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3.1 - Mickslibrarian
2.4 - Linda C
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1.7 - Linda C
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Most Points
••Linda C - 8
Bethany - 1
Susan - 6
☆☆Mickslibrarian - 10
Marilyn - 6
Amber - 3
Most Pages
••Linda C - 2533
Bethany - 116
Susan - 1841
☆☆Mickslibrarian - 2664
Marilyn - 1778
Amber - 839
Task 1.3 POPULAR MAY FLOWERSd. Lily of the Valley
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) WHITE cover.
Always on My Mind (Lucky Harbor, #8) – Jill Shalvis (3 stars) 5/2/21 [318]Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 318
Total points - 1
Total pages - 318
Task 2.5: (Bethany's Task) GET OUTDOORS!Read 2 books where the MC is outside a traditional house for 75% of the book (tell how)
The Man in the Tent: My Life under Canvas - The First Four Years – Tony Beardsall (5 stars) 5/6/21 [183] - author goes camping and decides to continue living in a tent
I Do, I Do, I Do – Maggie Osborne (4 stars) 5/10/21 [352] - most of the book is a trek from Seattle to the Yukon
Points this task - 2
Pages this task - 535
Total points - 3
Total pages - 853
Task 1.1 MOTHER'S DAY (5/9)Read a book whose (Woman) Author's Initials (FIRST/LAST) are in your Mother's FIRST name. (List your Mom's name)
CATHERINE
Montana Sky – Nora Roberts (4 stars) 5/11/21 1996 MT [467] - NR in Catherine
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 467
Total points - 4
Total pages - 1320
1.3 POPULAR MAY FLOWERSa. Daffodil
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) YELLOW cover.
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs #1) Jacqueline Winspear 311 pp. 2021-05-11
BONUS POINT (BP): You can choose a second flower.
c. Irises
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) BLUE cover.
Miss Frost Chills The Cheater (Jayne Frost #6) Kristen Painter 228 pp. 2021-05-15
• Date: 2021-05-15
• Task Points: 2
• Task Pages: 539
• TOTAL POINTS: 2
• TOTAL PAGES: 539
1.4 CINCO DE MAYO (5/5) - Read a book with a 5 in page count.The Mystery of the Biltmore House by Carole Marsh 5/3/21 145 p.
Task points: 1
Task pages: 145
Total Points: 1
Total Pages: 145
2.5 (Bethany's Task) GET OUTDOORS!Read 2 Books
For this task:
• Read 2 Audiobooks
1. Small Fry: A Memoir by Lisa Brennan-Jobs--5/10/21--383 pages
2. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd--5/17/21--286 pages
Total points--2
Total pages--669
1.3 POPULAR MAY FLOWERSComplete one of the following FLOWERS.
c. Irises
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) BLUE cover.
Out Of The Dust by Karen Hesse--5/18/21--227 pagesPoints this task: 1
Pages this task: 227
Total points: 3
Total pages: 896
Task 1.7 (Mickslibrarian's Task) GET CAUGHT READING MONTHRead a book you wouldn't mind being caught reading.
O Pioneers! – Willa Cather (4 stars) 5/17/21 [308]
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 308
Total points - 5
Total pages - 1628
1.4 CINCO DE MAYO (5/5)Read a book that is 5th in a series
Something Read, Something Dead by Eva Gates 05.03.21
Task points 1
Task pages 320
2.5 (Bethany's Task) GET OUTDOORS!Read 2 Books
With the weather getting nicer one goal I have is to get outside and enjoy it !
For this task:
• Read 2 Audiobooks
Deadly Gamble by Connie Shelton 05.04.21
pages 292
Dead-End Detective by Amanda Flower 05.12.21
pages 227
Task points 2
Task pages 519
Total points 3
Total pages 839
1.1 MOTHER'S DAY (5/9)Read a book whose (Woman) Author's Initials (EB - Ellen Byron) are in your Mother's FIRST name. (BE - Betty)
Plantation Shudders (Cajun Country Mystery #1) Ellen Byron 2021-05-20, 288 pp.
• Date: 2021-05-20
• Task Points: 1
• Task Pages: 288
• TOTAL POINTS: 3
• TOTAL PAGES: 827
1.3 POPULAR MAY FLOWERS - d. Lily of the Valley: Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) WHITE cover.
Murder in the Cookbook Nook by Ellery Adams 5/23/21 336 p.Task points: 1
Task pages: 336
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 481
Task 1.4 CINCO DE MAYO (5/5)Read a book with a 5 in page count.
Warrior (Doppelganger, #1) – Marie Brennan (4 stars) 5/21/21 [395]
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 395
Total points - 6
Total pages - 2023
1.1 MOTHER'S DAY (5/9)Read a book whose (Woman) Author's Initials (FIRST/LAST) are in your Mother's FIRST name. (List your Mom's name)
Death, Diamonds, and Deception by Rosemary Simpson 5/25/21 304 p.
Mom's name is Sharon
Task points: 1
Task pages: 304
Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 785
2.5 (Bethany's Task) GET OUTDOORS!• Read 2 Audiobooks
Home to Me (Creek Canyon #2) Tracy Brogan 2021-05-23, 9h. 14m., 316 pp.
Crazy Little Thing (Bell Harbor #1) Tracy Brogan 2021-05-25, 9h. 15m., 342 pp.
• Task Points: 2
• Task Pages: 658
• TOTAL POINTS: 5
• TOTAL PAGES: 1485
1.8 FIXER UPPERProject Manager: LINDA C - Project: OFFICE/ LIBRARY
a. Read a book that has been on your personal library shelves for more than a year (tell us how long).
I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon--5/23/21--on my shelf since 2018--333 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 333
Total points: 4
Total pages: 1229
Task 1.8 FIXER UPPERProject Manager: LINDA C - Project: OFFICE/ LIBRARY
Choose one of the following tasks:
b. Read a book where the MC has a home office – must be a room(s) that are a designated office
Memories and Murder (Tourist Trap Mystery, #10) – Lynn Cahoon (3 stars) 5/27/21 [202] – MC Jill has a home office
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 202
Total points - 7
Total pages - 2225
1.3 POPULAR MAY FLOWERSComplete one of the following FLOWERS.
BONUS POINT (BP): You can choose a second flower.
a. Daffodil
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) YELLOW cover.
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe--5/29/21--212 pages---------------------------------------------------------------
1.7 (Mickslibrarian's Task) GET CAUGHT READING MONTH
Read a book you wouldn't mind being caught reading.
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett--5/29/21--337 pages
Points these tasks: 2
Pages these tasks: 549
Total points: 6
Total pages: 1778
1.2 MAIN PAGE GENRE (MPG)a. World Goth Day (5/22)
Read a book with MPG:GOTHIC
Her Dark Lies J.T. Ellison 2021-05-29, 356 pp.
• Task Points: 1
• Task Pages: 356
• TOTAL POINTS: 6
• TOTAL PAGES: 1841
2.5 (Bethany's Task) Get Outdoors! - Read 2 books where the MC is outside a traditional house for 75% of the book (tell how)Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park by Conor Knighton 5/15/21 323 p. (The MC spends the book recounting how he spent a year visiting all the U.S. National parks, which are mostly outside)
AND
In the Shadow of Vesuvius by Tasha Alexander 5/28/21 304 p. (The MC spends most of the book poking around the ruins of Pompeii)
Task points: 2
Task pages: 627
Total Points: 5
Total Pages: 1412
1.5 NATIONAL APPLE PIE DAY (5/13) - Read a book with a MC that's a mother.The Dark Heart of Florence by Tasha Alexander 5/29/21 320 p.
Task points: 1
Task pages: 320
Total Points: 6
Total Pages: 1732
Linda C wrote: "Task 1.8 FIXER UPPERProject Manager: LINDA C - Project: OFFICE/ LIBRARY
Choose one of the following tasks:
b. Read a book where the MC has a home office – must be a room(s) that are a designated ..."
Think you are missing a task point in your tally :)
Mickslibrarian wrote: "Linda C wrote: "Task 1.8 FIXER UPPERProject Manager: LINDA C - Project: OFFICE/ LIBRARY
Choose one of the following tasks:
b. Read a book where the MC has a home office – must be a room(s) that a..."
Thank you. - corrected
Task 1.3 POPULAR MAY FLOWERSBONUS POINT (BP): You can choose a second flower. SHOW COVERS
a. Daffodil
Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) YELLOW cover.
Music Man (Romance in Rehoboth, #1) – K. L. Montgomery (4 stars) 5/29/21 [308]Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 308
Total points - 8
Total pages - 2533
Task 1.3 POPULAR MAY FLOWERS (BONUS POINT (BP): You can choose a second flower) - c. Irises: Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) BLUE cover.
Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came by M.C. Beaton 5/30/21 213 p.Task points: 1
Task pages: 213
Total Points: 7
Total Pages: 1945
2.3 (Linda's Task) OLD FORGE, NYa. Read a book where there is a mountain on the cover (show cover)
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck 5/16/21 120 p.AND
b. Read a book where all the letters in OLD can be found in the title
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry 5/7/21 368 p.
Task points: 2
Task pages: 488
Total Points: 9
Total Pages: 2433
1.7 (Mickslibrarian's Task) Get Caught Reading Month - Read a book you wouldn't mind being caught reading.Love, Lies and Liquor by M.C. Beaton 5/31/21 231 p.
Task points: 1
Task pages: 231
Total Points: 10
Total Pages: 2664
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