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The 12 Tasks are:

☑️ 1. Read a Boxall book using the theme of 24. - We by Yevgeny Zamyatin

2. Read a Boxall list book by a Scottish author.

3. Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama died 500 years ago in 1524. Read a Boxall book by an author from one of the countries along the routes of his 3 voyages or a book by a Portuguese author. (Contributed by Jennifer Austin)

☑️ 4. Read a Boxall list book from one of the Boxall authors who died in 2023. (Kenzaburo Oe, Dubravka Ugresic, Martin Amis, Cormac McCarthy, Milan Kundera, A. S. Byatt, and Vassilis Vassilikos) - All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy

5. Read a Boxall book told from a child’s perspective or with a child as a main character.

6. World War I began on July 28, 1914. Read a Boxall list book that features World War I or another war, and then read a Boxall list book from the other side of the conflict. (Contributed by Jennifer Austin)

7. Read a Boxall book by an author who is also a scientist. (Note: The authors do not have to have degrees in a specific science. This can include science professors, researchers, and even (particularly pre-1900) authors who have a particular interest or fascination with science.

☑️ 8. Read a Boxall list book that has over 100,000 ratings. - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey (10 May)

☑️ 9. January 21, 2024 will mark 100 years since the death of Vladimir Lenin, founding head of the government of Soviet Russia. Read a Boxall list book by a writer that lived in or is currently living in a communist country. (Contributed by Jennifer Austin)
Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1 Feb 2024)

☑️ 10. Read a Boxall book with a wilderness setting (desert, mountains, moors, etc.). - Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg (24 Jun 2024)

11. 2024 will be the Centennial of the enactment of the Immigration Act of 1924 in the United States. Read a Boxall book where immigration is a central element or that features an immigrant as a main character. (Contributed by Mercedes)

☑️ 12. Read a Boxall book that makes you laugh or has a happy ending. - The Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith and Weedon Grossmith (22 Jun 2024)