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Every 3 months we will give you a list of facts about a randomly selected year with reading tasks to go with them. Read one book for each task.


A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021


LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

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1991 photo

Tasks:
1. Average Cost

A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199

✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.

5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen

✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.

6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne

✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar OR with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.

7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day

✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi OR read the book that inspired the movie. Terminator does not have a book associated with it.

8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM

✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a book whose title is in yellow lettering.

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used OR where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation).



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message 3: by JoAnne (last edited Aug 01, 2021 10:51AM) (new)

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A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15/11-15

Tasks:

1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book where someone drinks eats bacon.
Van Sawyer Bennett 7/1/21

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9.

2019 Newport Harbor House Cindy Nichols 7/3/21

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book set in Massachusetts.

The Color of a Dream Julianne MacLean 7/18/21

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings.

The Queen's Gambit Walter Tevis 7/31/21 55,064 ratings

5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a professional athlete.
Ember Emma Renshaw 7/3/21

6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book with a mom as the MC.
Mari is the mom of Lily. Boardwalk Summer Meredith Jaeger 7/19/21

7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Thriller.
Sucker Punch Laurell K. Hamilton 7/12/21

8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Imagine Summer Shelley Noble 7/11/21

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16
- Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION.
Oregon The Abalone Shell Suzie O'Connell 7/2/21

10. February 6
✴️ Read a Series #2.

The Driftwood Promise Maren Ferguson 7/2/21 (Sea Glass Cove #2)

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid
✴️ Read a book with a 14 letter title.

Hearts in Motion Edie Ramer 7/14/21

12. August 6
✴️ Read a book where you find the words: PROJECT in the text.

Under Ten Thousand Stars Samantha Wood 7/13/21 p 25

13. October 15
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character.

Hidden Moon Bay Vickie McKeehan 7/4/21

14. December 19
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings.

914 ratings Dancing Tides Vickie McKeehan 7/6/21

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title.

Echoes of Summer Laura D. Bastian 7/9/21


message 4: by Anne (last edited Aug 08, 2021 09:56AM) (new)

Anne | 1452 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15/11-15

COMPLETED

Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book with an author whose last name begins with C.
Nipped in the Bud by Sheila Connolly 7/30/2021

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
Elvis Takes a Back Seat by Leanna Ellis 7/16/2021
2008

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book set in Massachusetts.
Murder Makes Scents by Christin Brecher 7/29/2021

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
I Found You by Lisa Jewell 7/21/2021
69,030 ratings.

5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
The High Season by Judy Blundell 7/7/2021
Mike is Ruthie's ex-husband/ roommate.

6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar. Tell us which one you find.
From Beer to Eternity by Sherry Harris 7/14/2021
The Sea Glass is a bar.

7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi.
The 20th Victim by James Patterson 7/10/2021 Thriller

8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Lying Three by Ralph McInerny 7/21/2021

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Designed to Death by Christina Freeburn8/8/2021
Eden, WV

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
Who's Dead, Doc? by J M Griffin 7/3/2021
Jules and Bun series #2

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe 8/8/2021

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used OR where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.
The Happy Camper by Melody Carlson 7/12/2021
Page 73 Dillon works at a software company and has a degree in computer science.

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.
Death at High Tide by Hannah Dennison 7/9/2021
Nigel is a lawyer.

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover .
All Summer Long by Melody Carlson 7/4/2021
All Summer Long (Follow Your Heart #2) by Melody Carlson

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title.
Under the Southern Sky by Kristy Woodson 7/18/2021
Under the SoutheRn Sky


message 5: by Anne (last edited Jun 28, 2021 02:34PM) (new)

Anne | 1452 comments How can I go back to my freshman year of college and hoard bacon?


message 6: by Frankie (last edited Aug 22, 2021 09:28PM) (new)

Frankie Johnson | 4271 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021

LEVEL
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

15/15 Completed. Finished


Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Autumn Jones Lake-Crown of Ghosts 7/16/21
Crown of Ghosts (Lost Kings MC, #19) by Autumn Jones Lake

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
(7/19/2019)
Vicious Prince-Lili St. Germain 7/14/21
Vicious Prince (Violent Kingdom, #1) by Lili St. Germain

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book set in Massachusetts.
When Darkness Ends-Marni Mann 7/29/21
When Darkness Ends (Moments In Boston, #3) by Marni Mann

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
(137,944)
Confess-Colleen Hoover 7/09/21
Confess by Colleen Hoover

5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
(Musician)
Muses & Melodies-Rebecca Yarros 8/13/21
Muses & Melodies (Hush Note, #3) by Rebecca Yarros

6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book with a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
Charmer-Kayley Loring 7/08/21
Charmer by Kayley Loring

7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi.
(Thriller)
Fatal Fortune-Miranda Rijks 7/22/21
Fatal Fortune (A Dr Pippa Durrant Mystery Book 1) by Miranda Rijks

8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Gen Pop-Lani Lynn Vale 8/11/21
Gen Pop (Souls Chapel Revenants MC, #6) by Lani Lynn Vale

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
(Tennessee)
Never Look Back-Mary Burton 7/01/21
Never Look Back (Criminal Profiler #5) by Mary Burton

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2.
(Walker Security)
Pulled Under-Lisa Renee Jones 7/23/21
Pulled Under (Walker Security, #2) by Lisa Renee Jones

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
Reckless Refuge-Catherine Cowles 7/02/21
Reckless Refuge (Wrecked, #4) by Catherine Cowles

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used.
Malcolm-Jessica Gadziala 8/07/21
Malcolm (Henchmen MC - Next Generation, #2) by Jessica Gadziala

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a lawyer character.
A Killer's Alibi-William L. Myers Jr. 8/22/21
A Killer's Alibi (Philadelphia Legal #3) by William L. Myers Jr.

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover.
Special Circumstances-Sheldon Siegel 7/31/21
Special Circumstances (Mike Daley/Rosie Fernandez Mystery, #1) by Sheldon Siegel

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title.
Strawberry Shortcake Murder-Joanne Fluke 7/27/21
Strawberry Shortcake Murder (Hannah Swensen, #2) by Joanne Fluke


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A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021

LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

Tasks:
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A.

Imprison the Sky by A.C. Gaughen 7/4/21

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.

The Riesling Retribution by Ellen Crosby 7/4/21
Published in 2009

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies.

Sever by Lauren DeStefano 7/8/21

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.

Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano 7/16/21
9,172 Ratings

5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character named Mike.

Reading Up a Storm by Eva Gates 7/20/21

6. On Television
✴️ Read a book with a teenager as the MC.

The Glass Spare by Lauren DeStefano 7/17/21

7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Sci-Fi.

Prime Meridian by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 7/12/21

8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).

Beyond by Mercedes Lackey 7/15/21

9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.

The Viognier Vendetta by Ellen Crosby 7/4/21
Atoka, Virginia

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a book whose title is in yellow lettering.

The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury 7/14/21

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book with a 14 letter title.

Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine 7/20/21

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used.

The Angels' Share by Ellen Crosby 7/11/21

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a character that wears glasses.

The French Paradox by Ellen Crosby 7/12/21

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover.

The Sauvignon Secret (Wine Country Mysteries, #6) by Ellen Crosby The Sauvignon Secret by Ellen Crosby 7/7/21

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title.

The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow 07/11/21


message 8: by Patricia (last edited Sep 14, 2021 04:14PM) (new)

Patricia A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021

Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15 / 15

Tasks:
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A. Andrew Sean Greer, Less {08-13-21}

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Agatha Christie, Five Little Pigs {07-28-21} Tell us the year - 1942

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies. Kazuo Ishiguro, A Pale View of Hills {07-19-21}

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number. Daphne du Maurier, The Scapegoat {07-07-21} [7115 ratings]

5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician. Ian McEwan, Saturday {08-04-21} [MC's son is a blues guitarist]

6. On Television
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar. Ngaio Marsh, Death at the Bar {07-24-21} Tell us which one you find- Set in the Plume of Feathers Pub.

7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a the book that inspired the movie. Charles Portis, True Grit {08-10-21} [Inspired the John Wayne Film of the same name in 1969 and the Jeff Bridges version in 2010]

8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count). Sylvia Day, Bared to You {08-05-21}


IN THE NEWS
9.Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location. Sylvia Townsend Warner, The Corner That Held Them {07-18-21} [Set in Oby, in the county of Norfolk, England]

10. Capcom releases Street Fighter II
✴️ Read a Series #2. Ellis Peters, One Corpse Too Many [Brother Cadfael, #2] {08-21-21}

11. End of Apartheid
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends. Joy Kogawa, Obasan {07-11-21} [end of Japanese-Canadian internment during WW2]

12. Tim Berners-Lee announces the WWW project and software
✴️ Read a book where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it. Kate Quinn, The Alice Network {07-14-21} ["CODE" is found in chapter 4 several times]

13. Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character. Beth O'Leary, The Flatshare {08-01-21}

14. Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover Alison Bruce, Cambridge Blue by Alison Bruce {07-05-21}

15. Dissolution of the Soviet Union
✴️ Where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation). Kate Quinn, The Alice Network {07-14-21} [the break up of the spy network known as "Alice" caused by a betrayal from inside the group]


message 9: by Tari (last edited Aug 22, 2021 10:35AM) (new)

Tari (thann) | 2546 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021

13/15

LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Terrence-Arsenic and Adobo Mia P. Manansala 7/3/21

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.

2021-Ordered Outrage Patti Benning 7/1/21

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies
OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.
The Rochester family-Red, White 'n Blue Murder Rosie A. Point 7/11/21

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.

5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
Duncan's a rock guitarist-Midnight Spells Murder Mary Angela 7/12/21

6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar OR with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
Bar: The Sea Glass Saloon-A Time to Swill Sherry Harris 7/31/21

7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi OR read the book that inspired the movie. Terminator does not have a book associated with it.

8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
L-Lemon Murder Pie Rosie A. Point 7/6/21

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War
: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Rock Bluff-Custard and a Crisis Emmie Lyn 7/6/21

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
Have Yourself a Fudgy Little Christmas (Candy Coated, #8) by Nancy CoCo Nancy Coco 7/5/21

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends
OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
The damage to Tabitha's property stops-An Unforeseen Demise P.A.Mason 7/2/21

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used OR where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.
Murder at the Lakeside Library Holly Danvers 7/7/21

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.
Jasper-A Hex for Danger Esme Addison 7/10/21

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
731 as of posting-A Call for Kelp Bree Baker 8/20/21

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation)
Dishing Up Deceit Emmie Lyn 7/8/21


message 10: by Carolyn (last edited Sep 01, 2021 06:00AM) (new)

Carolyn | 687 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021

27/27

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks


Tasks:
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game
Classified as Murder by Miranda James read 7/3/21 Page 57 "when a stack of three pancakes and several pieces of bacon waited at my place at the table"-Charlie
with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C. The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott read 7/7/21

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
Cocktails and Cowardice by Agatha Frost read 7/10/21 pub 3/24/2020

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies
I Heard That Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark read 7/1/21 (view spoiler)
with a character that is called Poppy Poppy Harmon Investigates by Lee Hollis read 8/19/21 Poppy Harmon
set in Massachusetts. The Last September by Nina de Gramont read 7/12/21 set on Cape Cod

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Malice at the Palace by Rhys Bowen read 7/2/21 8845 ratings

5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie)
The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks read 7/12/21 Mike Harris
with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician. The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood by Jane Leavy read 7/19/21 Mickey Mantle is a professional baseball player

6. On Television
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar
Don't You Forget About Me by Mhairi McFarlane read 7/8/21 set in Lucas's bar
with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Cheesecake and Confusion by Agatha Frost read 7/7/21 Julia is the Mom of Jessie

7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi
The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston read 7/1/21 Adventure
read the book that inspired the movie. -Dances with Wolves, Beauty and the Beast, Hook, The Silence of the Lamebs, or Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris read 8/25/21

8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Brownies and Bloodshed by Agatha Frost read 7/8/21

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Red Velvet and Revenge by Agatha Frost read 7/5/21Peridale, England

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2
Wind Chime Point by Sherryl Woods read 7/24/21 Ocean Breeze #2
a book whose title is in yellow lettering. The Glitter and the Gold: The American Duchess---in Her Own Words by Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan read 7/18/2021 The Glitter and the Gold The American Duchess---in Her Own Words by Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik read 7/6/21 (view spoiler)
with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word. File M for Murder by Miranda James read 7/4/21

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used
All Girls by Emily Layden read 7/8/21 (view spoiler)
where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it. Ink and Shadows by Ellery Adams read 7/11/21 Page 72 "looking at a language or some kind of code, but the peculiar symbols reminded her of a tattooed arm…"

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character
Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen read 7/3/21 Leach and Leach are the family lawyers for the O'Mara family sinch the 17 hundreds
with a character that wears glasses. Vegetables and Vengeance by Agatha Frost read 7/6/21 Page 102 "…smiled apologetically at Julia before fiddling with his glasses and climbing behind the wheel."

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover
1st to Die by James Patterson read 8/3/21 1st to Die (Women's Murder Club, #1) by James Patterson
that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings. The Ritual Bath by Faye Kellerman read 7/13/21 15,664 ratings

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare read 7/1/21
where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation). We Kiss Them With Rain by Futhi Ntshingila read 7/10/21 Sipho and Nonceba common law marriage ended when Sipho went back to South Africa after their time in the US. Nonceba was also goingn back to South Africa, but they agreed to not see each other again


message 11: by Andrea (last edited Dec 12, 2021 04:46PM) (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 907 comments Trip into 1991
July - Sept 2021

1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book where someone plays a video game.
If I Run by Terri Blackstock 7/13/21
A child plays a video game (title not given).

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
In the Shadow of Croft Towers by Abigail Wilson 7/30/21
2019

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies.
Acceptable Risk by Lynette Eason 7/8/21
(view spoiler)

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 10/15/21
815,600 ratings

5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a singer.
Homeland's Hope by Hallee Bridgeman 7/22/21
Virginia Benoit, singer

6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book with a teenager or a mom as the MC.
The Nature of Small Birds by Susie Finkbeiner 8/20/21
teenager: Sonny Matthews; mom MC: Linda Matthews (each had a POV)

7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Thriller.
If I'm Found by Terri Blackstock 7/14/21
Thriller

8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
If I Live by Terri Blackstock 7/31/21

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery 10/16/21
Avonlea (town in Prince Edward Island, Canada)

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
Why We Fought: Inspiring Stories of Resisting Hitler and Defending Freedom by Jerry Borrowman 8/23/21
Why We Fought Inspiring Stories of Resisting Hitler and Defending Freedom by Jerry Borrowman

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
Mission of Mercy by Hallee Bridgeman 8/9/21

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where you find the word: CODE in the text.
Charity's Code by Hallee Bridgeman 7/26/21
"... in some kind of code." Ch. 3 (21%)

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a lawyer character.
Flight Risk by Cara Putman 9/8/21
Savannah Daniels

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
The Librarian of Boone's Hollow by Kim Vogel Sawyer 8/2/21
856 ratings

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title.
True Rescue: The Finest Hours: The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman 7/15/21


message 12: by Kendra (last edited Aug 05, 2021 12:11AM) (new)

Kendra | 2669 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: July 1st, 2021 - Sept. 30th, 2021

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks


15/15


Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199

✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire - July 28th
pg. 155

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
The Curse of Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones - July 15th
June 28th, 2016

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.
The Memory Thief : And the Secrets Behind How We Remember: A Medical Mystery by Lauren Aguirre - July 31st

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata - July 16th
100 401 ratings

5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen

✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev - Aug. 4th

6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne

✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar OR with a teenager MC or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
The Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden Taylor - July 13th

7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day

✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi OR read the book that inspired the movie. Terminator does not have a book associated with it.
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo - July 5th

8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM

✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley - July 10th

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Cairo: A Graphic Novel by G. Willow Wilson - July 5th
Egypt

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
Another One Bites the Dust by Jennifer Rardin - July 3rd

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
The Witch of Duva by Leigh Bardugo - July 14th

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used OR where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.
Biting the Bullet by Jennifer Rardin - July 20th
"A software convention in Delaware" pg. 89

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.
The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood - July 14th

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes by Robin Ha - July 12th
1184 ratings

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation).
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell - July 2nd


.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*• | 719 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991

Completed 12/11+


Tasks:
✔️✴️ Read a book with an author whose last name begins with C.

Just Over the Mountain (Grace Valley Trilogy, #2) by Robyn Carr Just Over the Mountain by Robyn Carr - 01/07/2021

✔️2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9 (2012)

Black Magic (Alpha Pack, #1.5) by J.D. Tyler Black Magic by J.D. Tyler - 03/07/2021

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.

✔️4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. (15,254 ratings)

Under the Lights (The Field Party, #2) by Abbi Glines Under the Lights by Abbi Glines - 06/07/2021

✔️5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character named Emma

Love for Beginners (Wildstone, #7) by Jill Shalvis Love for Beginners by Jill Shalvis - 18/07/2021

✔️6. On Television
✴️ Read a book with a teenager as the MC

Until Friday Night (The Field Party, #1) by Abbi Glines Until Friday Night by Abbi Glines - 03/07/2021

✔️7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Action

Wolf at the Door (Salvation Pack, #1) by N.J. Walters Wolf at the Door by N.J. Walters - 11/07/2021

✔️8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L

Lover Uncloaked (Stealth Guardians, #1) by Tina Folsom Lover Uncloaked by Tina Folsom - 01/07/2021

IN THE NEWS
✔️9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION (Tennessee)

Until Trevor (Until, #2) by Aurora Rose Reynolds Until Trevor by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 06/07/2021

✔️10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2

Master Unchained (Stealth Guardians, #2) by Tina Folsom Master Unchained by Tina Folsom - 02/07/2021

✔️11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends (Micah's torture)

Savage Awakening (Alpha Pack, #2) by J.D. Tyler Savage Awakening by J.D. Tyler - 03/07/2021

✔️12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used

Until Lilly (Until, #3) by Aurora Rose Reynolds Until Lilly by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 07/07/2021

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.

✔️14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. (5939 ratings)

Primal Law (Alpha Pack #1) by J.D. Tyler Primal Law by J.D. Tyler - 02/07/2021

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation).


Challenge Rules

*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.


message 14: by Kim (last edited Jul 21, 2021 12:14PM) (new)

Kim (kmyers) | 586 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15/15

Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book with an author whose last name begins with C.
Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery. Jenny Colgan. 7.11.21

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year. (2021)
The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba. Chanel Cleeton. 7.17.21

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies
The Four Winds. Kristin Hannah. 7.1.21

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number. (8677)
St. Peter's Fair. Ellis Peters. 7.15.21
5. Born in 1991

✴️ Read a book with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
The Beekeeper's Ball. Susan Wiggs. 7.5.21

6. On Television
✴️ Read a book with a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
Florence Adler Swims Forever. Rachel Beanland. 7.15.21

7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Thriller
Murder in the White House. Margaret Truman. 7.9.21

8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Love at First. Kate Clayborn. 7.1.21

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.(Paris)
A Moveable Feast. Ernest Hemingway. 7.10.21

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2
Glory in Death. J.D. Robb. 7.9.21

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
Boundary Waters. William Kent Krueger. 7.13.21

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World. Vicki Myron. 7.12.21

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a character that wears glasses.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. Philip K. Dick. 7.16.21

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings. (63,173)
Big Lies in a Small Town. Diane Chamberlain. 7.21.21

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title
Parnassus on Wheels. Christopher Morley. 7.16.21


message 15: by Beth (last edited Sep 12, 2021 02:35AM) (new)

Beth | 331 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane – 1991
July – September 2021

Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

15 completed

1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Wayward by Blake Crouch (last name begins with C) - 7/2 ★★★

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9.
Wisteria Cottage by Robert M. Coates (1948) - 7/15 ★★★★

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies.
Welcome, Chaos by Kate Wilhelm - 9/12 ★★★

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings.
The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande (55,697 ratings) - 7/28 ★★★★

5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
Lucia in London by E.F. Benson (Olga is a singer) - 8/16 ★★★★

6. On Television
✴️ Read a book with a teenager or a mom as the MC.
Petropolis by Anya Ulinich (Sasha is a teenager and mom) - 7/30 ★★★★

7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi.
The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany (Science Fiction) - 7/3 ★★★

8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Beacon 23 by Hugh Howey - 8/11 ★★★★

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION.
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth (New Jersey) - 7/15 ★★★★★

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II
✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
Return to Peyton Place by Grace Metalious (Peyton Place #2) - 8/7 ★★★★

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
Truth And Beauty by Ann Patchett (14 letter title) - 7/31 ★★★★

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used OR where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.
Where's Me Plaid? by Scott Crawford (page 90: "the smash success of the DaVinci Code" - 7/23 ★★★★

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court
✴️ Read a book with a character that wears glasses.
Now Wait for Last Year by Philip K. Dick (several characters wear glasses) - 8/23 ★★★

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings.
The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard (23,660 ratings) - 7/29 ★★★★

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union
✴️ Read a book where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved.
High-Rise by J.G. Ballard (building systems stop working) - 8/19 ★★★


message 16: by Lexi (last edited Jul 20, 2021 07:34PM) (new)

Lexi (lexi_liese) | 399 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021


Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

Completed: 15/15

Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A.
The Corpse Flower by Anne Mette Hancock - Completed: 7/11/2021

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston - Completed: 7/8/2021 (Published 2021)

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies.
Sisters in Arms by Kaia Alderson - Completed: 7/20/2021

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Under Currents by Nora Roberts - Completed: 7/8/2021 (29,447 Ratings)

5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a singer.
Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb - Completed: 7/2/2021 (Mavis)

6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult - Completed: 7/12/2021 (Mariah is a mother)

7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre Sci-Fi.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - Completed: 7/12/2021

8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
In Hot Water by Kate Kingsbury - Completed: 7/3/2021

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Sentenced to Death by Lorna Barrett - Completed: 7/5/2021 (New Hampshire)

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2.
Buttercream Bump Off by Jenn McKinlay - Completed: 7/7/2021

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends.
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano - Completed: 7/14/2021 (A date-raping and blackmailing ring is ended)

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used.
Shed No Tears by Caz Frear - Completed: 7/5/2021

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character.
Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay - Completed: 7/6/2021 (When Agent Keller goes to question the accounting firm, they have a lawyer present)

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich - Completed: 7/4/2021 (Ratings: 22,290)

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book where a union is dissolved (your interpretation).
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett - Completed: 7/18/2021 (Twins Stella and Desiree are separated when Stella takes off after 16 years of being inseparable)


message 17: by Chelsea (last edited Aug 06, 2021 02:29PM) (new)

Chelsea Skinner (chelspels) | 1021 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
FINISHED

Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15/11-15

Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book with an author whose last name begins with C. Due Justice - Diane Capri 7/6/21

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year. {2015} This is Gonna Hurt - A.I. Nasser 7/13/21

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book with a character that is called Poppy. The Eleventh Hour - Anina Collins 7/15/21

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number. The Stepford Wives - Ira Levin 7/31/21 {31,336 ratings}

5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician. The Daughter - Sara Blaedel 7/16/21

6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book with a teenager as the MC. Sword Bearer - Teddy Jacobs 7/9/21

7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read the book that inspired the movie. The Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris 7/9/21

8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L. If I Dream - K.M. Scott 7/2/21

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. {Alaska} Alaskan Dawn - Edie Claire 7/13/21

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2. Twisted Justice - Diane Capri 7/21/21 {Justice #2}

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word. The Cat in the Hat - Dr. Seuss 7/9/21

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used. A Very Bad Year: A Further Three Stories in an Anthology of Horror and Suspense - Stephen Barnard 7/22/21

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character. Cliffhanger - Amy Saunders 8/5/21

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings. Close to the Cradle - Nova Lee Maier 7/30/21

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book where something ceases operation. Reaper: Aftermath - Jonathan Pongratz 7/28/21


message 18: by Barbara ★ (last edited Aug 01, 2021 09:03PM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3207 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane 1991
Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2021


READ: 15/11+

✔ 1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Maybe This Time - Jennifer Crusie 7/8

✔ 2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
In the Blood - Lisa Unger (pub 2014) 7/28

✔ 3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.
Notorious - Diana Palmer 7/31

✔ 4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Come Tumbling Down - Seanan McGuire (15,160 ratings) 7/15

✔ 5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
Gwynneth Ever After - Linda Poitevin (hero is an actor) 7/30

✔ 6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar OR with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
Across the Green Grass Fields - Seanan McGuire (teenager) 7/24

✔ 7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi OR read the book that inspired the movie. Terminator does not have a book associated with it.
Yellow Brick War - Danielle Paige (retelling) 7/16

✔ 8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
In an Absent Dream - Seanan McGuire 7/11

IN THE NEWS
✔ 9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
A Killer Plot - Ellery Adams (North Carolina) 7/10

✔ 10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination - John Joseph Adams 7/11
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination Original Short Fiction for the Modern Evil Genius by John Joseph Adams

✔ 11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
A Nameless Witch - A. Lee Martinez 7/31

✔ 12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used ORwhere you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.
Once You Go This Far - Kristen Lepionka 7/31
(a mostly empty lot with the skeleton of a large construction project), p52

✔ 13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.
Hometown Girl - Mariah Stewart (hero is a lawyer) 7/6

✔ 14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
Much Ado About You - Samantha Young (8433 ratings) 7/16

✔ 15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation).
The Upstairs House - Julia Fine 7/13

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


message 19: by Catherine (new)

Catherine Russell | 200 comments A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.

5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.

6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar OR with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.

7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi OR read the book that inspired the movie. Terminator does not have a book associated with it.

8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a book whose title is in yellow lettering.

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used OR where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation)


message 20: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59382 comments Mod
Anne wrote: "How can I go back to my freshman year of college and hoard bacon?"

A DeLorean with a time machine??


message 21: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59382 comments Mod
Welcome Anne, Frankie, Stephanie, Patricia, Tari, Carolyn, Andrea, Kendra, Christine, Kim, Beth, Lex, Chelsea, Barbara and Catherine!!


message 22: by Anne (new)

Anne | 1452 comments JoAnne wrote: "Anne wrote: "How can I go back to my freshman year of college and hoard bacon?"

A DeLorean with a time machine??"


Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


message 23: by Ferenc (last edited Jul 31, 2021 12:39PM) (new)

Ferenc (aeneth) | 2761 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021


Goal: 12/15
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

Tasks:
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A.
A funtineli boszorkány II. - Albert Wass - 07/02/21

✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
Kill Game: A Cold Poker Gang Mystery - Dean Wesley Smith - 07/06/21 - 2014

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.

✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Foundation's Edge - Isaac Asimov - 07/30/21 - 74503 ratings on 07/31/2021

✴️ Read a book with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
The Jane Austen Society - Natalie Jenner - 07/17/21 - Mimi Harrison, actress

✴️ Read a book with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
She Could Fly, Vol. 2: The Lost Pilot - Christopher Cantwell - 07/22/2021 - Luna, teenager

✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi.
The Paris Library - Janet Skeslien Charles - 07/09/21 - Historical

✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
In Five Years - Rebecca Serle - 07/12/21

✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Éjszaka Lisszabonban - Erich Maria Remarque - 07/30/21 - Portugal

✴️ Read a Series #2.
A ​téboly katonái - Duncan Shelley - 07/04/21 - Kunoichi Trilogy #2

✴️ Read a book where something bad ends.
The Rose Code - Kate Quinn - 07/22/21 - WW II

✴️ Read a book where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.
Nessy's Locket - A.W. Exley - 07/14/21 - Put the vehicle back in the shed and tidy away our more personal projects.” (Kindle Locations 3068-3069)

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.

✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
The Exiles - Christina Baker Kline - 07/25/21 - 23745 ratings on 07/31/2021

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation).


message 24: by [deleted user] (last edited Jul 13, 2021 09:26AM) (new)

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991 COMPLETED
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks - 12 TASKS

Tasks:
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book .... with an author whose first name begins with A
The adventure of the Christmas pudding -Agatha christie 01.07.21The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding


2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
Slay in your lane: the black girl bible Yomi Adegoke & Elizabeth uviebinene 01.07.21 05.07.2018
Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies
Breadwinner Deborah ellis 01.07.21 -
The Breadwinner

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
12261 ratings - Murder most unladylike - Robin stevens - 01.07.21Murder Most Unladylike
5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie)
Emma Grady in Vagabonds – Josephine Cox 12.07.21 Vagabonds


6. On Television
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar
Or with a teenager or a mom as the MC.
Butterfly: from refugee to Olympian – my story of rescue, hope and triumph Yusra mardini 07.07.21
Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph
7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi
The pull of the stars Emma Donoghue 10.07.21The Pull of the Stars
8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Little liar Lisa Ballantyne 04.07.21
Little Liar
9.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Sleeping murder - Agatha christie 04.07.21 - England
Sleeping Murder

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades.
✴️ Read
a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
Let me lie
Claire mackintosh
10.07.21
Let Me Lie
11. June 5 - End of Apartheid:
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends
I let you go Claire mackintosh 09.07.21I Let You Go
12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used
The search -Howard linsky 04.07.21
The Search


message 25: by Andrea (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 907 comments For task 1., is that a character or author last name that starts with C?


message 26: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59382 comments Mod
Andrea wrote: "For task 1., is that a character or author last name that starts with C?"

It says with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C. :)


message 27: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59382 comments Mod
Welcome Ferenc and Den!


message 28: by Andrea (last edited Jun 30, 2021 02:58PM) (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 907 comments Thanks, JoAnne. I wasn’t sure because usually it’s two separate tasks when the “or” is in all caps. I just wanted to make sure I understood correctly. :)


message 29: by SANDYE (last edited Oct 02, 2021 10:18AM) (new)

SANDYE (sandye_c) | 1219 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Date Started: July 1, 2021
Date Completed: September 30, 2021

LEVELS
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks - 10

Tasks:
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game - Under the Honey Moon (Honey Haven 1) by Jessica R. Patch - 7/4/21 - Pg 13 She returned with a glass of milk

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year. - The Fur Will Fly (Magical Cool Cats 12) by Mary Matthews - 8/27/21 - Published 2015

5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) - Knitted and Knifed (Knitty Kities 1) by Tracey Drew - 7/12/21 - Ed Hanbury owns local grocery store

7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi . - Just Add Salt (Hetta Coffey 2) by Jinx Schwartz - 9/19/21

8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count). - Luck Be a Lady (Tahoe Tessie 1) by Gemma Halliday - 8/26/21

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location. - Sasquatch (Sasquatch 1) by K.T. Tomb - 9/6/21 - Located in Piney Woods, TX

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades.
✴️ Read a Series #2 - Marshmallow Murder (Cupcake Crimes 2) by Molly Maple - 9/12/21

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid:
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends. Bodyguard Bear (Protection, Inc. 1) by Zoe Chant - 8/31/21 - (view spoiler)

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used - Save The Date (Dating 1) by Monica Murphy - 7/20/21 - Internet is used daily to check email, and the store featured in the series uses a website to gain popularity and orders

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway,
✴️ Read a book with more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings - A Sip Before Dying (Wine & Dine 1) by Gemma Halliday - 7/28/21 - 563 ratings


message 30: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59382 comments Mod
Welcome SANDYE!


message 31: by Dita (new)

Dita | 159 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

0/6

Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.

5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.

6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar OR with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.

7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi OR read the book that inspired the movie. Terminator does not have a book associated with it.

8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a book whose title is in yellow lettering.

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used OR where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation).


message 32: by Celia (last edited Sep 22, 2021 09:23PM) (new)

Celia Buell (semi hiatus) (celiareadsbooks) | 1191 comments Tasks - 12/15 - Nostalgia:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199

✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A.
Eat The Rich by Andrew Rivas 7/7
2. Average Income Per Year: $29,430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
Poor Unfortunate Soul by Serena Valentino 7/28 - pub 2016
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings.
Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman 7/11 - 97,850 ratings as of 8/2/21
5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen

✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf).
In the Name of the Kimberley by Edward Bramfeld 7/24 - Wolf, MC's love interest
6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne

✴️ Read a book with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas 7/22
7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day

✴️ Read the book that inspired the movie.
The Beast Within by Serena Valentino 7/18 - Beauty and the Beast
8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM

✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Life, the Universe, and Everything by Douglas Adams 7/3
IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION.
You Have a Match by Emma Lord 8/5 - Puget Sound area, WA
10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2.
Willow Witch by Patty Jansen 7/26 - For Queen and Country #2
11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy 7/2
12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text.
The Toll by Neal Shusterman 7/16 - "...universal identification code used by the scythedom." p.39
13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
To Kill a Labrador by Kassandra Lamb 7/9 - 871 ratings
15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation).

Eat The Rich by Andrew Rivas Poor Unfortunate Soul (Villains, #3) by Serena Valentino Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe, #2) by Neal Shusterman In the Name of the Kimberley by Edward Bramfeld Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0) by Angie Thomas The Beast Within (Villains, #2) by Serena Valentino Life, the Universe, and Everything (Hitchhiker's Guide #3) by Douglas Adams You Have a Match by Emma Lord Willow Witch (Ghostspeaker Chronicles #2) by Patty Jansen Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy The Toll (Arc of a Scythe, #3) by Neal Shusterman To Kill a Labrador (Marcia Banks and Buddy Mysteries #1) by Kassandra Lamb


message 33: by Melanie (last edited Sep 21, 2021 12:57AM) (new)

Melanie A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Challenge Duration:
1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks


Tasks:
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A.
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood of Traveling Pants, #1) by Ann Brashares Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares - 7/4/2021

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year: 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
Anastasia by Colin Falconer Anastasia - Colin Falconer - 7/24/2021
How it fits: Published 2003

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies.
One Secret Summer by Lesley Lokko One Secret Summer - Lesley Lokko - 8/29/2021
How it fits: (view spoiler)

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott Five Feet Apart - Rachael Lippincott - 7/30/2021
How it fits: 123,483 ratings.

5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie).
His Kidnapper's Shoes by Maggie James His Kidnapper's Shoes - Maggie James - 8/9/2021
How it fits: Character Emma Carter.

6. On Television
✴️ Read a book with a teenager as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier My Sister Rosa - Justine Larbalestier - 7/2/2021
How it fits: MC Che is a teenager.

7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi.
Red Notice (Tom Buckingham, #1) by Andy McNab Red Notice - Andy McNab - 9/18/2021
How it fits: MPG Action by 4 users and Adventure by 3 users.

8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Girl Divided by Willow Rose Girl Divided - Willow Rose - 7/31/2021

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 -
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
The Bus on Thursday by Shirley Barrett The Bus on Thursday - Shirley Barrett - 7/17/2021
How it fits: Set in Talbingo.

10. February 6 –
✴️ Read a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, #14) by Janet Evanovich Fearless Fourteen - Janet Evanovich - 8/4/2021

11. June 5 -
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends.
I Invited Her In by Adele Parks I Invited Her In - Adele Parks - 8/14/2021
How it fits: The relationship between MC's best friend (38 year old woman ) and MC's 17 year old son ends.

12. August 6 –
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used.
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty Nine Perfect Strangers - Liane Moriarty - 9/21/2021
How it fits" Frances uses the internet to book into Tranquillum House.

13. October 15 -
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character.
The Radium Girls by Kate Moore The Radium Girls - Kate Moore - 9/11/2021
How it fits: Raymond Berry is a lawyer.

14. December 19 -
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
The Truth About Her by Jacqueline Maley The Truth About Her - Jacqueline Maley - 7/11/2021
How it fits: 930 ratings.

15. December 26 –
✴️ Read a book where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation).
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - 8/21/2021
How it fits: Hailsham Boarding School ceases operation.


message 34: by Cindy III (last edited Sep 29, 2021 12:32PM) (new)

Cindy III | 471 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021

LEVELS
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Childhood's End - Arthur C. Clarke 7/30 - 8/2

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.

Florence Nightingale: The Courageous Life of the Legendary Nurse - Catherine Reef 7/22 - 8/7 pub 2016

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.

Because of Winn-Dixie - Kate DiCamillo 7/19 has 223,548 ratings

5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.

6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
Hard Gold - Avi 9/22 - 29 MC Early Wittcomb is fourteen

7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi
Gold Rush Girl - Avi 8/23 - 29 tagged historical

8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Boy: Tales of Childhood - Roald Dahl 7/13 - 14

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.

Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein: Based on a True Story - Jennifer Roy, Ali Fadhil location is Iraq 8/25 - 28

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a book whose title is in yellow lettering.

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used OR where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character

Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America - Gilbert King 7/10 - 9/7

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
Raymie Nightingale - Kate DiCamillo 8/10 -13 has 18,361 ratings

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title
Sunrise Over Fallujah - Walter Dean Myers 8/17 - 20 ussr is found in SUnRiSe


message 35: by Maven (new)

Maven | 60 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks


message 36: by Emeli (last edited Jul 31, 2021 03:18PM) (new)

Emeli Webb | 528 comments Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
Bite Size Daddy (Love Bites, #2) by Jayda Marx
Published July 10th 2021
Finished 10/7
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.

5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
Beauregard and the Beast (Once Upon a Vegas Night #1) by Evie Drae
Mc adam is a mma fighter
Finished 13/7

6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar OR with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.

7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi OR read the book that inspired the movie. Terminator does not have a book associated with it.

8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Mafia Daddy (Russian Protectors Book 2) by Aster Rae
Set in new york
Finished 31/7

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a book whose title is in yellow lettering.

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used OR where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation).


message 37: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59382 comments Mod
Welcome Dita, Celia, Melanie, Cindy, Maven and Emeli!!


message 38: by Shash (last edited Jul 25, 2021 11:41AM) (new)

Shash | 2891 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
July 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

12/11-15 Tasks Completed

Tasks:
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game OR with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C.
Romancing the Spartan Race by Cami Checketts (7/6/21)

2. Average Income Per Year: $29,430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
Commander of His Heart by Arlem Hawks (7/2/21) - 2020

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies OR with a character that is called Poppy OR set in Massachusetts.

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.

5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
How to Not Fall for the Wrong Guy by Meg Easton (7/7/21) - Derek

6. On Television
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar OR with a teenager or a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find.
Romancing the Castle by Cami Checketts (7/4/21) - mom as MC

7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi OR read the book that inspired the movie. Terminator does not have a book associated with it.
Romancing the River by Cami Checketts (7/6/21) - Action

8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Just a Kiss in the Moonlight by Cindy Roland Anderson (7/25/21)

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Romancing the Island by Cami Checketts (7/5/21) - Puerto Rico

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
A Dangerous Game by Laura Beers (7/19/21) - Regency Spies & Secrets

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends OR with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
The Gentleman and the Thief by Sarah M. Eden (7/12/21)
something bad ends

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used OR where you find the words: CODE or SOFTWARE or PROJECT in the text. Add the page/loc where you found it.
Romancing the Extreme Adventure by Cami Checketts (7/5/21) - CODE - pg 28

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character OR with a character that wears glasses.
Waves of Deceit by Donna K. Weaver (7/22/21)
lawyer

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation).
A Dangerous Pursuit by Laura Beers (7/17/21)


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Amber (arboan) | 326 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021

LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A
The Final Arrangement by Annie Adams 08.05.21

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
How the Woman at the Well Became the Well Woman: A Memoir of an Extraordinary Ordinary Life by Donna Rhodes 07.14.21 published 2016

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book set in Massachusetts.
Moon Spinners by Sally Goldenbaum 09.06.21

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith 07.02.21 20,961 ratings

5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 09.24.21 (Robbie, Henry's friend, is an actor)

6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book with a mom as the MC.
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah 07.28.21 (Elsa has two kids during the book)

7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre Historical
Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon 08.18.21


8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with B
Beach Read by Emily Henry 08.05.21

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Red Lily by Nora Roberts 08.07.21 (Tennessee)

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
Scone Cold Killer (All-Day Breakfast Café Mystery #1) by Lena Gregory Scone Cold Killer by Lena Gregory 08.01.21

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Read a book with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word.
A Crafty Killing by Lorraine Bartlett 08.26.21

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used
That Old Flame of Mine by J.J. Cook 09.30.21 (they use Google to do some research)

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer character
Daring to Dream by Nora Roberts 09.09.21 (Josh Templeton is a lawyer)

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings.
Coached to Death by Victoria Laurie 09.06.21 (1,005 ratings)

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a union is dissolved (your interpretation).


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Aminko | 188 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
July 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021

Tasks Completed: 4


LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

TASKS
✴️1. Average Cost - Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross

✴️2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00 - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center (15/9/2021)

✴️3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush - Unshapely Things by Mark Del Franco

✴️4. World Population - 5.418 Billion - Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward

✴️5. Born in 1991 - Bachelor Beast by Grace Goodwin (1/8/2021)

✴️6. On Television - Dirty by Kylie Scott

✴️7. In Theaters - Lord of the Vampires by Gena Showalter

✴️8. On The Radio - Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore (20/8/2021)

✴️9. January 16 - Gulf War: Hot and Badgered by Shelly Laurenston
(New York)

✴️10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades Fan the Flames by Katie Ruggle (6/9/2021)

✴️11. June 5 - End of Apartheid:Baby, I'm Howling for You by Christine Warren

✴️12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas

✴️13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas:Unleashed by Cherrie Lynn

✴️14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean (Ratings: 36,221)

✴️15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Riggs' Ruin by Nicola Jane

Wolf Gone Wild (Stay a Spell, #1) by Juliette Cross Unshapely Things (Connor Grey, #1) by Mark Del Franco Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3) by J.R. Ward Dirty (Dive Bar, #1) by Kylie Scott Lord of the Vampires (Royal House of Shadows, #1) by Gena Showalter Hot and Badgered (Honey Badger Chronicles, #1) by Shelly Laurenston Baby, I'm Howling for You (Alphaville, #1) by Christine Warren Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas Unleashed (Ross Siblings, #1) by Cherrie Lynn A Rogue by Any Other Name (The Rules of Scoundrels, #1) by Sarah MacLean Riggs' Ruin (Kings Reapers MC, #1) by Nicola Jane

Bachelor Beast (Interstellar Brides Program The Beasts, #1) by Grace Goodwin Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women, #1) by Evie Dunmore Fan the Flames (Search and Rescue, #2) by Katie Ruggle Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center


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Grace | 1652 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 11/11-15

Tasks:
1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Read a book with an author whose first name begins with A OR last name begins with C- Otomen, Vol. 12-Aya Kanno 7/15

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year- Attack on Titan, Vol. 32-Hajime Isayama 7/10 (2020)

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
Black & Blue-James Patterson 7/17 (6,138)

6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book with a teenager or a mom as the MC- Night of the Mannequins: A Tor.com Original-Stephen Graham Jones 7/20

7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi- Fables: The Deluxe Edition, Book Three-Bill Willingham 7/10 (Fairy Tales)

8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count)- Boxers-Gene Luen Yang 7/8

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location- 113 Minutes-James Patterson 7/10 (Texas)

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Read a Series #2- Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, Vol. 2-Masashi Kishimoto 7/28

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ Read a book with a character that wears glasses- Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, Vol. 1-Masashi Kishimoto 7/18

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings- 5 Centimeters per Second-Makoto Shinkai 7/14 (3,756)

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 6-Koyoharu Gotouge 7/14


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Jessica (jvblazejak) | 693 comments ✅Done!!!✅ 15/15


A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks



Tasks:

1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
✴️ Author whose last name begins with C: The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson ★★★ 13 July

2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9 ~2021~ Take Me Home Tonight ★★★ 12 July

3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Set in Massachusetts: Show Me a Sign ★★★★ 22 July

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ More than 5418 ratings ~8993~ The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II ★★★★ 8 July

5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ A character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician ~arts school~: Happily Ever Afters ★★★★ 8 July

6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Set in an office, at a college/university AND a teenager or a mom as the MC: Emergency Contact ★★★★ 21 July

7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi: Last Night at the Telegraph Club ★★★★ 17 July

8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Title begins with I, B, G, J or L: Instructions for Dancing ★★★★ 25 July

IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
✴️ Location begins with a letter in OPERATION ~Paris, France~ The Socialite ★★★ 7 July

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
✴️ Series #2: The Crown of Embers ★★★ 10 July

11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
✴️ Something bad ends ~war/siege~ The Girl of Fire and Thorns ★★★ 6 July

12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used ~blogger/Youtuber~ First Comes Like ★★★ 2 July

13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
✴️ A judge or lawyer character ~dad~ The Companion ★★★★ 15 July

14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
✴️ More than 530 ratings ~4818~ Tokyo Ever After ★★★★ 4 July

15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
✴️ Something ceases operation or a union is dissolved ~Titanic~ Luck of the Titanic ★★★★ 11 July

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Bitter Kingdom (Fire and Thorns, #3) by Rae Carson Take Me Home Tonight by Morgan Matson Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte The Last Bookshop in London A Novel of World War II by Madeline Martin Happily Ever Afters (Happily Ever Afters, #1) by Elise Bryant Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon The Socialite by J'nell Ciesielski The Crown of Embers (Fire and Thorns, #2) by Rae Carson The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1) by Rae Carson First Comes Like (Modern Love, #3) by Alisha Rai The Companion by Katie Alender Tokyo Ever After (Tokyo Ever After, #1) by Emiko Jean Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee


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A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991 COMPLETION POST
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks - 12 TASKS

Tasks:
1. Average Cost
✴️ Read a book .... with an author whose first name begins with A
The adventure of the Christmas pudding -Agatha christie 01.07.21The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding


2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year.
Slay in your lane: the black girl bible Yomi Adegoke & Elizabeth uviebinene 01.07.21 05.07.2018
Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible
3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book where parents have a child that dies
Breadwinner Deborah ellis 01.07.21 -
The Breadwinner

4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number.
12261 ratings - Murder most unladylike - Robin stevens - 01.07.21Murder Most Unladylike
5. Born in 1991
✴️ Read a book with a character named Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie)
Emma Grady in Vagabonds – Josephine Cox 12.07.21 Vagabonds


6. On Television
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar
Or with a teenager or a mom as the MC.
Butterfly: from refugee to Olympian – my story of rescue, hope and triumph Yusra mardini 07.07.21
Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph
7. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi
The pull of the stars Emma Donoghue 10.07.21The Pull of the Stars
8. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count).
Little liar Lisa Ballantyne 04.07.21
Little Liar
9.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location.
Sleeping murder - Agatha christie 04.07.21 - England
Sleeping Murder

10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades.
✴️ Read
a book whose title is in yellow lettering.
Let me lie
Claire mackintosh
10.07.21
Let Me Lie
11. June 5 - End of Apartheid:
✴️ Read a book where something bad ends
I let you go Claire mackintosh 09.07.21I Let You Go
12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project
✴️ Read a book where the internet is used
The search -Howard linsky 04.07.21
The Search


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message 48: by Kathy (last edited Sep 27, 2021 05:56AM) (new)

Kathy  | 21 comments A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021
Read: 15/15

1. Read a book where someone plays a video game. Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline. Read 7/1.

2. Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. 2020. Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey. Read 7/16.

3. Read a book where parents have a child that dies. The Journals of Eleanor Druse: My Investigation of the Kingdom Hospital Incident by Eleanor Druse. Read 7/30.

4. Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number. Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero. Ratings = 22,983. Read 7/22.

5. Read a book with a character named Wolfgang. The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates. Read 7/14. MC's cat is named Wolfgang.

6. Read a book with a mom as the MC. Weather by Jenny Offill. Read 7/28.

7. Read a book with the genre Sci-Fi. All Systems Red by Martha Wells. Read 7/9.

8. Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count). Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead. Read 9/11.

9. Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Nevada. Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey. Read 7/16.

10. Read a book whose title is in yellow lettering. Gil's All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez. Read 7/11. Gil's All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez

11. Read a book with a 14 letter title. The Devil Aspect by Craig Russell. Read 8/6.

12. Read a book where you find the word: CODE. Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War by Fred Kaplan. Pg. 25. " . . . a telephone modem searched for other nearby modems by automatically dialing each phone number in a local area code . . . " Read 8/15.

13. Read a book with a character that wears glasses. The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware. Read 9/24.

14. Read a book that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings. Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine. 131, 482 ratings.

15. Read a book with the letters USSR. Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows by James Lovegrove. Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows (The Cthulhu Casebooks, #1) by James Lovegrove . Read 7/27.


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A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1991
Duration: 1st July 2021 - 30th September 2021

LEVELS

✅Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks


15/15 COMPLETE


Tasks:
✅1. Average Cost
A First Class Stamp: 29 cents
A Gallon of Gas: $1.14
A Gallon of Milk: $2.70
Bacon: $1.95/lb
Super Nintendo: $199
🏖✴️ Read a book where someone drinks milk or eats bacon or plays a video game OR with an author whose first name begins with A Alexander McCall Smith The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
OR last name begins with C.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #1) by Alexander McCall Smith

✅2. Average Income Per Year: $29, 430.00
🏖✴️ Read a book with TWO of the following numbers in the publication year : 0, 2, 3, 4, 9. Tell us the year. Guaranteed to Bleed - Julie Mulhern 07/20/21
Publication date 2015
Guaranteed to Bleed (The Country Club Murders #2) by Julie Mulhern

✅3. U.S. President - George H. W. Bush
✴️ Read a book 🍎with a character that is called Poppy - Fields' Guide to Abduction - Julie Mulhern 09/18/21 POPPY FIELDS is the main character
Fields' Guide to Abduction (Poppy Fields Adventures #1) by Julie Mulhern

✅4. World Population - 5.418 Billion
🩱✴️ Read a book that has more than 5418 ratings. Tell us the ratings number. - Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters 08/06/21 67,027 ratings
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters

✅5. Born in 1991
Ed Sheeran
Shailene Woodley
Emma Roberts
Tyler, The Creator
Derek Carr
Mike Trout
Wolfgang Van Halen
✴️ Read a book with a character named 🩱Ed, Shailene, Emma, Tyler, Derek, 🩱Mike or Wolfgang (Wolf, Wolfie) OR with a character who is a singer, actor, music producer, professional athlete or musician.Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure - Diane Kelly 08/04/21
Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure (Tara Holloway, #1) by Diane Kelly

✅6. On Television
Designing Women
A Different World
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Roseanne
✴️ Read a book set in an office, at a college/university or a bar OR with a teenager or 🏖a mom as the MC. Tell us which one you find. - Deadly Deals and Donuts - Cindy Bell 07/27/21
Deadly Deals and Donuts (Donut Truck Mystery #1) by Cindy Bell

✅7. In Theaters
Dances With Wolves
Beauty and the Beast
Hook
The Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
✴️ Read a book with the genre or tagged with Historical, Fairy Tales, Retelling, 🩱Thriller, Adventure, Action or Sci-Fi OR read the book that inspired the movie. Terminator does not have a book associated with it. - Farm to Trouble - Amanda Flower 08/17/21 Tagged on Goodreads as “Thriller”
Farm to Trouble (Farm to Table Mysteries #1) by Amanda Flower

✅8. On The Radio
"(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" - Bryan Adams
"Black or White" – Michael Jackson
"Good Vibrations" – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
"Joyride" – Roxette
"Losing My Religion" – REM
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with I, B, G, J or L (all words count). The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 08/24/21
The Ghost and Mrs. McClure (Haunted Bookshop Mystery, #1) by Alice Kimberly

✅IN THE NEWS
9. January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
🏖✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in OPERATION. Tell us the location. The Paris Key - Juliet Blackwell 07/23/21 letter P
The Paris Key by Juliet Blackwell

✅10. February 6 – Capcom releases Street Fighter II for arcades. It becomes highly successful and is routinely listed as the grandfather of the fighting game genre.
🏖✴️ Read a Series #2 OR a 🏖book whose title is in yellow lettering. 07/25/21
Clairvoyant and Present Danger (Bay Island Psychic Mystery #3) by Lena Gregory

✅11. June 5 - End of Apartheid: South Africa repeals the last legal foundations of apartheid.
🩱✴️ Read a book with a 14 letter title - may be more than one word. - A Crafty Killing - Lorraine Bartlett 08/12/21
A Crafty Killing (Victoria Square, #1) by Lorraine Bartlett

✅12. August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The first website, "info.cern.ch", is created.
🩱✴️ Read a book where the internet is used - Arsenic and Old Books - Miranda James 08/01/21
Arsenic and Old Books (Cat in the Stacks, #6) by Miranda James

✅13. October 15 - Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
🩱✴️ Read a book with a judge or lawyer Fogged Inn - Barbara Ross 08/14/21 Sheila Smith was a retired Federal Judge
Fogged Inn (A Maine Clambake Mystery, #4) by Barbara Ross

✅14. December 19 - Skarnsund Bridge opens in Norway, becoming the world's longest cable-stayed bridge for two years with a span of 530 metres (1,739 ft).
🩱✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR that has more than 530 ratings. Tell us the ratings. - Musseled Out - Barbara Ross 1726 ratings
Musseled Out (A Maine Clambake Mystery, #3) by Barbara Ross

✅15. December 26 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet meets for the last time, formally dissolves the Soviet Union, and adjourns sine die, ending the Cold War. All remaining Soviet institutions eventually cease operation on December 31.
🏖✴️ Read a book with the letters USSR in any order in the title or where something ceases operation or a ✔️union is dissolved (your interpretation). - Death by Baguette: A Valentine's Day Murder in Paris - Jennifer S. Alderson 07/29/21 I think death of spouse would constitute the union is dissolved!
Death by Baguette A Valentine's Day Murder in Paris (Travel Can Be Murder #2) by Jennifer S. Alderson


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