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MOST POINTS
☆☆*Linda C - 12 + 2 = 14
*Amber - 4 + 1 = 5
•�* Susan - 8 + 4 = 12
Marilyn - 8
Diana S - 6
••Tessa - 12
*Mickslibrarian - 8 + 1 = 9
MOST PAGES
•� Linda C - 3262
Amber - 1312
Susan - 2729
Marilyn - 2170
Diana S - 2063
☆☆Tessa - 4244
Mickslibrarian - 1946
Task 1.3 (8/3) NATIONAL WATERMELON DAYRead a book with a predominantly (50%+) WHITE cover.
Zander (Heroes at Heart, #1) � Maryann Jordan (3 stars) 8/2/21 [324] Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 324
Total points - 1
Total pages - 324
1.2 (8/30) FRANKENSTEIN DAYThis day is to honor author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
She was born August 30, 1797 and she wrote the book "Frankenstein" in 1818.
Read a book that has a 1 or 8 in page count.
Scone Cold Killer by Lena Gregory 08.01.21
Task pages 194
Task points 1
2.3 (Tessa's task) BACK TO SCHOOLRead 2 books
a. Reading: Any book 300+ pages
The Final Arrangement by Annie Adams 08.05.21
Pages 306
b. Writing: Main Character is a writer / journalist
Beach Read by Emily Henry 08.05.21
Pages 361
Task Pages 667
Task points 2
Total pages 861
Total points 3
Task 1.2 (8/30) FRANKENSTEIN DAYThis day is to honor author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
c. Read a book that has a 1 in page count.
Phantom Wolf (Phantom Wolf #1) - Kia Carrington-Russell (3 stars) 8/3/21 [193]
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 193
Total points - 2
Total pages - 517
1.1 CELEBRATE AUGUST HOLIDAYSComplete one task
BONUS POINT: Choose another task
c. (8/4) US Coast Guard Day
Read a book set on an ocean voyage -OR- MPG: ADVENTURE
To Wake the Giant: A Novel of Pearl Harbor Jeff Shaara 544 pp. 2021-08-08
BONUS POINT:
d. (8/19) Aviation Day
Read a book with a plane on cover (show cover)
The Eagle's Claw: A Novel of the Battle of Midway Jeff Shaara 2021-08-12 319 pp.
� Date: 2021-08-12
� Task Points: 2
� Task Pages: 863
� TOTAL POINTS: 2
� TOTAL PAGES: 863
1.3 (8/3) NATIONAL WATERMELON DAYRead a book with a predominantly (50%+) RED, WHITE, -OR- GREEN cover.
Green Cover:
Back in the Burbs Tracy Wolff, Avery Flynn 2021-08-10 326 pp.
� Date: 2021-08-10
� Task Points: 1
� Task Pages: 326
� TOTAL POINTS: 3
� TOTAL PAGES: 1189
Task 3.1 (Tessa's Task) - Leo the Lion1) Read a book whose title begins with a letter in LEO
The Lass Who Lost a Shoe (Highlander Ever After, #1) � Caroline Lee 8/6/21 [169] - L
2) Read a book whose author’s first and last initials can be found in KING OF BEASTS
The Man in the Tent: My Life under Canvas - Getting Started in Spain � Tony Beardsall (4 stars) 8/5/21 [225] - T & B
3) The Lion is one of the “Big Five� in safaris. Read a book with a �5� in the original year of publication.
Their Fractured Light (Starbound, #3) � Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (3 stars) 8/10/21 [428] � publ 12/1/15
Points this task - 3
Pages this task - 822
Total points - 5
Total pages - 1339
1.2 (8/30) FRANKENSTEIN DAYThis day is to honor author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
She was born August 30, 1797 and she wrote the book "Frankenstein" in 1818.
Choose One
a. Read a book whose author's last name starts with a M � W � or S
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey--8/10/21--308 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 308
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2.3 (Tessa's task) BACK TO SCHOOL
Read 2 books
(Choose TWO of the following key subjects)
a. Reading: Any book 300+ pages
An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic by Daniel Mendelsohn--8/2/21--302 pages
b. Writing: Main Character is a writer / journalist
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion--8/7/21--a memoir of the year her husband died and daughter was seriously ill--242 pages
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 544
Total points: 3
Total pages: 852
1.7 (Linda C's task) NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE DAY� Aug 7Read a book with the author's first and last initials in LIGHTHOUSE
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman--8/12/21--336 pages
Points this task: 1
Pages this task: 336
Total points: 4
Total pages: 1188
2.1 WHEEL OF FORTUNERead 2 Books (Spin: #3, #5)
Book #3:
Shadow's Kiss (Shadow #1) T.M. Hart 2021-08-14, 355 pp.
Book #5:
Work in Progress (Red Lipstick Coalition #3) Staci Hart 2021-08-15, 410 pp.
� Date: 2021-08-15
� Task Points: 2
� Task Pages: 765
� TOTAL POINTS: 5
� TOTAL PAGES: 1954
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a. author's last initial M•W•S
Woods, Stuart - Hush-Hush (8/10/21) 336 pp. ☆☆�
POINTS EARNED: 1
PAGES READ: 336
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Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (8/3/21) 384 pp. ☆☆�
Points Earned: 1
Pages Read: 384
TOTAL POINTS: 2
TOTAL PAGES: 720
TESSATask 3.1 - Tessa - Leo the Lion
Title begins with a letter in LEO - L
Lady Clementine � � 05Aug21 - 416 pg
Author's first and last initials in KING OF BEASTS - K E
Kathleen Eagle / You Never Can Tell � � 05Aug21 - 384 pg
One of the "Big Five" - a '5' in total number of pages
Say Nothing � � 13Aug21 - 519 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 3
Pages read - 1319 p
Total points earned to date - 3
Total pages read to date - 1319 p
Task 1.1 CELEBRATE AUGUST HOLIDAYSc. (8/4) US Coast Guard
Read a book - MPG: ADVENTURE
Virals (Virals, #1) � Kathy Reichs (4 stars) 8/17/21 [466]
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 466
Total points - 6
Total pages - 1805
2.1 WHEEL OF FORTUNE - Read 2 Books (Spin: #3, #5)Book #3: Mrs. Jeffries Reveals Her Art by Emily Brightwell 8/17/21 231 p.
Book #5: Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Stage by Emily Brightwell 8/7/21 229 p.
Task points: 2
Task pages: 460
Total points: 2
Total pages: 460
1.5 BUZZWORDAugust word: TIME OF DAY
Read a book that has a TIME OF DAY in its title: MIDNIGHT, EVENING, MORNING, 4'Oclock etc....
3 a.m. (Henry Bins #1) Nick Pirog 2021-08-16, 129 pp.
� Date: 2021-08-15
� Task Points: 1
� Task Pages: 129
� TOTAL POINTS: 6
� TOTAL PAGES: 2083
1.6 READING THROUGH THE ALPHABET: LETTER MRead a book that starts with the Letter M
Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case (Jayne Frost #1) Kristen Painter 2021-08-17, 324 pp.
BONUS POINT: Read another book starting with M.
Miss Frost Ices The Imp: A Nocturne Falls Mystery (Jayne Frost #2) Kristen Painter 2021-08-19, 322 pp.
� Date: 2021-08-19
� Task Points: 2
� Task Pages: 646
� TOTAL POINTS: 8
� TOTAL PAGES: 2729
Task 1.8 FIXER UPPER (Tessa's Task) - Exterior / Landscaping Author's first and last initials in LANDSCAPING (letters may be used only as often as they appear in the word)
Dear Mrs. Bird � A. J. Pearce (4 stars) 8/19/21 [288]
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 288
Total points - 7
Total pages - 2093
1.3 (8/3) NATIONAL WATERMELON DAY - Read a book with a predominantly (50%+) RED cover.
Mrs Jeffries Plays the Cook by Emily Brightwell 8/1/21 256 p.Task points: 1
Task pages: 256
Total points: 3
Total pages: 716
1.6 READING THROUGH THE ALPHABET: LETTER M - Read a book that starts with the Letter MMrs. Jeffries and the Missing Alibi by Emily Brightwell 8/4/21 235 p.
Task points: 1
Task pages: 235
Total points: 4
Total pages: 951
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a. Reading: 300+ pp.
304 pp. Bel-Air Dead by Stuart Woods (8/14/21) 3.5 ☆☆�
e. History: History/Historical
Historical Fiction
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles (8/19/21) 351 pp. ☆☆☆☆�
POINTS EARNED: 2
PAGES READ: 351
TOTAL POINTS: 4
TOTAL PAGES: 1375
Task 1.1 CELEBRATE AUGUST HOLIDAYS✔BONUS POINT: Choose another task
d. (8/19) Aviation Day
Read a book where MC is a pilot.
Accidental Abduction ( Accidental Abduction, #1) - Eve Langlais (3 stars) 8/19/21 [155] - MC pilots space ship
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 155
Total points - 8
Total pages - 2248
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d. Aviation Day
(3 airplanes on cover)
The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II by Madeline Martin (8/20/21) 336 pp. ☆☆☆☆�POINTS EARNED: 1
PAGES READ: 336
TOTAL POINTS: 5
TOTAL PAGES: 1711
1.8 FIXER UPPERProject Manager: TESSA Project: EXTERIOR/LANDSCAPING
Author's first and last initials in LANDSCAPING (letters may be used only as often as they appear in the word)
Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon 08.18.21
Task pages 451
Task points 1
Total pages 1312
Total points 4
TESSATask 1.2 - Frankenstein Day
Author last name begins with a W ...
WILKERSON, Isabel / The Warmth of Other Suns � � 19Aug21 - 622 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 1
Pages read - 622
Total points earned to date - 4
Total pages read to date - 1941
Task 1.6 READING THROUGH THE ALPHABET: LETTER MRead a book that starts with the Letter M (exclude A, An, or The)
The Medusa Project (The Medusa Project, #1) � Cindy Dees (5 stars) 8/21/21 [304]
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 304
Total points - 9
Total pages - 2552
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a. Set during a plague: YELLOW FEVER
Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles (8/23/21) 352 pp ☆☆☆☆�
POINTS EARNED: 1
PAGES READ: 352
TOTAL POINTS: 6
TOTAL PAGES: 2063
Task 2.2 A LIFE OF EASE1. (8/15) RELAXATION DAY
Take it easy and READ a book.
Back in Black (SBC Fighters #5) � Lori Foster (2 stars) 8/13/21 [281]
2. (8/21) SENIOR CITIZEN DAY
Read a book with 2+ or more characters that are senior citizens.
Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree (Aunt Dimity, #16) � Nancy Atherton (3 stars) 8/23/21 [241]
Points this task - 2
Pages this task - 522
Total points - 11
Total pages - 3074
2.4 (Mickslibrarian's Task) Afternoon Tea Week1. Read a book set during the Victorian Era (1837-1901). Specify the year(s).
Mrs. Jeffries Questions the Answer by Emily Brightwell (1888-89) 8/9/21 259 p.
AND
2. Read a book set in the United Kingdom (any year).
The Blood of an Englishman by The Blood of an Englishman 8/21/21 294 p.
Task points: 2
Task pages: 553
Total points: 6
Total pages: 1504
1.2 (8/30) FRANKENSTEIN DAY - c. Read a book that has a 1 or 8 in page count.Mrs. Jeffries Stands Corrected by Emily Brightwell 8/5/21 215 p.
Task points: 1
Task pages: 215
Total points: 7
Total pages: 1719
1.6 READING THROUGH THE ALPHABET: LETTER M - Bonust Point: Read another book that starts with the Letter MMrs. Jeffries Takes the Cake by Emily Brightwell 8/26/21 227 p.
Task points: 1
Task pages: 227
Total points: 8
Total pages: 1946
2.1 WHEEL OF FORTUNERead 2 Books
#3 Becoming by Michelle Obama--8/26/21--426 pages
#5 The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende--8/4/21--174 pages
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 600
Total points: 6
Total pages: 1788
Task 1.7 (Linda C's task) NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE DAY� Aug 7Read a book with the author's first and last initials in LIGHTHOUSE
Merc and Her Men (Merc, #1) � Elizabeth Lapthorne (2 stars) 8/27/21 [188]
Points this task - 1
Pages this task - 188
Total points - 12
Total pages - 3262
TESSATask 2.3 - Tessa - Back to School
Pick TWO subjects:
Reading - any book of 300+ pages length - This I Know � � 18Aug21 (336 p)
Foreign Language - a book with a character who speaks more than one language - Sara and Richard speak both English and Spanish in Stones for Ibarra � � 24Aug21 (224 p)
THIS TASK
Points earned - 2
Pages read - 560 p
Total points earned to date - 6
Total pages read to date - 2501 pg
TESSATask 1.8 - Fixer Upper - Tessa - Exterior and Landscaping
Author First & Last initials in L A N D S C A P I N G - A S
Alexander McCall Smith / Precious and Grace - 240 pg
THIS TASK
points earned - 1
pages read - 240 pg
Total points earned to date - 7
Total pages read to date - 2741
2.2 A LIFE OF EASERead 2 books
1. (8/15) Relaxation Day
Take it easy and READ a book.
The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell--8/31/21--197 pages
2. (8/21) Senior Citizen Day
Read a book with 2+ or more characters that are senior citizens.
A Cup of Water Under My Bed: A Memoir by Daisy Hernández--her tias and her mother are senior citizens by the end of the book--8/20/21--185 pages
Points this task: 2
Pages this task: 382
Total points: 8
Total pages: 2170
TESSATask 5.1 - Dog Days of Summer
S*P*E*L*L
R - Rachel to the Rescue � � 28Aug21 - 260 p
O - Out Stealing Horses � � 25Aug21 - 258 p
M - Mary Bly / Lizzie & Dante � � 06Aug21 - 320 p
A - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe � � 02Aug21 - 359 p
N - Nicole Mones / A Cup of Light � � 14Aug21 - 306 p
THIS TASK
Points earned - 5
Pages read - 1503 p
Total points earned to date - 12
Total pages read to date - 4244 pg
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