 of 11+ Complete

Level 2: 11 or more Tasks
Each task can be done more than once.

TASKS

1. White Christmas is a 1954 American musical film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. Filmed in Technicolor, it features the songs of Irving Berlin.
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.

2. White Christmas starts on Christmas Eve in Europe in 1944, at the height of World War II, former Broadway star Captain Bob Wallace and aspiring performer Private Phil Davis entertain the 151st division with a soldier's show. The men have just received word their beloved Major General Thomas F. Waverly has been relieved of his command. After Waverly departs, enemy bombers attack the area and everyone takes cover. Phil pulls Bob away from a collapsing wall and is wounded by debris. Bob asks how he can pay back Phil for saving his life, and Phil suggests they become a duo act. Bob is not fond of the idea, but feels obliged to agree.
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
🔹Mine Till Midnight - Lisa Kleypas - 12/1/22 - England
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
❄️ Read a book about a war.
🔹The Killer Angels - Michael Shaara - 12/15/22 - Civil War

3. After the war, the two make it big, first as performers, then as producers, launching a hit musical, Playing Around. They receive a letter supposedly from their old Mess Sergeant, Ben "Freckle Face" Haynes, asking them to view his sisters' act. They watch Betty and Judy sing at Novello's, a Florida nightclub. Phil, who likes to play matchmaker, notices Bob is interested in Betty. After the performance, the four meet, and Phil and Judy immediately hit it off. Betty and Bob, however, argue about Bob's cynicism, and the fact it was actually Judy who wrote the letter instead of Ben.
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.

4. Bing Crosby as Bob Wallace and Danny Kaye as Phil Davis
find out from Judy that the girls' landlord is falsely suing them for a damaged rug, and has even gone so far as to call the police to get his money.
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
🔹State of the Onion - Julie Hyzy - 12/25/22

5. Phil gives them tickets he and Bob had purchased to spend Christmas in New York City. Bob and Phil improvise a performance to buy the girls time, then flee to the train, where they now have to sit up in the Club Car, much to Bob's chagrin.
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
🔹Love the One You're With - Emily Giffin - 12/11/22
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.
🔹In a Holidaze - Christina Lauren - 12/2/22 - CL
🔹Psycho - Robert Bloch - 12/13/22 - RB
🔹Death by Darjeeling - Laura Childs - 1/28/23 - LC
🔹The Coroner's Lunch - Colin Cotterill - 1/26/23
🔹Ecstasy Wears Emeralds - Renee Bernard - 2/1/23
🔹One Little Lie - Colleen Coble - 2/3/23

6. The girls convince Phil and Bob to forgo New York and spend Christmas with them in Pine Tree, Vermont, where they are booked as performers. Upon arriving in Vermont, they find all the tourists have left due to no snow and unseasonably warm weather.
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.
🔹Under Lock & Skeleton Key - Gigi Pandian - 12/18/22 - P
🔹Texas Outlaw - James Patterson - 1/21/23 - P
🔹Snow White Must Die - Nele Neuhaus - 1/28/23

7. They arrive at the empty Columbia Inn and are aghast to discover that General Waverly is the landlord of the hotel and has sunk his life savings into it, and is on the verge of bankruptcy. Phil and Bob decide to invite some of the cast of Playing Around to Pine Tree to stage a show to draw in the guests, and include Betty and Judy in the show. Betty and Bob's romance starts to bloom.
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
🔹After the Kiss - Lauren Layne - 12/7/22
🔹Under Fire - Jo Davis - 12/10/22
🔹Frisco's Kid - Suzanne Brockmann - 12/19/22
🔹The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe - Mary Simses - 12/27/22
🔹Unbroken Cowboy - Maisey Yates - 12/27/22
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

8. Later, Bob discovers Waverly received a humiliating rejection letter to his request to rejoin the army. Bob determines to prove to the General he is not forgotten, and calls up Ed Harrison, another old Army buddy who now has his own variety show, for help. Ed suggests they put the general on the show and make a big scene of his misfortune and Bob's kindness, which would be free advertising for Bob and Phil. Bob strongly rejects the idea. Unfortunately, the housekeeper Emma eavesdrops on the other phone for the first half of the conversation. She relays Ed's idea to Betty, who becomes suddenly cold towards a baffled Bob.
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.

9. Phil and Judy stage a phony engagement, thinking Betty is trying to avoid romance because she does not want to leave Judy unprotected. However, this backfires when Betty accepts a gig in New York and leaves. Phil and Judy admit the truth to Bob, who becomes enraged and hurries to New York to tell Betty. Bob meets up with Harrison before he has a chance to find out what really was bothering her. Betty sees Bob go on Harrison's show and invite the entire 151st division to secretly join him at Pine Tree to surprise General Waverly, at Bob and Phil's expense. Realizing she was mistaken, Betty returns to Vermont just in time to be in the show.
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
🔹Delicate Ink -Carrie Ann Ryan - 12/26/22
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
🔹Death by Baguette: A Valentine's Day Murder in Paris - Jennifer S. Alderson - 1/17/23 - Willow & Jane
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.
🔹Death on the Danube: A New Year's Murder in Budapest - Jennifer S. Alderson - 1/9/23 - 185 pages

10. Once again on Christmas Eve, the soldiers surprise General Waverly with another rousing chorus of "The Old Man" when he arrives at the show, bringing him to tears. During the performance, Betty and Bob become engaged, and Judy and Phil decide to go through with their own engagement. As everyone sings "White Christmas", a thick snowfall at last blankets Vermont.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
🔹Starry Night - Debbie Macomber - 12/13/22

🔹Christmas in Harmony - Philip Gulley - 12/15/22

🔹Christmas Blizzard - Lexie Nicholas - 12/21/22

🔹The Diamond Eye - Kate Quinn - 1/5/23

❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.
🔹See Her Die - Melinda Leigh - 1/22/23
🔹Eight Hundred Grapes. - Laura Dave - 1/24/23
🔹The Rocky Road to Ruin - Meri Allen - 1/28/23

White Christmas
December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Level 2: 11+
Read: 14/11+

Each task can be done more than once.

TASKS
1. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.

2. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
Once In A Lifetime Leeanna Morgan 12/4/22
❄️ Read a book about a war.

3. After the war,
❄️ Read a book where characters write letters.
Christmas Sisters Ev Bishop 12/11/22
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.
The Innkeeper's House Elizabeth Bromke 12/3/22

4. Bing Crosby
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
Christmas Yearnings Ev Bishop 12/20/22
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
Mistletoe With a Pink Bow Vella Day 12/8/22

5. Phil gives
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
Christmas Hope Violet Howe 12/13/22
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.
Holiday with You Claudia Y. Burgoa 12/9/22

6. The girls
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.
Kentucky Christmas Sarah Title 12/6/22

7. They arrive
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
Puppy Christmas Lucy Gilmore 12/7/22
❄️ Read a book where someone is worried about money.
Christmas Wishes in Wild Harbor Grace Worthington 12/2/22
❄️ Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

8. Later, Bob discovers
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another person's misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.
The Christmas Fix Lucy Score 12/14/22

9. Phil and Judy
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
One Week In December Holly Chamberlin 12/7/22
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10. Once again
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
The Christmas Wish Sharon Sala 12/5/22
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover.
A Christmas Wish Leeanna Morgan 12/4/22
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.

Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Level 1: 5-10 Tasks
Level 2: 11 or more Tasks
Each task can be done more than once.

TASKS

1. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
by Amy Lane 12/01/2023

2. White Christmas starts on Christmas Eve in Europe in 1944,
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
Aged for Death by Fiona Grace 12/19/2022
Vincent Van Gogh by Victoria Charles 12/21/2023

3. After the war, the two make it big, first as performers, then as producers, launching a hit musical, Playing Around. .
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.
Last Date by S.C. Wynne 5/13/2023

4. Bing Crosby as Bob Wallace and Danny Kaye as Phil Davis
find out from Judy that the girls' landlord is falsely suing them for a damaged rug.
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
Last Chance by S.C. Wynne 5/24/2023
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
Strange Medicine by S.C. Wynne 5/19/2023

5. Phil gives them tickets.
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott 2/24/2023
Murder at the Manor by Catherine Coles 12/16/2023

6. The girls convince Phil and Bob to forgo New York.
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.
Tutu Deadly by Natalie M. Roberts 12/29/2023
Slice of Murder by Rosie A. Point 2/8/2023

7. They arrive at the empty Columbia Inn and are aghast to discover that General Waverly is the landlord of the hotel and has sunk his life savings into it
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
January by Audrey Carlan 2/3/2023

8. Later, Bob discovers Waverly received a humiliating rejection letter to his request to rejoin the army.
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.

9. Phil and Judy stage a phony engagement, thinking Betty is trying to avoid romance because she does not want to leave Judy unprotected.
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10. Once again on Christmas Eve, the soldiers surprise General Waverly with another rousing chorus of "The Old Man" when he arrives at the show, bringing him to tears.
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
by Wendy Meadows 4/4/2023
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.
Murder at Chateau Sur Mer by Alyssa Maxwell 3/25/2023

Welcome Jennifer, Chelsea (Me too I have seen this movie hundreds of times), Anne, Olivermagnus and JoAnne.

White Christmas
Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023

Level 2: 11 or more Tasks
Each task can be done more than once.

12/11+ Completed. Finished

TASKS
1. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.
Danny:Ruthless-Debra Webb 12/16/22

2. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
White Knuckles-Autumn Jones Lake 12/01/22
❄️ Read a book about a war.

3. After the war,
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
Beyond Reckless-Autumn Jones Lake 12/16/2
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.
The Last Second Chance-Lucy Score 12/24/22

4. Bing Crosby
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
Hold Back the Night-Axel Blackwell 12/08/22
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
Hollywood Outlaw-M.Z. Kelly 12/18/22

5. Phil gives
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
After Burn-Autumn Jones Lake 12/23/22
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.
Collette Cameron-Midnight Christmas Waltz 12/10/22

6. The girls
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.

7. They arrive
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
Gage-Sawyer Bennett 12/02/22
Only Love-Melanie Harlow 12/07/22
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

8. Later, Bob discovers
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another person's misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.

9. Phil and Judy
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10. Once again
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
How the Grump Saved Christmas-Claire Kingsley 12/05/22

❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.
Melinda Leigh-She Can Hide 12/15/22

Welcome Frankie

White Christmas
Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
24/11+
Level 1: 5-10 Tasks
Level 2: 11 or more Tasks
Each task can be done more than once.


TASKS
1. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
L.A. Marie 1/9/23
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.
Danny-Murder Is Proposed Thea Cambert 1/14/23

2. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
Mystery Maid Hazel Smith 1/6/23
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
Mayhem in Montana Patti Benning 12/19/22
❄️ Read a book about a war.

3. After the war,
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
Ain't Nothin' but a...Murder Summer Prescott 12/14/22
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
Murder Sunrise Liz Lamar 12/7/22
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.
Death by Cookie Dough Rosie A. Point 12/2/22

4. Bing Crosby
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
Death in the Margins Victoria Gilbert 12/1/22
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
A Streetcar Named Murder T.G. Herren 12/1/22

5. Phil gives
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
Crocuses and Corpses Sue Hollowell 12/15/22
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.
LC-JingleBuried Cookies Lyndsey Cole 12/27/22

6. The girls
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
Ghostly Gift Ileana Munoz Renfroe 12/17/22
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.
Thompson Barking Up the Wrong Tree Janice Thompson 12/15/22

7. They arrive
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
Corpse at the Christmas Cookie Exchange Cindy Bell 12/24/22
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
Jolie and Scoobie High School Adventures Elaine Orr 1/1/23
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.
An Old-Fashioned Christmas Murder Tracy Donley 12/28/22

8. Later, Bob discovers
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
'Tis the Season Bonnie Hardy 12/28/22
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another person's misfortune.
The Mess at the Banquet Courtney McFarlin 12/22/22
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.
The Sign of the Calico Quartz Jan Drexler 12/21/22

9. Phil and Judy
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
Rum and Choke Sherry Harris 12/27/22
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.
158 Christmas Cake Caper Kathleen Suzette 12/8/22

10. Once again
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
The Girl Who Disappeared Courtney McFarlin12/23/22
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
Emma Ainsley 12/26/22
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.
DM Slay Ride D.B. McNicol 12/18/22

Welcome Tari

Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Level 2: 11 or more Tasks
Each task can be done more than once.

💙TASKS: 17

TASKS

1. White Christmas is a 1954 American musical film
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
✅ - Abbi Glines, 3/5/23
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
✅You, Me, and Our Heartstrings - Melissa See
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.

2. White Christmas starts on Christmas Eve in Europe in 1944, at the height of World War II
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
✅Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard - Tom Felton, 1/13/23
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
✅Beautifully Broken Spirit - Catherine Cowles, 3/11/23
❄️ Read a book about a war.

3. After the war, the two make it big, first as performers, then as producers, launching a hit musical, Playing Around.
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
✅Reckless - Aurora Rose Reynolds, 1/18/23
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
✅The Last Thing He Needs - J.H. Knight, 4/15/23
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.

4. Bing Crosby as Bob Wallace and Danny Kaye as Phil Davis
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
✅Timeless - Devney Perry, 4/11/23
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.

5. Phil gives them tickets he and Bob had purchased to spend Christmas in New York City
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.
✅Got Me Wishing - Casey Cox, 3/7/23

6. The girls convince Phil and Bob to forgo New York and spend Christmas with them in Pine Tree, Vermont, where they are booked as performers. Upon arriving in Vermont, they find all the tourists have left due to no snow and unseasonably warm weather.
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
✅Fallen Crest Family - Tijan, 3/5/23
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.
✅Scattered Showers - Rainbow Rowell, 12/10/22
✅Unnecessary Roughness - Rheland Richmond, 4/27/23

7. They arrive at the empty Columbia Inn and are aghast to discover that General Waverly is the landlord
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
✅Kiss Now, Lie Later - C.W. Farnsworth, 1/9/23
✅Fallen Crest High - Tijan, 2/24/23
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
✅Earned Run - Haven Hadley, 1/27/23
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

8. Later, Bob discovers Waverly received a humiliating rejection letter to his request to rejoin the army
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.
✅Decker's Dilemma - Chantal Fernando, 4/3/23

9. Phil and Judy stage a phony engagement, thinking Betty is trying to avoid romance
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
✅Better For You - Andy Gallo, 12/14/22
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10. Once again on Christmas Eve, the soldiers surprise General Waverly with another rousing chorus of "The Old Man"
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
✅More Than A Game - Bella Matthews, 4/7/23
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.

White Christmas
Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Level 1: 5-10 Tasks
Level 2: 11 or more Tasks
Each task can be done more than once.

TASKS
1. ❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.

2. ❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
Alice in Borderland, Vol. 1-Haro Aso 12/5,
Ultraman, Vol. 11-Eiichi Shimizu 12/8,
Blackguard, Vol. 2-Ryo Hanada 12/9
❄️ Read a book about a war.

3. ❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.

4. ❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something- Outlaw's Promise-Helena Newbury 12/9
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.

5. ❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
❄️ Read a book set in New York City- Ultraman, Vol. 10-Eiichi Shimizu 12/8
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.

6. ❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE- Watering the Soul-Courtney Peppernell 12/4,
Zombie-Loan, Vol. 4-Peach-Pit 12/4,
Everything Is OK-Debbie Tung 12/6
The Ties That Bind-Kelly Thompson 12/10

7.❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

8. ❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops- A Harmless Little Game-Meli Raine 12/5

9. ❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong- Velvet, Vol. 3: The Man Who Stole the World-Ed Brubaker 12/4
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10. ❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN

White Christmas
Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023

Goal: 12/11+
Level 2: 11 or more Tasks

Each task can be done more than once.

TASKS
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
Mit kezdjünk az akaratossággal? - Pszichológiai útmutató + dacszelídítő mesék - Deliága Éva & Lovász Hajnalka - 01/27/23

❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.

❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.

❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
Ókút - Magda Szabó - 12/24/22 - Hungary
The Villa - Rachel Hawkins - 01/30/23 - Italy

❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.

❄️ Read a book about a war.
The Huntress - Kate Quinn - 12/31/22
The Diamond Eye - Kate Quinn - 01/04/23

❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.

❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.

❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.

❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).

❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.

❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.

❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.

❄️ Read a book set in New York City.

❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.

❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).

❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.

❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.
Wash Day Diaries - Jamila Rowser - 12/07/22
Harbinger Renegade, Vol. 2: Massacre - Rafer Roberts - 12/29/22
Vampirella Vol.1: Seduction of the Innocent - Christopher J. Priest - 12/30/22

❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
Must Love Christmas - Kelly Hunter - 12/25/22
Emma's Dream - M. Lee Prescott - 01/05/23

❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
The Night Tiger - Yangsze Choo - 12/21/22 - Ji Lin

❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.

❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.

❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.

❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.

❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.

❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.
Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 1: Gifted - Joss Whedon & John Cassaday - 12/28/22 - Page count: 152

❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.

❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).

❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.

Welcome Katelyn, Grace and Ferenc

White Christmas
Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023

Level 2: 11 or more Tasks

TASKS
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman 12/11/22

❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
Academic Exercises by K.J. Parker 1/3/23

❄️Read a book with a character called Danny.
Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul by Brandy Schillace 12/29/22

❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive by Lucy Adlington 12/6/22

❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson 12/4/22

❄️ Read a book about a war.
The Ivory Tomb by Melissa Caruso 12/16/22

❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith 12/2/22

❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure by Joseph C. Jenkins 12/12/22

❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.
The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories by Mahvesh Murad 1/3/23

❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix 1/28/23

❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher 12/26/22

❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman 12/8/22

❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth 12/22/22

❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
Recursion by Blake Crouch 12/2/22

❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.
Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo 12/6/22

❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks 12/21/22

❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication by Tom Mustill 12/29/22

❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.
Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk 12/5/22

❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 12/9/22

❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis 12/15/22

❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.
Blue and Gold by K.J. Parker 1/3/23

❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 12/9/22

❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard 12/1/22

❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.
Haunted by the Past by Simon R. Green 12/12/22

❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
A Light in the Flame by Jennifer L. Armentrout 12/7/22

❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty12/18/22

❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.
Toad Words And Other Stories by T. Kingfisher 12/25/22

❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 12/11/22

❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
Midwinter Murder: Fireside Tales from the Queen of Mystery by Agatha Christie 12/13/22

❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.
Born to Run by Mercedes Lackey 1/5/23

Welcome Stephanie

Totally missed the notification for this one! My favorite Christmas movie of all time, so I'm definitely in. My family just saw it in theaters last week at a throwback showing.

White Christmas
December 2022 - May 2023

1. White Christmas is a 1954 American musical film
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them by Neil Bradbury 12/1/22

❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
The Seeds of Change by Lauraine Snelling 12/13/22
Larkspur and siblings played instruments.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.
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2. White Christmas starts on Christmas Eve in Europe in 1944, at the height of World War II
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
Love from Paddington by Michael Bond 12/2/22
London, England
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
The Memory Index by Julian R. Vaca 12/1/22
(view spoiler)[Freya saved Fletcher (hide spoiler)]
❄️ Read a book about a war.
I'll Be Seeing You by Melody Carlson 12/8/22
WWII

3. After the war, the two make it big, first as performers, then as producers, launching a hit musical, Playing Around.
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles 12/2/22
Ruby writes and receives letters.
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
The Old Woman Who Named Things by Cynthia Rylant 12/2/22
Old Woman is cynical
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.
Under the Starry Skies by Tracie Peterson 12/26/22
Several characters try to put Cassie and Brandon together.

4. Bing Crosby as Bob Wallace and Danny Kaye as Phil Davis
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell 12/31/22

❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne 12/11/22
(view spoiler)[Jack and Annie are accused of being spies. (hide spoiler)]
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
500 Miles from You by Jenny Colgan 12/10/22
police called to an accident

5. Phil gives them tickets he and Bob had purchased to spend Christmas in New York City
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
Our Darkest Night by Jennifer Robson 12/17/22
Nico buys tickets to a ferry.
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
The Shadow Cipher by Laura Ruby 12/3/22
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.
The Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum (L, B) 12/3/22
Biscuit Feeds the Pets by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (A, C) 12/3/22

6. The girls convince Phil and Bob to forgo New York and spend Christmas with them in Pine Tree, Vermont, where they are booked as performers. Upon arriving in Vermont, they find all the tourists have left due to no snow and unseasonably warm weather.
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielson 12/24/22
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill by Megan Frazer Blakemore 3/11/22
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.
Always with You, Always with Me by Kelly Rowland (and Jessica McKay) 12/12/22

7. They arrive at the empty Columbia Inn and are aghast to discover that General Waverly is the landlord
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
Where Two Hearts Meet by Carrie Turansky 12/30/22
Allison and Tyler
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan 12/5/22
Zoe is poor and worried about money.
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad 3/16/23
Suleika's parents were landlords over one of her apartments.

8. Later, Bob discovers Waverly received a humiliating rejection letter to his request to rejoin the army
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
Rules at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan 12/14/22
(view spoiler)[Maggie ends her engagement. (hide spoiler)]
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War's Greatest Untold Story by Patrick K. O'Donnell 12/18/22
American soldiers gained bank notes and swords from conquered Koreans.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.
Little Mission on the Clearwater: A Story Based on the Life of Young Eliza Spalding by Wendy G. Lawton 12/2/22
Eliza eavesdrops on Indians.

9. Phil and Judy stage a phony engagement, thinking Betty is trying to avoid romance
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
Greenglass House by Kate Milford 12/12/22
Milo realizes he's wrong about his first suspect.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
The Alcatraz Escape by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 12/11/22
(view spoiler)[Emily wins a trip to Alcatraz by solving a puzzle. (hide spoiler)]
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.
Winner Bakes All by Sheryl Berk and Carrie Berk 12/23/22
150 pages

10. Once again on Christmas Eve, the soldiers surprise General Waverly with another rousing chorus of "The Old Man"
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
In Love’s Time by Kate Breslin 1/5/23
Clare Danner
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
Sugarplums and Second Chances by Jill Kemerer 4/24/23

❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.
Twister on Tuesday by Mary Pope Osborne 12/14/22 (M, O)

Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023

Level 2: 11 or more Tasks
Each task can be done more than once.

Completed 18 tasks DONE!

TASKS

1. White Christmas is a 1954 American musical film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. Filmed in Technicolor, it features the songs of Irving Berlin. DONE!
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
A Very Naughty Christmas: An Age Gap Holiday Romance Collection by Sofia T Summers 12/5/22 4stars
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
A Sweet Lowcountry Proposal (Brides of Lowcountry #2) by Preslaysa Williams 12/25/22 4stars (Imana is a violinist and auditioning/applying for college; plays at events while in school and practicing)
❄️Read a book with a character called Vera.
A Quilt for Christmas by Melody Carlson 12/11/22 4.5stars

2. White Christmas starts on Christmas Eve in Europe in 1944, at the height of World War II, former Broadway star Captain Bob Wallace and aspiring performer Private Phil Davis entertain the 151st division with a soldier's show. The men have just received word their beloved Major General Thomas F. Waverly has been relieved of his command. After Waverly departs, enemy bombers attack the area and everyone takes cover. Phil pulls Bob away from a collapsing wall and is wounded by debris. Bob asks how he can pay back Phil for saving his life, and Phil suggests they become a duo act. Bob is not fond of the idea, but feels obliged to agree.
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
The Price of Valor (Global Search and Rescue, #3) by Susan May Warren 12/23/22 4stars (Sicily, Italy; Germany)
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
The Way of the Brave (Global Search and Rescue #1) by Susan May Warren 12/17/22 4stars (Ry, Ham and Jake save Jenny, Aria and Sasha when mountain climbing and hit with a snowstorm)
❄️ Read a book about a war.

3. After the war, the two make it big, first as performers, then as producers, launching a hit musical, Playing Around. They receive a letter supposedly from their old Mess Sergeant, Ben "Freckle Face" Haynes, asking them to view his sisters' act. They watch Betty and Judy sing at Novello's, a Florida nightclub. Phil, who likes to play matchmaker, notices Bob is interested in Betty. After the performance, the four meet, and Phil and Judy immediately hit it off. Betty and Bob, however, argue about Bob's cynicism, and the fact it was actually Judy who wrote the letter instead of Ben.
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
Dorothy: An Amish of Morrissey County Christmas Romance (The Amish of Morrissey County) by Sylvia Price 12/1/22 4stars (Dorothy and her best friend write to each other; Dorothy and her mom write to each other when she moves to the city)
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.
After This (Sapphire Falls After Hours, #0.75) by Erin Nicholas 12/24/22 4stars (Peyton with Heather and Seth)

4. Bing Crosby as Bob Wallace and Danny Kaye as Phil Davis
find out from Judy that the girls' landlord is falsely suing them for a damaged rug, and has even gone so far as to call the police to get his money.
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
Death by Puffin: A Bachelorette Party Murder in Reykjavik (Travel Can Be Murder #9) by Jennifer S. Alderson 12/3/22 4stars (murder of Audrey - Elaine)
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
Mafiosa Princess- Omerta: A Mafia Romance (Mafiosa Princess#5)
by Liza Malloy 12/3/22 4stars (death of another crime family boss and Luca arrested)

5. Phil gives them tickets he and Bob had purchased to spend Christmas in New York City. Bob and Phil improvise a performance to buy the girls time, then flee to the train, where they now have to sit up in the Club Car, much to Bob's chagrin.
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.

6. The girls convince Phil and Bob to forgo New York and spend Christmas with them in Pine Tree, Vermont, where they are booked as performers. Upon arriving in Vermont, they find all the tourists have left due to no snow and unseasonably warm weather.
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
Unwrapping Their Christmas Present: An Age Gap Reverse Harem Romance by Ajme Williams 12/6/22 4stars
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.
A Christmas Memory by Richard Paul Evans 12/11/22 4stars (E -Evans)

7. They arrive at the empty Columbia Inn and are aghast to discover that General Waverly is the landlord of the hotel and has sunk his life savings into it, and is on the verge of bankruptcy. Phil and Bob decide to invite some of the cast of Playing Around to Pine Tree to stage a show to draw in the guests, and include Betty and Judy in the show. Betty and Bob's romance starts to bloom.
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts. DONE!
The Doc's Holiday Homecoming (Back to Adelaide Creek #2) by Virginia McCullough 12/10/22 4.5stars (Olivia and Jeff)
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
The Heart of a Hero (Global Search and Rescue #2) by Susan May Warren 12/21/22 4.5stars (Angel/Evangeline - going to be a single mother)
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.
Dumpster Dying: A Hazardous Hoarder Mystery (A Hazardous Hoarding Mystery # 1) by Bennington, Michelle 12/8/22 4stars (Marshall McConner)

8. Later, Bob discovers Waverly received a humiliating rejection letter to his request to rejoin the army. Bob determines to prove to the General he is not forgotten, and calls up Ed Harrison, another old Army buddy who now has his own variety show, for help. Ed suggests they put the general on the show and make a big scene of his misfortune and Bob's kindness, which would be free advertising for Bob and Phil. Bob strongly rejects the idea. Unfortunately, the housekeeper Emma eavesdrops on the other phone for the first half of the conversation. She relays Ed's idea to Betty, who becomes suddenly cold towards a baffled Bob.
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
The Wedding Ranch by Nancy Naigle 12/17/22 4.5stars (Lorri and her soon to be ex-husband)
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.
The Case of the Parrot Loving Professor (Buttercup Bend Mysteries #2) by Debbie De Louise 12/13/22 4stars (Cathy of her grandmother with her boyfriend Howard)
9. Phil and Judy stage a phony engagement, thinking Betty is trying to avoid romance because she does not want to leave Judy unprotected. However, this backfires when Betty accepts a gig in New York and leaves. Phil and Judy admit the truth to Bob, who becomes enraged and hurries to New York to tell Betty. Bob meets up with Harrison before he has a chance to find out what really was bothering her. Betty sees Bob go on Harrison's show and invite the entire 151st division to secretly join him at Pine Tree to surprise General Waverly, at Bob and Phil's expense. Realizing she was mistaken, Betty returns to Vermont just in time to be in the show.
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10. Once again on Christmas Eve, the soldiers surprise General Waverly with another rousing chorus of "The Old Man" when he arrives at the show, bringing him to tears. During the performance, Betty and Bob become engaged, and Judy and Phil decide to go through with their own engagement. As everyone sings "White Christmas", a thick snowfall at last blankets Vermont.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
The Twelve Holidates (Love Clichés #3.5) by Emma St. Clair 12/19/22 4stars (Taylor and Weston)
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
The Christmas Spirit by Debbie Macomber 12/15/22 4stars
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.

White Christmas
Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Level 2: 11 or more Tasks
Each task can be done more than once.

0/11+

TASKS

1. White Christmas is a 1954 American musical film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. Filmed in Technicolor, it features the songs of Irving Berlin.
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.

2. White Christmas starts on Christmas Eve in Europe in 1944, at the height of World War II, former Broadway star Captain Bob Wallace and aspiring performer Private Phil Davis entertain the 151st division with a soldier's show. The men have just received word their beloved Major General Thomas F. Waverly has been relieved of his command. After Waverly departs, enemy bombers attack the area and everyone takes cover. Phil pulls Bob away from a collapsing wall and is wounded by debris. Bob asks how he can pay back Phil for saving his life, and Phil suggests they become a duo act. Bob is not fond of the idea, but feels obliged to agree.
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
❄️ Read a book about a war.

3. After the war, the two make it big, first as performers, then as producers, launching a hit musical, Playing Around. They receive a letter supposedly from their old Mess Sergeant, Ben "Freckle Face" Haynes, asking them to view his sisters' act. They watch Betty and Judy sing at Novello's, a Florida nightclub. Phil, who likes to play matchmaker, notices Bob is interested in Betty. After the performance, the four meet, and Phil and Judy immediately hit it off. Betty and Bob, however, argue about Bob's cynicism, and the fact it was actually Judy who wrote the letter instead of Ben.
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.

4. Bing Crosby as Bob Wallace and Danny Kaye as Phil Davis
find out from Judy that the girls' landlord is falsely suing them for a damaged rug, and has even gone so far as to call the police to get his money.
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.

5. Phil gives them tickets he and Bob had purchased to spend Christmas in New York City. Bob and Phil improvise a performance to buy the girls time, then flee to the train, where they now have to sit up in the Club Car, much to Bob's chagrin.
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.

6. The girls convince Phil and Bob to forgo New York and spend Christmas with them in Pine Tree, Vermont, where they are booked as performers. Upon arriving in Vermont, they find all the tourists have left due to no snow and unseasonably warm weather.
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.

7. They arrive at the empty Columbia Inn and are aghast to discover that General Waverly is the landlord of the hotel and has sunk his life savings into it, and is on the verge of bankruptcy. Phil and Bob decide to invite some of the cast of Playing Around to Pine Tree to stage a show to draw in the guests, and include Betty and Judy in the show. Betty and Bob's romance starts to bloom.
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

8. Later, Bob discovers Waverly received a humiliating rejection letter to his request to rejoin the army. Bob determines to prove to the General he is not forgotten, and calls up Ed Harrison, another old Army buddy who now has his own variety show, for help. Ed suggests they put the general on the show and make a big scene of his misfortune and Bob's kindness, which would be free advertising for Bob and Phil. Bob strongly rejects the idea. Unfortunately, the housekeeper Emma eavesdrops on the other phone for the first half of the conversation. She relays Ed's idea to Betty, who becomes suddenly cold towards a baffled Bob.
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.

9. Phil and Judy stage a phony engagement, thinking Betty is trying to avoid romance because she does not want to leave Judy unprotected. However, this backfires when Betty accepts a gig in New York and leaves. Phil and Judy admit the truth to Bob, who becomes enraged and hurries to New York to tell Betty. Bob meets up with Harrison before he has a chance to find out what really was bothering her. Betty sees Bob go on Harrison's show and invite the entire 151st division to secretly join him at Pine Tree to surprise General Waverly, at Bob and Phil's expense. Realizing she was mistaken, Betty returns to Vermont just in time to be in the show.
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10. Once again on Christmas Eve, the soldiers surprise General Waverly with another rousing chorus of "The Old Man" when he arrives at the show, bringing him to tears. During the performance, Betty and Bob become engaged, and Judy and Phil decide to go through with their own engagement. As everyone sings "White Christmas", a thick snowfall at last blankets Vermont.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.

White Christmas
Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Level 2: 11 or more Tasks
30/30


TASKS

1. ❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover). Mrs. Saint Nick by Caroline Mickelson read 1/2/2023
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill read 12/16/2022 (view spoiler)[aging death-metal rock god, Judas Coyne maintains his death metal image with the macabre and buys the suit of a dead man believed to be haunted (hide spoiler)]
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera. I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara read 2/7/2023 Danny Olis was Michelle's grade school crush and one of the boys that found the body of the girl that inspired Michelle to research true crime

2. ❄️ Read a book set in Europe. One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke read 1/2/2023 set in Greece
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare read 12/3/2022 (view spoiler)[Isabella saves Clary from a demon at the church of Talto (hide spoiler)]
❄️ Read a book about a war. The Princess Spy by Larry Loftis read 12/10/2022 WWII

3. ❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter. The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan read 12/2/2022 (view spoiler)[Perrin and Matrim both write letters to their families (hide spoiler)]
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical. City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare read 12/10/2022 (view spoiler)[Camille Belcourt was cynical about love (hide spoiler)]
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker. What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie read 12/13/2022 Dell plays matchmaker with the patrons of her coffee shop

4. ❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover). Twisted Threads by Lea Wait read 3/2/2023
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something. Horns by Joe Hill read 12/8/2022 (view spoiler)[Ignatius Perrish is accused of raping and killing Merrin (hide spoiler)]
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck read 12/6/2022 (view spoiler)[ The police are called in to break up the strike and get the strike breakers through to the harvest (hide spoiler)]

5. ❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something. The Devil's Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century by Harold Schechter read 12/7/2022 Roland held season tickets to the Metropolitan Opera
❄️ Read a book set in New York City. Crazy Love You by Lisa Unger read 1/31/2023 Ian and Megan live in New York City
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR. A Taste for Murder by Claudia Bishop read 12/21/2022

6. ❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation). Going Rogue by Janet Evanovich read 12/21/2022 Took over 2 months to get it from the library even with 19 copies
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont. Second Glance by Jodi Picoult read 2/12/2023
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE. The Plot Against America by Philip Roth read 1/1/2023

7. ❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts. Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend by Victoria Laurie read 12/13/2022 (view spoiler)[MJ and Steven Sable are beginning a relationship (hide spoiler)]
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money. Rockinghorse by William W. Johnstone read 12/5/2022 (view spoiler)[Lucas and Tracy are tight on money and looking for a way to sell the Georgia property to ease the situation (hide spoiler)]
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord. Fiend: The Shocking True Story of America's Youngest Serial Killer by Harold Schechter read 12/10/2022 (view spoiler)[Abisha Ellis was the landlord of Levitt Allie who killed him (hide spoiler)]

8. ❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold. Killer Caramel Cookies by Patti Benning read 12/9/2022 (view spoiler)[Ellen and Greg were fighting and Ellen was threatening to leave him if he opened his store after they had been together since high school (hide spoiler)]
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune. The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation by Rosemary Sullivan read 12/5/2022 (view spoiler)[Arnold van den Bergh betrays the Frank's hiding place to protect his own family from deportation and internment (hide spoiler)]
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops. Crooked House by Agatha Christie read 12/4/2022 (view spoiler)[Josephine is often listening at doors (hide spoiler)]

9. ❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong. Dog on It by Spencer Quinn read 12/6/2022 (view spoiler)[The police officer is conviced that Madison is a run away when she is actually kidnapped (hide spoiler)]
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip. Miss Kane's Christmas by Caroline Mickelson read 12/24/2022 (view spoiler)[Rapz brings Patrick and Hillary in the sleigh to the North Pole with their dad (hide spoiler)]
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count. Granny's Got a Gun by Harper Lin read 12/4/2022 165 pages

10. ❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged. Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews read 12/4/2022 (view spoiler)[Michael and Meg get engaged at the end of the book (hide spoiler)]
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover). Berried in the Past by Peg Cochran read 1/8/2023
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN. Silent Fear by Lance Morcan read 12/22/2022

White Christmas

Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Level: Level 2: 11 or more Tasks

READ: 30/30

1. White Christmas is a 1954 American musical film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. Filmed in Technicolor, it features the songs of Irving Berlin.
✔ ❄️ Read a book with a white cover.
A Death in Door County - Annelise Ryan 1/19

✔ ❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
Blaze - Lisa Carlisle (MC is a rock star) 1/13
✔ ❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.
Owl Be Home for Christmas - Donna Andrews (Vera Craine) 12/20

2. White Christmas starts on Christmas Eve in Europe in 1944, at the height of World War II, former Broadway star Captain Bob Wallace and aspiring performer Private Phil Davis entertain the 151st division with a soldier's show. The men have just received word their beloved Major General Thomas F. Waverly has been relieved of his command. After Waverly departs, enemy bombers attack the area and everyone takes cover. Phil pulls Bob away from a collapsing wall and is wounded by debris. Bob asks how he can pay back Phil for saving his life, and Phil suggests they become a duo act. Bob is not fond of the idea, but feels obliged to agree.
✔ ❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
Opening Gambit - Tilly Wallace (England) 12/28
✔ ❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea - Axie Oh (MC saves Shim) 12/3
✔ ❄️ Read a book about a war.
Son of Thunder - S.C. Mitchell 12/21

3. After the war, the two make it big, first as performers, then as producers, launching a hit musical, Playing Around. They receive a letter supposedly from their old Mess Sergeant, Ben "Freckle Face" Haynes, asking them to view his sisters' act. They watch Betty and Judy sing at Novello's, a Florida nightclub. Phil, who likes to play matchmaker, notices Bob is interested in Betty. After the performance, the four meet, and Phil and Judy immediately hit it off. Betty and Bob, however, argue about Bob's cynicism, and the fact it was actually Judy who wrote the letter instead of Ben.
✔ ❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
Circus of the Dead, Book One - Kimberly Loth (MC writes her sister) 12/10
✔ ❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
The Untangled Cassie Black - Tammie Painter 1/3
(Cassie had even me, a dyed-in-the-wool cynic, hopeful)
✔ ❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.
My Heart Stood Still - Lynn Kurland (Ambrose) 12/26

4. Bing Crosby as Bob Wallace and Danny Kaye as Phil Davis
find out from Judy that the girls' landlord is falsely suing them for a damaged rug, and has even gone so far as to call the police to get his money.
✔ ❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover.
The Book Supremacy - Kate Carlisle 3/11

✔ ❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
Christmas Chocolates and Crimes - Cindy Bell (Charlotte) 12/6
✔ ❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
Gingerbread - Kate Morris 12/4

5. Phil gives them tickets he and Bob had purchased to spend Christmas in New York City. Bob and Phil improvise a performance to buy the girls time, then flee to the train, where they now have to sit up in the Club Car, much to Bob's chagrin.
✔ ❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
Crypt Suzette - Maya Corrigan (MC for a haunted house) 12/2
✔ ❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
History Is All You Left Me - Adam Silvera 4/12
✔ ❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.
Any Witch Way - Lindsay Buroker 12/21

6. The girls convince Phil and Bob to forgo New York and spend Christmas with them in Pine Tree, Vermont, where they are booked as performers. Upon arriving in Vermont, they find all the tourists have left due to no snow and unseasonably warm weather.
✔ ❄️ Read a book that you consider hot.
Wild Irish Rebel - Tricia O'Malley 12/10
✔ ❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
Up to No Gouda - Linda Reilly 1/21
✔ ❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.
Stolen Fury - Elisabeth Naughton 12/11

7. They arrive at the empty Columbia Inn and are aghast to discover that General Waverly is the landlord of the hotel and has sunk his life savings into it, and is on the verge of bankruptcy. Phil and Bob decide to invite some of the cast of Playing Around to Pine Tree to stage a show to draw in the guests, and include Betty and Judy in the show. Betty and Bob's romance starts to bloom.
✔ ❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
Alaskan Holiday - Debbie Macomber 12/3
✔ ❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
You Can Hide - Rebecca Zanetti (Davie) 1/5
✔ ❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.
Double Dealer - Barbara McCafferty & Beverly Herald (Ivan) 1/7

8. Later, Bob discovers Waverly received a humiliating rejection letter to his request to rejoin the army. Bob determines to prove to the General he is not forgotten, and calls up Ed Harrison, another old Army buddy who now has his own variety show, for help. Ed suggests they put the general on the show and make a big scene of his misfortune and Bob's kindness, which would be free advertising for Bob and Phil. Bob strongly rejects the idea. Unfortunately, the housekeeper Emma eavesdrops on the other phone for the first half of the conversation. She relays Ed's idea to Betty, who becomes suddenly cold towards a baffled Bob.
✔ ❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
Sign Here - Claudia Lux (wife has affair) 12/12
✔ ❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
Selective Spells - Willow Mason (Harriet) 12/9
✔ ❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.
Murder at an Irish Christmas - Carlene O'Connor (MC) 12/8

9. Phil and Judy stage a phony engagement, thinking Betty is trying to avoid romance because she does not want to leave Judy unprotected. However, this backfires when Betty accepts a gig in New York and leaves. Phil and Judy admit the truth to Bob, who becomes enraged and hurries to New York to tell Betty. Bob meets up with Harrison before he has a chance to find out what really was bothering her. Betty sees Bob go on Harrison's show and invite the entire 151st division to secretly join him at Pine Tree to surprise General Waverly, at Bob and Phil's expense. Realizing she was mistaken, Betty returns to Vermont just in time to be in the show.
✔ ❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
Heart of the Sun Warrior - Sue Lynn Tan (Xingyin) 12/18
✔ ❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
The Uncanny Raven Winston - Tammie Painter (MC to London) 12/31
✔ ❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.
Muddled Mutt - Willow Mason (155 pages) 12/13

10. Once again on Christmas Eve, the soldiers surprise General Waverly with another rousing chorus of "The Old Man" when he arrives at the show, bringing him to tears. During the performance, Betty and Bob become engaged, and Judy and Phil decide to go through with their own engagement. As everyone sings "White Christmas", a thick snowfall at last blankets Vermont.
✔ ❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
Cross Cowboy - Elana Johnson 3/20
✔ ❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover.
Midnight in Everwood - Maria Kuzniar 12/17

✔ ❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.
Their Christmas Miracle - Lynne Marshall 12/16

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

White Christmas
Duration: 12/1/22 - 5/31/23
Level 1: 5-10 Tasks
Progress: 10 of 10 tasks
Completed: 1/25/23

I made sure to watch this movie over Christmas because of this challenge.

Each task can be done more than once.

TASKS
⭐️🎄⭐️ 1. White Christmas is a 1954 American musical film
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (1/19/23) ~ Grandma Vera

⭐️🎄⭐️ 2. White Christmas starts on Christmas Eve in Europe in 1944, at the height of World War II
Read a book set in Europe.
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
❄️ Read a book about a war.
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (12/22/22)

⭐️🎄⭐️ 3. After the war, the two make it big, first as performers, then as producers, launching a hit musical, Playing Around.
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.
The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline (1/15/23)

⭐️🎄⭐️ 4. Bing Crosby as Bob Wallace and Danny Kaye as Phil Davis
Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
Phantom by Christopher Pike (1/7/23)

⭐️🎄⭐️ 5. Phil gives them tickets he and Bob had purchased to spend Christmas in New York City
Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
Read a book set in New York City.
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.
The Watchmaker's Daughter by C.J. Archer (12/30/22)

⭐️🎄⭐️ 6. The girls convince Phil and Bob to forgo New York and spend Christmas with them in Pine Tree, Vermont, where they are booked as performers. Upon arriving in Vermont, they find all the tourists have left due to no snow and unseasonably warm weather.
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
Read a book set in Vermont.
Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.
A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean (1/25/23)

⭐️🎄⭐️ 7. They arrive at the empty Columbia Inn and are aghast to discover that General Waverly is the landlord
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
Read a book with a character who is a landlord.
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (1/13/23)

⭐️🎄⭐️ 8. Later, Bob discovers Waverly received a humiliating rejection letter to his request to rejoin the army
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.
Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (1/4/23)

⭐️🎄⭐️ 9. Phil and Judy stage a phony engagement, thinking Betty is trying to avoid romance
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo (12/27/22)

⭐️🎄⭐️ 10. Once again on Christmas Eve, the soldiers surprise General Waverly with another rousing chorus of "The Old Man"
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.
by Belinda Missen (12/19/22)

White Christmas
December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Level 2: 11+

Read: 25/11+

Each task can be done more than once.

TASKS
1. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).: To Sir, with Love - Lauren Layne 4/26/23; Vox - Christina Dalcher 4/12/23
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.: Rosemary's Baby - Ira Levin 3/9/23 (Rosemary Woodhouse)

2. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.: The House I Loved - Tatiana de Rosnay 12/19/22 (set in Paris, France); The Villa - Rachel Hawkins 4/28/23 (set in Italy)
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
❄️ Read a book about a war.: The Diamond Eye - Kate Quinn 4/30/23

3. After the war,
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.: The Chance - Karen Kingsbury 3/6/23
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.

4. Bing Crosby
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).: Obviously: Stories from My Timeline - Akilah Hughes 3/22/23
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.: If Beale Street Could Talk - James Baldwin 4/25/23
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.

5. Phil gives
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.: NYPD Red 6 - James Patterson 12/23/22; NYPD Red 7: The Murder Sorority - Marshall Karp 1/7/23
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.: Brownies and Broomsticks - Bailey Cates 1/5/23; Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti - Bailey Cates 1/14/23

6. The girls
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.: The House Across the Lake - Riley Sager 1/9/23
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.: Wade in the Water - Nyani Nkrumah 4/29/23; Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law - Jeffrey Rosen 4/15/23

7. They arrive
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.: Evvie Drake Starts Over - Linda Holmes 3/8/23
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.: The Book Woman's Daughter - Kim Michele Richardson 2/12/23
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

8. Later, Bob discovers
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another person's misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.: All Her Little Secrets - Wanda M. Morris 5/5/23

9. Phil and Judy
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.: Cottage by the Sea - Debbie Macomber 2/17/23
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.: What Moves the Dead - T. Kingfisher 2/1/23 (165 pgs.)

10. Once again
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).: The Mistletoe Promise - Richard Paul Evans 12/8/22; Alaskan Holiday - Debbie Macomber 12/14/22
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.: Twelve Days of Christmas - Debbie Macomber 1/12/23; Last One Home - Debbie Macomber 1/17/23; The Healer's Apprentice - Melanie Dickerson 4/19/23

White Christmas
December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023

Level 1: 5-10 Tasks
Level 2: 11 or more Tasks

Each task can be done more than once.

15/11+ Tasks Completed

1.
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
The Santa Swap by Ruth Pendleton (12/12/22)

❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
Dating Dru by Ranee S. Clark (12/9/22)
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.

2.
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
Cotswolds Holiday by Kasey Stockton (12/2/22)
❄️ Read a book about a war.

3.
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
The Valentine Inn by Jennifer Peel (12/7/22)
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.
UnLucky Christmas by Melissa Baldwin (12/8/22)

4.
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
Christmas at Valentine Inn by Jennifer Peel (12/15/22)

5.
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
Scrooge and the Girls Next Door by Melanie Jacobson (12/7/22)
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.
An Unexpected Kiss by Cindy Roland Anderson (12/14/22)

6.
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.
A Christmas Date by Camilla Isley (12/2/22)

7.
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
Just Her Luck by M.J. Padgett (12/10/22)
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

8.
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
The Merry Mishap by Ruth Pendleton (12/9/22)
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.
A Mistletoe Mismatch by Sally Britton (12/8/22)

9.
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
Christmasland by Anne-Marie Meyer (12/4/22)
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
A Yorkshire Carol by Jennie Goutet (12/11/22)
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
The Stand-in Christmas Date by Rachel John (12/13/22)

❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.

White Christmas
December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Level 1: 5-10 tasks

Read: 10/10

Each task can be done more than once.

TASKS
1. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover) - Don't Look Now by Daphne du Maurier - 05/01/23
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.

2. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book set in Europe - Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller - 03/02/23
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 20/01/23
❄️ Read a book about a war.

3. After the war,
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter - The Best American Short Stories 2001 edited by Barbara Kingsolver - 31/12/22
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.

4. Bing Crosby
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something - Імператори Тіберій, Калігула і Клавдій by Володимир Дмитренко - 17/03/23
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in - Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux - 15/12/22

5. Phil gives
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
❄️ Read a book set in New York City - Disturbing the Peace by Richard Yates - 06/12/22
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.

6. The girls
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont - The Secret History by Donna Tartt - 31/03/23
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.

7. They arrive
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

8. Later, Bob discovers
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another person's misfortune - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow - 09/01/23
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.

9. Phil and Judy
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10. Once again
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged - The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski - 10/04/23
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.

Andrea wrote: "Totally missed the notification for this one! My favorite Christmas movie of all time, so I'm definitely in. My family just saw it in theaters last week at a throwback showing.

White Christmas
Dec..."

Wow I am jealous. Never seen it in a movie theater.😊

Welcome Andrea, JoAnne, Shelly, Carolyn, Barbara, Marla, Caraina, Shash and Someoneyouknow

I’m in!
TASKS: 0/30+

1.
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).

❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.

❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.

2.
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.

❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.

❄️ Read a book about a war.

3.
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.

❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.

❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.

4.
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).

❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.

❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.

5.
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.

❄️ Read a book set in New York City.

❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.

6.
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).

❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.

❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.

7.
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.

❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.

❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

8.
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.

❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.

❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.

9.
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.

❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.

❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.

❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).

❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.

White Christmas
December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Level 2: 11+

Read: 7/11+

Each task can be done more than once.

TASKS
1. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.

Book: The Short, the Long and the Tall: Short Stories
Author: Jeffrey Archer
Read: 12/1/2022
Fits: It's a white cover

2. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
❄️ Read a book about a war.

Book: The Quiche of Death
Author: M.C. Beaton
Read: 12/27/2022
Fits: Set in Europe

Book: Neverwhere
Author: Neil Gaiman
Read: 1/19/2023
Fits: Set in London

3. After the war,
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.

4. Bing Crosby
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.

Book: An American Marriage
Author: Tayari Jones
Read: 12/3/2022
Fits: MC was falsely accused of a crime.

Book: One for the Money
Author: Janet Evanovich
Read: 1/21/2023
Fits: Someone is wrongly accused of murder.

5. Phil gives
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.

Book: Red at the Bone
Author: Jacqueline Woodson
Read: 1/3/2023
Fits: It's set in New York City

Book: Breakup From Hell
Author: Ann Dávila Cardinal
Read: 1/13/2023
Fits: Author's initials are A C

Book: Love is a Revolution
Author: Renée Watson
Read: 1/16/2023
Fits: Set in New York

6. The girls
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.

Book: The Ex Hex
Author: Erin Sterling
Read: 12/30/2022
Fits: The book is hot and steamy

Book: Christmas Revelation
Author: Anne Perry
Read: 1/4/2023
Fits: Author's last name starts with P

7. They arrive
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

Book: The Kiss Curse
Author: Erin Sterling
Read: 12/31/2022
Fits: A new romance started

Book: Concrete Rose
Author: Angie Thomas
Read: 1/2/2023
Fits: MC is always worried about money and he's poor.

8. Later, Bob discovers
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another person's misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.

9. Phil and Judy
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10. Once again
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.

Book: The Arctic Incident
Author: Eoin Colfer
Read: 12/12/2022
Fits: There's snow on the cover

White Christmas
Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Level 1: 5-10 Tasks
Level 2: 11 or more Tasks
Each task can be done more than once.
FINISHED

TASKS
1. ❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.

2. ❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
Alice in Borderland, Vol. 1-Haro Aso 12/5,
Ultraman, Vol. 11-Eiichi Shimizu 12/8,
Blackguard, Vol. 2-Ryo Hanada 12/9
❄️ Read a book about a war.

3. ❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.

4. ❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something- Outlaw's Promise-Helena Newbury 12/9
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.

5. ❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
❄️ Read a book set in New York City- Ultraman, Vol. 10-Eiichi Shimizu 12/8
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.

6. ❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE- Watering the Soul-Courtney Peppernell 12/4,
Zombie-Loan, Vol. 4-Peach-Pit 12/4,
Everything Is OK-Debbie Tung 12/6
The Ties That Bind-Kelly Thompson 12/10

7.❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

8. ❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops- A Harmless Little Game-Meli Raine 12/5

9. ❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong- Velvet, Vol. 3: The Man Who Stole the World-Ed Brubaker 12/4
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10. ❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN

Welcome Melissa A, Melissa, and Congrats Grace

Finished! :)

White Christmas
December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023

Level 2: 11 or more Tasks

Each task can be done more than once.

15/11+ Tasks Completed

1.
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
The Santa Swap by Ruth Pendleton (12/12/22)

❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
Dating Dru by Ranee S. Clark (12/9/22)
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.

2.
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
Cotswolds Holiday by Kasey Stockton (12/2/22)
❄️ Read a book about a war.

3.
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
The Valentine Inn by Jennifer Peel (12/7/22)
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.
UnLucky Christmas by Melissa Baldwin (12/8/22)

4.
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
Christmas at Valentine Inn by Jennifer Peel (12/15/22)

5.
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
Scrooge and the Girls Next Door by Melanie Jacobson (12/7/22)
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.
An Unexpected Kiss by Cindy Roland Anderson (12/14/22)

6.
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.
A Christmas Date by Camilla Isley (12/2/22)

7.
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
Just Her Luck by M.J. Padgett (12/10/22)
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

8.
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
The Merry Mishap by Ruth Pendleton (12/9/22)
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.
A Mistletoe Mismatch by Sally Britton (12/8/22)

9.
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
Christmasland by Anne-Marie Meyer (12/4/22)
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
A Yorkshire Carol by Jennie Goutet (12/11/22)
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
The Stand-in Christmas Date by Rachel John (12/13/22)

❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.

Well done Shash

FINISHED
White Christmas
December 1-20, 2022
Level 2: 11+
Read: 14/11+

Each task can be done more than once.

TASKS
1. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.

2. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
Once In A Lifetime Leeanna Morgan 12/4/22
❄️ Read a book about a war.

3. After the war,
❄️ Read a book where characters write letters.
Christmas Sisters Ev Bishop 12/11/22
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.
The Innkeeper's House Elizabeth Bromke 12/3/22

4. Bing Crosby
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
Christmas Yearnings Ev Bishop 12/20/22
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
Mistletoe With a Pink Bow Vella Day 12/8/22

5. Phil gives
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
Christmas Hope Violet Howe 12/13/22
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.
Holiday with You Claudia Y. Burgoa 12/9/22

6. The girls
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.
Kentucky Christmas Sarah Title 12/6/22

7. They arrive
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
Puppy Christmas Lucy Gilmore 12/7/22
❄️ Read a book where someone is worried about money.
Christmas Wishes in Wild Harbor Grace Worthington 12/2/22
❄️ Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

8. Later, Bob discovers
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another person's misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.
The Christmas Fix Lucy Score 12/14/22

9. Phil and Judy
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
One Week In December Holly Chamberlin 12/7/22
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10. Once again
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
The Christmas Wish Sharon Sala 12/5/22
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover.
A Christmas Wish Leeanna Morgan 12/4/22
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.

Good job JoAnne

White Christmas
Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023

Level 2: 11 or more Tasks
Each task can be done more than once.

12/11+ Completed. Finished

TASKS
1. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.
Danny:Ruthless-Debra Webb 12/16/22

2. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
White Knuckles-Autumn Jones Lake 12/01/22
❄️ Read a book about a war.

3. After the war,
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
Beyond Reckless-Autumn Jones Lake 12/16/2
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.
The Last Second Chance-Lucy Score 12/24/22

4. Bing Crosby
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
Hold Back the Night-Axel Blackwell 12/08/22
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
Hollywood Outlaw-M.Z. Kelly 12/18/22

5. Phil gives
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
After Burn-Autumn Jones Lake 12/23/22
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.
Collette Cameron-Midnight Christmas Waltz 12/10/22

6. The girls
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.

7. They arrive
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
Gage-Sawyer Bennett 12/02/22
Only Love-Melanie Harlow 12/07/22
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

8. Later, Bob discovers
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another person's misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.

9. Phil and Judy
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10. Once again
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
How the Grump Saved Christmas-Claire Kingsley 12/05/22

❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.
Melinda Leigh-She Can Hide 12/15/22

Done on post #21

Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023

Level 2: 11 or more Tasks
Each task can be done more than once.

Completed 17 tasks DONE!

TASKS

1. White Christmas is a 1954 American musical film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. Filmed in Technicolor, it features the songs of Irving Berlin.
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
A Very Naughty Christmas: An Age Gap Holiday Romance Collection by Sofia T Summers 12/5/22 4stars
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Vera.
A Quilt for Christmas by Melody Carlson 12/11/22 4.5stars

2. White Christmas starts on Christmas Eve in Europe in 1944, at the height of World War II, former Broadway star Captain Bob Wallace and aspiring performer Private Phil Davis entertain the 151st division with a soldier's show. The men have just received word their beloved Major General Thomas F. Waverly has been relieved of his command. After Waverly departs, enemy bombers attack the area and everyone takes cover. Phil pulls Bob away from a collapsing wall and is wounded by debris. Bob asks how he can pay back Phil for saving his life, and Phil suggests they become a duo act. Bob is not fond of the idea, but feels obliged to agree.
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
The Price of Valor (Global Search and Rescue, #3) by Susan May Warren 12/23/22 4stars (Sicily, Italy; Germany)
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
The Way of the Brave (Global Search and Rescue #1) by Susan May Warren 12/17/22 4stars (Ry, Ham and Jake save Jenny, Aria and Sasha when mountain climbing and hit with a snowstorm)
❄️ Read a book about a war.

3. After the war, the two make it big, first as performers, then as producers, launching a hit musical, Playing Around. They receive a letter supposedly from their old Mess Sergeant, Ben "Freckle Face" Haynes, asking them to view his sisters' act. They watch Betty and Judy sing at Novello's, a Florida nightclub. Phil, who likes to play matchmaker, notices Bob is interested in Betty. After the performance, the four meet, and Phil and Judy immediately hit it off. Betty and Bob, however, argue about Bob's cynicism, and the fact it was actually Judy who wrote the letter instead of Ben.
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
Dorothy: An Amish of Morrissey County Christmas Romance (The Amish of Morrissey County) by Sylvia Price 12/1/22 4stars (Dorothy and her best friend write to each other; Dorothy and her mom write to each other when she moves to the city)
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.
After This (Sapphire Falls After Hours, #0.75) by Erin Nicholas 12/24/22 4stars (Peyton with Heather and Seth)

4. Bing Crosby as Bob Wallace and Danny Kaye as Phil Davis
find out from Judy that the girls' landlord is falsely suing them for a damaged rug, and has even gone so far as to call the police to get his money.
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
Death by Puffin: A Bachelorette Party Murder in Reykjavik (Travel Can Be Murder #9) by Jennifer S. Alderson 12/3/22 4stars (murder of Audrey - Elaine)
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
Mafiosa Princess- Omerta: A Mafia Romance (Mafiosa Princess#5)
by Liza Malloy 12/3/22 4stars (death of another crime family boss and Luca arrested)

5. Phil gives them tickets he and Bob had purchased to spend Christmas in New York City. Bob and Phil improvise a performance to buy the girls time, then flee to the train, where they now have to sit up in the Club Car, much to Bob's chagrin.
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.

6. The girls convince Phil and Bob to forgo New York and spend Christmas with them in Pine Tree, Vermont, where they are booked as performers. Upon arriving in Vermont, they find all the tourists have left due to no snow and unseasonably warm weather.
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
Unwrapping Their Christmas Present: An Age Gap Reverse Harem Romance by Ajme Williams 12/6/22 4stars
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.
A Christmas Memory by Richard Paul Evans 12/11/22 4stars (E -Evans)

7. They arrive at the empty Columbia Inn and are aghast to discover that General Waverly is the landlord of the hotel and has sunk his life savings into it, and is on the verge of bankruptcy. Phil and Bob decide to invite some of the cast of Playing Around to Pine Tree to stage a show to draw in the guests, and include Betty and Judy in the show. Betty and Bob's romance starts to bloom.
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts. DONE!
The Doc's Holiday Homecoming (Back to Adelaide Creek #2) by Virginia McCullough 12/10/22 4.5stars (Olivia and Jeff)
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
The Heart of a Hero (Global Search and Rescue #2) by Susan May Warren 12/21/22 4.5stars (Angel/Evangeline - going to be a single mother)
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.
Dumpster Dying: A Hazardous Hoarder Mystery (A Hazardous Hoarding Mystery # 1) by Bennington, Michelle 12/8/22 4stars (Marshall McConner)

8. Later, Bob discovers Waverly received a humiliating rejection letter to his request to rejoin the army. Bob determines to prove to the General he is not forgotten, and calls up Ed Harrison, another old Army buddy who now has his own variety show, for help. Ed suggests they put the general on the show and make a big scene of his misfortune and Bob's kindness, which would be free advertising for Bob and Phil. Bob strongly rejects the idea. Unfortunately, the housekeeper Emma eavesdrops on the other phone for the first half of the conversation. She relays Ed's idea to Betty, who becomes suddenly cold towards a baffled Bob.
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
The Wedding Ranch by Nancy Naigle 12/17/22 4.5stars (Lorri and her soon to be ex-husband)
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.
The Case of the Parrot Loving Professor (Buttercup Bend Mysteries #2) by Debbie De Louise 12/13/22 4stars (Cathy of her grandmother with her boyfriend Howard)
9. Phil and Judy stage a phony engagement, thinking Betty is trying to avoid romance because she does not want to leave Judy unprotected. However, this backfires when Betty accepts a gig in New York and leaves. Phil and Judy admit the truth to Bob, who becomes enraged and hurries to New York to tell Betty. Bob meets up with Harrison before he has a chance to find out what really was bothering her. Betty sees Bob go on Harrison's show and invite the entire 151st division to secretly join him at Pine Tree to surprise General Waverly, at Bob and Phil's expense. Realizing she was mistaken, Betty returns to Vermont just in time to be in the show.
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10. Once again on Christmas Eve, the soldiers surprise General Waverly with another rousing chorus of "The Old Man" when he arrives at the show, bringing him to tears. During the performance, Betty and Bob become engaged, and Judy and Phil decide to go through with their own engagement. As everyone sings "White Christmas", a thick snowfall at last blankets Vermont.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
The Twelve Holidates (Love Clichés #3.5) by Emma St. Clair 12/19/22 4stars (Taylor and Weston)
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
The Christmas Spirit by Debbie Macomber 12/15/22 4stars
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.

WHITE CHRISTMAS
December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023

COMPLETED!

Level 2 14 books read

1. ❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
A December Bride by Denise Hunter 12/22/2022


❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.
Murder in Chianti by Camilla Trinchieri 12/8/2022
Vera works at the restaurant.

2. ❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
Borrower of the Night by Elizabeth Peters 12/21/2022
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman 12/8/2022
Elizabeth saves Viktor's life from The Viking by faking his death and hiding him.
❄️ Read a book about a war.
The One Man by Andrew Gross 12/14/2022

3. ❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
Death in a Darkening Mist by Iona Whishaw 12/22/2022
Lane receives a letter from her grandmother.
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.

4. ❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
The Book of Kills by Ralph McInerny 12/2/2022
Russ Bacon is accused of Orion Plante's murder.
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
G'Day to Die by Maddy Hunter 12/16/2022
Police are called in for a murder.

5. ❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict 12/30/2022
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.

6. ❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.

7.❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
The King's Christmas Heir by Lynne Graham 12/26/2022
Lara works nights as a cleaning lady.
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

8. ❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.
Death by Pumpkin Spice by Alex Erickson 12/12/2022
Kris listens on other's conversations from the closet.

9. ❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
The Grace Kelly Dress by Brenda Janowitz 12/15/2022
All three characters - Rocky, Joanie, and Rose are wrong in the middle of the book and realize they are not headed in the right direction.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
Bonnie of Evidence by Maddy Hunter 12/24/2022
Etienne and Emily give away a trip to own of the folks on the tour group.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10. ❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.
Turkey Trot Murder by Leslie Meier 12/2/2022

Congrats Frankie, JoAnne and Anne. Welcome Sharon

Finished

White Christmas
Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
24/11+
Level 1: 5-10 Tasks
Level 2: 11 or more Tasks
Each task can be done more than once.


TASKS
1. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
L.A. Marie 1/9/23
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.
Danny-Murder Is Proposed Thea Cambert 1/14/23

2. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
Mystery Maid Hazel Smith 1/6/23
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
Mayhem in Montana Patti Benning 12/19/22
❄️ Read a book about a war.

3. After the war,
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
Ain't Nothin' but a...Murder Summer Prescott 12/14/22
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
Murder Sunrise Liz Lamar 12/7/22
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.
Death by Cookie Dough Rosie A. Point 12/2/22

4. Bing Crosby
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
Death in the Margins Victoria Gilbert 12/1/22
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
A Streetcar Named Murder T.G. Herren 12/1/22

5. Phil gives
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
Crocuses and Corpses Sue Hollowell 12/15/22
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.
LC-JingleBuried Cookies Lyndsey Cole 12/27/22

6. The girls
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
Ghostly Gift Ileana Munoz Renfroe 12/17/22
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.
Thompson Barking Up the Wrong Tree Janice Thompson 12/15/22

7. They arrive
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
Corpse at the Christmas Cookie Exchange Cindy Bell 12/24/22
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
Jolie and Scoobie High School Adventures Elaine Orr 1/1/23
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.
An Old-Fashioned Christmas Murder Tracy Donley 12/28/22

8. Later, Bob discovers
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
'Tis the Season Bonnie Hardy 12/28/22
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another person's misfortune.
The Mess at the Banquet Courtney McFarlin 12/22/22
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.
The Sign of the Calico Quartz Jan Drexler 12/21/22

9. Phil and Judy
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
Rum and Choke Sherry Harris 12/27/22
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.
158 Christmas Cake Caper Kathleen Suzette 12/8/22

10. Once again
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
The Girl Who Disappeared Courtney McFarlin12/23/22
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
Emma Ainsley 12/26/22
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.
DM Slay Ride D.B. McNicol 12/18/22

Congrats Tari

Genevieve wrote: "Congrats Tari"

Thanks, Genevieve!

Completed

White Christmas
December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Level 2: 11+

Read: 13/11+

Each task can be done more than once.

TASKS
1. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.

Book: The Short, the Long and the Tall: Short Stories
Author: Jeffrey Archer
Read: 12/1/2022
Fits: It's a white cover

2. White Christmas
❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
❄️ Read a book about a war.

Book: The Quiche of Death
Author: M.C. Beaton
Read: 12/27/2022
Fits: Set in Europe

Book: Neverwhere
Author: Neil Gaiman
Read: 1/19/2023
Fits: Set in London

3. After the war,
❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.

4. Bing Crosby
❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.

Book: An American Marriage
Author: Tayari Jones
Read: 12/3/2022
Fits: MC was falsely accused of a crime.

Book: One for the Money
Author: Janet Evanovich
Read: 1/21/2023
Fits: Someone is wrongly accused of murder.

5. Phil gives
❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.

Book: Red at the Bone
Author: Jacqueline Woodson
Read: 1/3/2023
Fits: It's set in New York City

Book: Breakup From Hell
Author: Ann Dávila Cardinal
Read: 1/13/2023
Fits: Author's initials are A C

Book: Love is a Revolution
Author: Renée Watson
Read: 1/16/2023
Fits: Set in New York

6. The girls
❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.

Book: The Ex Hex
Author: Erin Sterling
Read: 12/30/2022
Fits: The book is hot and steamy

Book: Christmas Revelation
Author: Anne Perry
Read: 1/4/2023
Fits: Author's last name starts with P

7. They arrive
❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.

Book: The Kiss Curse
Author: Erin Sterling
Read: 12/31/2022
Fits: A new romance started

Book: Concrete Rose
Author: Angie Thomas
Read: 1/2/2023
Fits: MC is always worried about money and he's poor.

8. Later, Bob discovers
❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another person's misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.

9. Phil and Judy
❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10. Once again
❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.

Book: The Arctic Incident
Author: Eoin Colfer
Read: 12/12/2022
Fits: There's snow on the cover

Congrats Melissa

White Christmas
Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Level 2: 11 or more Tasks
20/11+
Each task can be done more than once.

1. ❄️ Read a book with a white cover
The Last Wish of Sasha Cade by Cheyanne Young 1/2 2★

❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
❄️Read a book with a character called Danny, Bing, Rosemary or Vera.

2. ❄️ Read a book set in Europe - Norway
Slay Ride by Dick Francis 27/1 3.5★
❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life- Conrad saves Lulu's life
The Cat Who Caught a Killer by L.T. Shearer 27/1 4★
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas 7/2 2★ - Chaol saves Celaena's life
❄️ Read a book about a war.
The Irish Nanny by Sandy Taylor 17/1 3.5★

3. ❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter - Jack to Phryne
Blood And Circuses by Kerry Greenwood 28/1 5★
❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical - Duncan
The Devil's Due by Rita Boucher 20/1 3.5★
❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker - Benji matchmakes Tom & Amelia
Secrets and Seashells at Rainbow Bay by Ali McNamara

4. ❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something - David accused of killing his mother
Glory in Death by J.D. Robb 24/1 4★
❄️ Read a book where the police are called in
No Mardi Gras for the Dead by D.J. Donaldson 31/1 3★

5. ❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
❄️ Read a book set in New York City
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 22/1 4.5★
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.

6. ❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.
Shop Girl by Mary Portas 13/1 3★

7. ❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts - Ron & Pauline
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman 4/2 5★
The Summer House by the Sea by Jenny Oliver 6/2 2.5★ - Ava & Tom
❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.
The Irish Boarding House by Sandy Taylor 15/1 5★

8. ❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold - Poppy & Ash
The Little Flower Shop by the Sea by Ali McNamara 30/1 3★
❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.

9. ❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong - Sophie, about Dolphie & John
The Lily and the Rose by Jackie French 16/1 4★
Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb 6/2 4★
❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.

10. ❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
The Unknown Wife by Mary Brendan 2/2 2★
❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.
Johnno by David Malouf 6/1 4★

Welcome Catsalive

Finished!

White Christmas
Duration: December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023

Level 2: 11 or more Tasks

TASKS
❄️ Read a book with a white cover. (Show cover).
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman 12/11/22

❄️ Read a book about music or a musician.
Academic Exercises by K.J. Parker 1/3/23

❄️Read a book with a character called Danny.
Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul by Brandy Schillace 12/29/22

❄️ Read a book set in Europe.
The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive by Lucy Adlington 12/6/22

❄️ Read a book where a character saves another person's life.
The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson 12/4/22

❄️ Read a book about a war.
The Ivory Tomb by Melissa Caruso 12/16/22

❄️ Read a book where a character writes or receives a letter.
Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith 12/2/22

❄️ Read a book with a character who is cynical.
The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure by Joseph C. Jenkins 12/12/22

❄️ Read a book where a character plays matchmaker.
The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories by Mahvesh Murad 1/3/23

❄️ Read a book with a rug on the cover. (Show cover).
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix 1/28/23

❄️ Read a book where a character is falsely accused of something.
Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher 12/26/22

❄️ Read a book where the police are called in.
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman 12/8/22

❄️ Read a book where a character buys tickets to something.
The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth 12/22/22

❄️ Read a book set in New York City.
Recursion by Blake Crouch 12/2/22

❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CLUB CAR.
Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo 12/6/22

❄️ Read a book that you consider hot. (Your interpretation).
All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks 12/21/22

❄️ Read a book set in Vermont.
How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication by Tom Mustill 12/29/22

❄️ Read a book that the author's last name starts with a letter in PINE TREE.
Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk 12/5/22

❄️ Read a book where a new romance starts.
Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 12/9/22

❄️ Read a book where someone is poor or worried about money.
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis 12/15/22

❄️Read a book with a character who is a landlord.
Blue and Gold by K.J. Parker 1/3/23

❄️ Read a book where a romance goes cold.
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 12/9/22

❄️ Read a book where a character profits from another persons misfortune.
The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard 12/1/22

❄️ Read a book where a character eavesdrops.
Haunted by the Past by Simon R. Green 12/12/22

❄️ Read a book where a character realizes they are wrong.
A Light in the Flame by Jennifer L. Armentrout 12/7/22

❄️ Read a book where a character gets a free trip.
Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty12/18/22

❄️ Read a book where the numbers 1 and 5 are in the page count.
Toad Words And Other Stories by T. Kingfisher 12/25/22

❄️ Read a book where a character gets engaged.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 12/11/22

❄️ Read a book with snow on the cover. (Show cover).
Midwinter Murder: Fireside Tales from the Queen of Mystery by Agatha Christie 12/13/22

❄️ Read a book where the author's initials can be found in OLD MAN.
Born to Run by Mercedes Lackey 1/5/23