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Five Year Anniversary Challenge
November 1, 2022 to Completion

Let's celebrate five year's of virtual travel together!!

We are taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting many of the wonderful places we traveled to. Links to the original challenges are included, just in case you want to check out the pictures or tackle the whole challenge.

Complete 61 tasks.
Spell the World tasks are optional.

Grab two posts when joining!

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Challenge Rules: All forms of books are accepted as long as they are 100 pages or more. When posting updates of completed books, please include a link to the title and author’s name, along with the date you finished reading the book. When you have completed the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and repost in a new message, letting us know it is completed.

Here we go!!

1. CAPITAL OF THE MONTH: Complete 6 Tasks - 1 for each capital below.

We have visited 60 different capital cities together!! This category also includes 9 Capital City Longitude/Latitude Fun Challenges. Let's pop into the 5th capital we've visited on each continent and complete a task for the 5th attraction.

⇨ North America: November 2019 - Panama's Capital: Panama City
5th Attraction: Biomuseo
✱ Read a book with a cover that is prominently red, blue and or yellow (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in ISTHMUS (ignore A, An or The) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in BIOMUSEO.

⇨ Asia: December 2019 - Nepal's Capital: Kathmandu
5th Attraction: Garden of Dreams
✱ Read a book with a garden on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book with 6 found in the page count (share count) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in GARDEN OF DREAMS.

⇨ Oceania: January 2020 - Vanuatu's Capital: Port Vila
5th Attraction: Vila Markets
✱ Read a book with a fruit or vegetable on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book with a character that sells their wares for a living (tell us what) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in VILA MARKETS.

⇨ South America: February 2020 - Venezuela's Capital: Caracas
5th Attraction: Parque del Este
✱ Read a book that is part of a trilogy OR
✱ Read a book which is set on another planet OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in PARQUE DEL ESTE.

⇨ Africa: March 2020 - Mozambique's Capital: Maputo
5th Attraction: Mafalala Walking Tour
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in IVERCA OR
✱ Read a book that dealt with a social injustice (tell us what) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in MAFALALA WALKING TOUR.

⇨ Europe: April 2020 - Switzerland's Capital: Bern
5th Attraction: Bernisches Historisches Museum
✱ Read a book that is the second in a series OR
✱ Read a historical fiction book, or a nonfiction book about history OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in BERNISCHES HISTORISCHES MUSEUM.


2. LANDMARKS OF THE WORLD: Complete 5 tasks - 1 for each challenge below.

In 16 different challenges, we have learned about 40 different landmarks. Let's revisit my 5 favorite challenges and complete the 5th task.

⇨ The Great Wall of China: September 2019
Seen from Space Myth: Read a book with the moon on its cover OR read a book that addresses a controversial topic (tell us what).

⇨ Landmark Museums: May 2020
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, Egypt
✱ Read a book that takes place in Egypt OR
✱ Read a book tagged HISTORY or HISTORICAL on its GR Main Page OR
✱ Read a book with a MC whose first or last name starts with a letter in GEM.

⇨ Neuschwanstein Castle: November 2020
Fairy Tale King: Read a book tagged MYSTERY on it GR homepage OR read a book with a tragic or sad ending.

⇨ The Taj Mahall: March 2021
Exterior Colors: Read a book with an almost all white, pink or blue cover OR read a book that has a color in its title.

⇨ Unfinished Landmarks: May 2021
National Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland
✱ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in FOLLY (ignore A, AN or THE) OR
✱ Read a book that takes place in the 19th century OR
✱ Read a book with a location found in the UK (tell us where).


3. EXPLORING CULTURES AND HOLIDAYS: Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

We have had 22 different culture challenges that have celebrated holidays, customs and cuisine. Let's revisit one from each year, completing the 5th task.

⇨ Doughnuts of the World: June 2018
Jalebi: Read a book that takes place in India or the Middle East OR read a book with a title that starts with a letter in JALEBI.

⇨ Let's Celebrate the Chinese New Year: February 2019
Reunion Dinner: Read a book that has a family gathering in the story (tell us what it was for) OR a book with prepared food on the cover (post cover).

⇨ Buon-Appetito: The Cuisine of Italy: May 2020
Rome - Carbonara: Read a series book #4 OR read a book in which the authors first AND last initial can be found in CARBONARA.

⇨ Gift Giving Traditions: November 2021
Japan: Read a book with a pastel-colored cover (post cover) OR read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in JAPAN (tell us where).

⇨ Celebrate Holi: The Festival of Colors: February 2022
Divine Love: Read a book tagged ROMANCE on its GR Homepage OR read a book whose author's initials can be found in FESTIVAL OF LOVE.


4. SEASONAL ADVENTURES: Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge below.

Wanderlust visited 16 countries in our Seasonal Adventures. In 2020, our member Patrizia, took over the creating of these challenges, Let's complete the task from the
5th day of one adventure from each year.

⇨ Spring Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan: March 2018
Day Five (Kyoto & Surrounding Area): Read a book with a title that is printed in RED (post cover) OR read a book where religion plays an important part.

⇨ Scotland: Summer Canal Adventure: June 2019
Day Five (Falkirk): Read a book that was atmospheric OR read one of the longest books on your TBR (tell us how many pages).

⇨ Remembering Syria: September 2020
Day Five (Hama and Ebla): Read a book in which a character digs for some reason (plant a flower, hide a treasure, discover a person's hidden past, etc. - tell us why) OR read a book that has been translated from its original language.

⇨ Safari Adventure in Botswana: March 2021
Day Five (Kasane): Read a book with a cruise or travel by boat in it OR read a book where all the letters of the word HIPPO are found in the title (in any order).

⇨ Morocco's Imperial Cities & More: March 2022
Day Five (Fès): Read a book set in an university, college or school OR read a book with a female MC whose name begins with a letter found in FATIMA.


5. SEASONAL ADVENTURE - CLIMBING MACHU PICHU: Complete 5 tasks.
One of our adventures was an interesting game that taught us all about this famous landmark and the people who built it. Let's complete the 5th task for each colored box.

⇨ TAN (PERU & AREA): Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where.
⇨ GOLD (INCA FUN FACTS): Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
⇨ BROWN (INTERESTING TIDBITS): Read a series book #5 OR a book with a TBR number that is between 150 and 159 (share #).
⇨ LIGHT GREEN (GETTING THERE): Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage OR read a book you felt accurately portrayed the culture of a country different from your own.
⇨ DARK GREEN (ARRIVAL): Read a series book #3 OR a book with 3 in the page count (share count).

6. SEASONAL WORD SEARCH: Find 5 words in text.

Each of our Seasonal Adventures included a word search. Your task is to find the chosen words below within the text of a book. Multiple words can be found in one book. Please share text, along with title & author info.
⇨ Waltz (Austria 2018)
⇨ Pyramid (Egypt 2019)
⇨ Pope (Italy 2020)
⇨ Beaver (Western Canada 2021)
⇨ Fjord (Norway Word Search 2022)

7. DISCOVERY CHALLENGES: Read 5 books.

Our Discovery Challenges are designed to expand your horizons by asking you to read books from different countries. So, your task for this challenge is to read five books from five different countries of your choice.
⇨ Country 1:
⇨ Country 2:
⇨ Country 3:
⇨ Country 4:
⇨ Country 5:

Challenge Continued


8. TRAVEL BINGO: Complete a task for the 5 words below.

My favorite challenges to create have to be our Travel Bingos. I just love finding the cute pictures that make them so special. I have chosen the 5th word on the 5th line of five of our 12 different Bingos.

Complete the task for that word in one of FOUR ways:
1. TITLE: The title begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The). If there are 2 words, use first letter of first word and last letter of last word.
2. AUTHOR: Author's First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. TEXT: Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. If there are two words they both need to be there. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. COVER: Item found on cover - post cover.

⇨ BEACH from: Great Barrier Reef Bingo in April 2018.
⇨ SNAPDRAGON from: Wildflower Bingo in April 2019.
⇨ REST AREA from: Road Trip Bingo in November 2020.
⇨ TITUS from: Roman Emperor Bingo in April 2021.
⇨ POOL from: Cruise Bingo in August 2022


9. NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD: Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

Through 13 challenges, we have visited 67(!!) National Parks from all over the globe. Below is a task from five of my favorite parks - one from each year.

⇨ Autumn Colors Around the World: November 2018
Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada): Read a book with a main character who is a musician OR whose first name starts with a letter found in CELTIC.

⇨ Global Camping Adventure: July 2019
Müritz National Park (Germany): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in MÜRITZ NATIONAL PARK (THREE Word Minimum).

⇨ Extreme National Parks: July 2020
Moyenne Island National Park (Seychelles): Read a book with a MC whose first name starts with a letter found in TORTOISE.

⇨ "Hit the Road" National Parks: January 2021
Lake District National Park (England): Read a book with a lake on the cover OR read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in INSPIRATION.

⇨ Urban National Parks: January 2022
Western Sydney Parklands (Australia): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in WESTERN SYDNEY PARKLANDS (3 Word Minimum).


10. ROAD TRIP USA: Complete 5 tasks - one from each trip listed below.

Our 9 road trip challenges have given us the opportunity to wander through 16 different states. We will be revisiting 5 challenges completing the 5th task on each. The task options slightly changed on our last trip, so pay close attention.

⇨ Riding the Highways: MN Highway 61: August 2018
Drive 5 Miles to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: Read a series #5 OR read #5 from your TBR OR read a book with 5 in the total page count.

⇨ Riding the Highways: Natchez Trace Parkway: July 2019
Drive 29 Miles to Sunken Trace: Read a series #2 or #9, OR read #29 from your TBR OR read a book with 2 AND 9 in the total page count.

⇨ Riding the Highways: Vermont Scenic Byway 100: September 2020
Drive 3 Miles to Wilmington: Read a series #3 OR read #3 from your TBR OR read a book with 3 in the total page count.

⇨ Riding the Highways: ND Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway: October 2021
Drive 1.6 Miles to Rosebud Visitor Center: Read a series book #1, #6 or #16 OR read #1, #6 or #16 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 AND 6 in the total page count.

⇨ Riding the Highways: The Historic National Road: May 2021
Drive 3 Miles to Fuller-Baker Log House: Read a series book #3 OR read a book with 3 in the total page count (share count) OR read a book that has 3 in the year it was originally published (share year).


11. FIFTY NIFTY US STATES: Complete 5 tasks - one from each state below.

This is a newer addition to our challenge line-up but it quickly became a favorite. We will be completing 5 tasks from the five states I have yet to personally visit.

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alabama: July 2020
State Animal (Mammal) - American Black Bear: Read a book with a title that starts with A or B (ignore or use A, An or The).

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alaska:
Official State Nickname - The Last Frontier: Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE LAST FRONTIER (2 Word Minimum).

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Arkansas:
State Tree - Loblolly Pine: Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in LOBLOLLY PINE.

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Connecticut:
State Flower - Mountain Laurel: Read a book with a predominantly PINK OR WHITE cover (post cover).

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Delaware:
Number - 1st State to Join the Union!!: Read a series book #1 OR read a book with a page count that includes 1 (share count).


12. SMORGASBORD & TRAVEL THROUGH HISTORY: Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge listed below.

Our Smorgasboard Category is the place for our recurring yearly challenges and many of our extra challenges. It also includes our Iconic Trail Series created by Patrizia and our All Aboard Train Series. I'm also including our Travel Through History category here. We will be completing a task from 5 different challenges representing each of these different categories.

⇨ 2022 Travel Resolutions: Yearly Challenge from January 2022
Plan Ahead: Read a book that will fulfill a task for 3 or more challenges you are working on - tell us the challenges.

⇨ 100 Wonders for 100 Members!!: Extra Challenge from July 2018
Galapagos Islands: Read a book with an island setting.

⇨ Iconic Trail: El Camino de Santiago: Iconic Trail from November 2020
Puente la Reina:
✱ Read a book with a bridge or river on the cover or in text (post cover or share text) OR
✱ Read a book where the characters travel to a country that isn't their own OR
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in PUENTE LA REINA (two word minimum).

⇨ All Aboard The Maharajas' Express!: Train Trip from May 2019
Goa to Hospet 319 KM:
✱ Read a series book #3, #1 or #9 OR
✱ Read a book whose Main Character's Name begins with a letter in ANEGUNDI OR
✱ Read a book with rocks on the cover.

⇨ Exploring Prehistoric Cave & Rock Paintings: Travel Through History Challenge from July 2021
FRANCE: Chauvet Cave & Lascaux Paintings: Read a series book #2 OR read a book that has an animal on the cover (post cover).


OPTIONAL: SPELL THE WORLD: Spell Five Countries.

Not everyone enjoys spell challenges so I have made this last group optional. But if you are a fan, you probably know that we have had 10 different Spell Challenges that have taken us around the world.

For this challenge, choose 5 countries to spell out - one from each continent.

You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title (Use or Ignore A, An or The)
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of the Series title
4. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name
*For letters Q, X, Y and Z, you may use a book in which the letter is found anywhere in the title, series, author or MC name.
*You can only use a book for one country.

⇨ Africa:
⇨ Asia:
⇨ Europe:
⇨ North America:
⇨ Oceania:
⇨ South America:


Thank you all for making this group so fun for the last 5 years!! I'm honored to bring you along on my virtual travels and look forward to another 5 years together.

Participants

Agnieszka
Andrea
Barb ~ Completed Tasks & Spellout
Bev(baglady) ~ Completed Tasks
Book Concierge ~ Completed Tasks
Brenda ~ Completed Tasks
Catsalive ~ Completed Tasks & Spellout
ChrisGA Completed Tasks
Connie ~ Completed Tasks & Spellout
Denise ~ Completed Tasks & Spellout
Ed ~ Completed Tasks & Spellout
Geri ~ Completed Tasks
Jackie
Jan ~ Completed Tasks & Spellout
Jennifer
Jonquil ~ Completed Tasks
Karen ♐ ~ Completed Tasks & Spellout
Laila Jane ~ Completed Tasks
Meg ~ Completed Tasks
Michelle's Empty Nest
Olivermagnus ~ Completed Tasks & Spellout
♞Pat ~ Completed Tasks
Patrizia
Ruth
Shelly
Sunshine
Teri-k ~ Completed Tasks & Spellout
Viji

My Spot

Five Year Anniversary Challenge
November 1, 2022 to Completion
61/61 Tasks
32/32 Spell Out

✔1. CAPITAL OF THE MONTH:

⇨ North America: November 2019 - Panama's Capital: Panama City
✱ Read a book with a cover that is prominently RED, blue and or yellow: The 13th Day of Christmas | Jason F. Wright 11/29/22***

⇨ Asia: December 2019 - Nepal's Capital: Kathmandu
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in GARDEN OF DREAMS: Husbands and Other Sharp Objects | Marilyn Simon Rothstein 1/18/23***

⇨ Oceania: January 2020 - Vanuatu's Capital: Port Vila
✱ Read a book with a character that sells their wares for a living (Willa sells books in her bookstore): A Spirited Tail | Leighann Dobbs 12/9/22****

⇨ South America: February 2020 - Venezuela's Capital: Caracas
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in PARQUE DEL ESTE: Ghostly Paws | Leighann Dobbs 12/6/22****

⇨ Africa: March 2020 - Mozambique's Capital: Maputo
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in MAFALALA WALKING TOUR: Exposed Fury | Marie Flanigan 1/15/23***

⇨ Europe: April 2020 - Switzerland's Capital: Bern
5th Attraction: Bernisches Historisches Museum
✱ Read a series book #2: Main Street Murder | Linda Crowder 1/23/23****



✔2. LANDMARKS OF THE WORLD:

⇨ The Great Wall of China: September 2019
Seen from Space Myth: Read a book that addresses a controversial topic (Government Killing of Wild Animals): Endangered | Pamela Beason 4/21/23***

⇨ Landmark Museums: May 2020
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, Egypt
✱ Read a book tagged HISTORY or HISTORICAL on its GR Main Page: Death Around the Bend | T.E. Kinsey 2/24/23***

⇨ Neuschwanstein Castle: November 2020
Fairy Tale King: Read a book tagged MYSTERY on it GR homepage: Granny's Got a Gun | Harper Lin 2/19/23**

⇨ The Taj Mahal: March 2021
Exterior Colors: Read a book with an almost all white, pink or BLUE cover: Summer of a Thousand Pies | Margaret Dilloway 11/9/22****

⇨ Unfinished Landmarks: May 2021
National Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland
✱ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in FOLLY (ignore A, AN or THE): Lilac Mist Murder | Mary Maxwell 11/8/22**




✔3. EXPLORING CULTURES AND HOLIDAYS:

⇨ Doughnuts of the World: June 2018
Jalebi: Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in JALEBI: Black Velvet | Steven Henry 2/6/23***

⇨ Let's Celebrate the Chinese New Year: February 2019
Reunion Dinner: Read a book with prepared food on the cover: The Secret Ingredient of Wishes | Susan Bishop Crispell 11/15/22**

⇨ Buon-Appetito: The Cuisine of Italy: May 2020
Rome - Carbonara: Read a series book #4: Strings of Glass | Emily Kimelman 11/16/22**

⇨ Gift Giving Traditions: November 2021
Japan: Read a book with a pastel-colored cover: The Split | Sharon J. Bolton 4/28/23**

⇨ Celebrate Holi: The Festival of Colors: February 2022
Divine Love: Read a book tagged ROMANCE on its GR Homepage: Lovelight Farms | B.K. Borison 1/2/23***



✔4. SEASONAL ADVENTURES:

⇨ Spring Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan: March 2018
Day Five (Kyoto & Surrounding Area): Read a book with a title that is printed in RED: A Borrowing of Bones | Paula Munier 11/11/22***

⇨ Scotland: Summer Canal Adventure: June 2019
Day Five (Falkirk): Read a book that was atmospheric: Little Black Lies | Sharon J. Bolton 2/11/23*****

⇨ Remembering Syria: September 2020
Day Five (Hama and Ebla): Read a book in which a character digs for some reason (plants garden in backyard): Digging In | Loretta Nyhan 12/30/22****

⇨ Safari Adventure in Botswana: March 2021
Day Five (Kasane): Read a book with travel by boat in it: The Ten Thousand Doors of January | Alix E. Harrow 1/7/23****

⇨ Morocco's Imperial Cities & More: March 2022
Day Five (Fès): Read a book set in an university, college or school OR read a book with a female MC whose name begins with a letter found in FATIMA (Theodosia): Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus | R.L. LaFevers 2/27/23***




✔5. SEASONAL ADVENTURE - CLIMBING MACHU PICHU:

⇨ TAN (PERU & AREA): Read a book that takes place in a capital city (London, England): Henry the Queen's Corgi | Georgie Crawley 11/24/22***
⇨ GOLD (INCA FUN FACTS): Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long (278 Pages): Baffled at the Beach | Kay Hadashi 3/3/23****
⇨ BROWN (INTERESTING TIDBITS): Read a series book #5: Flash in the Dark | Donna Ball 12/14/22****
⇨ LIGHT GREEN (GETTING THERE): Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead | Olga Tokarczuk 4/4/34***
⇨ DARK GREEN (ARRIVAL): Read a book with 3 in the page count (384 Pages): I Remember You | Brian Freeman 3/23/23**



✔6. SEASONAL WORD SEARCH: Find 5 words in text.
Multiple words can be found in one book. Please share text, along with title & author info.
⇨ Waltz ("How many waltzes will be played?"): A Holiday by Gaslight | Mimi Matthews11/21/22***
⇨ Pyramid("the glittering black pyramid of the Luxor"): Bad Memory | LisaGray 12/18/22***
⇨ Pope ("The words pope and Catholica flew through my mind": The Corpse with the Emerald Thumb | Cathy Ace 2/23/23**
⇨ Beaver ("animals such as coyote, elk and beaver): In the Temple of Wolves | Rick Lamplugh 1/18/23**
⇨ Fjord ("Would Becky Ann be able to handle the fjords of Norway?): Wherever the Wind Takes Us | Kelly Harms 12/13/22***



✔7. DISCOVERY CHALLENGES: Read 5 books from five different countries of your choice.
⇨ Country 1 -France - Five French Hens | Judy Leigh 12/2/22**
⇨ Country 2 - Russia: The Eighth Sister | Robert Dugoni 12/23/22***
⇨ Country 3 - England: Cotswolds Memoir | Diz White 12/29/22**
⇨ Country 4 - Czechia: City of Dark Magic | Magnus Flyte 1/11/23****
⇨ Country 5: Australia: Devil's Food | Kerry Greenwood 3/22/23****

Jan's Five Year Anniversary Challenge Continued


✔8. TRAVEL BINGO:

⇨ BEACH (Author): The Case Of The Dotty Dowager | Cathy Ace 1/10/23****
⇨ SNAPDRAGON (Author): The Sound of Rain | Gregg Olsen 2/7/23****
⇨ REST AREA (Title): A Tine to Live, A Tine to Die | Edith Maxwell 1/30/23***
⇨ TITUS (Title): Steamed | Holly Jacobs 1/19/23**
⇨ POOL: Lost Legacy Annette Dashofy 3/30/23****



✔9. NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD:

⇨ Autumn Colors Around the World: November 2018
Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada): Read a book with a main character whose first name starts with a letter found in CELTIC (Louisa): The Descent | Matt Brolly 1/31/23****

⇨ Global Camping Adventure: July 2019
Müritz National Park (Germany): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in MÜRITZ NATIONAL PARK (THREE Word Minimum). Rules of the Road | Ciara Geraghty 2/6/23****

⇨ Extreme National Parks: July 2020
Moyenne Island National Park (Seychelles): Read a book with a MC whose first name starts with a letter found in TORTOISE (Rylie): Catfished | Stella Bixby 4/6/23**

⇨ "Hit the Road" National Parks: January 2021
Lake District National Park (England): Read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in INSPIRATION. book:A Bad Lie|28075173] Neil Richards 4/22/23***

⇨ Urban National Parks: January 2022
Western Sydney Parklands (Australia): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in WESTERN SYDNEY PARKLANDS (3 Word Minimum). The Dead Romantics | Ashley Poston 4/3/23***



✔10. ROAD TRIP USA:

⇨ Riding the Highways: MN Highway 61: August 2018
Drive 5 Miles to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: Read a series #5: Mercy Falls | William Kent Krueger 3/29/23*****

⇨ Riding the Highways: Natchez Trace Parkway: July 2019
Drive 29 Miles to Sunken Trace: Read a series #2: The Body in the Woods | Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 1/9/23****

⇨ Riding the Highways: Vermont Scenic Byway 100: September 2020
Drive 3 Miles to Wilmington: Read a series #3: Dark Night | Paige Shelton 12/4/22***

⇨ Riding the Highways: ND Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway: October 2021
Drive 1.6 Miles to Rosebud Visitor Center: Read a series book #1: Jeopardy in January | Camilla Chafer 1/5/23***

⇨ Riding the Highways: The Historic National Road: May 2021
Drive 3 Miles to Fuller-Baker Log House: Read a series book #3: Dark Highway | Lisa Gray 11/14/23***



✔11. FIFTY NIFTY US STATES:

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alabama: July 2020
State Animal (Mammal) - American Black Bear: Read a book with a title that starts with A or B (ignore or use A, An or The). Best Served Cold | David J. Gatward 3/14/23***

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alaska:
Official State Nickname - The Last Frontier: Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE LAST FRONTIER (2 Word Minimum): book:A Summer to Remember|54860476] | Erika Montgomery 11/6/22***

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Arkansas:
State Tree - Loblolly Pine: Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in LOBLOLLY PINE: Dead Man’s Grave | Neil Lancaster 4/14/23***

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Connecticut:
State Flower - Mountain Laurel: Read a book with a predominantly PINK OR WHITE cover: Swept Up: A Maid In LA Mystery | Holly Jacobs 1/22/23***

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Delaware:
Number - 1st State to Join the Union!!: Read a series book #1: Dead Folks' Blues | Steven Womack 4/27/23***



✔12. SMORGASBORD & TRAVEL THROUGH HISTORY:

⇨ 2022 Travel Resolutions: Yearly Challenge from January 2022
Plan Ahead: Read a book that will fulfill a task for 3 or more challenges you are working on. Three Challenges: In Search of King Arthur, The Historic National Road & CCC Deck of Cards. The Crystal Cave | Mary Stewart 11/4/22*****

⇨ 100 Wonders for 100 Members!!: Extra Challenge from July 2018
Galapagos Islands: Read a book with an island setting (Oahu, HI): Hen Party | Josi Avari 1/27/23****

⇨ Iconic Trail: El Camino de Santiago: Iconic Trail from November 2020
Puente la Reina:
✱ Read a book where the characters travel to a country that isn't their own (American travels to England: Enchanted Isle | Melanie Dobson 3/18/23**

⇨ All Aboard The Maharajas' Express!: Train Trip from May 2019
Goa to Hospet 319 KM:
✱ Read a series book #3: Throttled author:Stella Bixby|17649323] 4/10/23**

⇨ Exploring Prehistoric Cave & Rock Paintings: Travel Through History Challenge from July 2021
FRANCE: Chauvet Cave & Lascaux Paintings: Read a series book #2 OR read a book that has an animal on the cover: The Mystery Before Christmas | Kathi Daley 1/1/23***




OPTIONAL: SPELL THE WORLD: Spell Five Countries.

⇨ Africa: Sudan
S - Soft Case: A John Keegan Mystery | John Misak 2/4/23***
U - The Unkindness of Ravens | M.E. Hilliard 11/2/22****
D - Deck the Halls: A Holiday Mystery Anthology | Donna Ball 12/25/22*****
A - Apple Cider Slaying | Julie Anne Lindsey 11/20/22****
N - The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye | Nancy Springer 2/14/23****



⇨ Asia: India
I - In the Market for Murder | T.E. Kinsey 12/26/22***
N - Nicole from: The Weight of Silence | Gregg Olsen 2/17/23****
D - Dusted | Holly Jacobs 1/21/23***
I - Iced in Paradise | Naomi Hirahara 1/25/23***
A - Adele from: The Thorn Girl | Laura Elliot 11/21/22***



⇨ Europe: Denmark
D - Dianne Harman | Kelly's Koffee Shop 1/17/23***
E - The Enchanted Garden Cafe | Abigail Drake 12/20/22*****
N - Neil Richards | The Song Never Dies 4/11/23***
M - Murder is Just the Beginning | Linda Crowder 1/22/23****
A - Annie from: Sleigh Bells Ring | RaeAnne Thayne 11/30/22***
R - Rylie from: Suckered | Stella Bixby 4/9/23**
K - Knifed In Nice | Zara Keane 12/23/22****



⇨ North America: Canada
C - Colin Conway | The Side Hustle 2/28/23****
A - Anne Frasier | Found Object 2/26/13*****
N - Nash from: The Long Cold Winter | Colin Conway 3/9/23***
A - A Flair for Chardonnay | Deborah Garner 3/19/23**
D - Double Forté | Aaron Paul Lazar 3/25/23****
A - A Vow of Silence | Veronica Black 2/13/23****



⇨ Oceania: Tonga
T - The Gorge | Matt Brolly 2/11/23***
O - Olivia from: The City Baker's Guide to Country Living | Louise Miller 11/25/11*****
N - Eliza Nellums 3/13/23***
G - Gary Foster | The Shift 1/16/23****
A - A Cold Day for Murder | Dana Stabenow 3/16/23****



⇨ South America: Peru
P - Gigi Pandian | The Masquerading Magician 3/8/23**
E - Elizabeth Hall | The Music of the Deep 1/20/23****
R - Ross Greenwood | The Cold Killer 3/5/23****
U - The Ursulina | Brian Freeman 2/20/23****

Pat's 5-year Anniversary Challenge
Start Date ~
Finish Date ~
11/60 Tasks
2/12 Sets ~

When you have completed the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and repost in a new message, letting us know it is completed.


1. CAPITAL OF THE MONTH ~ Complete 5 Tasks - 1 for each challenge below.

⇨ North America:
✱ Read a book with a cover that is prominently red, blue and or yellow (post cover) OR
Self-Defense by Jonathan Kellerman
Read ~ 11.22.22
Pages ~ 390
Relevance ~ red cover

⇨ Asia:
✱ Read a book with 6 found in the page count (share count) OR
South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber
Completed ~ 11.2.22
Pages ~ 336
Relevance ~ 33(6)

⇨ Oceania:
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in VILA MARKETS.
Shoes for Anthony by Emma Kennedy
Read ~ 11.24.22
Pages ~ 400
Relevance ~ mar(K)(E)ts

⇨ South America:
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in PARQUE DEL ESTE.
Tracy Flick Can't Win by Tom Perrotta
Completed ~ 11.14.22
Pages ~ 272
Relevance ~ (P)arque del es(T)e

⇨ Africa:
✱ Read a book that dealt with a social injustice (tell us what)
The Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew
Completed ~ 11.19.22
Pages ~ 289
Relevance ~ Georgia, 1954. Enough said.

⇨ Europe:
✱ Read a historical fiction book
Noah's Wife by T.K. Thorne
Completed ~ 11.3.22
Pages ~ 366
Relevance ~ Historical Fiction #1 MPG






2. LANDMARKS OF THE WORLD ~ Complete 5 Tasks - 1 for each challenge below.

⇨ The Great Wall of China: September 2019
Seen from Space Myth
✱ Read a book that addresses a controversial topic (tell us what).
The Fire and the Ore by Olivia Hawker
Read ~ 1.30.22
Pages ~ 400
Relevance ~ story is about Morman migration, sister wives, polygamy


⇨ Landmark Museums:
✱ Read a book with a MC whose first or last name starts with a letter in GEM.
The Secrets Mothers Keep by Jacquie Underdown
Read ~ 11.25.22
Pages ~ 411
Relevance ~ MC ~ Mary


⇨ Neuschwanstein Castle: November 2020
Fairy Tale King
✱ Read a book with a tragic or sad ending.
Bells for Eli by Susan Beckham Zurenda
Completed ~ 11.6.22
Pages ~ 282
Relevance ~ Eli dies at the end


⇨ The Taj Mahall: March 2021
Exterior Colors
✱ Read a book with an almost all white, pink or blue cover
Dietland by Sarai Walker
Completed ~ 11.10.22
Pages ~ 320
Relevance ~ blue cover


⇨ Unfinished Landmarks: May 2021
National Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland
✱ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in FOLLY (ignore A, AN or THE) OR
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
Completed ~ 11.12.22
Pages ~ 352
Relevance ~ (F)inal - (F)olly






3. EXPLORING CULTURES ~ Complete 5 Tasks - 1 for each challenge below.
One challenge & 5th task from each year.

⇨ Doughnuts of the World: June 2018
Jalebi:
✱ Read a book that takes place in India or the Middle East
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in JALEBI.

⇨ Let's Celebrate the Chinese New Year: February 2019
Reunion Dinner:
✱ Read a book that has a family gathering in the story (tell us what it was for)
✱ Read a book with prepared food on the cover (post cover).

⇨ Buon-Appetito: The Cuisine of Italy: May 2020
Rome - Carbonara:
✱ Read a series book #4
✱ Read a book in which the authors first AND last initial can be found in CARBONARA.

⇨ Gift Giving Traditions: November 2021
Japan:
✱ Read a book with a pastel-colored cover (post cover)
✱ Read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in JAPAN (tell us where).

⇨ Celebrate Holi: The Festival of Colors: February 2022
Divine Love:
✱ Read a book tagged ROMANCE on its GR Homepage
✱ Read a book whose author's initials can be found in FESTIVAL OF LOVE.




4. SEASONAL ADVENTURES ~ Complete 5 Tasks - 1 for each challenge below.
One challenge & 5th task from each year.
The 5th day of one adventure from each year.

⇨ Spring Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan: March 2018
Day Five (Kyoto & Surrounding Area):
✱ Read a book with a title that is printed in RED (post cover)
✱ Read a book where religion plays an important part.

⇨ Scotland: Summer Canal Adventure: June 2019
Day Five (Falkirk):
✱ Read a book that was atmospheric
✱ Read one of the longest books on your TBR (tell us how many pages).

⇨ Remembering Syria: September 2020
Day Five (Hama and Ebla):
✱ Read a book in which a character digs for some reason (plant a flower, hide a treasure, discover a person's hidden past, etc. - tell us why)
✱ Read a book that has been translated from its original language.

⇨ Safari Adventure in Botswana: March 2021
Day Five (Kasane):
✱ Read a book with a cruise or travel by boat in it
✱ Read a book where all the letters of the word HIPPO are found in the title (in any order).

⇨ Morocco's Imperial Cities & More: March 2022
Day Five (Fès):
✱ Read a book set in an university, college or school
✱ Read a book with a female MC whose name begins with a letter found in FATIMA.




5. SEASONAL ADVENTURE : CLIMBING MACHU PICHU ~ Complete 5 tasks.
The 5th task for each colored box.

⇨ TAN (PERU & AREA):
✱ Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where.

⇨ GOLD (INCA FUN FACTS):
✱ Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.

⇨ BROWN (INTERESTING TIDBITS):
✱ Read a series book #5 OR a book with a TBR number that is between 150 and 159 (share #).

⇨ LIGHT GREEN (GETTING THERE):
✱ Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage
✱ Read a book you felt accurately portrayed the culture of a country different from your own.

⇨ DARK GREEN (ARRIVAL):
✱ Read a series book #3
✱ Read a book with 3 in the page count (share count).




6. SEASONAL WORD SEARCH ~ Find 5 words in text.
Each Seasonal Adventure included a word search. Find the chosen words below within the text of a book. Multiple words can be found in one book. Please share text, along with title & author info.

⇨ Waltz (Austria 2018)
⇨ Pyramid (Egypt 2019)
⇨ Pope (Italy 2020)
⇨ Beaver (Western Canada 2021)
⇨ Fjord (Norway Word Search 2022)




7. DISCOVERY CHALLENGES ~ Read 5 books.
Our Discovery Challenges are designed to expand your horizons by asking you to read books from different countries. So, your task for this challenge is to read five books from five different countries of your choice.

⇨ Country 1:
⇨ Country 2:
⇨ Country 3:
⇨ Country 4:
⇨ Country 5:

Pat's 5-year Anniversary Challenge CONT...




8. TRAVEL BINGO ~ Complete a task for the 5 words below.
The 5th word on the 5th line of five of our 12 different Bingos.

Complete the task for that word in one of FOUR ways:
1. TITLE: The title begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The). If there are 2 words, use first letter of first word and last letter of last word.
2. AUTHOR: Author's First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. TEXT: Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. If there are two words they both need to be there. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. COVER: Item found on cover - post cover.

⇨ BEACH from: Great Barrier Reef Bingo in April 2018.

⇨ SNAPDRAGON from: Wildflower Bingo in April 2019.

⇨ REST AREA from: Road Trip Bingo in November 2020.

⇨ TITUS from: Roman Emperor Bingo in April 2021.

⇨ POOL from: Cruise Bingo in August 2022




9. NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD ~ Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.
Five of my favorite parks - one from each year.

⇨ Autumn Colors Around the World: November 2018
Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada):
✱ Read a book with a main character who is a musician OR whose first name starts with a letter found in CELTIC.

⇨ Global Camping Adventure: July 2019
Müritz National Park (Germany):
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in MÜRITZ NATIONAL PARK (THREE Word Minimum).

⇨ Extreme National Parks: July 2020
Moyenne Island National Park (Seychelles):
✱ Read a book with a MC whose first name starts with a letter found in TORTOISE.

⇨ "Hit the Road" National Parks: January 2021
Lake District National Park (England):
✱ Read a book with a lake on the cover
✱ Read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in INSPIRATION.

⇨ Urban National Parks: January 2022
Western Sydney Parklands (Australia):
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in WESTERN SYDNEY PARKLANDS (3 Word Minimum).




10. ROAD TRIP USA ~ Complete 5 tasks - one from each trip listed below.
5 challenges completing the 5th task on each. The task options slightly changed on our last trip, so pay close attention.


⇨ Riding the Highways: MN Highway 61: August 2018
Drive 5 Miles to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park:
✱ Read a series #5
✱ Read #5 from your TBR
✱ Read a book with 5 in the total page count.

⇨ Riding the Highways: Natchez Trace Parkway: July 2019
Drive 29 Miles to Sunken Trace:
✱ Read a series #2 or #9
✱ Read #29 from your TBR
✱ Read a book with 2 AND 9 in the total page count.

⇨ Riding the Highways: Vermont Scenic Byway 100: September 2020
Drive 3 Miles to Wilmington:
✱ Read a series #3
✱ Read #3 from your TBR
✱ Read a book with 3 in the total page count.

⇨ Riding the Highways: ND Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway: October 2021
Drive 1.6 Miles to Rosebud Visitor Center:
✱ Read a series book #1, #6 or #16
✱ Read #1, #6 or #16 from your TBR
✱ Read a book with 1 AND 6 in the total page count.

⇨ Riding the Highways: The Historic National Road: May 2021
Drive 3 Miles to Fuller-Baker Log House:
✱ Read a series book #3
✱ Read a book with 3 in the total page count (share count)
✱ Read a book that has 3 in the year it was originally published (share year).




11. FIFTY NIFTY US STATES ~ Complete 5 tasks - one from each state below.
We will be completing 5 tasks from the five states I have yet to personally visit.

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alabama: July 2020
State Animal (Mammal) - American Black Bear:
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with A or B (ignore or use A, An or The).

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alaska:
Official State Nickname - The Last Frontier:
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE LAST FRONTIER (2 Word Minimum).

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Arkansas:
State Tree - Loblolly Pine:
✱ Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in LOBLOLLY PINE.

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Connecticut:
State Flower - Mountain Laurel:
✱ Read a book with a predominantly PINK OR WHITE cover (post cover).

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Delaware:
Number - 1st State to Join the Union!!:
✱ Read a series book #1
✱ Read a book with a page count that includes 1 (share count).




12. SMORGASBORD & TRAVEL THROUGH HISTORY ~ Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge below.
Tasks from 5 different challenges representing each of the Iconic Trail, All Aboard Train, and Travel Through History series.

⇨ 2022 Travel Resolutions: Yearly Challenge from January 2022
Plan Ahead: Read a book that will fulfill a task for 3 or more challenges you are working on - tell us the challenges.

⇨ 100 Wonders for 100 Members!!: Extra Challenge from July 2018
Galapagos Islands: Read a book with an island setting.

⇨ Iconic Trail: El Camino de Santiago: Iconic Trail from November 2020
Puente la Reina:
✱ Read a book with a bridge or river on the cover or in text (post cover or share text) OR
✱ Read a book where the characters travel to a country that isn't their own OR
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in PUENTE LA REINA (two word minimum).

⇨ All Aboard The Maharajas' Express!: Train Trip from May 2019
Goa to Hospet 319 KM:
✱ Read a series book #3, #1 or #9 OR
✱ Read a book whose Main Character's Name begins with a letter in ANEGUNDI OR
✱ Read a book with rocks on the cover.

⇨ Exploring Prehistoric Cave & Rock Paintings: Travel Through History Challenge from July 2021
FRANCE: Chauvet Cave & Lascaux Paintings: Read a series book #2 OR read a book that has an animal on the cover (post cover).



OPTIONAL: SPELL THE WORLD ~ : Spell Five Countries.

For this challenge, choose 5 countries to spell out - one from each continent.

You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title (Use or Ignore A, An or The)
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of the Series title
4. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name
*For letters Q, X, Y and Z, you may use a book in which the letter is found anywhere in the title, series, author or MC name.
*You can only use a book for one country.

⇨ Africa:
⇨ Asia:
⇨ Europe:
⇨ North America:
⇨ Oceania:
⇨ South America:

Five Year Anniversary Challenge
November 1, 2022 to Completion

61/61 Tasks

1. CAPITAL OF THE MONTH: Complete 6 Tasks - 1 for each capital below.

⇨ North America: November 2019 - Panama's Capital: Panama City
5th Attraction: Biomuseo
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in ISTHMUS (ignore A, An or The)
Her Broken Wings by D.K. Hood 24 December 2022; 5☆

⇨ Asia: December 2019 - Nepal's Capital: Kathmandu
5th Attraction: Garden of Dreams
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in GARDEN OF DREAMS.
Undercover Assignment by Dana Mentink 3 January 2023; 4☆

⇨ Oceania: January 2020 - Vanuatu's Capital: Port Vila
5th Attraction: Vila Markets
✱ Read a book with a fruit or vegetable on the cover (post cover)
Pawn in the Pumpkin Patch by Kathi Daley 4 December 2022; 5☆


⇨ South America: February 2020 - Venezuela's Capital: Caracas
5th Attraction: Parque del Este
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in PARQUE DEL ESTE.
Explosive Truth by Laura Scott 11 January 2023; 5☆

⇨ Africa: March 2020 - Mozambique's Capital: Maputo
5th Attraction: Mafalala Walking Tour
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in IVERCA
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in MAFALALA WALKING TOUR.
Crimes and Covers by Amanda Flower 9 December 2022; 5☆

⇨ Europe: April 2020 - Switzerland's Capital: Bern
5th Attraction: Bernisches Historisches Museum
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in BERNISCHES HISTORISCHES MUSEUM.
Buried in a Good Book by Tamara Berry 2 January 2023; 5☆

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2. LANDMARKS OF THE WORLD: Complete 5 tasks - 1 for each challenge below.

⇨ The Great Wall of China: September 2019
Seen from Space Myth: Read a book with the moon on its cover OR read a book that addresses a controversial topic (tell us what).
Aria di neve (=Snow Air) by Serena Venditto 27 November 2022; 4☆


⇨ Landmark Museums: May 2020
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, Egypt
✱ Read a book tagged HISTORY or HISTORICAL on its GR Main Page
historical mystery- The Course of All Treasons by Suzanne M. Wolfe 25 November 2022; 4☆

⇨ Neuschwanstein Castle: November 2020
Fairy Tale King: Read a book tagged MYSTERY on it GR homepage OR read a book with a tragic or sad ending.
Cold Heart Creek by Lisa Regan 21 January 2023; 5☆

⇨ The Taj Mahall: March 2021
Exterior Colors: Read a book with an almost all white, pink or blue cover OR read a book that has a color in its title.
Red Delicious Death by Sheila Connolly 13 January 2023; 4☆

⇨ Unfinished Landmarks: May 2021
National Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland
✱ Read a book that takes place in the 19th century
1898- Murder at Ochre Court by Alyssa Maxwell 30 November 2022; 5☆

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3. EXPLORING CULTURES AND HOLIDAYS: Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

⇨ Doughnuts of the World: June 2018
Jalebi: Read a book that takes place in India or the Middle East OR read a book with a title that starts with a letter in JALEBI.
Love Lies Bleeding by Susan Wittig Albert 15 December 2022; 4☆

⇨ Let's Celebrate the Chinese New Year: February 2019
Reunion Dinner: Read a book that has a family gathering in the story (tell us what it was for) OR a book with prepared food on the cover (post cover).
The characters and their families meet every Sunday for lunch and at the end of the book they celebrate the wedding of two of them- The Body In the Trench: A Jazzi Zanders Mystery Book 7 by Judi Lynn 27 November 2022; 4 1/2☆

⇨ Buon-Appetito: The Cuisine of Italy: May 2020
Rome - Carbonara: Read a series book #4 OR read a book in which the authors first AND last initial can be found in CARBONARA.
High Stakes Escape by Elizabeth Goddard 8 January 2023; 4☆

⇨ Gift Giving Traditions: November 2021
Japan: Read a book with a pastel-colored cover (post cover) OR read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in JAPAN (tell us where).
Austin- Lineage Most Lethal by Celeste Connally / S.C. Perkins 12 December 2022; 4 1/2☆

⇨ Celebrate Holi: The Festival of Colors: February 2022
Divine Love: Read a book tagged ROMANCE on its GR Homepage OR read a book whose author's initials can be found in FESTIVAL OF LOVE.
The Twelve Dogs of Christmas by Lizzie Shane 17 December 2022; 4☆

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4. SEASONAL ADVENTURES: Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge below.

⇨ Spring Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan: March 2018
Day Five (Kyoto & Surrounding Area): Read a book with a title that is printed in RED (post cover) OR read a book where religion plays an important part.
Secret in the Santa by Kathi Daley 21 December 2022; 5☆


⇨ Scotland: Summer Canal Adventure: June 2019
Day Five (Falkirk): Read a book that was atmospheric OR read one of the longest books on your TBR (tell us how many pages).
640 pages- Say You're Sorry by Karen Rose 16 November 2022; 5☆

⇨ Remembering Syria: September 2020
Day Five (Hama and Ebla): Read a book in which a character digs for some reason (plant a flower, hide a treasure, discover a person's hidden past, etc. - tell us why) OR read a book that has been translated from its original language.
Uccidere ancora (=The Lost Child) by Patricia Gibney 23 January; 4☆

⇨ Safari Adventure in Botswana: March 2021
Day Five (Kasane): Read a book with a cruise or travel by boat in it OR read a book where all the letters of the word HIPPO are found in the title (in any order).
MC travels by boat in the end- Holy Island by L.J. Ross 24 March; 4☆

⇨ Morocco's Imperial Cities & More: March 2022
Day Five (Fès): Read a book set in an university, college or school OR read a book with a female MC whose name begins with a letter found in FATIMA.
Mercy- Say No More by Karen Rose 8 December 2022; 5☆

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5. SEASONAL ADVENTURE - CLIMBING MACHU PICHU: Complete 5 tasks.

⇨ TAN (PERU & AREA): Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where.
London (UK)- Lord of the Pies by Nell Hampton 8 November 2022; 4☆
⇨ GOLD (INCA FUN FACTS): Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
272 pages- In Cold Chamomile by Joy Avon 2 February 2023; 4☆
⇨ BROWN (INTERESTING TIDBITS): Read a series book #5 OR a book with a TBR number that is between 150 and 159 (share #).
Rueful Death by Susan Wittig Albert 17 January 2023; 4☆
⇨ LIGHT GREEN (GETTING THERE): Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage OR read a book you felt accurately portrayed the culture of a country different from your own.
Lappish (or Sami) culture and how to live in the Lappish winter- L'ultimo lappone (=Forty Days Without Shadow) by Olivier Truc 22 August; 4☆
⇨ DARK GREEN (ARRIVAL): Read a series book #3 OR a book with 3 in the page count (share count).
The Malt in Our Stars by Sarah Fox 12 February; 4 1/2☆

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6. SEASONAL WORD SEARCH: Find 5 words in text.
Multiple words can be found in one book. Please share text, along with title & author info.
⇨ Waltz (Austria 2018)
"He won't WALTZ into the bookstore in the middle of storytime! (page 242)- Ink and Shadows by Ellery Adams 12 November 2022; 5☆
⇨ Pyramid (Egypt 2019)
"... (she) refused to climb to the top of the Great PYRAMID" (23% kindle)- Adventuress by Tasha Alexander 19 Jabuary; 4 1/2☆
⇨ Pope (Italy 2020)
"... as if I'd rabbit punched the POPE in St. Peter's Square" (25% kindle)- Muffin But Trouble by Victoria Hamilton 4 November 2022; 4☆
⇨ Beaver (Western Canada 2021)
"But that's how it was even before Mayhew coughed up forty measly pounds and a couple of BEAVER hats to buy the Vineyard" (35 kindle)- A Vineyard Morning by Jean Stone 26 December; 4 1/2☆
⇨ Fjord (Norway Word Search 2022)
"... Marek could see the glint in Karen's FJORD-blue eyes" (30% kindle)- Dead Ball by M.K. Coker 23 December 2022; 5☆

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7. DISCOVERY CHALLENGES: Read 5 books from five different countries of your choice.
⇨ Country 1: England
Chapter and Curse by Elizabeth Penney 9 January 2023; 5☆
⇨ Country 2: Denmark
The Little Café in Copenhagen by Julie Caplin 4 Febrauary 2023; 4☆
⇨ Country 3: Ireland
Murder in an Irish Bookshop by Carlene O'Connor 8 March 2023; 4 1/2☆
⇨ Country 4: USA
Meet Me at the Summit by Mandi Lynn 19 March; 4 1/2☆
⇨ Country 5: Scotland
Deadly Editions by Paige Shelton 22 March; 4 1/2☆

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8. TRAVEL BINGO: Complete a task for the 5 words below.

Complete the task for each word in one of FOUR ways:
1. TITLE: The title begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The). If there are 2 words, use first letter of first word and last letter of last word.
2. AUTHOR: Author's First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. TEXT: Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. If there are two words they both need to be there. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. COVER: Item found on cover - post cover.

⇨ BEACH from: Great Barrier Reef Bingo in April 2018.
text: "Disney would be fun for Pixie, then a BEACH trip" (66% kindle)- The Girl in the River by Rita Herron 26 January 2023; 5☆
⇨ SNAPDRAGON from: Wildflower Bingo in April 2019.
Text: "Annuals like petunias, geraniums, zinnias, and SNAPDRAGONs rose from six-packs on tables both outside and inside the facility" (42% kindle)- Murder with Orange Pekoe Tea by Karen Rose Smith 6 February 2023; 5☆
⇨ REST AREA from: Road Trip Bingo in November 2020.
title: Rescue on the Ridge by Jennifer Brown16 February 2023; 4 1/2☆
⇨ TITUS from: Roman Emperor Bingo in April 2021.
title: Slashing Through the Snow by Jacqueline Frost 2 December 2022; 4☆
⇨ POOL from: Cruise Bingo in August 2022
text: "Uneased landed like a stone in a POOL inside Nelson's stomach" (62% kindle)- Detection Detail by Terri Reed 19 November 2022; 4☆

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9. NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD: Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

⇨ Autumn Colors Around the World: November 2018
Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada): Read a book with a main character who is a musician OR whose first name starts with a letter found in CELTIC.
Lexie + Chris- Hiding in Montana by Laura Scott 13 December 2022; 4☆

⇨ Global Camping Adventure: July 2019
Müritz National Park (Germany): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in MÜRITZ NATIONAL PARK (THREE Word Minimum).
Ready to Protect by Valerie Hansen 10 December 2022; 4 1/2☆

⇨ Extreme National Parks: July 2020
Moyenne Island National Park (Seychelles): Read a book with a MC whose first name starts with a letter found in TORTOISE.
Serenity- Unholy Ground by Karen Ann Hopkins 21 November 2022; 4 1/2☆

⇨ "Hit the Road" National Parks: January 2021
Lake District National Park (England): Read a book with a lake on the cover OR read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in INSPIRATION.
A Quilt of a Different Color by Arlene Sachitano 4 March 2023; 4☆

⇨ Urban National Parks: January 2022
Western Sydney Parklands (Australia): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in WESTERN SYDNEY PARKLANDS (3 Word Minimum).
Leave No Trace by Sara Driscoll 30 January 2023; 5☆

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10. ROAD TRIP USA: Complete 5 tasks - one from each trip listed below.

⇨ Riding the Highways: MN Highway 61: August 2018
Drive 5 Miles to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: Read a series #5 OR read #5 from your TBR OR read a book with 5 in the total page count.
Defending from Danger by Jodie Bailey 7 February 2023; 4 1/2☆

⇨ Riding the Highways: Natchez Trace Parkway: July 2019
Drive 29 Miles to Sunken Trace: Read a series #2 or #9, OR read #29 from your TBR OR read a book with 2 AND 9 in the total page count.
series book #9- Brooklyn Christmas by Laura Scott and Maggie K. Black 5 January 2023; 4☆

⇨ Riding the Highways: Vermont Scenic Byway 100: September 2020
Drive 3 Miles to Wilmington: Read a series #3 OR read #3 from your TBR OR read a book with 3 in the total page count.
Say Goodbye by Karen Rose 22 February 2023; 5☆

⇨ Riding the Highways: ND Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway: October 2021
Drive 1.6 Miles to Rosebud Visitor Center: Read a series book #1, #6 or #16 OR read #1, #6 or #16 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 AND 6 in the total page count.
series book #6- Murder at an Irish Christmas by Carlene O'Connor 28 December 2022; 5☆

⇨ Riding the Highways: The Historic National Road: May 2021
Drive 3 Miles to Fuller-Baker Log House: Read a series book #3 OR read a book with 3 in the total page count (share count) OR read a book that has 3 in the year it was originally published (share year).
Dead in the Water byDana Stabenow 28 February 2023; 4☆

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11. FIFTY NIFTY US STATES: Complete 5 tasks - one from each state below.

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alabama: July 2020
State Animal (Mammal) - American Black Bear: Read a book with a title that starts with A or B (ignore or use A, An or The).
Bitter Autumn by Lyn Cote 3 December 2022; 4 1/2☆

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alaska:
Official State Nickname - The Last Frontier: Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE LAST FRONTIER (2 Word Minimum).
Among the Innocent by Mary Alford 20 December 2022; 5☆

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Arkansas:
State Tree - Loblolly Pine: Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in LOBLOLLY PINE.
Silent Witness by Lara Lacombe 2 November 2022; 4☆

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Connecticut:
State Flower - Mountain Laurel: Read a book with a predominantly PINK OR WHITE cover (post cover).
Dark Night by Paige Shelton 4 January 2023; 5☆


⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Delaware:
Number - 1st State to Join the Union!!: Read a series book #1 OR read a book with a page count that includes 1 (share count).
Decoy Trainingby Caridad Piñeiro 10 November 2022; 4☆

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12. SMORGASBORD & TRAVEL THROUGH HISTORY: Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge listed below.

⇨ 2022 Travel Resolutions: Yearly Challenge from January 2022
Plan Ahead: Read a book that will fulfill a task for 3 or more challenges you are working on - tell us the challenges.
Capital of the month (Georgetown); Landmarks of the world (Mont Saint-Michel); Fifty nifty US States (Hawaii); 4 challenges in other groups- A Case of Cat and Mouse by Sofie Kelly 8 February 2023; 5☆

⇨ 100 Wonders for 100 Members!!: Extra Challenge from July 2018
Galapagos Islands: Read a book with an island setting.
Bodie Island (North Carolina)- A Death Long Overdue by Eva Gates 18 November 2022; 4☆

⇨ Iconic Trail: El Camino de Santiago: Iconic Trail from November 2020
Puente la Reina:
✱ Read a book with a bridge or river on the cover or in text (post cover or share text)
Her Silent Cry by Lisa Regan 23 November 2022; 5☆


⇨ All Aboard The Maharajas' Express!: Train Trip from May 2019
Goa to Hospet 319 KM:
✱ Read a book whose Main Character's Name begins with a letter in ANEGUNDI
Ava and Grant- Vanishing Hour by Laura Griffin 6 November 2022; 5☆

⇨ Exploring Prehistoric Cave & Rock Paintings: Travel Through History Challenge from July 2021
FRANCE: Chauvet Cave & Lascaux Paintings: Read a series book 2 OR read a book that has an animal on the cover (post cover).
Murder at the Taffy Shop by Maddie Day 7 January 2023; 5☆

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Happy Anniversary Jan and Wanderlust!

Five Year Anniversary Challenge
November 1, 2022 to Completion

1. CAPITAL OF THE MONTH: Complete 5 Tasks - 1 for each capital below.

⇨ North America: November 2019 - Panama's Capital: Panama City
5th Attraction: Biomuseo
✱ Read a book with a cover that is prominently red, blue and or yellow (post cover)
The Family Game - Catherine Steadman 12/2/22 ✶✶✶✶

OR ✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in ISTHMUS (ignore A, An or The)
OR ✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in BIOMUSEO.

⇨ Asia: December 2019 - Nepal's Capital: Kathmandu
5th Attraction: Garden of Dreams
✱ Read a book with a garden on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book with 6 found in the page count (share count)
The Rewind - Allison Winn Scotch (368 p) 11/10/22 ✶✶✶

OR ✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in GARDEN OF DREAMS.

⇨ Oceania: January 2020 - Vanuatu's Capital: Port Vila
5th Attraction: Vila Markets
✱ Read a book with a fruit or vegetable on the cover (post cover)
OR ✱ Read a book with a character that sells their wares for a living (tell us what) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in VILA MARKETS.
The Wilderwomen - Ruth Emmie Lang 12/7/22 ✶✶✶


⇨ South America: February 2020 - Venezuela's Capital: Caracas
5th Attraction: Parque del Este
✱ Read a book that is part of a trilogy OR
✱ Read a book which is set on another planet
House of Earth and Blood - Sarah J. Maas 12/11/22 ✶✶✶✶✶

OR ✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in PARQUE DEL ESTE.

⇨ Africa: March 2020 - Mozambique's Capital: Maputo
5th Attraction: Mafalala Walking Tour
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in IVERCA
A Cosmic Kind of Love - Samantha Young 11/13/22 ✶✶✶

OR ✱ Read a book that dealt with a social injustice (tell us what) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in MAFALALA WALKING TOUR.

⇨ Europe: April 2020 - Switzerland's Capital: Bern
5th Attraction: Bernisches Historisches Museum
✱ Read a book that is the second in a series OR
✱ Read a historical fiction book,
Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus 11/13/22 ✶✶✶✶✶

or a nonfiction book about history OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in BERNISCHES HISTORISCHES MUSEUM.


2. LANDMARKS OF THE WORLD: Complete 5 tasks - 1 for each challenge below.

⇨ The Great Wall of China: September 2019
Seen from Space Myth: Read a book with the moon on its cover OR read a book that addresses a controversial topic (tell us what).
Never Saw Me Coming - Vera Kurian (MC psychopath) 12/1/22 ✶✶


⇨ Landmark Museums: May 2020
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, Egypt
✱ Read a book that takes place in Egypt OR
✱ Read a book tagged HISTORY or HISTORICAL on its GR Main Page
Death at the Crystal Palace - Jennifer Ashley 11/2/22 ✶✶✶✶

OR ✱ Read a book with a MC whose first or last name starts with a letter in GEM.

⇨ Neuschwanstein Castle: November 2020
Fairy Tale King: Read a book tagged MYSTERY on it GR homepage
The Change - Kirsten Miller 12/20/22 ✶✶✶✶

OR read a book with a tragic or sad ending.

⇨ The Taj Mahall: March 2021
Exterior Colors: Read a book with an almost all white, pink or blue cover
Homecoming King - Penny Reid 11/8/22 ✶✶✶✶✶

OR read a book that has a color in its title.

⇨ Unfinished Landmarks: May 2021
National Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland
✱ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in FOLLY (ignore A, AN or THE)
Funny You Should Ask - Elissa Sussman 11/21/22 ✶✶✶✶✶

OR ✱ Read a book that takes place in the 19th century OR
✱ Read a book with a location found in the UK (tell us where).


3. EXPLORING CULTURES AND HOLIDAYS: Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

⇨ Doughnuts of the World: June 2018
Jalebi: Read a book that takes place in India or the Middle East OR read a book with a title that starts with a letter in JALEBI.
Last Housewife, The - Ashley Winstead 12/7/22 ✶✶✶


⇨ Let's Celebrate the Chinese New Year: February 2019
Reunion Dinner: Read a book that has a family gathering in the story (tell us what it was for) OR a book with prepared food on the cover (post cover).
Murder in a Teacup - Vicki Delany 12/15/22 ✶✶


⇨ Buon-Appetito: The Cuisine of Italy: May 2020
Rome - Carbonara: Read a series book #4 OR read a book in which the authors first AND last initial can be found in CARBONARA.
Would You Rather - Allison Ashley 11/20/22 ✶✶✶1/2


⇨ Gift Giving Traditions: November 2021
Japan: Read a book with a pastel-colored cover (post cover)
By the Book - Jasmine Guillory 11/14/22 ✶✶✶

OR read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in JAPAN (tell us where).

⇨ Celebrate Holi: The Festival of Colors: February 2022
Divine Love: Read a book tagged ROMANCE on its GR Homepage
Do You Take This Man - Denise Williams 11/14/22 ✶✶✶✶

OR read a book whose author's initials can be found in FESTIVAL OF LOVE.

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4. SEASONAL ADVENTURES: Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge below.

⇨ Spring Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan: March 2018
Day Five (Kyoto & Surrounding Area): Read a book with a title that is printed in RED (post cover)
Killers of a Certain Age - Deanna Raybourn 12/9/22 ✶✶✶1/2

OR read a book where religion plays an important part.

⇨ Scotland: Summer Canal Adventure: June 2019
Day Five (Falkirk): Read a book that was atmospheric
The Cherry Robbers - Sarai Walker 11/18/22 ✶✶✶✶✶

OR read one of the longest books on your TBR (tell us how many pages).

⇨ Remembering Syria: September 2020
Day Five (Hama and Ebla): Read a book in which a character digs for some reason (plant a flower, hide a treasure, discover a person's hidden past, etc. - tell us why) OR read a book that has been translated from its original language.
The Witch in the Well - Camilla Bruce 12/22/22 ✶✶✶


⇨ Safari Adventure in Botswana: March 2021
Day Five (Kasane): Read a book with a cruise or travel by boat in it
Miss Moriarty, I Presume? - Sherry Thomas 11/16/22 ✶✶✶✶
(travel by row boat)

OR read a book where all the letters of the word HIPPO are found in the title (in any order).

⇨ Morocco's Imperial Cities & More: March 2022
Day Five (Fès): Read a book set in an university, college or school
The Make-Up Test - Jenny L. Howe 11/10/22 ✶✶✶

OR read a book with a female MC whose name begins with a letter found in FATIMA.


5. SEASONAL ADVENTURE - CLIMBING MACHU PICHU: Complete 5 tasks.

⇨ TAN (PERU & AREA): Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where.
Stabbing in the Senate - Colleen J. Shogan (Washington D.C.) 11/4/22 ✶✶

⇨ GOLD (INCA FUN FACTS): Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
Poster Girl - Veronica Roth (288 p) 11/1/22 ✶✶✶

⇨ BROWN (INTERESTING TIDBITS): Read a series book #5
A Very Merry Bromance - Lyssa Kay Adams 12/6/22 ✶✶✶✶

OR a book with a TBR number that is between 150 and 159 (share #).
⇨ LIGHT GREEN (GETTING THERE): Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage
The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique - Samantha Verant 12/12/22 ✶✶✶

OR read a book you felt accurately portrayed the culture of a country different from your own.
⇨ DARK GREEN (ARRIVAL): Read a series book #3
Treachery on Tenth Street - Kate Belli 11/3/22 ✶✶✶✶

OR a book with 3 in the Paige count (share count).


6. SEASONAL WORD SEARCH: Find 5 words in text.
Multiple words can be found in one book. Please share text, along with title & author info.
⇨ Waltz (Austria 2018)
Marple: Twelve New Mysteries - Naomi Alderman 11/22/22 ✶✶✶
P 180, “, nor desire to waltz around the upper deck…”

⇨ Pyramid (Egypt 2019)
Shrines of Gaiety - Kate Atkinson 11/1/22 ✶✶✶✶
P 67, “, when the pyramid was dismantled in reverse.”

⇨ Pope (Italy 2020)
In the Woods - Tana French 12/15/22 ✶✶✶✶
P 230, “could sell holy water to the pope.”

⇨ Beaver (Western Canada 2021)
From Garden To Grave - Rickie Blair 11/24/22 ✶✶✶1/2
P 105, “, I made out a grinning beaver.”

⇨ Fjord (Norway Word Search 2022)
Phantom - Jo Nesbø 12/4/22 ✶✶✶1/2
P 13, “…iceberg situated between the traffic machine and the fjord.”



7. DISCOVERY CHALLENGES: Read 5 books from five different countries of your choice.
⇨ Country 1: Mexico
The Vicious Circle - Katherine St. John 12/9/22 ✶✶✶✶

⇨ Country 2: Wales
The Last Party - Clare Mackintosh 12/5/22 ✶✶✶✶

⇨ Country 3: England
Devil in Disguise - Lisa Kleypas 11/27/22 ✶✶✶

⇨ Country 4: Austria & Bavaria
The Empress - Gigi Griffis 11/5/22 ✶✶✶✶

⇨ Country 5: United States
I Kissed Shara Wheeler - Casey McQuiston 12/14/22 ✶✶✶✶

Five Year Anniversary Challenge Continued


8. TRAVEL BINGO: Complete a task for the 5 words below.

Complete the task for each word in one of FOUR ways:
1. TITLE: The title begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The). If there are 2 words, use first letter of first word and last letter of last word.
2. AUTHOR: Author's First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. TEXT: Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. If there are two words they both need to be there. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. COVER: Item found on cover - post cover.

⇨ BEACH from: Great Barrier Reef Bingo in April 2018.
(Title) Holiday Yarn, A - Sally Goldenbaum 12/17/22 ✶✶✶✶
⇨ SNAPDRAGON from: Wildflower Bingo in April 2019.
(Title) Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six - Lisa Unger 12/15/22 ✶✶
⇨ REST AREA from: Road Trip Bingo in November 2020.
(Author) Lost in Time - A.G. Riddle 12/17/22 ✶✶✶✶
⇨ TITUS from: Roman Emperor Bingo in April 2021.
(Title) Thank You for Listening - Julia Whelan 11/14/22 ✶✶✶✶
⇨ POOL from: Cruise Bingo in August 2022
(Title) Pillow Stalk - Diane Vallere 11/17/22 ✶✶✶



9. NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD: Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

⇨ Autumn Colors Around the World: November 2018
Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada): Read a book with a main character who is a musician OR whose first name starts with a letter found in CELTIC.
Mad Honey - Jodi Picoult (MC Lily) 11/7/22 ✶✶✶✶✶


⇨ Global Camping Adventure: July 2019
Müritz National Park (Germany): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in MÜRITZ NATIONAL PARK (THREE Word Minimum).
Agony of the Leaves - Laura Childs 12/1/22 ✶✶✶1/2


⇨ Extreme National Parks: July 2020
Moyenne Island National Park (Seychelles): Read a book with a MC whose first name starts with a letter found in TORTOISE.
Such a Pretty Girl - T. Greenwood (MC Ryan) 11/3/22 ✶✶✶✶


⇨ "Hit the Road" National Parks: January 2021
Lake District National Park (England): Read a book with a lake on the cover OR read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in INSPIRATION.
Partners in Crime - Alisha Rai 11/23/22 ✶✶✶


⇨ Urban National Parks: January 2022
Western Sydney Parklands (Australia): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in WESTERN SYDNEY PARKLANDS (3 Word Minimum).
The Personal Assistant - Kimberly Belle 12/3/22 ✶✶



10. ROAD TRIP USA: Complete 5 tasks - one from each trip listed below.

⇨ Riding the Highways: MN Highway 61: August 2018
Drive 5 Miles to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: Read a series #5 OR read #5 from your TBR OR read a book with 5 in the total page count.
Twice in a Lifetime - Melissa Baron (325 p) 12/11/22 ✶✶✶


⇨ Riding the Highways: Natchez Trace Parkway: July 2019
Drive 29 Miles to Sunken Trace: Read a series #2
The Lady Gets Lucky - Joanna Shupe 11/25/22 ✶✶✶✶✶

or #9, OR read #29 from your TBR OR read a book with 2 AND 9 in the total page count.

⇨ Riding the Highways: Vermont Scenic Byway 100: September 2020
Drive 3 Miles to Wilmington: Read a series #3
A Hard Day for a Hangover - Darynda Jones 12/14/22 ✶✶✶✶

OR read #3 from your TBR OR read a book with 3 in the total page count.

⇨ Riding the Highways: ND Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway: October 2021
Drive 1.6 Miles to Rosebud Visitor Center: Read a series book #1, #6 or #16
Beard with Me - Penny Reid 11/23/22 ✶✶✶✶✶

OR read #1, #6 or #16 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 AND 6 in the total page count.

⇨ Riding the Highways: The Historic National Road: May 2021
Drive 3 Miles to Fuller-Baker Log House: Read a series book #3
Bleeding Heart Yard - Elly Griffiths 12/24/22 ✶✶✶1/2

OR read a book with 3 in the total page count (share count) OR read a book that has 3 in the year it was originally published (share year).

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11. FIFTY NIFTY US STATES: Complete 5 tasks - one from each state below.

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alabama: July 2020
State Animal (Mammal) - American Black Bear: Read a book with a title that starts with A or B (ignore or use A, An or The).
Beauty - Robin McKinley 12/19/22 ✶✶✶✶


⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alaska:
Official State Nickname - The Last Frontier: Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE LAST FRONTIER (2 Word Minimum).
Flight Risk - Cherie Priest 11/22/22 ✶✶✶


⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Arkansas:
State Tree - Loblolly Pine: Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in LOBLOLLY PINE.
The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes - Eva Leigh 11/29/22 ✶✶✶


⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Connecticut:
State Flower - Mountain Laurel: Read a book with a predominantly PINK OR WHITE cover (post cover).
Booked on a Feeling - Jayci Lee 11/1/22 ✶✶


⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Delaware:
Number - 1st State to Join the Union!!: Read a series book #1
A Shadow in the Ember - Jennifer L. Armentrout 12/12/22 ✶✶✶✶

OR read a book with a page count that includes 1 (share count).


12. SMORGASBORD & TRAVEL THROUGH HISTORY: Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge listed below.

⇨ 2022 Travel Resolutions: Yearly Challenge from January 2022
Plan Ahead: Read a book that will fulfill a task for 3 or more challenges you are working on - tell us the challenges.
* Works for: Team Clue, Apple Picking Challenge, Family Feud Challenge, Yahtzee, Longitude/Latitude, Spell Outs
The Cloisters - Katy Hays 11/9/22 ✶✶✶✶


⇨ 100 Wonders for 100 Members!!: Extra Challenge from July 2018
Galapagos Islands: Read a book with an island setting.
Wish You Were Here - Jodi Picoult (Galapagos Island) 11/26/22 ✶✶✶✶✶


⇨ Iconic Trail: El Camino de Santiago: Iconic Trail from November 2020
Puente la Reina:
✱ Read a book with a bridge or river on the cover or in text (post cover or share text)
Hello, Transcriber - Hannah Morrissey 12/5/22 ✶✶✶

OR ✱ Read a book where the characters travel to a country that isn't their own OR
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in PUENTE LA REINA (two word minimum).

⇨ All Aboard The Maharajas' Express!: Train Trip from May 2019
Goa to Hospet 319 KM:
✱ Read a series book #3, #1 or #9 OR
✱ Read a book whose Main Character's Name begins with a letter in ANEGUNDI OR
✱ Read a book with rocks on the cover.
Murder at Rough Point - Alyssa Maxwell 11/21/22 ✶✶✶


⇨ Exploring Prehistoric Cave & Rock Paintings: Travel Through History Challenge from July 2021
FRANCE: Chauvet Cave & Lascaux Paintings: Read a series book #2
A Good Day for Chardonnay - Darynda Jones 11/7/22 ✶✶✶✶

OR read a book that has an animal on the cover (post cover).

Five Year Anniversary Challenge
November 1, 2022 -->
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Let's celebrate five year's of virtual travel together!!

1. CAPITAL OF THE MONTH: Complete 6 Tasks - 1 for each capital below.

⇨ North America: November 2019 - Panama's Capital: Panama City
5th Attraction: Biomuseo
✱ Read a book with a cover that is prominently red, blue and or yellow (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in ISTHMUS (ignore A, An or The) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in BIOMUSEO.
Murder in Williamstown by Kerry Greenwood 5★s 2/11/22

⇨ Asia: December 2019 - Nepal's Capital: Kathmandu
5th Attraction: Garden of Dreams
✱ Read a book with a garden on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book with 6 found in the page count (share count) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in GARDEN OF DREAMS.
Hidden Scars by Angela Marsons 5★s 1/11/22

⇨ Oceania: January 2020 - Vanuatu's Capital: Port Vila
5th Attraction: Vila Markets
✱ Read a book with a fruit or vegetable on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book with a character that sells their wares for a living (tell us what) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in VILA MARKETS.
An Act of Foul Play by T.E. Kinsey 5★s 16/11/22

⇨ South America: February 2020 - Venezuela's Capital: Caracas
5th Attraction: Parque del Este
✱ Read a book that is part of a trilogy OR
✱ Read a book which is set on another planet OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in PARQUE DEL ESTE.
Her Final Hour by Rachel Amphlett 5★s 4/11/22

⇨ Africa: March 2020 - Mozambique's Capital: Maputo
5th Attraction: Mafalala Walking Tour
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in IVERCA OR
✱ Read a book that dealt with a social injustice (tell us what) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in MAFALALA WALKING TOUR.
A Royal Visit to Victory Street by Pam Howes 5★s 2/11/22

⇨ Europe: April 2020 - Switzerland's Capital: Bern
5th Attraction: Bernisches Historisches Museum
✱ Read a book that is the second in a series OR
✱ Read a historical fiction book, or a nonfiction book about history OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in BERNISCHES HISTORISCHES MUSEUM.
Operation Lightning Bolt by Hilary Green 5★s

2. LANDMARKS OF THE WORLD: Complete 5 tasks - 1 for each challenge below.

⇨ The Great Wall of China: September 2019
Seen from Space Myth: Read a book with the moon on its cover OR read a book that addresses a controversial topic (tell us what).
The Woman Who Knew Too Little by Olivia Wearne 3★s 23/1/23

⇨ Landmark Museums: May 2020
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, Egypt
✱ Read a book that takes place in Egypt OR
✱ Read a book tagged HISTORY or HISTORICAL on its GR Main Page OR
✱ Read a book with a MC whose first or last name starts with a letter in GEM.
Murder in an Irish Castle by Verity Bright 5★s 15/11/22 Historical Mystery

⇨ Neuschwanstein Castle: November 2020
Fairy Tale King: Read a book tagged MYSTERY on it GR homepage OR read a book with a tragic or sad ending.
Canter With a Killer by Amber Camp 4.5★s 3/11/22

⇨ The Taj Mahall: March 2021
Exterior Colors: Read a book with an almost all white, pink or blue cover OR read a book that has a color in its title.
Murdered in Monterosso by Zara Keane 4★s 1/11/22

⇨ Unfinished Landmarks: May 2021
National Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland
✱ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in FOLLY (ignore A, AN or THE) OR
✱ Read a book that takes place in the 19th century OR
✱ Read a book with a location found in the UK (tell us where).
The Forthright Woman by Darry Fraser 5★s 21/11/22

3. EXPLORING CULTURES AND HOLIDAYS: Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

⇨ Doughnuts of the World: June 2018
Jalebi: Read a book that takes place in India or the Middle East OR read a book with a title that starts with a letter in JALEBI.
The Library at Wagtail Ridge by Janet Gover 5★s 17/11/22

⇨ Let's Celebrate the Chinese New Year: February 2019
Reunion Dinner: Read a book that has a family gathering in the story (tell us what it was for) OR a book with prepared food on the cover (post cover).
Retribution by Sarah Barrie 5★s 22/11/22 (when Lexi was injured, her sister and children visited, helping her out and feeding her)

⇨ Buon-Appetito: The Cuisine of Italy: May 2020
Rome - Carbonara: Read a series book #4 OR read a book in which the authors first AND last initial can be found in CARBONARA.
Absolution by Caro Ramsay 3★s 10/11/22

⇨ Gift Giving Traditions: November 2021
Japan: Read a book with a pastel-colored cover (post cover) OR read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in JAPAN (tell us where).
The Tea Ladies of St Jude’s Hospital by Joanna Nell 5★s 14/11/22

⇨ Celebrate Holi: The Festival of Colors: February 2022
Divine Love: Read a book tagged ROMANCE on its GR Homepage OR read a book whose author's initials can be found in FESTIVAL OF LOVE.
Tess by Annie Seaton 4.5★s 7/11/22

4. SEASONAL ADVENTURES: Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge below.

⇨ Spring Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan: March 2018
Day Five (Kyoto & Surrounding Area): Read a book with a title that is printed in RED (post cover) OR read a book where religion plays an important part.
Just Murdered by Katherine Kovacic 5★s 5/1/23

⇨ Scotland: Summer Canal Adventure: June 2019
Day Five (Falkirk): Read a book that was atmospheric OR read one of the longest books on your TBR (tell us how many pages).
Secrets at the Last House Before the Sea by Liz Eeles 5★s 25/11/22

⇨ Remembering Syria: September 2020
Day Five (Hama and Ebla): Read a book in which a character digs for some reason (plant a flower, hide a treasure, discover a person's hidden past, etc. - tell us why) OR read a book that has been translated from its original language.
The Hidden One by Linda Castillo 5★s 26/11/22 skeletal remains were unearthed...

⇨ Safari Adventure in Botswana: March 2021
Day Five (Kasane): Read a book with a cruise or travel by boat in it OR read a book where all the letters of the word HIPPO are found in the title (in any order).
Never to Surrender by Mary-Anne O'Connor 5★s 24/1/2 Athens to Crete

⇨ Morocco's Imperial Cities & More: March 2022
Day Five (Fès): Read a book set in an university, college or school OR read a book with a female MC whose name begins with a letter found in FATIMA.
Mim and the Baffling Bully by Katrina Nannestad 5★s 23/11/22 Mim

5. SEASONAL ADVENTURE - CLIMBING MACHU PICHU: Complete 5 tasks.

⇨ TAN (PERU & AREA): Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where.
Paris at First Light by Amanda Lees 5★s 13/11/22 Paris

⇨ GOLD (INCA FUN FACTS): Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
A Brief Affair by Alex Miller 4★s 9/11/22 261 pages

⇨ BROWN (INTERESTING TIDBITS): Read a series book #5
OR a book with a TBR number that is between 150 and 159 (share #).
Murder at St. Saviour’s by Merryn Allingham 5★s 6/11/22

⇨ LIGHT GREEN (GETTING THERE): Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage OR read a book you felt accurately portrayed the culture of a country different from your own.
Desert Star by Michael Connelly 5★s 12/11/22

⇨ DARK GREEN (ARRIVAL): Read a series book #3 OR a book with 3 in the page count (share count).
Cheddar Late Than Dead by Linda Reilly 5★s 21/1/23

6. SEASONAL WORD SEARCH: Find 5 words in text.
Multiple words can be found in one book. Please share text, along with title & author info.
⇨ Waltz (Austria 2018) Death in the Margins by Victoria Gilbert 4★s 27/11/22 ...as the dancers prepared for their routine, the waltz was on the mind of some.
⇨ Pyramid (Egypt 2019) - Masquerade on the Riviera by Evonne Wareham 22/3/23 Elliott shuffled his papers, staring unenthusiastically at a book on the pyramids he was meant to be reviewing. 24%
⇨ Pope (Italy 2020)
⇨ Beaver (Western Canada 2021)
⇨ Fjord (Norway Word Search 2022) 537 Days of Winter: A Tale of Resilience, Endurance and Humanity while Stranded in Antarctica During the Pandemic by David Knoff 5★s 26/1/23 The area around Davis is well known for its good access to sea ice and vast frozen fjords and lakes... P21

7. DISCOVERY CHALLENGES: Read 5 books from five different countries of your choice.
⇨ Country 1: Australia - Shelter from the Storm by Penelope Janu 5★s 4/1/23
⇨ Country 2: USA - Unnatural History by Jonathan Kellerman 3★s 5/2/23
⇨ Country 3: England - Where Death and Danger Go by V.M. Knox 5★s 26/1/23
⇨ Country 4: Canada - A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny 5★s 13/12/22
⇨ Country 5: Ireland - Murder at an Irish Castle by Ellie Brannigan 5★s 2/2/23

Five Year Anniversary Challenge Continued

8. TRAVEL BINGO: Complete a task for the 5 words below.

Complete the task for each word in one of FOUR ways:
1. TITLE: The title begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The). If there are 2 words, use first letter of first word and last letter of last word.
2. AUTHOR: Author's First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. TEXT: Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. If there are two words they both need to be there. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. COVER: Item found on cover - post cover.

⇨ BEACH from: Great Barrier Reef Bingo in April 2018.
Title - Broad River Station by Fleur McDonald 5★s 8/11/22
⇨ SNAPDRAGON from: Wildflower Bingo in April 2019.
Title - So Long, Chester Wheeler by Catherine Ryan Hyde 5★s 24/11/22
⇨ REST AREA from: Road Trip Bingo in November 2020.
Author - Outback Sky: The Pilot by Annie Seaton 3★s 7/2/23
⇨ TITUS from: Roman Emperor Bingo in April 2021.
Title - A Time of Secrets by Deborah Burrows 5★s 7/12/22
⇨ POOL from: Cruise Bingo in August 2022
Title - The Last Letter From Paris by Kate Eastham 4.5★s 6/2/23

9. NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD: Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

⇨ Autumn Colors Around the World: November 2018
Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada): Read a book with a main character who is a musician OR whose first name starts with a letter found in CELTIC.
A Girl Called Corpse by Reece Carter 5★s 28/11/22 Corpse

⇨ Global Camping Adventure: July 2019
Müritz National Park (Germany): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in MÜRITZ NATIONAL PARK (THREE Word Minimum).
Murder at the University by Faith Martin 4★s 14/1/23

⇨ Extreme National Parks: July 2020
Moyenne Island National Park (Seychelles): Read a book with a MC whose first name starts with a letter found in TORTOISE.
My Name is Eva by Suzanne Goldring 5★s 2/1/23

⇨ "Hit the Road" National Parks: January 2021
Lake District National Park (England): Read a book with a lake on the cover OR read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in INSPIRATION.
The Bay by Allie Reynolds 5★s 23/1/23

⇨ Urban National Parks: January 2022
Western Sydney Parklands (Australia): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in WESTERN SYDNEY PARKLANDS (3 Word Minimum).
The White Pavilion by Ruth Fox 3★s 4/12/22

10. ROAD TRIP USA: Complete 5 tasks - one from each trip listed below.

⇨ Riding the Highways: MN Highway 61: August 2018
Drive 5 Miles to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: Read a series #5 OR read #5 from your TBR OR read a book with 5 in the total page count.
Finding Refuge in Bellbird Bay by Maggie Christensen 5★s 1/2/23

⇨ Riding the Highways: Natchez Trace Parkway: July 2019
Drive 29 Miles to Sunken Trace: Read a series #2 or #9, OR read #29 from your TBR OR read a book with 2 AND 9 in the total page count.
The Becoming by Nora Roberts 5★s 28/12/22

⇨ Riding the Highways: Vermont Scenic Byway 100: September 2020
Drive 3 Miles to Wilmington: Read a series #3 OR read #3 from your TBR OR read a book with 3 in the total page count.
The Choice by Nora Roberts 5★s 31/12/22

⇨ Riding the Highways: ND Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway: October 2021
Drive 1.6 Miles to Rosebud Visitor Center: Read a series book #1, #6 or #16 OR read #1, #6 or #16 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 AND 6 in the total page count.
Lest We Forgive by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5★s 16/1/23

⇨ Riding the Highways: The Historic National Road: May 2021
Drive 3 Miles to Fuller-Baker Log House: Read a series book #3 OR read a book with 3 in the total page count (share count) OR read a book that has 3 in the year it was originally published (share year).
The Lost Boy by Rachel Amphlett 5★s 11/12/22

11. FIFTY NIFTY US STATES: Complete 5 tasks - one from each state below.

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alabama: July 2020
State Animal (Mammal) - American Black Bear: Read a book with a title that starts with A or B (ignore or use A, An or The).
Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter 5★s 12/1/23

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alaska:
Official State Nickname - The Last Frontier: Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE LAST FRONTIER (2 Word Minimum).
The Stolen Twins by Shari J. Ryan 5★s 11/2/23

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Arkansas:
State Tree - Loblolly Pine: Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in LOBLOLLY PINE.
The One and Only Dolly Jamieson by Lisa Ireland 5★s 10/2/23

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Connecticut:
State Flower - Mountain Laurel: Read a book with a predominantly PINK OR WHITE cover (post cover).
What July Knew by Emily Koch 4★s 29/1/23

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Delaware:
Number - 1st State to Join the Union!!: Read a series book #1 OR read a book with a page count that includes 1 (share count).
Zach's Lie by Roland Smith 5★s 2/12/22

12. SMORGASBORD & TRAVEL THROUGH HISTORY: Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge listed below.

⇨ 2022 Travel Resolutions: Yearly Challenge from January 2022
Plan Ahead: Read a book that will fulfill a task for 3 or more challenges you are working on - tell us the challenges.
On Spine of Death by Tamara Berry 3★s 18/11/22
This one;
Lotsa Challenges - November Word of the Month;
Lotsa Challenges - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Commemoration challenge;
Aussie Readers - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Commemoration challenge

⇨ 100 Wonders for 100 Members!!: Extra Challenge from July 2018
Galapagos Islands: Read a book with an island setting.
Isla by Annie Seaton 5★s 7/1/23 Pentecost Island

⇨ Iconic Trail: El Camino de Santiago: Iconic Trail from November 2020
Puente la Reina:
✱ Read a book with a bridge or river on the cover or in text (post cover or share text) OR
✱ Read a book where the characters travel to a country that isn't their own OR
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in PUENTE LA REINA (two word minimum).
The Awakening by Nora Roberts 5★s 26/12/22

⇨ All Aboard The Maharajas' Express!: Train Trip from May 2019
Goa to Hospet 319 KM:
✱ Read a series book #3, #1 or #9 OR
✱ Read a book whose Main Character's Name begins with a letter in ANEGUNDI OR
✱ Read a book with rocks on the cover.
My Sister's Killer by Helen Bridgett 4★s 31/1/23

⇨ Exploring Prehistoric Cave & Rock Paintings: Travel Through History Challenge from July 2021
FRANCE: Chauvet Cave & Lascaux Paintings: Read a series book #2 OR read a book that has an animal on the cover (post cover).
Kisscut by Karin Slaughter 4★s 12/2/23

OPTIONAL: SPELL THE WORLD: Spell Five Countries.

You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title (Use or Ignore A, An or The)
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of the Series title
4. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name
*For letters Q, X, Y and Z, you may use a book in which the letter is found anywhere in the title, series, author or MC name.
*You can only use a book for one country.

⇨ Africa:
⇨ Asia:
⇨ Europe:
⇨ North America:
⇨ Oceania:
⇨ South America:

Five Year Anniversary Challenge
November 1, 2022 to Completion


1. CAPITAL OF THE MONTH: Complete 5 Tasks - 1 for each capital below.

⇨ North America: November 2019 - Panama's Capital: Panama City
5th Attraction: Biomuseo
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in ISTHMUS (ignore A, An or The)
Ariel Lawhon 11/01/2022

⇨ Asia: December 2019 - Nepal's Capital: Kathmandu
5th Attraction: Garden of Dreams
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in GARDEN OF DREAMS.
Emily Murdoch 11/07/2022

⇨ Oceania: January 2020 - Vanuatu's Capital: Port Vila
5th Attraction: Vila Markets
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in VILA MARKETS.
Rick Mofina 11/15/2022

⇨ South America: February 2020 - Venezuela's Capital: Caracas
5th Attraction: Parque del Este
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in PARQUE DEL ESTE.
Richard Spence 01/10/2023

⇨ Africa: March 2020 - Mozambique's Capital: Maputo
5th Attraction: Mafalala Walking Tour
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in IVERCA OR
Gregg Olsen 11/11/2022

⇨ Europe: April 2020 - Switzerland's Capital: Bern
5th Attraction: Bernisches Historisches Museum
✱ Read a historical fiction book, or a nonfiction book about history
Kyle Dickman 11/04/2022 TAG - Non-Fiction

2. LANDMARKS OF THE WORLD: Complete 5 tasks - 1 for each challenge below.

⇨ The Great Wall of China: September 2019
Seen from Space Myth: Read a book with the moon on its cover OR read a book that addresses a controversial topic (tell us what).
Prentice Earl Sanders 05/04/2023 deals with racism and civil rights

⇨ Landmark Museums: May 2020
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, Egypt
✱ Read a book tagged HISTORY or HISTORICAL on its GR Main Page
Jodi Taylor 01/05/2023 TAG - Historical

⇨ Neuschwanstein Castle: November 2020
Fairy Tale King: Read a book tagged MYSTERY on it GR homepage
Thomas French 11/17/2022

⇨ The Taj Mahall: March 2021
Exterior Colors: Read a book with an almost all white, pink or blue cover OR read a book that has a color in its title.
Vikki Warner 11/29/2022

⇨ Unfinished Landmarks: May 2021
National Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland
✱ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in FOLLY (ignore A, AN or THE) OR
Karen Schaler 12/07/2022

3. EXPLORING CULTURES AND HOLIDAYS: Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

⇨ Doughnuts of the World: June 2018
Jalebi: Read a book that takes place in India or the Middle East OR read a book with a title that starts with a letter in JALEBI.
Atul Gawande 11/14/2022

⇨ Let's Celebrate the Chinese New Year: February 2019
Reunion Dinner: Read a book that has a family gathering in the story (tell us what it was for)
Michelle Stimpson 12/09/2022 Christmas family gathering

⇨ Buon-Appetito: The Cuisine of Italy: May 2020
Rome - Carbonara: Read a series book #4 OR read a book in which the authors first AND last initial can be found in CARBONARA.
Allen Eskens 03/01/2023 Series Book #4


⇨ Gift Giving Traditions: November 2021
read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in JAPAN (tell us where).
Liz Maverick 12/08/2022 Location - New York

⇨ Celebrate Holi: The Festival of Colors: February 2022
Divine Love: Read a book tagged ROMANCE on its GR Homepage
. Janet Dailey 11/02/2022

4. SEASONAL ADVENTURES: Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge below.

⇨ Spring Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan: March 2018
Day Five (Kyoto & Surrounding Area): Read a book with a title that is printed in RED (post cover)
Fern Michaels 12/07/2022

⇨ Scotland: Summer Canal Adventure: June 2019
Day Five (Falkirk): read one of the longest books on your TBR (tell us how many pages).
Stephen King 11/23/2022

⇨ Remembering Syria: September 2020
Day Five (Hama and Ebla): Read a book in which a character digs for some reason (plant a flower, hide a treasure, discover a person's hidden past, etc. - tell us why) OR read a book that has been translated from its original language.
Alaina Urquhart 04/24/2023 the dig in the cemetary to find a girl who was buried alive

⇨ Safari Adventure in Botswana: March 2021
Day Five (Kasane): Read a book with a cruise or travel by boat in it OR read a book where all the letters of the word HIPPO are found in the title (in any order).
Melissa de la Cruz 01/04/2023

⇨ Morocco's Imperial Cities & More: March 2022
Day Five (Fès): read a book with a female MC whose name begins with a letter found in FATIMA.
Tilar J. Mazzeo 12/07/2022

5. SEASONAL ADVENTURE - CLIMBING MACHU PICHU: Complete 5 tasks.

⇨ TAN (PERU & AREA):
Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where.
Willie Nelson 11/30/2022 Austin Texas
⇨ GOLD (INCA FUN FACTS):
Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
Julianne MacLean 12/14/2022 266 Pages
⇨ BROWN (INTERESTING TIDBITS):
Read a series book #5 OR a book with a TBR number that is between 150 and 159 (share #).
Kristen Painter 09/22/2023

⇨ LIGHT GREEN (GETTING THERE):
Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage OR read a book you felt accurately portrayed the culture of a country different from your own.
S.C. Gwynne 04/26/2023 Tagged Cultural

⇨ DARK GREEN (ARRIVAL):
Read a series book #3 OR a book with 3 in the page count (share count).
Annie Hartnett 12/27/2022

6. SEASONAL WORD SEARCH:
Find 5 words in text.
Multiple words can be found in one book. Please share text, along with title & author info.
⇨ Waltz (Austria 2018)
James M. Fallows 04/28/2023 Page 274 - whom all the life's promise comes down to a waltz-length white wedding dress and the birth
⇨ Pyramid (Egypt 2019) -
Melissa de la Cruz 12/30/2022 Page 19 - A pyramid! An explosion! Just like there was
⇨ Pope (Italy 2020)
Karen Abbott 01/06/2023 Page 243 - General John Pope, whose troops had
⇨ Beaver (Western Canada 2021)
Karen Abbott 01/06/2023 Page 366 - pants, boots, cloak and broadbrimmed beaver hat made her even more
⇨ Fjord (Norway Word Search 2022)
James M. Fallows 04/28/2023 Page 63 - Maine's fjord-like coast gives Eastport the deepest

7. DISCOVERY CHALLENGES: Read 5 books from five different countries of your choice.
⇨ Country 1: United States - Matthew Lysiak 01/11/2023
⇨ Country 2: England - Tim Adler 03/03/2023
⇨ Country 3: Germany - Elizabeth von Arnim 03/08/2023
⇨ Country 4: Ireland - Flynn Berry 03/16/2023
⇨ Country 5: Italy - Jess Walter 07/11/2023

Five Year Anniversary Challenge
November 1, 2022 to Completion

12. SMORGASBORD & TRAVEL THROUGH HISTORY: Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge listed below.

⇨ 2022 Travel Resolutions: Yearly Challenge from January 2022
Plan Ahead: Read a book that will fulfill a task for 3 or more challenges you are working on - tell us the challenges.
Indu Sundaresan 04/15/2024 Challenges - Lets Spell Africa, Lets Spell North America, Lets Spell Asia

⇨ 100 Wonders for 100 Members!!: Extra Challenge from July 2018
Galapagos Islands: Read a book with an island setting.
Chanel Cleeton 03/06/2024

⇨ Iconic Trail: El Camino de Santiago: Iconic Trail from November 2020
Puente la Reina:
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in PUENTE LA REINA (two word minimum).
James Patterson 09/01/2023

⇨ All Aboard The Maharajas' Express!: Train Trip from May 2019
Goa to Hospet 319 KM:
✱ Read a series book #3, #1 or #9
Kristen Painter 09/20/2023

⇨ Exploring Prehistoric Cave & Rock Paintings: Travel Through History Challenge from July 2021
FRANCE: Chauvet Cave & Lascaux Paintings: Read a series book #2 OR read a book that has an animal on the cover (post cover).
Wendy Corsi Staub 08/22/2023

Five Year Anniversary Challenge
November 1, 2022 to Completion

8. TRAVEL BINGO: Complete a task for the 5 words below.

Complete the task for each word in one of FOUR ways:
1. TITLE: The title begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The). If there are 2 words, use first letter of first word and last letter of last word.
2. AUTHOR: Author's First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. TEXT: Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. If there are two words they both need to be there. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. COVER: Item found on cover - post cover.

⇨ BEACH from: Great Barrier Reef Bingo in April 2018.
James Patterson 08/29/2023

⇨ SNAPDRAGON from: Wildflower Bingo in April 2019.
Kathleen Hale 05/15/2023

⇨ REST AREA from: Road Trip Bingo in November 2020.
Ann Rule 07/06/2023

⇨ TITUS from: Roman Emperor Bingo in April 2021.
James Patterson 05/18/2023

⇨ POOL from: Cruise Bingo in August 2022
J.G. Hetherton 07/07/2023

9. NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD: Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

⇨ Autumn Colors Around the World: November 2018
Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada): Read a book with a main character who is a musician OR whose first name starts with a letter found in CELTIC.
Mary Louise Kelly 08/03/2023 MC - Caroline Cashion

⇨ Global Camping Adventure: July 2019
Müritz National Park (Germany): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in MÜRITZ NATIONAL PARK (THREE Word Minimum).
Tony Faggioli 08/10/2023

⇨ Extreme National Parks: July 2020
Moyenne Island National Park (Seychelles): Read a book with a MC whose first name starts with a letter found in TORTOISE.
Janet Evanovich 05/25/2023 MC - Stephanie

⇨ "Hit the Road" National Parks: January 2021
Lake District National Park (England): Read a book with a lake on the cover OR read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in INSPIRATION.
Andrew Pollack 06/26/2023

⇨ Urban National Parks: January 2022
Western Sydney Parklands (Australia): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in WESTERN SYDNEY PARKLANDS (3 Word Minimum).
Kylie Brant 01/18/2024

10. ROAD TRIP USA: Complete 5 tasks - one from each trip listed below.

⇨ Riding the Highways: MN Highway 61: August 2018
Drive 5 Miles to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: Read a series #5 OR read #5 from your TBR OR read a book with 5 in the total page count.
Janet Evanovich 06/11/2023 315 Pages

⇨ Riding the Highways: Natchez Trace Parkway: July 2019
Drive 29 Miles to Sunken Trace: Read a series #2 or #9, OR read #29 from your TBR OR read a book with 2 AND 9 in the total page count.
Serena Valentino 08/29/2023 Series Book #2

⇨ Riding the Highways: Vermont Scenic Byway 100: September 2020
Drive 3 Miles to Wilmington: Read a series #3 OR read #3 from your TBR OR read a book with 3 in the total page count.
Janet Evanovich 06/20/2023 324 Pages

⇨ Riding the Highways: ND Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway: October 2021
Drive 1.6 Miles to Rosebud Visitor Center: Read a series book #1, #6 or #16 OR read #1, #6 or #16 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 AND 6 in the total page count.
Bentley Little 08/31/2023 416 Pages

⇨ Riding the Highways: The Historic National Road: May 2021
Drive 3 Miles to Fuller-Baker Log House: Read a series book #3 OR read a book with 3 in the total page count (share count) OR read a book that has 3 in the year it was originally published (share year).
Janet Evanovich 05/31/2023 320 Pages

11. FIFTY NIFTY US STATES: Complete 5 tasks - one from each state below.

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alabama: July 2020
State Animal (Mammal) - American Black Bear: Read a book with a title that starts with A or B (ignore or use A, An or The).
Ryan S. Walters 06/22/2023

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alaska:
Official State Nickname - The Last Frontier: Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE LAST FRONTIER (2 Word Minimum).
Serena Valentino 08/25/2023

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Arkansas:
State Tree - Loblolly Pine: Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in LOBLOLLY PINE.
Paula Brackston 05/11/2024

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Connecticut:
State Flower - Mountain Laurel: Read a book with a predominantly PINK OR WHITE cover (post cover).
Cate Holahan 07/21/2023

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Delaware:
Number - 1st State to Join the Union!!: Read a series book #1 OR read a book with a page count that includes 1 (share count).
M.R. Hall 09/13/2023 Series Book #1

Congratulations Jan and Wanderlust! Thanks to you, I've learned so much geography in the past five years.

Five Year Anniversary Challenge
November 1, 2022 to Completion

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1. CAPITAL OF THE MONTH: Complete 6 Tasks - one for each capital below.

🌎 North America: November 2019 - Panama's Capital: Panama City
5th Attraction: Biomuseo
Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in ISTHMUS.
Madame Tussaud - Michelle Moran - 11/26/22

🌎 Asia: December 2019 - Nepal's Capital: Kathmandu
5th Attraction: Garden of Dreams
Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in GARDEN OF DREAMS.
Dark Corners of the Night - Meg Gardiner - 11/28/22

🌎 Oceania: January 2020 - Vanuatu's Capital: Port Vila
5th Attraction: Vila Markets
Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in VILA MARKETS.
Chaser - Kylie Scott - 11/13/22

🌎 South America: February 2020 - Venezuela's Capital: Caracas
5th Attraction: Parque del Este
Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in PARQUE DEL ESTE.
Murder on the Road - Adriana Licio - 11/27/22

🌎 Africa: March 2020 - Mozambique's Capital: Maputo
5th Attraction: Mafalala Walking Tour
Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in MAFALALA WALKING TOUR.
Simantov - Asaf Ashery - 11/10/22

🌎 Europe: April 2020 - Switzerland's Capital: Bern
5th Attraction: Bernisches Historisches Museum
Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in BERNISCHES HISTORISCHES MUSEUM.
Shakespeare's Trollop - Charlaine Harris - 11/9/22

2. LANDMARKS OF THE WORLD: Complete 5 tasks - 1 for each challenge below.

🌎 The Great Wall of China: September 2019
Seen from Space Myth: Read a book with the moon on its cover.
Bitten - Kelley Armstrong - 1/31/23


🌎 Landmark Museums: May 2020
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, Egypt
Read a book tagged HISTORY or HISTORICAL on its GR Main Page
Ride the Wind - Lucia St. Clair Robson - 11/22/22

🌎 Neuschwanstein Castle: November 2020
Fairy Tale King: Read a book tagged MYSTERY on it GR homepage.
Better off Dead - Lee Child - 11/19/22

🌎 The Taj Mahall: March 2021
Exterior Colors: Read a book that has a color in its title.
Shot on Gold - Jaci Burton - 11/4/22

🌎 Unfinished Landmarks: May 2021
National Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland
Read a book with a location found in the UK (tell us where).
Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen - 11/28/22 - set in England

3. EXPLORING CULTURES AND HOLIDAYS: Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

🌎 Doughnuts of the World: June 2018
Jalebi: Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in JALEBI.
Bloodline - James Rollins - 11/15/22

🌎 Let's Celebrate the Chinese New Year: February 2019
Reunion Dinner: Read a book that has a family gathering in the story (tell us what it was for).
Shadows Reel - C.J. Box - 12/20/22 - Joe, Marybeth and their three daughters gather family and friends together for a big Thanksgiving dinner.

🌎 Buon-Appetito: The Cuisine of Italy: May 2020
Rome - Carbonara: Read a book in which the authors first AND last initial can be found in CARBONARA.
Delicate Ink - Carrie Ann Ryan - 12/26/22 - CAR

🌎 Gift Giving Traditions: November 2021
Japan: Read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in JAPAN (tell us where).
Shinju - Laura Joh Rowland - 3/19/23 - set in Japan

🌎 Celebrate Holi: The Festival of Colors: February 2022
Divine Love: Read a book whose author's initials can be found in FESTIVAL OF LOVE.
Love the One You're With - Emily Giffin - 12/11/22

4. SEASONAL ADVENTURES: Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge below.

🌎 Spring Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan: March 2018
Day Five (Kyoto & Surrounding Area): Read a book with a title that is printed in RED (post cover).
The Rocky Road to Ruin - Meri Allen - 1/28/23


🌎 Scotland: Summer Canal Adventure: June 2019
Day Five (Falkirk): Read one of the longest books on your TBR (tell us how many pages).
The Ink Black Heart - Robert Galbraith - 1/18/23 - 1462 pages

🌎 Remembering Syria: September 2020
Day Five (Hama and Ebla): Read a book that has been translated from its original language.
Snow White Must Die - Nele Neuhaus - 1/27/23 - orig pub in German as Schneewittchen muss sterben

🌎 Safari Adventure in Botswana: March 2021
Day Five (Kasane): Read a book with a cruise or travel by boat in it.
Danger on the Atlantic - Erica Ruth Neubauer - 2/22/23

🌎 Morocco's Imperial Cities & More: March 2022
Day Five (Fès): Read a book with a female MC whose name begins with a letter found in FATIMA.
A Ghost of Caribou - Alice Henderson - 1/14/23 -Alex

5. SEASONAL ADVENTURE - CLIMBING MACHU PICHU: Complete 5 tasks.
🌎 TAN (PERU & AREA): Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where.
The Paris Library - Janet Skeslien Charles - 1/21/22 - set in Paris

🌎 GOLD (INCA FUN FACTS): Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
Anything but Minor - Kate Stewart - 1/6/23 - 272 pages

🌎 BROWN (INTERESTING TIDBITS): Read a series book #5.
Murder on Mulberry Bend - Victoria Thompson - 3/25/23 - #5 Gaslight Mystery

🌎 LIGHT GREEN (GETTING THERE): Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage.
The Henna Artist - Alka Joshi - 3/2/23

🌎 DARK GREEN (ARRIVAL): Read a series book #3.
Ecstasy Wears Emeralds - Renee Bernard - 2/1/23 - #3 Jaded Gentlemen

6. SEASONAL WORD SEARCH: Find 5 words in text.
Multiple words can be found in one book. Please share text, along with title & author info.
🌎 Waltz (Austria 2018) - Hunting Evil - Chris Carter - 8/14/23 - page 6 - "So how does an inmate being held in a high security Federal prison manage to waltz out of a heavily guarded building.
🌎 Pyramid (Egypt 2019) - Book Lovers - Emily Henry - 8/16/23 - page 104 - "Just hard to imagine you belonging anywhere in this town, let alone so close to a manure pyramid".
🌎 Pope (Italy 2020) - Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession - Alison Weir - 3/26/23 - page 194 - "There was cause for scruple and advised him to approach the Pope for a decision on his marriage
🌎 Beaver (Western Canada 2021) - Bear Bait - Pamela Beason - 6/27/23 - page 102 - " When she spotted the mountain beaver at the cedar's base, she laughed at herself for imagining someone was out to get her".
🌎 Fjord (Norway Word Search 2022) - Marauder - Clive Cussler - 6/12/23 - page 91 - "They hadn't lost any crew members when the previous ship sank in a Chilean fjord."


7. DISCOVERY CHALLENGES: Read 5 books from five different countries of your choice.
🌎 China: Foul Lady Fortune - Chloe Gong - 11/8/22
🌎 Greece: Into the Blue - Robert Goddard - 11/16/22
🌎 Scotland: Once There Were Wolves - Charlotte McConaghy - 10/20/22
🌎 England: Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen - 11/1/22
🌎Wales: Wild Water - Jan Ruth - 11/17/22


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Five Year Anniversary Challenge Continued

8. TRAVEL BINGO: Complete a task for the 5 words below.
Complete the task for each word in one of FOUR ways:
(view spoiler)[
1. TITLE: The title begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The). If there are 2 words, use first letter of first word and last letter of last word.
2. AUTHOR: Author's First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. TEXT: Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. If there are two words they both need to be there. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. COVER: Item found on cover - post cover.
(hide spoiler)]

🌎 BEACH from: Great Barrier Reef Bingo in April 2018.
And So It Begins - Rachel Abbott - 2/27/23 - RA
🌎 SNAPDRAGON from: Wildflower Bingo in April 2019.
Barbarian's Treasure - Ruby Dixon - 12/10/22 - RD
🌎 REST AREA from: Road Trip Bingo in November 2020.
Ranger - Ace Atkins - 12/14/22
🌎 TITUS from: Roman Emperor Bingo in April 2021.
A Study in Scarlet Women - Sherry Thomas - 2/6/23 - ST
🌎 POOL from: Cruise Bingo in August 2022
Island Affair - Priscilla Oliveras - 3/10/23 - PO

9. NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD: Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.
🌎 Autumn Colors Around the World: November 2018
Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada): Read a book with a main character whose first name starts with a letter found in CELTIC.
Paradise Valley - C.J. Box - 3/11/23 - Cassie Dewell

🌎 Global Camping Adventure: July 2019
Müritz National Park (Germany): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in MÜRITZ NATIONAL PARK (THREE Word Minimum).
Operation Turtle Ransom - Kimberli A. Bindschatel - 11/11/22 - OTR

🌎 Extreme National Parks: July 2020
Moyenne Island National Park (Seychelles): Read a book with a MC whose first name starts with a letter found in TORTOISE.
The 6:20 Man - David Baldacci - 2/14/23 - Travis Devine

🌎 "Hit the Road" National Parks: January 2021
Lake District National Park (England): Read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in INSPIRATION.
One September Morning - Rosalind Noonan - 11/14/22

🌎 Urban National Parks: January 2022
Western Sydney Parklands (Australia): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in WESTERN SYDNEY PARKLANDS (3 Word Minimum).
Peril at the Exposition - Nev March - 11/25/22


10. ROAD TRIP USA: Complete 5 tasks - one from each trip listed below.
🌎 Riding the Highways: MN Highway 61: August 2018
Drive 5 Miles to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: Read a series #5.
Katheryn Howard, the Scandalous Queen - Alison Weir - 4/11/23 - #5 Six Tudor Queens

🌎 Riding the Highways: Natchez Trace Parkway: July 2019
Drive 29 Miles to Sunken Trace: Read a series #2 or #9.
A Conspiracy in Belgravia - Sherry Thomas - 5/11/23 - #2 Lady Sherlock

🌎 Riding the Highways: Vermont Scenic Byway 100: September 2020
Drive 3 Miles to Wilmington: Read a series #3.
Buried - Kendra Elliot - 5/28/23 - #3 Bone Secrets

🌎 Riding the Highways: ND Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway: October 2021
Drive 1.6 Miles to Rosebud Visitor Center: Read a series book #1, #6 or #16.
Burn - Nevada Barr - 4/27/23 - #16 Anna Pigeon

🌎 Riding the Highways: The Historic National Road: May 2021
Drive 3 Miles to Fuller-Baker Log House: Read a series book #3.
Transfer of Power - Vince Flynn - 5/10/23 - #3 Mitch Flynn

11. FIFTY NIFTY US STATES: Complete 5 tasks - one from each state below.
🌎 Fifty Nifty US States: Alabama: July 2020
State Animal (Mammal) - American Black Bear: Read a book with a title that starts with A or B (ignore or use A, An or The).
Aftershock - Jill Sorenson - 11/29/22

🌎 Fifty Nifty US States: Alaska:
Official State Nickname - The Last Frontier: Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE LAST FRONTIER (2 Word Minimum).
The Lost Ones - Ace Atkins - 1/2/23 - TLO

🌎 Fifty Nifty US States: Arkansas:
State Tree - Loblolly Pine: Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in LOBLOLLY PINE.
After the Kiss - Lauren Layne - 12/7/22

🌎 Fifty Nifty US States: Connecticut:
State Flower - Mountain Laurel: Read a book with a predominantly PINK OR WHITE cover (post cover).
Something Borrowed - Emily Giffin - 1/17/23


🌎 Fifty Nifty US States: Delaware:
Number - 1st State to Join the Union!!: Read a series book #1.
Trouble in Nuala - Harriet Steel - 2/17/23 - #1 Inspector de Silva Mysteries

12. SMORGASBORD & TRAVEL THROUGH HISTORY: Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge listed below.
🌎 2022 Travel Resolutions: Yearly Challenge from January 2022
Plan Ahead: Read a book that will fulfill a task for 3 or more challenges you are working on - tell us the challenges.
In the Land of the Long White Cloud - Sarah Lark - 4/13/23 - used in
1. Fifty Nifty US States: Idaho
2. Riding the Highways: The Aloha Loop
3. Vatican City Spell Out

🌎 100 Wonders for 100 Members!!: Extra Challenge from July 2018
Galapagos Islands: Read a book with an island setting.
On the Island - Tracey Garvis Graves - 2/15/23 - Maldive Islands

🌎 Iconic Trail: El Camino de Santiago: Iconic Trail from November 2020
Puente la Reina:
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in PUENTE LA REINA (two word minimum).
The Last Party - Clare Mackintosh - 1/24/23 - TLP

🌎 All Aboard The Maharajas' Express!: Train Trip from May 2019
Goa to Hospet 319 KM:
✱ Read a series book #3, #1 or #9
The Hunter - Tom Wood - 4/22/23 - #1 Victor the Assassin

🌎 Exploring Prehistoric Cave & Rock Paintings: Travel Through History Challenge from July 2021
FRANCE: Chauvet Cave & Lascaux Paintings: Read a series book #2).
The Scorpion's Tail - Douglas Preston - 3/4/23 - #2 Nora Kelly


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OPTIONAL: SPELL THE WORLD: Spell Five Countries

C - Cinderella Murder - Mary Higgins Clark - 4/17/23
A - Act of Treason - Vince Flynn - 6/26/23
N - Not Dead Yet - Peter James - 7/2/23
A - Adrift - Lisa Brideau - 6/14/23
D - Dead Simple - Peter James - 5/3/23
A - Advise and Consent - Allen Drury - 5/5/2

E - Exodus - Leon Uris -5/12/23
N - T.J. Newman - Falling - 7/7/23
G - Gone With the Wind - Margaret Mitchell - 6/2/23
L - Librarian of Burned Books - Brianna Labuskes - 4/12/23
A - Age of Vice - Deepti Kapoor - 4/3/2
N - Carla Neggers - Cold Pursuit - 5/16/23
D - Death in the Sunshine - Steph Broadribb - 5/27/23

D - Drowned Girls - Loreth Anne White - 6/11/23
E - Executive Power - Vince Flynn - 6/15/23
N - Nevada Barr - Burn - 4/27/23
M - Mine Till Midnight - Lisa Kleypas - 12/1/22
A - All Dressed in White - Mary Higgins Clark - 5/22
R - Robert Bloch - Psycho - 12/13/22
K - Killer Angels - Michael Shaara - 12/15/22

F - Firekeeper's Daughter - Angeline Boulley - 6/1/23
R - Razorblade Tears - S.A. Cosby - 12/4/22
A - American Assassin - Vince Flynn - 4/10/23
N - Nita Prose - The Maid - 4/16/23
C - Collateral Damage - Lynette Eason - 4/25/23
E - Everyone Brave is Forgiven - Chris Cleave - 5/20/23

G - A Girl Called Samson - Amy Harmon - 4/4/23
R - Righteous Prey - John Sandford - 11/6/22
E - Elegance of the Hedgehog - Muriel Barbery - 4/26/23
E - Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows - Balli Kaur Jaswal - 6/9/23
N - Never Vie for a Viscount - Regina Scott - 4/9/23
L - The Layover - Lacie Waldon -5/8/23
A - Amazonia - James Rollins - 5/18/23
N - Not all Bastards Are from Vienna - Andrea Molesini - 4/2/23
D - Diablo Mesa - Douglas Preston - 4/19/23




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Five Year Anniversary Challenge
November 1, 2022 to Completion
60/60 Tasks
5/5 words Spell Out

1. CAPITAL OF THE MONTH: Complete 5 Tasks - 1 for each capital below.

⇨ North America: November 2019 - Panama's Capital: Panama City
5th Attraction: Biomuseo
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in ISTHMUS (ignore A, An or The) - Inevitable Angela Graham - 11/3/22

⇨ Asia: December 2019 - Nepal's Capital: Kathmandu
5th Attraction: Garden of Dreams
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in GARDEN OF DREAMS. - Daddy's Sweet Ride Olivia Fox - 11/1/22

⇨ Oceania: January 2020 - Vanuatu's Capital: Port Vila
5th Attraction: Vila Markets
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in VILA MARKETS. - Unloved Katy Regnery - 11/8/22

⇨ South America: February 2020 - Venezuela's Capital: Caracas
5th Attraction: Parque del Este
✱ Read a book that is part of a trilogy - The Wolf and the Sheep Penelope Sky - 11/21/22

⇨ Africa: March 2020 - Mozambique's Capital: Maputo
5th Attraction: Mafalala Walking Tour
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in MAFALALA WALKING TOUR. - Daddy Esquire Olivia Fox - 11/10/22

⇨ Europe: April 2020 - Switzerland's Capital: Bern
5th Attraction: Bernisches Historisches Museum
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in BERNISCHES HISTORISCHES MUSEUM. - Forevermore Nicole Edwards - 11/6/22


2. LANDMARKS OF THE WORLD: Complete 5 tasks - 1 for each challenge below.

⇨ The Great Wall of China: September 2019
Seen from Space Myth: Read a book that addresses a controversial topic (tell us what). - Autism - The Kiss Quotient Helen Hoang - 12/20/22

⇨ Landmark Museums: May 2020
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, Egypt
✱ Read a book tagged HISTORY or HISTORICAL on its GR Main Page - Eye of the Needle Ken Follett - 11/10/22

⇨ Neuschwanstein Castle: November 2020
Fairy Tale King: Read a book tagged MYSTERY on it GR homepage - The Red Ledger: Part 9 Meredith Wild - 11/23/22

⇨ The Taj Mahall: March 2021
Exterior Colors: Read a book with an almost all white, pink or blue cover - Rainbow Sprinkles Pepper North - 12/4/22

⇨ Unfinished Landmarks: May 2021
National Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland
✱ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in FOLLY (ignore A, AN or THE) - Found Jayne Rylon - 11/22/22

3. EXPLORING CULTURES AND HOLIDAYS: Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

⇨ Doughnuts of the World: June 2018
Jalebi: Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in JALEBI. - Irreplaceable Angela Graham - 11/13/22

⇨ Let's Celebrate the Chinese New Year: February 2019
Reunion Dinner: Read a book that has a family gathering in the story (tell us what it was for) - Had a family get together to meet the MC's girlfriend for the first time - Indestructible Angela Graham - 11/18/22

⇨ Buon-Appetito: The Cuisine of Italy: May 2020
Rome - Carbonara: Read a book in which the authors first AND last initial can be found in CARBONARA. - King of Diamonds Renee Rose - 11/24/22

⇨ Gift Giving Traditions: November 2021
Japan: Read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in JAPAN (tell us where). - NY - Dark Lover J.R. Ward - 11/16/22

⇨ Celebrate Holi: The Festival of Colors: February 2022
Divine Love: Read a book tagged ROMANCE on its GR Homepage - Real Dirty Meghan March - 11/20/22


4. SEASONAL ADVENTURES: Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge below.

⇨ Spring Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan: March 2018
Day Five (Kyoto & Surrounding Area): Read a book with a title that is printed in RED (post cover) - Nikki Sex - 3/25/23 -

⇨ Scotland: Summer Canal Adventure: June 2019
Day Five (Falkirk): Read one of the longest books on your TBR (tell us how many pages). - 528 pgs - Still Standing Kristen Ashley - 12/23/22

⇨ Remembering Syria: September 2020
Day Five (Hama and Ebla): Read a book in which a character digs for some reason (plant a flower, hide a treasure, discover a person's hidden past, etc. - tell us why) - planting flowers - The Guestbook Andrea Hurst - 12/15/22

⇨ Safari Adventure in Botswana: March 2021
Day Five (Kasane): Read a book with a cruise or travel by boat in it - Bidding on Brooks Katy Regnery - 2/18/23

⇨ Morocco's Imperial Cities & More: March 2022
Day Five (Fès): Read a book with a female MC whose name begins with a letter found in FATIMA. - Spencer Marshall - Finding Spencer (B&S, #1.5) Kimberly Knight - 11/25/22

5. SEASONAL ADVENTURE - CLIMBING MACHU PICHU: Complete 5 tasks.

⇨ TAN (PERU & AREA): Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where. - Boston, MA - Edge of Sight Roxanne St. Claire - 1/14/23
⇨ GOLD (INCA FUN FACTS): Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number. - 208 pgs - More Than One Night Marie Tuhart - 11/25/22
⇨ BROWN (INTERESTING TIDBITS): Read a series book #5 - Lover Unbound J.R. Ward - 3/15/23
⇨ LIGHT GREEN (GETTING THERE): Read a book you felt accurately portrayed the culture of a country different from your own. - Their Marchioness Jess Michaels - 2/20/23
⇨ DARK GREEN (ARRIVAL): Read a book with 3 in the page count (share count). - 386 pgs - Love at First Flight Marie Force - 11/28/22


6. SEASONAL WORD SEARCH: Find 5 words in text.
Multiple words can be found in one book. Please share text, along with title & author info.
⇨ Waltz (Austria 2018) - Pg 8 - glided into a waltz - Lover Revealed J.R. Ward - 1/29/23
⇨ Pyramid (Egypt 2019) - Pg 115 - in a carefully arranged pyramid - Devil’s Lair Anna Zaires - 4/25/23
⇨ Pope (Italy 2020) - Pg 68 - Pope sat at his club table - Free Kristen Ashley - 3/30/23
⇨ Beaver (Western Canada 2021) - Pg 69 - Pictured June Cleaver from Leave It To Beaver - Only Love Melanie Harlow - 5/19/23
⇨ Fjord (Norway Word Search 2022) - Pg 130 - Fjords are cratered into the coastline-Royally Not Ready Meghan Quinn - 10/8/24


7. DISCOVERY CHALLENGES: Read 5 books from five different countries of your choice.
⇨ Country 1: England - Seduce Me at Sunrise Lisa Kleypas - 11/6/22
⇨ Country 2: US - Please Me J. Kenner - 11/8/22
⇨ Country 3: Bali (Indonesia) - Be Your Everything Catherine Bybee - 1/29/23
⇨ Country 4: Macau (China) - Secret Baby 4 the SEAL's: Military Reverse Harem Romance Teddy Paisley - 2/9/23
⇨ Country 5: - Italy - The Wolf and His Wife Penelope Sky - 2/21/23

Karen's Five Year Anniversary Challenge Continued


8. TRAVEL BINGO: Complete a task for the 5 words below.

(view spoiler)[Complete the task for each word in one of FOUR ways:
1. TITLE: The title begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The). If there are 2 words, use first letter of first word and last letter of last word.
2. AUTHOR: Author's First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. TEXT: Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. If there are two words they both need to be there. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. COVER: Item found on cover - post cover. (hide spoiler)]

⇨ BEACH from: Great Barrier Reef Bingo in April 2018. - TITLE - Billionaire Boss Ali Parker - 12/2/22
⇨ SNAPDRAGON from: Wildflower Bingo in April 2019. - AUTHOR - Chasing His Bunny Golden Angel - 11/19/22
⇨ REST AREA from: Road Trip Bingo in November 2020. - TITLE - RECKLESS - Part 1 Alice Ward - 11/27/22
⇨ TITUS from: Roman Emperor Bingo in April 2021. - TITLE - Total Surrender Erika Wilde - 12/1/22
⇨ POOL from: Cruise Bingo in August 2022 - TITLE - Link Serena Akeroyd - 12/19/22


9. NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD: Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

⇨ Autumn Colors Around the World: November 2018
Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada): Read a book with a main character who is a musician - Real Sexy Meghan March - 12/10/22

⇨ Global Camping Adventure: July 2019
Müritz National Park (Germany): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in MÜRITZ NATIONAL PARK (THREE Word Minimum). - No Time to Lie Lexi Blake - 6/29/23

⇨ Extreme National Parks: July 2020
Moyenne Island National Park (Seychelles): Read a book with a MC whose first name starts with a letter found in TORTOISE. - Olivia - Now, Please Willow Summers - 12/5/22

⇨ "Hit the Road" National Parks: January 2021
Lake District National Park (England): Read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in INSPIRATION. - Carrie Pepper North - 12/11/22

⇨ Urban National Parks: January 2022
Western Sydney Parklands (Australia): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in WESTERN SYDNEY PARKLANDS (3 Word Minimum). - The Lone Wolf Penelope Sky - 2/28/23


10. ROAD TRIP USA: Complete 5 tasks - one from each trip listed below.

⇨ Riding the Highways: MN Highway 61: August 2018
Drive 5 Miles to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: Read a book with 5 in the total page count. - 256 pgs - The Brands Who Came For Christmas Maggie Shayne - 1/22/23

⇨ Riding the Highways: Natchez Trace Parkway: July 2019
Drive 29 Miles to Sunken Trace: Read a book with 2 AND 9 in the total page count. - 392 pgs - Snow Bound Delta James - 12/15/22

⇨ Riding the Highways: Vermont Scenic Byway 100: September 2020
Drive 3 Miles to Wilmington: Read a book with 3 in the total page count. - 139 pgs - Calendar Boy Helen Hardt - 12/20/22

⇨ Riding the Highways: ND Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway: October 2021
Drive 1.6 Miles to Rosebud Visitor Center: Read a series book #1 - Full Circle Mona Ingram - 12/5/22

⇨ Riding the Highways: The Historic National Road: May 2021
Drive 3 Miles to Fuller-Baker Log House: Read a book with 3 in the total page count (share count) - 340 pgs - Summer in Napa Marina Adair - 12/30/22


11. FIFTY NIFTY US STATES: Complete 5 tasks - one from each state below.

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alabama: July 2020
State Animal (Mammal) - American Black Bear: Read a book with a title that starts with A or B (ignore or use A, An or The). - Awakened Helen Hardt - 2/4/23

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alaska:
Official State Nickname - The Last Frontier: Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE LAST FRONTIER (2 Word Minimum). - Tempting Taste Sara Whitney - 1/7/23

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Arkansas:
State Tree - Loblolly Pine: Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in LOBLOLLY PINE. - Once Upon a Sure Thing Lauren Blakely - 1/11/23

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Connecticut:
State Flower - Mountain Laurel: Read a book with a predominantly PINK OR WHITE cover (post cover). - Katy Regnery - 1/10/23

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Delaware:
Number - 1st State to Join the Union!!: Read a series book #1 - His Wicked Games Ember Casey - 12/7/22


12. SMORGASBORD & TRAVEL THROUGH HISTORY: Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge listed below.

⇨ 2022 Travel Resolutions: Yearly Challenge from January 2022
Plan Ahead: Read a book that will fulfill a task for 3 or more challenges you are working on - tell us the challenges.
Capital of the Month - Santo Domingo Spell Out
Road Trip - Historic National Road
Smorgasbord-100 Wonders for 100 Members
The Director Renee Rose - 12/12/22

⇨ 100 Wonders for 100 Members!!: Extra Challenge from July 2018
Galapagos Islands: Read a book with an island setting. - Whiskey Beach Nora Roberts - 1/25/22

⇨ Iconic Trail: El Camino de Santiago: Iconic Trail from November 2020
Puente la Reina:
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in PUENTE LA REINA (two word minimum). - Lover Eternal J.R. Ward - 1/7/23

⇨ All Aboard The Maharajas' Express!: Train Trip from May 2019
Goa to Hospet 319 KM:
✱ Read a book whose Main Character's Name begins with a letter in ANEGUNDI - Austin - The Soldier's E-Mail Order Bride Cora Seton - 1/1/23

⇨ Exploring Prehistoric Cave & Rock Paintings: Travel Through History Challenge from July 2021
FRANCE: Chauvet Cave & Lascaux Paintings: Read a series book #2 - Chasing His Squirrel Golden Angel - 12/26/22


OPTIONAL: SPELL THE WORLD: Spell Five Countries.

You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title (Use or Ignore A, An or The)
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of the Series title
4. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name
*For letters Q, X, Y and Z, you may use a book in which the letter is found anywhere in the title, series, author or MC name.
*You can only use a book for one country.

⇨ Country 1: Spain
S - Char-Scout - The Catch K. Bromberg - 3/18/23
P - The Son & His Hope Pepper Winters - 3/3/23
A - Wild Like the Wind Kristen Ashley - 3/22/23
I - Indigo Ridge Devney Perry - 3/10/23
N - Confessions Nicole Edwards - 4/15/23

⇨ Country 2: Ireland
I - Char-Ian - Do or Die Suzanne Brockmann - 2/9/23
R - The Tenderfoot Robert Vaughan - 2/1/23
E - The Boss: Book One Taryn Elliott - 2/5/23
L - Char-Cindy Lawry - Resilience After Dark Marie Force - 3/15/23
A - Char-Aliyah - My Aliyah: Texas Heat Sable Hunter - 3/22/23
N - Secrets Nicole Edwards - 2/24/23
D - Char-Damien - House of Paine: Book One Kylie Walker - 2/1/23

⇨ Country 3: Canada
C - Cherished Helen Hardt - 3/7/23
A - Char-Ashley - Freed Helen Hardt - 3/25/23
N - Char-Nate - Only You Melanie Harlow - 4/27/23
A - A Little Double Wedding: A Rawhide Ranch Story Golden Angel - 3/29/23
D - The Scoundrel Delta James - 3/27/23
A - Char-Ariel - Beneath the Truth Meghan March - 4/5/23

⇨ Country 4: England
E - The Boss Vol. 6 Taryn Elliott - 3/9/23
N - Char-Nikolai - Angel's Cage Anna Zaires - 5/2/23
G - The Game Maker Kitty Thomas - 4/8/23
L - Char-Logan - Ready to Wed J.L. Berg - 4/18/23
A - Inferno Angela Graham - 5/2/23
N - The Doctor Wears A Stetson Anne Marie Novark - 5/8/23
D - Char-Deke - The Man from Sanctum Lexi Blake - 4/18/23

⇨ Country 5: Scotland
S - Tempting Heat Sara Whitney - 1/19/23
C - Ruby Tuesday Mari Carr - 1/16/23
O - Char-Sinead O'Malley - Bound and Determined Sierra Cartwright - 2/26/23
T - Tied to the Tycoon Chloe Cox - 1/3/23
L - Lover Awakened J.R. Ward - 1/18/23
A - Char-Arin - Secret Daddy K.C. Crowne - 2/16/23
N - Char-Nick - Turbulent Waters Melody Anne - 2/15/23
D - Char-Dante - Their Fairy Princess Nicole Edwards - 2/15/23

Five Years!!
November 01, 2022 -- open ended

Thank you for all the adventures!!

1. CAPITAL OF THE MONTH: Complete 5 Tasks - 1 for each capital below.

⇨ North America: November 2019 - Panama's Capital: Panama City
5th Attraction: Biomuseo
✱ Read a book with a cover that is prominently red, blue and or yellow
Kissing Christmas Goodbye, M.C. Beaton 11/13

⇨ Asia: December 2019 - Nepal's Capital: Kathmandu
5th Attraction: Garden of Dreams
✱ Read a book with a garden on the cover
Murder on an Irish Farm, Carlene O'Connor 03/04

⇨ Oceania: January 2020 - Vanuatu's Capital: Port Vila
5th Attraction: Vila Markets
✱ Read a book with a character that sells their wares for a living ===> bookseller
The Ghost and the Stolen Tears, Cleo Coyle 11/19

⇨ South America: February 2020 - Venezuela's Capital: Caracas
5th Attraction: Parque del Este
✱ Read a book which is set on another planet
All Systems Red, Martha Wells 11/01

⇨ Africa: March 2020 - Mozambique's Capital: Maputo
5th Attraction: Mafalala Walking Tour
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in MAFALALA WALKING TOUR.
Wedding Day Murder, Leslie Meier 11/13

⇨ Europe: April 2020 - Switzerland's Capital: Bern
5th Attraction: Bernisches Historisches Museum
✱ Read a historical fiction book, or a nonfiction book about history
Edinburgh Twilight, Carole Lawrence 11/04

2. LANDMARKS OF THE WORLD: Complete 5 tasks - 1 for each challenge below.

⇨ The Great Wall of China: September 2019
Seen from Space Myth: Read a book with the moon on its cover
Merry Christmas Murder, Rachel Woods 12/14

⇨ Landmark Museums: May 2020
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, Egypt
✱ Read a book that takes place in Egypt
The Hippopotamus Pool, Elizabeth Peters 01/19

⇨ Neuschwanstein Castle: November 2020
Fairy Tale King: Read a book tagged MYSTERY on it GR homepage
The Heiress of Linn Hagh, Karen Charlton 11/08

⇨ The Taj Mahall: March 2021
Exterior Colors: Read a book that has a color in its title.
Murder Under a Blue Moon, Abigail Keam 11/13

⇨ Unfinished Landmarks: May 2021
National Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland
✱ Read a book with a location found in the UK (Oxford)
A Fatal Mistake, Faith Martin 11/17

3. EXPLORING CULTURES AND HOLIDAYS: Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

⇨ Doughnuts of the World: June 2018
Jalebi: Read a book that takes place in India or the Middle East
Death in Damascus, Karen Baugh Menuhin 11/15

⇨ Let's Celebrate the Chinese New Year: February 2019
Reunion Dinner: Read a book that has a family gathering in the story ===> Family gathered for a wedding
Round Up the Usual Peacocks, Donna Andrews 12/05

⇨ Buon-Appetito: The Cuisine of Italy: May 2020
Rome - Carbonara: Read a book in which the author's first AND last initial can be found in CARBONARA.
The Girl in the Gallery, Alice Castle 01/07

⇨ Gift Giving Traditions: November 2021
Japan: Reada book set in a location that starts with a letter in JAPAN ===> Japan
The Nakano Thrift Shop, Hiromi Kawakami 01/06

⇨ Celebrate Holi: The Festival of Colors: February 2022
Divine Love: Read a book tagged ROMANCE on its GR Homepage
Wyndcross, Martha Keyes 11/24

4. SEASONAL ADVENTURES: Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge below.

⇨ Spring Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan: March 2018
Day Five (Kyoto & Surrounding Area): Read a book where religion plays an important part.
The Sanctuary Sparrow, Ellis Peters 02/08

⇨ Scotland: Summer Canal Adventure: June 2019
Day Five (Falkirk): Read a book that was atmospheric
The Mystery of Mistletoe Hall, Benedict Brown 11/28

⇨ Remembering Syria: September 2020
Day Five (Hama and Ebla): Read a book that has been translated from its original language. (Swedish to English)
Tonight You're Dead, Viveca Sten 12/04

⇨ Safari Adventure in Botswana: March 2021
Day Five (Kasane): Read a book with a cruise or travel by boat in it
Murder at Sea of Passenger X, Anna Celeste Burke 11/22

⇨ Morocco's Imperial Cities & More: March 2022
Day Five (Fès): Read a book set in an university, college or school
Sleigh Bell Tower , James J. Cudney 12/23

5. SEASONAL ADVENTURE - CLIMBING MACHU PICHU: Complete 5 tasks.

⇨ TAN (PERU & AREA): Read a book that takes place in a capital city. ===> New York City
Murder With All the Trimmings, Shawn Reilly Simmons 12/17

⇨ GOLD (INCA FUN FACTS): Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number ====> 296
Three Shots to the Wind, Sherry Harris 11/10

⇨ BROWN (INTERESTING TIDBITS): Read a series book #5
A Toast to Murder, Allyson K. Abbott 12/31

⇨ LIGHT GREEN (GETTING THERE): Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive, Alexander McCall Smith 11/25

⇨ DARK GREEN (ARRIVAL): Read a series book #3
Slashing Through the Snow, Jacqueline Frost 12/11

Five Years, Part 2

6. SEASONAL WORD SEARCH: Find 5 words in text.

⇨ Waltz (Austria 2018) "..and we enjoyed a pleasant waltz while we chatted amiably."
Murder at the Mayfair Hotel, C.J. Archer 02/17
⇨ Pyramid (Egypt 2019) "But the pyramids are near Cairo.," I said.
The Egyptian Antiquities Murder, Sara Rosett 02/03
⇨ Pope (Italy 2020) ==> "...several doges in our ancestry and even a pope."
The Venice Sketchbook, Rhys Bowen 01/13
⇨ Beaver (Western Canada 2021) ==> "I've spent every summer here on Beaver Island since I was born."
Vitamin Sea, Maia Ross 08/15
⇨ Fjord (Norway Word Search 2022) ==> "Alice and Osmond worked on a jigsaw of a scenic fjord..."
Norway to Hide, Maddy Hunter 07/04

7. DISCOVERY CHALLENGES: Read 5 books.

⇨ Country 1: New Zealand: Squirrel & Swan: Precious Things, M.D. Archer 11/19

⇨ Country 2: Canada: A Better Man, Louise Penny 11/27

⇨ Country 3: England: The Secret Adversary, Agatha Christie 11/29

⇨ Country 4: Scotland: The Castle Caper, Kathi Daley 11/29

⇨ Country 5: Italy: A Mystery Before Christmas, Adriana Licio 12/23

8. TRAVEL BINGO: Complete a task for the 5 words below.

⇨ BEACH from: Great Barrier Reef Bingo in April 2018 ===> author initials
Carolyn Q. Hunter - Killer Christmas Pie 11/29

⇨ SNAPDRAGON from: Wildflower Bingo in April 2019 ===> title
Swamp Sweets, Jana DeLeon 11/18

⇨ REST AREA from: Road Trip Bingo in November 2020 ===> title
Restaurant Weeks Are Murder, Libby Klein 01/05

⇨ TITUS from: Roman Emperor Bingo in April 2021 ===> title
Thereby Hangs a Tail, Spencer Quinn 01/03

⇨ POOL from: Cruise Bingo in August 2022 ===> title
Peril in Paris, Rhys Bowen 01/12

9. NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD: Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

⇨ Autumn Colors Around the World: November 2018
Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada): Read a book with a main character who is a musician
Death in D Minor, Alexia Gordon 12/06

⇨ Global Camping Adventure: July 2019
Müritz National Park (Germany): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in MÜRITZ NATIONAL PARK (THREE Word Minimum).
Murder on the Levels, Frances Evesham 11/09

⇨ Extreme National Parks: July 2020
Moyenne Island National Park (Seychelles): Read a book with a MC whose first name starts with a letter found in TORTOISE. (Stella)
Murder at Morrington Hall, Clara McKenna 12/03

⇨ "Hit the Road" National Parks: January 2021
Lake District National Park (England): Read a book with a lake on the cover
The Loch Ness Papers, Paige Shelton03/17

⇨ Urban National Parks: January 2022
Western Sydney Parklands (Australia): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in WESTERN SYDNEY PARKLANDS (3 Word Minimum).
Last Diner Standing, Terri L. Austin 12/29

10. ROAD TRIP USA: Complete 5 tasks - one from each trip listed below.

⇨ Riding the Highways: MN Highway 61: August 2018
Drive 5 Miles to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: Read a series #5
Prove or Perish, Kathi Daley 12/16

⇨ Riding the Highways: Natchez Trace Parkway: July 2019
Drive 29 Miles to Sunken Trace: Read a series #2
Murder in Cold Mud, Emily Organ 11/12

⇨ Riding the Highways: Vermont Scenic Byway 100: September 2020
Read a book with 3 in the total page count ==> 293p
The Color of Magic, Terry Pratchett 11/18

⇨ Riding the Highways: ND Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway: October 2021
Drive 1.6 Miles to Rosebud Visitor Center: Read a series book #1
A Death, A Duke and Miss Mifford,Claudia Stone 11/05

⇨ Riding the Highways: The Historic National Road: May 2021
Drive 3 Miles to Fuller-Baker Log House: Read a series book #3
Gingerbread at Moonglow, Deborah Garner 12/20

11. FIFTY NIFTY US STATES: Complete 5 tasks - one from each state below.

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alabama: July 2020
State Animal (Mammal) - American Black Bear: Read a book with a title that starts with A or B (ignore or use A, An or The).
The Bark Before Christmas, Laurien Berenson 01/02

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alaska:
Official State Nickname - The Last Frontier: Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE LAST FRONTIER (2 Word Minimum).
Now and Then, Kathi Daley 11/07

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Arkansas:
State Tree - State Tree - Loblolly Pine: Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in LOBLOLLY PINE.
Movie Night Murder, Leslie Langtry 11/14.

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Connecticut:
State Flower - Mountain Laurel: Read a book with a predominantly PINK OR WHITE cover
Christmas Card Murder, Leslie Meier et al 01/01

⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Delaware:
Number - 1st State to Join the Union!!: Read a series book #1
Murder & the Heir, Beth Byers 12/07

12. SMORGASBORD & TRAVEL THROUGH HISTORY: Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge listed below.

⇨ 2022 Travel Resolutions: Yearly Challenge from January 2022
Plan Ahead: Read a book that will fulfill a task for 3 or more challenges you are working on - tell us the challenges. (georgia, murd mystery, stagnant, vowels, Thanksgiving, yahtzee, cozy scavenger, travel log)
Rekindling Motives, Elaine Orr 11/12

⇨ 100 Wonders for 100 Members!!: Extra Challenge from July 2018
Galapagos Islands: Read a book with an island setting.
An Aero Island Christmas Mystery, Adriana Licio 12/16

⇨ Iconic Trail: El Camino de Santiago: Iconic Trail from November 2020
Puente la Reina:
✱ Read a book where the characters travel to a country that isn't their own
Sisters Behaving Badly, Maddie Please 11/16

⇨ All Aboard The Maharajas' Express!: Train Trip from May 2019
Goa to Hospet 319 KM:
✱ Thereby Hangs a Tail, Spencer Quinn 01/03

⇨ Exploring Prehistoric Cave & Rock Paintings: Travel Through History Challenge from July 2021
FRANCE: Chauvet Cave & Lascaux Paintings:Read a book that has an animal on the cover
Perestroika in Paris, Jane Smiley 01/11

Jan - If I’m counting correctly, Capital of the Month has 6 tasks. But says complete 5. Do we skip one or do all 6? Also, for spell out, can we use books we use for the rest of the challenge? Or do they need to be never used books for this challenge?

Thanks!

Geri wrote: "Jan - If I’m counting correctly, Capital of the Month has 6 tasks. But says complete 5. Do we skip one or do all 6? Also, for spell out, can we use books we use for the rest of the challenge? Or do..."

Oh man, even after having my two cohorts looking it over you found my glitch Geri!! It was inevitable!!

No - we won't skip one, but the number of tasks will be changed to 61. I don't want to leave out a continent. Sure wish there were only five continents though... lol!!

Welcome to the challenge Pat, Patrizia, Geri, Brenda, Lynda, Bev, Karen, Meg!!

PLEASE NOTE MY ERROR IN THE CAPITAL PORTION OF CHALLENGE. THERE ARE SIX CONTINENTS, SO THERE WILL BE SIX TASKS, UPPING THE TASKS TO 61. MAKE SURE YOU CHANGE THIS IN YOUR CHALLENGE.

Five Year Anniversary Challenge
November 1, 2022 to Completion
61/61 Tasks
33/33 Spell Out

1. CAPITAL OF THE MONTH: Complete 5 Tasks - 1 for each capital below.

√1. North America: November 2019 - Panama's Capital: Panama City5th Attraction: Biomuseo

✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in BIOMUSEO. Bobbie Mason The Girl in the Blue Beret 11.2.22

√2. Asia: December 2019 - Nepal's Capital: Kathmandu
5th Attraction: Garden of Dreams

✱ Read a book with 6 found in the page count (share count) Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb 11.28.22 368 pages

√3. Oceania: January 2020 - Vanuatu's Capital: Port Vila
5th Attraction: Vila Markets

✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in VILA MARKETS. Leslie (Marmon) Silko Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit 11.5.22

√4. South America: February 2020 - Venezuela's Capital: Caracas
5th Attraction: Parque del Este

✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in PARQUE DEL ESTE. Louise Penny A World of Curiosities 12.23.22

√5 Africa: March 2020 - Mozambique's Capital: Maputo
5th Attraction: Mafalala Walking Tour

✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in MAFALALA WALKING TOUR. Tana French The Searcher 11.20.22

√6. Europe: April 2020 - Switzerland's Capital: Bern
5th Attraction: Bernisches Historisches Museum

✱ Read a historical fiction book, Midnight in Europe by Alan Furst 11.24.22


2. LANDMARKS OF THE WORLD: Complete 5 tasks - 1 for each challenge below.

√⇨ The Great Wall of China: September 2019
Seen from Space Myth: Read a book that addresses a controversial topic (tell us what). Union Street by Pat Barker 1.3.23 addresses the topic of abortion and domestic violence

√⇨ Landmark Museums: May 2020
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, Egypt
✱ Read a book that takes place in Egypt - A Burial at Sea by Charles Finch 12.18.22

√⇨ Neuschwanstein Castle: November 2020
Fairy Tale King: Read a book tagged MYSTERY on it GR homepage
Death and the Dancing Footman by Ngaio Marsh 12.14.22

√⇨ The Taj Mahall: March 2021
Exterior Colors: Read a book with an almost all white, pink or blue cover by Kate Atkinson 12.30.22

√⇨ Unfinished Landmarks: May 2021
National Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland
✱ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in FOLLY The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams 1.14.23

3. EXPLORING CULTURES AND HOLIDAYS: Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

√⇨ Doughnuts of the World: June 2018
Jalebi: Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in JALEBI. Ice by Ed McBain 1.11.23

√⇨ Let's Celebrate the Chinese New Year: February 2019
Reunion Dinner: Read a book that has a family gathering in the story (tell us what it was for) MC Charles Finch and extended family gathers for a cousin's wedding in A Death in the Small Hours by Charles Finch 3.29.23

√⇨ Buon-Appetito: The Cuisine of Italy: May 2020
Rome - Carbonara: Read a book in which the authors first AND last initial can be found in CARBONARA. Agatha Christie The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side 2.3.23

√⇨ Gift Giving Traditions: November 2021
Japan: Read a book with a pastel-colored cover (post cover) by H.G. Wells 1.2.23

√⇨ Celebrate Holi: The Festival of Colors: February 2022
Divine Love: Read a book tagged ROMANCE on its GR Homepage Persuasion by Jane Austen 2.24.23

4. SEASONAL ADVENTURES: Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge below.

√⇨ Spring Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan: March 2018
Day Five (Kyoto & Surrounding Area): Read a book where religion plays an important part. - In 1972: A Novel of Ireland's Unfinished Revolution The Troubles occur in Northern Ireland where it is Catholics vs. Protestants - religion matters. The entire book's background consists of this conflict.

√⇨ Scotland: Summer Canal Adventure: June 2019
Day Five (Falkirk): Read one of the longest books on your TBR (tell us how many pages). The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel 2.9.23 757 pages

√⇨ Remembering Syria: September 2020
Day Five (Hama and Ebla): Read a book in which a character digs for some reason (plant a flower, hide a treasure, discover a person's hidden past, etc. - tell us why) - Ruth Galloway digs because she is an archeologist - a forensic archeologist. The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths 12.22.22

√⇨ Safari Adventure in Botswana: March 2021
Day Five (Kasane): Read a book with a cruise or travel by boat in it Insight Guides Mexico 12.31.22

√⇨ Morocco's Imperial Cities & More: March 2022
Day Five (Fès): read a book with a female MC whose name begins with a letter found in FATIMA. Augusta So Long as You Both Shall Live by Ed McBain 12.24.22


5. SEASONAL ADVENTURE - CLIMBING MACHU PICHU: Complete 5 tasks.

√⇨ TAN (PERU & AREA): Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where. Normal People by
Sally Rooney 2.22.23 - Dublin, Ireland

√⇨ GOLD (INCA FUN FACTS): Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number. Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh 1.6.23 256 pages

√⇨ BROWN (INTERESTING TIDBITS): Read a book with a TBR number that is between 150 and 159 (share #). Tel Aviv Noir ed. Etgar Keret 1.26.23 was TBR 152

√⇨ LIGHT GREEN (GETTING THERE): Read a book you felt accurately portrayed the culture of a country different from your own. Nightblind Nightblind by Ragnar Jonasson 1.16.23 portrays Iceland in a realistic way and shows many differences from culture in the United States in terms of crime, how crime s handled, food, how holidays are celebrated.

√⇨ DARK GREEN (ARRIVAL): Read a book with 3 in the page count (share count). A Forgotten Place by Charles Todd 1.27.23 384 pages

6. SEASONAL WORD SEARCH: Find 5 words in text.
Multiple words can be found in one book. Please share text, along with title & author info.
√⇨ Waltz (Austria 2018) "importance of never reversing a waltz when Royalty was present" p. 71 The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before the Storm by Juliet Nicholson 12.5.22
√⇨ Pyramid (Egypt 2019) "the pyramid and temple of Huizilopochtli" p. 167 Victors and Vanquished: Spanish and Nahua Views of the Conquest of Mexico by Stuart B. Schwartz 2.26.23
√⇨ Pope (Italy 2020) "If the British find him than I'm the pope" p. Location 1331 About the Night by Anat Talshir 12.11.22
√⇨ Beaver (Western Canada 2021) "Belvoir (pronounced Beaver)" p. 79 The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before the Storm by Juliet Nicholson 12.5.22
√⇨ Fjord (Norway Word Search 2022) "The water of the fjord was as still as a mirror." p. 44 Snowblind by Ragnar Jonassen 12.9.22

√7. DISCOVERY CHALLENGES: Read 5 books from five different countries of your choice.
√⇨ Country 1: GERMANY - The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel by Kati Marton 11.13.22
√⇨ Country 2: JAPAN Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata 11.6.22
√⇨ Country 3: IRELAND 1949: A Novel of the Irish Free State by Morgan Llywelyn 11.16.22
√⇨ Country 4: ENGLAND Radio Girls by Sarah-Jane Stratford 11.10.22
√⇨ Country 5: ISRAEL A Pigeon and a Boy by Meir Shalev 11.27.22

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8. TRAVEL BINGO: Complete a task for the 5 words below.

Complete the task for each word in one of FOUR ways:
1. TITLE: The title begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The). If there are 2 words, use first letter of first word and last letter of last word.
2. AUTHOR: Author's First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. TEXT: Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. If there are two words they both need to be there. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. COVER: Item found on cover - post cover.

√⇨ BEACH from: Great Barrier Reef Bingo in April 2018. "A long flat rock on the beach had been painted with big happy eyes" p. 338 Garnethill by Denise Mina 1.7.23

√⇨ SNAPDRAGON from: Wildflower Bingo in April 2019. A Sleeping Life by Ruth Rendell 2.17.23

√⇨ REST AREA from: Road Trip Bingo in November 2020. Rutherford Park by Elizabeth Cooke 4.14.23

√⇨ TITUS from: Roman Emperor Bingo in April 2021. "that was more than enough of indulging Titus" p. 32 Stagestruck by Peter Lovesey 3.16.23

√⇨ POOL from: Cruise Bingo in August 2022 - "his eyes on the pool, where a nude woman floated facedown..." p. 12 The Rough Cut by Douglas Corleone 1,17.23


9. NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD: Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

√⇨ Autumn Colors Around the World: November 2018
Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada): Read a book with a main character who is a musician The MC, George Chadderton, is a guitarist specializing in calypso music. Calypso by Ed McBain 12.2.22

√⇨ Global Camping Adventure: July 2019
Müritz National Park (Germany): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in MÜRITZ NATIONAL PARK (THREE Word Minimum). The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict 3.4.23

√⇨ Extreme National Parks: July 2020
Moyenne Island National Park (Seychelles): Read a book with a MC whose first name starts with a letter found in TORTOISE. Tomas in Blackout by Ragnar Jonasson 1.23.23

√⇨ "Hit the Road" National Parks: January 2021
Lake District National Park (England): Read a book with a lake on the cover - Kings Lake - An Accidental Death by Peter Grainger 3.23.23

√⇨ Urban National Parks: January 2022
Western Sydney Parklands (Australia): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in WESTERN SYDNEY PARKLANDS (3 Word Minimum). Wolves Eat Dogs by Martin Cruz Smith 2.14.23


10. ROAD TRIP USA: Complete 5 tasks - one from each trip listed below.

√⇨ Riding the Highways: MN Highway 61: August 2018
Drive 5 Miles to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: read a book with 5 in the total page count. The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths 2.16.23 358 pages

√⇨ Riding the Highways: Natchez Trace Parkway: July 2019
Drive 29 Miles to Sunken Trace: Read #29 from your TBR Kneller's Happy Campers by Etgar Keret 3.20.23

√⇨ Riding the Highways: Vermont Scenic Byway 100: September 2020
Drive 3 Miles to Wilmington: Read a book with 3 in the total page count. Lightning by Ed McBain 1.29.23 334 pages

√⇨ Riding the Highways: ND Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway: October 2021
Drive 1.6 Miles to Rosebud Visitor Center: Read a series book #1, #6 or #16 -Hunting Shadows by Charles Todd 2.10.23 is Book #16 in the Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery series.

√⇨ Riding the Highways: The Historic National Road: May 2021
Drive 3 Miles to Fuller-Baker Log House: Read abook with 3 in the total page count (share count) 321 pages The Return by Hakan Nesser 2.8.23


11. FIFTY NIFTY US STATES: Complete 5 tasks - one from each state below.

[√Fifty Nifty US States: Alabama: July 2020
State Animal (Mammal) - American Black Bear: Read a book with a title that starts with A or B (ignore or use A, An or The). [book:But For The Grace|22291463] by Peter Grainger 4.22.23

√⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Alaska:
Official State Nickname - The Last Frontier: Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE LAST FRONTIER (2 Word Minimum). Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 3.2.23

√⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Arkansas:
State Tree - Loblolly Pine: Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in LOBLOLLY PINE. Louise Penny The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny 4.10.23

√⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Connecticut:
State Flower - Mountain Laurel: Read a book with a predominantly PINK OR WHITE cover (post cover). by Tana French 4.8.23

√⇨ Fifty Nifty US States: Delaware:
Number - 1st State to Join the Union!!: Read a book with a page count that includes 1 (share count). The History Teacher by Susan Bacon 3.22.23 341 pages

12. SMORGASBORD & TRAVEL THROUGH HISTORY: Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge listed below.

√⇨ 2022 Travel Resolutions: Yearly Challenge from January 2022
Plan Ahead: Read a book that will fulfill a task for 3 or more challenges you are working on - tell us the challenges. Encore in Death by J.D. Robb 2.20.23 1) Lost Challenges - February Scavenger Hunt. 2) Wanderlust Challenges - Let's Spell Europe - under Switzerland - E for Eliza Lane 3) A-Z Book Titles 2023 - letter E 4) Wanderlust Challenges - Travel Journal - United States

√⇨ 100 Wonders for 100 Members!!: Extra Challenge from July 2018
Galapagos Islands: Read a book with an island setting. The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline 3.17.23 set in Australia, a large island, and a much smaller Flinder's Island in Australia

√⇨ Iconic Trail: El Camino de Santiago: Iconic Trail from November 2020
Puente la Reina:
√✱ Read a book with a bridge or river on the cover or in text (post cover or share text) BRIDGE: "The archer unlocked the postern and ushered him out across the makeshift bridge" p. 204 Death's Dark Valley by Paul Doherty 2.25.23

√⇨ All Aboard The Maharajas' Express!: Train Trip from May 2019
Goa to Hospet 319 KM:

✱ Read a book whose Main Character's Name begins with a letter in ANEGUNDI - Ian Rutledge A Game of Fear by Charles Todd 3.6.23

√⇨ Exploring Prehistoric Cave & Rock Paintings: Travel Through History Challenge from July 2021
FRANCE: Chauvet Cave & Lascaux Paintings: read a book that has an animal on the cover (post cover). Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosphy and Jokes by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein 4.18.23


OPTIONAL: SPELL THE WORLD: Spell Five Countries.

You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title (Use or Ignore A, An or The)
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of the Series title
4. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name
*For letters Q, X, Y and Z, you may use a book in which the letter is found anywhere in the title, series, author or MC name.
*You can only use a book for one country.

⇨ Africa: Egypt
E - book:Eight Black Horses|37951] by Ed McBain 3.5.23
G 0 Ruth Galloway, MC - The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths 5.11.23
Y - Yrsa Sigurdardottir The Absolution 5.4.23
P - Peters, Elizabeth Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters 4.23.23
T - This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing: A Memoir by Jacqueline Winspear 3.10.23

⇨ Asia: Israel
I - Izrael, MC The War Girls by V.S. Alexander 3.19.23
S - A Single Pebble by John Hersey 3.27.23
R - Roulet, Ellery (MC) Encounters in Paris: A Collection of Short Stories by Carolyn Moncel 4.16.23
A - Adler-Olsen, Jussi The Shadow Murders by Jussi Adler-Olsen 3.24.23
E - An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten 4.4.23
L - Charles Lenox - The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch 5.20.23

⇨ Europe: France
F - A. J. Fikry - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 5.22.23
R - Rupture by Ragnar Jónasson 6.1.23
A - Ant (yes, Ant) Ruiz a MC in Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 5.17.23
N- Nikolai Aleksandrov author of Two Leaps Across a Chasm: A Russian Mystery 5.6.23
C - Cussy - Main Character The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardsom 4.28.23
E - Elly Griffiths The Zig Zag Girl 6.6.23

⇨ North America: Canada
C - Charles Carrington, a MC in The Great War and Modern Memory by Paul Fussell 6.10.23
A - Alex Recht - Silenced by Kristina Ohlsson5.21.23
N - Nineteen Eighty-Four b=y George Orwell 5.16.23
A - Adams, Ellery, author of The Secret, Book & Scone Society 5.25.23
D - Diary of a Dead Man on Leave by David Downing 4.12.23
A - Alan Furst A Hero of France 6.3.23

⇨ Oceania: Palau
P Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith 5.2.23
A - Ann Marie, a MC in Through Streets Broad and Narrow by Gemma Jackson 6.8.23
L - Leif G.W. Persson Between Summer's Longing and Winter's End: The Story of a Crime by Leif G.W. Persson 5.23.23
A - Arkady Renko, MC Stalin's Ghost by Martin Cruz Smith 6.16.23
U - Lyudmila Ulitskaya Sonechka and Other Stories 4.25.23

⇨ South America: Chile
C - Cork O'Connor, MC in Boundary Waters by William Kent Krueger 6.14.23
H - Hate Is My Neighbor by Tom Alibrandi 5.8.23
I - Isobel Human Croquet by Kate Atkinson 5.27.23
L - Luck and Judgement by Peter Grainger 6.23.23
E - Ellie Pall Bearers and Pepperoni by Patti Benning 6.11.23

Welcome to the fun Denise! I just checked to confirm, but you were the 5th person to join, so you've been with me from the beginning!! Thanks for sticking with me ;)

FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY CHALLENGE, no deadline
No deadline; begins November 1, 2022

✔ 1. CAPITAL OF THE MONTH : Complete 5 Tasks - 1 for each capital below.
⇨ NORTH AMERICA : PANAMA’S CAPITAL, PANAMA CITY
5th Attraction: Biomuseo
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in BIOMUSEO
author Brad Meltzer and author Josh Mensch – The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill, finished 12/10/22 ★★★★

⇨ ASIA : NEPAL’S CAPITAL, KATHMANDU
5th Attraction: Garden of Dreams
✱ Read a book with 6 found in the page count (share count) OR
316 pages : Blanche Cleans Up (Blanche White #3), by Barbara Neely, finished 11/18/22 ★★★.5

⇨ OCEANIA: VANUATU’S CAPITAL, PORT VILA
5th Attraction: Vila Markets
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in VILA MARKETS
author Martha Southgate – The Taste of Salt, finished 11/7/22 ★★★

⇨ SOUTH AMERICA: VENEZUELA’S CAPITAL, CARACAS
5th Attraction: Parque del Este
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in PARQUE DEL ESTE
author Terri L. Austin – Diners, Dives and Dead Ends (Rose Strickland #1), by Terri L. Austin, finished 11/3/22 ★★★.5

⇨ AFRICA: MOZAMBIQUE’S CAPITAL, MAPUTO
5th Attraction: Mafalala Walking Tour
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in IVERCA
Christmas in Evergreen (Christmas in Evergreen #1), by Nancy Naigle, finished 12/3/22 ★★★.5

⇨ EUROPE: SWITZERLAND’S CAPITAL, BERN
5th Attraction: Bernisches Historisches Museum
✱ Read a historical fiction book, or a nonfiction book about history
Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk, by Buddy Levy, finished 11/16/22 ★★★.5

✔ 2. LANDMARKS OF THE WORLD : Complete 5 tasks - 1 for each challenge below.
⇨ THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
Seen from Space Myth: Read a book with the moon on its cover
News and Nectarines (Tri-Town #1), by Carly Winter, finished 1/28/23 ★★★.5


⇨ LANDMARK MUSEUMS
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, Egypt
✱ Read a book tagged HISTORICAL on its GR Main Page
The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose (Darling Dahlias #3), by Susan Wittig Albert, finished 11/12/22 ★★★.5

⇨ NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE
Fairy Tale King: Read a book tagged MYSTERY on it GR homepage
Never Trifle with Murder (Fresh Baked #15), by Livia J. Washburn, finished 11/27/22 ★★★.5

⇨ THE TAJ MAHAL
Exterior Colors: Read a book that has a color in its title
Raven BLACK (Shetland Island #1), by Ann Cleeves, finished 11/8/22 ★★★.5

⇨ UNFINISHED LANDMARKS
National Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland
✱ Read a book that takes place in the 19th century
Victoria, by Daisy Goodwin, finished 11/28/22 ★★★.5

✔ 3. EXPLORING CULTURES AND HOLIDAYS : Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.
⇨ DOUGHNUTS OF THE WORLD
Jalebi: Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in JALEBI
Americanos, Apple Pies & Art Thieves (Cape Bay Café #5), by Harper Lin, finished 1/11/23 ★★★.5

⇨ LET’S CELEBRATE THE CHINESE NEW YEAR
Reunion Dinner: Read a book with prepared food on the cover (post cover)
Broken Bone China (Tea Shop #20), by Laura Childs, finished 12/20/22 ★★★★


⇨ BUON-APPETITO : THE CUISINE OF ITALY
Rome - Carbonara: Read a series book #4
Chai Another Day (Spice Shop #4), by Leslie Budewitz, finished 11/14/22 ★★★.5

⇨ GIFT GIVING TRADITIONS
Japan: Read a book with a pastel-colored cover (post cover)
Cheddar Late Than Dead (Grilled Cheese #3), by Linda Reilly, finished 1/3/23 ★★★★


⇨ CELEBRATE HOLI : THE FESTIVAL OF COLORS
Divine Love: Read a book whose author's initials can be found in FESTIVAL OF LOVE
author Adam Savage – Every Tool’s a Hammer: Life is What You Make It, finished 1/6/23 ★★★.5

✔ 4. SEASONAL ADVENTURES : Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge below.
⇨ SPRING CHERRY BLOSSOM TOUR OF JAPAN
Day Five (Kyoto & Surrounding Area): Read a book with a title that is printed in RED (post cover)
Fatal Fascinator (Hat Shop #7), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 11/13/22 ★★★★


⇨ SCOTLAND : SUMMER CANAL ADVENTURE
Day Five (Falkirk): Read one of the longest books on your TBR (tell us how many pages)
657 pages : She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions and Potential of Heredity, by Carl Zimmer, finished 11/21/22 ★★★.5

⇨ REMEMBERING SYRIA
Day Five (Hama and Ebla): Read a book that has been translated from its original language
orig publ in Japanese : The Travelling Cat Chronicles, by Hiro Arikawa, finished 11/11/22 ★★★.5

⇨ SAFARI ADVENTURE IN BOTSWANA
Day Five (Kasane): Read a book with a cruise or travel by boat in it
A Cruise to Die For (Alix London #2), by Charlotte & Aaron Elkins, finshed 11/17/22 ★★★.5

⇨ MOROCCO’S IMPERIAL CITIES & MORE
Day Five (Fès): Read a book with a female MC whose name begins with a letter found in FATIMA
Millie : Honeymoons Can Be Hazardous (Amish Matchmaker #4), by Amanda Flower, finished 11/14/22 ★★★.5

✔ 5. SEASONAL ADVENTURE – CLIMBING MACHU PICHU Complete 5 tasks.
⇨ TAN (PERU & AREA): Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where
Washington DC : The Tenth Justice, by Brad Meltzer, finished 12/17/22 ★★★★

⇨ GOLD (INCA FUN FACTS): Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number
281 pages : Fatal Frost (Dewberry Farm #2), by Karen MacInerney, finished 1/14/23 ★★★.5

⇨ BROWN (INTERESTING TIDBITS): Read a series book #5 OR a book with a TBR number that is between 150 and 159 (share #)
#152 : BlackBuried Pie (Black Cat Café #3), by Lyndsey Cole, finished 11/2/22 ★★★.5

⇨ LIGHT GREEN (GETTING THERE): Read a book you felt accurately portrayed the culture of a country different from your own
France : Bruno, Chief of Police (Bruno, Chief of Police #1), by Martin Walker, finished 2/23/23 ★★★.5

⇨ DARK GREEN (ARRIVAL): Read a book with 3 in the page count (share count)
324 pages : The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels (Dangerous Damsels #1), by India Holton, finished 11/15/22 ★★★.5

6. SEASONAL WORD SEARCH : Find 5 words in text.
Your task is to find the chosen words below within the text of a book. Multiple words can be found in one book. Please share text, along with title & author info.
* WALTZ : Lana’i of the Tiger (Islands of Aloha #3), by JoAnn Bassett, finished 12/19/22 ★★★.5
p 297 "...just WALTZ off the job..."

* PYRAMID : Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi River Masters Who Revolutionized American Music. by Ted Gioia, finished 12/22/22 ★★★.5
p 152 "...Egyptologists deciphering the PYRAMID Texts."

* POPE : Out of the Flames: The Remarkable Story of a Fearless Scholar, a Fatal Heresy, and One of the Rarest Books in the World, by Lawrence & Nancy Goldstone, finished 2/14/23 ★★★.5
p 19 "... Pope Pius II demonstrated his gratitude by making Bessarion a cardinal.”

* BEAVER : A Secret Gift: How One Man’s Kindness & a Trove of Letters Revealed the Hidden History of the Great Depression, by Ted Gup, finished 12/7/22 ★★★.5
p 19 "a luxurious full-length BEAVER coat..."

* FJORD : Blame It on the Rain: How the Weather Has Changed History, by Laura Lee, finished 2/28/23 ★★★
p 46 "...a deep FJORD on the southwestern coast..."

✔ 7. DISCOVERY CHALLENGES : Read 5 books.
Our Discovery Challenges are designed to expand your horizons by asking you to read books from different countries. So, your task for this challenge is to read five books from five different countries of your choice.
⇨ COUNTRY 1: Japan : If Cats Disappeared From the World, by Genki Kawamura, finished 11/9/22 ★★★★
⇨ COUNTRY 2: Germany : Your Perfect Year, by Charlotte Lucas, finished 11/19/22 ★★★
⇨ COUNTRY 3: England : Some Touch of Madness (Gentlewoman’s Guide to Murder #2), by Victoria Hamilton, finished 11/25/22 ★★★★
⇨ COUNTRY 4: Mexico : Fields’ Guide to Abduction (Poppy Fields Adventures #1), by Julie Mulhern, finished 12/2/22 ★★★.5
⇨ COUNTRY 5: Australia : Exiles (Aaron Falk #3), by Jane Harper, finished 1/9/23 ★★★★

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✔ 8. TRAVEL BINGO : Complete a task for the 5 words below.
Complete the task for that word in one of FOUR ways:
1. TITLE: The title begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The). If there are 2 words, use first letter of first word and last letter of last word.
2. AUTHOR: Author's First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. TEXT: Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. If there are two words they both need to be there. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. COVER: Item found on cover - post cover.
⇨ BEACH | TITLE : Brewed Awakening (Coffeehouse #18), by Cleo Coyle, finished 11/6/22 ★★★.5
⇨ SNAPDRAGON | AUTHOR : Richard Osman – The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club #3), finished 11/9/22 ★★★★
⇨ REST AREA | TITLE : And the Rest is History (Chronicles of St. Mary’s #8), by Jodi Taylor, finished 3/6/23 ★★★★
⇨ TITUS | TITLE : The Search for South Pole Santa (South Pole Santa #1), by Jinglebelle Jackson, finished 12/13/22 ★★★.5
⇨ POOL | TITLE : Leave a Message for Willie (Sharon McCone #5), by Marcia Muller, finished 2/26/23 ★★★.5


✔ 9. NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD : Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.
⇨ AUTUMN COLORS AROUND THE WORLD
Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada): Read a book with a main character whose first name starts with a letter found in CELTIC
Courtney : A Flicker of a Doubt (Fairy Garden #4), by Daryl Wood Gerber, finished 3/5/23 ★★★★

⇨ GLOBAL CAMPING ADVENTURE
Müritz National Park (Germany): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in MÜRITZ NATIONAL PARK (THREE Word Minimum)
The Art of Theft (Lady Sherlock #4), by Sherry Thomas, finished 2/15/23 ★★★★

⇨ EXTREME NATIONAL PARKS
Moyenne Island National Park (Seychelles): Read a book with a MC whose first name starts with a letter found in TORTOISE
Ernie : Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham #1), by Benjamin Stevenson, finished 12/16/22 ★★★.5

⇨ “HIT THE ROAD” NATIONAL PARKS
Lake District National Park (England): Read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in INSPIRATION
author Paige Shelton – Winter’s End (Alaska Wild #4), finished 11/17/22 ★★★★

⇨ URBAN NATIONAL PARKS
Western Sydney Parklands (Australia): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in WESTERN SYDNEY PARKLANDS (3 Word Minimum)
The Dark Wind (Leaphorn & Chee #5), by Tony Hillerman, finished 11/24/22 ★★★★

✔ 10. ROAD TRIP USA : Complete 5 tasks - one from each trip listed below.
⇨ RIDING THE HIGHWAYS : MN HIGHWAY 61
Drive 5 Miles to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: Read a series #5
Murder in the Round (Pamela Barnes Acoustic #5), by Patricia Rockwell, finished 11/20/22 ★★★

⇨ RIDING THE HIGHWAYS : NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY
Drive 29 Miles to Sunken Trace: Read a book with 2 AND 9 in the total page count
329 pages : The Hollow of Fear (Lady Sherlock #3), by Sherry Thomas, finished 11/23/22 ★★★.5

⇨ RIDING THE HIGHWAYS : VERMONT SCENIC BYWAY 100
Drive 3 Miles to Wilmington: Read a series #3
Murder in the First Edition (Beyond the Page Bookstore #3), by Lauren Elliott, finished 1/18/23 ★★★.5

⇨ RIDING THE HIGHWAYS : NC SHEYENNE RIVER VALLEY SCENIC BYWAY
Drive 1.6 Miles to Rosebud Visitor Center: Read a series book #1
Dead-End Detective (Piper & Porter #1), by Amanda Flower, finished 2/19/23 ★★★.5

⇨ RIDING THE HIGHWAYS : THE HISTORIC NATIONAL ROAD
Drive 3 Miles to Fuller-Baker Log House: Read a series book #3
The Cider Shop Rules (Cider Shop #3), by Julie Anne Lindsey, finished 12/29/22 ★★★★

✔ 11. FIFTY NIFTY US STATES : Complete 5 tasks - one from each state below.
This is a newer addition to our challenge line-up but it quickly became a favorite. We will be completing 5 tasks from the five states I have yet to personally visit.

⇨ FIFTY NIFTY US STATES : ALABAMA
State Animal (Mammal) - American Black Bear: Read a book with a title that starts with A or B (ignore or use A, An or The)
All Systems Red (Murderbot Diaries #1), by Martha Wells, finished 12/11/22 ★★★★

⇨ FIFTY NIFTY US STATES : ALASKA
Official State Nickname - The Last Frontier: Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE LAST FRONTIER (2 Word Minimum)
The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science, by Sam Kean, finished 11/22/22 ★★★★

⇨ FIFTY NIFTY US STATES : ARKANSAS
State Tree - Loblolly Pine: Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in LOBLOLLY PINE
author Lolli Powell – Whiskey Kills (Top Shelf #2), finished 12/12/22 ★★★★

⇨ FIFTY NIFTY US STATES : CONNECTICUT
State Flower - Mountain Laurel: Read a book with a predominantly PINK cover (post cover)
A Lady’s Guide to Gossip and Murder (Countess of Harleigh #2), by Dianne Freeman, finished 3/4/23 ★★★.5


⇨ FIFTY NIFTY US STATES : DELAWARE
Number - 1st State to Join the Union!!: Read a book with a page count that includes 1 (share count)
156 pages : I'd Rather be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life, by Anne Bogel, finished 12/15/22 ★★★★

✔ 12. SMORGASBORD & TRAVEL THROUGH HISTORY : Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge listed below.
⇨ 2022 TRAVEL RESOLUTIONS
Plan Ahead: Read a book that will fulfill a task for 3 or more challenges you are working on - tell us the challenges
South of the Buttonwood Tree, by Heather Webber, finished 11/29/22 ★★★.5
Unlock That TBR Gridlock / Beautiful Small Towns / Poetry /But I Am Speaking English! + many spelling challenges

⇨ 100 WONDERS FOR 100 MEMBERS!!
Galapagos Islands: Read a book with an island setting
Somewhere on Maui (Michaels Family/Somewhere), by Toby Neal, finished 11/10/22 ★★★.5

⇨ ICONIC TRAIL : EL CAMINO DE SANTIAGO : PUENTE LA REINA
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in PUENTE LA REINA (two word minimum)
Life After Perfect (Boot Creek #1), by Nancy Naigle, finished 1/27/23 ★★★.5

⇨ ALL ABOARD THE MAHARAJAS’ EXPRESS! : GOA TO HOSPET 319 KM:
✱ Read a series book #1
The Metronome (Counterpoint Trilogy #1), by D.R. Bell, finished 2/12/23 ★★★

⇨ EXPLORING PREHISTORIC CAVE & ROCK PAINTINGS
FRANCE: Chauvet Cave & Lascaux Paintings: Read a book that has an animal on the cover (post cover)
birds : The Nightingale Before Christmas (Meg Langslow #18), by Donna Andrews, finished 11/26/22 ★★★★

SPELL THE WORLD
Choose 5 countries to spell out - one from each continent

⇨ AFRICA : EGYPT
E = Ellen Byron – Wined and Died in New Orleans (Vintage Cookbook #2), finished 1/7/23 ★★★★
G = Grounded: The Adventure of Rapunzel (Tyme #1), by Megan Morrison, finished 11/5/22 ★★★.5
Y = author Don Yaeger and author Brian Kilmeade – Thomas Jefferson & the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History, finished 12/28/22 ★★★
P = author Louise Penny – The Beautiful Mystery (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #8), finished 1/16/23 ★★★★
T = They Do It with Mirrors (Miss Marple #5), by Agatha Christie, finished 12/1/22 ★★★.5

⇨ ASIA : JORDAN
J = author Jana Deleon – Hurricane Force (Miss Fortune #7), finished 1/26/23 ★★★★
O = author Olivia Blacke – Vinyl Resting Place (Record Shop #1), finished 12/14/22 ★★★.5
R = author Rupert Holmes – Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide, finished 1/19/23 ★★★.5
D = A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford #1), by Charles Todd, finished 1/8/23 ★★★★
A = author Amanda Flower – In Farm’s Way (Farm to Table #3), finished 1/21/23 ★★★.5
N = author Nancy McGovern – Strangulation & Strawberry Cake (Comfort Cakes #3), finished 12/18/22 ★★★.5

⇨ EUROPE : SERBIA
S = The September Society (Charles Lenox #2), by Charles Finch, finished 1/2/23 ★★★★
E = author:Ellen Byron|23234] – A Cajun Christmas Killing (Cajun Country #3), finished 1/10/23 ★★★★
R = author Rachel Caine – Bitter Falls (Stillhouse Lake #4), finished 11/30/22 ★★★★
B = author Susan M. Boyer – Lowcountry Boughs of Holly (Liz Talbot #10), finished 12/21/22 ★★★★
I = In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic, by Valerian Albanov, finished 1/30/23 ★★★.5
A = author Ellie Alexander – A Crime of Passion Fruit (Bakeshop #6), finished 1/15/23 ★★★★

⇨ NORTH AMERICA : BELIZE
B = author Bill Fitts – He Needed Killing (Needed Killing #1), finished 2/13/23 ★★★★
E = author Elly Griffiths – The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway #15), finished 1/21/23 ★★★★.5
L = author Carole Lawrence – Edinburgh Midnight (Ian Hamilton #3), finished 2/11/23 ★★★★
I = In a Gilded Cage (Molly Murphy #8), by Rhys Bowen, finished 2/8/23 ★★★★
Z = Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service, by Carol Leonnig, finished 2/7/23 ★★★.5
E = author Elizabeth Edmondson – The Frozen Lake, finished 1/24/23 ★★★.5

⇨ OCEANIA : TONGA
T = Twelve Slays of Christmas (Christmas Tree Farm #1), by Jacqueline Frost, finished 12/23/22 ★★★.5
O = The Optimist’s Guide to Letting Go, by Amy E. Reichert, finished 2/10/23 ★★★★
N = author Nevada Barr – Blind Descent (Anna Pigeon #6), finished 1/29/23 ★★★★
G = author J.J. Gilbert – The Mouse Watch (Mouse Watch #1), finished 12/27/22 ★★★.5
A = author Aaron Elkins – Murder in the Queen’s Armes (Gideon Oliver #3), finished 1/4/23 ★★★★

⇨ SOUTH AMERICA : PARAGUAY
P = author Gigi Pandian – The Raven Thief (Secret Staircase #2), finished 1/25/23 ★★★★
A = author Annie Adams – So Then There Were None (Flower Shop #5), finished 12/8/22 ★★★.5
R = author Robert Dugoni – Murder One (David Sloane #4), finished 12/6/22 ★★★★
A = author Amy Stewart – The Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World’s Great Drinks, finished 2/1/23 ★★★.5
G = author Sally Goldenbaum – A Bias for Murder (Queen Bees Quilt Shop #3), finished 12/4/22 ★★★★
U = Unraveled Sleeve (Needlecraft #4), by Monica Ferris, finished 12/2/22 ★★★.5
A = An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, by Chris Hadfield, finished 2/24/23 ★★★★
Y = author Kate Young – Reading Between the Crimes (Jane Doe Book Club #2), finished 3/18/23 ★★★.5


***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 3/18/23 *****

Five-Year Anniversary Challenge
Nov 1, 2022 - ??

I. Capital of the Month
1. North America: Nov 2019 - Panama's Capital: Panama City
5th Attraction: Biomuseo
* cover is prominently red, blue, and/or yellow
* title starts with a letter in ISTHMUS
* author's first and last initials in BIOMUSEO

2. Asia: Dec 2019 - Nepal's Capital: Kathmandu
5th Attraction: Garden of Dreams
* garden on cover
* 6 in page count
* author's first and last initials in GARDEN OF DREAMS

3. Oceania: Jan 2020 - Vanuatu's Capital: Port Vila
5th Attraction: Vila Markets
* fruit or vegetable on cover
* character that sells their wares for a living
* author's first and last initials in VILA MARKETS

4. South America: Feb 2020 - Venezuela's Capital: Caracas
5th Attraction: Parque del Este
* part of a trilogy
* set on another planet
* author's first and last initials in PARQUE DEL ESTE

5. Africa: Mar 2020 - Mozambique's Capital: Maputo
5th Attraction: Mafalala Walking Tour
* title starts with a letter in IVERCA
* deals with social justice
* author's first and last initials in MAFALALA WALKING TOUR

6. Europe: Apr 2020 - Switzerland's Capital: Bern
5th Attraction: Bernisches Historisches Museum
* second in series
* historical fiction or nonfiction about history
* author's first and last initials in BERNISCHES HISTORISCHES MUSEUM

II. Landmarks of the World
7. The Great Wall of China: Sep 2019
Seen from Space Myth
* moon on cover
* addresses a controversial topic

8. Landmark Museums: May 2020
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, Egypt
* set in Egypt
* MPG HISTORY or HISTORICAL
* MC's first or last initial in GEM

9. Neuschwanstein Castle: Nov 2020
Fairy Tale King
* MPG MYSTERY
* tragic or sad ending

10. The Taj Mahal: Mar 2021
Exterior Colors
* almost all white, pink, or blue cover
* a color in the title

11. Unfinished Landmarks: May 2021
National Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland
* title begins with a letter in FOLLY
* set in 19th century (1800s)
* location found in the U.K.

III. Exploring Cultures and Holidays
12. Doughnuts of the World: Jun 2018
Jalebi
* set in India or Middle East
* title starts with a letter in JALEBI

13. Let's Celebrate the Chinese New Year: Feb 2019
Reunion Dinner
* family gathering in the story
* prepared food on cover

14. Buon-Appetito: The Cuisine of Italy: May 2020
Rome - Carbonara
* series book #4
* author's first and last initials in CARBONARA

15. Gift Giving Traditions: Nov 2021
Japan
* pastel-colored cover
* set in a location that starts with a letter in JAPAN

16. Celebrate Holi: The Festival of Colors: Feb 2022
Divine Love
* MPG ROMANCE
* author's initials in FESTIVAL OF LOVE

IV. Seasonal Adventures
17. Spring Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan: Mar 2018
Day Five (Kyoto and Surrounding Area)
* title printed in RED
* religion plays an important part

18. Scotland: Summer Canal Adventure: Jun 2019
Day Five (Falkirk)
* book was atmospheric
* one of the longest books on TBR

19. Remembering Syria: Sep 2020
Day Five (Hama and Ebla)
* character digs for some reason
* has been translated from its original language

20. Safari Adventure in Botswana: Mar 2021
Day Five (Kasane)
* cruise or travel by boat in story
* all the letters of HIPPO in title

21. Morocco's Imperial Cities and More: Mar 2022
Day Five (Fès)
* set in a university, college, or school
* female MC whose name begins with a letter in FATIMA

V. Seasonal Adventure: Climbing Machu Pichu
22. TAN (Peru and Area)
* set in a capital city

23. GOLD (Inca Fun Facts)
* between 200 and 300 pages

24. BROWN (Interesting Tidbits)
* series book #5
* TBR # between 150 and 199

25. LIGHT GREEN (Getting There)
* MPG Cultural
* book you felt accurately portrayed the culture of a country different from your own (not U.S.)

26. DARK GREEN (Arrival)
* series book #3
* 3 in page count

VI. Seasonal Word Search
27. Waltz (Austria 2018)

28. Pyramid (Egypt 2019)

29. Pope (Italy 2020)

30. Beaver (Western Canada 2021)

31. Fjord (Norway 2022)

VII. Discovery Challenges
32. country:
book:
33. country:
book:
34. country:
book:
35. country:
book:
36. country:
book:

VIII. Travel Bingo
37. Beach (from Great Barrier Reef Bingo, Apr 2018)
Type:
Book:

38. Snapdragon (from Wildflower Bingo, Apr 2019)
Type:
Book:

39. Rest Area (from Road Trip Bingo, Nov 2020)
Type:
Book:

40. Titus (from Roman Emperor Bingo, Apr 2021)
Type:
Book:

41. Pool (from Cruise Bingo, Aug 2022)
Type:
Book:

IX. National Parks of the World
42. Autumn Colors Around the World: Nov 2018
Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada)
* MC musician
* MC's first initial in CELTIC

43. Global Camping Adventure: Jul 2019
Müritz National Park (Germany)
* first letter of every title word in MÜRITZ NATIONAL PARK

44. Extreme National Parks: Jul 2020
Mayenne Island National Park (Seychelles)
* MC's first initial in TORTOISE

45. "Hit the Road" National Parks: Jan 2021
Lake District National Park (England)
* lake on cover
* author's first and last initials in INSPIRATION

46. Urban National Parks: Jan 2022
Western Sydney Parklands (Australia)
* first letter of every title word in WESTERN SYDNEY PARKLANDS

X. Road Trip USA
47. Riding the Highways: MN Highway 61: Aug 2018
Drive 5 miles to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
* series #5
* TBR #5
* 5 in total page count

48. Riding the Highways: Natchez Trace Parkway: Jul 2019
Drive 29 miles to Sunken Trace
* series #2 or #9
* TBR #29
* 2 and 9 in total page count

49. Riding the Highways: Vermont Scenic Byway 100: Sep 2020
Drive 3 miles to Wilmington
* series #3
* TBR #3
* 3 in total page count

50. Riding the Highways: ND Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway: Oct 2021
Drive 1.6 miles to Rosebud Visitor Center
* series #1, #6, or #16
* TBR #1, #6, or #16
* 1 and 6 in total page count

51. Riding the Highways: The Historic National Road: May 2022
Drive 3 miles to Fuller-Baker Log House
* series #3
* TBR #3
* 3 in total page count

XI. Fifty Nifty U.S. States
52. Fifty Nifty U.S. States: Alabama: Jul 2020
State Animal (Mammal) - American Black Bear
* title starts with A or B

53. Fifty Nifty U.S. States: Alaska: Sep 2020
Official State Nickname: The Last Frontier
* first letter of every title word in THE LAST FRONTIER

54. Fifty Nifty U.S. States: Arkansas: Mar 2021
State Tree: Loblobby Pine
* author's first and last initials in LOBLOLLY PINE

55. Fifty Nifty U.S. States: Connecticut: Dec 2021
State Flower: Mountain Laurel
* predominantly pink or white cover

56. Fifty Nifty U.S. States: Delaware: Mar 2022
Number: 1st State to Join the Union!
* series #1
* page count includes 1

XII. Smorgasbord & Travel Through History
57. 2022 Travel Resolutions: Yearly Challenge from Jan 2022
Plan Ahead
* will fulfill a task for 3 or more challenges you are working on
book:
Challenge 1:
Challenge 2:
Challenge 3:

58. 100 Wonders for 100 Members!!: Extra Challenge from Jul 2018
Galapagos Islands
* island setting

59. Iconic Trail: El Camino de Santiago: Iconic Trail from Nov 2020
Puente la Reina
* bridge or river on cover or in text
* characters travel to a country that isn't their own
* first letter of every title word in PUENTE LA REINA

60. All Aboard The Maharajas' Express: Train Trip from May 2019
Goa to Hospet 319 KM
* series #3, #1, or #9
* MC's first initial in ANEGUNDI
* rocks on cover

61. Exploring Prehistoric Cave & Rock Paintings: Travel Through History Challenge from Jul 2021
France: Chauvet Cave & Lascaux Paintings
* series #2
* animal on cover

XIII. Optional: Spell the World
62. Africa: Gabon
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63. Asia: Israel
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64. Europe: Italy
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65. North America: United States of America
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66. Oceania: Tonga
T -
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67. South America: Chile
C -
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Jan wrote: "Geri wrote: "Jan - If I’m counting correctly, Capital of the Month has 6 tasks. But says complete 5. Do we skip one or do all 6? Also, for spell out, can we use books we use for the rest of the cha..."

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Thanks for all the wonderful challenges, Jan! I look forward to participating in a celebration of this group.

FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY CHALLENGE, no deadline
No deadline; begins November 1, 2022

1. CAPITAL OF THE MONTH : Complete 6 Tasks - 1 for each capital below.

⇨ NORTH AMERICA : PANAMA’S CAPITAL, PANAMA CITY
5th Attraction: Biomuseo
✱ Read a book with a cover that is prominently red, blue and or yellow (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in ISTHMUS (ignore A, An or The) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in BIOMUSEO.

⇨ ASIA : NEPAL’S CAPITAL, KATHMANDU
5th Attraction: Garden of Dreams
✱ Read a book with a garden on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book with 6 found in the page count (share count) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in GARDEN OF DREAMS.

⇨ OCEANIA: VANUATU’S CAPITAL, PORT VILA
5th Attraction: Vila Markets
✱ Read a book with a fruit or vegetable on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book with a character that sells their wares for a living (tell us what) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in VILA MARKETS.

⇨ SOUTH AMERICA: VENEZUELA’S CAPITAL, CARACAS
5th Attraction: Parque del Este
✱ Read a book that is part of a trilogy OR
✱ Read a book which is set on another planet OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in PARQUE DEL ESTE.

⇨ AFRICA: MOZAMBIQUE’S CAPITAL, MAPUTO
5th Attraction: Mafalala Walking Tour
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in IVERCA OR
✱ Read a book that dealt with a social injustice (tell us what) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in MAFALALA WALKING TOUR.

⇨ EUROPE: SWITZERLAND’S CAPITAL, BERN
5th Attraction: Bernisches Historisches Museum
✱ Read a book that is the second in a series OR
✱ Read a historical fiction book, or a nonfiction book about history OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in BERNISCHES HISTORISCHES MUSEUM.


2. LANDMARKS OF THE WORLD : Complete 5 tasks - 1 for each challenge below.

⇨ THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
Seen from Space Myth: Read a book with the moon on its cover OR read a book that addresses a controversial topic (tell us what).

⇨ LANDMARK MUSEUMS
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, Egypt
✱ Read a book that takes place in Egypt OR
✱ Read a book tagged HISTORY or HISTORICAL on its GR Main Page OR
✱ Read a book with a MC whose first or last name starts with a letter in GEM.

⇨ NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE
Fairy Tale King: Read a book tagged MYSTERY on it GR homepage OR read a book with a tragic or sad ending.

⇨ THE TAJ MAHAL
Exterior Colors: Read a book with an almost all white, pink or blue cover OR read a book that has a color in its title.

⇨ UNFINISHED LANDMARKS
National Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland
✱ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in FOLLY (ignore A, AN or THE) OR
✱ Read a book that takes place in the 19th century OR
✱ Read a book with a location found in the UK (tell us where).


3. EXPLORING CULTURES AND HOLIDAYS : Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

⇨ DOUGHNUTS OF THE WORLD
Jalebi: Read a book that takes place in India or the Middle East OR read a book with a title that starts with a letter in JALEBI.

⇨ LET’S CELEBRATE THE CHINESE NEW YEAR
Reunion Dinner: Read a book that has a family gathering in the story (tell us what it was for) OR a book with prepared food on the cover (post cover).

⇨ BUON-APPETITO : THE CUISINE OF ITALY
Rome - Carbonara: Read a series book #4 OR read a book in which the authors first AND last initial can be found in CARBONARA.

⇨ GIFT GIVING TRADITIONS
Japan: Read a book with a pastel-colored cover (post cover) OR read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in JAPAN (tell us where).

⇨ CELEBRATE HOLI : THE FESTIVAL OF COLORS
Divine Love: Read a book tagged ROMANCE on its GR Homepage OR read a book whose author's initials can be found in FESTIVAL OF LOVE.


4. SEASONAL ADVENTURES : Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge below.

⇨ SPRING CHERRY BLOSSOM TOUR OF JAPAN
Day Five (Kyoto & Surrounding Area): Read a book with a title that is printed in RED (post cover) OR read a book where religion plays an important part.

⇨ SCOTLAND : SUMMER CANAL ADVENTURE
Day Five (Falkirk): Read a book that was atmospheric OR read one of the longest books on your TBR (tell us how many pages).

⇨ REMEMBERING SYRIA
Day Five (Hama and Ebla): Read a book in which a character digs for some reason (plant a flower, hide a treasure, discover a person's hidden past, etc. - tell us why) OR read a book that has been translated from its original language.

⇨ SAFARI ADVENTURE IN BOTSWANA
Day Five (Kasane): Read a book with a cruise or travel by boat in it OR read a book where all the letters of the word HIPPO are found in the title (in any order).

⇨ MOROCCO’S IMPERIAL CITIES & MORE
Day Five (Fès): Read a book set in an university, college or school OR read a book with a female MC whose name begins with a letter found in FATIMA.


5. SEASONAL ADVENTURE – CLIMBING MACHU PICHU Complete 5 tasks.

⇨ TAN (PERU & AREA): Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where.

⇨ GOLD (INCA FUN FACTS): Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.

⇨ BROWN (INTERESTING TIDBITS): Read a series book #5 OR a book with a TBR number that is between 150 and 159 (share #).

⇨ LIGHT GREEN (GETTING THERE): Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage OR read a book you felt accurately portrayed the culture of a country different from your own.

⇨ DARK GREEN (ARRIVAL): Read a series book #3 OR a book with 3 in the page count (share count).


6. SEASONAL WORD SEARCH : Find 5 words in text.
Your task is to find the chosen words below within the text of a book. Multiple words can be found in one book. Please share text, along with title & author info.
⇨ WALTZ
⇨ PYRAMID
⇨ POPE
⇨ BEAVER
⇨ FJORD


7. DISCOVERY CHALLENGES : Read 5 books.
Our Discovery Challenges are designed to expand your horizons by asking you to read books from different countries. So, your task for this challenge is to read five books from five different countries of your choice.
⇨ Country 1:
⇨ Country 2:
⇨ Country 3:
⇨ Country 4:
⇨ Country 5:

8. TRAVEL BINGO : Complete a task for the 5 words below.
Complete the task for that word in one of FOUR ways:
1. TITLE: The title begins with the First OR Last letter of the Word (Use or Disregard A, An or The). If there are 2 words, use first letter of first word and last letter of last word.
2. AUTHOR: Author's First AND Last Initials Found in the Word(s).
3. TEXT: Word Found in the TITLE or TEXT of book. If there are two words they both need to be there. Please share "portion of text" with page/location if using the TEXT option.
4. COVER: Item found on cover - post cover.

⇨ BEACH
⇨ SNAPDRAGON
⇨ REST AREA
⇨ TITUS
⇨ POOL


9. NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD : Complete 5 tasks - one for each challenge below.

⇨ AUTUMN COLORS AROUND THE WORLD
Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada): Read a book with a main character who is a musician OR whose first name starts with a letter found in CELTIC.

⇨ GLOBAL CAMPING ADVENTURE
Müritz National Park (Germany): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in MÜRITZ NATIONAL PARK (THREE Word Minimum).

⇨ EXTREME NATIONAL PARKS
Moyenne Island National Park (Seychelles): Read a book with a MC whose first name starts with a letter found in TORTOISE.

⇨ “HIT THE ROAD” NATIONAL PARKS
Lake District National Park (England): Read a book with a lake on the cover OR read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in INSPIRATION.

⇨ URBAN NATIONAL PARKS
Western Sydney Parklands (Australia): Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in WESTERN SYDNEY PARKLANDS (3 Word Minimum).


10. ROAD TRIP USA : Complete 5 tasks - one from each trip listed below.

⇨ RIDING THE HIGHWAYS : MN HIGHWAY 61
Drive 5 Miles to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: Read a series #5 OR read #5 from your TBR OR read a book with 5 in the total page count.

⇨ RIDING THE HIGHWAYS : NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY
Drive 29 Miles to Sunken Trace: Read a series #2 or #9, OR read #29 from your TBR OR read a book with 2 AND 9 in the total page count.

⇨ RIDING THE HIGHWAYS : VERMONT SCENIC BYWAY 100
Drive 3 Miles to Wilmington: Read a series #3 OR read #3 from your TBR OR read a book with 3 in the total page count.

⇨ RIDING THE HIGHWAYS : NC SHEYENNE RIVER VALLEY SCENIC BYWAY
Drive 1.6 Miles to Rosebud Visitor Center: Read a series book #1, #6 or #16 OR read #1, #6 or #16 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 AND 6 in the total page count.

⇨ RIDING THE HIGHWAYS : THE HISTORIC NATIONAL ROAD
Drive 3 Miles to Fuller-Baker Log House: Read a series book #3 OR read a book with 3 in the total page count (share count) OR read a book that has 3 in the year it was originally published (share year).


11. FIFTY NIFTY US STATES : Complete 5 tasks - one from each state below.
This is a newer addition to our challenge line-up but it quickly became a favorite. We will be completing 5 tasks from the five states I have yet to personally visit.

⇨ FIFTY NIFTY US STATES : ALABAMA
State Animal (Mammal) - American Black Bear: Read a book with a title that starts with A or B (ignore or use A, An or The).

⇨ FIFTY NIFTY US STATES
Official State Nickname - The Last Frontier: Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE LAST FRONTIER (2 Word Minimum).

⇨ FIFTY NIFTY US STATES
State Tree - Loblolly Pine: Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in LOBLOLLY PINE.

⇨ FIFTY NIFTY US STATES
State Flower - Mountain Laurel: Read a book with a predominantly PINK OR WHITE cover (post cover).

⇨ FIFTY NIFTY US STATES
Number - 1st State to Join the Union!!: Read a series book #1 OR read a book with a page count that includes 1 (share count).


12. SMORGASBORD & TRAVEL THROUGH HISTORY : Complete 5 tasks - one from each challenge listed below.

⇨ 2022 TRAVEL RESOLUTIONS
Plan Ahead: Read a book that will fulfill a task for 3 or more challenges you are working on - tell us the challenges.

⇨ 100 WONDERS FOR 100 MEMBERS!!
Galapagos Islands: Read a book with an island setting.

⇨ ICONIC TRAIL : EL CAMINO DE SANTIAGO : PUENTE LA REINA
✱ Read a book with a bridge or river on the cover or in text (post cover or share text) OR
✱ Read a book where the characters travel to a country that isn't their own OR
✱ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in PUENTE LA REINA (two word minimum).

⇨ ALL ABOARD THE MAHARAJAS’ EXPRESS! : GOA TO HOSPET 319 KM:
✱ Read a series book #3, #1 or #9 OR
✱ Read a book whose Main Character's Name begins with a letter in ANEGUNDI OR
✱ Read a book with rocks on the cover.

⇨ EXPLORING PREHISTORIC CAVE & ROCK PAINTINGS
FRANCE: Chauvet Cave & Lascaux Paintings: Read a series book #2 OR read a book that has an animal on the cover (post cover)