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Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

Agnes Moorehead played the mortal-hating witch and mother to Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) on Bewitched and is best known for her role as Endora. However, during her career, she appeared in some other very important projects. Moorehead left behind a spirited legacy when she passed away 50 years ago on April 30, 1974. Born in the small town of Clinton, Massachusetts to a pastor, she found her love of performing at just age three while singing in the church. While she left the small town eventually to pursue her dreams, she often came back to the town and people she loved there.


Citizen Kane
Moorehead’s very first movie role was in the cinematic treasures Citizen Kane, often considered to be one of the greatest movies of all time. She played Mary Kane, the mother of the main character Charles Foster Kane, played by Orson Welles. The two met when she joined his ’30s radio troupe, Mercury Players. She appeared in his infamous War of the Worlds radio broadcast in 1938 and it was Welles who inspired her to move to Hollywood and pursue movies.
🎦 1. Read a book where the MC is a mother OR where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count) OR where one person encourages another to follow their dreams.



The Magnificent Ambersons
In her next role she portrayed Aunt Fanny Minafer in Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons. The film earned Moorehead her first Academy Award nomination.
🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt OR set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state) OR a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).



Mrs. Parkington
This movie tells the story of a woman's life, told via flashbacks, from boarding house maid to society matron. Susie is introduced to Baroness Aspasia Conti (Moorehead), a French aristocrat and close friend and former mistress of Augustus, who helps Susie pick out clothes and learn the social graces needed for a woman of her station.
Moorehead won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for this role.
🎦 3. Read a book set in Nevada or New York City OR a book that goes back and forth in time OR where an older person teaches a younger person about life (your interpretation).



Those Redheads from Seattle
A woman (Moorehead) takes her four unmarried daughters to Alaska during the 1898 Gold Rush to help their father, not knowing he is already dead.
🎦 4. Read a book set in Alaska OR where a mother has four daughters OR with a red headed woman in the story.



Pollyanna
In this 1960 American comedy-drama film starring child actress Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Karl Malden, and Richard Egan in a story about a cheerful orphan changing the outlook of a small town. Moorehead plays the hypochondriac and grouchy Mrs. Snow.
🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town OR with a grouchy character OR tagged Humor.



Who's Minding the Store?
Rich Mrs. Phoebe Tuttle, a wealthy department store owner, is upset that her daughter Barbara is engaged to a man beneath their social status, Norman Phiffier.
🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter OR where someone works in a retail store OR where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T.



Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Moorehead proved herself among top stars Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland and Mary Astor in this psychological horror thriller. She plays Charlotte's loyal housekeeper, Velma.
Moorehead won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for this role.
🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character OR a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller OR a book set in the 1960s.



The Singing Nun
Her next movie is a 1966 American semi-biographical musical drama film about the life of Jeannine Deckers, the nun who recorded the chart-topping song "Dominique". Moorehead plays Sister Cluny.
🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story OR set in a location that begins with a B OR where a character can play the piano.



Charlotte's Web
Agnes voiced the Goose, an unnamed goose who is the one that encourages Wilbur to speak for the first time. Her seven goslings later hatch, although there were actually eight eggs (one was rotten).
🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others OR a Series #7 (share series name) OR read Charlotte’s Web.



Wild Wild West
In 1967 she won an Emmy for her role as Emma Valentine in "The Night of the Vicious Valentine". To warn some of the country's wealthiest men about recurrent murders, Agents West and Gordon visit Curtis Dodd, who could become the next victim. Dodd, who is playing the piano, is killed as a lethal spear is fired from the piano keys. Through a series of clues, West and Gordon realize that murdered men were all married to younger women whose marriages were arranged by matchmaker Emma Valentine.
🎦 10. Read a book with a character who is a matchmaker (does not need to be a paid position) OR a book that is tagged Western OR by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.



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Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Read: 10/10
Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

🎦 1. Read a book where one person encourages another to follow their dreams.
Day Break Jill Sanders 4/1/25

🎦 2. Read a book set in a Midwestern State - Wisconsin.
Uncertain Spring Lyn Cote 4/6/25

🎦 3. Read a book that goes back and forth in time.
The Night We Lost Him Laura Dave 5/4/25

🎦 4. Read a book with a red headed woman in the story.
The Kept Woman Karin Slaughter 4/4/25

🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town.
Slow Ride Lori Foster 4/9/25

🎦 6. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with P.
Formula Fling Sawyer Bennett 4/16/25

🎦 7. Read a book that is tagged as thriller.
Mud Vein Tarryn Fisher 4/22/25

🎦 8. Read a book set in a location that begins with a B.
Bluetop Something Right Evey Lyon 4/17/25

🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others.
Home for the Holidays Sara Richardson 5/8/25

🎦 10. Read a book that is tagged Western.
Spring at Saddle Run Delores Fossen 4/7/25

Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

Completed: 10/10

Citizen Kane
🎦 1. Read a book where the MC is a mother OR where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count) OR where one person encourages another to follow their dreams. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman - Ernest J. Gaines 4/7/25 (272 pgs.)

The Magnificent Ambersons
🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt OR set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state) OR a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name). Revival - Stephen King 4/8/25 (Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel – 2015)

Mrs. Parkington
🎦 3. Read a book set in Nevada or New York City OR a book that goes back and forth in time OR where an older person teaches a younger person about life (your interpretation). The Russian - James Patterson 4/3/25

Those Redheads from Seattle
🎦 4. Read a book set in Alaska OR where a mother has four daughters OR with a red headed woman in the story. The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger 4/15/25

Pollyanna
🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town OR with a grouchy character OR tagged Humor. Notorious Nineteen - Janet Evanovich 4/10/25

Who's Minding the Store?
🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter OR where someone works in a retail store OR where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T. Who Moved My Goat Cheese? - Lynn Cahoon 4/6/25 (Angie Turner)

Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte
🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character OR a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller OR a book set in the 1960s. Private Sydney - James Patterson 4/2/25

The Singing Nun
🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story OR set in a location that begins with a B OR where a character can play the piano. Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 4/4/25 (Bon Temps, Louisiana)

Charlotte's Web
🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others OR a Series #7 (share series name) OR read Charlotte’s Web. Persuader - Lee Child 4/5/25 (Jack Reacher Series)

Wild Wild West
🎦 10. Read a book with a character who is a matchmaker (does not need to be a paid position) OR a book that is tagged Western OR by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE. Stranger in the Woods - Anni Taylor 4/13/25

Welcome Caraina!

Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Completion: 10/10

🎦 There is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count)
319 Pages
The Day I Disappeared | Brandi Reeds | 04.01.2025

🎦 2. Read a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).
National Book Award Finalist (and many others) Speak | Laurie Halse Anderson | 04.04.25

🎦 Book that goes back and forth in time : Book goes back and forth between present and past of 20 years.
Someone Knows | Vi Keeland | April 3, 2025

🎦 4. Read a book with a red headed woman in the story.Irish Fahey - The Five-Star Weekend | Elin Hilderbrand | 04.13.2025

🎦 5. Read a book tagged Humor.
Lucky You | Carl Hiaasen | April 4, 2026

🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter
Emily Ray has 2 daughters
My Name Is Emily Ray. | Michele Domínguez Greene | 04.05.25

🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character
Molly is a Maid.
The Maid | Nita Prose | April 2, 2025

🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story OR set in a location that begins with a B OR where a character can play the piano.
Boston Butcher & Blackbird | Brynne Weaver | 04.06.25

🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others
Syd encouraged the detectives to reopen the cold cases in regard to the missing girls.
We Don't Talk About Carol | Kristen L. Berry | 04.11.25

🎦 10. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
Ami McKay | The Birth House | 04.17.2025

Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Read one book for each of the 10 movies.
Progress: 10/10

Citizen Kane
🐶 1. Read a book where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count). You're Not a Real Dog Owner Until… by Jason Chatfield - 128 pages - Apr. 20

🥇The Magnificent Ambersons
2. Read a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name). Cross My Heart and Never Lie by Nora Dåsnes - nominee for Bokslukerprisen in 2022 (Norwegian award) - May 6

🏚️Mrs. Parkington
3. Read a book set in New York City. Brownstone: A Graphic Novel by Samuel Teer - Apr. 12

👩🏻‍🦰Those Redheads from Seattle
4. Read a book set with a red headed woman in the story. Look on the Bright Side by Lily Williams - Apr. 3


👿Pollyanna
5. Read a book with a grouchy character. Karen's Worst Day by Katy Farina - Apr. 3

✝️Who's Minding the Store?
6. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T.
The Makers Club: A Graphic Novel by Reimena Yee - Apr. 1

👨‍🌾Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte
7. Read a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller. What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena - Apr. 6

🎹The Singing Nun
8. Read a book where a character can play the piano. Brielle and Bear: Once Upon a Time by Salomey Doku - Apr. 9

👧🏽Charlotte's Web
9. Read a Series #7 (share series name). Stuck by Kayla Miller - Click is the series - May 4

Wild Wild West
🎦 10. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE. Easter Basket Murder by Leslie Meier - Apr. 8

I’m in! Agnes is one of my favorites. It was fun seeing her play a mystery writer in The Bat.

🎦 1. Read a book where the MC is a mother OR where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count) OR where one person encourages another to follow their dreams.

🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt OR set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state) OR a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).


🎦 3. Read a book set in Nevada or New York City OR a book that goes back and forth in time OR where an older person teaches a younger person about life (your interpretation).

🎦 4. Read a book set in Alaska OR where a mother has four daughters OR with a redheaded woman in the story.

🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town OR with a grouchy character OR tagged Humor.

🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter OR where someone works in a retail store OR where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T.

🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character OR a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller OR a book set in the 1960s.

🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story OR set in a location that begins with a B OR where a character can play the piano.

🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others OR a Series #7 (share series name) OR read Charlotte’s Web.

🎦 10. Read a book with a character who is a matchmaker (does not need to be a paid position) OR a book that is tagged Western OR by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.

Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

COMPLETED

Love her! (And this redhead was called Gladys Kravitz while serving on HOA board. I should have been offended, but *shrug*.)

Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

🎦 1. Read a book where one person encourages another to follow their dreams.
The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd 5/10/2025
Eliza gets encouragement to grow indigo.

🎦 2. Read a book a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).
Kansas Troubles by Earlene Fowler 4/17/2025
Nominee for an Agatha Award.

🎦 3. Read a book that goes back and forth in time.
The Lost Jewels by Kristy Manning 4/7/2025

🎦 4. Read a book with a red headed woman in the story.
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman 5/14/2025

🎦 5. Read a book with a grouchy character.
Lest We Forgive by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5/7/2025
Vince is grouchy.

🎦 6. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with P.
The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America by Kostya Kennedy 4/24/2025

🎦 7. Read a book set in the 1960s.
Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain 4/5/2025

🎦 8. Read a book set in a location that begins with a B.
Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly 4/9/2025
Balsam Dell, Vermont.

🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others.
Reading Between the Lies by Lynn Cahoon 4/29/2025

🎦 10. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
It Happened One Fight by Maureen Lenker 5/29/2025

Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

10/10

🎦 1. Read a book where the MC is a mother OR where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count) OR where one person encourages another to follow their dreams.
🎞️ One person encourages another to follow their dreams: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz 4/4/25

🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt OR set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state) OR a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).
🎞️ MC is an aunt: Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez 4/1/25

🎦 3. Read a book set in Nevada or New York City OR a book that goes back and forth in time OR where an older person teaches a younger person about life (your interpretation).
🎞️ Ida Belle and Gertie are teaching Fortune about life: Swamp Sweets by Jana Deleon 4/12/25

🎦 4. Read a book set in Alaska OR where a mother has four daughters OR with a red headed woman in the story.
🎞️ Vivian has red hair: Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss 4/3/25

🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town OR with a grouchy character OR tagged Humor.
🎞️ Set in a small town: Braking for Bodies by Duffy Brown 4/2/25

🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter OR where someone works in a retail store OR where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T.
🎞️ Anne Doyle has two daughters, Gemma and Pippa: The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime by Vicki Delany 4/8/25

🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character OR a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller OR a book set in the 1960s.
🎞️ Tagged thriller: King and Maxwell by David Baldacci 4/6/25

🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story OR set in a location that begins with a B OR where a character can play the piano.
🎞️ Bellewick, Scotland: Flowers and Foul Play by Amanda Flower 4/5/25

🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others OR a Series #7 (share series name) OR read Charlotte’s Web.
🎞️ MC has a close-knit group of friends who encourage her to be more confident: The Truest Thing by Samantha Young 4/16/25

🎦 10. Read a book with a character who is a matchmaker (does not need to be a paid position) OR a book that is tagged Western OR by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
🎞️ Maya is a matchmaker for her mother and Aiden: First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison 4/11/25

Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

Completed: 0/10

Citizen Kane
🎦 1. Read a book where the MC is a mother OR where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count) OR where one person encourages another to follow their dreams.

The Magnificent Ambersons
🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt OR set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state) OR a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).

Mrs. Parkington
🎦 3. Read a book set in Nevada or New York City OR a book that goes back and forth in time OR where an older person teaches a younger person about life (your interpretation).

Those Redheads from Seattle
🎦 4. Read a book set in Alaska OR where a mother has four daughters OR with a red headed woman in the story.

Pollyanna
🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town OR with a grouchy character OR tagged Humor.

Who's Minding the Store?
🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter OR where someone works in a retail store OR where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T.

Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte
🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character OR a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller OR a book set in the 1960s.

The Singing Nun
🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story OR set in a location that begins with a B OR where a character can play the piano.

Charlotte's Web
🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others OR a Series #7 (share series name) OR read Charlotte’s Web.

Wild Wild West
🎦 10. Read a book with a character who is a matchmaker (does not need to be a paid position) OR a book that is tagged Western OR by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.

Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

Completed 10/10

Citizen Kane
✅1. Read a book where the MC is a mother OR where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count) OR where one person encourages another to follow their dreams. Althea is a mom
The Light of Luna Park by Addison Armstrong Read 4/1/25

✅The Magnificent Ambersons
🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt OR set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state) OR a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).
Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey. Read 4/3/25. set in Minnesota

Mrs. Parkington
✅3. Read a book set in Nevada or New York City OR a book that goes back and forth in time OR where an older person teaches a younger person about life (your interpretation).
A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston Read 4/17/25 Eileen goes between a real town and a fictional town.


✅Those Redheads from Seattle
🎦 4. Read a book set in Alaska OR where a mother has four daughters OR with a red headed woman in the story.
Marta Krakowska has red hair Page 59
The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin. Read 4/12/25

✅Pollyanna
🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town OR with a grouchy character OR tagged Humor. Josie is a grouch
The Best Life Book Club by Sheila Roberts. Read 4/9/25

Who's Minding the Store?
✅6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter OR where someone works in a retail store OR where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T. Emma works at Blair's Book store
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Read 4/8/25

✅Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte
🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character OR a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller OR a book set in the 1960s.
The Only One Left by Riley Sager Read 4/14/25
Mrs. Baker is the housekeeper of Hope End and this book is also tagged as a thriller

✅The Singing Nun
🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story OR set in a location that begins with a B OR where a character can play the piano.
There are nuns at the catholic school that Iola Poole attends in her youth.
The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate. Read 4/15/25


Charlotte's Web
✅ 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others OR a Series #7 (share series name) OR read Charlotte’s Web. Evie encourages everyone
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger Read 4/5/25

✅Wild Wild West
🎦 10. Read a book with a character who is a matchmaker (does not need to be a paid position) OR a book that is tagged Western OR by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
Allison matchmakes between Owen and Lennox
What Happened on Hicks Road by Hannah Jayne Read 4/14/25

I'm in:
🔸🎦 1. Read a book where the MC is a mother OR where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count) OR where one person encourages another to follow their dreams.
Wandering Stars Tommy Orange 11 Apr (MOM)

🔸🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt OR set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state) OR a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).
The Wedding People Alison Espach (GOODREADS READERS CHOICE FAVE FICTION 2024)

🔸🎦 3. Read a book set in Nevada or New York City OR a book that goes back and forth in time OR where an older person teaches a younger person about life (your interpretation).
The Book of Lost Names Kristin Harmel 4 May

🔸🎦 4. Read a book set in Alaska OR where a mother has four daughters OR with a red headed woman in the story.
Tehrangeles Porochista Khakpour 19 Apr (4 DAUGHTERS)

🔸🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town AND with a grouchy character
The Wangs vs. the World Jade Chang 6 Jun

🔸🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter OR where someone works in a retail store OR where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T.
A Separate Peace John Knowles 3 May (MC: PHINEAS)

🔸🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character
Daughter of Fire Sofia Robleda 5 Jun

🔸🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story
These Precious Days: Essays Ann Patchett 30 May

🔸🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others
Anne of Avonlea L.M. Montgomery 24 May

🔸🎦 10. Read a book with a character who is a matchmaker (does not need to be a paid position)
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy Jamie Ford 16 May

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Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

10/10 Completed. Finish

🎦 1. Read a book where the MC is a mother
Heartbreak Warfare-Heather M. Orgeron 4/03/25

🎦 2. Read a book set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state)
(Nebraska)
Double Back-Shannon Baker 4/08/25

🎦 3. Read a book set in Nevada or New York City
(Nevada)
The Silent Watcher-Victor Methos 6/08/25

🎦 4. Read a book set in Alaska
You, Me, and Forever-Laura Pavlov 5/30/25

🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town
Chase Our Forever-Kat Singleton 4/10/25

🎦 6. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T.
(Parker)
This Wild Heart-Karla Sorensen 4/01/25

🎦 7. Read a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller
Love, Mom-Iliana Xander 4/17/25

🎦 8. Read a book set in a location that begins with a B
(Baltimore)
The Unknown Devil-Tom Fowler 4/24/25

🎦 9. Read a Series #7 (share series name)
(Shadow Island)
Shadow's Ritual-Mary Stone 4/04/25

🎦 10. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
Addison Michael-When They Disappeared 4/13/25

Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

🎦 1. Read a book where the MC is a mother
Golden Girl. Elin Hilderbrand. 4.9.25

🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt
The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams. Karen Hawkins. 4.5.25

🎦 3. Read a book where an older person teaches a younger person about life (Prim teaches Kitty to work hard and follow her dreams).
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir. Jennifer Ryan. 4.17.25

🎦 4. Read a book with a red headed woman in the story. (Rita Fiore has flaming red hair p.238)
Robert B. Parker's Stone's Throw. Mike Lupica. 4.2.25

🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town
The Littlest Library. Poppy Alexander. 4.10.25

🎦 6. Read a book where the MC's last name begins with T (Lightfoot).
Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti. Bailey Cates. 4.2.25

🎦 7. Read a book that is tagged as thriller.
Wild Dark Shore. Charlotte McConaghy. 4.1.25

🎦 8. Read a book where a character can play the piano. (and she played piano…p179)
The Santa Suit. Mary Kay Andrews. 4.14.24

🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others (Ruby)
Happily Ever After. Susan May Warren. 4.14.25

🎦 10. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
Uprooted. Naomi Novik. 4.9.25

Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

🎦 1. Read a book where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count. p37
Kerfuffle at the Border: A Short Story by Seren Star Goode 4/2/2025

🎦 2. Read a book set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state) Serenity Iowa
Antiques Slay Ride by Barbara Allan 6/12/2025

🎦 3. Read a book where an older person teaches a younger person about life (your interpretation).
Sit for a Spell by Morgana Best 4/25/2025

🎦 4. Read a bookwith a red headed woman in the story. Ginny Weasel/Potter
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling 6/8/2025

🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town Penniman CT
Mint Chocolate Murder by Meri Allen 4/9/2025

🎦 6. Read a book the MC's first name begins with P. Pepper
The Solace of Bay Leaves by Leslie Budewitz 4/3/2025

🎦 7. Read a book that is tagged as thriller
Dance Hall of the Dead by Tony Hillerman 6/7/2025

🎦 8. Read a book set in a location that begins with a B. Biscuit Bowl Food truck
Death on Eat Street by J.J. Cook 4/10/2025

🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others.
The Christmas Inn by Pamela M. Kelley 5/12/2025

🎦 10. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
Red Velvet, Dead Velvet byMary Maxwell 4/8/2025

FINISHED! Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025 (04/04/25)

Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

10/10

☑️ 🎦 1. Read a book where the MC is a mother

X OR where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count) - 177 pages

Death Rattle (Death Book Trilogy 1) Carter Pugh 04/02/25

OR where one person encourages another to follow their dreams.

☑️ 🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt

OR set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state)

X OR a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).

Fundamentally Nussaibah Younis (The Women’s prize for Fiction) 04/01/25

☑️ 🎦 3. Read a book set in Nevada or New York City

X OR a book that goes back and forth in time

The Glass Ocean Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White 04/01/25

OR where an older person teaches a younger person about life (your interpretation).

☑️ 🎦 4.
Read a book set in Alaska

OR where a mother has four daughters

X OR with a red headed woman in the story.

Margarettown Gabrielle Zevin (Margaret in all her versions has red hair) 04/04/25

☑️ 🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town

X OR with a grouchy character

Morbidly Yours (Love in Galway 1) Ivy Fairbanks (Callum is grouchy) 04/02/25

OR tagged Humor.

☑️ 🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter

The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes 1) Nancy Springer (Enola is searching for her mother) 04/01/25

OR where someone works in a retail store

OR where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T.

☑️ 🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character

X OR a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller

The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (Enola Holmes 2) Nancy Springer 04/04/25 (Thiller)

OR a book set in the 1960s.

☑️ 🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story

X OR set in a location that begins with a B

Three Days in June Anne Tyler (Baltimore) 04/02/25

OR where a character can play the piano.

☑️ 🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others

Say You'll Remember Me Abby Jimenez (Hank encouraged Xavier) 04/03/25

OR a Series #7 (share series name)

OR read Charlotte’s Web.

☑️ 🎦 10. Read a book with a character who is a matchmaker (does not need to be a paid position) (1)

Dead as a Doornail (Kenni Lowry 5) Tonya Kappes (Kenni’s mother keeps trying to get Kenni married off) 04/03/25

OR a book that is tagged Western

OR by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.

Welcome all!

Agnes Moorehead Roles
April 1 - June 30, 2025
10/10

🎦 1. Read a book with 1, 7 or 8 in the page count - 160p
Missing in Death by J.D. Robb 7/4 3★

🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt - Polgara
Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings 20/4 3★

🎦 3. Read a book set in New York City
Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb 4/4 4★

🎦 4. Read a book with a red headed woman in the story - Caroline
Mr. Jeffries and the Jilt by Joy Reed 9/4 3★

🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town
An Unlikely Father by Lynn Collum 14/4 2★

🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter
A Match For Mother by Mona K. Gedney, Kathryn Kirkwood, Regina Scott 8/4 2.5★

🎦 7. Read a book that is tagged thriller
Ritual in Death by J.D. Robb 6/4 3.5★

🎦 8. Read a book where a character can play the piano.
A Pressing Engagement by Anne Barbour 10/4 3★

🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others - MCs encourage Milly & Connor
Sunrise Over Mercy Court by Fiona McCallum 13/4 4★

🎦 10. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE
The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews 1/4 2.5★

Welcome Catsalive!

Agnes Moorehead Roles
April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

10 of 10 Complete

Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

🔹️1. Read a book where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count).
I Will Have Vengeance: The Winter of Commissario Ricciardi - Maurizio de Giovanni - 5 Stars - 5/20/25 - 217 pages

🔹️2. Read a book set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state).
Suffer the Children - Lisa Black - 4 Stars - 5/14/25 - set in Ohio

🔹️3. Read a book set in Nevada or New York City
Stories from Suffragette City - M.J. Rose - 4 Stars - 6/1/25 - set in New YorkCity

🔹️4. Read a book where a mother has four daughters.
Little Women - Louisa May Alcott - 5 Stars - 5/8/25 - Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy

🔹️5. Read a book set in a small town .
In The Shadow Of The Glacier - Vicki Delany - 3 Stars - 6/22/25 - set in the tiny town of Trafalger, British Columbia

🔹️6. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T.
Cemetery Lake - Paul Cleave - 4.5 Stars - 5/4/25 - Theodore Tate

🔹️7. Read a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller.
Sometimes I Lie - Alice Feeney - 4 Stars - 5/7/25 - tagged thriller and Psychological

🔹️ 8. Read a book set in a location that begins with a B.
Alone - Lisa Gardner - 4 Stars - 6/15/25 - set in Boston, Massachusetts

🔹️9. Read Charlotte’s Web.
Charlotte's Web - E.B. White - 5 Stars - 6/4/25

🔹️10. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
Murder on Fifth Avenue - Victoria Thompson - 4 Stars - 6/16/25 - VT

Welcome Lynda!

Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Goal: 10/10

Citizen Kane
✔🎦 1. Read a book where one person encourages another to follow their dreams.
The Killing Game - Kate Bold - 04/05/25 – Robert Powers encouraged Alexa Chase to become a U.S. Marshal.

The Magnificent Ambersons
✔🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt.
The Forbidden - Sawyer Bennett - 04/03/25 – Kat Blackburn is Sylvie’s aunt.

Mrs. Parkington
✔🎦 3. Read a book that goes back and forth in time.
Orcs! The Legend - Christine Larsen - 04/10/25

Those Redheads from Seattle
✔🎦 4. Read a book with a red headed woman in the story.
Wild Love - Elsie Silver - 04/12/25 - Willa - “Rosie, hi,” Willa says, hands on her hips, wild mane of red hair flowing down around her face. (Kindle Location 2325)

Pollyanna
✔🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town.
How to Solve Your Own Murder - Kristen Perrin - 04/07/25 – Castle Knoll, England

Who's Minding the Store?
✔🎦 6. Read a book where a mother.
I Hope This Finds You Well - Natalie Sue - 04/13/25 – Jolene’s mother.

Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte
✔🎦 7. Read a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller.
Silver Nitrate - Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 04/02/25 - Horror

The Singing Nun
✔🎦 8. Read a book set in a location that begins with a B.
Precious and Grace - Alexander McCall Smith - 04/14/25 - Botswana

Charlotte's Web
✔🎦 9. Read Charlotte’s Web.
Charlotte’s Web - Charlotte's Web - E.B. White - 06/17/25

Wild Wild West
✔🎦 10. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
The Pope: Francis, Benedict, and the Decision That Shook the World - Anthony McCarten - 04/21/25

Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
10/10

Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

🎦 1. Read a book where the MC is a mother OR where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count) OR where one person encourages another to follow their dreams.
297 Fudge and Marriage Nancy CoCo 4/2/25

🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt OR set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state) OR a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).
Ohio Murder and Tacos Dennis Shock 4/10/25

🎦 3. Read a book set in Nevada or New York City OR a book that goes back and forth in time OR where an older person teaches a younger person about life (your interpretation).
Fishing and Forgery Lucinda Race 4/4/25

🎦 4. Read a book set in Alaska OR where a mother has four daughters OR with a red headed woman in the story.
Dolores The Chicken Burger Murder Rosie A. Point 4/19/25

🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town OR with a grouchy character OR tagged Humor.
The Cherry Topped Calamity Angela Mayble 4/3/25

🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter OR where someone works in a retail store OR where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T.
Molly, bookstore Murder by the Hook Betty Hechtman 4/8/25

🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character OR a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller OR a book set in the 1960s.
Betsy Chocolate Scoop Murder Rosie A. Point 4/13/25

🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story OR set in a location that begins with a B OR where a character can play the piano.
Fictional Brentwood Falls Sugar Shack Slaying Maisy Marple Wendy Winchester 4/5/25

🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others OR a Series #7 (share series name) OR read Charlotte’s Web.
#7 House-Flipper Mysteries Dead Post Society Diane Kelly 4/1/25

🎦 10. Read a book with a character who is a matchmaker (does not need to be a paid position) OR a book that is tagged Western OR by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
Martha loves to matchmake Garage Sales Can Be Fatal Jinty James 4/15/25

Welcome Ferenc and Tari!

Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
10/10

Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

✔️🎦 1. Read a book where the MC is a mother OR where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count) OR where one person encourages another to follow their dreams.

MathildeLeïla Slimani 3 april 356 p.
Mother
✔️🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt OR set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state) OR a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).

Nooit, nooit, nooit Linn Strømsborg 5 april 256 p.

Literary awards
Bokhandlerprisen Nominee (2019)

✔️🎦 3. Read a book set in Nevada or New York City OR a book that goes back and forth in time OR where an older person teaches a younger person about life (your interpretation).

Nachtangst Ronald Giphart 182 p. 10 april
New York City
✔️🎦 4. Read a book set in Alaska OR where a mother has four daughters OR with a red headed woman in the story.

Odyssee Stephen Fry 368p. 18;april
Eidothea
✔️🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town OR with a grouchy character OR tagged Humor.

Moord op de golflinks Agatha Christie 208 p. 9 april

✔️🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter OR where someone works in a retail store OR where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T.

De Flessentrekker Ilja Gort 247 p. 12 april
Wine
✔️🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character OR a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller OR a book set in the 1960s.

Dageraad boven de boete Suzanne Collins 464 p. 1 april
Thriller 38 tags
✔️🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story OR set in a location that begins with a B OR where a character can play the piano.

Noem me bij jouw naam André Aciman 257 p. 4 april
MC
✔️🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others OR a Series #7 (share series name) OR read Charlotte’s Web.

Vrije vogels Ilja Gort 240 p. 14 april
Kimberley
✔️🎦 10. Read a book with a character who is a matchmaker (does not need to be a paid position) OR a book that is tagged Western OR by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
BloedverwantStuart Neville 296 p. 8 april NS

Welcome Claire!

Agnes Moorehead Roles

April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Goal: 5/10 books

✓ Citizen Kane
🎦 1. Read a book where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count)
  Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood (04/06/25) - 371 pgs

The Magnificent Ambersons
🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt OR set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state) OR a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).

✓ Mrs. Parkington
🎦 3. Read a book that goes back and forth in time
  Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman (04/14/25)

Those Redheads from Seattle
🎦 4. Read a book set in Alaska OR where a mother has four daughters OR with a red headed woman in the story.

✓ Pollyanna
🎦 5. Read a book tagged Humor.
  Disorderly Conduct by Tessa Bailey (04/09/25)

✓ Who's Minding the Store?
🎦 6. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T
  The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (04/05/25) - MC Patroclus

✓ Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte
🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character
  Beyond the Thistles by Samantha Young (04/09/25)

The Singing Nun
🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story OR set in a location that begins with a B OR where a character can play the piano.

Charlotte's Web
🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others OR a Series #7 (share series name) OR read Charlotte’s Web.

Wild Wild West
🎦 10. Read a book with a character who is a matchmaker (does not need to be a paid position) OR a book that is tagged Western OR by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.

Agnes Moorehead Roles
April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

Agnes Moorehead played the mortal-hating witch and mother to Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) on Bewitched and is best known for her role as Endora. However, during her career, she appeared in some other very important projects. Moorehead left behind a spirited legacy when she passed away 50 years ago on April 30, 1974. Born in the small town of Clinton, Massachusetts to a pastor, she found her love of performing at just age three while singing in the church. While she left the small town eventually to pursue her dreams, she often came back to the town and people she loved there.

10/10


Citizen Kane
Moorehead’s very first movie role was in the cinematic treasures Citizen Kane, often considered to be one of the greatest movies of all time. She played Mary Kane, the mother of the main character Charles Foster Kane, played by Orson Welles. The two met when she joined his ’30s radio troupe, Mercury Players. She appeared in his infamous War of the Worlds radio broadcast in 1938 and it was Welles who inspired her to move to Hollywood and pursue movies.
🎦 1. Read a book where the MC is a mother OR where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count) OR where one person encourages another to follow their dreams.
The Heiress's Daughter - Anne Gracie (Berkley - May 2024) (dreams) - Apr 25


The Magnificent Ambersons
In her next role she portrayed Aunt Fanny Minafer in Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons. The film earned Moorehead her first Academy Award nomination.
🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt OR set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state) OR a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).
Personal Security - Lisa Childs (HRS #2325 - May 2025) (Michigan) - May 28



Mrs. Parkington
This movie tells the story of a woman's life, told via flashbacks, from boarding house maid to society matron. Susie is introduced to Baroness Aspasia Conti (Moorehead), a French aristocrat and close friend and former mistress of Augustus, who helps Susie pick out clothes and learn the social graces needed for a woman of her station.
Moorehead won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for this role.
🎦 3. Read a book set in Nevada or New York City OR a book that goes back and forth in time OR where an older person teaches a younger person about life (your interpretation).
Let Me Be the One - Lori Foster (HQN - Apr 2025) (older person) - Apr 16



Those Redheads from Seattle
A woman (Moorehead) takes her four unmarried daughters to Alaska during the 1898 Gold Rush to help their father, not knowing he is already dead.
🎦 4. Read a book set in Alaska OR where a mother has four daughters OR with a red headed woman in the story.
His Small-Town Catch - Kaylie Newell (HSE #3088 - Apr 2025) (red head) - Apr 12



Pollyanna
In this 1960 American comedy-drama film starring child actress Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Karl Malden, and Richard Egan in a story about a cheerful orphan changing the outlook of a small town. Moorehead plays the hypochondriac and grouchy Mrs. Snow.
🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town OR with a grouchy character OR tagged Humor.
Montana Memory - Josie Jade (Calamitte Jane Pub - Apr 2025) (small town) - Apr 17



Who's Minding the Store?
Rich Mrs. Phoebe Tuttle, a wealthy department store owner, is upset that her daughter Barbara is engaged to a man beneath their social status, Norman Phiffier.
🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter OR where someone works in a retail store OR where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T.
The Summer That Shaped Us - Lori Wilde (HarperCollins - Apr 2025) (mother/daughter) - Apr 28



Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Moorehead proved herself among top stars Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland and Mary Astor in this psychological horror thriller. She plays Charlotte's loyal housekeeper, Velma.
Moorehead won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for this role.
🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character OR a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller OR a book set in the 1960s.
Hardly a Gentleman - Eloisa James (HarperCollins - May 2025) - May 15



The Singing Nun
Her next movie is a 1966 American semi-biographical musical drama film about the life of Jeannine Deckers, the nun who recorded the chart-topping song "Dominique". Moorehead plays Sister Cluny.
🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story OR set in a location that begins with a B OR where a character can play the piano.
The Viking's Royal Temptation - Roxy Harper (HH #1863 - June 2025) (Byzantium) - June 20



Charlotte's Web
Agnes voiced the Goose, an unnamed goose who is the one that encourages Wilbur to speak for the first time. Her seven goslings later hatch, although there were actually eight eggs (one was rotten).
🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others OR a Series #7 (share series name) OR read Charlotte’s Web.
Hero Mine - Janie Crouch (Calamitte Jane Pub - May 2025) (encourages) - May 7


Wild Wild West
In 1967 she won an Emmy for her role as Emma Valentine in "The Night of the Vicious Valentine". To warn some of the country's wealthiest men about recurrent murders, Agents West and Gordon visit Curtis Dodd, who could become the next victim. Dodd, who is playing the piano, is killed as a lethal spear is fired from the piano keys. Through a series of clues, West and Gordon realize that murdered men were all married to younger women whose marriages were arranged by matchmaker Emma Valentine.
🎦 10. Read a book with a character who is a matchmaker (does not need to be a paid position) OR a book that is tagged Western OR by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
Pretending to Love a Lyon - Dayna Quince (Dragonblade - Apr 2025) (matchmaker) - Apr 23

Welcome Laila Jane and Susan!

Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

🎦 1. Read a book where the MC.
The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters - 4/14 - Amelia Peabody is mother of young Ramses

🎦 2. Read a book set in a Midwestern State - (Missouri)
The Divine Proverb of Streusel by Sara Brunsvold - 4/6

🎦 3. Read a book where an older person teaches a younger person about life - The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers - 4/18

🎦 4. Read a book with a red headed woman in the story. - The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - 4/22 - Rebecca

🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town
Pink Lemonade Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke - 4/5 - set in Lake Eden, Minnesota

🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter - Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien - 4/15 - Mommy and Lana Lee

🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character - Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro - 4/15 - Melania Housekeeper

🎦 8. Read a book set in a location that begins with a B- The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne - 4/24 - set in Boston

🎦 9. Read Charlotte’s Web. - 5/3

🎦 10. Read a book with a character who is a matchmaker - Dim Sum of All Fears by Vivien Chien - 4/7 - Mommy worked to push Lana to "get a boyfriend"

Welcome Margaret!

I LOVE Bewitched, though Endora used to scare me.

Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: 4/1/25 - 6/30/25
Progress: 10 of 10

* Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

💙 Citizen Kane
🎦 1. Read a book where the MC is a mother OR
where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count) OR
where one person encourages another to follow their dreams.
Dexter Is Delicious by Jeff Lindsay (4/16/25) ~ Dexter's brother wants him to kill again & 351 pages

💙 The Magnificent Ambersons
🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt OR
set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state) OR
a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).
Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews (5/8/25) ~ Catalina is an aunt

💙 Mrs. Parkington
🎦 3. Read a book set in Nevada or New York City OR
a book that goes back and forth in time OR
where an older person teaches a younger person about life (your interpretation).
Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb (4/24/25) ~ set in NYC & Eve helps Peabody

💙 Those Redheads from Seattle
🎦 4. Read a book set in Alaska OR
where a mother has four daughters OR
with a red headed woman in the story.
Mercy by Julie Garwood (5/5/25) ~ Dr. Michelle Renard is a red head

💙 Pollyanna
🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town OR
with a grouchy character OR
tagged Humor.
Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend by Victoria Laurie (4/2/25) ~ principal is grouchy

💙 Who's Minding the Store?
🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter OR
where someone works in a retail store OR
where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T.
Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs (4/12/25) ~ Mercy Thompson

💙 Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte
🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character OR
a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller OR
a book set in the 1960s.
The Only One Left by Riley Sager (6/2/25) ~ MPG horror & thriller

💙 The Singing Nun
🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story OR
set in a location that begins with a B OR
where a character can play the piano.
Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center (6/14/25) ~ Boston, MA

💙 Charlotte's Web
🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others OR
a Series #7 (share series name) OR
read Charlotte’s Web.
With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent (4/9/25) ~ Soul Screamers #7

💙 Wild Wild West
🎦 10. Read a book with a character who is a matchmaker (does not need to be a paid position) OR
a book that is tagged Western OR
by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
The Naturalist by Andrew Mayne (4/6/25)

Welcome Marla!

I loved Endora! I loved the whole show. I used to want to have a house just like Sam's.

FINISHED! Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025 (04/04/25)

Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

10/10

☑️ 🎦 1. Read a book where the MC is a mother

X OR where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count) - 177 pages

Death Rattle (Death Book Trilogy 1) Carter Pugh 04/02/25

OR where one person encourages another to follow their dreams.

☑️ 🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt

OR set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state)

X OR a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).

Fundamentally Nussaibah Younis (The Women’s prize for Fiction) 04/01/25

☑️ 🎦 3. Read a book set in Nevada or New York City

X OR a book that goes back and forth in time

The Glass Ocean Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White 04/01/25

OR where an older person teaches a younger person about life (your interpretation).

☑️ 🎦 4.
Read a book set in Alaska

OR where a mother has four daughters

X OR with a red headed woman in the story.

Margarettown Gabrielle Zevin (Margaret in all her versions has red hair) 04/04/25

☑️ 🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town

X OR with a grouchy character

Morbidly Yours (Love in Galway 1) Ivy Fairbanks (Callum is grouchy) 04/02/25

OR tagged Humor.

☑️ 🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter

The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes 1) Nancy Springer (Enola is searching for her mother) 04/01/25

OR where someone works in a retail store

OR where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T.

☑️ 🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character

X OR a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller

The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (Enola Holmes 2) Nancy Springer 04/04/25 (Thiller)

OR a book set in the 1960s.

☑️ 🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story

X OR set in a location that begins with a B

Three Days in June Anne Tyler (Baltimore) 04/02/25

OR where a character can play the piano.

☑️ 🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others

Say You'll Remember Me Abby Jimenez (Hank encouraged Xavier) 04/03/25

OR a Series #7 (share series name)

OR read Charlotte’s Web.

☑️ 🎦 10. Read a book with a character who is a matchmaker (does not need to be a paid position) (1)

Dead as a Doornail (Kenni Lowry 5) Tonya Kappes (Kenni’s mother keeps trying to get Kenni married off) 04/03/25

OR a book that is tagged Western

OR by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.

WOOHOO Melissa!

FINISHED

Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

10/10

🎦 1. Read a book where the MC is a mother OR where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count) OR where one person encourages another to follow their dreams.
🎞️ One person encourages another to follow their dreams: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz 4/4/25

🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt OR set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state) OR a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).
🎞️ MC is an aunt: Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez 4/1/25

🎦 3. Read a book set in Nevada or New York City OR a book that goes back and forth in time OR where an older person teaches a younger person about life (your interpretation).
🎞️ Ida Belle and Gertie are teaching Fortune about life: Swamp Sweets by Jana Deleon 4/12/25

🎦 4. Read a book set in Alaska OR where a mother has four daughters OR with a red headed woman in the story.
🎞️ Vivian has red hair: Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss 4/3/25

🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town OR with a grouchy character OR tagged Humor.
🎞️ Set in a small town: Braking for Bodies by Duffy Brown 4/2/25

🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter OR where someone works in a retail store OR where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T.
🎞️ Anne Doyle has two daughters, Gemma and Pippa: The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime by Vicki Delany 4/8/25

🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character OR a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller OR a book set in the 1960s.
🎞️ Tagged thriller: King and Maxwell by David Baldacci 4/6/25

🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story OR set in a location that begins with a B OR where a character can play the piano.
🎞️ Bellewick, Scotland: Flowers and Foul Play by Amanda Flower 4/5/25

🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others OR a Series #7 (share series name) OR read Charlotte’s Web.
🎞️ MC has a close-knit group of friends who encourage her to be more confident: The Truest Thing by Samantha Young 4/16/25

🎦 10. Read a book with a character who is a matchmaker (does not need to be a paid position) OR a book that is tagged Western OR by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
🎞️ Maya is a matchmaker for her mother and Aiden: First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison 4/11/25

WOOHOO Michelle!

Completed 04.17.2025
Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Completion: 10/10

🎦 There is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count)
319 Pages
The Day I Disappeared | Brandi Reeds | 04.01.2025

🎦 2. Read a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).
National Book Award Finalist (and many others) Speak | Laurie Halse Anderson | 04.04.25

🎦 Book that goes back and forth in time : Book goes back and forth between present and past of 20 years.
Someone Knows | Vi Keeland | April 3, 2025

🎦 4. Read a book with a red headed woman in the story.Irish Fahey - The Five-Star Weekend | Elin Hilderbrand | 04.13.2025

🎦 5. Read a book tagged Humor.
Lucky You | Carl Hiaasen | April 4, 2026

🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter
Emily Ray has 2 daughters
My Name Is Emily Ray. | Michele Domínguez Greene | 04.05.25

🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character
Molly is a Maid.
The Maid | Nita Prose | April 2, 2025

🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story OR set in a location that begins with a B OR where a character can play the piano.
Boston Butcher & Blackbird | Brynne Weaver | 04.06.25

🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others
Syd encouraged the detectives to reopen the cold cases in regard to the missing girls.
We Don't Talk About Carol | Kristen L. Berry | 04.11.25

🎦 10. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
Ami McKay | The Birth House | 04.17.2025

WOOHOO Angel!

COMPLETION POST
Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

Completed 10/10

Citizen Kane
✅1. Read a book where the MC is a mother OR where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count) OR where one person encourages another to follow their dreams. Althea is a mom
The Light of Luna Park by Addison Armstrong Read 4/1/25

✅The Magnificent Ambersons
🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt OR set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state) OR a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).
Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey. Read 4/3/25. set in Minnesota

Mrs. Parkington
✅3. Read a book set in Nevada or New York City OR a book that goes back and forth in time OR where an older person teaches a younger person about life (your interpretation).
A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston Read 4/17/25 Eileen goes between a real town and a fictional town.


✅Those Redheads from Seattle
🎦 4. Read a book set in Alaska OR where a mother has four daughters OR with a red headed woman in the story.
Marta Krakowska has red hair Page 59
The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin. Read 4/12/25

✅Pollyanna
🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town OR with a grouchy character OR tagged Humor. Josie is a grouch
The Best Life Book Club by Sheila Roberts. Read 4/9/25

Who's Minding the Store?
✅6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter OR where someone works in a retail store OR where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T. Emma works at Blair's Book store
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Read 4/8/25

✅Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte
🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character OR a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller OR a book set in the 1960s.
The Only One Left by Riley Sager Read 4/14/25
Mrs. Baker is the housekeeper of Hope End and this book is also tagged as a thriller

✅The Singing Nun
🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story OR set in a location that begins with a B OR where a character can play the piano.
There are nuns at the catholic school that Iola Poole attends in her youth.
The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate. Read 4/15/25


Charlotte's Web
✅ 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others OR a Series #7 (share series name) OR read Charlotte’s Web. Evie encourages everyone
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger Read 4/5/25

✅Wild Wild West
🎦 10. Read a book with a character who is a matchmaker (does not need to be a paid position) OR a book that is tagged Western OR by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
Allison matchmakes between Owen and Lennox
What Happened on Hicks Road by Hannah Jayne Read 4/14/25

Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Completed 4.17.25
Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

🎦 1. Read a book where the MC is a mother
Golden Girl. Elin Hilderbrand. 4.9.25

🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt
The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams. Karen Hawkins. 4.5.25

🎦 3. Read a book where an older person teaches a younger person about life (Prim teaches Kitty to work hard and follow her dreams).
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir. Jennifer Ryan. 4.17.25

🎦 4. Read a book with a red headed woman in the story. (Rita Fiore has flaming red hair p.238)
Robert B. Parker's Stone's Throw. Mike Lupica. 4.2.25

🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town
The Littlest Library. Poppy Alexander. 4.10.25

🎦 6. Read a book where someone works in a retail store. (bakery)
Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti. Bailey Cates. 4.2.25

🎦 7. Read a book that is tagged as thriller.
Wild Dark Shore. Charlotte McConaghy. 4.1.25

🎦 8. Read a book where a character can play the piano. (and she played piano…p179)
The Santa Suit. Mary Kay Andrews. 4.14.24

🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others (Ruby)
Happily Ever After. Susan May Warren. 4.14.25

🎦 10. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
Uprooted. Naomi Novik. 4.9.25

Kim wrote: "Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Completed 4.17.25..."

6. Read a book where the MC's last name begins with T (Lightfoot).
Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti. Bailey Cates. 4.2.25

If the last name is Lightfoot, how does that begin with T? :)

WOOHOO Michele!

JoAnne wrote: "Kim wrote: "Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Completed 4.17.25..."

6. Read a book where the MC's last name begins with T (Lightfoot).
Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti..."

Hmm, must have been sleeping. Sorry.

I just looked up the definition of retail store, and it looks like a bakery fits into it, so the book should still work.

Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Completed 4.17.25
Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

🎦 1. Read a book where the MC is a mother
Golden Girl. Elin Hilderbrand. 4.9.25

🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt
The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams. Karen Hawkins. 4.5.25

🎦 3. Read a book where an older person teaches a younger person about life (Prim teaches Kitty to work hard and follow her dreams).
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir. Jennifer Ryan. 4.17.25

🎦 4. Read a book with a red headed woman in the story. (Rita Fiore has flaming red hair p.238)
Robert B. Parker's Stone's Throw. Mike Lupica. 4.2.25

🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town
The Littlest Library. Poppy Alexander. 4.10.25

🎦 6. Read a book where someone works in a retail store. (bakery)
Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti. Bailey Cates. 4.2.25

🎦 7. Read a book that is tagged as thriller.
Wild Dark Shore. Charlotte McConaghy. 4.1.25

🎦 8. Read a book where a character can play the piano. (and she played piano…p179)
The Santa Suit. Mary Kay Andrews. 4.14.24

🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others (Ruby)
Happily Ever After. Susan May Warren. 4.14.25

🎦 10. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
Uprooted. Naomi Novik. 4.9.25

Finisihed

Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
10/10

Object: Read one book for each of the 10 movies.

🎦 1. Read a book where the MC is a mother OR where there is a 1, 7 or 8 in the page count (share count) OR where one person encourages another to follow their dreams.
297 Fudge and Marriage Nancy CoCo 4/2/25

🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt OR set in a Midwestern State - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin - share state) OR a book that has received a nomination for an award (share name).
Ohio Murder and Tacos Dennis Shock 4/10/25

🎦 3. Read a book set in Nevada or New York City OR a book that goes back and forth in time OR where an older person teaches a younger person about life (your interpretation).
Fishing and Forgery Lucinda Race 4/4/25

🎦 4. Read a book set in Alaska OR where a mother has four daughters OR with a red headed woman in the story.
Dolores The Chicken Burger Murder Rosie A. Point 4/19/25

🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town OR with a grouchy character OR tagged Humor.
The Cherry Topped Calamity Angela Mayble 4/3/25

🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter OR where someone works in a retail store OR where the MC's first name begins with P or last name begins with T.
Molly, bookstore Murder by the Hook Betty Hechtman 4/8/25

🎦 7. Read a book with a housekeeper character OR a book that is tagged as psychological, horror, or thriller OR a book set in the 1960s.
Betsy Chocolate Scoop Murder Rosie A. Point 4/13/25

🎦 8. Read a book with a nun in the story OR set in a location that begins with a B OR where a character can play the piano.
Fictional Brentwood Falls Sugar Shack Slaying Maisy Marple Wendy Winchester 4/5/25

🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others OR a Series #7 (share series name) OR read Charlotte’s Web.
#7 House-Flipper Mysteries Dead Post Society Diane Kelly 4/1/25

🎦 10. Read a book with a character who is a matchmaker (does not need to be a paid position) OR a book that is tagged Western OR by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE.
Martha loves to matchmake Garage Sales Can Be Fatal Jinty James 4/15/25

Kim wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Kim wrote: "Agnes Moorehead Roles
Duration: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Completed 4.17.25..."

6. Read a book where the MC's last name begins with T (Lightfoot).
Bewitched, Bothere..."

That works!! :)

WOOHOO Kim and Tari!

Completed

Agnes Moorehead Roles
April 1 - June 30, 2025
10/10

🎦 1. Read a book with 1, 7 or 8 in the page count - 160p
Missing in Death by J.D. Robb 7/4 3★

🎦 2. Read a book where the MC is an aunt - Polgara
Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings 20/4 3★

🎦 3. Read a book set in New York City
Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb 4/4 4★

🎦 4. Read a book with a red headed woman in the story - Caroline
Mr. Jeffries and the Jilt by Joy Reed 9/4 3★

🎦 5. Read a book set in a small town
An Unlikely Father by Lynn Collum 14/4 2★

🎦 6. Read a book where a mother has a daughter
A Match For Mother by Mona K. Gedney, Kathryn Kirkwood, Regina Scott 8/4 2.5★

🎦 7. Read a book that is tagged thriller
Ritual in Death by J.D. Robb 6/4 3.5★

🎦 8. Read a book where a character can play the piano.
A Pressing Engagement by Anne Barbour 10/4 3★

🎦 9. Read a book with a character who encourages others - MCs encourage Milly & Connor
Sunrise Over Mercy Court by Fiona McCallum 13/4 4★

🎦 10. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in EMMA VALENTINE
The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews 1/4 2.5★