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Time to read those months again. We will find out which authors were born in these months, some historical facts, and those holidays that we might celebrate so lets Read the Months.

Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level November: 3-10 tasks
Level December: 11-15 tasks
Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

November
1. November has many special days like Veterans and Thanksgiving. During this month you might celebrate Authors Day, World Vegan Day, Book Lovers Day, Deviled Egg Day, Sandwich Day, Check Your Blood Pressure Day and Guy Fawkes Day.
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs or read a book by a favorite author or a book written by a guy.

2. Some important events from history. November 11, 1918: The armistice between the Allies and the Germans ended World War I, November 5, 1605: The Gunpowder Plot was foiled and the conspirators were arrested, November 9, 1989: The Berlin Wall came down. November 13, 1553: Lady Jane Grey became the youngest royal woman in British history to be charged for treason, November 22, 1963: President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, and November 20, 1947: Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) married her cousin Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten (Duke of Edinburgh) at Westminster Abbey.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in November or read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.

December

4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanza. December is also national Pie Day, National Bartender Day, Rosa Parks Day, National Fritters Day, National Mutt Day, and National Sock Day.
🩷 Rad a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or were a character goes to a park or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).

5. Important dates in history that happened in December are the following. December 7, 1941 the day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, December 17, 1903: The Wright Brothers' first successful airplane flight, December 8, 1980: The assassination of John Lennon, December 1, 1640 - A nationalist revolution in Portugal led to independence from Spain as the Spanish garrisons were driven out of Portugal, December 1, 1918 Iceland was granted independence by the Danish parliament, December 1, 1955 birth of American Civil Rights Movement, and December 3, 1993 - Britain's Princess Diana announced she was stepping out of the public spotlight, desiring more privacy amid unyielding attention from the tabloid press and 'paparazzi.
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or where a character steps out of the limelight.

6, Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
🩷Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in December or read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.

January
7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year and in America it holds Martin Luther King Jr Day but January also has many more. It also has Apple Gifting Day, Commitment Day, National Bloody Mary Day, National Cream Puff Day, National Hot Tea Day, National Youth Day, and National Hot Pastrami Sandwich day.
🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with an apple on the cover (show cover) or read a book where a couple commits to each other.

8. Some historical events that happened in January are the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, the first trans-Atlantic shipping service, The Emancipation Proclamation, the founding of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the first Black woman elected to Congress and the founding of the United Mine Workers of America.
🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) or where a character works in a mine or set in Great Britain.

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in January or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.

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Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

November
1. November has many special days
🩷 Read a book by a favorite author
Angel of Death by Aron Lewes 11/3/2024
Archangel Undercover by Aron Lewes 11/10/2024
Interlude by C.S. Poe 11/18/2024
Cole by L.A. Witt 11/25/2024
Bryce by L.A. Witt 11/29/2024
Flippin' Out by Patti Benning 11/19/2024
Movin' Up by Patti Benning 01/03/2025
About Last Night by Aimee Nicole Walker 12/19/2024
Read a book written by a guy.
Black & Blue by James Patterson 12/26/2024
The Rise by Ian Rankin 12/31/2024

2. Some important events from history.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas.
Death, Taxes, and Mistletoe Mayhem by Diane Kelly 11/22/2024

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.
Jacob's New Dress by Sarah Hoffman 11/19/2024

December

4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate
🩷 Read a book were a character goes to a park
Wish Upon A Witch by Lucy May 12/31/2024

6, Famous authors born in December
🩷Read a book by where the first letter of the location can be found in December.
Classified as Murder by Miranda James 12/27/2024 ( Mississippi)

January
7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year
🩷 Read a book with an apple on the cover (show cover).
by Joyce Tremel 12/29/2024

8. Some historical events that happened in January
🩷 Read a book set in Great Britain.
The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage by Enid Blyton 11/16/2024

Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level November: 3-10 tasks
Level December: 11-15 tasks
Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS = 4

November
1. November has many special days
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs or read a book by a favorite author or a book written by a guy.

2. Some important events from history.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in November or read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.

December

4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate
🩷 Rad a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or were a character goes to a park or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).

5. Important dates in history that happened in December
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or where a character steps out of the limelight.

6, Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
🩷Read a book by one of the above authors or
read a book published in December or
read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.
The Keeper of Happy Endings. Barbara Davis. 11.2.24 (Boston)
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House. Cherie Jones. 11.4.24 (Barbados)

January
7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year
🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or
with an apple on the cover (show cover) or
read a book where a couple commits to each other.
Joy. Danielle Steel. 11.3.24

8. Some historical events that happened in January
🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) or
The Rooster Bar. John Grisham. 11.3.24

where a character works in a mine or
set in Great Britain.

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in October or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January

Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

16/16+

TASKS

November
1. November has many special days
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs or read a book by a favorite author or a book written by a guy.
💓 The Cat, the Vagabond and the Victim by Leann Sweeney 11/7/24 Eats eggs - (Location 18%)
💓 A favorite author: Gators and Garters by Jana Deleon 11/21/24

2. Some important events from history.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in November or read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.
💓 Author's initials AH: Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett 11/10/24

December

4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate
🩷 Read a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or were a character goes to a park or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).
💓 Goes to a park "My reasons for being in the park felt ever more valid as I forced ..." p135: Moving Violation by Melanie Jackson 11/2/24

5. Important dates in history that happened in December
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or where a character steps out of the limelight.
💓 Famous writer has retreated to small village: Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay 11/15/24
💓 MMC's father a pop star who left the music industry: The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers 11/20/24

6, Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
🩷Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in December or read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.
💓 Set in Cleveland: Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien 11/6/24
💓 Set in Dublin: Death of an Irish Mummy by Catie Murphy 11/9/24
💓 Set in Ballysiogdun, Ireland: Murder in an Irish Cottage by Carlene O'Connor 11/11/24
💓 Set in California: Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto 11/16/24

January
7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year
🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with an apple on the cover (show cover) or read a book where a couple commits to each other.
💓 "He was staring at the bitten sandwich in his hand." p15 Murder Always Barks Twice by Jennifer Hawkins 11/1/24
💓 A couple commits to each other: The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw 11/8/24
💓 "Jane was delighted to find out that all the sandwiches had been named after famous poets....The food was delicious." p11: Murder in the Paperback Parlor by Ellery Adams 11/14/24
💓 Couple commits to each other: The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton 11/18/24
💓 "While I was getting the soup, Levi had laid out the sandwich fixings. He heaped ham on bread, added Swiss cheese and mustard, and took a bite, thinking." p173 The Legend of Sleepy Harlow by Kylie Logan 11/22/24

8. Some historical events that happened in January
🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) or where a character works in a mine or set in Great Britain.

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in January or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.
💓 Published 1/1/2021: Absence of Alice by Sherry Harris 11/12/24

FINISHED!!! Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025 (Finished - 11/10/24)

Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS 22/16+

November
☑️ 1. November has many special days . . . (3)

X 🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs

Death in the Romance Aisle (Survivors’ Bookclub 3) Lynn Cahoon (p. 117 “. . . She took a bite of the omelette . . .”) 11/01/24

X or read a book by a favorite author
Reading Between the Lies (Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 4) Lynn Cahoon 11/03/24

X or a book written by a guy.
James Percival Everett 11/01/24
Jewel Bret Lott 11/07/24

☑️ 2. Some important events from history. (2)
X 🩷 Read a book set in Texas,
More Than a Silly Crush (Cowboys of Stargazer Ranch 4) Remi Carrington 11/10/24

X or a book with a character who is titled or royalty

The Only Woman in the Room Marie Benedict (p. 52 Prince von Starhemberg) 11/10/24

(Not counted as self-appointed) Turkeys and Thanksgiving (Pelican Cove) by Leena Clover (p. 11 Poultry Prince Harrison Webber) 11/09/24

or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.

☑️ 3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner. (4)

🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors

XX or read a book published in November

Thanksgiving Dinner Death (Juniper Holiday Cozy Mystery 2) Leighann Dobbs (Pub. Nov. 17, 2022) 11/03/24

Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli’s Pizzeria 4) Patti Benning (Pub. Nov. 6, 2016) 11/05/24

XX or read a book where the author’s initials can be found in AUTHORS.

We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders 1) Richard Osman 11/07/24
Wandering Stars (There, There 2) Tommy Orange 11/08/24

December

☑️ 4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate . . . (2)

X 🩷 Read a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)

Plainsong (Plainsong 1) Kent Haruf (p. 47 “. . . Ike bent to pull on his socks . . .”) 11/08/24

X or were a character goes to a park

Vera Kelly: Lost and Found (Vera Kelly 3) Rosalie Knecht (Vera and Max go to Prospect Park) 11/10/24

or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).

☑️ 5. Important dates in history that happened in December . . . (1)

🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan

or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement

X or where a character steps out of the limelight.

Magical Meet Cute Jean Meltzer (Faye gave up her law practice in NYC and moved upstate to work as a ceramics artist) 11/06/24

☑️ 6.Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead. (3)

🩷Read a book by one of the above authors

XX or read a book published in December

Come Homicide or High Water (Welcome Back to Scrumble River 3) Denise Swanson (Pub. Dec. 31, 2019) 11/05/24
Dying for Danish (Lexy Baker 2) Leighann Dobbs (Pub. Dec. 3, 2012) 11/06/24

X or read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.

Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides (Detroit, Michigan) 11/02/24

January

☑️ 7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year . . . (2)

X 🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)

The Truth about the Devlins Lisa Scottoline (p. 204 “. . . I finish my sandwich . . .”) 11/03/24

or with an apple on the cover (show cover)

X or read a book where a couple commits to each other.

The Doll's House: A Short Story Lisa Unger (Jules sells her apartment and moves in with Kirin) 11/06/24

☑️ 8. Some historical events that happened in January . . . (2)

X🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover)

What Never Happened Rachel Howzell Hall 11/09/24

or where a character works in a mine

X or set in Great Britain.

Meat Cute: The Hedgehog Incident (The Parasol Protectorate .75) Gail Carriger 11/04/24

☑️ 9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll. (2)
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors

X or read a book published in October

Holiday Hideaway Mary Kay Andrews (Pub. Oct. 29, 2024) 11/02/24

X or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.

Pet (Pet 1) Akwaeke Emezi (Jam) 11/04/24

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Read The Months: November, December & January
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

23/16+ Completed. Finish

TASKS
November
1. November has many special days
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs or
read a book by a favorite author or
Lani Lynn Vale-Not a Role Model 11/01/24
Aly Martinez-Reclaim 11/16/24
a book written by a guy.
Declan James-Her Last Moment 11/04/24
Dan Padavona-Her Last Breath 11/07/24
Michael Connelly-The Reversal 11/09/24
Lee Goldberg-Ashes Never Lie 11/13/24

2. Some important events from history.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas,
Get Tragic-Lani Lynn Vale 11/16/24
or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or
read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.
(John Tyler)
Redline: A John Tyler Action Thriller-Tom Fowler 11/03/24

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or
read a book published in November or
(10/10/2020)
Out of Her Mind-T.R. Ragan 11/03/24
read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.
Rita Herron-Frozen Souls 11/24/24
Roger Stelljes-The Snow Graves 11/26/24

December

4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate
🩷 Rad a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or
Pg.104"...help me put on my compression socks."
Forever Starts Tonight-Karla Sorensen 12/13/24
were a character goes to a park or
Winter's Fury-Tom Threadgill 11/19/24
with a pie on the cover (Show cover).
A Match Made for Thanksgiving-Jackie Lau 12/14/24


5. Important dates in history that happened in December
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or
read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or
where a character steps out of the limelight.

6, Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
🩷Read a book by one of the above authors or
read a book published in December or
(12/16/17)
Traitorous Toys-Mildred Abbott 12/10/24
(12/07/23)
Their Lost Souls-Roger Stelljes 12/23/24
read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.
(Chicago, IL)
The Fourth Monkey-J.D. Barker 11/06/24
(Chicago, IL)
Storm's Revenge-Mary Stone 11/14/24

January
7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year
🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or
Pg.37"...I took a bite of the best grilled cheese sandwich."
Forbidden King-Laura Pavlov 12/03/24
with an apple on the cover (show cover) or
read a book where a couple commits to each other.
Chasing Wild-Kristen Proby 12/21/24

8. Some historical events that happened in January
🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) or
Callow-Jessica Gadziala 11/01/24

where a character works in a mine or
set in Great Britain.

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or
read a book published in October or
(10/06/2022)
Last Seen Alive-Carolyn Arnold 11/09/24
(10/09/23)
I Kill Killers-S.T. Ashman 12/29/24
read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.

Finished: 2024/12/11

Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level November: 3-10 tasks

TASKS

November
1. Read a book by a favorite author. Therapy Game: Re 04 by Meguru Hinohara ✓ 24/11/07

2. Read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip. (John "Johnny" Grimes) Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin ✓ 24/11/19

3. Read a book published in November. (14.11.2022) Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 06 by Suu Morishita ✓ 24/12/11

December
4. Rad a book were a character goes to a park. Hot Dog by Kazusa Takashima ✓ 24/11/06

5. Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan. Liebe verbindet Welten by Miso Umeda ✓ 24/11/07

6. Read a book published in December. (3.12.2021) No Secrets in this Business 01 by Kei Kanai ✓ 24/11/24

January
7. Read a book where a couple commits to each other. No Secrets in this Business 02 by Kei Kanai ✓ 24/11/24

8. Read a book set in Great Britain. Irish Peacock and Scarlet Marquess: The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde by Merlin Holland ✓ 24/11/06

9. Read a book where the MC initials can be found in January. (Uenoyama Ritsuka) Given 09 by Natsuki Kizu ✓ 24/12/02

Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

Completed: 0/16+

TASKS

November
1. November has many special days like Veterans and Thanksgiving. During this month you might celebrate Authors Day, World Vegan Day, Book Lovers Day, Deviled Egg Day, Sandwich Day, Check Your Blood Pressure Day and Guy Fawkes Day.
*Read a book where a character eats eggs
*Read a book by a favorite author The 23rd Midnight - James Patterson 1/8/25
*Read a book written by a guy. All the Colors of the Dark - Chris Whitaker 12/29/24

2. Some important events from history. November 11, 1918: The armistice between the Allies and the Germans ended World War I, November 5, 1605: The Gunpowder Plot was foiled and the conspirators were arrested, November 9, 1989: The Berlin Wall came down. November 13, 1553: Lady Jane Grey became the youngest royal woman in British history to be charged for treason, November 22, 1963: President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, and November 20, 1947: Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) married her cousin Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten (Duke of Edinburgh) at Westminster Abbey.
*Read a book set in Texas Feast of Fools - Rachel Caine 1/4/25
*Read a book with a character who is titled or royalty
*Read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip. All the Pretty Horses - Cormac McCarthy 1/5/25 (John Grady Cole)

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
*Read a book by one of the above authors
*Read a book published in November An Amish Christmas in Whispering Pines: A Holiday Romance - Sylvia Price 12/2/24 (published November 17, 2023)
*Read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS. Crome Yellow - Aldous Huxley 1/12/25

December
4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanza. December is also national Pie Day, National Bartender Day, Rosa Parks Day, National Fritters Day, National Mutt Day, and National Sock Day.
*Read a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
*Read a book were a character goes to a park If You Only Knew - Kristan Higgins 11/20/24
*Read a book with a pie on the cover (Show cover).

5. Important dates in history that happened in December are the following. December 7, 1941 the day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, December 17, 1903: The Wright Brothers' first successful airplane flight, December 8, 1980: The assassination of John Lennon, December 1, 1640 - A nationalist revolution in Portugal led to independence from Spain as the Spanish garrisons were driven out of Portugal, December 1, 1918 Iceland was granted independence by the Danish parliament, December 1, 1955 birth of American Civil Rights Movement, and December 3, 1993 - Britain's Princess Diana announced she was stepping out of the public spotlight, desiring more privacy amid unyielding attention from the tabloid press and 'paparazzi.
*Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan The Fox - Sólveig Pálsdóttir 11/16/24 (Iceland)
*Read a book about the Civil Rights Movement
*Read a book where a character steps out of the limelight.

6, Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
*Read a book by one of the above authors Emma - Jane Austen 1/7/25
*Read a book published in December Hems and Homicide - Elizabeth Penney 11/11/24 (published December 31, 2019)
*Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December. Charm City - Laura Lippman 11/21/24 (Baltimore, Maryland)

January
7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year and in America it holds Martin Luther King Jr Day but January also has many more. It also has Apple Gifting Day, Commitment Day, National Bloody Mary Day, National Cream Puff Day, National Hot Tea Day, National Youth Day, and National Hot Pastrami Sandwich day.
*Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
*Read a book with an apple on the cover (show cover)
*Read a book where a couple commits to each other. My Unexpected Forever - Heidi McLaughlin 1/30/25

8. Some historical events that happened in January are the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, the first trans-Atlantic shipping service, The Emancipation Proclamation, the founding of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the first Black woman elected to Congress and the founding of the United Mine Workers of America.
*Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) - Trilina PucciWorship 11/2/24
*Read a book where a character works in a mine
*Read a book set in Great Britain. Secrets of a Charmed Life - Susan Meissner 1/2/25 (England)

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
*Read a book by one of the above authors
*Read a book published in October Q Is For Quarry - Sue Grafton 1/13/25 (published October 14, 2002)
*Read a book where the MC initials can be found in January. The Heartbreakers - Ali Novak 11/24/24

Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.
Progress: 17/16

November
1.
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs or read a book by a favorite author or a book written by a guy.
✍🏼Read a book written by a guy. Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria by Muhammad Najem - Nov. 7
✍🏼Read a book by a favorite author. Hounded to Death Laurien Berenson - Nov. 1-
✍🏼Read a book written by a guy. Voyage de Gourmet by Paul Tobin - Nov. 19

2.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.
👸🏼Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty. Murder on the Orient Express: The Graphic Novel by Bob Al-Greene - a princess, count and countess in the story - Nov. 3

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in November or read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.
📆Read a book published in November. Visitations by Corey Egbert - Nov. 9
📖Read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS. Home for the Homicides by Rosalie Spielman - Nov. 14
📆Read a book published in November. Kate's Really Good at Hockey by Christina Frey - Nov. 18
✍🏼Read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS. Saving Chupie by Amparo Ortiz - Nov. 22
📆Read a book published in November. The Squad by Christina Soontornvat - Dec. 4

December

4.
🩷 Read a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or were a character goes to a park or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).
🧦Read a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #). Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien - p. 49 With my socks and boots on, I outfitted Kikko in her pink plaid flannel winter jacket. - Nov. 22

5.
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or where a character steps out of the limelight.
🎎Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan. Asadora! 5 by Naoki Urasawa - Nov. 30

6. Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in December or read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.
👳🏾Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December. It Won't Always Be Like This by Malaka Gharib - Egypt - Nov. 1
🦃Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December. Turkey Trot Plot by Carolyn Keene - River Heights - Nov. 17

January
7.
🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with an apple on the cover (show cover) or read a book where a couple commits to each other.
🥪Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) Home for the Homicides by Rosalie Spielman - p. 77 Sergeant White took a huge bite of his sandwich as if attempting to silence himself and avoid Freddie's glare.
👩🏻‍❤️‍👨🏽Read a book where a couple commits to each other. Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol - Nov. 12
🥪Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #). Killer Under Contract by Catherine Bruns - p. Last week when she stopped over, I was making lunch, so I invited her to join me for a sandwich. - Nov. 16

8.
🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) or where a character works in a mine or set in Great Britain.

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in October or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.
🧁Read a book published in October. Mia's Baker's Dozen: The Graphic Novel by Coco Simon - Dec. 1

Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
Level November: 3-10 tasks
Read: 10

TASKS
November
1. November has many special days
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs.
No More Secrets Lucy Score 11/22/24

Read a book by a favorite author
Read a book written by a guy.
Tooth and Claw Craig Johnson 12/14/24

2. Some important events from history.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or

Read a book published in November.
A Broken Bone Melinda Leigh 11/5/24
Read a book where the author's initials can be found in AUTHORS.
Remembering Betty Heather Sage 12/12/24

December

4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate
🩷 Rad a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or

Read a book were a character goes to a park.
Little Girl Lost Cheryl Bradshaw 12/5/24

or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).

5. Important dates in history that happened in December
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or where a character steps out of the limelight.

6. Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
🩷Read a book by one of the above authors or
Read a book published in December.
Deadly Bites on Winter Nights Ruth Baker 12/7/24
Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.
Ditto, Texas The Party Line Carolyn Brown 11/26/24

January
7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year
🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich.
Just Add Mischief Heather B. Moore 12/11/24 p 151 She slowly unwrapped the sandwich, then tentatively took a bite.

with an apple on the cover (show cover) or
Read a book where a couple commits to each other.
Cross My Heart Lea Coll 11/4/24

8. Some historical events that happened in January
🩷 Read a book set in Great Britain.
Christmas in Kentbury Claudia Y. Burgoa 12/30/24

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in January or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.

I'm guessing the last task should ask for a book published in January and not October?

READ THE MONTHS, 11/1 – 1/31
Each task can be done as often as needed

20/16+ COMPLETED

NOVEMBER
1. 🩷 Read a book by a favorite author or a book written by a guy.
* a fav author Mary Kay Andrews – Holiday Hideaway, finished 11/16/24 ★★★.5
* male author Robert Harris – Conspirata (Cicero #2), finished 11/21/24 ★★★.5

2. 🩷 Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.
* titled character = Lady Caroline : Murder at the Grand Hotel (Lady Caroline #1), by Isabella Bassett, finished 11/1/24 ★★★.5
set Texas : Widow’s Tears (China Bayles #21), by Susan Wittig Albert, finished 12/12/24 ★★★★
character John : The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy – And Why It Failed, by Brad Meltzer and John Mensch, finished 12/23/24 ★★★★

3. 🩷 Read a book published in November or read a book where the author’s initials can be found in AUTHORS.
* publ 11-22-24 : Sisters Making Mischief, by Maddie Please, finished 11/5/24 ★★★★
* author Harriet Steel – Trouble in Nuala (Inspector de Silva #1), finished 11/13/24 ★★★.5


DECEMBER
4. 🩷 Read a book with a pie on the cover (Show cover).
* It’s a Wonderful Knife (Comfort Food #5), by Christine Wenger, finished 11/10/24 ★★★★


5. 🩷 Read a book where a character steps out of the limelight.
* Dorothea : The Tell-Tale Homicide (Rare Books #2), by Daphne Silver, finished 11/1/24 ★★★★

6, Famous authors born in December are Rex Stout...
🩷Read a book by one of the above authors or a book published in December or a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.
* publ 12-20-22 : Lowcountry Getaway (Liz Talbot #11), by Susan M. Boyer, finished 11/3/24 ★★★★
* set Boot Creek : Until Tomorrow (Boot Creek #3), by Nancy Naigle, finished 11/16/24 ★★★.5
author Rex Stout – The Red Box (Nero Wolfe #4), finished 1/3/25 ★★★.5


JANUARY
7. 🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or a book with an apple on the cover (show cover).
* The Library Game (Secret Staircase #4), by Gigi Pandian, finished 11/29/24 ★★★★
loc 2523 “…took another bite of a cucumber sandwich.”
apple : Picked to Die (Orchard #8), by Sheila Connolly, finished 12/8/24 ★★★★


8. 🩷 Read a book with a black cover (show cover) or set in Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales).
* set England : Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night (New Hercule Poirot #5), by Sophie Hannah, finished 11/7/24 ★★★.5
* set Scotland : The Silver-Haired Sisterhood, by Judy Leigh, finished 11/9/24 ★★★★
* set Wales : Evan Can Wait (Constable Evans #5), by Rhys Bowen, finished 11/18/24 ★★★★
black cover: We Did That? Human Bloopers, Secret Histories, Medical Mysteries, Strange Superstitions, and Other Curiosities From Our Past, by Sophie Stirling, finished 12/22/24 ★★★.5


9. 🩷 Read a book published in January or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.
* publ 1-1-13 : Ten Lords a-Leaping (Father Tom Christmas #3), by C.C. Benison, finished 11/4/24 ★★★★
* MC Annie, no last name given : RaspBuried Torte (Black Cat Café #5), by Lyndsey Cole, finished 11/28/24 ★★★

Welcome all

Yes Barb it should and I have corrected it.

Thanks, Genevieve. Sorry to be such a pain about it :( It's so easy to miss something when you're copying a general format to use again. I've done it more times than I can count.

Barb wrote: "Thanks, Genevieve. Sorry to be such a pain about it :( It's so easy to miss something when you're copying a general format to use again. I've done it more times than I can count."

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Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level November: 3-10 tasks
Level December: 11-15 tasks
Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

November
✅1. November has many special days like Veterans and Thanksgiving. During this month you might celebrate Authors Day, World Vegan Day, Book Lovers Day, Deviled Egg Day, Sandwich Day, Check Your Blood Pressure Day and Guy Fawkes Day.
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs or read a book by a favorite author or a book written by a guy.
One Charmed Christmas by Sheila Roberts Read 11/19/24. Rudy eat's an omelette
Santa's Little Yelpers by David Rosenfelt. Read 12/13/24. Favorite author David Rosenfelt
Falling Stars by Fern Michaels Read 12/15/24. Zach eats eggs for breakfast
Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea. Read 12/22/24 male author

✅2. Some important events from history. November 11, 1918: The armistice between the Allies and the Germans ended World War I, November 5, 1605: The Gunpowder Plot was foiled and the conspirators were arrested, November 9, 1989: The Berlin Wall came down. November 13, 1553: Lady Jane Grey became the youngest royal woman in British history to be charged for treason, November 22, 1963: President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, and November 20, 1947: Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) married her cousin Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten (Duke of Edinburgh) at Westminster Abbey.
✅ Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Read 11/3/24. Set in Houston, TX
Cold Kill: The True Story of a Murderous Love byJack Olsen. Read 11/16/24. Set in Houston, Texas

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
✅ Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in November or read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.
Go as a River by Shelley Read Read 12/9/24 S and R
Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien. Read 12/26/24. R and O
December

✅4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanza. December is also national Pie Day, National Bartender Day, Rosa Parks Day, National Fritters Day, National Mutt Day, and National Sock Day.
🩷 Rad a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or were a character goes to a park or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Read 11/25/24.
Page 340-She unfolds the dry socks and tugs one onto his foot.

✅5. Important dates in history that happened in December are the following. December 7, 1941 the day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, December 17, 1903: The Wright Brothers' first successful airplane flight, December 8, 1980: The assassination of John Lennon, December 1, 1640 - A nationalist revolution in Portugal led to independence from Spain as the Spanish garrisons were driven out of Portugal, December 1, 1918 Iceland was granted independence by the Danish parliament, December 1, 1955 birth of American Civil Rights Movement, and December 3, 1993 - Britain's Princess Diana announced she was stepping out of the public spotlight, desiring more privacy amid unyielding attention from the tabloid press and 'paparazzi.
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or where a character steps out of the limelight.
On a Night of a Thousand Stars by Andrea Yaryura Clark read 12/20/24 Civil Rights in Argentine

✅✅✅6, Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
🩷Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in December or read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.
The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis Read 11/2/24. Boston
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon Read 11/12/24 Published 12/5/23
January
Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey Read 12/11/24. Location: Meadow Rise Farm, The Hope Chest by Viola Shipman. Read 12/20/24 Michigan

✅7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year and in America it holds Martin Luther King Jr Day but January also has many more. It also has Apple Gifting Day, Commitment Day, National Bloody Mary Day, National Cream Puff Day, National Hot Tea Day, National Youth Day, and National Hot Pastrami Sandwich day.
🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with an apple on the cover (show cover) or read a book where a couple commits to each other.
The One You're With by Lauren K. Denton. Read 11/26/24 Edie and Mac
Dreams of Falling by Karen White. Read 12/5/24. Ceecee and Boyd
Joy: A Novel by Danielle Steel Read 12/30/24 Allegra and Henry

✅8. Some historical events that happened in January are the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, the first trans-Atlantic shipping service, The Emancipation Proclamation, the founding of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the first Black woman elected to Congress and the founding of the United Mine Workers of America.
🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) or where a character works in a mine or set in Great Britain.
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. set in London

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
✅ Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in January or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.
Coffee Break with God by David C. Cook Read 12/26/24 Published Jan 1, 1996

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Welcome Michele

Read The Months
November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

61 of 11-16 or more

Level January: 16 or more

Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

November
1. November has many special days
Read a book by a favorite author - 6
🔹️Mind Games - Nora Roberts - 12/2/24
🔹️The Women - Kristin Hannah - 12/4/24
🔹️A Holiday by Gaslight - Mimi Matthews - 12/13/24
🔹️The Witness - Nora Roberts - 12/14/24
🔹️Comfort and Joy - Kristin Hannah - 12/16/24
🔹️The Good Daughter - Karin Slaughter - 12/22/24

Read a book written by a guy. - 9
🔹️Capture or Kill - Vince Flynn - 12/5/24
🔹️The Nowhere Man - Gregg Hurwitz - 12/8/24
🔹️No Second Chance - Harlan Coben - 12/15/24
🔹️Blind Justice - William Bernhardt - 12/18/24
🔹️Heaven's Prisoners - James Lee Burke - 4 Stars - 1/1/25
🔹️The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War- Erik Larson - 4 Stars - 1/5/25
🔹️A Fistful of Collars - Spencer Quinn - 4 Stars - 1/9/24
🔹️The Warsaw Protocol - Steve Berry - 4 Stars - 1/16/25
🔹️Our Man in Havana - Graham Greene2533] - 4 Stars - 1/17/25

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
Read a book published in November - 1
🔹️The Vanishing Throne - Elizabeth May - 11/13/24 - orig pub Nov 19, 2015

Read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS. - 28
🔹️Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina - 11/17/24 - SA
🔹️Her Own Devices - Shelley Adina - 11/18/24 - SA
🔹️Magnificent Devices - Shelley Adina - 11/20/24 - SA
🔹️A Lady of Resources - Shelley Adina - 11/22/24 - SA
🔹️Brilliant Devices - Shelley Adina - 11/21/24 - SA
🔹️A Lady of Spirit - Shelley Adina - 11/23/24 - SA
🔹️A Lady of Integrity - Shelley Adina - 11/24/24 - SA
🔹️Fields of Air - Shelley Adina - 12/6/24 - SA
🔹️Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 - Hiromu Arakawa - 11/19/24 - HA
🔹️Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 2 - Hiromu Arakawa - 11/19/24 - HA
🔹️Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 3 - Hiromu Arakawa - 11/20/24 - HA
🔹️Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 4 - Hiromu Arakawa - 11/21/24 - HA
🔹️Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 5 - Hiromu Arakawa - 11/21/24 - HA
🔹️Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 6 - Hiromu Arakawa - 11/22/24 - HA
🔹️Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 7 - Hiromu Arakawa - 11/22/24 - HA
🔹️Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 8 - Hiromu Arakawa - 11/22/24 - HA
🔹️Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 9 - Hiromu Arakawa - 11/23/24 - HA
🔹️Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 10 - Hiromu Arakawa - 11/23/24 - HA
🔹️Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 11 - Hiromu Arakawa - 11/26/24 - HA
🔹️Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 12 - Hiromu Arakawa - 11/26/24 - HA
🔹️Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 13 - Hiromu Arakawa - 11/27/24 - HA
🔹️Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 14 - Hiromu Arakawa - 11/30/24 - HA
🔹️Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 15 - Hiromu Arakawa - 11/30/24 - HA
🔹️Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 16 - Hiromu Arakawa - 11/30/24 - HA
🔹️Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 17 - Hiromu Arakawa - 11/30/24 - HA
🔹️The Eden Test - Adam Sternbergh - 12/1/24 - AS
🔹️Orbital: A Novel - Samantha Harvey - 3 Stars - 1/7/25 - SH
🔹️Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles - A.L. Herbert - 4 Stars - 1/4/25 - AH

December
5. Important dates in history that happened in December
Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan - 1
🔹️Blue Light Yokohama - Nicolás Obregón - 1/20/25 - set in Japan

6, Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
Read a book published in December - 5
🔹️Third Daughter - Susan Kaye Quinn - 11/5/24 - orig pub Dec 22, 2014
🔹️The Friday Society - Adrienne Kress - 11/8/24 - orig pubDec 06, 2012
🔹️Utopia - Lincoln Child - 11/5/24 -orig pub Dec 24, 2003
🔹️A Secret Wish - Barbara Freethy - 12/21/24 - orig pub Dec 08, 2011

January
8. Some historical events that happened in January
Read a book where a character works in a mine or set in Great Britain. - 6
🔹️Unnatural History - Jonathan Green - 11/1/24 - set in England
🔹️Dukes Are Forever - Bec McMaster - 11/25/24 - set in England
🔹️From London, With Love - Bec McMaster - 11/30/24 - set in England
🔹️The Muse of Maiden Lane - Mimi Matthews - 4.5 Stars - 1/7/25 - set in England
🔹️The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths - 4 Stars - 1/10/25 - set in England
🔹️The Evening and the Morning - Ken Follett - 5 Stars - 1/14/25 - set in England

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
Read a book published January - 3
🔹️The Lily of Ludgate Hill - Mimi Matthews - 11/14/24 - orig pub Jan 16, 2024
🔹️Bitsy's Bait & BBQ - Pamela Morsi - 11/12/24 - orig pub Jan 23, 2007
🔹️Trunk Music - Michael Connelly - 5 Stars - 11/21/24 - orig pub Jan 28, 1997

Read a book where the MC initials can be found in January. - 2
🔹️The Sinners - Ace Atkins - 12/20/24 - AA
🔹️The Sun Is Also a Star- Nicola Yoon - 3 Stars - 1/6/25 - NY

Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level November: 3-10 tasks
Level December: 11-15 tasks
Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

November
1. November has many special days
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs or read a book by a favorite author or a book written by a guy.

2. Some important events from history.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in November or read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.

December

4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate
🩷 Read a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or were a character goes to a park or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).

5. Important dates in history that happened in December
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or where a character steps out of the limelight.

6, Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
🩷Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in December or read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.

January
7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year
🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with an apple on the cover (show cover) or read a book where a couple commits to each other.

8. Some historical events that happened in January
🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) or where a character works in a mine or set in Great Britain.

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in October or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.

Welcome Olivermagnus and Kellene

Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
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Level November: 3-10 tasks
Level December: 11-15 tasks
Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

November
1. November has many special days
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs or read a book by a favorite author or a book written by a guy.
A fave author-Fully Vetted Summer Prescott 11/4/24
Eats eggs-Booked for Murder P.J. Nelson 12/16/24

2. Some important events from history.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.
Titled-Lady Asha Madrigals and Mayhem Elizabeth Penney 11/30/24
Texas A Corgi Conundrum M.Alfano 1/7/25

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in November or read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.
pub 11/12/24 I'll Be Home for Mischief Jacqueline Frost 11/11/24

December
4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate
🩷 Read a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character goes to a park or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).
Goes to Oceanside Park A Holiday Homicide Ellie Alexander 11/27/24
Socks p 94 MC on changing clothes..."topping it with a cardigan and fuzzy socks." Bookarazzi Blackmail S.E.Babin 12/12/24

5. Important dates in history that happened in December
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or where a character steps out of the limelight.
Booked for Murder Una Madison 11/28/24

6. Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
🩷Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in December or read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.
California Bones in the Backyard M R Dollschnieder 11/10/24

January
7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year
🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with an apple on the cover (show cover) or read a book where a couple commits to each other.
Commits to each other, David and Angela Christmas Kitten Caper Max Parrott 12/2/24
Sandwich p 100 “She made a sandwich for herself…” Monterey Bay Murder Seren Star Goode 1/1/25

8. Some historical events that happened in January
🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) or where a character works in a mine or set in Great Britain.
Set in Great Britain Murder in the Margins Rosie Sams 11/2/24
Black cover M'Lissa Moorecroft 12/26/24

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in October or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.
pub 10/25/24 Fully Vetted Summer Prescott 11/4/24

Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level November: 3-10 tasks
Level December: 11-15 tasks
Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

16/16+

TASKS

November
1. November has many special days
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs or read a book by a favorite author or a book written by a guy.
Broken Soul Faith Hunter 11.05.24 5 stars
Dark Heir Faith Hunter 11.14.24 5 stars
Cold Reign Faith Hunter 11.30.24 5 stars
Dark Queen Faith Hunter 12.08.24 5 stars
Shattered Bonds Faith Hunter 12.18.24 5 stars
The Little Lost Library Ellery Adams 11.29.24 5 stars
Passions in Death J.D. Robb 12.23.24 5 stars

A Season with the Witch: The Magic and Mayhem of Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts J.W. Ocker 11.08.24 5 stars

The Rocky Road to Ruin Meri Allen 12.01.24 3.5 stars p 180 Let's eat those eggs."

2. Some important events from history.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in November or read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.
Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine Janet Evanovich 12.28.24 4 stars published 11.01.2022

December

4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate
🩷 Read a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or were a character goes to a park or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).
Shadow Rites Faith Hunter 11.20.24 5 stars p 87 I pulled on socks and the newest pair of Lucchese boots.

5. Important dates in history that happened in December
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or where a character steps out of the limelight.

6, Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
🩷Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in December or read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December<.
Borrowed Crime Laurie Cass 11.02.24 4 stars Chilson, Michigan


January
7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year
🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with an apple on the cover (show cover) or read a book where a couple commits to each other.
Whiskers and Lies Sofie Kelly 11.24.24 4 stars p 46 Once I'd made my egg, bacon and tomato sandwich and eaten a couple of bites.
Chilled to the Cone Ellie Alexander 12.06.24 4 stars p 86 I found Sterling and Andy nursing coffees and eating club sandwiches.
An Embarrassment of Itches M.K. Dean 12.25.24 3.5 stars p 235 ...wolfing down a peanut butter snadwich.

8. Some historical events that happened in January
🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) or where a character works in a mine or set in Great Britain.

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in January or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.
How to Date Your Dragon Molly Harper 11.07.24 4 stars Jillian Ramsay

Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level November: 3-10 tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.
Tasks completed:3 FINISHED

November
1. November has many special days
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs or
read a book by a favorite author or a book written by a guy.
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson 12/12/24


2. Some important events from history.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in November or read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.

December

4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate
🩷 Read a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or were a character goes to a park or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).

5. Important dates in history that happened in December
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or where a character steps out of the limelight.

6, Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in December or
read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December. Botswana The House of Unexpected Sisters by Alexander McCall Smith 12/25/24

January
7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year
Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with an apple on the cover (show cover) or read a book where a couple commits to each other.

8. Some historical events that happened in January
🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) or where a character works in a mine
Read book set in Great Britain.
Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie 11/10/24

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in January or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January

Welcome Tari, Moondance and Zenobia2016

Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level November: 3-10 tasks
Level December: 11-15 tasks
Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

November
1.
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs or read a book by a favorite author or a book written by a guy.

2.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in November or read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.

December

4.
🩷 Rad a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or were a character goes to a park or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).

5.
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or where a character steps out of the limelight.

6, Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
🩷Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in December or read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.
✅Breaking Through the Pain-Haven Hadley, 11/21/24 - Espen, New Jersey

January
7.
🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with an apple on the cover (show cover) or read a book where a couple commits to each other.

8.
🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) or where a character works in a mine or set in Great Britain.

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in January or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.

Read The Months - COMPLETED
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Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
Level January: 16 or more

17/16

November
1.
✔ Read a book where a character eats eggs - The Love of My Life 12/24/24
✔ Read a book by a favorite author - Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan 12/10/24
✔ Read a book written by a guy - The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi 12/25/24

2.
*Read a book set in Texas
✔ Read a book with a character who is titled or royalty - The Da Vinci Code 12/28/24 - Sir Leigh Teabing, the antagonist is titled.
*Read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip

3.Authors: Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
*Read a book by one of the above authors
✔ Read a book published in November - The Unmaking of June Farrow 1/29/25 Pub Date: Nov 12, 2024
✔ Read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS - We Solve Murders 1/15/25 - {R}ichard {O}seman

December
4.
✔ Read a book where a character puts on socks - The Chalice of the Gods 12/15/24 - “As soon as I trudged out of the river, I put on my shoes and socks” - Page 114
✔ Read a book were a character goes to a park - The Last Olympian 12/12/24 - “We emerged in Central Park just north of the Pond” - Page 88
✔ Read a book with a pie on the cover - 1/11/25

5.
✔ Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan - Your Name.3 12/27/24 - Set in Japan
*Read a book about the Civil Rights Movement
✔Read a book where a character steps out of the limelight - Strange Folk 12/19/24

6. Authors: Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
*Read a book by one of the above authors
✔ Read a book published in December - My Sister, the Serial Killer 1/16/25 Pub Date: Dec 10, 2018
✔ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December - The Summer Place 12/16/24 - {C}ape Cod

January
Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
*Read a book with an apple on the cover (show cover)
✔ Read a book where a couple commits to each other - The Kiss Quotient 12/21/24

8.
✔ Read a book with a black cover - 12/18/24
*Read a book where a character works in a mine
✔ Read a book set in Great Britain - A Quiet Life in the Country 1/22/25

9. Authors: J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
*Read a book by one of the above authors
✔ Read a book published in January - The Villa 1/6/25 - Pub Jan 03,2023
*Read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.

Welcome Katelyn and Meghana

FINISHED!!! Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025 (Finished - 11/10/24)

Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS 22/16+

November
☑️ 1. November has many special days . . . (3)

X 🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs

Death in the Romance Aisle (Survivors’ Bookclub 3) Lynn Cahoon (p. 117 “. . . She took a bite of the omelette . . .”) 11/01/24

X or read a book by a favorite author
Reading Between the Lies (Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 4) Lynn Cahoon 11/03/24

X or a book written by a guy.
James Percival Everett 11/01/24
Jewel Bret Lott 11/07/24

☑️ 2. Some important events from history. (2)
X 🩷 Read a book set in Texas,
More Than a Silly Crush (Cowboys of Stargazer Ranch 4) Remi Carrington 11/10/24

X or a book with a character who is titled or royalty

The Only Woman in the Room Marie Benedict (p. 52 Prince von Starhemberg) 11/10/24

(Not counted as self-appointed) Turkeys and Thanksgiving (Pelican Cove) by Leena Clover (p. 11 Poultry Prince Harrison Webber) 11/09/24

or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.

☑️ 3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner. (4)

🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors

XX or read a book published in November

Thanksgiving Dinner Death (Juniper Holiday Cozy Mystery 2) Leighann Dobbs (Pub. Nov. 17, 2022) 11/03/24

Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli’s Pizzeria 4) Patti Benning (Pub. Nov. 6, 2016) 11/05/24

XX or read a book where the author’s initials can be found in AUTHORS.

We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders 1) Richard Osman 11/07/24
Wandering Stars (There, There 2) Tommy Orange 11/08/24

December

☑️ 4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate . . . (2)

X 🩷 Read a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)

Plainsong (Plainsong 1) Kent Haruf (p. 47 “. . . Ike bent to pull on his socks . . .”) 11/08/24

X or were a character goes to a park

Vera Kelly: Lost and Found (Vera Kelly 3) Rosalie Knecht (Vera and Max go to Prospect Park) 11/10/24

or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).

☑️ 5. Important dates in history that happened in December . . . (1)

🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan

or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement

X or where a character steps out of the limelight.

Magical Meet Cute Jean Meltzer (Faye gave up her law practice in NYC and moved upstate to work as a ceramics artist) 11/06/24

☑️ 6.Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead. (3)

🩷Read a book by one of the above authors

XX or read a book published in December

Come Homicide or High Water (Welcome Back to Scrumble River 3) Denise Swanson (Pub. Dec. 31, 2019) 11/05/24
Dying for Danish (Lexy Baker 2) Leighann Dobbs (Pub. Dec. 3, 2012) 11/06/24

X or read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.

Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides (Detroit, Michigan) 11/02/24

January

☑️ 7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year . . . (2)

X 🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)

The Truth about the Devlins Lisa Scottoline (p. 204 “. . . I finish my sandwich . . .”) 11/03/24

or with an apple on the cover (show cover)

X or read a book where a couple commits to each other.

The Doll's House: A Short Story Lisa Unger (Jules sells her apartment and moves in with Kirin) 11/06/24

☑️ 8. Some historical events that happened in January . . . (2)

X🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover)

What Never Happened Rachel Howzell Hall 11/09/24

or where a character works in a mine

X or set in Great Britain.

Meat Cute: The Hedgehog Incident (The Parasol Protectorate .75) Gail Carriger 11/04/24

☑️ 9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll. (2)
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors

X or read a book published in October

Holiday Hideaway Mary Kay Andrews (Pub. Oct. 29, 2024) 11/02/24

X or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.

Pet (Pet 1) Akwaeke Emezi (Jam) 11/04/24

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Well done Melissa A

✅Done!!!✅ 12


Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level November: 3-10 tasks
Level December: 11-15 tasks
Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

November
1. November has many special days like Veterans and Thanksgiving. During this month you might celebrate Authors Day, World Vegan Day, Book Lovers Day, Deviled Egg Day, Sandwich Day, Check Your Blood Pressure Day and Guy Fawkes Day.
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs or
🩷read a book by a favorite author or
✔✔✔✔🩷a book written by a guy
Zombies Hate Stuff ★★★★ 31 December
Turtle Island: The Story of North America's First People ★★★ 31 December
The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees ★★★★ 28 December
Spy School: The Graphic Novel ★★★ 9 November


2. Some important events from history. November 11, 1918: The armistice between the Allies and the Germans ended World War I, November 5, 1605: The Gunpowder Plot was foiled and the conspirators were arrested, November 9, 1989: The Berlin Wall came down. November 13, 1553: Lady Jane Grey became the youngest royal woman in British history to be charged for treason, November 22, 1963: President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, and November 20, 1947: Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) married her cousin Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten (Duke of Edinburgh) at Westminster Abbey.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas, or
🩷a book with a character who is titled or royalty or
✔🩷read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip
~ Elizabeth/Lizzie~The Bletchley Riddle★★★★ 4 January

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or
✔✔🩷read a book published in November or
We Are the Light ★★★ 26 December pub 2022 November
Wish You Were Here ★★★★ 13 December pub 2021 November
🩷read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS



December

4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanza. December is also national Pie Day, National Bartender Day, Rosa Parks Day, National Fritters Day, National Mutt Day, and National Sock Day.
🩷 Read a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or
✔🩷where a character goes to a park or
The Book of Doors ★★★★★ 20 December
🩷with a pie on the cover (Show cover)

5. Important dates in history that happened in December are the following. December 7, 1941 the day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, December 17, 1903: The Wright Brothers' first successful airplane flight, December 8, 1980: The assassination of John Lennon, December 1, 1640 - A nationalist revolution in Portugal led to independence from Spain as the Spanish garrisons were driven out of Portugal, December 1, 1918 Iceland was granted independence by the Danish parliament, December 1, 1955 birth of American Civil Rights Movement, and December 3, 1993 - Britain's Princess Diana announced she was stepping out of the public spotlight, desiring more privacy amid unyielding attention from the tabloid press and 'paparazzi.
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or
🩷read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or
🩷where a character steps out of the limelight

6, Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
🩷Read a book by one of the above authors or
🩷read a book published in December or
✔🩷read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December
A Home for Goddesses and Dogs ~Connecticut~ ★★★★ 22 November

January
7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year and in America it holds Martin Luther King Jr Day but January also has many more. It also has Apple Gifting Day, Commitment Day, National Bloody Mary Day, National Cream Puff Day, National Hot Tea Day, National Youth Day, and National Hot Pastrami Sandwich day.
🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or
🩷with an apple on the cover (show cover) or
✔🩷read a book where a couple commits to each other
The Pumpkin Spice Café★★ 15 November

8. Some historical events that happened in January are the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, the first trans-Atlantic shipping service, The Emancipation Proclamation, the founding of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the first Black woman elected to Congress and the founding of the United Mine Workers of America.
🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) or
🩷where a character works in a mine or
🩷set in Great Britain

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or
🩷read a book published in January or
✔✔🩷read a book where the MC initials can be found in January
The Maze of Bones ★★★ 30 December pub 2008 January
Just as I Am ★★★★ 29 December pub 2021 January


✔✔✔✔✔🩷
★★★★ 28 Ju

Welcome Jessica

FINISHED

Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

16/16+

November
1. November has many special days
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs or read a book by a favorite author or a book written by a guy.
💓 The Cat, the Vagabond and the Victim by Leann Sweeney 11/7/24 Eats eggs - (Location 18%)
💓 A favorite author: Gators and Garters by Jana Deleon 11/21/24

2. Some important events from history.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in November or read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.
💓 Author's initials AH: Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett 11/10/24

December

4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate
🩷 Read a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or were a character goes to a park or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).
💓 Goes to a park "My reasons for being in the park felt ever more valid as I forced ..." p135: Moving Violation by Melanie Jackson 11/2/24

5. Important dates in history that happened in December
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or where a character steps out of the limelight.
💓 Famous writer has retreated to small village: Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay 11/15/24
💓 MMC's father a pop star who left the music industry: The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers 11/20/24

6, Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
🩷Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in December or read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.
💓 Set in Cleveland: Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien 11/6/24
💓 Set in Dublin: Death of an Irish Mummy by Catie Murphy 11/9/24
💓 Set in Ballysiogdun, Ireland: Murder in an Irish Cottage by Carlene O'Connor 11/11/24
💓 Set in California: Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto 11/16/24

January
7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year
🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with an apple on the cover (show cover) or read a book where a couple commits to each other.
💓 "He was staring at the bitten sandwich in his hand." p15 Murder Always Barks Twice by Jennifer Hawkins 11/1/24
💓 A couple commits to each other: The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw 11/8/24
💓 "Jane was delighted to find out that all the sandwiches had been named after famous poets....The food was delicious." p11: Murder in the Paperback Parlor by Ellery Adams 11/14/24
💓 Couple commits to each other: The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton 11/18/24
💓 "While I was getting the soup, Levi had laid out the sandwich fixings. He heaped ham on bread, added Swiss cheese and mustard, and took a bite, thinking." p173 The Legend of Sleepy Harlow by Kylie Logan 11/22/24

8. Some historical events that happened in January
🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) or where a character works in a mine or set in Great Britain.

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in January or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.
💓 Published 1/1/2021: Absence of Alice by Sherry Harris 11/12/24

Great job Lali & Michelle

Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level November: 3-10 tasks
Level December: 11-15 tasks
Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.
Completed 12.4.24
TASKS = 21/16

November
1. November has many special days
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs or read a book by a favorite author
Summers at the Saint. Mary Kay Andrews. 11.8.24
or a book written by a guy.
The Accused. John Grisham. 11.5.24

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in November
The Mistletoe Inn. Richard Paul Evans. 11.22.24 (11.17.2015)

or read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.
The Treasure Hunters Club. Tom Ryan. 11.12.24
Miracle in a Dry Season. Sarah Loudin Thomas. 11.23.24
The Mother's Promise. Sally Hepworth. 12.2.24

December

4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate
🩷 Read a book where a character goes to a park
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk. Kathleen Rooney 5-Nov Central Park
Noel Street. Richard Paul Evans 20-Nov they go tubing in the park

5. Important dates in history that happened in December
🩷 Read a book where a character steps out of the limelight. (Eddie)
Lakeshore Christmas. Susan Wiggs. 12.3.24

6, Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
🩷Read a book by one of the above authors or
read a book published in December or
The Last Word. Ellery Adams. 11.9.24 (12.6.2011)

read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.
The Keeper of Happy Endings. Barbara Davis. 11.2.24 (Boston)
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House. Cherie Jones. 11.4.24 (Barbados)

January
7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year
🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or
Digging up Secrets. Elizabeth Penney. 11.7.24 (Harriet took a bite of the thick sandwich…p.228)

read a book where a couple commits to each other.
Joy. Danielle Steel. 11.3.24
The Land of Mango Sunsets. Dorothea Benton Frank. 11.11.24 (Harry and Mellie)

8. Some historical events that happened in January
🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) or
The Rooster Bar. John Grisham. 11.3.24

The Chef. James Patterson. 11.15.24


9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in October
Dear Evan Hansen. Val Emmich 13-Nov (10.18.2018)
Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret. Benjamin Stevenson 16-Nov (10.22.24)
The Bright Unknown. Elizabeth Byler Younts 3-Dec (10.22.2019)

read a book where the MC initials can be found in January
That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America. Amanda Jones. 11.6.24

Great job Kim

FINISHED!

Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.
Progress: 17/16

November
1.
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs or read a book by a favorite author or a book written by a guy.
✍🏼Read a book written by a guy. Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria by Muhammad Najem - Nov. 7
✍🏼Read a book by a favorite author. Hounded to Death Laurien Berenson - Nov. 1-
✍🏼Read a book written by a guy. Voyage de Gourmet by Paul Tobin - Nov. 19

2.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.
👸🏼Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty. Murder on the Orient Express: The Graphic Novel by Bob Al-Greene - a princess, count and countess in the story - Nov. 3

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in November or read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.
📆Read a book published in November. Visitations by Corey Egbert - Nov. 9
📖Read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS. Home for the Homicides by Rosalie Spielman - Nov. 14
📆Read a book published in November. Kate's Really Good at Hockey by Christina Frey - Nov. 18
✍🏼Read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS. Saving Chupie by Amparo Ortiz - Nov. 22
📆Read a book published in November. The Squad by Christina Soontornvat - Dec. 4

December

4.
🩷 Read a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or were a character goes to a park or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).
🧦Read a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #). Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien - p. 49 With my socks and boots on, I outfitted Kikko in her pink plaid flannel winter jacket. - Nov. 22

5.
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or where a character steps out of the limelight.
🎎Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan. Asadora! 5 by Naoki Urasawa - Nov. 30

6. Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in December or read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.
👳🏾Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December. It Won't Always Be Like This by Malaka Gharib - Egypt - Nov. 1
🦃Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December. Turkey Trot Plot by Carolyn Keene - River Heights - Nov. 17

January
7.
🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with an apple on the cover (show cover) or read a book where a couple commits to each other.
🥪Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) Home for the Homicides by Rosalie Spielman - p. 77 Sergeant White took a huge bite of his sandwich as if attempting to silence himself and avoid Freddie's glare.
👩🏻‍❤️‍👨🏽Read a book where a couple commits to each other. Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol - Nov. 12
🥪Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #). Killer Under Contract by Catherine Bruns - p. Last week when she stopped over, I was making lunch, so I invited her to join me for a sandwich. - Nov. 16

8.
🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) or where a character works in a mine or set in Great Britain.

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in October or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.
🧁Read a book published in October. Mia's Baker's Dozen: The Graphic Novel by Coco Simon - Dec. 1

Good job Julesy

Update message #8 - finished

Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level November: 3-10 tasks

TASKS

November
1. Read a book by a favorite author. Therapy Game: Re 04 by Meguru Hinohara ✓ 24/11/07

2. Read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip. (John "Johnny" Grimes) Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin ✓ 24/11/19

3. Read a book published in November. (14.11.2022) Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 06 by Suu Morishita ✓ 24/12/11

December
4. Rad a book were a character goes to a park. Hot Dog by Kazusa Takashima ✓ 24/11/06

5. Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan. Liebe verbindet Welten by Miso Umeda ✓ 24/11/07

6. Read a book published in December. (3.12.2021) No Secrets in this Business 01 by Kei Kanai ✓ 24/11/24

January
7. Read a book where a couple commits to each other. No Secrets in this Business 02 by Kei Kanai ✓ 24/11/24

8. Read a book set in Great Britain. Irish Peacock and Scarlet Marquess: The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde by Merlin Holland ✓ 24/11/06

9. Read a book where the MC initials can be found in January. (Uenoyama Ritsuka) Given 09 by Natsuki Kizu ✓ 24/12/02

Way to go Chrissie

Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level November: 3-10 tasks
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

November
1. November has many special days like Veterans and Thanksgiving. During this month you might celebrate Authors Day, World Vegan Day, Book Lovers Day, Deviled Egg Day, Sandwich Day, Check Your Blood Pressure Day and Guy Fawkes Day.
✔🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs or read a book by a favorite author or a book written by a guy.
The River - Gary Paulsen 1/9-13

2. Some important events from history. November 11, 1918: The armistice between the Allies and the Germans ended World War I, November 5, 1605: The Gunpowder Plot was foiled and the conspirators were arrested, November 9, 1989: The Berlin Wall came down. November 13, 1553: Lady Jane Grey became the youngest royal woman in British history to be charged for treason, November 22, 1963: President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, and November 20, 1947: Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) married her cousin Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten (Duke of Edinburgh) at Westminster Abbey.
✔🩷 Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Sáenz set in Texas 1/11-16

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in November or read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.

December
4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanza. December is also national Pie Day, National Bartender Day, Rosa Parks Day, National Fritters Day, National Mutt Day, and National Sock Day.
🩷 Rad a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or were a character goes to a park or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).

5. Important dates in history that happened in December are the following. December 7, 1941 the day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, December 17, 1903: The Wright Brothers' first successful airplane flight, December 8, 1980: The assassination of John Lennon, December 1, 1640 - A nationalist revolution in Portugal led to independence from Spain as the Spanish garrisons were driven out of Portugal, December 1, 1918 Iceland was granted independence by the Danish parliament, December 1, 1955 birth of American Civil Rights Movement, and December 3, 1993 - Britain's Princess Diana announced she was stepping out of the public spotlight, desiring more privacy amid unyielding attention from the tabloid press and 'paparazzi.
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or where a character steps out of the limelight.

6, Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clarke, and Margaret Mead
✔🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in December or read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.
I'm a Wolf, but My Boss is a Sheep! Vol. 2 - Shino Shimizu pub. Dec. 2022 1/31
Angels of Death, Vol. 1 - Kudan Naduka pub. Dec. 2017 1/19-20

January
7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year and in America it holds Martin Luther King Jr Day but January also has many more. It also has Apple Gifting Day, Commitment Day, National Bloody Mary Day, National Cream Puff Day, National Hot Tea Day, National Youth Day, and National Hot Pastrami Sandwich day.
✔🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with an apple on the cover (show cover) or read a book where a couple commits to each other.
No Name Tim Tingle main character eats a sandwich 1/30

8. Some historical events that happened in January are the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, the first trans-Atlantic shipping service, The Emancipation Proclamation, the founding of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the first Black woman elected to Congress and the founding of the United Mine Workers of America.
🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) or where a character works in a mine or set in Great Britain.

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in January or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January

Welcome Cindy III

COMPLETION POST

19 POINTS
Level November: 3-10 tasks
Level December: 11-15 tasks
Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

November
✅1. November has many special days like Veterans and Thanksgiving. During this month you might celebrate Authors Day, World Vegan Day, Book Lovers Day, Deviled Egg Day, Sandwich Day, Check Your Blood Pressure Day and Guy Fawkes Day.
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs or read a book by a favorite author or a book written by a guy.
One Charmed Christmas by Sheila Roberts Read 11/19/24. Rudy eat's an omelette
Santa's Little Yelpers by David Rosenfelt. Read 12/13/24. Favorite author David Rosenfelt
Falling Stars by Fern Michaels Read 12/15/24. Zach eats eggs for breakfast
Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea. Read 12/22/24 male author

✅2. Some important events from history. November 11, 1918: The armistice between the Allies and the Germans ended World War I, November 5, 1605: The Gunpowder Plot was foiled and the conspirators were arrested, November 9, 1989: The Berlin Wall came down. November 13, 1553: Lady Jane Grey became the youngest royal woman in British history to be charged for treason, November 22, 1963: President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, and November 20, 1947: Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) married her cousin Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten (Duke of Edinburgh) at Westminster Abbey.
✅ Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Read 11/3/24. Set in Houston, TX
Cold Kill: The True Story of a Murderous Love byJack Olsen. Read 11/16/24. Set in Houston, Texas

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
✅ Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in November or read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.
Go as a River by Shelley Read Read 12/9/24 S and R
Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien. Read 12/26/24. R and O
December

✅4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanza. December is also national Pie Day, National Bartender Day, Rosa Parks Day, National Fritters Day, National Mutt Day, and National Sock Day.
🩷 Rad a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or were a character goes to a park or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Read 11/25/24.
Page 340-She unfolds the dry socks and tugs one onto his foot.

✅5. Important dates in history that happened in December are the following. December 7, 1941 the day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, December 17, 1903: The Wright Brothers' first successful airplane flight, December 8, 1980: The assassination of John Lennon, December 1, 1640 - A nationalist revolution in Portugal led to independence from Spain as the Spanish garrisons were driven out of Portugal, December 1, 1918 Iceland was granted independence by the Danish parliament, December 1, 1955 birth of American Civil Rights Movement, and December 3, 1993 - Britain's Princess Diana announced she was stepping out of the public spotlight, desiring more privacy amid unyielding attention from the tabloid press and 'paparazzi.
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or where a character steps out of the limelight.
On a Night of a Thousand Stars by Andrea Yaryura Clark read 12/20/24 Civil Rights in Argentine

✅✅✅6, Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
🩷Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in December or read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.
The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis Read 11/2/24. Boston
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon Read 11/12/24 Published 12/5/23
January
Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey Read 12/11/24. Location: Meadow Rise Farm, The Hope Chest by Viola Shipman. Read 12/20/24 Michigan

✅7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year and in America it holds Martin Luther King Jr Day but January also has many more. It also has Apple Gifting Day, Commitment Day, National Bloody Mary Day, National Cream Puff Day, National Hot Tea Day, National Youth Day, and National Hot Pastrami Sandwich day.
🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with an apple on the cover (show cover) or read a book where a couple commits to each other.
The One You're With by Lauren K. Denton. Read 11/26/24 Edie and Mac
Dreams of Falling by Karen White. Read 12/5/24. Ceecee and Boyd
Joy: A Novel by Danielle Steel Read 12/30/24 Allegra and Henry

✅8. Some historical events that happened in January are the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, the first trans-Atlantic shipping service, The Emancipation Proclamation, the founding of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the first Black woman elected to Congress and the founding of the United Mine Workers of America.
🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) or where a character works in a mine or set in Great Britain.
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. set in London

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
✅ Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in January or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.
Coffee Break with God by David C. Cook Read 12/26/24 Published Jan 1, 1996

🩷🩷🩷🩷

Way to go Michele

Completion Post

Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level November: 3-10 tasks
Level December: 11-15 tasks
Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

16/16+

TASKS

November
1. November has many special days
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs or read a book by a favorite author or a book written by a guy.
Broken Soul Faith Hunter 11.05.24 5 stars
Dark Heir Faith Hunter 11.14.24 5 stars
Cold Reign Faith Hunter 11.30.24 5 stars
Dark Queen Faith Hunter 12.08.24 5 stars
Shattered Bonds Faith Hunter 12.18.24 5 stars
The Little Lost Library Ellery Adams 11.29.24 5 stars
Passions in Death J.D. Robb 12.23.24 5 stars

A Season with the Witch: The Magic and Mayhem of Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts J.W. Ocker 11.08.24 5 stars

The Rocky Road to Ruin Meri Allen 12.01.24 3.5 stars p 180 Let's eat those eggs."

2. Some important events from history.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in November or read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.
Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine Janet Evanovich 12.28.24 4 stars published 11.01.2022

December

4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate
🩷 Read a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or were a character goes to a park or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).
Shadow Rites Faith Hunter 11.20.24 5 stars p 87 I pulled on socks and the newest pair of Lucchese boots.

5. Important dates in history that happened in December
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or where a character steps out of the limelight.

6, Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
🩷Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in December or read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December<.
Borrowed Crime Laurie Cass 11.02.24 4 stars Chilson, Michigan


January
7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year
🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with an apple on the cover (show cover) or read a book where a couple commits to each other.
Whiskers and Lies Sofie Kelly 11.24.24 4 stars p 46 Once I'd made my egg, bacon and tomato sandwich and eaten a couple of bites.
Chilled to the Cone Ellie Alexander 12.06.24 4 stars p 86 I found Sterling and Andy nursing coffees and eating club sandwiches.
An Embarrassment of Itches M.K. Dean 12.25.24 3.5 stars p 235 ...wolfing down a peanut butter snadwich.

8. Some historical events that happened in January
🩷 Read a book with a black cover (Show cover) or where a character works in a mine or set in Great Britain.

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in January or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.
How to Date Your Dragon Molly Harper 11.07.24 4 stars Jillian Ramsay

Great work Moondance

FINISHED

Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Level January: 16 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

November
1. November has many special days
🩷 Read a book by a favorite author
Angel of Death by Aron Lewes 11/3/2024
Archangel Undercover by Aron Lewes 11/10/2024
Interlude by C.S. Poe 11/18/2024
Cole by L.A. Witt 11/25/2024
Bryce by L.A. Witt 11/29/2024
Flippin' Out by Patti Benning 11/19/2024
Movin' Up by Patti Benning 01/03/2025
About Last Night by Aimee Nicole Walker 12/19/2024
Read a book written by a guy.
Black & Blue by James Patterson 12/26/2024
The Rise by Ian Rankin 12/31/2024

2. Some important events from history.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas.
Death, Taxes, and Mistletoe Mayhem by Diane Kelly 11/22/2024

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in AUTHORS.
Jacob's New Dress by Sarah Hoffman 11/19/2024

December

4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate
🩷 Read a book were a character goes to a park
Wish Upon A Witch by Lucy May 12/31/2024

6, Famous authors born in December
🩷Read a book by where the first letter of the location can be found in December.
Classified as Murder by Miranda James 12/27/2024 ( Mississippi)

January
7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year
🩷 Read a book with an apple on the cover (show cover).
by Joyce Tremel 12/29/2024

8. Some historical events that happened in January
🩷 Read a book set in Great Britain.
The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage by Enid Blyton 11/16/2024

FINISHED
Read The Months
Duration: November 1, 2024 - January 4, 2025
Level November: 3-10 tasks
Read: 10

TASKS
November
1. November has many special days
🩷 Read a book where a character eats eggs.
No More Secrets Lucy Score 11/22/24

Read a book by a favorite author
Read a book written by a guy.
Tooth and Claw Craig Johnson 12/14/24

2. Some important events from history.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas, or a book with a character who is titled or royalty or read a book with a main character called John, Kennedy, Elizabeth, Abbey or Philip.

3. There are quite a few famous authors born in November. We have Margaret Mitchell, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and James Dashner.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or

Read a book published in November.
A Broken Bone Melinda Leigh 11/5/24
Read a book where the author's initials can be found in AUTHORS.
Remembering Betty Heather Sage 12/12/24

December

4. Most of us know that in December we celebrate
🩷 Rad a book where a character puts on socks (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or

Read a book were a character goes to a park.
Little Girl Lost Cheryl Bradshaw 12/5/24

or with a pie on the cover (Show cover).

5. Important dates in history that happened in December
🩷 Read a book set in either Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark or Japan or read a book about the Civil Rights Movement or where a character steps out of the limelight.

6. Famous authors born in December are Rudyard Kipling, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Noel Coward, Henry Miller, Stephanie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Cisneros, Arthur C Clark and Margaret Mead
🩷Read a book by one of the above authors or
Read a book published in December.
Deadly Bites on Winter Nights Ruth Baker 12/7/24
Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in December.
Ditto, Texas The Party Line Carolyn Brown 11/26/24

January
7. Most people know that January is often celebrated as the new year
🩷 Read a book where a character eats a sandwich.
Just Add Mischief Heather B. Moore 12/11/24 p 151 She slowly unwrapped the sandwich, then tentatively took a bite.

with an apple on the cover (show cover) or
Read a book where a couple commits to each other.
Cross My Heart Lea Coll 11/4/24

8. Some historical events that happened in January
🩷 Read a book set in Great Britain.
Christmas in Kentbury Claudia Y. Burgoa 12/30/24

9. Famous authors born in January are J.R.R Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, J. D. Salinger, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Danner, E. M. Forster, and Lewis Carroll.
🩷 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in January or read a book where the MC initials can be found in January.

Well done JoAnne