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3.1 Tessa
2.4 Mickslibrarian
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2.3 Tessa
1.7 Amber
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1.8 Mickslibrarian
1.9 Marilyn
1.10 The Adventures
Needed: one point task (your choice) give your task a name.
One Point Tasks
1.1 Merry Christmas 🎄 & Happy New Year! 🍾
Celebrate by reading a book of your choice.
⭐ BONUS POINT: you can read another book of your choice.
1.2 December🎂 Birthdays
This month we celebrate Anne Patchett (12/2) and Mary Higgins Clark (12/24).
Read a book whose Author's FIRST name begins with either A•M•N•R•Y and LAST name begins with either P•C•A•L•T•R•H•K•E•T
1.3 Dec 9 - Gingerbread House Day
Read a book with a BROWN 🤎 cover (60%+ - show cover) -OR- Read a book that every word in title starts with a letter in GINGERBREAD HOUSE (3 word min)
1.4 Dec 3 - National Peppermint Latte Day
Read a book with a PINK 🩷 cover (60%+ - show cover) -OR- with the word PEPPERMINT or LATTE in it's text ( give sentence & LOC #)
1.5 Dec 8 - National Christmas Tree Day 🎄
Read a book with a GREEN 💚 cover (60%+ - show cover) -OR- Read a book with TREE(S) on the cover (show cover).
⭐ BONUS POINT: if it's a Christmas tree
1.6 Dec 21 - Winter Solstice ❄️
Read a book set during Winter -OR- SNOW on the cover (show cover)
1.7 (Amber's Task) Hallmark Christmas Movies
I spend the whole month of December watching Hallmark Christmas Movies. This is my favorite time of the year and one of my favorite things to do. They are so sappy and predictable but they are just so feel good.
Read a book with MPG Romance or a Christmas book that was turned into a movie.
Check out this link and these are just the Hallmark ones.
https://hallmarkjenny.com/hallmark-ch...
1.8 (Mickslibrarian 's Task) December Birthstones
Choose one option below:
a. Turquoise - There was once a belief that the gem would break into multiple pieces when disaster was imminent. Read a book told from multiple perspectives - specify what the perspectives are, or a book about some sort of disaster - specify what the disaster is.
b. Tanzanite - With a Mohs Hardness rating of 6 to 7, tanzanite is best in earrings and pendants and not recommended for rings. Read a book with earrings or a necklace on the cover. BONUS: If the cover features both earrings AND a necklace. A ring may NOT appear on the cover.
c. Zircon - Zircon is found in central Sri Lanka, Australia, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Read a book set in one of these places.
1.9 (Marilyn 's Task) December and New Beginnings
My son and daughter-in-law moved to a new house and both started new jobs recently. Read a book where a character is moving or where he/she/they start a new job.
1.10 (The Adventures Task) Green
Read a book with a green cover (+50%) or with the word GREEN in the main title.
Two Point Tasks
2.1 The Lottery
Read 2 Books
GO to THE LOTTERY task for details. This is a TIME-LIMITED task.
2.2 More December Holidays
Read 2 Books
1. Dec 13 - National Violin 🎻 Day
Read a book whose MC is a musician -OR- there is a instrument on the cover (show cover)
⭐ BONUS POINT: if the instrument is a violin.
2. Dec 7 - Pearl Harbor Day
Read a book that has a MPG:WWII
2.3 (Tessa's Task) It's the Holiday Season
Read 2 Books
1. Read a book with a main page genre HOLIDAY.
2. Read a book with any sort of holiday decorations on the COVER. (post the cover)
2.4 (Mickslibrarian's Task) December Birth Flowers
Pick One PAIR below and read one book for each part of the pair
Pair 1: Cover
1A: Hollies are dark green with red, white, yellow, black, or pink berries, and are an important source of food and shelter for birds - read a book that is 75%+ green and 25%- red, white, yellow, black or pink - no other significant colors (excluding title and author). Bonus if there is also a bird on the cover (bird colors do not count).
1B: Narcissus are white flowers that can grow inside during the dark days of winter. Read a book with a black cover 75%+ and white 25%- no other significant colors (excluding title and author). Bonus if there is also a flower on the cover (flower colors do not count).
Pair 2: Author and Title (pick the title option for one book and the author option for the other book)
2A: The Latin name for hollies is Ilex aquifolium, which means "with pointed leaves". Author option - read a book whose author's first initial can be found in ILEX and whose last inital can be found in AQUIFOLIUM. Title option - read a book whose title starts with a pointy letter - A, M, N, V, W, or Z.
2B: Narcissus is also known as paperwhite. Author option - read a book whose author's first initial can be found in PAPER and whose last initial can be found in WHITE. Title option - read a book whose title starts with a letter in NARCISSUS.
Pair 3: Setting
3A: Hollies are native to North America - read a book set in North America (specify where)
3B: In Victorian times, the gift of a narcissus meant you were “the only one.” Read a book set in Victorian times (1837-1901).
Pair 4: Content
4A: Holly wood was used for centuries as firewood, and the berries, while food for birds, is poisonous to humans and many other animals. Read a book where someone has a fire burning inside (give sentence and page number), or where the story involves some kind of poison (give sentence and page number).
4B: A bouquet of paperwhites is a way to express pure or unconditional love. Read a romance book.
Three Point Task
3.1 (Tessa's Task) Seems to be a season of bells for me ... One of my favorite Christmas songs is Silver Bells.
Read 3 Books
This weekend we'll be hearing wedding bells for our niece's big day. While in Texas, we're spending a few days in Hill Country just relaxing before the big event, and from our rental house we can hear the bells from Saint Mary's Church the next block over. And last night we caught a showing of the classic Bing Crosby movie - "The Bells of St Mary's"
1. Read a book whose title begins will a letter in SILVER (Ignore leading articles: A, An, The)
2. My niece and her groom both have first names that begin with 'A." Their full initials will be different, though because she is keeping her maiden name. Read a book by an author whose FIRST initial is 'A' /or/ whose LAST initial is either C or E.
3. Read a book set in Texas.
Five Point Task
5.1 T'was The Night Before Christmas 🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌
Read 5 Books
HOUSE
CREATURE(S)
MOUSE
STOCKING(S)
CHIMNEY
WINTER
SUGARPLUMS
WINDOW
ROOF
SLEIGH
REINDEER
DIMPLES
JOLLY
TOYS
ROSES
GOODNIGHT
• Pick 5 words from list above
• One book per word
• Find word in text, give the sentence and LOC#