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Topic: 2024 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge - LISTS ONLY

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Subject: 2024 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge - LISTS ONLY
Date Posted: 11/2/2023 11:07 AM ET
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Challenge Guide:   Squire - Collect 15 categories Landlord - Collect 25 categories Mogul -  Collect all 39 categories   GO! 1.   Mediterranean Avenue:                    - A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea  (LIST) 2.  Community Chest:                 -  A book someone on PBS has recommended in the HF forum 3.  Baltic Avenue:                 - A book that features woods in the story, or woods on the cover 4.   more...
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Date Posted: 11/2/2023 11:12 AM ET
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GO! 1.   Mediterranean Avenue:   Pompeii by Robert Harris    Read 1/19/24 2.  Community Chest:                 -  A book someone on PBS has recommended in the HF forum 3.  Baltic Avenue:    The Forest by Edward Rutherfurd  Read 2/4/24 4.  Income Tax:   The Lantern's Dance by Lauire R. King    Read 7/15/24 5.  Reading Railroad:  11/22/63 by Stephen King  Read 5/24/2   more...
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Date Posted: 11/2/2023 2:34 PM ET
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Woo hoo!  Thanks, Carolyn!  What a great and clever concept, and so good of you to provide some lists for ideas.  Looking forward to this! Running Totals:  No. of Prompts Completed: 38                   No. of Books Read:  48 Squire - Collect 15 categories Landlord - Collect 25 categories Mogul -  Collect all 39 categories GO! 1.   Mediterranean Avenue: A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea  (LIST).          Cloud Cuckoo Land, Anthony Doerr, finished: 1/20/24 2.  Community Chest: A book someone on PBS has recommended in the HF forum        Pachinko, Min Jin Lee, finished: 2/14/24 3.  Baltic Avenue:  A book that features woods in the story, or woods on the cover.           North Woods, Daniel Mason, (Audible), finished:1/14/24 (Audible) 4.  Income Tax:  A book published in 2024.    more...
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Date Posted: 12/9/2023 8:03 AM ET
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Challenge Guide:   Squire - Collect 15 categories Landlord - Collect 25 categories Mogul -  Collect all 39 categories   GO! 1.   Mediterranean Avenue:                    - A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea  (LIST) Three Hands in the Fountain by Lindsay Davis  done 3/3 2.  Community Chest:                 -  A book someone on PBS has recommended in the HF forum 3.  Baltic Avenue:                 - A book that features woods in the story, or woods on the cover                 The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon done 3/10 4.  Income Tax:                 - A book published more...
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Date Posted: 12/9/2023 8:32 AM ET
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Challenge Guide:   Squire - Collect 15 categories Landlord - Collect 25 categories Mogul -  Collect all 39 categories   GO! 1.   Mediterranean Avenue:                    - A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea  (LIST) 2.  Community Chest:                 -  A book someone on PBS has recommended in the HF forum 3.  Baltic Avenue:                 - A book that features woods in the story, or woods on the cover.....The Hanging Cheat by Elizabeth Bailey......8/20/2024 4.  Income Tax:          more...
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Date Posted: 12/26/2023 10:01 AM ET
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  Squire - Collect 15 categories Landlord - Collect 25 categories Mogul -  Collect all 39 categories   GO! 1.   Mediterranean Avenue:                    - A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea  (LIST) 2.  Community Chest:                 -  A book someone on PBS has recommended in the HF forum 3.  Baltic Avenue:                 - A book that features woods in the story, or woods on the cover 4.  Incom more...
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Date Posted: 12/26/2023 9:06 PM ET
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Challenge Guide: Squire - Collect 15 categories Done! Landlord - Collect 25 categories aim for this Done! Mogul -  Collect all 39 categories unlikely! GO! 1.   Mediterranean Avenue: - A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea  (LIST) Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs, Bk 3) Author: Jacqueline Winspear 2.  Community Chest: -  A book someone on PBS has recommended in the HF forum 3.  Baltic Avenue: - A book that features woods in the story, or woods on the cover Lady Violet Enjoys a Frolic (Lady Violet, Bk 4) Author: more...
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Date Posted: 1/3/2024 5:08 PM ET
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1.   Mediterranean Avenue: - Set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea  (LIST):    Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors (France) 2.  Community Chest: -  Someone on PBS has recommended in the HF forum:  Diva by Daisy Goodwin, 6/9/2024, 4 stars (recommended by Alice) 3.  Baltic Avenue: - That features woods in the story, or woods on the cover  North Woods by Daniel Mason, 3/28/2024, 3.5 stars 4.  Income Tax: - Published in 2024:  The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson, 10/2/2024, 3 stars 5.  Reading Railroad: - With books on the cover, or a book featuring a librarian or academic setting or profession:  Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, 1/2/2024 more...
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Date Posted: 7/11/2024 3:22 PM ET
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So excited to participate in this challenge! Such a great list of challenges. Thank you, Carolyn!  Books until I am a Mogul: 0 !!! 1.   Mediterranean Avenue:  A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea : Day After Night, Anita Diamant, 3/7/24 (Israel) 2.  Community Chest: A book someone on PBS has recommended in the HF forum : James, Percival Everett, 12/22/24 (Shelley, May 2024 Historical Fiction Reads) 3.  Baltic Avenue: A book that features woods in the story, or more...

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