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Updated: post# 39

MOST POINTS
••Linda C - 11 + 4 = 15
Mickslibrarian - 8
☆☆Susan - 15 + 5 = 20
Diana S - 4 + 1 = 5
Marilyn - 4
Tessa - 9
Bethany - 9 + 4 = 13


MOST PAGES
Linda C - 3156
Mickslibrarian - 1807
☆☆Susan - 5664
Diana S - 1363
Marilyn - 1402
Tessa - 2671
••Bethany - 3611

+ Read-a-thon

Task 1.5 THE POWER OF ONE WORD
November's word: SOLDIER(S)
Read a book with the word in the text (list page# & give sentence that the word is in.

A Dark and Painful Mystery (Sergeant Frank Hardy #2.5) – Wendy M. Wilson (4 stars) 11/5/20 [110] – p.50 “My husband was a soldier...”

Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 110

Total points - 1
Total pages - 110

Task 1.7 (Linda C's) Nov 23 NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY
Read a book that features an adoption (tell us how)

Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) – L. M. Montgomery (4 stars) 11/6/20 [320] – Anne Shirley is adopted by the Cuthberts

Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 320

Total points - 2
Total pages - 430

1.1 AT PURITAN NEW ENGLAND
Read a book whose Author's LAST name initial is in the name HESTER.

Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn 11/7/20 184 p.

Points for this task - 1
Pages for this task - 184

1.3 THANKSGIVING DINNER
d. Cranberry Sauce - Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) RED/CRANBERRY cover.

Earwig and the Witch by Diana Wynne Jones 11/7/20 140 p.

Points for this task - 1
Pages for this task - 140

TOTAL POINTS: 2
TOTAL PAGES: 324

1.4 NOVEMBER: 11th MONTH OF THE YEAR
c. Read a book with a 1 & 1 in its page count.

Equus by Peter Shaffer 11/7/20 112 p.

Points for this task - 1
Pages for this task - 112

TOTAL POINTS: 3
TOTAL PAGES: 436

1.1 AT PURITAN NEW ENGLAND
Read a book whose Author's LAST name initial is in the name HESTER.

Hunter, Georgia We Were the Lucky Ones 416 pp. 2020-11-04

BONUS POINT
Read a book whose Author's FIRST name initial is in the name DIMMESDALE.

Dakota Cassidy Talk Dirty to Me (Plum Orchard Book 1) 400 pp. 2020-11-05

• Date: 2020-11-05
• Task Points: 2
• Task Pages: 816

• TOTAL POINTS: 2
• TOTAL PAGES: 816

1.6 READING THROUGH THE ALPHABET: TITLES

Read a book that starts with the LETTER E (exclude A, An, and The).
BONUS POINT - You can read a second book.

Emma [Jane Austin|1265] 474 pp. 2020-11-07
The Eighth Trumpet John Land 400 pp. 2020-11-08

• Date: 2020-11-08
• Task Points: 2
• Task Pages: 874

• TOTAL POINTS: 4
• TOTAL PAGES: 1690

1.1 AT PURITAN NEW ENGLAND
HESTER Author's LAST I = H
Hendrix, Grady - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (11/3/20) 404 pp. ☆☆☆☆

Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 404

Task 1.1 AT PURITAN NEW ENGLAND
Read a book whose Author's LAST name initial is in the name HESTER.

A Matter of Honor – Anne Herries (3 stars) 11/9/20 [296]

Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 296

Total points - 3
Total pages - 726

Task 2.4 (Linda C's Task) Nov 18 is both MICKEY & MINNIE MOUSE'S BIRTHDAY
Read 2 books where at least 2 words in the title start with the same letter

Murder on Monday ( A Lois Meade Mystery, #1) – Ann Purser (3 stars) 11/8/20 [288]
Theft on Thursday (Lois Meade Mystery, #4) – Ann Purser (3 stars) 11/10/20 [288]

Points this task - 2
Pages this task - 576

Total points - 5
Total pages - 1302

2.1 WHEEL OF FORTUNE
Read 2 books

1. The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai--11/3/20--357 pages

3. American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI by Kate Winkler Dawson--11/8/20--336 pages

Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 693

Total points: 2
Total pages: 693

Task 1.1 AT PURITAN NEW ENGLAND
BONUS POINT
Read a book whose Author's FIRST name initial is in the name DIMMESDALE.

The Leopard King (Ars Numina, #1) – Ann Aguirre (4 stars) 11/12/20 2016 [271]

Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 271

Total points - 6
Total pages - 1573

1.4 NOVEMBER: 11th MONTH OF THE YEAR
Choose ONE of the following tasks:

a. Read a book published in November (any year).
Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family by Mitch Albom--published 11/5/19--finished 11/11/20--256 pages

Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 256

Total points: 3
Total pages: 949

2.4 (Linda C's Task) Nov 18 is both MICKEY & MINNIE MOUSE'S BIRTHDAY

1. Grandpa’s Great Escape by David Walliams 11/8/2020 352 p.

AND

2. Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters by Andrea Beaty 11/14/2020 144 p.

Points for this task - 2
Pages for this task - 496

TOTAL POINTS: 5
TOTAL PAGES: 932

Task 1.2 YEAR ALMOST OVER
2020 is coming to an end - Read a book you have been wanting to read all year long but haven't got around to.

Whiter Than Snow – Sandra Dallas (4 stars) 11/14/20 [320] - has been on Up Next list since Feb

1.3 THANKSGIVING DINNER
Complete one of the following tasks:

b. Green Bean Casserole
Read a book with a predominately (50%+) GREEN cover.

The Rise of Renegade X (Renegade X, #1) - Chelsea M. Campbell (4 stars) 11/15/20 [352]

Points these tasks - 2
Pages these tasks - 672

Total points - 8
Total pages - 2245

TESSA

Task 1.5 - Power of One Word: SOLDIER(s)
pg 111 - "They were soldiers, he was a soldier, and…"
The Winter of Frankie Machine ✔ – 02Nov2020 - 320 pg

THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 320



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Task 1.3 - Thanksgiving Dinner

GRAVY / Brown cover
✔ – 03Nov2020 - 208 pg

THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 208 pg



Total points earned to this date - 2
Total pages read to this date - 528 pg

Task 1.4 NOVEMBER: 11th MONTH OF THE YEAR
b. Read a book published in a year with a 1 & 1 (e.g. 1981, 2011, etc . . .)
This World We Live In (Last Survivors, #3) – Susan Beth Pfeffer (4 stars) 11/18/20 [239] – publ 2011

Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 239

Total points - 9
Total pages - 2484

1.5 THE POWER OF ONE WORD
November's word: SOLDIER(S)

Read a book with the word SOLDIER in the text (list page# & give sentence that the word is in.

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty--11/19/20--453 pages

loc. 1498--"He packed like a soldier whose kit bag would be inspected."

Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 453

Total points: 4
Total pages: 1402

TESSA

Task 2.4 - Linda C - Mickey & Minnie's Birthdays
Two books with title that each have at least 2 works beginning with same letter:

3 T's - This Time Together ✔ – 03Nov2020 - 266 pg

2 P's - Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe ✔ – 07Nov2020 - 240 pg


THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 506 pg


Total points earned to date - 4
Total pages read to date - 1034 pgs

5.1 THANKFUL
Read 5 books

Spell-out one of the ALL-CAPPED words below.
Lots of BOOKS



B - The Beekeeper's Promise
Valpy, Fiona 306 pp. 2020-11-09

O - The Other Wife
McGowan, Claire 321 pp. 2020-11-14

O - One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow
Olivia Hawker 493 pp. 2020-11-17

K - Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1)
Child, Lee 524 pp. 2020-11-13

S - Silence 288 pp. 2020-11-22
Kendra Elliot

• Date: 2020-11-22
• Task Points: 5
• Task Pages: 1932

• TOTAL POINTS: 9
• TOTAL PAGES: 3622

TESSA


Task 1.1 Puritan New England
Author LAST name begins with a letter in HESTER
Patrick Taylor / An Irish Country Village ✔ - 12Nov20 - 432 pg

THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 432 pg

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BONUS - Task 1.1
Author FIRST name begins with letter in DIMMSDALE

Elizabeth Letts / Finding Dorothy ✔ - 22Nov20 - 384 pg


THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 384 pg


Total points earned to date - 6
Total pages read to date - 1850

Task 2.3 (Susan's Task) SOMETHING TOUCHED MY FOOT
Read two books with a sentence about a sea creature (give page# & sentence. List sea animal, sea creature.

Patterns in the Sand (Seaside Knitters Society Mystery, #2) – Sally Goldenbaum (3 stars) 11/22/20 [304] – Squid – p.140 “Izzy chewed a piece of calamari thoughtfully.”

The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love (The Ladies of Covington, #1) - Joan Medlicott (4 stars) 11/20/20 [368] - Lobster – p. 289 “It made her mouth water thinking of gorging herself on Maine lobster”

Points this task - 2
Pages this task - 672

Total points - 11
Total pages - 3156

1.4 NOVEMBER: 11th MONTH OF THE YEAR
The Dirty South by John Connolly
11/21

Points: 1
Pages: 448

TESSA

Task 1.4 - 11th Month
Original publication year has two '1's
Published 1981
Stab in the Dark ✔ - 21Nov20 - 240 p

THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 240 pg


Total points earned to date - 7
Total pages read to date - 2090

1.3 THANKSGIVING DINNER (Tan)
by Unknown 11/29 343 pgs

2.1 Wheel of Fortune
The Whisper Man by Alex North 11/15 355 pgs
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad 11/28 258 pgs

5.1 Thankful
B-Blackwater: The Complete Caskey Family Saga by Michael McDowell 11/8 895 pgs
Oonagh Duncan, Healthy as F*ck: The Habits You Need to Get Lean, Stay Healthy, and Kick Ass at Life 11/11 288 pgs
O-One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes 11/19 128 pgs
Katsu, Alma The Hunger 11/25 376 pgs
Straub, Peter Ghost Story 11/29 520 pgs

Points: 8
Pages: 3163

Total points: 9
Total pages: 3611

TESSA



Task 1.7 - Linda C - National Adoption Day
Author's First and Last initials in AdopTion
Anne Tyler / The Accidental Tourist ✔ - 29Nov20 - 355 pg


THIS TASK
Total points earned - 1
Total pages read - 355 pg


Total points earned to date - 8
Total pages read to date - 2445 pg

1.3 THANKSGIVING DINNER (BONUS POINT)

a. Turkey stuffed with sage dressing - Read a book with a predominately (50%+) TAN cover.

The Tapper Twins Go to War (with Each Other) by Geoff Rodkey 11/23/2020 219 p.

Points for this task - 1
Pages for this task - 219

TOTAL POINTS: 6
TOTAL PAGES: 1151

1.5 THE POWER OF ONE WORD

Arrowood by Mick Finlay 11/21/2020 400 p.

"She must have got it from a soldier." - pg. 28

Points for this task - 1
Pages for this task - 400

TOTAL POINTS: 7
TOTAL PAGES: 1551

TESSA


Task 1.3 - Thanksgiving Dinner
BONUS ... this is a second item
Turkey / Tan cover - ✔ - 30Nov20 - 226 pg


THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 226 pg


Total points earned to date - 9
Total pages read to date - 2671 pages

1.1 AT PURITAN NEW ENGLAND

Read a book whose Author's FIRST name initial is in the name DIMMESDALE.

Nobody Knows but You by Anica Mrose Rissi 11/22/2020 256 p.

Points for this task - 1
Pages for this task - 256

TOTAL POINTS: 8
TOTAL PAGES: 1807

2.2 ELECTIONS
Read two books.


1. MPG: PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER:
The Hunting Party Lucy Foley 349 pp. 2020-11-26

2. Group Read:
The Midnight Library Matt Haig 304 pp. 2020-11-26

• Date: 2020-11-26
• Task Points: 2
• Task Pages: 653

• TOTAL POINTS: 11
• TOTAL PAGES: 4275

1.2 YEAR ALMOST OVER
2020 is coming to an end - Read a book you have been wanting to read all year long but haven't got around to.


All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr 545 pp. 2020-11-26

• Date: 2020-11-26
• Task Points: 1
• Task Pages: 545

• TOTAL POINTS: 12
• TOTAL PAGES: 4820

1.5 THE POWER OF ONE WORD
November's word: SOLDIER(S)

Read a book with the word SOLDIER(S) in the title -OR- the word in the text (list page# & give sentence that the word is in.


End Time (The End Time Saga #1) Daniel Greene
p. 111 "A man in a soldier’s uniform unloaded the hostages."

• Date: 2020-11-26
• Task Points: 1
• Task Pages: 339

• TOTAL POINTS: 13
• TOTAL PAGES: 5159

1.3 THANKSGIVING DINNER
Complete one of the following tasks:
All tasks show covers
Bonus Point: you can read a second dish

d. Cranberry Sauce
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) RED/CRANBERRY cover.

Walking Alone: Short Stories Bentley Little 2020-11-26 300 pp.

e. Gravy
Read book with a predominately (50%+) BROWN cover.

Coming to Rosemont Barbara Hinske 205 pp. 2020-11-29

• Date: 2020-11-29
• Task Points: 2
• Task Pages: 505

• TOTAL POINTS: 15
• TOTAL PAGES: 5664

1.1 At puritan new england (bonus point)
DIMMESDALE - Author's FIRST I - S
Stuart Woods Indecent Exposure (11/15/20) 339 pp. ☆☆☆☆

Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 339 pp.

Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 743

2.4 mickey & Minne

1. Christmas Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke (11/23/20) 271 pp. ☆☆☆☆☆

2. Chocolate Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke (11/29/20) 349 pp. ☆☆☆☆

Points Earned: 2
Pages Read: 620

Total points: 4
Total pages: 1363