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A. Red Zone
-Read a book with a predominantly red cover OR
-read a book set in Oceania or the Orient (from China south to Australia and from eastern Asia west to the border of India) OR
-read a book whose author's initials are found in ASIA/OCEANIA (middle initials may be ignored) OR
-read a book where a title word of at least 4 letters can be anagrammed from TOKYO/KOBE/MANILA/SEOUL
1. The Defiant Agents|Andre Norton|auth init|1 Apr - Diane
2. Key Out of Time|Andre Norton|auth init|8 Apr - Diane
3.
|Neal Baer|9 Apr - Carolyn4. The Rancher Takes A Bride|Sylvia McDaniel|TAKES|8 Apr - Carolyn
5. Stalk Me|Jillian Dodd|STALK|2 Apr - Carolyn
6. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West|Gregory Maguire|TIMES|16 Apr - Cindy ANTIBIOTIC!
7. The Nature of the Beast|Louise Penny|BEAST|15 Apr - Diane
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|Dana Chamblee Carpenter|21 Apr - Chantalle9. I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time|Laura Vanderkam|MAKE|22 Apr - Diane
10.
|Dean Koontz|17 Apr - Abbie11.
|Anne McAneny|23 Apr - Abbie12.
|Robison Wells|30 Apr - Kendall13. Murder, Plain and Simple|Isabella Alan|auth init|2 May - Diane
14.
|Anita Desai|3 May - Abbie15. The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century|Ian Mortimer|TIME|4 May - Diane
16. World After|Susan Ee|auth init|7 May - Erin
17. The Blessed Woman: Learning About Grace from the Women of the Bible|Debbie Morris|ABOUT|9 May - Diane
18. Everything I Never Told You|Celeste Ng|auth init|13 May - Cindy ANTIBIOTIC
19. Voices|Arnaldur Indriðason|auth init|16 May - Diane
20. Dry Bones|Craig Johnson|BONES|10 May - Erin
21. Those Girls|Chevy Stevens|auth init|5 May - Tara Jo
22. Angelfall|Susan Ee|auth init|12 May - Tara Jo
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|Deanna Raybourn|18 May - Erin ANTIBIOTIC24.
|Geri Foster|19 May - Carolyn25. The Murder Farm|Andrea Maria Schenkel|auth init|19 May - Diane
B. Black Zone
-Read a book with a predominantly black cover OR
-read a book set in India, Russia, the Middle East or North Africa OR
-read a book whose author's initials can be found in ASIA/NORTHAFRICA (middle initials may be ignored) OR
-read a book where a title word of a least 4 letters can be anagrammed from MUMBAI/DELHI/KOLKATA/CAIRO
1.
|Chris Carter|cover color|1 Apr - Abbie2. The Lost Hero|Rick Riordan|auth init|8 Apr - Kendall
3. Tiger's Destiny|Colleen Houck|auth init|7 Apr - Chantalle
4.
|Diane Les Becquets|16 Apr - Carolyn5. Never the Bride|Rene Gutteridge|BRIDE|18 Apr - Clemmie
6. The Prophetess: Deborah's Story|Jill Eileen Smith|Israel|17 Apr - Diane
7. The Secret Adversary|Agatha Christie|auth init|22 Apr - Carolyn
8. Sarah, Plain and Tall|Patricia MacLachlan|TALL|23 Apr - Erin ANTIBIOTIC!
9. Dream Park|Larry Niven|DREAM|25 Apr - Kendall
10.
|Stephen King|26 Apr - Carolyn11.
|Sara Gruen|24 Apr - Cindy ANTIBIOTIC12.
|Alice Hoffman|28 Apr - Diane ANTIBIOTIC13. Secrets of a Charmed Life|Susan Meissner|CHARMED|29 Apr - Erin ANTIBIOTIC
14. Anna Karenina|Leo Tolstoy|Russia|29 Apr - Abbie
15. Marked|Sarah Fine|MARKED|6 May - Abbie
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|Allen Zadoff|7 May - Kendall17.
|Kate Atkinson|12 May - Carolyn18. The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra|Vaseem Khan|India|13 May - Diane
19.
|M.L. Hamilton|13 May - Carolyn20.
|Amber Benson|11 Apr - Sunshine21. The Tied Man|Tabitha McGowan|TIED|17 Apr - Tara Jo
22. The Confessions|Tiffany Reisz|auth init|22 Apr - Tara Jo
23. The Outsiders|S.E. Hinton|auth init|18 May - Diane ANTIBIOTIC
24.
|Brooke Shields|18 May - Tara Jo25. The Lightning Thief|Rick Riordan|auth init|18 May - Carolyn
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|Jim Butcher|DEATH| 21 May - KendallC. Yellow Zone
-Read a book with a predominantly yellow cover OR
-read a book set in sub-Saharan Africa, South America or Central America OR
-read a book whose author's initials can be found in AFRICA/SOUTHAMERICA (middle initials may be ignored) OR
-read a book where a title word of a least 4 letters can be anagrammed from SAOPAULO/MEXICOCITY/LAGOS/BUENOSAIRES
1. A Room with a View|E.M. Forster|auth init|2 Apr - Tara Jo
2. Any Other Name|Craig Johnson|NAME|8 Apr - Erin
3.
|Kathy Reichs|9 Apr - Abbie4. House Rules|Jodi Picoult|RULES|3 Apr - Carolyn
5. Storm Front|Jim Butcher|STORM|12 Apr - Kendall - ANTIBIOTIC!
6. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West|Gregory Maguire|TIMES|16 Apr - Cindy ANTIBIOTIC!
7.
|Stephen Chbosky|16 Apr - Sonya8. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants|Ann Brashares|PANTS|22 Apr - Carolyn
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|Anita Shreve|26 Apr - Carolyn10. Grave Peril|Jim Butcher|PERIL|26 Apr - Kendall
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|Kathy Reichs|21 Apr - Abbie12. The Spider Sapphire Mystery|Carolyn Keene|set in sub-Saharan Africa|28 Apr - Cindy
13. Year of Wonders|Geraldine Brooks|YEAR|29 Apr - Cindy
14. End of Days|Susan Ee|auth init|7 May - Erin
15. Stormbreaker|Anthony Horowitz|auth init|10 May - Kendall
16. Marriage to a Mister|DeAnne Cherry|MISTER|8 May - Rachel
17. The Lincoln Lawyer|Michael Connelly|LINCOLN|13 May - Kendall
18. Grave Peril|Jim Butcher|PERIL|21 Apr - Sunshine
19.
|Michael J. Sullivan|5 May - Sunshine20. Pleasure Unbound|Larissa Ione|PLEASURE|22 Apr - Tara Jo
21. Eternal Rider|Larissa Ione|ETERNAL|26 Apr - Tara Jo
22.
|Stieg Larsson|14 May - Tara Jo23. A Few of the Girls: Stories|Maeve Binchy|GIRLS|18 May - Cindy
24. A Curious Beginning|Deanna Raybourn|CURIOUS|18 May - Erin ANTIBIOTIC
25. The Escape|David Baldacci|ESCAPE|19 May - Sonya
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|Marlon James|15 May - AbbieD. Blue Zone
-Read a book with a predominantly blue cover OR
-read a book set in USA, Canada or Europe OR
-read a book whose author's initials can be found in NORTHAMERICA/EUROPE (middle initials may be ignored) OR
read a book where a title word of at least 4 letters can be anagrammed from NEWYORK/CHICAGO/PARIS/DUSSELDORF
1.
|Deanna Chase|4 Apr - Abbie2. The Confession|John Grisham|USA|4 Apr - Kendall
3. Worth the Trip|Tara Sivec|USA|9 Apr - Tara Jo
4. Stormbird|Conn Iggulden|USA|13 Apr - Abbie
5. Ready Player One|Ernest Cline|USA|16 Apr - Carolyn ANTIBIOTIC
6. NPCs|Drew HayesNPCS|18 Apr - Diane ANTIBIOTIC
7. Because of Miss Bridgerton|Julia Quinn|setting|22 Apr - Rachel
8. Hounded|Kevin Hearne|USA|26 Apr - Erin
9. At the Water's Edge|Sara Gruen|Scotland|24 Apr - Cindy ANTIBIOTIC
10. The Museum of Extraordinary Things|Alice Hoffman|New York|28 Apr - Diane ANTIBIOTIC
11. The Postcard Killers|James Patterson|Europe|14 Apr - Abbie
12.
|Joanna Shupe|1 May - Rachel13. Paris: A Love Story|Kati Marton|Paris/Budapest|30 Apr - Diane
14. I Am the Weapon|Allen Zadoff|USA|6 May - Kendall
15. Charity's Cross|MaryLu Tyndall|England|7 May - Rachel
16. Pompeii|Robert Harris|Italy|7 May - Diane ANTIBIOTIC
17. Dealing with Dragons|Patricia C. Wrede|DEALING|11 May - Chantalle
18. At Grave's End|Jeaniene Frost|USA|1 May - Sunshine
19. Darkhouse|Karina Halle|USA|25 Apr - Tara Jo
20.
|Anne Bishop|29 Apr - Tara Jo21. Girl Through Glass|Sari Wilson|GIRL|7 May - Tara Jo
22. Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!|Fannie Flagg|GIRL|15 May - Tara Jo
23. Swagger|Carl Deuker|USA|17 May - Kendall
24. The Outsiders|S.E. Hinton|USA|18 May - Diane ANTIBIOTIC
25. Heart-Shaped Box|Joe Hill|USA|17 May - Sonya
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Date of Outbreak / City Drawn / Area Required / Deadline for book
Book read / Date completed
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April 10 - Ho Chi Minh City
1. Read a book set where a war is taking place.
American Sniper: Memorial Edition|Chris Kyle|11 Apr - Tara Jo
2. Read a book by an author who writes under an alias or writes under more than one name (because Ho Chi Minh was not his real name).
Bloody Mary|J.A. Konrath|17 Apr - Kendall
3. How many cities have 4 words in their names? Read a book with a 4 word title.
The Son of Neptune|Rick Riordan12 Apr - Kendall
April 17 - Lima
1. Lima and Peru have the same number of letters. Read a book with only 2 words in the title and both the same length OR read a book by an author whose first and last names have the same number of letters.
The Forgetting Time|Sharon Guskin|18 Apr - Cindy
2. Lima was the site of an ancient civilization. Read a book about any ancient civilization, fiction or non-fiction.
The Odyssey of Sergeant Jack Brennan|Bryan Doerries|30 Apr - Clemmie
3. Read a book set in Central or South America (Mexico and the Caribbean island nations not included).
Jurassic Park|Michael Crichton|18 Apr - Kendall
April 24 - Jakarta
1. One of Indonesia's mottoes is "Unity in Diversity." Read a book where a title word of at least 4 letters can be anagrammed from UNITYINDIVERSITY.
A Duty To The Dead|Charles Todd|DUTY|3 May - Diane
2. Indonesian is not the first language of anyone in the world. All citizens learn it as a second language. Read a book with a bilingual (or more) character.
Hong Kong Key (among many, many others since this book is filled with Asian immigrants who learn English).
Hawaii|James A. Michener|25 Apr - Diane
3. Indonesia has more Muslims than any other country in the world. The Indonesian approach to Islam is more moderate, so it is where other Muslims come for religious freedom. Read a book in which the main character is seeking some sort of freedom. (If that character is a Muslim, the book will count for another task in addition to this one!).
Leviathan|Scott Westerfeld|29 Apr - Kendall
May 1 - Kinshasa
1. Kinshasa is sited on the Congo River. Read a book in which a river runs through the major town.
The Kill Room|Jeffery Deaver|NYC|4 May - Kendall
2. Kinshasa is the second largest French speaking city in the world, behind only Paris. Read a book in which the characters' native language is French or which was translated from French.
Lilac Girls|Martha Hall Kelly|19 May - Tara Jo
3. Kinshasa has 8 letters. Read a book with a title word that is 8 letters long.
Username: Evie|Joe Sugg|1 May - Clemmie
4. Read a book set in Africa.
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts|Joshua Hammer|12 May - Diane
May 8 - Chennai
1. Chennai is the 4th largest city in India, the 4th most populous metro in India and has the 4th largest economy in India. Read a book that is 4th in a series.
Anne of Windy Poplars|L.M. Montgomery|14 May - Cindy
2. Read a book set in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan or Myanmar.
The Twentieth Wife|Indu Sundaresan|India|10 May - Abbie
3. Chennai used to be known as Madras. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in CHENNAI/MADRAS.
Gym Candy|Carl Deuker|10 May - Kendall
4. National Geographic ranked Chennai as the world's 2nd best food city. Read a book with food in the title or on the cover.
Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have|Allen Zadoff|19 May - Kendall
May 15 - San Francisco
1. San Francisco is on the infamous San Andreas fault. Read a book with a natural disaster.
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan, 22 May - Stacy
2. San Francisco was named for Saint Francis of Assisi. Because of his great love for animals and the environment, St Francis is the patron saint of Ecology. Read a book about ecology, the environment or animals.
Behemoth|Scott Westerfeld|16 May - Kendall
3. San Francisco has been a leader in liberal activism for over a century. Read a book with an LGBT character.
Good Girl|Erica Chilson|15 May - Tara Jo
4. The Bay Area is home to 7 professional sports teams. Read a book with the genre sports or which is clearly about a sport.
One Week Girlfriend|Monica Murphy|17 May - Tara Jo
May 22 - Sao Paulo - No Epidemic due to Eradication of Yellow disease!
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Typhoid Mary is: (name of player)
Her infections spread by:
Antibiotics
These books have antibiotic properties and complete 2 tasks each:
(identification of books that work)
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, read by Cindy
Storm Front by Jim Butcher, read by Kendall
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, read by Carolyn
Wicked by Gregory Maguire, read by Cindy
NPCs by Drew Hayes, read by Diane
Antibiotic books correctly identified by Kendall as books from the YMRT or RHWR lists.
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