The Lost Challenges discussion

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Get Rid Of It!
Duration: 6/1/19 - 5/31/20
Completed: 25/25

1. Ancient Gardening Gloves
Read an "Ancient" book from your TBR list/pile The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate 5* 6/30 - currently my very oldest

2. Box of Cords
Read a book where a character plugs a cord into an outlet. Harbored by the SEAL book 3 in HERO Force Box Set by Amy Gamet 4* 8/4 - hairdryer

3. Bras That Don't Fit
Read a book with the letters BRA in the title Taught by my Stepbrother by Kenzie Haven 4* 6/14

4. Bridesmaid Dresses
Read a book where a character is a bridesmaid OR with an item from a wedding on the cover. The Isaac Project by Sarah Monzon 4* 6/23 FMC's best friend is a bridesmaid & wedding dress on cover

5. Collections You Are Saving For Your Grandchildren
Read a book where a character is a grandparent W mroku przeszłości=After Dark by Beverly Barton 3* 6/29 - adoptive and biological grandparent(s)

6. Creepy Old Dolls
Read a book whose author's initials are in CREEPY OLD What's So Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey 4* 6/21

7. Dust Ruffle
Read a book where the first letter of each title word is in DUST RUFFLE. Sliced Up by Lyndsey Cole & Ginny Gold 2* 7/29

8. Fairy Lights with Broken Bulbs
Read a book where a character decorates with lights Das Wunder der Unschuld=Pay It Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde 6* 7/8 - President Bill Clinton

9. Holiday and Birthday Cards
Read a book where a holiday or birthday is celebrated Sturm im Paradies by Elisabeth Büchle 6* 6/18 lit. transl: Storm in Paradise - Christmas, birthday & wedding celebration (all at the same time)

10. Ketchup/Sauce Packets
Read a book with a red cover. Tall Man in Ray-Bans by Joseph Flynn 3* 7/3

11. Leftover Paint
Read a book where a character is remodeling their house. Command Indecision book 3 in Lexi Graves Mysteries Omnibus Volume One by Camilla Chafer 4.5* 8/8 - Solomon

12. Makeup That's Past Its Prime
Read a book whose title begins with a letter in MAKEUP Mein unglaubliches Leben mit einem Mann, der sein Gedächtnis verlor und nach 25 Jahren wiederfand. by Ute Jäger & Bettina Klee 5* 6/13 lit. transl: My Unbelievable Life With A Husband Who Lost His Memory And Re-gained (actually Found) It 25 Years Later - title starts with M

13 Mismatched Sheets
Read a book where a character makes a bed Kindred Spirits by Summer Lee 3* 6/19 - Reba makes bed for the queen

14. Old Phones
Read a book where a person uses a cell/mobile phone Love Storm by Jennifer McNare 5* 6/4

15. Old Trophies
Read a book with a shiny gold item on the cover. The Lazarus File by Donn E. Taylor 4* 9/15

16. Paperback Books
Read a paperback book Night School by Lee Child 4* 6/27

17. Shampoo Bottles Half Finished
Read a book where a character washes their hair OR with hair on the cover. Forever Notorious by Kathleen Brooks 5* 6/17 & there's a shower sex including hair washing :-)

18. Shoes That Hurt
Read a book with a shoe on the cover. Dying for a Date by Cindy Sample 4* 7/7

19. "Skinny" Jeans Jeans you wore when you were skinny
Read a book with jeans on the cover. Only in Texas by Christie Craig 3* 7/11 (or 2a)

20. Souvenir Shot Glasses
Read a book with an alcoholic beverage on the cover. Fortune Furlough by Jana Deleon 5* 8/3

21. Stinky Tupperware
Read a book where a character puts leftover food away in a container. Change of Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 7/26 - lasagna

22. Too Many Coffee Mugs
Read a book where a character drinks a LOT of coffee Verführerische Täuschung=Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 6/1 - Eve and her coffee :-)

23. Yellowed Towels/Old Towels
Read a book where a towel is used Dark Alleys by Lillian Duncan 4* 6/24

24. Your Child's Old Art
Read a book where a child draws a picture Little Women book 1 in Little Women Collection: Little Women, Little Men, Eight Cousins and More by Louisa May Alcott 4* 7/15

25. Wire Hangers
Read a book where a character hangs their clothing on a hanger. Never Say Never by Lena Nelson Dooley 5* 9/3 - one of the first after boarding the cruise ship things the FMC did was unpacking her and her daughter's clothes and hung some of them in the clothet

WOOHOO Agnieszka!

FINISHED
Get Rid Of It!
Duration: June 1, 2019 - Sept 22, 2019
25/25

Tasks:
1. Ancient Gardening Gloves
🛑 Read an "Ancient" book from your TBR list/pile.
Cowboy Dark Tess Oliver 6/7/19

2. Box of Cords
🛑 Read a book where a character plugs a cord into an outlet.
In a Cottage In a Wood Cass Green 6/13/19

3. Bras That Don't Fit
🛑 Read a book with a bra on the cover.
Big Shot Carly Phillips 7/29/19

4. Bridesmaid Dresses
🛑 Read a book where a character is a bridesmaid.
You got to Me Kay Harris 6/28/19

5. Collections You Are Saving For Your Grandchildren
🛑 Read a book where a character is a grandparent.
The Silent Girl Tess Gerritsen 8/4/19

6. Creepy Old Dolls
🛑 Read a book whose author's initials are in CREEPY OLD.
Those People Louise Candlish 7/24/19

7. Dust Ruffle
🛑 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is in DUST RUFFLE.
Fatal Error J.A. Jance 6/12/19

8. Fairy Lights with Broken Bulbs
🛑 Read a book with a light/lamp (not the sun) on the cover.
The Night Mark Tiffany Reisz 6/2/19

9. Holiday and Birthday Cards
🛑 Read a book where a holiday is celebrated.
Christmas Take My Heart: Sweet Hart Inn Sophie Jacobs 8/29/19

10. Ketchup/Sauce Packets
🛑 Read a book with a red cover.
The Mephisto Club Tess Gerritsen 6/10/19

11. Leftover Paint
🛑 Read a book where a character is remodeling their house.
Watching You Lisa Jewell 9/4/19

12. Makeup That's Past Its Prime
🛑 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in MAKEUP.
Magic Triumphs Ilona Andrews 6/11/19

13. Mismatched Sheets
🛑 Read a book where a character makes a bed.
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Kim Michele Richardson 8/9/19

14. Old Phones
🛑 Read a book where a person uses a cell/mobile phone.
Optical Delusions in Deadwood Ann Charles 6/27/19

15. Old Trophies
🛑 Read a book with a shiny gold item on the cover.
House Immortal Devon Monk 9/21/19

16. Paperback Books
🛑 Read a book with a book on the cover.
Lighthouse Beach Shelley Noble 7/9/19

17. Shampoo Bottles Half Finished
🛑 Read a book where a character washes their hair.
Going Wild Gretchen Galway 6/3/19

18. Shoes That Hurt
🛑 Read a book where a character complains that a shoe is hurting their foot.
John Doe Tess Gerritsen 9/22/19 p 2 "Ouch". She looked down at her shoes.

19. "Skinny" Jeans Jeans you wore when you were skinny
🛑 Read a book with jeans on the cover.
A Promise To Keep Christina Tetreault 8/30/19

20. Souvenir Shot Glasses
🛑 Read a book with an alcoholic beverage on the cover.
The Best of Us Robyn Carr 8/2/19

21. Stinky Tupperware
🛑 Read a book where a character puts leftover food away in a container.
Fresh in the Kitchen Olivia Burke 8/19/19

22. Too Many Coffee Mugs
🛑 Read a book where a character drinks a LOT of coffee.
Falling For You Leeanna Morgan 7/6/19

23. Yellowed Towels/Old Towels
🛑 Read a book where a towel is used.
The Betrayed Heather Graham 8/14/19

24. Your Child's Old Art
🛑 Read a book where a child draws a picture.
Bottom of the Ninth: Seattle Skookums Baseball Jami Davenport 7/3/19

25. Wire Hangers
🛑 Read a book where a character hangs their clothing on a hanger.
The Other Daughter Lisa Gardner 6/22/19

Woohoo, JoAnne!

Andrea wrote: "Woohoo, JoAnne!"

Thanks Andrea! :)

Finished!
Get Rid Of It!
Duration: Sept. 1, 2019 - May 31, 2020
25/25--finished 11/30/19

Tasks:
1. Ancient Gardening Gloves
🛑 Read an "Ancient" book from your TBR list/pile OR with gloves on the cover.
The ladies are wearing gloves Kathleen Suzette 9/26/19

2. Box of Cords
🛑 Read a book where a character plugs a cord into an outlet OR with a box or cord on the cover.
Plugged in the tree and lights--Christmas Crazy Kathi Daley 10/17/19

3. Bras That Don't Fit
🛑 Read a book with the letters BRA in the title (in any order) OR with a bra on the cover.
Buried in a Book Lucy Arlington 9/10/19

4. Bridesmaid Dresses
🛑 Read a book where a character is a bridesmaid OR with an item from a wedding on the cover.
Both-Moxie is a bridesmaid, and there's a wedding gown on the cover-- Bethany Blake 9/18/19

5. Collections You Are Saving For Your Grandchildren
🛑Read a book where a character is a grandparent OR with a child/children on the cover. (Belle is a grandmother) An Untidy End Candice Prentice 9/3/19

6. Creepy Old Dolls
🛑 Read a book whose author's initials are in CREEPY OLD OR with a doll on the cover.
LE-Lauren Elliott--Murder in the First Edition Lauren Elliott 9/22/19

7. Dust Ruffle
🛑 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is in DUST RUFFLE (two word minimum) OR with a bed on the cover.
DR--Deadly Ride Jody Holford 10/24/19

8. Fairy Lights with Broken Bulbs
🛑 Read a book where a character decorates with lights OR with a light/lamp (not the sun) on the cover.
Allison Brook 9/11/19

9. Holiday and Birthday Cards🛑 Read a book where a holiday or birthday is celebrated OR with a holiday or birthday item on the cover.
Christmastime in Harvest, Ohio-- Amanda Flower 9/6/19

10. Ketchup/Sauce Packets
🛑Read a book where a character gets take out food OR with a red or yellow cover.
Delia brought fast food back to her shop for breakfast loc. 1876 "Fast food? How come?" A Curio Killing Mary Ellen Hughes 9/9/19

11. Leftover Paint
🛑 Read a book where a character is remodeling their house or does construction work OR with paint on the cover.
Caroline is having her house remodeled for her 90th birthday party. Out of the Picture: A Shepherd Sisters Mystery Tracy Gardner 9/5/19

12. Makeup That's Past Its Prime
🛑 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in MAKEUP (excluding A, An and The) OR with a makeup item on the cover.
M--Mrs. Morris and the Ghost Traci Wilton 9/25/19

13 Mismatched Sheets
🛑 Read a book where a character makes a bed OR with bed sheets on the cover.
Bran New Death Victoria Hamilton 10/8/19 Ch. 4, p. 35 "...and would be able to make up our beds with fresh linens shortly."

14. Old Phones
🛑Read a book where a person uses a cell/mobile phone OR with a phone on the cover.
Criminally Cocoa Amanda Flower 9/7/19--Ch. 3, loc. 241 "After that, Linc marched away with his phone next to his ear."

15. Old Trophies
🛑 Read a book with the word TROPHY or TROPHIES in the title or series name OR with a shiny gold item on the cover.
Ornament--Christmas Cow Bells Mollie Cox Bryan 9/17/19

16. Paperback Books
🛑 Read a paperback book OR read a book with a book on the cover.
(paperback ARC) Fudge Bites Nancy CoCo 9/21/19

17. Shampoo Bottles Half Finished
🛑 Read a book where a character washes their hair OR with hair on the cover.
Toxic Toffee Amanda Flower 9/8/2019--Ch. 24, loc. 2084: "I showered, washing the buttercream out of my hair, and got ready for the day."

18. Shoes That Hurt
🛑 Read a book where a character complains that a shoe is hurting their foot (Give us a sentence and page/loc #) OR with a shoe on the cover.
Ch. 9, p. 121 "We climbed more. My ankles ached, and the beginnings of a blister blossomed on my big toe." (Her hiking shoes didn't fit right) Milkshakes and Murder Christy Murphy 10/15/19

19. "Skinny" Jeans Jeans you wore when you were skinny
🛑 Read a book where a character struggles to get into their jeans OR with jeans on the cover.
This mentioned jeans being snug, seems to be the closest I've found: Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder Chris Cavender 11/18/19 Ch. 6, p. 110 "My jeans were getting a little too snug for that, and I didn't like where that was going."

20. Souvenir Shot Glasses
🛑 Read a book where a character buys a souvenir OR with an alcoholic beverage on the cover.
Vera buys notebooks as souvenirs when she travels. Last Pen Standing Vivian Conroy 9/17/19

21. Stinky Tupperware
🛑 Read a book where a character puts leftover food away in a container OR with a food container on the cover.
Tide and Punishment Bree Baker 9/23/19 loc. 3254 "Aunt Clara took up position at my side, packing to-go containers of soup and salad..."

22. Too Many Coffee Mugs
🛑 Read a book where a character drinks a LOT of coffee OR with a tea cup or coffee mug on the cover.
Carlene O'Connor 9/20/19

23. Yellowed Towels/Old Towels
🛑 Read a book where a towel is used OR with a towel on the cover.
First of September: An Amelia Bay Cozy Mystery Kathleen Joyce 9/15/19 (Clare is using the towel) Ch. 2 p. 18 'She wrapped herself in a fluffy towel..."

24. Your Child's Old Art
🛑 Read a book where a child draws a picture OR with art on the cover.
Painting of a riverboat on the wall-- Vickie Fee 9/28/19

25. Wire Hangers
🛑 Read a book where a character hangs their clothing on a hanger OR with a hanger on the cover.
An Ale of Two Cities Sarah Fox 11/30/19 (digital ARC used, no chapters designated) Loc. 2253 "...expertise, not mine," Alma said, sliding a dress onto a clothes hanger."

WOOHOO Tari!

JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Tari!"
Thanks JoAnne!

FINISHED!
Get Rid Of It!
Duration: June 1, 2019 - May 31, 2020
2525

Tasks:
1. Ancient Gardening Gloves
🛑 Read an "Ancient" book from your TBR list/pile OR with gloves on the cover.
- 7/4/19

2. Box of Cords
🛑 Read a book where a character plugs a cord into an outlet OR with a box or cord on the cover.
- 12/8/19

3. Bras That Don't Fit
🛑 Read a book with the letters BRA in the title (in any order) OR with a bra on the cover.
- 6/25/19

4. Bridesmaid Dresses
🛑 Read a book where a character is a bridesmaid OR with an item from a wedding on the cover.
- 6/30/19

5. Collections You Are Saving For Your Grandchildren
🛑 Read a book where a character is a grandparent OR with a child/children on the cover.
- 6/5/19
Ginger has dozens of grandchildren

6. Creepy Old Dolls
🛑 Read a book whose author's initials are in CREEPY OLD OR with a doll on the cover.
- 10/9/19

7. Dust Ruffle
🛑 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is in DUST RUFFLE (two word minimum) OR with a bed on the cover.
- 8/12/19

8. Fairy Lights with Broken Bulbs
🛑 Read a book where a character decorates with lights OR with a light/lamp (not the sun) on the cover.
- 9/14/19
pg 82 "..and checked the string of LED lights he'd hung around the entrance…"

9. Holiday and Birthday Cards
🛑 Read a book where a holiday or birthday is celebrated OR with a holiday or birthday item on the cover.
- 9/28/19
Hope's first birthday party at end

10. Ketchup/Sauce Packets
🛑 Read a book where a character gets take out food OR with a red or yellow cover.

11. Leftover Paint
🛑 Read a book where a character is remodeling their house or does construction work OR with paint on the cover.
- 10/9/19
MC is house flipper and they replace a roof

12. Makeup That's Past Its Prime
🛑 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in MAKEUP (excluding A, An and The) OR with a makeup item on the cover.
- 6/2/19

13 Mismatched Sheets
🛑 Read a book where a character makes a bed OR with bed sheets on the cover.
- 8/8/19

14. Old Phones
🛑 Read a book where a person uses a cell/mobile phone OR with a phone on the cover.
- 6/3/19

15. Old Trophies
🛑 Read a book with the word TROPHY or TROPHIES in the title or series name OR with a shiny gold item on the cover.
- 6/17/19

16. Paperback Books
🛑 Read a paperback book OR read a book with a book on the cover.
- 6/14/19

17. Shampoo Bottles Half Finished
🛑 Read a book where a character washes their hair OR with hair on the cover.
- 6/8/19

18. Shoes That Hurt
🛑 Read a book where a character complains that a shoe is hurting their foot (Give us a sentence and page/loc #) OR with a shoe on the cover.
- 6/23/19

19. "Skinny" Jeans Jeans you wore when you were skinny
🛑 Read a book where a character struggles to get into their jeans OR with jeans on the cover.
- 7/6/19

20. Souvenir Shot Glasses
🛑 Read a book where a character buys a souvenir OR with an alcoholic beverage on the cover.
- 12/11/19
pg 145 "the woman who'd spoken to Mom left, after buying a Santa's workshop music box…"

21. Stinky Tupperware
🛑 Read a book where a character puts leftover food away in a container OR with a food container on the cover.
- 7/17/19

22. Too Many Coffee Mugs
🛑 Read a book where a character drinks a LOT of coffee OR with a tea cup or coffee mug on the cover.
- 9/1/19

23. Yellowed Towels/Old Towels
🛑 Read a book where a towel is used OR with a towel on the cover.
- 7/27/19
pg 35 "Arland stepped out, grabbed one of the towels, and wiped his face"

24. Your Child's Old Art
🛑 Read a book where a child draws a picture OR with art on the cover.
- 12/1/19
loc 4912 "The smaller boy handed her a piece of white paper, a child's drawing."

25. Wire Hangers
🛑 Read a book where a character hangs their clothing on a hanger OR with a hanger on the cover.
- 6/13/19
loc 14965 (have the Bigtime series set) "I grabbed a hanger and wrapped some plastic aruond the coat so I could drop it off at the dry cleaners"

WOOHOO Diane!!

JoAnne, does it look like the guy on this cover is wearing jeans (for #19)? I can't tell.

Andrea wrote: "JoAnne, does it look like the guy on this cover is wearing jeans (for #19)? I can't tell.
"

Works for me!

Thanks so much, JoAnne!

COMPLETION POST

Get Rid Of It!
Duration: June 1, 2019 - May 31, 2020

Tasks:
1. Ancient Gardening Gloves
🛑 Read an "Ancient" book from your TBR list/pile.
Like Water for Chocolate - Laura Esquivel - 6/17/2019
How it fits: Added to TBR list in May 2011

2. Box of Cords
🛑 Read a book where a character plugs a cord into an outlet.
The Martian - Andy Weir - 7/4/2019
How it fits: Mark rigs up an electrical outlet to plug in a drill.

3. Bras That Don't Fit
🛑 Read a book with the letters BRA in the title (in any order).
Beach House Memories - Mary Alice Monroe - 7/22/2019
How it fits: BeAch House MemoRies

4. Bridesmaid Dresses
🛑 Read a book with an item from a wedding on the cover.
Blue Baby - Carolyn Arnold - 8/26/2019
How it fits: Bridal veil on cover.

5. Collections You Are Saving For Your Grandchildren
🛑 Read a book where a character is a grandparent.
U Is For Undertow - Sue Grafton - 6/8/2019
How it fits: MC is grandparent to Rain.

6. Creepy Old Dolls
🛑 Read a book whose author's initials are in CREEPY OLD.
Bury Your Dead - Louise Penny - 7/29/2019
How it fits: CREEPY OLD

7. Dust Ruffle
🛑 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is in DUST RUFFLE (two word minimum).
Eggshell Skull: A Memoir About Standing Up, Speaking Out and Fighting Back - Bri Lee - 8/11/2019
How it fits: DUST RUFFLE

8. Fairy Lights with Broken Bulbs
🛑 Read a book with a light/lamp (not the sun) on the cover.
Riverdale: The Day Before - Micol Ostow - 7/3/2019
How it fits: The Pop's sign.

9. Holiday and Birthday Cards
🛑 Read a book where a holiday or birthday is celebrated.
The Guilty Party - Mel McGrath - 6/30/2019
How it fits: Two birthdays are being celebrated when significant events to the storyline occur.

10. Ketchup/Sauce Packets
🛑 Read a book where a character gets take out food.
Find You In The Dark - Nathan Ripley - 6/15/2019
How it fits: MC gets Chinese takeout.

11. Leftover Paint
🛑 Read a book where a character is remodeling their house or does construction work.
The Summer Wind - Mary Alice Monroe - 8/22/2019
How it fits: Dora and Cal are remodeling their house due to a divorce and sale of house.

12. Makeup That's Past Its Prime
🛑 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in MAKEUP (excluding A, An and The).
Mornings in Jenin - Susan Abulhawa - 9/21/2019

13 Mismatched Sheets
🛑 Read a book where a character makes a bed.
The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd - 7/13/2019
How it fits: Lily changes the sheets and remakes the bed.

14. Old Phones
🛑 Read a book where a person uses a cell/mobile phone.
A Spark of Light - Jodi Picoult - 7/8/2019
How it fits: During the siege, Wren communicates with her father via text messages.

15. Old Trophies
🛑 Read a book with a shiny gold item on the cover.
The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette - Carolly Erickson - 10/24/2019
How it fits: Gold pen on cover.

16. Paperback Books
🛑 Read a paperback book.
The Bookshop - Penelope Fitzgerald - 7/31/2019

17. Shampoo Bottles Half Finished
🛑 Read a book with hair on the cover.
Gossip Girl - Cecily von Ziegesar - 6/15/2019

17. Shoes That Hurt
🛑 Read a book where a character complains that a shoe is hurting their foot (Give us a sentence and page/loc #).
No Kiss Goodbye - Janelle Harris - 8/19/2019
How it fits: '"Ouch…ouch…,’ I whine as I curse Ava and the stupid new shoes she made me buy. My feet are like a shrine to a blister god and each tiny step is a little sacrifice. ' - pg 280

19. "Skinny" Jeans Jeans you wore when you were skinny
🛑 Read a book where a character struggles to get into their jeans.
The Summer Girls - Mary Alice Monroe - 12/03/2019
How it fits: Carson talks about having to suck it in while zipping the jeans up - pg 106.

20. Souvenir Shot Glasses
🛑 Read a book where a character buys a souvenir.
The Moscow Sleepers - Stella Rimington - 6/24/2019
How it fits: Mischa buys a postcard to send to Liz advising her of the meeting time and place.

21. Stinky Tupperware
🛑 Read a book where a character puts leftover food away in a container.
Twisted Twenty-Six - Janet Evanovich - 12/04/2019
How it fits: The waitress at the strip club puts the remains of Lula's chardonnay into a cardboard to-go coffee cup.

22. Too Many Coffee Mugs
🛑 Read a book where a character drinks a LOT of coffee.
The Good Father - Diane Chamberlain - 7/12/2019
How it fits: Erin drinks a lot of coffee.

23. Yellowed Towels/Old Towels
🛑 Read a book where a towel is used.
The Girl Before - J.P. Delaney - 11/11/2019
How it fits: Edward wipes the shower dry with a towel to prevent lime scale; also uses towel to wipe body after shower.

24. Your Child's Old Art
🛑 Read a book where a child draws a picture.
The Perfect Child - Lucinda Berry - 7/18/2019
How it fits: Janie draws pictures in therapy, leaving out her adoptive mother out of every picture.

25. Wire Hangers
🛑 Read a book where a character hangs their clothing on a hanger.
Q Is For Quarry - Sue Grafton - 8/31/2019
How it fits: Character hangs shirt on hanger after ironing it.

WOOHOO Melanie!

Get Rid Of It! completion post
Duration: June 1, 2019 - May 31, 2020
25/25

1. Ancient Gardening Gloves
🛑 Read an "Ancient" book from your TBR list/pile
The ask and the answer – Patrick ness – 04.07.19
2. Box of Cords
🛑 Read a book with a box or cord on the cover.
The nanny – Melissa Nathan 31.10.19 – it has a lunchbox on the cover
The Ask and the Answer

3. Bras That Don't Fit
🛑 Read a book with the letters BRA in the title (in any order)
Brutally honest – Melanie brown – 11.07.19
4. Bridesmaid Dresses
🛑 Read a book with an item from a wedding on the cover.
Murder in montparnase – Kerry greenwood 2002.20 – a ring on the cover
5. Collections You Are Saving For Your Grandchildren
🛑 Read a book with a child/children on the cover.
Little sister – lucy dawson – 19.07.19


6. Creepy Old Dolls
🛑 Read a book whose author's initials are in CREEPY OLD The summer maiden – dilly court – 09.07.19

7. Dust Ruffle
🛑 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is in DUST RUFFLE (two word minimum) Dear thing – Julie Cohen – 05.07.19 432

8. Fairy Lights with Broken Bulbs
🛑 Read a book with a light/lamp (not the sun) on the cover.
Ash and bones – mike Thomas – 09.08.19


9. Holiday and Birthday Cards
🛑 Read a book where a holiday or birthday is celebrated Battered, Broken, Healed: A mother separated from her daughter. Only a painful truth can bring them back together – Maggie Hartley – 14.06.19 273

10. Ketchup/Sauce Packets
🛑 Read a book with a red or yellow cover.
Ark angel – Anthony horowitz – 23.10.19
11. Leftover Paint
🛑 Read a book where a character is remodeling their house or does construction work Hetty’s farmhouse bakery – cathy bramley – 28.07.19


12. Makeup That's Past Its Prime
🛑 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in MAKEUP
Agatha raisin and the potted gardener – M.C. Beaton - 05.07.19 256

13 Mismatched Sheets
🛑 Read a book where a character makes a bed The sweetest thing – jill shalvis – 23.07.19

14. Old Phones
🛑 Read a book where a person uses a cell/mobile phone Agatha raisin and the blood of an Englishman – m.c.beaton – 28.07.19

15. Old Trophies
🛑 Read a book with a shiny gold item on the cover.
Big golden ring on cover
Elizabeth and the prince of spain – Margaret Irwin = 26.01.20


16. Paperback Books
🛑 Read a paperback book What we saw at night – Jacquelyn Mitchard 13.07.19

17. Shampoo Bottles Half Finished
🛑 Read a book where a character washes their hair Tiny Prisoners: Two siblings trapped in a world of abuse. One woman determined to free them -maggie Hartley 16.06.19 272

17. Shoes That Hurt
🛑 Read a book with a shoe on the cover. Sam Wu is not afraid of Ghosts – katie tsang, kevin tsang, Nathan reed - 08.10.19

19. "Skinny" Jeans Jeans you wore when you were skinny
🛑 Read a book with jeans on the cover.
The List – Siobhan Vivian 16.11.19


20. Souvenir Shot Glasses
🛑 Read a book where a character buys a souvenir
Page 156 I buy him a painted wooden fidh as a souvenir.
falling in honey – Jennifer Barclay – 16.02.20
21. Stinky Tupperware
🛑 Read a book where a character puts leftover food away in a container OR with a food container on the cover.
The house at pooh corner – a.a. milne 15.01.20
Pooh has a basket next to him on the cover

22. Too Many Coffee Mugs
🛑 Read a book where a character drinks a LOT of coffee OR with a tea cup or coffee mug on the cover.
Coffee is drank a lot in The Girl Next Door – Ruth Rendell – 07.02.20

23. Yellowed Towels/Old Towels
🛑 Read a book where a towel is used
P190 – he wraps a kitchen towel around his right hand
The frozen woman – jon Michelet – 09.02.20

24. Your Child's Old Art
🛑 Read a book where a child draws a picture Buckley draws on and off throughout the story
The Lovely Bones – Alice Sebold 22.02.20

25. Wire Hangers
🛑 Read a book where a character hangs their clothing on a hanger
We need new names – noviolet Bulawayo 15.02.20

WOOHOO Den!

finished!

Tasks:
1. Ancient Gardening Gloves
🛑 Read an "Ancient" book from your TBR list/pile
Safe Haven - Nicholas Sparks - 7/06/19 - #2 on my WTR list

2. Box of Cords
🛑 Read a book where a character plugs a cord into an outlet
One Grave Too Many - Beverly Connor -8/13/19

3. Bras That Don't Fit
🛑 Read a book with the letters BRA in the title (in any order)
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell - Nadia Hashimi - 6/16/19

4. Bridesmaid Dresses
🛑 Read a book with an item from a wedding on the cover.
- Alan Bradley - 10/8/19

5. Collections You Are Saving For Your Grandchildren
🛑 Read a book where a character is a grandparent
The Seven Sisters - Lucinda Riley - 7/18/19

6. Creepy Old Dolls
🛑 Read a book whose author's initials are in CREEPY OLD
The Maid’s Secret- Emily Organ - 6/9/19

7. Dust Ruffle
🛑 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is in DUST RUFFLE (two word minimum)
Fatal Enquiry - Will Thomas - 2/21/20

8. Fairy Lights with Broken Bulbs
🛑 Read a book with a light/lamp (not the sun) on the cover.
- Emily Brightwell - 7/30/19 - street lamp

9. Holiday and Birthday Cards
🛑 Read a book where a holiday or birthday is celebrated
Country Heaven - Ava Miles - 6/7/19

10. Ketchup/Sauce Packets
🛑 Read a book with a yellow cover.
- Alan Bradley - 6/20/19

11. Leftover Paint
🛑 Read a book where a character is remodeling their house or does construction work
The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach - Pam Jenoff - 8/29/19

12. Makeup That's Past Its Prime
🛑 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in MAKEUP (excluding A, An and The)
The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness - 6/30/19

13 Mismatched Sheets
🛑 Read a book where a character makes a bed
The Sapphire Widow - Dinah Jefferies - 6/10/19

14. Old Phones
🛑 Read a book where a person uses a cell/mobile phone
True Places - Sonja Yoerg- 6/12/19

15. Old Trophies
🛑 Read a book with a shiny gold item on the cover
- Emily Brightwell - 11/10/19 - gold frame & gold chandelier

16. Paperback Books
🛑 Read a paperback book
Her Royal Spyness - Rhys Bowen - 6/23/19

17. Shampoo Bottles Half Finished
🛑 Read a book where a character washes their hair
In Search of April Raintree - Beatrice Culleton - 7/26/19

17. Shoes That Hurt
🛑 Read a book where a character complains that a shoe is hurting their foot (Give us a sentence and page/loc #)
Playing with Matches - Lee Strauss - 7/20/19 ebook p.210 “...his boots bit into his ankles with every step, thumb sized blisters …”

19. "Skinny" Jeans Jeans you wore when you were skinny
🛑 Read a book where a character struggles to get into their jeans
You - Caroline Kepnes - 12/24/19

20. Souvenir Shot Glasses
🛑 Read a book with an alcoholic beverage on the cover.
- Antoine Laurain - 3/10/20

21. Stinky Tupperware
🛑 Read a book where a character puts leftover food away in a container
Britt-Marie was Here - Fredrick Backman - 7/22/19

22. Too Many Coffee Mugs
🛑 Read a book where a character drinks a LOT of coffee
A Fatal Waltz - Tasha Alexander - 7/25/19

23. Yellowed Towels/Old Towels
🛑 Read a book where a towel is used
Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle- Stuart Turton - 6/22/19

24. Your Child's Old Art
🛑 Read a book where a child draws a picture
Need to Know -Karen Cleveland - 8/6/19

25. Wire Hangers
🛑 Read a book where a character hangs their clothing on a hanger
An Unwanted Guest - Shari Lapena - 7/08/19

WOOHOO Joann!

Completed!

Get Rid Of It!
Duration: June 1, 2019 - May 31, 2020

Goal: 25/25

Tasks:
1. Ancient Gardening Gloves
🛑 Read an "Ancient" book from your TBR list/pile.
The Vanishing Season by Dot Hutchison – 04/19/2020
For more then a year on the TBR list.

2. Box of Cords
🛑 Read a book where a character plugs a cord into an outlet.
Stealthy Steps by Vikki Kestell – 09/24/2019
As soon as I picked the cord up (as long as it was plugged in), the mites would “fasten” to it and take what they needed. (pp. 186-187)

3. Bras That Don't Fit
🛑 Read a book with the letters BRA in the title (in any order).
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman – 06/01/2019

4. Bridesmaid Dresses
🛑 Read a book with an item from a wedding on the cover.
Little Black Dress by James Patterson – 07/06/2019
- Pearl necklace

5. Collections You Are Saving For Your Grandchildren
🛑 Read a book with a child/children on the cover.
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki – 06/13/2019


6. Creepy Old Dolls
🛑 Read a book whose author's initials are in CREEPY OLD.
The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin – 06/07/2019

7. Dust Ruffle
🛑 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is in DUST RUFFLE (two word minimum).
The Savage Lands by Jennifer Martucci and Christopher Martucci – 06/24/2019

8. Fairy Lights with Broken Bulbs
🛑 Read a book where a character decorates with lights.
Legend by Sawyer Bennett – 08/07/2019
Pepper: ...her house was miraculously transformed into a psychedelic Christmas wonderland, complete with multicolored lights over every line and angle... (Kindle Locations 67-68)

9. Holiday and Birthday Cards
🛑 Read a book where a holiday or birthday is celebrated.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling – 06/13/2019
Harry's birthday: Harry’s sixteenth birthday celebrations were marred by grisly tidings brought to the party (Kindle Locations 1660-1661)

10. Ketchup/Sauce Packets
🛑 Read a book with a red or yellow cover.
Airport - Code Red by James Patterson – 07/05/2019


11. Leftover Paint
🛑 Read a book where a character is remodeling their house or does construction work.
Erik by Sawyer Bennett – 08/04/2019
While Legend enjoys making his house his own with remodeling and such... (Kindle Location 1678)

12. Makeup That's Past Its Prime
🛑 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in MAKEUP (excluding A, An and The).
Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side by Julia Shaw – 07/03/2019

13 Mismatched Sheets
🛑 Read a book where a character makes a bed.
The Marriage Wish by Dee Henderson – 09/12/2019
Jennifer quickly straightened the covers on the bed. (Kindle Location 1608)

14. Old Phones
🛑 Read a book where a person uses a cell/mobile phone.
Run Away by Harlan Coben – 06/12/2019
...fiddled with his phone, checking the markets or reading the business news... (Kindle Location 104)

15. Old Trophies
🛑 Read a book with a shiny gold item on the cover.
Highland Burn by Victoria Zak – 08/05/2019

16. Paperback Books
🛑 Read a book with a book on the cover.
Books of Magic, Vol. 1: Moveable Type by Kat Howard – 09/17/2019


17. Shampoo Bottles Half Finished
🛑 Read a book with hair on the cover.
Storm by Carian Cole – 08/02/2019

17. Shoes That Hurt
🛑 Read a book with a shoe on the cover.
Off the Clock by Roni Loren – 04/25/2020

19. "Skinny" Jeans Jeans you wore when you were skinny
🛑 Read a book with jeans on the cover.
Inner Demons by Sarra Cannon – 08/28/2019

20. Souvenir Shot Glasses
🛑 Read a book where a character buys a souvenir.
By Eastern Windows by Gretta Curran Browne – 11/02/2019
Jane Jarvis

21. Stinky Tupperware
🛑 Read a book where a character puts leftover food away in a container.
The Light Over London by Julia Kelly – 07/01/2019
Cara Hargraves: With the leftovers in the fridge, she set about washing the dishes.

22. Too Many Coffee Mugs
🛑 Read a book where a character drinks a LOT of coffee.
Black Hearts Red by Anne Leigh – 07/13/2019
Jessica: Her veins must be filled with caffeine because she drank two cups of black coffee within a span of three hours. (Kindle Locations 1271-1272)

23. Yellowed Towels/Old Towels
🛑 Read a book where a towel is used.
All The Pieces Of You by Ari Reavis – 07/21/2019
Lucas comes into the bedroom, towel wrapped around his waist, (Kindle Location 1206)

24. Your Child's Old Art
🛑 Read a book where a child draws a picture.
Downfall by Jay Crownover – 07/28/2019
She quickly returned with a piece of paper scribbled with a drawing (Kindle Location 1658)

25. Wire Hangers
🛑 Read a book where a character hangs their clothing on a hanger OR with a hanger on the cover.
The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib – 04/23/2020
All she owned had moved from one suitcase to twenty hangers and a shelf (Kindle Locations 161-162)

WOOHOO Ferenc!

COMPLETED - m.23

TLC, Get Rid Of It!
Duration: June 1, 2019 - May 31, 2020 - COMPLETED

✔1. Ancient Gardening Gloves
🛑 Read an "Ancient" book from your TBR list/pile OR with gloves on the cover.
The Stranger Albert Camus, 3-10-20, 4*

✔2. Box of Cords
🛑 Read a book where a character plugs a cord into an outlet OR with a box or cord on the cover.

Chose the Wrong Guy, Gave Him the Wrong Finger Beth Harbison, 6-1-19, 3*
✔3. Bras That Don't Fit
🛑 Read a book with the letters BRA in the title (in any order) OR with a bra on the cover.
To All the Boys I've Loved Before Jenny Han, #1 To All the Boys I've Loved Before, 6-2-19, 4-1/2*

✔4. Bridesmaid Dresses
🛑 Read a book where a character is a bridesmaid OR with an item from a wedding on the cover.
The Deal Stella Gray, #1 Arranged, 4-22-2020, 3*

✔5. Collections You Are Saving For Your Grandchildren
🛑 Read a book where a character is a grandparent OR with a child/children on the cover.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler E.L. Konigsburg, 6-7-19, 3-1/2*

✔6. Creepy Old Dolls
🛑 Read a book whose author's initials are in cREEPY OlD OR with a doll on the cover.
Beautiful Bombshell Christina Lauren, #2.5 Beautiful Bastard, 6-12-19, 4*

✔7. Dust Ruffle
🛑 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is in DUsT RUFFLe (two word minimum) OR with a bed on the cover.
Sinful Empire Meghan March, #3 Mount Trilogy, 6-12-19, 3*

✔8. Fairy Lights with Broken Bulbs
🛑 Read a book where a character decorates with lights OR with a light/lamp (not the sun) on the cover.
Grave Errors Carol J. Perry, #5 Witch City Mystery, 6-14-19, 3*

✔9. Holiday and Birthday Cards
🛑 Read a book where a holiday or birthday is celebrated OR with a holiday or birthday item on the cover.
Christmas Amnesia Laura Scott, #3 Callahan Confidential, 9-24-19, 3*

✔10. Ketchup/Sauce Packets
🛑 Read a book where a character gets take out food OR with a red or yellow cover.
Silk Is for Seduction Loretta Chase, #1 The Dressmakers, 6-28-19, 3*

✔11. Leftover Paint
🛑 Read a book where a character is remodeling their house or does construction work OR with paint on the cover.
Filthy English Ilsa Madden-Mills, #2 English, 5-5-20, 3*

✔12. Makeup That's Past Its Prime
🛑 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in MAKEUp (excluding A, An and The) OR with a makeup item on the cover.
A Place in the Sun R. S. Grey, 6-28-19, 4*

✔13 Mismatched Sheets
🛑 Read a book where a character makes a bed OR with bed sheets on the cover.
Instant Gratification Lauren Blakely, #2 Always Satisfied, 11-13-19, 3*

✔14. Old Phones
🛑 Read a book where a person uses a cell/mobile phone OR with a phone on the cover.
Prologue 1:29 ...the other holding the latest, thinnest iPhone to her ear.
Driving with the Top Down Beth Harbison, 6-6-19, 3-1/2*

✔15. Old Trophies
🛑 Read a book with the word TROPHY or TROPHIES in the title or series name OR with a shiny gold item on the cover.
The Rana Look Sandra Brown, 11-15-19, 2-1/2*

✔16. Paperback Books
🛑 Read a paperback book OR read a book with a book on the cover.
The Wolf Jean Johnson, #2 Sons of Destiny, 6-21-19, 3*

✔17. Shampoo Bottles Half Finished
🛑 Read a book where a character washes their hair OR with hair on the cover.
Ch.1 (First sentence) After a game, it takes a half hour under the showerhead to get all the hairspray out.

Dare Me Megan Abbott, 6-2-19, 3*
✔18. Shoes That Hurt
🛑 Read a book where a character complains that a shoe is hurting their foot (Give us a sentence and page/loc #) OR with a shoe on the cover.
Ch.26 4:34:47 Her feet were already aching. How some women wore pumps every day was beyond her. Even when she was seated they felt like instruments of torture.

The Last Song Nicholas Sparks, 6-1-19, 3-1/2*
✔19. "Skinny" Jeans Jeans you wore when you were skinny
🛑 Read a book where a character struggles to get into their jeans OR with jeans on the cover.
Playing for Keeps Kendall Ryan, #1 Hot Jocks, 8-30-19, 3*

✔20. Souvenir Shot Glasses
🛑 Read a book where a character buys a souvenir OR with an alcoholic beverage on the cover.
My Favorite Souvenir Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland, 5-3-20, 4-1/2*

✔21. Stinky Tupperware
🛑 Read a book where a character puts leftover food away in a container OR with a food container on the cover.
Great Food Fast Bob Warden, 10-27-19, 4*

✔22. Too Many Coffee Mugs
🛑 Read a book where a character drinks a LOT of coffee OR with a tea cup or coffee mug on the cover.
I told him you're kind of a bear in the morning before you've finished your 17 cups of coffee.
Beautiful Stranger Christina Lauren, #2 Beautiful Bastard, 6-11-19, 5*

✔23. Yellowed Towels/Old Towels
🛑 Read a book where a towel is used OR with a towel on the cover.
Ch.11 "Hot towels should be applied then...it will ease his discomfort."

Castles Julie Garwood, #4 Crown's Spies, 6-4-19, 3-1/2*
✔24. Your Child's Old Art
🛑 Read a book where a child draws a picture OR with art on the cover.
Bruges-la-Morte Georges Rodenbach, 2-29-20, 4*

✔25. Wire Hangers
🛑 Read a book where a character hangs their clothing on a hanger OR with a hanger on the cover.
p.108 Darcy relaxed her fingers and turned away to hang the blouse in the closet. ...she spent several seconds adjusting the...blouse on the padded hanger.
The Winning Hand Nora Roberts, #8 The MacGregors, 5-26-20, 4*

WOOHOO M!

Completion Post

✔Ancient Gardening Gloves
🛑 Read an "Ancient" book from your TBR list/pile.
I Will Always Write Back (3/27)
✔Box of Cords
🛑 Read a book where a character plugs a cord into an outlet.
You Are Not Alone (5/25)
✔Bras That Don't Fit
🛑 Read a book with the letters BRA in the title
If I Should Die Before I Wake (8/3)
✔Bridesmaid Dresses
🛑 Read a book with an item from a wedding on the cover.
The Wedding War (5/16) (wedding cake - cover below)
✔Collections You Are Saving For Your Grandchildren
🛑 Read a book with a child/children on the cover.
American Born Chinese (4/5) (cover below)
✔Creepy Old Dolls
🛑 Read a book whose author's initials are in CREEPY OLD
Pirates! by Celia Rees (8/19)
✔Dust Ruffle
🛑 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is in DUST RUFFLE.
Tuck Everlasting (5/7)
✔Fairy Lights with Broken Bulbs
🛑 Read a book with a light/lamp (not the sun) on the cover.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (4/30) (cover below)
✔Holiday and Birthday Cards
🛑 Read a book where a holiday or birthday is celebrated.
The Tree of Red Stars (12/9)
✔Ketchup/Sauce Packets
🛑 Read a book with a red or yellow cover.
As Old As Time (8/8) (cover below)
✔Leftover Paint
🛑 Read a book with paint on the cover.
Nanaville (6/14) (cover below)
✔Makeup That's Past Its Prime
🛑 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in MAKEUP.
A Modest Proposal (12/16)
✔Mismatched Sheets
🛑 Read a book with bed sheets on the cover.
Private Means (5/23)
✔Old Phones
🛑 Read a book where a person uses a cell/mobile phone.
The Christmas Wishing Tree (12/18)
✔Old Trophies
🛑 Read a book with a shiny gold item on the cover.
Wandering Star (5/5) (cover below)
✔Paperback Books
🛑 Read a paperback book.
A Darker Shade of Magic (6/29)
✔Shampoo Bottles Half Finished
🛑 Read a book with hair on the cover.
Carry On (6/4) (cover below)
✔Shoes That Hurt
🛑 Read a book with a shoe on the cover.
Fangirl (8/6) (cover below)
✔"Skinny" Jeans Jeans you wore when you were skinny
🛑 Read a book where a character struggles to get into their jeans.
When It Happens (3/21) (Sara used to)
Souvenir Shot Glasses
✔🛑 Read a book where a character buys a souvenir.
Evermore (3/18)
✔Stinky Tupperware
🛑 Read a book with a food container on the cover.
In for a Penny (5/21) (picnic basket - cover below)
✔Too Many Coffee Mugs
🛑 Read a book with a tea cup or coffee mug on the cover.
Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse (5/3) (cover below)
✔Yellowed Towels/Old Towels
🛑 Read a book where a towel is used.
An Abundance of Katherines (7/27)
✔Your Child's Old Art
🛑 Read a book where a child draws a picture.
The Other Side of Truth (4/14)
✔Wire Hangers
🛑 Read a book where a character hangs their clothing on a hanger.
Caging Skies (2/10)

WOOHOO Celia!

Finished!

Get Rid Of It!
June 2019 - May 2020

Completed: 25/25

1. Ancient Gardening Gloves
🛑 Read an "Ancient" book from your TBR list/pile.
Seven Years | Dannika Dark - June 22

2. Box of Cords
🛑 Read a book where a character plugs a cord into an outlet.
Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin | Mariana Zapata - Sep 11

3. Bras That Don't Fit
🛑 Read a book with the letters BRA in the title.
Friday Night Bites | Chloe Neill - Oct 22

4. Bridesmaid Dresses
🛑 Read a book where a character is a bridesmaid.
Bayou Born | Hailey Edwards - July 19

5. Collections You Are Saving For Your Grandchildren
🛑 Read a book where a character is a grandparent.
Gods of Jade and Shadow | Silvia Moreno-Garcia - Sep 3

6. Creepy Old Dolls
🛑 Read a book whose author's initials are in CREEPY OLD.
Our King and His Court | Rich Larson - Oct 27

7. Dust Ruffle
🛑 Read a book where the first letter of each title word is in DUST RUFFLE.
Silence Fallen | Patricia Briggs - Oct 14

8. Fairy Lights with Broken Bulbs
🛑 Read a book where a character decorates with lights.
Moonstruck | Dannika Dark - June 29

9. Holiday and Birthday Cards
🛑 Read a book where a holiday or birthday is celebrated.
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster | Jonathan Auxier - Feb 6

10. Ketchup/Sauce Packets
🛑 Read a book with a red or yellow cover.
The Unteachables | Gordon Korman - Feb 25

11. Leftover Paint
🛑 Read a book where a character is remodeling their house or does construction work.
Jellicoe Road | Melina Marchetta - April 30

12. Makeup That's Past Its Prime
🛑 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in MAKEUP,
More Than Human | Theodore Sturgeon - March 31

13 Mismatched Sheets
🛑 Read a book where a character makes a bed.
Sandry's Book | Tamora Pierce - Sep 18

14. Old Phones
🛑 Read a book where a person uses a cell/mobile phone.
White Hot | Ilona Andrews - Oct 4

15. Old Trophies
🛑 Read a book with a shiny gold item on the cover.
The Amulet of Samarkand | Jonathan Stroud - March 24

16. Paperback Books
🛑 Read a book on the cover.
I Could Pee On This: And Other Poems By Cats | Francesco Marciuliano - April 5

17. Shampoo Bottles Half Finished
🛑 Read a book with hair on the cover.
Sorcery of Thorns | Margaret Rogerson - Aug 19

18. Shoes That Hurt
🛑 Read a book with a shoe on the cover.
Discount Armageddon | Seanan McGuire - March 21

19. "Skinny" Jeans Jeans you wore when you were skinny
🛑 Read a book with jeans on the cover.
Some Girls Bite | Chloe Neill - Oct 20

20. Souvenir Shot Glasses
🛑 Read a book where a character buys a souvenir.
Arabel's Raven | Joan Aiken - Feb 16

21. Stinky Tupperware
🛑 Read a book where a character puts leftover food away in a container.
Skinwalker | Faith Hunter - July 9

22. Too Many Coffee Mugs
🛑 Read a book with a tea cup or coffee mug on the cover.
Black Butler, Vol. 1 | Yana Toboso - June 14

23. Yellowed Towels/Old Towels
🛑 Read a book where a towel is used.
Blood Cross | Faith Hunter - July 26

24. Your Child's Old Art
🛑 Read a book where a child draws a picture.
Islandborn | Junot Díaz - July 5

25. Wire Hangers
🛑 Read a book where a character hangs their clothing on a hanger.
My Man Jeeves | P.G. Wodehouse - July 30

WOOHOO Elle!

Finished 7/2/20.

1. Ancient Gardening Gloves
"Ancient" book from TBR
8/28/19 | A Woman's Place by Lynn Austin
2017

2. Box of Cords
character plugs a cord into an outlet
5/15/20 | Never Say Goodbye by Sarah Grace Grzy
Alyvia plugged in her phone and twinkle lights.

3. Bras That Don't Fit
BRA in title (any order)
6/16/19 | Zoobreak by Gordon Korman

4. Bridesmaid Dresses
character is a bridesmaid
6/23/19 | The Lightkeeper's Daughter by Colleen Coble
Katie

5. Collections You are Saving for Your Grandchildren
character is a grandparent
6/5/19 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Grandpa Joe

6. Creepy Old Dolls
author's initials in CREEPY OLD
6/17/19 | The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation by Elizabeth Letts

7. Dust Ruffle
first letter of each title word in DUST RUFFLE (2-word min)
6/16/19 | The Racketeer by John Grisham

8. Fairy Lights with Broken Bulbs
character decorates with lights
9/26/19 | The Wedding Shop by Rachel Hauck
"Together Cora and Mama trimmed the tree, including three strings of those newfangled electric lights." p.154

9. Holiday and Birthday Cards
holiday or birthday is celebrated
6/5/19 | Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster
Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter

10. Ketchup/Sauce Packets
character gets take-out food
6/22/19 | The Extra Yard by Mike Lupica
cheeseburgers

11. Leftover Paint
character is remodeling their house or does construction work
6/22/19 | The View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
four kids strip wallpaper (kind of fits into both categories)

12. Makeup That's Past Its Prime
title begins with a letter in MAKEUP
6/20/19 | The Paper Boat by Trisha White Priebe & Jerry B. Jenkins

13. Mismatched Sheets
character makes a bed
9/2/19 | The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma by Trenton Lee Stewart
Kate made a bed in chapter 42 of audio.

14. Old Phones
person uses a cell phone
6/6/19 | Catching the Wind by Cathy Gohlke
Samantha and Lucas

15. Old Trophies
shiny gold item on cover
6/15/19 | The Confession by John Grisham

Statue of Justice Scales

16. Paperback Books
paperback book
6/3/19 | The King's Mercy by Lori Benton

17. Shampoo Bottles Half Finished
hair on cover
6/17/19 | Running Target by Elizabeth Goddard


18. Shoes That Hurt
character complains that a shoe is hurting their foot
6/7/19 | The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
"... because her feet hurt from being in the wrong shoes." p.429

19. "Skinny" Jeans (Jeans you wore when you were skinny.)
jeans on cover
1/3/20 | After the Tide by Lindsay Harrel


20. Souvenir Shot Glasses
character buys a souvenir
6/15/19 | Calico Joe by John Grisham
Paul's mom buys him a souvenir program at a baseball game.

21. Stinky Tupperware
character puts leftover food away in a container
5/28/20 | The Captured Bride by Michelle Griep
Mercy Lytton gathered "strips of jerky [and] handfuls of pemmican" and placed them in a pouch-bag to continue her travels. Ch. 27

22. Too Many Coffee Mugs
character drinks a LOT of coffee
6/11/19 | Key Lime Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Hannah

23. Yellowed Towels/Old Towels
towel is used
6/21/19 | The Ebb Tide by Beverly Lewis
beach towel

24. Your Child's Old Art
child draws a picture
6/10/19 | Living Lies by Natalie Walters
Noah drew a picture of a dinosaur.

25. Wire Hangers
character hangs their clothing on a hanger
7/2/20 | Sandpiper Cove by Irene Hannon
Lexi Graham; "Once the silk confection [dress] was back on its hanger..." Ch. 10

WOOHOO Andrea!