The Lost Challenges discussion

Every 3 months we will give you a list of facts about a randomly selected year with reading tasks to go with them. Read one book for each task.



A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks


Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.

5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).

6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.

7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words OR
whose title is one word OR
whose title has a color word OR
whose title has a name OR
whose title contains opposite words OR
that is from the non-fiction genre.

8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).

9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.





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A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15/11-15


Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
The Cottage on Blueberry Bay Ellen Joy 8/14/24

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2.
Fate After Fame Amber Kelly 8/25/24 (Balsam Ridge #2)

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher.
Dani Last Rites Sharon Sala 8/8/24

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating.
4.48 Labor of Love Katie Winters 8/4/24

5. Born in 1965
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Paisley Fatal Floss A.C.F. Bookens 8/12/24

6. Died in 1965
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter.
Left Behind Sharon Sala 8/9/24

7. New Books
✴️ Read a book whose title is one word.
Heartbeat Sharon Sala 8/8/24

8. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Romance.
Perfect Someday Lauren Runow 8/12/24

9. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
Wildest Dreams Kristen Proby 8/3/24

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered.
Death by Committee Alexis Morgan 8/6/24

11. April 23
✴️ Read a book with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
306 pages Code Name: Genesis Sawyer Bennett 8/5/24

12. July 14
✴️ Read a book with a red cover.
Only Wanna Dance With You Lisa Shelby 8/28/24

13. October 7
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs.
The Unwedding Ally Condie 8/2/24

14. October 28
✴️ Read a book with an architect character.
Long Journey Home Ashley Farley 8/12/24

15. December 9
✴️ Read a book set during Christmas.
Fool Me Twice at Christmas Camilla Isley 8/28/24

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024

Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

12/11-15 Completed. Finished


Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
Jana Deleon-Hurricane Force 8/07/24

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
(Hell's Handlers MC #2)
Maverick-Lilly Atlas 8/08/24

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book by an author with a middle initial.
Thomas L. Scott-State of Control 8/14/24

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
(4.26)
A Good Day for Chardonnay-Darynda Jones 8/06/24

5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
(Camden)
Tempt Our Fate-Kat Singleton 8/10/24

6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.
Dan Padavona-The Stolen 8/01/24

7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words
The Girl in the Dark-A.J. Rivers 8/01/24

8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
(Thriller)
Where Hidden Souls Lie-D.K. Hood 8/02/24

9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
Her Killer Confession-Tony Urban 8/17/24

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered
Bound by Affliction-Ryan Michele 8/05/24

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
(302)
Reel of Fortune-Jana Deleon 8/16/24

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a Series #4 (share series name).
(The Devil's Dust)
The Lies Between Us-M.N. Forgy 8/04/24

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024
15/15

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks


Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
J-Myths and Magic J.A. Whiting 8/7/24

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
Laughing Loaf Bakery Mysteries #5 Proof of Death Victoria Kazarian 8/4/24

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.
Thad-Summer's Sweet Demise Kathleen Suzette 8/6/24

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
20 as of this posting-Murder in the Alley Penny Brooke 8/1/24

5. Born in 1965
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
W-Elsie Woodworth, mc-Murder in the Guesthouse Sydney Tate 8/3/24

6. Died in 1965
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.
Mayhem at Migration Bellamy Beck 8/5/24

7. New Books
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words
Mischief, Murder and Monkey Mayhem Peyton Stone 8/11/24
whose title is one word OR
whose title has a color word OR
whose title has a name OR
whose title contains opposite words OR
that is from the non-fiction genre.

8. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
Romance tag-Open House Heist Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 8/13/24

9. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
Murder to Go Amy Grundy 8/2/24

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.
Booked on Murder Allison Brook 8/5/24

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
Rocking It Patti Benning 8/7/24

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).
Music and Murder at the Castle Avery Kent 8/10/24

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).
Off Massachusetts mainland, fictional Daybreak Island Shock and Paw Cate Conte 8/20/24

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.
Arched window if that's ok Jenn McKinlay 8/29/24

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.
A Bid for Murder Donna Clancy 8/19/24

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks


15/15


Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
No Turning Back - Lindsay McKenna (HI #2217 - June 2024) - Aug 5

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
Wyoming Ranch Justice - Juno Rushdan (HI #2239 - Sept 2024) (Cowboy State Lawmen: Duty and Honor) - Aug 16

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.
Protecting the Amish Child - Dana R. Lynn (LIS #1127 - Sept 2024) - Aug 8

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
A Scandal at Stonecliffe - Candace Camp (HQN - Aug 2024) (GR 4.10) - Aug 31

5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Last Mission - Lisa Childs (HRS #2292 - Sept 2024) (Wynona) - Aug 13




6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.
Liberating the Lady of Loughmoe - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Aug 2024) (initials) - Aug 9

7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words OR
whose title is one word OR
whose title has a color word OR
The Lyon’s Golden Touch - Sara Adrien (Dragonblade - July 2024) - Aug 2
whose title has a name OR
whose title contains opposite words OR
that is from the non-fiction genre.

8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
Road Trip Rivalry - Mona Shroff (HSE #3058 - Sept 2024) (romance) - Aug 15

9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
In Service to a Lyon - E.L. Johnson (Dragonblade - Aug 2024) - Aug 12




IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.
Mile High Mystery - Cindi Myers (HI #2236 - Sept 2024) (murdered) - Aug 10

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
Cinderella at the Duke's Ball - Bronwyn Scott (HH #1815 - Sept 2024) (England) - Aug 22

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).
Castles - Julie Garwood (Pocket - July 1993) (#4 - Crown's Spies) - Sept 13

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).
Stranded with the Island Doctor - Annie Claydon (HMED #1264 - Aug 2022) (tropical storm/Maldives) - Aug 14

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.
Saving Christmas in the Little Irish Village - Michelle Vernal (Bookouture - Oct 2024) (architect) - Oct 4

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.
A Christmas Romance in the Scottish Highlands - Donna Ashcroft (Bookouture - Oct 2024) - Oct 21

FINISHED!!! A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024 (08/15/24)

LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

15/15

Tasks:
☑️ 1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.

Maybe This Kiss (Colorado Ice .5) Jennifer Snow 08/03/24

☑️ 2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
X ✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).

Yours Truly (Part of Your World 2) Abby Jimenez (Libby audio) 08/03/24


☑️ 3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher

X OR by an author with a middle initial

Murder in Portofino T.A. Williams 08/04/24

OR set in Texas.

☑️ 4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
X ✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating. (495 ratings)

Shirley, I Jest! Cindy Williams 08/02/24

☑️ 5. Born in 1965

✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).

Expiration Dates Rebecca Serle (Daphne) 08/04/24

☑️ 6. Died in 1965

✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter

OR who uses a middle initial

OR uses initials instead of a first name

X OR whose has three names

Past Present Future (Rowan and Neil 2) Rachel Lynn Solomon 08/02/24

OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.

☑️ 7. New Books

✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words

OR whose title is one word

OR whose title has a color word

OR whose title has a name

OR whose title contains opposite words

X OR that is from the non-fiction genre.

A Moveable Feast Ernest Hemingway (memoir) 08/03/24

☑️ 8. In Theatres

✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).

The Princess of Las Vegas Chris Bohjalian (Thriller) 08/06/24

☑️ 9. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.

The Unwedding Ally Condie 08/01/24

IN THE NEWS

☑️ 10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.

X ✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered

Peking Duck and Cover (Noodle Shop Mystery 10) Vivien Chien (a dancer is killed) 08/01/24

OR with a character who was in foster care

OR with a Muslim character.

☑️ 11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.

X ✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland

Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame Olivia Ford 08/04/24

OR where a character goes walking or hiking

OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).

☑️ 12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.

X ✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover)

Yours Truly (Part of Your World 2) Abby Jimenez 08/03/24

OR where someone shares images with another

OR a Series #4 (share series name).

☑️ 13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed

X ✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.)

A Long Petal of the Sea Isabel Allende (earthquake, blizzard) 08/06/24

OR with a character who is a fisherman


OR set on an island (tell us where).

☑️ 14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.

✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover)

OR set in Missouri

X OR with an architect character.
- John Greenleaf

A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue Dean Jobb 08/15/24

☑️ 15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.

✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title

X OR a book set during Christmas

Santa 365 (Chet & Bernie 3.1) Spencer Quinn 08/04/24

OR with a character whose first name is Charlie

OR last name is Brown.

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024

LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
One book per task.
Progress: 15/15

Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
🍋Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
Lemonade Code by Jarod Pratt - Aug. 2

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
🩵Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
The Color of Water by Kim Dong Hwa - book #2 in the Color Trilogy - Aug. 13

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
🤠 Read a book set in Texas. Pizza Face: A Graphic Novel by Rex Ogle - Aug. 15

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
🌟Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating. The Golden Hour by Niki Smith - 4.28 rating - Aug. 5

5. Born in 1965
📛Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Fairest of All: The Graphic Novel by Sarah Mlynowski - MC is Abby - Aug. 3

6. Died in 1965
📩Read a book by an author who uses a middle initial. Your Letter by Hyeon A. Cho - Aug. 17

7. New Books
1️⃣ Read a book whose title is one word OR Break by Kayla Miller - Aug. 11

8. In Theaters
🤣Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose). Teen Boat! The Race for Boatlantis by Dave Roman - genre is humor - Aug. 15

9. On The Radio
💙Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count. The Faint of Heart by Kerilynn Wilson - Aug. 8

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
🏮Read a book with a Muslim character. Green Lantern: Legacy by Minh Lê - Aug. 6

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
2️⃣Read a book with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count). The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose - 293 pages - Aug. 15

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
💗Read a Series #4 (share series name). Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - Sept. 17

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
🌴Read a book set on an island (tell us where). Buried on a Sundae by Lena Gregory - Aug. 8

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
🏞️ Read a book set in Missouri. Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined by David F. Walker - Aug. 13

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
🧇Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown. Waffles by Ellen Miles - Sept. 20

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks


✅1. Popular Baby Names
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver. Read 8/3/24

✅2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell Read 8/13/24. #2 Family Upstairs series

✅3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow. Read 8/9/24

✅4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark. Read 8/14/24. Rating 3.70

✅5. Born in 1965
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
The Wilds by Sarah Pearse Read 8/2/24. KIER TEMPLER
The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths. Read 9/11/24🇺🇸 Ruth Galloway

✅6. Died in 1965
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.
If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay. Read 8/19/24

✅7. New Books
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words OR
whose title is one word OR
whose title has a color word OR
whose title has a name OR
whose title contains opposite words OR
that is from the non-fiction genre.
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann. Read 8/5/24
Has 5 words and is a non fiction title

✅8. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
The Hanging Valley by Peter
Robinson Book 4 Inspector Banks 8/24/24 Thriller

✅9. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
book:Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop|133938826] by Hwang Bo-Reum. Read 8/17/24

IN THE NEWS
✅10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.
1979 by Val McDermid REad 8/27/24 Danny Sullivan murdered

✅11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count). pages 288
The Seventh Sinner by Elizabeth Peters. Read 8/30/24

✅12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).
Pictures of You by Caroline Leavitt. Read 8/25/24
Isabelle and Sam share photos they took with their film cameras with each other after they develop them

✅13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).
The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford. Read 9//9/24
Dust storm

✅14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character. Leo Vodnik
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty. Read 9/14/24
✅15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown
.All the Little Truths by Debra Webb Read 9/8/24. Starts with decorating Finely's office for Christmas and ends with her decorating her home

My spot! :)

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

FINISHED!!!!

Tasks:
✅1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
Paige's Turn by Jennifer Peel (8/11/2024)

✅2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
The da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (8/30/2024), Robert Langdon #2

✅3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.
Timing by Mary Calmes (9/16/2024)

✅4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny by Devney Perry (8/12/2024), 20,344 ratings

✅5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (8/10/2024), Jack and Pepper

✅6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (8/6/2024)

✅7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words OR
whose title is one word OR
whose title has a color word OR
whose title has a name OR
whose title contains opposite words OR
that is from the non-fiction genre.
Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn (8/2/2024)

✅8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (8/18/2024) Historical, Action, Thriller, Adventure

✅9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
The Demon's Dealbreaker by Delaney Rain (8/3/2024)

IN THE NEWS
✅10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.
Oregano Meatball Murder by Patti Benning (8/22/2024)

✅11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
The Unlikely Heir by Jax Calder (8/4/2024)

✅12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).
The Amazing Alpha Tau Romeo and Juliet Project by Lisa Henry Sarah Honey (8/7/2024), Alpha Tau #4

✅13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).
Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon (9/12/2024)

✅14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.
Old Friends Reunited by Maddie Please (9/30/2024)

✅15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.
Happy Medium by Sarah Adler (8/15/2024), Charlie Waybill

Finished: 2024/10/17

Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024

Progress: 15/15

Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✓ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M. John Boyne - My Brother's Name is Jessica (24/08/28)

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✓ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65. (The Gender of Mona Lisa #2) The Gender of Mona Lisa 02 by Tsumuji Yoshimura (24/08/03)

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✓ Read a book where a character is a teacher. (tutor) Katekyo! 01 by Yuu Moegi (24/09/07)

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✓ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. (4.05) Sokratische Gespräche aus Xenofons denkwürdigen Nachrichten von Sokrates by Xenophon (24/08/17)

5. Born in 1965
✓ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W. (Charles Bovary) Madame Bovary. by Gustave Flaubert (24/09/28)

6. Died in 1965
✓ Read a book by an author who uses initials instead of a first name. Murdle: Volume 1, 100 Elementary to Impossible Mysteries to Solve Using Logic, Skill, and the Power of Deduction by G.T. Karber (24/08/24)

7. New Books
✓ Read a book whose title has 5 words. Der Mann, der zweimal starb by Richard Osman (24/08/15)

8. In Theaters
✓ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure. Three Wolves Mountain by Bohra Naono (24/08/31)

9. On The Radio
✓ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count. Morgen bin ich Sternenlicht by Sandra Dieckmann (24/08/30)

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✓ Read a book where a character is murdered. The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis (24/09/10)

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✓ Read a book with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count. (272) Pageboy by Elliot Page (24/08/28)

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✓ Read a Series #4. (Katekyo!) Katekyo! 04 by Yuu Moegi (24/09/19)

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✓ Read a book where a weather event occurs. (titanomachy which equals earthquakes and other seismic activities) Mythos: Was uns die Götter heute sagen by Stephen Fry (24/09/29)

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✓ Read a book set in Missouri. James by Percival Everett (24/08/08)

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✓ Read a book with a character whose last name is Brown. (Saint Brown) In den Farben des Dunkels by Chris Whitaker (24/10/17)

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks


Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
Absolute Zero 11/8/24

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
A Face in the Crowd Tennison book 2 18/8

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.
The Tower Treasure 8/8/24

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
You Will Pay 5,046

5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
A Wedding in Maine (chelsea and Jeremy) 8/9/24

6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.
Faithless in Death 4/9/24

7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words OR
whose title is one word OR
whose title has a color word OR
whose title has a name OR
whose title contains opposite words OR
that is from the non-fiction genre.
Vendetta 26/8/24

8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
Krista's Journey Historical 21/9/24

9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
Criminal

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.
I, Michael Bennett 30/9/24

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
Silent Victims 23/8/24

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).
23 1/2 Lies 15/8/24 (red cover)

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).
Earthquake: The Diary of Katie Bourke, Napier, 1930-31 9/10/24


14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.
Dark Places (missouri) 17/10/24

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.
A Christmas Gift character also called Charlie. 20/10

FINISHED.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Read: 9/6-10


Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
After the Fire by Jo Spain 8/30/24

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.
The Dinner Guest by B.P. Walter 8/26/24

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
The Sleeping Beauties by Suzanne O'Sullivan (3.90 average rating) 8/15/24

5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie (Jimmy Thesiger) 8/23/24

6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.

7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words OR
whose title is one word OR
whose title has a color word OR
whose title has a name OR
whose title contains opposite words OR
that is from the non-fiction genre.
Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon Price (non fiction) 10/8/24

8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. James (Thriller) 9/7/24

9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
I'm Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjørk 8/15/24

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.
The Religious Body by Catherine Aird (character murdered) 8/31/24

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
He Who Whispers by John Dickson Carr (London and English countryside) 8/8/24

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.

A Trip Down Memory Lane 1965

Duration: August 1 - October 31, 2024
Level: Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

READ: 15/15

✔ 1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
The Land Below - William Meikle 8/3

✔ 2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
Poisoned Prose - Ellery Adams (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #5) 8/6

✔ 3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.
Curtsies & Conspiracies - Gail Carriger (Beatrice LeFoux) 8/21

✔ 4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
Ogre Hunt - Martha Carr & Michael Anderle (4.45) 8/25

✔ 5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Shadowed - Rebecca Zanetti (Jase Kayrs) 8/29

✔ 6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.
Until We're Home - Lina Langley 8/18

✔ 7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words OR
whose title is one word OR whose title has a color word OR whose title has a name OR whose title contains opposite words OR that is from the non-fiction genre.
Silver Silence - Joy Nash 8/10

✔ 8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
Quadehar the Sorcerer - Erik L'Homme 8/7

✔ 9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
Don't Feed the Dragon - S.W. Clarke & Ramy Vance 8/9

IN THE NEWS
✔ 10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.
Cowboys Can't Lie - Rachel Branton (heroine) 8/31

✔ 11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
A Rip Through Time - Kelley Armstrong (Scotland) 8/2

✔ 12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).
Death by Dumpling - Elizabeth Rain (Snips and Snails Cafe #4) 8/30

✔ 13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).
A Death Long Overdue - Eva Gates (Outer Banks, NC) 8/15

✔ 14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.
Days Gone Bad - Eric R. Asher 9/6

✔ 15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.
Damsel Under Stress - Shanna Swendson 9/28

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Welcome everyone!

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 14/11-15

COMPLETED!


Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score 8/27/2024

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
Evidence of Murder by Lisa Black 8/21/2024 Theresa MacLean #2

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book set in Texas.
Get Lucky by Katherine Center 9/5/2024

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue 9/4/2024
3.96 rating

5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Poppy Harmon Investigates by Lee Hollis 8/14/2024
Poppy Harmon

6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name ends with a vowel or a Y.
Summer Island by Shelley Noble 8/11/2024

7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words.
The Saints of Swallow Hill by Donna Everhart 8/7/2024

8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).

The Travelers by Chris Pavone 8/25/2024
Spy novel

9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
Dark August by Katie Tallo 9/9/2024

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered.
Glory Be by Danielle Arceneaux 8/16/2024
Sister Amity is murdered.

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
The Last Good Heist: The Inside Story of The Biggest Single Payday in the Criminal History of the Northeast by Tim White 8/28/2024 272 pages

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book where someone shares images with another.
Olive the Lionheart: Lost Love, Imperial Spies, and One Woman's Journey to the Heart of Africa by Brad Ricca 8/21/2024
Olive's photographs and relics are at the British Museum. She donated them after her trip.

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.).
Stormy Weather by Carl Hiaasen 8/13/2024 hurricane hits Miami

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book set during Christmas.
Ornaments of Death by Jane K Cleland 8/7/2024

Welcome Anne!

My spot



6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.R.S. McKenzie

Finished 11/8

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
August 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 0/11-15

Tasks:
🔹️1. Popular Baby Names
Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
Slicky Boys - Martin Limón - 8/8/24 - ML

🔹️2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
Grave Secrets - Kathy Reichs - 8/9/24 - #5 Temperance Brennan

🔹️3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.
The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick - 9/2/24

🔹️4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
Season of Passion - Danielle Steel - 9/4/24 - avg rating 4.06

🔹️5. Born in
Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
The Road Trip - Beth O'Leary - 10/29/24 - Dylan Abbot

🔹️6. Died in
Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter
Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons - Lorna Landvik - 8/17/24 - LL

🔹️7. New Books
Read a book whose title has a color word
Red Russia - Tanya Thompson - 8/29/24

🔹️8. In Theaters
Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
A Death in Cornwall - Daniel Silva - 8/20/24 - tagged Thriller

🔹️9. On The Radio
Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
Eruption - Michael Crichton - 10/21/24

IN THE NEWS
🔹️10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
Read a book with a Muslim character.
The Swallows of Kabul - Yasmina Khadra - 9/3/24 - Mohsen and Zunaira

🔹️11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
Read a book set in England or Scotland.
A Grave Robbery - Deanna Raybourn - 8/15/24 - set in England

🔹️12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
Read a Series #4 (share series name).
The Miserable Mill - Lemony Snicket - 9/23/24 - #4 Series of Unfortunate Events

🔹️13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
Read a book set on an island (tell us where).
Swan Song - Elin Hilderbrand - 9/12/24 - set on Nantucket Island

🔹️14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
Read a book set in Missouri.
Dark Places - Linda Ladd - 9/22/24

🔹️15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
Read a book with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl - 9/9/24 - MC Charlie Bucket

Welcome Emeli and Olivermagnus!

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 13/11-15


Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
✴️ Read a book by an author whose last name beings with M.
Fight and Flight. Scott Meyer. 8.2.24

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher (John Scopes)
The Evolution of Annabel Craig. Lisa Grunwald. 8.3.24

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating. (4.07)
15 Summers Later. RaeAnne Thayne. 8.6.24

5. Born in 1965
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with J (JUNIOR).
Mapping the Interior. Stephen Graham Jones. 8.3.24

6. Died in 1965
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter
The Little Bookshop on the Seine. Rebecca Raisin. 8.9.24

7. New Books
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words
How to Read a Book. Monica Wood. 8.8.24

8. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Humor.
Cure for the Common Breakup. Beth Kendrick. 8.13.24

9. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with T.
The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight. Andrew Leland. 8.10.24

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered (Tommy Allan)
The Librarian of Crooked Lane. C.J. Archer. 8.19.24

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (287).
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen. Christopher McDougall. 8.13.24

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book where someone shares images with another (a girl sells pictures to the paparazzi).
XOXO. Axie Oh. 8.13.24

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (A tornado damages the Rainbow News and Cafe)
The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading. James Patterson. 8.11.24

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown. (Charlie Prine)
Sarah's Quilt. Nancy E. Turner. 8.22.24

✅✅✅Done!!!✅✅✅ 13/15


A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks


★★★Tasks: ★★★


1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M: Mary Beth Keane
Ask Again, Yes★★★★ 26 August

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65: Maple Hills #2
Wildfire ★★★★ 2 September

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book by an author with a middle initial: Dianne K. Salerni
The Carrefour Curse★★★★ 2 September

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating: 4.12
Puzzled: A Memoir about Growing Up with OCD ★★★★ 14 August

5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W: Preeti Patel
First Love, Take Two★★ 9 August

6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter: Breena Bard
Wildfire★★★★ 4 August

7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has a color word:
A ​Court of Silver Flames★★★★★ 5 August

8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Romance:
Icebreaker★★★★ 15 September

9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
Simon Sort of Says★★★★★ 4 August

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered:
One Came Home★★★ 21 August

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count ~208~
Invisible★★★★ 11 August

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover:★★★ 11 August


13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs ~earthquake~
Violeta★★★★ 13 October

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.

Welcome Kim and Jessica!

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024

Goal: 14/15
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks


Tasks:
*1. Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
Primary Target - Jack Mars - 08/07/24

*2. Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
Joe Golem: Occult Detective, Vol. 2: The Outer Dark - Mike Mignola & Christopher Golden - 08/28/24

*3. Read a book where a character is a teacher.
Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust - Immaculée Ilibagiza - 08/26/24 – Immaculée’s parents: “Both of my parents were teachers, and adamant believers that the only defense against poverty and hunger was a good education.” (Kindle Locations 338-339)

*4. Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
X-Men: Age of Apocalypse – The Complete Epic, Book 3 - VA - 08/24/24 – 4.08 average rating on August 24, 2024.

*5. Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
The House of Eve - Sadeqa Johnson - 08/13/24 – Ruby Pearsall

*6. Read a book by an author who has three names.
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine - Alexander McCall Smith - 08/02/24

*7. Read a book that is from the non-fiction genre.
The Caliph's House - Tahir Shah - 08/21/24

*8. Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
Harry Potter és az Azkabani Fogoly - J.K. Rowling - 09/02/24 - Adventure

*9. Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
The Dark Heart: A True Story of Greed, Murder, and an Unlikely Investigator - Joakim Palmkvist - 08/23/24

*10. Read a book where a character is murdered.
The Bandit Queens - Parini Shroff - 08/10/24 – Samir and Darshan

*11. Read a book with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
Prince of Fools - Mark Lawrence - 08/18/24 – 367 pages

*12. Read a book where someone shares images with another.
A Love Like the Sun - Riss M. Neilson - 09/13/24 – “His patience with me not wanting to rush sex is attractive, but this morning he asked if I’d send him a little something, and I’ve been distracted all day thinking of taking risks. I pick one, take a breath, hit Send. Darius looks at the picture immediately but doesn’t answer back with the same energy.” (Kindle Locations 162-164)

*13. Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.).
Where the Forest Meets the Stars - Glendy Vanderah - 09/08/24 – “At eight, the first in a series of thunderstorms hit Saint Louis. The city would be under a tornado watch most of the night.” (Kindle Locations 4655-4656)

14. Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.

*15. Read a book with a character whose first name is Charlie.
Fairy Tale - Stephen King - 08/25/24 – Charlie Reade

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A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE – 1965, 8/1 – 10/31
15/15 COMPLETE

1. POPULAR BABY NAMES
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M
author Donna Leon – Dressed for Death (Commissario Brunetti #3), by Donna Leon, finished 8/6/24 ★★★★

2. THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A CAR WAS $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #5 (include series name and number)
One Book in the Grave (Bibliophile #5), by Kate Carlisle, finished 8/11/24 ★★★★

3. U.S. PRESIDENT - LYNDON B. JOHNSON
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher
Hailey : A Christmas Duet, by Debbie Macomber, finished 9/3/24 ★★★★

4. THE U.S. AVERAGE INCOME WAS $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating
rating 4.41 : We Solve Murders, by Richard Osman, finished 8/15/24 ★★★★

5. BORN IN 1965
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name)
Vera : Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong #1), by Jesse Q. Sutanto, finished 8/1/24 ★★★.5

6. DIED IN 1965
✴️ Read a book by an author who uses initials instead of a first name
author T.J. English – Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Underworld, finished 8/16/24 ★★★★

7. NEW BOOKS
✴️ Read a book whose title has a color word OR that is from the non-fiction genre
Blue: In Search of Nature’s Rarest Color, by Kai Kupferschmidt, finished 8/8/24 ★★★★

8. IN THEATERS
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose)
historical : The Devil’s Novice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #8), by Ellis Peters, finished 8/8/24 ★★★★

9. ON THE RADIO
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count
Smoke in the Wind (Sister Fidelma #11), by Peter Tremayne, finished 8/13/24 ★★★★

IN THE NEWS
10. FEBRUARY 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered
A Killer Clue (Hunter & Clewe #2), by Victoria Gilbert, finished 8/28/24 ★★★★

11. APRIL 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count)
234 pages : Murder in the Bookshop (Miss Merrill & Aunt Violet #1), by Anita Davison, finished 8/10/24 ★★★.5

12. JULY 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover)
The Ape Who Guards the Balance (Amelia Peabody #10), by Elizabeth Peters, finished 8/4/24 ★★★★


13. OCTOBER 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book set on an island (tell us where)
Japan : The Cherry Blossom Murder (Josie Clark in Japan #1), by Fran Pickering, finished 8/17/24 ★★★.5

14. OCTOBER 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book set in Missouri
Kansas City MO : Shadow Dancing (Country Club #7), by Julie Mulhern, finished 9/24/24 ★★★★

15. DECEMBER 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book set during Christmas
A Corpse in Christmas Close (Iris Woodmore #5), by Michelle Salter, finished 8/12/24 ★★★.5

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: Aug. 1st, 2024 - Oct. 31st, 2024

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

14/15

Tasks:
✅1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer - Aug. 16th

✅2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer - Aug. 5th
Twilight #5

✅3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.
Almost American Girl by Robin Ha - Aug. 15th

✅4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer - Aug. 24th
3.52 avg.

✅5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness - Aug. 20th
Diana Bishop

✅6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.
The Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher - Aug. 4th

✅7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words OR
whose title is one word OR
whose title has a color word OR
whose title has a name OR
whose title contains opposite words OR
that is from the non-fiction genre.
Dictionary of Fine Distinctions: Nuances, Niceties, and Subtle Shades of Meaning by Eli Burnstein - Aug. 12th

✅8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
Mr. Villain's Day Off 4 by Yuu Morikawa - Aug. 14th

✅9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker - Aug. 21st

IN THE NEWS
✅10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.
Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher - Sept. 3rd

✅11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Aug. 14th
Also, it's 480 pages

✅12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer - Aug. 31st (Twilight)

✅13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).
The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Aug. 8th
Set on Hawthorn Island, a fictional island.

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.

✅15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer - Aug. 23rd

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024
Completed: 6

LEVELS
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks


Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
✅Road to You-Jaclyn Quinn, 8/1/24

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
✅Never Too Far-Abbi Glines, 8/7/24 -- Rosemary Beach #2

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.

5. Born in 1965
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
✅Fallen Too Far-Abbi Glines, 8/2/24 -- Rush Finlay

6. Died in 1965
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.
💟Forever Too Far-Abbi Glines, 8/10/24

7. New Books
✴️whose title is one word OR
✅Fangirl, Vol. 4: The Manga-Rainbow Rowell, 9/26/24

8. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
✅The Pumpkin Spice Café-Laurie Gilmore, 9/20/24

9. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
✅Coach Stare Down-Crea Reitan, 8/29/24

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

Read: 0/11-15


Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.

5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).

6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.

7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words OR
whose title is one word OR
whose title has a color word OR
whose title has a name OR
whose title contains opposite words OR
that is from the non-fiction genre.

8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).

9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.

Welcome Barb, Kendra, Katelyn and Eva!

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024

14/11+

Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
🙂 Cajun Fried Felony by Jana Deleon 8/4/24

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.
🙂 Set in Texas - Fort Worth: Upholding the Paw by Diane Kelly 8/9/24

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
🙂 Rating: 3.69: The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander 8/7/24

5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
🙂MC's name - Pepper Reece: Guilty as Cinnamon by Leslie Budewitz 8/6/24

6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.
🙂 Last name ends in e: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 8/11/24

7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words OR
whose title is one word OR
whose title has a color word OR
whose title has a name OR
whose title contains opposite words OR
that is from the non-fiction genre.
🙂 5 words and a name: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce 8/1/24

8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
🙂 Romance and Music: Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto 8/12/24

9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
🙂 Murder, Mayhem and 4 of a Kind by Duffy Brown 8/14/24

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.
🙂 A character is murdered: Swamp Santa by Jana Deleon 8/17/24

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
🙂 Page count 284: Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond 8/9/24

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).
🙂 Shares photos: Pages of Sin by Kate Carlisle 8/10/24

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).
🙂 Winter blizzard: On Thin Icing by Ellie Alexander 8/2/24

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.
🙂 MC's father is an architect: The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston 8/16/24

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.
🙂 Set during Christmas: Role Playing by Cathy Yardley 8/13/24

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965 - FINISHED
Duration: August 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

LEVEL - Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Completed: 13/11-15

Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M. A Time for Mercy - John Grisham 8/4/24

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number). When He Was Wicked - Julia Quinn 8/5/24 (Bridgertons Series, #6)

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas. Obsidian Butterfly - Laurell K. Hamilton 8/25/24

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating. For the Love of Pumpkins: Small Town Holiday Romances - Joi Copeland 10/24/24 (4.67 rating)

5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name). Twelve Sharp - Janet Evanovich 10/22/24 (Stephanie Plum)

6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y. Hide and Seek - M.J. Arlidge 8/9/24

7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words OR
whose title is one word OR Saint - Lisa Lang Blakeney 8/27/24
whose title has a color word OR
whose title has a name OR
whose title contains opposite words OR
that is from the non-fiction genre.

8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose). The Marriage Bargain - Jennifer Probst 9/18/24 (Romance)

9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count. Christa Comes Out of Her Shell - Abbi Waxman 9/28/24

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character. A Superior Death - Nevada Barr 10/10/24

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count). Frozen Footprints - Therese Heckenkamp 10/12/24 (286 pgs.)

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name). Undead and Unreturnable - MaryJanice Davidson 10/8/24 (Undead Series)

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fishermanOR set on an island (tell us where). Hook, Line, and Sinker - Tessa Bailey 8/24/24

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 0/11-15


Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
Bite the Dust Jackie Layton 10/18/24

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
A Murder Between the Pages Amy Lillard 10/4/24. Main Street Book Club Mysteries #2

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher
Halloween Hijinks Kathi Daley 8/3/24 Levi is a teacher and coach

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
Murder at the Mansion Sheila Connolly 8/20/24 3.56

5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Flea Market Magic Bella Falls 8/17/24 Ruby Mae Jewell

6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.
Daisy Darker Alice Feeney 8/15/24

7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words OR
whose title is one word OR
whose title has a color word OR
whose title has a name OR
whose title contains opposite words OR
that is from the non-fiction genre.
The Saturday Night Ghost Club Craig Davidson 9/15/24

8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
It Happened One Summer Tessa Bailey 9/1/24. Romance

9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
Seaside Spectres: North Carolina's Haunted Hundred Coastal Daniel W. Barefoot 8/24/24

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.
Murder with Peacocks Donna Andrews 9/6/24

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
The Haunting of Silver Creek Lodge Alexandria Clarke 9/8/24 210 p

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).
A Flicker of a Doubt Daryl Wood Gerber 8/31/24. A Fairy Garden Mystery #4

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).
Death by Beach Read Eva Gates 8/9/24 Bodie Island, NC

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.
Krista Davis 10/26/24

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.
Christmas Mittens Murder Lee Hollis 10/30/24

Welcome Michelle, Caraina and Kellene!

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 4/11-15


Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
Never Lie by Freida McFadden,09/27/24
2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
4.00 Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle, 09/09/24
5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).

6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an authorwhose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.
Shopaholic to the Stars by Sophie Kinsella10/09/24
7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words OR
whose title is one word OR
whose title has a color word OR
whose title has a name OR
whose title contains opposite words OR
that is from the non-fiction genre.

8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).

9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
Shadows on the Lake by Giovanni Cocco, 09/30/24
IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.

Welcome Mave!

Lol, I just came to see the tasks, but was intending to resist...silly me, The Sound of Music is one of my favorite movies, so here I am.

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 8/1/24 - 10/31/24
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Progress: 10 of 10
Completed: 10/17/24


Tasks:
☑️ 1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman (10/10/24)

☑️ 2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
Echoes at Dawn by Maya Banks (8/5/24) ~ KGI #5

☑️ 3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.
Wizard Scout by Rodney W. Hartman (8/29/24)

☑️ 4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh (8/13/24) ~ 4.05 rating

☑️ 5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Worst Case by James Patterson & Micheal Ledwidge (8/8/24) ~ Michael Bennett

☑️ 6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.
Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher (10/7/24)

☑️ 7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words OR
whose title is one word OR
whose title has a color word OR
whose title has a name OR
whose title contains opposite words OR
that is from the non-fiction genre.
My Mother, the Psychopath: Growing Up In The Shadow Of A Monster by Olivia Rayne (9/13/24) ~ Non-fiction

☑️ 8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).

☑️ 9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
Dead in the Water by Stuart Woods (9/3/24)

☑️ IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.
The Cutting Edge by Jeffery Deaver (10/8/24)

☑️ 11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco (8/4/24) ~ 327 pages

☑️ 12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (9/27/24) ~ The Murderbot Diaries #4

☑️ 13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).
This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer (9/17/24) ~ tornado

☑️ 14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.
Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas (8/27/24} ~ Leo studied architecture in school & Amelia's ex is an architect

☑️ 15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.
Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones (8/14/24) ~ Charley Davidson

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965 FINISHED
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Books read: 3


Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.

5. Born in 1965
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).

MC: Precious Ramotswe
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith 8/15/24

6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.

7. New Books
✴️ Read a book whose title has a name
Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King 9/25/24


8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).

9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.

11✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 9/20/24

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.

Welcome Marla and Zenobia!

@Marla, I have never seen The Sound of Music. My mother did not care for musicals and when my girls were young, it was an OLD movie! LOL!

The Lost Challenges
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024

Progress: 11 out of 11

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

Every 3 months we will give you a list of facts about a randomly selected year with reading tasks to go with them. Read one book for each task.

Challenge Rules
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* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
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Tasks:

1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M:
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear - ***** - 8/5/2024 - 321 Pages



2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
Sweat and Soap, Vol. 2 by Kintetsu Yamada - *** - 8/16/2024 - 224 Pages - #2



3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.
Karen's Sleepover by Ann M. Martin - ***** - 8/12/2024 - 144 Pages



4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez - ***** - 8/2/2024 - 432 Pages - Average Rating: 4.42



5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman - ***** - 8/7/2024 - 446 Pages



6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - ***** - 8/21/2024 - 640 Pages



7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words OR
whose title is one word OR
whose title has a color word OR
whose title has a name OR
whose title contains opposite words OR
that is from the non-fiction genre.
Understanding Complexity by Scott E. Page - ***** - 8/17/2024 - 155 Pages - Non-Fiction



8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron by Julia Quinn - ** - 8/11/2024 - 144 Pages - Romance



9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
Coming Back by Jessi Zabarsky - **** - 8/10/2024 - 248 Pages



IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
Eat, and Love Yourself by Sweeney Boo - **** - 8/17/2024 - 160 Pages



12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).
Sweat and Soap, Vol. 3 by Kintetsu Yamada - *** - 8/17/2024 - 208 Pages - set on an island



14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.

Welcome Suzanne!

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 14/11-15


Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
Assault and Beret by Jenn McKinlay 9/21/2024

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #5 (include series name and number).
Croaked in California by Patti Benning 8/5/2024 ( Rambling RV)

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book set in Texas.
One Vote for Murder by S.C. Wynne 9/17/2024

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating. 5547
Spencer Cohen, Book One by N.R. Walker 8/13/2024

5. Born in 1965
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Sophia Othonos
Natural Selection by Elin Hilderbrand 8/14/2024

6. Died in 1965
✴️ Read a book by an author who uses initials instead of a first name.
Kneading You by C.S. Poe 9/7/2024

7. New Books
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words.
The Rocky Road to Ruin by Meri Allen 8/25/2024

8. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Romance.
Kiss Marry Kill by S.C. Wynne 9/14/2024

9. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
Called Home by Sheila Connolly 8/23/2024

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered.
Nabbed in New Mexico by Patti Benning 8/7/2024

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count). p 106
Lurking in Louisiana by Patti Benning 8/18/2024

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book that is a Series #4 (share series name).
Summer Knight by Jim Butcher 8/12/2024 (Dresden Files)

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book set on an island (tell us where). Mackinac Island
Have Yourself a Fudgy Little Christmas by Nancy CoCo 8/21/2024

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book set in Missouri.
Grand, Death, Auto by Joanna Campbell Slan 9/4/2024

Welcome Genevieve!

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
August 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

15/11-15 Tasks Completed

Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
Miss Hilversham and the Pesky Duke by Sofi Laporte (8/5/24)

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
Arabella and the Reluctant Duke by Sofi Laporte (8/1/24) - The Wishing Well #2

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.
Miss Robinson and the Unsuitable Baron by Sofi Laporte (8/6/24)
teacher

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
Plotting Summer by Jess Heileman (5/15/24) - 4.31

5. Born in 1965
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Beachy Keen by Kasey Stockton (8/13/24) - Cat Keene

6. Died in 1965
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.
Summer Ever After by Kortney Keisel (8/14/24)

7. New Books
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words OR
whose title is one word OR
whose title has a color word OR
whose title has a name OR
whose title contains opposite words OR
that is from the non-fiction genre.
Penelope and the Wicked Duke by Sofi Laporte (8/4/24)

8. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
A Sham Betrothal by Jennie Goutet (8/21/24) - Romance

9. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
Wishing for a Duke by Sofi Laporte (8/23/24)

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.
The Secret Princess by Melanie Cellier (8/19/24)
murdered

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
Birdie and the Beastly Duke by Sofi Laporte (8/3/24)
Scotland

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).
Summer Tease by Martha Keyes (8/9/24) - Falling for Summer #4

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).
Beauty and the Beach by Gracie Ruth Mitchell (8/12/24)
weather event

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.
Blinding Beauty by Brittany Fichter (9/28/24)


15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.
A Mistletoe Promise by Sofi Laporte (8/21/24)
Christmas

Welcome Shash!

FINISHED

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024

14/11+

Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
🙂 Cajun Fried Felony by Jana Deleon 8/4/24

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.
🙂 Set in Texas - Fort Worth: Upholding the Paw by Diane Kelly 8/9/24

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
🙂 Rating: 3.69: The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander 8/7/24

5. Born in 1965
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
🙂MC's name - Pepper Reece: Guilty as Cinnamon by Leslie Budewitz 8/6/24

6. Died in 1965
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.
🙂 Last name ends in e: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 8/11/24

7. New Books
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words OR
whose title is one word OR
whose title has a color word OR
whose title has a name OR
whose title contains opposite words OR
that is from the non-fiction genre.
🙂 5 words and a name: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce 8/1/24

8. In Theaters
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
🙂 Romance and Music: Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto 8/12/24

9. On The Radio
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
🙂 Murder, Mayhem and 4 of a Kind by Duffy Brown 8/14/24

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.
🙂 A character is murdered: Swamp Santa by Jana Deleon 8/17/24

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
🙂 Page count 284: Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond 8/9/24

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).
🙂 Shares photos: Pages of Sin by Kate Carlisle 8/10/24

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).
🙂 Winter blizzard: On Thin Icing by Ellie Alexander 8/2/24

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.
🙂 MC's father is an architect: The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston 8/16/24

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.
🙂 Set during Christmas: Role Playing by Cathy Yardley 8/13/24

WOOHOO Michelle!

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024

Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

12/11-15 Completed. Finished


Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M.
Jana Deleon-Hurricane Force 8/07/24

2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
(Hell's Handlers MC #2)
Maverick-Lilly Atlas 8/08/24

3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book by an author with a middle initial.
Thomas L. Scott-State of Control 8/14/24

4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
(4.26)
A Good Day for Chardonnay-Darynda Jones 8/06/24

5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
(Camden)
Tempt Our Fate-Kat Singleton 8/10/24

6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.
Dan Padavona-The Stolen 8/01/24

7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words
The Girl in the Dark-A.J. Rivers 8/01/24

8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
(Thriller)
Where Hidden Souls Lie-D.K. Hood 8/02/24

9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
Her Killer Confession-Tony Urban 8/17/24

IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered
Bound by Affliction-Ryan Michele 8/05/24

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
(302)
Reel of Fortune-Jana Deleon 8/16/24

12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a Series #4 (share series name).
(The Devil's Dust)
The Lies Between Us-M.N. Forgy 8/04/24

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).

14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.

WOOHOO Frankie!

Finished!

The Lost Challenges
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965
Duration: 1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024

Progress: 11 out of 11

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

Every 3 months we will give you a list of facts about a randomly selected year with reading tasks to go with them. Read one book for each task.

Challenge Rules
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Tasks:

1. Popular Baby Names
Lisa, Mary, Michael, John
✴️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name beings with L, J or M:
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear - ***** - 8/5/2024 - 321 Pages



2. The average price for a car was $2650.00.
✴️ Read a series book #2 or #5 or #6 or #26 or #50 or #65 (include series name and number).
Sweat and Soap, Vol. 2 by Kintetsu Yamada - *** - 8/16/2024 - 224 Pages - #2



3. U.S. President - Lyndon B. Johnson
✴️ Read a book where a character is a teacher OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.
Karen's Sleepover by Ann M. Martin - ***** - 8/12/2024 - 144 Pages



4. The U.S. average income was $6450.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6, 4, 5 or 0 in the book's average rating. Tell us the rating.
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez - ***** - 8/2/2024 - 432 Pages - Average Rating: 4.42



5. Born in 1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
David Wenham, Australian actor
J. K. Rowling, English author
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress
Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter
Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, D, K, M, J, P, R, S, V, or W (tell us their name).
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman - ***** - 8/7/2024 - 446 Pages



6. Died in 1965
January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate
February 15 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
April 27 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist
May 19 – Maria Dąbrowska, Polish writer
June 7 – Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses a middle initial OR uses initials instead of a first name OR whose has three names OR whose first or last name ends with a vowel or Y.
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - ***** - 8/21/2024 - 640 Pages



7. New Books
John Dickson Carr – The House at Satan's Elbow
Frank Herbert – Dune
John D. MacDonald – A Deadly Shade of Gold
Marguerite Young – Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Susan Cooper – Over Sea, Under Stone
Dean Acheson – Morning and Noon
✴️ Read a book whose title has 5 words OR
whose title is one word OR
whose title has a color word OR
whose title has a name OR
whose title contains opposite words OR
that is from the non-fiction genre.
Understanding Complexity by Scott E. Page - ***** - 8/17/2024 - 155 Pages - Non-Fiction



8. In Theaters
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
The Great Race
That Darn Cat!
Cat Ballou
Von Ryan's Express
✴️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Music, Historical, Romance, Action, Spy, Humor, Thriller, Western, War or Adventure (tell us which you chose).
Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron by Julia Quinn - ** - 8/11/2024 - 144 Pages - Romance



9. On The Radio
"California Girls" by The Beach Boys
"Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
"King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with C, D, E, H, I, K, M, S, T, W or Y - all words count.
Coming Back by Jessi Zabarsky - **** - 8/10/2024 - 248 Pages



IN THE NEWS
10. February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
✴️ Read a book where a character is murdered OR with a character who was in foster care OR with a Muslim character.

11. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. This is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles.
✴️ Read a book set in England or Scotland OR where a character goes walking or hiking OR with a 2, 6, or 8 in the page count (share page count).
Eat, and Love Yourself by Sweeney Boo - **** - 8/17/2024 - 160 Pages



12. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet.
✴️ Read a book with a red cover (show cover) OR where someone shares images with another OR a Series #4 (share series name).

13. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by super typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.
✴️ Read a book where a weather event occurs (hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, earthquake, etc.) OR with a character who is a fisherman OR set on an island (tell us where).
Sweat and Soap, Vol. 3 by Kintetsu Yamada - *** - 8/17/2024 - 208 Pages - set on an island



14. October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is completed.
✴️ Read a book with an arch on the cover (show cover) OR set in Missouri OR with an architect character.

15. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition.
✴️ Read a book with the words Charlie Brown in the title OR a book set during Christmas OR with a character whose first name is Charlie or last name is Brown.