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message 1: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
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Read a book with a character whose job fits the tasks below. Please note it has to be their job not a hobby. One book for each task.

Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

Tasks

1. Captain
2. Pilot
3. Fisherman
4. Doctor
5 Bartender


message 2: by Genevieve (last edited Jun 17, 2024 03:23PM) (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
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Anne COMPLETED
Genevieve COMPLETED

JoAnne
JoAnne_mod COMPLETED

Lali & Michelle COMPLETED

Marla
Melissa A COMPLETED
Michele COMPLETED

Olivermagnus COMPLETED
Rae Rae COMPLETED

Shash COMPLETED
Suzanne

Tari COMPLETED


message 3: by Anne (last edited May 28, 2024 05:24AM) (new)

Anne | 1476 comments Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

COMPLETED

Tasks

1. Captain
2. Pilot
Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea 5/28/2024
Handyman
3. Fisherman
Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well by Nancy Atherton 5/8/2024
Hector Huggins
*** Not sure if this one counts, as Hector is dead through the entire book - of natural causes.
4. Doctor
My Name Is Anton by Catherine Ryan Hyde 5/5/2024
Doctor Spiegal and Uncle Gregor
5 Bartender
Dakota Born by Debbie Macomber 5/10/2024
Buffalo Bob


message 4: by Genevieve (last edited May 26, 2024 03:50AM) (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

Tasks

1. Captain
2. Pilot
3. Fisherman
4. Doctor Crimson Lake by Candice Fox 5/25/2024
5 Bartender On Thin Icing by Ellie Alexander 5/12/2024 Tony


message 5: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
Welcome Anne


message 6: by Michele (last edited May 25, 2024 08:11AM) (new)

Michele | 488 comments Read a book with a character whose job fits the tasks below. Please note it has to be their job not a hobby. One book for each task.

Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

Tasks

✅1. Captain Herb Swindler of the Seattle Police Dept.
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule. Read 5/14/24
✅2. Pilot Jane Whitman's father Mike
First Course by Jenn Bouchard Read 5/25/24
3. Fisherman
✅4. Doctor. Dr. Bruce Winship
A Fatal Winter by G.M. Malliet. Read 5/3/24
✅5 Bartender Avery MacTavish owner of MacT's TapThe Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts. Read 5/5/24


message 7: by Melissa A (last edited May 21, 2024 06:17PM) (new)

Melissa A | 1879 comments FINISHED! Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024

Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

Tasks 5/4+

X 1. Captain - Captain Hjörtur Jónsson
Why We Swim Bonnie Tsui 05/06/24

X 2. Pilot -
Unnamed pilot who flew Vera out of Argentina
Who Is Vera Kelly? Rosalie Knecht 05/15/24


X 3. Fisherman - Francisco

The Great Divide Cristina Henríquez 05/05/24

X 4. Doctor - Dr. Paul

Well Behaved Wives Amy Sue Nathan 05/05/24

X 5. Bartender - bachelor barkeep Smiley Smith

The Waters Bonnie Jo Campbell 05/12/24


message 8: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
Welcome Michele and Melissa A.


message 9: by Tari (last edited May 18, 2024 06:37AM) (new)

Tari (thann) | 2637 comments Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024

5/5

Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

Tasks

1. Captain
Captain Stemple-Rock the Boat Emma Ainsley 5/16/24
2. Pilot
Tom, a former Navy flier-The Case of the Pernicious Parrot L.C. Richards 5/3/24
3. Fisherman
Lou Morgan-Easier Dead Than Drawn Bailee Abbott 5/7/24
4. Doctor
Everett Goodwin Bridesmaid Blues Lucinda Harrison 5/8/24
5. Bartender
Carlos-Dreadful Circumstances Ana Bisset 5/18/24


message 10: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
Welcome Tari


message 11: by Tari (new)

Tari (thann) | 2637 comments Genevieve wrote: "Welcome Tari"

Thanks, Genevieve


message 12: by Suzanne (last edited Aug 03, 2024 11:50AM) (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 2734 comments The Lost Challenges
May 2024 Jumping Jobs
Duration:
May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024

Progress: 1 out of 1

Read a book with a character whose job fits the tasks below. Please note it has to be their job not a hobby. One book for each task.

Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

Tasks

1. Captain
2. Pilot
3. Fisherman
4. Doctor: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez - ***** - 8/2/2024 - 432 Pages
5 Bartender

Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3) by Abby Jimenez


message 13: by Olivermagnus (last edited Jun 01, 2024 07:09AM) (new)

 Olivermagnus (lynda11282) | 1649 comments Jumping Jobs
May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024

Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

4
of 5 Complete

Tasks

🔹1. Captain - Captain Juan Cabrillo
Golden Buddha - Clive Cussler - 5/3/24
🔹2. Pilot - Clare Fergusson
In the Bleak Midwinter - Julia Spencer-Fleming - 5/23/24
3. Fisherman
🔹4. Doctor - Dr. Sara Linton
Fallen - Karin Slaughter - 5/12/24
🔹5. Bartender - Tracey
Mystery Man - Kristen Ashley - 5/15/24


message 14: by JoAnne (last edited Jun 01, 2024 02:39PM) (new)

JoAnne | 60457 comments Mod
May - Jumping Jobs
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Read: 3

Tasks

1. Captain
2. Pilot - Matt The Getaway Cabin Sage Parker 5/11/24
3. Fisherman
4. Doctor - Rafferty Haven Moon Tess Thompson 5/19/24
5. Bartender - Emily The Quiet Tenant Clémence Michallon 5/19/24


message 15: by Lali & Michelle (last edited May 24, 2024 03:53PM) (new)

Lali & Michelle | 728 comments Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024

5/5

1. Captain
Captain Roger Summers in A Quiet Life in the Country (Lady Hardcastle #1) by T.E. Kinsey 5/2/24

2. Pilot
World War II pilots Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea 5/24/24

3. Fisherman
Musseled Out by Barbara Ross 5/17/24
"A fisherman called me," Lorrie Ann panted. "Right after you left." p206 (e-book). Also lots of lobstermen. Are they considered fishermen?

4. Doctor
A Fatal Footnote by Margaret Loudon 5/7/24
"The next thing Penelope knew, she was lying on a gurney, wearing a hospital gown, and a young female doctor was asking her questions." p280

5. Bartender
Bartender Ethan in Damsel in a Dress (Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum #5) by Kirsten Weiss 5/6/24


message 16: by Shash (last edited May 31, 2024 02:18PM) (new)

Shash | 2891 comments Jumping Jobs
May 2024

Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

1. Captain - Second Star to the Right by Sarah Beran (5/8/24)
2. Pilot - Sweet Right Here by Jenny B. Jones (5/22/24)
3. Fisherman - Island of Secrets and Sacrifice by Deborah Grace White (5/28/24)
4. Doctor - I Think He Knows by Katie Bailey (5/2/24)
5. Bartender - Critical Threat by Lynette Eason (5/31/24)


message 17: by JoAnne (last edited May 11, 2024 03:02PM) (new)

JoAnne (joannemwct) | 1347 comments Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

Read 2/5

Tasks

1. Captain

2. Pilot

3. Fisherman

4. Doctor - Theo, Kristen's husband is a surgeon; their daughter Hannah is in med school
The Summer Swap by Sarah Morgan The Summer Swap by Sarah Morgan 5/4/24 4.5stars

5 Bartender - Wally - weekend bartender at the Saint + others;
Summers at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews Summers at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews 5/6/24 4.5stars


message 18: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
Welcome all.


message 19: by Marla (last edited Jul 04, 2024 04:23PM) (new)

 Marla | 2910 comments Jumping Jobs - May 2024
Duration: 5/1/24 - 5/31/24
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Progress: 3 of 3

Read a book with a character whose job fits the tasks below. Please note it has to be their job not a hobby. One book for each task.

JOBS:

1. Captain

2. Pilot
Endangered Species by Nevada Barr (5/3/24) ~ Slattery Hammond

3. Fisherman

4. Doctor
Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm (5/13/24) ~ family doctor, Dr. Lathrop & hospital Dr. Goldstein

5. Bartender
A Fatal Thaw by Dana Stabenow (5/1/24) ~ Kate's cousin-in-law Bernie


message 20: by RaeRae (new)

RaeRae | 89 comments Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

Tasks

1. Captain It Happened One Summer
2. Pilot
3. Fisherman
4. Doctor
5 Bartender


message 21: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
Welcome Marla and Rae Rae


message 22: by Tari (new)

Tari (thann) | 2637 comments Finished

Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024

5/5

Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

Tasks

1. Captain
Captain Stemple-Rock the Boat Emma Ainsley 5/16/24
2. Pilot
Tom, a former Navy flier-The Case of the Pernicious Parrot L.C. Richards 5/3/24
3. Fisherman
Lou Morgan-Easier Dead Than Drawn Bailee Abbott 5/7/24
4. Doctor
Everett Goodwin Bridesmaid Blues Lucinda Harrison 5/8/24
5. Bartender
Carlos-Dreadful Circumstances Ana Bisset 5/18/24


message 23: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
Good job Tari you got all five.


message 24: by Tari (new)

Tari (thann) | 2637 comments Genevieve wrote: "Good job Tari you got all five."

Thanks, Genevieve, that's kinda rare for me lol


message 25: by Genevieve (last edited May 19, 2024 03:11PM) (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
Tari wrote: "Genevieve wrote: "Good job Tari you got all five."

Thanks, Genevieve, that's kinda rare for me lol"


Very rare for me. Think I have 1 nailed down this month


message 26: by Melissa A (new)

Melissa A | 1879 comments FINISHED! Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024

Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

Tasks 5/4+

X 1. Captain - Captain Hjörtur Jónsson
Why We Swim Bonnie Tsui 05/06/24

X 2. Pilot -
Unnamed pilot who flew Vera out of Argentina
Who Is Vera Kelly? Rosalie Knecht 05/15/24

X 3. Fisherman - Francisco

The Great Divide Cristina Henríquez 05/05/24

X 4. Doctor - Dr. Paul

Well Behaved Wives Amy Sue Nathan 05/05/24

X 5. Bartender - bachelor barkeep Smiley Smith

The Waters Bonnie Jo Campbell 05/12/24


message 27: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
well done Melissa A


message 28: by Lali & Michelle (new)

Lali & Michelle | 728 comments FINISHED

Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024

5/5

1. Captain
Captain Roger Summers in A Quiet Life in the Country (Lady Hardcastle #1) by T.E. Kinsey 5/2/24

2. Pilot
World War II pilots Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea 5/24/24

3. Fisherman
Musseled Out by Barbara Ross 5/17/24
"A fisherman called me," Lorrie Ann panted. "Right after you left." p206 (e-book). Also lots of lobstermen. Are they considered fishermen?

4. Doctor
A Fatal Footnote by Margaret Loudon 5/7/24
"The next thing Penelope knew, she was lying on a gurney, wearing a hospital gown, and a young female doctor was asking her questions." p280

5. Bartender
Bartender Ethan in Damsel in a Dress (Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum #5) by Kirsten Weiss 5/6/24


message 29: by Michele (new)

Michele | 488 comments COMPLETION POST
Read a book with a character whose job fits the tasks below. Please note it has to be their job not a hobby. One book for each task.

Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

Level 2-4 books

Tasks

✅1. Captain Herb Swindler of the Seattle Police Dept.
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule. Read 5/14/24
✅2. Pilot Jane Whitman's father Mike
First Course by Jenn Bouchard Read 5/25/24
3. Fisherman
✅4. Doctor. Dr. Bruce Winship
A Fatal Winter by G.M. Malliet. Read 5/3/24
✅5 Bartender Avery MacTavish owner of MacT's TapThe Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts. Read 5/5/24


message 30: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
FINISHED

Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

Tasks

1. Captain
2. Pilot
3. Fisherman
4. Doctor Crimson Lake by Candice Fox 5/25/2024
5 Bartender On Thin Icing by Ellie Alexander 5/12/2024 Tony


message 31: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
Well done Lali & Michelle and Michele


message 32: by Anne (new)

Anne | 1476 comments Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

COMPLETED

Tasks

1. Captain
2. Pilot
Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea 5/28/2024
Handyman
3. Fisherman
Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well by Nancy Atherton 5/8/2024
Hector Huggins
*** Not sure if this one counts, as Hector is dead through the entire book - of natural causes - but it's about his funeral and will.
4. Doctor
My Name Is Anton by Catherine Ryan Hyde 5/5/2024
Doctor Spiegal and Uncle Gregor
5 Bartender
Dakota Born by Debbie Macomber 5/10/2024
Buffalo Bob


message 33: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
Well done Anne


message 34: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
Anne wrote: "Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

COMPLETED

Tasks

1. Captain
2. Pilot
Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea 5/28/2024
Handyman
3. Fisherm..."


yes I will count it,


message 35: by Anne (new)

Anne | 1476 comments Thanks, @Genevieve!!


message 36: by Shash (new)

Shash | 2891 comments Finished! :)

Jumping Jobs
May 2024

Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

1. Captain - Second Star to the Right by Sarah Beran (5/8/24)
2. Pilot - Sweet Right Here by Jenny B. Jones (5/22/24)
3. Fisherman - Island of Secrets and Sacrifice by Deborah Grace White (5/28/24)
4. Doctor - I Think He Knows by Katie Bailey (5/2/24)
5. Bartender - Critical Threat by Lynette Eason (5/31/24)


message 37: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
Well done Shash


message 38: by Olivermagnus (new)

 Olivermagnus (lynda11282) | 1649 comments ~~~ Complete ~~~

Jumping Jobs
May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024

Level 2: 4 - 5 Books

4
of 5 Complete

Tasks

🔹1. Captain - Captain Juan Cabrillo
Golden Buddha - Clive Cussler - 5/3/24
🔹2. Pilot - Clare Fergusson
In the Bleak Midwinter - Julia Spencer-Fleming - 5/23/24
3. Fisherman
🔹4. Doctor - Dr. Sara Linton
Fallen - Karin Slaughter - 5/12/24
🔹5. Bartender - Tracey
Mystery Man - Kristen Ashley - 5/15/24


message 39: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
Well done Olivermagnus


message 40: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60457 comments Mod
FINISHED
May - Jumping Jobs
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Read: 3

Tasks

1. Captain
2. Pilot - Matt The Getaway Cabin Sage Parker 5/11/24
3. Fisherman
4. Doctor - Rafferty Haven Moon Tess Thompson 5/19/24
5. Bartender - Emily The Quiet Tenant Clémence Michallon 5/19/24


message 41: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
Well done JoAnne


message 42: by RaeRae (last edited Jun 12, 2024 09:52AM) (new)

RaeRae | 89 comments Finished Level 1

Jumping Jobs
Duration: May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

Tasks

1. Captain It Happened One Summer 05/07/2024
2. Pilot
3. Fisherman
4. Doctor
5 Bartender


message 43: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
RaeRae can you please link the book and when you finished it.


message 44: by RaeRae (new)

RaeRae | 89 comments Genevieve wrote: "RaeRae can you please link the book and when you finished it."

updated message 42


message 45: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
RaeRae wrote: "Genevieve wrote: "RaeRae can you please link the book and when you finished it."

updated message 42"

Thanks


message 46: by Genevieve (last edited Jun 17, 2024 03:36PM) (new)

Genevieve | 10567 comments Mod
Well done RaeRae


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