Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

This challenge will involve reading either fiction or non fiction books that include a famous person. This can be a person from past or present. Many historical fiction books are based on a famous person/persons or include them as secondary characters which you may also count. If there is more than one famous person in the book, you may count each one.

LEVELS:
1-10 - Just getting acquainted
11-15 - Meet and Greet
15-20 - Party Animal
25-30- I’m in the In Crowd
30+ - I’ve Made the Who’s Who

Please respond with “I’m in!” if you are going to take part in this challenge and what level you are choosing.

I'm in!

Who's Famous in Your Book?
2022
11-15 - Meet and Greet

1. Mistakes that Worked by Charlotte Foltz Jones 1/3/22
40 inventors, including John Montagu, Fourth Earl of Sandwich (sandwich); Alexander Fleming (penicillin); Charles Goodyear (vulcanization process)
2. Captive by Clara Rojas (GM) 1/16/22
Ingrid Betancourt, Columbian presidential hopeful; Clara Rojas, became internationally known when kidnapped by guerillas and held captive for six years
3. The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott (GM) 1/19/22
Lady Duff Gordon, fashion designer
4. Paint and Nectar by Ashley Clark 2/22/22
Susan Pringle Frost; Alice Ravenel Huger Smith; revitalized Charleston, South Carolina, creating "Rainbow Row"
5. Age is Just a Number by Dara Torres (GM) 2/26/22
Dara Torres, Olympic swimmer
6. A Constant Heart by Siri Mitchell 2/28/22
Queen Elizabeth I; Sir Walter Raleigh
7. 50 People Every Christian Should Know by Warren W. Wiersbe 3/16/22
50 famous people, including Amy Carmichael and D.L. Moody
8. Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxas 3/18/22
Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Adolf Hitler; etc.
9. The Master Craftsman by Kelli Stuart 4/20/22 DNF p.101
Karl Faberge
10. The Big, Bold, Adventurous Life of Lavinia Warren by Elizabeth Raum 4/22/22
Lavinia Warren, aka Mrs. Tom Thumb
11. Precious Moments: Little Book of Angels by Precious Moments 5/10/22
Jesus Christ; angel Gabriel
12. Nerd Do Well by Simon Pegg (GM; don't recommend at all) 5/30/22
Simon Pegg, actor and comedian
13. Fervent by Priscilla Shirer 6/4/22
Priscilla Shirer; God and Jesus
14. A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War by Joseph Loconte 6/15/22
J.R.R. Tolkien; C.S. Lewis
15. Putting the Rabbit in the Hat by Brian Cox (GM; don't recommend at all) 6/24/22
Brian Cox, actor; many other actors as well
16. Ethel Rosenberg by Anne Sebba (GM; don't recommend) 9/2/22
Ethel Rosenberg, Soviet spy
17. Anastasia by Carolyn Meyer 9/2/22
Anastasia Romanov
18. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (GM; don't recommend) 9/8/22
Prince Philip
19. The Lost Melody by Joanna Davidson Politano 11/13/22
Canon Frederick Kill Harford, father of music theory
20. A Taste for Poison by Neil Bradbury (GM) 12/1/22
Marie Curie
21. Little Mission on the Clearwater by Wendy G. Lawton 12/2/22
Eliza Spalding, first white girl born in Oregon Territory
22. Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne 12/11/22
George Washington
23. Give Me Tomorrow by Patrick K. O'Donnell 12/18/22
General Douglas MacArthur
24. The Bamboo Sword by Margi Preus 12/23/22
Commodore Matthew Perry
25. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein 12/24/22
Mr. Lemoncello, fictional game inventor

I'm in 1-10 - Just getting acquainted

I’m in 1-10 Just getting acquainted
- Hosea, Gomer, Isaiah, Jonah, Micah, King Uzziah
- Priscilla, Aquila, Paul, Claudius
- JP Morgan, Andrew & Louise Carnegie

I'm in 11-15 Meet and Greet!

I am not going to set a goal, will just add as I go along.
George Washington appears in this book
Elijah and Jezebel and Obadiah plus a few more
Calamity Jane
Lane Bryant had a small roll in this book.
Phillip Bliss (author of many beloved hymns)
Joseph, Potipher and the wife
Laura Ingalls Wilder and Oscar "Cap" Garland
D.L. Moody
Ameila Earhart, Bugsy Segal
Vanderbuilt
Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus and the angel Gabriel

Lauri wrote: "I am not going to set a goal, will just add as I go along."

That's fine too Lauri. You can surprise yourself in December with which goal you met.

I'm in. I am going to go with 1-10 Just getting acquainted
1.
The stranger in the boat is "the Lord".
2. All the British Royal Family from 1897-1919
3. Marie and Pierre Curie
4. Queen Victoria and other royals
5. Meliva Maric Einstein and Albert Einstein
6. Caroline Ferriday (Famous actress) and Herta Oberheuser (WWII Doctor)
7. The illusionist referred to in the title is Houdini.
8. This books gives a brief glimpse into the lives of 27 different musicians and their music that changed the world.

I'll participate in this one: Meet and Greet, 11 - 15. Question: how "included" does this famous person need to be? I assume just a mention, for example, of the current president wouldn't count. But does the famous person have to have "screen time", so to speak?

Hanna wrote: "I'll participate in this one: Meet and Greet, 11 - 15. Question: how "included" does this famous person need to be? I assume just a mention, for example, of the current president wouldn't count. Bu..."

Should be either the main character or a secondary character.

Loraine wrote: "Hanna wrote: "I'll participate in this one: Meet and Greet, 11 - 15. Question: how "included" does this famous person need to be? I assume just a mention, for example, of the current president woul..."

Okay, thanks. :)

I'm in for "Just Getting Acquainted!"

I'm reading a book right now that would qualify for this challenge. Florence Nightingale is a large part of the story.


God’s Handmaiden by Gilbert Morris

Obviously, I'm not counting it since I'm reading it in 2021, but I thought I'd share in case anyone has it in their to-be-read stash for next year.

Andrea wrote: "I'm reading a book right now that would qualify for this challenge. Florence Nightingale is a large part of the story.


God’s Handmaiden by Gilber..."

Thanks, Andrea! That will definitely be an option for me. :)

You're welcome! It's been a great read for me; I hope it will be for you too.

I'm in!

1-10 - Just getting acquainted.

Lauri wrote: "Reading It is mentioned that one of the characters looks like Michelle Pfeiffer. Does a casual mention count?"

No they need to be a primary or secondary character.

I'm in for Just getting acquainted 1-10.


- George MacDonald or C.S.Lewis (narrator)
- Mary Shelley (appears in few scenes)

I'm in! 1-10 Just Getting Aquainted

1. George IV
2. Adam, Eve, Cain
3. Micajah and Wiley Harpe
4. Peter Carl Faberge
5. J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, Louise Carnegie
6. George V and Mary of Teck
7. Emery and Ellsworth Kolb

I’m in. Not many,but for the books I have chosen so far for this year, I have a few.

This will be interesting. I'm in for Just Getting Acquainted.

#1 - John Ringling

1) Jenny Lind (1820-1887) -

I'm in - for just getting acquainted!

2) Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) & Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) -

#1 - L. Frank Baum, Judy Garland, etc. for the making of The Wizard of Oz

Three books read in January! I feel like I'm cheating somewhat by reading nonfiction ...
1) --Famous people include Maria Trapp and her whole family. :)
2) --Snowshoe Thompson, a famous person I had never heard of. Has anyone else, maybe someone who lives on the west coast?
3) --Bill Monroe, of course, along with every other popular bluegrass artist.

Hanna wrote: "Three books read in January! I feel like I'm cheating somewhat by reading nonfiction ...
1) --Famous people include Maria Trapp and her who..."

Yes I know of Snowshoe Thompson. Grew up in California and learned about him in history class.

Well, that's one advantage of living in California! At least I no longer live in ignorance. ;)

#2 Moses and his mother, Jochebed

Traveled to ancient Israel and Rome lately, and met:
3) Flavius Josephus (37AD-?) -
4) Emperor Vespasian (9AD-79AD), Emperor Titus (39AD-81AD), Flavius Josephus (37AD-?), etc. -

Bonny wrote: "Traveled to ancient Israel and Rome lately, and met:
3) Flavius Josephus (37AD-?) -
4) Emperor Vespasian (9AD-79AD), Emperor Titus (39AD-81AD), Flavius Josephus ..."

Good books!

1- - Sir Robert Fowler mayor of London 1885
2. -Nicolae Ceaușescu-Romanian dictator
3. - Peter Karl Faberge, Alma Pihl

For February -

#2 - Maya Anjelou

#3 - Elinor Dare

Loraine wrote: "Good books!"

Yes, I'm almost done reading the complete works of Josephus! As for Rebel Daughter, I found out about that here on CFD, probably from you, so thanks for the recommendation!!

5) Harriet Tubman (1822-1913), George Washington (1732-1799), etc. -

#3 - Joseph of the Bible

#4 - Ruth of the Bible

#5 Vanderbilt & Astor families

6) Boadicea/Boudica (?-c.61AD) - (GM, language, violence)

#6 (Adolph Hitler)

#7 (Paul Revere)

#8 (Paul of Tarsus)

#9 (Ambassador Shirley Temple Black)

#10 ( Major General William J. Donovan (founder of the US Office of Strategic Services) & Christian Dior)

#11 (Fieldmarshall Rommel)
#12 (Glenn Miller)
#13 (Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, William Travis, James Bowie)
#14 (Martin Luther King)
#15 (Count Arthur Cassini - Russian Ambassador to the Us & father of Oleg Cassini famous dress designer)

#16 (Sir Edmund Neville (British Foreign Secretary)
#17 (Elizabeth Cady Stanton (women’s rights leader))

7) Billy the Kid (1859-1881) -

Loraine wrote: "#1 - John Ringling"

Just finished that one the other week :)

Cindy wrote: "Loraine wrote: "#1 - John Ringling"

Just finished that one the other week :)"

Good book!

4) Joseph, and nearly everyone in the book of Genesis ...
5) Each member of the Carter Family, plus a myriad of popular bluegrass and country artists.
6) This time, only one: Fred Harvey.
7) Edna Ferber herself!
8) Having the main character be a friend of John F Kennedy isn't so bad.
9) Major John B Jones, Rev. Johann Stricker, among other characters who see little page-time.

8) William Still (1821-1902) -

#18 Joseph Mengele -
#19 Jesus -
#20 Potiphar & Joseph -
#21 Cleopatra -
#22 Jesus & Paul -

23. Karl-Otto Koch (Commander at Buchenwald) -