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Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019

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TASKS:
1. Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. She spent the early years of her life on a Christmas tree farm.
🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.

2. After performing original songs at an RCA Records showcase, Swift was given an artist development deal and began making frequent trips to Nashville with her mother.
🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.

3. Swift was at an industry showcase at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe in 2005 when she caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a DreamWorks Records executive who was preparing to form his own independent record label, Big Machine Records.
🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business OR where a character sings in a cafe or bar.

4. With "Our Song", Swift became the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the chart.
🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series/TBR #1.

5. Swift's second studio album, Fearless, was released on November 11, 2008. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was the top-selling album of 2009 in the United States.
🎸 Read a book published in November or in 2008 or 2009 OR an author's second book.

6. She made her cinematic debut in Valentine's Day playing the ditzy girlfriend of a high school jock. Swift made her TV acting debut in a 2009 episode of CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, playing a rebellious teenager.
🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. Rolling Stone placed Speak Now at number 45 in its 2012 list of the "50 Best Female Albums of All Time", writing: "She might get played on the country station, but she's one of the few genuine rock stars we've got these days, with a flawless ear for what makes a song click."
🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.

8. "Safe & Sound" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, which is the Grammy Award awarded to songs written for films, television, video games or other visual media.
🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.

9. Swift was the voice for Audrey, a tree lover, in the animated film The Lorax (2012) and had a supporting role in the film adaptation of The Giver (2014).
🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.

10. Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris co-wrote his song "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna), for which she was initially credited under the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg.
🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!


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Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019
Read: 18

TASKS:
1. 🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.
Set in Pennsylvania Happily Never After Jeaniene Frost 12/22/18
Deborah Garner 12/26/18

2. 🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.
Nothing Stays In Vegas Elena Aitken 1/10/19

3. 🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business OR where a character sings in a cafe or bar.
Bar A Week to Be Wicked Tessa Dare 1/13/19

4. 🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series/TBR #1.
Teen Be with Me J. Lynn 12/21/18
Embattled Hearts J.M. Madden 12/24/18 (Lost and Found #1)
The Seductive Impostor Janet Chapman 12/29/18 (Puffin Harbor #1)
Until Proven Guilty J.A. Jance 1/8/19 (J.P. Beaumont #1)

5. 🎸 Read a book published in November or in 2008 or 2009 OR an author's second book.
November The Viscount's Christmas Temptation Erica Ridley 12/24/18
November The Cowboy's Christmas Bride Cora Seton 12/27/18

6. 🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. 🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.
Best romantic comedies and contemporary romances (clean) #132 Sandpiper Cove Irene Hannon 12/23/18
Best Detective/Mystery Series #450 Judgment Call J.A. Jance 12/28/18
Best books of 2018 #294 Pieces of Her Karin Slaughter 12/29/18
Best Crime & Mystery Books #479 Carved in Bone Jefferson Bass 1/1/19

8. 🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.
Video games Draw Cora Brent 1/8/19
TV The Beach at Painter's Cove Shelley Noble 1/11/19


9. 🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.
Children's The Tale of Cuffy Bear Arthur Scott Bailey 12/20/18

10. 🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!
An Unwilling Accomplice Charles Todd 1/5/19 A mother/son writing team.

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019

You may do as many tasks as you wish.
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.
A badge will be awarded for participation.

TASKS:
1. Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. She spent the early years of her life on a Christmas tree farm.
🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.

2. After performing original songs at an RCA Records showcase, Swift was given an artist development deal and began making frequent trips to Nashville with her mother.
🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.

3. Swift was at an industry showcase at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe in 2005 when she caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a DreamWorks Records executive who was preparing to form his own independent record label, Big Machine Records.
🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business OR where a character sings in a cafe or bar.

4. With "Our Song", Swift became the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the chart.
🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series/TBR #1.
#1 - Fat Cat At Large by Janet Cantrell 12/26/18
#1 - Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch 12/28/18
#1 - Forever and a Night by Lana Campbell 12/31/18
#1 - How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks 1/7/19

5. Swift's second studio album, Fearless, was released on November 11, 2008. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was the top-selling album of 2009 in the United States.
🎸 Read a book published in November or in 2008 or 2009 OR an author's second book.
2009 - Sweet Persuasion by Maya Banks 12/15/18

6. She made her cinematic debut in Valentine's Day playing the ditzy girlfriend of a high school jock. Swift made her TV acting debut in a 2009 episode of CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, playing a rebellious teenager.
🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. Rolling Stone placed Speak Now at number 45 in its 2012 list of the "50 Best Female Albums of All Time", writing: "She might get played on the country station, but she's one of the few genuine rock stars we've got these days, with a flawless ear for what makes a song click."
🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.

The Spy by Clive Cussler 12/18/18
List: Best Spy Novels #220
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch by Donald J. Sobol 12/18/18
List: BEST FICTION BOOKS EVER!! #19
Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa 1/3/19
List: Best Literary Fiction #831
Hammered by Kevin Hearne 12/26/18
List: Best Books of 2011 #171
Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke 1/6/19
List: Best Cozy Mystery Series #30

8. "Safe & Sound" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, which is the Grammy Award awarded to songs written for films, television, video games or other visual media.
🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.

9. Swift was the voice for Audrey, a tree lover, in the animated film The Lorax (2012) and had a supporting role in the film adaptation of The Giver (2014).
🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.

The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene 1/2/19

10. Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris co-wrote his song "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna), for which she was initially credited under the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg.
🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019
Read:

TASKS:
1. 🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.

2. 🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.

3. 🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business OR where a character sings in a cafe or bar.

4. 🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series/TBR #1.
Shadow of The Fox by Julie Kagawa 23/01/19

5. 🎸 Read a book published in November or in 2008 or 2009 OR an author's second book.

6. 🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. 🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.

8. 🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.

9. 🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.

10. 🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!

Welcome Bonita and Jess!

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019

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Read: 12

1. 🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.

2. 🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.
� The Time Machine by H.G. Wells 12/29/18
� Light on Snow by Anita Shreve 1/2/19
� Mythos Christos by Edwin Herbert 1/8/19

3. 🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business OR where a character sings in a cafe or bar.

4. 🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series/TBR #1.
� Wings by Aprilynne Pike 1/3/19
� And Both Were Young by Madeleine L'Engle 1/4/19
� The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida 1/5/19

5. 🎸 Read a book published in November or in 2008 or 2009 OR an author's second book.
� Swine Not?: A Novel Pig Tale by Jimmy Buffett 12/24/18 (published May 22, 2008)

6. 🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. 🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.
� The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 12/22/18 (Best Books of the Decade: 2010's - #211)

8. 🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.

9. 🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.
� Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 1/1/19
� Like the Willow Tree: The Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce, Portland, Maine, 1918 by Lois Lowry 1/10/19
� Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden 1/12/19

10. 🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!
� Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik 1/12/19

Welcome Kat!

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Timeframe: 12/15/18 to 1/14/19
10/10

1. Christmas tree on cover - The Christmas Star by Donna VanLiere - 12/31/18 ♥♥�


2. Author's initials are in SHOWCASE - S, W - Author Sue Watson - Snowflakes, Iced Cakes and Second Chances - 1/25/19 ♥♥�


3. Character opens their own business - Top Shelf by Kelly Jamieson - 1/12/19 ♥♥♥♥

Sidney opens her business as a restaurant consultant.

4. Series #1 - The Christmas Cowboy Hero by Donna Grant - 1/29/19 ♥♥♥♥ (#1 Heart of Texas)


5. Published in November - Pub 11/13/18 - Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich - 12/19/18 ♥♥♥♥


6. Series name contains CSI - Rugged Texas Cowboy by Lora Leigh - 2/11/19 ♥♥�

Series name is Cowboys and Captives � C and S in Cowboys, I in Captives

7. From a list with the word BEST in it - #32 in the Best Books of March, 2018 - Tangerine by Christine Mangan - 1/16/19 ♥♥♥♥


8. Character watches films, television or plays video games - Hidden Hearts by Olivia Dade - 1/24/19 ♥♥�

Miles is a recluse, so he stays home and watches TV and movies.

9. MPG of YA - Far from the Tree by Robin Benway - 2/21/19 ♥♥♥♥

862 readers tagged as Young Adult

10. Author also writes under another name - Author J.D. Robb - Concealed in Death - 12/18/18 ♥♥♥♥

J.D. Robb and Nora Roberts

CHALLENGE COMPLETE 2/21/19

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
December 15, 2018 - January 14, 2019

10 Tasks Completed

TASKS:
1. 🎸 Read a book with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.
The Yuletide Bride by Michelle Ule (12/15/18)


2. 🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.
The Christmas Melody by Shanna Hatfield (12/30/18)

3. 🎸 Read a book where a character sings in a cafe or bar.
Summer of '65 by Brooke St. James (1/2/19)

4. 🎸 Read a Series/TBR #1.
The Betting Groom by Taylor Hart (12/22/18)
Last Play Christmas Romances #1

5. 🎸 Read a book published in November.
His Holiday Promise by Ciara Knight (12/31/18)
Published November 1, 2018

6. 🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day.
Special Delivery by Ginny Baird (1/11/19)

7. 🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.
Christmas at Carnton by Tamera Alexander (12/23/18)
#185 on Best American Civil War Books

8. 🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.
Capturing the Cavedweller's Heart by Shanna Hatfield (12/19/18)

9. 🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss (1/12/19)

10. 🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name. Tell us the author's other name!
Until We Kissed by Heather B. Moore (12/20/18)
Author also writes as H.B. Moore and as Jane Redd

Welcome Connie and Shash!

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019
Read: 12

TASKS:
1. 🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania- The Perks of Being a Wallflower-Stephen Chbosky 12/19

2. 🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE- Feral Sins-Suzanne Wright 12/15

4. 🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series #1- Haikyu!!, Vol. 1-Haruichi Furudate 12/23

5. 🎸 Read a book published in November- Second Chance Holiday-Aurora Rose Reynolds 12/27

7. 🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #
Tyler Johnson Was Here-Jay Coles 12/19- Best books 2018- no. 79
Until Lilly-Aurora Rose Reynolds 12/25- Best accidently pregnant in romance novels- no. 17
Until Nico-Aurora Rose Reynolds 12/27- Best accidently pregnant in romance novels- no. 31
Carter Reed 2-Tijan 12/31- Best books of 2015- no. 86
Until Jax-Aurora Rose Reynolds 1/10- Best books of 2015- no. 267

8. 🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games- Until July-Aurora Rose Reynolds 1/9

9. 🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA-
Unravel Me-Tahereh Mafi 12/22
Fracture Me-Tahereh Mafi 12/24

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019
Read: 7

TASKS:
1. 🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover. - RaeAnne Thayne - 12/26

2. 🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE. - Stealing Home Sherryl Woods - 1/2

4. 🎸 Read a Series/TBR #1. - Marriage Games C.D. Reiss - 12/16

5. 🎸 Read a book published in November - Nov, 2013 - Extinguished Kaylea Cross - 12/23

6. 🎸 Read a book whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE. - Captive at Christmas Danielle Taylor - 12/16

8. 🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games. - Quiver & Burn Kelli Callahan - 12/30

10. 🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name Tell us the author's other name! - Shelley Bradley - Naughty Little Secret Shayla Black - 12/18

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019

Goal: 10/10

TASKS:
1.🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.

2.🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.
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The Stranded by Hugh Howey - 01/07/2019
Sunstone Vol. 2 by Stjepan Šejić - 01/08/2019

3. 🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business OR where a character sings in a cafe or bar.

4. 🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series/TBR #1.
Interworld by Neil Gaiman - 01/02/2019
Joey Harker
Fairest by Gail Carson Levine - 01/13/2019
Aza

5. 🎸 Read a book published in November or in 2008 or 2009 OR an author's second book.

6. 🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. 🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.

8. 🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - 12/26/2018
Soraya had muted the television. (Kindle Location 2525)

9. 🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.
Go the Fuck to Sleep by Adam Mansbach - 12/29/2018
The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin - 01/14/2019

10. 🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!
The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott - 12/28/2018
Kate Alcott is the pseudonym for journalist Patricia O’Brien
Condemn Me Not: Accused of Witchcraft by Heather B. Moore - 01/08/2019
Also writes under the pen name H.B. Moore

TASKS:
1. Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. She spent the early years of her life on a Christmas tree farm.
🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.
- MC Beaton - 12/25/18

2. After performing original songs at an RCA Records showcase, Swift was given an artist development deal and began making frequent trips to Nashville with her mother.
🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.
A Brush with Shadows - Anna Lee Huber - 12/29/18

3. Swift was at an industry showcase at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe in 2005 when she caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a DreamWorks Records executive who was preparing to form his own independent record label, Big Machine Records.
🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business
A Fatal Twist of Lemon- Patrice Greenwood - 12/18/18

4. With "Our Song", Swift became the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the chart.
🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC
OR a Series/TBR #1.
Mr. Churchill's Secretary - Susan Elia MacNeal - 12/16/18
Murder in an Irish Village - Carlene O’Connor - 1/10/19


5. Swift's second studio album, Fearless, was released on November 11, 2008. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was the top-selling album of 2009 in the United States.
🎸 Read a book published in November
Look Alive Twenty-Five - Janet Evanovich - 12/23/18
Kingdom of the Blind - Louise Penny - 12/30/18


7. Rolling Stone placed Speak Now at number 45 in its 2012 list of the "50 Best Female Albums of All Time", writing: "She might get played on the country station, but she's one of the few genuine rock stars we've got these days, with a flawless ear for what makes a song click."
🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.
The Invention of Wings- Sue Monk Kidd - 1/5/19 - Best Historical Fiction of the 21st century # 85
Year of Wonders - Geraldine Brooks - 1/11/19 - Best Historical fiction #26


8. "Safe & Sound" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, which is the Grammy Award awarded to songs written for films, television, video games or other visual media.
🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.
Just Add Water - Jinx Schwartz - 1/3/19
Uncommon Type: Some Stories - Tom Hanks - 1/6/19


10. Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris co-wrote his song "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna), for which she was initially credited under the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg.
🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name
Death of a Dustman - MC Beaton - 12/26/18 - Marion Chesney Gibbons aka: Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Helen Crampton, Marion Chesney, Charlotte Ward,Sarah Chester.

You may do as many tasks as you wish.
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TASKS:
1. Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. She spent the early years of her life on a Christmas tree farm.
🎸 or
with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.

Finished 15/12

2. After performing original songs at an RCA Records showcase, Swift was given an artist development deal and began making frequent trips to Nashville with her mother.
🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.

3. Swift was at an industry showcase at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe in 2005 when she caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a DreamWorks Records executive who was preparing to form his own independent record label, Big Machine Records.
🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business OR where a character sings in a cafe or bar.

4. With "Our Song", Swift became the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the chart.
🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series/TBR #1.

5. Swift's second studio album, Fearless, was released on November 11, 2008. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was the top-selling album of 2009 in the United States.
🎸 Read a book published in November or in 2008 or 2009 OR an author's second book.

6. She made her cinematic debut in Valentine's Day playing the ditzy girlfriend of a high school jock. Swift made her TV acting debut in a 2009 episode of CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, playing a rebellious teenager.
🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. Rolling Stone placed Speak Now at number 45 in its 2012 list of the "50 Best Female Albums of All Time", writing: "She might get played on the country station, but she's one of the few genuine rock stars we've got these days, with a flawless ear for what makes a song click."
🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.

8. "Safe & Sound" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, which is the Grammy Award awarded to songs written for films, television, video games or other visual media.
🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.

9. Swift was the voice for Audrey, a tree lover, in the animated film The Lorax (2012) and had a supporting role in the film adaptation of The Giver (2014).
🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.

10. Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris co-wrote his song "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna), for which she was initially credited under the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg.

Welcome Grace, Karen, Ferenc, Joann and Emelie!

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019
Completed:7
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TASKS:
1. Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. She spent the early years of her life on a Christmas tree farm.
🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.

2. After performing original songs at an RCA Records showcase, Swift was given an artist development deal and began making frequent trips to Nashville with her mother.
🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.

Zwart water Corine Hartman 303 p. 8 january 2019 2 stars
CH
To Have and Have Not Ernest Hemingway 272 p. 31 december 2018 4 stars
EH

Enter Willem Asman 320 p. 20 december 2018 3 stars
WA

3. Swift was at an industry showcase at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe in 2005 when she caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a DreamWorks Records executive who was preparing to form his own independent record label, Big Machine Records.
🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business OR where a character sings in a cafe or bar.

4. With "Our Song", Swift became the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the chart.
🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series/TBR #1.
A Drink Before the War Dennis Lehane 282 p. 5 january 2019 4 stars
Part 1

Annihilation Jeff VanderMeer 195 p. 2 january 2019 2 stars
Part 1

Mortal Engines Philip Reeve 373 p. 4 january 2019 3 stars part 1

The Seven Sisters Lucinda Riley 626 p. 7 january 2019 4 stars part 1

5. Swift's second studio album, Fearless, was released on November 11, 2008. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was the top-selling album of 2009 in the United States.
🎸 Read a book published in November or in 2008 or 2009 OR an author's second book.

6. She made her cinematic debut in Valentine's Day playing the ditzy girlfriend of a high school jock. Swift made her TV acting debut in a 2009 episode of CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, playing a rebellious teenager.
🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. Rolling Stone placed Speak Now at number 45 in its 2012 list of the "50 Best Female Albums of All Time", writing: "She might get played on the country station, but she's one of the few genuine rock stars we've got these days, with a flawless ear for what makes a song click."
🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.
Nooit meer slapen Willem Frederik Hermans 330 p. 16 december 2018 3 stars the best dutch literature Nr.3

Anything is Possible Elizabeth Strout 304 p. 18
december 2018 3 stars
best books of 2017 Nr. 65

The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller 378 p. 19 december 2018 5 starsbest Trojan war retellings nr 1

🎸8. "Safe & Sound" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, which is the Grammy Award awarded to songs written for films, television, video games or other visual media. Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.

9. Swift was the voice for Audrey, a tree lover, in the animated film The Lorax (2012) and had a supporting role in the film adaptation of The Giver (2014).

🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.

Leah on the Offbeat Becky Albertalli 368 p. 10 january 2019 2 stars
Fangirl Rainbow Rowell 459 p. 1/11/19 4 stars

10. Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris co-wrote his song "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna), for which she was initially credited under the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg.
🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019
GOAL: 0/12

TASKS:
1. 🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.

2. 🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.
~~Black Lament by Christina Henry (12/22/18) ✬✬✬✬
~~Ghost in Trouble by Carolyn G. Hart (1/5/19) ✬✬�.5
~~A Deadly Cliché by Ellery Adams (1/10/19) ✬✬�.5
~~The Last Word by Ellery Adams (1/13/19) ✬✬�.5

3. 🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business OR where a character sings in a cafe or bar.

4. 🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series/TBR #1.
~~Ghouls Rush In by H.P. Mallory (Peyton Clark #1) (12/21/18) ✬✬�
~~Fragile by Lisa Unger (The Hollows #1) (12/22/18) ✬✬✬✬

5. 🎸 Read a book published in November or in 2008 or 2009 OR an author's second book.
~~Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones (1/13/19) ✬✬✬✬

6. 🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. 🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.

8. 🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.

9. 🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.
~~Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins (12/15/18) ✬✬✬✬�
~~Tumford's Rude Noises by Nancy Tillman (12/23/18) ✬✬�.5
~~Homer the Library Cat by Reeve Lindbergh (12/23/18) ✬✬�.5
~~My Penguin Osbert by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel (12/31/18) ✬✬✬✬
~~The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson (1/1/18) ✬✬✬✬�
~~Love by Matt de la Pena (1/1/19) ✬✬✬✬
~~Czech Republic by Lura Rogers Seavey (1/1/19) ✬✬�.5
~~With You Always, Little Monday by Geneviève Côté (1/9/19) ✬✬�.5
~~A Christmas Wish for Corduroy by B.G. Hennessy (1/9/19) ✬✬�.5
~~The Third Mushroom by Jennifer L. Holm (1/10/19) ✬✬�.5

10. 🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!
~~Run for Your Life by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge (12/31/18) ✬✬✬✬

Welcome Claire and Katharine!

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019

You may do as many tasks as you wish.
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TASKS:
1. Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. She spent the early years of her life on a Christmas tree farm.
🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.

2. After performing original songs at an RCA Records showcase, Swift was given an artist development deal and began making frequent trips to Nashville with her mother.
🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.
Mr. Dickens and His Carol, Samantha Silva, 29.12.2018

3. Swift was at an industry showcase at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe in 2005 when she caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a DreamWorks Records executive who was preparing to form his own independent record label, Big Machine Records.
🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business.
The Summer Bride, Anne Gracie, 17.12.2018

4. With "Our Song", Swift became the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the chart.
🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC.
Bittersweet, Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, 22.12.2018

5. Swift's second studio album, Fearless, was released on November 11, 2008. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was the top-selling album of 2009 in the United States.
🎸 Read an author's second book.
The Improbability of Love, Hannah Mary Rothschild, 13.01.2019

6. She made her cinematic debut in Valentine's Day playing the ditzy girlfriend of a high school jock. Swift made her TV acting debut in a 2009 episode of CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, playing a rebellious teenager.
🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. Rolling Stone placed Speak Now at number 45 in its 2012 list of the "50 Best Female Albums of All Time", writing: "She might get played on the country station, but she's one of the few genuine rock stars we've got these days, with a flawless ear for what makes a song click."
🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.
The Light Between Oceans, M.L. Stedman, 08.01.2019 - #13 on the Best books with no vampires, no magic spells, no fantasy, no aliens, no sci-fi, etc. list

8. "Safe & Sound" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, which is the Grammy Award awarded to songs written for films, television, video games or other visual media.
🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.
Graveyard Shift, Angela Roquet, 06.01.2019

9. Swift was the voice for Audrey, a tree lover, in the animated film The Lorax (2012) and had a supporting role in the film adaptation of The Giver (2014).
🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.
The Boys of Summer, C.J. Duggan, 28,12.2018

10. Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris co-wrote his song "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna), for which she was initially credited under the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg.
🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!

Welcome Rina!

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019
Read: 3 of 3

TASKS:
1. 🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.
A Room With a Brew by Joyce Tremel
COMPLETED 12/30/2018
Set in Pittsburgh, PA


2. 🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.

3. 🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business OR where a character sings in a cafe or bar.
New Uses for Old Boyfriends by Beth Kendrick
COMPLETED 12/25/2018
Daphne and Lila open a vintage fashion store and, after a fire, Lila opens a used jewelry shop.

4. 🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series/TBR #1.

5. 🎸 Read a book published in November or in 2008 or 2009 OR an author's second book.

6. 🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. 🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.

8. 🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.
Bookman Dead Style by Paige Shelton
COMPLETED 12/27/2018
Clare Henry goes to see the latest Matt Bane movie with her friends when the film festival is in town.

9. 🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.

10. 🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!

Welcome Anne!

I'm going to say I'm completed.

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019
Read: 3 of 3

TASKS:
1. 🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.
A Room With a Brew by Joyce Tremel
COMPLETED 12/30/2018
Set in Pittsburgh, PA


2. 🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.

3. 🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business OR where a character sings in a cafe or bar.
New Uses for Old Boyfriends by Beth Kendrick
COMPLETED 12/25/2018
Daphne and Lila open a vintage fashion store and, after a fire, Lila opens a used jewelry shop.

4. 🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series/TBR #1.

5. 🎸 Read a book published in November or in 2008 or 2009 OR an author's second book.

6. 🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. 🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.

8. 🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.
Bookman Dead Style by Paige Shelton
COMPLETED 12/27/2018
Clare Henry goes to see the latest Matt Bane movie with her friends when the film festival is in town.

9. 🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.

10. 🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!

WOOHOO Anne!

Finished!

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019

You may do as many tasks as you wish.
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.
A badge will be awarded for participation.

TASKS:
1. Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. She spent the early years of her life on a Christmas tree farm.
🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.

2. After performing original songs at an RCA Records showcase, Swift was given an artist development deal and began making frequent trips to Nashville with her mother.
🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.

3. Swift was at an industry showcase at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe in 2005 when she caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a DreamWorks Records executive who was preparing to form his own independent record label, Big Machine Records.
🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business OR where a character sings in a cafe or bar.

4. With "Our Song", Swift became the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the chart.
🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series/TBR #1.
#1 - Fat Cat At Large by Janet Cantrell 12/26/18
#1 - Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch 12/28/18
#1 - Forever and a Night by Lana Campbell 12/31/18
#1 - How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks 1/7/19

5. Swift's second studio album, Fearless, was released on November 11, 2008. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was the top-selling album of 2009 in the United States.
🎸 Read a book published in November or in 2008 or 2009 OR an author's second book.
2009 - Sweet Persuasion by Maya Banks 12/15/18

6. She made her cinematic debut in Valentine's Day playing the ditzy girlfriend of a high school jock. Swift made her TV acting debut in a 2009 episode of CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, playing a rebellious teenager.
🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. Rolling Stone placed Speak Now at number 45 in its 2012 list of the "50 Best Female Albums of All Time", writing: "She might get played on the country station, but she's one of the few genuine rock stars we've got these days, with a flawless ear for what makes a song click."
🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.

The Spy by Clive Cussler 12/18/18
List: Best Spy Novels #220
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch by Donald J. Sobol 12/18/18
List: BEST FICTION BOOKS EVER!! #19
Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa 1/3/19
List: Best Literary Fiction #831
Hammered by Kevin Hearne 12/26/18
List: Best Books of 2011 #171
Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke 1/6/19
List: Best Cozy Mystery Series #30

8. "Safe & Sound" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, which is the Grammy Award awarded to songs written for films, television, video games or other visual media.
🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.

9. Swift was the voice for Audrey, a tree lover, in the animated film The Lorax (2012) and had a supporting role in the film adaptation of The Giver (2014).
🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.

The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene 1/2/19

10. Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris co-wrote his song "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna), for which she was initially credited under the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg.
🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!

WOOHOO Bonita!

Are you in TCF's Nancy Drew challenge??
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Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019

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You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.
A badge will be awarded for participation.

TASKS:
1. Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. She spent the early years of her life on a Christmas tree farm.
🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.

2. After performing original songs at an RCA Records showcase, Swift was given an artist development deal and began making frequent trips to Nashville with her mother.
🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.

3. Swift was at an industry showcase at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe in 2005 when she caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a DreamWorks Records executive who was preparing to form his own independent record label, Big Machine Records.
🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business OR where a character sings in a cafe or bar.

4. With "Our Song", Swift became the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the chart.
🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series/TBR #1.
Shadow of The Fox 12/19 - 31
Once 1/8 - 10
Aoba-kun's Confessions Vol. 1 1/13

5. Swift's second studio album, Fearless, was released on November 11, 2008. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was the top-selling album of 2009 in the United States.
🎸 Read a book published in November or in 2008 or 2009 OR an author's second book.

6. She made her cinematic debut in Valentine's Day playing the ditzy girlfriend of a high school jock. Swift made her TV acting debut in a 2009 episode of CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, playing a rebellious teenager.
🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. Rolling Stone placed Speak Now at number 45 in its 2012 list of the "50 Best Female Albums of All Time", writing: "She might get played on the country station, but she's one of the few genuine rock stars we've got these days, with a flawless ear for what makes a song click."
🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.

8. "Safe & Sound" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, which is the Grammy Award awarded to songs written for films, television, video games or other visual media.
🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.

9. Swift was the voice for Audrey, a tree lover, in the animated film The Lorax (2012) and had a supporting role in the film adaptation of The Giver (2014).
🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.
Number the Stars 1/4 - 6

10. Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris co-wrote his song "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna), for which she was initially credited under the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg.
🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!

Welcome Cindy!

3 more days! I hope you an get another book!!

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019
Completed:12
You may do as many tasks as you wish.
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.
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TASKS:
1. Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. She spent the early years of her life on a Christmas tree farm.
🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.

2. After performing original songs at an RCA Records showcase, Swift was given an artist development deal and began making frequent trips to Nashville with her mother.
🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.

Zwart water Corine Hartman 303 p. 8 january 2019 2 stars
CH
To Have and Have Not Ernest Hemingway 272 p. 31 december 2018 4 stars
EH

Enter Willem Asman 320 p. 20 december 2018 3 stars
WA

3. Swift was at an industry showcase at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe in 2005 when she caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a DreamWorks Records executive who was preparing to form his own independent record label, Big Machine Records.
🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business OR where a character sings in a cafe or bar.

4. With "Our Song", Swift became the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the chart.
🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series/TBR #1.
A Drink Before the War Dennis Lehane 282 p. 5 january 2019 4 stars
Part 1

Annihilation Jeff VanderMeer 195 p. 2 january 2019 2 stars
Part 1

Mortal Engines Philip Reeve 373 p. 4 january 2019 3 stars part 1

The Seven Sisters Lucinda Riley 626 p. 7 january 2019 4 stars part 1

5. Swift's second studio album, Fearless, was released on November 11, 2008. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was the top-selling album of 2009 in the United States.
🎸 Read a book published in November or in 2008 or 2009 OR an author's second book.

6. She made her cinematic debut in Valentine's Day playing the ditzy girlfriend of a high school jock. Swift made her TV acting debut in a 2009 episode of CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, playing a rebellious teenager.
🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. Rolling Stone placed Speak Now at number 45 in its 2012 list of the "50 Best Female Albums of All Time", writing: "She might get played on the country station, but she's one of the few genuine rock stars we've got these days, with a flawless ear for what makes a song click."
🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.
Nooit meer slapen Willem Frederik Hermans 330 p. 16 december 2018 3 stars the best dutch literature Nr.3

Anything is Possible Elizabeth Strout 304 p. 18
december 2018 3 stars
best books of 2017 Nr. 65

The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller 378 p. 19 december 2018 5 starsbest Trojan war retellings nr 1

🎸8. "Safe & Sound" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, which is the Grammy Award awarded to songs written for films, television, video games or other visual media. Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.

9. Swift was the voice for Audrey, a tree lover, in the animated film The Lorax (2012) and had a supporting role in the film adaptation of The Giver (2014).

🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.

Leah on the Offbeat Becky Albertalli 368 p. 10 january 2019 2 stars
Fangirl Rainbow Rowell 459 p. 1/11/19 4 stars

10. Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris co-wrote his song "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna), for which she was initially credited under the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg.
🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019
Read: 12

FINISHED

TASKS:
1. 🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania- The Perks of Being a Wallflower-Stephen Chbosky 12/19

2. 🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE- Feral Sins-Suzanne Wright 12/15

4. 🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series #1- Haikyu!!, Vol. 1-Haruichi Furudate 12/23

5. 🎸 Read a book published in November- Second Chance Holiday-Aurora Rose Reynolds 12/27

7. 🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #
Tyler Johnson Was Here-Jay Coles 12/19- Best books 2018- no. 79
Until Lilly-Aurora Rose Reynolds 12/25- Best accidently pregnant in romance novels- no. 17
Until Nico-Aurora Rose Reynolds 12/27- Best accidently pregnant in romance novels- no. 31
Carter Reed 2-Tijan 12/31- Best books of 2015- no. 86
Until Jax-Aurora Rose Reynolds 1/10- Best books of 2015- no. 267

8. 🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games- Until July-Aurora Rose Reynolds 1/9

9. 🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA-
Unravel Me-Tahereh Mafi 12/22
Fracture Me-Tahereh Mafi 12/24

JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Cindy!

3 more days! I hope you an get another book!!"

I already read Once but I don't know if to put it for task 4 or 9

WOOHOO Claire and Grace!

@Cindy,
It doesn't matter because you may use the tasks many times in this challenge.

completed 12

TASKS:
1. Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. She spent the early years of her life on a Christmas tree farm.
🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.
- MC Beaton - 12/25/18

2. After performing original songs at an RCA Records showcase, Swift was given an artist development deal and began making frequent trips to Nashville with her mother.
🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.
A Brush with Shadows - Anna Lee Huber - 12/29/18

3. Swift was at an industry showcase at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe in 2005 when she caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a DreamWorks Records executive who was preparing to form his own independent record label, Big Machine Records.
🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business
A Fatal Twist of Lemon- Patrice Greenwood - 12/18/18

4. With "Our Song", Swift became the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the chart.
🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC
OR a Series/TBR #1.
Mr. Churchill's Secretary - Susan Elia MacNeal - 12/16/18
Murder in an Irish Village - Carlene O’Connor - 1/10/19


5. Swift's second studio album, Fearless, was released on November 11, 2008. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was the top-selling album of 2009 in the United States.
🎸 Read a book published in November
Look Alive Twenty-Five - Janet Evanovich - 12/23/18
Kingdom of the Blind - Louise Penny - 12/30/18


7. Rolling Stone placed Speak Now at number 45 in its 2012 list of the "50 Best Female Albums of All Time", writing: "She might get played on the country station, but she's one of the few genuine rock stars we've got these days, with a flawless ear for what makes a song click."
🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.
The Invention of Wings- Sue Monk Kidd - 1/5/19 - Best Historical Fiction of the 21st century # 85
Year of Wonders - Geraldine Brooks - 1/11/19 - Best Historical fiction #26


8. "Safe & Sound" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, which is the Grammy Award awarded to songs written for films, television, video games or other visual media.
🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.
Just Add Water - Jinx Schwartz - 1/3/19
Uncommon Type: Some Stories - Tom Hanks - 1/6/19


10. Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris co-wrote his song "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna), for which she was initially credited under the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg.
🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name
Death of a Dustman - MC Beaton - 12/26/18 - Marion Chesney Gibbons aka: Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Helen Crampton, Marion Chesney, Charlotte Ward,Sarah Chester.

WOOHOO Joann!

FINISHED

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019
GOAL: 18/12

TASKS:
1. 🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.

2. 🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.
~~Black Lament by Christina Henry (12/22/18) ✬✬✬✬
~~Ghost in Trouble by Carolyn G. Hart (1/5/19) ✬✬�.5
~~A Deadly Cliché by Ellery Adams (1/10/19) ✬✬�.5
~~The Last Word by Ellery Adams (1/13/19) ✬✬�.5

3. 🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business OR where a character sings in a cafe or bar.

4. 🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series/TBR #1.
~~Ghouls Rush In by H.P. Mallory (Peyton Clark #1) (12/21/18) ✬✬�
~~Fragile by Lisa Unger (The Hollows #1) (12/22/18) ✬✬✬✬

5. 🎸 Read a book published in November or in 2008 or 2009 OR an author's second book.
~~Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones (1/13/19) ✬✬✬✬

6. 🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. 🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.

8. 🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.

9. 🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.
~~Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins (12/15/18) ✬✬✬✬�
~~Tumford's Rude Noises by Nancy Tillman (12/23/18) ✬✬�.5
~~Homer the Library Cat by Reeve Lindbergh (12/23/18) ✬✬�.5
~~My Penguin Osbert by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel (12/31/18) ✬✬✬✬
~~The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson (1/1/18) ✬✬✬✬�
~~Love by Matt de la Pena (1/1/19) ✬✬✬✬
~~Czech Republic by Lura Rogers Seavey (1/1/19) ✬✬�.5
~~With You Always, Little Monday by Geneviève Côté (1/9/19) ✬✬�.5
~~A Christmas Wish for Corduroy by B.G. Hennessy (1/9/19) ✬✬�.5
~~The Third Mushroom by Jennifer L. Holm (1/10/19) ✬✬�.5

10. 🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!
~~Run for Your Life by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge (12/31/18) ✬✬✬✬

WOOHOO Katharine!

Finished!

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019

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You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.
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TASKS:
1. Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. She spent the early years of her life on a Christmas tree farm.
🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.

2. After performing original songs at an RCA Records showcase, Swift was given an artist development deal and began making frequent trips to Nashville with her mother.
🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.
Mr. Dickens and His Carol, Samantha Silva, 29.12.2018

3. Swift was at an industry showcase at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe in 2005 when she caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a DreamWorks Records executive who was preparing to form his own independent record label, Big Machine Records.
🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business.
The Summer Bride, Anne Gracie, 17.12.2018

4. With "Our Song", Swift became the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the chart.
🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC.
Bittersweet, Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, 22.12.2018

5. Swift's second studio album, Fearless, was released on November 11, 2008. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was the top-selling album of 2009 in the United States.
🎸 Read an author's second book.
The Improbability of Love, Hannah Mary Rothschild, 13.01.2019

6. She made her cinematic debut in Valentine's Day playing the ditzy girlfriend of a high school jock. Swift made her TV acting debut in a 2009 episode of CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, playing a rebellious teenager.
🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. Rolling Stone placed Speak Now at number 45 in its 2012 list of the "50 Best Female Albums of All Time", writing: "She might get played on the country station, but she's one of the few genuine rock stars we've got these days, with a flawless ear for what makes a song click."
🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.
The Light Between Oceans, M.L. Stedman, 08.01.2019 - #13 on the Best books with no vampires, no magic spells, no fantasy, no aliens, no sci-fi, etc. list

8. "Safe & Sound" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, which is the Grammy Award awarded to songs written for films, television, video games or other visual media.
🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.
Graveyard Shift, Angela Roquet, 06.01.2019

9. Swift was the voice for Audrey, a tree lover, in the animated film The Lorax (2012) and had a supporting role in the film adaptation of The Giver (2014).
🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.
The Boys of Summer, C.J. Duggan, 28,12.2018

10. Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris co-wrote his song "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna), for which she was initially credited under the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg.
🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!

WOOHOO Rina!

FINISHED
Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019
Read: 18

TASKS:
1. 🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.
Set in Pennsylvania Happily Never After Jeaniene Frost 12/22/18
Deborah Garner 12/26/18

2. 🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.
Nothing Stays In Vegas Elena Aitken 1/10/19

3. 🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business OR where a character sings in a cafe or bar.
Bar A Week to Be Wicked Tessa Dare 1/13/19

4. 🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series/TBR #1.
Teen Be with Me J. Lynn 12/21/18
Embattled Hearts J.M. Madden 12/24/18 (Lost and Found #1)
The Seductive Impostor Janet Chapman 12/29/18 (Puffin Harbor #1)
Until Proven Guilty J.A. Jance 1/8/19 (J.P. Beaumont #1)

5. 🎸 Read a book published in November or in 2008 or 2009 OR an author's second book.
November The Viscount's Christmas Temptation Erica Ridley 12/24/18
November The Cowboy's Christmas Bride Cora Seton 12/27/18

6. 🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. 🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.
Best romantic comedies and contemporary romances (clean) #132 Sandpiper Cove Irene Hannon 12/23/18
Best Detective/Mystery Series #450 Judgment Call J.A. Jance 12/28/18
Best books of 2018 #294 Pieces of Her Karin Slaughter 12/29/18
Best Crime & Mystery Books #479 Carved in Bone Jefferson Bass 1/1/19

8. 🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.
Video games Draw Cora Brent 1/8/19
TV The Beach at Painter's Cove Shelley Noble 1/11/19


9. 🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.
Children's The Tale of Cuffy Bear Arthur Scott Bailey 12/20/18

10. 🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!
An Unwilling Accomplice Charles Todd 1/5/19 A mother/son writing team.

Finished!

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
December 15, 2018 - January 14, 2019

10 Tasks Completed

TASKS:
1. 🎸 Read a book with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.
The Yuletide Bride by Michelle Ule (12/15/18)


2. 🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.
The Christmas Melody by Shanna Hatfield (12/30/18)

3. 🎸 Read a book where a character sings in a cafe or bar.
Summer of '65 by Brooke St. James (1/2/19)

4. 🎸 Read a Series/TBR #1.
The Betting Groom by Taylor Hart (12/22/18)
Last Play Christmas Romances #1

5. 🎸 Read a book published in November.
His Holiday Promise by Ciara Knight (12/31/18)
Published November 1, 2018

6. 🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day.
Special Delivery by Ginny Baird (1/11/19)

7. 🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.
Christmas at Carnton by Tamera Alexander (12/23/18)
#185 on Best American Civil War Books

8. 🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.
Capturing the Cavedweller's Heart by Shanna Hatfield (12/19/18)

9. 🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss (1/12/19)

10. 🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name. Tell us the author's other name!
Until We Kissed by Heather B. Moore (12/20/18)
Author also writes as H.B. Moore and as Jane Redd

JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Bonita!

Are you in TCF's Nancy Drew challenge??
/topic/show/..."

Oh yeah! I was going to try to actually read all the books, but that may be a bit too daunting - I can only take so much Nancy as an adult :)

Bonita wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Bonita!

Are you in TCF's Nancy Drew challenge??
/topic/show/..."

Oh yeah! I was going to try to actually read all the books, but that may be a..."

You don't have to read the books. I'm going to read some but I have read books that fit the tasks.

WOOHOO Shash!

Finished

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019

You may do as many tasks as you wish. You may use the tasks as many times as you wish. A badge will be awarded for participation.

Read: 12

1. 🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.

2. 🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.
� The Time Machine by H.G. Wells 12/29/18
� Light on Snow by Anita Shreve 1/2/19
� Mythos Christos by Edwin Herbert 1/8/19

3. 🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business OR where a character sings in a cafe or bar.

4. 🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC OR a Series/TBR #1.
� Wings by Aprilynne Pike 1/3/19
� And Both Were Young by Madeleine L'Engle 1/4/19
� The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida 1/5/19

5. 🎸 Read a book published in November or in 2008 or 2009 OR an author's second book.
� Swine Not?: A Novel Pig Tale by Jimmy Buffett 12/24/18 (published May 22, 2008)

6. 🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. 🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.
� The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 12/22/18 (Best Books of the Decade: 2010's - #211)

8. 🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.

9. 🎸 Read a book with a MPG of Children's or YA.
� Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 1/1/19
� Like the Willow Tree: The Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce, Portland, Maine, 1918 by Lois Lowry 1/10/19
� Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden 1/12/19

10. 🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!
� Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik 1/12/19

WOOHOO Kat!

Finished

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019

You may do as many tasks as you wish.
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.
A badge will be awarded for participation.

TASKS:
1. Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. She spent the early years of her life on a Christmas tree farm.
🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover.

2. After performing original songs at an RCA Records showcase, Swift was given an artist development deal and began making frequent trips to Nashville with her mother.
🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE.

3. Swift was at an industry showcase at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe in 2005 when she caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a DreamWorks Records executive who was preparing to form his own independent record label, Big Machine Records.
🎸 Read a book where a character opens their own business OR where a character sings in a cafe or bar.

4. With "Our Song", Swift became the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the chart.
🎸 Read a book with a teenage MC
Shadow of The Fox 12/19 - 31
Aoba-kun's Confessions Vol. 1 1/13
Lovesick Ellie Vol. 2 1/14

5. Swift's second studio album, Fearless, was released on November 11, 2008. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was the top-selling album of 2009 in the United States.
🎸 Read a book published in November or in 2008 or 2009 OR an author's second book.

6. She made her cinematic debut in Valentine's Day playing the ditzy girlfriend of a high school jock. Swift made her TV acting debut in a 2009 episode of CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, playing a rebellious teenager.
🎸 Read a book where a character celebrates Valentine's Day OR whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE.

7. Rolling Stone placed Speak Now at number 45 in its 2012 list of the "50 Best Female Albums of All Time", writing: "She might get played on the country station, but she's one of the few genuine rock stars we've got these days, with a flawless ear for what makes a song click."
🎸 Read a book from a list with the word BEST in it. Tell us the list and book #.

8. "Safe & Sound" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, which is the Grammy Award awarded to songs written for films, television, video games or other visual media.
🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games.

9. Swift was the voice for Audrey, a tree lover, in the animated film The Lorax (2012) and had a supporting role in the film adaptation of The Giver (2014).
🎸 Read a book with a MPG of YA.
Number the Stars 1/4 - 6
Once 1/8 - 10

10. Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris co-wrote his song "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna), for which she was initially credited under the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg.
🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name OR written by two authors. Tell us the author's other name!

WOOHOO Cindy!

Finished!

Musical Person of the Month: Taylor Swift
Duration: December 15, 2018- January 14, 2019
Read: 7

TASKS:
1. 🎸 Read a book set in Pennsylvania or with a Christmas tree on the cover. Please post the cover. - RaeAnne Thayne - 12/26

2. 🎸 Read a book whose author's initials are in SHOWCASE. - Stealing Home Sherryl Woods - 1/2

4. 🎸 Read a Series/TBR #1. - Marriage Games C.D. Reiss - 12/16

5. 🎸 Read a book published in November - Nov, 2013 - Extinguished Kaylea Cross - 12/23

6. 🎸 Read a book whose title or series name contains CSI or the words CRIME or SCENE. - Captive at Christmas Danielle Taylor - 12/16

8. 🎸 Read a book where a character watches films, television or plays video games. - Quiver & Burn Kelli Callahan - 12/30

10. 🎸 Read a book whose author also writes under another name Tell us the author's other name! - Shelley Bradley - Naughty Little Secret Shayla Black - 12/18