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Duration: March 1, 2019-February 29, 2020
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Tasks:
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with P.
Palm Beach Poison Tom Turner 3/4/19
2. Feathered friends on board
✈️ Read a book with a bird of prey mentioned in the story.
Secrets of the Lost Summer Carla Neggers 3/2/19 p 140 Olivia saw an owl swoop through the trees...
3. A forgotten wedding dress
✈️ Read a book where a character has a destination wedding.
California Girls Susan Mallery 4/3/19
4. The Pope might marry you
✈️ Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter.
Tempting Dusty Helen Hardt 3/11/19
5. In-flight maintenance
✈️ Read a book where a cocktail is consumed.
Taking Catie Helen Hardt 3/12/19
6. Emotional support... monkey?
✈️ Read a book where a character has an unusual pet.
ferret The Billionaire's Unexpected Wife Ali Parker 3/8/19
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
✈️ Read a book where an emergency occurs.
Written in Red Anne Bishop 3/25/19
8. Bees on a plane
✈️ Read a book where bees are prominent in the story.
Once a Charmer Sharla Lovelace 3/9/19
9. A celebrity relieved himself
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story (may be real or fictional).
Love's Chance Tracey Smith 3/20/19
10. A hair-raising experience
✈️ Read a book where a character is set on fire.
Darkness, Take My Hand Dennis Lehane 3/7/19
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
✈️ Read a book with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
Say You're Sorry Karen Rose 3/21/19
12. Baby on board
✈️ Read a book with a British character.
Charcoal Notes Grace Harper 3/31/19
13. Don't sing too loud
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with I.
The Ice Princess Camilla Läckberg 3/10/19
14. Pigs might fly
✈️ Read a book set in Connecticut.
The Billionaire's Unexpected Wife #2 Ali Parker 3/8/19
15. Flames on the wing
✈️ Read a book where a character flies on a plane.
Sacred Dennis Lehane 3/6/19
16. Spy plane
✈️ Read a book with a scene in a bathroom.
On Second Thought Kristan Higgins 3/5/19
17. Lost luggage
✈️ Read a book where something is scattered. Tell us what.
Blue Dust Circle of the Moon Faith Hunter 3/17/19
18. Passing away
✈️ Read a book where a character passes away quietly.
A Charm Like You Sharla Lovelace 3/13/19
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed.
Charmed at First Sight Sharla Lovelace 3/13/19
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
✈️ Read a book where a character is stuck somewhere.
Three Weeks With a Bull Rider Cat Johnson 3/15/19
What the heck?? Airplanes!Duration: March 1, 2019-February 29, 2020
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Tasks:
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
✈️ Read a book with an open door on the cover OR where a character gets compensation for something OR with a title that begins with P.
2. Feathered friends on board
✈️ Read a book with a bird of prey on the cover or mentioned in the story (Give us a sentence and page/loc#) OR a Series #6 or #20.
3. A forgotten wedding dress
✈️ Read a book where a character has a destination wedding OR where an item was forgotten on a plane OR with a wedding dress on the cover.
4. The Pope might marry you
✈️ Read a book where a couple gets married in an odd spot (Tell us where) OR by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter OR where an earthquake occurs.
5. In-flight maintenance
✈️ Read a book where a screwdriver is used OR where a person is removed from some place OR where a cocktail is consumed.
6. Emotional support... monkey?
✈️ Read a book where a character has an unusual pet (Tell us the kind of pet.) OR set in Las Vegas OR with a character who has an unusual name. (Tell us the name.)
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
✈️ Read a book where a character has an allergic reaction OR set in Germany OR where an emergency occurs.
8. Bees on a plane
✈️ Read a book where bees are prominent in the story OR set in Dallas or Texas OR published in 2015.
9. A celebrity relieved himself
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story (may be real or fictional) OR where a character relieves themselves in public OR with a character that is an actor.
10. A hair-raising experience
✈️ Read a book where a character is set on fire OR with a character that is a prankster OR where a character is arrested for endangering others.
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
✈️ Read a book where spoiled food is found OR where a character finds maggots OR with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
12. Baby on board
✈️ Read a book where a character gives birth in a strange place OR with a British character OR where the letters SKY can be found in the title (in any order).
13. Don't sing too loud
✈️ Read a book where a character sings while wearing headphones or ear buds OR with a character that does not sing well OR with a title that begins with I.
14. Pigs might fly
✈️ Read a book with a pig in the story OR set in Connecticut OR where a character is noisy and disruptive.
15. Flames on the wing
✈️ Read a book with a flame on the cover OR where a character flies on a plane OR set in Spain.
16. Spy plane
✈️ Read a book where a hidden camera is found OR where a character is being watched without their knowledge OR with a scene in a bathroom.
17. Lost luggage
✈️ Read a book where luggage is lost OR with gold bars, diamonds or gems in the story OR where something is scattered. Tell us what.
18. Passing away
✈️ Read a book where a character passes away quietly OR where a person has a seat in first class OR set in 2006.
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed OR where a character has a prosthetic OR where a woman gets drunk and aggressive.
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
✈️ Read a book where a character uses a slide OR where a character is stuck somewhere OR where a character causes some damage. Tell us what kind of damage
Tasks:1. Read a book where a character gets compensation for something
Family Tree - Susan Wiggs - 3/17/19
2. Feathered friends on board
✈️ Read a book with a bird of prey on the cover or mentioned in the story
Mariana - Susanna Kearsley - 4/2/19 - p. 142 “I frowned, studying the two hooded HAWKS gleaming�.�
3. A forgotten wedding dress
✈️ Read a book where a character has a destination wedding
A Fatal Waltz - Tasha Alexander - 7/25/19 - Greece
4. The Pope might marry you
✈️ Read a book where an earthquake occurs.
I am Malala - Malala Yousafzai -5/15/19
5. In-flight maintenance
Read a book where a screwdriver is used OR where a person is removed from some place OR where a cocktail is consumed.
Casino Royale - Ian Fleming - 3/1/19 - all three
6. Emotional support... monkey?
Read a book where a character has an unusual pet (Tell us the kind of pet.)
Ghostly Grave - Tonya Kappes - 5/9/19 - chicken
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
Read a book where an emergency occurs.
The Woman in the Photo - Mary Hogan - 3/3/19 - town is flooded; thousands killed
8. Bees on a plane
Read a book published in 2015.
Playing with Fire - Tess Gerritsen - 4/3/19
9. A celebrity relieved himself
Read a book with a celebrity in the story (may be real or fictional) Before the Fall - Noah Hawley - 3/14/19
10. A hair-raising experience
Read a book where a character is set on fire
The End Game - Catherine Coulter & J.T. Elison - 3/26/19
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
Read a book with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
All the Best People - Sonja Yoerg - 3/19/19
12. Baby on board
Read a book with a British character
Dead to Me - Lesley Pearse - 3/21/19
13. Don't sing too loud
✈️ Read a book with a character that does not sing well
The Curse of the Pharaohs - Elizabeth Peters - 4/23/19
14. Pigs might fly
✈️ Read a book with a pig in the story
Charlotte’s Web - E.B. White - 4/27/19.
15. Flames on the wing
Read a book where a character flies on a plane
They Came to Baghdad - Agatha Christie - 3/24/19
16. Spy plane
Read a book with a scene in a bathroom.
The Woman in Cabin 10 - Ruth Ware - 3/2/19
17. Lost luggage
Read a book with gold bars in the story
Death of a Village - M.C. Beaton - 5/30/19
18. Passing away
Read a book where a person has a seat in first class
Voyage on the Great Titanic - Ellen Emerson White - 3/10/19
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
Read a book where a character gets handcuffed
Bulldog - Mike Faricy - 3/5/19
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
Read a book where a character is stuck somewhere
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold - 3/8/19.
Tasks:1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
The last thing you want to realize 40 minutes into a flight is that the door isn't shut properly. But that's exactly what happened on a flight from the Philippines to South Korea in 2016. No passengers were harmed but they all received compensation.
✈️ Read a book with an open door on the cover OR where a character gets compensation for something OR with a title that begins with P.
2. Feathered friends on board
It's not unusual for Middle Eastern airlines to have a few extra pairs of wings. Not only can birds of prey have their own passports, they don't need to be kept in cages when the aircraft is in flight. Although airlines usually restrict the number of birds in the aircraft to just six, you could find yourself sat next to one � and in the case of one unusual flight to Jeddah � as many as twenty falcons.
✈️ Read a book with a bird of prey on the cover or mentioned in the story (Give us a sentence and page/loc#) OR a Series #6 or #20.
3. A forgotten wedding dress
Planning to get married abroad? Don’t forget to take your wedding dress when you when you disembark. A Skyscanner survey in 2013 that quizzed cabin crew saw one flight attendant reporting that someone had left their gown in the overhead lockers. You can't replace that in duty free.
✈️ Read a book where a character has a destination wedding OR where an item was forgotten on a plane OR with a wedding dress on the cover.
4. The Pope might marry you
When Pope Francis took his seat on a flight to Chile, he got talking to two engaged flight attendants. Carlos Ciuffardi and Paola Podest told him that a huge earthquake had destroyed the church that they'd planned to marry in. So Pope Francis stepped in and married the couple right there on the flight.
✈️ Read a book where a couple gets married in an odd spot (Tell us where) OR by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter OR where an earthquake occurs.
5. In-flight maintenance
Unless it’s the cocktail variety, don’t ask for a screwdriver on a flight. Especially if it’s to try and take the seats apart as one passenger attempted to do. They were swiftly removed from the plane.
✈️ Read a book where a screwdriver is used OR where a person is removed from some place OR where a cocktail is consumed.
6. Emotional support... monkey?
A lot of U.S airlines are surprisingly flexible when it comes to emotional support animals, but only if they have the correct paperwork. Gizmo the marmoset made it onto a flight from Vegas to Ohio but his owner’s lack of paperwork meant that the pair were later put on the airline’s no-fly list.
✈️ Read a book where a character has an unusual pet (Tell us the kind of pet.) OR set in Las Vegas OR with a character who has an unusual name. (Tell us the name.)
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
A humble jar of mushroom soup once caused a plane to make an emergency landing after it started leaking in the overhead locker. It dripped onto a man with a severe mushroom allergy and the Ryanair plane flying from Brussels to Dublin had to land in Germany.
✈️ Read a book where a character has an allergic reaction OR set in Germany OR where an emergency occurs.
8. Bees on a plane
Air traffic controllers had another type of winged traffic to deal with after thousands of bees decided to make themselves at home under the wing of a plane in Dallas, Texas in 2015. The queen bee had flown under the wing and her dutiful bees followed her. Before the plane could take off, a local beekeeper was called to remove them, causing a delay of an hour.
✈️ Read a book where bees are prominent in the story OR set in Dallas or Texas OR published in 2015.
9. A celebrity relieved himself
French actor Gerard Depardieu was removed from a plane in 2011 after he was accused of urinating in front of passengers. He refused to wait until the plane was in the air to use the bathroom so he relieved himself in a bottle at the back of the plane instead.
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story (may be real or fictional) OR where a character relieves themselves in public OR with a character that is an actor.
10. A hair-raising experience
A plane to Majorca was forced to divert after a man set fire to his travel companion's hair as a prank during a flight from Manchester to Palma in 2012. The plane diverted to London Gatwick where the prankster was ejected from the flight and arrested for endangering aircraft safety.
✈️ Read a book where a character is set on fire OR with a character that is a prankster OR where a character is arrested for endangering others.
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
However bad your flight is, just be happy you weren't sitting under an overhead locker with maggots falling out of it. A passenger on a US Airways flight from Atlanta in 2010 had bought some spoiled meat on board with him � and an unexpected load of wriggly friends.
✈️ Read a book where spoiled food is found OR where a character finds maggots OR with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
12. Baby on board
When Brit Debbie Owen went into labor on her flight, she tried her best to ignore the contractions and hold off until she landed. Despite her efforts, she was moved to first class and her baby was born in the air. She named her Shona Kirsty Yves, giving her the initials SKY.
✈️ Read a book where a character gives birth in a strange place
MC Simon gives birth in a bookmobile
Finished 23/3
13. Don't sing too loud
Next time you're getting really into the music with your headphones on, avoid any Whitney Houston. A woman was removed from a plane for singing "I Will Always Love You" at the top of her lungs in 2013. Officials insist it wasn't her song choice that was the problem.
✈️ Read a book where a character sings while wearing headphones or ear buds OR with a character that does not sing well OR with a title that begins with I.
14. Pigs might fly
Pigs might fly one day but this one didn't. When a pig boarded a flight at Connecticut, he wasn't allowed to fly because he became noisy and disruptive. The pig and his owner were asked to disembark.
✈️ Read a book with a pig in the story OR set in Connecticut OR where a character is noisy and disruptive.
15. Flames on the wing
Passengers on a flight from Barcelona to Russia got quite a shock when they saw flames coming from the wing of their Boeing 767. The plane made a speedy turnaround back to Spain and landed safely.
✈️ Read a book with a flame on the cover OR where a character flies on a plane OR set in Spain.
16. Spy plane
A strange device was found in the bathroom of an American Airlines plane. People initially thought it to be a part of an explosive device, so the plane made an emergency landing. It turned out to be a camera that someone was using to spy on people using the bathroom.
✈️ Read a book where a hidden camera is found OR where a character is being watched without their knowledge OR with a scene in a bathroom.
17. Lost luggage
It is of course annoying when an airline loses your luggage. But what if that luggage happened to be 172 gold bars weighing more than 3000kg? The hatch of a plane in Russia flew open during takeoff and scattered its load all over the runway. The gold bars, diamonds and gems were worth around $362 million (£275m).
✈️ Read a book where luggage is lost OR with gold bars, diamonds or gems in the story OR where something is scattered. Tell us what.
18. Passing away
Sadly, it is inevitable that people might pass away while in the air. Some larger planes can accommodate for this rare occurrence, but if that's not possible, you might find yourself sitting next to a dead body. When an elderly man passed away on a BA flight to America in 2006, the body was placed in first class on one of the reclining seats.
✈️ Read a book where a character passes away quietly OR where a person has a seat in first class OR set in 2006.
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
One woman on a flight from Tunisia to Edinburgh found herself handcuffed to her seat by the end of the journey. The reason? The drunk woman had removed her prosthetic leg and started swinging it aggressively at the cabin crew.
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed OR where a character has a prosthetic OR where a woman gets drunk and aggressive.
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
We are sorry to announce that activating the emergency slide will not help you get off a plane any quicker. In fact, as a man on a China Airways flight discovered in 2014, it’s likely to delay you even further. He caused around £10,000 ($13,100) worth of damage and passengers were stuck for two hours.
✈️ Read a book where a character uses a slide OR where a character is stuck somewhere OR where a character causes some damage. Tell us what kind of damage.
Girl, you're enticing me to too many challenges! Wonderful job coming up with such creative ones.What in the world?!? Airplanes!
March 1, 2019 - February 29, 2020
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
✈️ Read a book where a character gets compensation for something.
The Love Knot by Karen Witemeyer 3/29/19
"Told him he could sell the milk and keep the money as recompense." ch. 8
2. Feathered friends on board
✈️ Read a book with a bird of prey mentioned in the story.
American Omens: The Coming Fight for Faith by Travis Thrasher 3/9/19
"The black condor stood on a cement statue, from head to tail more than five feet long." p.106
3. A forgotten wedding dress
✈️ Read a book with a wedding dress on the cover.
The Wedding Shop by Rachel Hauck 9/26/19
4. The Pope might marry you
✈️ Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter.
In Perfect Time by Sarah Sundin 4/16/19
5. In-flight maintenance
✈️ Read a book where a screwdriver is used
The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond by Jaime Jo Wright 3/3/19
"A screwdriver! Annalise gripped it tight." 92%
6. Emotional support... monkey?
✈️ Read a book with a character who has an unusual name.
The Senet Box by Jill Williamson 3/12/19
Amunet
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
✈️ Read a book set in Germany.
The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa 4/3/19
8. Bees on a plane
✈️ Read a book set in Texas.
Overshadowed by Vannetta Chapman 3/8/19
In/around San Antonio, Texas
9. A celebrity relieved himself
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story AND with a character that is an actor.
I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend by Martin Short 4/30/19
Martin Short, Steven Martin, Tom Hanks, etc.
10. A hair-raising experience
✈️ Read a book where a character is arrested for endangering others.
Heart on the Line by Karen Witemeyer 3/26/19
arrested for assault on a woman
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
✈️ Read a book with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
The Sea Glass Sisters by Lisa Wingate 3/13/19
12. Baby on board
✈️ Read a book with a British character.
A Lady of Esteem by Kristi Ann Hunter 4/12/19
All the characters were British, since it took place in Regency England.
13. Don't sing too loud
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with I.
The Inheritance by Michael Phillips 4/17/19
14. Pigs might fly
✈️ Read a book where a character is noisy and disruptive.
The House that Love Built by Beth Wiseman 4/11/19
Baby Lauren cries several times.
15. Flames on the wing
✈️ Read a book where a character flies on a plane.
Ghost Heart by Lisa Harris and Lynn Gentry 4/11/19
Race Daniels is a pilot, and Mia Kendall flies with him.
16. Spy plane
✈️ Read a book with a scene in a bathroom.
A Season to Love by Nicole Deese 3/4/19
17. Lost luggage
✈️ Read a book with gems in the story.
Pinky Promise by Valerie Comer 3/9/19
Two emeralds
18. Passing away
✈️ Read a book where a character passes away quietly.
Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton 4/21/19
(view spoiler)
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
✈️ Read a book where a character has a prosthetic.
Far Side of the Sea by Kate Breslin 3/23/19
Colin Mabry, prosthetic hand
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
✈️ Read a book where a character is stuck somewhere.
Amish Christmas Memories by Vannetta Chapman 3/11/19
Rachel is stuck in Montgomery, Indiana, because she has amnesia and can't remember where home is.
What the heck?? Airplanes!Duration: March 1, 2019-February 29, 2020
20/20
Tasks:
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with P. - Possession in Death J.D. Robb - 3/16
2. Feathered friends on board
✈️ Read a Series #6. - Temptation Ridge Robyn Carr - 5/14
3. A forgotten wedding dress
✈️ Read a book with a wedding dress on the cover. -
Lucy Kevin - 6/244. The Pope might marry you
✈️ Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter - Texas Woman Joan Johnston - 3/21
5. In-flight maintenance
✈️ Read a book where a cocktail is consumed. - Black Hills Nora Roberts - 3/15
6. Emotional support... monkey?
✈️ Read a book with a character who has an unusual name. (Tell us the name.) - Felix - Fearless Lauren Gilley - 4/4
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
✈️ Read a book where an emergency occurs. - Targeted Kaylea Cross - 4/11
8. Bees on a plane
✈️ Read a book published in 2015. - Rocky Mountain Shelter Vivian Arend - 3/2
9. A celebrity relieved himself
✈️ Read a book with a character that is an actor. - Celebrity in Death J.D. Robb - 7/11
10. A hair-raising experience
✈️ Read a book where a character is set on fire - Chasing Fire Nora Roberts - 4/27
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
✈️ Read a book with a word in the title that contains double consonants. - Sugar Daddy Sawyer Bennett - 3/2
12. Baby on board
✈️ Read a book with a British character - Come, Tell Me How You Live: An Archaeological Memoir Agatha Christie Mallowan - 3/7
13. Don't sing too loud
✈️ Read a book with a character that does not sing well - The Pairing Katie Ashley - 3/23
14. Pigs might fly
✈️ Read a book with a pig in the story. - Lush Lauren Dane - 8/19
15. Flames on the wing
✈️ Read a book where a character flies on a plane - Tripwire Lee Child - 5/10
16. Spy plane
✈️ Read a book with a scene in a bathroom. - Rest & Trust Susan Fanetti - 3/16
17. Lost luggage
✈️ Read a book with gold bars, diamonds or gems in the story - Secrets Aleatha Romig - 5/30
18. Passing away
✈️ Read a book where a character passes away quietly - Whispering Rock Robyn Carr - 3/6
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed - Killing Floor Lee Child - 3/18
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
✈️ Read a book where a character is stuck somewhere - A Virgin River Christmas Robyn Carr - 3/24
Oh, Joanne...can’t resist!What in the world?!? Airplanes!
March 1, 2019 - February 29, 2020
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
✈️ Read a book with an open door on the cover OR where a character gets compensation for something OR with a title that begins with P.
2. Feathered friends on board
✈️ Read a book with a bird of prey on the cover or mentioned in the story (Give us a sentence and page/loc#) OR a Series #6 or #20.
3. A forgotten wedding dress
✈️ Read a book where a character has a destination wedding OR where an item was forgotten on a plane OR with a wedding dress on the cover.
4. The Pope might marry you
✈️ Read a book where a couple gets married in an odd spot (Tell us where) OR by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter OR where an earthquake occurs.
5. In-flight maintenance
✈️ Read a book where a screwdriver is used OR where a person is removed from some place OR where a cocktail is consumed.
6. Emotional support... monkey?
✈️ Read a book where a character has an unusual pet (Tell us the kind of pet.) OR set in Las Vegas OR with a character who has an unusual name. (Tell us the name.)
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
✈️ Read a book where a character has an allergic reaction OR set in Germany OR where an emergency occurs.
8. Bees on a plane
✈️ Read a book where bees are prominent in the story OR set in Dallas or Texas OR published in 2015.
9. A celebrity relieved himself
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story (may be real or fictional) OR where a character relieves themselves in public OR with a character that is an actor.
10. A hair-raising experience
✈️ Read a book where a character is set on fire OR with a character that is a prankster OR where a character is arrested for endangering others.
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
✈️ Read a book where spoiled food is found OR where a character finds maggots OR with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
12. Baby on board
✈️ Read a book where a character gives birth in a strange place OR with a British character OR where the letters SKY can be found in the title (in any order).
13. Don't sing too loud
✈️ Read a book where a character sings while wearing headphones or ear buds OR with a character that does not sing well OR with a title that begins with I.
14. Pigs might fly
✈️ Read a book with a pig in the story OR set in Connecticut OR where a character is noisy and disruptive.
15. Flames on the wing
✈️ Read a book with a flame on the cover OR where a character flies on a plane OR set in Spain.
16. Spy plane
✈️ Read a book where a hidden camera is found OR where a character is being watched without their knowledge OR with a scene in a bathroom.
17. Lost luggage
✈️ Read a book where luggage is lost OR with gold bars, diamonds or gems in the story OR where something is scattered. Tell us what.
18. Passing away
✈️ Read a book where a character passes away quietly OR where a person has a seat in first class OR set in 2006.
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed OR where a character has a prosthetic OR where a woman gets drunk and aggressive.
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
✈️ Read a book where a character uses a slide OR where a character is stuck somewhere OR where a character causes some damage. Tell us what kind of damage.
What the heck?? Airplanes!Duration: March 1, 2019-February 29, 2020
Goal: 20/20
Tasks:
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with P.
Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis � 07/19/2019
2. Feathered friends on board
✈️ Read a book with a bird of prey on the cover or mentioned in the story (Give us a sentence and page/loc#).
Dead Leaves: 9 Tales from the Witching Season by Kealan Patrick Burke � 03/29/2019
...with the picture of an eagle caught in mid-flight. (Kindle Location 521)
3. A forgotten wedding dress
✈️ Read a book with a wedding dress on the cover.
Reclaiming His Wife by [author4. The Pope might marry you
✈️ Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter.
[book:Death Vigil Vol. 1|27260019] by Stjepan Šejić � 03/23/2019
5. In-flight maintenance
✈️ Read a book where a cocktail is consumed.
Magic Is Dead: My Journey into the World's Most Secretive Society of Magicians by Ian Frisch � 04/21/2019
...and slowly brought them toward her cocktail. (Kindle Locations 2708-2709)
6. Emotional support... monkey?
✈️ Read a book with a character who has an unusual name. (Tell us the name.)
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo � 03/23/2019
Kaz Brekker
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
✈️ Read a book where an emergency occurs.
Lida takes Charlie as a hostage.
8. Bees on a plane
✈️ Read a book published in 2015.
Riding Red by Alexa Riley � 07/03/2019
Published October 10th 2015.
9. A celebrity relieved himself
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story (may be real or fictional).
Black Hearts Red by Anne Leigh � 07/13/2019
Matteo Tanner: There was elation on being named number one on Forbes� list of billionaires under 30. (Kindle Location 2431)
10. A hair-raising experience
✈️ Read a book where a character is arrested for endangering others.
2012: The War for Souls by Whitley Strieber � 04/29/2019
Martin Winters is arrested for a short time.
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
✈️ Read a book with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer � 03/09/2019
12. Baby on board
✈️ Read a book where the letters SKY can be found in the title (in any order).
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote � 03/24/2019
13. Don't sing too loud
✈️ Read a book with a character that does not sing well.
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo � 04/22/2019
Nina Zenik
14. Pigs might fly
✈️ Read a book set in Connecticut.
Last Day by Luanne Rice � 02/07/2020
Black Hall, Connecticut
15. Flames on the wing
✈️ Read a book where a character flies on a plane.
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy � 06/22/2019
Margaret Kochamma and Sophie Mol
16. Spy plane
✈️ Read a book with a scene in a bathroom.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling � 06/13/2019
Myrtle, this is the boys� bathroom!�(Kindle Location 7144)
17. Lost luggage
✈️ Read a book with gold bars, diamonds or gems in the story.
Happily Ever After by Jenn Faulk � 10/11/2019
“Very tiny Namibian diamonds, yes,� he said. “You needed a piece of Namibia. And these beat just random rocks, I thought.� (p. 205)
18. Passing away
✈️ Read a book set in 2006.
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick � 09/27/2019
“What year is it?� She hesitates, and then says, “Two thousand and six.� (Kindle Locations 416-417)
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed.
All The Pieces Of You by Ari Reavis � 07/21/2019
I watch them handcuff Diana and put her in the back of the police cruiser (Kindle Locations 2879-2880)
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
✈️ Read a book where a character causes some damage. Tell us what kind of damage.
The Savage Lands by Jennifer Martucci and Christopher Martucci � 06/24/2019
Jericho: "The dark-skinned boy with him fumbles with a device in his hands, and before long, a thunderous explosion booms and rocks the ground beneath my feet....In distance, I see that the far wall, near the place where the six Urthmen charged from, has crumbled." (Kindle Location 4444)
What the heck?? Airplanes!Duration: March 1, 2019-February 29, 2020
20/20 Completed. Finish!!
Tasks:
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with P.
Paris-Audrey Carlan 4/28/19
2. Feathered friends on board
✈️ Read a book in a Series #6 or #20.
(International Guy Series #6)
International Guy: Montreal-Audrey Carlan 5/07/19
3. A forgotten wedding dress
✈️ Read a book with a wedding dress on the cover.
I Do, Babe-Tillie Cole 4/12/19
4. The Pope might marry you
✈️ Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter.
Marni Mann-Seductive Shadows 3/31/19
5. In-flight maintenance
✈️ Read a book where a person is removed from some place.
(MC Phebe is removed from a cult)
Damnable Grace-Tillie Cole 3/02/19
6. Emotional support... monkey?
✈️ Read a book set in Las Vegas.
Meyah-Addison Jane 4/21/19
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
✈️ Read a book set in Germany.
International Guy: Berlin-Audrey Carlan 5/07/19
8. Bees on a plane
✈️ Read a book published in 2015.
Chelsea-Addison Jane 4/19/19
9. A celebrity relieved himself
✈️ Read a book where a character relieves themselves in public.
(MC Daisy's father relieves himself on her mother's grave)
Renegade Reject-Emily Minton 3/05/19
10. A hair-raising experience
✈️ Read a book where a character is set on fire.
(MC Kandance set on fire by exfiance)
Incandescent-River Savage 3/06/19
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
✈️ Read a book with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
Soulless-T.M. Frazier 3/21/19
12. Baby on board
✈️ Read a book where the letters SKY can be found in the title (in any order).
A Love Letter to Whiskey-Kandi Steiner 4/01/19
13. Don't sing too loud
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with I.
Illegal Fortunes-Sabrina Stark 4/26/19
14. Pigs might fly
✈️ Read a book set in Connecticut.
The Christmas Fix-Lucy Score 5/20/19
15. Flames on the wings
✈️ Read a book with set in Spain.
International Guy: Madrid-Audrey Carlan 5/08/19
16. Spy plane
✈️ Read a book where a character is being watched without their knowledge.
(MC Samantha is being watched by the Russian mob)
Crave-Megan O'Brien 3/08/19
17. Lost luggage
✈️ Read a book with gold bars, diamonds or gems in the story.
The Sapphire Affair-Lauren Blakely 5/14/19
18. Passing away
✈️ Read a book where a character passes away quietly.
(MC Pearlie's spouse passes away)
The Story of a Marriage-Andrew Sean Greer 3/03/19
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed.
(MC Anna is handcuffed and taken to jail)
Hate Me-L.P. Lovell 3/01/19
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
✈️ Read a book where a character is stuck somewhere.
(MC Lilly is stuck in her mind)
Shade-Jamie Begley 5/21/19
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This might be a tough one!!
Wow I love the idea and it's scary what can go wrong/happen!FMC = female main character
MMC = male main character
What the heck?? Airplanes!
Duration: 3/1/19 - 2/29/20
Completed: 20/20
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
Read a book with an open door on the cover OR where a character gets compensation for something OR with a title that begins with P. The Perfect Gift by Kathleen Brooks 5* 4/1 - title starts with P
2. Feathered friends on board
Read a book with a on the cover or mentioned in the story (Give us a sentence and page/loc#). Voll Speed by Moritz Matthies 4* 3/4 - lit. transl: Full Speed - The Meerkats go to a sage Owl called Minerva to find out how to help one of them. She's a well-known oracle in the zoo they live. (pages 60-63) an example from page 62: Stopp! Eule nicht hauen! (Stop! Owl not strike! - and it's that way on purpose)
3. A forgotten wedding dress
Read a book where a character has a destination wedding OR where an item was forgotten on a plane OR with a wedding dress on the cover. All-Butter ShortDead book 1 of The Oxford Tearoom Mysteries Box Set Collection I by H.Y. Hanna 5* 4/11 - Jenn forgot her favorite scarf on the plane to UK
4. The Pope might marry you
Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter. Dumm gelaufen by Moritz Matthies 5* 3/9 lit. transl: Shit Happens or That Didn't Work Out Too Well, Did It?
5. In-flight maintenance
Read a book where a screwdriver is used OR where a cocktail is consumed. Dangled Carat by Hilary Grossman 3* 3/12 - MMC's was talented with tools and made many repairs each time he visited him; FMC loved her cocktails when with friends
6. Emotional support... monkey?
Read a book where a character has an unusual pet (Tell us the kind of pet.) OR set in Las Vegas OR with a character who has an unusual name. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 3/27 - Eve's best friend's name is Mavis
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
Read a book set in Germany OR where an emergency occurs. Voll Speed by Moritz Matthies 4* 3/11 - lit. transl: Full Speed - set in an Berlin, German and there are several emergencies
8. Bees on a plane
Read a book published in 2015. Flitterwochen mit einem Unbekannten=The Importance of Being Alice by Katie MacAlister 3* 3/8
9. A celebrity relieved himself
Read a book with a celebrity in the story (may be real or fictional) OR where a character relieves themselves in public OR with a character that is an actor. FMC works with Forever Driven by Kathleen Brooks 5* 3/23 - FMC's mother is a famous writter and journalist plus Keeneston was the home of quite many celebrities (all fictional)
10. A hair-raising experience
Read a book where a character is set on fire OR with a character that is a prankster. Extinguished book 1 of Titanium Security Series Box Set: Volume II by Kaylea Cross 5* 3/9 - in a road side IED explosion gets one of the operatives dangerously burned (while two other die); one of the core team members is a huge prankster
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
Read a book where spoiled food is found OR where a character finds maggots OR with a word in the title that contains double consonants. Dickes Fell by Moritz Matthies 3* 3/29 lit. transl: Thick Skin - double L
12. Baby on board
Read a book where a character gives birth in a strange place OR with a British character OR where the letters SKY can be found in the title (in any order). Love Me If You Must by Nicole Young 3* 4/3 - David is a British living in the US
13. Don't sing too loud
Read a book with a title that begins with I. I'm Watching You by Karen Rose 4* 3/3
14. Pigs might fly
Read a book with a pig in the story OR set in Connecticut OR where a character is noisy and disruptive. Hundert Jahre Einsamkeit=One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez 1* 3/13
15. Flames on the wing
Read a book where a character flies on a plane. Gra w kolory by Marzena Rogalska 4* 3/6 - lit. transl: Color Game - FMC and one of her friends fly for business and another of their friends is working part time at an airport where he learns to fly small engine planes
16. Spy plane
Read a book where a hidden camera is found OR where a character is being watched without their knowledge OR with a scene in a bathroom. Forever Entangled by Kathleen Brooks 5* 3/19 hidden cameras (explanation contains a minor spoiler) (view spoiler)
17. Lost luggage
Read a book where luggage is lost OR with gold bars, diamonds or gems in the story OR where something is scattered. Forever Devoted by Kathleen Brooks 5* 3/19 - the book starts with the theft of gold and platinim bars
18. Passing away
Read a book where a character passes away quietly OR where a person has a seat in first class OR set in 2006. Forever Hidden by Kathleen Brooks 5* 3/21 - FMC's maternal great-grandmother passes away quietly at the beginning of the book
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
Read a book where a character gets handcuffed. Death Visits the Hair Salon by Amy Andersen 3* 3/5 - At the end of the book the perp is handcuffed.
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
Read a book where a character causes some damage. Lady Fiasco by Kathleen Baldwin 5* 4/11 - there's a reason FMC's called Lady Fiasco, Duchess of Disaster, Countess of Calamity, Duchess of Doom... (view spoiler)
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Definitely not an article you'd want to read before flying!
Then you hear of the train stranded in a blizzard and it doesn't sound quite so bad!! :)
Hannah wrote: "Then you hear of the train stranded in a blizzard and it doesn't sound quite so bad!! :)"You're right life's just risky and in the end deadly :-)
What the heck?? Airplanes!Duration: March 1, 2019-February 29, 2020
20/20
Tasks:
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with P- Precarious-Bella Jewel 5/6
2. Feathered friends on board
✈️ Read a Series #6 or #20- Naruto (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 6: Includes Vols. 16, 17 & 18-Masashi Kishimoto 5/6
3. A forgotten wedding dress
✈️ Read a book where a character has a destination wedding- Until More-S. Van Horne 5/11
4. The Pope might marry you
✈️ Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter- Supernova-Kazu Kibuishi 3/5
5. In-flight maintenance
✈️ Read a book where a cocktail is consumed- Holding Out-Lila Rose 3/29
6. Emotional support... monkey?
✈️ Read a book with a character who has an unusual name. (Tell us the name.)- The Raven Four-Jessica Sorensen 3/18- Ravenlee
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
✈️ Read a book where an emergency occurs- Five Feet Apart-Rachael Lippincott 5/2
8. Bees on a plane
✈️ Read a book published in 2015- The Year I Became Isabella Anders-Jessica Sorensen 3/12
9. A celebrity relieved himself
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story (may be real or fictional)- Inspiring You-Jessica Sorensen 6/1
10. A hair-raising experience
✈️ Read a book where a character is set on fire- Inuyashiki, Vol. 1-Hiroya Oku 5/10
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
✈️ Read a book with a word in the title that contains double consonants- Maddening-Jessica Sorensen 6/3
12. Baby on board
✈️ Read a book where the letters SKY can be found in the title (in any order)- Fresh Ink: An Anthology-Lamar Giles 4/10
13. Don't sing too loud
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with I- Inuyashiki, Vol. 2-Hiroya Oku 5/10
14. Pigs might fly
✈️ Read a book where a character is noisy and disruptive- Burn-Suzanne Wright 6/13
15. Flames on the wing
✈️ Read a book where a character flies on a plane- Bound by Honor-Cora Reilly 3/6
16. Spy plane
✈️ Read a book where a character is being watched without their knowledge- Crown of Midnight- Sarah J. Maas 3/5
17. Lost luggage
✈️ Read a book where something is scattered. Tell us what- Until Arsen-K.L. Donn 6/2- clothes
18. Passing away
✈️ Read a book where a person has a seat in first class- Until Nox-Layla Frost 5/12
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed- Restore Me-Tahereh Mafi 3/24
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
✈️ Read a book where a character is stuck somewhere- ワンパンマン 19 Wanpanman 19 -ONE 5/15
What the heck?? Airplanes!Duration: March 1, 2019 - February 29, 2020
READ: 20/20
� 1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
✈️ Read a book with an open door on the cover OR where a character gets compensation for something OR with a title that begins with P.
Priestess Dreaming - Yasmine Galenorn 3/17
� 2. Feathered friends on board
✈️ Read a book with a bird of prey on the cover or mentioned in the story (Give us a sentence and page/loc#) OR a Series #6 or #20.
Eagle / Osprey / Hawk / Buzzard / Vulture / Falcon / Owl
First to Burn - Anna Richland 4/25
(like a tethered falcon), p68
� 3. A forgotten wedding dress
✈️ Read a book where a character has a destination wedding OR where an item was forgotten on a plane OR with a wedding dress on the cover.
Bodice of Evidence - Nancy J. Parra 7/25
� 4. The Pope might marry you
✈️ Read a book where a couple gets married in an odd spot (Tell us where) OR by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter OR where an earthquake occurs.
Witch Way To Spellbinder Bay - Sam Short 4/7
� 5. In-flight maintenance
✈️ Read a book where a screwdriver is used OR where a person is removed from some place OR where a cocktail is consumed.
Dirty Martini - J.A. Konrath (MC drinks dirty martinis) 3/8
� 6. Emotional support... monkey?
✈️ Read a book where a character has an unusual pet (Tell us the kind of pet.) OR set in Las Vegas OR with a character who has an unusual name. (Tell us the name.)
Fighting the Fall - JD Salsbury 3/23
� 7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
✈️ Read a book where a character has an allergic reaction OR set in Germany OR where an emergency occurs.
Snow White Must Die - Nele Neuhaus 3/22
� 8. Bees on a plane
✈️ Read a book where bees are prominent in the story OR set in Dallas or Texas OR published in 2015.
Broken - Laura Wright 3/2
� 9. A celebrity relieved himself
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story (may be real or fictional) OR where a character relieves themselves in public OR with a character that is an actor.
A Lady Never Lies - Juliana Gray (p90, hero relieves self against olive tree) 4/27
� 10. A hair-raising experience
✈️ Read a book where a character is set on fire OR with a character that is a prankster OR where a character is arrested for endangering others.
Old Dark - Michael La Ronn (dragon sets enemy elves on fire) 4/4
� 11. Maggots in the overhead locker
✈️ Read a book where spoiled food is found OR where a character finds maggots OR with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari - Dorothy Gilman 3/14
� 12. Baby on board
✈️ Read a book where a character gives birth in a strange place OR with a British character OR where the letters SKY can be found in the title (in any order).
Who Is Vera Kelly? - Rosalie Knecht 3/16
� 13. Don't sing too loud
✈️ Read a book where a character sings while wearing headphones or ear buds OR with a character that does not sing well OR with a title that begins with I.
Inside the Outside - Martin Lastrapes 3/19
� 14. Pigs might fly
✈️ Read a book with a pig in the story OR set in Connecticut OR where a character is noisy and disruptive.
License to Dill - Mary Ellen Hughes 4/18
(victim was noisy and caused trouble as a teen continuing behavior into adulthood)
� 15. Flames on the wing
✈️ Read a book with a flame on the cover OR where a character flies on a plane OR set in Spain.
Heart on Fire - Amanda Bouchet 3/30
� 16. Spy plane
✈️ Read a book where a hidden camera is found OR where a character is being watched without their knowledge OR with a scene in a bathroom.
The Cursed - Heather Graham 4/29
(MC is being watched 24/7 by the bad guys)
� 17. Lost luggage
✈️ Read a book where luggage is lost OR with gold bars, diamonds or gems in the story OR where something is scattered. Tell us what.
Dark Heat - Donna Grant 6/7
(heroine's luggage is lost by airline on trip from Arizona to Scotland)
�18. Passing away
✈️ Read a book where a character passes away quietly OR where a person has a seat in first class OR set in 2006.
Something in the Water - Catherine Steadman 4/17
(MCs are seated in first class on their flight to Bora Bora)
� 19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed OR where a character has a prosthetic OR where a woman gets drunk and aggressive.
Craving - Helen Hardt (hero is arrested and cuffed) 4/2
� 20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
✈️ Read a book where a character uses a slide OR where a character is stuck somewhere OR where a character causes some damage. Tell us what kind of damage
The Stone Circle - Elly Griffiths 6/6
(Michael who is about to descend a tubular slide), p13.
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
What the heck?? Airplanes!Duration: March 1, 2019 - February 29, 2020
READ: 19/20
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
✈️ Read a book with an open door on the cover A Deadly Arrangement by Denise Osborne 3/11/19
2. Feathered friends on board
✈️ Read a book Series #20. The Big Cat Nap by Rita Mae Brown 4/30/19
3. A forgotten wedding dress
✈️ Read a book where a character has a destination wedding OR where an item was forgotten on a plane OR with a wedding dress on the cover.
4. The Pope might marry you
✈️ Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter Once Upon Stilettos by Shanna Swendson 5/4/19
5. In-flight maintenance
✈️ Read a book where a cocktail is consumed. Crime Brûlée by Nancy Fairbanks 3/26/19
6. Emotional support... monkey?
✈️ Read a book with a character who has an unusual name. (Tell us the name.) ... Precious Ramotswe, ...The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith 3/23/19
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
✈️ Read a book where an emergency occurs. Monument to the Dead by Sheila Connolly 6/10/19
8. Bees on a plane
✈️ Read a book set in Texas. Love Lies Bleeding by Susan Wittig Albert 6/20/19
9. A celebrity relieved himself
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story California Girls by Susan Mallery 5/10/19
10. A hair-raising experience
✈️ Read a book where a character is arrested for endangering others. Executive Privilege by Phillip Margolin 5/30/19
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
✈️ Read a book with a word in the title that contains double consonants. Hidden History by Melody Carlson 4/5/19
12. Baby on board
✈️ Read a book with a British character OR where the letters SKY can be found in the title (in any order). Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday by Nancy Atherton 7/5/19
13. Don't sing too loud
✈️ Read a book with a character that does not sing well Lilac Lane by Sherryl Woods 4/24/19
14. Pigs might fly
✈️ Read a book where a character is noisy and disruptive. The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams 3/15/19
15. Flames on the wing
✈️ Read a book where a character flies on a plane Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by Keith O'Brien 4/18/19
16. Spy plane
✈️ Read a book where a character is being watched without their knowledge A Justified Murder by Jude Deveraux 4/2/19
17. Lost luggage
✈️ Read a book where something is scattered. Tell us what...A tornado blows through Elmwood Springs and takes out the mobile home park and scatters much debris through the town... The Whole Town's Talking by Fannie Flagg 6/14/19
18. Passing away
✈️ Read a book set in 2006. Recipes & Wooden Spoons by Judy Baer 3/17/19
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed Sleeping With Anemone by Kate Collins 5/19/19
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
✈️ Read a book where a character is stuck somewhere Tiles and Tribulations by Tamar Myers 6/28/19
What the heck?? Airplanes! completed
Duration: March 1, 2019-February 29, 2020
20/20
Tasks:
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with P. Pirate school � the birthday bash � Jeremy strong � 29.05.19Pirate School: The Birthday Bash
✈️ Read aa Series #6 or #20.
Moonlight over manhatton � sarah morgan � #6 from manhattan with love 22.08.19Moonlight Over Manhattan
✈️ Read a book with a wedding dress on the cover. The Marriage Of Opposites � Alice Hoffman � 08.03.19The Marriage of Opposites
✈️ Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter
Cassandra clare � the city of heavenly fire 22.07.19City of Heavenly Fire
✈️ Read a book where a person is removed from some place Little sister � lucy dawson � 19.07.19Little Sister
✈️ Read a book where a character has an unusual pet (Tell us the kind of pet.) Death Of A Poison Pen � M.C. Beaton � 01.03.19 � Hamish has a cat but its not your standard pet cat, it is a wildcat
✈️ Read a book set in Germany � the book thief � march 2019
24.03.19
✈️ Read a book where bees are prominent The Bees � Carol Ann Duffy � 10.05.19
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story (may be real or fictional) - Becoming � Michelle Obama -16.03.19
✈️ Read a book with a character that is a prankster - Death Of A Prankster � M.C. Beaton � 11.03.19
✈️ Read a book with a word in the title that contains double consonants. Zoology � Poetry � Gillian Clarke 16.03.19
✈️ Read a book with a British character Me Before You � Jojo Moyes � 07.03.19
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with I. I Had A Black Dog � Matthew Johnstone � 16.03.19
✈️ Read a book where a character is noisy and disruptive. Pog � Padraig Kenny 08.07.19
✈️ Read a book with a flame on the cover - Death Of A Bore � M.C.Beaton 10.03.19
✈️ Read a book where a character is being watched without their knowledge. What we saw at night � Jacquelyn mitchard 13.07.19
✈️ Read a book where something is scattered. Tell us what.
The Fish Ladder � Katharine Norbury � 31.03.19 � ashes are scattered
✈️ Read a book where a character passes away quietly Dodger � Terry Pratchett � 04.04.19
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed Land of the living � nicci French � 09.07.19
✈️ Read a book where a character uses a slide
Before I was Yours � Virginia MacGregor � 02.04.19
Duration: March 1, 2019-February 29, 2020
20/20
Tasks:
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with P. Pirate school � the birthday bash � Jeremy strong � 29.05.19Pirate School: The Birthday Bash
✈️ Read aa Series #6 or #20.
Moonlight over manhatton � sarah morgan � #6 from manhattan with love 22.08.19Moonlight Over Manhattan
✈️ Read a book with a wedding dress on the cover. The Marriage Of Opposites � Alice Hoffman � 08.03.19The Marriage of Opposites
✈️ Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter
Cassandra clare � the city of heavenly fire 22.07.19City of Heavenly Fire
✈️ Read a book where a person is removed from some place Little sister � lucy dawson � 19.07.19Little Sister
✈️ Read a book where a character has an unusual pet (Tell us the kind of pet.) Death Of A Poison Pen � M.C. Beaton � 01.03.19 � Hamish has a cat but its not your standard pet cat, it is a wildcat
✈️ Read a book set in Germany � the book thief � march 2019
24.03.19✈️ Read a book where bees are prominent The Bees � Carol Ann Duffy � 10.05.19
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story (may be real or fictional) - Becoming � Michelle Obama -16.03.19
✈️ Read a book with a character that is a prankster - Death Of A Prankster � M.C. Beaton � 11.03.19
✈️ Read a book with a word in the title that contains double consonants. Zoology � Poetry � Gillian Clarke 16.03.19
✈️ Read a book with a British character Me Before You � Jojo Moyes � 07.03.19
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with I. I Had A Black Dog � Matthew Johnstone � 16.03.19
✈️ Read a book where a character is noisy and disruptive. Pog � Padraig Kenny 08.07.19
✈️ Read a book with a flame on the cover - Death Of A Bore � M.C.Beaton 10.03.19
✈️ Read a book where a character is being watched without their knowledge. What we saw at night � Jacquelyn mitchard 13.07.19
✈️ Read a book where something is scattered. Tell us what.
The Fish Ladder � Katharine Norbury � 31.03.19 � ashes are scattered
✈️ Read a book where a character passes away quietly Dodger � Terry Pratchett � 04.04.19
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed Land of the living � nicci French � 09.07.19
✈️ Read a book where a character uses a slide
Before I was Yours � Virginia MacGregor � 02.04.19
What the heck?? Airplanes!Duration: March 1, 2019-February 29, 2020
Tasks:
The last thing you want to realize 40 minutes into a flight is that the door isn't shut properly. But that's exactly what happened on a flight from the Philippines to South Korea in 2016. No passengers were harmed but they all received compensation.
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with P.
P.S. I Still Love You, Jenny Han, 03.03.2019
It's not unusual for Middle Eastern airlines to have a few extra pairs of wings. Not only can birds of prey have their own passports, they don't need to be kept in cages when the aircraft is in flight. Although airlines usually restrict the number of birds in the aircraft to just six, you could find yourself sat next to one � and in the case of one unusual flight to Jeddah � as many as twenty falcons.
✈️ Read a Series #6
Der blaue Express, Agatha Christie, 30.03.2019 - Hercule Poirot #6
Planning to get married abroad? Don’t forget to take your wedding dress when you when you disembark. A Skyscanner survey in 2013 that quizzed cabin crew saw one flight attendant reporting that someone had left their gown in the overhead lockers. You can't replace that in duty free.
✈️ Read a book with a wedding dress on the cover.
Finding the Way Back, Erin Landy, 27.07.2019
When Pope Francis took his seat on a flight to Chile, he got talking to two engaged flight attendants. Carlos Ciuffardi and Paola Podest told him that a huge earthquake had destroyed the church that they'd planned to marry in. So Pope Francis stepped in and married the couple right there on the flight.
✈️ Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter
Unless it’s the cocktail variety, don’t ask for a screwdriver on a flight. Especially if it’s to try and take the seats apart as one passenger attempted to do. They were swiftly removed from the plane.
✈️ Read a book where a cocktail is consumed.
Once Upon Stilettos, Shanna Swendson, 23.06.2019
A lot of U.S airlines are surprisingly flexible when it comes to emotional support animals, but only if they have the correct paperwork. Gizmo the marmoset made it onto a flight from Vegas to Ohio but his owner’s lack of paperwork meant that the pair were later put on the airline’s no-fly list.
✈️ Read a book ith a character who has an unusual name. (Tell us the name.)
The Witch of Shadowmarsh, Sara C. Roethle, 18.05.2019 - Alluin
A humble jar of mushroom soup once caused a plane to make an emergency landing after it started leaking in the overhead locker. It dripped onto a man with a severe mushroom allergy and the Ryanair plane flying from Brussels to Dublin had to land in Germany.
✈️ Read a book set in Germany
Children to a Degree: Growing Up Under the Third Reich, Horst Christian, 06.03.2019
Air traffic controllers had another type of winged traffic to deal with after thousands of bees decided to make themselves at home under the wing of a plane in Dallas, Texas in 2015. The queen bee had flown under the wing and her dutiful bees followed her. Before the plane could take off, a local beekeeper was called to remove them, causing a delay of an hour.
✈️ Read a book set in Dallas or Texas.
Talking with the Dead, K.L. Phelps, 03.03.2019 - set in Houston
French actor Gerard Depardieu was removed from a plane in 2011 after he was accused of urinating in front of passengers. He refused to wait until the plane was in the air to use the bathroom so he relieved himself in a bottle at the back of the plane instead.
✈️ Read a book with a character that is an actor.
Welcome to Temptation, Jennifer Crusie, 29.06.2019
A plane to Majorca was forced to divert after a man set fire to his travel companion's hair as a prank during a flight from Manchester to Palma in 2012. The plane diverted to London Gatwick where the prankster was ejected from the flight and arrested for endangering aircraft safety.
✈️ Read a book where a character is set on fire
The Vanished Man, Jeffery Deaver, 03.06.2019
However bad your flight is, just be happy you weren't sitting under an overhead locker with maggots falling out of it. A passenger on a US Airways flight from Atlanta in 2010 had bought some spoiled meat on board with him � and an unexpected load of wriggly friends.
✈️ Read a book with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
The Summoning, Kelley Armstrong, 05.04.2019
When Brit Debbie Owen went into labor on her flight, she tried her best to ignore the contractions and hold off until she landed. Despite her efforts, she was moved to first class and her baby was born in the air. She named her Shona Kirsty Yves, giving her the initials SKY.
✈️ Read a book where the letters SKY can be found in the title (in any order).
Two Witches and a Whiskey, Annette Marie, 28.05.2019
13. Don't sing too loud
Next time you're getting really into the music with your headphones on, avoid any Whitney Houston. A woman was removed from a plane for singing "I Will Always Love You" at the top of her lungs in 2013. Officials insist it wasn't her song choice that was the problem.
Imperfect Chemistry, Mary Frame, 30.03.2019
Pigs might fly one day but this one didn't. When a pig boarded a flight at Connecticut, he wasn't allowed to fly because he became noisy and disruptive. The pig and his owner were asked to disembark.
✈️ Read a book with a pig in the story
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, 06.03.2019
Passengers on a flight from Barcelona to Russia got quite a shock when they saw flames coming from the wing of their Boeing 767. The plane made a speedy turnaround back to Spain and landed safely.
✈️ Read a book where a character flies on a plane
The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan, 02.04.2019
A strange device was found in the bathroom of an American Airlines plane. People initially thought it to be a part of an explosive device, so the plane made an emergency landing. It turned out to be a camera that someone was using to spy on people using the bathroom.
✈️ Read a book with a scene in a bathroom.
Night Broken, Patricia Briggs, 12.05.2019
It is of course annoying when an airline loses your luggage. But what if that luggage happened to be 172 gold bars weighing more than 3000kg? The hatch of a plane in Russia flew open during takeoff and scattered its load all over the runway. The gold bars, diamonds and gems were worth around $362 million (£275m).
✈️ Read a book where luggage is lost
Honeymoon for One, Lily Zante, 01.03.2019
Sadly, it is inevitable that people might pass away while in the air. Some larger planes can accommodate for this rare occurrence, but if that's not possible, you might find yourself sitting next to a dead body. When an elderly man passed away on a BA flight to America in 2006, the body was placed in first class on one of the reclining seats.
✈️ Read a book where a character passes away quietly
Until Friday Night, Abbi Glines, 05.06.2019
One woman on a flight from Tunisia to Edinburgh found herself handcuffed to her seat by the end of the journey. The reason? The drunk woman had removed her prosthetic leg and started swinging it aggressively at the cabin crew.
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed
Bellamy and the Brute, Alicia Michaels, 08.06.2019
We are sorry to announce that activating the emergency slide will not help you get off a plane any quicker. In fact, as a man on a China Airways flight discovered in 2014, it’s likely to delay you even further. He caused around £10,000 ($13,100) worth of damage and passengers were stuck for two hours.
✈️ Read a book where a character causes some damage. Tell us what kind of damage.
The Sea Queen, Jovee Winters, 30.06.2019 - MC floods Zeus's palace
What the heck?? Airplanes!March 1, 2019 - February 29, 2020
20/20 Tasks Completed
Tasks:
✈️ Read a book where a character gets compensation for something.
Finding Dori by J.J. DiBenedetto (3/17/19)
✈️ Read a book with a Series #6.
An Unexpected Gentleman by Laura Beers (3/14/19)
Twickenham Time Travel Romance #6
✈️ Read a book with a wedding dress on the cover.
An April Bride by Lenora Worth (3/3/19)
✈️ Read a book where a couple gets married in an odd spot.
Cotton Candy Clouds by Janice Thompson (3/16/19)
Married on the runway at an airport.
✈️ Read a book where a person is removed from some place.
From Ash and Stone by Julie Daines (3/23/19)
✈️ Read a book with a character who has an unusual name. (Tell us the name.)
Forsaking All Others by Kari Trumbo (3/23/19)
Ojinjintka
✈️ Read a book where an emergency occurs.
Till The End Of Time by Belle Calhoune (3/8/19)
Luke is hit by a car and taken to the hospital.
✈️ Read a book published in 2015.
House Divided by Jennifer Peel (3/20/19)
Published January 30, 2015
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story.
Big Sky by Kimberly Krey, Annette Lyon, Cindy Roland Anderson (4/2/19)
✈️ Read a book where a character is set on fire.
To Whisper Her Name by Tamera Alexander (3/11/19)
✈️ Read a book with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
Basketball Mom by Ginny Baird (3/5/19)
basketbaLL
✈️ Read a book with a British character.
The Social Tutor by Sally Britton (3/7/19)
✈️ Read a book with a character that does not sing well.
Marnie by Shanna Hatfield (3/30/19)
✈️ Read a book with a pig in the story.
Easter Bride by Shanna Hatfield (3/22/19)
✈️ Read a book where a character flies on a plane.
Charming the Shortstop by Heather B. Moore (3/25/19)
✈️ Read a book where a character is being watched without their knowledge.
Every Little Kiss by Susan Hatler (3/13/19)
Wendy watches Max from a window while he's on the beach.
✈️ Read a book where something is scattered. Tell us what.
An Evening at Almack's by Sally Britton, Elizabeth Johns, Sarah M Eden (3/25/19)
Rua's clothes and belongings are "scattered about" her room. (Loc 2052)
✈️ Read a book where a person has a seat in first class.
Until You Loved Me by Belle Calhoune (3/1/19)
"It was a first class ticket from Barnstable Municipal Airport to New Orleans..." (Loc 1563)
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed.
Against the Tide by Elizabeth Camden (3/19/19)
"...jerked his wrists forward and slapped handcuffs on him." (pg 346)
✈️ Read a book where a character causes some damage. Tell us what kind of damage.
The Healer's Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson (3/15/19)
Wilhelm breaks though a door.
What the heck?? Airplanes!Duration: March 1, 2019-February 29, 2020
Tasks:
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
The last thing you want to realize 40 minutes into a flight is that the door isn't shut properly. But that's exactly what happened on a flight from the Philippines to South Korea in 2016. No passengers were harmed but they all received compensation.
✈️ Read a book with an open door on the cover OR where a character gets compensation for something OR with a title that begins with P.
2. Feathered friends on board
It's not unusual for Middle Eastern airlines to have a few extra pairs of wings. Not only can birds of prey have their own passports, they don't need to be kept in cages when the aircraft is in flight. Although airlines usually restrict the number of birds in the aircraft to just six, you could find yourself sat next to one � and in the case of one unusual flight to Jeddah � as many as twenty falcons.
✈️ Read a book with a bird of prey on the cover or mentioned in the story (Give us a sentence and page/loc#) OR a Series #6 or #20.
3. A forgotten wedding dress
Planning to get married abroad? Don’t forget to take your wedding dress when you when you disembark. A Skyscanner survey in 2013 that quizzed cabin crew saw one flight attendant reporting that someone had left their gown in the overhead lockers. You can't replace that in duty free.
✈️ Read a book where a character has a destination wedding OR where an item was forgotten on a plane OR with a wedding dress on the cover.
4. The Pope might marry you
When Pope Francis took his seat on a flight to Chile, he got talking to two engaged flight attendants. Carlos Ciuffardi and Paola Podest told him that a huge earthquake had destroyed the church that they'd planned to marry in. So Pope Francis stepped in and married the couple right there on the flight.
✈️ Read a book where a couple gets married in an odd spot (Tell us where) OR by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter OR where an earthquake occurs.
5. In-flight maintenance
Unless it’s the cocktail variety, don’t ask for a screwdriver on a flight. Especially if it’s to try and take the seats apart as one passenger attempted to do. They were swiftly removed from the plane.
✈️ Read a book where a screwdriver is used OR where a person is removed from some place OR where a cocktail is consumed.
6. Emotional support... monkey?
A lot of U.S airlines are surprisingly flexible when it comes to emotional support animals, but only if they have the correct paperwork. Gizmo the marmoset made it onto a flight from Vegas to Ohio but his owner’s lack of paperwork meant that the pair were later put on the airline’s no-fly list.
✈️ Read a book where a character has an unusual pet (Tell us the kind of pet.) OR set in Las Vegas OR with a character who has an unusual name. (Tell us the name.)
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
A humble jar of mushroom soup once caused a plane to make an emergency landing after it started leaking in the overhead locker. It dripped onto a man with a severe mushroom allergy and the Ryanair plane flying from Brussels to Dublin had to land in Germany.
✈️ Read a book where a character has an allergic reaction OR set in Germany OR where an emergency occurs.
8. Bees on a plane
Air traffic controllers had another type of winged traffic to deal with after thousands of bees decided to make themselves at home under the wing of a plane in Dallas, Texas in 2015. The queen bee had flown under the wing and her dutiful bees followed her. Before the plane could take off, a local beekeeper was called to remove them, causing a delay of an hour.
✈️ Read a book where bees are prominent in the story OR set in Dallas or Texas OR published in 2015.
9. A celebrity relieved himself
French actor Gerard Depardieu was removed from a plane in 2011 after he was accused of urinating in front of passengers. He refused to wait until the plane was in the air to use the bathroom so he relieved himself in a bottle at the back of the plane instead.
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story (may be real or fictional) OR where a character relieves themselves in public OR with a character that is an actor.
10. A hair-raising experience
A plane to Majorca was forced to divert after a man set fire to his travel companion's hair as a prank during a flight from Manchester to Palma in 2012. The plane diverted to London Gatwick where the prankster was ejected from the flight and arrested for endangering aircraft safety.
✈️ Read a book where a character is set on fire OR with a character that is a prankster OR where a character is arrested for endangering others.
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
However bad your flight is, just be happy you weren't sitting under an overhead locker with maggots falling out of it. A passenger on a US Airways flight from Atlanta in 2010 had bought some spoiled meat on board with him � and an unexpected load of wriggly friends.
✈️ Read a book where spoiled food is found OR where a character finds maggots OR with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
12. Baby on board
When Brit Debbie Owen went into labor on her flight, she tried her best to ignore the contractions and hold off until she landed. Despite her efforts, she was moved to first class and her baby was born in the air. She named her Shona Kirsty Yves, giving her the initials SKY.
✈️ Read a book where a character gives birth in a strange place OR with a British character OR where the letters SKY can be found in the title (in any order).
13. Don't sing too loud
Next time you're getting really into the music with your headphones on, avoid any Whitney Houston. A woman was removed from a plane for singing "I Will Always Love You" at the top of her lungs in 2013. Officials insist it wasn't her song choice that was the problem.
✈️ Read a book where a character sings while wearing headphones or ear buds OR with a character that does not sing well OR with a title that begins with I.
14. Pigs might fly
Pigs might fly one day but this one didn't. When a pig boarded a flight at Connecticut, he wasn't allowed to fly because he became noisy and disruptive. The pig and his owner were asked to disembark.
✈️ Read a book with a pig in the story OR set in Connecticut OR where a character is noisy and disruptive.
15. Flames on the wing
Passengers on a flight from Barcelona to Russia got quite a shock when they saw flames coming from the wing of their Boeing 767. The plane made a speedy turnaround back to Spain and landed safely.
✈️ Read a book with a flame on the cover OR where a character flies on a plane OR set in Spain.
16. Spy plane
A strange device was found in the bathroom of an American Airlines plane. People initially thought it to be a part of an explosive device, so the plane made an emergency landing. It turned out to be a camera that someone was using to spy on people using the bathroom.
✈️ Read a book where a hidden camera is found OR where a character is being watched without their knowledge OR with a scene in a bathroom.
17. Lost luggage
It is of course annoying when an airline loses your luggage. But what if that luggage happened to be 172 gold bars weighing more than 3000kg? The hatch of a plane in Russia flew open during takeoff and scattered its load all over the runway. The gold bars, diamonds and gems were worth around $362 million (£275m).
✈️ Read a book where luggage is lost OR with gold bars, diamonds or gems in the story OR where something is scattered. Tell us what.
18. Passing away
Sadly, it is inevitable that people might pass away while in the air. Some larger planes can accommodate for this rare occurrence, but if that's not possible, you might find yourself sitting next to a dead body. When an elderly man passed away on a BA flight to America in 2006, the body was placed in first class on one of the reclining seats.
✈️ Read a book where a character passes away quietly OR where a person has a seat in first class OR set in 2006.
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
One woman on a flight from Tunisia to Edinburgh found herself handcuffed to her seat by the end of the journey. The reason? The drunk woman had removed her prosthetic leg and started swinging it aggressively at the cabin crew.
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed OR where a character has a prosthetic OR where a woman gets drunk and aggressive.
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
We are sorry to announce that activating the emergency slide will not help you get off a plane any quicker. In fact, as a man on a China Airways flight discovered in 2014, it’s likely to delay you even further. He caused around £10,000 ($13,100) worth of damage and passengers were stuck for two hours.
✈️ Read a book where a character uses a slide OR where a character is stuck somewhere OR where a character causes some damage. Tell us what kind of damage.
What the heck?? Airplanes!Duration: March 1, 19 - Feb 29, 20
Progress: 20/20
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
The last thing you want to realize 40 minutes into a flight is that the door isn't shut properly. But that's exactly what happened on a flight from the Philippines to South Korea in 2016. No passengers were harmed but they all received compensation.
✈️ Read a book where a character gets compensation for something
Artemis by Andy Weir 5/16/19
2. Feathered friends on board
It's not unusual for Middle Eastern airlines to have a few extra pairs of wings. Not only can birds of prey have their own passports, they don't need to be kept in cages when the aircraft is in flight. Although airlines usually restrict the number of birds in the aircraft to just six, you could find yourself sat next to one � and in the case of one unusual flight to Jeddah � as many as twenty falcons.
✈️ Read a Series #6 or #20. - (The Ladies' Sewing Circle, #6)
Diamonds in the Rough by Portia Da Costa 7/26/19
3. A forgotten wedding dress
Planning to get married abroad? Don’t forget to take your wedding dress when you when you disembark. A Skyscanner survey in 2013 that quizzed cabin crew saw one flight attendant reporting that someone had left their gown in the overhead lockers. You can't replace that in duty free.
✈️ Read a book where a character has a destination wedding
Spark by Michelle M. Pillow 4/25/19
4. The Pope might marry you
When Pope Francis took his seat on a flight to Chile, he got talking to two engaged flight attendants. Carlos Ciuffardi and Paola Podest told him that a huge earthquake had destroyed the church that they'd planned to marry in. So Pope Francis stepped in and married the couple right there on the flight.
✈️ Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter
Veiled Threat by Helen Harper 3/16/19
5. In-flight maintenance
Unless it’s the cocktail variety, don’t ask for a screwdriver on a flight. Especially if it’s to try and take the seats apart as one passenger attempted to do. They were swiftly removed from the plane.
✈️ Read a book where a cocktail is consumed.
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer 3/21/19
6. Emotional support... monkey?
A lot of U.S airlines are surprisingly flexible when it comes to emotional support animals, but only if they have the correct paperwork. Gizmo the marmoset made it onto a flight from Vegas to Ohio but his owner’s lack of paperwork meant that the pair were later put on the airline’s no-fly list.
✈️ Read a book with a character who has an unusual name. - Silver
Twist by Dannika Dark 3/15/19
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
A humble jar of mushroom soup once caused a plane to make an emergency landing after it started leaking in the overhead locker. It dripped onto a man with a severe mushroom allergy and the Ryanair plane flying from Brussels to Dublin had to land in Germany.
✈️ Read a book where an emergency occurs.
Alien: Out of the Shadows by Tim Lebbon 3/15/19
8. Bees on a plane
Air traffic controllers had another type of winged traffic to deal with after thousands of bees decided to make themselves at home under the wing of a plane in Dallas, Texas in 2015. The queen bee had flown under the wing and her dutiful bees followed her. Before the plane could take off, a local beekeeper was called to remove them, causing a delay of an hour.
✈️ Read a book published in 2015.
Stone Cold Bad by Tess Oliver 3/2/19
9. A celebrity relieved himself
French actor Gerard Depardieu was removed from a plane in 2011 after he was accused of urinating in front of passengers. He refused to wait until the plane was in the air to use the bathroom so he relieved himself in a bottle at the back of the plane instead.
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story
Bossypants by Tina Fey 3/7/19
10. A hair-raising experience
A plane to Majorca was forced to divert after a man set fire to his travel companion's hair as a prank during a flight from Manchester to Palma in 2012. The plane diverted to London Gatwick where the prankster was ejected from the flight and arrested for endangering aircraft safety.
✈️ Read a book where a character is arrested for endangering others.
Impulse by Dannika Dark 3/24/19
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
However bad your flight is, just be happy you weren't sitting under an overhead locker with maggots falling out of it. A passenger on a US Airways flight from Atlanta in 2010 had bought some spoiled meat on board with him � and an unexpected load of wriggly friends.
✈️ Read a book with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
All-Butter ShortDead by H.Y. Hanna 3/16/19
12. Baby on board
When Brit Debbie Owen went into labor on her flight, she tried her best to ignore the contractions and hold off until she landed. Despite her efforts, she was moved to first class and her baby was born in the air. She named her Shona Kirsty Yves, giving her the initials SKY.
✈️ Read a book with a British character
Diary of a Flummoxed Father: The early years of parenthood by Iain Rob Wright 3/12/19
13. Don't sing too loud
Next time you're getting really into the music with your headphones on, avoid any Whitney Houston. A woman was removed from a plane for singing "I Will Always Love You" at the top of her lungs in 2013. Officials insist it wasn't her song choice that was the problem.
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with I.
Inferno by Devin Fontaine 3/5/19
14. Pigs might fly
Pigs might fly one day but this one didn't. When a pig boarded a flight at Connecticut, he wasn't allowed to fly because he became noisy and disruptive. The pig and his owner were asked to disembark.
✈️ Read a book where a character is noisy and disruptive.
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan 6/17/19
15. Flames on the wing
Passengers on a flight from Barcelona to Russia got quite a shock when they saw flames coming from the wing of their Boeing 767. The plane made a speedy turnaround back to Spain and landed safely.
✈️ Read a book where a character flies on a plane
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey 4/6/19
16. Spy plane
A strange device was found in the bathroom of an American Airlines plane. People initially thought it to be a part of an explosive device, so the plane made an emergency landing. It turned out to be a camera that someone was using to spy on people using the bathroom.
✈️ Read a book where a character is being watched without their knowledge
Bird Box by Josh Malerman 3/5/19
17. Lost luggage
It is of course annoying when an airline loses your luggage. But what if that luggage happened to be 172 gold bars weighing more than 3000kg? The hatch of a plane in Russia flew open during takeoff and scattered its load all over the runway. The gold bars, diamonds and gems were worth around $362 million (£275m).
✈️ Read a book with gold bars, diamonds or gems in the story
Night of the Zandians by Renee Rose 4/18/19
18. Passing away
Sadly, it is inevitable that people might pass away while in the air. Some larger planes can accommodate for this rare occurrence, but if that's not possible, you might find yourself sitting next to a dead body. When an elderly man passed away on a BA flight to America in 2006, the body was placed in first class on one of the reclining seats.
✈️ Read a book set in 2006.
Undead and Unpopular by MaryJanice Davidson 4/3/19
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
One woman on a flight from Tunisia to Edinburgh found herself handcuffed to her seat by the end of the journey. The reason? The drunk woman had removed her prosthetic leg and started swinging it aggressively at the cabin crew.
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed
Killman Creek by Rachel Caine 3/13/19
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
We are sorry to announce that activating the emergency slide will not help you get off a plane any quicker. In fact, as a man on a China Airways flight discovered in 2014, it’s likely to delay you even further. He caused around £10,000 ($13,100) worth of damage and passengers were stuck for two hours.
✈️ Read a book where a character causes some damage. - Smashes windows to get in the house
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells 4/10/19
What the heck?? Airplanes!Duration: March 1, 2019-February 29, 2020
3/20
Tasks:
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
✈️ Read a book with an open door on the cover OR where a character gets compensation for something OR with a title that begins with P.
2. Feathered friends on board
✈️ Read a book with a bird of prey on the cover or mentioned in the story (Give us a sentence and page/loc#) OR a Series #6 or #20.
3. A forgotten wedding dress
✈️ Read a book where a character has a destination wedding OR where an item was forgotten on a plane OR with a wedding dress on the cover.
4. The Pope might marry you
✈️ Read a book where a couple gets married in an odd spot (Tell us where) OR by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter OR where an earthquake occurs.
5. In-flight maintenance
✈️ Read a book where a screwdriver is used OR where a person is removed from some place OR where a cocktail is consumed.
6. Emotional support... monkey?
✈️ Read a book where a character has an unusual pet (Tell us the kind of pet.) OR set in Las Vegas OR with a character who has an unusual name. (Tell us the name.)
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
✈️ Read a book where a character has an allergic reaction OR set in Germany OR where an emergency occurs.
8. Bees on a plane
✈️ Read a book set in Texas
Prizefighter en Mi Casa - E.E. Charlton-Trujillo 6.5 - 7
9. A celebrity relieved himself
✈️ Read a book with a character that is an actor.
Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth - James Cross Giblin 4.20 - 30 Edwin Booth is an actor
10. A hair-raising experience
✈️ Read a book where a character is set on fire OR with a character that is a prankster OR where a character is arrested for endangering others.
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
✈️ Read a book with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
Charlotte's Web - E.B. White 6.1 - 3
12. Baby on board
✈️ Read a book where a character gives birth in a strange place OR with a British character OR where the letters SKY can be found in the title (in any order).
13. Don't sing too loud
✈️ Read a book where a character sings while wearing headphones or ear buds OR with a character that does not sing well OR with a title that begins with I.
14. Pigs might fly
✈️ Read a book with a pig in the story OR set in Connecticut OR where a character is noisy and disruptive.
15. Flames on the wing
✈️ Read a book with a flame on the cover OR where a character flies on a plane OR set in Spain.
16. Spy plane
✈️ Read a book where a hidden camera is found OR where a character is being watched without their knowledge OR with a scene in a bathroom.
17. Lost luggage
✈️ Read a book where luggage is lost OR with gold bars, diamonds or gems in the story OR where something is scattered. Tell us what.
18. Passing away
✈️ Read a book where a character passes away quietly OR where a person has a seat in first class OR set in 2006.
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed OR where a character has a prosthetic OR where a woman gets drunk and aggressive.
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
✈️ Read a book where a character uses a slide OR where a character is stuck somewhere OR where a character causes some damage. Tell us what kind of damage.
JoAnne, would a condor work for the bird of prey one? I just stumbled upon a black condor in American Omens by Travis Thrasher.
Mod
Yes, absolutely!
What the heck?? Airplanes!Duration: March 1, 2019-February 29, 2020
Tasks:
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with P.
Playing Dead - Allison Brennan - 4/17/20192. Feathered friends on board
✈️ Read a book with a bird of prey on the cover or mentioned in the story (Give us a sentence and page/loc#)
Life or Death - Michael Robotham - 3/11/2019How it fits: Hawk mentioned in story.
'Somewhere above them he hears a hawk call out, or possibly an osprey.' - pg 113.
3. A forgotten wedding dress
✈️ Read a book where a character has a destination wedding.
The Wife Between Us - Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen - 5/5/2019How it fits: Nelly and Richard have a destination wedding in Florida.
4. The Pope might marry you
✈️ Read a book where a couple gets married in an odd spot (Tell us where)
Red Lotus - Pai Kit Fai - 3/30/2019How it fits: Ben and Li-Xia are married aboard his ship.
5. In-flight maintenance
✈️ Read a book where a person is removed from some place.
Every Heart a Doorway - Seanan McGuire - 5/30/2019How it fits: Nancy is removed from the underworld to say goodbye to her parents and make sure that is what she really wants.
6. Emotional support... monkey?
✈️ Read a book where a character has an unusual pet (Tell us the kind of pet.)
No Turning Back - Susan Lewis - 3/16/2019How it fits: Eva had a pot-bellied pig that she keeps indoors.
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
✈️ Read a book where an emergency occurs.
The Longest Ride - Nicholas Sparks - 4/3/2019How it fits: MC Ira is in a car accident and Sophia and Luke need to get him help immediately.
8. Bees on a plane
✈️ Read a book published in 2015.
Snowblind - Ragnar Jónasson - 5/17/2019How it fits: Published June 15, 2015.
9. A celebrity relieved himself
✈️ Read a book where a character relieves themselves in public.
The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides - 4/29/2019How it fits: The stalker relieves himself in public while watching Alicia.
10. A hair-raising experience
✈️ Read a book where a character is set on fire.
Undercover - Danielle Steel - 5/20/2019How it fits: The bandits who kidnapped Ariana are set on fire.
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
✈️ Read a book with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
Working Class Man - Jimmy Barnes - 4/18/2019How it fits: Double S in class.
12. Baby on board
✈️ Read a book with a British character
The Cry - Helen Fitzgerald - 3/17/2019How it fits: Joanna is Scottish.
13. Don't sing too loud
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with I.
In Every Moment We Are Still Alive - Tom Malmquist - 3/24/201914. Pigs might fly
✈️ Read a book set in Connecticut
A Simple Favour - Darcey Bell - 4/5/201915. Flames on the wing
✈️ Read a book where a character flies on a plane
Cuba - Stephen Coonts - 3/3/2019How it fits: MC's are flighter pilots so scenes are set in the air.
16. Spy plane
✈️ Read a book where a hidden camera is found.
Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083 - Andrea White - 5/23/2019How it fits: The hidden camera in Andrew's retina falls out.
17. Lost luggage
✈️ Read a book with gold bars, diamonds or gems in the story.
The Sisters of Alameda Street - Lorena Hughes - 5/27/2019How it fits: MC Alejandra is a jewellery designer so diamonds and gems are used throughout the storyline.
18. Passing away
✈️ Read a book where a character passes away quietly.
Briar Rose - Jane Yolen - 4/21/2019How it fits: Gemma passes away quietly.
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
✈️ Read a book where a character has a prosthetic.
Grey Dawn - Clea Simon - 5/14/2019How it fits: Mina has a prosthetic leg.
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
✈️ Read a book where a character is stuck somewhere.
The Pianist - Władysław Szpilman - 5/7/2019How it fits: MC Władysław is hiding from the Nazis in an abandoned building; he hides in the attic and at one point on the roof to avoid detection.
What the heck?? Airplanes!Duration: March 1, 2019-February 29, 2020
0/20
Tasks:
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
✈️ Read a book with an open door on the cover OR where a character gets compensation for something OR with a title that begins with P.
2. Feathered friends on board
✈️ Read a book with a bird of prey on the cover or mentioned in the story (Give us a sentence and page/loc#) OR a Series #6 or #20.
3. A forgotten wedding dress
✈️ Read a book where a character has a destination wedding OR where an item was forgotten on a plane OR with a wedding dress on the cover.
4. The Pope might marry you
✈️ Read a book where a couple gets married in an odd spot (Tell us where) OR by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter OR where an earthquake occurs.
5. In-flight maintenance
✈️ Read a book where a screwdriver is used OR where a person is removed from some place OR where a cocktail is consumed.
6. Emotional support... monkey?
✈️ Read a book where a character has an unusual pet (Tell us the kind of pet.) OR set in Las Vegas OR with a character who has an unusual name. (Tell us the name.)
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
✈️ Read a book where a character has an allergic reaction OR set in Germany OR where an emergency occurs.
8. Bees on a plane
✈️ Read a book where bees are prominent in the story OR set in Dallas or Texas OR published in 2015.
9. A celebrity relieved himself
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story (may be real or fictional) OR where a character relieves themselves in public OR with a character that is an actor.
10. A hair-raising experience
✈️ Read a book where a character is set on fire OR with a character that is a prankster OR where a character is arrested for endangering others.
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
✈️ Read a book where spoiled food is found OR where a character finds maggots OR with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
12. Baby on board
✈️ Read a book where a character gives birth in a strange place OR with a British character OR where the letters SKY can be found in the title (in any order).
13. Don't sing too loud
✈️ Read a book where a character sings while wearing headphones or ear buds OR with a character that does not sing well OR with a title that begins with I.
14. Pigs might fly
✈️ Read a book with a pig in the story OR set in Connecticut OR where a character is noisy and disruptive.
15. Flames on the wing
✈️ Read a book with a flame on the cover OR where a character flies on a plane OR set in Spain.
16. Spy plane
✈️ Read a book where a hidden camera is found OR where a character is being watched without their knowledge OR with a scene in a bathroom.
17. Lost luggage
✈️ Read a book where luggage is lost OR with gold bars, diamonds or gems in the story OR where something is scattered. Tell us what.
18. Passing away
✈️ Read a book where a character passes away quietly OR where a person has a seat in first class OR set in 2006.
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed OR where a character has a prosthetic OR where a woman gets drunk and aggressive.
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
✈️ Read a book where a character uses a slide OR where a character is stuck somewhere OR where a character causes some damage. Tell us what kind of damage
Finished! :)What the heck?? Airplanes!
March 1, 2019 - February 29, 2020
20/20 Tasks Completed
Tasks:
✈️ Read a book where a character gets compensation for something.
Finding Dori by J.J. DiBenedetto (3/17/19)
✈️ Read a book with a Series #6.
An Unexpected Gentleman by Laura Beers (3/14/19)
Twickenham Time Travel Romance #6
✈️ Read a book with a wedding dress on the cover.
An April Bride by Lenora Worth (3/3/19)
✈️ Read a book where a couple gets married in an odd spot.
Cotton Candy Clouds by Janice Thompson (3/16/19)
Married on the runway at an airport.
✈️ Read a book where a person is removed from some place.
From Ash and Stone by Julie Daines (3/23/19)
✈️ Read a book with a character who has an unusual name. (Tell us the name.)
Forsaking All Others by Kari Trumbo (3/23/19)
Ojinjintka
✈️ Read a book where an emergency occurs.
Till The End Of Time by Belle Calhoune (3/8/19)
Luke is hit by a car and taken to the hospital.
✈️ Read a book published in 2015.
House Divided by Jennifer Peel (3/20/19)
Published January 30, 2015
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story.
Big Sky by Kimberly Krey, Annette Lyon, Cindy Roland Anderson (4/2/19)
✈️ Read a book where a character is set on fire.
To Whisper Her Name by Tamera Alexander (3/11/19)
✈️ Read a book with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
Basketball Mom by Ginny Baird (3/5/19)
basketbaLL
✈️ Read a book with a British character.
The Social Tutor by Sally Britton (3/7/19)
✈️ Read a book with a character that does not sing well.
Marnie by Shanna Hatfield (3/30/19)
✈️ Read a book with a pig in the story.
Easter Bride by Shanna Hatfield (3/22/19)
✈️ Read a book where a character flies on a plane.
Charming the Shortstop by Heather B. Moore (3/25/19)
✈️ Read a book where a character is being watched without their knowledge.
Every Little Kiss by Susan Hatler (3/13/19)
Wendy watches Max from a window while he's on the beach.
✈️ Read a book where something is scattered. Tell us what.
An Evening at Almack's by Sally Britton, Elizabeth Johns, Sarah M Eden (3/25/19)
Rua's clothes and belongings are "scattered about" her room. (Loc 2052)
✈️ Read a book where a person has a seat in first class.
Until You Loved Me by Belle Calhoune (3/1/19)
"It was a first class ticket from Barnstable Municipal Airport to New Orleans..." (Loc 1563)
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed.
Against the Tide by Elizabeth Camden (3/19/19)
"...jerked his wrists forward and slapped handcuffs on him." (pg 346)
✈️ Read a book where a character causes some damage. Tell us what kind of damage.
The Healer's Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson (3/15/19)
Wilhelm breaks though a door.
What the heck?? Airplanes!Duration: March 1, 2019-February 29, 2020
Tasks:
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
The last thing you want to realize 40 minutes into a flight is that the door isn't shut properly. But that's exactly what happened on a flight from the Philippines to South Korea in 2016. No passengers were harmed but they all received compensation.
✈️ Read a book with an open door on the cover OR where a character gets compensation for something OR with a title that begins with P.
2. Feathered friends on board
It's not unusual for Middle Eastern airlines to have a few extra pairs of wings. Not only can birds of prey have their own passports, they don't need to be kept in cages when the aircraft is in flight. Although airlines usually restrict the number of birds in the aircraft to just six, you could find yourself sat next to one � and in the case of one unusual flight to Jeddah � as many as twenty falcons.
✈️ Read a book with a bird of prey on the cover or mentioned in the story (Give us a sentence and page/loc#) OR a Series #6 or #20.
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 14/03/19 "She let the hawk fly upward from her wide right sleeve" Page 90
3. A forgotten wedding dress
Planning to get married abroad? Don’t forget to take your wedding dress when you when you disembark. A Skyscanner survey in 2013 that quizzed cabin crew saw one flight attendant reporting that someone had left their gown in the overhead lockers. You can't replace that in duty free.
✈️ Read a book where a character has a destination wedding OR where an item was forgotten on a plane OR with a wedding dress on the cover.
4. The Pope might marry you
When Pope Francis took his seat on a flight to Chile, he got talking to two engaged flight attendants. Carlos Ciuffardi and Paola Podest told him that a huge earthquake had destroyed the church that they'd planned to marry in. So Pope Francis stepped in and married the couple right there on the flight.
✈️ Read a book where a couple gets married in an odd spot (Tell us where) OR by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter OR where an earthquake occurs.
5. In-flight maintenance
Unless it’s the cocktail variety, don’t ask for a screwdriver on a flight. Especially if it’s to try and take the seats apart as one passenger attempted to do. They were swiftly removed from the plane.
✈️ Read a book where a screwdriver is used OR where a person is removed from some place OR where a cocktail is consumed.
6. Emotional support... monkey?
A lot of U.S airlines are surprisingly flexible when it comes to emotional support animals, but only if they have the correct paperwork. Gizmo the marmoset made it onto a flight from Vegas to Ohio but his owner’s lack of paperwork meant that the pair were later put on the airline’s no-fly list.
✈️ Read a book where a character has an unusual pet (Tell us the kind of pet.) OR set in Las Vegas OR with a character who has an unusual name. (Tell us the name.)
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
A humble jar of mushroom soup once caused a plane to make an emergency landing after it started leaking in the overhead locker. It dripped onto a man with a severe mushroom allergy and the Ryanair plane flying from Brussels to Dublin had to land in Germany.
✈️ Read a book where a character has an allergic reaction OR set in Germany OR where an emergency occurs.
I Will Never Leave You by S.M. Thayer 27/03/19 - Laurel is rushed back to hospital after losing a lot of blood after childbirth
8. Bees on a plane
Air traffic controllers had another type of winged traffic to deal with after thousands of bees decided to make themselves at home under the wing of a plane in Dallas, Texas in 2015. The queen bee had flown under the wing and her dutiful bees followed her. Before the plane could take off, a local beekeeper was called to remove them, causing a delay of an hour.
✈️ Read a book where bees are prominent in the story OR set in Dallas or Texas OR published in 2015.
9. A celebrity relieved himself
French actor Gerard Depardieu was removed from a plane in 2011 after he was accused of urinating in front of passengers. He refused to wait until the plane was in the air to use the bathroom so he relieved himself in a bottle at the back of the plane instead.
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story (may be real or fictional) OR where a character relieves themselves in public OR with a character that is an actor.
10. A hair-raising experience
A plane to Majorca was forced to divert after a man set fire to his travel companion's hair as a prank during a flight from Manchester to Palma in 2012. The plane diverted to London Gatwick where the prankster was ejected from the flight and arrested for endangering aircraft safety.
✈️ Read a book where a character is set on fire OR with a character that is a prankster OR where a character is arrested for endangering others.
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
However bad your flight is, just be happy you weren't sitting under an overhead locker with maggots falling out of it. A passenger on a US Airways flight from Atlanta in 2010 had bought some spoiled meat on board with him � and an unexpected load of wriggly friends.
✈️ Read a book where spoiled food is found OR where a character finds maggots OR with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
12. Baby on board
When Brit Debbie Owen went into labor on her flight, she tried her best to ignore the contractions and hold off until she landed. Despite her efforts, she was moved to first class and her baby was born in the air. She named her Shona Kirsty Yves, giving her the initials SKY.
✈️ Read a book where a character gives birth in a strange place OR with a British character OR where the letters SKY can be found in the title (in any order).
A Twist in Time by Julie McElwain 01/03/19
13. Don't sing too loud
Next time you're getting really into the music with your headphones on, avoid any Whitney Houston. A woman was removed from a plane for singing "I Will Always Love You" at the top of her lungs in 2013. Officials insist it wasn't her song choice that was the problem.
✈️ Read a book where a character sings while wearing headphones or ear buds OR with a character that does not sing well OR with a title that begins with I.
14. Pigs might fly
Pigs might fly one day but this one didn't. When a pig boarded a flight at Connecticut, he wasn't allowed to fly because he became noisy and disruptive. The pig and his owner were asked to disembark.
✈️ Read a book with a pig in the story OR set in Connecticut OR where a character is noisy and disruptive.
15. Flames on the wing
Passengers on a flight from Barcelona to Russia got quite a shock when they saw flames coming from the wing of their Boeing 767. The plane made a speedy turnaround back to Spain and landed safely.
✈️ Read a book with a flame on the cover OR where a character flies on a plane OR set in Spain.
16. Spy plane
A strange device was found in the bathroom of an American Airlines plane. People initially thought it to be a part of an explosive device, so the plane made an emergency landing. It turned out to be a camera that someone was using to spy on people using the bathroom.
✈️ Read a book where a hidden camera is found OR where a character is being watched without their knowledge OR with a scene in a bathroom.
17. Lost luggage
It is of course annoying when an airline loses your luggage. But what if that luggage happened to be 172 gold bars weighing more than 3000kg? The hatch of a plane in Russia flew open during takeoff and scattered its load all over the runway. The gold bars, diamonds and gems were worth around $362 million (£275m).
✈️ Read a book where luggage is lost OR with gold bars, diamonds or gems in the story OR where something is scattered. Tell us what.
Reckless by Cornelia Funke 05/03/19 - The goyls are named after gems
18. Passing away
Sadly, it is inevitable that people might pass away while in the air. Some larger planes can accommodate for this rare occurrence, but if that's not possible, you might find yourself sitting next to a dead body. When an elderly man passed away on a BA flight to America in 2006, the body was placed in first class on one of the reclining seats.
✈️ Read a book where a character passes away quietly OR where a person has a seat in first class OR set in 2006.
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
One woman on a flight from Tunisia to Edinburgh found herself handcuffed to her seat by the end of the journey. The reason? The drunk woman had removed her prosthetic leg and started swinging it aggressively at the cabin crew.
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed OR where a character has a prosthetic OR where a woman gets drunk and aggressive.
Dalila by Jason Donald 09/03/19
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
We are sorry to announce that activating the emergency slide will not help you get off a plane any quicker. In fact, as a man on a China Airways flight discovered in 2014, it’s likely to delay you even further. He caused around £10,000 ($13,100) worth of damage and passengers were stuck for two hours.
✈️ Read a book where a character uses a slide OR where a character is stuck somewhere OR where a character causes some damage. Tell us what kind of damage.
Mod
What the heck?? Airplanes!
Duration: March 1, 2019-April 3, 2019
20/20
Tasks:
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with P.
Palm Beach Poison Tom Turner 3/4/19
2. Feathered friends on board
✈️ Read a book with a bird of prey mentioned in the story.
Secrets of the Lost Summer Carla Neggers 3/2/19 p 140 Olivia saw an owl swoop through the trees...
3. A forgotten wedding dress
✈️ Read a book where a character has a destination wedding.
California Girls Susan Mallery 4/3/19
4. The Pope might marry you
✈️ Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter.
Tempting Dusty Helen Hardt 3/11/19
5. In-flight maintenance
✈️ Read a book where a cocktail is consumed.
Taking Catie Helen Hardt 3/12/19
6. Emotional support... monkey?
✈️ Read a book where a character has an unusual pet.
ferret The Billionaire's Unexpected Wife Ali Parker 3/8/19
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
✈️ Read a book where an emergency occurs.
Written in Red Anne Bishop 3/25/19
8. Bees on a plane
✈️ Read a book where bees are prominent in the story.
Once a Charmer Sharla Lovelace 3/9/19
9. A celebrity relieved himself
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story (may be real or fictional).
Love's Chance Tracey Smith 3/20/19
10. A hair-raising experience
✈️ Read a book where a character is set on fire.
Darkness, Take My Hand Dennis Lehane 3/7/19
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
✈️ Read a book with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
Say You're Sorry Karen Rose 3/21/19
12. Baby on board
✈️ Read a book with a British character.
Charcoal Notes Grace Harper 3/31/19
13. Don't sing too loud
✈️ Read a book with a title that begins with I.
The Ice Princess Camilla Läckberg 3/10/19
14. Pigs might fly
✈️ Read a book set in Connecticut.
The Billionaire's Unexpected Wife #2 Ali Parker 3/8/19
15. Flames on the wing
✈️ Read a book where a character flies on a plane.
Sacred Dennis Lehane 3/6/19
16. Spy plane
✈️ Read a book with a scene in a bathroom.
On Second Thought Kristan Higgins 3/5/19
17. Lost luggage
✈️ Read a book where something is scattered. Tell us what.
Blue Dust Circle of the Moon Faith Hunter 3/17/19
18. Passing away
✈️ Read a book where a character passes away quietly.
A Charm Like You Sharla Lovelace 3/13/19
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed.
Charmed at First Sight Sharla Lovelace 3/13/19
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
✈️ Read a book where a character is stuck somewhere.
Three Weeks With a Bull Rider Cat Johnson 3/15/19
All done :-)What the heck?? Airplanes!
Duration: 3/1/19 - 4/11/19
Completed: 20/20
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
Read a book with an open door on the cover OR where a character gets compensation for something OR with a title that begins with P. The Perfect Gift by Kathleen Brooks 5* 4/1 - title starts with P
2. Feathered friends on board
Read a book with a on the cover or mentioned in the story (Give us a sentence and page/loc#). Voll Speed by Moritz Matthies 4* 3/4 - lit. transl: Full Speed - The Meerkats go to a sage Owl called Minerva to find out how to help one of them. She's a well-known oracle in the zoo they live. (pages 60-63) an example from page 62: Stopp! Eule nicht hauen! (Stop! Owl not strike! - and it's that way on purpose)
3. A forgotten wedding dress
Read a book where a character has a destination wedding OR where an item was forgotten on a plane OR with a wedding dress on the cover. All-Butter ShortDead book 1 of The Oxford Tearoom Mysteries Box Set Collection I by H.Y. Hanna 5* 4/11 - Jenn forgot her favorite scarf on the plane to UK
4. The Pope might marry you
Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter. Dumm gelaufen by Moritz Matthies 5* 3/9 lit. transl: Shit Happens or That Didn't Work Out Too Well, Did It?
5. In-flight maintenance
Read a book where a screwdriver is used OR where a cocktail is consumed. Dangled Carat by Hilary Grossman 3* 3/12 - MMC's was talented with tools and made many repairs each time he visited him; FMC loved her cocktails when with friends
6. Emotional support... monkey?
Read a book where a character has an unusual pet (Tell us the kind of pet.) OR set in Las Vegas OR with a character who has an unusual name. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 3/27 - Eve's best friend's name is Mavis
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
Read a book set in Germany OR where an emergency occurs. Voll Speed by Moritz Matthies 4* 3/11 - lit. transl: Full Speed - set in an Berlin, German and there are several emergencies
8. Bees on a plane
Read a book published in 2015. Flitterwochen mit einem Unbekannten=The Importance of Being Alice by Katie MacAlister 3* 3/8
9. A celebrity relieved himself
Read a book with a celebrity in the story (may be real or fictional) OR where a character relieves themselves in public OR with a character that is an actor. FMC works with Forever Driven by Kathleen Brooks 5* 3/23 - FMC's mother is a famous writter and journalist plus Keeneston was the home of quite many celebrities (all fictional)
10. A hair-raising experience
Read a book where a character is set on fire OR with a character that is a prankster. Extinguished book 1 of Titanium Security Series Box Set: Volume II by Kaylea Cross 5* 3/9 - in a road side IED explosion gets one of the operatives dangerously burned (while two other die); one of the core team members is a huge prankster
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
Read a book where spoiled food is found OR where a character finds maggots OR with a word in the title that contains double consonants. Dickes Fell by Moritz Matthies 3* 3/29 lit. transl: Thick Skin - double L
12. Baby on board
Read a book where a character gives birth in a strange place OR with a British character OR where the letters SKY can be found in the title (in any order). Love Me If You Must by Nicole Young 3* 4/3 - David is a British living in the US
13. Don't sing too loud
Read a book with a title that begins with I. I'm Watching You by Karen Rose 4* 3/3
14. Pigs might fly
Read a book with a pig in the story OR set in Connecticut OR where a character is noisy and disruptive. Hundert Jahre Einsamkeit=One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez 1* 3/13
15. Flames on the wing
Read a book where a character flies on a plane. Gra w kolory by Marzena Rogalska 4* 3/6 - lit. transl: Color Game - FMC and one of her friends fly for business and another of their friends is working part time at an airport where he learns to fly small engine planes
16. Spy plane
Read a book where a hidden camera is found OR where a character is being watched without their knowledge OR with a scene in a bathroom. Forever Entangled by Kathleen Brooks 5* 3/19 hidden cameras (explanation contains a minor spoiler) (view spoiler)
17. Lost luggage
Read a book where luggage is lost OR with gold bars, diamonds or gems in the story OR where something is scattered. Forever Devoted by Kathleen Brooks 5* 3/19 - the book starts with the theft of gold and platinim bars
18. Passing away
Read a book where a character passes away quietly OR where a person has a seat in first class OR set in 2006. Forever Hidden by Kathleen Brooks 5* 3/21 - FMC's maternal great-grandmother passes away quietly at the beginning of the book
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
Read a book where a character gets handcuffed. Death Visits the Hair Salon by Amy Andersen 3* 3/5 - At the end of the book the perp is handcuffed.
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
Read a book where a character causes some damage. Lady Fiasco by Kathleen Baldwin 5* 4/11 - there's a reason FMC's called Lady Fiasco, Duchess of Disaster, Countess of Calamity, Duchess of Doom... (view spoiler)
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What the heck?? Airplanes!
Duration: March 1, 2019-February 29, 2020
Tasks:
1. An airplane door wasn't shut properly
The last thing you want to realize 40 minutes into a flight is that the door isn't shut properly. But that's exactly what happened on a flight from the Philippines to South Korea in 2016. No passengers were harmed but they all received compensation.
✈️ Read a book with an open door on the cover OR where a character gets compensation for something OR with a title that begins with P.
2. Feathered friends on board
It's not unusual for Middle Eastern airlines to have a few extra pairs of wings. Not only can birds of prey have their own passports, they don't need to be kept in cages when the aircraft is in flight. Although airlines usually restrict the number of birds in the aircraft to just six, you could find yourself sat next to one � and in the case of one unusual flight to Jeddah – as many as twenty falcons.
✈️ Read a book with on the cover or mentioned in the story (Give us a sentence and page/loc#) OR a Series #6 or #20.
3. A forgotten wedding dress
Planning to get married abroad? Don’t forget to take your wedding dress when you when you disembark. A Skyscanner survey in 2013 that quizzed cabin crew saw one flight attendant reporting that someone had left their gown in the overhead lockers. You can't replace that in duty free.
✈️ Read a book where a character has a destination wedding OR where an item was forgotten on a plane OR with a wedding dress on the cover.
4. The Pope might marry you
When Pope Francis took his seat on a flight to Chile, he got talking to two engaged flight attendants. Carlos Ciuffardi and Paola Podest told him that a huge earthquake had destroyed the church that they'd planned to marry in. So Pope Francis stepped in and married the couple right there on the flight.
✈️ Read a book where a couple gets married in an odd spot (Tell us where) OR by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter OR where an earthquake occurs.
5. In-flight maintenance
Unless it’s the cocktail variety, don’t ask for a screwdriver on a flight. Especially if it’s to try and take the seats apart as one passenger attempted to do. They were swiftly removed from the plane.
✈️ Read a book where a screwdriver is used OR where a person is removed from some place OR where a cocktail is consumed.
6. Emotional support... monkey?
A lot of U.S airlines are surprisingly flexible when it comes to emotional support animals, but only if they have the correct paperwork. Gizmo the marmoset made it onto a flight from Vegas to Ohio but his owner’s lack of paperwork meant that the pair were later put on the airline’s no-fly list.
✈️ Read a book where a character has an unusual pet (Tell us the kind of pet.) OR set in Las Vegas OR with a character who has an unusual name. (Tell us the name.)
7. How mushrooms caused an emergency landing
A humble jar of mushroom soup once caused a plane to make an emergency landing after it started leaking in the overhead locker. It dripped onto a man with a severe mushroom allergy and the Ryanair plane flying from Brussels to Dublin had to land in Germany.
✈️ Read a book where a character has an allergic reaction OR set in Germany OR where an emergency occurs.
8. Bees on a plane
Air traffic controllers had another type of winged traffic to deal with after thousands of bees decided to make themselves at home under the wing of a plane in Dallas, Texas in 2015. The queen bee had flown under the wing and her dutiful bees followed her. Before the plane could take off, a local beekeeper was called to remove them, causing a delay of an hour.
✈️ Read a book where bees are prominent in the story OR set in Dallas or Texas OR published in 2015.
9. A celebrity relieved himself
French actor Gerard Depardieu was removed from a plane in 2011 after he was accused of urinating in front of passengers. He refused to wait until the plane was in the air to use the bathroom so he relieved himself in a bottle at the back of the plane instead.
✈️ Read a book with a celebrity in the story (may be real or fictional) OR where a character relieves themselves in public OR with a character that is an actor.
10. A hair-raising experience
A plane to Majorca was forced to divert after a man set fire to his travel companion's hair as a prank during a flight from Manchester to Palma in 2012. The plane diverted to London Gatwick where the prankster was ejected from the flight and arrested for endangering aircraft safety.
✈️ Read a book where a character is set on fire OR with a character that is a prankster OR where a character is arrested for endangering others.
11. Maggots in the overhead locker
However bad your flight is, just be happy you weren't sitting under an overhead locker with maggots falling out of it. A passenger on a US Airways flight from Atlanta in 2010 had bought some spoiled meat on board with him � and an unexpected load of wriggly friends.
✈️ Read a book where spoiled food is found OR where a character finds maggots OR with a word in the title that contains double consonants.
12. Baby on board
When Brit Debbie Owen went into labor on her flight, she tried her best to ignore the contractions and hold off until she landed. Despite her efforts, she was moved to first class and her baby was born in the air. She named her Shona Kirsty Yves, giving her the initials SKY.
✈️ Read a book where a character gives birth in a strange place OR with a British character OR where the letters SKY can be found in the title (in any order).
13. Don't sing too loud
Next time you're getting really into the music with your headphones on, avoid any Whitney Houston. A woman was removed from a plane for singing "I Will Always Love You" at the top of her lungs in 2013. Officials insist it wasn't her song choice that was the problem.
✈️ Read a book where a character sings while wearing headphones or ear buds OR with a character that does not sing well OR with a title that begins with I.
14. Pigs might fly
Pigs might fly one day but this one didn't. When a pig boarded a flight at Connecticut, he wasn't allowed to fly because he became noisy and disruptive. The pig and his owner were asked to disembark.
✈️ Read a book with a pig in the story OR set in Connecticut OR where a character is noisy and disruptive.
15. Flames on the wing
Passengers on a flight from Barcelona to Russia got quite a shock when they saw flames coming from the wing of their Boeing 767. The plane made a speedy turnaround back to Spain and landed safely.
✈️ Read a book with a flame on the cover OR where a character flies on a plane OR set in Spain.
16. Spy plane
A strange device was found in the bathroom of an American Airlines plane. People initially thought it to be a part of an explosive device, so the plane made an emergency landing. It turned out to be a camera that someone was using to spy on people using the bathroom.
✈️ Read a book where a hidden camera is found OR where a character is being watched without their knowledge OR with a scene in a bathroom.
17. Lost luggage
It is of course annoying when an airline loses your luggage. But what if that luggage happened to be 172 gold bars weighing more than 3000kg? The hatch of a plane in Russia flew open during takeoff and scattered its load all over the runway. The gold bars, diamonds and gems were worth around $362 million (£275m).
✈️ Read a book where luggage is lost OR with gold bars, diamonds or gems in the story OR where something is scattered. Tell us what.
18. Passing away
Sadly, it is inevitable that people might pass away while in the air. Some larger planes can accommodate for this rare occurrence, but if that's not possible, you might find yourself sitting next to a dead body. When an elderly man passed away on a BA flight to America in 2006, the body was placed in first class on one of the reclining seats.
✈️ Read a book where a character passes away quietly OR where a person has a seat in first class OR set in 2006.
19. Getting aggressive with prosthetics
One woman on a flight from Tunisia to Edinburgh found herself handcuffed to her seat by the end of the journey. The reason? The drunk woman had removed her prosthetic leg and started swinging it aggressively at the cabin crew.
✈️ Read a book where a character gets handcuffed OR where a character has a prosthetic OR where a woman gets drunk and aggressive.
20. A man falsely triggered the emergency door
We are sorry to announce that activating the emergency slide will not help you get off a plane any quicker. In fact, as a man on a China Airways flight discovered in 2014, it’s likely to delay you even further. He caused around £10,000 ($13,100) worth of damage and passengers were stuck for two hours.
✈️ Read a book where a character uses a slide OR where a character is stuck somewhere OR where a character causes some damage. Tell us what kind of damage.
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