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📖 Read-a-thon pts
Most Points
🐣🐣 📖 Pat - 16 + 5 = 21
Mickslibrarian - 9
📖 The Adventures - 4+1 = 5
📖 Tessa - 14 + 1 = 15
🐰📖 Linda C - 16 +2 = 18
Marilyn - 8
Most Pages
Pat - 4652
Mickslibrarian - 2442
The Adventures - 1888
🐰Tessa - 5066
🐣🐣Linda C - 5281
Marilyn - 2382
1.6 ~ ZOO LOVER'S DAYRead a book with a Zoo Animal on the cover (show cover) -OR- name in the Title.
Unlikely Animals by Annie HartnettRead ~ 4.7.23
Pages ~ 348
Relevance ~ Red Foxes on the cover
https://www.foxesworlds.com/foxes-in-...
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Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 348
Total Points ~ 1
Total Pages ~ 348
1.1 BUZZWORD - Read a book with an emotional word in Title.Devil’s Delight by M.C. Beaton 4/2/2023 256 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 256
Total Points: 1
Total Points: 256
2.3 (Tessa's Task) Happy Birthday, Will!Read 2 Books
William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1616 in Stratford-Upon-Avon
1. Read a book whose total page count includes TWO of the digits in Will's birthday: 0-4-2-3-1-6-1-6 (numbers may be used only so often as they appear in Will's b-day ... so 511 would work but NOT 522.)
The Marvels by Brian Selznick - 04/04 - 664 p. - 4 stars
2. Read a book by an author whose initials are in STRATFORD UPON AVON (All initials count; letters may be used only so often as they appear in the target phrase)
The Arab of the Future 4: A Graphic Memoir of a Childhood in the Middle East, 1987-1992 by Riad Sattouf - 288 p. - 04/01 - 3 stars
Task points: 2
Task pages: 952
TESSATask 1.2 - April Birthdays
Author's first name begins: B•N•E•I•V•C•R•K•L•Y -and- last name begins: C•H•O•L•R•E•N•B•A•Y - L B
Lorraine Bartlett / Yule Be Dead ✔ – 06Apr23 - 294 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 294
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Task 1.5 - House of Sweets - Pat - PEEPS
A single pair of matching vowels AND of matching consonants in a single word. ONE pare must be continuous, but the other can be separated: CuCkOO
Cloud Cuckoo Land ✔ – 11Apr23 - 626 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 626
Points earned to date - 2
Pages read to date - 920 pages
Task 1.2 April BirthdaysRead a book whose Author's FIRST name begins with either B•N•E•I•V•C•R•K•L•Y and LAST name begins with either C•H•O•L•R•E•N•B•A•Y
Letter Perfect (California Historical #1) – Cathy Marie Hake (4 stars) 4/11/23 [379] C & H
Task 1.5 (Pat's Task) MC House of Sweets
Our "Special" of the month is PEEPS.
CHOOSE ONE:
A. Read a book that has a single pair of matching vowels and a single pair of matching consonants in the same word. At least one of the two pairs must be a double letter pair. example P(EE)Ps
The Blood Ballad (Torie O'Shea #11) – Rett Macpherson (3 stars) 4/8/23 [250] - Ballad - alla
Task 2.3 (Tessa's Task) Happy Birthday, Will!
a) Read a book whose total page count includes TWO of the digits in Will's birthday: 0-4-2-3-1-6-1-6
Texas Rain (Whispering Mountain, #1) – Jodi Thomas (5 stars) 4/5/23 [374] – 3 and 4 in page count
b) Read a book by an author whose initials are in STRATFORD UPON AVON (All initials count; letters may be used only so often as they appear in the target phrase)
Within My Heart (Timber Ridge Reflections, #3) – Tamera Alexander (4 stars) 4/12/23 [381] T & A
Task Points: 4
Task Pages: 1384
Total Points: 4
Total Pages: 1384
5.1 ~ EASTER BASKETRead 5 Books
One book per word
Give sentence & location
✔ 1. PLASTIC
Sag Harbor by Colson WhiteheadRead ~ 4.11.23
Pages ~ 273
Relevance ~ "...stirring sand with plastic shovels and clipped clamshells..."
(page 36)
✔ 2. CHOCOLATE
Homegoing by Yaa GyasiRead ~ 4.8.23
Pages ~ 305
Relevance ~ "..."she said it was in search of some chocolate for the kids..."
(page 122)
✔ 3. BABY
The Silent Unseen: A Novel of World War II by Amanda McCrinaRead ~ 4.16.23
Pages ~ 320
Relevance ~ "..."she was up nights anyway because of the baby..."
(page 292)
✔ 4. JELLY
The Ardent Swarm by Yamen ManaiRead ~ 4.15.23
Pages ~ 174
Relevance ~ "...feed a dozen larvae royal jelly..."
(page 41)
✔ 5. TOY(S)
Horse Tradin' by Ben K. GreenRead ~ 4.4.23
Pages ~ 320
Relevance ~ "..."all of the sudden she swelled up like a toy balloon..."
(page 6)
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Points This Task ~ 5
Pages This Task ~ 1,392
Total Points ~ 6
Total Pages ~ 1,740
Task 2.2 YAHTZEE: FOURRead 2 Books with a Four-Word Title (no sub-titles).
Bookshop by the Sea – Denise Hunter (3 stars) 4/2/23 [336]
The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1) – Julia Quinn (5 stars) 4/11/23 [371]
Task 2.5 (Tessa's Task) - It's All About the Books
a) World Book Day - Read a book with a book (or books) on the COVER (post the cover image)
Magic and Macaroons (Magical Bakery Mystery, #5) – Bailey Cates (3 stars) 4/14/23 [297]b) National Library Week - Read a book whose title begins with a letter in LIBRARY (You can ignore leading articles: A, An, The)
Royal Dragon (The Bride Hunt, #1) – Charlene Hartnady (3 stars) 4/14/23 [306] - R
Task Points: 4
Task Pages: 1310
Total Points: 8
Total Pages: 2694
2.2 ~ YAHTZEE: FOURRead 2 Books with a Four-Word Title (no sub-titles).
The World Played Chess by Robert DugoniRead ~ 4.17.23
Pages ~ 400
Under the Whispering Door by T.J. KluneRead ~ 11.14.23
Pages ~ 373
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Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 773
Total Points ~ 8
Total Pages ~ 2,513
TESSATask 2.3 - Tessa - Happy Birthday, Will!
1) Total pages include TWO of: 0 4 2 3 1 6 1 6 - The Diving Pool ✔ – 02Apr23 - 164 pg
2) Author initials in S T R A T F O R D U P O N A V O N - P T - Patrick Taylor / An Irish Country Girl ✔ – 14Apr23 - 384 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 548
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Task 2.4 - Amber - Fun April Holidays
1) Don't Go to Work Unless It's Fun Day - reader's choice -
Rules of Prey ✔ – 18Apr23 - 479 pg
2) Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day - Someone eats a grilled cheese sandwich - pg 89 - "We had coffee and grilled cheese sandwiches, and ..." - The Burglar In The Closet ✔ – 08Apr23 - 320 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 799 pg
Total points earned to date - 6
Total pages read to date - 2267 pages
Task 1.6 ZOO LOVER'S DAYRead a book with a Zoo Animal on the cover (show cover)
(Sianim, #1) Masques – Patricia Briggs (3 stars) 4/18/23 [294] – wolf on the coverTask Points: 1
Task Pages: 294
Total Points: 9
Total Pages: 2988
1.9 ~ YEARRead a book with a year in the main title
(examples: 1776, 11/22/63, 1984, 2001: A Space Odyssey)
Have fun!
Summer of '69 by Todd StrasserRead ~ 4.19.23
Pages ~ 384
Relevance ~ '69 (approved in questions/comments thread)
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Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 384
Total Points ~ 9
Total Pages ~ 2,897
1.5 ~ MC HOUSE of SWEETS ~ PEEPSC: Peeps are typically sold in packs of five. Read a book that has a "5" in the page count or publication year.
Chicken Foot Farm by Anne EstevisRead ~ 4.21.23
Pages ~ 154
Relevance ~ five in the page count
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Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 351
Total Points ~ 10
Total Pages ~ 3,051
Task 2.4 (Amber's Task) Fun April Holidays1. April 3 is Don't Go To Work Unless It's A Fun Day
Read a book of your choice.
Sweep of the Heart (Innkeeper Chronicles, #5) – Ilona Andrews (4 stars) 4/21/23 2022 TX [456]
2. April 12 - Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
Read a book where the author initials are in GRILLED CHEESE.
Dr. Do-or-Die (Doctors in Danger, #2) – Lara Lacombe (3 stars) 4/6/23 2016 Antarctica [288] - L&L
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 744
Total Points: 11
Total Pages: 3732
Task 1.2 - April BirthdaysAuthor's first name begins: B•N•E•I•V•C•R•K•L•Y -and- last name begins: C•H•O•L•R•E•N•B•A•Y -
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende - 432 p. - 04/20 - 3 stars
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 432
Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 1384
1.9 ~ YEARRead a book with a year in the main title
1991 by Franck Thilliez - 504 p. - 04/13 - 4 stars
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Points This Task ~ 1
Pages This Task ~ 504 p.
Total Points ~ 4
Total Pages ~ 1888
Task 5.1 EASTER BASKET 1. PLASTIC eggs
The Peach Keeper– Sarah Addison Allen (3 stars) 4/22/23 [282] – p.13 “A backhoe was parked next to the tree, an plastic strings were tied around the branches.”
2. CHOCOLATE bunny
B785 (Cyborgs: More than Machines, #3) – Eve Langlais (3 stars) 4/17/23 [227] – p.112 “It better be a chocolate bar.”
3. BABY(ies) chicks
The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband (Rokesbys, #2) – Julia Quinn (4 stars) 4/4/23 [306] – p.314 “And she didn't want to have a baby in New York.”
4. JELLY/BEANS
Small Island – Andrea Levy (3 stars) 4/19/23 [441] – p.197 “...poured through a hole in the top of the crust and left to set into a marble jelly.”
5. Stuffed TOY(S)
Spells and Scones (Magical Bakery Mystery, #6) – Bailey Cates (3 stars) 4/115/23 [293] – p.250 “Other shelves held boxes of toys, games and gift items.”
Task Points: 5
Task Pages: 1549
Total Points: 16
Total Pages: 5281
TESSAI'm going to switch two of my books
UPDATED with a new book:
Task 1.5 - House of Sweets - Pat - PEEPS
A single pair of matching vowels AND of matching consonants in a single word. ONE pair must be continuous, but the other can be separated: oPPosite
The Opposite House ✔ – 19Apr23 - 272 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 0 (previously recorded)
Pages read - 272 pg
Points earned to date - 6 (same as before)
Pages read to date - 1913 pg (Reflects new total with switch of book)
TESSATask 2.5 - Tessa - It's All About the Books
World Book Day - Book on the cover (the entire "blue" field is a book)
✔ – 11Apr23 - 626 pg (this book was previously slotted in task 1.5)National Library Week - Book title begins with a letter in LIBRARY - Better Nate Than Ever ✔ – 23Apr23 - 288 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 914 pg
Total points earned to date - 8
Total pages read to date - 2827 pg
Task 2.3 - Tessa - Happy Birthday, Will! a) Read a book whose total page count includes TWO of the digits in Will's birthday: 0-4-2-3-1-6-1-6
Disney Encanto: The Deluxe Junior Novelization by Angela Cervantes 4/23/2023 136 p.
AND
b) Read a book by an author whose initials are in STRATFORD UPON AVON (All initials count; letters may be used only so often as they appear in the target phrase)
Death at the Falls by Rosemary Simpson 4/8/2023 304 p.
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 440
Total Points: 3
Total Points: 696
Task 2.5 - Tessa - It's All About the Books a) World Book Day - Read a book with a book (or books) on the COVER (post the cover image)
Confessions of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell 4/1/2023 328 p.AND
b) National Library Week - Read a book whose title begins with a letter in LIBRARY (You can ignore leading articles: A, An, The)
Remainders of the Day: More Diaries from The Bookshop, Wigtown by Shaun Bythell 4/11/2023 377 p.
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 705
Total Points: 5
Total Points: 1401
1.6 ZOO LOVER'S DAY: Read a book with a Zoo Animal on the cover (show cover). 
The Name of This Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch 4/21/2023 364 p.Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 364
Total Points: 6
Total Points: 1765
2.4 ~ FUN APRIL HOLIDAYSApril 3rd ~ Don't Go To Work Unless It's Fun Day
Read a book of your choice
The Boy from the Woods by Harlan CobenRead ~ 4.23.23
Pages ~ 371
April 12th ~ Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
Read a book where the authors initials are in Grilled Cheese
The Elephant's Girl by Celesta RimingtonRead ~ 4.24.23
Pages ~ 336
Relevance ~ g(R)illed (C)heese
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Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 816
Total Points ~ 12
Total Pages ~ 3,867
5.1 EASTER BASKET 🧺Read 5 Books
1. PLASTIC eggs--True Biz by Sara Nović--4/18/23--386 pages
loc. 1907--"...and a plastic table with a pair of cardboard boxes..."
2. CHOCOLATE bunny--Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer--4/4/23--372 pages
loc. 1154--"...a chocolate colored, egg shaped rock..."
3. BABY(ies) chicks--The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict--4/22/23--272 pages
loc. 592--"...to share his wife's affections with a baby."
4. JELLY/BEANS--A Dangerous Business by Jane Smiley--4/26/23--224 pages
loc. 490--"He was eating some beans and rice..."
5. Stuffed TOY(S)--Horse by Geraldine Brooks--4/15/23--401 pages
loc. 1342--"...kids went there to scavenge discarded toys."
Total Points this task: 5
Total Pages this task: 1655
2.1 THE LOTTERYRead 2 Books
#2 The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine by Janice P. Nimura--4/8/23--336 pages
#4 The Friend: A Novel by Sigrid Nunez--4/26/23--224 pages
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 560
Total points: 7
Total pages: 2215
2.1 ~ THE LOTTERY 
Read ~ 4.20.23
Pages ~ 176
Relevance ~ Book #2
I'm glad this one was short, because it was just totally depressing.
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireRead ~ 4.18.23
Pages ~ 169
Relevance ~ Book #4
I know that this book has won a lot of awards, but I thought it was just stupid.
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Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 345
Total Points ~ 14
Total Pages ~ 4,036
1.5 (Pat's Task) MC House of SweetsOur "Special" of the month is PEEPS.
CHOOSE ONE:
A. Read a book that has a single pair of matching vowels and a single pair of matching consonants in the same word. At least one of the two pairs must be a double letter pair. example P(EE)Ps
Self-discovery and authority in Afro-American narrative by Valerie Smith--4/24/23--167 pages
The word is "narrative" which I presume satisfies the requirements.
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 167
Total points--8
Total pages--2382
2.3 ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WILLa) Read a book whose total page count includes TWO of the digits in Will's birthday: 0-4-2-3-1-6-1-6
Hester by Laurie Lico AlbaneseRead ~ 4.22.23
Pages ~ 322
Relevance ~ 2 & 3 in page count
b) Read a book by an author whose initials are in STRATFORD UPON AVON (All initials count; letters may be used only so often as they appear in the target phrase)
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice FeeneyRead ~ 4.28.23
Pages ~ 294
Relevance ~ str(A)t(F)ord
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Points This Task ~ 2
Pages This Task ~ 616
Total Points ~ 16
Total Pages ~ 4,652
TESSATask 1.10 - Reading Jar - Linda C - Jazz Appreciation Month
Author's first name begins with 'Z'
Zoë Ferraris / Finding Nouf ✔ – 28Apr23 - 320 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 320
Total points earned to date - 9
Total pages read to date - 3147
2.4 (Amber's Task) Fun April Holidays April 3rd is Don't Go To Work Unless It's Fun Day (I wish I would have known that then) - Read a book of your choice.
Sophia and Rainbow by Julie Sykes 4/2/2023 112 p.
AND
April 12th Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day - Read a book where the authors initials are in Grilled Cheese.
The Tapper Twins Tear Up New York by Geoff Rodkey 4/25/2023 261 p.
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 373
Total Points: 8
Total Points: 2138
1.2 April Birthdays - Read a book whose Author's FIRST name begins with either B•N•E•I•V•C•R•K•L•Y and LAST name begins with either C•H•O•L•R•E•N•B•A•Y Intrigue in Istanbul by Erica Ruth Neubauer 4/29/2023 304 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 304
Total Points: 9
Total Points: 2442
I was hoping to get one more I , but my life this weekend just had other plans. You can close me out. I’m heading to May.
TESSATask 5.1 - Easter Basket
Find the words in the text:
PLASTIC - pg 183 - "…held up a plastic evidence bag." - Red Knife ✔ – 11Apr23 - 336 pg
CHOCOLATE - pg 57 - "…the chocolate on the way home from…" - The Thursday Murder Club ✔ - 30Apr23 - 382 pg
BABY(ies) - pg 21 - "…lick and nuzzle her baby." - Horse ✔ – 08Apr23 - 401 pg
JELLY/BEANS (either word) - pg 66 - "…Cuban beans and rice…" - Once Upon a Quinceañera ✔ – 19Apr23 - 432 pg
TOY(S) - pg 159 - "Slid under the bed to fetch his toy. - Echo Mountain ✔ – 21Apr23 - 368 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 5
Pages read - 1919 pg
Total points earned this month: 14 pts + Readathon
Total pages read this month: 5066 pg
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