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Book: Real Murders
Author: Charlaine Harris
Date and Rating: 2/12/22 ****
Task: Chicago - 9. Read a book that is also a movie or TV show
How it fits: the book was made into a TV movie
Also fits:
Chicago 6 - the title is cursive
Chicago 8 - both a female author and a female MC
New York 4 - has been translated into other languages
London 10 - is part of a series with 6 or more main works

Stopētāju lieta

London 4 Read a book with a forest on the cover. Multiple trees must be shown

Author: Lila Ashe
Date and Rating: 2/13/22 ***
Task: Chicago - 2. Read a book with fire on cover or an MC who is a firefighter.
How it fits: the MC is a firefighter
Also fits:
Berlin 9 - the MC has a dog that is a significant part of the story

Author: Susan Rohrer
Date and Rating: 2/13/22 ***
Task: Location - set in Chicago
How it fits: the story is set in Chicago
Also fits:
Boston 10 - Read a book that is set at Christmas time.
Tokyo 8 - Read a book with an MC who works in food services.

Summer Stock

Boston 1 Read a book with a sandy beach on cover
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•New York 2 Read a book with a main character who is an actor or singer
•Berlin 9 Read a book with a dog on cover or the MC has a dog that is a significant part of the story.

The Bell in the Lake
Chicago 3️⃣ “Lake” in the title.
Other Tasks it fits:
New York 4️⃣ Read a book that has been translated into other languages.
New York 9️⃣ Set or published in the 1800s.
Boston 4️⃣ Theme - religious or cult

The Island of Sea Women
Berlin 1 - Read a book set on an island
Also fits:
New York 1 - Read a book with exactly 5 words in the title

2nd book:
Daughters of the Dragon
Berlin 6️⃣ Setting - War
Set during WWII and the Japanese occupation of Korea.
Also fits:
Chicago 7, dual timelines
Tokyo 2, Title starts with E, D, or O

Author: Paula Paul
Date and Rating: 2/14/22 ***
Task: Chicago - 5. Read a book with a heart on cover or an MC who is a doctor.
How it fits: the MC is a doctor, Dr. Alexandra Gladstone
Also fits:
New York City - 9. Read a book set or published in the 1800s.
Berlin - 9. Read a book with a dog on cover or the MC has a dog that is a significant part of the story.

The Audacity

New York 2 Read a book with a main character who is an actor or singer
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Chicago 4
Read a book with the title in cursive
Chicago 8
Read a book with both a female author and a female MC
Berlin 9
Read a book with a dog on cover

Author: Mary Balogh
Date and Rating: 2/14/22 ****
Task: 7. Read a book with dual timelines. (Chicago)
How it fits: the story has dual timelines

Chicago 4 Read a book with the title in cursive
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Chicago 8
Read a book with both a female author and a female MC
New York mc lives in New York
New York 4
Read a book that has been translated into other languages
New York 10
Mc is Jewish

Book 3 finished, Midnight at the Blackbird Café
Read for Chicago 6️⃣ MPG of science fiction or magic. Magic Realism is the second genre listed on the main book page.
May also be used for Tokyo 8️⃣ MC who is a chef or baker or works in food services.

The Cat and The City
Tokyo set in Tokyo
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New York 1
Read a book with exactly 5 words in the title
New York 4
Read a book that has been translated into other languages

Author: Joan Smith
Date and Rating: 2/15/22 ***
Task: New York City - 9. Read a book set or published in the 1800s.
How it fits: the story is set in the 1800s

Author: Marion Chesney
Date and Rating: 2/15/22 ***
Task: New York City - 1️. Read a book with exactly 5 words in the title.
How it fits: there are 5 words in the title

Author: Shannon L. Brown
Date and Rating: 2/15/22 ***
Task: Chicago - 10. Read a book with “brownie,” “chocolate," or “treat” in the title
How it fits: 'Chocolate' is in the title

Letters from the Lighthouse
Boston 8
Read a book with a lighthouse on cover or or the word “lighthouse” in title.
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Chicago 8
Read a book with both a female author and a female MC.
New York 4
Read a book that has been translated into other languages
Berlin 6
Read a book set during a war

Author: Suzanne Allain
Date and Rating: 2/16/22 ***
Task: London - Location
How it fits: the story is set in London

Author: Elizabeth Borton de Treviño
Date and Rating: 2/16/22 ****
Task: Chicago - 1️. Read a book set in the 1600s
How it fits: the story is set in the 1600s
Also fits:
NYC - 4. Read a book that has been translated into other languages.
Berlin - 4. Read a book with art as a significant theme

could also maybe fit as NY9. This is a multiple POV book and one of them is a reporter.

Captain Blood
Berlin 8
Read a book with a boat or ship on the cover
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Chicago 1
Read a book set in the 1600s.
Chicago 5
an MC who is a doctor.
Chicago 9
Read a book that is also a movie
New York 4
Read a book that has been translated into other languages

could also maybe fit as NY8. This is a multiple POV book and one of them is a reporter."
If we're trying to finish all the tasks for NYC, it might be good to move this to NYC 8.


Author: Dodie Smith
Date and Rating: 2/17/22 ****
Task: Berlin - 9. Read a book with a dog on cover or the MC has a dog that is a significant part of the story
How it fits: there are dogs on the cover

London 1
Read a book with a time of day in the title
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London, set in London
Chicago 1
Read a book set in the 1600s
New York 9
Read a book set or published in the 1800s
Berlin 2
Read a book with a princess or queen as an MC or with “princess” or “queen” in the title.

Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen: The Story of Elizabeth of York
Berlin 2 - Read a book with 'Queen' in the title.

Author: Carolyn Keene
Date and Rating: 2/18/22 ****
Task: NYC - 6. Read a book with “gold” or “golden” in title.
How it fits: 'golden' is in the title

Berlin 7, word “zoo” in the title. Subtitles may be used for this task

The Queen's Poisoner
Berlin 2️⃣ MC/title - Princess or queen
Also can be used for:
London 9️⃣ Contains a map.

New York 5
Read a book with one of the words “oyster,” “shell,” or “pearl” in title.
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Chicago 8
Read a book with both a female author and a female MC
Boston 6
Read a book that involves a theft
London 7
Read a book set in one of the Celtic nations: Scotland
London 9
Read a book that contains a map

Cold Vengeance
London 🔟 Part of a series with 6 or more main works
Also would fit:
New York 🌎 Set in New York (New York)
Berlin 7️⃣ Has a zoo or has the word “zoo” in the title. Subtitles may be used for this task.

Author: Ray Bradbury
Date and Rating: 2/18/22 ****
Task: NYC - 7. Read a book with a main theme of books
How it fits: the book is about books
Chicago - 6. Read a book with a MPG of science fiction or magic
Chicago - 9. Read a book that is also a movie or TV show
NYC - 4. Read a book that has been translated into other languages
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