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*Mickslibrarian - 13 + 2 = 15
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Pat 1.4 MC FISH MARKET: CLAMS
Choose one of the following:
C) The phrase “Happy as a Clam” originated in the United States around 1830.
Read a book set in the United States
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street Free Preview by Susan Jane GilmanRead ~ 10.6.22
Pages ~ 505
Relevance ~ Setting begins in Manhattan and continues across America for a 70-something years through two timelines (past & present).
Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 505
Total Points ~ 1
Total Pages ~ 505
1.1 SWEATER WEATHERPut on your favorite comfy sweater. 🧥 Then make one of your favorite hot beverages ☕, sit down and enjoy a Good Read. 📖
Lending a Paw by Laurie Cass 10.04.22
Task points 1
Task pages 344
1.4 (Amber's Task) MC FISH MARKET: CLAMS(This is our last month at the fish market 😢)
Our "Special" for this month: CLAMS
Choose one of the following:
a) New England clam chowder is thick, creamy, and milky-white. Manhattan clam chowder is tomatoey, brothy, and clear.
Read a book with a white cover.
by Joanne Fluke 10.06.22Task points 1
Task pages 304
Total points 2
Total pages 648
Pat 1.8 FRANKENSTEIN'S SPARE PARTS BODY SHOP
Read a book with a body part name (that includes organs, bones) in the text. e.g. hand, skull, heart, etc...
(give pg# and sentence word is in).
🎃BONUS POINT: If your sentence has more than one body part listed.
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert DugoniRead ~ 10.8.22
Pages ~ 448
Relevance ~ pg 18 ~ "Mary stood atop a globe, dressed in a blue-and-white shawl, rosary beads in hand and a snake crushed beneath her bare feet .
Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 448
Total Points ~ 3
Total Pages ~ 953
1.2 MACABRE & EERIE• Read a book with MPG: HORROR or MPG: GOTHIC.
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia--10/1/22--301 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 301
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1.4 (Amber's Task) MC FISH MARKET: CLAMS
Our "Special" for this month: CLAMS
c) The phrase “Happy as a Clam” originated in the United States around 1830. Read a book set in the United States
Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck--10/10/22--210 pages
John Steinbeck drives across the US with his dog, Charley, in this memoir.
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 210
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Total points: 2
Total pages: 511
1.4 (Amber's Task) MC FISH MARKET: CLAMSChoose one of the following:
b) Read a book set in at least 1922 or earlier
The Notting Hill Mystery – Charles Warren Adams (4 stars) 10/8/22 [284] – publ 1862 and set at that time
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 284
Total Points - 1
Total Pages - 284
Task 1.6 READING THROUGH THE ALPHABET: LETTER ZRead a book that starts with the Letter Z (exclude A, An, The)
Zack (Armed and Dangerous, #1) – Cheyenne McCray (3 stars) 10/11/22 [269]
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 269
Total Points - 2
Total Pages - 553
2.1 WHEEL OF FORTUNERead 2 Books
#3 My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier--10/14/22--349 pages
#5 The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen--10/13/22--176 pages
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 525
Total points: 4
Total pages: 1036
Task 2.4 (Tessa's Task) OKTOBERFEST1. Read a book where a character drinks beer - cite the quote
Killer Jam (Dewberry Farm, #1) – Karen MacInerney (4 stars) 10/1/22 [274] – p.145 “I handed him a Shiner and settled into the rocker across from him, taking a sip of the cold, dark beer.”
2. Read a book whose author's first and last initials are in OKTOBERFEST.
The Bean Trees– Barbara Kingsolver (5 stars) 10/15/22 [246]
Points this task - 2
Pages this task - 520
Total Points - 4
Total Pages - 1073
TESSATask 1.1 - Sweater Weather
Reader's choice ...
A Single Thread ✔ – 03Oct22 - 336 pg
THIS TASK
points earned - 1
pages read - 336
Total points earned to date - 1
Total pages read to date - 336
Task 1.10 The Reading Jar Winner 2: Mickslibrarian MLB PLAYOFFS Read a book set in a state/province with a MLB team (AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NY, OH, ON, PA, TX, WA, WI)
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics – Daniel James Brown (5 stars) 10/20/22 [460] set in WA
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 460
Total Points - 5
Total Pages - 1533
1.3 OCTOBER BIRTHDAYSThis month Nora Roberts (10th) and Anne Tyler (25th) celebrate their birthdays.
Read a book whose Author's first name begins with either A, N, E, O, R
and their last name begins with either T, Y, L, E, R, O, B, S.
Love Life by Rob Lowe 10.20.22
Task points 1
Task pages 352
Total points 3
Total pages 1000
1.5 (Diana's Task) MC HOUSE OF SWEETSWelcome to our new CANDY SHOP 🍬🍭🍫
Our "Special" for this month: BRACH'S AUTUMN MIX
Choose one of the following:
a. Mellowcreme Pumpkins
Read a book whose Author initials (first & last) are in MELLOWCREME
Tailing a Tabby by Laurie Cass 10.18.22
Task points 1
Task pages 340
Total points 4
Total pages 1340
1.7 (Tessa's Task) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NEPHEWMy nephew's birthday is this month. He is a nurse serving in the US Army right now.
* Read a book with a significant character who is actively serving in the military (any service branch, any time frame). Identify the character
The Terminal List by Jack Carr 10.13.22 (mc-James Reece Navy Seal)
Task points 1
Task pages 408
Total points 5
Total pages 1748
Mod
a. White Cover
Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage (10/14/22) 304 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 304
Mod
State 1: Maine
Turkey Trot Murder by Leslie Meier (10/13/22) 247 pp ⭐⭐⭐
State 2: Nothing Carolina
The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers (10/20/22) 344 pp. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 2
Pages Read: 591
TOTAL POINTS: 3
TOTAL PAGES: 895
Pat 3.1 ~ Hallow-Read!
October means Halloween - the holiday for the spooky, the dystopian, and all things paranormal.
Read one book for each of the genre categories below. The genre does not need to appear as a MPG, but it must appear on the book's first page of tags.
1. Horror
What Moves the Dead by T. KingfisherRead ~ 10.22.22
Pages ~ 176
Relevance ~ Horror as MPG
2. Dystopian
D'Arc by Robert RepinoRead ~ 10.22.22
Pages ~ 386
Relevance ~ Dystopia as MPG
3. Suspense
Opium and Absinthe by Lydia KangRead ~ 10.11.22
Pages ~ 379
Relevance ~ Suspense on first page of tags (11 people)
Points This Task ~ 3
Pages This Task ~ 941
Total Points ~ 6
Total Pages ~ 1894
1.1 SWEATER WEATHERPut on your favorite comfy sweater. 🧥 Then make one of your favorite hot beverages ☕, sit down and enjoy a Good Read. 📖
Ashton Hall by Lauren Belfer 10/17/22 416 p.
🎃 BONUS POINT: TRICK OR TREAT
Treat yourself and do this task again 👻
The Body in the Garden by Katharine Schellman 10/21/22 336 p.
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 752
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 752
1.5 (Diana's Task) MC HOUSE OF SWEETS - c. Harvest Corn: Read a book whose MC first name starts with a letter in CORN.The Ghost of Grey Fox Inn by Carolyn Keene 10/9/22 192 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 192
Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 944
2.4 - Tessa - Oktoberfesta) Read a book where a character drinks beer - cite the quote
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 10/10/22 325 p. ("Yuri took a long swig of beer and wiped his mouth." - pg. 41)
AND
b) Read a book whose author's first and last initials are in OKTOBERFEST.
Mad and Bad: Real Heroines of the Regency by Bea Koch 10/13/22 262 p.
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 587
Total Points: 5
Total Pages: 1531
Task 1.8 FRANKENSTEIN'S SPARE PARTS BODY SHOPRead a book with a body part name (that includes organs, bones) in the text. e.g. hand, skull, heart, etc... (give pg# and sentence word is in).
BONUS POINT: If your sentence has more than one body part listed.
Storm Cursed (Mercy Thompson, #11) – Patricia Briggs (5 stars) 10/22/22 [368] – p.26 “The dislocated leg flopped, and the broken back made the body move oddly.”
Points this task - 1 + Bonus = 2
Pages this task - 368
Total Points - 7
Total Pages - 1901
TESSATask 1.4 - Fish Market - Amber - Clams
b) Set in or before 1922 - 1765 Murder in Grub Street ✔ – 19Oct22 - 320 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 320 p
Total points earned to date - 2
Total pages read to date - 656 p
TESSATask 1.5 - CANDY SHOP - Diana S - Brach's Autumn Mix
b) Orange cover -
✔ – 22Oct22 - 759 pTHIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 759 p
Total points earned to date - 3
Total pages read to date - 1415 pg
Task 1.3 OCTOBER BIRTHDAYSRead a book whose Author's first name begins with either A, N, E, O, R and their last name begins with either T, Y, L, E, R, O, B, S.
Lyric's Accidental Mate (Iron Wolves MC, #1) – Elle Boon (2 stars) 10/23/22 [193] – author initials EB
Task 1.7 (Tessa's Task) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NEPHEW
* Read a book with a significant character who is a nurse or actively serving in the military (any service branch, any time frame). Identify the character and his/her role.
Xan's Feisty Mate (Iron Wolves MC, #2) – Elle Boon (2 stars) 10/24/22 [295] – MC is an ER nurse
Points these tasks - 2
Pages these tasks - 488
Total Points - 9
Total Pages - 2389
Pat 2.1 WHEEL OF FORTUNE
Group Therapy by B.B. EastonRead ~ 10.16.22
Pages ~ 285
Relevance ~ Book #3 for Wheel of Fortune
American Boy by Larry WatsonRead ~ 10.25.22
Pages ~ 224
Relevance ~ Book #5 for Wheel of Fortune
Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 509
Total Points ~ 8
Total Pages ~ 2403
1.8 FRANKENSTEIN'S SPARE PARTS BODY SHOPRead a book with a body part name (that includes organs, bones) in the text. e.g. hand, skull, heart, etc...
(give pg# and sentence word is in).
Haunted Hijinks by Madison Johns 10.22.22
Arm pg. 30 (Eleanor gripped my arm...)
Task points 1
Task pages 172
Total points 6
Total pages 1920
1.10 The Reading Jar Winner 2: MickslibrarianMLB PLAYOFFS
Read a book set in a state/province with a MLB team (AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NY, OH, ON, PA, TX, WA, WI)
🎃BONUS POINT: If that state houses more than one of this year's playoff contenders (CA or NY).
Dead Bolt by Juliet Blackwell 10.24.22 (California)
Task points 2 (including bonus)
Task pages 315
Total points 8
Total pages 2235
1.3 OCTOBER BIRTHDAYSThis month Nora Roberts (10th) and Anne Tyler (25th) celebrate their birthdays.
Read a book whose Author's first name begins with either A, N, E, O, R, and their last name begins with either T, Y, L, E, R, O, B, S.
Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin--10/26/22--343 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 343
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1379
Pat 1.1 SWEATER WEATHER
Put on your favorite comfy sweater. Then make one of your favorite hot beverages, sit down and enjoy a Good Read.
🎃 BONUS POINT: TRICK OR TREAT
We don't do tricks here, just treats.
Treat yourself and do this task again 👻
I used unselected Wheel of Fortune Books for this task.
Alice's Tulips by Sandra DallasRead ~ 10.9.22
Pages ~ 246
Relevance ~ WOF #2
BONUS
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardRead ~ 10.20.22
Pages ~ 285
Relevance ~ WOF #4
Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 531
Total Points ~ 10
Total Pages ~ 2,934
Pat 2.4 Oktoberfest
a) Read a book where a character drinks beer - cite the quote
The Shaman's Bones by James D. DossRead ~ 10.27.22
Pages ~ 352
Relevance ~ pg 13 ~ "...In between yawns, he [Provo Frank] sucks on an amber bottle of Corona beer."
b) Read a book whose author's first and last initials are in OKTOBERFEST. (Middle initials, if used, can be ignored. Letters may be used only so often as they appear in the target phrase.)
The Flatshare by Beth O'LearyRead ~ 10.2.22
Pages ~ 328
Relevance ~ B.O. ~ (O)cto(B)erfest
Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 680
Total Points ~ 12
Total Pages ~ 3,614
This task also completes my entire WOF grid! First time EVER
1.1 SWEATER WEATHERPut on your favorite comfy sweater. 🧥 Then make one of your favorite hot beverages ☕, sit down and enjoy a Good Read. 📖
Sa préférée by Sarah Jollien-Fardel - 10/15 - 208 p, 4 stars
Bonus: L'Homme qui n'aimait plus les chats by Isabelle Aupy - 10/27 - 126 p, 3.5 stars
Task points: 2
Task pages: 344 pages
1.3 OCTOBER BIRTHDAYSThis month Nora Roberts (10th) and Anne Tyler (25th) celebrate their birthdays.
Read a book whose Author's first name begins with either A, N, E, O, R, and their last name begins with either T, Y, L, E, R, O, B, S.
Le radiateur d'appoint by Alex Lutz - 10/21 - 192 p. - 2.5 stars
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 192
Total points: 3
Total pages: 526
Task 1.4 - Fish Market - Amber - Clamsc) Read a book set in the United States
America: An Anthology of France and the United States edited by François Busnel - 10/26 - 320 p. - 3 stars
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 320 p
Total points: 4
Total pages: 846
Task 1.1 SWEATER WEATHERPut on your favorite comfy sweater. Then make one of your favorite hot beverages, sit down and enjoy a Good Read.
If Walls Could Talk (A Haunted Home Renovation Mystery, #1) – Juliet Blackwell (4 stars) 10/28/22 [316]
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 316
Total Points - 10
Total Pages - 2705
Task 1.1 SWEATER WEATHER✔BONUS POINT: TRICK OR TREAT
We don't do tricks here, just treats. Treat yourself and do this task again.
Mr. Dickens and His Carol – Samantha Silva (4 stars) 10/28/22 [271]
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 271
Total Points - 11
Total Pages - 2976
Pat 2.3 ~ October Wed
My younger daughter is getting married the first week of this month, so I'm up to my neck right now in wedding plans. The event is going to take place in our backyard, with a sit down dinner and a bonfire ceremony.
Read two books.
1. Read a love story or a book with a MPG tag of romance
The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth HoganRead ~ 10.19.22
Pages ~ 278
Relevance ~ Romance as MPG
2. Read a book with a fire or flame on the cover OR a book with the letters F*I*R*E in the title. The letters can appear in any order.
The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan MirandaRead ~ 10.29.22
Pages ~ 325
Relevance ~ the girl (from widow hills
(F)rom
w(I)dow
gi(R)l
th(E)
Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 603
Total Points ~ 14
Total Pages ~ 4217
Mod
1. C drinks beer
A Safe House by Stuart Woods (10/16/22) 304 pp ⭐
pg.224 "Harley Quince finished a small pizza and washed it down with a bottle of BEER then took a deep breath."
2. Author initials in OKTOBERFEST
TR - Taylor Jenkins Reid's Carrie Soto Is Back (10/29/22) 384 pp 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 2
Pages Read: 688
TOTAL POINTS: 5
TOTAL PAGES: 1585
1.1 SWEATER WEATHERPut on your favorite comfy sweater. 🧥 Then make one of your favorite hot beverages ☕, sit down and enjoy a Good Read. 📖
The Birds and Other Stories by Daphne du Maurier--10/27/22--256 pages
🎃 BONUS POINT: TRICK OR TREAT
We don't do tricks here, just treats.
Treat yourself and do this task again 👻
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart--10/10/22--430 pages
Points these tasks: 2
Pages these tasks: 686
Total points: 7
Total pages: 2065
TESSATask 1.7 - Tessa - Happy Birthday, Paul!
Character is active duty military - Marietta is a capitan in the Mexican Revolutionary Army in Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna ✔ – 29Oct22 - 273 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 273 p
Total points earned to date - 4
Total pages read to date - 1688 p
TESSATask 2.4 - Tessa - Oktoberfest
a) Character drinks a beer - The Turtle Warrior ✔ – 26Oct22 - 384 p
pg 256 - "I was reading Huckleberry Finn for the umpteenth time and drinking a beer we had pinched from a supply we had found in another bunker."
b) Author's first and last initials in OKTOBERFEST - R B - Ray Bradbury / Something Wicked This Way Comes ✔ – 29Oct22 - 293 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 677 p
Total points earned to date - 6
Total pages read to date - 2365 p
TESSATask 1.8 - Frankenstein
Body part in text - BONUS if more than one body part in same sentence:
Pg 98 - "They flung their hands in the air, jerked their heads up at her, and began stomping their feet in rhythm to the drumming.
Rich People Problems ✔ – 09Oct22 - 541 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1 + 1 bonus = 2 points
Pages read - 541 pg
Total points earned to date - 8
Total pages read to date - 2906 pg
1.2 MACABRE & EERIEWhen I think of the Macabre & Eerie, Edgar Allen Poe comes to mind. He's world famous for Macabre tales of horror, practically invented the genre of Gothic literature, and his credited with inventing the detective fiction genre.
• Read a book with MPG: HORROR
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice 10.28.22
Task points 1
Task pages 342
Total points 9
Total pages 2577
1.4 (Amber's Task) MC FISH MARKET: CLAMS - A) New England clam chowder is thick, creamy, and milky-white. Manhattan clam chowder is tomatoey, brothy, and clear: Read a book with a white or red cover.
Naughty on Ice by Maia Chance 10/31/22 288 p.Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 288
Total Points: 6
Total Pages: 1819
1.8 FRANKENSTEIN'S SPARE PARTS BODY SHOP - Read a book with a body part name (that includes organs, bones) in the text. e.g. hand, skull, heart, etc...(give pg# and sentence word is in).🎃BONUS POINT: If your sentence has more than one body part listed.
Silence in the Library by Katharine Schellman 10/26/22 352 p. "Placing his hat on his head once more, he offered her his good arm." - pg. 170
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 352
Total Points: 8
Total Pages: 2171
Task 1.5 - CANDY SHOP - Brach's Autumn Mixb) White/Yellow (with some orange) cover -
by Michel Bussi - 10/06 - 456 p. - 4 starsTHIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 456 p
Total points earned to date - 5
Total pages read to date - 1302 p
Task 2.1 WHEEL OF FORTUNERead 2 Books
#3 All the Little Liars (Aurora Teagarden #9) – Charlaine Harris (4 stars) 10/30/22 [294]
#5 Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon (Aunt Dimity Mystery, #14) – Nancy Atherton (3 stars) 10/31/22 [288]
Points this task - 2
Pages this task - 582
Total Points - 13
Total Pages - 3558
5.1 YEAR 2022: OCTOBER1. O - Olivia Waite's The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics 10/31/22 322 p.
2. C - Come Hell or Highball by Maia Chance 10/2/22 307 p.
3. T - Teetotaled by Maia Chance 10/6/22 304 p.
4. Read a book that is 10th in a series (name series). - The Ghost Next Door by R.L. Stine 10/31/22 144 p. (#10 in the Goosebumps series)
5. Read a book published in October (any year - list year). - Gin and Panic by Maia Chance 10/22/22 288 p. (published Oct. 2017)
Task Points: 5
Task Pages: 1365
Total Points: 13
Total Pages: 3536
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