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Tasks (choose 2)
1. Read a book whose title begins with a letter found in the word HEARD.
2. Read a book where a character is hard of hearing.
3. Read a book with a scene in a kitchen.
4. Read a book where the MC has a pet dog.
5. Read a book set in the American South.
Completion You Deserve to be Heard 2/2 tasksBook: A Winter in New York
Author: Josie Silver
Pages: 384
Date Read: 11/06.2024
Task: 3. Read a book with a scene set in a kitchen
How it fits: More than half the book was set in kitchens. The kitchen of the gelateria, the apartment where the MC lived, the restaurant where the MC worked and also in the home of the Gelateria owners.
Book: Miracle Creek
Author: Angie Kim
Pages: 432
Date Read:11/12/2024
Task: Read a book set in the American South
How it fits: This book was set in Virginia which is considered to be one of the states in the American South
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Tasks (choose 2)
1. Read a book where the MC has a moment of indecision.
2. Read a book where a character cleans something.
3. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word DOUBT.
4. Read a book with a rainbow on the cover.
5. Read a book set in Europe.
Completion: It's OK to have moments of doubt 2/2 tasksBook: The Matzah Ball
Author: Jean Meltzer
Pages: 400
Date Read: 12/13/2024
Task: 1. Read a book where the MC has a moment of indecision.
How it fits: Throughout the book the main characters Rachel and Jacob have moments of indecision. Mostly to do with each but also with things they have to do.
Book: Hercule Poirot's Christmas
Author: Agatha Christie
Pages: 304
Date Read: 12/07/2024
Task: 5. Read a book set in Europe.
How it fits: This book was set in England. England is in Europe.
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Tasks (choose 2)
1. Read a book with a confident MC.
2. Read a book with a bright cover (your interpretation).
3. Read a book with an opinionated character.
4. Read a book that has a celebration of some sort.
5. Read a book set in New England.
Completion: Your Opinions Matter 2/2 tasksBook: The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily
Author: Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Pages: 221
Date Read: 12/19/2024
Task: 2. Read a book with a bright cover (my interpretations)
How it fits: This cover reminds me of a day after it has been snowing and the sun is shining and all the snow is glistening brightly and there is like a bright shadow over everything.
Book: The Sea House
Author: Louise Douglas
Pages: 338
Date read: 12/25/2024
Task 4: Read a book with a celebration of some sort
How it fits: Two of the many celebrations in this book were the 16th birthday of the MC's step niece who she is raising as her daughter and the other were the Christmas celebrations that the MC had in England.
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Tasks (choose 2)
1. Read a book where the MC has long hair.
2. Read a book whose title begins with a letter found in the word SPEAK.
3. Read a book a character has to give a speech.
4. Read a book with three 1's in its publication date (January 11, 2020 or March 12 1961 as examples).
5. Read a book set in Canada, Alaska or Greenland.
Book: Mountain Bean Dream Author: H. M. Shander
Date read: 01/17/2025
Number of pages: 201
Task 1: Read a book where the MC has long hair
How it fits: The female MC has long hair, it shows beneath her hat on the cover.
Book: Sarah's Garden
Author: Kelly Long
Date read: 01/19/2025
Number of pages: 319
Task 4: Read a book with three 1's in its publication date (January 11, 2020 or March 12 1961 as examples).
How it fits: The publication date of this book was January 1, 2010
It has three 1's
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Tasks (choose 2)
1. Read a book where the author's initials can be found in the word PAUSE.
2. Read a book where the MC is on holiday.
3. Read a book where someone is packing to go somewhere (to move, to go on vacation, to change schools/office, etc.).
4. Read a book set on an island.
5. Read a book set in the Southeast Asia.
Book: Christmas at the Little Village BakeryAuthor: Tilly Tennant
Date read: 02/20/2025
Number of pages: 322
Task 2: Read a book where the MC is on holiday
How it fits: Spencer and Tori MC's are teachers. They are in Spencer's home village to celebrate the Christmas holiday season. They both teach in Denver and their families are all flying in for the holidays too.
Book: Darling Girls
Author: Sally Hepworth
Date read: 02/28/2025
Number of pages: 359
Task 3: Read a book where someone is packing to go somewhere (move, vacation, change school/office)
How it fits: The three sisters Jessica, Norah and Alicia all live in Melbourne. They all pack to go on a trip to the foster home in the country 3 hours away where they were all raised.
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Tasks (choose 2)
1. Read a book with a horse in it.
2. Read a book with a MC under age 20.
3. Read a book with a character who goes running for exercise or competition.
4. Read a book in one weekend (Saturday-Sunday only).
5. Read a book set in Africa.
Book: Anne of Green GablesAuthor: L. M. Montgomery
Date read: 03/08/2025
Number of pages: 346
Task 2: Read a book with a MC under age 20
How it fits: This book starts with Anne as an elementary school and ends with her taking her first teaching job at 18
Book: An Amish Widow's New Love
Author: Vannetta Chapman
Date read: 04/03/2025
Number of pages: 208
Task 1. Read a book with a horse in it.
How it fits: This book is set in an Old Order of the Amish where horse and buggy is the transportation used so there were many horses including Peanut.
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Tasks (choose 2)
1. Read a book whose title begins with a letter found in the word VALID.
2. Read a book whose MC expresses a lot of emotions.
3. Read a book with a friend (does not need to be a formal buddy read but tell us who you read with).
4. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
5. Read a book set in the mountains.
Book: Like Water for ChocolateAuthor: Laura Esquivel
Date read: 05/24/2025
Number of pages: 250
Task 2: Read a book whose title begins with a letter found in the word VALID
How it fits: This title starts with L which is found in vaLid
Book: Seekers: The Quest Begins
Author: Erin Hunter
Date read: 05/30/2025
Number of pages: 320
Task 4: Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover
How it fits: This cover has many more than 5 colors
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Tasks (choose 2)
1. Read a book where the MC makes a big mistake.
2. Read a book where a character changes for the better over the course of the book.
3. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word MISTAKE.
4. Read a book with the number 7 in its page count.
5. Read a book set in Texas or Florida.
Book: (La)Crosse My HeartAuthor: Britney M. Mills
Pages: 146
Date Read: 06/17/2025
Task: 2. Read a book where a character changes for the better over the course of the book.
How it fits: The two MC's both change for the better. The female MC talks out more and stands up for herself by the end of the book. The male MC who has a sour disposition especially on camera is smiles and jokes and totally relaxed and himself on camera.
Book: Romancing My Grumpy Goalie
Author: Cindy Ray Hale
Pages: 157
Date Read: 06/06/2025
Task: 4. Read a book with the number 7 in its page count.
How it fits: This book has 157 pages and 7 is in the page count as the last number.
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Tasks (choose 2)
1. Read a book with the word BEST in the title
2. Read a book whose MC is trying their best to do something.
3. Read a book where a character has enough guts to try something new in their life.
4. Read a book with lots of green on the cover (your interpretation).
5. Read a book set in New York or California.
Book: ShippedAuthor: Angie Hockman
Pages: 336
Date Read: 07/10/2025
Task: 2. Read a book whose MC is trying their best to do something
How it fits: The MC has been pitted against a male employee for a promotion in a department where the Manager is very much anti woman in jobs of power of any kind.
Book: Broken Bone China
Author: Laura Childs
Pages: 327
Date Read: 06/25/2025
Task: 3, Read a book with lots of green on the cover (your interpretation)
How it fits: This book has a lot of green with all the grass and even the sky is more green than blue.
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We are fast approaching the holiday season - a time of joy, family and friends for many but also a very challenging time. It's getting colder. Days are shorter. Not everyone relishes the dark winter months ahead.
This challenge will prompt you to be good to yourself throughout the season whatever your circumstances.
This challenge has nine task sets that are "gentle affirmations" to help you through the day. Each set requires two books to be read. Books should be at least 125 pages long.
Report task completions in your own thread.
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Be good to yourself this season!