tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89618685339572561182024-03-19T00:16:50.711-07:00Whatever I Think Of!My collection of random thoughts and ideasJamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.comBlogger2486125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-86538340788561542082024-03-18T20:03:00.000-07:002024-03-18T20:03:29.877-07:00Book Discussion: More on Book Buying<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yesterday afternoon, I took a trip to the nearest Barnes and Noble store (in Gilroy, California). I went in with no initial idea of anything to buy, but </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">once I got inside, I remembered this <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/61896638">book title</a> and looked to see if I could find it. No luck. I had no other ideas in mind, so I just ket looking for something that might catch my interest. I ended up getting <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26026060-the-blackbirds?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=RqMsuBsOK1&rank=1">this book</a>:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuvyCgp5loKlb4yfx-pjRPZseX9HJKpKpFNpvKNoNivVkCDi1QHxS90ecprIo6rFXtUsSdgxpuXE6UhyUSn9wWxxdTOaaZ0u74oMetwe1unP517tsVExZFAC1S3VtDh2zyevVkRsN5bpPu1i7cfwdp1at8H6MVLlSEdcMkW0VGs4aqJi0D30gyWZId-4/s335/The%20Blackbirds.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="235" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuvyCgp5loKlb4yfx-pjRPZseX9HJKpKpFNpvKNoNivVkCDi1QHxS90ecprIo6rFXtUsSdgxpuXE6UhyUSn9wWxxdTOaaZ0u74oMetwe1unP517tsVExZFAC1S3VtDh2zyevVkRsN5bpPu1i7cfwdp1at8H6MVLlSEdcMkW0VGs4aqJi0D30gyWZId-4/s320/The%20Blackbirds.png" width="224" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was not familiar with this one. So what made me get it? I'm not sure, though I must have thought it sounded good, one thing I take into consideration when buying a book, whether new or used. It took a while before I discovered one. I began by browsing the many shelves with nothing in mind. Whenever I go to stores like this, I get lost while browsing and look at anything I might find interesting. But there is always so much to choose, and there have been many times when I needed up leaving empty-handed, if nothing interests me right then. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another thing I saw was a table display that said, "Buy One, Get One Half Off."I would have liked to have taken advantage of this offer, but n</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">ot one item on this table caught my interest.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> This stuff happens.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">How do you feel about browsing in bookstores, whether a chain or independent store, or a used bookstore? And how about used books in thrift store? The larger the store, the more I find and can't decide. I still miss the used bookstore that was in Gilroy, and do not know of any other such stores near me. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Posting to:</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="alignnone wp-image-3208640" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" src="https://feedyourfictionaddiction.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/183/2023/12/2024-Discussion-Challenge.png" srcset="https://feedyourfictionaddiction.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/183/2023/12/2024-Discussion-Challenge.png 500w, https://feedyourfictionaddiction.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/183/2023/12/2024-Discussion-Challenge-300x300.png 300w, https://feedyourfictionaddiction.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/183/2023/12/2024-Discussion-Challenge-150x150.png 150w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(78, 67, 68); color: #4e4344; font-family: Lora; font-size: 14px; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-22805666879748826892024-03-11T05:34:00.000-07:002024-03-12T06:59:47.302-07:00A to Z Blogging 2024 Theme Reveal<div class="separator"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="AtoZChallenge theme reveal 2024 #atozchallenge" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUCCyRxgpSQnVJaLOokIXDPjr8RwuSkXl8JB8j74ECAzZzWRy61oyEzHU4HijXCspw_5fd8auT2vox_8SAJyixoIwX_R86-vS-0OJkjrNvq3fNEqheXjilGvCM9nVKs4lwxxxM4fYSJGTahwVNucXC_W5pspHrRSDmyqoALu4OPrPvVZaAsPI1EDIB6aD/w597-h261/theme%20reveal.jpg" width="597" /></a></div>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The theme reveal began yesterday, and there are over 30 so far. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I wasn't yet sure what my theme would be, as the info for A to Z began on their blog on the first. I was scrambling with ideas since then, and still wasn't sure. But there was one idea I'd been toying with, and will be going with. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The theme is... </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">đ„đ„đ„đ„đ„</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6u14EK3hT107MJKqgHA_qZjum9by_yexvFKs8GMIUayPmhABy3ksWH1937kBnCcAQZxKkdu98_0kYs0FXD5ypxvqbohI___1HHzD_yeYvjDqf5l3yrvVxi0KIWdQDfviyQt7oId8ZqRkVklGHNqT2iiC07fkiLu4iL4Ux0CfuThAR3jdNwY-0pl1K7yE/s256/Barbie%20Logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="256" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6u14EK3hT107MJKqgHA_qZjum9by_yexvFKs8GMIUayPmhABy3ksWH1937kBnCcAQZxKkdu98_0kYs0FXD5ypxvqbohI___1HHzD_yeYvjDqf5l3yrvVxi0KIWdQDfviyQt7oId8ZqRkVklGHNqT2iiC07fkiLu4iL4Ux0CfuThAR3jdNwY-0pl1K7yE/s1600/Barbie%20Logo.png" width="256" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So the movie tanked at the Oscars last night, with Billie Eilish's song as the only winner. But the doll is turning 65 this month. I must admit I did not have a lot of the Barbie stuff as a child, and some of the lines came out long after I had outgrown toys. Some that came out then I might have gone after, from what I have learned about them. The book <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thirty-Years-Mattel-Fashion-Dolls/dp/1574320521/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3G4CJBDQM0F8E&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FrVYhQb_7Niu0roo77wMeIUNHYTO_eCBRxJwxh4ED5_hFCButO9u3QFidoV-GQWrUs94QKx6aJTdC8Co9R6HNYBTCXLoYcYkfVgRPIRXLQ5TKfT-IKxkYh3ZywSrNwLTZwDqAXez0cPlpRdsQb1nRS7oG6kSV7-YGJN5sqOfmQTEZ1Jsbdu9CmcfyWtMe_kHslIoWrw3FIn-ipcyT1R1CegLPwlp6GfXeVfqC7C9CPJpejfgyXQFrXL_SW_EQn5_IQSonlpf6-kgYDPzVQQkmRiUqbpipLxnDAR5TQe8Rrg.jaKsLG9mMc9_4PJ1p_AS3a-0dDTfdtmZxNJ8RwUfKIY&dib_tag=se&keywords=thirty+years+of+mattel+fashion+dolls&qid=1710158745&sprefix=thirty+years+of+mattel+fashion+dolls%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-1">Thirty Years of Mattel Fashion Dolls</a> </i>was one thing that made me think of this, though the books is terribly outdated and my personal copy has fallen apart. And of course, the hit movie from last summer. All the hype tempted me into seeing it. I'm kind of tempted to buy the DVD, even though many will argue that DVDs are on their way out. But I still have so many (but that's an argument for another time). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I said in <a href="https://jannghi.blogspot.com/2023/04/f-for.html">one of my A to Z posts last year</a>, I wasn't too big on Barbie, though I did have at least one doll. I was more about other similar dolls. Many do not know that "Barbie" is trademark name and many think it is a generic name for all dolls of similar design. I remember one person saying the had the <a href="http://ragingmoon1987.blogspot.com/2017/04/throwback-thursday-review-mattel-starr.html">Starr</a> "Barbie" doll, but Starr was in fact not tied to Barbie, though it was from Mattel. Same with the <a href="https://jenjoysalldolleduppage.wordpress.com/2021/08/14/celebrity-doll-review-donny-and-marie-osmond/">Donny and Marie Osmond dolls,</a> (also by Mattel) which she also had. And this same person made reference to the <i>Dukes of Hazzard </i>action figures </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(made by Mego Toys)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">, calling them "Barbie dolls." I can't help feeling disgusted by that one! </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I was once under the impression that Barbie had a friend named </span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Barbie/comments/10z868i/for_black_history_month_my_julia_doll_she_was/" style="font-family: verdana;">Julia</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, but that doll was actually a tie-in line to the hit TV series starring Diahann Carroll. Sorry to get so picky about details, but that's how I get about some things! One could say these dolls were "Not quite part of Barbie's world." And other toy companies have tried to imitate Barbie. Remember </span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/krixxxmonroe/albums/72157628789010443/" style="font-family: verdana;">Darci</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> from Kenner, or </span><a href="https://jenjoysalldolleduppage.wordpress.com/2018/09/15/tuesday-taylor-and-friends/" style="font-family: verdana;">Tuesday Taylor</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> from Ideal? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So there you have it. The A to Z begins on April 1. I will begin drafting the posts as soon as I can. I'm not sure how many items I will include in each post, as there is a lot to choose from in this theme!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is my fourth A to Z. Check my blog archives to see my previous themes and posts.</span></p>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-63597851643283736222024-03-10T07:08:00.000-07:002024-03-10T07:08:51.594-07:00Time Change<p> It's that time again. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9h7iMYL7zl3thzcAMGwUrMAbKkHzdO3UhpABmdXbBOCK_rhvnDNl4BOatPj_PJEXCxNLTHU-3TITQSL6vCtqrQvY_oR-_Cf0-Esni73U7E-CxGS_-_gFop8PkPgGZook3g3Q_EZOC9KMVOFGRTtlBj8cscQUkvKAD3ZSYwT1iL7n8znZ4-ZykD8lVdI/s801/Cat%20DSL.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9h7iMYL7zl3thzcAMGwUrMAbKkHzdO3UhpABmdXbBOCK_rhvnDNl4BOatPj_PJEXCxNLTHU-3TITQSL6vCtqrQvY_oR-_Cf0-Esni73U7E-CxGS_-_gFop8PkPgGZook3g3Q_EZOC9KMVOFGRTtlBj8cscQUkvKAD3ZSYwT1iL7n8znZ4-ZykD8lVdI/s320/Cat%20DSL.png" width="230" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: -webkit-center; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="#AtoZChallenge2024 badge1" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gX7o5nTgGXb2mk-4LhtTh4n21Mzt4EamkSoz9YXsUjwIGAxClxlzXzPjqxSKVBX9qj5Pd61sm3kZlvB8CcRFLKGAvikvQLfPSujsBj9UcmKlj9Nkp8XeKgQjyOyEdeVRVv9rSKErmBod951cUJVW6z3YTCdpx4eg4fVSEPU0eA4eigkRbyIl9xbRT2Ja/w524-h524/avatar.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="524" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's getting to be that time! The theme reveal is next week and I still haven't come up with one, but I have a some in mind. I'm hoping to post it next week. Also looking forward to seeing what others post. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-59023574730509747062024-03-03T11:32:00.000-08:002024-03-12T17:22:18.355-07:00March Bookish Bingo<p> <a href="https://chapterbreak.net/2024/03/03/chapter-break-bingo-march-2024/">The card for March is here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-38408 size-large" decoding="async" height="1024" sizes="(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px" src="https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Bingo-March-2024-791x1024.jpg" srcset="https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Bingo-March-2024-791x1024.jpg 791w, https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Bingo-March-2024-309x400.jpg 309w, https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Bingo-March-2024-768x994.jpg 768w, https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Bingo-March-2024-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Bingo-March-2024-640x828.jpg 640w, https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Bingo-March-2024.jpg 1275w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(168, 40, 168); clear: both; color: #a828a8; display: block; float: none; font-family: Lora; font-size: 14px; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 15px; max-width: 100%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="791" /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>My Books:</b></span></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13152998-home">Home--Toni Morrison</a> (4 squares): Library Book, Not in a Series, Physical Book, Soldier or Guard</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://ncdl.overdrive.com/ncdl-sanbenito/content/media/6352597">Say the Word--Frank Delaney</a> (1 square): Audiobook</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208185432-the-unlikely-pilgrimage-of-harold-fry">The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry--Rachel Joyce</a> (4 squares): Book Club, Luck (Good or Bad), Soul Mates, Free Space</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53327880-the-fabulous-zed-watson">The Fabulous Zed Watson!--Basil Sylvester</a> (3 squares): Cemetery/Grave, Secret Identity, Beard</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53159494-something-wicked">Something Wicked--E.X. Ferrars</a> (2 squares): E-Book, In a Series</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29993747-sugar-and-spice">Sugar and Spice--Sarah Mlynowski </a>(5 squares): Crossover, Silver or Gold on the Cover, Fae/Fairy, Female on the Cover, Empowered Female</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58468990-the-paris-apartment">The Paris Apartment--Lucy Foley</a> (1 square): Multiple POV</span></li></ol><p></p>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-4987579005058172882024-02-27T19:24:00.000-08:002024-02-27T19:27:31.559-08:00Book Discussion: How Long Do You Take to Read a Series?<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I used to be eager to finish reading a series, thus binge-reading all the books one after the other in order. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">But lately I have found myself reading the first book in a series, and not reading the rest of the books, not right away anyway. Some of the reasons for this: </span></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">A lack of interest in continuing (though this is pretty rare)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Unable to find the rest of the books in the series at the library and not wishing to buy the rest if they can't be bought second-hand</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Finding a book other than the first one (happens often when getting thrift-store books)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">No hurry to continue right away, especially series with really long books (e.g., The <i>Outlander</i> series)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Simply forgetting that I even began (also rare)</span></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">One thing that I have come across in my challenges in recent years are prompts for reading a duology or trilogy. In that case, I have to read all the books in the same year, though I have tended not to read the next one(s) immediately after the first one. One prompt I have this year is "The final installment in a series." I don't yet know what book or series this will be from!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3M-nOZ451ygp64qJyQnAg5kwJ2iLtwC7Sl5n8JUtSQw5UQkEmK3ybeVK0FLF-jswh6tcgE9mIPg9yh-tIsh1NePQFijHKvENEGZy-7IDWNTar_54NecF-CQHJQJgGjh3nCfy_Nia5-mjFQJsSIHjweRa_l8WhUN3k52zPdAZWqdM4VbSwBmZ7ROvjb0/s688/When%20You%20Finish%20a%20Book%20Series.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="688" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3M-nOZ451ygp64qJyQnAg5kwJ2iLtwC7Sl5n8JUtSQw5UQkEmK3ybeVK0FLF-jswh6tcgE9mIPg9yh-tIsh1NePQFijHKvENEGZy-7IDWNTar_54NecF-CQHJQJgGjh3nCfy_Nia5-mjFQJsSIHjweRa_l8WhUN3k52zPdAZWqdM4VbSwBmZ7ROvjb0/w400-h359/When%20You%20Finish%20a%20Book%20Series.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Does the above apply to you? Usually not to me, as I'm always reading something. When I'm done with a series, I go on to read whatever I choose. Sometimes It's hard to decided what to read next, but that's true in any case (perhaps this could be another discussion topic).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">How about you? How long do you take to read a book series? Do you binge or take your time?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Posted to:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjot59s1MDBWd2YxXJB25uvQlJDJBt0L9kg8wS1Vi9YsDVyZ0exKF2LAAaEepE8Eevpji57ZYnGe50o6KK9kVW_TWb66Bss8lnemSnCuuvOZcVBkLOABwv0i30QFZhs_AWYo2KeLdPCci23Nb9y1iIqi0t-0YdS_OJMNUYjJS3JjX-h74zAicmOC3XwgMw/s400/Discussion%20Challenge.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjot59s1MDBWd2YxXJB25uvQlJDJBt0L9kg8wS1Vi9YsDVyZ0exKF2LAAaEepE8Eevpji57ZYnGe50o6KK9kVW_TWb66Bss8lnemSnCuuvOZcVBkLOABwv0i30QFZhs_AWYo2KeLdPCci23Nb9y1iIqi0t-0YdS_OJMNUYjJS3JjX-h74zAicmOC3XwgMw/s320/Discussion%20Challenge.png" width="319" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-219118886543924482024-02-21T08:14:00.000-08:002024-02-24T07:25:09.437-08:00Book Buying<div class="separator"><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Is this you?</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbgVU-wWflEFoAePAZSA3BPGubYbUp-NCvqMF4AsgyihbEt4Jyeuvhim1XK-P9V7iiiv4a0cSWwHqB5qx897YVS1JL-Zkl9rKkh423OWZhsGl-3lmUO8f1mrzjhGwNv-4s-LdD5IPRoPQBdAgp_oOVX0zMa5YxE9ibHIRwSac1DPbNef4s6Za_TZqJqo/s682/Always%20Buy%20Another%20Book....png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="532" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbgVU-wWflEFoAePAZSA3BPGubYbUp-NCvqMF4AsgyihbEt4Jyeuvhim1XK-P9V7iiiv4a0cSWwHqB5qx897YVS1JL-Zkl9rKkh423OWZhsGl-3lmUO8f1mrzjhGwNv-4s-LdD5IPRoPQBdAgp_oOVX0zMa5YxE9ibHIRwSac1DPbNef4s6Za_TZqJqo/w313-h400/Always%20Buy%20Another%20Book....png" width="313" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yes, I can be this way. But in the last few weeks or so, I have not felt compelled to buy any books. Even after going the monthly book sale at our local library or stopping at Goodwill. Nothing I saw interested me then and there. I got an Amazon card for Christmas, which I used to buy this <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Storymatic-Classic-Stories-Booklet-Activities/dp/B004PICKDS/ref=pd_bxgy_d_sccl_1/145-6337828-1045419?pd_rd_w=FRr4o&content-id=amzn1.sym.2b132e63-5dcd-4ba1-be9f-9e044543d59f&pf_rd_p=2b132e63-5dcd-4ba1-be9f-9e044543d59f&pf_rd_r=V6SY5HV9P2MXAKH6QZEX&pd_rd_wg=PErcF&pd_rd_r=4ae70117-7b36-43a6-ac8c-768cf75cd7fc&pd_rd_i=B004PICKDS&psc=1">writing kit</a>. I got a $25 Visa gift card for my birthday, which I plan to use on Amazon. I may now get another of the writing kits in this series, but am uncertain just yet. I have sen some books that look interesting, but I cannot find them at my library, but am unsure about buying them. Well, maybe if they can be found at a thrift store, though that hasn't been the case recently. One thrift store in my town I have not been visiting lately, seemingly because of lack of time or compulsion to stop in the first place.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And I certainly have more than 10 books at home to read! But I still keep going to the library when the ones I have at home don't fit any of my challenge prompts. And so many of them don't--at least right now. But they will be read--someday.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Posting to:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Discussion Challenge" height="320" src="https://feedyourfictionaddiction.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/183/2024/01/2024-Discussion-Challenge-200.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(145, 193, 0); color: #91c100; font-family: Lora; font-size: 14px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="320" /></p>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-26366252543647732252024-02-16T08:44:00.000-08:002024-03-18T09:12:57.539-07:00Spring 2024 Reading Challenge <p> Runs from March 1 to May 31, <a href="https://www.beyondthebookends.com/spring-2024-reading-challenge/">here at Beyond the Bookends.</a></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px var(--global-md-spacing);"><img alt="Spring Reading Bingo 2024 1" class="wp-image-44426 entered pmloaded ls-is-cached lazyloaded" data-ll-status="loaded" data-sizes="(max-width: 844px) 100vw, 844px" data-src="https://www.beyondthebookends.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Spring-Reading-Bingo-2024-1-844x1500.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.beyondthebookends.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Spring-Reading-Bingo-2024-1-844x1500.jpg 844w, https://www.beyondthebookends.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Spring-Reading-Bingo-2024-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https://www.beyondthebookends.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Spring-Reading-Bingo-2024-1-768x1365.jpg 768w, https://www.beyondthebookends.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Spring-Reading-Bingo-2024-1-864x1536.jpg 864w, https://www.beyondthebookends.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Spring-Reading-Bingo-2024-1.jpg 1080w" decoding="async" height="1500" sizes="(max-width: 844px) 100vw, 844px" src="https://www.beyondthebookends.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Spring-Reading-Bingo-2024-1-844x1500.jpg" srcset="https://www.beyondthebookends.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Spring-Reading-Bingo-2024-1-844x1500.jpg 844w, https://www.beyondthebookends.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Spring-Reading-Bingo-2024-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https://www.beyondthebookends.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Spring-Reading-Bingo-2024-1-768x1365.jpg 768w, https://www.beyondthebookends.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Spring-Reading-Bingo-2024-1-864x1536.jpg 864w, https://www.beyondthebookends.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Spring-Reading-Bingo-2024-1.jpg 1080w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: bottom;" title="The Spring 2024 Reading Challenge is in Bloom 2" width="844" /><figcaption style="box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--global-palette5); font-size: 14.399999618530273px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: left;"><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0 0 var(--global-md-spacing); padding: 0px 0px 0px 2em;"></ul><span style="font-family: verdana;"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Read a Middle Grade Realistic Fiction: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53327880-the-fabulous-zed-watson">The Fabulous Zed Watson!--Basil Sylvester</a></li><li>Read a Book Set Abroad:</li><li>Read a Biographical Fiction:</li><li>Read a Classic or Classic Retelling:</li><li>Read a College Novel:</li><li>Read a Friends-to-Lovers Romance: It Starts With Us--Colleen Hoover</li><li>Read a Psychological Thriller: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58468990-the-paris-apartment">The Paris Apartment--Lucy Foley</a></li><li>Read a Book with a Pirate:</li><li>Read a Book that Will Make You Cry: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208185432-the-unlikely-pilgrimage-of-harold-fry">The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry--Rachel Joyce</a></li></ol></span><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; 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box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="400" /></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>This may not surprise most of you who already read by blog regularly. Yes, I get a lot each month, so I was not surprised myself đ Sorry, not trying to brag here đ</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This was how my year in reading began for 2024.<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I often try to listen to short audiobooks and read short e-books each month, and do so on the first days of each month, if possible. The shorter they are, the shorter time it takes to complete them and less extra time staring at screens. Exactly why I prefer physical books.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I don't want to have to name each book for each month, but I'd like to say that there are a few new authors I've read in the last month and year, something I may talk about more in another post.</span></div></div>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-39045738809039942582024-02-03T07:13:00.000-08:002024-02-25T18:14:51.880-08:00February Bookish Bingo<p> <a href="https://chapterbreak.net/2024/02/03/chapter-break-bingo-february-2024/#">Here is the new card.</a></p><p><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-38042 size-full" decoding="async" height="1650" sizes="(max-width: 1275px) 100vw, 1275px" src="https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bingo-February-2024.jpg" srcset="https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bingo-February-2024.jpg 1275w, https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bingo-February-2024-309x400.jpg 309w, https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bingo-February-2024-791x1024.jpg 791w, https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bingo-February-2024-768x994.jpg 768w, https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bingo-February-2024-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bingo-February-2024-640x828.jpg 640w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(168, 40, 168); clear: both; color: #a828a8; display: block; float: none; font-family: Lora; font-size: 14px; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 15px; max-width: 100%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="1275" /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>My Books:</b></span></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54329110-this-wound-is-a-world">This Wound is a World--Billy-Ray Belcourt</a> (1 square): Audiobook</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/153486050-the-art-of-ruth-e-carter">The Art of Costuming--Ruth E. Carter </a>(4 squares): E-Book, Short Book, Puzzles/Games, Free Book</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35259724-behold-the-dreamers">Behold the Dreamers--Imbolo Mbue</a> (4 squares): Physical Book, Not in a Series, Book Club Read, Free Space</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76620.Watership_Down">Watership Down--Richard Adams</a> (4 squares): Shelf Love, Animals as Characters, In a Series, Multiple Realms/Dimensions</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51219281-sunny-song-will-never-be-famous">Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous--Suzanne Park</a> (1 square): Book Boyfriend</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5778773-never-cry-werewolf">Never Cry Werewolf--Heather Davis </a>(4 squares): Library Book, Retelling, Demon/Monster, Curse</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25410851-red-queen">Red Queen--Victoria Aveyard</a> (4 squares): Color in the Title, Royalty, Reluctant Heroine, Witch/Wizard</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35261710-death-by-chocolate-cherry-cheesecake">Death by Cherry Chocolate Cheesecake--Sarah Graves</a> (1 square): Amateur Sleuth</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72243512-happy-place">Happy Place--Emily Henry</a> (1 square): Pink on the Cover </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59136037-the-spanish-love-deception">The Spanish Love Deception--Elena Armas</a> (1 square): Spicy</span></li></ol><p></p><p> </p><p><b><i>25 squares completed on February 25</i></b></p>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-18245995356872371252024-02-02T06:05:00.000-08:002024-02-02T06:05:25.340-08:00Groundhog Day Humor<p>Some new ones and some from last year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I'd known about <a href="https://feedyourfictionaddiction.com/2023/12/2024-book-blog-discussion-challenge-sign-up.html">this blogging challenge</a> for years, but never considered joining until now. I've have reading others' posts to get some ideas on how to do it. Since I'm new to this, I will aim for the first level, going over if possible. The graphic below will be displayed on my posts. See the details below.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(78, 67, 68); color: #4e4344; font-family: Lora; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px auto 20px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="alignnone wp-image-3208640" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" src="https://feedyourfictionaddiction.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/183/2023/12/2024-Discussion-Challenge.png" srcset="https://feedyourfictionaddiction.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/183/2023/12/2024-Discussion-Challenge.png 500w, https://feedyourfictionaddiction.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/183/2023/12/2024-Discussion-Challenge-300x300.png 300w, https://feedyourfictionaddiction.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/183/2023/12/2024-Discussion-Challenge-150x150.png 150w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="400" /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(78, 67, 68); color: #4e4344; margin: 0px auto 20px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Welcome to the 2024 Book Blog Discussion Challenge</span> hosted by<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"> <a href="https://feedyourfictionaddiction.com/2018/11/2019-book-blog-discussion-challenge-sign.html" style="background-position: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #91c100; text-decoration: none;">Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction</a> </span>and <a href="https://itstartsatmidnight.com/2017/12/2018-discussion-challenge-sign/" style="background-position: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #91c100; text-decoration: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight</span></a>! This challenge has been going on for nine years now, and weâre excited to keep discussing books with you!</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(78, 67, 68); color: #4e4344; margin: 0px auto 20px;"><span style="font-family: times;">So often, we book bloggers <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">mean</em> to post more discussions on our blogs, but we just donât quite get around to it. Well, we wanted to give everyone a little motivation to keep the discussions going, plus give us a place to link up our discussions so that more people will see our precious words of wisdom (or ⊠you know ⊠our GIF-filled rants).</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(78, 67, 68); color: #4e4344; margin: 0px auto 20px;"><span style="font-family: times;">We hope youâll join us for this challenge and pledge yourself to posting more discussions in this upcoming year. I promise weâll have lots of fun talking together! Weâve found that the Discussion Challenge is its own little community</span></p><hr style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; box-sizing: content-box; caret-color: rgb(78, 67, 68); color: #4e4344; height: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px;" /><h3 style="background-image: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 10px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">Hereâs All You Have to Do:</span></span></h3><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(78, 67, 68); color: #4e4344; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px 0px 5px 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Create a sign-up post announcing your intention to participate and link up below.</span> Thereâs no need to say <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">what </em>your discussion posts will be aboutâjust tell us youâre joining and let us know your goal. (Can be in an update post or a post with other challengesâyouâre not required to make a completely separate sign-up post.)</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px 0px 5px 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times;">Please <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">link back to both challenge hosts and include the challenge button</span> in your sign-up posts. Feel free to also link back in your actual discussions (we appreciate it, so more people can find us!), but thatâs not required.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px 0px 5px 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times;">The challenge runs from January 1st until December 31st, 2023. <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Sign-ups will remain open through December 28th, 2023.</span>So, you can basically sign up all year long.<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"> Come join us!</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px 0px 5px 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Share it!</span> The more people we get to participate in this, the more awesome discussions we can all be a part of and the more fun it will be! So, invite your friends to join us!</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px 0px 5px 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times;">On the 1st of every month, a link-up will go up on both Feed Your Fiction Addiction and It Starts at Midnight where youâll leave your links for that monthâs discussions. <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Every month, Iâll update the Discussion Challenge widget in the sidebar with the new post</span>âso youâll always know where to find the latest link-up!</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px 0px 5px 15px; position: relative;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: times;">There will also be a big yearly giveawayâmultiple winners for multiple things!âso do keep entering and checking back!</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px 0px 5px 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times;">Use the hashtag <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #a20827;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">#LetsDiscuss2023</span></span> to share your progress and connect with other participants on Twitter.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px 0px 5px 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times;">Have questions? Feel free to ask in the comments!</span></li></ul><h3 style="background-image: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 10px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">What Kinds of Discussions Can You Link Up?</span></span></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(78, 67, 68); color: #4e4344; margin: 0px auto 20px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: times;">Discussions can be about whatever you want as long as itâs relevant to books or book blogging! Weâre pretty lax about what can be called a âdiscussion,â but here are some guidelines:</span></span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(78, 67, 68); color: #4e4344; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px 0px 5px 15px; position: relative;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: times;">We reserve the right to remove posts from the link-up at our discretion. Posts that we feel promote hate or denigrate others will be removed.</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px 0px 5px 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times;">Please donât link up discussions about things that are completely off-topic, like travel or fashion, etc.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px 0px 5px 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times;">Please donât link up month-end wrap-ups (We have the <a href="https://feedyourfictionaddiction.com/2020/11/november-2020-monthly-wrap-up-round-up-link-up-giveaway.html" style="background-position: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #91c100; text-decoration: none;">Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up</a> for that, and weâd love to have you join in!)â<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">unless</em> you have a very specific book-related discussion topic that you include in your wrap-up!</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px 0px 5px 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times;">Please donât link up book reviews <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">unless</em> itâs more of a general discussion about a topic and youâre using a specific book as an example.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px 0px 5px 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times;">Please donât link up giveaways <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">unless </em>the post is mostly a discussion that just happens to have a giveaway attached (like if you were talking about the reasons you love audiobooks and you decide to do a giveaway of an audiobook at the end).</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px 0px 5px 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times;">Linking up Top Ten Tuesday posts or other meme posts are fine as long as thereâs some actual discussion involved (not just a list of books). Same with tagsâtheyâre fine, but weâd prefer if thereâs <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">some</em> discussion involved of <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">why </em>you chose the books, not just a list of books that go with the tag topic.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px 0px 5px 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: times;">A post can be about you personally if itâs a get-to-know-you type post. (We love getting to know our fellow bloggers!)</span></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(78, 67, 68); color: #4e4344; margin: 0px auto 20px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Hopefully this doesnât make us seem like the Discussion Policeâwe just want to try to keep the link-ups discussion-focused since there are already a lot of places to link up those other types of posts. (And remember that we always err on the side of being flexible.) <img alt="đ" class="emoji" draggable="false" role="img" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f642.svg" style="background-image: none; border: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; height: 1em; margin: 0px 0.07em; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: -0.1em; width: 1em;" /></span></p><hr style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; box-sizing: content-box; caret-color: rgb(78, 67, 68); color: #4e4344; height: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px;" /><h3 style="background-image: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; margin: 10px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">The Levels:</span></span></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(78, 67, 68); margin: 0px auto 20px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b><span style="color: red;">1-10 â Discussion Dabbler </span><span style="color: #ff00fe;"> âŹ
ïž</span><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: red;"> My Goal</span></b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="color: #4e4344;">11-20 â Creative Conversationalist</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="color: #4e4344;">21-30 â Chatty Kathy</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="color: #4e4344;">31-40 â Terrifically Talkative</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="color: #4e4344;">41+ â Gift of the Gab</span></span></p><p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></p><p><br /></p>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-40257593723279337292024-01-21T08:50:00.000-08:002024-02-18T16:41:34.997-08:00Picture Prompt Book Bingo Challenge 2024<p>I was sure I was done signing up for challenges, but got tempted by <a href="https://bookforager.wordpress.com/2023/12/18/announcing-the-picture-prompt-book-bingo-challenge-for-2024/">this one</a>. I had known about it since last month when I posted it to a Facebook group for collecting reading challenges (for which I am a moderator). But after seeing two other bloggers sign up for this one, I decided to give it a go. It seems really fun and easy. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 1.5em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-5321" data-attachment-id="5321" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Picture Prompt Book Bingo 2024" data-large-file="https://bookforager.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/picture-prompt-book-bingo-2024.jpg?w=576" data-medium-file="https://bookforager.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/picture-prompt-book-bingo-2024.jpg?w=169" data-orig-file="https://bookforager.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/picture-prompt-book-bingo-2024.jpg" data-orig-size="1080,1920" data-permalink="https://bookforager.wordpress.com/2023/12/18/announcing-the-picture-prompt-book-bingo-challenge-for-2024/picture-prompt-book-bingo-2024/" height="1067" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://bookforager.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/picture-prompt-book-bingo-2024.jpg?w=600&h=1067" srcset="https://bookforager.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/picture-prompt-book-bingo-2024.jpg?w=576 576w, https://bookforager.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/picture-prompt-book-bingo-2024.jpg?w=600 600w, https://bookforager.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/picture-prompt-book-bingo-2024.jpg?w=84 84w, https://bookforager.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/picture-prompt-book-bingo-2024.jpg?w=169 169w, https://bookforager.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/picture-prompt-book-bingo-2024.jpg?w=768 768w, https://bookforager.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/picture-prompt-book-bingo-2024.jpg 1080w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /></p><h4 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: grey; font-family: "Josefin Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; margin: 7.953125px 0px 3.53125px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; word-wrap: break-word;">HOW DOES IT WORK?</h4><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 1.5em;">If youâre new to the Picture Prompt Bingo â itâs a loosey goosey reading challenge in which you match books that youâve read to one of the pictures on the bingo card. The key thing being that you can be as creative in your interpretation of the picture as you like.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 1.5em;">For example, take the majestic snail in the top right corner: this could suggest to you a book that was a slow read, or a story about a character with no fixed abode; you may read something that has a snail on the cover, or the word âsnailâ in the title; perhaps youâll read a book about a small, overlooked lifeform or one with which communication doesnât appear to be possible. As long as <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">youâre </span>happy with the connection you make between the book and the image, itâs all good.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; text-align: left;"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16.149999618530273px; text-align: center;">A heeled shoe decorated with a bow: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/532424.Bluebeard">Bluebeard--Kurt Vonnegut</a></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16.149999618530273px; text-align: center;">A microscope:</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16.149999618530273px; text-align: center;">A partially unrolled scroll and a pen: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/509686.Persian_Letters">Persian Letters--Montesquieu</a></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16.149999618530273px; text-align: center;">A land snail:</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16.149999618530273px; text-align: center;">An old Roman coin:</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16.149999618530273px; text-align: center;">A fern plant:</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16.149999618530273px; text-align: center;">A simple crown: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25410851-red-queen">Red Queen--Victoria Aveyard</a></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16.149999618530273px; text-align: center;">An armillary sphere:</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16.149999618530273px; text-align: center;">A seashell:</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16.149999618530273px; text-align: center;">A cannon on a gun carriage:</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16.149999618530273px; text-align: center;">A harp (one of the big ones): <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55659621-xoxo">XOXO--Axie Oh</a></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16.149999618530273px; text-align: center;">Two hands making a shadow puppet dog: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5778773-never-cry-werewolf">Never Cry Werewolf--Heather Davis</a></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16.149999618530273px; text-align: center;">An old camera and tripod: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17232261-songs-of-willow-frost">Songs of Willow Frost--Jamie Ford</a></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16.149999618530273px; text-align: center;">A dog (a very good doggo):</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16.149999618530273px; text-align: center;">A beehive (with four bees flying around it):</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16.149999618530273px; text-align: center;">Fluffy cumulonimbus clouds:</span></li></ol><span style="color: #404040; font-family: PT Serif, Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><p></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16.149999618530273px; text-align: center;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: PT Serif, Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);"><br /></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); color: #404040; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 1.5em;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16.149999618530273px; text-align: center;"><br /></span></p><h4 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: grey; font-family: "Josefin Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 2.1rem; line-height: 1.5; margin: 7.953125px 0px 3.53125px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /><br /></h4><p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></p>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-81614561539018754712024-01-16T19:27:00.000-08:002024-03-13T18:59:32.191-07:00Diversify Your Reading 2024<p>It looked as if this one wasn't going to happen this year, as it ddi not appear on the website where it had been hosted. However, I just now <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CzoT_OjIea4/?hl=en&img_index=2">found it on Instagram</a>. A little late finding it, but I wanted to do it.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimg8srbqudeRUdJt2yVx26fwWwAPNsiqiGUzvt0IG10J_IDEP2YPD0HmNILvwTGfIwaK4IK-hSDexd6yewfTi-VZArI92cRv44yRQj1aDjF5_gBtGu7G9m56dzgIFE0dtABpjr5goHKsPHcbXqwmK66WNbv2lnzjtTOLROk5y9JsDKq07ivkZrfxwaWo/s765/Diversify%20Your%20Reading.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="765" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimg8srbqudeRUdJt2yVx26fwWwAPNsiqiGUzvt0IG10J_IDEP2YPD0HmNILvwTGfIwaK4IK-hSDexd6yewfTi-VZArI92cRv44yRQj1aDjF5_gBtGu7G9m56dzgIFE0dtABpjr5goHKsPHcbXqwmK66WNbv2lnzjtTOLROk5y9JsDKq07ivkZrfxwaWo/w400-h386/Diversify%20Your%20Reading.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">JAN: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31331624-summer-secrets">Summer Secrets--Jane Green</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">FEB: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59136037-the-spanish-love-deception">The Spanish Love Deception--Elena Armas</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">MARCH: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54783434-love-is-an-ex-country">Love is an Ex-Country--Randa Jarrar</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">APRIL:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">MAY:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">JUNE:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">JULY:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">AUG:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">SEPT:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">OCT:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">NOV:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">DEC:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-8513203140143385442024-01-06T07:08:00.000-08:002024-01-06T07:08:52.549-08:00My Year in Books<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This year I found a different website, that like Goodreads, also gives you a year in books: </span><a href="https://www.myyearinbooks.com/" style="color: #d9b1e1; font-family: verdana; text-decoration: none;">myyearinbooks.com</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. I found it through </span><a href="https://lili-lost-in-a-book.blogspot.com/2024/01/my-year-in-books-2023.html" style="font-family: verdana;">this blog post</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. You just have to submit the link to your Goodreads profile/shelf and it'll gather all the info for you. Let's see what it can tell me about my 2023 reading year... </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><center><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></center><center><div style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11); font-family: __Inter_e66fe9, __Inter_Fallback_e66fe9; text-align: start;"><div style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity 2000ms, transform 2000ms;"><div class="flex flex-col gap-4" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; column-gap: 1rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; row-gap: 1rem;"><h1 class="text-4xl font-extrabold text-center mb-8" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 2.25rem; line-height: 2.5rem; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe;">jamie ghione's year in books</span></h1><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Welcome to your year in books, Jamie Ghione! What a year it's been, full of highs and lows andâof courseâgreat books.</span></p></div></div></div><div class="container max-w-2xl flex flex-col p-0 mt-4" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 1rem; max-width: 42rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start; width: 608px;"><div style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11); font-family: __Inter_e66fe9, __Inter_Fallback_e66fe9; opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity 2000ms, transform 2000ms;"><p class="mb-4" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Now, let's dive into what you read this year!</span></p></div><div style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11); font-family: __Inter_e66fe9, __Inter_Fallback_e66fe9; opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity 2000ms, transform 2000ms;"><p class="mb-4" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">You read 261 books in 2023, which adds up to 73,874 pages and about 125,586 minutes. Wow!</span></p></div><div style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11); font-family: __Inter_e66fe9, __Inter_Fallback_e66fe9; opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity 2000ms, transform 2000ms;"><p class="mb-2" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Your top genres/categories:</span></p></div><div style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11); font-family: __Inter_e66fe9, __Inter_Fallback_e66fe9; opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity 2000ms, transform 2000ms;"><ul class="list-disc ml-6" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px;"><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">You knew art mimics life (and life mimics art!)âyou read 82 contemporary novels, all set in today's world with today's many challenges.</span></li></ul></div><div style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11); font-family: __Inter_e66fe9, __Inter_Fallback_e66fe9; opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity 2000ms, transform 2000ms;"><ul class="list-disc ml-6" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px;"><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">You fell head over heels for romance, with 73 books read.</span></li></ul></div><div style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11); font-family: __Inter_e66fe9, __Inter_Fallback_e66fe9; opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity 2000ms, transform 2000ms;"><ul class="list-disc ml-6" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px;"><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Adolescence is a tumultuous, challenging time, and you welcomed that complexity through reading 48 young adult books.</span></li></ul></div><div style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11); font-family: __Inter_e66fe9, __Inter_Fallback_e66fe9; opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity 2000ms, transform 2000ms;"><div class="mt-4 mb-2" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; margin-top: 1rem;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Your top author this year was Debbie Macomber. You read 4 books by this author, making you in the top 5% of fans (maybe?). These books include:</span></div></div><div style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11); font-family: __Inter_e66fe9, __Inter_Fallback_e66fe9; opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity 2000ms, transform 2000ms;"><ul class="list-disc ml-6" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px;"><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Dear Santa</span></li></ul></div><div style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11); font-family: __Inter_e66fe9, __Inter_Fallback_e66fe9; opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity 2000ms, transform 2000ms;"><ul class="list-disc ml-6" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px;"><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">50 Harbor Street (Cedar Cove)</span></li></ul></div><div style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11); font-family: __Inter_e66fe9, __Inter_Fallback_e66fe9; opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity 2000ms, transform 2000ms;"><ul class="list-disc ml-6" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px;"><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">1022 Evergreen Place (Cedar Cove, #10)</span></li></ul></div><div style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11); font-family: __Inter_e66fe9, __Inter_Fallback_e66fe9; opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity 2000ms, transform 2000ms;"><ul class="list-disc ml-6" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px;"><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">8 Sandpiper Way (Cedar Cove, #8)</span></li></ul></div><div style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11); font-family: __Inter_e66fe9, __Inter_Fallback_e66fe9; opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity 2000ms, transform 2000ms;"><p class="mt-4 mb-4" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">As the seasons changed, so did your reading habits. Your biggest reading month was December, with 30 books. Way to go!</span></p></div><div style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11); font-family: __Inter_e66fe9, __Inter_Fallback_e66fe9; opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity 2000ms, transform 2000ms;"><p class="mb-2" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Looking back on the year, let's celebrate a few of your five star reads! These are just some of the books you loved this year:</span></p></div><div style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11); font-family: __Inter_e66fe9, __Inter_Fallback_e66fe9; opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity 2000ms, transform 2000ms;"><div class="grid grid-cols-5 gap-4 flex items-center justify-center mb-4" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; align-items: center; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; column-gap: 1rem; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0px, 1fr)); justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 1rem; row-gap: 1rem;"></div></div><div style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity 2000ms, transform 2000ms;"><p class="mb-4" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11); font-family: __Inter_e66fe9, __Inter_Fallback_e66fe9; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">What a year for books! If there </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">was just one way to describe your taste in books this year, it would be <span class="font-bold" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">eclectic</span>.</span></span></span></p><p class="mb-4" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11); color: #09090b; font-family: __Inter_e66fe9, __Inter_Fallback_e66fe9; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><br /></p><p class="mb-4" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: hsl(var(--border)); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11); color: #09090b; font-family: verdana;">I had a lot of short reads in December, </span><span style="color: #09090b; font-family: verdana;">including picture books. It's been some time since I've given a five-star rating to a book. And I agree that my taste in books can be <span style="caret-color: rgb(9, 9, 11);">eclectic. </span></span></p></div></div></center>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-182886932051552982024-01-06T06:44:00.000-08:002024-02-28T09:17:14.682-08:00Reading With Wrigs Challenge<p> This one is at a private Facebook group.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmXV157K7nd1uNZdLRoKcyjf71p7sNgr231LUMjYZviBll0P9kYGaxssEigzAizHK0USz_Pl6w3N09H7OH2lUsbyKHKxdS7x1wJqBKk6jrjz2za-HPKpXm-y4782tAuTXyOz8PgOn6dxZ2upleOkXtJ4GQTBLu8miPlJRI14loGK_IeIVejagB8LtRe0/s609/Reading%20With%20Wrigs.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="605" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmXV157K7nd1uNZdLRoKcyjf71p7sNgr231LUMjYZviBll0P9kYGaxssEigzAizHK0USz_Pl6w3N09H7OH2lUsbyKHKxdS7x1wJqBKk6jrjz2za-HPKpXm-y4782tAuTXyOz8PgOn6dxZ2upleOkXtJ4GQTBLu8miPlJRI14loGK_IeIVejagB8LtRe0/s16000/Reading%20With%20Wrigs.png" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Book with a dragon:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Leap" in the title: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1130999.Leap_of_Faith">Leap of Faith--Danielle Steel</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">About the Olympics:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">With an election or politician:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Work of fiction with an eclipse:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Author who has written over 24 books: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24819476-winter-stroll">Winter Stroll--Elin Hilderbrand</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Set in a culture different from your own: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51219281-sunny-song-will-never-be-famous">Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous--Suzanne Park</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Book of poetry:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Time travel:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Antonyms in the title:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Told from a villain's POV:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Purple cover: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55659621-xoxo">XOXO--Axie Oh</a></span></li></ol><p></p>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-38046726007480678572024-01-03T05:25:00.000-08:002024-02-20T17:10:00.490-08:00Better World Books 2024 Reading Challenge<p> Doing <a href="https://blog.betterworldbooks.com/2024-reading-challenge/">this one</a> again.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bKE9D8jv9Y-k32PP1fCPPOE6wRGtLE_YnqWrPs0-7wc2c3st-nk-iyyZTzAcKUFWIa8NVnY7C1NZhxksBj5fPRhz9BdDN5JM645xd5C5Z9Q15qlzeB6w7w8O-sWsXIfsajq7aHuvrFq5bMJCIVSnUIHEVEemI8j8S9iuuZH_OfpoXr58jdpnEnzGkEY/s329/Better%20World%20Books.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="329" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bKE9D8jv9Y-k32PP1fCPPOE6wRGtLE_YnqWrPs0-7wc2c3st-nk-iyyZTzAcKUFWIa8NVnY7C1NZhxksBj5fPRhz9BdDN5JM645xd5C5Z9Q15qlzeB6w7w8O-sWsXIfsajq7aHuvrFq5bMJCIVSnUIHEVEemI8j8S9iuuZH_OfpoXr58jdpnEnzGkEY/w400-h400/Better%20World%20Books.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>JAN: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/532424.Bluebeard">Bluebeard--Kurt Vonnegut</a></p><p>FEB: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72243512-happy-place">Happy Place--Emily Henry</a></p><p>MARCH:</p><p>APRIL:</p><p>MAY:</p><p>JUNE:</p><p>JULY:</p><p>AUG:</p><p>SEPT:</p><p>OCT:</p><p>NOV:</p><p>DEC:</p>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-4009268869398931682024-01-03T04:56:00.000-08:002024-01-21T12:00:23.594-08:00January Bookish Bingo<p> <a href="https://chapterbreak.net/2024/01/03/chapter-break-bingo-january-2024/">Here is the new card.</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-37809" decoding="async" height="942" sizes="(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px" src="https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Bingo-January-2024-791x1024.jpg" srcset="https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Bingo-January-2024-791x1024.jpg 791w, https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Bingo-January-2024-309x400.jpg 309w, https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Bingo-January-2024-768x994.jpg 768w, https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Bingo-January-2024-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Bingo-January-2024-640x828.jpg 640w, https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Bingo-January-2024.jpg 1275w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(168, 40, 168); clear: both; color: #a828a8; display: block; float: none; font-family: Lora; font-size: 14px; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 15px; max-width: 100%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="728" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">My Books:</span></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52463110-bo-s-magical-new-friend">Bo's Magical New Friend--Rebecca Elliott</a> (3 squares): E-Book, Mythical Beast, Magical Realism</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52679411-gmorning-gnight">Gmorning, Gnight--Lin-Manuel Miranda</a> (4 squares): Audiobook, Narrated by the Author, Diet or Exercise, Book Club Read</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9631422-sourdough-sagas">Sourdough Sagas--Herbert L. Heller</a> (8 squares): Free Book, Physical Book, Not in a Series, Nonfiction, Rescue Mission, Free Space, Black Object on Cover, New Start/Staring Over</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7883058-fatally-frosted">Fatally Frosted--Jessica Beck</a> (3 squares): Shelf Love, In a Series, Meant to Read in 2023</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/532424.Bluebeard">Bluebeard--Kurt Vonnegut</a> (4 squares): Library Book, Name is a Color, Some Kind of Punk, Apocalyptic</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61812425-paris">Paris: The Memoir--Paris Hilton</a> (1 square): Memoir</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27276318-it-ends-with-us">It Ends With Us--Colleen Hoover</a> (2 squares): Hyped by Internet, Someone Else Made you <strike>Buy</strike> Read It </span></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>25 squares completed on January 21</i></b></span></div><p></p>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-2956986801420382152024-01-02T19:39:00.000-08:002024-03-12T17:35:54.194-07:00Inclusive Picture Book Reading Challenge<p> I found this new challenge at this <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C1jv0drgMnm/?fbclid=IwAR0MlWEmFXzacuIyKj1PcAZV5ITtOCpIyJwq25ZfqcQ-H_UTZCM2mqYRSvU&img_index=4">Instagram account</a>. It's a great idea.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJRfqGhtsETUA02pajBmfaCmlGTDFeAW-p6EY7o8SFQsGFkeumkiq6KWlSVVR7pIcIqxLZYBtC12z9OJ5v0GCX005Y8AM1eIhD9bUijUr6CWffSU3kVjv1-tN5IjBmx0o1YnYPChsP_KIhLFBUx-tDsZSAggRXYW5TBwDfLuViGqbaV-gGoNv4fV5eB0/s535/Picture%20Book.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="411" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJRfqGhtsETUA02pajBmfaCmlGTDFeAW-p6EY7o8SFQsGFkeumkiq6KWlSVVR7pIcIqxLZYBtC12z9OJ5v0GCX005Y8AM1eIhD9bUijUr6CWffSU3kVjv1-tN5IjBmx0o1YnYPChsP_KIhLFBUx-tDsZSAggRXYW5TBwDfLuViGqbaV-gGoNv4fV5eB0/w492-h640/Picture%20Book.png" width="492" /></a></div><br /><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">BIPOC author and/or illustrator:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Current events:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Marginalized voices in history:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bilingual text:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fairy tale or folk tale from a country other than your own:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nature and/or conservation:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Immigration and/or refugee experience:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Celebration of indigenous storytelling:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Inspirational biography: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44328243-ruth-objects?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=tJNPqbbevf&rank=1">Ruth Objects--Doreen Rappaport</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Book that is a window:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Book that is a mirror:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Disabled main character:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Black joy: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29056545-when-martin-luther-king-jr-wore-roller-skates?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=RpOD5CgbvG&rank=1">When Martin Luther King Wore Roller Skates--Mark Weakland</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Inspires activism: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22747807-voice-of-freedom?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13">Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer--Carole Boston Weatherford</a> (reread)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">BIPOC girls or women in STEM: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34907235-mae-among-the-stars?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13">Mae Among the Stars--Roda Ahmed</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Incidental LGBTQ+ representation:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Social emotional learning:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">The arts and/or creativity:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Confronts or challenges gender norms: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34006786-women-who-dared">Women Who Dared--Linda Skeers</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Holiday book that is a mirror:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Holiday book that is a window:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Abut cultural food traditions:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Inclusive book about magic:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Multigenreational story: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43984724-sisters-first?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=hZVJ8of0Y3&rank=1">Sisters First--Jenna Bush Hager</a></span></li></ol><p></p>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-46658315347942516212024-01-02T19:13:00.000-08:002024-03-18T05:42:54.423-07:00 Disney Animated Movies Reading Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p>A new one to me at <a href="https://www.shelfreflection.com/disney-animated-movies-reading-challenge"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u>Shelf</u></span> Reflection.</a> I will complete as many categories as possible.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunfynxDJ8IvkrbEuGC5fpMOZXAOBxP3g4VoAf9hKOLCazMp1aSrTVxl-smceFpF_R0Cct5BO3pEm9XCUIFvOxZ952k1QHlBe5NQ76yI0D3eofH1T1s9CZYU1VKfp6gys6ARuxxlIg5-dXyZKh_zwhCJF5XLLff01ag2e5DALHtAy0fDbu8cFNpVRdvh0/s896/Animated%20Movies.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="613" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunfynxDJ8IvkrbEuGC5fpMOZXAOBxP3g4VoAf9hKOLCazMp1aSrTVxl-smceFpF_R0Cct5BO3pEm9XCUIFvOxZ952k1QHlBe5NQ76yI0D3eofH1T1s9CZYU1VKfp6gys6ARuxxlIg5-dXyZKh_zwhCJF5XLLff01ag2e5DALHtAy0fDbu8cFNpVRdvh0/w274-h400/Animated%20Movies.png" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p> <span> <span> </span></span><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">Snow White and the Seven Dwarves </span><span style="font-family: Montserrat; white-space: pre-wrap;">(1937)</span></p><ol data-rte-list="default" style="margin-bottom: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; counter-reset: rte-list 0; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a character whose name is a color</p><p style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with an apple on the cover</p><p style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book published in 1937 (the year the original movie came out)</p><p style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Pinocchio </span>(1940)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with âlieâ in the title</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a star on the cover</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book about trafficking</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Fantasia </span>(1940)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with magic</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a purple cover: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55659621-xoxo">XOXO--Axie Oh</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A graphic novel</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Bambi </span>(1942)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book that takes place in the woods</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about an orphan</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced: </em></span>A book with a John or Jane Doe</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Cinderella </span>(1950)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a shoe on the cover: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/532424.Bluebeard">Bluebeard--Kurt Vonnegut</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with talking animals</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book with an evil stepmother</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Alice in Wonderland </span>(1951)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a heart on the cover</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about time travel</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced: </em></span>A book with a tea party</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Peter Pan </span>(1953)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with pirates</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book where a main character is a child</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book about lost boys</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Lady and the Tramp </span>(1955)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a forbidden romance</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with âladyâ in the title</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book with âdarlingâ in the title (Ladyâs family was the Darlings)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Sleeping Beauty </span>(1959)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a curse: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5778773-never-cry-werewolf">Never Cry Werewolf--Heather Davis</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a dragon</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book that takes place in January (the month the movie was released)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">101 Dalmatians </span>(1961)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a black and white cover</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book where the âvillainâ is a woman</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book with exactly 101 pages</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">The Sword in the Stone </span>(1963)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A historical fiction novel</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a knife or a sword on the cover</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book with a character who can see the future</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Mary Poppins </span>(1964)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a nanny</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book set in London</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book that takes place during the first ten years of the 20th century (the movie happens in 1910)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Aristocats </span>(1970)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a cat: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56755560-the-cat-who-saved-books">The Cat Who Saved Books--Sosuke Natsukawa</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about social class differences</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book by an author with the initials TO or TM (for Thomas OâMalley)<br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Robin Hood </span>(1973)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a heist</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with an arrow on the cover</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book written by an author who sponsors a charity<span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">The Rescuers </span>(1977)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book that is the first in a series (this was the first Disney animated feature to get a sequel): <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27276318-it-ends-with-us">It Ends With Us--Colleen Hoover</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about a special gem or diamond</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced: </em></span>A book set in the bayou<br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">The Little Mermaid </span>(1989)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a character who has red hair</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a character who is stuck in a small town </p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book with a character who canât speak</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Beauty and the Beast </span>(1991)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">An enemies to lovers book: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59136037-the-spanish-love-deception">The Spanish Love Deception--Elena Armas</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about books</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book with a character trapped in a house<span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Aladdin </span>(1992)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a yellow cover (jasmine is yellow): <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45553400-lifting-as-we-climb">Lifting as We Climb--Evette Dionne</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book that takes place in India</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book about a Sikh<span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">The Lion King </span>(1994)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book set in Africa</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a character who has a prominent scar</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book with an evil uncle<br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">A Goofy Movie </span>(1995)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A funny book</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a road trip: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54783434-love-is-an-ex-country">Love is an Ex-Country--Randa Jarrar</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book about a father/son relationship<br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Pocahontas </span>(1995)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book by an author named John</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about nature: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1845.Into_the_Wild">Into the Wild--Jon Krakauer</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book written by an author with Native American heritage<span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"> Toy Story </span>(1995)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A novella (because itâs a small storyâŠ.): <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13152998-home">Home--Toni Morrison</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with âfriendâ in the title</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced: </em></span>A book with a cowboy</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">The Hunchback of Notre Dame </span>(1996)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a character with a disability</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a clock on the cover</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book written by an author with a disability<br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Mulan </span>(1998)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book set in China.</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A non-fiction book about gender: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34006786-women-who-dared">Women Who Dared--Linda Skeers</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book set in ancient China.<br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Tarzan </span>(1999)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a character named Jane</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about a teacher</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced: </em></span>A book about a kid who was raised by something/someone unexpected</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Emperorâs New Groove </span>(2000)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a king, queen, or emperor: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25410851-red-queen">Red Queen--Victoria Aveyard</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a building project</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book set in Peru (cuz llamasâŠ)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Atlantis: The Lost Empire </span>(2001)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with âlostâ in the title</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with an exploration</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book set in Atlanta</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Monsters, Inc </span>(2001)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about a kidnapping</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a door on the cover: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57099323-the-magnolia-palace">The Magnolia Palace--Fiona Davis</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book with someone screaming or laughing on the front</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Lilo & Stitch </span>(2002)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book set in Hawaii</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with âfamilyâ in the title</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A modern day story with a creature from space</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Spirited Away </span>(2002)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with supernatural elements</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book by a Japanese author: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55155108-with-a-dog-and-a-cat-every-day-is-fun-vol-1">With a Dog AND Cat, Every Day is Fun, Volume 1--Hidekichi Matsumoto</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book with a tunnel</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Treasure Planet </span>(2002)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a hunt for treasure/money/an inheritance: </p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book set in space</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book about linguistics<span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Finding Nemo </span>(2003)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book by an Australian author: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180611174-the-forgotten-garden">The Forgotten Garden--Kate Morton</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about memory</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book with a dentist<span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">The Incredibles </span>(2004)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a character with a secret identity</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book where the whole world is in danger</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A middle grade book with a super hero<span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Chicken Little </span>(2005)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book where the main character is telling the truth but no one believes them</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A dystopian novel</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book with a character who wears glasses: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53327880-the-fabulous-zed-watson">The Fabulous Zed Watson!--Basil Sylvester</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Cars </span>(2006)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a car on the cover</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about a celebrity (can be fiction or nonfiction): <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61812425-paris">Paris: The Memoir--Paris Hilton</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book with a road sign on the cover</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Ratatouille </span>(2007)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about food</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book set in Paris: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58468990-the-paris-apartment">The Paris Apartment--Lucy Foley</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A Parisian cookbook<span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Wall-E </span>(2008)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with Artificial Intelligence</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a green cover (cuz recyclingâŠ)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book with no dialogue<span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Up </span>(2009)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a septuagenarian main character: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53159494-something-wicked">Something Wicked--E.X. Ferrars</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with âupâ in the title</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book written by an author at least 70 years wise</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">The Princess and the Frog </span>(2009)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book set in the Jim Crow era</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with an entrepreneurial female character</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book about a restaurant owner</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Tangled </span>(2010)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with an escape</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with âlightâ in the title</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book published on or around the summer solstice (Rapunzelâs probable birthday)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Gnomeo and Juliet </span>(2011)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book based on a play</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about a neighbor</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A retelling of Romeo and Juliet<span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Brave </span>(2012)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book set in Scotland</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with an arranged marriage</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book where the main character turns into someone or something else<span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Wreck-It-Ralph </span>(2012)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about a video game or VR</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with candy on the cover: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29993747-sugar-and-spice">Sugar and Spice--Sarah Mlynowski</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book only sold in a digital format</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Frozen </span>(2013)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with snow: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11250053-the-snow-child">The Snow Child--Eowyn Ivey</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about sisters: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43984724-sisters-first?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=hZVJ8of0Y3&rank=1">Sisters First--Jenna Bush Hager</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book based on Scandinavian lore</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Big Hero 6 </span>(2014)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about technology</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a number in the title</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book with âheroâ in the title<span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Inside Out </span>(2015)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book that makes you cry (or would if you did that kind of thingâŠ): <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208185432-the-unlikely-pilgrimage-of-harold-fry">The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry--Rachel Joyce</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book where the main character just moved to a new city</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A nonfiction book about emotions</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">The Good Dinosaur </span>(2015)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a disappearance</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about a character overcoming a fear</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book that explores âwhat ifâ a historical event never happened </p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Zootopia </span>(2016)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book that starts with the letter âZâ</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a main character who is a police officer or detective</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book that will take you a long time to read; over 500 pages (cuz the SlothâŠ)<span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Moana </span>(2016)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book set on a boat</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about a native people: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29496196-killers-of-the-flower-moon">Killers of the Flower Moon--David Grann</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book with a five letter title<span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Coco </span>(2017)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book set around Halloween</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a musician</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book containing multiple languages<span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Onward </span>(2020)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about brothers</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a direction in the title (i.e. onward, forward, backward, right, left, etc)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book with pants on the cover<span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Soul </span>(2020)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book written by a Black author: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35259724-behold-the-dreamers">Behold the Dreamers--Imbolo Mbue</a></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book about finding purpose in your life</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book about jazz</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Raya and the Last Dragon </span>(2021)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with mythical creatures</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with âthe lastâ in the title</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book with warring factions</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Encanto </span>(2021)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book written by a Latinx author</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book where a house has powers</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book translated from Spanish<span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></li><li style="counter-increment: rte-list 1; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Luca </span>(2021)</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book set on a coast</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">A book with a competition</p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 0.5em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><em style="word-wrap: break-word;">Advanced:</em></span> A book about a fisherman</p></li></ol>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-12502654785446307872024-01-01T17:01:00.000-08:002024-03-18T09:12:32.626-07:002024 Reading Challenge @Blydyn Square Books<p> Doing <a href="https://blydynsquarebooks.com/event/2024-reading-challenge/">this one</a> again.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepQWgLeyvUgGUxC8R7coZwTnIJ6csTQVzmcArBYd_TlKcRuH-O4wr48xWmsnjgkWbDTCGEIzSzrqQh0eOXwMCukqjqTZx1VxEElrejpCR8Wm5ok4sbtbEii6pgKJfwQ9CsNzvx-Oxe3nyKgW6RLxZe3142k2MkyHv37uxE7moqpcpK_Wg2SVCwRiYa3o/s421/Blydyn.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="317" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepQWgLeyvUgGUxC8R7coZwTnIJ6csTQVzmcArBYd_TlKcRuH-O4wr48xWmsnjgkWbDTCGEIzSzrqQh0eOXwMCukqjqTZx1VxEElrejpCR8Wm5ok4sbtbEii6pgKJfwQ9CsNzvx-Oxe3nyKgW6RLxZe3142k2MkyHv37uxE7moqpcpK_Wg2SVCwRiYa3o/w482-h640/Blydyn.png" width="482" /></a></div><br /><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Won a major award:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Person's name in the title:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Something supernatural happens: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60654349-weyward">Weyward--Emilia Hart</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Profession (e.g., doctor, magician) in the title:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Blue cover or spine: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40535680-if-you-re-out-there">If You're Out There--Katy Loutzenhiser</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Set in the 20th century: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57099323-the-magnolia-palace">The Magnolia Palace--Fiona Davis</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Biography or memoir: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61812425-paris">Paris: The Memoir--Paris Hilton</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Book where no one dies:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Set in a foreign country (foreign to you):</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Book with a subtitle:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Children's book:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Set in a major European city: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58468990-the-paris-apartment">The Paris Apartment--Lucy Foley</a> </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Written before 1980: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76620.Watership_Down">Watership Down--Richard Adams</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Female protagonist: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33607640-the-address">The Address--Fiona Davis</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">A sad book:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Focused on a family:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mentions food or cooking:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Child as a major character: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23719375-greenglass-house">Greenglass House--Kate Milford</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Been meaning to read for a long time:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Been a bestseller: It Starts With Us--Colleen Hoover</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Book you've never heard of before: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56755560-the-cat-who-saved-books">The Cat Who Saved Books--Sosuke Natsukawa</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">By a favorite author: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31331624-summer-secrets">Summer Secrets--Jane Green</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Set in a small town:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Book where two people fall in love: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27276318-it-ends-with-us">It Ends With Us--Colleen Hoover</a></span></li></ol><p></p><p></p>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-559778995132624302024-01-01T06:13:00.000-08:002024-03-07T11:31:16.602-08:002024 Foodies Read<p> <a href="https://www.spiritblog.net/january-2024-foodies-read/?fbclid=IwAR2a1D-VJaaH99G7uDCZbznR4K5UYx1VZjj-3XPnr-VvFDukA92OZqB2e9k">Another favorite</a> is now up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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My last book of the year </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">was </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54313736-cherry-ames-student-nurse" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: 15px; font-style: italic;">Cherry Ames, Student Nurse</a><i style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: 15px;">, finished this afternoon. </i><span style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: 15px;">Can't wait to </span><span style="font-size: 15px;">begin</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: 15px;"> again for next year! </span></span></div><div class="yyibFirstLastReview" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #1e1915; font-family: Lato; font-size: 15px; margin: 80px 32px;"><div class="yyibFirstLastReviewText" style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 31px; margin-top: 64px;"></div></div></div></div>Jamie Ghionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961868533957256118.post-9424815413174416372023-12-31T15:53:00.000-08:002023-12-31T15:53:22.444-08:00New Year's Eve Humor<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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