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1.7 Amber - Hallmark Christmas Movies - Read a book with MPG Romance. The Sheikh's Christmas Conquest by Sharon Kendrick 12/7/2023 192 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 192
Total Points: 1
Total Pages: 192
1.2 December BirthdaysThis 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
Silver Serenade – Nancy J. Cohen (3 stars) 12/8/23 [368] – N + C
1.6 Dec 21 - Winter Solstice
Read a book set during Winter -OR- SNOW on the cover (show cover)
Frozen (Northern Waste, #1.5) – Eve Kenin (3 stars) 12/6/23 [110]Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 478
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 478
2.2 More December Holidays1. Dec 13 - National Violin Day
Read a book whose MC is a musician
Night Music: A Novel – Jojo Moyes (3 stars) 12/14/23 [384] – Isabel is a violinist with the London City Symphonia
BONUS POINT: if the instrument is a violin. - is violin
2. Dec 7 - Pearl Harbor Day
Read a book that has an MPG:WWII
The Secrets of Flight – Maggie Leffler (3 stars) 12/5/23 [344] - MPG WWII-28x
Task Points: 2+1 Bonus
Task Pages: 728
Total Points: 5
Total Pages: 1206
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MOST POINTS
📚 - Read-a-thon Points
📚 Mickslibrarian - 8+9=17
🎄🎄📚 Linda C - 14+10=24
📚 Amber - 8+8=16
☃️📚 Tessa - 11+12=23
📚 Bethany - 6+9=15
📚 The Adventures - 3+2=5
Marilyn - 7
📚 Diana S - 10+10=20
MOST PAGES
Mickslibrarian - 2238
☃️Linda C - 3889
Amber - 2392
🎄🎄Tessa - 3927
Bethany - 2425
Marilyn - 2469
The Adventures - 943
Diana S - 2579
1.2 December🎂 BirthdaysThis 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
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 12.02.23
Task points 1
Task pages 377
1.3 Dec 9 - Gingerbread House DayRead a book with a BROWN 🤎 cover (60%+ - show cover)
by Lynn Cahoon 12.12.23Task points 1
Task pages 294
Total points 2
Total pages 671
1.5 Dec 8 - National Christmas Tree Day 🎄Read a book with a GREEN 💚 cover (60%+ - show cover)
by Juliet Blackwell 12.06.23Task points 1
Task pages 325
Total points 3
Total pages 996
TESSATask 1.1 Merry Christmas
Reader's choice - Off Season ✔ – 01Dec23 - 432 p
BONUS - second reader's choice - The Letter Writer ✔ – 04Dec23 - 384 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 816 pg
Total points earned to date - 2
Total pages read to date - 816 pg
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1.1 Merry Christmas 🎄 & Happy New Year!Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf 12/6 (320 pgs)
1.4 Dec 3 - National Peppermint Latte Day
All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership 12/16 (352 pgs)
Points: 2
Pages: 672
1.6 Dec 21 - Winter Solstice ❄️Read a book with SNOW on the cover (show cover)
by Johan Rundberg 12.19.23Task points 1
Task pages 192
Total points 4
Total pages 1188
1.10 (The Adventures Task) GreenRead a book with a green cover (+50%)
by Joanne Fluke 12.18.23Task points 1
Task pages 225
Total points 5
Total pages 1413
1.6 Dec 21 - Winter Solstice ❄️Read a book set during Winter -OR- SNOW on the cover (show cover)
The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson - 12/22 - 326 p. - 3.5 stars - set during the Christmas holidays.
Task point: 1
Task pages: 326 p.
1.7 (Amber's Task) Hallmark Christmas MoviesI 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 Christmas book that was turned into a movie.
How the Grinch Stole My Heart by Annabelle Costa 12.24.23
Task points 1
Task pages 307
Total points 6
Total pages 1720
1.2 December 🎂 Birthdays - 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 Hallowe'en Party: Inspiration for the 20th Century Studios Major Motion Picture A Haunting in Venice by Agatha Christie 12/19/2023 272 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 272
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 464
1.6 Dec 21 - Winter Solstice ❄️ - Read a book with SNOW on the cover (show cover) 
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 12/23/2023 189 p.Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 189
Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 653
1.8 (Mickslibrarian 's Task) December Birthstones Choose one option below:
1. Turquoise - Read a book told from multiple perspectives - specify what the perspectives are.
A Cold Highland Wind by Tasha Alexander 12/12/2023 304 p. (Half the book is set in 1905 and narrated by the main character, and the other half is narrated by a character living in the same place 300 years earlier)
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 304
Total Points: 4
Total Pages: 957
Task 2.4: December Birth FlowersPair 3: Setting
3A: Hollies are native to North America - read a book set in North America (specify where)Ghostwritten by Ronald Malfi Short stories set in New England and the Midwest. Two in New York. 465 pgs, 12/17
3B: In Victorian times, the gift of a narcissus meant you were “the only one.” Read a book set in Victorian times (1837-1901).
The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore 560 pgs, 12/26
Task 1.9: December and New Beginnings
Man, Fuck This House by Brian Asman 200 pgs, 12/27
Points: 3
Pages: 1225
Total points: 5
Total pages: 1897
2.1 The Lottery#2 Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism – Temple Grandin (4 stars) 12/11/23 [306]
#4 The Memory of Love – Linda Olsson (5 stars) 12/27/23 [240]
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 546
Total Points: 7
Total Pages: 1752
1.9 (Marilyn 's Task) December and New Beginnings - Read a book where a character starts a new job. A Legacy of Murder by Connie Berry 12/28/2023 327 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 327
Total Points: 5
Total Pages: 1284
2.3 (Tessa's Task) It's the Holiday Seasona) Read a book with a main page genre HOLIDAY.
A Holiday Yarn (A Seaside Knitters Society Mystery, #4) – Sally Goldenbaum (3 stars) 12/28/23 [288] – MPG Holiday
b) Read a book with any sort of holiday decorations on the COVER. (post the cover)
A Homespun Regency Christmas– Carla Kelly, Emma Jensen, Sandra Heath, & Amanda McCabe (4 stars) 12/26/23 2008 England [336] – wreath on back of carriageTask Points: 2
Task Pages: 624
Total Points: 9
Total Pages: 2376
2.1 The LotteryRead 2 Books
#2 Stay True by Hua Hsu--12/25/23--208 pages
#4 The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath--12/13/23--291 pages
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 499 pages
5.1 T'was The Night Before Christmas 🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌Read 5 Books
🦌HOUSE--Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark--12/3/23--579 pages
"...the dark wood from the Walnut Street house..."--loc. 147
🦌🦌CREATURES--Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris--12/20/23--300 pages
"...great populations of plush and plastic creatures, which would fall behind..."--loc. 1505
🦌🦌🦌STOCKINGS--The Churchill Sisters: The Extraordinary Lives of Winston and Clementine's Daughters by Rachel Trethewey--12/28/23--320 pages
"...she taught Diana how to keep her room tidy and darn her own stockings..."--loc. 941
🦌🦌🦌🦌REINDEER--Holly by Stephen King--12/21/23--449 pages
"There are no lighted Santas, rooftop reindeer or..."--loc. 1263
🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌DIMPLES--Violeta by Isabel Allende--12/13/23--322 pages
"...you still have your dimples and your eyes disappear..."--loc. 4492
Points this task: 5
Pages this task: 1970
Total points: 7
Total pages: 2469
2.1 The Lottery#2 Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells - 158 p. - 12/28 - 4 stars
#4 Au bon roman by Laurence Cossé - 459 p. - 12/28 - 4 stars
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 617
Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 943
1.1 Merry Christmas 🎄 & Happy New Year! 🍾 - Celebrate by reading a book of your choice. The Art of Betrayal by Connie Berry 12/30/2023 322 p.
Task Points: 1
Task Pages: 322
Total Points: 6
Total Pages: 1606
5.1 T'was The Night Before Christmas Read 5 Books
HOUSE: The Gown – Jennifer Robson (4 stars) 12/17/23 [371] – p. 61 “Heather’s parents had hosted a gathering at their house.”
CREATURE(S): Freeing Luka (Clecanian, #2) – Victoria Aveline (4 stars) 12/2/23 [307] – p.253 “Alice leaned away from the creature and glanced around.”
WINTER: Off the Grid Christmas – Mary Ellen Porter (3 stars) 12/30/23 [224] – p.202 “So close she could smell winter on his shirt.”
WINDOW: Golden Lies – Barbara Freethy (3 stars) 12/18/23 [387] – p. 27 “Paige tapped on the window and one of the men turned.”
ROSES: Wyoming Christmas Quadruplets (Wyoming Cowboys, #3) – Jill Kemerer (3 stars) 12/29/23 [224] – p.206 “She accepted the bouquet and buried her nose in the white roses.”
Task Points: 5
Task Pages: 1513
Total Points: 14
Total Pages: 3889
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Because it's New Year Eve 🥳
I'm keeping the this task open till the end of January 1 🍾
Happy New Year 🎊 Everyone! 🥂
1.5 Dec 8 - National Christmas Tree Day 🎄
by Scott Carney 12/31Points: 1
Pages: 528
Total points: 6
Total pages: 2425
TESSATask 2.3 - Tessa - It's the Holiday Season
A book with a main page genre of HOLIDAY - Once Upon a December ✔ – 09Dec23 - 336 p
Holiday decoration on the cover -
✔ – 20Dec23 - 243 p (Xmas tree and wreath)THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
pages read - 579 p
Total points earned to date - 4
Total pages read to date - 1395 pg
TESSATask 3.1 - Tessa - Season of Bells
Title begins with a letter in SILVER - Suddenly a Murder ✔ – 06Dec23 - 320 p
Author's LAST initial is C - COHN, Rachel / Dash and Lily's Book of Dares ✔ – 21Dec23 - 309 pg
A book set in Texas - The Christmas Dare ✔ – 17Dec23 - 400 pg
THIS TASK
Points earned - 3
Pages read - 1029 p
Total points earned to date - 7
Total pages read to date - 2424 pg
TESSATask 1.2 - Happy Birthday
Author's first initial A•M•N•R•Y /and/ last initial P•C•A•L•T•R•H•K•E•T - M R - Marjorie Reynolds / The Starlite Drive-In ✔ – 31Dec23 - 336 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 336 pg
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Task 1.5 - National Christmas Tree Day
Green cover -
✔ – 26Dec23 - 368 pTHIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 368 p
Total points earned to date - 9
Total pages read to date - 3128 p
TESSATask 1.3 - Gingerbread House Day
Brown cover -
✔ – 24Dec23 - 464 pgTHIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 464 pg
Total points earned to date - 10
Total pages read to date - 3592 pg
TESSATask 1.7 - Amber - Hallmark Christmas Movies
Main page genre ROMANCE - A Spy in the House ✔ – 28Dec23 - 335 pg
THIS TASK
points earned - 1
pages read - 335 pg
Total points earned to date - 11
Total pages read to date - 3927 pg
2.4 (Mickslibrarian's Task) December Birth FlowersPair 3: Setting
3A: Hollies are native to North America - read a book set in North America (specify where)
Alexandra Petri's US History: Important American Documents by Alexandra Petri (United States) 12/31/2023 326 p.
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3B: In Victorian times, the gift of a narcissus meant you were “the only one.” Read a book set in Victorian times (1837-1901).
Miss Morton And The Spirits Of The Underworld by Catherine Lloyd (1838) 12/25/2023 304 p.
Task Points: 2
Task Pages: 630
Total Points: 8
Total Pages: 2236
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The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson (12/7/23) 326 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Point Earned: 1
Pages Read: 326
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1st name: R Last name: E
The Mistletoe Secret by Richard Paul Evans (12/23/23) 320 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 320
Total Points: 2
Total Pages: 646
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Pink Cover
Pink Lemonade Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke (12/31/23) 290 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 290
Total Points: 3
Total Pages: 936
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Trees on cover - BP: Christmas Tree on cover
Starry Night by Debbie Macomber (12/28/23) 256 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 2
Pages Read: 256
Total Points: 5
Total Pages: 1192
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Snow on cover
The Christmas Town by Donna VanLiere (12/26/23) 228 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 228
Total Points: 6
Total Pages : 1420
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MPG: ROMANCE
Jingle All the Way by Debbie Macomber (12/14/23) 288 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 288
Total Points: 7
Total Pages: 1708
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Green Cover
How the Finch Stole Christmas! by Donna Andrews (12/19/23) 278 pp ⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 278
Total Points: 8
Total Pages: 1986
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Tune It Out by Jamie Sumner (12/31/23) 272 pp 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐
Lou was moved to her Aunt & Uncle's house and got the help she needed the most. She lives in a truck.
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 272
Total Points: 9
Total Pages: 2258
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A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear (12/31/23) 321 pp ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 321
Total Points: 10
Total Pages: 2579
1.1 Merry Christmas 🎄 & Happy New Year! 🍾Celebrate by reading a book of your choice.
Tagged for Death by Sherry Harris 12.27.23
Task points 1
Task pages 304
Total points 7
Total pages 2024
1.4 Dec 3 - National Peppermint Latte DayRead a book with a PINK 🩷 cover (60%+ - show cover)
by Ali Hazelwood 12.28.23Task points 1
Task pages 368
Total points 8
Total pages 2392
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