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Credit: Яцек Йерка (Jacek Yerka)

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021

Levels:
6-15 points - Super Seasonal
16-30 points - Amazing Autumn
31+ points - Fantastic Fall

Object: The aim of the game is to score as many points as possible by the end of the quarter.
A special badge is given to the member that accumulates the most points.

Read books for the tasks listed below. Some (but not all) tasks will have opportunities to collect bonus points.
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS 2 points for each bonus task. The book must work for the task and the bonus.

EXAMPLE:
TASK: Read a book set in USA (Bonus: set in one of the 'Thirteen Colonies')

You read a book set in California = 1 point for USA
Total: 1 point

You read a book set in Delaware (which is one of the 13 colonies) = 1 point for USA + 2 points for Delaware
Total: 3 points

Please keep a record of your points total at the top of your post.




TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
Ex.

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Ex. Fantasy begins with F.

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.


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Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

Amanda A FINISHED - 121 points

Amber FINISHED - 40 points

Anne FINISHED - 32 points

Bonita

.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*• FINISHED - 20 points

Cindy III

Dita

Elle FINISHED - 58 points

Ferenc FINISHED - 36 points

Frankie FINISHED - 29 points

Genevieve FINISHED - 54 points

Grace FINISHED - 36 points

Jess

Jessica

JoAnne FINISHED - 76 points

Karen ♐ FINISHED - 24 points

Katelyn FINISHED - 44 points

Kellene FINISHED - 39 points

Kendra FINISHED - 77 points

Kim FINISHED - 33 pts.

Kimberly FINISHED - 21 points

Lex

Mary-Megan FINISHED - 37 points

Medusa

Melanie

Melissa FINISHED - 160 points - WINNER

Melissa (ladybug) FINISHED - 29 points

Moondance FINISHED - 23 points

SANDYE FINISHED - 30 points

Shash FINISHED - 143 points

Shelly FINISHED - 31 points

Stephanie FINISHED - 87 points

Tammie

Tari

Vanessa FINISHED - 19 points

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021
31+ points - Fantastic Fall
Read: 76/31+

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.

--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.
3 pts. Fall into Me K.M. Scott 10/2/21
3 pts. Feels Like Falling Kristy Woodson Harvey 10/14/21
3 pts. Fallen Linda Castillo 10/18/21
3 pts. Catch Us When We Fall: A Novel Juliette Fay 10/27/21

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.
1 pt. On His Watch Katie Ruggle 10/4/21
1 pt. End Game Toni Aleo 10/24/21
1 pt. In Case You Didn't Know Samantha Chase 11/9/21
1 pt. It Happened One Summer Tessa Bailey 11/18/21
1 pt. Uncovering Love Kacey Shea 11/19/21

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.
3 pts. - Piano Wild Sign Patricia Briggs 10/15/21
3 pts. - Drums Dirty Lies Emma Hart 10/16/21

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).
1 pt. The Beachcomber Vickie McKeehan 9/28/21

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.
1 pt. - flannel p 62 Death on Tap Ellie Alexander 10/7/21
1 pt. - flannel p 115 The Summer Cottage Viola Shipman 10/8/21
1 pt. - soup p 137 A Kiss in the Shadows Eve Kincaid 11/5/21
1 pt. - soup p 26 The Willoughbys Lois Lowry 11/15/21

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)
1 pt. - red lipstick The Marriage Effect Karla Sorensen 10/25/21
1 pt. - boots A Very Merry Princess Susan Mallery 11/17/21

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.
3 pts. A Witch Too Late Paula Lester 10/4/21

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
1 pt. - rating 4.59 Keeping Cape Summer Vickie McKeehan 9/25/21
1 pt. - Series #5 Change of Fortune RaeAnne Thayne 11/13/21 (Fortunes of Texas: Return to Red Rock #5)
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.
3 pts. - 350 ratings Sandcastles Under the Christmas Moon Vickie McKeehan 9/23/21
3 pts. - 400 pages The All You Can Dream Buffet Barbara O'Neal 11/16/21

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.
1 pt. - p 71 Happily This Christmas: A Novel Susan Mallery 11/17/21

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.
1 pt. Beneath Winter Sand Vickie McKeehan 9/24/21
1 pt. Crash into Me K.M. Scott 10/1/21

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.
1 pt. - travels The Coast Road Home Vickie McKeehan 9/26/21
1 pt. - travels The Sweet Taste of Muscadines Pamela Terry 10/7/21
1 pt. - travels Duel to the Death J.A. Jance 10/13/21
1 pt. - travels Texas Homecoming Maggie Shayne 10/12/21
1 pt. - travels Just Stop Me Rosalind James 11/12/21

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.
1 pt. - Bloody Mary Texas Twosome Debbie White 10/11/21
1 pt. - Margarita The Vineyard at Painted Moon Susan Mallery 10/20/21

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.
1 pt. - Joel Wild Devotion Mari Carr 10/3/21

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
1 pt. - Mystery The Boathouse Vickie McKeehan 9/27/21
1 pt. - Mystery Heartbreak Bay Rachel Caine 9/27/21
1 pt. - Australia Currawong Creek Jennifer Scoullar 10/6/21
1 pt. - Thriller The Guest List Lucy Foley 10/10/21
1 pt. - Adult Wicked Wish Sawyer Bennett 10/22/21
1 pt. - Novella Say You'll Stay Susan Mallery 10/21/21
1 pt. - Mystery Justice Divided Olivia Jaymes 10/29/21
1 pt. - Thriller Walk the Wire David Baldacci 11/3/21
1 pt. - Family A Wedding in Apple Grove C.H. Admirand 11/11/21

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
3 pts. Making Waves Meredith Summers 9/30/21

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
1 pt. - December 1st 2018 A Pelican Pointe Christmas Vickie McKeehan 9/26/21
1 pt. - November 13th 2018 Seeking Justice Olivia Jaymes 10/30/21
1 pt. - September 23rd 2020 When You Kiss Me Bella Andre 11/7/21

-->BONUS: Published in 2021.
3 pts. - September 28th, 2021 Keep Me Warm at Christmas Brenda Novak 10/9/21
3 pts. - October 14th 2021 Fixin' To Die Tonya Kappes 11/6/21
3 pts. - September 28th, 2021 The Christmas Wedding Guest Susan Mallery 11/14/21

Reading the Seasons - Fall
September 22 - December 20, 2021

31+ points - Fantastic Fall
Points: 58/31+

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.
1 pt. - I'd Rather Be Reading | Anne Bogel - Oct 3
1 pt. - Under the Whispering Door | T.J. Klune - Oct 31
1 pt. - XO, OX: A Love Story | Adam Rex - Nov 22

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.
3 pt. - guitar Idol | Kristen Callihan - Nov 1

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
Ex. Hitting the Books (Library Lover's Mystery, #9) by Jenn McKinlay

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.
1 pt. - lotion p. 22 The Boy Next Door | Meg Cabot - Oct 24
1 pt. - soup p. 127 The Ocean at the End of the Lane | Neil Gaiman - Oct 11
1 pt. - soup loc. 1110 The Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson - Oct 18
1 pt. - soup p. 20 Red Winter | Annette Marie - Oct 29

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick
1 pt. - Fool Moon | Jim Butcher - Oct 15

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.
3 pt. - 258 pgs. Saving Francesca | Melina Marchetta - Sep 24
3 pt. - 400 pgs. A Rising Man | Abir Mukherjee - Nov 25
3 pt. - 305 pgs. Trail of Lightning | Rebecca Roanhorse - Nov 30

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text.
1 pt. - p. 81 The Love Hypothesis | Ali Hazelwood - Nov 28
1 pt. - p. 56 As Good As Dead | Holly Jackson - Oct 2

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
1 pt. - Don't Kiss the Bride | Carian Cole - Nov 15
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.
1 pt. - Blacktop Wasteland | S.A. Cosby - Sep 22
1 pt. - Rasmus and the Vagabond | Astrid Lindgren - Nov 5
1 pt. - Judge Dee and the L[authorimage:Tess Sharpeimits of the Law|55884523] | Lavie Tidhar - Dec 3

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.
1 pt. - The Girls I've Been | Tess Sharpe - Dec 19

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
1 pt. - nonfiction Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village | Maureen Johnson - Sep 28
1 pt. - fantasy Steelheart | Brandon Sanderson - Oct 10
1 pt. - fantasy Wicked | Jennifer L. Armentrout - Oct 26
1 pt. - fantasy House of Earth and Blood | Sarah J. Maas - Nov 7
1 pt. - fantasy King Tomb | Scarlett Dawn - Nov 13
1 pt. - magical realism Garden Spells | Sarah Addison Allen - Nov 27
1 pt. - nonfiction The Cat Who Came in from the Cold | Deric Longden - Dec 20

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
1 pt. - Archer's Voice | Mia Sheridan - Oct 19
1 pt. - The Twelve Terrors of Christmas | John Updike - Dec 1
1 pt. - The Thursday Murder Club | Richard Osman - Dec 11
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.
3 pt. - September 28, 2021 The Ex Hex | Erin Sterling - Oct 4
3 pt. - September 28, 2021 The Last Graduate | Naomi Novik - Oct 6
3 pt. - September 24, 2021 The One and Only Crystal Druid | Annette Marie - Oct 17
3 pt. - September 28, 2021 The Beatryce Prophecy | Kate DiCamillo - Oct 22
3 pt. - October 5, 2021 Vespertine | Margaret Rogerson - Nov 3
3 pt. - November 16, 2021 Elder Race | Adrian Tchaikovsky - Nov 29
3 pt. - November 9, 2021 Comfort Me With Apples | Catherynne M. Valente - Dec 16

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021
31+ points - Fantastic Fall
Read: 36/31+

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.
Winter Roses after Fall-R.H. Sin 11/14 (BONUS)

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.
Into the Pit-Scott Cawthon 10/2 (pg. 195) (BONUS)
All Systems Red-Martha Wells 11/1 (Pub 2017) (BONUS)
Even Weirder!-Anh Do 11/7 (pg. 150) (BONUS)
The Alpha Wolf's Mate-Tory Richards 11/14 (pg. 102) (BONUS)
Stealth Symphony vol. 02-Ryohgo Narita 11/20 (pg. 200) (BONUS)

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.
Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things-Amanda Lovelace 10/24 (OCT 2021)
Ride the Wind: Skydragon 3-Anh Do 11/7 (SEPT 28 2021)
Lore Olympus: Volume One-Rachel Smythe 11/10 (NOV 2021)
Sea of Stars, Vol. 2: The People of the Broken Moon-Jason Aaron 11/13 (OCT 2021)
ExtraOrdinary-V.E. Schwab 11/18 (NOV 2021)
Flight of the Griffin-Anh Do 11/20 (NOV 2021)

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021

Level:
16-30 points - Amazing Autumn

17/17 Completed. 29pts. Finished

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc. 3pts.
01.Fallon-Jessica Gadziala 10/23


2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX. 1pt.
02.Unbreakable-Melanie Harlow 10/01


3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one. 3pts.
(Guitar)
03.Whirlwind-Cat Porter 10/18


4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover). 1pt.
04.Texas Orchids-Samantha Christy 12/14


5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character. 1pt.
05.White Lies-Autumn Jones Lake 10/04


6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
Ex. Hitting the Books (Library Lover's Mystery, #9) by Jenn McKinlay

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots. 1pt.
Pg.131:"Wearing jeans and an oversized flannel shirt,..."
06.Zero Regret-Autumn Jones Lake 9/22


8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.) 1pt.
07.Inmate of the Month-Lani Lynn Vale 9/22


9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery. 3pts.
08.Spooky Business-Addison Creek 12/07


10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES. 3pts.
(272)
09.Such a Good Girl-Willow Rose 10/15


11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire. 1pt.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).
10.The Muse and the Fairy Tale-Mary Smith 11/28


13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza. 1pt.
Pg.125:"...gorging themselves on pizza..."
11.Savage Ending-Lisa Renee Jones 9/30


14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels. 1pt.
12.The Spanish Love Deception-Elena Armas 10/02


15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink. 1pt.
(Mudslide)
13.Crash-Nicole James 10/12


17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover). 1pt.
14.Revenge-Meredith Wild 12/17


18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN 1pt.
(Mystery)
15.Cross Her Heart-Melinda Leigh 12/03


19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter. 3pts.
16.Fatal Fraud-Marie Force 10/08


20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021. 3pts.
(10/05/2021)
17.A Moment for Us-Corinne Michaels 10/22

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: September, 22 2021- December 20, 2021
36/31+

Levels:
31+ points - Fantastic Fall


TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.
(1 pt.)-Tail of Two Killers Chelsea Thomas 9/27/21
(2 pts.) On the Trail of a Killer Cate Lawley 10/10/21

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.
Once Upon a Seaside Murder Maggie Blackburn 10/8/21

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.
MC Hope teaches blogging and how to start an online business-The Corpse in the Gazebo Debra Sennefelder 9/26/21

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
Amy Patricia Meade 10/6/21
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
Ex. Hitting the Books (Library Lover's Mystery, #9) by Jenn McKinlay

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.
Chapter and Curse Elizabeth Penney 9/28/21 loc 2602 “…faded tee with plaid flannel shirt…”

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.
1 pt-5 and 7 in page count, 157-The Case of the Custard Conspiracy Rosie A. Point 10/1/21

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.
Costumes & Crimes Susan Harper 10/9/21 p. 38 “Bonnie ordered a pumpkin spice latte…”

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.
Death at Holly Lodge Louise R. Innes 9/24/21 loc. 1122 “I’m just about to have pizza if you want to join me?”

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.
Knifed in Nice Zara Keane 10/3/21

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
1 pt. Lexi-Digging Up Trouble Kitt Crowe 10/13/21
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.
1250781450 (ISBN13: 9781250781451) The Cure for What Ales You Ellie Alexander 10/4/21

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
1. Mystery-Here Comes the Fudge Nancy Coco 9/22/21
2. Fantasy-Sweet Friend of Mine J.A. Whiting 9/23/21
3. Mystery-The Case of the Waffling Warrants Rosie A. Point 10/2/21
4. Mystery, Food, Fiction-A Side of Murder Amy Pershing 10/7/21
5. Mystery-Beagles Love Cupcake Crimes C.A. Phipps 10/11/21
6. Food & Drink-It Cannoli Be Murder Catherine Bruns 10/19/21

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
1. 1 pt-Treasures Amy Alessio 9/29/21

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.
1. 2 pts-Pub 10/5/21-Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off Darci Hannah 9/25/21
2. 2 pts-Pub 9/28/21-Murder Outside the Lines Krista Davis 9/30/21
3. 2 pts-Pub 10/12/21 Slashing Through the Snow Jacqueline Frost 10/12/21
4. 2 pts-Pub 10/12/21 A Brush with Murder Bailee Abbott 10/14/21
5. 2 pts. Pub 10/12/21- In Hot Water Kate Kingsbury 10/16/21
6. 2 pts. Pub 10/12/21-Mistletoe Cake Murder Lena Gregory 10/17/21
7. 2 pts. Pub 10/15/21 Maple Drizzle Murder Rosie A. Point 10/18/21

Welcome Elle, Grace, Frankie and Tari!!

JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Elle, Grace, Frankie and Tari!!"

Thanks, JoAnne!

FINISHED
31 total points

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021

31 Points

Levels:
6-15 points - Super Seasonal
16-30 points - Amazing Autumn
31+ points - Fantastic Fall

Object: The aim of the game is to score as many points as possible by the end of the quarter.
A special badge is given to the member that accumulates the most points.

Read books for the tasks listed below. Some (but not all) tasks will have opportunities to collect bonus points.
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS 2 points for each bonus task. The book must work for the task and the bonus.

EXAMPLE:
TASK: Read a book set in USA (Bonus: set in one of the 'Thirteen Colonies')

You read a book set in California = 1 point for USA
Total: 1 point

You read a book set in Delaware (which is one of the 13 colonies) = 1 point for USA + 2 points for Delaware
Total: 3 points

Please keep a record of your points total at the top of your post.


TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.

🍎2. Equinox - 1 pt.
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX. Engaged in Death - Stephanie Blackmoore 09/27/21


🦃3. Learn to play an instrument. 3 pts.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
✅--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.
Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry 11/28/21 - UKULELE


🎃4. Wear a cool hat. - 1 pt.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).
Owl Be Home for Christmas - Donna Andrews 10/05/21


🎃5. Meet the teacher. - 3 pts.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
✅--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.
Pumpkins in Paradise - Kathi Daley 10/31/21 MC, TJ Jensen is the physical education teacher.


🎅🏻6. Hold a yard sale. - 3 points
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
✅--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
Slashing Through the Snow - Jacqueline Frost 12/11/21 - SLED



🎃🎅🏻7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials - 2 pt.
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.
Partners in Lime - Bree Baker 10/13/21 pg, 197 “Strawberry SOUP, she said, placing a bowl before each of us.”
The Christmas Letter - Kathi Daley 12/14/21 pg. 98 “I put some SOUP on to heat”


8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)

🎃9. Halloween frights - 3 pts.
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.
3 points- Stitches and Witches - Nancy Warren 10/03/21


🎃10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world. 3 pts.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it. 255 pages
✅--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.
Two Wicked Desserts - Lynn Cahoon 10/21/21



🦃11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #. Murder Outside the Lines - Krista Davis 11/19/21 PAGE 270


12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

🎃13. National Pizza Month (October) 1 pt.
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.
Mrs. Morris and the Sorceress - Traci Wilton 10/29/21


🦃14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre. - Kernel of Truth - Kristi Abbott 11/30/21 - Antoine goes from California to Ohio


🎅🏻15. Book Lovers Day: 3 points
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who. Mrs. Claus and the Halloween Homicide - Liz Ireland 12/06/21 BELLA SPARKLETOE
🎄--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #. pg. 192 “I put the store to bed and then went upstairs and read myself to sleep.”


🎃16. Bartender Appreciation Day -1 pt.
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink. Sleeping with the Fishes - MaryJanice Davidson 10/11/21 BF Jonas drinks Appletinis


🎃17. Poinsettia Day - 1 pt.
🍂 Read a book with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.
A Cast-Off Coven - Juliet Blackwell 10/10/21 ISBN #77804512304922


🎃18. FALL/AUTUMN - 1 pt.
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Ex. Fantasy begins with F. Lucy Burdette 09/22/21 - Tagged Fiction & Food



19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

🦃20. Fall Books 3 points
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
👏🏻-->BONUS: Published in 2021. Seven Deadly Sequins - Julie Anne Lindsey 11/14/21 PUBLISHED OCTOBER 15, 2021

POINTS: 87

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.
The Wolf in the Whale by Jordanna Max Brodsky 10/9/21 (1 point)

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.
Imago by Octavia E. Butler 9/22/21 (1 point)
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon 10/26/21 (1 point)
Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain by A. Lee Martinez 11/14/21 (1 point)

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.
Where She Went by Gayle Forman 9/26/21
Guitar (3 points)
Sing Me Forgotten by Jessica S. Olson 11/4/21
Organ (3 points)

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde 10/11/21 (1 point)

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 10/25/21 (1 point)

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
Ex. Hitting the Books (Library Lover's Mystery, #9) by Jenn McKinlay

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.
Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith 10/15/21
Page 14: Something crashed to the floor behind me. It was the empty soup bowl I'd set that morning on an old, warped three-legged stool and promptly forgotten. (1 point)

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)
The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov 9/30/21 (1 point)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with something scary on the cover (show cover.) (A BIG knife)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.
Murder with Collard Greens and Hot Sauce by A.L. Herbert 11/11/21 (3 points)

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan 10/19/21
8500 ratings as of October 19th (3 points)

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.
Evertrue by Brodi Ashton 10/6/21 (1 point)
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon 10/27/21 (1 point)

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 10/11/21
Caroline travels to London. (1 point)
The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers 11/26/21
Lara travels to Paris. (1 point)
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd 11/28/21
Ana travels to Egypt. (1 point)

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.
Everbound by Brodi Ashton 9/28/21
Nikki reads up on Greek mythology to try to find a solution to her problem. (1 point)
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber 10/28/21
Page 85: But she'd fallen asleep reading it again and again, hoping that Luc would be waiting for her in the morning... (3 points)

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.
The Lights of Sugarberry Cove by Heather Webber 10/7/21
Bloody Mary (1 point)
Waking Amy by Julieann Dove 11/6/21
Cape Cod (1 point)

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) .
The Last Flight by Julie Clark 10/19/21 (1 point)
Helen and Troy's Epic Road Quest by A. Lee Martinez 11/12/21 (1 point)
The Last Adventure of Constance Verity by A. Lee Martinez 11/21/21 (1 point)

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Ex. Fantasy begins with F.
Fantasy - The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson 9/23/21 (1 point)
Fantasy - The False Princess by Eilis O'Neal 10/5/21 (1 point)
Fairy Tale - The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale 10/12/21 (1 point)
Fantasy - The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni 10/13/21 (1 point)
Fantasy - The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid 10/14/21 (1 point)
Fantasy - Court Duel by Sherwood Smith 10/18/21 (1 point)
Nonfiction - Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake 10/29/21 (1 point)
Fantasy - The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri 11/1/21 (1 point)
Fantasy - Sisters of the Snake by Sarena Nanua 11/2/21 (1 point)
Fantasy - This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron 11/3/21 (1 point)
Thriller - Heartbreak Bay by Rachel Caine 11/10/21 (1 point)
Fantasy - The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller 11/13/21 (1 point)
Mystery - Murder with Honey Ham Biscuits by A.L. Herbert 11/16/21 (1 point)
Fantasy - Divine Misfortune by A. Lee Martinez 11/18/21
Fantasy - The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang 11/20/21 (1 point)
Fantasy - Blade of Secrets by Tricia Levenseller 11/24/21 (1 point)
Fantasy - Warrior of the Wild by Tricia Levenseller 11/24/21 (1 point)

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
Mage-Commander by Glynn Stewart 9/26/21 (1 point)
True Grit by Charles Portis 10/7/21 (1 point)
The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov 10/16/21 (1 point)
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite 11/1/21 (1 point)
Foundation by Isaac Asimov 11/5/21 (1 point)
Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov 11/7/21 (1 point)
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones 11/17/21 (1 point)
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 11/28/21 (1 point)

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.
The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk 10/4/21
Published October 13, 2020 (1 point)
The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner 10/5/21
Published September 25, 2018 (1 point)
Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco 10/22/21
Published October 5, 2021 (3 points)
Briarheart by Mercedes Lackey 10/27/21
Published October 5, 2021 (3 points)
Mirror, Mirror by Ann Aguirre 11/4/21
Published October 31, 2021 (3 points)
Murder and Marinara by Rosie Genova 11/7/21
Published October 1, 2013 (1 point)
A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout 11/9/21
Published October 19, 2021 (3 points)
Death by Laura Thalassa 11/10/21
Published November 9, 2021 (3 points)
Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood 11/19/21
Published October 19, 2021 (3 points)
The King of Koraha by Maria V. Snyder 11/23/21
Published November 22, 2021 (3 points)
Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix 11/29/21
Published September 23, 2014 (1 point)
Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix 11/30/21
Published November 2, 2021 (3 points)

Welcome Shelly and Stephanie!

Reading the Seasons - Fall
September 22 - December 20, 2021

31+ points - Fantastic Fall
Points: 0/31+

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.
The Hound of the Baskervilles. Arthur Conan Doyle. 10.8.21 (3 pts)

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.
Eleanor & Park. Rainbow Rowell. 10.24.21 (1 pt)

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).
. What the Cat Dragged In. Miranda James. 10.8.21 (1 pt)

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Edward Albee. 10.4.21 (George is teacher) (3 pts)

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
. The Late Bloomers' Club. Louise Miller. 9.25.21 (bike) (3 pts)

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.
500 Miles from You. Jenny Colgan. 10.3.21 (soup...35%) (1 pt)

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)
. Who Is Vera Kelly?. Rosalie Knecht. 10.1.21 (red lipstick) (1 pt)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.
. Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam. 10.5.21 (3 pts)

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.
Debt of Bones. Terry Goodkind. 9.22.21 (series #0.5) (1 pts)
The Travelling Cat Chronicles. Hiro Arikawa. 10.1.21 (277 pages) (3 pts)
A Lucky Life Interrupted: A Memoir of Hope. Tom Brokaw. 10.23.21 (pub. in 2015) (3 pts)
The Light of Paris. Eleanor Brown. 10.28.21 (308 pages) (3 pts)

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And other Questions about Dead Bodies. Caitlin Doughty. 10.12.21 Or a pumpkin spice mummy. P. 193 (1 pt)


12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.
Witch Way Did He Go?. Dakota Cassidy. 10.26.21 (deep dish Chicago sausage & mushroom pizza) (1 pt)

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.
The Magnificent Ambersons. Booth Tarkington. 9.23.21 (Europe) (1 pt)

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.
We Are Legion (We Are Bob). Dennis E. Taylor. 9.25.21 (Bob) (1 pt)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Ransom Riggs. 10.25.21 (Jacob) (1 pt)


16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Ex. Fantasy begins with F.
Bookshop by the Sea. Denise Hunter. 9.28.21 Audiobook (1 pt)
Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide. Peter Allison. 10.21.21 Animals (1 pt)
People of the Book. Geraldine Brooks. 10.27.21 Adult Fiction (1 pt)


19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.

32 points
COMPLETED

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.
Fall From Grace by Richard North Patterson 10/29/2021

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.
One by One by Ruth Ware 9/24/2021

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).
The Disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth by Leonard Goldberg 09/27/2021


5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.
Irregardless of Murder by Ellen Edwards Kennedy 11/10/2021
Miss Prentiss is a literature teacher.

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
The House on Tradd Street by Karen White 10/13/2021

Those gates and the fountain scream yard sale!


7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.
Death on Tap by Ellie Alexander 10/5/2021
Page 283
....I made a pot of chicken noodle soup and a double batch of peanut butter cookies.

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)
The Night Before by Wendy Walker 10/30/2021


9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.
Knit of the Living Dead by Peggy Ehrhart 9/30/2021
stabbed doll

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.
Veiled in Death by Stephanie Blackmoore 10/15/2021
320 Pages and starts with V

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.
A Pumpkin Spice Killing by Lynn Calhoon 11/17/2021
Page 1 I'll have a pumpkin spice latte.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).
Countdown City by Ben H. Winters 11/22/2021


13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.
For Letter or W/orse by Vivian Conroy 9/30/2021
Delta eats pizza for dinner after the party/ murder.

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels.
The Lost Ones by Sheena Kamal <10/11/21
Nora travels up to a ski lodge from Vancouver and then out to an island.

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch by Nancy Atherton 10/23/2021
Lori reads Aunt Dimity's journal and the townspeople gather for the reading of the minister's diary.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.
Postcards from the Dead by Laura Child 10/2/2021
Ava has a cosmo and a madras at different parties.

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover).
All the Beautiful Girls by Elizabeth J Church 11/7/2021


18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Ex. Fantasy begins with F.
A Pour Way to Dye by Tim Myers 10/2/2021
Mystery begins with M

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
Framed in Lace by Monica Ferris 9/27/2021

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
The Girl On Legare Street by Karen White 11/5/2021
Published 11/3/2009

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: Sept. 22nd, 2021 - Dec. 20th, 2021

Levels:
6-15 points - Super Seasonal
16-30 points - Amazing Autumn
31+ points - Fantastic Fall

77/31

1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.
1 point: In Real Life by Cory Doctorow - Nov. 21st

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.
1 point: Ironskin by Tina Connolly - Nov. 1st
1 point: Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews - Nov. 27th
1 point: Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop - Dec. 3rd

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).
1 point: The Red Files by Lisa Bird-Wilson - Dec. 10th


5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.
1 point: The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun - Oct. 18th
"Bedside table next to Charlie's lotion" @ 46%

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)
1 point: The Deadliest Bite by Jennifer Rardin - Nov. 10th
Boots


9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.
1 point: Monstress, Vol. 4: The Chosen by Marjorie M. Liu - Sept. 30th
1 point: Monstress, Vol. 5: Warchild by Marjorie M. Liu - Sept. 30th
1 point: Monstress, Vol. 6: The Vow by Marjorie M. Liu - Oct. 31st


10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.
3 point: Accidentally on Purpose by Jill Shalvis - Sept. 25th
353 pages.
1 point: John Keats: Poetry by John Keats - Oct. 6th
160 pages.
1 point: Bitten in Two by Jennifer Rardin - Oct. 14th
Jaz Parks #7
1 point: Wild Country by Anne Bishop - Dec. 8th
The Others #7

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.
1 point: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones - Oct. 30th
"Rated right up there with pumpkin spiced lattes" pg. 309
1 point: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - Dec. 7th
"I'll have a pumpkin spice latte" @ 23%

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.
1 point: Cerulean Blue by Drew Hayden Taylor - Oct. 14th
Russell, Billy and the Cop have pizza
1 point: Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop - Nov. 30th
Multiple characters at multiple times eat pizza.

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.
1 point: When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire - Oct. 5th
MC has a destination Wedding in Canada.

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.
1 point: A Cup of Silver Linings by Karen Hawkins - Oct. 26th
Sarah is the town librarian and reads multiple books.
1 point: Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks by Annie Spence - Oct. 27th
The whole book is the author talking about books she's read.
1 point: Written in Red by Anne Bishop - Nov. 28th
Almost all the characters in this read - the one MC owns a book store and the other delivers library books as part of her job.
3 points: Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop - Dec. 1st
Meg wakes up after having fallen asleep while reading on pg. 336

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.
1 point: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern - Sept. 29th
Sidecars, Bees Knees, & a made-up cocktail called a Drowning Ophelia
1 point: Perfect Victim by Kelley Armstrong - Oct. 24th
Mai Tais

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.
1 point: Don't You Forget About Me by Mhairi McFarlane - Dec. 17th


18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
1 point: Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History by Rebecca Romney & J.P. Romney - Oct. 3rd
Nonfiction
1 point: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë - Oct. 12th
Literature
1 point: The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1 by Cassandra Clare - Oct. 19th
Fantasy
1 point: Double Play by Kelley Armstrong - Oct. 22nd
Mystery
1 point: The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen by Susan Bordo - Nov. 2nd
Nonfiction
1 point: Cake Wrecks: When Professional Cakes Go Hilariously Wrong by Jen Yates - Nov. 3rd
Food
1 point: Wreck the Halls: Cake Wrecks Gets "Festive" by Jen Yates - Nov. 3rd
Food
1 point: White Hot by Ilona Andrews - Nov. 16th
Urban Fantasy
1 point: Wildfire by Ilona Andrews - Nov. 18th
Urban Fantasy
1 point: Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews - Nov. 23rd
Urban Fantasy
1 point: Dead White Writer on the Floor by Drew Hayden Taylor - Dec. 20th
Literary fiction

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
1 point: Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune - Oct. 19th
1 point: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman - Oct. 23rd
1 point: An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo - Nov. 5th
1 point: Firefly: New Sheriff in the 'Verse Vol. 1 by Greg Pak - Nov. 9th
1 point: Firefly: New Sheriff in the 'Verse Vol. 2 by Greg Pak - Nov. 10th
1 point: Firefly: Blue Sun Rising Vol. 1 by Greg Pak - Nov. 16th
1 point: Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach - Nov. 24th
1 point: The Tangleroot Palace: Stories by Marjorie M. Liu - Nov. 30th
1 point: Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop - Dec. 2nd
1 point: The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 3 by Cassandra Clare - Dec. 4th
1 point: Lake Silence by Anne Bishop - Dec. 7th
1 point: A Number of Things: Stories of Canada Told Through Fifty Objects by Jane Urquhart - Dec. 12th

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.
1 point: The Deal of a Lifetime and Other Stories by Fredrik Backman - Oct. 2nd
Nov. 13th, 2018
1 point: The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 by Cassandra Clare - Oct. 20th
Oct. 30th, 2018
3 points: Well Matched by Jen DeLuca - Oct. 21st
Oct. 19th, 2021
3 points: A Twist of Fate by Kelley Armstrong - Nov. 7th
Oct. 5th, 2021
1 point: Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews - Nov. 13th
Oct. 28th, 2014
3 points: Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix - Nov. 14th
Nov. 2nd, 2021
1 point: Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews - Nov. 19th
Nov. 6th, 2018
3 points: The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith - Nov. 20th
Nov. 2nd, 2021
3 points:Snowstorms & Sleigh Bells by Kelley Armstrong - Nov. 20th
Nov. 16th, 2021
1 point: The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 4 by Cassandra Clare - Dec. 6th
Nov. 3rd, 2020
3 points: Cravings: All Together: Recipes to Love by Chrissy Teigen - Dec. 18th
Oct. 26th, 2021
1 point: Chasing Christmas Eve by Jill Shalvis - Dec. 19th
Sept. 26th, 2017

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021
Date Started: September 22, 2021
Date Completed: November 25, 2021

Levels:
16-30 points - Amazing Autumn - 30 Points Total

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS 2 points for each bonus task. The book must work for the task and the bonus.
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

TASKS:
1. FALL

2. Equinox

3. Learn to play an instrument.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).
a.) +1 - Talking with the Dead (Kat Parker 2) by K.L. Phelps - 10/28/21


5. Meet the teacher.

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
a.) +3 - Spells and Spooks (Witch Haven 1) by K.E. O'Connor - 10/09/2021 - candles, witch's hat, pumpkin, jack-o-lantern


7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials

8. Fall Fashions

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.
a.) +1 - Magic and Mystery (Channeling Ghosts for Beginners 0) by Izzy Wilder - 10/09/2021 - haunted house, ghosts
b.) +1 - Ghosts and Garlands (Charmed and Dangerous 0.5) by Morgan Vale - 10/04/2021

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.
a.) +3 - Apple of My Die (Faith and Foils 1.5) by Wendy Heuvel - 10/09/2021 - Publication Date 09/24/2020, ISBN 1990081010
b.) +1 - Murder at Sea of Passenger X (Georgie Shaw 5) by Anna Celeste Burke - 10/14/2021 - Series #5
c.) +3 - The Secrets of Mystic Springs (Mystic Springs 2) by The Secrets of Mystic Springs - 10/24/21 - 185 ratings
d.) +1 - The Yorkshire Ripper: Reign of Terror by Stephen McGrann - 10/24/21 - 15 ratings
e.) +3 - Rules of Lying (Jane Dough 1) by Stephie Smith - 11/01/21 - 290 Pages
f.) +3 - Angel of Death (Addie Foster 4) by Kimberley O'Malley - 11/09/21 - 167 pages

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.
a. ) Hand Tossed Murder (Papa Pacellis Pizzeria 8) by Patti Benning - 11/21/21 - Pg 136 he said, pulling off of the pie and putting it on his plate

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.

15. Book Lovers Day

16. Bartender Appreciation Day

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) .
a.) +1 - red cover - The Pizza Murders (Inspector Morose 7) by Peter K. Tyson - 11/02/21
b.) +1 - Turkey and Terror (Diner of the Dead 6) by Carolyn Q. Hunter - 11/25/21


18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
a.) +1 - The Ghost of Tobacco Road by Dale J. Young - 10/27/21 - tagged Fantasy, Fiction, Thriller
b.) +1 - Cursive, Foiled Again! (Hand Lettering 0.5) by Daisy Robyns - 11/2/21 - tagged Mystery
c.) +1 - Pineapple and Poison (Sticky Sweet 1) by Allyssa Mirry - 11/4/21 - Tagged Mystery
d.) +1 - Daisy McDare and the Deadly Directorial Affair (Daisy McDare 3) by K.M. Morgan - 11/14/21 - tagged Mystery
e.) +1 - Daisy McDare and the Deadly Restaurant Affair (Daisy McDare 6) by K.M. Morgan - 11/15/21 - tagged Mystery
f.) +1 - A Medium's Thanksgiving Table (Becky Tibbs: North Carolina Medium 2) by Chariss K. Walker - 11/19/21

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
a.) Thanksgiving and Theft: A Century Cottage Cozy Mysteries novella by Dianne Ascroft - 11/16/21

20. Fall Books

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I’m In! Reading the Seasons - Fall 22/9 - 20/12 2021
Level: 31+ points - Fantastic Fall
Books: 84 Points: 160
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title. (1 point)
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters Balli Kaur Jaswal 11/08/21
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc. (0 points)
2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.
(1 point)
Under the Whispering Door T.J. Klune 11/16/21
3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music. (0 points)
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one. (12 points)
Taft Ann Patchett (John Nickel plays the drums) 10/20/21
Searching for Sylvie Lee Jean Kwok (Sylvie takes cello lessons) 10/31/21
When You Were Mine Rebecca Serle (both Rosealine and Len play the piano) 11/28/21
Killer Christmas Harper Lin (Emma Wild is a singer who played the clarinet) 12/13/21
4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover). (1 point)
His Christmas CowgirlAlissa Callen 12/04/21
5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character. (1 point)
Gone with the Wings Leena Clover (Meena’s father is a college prodessor) 11/17/21
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher. (9 points)
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone Brené Brown (Dr Brown teaches at the university level.) 11/03/21
Bring Me Home for Christmas Robyn Carr (Becca is a second grade teacher) 11/08/21
The Comfort BookMatt Haig (Matt Haig is a teacher) 12/04/21
6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover). (1 point)
The Paper Palace Miranda Cowley Heller 10/08/21
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item. (6 points)
Harvest Moon Robyn Carr
(watering can and garden tool) 10/17/21
Basket Case Nancy Haddock (baskets) 12/10/21
7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots. (3 points)
A Burning Megha Majumdar (page 278 - “. . . a watery SOUP.”) 19/25/21
Golden Girl Elin Hilderbrand (page 294 “. . . bottles of shampoo and body lotion . . .”) 11/12/21
Cherry Pie or Die CeeCee James “Page 54 “. . . A long flannel shirt and yesterday’s jeans completed my outfit.” 11/24/21
8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)
(0 points)
9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.) (1 point)
Heart Bones Colleen Hoover 10/20/21
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery. (24 points)
Trick or Treat Murder Leslie Meier 09/30/21
Knitted and Knifed (A Knitty Kitties Mysteries #1) Tracey Drew 11/05/21
Balls and Bones (A Knitty Kitties Mysteries #.5) Tracey Drew 11/06/21
Witchnapped in Westerham (Paranormal Investigation Bureau #1)Dionne Lister 11/07/21
Knit One, Kill Two (Double Knit Murders #1) Maggie Sefton 11/07/21
No Filter (A Barks and Beans Cafe Mystery #1) Heather Day Gilbert 11/10/21
Needled to DeathMaggie Sefton 12/08/21
Menace in Christmas RiverMeg Muldoon 12/10/21
10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
Pretty As A Picture: First Glance Photography Cozy Mystery Series Eve Craig (80 pages) 0 11/06/21
Hidden Summit Robyn Carr (Pub Dec 27, 2011) 7,0 11/09/21
Dead Men Don't Lye Tim Myers (ISBN13: 9780425207444) 7, 5, 0 11/19/21
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot Marianne Cronin (Pages 352) 5 11/27/21
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES. (36 points)
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell Robert Dugoni (ISBN: 97815039003) - 7, 5, 0, 0
09/26/21
Everything I Don't Remember Jonas Hassen Khemiri (273 pages) 7 09/26/21
Slay It with Flowers Kate Collins (304 pages) 0 0/28/21
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie (pages 230) 0 10/21/21
A Tiny Bit Marvellous Dawn French (ISBN: 071857869) 0, 7, 5 10/25/21 10/25/21 Something in the Water Catherine Steadman (Release Date: June 5, 2018) 11/04/21
Valentine Elizabeth Wetmore (320 pages) 0 11/03/21
Songbirds Christy Lefteri (Pages 337) 7 11/05/21
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban Malala Yousafzai (327 pages) 7 12/23/21
In a HolidazeChristina Lauren (ISBN13: 9781982123956) 7,5 12/02/21
Til Death Do Us Party Vickie Fee (Pub. 03/27/2018) 7 12/12/21
Today Will Be Different Maria Semple (ISBN13: 9780316403436) 7, 0 12/14/21
11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #. (0 points)
12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire. (1 point)
An Evergreen Christmas Tanya Goodwin 12/10/21
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover). (0 points)
13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza. (2 points)
The Great Catsby (A NOLA Tail Mystery Book 1) B.K. Baxter (Page 142 “. . . opened the lid on the pizza box . . .”) 11/22/21
Pineapple Gingerbread Men Amy Vansant (page 85 “. . . Declan pushing pizza into his mouth . . . “) 12/10/21
14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre. (7 points)
Beautiful Country: A Memoir Qian Julie Wang (The Wang family travels from China to NY, NY to Toronto) 10/16/21
Winter Garden Kristin Hannah (Anya and her daughters travel to Alaska) 10/22/21
Orphan Train Christina Baker Kline 11/13/21
Yuki Means Happiness Alison Lester(Diana travels to Japan and then Hawaii) 12/03/21
Five Total Strangers Natalie D. Richards (The strangers are travelling by car after their flights were cancelled.) 12/07/21
The Christmas Swap Melody Carlson (Emma travels from Arizona to Colorado for Christmas) 12/09/21
The Wives of Los Alamos TaraShea Nesbit 12/13/21
15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who. (3 points)
Gluten-Free Murder P.D. Workman (chapter 7 - “ . . . read a few pages in her book . . .” Erin has a reading nook in her attic) 09/27/21
When Stars Are Scattered Victoria Jamieson (Somali refugee Omar goes to school and learns to read and write in English. ) 12/12/21
Crossed by Death A.C.F. Bookens (MC is researcher) 12/13/21
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #. (0 points)
16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink. (1 point)
The Beach Club Elin Hilderbrand (page 235 vodka and cranberry juice) 09/24/21
17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.
Everyman Philip Roth (ISBN: 0307277712) 11/22/21
18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN. (3 points) .
The Guncle Steven Rowley (Family Life Fiction & LGBQT+) 10/02/21
One Last Stop Casey McQuiston (Fantasy & LGBTQ+ ) 10/13/21
19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN. (8 points)
Force of Nature Jane Harper 09/26/21
Fudge and Murder Maisy Morgan 09/27/21
Malibu Rising Taylor Jenkins Reid 10/03/21
L.A. Weather María Amparo Escandón 10/04/21
Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley 10/17/21
More Good Dogs: More Stories About Good Dogs and the People Who Love Them Rabbit Redbone 11/04/21
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter. (15 points)
Last Tang Standing Lauren Ho 09/25/21
The Library of Lost Things Laura Taylor Namey 10/26/21
Luster Raven Leilani 10/27/21
The Last Mrs. Parrish Liv Constantine 11/01/21
Murder in the Master: A Chesapeake Bay Mystery Judy L Murray 11/13/21
20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date. (7 points)
The Lonely Hearts Travel Club - Destination Chile Katy Colins (Pub Sept 22, 2016) 10/17/21
Moloka'i Alan Brennert (Pub. Oct. 4, 2004) 11/10/21
Famous in Love Rebecca Serle (Pub. Oct. 21, 2014) 11/12/21
Binti Nnedi Okorafor (Pub. Sept. 22, 2015) 11/16/21
-->BONUS: Published in 2021. (12 points)
Sankofa Chibundu Onuzo Oct. 5, 2021) 11/08/21
If the Fates Allow: A Short Story Rainbow Rowell (Pub. Nov 21, 2021) 12/05/21
The Book of Magic Alice Hoffman (Oct. 12, 2021) 12/06/21
The Matzah BallJean Meltzer (Sept. 28, 2021) 12/06/21

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021
31+ points - Fantastic Fall
Read: 0/31+

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.
Queen Anne's Lace Susan Wittig Albert 12/3/21

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).
Amanda Flower 11/2/21
Heron Carvic 10/11/21

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
G.A. McKevett 10/28/21
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
Isabella Alan 11/9/21. books

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.
Mrs. Morris and the Ghost of Christmas Past Traci Wilton 11/26/21 "... but was more content with his soup." p. 11

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
Kirsten Weiss 10/4/21
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.
Ellen Byron 10/9/21

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
Skirting The Grave Annette Blair 10/8/21. published in 07/2011 published in 07/2011
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.
A Timely Vision Joyce Lavene 11/7/21. published in 05/2010

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.
Cat Me If You Can Miranda James 12/10/21
The Sittaford Mystery Agatha Christie. 11/26/21

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
Read Herring Hunt V.M. Burns 12/10/21. Samantha Washington
Dressed to Kill Lynn Cahoon 11/1/21. Jill Gardner
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.
Murder of a Wedding Belle Denise Swanson 10/3/21. martinis

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.
Red Cover: Livia J. Washburn 11/17/21

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Bless Her Dead Little Heart Miranda James 11/2/21. Mystery
Color Him Dead Emma Lee 12/4/21. Mystery
The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries Emily Brightwell 11/23/21. Mystery

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
For Whom the Book Tolls Laura Gail Black 10/14/21
Lord of the Wings Donna Andrews 10/18/21
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
Murder at Mabel’s Motel G.A. McKevett 11/30/21
Farm to Trouble Amanda Flower 10/19/21
Murder in the Corn Maze G.A. McKevett 11/18/21

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
Silent Bite David Rosenfelt 12/7/21. Oct 13, 2020
Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye Victoria Laurie 10/25/21. Dec 7, 2004
Owl Be Home for Christmas Donna Andrews 12/3/21. Oct 15,2019
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.

Reading the Seasons - Fall
September 22, 2021 - December 20, 2021

Levels:
6-15 points - Super Seasonal
16-30 points - Amazing Autumn
31+ points - Fantastic Fall

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS 2 points for each bonus task. The book must work for the task and the bonus.

143 Total Points

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.
3 - Falling Inn Love by Amberlee Day (11/8/21)

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.
1 - One Southern Cowboy by Jennifer Youngblood (9/30/21)
1 - The Queen's Crown by K.M. Shea (10/26/21)
1 - An Unlikely Match by Sarah M. Eden (11/7/21)

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).
1 - Loving Lord Egleton by Laura Beers (10/9/21)

1 - Kiss the Cowboy by Julie Jarnagin (11/5/21)

1 - A Noble Masquerade by Kristi Ann Hunter (11/29/21)

1 - Christmas Grace by Jennifer Moore, et.al. (12/18/21)


5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.
3 - The Halloween Mismatch by Amberlee Day (10/30/21)
3 - The Cowgirl Rescue by Jenna Brandt (11/22/21)
3 - (Not So) Alone for Christmas by Jenny Proctor (12/11/21)

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
3 - Love Finds You in Holiday, Florida by Sandra D. Bricker (11/16/21) - plastic flamingos


7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.
1 - The Contestant Flies Off the Handle by Heather Horrocks (10/27/21)


10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.
3 - Ronan by Diane Darcy (9/24/21) - The Ghosts of Culloden Moor #37
3 - An Agent for Cari by Cyndi Raye (9/25/21) - 100 pages
3 - Saving Lord Berkshire by Laura Beers (10/4/21) - Published in 2020
3 - The Ellsworth Case by Diana Xarissa (10/5/21) - Markham Sisters #5
3 - Reforming the Duke by Laura Beers (10/7/21) - Published in 2021
3 - The Tough Love Groom by Taylor Hart (10/13/21) - Published in 2017
3 - Always Watching by Lynette Eason (11/1/21) - ISBN: 0800723260
3 - Reflection by Camille Peters (11/3/21) - ASIN: B07YSZJFHB
3 - Enchantment by Camille Peters (11/4/21) - The Kingdom Chronicles #5
3 - The Star-Crossed Seamstress by Suzanne G. Rogers (11/14/21) - ASIN: B07N7LV53R
3 - The Suite Life by Brooke St. James (11/17/21) - 256 pages
3 - The Sultan and the Storyteller by Lichelle Slater (11/19/21) - 50 reviews
3 - An Agent for Lucy by Amelia C. Adams (11/21/21) - Published 10/17/2018
3 - Sea of Strangers by Amelia C. Adams (11/23/21) - Published in 2015
3 - Test of Time by Amelia C. Adams (11/23/21) - Nurses of New York #5
3 - Taking a Chance by Becky Monson (11/24/21) - 52 pages
3 - All I Want for Christmas by Ellie Hall (12/2/21) - 106 pages
3 - Snow and Mistletoe by Jen Geigle Johnson (12/2/21) - Published in 2020
3 - Snowed In For Christmas by Kimberly Krey (12/4/21) - Published in 2020
3 - Snowed In at the Cottage by Catelyn Meadows (12/17/21) - Published in 2020

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.
1 - Crown of Moonlight by K.M. Shea (10/24/21) pg 57

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.
1 - The Off Limits Rule by Sarah Adams (10/3/21)

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.
1 - Dangerous Knight by Elizabeth Johns (9/29/21) - Character Travels
1 - Clash of Wills by S.G. Rogers (9/29/21) - Character Travels
1 - The Princess Fugitive by Melanie Cellier (12/5/21) - Character Travels
1 - Cruising into Christmas by Aileen Fish (12/12/21) - Character Travels

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.
1 - A Tale of Beauty and Beast by Melanie Cellier (9/26/21) - Sophie
1 - The Beast and the Enchantress by Camille Peters (11/18/21) - Gladen
1 - The Dark and the Dawn by Amelia C. Adams (11/22/21) - Jeanette
1 - The Princess Companion by Melanie Cellier (11/22/21) - Alyssa

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.
1 - Her Billionaire Bellboy by Sophia Summers (10/4/21) - Mango Tango

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
1 - A Crown of Snow and Ice by Melanie Cellier (10/2/21) - Fairy Tales
1 - A Silent Fury by Lynette Eason (10/9/21) - Mystery
1 - A Dream of Ebony and White by Melanie Cellier (10/12/21) - Fairy Tales
1 - A Captive of Wing and Feather by Melanie Cellier (10/20/21) - Fairy Tales
1 - Crown of Shadows by K.M. Shea (10/23/21) - Fantasy
1 - Oops, I Kissed Him Again by Cindy Ray Hale (10/28/21) - Uniform
1 - A Princess of Wind and Wave by Melanie Cellier (10/31/21) - Mermaids
1 - Wyndcross by Martha Keyes (11/10/21) - Fiction
1 - Pride and Precipitation by Heather Horrocks (11/14/21) - Fiction
1 - Brass Carriages and Glass Hearts by Nancy Campbell Allen (11/15/21) - Fantasy
1 - The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright (11/26/21) - Thriller
1 - A Lady of Esteem by Kristi Ann Hunter (11/30/21) - Novella
1 - The Kitchen Maid by Melanie Cellier (12/5/21) - Faire Tales
1 - The Coronation Ball by Melanie Cellier (12/6/21) - Fairy Tales
1 - Happily Ever Afters by Melanie Cellier (12/10/21) - Fantasy

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
1 - Living Lies by Natalie Walters (9/23/21)
1 - Five Kisses by Rachael Anderson (10/11/21)
1 - Magic Forged by K.M. Shea (10/18/21)
1 - Magic Redeemed by K.M. Shea (10/19/21)
1 - Magic Unleashed by K.M. Shea (10/21/21)
1 - An Agent for Alexandra by Rebecca Connolly (11/11/21)
1 - Under the Mistletoe Collection by Cindy Roland Anderson, et.al. (12/20/21)

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.
3 - Charming Artemis by Sarah M. Eden (10/6/21) - 10/4/2021
3 - Royally Rearranged by Emma St. Clair (10/16/21) - 9/30/2021
3 - The Pop Singer Rescue by Jenna Brandt (11/27/21) - 10/31/2021
3 - Kiss the Girl by Melanie Jacobson (12/1/21) - 11/3/21
3 - A Wish for Father Christmas by Laura Rollins (12/6/21) - 10/14/21
3 - A Sleigh Ride Kiss by Jen Geigle Johnson (12/8/21) - 10/28/21
3 - A Yorkshire Carol by Jennie Goutet (12/10/21) - 11/11/21
3 - The Holiday Ex-Files by Jennifer Peel (12/14/21) - 10/22/21
3 - The Trouble with Mistletoe by Cassandra West (12/20/21) - 12/6/21

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021
Levels:
16-30 points - Amazing Autumn

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS 2 points for each bonus task. The book must work for the task and the bonus.
Read: 24/16-30

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title. - Falling for Fitz Katy Regnery - 12/27
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX. - Entice Me J. Kenner - 10/5

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one. - Guitar

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover). - Em Petrova - 10/26

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher. - MC is a teacher - Mr. Marshall's Method Jessa York - 11/8

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover). - Marie Force - 10/8
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
Ex. Hitting the Books (Library Lover's Mystery, #9) by Jenn McKinlay

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots. - Pg 220 - from the area and applying lotion. - Repeat Kylie Scott - 9/22

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it. - 327 pgs - Cross Her Heart Melinda Leigh - 9/24
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza. - Midnight Bayou Nora Roberts - 10/3

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels - The Scotch Royals Penelope Sky - 10/1

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who. - Brandy - The Tycoon’s Pregnant Lover Leslie North - 9/28/21
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink. - Moscow Mule - Come Again Lauren Blakely - 12/26

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number. - 9781455593125 - The Hurricane R.J. Prescott - 9/27

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN. - Menage - Lieutenant Lesli Richardson - 9/23

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN. - Fatal Fraud Marie Force - 9/26
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter. - 2 pts

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date. - Pub 10/11/18 - Sir Loin of Beef Vanessa Vale - 9/29
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.

Welcome Kim, Anne, Kendra, SANDYE, Melissa, Kellene, Shash and Karen!

🍂 Reading the Seasons - Fall 🍂
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021

Levels:
6-15 points - Super Seasonal
16-30 points - Amazing Autumn
31+ points - Fantastic Fall

37/31

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.
(+1) One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean (9/26)
(+1) Nine Elms by Robert Bryndza (11/30)


3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.
(+3) The Midnight Library by Matt Haig [tagged by 17 people - Nora plays piano] (11/2)


4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).
(+1) Treacherous Is the Night by Anna Lee Huber (11/26)
(+1) Holiday in the Hamptons by Sarah Morgan (12/20)


5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.
(+3) Carolina Home by Virginia Kantra (11/4)


6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
(+1) Welcome Back to Rambling, TX by June Faver (10/23)
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
(+3) Starting Over at Blueberry Creek by Annie Rains [chairs, a boat] (10/26)


7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.
(+1) The Paris Dressmaker by Kristy Cambron [“rather have eaten air soup” Chapter 5] (10/1)
(+1) The Color of Love by Sharon Sala [“for cans of soup and oyster crackers” page 49] (10/7)
(+1) Dinner For Two by Drea Stein [“one for wild rice and chicken soup” page 7] (11/18)


8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)
(+1) Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon [red lipstick] (11/7)


9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.
(+1)The Lake House by James Patterson (10/13)


14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.
(+1) Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn (10/2)
(+1) Family for Beginners by Sarah Morgan (10/25)
(+1) Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah (11/16)


15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
(+1)The Duke and Iby Julia Quinn [Daphne reads letters] (10/22)
(+1) When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare [Captain Logan McKenzie] (11/9)
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.


16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.


17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.
(+1) Happily This Christmas by Susan Mallery (12/11)


18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
(+1) Dead Woman Walking by Sharon Bolton [Fiction/Thriller] (9/26)
(+1) The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon [Fiction/Thriller/Mystery/Fantasy]
(+1) The Good Lie by A.R. Torre [Thriller/Fiction/Mystery] (12/6)


19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
(+1) Love Your Life by Sophie Kinsella (10/20)


20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
(+1) The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl [published November 8, 2011 - originally 2008] (11/2)
(+1) Winter at the Beachby Sheila Roberts [published October 23, 2018] (11/22)
(+1) The Collectors by David Baldacci [published October 18, 2006] (12/16)
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.
(+3) Sleigh Bells Ring by RaeAnne Thayne [published October 26, 2021] (11/19)
(+3) A Lot Like Christmas by Jennifer Snow [published September 28, 2021] (12/18)

Reading the Seasons - Fall

Completed: 20/16+ Amazing Autumn

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS 2 points for each bonus task. The book must work for the task and the bonus.

✔️1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.

Delicate Freakn' Flower by Eve Langlais - 02/10/2021

✔️2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.

A New Hope by Robyn Carr - 29/09/2021

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

✔️4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).

The Good, the Bad, and the Vampire by Sara Humphreys - 29/09/2021

✔️5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher. - Spencer is Phys Ed teacher

The Hero by Robyn Carr - 23/09/2021

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.


✔️7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.

p. 10 "Her mother used to call them soup days."

The Chance by Robyn Carr - 24/09/2021

✔️8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots

The Newcomer by Robyn Carr - 22/09/2021

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.

✔️10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it. (0, 0 used in published date - 06/08/2013)
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.

Tall, Dark, and Vampire by Sara Humphreys - 25/09/2021

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

✔️13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.

The Promise by Robyn Carr - 26/09/2021

✔️14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels

Wildest Dreams by Robyn Carr - 30/09/2021

✔️15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who. (Grace)

One Wish by Robyn Carr - 28/09/2021

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.

✔️17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover)

The Homecoming by Robyn Carr - 27/09/2021

✔️18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Fantasy

Bjorn Cursed by N.J. Walters - 23/09/2021

✔️19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.

Already Freakn' Mated by Eve Langlais - 05/10/2021

✔️20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year (pub. 28/09/2021)
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.

Mile High with a Vampire by Lynsay Sands - 21/10/2021

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Challenge Rules

*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021

Levels:
31+ points - Fantastic Fall

44/31

1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.
1pt🎃Out in the Field - Lane Hayes, 9/27/21
1pt🎃Noble and Strong - Tatum West, 10/22/21

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.
3pt🎃Bend in the Road - Sara Biren, 10/23/21 -- Gabe (guitar)
3pt🎃Fortunate Son - Jay Crownover, 10/26/21 -- Bowe (guitar)

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.
3pt🎃Sweet Haven - K.C. Lynn, 9/29/21
3pt🎃Puck Drills & Quick Thrills - Eden Finley, 10/17/21
3pt🎃Something Wicked: A Happy Holidays Romance - Lucy Hudson, 10/29/21
3pt🦃The Christmas Fountain - Kait Nolan, 11/14/21

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
Ex. Hitting the Books (Library Lover's Mystery, #9) by Jenn McKinlay

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.
1pt🎃Beautifully Broken Pieces - Catherine Cowles, 9/24/21 -- pg.205, Just. LOTION

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.
3pt🎃The Very Thought of You - Iris Morland, 10/8/21

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.
1pt🎃Heartscape - Garrett Leigh, 9/28/21

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.
1pt🎃Bat Boy - Christina Lee, 10/3/21

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.
3pt🎃 Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World - Benjamin Alire Sáenz, 10/16/21 -- pg.18, I fell asleep reading a book
1pt🎃Bourbon on the Rocks - Shari J. Ryan, 11/10/21 - Journey

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Ex. Fantasy begins with F.

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
1pt🎃From Best Friend to Husband - Lucy McConnell, 10/1/21
1pt🎃Trust - Kylie Scott, 10/28/21

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.
1pt🎃Mine Until Moonrise - Jennifer Bernard, 10/12/21 -- 9/27/19
1pt🎃Your Inescapable Love - Layla Hagen, 10/31/21 -- 11/10/16
1pt🦃I Bet You - Ilsa Madden-Mills, 11/13/21 -- 10/24/18
3pt🦃A Partridge and a Pregnancy - Willa Nash, 11/18/21 -- 11/4/21
3pt🦃The Geek Who Saved Christmas - Annabeth Albert, 11/26/21 -- 11/9/21
1pt🎅A Cranberry Inn Christmas - Beth Ehemann, 12/1/21 -- 11/22/16
1pt🎅Cocoa & Carols - Marianne Rice, 12/9/21 -- 9/27/19
1pt🎅All I Want Is You - D.J. Jamison, 12/14/21

Welcome Mary-Megan, Medusa, Christine and Katelyn!

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021

Levels:
6-15 points - Super Seasonal
16-30 points - Amazing Autumn
31+ points - Fantastic Fall

23/30

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings Christopher Moore 11.06.21 3 stars
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.
Quite Contrary Richard Roberts 11.15.21 3 stars

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).
Jenn McKinlay 10.26.21 4 stars

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
Julia Henry 09.27.21 4 stars
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
Judi Lynn 11.10.21 4 stars
Item: an old trunk

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.
The Summer Deal Jill Shalvis 10.17.21 4 stars
p. 5: ...with her famous vegan chickpea noodle soup and steaming ginger root tea.

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
Melissa Erin Jackson 10.31.21 4 stars
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
The Cure for What Ales You Ellie Alexander 10.05.21 4 stars book #5 in the Slaon Krause series
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.

*11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.*
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.
Tart of Darkness Denise Swanson 09.24.21 4 stars
p 1- The tantalizing odor of pumpkin spice scented the air...

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

*13. National Pizza Month (October)*
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.
Just For A Moment Kate Carley 09.23.21 4 stars
Chapter 14, page 10 Grace and Aaron eat pizza at Gino's It was a pepperoni and green olive pizza...

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Mystery
Chapter and Curse Elizabeth Penney 09.25.21 4 stars
Getaway With Murder Diane Kelly 10.22.21 5 stars
A Decadent Way to Die G.A. McKevett 10.23.21 4 stars
Buried in Buttercream G.A. McKevett 10.24.21 4 stars
'Twas the Knife Before Christmas Jacqueline Frost 10.30.21 4 stars
Halloween Hayride Murder Linnea West
Killer Reunion G.A. McKevett 11.08.21 4 stars

Ex. Fantasy begins with F.

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
Hold Onto the Stars Tracy Broemmer 10.08.21 4 stars published 10.05.21
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.
When You Were Mine Mila Nicks 10.10.21 4 stars published 10.12.21
Speeding Hearts Claire Wilder 10.13.21 4 stars published 10.19.21
More Than Enough Moni Boyce 10.17.21 5 stars published 10.26.21

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021

Levels:
31+ points - Fantastic Fall

0 points

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
Ex. Hitting the Books (Library Lover's Mystery, #9) by Jenn McKinlay

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Ex. Fantasy begins with F.

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.

Welcome Moondance and Bonita!

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: September 22, 2021 - December 20, 2021

16-30 points - Amazing Autumn
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

Collected - 21 points.

1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).
by Diane Vallere (10.24.21) - 1 pt.
by Jenn McKinlay (11.12.21) - 1 pt.
by Amanda Flower (11.21.21) - 1 pt.
by Julia Buckley (12.15.21) - 1 pt.

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
Ex. Hitting the Books (Library Lover's Mystery, #9) by Jenn McKinlay

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.
In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace (11.3.21) Cozy Mystery Bonus - 3 pts.

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.
by Camilla Isley (11.3.21) - 1 pt.

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Ex. Fantasy begins with F.
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer Fantasy (10.8.21) - 1 pt.

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.
Mulled to Death by Kate Lansing Published 10.19.21 (10.7.21) - BONUS - 3 pts.
How to Book a Murder by Cynthia Kuhn Published 12.7.21 (10.11.21) - BONUS - 3 pts.
Tacos for Two by Betsy St. Amant Published 10.12.21 (10.30.21) - BONUS - 3 pts.
Six Cats a Slayin' by Miranda James Published 11.26.19 (12.6.21) - 1 pt.
How the Finch Stole Christmas! by Donna Andrews Published 10.24.17 (12.12.21) - 1 pt.
Hark the Herald Angels Slay by Vicki Delany Published 11.28.17 (12.19.21) - 1 pt.

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021

Levels:
6-15 points - Super Seasonal
16-30 points - Amazing Autumn
31+ points - Fantastic Fall

0/7

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
Ex. Hitting the Books (Library Lover's Mystery, #9) by Jenn McKinlay

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Ex. Fantasy begins with F.

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.

Welcome Kimberly and Dita!

Total Points: 40

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021

Levels:
31+ points - Fantastic Fall

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.
1-The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 09.24.21
1-That Old Flame of Mine by J.J. Cook 09.30.21
1-All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo 10.18.21
1-The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff 11.02.21

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.
1-Under the Magnolias by T.I. Lowe 10.06.21
1-One Little Lie by Colleen Coble 12.09.21
1-Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy 12.20.21

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.
1-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling 12.05.21

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
Ex. Hitting the Books (Library Lover's Mystery, #9) by Jenn McKinlay
1- by Amanda Flower 11.23.21

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.
1-'Til Dirt Do Us Part by Edith Maxwell 09.28.21 page 252 Flannel Shirt
1-The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis 10.17.21 page23 Soup


8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.
1-Dutch Me Deadly by Maddy Hunter 09.28.21 (#7 in the series)
1-Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl 10.17.21 (published 1970)
3-The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 10.13.21 (410 pages)
1-The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 10.17.21 (partially set in 1791)
1-The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today by Shannon Bream 10.22.21 (256 pages)
3-Sweet Revenge by Andrea Penrose 10.22.21 (1625 ratings)
1-Malice at the Palace by Rhys Bowen 10.22.21 (published 2015)
3-Spirit Lake by Vickie McKeehan 10.23.21 (273 pages)
1-Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia 10.27.21 (7098 reviews)
1-You Better Knot Die by Betty Hechtman 11.08.21 (#5 in the series)
1-Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti by Bailey Cates 12.07.21 (5530 ratings)
1- Chapel Springs Revival by Ane Mulligan 12.11.21 (350 pages)
3-Two Reasons to Run by Colleen Coble 12.15.21 (352 pages)

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.
1-Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham 09.26.21 (characters go on vacation and fly from England to Spain )

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.
1-Prose and Cons by Amanda Flower11.1421 (Violet)

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Ex. Fantasy begins with F.
1-Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke 11.18.21 (Food)
1-The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 12.12.21 (Thriller)
1-Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend 12.11.21 (Fantasy)

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.
3-The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox 12.04.21 (published 10/5/21)

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021

Level 2:
16-30 points - Amazing Autumn
POINTS: 19

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.
(1) The Island: A Short Story by Agatha Christie 10/6/21

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).
(1) The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle 9/25/21


5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
Ex. Hitting the Books (Library Lover's Mystery, #9) by Jenn McKinlay

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.
(3) Grits in the Graveyard by J.L.Collins 10/8/21
(1) The Little Witch by M. Rickert 10/9/21

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.
(1) Honeymoon with Murder by Carolyn G. Hart 10/20/21
Annie Laurence reads lots of mysteries, as owner of mystery bookstore.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.
(1) Murder on Thames by Matthew Costello 12/3/21
(1) Mystery at the Manor by Matthew Costello 12/11/21
In both of these, Jack Brennan loves a good icy vodka martini.

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.
(1) Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney 9/30/21 ISBN 1250144841

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Ex. Fantasy begins with F.
(1) The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern by Lilian Jackson Braun 10/24/21 Tag: Animals - Cats
(1) Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix 10/31/21 Tag: Audiobook

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
(1) Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson 10/16/21

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.
(1) The Case of a Mouse in my Soup by Christopher Greyson 10/6/21 Published October 8, 2019
(1) Conjurer’s Rites by Jen Brown 10/9/21 Published October 19, 2020
(3) Fan Club by J.C. Isabella 11/30/21 BONUS Published October 26, 2021
(1) Cook90: The 30-Day Plan for Faster, Healthier, Happier Meals by David Tamarkin 12/1/21 Published December 11, 2018

Welcome Amber and Vanessa!

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021

Levels:
6-15 points - Super Seasonal
16-30 points - Amazing Autumn
31+ points - Fantastic Fall

Object: The aim of the game is to score as many points as possible by the end of the quarter.
A special badge is given to the member that accumulates the most points.

Read books for the tasks listed below. Some (but not all) tasks will have opportunities to collect bonus points.
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS 2 points for each bonus task. The book must work for the task and the bonus.

EXAMPLE:
TASK: Read a book set in USA (Bonus: set in one of the 'Thirteen Colonies')

You read a book set in California = 1 point for USA
Total: 1 point

You read a book set in Delaware (which is one of the 13 colonies) = 1 point for USA + 2 points for Delaware
Total: 3 points

Please keep a record of your points total at the top of your post.




TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
Ex. Hitting the Books (Library Lover's Mystery, #9) by Jenn McKinlay

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Ex. Fantasy begins with F.

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.

Welcome Jessica!

Reading the Seasons - Fall.
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021

Levels:
6-15 points - Super Seasonal
16-30 points - Amazing Autumn
31+ points - Fantastic Fall

Object: The aim of the game is to score as many points as possible by the end of the quarter.
A special badge is given to the member that accumulates the most points.

You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS 2 points for each bonus task. The book must work for the task and the bonus.

Please keep a record of your points total at the top of your post.

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.


2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.


3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.


4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).


5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.


6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.


8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)


9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.


10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.


11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.


12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.


14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.


15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.


18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Ex. Fantasy begins with F.


19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.


20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021

Levels:
6-15 points - Super Seasonal
16-30 points - Amazing Autumn
31+ points - Fantastic Fall

Object: The aim of the game is to score as many points as possible by the end of the quarter.
A special badge is given to the member that accumulates the most points.

Read books for the tasks listed below. Some (but not all) tasks will have opportunities to collect bonus points.
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS 2 points for each bonus task. The book must work for the task and the bonus.

EXAMPLE:
TASK: Read a book set in USA (Bonus: set in one of the 'Thirteen Colonies')

You read a book set in California = 1 point for USA
Total: 1 point

You read a book set in Delaware (which is one of the 13 colonies) = 1 point for USA + 2 points for Delaware
Total: 3 points

Please keep a record of your points total at the top of your post.




TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).
I think I'd rather use this book for task #14

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
Ex. Hitting the Books (Library Lover's Mystery, #9) by Jenn McKinlay

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.
Hard Gold - Avi 9/22 - 29 might use for task #4

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Ex. Fantasy begins with F.

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.

Welcome Melanie and Cindy!

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021

Goal: 36/31
31+ points - Fantastic Fall


TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.
1 point - The Night Country - Melissa Albert - 07/10/21
1 point - An Unexpected Mail Order Bride - Blythe Carver - 11/07/21

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.
3 points - Sherwood - Meagan Spooner - 09/27/21 - Publication year: 2019
3 points - Túlontúl - Ágnes Gaura - 10/04/21 - Publication year 2017
3 points - Velvet, Vol. 2: The Secret Lives of Dead Men - Ed Brubaker - 07/10/21 - Publication year: 2015
3 points - Velvet, Vol. 3: The Man Who Stole the World - Ed Brubaker - 08/10/21 - Page count: 137
3 points - The Anthology of Scottish Folk Tales - Donald Smith - 10/24/21 - Page count: 176
3 points - Interview with the Vampire - Anne Rice - 10/30/21 - First published: 1976

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.
1 point - A Hosszú Föld - Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter - 09/23/21 - Joshua Valiente and Lobsang travel through parallel Earths.

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.
1 point - Later - Stephen King - 11/28/21 - Red cover

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Ex. Fantasy begins with F.
1 point - Pantaleón és a hölgyvendégek - Mario Vargas Llosa - 09/23/21 - Latin American Literature
1 point - The Push - Ashley Audrain - 10/01/21 - Thriller
1 point - We Are the Brennans - Tracey Lange - 10/10/21 - Family

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
1 point - The Four Winds - Kristin Hannah - 10/14/21
1 point - The Memory Thief - Jodi Lynn Anderson - 10/22/21
3 points - A Mester és Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov - 11/10/21
1 point - Teen Titans: Beast Boy - Kami Garcia - 11/17/21
1 point - Ariadne - Jennifer Saint - 11/25/21
1 point - The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet - John Green - 11/30/21

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.
3 points - Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven - Kami Garcia - 11/17/21 - Published September 28th 2021

Welcome Ferenc!

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021

Levels:
31+ points - Fantastic Fall

54 /31

Object: The aim of the game is to score as many points as possible by the end of the quarter.
A special badge is given to the member that accumulates the most points.

Read books for the tasks listed below. Some (but not all) tasks will have opportunities to collect bonus points.
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS 2 points for each bonus task. The book must work for the task and the bonus.

TASKS:


2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.
Queen Elizabeth II: A Birthday Souvenir Album by Jane Roberts 10/5/2021 (1)
Norway to Hide by Maddy Hunter 10/18/2021 (1)
Noddy Goes To Toyland by Enid Blyton 11/15/2021 (1)
Niblet & Ralph by Zachariah OHora 11/19/2021 (1)

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
Who Was Louis Armstrong? by Yona Zeldis McDonough 9/27/2021 (1)
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one. Trumpet/cornet
Who Was Louis Armstrong? by Yona Zeldis McDonough 9/27/2021 (2)

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).
by Z.A. Maxfield 11/17/2021 (1)
by Tonya Leslie 11/18/2021 (1)
by Heather Adamson 9/26/2021 (1)

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
Kiki Lowenstein and the Secret Santa by Joanna Campbell Slan 12/03/2021 (1)
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
Kiki Lowenstein and the Secret Santa by Joanna Campbell Slan 12/03/2021 (2)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
bookcover:Southern Potions|43251801] by Amy Boyles 10/20/2021 (1)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.
by Amy Boyles 10/20/2021 (2)

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
Page Count
Twelfth Night for Kids by Lois Burdett 10/20/2021 P40 (1)
Crust No One by Winnie Archer 9/25/2021 p320 (1)
Dyeing Season by Karen MacInerney 11/11/2021 p 227 (1)Kentucky Home by Sarah Title 11/25/2021 p 256 (1)
Christmas Kitsch by Amy Lane 11/26/2021 p 256 (1)
Murder at Dolphin Bay by Kathi Daley 12/16/2021 p 225 (1)
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.
Twelfth Night for Kids by Lois Burdett 10/20/2021 P40 (2)

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels.
The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand 10/31/2021 (1)
Aged for Murder by Fiona Grace 11/14/2021 (1)

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover).
by Bobbye S. Goldstein 12/09/2021 (1)
by Katie Kawa 9/28/2021 (1)

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Fiction
Conditioner and a Corpse by Cindy Bell 9/29/2021 (1)
Going Through the Notions by Cate Price 9/30/2021 (1)
Killer in Crinolines by Duffy Brown 10/4/2021 (1)
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss 10/4/2021 (1)
A Killing Notion by Melissa Bourbon 10/11/2021 (1)
Death, Taxes, and a Sequined Clutch by Diane Kelly 10/20/2021 (1)
Pretty Pretty Boys by Gregory Ashe 10/24/2021 (1)
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Iza Trapani 10/25/2021 (1)
Flunked by Jen Calonita 10/27/2021 (1)
The Walking Bread by Winnie Archer 10/29/2021 (1)
The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov 10/29/2021 (1)
The Other Family by Loretta Nyhan 10/30/2021 (1)
Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles by A.L. Herbert 10/31/2021 (1)
Murder at the Taffy Shop by Maddie Day 11/4/2021 (1)
A Hex for Danger by Esme Addison 11/7/2021 (1)
Charmed by Jen Calonita 11/9/2021 (1)
Tricked by Jen Calonita 11/16/2021 (1)
The Folk of the Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton 11/21/2021 (1)
Scandal at the Salty Dog by Josh Lanyon 11/22/2021 (1)
Deck the Hallways by Kate Carlisle 11/25/2021 (1)
Long the Mile by Ally Blue 11/27/2021 (1)
Dakota Farm by Debbie Macomber 12/1/2021 (1)
Mousse and Murder by Elizabeth Logan 12/13/2021 (1)
A Crafter Knits a Clue by Holly Quinn 12/18/2021 (1)
White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt 12/18/2021 (1)
Fantasy
Witch Twins by Adele Griffin 11/19/2021 (1)
Adult
Colorado Wild by Sara York 12/10/2021 (1)

Welcome Genevieve!

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021
Total Points: 121

Levels:
6-15 points - Super Seasonal
16-30 points - Amazing Autumn
31+ points - Fantastic Fall

You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS 2 points for each bonus task. The book must work for the task and the bonus.

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.
(1) A Glimmer of a Clue by Daryl Wood Gerber 10/1
(1) Miss Frost Chills The Cheater by Kristen Painter 12/20

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.
(1) Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena 10/3
(1) Ink and Shadows by Ellery Adams 10/8
(1) Off to the Races by Elsie Silver 11/24
(1) Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein 12/8

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).
(1) by Kathi Daley 11/27
(1) by Bella Falls 12/20

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.
(3) The Christmas Wedding Guest by Susan Mallery 11/9

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.
(1) Plymouth Undercover by Pamela M. Kelley 10/16
"She heated up a can of soup" page 37
(1) The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel 11/14
"She paused for a spoonful of soup and wrinkled her nose." page 10

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)
(1) by Ashley Weaver 11/8

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.
(3) by R.K. Dreaming 10/10

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.
(1) The Perfect Family by Robyn Harding 10/4 {352 pages}
(3) A Spot of Trouble by Teri Wilson 10/14 {256 pages}
(1) Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur T. Bradley 10/16 {320 pages}
(3) Say You'll Stay by Susan Mallery 10/21 {100 pages}
(1) The Grilling Season by Diane Mott Davidson 11/5 {Series #7}

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.
(1) Title Wave by Lorna Barrett 10/12
(1) West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge 11/1
(1) Shipped by Angie Hockman 11/13

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.
(1) by Melonie Johnson 9/27

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
(1) Till Death Do Us Tart by H.Y. Hanna 9/25
(1) Class Reunions Are Murder by Libby Klein 10/11
(1) Triptych by Karin Slaughter 10/15
(1) Digging Up the Remains by Julia Henry 10/19
(1) Coconut Layer Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke 10/20
(1) Kickbacks, Kayaks, and Kidnapping by Tonya Kappes 10/21
(1) The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 10/26
(1) Halloween Moon by Kathi Daley 10/30
(1) City of Ghosts by Victoria Scwab 10/30
(1) The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste 10/31
(1) Death in Castle Dark by Veronica Bond 11/7
(1) Death of a Coupon Clipper by Lee Hollis 11/22
(1) The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis 12/9
(1) Doctor Dearest by R.S. Grey 12/10
(1) Gingerbread and Deadly Dread by Addison Moore 12/12
(1) The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick 12/13

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
(3) Tents, Trails and Turmoil by Tonya Kappes 9/25
(3) The Magic of Found Objects by Maddie Dawson 9/30
(3) Murder in the Corn Maze by G.A. McKevett 10/5
(1) The Forever Girl by Jill Shalvis 10/6
(1) Marshmallow Malice by Amanda Flower 10/13
(1) My Vegas Groom by Piper Rayne 10/16
(1) Fragments of Fear by Carrie Stuart Parks 10/17
(1) Twin Games in Music City by Jules Bennett 10/24
(1) Things Liars Say by Sara Ney 10/26
(1) Tangles and Treason by Nancy Warren 10/31
(1) Lethal Cover-Up by Darlene L. Turner 11/13
(3) The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny by Willa Nash 11/14
(1) Midnight Snacks are Murder by Libby Klein 11/19
(1) And I Love Her by Marie Force 11/23
(1) The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 11/28

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021.
(1) The Guardians by John Grisham 9/26 {Oct 15, 2019}
(1) Hostile Witness by Rebecca Forster 9/28 {Nov 28, 2009}
(1) Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade 10/18 {Oct 6, 2020}
(1) Murder Most Howl by Krista Davis 10/25 {Nov 24, 2015}
(1) Running into Love by Aurora Rose Reynolds 10/27 {Sep 26, 2017}
(3) A Brush with Murder by Bailee Abbott 10/30 {Oct 12, 2021}
(3) The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews 10/31 {Sep 28, 2021}
(3) The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling 10/31 {Sep 28, 2021}
(1) Christmas Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke 11/2 {Sep 29, 2020}
(3) Riverbend Gap by Denise Hunter 11/12 {Oct 19, 2021}
(3) The Family by Naomi Krupitsky 11/15 {Nov 2, 2021}
(3) The Holiday Switch by Tif Marcelo 11/20 {Oct 5, 2021}
(3) Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight by Janet Evanovich 11/22 {Nov 2, 2021}
(1) Turkey Day Murder by Leslie Meier 11/25 {Oct 1, 2008}
(3) In Hot Water by Kate Kingsbury 11/28 {Oct 12, 2021}
(1) Best Friends Don't Kiss by Max Monroe 11/29 {Nov 28, 2020}
(1) Scorpius Rising by Rebecca Zanetti 11/30 {Nov 29, 2016}
(3) Boyfriend by Sarina Bowen 12/4 {Oct 12, 2021}
(1) Gear, Grills, & Guns by Tonya Kappes 12/6 {Oct 22, 2020}
(1) Eggnog, Extortion, and Evergreen by Tonya Kappes 12/7 {Nov 19, 2020}
(3) Well Played by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward 12/11 {Oct 25, 2021}
(3) Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off by Darci Hannah 12/14 {Oct 5, 2021}
(3) Christmas Crasher by Ash Keller 12/18 {Oct 20, 2021}
(3) Captured at Christmas by Jodie Bailey 12/18 {Nov 30, 2021}
(1) Thanksgiving Past by Kathi Daley 12/19 {Oct 20, 2020}
(1) Gooseberry Christmas by Kathi Daley 12/19 {Nov 17, 2020}

Welcome Amanda!

JoAnne wrote: "
Credit: Яцек Йерка (Jacek Yerka)

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021

Would The Hound of the Baskervilles work for the bonus for #1? (Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title)
They are in order, just not in the same word.

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021
31+ points - Fantastic Fall
Read: 2/31+

TASKS:
1. FALL
🍂 Read a book with the letters F A L L (in any order) somewhere in the title.
--->Bonus: The letters FALL in order in the title: So Fall, Fallen, Falling, etc.

2. Equinox
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in EQUINOX.

3. Learn to play an instrument.
🍂 Read a book tagged music.
--->BONUS: The MC plays an instrument. Tell us which one.

4. Wear a cool hat.
🍂 Read a book with a hat on the cover (show cover).

5. Meet the teacher.
🍂 Read a book with a teacher as a prominent character.
--->BONUS: The MC is a teacher.

6. Hold a yard sale.
🍂 Read a book with a yard on the cover (show cover).
--->BONUS: With an item on the cover that could be sold at a yard sale. Tell us the item.
Ex. Hitting the Books (Library Lover's Mystery, #9) by Jenn McKinlay

7. Must-Have Fall Shopping Essentials
🍂 Read a book where you find any of these words in the text, include page #/Loc: Flannel Shirt, Lotion, Soup, Cold Weather Boots.

8. Fall Fashions
🍂 Read a book where a person on the cover is wearing boots, a poncho, a trench coat, a black shirt or red lipstick (show cover.)

9. Halloween frights
🍂 Read a book with a witch or something scary on the cover (show cover.)
--->Bonus: The book is a Cozy Mystery.

10. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples in the world.
🍂 Read a book using any of the numbers 7, 5, 0, 0 in some way like the page count or a series #. Let us know how you use it.
--->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in VARIETIES.

11. You can get pumpkin spice everything.
🍂 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text. Give us a page/loc #.

12. Apple cider is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
🍂 Read a book set in New Hampshire.
--->BONUS: A mug or teacup on the cover (show cover).

13. National Pizza Month (October)
🍂 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.

14. Travel is more affordable in the fall.
🍂 Read a book where a character travels OR a book from the Travel genre.

15. Book Lovers Day
🍂 Read a book where a character reads. Tell us who.
--->BONUS: A character falls asleep while reading. Give us a page/loc #.

16. Bartender Appreciation Day
🍂 Read a book where a character drinks a cocktail, not beer or wine. Tell us their drink.

17. Poinsettia Day
🍂 Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR with a character named Joel OR with a 12 in the ASIN/ISBN #. Tell us the number.
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender 30/09/21

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Ex. The fantasy begins with F.
The Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith 29/09/21 - Tagged Fiction

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🍂 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
-->BONUS: The author's first or last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

20. Fall Books
🍂 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2021

Kim wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "
Credit: Яцек Йерка (Jacek Yerka)

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021

Would The Hound of the Baskervilles work for the bonus for #..."

YES!!! :)

Welcome Jess!

JoAnne wrote: "Kim wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "
Credit: Яцек Йерка (Jacek Yerka)

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2021 - 20 December 2021

Would The Hound of the Baskervilles work for the..."
Thanks!