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Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023

Object: Read one book for each colored city.

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
Blackshear was founded in 1858 to serve as the seat of the newly formed Pierce County. The city was named after General David Blackshear, who authorized the construction of roads, bridges and 11 forts for defense. He was a patriot in the American Revolution, fighting in the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge and the Battle of Buford's Bridge. He served as a general during the War of 1812. He also served in the Georgia state legislature as Senator of Laurens County. During the American Civil War, the city became a temporary prisoner-of-war camp for more than 5,000 Union prisoners. This site is marked by a historical landmark sign.
The primary crop of this south Georgia community was once tobacco, and is where the first brick tobacco warehouse in Georgia was built, known as the Brantley Brick.
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR OR that is from the Historical genre OR where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).

Blue Jay, California
The town started as the homestead of Art (1880-1956) and Norma Wixom (b. Harmon, 1883-1978). They leased a few vacation cabins and opened a store in 1914. Stoney DeMent (1892-1972) leased the land and built a market called The Blue Jay Market in 1934. The store was named for the blue colored birds that live in the area, and this later became the name of the town built up around it. The naming of the town is something of a misnomer: the local variety of jay is actually the Steller's jay, not the closely related blue jay. While this is widely known in the area, the name has stuck. Residents began to move to Blue Jay about 10 years later. In 1978 Bluejay was purchased by H.R. "Rick" Kaufman through his company Pioneer Take Out Corporation aka Pioneer Chicken.
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN OR where the town survives on tourist money OR where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).

Brownfield, Maine
It was granted on January 23, 1764, by the Massachusetts General Court to Captain Henry Young Brown for his services in the French and Indian Wars. Farming was the chief occupation, with the Saco River providing water power for industry. Products of the mills included flour, long lumber, barrel staves, rocking chairs, clothing, carriages, sleighs and harness. Brownfield is home to the Stone Mountain Arts Center.
📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN OR where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician OR where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).

Goldsboro, North Carolina
Goldsboro is a city and the county seat of Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. It was originally named "Goldsborough's Junction" after Major Matthew T. Goldsborough, an Assistant Chief Engineer with the railroad line. Later this was shortened simply to Goldsborough, then changed to Goldsboro. In 1847, the town was incorporated and became the new Wayne County seat following a vote of the citizens of Wayne County. Local legend has it the Goldsborough supporters put moonshine in the town's well to encourage people to vote for Goldsborough. Andy Griffith was from this town. Goldsboro is home to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH OR with a character that is/was in the Air Force OR where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).

Greensboro, North Carolina
It is the third-most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte and Raleigh and the 69th-most populous city in the United States. In the early 1840s, the state government designated Greensboro as one of the stops on a new railroad line, at the request of Governor John Motley Morehead, whose house, Blandwood, was in Greensboro. Stimulated by rail traffic and improved access to markets, the city grew substantially, soon becoming known as the "Gate City" due to its role as a transportation hub for the Piedmont.
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD OR read a series book #3 OR where the title or author's name is in green lettering (show cover).

Orange, California
Don Juan Pablo Grijalva, a retired known Spanish soldier and the area's first landowner, was granted permission in 1809 by the Spanish colonial government to establish a rancho in "the place of the Arroyo de Santiago". Originally, the community was named Richland, but in 1873 Richland got a new name. But there was already a town in northern California named Richland. Undaunted, the Richlanders proposed a new name – Orange. The town experienced its first growth spurt during the last decade of the 19th century (as did many of the surrounding communities), thanks to ever-increasing demands for California-grown citrus fruits, a period some refer to as the "Orange Era".
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA OR where someone eats an orange or drinks orange juice OR where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).

Redwater, Texas
Redwater is twelve miles southwest of Texarkana in southeastern Bowie County. It grew up in the mid-1870s around a sawmill operated by two men named Daniels and Spence, who named the community Ingersoll, in honor of the agnostic Robert Ingersoll. A post office was established in 1881, and by 1884 the town had an estimated population of fifty.

In 1886 a big revival meeting was held in the town, which resulted in about 110 conversions. Shortly after the meeting residents of the town, no longer wishing to honor the agnostic, decided that the name of the town should be changed. They had just completed a new well that yielded red water, and the town was renamed for this feature. The name of the post office was not officially changed until 1894. Redwater is also home to the first recorded set of quadruplets in the United States. The town is also the birthplace of Kenny Wayne, or also known as "The Original Kenny Wayne." A Texas Blues and Rock'n'Roll musician, he toured and played many stages, including the Four States Fair & Rodeo. He was the founder and General Manager of Candy Records. He was based out of Irving, Texas, at the time of his death on August 23, 2021.
📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE OR from a series of 4 books (share series name) OR where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
The community of Rose Hill derives its name from an 18th-century plantation once located nearby; this was established by Daniel French, the first builder of Pohick Church, on land that had been part of the Gunston Hall estate. The community of Rose Hill was established in 1954. Within four years a Safeway had been constructed, as had two swimming pools serving residents. An elementary school was opened in 1957, a year after the foundation of the Rose Hill Civic Association. In 1970 the Fairfax County Park Authority purchased 148 acres in the area for construction of a golf course; the Greendale Golf Course was dedicated on August 19, 1976.
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH OR where someone goes to a grocery store, an elementary school, swimming pool or golf course OR where the title or author's name is in rose or pink lettering (show cover).

Silver Spring, Maryland
In 1840, Francis Preston Blair, who later helped organize the modern American Republican Party, along with his daughter, Elizabeth, discovered a spring flowing with chips of mica believed to be the now-dry spring visible at Acorn Park. Blair was looking for a site for his summer home to escape the heat of Washington, D.C., summers. Two years later, Blair completed a 20-room mansion he dubbed "Silver Spring" on a 250-acre (1 km2) country homestead. In 1854, Blair moved to the mansion permanently. The house stood until 1954.
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR OR where someone has or uses a vacation home OR where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering (show cover).

Whitefish, Montana
Long before the first Europeans came to Whitefish, native American tribes inhabited the area, most notably the Kootenai, the Pend d’Oreille, and the Bitterroot Salish. Though trappers, traders, and waves of westward immigrants passed through the area during the second half of the century, it wasn’t until 1883 that the first permanent settler, John Morton built a cabin on the shore of Whitefish Lake, just west of the mouth of the Whitefish River. Skiing has been part of the Whitefish area for more than 50 years. In 1937, the Whitefish Lake Ski Club obtained a special permit from the U.S. Forest Service enabling them to build cabins and trails in the Hell Roaring Creek region.
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON OR where a character goes skiing OR where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).


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Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023
Read: 10/10

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR.
The Valley of Lost Children David Barbur 9/4/23

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN AND where the town survives on tourist money AND where the title is in blue lettering (show cover).
Bookshop by the Bay Pamela M. Kelley 9/6/23

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where a character is a carpenter.
Must Love Flowers Debbie Macomber 9/9/23

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book with a character that is/was in the Air Force.
Two Hearts Surrendered Tamara Ferguson 9/2/23

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD AND read a series book #3.
The Beach Reads Bookshop Lee Tobin McClain 9/10/23 (Hometown Brothers #3)

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where someone drinks orange juice.
A Place for Us Olivia Miles 9/18/23

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where the title is in red lettering.
Autumn by the Sea Melissa Tagg 9/3/23

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where someone goes to a grocery store.
The Forever Farmhouse Lee Tobin McClain 9/9/23

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR.
Black Dawn Rachel Caine 9/17/23

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON AND where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).
A Seaside Wonder Melissa Tagg 9/7/23

Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023
10/10

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR OR that is from the Historical genre OR where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).
CB-Lifeless at the Lighthouse Cindy Bell 9/5/23

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN OR where the town survives on tourist money OR where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).
Questions, Quarrels & Quandary 9/13/23

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN OR where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician OR where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).
Gavin's a carpenter-A Case of Poison Problems Lily Rose Lane 9/11/23

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH OR with a character that is/was in the Air Force OR where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).
AR-Condos and Corpses Angela K. Ryan 9/4/23

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD OR read a series book #3 OR where the title or author's name is in green lettering (show cover).
#3 Junkyard Dog Mysteries-Paws for Cause Summer Prescott 9/6/23

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA OR where someone eats an orange or drinks orange juice OR where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).
JJ-Meow Means Murder Jinty James 9/7/23

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE OR from a series of 4 books (share series name) OR where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).
EA-Cold Cutting Murder Emma Ainsley 9/25/23

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH OR where someone goes to a grocery store, an elementary school, swimming pool or golf course OR where the title or author's name is in rose or pink lettering (show cover).
EA-Snapped Shut Murder Emma Ainsley 9/11/23

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR OR where someone has or uses a vacation home OR where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering (show cover).
NC-Having a Fudgy Christmastime Nancy CoCo 9/21/23

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON OR where a character goes skiing OR where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).
Dani Simms 9/12/23

Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023

Object: Read one book for each colored city.

10/10 Completed. Finished

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).
It's Not Me, It's You-Elle Wright 9/16/23


Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN.
Karen Rose-Quarter to Midnight 9/17/23

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician.
(MC is a Farmer)
Riding Hard-Lauren Landish 9/10/23

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).
Trust No One-Debra Webb 9/01/23


Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a series book #3
(Lotus House)
Divine Desire-Audrey Carlan 9/03/23

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA
Brenda Novak-Inside 9/07/23

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).
Catch Her Death-Melinda Leigh 9/13/23


Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH.
Rylie Dark-Behind You 9/13/23

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR.
Sawyer Bennett-Camden 9/16/23

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where a character goes skiing.
(MCs go skiing during the holiday break)
Under the Stars-Laura Pavlov 9/20/23

Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023

Goal: 10/10
Object: Read one book for each colored city.

**📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR.
Steele - Sawyer Bennett - 09/10/23

**📢 2. Read a book where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).
- The Teacher's Billionaire - Christina Tetreault - 09/05/23

**📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN.
Ketchup Is a Vegetable: And Other Lies Moms Tell Themselves - Robin O'Bryant - 10/11/23

**📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH.
Cinderella: Serial Killer Princess - Dave Franchini - 09/28/23

**📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD.
The Children on the Hill - Jennifer McMahon - 09/08/23

**📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA.
Don't Look - Alexandra Ivy - 10/02/23

**📢 7. Read a book where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).
- Utoljára látható - Douglas Adams - 09/06/23

**📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH.
A Piece of the Moon - Chris Fabry - 09/27/23

**📢 9. Read a book where someone has or uses a vacation home.
Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate - 09/16/23 - The Stafford family has a cottage on Edisto Island

📢 10. Read a book where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).
- Harry Potter és a bölcsek köve - J.K. Rowling - 09/09/23

Welcome Tari, Frankie and Ferenc!

Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023
Read: 10/10

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover)- Broken Flowers (Robert M. Drake/Vintage Wild)-Robert M. Drake 9/1

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN- The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, A Rún, Vol. 6-Nagabe 9/19

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN- The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil A Rún, Volume 4-Nagabe 9/15

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH- The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil A Rún, Volume 5-Nagabe 9/14

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD- The Beginning After the End, Vol. 2-TurtleMe 9/14

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 30-Nakaba Suzuki 9/14

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE- The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, A Rún, Vol. 7-Nagabe 9/21

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH- The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, A Rún, Volume 8-Nagabe 9/21

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 30-Nakaba Suzuki 9/14

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON- The Beginning After the End, Vol. 1-TurtleMe 9/14

Colored Cities #3
September 1 - November 30, 2023
10/10

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where the title or author's name is in black lettering
by D.C. Pitt 3/9 3.5★

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where the title or author's name is in blue lettering
by Simon Brett 5/9 3.5★

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where a character is a singer or musician -- a number of musicians & a singer
A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey 17/9 4★

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH
The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 5/9 4★

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where the title or author's name is in green lettering
by Kate Moore 1/9 3★

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where the title or author's name is in orange lettering
by Elizabeth Coleman 4/9 3.5★

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where the title or author's name is in red lettering
by Liz Byrski 6/9 4★

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH
Move Your Blooming Corpse by D.E. Ireland 17/9 3.5★

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR
Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh 2/9 3.5★

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where the title or author's name is in white lettering
by Patricia Briggs 7/9 4★

Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023
Read: 10/10


The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR.
AD: Alexis Daria - You Had Me at Hola - 9/14/23

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN.
EP: Elizabeth Penney - Chapter and Curse - 9/30/23

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where a character is a farmer.
Lennox - The Bookshop on the Corner - Jenny Colgan - 10/8/23

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH.
AF - Amanda Flower - Blueberry Blunder - 10/26/23

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD.
JM: Jessie Mihalik - Polaris Rising - 9/24/23

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA.
AP: Ashley Poston - Geekerella - 10/19/23

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where the title or author's name is in red lettering.
- Krista Davis - 9/18/23

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH.
LC - Lindsay Currie - It Found Us - 10/31/23

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering.
- Ashley Poston - 11/15/23

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where the title is in white lettering.
- Jenna Levine - 10/23/23

Finished! Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023 (09/08/23)

Read: 10/10
(1 each)

The Cities
☑️ Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR
A Cup of Jo (Maggy Thorsen Mystery 6) Sandra Balzo 09/08/23

OR that is from the Historical genre

OR where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).

☑️ Blue Jay, California
X 📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN
Three Things I'd Never Do (Never Say Never 1) Remi Carrington 09/01/23

OR where the town survives on tourist money

OR where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).

☑️ Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN

X OR where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician
Tom Lake Ann Patchett (Joe Nelson owns a cherry farm) 09/01/23

OR where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).

☑️ Goldsboro, North Carolina
X 📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good (Elderly Lady 1)/Helene Tursten 09/03/23

OR with a character that is/was in the Air Force

OR where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).

☑️ Greensboro, North Carolina
X 📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD
Payback's a Witch (The Witches of Thistle Grove 1) Lana Harper 09/05/23

OR read a series book #3

OR where the title or author's name is in green lettering (show cover).

Orange, California
☑️ 📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA

X OR where someone eats an orange or drinks orange juice
Captivated by Steph (Stargazer Springs Ranch 5) Remi Carrington (p. 258) 09/07/23

OR where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).

Redwater, Texas
☑️ 📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE

X OR from a series of 4 books (share series name)
Lucy by the Sea (Amgash 4) Elizabeth Strout 09/04/23

OR where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
☑️ 📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH

X OR where someone goes to a grocery store, an elementary school, swimming pool or golf course
Mary Jane Jessica Anya Blau (Mary Jane takes Izzy to the pool and grocery shopping) 09/02/23

OR where the title or author's name is in rose or pink lettering (show cover).

Silver Spring, Maryland
☑️ 📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR
One Guy I'd Never Date (Never Say Never 2) Remi Carrington 09/02/23

OR where someone has or uses a vacation home

OR where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering (show cover).

Whitefish, Montana
☑️ 📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON

OR where a character goes skiing

X OR where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).
Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles 2) Marissa Meyer09/01/23

Colored Cities #3
September 1 - November 30, 2023

10 of 10 Complete

The Cities

🔹Blackshear, Georgia
1. Read a book where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).
Good Girl - Lauren Layne - 9/28/23


🔹Blue Jay, California
2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN.
Hot Ice - Nora Roberts - 9/17/23 - NR

🔹Brownfield, Maine
3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN
The Weird Sisters - Eleanor Brown - 9/16/23 - EB

🔹Goldsboro, North Carolina
4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH
And Never Let Her Go - Ann Rule - 9/5/23 - AR

🔹Greensboro, North Carolina
5. Read a series book #3
Vendetta - Fern Michaels - 9/23/23 - #3 The Sisterhood

🔹Orange, California
6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA
Enemy Women - Paulette Jiles - 9/12/23 - PJ

🔹Redwater, Texas
7. Read a book where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).
Whiteout - Adriana Anders - 9/14/23


🔹Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH
The Sign of the Four - Arthur Conan Doyle - 9/7/23 - ACD

🔹Silver Spring, Maryland
9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR
The Fallen - Ace Atkins - 9/6/23 - AA

🔹Whitefish, Montana
10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON
The Eye of God - James Rollins - 9/21/23 - JR

Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023
Read: 10/10

COMPLETED!

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR.
Fishing for Trouble by Elizabeth Logan 9/7/2023
bLackshEar

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN OR where the town survives on tourist money OR where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).
How to Walk Away by Katherine Center 9/11/2023 ChicKen

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician.
The Third Daughter by Talia Carner 9/15/2023
Batya becomes a farmer

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH
The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz 9/27/2023

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD OR read a series book #3 OR where the title or author's name is in green lettering (show cover).
The Seamstress of New Orleans by Diane C McPhail 9/11/2023 MoreheaD

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA.
Dead Bolt by Juliet Blackwell 9/16/2023
Juan paBlo

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE.
The Shop on Royal Street by Karen White 9/19/2023

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where someone golf course.
Clubbed to Death by Elaine Viets 9/4/2023
Helen works for a golf club.

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR OR where someone has or uses a vacation home OR where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering (show cover).
A Doomful of Sugar by Catherine Bruns 9/22/2023 franCis Blair

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON OR where a character goes skiing OR where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).
Wanna Get Lucky? by Deborah Coonts 9/9/2023
Author's name in white

Welcome Grace, Catsalive, Kimberly, Melissa, Lynda, and Anne!

COLORED CITIES #3, 9/1 – 11/30
10/10 COMPLETE

BLACKSHEAR, GEORGIA
📢 1. Read a book where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover)
The Greyhound of the Baskervilles (Greyhound Classics #1), by John Gaspard, finished 9/4 ★★★.5


BLUE JAY, CALIFORNIA
2. Read a book where where the title is in blue lettering (show cover)
Frozen Detective (Piper & Porter #2), by Amanda Flower, finished 9/4 ★★★★


BROWNFIELD, MAINE
📢 3. Read a book where a character is a carpenter
Jamie : Death by Demo (Home Renovation #1), by Callie Carpenter, finished 9/13 ★★★★

GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH
author Debbie Young – Best Murder in Show (Sophie Sayers #1), finished 9/26 ★★★

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
📢 5. Read a book where the title is in green lettering (show cover)
Bright Lights, Big Christmas, by Mary Kay Andrews, finished 9/6 ★★★★


ORANGE, CALIFORNIA
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA
author Laura Gail Black – For Whom the Book Tolls (Antique Bookshop #1), finished 9/11 ★★★.5

REDWATER, TEXAS
7. Read a book where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover)
Cremas, Christmas Cookies and Crooks (Cape Bay Café #6), by Harper Lin, finished 9/16 ★★★.5

ROSE HILL, FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH
author Roald Dahl – Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket #1), finished 9/12 ★★★★

SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR
author Rex Stout – Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe #1), finished 9/3 ★★★.5

WHITEFISH, MONTANA
📢 10. Read a book where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover)
Honey Roasted (Coffeehouse #19), by Cleo Coyle, finished 9/9 ★★★★


***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 9/26 *****

Welcome Barb!

Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023

READ: 10/10

✔Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR OR that is from the Historical genre OR where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).
Cold Blooded Liar - Karen Rose 9/13

✔Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN OR where the town survives on tourist money OR where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).
Murder in the Book Lover's Loft - Ellery Adams 9/8

✔Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN OR where a character is a farmer carpenter, singer or musician OR where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).
Earth Bound - Christine Feehan (heroine is a farmer)9/15

✔Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH OR with a character that is/was in the Air Force OR where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).
You Are Not Alone - Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen 9/4

✔Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD OR read a series book #3 OR where the title or author's name is in green lettering (show cover).
You Betrayed Me - Lisa Jackson (The Cahills #3) 9/5

✔Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA OR where someone eats an orange or drinks orange juice OR where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).
Fragile - Lisa Unger 9/19
(Ricky poured himself a glass of orange juice), p9

✔Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE OR from a series of 4 books (share series name) OR where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).
Southern Sass and Killer Cravings - Kate Young 9/6

✔Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH OR where someone goes to a grocery store, an elementary school, swimming pool or golf course OR where the title or author's name is in rose or pink lettering (show cover).
For Whom the Book Tolls - Laura Gail Black (MC, grocery store) 9/10

✔Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR OR where someone has or uses a vacation home OR where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering (show cover).
Cherish Hard - Nalini Singh 9/5

✔Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON OR where a character goes skiing OR where the title or author's name is in white letterin (show cover).
The Vow - Dannika Dark 9/7


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Welcome Barbara!

I’m in! I’ve failed this one twice. Perhaps third time is the charm.

Colored Cities #3
Duration: 09.01.23- 11.30.23

READ: 10/10

Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR OR that is from the Historical genre OR where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).
Amanda Flower 09.02.23 4 stars

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN OR where the town survives on tourist money OR where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).
Nancy CoCo 09.22.23 4 stars

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN OR where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician OR where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).
In Farm's Way Amanda Flower 10.20.23 4 stars Shiloh Bellamy is an organic farmer


Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH OR with a character that is/was in the Air Force OR where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).
Magic Tides Ilona Andrews 10.24.23 5 stars

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD OR read a series book #3 OR where the title or author's name is in green lettering (show cover).
Mary Marks 09.15.23 4 stars

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA OR where someone eats an orange or drinks orange juice OR where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).
Julia Buckley 09.04.23 5 stars

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE OR from a series of 4 books (share series name) OR where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).
Jessie Evans 10.02.23 3 stars

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH OR where someone goes to a grocery store, an elementary school, swimming pool or golf course OR where the title or author's name is in rose or pink lettering (show cover).
You Only Get So Much Dan Kolbet 11.02.23 4 stars p 90 ...we jump in the truck for the short drive to Five Mile Elementary School.

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR OR where someone has or uses a vacation home OR where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering (show cover).
J.D. Robb 09.06.23 5 stars

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON OR where a character goes skiing OR where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).
Aspen Hadley 11.14.23 3 stars

Colored Cities #3
Duration: Sept. 1st - Nov. 30th, 2023

10/10

Blackshear, Georgia
✅📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR OR that is from the Historical genre OR where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).
Kith by Holly Black - Sept. 9th

Blue Jay, California
✅📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN OR where the town survives on tourist money OR where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).
Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk - Sept. 14th

Brownfield, Maine
✅📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN OR where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician OR where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).
Kin by Holly Black - Sept. 9th

Goldsboro, North Carolina
✅📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH OR with a character that is/was in the Air Force OR where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).
Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews - Sept. 5th

Greensboro, North Carolina
✅📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD OR read a series book #3 OR where the title or author's name is in green lettering (show cover).
Monstress, Vol. 6: The Vow by Marjorie M. Liu - Sept. 4th

Orange, California
✅📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA OR where someone eats an orange or drinks orange juice OR where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).
Magic Steals by Ilona Andrews - Sept. 3rd

Redwater, Texas
✅📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE OR from a series of 4 books (share series name) OR where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).
Swing by Kwame Alexander - Sept. 12th

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
✅📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH OR where someone goes to a grocery store, an elementary school, swimming pool or golf course OR where the title or author's name is in rose or pink lettering (show cover).
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo - Sept. 7th

Silver Spring, Maryland
✅📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR OR where someone has or uses a vacation home OR where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering (show cover).
Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews - Sept. 8th

✅Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON OR where a character goes skiing OR where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).
Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews - Sept. 2nd

Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023
Read: 10/10

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover):
Yara İzleri (Scars) by Juan José Saer 9/3/23


Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where author's name is in blue lettering (show cover):
Twisted (Steel Brothers Saga, #8) by Helen Hardt 9/16/23


Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN:
Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman 11/4/23

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover):
Virgins (Outlander, #0.5) by Diana Gabaldon 9/2/23


Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD:
Shattered (Steel Brothers Saga, #7) by Helen Hardt 9/4/23

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA:
Beyaz Kaplan (The White Tiger) by Aravind Adiga 9/17/23

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE:
Giants: The Dwarfs of Auschwitz by Yehuda Koren & Eilat Negev 9/17/23

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH:
Başka Aşklar (Other Loves) by Ayşegül Devecioğlu 10/6/23

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR:
Argonautika by Apollonius of Rhodes 11/10/23

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover):
Ağızdaki Kuşlar (Mouthful of Birds) by Samanta Schweblin 10/12/23

Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023
Read: 5/10

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR OR that is from the Historical genre OR where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).
✅ - Kate Allan, 11/14/23

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN OR where the town survives on tourist money OR where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).
✅ - Sam Maggs, 9/26/23

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN OR where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician OR where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).
✅To the Moon and Back - NR Walker, 9/10/23

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH OR with a character that is/was in the Air Force OR where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD OR read a series book #3 OR where the title or author's name is in green lettering (show cover).
✅This Winter - Alice Oseman, 9/7/23

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA OR where someone eats an orange or drinks orange juice OR where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).
✅Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun - Jonny Garza Villa, 11/9/23

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE OR from a series of 4 books (share series name) OR where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).
✅The Red Zone - Amie Knight, 9/21/23

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH OR where someone goes to a grocery store, an elementary school, swimming pool or golf course OR where the title or author's name is in rose or pink lettering (show cover).

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9.Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR OR where someone has or uses a vacation home OR where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering (show cover).
✅Fangirl, Vol. 2: The Manga - Rainbow Rowell, 11/18/23

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON OR where a character goes skiing OR where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).
✅ - DJ Jamison, 10/4/23

Welcome Cheryl, Kendra, Pinar and Katelyn!

Read: 10/10

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where the title or author's name is in black lettering.
The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCullough | 9/1

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where the title or author's name is in blue lettering
Clean Sweep, Ilona Andrews | 9/6

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).
State of Denial, Marie Force | 9/13

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where the title or author's name is in gold lettering.
Gods of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs | 9/9

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD - JR
Thankless in Death, J.D. Robb | 9/11

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where the title or author's name is in orange lettering.
The Vanishings: Four Kids Face Earth's Last Days Together, Jerry B. Jenkins | 9/7

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where the title or author's name is in red lettering.
Silverweed: A Supernatural Fairy Tale, Dorlana Vann | 9/5

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH - LR
The Midnight Rose, Lucinda Riley | 9/8

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR - AL
Fifty Words for Rain, Asha Lemmon | 9/10

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where the title or author's name is in white lettering.
Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt | 9/4

Colored Cities #3
September - November, 2023

Read: 0/10

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR OR that is from the Historical genre OR where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN OR where the town survives on tourist money OR where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN OR where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician OR where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH OR with a character that is/was in the Air Force OR where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD OR read a series book #3 OR where the title or author's name is in green lettering (show cover).

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA OR where someone eats an orange or drinks orange juice OR where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE OR from a series of 4 books (share series name) OR where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH OR where someone goes to a grocery store, an elementary school, swimming pool or golf course OR where the title or author's name is in rose or pink lettering (show cover).

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR OR where someone has or uses a vacation home OR where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering (show cover).

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON OR where a character goes skiing OR where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).

Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023
Read: 8/10

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR
Murder by the Book. Lauren Elliott. 9/6/23

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where the town survives on tourist money
Assailants, Asphalt & Alibis Tonya Kappes. 9/18/23. Normal, Kentucky

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician
A Cop and a Coop Hillary Avis 9/17/23

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH
Peachy Scream. Anna Gerard 9/22/23

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a series book #3
Murder Can Haunt Your Handiwork Rose Pressey. 9/26/23. Haunted Craft Fair Mystery #3

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).
. Agatha Christie. 9/24/23

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE
Murder in the Book Lover's Loft Ellery Adams 10/24/23

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where someone goes to a grocery store, an elementary school, swimming pool or golf course
Murder Outside the Lines Krista Davis. 9/9/23 Florrie gets groceries p 236

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR
Murder 101 Lynn Cahoon 10/5/23

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).
. Maggie Blackburn 9/10/23

Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023
Read: 10/10

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR.
Murder Outside the Lines by Krista Davis 9/8/2023

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where the title is in blue lettering (show cover).
by Cora Rose 9/4/2023

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where a character is a farmer.
Sweet Revenge by Karen MacInerney 9/25/2023

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where the title is in gold lettering (show cover).
by Brooke Blaine 9/15/2023

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a series book #3.
Kiki Lowenstein and the Empty Heart by Joanna Campbell Slan 9/16/2023 (Scrap-N-Craft Mystery Novellas )

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA.
Sakamoto's Swim Club: How a Teacher Led an Unlikely Team to Victory by Julie Abery 9/29/2023

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE.
Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander 10/1/2023

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where the title is in rose or pink lettering (show cover).
by Jenn McKinlay 9/9/2023

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR.
Sand, Sea and a Skeleton by Cindy Bell 9/3/2023

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover)
by Ian Fleming 9/1/2023

Welcome Tammie, Elle, Kellene and Genevieve!

Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023
Read: 0/10

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR OR that is from the Historical genre OR where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN OR where the town survives on tourist money OR where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN OR where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician OR where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH OR with a character that is/was in the Air Force OR where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD OR read a series book #3 OR where the title or author's name is in green lettering (show cover).

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA OR where someone eats an orange or drinks orange juice OR where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE OR from a series of 4 books (share series name) OR where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH OR where someone goes to a grocery store, an elementary school, swimming pool or golf course OR where the title or author's name is in rose or pink lettering (show cover).

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR OR where someone has or uses a vacation home OR where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering (show cover).

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON OR where a character goes skiing OR where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).

Colored Cities #3
September 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023

10/10 Tasks Completed

The Cities:
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR OR that is from the Historical genre OR where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).
Soot and Slipper by Kate Stradling (9/3/23)


Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN OR where the town survives on tourist money OR where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).
Friendshipped by Savannah Scott (10/24/23)


Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN OR where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician OR where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).
The Gentleman and the Thief by Sarah M. Eden (10/2/23)
musician

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH OR with a character that is/was in the Air Force OR where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).
Night of Secrets by Tara Grayce (9/15/23)

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD OR read a series book #3 OR where the title or author's name is in green lettering (show cover).
Can't Help Falling by Courtney Walsh (9/18/23) - Sweater Weather #3

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA OR where someone eats an orange or drinks orange juice OR where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).
The Real Fake Fiancé by Sara Jane Woodley (9/14/23)
orange juice

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE OR from a series of 4 books (share series name) OR where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).
The Black Midnight by Kathleen Y'Barbo (9/12/23)

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH OR where someone goes to a grocery store, an elementary school, swimming pool or golf course OR where the title or author's name is in rose or pink lettering (show cover).
The Fall Back Plan by Melanie Jacobson (9/11/23) - elementary school

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR OR where someone has or uses a vacation home OR where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering (show cover).
Lady Flora's Fiancé by Iris Lim (9/5/23)

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON OR where a character goes skiing OR where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).
Just Don't Fall by Emma St. Clair (9/7/23)

Welcome Sallie and Shash!

Colored Cities #3
September 1-November 30

Progress: 10/10 COMPLETED

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR OR that is from the Historical genre OR where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).
Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena - Sep. 1

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN OR where the town survives on tourist money OR where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).
Lights, Camera . . . Cats! by Carolyn Keene - Sep. 11

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN OR where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician OR where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).
Jukebox by Nidhi Chanani - Sep. 17

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH OR with a character that is/was in the Air Force OR where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).
Lucky Penny by Ananth Hirsh & Yuka Ota - Sep. 13

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD OR read a series book #3 OR where the title or author's name is in green lettering (show cover).
Manga Classics: Anne of Green Gables adapted by Crystal S. Chan - Sep. 9

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA OR where someone eats an orange or drinks orange juice OR where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).
Treasure in the Lake by Jason Pamment - Sep. 4

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE OR from a series of 4 books (share series name) OR where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).
Serpent’s Doom by Connie di Marco - Zodiac Mystery series - Sep. 12

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH OR where someone goes to a grocery store, an elementary school, swimming pool or golf course OR where the title or author's name is in rose or pink lettering (show cover).
Sunburn by Andi Watson - Sep. 1

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR OR where someone has or uses a vacation home OR where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering (show cover).
Hallo-waiian Murder Mystery by Rosalie Spielman - Sep. 10

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON OR where a character goes skiing OR where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover)
A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge by Josh Neufeld - Sep. 14

Welcome Julesy!

Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023

Object: Read one book for each colored city.

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR
Ever the Brave by Erin Summerill 09.05.23

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN
The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand 09.06.23

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where a character is a musician
Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia 09.17.23

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH
What Every Christian Ought to Know: Solid Grounding for a Growing Faith by Adrian Rogers 09.20.23

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book that is a series book #3.
Crowned and Moldering(Fixer-Upper Mystery, #3) by Kate Carlisle 09.19.23

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare 10.15.23

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).
Deadly Ever After by Eva Gates 09.11.23

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH
Death at High Tide by Hannah Dennison 09.15.23

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR
The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes 09.27.23

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).
Berried at Sea by Peg Cochran 09.18.23

The Lost Challenges
Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023

Progress: 0 out of 10

Object: Read one book for each colored city.

The Cities

Blackshear, Georgia
Blackshear was founded in 1858 to serve as the seat of the newly formed Pierce County. The city was named after General David Blackshear, who authorized the construction of roads, bridges and 11 forts for defense. He was a patriot in the American Revolution, fighting in the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge and the Battle of Buford's Bridge. He served as a general during the War of 1812. He also served in the Georgia state legislature as Senator of Laurens County. During the American Civil War, the city became a temporary prisoner-of-war camp for more than 5,000 Union prisoners. This site is marked by a historical landmark sign.
The primary crop of this south Georgia community was once tobacco, and is where the first brick tobacco warehouse in Georgia was built, known as the Brantley Brick.
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR OR that is from the Historical genre OR where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).

Blue Jay, California
The town started as the homestead of Art (1880-1956) and Norma Wixom (b. Harmon, 1883-1978). They leased a few vacation cabins and opened a store in 1914. Stoney DeMent (1892-1972) leased the land and built a market called The Blue Jay Market in 1934. The store was named for the blue colored birds that live in the area, and this later became the name of the town built up around it. The naming of the town is something of a misnomer: the local variety of jay is actually the Steller's jay, not the closely related blue jay. While this is widely known in the area, the name has stuck. Residents began to move to Blue Jay about 10 years later. In 1978 Bluejay was purchased by H.R. "Rick" Kaufman through his company Pioneer Take Out Corporation aka Pioneer Chicken.
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN OR where the town survives on tourist money OR where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).

Brownfield, Maine
It was granted on January 23, 1764, by the Massachusetts General Court to Captain Henry Young Brown for his services in the French and Indian Wars. Farming was the chief occupation, with the Saco River providing water power for industry. Products of the mills included flour, long lumber, barrel staves, rocking chairs, clothing, carriages, sleighs and harness. Brownfield is home to the Stone Mountain Arts Center.
📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN OR where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician OR where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).

Goldsboro, North Carolina
Goldsboro is a city and the county seat of Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. It was originally named "Goldsborough's Junction" after Major Matthew T. Goldsborough, an Assistant Chief Engineer with the railroad line. Later this was shortened simply to Goldsborough, then changed to Goldsboro. In 1847, the town was incorporated and became the new Wayne County seat following a vote of the citizens of Wayne County. Local legend has it the Goldsborough supporters put moonshine in the town's well to encourage people to vote for Goldsborough. Andy Griffith was from this town. Goldsboro is home to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH OR with a character that is/was in the Air Force OR where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).

Greensboro, North Carolina
It is the third-most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte and Raleigh and the 69th-most populous city in the United States. In the early 1840s, the state government designated Greensboro as one of the stops on a new railroad line, at the request of Governor John Motley Morehead, whose house, Blandwood, was in Greensboro. Stimulated by rail traffic and improved access to markets, the city grew substantially, soon becoming known as the "Gate City" due to its role as a transportation hub for the Piedmont.
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD OR read a series book #3 OR where the title or author's name is in green lettering (show cover).

Orange, California
Don Juan Pablo Grijalva, a retired known Spanish soldier and the area's first landowner, was granted permission in 1809 by the Spanish colonial government to establish a rancho in "the place of the Arroyo de Santiago". Originally, the community was named Richland, but in 1873 Richland got a new name. But there was already a town in northern California named Richland. Undaunted, the Richlanders proposed a new name – Orange. The town experienced its first growth spurt during the last decade of the 19th century (as did many of the surrounding communities), thanks to ever-increasing demands for California-grown citrus fruits, a period some refer to as the "Orange Era".
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA OR where someone eats an orange or drinks orange juice OR where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).

Redwater, Texas
Redwater is twelve miles southwest of Texarkana in southeastern Bowie County. It grew up in the mid-1870s around a sawmill operated by two men named Daniels and Spence, who named the community Ingersoll, in honor of the agnostic Robert Ingersoll. A post office was established in 1881, and by 1884 the town had an estimated population of fifty.

In 1886 a big revival meeting was held in the town, which resulted in about 110 conversions. Shortly after the meeting residents of the town, no longer wishing to honor the agnostic, decided that the name of the town should be changed. They had just completed a new well that yielded red water, and the town was renamed for this feature. The name of the post office was not officially changed until 1894. Redwater is also home to the first recorded set of quadruplets in the United States. The town is also the birthplace of Kenny Wayne, or also known as "The Original Kenny Wayne." A Texas Blues and Rock'n'Roll musician, he toured and played many stages, including the Four States Fair & Rodeo. He was the founder and General Manager of Candy Records. He was based out of Irving, Texas, at the time of his death on August 23, 2021.
📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE OR from a series of 4 books (share series name) OR where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
The community of Rose Hill derives its name from an 18th-century plantation once located nearby; this was established by Daniel French, the first builder of Pohick Church, on land that had been part of the Gunston Hall estate. The community of Rose Hill was established in 1954. Within four years a Safeway had been constructed, as had two swimming pools serving residents. An elementary school was opened in 1957, a year after the foundation of the Rose Hill Civic Association. In 1970 the Fairfax County Park Authority purchased 148 acres in the area for construction of a golf course; the Greendale Golf Course was dedicated on August 19, 1976.
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH OR where someone goes to a grocery store, an elementary school, swimming pool or golf course OR where the title or author's name is in rose or pink lettering (show cover).

Silver Spring, Maryland
In 1840, Francis Preston Blair, who later helped organize the modern American Republican Party, along with his daughter, Elizabeth, discovered a spring flowing with chips of mica believed to be the now-dry spring visible at Acorn Park. Blair was looking for a site for his summer home to escape the heat of Washington, D.C., summers. Two years later, Blair completed a 20-room mansion he dubbed "Silver Spring" on a 250-acre (1 km2) country homestead. In 1854, Blair moved to the mansion permanently. The house stood until 1954.
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR OR where someone has or uses a vacation home OR where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering (show cover).

Whitefish, Montana
Long before the first Europeans came to Whitefish, native American tribes inhabited the area, most notably the Kootenai, the Pend d’Oreille, and the Bitterroot Salish. Though trappers, traders, and waves of westward immigrants passed through the area during the second half of the century, it wasn’t until 1883 that the first permanent settler, John Morton built a cabin on the shore of Whitefish Lake, just west of the mouth of the Whitefish River. Skiing has been part of the Whitefish area for more than 50 years. In 1937, the Whitefish Lake Ski Club obtained a special permit from the U.S. Forest Service enabling them to build cabins and trails in the Hell Roaring Creek region.
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON OR where a character goes skiing OR where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).


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Welcome Amber and Suzanne!

Completed...thanks JoAnne

Read: 10/10

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where the title or author's name is in black lettering.
The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCullough | 9/1

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where the title or author's name is in blue lettering
Clean Sweep, Ilona Andrews | 9/6

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).
State of Denial, Marie Force | 9/13

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where the title or author's name is in gold lettering.
Gods of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs | 9/9

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD - JR
Thankless in Death, J.D. Robb | 9/11

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where the title or author's name is in orange lettering.
The Vanishings: Four Kids Face Earth's Last Days Together, Jerry B. Jenkins | 9/7

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where the title or author's name is in red lettering.
Silverweed: A Supernatural Fairy Tale, Dorlana Vann | 9/5

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH - LR
The Midnight Rose, Lucinda Riley | 9/8

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR - AL
Fifty Words for Rain, Asha Lemmon | 9/10

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where the title or author's name is in white lettering.
Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt | 9/4

Finished

Colored Cities #3
Duration: Sept. 1st - Nov. 30th, 2023

10/10

Blackshear, Georgia
✅📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR OR that is from the Historical genre OR where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).
Kith by Holly Black - Sept. 9th

Blue Jay, California
✅📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN OR where the town survives on tourist money OR where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).
Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk - Sept. 14th

Brownfield, Maine
✅📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN OR where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician OR where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).
Kin by Holly Black - Sept. 9th

Goldsboro, North Carolina
✅📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH OR with a character that is/was in the Air Force OR where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).
Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews - Sept. 5th

Greensboro, North Carolina
✅📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD OR read a series book #3 OR where the title or author's name is in green lettering (show cover).
Monstress, Vol. 6: The Vow by Marjorie M. Liu - Sept. 4th

Orange, California
✅📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA OR where someone eats an orange or drinks orange juice OR where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).
Magic Steals by Ilona Andrews - Sept. 3rd

Redwater, Texas
✅📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE OR from a series of 4 books (share series name) OR where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).
Swing by Kwame Alexander - Sept. 12th

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
✅📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH OR where someone goes to a grocery store, an elementary school, swimming pool or golf course OR where the title or author's name is in rose or pink lettering (show cover).
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo - Sept. 7th

Silver Spring, Maryland
✅📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR OR where someone has or uses a vacation home OR where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering (show cover).
Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews - Sept. 8th

✅Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON OR where a character goes skiing OR where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).
Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews - Sept. 2nd

Well done Tammie and Kendra!

Colored Cities #3
September 1-November 30

Progress: 10/10 COMPLETED

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR OR that is from the Historical genre OR where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).
Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena - Sep. 1

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN OR where the town survives on tourist money OR where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).
Lights, Camera . . . Cats! by Carolyn Keene - Sep. 11

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN OR where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician OR where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).
Jukebox by Nidhi Chanani - Sep. 17

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH OR with a character that is/was in the Air Force OR where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).
Lucky Penny by Ananth Hirsh & Yuka Ota - Sep. 13

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD OR read a series book #3 OR where the title or author's name is in green lettering (show cover).
Manga Classics: Anne of Green Gables adapted by Crystal S. Chan - Sep. 9

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA OR where someone eats an orange or drinks orange juice OR where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).
Treasure in the Lake by Jason Pamment - Sep. 4

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE OR from a series of 4 books (share series name) OR where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).
Serpent’s Doom by Connie di Marco - Zodiac Mystery series - Sep. 12

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH OR where someone goes to a grocery store, an elementary school, swimming pool or golf course OR where the title or author's name is in rose or pink lettering (show cover).
Sunburn by Andi Watson - Sep. 1

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR OR where someone has or uses a vacation home OR where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering (show cover).
Hallo-waiian Murder Mystery by Rosalie Spielman - Sep. 10

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON OR where a character goes skiing OR where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover)
A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge by Josh Neufeld - Sep. 14

Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023

Completed: 0/10

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR OR that is from the Historical genre OR where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN OR where the town survives on tourist money OR where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN OR where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician OR where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH OR with a character that is/was in the Air Force OR where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD OR read a series book #3 OR where the title or author's name is in green lettering (show cover).

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA OR where someone eats an orange or drinks orange juice OR where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE OR from a series of 4 books (share series name) OR where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH OR where someone goes to a grocery store, an elementary school, swimming pool or golf course OR where the title or author's name is in rose or pink lettering (show cover).

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR OR where someone has or uses a vacation home OR where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering (show cover).

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON OR where a character goes skiing OR where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).

Completed

Colored Cities #3
September 1 - November 30, 2023
10/10

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where the title or author's name is in black lettering
by D.C. Pitt 3/9 3.5★

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where the title or author's name is in blue lettering
by Simon Brett 5/9 3.5★

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where a character is a singer or musician -- a number of musicians & a singer
A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey 17/9 4★

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH
The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 5/9 4★

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where the title or author's name is in green lettering
by Kate Moore 1/9 3★

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where the title or author's name is in orange lettering
by Elizabeth Coleman 4/9 3.5★

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where the title or author's name is in red lettering
by Liz Byrski 6/9 4★

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH
Move Your Blooming Corpse by D.E. Ireland 17/9 3.5★

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR
Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh 2/9 3.5★

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where the title or author's name is in white lettering
by Patricia Briggs 7/9 4★

Fantastic Julesy and Catsalive!

Welcome Caraina!

FINISHED
Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - 18, 2023
Read: 10/10

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR.
The Valley of Lost Children David Barbur 9/4/23

Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN AND where the town survives on tourist money AND where the title is in blue lettering (show cover).
Bookshop by the Bay Pamela M. Kelley 9/6/23

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where a character is a carpenter.
Must Love Flowers Debbie Macomber 9/9/23

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book with a character that is/was in the Air Force.
Two Hearts Surrendered Tamara Ferguson 9/2/23

Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD AND read a series book #3.
The Beach Reads Bookshop Lee Tobin McClain 9/10/23 (Hometown Brothers #3)

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where someone drinks orange juice.
A Place for Us Olivia Miles 9/18/23

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where the title is in red lettering.
Autumn by the Sea Melissa Tagg 9/3/23

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where someone goes to a grocery store.
The Forever Farmhouse Lee Tobin McClain 9/9/23

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR.
Black Dawn Rachel Caine 9/17/23

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON AND where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).
A Seaside Wonder Melissa Tagg 9/7/23

Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023

Object: Read one book for each colored city.

10/10 Completed. Finished

The Cities
Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).
It's Not Me, It's You-Elle Wright 9/16/23


Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN.
Karen Rose-Quarter to Midnight 9/17/23

Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician.
(MC is a Farmer)
Riding Hard-Lauren Landish 9/10/23

Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).
Trust No One-Debra Webb 9/01/23


Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a series book #3
(Lotus House)
Divine Desire-Audrey Carlan 9/03/23

Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA
Brenda Novak-Inside 9/07/23

Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).
Catch Her Death-Melinda Leigh 9/13/23


Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH.
Rylie Dark-Behind You 9/13/23

Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR.
Sawyer Bennett-Camden 9/16/23

Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where a character goes skiing.
(MCs go skiing during the holiday break)
Under the Stars-Laura Pavlov 9/20/23

Awesome Frankie!

Finished! Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023 (09/08/23)

Read: 10/10
(1 each)

The Cities
☑️ Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR
A Cup of Jo (Maggy Thorsen Mystery 6) Sandra Balzo 09/08/23

OR that is from the Historical genre

OR where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).

☑️ Blue Jay, California
X 📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN
Three Things I'd Never Do (Never Say Never 1) Remi Carrington 09/01/23

OR where the town survives on tourist money

OR where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).

☑️ Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN

X OR where a character is a farmer, carpenter, singer or musician
Tom Lake Ann Patchett (Joe Nelson owns a cherry farm) 09/01/23

OR where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).

☑️ Goldsboro, North Carolina
X 📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good (Elderly Lady 1)/Helene Tursten 09/03/23

OR with a character that is/was in the Air Force

OR where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).

☑️ Greensboro, North Carolina
X 📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD
Payback's a Witch (The Witches of Thistle Grove 1) Lana Harper 09/05/23

OR read a series book #3

OR where the title or author's name is in green lettering (show cover).

Orange, California
☑️ 📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA

X OR where someone eats an orange or drinks orange juice
Captivated by Steph (Stargazer Springs Ranch 5) Remi Carrington (p. 258) 09/07/23

OR where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).

Redwater, Texas
☑️ 📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE

X OR from a series of 4 books (share series name)
Lucy by the Sea (Amgash 4) Elizabeth Strout 09/04/23

OR where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).

Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
☑️ 📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH

X OR where someone goes to a grocery store, an elementary school, swimming pool or golf course
Mary Jane Jessica Anya Blau (Mary Jane takes Izzy to the pool and grocery shopping) 09/02/23

OR where the title or author's name is in rose or pink lettering (show cover).

Silver Spring, Maryland
☑️ 📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR
One Guy I'd Never Date (Never Say Never 2) Remi Carrington 09/02/23

OR where someone has or uses a vacation home

OR where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering (show cover).

Whitefish, Montana
☑️ 📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON

OR where a character goes skiing

X OR where the title or author's name is in white lettering (show cover).
Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles 2) Marissa Meyer09/01/23

Well done Melissa!

Colored Cities #3
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2023

READ: 10/10

✔Blackshear, Georgia
📢 1. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DAVID BLACKSHEAR OR that is from the Historical genre OR where the title or author's name is in black lettering (show cover).
Cold Blooded Liar - Karen Rose 9/13

✔Blue Jay, California
📢 2. Read a book where you find the author's initials in PIONEER CHICKEN OR where the town survives on tourist money OR where the title or author's name is in blue lettering (show cover).
Murder in the Book Lover's Loft - Ellery Adams 9/8

✔Brownfield, Maine
📢 3. Read a book where you find the author's initials in HENRY YOUNG BROWN OR where a character is a farmer carpenter, singer or musician OR where the title or author's name is in brown lettering (show cover).
Earth Bound - Christine Feehan (heroine is a farmer)9/15

✔Goldsboro, North Carolina
📢 4. Read a book where you find the author's initials in ANDY GRIFFITH OR with a character that is/was in the Air Force OR where the title or author's name is in gold lettering (show cover).
You Are Not Alone - Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen 9/4

✔Greensboro, North Carolina
📢 5. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD OR read a series book #3 OR where the title or author's name is in green lettering (show cover).
You Betrayed Me - Lisa Jackson (The Cahills #3) 9/5

✔Orange, California
📢 6. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JUAN PABLO GRIJALVA OR where someone eats an orange or drinks orange juice OR where the title or author's name is in orange lettering (show cover).
Fragile - Lisa Unger 9/19
(Ricky poured himself a glass of orange juice), p9

✔Redwater, Texas
📢 7. Read a book where you find the author's initials in KENNY WAYNE OR from a series of 4 books (share series name) OR where the title or author's name is in red lettering (show cover).
Southern Sass and Killer Cravings - Kate Young 9/6

✔Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
📢 8. Read a book where you find the author's initials in DANIEL FRENCH OR where someone goes to a grocery store, an elementary school, swimming pool or golf course OR where the title or author's name is in rose or pink lettering (show cover).
For Whom the Book Tolls - Laura Gail Black (MC, grocery store) 9/10

✔Silver Spring, Maryland
📢 9. Read a book where you find the author's initials in FRANCIS BLAIR OR where someone has or uses a vacation home OR where the title or author's name is in silver or gray lettering (show cover).
Cherish Hard - Nalini Singh 9/5

✔Whitefish, Montana
📢 10. Read a book where you find the author's initials in JOHN MORTON OR where a character goes skiing OR where the title or author's name is in white letterin (show cover).
The Vow - Dannika Dark 9/7


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Awesome Barbara!