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Card 6:
1. Geography:
Nay Task: Book is set in Florida.
2. Entertainment:
Yay Task: The cover has an earth-like planet on it.
3. History:
Yay Task: Read the 16th book on your TBR shelf: Splendore
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task: Read another book by C.S. Lewis, or another Irish author.
5. Science:
Nay Task: The title contains a word in which "search" is the root word:
6. Sports:
Nay Task: Title contains the word Peanut, Butter, Pretzel, or Fudge.
Card 7:
1. Geography:
Nay Task: Setting is North or South Korea:
2. Entertainment:
Nay Task: Genre is historical fiction about WWI.
3. History:
Yay Task: The title contains a word in which "hunt" is a root word.
4. Art/Literature:
Yay Task: The Cover has a tower on it, or the title contains the word "Tower": The Girl in the Tower
5. Science:
Yay Task: Book is set in Russia, or written by Russian author.
6. Sports:
Yay Task: Book is set in Prehistory up to Birth of Christ: The Clan of the Cave Bear
Card 8:
1. Geography:
Nay Task: Book is set in Africa or written by an African author: Broken Pride
2. Entertainment:
Nay Task: Cover has a feather on it, or title contains the word "Feather".
3. History:
Yay Task: The book is set in the ancient world.
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task: The book is set Greece or New York City.
5. Science:
Yay Task: The cover has a large eye on it: What Milo Saw
6. Sports:
Nay Task: The book is originally published in 2010. Out of My Mind READ
Card 9:
1. Geography:
Yay Task: The book is set in Rwanda or California which is where Dian Fossey was born.
2. Entertainment:
Yay Task: Theme is family saga: The Seven Sisters
3. History:
Nay Task: The title has the word "River" in it: Once Upon a River READ
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task: The genre of the book is historical fiction about the genocide of European Jews during WWII.
5. Science:
Yay Task: Bread is on the cover.
6. Sports:
Nay Task: There is a ship with sails on the cover.
Card 10:
1. Geography:
Nay Task: The cover has a flag on it.
2. Entertainment:
Yay Task: The book was made into a Disney movie or tv show.
3. History:
Yay Task: The name Francis is in the title, or is the author's name.
4. Art/Literature:
Yay Task: The genre is dystopia brought about by a virus/illness.
5. Science:
Nay Task: The theme of the book is dinosaurs: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
6. Sports:
Nay Task: The book was originally published in French.
Card 11:
1. Geography:
Nay Task: The setting is Switzerland, or written by a Swiss author.
2. Entertainment:
Yay Task: Read a book from the first 5 pages of Badass Female Leads list. Specify the location number on the list: The 5th Wave
3. History:
Yay Task: The book is set in Iran or written by an Iranian author.
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task: The book is set in Spain (with the exception of The Sun Also Rises), or is written by a Spanish author: The Shadow of the Wind
5. Science:
Nay Task: There is a car or truck on the cover. The Quality of Silence READ
6. Sports:
Nay Task: The book is set in 2010 to present day.
Card 12:
1. Geography:
Nay Task: The title has the word "Garden" or "Quarter" in it.
2. Entertainment:
Yay Task: Make a 4-letter word or greater from "Angelina Jolie" and read a book with that word in the title.
3. History:
Nay Task: The main character is a princess.
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task: The book is set in a small town. Twilight READ
5. Science:
Nay Task: There are stars on the cover.
6. Sports:
Nay Task: The first and last name of the author start with T, L, D, or R.
Card 13:
1. Geography:
Yay Task: The book is set in Iceland, or written by an Icelandic author. Wild Horses of the Summer Sun: A Memoir of Iceland READ
2. Entertainment:
Nay Task: Dance is the theme of the book.
3. History:
Yay Task: The theme of the book is zombies: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
4. Art/Literature:
Yay Task: The book is on your tbr as any combination of digits found in 212.
5. Science:
Nay Task: The cover depicts stormy seas.
6. Sports:
Nay Task: The genre is Historical Fiction set in Britain.
Card 14:
1. Geography:
Yay Task: The title has the word "Freedom" or "Hope" in it: Hope . . . From the Heart of Horses: How Horses Teach Us About Presence, Strength, and Awareness
2. Entertainment:
Nay Task: The genre is horror.
3. History:
Nay Task: The cover has a pumpkin on it, because I bet you answered like me - Pumpkin.
4. Art/Literature:
Yay Task: There is a wolf on the cover or the word "Wolf" is in the title: The Wisdom of Wolves: How Wolves Can Teach Us To Be More Human
5. Science:
Yay Task: The cover has more than one woman on it.
6. Sports:
Nay Task: There is a horse on the cover: Race the Wind READ
Card 15:
1. Geography:
Nay Task: The book is set in China or written by a Chinese author.
2. Entertainment:
Yay Task: The book is set in Japan or written by a Japanese author: Pachinko READ
3. History:
Yay Task: The book is set in Tibet or written by a Tibetan author.
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task: The book is written from an animal's point of view: The Darkest Hour
5. Science:
Yay Task: Read a book with "Chrysalis" or "Cocoon" in the title.
6. Sports:
Nay Task - There is ice on the cover or the word "Ice" is in the title.
Card 16:
1. Geography:
Yay Task: Book is set during Christmas: A Friend Like Ben
2. Entertainment:
Nay Task: The book is in any series with 12 or more primary works.
3. History:
Nay Task:There are shoes on the cover. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail READ
4. Art/Literature:
Yay Task:The book's author or character is named Claire, Beauchamp, Randall, or Fraser.
5. Science:
Nay Task: The genre is non-fiction excluding memoir, biography, or autobiography.
6. Sports:
Yay Task:The book was originally published in 2008.
Card 17:
1. Geography:
Nay Task: The word "Lake "is in the title.
2. Entertainment:
Nay Task: The title has the word "Tango" or "Dance" in it.
3. History:
Nay Task:The book is set in England or written by an English author.Rotherweird READ
4. Art/Literature:
Yay Task: Set in Ancient Eqypt.
5. Science:
Yay Task:The book was published by Penguin Books.
6. Sports:
Nay Task:The title contains the word "Across" or "Down".
Card 18:
1. Geography:
Nay Task: There is a cookie on the cover or the word "Cookie" is in the title.
2. Entertainment:
Nay Task: The cover has a face in profile.
3. History:
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task - The book is a prize winner of one of the following awards: Pulitzer, Audie, National Book, Booker, Hugo, Nebula, Edgar, Rita, Scotia Giller, or Bram Stoker Award.
Nay Task: The cover has a drum, or the word "Drum" is in the title.
5. Science:
Yay Task: There is an asteroid (not a planet) on the cover.
6. Sports:
Yay Task: The book was translated from another language to English. The Ice Princess READ
Card 19:
1. Geography:
Nay Task: There are lips on the cover.
2. Entertainment:
Nay Task: The book is a ghost story.
3. History:
Yay Task: The genre is Steampunk set in Victorian England: The Masked City
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task: There is a globe or map on the cover: The Map of Knowledge: A Thousand-Year History of How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found
5. Science:
Nay Task: The word "Electric" (exact) is in the title, or there is lightning on the cover.
6. Sports:
Nay Task: The cover has plants other than trees or bushes on it.
Card 20:
1. Geography:
Yay Task: Cover has a unicorn, or any horned animal: The Last Unicorn
2. Entertainment:
Nay Task: The book is set in the 1980's.
3. History:
Nay Task: The book is about the Russian ruler or his family.
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task: The word "Leaves" or "Grass" is in the title.
5. Science:
Yay Task: A main character is a pirate.
6. Sports:
Nay Task: The title contains the word "Kite", "Torch", "Plow", or "Chair": The Kite Runner
Card 21:
1. Geography:
Nay Task: The book was originally published in 2018.
2. Entertainment:
Nay Task: The cover is 75% pink.
3. History:
Yay Task: The word Duchess or Cambridge is in the title.
4. Art/Literature:
Yay Task: Read the book, A Clockwork Orange. Or, there is a clock on the cover.
5. Science:
Nay Task: Read the book that has been on your TBR the longest.
6. Sports:
Yay Task: The word "Left" is in the title.
Card 22:
1. Geography:
Yay Task: The book is set in an abbey or the word "Abbey" is in the title.
2. Entertainment:
Yay Task: There is a bear on the cover, or the word "Bear" is in the title.
3. History:
Nay Task: The cover has a heart on it, or the title has the word "Heart" in it.
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task: The genre is classic science fiction.
5. Science:
Nay Task: The theme of the book is medical.
6. Sports:
Yay Task: The theme is about a royal family.
Card 23:
1. Geography:
Nay task: The setting is a museum.
2. Entertainment:
Yay Task: A main character's name is Fred, Wilma, Barney, or Betty.
3. History:
Yay Task: The book is set in Germany, or written by a German author.
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task: The word "Sapphire" or "Diamond" is in the title.
5. Science:
Yay Task: The cover has a grouping of stars depicting a nebula or galaxy.
6. Sports:
Nay Task: There is a wild animal on the cover.
Card 24:
1. Geography:
Yay Task: There are mountains on the cover.
2. Entertainment:
Yay Task: Author's name is Jones.
3. History:
Yay Task: The book is written as a diary.
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task: The genre is classic horror. The Rats READ
5. Science:
Nay Task: The cover has a tool on it.
6. Sports:
Yay Task: The book was originally published in Japanese: I Am a Cat
Card 25:
1. Geography:
Yay Task: Read a book with the same title as one of Brad Pitt's movies.
2. Entertainment:
Nay Task: The title has the word "Halloween", "Escape", or "Thing" in it.
3. History:
Nay Task: The book is set in the 1500's.
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task: The genre is classic romance.
5. Science:
Nay Task: The title has the word "Cavern" or "Cave" in it.
6. Sports:
Nay Task:The theme is North American aboriginal people.
Card 26:
1. Geography:
Yay Task: Setting is Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, or Libya.
2. Entertainment:
Yay Task: The book was made into a movie that won an academy award.
3. History:
Yay Task: Read an anthology of Poe's stories, or a book about Poe.
4. Art/Literature:
Yay Task: The book is set in Italy, India or Indonesia: Eat, Pray, Love
5. Science:
Yay Task: The title has the word "Cocoa" or "Chocolate" in it.
6. Sports:
Yay Task: The cover has telegraph, telephone, or electric poles on it.
Card 27:
1. Geography:
Yay Task: The title has the word "South" in it.
2. Entertainment:
Yay Task: Title has the word "Band" or "Brother" in it.
3. History:
Nay Task: The cover has a corset on it.
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task: There is a house on the cover. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane READ
5. Science:
Nay Task: The word "Lake" is in the title.
6. Sports:
Nay Task: The cover has a spoon on it, or the word "Spoon" is in the title.
Card 28:
1. Geography:
Nay Task: The book was originally published in 2013. Written in Red READ
2. Entertainment:
Nay Task: Title contains the word "Legend" or "Legendary".
3. History:
Nay Task: The theme is immigrant experience.
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task: Genre is a retelling of a fairy tale.
5. Science:
Nay Task: The cover has flowers other than orchids on it.
6. Sports:
Nay Task - The cover has a housecat on it: Total Cat Mojo: Everything You Need to Know to Care for Your Favorite Feline Friend
Card 29:
1. Geography:
Nay Task: The cover has a key on it.
2. Entertainment:
Nay Task: The main character is a queen.
3. History:
Yay Task: The book is set in Modern Day China.
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task: The book is set in Austria or Italy.
5. Science:
Nay Task: The book is set in South America or is written by a South American author.
6. Sports:
Yay Task: The book is set in Poland or is written by a Polish author.
Card 30:
1. Geography:
Nay Task: The cover has a historic or landmark building on it.
2. Entertainment:
Yay Task: The book is set between 1760 and 1820.
3. History:
Nay Task: The title has the word "Museum" in it.
4. Art/Literature:
Yay Task: The book is set in Illinois.
5. Science:
Nay Task: Theme is artificial intelligence.
6. Sports:
Yay Task: There is a sword on the cover.
1. Badge 1, book 1.2. Card 17.
3. Nay Task: history.
4. Link: Rotherweird
5. 452 pages, hardcover edition.
6. The book is set in England or written by an English author.
7. Andrew Caldecott is an English author.
Good to see you on the board, Saar.
1. Badge 1, book 2.2. Card 4.
3. Nay task: geography.
4. Link: The Islanders
5. 342 pages, hardcover edition.
6. Book is set on an island.
7. All the stories are happening on different islands.
1. Badge 1, book 3.2. Card 1.
3. Yay task: entertainment.
4. The Name of the Wind
5. 703 pages, hardcover edition. (I've read the Dutch version)
6. Genre is Epic or High Fantasy.
7. The book has the genre epic and high fantasy in the top shelves.
1. Badge 1, book 4.2. Card 9.
3. Nay task: history.
4. Once Upon a River
5. 432 pages (I've read the Dutch translation)
6. The title has the word "River" in it.
7. The title has the word "River' in it.
1. Badge 1, book 5.2. Card 16.
3. History:
Nay Task:There are shoes on the cover.
4. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
5. 381 pages (I've read the Dutch translation)
6. Read a book with shoes on the cover.
7. There's a shoe on the cover.
8. .
Did you like Wild, Saar? What did you think when she first started?
1. Badge 1, book 6.2. Card 27.
3. Art/literature: nay task: There is a house on the cover.
4. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
5. 200 pages
6. Read a book with a house on the cover.
7. There's a house on the cover.
8.
1. Badge 1, book 7.2. Card 11.
3. Science: nay Task: There is a car or truck on the cover.
4. The Quality of Silence
5. 384 pages
6. Read a book with a car or truck on the cover.
7. There's a truck on the cover.
8.
1. Badge 1, book 8.2. Card 28.
3. Geography: Nay Task: The book was originally published in 2013.
4. Written in Red
5. 544 pages (Dutch version)
6. The book was originally published in 2013.
7. The book was first published in 2013.
8. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
1. Badge 1, book 9.2. Card 15.
3. Entertainment: Yay Task: The book is set in Japan or written by a Japanese author.
4. Pachinko
5. 512 pages (Dutch version)
6. The book is set in Japan
7. The story is set in Japan with a Korean family living there.
8. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Saar The Book owl wrote: "1. Badge 1, book 9.2. Card 15.
3. Geography: Entertainment: Yay Task: The book is set in Japan or written by a Japanese author.
4. Pachinko
5. 512 pages (Dutch version)
6. The book..."
Please check the card and task. I don't show Card 15, Geo Yay as set in Japan.
Oops, sorry, Janice. I meant 'card 15: entertainment: yay task.' I've edited it.
1. Badge 1, book 102. Card 18.
3. Sports: Yay Task: The book was translated from another language to English.
4. The Ice Princess
5. 357 pages (Dutch version)
6. The book was translated from another language to English.
7. The book was translated from Swedish to English.
8. Original title: isprinsessan.
At least you were able to use it for a task, so not all is lost. :)
1. Badge 1, book 11.2. Card 8.
3. Sports: Nay Task: The book is originally published in 2010.
4. Out of My Mind
5. 295 pages.
6. The book was first published in 2010.
7. The book was published in 2010, on March 4th.
8. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Woohooo! Just one more to go and the badge will be yours.
1. Badge 1, book 12.2. Card 2.
3. Science: Yay task: The title is one word only, and starts with the letter "D".
4. Dry
5. 416 pages (Dutch version)
6. The title only has one word, starting with 'D'.
7. The title is a one word: 'Dry'.
8. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Congrats Saar on completing Badge 1!!
Congrats on finishing the first badge! Woot!
1. Badge 2, book 1.2. Card 12.
3. Art/Literature: Nay Task: The book is set in a small town.
4. Twilight
5. 434 pages
6. The book is set in a small town.
7. The story mainly happens in a little town claled 'Forks.'
1. Badge 2, book 2.2. Card 13.
3. Geography: Yay Task: The book is set in Iceland, or written by an Icelandic author.
4. Wild Horses of the Summer Sun: A Memoir of Iceland
5. 244 pages
6. Read a book set in Iceland.
7. The women travel each year to Iceland and report on their adventures.
1. Badge 2, book 3.2. Card 6.
3. Science:
Nay Task: The title contains a word in which "search" is the root word.
4. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
5. 368 pages
6. Read a book with the word 'search' in the title.
7. The book has the word 'search' in the title.
Saar The Book owl wrote: "1. Badge 2, book 3.2. Card 6.
3. Science:
Nay Task: The title contains a word in which "search" is the root word.
4. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
5. 368 pa..."
I'm sorry, Saar, but that book won't count. Subtitles are excluded and the word Search is in the Subtitle.
Okay, no problem, Janice :)
1. Badge 2, book 3.2. Card 24.
3. Art/Literature: Nay Task: The genre is classic horror.
4. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
5. 384 pages
6. Read a book with the genre classic horror.
7. It's listed as classic and horror on the bookpage.
Saar The Book owl wrote: "1. Badge 2, book 3.2. Card 24.
3. Art/Literature: Nay Task: The genre is classic horror.
4. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
5. 384 pages
6. Read a book with the genre classic..."
Can you link to the page using the "add book/author" feature at the top of the comment box instead of giving me a url link? Thanks. :)
1. Badge 2, book 4.2. Card 14.
3. Sports: Nay Task: There is a horse on the cover.
4.
5. 216 pages
6. Read a book with a horse on the cover.
7. There's a whit/grey horse on the cover.
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Card 1:
1. Geography:
Nay Task: Set in Vietnam or written by Vietnamese author:
2. Entertainment:
Yay Task: Genre is Epic or High Fantasy: The Name of the Wind READ
3. History:
Nay Task: A significant character in the book is a king, or the word "king" is in the title.
4. Art/Literature:
Yay Task: The word "Cursed" "Curse" or "Child" is in the title:
The Fire Child
5. Science:
Yay Task: There is one or more sheep on the cover: Glennkill
6. Sports:
Nay Task - Setting is during the month of April, or the word "April" is in the title:
Card 2:
1. Geography:
Nay Task: Cover is 75% green.
2. Entertainment:
Nay Task: Select a book from this list: Best Opening Sentence. State the position of your book appears on this list: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (11th on the list)
3. History:
Yay Task: There is fire on the cover.
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task: Genre is Thriller:The Asylum
5. Science:
Yay task: The title is one word only, and starts with the letter "D": Dry READ
6. Sports:
Yay Task: Puck was a mythical god. The genre of the book needs to be mythology: Circe
Card 3:
1. Geography:
Yay Task: Set in Michigan.
2. Entertainment:
Nay Task: The word "Body" is in the title: Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
3. History:
Nay Task: The word "President" is in the title.
4. Art/Literature:
Yay task: The word "Wizard" is in the title.
5. Science:
Yay Task: The title contains the name of one of the following a types of beetle: Ladybug, Scarab, Longhorn, Ground, Stag, Firefly.
6. Sports:
Nay Task - The book is positioned 0-40 on your Goodreads TBR shelf: All the Birds, Singing
Card 4:
1. Geography:
Nay Task: Book is set on an island: The Islanders READ
2. Entertainment:
Nay Task: The word "Vampire" or "Angel" is in the title: And the Ass Saw the Angel
3. History:
Yay Task: Cover is Red, Purple or Black. 75% rule applies.
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task: There is a street showing on the cover or the word "Street" is in the title: The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
5. Science:
Nay Task: Cover has a musical instrument.
6. Sports:
Nay Task: Set in the 19th century (1801 - 1900)
Card 5:
1. Geography:
Yay Task: The setting, significant character, or author name is Florence.
2. Entertainment:
Yay Task: There are teeth of fangs on the cover.
3. History: NAY: Nay Task - Read a book written by a Nobel Prize in Literature winner. You may use this list or this resource as a tool: One Hundred Years of Solitude
4. Art/Literature:
Nay Task: There is a painting on cover.
5. Science:
Nay Task: The book is set between 1980-1996.
6. Sports:
Nay Task - Theme of the book is food. Yum!