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message 1: by Lilisa (last edited Nov 30, 2019 07:25AM) (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments Prep for the 2020 Challenge!

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message 2: by Lilisa (last edited Dec 04, 2020 05:48PM) (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 🎉🎉🎉Card 1:
1. Geography - Y -- Set in France or written by French author Swann's Way - read 2/22/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
2. Entertainment - N -- Read a book that is in a trilogy. It may be book 1, 2, or 3. A Killer's Mind READ 11/5/20 - 4 stars✅✅✅
3. History - N -- A significant character in the book is a king, or the word "king" is in the title. Deacon King Kong - READ 4/5/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
4. Art/Literature - N -- JK Rowling is a strong advocate of child welfare. The word "Orphan" is in the title or a significant character is an orphan. The Orphan Collector - READ 5/20/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
5. Science - Y -- There is one or more sheep on the cover. The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain - READ 6/27/30 - 2 stars✅✅✅
6. Sport - N -- Setting is during the month of April, or the word "April" is in the title. Broken April READ 11/8/20 - 4 stars ✅✅✅

✅✅✅Card 2:
1. Geography - Y -- Setting is Chicago or Illinois
2. Entertainment - Y -- The theme is the American Civil War.
3. History - N -- Setting is between 1900 and 1920. Skylark Farm - read 3/19/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
4. Art/Literature - Y -- Set during the month of October, or the word "October" is in the title. A Chemical Prison - READ 9/30/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
5. Science - Y -- The title is one word only, and starts with the letter "D". Disoriental
6. Sport - Y -- Puck was a mythical god. The genre of the book needs to be mythology.


Card 3:
1. Geography - Y -- Set in Michigan Mrs. Everything read 1/25/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
2. Entertainment - Y -- Hands are on the cover. May be a singular hand. Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope - read 3/7/30 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
3. History - Y -- Theme is Abraham Lincoln
4. Art/Literature - N -- The genre is YA Fantasy
5. Science - Y -- The title contains the name of one of the following a types of beetle: Ladybug, Scarab, Longhorn, Ground, Stag, Firefly The Light of the Fireflies
6. Sport - Y --The word "Deuce", "Double", or "Two" is in the title.

🎉🎉🎉Card 4:
1. Geography - Y --Book is originally published in Spanish The Vineyard OR The Passion According to Carmela -READ 11/17/30 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
2. Entertainment - N --The word "Vampire" or "Angel" is in the title We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese - READ 11/29/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
3. History - Y -- Cover is Red, Purple or Black. 75% rule applies Clapton: The Autobiography -READ 4/1/20 - 4 stars✅✅✅
4. Art/Literature - Y -- The author's last name starts with W, S, or E Where I Come From: Life Lessons from a Latino Chef - read 2/9/20 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
5. Science - N --Cover has a musical instrument Auschwitz Lullaby - read 12/4/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
6. Sport - N --Set in the 19th century (1801 - 1900) The Grand Sophy - read 3/13/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅

Card 5:
1. Geography - Y -- The setting, significant character, or author name is Florence - The Indomitable Florence Finch: The Untold Story of a War Widow Turned Resistance Fighter and Savior of American POWs - READ 7/31/20 - 5 stars✅✅✅
2. Entertainment - N --Genre is Paranormal Fantasy
3. History - N --Read a book written by a Nobel Prize in Literature winner. You may use this list or this resource as a tool. A Strangeness in My Mind or The Black Book or Rabindranath Tagore
4. Art/Literature - N --There is a painting on cover. It does not need to be an actual painting like the Mona Lisa just as long as it clearly a painting This Earth of Mankind OR The Painted Kiss OR When Memory Dies Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire READ 9/27/20 - 4 stars✅✅✅
5. Science - Y -- The title contains one of the following British cattle breeds: Highland, Galloway, Longhorn, Red Poll, British White, Aberdeen Angus, South Devon. Any word in the list is allowed, regardless if the breed is two words. eg. You may chose "red" or "poll", "British" or "white", etc. You may not divide a compound word like "longhorn" The Question of Red or A Bed of Red Flowers: In Search of My Afghanistan or I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade OR The White Queen
6. Sport - N -- Theme of the book is food. Yum! Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing - Read 1/15/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅


message 3: by Lilisa (last edited Sep 30, 2020 07:21AM) (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments Card 6:
1. Geography - Y -- There is an Alligator or Crocodile on the cover or in the title
2. Entertainment - Y -- The cover has an earth-like planet on it.
3. History - Y -- Read the 16th book on your TBR shelf.
4. Art/Literature - N -- Read another book by C.S. Lewis, or another Irish author Days Without End or On Canaan's Side READ 6/5/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
5. Science - N -- The title contains a word in which "search" is the root word. Eg - Search, Searches, Searched, Searching, etc
6. Sport - N -- Title contains the word Peanut, Butter, Pretzel, or Fudge

Card 7:
1. Geography - N -- Setting is North or South Korea A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
2. Entertainment - N -- Genre is historical fiction about WWI The Alice Network READ 5/20/20 - 5 stars✅✅✅
3. History - Y -- The title contains a word in which "hunt" is a root word. Eg - hunt, hunter, hunting, etc
4. Art/Literature - N -- The book is in a series of 8 primary works
5. Science - Y -- Book is set in Russia, or written by Russian author. Disappearing Earth - READ 5/19/20 - 3 stars✅✅✅
6. Sport - Y -- Book is set in Prehistory up to Birth of Christ The Secret Chord - read 1/31/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅

Card 8:
1. Geography - Y -- Book is set in Maine
2. Entertainment - N -- Cover has a feather on it, or title contains the word "Feather". Note: Yes, a bird has feathers, but the task is looking for something that is more identifiable as a feather on its own. If the cover is a large wing with detailed feathers, I will accept that The Thirty Names of Night - READ 5/7/20 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
3. History - N -- The book is first or second in a series. The Gauguin Connection OR Untrue till Death
4. Art/Literature - Y -- The edition you read has 300-350 pages. The Storm - read 2/4/20 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
5. Science - Y -- The title contains the word "Eye" or "Eyes"
6. Sport - Y -- The title of the book starts with Q or Z Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter

Card 9:
1. Geography - N -- The theme is animal research or preservation
2. Entertainment - Y -- Theme is family saga The House at the Edge of Night READ 6/10/20 - 3 stars✅✅✅
3. History - N -- The title has the word "River" in it The House by the River
4. Art/Literature - N -- The genre of the book is historical fiction about the genocide of European Jews during WWII House on Endless Waters OR The Paris Architect READ 6/13/30 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
5. Science - N -- There is a significant character who is an astronaut or space explorer (think James T. Kirk wannabe).
6. Sport - N -- There is a ship with sails on the cover

Card 10:
1. Geography - Y -- The book is set in Scotland, or written by a Scottish author Koh-I-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond - READ 1/4/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
2. Entertainment - N -- The genre is Children's Middle Grade Homeless Bird READ 1/20/20 for BADGE 2 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
3. History - Y -- The name Francis is in the title, or is the author's name.
4. Art/Literature - Y -- The genre is dystopia brought about by a virus/illness. Dystopia must show on the main book page.
5. Science - N -- The theme of the book is dinosaurs
6. Sport - N -- The book was originally published in French Small Country


message 4: by Lilisa (last edited Nov 21, 2020 11:13AM) (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 🎉🎉🎉Card 11:
1. Geography - Y -- The setting is Central America, or written by a Central American author The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 - READ 6/27/20 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
2. Entertainment - N -- The book is set in New Zealand or written by a New Zealand author The Colour - READ 10/3/20 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
3. History - N -- Two of the words in the title start with the letter M Man of My Time - READ 5/3/20 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
4. Art/Literature - Y -- Read The Sun Also Rises or another book by Hemingway. READ 8/22/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
5. Science - Y -- The theme of the book is travel. Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World4/26/20 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
6. Sport - N -- The book is set in 2010 to present day American Dirt - read 3/3/30 - 4 stars ✅✅✅

🎉🎉🎉Card 12:
1. Geography - N -- The title has the word "Garden" or "Quarter" in it Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil OR The Samurai's Garden OR A Death in the Venetian Quarter or The Garden of Evening Mists — READ 7/17/30 - 5 stars ✅✅✅
2. Entertainment - Y -- Make a 4-letter word or greater from "Angelina Jolie" and read a book with that word in the title. Use only the letters available and as many time as it appears. Ie - your word could have two a's since there are 2 of them. Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line READ 7/20/20 - 4 stars✅✅✅
3. History - Y -- There is a cathedral on the cover or the word "Cathedral" is in the title. Cathedral of the Sea — 600+ pages Murder at the Cathedral 203 pages LIN AUDIO -READ 11/16/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
4. Art/Literature - Y -- There is a character named Andy or Don in the book Open and Shut - READ 11/21/20 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
5. Science - N -- There are stars on the cover The Map of Salt and Stars - read 1/20/20 - 5 stars ✅✅✅
6. Sport - N -- The first and last name of the author start with T, L, D, or R. You may only use the letter once in the combo. The author's initials may not be TT, LL, DD, or RR. Anything written by Rabindranath Tagore The Home and the World READ 11/13/20 - 3 stars✅✅✅

💐💐Card 13:
1. Geography - Y -- The book is set in Iceland, or written by an Icelandic author Woman at 1,000 Degrees
2. Entertainment - N -- Dance is the theme of the book A Lily in the Light
3. History - Y -- The book was a prize winner in 2007. It may be any prize The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 Pulitzer - general non fiction
4. Art/Literature - N -- The genre is classic literature and must have been written by a woman Wives and Daughters - read 2/16/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
5. Science - Y -- The book is on your tbr as any combination of digits found in 212. It may be 1, 2, 12, 22, 122, 212, 222. Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey Into Bhutan READ 5/25/30 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
6. Sport - N -- The genre is Historical Fiction set in Britain War Brides OR The Last Camellia

Card 14:
1. Geography - N -- The cover has a large tree on it Ishmael's Oranges OR The Hundred-Year Walk: An Armenian Odyssey READ 3/29/20 - 5 stars ✅✅✅
2. Entertainment - N -- The genre is horror
3. History - N -- The cover has a pumpkin on it, because I bet you answered like me - Pumpkin.
4. Art/Literature - Y -- There is a wolf on the cover or the word "Wolf" is in the title A Wolf Called Wander AUDIO
5. Science - N -- The title contains the word "Big", "Bang", or "Theory" in it.
6. Sport - N -- There is a horse on the cover I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade

Card 15:
1. Geography - Y -- Read the first book in a 5-book series.
2. Entertainment - N -- The genre is listed as anime or manga OR read a book from Books for Anime Manga Lovers list. Specify position on list
3. History - Y -- The book is set in Tibet or written by a Tibetan author. Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land or Touching Tibet
4. Art/Literature - N -- The book is written from an animal's point of view. Simon Ships Out: How one brave, stray cat became a worldwide hero read 5/2/30 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
5. Science - Y -- Read a book with "Chrysalis" or "Cocoon" in the title
6. Sport - N --There is ice on the cover or the word "Ice" is in the title.


message 5: by Lilisa (last edited Sep 30, 2020 07:23AM) (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 💐💐Card 16:
1. Geography - Y -- Book is set during Christmas An Irish Country Christmas
2. Entertainment - N -- The book is in any series with 12 or more primary works Louise Penny All the Devils Are Here READ 8/30/20 - 5 stars ✅✅✅
3. History - Y -- Any word in the title starts with Z, including a one letter word Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter
4. Art/Literature - N -- The book's genre is time travel.Timebound
5. Science - N -- The genre is non-fiction excluding memoir, biography, or autobiography The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East - RRAD 3/14/20 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
6. Sport - Y -- The book was originally published in 2008 The Passion According to Carmela or Seamstress

Card 17:
1. Geography - Y -- Set in Canada or written by a Canadian author Whisper Me This OR The Colony of Unrequited Dreams OR The Spice Necklace: A Food-Lover's Caribbean Adventure - READ 6/28/20 - 5 stars ✅✅✅
2. Entertainment - N -- The title has the word "Tango" or "Dance" in it The Gods of Tango
3. History - Y -- The title has the word "Iron" in it. Sub-titles are included in this task
4. Art/Literature - N -- The cover has a pyramid on it or the word "Pyramid" is in the title Dreamers of the Day
5. Science - N -- Some of the animals on the list of the top 10 most endangered animals are leopard, tiger, gorilla, sea turtle, and rhino. The book has one of those animals in the title. Note "Sea" & "Turtle" may be separated. The Friendly Sea OR Coral Sea Affair
6. Sport - Y -- The book is about childhood friends

Card 18:
1. Geography - N -- There is a cookie on the cover or the word "Cookie" is in the title
2. Entertainment - N -- The cover has a face in profile. The face must be turned so that the character would be looking to the left or right. The character cannot be looking even partially forward. Think of a cameo pendant. Russian Tattoo: A Memoir
3. History - Y -- Clara Barton was the founder of US Red Cross. The main character is a nurse.
4. Art/Literature - N -- The cover has a drum, or the word "Drum" is in the title. You may use words in which drum is the root word (drummer, drumming, etc.)
5. Science - N -- There is a sun on the cover or the word "Sun" is in the title
6. Sport - Y -- The book was translated from another language to English (check Translation shelf) Serenade for Nadia -READ 3/29/20 - 5 stars ✅✅✅

Card 19:
1. Geography - N -- There are lips on the cover The Price of Paradise -READ 7/11/20 - 4 stars✅✅✅
2. Entertainment - N -- The book is a ghost story
3. History - Y -- The genre is Steampunk set in Victorian England.
4. Art/Literature - Y -- The book is set on the moon. It may be any moon, not just Earth's moon.
5. Science - N -- The word "Electric" (exact) is in the title, or there is lightning on the cover. The Electric Hotel
6. Sport - N -- The cover has plants other than trees or bushes on it

Card 20:
1. Geography - N -- The book is set in Scotland or written by a Scottish author.
2. Entertainment - N -- The book is set in the 1980's. Foresight - READ 3/22/20 - 3 stars✅✅✅
3. History - Y -- The author's name is Peter, or the word Peter or Great is in the title The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness The Great Passage (also fits translated from Japanese) Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa by Peter Godwin - read 3/19/20 - 5 stars ✅✅✅
4. Art/Literature - Y -- The book is set between 1880 and 1889.
5. Science - N -- The genre is Scandinavian mystery Still Waters
6. Sport - N --The title contains the word "Kite", "Torch", "Plow", or "Chair


message 6: by Lilisa (last edited Sep 30, 2020 07:23AM) (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments Card 21:
1. Geography - Y -- The book is set in Modern Day Egypt or Algeria The Lovers of Algeria
2. Entertainment - N -- The cover is 75% pink. Pilgrimage to Dollywood: A Country Music Road Trip through Tennessee - READ 4/18/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
3. History - Y -- The word Duchess or Cambridge is in the title
4. Art/Literature - N -- The genre is dystopia
5. Science - Y -- The book is set in Sweden or is written by a Swedish author The Dark Heart: A True Story of Greed, Murder, and an Unlikely Investigator OR The Man Who Played with Fire: Stieg Larsson's Lost Files and the Hunt for an Assassin
6. Sport - Y -- The word "Left" is in the title

Card 22:
1. Geography - Y -- The book is set in an abbey or the word "Abbey" is in the title.
2. Entertainment - N -- The theme of the book is survival that does not involve war situations. You may use this resource. Required that you justify that the book fits the task.
3. History - Y -- The book is set in South Africa, or is written by a South African author. A Story Like the Wind - READ 7/17/20 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
4. Art/Literature - Y -- A main character is a knight.
5. Science - Y -- A main character is an archeologist.
6. Sport - Y -- The theme is about a royal family. The White Queen

Card 23:
1. Geography - N -- The setting is a museum.
2. Entertainment - N -- The cover depicts one of these animals: Elephant, Sheep, Bird, or Turtle. Brazil - read 2/9/29 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
3. History - N -- The book is set in Pennsylvania. The Dutch House - read 2/12/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
4. Art/Literature - N -- The word "Sapphire" or "Diamond" is in the title
5. Science - N -- The genre is space opera.
6. Sport - Y -- The book is set in Australia, or written by an Australian author On the Java Ridge

Card 24:
1. Geography - Y -- There are mountains on the cover That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands The Giver of Stars - read 2/22/20 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
2. Entertainment - N -- The main character has ginger coloured hair (red
3. History - Y -- The book is written as a diary
4. Art/Literature - N -- The genre is classic horror
5. Science - N -- The cover has a tool on it. Does not include cutlery or writing implements
6. Sport - Y -- The book was originally published in Japanese The Great Passage

Card 25:
1. Geography - Y -- Read a book with the same title as one of Brad Pitt's movies. Brad Pitt Filmography
2. Entertainment - N -- The title has the word "Halloween", "Escape", or "Thing" in it.
3. History - N -- The book is set in the 1500's The Lost Diary of Venice - READ 5/16/20 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
4. Art/Literature - Y -- Cover has a champagne flute on it
5. Science - N -- The title has the word "Cavern" or "Cave" in it
6. Sport - N --The theme is North American aboriginal people. Neither Wolf Nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder 👍👍👍


message 7: by Lilisa (last edited Dec 05, 2020 03:25PM) (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 🎉🎉🎉Card 26:
1. Geography - Y --Setting is Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, or Libya The Lovers of Algeria READ 11/20/20 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
2. Entertainment - Y -- The book was made into a movie that won an academy award. No Country for Old Men - READ 11/25/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
3. History - N -- The genre is anthology or short stories. Spirits Abroad OR Me Talk Pretty One Day READ 5/17/20 - 2 stars ✅✅✅
4. Art/Literature - Y -- The book is set in Italy, India or Indonesia. All the Lives We Never Lived or The Widows of Malabar Hill or Playing It My Way: My Autobiography (check TBR lists) Poonachi: Or the Story of a Black Goat - read 1/36/30 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
5. Science - Y -- The title has the word "Cocoa" or "Chocolate" in it Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love - READ 8/10/20 - 5 stars✅✅✅
6. Sport - Y -- The cover has telegraph, telephone, or electric poles on it The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau OR Because You'll Never Meet Me -Read 12/5/20 - 4 stars✅✅✅

Card 27:
1. Geography - Y -- he title has the word "South" in it
2. Entertainment - N -- Title has the word "Band" or "Brother" in it.
3. History - Y -- The cover has a whale on it, or the word "Whale" is in the title.
4. Art/Literature - N -- There is a house on the cover The House by the River OR The Plum Tree
5. Science - Y -- The word "Sea" is in the title A Long Petal of the Sea - READ 5/31/20 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
6. Sport - N -- - The cover has a spoon on it, or the word "Spoon" is in the title

Card 28:
1. Geography - N -- The book was originally published in 2013 Mission to Paris - read 2/34/30 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
2. Entertainment - Y -- Main character is Barbara or Johnny
3. History - Y -- The title's first word starts with a J.
4. Art/Literature - N -- Genre is a retelling of a fairy tale.
5. Science - N -- The cover has flowers other than orchids on it Rooftops of Tehran - read 2/25/20 - 3 stars ✅✅✅
6. Sport - N -- The cover has a housecat on it.

💐💐Card 29
1. Geography - Y -- The book is set in Rome. The Vatican Pimpernel: The Wartime Exploits of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty
2. Entertainment - Y -- The book won a Goodreads award in any year Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death
3. History - Y -- The book is set in Modern Day China. The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up
4. Art/Literature - Y -- The title is a single word starting with "A" Archipelago - READ 7/4/20 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
5. Science - Y -- The genre is police procedure. Still Waters
6. Sport - Y -- The book is set in Poland or is written by a Polish author Mosaic: A Chronicle of Five Generations - READ 4/14/20 - 5 stars ✅✅✅

Card 30:
1. Geography - Y -- Genre is historical fiction set in France.Paris Never Leaves You - read 1/9/20 - 4 stars ✅✅✅
2. Entertainment - Y -- The book is set between 1760 and 1820.
3. History - Y -- The word "Universe" is in the title.
4. Art/Literature - N -- The genre is historical fiction about witches.
5. Science - N -- Theme is artificial intelligence.
6. Sport - Y --There is a sword on the cover.


message 8: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 1
2. Card 10
3. Yay Task - Geography
4. Link - Koh-I-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond
5. Read the hardcover book, hardcover edition is 239 pages
6. Read a book set in Scotland or written by a Scottish author
7. The author is Scottish
8. No specifications


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Janice (jamasc) | 59851 comments ✔️

You're on your way! First book is in the bag. Woot!


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Lilisa | 2770 comments Janice wrote: "✔️

You're on your way! First book is in the bag. Woot!"


Thanks Janice;!


message 11: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 2
2. Card 30
3. Yay Task - Geography
4. Link - Paris Never Leaves You
5. Read the hardcover book, hardcover edition is 368 pages
6. Read a book whose genre is historical fiction set in France.
7. The book is historical fiction, 50% set in France during WWII
8. No specifications


message 12: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 3
2. Card 5
3. Nay Task - Sports
4. Link - Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing
5. Read the hardcover book, hardcover edition is 339 pages
6. Theme of the book is food
7. The book is about Soviet food/cooking
8. No specifications


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message 14: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 4
2. Card 12
3. Nay Task - Science
4. Link - The Map of Salt and Stars The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar
5. Read the audiobook, hardcover edition is 368 pages
6. Read a book with stars on the cover
7. The book has stars on the cover
8. No specifications


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message 16: by Lilisa (last edited Jan 21, 2020 07:08AM) (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments OUT OF ORDER - FOR BADGE 3, BOOK 1

1. Badge 3, Book 1
2. Card 10
3. Nay Task - Entertainment
4. Link - Homeless Bird Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
5. Read the audiobook, hardcover edition is 216 pages
6. Read a book whose genre is Middle Grade
7. The book is listed as Middle Grade on the main page https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
8. No specifications


message 17: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59851 comments Lilisa wrote: "OUT OF ORDER - FOR BADGE 2, BOOK 1

1. Badge 2, Book 1
2. Card 10
3. Nay Task - Entertainment
4. Link - Homeless Bird "


That would be Badge 3 since Badge 2 only allows 1 task per card.


message 18: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments Janice wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "OUT OF ORDER - FOR BADGE 2, BOOK 1

1. Badge 2, Book 1
2. Card 10
3. Nay Task - Entertainment
4. Link - Homeless Bird "

That would be Badge 3 since Badge 2 only allow..."


Got it - thanks will fix!


message 19: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 5
2. Card 3
3. Yay Task - Geography
4. Link - Mrs. Everything
5. Listened to the audiobook, hardcover edition is 480 pages
6. Read a book set in Michigan
7. The majority of the book is set in Michigan
8. No specifications


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message 21: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 6
2. Card 26
3. Yay Task - Art/Literature
4. Link - Poonachi: Or the Story of a Black Goat
5. Read the paperback book, hardcover edition is 182 pages
6. Read a book set in Italy, India or Indonesia.
7. The book is set in India
8. No specifications


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message 23: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 7
2. Card 7
3. Yay task - Sport
4. Link - The Secret Chord
5. Listened to the audiobook, hardcover edition is 302 pages
6. Read a book set in Prehistory up to Birth of Christ
7. The book is set in Prehistory up to Birth of Christ
8. No specifications
6. The Secret Chord


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message 25: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 8
2. Card 8
3. Yay task - Art/Literature
4. Link - The Storm
5. Read the hardcover edition 320 pages
6. The edition you read has 300-350 pages
7. The edition read is 320 pages
8. No specifications


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message 27: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 9
2. Card 23
3. Nay task - Entertainment
4. Link - Brazil Brazil by Errol Lincoln Uys
5. Read the e-book, hardcover edition is 1007 pages
6. The cover depicts one of these animals: Elephant, Sheep, Bird, or Turtle
7. The book has a bird on the cover
8. No specifications


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Janice (jamasc) | 59851 comments That is quite the chunkster!


message 29: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments Janice wrote: "That is quite the chunkster!"

Interesting- the ebook was 300 pages shorter than the hardcover edition. I’m guessing there were several pages of maps and genealogical maps that went included in the e-version.


message 30: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 10
2. Card 4
3. Yay task - Art/Literature
4. Link - Where I Come From: Life Lessons from a Latino Chef by Aaron Sanchez
5. Listened to the audiobook, hardcover edition is 304 pages
6. The author's last name starts with W, S, or E
7. The author’s last name begins with “S”
8. No specifications


message 31: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59851 comments That makes sense about missing content. Still, 300 pages less is nothing to sneeze at.


message 32: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments OUT OF ORDER - FOR BADGE 3
1. Badge 3, Book 2
2. Card 23
3. Nay Task - History
4. Link - The Dutch House
5. Read the hardcover edition, which is 337 pages
6. Read a book set in Pennsylvania
7. The majority of the book is set in Pennsylvania
8. No specifications


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Janice (jamasc) | 59851 comments ✔️


message 34: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 11
2. Card 13
3. Nay task - Art/Literature
4. Link - Wives and Daughters
5. Listened to the audiobook, paperback edition is 679 pages (no hardcover edition)
6. The genre is classic literature and must have been written by a woman
8. The book’s genre is listed as classics on the main page https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3... and the book was written by a woman


message 35: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59851 comments Just one more to go, Lilisa!


message 36: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments Janice wrote: "Just one more to go, Lilisa!"

:-)!


message 37: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 1. Badge 1, Book 12
2. Card 1
3. Yay task - Geography
4. Link - Swann's Way
5. Listened to the audiobook, paperback edition is 492 pages
6. Set in France or written by French author
7. The book is set in France and is written by a French author
8. No specifications


message 38: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59851 comments Congrats on finishing the first badge, Lilisa!


message 39: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments Thank you Janice - you are speedy! Thanks for investing so much time on the great challenges AND all the tracking time it takes throughout the year - that’s a ton of hours - thanks again!


message 40: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59851 comments You're welcome. :)


message 41: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 1. Badge 2, Book 1
2. Card 24
3. Yay task - Geography
4. Link - The Giver of Stars
5. Read the ebook, hardcover edition is 400 pages
6. There are mountains on the cover
7. There are mountains on the cover
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
8. No specifications


message 42: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59851 comments ✔️


message 43: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 1. Badge 2, Book 2
2. Card 28
3. Nay Task - Geography
4. Link - Mission to Paris
5.Read the audiobook, hardcover edition is 255 pages
6. The book was originally published in 2013
7. The book was first published in 2013
8. No specifications


message 44: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments OUT OF ORDER - FOR BADGE 3
1. Badge 3, Book 3
2. Card 28
3. Nay Task - Science
4. Link - Rooftops of Tehran Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji
5. Read the hardcover edition, which is 447 pages
6. The cover has flowers other than orchids on it
7. The covers has a rose
8. No specifications


message 45: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59851 comments ✔️


message 46: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments OUT OF ORDER - FOR BADGE 3
1. Badge 3, Book 4
2. Card 3
3. Yay Task - Entertainment
4. Link - Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope Iran Awakening A Memoir of Revolution and Hope by Shirin Ebadi
5. Read the hardcover edition, which is 232 pages
6. Hands are on the cover
7. The cover has two hands
8. No specifications


message 47: by Lilisa (last edited Mar 08, 2020 08:39PM) (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments 1. Badge 2, Book 3
2. Card 11
3. Nay Task - Sports
4. Link - American Dirt
5. Read the hardcover edition, which is 400 pages
6. The book is set in 2010 to present day
7. The book is set in present day Mexico
8. No specifications


message 48: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59851 comments Lilisa wrote: "OUT OF ORDER - FOR BADGE 3
1. Badge 3, Book 5
2. Card 11
3. Nay Task - Sports
4. Link - American Dirt
5. Read the hardcover edition, which is 400 pages
6. The book is set in 2010 to..."


I don't show that you have read another task for Card 11, so this would be badge 2.


message 49: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments Oh thanks so much for catching this Janice! You are such a great eagle-eye tracker - yay, I get to add another for Badge 2 - will edit - thanks.


message 50: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments OUT OF ORDER - FOR BADGE 3
1. Badge 3, Book 5
2. Card 4
3. Nay Task - Sport
4. Link - The Grand Sophy
5. Listened to the audiobook, the paperback edition is 328 pages, no hardcover edition
6. Read a book set in the 19th century (1801 - 1900)
7. The book is set in 1816
8. No specification


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