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Topic: 2024 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge - LISTS ONLY
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Challenge Guide:
Squire - Collect 15 categories Landlord - Collect 25 categories Mogul - Collect all 39 categories
GO! 1. Mediterranean Avenue: - A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea (LIST) 2. Community Chest: - A book someone on PBS has recommended in the HF forum 3. Baltic Avenue: - A book that features woods in the story, or woods on the cover 4. Income Tax: - A book published in 2024 5. Reading Railroad: - A book with books on the cover, or a book featuring a librarian or academic setting or profession 6. Oriental Avenue: - A book set in Asia, or an author of Asian descent 7. Chance #1: - A new to you author 8. Vermont Avenue: - A book set in winter, or a cover that features snow 9. Connecticut Avenue: - A title that contains consecutive double letters (ex: All Quite on the Western Front) 10. Visit Jail: - A book that features a jail or prisoner 11. St. Charles Place: - A book that features a religious person or institution, or a book featuring a character with the name of Charles 12. Electric Company: - A cover that features lightning, or a book that takes place after 1882 (this was the year Edison helped form the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of New York) 13. States Avenue: - A book set in a state you live in or wish to visit 14. Virginia Avenue: - A book featuring Queen Elizabeth I, or a book set during her reign 1558-1603 15. Pennsylvania Railroad: - A book with a train on the cover or train travel is featured in the story, or features a Dutch character 16. St. James Place: - A book set in London, England, or a book featuring a character with the name of James 17. Community Chest #2: - A book you received via PBS 18. Tennessee Avenue: - A book whose author’s name has double consecutive letters (ex: James Clavell) 19. New York Avenue: - A book set in NYC, or any large city 20. Free Parking: - Read any book of choice 21. Kentucky Avenue: - A book with horses on the cover, or horses are featured in the story 22. Chance #2: - A book with 2024 or fewer reviews on Goodreads 23. Indiana Avenue: - A book featuring Native Americans, or any indigenous group 24. Illinois Avenue: - A book set during the roaring twenties 25. B&O Railroad: - A book whose title starts with B or O, or a cover that is mostly white 26. Atlantic Avenue: - A book set in a country that borders the Atlantic Ocean (LIST) 27. Ventnor Avenue: - Title or author’s name has a V in it 28. Water Works: - A book featuring a ship, either in the story or on the cover 29. Marvin Gardens: - A story that features a garden, or plants/ flowers on cover, or author’s name or a character has a botanical sounding name (Rose, Lily, ….) 30.. Go To Jail: - A book featuring law enforcement or an amateur sleuth 31. Pacific Avenue: - A book involving exploration or a book featuring or set on an island 32. North Carolina Avenue: - A book featuring mountains, either in the story or on the cover 33. Community Chest #3: - Read a book featured on a Goodreads HF Listopia (Suggested List) 34. Pennsylvania Avenue: - A book set during the Revolutionary War, or a book with mostly green on the cover 35. Short Line Railroad: - A book with less than 300 pages 36. Chance #3: - A book that has been on your TBR shelves for over 5 years 37. Park Place: - A book with a wealthy character 38. Luxury Tax: - Read a book from your local library, either physical or digital 39. Boardwalk: - Read a book set during an empire or dynasty
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GO! 1. Mediterranean Avenue: Pompeii by Robert Harris Read 1/19/24 2. Community Chest: - A book someone on PBS has recommended in the HF forum 3. Baltic Avenue: The Forest by Edward Rutherfurd Read 2/4/24 4. Income Tax: The Lantern's Dance by Lauire R. King Read 7/15/24 5. Reading Railroad: 11/22/63 by Stephen King Read 5/24/2 6. Oriental Avenue: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Read 1/13/24 7. Chance #1: Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark Read 3/9/24 8. Vermont Avenue: Blackout by Simon Scarrow Read 3/6/24 9. Connecticut Avenue: The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan Read 2/17/24 10. Visit Jail: - A book that features a jail or prisoner 11. St. Charles Place: The Angry Tide by Winston Graham Read 6/9/24 12. Electric Company: Except the Dying by Maureen Jenning Read 6/14/24 13. States Avenue: - A book set in a state you live in or wish to visit 14. Virginia Avenue: - A book featuring Queen Elizabeth I, or a book set during her reign 1558-1603 15. Pennsylvania Railroad: Castle Shade by Laurie R. King Read 7/1/24 16. St. James Place: - A book set in London, England, or a book featuring a character with the name of James 17. Community Chest #2: - A book you received via PBS 18. Tennessee Avenue: Call of the Dead by John Le Carre Read 3/28/24 19. New York Avenue: A Free Man of Color by Barbara Hambly - A book set in NYC, or any large city 20. Free Parking: - Read any book of choice 21. Kentucky Avenue: - A book with horses on the cover, or horses are featured in the story 22. Chance #2: - A book with 2024 or fewer reviews on Goodreads 23. Indiana Avenue: - A book featuring Native Americans, or any indigenous group 24. Illinois Avenue: Riviera Gold by Laurie R. King Read 3/23/24 25. B&O Railroad: - A book whose title starts with B or O, or a cover that is mostly white 26. Atlantic Avenue: - A book set in a country that borders the Atlantic Ocean (LIST) 27. Ventnor Avenue: The Loving Cup by Winston Graham - Title or author’s name has a V in it 28. Water Works: The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham Read 10/11/24 29. Marvin Gardens: - A story that features a garden, or plants/ flowers on cover, or author’s name or a character has a botanical sounding name (Rose, Lily, ….) 30.. Go To Jail: Dead of Night by Simon Scarrow Read 4/6/24 31. Pacific Avenue: - A book involving exploration or a book featuring or set on an island 32. North Carolina Avenue: - A book featuring mountains, either in the story or on the cover 33. Community Chest #3: - Read a book featured on a Goodreads HF Listopia (Suggested List) 34. Pennsylvania Avenue: - A book set during the Revolutionary War, or a book with mostly green on the cover 35. Short Line Railroad: - A book with less than 300 pages 36. Chance #3: The Stranger From The Sea by Winston Graham Read 8/2/24 37. Park Place: What Cannot Be Said by CS Harris Read 6/19/24 38. Luxury Tax: December '41 by William Martin - Read a book from your local library, either physical or digital 39. Boardwalk: Imperium by Robert Harris Read 8/29/24
Last Edited on: 10/18/24 10:33 AM ET - Total times edited: 36 |
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Woo hoo! Thanks, Carolyn! What a great and clever concept, and so good of you to provide some lists for ideas. Looking forward to this! Running Totals: No. of Prompts Completed: 38 No. of Books Read: 44 Squire - Collect 15 categories Landlord - Collect 25 categories Mogul - Collect all 39 categories GO!
Cloud Cuckoo Land, Anthony Doerr, finished: 1/20/24
Pachinko, Min Jin Lee, finished: 2/14/24
North Woods, Daniel Mason, (Audible), finished:1/14/24 (Audible)
All Our Yesterdays , Joel H. Morris. finished: 4/18/24 (Audible) Ideas: Clear (Carys Davies - pre-order, due out 4/2/24), Medea: A Novel (Eilish Quin), King Nyx (Kristen Bakis) - Kindle
The Dictionary of Lost Words, finished: 5/17/24
The Library of Legends, Janie Chang (Audible), finished: 2/24/24 Ideas: The Piano Tuner, Daniel Mason (Kindle)
Her Lost Words: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley, Stephanie Marie Thornton, finished: 02/18/24.
The Frozen River, Ariel Lawhon, (Audible), finished: 1/29/24
The Village Healer's Book of Cures, Jennifer S. Roberts, finished: 3/01/24 Ideas: Boycott (Kindle); The Book of Evidence (Kindle); The Confessions of Frannie Langton (Kindle)
A Gentlemen in Moscow, Amor Towels, finished: 5/2/24
The Hacienda, Isabel Canas, finished: 1/29/24
The Winter Soldier, Daniel Mason, finished: 3/26/24
The Heaven and Earch Grocery Store, James McBride, finished: 6/19/24
The Tower, Flora Carr, finished: 4/26/24
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Gregory Maguire, finished: 7/10/24 (Audible)
James, Percival Evertt, finished: 5/18/24
The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver, finished: 9/17/24
The Witch of Tin Mountain, Paulette Kennedy, finished: 3/6/24 Ideas: News of the World (Kindle); The Muse (Kindle)
The Great Divide, Cristina Henriquez, finished: 5/31/24 (Audible)
The Djinn Waits A Hundred Years, Shubnum Khan, finished: 7/10/24
Horse, Geraldine Brooks, finished: 10/10/24
Restoration, Rose Tremain, finished: 5/10/24
This Tender Land, William Kent Krueger, finished: 6/18/24 (Audible)
Cocaine Blues, Kerry Greenwood, finished: 11/6/24
Ordinary Grace, William Kent Krueger (Audbile) finished: 8/6/2024
God of the Woods, Liz Moore, finished: 8/15/24 Ideas: The Spanish Daughter (Kindle)
The Covenant of Water, Abraham Verghese, finished 3/20/24.
Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge, Lizzie Pook, finished: 6/1/24
Prodigal Summer, Barbara Kingsolver, finished: 4/14/24 Ideas: The Apothecary Rose (Audible)
A Study in Death, Anna Lee Huber, finished: 7/22/24
A Short Walk Through a Wide World, Liz Moore, finished: 8/13/24 Ideas: Island Beneath the Sea, Isabel Allende (Kindle)
The Trackers, Charles Frazier, finished: 02/07/24
The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, finished: 10/30/24
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Reid Jenkins, finished: 7/24/24 Ideas: A Girl Called Samson (Kindle)
The Life Boat, Charlotte Rogan, finished: 9/26/24
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia De Luce Book 4), Alan Bradley, finished: 10/4/24
The Cuban Heiress, Chanel Cleeton, finished: 6/26/24 38. Luxury Tax: Read a book from your local library, either physical or digital.
Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese, finished: 4/7/24 (Haile Selassie was the last reigning monarch of Ethiopia's Solominc Dynasty) Books Read in 2024 - 1. North Woods, Daniel Mason 2. Cloud Cuckoo Land, Anthony Doerr 3. The Frozen River, Ariel Lawhon 4. The Hacienda, Isabel Canas 5. The Trackers, Charles Frazier 6. Pachinko, Min Jin Lee 7. Her Lost Words: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley, Stephanie Marie Thornton 8. The Library of Legends, Janie Chang 9. The Village Healer's Book of Cures, Jennifer Sherman 10. The Witch of Tin Mountain, Paulette Kennedy 11. The Covenant of Water, Abraham Verghese 12. The Winter Soldier, Daniel Mason 13. Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese 14. Prodigal Summer, Barbara Kingsolver 15. All Our Yesterdays, Joel H. Morris 16. The Tower, Flora Carr 17. A Gentleman In Moscow, Amor Towels 18. Restoration, Rose Tremain 19. The Dictionary of Lost Words, Pip Williams 20. James, Percival Everett 21. The Great Divide, Christina Henriquez 22. Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge, Lizzie Pook 23. This Tender Land, William Kent Krueger 24. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride 25. The Cuban Heiress, Chanel Cleeton 26. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Gregory Maguire 27. The Djinn Waits A Hundred Years, Shubnum Khan 28. A Study in Death, Anna Lee Huber 29. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid 30. Ordinary Grace, William Kent Krueger 31. A Short Walk Through a Wide World, Douglas Westerbeke 32. The God of the Woods, Liz Moore 33. Iron Lake, William Kent Krueger 34. The Fox Wife, Yangtse Choo 35. The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver 36. The Life Boat, Charlotte Rogan 37. I Am Half-Sick of Shadows, Alan Bradley 38. Horse, Geraldine Brooks 39. Merivel, Rose Tremaine 40. The Gustav Sonata, Rose Tremaine 41. The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafon 42. Cocaine Blues, Kerry Greenwood 43. The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club, Helen Simonson 44. Unsinkable, Jenni L. Walsh 45. The Rhino Keeper, Jillian Forsberg (currently reading) 46. The Brian Club, Kate Quinn (currently listening to) Last Edited on: 11/26/24 5:05 PM ET - Total times edited: 97 |
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Challenge Guide:
Squire - Collect 15 categories Landlord - Collect 25 categories Mogul - Collect all 39 categories
GO! 1. Mediterranean Avenue: - A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea (LIST)
2. Community Chest: - A book someone on PBS has recommended in the HF forum 3. Baltic Avenue: - A book that features woods in the story, or woods on the cover The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon done 3/10 4. Income Tax: - A book published in 2024 A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, Bk 9) by Deanna Raybourn 4/15 The House on Biscayne Bay by Chanel Cleeton 10/29 5. Reading Railroad: - A book with books on the cover, or a book featuring a librarian or academic setting or profession 6. Oriental Avenue: - A book set in Asia, or an author of Asian descent Murder Under a Red Moon: A 1920s Bangalore Mystery (Bangalore Detectives Club) by Harini Nagendra India done 2/17 7. Chance #1: - A new to you author The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland done 2/17 Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara done 2/26 8. Vermont Avenue: - A book set in winter, or a cover that features snow 9. Connecticut Avenue: - A title that contains consecutive double letters (ex: All Quite on the Western Front)
10. Visit Jail: - A book that features a jail or prisoner 11. St. Charles Place: - A book that features a religious person or institution, or a book featuring a character with the name of Charles 12. Electric Company: - A cover that features lightning, or a book that takes place after 1882 (this was the year Edison helped form the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of New York) The Cold Light of Day by Anna Lee Huber 10/25 13. States Avenue: - A book set in a state you live in or wish to visit The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn california, 5/3 14. Virginia Avenue: - A book featuring Queen Elizabeth I, or a book set during her reign 1558-1603 15. Pennsylvania Railroad: - A book with a train on the cover or train travel is featured in the story, or features a Dutch character Murder in the Crypt by Irina Shapiro done 9/10 16. St. James Place: - A book set in London, England, or a book featuring a character with the name of James
17. Community Chest #2: - A book you received via PBS 18. Tennessee Avenue: - A book whose author’s name has double consecutive letters (ex: James Clavell)
19. New York Avenue: - A book set in NYC, or any large city Murder on Lexington Ave by Victoria Thompson. done 6/2 20. Free Parking: The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson Done 9/1 21. Kentucky Avenue: - A book with horses on the cover, or horses are featured in the story
22. Chance #2: - A book with 2024 or fewer reviews on Goodreads The Diamond of London :: Andrea Penrose 2/28 23. Indiana Avenue: - A book featuring Native Americans, or any indigenous group The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger 4/3 24. Illinois Avenue: - A book set during the roaring twenties Murder at the Mortuary (Ginger Gold, Bk 5) by Lee Strauss 8/3 The Roaring Days of Zora Lily by Noelle Salazar10/10 25. B&O Railroad: - A book whose title starts with B or O, or a cover that is mostly white The Bastard (Kent Family Chronicles, Bk 1) :: John Jakes 26. Atlantic Avenue: - A book set in a country that borders the Atlantic Ocean (LIST)
27. Ventnor Avenue: - Title or author’s name has a V in it Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini done 1/31 28. Water Works: - A book featuring a ship, either in the story or on the cover The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter by Hazel Gaynor done 8/13 Three Words for Goodbye bt Hazel Gaynor, Heather Webb done 8/31 29. Marvin Gardens: - A story that features a garden, or plants/ flowers on cover, or author’s name or a character has a botanical sounding name (Rose, Lily, ….) The First Ladies by Marie Benedict 30.. Go To Jail: - A book featuring law enforcement or an amateur sleuth Queens of London by Heather Webb 5/21
31. Pacific Avenue: - A book involving exploration or a book featuring or set on an island 32. North Carolina Avenue: - A book featuring mountains, either in the story or on the cover 33. Community Chest #3: - Read a book featured on a Goodreads HF Listopia (Suggested List) 34. Pennsylvania Avenue: - A book set during the Revolutionary War, or a book with mostly green on the cover
35. Short Line Railroad: - A book with less than 300 pages 36. Chance #3: - A book that has been on your TBR shelves for over 5 years 37. Park Place: - A book with a wealthy character Silent In the Grave by Deanna Raybourn done 5/11 38. Luxury Tax: - Read a book from your local library, either physical or digital 39. Boardwalk: - Read a book set during an empire or dynasty Last Edited on: 11/23/24 5:20 PM ET - Total times edited: 42 |
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Challenge Guide:
Squire - Collect 15 categories Landlord - Collect 25 categories Mogul - Collect all 39 categories
GO! 1. Mediterranean Avenue: - A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea (LIST) 2. Community Chest: - A book someone on PBS has recommended in the HF forum 3. Baltic Avenue: - A book that features woods in the story, or woods on the cover.....The Hanging Cheat by Elizabeth Bailey......8/20/2024 4. Income Tax: - A book published in 2024....The Highgate Murder Mystery by Irino Shapiro....3/5/2024 5. Reading Railroad: - A book with books on the cover, or a book featuring a librarian or academic setting or profession 6. Oriental Avenue: - A book set in Asia, or an author of Asian descent 7. Chance #1: - A new to you author.....A Whisper of Death by Darcy Burke.....9/10/2024 8. Vermont Avenue: - A book set in winter, or a cover that features snow...The Troubadour's Tale by Ann Swinfen.....4/8/2024 9. Connecticut Avenue: - A title that contains consecutive double letters (ex: All Quite on the Western Front)...Proof of the Pudding by Rhys Bowen....1/9/2024 10. Visit Jail: - A book that features a jail or prisoner....The Arsenic Eater's Wife by Tonya Mitchell......3/4/2024 11. St. Charles Place: - A book that features a religious person or institution, or a book featuring a character with the name of Charles...Murder at Merewood Hospital by Michelle Salter.....9/1/2024 12. Electric Company: - A cover that features lightning, or a book that takes place after 1882 (this was the year Edison helped form the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of New York).....The Ripper Deception by Jacqueline Beard.....2/22/2024 13. States Avenue: - A book set in a state you live in or wish to visit 14. Virginia Avenue: - A book featuring Queen Elizabeth I, or a book set during her reign 1558-1603 15. Pennsylvania Railroad: - A book with a train on the cover or train travel is featured in the story, or features a Dutch character ....Deadly Cypher by Kate Parker.....3/17/2024 16. St. James Place: - A book set in London, England, or a book featuring a character with the name of James...A Vocation of Violence by Kerrigan Byrne......4/4/2024 17. Community Chest #2: - A book you received via PBS....The Poisoner's Ring by Kelley Armstrong...1/4/2024 18. Tennessee Avenue: - A book whose author’s name has double consecutive letters (ex: James Clavell)...The Truth Seeker's Wife by Ann Granger....8/20/2024 19. New York Avenue: - A book set in NYC, or any large city.....Murder at Trader's Gate by Irina Shapiro,,,,,,8/28/2024 20. Free Parking: - Read any book of choice....The Dastardly Debutante by Helen Goltz...1/24/2024 21. Kentucky Avenue: - A book with horses on the cover, or horses are featured in the story....Murder in Rose Hill by Victoria Thompson......5/4/2024. 22. Chance #2: - A book with 2024 or fewer reviews on Goodreads.....The Mortician's Clue by Helen Goltz......4/19/2024 23. Indiana Avenue: - A book featuring Native Americans, or any indigenous group 24. Illinois Avenue: - A book set during the roaring twenties.....A Christmas Case by L.B. Hathaway......9/17/2024 25. B&O Railroad: - A book whose title starts with B or O, or a cover that is mostly white...One Puzzling Afternoon by Emily Critchley.....1/30/2024 26. Atlantic Avenue: - A book set in a country that borders the Atlantic Ocean (LIST) 27. Ventnor Avenue: - Title or author’s name has a V in it...Murder on Bedford Street by Victoria Thompson.....3/31/2024 28. Water Works: - A book featuring a ship, either in the story or on the cover 29. Marvin Gardens: - A story that features a garden, or plants/ flowers on cover, or author’s name or a character has a botanical sounding name (Rose, Lily, ….) 30.. Go To Jail: - A book featuring law enforcement or an amateur sleuth...The Dead Woman of Deptford by Ann Granger...1/13/2024 31. Pacific Avenue: - A book involving exploration or a book featuring or set on an island 32. North Carolina Avenue: - A book featuring mountains, either in the story or on the cover 33. Community Chest #3: - Read a book featured on a Goodreads HF Listopia (Suggested List) 34. Pennsylvania Avenue: - A book set during the Revolutionary War, or a book with mostly green on the cover 35. Short Line Railroad: - A book with less than 300 pages....Pride & Pestilence by Carol Hedges.....5/8/2024 36. Chance #3: - A book that has been on your TBR shelves for over 5 years 37. Park Place: - A book with a wealthy character... 38. Luxury Tax: - Read a book from your local library, either physical or digital.....A Skeleton in Every House by Isabella Duke......10/17/2024 39. Boardwalk: - Read a book set during an empire or dynasty
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Squire - Collect 15 categories Landlord - Collect 25 categories Mogul - Collect all 39 categories
GO! 1. Mediterranean Avenue: - A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea (LIST) 2. Community Chest: - A book someone on PBS has recommended in the HF forum 3. Baltic Avenue: - A book that features woods in the story, or woods on the cover 4. Income Tax: - A book published in 2024 5. Reading Railroad: - A book with books on the cover, or a book featuring a librarian or academic setting or profession 6. Oriental Avenue: - A book set in Asia, or an author of Asian descent 7. Chance #1: - A new to you author 8. Vermont Avenue: - A book set in winter, or a cover that features snow 9. Connecticut Avenue: - A title that contains consecutive double letters (ex: All Quite on the Western Front) 10. Visit Jail: - A book that features a jail or prisoner 11. St. Charles Place: - A book that features a religious person or institution, or a book featuring a character with the name of Charles 12. Electric Company: - A cover that features lightning, or a book that takes place after 1882 (this was the year Edison helped form the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of New York) 13. States Avenue: - A book set in a state you live in or wish to visit 14. Virginia Avenue: - A book featuring Queen Elizabeth I, or a book set during her reign 1558-1603 15. Pennsylvania Railroad: - A book with a train on the cover or train travel is featured in the story, or features a Dutch character 16. St. James Place: - A book set in London, England, or a book featuring a character with the name of James 17. Community Chest #2: - A book you received via PBS 18. Tennessee Avenue: - A book whose author’s name has double consecutive letters (ex: James Clavell) 19. New York Avenue: - A book set in NYC, or any large city 20. Free Parking: - Read any book of choice 21. Kentucky Avenue: - A book with horses on the cover, or horses are featured in the story 22. Chance #2: - A book with 2024 or fewer reviews on Goodreads 23. Indiana Avenue: - A book featuring Native Americans, or any indigenous group 24. Illinois Avenue: - A book set during the roaring twenties 25. B&O Railroad: - A book whose title starts with B or O, or a cover that is mostly white 26. Atlantic Avenue: - A book set in a country that borders the Atlantic Ocean (LIST) 27. Ventnor Avenue: - Title or author’s name has a V in it 28. Water Works: - A book featuring a ship, either in the story or on the cover 29. Marvin Gardens: - A story that features a garden, or plants/ flowers on cover, or author’s name or a character has a botanical sounding name (Rose, Lily, ….) 30.. Go To Jail: - A book featuring law enforcement or an amateur sleuth 31. Pacific Avenue: - A book involving exploration or a book featuring or set on an island 32. North Carolina Avenue: - A book featuring mountains, either in the story or on the cover 33. Community Chest #3: - Read a book featured on a Goodreads HF Listopia (Suggested List) 34. Pennsylvania Avenue: - A book set during the Revolutionary War, or a book with mostly green on the cover 35. Short Line Railroad: - A book with less than 300 pages 36. Chance #3: - A book that has been on your TBR shelves for over 5 years 37. Park Place: - A book with a wealthy character 38. Luxury Tax: - Read a book from your local library, either physical or digital 39. Boardwalk: - Read a book set during an empire or dynasty |
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Challenge Guide:
GO! 1. Mediterranean Avenue: - A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea (LIST) Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs, Bk 3) Author: Jacqueline Winspear 2. Community Chest: - A book someone on PBS has recommended in the HF forum 3. Baltic Avenue: - A book that features woods in the story, or woods on the cover Lady Violet Enjoys a Frolic (Lady Violet, Bk 4) Author: Grace Burrowes The entire story takes place at an estate called "The Woods." 4. Income Tax: - A book published in 2024 5. Reading Railroad: - A book with books on the cover, or a book featuring a librarian or academic setting or profession 6. Oriental Avenue: - A book set in Asia, or an author of Asian descent 7. Chance #1: - A new to you author Switchboard Soldiers Author: Jennifer Chiaverini 8. Vermont Avenue: - A book set in winter, or a cover that features snow When a Duchess Says I Do (Rogues to Riches, Bk 2) Author: Grace Burrowes 9. Connecticut Avenue: - A title that contains consecutive double letters (ex: All Quiet on the Western Front) Maisie Dobbs: Library Edition 10. Visit Jail: - A book that features a jail or prisoner My One and Only Duke (Rogues to Riches, Bk 1) Author: Grace Burrowes 11. St. Charles Place: - A book that features a religious person or institution, or a book featuring a character with the name of Charles 12. Electric Company: - A cover that features lightning, or a book that takes place after 1882 (this was the year Edison helped form the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of New York) Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs, Bk 2) Author: Jacqueline Winspear 13. States Avenue: - A book set in a state you live in or wish to visit 14. Virginia Avenue: - A book featuring Queen Elizabeth I, or a book set during her reign 1558-1603 15. Pennsylvania Railroad: - A book with a train on the cover or train travel is featured in the story, or features a Dutch character An Incomplete Revenge - A Maisie Dobbs Novel (Unabridged) Author: Jacqueline Winspear 16. St. James Place: - A book set in London, England, or a book featuring a character with the name of James Forever and a Duke (Rogues to Riches, Bk 3) Author: Grace Burrowes 17. Community Chest #2: - A book you received via PBS 18. Tennessee Avenue: - A book whose author’s name has double consecutive letters (ex: James Clavell) The Wit and Wisdom of Bridgerton Author: Julia Quinn 19. New York Avenue: - A book set in NYC, or any large city 20. Free Parking: - Read any book of choice The Dressmaker's Gift Author: Fiona Valpy 21. Kentucky Avenue: - A book with horses on the cover, or horses are featured in the story Lady Violet Goes for a Gallop (Lady Violet, Bk 6) Author: Grace Burrowes 22. Chance #2: - A book with 2024 or fewer reviews on Goodreads Maids of Misfortune (Victorian San Francisco, Bk 1) Author: M. Louisa Locke 23. Indiana Avenue: - A book featuring Native Americans, or any indigenous group 24. Illinois Avenue: - A book set during the roaring twenties 25. B&O Railroad: - A book whose title starts with B or O, or a cover that is mostly white Bewitching Season (Leland Sisters, Bk 1) Author: Marissa Doyle 26. Atlantic Avenue: - A book set in a country that borders the Atlantic Ocean (LIST) Miss Darcy Falls in Love (Darcy Saga, Bk 6) Author: Sharon Lathan 27. Ventnor Avenue: - Title or author’s name has a V in it Lady Violet Holds a Baby (Lady Violet, Bk 5) Author: Grace Burrowes 28. Water Works: - A book featuring a ship, either in the story or on the cover Messenger of Truth (Maisie Dobbs, Bk 4) (Audio CD) (Unabridged) 29. Marvin Gardens: - A story that features a garden, or plants/ flowers on cover, or author’s name or a character has a botanical sounding name (Rose, Lily, ….) Lady Violet Pays a Call: The Lady Violet Mysteries--Book Seven Author: Grace Burrowes 30.. Go To Jail: - A book featuring law enforcement or an amateur sleuth Lady Violet Says I Do (Lady Violet, Bk 8) Author: Grace Burrowes 31. Pacific Avenue: - A book involving exploration or a book featuring or set on an island 32. North Carolina Avenue: - A book featuring mountains, either in the story or on the cover 33. Community Chest #3: - Read a book featured on a Goodreads HF Listopia (Suggested List) 34. Pennsylvania Avenue: - A book set during the Revolutionary War, or a book with mostly green on the cover Betraying Season Author: Marissa Doyle 35. Short Line Railroad: - A book with less than 300 pages Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron Author: Julia Quinn, Violet Charles (Illustrator) 36. Chance #3: - A book that has been on your TBR shelves for over 5 years 37. Park Place: - A book with a wealthy character The Truth about Dukes (Rogues to Riches, Bk 5) Author: Grace Burrowes 38. Luxury Tax: - Read a book from your local library, either physical or digital A Duke by any Other Name (Rogues to Riches, Bk 4) 39. Boardwalk: - Read a book set during an empire or dynasty Last Edited on: 11/27/24 5:45 PM ET - Total times edited: 16 |
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1. Mediterranean Avenue: - Set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea (LIST): Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors (France)
12. Electric Company: - With a cover that features lightning, or a book that takes place after 1882 (this was the year Edison helped form the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of New York): The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley (1883)
14. Virginia Avenue: - Featuring Queen Elizabeth I, or a book set during her reign 1558-1603: The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir
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25. B&O Railroad: - With a title starts with B or O, or a cover that is mostly white The Haunted Sisters by Jean Plaidy (my copy is not in the system)
31. Pacific Avenue: - Involving exploration or a book featuring or set on an island What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon (Ireland)
33. Community Chest #3: - Featured on a Goodreads HF Listopia (Suggested List) Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, Bk 2) by Sharon Kay Penman 34.
OTHERS: The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean, 4/2/2024, 5 stars At the Full and Change of the Moon by Dionne Brand, 0802137237 The Dressmaker (Large Print) by Kate Alcott, 4 stars, 4/16/2024 The Secret Life Of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar, 5 stars, 5/15/2024. A beautiful and inspilring book about Johhanna Bonger, wife of Theo van Gogh, whose brother, Vincent van Gogh, gave us so many luscious colorful paintings. After her husband's death, she devoted her life to promoting Vincent's work. She traveled Europe and America to enlighten people about the wonders of Vincent's paintings. What a woman! What determination! And, slowly she succeeded during a time when women were not accepted as representatives of artists. A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende, 6/4/2024, 4 stars The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson, 10/2/2024, 4 stars The Last Romanov by Dora Levy Mossanen, 11/7/2024, 4 stars An Extravagant Death (Charles Lenox, Bk 11) by Charles Finch, 11/15/2024, 4 stars
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So excited to participate in this challenge! Such a great list of challenges. Thank you, Carolyn! Books until I am a Mogul: 4 2. Community Chest: A book someone on PBS has recommended in the HF forum 3. Baltic Avenue: A book that features woods in the story, or woods on the cover : March, Geraldine Brooks, 5/21/24 4. Income Tax: A book published in 2024 5. Reading Railroad: A book with books on the cover, or a book featuring a librarian or academic setting or profession : The Librarian Spy, Madeline Martin, 3/10/24 6. Oriental Avenue: A book set in Asia, or an author of Asian descent : Lady Tan's Circle of Women, Lisa See, 1/5/24 7. Chance #1: A new to you author : The German Wife, Kelly Rimmer, 5/27/24 8. Vermont Avenue: A book set in winter, or a cover that features snow : The Frozen River, Ariel Lawhon, 5/16/24 9. Connecticut Avenue: A title that contains consecutive double letters (ex: All Quite on the Western Front) : The Oak Apple, Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, 5/11/24 10. Visit Jail: A book that features a jail or prisoner : Enemy Women, Paulette Jiles, 3/5/24 11. St. Charles Place: A book that features a religious person or institution : The Day of Atonement, David Liss, 2/20/24 12. Electric Company: A cover that features lightning, or a book that takes place after 1882 : From Sand & Ash, Amy Harmon, 6/28/24 13. States Avenue: A book set in a state you live in or wish to visit : The Seamstress of New Orleans, Diane McPhail, 2/26/24 14. Virginia Avenue: A book featuring Queen Elizabeth I, or a book set during 1558-1603 : The Princeling, Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, 4/6/24 15. Pennsylvania Railroad: A book with a train on the cover or train travel is featured : The Girl From the Train, Irma Joubert, 3/31/24 16. St. James Place: A book set in London, England : The Silence of Stones, Jeri Westerson, 2/25/24 17. Community Chest #2: A book you received via PBS : Tabula Rosa, Ruth Downie, 6/23/24 18. Tennessee Avenue: A book whose author’s name has double consecutive letters : The Observations, Jane Harris, 3/24/24 19. New York Avenue: A book set in NYC, or any large city : Who Cries for the Lost, C.S. Harris, 6/12/24 20. Free Parking: Read any book of choice : The River We Remember, William Kent Krueger, 7/5/24 21. Kentucky Avenue: A book with horses on the cover, or horses are featured in the story : Canaan, Donald McCaig, 4/18/24 22. Chance #2: A book with 2024 or fewer reviews on Goodreads : The Scribe, Matthew Guinn, 6/9/24 (154 reviews) 23. Indiana Avenue: A book featuring Native Americans, or any indigenous group : Crow Mary, Kathleen Grissom, 3/16/24 24. Illinois Avenue: A book set during the roaring twenties : Call Your Daughter Home, Deb Spera, 4/10/24 25. B&O Railroad: A book whose title starts with B or O, or a cover that is mostly white : Blue Asylum, Kathy Hepinstall 6/7/24 26. Atlantic Avenue: A book set in a country that borders the Atlantic Ocean : The Indigo Girl, Natasha Boyd, 5/3/24 27. Ventnor Avenue: Title or author’s name has a V in it : Vita Brevis, Ruth Downie, 7/23/24 28. Water Works: A book featuring a ship, either in the story or on the cover : The Privateer's Revenge, Julian Stockwyn, 1/3/24 29. Marvin Gardens: A story that features a garden, or author’s name or a character has a botanical sounding name : The Rose Garden, Susanna Kearsley, 2/2/24 30.. Go To Jail: A book featuring law enforcement or an amateur sleuth : Semper Fidelis, Ruth Downey, 5/30/24 31. Pacific Avenue: A book involving exploration or a book featuring or set on an island : The Tea Planter's Wife, Dinah Jefferies, 6/16/24 32. North Carolina Avenue: A book featuring mountains, either in the story or on the cover : The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes, 2/9/24 33. Community Chest #3: Read a book featured on a Goodreads HF Listopia (Suggested List) 34. Pennsylvania Avenue: A book set during the Revolutionary War, or a book with mostly green on the cover 35. Short Line Railroad: A book with less than 300 pages : Lady of Quality, Georgette Heyer, 2/16/24 36. Chance #3: A book that has been on your TBR shelves for over 5 years : The Dark Rose, Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, 3/2/24 37. Park Place: A book with a wealthy character : The Berkeley Square Affair, Tracy Grant, 2/11/24 38. Luxury Tax: Read a book from your local library, either physical or digital : Sharpe's Command, Bernard Cornwell, 6/30/24 39. Boardwalk: Read a book set during an empire or dynasty : The Ides of April, Lindsey Davis, 4/24/24 (Roman Empire) Last Edited on: 8/7/24 3:07 PM ET - Total times edited: 5 |
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