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3.1 Linda C
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MOST POINTS
☆☆Linda C - 12+4 = 16
Diana S - 3+1 =4
••Susan - 10+4 =14
Mickslibrarian - 4+2 = 6
Amber - 4+1 =5
Marilyn - 4
Tessa - 3
MOST PAGES
☆☆Linda C - 5178
Diana S - 1093
••Susan - 318r
Mickslibrarian - 1579
Amber - 1337
Marilyn - 1525
Tessa - 814
Task 1.4 FEBRUARY: 2ND MONTH OF THE YEARc. Read a book published in a year with a 2
(e.g. 1982, 2005, 2020, etc...) STATE YEAR
Have His CarcaseHave his Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7) – Dorothy L. Sayers (4 stars) 2/5/21 [499] – publ 1932
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 499
Total points - 1
Total pages - 499
Task 1.3 VALENTINE GIFTSc. A Big Box of Godiva Chocolates
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) BROWN cover.
Heartstrings and Diamond Rings (Playboys, #4) – Jane Graves (4 stars) 1/7/21 [448] – 58%/tineyeTask 1.2 MAIN PAGE GENRE (MPG)
b. Valentine's Day
Read a book with a MPG: CHICKLIT
Echoes – Maeve Binchy (3 stars) 1/7/21 [754] - tagged by 69 users
Points these tasks - 2
Pages these tasks - 1202
Total points - 3
Total pages - 1701
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a. A Lovely Heart - Shaped Amethyst Ring - PURPLE COVER
The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci (2/8/21) 496 pp. 3.5 ☆☆☆POINTS EARNED: 1
PAGES READ: 496
1.1 FEBRUARY THE SHORTEST MONTH OF THE YEAR.Read a book whose Author's initials (First & Last) are in the word TWENTY - EIGHT.
The Queen's Gambit Walter Tevis 2021-02-04 272 pp.
• Date: 2021-02-04
• Task Points: 1
• Task Pages: 272
• TOTAL POINTS: 1
• TOTAL PAGES: 272
1.2 MAIN PAGE GENRE (MPG)a. National Walking the Dog Day
Read a book with a MPG: COZY MYSTERY
Marshmallow Malice Amanda Flower 2021-02-04 336 pp.
• Date: 2021-02-04
• Task Points: 1
• Task Pages: 336
• TOTAL POINTS: 2
• TOTAL PAGES: 608
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b 2 in page count - 219 pp.
Cast No Shadow by Nick Tapalansky (2/10/21) 2.5 ☆☆
POINTS EARNED: 1
PAGES READ: 219
TOTAL POINTS: 2
TOTAL PAGES: 715
Task 2.3 (Diana S's task) FEBRUARY BIRTHDAY1. Friday the 13th
Read a book about a mother and daughter.
No Farm, No Foul (A Farmer's Daughter Mystery, #1) – Peg Cochran (3 stars) 2/12/21[304] – major side story in this mystery is contention between MC and her 13 year old daughter
2. Rodeo
Read a book with the MPG: WESTERN -OR- a book about brothers
Untamed Cowboy (Gold Valley, #2) – Maisie Yates (3 stars) 2/14/21 [473] - MC is one of 3 brothers who own a ranch, MPG western
Points this task - 2
Pages this task - 777
Total points - 5
Total pages - 2478
Task 1.3 VALENTINE GIFTSBONUS POINT (BP): You can choice a second task.
d. A Bottle of Bubbly Pink Champagne
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) PINK cover.
Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate ( Agatha Raisin, #13) – M. C. Beaton (3 stars) 2/15/21 [240]Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 240
Total points - 6
Total pages - 2718
1.3 VALENTINE GIFTSComplete one of the following tasks:
d. A Bottle of Bubbly Pink Champagne
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) PINK cover.
One Little Secret Cate Holihan pp. 320
BONUS POINT (BP): You can choice a second task.
a. A Lovely Heart- Shaped Amethyst Ring
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) PURPLE cover.
Twelve Slays of Christmas Jacqueline Frost 2021-02-16 320 pp.
• Date: 2021-02-16
• Task Points: 2
• Task Pages: 640
• TOTAL POINTS: 4
• TOTAL PAGES: 1248
1.5 THE POWER of ONE word - Read a book with a COLOR in the title (no sub-titles)A Crimson Warning by Tasha Alexander 2/18/21 324 p.
Task points: 1
Task pages: 324
Total points: 1
Total pages: 324
1.3 VALENTINE GIFTS - c. A Big Box of Godiva Chocolates: Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) BROWN cover.
The Great Pearl Heist: London's Greatest Thief and Scotland Yard's Hunt for the World's Most Valuable Necklace by Molly Caldwell Crosby 2/18/21 272 p. Task points: 1
Task pages: 272
Total points: 2
Total pages: 596
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Author's Initials TWENTY-EIGHT (HG)
Heather Graham's Dying Breath (2/14/21) 378 pp. ☆☆☆
POINTS EARNED: 1
PAGES READ 378
TOTAL POINTS: 3
TOTAL PAGES: 1093
1.2 MAIN PAGE GENRE (MPG)(choice one)
a. National Walking the Dog Day
Read a book with a MPG: COZY MYSTERY
Yarn to Go by Betty Hechtman 02.15.21
Task points 1
Task pages 304
1.3 VALENTINE GIFTSe. A Large White Teddy Bear with a Big Heart
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) WHITE cover.
by Jennifer McMahon 02.13.21Task points 1
Task pages 317
Total points 2
Total pages 621
1.4 FEBRUARY: 2ND MONTH OF THE YEARRead a book published in a year with a 2
(e.g. 1982, 2005, 2020, etc...) STATE YEAR
Beach Rental by Grace Greene 02.05.21 published in 2015
Task points 1
Task pages 300
Total points 3
Total pages 921
1.7 (Mickslibrarian's Task) INTERNATIONAL MOTHER TONGUE DAY (Feb 21)Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your mother tongue. Share your native language and and in which language the book was first published.
A Novel Bookstore by Laurence Cossé 02.07.21 I speak English, this book was first published in French
Task points 1
Task pages 416
Total points 4
Total pages 1337
Task 1.7 (Mickslibrarian's Task) INTERNATIONAL MOTHER TONGUE DAY - Feb. 211. Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your mother tongue. Share your native language and which language the book was published in.
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) – Cornelia Funke, Anthea Bell (translator) (3 stars) 2/20/21 [534] – translated from German into English (my language)
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 534
Total points - 7
Total pages - 3552
1.4 FEBRUARY: 2ND MONTH OF THE YEAR(Choose ONE of the following tasks)
c. Read a book published in a year with a 2
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd--published in 2020--2/4/21--416 pages
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1.5 THE POWER of ONE word
February's word: A COLOR
Read a book with a COLOR in the title (no sub-titles)
The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd--2/15/21--343 pages
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1.6 READING THROUGH THE ALPHABET: LETTER G
Read a book that starts with the LETTER G (exclude A, An, or The)
Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century by Charles King--2/6/21--448 pages
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1.7 (Mickslibrarian's Task) INTERNATIONAL MOTHER TONGUE DAY (Feb 21)
Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your mother tongue. Share your native language and and in which language the book was first published.
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende--first published in Spanish, while my mother tongue is English--2/21/21--318 pages
Total points: 4
Total pages: 1525 pages
1.5 THE POWER of ONE wordFebruary's word: A COLOR
Read a book with a COLOR in the title (no sub-titles)
Anne of Green Gables L.M. Montgomery
• Date: 2021-02-17
• Task Points: 1
• Task Pages: 161
• TOTAL POINTS: 5
• TOTAL PAGES: 1409
5.1 SPEAK L-O-V-ERead 5 books
Spell-out one of the ALL-CAPPED words below:
Love POEMS
P - Polar Vortex 2021-02-24 368 pp.
O - Once Upon a Grind 2021-02-23 416 pp.
E - Eiger Sanction, The 2021-02-21 336 pp.
M - The Mission, The Men, and Me 2021-02-19 324 pp.
S - Scholar, The 2021-02-19 331 pp.
• Date: 2021-02-24
• Task Points: 5
• Task Pages: 1775
• TOTAL POINTS: 10
• TOTAL PAGES: 3184
Task 5.1 SPEAK L-O-V-ENOTES
N - Now, Then, and Everywhen (Chronos Origins, #1) – Rysa Walker (3 stars) 2/11/21 [503]
O - Jane Orcutt - All the Tea in China – (4 stars) 2/1/21 [396]
T - The Tattooist of Auschwitz – Heather Morris ( 3 stars) 2/9/21 [272]
E - Emma's Education (Viper's Dungeon, #1) – Abby Blake (2 stars) 2/4/21 [140]
S - Susan Grant - Once a Pirate – (3 stars) 2/26/21 [315]
Points this task - 5
Pages this task - 1626
Total points - 12
Total pages - 5178
1.3 VALENTINE GIFTS (BONUS POINT (BP): You can choose a second task.) - e. A Large White Teddy Bear with a Big Heart: Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) WHITE cover.
Dawn on a Distant Shore by Sara Donati 2/10/21 647 p.Task points: 1
Task pages: 647
Total points: 3
Total pages: 1243
1.4 FEBRUARY: 2ND MONTH OF THE YEAR - c. Read a book published in a year with a 2Death in the Floating City by Tasha Alexander (2012) 2/20/21 336 p.
Task points: 1
Task pages: 336
Total points: 4
Total pages: 1579
TESSATask 1.6 - Reading Through the Alphabet - G
Girls ✔ – 07Feb21 - 260 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 260 pg
Total points earned to date - 1
Total pages read to date - 260 pg
TESSATask 2.1 - Wheel of Fortune
Book # 1 - All Over but the Shoutin' ✔ - 14Feb21 = 329 pg
Book # 5 - Rainbow Valley ✔ – 21Feb21 - 225 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 554 pg
Total points earned to date - 3
Total pages read to date - 814 pg
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