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Level 1: 5 - 12 tasks - COMPLETED12/12
1.
Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris
Wrapped up in Christmas by Kristen Painter - 02/12/22
(MC’s uncle is Kris Kringle)
1.
Read a book set at Christmas
Decker and Joy by Elle Rush - 05/12/22
(Detective Decker from the North Pole looking for special stolen Christmas toy)
2.
Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Hexes & Hot Flashes by Lisa Manifold - 06/01/23
Page 74 “…I settled on the couch with the bag of candy and snacked my way into a sugar coma…”
3.
Read a book that makes you laugh
Escape From Hiding by Courtney McFarlin - 07/12/22
3.
Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
Black Hole Survival Guide by Janna Levin - 02/01/23 - 3★s5.
Read a book with a character who has sex
The Doctor's Christmas Proposal by Eve Gaddy - 05/12/22
6.
Read a book with the word peace in the text
Book read: Walking Straight by T.E. Killian - 10/12/22 - Page 80 “…He’d never get any peace and quiet…”
6.
Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
Baking Bad by Kim M. Watt - 21/12/227.
Read a book with a window on the cover
Death Bee Comes Her by Nancy CoCo - 01/01/23 - 5★s8.
Read a book where a character has a workshop
Sleigh Spells by Bella Falls - 24/12/22 (Gingerbread workshop)
9.
Read a book set on an island
The Guest List by Lucy Foley - 04/12/22
10.
Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY
Going Rogue by Janet Evanovich - 20/12/22 (New Jersey)
In! Level 2. **Finished 12/31/2022 with 24 books1. 🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed) Cheddar Off Dead Julia Buckley (Nick the dog)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas Cheddar Off Dead Korina Moss
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK. Shot Through the Hearth
2. 🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover). The Ghost of Christmas Past
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #). Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time (valerie met eddie giving the band M&Ms before a concert)
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation). Counterfeit
3. 🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard. Irish Eyes
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh. Ukridge
5. 🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century. The Unquiet Heart (1893)
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count). Heart Trouble
6. 🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey. Three Junes (Greece)
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor. The Northern Reach
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex. Beach Town
7. 🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.) Homemade Sin
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #). The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel (“When you speak of truce, are you negotiating for peace?” That is not so bad after all; that should not be treason to France.
(p. 170).
🎅 Read a book set in England. The Innocent
8. 🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire. The Keepers of the House
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.) The Iggy Chronicles, Volume One
9. 🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop. The Drowning Spool
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend. The Making of Jurassic Park (Spielberg is a legend)
10. 🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant. The Unknown Beloved
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY. Strange Brew (Atlanta)
🎅 Read a book set on an island. The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot (great britain)
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Level 1: 5-12 tasks
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
TASKS 13/13
1. Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary character originating in Western Christian culture,
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
Turkey in the Snow by Amy Lane 1/25/2023
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
Funeral Food by Kathleen Taylor 1/7/2023
2. Santa brings children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice".
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
by Karen MacInerney 1/30/2023🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
3. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for children. He is commonly portrayed as laughing in a way that sounds like "ho ho ho".
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
by J.M. Snyder 1/26/2023🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard. Hiding the Moon by Amy Lane 1/23/2023
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich 1/21/2023
5. This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast also played a role in the creation of Santa's image. This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children's books, family Christmas traditions, films, and advertising.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich 1/2/2023
6. Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra (now Demre) in the region of Lycia in the Roman Empire, today in Turkey. Nicholas was known for his generous gifts to the poor, in particular presenting the three impoverished daughters of a pious Christian with dowries so that they would not have to become prostitutes.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
Tapped Out by Natalie M. Roberts 2/12/2023
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
Bitter Taffy by Amy Lane 1/5/2023
7. Father Christmas dates back as far as 16th century in England during the reign of Henry VIII, when he was pictured as a large man in green or scarlet robes lined with fur. He typified the spirit of good cheer at Christmas, bringing peace, joy, good food and wine and revelry. As England no longer kept the feast day of Saint Nicholas on 6 December, the Father Christmas celebration was moved to 25 December to coincide with Christmas Day
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
by Patti Benning 1/8/2023🎅 Read a book set in England.
A Devious Death by Alyssa Maxwell 1/31/2023
8. The tradition of Santa Claus being said to enter dwellings through the chimney is shared by many European seasonal gift-givers. In pre-Christian Norse tradition, Odin would often enter through chimneys and fire holes on the solstice. In the Italian Befana tradition, the gift-giving witch is perpetually covered with soot from her trips down the chimneys of children's homes. In the tale of Saint Nicholas, the saint tossed coins through a window, and, in a later version of the tale, down a chimney when he finds the window locked. In Dutch artist Jan Steen's painting, The Feast of Saint Nicholas, adults and toddlers are glancing up a chimney with amazement on their faces while other children play with their toys. The hearth was held sacred in primitive belief as a source of beneficence, and popular belief had elves and fairies bringing gifts to the house through this portal.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott 2/24/2023
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)Can't Judge a Book By Its Murder by Amy Lillard 2/24/2023
9. Santa Claus's home is traditionally said to include a residence and a workshop where he is said to create often with the aid of elves the gifts delivers. Some stories and legends include a village, inhabited by his helpers, surrounding his home and shop.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
10. In North American tradition Santa is said to live at the North Pole, which according to Canada Post lies within Canadian jurisdiction in postal code H0H 0H, although postal codes starting with H are usually reserved for the island of Montréal in Québec. On 23 December 2008, Jason Kenney, Canada's minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, formally awarded Canadian citizenship status to Santa Claus.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY. New York
Slice of Murder by Rosie A. Point 2/8/2023
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
The Legend of Santa ClausDuration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
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TASKS
1. Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary character originating in Western Christian culture,
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
2. Santa brings children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice".
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
3. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for children. He is commonly portrayed as laughing in a way that sounds like "ho ho ho".
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
5. This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast also played a role in the creation of Santa's image. This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children's books, family Christmas traditions, films, and advertising.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
6. Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra (now Demre) in the region of Lycia in the Roman Empire, today in Turkey. Nicholas was known for his generous gifts to the poor, in particular presenting the three impoverished daughters of a pious Christian with dowries so that they would not have to become prostitutes.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
7. Father Christmas dates back as far as 16th century in England during the reign of Henry VIII, when he was pictured as a large man in green or scarlet robes lined with fur. He typified the spirit of good cheer at Christmas, bringing peace, joy, good food and wine and revelry. As England no longer kept the feast day of Saint Nicholas on 6 December, the Father Christmas celebration was moved to 25 December to coincide with Christmas Day
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book set in England.
8. The tradition of Santa Claus being said to enter dwellings through the chimney is shared by many European seasonal gift-givers. In pre-Christian Norse tradition, Odin would often enter through chimneys and fire holes on the solstice. In the Italian Befana tradition, the gift-giving witch is perpetually covered with soot from her trips down the chimneys of children's homes. In the tale of Saint Nicholas, the saint tossed coins through a window, and, in a later version of the tale, down a chimney when he finds the window locked. In Dutch artist Jan Steen's painting, The Feast of Saint Nicholas, adults and toddlers are glancing up a chimney with amazement on their faces while other children play with their toys. The hearth was held sacred in primitive belief as a source of beneficence, and popular belief had elves and fairies bringing gifts to the house through this portal.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
9. Santa Claus's home is traditionally said to include a residence and a workshop where he is said to create often with the aid of elves the gifts delivers. Some stories and legends include a village, inhabited by his helpers, surrounding his home and shop.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
10. In North American tradition Santa is said to live at the North Pole, which according to Canada Post lies within Canadian jurisdiction in postal code H0H 0H, although postal codes starting with H are usually reserved for the island of Montréal in Québec. On 23 December 2008, Jason Kenney, Canada's minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, formally awarded Canadian citizenship status to Santa Claus.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
The Legend of Santa ClausDecember 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
15 of 13+ Complete
COMPLETED!
1. 🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
Death by Pumpkin Spice by Alex Erickson 12/12/2022
Krissy Hancock
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
The King's Christmas Heir by Lynne Graham 12/26/2022
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
2. 🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
Courting Trouble by Lisa Scottoline 1/10/2022
Gil, the founder of Chipster, has stolen code to launch his company and is sexually harrassing/ having affairs with multiple women.
3. 🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
21st Birthday by James Patterson 1/15/2023
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
Turkey Trot Murder by Leslie Meier 12/2/2022
Bill Stone has a beard.
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
4. 🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict 12/30/2022
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
The One Man by Andrew Gross 12/14/2022
5. 🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews 1/8/2022
Kara owes $20K to her dad and is barely breaking even.
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
Death of a Wandering Wolf by Julia Buckley 1/6/2023
Erik and Hana
6. 🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
A Call for Kelp by Bree Baker 1/2/2022
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
The Grace Kelly Dress by Brenda Janowitz 12/15/2022
Loc 1:32:03 Her intention of the day was 'peace'.
🎅 Read a book set in England.
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman 12/8/2022
7. 🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
8. 🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
Bonnie of Evidence by Maddy Hunter 12/24/2022
The Loch Ness monster plays a pivotal role in the book.
9. 🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
Death in a Darkening Mist by Iona Whishaw 12/22/2022
Russian immigrant Peter
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
G'Day to Die by Maddy Hunter 12/16/2022
The Legend of Santa ClausDecember 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
23 of 13+ Complete
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
TASKS
1. Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary character originating in Western Christian culture,
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
🔹In a Holidaze - Christina Lauren - 11/2/22
🔹Starry Night - Debbie Macomber - 11/13/22
🔹Christmas in Harmony - Philip Gulley - 12/15/22
🔹Christmas Blizzard - Lexie Nicholas - 12/21/22
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
🔹Assailants, Asphalt & Alibis - Tonya Kappes - 12/8/22
2. Santa brings children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice".
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
3. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for children. He is commonly portrayed as laughing in a way that sounds like "ho ho ho".
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
🔹Delicate Ink - Carrie Ann Ryan - 12/26/22 - MC Austin Montgomery
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
🔹Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 1/7/23
4. This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast also played a role in the creation of Santa's image. This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children's books, family Christmas traditions, films, and advertising.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
🔹Mine Till Midnight - Lisa Kleypas - 12/1/22
🔹The Killer Angels - Michael Shaara - 12/15/22
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
🔹Telling Tales - Ann Cleeves - 2/13/23 - TT
5. Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra (now Demre) in the region of Lycia in the Roman Empire, today in Turkey. Nicholas was known for his generous gifts to the poor, in particular presenting the three impoverished daughters of a pious Christian with dowries so that they would not have to become prostitutes.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
6. Father Christmas dates back as far as 16th century in England during the reign of Henry VIII, when he was pictured as a large man in green or scarlet robes lined with fur. He typified the spirit of good cheer at Christmas, bringing peace, joy, good food and wine and revelry. As England no longer kept the feast day of Saint Nicholas on 6 December, the Father Christmas celebration was moved to 25 December to coincide with Christmas Day
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book set in England.
🔹The Lantern Men - Elly Griffiths - 1/15/23
🔹The Ink Black Heart - Robert Galbraith - 1/18/23
🔹Ecstasy Wears Emeralds - Renee Bernard - 2/1/23
🔹You Are Dead - Peter James - 2/2/23
🔹A Study in Scarlet Women - Sherry Thomas - 2/6/23
🔹Whitney, My Love - Judith McNaught - 2/8/23
🔹Katherine of Aragón: The True Queen - Alison Weir - 2/18/23
7. The tradition of Santa Claus being said to enter dwellings through the chimney is shared by many European seasonal gift-givers. In pre-Christian Norse tradition, Odin would often enter through chimneys and fire holes on the solstice. In the Italian Befana tradition, the gift-giving witch is perpetually covered with soot from her trips down the chimneys of children's homes. In the tale of Saint Nicholas, the saint tossed coins through a window, and, in a later version of the tale, down a chimney when he finds the window locked. In Dutch artist Jan Steen's painting, The Feast of Saint Nicholas, adults and toddlers are glancing up a chimney with amazement on their faces while other children play with their toys. The hearth was held sacred in primitive belief as a source of beneficence, and popular belief had elves and fairies bringing gifts to the house through this portal.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🔹Frisco's Kid - Suzanne Brockmann - 12/19/22
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
8. Santa Claus's home is traditionally said to include a residence and a workshop where he is said to create often with the aid of elves the gifts delivers. Some stories and legends include a village, inhabited by his helpers, surrounding his home and shop.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
9. In North American tradition Santa is said to live at the North Pole, which according to Canada Post lies within Canadian jurisdiction in postal code H0H 0H, although postal codes starting with H are usually reserved for the island of Montréal in Québec. On 23 December 2008, Jason Kenney, Canada's minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, formally awarded Canadian citizenship status to Santa Claus.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
🔹The Confession - John Grisham - 12/9/22 - set in Kansas
🔹The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree - Susan Wittig Albert - 12/5/22 - set in Alabama
🔹Unbroken Cowboy - Maisey Yates - 12/29/22 - set in Oregon
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
🔹On the Island - Tracey Garvis Graves - 2/15/23 - Maldives
🔹Trouble in Nuala - Harriet Steel - 2/17/23 - Ceylon
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FINISHEDThe Legend of Santa Claus
Duration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 2: 13 tasks
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
Completed: 13
TASKS
1. Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary character originating in Western Christian culture,
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
The Santa Klaus Murder by Mavis Doriel Hay 12/12/22
The Killer in the Snow by Alex Pine 12/22/22
Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan 12/26/22
A Christmas Railway Mystery by Edward Marston 12/28/22
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
Agatha Christie wrote Towards Zero 12/9/22
Adam Kay wrote Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas 12/15/22
Antti Tuomainen wrote The Rabbit Factor 1/3/23
2. Santa brings children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice".
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
3. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for children. He is commonly portrayed as laughing in a way that sounds like "ho ho ho".
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
5. This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast also played a role in the creation of Santa's image. This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children's books, family Christmas traditions, films, and advertising.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
Signal for Vengeance by Edward Marston (set in 1860) 12/31/22
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
Smoke Screen by Jorn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger 1/7/23
Off Target by Eve Smith 1/14/23
6. Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra (now Demre) in the region of Lycia in the Roman Empire, today in Turkey. Nicholas was known for his generous gifts to the poor, in particular presenting the three impoverished daughters of a pious Christian with dowries so that they would not have to become prostitutes.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
7. Father Christmas dates back as far as 16th century in England during the reign of Henry VIII, when he was pictured as a large man in green or scarlet robes lined with fur. He typified the spirit of good cheer at Christmas, bringing peace, joy, good food and wine and revelry. As England no longer kept the feast day of Saint Nicholas on 6 December, the Father Christmas celebration was moved to 25 December to coincide with Christmas Day
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book set in England.
The Mistletoe Murder And Other Stories by P.D. James 12/5/22
Christmas is Murder: A Chilling Short Story Collection by Val McDermid 12/16/22
The 12:30 from Croydon by Freeman Wills Crofts 1/17/23
8. The tradition of Santa Claus being said to enter dwellings through the chimney is shared by many European seasonal gift-givers. In pre-Christian Norse tradition, Odin would often enter through chimneys and fire holes on the solstice. In the Italian Befana tradition, the gift-giving witch is perpetually covered with soot from her trips down the chimneys of children's homes. In the tale of Saint Nicholas, the saint tossed coins through a window, and, in a later version of the tale, down a chimney when he finds the window locked. In Dutch artist Jan Steen's painting, The Feast of Saint Nicholas, adults and toddlers are glancing up a chimney with amazement on their faces while other children play with their toys. The hearth was held sacred in primitive belief as a source of beneficence, and popular belief had elves and fairies bringing gifts to the house through this portal.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
9. Santa Claus's home is traditionally said to include a residence and a workshop where he is said to create often with the aid of elves the gifts delivers. Some stories and legends include a village, inhabited by his helpers, surrounding his home and shop.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
10. In North American tradition Santa is said to live at the North Pole, which according to Canada Post lies within Canadian jurisdiction in postal code H0H 0H, although postal codes starting with H are usually reserved for the island of Montréal in Québec. On 23 December 2008, Jason Kenney, Canada's minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, formally awarded Canadian citizenship status to Santa Claus.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
The Legend Of Santa ClausDuration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
14/13+ Completed. Finished
TASKS
1.
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
One Empire Night-Autumn Jones Lake 12/05/22
A Very Merry Alpha Christmas-Logan Chance 12/24/22
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
Claire Kingsley-How the Grump Saved Christmas 12/05/22
2.
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
Dezi-Jessica Gadziala 12/04/22
Beyond Reckless-Autumn Jones Lake 12/16/22
3.
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
The Hunted One-Brittney Sahin 12/11/22
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
White Knuckles-Autumn Jones Lake 12/01/22
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
4.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
Hollywood Outlaw-M.Z. Kelly 12/18/22
5.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
Only Love-Melanie Harlow 12/07/22
Her Final Confession-Lisa Regan 12/18/22
6.
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book set in England.
7.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
Eagle-Janie Crouch 12/04/22
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
8.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
Buried Deception-Amanda McKinney 12/03/22
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
9.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
Alabama:Revenge-Debra Webb 12/09/22
Seattle:The Secret She Kept-Elle Gray 12/17/22
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
The Legend Of Santa ClausDuration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
20/13+
Level 1: 5-12 tasks
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
TASKS
1. 🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
Nick Mistletoe Murder Mona Marple 12/5/22
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas Mishap in the Manger Shannon VanBergen 12/13/22
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
KS Hard Candy and a Killer Kathleen Suzette 12/6/22
2. 🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
Parrot is holding-
Wendy Neugent 1/3/23🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
The Bargain Blackmail Mel Morgan 12/10/22
3. 🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
White-
Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis & Barbara Ross 1/23/23🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
Four Leaf Cleaver Maddie Day 1/25/23
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
Bookclubbed to Death V.M. Burns 12/17/22
4. 🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
MS-Missing Santas Sharon Michaels 12/16/22
5. 🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
Jolie and Scoobie High School Adventures Elaine Orr 1/1/23
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
Snuffed Out Valona Jones 1/10/23
6.🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
Rosie A. Point 12/2/22🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
p 130 “…won’t give us a moment’s peace until you do.” The Mess at the Banquet Courtney McFarlin 12/22/22
🎅 Read a book set in England.
Mystery Maid Hazel Smith 1/6/23
7.🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
Gifts, Glamping & Glocks Tonya Kappes 12/25/22
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
Emma Ainsley 12/4/228.🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
An Old-Fashioned Christmas Murder Tracy Donley 12/28/22
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
The Game Is a Footnote Vicki Delany 1/7/23
9.🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
New York-Sleuthing in Stilettos Debra Sennefelder 12/3/22
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
Rum and Choke Sherry Harris 12/27/22
The Legend Of Santa ClausDuration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 2: 13 or more.
Completed 9/13+
TASKS
1.
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
Crimes and Covers. Amanda Flower. 12/5/22
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder Tonya Kappes. 12/17/22
Al Dente's Inferno Stephanie Cole 12/31/22
2.
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Gone With The Ghost Erin McCarthy. 1/8/23 DeAngelo- Between the juice and the candies, he must have been trying to regulate his sugar levels. p 165
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
Eggs Benedict Arnold Laura Childs 1/12/23 Junior Garrett
3.
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
David Clark 12/16/22
. Alvin Schwartz 12/31/22🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
The Agatha Christie Book Club C.A. Larmer 12/30/22. Wilfred p 9
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
4.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
Mrs. Jeffries Weeds the Plot. Emily Brightwell. 12/9/22
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
5.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
Gem of a Ghost. Sue Ann Jaffarian. 1/9/23. Emma & Phil p 35
6.
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
. Darci Hannah 12/25/22
. Amanda Flower. 1/2/23🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Keepsake Crimes. Laura Childs. 12/12/22. p 53. Then, for her own peace of mind, Carmela decided...
Bark If It’s Murder V.M. Burns. 12/17/22. p 96. ... her eyelids drooped, and I felt at peace
🎅 Read a book set in England.
Murder at St Margaret Lynn Morrison 12/26/22
7.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
. Carol J. Perry 12/13/22
Daryl Wood Gerber. 1/7/238.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
9.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
What's a Ghoul to Do? Victoria Laurie 12/22/22 Steven Sable Jr
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
Mod
Mod
Duration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 2: 13 or more
Read: 13/13+
TASKS
1.
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas.
Christmas Wishes in Wild Harbor Grace Worthington 12/2/22
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
Kentucky Christmas Sarah Title 12/6/22
2.
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover.
Christmas at Cozy Holly Inn Meredith Summers 12/29/22🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy.
p 119 “This isn’t normal marshmallow. There are swirls of raspberry jelly and chocolate chips inside each bar.”
Nora took a bite. Her eyes widened. “Yum. This is nice.” A Christmas Wish Leeanna Morgan 12/4/22
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
3.
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
4.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST.
The 6:20 Man David Baldacci 12/24/22 TSTM
5.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
Christmas Dreams Ev Bishop 12/16/22
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
Tomorrow's Blessings Jessie Gussman 12/8/22
6.
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text.
p 133 That’s mostly just for peace of mind, you know. The Innkeeper's House Elizabeth Bromke 12/3/22
🎅 Read a book set in England.
7.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
Holiday with You Claudia Y. Burgoa 12/9/22
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover.
Mistletoe With a Pink Bow Vella Day 12/8/22 8.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
One Week In December Holly Chamberlin 12/7/22
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
9.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
The Russian Cage Charlaine Harris 12/22/22
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
Sapphire Bay Once In A Lifetime Leeanna Morgan 12/4/22
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
The Legend of Santa ClausDuration: Dec. 1st, 2022 - Feb. 28th. 2023
Level 2: 13 or more
25/27
1.
🎅
Into Every Generation a Slayer Is Born: How Buffy Staked Our Hearts by Evan Ross Katz - Jan. 18th
Nicholas Brendon
🎅
One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews - Jan. 9th
🎅
Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - Dec. 8th
2.
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo - Feb. 5th
"He gave me lemon candy that tasted like sharp sunshine" pg. 27
🎅
Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell - Dec. 2nd
3.
🎅
Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia by Natasha Lance Rogoff - Jan. 15th🎅
Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca - Dec. 14th
Dex
🎅
The Summer Deal by Jill Shalvis - Dec. 7th
4.
🎅
Shakespeare: Sonnets by William Shakespeare - Jan. 26th
🎅
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - Dec. 30th
🎅
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman - Dec. 5th
5.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅
The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay - Jan. 22nd
🎅
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood - Dec. 9th
6.
🎅
When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 30th🎅
Monstress, Vol. 7: Devourer by Marjorie M. Liu - Dec. 1st
"Except for peace" pg. 43
🎅
The Heartstopper Yearbook by Alice Oseman - Dec. 27th
7.
🎅
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich - Jan. 29th
Tookie burns all of Flora's things after she's dead
🎅
The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo - Dec. 18th
🎅
Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - Dec. 12th8.
🎅
In Mercy, Rain by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 6th
🎅
Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews - Dec. 19th
Nycati is a space elf.
🎅
Zero's Journey by D.J. Milky - Feb. 20th
9.
🎅
The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night by Marjorie M. Liu - Dec. 11th
🎅
The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire - Dec. 29th
San Fansisco
🎅
Canadian Pie by Will Ferguson - Dec. 15th
Various islands including Vancouver, P.E.I., & Japan
Duration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023Level 1: 5-12 tasks
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
🖤TASKS: 8
TASKS
1. Santa Claus
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
2. Santa brings children gifts
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
3. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
✅
- Andy Gallo, 12/14/22🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
4. This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of the 1823 poem
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
5. Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
✅Earned Run - Haven Hadley, 1/27/23
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
✅Kiss Now, Lie Later - C.W. Farnsworth, 1/9/23
✅Reckless - Aurora Rose Reynolds, 1/18/23
6. Father Christmas dates back as far as 16th century in England during the reign of Henry VIII
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book set in England.
✅Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard - Tom Felton, 1/13/23
7. The tradition of Santa Claus being said to enter dwellings through the chimney
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
✅Fallen Crest High - Tijan, 2/24/23
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
8. Santa Claus's home is traditionally said to include a residence and a workshop where he is said to create often with the aid of elves the gifts delivers
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
09. In North American tradition Santa is said to live at the North Pole
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
✅Scattered Showers - Rainbow Rowell, 12/10/22 -- Nebraska
✅You, Me, and Our Heartstrings - Melissa See -- New York
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
The Legend of Santa ClausDuration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Goal: 14/13
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
TASKS
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
Must Love Christmas - Kelly Hunter - 12/25/22
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
One Last Risk - Nancy Stopper - 02/17/23
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
The Diamond Eye - Kate Quinn - 01/04/23
Rose Napolitano kilenc élete - Donna Freitas - 01/21/23
Mit kezdjünk az akaratossággal? - Pszichológiai útmutató + dacszelídítő mesék - Deliága Éva & Lovász Hajnalka - 01/27/23
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
Sea of Tranquility - Emily St. John Mandel - 12/04/22
The Night Tiger - Yangsze Choo - 12/21/22
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
Emma's Dream - M. Lee Prescott - 01/05/23 - Ben and Maggie
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book set in England.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
The Huntress - Kate Quinn - 12/31/22
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree - 02/22/23
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
In the Time of our History - Susanne Pari - 01/24/23
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina - Zoraida Córdova - 01/17/23 - Ecuador
The Villa - Rachel Hawkins - 01/30/23 - Orvieto, Italy
My Sister, the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite - 02/26/23 - Nigeria
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
Mod
The Legend Of Santa ClausDuration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 2: 13 or more.
Completed 13/13+
TASKS
1.
🎅 Read a book with a character called Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina by Misty Copeland 1/12/23
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
Midwinter Murder: Fireside Tales from the Queen of Mystery by Agatha Christie 12/13/22
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks 12/21/22
2.
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover). (her sword was a gift)
Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson 1/18/23🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Page 170: He pulled a sucker from the inner pocket of the expensive jacket, unwrapped it, the tucked the cellophane back into the pocket before stowing the candy in his cheek.
Born to Run by Mercedes Lackey 1/5/23
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith 12/2/22
3.
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman 12/8/22🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo 12/6/22
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson 12/4/22
4.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
Toad Words And Other Stories by T. Kingfisher 12/25/22
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells 2/3/23
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake 12/23/22
5.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
Dancing Bears: True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny by Witold Szabłowski 1/24/23
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive by Lucy Adlington 12/6/22
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk 12/5/22
6.
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami 12/23/22🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Chapter 1 pg 13: "He gave them sanctuary. A sliver of peace."
A Light in the Flame by Jennifer L. Armentrout 22/12/7
🎅 Read a book set in England.
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman 12/11/22
7.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 12/11/22
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 12/9/22
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 12/9/228.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard 12/1/22
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story.
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 12/18/22
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
Haunted by the Past by Simon R. Green 12/12/22
9.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
Final Heir by Faith Hunter 12/14/22
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY. (New York)
Recursion by Blake Crouch 12/2/22
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty 12/24/22
This is the time of the year where children wait to try and catch a glimpse of Santa Claus. So lets find out who Santa is and the stories about him.Duration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 1: 5-12 tasks
Level 2: 13 or more. 24
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
TASKS
1.
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
Remembering Christmas Dan Walsh 12.10.22 3 stars
Holiday Sparks Taryn Elliott 12.17.22 3 stars
Mistletoe Murder Leslie Meier 01.03.23 3 stars
Second Chance Christmas Lori Wilde 01.19.23 4 stars
2.
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
Carolyn Haines 12.07.22 3 stars3.
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
Susannah Nix 02.18.23 4 stars p 5 ...with an attractive salt-and-pepper beard Mike4.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
Second Thoughts Bobbie O'keefe 02.05.23 3 stars
5.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
Fatal Deception Marie Force 02.01.23 4 stars Sam and Nick
A Hard Day for a Hangover Darynda Jones 01.05.23 5 stars Sunshine and Levi
The Best Man Kristan Higgins 01.08.23 5 stars Faith and Levi
Anything for You Kristan Higgins 01.09.23 5 stars Connor and Jessica
Lovelight Farms B.K. Borison 02.21.23 5 stars Stella and Luka
In the Weeds
B.K. Borison 02.22.23 5 stars Evelyn and Beckett
Mixed Signals B.K. Borison 02.28.23 5 stars Layla and Caleb
6.
🎅 Read a book set in England.
Denise Swanson 02.01.23 4 starsRaising Grace Mia Pride 12.14.22 3 stars p 177 ...a peace washed over me...
Cabin by the Lake Desiree Douglas 12.20.22 3 stars p 15 ...painting peace signs on picture frames.
7.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
Peggy Ehrhart 12.04.23 3 stars
Suzanne Ferrell 12.30.22 3 stars8.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
09.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
Marriage Can Be Mischief Amanda Flower 12.03.22 4 stars Ohio
The Hamptonville Hauntings: Ghosts of the Trivette Clinic Alex Matsuo 01.06.23 5 stars North Carolina
Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries Tonya Kappes 01.07.23 4 stars Kentucky
Between the Sheets Molly O'Keefe 02.06.23 3 stars Arkansas
Duration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
Completed 14 tasks DONE!
TASKS
1. Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary character originating in Western Christian culture,
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
A Very Naughty Christmas: An Age Gap Holiday Romance Collection by Sofia T Summers 12/5/22 4stars🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
The Wedding Ranch by Nancy Naigle 12/17/22 4.5stars (N N)2. Santa brings children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice".
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
A Christmas Memory by Richard Paul Evans 12/11/22 4stars 🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
page 93 - Birdie asked for a piece of candy, unwrapped it, and popped it into her mouth.
Dumpster Dying: A Hazardous Hoarder Mystery (A Hazardous Hoarding Mystery # 1) by Bennington, Michelle 12/8/22 4stars🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
Off-Limits Grumpy Player by Clarissa McKay 12/9/22 4stars (Sam spreads rumors about Heather)3. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for children. He is commonly portrayed as laughing in a way that sounds like "ho ho ho".
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
The Way of the Brave (Global Search and Rescue #1) by Susan May Warren 12/17/22 4stars (Ry, Ham and Jake since they are climbing Denali and it's snowy/icy)🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
4. This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast also played a role in the creation of Santa's image. This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children's books, family Christmas traditions, films, and advertising.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
The Twelve Holidates (Love Clichés #3.5) by Emma St. Clair 12/19/22 4stars (T T H)5. Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra (now Demre) in the region of Lycia in the Roman Empire, today in Turkey. Nicholas was known for his generous gifts to the poor, in particular presenting the three impoverished daughters of a pious Christian with dowries so that they would not have to become prostitutes.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
A Quilt for Christmas by Melody Carlson 12/11/22 4.5stars (Fiona and her family are down on their luck)🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
Mafiosa Princess- Omerta: A Mafia Romance (Mafiosa Princess#5)by Liza Malloy 12/3/22 4stars (Giada and Luca)
6. Father Christmas dates back as far as 16th century in England during the reign of Henry VIII, when he was pictured as a large man in green or scarlet robes lined with fur. He typified the spirit of good cheer at Christmas, bringing peace, joy, good food and wine and revelry. As England no longer kept the feast day of Saint Nicholas on 6 December, the Father Christmas celebration was moved to 25 December to coincide with Christmas Day
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Kindle location 248 - She had hoped to enjoy her meal in peace, before Willow forced her to examine her life choices.
Death by Puffin: A Bachelorette Party Murder in Reykjavik (Travel Can Be Murder #9) by Jennifer S. Alderson 12/3/22 4stars 🎅 Read a book set in England.
7. The tradition of Santa Claus being said to enter dwellings through the chimney is shared by many European seasonal gift-givers. In pre-Christian Norse tradition, Odin would often enter through chimneys and fire holes on the solstice. In the Italian Befana tradition, the gift-giving witch is perpetually covered with soot from her trips down the chimneys of children's homes. In the tale of Saint Nicholas, the saint tossed coins through a window, and, in a later version of the tale, down a chimney when he finds the window locked. In Dutch artist Jan Steen's painting, The Feast of Saint Nicholas, adults and toddlers are glancing up a chimney with amazement on their faces while other children play with their toys. The hearth was held sacred in primitive belief as a source of beneficence, and popular belief had elves and fairies bringing gifts to the house through this portal.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
The Doc's Holiday Homecoming (Back to Adelaide Creek #2) by Virginia McCullough 12/10/22 4.5stars (Jeff in the various fireplaces in the lodge and cabins)🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
8. Santa Claus's home is traditionally said to include a residence and a workshop where he is said to create often with the aid of elves the gifts delivers. Some stories and legends include a village, inhabited by his helpers, surrounding his home and shop.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
Dorothy: An Amish of Morrissey County Christmas Romance (The Amish of Morrissey County) by Sylvia Price 12/1/22 4stars (Fredrick and his dad are carpenters and make furniture)🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
09. In North American tradition Santa is said to live at the North Pole, which according to Canada Post lies within Canadian jurisdiction in postal code H0H 0H, although postal codes starting with H are usually reserved for the island of Montréal in Québec. On 23 December 2008, Jason Kenney, Canada's minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, formally awarded Canadian citizenship status to Santa Claus.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
After This (Sapphire Falls After Hours, #0.75) by Erin Nicholas 12/24/22 4stars (N - Nebraska/beginning and end of story)🎅 Read a book set on an island. (Florida Keys)
The Heart of a Hero (Global Search and Rescue #2) by Susan May Warren 12/21/22 4.5starsInfo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_C...
The Legend Of Santa ClausDuration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
Level 2: 13 or more.
Completed 2/13+
TASKS
1.
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
2.
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
3.
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
📌4.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
🎅🏻1. Twisted Threads - Lea Wait 12/08/22
5.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
6.
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book set in England.
7.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
8.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
9.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
1. A - ATHENA, MS Twelve Angry Librarians - Miranda James 12/03/22
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
The Legend of Santa ClausDuration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 2: 13 or more.
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The Legend of Santa ClausDuration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 2: 13 or more.
1. 🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)- Fence, Vol. 5: Rise-C.S. Pacat 12/11
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK- The Ties That Bind-Kelly Thompson 12/1
2. 🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty- Ties That Bind-L. Wilder 12/12
3. 🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover- Zombie-Loan, Vol. 4-Peach-Pit 12/4
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh- The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 8-Kousuke Oono 12/23
4. 🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry- Watering the Soul-Courtney Peppernell 12/4
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count)- Ascender, Vol. 4: Star Seed-Jeff Lemire 12/11
9. 🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
Ultraman, Vol. 10-Eiichi Shimizu 12/8 (New York)
Vampirella Volume 2: A Murder of Crows-Eric Trautmann 12/16 (Ephrata)
Vampirella Volume 3: Throne of Skulls-Eric Trautmann 12/17 (Ani Armenia)
Soul Eater, Vol. 07-Atsushi Ohkubo 12/22 (Nevada)
Soul Eater, Vol. 08-Atsushi Ohkubo 12/22 (Nevada)
🎅 Read a book set on an island- To Your Eternity, Vol. 6-Yoshitoki Oima 12/13
Legend of Santa ClausDuration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level: Level 2: 13 or more.
READ: 25/13+
1. Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary character originating in Western Christian culture,
✔🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris.
A Whisker of Trouble - Sofie Ryan (Nicholas Elliot) 12/14
✔🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
Christmas Chocolates and Crimes - Cindy Bell 12/6
✔🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
The Ladies of the Secret Circus - Constance Sayers 2/15
2. Santa brings children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice".
✔🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover.
Owl Be Home for Christmas - Donna Andrews 12/20
✔🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy.
White is the Coldest Colour - John Nicholl 1/18
(he allowed Anthony to choose a chocolate), p117
✔🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty.
It Ain't Me, Babe - Tillie Cole (Ryler, outlaw biker) 12/25
3. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for children. He is commonly portrayed as laughing in a way that sounds like "ho ho ho".
✔🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover.
The Uncanny Raven Winston - Tammie Painter 12/31
✔🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
Their Christmas Miracle - Lynne Marshall 12/16
✔🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
Vexatious Voodoo - Willow Mason 12/11
4. This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast also played a role in the creation of Santa's image. This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children's books, family Christmas traditions, films, and advertising.
✔🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
Nightingale's Gate - Linda Francis Lee (set in 1890s) 12/24
✔🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST.
Son of Thunder - S.C. Mitchell 12/21
5. Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra (now Demre) in the region of Lycia in the Roman Empire, today in Turkey. Nicholas was known for his generous gifts to the poor, in particular presenting the three impoverished daughters of a pious Christian with dowries so that they would not have to become prostitutes.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
✔🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
Any Witch Way - Lindsay Buroker (Morgan) 12/21
✔🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
Wild Irish Rebel - Tricia O'Malley (Morgan & Patrick) 12/10
6. Father Christmas dates back as far as 16th century in England during the reign of Henry VIII, when he was pictured as a large man in green or scarlet robes lined with fur. He typified the spirit of good cheer at Christmas, bringing peace, joy, good food and wine and revelry. As England no longer kept the feast day of Saint Nicholas on 6 December, the Father Christmas celebration was moved to 25 December to coincide with Christmas Day
✔🎅 Read a book with food on the cover.
Up to No Gouda - Linda Reilly 1/21
✔🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text.
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea - Axie Oh 12/3
(usher in a new era of peace), p3
✔🎅 Read a book set in England.
Opening Gambit - Tilly Wallace 12/28
7. The tradition of Santa Claus being said to enter dwellings through the chimney is shared by many European seasonal gift-givers. In pre-Christian Norse tradition, Odin would often enter through chimneys and fire holes on the solstice. In the Italian Befana tradition, the gift-giving witch is perpetually covered with soot from her trips down the chimneys of children's homes. In the tale of Saint Nicholas, the saint tossed coins through a window, and, in a later version of the tale, down a chimney when he finds the window locked. In Dutch artist Jan Steen's painting, The Feast of Saint Nicholas, adults and toddlers are glancing up a chimney with amazement on their faces while other children play with their toys. The hearth was held sacred in primitive belief as a source of beneficence, and popular belief had elves and fairies bringing gifts to the house through this portal.
✔🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
Murder at an Irish Christmas - Carlene O'Connor (James) 12/8
✔🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
Six Crimson Cranes - Elizabeth Lim (MC is 16) 12/30
✔🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover.
Better Haunts and Garden Gnomes - Michelle M. Pillow 12/9
8. Santa Claus's home is traditionally said to include a residence and a workshop where he is said to create often with the aid of elves the gifts delivers. Some stories and legends include a village, inhabited by his helpers, surrounding his home and shop.
✔🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
Alaskan Holiday - Debbie Macomber (hero is a swordsmith) 12/3
✔🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover.
Reindeer Runes - Danielle Garrett (Santa's elves) 12/18
✔🎅 Read a book about a legend.
Heart of the Sun Warrior - Sue Lynn Tan 12/18
09. In North American tradition Santa is said to live at the North Pole, which according to Canada Post lies within Canadian jurisdiction in postal code H0H 0H, although postal codes starting with H are usually reserved for the island of Montréal in Québec. On 23 December 2008, Jason Kenney, Canada's minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, formally awarded Canadian citizenship status to Santa Claus.
✔🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone - Diana Gabaldon 1/27
(hero moves from Scotland to America)
✔🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
Gingerbread - Kate Morris (Ohio) 12/4
✔🎅 Read a book set on an island.
Circus of the Dead, Book One - Kimberly Loth 12/10
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
The Legend Of Santa ClausDuration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
Completed: 18/13+
TASKS
1.
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed): The Mistletoe Promise - Richard Paul Evans 12/8/22 (Nicholas Derr)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas: Christmas at the Amish Market - Shelley Shepard Gray
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.: Girl, Forgotten - Karin Slaughter
2.
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).: Archangel's Blade - Nalini Singh 1/10/23
3.
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.):
- The Swans of Fifth Avenue - Melanie Benjamin 12/28/22🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.: You Don't Look Your Age...and Other Fairy Tales - Sheila Nevins 1/10/23
4.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.: The House I Loved - Tatiana de Rosnay 12/19/22 (set in the 1860's)
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).: The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood 12/12/22
5.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.: Panic - Lauren Oliver
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.: To Love and to Loathe - Martha Waters 1/3/23
6.
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.):
-Brownies and Broomsticks - Bailey Cates 1/5/23🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book set in England.: The Dark Winter - David Mark 1/8/23
7.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.: The Children on the Hill - Jennifer McMahon 12/5/22
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.: Pollyanna - Eleanor H. Porter 12/7/22
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.):
-Alaskan Holiday - Debbie Macomber 12/14/228.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.: The Kiss Curse - Erin Sterling 12/24/22
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
9.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.: NYPD Red 6 - James Patterson 12/23/22
🎅 Read a book set on an island.: The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak 1/3/23
The Legend of Santa ClausDecember 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 1: 5-12 tasks
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
15/13+ Tasks Completed
1.
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
UnLucky Christmas by Melissa Baldwin (12/8/22)
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
Cotswolds Holiday by Kasey Stockton (12/2/22)
2.
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
The Merry Mishap by Ruth Pendleton (12/9/22)
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
The Valentine Inn by Jennifer Peel (12/7/22)
3.
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
Scrooge and the Girls Next Door by Melanie Jacobson (12/7/22)
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
Dating Dru by Ranee S. Clark (12/9/22)
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
The Stand-in Christmas Date by Rachel John (12/13/22)
4.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
A Mistletoe Mismatch by Sally Britton (12/8/22)
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
The Santa Swap by Ruth Pendleton (12/12/22)
5.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
An Unexpected Kiss by Cindy Roland Anderson (12/14/22)
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
A Christmas Date by Camilla Isley (12/2/22)
6.
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Just Her Luck by M.J. Padgett (12/10/22)
"...leaving PEACE that warmed my heart." (pg 19)
🎅 Read a book set in England.
A Yorkshire Carol by Jennie Goutet (12/11/22)
7.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
Christmasland by Anne-Marie Meyer (12/4/22)
8.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
9.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
Soldier Under the Mistletoe by Lacy Williams (12/14/22) - Sawyer Creek
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
Mod
FINISHED The Legend of Santa Claus Duration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 1: 5-12 tasks
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
TASKS 27/27+
1.
X🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
Heart of the Matter Emily Giffin (Dr. Nicholas Russo) 01/01/23
X 🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
Holiday Buzz (Coffeehouse Mystery #12) Cleo Coyle 12/10/22
Resting Scrooge Face Meghan Quinn 12/16/22
X 🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
Stockholm (Getaway Collection #3) Catherine Steadman 12/02/22
2.
X 🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
The Hanukkah Trike Michelle Edwards 12/07/22
Something Blue (Darcy & Rachel 2) Emily Giffin 01/05/23
X 🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse 9) Charlaine Harris (p. 162 “. . . eat candy all day . . .”) 01/08/23
The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice Donna Kauffman (P. 210 “. . . Cassie scooped up the candy . . .” 01/20/23
X 🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
Roasted in Christmas River (Christmas River 4.5) Meg Muldoon (Someone keeps setting Thanksgiving dinner free) 12/08/22
3.
X 🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
The Cloisters Katy Hays
(black) 12/11/22Killers of a Certain Age Deanna Raybourn
01/13/24Cackle Rachel Harrison
(black) 01/17/23X 🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
Moon Signs (Moon Mystery #1) Helen Haught Fanick 12/06/22
Toast and Treachery(Mad Egg Cafe1) Constance Barker (Gideon) 01/11/23
Well Traveled (Well Met 4) Jen DeLuca (Dec has a beard) 01/24/23
X 🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
Mischief in Christmas River (Christmas River #5) Meg Muldoon 12/20/22
Dead to the Last Drop (Coffeehouse Mystery #16) Cleo Coyle 12/31/22
All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse 7) Charlaine Harris (Sookie’s thoughts can be hilarious) 01/07/23
4.
X 🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
Howl and Other Poems Allen Ginsberg 02/23/23
X 🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
War Party(The Sacketts 8.5) Louis L'Amour 12/10/22
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (Jo’s Scrapbook #6) Louisa May Alcott 12/13/22
Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match Sally Thorne 01/02/23
X 🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
Twister!: A Terrifying Tale of Superstorms Samone Bos 12/09/22
Mad Honey Jodi Picoult 12/14/22
5.
X 🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
Blue Thirst: Tales of Life Abroad Lawrence Durrell 02/28/23
X🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
Mika in Real Life Emiko Jean 12/07/22
Solito: A Memoir Javier Zamora (Javier’s family is poor) 12/22/22
The Light Pirate Lily Brooks-Dalton (Wanda’s family is poor) 01/22/23
Law, Fully, Dead: A Cozy Mystery with Tons of Female Friendship, Family Drama, and Heart! (Kiki Lowenstein 15) Joanna Campbell Slan (Lydia is having financial problems) 01/29/23
X 🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
The Red Lotus Chris Bohjalian (p. 166 - Douglas) 12/08/22
Shell Game (Getaway #6) Rumaan Alam 12/25/22
Something Borrowed (Darcy & Rachel #1) Emily Giffin Rachel and Dex) 01/02/23
A Touch of Dead (Sookie Stackhouse Short Stories) Charlaine Harris 01/04/23
Donut Fall in Love Jackie Lau (Ryan and Lindsay have sex - a lot!) 01/19/23
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse (Aurora Teagarden 3) Charlaine Harris (Roe and Martin) 01/24/23
Dead Cold Brew (Coffeehouse Mystery 16) Cleo Coyle (Mike and Clare) 01/26/23
6.
X 🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
A Brew to a Kill (Coffeehouse Mystery #11) Cleo Coyle 12/07/22
Bread of the Dead (Santa Fe Cafe #1) Ann Myers 12/17/22
Pall Bearers and Pepperoni (Papa Pacelli’s Pizzeria #1) Patti Benning 12/18/22
Bacon Cheddar Murder (Papa Pacelli’s Pizzeria #2) Patti Benning 12/18/22
Once Upon a Grind (Coffeehouse Mystery #14) Cleo Coyle 12/19/22
Pastries and Peril (Mad Egg Cafe 2) Constance Barker 01/11/23
A Christmas Bun for Ulysses (Moose Springs, Alaska 2.5) Sarah Morgenthaler 01/15/23
The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice (Moonbright, Maine 2) Donna Kauffman 01/20/23
X 🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
A Walk In The Wood: A Journey to Mindfulness Joseph Parent (p. 5 “. . . a discovery of profound peace . . .”) 12/03/22
Grand, Death, Auto (Kiki Lowenstein #14) Joanna Campbell Slan (P. 286 “. .. keep the peace . . .”) 12/20/22
X 🎅 Read a book set in England.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Ian Fleming 12/11/22
Something Blue (Darcy & Rachel 2) Emily Giffin (London) 01/05/23
The Whalebone Theatre Joanna Quinn (Weymouth) 01/09/23
Matrix Lauren Groff 01/24/23
7.
X 🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
Mayhem in Christmas River (Christmas River #2) Meg Muldoon (about an arsonist) 12/04/22
A World of Curiosities (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #18) Louise Penny (p. 95 there is a bonfire) 12/28/22
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse 1) Charlaine Harris (the townspeople set fire to a vampire’s nest) 12/29/22
Dead as a Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse 5) Charlaine Harris (Jeff set fire to Sookie’s house) 01/04/23
Wine and Punishment (A Literary Pub Mystery 1) Sarah Fox (Someone torched the antiques business) 01/24/23
X 🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech (Phoebe’s is 13) 12/11/22
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Life of a Cactus 1) Dusti Bowling (Aven is 13) 01/14/23
X 🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
Final Fondue (A Five-Ingredient Mystery #3) Maya Corrigan 12/08/22
Shakespeare's Landlord (Lily Bard mystery #1) Charlaine Harris 12/15/22
Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail Ashley Herring Blake 01/01/22
The Watchman of Rothenburg Dies (Homeswappers 1) Adriana Licio 01/14/23
Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse 12) Charlaine Harris (Sookie is a landlord) 01/15/22
Nora Goes Off Script Annabel Monaghan 01/23/23
8.
X 🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
The Santa Suit Mary Kay Andrews (p. 88 Phoebe’s dad) 12/02/22
A Deadly Yarn (A Knitting Mystery #3) Maggie Sefton (there are several artisans in the book) 12/21/22
X 🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
Oh. What. Fun. Chandler Baker (Elf on Cover) 12/01/22
X 🎅 Read a book about a legend.
Fairy Earmuffs (Fairy Senses #3) Emily Martha Sorensen 12/06/22
Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse 2) Charlaine Harris (the books features a Greek Legendary Creature) 01/02/23
Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse #4) Charlaine Harris 01/04/23
From Dead to Worse (Sookie Stackhouse 8) Charlaine Harris 01/07/23
9.
X 🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
Honey & Spice Bolu Babalola (Malakai is a Nigerian immigrant) 12/12/22
Belle Mer (Getaway #4) Luanne Rice (Mary and Jack are Irish immigrants) 12/14/22
Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After #2) Emiko Jean (Izumi immigrates to Japan) 12/17/22
Playing for Pizza John Grisham (Rick immigrates your Italy) 01/08/23
The Buddha in the Attic Julie Otsuka (about Japanese immigrant brides) 01/24/23
X 🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
Murder in Christmas River (Christmas River #1) Meg Muldoon (Oregon) 12/03/22
Bread of the Dead (Santa Fe Cafe Mystery #1) Ann Myers (New Mexico) 12/17/22
Something Borrowed (Darcy & Rachel #1) Emily Giffin (New York) 01/03/23
Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse 3) Charlaine Harris (Jackson, MS) 01/03/23
X 🎅 Read a book set on an island.
Opposites Attract Camilla Isley (Manhattan) 12/13/22
Death of an Ice Cream Scooper (A Haley Powell Mystery Book 15) Lee Hollis (Bar Harbor, Maine) 01/12/23
Duration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023Level 1: 5-12 tasks
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
TASKS
1. Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary character originating in Western Christian culture,
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
Book: Catching Christmas
Author: Terri Blackstock
Read: 12/6/2022
Fits: It's set at Christmas
Book: Christmas Revelation
Author: Anne Perry
Read: 1/4/2023
Fits: It's set at Christmas
Book: Magic Bites
Author: Ilona Andrews
Read: 1/16/2023
Fits: Authors initials are in Saint Nick
2. Santa brings children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice".
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
Book: Counterfeit
Author: Kirstin Chen
Read: 12/2/2022
Fits: Counterfeiting is naughty
3. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for children. He is commonly portrayed as laughing in a way that sounds like "ho ho ho".
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
Book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Author: Jeff Kinney
Read: 12/23/2022
Fits: Mostly red cover
5. This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast also played a role in the creation of Santa's image. This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children's books, family Christmas traditions, films, and advertising.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
Book: An American Marriage
Author: Tayari Jones
Read: 12/3/2022
Fits: A A M is in THOMAS NAST
6. Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra (now Demre) in the region of Lycia in the Roman Empire, today in Turkey. Nicholas was known for his generous gifts to the poor, in particular presenting the three impoverished daughters of a pious Christian with dowries so that they would not have to become prostitutes.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
Book: Sharp Objects
Author: Gillian Flynn
Read: 12/14/2022
Fits: MC has sex
7. Father Christmas dates back as far as 16th century in England during the reign of Henry VIII, when he was pictured as a large man in green or scarlet robes lined with fur. He typified the spirit of good cheer at Christmas, bringing peace, joy, good food and wine and revelry. As England no longer kept the feast day of Saint Nicholas on 6 December, the Father Christmas celebration was moved to 25 December to coincide with Christmas Day
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book set in England.
Book: The Quiche of Death
Author: M.C. Beaton
Read: 12/27/2022
Fits: Set in England
Book: Neverwhere
Author: Neil Gaiman
Read: 1/19/2023
Fits: Set in London.
8. The tradition of Santa Claus being said to enter dwellings through the chimney is shared by many European seasonal gift-givers. In pre-Christian Norse tradition, Odin would often enter through chimneys and fire holes on the solstice. In the Italian Befana tradition, the gift-giving witch is perpetually covered with soot from her trips down the chimneys of children's homes. In the tale of Saint Nicholas, the saint tossed coins through a window, and, in a later version of the tale, down a chimney when he finds the window locked. In Dutch artist Jan Steen's painting, The Feast of Saint Nicholas, adults and toddlers are glancing up a chimney with amazement on their faces while other children play with their toys. The hearth was held sacred in primitive belief as a source of beneficence, and popular belief had elves and fairies bringing gifts to the house through this portal.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
Book: The Arctic Incident
Author: Eoin Colfer
Read: 12/12/2022
Fits: MC is a child
Book: Inspection
Author: Josh Malerman
Read: 1/8/2023
Fits: MC is a child
9. Santa Claus's home is traditionally said to include a residence and a workshop where he is said to create often with the aid of elves the gifts delivers. Some stories and legends include a village, inhabited by his helpers, surrounding his home and shop.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
10. In North American tradition Santa is said to live at the North Pole, which according to Canada Post lies within Canadian jurisdiction in postal code H0H 0H, although postal codes starting with H are usually reserved for the island of Montréal in Québec. On 23 December 2008, Jason Kenney, Canada's minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, formally awarded Canadian citizenship status to Santa Claus.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
Book: Breakup From Hell
Author: Ann Dávila Cardinal
Read: 1/13/2023
Fits: MC is from Puerto Rico
Book: One for the Money
Author: Janet Evanovich
Read: 1/21/2023
Fits: Set in New Jersey.
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This is the time of the year where children wait to try and catch a glimpse of Santa Claus. So lets find out who Santa is and the stories about him.
Duration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 1: 5-12 tasks
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
TASKS
1. Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary character originating in Western Christian culture,
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 2/19/2023
2. Santa brings children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice".
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
3. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for children. He is commonly portrayed as laughing in a way that sounds like "ho ho ho".
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...12/18/2022
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
4. This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast also played a role in the creation of Santa's image. This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children's books, family Christmas traditions, films, and advertising.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century. Her Lessons in Persuasion by Megan Frampton. 2/25/2023 This book takes place during the age of Queen Victoria.
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
5. Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra (now Demre) in the region of Lycia in the Roman Empire, today in Turkey. Nicholas was known for his generous gifts to the poor, in particular presenting the three impoverished daughters of a pious Christian with dowries so that they would not have to become prostitutes.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
6. Father Christmas dates back as far as 16th century in England during the reign of Henry VIII, when he was pictured as a large man in green or scarlet robes lined with fur. He typified the spirit of good cheer at Christmas, bringing peace, joy, good food and wine and revelry. As England no longer kept the feast day of Saint Nicholas on 6 December, the Father Christmas celebration was moved to 25 December to coincide with Christmas Day
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... 1/17/23🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book set in England.
7. The tradition of Santa Claus being said to enter dwellings through the chimney is shared by many European seasonal gift-givers. In pre-Christian Norse tradition, Odin would often enter through chimneys and fire holes on the solstice. In the Italian Befana tradition, the gift-giving witch is perpetually covered with soot from her trips down the chimneys of children's homes. In the tale of Saint Nicholas, the saint tossed coins through a window, and, in a later version of the tale, down a chimney when he finds the window locked. In Dutch artist Jan Steen's painting, The Feast of Saint Nicholas, adults and toddlers are glancing up a chimney with amazement on their faces while other children play with their toys. The hearth was held sacred in primitive belief as a source of beneficence, and popular belief had elves and fairies bringing gifts to the house through this portal.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
8. Santa Claus's home is traditionally said to include a residence and a workshop where he is said to create often with the aid of elves the gifts delivers. Some stories and legends include a village, inhabited by his helpers, surrounding his home and shop.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... 2/12/2023
Tom has a workshop where he makes bookshelves.
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
09. In North American tradition Santa is said to live at the North Pole, which according to Canada Post lies within Canadian jurisdiction in postal code H0H 0H, although postal codes starting with H are usually reserved for the island of Montréal in Québec. On 23 December 2008, Jason Kenney, Canada's minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, formally awarded Canadian citizenship status to Santa Claus.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant. The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba 1/07/23 Chanel Cleeton
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY. The Personal Librarian New York, New York 1/26/23 Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
🎅 Read a book set on an island. The Island of Sea Women 1/08/2023
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Finished! :)The Legend of Santa Claus
December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
15/13+ Tasks Completed
1.
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
UnLucky Christmas by Melissa Baldwin (12/8/22)
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
Cotswolds Holiday by Kasey Stockton (12/2/22)
2.
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
The Merry Mishap by Ruth Pendleton (12/9/22)
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
The Valentine Inn by Jennifer Peel (12/7/22)
3.
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
Scrooge and the Girls Next Door by Melanie Jacobson (12/7/22)
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
Dating Dru by Ranee S. Clark (12/9/22)
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
The Stand-in Christmas Date by Rachel John (12/13/22)
4.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
A Mistletoe Mismatch by Sally Britton (12/8/22)
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
The Santa Swap by Ruth Pendleton (12/12/22)
5.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
An Unexpected Kiss by Cindy Roland Anderson (12/14/22)
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
A Christmas Date by Camilla Isley (12/2/22)
6.
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Just Her Luck by M.J. Padgett (12/10/22)
"...leaving PEACE that warmed my heart." (pg 19)
🎅 Read a book set in England.
A Yorkshire Carol by Jennie Goutet (12/11/22)
7.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
Christmasland by Anne-Marie Meyer (12/4/22)
8.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
9.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
Soldier Under the Mistletoe by Lacy Williams (12/14/22) - Sawyer Creek
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
The Legend of Santa ClausDuration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 1: 5-12 tasks
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
TASKS
☑️ 1. Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary character originating in Western Christian culture,
✔️🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend 12/19/22
✔️ 🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
Amish Christmas Twins - Shelley Shepard Gray 12/5/22
✔️ 🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
Attack of the Black Rectangles - Amy Sarig King 12/2/22
🔲 2. Santa brings children gifts
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
✔️ 🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence & page/loc #).
p37: "...where he'd been, were two pieces of wrapped candy, and an empty piece of ripped cellophane."
Cruel Candy - Mildred Abbott 12/23/22
✔️ 🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
Shipping News - Annie Proulx 1/17/23
🔲 3. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
✔️ 🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
The Man with Two Left Feet and Other Stories - P.G. Wodehouse 1/18/23
☑️ 4. "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast also played a role in the creation of Santa's image.
✔️ 🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
Before the Ever After - Jacqueline Woodson 12/28/22
✔️ 🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
In a Mother's Arms: Finally a Family / Home Again - Jillian Hart 1/3/23
✔️ 🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
Sugar Scars - Travis Norwood 12/7/22
🔲 5. Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra (now Demre) in the region of Lycia in the Roman Empire
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
✔️ 🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
Beauty - Robin McKinley 12/20/22
✔️ 🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
Virgin River - Robyn Carr 1/6/23
☑️ 6. Father Christmas dates back as far as 16th century in England during the reign of Henry VIII
✔️ 🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
Claws of Justice - Emmie Lyn 12/13/22
✔️ 🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Pg 32: "...all she wants is some peace and quiet."
A Place at the Table - Saadia Faruqi 12/12/22
✔️ 🎅 Read a book set in England.
What Came Before He Shot Her - Elizabeth George 12/11/22
☑️ 7. The tradition of Santa Claus being said to enter dwellings through the chimney is shared by many European seasonal gift-givers.
✔️ 🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
I Am Still Alive - Kate Alice Marshall 12/10/22
✔️ 🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
Caterpillar Summer - Gillian McDunn 12/4/22
✔️ 🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
The Rancher's Secret Wife - Brenda Minton 12/22/22
🔲 8. Santa Claus's home is traditionally said to include a residence and a workshop where he is said to create often with the aid of elves the gifts delivers.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
✔️ 🎅 Read a book about a legend.
Gargantis - Thomas Taylor 12/28/22
🔲 9. In North American tradition Santa is said to live at the North Pole, which according to Canada Post lies within Canadian jurisdiction in postal code H0H 0H, although postal codes starting with H are usually reserved for the island of Montréal in Québec.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
✔️ 🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY. Located in Arizona
Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus - Dusti Bowling 12/2/22
✔️ 🎅 Read a book set on an island.
Anne of the Island - L.M. Montgomery 12/1/22
Genevieve wrote: "Welcome Melissa A. Melissa and Nora"Thanks so much, Genevieve!
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Done on post #25Duration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
Completed 14 tasks DONE!
TASKS
1. Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary character originating in Western Christian culture,
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
A Very Naughty Christmas: An Age Gap Holiday Romance Collection by Sofia T Summers 12/5/22 4stars🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
The Wedding Ranch by Nancy Naigle 12/17/22 4.5stars (N N)2. Santa brings children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice".
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
A Christmas Memory by Richard Paul Evans 12/11/22 4stars 🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
page 93 - Birdie asked for a piece of candy, unwrapped it, and popped it into her mouth.
Dumpster Dying: A Hazardous Hoarder Mystery (A Hazardous Hoarding Mystery # 1) by Bennington, Michelle 12/8/22 4stars🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
Off-Limits Grumpy Player by Clarissa McKay 12/9/22 4stars (Sam spreads rumors about Heather)3. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for children. He is commonly portrayed as laughing in a way that sounds like "ho ho ho".
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
The Way of the Brave (Global Search and Rescue #1) by Susan May Warren 12/17/22 4stars (Ry, Ham and Jake since they are climbing Denali and it's snowy/icy)🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
4. This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast also played a role in the creation of Santa's image. This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children's books, family Christmas traditions, films, and advertising.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
The Twelve Holidates (Love Clichés #3.5) by Emma St. Clair 12/19/22 4stars (T T H)5. Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra (now Demre) in the region of Lycia in the Roman Empire, today in Turkey. Nicholas was known for his generous gifts to the poor, in particular presenting the three impoverished daughters of a pious Christian with dowries so that they would not have to become prostitutes.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
A Quilt for Christmas by Melody Carlson 12/11/22 4.5stars (Fiona and her family are down on their luck)🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
Mafiosa Princess- Omerta: A Mafia Romance (Mafiosa Princess#5)by Liza Malloy 12/3/22 4stars (Giada and Luca)
6. Father Christmas dates back as far as 16th century in England during the reign of Henry VIII, when he was pictured as a large man in green or scarlet robes lined with fur. He typified the spirit of good cheer at Christmas, bringing peace, joy, good food and wine and revelry. As England no longer kept the feast day of Saint Nicholas on 6 December, the Father Christmas celebration was moved to 25 December to coincide with Christmas Day
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Kindle location 248 - She had hoped to enjoy her meal in peace, before Willow forced her to examine her life choices.
Death by Puffin: A Bachelorette Party Murder in Reykjavik (Travel Can Be Murder #9) by Jennifer S. Alderson 12/3/22 4stars 🎅 Read a book set in England.
7. The tradition of Santa Claus being said to enter dwellings through the chimney is shared by many European seasonal gift-givers. In pre-Christian Norse tradition, Odin would often enter through chimneys and fire holes on the solstice. In the Italian Befana tradition, the gift-giving witch is perpetually covered with soot from her trips down the chimneys of children's homes. In the tale of Saint Nicholas, the saint tossed coins through a window, and, in a later version of the tale, down a chimney when he finds the window locked. In Dutch artist Jan Steen's painting, The Feast of Saint Nicholas, adults and toddlers are glancing up a chimney with amazement on their faces while other children play with their toys. The hearth was held sacred in primitive belief as a source of beneficence, and popular belief had elves and fairies bringing gifts to the house through this portal.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
The Doc's Holiday Homecoming (Back to Adelaide Creek #2) by Virginia McCullough 12/10/22 4.5stars (Jeff in the various fireplaces in the lodge and cabins)🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
8. Santa Claus's home is traditionally said to include a residence and a workshop where he is said to create often with the aid of elves the gifts delivers. Some stories and legends include a village, inhabited by his helpers, surrounding his home and shop.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
Dorothy: An Amish of Morrissey County Christmas Romance (The Amish of Morrissey County) by Sylvia Price 12/1/22 4stars (Fredrick and his dad are carpenters and make furniture)🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
09. In North American tradition Santa is said to live at the North Pole, which according to Canada Post lies within Canadian jurisdiction in postal code H0H 0H, although postal codes starting with H are usually reserved for the island of Montréal in Québec. On 23 December 2008, Jason Kenney, Canada's minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, formally awarded Canadian citizenship status to Santa Claus.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
After This (Sapphire Falls After Hours, #0.75) by Erin Nicholas 12/24/22 4stars (N - Nebraska/beginning and end of story)🎅 Read a book set on an island. (Florida Keys)
The Heart of a Hero (Global Search and Rescue #2) by Susan May Warren 12/21/22 4.5starsInfo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_C...
The Legend of Santa ClausDuration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 2: 13 or more.
FINISHED
1. 🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)- Fence, Vol. 5: Rise-C.S. Pacat 12/11
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK- The Ties That Bind-Kelly Thompson 12/1
2. 🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty- Ties That Bind-L. Wilder 12/12
3. 🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover- Zombie-Loan, Vol. 4-Peach-Pit 12/4
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh- The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 8-Kousuke Oono 12/23
4. 🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry- Watering the Soul-Courtney Peppernell 12/4
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count)- Ascender, Vol. 4: Star Seed-Jeff Lemire 12/11
9. 🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
Ultraman, Vol. 10-Eiichi Shimizu 12/8 (New York)
Vampirella Volume 2: A Murder of Crows-Eric Trautmann 12/16 (Ephrata)
Vampirella Volume 3: Throne of Skulls-Eric Trautmann 12/17 (Ani Armenia)
Soul Eater, Vol. 07-Atsushi Ohkubo 12/22 (Nevada)
Soul Eater, Vol. 08-Atsushi Ohkubo 12/22 (Nevada)
🎅 Read a book set on an island- To Your Eternity, Vol. 6-Yoshitoki Oima 12/13
Mod
The Legend Of Santa Claus
Duration: December 1-29, 2022
Level 2: 13 or more
Read: 13/13+
TASKS
1.
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas.
Christmas Wishes in Wild Harbor Grace Worthington 12/2/22
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
Kentucky Christmas Sarah Title 12/6/22
2.
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover.
Christmas at Cozy Holly Inn Meredith Summers 12/29/22🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy.
p 119 “This isn’t normal marshmallow. There are swirls of raspberry jelly and chocolate chips inside each bar.”
Nora took a bite. Her eyes widened. “Yum. This is nice.” A Christmas Wish Leeanna Morgan 12/4/22
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
3.
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
4.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST.
The 6:20 Man David Baldacci 12/24/22 TSTM
5.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
Christmas Dreams Ev Bishop 12/16/22
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
Tomorrow's Blessings Jessie Gussman 12/8/22
6.
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text.
p 133 That’s mostly just for peace of mind, you know. The Innkeeper's House Elizabeth Bromke 12/3/22
🎅 Read a book set in England.
7.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
Holiday with You Claudia Y. Burgoa 12/9/22
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover.
Mistletoe With a Pink Bow Vella Day 12/8/22 8.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
One Week In December Holly Chamberlin 12/7/22
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
9.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
The Russian Cage Charlaine Harris 12/22/22
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
Sapphire Bay Once In A Lifetime Leeanna Morgan 12/4/22
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
Level 1: 5 - 12 tasks - COMPLETED12/12
1.
Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris
Wrapped up in Christmas by Kristen Painter - 02/12/22
(MC’s uncle is Kris Kringle)
1.
Read a book set at Christmas
Decker and Joy by Elle Rush - 05/12/22
(Detective Decker from the North Pole looking for special stolen Christmas toy)
2.
Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Hexes & Hot Flashes by Lisa Manifold - 06/01/23
Page 74 “…I settled on the couch with the bag of candy and snacked my way into a sugar coma…”
3.
Read a book that makes you laugh
Escape From Hiding by Courtney McFarlin - 07/12/22
3.
Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
Black Hole Survival Guide by Janna Levin - 02/01/23 - 3★s5.
Read a book with a character who has sex
The Doctor's Christmas Proposal by Eve Gaddy - 05/12/22
6.
Read a book with the word peace in the text
Book read: Walking Straight by T.E. Killian - 10/12/22 - Page 80 “…He’d never get any peace and quiet…”
6.
Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
Baking Bad by Kim M. Watt - 21/12/227.
Read a book with a window on the cover
Death Bee Comes Her by Nancy CoCo - 01/01/23 - 5★s8.
Read a book where a character has a workshop
Sleigh Spells by Bella Falls - 24/12/22 (Gingerbread workshop)
9.
Read a book set on an island
The Guest List by Lucy Foley - 04/12/22
10.
Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY
Going Rogue by Janet Evanovich - 20/12/22 (New Jersey)
The Legend of Santa ClausDuration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 2: 13 or more.
19/13
1. 🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
Gwen's Christmas Ghost by Lynn Kerstan, Alicia Rasley 13/12 3★
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
Dead in Devon by Stephanie Austin 29/12 4.5★
2. 🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover
A Father For Christmas by Paula Tanner Girard 20/12 2★🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
3. 🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover
Death on Demand by Paul Thomas 6/12 4★🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard - Prince Artur
Sleeping with the Fishes by MaryJanice Davidson 1/1 2.5★
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett 14/12 5★
4. 🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
The Counterfeit Heiress by Isobel Linton 21/12 2.5★
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST
A Necessary Husband by Debra Mullins 25/12 2★
5. 🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex - Corinna & Daniel
Heavenly Pleasures by Kerry Greenwood 18/12 5★
6. 🎅 Read a book with food on the cover
Cooking the Books by Kerry Greenwood 9/1 5★🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text - ...making some kind of peace... p.234
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett 19/12 4★
🎅 Read a book set in England.
Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn 20/12 3★
7. 🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire - Paula
A Chance Of Stormy Weather by Tricia Stringer 3/1 3.5★
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey 18/12 3★
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover
After the Rain by Lucy Dillon 5/1 3★8. 🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop - Claire has a workshop in Castle Leoch
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 10/1 5★
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
9. 🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant - Navin
Every Version of You by Grace Chan 7/1 3.5★
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY - Edinburgh
The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan 11/12 3.5★
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
Hell Island by Matthew Reilly 19/12 3★
The Legend Of Santa ClausDuration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
14/13+ Completed. Finished
TASKS
1.
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
One Empire Night-Autumn Jones Lake 12/05/22
A Very Merry Alpha Christmas-Logan Chance 12/24/22
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
Claire Kingsley-How the Grump Saved Christmas 12/05/22
2.
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
Dezi-Jessica Gadziala 12/04/22
Beyond Reckless-Autumn Jones Lake 12/16/22
3.
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
The Hunted One-Brittney Sahin 12/11/22
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
White Knuckles-Autumn Jones Lake 12/01/22
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
4.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
Hollywood Outlaw-M.Z. Kelly 12/18/22
5.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
Only Love-Melanie Harlow 12/07/22
Her Final Confession-Lisa Regan 12/18/22
6.
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book set in England.
7.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
Eagle-Janie Crouch 12/04/22
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
8.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
Buried Deception-Amanda McKinney 12/03/22
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
9.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
Alabama:Revenge-Debra Webb 12/09/22
Seattle:The Secret She Kept-Elle Gray 12/17/22
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
Mod
FINISHEDThe Legend Of Santa Claus
Duration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
Completed: 18/13+
TASKS
1.
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed): The Mistletoe Promise - Richard Paul Evans 12/8/22 (Nicholas Derr)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas: Christmas at the Amish Market - Shelley Shepard Gray
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.: Girl, Forgotten - Karin Slaughter
2.
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).: Archangel's Blade - Nalini Singh 1/10/23
3.
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.):
- The Swans of Fifth Avenue - Melanie Benjamin 12/28/22🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.: You Don't Look Your Age...and Other Fairy Tales - Sheila Nevins 1/10/23
4.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.: The House I Loved - Tatiana de Rosnay 12/19/22 (set in the 1860's)
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).: The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood 12/12/22
5.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.: Panic - Lauren Oliver
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.: To Love and to Loathe - Martha Waters 1/3/23
6.
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.):
-Brownies and Broomsticks - Bailey Cates 1/5/23🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book set in England.: The Dark Winter - David Mark 1/8/23
7.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.: The Children on the Hill - Jennifer McMahon 12/5/22
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.: Pollyanna - Eleanor H. Porter 12/7/22
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.):
-Alaskan Holiday - Debbie Macomber 12/14/228.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.: The Kiss Curse - Erin Sterling 12/24/22
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
9.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.: NYPD Red 6 - James Patterson 12/23/22
🎅 Read a book set on an island.: The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak 1/3/23
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This is the time of the year where children wait to try and catch a glimpse of Santa Claus. So lets find out who Santa is and the stories about him.
Duration: December 1, 2022 - February 28. 2023
Level 1: 5-12 tasks
Level 2: 13 or more.
Tasks can be done as many times as needed.
TASKS
1. Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary character originating in Western Christian culture,
🎅 Read a book with a character called Nicholas, or Kris. (alternative spelling will be allowed)
🎅 Read a book set at Christmas
🎅 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in SAINT NICK.
2. Santa brings children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice".
🎅 Read a book with a gift on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book where a character eats candy. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book with a character who is considered naughty. (Your interpretation).
3. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for children. He is commonly portrayed as laughing in a way that sounds like "ho ho ho".
🎅 Read a book with either a red, black or white cover. (Show cover.)
🎅 Read a book with a character who has a beard.
🎅 Read a book that makes you laugh.
4. This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast also played a role in the creation of Santa's image. This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children's books, family Christmas traditions, films, and advertising.
🎅 Read a book that is tagged as poetry.
🎅 Read a book set in the 19th century.
🎅 Read A book where the first letter of each title word can be found in THOMAS NAST. (All words count).
5. Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra (now Demre) in the region of Lycia in the Roman Empire, today in Turkey. Nicholas was known for his generous gifts to the poor, in particular presenting the three impoverished daughters of a pious Christian with dowries so that they would not have to become prostitutes.
🎅 Read a book set in Greece or Turkey.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is poor.
🎅 Read a book with a character who has sex.
6. Father Christmas dates back as far as 16th century in England during the reign of Henry VIII, when he was pictured as a large man in green or scarlet robes lined with fur. He typified the spirit of good cheer at Christmas, bringing peace, joy, good food and wine and revelry. As England no longer kept the feast day of Saint Nicholas on 6 December, the Father Christmas celebration was moved to 25 December to coincide with Christmas Day
🎅 Read a book with food on the cover. (Show the cover.)
🎅 Read a book with the word peace in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
🎅 Read a book set in England.
7. The tradition of Santa Claus being said to enter dwellings through the chimney is shared by many European seasonal gift-givers. In pre-Christian Norse tradition, Odin would often enter through chimneys and fire holes on the solstice. In the Italian Befana tradition, the gift-giving witch is perpetually covered with soot from her trips down the chimneys of children's homes. In the tale of Saint Nicholas, the saint tossed coins through a window, and, in a later version of the tale, down a chimney when he finds the window locked. In Dutch artist Jan Steen's painting, The Feast of Saint Nicholas, adults and toddlers are glancing up a chimney with amazement on their faces while other children play with their toys. The hearth was held sacred in primitive belief as a source of beneficence, and popular belief had elves and fairies bringing gifts to the house through this portal.
🎅 Read a book where a character lights a fire.
🎅 Read a book with a MC who is a child.
🎅 Read a book with a window on the cover. (Show cover.)
8. Santa Claus's home is traditionally said to include a residence and a workshop where he is said to create often with the aid of elves the gifts delivers. Some stories and legends include a village, inhabited by his helpers, surrounding his home and shop.
🎅 Read a book where a character has a workshop.
🎅 Read a book with an elf in the story or on the cover. (Show cover).
🎅 Read a book about a legend.
09. In North American tradition Santa is said to live at the North Pole, which according to Canada Post lies within Canadian jurisdiction in postal code H0H 0H, although postal codes starting with H are usually reserved for the island of Montréal in Québec. On 23 December 2008, Jason Kenney, Canada's minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, formally awarded Canadian citizenship status to Santa Claus.
🎅 Read a book with a character who is an immigrant.
🎅 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in JASON KENNEY.
🎅 Read a book set on an island.
Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_C...
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