A Trip Down Memory Lane -
1988
1st August 2023 - 31st
October 2023
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
15/15
Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Jessica, Ashley, Michael, Christopher
✴️ Read a book by an author or with a character named Jessica, Ashley, Michael or Christopher.
Rules in Blackmail - Nichole Severn (HI #1796 - July 2018) (Christopher) - Aug 6
2. The average price for a
gallon of gas was $1.08.
✴️ Read a series book #1 or #8 or #10 or #18 (include series name and number).
✴️ Read a series book #1 or #8 or #10 or #18 (include series name and number).
Hero Unbound - Janie Crouch (Calamitte Jane Pub - Aug 2023) (#1 - Linear Tactical: Oak Creek series) - Aug 1
3. U.S. President - Ronald
Reagan
✴️ Read a book where a character is an actor OR by an author with the same initials OR set in Illinois.
✴️ Read a book where a character is an actor OR by an author with the same initials OR set in Illinois.
Her Younger Man - Shannon Stacey (HSE #2999 - Aug 2023) - Aug 1
4. The U.S. unemployment
rate averaged 6.2%.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6 or 2 in the number of reviews it has received. Tell us the number.
✴️ Read a book that has a 6 or 2 in the number of reviews it has received. Tell us the number.
Dark Side of the River - BJ Daniels (Canary Street Press - Aug 2023) (23) - Aug 2
5. Born in 1988
Adele - UK Singer
A$AP Rocky - Rapper
Emma Stone - American Actress
Conor McGregor - MMA Fighter
Rihanna - Pop Singer
Stephen Curry - Basketball Player
Tahereh Mafi, American young-adult novelist
Veronica Roth, American young-adult novelist and short story writer
Zoë Kravitz - Movie Actress
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, E, K, M, R, S, T, V or Z (tell us their name).
Adele - UK Singer
A$AP Rocky - Rapper
Emma Stone - American Actress
Conor McGregor - MMA Fighter
Rihanna - Pop Singer
Stephen Curry - Basketball Player
Tahereh Mafi, American young-adult novelist
Veronica Roth, American young-adult novelist and short story writer
Zoë Kravitz - Movie Actress
✴️ Read a book with a character whose first name or last name begins with A, C, E, K, M, R, S, T, V or Z (tell us their name).
The Final Countdown - Martin Caidin (Bantam - Jan 1980) (Richard) - Aug 4
6. Died in 1988
March 10 – Andy Gibb, British singer and songwriter
May 8 – Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction author
June 10 – Louis L'Amour, American writer
August 14 – Enzo Ferrari, Italian sports car manufacturer
November 27 - John Carradine, American actor
December 6 – Roy Orbison, American rock musician
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses an initial OR has punctuation in their name OR whose last name ends with a vowel, B or N.
March 10 – Andy Gibb, British singer and songwriter
May 8 – Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction author
June 10 – Louis L'Amour, American writer
August 14 – Enzo Ferrari, Italian sports car manufacturer
November 27 - John Carradine, American actor
December 6 – Roy Orbison, American rock musician
✴️ Read a book by an author whose initials are the same letter OR who uses an initial OR has punctuation in their name OR whose last name ends with a vowel, B or N.
Murder at Sunset Rock - Debra Webb (HI #2158 - Aug 2023) - Aug 1
7. New Books
Alaska by James A. Michener
Crimson Joy by Robert B. Parker
Dances with Wolves by Michael Blake
Matilda by Roald Dahl
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
✴️ Read a book set in Alaska, Boston, New York City, Egypt, Morocco, Spain, Tennessee, the United Kingdom, the United States of America or Washington D.C. (tell us where).
Alaska by James A. Michener
Crimson Joy by Robert B. Parker
Dances with Wolves by Michael Blake
Matilda by Roald Dahl
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
✴️ Read a book set in Alaska, Boston, New York City, Egypt, Morocco, Spain, Tennessee, the United Kingdom, the United States of America or Washington D.C. (tell us where).
A Lyon of Her Own - Anna St. Claire (Dragonblade Pub - July 2023) (UK/England) - Aug 3
8. In Theaters
Rain Man
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Coming To America
Big
Twins
Die Hard
✴️ Read a book with the genre Action, Anime, Christmas, Comedy (Humor), Drama, Fantasy, Romance (tell us which one you chose.)
Rain Man
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Coming To America
Big
Twins
Die Hard
✴️ Read a book with the genre Action, Anime, Christmas, Comedy (Humor), Drama, Fantasy, Romance (tell us which one you chose.)
The Yard Rose - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - July 2013) (romance) - Aug 4
9. On The Radio
"A Groovy Kind of Love" – Phil Collins
"Don't Worry Be Happy" - Bobby McFerrin
"Faith" – George Michael
"Got My Mind Set On You" – George Harrison
"Heaven is a Place on Earth" – Belinda Carlisle
"Man in the Mirror" – Michael Jackson
"Need You Tonight" – INXS
"Never Gonna Give You Up" – Rick Astley
"Sweet Child O' Mine" – Guns N' Roses
"You Got It (The Right Stuff)" – New Kids on the Block
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, D, F, G, H, M, N, S or Y - all words count.
"A Groovy Kind of Love" – Phil Collins
"Don't Worry Be Happy" - Bobby McFerrin
"Faith" – George Michael
"Got My Mind Set On You" – George Harrison
"Heaven is a Place on Earth" – Belinda Carlisle
"Man in the Mirror" – Michael Jackson
"Need You Tonight" – INXS
"Never Gonna Give You Up" – Rick Astley
"Sweet Child O' Mine" – Guns N' Roses
"You Got It (The Right Stuff)" – New Kids on the Block
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with A, D, F, G, H, M, N, S or Y - all words count.
All's Fair in Love and Wine - Michelle Dunaway (HSE #2975 - Apr 2023) - Aug 2
IN THE NEWS
10. March 31 – Author Toni Morrison received a Pulitzer Prize for her novel Beloved.
✴️ Read Beloved OR a book written by an African American woman OR a Pulitzer Winner.
10. March 31 – Author Toni Morrison received a Pulitzer Prize for her novel Beloved.
✴️ Read Beloved OR a book written by an African American woman OR a Pulitzer Winner.
Her Best Friend's Brother - Yahrah St. John (HD #2922 - Jan 2023) (African-American author) - Aug 10
11. May 17 - The Supreme
Court ruled that trash placed at the curbside is unprotected by the Fourth
Amendment.
✴️ Read a book where someone takes out the trash OR a Series #4.
✴️ Read a book where someone takes out the trash OR a Series #4.
Presumed Dead - Nichole Severn (HI #2107 - Nov 2022) (Book 4) - Aug 6
12. July 31 – The last
Playboy Club closed in Lansing, Michigan.
✴️ Read a book where a business closes OR where a character works in a bar OR set in Michigan.
✴️ Read a book where a business closes OR where a character works in a bar OR set in Michigan.
Forever in Honeymoon Harbor - JoAnn Ross (HQN - Sept 2023) (pub) - Aug 29
13. October 9 – The
musical The Phantom of the Opera opened on Broadway.
✴️ Read a book with an opera singer OR where someone is held prisoner OR that revolves around a play.
✴️ Read a book with an opera singer OR where someone is held prisoner OR that revolves around a play.
A Match Made in London - Michelle Willingham (Dragonblade Pub - Apr 2023) (prisoner) - Aug 11
14. November 2 – The
Morris worm, the first computer worm distributed via the Internet, written by
Robert Tappan Morris, is launched from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in
the U.S.
✴️ Read a book where a computer is very important (tell us how) OR where the letters WORM are found in the title in any order.
✴️ Read a book where a computer is very important (tell us how) OR where the letters WORM are found in the title in any order.
Wyoming Cowboy Undercover - Juno Rushdan (HI #2166 - Sept 2023) - Aug 15
15. The first Walmart
Supercenter opens in Washington, Missouri, combining general merchandise and a
full-scale supermarket to provide one-stop shopping convenience.
✴️ Read a book where someone shops at Walmart OR with a blue title OR set in Missouri.
✴️ Read a book where someone shops at Walmart OR with a blue title OR set in Missouri.
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