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message 1: by Never Ending (last edited Dec 07, 2020 08:23AM) (new)

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1. Rumer Godden's Book Black Narcissus was made into a mini series by FX in 2020. Nine of her books have been made into films. Read a book that was made into a movie or TV Series

2. She wrote some 60 works during her life, drawing on her experiences of life in India and Britain. Read a book Set in Britain

3. A few of her works were co-written with her older sister, novelist Jon Godden, including Two Under the Indian Sun, a memoir of the Goddens' childhood in a region now part of Bangladesh. Read a book that features a Sister

4. Rumer went back to Calcutta in 1925 and opened a dance school for English and Indian children.Godden ran the school for 20 years with the help of her sister Nancy. During this time she published her first best-seller, the 1939 novel Black Narcissus. Read a Book that is tagged Dance or Set in a school

5. She moved to Moniaive in Dumfriesshire in 1978, when she was 70, to be near her daughter Jane. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1993. She visited India once more, in 1994, returning to Kashmir for the filming of a BBC Bookmark documentary about her life and books. Read a book Published in the 90's

6. Rumer Godden died on 8 November 1998 at the age of 90 after a series of strokes; her ashes were buried with those of her second husband in Rye. Read a book that the Title contains all letter so RYE in any order


message 2: by Kathy (last edited Mar 08, 2021 08:16PM) (new)

Kathy COMPLETED:
Kathy’s Challenge:
6/6

1. Read a book that was made into a movie or TV Series. Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden. Read 1/30.

2. Read a book Set in Britain. The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal. Set in London. Read 1/17/21.

3. Read a book that features a Sister. Dracul by Dacre Stoker. Read 1/9/21. Bram Stoker and his sister fight Dracul.

4. Read a Book that is tagged Dance or set in a School. The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham. Read 1/19/21. Alien children reside in government-run school.

5. Read a book Published in the 90's. The Plutonium Files: America's Secret Medical Experiments in the Cold War by Eileen Welsome. Read 3/8/21.

6. Read a book that the Title contains all letter so RYE in any order. Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew nu Brian Hicks. Read 1/15/21.

Dracul by Dacre Stoker The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal Ghost Ship The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew by Brian Hicks The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden The Plutonium Files America's Secret Medical Experiments in the Cold War by Eileen Welsome


message 3: by Ghost in the Stacks (last edited Feb 11, 2021 07:01AM) (new)

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Abbie’s Challenge:

1. Read a book that was made into a movie or TV Series.
Pride and Prejudice 1.8
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

2. Read a book Set in Britain.
Year of Wonders 1/5
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

3. Read a book that features a Sister.
Sisters 1.25
Sisters by Daisy Johnson

4. Read a Book that is tagged Dance or Set in a school.
Dear Edward1.5
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

5. Read a book Published in the 90's.
The Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas that Make Computers Work1.4
The Pattern on the Stone The Simple Ideas that Make Computers Work by William Daniel Hillis


6. Read a book that the Title contains all letter so RYE in any order
Hazel and Gray 1/3
Hazel and Gray (Faraway, #2) by Nic Stone


message 4: by JoAnne (last edited Feb 23, 2021 02:32PM) (new)

JoAnne Rumer Godden- Challenge-Jan/Mar
Read: 7/7

Tasks:

1. Read a book that was made into a movie.
The Moonspinners Mary Stewart 1/15/21

2. Read a book Set in Britain.
My Merry Marquess Annabelle Anders 1/20/21

3. Read a book that features a Sister.
Thick as Thieves Sandra Brown 2/10/21

4. Read a Book that is Set in a school.
Lucky Kisses Addison Moore 2/18/21

5. Read a book Published in the 90's.
1999 Prayers for Rain Dennis Lehane 1/29/21 (Kenzie & Gennaro #5)

6. Read a book that the Title contains all letter so RYE in any order
Daughters of Wild Rose Bay Susanne O'Leary 1/25/21


Ghost in the Stacks | 2568 comments Mod
COMPLETE

Abbie’s Challenge:

1. Read a book that was made into a movie or TV Series.
Pride and Prejudice 1.8
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

2. Read a book Set in Britain.
Year of Wonders 1/5
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

3. Read a book that features a Sister.
Sisters 1.25
Sisters by Daisy Johnson

4. Read a Book that is tagged Dance or Set in a school.
Dear Edward1.5
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

5. Read a book Published in the 90's.
The Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas that Make Computers Work1.4
The Pattern on the Stone The Simple Ideas that Make Computers Work by William Daniel Hillis


6. Read a book that the Title contains all letter so RYE in any order
Hazel and Gray 1/3
Hazel and Gray (Faraway, #2) by Nic Stone


message 6: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne FINISHED

Rumer Godden- Challenge-Jan/Mar
Read: 7/7

Tasks:

1. Read a book that was made into a movie.
The Moonspinners Mary Stewart 1/15/21

2. Read a book Set in Britain.
My Merry Marquess Annabelle Anders 1/20/21

3. Read a book that features a Sister.
Thick as Thieves Sandra Brown 2/10/21

4. Read a Book that is Set in a school.
Lucky Kisses Addison Moore 2/18/21

5. Read a book Published in the 90's.
1999 Prayers for Rain Dennis Lehane 1/29/21 (Kenzie & Gennaro #5)

6. Read a book that the Title contains all letter so RYE in any order
Daughters of Wild Rose Bay Susanne O'Leary 1/25/21


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