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The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.


Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.


Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
EX:
But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
EX:


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.


Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.


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The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
Read: 15/15

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.


🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.

🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).

🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
Dirty Thirty Janet Evanovich 11/14/24

🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
Cross My Heart Lea Coll 11/4/24

🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.

🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).

🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
Under the Stars Laura Pavlov 11/19/24

🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
Falling Into Forever Elena Aitken 11/25/24

🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
On Her Father's Grave Kendra Elliot 11/27/24

🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
Keeping Secrets L.A. Dobbs 11/18/24

🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
Gone to Her Grave Melinda Leigh 11/29/24

🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Buried Bones Melinda Leigh 11/8/24

🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.
Falling For You Karice Bolton 11/16/24

🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.

🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
A Seasonal Pursuit Rebecca Connolly 11/30/24

🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather.
The Pumpkin Spice Café Laurie Gilmore 11/15/24

🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
The Party Line Carolyn Brown 11/26/24
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
14951 ratings Telling Lies L.A. Dobbs 11/2/24
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
Love in Due Time L.B. Dunbar 11/6/24 (Green Valley Library #1)

🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.

🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
Published September 21, 2023 The Seaside House Sophie Kenna 11/10/24

🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

16/15 Completed. Finish


Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Pretty Broken Dolls-Jennifer Chase 11/10/24

Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
Can't Find My Way Home-Carlene Thompson 11/01/24
Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
Reclaim-Aly Martinez 11/16/24

Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
Marsh Madness-Jana Deleon 11/28/24
But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
(Detectives Kane and Alton #23)
Their Frozen Bones-D.K. Hood 11/05/24
Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
Connected in Pain-Ryan Michele 11/19/24

But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
This Is Why We Lied-Karin Slaughter 11/12/24


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
Silent Little Angels-Jennifer Chase 11/10/24
And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
Meant for Love-Natasha Madison 11/04/24
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
Nine Month Contract-Amy Daws 11/08/24
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.
Gone to Her Grave-Wendy Dranfield 12/02/24

Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
Little Girl Taken-Wendy Dranfield 11/07/24
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Redline: A John Tyler Action Thriller-Tom Fowler 11/03/24
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
(16,896)
If You Were Mine-Melanie Harlow 12/20/24
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
(09/17/2024)
Ashes Never Lie-Lee Goldberg 11/13/24
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.
A Match Made for Thanksgiving-Jackie Lau 12/14/24

Welcome Frankie!

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.
Completed: 15/15

Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway. The River Snakes: A Novel - Adam Darby 3/21/25
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title. Private Sydney - James Patterson 4/2/25
Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown. Tough and Tamed - Em Petrova 3/25/25

Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh. Finger Lickin' Fifteen - Janet Evanovich 3/4/25
But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name). Explosive Eighteen - Janet Evanovich 3/27/25 (Stephanie Plum Series)
Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover). Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 4/4/25
But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover). Savannah Blues - Mary Kay Andrews 4/16/25

So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal. Sizzling Sixteen - Janet Evanovich 3/14/25
And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation. One Summer in Savannah - Terah Shelton Harris 3/9/25
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.


Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child. The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon 3/24/25
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew. A Painted House - John Grisham 4/21/25
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings. The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger 4/15/25
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked. Waiting for Summer's Return - Kim Vogel Sawyer 4/9/25

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date). Middle of the Night - Riley Sager 4/13/25 (published on June 18, 2024)
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title. A McClendon Thanksgiving - Sean D. Young 3/24/25

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

Progress: 15/15
Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

Familiar highways
🛣️1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway. Visitations by Corey Egbert - Nov. 9
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Making my way
2️⃣3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title. Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria by Muhammad Najem - Nov. 7
Back into my hometown
🏠4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown. Little Fish: A Memoir from a Different Kind of Year by Ramsey Beyer - Nov. 5

Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name). Truth or Dare: The Graphic Novel by P.J. Night - series is You're Invited to a Creepover graphic novel series - Nov. 2
Like how life never stops changing
🍩7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover). Donut the Destroyer by Sarah Graley - Nov. 3

EX: Love by Design (The Lilac Lake Inn Series Book 1) by Judith Keim
But some things never change
🏡 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover). Killer Under Contract by Catherine Bruns - Nov. 16
EX: Night Lies A Thrilling Romance Novel by Sharon Sala


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🍝9. Read a book where someone has a meal. Murder on the Orient Express: The Graphic Novel by Bob Al-Greene - Nov. 3
And fill this house with family
👨🏾‍👩🏼‍👧🏽‍👧🏼 10. Read a book where family spends time together. It Won't Always Be Like This by Malaka Gharib - Nov. 1
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
👨🏾‍👩🏾‍👧🏾‍👦🏼11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation. Saving Sunshine by Saadia Faruqi - Nov. 15
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough. Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol - Nov. 12
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated. Turkey Trot Plot by Carolyn Keene - Nov. 17

Watching football, watching families grow
🏈 14. Read a book where football is watched. The Squad by Christina Soontornvat - Dec. 4
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🤰🏼15. Read a book where a character has a child. Hounded to Death by Laurien Berenson - Nov. 10
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🍽️20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink. Home for the Homicides by Rosalie Spielman - Nov. 14
And let the leftover year just wash away
🐶21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date). Korgi: The Complete Tale by Christian Slade - published May 8, 2024 - Nov. 8
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
Read: 18/15
COMPLETED!


Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
Collusion by Newt Gingrich 12/12/2024
Brad drives Pavel and Peter through Russian highways to reach Finland.
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
Yours Cheerfully by A J Pearce 12/9/2024
Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
The Rocky Road to Ruin by Meri Allen 12/11/2024

Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
Bayou Book Thief by Ellen Byrum 12/26/2024
Ricki's landlady is funny.
But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
The Hidden One by Linda Castillo 11/26/2024
Kate Burkholder series
Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
EX: Love by Design (The Lilac Lake Inn Series Book 1) by Judith Keim
But some things never change
The Christmas Surprise by Jenny Colgan 12/29/2024

🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
Close to Home by Cara Hunter 11/5/2024


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas 11/18/2024
And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney 11/20/2024
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev 11/6/2024
HRH cries when he welcomes his daughter back to the family.
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Wreckage by Emily Beeker 11/9/2024
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.


Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman 12/20/2024
Donna and Bogdan go to a British football match and sit in the suite.
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger 11/22/2024
Selena has two boys.
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
You Can't Stay Here Forever by Katherine Lin 12/17/2024
Ellie's husband, Ian, dies in a car crash.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay 11/13/2024
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
The Dress Shop on King Street by Ashley Clark 11/13/2024

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
On Gin Lane by Brooke Lea Foster 11/28/2024
Everyone puts their ice cream dishes in the sink for Lee to wash Pg 239
And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
The House Hunt by C M Ewam 11/23/2024 Pub'd 8/29/2023
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.
The Thanksgiving Day Murder by Lee Harris 12/18/2024

I'll join:

November 1- April 30

Familiar highways
✏️🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
Evvie Drake Starts Over Linda Holmes 8 Dec
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Making my way
✏️🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
The Only Way Is the Steady WayAndrew Forbes 8 Nov

Back into my hometown
✏️🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown: The Year of Reading Dangerously Andy Miller 14 Dec


Funny how this all looks different
✏️🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 19 Dec
But it feels the same
✏️🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Little WomenRey Terciero 8 Nov
Classic graphic remix #1
Like how life never stops changing
✏️🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
Sonora Reyes 19 Dec
But some things never change
✏️🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical TalesOliver Sacks 15 Nov

So, fill your plate and fill your drink
✏️🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
Queenie Candice Carty-Williams 21 Dec
And fill this house with family
✏️🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
Girlhood Melissa Febos 23 Dec
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
✏️🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation: Hidden Figures Margot Lee Shetterly 17 Dec
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
✏️🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Hamlet 25 Nov
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
✏️🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin 4 Nov
Eilis has her first Thanksgiving in America, where they discuss the fact that turkey isn't very good (I agree)


Watching football, watching families grow
✏️🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
How to Read a Book Monica Wood 20 Jan
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
✏️🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
Just Kids Patti Smith 23 Dec
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
✏️🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Say You're One of Them Uwem Akpan 22 Nov
The longest novella is told from a nephews POV
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
✏️🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
The Viscount Who Loved Me Julia Quinn 22 Dec
So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
✏️🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings: Life, the Universe and Everything Douglas Adams 240,000 + 12 Dec
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
✏️🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
A Million Little Pieces James Frey 23 Dec

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
✏️🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
And let the leftover year just wash away
Under the Maui Sky Kellie Coates Gilbert 27 Nov
page 86
✏️🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
The Christmas Dog Sitters Lucy Mitchell 25 Nov
19 Sep 2024
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
✏️🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.
A Match Made for Thanksgiving Jackie Lau 25 Jan

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector - 6 months

COMPLETED

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task

Familiar highways
1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway
A Trinket for the Taking by Victoria Laurie - 10/11/24
(Dovey drives down a highway in pursuit of the thief)

Lined with leaves turned brown
2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).

Making my way
3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title
New Year in Mystic Springs by Mona Marple - 01/01/25

Back into my hometown
4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown
The Grumpy Billionaire Who Stole Christmas by Erin McCarthy - 12/11/24
(Luke returns home)

Funny how this all looks different
5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh
The Voyage of the “Dawn Treader” by C.S. Lewis - 05/11/24
(Reepicheep makes everyone laugh)

But it feels the same
6. Read a series book (share series name)
Scallops and Sorcerers: Vampire Knitting Club: Cornwall by Nancy Warren - 15/11/24
(book 2 in the Vampire Knitting Club: Cornwall series)

Like how life never stops changing
7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover)
Coco Pinchard's Big Fat Tipsy Wedding by Robert Bryndza - 04/11/24

But some things never change
8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover)
Dead Even by Patti Larsen - 22/11/24

So, fill your plate and fill your drink
9. Read a book where someone has a meal
Nixed in New Orleans by Kristen Painter - 11/12/24
(Lots of meals eat en by the characters)

And fill this house with family
10. Read a book where family spends time together
A Tullagulla Christmas by Heather Reyburn - 02/12/24
(The whole family returns to Tullagulla for Christmas)

The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation

'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
12. Read a book with a character that realises life is tough
Pippa of Lauramore by Shari L. Tapscott
(Pippa realises that life is short when someone she cares for dies)

Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated

Watching football, watching families grow
14. Read a book where football is watched
Larapinta by Annie Seaton - 03/11/24
(the men of the family all watch the footy final in the games room)

The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
15. Read a book where a character has a child
The Writing Class by Esther Campion - 19/11/24
(Nearly all the characters have at least one child)

Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew
Twist of Fate by Karly Lane - 14/11/24
(Jax is William’s nephew)

Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
17. Read a book where a family member has passed away

So fill your plate and fill your drink and fill this house with family, the kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson - 18/11/24
(567,804 ratings)

Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet. Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
19. Read a book where God is thanked

So fill your plate and fill your drink put your dishes in the kitchen sink
20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink
Where the Heart Is by Nicola Marsh - 19/01/25
(Page 62 - Milla puts all her breakfast dishes in the sink before rushing off to her grandfather’s house)

And let the leftover year just wash away
21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date)
Leave the Girls Behind by Jacqueline Bublitz - 22/11/24
(Published October 29, 2024)

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

15/15

Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
🍗 Absence of Alice by Sherry Harris 11/12/24
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
🍗 MC returns to hometown of Everton, New Hampshire: Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett 11/10/24


Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
🍗 Murder in an Irish Cottage (Irish Village Mystery #5) by Carlene O'Connor 11/11/24
Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
🍗 Murder in the Paperback Parlor by Ellery Adams 11/14/24

But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font.
🍗 Moving Violation by Melanie Jackson 11/2/24


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
🍗 The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers 11/20/24
And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
🍗 Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien 11/6/24
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
🍗 Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto 11/16/24
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
🍗 The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw 11/8/24
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.


Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
🍗 Author and MC has two daughters: How to Keep House While Drowning by K.C. Davis 11/19/24
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
🍗 Marcie, a sister and aunt, passes away: Murder Always Barks Twice by Jennifer Hawkins 11/1/24

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
🍗 11,650 ratings: The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton 11/18/24
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
🍗 The Cat, the Vagabond and the Victim by Leann Sweeney 11/7/24 (Location 84%)

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
🍗 Death of an Irish Mummy by Catie Murphy 11/9/24
And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
🍗 Published 5/14/2024: Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay 11/15/24
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
Read: 0/15

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.


Familiar highways
✅ 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway. Theresa
Lined with leaves turned brown
Cold Kill: The True Story of a Murderous Love byJack Olsen. Read 11/16/24
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Making my way
✅ 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea. Read 12/22/24
Back into my hometown
✅🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Read 11/3/24 Jack Stapleton returns to his hometown of Houston

Funny how this all looks different
✅5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
But it feels the same
One Charmed Christmas by Sheila Roberts Read 11/19/24. Chuck is the comedian of the group. Always telling jokes
✅6. Read a series book (share series name).
Like how life never stops changing
Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch Read 12/8/24. Love and Gelato #1
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
EX: Love by Design (The Lilac Lake Inn Series Book 1) by Judith Keim
But some things never change
✅8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
EX: Night Lies A Thrilling Romance Novel by Sharon Sala
. Read 11/12/24


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
✅ 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
And fill this house with family
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. The Amwell's eat dinner together
✅ 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter by Barbara Leaming Read 11/9/24. Kick spends time with her Kennedy family and her husband's family in England

✅11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Read 11/25/24.
Lydia makes many sacrifices to ensue the Luca reaches the United States safely

✅ 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Thank God for this Thanksgiving DayWhen We Meet Again by Kristin Harmel Readd 11/13/24. Emily. Margaret. Peter. Vincent Isabel


✅ 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.
The Hope Chest by Viola Shipman. Read 12/20/24 Don, Maddie, Rose and Jerri eat Thanksgiving dinner together

Watching football, watching families grow
✅ 14. Read a book where football is watched.
Santa's Little Yelpers by David Rosenfelt. Read 12/13/24 Andy watching the NFL

The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
✅ 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis Read 11/2/24. Soline and Camillia
✅ 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
The One You're With by Lauren K. Denton. Read 11/26/24 Max is Grandfather to Katherine
✅🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms: Who and What You See Before You Die by David Kessler. Read 11/5/25

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
✅18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Dreams of Falling by Karen White. Read 12/5/24. as of 12/5/24 it has 11,528 ratings
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
✅ 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
Falling Stars by Fern Michaels Read 12/15/24
Zach says grace before he eats

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
✅ 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
Go as a River by Shelley Read Read 12/9/24 At the Dunlaps and at the Nash's
And let the leftover year just wash away
✅ 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
The Girls of Summer by Katie Bishop Read 11/23/24. published 6/6/2023

🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
Read: 4/15

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.


Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
The Rooster Bar. John Grisham. 11.3.24


But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
EX: Night Lies A Thrilling Romance Novel by Sharon Sala


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Joy. Danielle Steel. 11.3.24

🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.


Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
The Keeper of Happy Endings. Barbara Davis. 11.2.24
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away. (the mother)
Sparring Partners. John Grisham. 11.2.24

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title

FINISHED! The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025 (11/16/24)

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

22/15+
(22 total tasks)

Familiar highways
☑️ 🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.

Vera Kelly: Lost and Found (Vera Kelly 3) Rosalie Knecht (Vera, Max and Russell drive the highway for hours getting back to LA) 11/10/24

Lined with leaves turned brown
☑️ 🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).

Pumpkin Spice Puppy (Melanie Travis 30) Laurien Berenson 11/16/24

Making my way
☑️ 🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.

Holiday Hideaway Mary Kay Andrews 11/02/24

Back into my hometown
☑️ 🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.

James Percival Everett (Huck returns to Hannibal) 11/01/24

Funny how this all looks different
☑️ 🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.

What Never Happened Rachel Howzell Hall (p. 37 - Gwen makes Coco laugh.) 11/09/24

But it feels the same
☑️ 🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).

Meat Cute: The Hedgehog Incident (The Parasol Protectorate .75) Gail Carriger 11/04/24

Like how life never stops changing
☑️ 🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
EX:

Come Homicide or High Water (Welcome Back to Scrumble River 3) Denise Swanson 11/05/24

But some things never change
☑️ 🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).

Reading Between the Lies (Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 4) Lynn Cahoon 11/03/24

So, fill your plate and fill your drink
☑️ 🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.

More Than a Silly Crush(Cowboys of Stargazer Ranch 4) Remi Carrington (BlueBonnet and Parker have breakfast together in the dining facility most mornings) 11/10/24

And fill this house with family
☑️ 🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.

Pet (Pet 1) Akwaeke Emezi (Jam and Redemption have dinner with his family) 11/04/24

The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
☑️ 🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.

The Truth about the Devlins Lisa Scottoline (Gabby remains supportive of TJ when everyone else has rejected him) 11/03/24

'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
☑️ 🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.

Jewel Bret Lott (Jewel’s sixth child has disabilities) 11/07/24

Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
☑️ 🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.

Turkeys and Thanksgiving (Pelican Cove) Leena Clover 11/09/24

Watching football, watching families grow
☑️ 🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.

Death in the Romance Aisle (Survivors’ Bookclub 3) Lynn Cahoon (p. 111) 11/01/24

The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
☑️ 🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.

The Doll's House: A Short Story Lisa Unger (Jules has a daughter named Scout) 11/06/24

Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
☑️ 🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.

Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides (Lefty is Cal’s grandfather) 11/02/24

Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
☑️ 🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.

The Only Woman in the Room Marie Benedict (Hedy’s father passed away) 11/10/24

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
☑️ 🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.

Wandering Stars (There, There 2) Tommy Orange (21,484 ratings) 11/08/24

Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
☑️ 🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.

Magical Meet Cute Jean Meltzer (p. 371) 11/06/24

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
☑️ 🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.

Plainsong (Plainsong 1) Kent Haruf (p. 99 “. . . the dishes laid in the sink . . .”) 11/08/24

And let the leftover year just wash away
☑️ 🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).

We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders 1) Richard Osman (Pub. Sept. 17, 2024) 11/07/24

Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
☑️ 🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

Thanksgiving Dinner Death (Juniper Holiday Cozy Mystery 2) Leighann Dobbs 11/03/24

Welcome everyone!

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
22/22

Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway. Blood and Salt by Kim Liggett read 11/5/2024 Ashlyn and Rhys drive from New York City to Kansas on the interstates
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover Renoir: Painter of Happiness by Gilles Néret read 12/15/2024 Renoircover: Painter of Happiness
Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title. My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit read 11/12/2024
Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder read 11/5/2024 (view spoiler)[Yelena returns to District 5 and the home of General Brazell where she grew up with the Commander when he visits the factory there (hide spoiler)]


Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh. A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff read 11/4/2024 (view spoiler)[Dan makes Phoebe laugh by inviting her to view his shed, which feels like a strange pickup line (hide spoiler)]
But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name). Shadowhouse Fall by Daniel José Older read 11/9/2024 Shadownshaper Cypher #2
Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover). Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore read 11/8/2024
But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover). The Long Walk by Richard Bachman read 11/2/2024


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal. City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong read 11/1/2024 (view spoiler)[Eric brings Casey breakfast in bed after she is stabbed by his brother. (hide spoiler)]
And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together. Shadowshaper Legacy by Daniel José Older read 11/11/2024 (view spoiler)[when Jose returns from prison the family all gather and eat together and celebrate. (hide spoiler)]
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation. Killing in C Sharp by Alexia Gordon read 11/2/2024 (view spoiler)[Orla allows her energy to be fully absorbed and cause her ghost to disappear so Eamon can be freed from the SIM card and return to Gethsemane and the cottage. (hide spoiler)]
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough. Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quigley read 11/4/2024 (view spoiler)[When Hadley got into a top college, she wasn't able to keep up and she started to fall apart realizing she was failing and couldn't handle it. (hide spoiler)]
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated. Pumpkin Spice Meltdown by Kate Minty read 12/5/2024 (view spoiler)[Natalie is planning her family Thanksgiving which is a major event in her family (hide spoiler)]

Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched. Hush Money: A Mystery by Chuck Greaves read 11/14/2024 After Jack dislocated his shoulder he spends Sunday watching football with his dog.
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child. The Housewife Assassin's Guide to Gracious Killing by Josie Brown read 11/6/2024 Donna has 3 children, Mary, Jeff and Trisha
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew. How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin read 11/3/2024 Saxon is Frances' nephew by marriage
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away. Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose read 11/2/2024 Laura dies bringing her 3 children back together.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings. Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older read 11/7/2024 10,666 ratings
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked. The Housewife Assassin's Killer Christmas Tips by Josie Brown read 11/8/2024 When Donna gets to the toy store with the toy she needs on page 50 she says "Thank God I got here in time"

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink. The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner read 11/15/2024 (view spoiler)[Grandmother takes the plates to the sink after Ruth and Grandpa have an after school snack while Grandpa reads to Ruth (hide spoiler)]
And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis read 12/3/2024 pub 3/28/2023
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title. Thanksgiving Day Murder by Addison Moore read 12/10/2024

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage by Enid Blyton 11/16/2024
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
Feel the Bern by Andrew Shaffer 1/14/2025
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
Pumpkin Pies & Potions by Polly Holmes 12/23/2024
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
Marco by L.A. Witt 1/11/2025 (Gentlemen of Emerald City)
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
Bundle of Trouble by Diana Orgain 1/30/2025
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay 1/9/2025
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
File M for Murder by Miranda James 1/21/2025
'🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Gallows View by Peter Robinson 1/29/2025
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
Who Is Travis Kelce? by Ellen Labrecque 1/27/2025
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin 1/31/2025
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather
Grandpa's Scroll by Ginger Park 12/20/2024
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
Deadly to the Core by Joyce Tremel 12/29/2025
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1/22/2025 (1,231,697 ratings)
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
Loretta Lynn: The Queen of Country Music by Newbury Publishing 1/20/2025
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
Mystery Magnet by Gregory Ashe 1/6/2025 (First published April 24, 2024)

Welcome Carolyn and Genevieve!

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

18 of 15 Complete

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

Familiar highways
🔹️ 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
Perfect Shot - Steve Urszenyi - 4.5 Stars - 2/19/25

Making my way
🔹️ 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
A Lady of Integrity - Shelley Adina - 11/24/24

Back into my hometown
🔹️4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
Those We Left Behind - Stuart Neville - 4 Stars - 3/24/25

Funny how this all looks different
🔹️ 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
Funny Story - Emily Henry - 4.5 Stars - 1/12/25

But it feels the same
🔹️6. Read a series book (share series name).
Trunk Music - Michael Connelly - 5 Stars - 11/21/24 - #5 Harry Bosch

Like how life never stops changing
🔹️ 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
Vistas, Vices, & Valentines - Tonya Kappes - 3 Stars - 2/22/25


But some things never change
🔹️ 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
One by One - Ruth Ware - 4 Stars - 2/7/25


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🔹️ 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles - A.L. Herbert - 4 Stars - 1/4/25

And fill this house with family
🔹️10. Read a book where family spends time together.
Sovereign - C.J. Sansom - 5 Stars - 2/18/24

The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🔹️11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
Battle Mountain - C.J. Box - 5 Stars - 3/28/25

'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🔹️12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult - 4 Stars - 2/7/25

Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🔹️ 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.
Maple Sugar Crush - Beth Labonte - 11/4/24

Watching football, watching families grow
🔹️ 14. Read a book where football is watched.
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me - Mariana Zapata - 4 Stars - 1/18/25

The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🔹️15. Read a book where a character has a child.
Missing in Flight - Audrey J. Cole - 4 Stars -3/19/25

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🔹️ 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
Assistant to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer - 4 Stars - 2/10/25 - 232,833 ratings

Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🔹️19. Read a book where God is thanked.
Three Sisters, Three Queens - Philippa Gregory - 4 Stars - 4/8/25 - page 86

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🔹️20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
Who Moved My Goat Cheese? - Lynn Cahoon - 3.5 Stars - 4/28/25- p10

🔹️ 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
The Wedding People - Alison Espach - 4 Stars - 1/3/25 orig pub Jul 30, 2024

Welcome Lynda!

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

Goal: 16/15
Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

**🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom - Jason Pargin - 11/29/24 – Abbott and Ether

🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).

**🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
Funny Story - Emily Henry - 11/22/24

**🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
You Can't Ruin Christmas - Olivia Noble - 12/11/24 - Mary returns to Snowfall Creek

🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.

**🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
Death Note, Vol. 11: Kindred Spirit - Tsugumi Ohba - 11/23/24

**🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
- Coming Home for Christmas - RaeAnne Thayne - 11/13/24

**🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
Lone Women - Victor LaValle - 12/01/24


🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.

**🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
The Feud - Sawyer Bennett - 12/21/24 – The Blackburn family: “The Blackburn family is all together and it’s fucking fantastic.” (Kindle Location 2985)

**🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
Christmas Karol - Faith Moore - 11/06/24 – Karol finally shows her love to her children and husband.

**🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin - 12/21/24 – Both Sam and Sadie

🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.

**🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
We Solve Murders - Richard Osman - 01/09/25 - “Now let’s enjoy the football before I have to make another phone call and have you delt with.” (Kindle Location 4834)

**🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty - Akwaeke Emezi - 11/22/24 – Alim Blake has two children.

**🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Your Absence is Darkness - Jón Kalman Stefánsson - 12/23/24 – Skuli, grandfather of Eirikur

**🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
1970 - Sarah M. Cradit - 11/16/24 – August Deschanel

**🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver - 11/11/24 – Over 760000 ratings

**🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
Girls of Riyadh - Rajaa Alsanea - 01/02/25 – “Yallah. Alhamdu lillah and thank God for everything.” (Kindle Location 2140)

🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.

**🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
In a Not So Perfect World - Neely Tubati Alexander - 12/29/24 – Published March 19, 2024

🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.


Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
Saint Odd-Dean Koontz-11/21-😇😇😇😇😇

Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).

Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.

Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
Olive, Again-Elizabeth Strout-11/16/24- Bob returns to his hometown for a visit with his brother.


Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
The Personal Librarian-Marie Benedict-3/21/25-📚📚📚📚📚
Page154-" It's a lesson some modern-day folks could still use, I retort. As the men laught, I ask 'What date do you give this statue?"

But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
Unleashed-Emily Kimelman-11/9/24-⭐⭐⭐-Sydney Rye Mystery Series-#1

Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
EX: Love by Design (The Lilac Lake Inn Series Book 1) by Judith Keim
-Elle Cosimano-2/26-👮🏻‍♀️👮🏻‍♀️👮🏻‍♀️👮🏻‍♀️👮🏻‍♀️

But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
-Tamsen Parker-11/2/24-🎾🎾🎾

So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
The Christmas Present-Ceci Giltenan-11/16/24-🍽️🍽️🍽️🍽️-Characters celebrate with a Christmas feast.

And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
When We Believed in Mermaids-Barbara O'Neal-11/18/24-🧜🏼🧜🏼🧜🏼🧜🏼🧜🏼

The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
Skipping Christmas-John Grisham-1/10/24-🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄-The parents cancel their Christmas cruise at the last minute when they learn their daughter is unexpectedly coming home with her fiancee.

'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet

🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
The Final Warning-James Patterson-1/10/25-⭐⭐⭐-As mutants the characters realize all too quickly that life is tough.


Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.

She's Having a Baby-Suzanne Jenkins-1/31-👶🏻👶🏻👶🏻-Thanksgiving is celebrated with the two MCs

Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me-Mariana Zapata-11/4/24-🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈-The MC works as a personal assistant to a professional football player and she often attends games.

The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
The Other Doctor And The Girl Who Ran Away-Dave Matthews-11/25/24-👪👪👪

Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
The Frozen River-Ariel Lawhon-12/15/24-❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️-One of the MCs is a grandfather

Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
The Only Woman in the Room-Marie Benedict-1/3/25-💙💙💙💙💙-MC's father passed away.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
Enchanted, Inc.-Shanna Swendson-11/2/24-13,034 ratings.

Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet

Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
Christmas Bliss-Mary Kay Andrews-12/7/24-🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄-Page 64-" I was about to remind Aunty Bizzy that she hadn't bothered to name any of her five children after her own parents, but thank God, Grandmama overheard."

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink

🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency-Lydia Travers-1/14/25-⭐⭐⭐⭐-Page 204-" After dinner, Maud cleard the dishes from the table and Daisy put them into soak, ready for Martha when she came in the morning."

And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
River Sing Me Home-Eleanor Shearer-11/8/24-⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐-Published 1/19/2023

Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.
A Match Made for Thanksgiving-Jackie Lau-12/528/24-🦃🦃🦃

Welcome Ferenc and Wanda!

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

20/15

Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
The Maui Effect - Sara Ackerman (Mira - Nov 2024) - Nov 13

Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).

Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
Wyoming Christmas Conspiracy - Juno Rushdan (HI #2260 - Jan 2025) - Jan 25

Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
The Party Line - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - Nov 2024) - Nov 5

Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
Fortune's Holiday Surprise - Jennifer Wilck (HQN - Dec 2024) - Dec 5


2

But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
Rescuing the Lady of Sedgeworth - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Nov 2024) (Ladies of the Keep) - Nov 6

Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
Montana Heat - Josie Jade (Calamitte Jane Pub - Nov 2024) - Nov 9

But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
Thrown to the Lyon - Jude Knight (Dragonblade - Oct 2024) - Nov 3

So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
K-9 Defender - Julie Miller (HI #2245 - Sept 2024) - Nov 15

And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
Golden Lord - Mary Jo Putney (Kensington - Nov 2024) - Nov 17




The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
Covert Avenger - Rachel Lee (HI #2241 - Oct 2024) - Nov 28

'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Cinderella's Billion-Dollar Invitation - Michele Renae (HR #4888 - Feb 2024) - Nov 19

Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.
Wyoming Undercover Escape - Juno Rushdan (HI #2255 - Dec 2024) - Nov 20

Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
Home Alone with the Children's Doctor - Traci Douglass (HMED #1357 - Dec 2023) - Feb 10

The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
A Firefighter's Hidden Truth - Tara Taylor Quinn (HRS #2245 - Sept 2023) - Nov 8




Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Snowbound Christmas with the Italian Doc - Annie O'Neil (HMED #1353 - Nov 2023) (grandfather) - Nov 16

Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
Second-Chance Bodyguard - Patricia Sargeant (HRS #2306 - Dec 2024) - Nov 21

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
Home Sweet Christmas - Susan Mallery (HQN - Oct 2022) - Feb 6

Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
A Lyon in Waiting - Abigail Bridges (Dragonblade - Dec 2024) - Dec 6

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
A Colby Christmas Rescue - Debra Webb (HI #2254 - Dec 2024) - Nov 28




And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
The Lyon's Alliance - Ruth A. Casie (Dragonblade - Nov 2024) (2024) - Nov 14

Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history

Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

22

Welcome Susan!

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
20/15

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
A Holiday Homicide Ellie Alexander 11/27/24
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Tonya Kappes 12/18/24
Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
The Psychic Parrot Mystery Amy Muir 11/15/24
Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
Hardbacks and Hexes Sue Hollowell 11/7/24

Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.

But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
Seabrook Haven Mysteries Murder in the Margins Rosie Sams 11/2/24

Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
Ruby Poole 11/24/24

But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
Summer Prescott 11/22/24

So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
Cranberries and Criminals Lucinda Race 11/6/24

And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
I'll Be Home for Mischief Jacqueline Frost 11/11/24

The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
The Tell-Tale Homicide Daphne Silver 11/25/24

'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Elena Veiled Threat Patti Benning 11/23/24

Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.
Neapolitan Murder Rosie A. Point 1/13/25

Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
You Feta Watch Out Linda Reilly 11/21/24

The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
The Herringbone Harbor Mystery Sally Goldenbaum 12/5/24

Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Arthur, grandfather Madrigals and Mayhem Elizabeth Penney 11/30/24

Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
Sleigh That Song Donna Clancy 11/26/24

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
5308 Shades of Earl Grey Laura Childs 2/7/25

Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
Booked for Murder P.J. Nelson 12/16/24

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
Murder at the Lemonberry Tea Darci Hannah 12/3/24

And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
pub 11/12/24 A Corpse Among the Carolers Debra Sennefelder 11/12/24

Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

Welcome Tari!

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.


Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.


Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
EX: Love by Design (The Lilac Lake Inn Series Book 1) by Judith Keim
But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
EX: Night Lies A Thrilling Romance Novel by Sharon Sala


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
✅Breaking Through the Pain-Haven Hadley, 11/21/24
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.


Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

Welcome Katelyn!

Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.

Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).

Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories by Agatha Christie 1/16/25


Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
Belle & Beast: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Rebecca Fittery 1/28/25 (Eddy comes home after war time)

Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
Taverick's Tavern by T.E. Elliott 2/27/25 (Many instances, but specifically on page 87 Penelope makes Taverick laugh.)

But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle 11/16/24 (Wrinkle in Time series)

Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
Drosselmeyer's Dream: A Nutcracker Retelling by Marian H. Rowe 1/1/25

But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover). What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley 11/10/24


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal. The Matrimonial Advertisement by Mimi Matthews 11/16/24 (Justin and Helena eat together)

And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.

The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
The Question of the Missing Head by E.J. Copperman 12/18/24 (MC and his mom show love for each other)

'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.

Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated. A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle 11/25/24


Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.

The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.

Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew. Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie 12/14/24 (grandfather is character)

Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away. The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle 11/6/24 (the client's father has passed away)

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings. Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie 11/25/24 (62k ratings)

Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.

And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date). Slayers by Amber Benson 11/11/24 (Published 10/12/23)

Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

Welcome Raquel!

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
Read: 15/15
Completed 11.19.24
Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
The Last Word. Ellery Adams. 11.9.24

🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
The Land of Mango Sunsets. Dorothea Benton Frank. 11.11.24

🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (Caleb Rooney).
The Chef. James Patterson. 11.15.24

🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
The Rooster Bar. John Grisham. 11.3.24


But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House. Cherie Jones. 11.4.24


🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk. Kathleen Rooney. 11.5.24

🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
The Accused. John Grisham. 11.5.24

🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - Traci (her aunt) is always there for Parrish
Summers at the Saint. Mary Kay Andrews. 11.8.24

🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Joy. Danielle Steel. 11.3.24

🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.

🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
Love Finds You in Wildrose, North Dakota. Tracey Bateman. 11.18.24

🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather.
The Keeper of Happy Endings. Barbara Davis. 11.2.24
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away. (the mother)
Sparring Partners. John Grisham. 11.2.24

🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings. (68K)
Dear Evan Hansen. Val Emmich. 11.13.24
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.

🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
Digging up Secrets. Elizabeth Penney. 11.7.24
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (8.27.24).
That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America. Amanda Jones. 11.6.24

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
Read: 12/15

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.


Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Making my way
✅🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title - Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Kanna's Daily Life, Vol. 2 - 2/11
Back into my hometown
✅🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown - Fair Market Value - 29/12


Funny how this all looks different
✅🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh - Can't Spell Treason Without Tea - 24/11
But it feels the same
✅🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name) - Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons - 1/12 - Miss Percy’s guide to dragons
Like how life never stops changing
✅🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
- 20/11
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
EX: Night Lies A Thrilling Romance Novel by Sharon Sala


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
✅🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal - Glimmer of the Other - 5/12
And fill this house with family
✅🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together - Magic, Movies, and Murder - 5/11
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
✅🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation - Jingle all the Slay - 7/12
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
✅🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough - Cupcakes and Crime - 15/11
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.


Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
✅🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child. - How to Break an Undead Heart - 27/1
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
✅🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away - Glimmer of Hope - 20/12

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
✅🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings - The Lies of Vampires and Slayers - 12/12 - 7,343 ratings

Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
And let the leftover year just wash away
✅🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date) - Hell for Hire - 9/11 - June 2024
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title

WOOHOO Kim!

Welcome Cassie!

FINISHED

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

15/15

Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
🍗 Absence of Alice by Sherry Harris 11/12/24
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
🍗 MC returns to hometown of Everton, New Hampshire: Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett 11/10/24


Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
🍗 Murder in an Irish Cottage (Irish Village Mystery #5) by Carlene O'Connor 11/11/24
Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
🍗 Murder in the Paperback Parlor by Ellery Adams 11/14/24

But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font.
🍗 Moving Violation by Melanie Jackson 11/2/24


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
🍗 The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers 11/20/24
And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
🍗 Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien 11/6/24
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
🍗 Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto 11/16/24
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
🍗 The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw 11/8/24
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.


Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
🍗 Author and MC has two daughters: How to Keep House While Drowning by K.C. Davis 11/19/24
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
🍗 Marcie, a sister and aunt, passes away: Murder Always Barks Twice by Jennifer Hawkins 11/1/24

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
🍗 11,650 ratings: The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton 11/18/24
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
🍗 The Cat, the Vagabond and the Victim by Leann Sweeney 11/7/24 (Location 84%)

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
🍗 Death of an Irish Mummy by Catie Murphy 11/9/24
And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
🍗 Published 5/14/2024: Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay 11/15/24
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

WOOHOO Michelle!

FINISHED! The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025 (11/16/24)

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

22/15+
(22 total tasks)

Familiar highways
☑️ 🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.

Vera Kelly: Lost and Found (Vera Kelly 3) Rosalie Knecht (Vera, Max and Russell drive the highway for hours getting back to LA) 11/10/24

Lined with leaves turned brown
☑️ 🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).

Pumpkin Spice Puppy (Melanie Travis 30) Laurien Berenson 11/16/24

Making my way
☑️ 🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.

Holiday Hideaway Mary Kay Andrews 11/02/24

Back into my hometown
☑️ 🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.

James Percival Everett (Huck returns to Hannibal) 11/01/24

Funny how this all looks different
☑️ 🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.

What Never Happened Rachel Howzell Hall (p. 37 - Gwen makes Coco laugh.) 11/09/24

But it feels the same
☑️ 🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).

Meat Cute: The Hedgehog Incident (The Parasol Protectorate .75) Gail Carriger 11/04/24

Like how life never stops changing
☑️ 🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
EX:

Come Homicide or High Water (Welcome Back to Scrumble River 3) Denise Swanson 11/05/24

But some things never change
☑️ 🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).

Reading Between the Lies (Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 4) Lynn Cahoon 11/03/24

So, fill your plate and fill your drink
☑️ 🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.

More Than a Silly Crush(Cowboys of Stargazer Ranch 4) Remi Carrington (BlueBonnet and Parker have breakfast together in the dining facility most mornings) 11/10/24

And fill this house with family
☑️ 🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.

Pet (Pet 1) Akwaeke Emezi (Jam and Redemption have dinner with his family) 11/04/24

The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
☑️ 🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.

The Truth about the Devlins Lisa Scottoline (Gabby remains supportive of TJ when everyone else has rejected him) 11/03/24

'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
☑️ 🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.

Jewel Bret Lott (Jewel’s sixth child has disabilities) 11/07/24

Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
☑️ 🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.

Turkeys and Thanksgiving (Pelican Cove) Leena Clover 11/09/24

Watching football, watching families grow
☑️ 🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.

Death in the Romance Aisle (Survivors’ Bookclub 3) Lynn Cahoon (p. 111) 11/01/24

The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
☑️ 🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.

The Doll's House: A Short Story Lisa Unger (Jules has a daughter named Scout) 11/06/24

Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
☑️ 🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.

Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides (Lefty is Cal’s grandfather) 11/02/24

Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
☑️ 🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.

The Only Woman in the Room Marie Benedict (Hedy’s father passed away) 11/10/24

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
☑️ 🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.

Wandering Stars (There, There 2) Tommy Orange (21,484 ratings) 11/08/24

Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
☑️ 🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.

Magical Meet Cute Jean Meltzer (p. 371) 11/06/24

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
☑️ 🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.

Plainsong (Plainsong 1) Kent Haruf (p. 99 “. . . the dishes laid in the sink . . .”) 11/08/24

And let the leftover year just wash away
☑️ 🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).

We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders 1) Richard Osman (Pub. Sept. 17, 2024) 11/07/24

Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
☑️ 🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

Thanksgiving Dinner Death (Juniper Holiday Cozy Mystery 2) Leighann Dobbs 11/03/24

WOOHOO Melissa!

FINISHED
The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1-30, 2024 - April 30, 2025
Read: 15/15

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.


🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.

🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).

🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
Dirty Thirty Janet Evanovich 11/14/24

🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
Cross My Heart Lea Coll 11/4/24

🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.

🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).

🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
Under the Stars Laura Pavlov 11/19/24

🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
Falling Into Forever Elena Aitken 11/25/24

🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
On Her Father's Grave Kendra Elliot 11/27/24

🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
Keeping Secrets L.A. Dobbs 11/18/24

🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
Gone to Her Grave Melinda Leigh 11/29/24

🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Buried Bones Melinda Leigh 11/8/24

🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.
Falling For You Karice Bolton 11/16/24

🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.

🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
A Seasonal Pursuit Rebecca Connolly 11/30/24

🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather.
The Pumpkin Spice Café Laurie Gilmore 11/15/24

🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
The Party Line Carolyn Brown 11/26/24
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
14951 ratings Telling Lies L.A. Dobbs 11/2/24
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
Love in Due Time L.B. Dunbar 11/6/24 (Green Valley Library #1)

🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.

🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
Published September 21, 2023 The Seaside House Sophie Kenna 11/10/24

🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

FINISHED!

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

Progress: 15/15
Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

Familiar highways
🛣️1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway. Visitations by Corey Egbert - Nov. 9
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Making my way
2️⃣3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title. Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria by Muhammad Najem - Nov. 7
Back into my hometown
🏠4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown. Little Fish: A Memoir from a Different Kind of Year by Ramsey Beyer - Nov. 5

Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name). Truth or Dare: The Graphic Novel by P.J. Night - series is You're Invited to a Creepover graphic novel series - Nov. 2
Like how life never stops changing
🍩7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover). Donut the Destroyer by Sarah Graley - Nov. 3

EX: Love by Design (The Lilac Lake Inn Series Book 1) by Judith Keim
But some things never change
🏡 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover). Killer Under Contract by Catherine Bruns - Nov. 16
EX: Night Lies A Thrilling Romance Novel by Sharon Sala


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🍝9. Read a book where someone has a meal. Murder on the Orient Express: The Graphic Novel by Bob Al-Greene - Nov. 3
And fill this house with family
👨🏾‍👩🏼‍👧🏽‍👧🏼 10. Read a book where family spends time together. It Won't Always Be Like This by Malaka Gharib - Nov. 1
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
👨🏾‍👩🏾‍👧🏾‍👦🏼11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation. Saving Sunshine by Saadia Faruqi - Nov. 15
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough. Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol - Nov. 12
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated. Turkey Trot Plot by Carolyn Keene - Nov. 17

Watching football, watching families grow
🏈 14. Read a book where football is watched. The Squad by Christina Soontornvat - Dec. 4
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🤰🏼15. Read a book where a character has a child. Hounded to Death by Laurien Berenson - Nov. 10
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🍽️20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink. Home for the Homicides by Rosalie Spielman - Nov. 14
And let the leftover year just wash away
🐶21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date). Korgi: The Complete Tale by Christian Slade - published May 8, 2024 - Nov. 8
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

16/15 Completed. Finish


Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Pretty Broken Dolls-Jennifer Chase 11/10/24

Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
Can't Find My Way Home-Carlene Thompson 11/01/24
Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
Reclaim-Aly Martinez 11/16/24

Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
Marsh Madness-Jana Deleon 11/28/24
But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
(Detectives Kane and Alton #23)
Their Frozen Bones-D.K. Hood 11/05/24
Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
Connected in Pain-Ryan Michele 11/19/24

But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
This Is Why We Lied-Karin Slaughter 11/12/24


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
Silent Little Angels-Jennifer Chase 11/10/24
And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
Meant for Love-Natasha Madison 11/04/24
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
Nine Month Contract-Amy Daws 11/08/24
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.
Gone to Her Grave-Wendy Dranfield 12/02/24

Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
Little Girl Taken-Wendy Dranfield 11/07/24
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Redline: A John Tyler Action Thriller-Tom Fowler 11/03/24
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
(16,896)
If You Were Mine-Melanie Harlow 12/20/24
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
(09/17/2024)
Ashes Never Lie-Lee Goldberg 11/13/24
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.
A Match Made for Thanksgiving-Jackie Lau 12/14/24

COMPLETION POST
MERRY CHRISTMAS
The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
Read: 0/15

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.


Familiar highways
✅ 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway. Theresa
Lined with leaves turned brown
Cold Kill: The True Story of a Murderous Love byJack Olsen. Read 11/16/24
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Making my way
✅ 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea. Read 12/22/24
Back into my hometown
✅🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Read 11/3/24 Jack Stapleton returns to his hometown of Houston

Funny how this all looks different
✅5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
But it feels the same
One Charmed Christmas by Sheila Roberts Read 11/19/24. Chuck is the comedian of the group. Always telling jokes
✅6. Read a series book (share series name).
Like how life never stops changing
Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch Read 12/8/24. Love and Gelato #1
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
EX: Love by Design (The Lilac Lake Inn Series Book 1) by Judith Keim
But some things never change
✅8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
EX: Night Lies A Thrilling Romance Novel by Sharon Sala
. Read 11/12/24


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
✅ 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
And fill this house with family
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. The Amwell's eat dinner together
✅ 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter by Barbara Leaming Read 11/9/24. Kick spends time with her Kennedy family and her husband's family in England

✅11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Read 11/25/24.
Lydia makes many sacrifices to ensue the Luca reaches the United States safely

✅ 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Thank God for this Thanksgiving DayWhen We Meet Again by Kristin Harmel Readd 11/13/24. Emily. Margaret. Peter. Vincent Isabel


✅ 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.
The Hope Chest by Viola Shipman. Read 12/20/24 Don, Maddie, Rose and Jerri eat Thanksgiving dinner together

Watching football, watching families grow
✅ 14. Read a book where football is watched.
Santa's Little Yelpers by David Rosenfelt. Read 12/13/24 Andy watching the NFL

The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
✅ 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis Read 11/2/24. Soline and Camillia
✅ 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
The One You're With by Lauren K. Denton. Read 11/26/24 Max is Grandfather to Katherine
✅🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms: Who and What You See Before You Die by David Kessler. Read 11/5/25

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
✅18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Dreams of Falling by Karen White. Read 12/5/24. as of 12/5/24 it has 11,528 ratings
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
✅ 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
Falling Stars by Fern Michaels Read 12/15/24
Zach says grace before he eats

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
✅ 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
Go as a River by Shelley Read Read 12/9/24 At the Dunlaps and at the Nash's
And let the leftover year just wash away
✅ 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
The Girls of Summer by Katie Bishop Read 11/23/24. published 6/6/2023

🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

finished
The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
22/22

Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway. Blood and Salt by Kim Liggett read 11/5/2024 Ashlyn and Rhys drive from New York City to Kansas on the interstates
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover Renoir: Painter of Happiness by Gilles Néret read 12/15/2024 Renoircover: Painter of Happiness
Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title. My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit read 11/12/2024
Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder read 11/5/2024 (view spoiler)[Yelena returns to District 5 and the home of General Brazell where she grew up with the Commander when he visits the factory there (hide spoiler)]


Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh. A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff read 11/4/2024 (view spoiler)[Dan makes Phoebe laugh by inviting her to view his shed, which feels like a strange pickup line (hide spoiler)]
But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name). Shadowhouse Fall by Daniel José Older read 11/9/2024 Shadownshaper Cypher #2
Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover). Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore read 11/8/2024
But some things never change
🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover). The Long Walk by Richard Bachman read 11/2/2024


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal. City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong read 11/1/2024 (view spoiler)[Eric brings Casey breakfast in bed after she is stabbed by his brother. (hide spoiler)]
And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together. Shadowshaper Legacy by Daniel José Older read 11/11/2024 (view spoiler)[when Jose returns from prison the family all gather and eat together and celebrate. (hide spoiler)]
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation. Killing in C Sharp by Alexia Gordon read 11/2/2024 (view spoiler)[Orla allows her energy to be fully absorbed and cause her ghost to disappear so Eamon can be freed from the SIM card and return to Gethsemane and the cottage. (hide spoiler)]
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough. Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quigley read 11/4/2024 (view spoiler)[When Hadley got into a top college, she wasn't able to keep up and she started to fall apart realizing she was failing and couldn't handle it. (hide spoiler)]
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated. Pumpkin Spice Meltdown by Kate Minty read 12/5/2024 (view spoiler)[Natalie is planning her family Thanksgiving which is a major event in her family (hide spoiler)]

Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched. Hush Money: A Mystery by Chuck Greaves read 11/14/2024 After Jack dislocated his shoulder he spends Sunday watching football with his dog.
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child. The Housewife Assassin's Guide to Gracious Killing by Josie Brown read 11/6/2024 Donna has 3 children, Mary, Jeff and Trisha
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew. How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin read 11/3/2024 Saxon is Frances' nephew by marriage
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away. Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose read 11/2/2024 Laura dies bringing her 3 children back together.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings. Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older read 11/7/2024 10,666 ratings
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked. The Housewife Assassin's Killer Christmas Tips by Josie Brown read 11/8/2024 When Donna gets to the toy store with the toy she needs on page 50 she says "Thank God I got here in time"

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink. The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner read 11/15/2024 (view spoiler)[Grandmother takes the plates to the sink after Ruth and Grandpa have an after school snack while Grandpa reads to Ruth (hide spoiler)]
And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis read 12/3/2024 pub 3/28/2023
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title. Thanksgiving Day Murder by Addison Moore read 12/10/2024

Welcome Julesy, Frankie, Michele and Carolyn!

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task.

Familiar highways
✔️ 🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
No Exit by Taylor  Adams 2/28/25

Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).

Making my way
✔️ 🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
My Body, Herself by Carmen Maria Machado 11/6/24

Back into my hometown
✔️ 🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
BlueBuried Muffins by Lyndsey Cole 3/11/25
Annie comes back to Catfish Cove.

Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.

But it feels the same
✔️ 🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
Hot Dog Horrors: by Abby Byne 12/28/24
Felicia's Food Truck #4

Like how life never stops changing
✔️ 🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
Royal Valentine by Sariah Wilson 2/6/25


But some things never change
✔️ 🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
The River by Jez Butterworth 12/28/24


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
✔️🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
Christmas Corpse by Mona Marple 12/30/24
Mrs. Claus serves lots of meals!

And fill this house with family
✔️🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
Gathering Mist by Margaret Mizushima 2/14/25
Family comes together for the wedding.

The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
✔️🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
The Donor by Clare Mackintosh 1/2/25
MC protecting her daughter.

'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
✔️🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Bull by Mike Bartlett 3/31/25
MC experiencing horrible bullying and collusion.

Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.

Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.

The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
✔️🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
Hide in Place by Emilya Naymark 1/29/25
Lacey has a son, Alfie

Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
✔️🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Manhunt by James Patterson 1/5/2025
Grandfather Seamus

Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
✔️🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
The Ghost Line by Andrew Neil Gray 12/24/24
Saga's mother

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
✔️🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
Roseanna by Maj Sjöwall 2/13/25
18,205 ratings

Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
✔️🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
The Christmas Guest by Peter  Swanson 2/15/25
pg 5 "I didn't wash the dishes she'd left on the table, I gritted my teeth and put them into the sink."

And let the leftover year just wash away
✔️🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins 2/2/25
Published January 1, 2023

Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.

Welcome Vanessa!

The Thanksgiving Song by Ben Rector
Duration: November 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
Read: 18/15
COMPLETED!


Familiar highways
🦃 1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway.
Collusion by Newt Gingrich 12/12/2024
Brad drives Pavel and Peter through Russian highways to reach Finland.
Lined with leaves turned brown
🦃 2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).
Making my way
🦃 3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title.
Yours Cheerfully by A J Pearce 12/9/2024
Back into my hometown
🦃 4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown.
The Rocky Road to Ruin by Meri Allen 12/11/2024

Funny how this all looks different
🦃 5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh.
Bayou Book Thief by Ellen Byrum 12/26/2024
Ricki's landlady is funny.
But it feels the same
🦃 6. Read a series book (share series name).
The Hidden One by Linda Castillo 11/26/2024
Kate Burkholder series
Like how life never stops changing
🦃 7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover).
EX: Love by Design (The Lilac Lake Inn Series Book 1) by Judith Keim
But some things never change
The Christmas Surprise by Jenny Colgan 12/29/2024

🦃 8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover).
Close to Home by Cara Hunter 11/5/2024


So, fill your plate and fill your drink
🦃 9. Read a book where someone has a meal.
Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas 11/18/2024
And fill this house with family
🦃 10. Read a book where family spends time together.
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney 11/20/2024
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
🦃 11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation.
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev 11/6/2024
HRH cries when he welcomes his daughter back to the family.
'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
🦃 12. Read a book with a character that realizes life is tough.
Wreckage by Emily Beeker 11/9/2024
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated.


Watching football, watching families grow
🦃 14. Read a book where football is watched.
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman 12/20/2024
Donna and Bogdan go to a British football match and sit in the suite.
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
🦃 15. Read a book where a character has a child.
Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger 11/22/2024
Selena has two boys.
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
🦃 16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew.
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
🦃 17. Read a book where a family member has passed away.
You Can't Stay Here Forever by Katherine Lin 12/17/2024
Ellie's husband, Ian, dies in a car crash.

So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
🦃 18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings.
Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay 11/13/2024
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
🦃 19. Read a book where God is thanked.
The Dress Shop on King Street by Ashley Clark 11/13/2024

So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
🦃 20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink.
On Gin Lane by Brooke Lea Foster 11/28/2024
Everyone puts their ice cream dishes in the sink for Lee to wash Pg 239
And let the leftover year just wash away
🦃 21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date).
The House Hunt by C M Ewam 11/23/2024 Pub'd 8/29/2023
Cause we made it through, I do believe, the longest year in history
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
🦃 22. Read a book with the word THANKSGIVING in the title.
The Thanksgiving Day Murder by Lee Harris 12/18/2024

WOOHOO Anne!

COMPLETED

Object: Pick 15 different tasks, one book per task

Familiar highways
1. Read a book where a character drives on a highway
A Trinket for the Taking by Victoria Laurie - 10/11/24
(Dovey drives down a highway in pursuit of the thief)

Lined with leaves turned brown
2. Read a book with brown leaves on the cover (show cover).

Making my way
3. Read a book with 2 Ys in the title
New Year in Mystic Springs by Mona Marple - 01/01/25

Back into my hometown
4. Read a book where a character returns to their hometown
The Grumpy Billionaire Who Stole Christmas by Erin McCarthy - 12/11/24
(Luke returns home)

Funny how this all looks different
5. Read a book with a character that makes someone laugh
The Voyage of the “Dawn Treader” by C.S. Lewis - 05/11/24
(Reepicheep makes everyone laugh)

But it feels the same
6. Read a series book (share series name)
Scallops and Sorcerers: Vampire Knitting Club: Cornwall by Nancy Warren - 15/11/24
(book 2 in the Vampire Knitting Club: Cornwall series)

Like how life never stops changing
7. Read a book with a title that is 2 different fonts (show cover)
Coco Pinchard's Big Fat Tipsy Wedding by Robert Bryndza - 04/11/24

But some things never change
8. Read a book where the title and author's name is in the same font (show cover)
Dead Even by Patti Larsen - 22/11/24

So, fill your plate and fill your drink
9. Read a book where someone has a meal
Nixed in New Orleans by Kristen Painter - 11/12/24
(Lots of meals eat en by the characters)

And fill this house with family
10. Read a book where family spends time together
A Tullagulla Christmas by Heather Reyburn - 02/12/24
(The whole family returns to Tullagulla for Christmas)

The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
11. Read a book where a family member shows love - your interpretation

'Cause the older that I get, I see that life is short and bittersweet
12. Read a book with a character that realises life is tough
Pippa of Lauramore by Shari L. Tapscott
(Pippa realises that life is short when someone she cares for dies)

Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
13. Read a book where Thanksgiving is celebrated

Watching football, watching families grow
14. Read a book where football is watched
Larapinta by Annie Seaton - 03/11/24
(the men of the family all watch the footy final in the games room)

The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
15. Read a book where a character has a child
The Writing Class by Esther Campion - 19/11/24
(Nearly all the characters have at least one child)

Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
16. Read a book with a character that is a grandfather or nephew
Twist of Fate by Karly Lane - 14/11/24
(Jax is William’s nephew)

Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
17. Read a book where a family member has passed away

So fill your plate and fill your drink and fill this house with family, the kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away
18. Read a book with over 1000 ratings
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson - 18/11/24
(567,804 ratings)

Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet. Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day
19. Read a book where God is thanked

So fill your plate and fill your drink put your dishes in the kitchen sink
20. Read a book where dishes are put in the sink
Where the Heart Is by Nicola Marsh - 19/01/25
(Page 62 - Milla puts all her breakfast dishes in the sink before rushing off to her grandfather’s house)

And let the leftover year just wash away
21. Read a book published in 2023 or 2024 (share publish date)
Leave the Girls Behind by Jacqueline Bublitz - 22/11/24
(Published October 29, 2024)

WOOHOO Sally!