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Marilyn - 5
Diana S - 3
Tessa - 4
Mickslibrarian - 15
Bethany - 15
**Amber - 10
**Linda C - 10
Most Pages
Marilyn - 1919
Diana S - 859
Tessa - 1416
Mickslibrarian - 3150
Bethany - 4658
Amber - 3085
**Linda C - 3197
2.1 Surprise MeRead Two Books
Thanks, Bethany, for the picks!
Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America by John M. Barry--3/2/18--524 pages
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn--3/6/18--427 pages
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 951
Total points: 2
Total pages: 951
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pastel color - light green cover
French Fried by Nancy Fairbanks (3/7/18) 290 pp. 3.5 ★★★Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 290
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GIRL in the title.
Girl With a Pearl Earring Tracy Chevalier (3/2/18) 233 pp. ★★★★
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 233
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 523
TESSATask 1.3 - Reading Rainbow
Green cover
✔ - 11Mar18 - 370 pTHIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 370
Total points earned to date - 1
Total pages read to date - 370
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MPG-(Coming-of-Age)
The Moon Sisters by Therese Walsh (3/11/18) 336 pp. ★★★
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 336
Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 859
1.3 (Bethany's task) Reading Rainbow (pastel color)
The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley March 16Points for this Task: 1
Pages for this Task: 363
Books for this Task: 1
Total Points: 1
Total Pages: 363
Total Books: 1
2.2 (Amber's task) The Amazing RaceRead Two Books
1. Capture the Flag
In the Woods by Tana French 3/9 (429 pgs)
D. CROSS Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn 3/14 (305 pgs)
2.3 (Bethany's task) Surprise Yourself!
Driving with Dead People by Monica Holloway 3/12 (327 pgs) November
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric H. Cline 3/18 (237 pgs) February
Points: 4
Pages: 1298
2.4 (Amber's task) Fun March HolidaysMarch 19 - Let's Laugh Day & March 22 - International Goof Off Day
Read two books that make you happy.
1. Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan--3/9/18--328 pages
2. Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy--3/19/18--352 pages
While neither of these books made me laugh, they made me happy because mystery/thrillers is one of my favorite genres!
Points this task - 2
Pages this task - 680
Total points - 4
Total pages - 1631
1.3 (Bethany's task) Reading RainbowRead a book with a GREEN cover (at less 75% - show cover) -OR- with a pastel color (lavender, pale pink, light blue, pale yellow, light green, etc...) cover (at less 50% - show cover).
(pale pink) by Laura Bradford 03.17.18Task points 1
Task pages 304
2.1 Surprise MeRead Two Books
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda 03.05.18
pages 384
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle 03.21.18
pages 256
Task points 2
Task pages 640
Total points 3
Total pages 944
1.3 (Bethany's task) Reading RainbowRead a book with a GREEN cover (at less 75% - show cover) -OR- with a pastel color (lavender, pale pink, light blue, pale yellow, light green, etc...) cover (at less 50% - show cover).
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro--3/19/18--288 pagesPoints this task: 1
Pages this task: 288
Total points: 5
Total paages: 1919
1.5 Jewel Day (3/13)The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 by Lauren Tarshis March 24
Points for this Task: 1
Pages for this Task: 112
Books for this Task: 1
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 475
Total Books: 2
2.4 (Amber's task) Fun March HolidaysPip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures by Jackson Pearce and Maggie Stiefvater March 17
AND
Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks: A Librarian's Love Letters and Breakup Notes to the Books in Her Life by Annie Spence March 18
Points for this Task: 2
Pages for this Task: 436
Books for this Task: 2
Total Points: 4
Total Pages: 911
Total Books: 4
1.1 Girl Scout Day (3/12)A Girl Named Mister by Nikki Grimes March 24
Points for this Task: 1
Pages for this Task: 223
Books for this Task: 1
Total Points: 5
Total Pages: 1134
Total Books: 5
TESSATask 2.1 - Surprise Me - Linda C picked for me:
Homegoing ✔ - 07Mar18 - 300 p
Cork Dork ✔ - 22Mar18 - 346 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 646 p
Total points earned to date - 3
Total pages read to date - 1016 pg/b>
5.1 Arts & CraftsC Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist March 25
R Chris Rylander - The Fourth Stall March 23
A Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson March 8
F Frazzled: Everyday Disasters and Impending Doom by Booki Vivat March 10
T Lauren Tarshis - The Shark Attacks of 1916 March 3
Points for this Task: 5
Pages for this Task: 1085
Books for this Task: 5
Total Points: 10
Total Pages: 2219
Total Books: 10
5.1 Arts & CraftsM-The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides 3/19 (406 pgs)
U-Uwiringiyimana, Sandra How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child 3/6 (304 pgs)
S-Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson 3/9 (208 pgs)
I-I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali 3/6 (188 pgs)
C-Connoly, John The White Road 3/11 (503 pgs)
Points: 5
Pages: 1609
Total points: 9
Total pages: 2907
1.3 (Bethany's task) Reading Rainbow
by Helen Oyeyemi 3/20Points: 1
Pages: 308
Total points: 10
Total pages: 3215
2.2 (Amber's task) The Amazing RaceNory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff March 25
AND
A.
The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis March 2Points for this Task: 2
Pages for this Task: 436
Books for this Task: 2
Total Points: 12
Total Pages: 2479
Total Books: 12
1.7 (Linda C's task) Beware the Ides of March (3/15)Read a book involving a fortune teller, seer, or psychic where a prediction is made
Gunmetal Magic (Kate Daniels, #5.5) – Ilona Andrews (5 stars) 3/23/18 [326] the witch alpha has a vision that comes true
Points: 1
Pages: 326
Total points: 1
Total pages: 326
TESSATask 1.6 - Passover
Jewish main character
Kissing in America ✔ - 27Mar18
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 400
Total points earned to date: 4
Total pages read to date: 1416
Task 2.4 (Amber's task) Fun March HolidaysRead two books that make you happy.
Something About You (FBI/U.S.Attorney, #1) – Julie James (4 stars) 3/27/18 [307]
Missing You (Lonesome Lawmen, #3) – Pauline Baird Jones (5 stars) 3/28/18 [335]
Points: 2
Pages: 642
Total points: 3
Total pages: 968
2.4 (Amber's task) Fun March HolidaysPatina by Jason Reynolds 3/27 (233 pgs)
Strange Weather by Joe Hill 3/28 (432 pgs)
Points: 2
Pages: 665
3.1 (Bethany's task) Celebrate Women
Read a book that:
1. Has a female author.
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri 3/30 (291 pgs)
2. Has the genre of either "Women's History" or "Feminism" on the main page.
The Princess Saves Herself in this One by Amanda Lovelace 3/11 (151 pgs)
3. Can pass the Bechdel Test.
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix 3/22 (336 pgs)
Points: 3
Pages: 778
Total points: 15
Total pages: 4658
Task 2.1 Surprise MeHillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis – J. D. Vance (4 stars) 3/8/18 [264]
Dream Lake (Friday Harbor, #3) – Lisa Kleypas (3 stars) 3/30/18 [352]
Points: 2
Pages: 616
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1584
Task 5.1 Arts & Crafts C- A Country Wooing – Joan Smith (3 stars) 3/10/18 [186]
R- Pursuit (Jessica Ford, #1) – Karen Robards (3 stars) 3/31/18 [381]
A- Autumn Dawn - No Words Alone (Spark, #2) (3 stars) 3/11/18 [292]
F- Fredrick Backman - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (4 stars) 3/15/18 [370]
T- Thomas Sullivan - The Water Wolf (3 stars)
3/25/18 [384]
Points: 5
Pages: 1613
Total points: 10
Total pages: 3197
3.1 (Bethany's task) Celebrate WomenA. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle March 2
B. Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History—without the Fairy-Tale Endings by Linda Rodríguez McRobbie March 30
C. Ms. Marvel: Fists of Fury by Marvel Book Group March 20
Points for this Task: 3
Pages for this Task: 671
Books for this Task: 3
Total Points: 15
Total Pages: 3150
Total Books: 15
2.2 (Amber's task) The Amazing RaceRead Two Books
1. Capture the Flag
Read a book set in the Ireland (must be at less set 75% in chosen country)
An Early Wake by Sheila Connolly 03.30.18
Pages 304
2. Detour
C. Many Irish family names start with "Mac" or "O'...", which means respectively "son of ..." and "grandson of ..." in Gaelic. Read a book by an author whose name starts with Mac, Mc, or O'.
Murder at an Irish Wedding by Carlene O'Connor 03.31.18
Pages 308
Task points 2
Task pages 612
Total points 5
Total pages 1556
2.4 (Amber's task) Fun March HolidaysMarch 19 - Let's Laugh Day & March 22 - International Goof Off Day
Read two books that make you happy.
Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon 03.09.18
Pages 227
Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews 03.19.18
Pages 448
Task points 2
Task pages 675
Total points 7
Total pages 2231
3.2 (Linda C's task) Women’s History MonthFor this month-long celebration of women’s contributions to society and history I want to focus on her contribution aspects. Read three books.
1. Main character is a woman who is an employee, a homemaker or some other position that is part of a larger organization or group.
G'Day to Die by Maddy Hunter (main character is a tour escort) 03.31.18
Pages 288
2. Main character is a woman who owns a business or runs an organization or group that has employees or subordinate members.
Holiday Grind by Cleo Coyle (owns a coffee shop) 03.27.18
Pages 280
3. Main character is a woman who has an independent career, i.e. artist, writer, poet or other position that has no employees and reports to no one.
The Stitching Hour by Amanda Lee (owns an embroidery store and works it herself) 03.25.18
Pages 286
Task points 3
Task pages 854
Total points 10
Total pages 3085
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