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Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Reaad: 0/11-15
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, Stephanie,
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
5. Born in 1980
January 16 – Seydou Keita, Malian athlete
January 17 – Gareth McLearnon, Irish musician
May 8 – Alfredo Valente, Canadian soccer player
April 10 – Charlie Hunnam, British actor
July 18 - Kristen Bell, American actor
August 23 - Joanne Froggatt, British actor
August 26 – Chris Pine, American actor
October 21 – Kim Kardashian, American celebrity
October 31 – Samaire Armstrong, American actor
November 5 - Luke Hemsworth, Australian actor
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
6. Died in 1980
February - Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian rock singer (AC/DC)
March - Jesse Owens, American Olympic athlete
April - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, Nobel laureate in Literature
July - Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor
September - Katherine Anne Porter, American author
November - Steve McQueen, American actor
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
V. C. Andrews – Petals on the Wind
Pat Conroy – The Lords of Discipline
Stephen King – Firestarter
Madeleine L'Engle – A Ring of Endless Light
Robert Ludlum – The Bourne Identity
Mordecai Richler – Joshua Then and Now
Robert B. Parker – Looking for Rachel Wallace
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
The Empire Strikes Back
9 to 5
Any Which Way You Can
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Blue Lagoon
Ordinary People
Raging Bull
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – The US upset the USSR in the Olympics, a hockey game known as the Miracle on Ice. They then proceeded to defeat Finland to secure the first and only gold medal since 1960.
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Progress: 2/15
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
Destroy Me by Tahreh Mafi 109 pages - Finished 11/3/25
5. Born in 1980
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
6. Died in 1980
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
Lucky Man by Michael J. Fox Biography - Finished 11/3/25
9. IN THE NEWS
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
Completion 2/15 Nostalgia:
Tasks:
1. 🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. 🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. 🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. 🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count). 319 | Yellowface | R.F. Kuang | 11.01
5. 🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
6. 🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date). | February 6, 2024 | Almost Surely Dead | Amina Akhtar | 11.01
7. 🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. 🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
9.🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. 🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. 🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12.🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. 🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. 🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. 🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, Stephanie,
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number). Micah Louisa Masters 03/11 Book 2 in the Demons- in-Law series
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count). Come Back To Me Ashlynn Mills 01/11 177 pages
5. Born in 1980
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name). Finding Home in Comfort by Kerry Kilpatrick read 01/11 MCs Hank and Jasper
6. Died in 1980
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date). Merry Little Christmas: An M/X Age Play Novella by Cassidy Lane 02/11 published 01/11/2025
7. New Books
V. C. Andrews – Petals on the Wind
Pat Conroy – The Lords of Discipline
Stephen King – Firestarter
Madeleine L'Engle – A Ring of Endless Light
Robert Ludlum – The Bourne Identity
Mordecai Richler – Joshua Then and Now
Robert B. Parker – Looking for Rachel Wallace
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
The Empire Strikes Back
9 to 5
Any Which Way You Can
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Blue Lagoon
Ordinary People
Raging Bull
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – The US upset the USSR in the Olympics, a hockey game known as the Miracle on Ice. They then proceeded to defeat Finland to secure the first and only gold medal since 1960.
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980: 3/11+Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
🟪 Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks 🟪
1. Popular Baby Names - Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie:
2. The Average Price for a Movie Ticket Is $2.69 - Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69:
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter - Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia:
4. U.S. Average Yearly Wages Were $19,500 - Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
🟪 5. Gareth McLearnon, Irish Musician, and Kristen Bell, American Actor, Were Born in 1980 - Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with B, G, K, or M: Don’t Forget to Write | Sara Goodman Confino | 11.05.25 | Marilyn Kleinman
🟪 6. Katherine Anne Porter, American Author, Died on September 18 - Read a book published in September of any year: Autoboyography | Christina Lauren | 11.04.25 | published September 12, 2017
7. New Books
V. C. Andrews – Petals on the Wind
Pat Conroy – The Lords of Discipline
Stephen King – Firestarter
Madeleine L'Engle – A Ring of Endless Light
Robert Ludlum – The Bourne Identity
Mordecai Richler – Joshua Then and Now
Robert B. Parker – Looking for Rachel Wallace
- Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia:
8. In Theaters
The Empire Strikes Back
9 to 5
Any Which Way You Can
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Blue Lagoon
Ordinary People
Raging Bull
- Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult:
9. February 22 – The Miracle on Ice - Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens:
10. May 18 – The Eruption of Mount St. Helens - Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7:
11. May 23 – The Shining Movie - Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged horror:
12. June 1 – CNN Is Launched - Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters C-N-N in any order:
13. November 4 – United States Presidential Election - Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter:
🟪 14. November 21 – Who Shot J.R.? - Read a book where someone is shot but does not die: Wandering Stars | Tommy Orange | 11.03.25 | Orvil Red Feather
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon - Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician:
Oops! All the "Born in 1980" people were born in 1953.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
LEVEL
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Completed: 0/11-15
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
5. Born in 1980
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
6. Died in 1980
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
3/11+
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, Stephanie,
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
💜 Sarah Booth Delaney #2 - Buried Bones by Carolyn Haines 11/1/25
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
💜 293 pages - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 11/2/25
5. Born in 1980
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
💜 MCs Flo Armstrong & Lady Hardcastle - The Fatal Flying Affair by T.E. Kinsey 11/3/25
6. Died in 1980
February - Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian rock singer (AC/DC)
March - Jesse Owens, American Olympic athlete
April - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, Nobel laureate in Literature
July - Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor
September - Katherine Anne Porter, American author
November - Steve McQueen, American actor
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
V. C. Andrews – Petals on the Wind
Pat Conroy – The Lords of Discipline
Stephen King – Firestarter
Madeleine L'Engle – A Ring of Endless Light
Robert Ludlum – The Bourne Identity
Mordecai Richler – Joshua Then and Now
Robert B. Parker – Looking for Rachel Wallace
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
The Empire Strikes Back
9 to 5
Any Which Way You Can
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Blue Lagoon
Ordinary People
Raging Bull
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – The US upset the USSR in the Olympics, a hockey game known as the Miracle on Ice. They then proceeded to defeat Finland to secure the first and only gold medal since 1960.
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 0/11-15
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, Stephanie,
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
5. Born in 1980
January 10 – Pat Benatar, American rock singer
February 9 – Ciarán Hinds, Irish actor
March 23 – Chaka Khan, African-American soul singer
April 20 – Sebastian Faulks, British novelist
May 8 – Alex Van Halen, Dutch-born American rock musician
July 29 – Geddy Lee, Canadian rock musician (Rush)
December 9 – John Malkovich, American actor and film director
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
6. Died in 1980
February - Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian rock singer (AC/DC)
March - Jesse Owens, American Olympic athlete
April - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, Nobel laureate in Literature
July - Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor
September - Katherine Anne Porter, American author
November - Steve McQueen, American actor
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
V. C. Andrews – Petals on the Wind
Pat Conroy – The Lords of Discipline
Stephen King – Firestarter
Madeleine L'Engle – A Ring of Endless Light
Robert Ludlum – The Bourne Identity
Mordecai Richler – Joshua Then and Now
Robert B. Parker – Looking for Rachel Wallace
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
The Empire Strikes Back
9 to 5
Any Which Way You Can
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Blue Lagoon
Ordinary People
Raging Bull
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – The US upset the USSR in the Olympics, a hockey game known as the Miracle on Ice. They then proceeded to defeat Finland to secure the first and only gold medal since 1960.
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Progress: 1/15
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, Stephanie,
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
5. Born in 1980
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder - Laura - Nov. 2
6. Died in 1980
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – The US upset the USSR in the Olympics, a hockey game known as the Miracle on Ice. They then proceeded to defeat Finland to secure the first and only gold medal since 1960.
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, Stephanie,
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
5. Born in 1980
January 10 – Pat Benatar, American rock singer
February 9 – Ciarán Hinds, Irish actor
March 23 – Chaka Khan, African-American soul singer
April 20 – Sebastian Faulks, British novelist
May 8 – Alex Van Halen, Dutch-born American rock musician
July 29 – Geddy Lee, Canadian rock musician (Rush)
December 9 – John Malkovich, American actor and film director
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
6. Died in 1980
February - Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian rock singer (AC/DC)
March - Jesse Owens, American Olympic athlete
April - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, Nobel laureate in Literature
July - Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor
September - Katherine Anne Porter, American author
November - Steve McQueen, American actor
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
V. C. Andrews – Petals on the Wind
Pat Conroy – The Lords of Discipline
Stephen King – Firestarter
Madeleine L'Engle – A Ring of Endless Light
Robert Ludlum – The Bourne Identity
Mordecai Richler – Joshua Then and Now
Robert B. Parker – Looking for Rachel Wallace
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
The Empire Strikes Back
9 to 5
Any Which Way You Can
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Blue Lagoon
Ordinary People
Raging Bull
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – The US upset the USSR in the Olympics, a hockey game known as the Miracle on Ice. They then proceeded to defeat Finland to secure the first and only gold medal since 1960.
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
LEVELSFond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, Stephanie,
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
5. Born in 1980
January 10 – Pat Benatar, American rock singer
February 9 – Ciarán Hinds, Irish actor
March 23 – Chaka Khan, African-American soul singer
April 20 – Sebastian Faulks, British novelist
May 8 – Alex Van Halen, Dutch-born American rock musician
July 29 – Geddy Lee, Canadian rock musician (Rush)
December 9 – John Malkovich, American actor and film director
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
6. Died in 1980
February - Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian rock singer (AC/DC)
March - Jesse Owens, American Olympic athlete
April - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, Nobel laureate in Literature
July - Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor
September - Katherine Anne Porter, American author
November - Steve McQueen, American actor
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
V. C. Andrews – Petals on the Wind
Pat Conroy – The Lords of Discipline
Stephen King – Firestarter
Madeleine L'Engle – A Ring of Endless Light
Robert Ludlum – The Bourne Identity
Mordecai Richler – Joshua Then and Now
Robert B. Parker – Looking for Rachel Wallace
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
The Empire Strikes Back
9 to 5
Any Which Way You Can
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Blue Lagoon
Ordinary People
Raging Bull
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – The US upset the USSR in the Olympics, a hockey game known as the Miracle on Ice. They then proceeded to defeat Finland to secure the first and only gold medal since 1960.
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, Stephanie,
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
5. Born in 1980
January 10 – Pat Benatar, American rock singer
February 9 – Ciarán Hinds, Irish actor
March 23 – Chaka Khan, African-American soul singer
April 20 – Sebastian Faulks, British novelist
May 8 – Alex Van Halen, Dutch-born American rock musician
July 29 – Geddy Lee, Canadian rock musician (Rush)
December 9 – John Malkovich, American actor and film director
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
6. Died in 1980
February - Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian rock singer (AC/DC)
March - Jesse Owens, American Olympic athlete
April - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, Nobel laureate in Literature
July - Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor
September - Katherine Anne Porter, American author
November - Steve McQueen, American actor
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
V. C. Andrews – Petals on the Wind
Pat Conroy – The Lords of Discipline
Stephen King – Firestarter
Madeleine L'Engle – A Ring of Endless Light
Robert Ludlum – The Bourne Identity
Mordecai Richler – Joshua Then and Now
Robert B. Parker – Looking for Rachel Wallace
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
The Empire Strikes Back
9 to 5
Any Which Way You Can
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Blue Lagoon
Ordinary People
Raging Bull
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – The US upset the USSR in the Olympics, a hockey game known as the Miracle on Ice. They then proceeded to defeat Finland to secure the first and only gold medal since 1960.
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Progress: 0/15
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
5. Born in 1980
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
6. Died in 1980
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
9. IN THE NEWS
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician
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Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, Stephanie,
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
5. Born in 1980
January 10 – Pat Benatar, American rock singer
February 9 – Ciarán Hinds, Irish actor
March 23 – Chaka Khan, African-American soul singer
April 20 – Sebastian Faulks, British novelist
May 8 – Alex Van Halen, Dutch-born American rock musician
July 29 – Geddy Lee, Canadian rock musician (Rush)
December 9 – John Malkovich, American actor and film director
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
6. Died in 1980
February - Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian rock singer (AC/DC)
March - Jesse Owens, American Olympic athlete
April - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, Nobel laureate in Literature
July - Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor
September - Katherine Anne Porter, American author
November - Steve McQueen, American actor
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
V. C. Andrews – Petals on the Wind
Pat Conroy – The Lords of Discipline
Stephen King – Firestarter
Madeleine L'Engle – A Ring of Endless Light
Robert Ludlum – The Bourne Identity
Mordecai Richler – Joshua Then and Now
Robert B. Parker – Looking for Rachel Wallace
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
The Empire Strikes Back
9 to 5
Any Which Way You Can
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Blue Lagoon
Ordinary People
Raging Bull
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – The US upset the USSR in the Olympics, a hockey game known as the Miracle on Ice. They then proceeded to defeat Finland to secure the first and only gold medal since 1960.
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
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Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
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A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Reaad: 2/11-15
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, Stephanie,
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
✅3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
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Max Lucado played football in High School
✅4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
The Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn Taylor Read 11/3/25
page count 259
✅5. Born in 1980
5. Born in 1980
January 16 – Seydou Keita, Malian athlete
January 17 – Gareth McLearnon, Irish musician
May 8 – Alfredo Valente, Canadian soccer player
April 10 – Charlie Hunnam, British actor
July 18 - Kristen Bell, American actor
August 23 - Joanne Froggatt, British actor
August 26 – Chris Pine, American actor
October 21 – Kim Kardashian, American celebrity
October 31 – Samaire Armstrong, American actor
November 5 - Luke Hemsworth, Australian actor
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
Queen of Broken Hearts by Cassandra King Read 11/2/25
MC Clare Ballinger
6. Died in 1980
February - Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian rock singer (AC/DC)
March - Jesse Owens, American Olympic athlete
April - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, Nobel laureate in Literature
July - Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor
September - Katherine Anne Porter, American author
November - Steve McQueen, American actor
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
V. C. Andrews – Petals on the Wind
Pat Conroy – The Lords of Discipline
Stephen King – Firestarter
Madeleine L'Engle – A Ring of Endless Light
Robert Ludlum – The Bourne Identity
Mordecai Richler – Joshua Then and Now
Robert B. Parker – Looking for Rachel Wallace
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
The Empire Strikes Back
9 to 5
Any Which Way You Can
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Blue Lagoon
Ordinary People
Raging Bull
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – The US upset the USSR in the Olympics, a hockey game known as the Miracle on Ice. They then proceeded to defeat Finland to secure the first and only gold medal since 1960.
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
Goal: 0/11+
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
1. 🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. 🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. 🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. 🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
5. 🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
6. 🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. 🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. 🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
9. 🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. 🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. 🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. 🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. 🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. 🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. 🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, Stephanie,
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
5. Born in 1980
January 16 – Seydou Keita, Malian athlete
January 17 – Gareth McLearnon, Irish musician
May 8 – Alfredo Valente, Canadian soccer player
April 10 – Charlie Hunnam, British actor
July 18 - Kristen Bell, American actor
August 23 - Joanne Froggatt, British actor
August 26 – Chris Pine, American actor
October 21 – Kim Kardashian, American celebrity
October 31 – Samaire Armstrong, American actor
November 5 - Luke Hemsworth, Australian actor
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
6. Died in 1980
February - Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian rock singer (AC/DC)
March - Jesse Owens, American Olympic athlete
April - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, Nobel laureate in Literature
July - Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor
September - Katherine Anne Porter, American author
November - Steve McQueen, American actor
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
V. C. Andrews – Petals on the Wind
Pat Conroy – The Lords of Discipline
Stephen King – Firestarter
Madeleine L'Engle – A Ring of Endless Light
Robert Ludlum – The Bourne Identity
Mordecai Richler – Joshua Then and Now
Robert B. Parker – Looking for Rachel Wallace
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
The Empire Strikes Back
9 to 5
Any Which Way You Can
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Blue Lagoon
Ordinary People
Raging Bull
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – The US upset the USSR in the Olympics, a hockey game known as the Miracle on Ice. They then proceeded to defeat Finland to secure the first and only gold medal since 1960.
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
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A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
0/15
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, Stephanie,
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
5. Born in 1980
January 16 – Seydou Keita, Malian athlete
January 17 – Gareth McLearnon, Irish musician
May 8 – Alfredo Valente, Canadian soccer player
April 10 – Charlie Hunnam, British actor
July 18 - Kristen Bell, American actor
August 23 - Joanne Froggatt, British actor
August 26 – Chris Pine, American actor
October 21 – Kim Kardashian, American celebrity
October 31 – Samaire Armstrong, American actor
November 5 - Luke Hemsworth, Australian actor
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
6. Died in 1980
February - Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian rock singer (AC/DC)
March - Jesse Owens, American Olympic athlete
April - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, Nobel laureate in Literature
July - Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor
September - Katherine Anne Porter, American author
November - Steve McQueen, American actor
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
V. C. Andrews – Petals on the Wind
Pat Conroy – The Lords of Discipline
Stephen King – Firestarter
Madeleine L'Engle – A Ring of Endless Light
Robert Ludlum – The Bourne Identity
Mordecai Richler – Joshua Then and Now
Robert B. Parker – Looking for Rachel Wallace
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
The Empire Strikes Back
9 to 5
Any Which Way You Can
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Blue Lagoon
Ordinary People
Raging Bull
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – The US upset the USSR in the Olympics, a hockey game known as the Miracle on Ice. They then proceeded to defeat Finland to secure the first and only gold medal since 1960.
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
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A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, Stephanie,
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
5. Born in 1980
January 16 – Seydou Keita, Malian athlete
January 17 – Gareth McLearnon, Irish musician
May 8 – Alfredo Valente, Canadian soccer player
April 10 – Charlie Hunnam, British actor
July 18 - Kristen Bell, American actor
August 23 - Joanne Froggatt, British actor
August 26 – Chris Pine, American actor
October 21 – Kim Kardashian, American celebrity
October 31 – Samaire Armstrong, American actor
November 5 - Luke Hemsworth, Australian actor
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
6. Died in 1980
February - Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian rock singer (AC/DC)
March - Jesse Owens, American Olympic athlete
April - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, Nobel laureate in Literature
July - Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor
September - Katherine Anne Porter, American author
November - Steve McQueen, American actor
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
V. C. Andrews – Petals on the Wind
Pat Conroy – The Lords of Discipline
Stephen King – Firestarter
Madeleine L'Engle – A Ring of Endless Light
Robert Ludlum – The Bourne Identity
Mordecai Richler – Joshua Then and Now
Robert B. Parker – Looking for Rachel Wallace
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
The Empire Strikes Back
9 to 5
Any Which Way You Can
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Blue Lagoon
Ordinary People
Raging Bull
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – The US upset the USSR in the Olympics, a hockey game known as the Miracle on Ice. They then proceeded to defeat Finland to secure the first and only gold medal since 1960.
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
Mod
Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
Read one book for each task.
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2. (Malory Towers)
Second Form at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton 11/3/2025
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count). P 299
It Takes a Witch by Heather Blake 11/2/2025
5. Born in 1980
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
6. Died in 1980
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
9. IN THE NEWS
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
Mod
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, Stephanie,
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
5. Born in 1980
January 16 – Seydou Keita, Malian athlete
January 17 – Gareth McLearnon, Irish musician
May 8 – Alfredo Valente, Canadian soccer player
April 10 – Charlie Hunnam, British actor
July 18 - Kristen Bell, American actor
August 23 - Joanne Froggatt, British actor
August 26 – Chris Pine, American actor
October 21 – Kim Kardashian, American celebrity
October 31 – Samaire Armstrong, American actor
November 5 - Luke Hemsworth, Australian actor
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
6. Died in 1980
February - Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian rock singer (AC/DC)
March - Jesse Owens, American Olympic athlete
April - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, Nobel laureate in Literature
July - Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor
September - Katherine Anne Porter, American author
November - Steve McQueen, American actor
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
V. C. Andrews – Petals on the Wind
Pat Conroy – The Lords of Discipline
Stephen King – Firestarter
Madeleine L'Engle – A Ring of Endless Light
Robert Ludlum – The Bourne Identity
Mordecai Richler – Joshua Then and Now
Robert B. Parker – Looking for Rachel Wallace
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
The Empire Strikes Back
9 to 5
Any Which Way You Can
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Blue Lagoon
Ordinary People
Raging Bull
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – The US upset the USSR in the Olympics, a hockey game known as the Miracle on Ice. They then proceeded to defeat Finland to secure the first and only gold medal since 1960.
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, Stephanie,
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
5. Born in 1980
January 16 – Seydou Keita, Malian athlete
January 17 – Gareth McLearnon, Irish musician
May 8 – Alfredo Valente, Canadian soccer player
April 10 – Charlie Hunnam, British actor
July 18 - Kristen Bell, American actor
August 23 - Joanne Froggatt, British actor
August 26 – Chris Pine, American actor
October 21 – Kim Kardashian, American celebrity
October 31 – Samaire Armstrong, American actor
November 5 - Luke Hemsworth, Australian actor
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
6. Died in 1980
February - Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian rock singer (AC/DC)
March - Jesse Owens, American Olympic athlete
April - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, Nobel laureate in Literature
July - Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor
September - Katherine Anne Porter, American author
November - Steve McQueen, American actor
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
V. C. Andrews – Petals on the Wind
Pat Conroy – The Lords of Discipline
Stephen King – Firestarter
Madeleine L'Engle – A Ring of Endless Light
Robert Ludlum – The Bourne Identity
Mordecai Richler – Joshua Then and Now
Robert B. Parker – Looking for Rachel Wallace
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
The Empire Strikes Back
9 to 5
Any Which Way You Can
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Blue Lagoon
Ordinary People
Raging Bull
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – The US upset the USSR in the Olympics, a hockey game known as the Miracle on Ice. They then proceeded to defeat Finland to secure the first and only gold medal since 1960.
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980Duration: Nov. 1st, 2025 - Jan. 31st, 2026
LEVELS
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
2/15
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, Stephanie,
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
✅5. Born in 1980
January 16 – Seydou Keita, Malian athlete
January 17 – Gareth McLearnon, Irish musician
May 8 – Alfredo Valente, Canadian soccer player
April 10 – Charlie Hunnam, British actor
July 18 - Kristen Bell, American actor
August 23 - Joanne Froggatt, British actor
August 26 – Chris Pine, American actor
October 21 – Kim Kardashian, American celebrity
October 31 – Samaire Armstrong, American actor
November 5 - Luke Hemsworth, Australian actor
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
Chaos Reigning by Jessie Mihalik - Nov. 1st
Catarina von Hasenberg
6. Died in 1980
February - Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian rock singer (AC/DC)
March - Jesse Owens, American Olympic athlete
April - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, Nobel laureate in Literature
July - Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor
September - Katherine Anne Porter, American author
November - Steve McQueen, American actor
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
V. C. Andrews – Petals on the Wind
Pat Conroy – The Lords of Discipline
Stephen King – Firestarter
Madeleine L'Engle – A Ring of Endless Light
Robert Ludlum – The Bourne Identity
Mordecai Richler – Joshua Then and Now
Robert B. Parker – Looking for Rachel Wallace
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
The Empire Strikes Back
9 to 5
Any Which Way You Can
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Blue Lagoon
Ordinary People
Raging Bull
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – The US upset the USSR in the Olympics, a hockey game known as the Miracle on Ice. They then proceeded to defeat Finland to secure the first and only gold medal since 1960.
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
✅13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
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14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
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Every 3 months we will give you a list of facts about a randomly selected year with reading tasks to go with them. Read one book for each task.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1980
Duration: November 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, Stephanie,
🟪 Read a book by an author/main character named Brandon, Kristen, Joshua, or Stephanie.
2. The average price for a movie ticket is $2.69.
🟪 Read a series book #2, #6, #9, #26, #29 or #69 (include series name and number).
3. U.S. President - Jimmy Carter
🟪 Read a book where a character is/was in the Navy OR with a character who plays football or runs cross country OR set in Georgia.
4. In the U.S. average yearly wages were $19,500.
🟪 Read a book that has a 0, 1, 5 or 9 in the page count (share page count).
5. Born in 1980
January 16 – Seydou Keita, Malian athlete
January 17 – Gareth McLearnon, Irish musician
May 8 – Alfredo Valente, Canadian soccer player
April 10 – Charlie Hunnam, British actor
July 18 - Kristen Bell, American actor
August 23 - Joanne Froggatt, British actor
August 26 – Chris Pine, American actor
October 21 – Kim Kardashian, American celebrity
October 31 – Samaire Armstrong, American actor
November 5 - Luke Hemsworth, Australian actor
🟪 Read a book with a main character whose first name or last name begins with A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, S, or V (tell us their name).
6. Died in 1980
February - Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian rock singer (AC/DC)
March - Jesse Owens, American Olympic athlete
April - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, Nobel laureate in Literature
July - Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor
September - Katherine Anne Porter, American author
November - Steve McQueen, American actor
🟪 Read a book published in February, March, April, July, September, or November of any year (share pub date).
7. New Books
V. C. Andrews – Petals on the Wind
Pat Conroy – The Lords of Discipline
Stephen King – Firestarter
Madeleine L'Engle – A Ring of Endless Light
Robert Ludlum – The Bourne Identity
Mordecai Richler – Joshua Then and Now
Robert B. Parker – Looking for Rachel Wallace
🟪 Read a book set in Canada, Florida, France, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, on an island, South Carolina, Switzerland, or Virginia (share location).
8. In Theaters
The Empire Strikes Back
9 to 5
Any Which Way You Can
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Blue Lagoon
Ordinary People
Raging Bull
🟪 Read a book with the genre or tag Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Epic, Family, Music, Space Opera, Sports or Young Adult (share genre).
IN THE NEWS
9. February 22 – The US upset the USSR in the Olympics, a hockey game known as the Miracle on Ice. They then proceeded to defeat Finland to secure the first and only gold medal since 1960.
🟪 Read a book where a hockey game is played OR where the Olympics are referenced OR where a miracle happens.
10. May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
🟪 Read a book where a natural disaster happens OR set in Washington OR a series #3, #5 or #7 (share series name).
11. May 23 – Horror film "The Shining" is released, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on the book by Stephen King
🟪 Read The Shining OR a book where someone stays in a grand hotel OR a book tagged Horror.
12. June 1 – The first 24-hour news channel, Cable News Network (CNN), is launched.
🟪 Read a book set in Atlanta OR where a character watches the news OR whose title contains the letters CNN in any order.
13. November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter and is elected the 40th President of the United States.
🟪 Read a book with a character that is an actor or governor OR where there is an election OR by an author whose first and last initial is the same letter.
14. November 21 – A record number of viewers on this date (for an entertainment program) tune into the U.S. television show Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is an international obsession.
🟪 Read a book set in Texas OR with a character who has a nickname OR where someone is shot but does not die.
15. December 8 – Murder of John Lennon: Mark David Chapman is arrested following the murder of English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota.
🟪 Read a book where someone is murdered OR with a main character that is a musician.
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