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Most Points
Bethany - 10
**Linda C - 8
Marilyn - 6
Amber - 1
Most Pages
Bethany - 3150
**Linda C - 2954
Marilyn - 2094
Amber - 334
Task 1.2 (Tessa's task) Pick A GenreRead a book with Mystery listed in its main page genre.
Mallets Aforethought (Home Repair is Homicide, #7) – Sarah Graves (4 stars) 6/1/18 [368]
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 368
Total points: 1
Total pages: 368
Task 2.1 Surprise MeTurtle Moon – Alice Hoffman (4 stars) 6/5/18 [292]
Estate of Mind (A Den of Antiquity Mystery, #6) – Tamar Myers (2 stars) 6/7/18 [312]
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 604
Total points: 3
Total pages: 972
Task 1.7 (Linda C's task) Father's DayRead a book whose main character is a Father
A Fraction of the Whole – Steve Toltz (3 stars) 6/10/18 [544]
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 544
Total points: 4
Total pages: 1516
1.3 (Amber's task) Reading Rainbow Read a book with a YELLOW, GREEN, or BLUE cover
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler - 358 pagesPoints this task - 1
Pages this task - 358
Total points - 1
Total pages - 358
1.5 Herb and Spices Day (6/10)The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
pg. 12 and 13 "In the afternoon Beetle left the village for the woods, where she gathered honey...and collected herbs..."
Points: 1
Pages: 122
Total points: 2
Total pages: 426
Task 1.3 (Amber's task) Reading RainbowRead a book with a YELLOW, GREEN, or BLUE cover (at least 50% - show cover).
It All Changed in an Instant: More Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure – Larry Smith (4 stars) 6/13/18 [272]Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 272
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1788
Task 1.5 Herb and Spices Day (6/10)Read a book with a character that uses herbs or spices. (list page # and sentence).
Spell Booked (A Retired Witches Mystery, #1) – Joyce & Jim Lavene (4 stars) 6/14/18 [304]
p. 119 “Next came the herbs. Ground allspice berries for luck and blood-root to strengthen family ties. Fennel seeds for courage...”
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 304
Total points: 6
Total pages: 2092
1.5 Herb and Spices Day (6/10)Read a book with a character that uses herbs or spices. (list page # and sentence).
A Tine to Live, A Tine to Die by Edith Maxwell 06.14.18
p 20 "Now she planned to clip greens for a salad and a few perennial herbs to top the quiche she had ready to pop in the oven."
Points 1
Pages 334
1.2 (Tessa's task) Pick A GenreRead a book with Mystery listed in its main page genre.
Raven Black by Ann Cleeves--6/20/18--374 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 374
Total points: 2
Total pages: 732
2.4 (Bethany's task) First Day of Summer TraditionsRead Two Books
Choose two of the tradition-inspired tasks below:
a. Celebrate Femininity (China)
Traditionally, the first day of summer was used to celebrate the feminine.
Read a book with a female author.
My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor--6/12/18--302 pages
c. Honor the Sun
Read a book with the sun on the cover.
The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille--6/22/18--626 pagesPoints this task: 2
Pages this task: 928
Total points: 4
Total pages: 1660
Task 2.2 (Linda C's task) The Amazing Race1. Capture the Flag
Read a book set in the France (must be at less set 50% in chosen country) -or- MC is French.
The Alice Network – Kate Quinn (5 stars) 6/23/18 [510]
d. Read a book with a MC who is rich, famous, a star, or royalty. Tell us which.
Queen of Diamonds (House of Cards, #3) – Barbara Metzger (4 stars) 6/17/18 [352] – Lord Harking is rich
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 862
Total points: 8
Total pages: 2954
2.1 Surprise MeRead two books
Thanks, Diana, for the picks!
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke--6/20/18--307 pages
Summer by Edith Wharton--6/26/18--127 pages
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 434
Total points: 6
Total pages: 2094
1.2 (Tessa's task) Pick A GenrePeople Who Eat Darkness: The Fate of Lucie Blackman by Richard Lloyd Parry 6/29
Points: 1
Pages: 404
2.1 Surprise Me
Brief Cases by Jim Butcher 6/10 (516 pgs)
The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff 6/29 (369 pgs)
Points: 2
Pages: 885
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1715
5.1 What Do Sailors Eat?J-John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 6/29 (224 pgs)
E-Ehrenreich, Barbara Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America 6/28 (240 pgs)
R-Roy Clark, The Art of X-Ray Reading 6/11 (288 pgs)
K-Kulin, Ayse Last Train to Istanbul 6/3 (395 pgs)
Y-Yukanavitch, Lidia The Book of Joan 6/17 (288 pgs)
Points: 5
Pages: 1435
Total points: 10
Total pages: 3150
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