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Dec 01, 2018 02:14AM

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Diana's December Reading Plan
1.1 Santa's List Day (12/4)
"Nice" book
A Simple Christmas
1.2 Poinsettia Day (12/12)
author's first & last name initials in POINSETTIA
1.3 Reading Rainbow
ADVENT predominately PURPLE, PINK, or WHITE.
Rosemary and Crime
1.4 Remembrances: Christmas
Christmas tree(s) on the cover
Because It's Christmas: The Christmas Basket\Merry Ex-Mas
1.5 Winter Solstice (12/21)
wintery scene on cover -OR- 100 to 200 pages long
The Christmas Shoppe
1.6 New Year's Eve
2 of the numbers of 2019 page count
Dear Mrs. Bird (281)
1.7 (Marilyn's task) Celebrate Christmas and the movies
Christmas book that into a movie (or read any book made into a movie). List the title of the book and the name of the movie, if it's different.
Crazy Rich Asians
Two Point Task
2.1 Surprise Me
Read two books
Go to link: Surprise Me Task
2.2 (Tessa's Task) We Bought A Zoo
Two Books
1. Asian Elephants
Complete one of the following tasks.
a) teeth showing on the cover
b) 100,000 ratings + on GR Tell us how many
Pretty Little Liars (174,967 ratings)
c) 4 (or more) people on cover.
2. Caribou (a.k.a. - reindeer)
Complete one of the following tasks.
a) 9 in the total page count.
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women (479)
b) set in Russia/Canada.
c) female author -AND- with a female MC
2.3 (Linda C's Task) Year-end TBR Push
Read 2 books that have been on your TBR pile for more than a year – 2017 or prior. Let us know when you put it on your pile.
2.4 (Amber's Task) I Love December
1. My birthday
MC celebrates something, holiday, birthday, wedding, etc.
2. Iexcited by all the festivities all month leading up to Christmas.
set at Christmas or where the first letter of each word in the title is in Christmas (3 word minimum).
Three Point Task
3.1 (Linda C's Task) Dec 31st Birthdays
Read Three Books
1. Henri Matisse
Read a book featuring painting in some way (tell us how) or where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in HENRI MATISSE (title must be at least three words)
2. Anthony Hopkins
first and last initials of author in HOPKINS.
3. John Denver
(set in Colorado)
Fallen Women
Five Point Task
5.1 Lots of Letters
spell-out: BINGO or WRITE
1.1 Santa's List Day (12/4)
"Nice" book
A Simple Christmas
1.2 Poinsettia Day (12/12)
author's first & last name initials in POINSETTIA
1.3 Reading Rainbow
ADVENT predominately PURPLE, PINK, or WHITE.

1.4 Remembrances: Christmas
Christmas tree(s) on the cover

1.5 Winter Solstice (12/21)
wintery scene on cover -OR- 100 to 200 pages long

1.6 New Year's Eve
2 of the numbers of 2019 page count
Dear Mrs. Bird (281)
1.7 (Marilyn's task) Celebrate Christmas and the movies
Christmas book that into a movie (or read any book made into a movie). List the title of the book and the name of the movie, if it's different.
Crazy Rich Asians
Two Point Task
2.1 Surprise Me
Read two books
Go to link: Surprise Me Task
2.2 (Tessa's Task) We Bought A Zoo
Two Books
1. Asian Elephants
Complete one of the following tasks.
a) teeth showing on the cover
b) 100,000 ratings + on GR Tell us how many
Pretty Little Liars (174,967 ratings)
c) 4 (or more) people on cover.
2. Caribou (a.k.a. - reindeer)
Complete one of the following tasks.
a) 9 in the total page count.
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women (479)
b) set in Russia/Canada.
c) female author -AND- with a female MC
2.3 (Linda C's Task) Year-end TBR Push
Read 2 books that have been on your TBR pile for more than a year – 2017 or prior. Let us know when you put it on your pile.
2.4 (Amber's Task) I Love December
1. My birthday
MC celebrates something, holiday, birthday, wedding, etc.
2. Iexcited by all the festivities all month leading up to Christmas.
set at Christmas or where the first letter of each word in the title is in Christmas (3 word minimum).
Three Point Task
3.1 (Linda C's Task) Dec 31st Birthdays
Read Three Books
1. Henri Matisse
Read a book featuring painting in some way (tell us how) or where the first letter of each word of the title can be found in HENRI MATISSE (title must be at least three words)
2. Anthony Hopkins
first and last initials of author in HOPKINS.
3. John Denver
(set in Colorado)
Fallen Women
Five Point Task
5.1 Lots of Letters
spell-out: BINGO or WRITE