The Lost Challenges discussion

Every 3 months we will give you a list of facts about a randomly selected year with reading tasks to go with them. Read one book for each task.


A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks





Tasks:
1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.


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A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 15th April 2023
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 15/11-15

Tasks:
1. Films
✴️ Read a book tagged family, humor.
The Sisters Café Carolyn Brown 2/23/23

2. New Releases
✴️ Read a book with a five word title.
A Rogue Cowboy's Christmas Surprise Stephanie Rowe 2/8/23

3. Births
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
Wait For Me J.H. Croix 2/5/23

4. Deaths
✴️ Read a book published in December.
published December 8, 2020 2142 Green Hollow Rd Katie Winters 2/3/23

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year.
2014 Rum and Raindrops Jean Oram 2/4/23

6. New Things
✴️ Read a book where a character sees a horse.
This Crazy Love J.H. Croix 2/4/23

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
✴️ Read a book set in California.
Seabreeze Christmas Jan Moran 2/28/23

8. January 30
✴️ Read a book with a villain.
A Twist of Fate Kelley Armstrong 2/11/23

9. February 10
✴️ Read a book where a character sings.
The Wedding Ranch Nancy Naigle 2/7/23

10. February 17
✴️ Read a Series #7.
Death Trap Karin Kaufman 2/2/23 (Juniper Grove #7)

11. March 7
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M.
Mistletoe Madness Leeanna Morgan 3/9/23

12. May 2
✴️ Read a book where a character sees something another does not.
A Turn of the Tide Kelley Armstrong 2/11/23

13. June 6
✴️ Read a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed).
Mary Poppins P.L. Travers 4/15/23 I Only Watched the Movie! #5

14. September 12
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light.
289 Captain's Walk Katie Winters 2/4/23

15. December 15
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol.
Wedding at the Riverview Inn Molly O'Keefe 2/12/23

In! I like these challenges, JoAnne! Thank you for hosting them.

1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.

Welcome Jennifer! Thanks!!

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023

Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

14/11-15 Completed. Finished

Tasks:
1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.
(Horror)
Edge of Woods Road-Leigh Maynard 3/14/23

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.
Good Trouble-Lani Lynn Vale 2/11/23

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
Natasha Madison-Made For Me 3/01/23

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.
(January 2023)
Whispers of You-Catherine Cowles 3/16/23

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
(2021)
Storm's Ruin-Mary Stone 3/17/23

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.
(Makes a sandwich)
Rum Runner-J.A. Konrath 2/09/23

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover.
Her Silent Cry-Lisa Regan 2/17/23


8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain.
Depraved-Debra Webb 2/08/23

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book where a character sings.
Feels Like Home-Kelly Elliott 3/18/23

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a Series #7.
Primal Howlers MC:Primal Wrath-Piper Davenport 2/11/23

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M.
Mistakes I've Made-Jordan Marie 2/20/23

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book with a monster in the story and where a character sees something another does not.
Inner Demons-Stacia Stark 3/15/23

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.
(Luna Winchester)
Lighthouse Way-Kristen Proby 3/17/23

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol and set in the US.
What He Doesn't Know-Kandi Steiner 3/18/23

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023
12/15

Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks


Tasks:
1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.
Tagged family-Mousse and Mayhem Sue Hollowell 2/8/23

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.
Cursed Cookies Cindy Stark 2/3/23

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
Benning-Nabbed in New Mexico Patti Benning 2/2/23

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.
Jan.-Tough as They Crumb Emma Ainsley 2/2/23

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
2021-Sherbet and Shenanigans Sue Hollowell 2/1/23

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.
Charity made a sandwich-Cold Drip Heather Day Gilbert 2/4/23

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.
Biscotti and Betrayal Sue Hollowell 2/4/23

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.
Hayley-Afraid Knot Wendy Neugent 2/10/23

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.
Penny Brooke 2/6/23

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.
Murder at the Festival Dani Simms 2/7/23

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.
The Case of the Deadly Truffles Daisy Landish 2/6/23

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.
Libby-Dastardly Deeds & Possible Parricide Ana Bisset 2/12/23

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.
Both-Wined and Died in New Orleans Ellen Byron 2/7/23

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023

LEVELS
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
1933

COMPLETED!


Tasks:
1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.
Homemade Sin: A Callahan Garrity Mystery by Mary Kay Andrews 2/24/2023
Family and humor

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title.
Fourth Down by Heidi McLaughlin 2/8/2023

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
The Secrets of Winter by Nicola Upson 2/16/2023

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.
The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary 2/21/2023
Published 4/17/2021

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
The Budapest Parade Murders by F Van Wyck Mason 2/26/2023
Pub'd 1935

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.
Thicker Than Water by Ralph McInerny 2/15/2023
Marie mops the floor.

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.
All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M Morris 2/5/2023
Ellice is appointed to replace her dead boss. She is not given the right to refuse or quit.

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.
Death by Water by Kerry Greenwood 3/4/2023
Marva from Marva and the Music Makers sings dance tunes everynight except Sunday.

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M.
The Magyar Venus by Lyn Hamilton 3/22/2023

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book where a character sees something another does not.
The Dark Hour by K J Young 3/20/2023
Lisa sees the horrors before her that Mark and Monica do not.

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where the MC's last name begins with S.
A Vintage Murder by Michele Scott 3/8/2023
Nikki Sands

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol.
The It Girl by Ruth Ware 2/26/2023
These kids drink like fish.

My spot! :)

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

FINISHED!!!!

Tasks:
✔1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.
The Unicorn's Mate by Delaney Rain (2/1/2023)

✔2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.
The Vampire's Mail Order Bride by Kristen Painter (2/7/2023)

✔3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
Year of the Rat by Marshall Thornton (2/1/2023)

✔4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.
Sevener by Thea Hayworth (2/3/2023), May

✔5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu (2/2/2023), 2013

✔6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.
Cursed Cocktails by S.L. Rowland (3/2/2023), The remaining customers slowly filtered out, allowing Rhoren and James to clean the tables and mop the floor. (page 186) & He gave the drink a quick stir and flourish before placing it in front for Rhoren. (page 33)

IN THE NEWS
✔7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus (2/6/2023)

✔8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.
Every Witch Way but Ghouls by K.E. O'Connor (2/13/2023)

✔9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.
Subway Slayings by C.S. Poe (3/6/2023)

✔10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.
The Rosary Murders by William X. Kienzle (2/17/2023)

✔11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.
Mardi Gras Madness by Alison Golden (2/22/2023)

✔12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.
Jon and Mack's Terrifying Tree Troubles by A.J. Sherwood (2/9/2023)

✔13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood (2/4/2023), Books That Should Be Made Into Movies

✔14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.
It's Not Unusual To Be Loved by an Alien by Chloe Archer (2/6/2023)

✔15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.
Risky Whiskey by Lucy Lakestone (2/3/2023)

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
February 1 - April 30, 2023

Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

15 of 11-15 Complete

Tasks:

🐘 1. Films
Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.
The Golem and the Jinni - Helene Wecker - 2/5/23 - fantasy

🐘 2. New Releases
Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.
Bitter River - Julia Keller - 2/4/23

🐘 3. Births
Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
Ecstasy Wears Emeralds - Renee Bernard - 2/1/23 - RB

🐘 4. Deaths
Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.
Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait - Alison Weir - 2/28/23 - orig pub May 02, 2019

🐘 5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
Trouble in Nuala - Harriet Steel - 2/17/23 - orig pub 2016

🐘6. New Things
Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.
The Winners - Fredrik Backman - 2/23/23 - page 459 - "Sune often mutters as he stands in the kitchen making liver pate sandwiches."

IN THE NEWS

🐘 7. January 5
Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.
Calico Palace - Gwen Bristow - 2/26/23

🐘 8. January 30
Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI - David Grann - 3/15/23 - Thomas Hake

🐘 9. February 10
Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.
Encore in Death - J.D. Robb - 3/13/23

🐘 10. February 17
Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.
I Wish You Were Mine - Lauren Layne - 2/21/23

🐘 11. March 7
Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.
Mine to Possess - Nalini Singh - 3/1/23

🐘 12. May 2
Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.
A Study in Scarlet Women - Sherry Thomas - 2/6/23

🐘 13. June 6
Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.
Whitney, My Love - Judith McNaught - 2/8/23 - #28 - Oblivious Heroine Drives the Hero Crazy!

🐘 14. September 12
Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.
The Henna Artist - Alka Joshi - 3/3/23 - MC = Lakshmi Shastri

🐘 15. December 15
Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.
Pretty Girls - Karin Slaughter - 2/10/23 - set in Georgia

My spot
Start: 1st February 2023
End: 30th April 2023
Tasks:
1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.

✅2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.

Ted's Temerity
Finished 5/2
Two word title

✅3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.

Jayda Marx
Finished 1/2

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.

✅5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.

Finished 11/2
Published February 9, 2023

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✅✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.

Finished 12/3
Set in San Diego

✅8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job

Finished 12/2
Mc jamison is appointed as a photographer to photograph a wedding

✅9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.

Finished 18/2
Mc sal sings in a pub

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.

✅11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.

My Daddy Is A Hitman
Finished 4/3
12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

✅14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.

Mc layton finished 27/2

✅15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.

Finished 18/2
Page 17 . He took another large swallow of the whiskey in his glass, letting it burn its way down.

Start: 1st February 2023
End: 30th April 2023
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Memories Remembered: 12/11-15

✔1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction. I, Robot - Isaac Asimov (science fiction) 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞 2/3/23

✔2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title. The Getaway - Lamar Giles 🌞🌞🌞🌞 2/4/23

✔3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W. The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde 🌞🌞🌞 2/7/23

✔4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month. Changeless - Gail Carriger (April) 🌞🌞 2/16/23

✔5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year. The Night Shift - Alex Finlay (2022) 🌞🌞🌞🌞 2/12/23

✔6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character sees a horse. Dark of Night - Flesh and Fire - Jonathan Maberry 🌞🌞🌞 3/9/23

IN THE NEWS
✔7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book set in California. Sleeping Dogs Lie - Samantha Downing 🌞🌞🌞🌞 2/25/23

✔8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain. The Batman Who Laughs - Scott Snyder 🌞🌞🌞🌞 2/14/23

✔9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book where a character sings. The Island - Adrian McKinty 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞 2/25/23

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.

✔12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book with a monster in the story. Kill Hill Carnage - Tim Meyer 🌞🌞🌞 3/8/23

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

✔14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S. Contagion - Erin Bowman (Althea Sadik) 🌞🌞🌞 3/5/23

✔15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book set in the US. Pretty Little Liars - Sara Shepard 🌞 3/1/23

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
15/11+

Tasks:
1. ✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.
The Last Wish of Sasha Cade by Cheyanne Young 1/2 2★

2. ✴️ Read a book with a ix word title
Secrets and Seashells at Rainbow Bay by Ali McNamara

3. ✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
The Summer House by the Sea by Jenny Oliver 6/2 2.5★

4. ✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December - May
On the Straight and Narrow by Faith Martin 2/2 4★

5. ✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year - 2012
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas 7/2 2★

6. ✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio.
Fallout by Paul Thomas 10/2 4★

7. ✴️ Read a book set in California.
Virgin River by Robyn Carr 8/2 3★

8. ✴️ Read a book with a villain
Innocent in Death by J.D. Robb 9/2 3.5★

9. ✴️ Read a book set in New York City AND where a character sings.
Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb 6/2 4★

10. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman 4/2 5★

11. ✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M
Murder on a Girls' Night Out by Anne George 8/2 3★

12. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees something another does not. (view spoiler)[- Ellie sees that Kat is really unwell, Kat doesn't see it herself (hide spoiler)]
The Shape of Us by Lisa Ireland 13/2 4★

13.✴️ Read a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie Male Detectives on the Screen
Christine Falls by Benjamin Black 12/2 3.5★

14. ✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S - Swartz
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout 11/2 2★

15. ✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol - champagne
The Unknown Wife by Mary Brendan 2/2 2★

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023
Nostalgia: 12/11-15 tasks

Tasks:
1. Films
✴️ Read a book tagged fantasy, and science fiction.
Storm Front by Jim Butcher 3/15/2023

2. New Releases
✴️ Read a book that is a new release.
I'll Stop the World by Lauren Thoman 3/27/2023

3. Births
✴️ Read a book whose author's last name begins with B.
Restoration of Faith by Jim Butcher 2/17/2023

4. Deaths
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month .First published January 1, 1868
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott 2/24/2023

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year. First published May 1, 1842
The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe 2/25/2023

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book set in California.
Living the Vida Lola by Melissa Bourbon 4/26/2022

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain.
The Fiesta Burger Murder by Rosie A. Point 4/26/2023

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City.
Requiem for Mr. Busybody by Josh Lanyon 4/23/2023

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book set in New Jersey.
Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich 4/19/2023

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story.
Not a Monster of a Chance by Denise Swanson 2/6/2023

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where the MC's last name begins with S. Mia Saunders.
January by Audrey Carlan 2/3/2023

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book set in the US.
Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich 4/10/2023

A Trip Down Memory Lane 1933

Duration: February 1 - April 30, 2023
Level: Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

READ: 15/15

✔ 1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.
Saber Tooth - Lou Cadle 3/4

✔ 2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.
The Ladies of the Secret Circus - Constance Sayers 2/15

✔ 3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
Wind Daughter - Joanna Ruth Meyer 2/19

✔ 4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.
Saved by a Dragon - Lauren Lively (pub May 15, 2017) 2/24

✔ 5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
Rhapsodic - Laura Thalassa (pub Nov 15, 2016) 2/11

✔ 6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.
Murder in an Irish Churchyard - Carlene O'Connor (sees a horse) 2/28

IN THE NEWS
✔ 7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.
Dark Sentinel - Christine Feehan 2/8

✔ 8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.
Found in the Lost - Tarina Deaton 2/21

✔ 9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.
Music Man - K.L. Montgomery 2/19

✔ 10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.
Lies, Damned Lies, and History - Jodi Taylor 2/22
(Chronicles of St Mary's #7)

✔ 11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.
Murder at St Margaret - Lynn Morrison 2/15

✔ 12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi - S.A. Chakraborty 3/5
(a huge sea monster that destroys ships)

✔ 13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.
Daughter of the Pirate King - Tricia Levenseller (#423) 4/7
List: Books Worthy Of The Big Screen
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...

✔ 14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.
Candy Corn Murder - Leslie Meier )Lucy Stone) 2/9

✔ 15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.
The Avid Angler: The Hot Dog Detective - Mathiya Adams (Colorado) 2/27

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

15/15

Tasks:

1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.
The Devine Doughnut Shop - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - Feb 2023) (humor) - Feb 15

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.
Robyn's Guardian - Josie Jade, Regan Black (Calamitte Jane Pub - Feb 2023) - Feb 2

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
Conard County Protector - Rachel Lee (HRS #2196 - Sept 2022) - Feb 12

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.
To Trust a Colton Cowboy - Dana Nussio (HRS #2207 - Dec 2022) - Mar 6

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
The Shopgirl's Forbidden Love - Jenni Fletcher (HH #1661 - July 2022) - Feb 1




6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.
Conard County Conspiracy - Rachel Lee (HRS #2168 - Feb 2022) (horse) - Feb 6

IN THE NEWS

7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.
Up Close and Deadly - Marie Ferrarella (HRS #2200 - Oct 2022) (California) - Feb 7

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.
Scent Detection - Leslie Marshman (HI #2086 - Aug 2022) (villain) - Feb 8

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.
What Happens in the Ballroom - Sabrina Jeffries (Kensington - Apr 2023) (sings) - Mar 9

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.
Amy's Guardian - Josie Jade, Regan Black (Calamitte Jane Pub - Feb 2023) (photo) - Feb 15




11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.
Irish Knit Murder - Peggy Ehrhart (Kensington - Feb 2023) (New Jersey) - Feb 21

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.
Murder on the Rocks - Allyson K. Abbott (Kensington - Aug 2013) (Lake Michigan) - Feb 27

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.
Patriot Games - Tom Clancy (Putnam - Aug 1987) - Apr 16
List: The Book was Better than the Movie

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.
The Bluestocking's Whirlwind Liaison - Bronwyn Scott (HH #1666 - Aug 2022) - Feb 10

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.
The Duke's Sword - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - June 2022) (Irish whiskey) - Feb 2

Tari wrote: "Awww my mom's birth year (we're having a 90th party for her in March) :)

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 0/5 to start
Fond..."

Happy Birthday to her!!!

Welcome Frankie, Tari, Anne, Rissa, Lynda, Emeli, Bobbi, Catsalive, Genevieve, Barbara, and Susan!

✅Done!!!✅ 15/15


A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks


1933


★★★Tasks: ★★★


1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction: Maizy Chen's Last Chance ★★★★ 26 March

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ A two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title: Well Played ★★★★ 22 March

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W: Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate ★★★ 15 March

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Published in January (2023), April, May or December: Spare ★★★★ 4 April

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ A 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year ~2021~ Not My Problem ★★★★ 28 March

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️A book where a character mops a floor & sees a horse: Spinning Silver ★★★★★ 17 Februrary

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Set in California: The Alchemyst ★★★ 20 March

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ A character is appointed to do a job: The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections ★★★ 29 March

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ A character sings: Edgewood ★★★ 10 March

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ A character is a journalist: The Children's Blizzard ★★★★ 6 February

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Title begins with M My Life in the Fish Tank ★★★★ 5 April

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ A character sees something another does not Bravely ★★★★ 2 April

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ A list that contains the word: Movie (Books that Should be Made into Movies): Defending Jacob ★★★★ 20 February

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ The MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S ~Louisa "Lulu" Malone Well Traveled ★★★★ 13 March

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ A book where a character drinks alcohol AND set in the US: Summer Island ★★★ 3 April

FINISHED.
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023

LEVEL: Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Completed: 5

Tasks:
1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 3/13/23

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.
The Mousetrap: A Play by Agatha Christie 2/9/23

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
John Rowland wrote Murder in the Museum 2/3/23

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett (published 2022) 2/6/23

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.
Death in the Sunshine by Steph Broadribb (set in Florida) 2/25/23

04/30/23 A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

Prompts: 60+/60

1. Films (11)
✴️ Read a book tagged
X adventure - The Hawthorne Legacyv(The Inheritance Games 2) Jennifer Lynn Barnes 02/14/23
X children's - Donald Duck Goes Camping Walt Disney Company 02/24/23
X classic - Friday the Rabbi Slept Late Harry Kemelman 02/11/23
X drama - Thank You for Listening Julia Whelan 02/23/23
X fantasy - See You Yesterday Rachel Lynn Solomon 02/13/23
X family - Family of Liars (We Were Liars #0) E. Lockhart 02/18/23
X humor - Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law Mary Roach 02/17/23
X horror - How to Sell a Haunted House Grady Hendrix 03/17/23
X monster - After Dead: What Came Next in the World of Sookie Stackhouse Charlaine Harris(The Ancient Pythoness, etc) 02/01/23
X music - A Very Merry Bromance (Bromance Bookclub 5) Lyssa Kay Adams 03/08/23
X science fiction - Twice in a Lifetime Melissa Baron 02/21/23

2. New Releases (5)
X ✴️ Read a book with a
X Two word title - Love, Decoded Jennifer Yen 02/21/23
X Five word title - A Fool and His Honey (Aurora Teagarden 6) Charlaine Harris 02/05/23
X Six word title - Out of the Clear Blue Sky Kristan Higgins 021/23
X Seven word title - One Day I Shall Astonish the World Nina Stibbe 02/05/23
X A new release - Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun(Finlay Donovan 3) Elle Cosimano (Pub. Jan. 31, 2023) 02/24/23

3. Births (10)
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with
B - Beezus and Ramona (Ramona Quimby 1) Beverly Cleary 02/09/23
C - Triangle at Rhodes: a Hercule Poirot Short Story Agatha Christie 02/06/23
E - Love Radio Ebony LaDelle 02/14/23
G - Hostile Taco-ver (Street Food Cozies 1) Gretchen Allen 02/09/23
J - Jar of Hearts Jennifer Hillier 02/12/23
M - Manic in Christmas River (Christmas River 6) Meg Muldoon 02/09/23
N - Someday, Maybe Onyi Nwabineli 02/11/23
R - River Sing Me Home Eleanor Shearer 03/26/23
T - Murder in Florence: The BRAND NEW cozy murder mystery from bestseller T. A. Williams for summer 2023 T.A. Williams 04/15/23
W - Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits Reese Witherspoon 02/05/23

4. Deaths (4)
✴️ Read a book published in
X January - Gravity Is the Thing Jaclyn Moriarty(Pub. Jan 2020) 02/19/23
X April - Will Grayson, Will Grayson(Will Grayson, Will Grayson 1)John Green David Levithan(Pub. April 6, 2010) 02/26/23
X May - I Kissed Shara Wheeler Casey McQuiston(Pub. May 3, 2022) 02/25/23
X December - Dead Over Heels(Aurora Teagarden 5)Charlaine Harris (Pub. Dec. 1, 1996) 02/03/23

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million (1-4)
X ✴️ Read a book that has a
1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
The Marriage Portrait Maggie O'Farrell (2022) 02/14/23

X 6. New Things (8)
✴️ Read a book where a character
X mops a floor - Maame Jessica George(p. 23 “. . . I mop his wooden floor . . .) 03/08/23
X sees a horse - Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson(Eliza eyes a horse) 02/19/23
X drinks vegetable juice - @79% Natural-born Grillers Morgana Best 03/06/23
X stirs a drink - Honey Roasted(Coffeehouse Mystery 19) Cleo Coyle 02/05/23
X makes a sandwich - The Hunting WivesMay Cobb (p.12) 02/14/23
X Cleans a window - Scones and Scoundrels(Highland Bookshop Mystery 2) Molly MacRae (p. 42) 03/06/23
X washes clothing - The Blue Castle L.M. Montgomery 03/12/23
X listens to the radio - All the Little Liars(Aurora Teagarden 9) Charlaine Harris 02/08/23

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5 (2)
X ✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover
The First to Die at the End(They Both Die at the End 0) Adam Silvera 02/22/23

X ✴️ OR set in California.
A Lot Like Love (Blue Moon Bay #1) Jennifer Snow 03/18/23

8. January 30 (2)
X ✴️ Read a book with a villain
Through the Liquor Glass(A Literary Pub Mystery 5) Sarah Fox 03/01/23

X ✴️ OR where a character is appointed to do a job.
The Julius House(Aurora Teagarden 3) Charlaine Harris(Angel is appointed as Aurora’s bodyguard) 02/02/23

9. February 10 (2)
X ✴️ Read a book set in New York City
Brewed Awakening(Coffeehouse Mystery 18)Cleo Coyle 02/04/23

X ✴️ OR where a character sings.
Dim Sum of All Fears(Noodle Shop Mystery 2)Vivien Chien (Penny Cho has customer’s who karaoke) 02/09/23

10. February 17 (3)
X ✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist
All Good People Here Ashley Flowers(Margot Davies is a journalist) 02/04/23

X ✴️ OR whose cover shows a photo
Kobe Bryant: The Mamba Mentality Of One Of The Great Basketball Player Ever Robert Jones02/06/23

X ✴️ OR a Series #7.
Last Scene Alive(Aurora Teagarden 7) Charlaine Harris02/06/23

11. March 7 (2)
X ✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M
The Malt in Our Stars(A Literary Pub Mystery 3) Sarah Fox02/04/23
Missing in Christmas River(Christmas River 9) Meg Muldoon02/23/23
Murder in the Aisle(Merry Summerfield Cozy Mystery 1) Kris Pearson 03/11/23

✴️ OR set in New Jersey.
A Mother's Day Murder Dee Ernst 04/21/23

12. May 2 (3)
✴️ Read a book set on a lake
Where the Heart Is Billie Letts 04/02/23

✴️ OR with a monster in the story The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea Axie Oh (Sea dragon) 04/02/23

X ✴️ OR where a character sees something another does not.
Dead Ever After(Sookie Stackhouse 13)Charlaine Harris (Sookie can see elves and other “Supes” that others can’t see) 02/01/23

13. June 6 (2)
X ✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in
The Ghost at the Drive-In Movie(The Boxcar Children 116) Gertrude Chandler Warner, Robert Papp 03/07/23

X ✴️ OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.
LIST: High on Films
Catherine, Called Birdy Karen Cushman02/06/23

14. September 12 (3)
X ✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead Emily R. Austin(Gilda is rest-ended while stopped at a red light) 02/10/23

X ✴️ OR where the MC's first name begins with L
Murder Lo MeinVivien Chien(Lana Lee) 02/21/23
Wonton Terror(Noodle Shop Mystery 4) Vivien Chien(Lana Lee) 03/01/23

X ✴️ or last name begins with S.
Autoboyography Christina Lauren (Travis Scott) 02/02/23
Xmas Marks the Spot(Merry Summerfield Cozy Mystery 2) Kris Pearson 03/13/23

15. December 15 (2)
X ✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol
An Ale of Two Cities (A Literary Pub Mystery 2) Sarah Fox 02/02/23
Murder at an Irish Wedding(An Irish Village Mystery 2)Carlene O'Connor(Kevin gets very drunk) 03/09/23
People Person Candice Carty-Williams(Janet drinks a lot of rum at a wake) 03/16/23
Murder in an Irish Pub(Irish Village Mystery 4) Carlene O'Connor03/27/23

X ✴️ OR set in the US.
Poppy Done to Death(Aurora Teagarden 8)Charlaine Harris 02/07/23
Sam Allegra Goodman(Massachusetts) 03/12/23
Wickedness and Waffles(Mad Egg Diner 3) Constance Barker(Colorado) 03/14/23
The Do-Over Lynn Painter(Nebraska) 03/15/23

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 11/11-15

Tasks:
✅1. Films
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.
💙The Last Thing He Needs - J.H. Knight, 4/15/23

2. New Releases
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.

✅3. Births
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
💙Got Me Wishing - Casey Cox, 3/7/23

✅4. Deaths
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.
💙Twisted Perfection - Abbi Glines, 3/5/23 -- April

✅5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
💙Decker's Dilemma - Chantal Fernando, 4/3/23 -- 2022

✅6. New Things
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.
💙Unnecessary Roughness - Rheland Richmond, 4/27/23

IN THE NEWS
✅7. January 5
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.
💙Fallen Crest Family - Tijan, 3/5/23

8. January 30
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.

✅9. February 10
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.
💙You, Me, and Our Heartstrings - Melissa See

10. February 17
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.


✅11. March 7
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.
💙 More Than A Game - Bella Matthews, 4/7/23

✅12. May 2
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.
💙Beautifully Broken Spirit - Catherine Cowles, 3/11/23

13. June 6
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

✅14. September 12
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.
💙Fallen Crest High - Tijan, 2/24/23 -- Sam Stratten

✅15. December 15
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.
💙Timeless - Devney Perry, 4/11/23

Hve to do this one since my mom was born near the very end of this year. he turned 89 this year.
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A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 0/11-15

Tasks:
1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.

I'm in.

Trip Into 1933
Feb - Apr 2023
Goal: Reminiscing (6-10 books)

1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged children's.
The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill by Megan Frazer Blakemore 3/11/23

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a six-word title.
The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip by Sara Brunsvold 2/7/23

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
The Doctor's Devotion by Cheryl Wyatt 3/1/23

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.
Live Uncaged by Mary DeMuth 2/17/23
pub January 1, 2016

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
Writing by Faith: Following God's Calling to Be a Christian Author by Allyson Kennedy 2/3/23
pub 2022

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character listens to the radio. Tell us which option.
Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt 3/12/23

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover.
The Book of Lost Names by Kristen Harmel 3/31/23


8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain.
Under the Tamarind Tree by Nigar Alam 3/7/23
Waleed

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City.
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad 3/16/23

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist.
What I Would Tell You by Liz Tolsma 2/28/23
Mathilda Nissim

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M.
My Vertical Neighborhood: How Strangers Became a Community by Lynda MacGibbon 3/19/23

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book with a monster in the story.
Seaglass by Kara Swanson 3/20/23
Wraiths

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in.
What Happens Next by Christina Suzann Nelson 2/16/23
"... see RoboCop at the drive-in ..." p.289

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where the MC's last name begins with S.
Forged in Love by Mary Connealy 3/23/23
Mariah Stover

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the U.S.
Justice Delayed by Patricia Bradley 2/25/23
alcohol: Jimmy; U.S.: Tennessee

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 13/11-15

Tasks:
1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction:
Vahşetin Çağrısı (The Call of the Wild) by Jack London 2/18/23

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title:
Vatansiz Adam (The Man Without a Country) by Edward Everett Hale 2/12/23

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W:
Kar Körlüğü (Snow Blind) by Ragnar Jónasson 2/11/23

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month:
Bundan Sonra Her Şey Biziz (Do Not Say We Have Nothing) by Madeleine Thien (First published in May 2016) 3/26/23

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year:
Bilinmeyen Ülkede Yolculuk (Travelling in a Strange Land) by David Park First published in 2018 2/5/23

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor:
Cevizin Şarkısı (Turkish literature) by Aslı Tohumcu 2/13/23

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book where a character is appointed to do a job:
İşte Tanrılar (The Gods Themselves) by Isaac Asimov 3/8/23

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book where a character sings:
Noktürnler: Müziğe ve Günbatımına Dair Öyküler by Kazuo Ishiguro 3/14/23

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book whose cover shows a photo:
Ordener Sokağı Labat Sokağı (Rue Ordener, Rue Labat) by Sarah Kofman 3/31/23


11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M:
Muhteşem Maurice ve Değişmiş Fareleri (The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents) by Terry Pratchett 4/22/23

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book where a character sees something another does not:
Lady Windermere'in Yelpazesi (Lady Windermere's Fan) by Oscar Wilde 3/5/23

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light:
Bir Yaz Akşamı On Buçukta (10:30 on a Summer Night) by Marguerite Duras 3/11/23

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book set in the US:
Ateşin Çağrısı – Kısım 2 (The Fiery Cross - Part 2) by Diana Gabaldon 3/11/23

TLC | A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: Feb 1 - April 30, 2023
Goals: Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks | Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks | Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Progess: 0/15
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1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.

Welcome Jessica, Sheila, Melissa, Sharon, Katelyn, Kathryn, Andrea, Pinar and Mandy!

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 11/11-15

Tasks:
1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 8-Nakaba Suzuki 2/13 (ADVENTURE)

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W- Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 34-Yuto Tsukuda 2/4

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month- Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 35-Yuto Tsukuda 2/7 (APRIL)

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year- Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 33-Yuto Tsukuda 2/2 (2019)

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option- Nowhere-Jon Robinson 2/14 (MOPS THE FLOOR)

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 9-Nakaba Suzuki-Nakaba Suzuki 2/13

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book where a character sings- Grimm Fairy Tales 2018 Holiday Special (Grimm Fairy Tales-Dave Franchini 2/18

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a Series #7- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 7-Nakaba Suzuki 2/5

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake- The Mystery of the Lake Monster-Gertrude Chandler Warner 2/19

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S- The Age of Magic-Ben Okri 2/12 (LAO)

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol- Fangs-Sarah Andersen 2/25

Welcome Grace!

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

Tasks:
1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City
The Poet X | Elizabeth Acevedo (2/5/2023)

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.

JoAnne wrote: "Happy birthday to her"

Thanks, JoAnne!

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 0/11-15

Tasks:
1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.

FINISHED

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

4

Tasks:
1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction. - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo 11.04.23

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W. - The She Book by Tanya Markul 10.04.23.

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job. - A World Without Princes by Soman Chainani 01.02.23.

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not. - The Last Ever After by Soman Chainani 30.04.23.

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.

Welcome Kimberly, Chelsea and Dita!

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023

Goal: 6/15
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks


Tasks:
1. Films
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.

**2. New Releases
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.
Dead Silence - S.A. Barnes - 02/07/23

**3. Births
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
Férjhez adjuk a mamát - Gerald Durrell - 02/03/23

**4. Deaths
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.
One Last Risk - Nancy Stopper - 02/17/23 - April

**5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
Quantum and Woody Vol. 4: Quantum and Woody Must Die! (Quantum and Woody - James Asmus - 02/17/23 - Published 2015

6. New Things
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.

**8. January 30
✴️ Read a book with a villain.
Orion by Walt Simonson Book One - Walter Simonson - 02/28/23 - Darkseid and Desaad

9. February 10
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.

10. February 17
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.

**11. March 7
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M.
My Sister, the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite - 02/26/23

12. May 2
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.

13. June 6
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

14. September 12
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.

15. December 15
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.

Tasks: 6/6
1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.- Blood of the Pack tagged fantasy 2/3/23

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.- Vanilla Vendetta 2/6/23

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.- Slice of Murder Rosie A. Point 2/2/23

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.- Haunted on Bourbon Street pub January 2/5/23

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.- Chartreux Shock pub 2019 2/6/23

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.- Mouse and Mole Have a Party 2/9/23

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.

Finished

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: Feb. 1st, 2023 - Apr. 30th, 2023

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

14/15

Tasks:
1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✅✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.
The Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy by Paul Myers - Feb. 1st

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✅✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo - Feb. 11th

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✅✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
Deadly Class, Volume 12: A Fond Farewell, Part Two by Rick Remender - Feb. 8th

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✅✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December.
Star Surgeon by James White - Feb. 16th

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✅✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
Lucky in Love by Jill Shalvis - Feb. 5th
May 22nd, 2012

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✅✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.
Bunnicula by James Howe & Deborah Howe - Feb. 16th

IN THE NEWS
✅7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.
Be the Serpent by Seanan McGuire - Mar. 17th

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✅✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.
Hospital Station by James White - Feb. 14th

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✅✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings. (Both)
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon - Feb. 12th

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✅✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.
The Mother of All Degrassi: A Memoir by Linda Schuyler - Feb. 6th

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✅✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.
Mind Changer by James White - Mar. 7th

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✅✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.
Zero's Journey by D.J. Milky - Feb. 20th

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✅✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo - Feb. 5th
Luli Wei

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✅✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.
Is There Bacon in Heaven?: A Memoir by Ali Hassan - Feb. 24th

Welcome Ferenc, Trina and Kendra!

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
February 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

15/11-15 Tasks Completed

Tasks:
1. Films
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.
Kiss Me Under The Christmas Lights by Cindy Ray Hale (2/9/23) - humor

2. New Releases
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.
Eloise and the Grump Next Door by Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor (2/7/23)

3. Births
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
Kiss Me, Baby, One More Time by Cindy Ray Hale (2/9/23)

4. Deaths
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.
Blood Rush by Katie Lee O'Guinn (2/13/23) - December

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
A Game of Hearts by Joanna Barker (2/11/23) - 2022

6. New Things
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.
Heartstrings by Amelia C. Adams (2/8/23) - listens to the radio

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.
Her Last First Dance by Melanie Jacobson (2/19/23)
set in CA

8. January 30
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.
As Long As You Kiss Me by Cindy Ray Hale (2/10/23)
villain

9. February 10
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.
A Lady's Wager by Arlem Hawks, et.al. (2/15/23)
character sings

10. February 17
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.
Her Athlete's Wedding Secret by Cindy Ray Hale (2/7/23)
journalist

11. March 7
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.
My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh (3/1/23)

12. May 2
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.
An Autumn Kiss by Laura Rollins, et.al. (2/17/23)
character sees something

13. June 6
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.
Freak of Nature by Katie Lee O'Guinn (2/13/23) - Books That Should Be Made Into Movies

14. September 12
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.
The Unseen Heir by Kenley Davidson (2/2/23) - Leisa

15. December 15
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.
Fate Changer by Katie Lee O'Guinn (2/15/23)
set in US

The Lost Challenges
A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023

Progress: 15 out of 15

Every 3 months we will give you a list of facts about a randomly selected year with reading tasks to go with them. Read one book for each task.

LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

1933

Tasks:

1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.
Star Wars: Jedi Academy by Jeffrey Brown - **** - 2/10/2023 - 160 Pages - Children's



2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.
The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree by Susan Wittig Albert - **** - 2/11/2023 - 290 Pages - 7 Word Title



3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath - ***** - 2/14/2023 - 384 Pages



4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni - ***** - 2/27/2023 - 448 Pages - Published Apr 24, 2018



5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages - Published 2002



6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen - ***** - 2/19/2023 - 290 Pages - Makes a Potato Chip Sandwich



IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California:
The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead - **** - 3/13/2023 - 401 Pages



8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.
The Deep by Rivers Solomon - **** - 2/20/2023 - 166 Pages - Appointed Historian



9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings:
Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster - ***** - 3/17/2023 - 400 Pages



10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7:
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour - **** - 4/7/2023 - 352 Pages - Photograph on Cover



11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey:
Mystery Ranch by Gertrude Chandler Warner - **** - 3/1/2023 - 128 Pages



12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not:
A Loyal Character Dancer by Qiu Xiaolong - ***** - 2/28/2023 - 368 Pages - Sees something another does not



13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty - **** - 3/7/2023 - 453 Pages - List: Books That Should Be Made Into Movies



14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S:
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood - ***** - 3/19/2023 - 354 Pages - Levi Ward



15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US:
Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher - ***** - 3/6/2023 - 384 Pages - Drinks Alcohol



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Welcome Shash and Suzanne!

Sorry, I forgot to post

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 2/1/23 - 4/30/23
Level: Reminiscing (6-10 tasks)
Progress: 14 of 10

Tasks:
✅ 1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.
Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (2/24/23) ~ science fiction

✅ 2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.
Broken Harbor by Tana French (2/20/23)

✅ 3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith (3/18/23)

✅ 4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.
Deeper Than the Dead by Tami Hoag (4/9/23) ~ published in January 2009

✅ 5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
Cold in the Shadows by Toni Anderson (3/5/23) ~ 2015

✅ 6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.
The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson (3/31/23)

IN THE NEWS
✅ 7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.
Billionaire in Wolf's Clothing by Terry Spear (3/2/23)

✅ 8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.
Warcross by Marie Lu (3/29/23)

✅ 9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.
The Moonlight School by Suzanne Woods Fisher (4/1/23) ~ song leader

✅ 10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.
Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner (4/24/23) ~ Tessa Leone #2; D.D. Warren #7

✅ 11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.
Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews (3/31/23)

✅ 12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.
Drift by L.T. Ryan & Brian Shea (4/23/23) ~ tire tracks

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

✅ 14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.
Gone by Shirlee McCoy (4/12/23) ~ FBI Agent Sam Sheridan

✅ 15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.
The Soul Catcher by Alex Kava (4/4/23) ~ Maggie drinks & set in DC

Welcome Marla! :)

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
February 1 - April 30, 2023

Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

Completed: 15/15

Tasks:
1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.: The Gift - James Patterson 2/14/23 (adventure, fantasy, science fiction)

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.: A Wind in the Door - Madeleine L'Engle 2/13/23

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.: Stern Men - Elizabeth Gilbert 2/15/23

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.: Finding Me - Viola Davis 2/9/23 (published April 26, 2022)

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.: Blood Bound - Patricia Briggs 2/10/23 (published January 30, 2007)

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.: Cottage by the Sea - Debbie Macomber 2/17/23 (cleans a window)

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake - Aimee Bender 3/23/23

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.: The Book Woman's Daughter - Kim Michele Richardson 2/12/23

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.: To Sir, with Love - Lauren Layne 4/26/23

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.: Girl Gone Viral - Alisha Rai 3/14/23

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.: My Bad - Lani Lynn Vale 4/23/23

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.: Midnight Alley - Rachel Caine 4/4/23

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.: If Beale Street Could Talk - James Baldwin (Book vs. Movie Adaptations)

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.: Absalom, Absalom! - William Faulkner 2/11/23 (Thomas Sutpen)

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.: Dear Martin - Nic Stone 4/5/23 (set in Atlanta, GA)

Welcome Caraina!

Completed

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
15/11+

Tasks:
1. ✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.
The Last Wish of Sasha Cade by Cheyanne Young 1/2 2★

2. ✴️ Read a book with a ix word title
Secrets and Seashells at Rainbow Bay by Ali McNamara

3. ✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
The Summer House by the Sea by Jenny Oliver 6/2 2.5★

4. ✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December - May
On the Straight and Narrow by Faith Martin 2/2 4★

5. ✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year - 2012
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas 7/2 2★

6. ✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio.
Fallout by Paul Thomas 10/2 4★

7. ✴️ Read a book set in California.
Virgin River by Robyn Carr 8/2 3★

8. ✴️ Read a book with a villain
Innocent in Death by J.D. Robb 9/2 3.5★

9. ✴️ Read a book set in New York City AND where a character sings.
Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb 6/2 4★

10. ✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman 4/2 5★

11. ✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M
Murder on a Girls' Night Out by Anne George 8/2 3★

12. ✴️ Read a book where a character sees something another does not. (view spoiler)[- Ellie sees that Kat is really unwell, Kat doesn't see it herself (hide spoiler)]
The Shape of Us by Lisa Ireland 13/2 4★

13.✴️ Read a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie Male Detectives on the Screen
Christine Falls by Benjamin Black 12/2 3.5★

14. ✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S - Swartz
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout 11/2 2★

15. ✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol - champagne
The Unknown Wife by Mary Brendan 2/2 2★

Read one book for each task.


A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023

LEVELS Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks

Tasks:
1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.

Well done Catsalive!

Welcome Cindy!

Finished at Nostalgia

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1933
Duration: 1st February 2023 - 30th April 2023
12/15

Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks


Tasks:
1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.
Tagged family-Mousse and Mayhem Sue Hollowell 2/8/23

2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two word title, five word title, six word title, seven word title OR a new release.
Cursed Cookies Cindy Stark 2/3/23

3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
Benning-Nabbed in New Mexico Patti Benning 2/2/23

4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.
Jan.-Tough as They Crumb Emma Ainsley 2/2/23

5. U.S. Population - 125.6 million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
2021-Sherbet and Shenanigans Sue Hollowell 2/1/23

6. New Things
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.
Charity made a sandwich-Cold Drip Heather Day Gilbert 2/4/23

IN THE NEWS
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.

8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.
Biscotti and Betrayal Sue Hollowell 2/4/23

9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.
Hayley-Afraid Knot Wendy Neugent 2/10/23

10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.
Penny Brooke 2/6/23

11. March 7
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.
Murder at the Festival Dani Simms 2/7/23

12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.
The Case of the Deadly Truffles Daisy Landish 2/6/23

13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.

14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.
Libby-Dastardly Deeds & Possible Parricide Ana Bisset 2/12/23

15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.
Both-Wined and Died in New Orleans Ellen Byron 2/7/23

Super! Tari!

#10 is not what is was looking for whose cover shows a photo. I was looking for a cover like this .

BUT you have enough for the Level 3 badge w/oit.