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Most Points
📚Pat - 23+9 = 32 🧑🎄🧑🎄
📚Linda C - 17+5 = 22
📚The Adventures - 9+4 = 13
Marilyn - 7
📚Tessa - 12+6 = 18
📚Amber - 10+10 = 20
📚Mickslibrarian - 15+9 = 24🎄
📚Bethany - 6+5 =11
Most Pages
🧑🎄🧑🎄Pat - 6585
🎄Linda C - 5736
The Adventures - 2431
Marilyn - 1862
Tessa - 3975
Amber - 2998
Mickslibrarian - 3385
Bethany - 2671
1.8 ~ UGLY SWEATER PARTYRead a book with the word UGLY, SWEATER OR PARTY in its text (post sentence and page #)
The Last Green Valley by Mark T. SullivanRead ~ 12.7.22
Pages ~ 458
Relevance ~ "...she wiped at the tears with the frayed edge of her sweater..." ~ pg 19
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Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 458
Total Points ~ 1
Total Pages ~ 458
Task 1.8 UGLY SWEATER PARTYRead a book w/the word UGLY, SWEATER OR PARTY in its text (give sentence word is in & page #)
The Guncle – Steven Rowley (5 stars) 11/2/22 [336] – UGLY - “Patrick broke down in ugly heaving sobs.” p.229
Task 1.10 (Mickslibrarian's Task) The Reading Jar Winner #2: YULE HAVE A BLUE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT ONE OF THESE TASKS!!
Choose one:
a. Read a book with a fire burning in a fireplace on the cover or where at least one of the author's initials can be found in L*O*G.
Dawn's Awakening (Breeds #11) – Lora Leigh (4 stars) 12/5/22 [294] – L in author initials
Points These Tasks ~ 2
Pages These Tasks ~ 630
Total Points ~ 2
Total Pages ~ 630
1.3 ~ WHITE ELEPHANT EXCHANGE
The Tobacco Wives by Adele MyersRead ~ 12.9.22
Pages ~ 344
Relevance ~ Selection from Diana S's shelf .
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Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 344
Total Points ~ 2
Total Pages ~ 802
1.10 Yule Have a Blue Christmas Without One of These Tasksa) Book where at least one of the author's initials can be found in LOG
d) Bonus: where the author's initials can be found in any of the words with 2-4 characters (must include all initials if author has more than first and last name). Indicate which carol the word comes from.
by Tracey Lange - 288 pages - 12/08 - 3 starsBonus: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like (Lot = L for Lange and T for Tracey)
Point this task: 2
Pages this task: 288
1.9 ~ It's Noël!!!Read a book with the letters NOEL in the title (no subtitles, they don't have to be in order).
Normal People by Sally RooneyRead ~
Pages ~ 273
Relevance ~
(N)ormal
pe(O)ple
peopl(E)
peop(L)e
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Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 273
Total Points ~ 3
Total Pages ~ 1,075
Task 1.6 HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMASChoose One:
b. The Grinch is green.
Read a book with green (50%) cover. (show cover)
Whisper No Lies (Black Ops Inc, #3) – Cindy Gerard (4 stars) 12/11/22 [335]Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 335
Total Points ~ 3
Total Pages ~ 965
2.1 ~ Wheel of FortuneRead 2 books
Penny: A Graphic Memoir by Karl StevensRead ~ 12.11.22
Pages ~ 154
Relevance ~ book #2
Sold by Patricia McCormickRead ~ 12.12.22
Pages ~ 268
Relevance ~ book #3
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Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 422
Total Points ~ 5
Total Pages ~ 1,497
1.6 ~ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMASChoose One:
b. The Grinch is green.
Read a book with green (50%) cover. (show cover)
Small Things Like These by Claire KeeganRead ~ 12.13.22
Pages ~ 114
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Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 114
Total Points ~ 6
Total Pages ~ 1,611
Task2.3 (Pat's Task) TWO GIFTS FROM ME AND YOUR TBR SHELVES ~Sorted my Up Next shelf of 31 books by title and used for both selections
CHRISTMAS
2022 Calendar Dates ~ 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Outpost (Razorland, #2) – Ann Aguirre (5 stars) 12/14/22 [317]– #25 on my list
KWANZAA ~
2022 Calendar Dates ~ 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 1
The You I Never Knew – Susan Wiggs (2 stars) 12/6/22 [528] – #31 on my list
Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 845
Total Points ~ 5
Total Pages ~ 1810
Task2.4 (Amber's Task) The Most Wonderful Time of the Year1. Read any book off your TBR list.
Horde (Razorland, #3) – Ann Aguirre (4 stars) 12/16/22 [420]
2. Read a book where the characters participate in some activity associated with a holiday that falls in the month of December.
Snowbound – Cassie Cole (3 stars) 12/12/22 [255] – MC takes a Ski Patrol job for the winter and works on Christmas so others can be off; rescues 2 kids from an avalanche and ends up in hospital
Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 675
Total Points ~ 7
Total Pages ~ 2485
2.1 Wheel of FortuneRead 2 Books
#2 The Maid by Nita Prose--12/6/22--304 pages
#3 Dear Life by Alice Munro--12/13/22--336 pages
Total points: 2
Total pages: 640
TESSATask 1.5 - Candy Shop - Tessa - RIBBON CANDY
Author initials in RIBBON CANDY - A B
Angeline Boulley / Firekeeper's Daughter ✔ – 05Dec22 - 496 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 496 p
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Task 2.4 - Amber - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
a) Reader's Choice - Lake of the Ozarks ✔ – 10Dec22 - 208 p
b) Characters participate in a holiday - Christmas - A joyful energy whipped through me, and I decided that if the Christmas spirit had been passing me over, it wasn't passing me over today. We had hung an evergreen branch sporting a big red ribbon, above the door. A white linen tablecloth covered the dining room table, and three red candles in glass lanterns were strategically placed along its top. To the left of the bookcase, a spruce fir was decorated with lights, tinsel, and about two dozen red and gold ornaments. - Icy Sparks ✔ – 10Dec22 - 320 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 528 p
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Total points earned to date - 3
Total pages read to date - 1024 pg
TESSATask 1.6 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas
b) GREEN cover -
✔ – 15Dec22 - 224 pgTHIS TASK
Points earned - 1
pages read - 224 pg
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Task 1.1 - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Reader's choice: The Farm ✔ - 16Dec22 - 336 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 336 p
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Total points earned to date - 5
Total pages read to date - 1584 pg
1.3 WHITE ELEPHANT EXCHANGE--from Bethany's list:I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy--12/17/22--320 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 320
Total points: 3
Total pages: 960
1.10 (Mickslibrarian's Task) The Reading Jar Winner #2: YULE HAVE A BLUE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT ONE OF THESE TASKS!!Choose one:
a. YULE LOG: Read a book where at least one of the author's initials can be found in L*O*G.
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell--12/4/22--310 pages
BONUS: If your book fulfills criteria from two different task options at the same time.
c. YULE HAM: Read a book where at least one of the author's initials can be found in H*A*M.
Maggie O'Farrell
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 310
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1270
(I think I interpreted this task correctly--I just added an extra point, not extra pages)
1.3 ~ WHITE ELEPHANT EXCHANGE (BONUS BOOK)
The Golden Couple by Greer HendricksRead ~ 12.19.22
Pages ~ 329
Relevance ~ Post ~ ♞ Pat wrote: "I AM selecting .... from Amber's list."
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Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 329
Total Points ~ 7
Total Pages ~ 1,940
This book was probably a lot better than the 4☆ rating I gave it. I have been seriously distracted this week - lots of overwhelm with my horses and Christmas and real-life stuff.
Task 1.2 DECEMBER BIRTHDAYSRead a book whose Author's FIRST name begins with either A B R N D O and their LAST name begins with either P S A N T D C H E R O
Vanguard (Razorland, #4) – Ann Aguirre (5 stars) 12/18/22 [368] - A A initials
Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 368
Total Points ~ 8
Total Pages ~ 2853
1.10 ~ YULE HAVE A BLUE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT ONE OF THESE TASKS!!2. YULE GOAT: Read a book with a decorated Christmas tree on the cover (MUST INCLUDE ORNAMENTS, not just lights) or where the title has a word in it containing all the letters G*O*A*T.
The Story of a Goat by Perumal MuruganRead ~ 12.21.22
Pages ~ 192
Relevance ~ GOAT is word in title
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Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 192
Total Points ~ 8
Total Pages ~ 2,132
1.2 ~ DECEMBER BIRTHDAYSRead a book whose Author's FIRST name begins with either (A) B R N D O and their LAST name begins with either P (S) A N T D C H E R O
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art SpiegelmanRead ~ 12.21.22
Pages ~ 159
Relevance ~ AS initials
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Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 159
Total Points ~ 9
Total Pages ~ 2,291
1.8 ~ UGLY SWEATER PARTYRead a book with the word UGLY, SWEATER OR PARTY in its text (post sentence and page #)
by Isabel Wilkerson - 12/21 - 622 pages - 5 starsugly (p.40): I cannot shut my eyes to the ugly facts before me
sweater (p.117): Colored boys racing straight-backed and self-important in their sweater vests...
party (p.175): ...and planned the going-away party for the Saturday night before Easter.
Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 622
Total Points ~ 3
Total Pages ~ 910
TESSATask 1.7 - Linda C - HALLMARK HOLIDAY MOVIES
Main page genre "romance" and "Christmas" - A Cowboy Under the Mistletoe - ✔ 20Dec22 - 320 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 320 pg
Total points earned to date - 6
Total pages read to date - 1904 pg
TESSATask 1.10 - Reading Jar - Mickslibrarian - YULE HAVE A BLUE CHRISTMAS
1) author first initial in LOG - L
Lisa Kleypas / Marrying Winterborne ✔ – 21Dec22 - 416 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 416 pg
Total points earned to date - 7
Total pages read to date - 2320 pg
Task 1.2 DECEMBER BIRTHDAYSRead a book whose Author's FIRST name begins with either A B R N D O and their LAST name begins with either P S A N T D C H E R O
by Rachel Smythe - 12/22 - 384 p. - 3 starsPoints This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 384
Total Points ~ 4
Total Pages ~ 1294
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1.1 MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!Relax by a cozy fire and read a book (your choice).
by Patrick Modiano - 12/12 - 250 p. - 3 starsBONUS POINT: CHECK YOUR STOCKING and enjoy another book.
by Rachel Smythe - 12/23 - 368 p. - 3 starsTask points: 2
Task pages: 618
Total points: 6
Total pages: 1912
1.8 UGLY SWEATER PARTYRead a book with the word UGLY, SWEATER OR PARTY in its text (give sentence word is in and page #)
The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont--12/21/22--320 pages
"...a marvelous dream of my own, a party." loc 4327
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 320
Total points: 6
Total pages: 1590
Task 1.7 (Linda C's Task) HALLMARK HOLIDAY MOVIESThe Magic of Christmas: A Christmas Child / The Christmas Dove / A Baby Blue Christmas - Carolyn Davidson, Victoria Bylin, & Cheryl St. John (3 stars) 12/23/22 [288]
Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 288
Total Points ~ 9
Total Pages ~ 3141
CorrectMarilyn wrote: "1.10 (Mickslibrarian's Task) The Reading Jar Winner #2: YULE HAVE A BLUE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT ONE OF THESE TASKS!!
Choose one:
a. YULE LOG: Read a book where at least one of the author's initials ca..."
1.3 WHITE ELEPHANT EXCHANGEA time-limited task - SIGN-UP NOW till Dec 5
Amber - read a book from Mickslibrarian 's list (post #17)
Amber picked The Diary of a Bookseller
The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell 12.13.22
pages 310
Bonus-The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews from Diana's list.
The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews 12.21.22
pages 464
Task points 2
Task pages 774
1.10 (Mickslibrarian's Task) The Reading Jar Winner #2: YULE HAVE A BLUE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT ONE OF THESE TASKS!!Choose one:
a. YULE LOG: Read a book with a fire burning in a fireplace on the cover or where at least one of the author's initials can be found in L*O*G.
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler 12.16.22
Task points 1
Task pages 287
Total points 3
Total pages 1061
1.4 A CHRISTMAS CAROLWhat is your favorite Christmas Carol?
LIST It, Then read a book that shares a KEY WORD in its title with your carol.
Blue Christmas - Mr. Monk and The Blue Flu by Lee Goldberg 12.24.22
Task points 1
Task pages 286
Total points 4
Total pages 1346
Book Concierge wrote: "TESSA****NEVERMIND****
TESSATask 1.8 - Ugly Sweater Party
Word in text "ugly" - pg 12 - "I don't want to acknowledge the ugly suspicions…"
Word in text "party" - pg 113 - "…took me to a party in another town."
Linda Castillo / Pray for Silence ✔ – 26Dec22 - 352 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 352 p
Total points earned to date - 8
Total pages read to date - 2672
3.1 (Pat's Task) Happy Celebration Month!KWANZAA
1. A RED cover - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 12/25/2022 144 p.
2. A four (or more) letter word in the title that can be made from the phrase KWANZAA YENU NA HERI - Who WERE the Navajo Code Talkers? by James Buckley Jr. 12/8/2022 112 p.
3. An author with the first and last initials in the word CANDLES - Every Trick in the Book by Lucy Arlington 12/6/2022 304 p.
Task Points: 3
Task Pages: 560
Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 560
Sorry, letters all need to be in one word in title - "Read a book with a decorated Christmas tree on the cover (MUST INCLUDE ORNAMENTS, not just lights) or where the title has a word in it containing all the letters G*O*A*T."Book Concierge wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: "TESSA
***** RE-POSTING with bonus information *****
Task 1.10 - Reading Jar - Mickslibrarian - YULE HAVE A BLUE CHRISTMAS
1) author first initial in LOG - L
BONUS
2) All ..."
1.10 (Mickslibrarian's Task) The Reading Jar Winner #2: YULE HAVE A BLUE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT ONE OF THESE TASKS!!3. YULE HAM: Read a book where at least one of the author's initials can be found in H*A*M.
The Twelve Deaths Of Christmas by Marian Babson 12/11/2022 170 p.
BONUS: If your book fulfills criteria from two different task options at the same time.
4. YULE SONGS: Read a book where the title contains a word (5 or more characters) that appears in this list (https://thecarolingconnection.com/car...) of Christmas carols *exactly* - White CHRISTMAS
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 170
Total Points: 5
Total Pages: 730
1.9 (The Adventure's Task) The Reading Jar Winner #1: It's Noël!!!Read a book with the letters NOEL in the title (no subtitles, they don't have to be in order).
behiNd thE paLace dOors: Five Centuries of Sex, Adventure, Vice, Treachery, and Folly from Royal Britain by Michael Farquhar 12/22/2022 307 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 307
Total Points: 6
Total Pages: 1037
1.8 UGLY SWEATER PARTY - Read a book with the word UGLY, SWEATER OR PARTY in its text (give sentence word is in and page #) Buried in a Book by Lucy Arlington (He was going to the movies and then to a party at his best friend's house. - pg. 2) 12/3/2022 285 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 285
Total Points: 7
Total Pages: 1322
1.6 HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS - c. His heart was 3 sizes to small: Read a book that is #3 in a series (list series). Books, Cooks, and Crooks by Lucy Arlington (Novel Idea series, #3) 12/10/2022 278 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 278
Total Points: 8
Total Pages: 1600
1.4 A CHRISTMAS CAROL What is your favorite Christmas Carol? O Holy Night
Read a book that shares a KEY WORD in its title with your carol.
a NIGHT to Remember by Walter Lord 12/15/2022 182 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 182
Total Points: 9
Total Pages: 1782
5.1 ~ 1-3. Spell-out: D-E-C
• use lst letter of the Title (exclude A, An or The)
• use Author's initials (FIRST/LAST)
D ~
Murder with Peacocks by Donna AndrewsRead ~ 12.5.22
Pages ~ 321
Relevance ~ (D)onna
E ~
Children of the Stars by Mario EscobarRead ~ 12.22.22
Pages ~ 367
Relevance ~ (E)scobar
C ~
The Lioness by Chris BohjalianRead ~ 12.1.22
Pages ~ 336
Relevance ~ (C)hris bohjalian
4. December is the 12st month of the year.
Read a book with a 1 & 2 in the page count -OR- 12th in a series (name series).
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy SnyderRead ~ 12.20.22
Pages ~ 126
Relevance ~ 1 & 2 in page count
5. Read a book published in December (any year - list year)
The Mermaid from Jeju by Sumi HahnRead ~ 12.25.22
Pages ~ 304
Relevance ~ First published December 8, 2020
Points This Task ~ 5
Pages This Task ~ 1,454
Total Points ~ 14
Total Pages ~ 3,745
1.1 MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR! - Relax by a cozy fire and read a book (your choice). Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi 12/7/2022 128 p.
BONUS POINT: CHECK YOUR STOCKING and enjoy another book.
Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini by Sid Fleischman 12/27/2022 224 p.
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 352
Total Points: 11
Total Pages: 2134
1.3 WHITE ELEPHANT EXCHANGE (bonus book) from Diana's listThe Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton--12/24/11--272 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 272
Total tasks: 7
Total pages: 1862
Task 1.3 WHITE ELEPHANT EXCHANGE White Elephant: from Amber's list
The Island of Sea Women – Lisa See (4 stars) 12/27/22 [390]
Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 390
Total Points ~ 10
Total Pages ~ 3531
2.4 ~ The Most Wonderful Time of the YearBook 1 ~ My present to you is Read any book off your TBR list.
Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn JacksonRead ~ 12.27.22
Pages ~ 320
Relevance ~ shelved on my TBR April 9, 2014
Book 2 ~ Read a book where the characters participate in some activity associated with a holiday that falls in the month of December. Please share with us the holiday and what the characters did to celebrate that holiday.
Flight by Lynn Steger StrongRead ~ 12.10.22
Pages ~ 240
Relevance ~ Christmas family gathering at one of the siblings' house. Dinner with turkey and then the annual family photograph.
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Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 560
Total Points ~ 16
Total Pages ~ 4,305
Task 1.1 MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!A Stranger in Wynnedower (Virginia Country Roads, #4) – Grace Greene (3 stars) 12/17/22 [394]
BONUS POINT: CHECK YOUR STOCKING
Keep Me Safe (Slow Burn, #1) – Maya Banks (1 star) 12/19/22 [297] - Read but did not particularly enjoy!
Task 1.4 A CHRISTMAS CAROL
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - The Next Ship Home – Heather Webb (4 stars) 12/20/22 [421]
Task 1.5 (Tessa's Task) MC HOUSE OF SWEETS
Our "Special" for this month: RIBBON CANDY
a) Read a book whose author's first and last initials are in RIBBON CANDY.
The Carriage House (Carriage House, #1) – Carla Neggers (4 stars) 12/9/22 [384]
Points These Tasks ~ 4
Pages These Tasks ~ 1496
Total Points ~ 14
Total Pages ~ 5027
2.1 Wheel of FortuneRead 2 Books
#2 Clair de lune by Maupassant - 12/22 - 136 p. - 3 stars
#3 Candide by Voltaire (old French edition not listed on Goodreads) - 191 p. - 3.5 stars
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 327
Total points: 8
Total pages: 2239
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