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Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024

Levels:
The Amityville House: 6-12 tasks
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.


THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
The house in Amityville, N.Y., an upscale Long Island suburb, was the site of a brutal family murder in which Ronald DeFeo, Jr. shot and killed his parents and four younger siblings. But much of the legend surrounding the home stems from the family who moved in a little over year after the murders, George and Kathy Lutz and their four children. Soon after moving in, George and Kathy said they began experiencing strange things: banging noises, footsteps untraceable to any family member's movements, mysterious and pervasive odors, green jello-like substances leaking from walls, swarms of houseflies, and eyes peering in from outside the windows. After the disturbances worsened, the Lutzes decided to leave the house temporarily. But the night in which they were to depart turned out to be their last night there.
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
Built in 1829 with castle-like walls and imposing guard towers, Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Penn. was the first prison to institute solitary confinement. Prisoners lived alone, ate alone, and even exercised alone in individual yards. When an inmate left his cell, a guard covered his head with a hood so that he remained in confinement. It operated as a regular prison from 1913 until it closed in 1970, during which time it housed both Al Capone and bank robber Willie Sutton. The prison was abandoned in 1971, and rumors of strange happenings have plagued the stone penitentiary ever since. Visitors to the prison report footsteps in the yards, the sound of someone pacing in the cells, eerie noises, and lonely wails that drift through the cold, dark corridors. Cell Block 12 is famous for its disembodied laughter, and one guard tower appears, on some nights, to be occupied by a shadowy figure keeping watch over the empty prison.
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
With some 900 years of history behind it, it would almost be a surprise if Edinburgh Castle wasn't one of Scotland's most haunted sites. Since its construction as a military fortress in the early 12th century, the castle has witnessed surprise attacks, executions, and even a brief capture by the English. Reincarnated as a tourist attraction, Edinburgh Castle now offers haunted tours of its dungeons, which once hosted the likes of Duke Alexander Stewart of Albany (who escaped, stabbing his guards to death and then burning their bodies), Lady Janet Douglas of Glamis (accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake), and an unnamed piper who once wandered down one of the castle's underground passages and never returned. Shadowy figures, sudden drops in temperature and the feeling of something tugging on your clothes are all everyday experiences in Edinburgh.
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
The battle of Gettysburg lasted for three days and was one of the bloodiest in American history; some 50,000 young men died in the conflict. With so many young men killed so violently, many believe the site is haunted by fallen soldiers unable to accept their untimely fate. These restless souls wander the Pennsylvania field, searching for their rifles and comrades, unaware that the battle is over.
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
This estate in St. Francisville, La., built in 1796 by General David Bradford, is considered one of America's most haunted locales. Some say it has witnessed as many as ten murders. Though it allegedly hosts several ghosts, one of the most popular tales concerns a former slave named Chloe, who, as legend goes, had her ear chopped off by her master for eavesdropping. She allegedly sought revenge by poisoning a birthday cake, which killed two of the slave master's daughters (their spirits are also said to haunt the plantation). According to the story, Chloe was hung by fellow slaves, and lingers around the plantation, her severed ear concealed by a turban.
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
A former luxury ocean liner and war ship nicknamed the "Grey Ghost," the Queen Mary was purchased by the city of Long Beach in 1967, transformed into a hotel, and became a popular tourist attraction. Among the ghosts reportedly still hanging around are a sailor who died in the ship's engine room, a "lady in white," and children who drowned in the ship's pool.
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
Erected by William the Conqueror in the 11th century, this former political prison and place of execution has long been viewed as one of the most haunted buildings in the British Isles. Among the ghosts flitting through the fortress are the spirits of Anne Boleyn, the wife of Henry VIII, who was beheaded in 1536; Lady Jane Grey, who was spotted by a guardsman on the 403rd anniversary of her death; and Sir Walter Raleigh. The first ghost allegedly spotted in the building was Thomas Beckett's, in the 13th century.
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
Even hardened government skeptics apparently couldn't refute the evidence that this home in San Diego's Old Town neighborhood harbors spirits: in the 1960s, the U.S. Commerce Department classified the Whaley House as haunted. Its earliest ghost was "Yankee" Jim Robinson, who was hanged on the site in 1852. When James Whaley built the house in 1857, he claimed to hear Robinson padding loudly through the halls. Whaley and his wife are also said to inhabit the house, announcing their presence with cigar smoke and perfume. Visitors have also reported sightings of a startlingly lifelike young girl in a long dress lounging in the dining room.
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
America's most famous residence is also allegedly one of its most haunted. According to lore, some of its inhabitants felt such ties to the seat of the American power that they chose to linger long after their deaths. If you believe the whispers, the ghost of Abigail Adams (wife of John) does laundry in the East Room, while Dolley Madison's spirit likes to lurk around the Rose Garden—and, of course, the Lincoln Bedroom may be the site of visits from Honest Abe.
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
If this "mystery house" isn't actually haunted— and the U.S. Department of Commerce has certified that it is— it's still one of the spookier construction projects in history. After the death of her husband and child, Sarah Winchester (the wife of the rifle-maker's son) consulted a seer who proclaimed her family had been killed by the ghosts of those who died of bullets from her family's guns. The seer suggested that only perpetual construction on the family's mansion could mollify these spirits. So that's what Sarah Winchester ordered. Workmen labored on the property every hour of every day for 38 years. The 160-room estate, built entirely without the aid of blueprints, is truly bizarre: some of the creepier features are staircases to nowhere, doors that open onto brick walls or ten-foot drops, and a window with an etched-glass spider-web motif.
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER


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Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks
Read: 32

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.

THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
The Honeymoon Cottage Barbara Cool Lee 10/20/23
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
The House Beyond the Dunes Mary Burton 10/30/23
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book where a character is in a jail cell.
👻 6. Read a stand-alone book.
A Storm of Infinite Beauty Julianne MacLean 10/18/23
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is a witch.
Witching For Grace Deanna Chase 10/13/23
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a veteran.
Hour Of The Hunter J.A. Jance 10/17/23
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
Killer WASPs: A Killer Wasps Mystery Amy Korman 10/2/23
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
Summer on Honeysuckle Ridge Debbie Mason 10/23/23
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
Heavy Cate C. Wells 10/8/23
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
You Do Something to Me Bella Andre 10/12/23
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water AND has water on the cover.
Homeplace JoAnn Ross 10/7/23
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
Witching For Hope Deanna Chase 10/14/23
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
139 pages Not the One Toni Aleo 10/9/23
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
Welcome To Jubilee Rachel Hanna 10/11/23
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
Wall Cate C. Wells 10/5/23
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar.
Against a Wall Cate C. Wells 10/3/23
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE
W - The Wildest Blue Amy Napier 11/2/23
H - Rachel Hanna The Book Club On Waverly Lane 11/6/23
A - After the Night Sandra Marie 11/3/23
L - Love Runs Deep Katie Winters 11/17/23
E - Tara Grace Ericson Falling on Main Street 11/9/23
Y - Maisey Yates Cowboy Christmas Blues 11/25/23

H - Hilary (MC) Waves of Time Katie Winters 11/19/23
O - Outback Roads: The Nanny Annie Seaton 11/11/23
U - The Unmaking of June Farrow Adrienne Young 11/22/23
S - A Safe Place Margaret Watson 11/5/23
E - Nicole Ellis Sweet Beginnings 11/21/23

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
Witching for Joy Deanna Chase 10/15/23
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
At Home on Marigold Lane Debbie Mason 10/27/23
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry.
Falling in Love on Willow Creek Debbie Mason 10/25/23
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
Halloween Hayride Murder Linnea West 10/21/23
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
Hitting the Wall Cate C. Wells 10/4/23
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
Things We Left Behind Lucy Score 10/16/23
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks
Read:


THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

Finished!! Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024 (11/28/23)

Levels:
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks

25/25+
(40 prompts total - 2 each plus 5)

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.

THE HAUNTED PLACES
☑️ The Amityville House (3)
X 👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
The Book of Cold Cases Simone St. James (the mansion is in an upscale suburb) 10/06/23

X 👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
Ship Wrecked (Cara Mia Delgatto 8) Joanna Campbell Slan (Janie’s family has moved to Stuart after her father’s passing) 10/26/23

X 👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
House Party Murder Rap (Evie Parker Mystery 1) Sonia Parin 11/04/23

👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary (2)
X 👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club 4)Richard Osman (Connie) 10/26/23

X 👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
Bright Lights, Big Christmas Mary Kay Andrews 10/05/23

👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.

👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle (2)
X 👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
The Brothers Hawthorne (Inheritance Games 4) Jennifer Lynn Barnes 10/12/23

👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.

X 👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
One Poison Pie (Kitchen Witch Mystery 1) Lynn Cahoon (Mia, etc) 10/04/23

👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield (2)
X 👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
The Paris Daughter Kristin Harmel (WW2) 10/01/23

X 👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
Jingle Bells and Empty Shells (Cara Mia Delgatto 7) Joanna Campbell Slan (Poppy and Dan are veterans) 10/08/23

👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.

👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

☑️ The Myrtles Plantation (3)
X 👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
Too Close to Call (The Clarksons 3.5) Tessa Bailey (Louisiana) 10/16/23

X 👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
For a Few Dumplings More (Meeta Patel 3) Leena Clover (Dot is strangled) 10/02/23

X 👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
Too Hard to Forget (Romancing the Clarksons 3)Tessa Bailey (Elliott brings Peggy a cupcake) 10/03/23

👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary (2)
X 👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
Save What's Left Elizabeth Castellano (Coastal Town of Whitby) 10/04/23

👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).

X 👻 23. Read a book set in California.
A Deadly Brew (Tourist Trap Mystery 5.25) Lynn Cahoon 10/02/23

👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

☑️ The Tower of London (3)
X 👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
Murder at the Matterhorn (Armstrong and Oscar 5) T.A. Williams 11/28/23

X 👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
Moon Over Manifest Clare Vanderpool 10/10/23

X 👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
Hello Beautiful Ann Napolitano (400 pages) 10/02/23

👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

☑️ The Whaley House (3)
X 👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
Rebel Without a Claus (Murder Club Mystery 5) Zara Keane 10/21/23

X 👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
Future Home of the Living God: A Novel Louise Erdrich (Glen and Sera Songmaker) 10/03/23

X 👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
Scone Cold Dead (Liss MacCrimmon Mystery 2) Kaitlyn Dunnett (p. 150) 10/07/23

👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

☑️ The White House (3)
X 👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
Too Wild to Tame (Romancing the Clarkson 2) Tessa Bailey (Senator Pendleton) 10/01/23

X 👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
White Out (Badlands Thriller 1) Danielle Girard 11/02/23

X 👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
Sand Trapped (Cara Mia Delgatto 6) Joanna Campbell Slan (p. 147) 10/03/23

👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House (2)
X 👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
A Pocket Full of Pie (Meeta Patel 2) Leena Clover 10/01/23

X 👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
Kilt Dead (Liss MacCrimmon Mystery 1) Kaitlyn Dunnett (Craig LaVerdiere) 12/05/23

👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).

👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER


Source: http://content.time.com/time/specials...

Welcome Christene and Mel!

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024
32/25+

Levels:
The Amityville House: 6-12 tasks
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.

THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
Halloween at the Haunted House Cindy Bell 10/6/23
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE
Ainsley Here Comes Crumble Emma Ainsley 11/13/23
M Murder at the Barrel Room Dani Simms 11/14/23
Ileana Yuletide Murder Ileana Munoz Renfroe 12/7/23
Tate Lunchtime Murder Sydney Tate 11/12/23
Y SidneY mc Witch Under Pressure Karen McSpade 11/10/23
Victoria Murder Checks Out Victoria Gilbert 11/16/23
I Irish Milkshake Murder Carlene O'Connor, Peggy Ehrhart, Liz Ireland 12/22/23
Larson, Marla mc Quilty As Charged Mel Morgan 11/15/23
Liz mc A Christmas Conundrum Stacy Wilder 11/9/23
E Elvis Purrsley Has Left the Building C. Love 11/11/23

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
Frank Sutter-Caught on the Book Laura Gail Black 10/3/23
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE
Emma-Sugar Know Better Emma Ainsley 10/4/23
A Authors, Arson and Apple Struedel Sharon Michaels 10/5/23
Sue Lavender and Larceny Sue Hollowell 10/2/23
Tilly mc-Ladyfingers and Lies Sue Hollowell 10/8/23
Emma mc-Black Licorice Larceny Courtney Flagg 10/6/23
RV Resort Cozy-Sunsets and Bad Bets Maisy Marple 10/8/23
N New Leash on Life Kathleen Y'Barbo 10/1/23

Sue-Hayrides and Homicide Sue Hollowell 10/2/23
Tonya-Brides, Bribes & Binoculars Tonya Kappes 10/13/23
Allison-Overdue or Die Allison Brook 10/10/23
T A Toast of Murder Emma Ainsley 10/13/23
E Elite Secrets Hazel Smith 10/12/23

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
Evie's a witch-Cookie Whispers Cindy Stark 10/21/23
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
Lavender and Larceny Sue Hollowell 10/2/23
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
Claire Harlow 10/9/23
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
379-Murders of a Feather Eileen Brady 10/4/23
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
Beth & Tim York-Findin' Out Patti Benning 10/3
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
Gardening-The Grumpy Neighbor's Grave Mistake Liz Lamar 10/5/23
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
Jacques-A Killer Market Catherine Bruns 10/7/23
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

Welcome Tari!

I'm so in! This is part of my paranormal investigation bucket list!

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks
Read: 29/25

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.

THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
The Case of the Abandoned Warehouse Eva Pohler 10/4/23
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book where a character is in a jail cell.
Death by Jack-O'-Lantern Alexis Morgan 12/2/23. Tripp Blackston
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
A Haunted Road Atlas: Sinister Stops and Dangerous Destinations, and True Crime Tales Christine Schiefer 11/23/23
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
A Mind to Murder P.D. James 12/29/23 first published 1/1/1963
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
A Trace of Poison Colleen Cambridge 11/19/23
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
Murder 101 Lynn Cahoon 10/5/23 Mia Malone is a witch, along with several other characters
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
Murder is a Piece of Cake Valerie Burns 10/25/23 Michael Portman is an Army veteran
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
Valleys, Vehicles & Victims Tonya Kappes 11/28/23 Kentucky
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
National Park Mysteries & Disappearances: The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Steve Stockton 11/18/23
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
A Hint of Mischief Daryl Wood Gerber 11/3/23. Odine Oates
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
Ellery Adams 10/24/23
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust Mindy Quigley 10/20/23. 320 p
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
Looking for Alaska John Green 11/22/23
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
Lark! The Herald Angels Sing Donna Andrews 10/14/23 Meg and Michael
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
The Ghost and the Stolen Tears Cleo Coyle 11/8/23 p 86 Johnny Palermo's cigar twisted in his mouth.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
Killer Words V.M. Burns 10/11/23. John Cloverton is running for mayor
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
The Cat Who Saw Red Lilian Jackson Braun 11/12/23
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
Murder by the Bookend Laura Gail Black 11/7/23. "Seems Eddie is helping her garden. He keeps digging holes in odd places, and for fun, she is sticking plants in them."
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE
W A Wee Dose of Death Fran Stewart 10/10/23
H. Hiss Me Deadly Miranda James 10/29/23
I. Mint Chocolate Murder Meri Allen 1/8/24 series: Ice Cream Shop Mystery
T A Tourist's Guide to Murder V.M. Burns 10/3/23
E French Quarter Clues Eva Pohler 12/5/23
H An Aero Island Christmas Mystery (The Homeswappers #3) Adriana Licio 12/2/23
O On Borrowed Crime. Kate Young 11/4/23
U. The Uninvited Corpse Debra Sennefelder. 12/16/23
S. Christmas Cake Murder Joanne Fluke 11/22/23. MC: Hannah Swensen
E. Escape Claws. Linda Reilly. 12/27/23

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
A Face at the Window Sarah Graves 10/30/23
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
Death by Committee Alexis Morgan 10/28/23 Tripp Blackstone
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Tari!"

Thanks, JoAnne!

Welcome Kellene!

Weekend before last the NHRA drag racing was up here (near us) in Pennsylvania. One of the commentators was joking about people stopping by Eastern State Penitentiary while they were in PA for the race. I told my husband that people just can't stop by there. LOL!

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks
Read:

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.

THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
Liver Let Die by Liz Lipperman 12/3/2023 (suburb of Dallas)
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE
A Apples by Jacqueline Farmer by Jacqueline Farmer 11/29/2023
M Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander 10/1/2023
I Murderous Misprint by Isabella Bassett 12/13/2023
T Taming the Sheriff by Cynthia Hickey 12/17/2023
Y
V Viper by Brooke Blaine 12/6/2023
I If I Must by Amy Lane 12/15/2023
L Jingle Buried Cookies by Lyndsey Cole 12/27/2023
L Lust Hate Love by Ella Frank 1/4/2024
E Halo by Ella Frank 12/5/2023

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024

Levels:
The Amityville House: 6-12 tasks
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.


THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
The house in Amityville, N.Y., an upscale Long Island suburb, was the site of a brutal family murder in which Ronald DeFeo, Jr. shot and killed his parents and four younger siblings. But much of the legend surrounding the home stems from the family who moved in a little over year after the murders, George and Kathy Lutz and their four children. Soon after moving in, George and Kathy said they began experiencing strange things: banging noises, footsteps untraceable to any family member's movements, mysterious and pervasive odors, green jello-like substances leaking from walls, swarms of houseflies, and eyes peering in from outside the windows. After the disturbances worsened, the Lutzes decided to leave the house temporarily. But the night in which they were to depart turned out to be their last night there.
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
Built in 1829 with castle-like walls and imposing guard towers, Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Penn. was the first prison to institute solitary confinement. Prisoners lived alone, ate alone, and even exercised alone in individual yards. When an inmate left his cell, a guard covered his head with a hood so that he remained in confinement. It operated as a regular prison from 1913 until it closed in 1970, during which time it housed both Al Capone and bank robber Willie Sutton. The prison was abandoned in 1971, and rumors of strange happenings have plagued the stone penitentiary ever since. Visitors to the prison report footsteps in the yards, the sound of someone pacing in the cells, eerie noises, and lonely wails that drift through the cold, dark corridors. Cell Block 12 is famous for its disembodied laughter, and one guard tower appears, on some nights, to be occupied by a shadowy figure keeping watch over the empty prison.
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
With some 900 years of history behind it, it would almost be a surprise if Edinburgh Castle wasn't one of Scotland's most haunted sites. Since its construction as a military fortress in the early 12th century, the castle has witnessed surprise attacks, executions, and even a brief capture by the English. Reincarnated as a tourist attraction, Edinburgh Castle now offers haunted tours of its dungeons, which once hosted the likes of Duke Alexander Stewart of Albany (who escaped, stabbing his guards to death and then burning their bodies), Lady Janet Douglas of Glamis (accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake), and an unnamed piper who once wandered down one of the castle's underground passages and never returned. Shadowy figures, sudden drops in temperature and the feeling of something tugging on your clothes are all everyday experiences in Edinburgh.
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK. - The Case of the Canterfell Codicil by P.J. Fitzsimmons 23/1/24
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
The battle of Gettysburg lasted for three days and was one of the bloodiest in American history; some 50,000 young men died in the conflict. With so many young men killed so violently, many believe the site is haunted by fallen soldiers unable to accept their untimely fate. These restless souls wander the Pennsylvania field, searching for their rifles and comrades, unaware that the battle is over.
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
This estate in St. Francisville, La., built in 1796 by General David Bradford, is considered one of America's most haunted locales. Some say it has witnessed as many as ten murders. Though it allegedly hosts several ghosts, one of the most popular tales concerns a former slave named Chloe, who, as legend goes, had her ear chopped off by her master for eavesdropping. She allegedly sought revenge by poisoning a birthday cake, which killed two of the slave master's daughters (their spirits are also said to haunt the plantation). According to the story, Chloe was hung by fellow slaves, and lingers around the plantation, her severed ear concealed by a turban.
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
A former luxury ocean liner and war ship nicknamed the "Grey Ghost," the Queen Mary was purchased by the city of Long Beach in 1967, transformed into a hotel, and became a popular tourist attraction. Among the ghosts reportedly still hanging around are a sailor who died in the ship's engine room, a "lady in white," and children who drowned in the ship's pool.
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
Erected by William the Conqueror in the 11th century, this former political prison and place of execution has long been viewed as one of the most haunted buildings in the British Isles. Among the ghosts flitting through the fortress are the spirits of Anne Boleyn, the wife of Henry VIII, who was beheaded in 1536; Lady Jane Grey, who was spotted by a guardsman on the 403rd anniversary of her death; and Sir Walter Raleigh. The first ghost allegedly spotted in the building was Thomas Beckett's, in the 13th century.
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
Even hardened government skeptics apparently couldn't refute the evidence that this home in San Diego's Old Town neighborhood harbors spirits: in the 1960s, the U.S. Commerce Department classified the Whaley House as haunted. Its earliest ghost was "Yankee" Jim Robinson, who was hanged on the site in 1852. When James Whaley built the house in 1857, he claimed to hear Robinson padding loudly through the halls. Whaley and his wife are also said to inhabit the house, announcing their presence with cigar smoke and perfume. Visitors have also reported sightings of a startlingly lifelike young girl in a long dress lounging in the dining room.
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
America's most famous residence is also allegedly one of its most haunted. According to lore, some of its inhabitants felt such ties to the seat of the American power that they chose to linger long after their deaths. If you believe the whispers, the ghost of Abigail Adams (wife of John) does laundry in the East Room, while Dolley Madison's spirit likes to lurk around the Rose Garden—and, of course, the Lincoln Bedroom may be the site of visits from Honest Abe.
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
If this "mystery house" isn't actually haunted— and the U.S. Department of Commerce has certified that it is— it's still one of the spookier construction projects in history. After the death of her husband and child, Sarah Winchester (the wife of the rifle-maker's son) consulted a seer who proclaimed her family had been killed by the ghosts of those who died of bullets from her family's guns. The seer suggested that only perpetual construction on the family's mansion could mollify these spirits. So that's what Sarah Winchester ordered. Workmen labored on the property every hour of every day for 38 years. The 160-room estate, built entirely without the aid of blueprints, is truly bizarre: some of the creepier features are staircases to nowhere, doors that open onto brick walls or ten-foot drops, and a window with an etched-glass spider-web motif.
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

Challenge Completed December 28, 2023

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024

30/30

The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks


Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.
✱ Book titles (first letter: 'the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
✱ Author's initials
✱ Series names (first letter: 'the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
✱ Main character first or last names - You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.






THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
Murder at the Mena House-Erica Ruth Neubauer-10/20/23-🔎🔎🔎🔎
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
1984-George Orwell-10/12/23-✨✨✨✨
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
The Blessing Way-Tony Hillerman-10/4-🐺🐺🐺🐺-(1970)

👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
The Lady from Burma-Allison Montclair-10/1/23-👱🏻‍♀️👱🏻‍♀️👱🏻‍♀️👱🏻‍♀️👱🏻‍♀️
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is a witch.
Magic in the Wind-Christine Feehan-10/28/23-🪄🪄🪄🪄
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
The Enigma Game-Elizabeth Wein-12/23/23-🛩️🛩️🛩️🛩️🛩️
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
The 9th Man-Steve Berry-10/2-9️⃣9️⃣9️⃣9️⃣
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
First Christmas of the War-Alan Simon-12/28/23-🎄🎄🎄🎄
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
Save a Truck, Ride a Redneck-Molly Harper-10/13-🛻🛻🛻🛻
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
Tempest in the Tea Leaves-Kari Lee Townsend-10/5-🫖🫖🫖🫖
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
Full Blast-Janet Evanovich-10/28/23-🍸🍸🍸🍸
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
Cranberry Bluff-Deborah Garner-10/13/23-⭐⭐⭐
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation-Jon Meacham-11/15- 🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
Objective: Bajor-John Peel-10/6-(341)
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
Jeremy Poldark-Winston Graham-10/17/23-✨✨✨✨✨
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President-Candice Millard-1184823-11/4/23-💜💜💜💜
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
Thyme of Death-Susan Wittig Albert-10/15/23-⏲️⏲️⏲️⏲️
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
The Memory of Butterflies-Grace Greene-11/1/23-🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
Dirty Thirty-Janet Evanovich-11/4/23-😂😂😂😂😂
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
Island Beneath the Sea-Isabel Allende-10/10/23-🏝️🌊🏝️🌊🏝️-457 pages
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER(view spoiler)[
W-The White Magic Five and Dime: A Tarot Mystery-Steve Hockensmith-12/5/23-🔮🔮🔮🔮
I-Isabel Allende-City of the Beasts-11/22/23-🐆🐆🐆🐆
N-Nora Roberts-The Rise of Magicks-11/21/23-🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
C-Christina Lauren-The Unhoneymooners-11/25/23-🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴
H-S.E. Hinton-The Outsiders-11/28/23-🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎
E-Enough-Cassidy Hutchinson-101/20/23-✨✨✨✨✨
S-Stephen King-The Gunslinger-11/9-🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠
T-Thomas Ochiltree-Death Waltz in Vienna-11/24-23-⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️
E-The Edge of the Water-Elizabeth George-11/18/23-🦭🦭🦭🦭🦭
R-Stephen Santiago Reynolds-From a Bush Wing: Notes of an Alaska Wildlife -10/30/23-Trooper-✈️✈️✈️ (hide spoiler)]

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks
Read: 6/13-24

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.

THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
✓👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb. Night of the Living Dummy 2 - R.L. Stine 🧡🖤🧡 10/30/23
✓👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place. The Handyman Method - Nick Cutter 🧡🖤🧡🖤 10/29/23
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE (8/10)
A: Aquino, Xavier Navarro - Velorio 🧡🧡 11/5/23
M: McNeil, Gretchen - #Murderfunding 🧡🖤🧡🖤 10/15/23
I: Ilona Andrews - Magic Rises 🧡🧡🧡🧡 11/1/23
T: The Titan's Curse - Rick Riordan 🧡🖤🧡🖤 10/16/23
Y: You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight - Kalynn Bayron 🧡🖤🧡🖤 10/10/23
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L: Lin, Harper - Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse 🧡🧡🧡🧡 11/11/23
L: LaTanya McQueen - When the Reckoning Comes 🧡🧡🧡🧡 11/24/23
E: Ex-Purgatory - Peter Clines 🧡🖤🧡🖤 10/21/23

Eastern State Penitentiary
✓👻 5. Read a book where a character is in a jail cell. Someone We Know - Shari Lapena ❤💚❤💚 12/4/23
✓👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book. The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature - Jeff VanderMeer 🎃🎃🎃 10/1/23
✓👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970. Justin Morgan Had a Horse - Marguerite Henry ❤💚❤ 12/8/23
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE (12)
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A: A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens ❤💚❤💚❤ 12/6/23
S
T: Theodor Weiss (mc) Deck Z: The Titanic: Unsinkable. Undead. - Chris Pauls ❤💚❤ 12/6/23
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Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH (9)
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D: The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein - Kiersten White 🎃🎃🎃🎃 10/7/23
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B: Braineater Jones - Stephen Kozeniewski 🧡🖤🧡 10/11/23
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R: Robopocalypse - Daniel H. Wilson 🧡🖤🧡 10/28.23
G: The Golden Cage - Camilla Läckberg 🎃🎃🎃🎃 10/2/23
H: How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 🧡🖤 10/13/23

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
✓👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran. Frost Burned - Patricia Briggs 🎃🎃🎃🎃 10/7/23
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG (10)
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B: BadAsstronauts - Grady Hendrix ✧✧✧ 1/2/24
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The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
✓👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs. Peppermint Cookie Murder: Paranormal Cozy Mystery - Trixie Silvertale 🧡 11/30/23
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION (10)
P
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The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY (9)
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M
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R
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The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
✓ 👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count. Cinder - Marissa Meyer 🎃🎃🎃🎃 10/2/23 ➖ 400 pgs.
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON (13)
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W: What January Remembers - Faith Gardner ✧✧✧✧✧ 1/7/24
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D: Dance of Thieves - Mary E. Pearson ❤💚❤💚 12/2/23
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The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE (11)
W
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H
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S
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The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE (10)
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T
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H
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The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER (10)
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Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024

The Winchester House: 25+ tasks

25/25+ Completed. Finished

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.

THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
The Suburbs Have Secrets-Barbara Wallace 11/27/23
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
Boomtown-Lani Lynn Vale 10/02/23
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
👻 6. Read a stand-alone book.
Me Without You-Kelly Rimmer 11/13/23
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
Always You-Samantha Young 10/20/23
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is a witch.
New Witch on the Block-Louisa West 10/23/23
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH
E:Elena Knows-Claudia Piñeiro 1/16/24
D:Dead Dreams-M.K. Coker 1/14/24
I:Incandescent-River Savage 1/06/24
N:Not Quite Forever-Catherine Bybee 1/14/24
B:Burn for You-J.T. Geissinger 1/26/24
U:Unexpected Love Story-Natasha Madison 1/11/24
R:Rewrite Our Story-Kat Singleton 1/17/24
G:Guarded-Helena Newbury 1/20/24
H:Heart Recaptured-Tillie Cole 1/13/24

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
Another One Bites the Dust-Lani Lynn Vale 11/03/23
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
Watch Her Disappear-Lisa Regan 10/11/23
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
Gone Too Far-Debra Webb 11/08/23
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
The Dying Room-Debra Webb 10/21/23
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
Freak Show-Lani Lynn Vale 10/01/23
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
Wolfhunter River-Rachel Caine 11/08/23

👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
The Duke in the Suburbs-Edgar Wallace 10/30/23
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
The Lincoln Lawyer-Michael Connelly 10/29/23
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
A Caribbean Heiress in Paris-Adriana Herrera 1/25/24
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
(320)
Her Last Breath-Linda Castillo 10/06/23
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny-Rebekah Weatherspoon 1/06/24
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
The Girl in the Woods-A.J. Rivers 10/12/23
👻 31. Read a book where a character puts on perfume.
Slash-Jessica Gadziala 10/01/23
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
State of Bliss-Marie Force 1/19/24
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
Dead White-M.K. Coker 10/07/23
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry.
Fear the Beard-Lani Lynn Vale 10/27/23
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
Her Broken Wings-D.K. Hood 10/05/23
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
The Dying Place-Charly Cox 10/05/23
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
(466)
It Ain't Me, Babe-Tillie Cole 10/02/23
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks
Read:

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.

THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE
A: Ashley Poston - Geekerella - 10/19/23
M: Meri Allen - Fatal Fudge Swirl - 10/16/23
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L
L
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Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
Valleys, Vehicles & Victims - Tonya Kappes - 10/12/23
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
332 pgs. - The Bookshop on the Corner - Jenny Colgan - 10/8/23
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024

Levels:
The Amityville House: 6-12 tasks
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks

Completed: 27 tasks

THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
🏡👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb. Clash by Kayla Miller - Nov. 18
🏡👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place. Burma Chronicles by Guy Delisle - Oct. 22
🏡👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title. The Fall of the House of Usher by Matthew K. Manning - Nov. 1
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
🏡👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell. The Librarian of Auschwitz: The Graphic Novel adapted by Salva Rubio - Oct. 27
🏡👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book. Wildfire by Breena Bard - Oct. 1
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
🏡👻 9. Read a book set in the UK. Manga Classics: Emma adapted by Crystal S. Chan - Oct. 10
🏡👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting. What Is the Story of Dracula? by Michael Burgan - Oct. 31
🏡👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch. The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel: Volume 1 by Neil Gaiman and adapted by P. Craig Russell - the character Liza Hempstock was a witch - Oct. 21
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
🏡👻 13. Read a book set during a war. NewsPrints by Ru Xu - Oct. 6
🏡👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran. Murder Comes Home by Rosalie Spielman - Oct. 19
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
🏡👻 17. Read a book set in the American South. Chunky by Yehudi Mercado - Oct. 4
🏡👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs. Grounds for Murder by Lena Gregory - Nov. 2
🏡👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday. Miss Quinces by Kat Fajardo - Oct. 14
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
🏡👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
Sealed Off by Barbara Ross - Oct. 15
🏡👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.). The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz - Oct. 30
🏡👻 23. Read a book set in California. Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham - Nov. 23
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
🏡👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted). Murder on the Books by Christine Knapp - MC's husband's name is Will - Oct. 27
🏡👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction". Gaijin: American Prisoner of War by Matt Faulkner - Oct. 8
🏡👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count. Ghost Book by Remy Lai - 320 pages - Oct. 14
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
🏡👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title. Bunnicula: The Graphic Novel by James Howe - Oct. 17
🏡👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple. Wait Till Helen Comes: A Graphic Novel by Mary Downing Hahn, adapted by Scott Peterson, Meredith Laxton & Russ Badgett - Nov. 3
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
🏡👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
Pups, Pumpkins, and Murder by S.A. Kazlo - MC's cousin's husband is the town mayor - Oct. 7
🏡👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
🏡👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
Chef Yasmina and the Potato Panic by Wauter Mannaert - Oct. 2
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
🏡👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
Death by Pumpkin Spice by Alex Erickson
🏡👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 (I Survived Graphic Novel #8) by Lauren Tarshis - Oct. 19
🏡👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
Blankets by Craig Thompson - 582 pages - Oct. 7
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

Top 10 Haunted Places
October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024

Levels:
The Amityville House: 6-12 tasks
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks

Tasks Completed:

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter.
Uncompleted words will not count.


The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

Top 10 Haunted Places
October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024

Levels:
The Amityville House: 6-12 tasks
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks

Tasks Completed:

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter.
Uncompleted words will not count.


The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Kellene!

Weekend before last the NHRA drag racing was up here (near us) in Pennsylvania. One of the commentators was joking about people stopping by Eastern State Penitentiary while they w..."

Eastern State is probably one of the spots that scares me to most. I've been to other prisons, but I don't know that I will ever get up the nerve to set foot in that one.

I've been to three of the sites on the list, but not investigated at any. Wonder what it takes to get permission to ghost hunt the White House. LOL

Top 10 Haunted Places
October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024

Levels:
The Amityville House: 6-12 tasks
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.

26/25


THE HAUNTED PLACES

The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
Watchers of the Night - Charlene Parris (HRS #2262 - Jan 2024) - Dec 21
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
Early Sunday Morning - Barry Denenberg (Scholastic - Oct 2001) - Oct 21
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

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Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
The Secret She Keeps - Lena Diaz (HI #2178 - Nov 2023) (jail cell) - Oct 31
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
An Off-Limits Merger - Naima Simone (HD #2978 - Nov 2023) - Oct 31
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
The Masqueraders - Georgette Heyer (William Heinemann - 1928) - Mar 7
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

8


Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
How to Survive a Scandal - Christine Merrill (HH #1683 - Nov 2022) - Oct 20
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
Part of His Royal World - Nina Singh (HR #4887 - Feb 2024) - Jan 18
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
Luck of the Lyon - Belle Ami (Dragonblade - Nov 2023) (Duke) - Nov 13
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

12


Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
Sergeant Mack - Julie Miller (Ladytech Inc - Jan 2024) (WW2) - Feb 23
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
Three Cowboys and a Puppy - Kate Pearce (Kensington - Oct 2023) - Oct 21
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

15 16


The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
Her Secret Protector - Bonnie Vanak (HRS #2253 - Nov 2023) (Florida) - Oct 31
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
Killer on Kestrel Trail - Cindi Myers (HI #2177 - Nov 2023) - Oct 22
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
One Steamy Night - Brenda Jackson (HD #2977 - Nov 2023) - Oct 31
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

20


The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
A Christmas Miracle in the Little Irish Village - Michelle Vernal (Bookouture - Oct 2023) (on water) - Oct 13
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
The Prince's Safari Temptation - Nina Singh (HR #4872 - Oct 2023) - Nov 15
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
Bodyguard Most Wanted - Katherine Garbera (HRS #2254 - Nov 2023) - Oct 31
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

24


The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
A Little Bit of Love - Synithia Williams (HSE #3050 -June 2024) - May 31
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
Silver Lady - Mary Jo Putney (Kensington - Dec 2023) (Historical romance) - Nov 23
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
Lyon of the Ton - Emily Royal (Dragonblade Pub - Oct 2023) (242 pages) - Oct 20
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

28


The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
Texas Bodyguard: Chance - Janie Crouch (HI #2167 - Sept 2023) - Oct 20
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
Never Wager with a Wallflower - Virginia Heath (St. Martin's - Nov 2023) - Nov 7
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
The Duchess Takes a Husband - Harper St. George (Penguin - May 2023) (cigar) - Oct 21
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

32


The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
Cinderella and the Vicomte - Jessica Gilmore (HR #4804 - May 2022) - Oct 1
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
Miss Rose and the Vexing Viscount - Catherine Tinley (HH #1756 - Nov 2023) - Oct 31
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
The Nurse's Holiday Swap - Ann McIntosh (HMED #1351 - Nov 2023) (laundry) - Oct 31
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

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The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
Dead Again - Nichole Severn (HI #2147 - June 2023) - Nov 18
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
Protecting Colton's Baby - Tara Taylor Quinn (HRS #2219 - Mar 2023) - Oct 20
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

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The only place I have been to is Gettysburg Battlefield. They run Haunted tours through the town.

Everyone is linked to here!

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024

Levels:
The Amityville House: 6-12 tasks
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.


THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks
Read:

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.

THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024
The Amityville House: 6-12 tasks
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks
Read:

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.

THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place. The Exorcist's House - Nick Roberts 19/06/24
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title. The House Across the Lake - Riley Sager 21/03/24
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book where a character is in a jail cell. The Confession - John Grisham 08/06/24
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book. Flat 2 - Edgar Wallace 18/10/23
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK. Just Dreaming - Kerstin Gier 11/12/23
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch. Yennefer - The Last Wish - Andrzej Sapkowski 10/10/23
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war. The Alice Network - Kate Quinn 23/02/24
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South. Beautiful Chaos - Kami Garcia 04/03/24
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs. The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty 17/11/23
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday. None of This Is True - Lisa Jewell 16/05/24
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover. 28/05/24
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California. The Final Girl Support Group - Grady Hendrix 03/08/24
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted). William Shakespeare - Otello 16/12/23
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" - Under the Streets of Nice - Rene L. Maurice 08/01/24
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count. Cackle - Rachel Harrison 27/11/23 - 293 pages
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title. Odino contro i Vanir - Álvaro Marcos 10/04/24
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple. Ronnie and Philippa - The Christmas Murder Game - Alexandra Benedict 27/12/23
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening. The Summoning - Kelley Armstrong 08/11/23
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery". Under the Streets of Nice - Rene L. Maurice
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun. Olivetti - Angels & Demons - Dan Brown 04/04/24
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages). City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare 06/02/24
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

I’m in! I’ll start with a goal of 20.

0/20

FINISHED.
Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks
Read: 30

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.

THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
Crooked House by Agatha Christie 10/18/23
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
The Package by Sebastian Fitzek 11/25/23
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun (1966) 11/29/23
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
The Polish Detective by Hania Allen 11/15/23
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH 9/9
E: Martin Edwards edited Final Acts 11/14/23
D: Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol 12/22/23
I: The Interview by C.M. Ewan 10/6/23
N: A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson 10/20/23
B: Sue Black wrote Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind 11/3/23
U: Unhinged by Jørn Lier Horst 4/10/24
R: Tom Reynolds (character) The Darkest Place by Jo Spain 12/19/23
G: Gone by Leona Deakin 11/10/23
H: Heidi by Johanna Spyri 10/21/23

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
The Stationmaster's Farewell by Edward Marston (Historical fiction) 1/13/24
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts by Kathryn Harkup (368 pages) 10/3/23
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON 13/13
T: Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead 10/16/23
O: Olivia Kiernan wrote The Killer in Me 10/14/23
W: Why Was the Partridge in the Pear Tree?: The History of Christmas Carols by Mark Lawson-Jones 12/7/23
E: Martin Edwards wrote Crimes of Cymru: Classic Mystery Tales of Wales 10/11/23
R: Joanne Ramos wrote The Farm 10/8/23

O: Olivia Kiernan wrote If Looks Could Kill 2/17/24
F: A Fatal Crossing by Tom Hindle 10/26/23

L: A Little Local Murder by Robert Barnard 10/28/23
O: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens 2/21/24
N: Nuala Ellwood wrote Day of the Accident 11/27/23
D: Carter Dickson wrote The White Priory Murders: A Mystery for Christmas 12/25/23
O: On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old by Hendrik Groen 2/22/24
N: Nine Lives by Peter Swanson 1/25/24

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
See Them Run by Marion Todd 10/30/23
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett (495 pages) 11/8/23
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

JoAnne wrote: "The only place I have been to is Gettysburg Battlefield. They run Haunted tours through the town."

I've been to Gettysburg and explored all over the battlefield, but spent little time within the town. I want to go up and do the tours, as well as spend a night or two in a haunted location with roaming privileges.

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks
Read:31

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.

THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
🧡Fangirl, Vol. 3: The Manga - Rainbow Rowell, 11/28/23
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
🧡You're Smart, Strong and You Got This: Drawings, Affirmations, and Comfort to Help with Anxiety and Depression - Kate Allan, 11/13/23
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH
🧡E: Emery Stanton (MC)-Star of the Game-Amy Aislin, 4/10/24
🧡D: Doe, Anna-Kiss To Belong-Anna Doe, 1/7/24
🧡I: It's a Date - Again-Jeneva Rose, 1/24/24
🧡N: Nick Nelson (MC)-Heartstopper: Volume Five - Alice Oseman, 12/28/23
🧡B: Baker, Linus (MC)-The House in the Cerulean Sea-TJ Klune, 7/1/24
🧡U: Until Sage-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 1/19/24
🧡R: Ray Celar-Show Me How to Love, 5/5/24
🧡G: Gendron, Alice-The Mini ADHD Coach, 1/31/24
🧡H: Hadley Emerson (MC)-Until Cobi-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 4/20/24


Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
🧡Already Gone-Kristen Proby, 4/29/24
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
🧡Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun - Jonny Garza Villa, 11/9/23
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
🧡Fighting to Breathe-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 2/23/24
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
🧡Prince of the Palisades-Julian Winters, 6/15/24
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
🧡Solo for the Season - Martha Keyes, 12/6/23
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
🧡Ellery Wallace (MC)-Something like Love-Piper Rayne, 3/8/24 -- 2553 pgs
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
🧡Two Truths and a Lyle - DJ Jamison, 10/4/23
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
🧡Red, White & Royal Blue-Casey McQuiston, 6/6/24
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
🧡Where We Started-Ashley Munoz, 5/25/24
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
🧡What Saves Us-Maggie Gates, 3/29/24
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER
🧡W: Warren Davies (MC) - Next of Kin-Hannah Bonam-Young, 2/16/24
🧡I: Ivy Simpson (MC) - Christmas with Saint - J. Sterling, 12/7/23
🧡N: Newcomer-Ana Ashley, 1/27/24
🧡C: Christmas Falls #3 - Get Frosted - Amy Aislin, 12/30/23
🧡H: Harmony Mayson (MC) - Until Harmony-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 2/18/24
🧡E: Elmwood Stories #1-You, Again-Lane Hayes, 2/12/24
🧡S: Secret Santa Face-Off - Victoria Denault, 12/1/23
🧡T: Tenley Rhodes (MC)-Roughing the Kicker-Emily Silver, 5/15/24
🧡E: Egotistical Puckboy-Eden Finley, 1/20/24
🧡R: Rainbow Rowell - Fangirl, Vol. 2: The Manga, 11/18/23

Top 10 Haunted Places
October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks
Read:

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.

THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
🔺 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank - Erma Bombeck - 11/15/23
🔺 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE
A - Arctic Storm Rising - Dale Brown - 10/23/23
M - Maltese Parrot - Steve Higgs - 11/7/23
I - If Fried Chicken Could Fly - Paige Shelton - 11/19/23
T - To Fetch a Thief - Spencer Quinn - 11/6/23
Y - You Don't Own Me - Mary Higgins Clark - 10/2/23
V - Vanishing Edge - Claire Kells - 12/9/23
I - In Deep Voodoo - Stephanie Bond - 10/6/23
L - Lassiter - J.R. Ward - 11/9/23
L - Lethal Justice - Fern Michaels - 11/13/23
E - Elizabeth Peters - Mummy Case - 10/10/23

Eastern State Penitentiary
🔺6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
All the Sinners Bleed - S.A. Cosby - 11/21/23
🔺 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir - R.A. Dick - 10/14/23 - orig pub 1945
🔺 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE
E - Elizabeth Alexander - Light of the World - 10/1/23
A - Angela Marsons - Stolen Ones - 10/21/23
S - Steve Martini - Blood Flag - 10/19/23
T - Terminal List - Jack Carr - 10/29/23
E - Elizabeth Goddard - Present Danger - 10/4/23
R - Robert Dugoni - Her Deadly Game - 10/5/23
N - Nora Roberts - Dark Witch - 10/15/23

S - Steve Higgs - Couple in Cabin 2124 - 11/1/23
T - Tequila Mockingbird - Tim Federle - 10/22/23
A - Address For Murder - Tonya Kappes - 11/29/23
T - Turkey Trot Murder - Leslie Meier - 10/11/23
E - Janet Evanovich - Turbo Twenty-Three - 11/28/23

Edinburgh Castle
🔺 9. Read a book set in the UK.
What Darkness Brings - C.S. Harris - 10/16/23 - set in England
🔺 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
Margaret of Anjou - Conn Iggulden - 12/7/23
🔺 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
Not the Witch You Wed - April Asher - 10/24/23 - Violet Maxwell is a witch
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
🔺 13. Read a book set during a war.
The Black Swan of Paris - Karen Robards - 10/13/23 - set during WWII
🔺 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
True Believer - Jack Carr - 12/15/23
🔺15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
Watch Her Disappear - Lisa Regan - 12/11/23
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
🔺 17. Read a book set in the American South.
Kisscut - Karin Slaughter - 10/9/23 - set in Georgia
🔺 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
Murder on Bedford Street - Victoria Thompson - 10/27/23
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
🔺 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
The Kidnapped Bride - Steve Higgs - 10/26/23 - set aboard a cruise ship

👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).

🔺 23. Read a book set in California.
Guilt by Association - Marcia Clark - 10/12/23
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
🔺 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
Conqueror's Wife: A Novel of Alexander the Great - Stephanie Marie Thornton - 11/30/23
🔺 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
Blacktop Wasteland - S.A. Cosby - 10/25/23 - 304 pages
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
🔺 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
My Name is Mary Sutter - Robin Oliveira - 12/22/23
🔺 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
New York Christmas - Anne Perry - 12/28/23
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
🔺 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
Red, White, and Blood - Christopher Farnsworth - 10/4/23
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
🔺 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
Dog Who Knew Too Much - Spencer Quinn - 11/20/23
🔺 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
Perfect Evil - Alex Kava - 11/24/23
🔺 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
Judgment Call - J.A. Jance - 12/14/23 - 508 pages
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

Res

Devil's Cut - J.R. Ward - 10/17/23
My Kind of Christmas - Janet Dailey - 10/20/23
Other Einstein - Marie Benedict - 10/18/23
Out of Nowhere - Sandra Brown - 10/3/23
Playing with Fire - J.J. Cook - 10/30/23
Winter's End - Paige Shelton - 10/8/23
Blood Sisters - Cate Quinn - 11/22/23
Death of an Eye - Dana Stabenow - 11/26/23
Director's Cut - Steve Higgs - 11/1/23
Doctor Death - Steve Higgs - 11/2/23
Dreaming of You - Lisa Kleypas - 11/14/23
Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros - 11/18/23
Free Fall - Fern Michaels - 11/19/23
Hide And Seek - Fern Michaels - 11/23/23
I Knew You Were Trouble - Lauren Layne - 11/16/23
Identity - Nora Roberts - 11/3/23
Jury - Fern Michaels - 11/5/23
Mission for the Maharajah - Steve Higgs - 11/4/23
Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish - Dorothy Gilman - 11/11/23
Murder on the Dance Floor - Steve Higgs - 11/2/23
My Darkest Prayer - S.A. Cosby - 11/27/23
Night Hawks - Elly Griffiths - 11/12/23
One Last Kill - Robert Dugoni - 11/10/23
Secret Place - Tana French - 11/25/23
Sleuth and her Dachshund in Athens - Steve Higgs - 11/4/23
Southern Magic Thanksgiving - Amy Boyles - 11/8/23
Sweet Revenge - Fern Michaels - 11/7/23
Tenant - Katrine Engberg - 11/17/23


Baltimore Blues - Laura Lippman - 12/6/23
Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies - Alison Goodman - 12/2/23
Boyfriend - Sarina Bowen - 12/5/23
Cold Cold Heart - Tami Hoag - 12/29/23
Digital Fortress - Dan Brown - 12/8/23
Disappearance of a Scribe - Dana Stabenow - 12/24/23
Grayfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Skye Terrier - 12/19/23
Hanukkah at the Great Greenwich Ice Creamery - Sharon Ibbotson - 12/27/23
Hidden Depths - Ann Cleeves - 12/12/23
Hokus Pokus - Fern Michaels - 12/1/23
In the Likely Event - Rebecca Yarros - 12/4/23


Mistletoe Mischief - Stacey Joy Netzel - 12/7/23


One Night with a Cowboy - Cat Johnson - 12/23/23
Santa Cruise - Fern Michaels - 12/30/23
Small Mercies - Dennis Lehane - 12/17/23
Somewhere on Maui - Toby Neal - 12/25/23
Stalking Ivory - Suzanne Arruda - 12/13/23
That Darkness - Lisa Black - 12/3/23
Travelling Cat Chronicles - Hiro Arikawa - 12/20/23

Uncharted - Adriana Anders - 12/10/23
Unwilling Executive - Miranda P. Charles - 12/16/23


Wreck the Halls - Tessa Bailey - 12/26/23
You'll Forget This Ever Happened - Laura L. Engel - 12/18/23

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: Oct. 1st, 2023 - Sept. 30th, 2024

The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks

39/40

THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
✅👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle - Mar. 3rd
✅👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
When Clouds Touch Us by Thanhhà Lại - Feb 15th
✅👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher - Dec. 17th
✅👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE
Arakawa Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 2 by Hiromu Arakawa - Nov. 5th
Merry Merry Christmas, Baby by Jill Shalvis - Dec. 1st
Innocent The Innocent Sleep by Seanan McGuire - Nov. 1st
Things The Things We Love: How Our Passions Connect Us and Make Us Who We Are by Aaron Ahuvia - Dec. 6th
You'll You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love by Marcia A. Zug - Jan. 24th
Violet Maxwell MC Not the Witch You Wed by April Asher - Dec. 10th
Itaru Dinosaur Sanctuary, Vol. 1 by Itaru Kinoshita - Jan. 14th
Loki Loki by Melvin Burgess - Dec. 8th
Listen Listen, Slowly by Thanhhà Lại - Nov. 16th
Edward Elric MC Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 4 by Hiromu Arakawa - Nov. 13th

Eastern State Penitentiary
✅👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys - Oct. 27th
✅👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
Black Friend: Essays by Ziwe - Jan. 11th
✅👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl - Jan. 18th
✅👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE
Edward Elric MC Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu Arakawa - Oct. 24th
Arakawa Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 5 by Hiromu Arakawa - Nov. 28th
Shalvis He's So Fine by Jill Shalvis - Nov. 25th
T A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher - Jan. 18th
Edward Elric MC Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 3 by Hiromu Arakawa - Nov. 13th
Robinson Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame by Lisa Robinson - Jan. 12th
Nasrallah Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah - Oct. 15th
Singles The Singles Table by Sara Desai - Dec. 23rd
Ten The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow - Jan. 21st
Ali Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood - Nov. 10th
Thomas Thomas Cromwell: The Untold Story of Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant by Tracy Borman - Jan. 28th
Endo Spy x Family, Vol. 10 by Tatsuya Endo - Nov. 15th

Edinburgh Castle
✅👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett - Dec. 28th
✅👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher - Oct. 14th
✅👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman - Oct. 14th
✅👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH
Emma Emma by Jane Austen - Oct. 1st
Dahl Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl - Oct. 3rd
IZombie iZombie, Vol. 4: Repossession by Chris Roberson - Oct. 2
Norbury Big Panda and Tiny Dragon by James Norbury - Oct. 11th
Booher The Gospel According to Jayne, Vol. 2 by David M. Booher - Dec. 6th
Umbrella The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 2: Dallas by Gerard Way - Oct. 8th
Ryder, Aurelia MC Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews - Oct. 21st
Gauld Revenge of the Librarians by Tom Gauld - Dec. 2nd
Huda Huda F Cares? by Huda Fahmy - Oct. 10th

Gettysburg Battlefield
✅👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne - Dec. 7th
✅👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins - Oct. 30th
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
✅👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG
Gospel The Gospel According to Jayne, Vol. 1 by David M. Booher - Dec. 5th
Edward Elric MC Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 7 by Hiromu Arakawa - Nov. 29th
Tynion Wynd, Book Two: The Secret of the Wings by James Tynion IV - Feb. 13th
To To Woo and to Wed by Martha Waters - Feb. 18th
Yuu Mr. Villain's Day Off 01 by Yuu Morikawa - Nov. 16th
Sandman The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book One by Neil Gaiman - Jan. 6th
Bookshops Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree - Dec. 16th
Umbrella The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 3: Hotel Oblivion by Gerard Way - Oct. 9th
Rachel Rubanstein-Goldblatt MC The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer - Dec. 6th
Gospel The Gospel According to Jayne, Vol. 3 by David M. Booher - Dec. 7th

The Myrtles Plantation
✅👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
Me: Moth by Amber McBride - Jan. 30th
✅👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison - Oct. 7th
✅👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
Lore Olympus: Volume Five by Rachel Smythe - Oct. 12th
Persephone
✅👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION
Peter Pandora's Box: How Guts, Guile, and Greed Upended TV by Peter Biskind - Dec. 11th
Liu Monstress, Vol. 8: Inferno by Marjorie M. Liu - Dec. 19th
Arakawa Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 6 by Hiromu Arakawa - Nov. 28th
Not Not Your Ex's Hexes by April Asher - Dec. 13th
Tyler Blood by Tyler Pennock - Feb. 10th
Arakawa Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 9 by Hiromu Arakawa - Dec. 10th
Tynion Wynd, Book One: The Flight of the Prince - by James Tynion IV - Feb. 4th
Itaru Dinosaur Sanctuary, Vol. 2 by Itaru Kinoshita - Jan. 18th
Once Once in a Lifetime by Jill Shalvis - Oct. 8th
Neil The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Two by Neil Gaiman - Jan. 13th

Cont.

The Queen Mary
✅👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
It's in His Kiss by Jill Shalvis - Oct. 18th
✅👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
Royal Trivia: Your Guide to the Modern British Royal Family by Rachel Bowie & Roberta Fiorito - Feb. 11th
✅👻 23. Read a book set in California.
The Dating Plan by Sara Desai - Mar. 1st
✅👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY
Qahtani, Ali MC The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty - Dec. 18th
Umi A Man and His Cat, Vol. 1 by Umi Sakurai - Jan. 8th
Edgar The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe - Dec. 3rd
Elric, Edward MC Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 10 by Hiromu Arakawa - Dec. 19th
Neil The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Four by Neil Gaiman - Feb. 11th
McGuire Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 20th
Alice Heartstopper: Volume Five by Alice Oseman - Jan. 3rd
Roald Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl - Jan. 19th
Yoshimoto The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto - Mar. 7th

The Tower of London
✅👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings by Will Betke-Brunswick - Oct. 2nd
✅👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
We Are Not Strangers by Josh Tuininga - Oct. 4th
✅👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
Moving Upstream by Mary Barnes - Feb. 1st
140 pages
✅👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON
Toshikazu Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - Feb 23rd
Olvia Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens - Nov. 3rd
Watson The Book Tour by Andi Watson - Nov. 7th
Elric, Edward MC Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 11 by Hiromu Arakawa - Dec. 20th
Robb Quit Being an Idiot: Life Lessons from The Golden Girls by Robb Pearlman - Jan. 14th
October Daye #17 Sleep No More by Seanan McGuire - Nov. 8th
Friends Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry - Nov 20th
Lillith MC Six Scorched Roses by Carissa Broadbent - Jan. 23rd
One One in a Million by Jill Shalvis - Nov. 27th
Neil The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Five by Neil Gaiman - Mar. 9th
Dove, Ella MC The Secret Recipe of Ella Dove by Karen Hawkins - Nov. 30th
O'Farrell The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell - Dec. 4th
Neil The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Three by Neil Gaiman - Jan. 18th

The Whaley House
✅👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley - Oct. 23rd
✅👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
The Night Eaters: Her Little Reapers by Marjorie M. Liu - Oct. 16th
✅👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
Funny Story by Emily Henry - May 5th
Lenore & Barb at poker night.
✅👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE
Wonder Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims by Jennifer Vanderbes - Dec. 24th
How How to Survive History by Cody Cassidy - Nov. 29th
Arikawa The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa - Feb. 10th
Like Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English by Valerie Fridland - Jan. 28th
Elric, Edward Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 12 by Hiromu Arakawa - Dec. 26th
Yuu Mr. Villain's Day Off 02 by Yuu Morikawa - Nov. 23rd
How How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur - Dec. 30th
Olds Stag's Leap: Poems by Sharon Olds - Jan. 2nd
Unreliable Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Impostor Syndrome by Aparna Nancherla - Feb. 22nd
Serpent The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent - Jan. 8th
Edward Elric MC Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 16 by Hiromu Arakawa - Feb. 16th

The White House
✅👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . . by Rick Mercer - Nov. 19th
✅👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik - Apr. 28th
✅👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo - Dec. 2nd
✅👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE
World's The World's Even Dumber Criminals: Unbelievable True Tales of Crime Gone Wrong by Duncan McKenzie - Jan. 9th
Helen Kasios MC Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert - Jan. 26th
Iliza Girl Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity by Iliza Shlesinger - Feb. 2nd
Tynion Wynd, Book Three: The Throne in the Sky by James Tynion IV - Feb. 27th
Edward Elric MC Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 13 by Hiromu Arakawa - Dec. 31st
Hiromu Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 14 by Hiromu Arakawa - Dec 31st
Only The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff - Feb. 13th
Umi A Man and His Cat, Vol. 2 by Umi Sakurai - Mar. 14th
Staebler Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band by Christian Staebler - Jan. 23rd
Edward Elric MC Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 17 by Hiromu Arakawa - Feb. 19th

The Winchester House
✅👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Nov. 5th
✅👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
System Collapse by Martha Wells - Nov. 22nd
✅👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales & Gavin Edwards - Feb. 18th
✅👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER
Way Tales From The Umbrella Academy: You Look Like Death by Gerard Way - Oct. 25th
Ilona Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews - Oct. 5th
Neil The Sandman: Book of Dreams edited by Neil Gaiman - Jan. 5th
Cassandra Gataki MC Radiant Sin by Katee Robert - Feb. 4th
Hawkins A Cup of Silver Linings by Karen Hawkins - Nov. 13th
Eedward Elric MC Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 8 by Hiromu Arakawa - Nov. 29th
Stuart Dave Cooks the Turkey by Stuart McLean - Dec 29th
Thúy Ru by Kim Thúy - Jan. 1st
Elle The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey through the Art and Craft of Humor by Keegan-Michael Key & Elle Key - Jan. 10th
Riordan The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - Jan. 31st

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks
Read: 28

THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
Paper Cage by Tom Baragwanath 15/10 3★
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
Cross and Burn by Val McDermid 8/10 3★
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell 7/10 4★
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
A June Betrothal by Lynn Kerstan,Rebecca North,Marissa Edwards,Jeanne Savery,Cynthia Richey,Monette Cummings 14/10 3★
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting - Stone of Tear
The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan 19/10 3★
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch - Shota
Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind 3/10 4★
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war - Napoleonic
Lord Borin's Secret Love by Regina Scott 22/10 2★
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
The Terminal List by Jack Carr 5/10 3★
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass 13/10 3★
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie 20/10 4★
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom 8/10 2★
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

P- Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett 29/10 5★
L- Lord Borin's Secret Love by Regina Scott 22/10 2★
A- Alice - One Hot Summer by Kat French 27/10 4★
N- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Owning, Raising and Training a Golden Retriever by Nona Bauer 12/10 4★
T- The Telephone Box Library by Rachael Lucas 16/10 4★
A- Annabelle - Widow's Web by Ursula Curtiss 28/10 3★
T- The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan 11/10 4★
I- Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 22/10 3.5★
O- Bad Timing by Nick Oldham 22/10 4★
N- No Rest for the Witches by MaryJanice Davidson,Lori Handeland,Cheyenne McCray,Christine Warren 21/10 2★

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome 15/10 3.5★
OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.) - regency
Georgette Heyer's Regency England by Teresa Chris 20/10 4★
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson 4/10 4★
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count - 814p
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 10/10 3.5★
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume - Sam Vimes smokes cigars
Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett 31/10 5★
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
Bed of ROSEs by Daisy Waugh 30/10 2.5★
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
Outback by Patricia Wolf 1/10 4★
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
Our Country Christmas by Darry Fraser,Penelope Janu,Fiona Lowe,Eva Scott,Jacquie Underdown 6/10 4★
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024
The Amityville House: 6-12 tasks
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks
Read:

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Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - December 17, 2023
The Amityville House: 6-12 tasks
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks
Read:28

COMPLETED!

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.

THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
The Grass Widow by Ralph McInerny 10/10/2023
Fox River is a fictional suburb of Chicago.
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
The Body in the Attic by Judi Lynn 10/3/2023
Jazzi buys and moves in the house she was flipping.
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
The House on Prytania by Karen White 12/16/2023
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
The First Time She Drowned by Kerry Kletterer 10/22/2023
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
Unnatural Death by Dorothy L Sayers 12/10/2023 Pub'd 1927
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
The Burning Girls by C J Tudor 10/19/2023
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH
E The Spook in the Stacks by Eva Gates 10/28/2023
D Dead and Breakfast by Kate Kingsbury <10/14/2023
I It Cannoli Be Murder by Catherine Bruns 11/28/2023
N Nine Lives by Peter Swanson 11/14/2023
B The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin 11/16/2023
U Upstaged by Murder by Grace Topping 11/18/2023
R The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer by Liza Rodman 11/10/2023
G This Is How I Lied by Heather Gudenkauf 10/28/23
H Holly Jolly Cowboy by Jessica Claire 10/12/2023

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg 10/6/2023
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
Hostile Witness by Leigh Adams 11/11/2023
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
Above the Waterfall by
Ron Rash11/30/2023
North Carolina
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
To Helvetica and Back by Paige Shelton 10/16/2023
Leather man is found dead in the alley.
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
Muzzled by Eileen Brady 10/31/2023
Maisie has a birthday
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette 10/19/2023

👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
The Donut Trap by Julie Lieu 11/3/2023
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber 11/6/2023 380 pages
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
Killer Cuts by Elaine Viets 10/7/2023
Drifford, King's former business partner, chain smokes cigars both at the wedding and at Helen's interview.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
Fade to White by Wendy Clinch 11/21/2023
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
Double Black by Wendy Clinch 11/3/2023
Stacy does her laundry in the basement.
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
Fallen by Linda Castillo 10/24/2023
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder carries a gun.
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
Eighty Days to Elsewhere by K C Dyer 12/10/2023
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

Welcome Anne!

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024

Goal: 38/25+
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.

👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.

**👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn - 12/02/23 - North Carthage Missouri

**👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
The September House - Carissa Orlando - 11/30/23

👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.

**👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.**
Ketchup Is a Vegetable: And Other Lies Moms Tell Themselves - Robin O'Bryant - 10/11/23

👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.

👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

**👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute - Talia Hibbert - 02/13/24

👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.

**👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.**
Magical Makeover - Brenda Trim - 10/20/23 - Phoebe becomes a witch.

**👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH - 9 words
E - Everything's Eventual - Stephen King - 11/15/23
D - Xombi - John Rozrum - 11/22/23 - David Kim (MC)
I – Infinity 8 Vol. 4: Symbolic Guerrilla - Lewis Trondheim - 02/22/24
N – The Night House - Jo Nesbø - 02/28/24
B - Brides of Iowa: Three Loves Are Sweet Surprises along Willow Creek - Connie Stevens - 11/25/23
U - Searoad - Ursula K. Le Guin - 12/14/23
R - Chasing the Boogeyman - Richard Chizmar - 10/15/23
G - Goliath - Tochi Onyebuchi - 11/13/23
H - The Fault in Our Stars - John Green - 11/02/23 - Hazel Grace Lancaster (MC)

**👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
Joan - Katherine J. Chen - 12/24/23

**👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell - 11/26/23 - Park's dad is a veteran.

👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.

👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

**👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
A Flicker in the Dark - Stacy Willingham - 02/16/24 - Set in Louisiana

**👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
Black Hills - Nora Roberts - 11/18/23

**👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
The Brands Who Came For Christmas - Maggie Shayne - 12/18/23 - Maya Brand

**👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION - 10 letters
P - Summer of My German Soldier - Bette Greene - 12/22/23 - Patty Bergen (MC))
L - An Unexpected Home - Bree Kraemer - 10/08/23 - Leah Britton (MC)
A - Return to Armageddon - Malcolm Shaw - 10/23/23 - Amtrak (MC)
N - The Keeper of Hidden Books - Madeline Martin - 01/28/24 - Zofia Nowak (MC)
T - Infinity 8 Vol. 2 - Lewis Trondheim - 10/29/23
A - Alone - Barbara De Smedt - 11/05/23
T - Infinity 8 Vol. 3 - Lewis Trondheim - 10/31/23
I – Violeta - Isabel Allende - 02/02/24
O - Other Birds - Sarah Addison Allen - 10/07/23
N – A Cosmology of Monsters - Shaun Hamill - 01/23/24 - Noah Turner (MC)

**👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.**
Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant - Darci Hannah - 10/29/23

👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).

**👻 23. Read a book set in California.
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone - Lori Gottlieb - 01/17/24 - Los Angeles

👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).

**👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".**
Lady Tan's Circle Of Women - Lisa See - 10/24/23

**👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.**
Idaho Idol - Ann Omasta - 10/29/23 - Page count: 154

👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON
T - Bad Island: A Graphic Novel - Doug TenNapel - 11/08/23
O - Alaska Adventurer - Ann Omasta - 11/25/23
W - Cowboy in Colorado - Jasinda Wilder - 12/03/23
E - Effigy (2015): Idle Worship - Tim Seeley - 12/22/23
R – Harry Potter és a Titkok Kamrája - J.K. Rowling - 01/14/24
O - Delaware Dreamboat - Ann Omasta - 12/25/23
F - Starter Villain - John Scalzi - 12/07/23 - Charlie Fitzer (MC))
L - Bloombay Beginnings - Lilly Beckett - 12/10/23
O – Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom - Tsugumi Ohba - 01/28/24
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D – Undiscovered Country Vol. 1: Destiny - Scott Snyder & Charles Soule - 01/12/24 - Daniel Graves (MC)
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**👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.**
A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter M. Miller Jr. - 10/11/23

**👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.**
A Love Unexpected - Leah Brunner - 10/25/23 - Madden and Odette

👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.

👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE
W - Kingdom Come - Mark Waid - 12/08/23
H – Haunthology - Jeremy Haun - 01/21/24
A – Mastermind - Andrew Mayne - 01/18/24
L – The Little Grave - Carolyn Arnold - 01/13/24
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👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.

👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.

👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.

👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

**👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".**
Don't Look - Alexandra Ivy - 10/02/23

**👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
Nearly Mine - Molly Black - 02/11/24 - Grace Ford

**👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
The Sun Sister - Lucinda Riley - 01/06/24 - Page count: 623

👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

Welcome Ferenc!

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024

Levels:
The Amityville House: 6-12 tasks
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.


THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
Love Lost on Cloud 9 by Kirstie Collins Brote
Jan. 7, 2024

👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
The September House by Carissa Orlando Dec. 8, 2023

👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE
A- Andre by Sherman T. Cooley (Title)
Jan. 23, 2024

M- Mirror Mirror: Poetry 2022 by Cliff Sowers (Title)
Oct. 23, 2023

I- The Rise: A Short Story by Ian Rankin (Author First Name)
Jan. 28, 2024

T- Tell Me What I Am by Una Mannion (Title)
Dec. 12, 2023

Y- The You I've Never Known by Ellen Hopkins
(Title) April 12, 2024

V- The Voicemail by Jack E. Davis (Title)
April 16, 2024

I- I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh (Title)
March 23, 2024

L- Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger (Author First Name)
March 6, 2024

L- Prom Mom by Laura Lippman
(Author Last Name)
March 24, 2024

E- The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel
(Author Last Name) March 27, 2024

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book where a character is in a jail cell.
The Coworker by Freida McFadden
Feb. 19, 2024

👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
Onyx Awakened by Quell T. Fox Jan. 22, 2024

👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
Smack by Melvin Burgess Oct. 31, 2023

👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH
E- The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe by Edgar Allan Poe
(Author First Name) Oct. 6, 2023

D- Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory
(Title) May 15, 2024

I- I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
(Title) March 29, 2024

N- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (Title)
Jan. 11, 2024

B- Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris (Title)
March 13, 2024

U- (Un)Tethered: A Collection of Poems by S.V. Segal (Title) Oct. 2, 2023

R- Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose
(Author Last Name) May 3, 2024

G- The Girls by Emma Cline (Title)
Nov. 14, 2023

H- A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher (Title)
April 21, 2024

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros
Oct. 19, 2023

👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
A Girl Called Samson by Amy Harmon Dec. 23, 2023

👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
The Running Girls by Matt Brolly
Nov. 16, 2023

👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver
Nov. 28, 2023

👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
Powerless by Jacqueline Pretty Oct. 13, 2023
308 pgs

👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
Mia by Sherman T. Cooley Jan. 24, 2024

👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
Their Forever by Chloe Kent Jan. 9, 2024

👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
Ripples by Jasmine O'Hea Nov. 9, 2023

👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl by Patricia C. McKissack Dec. 27, 2023

👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
One by One by Ruth Ware Dec. 31, 2023

👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
Old THOT Next Door by Quan Millz Oct. 5, 2023

👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
Wrightsville Beach: A Novel by Suzanne Goodwyn
March 20, 2024

👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

Welcome Sabrina!

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024

✔️The Queen Mary: 24/24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+
Read: 35

THE HAUNTED PLACES

The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
✔️👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.~ Murder in the White House by Margaret Truman▪️7/6/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE
A
✔️M~(M)erlin's Blade|Robert Treskillard▪️4/27/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️I~(I)dol Thoughts|J.S. Lee▪️7/30/2024⭐️⭐️⭐️
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✔️L~(L)ove and Other Wild Things|Molly Harper▪️10/4/2023▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️L~From Best Friend to Husband|(L)ucy McConnell▪️10/6/2023▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️E~(E)vergreen Springs|RaeAnne Thayne▪️1/3/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
✔️👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.~The Extinction Trials by A.G. Riddle▪️5/15/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE
✔️E~(E)ve in Exile and the Restoration of Femininity|Rebekah Merkle▪️1/24/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️A~Released|(A)mber Kirkpatrick ▪️6/30/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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✔️E~(E)ven Tree Nymphs Get the Blues|Molly Harper ▪️7/7/2024▪️
✔️R ~(R)eturn of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West|R.R. Reno▪️4/19/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️N~A Proposal They Can't Refuse|(N)atalie Caña▪️2/29/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Edinburgh Castle
✔️👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.~His Last Christmas in London by Con Riley▪️11/5/2023▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
✔️👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.~Grace by Contract by Rachel Rossano▪️10/26/2023▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH
E
✔️D~The 6:20 Man|(D)avid Baldacci▪️5/7/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I
✔️N~(N)ight Hawk|Beverly Jenkins▪️7/3/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
B
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✔️R~The Extinction Trials|A.G. (R)iddle▪️5/15/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
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Gettysburg Battlefield
✔️👻 13. Read a book set during a war.~The Teacher of Warsaw by Mario Escobar▪️4/30/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG
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The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
✔️👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.~ Open Season by C.J. Box▪️5/27/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION
✔️P~(P)ride and Pleasure|Sylvia Day▪️6/24/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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The Queen Mary
✔️👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.~A Wedding One Christmas by Therese Beharrie▪️12/5/2023▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).~Gods and Kings by Lynn Austin▪️6/10/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️👻 23. Read a book set in California.~Unleashed by Amber Kirkpatrick▪️6/29/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY
Q
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N

M~The Dark That Dwells|(M)att Digman
A
✔️R~ The (R)ancher's Forever Family|Sasha Summers▪️6/8/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Y



The Tower of London
✔️👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).~Emperors of the Deep: Sharks--The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians by William McKeever▪️5/22/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
✔️👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.~The Sword and the Flameby Stephen R. Lawhead(370 pgs.)▪️1/15/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON
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✔️W~(W)hat Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South's Tornado Alley|Kim Cross▪️10/15/2023▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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✔️R~(R)ivers of London|Ben Aaronovitch▪️2/21/24▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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✔️D~(D)ormia|Jake Halpern▪️7/13/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
✔️👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple~Shadowed: The Final Judgment by Jerry B. Jenkins▪️12/2/2023▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE
W
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✔️S~ Spellbound Falls|Janet Chapman▪️7/18/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE
✔️W~The (W)olf|K. Alex Walker▪️6/19/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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The Winchester House
✔️👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".~ The Sleeping Beauty Killer by Mary Higgins Clark▪️6/21/2024▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
✔️👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.~Blood Riders by Michael P. Spradlin▪️10/8/2023▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).~The Stoneholding by James G. Anderson
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER
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✔️H~(H)alloween Moon|Kathi Daley▪️11/2/2023▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024

Levels:
The Amityville House: 6-12 tasks
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.


THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book. Good Morning Comrades - Ondjaki 10/5-6
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK. It Happened One Autumn - Lisa Kleypas 10/10-18
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "History" or "Historical Fiction".
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title. Touch Blue - Cynthia Lord
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

Top 10 Haunted Places
Duration: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024

Levels:
The Queen Mary: 13-24 tasks
The Winchester House: 25+ tasks

Completed Spell Out words will be counted as one task for each letter. EX. Amityville is 10 letters = 10 tasks if completed. Uncompleted words will not count.

Read 26 books

THE HAUNTED PLACES
The Amityville House
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
The Christmas Brides of Twilight: A Twilight, Texas Novel (Twilight, Texas, 14) by Lori Wilde 10/23/23 4stars (Twilight Texas drivable to Fort Worth)
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale by Virginia Kantra 11/30/23 4stars (Toni and Dee with her friend in Ireland)
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
High Tea at The Beach House Hotel (The Beach House Hotel #8) by Judith Keim 3/17/24 4.5stars
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

Eastern State Penitentiary
👻 5. Read a book set in a prison OR where a character is in a jail cell.
The Amish Gift of the Magi: A Christmas Novella: The Amish Classics Series: The Prequel by Ashley Emma 11/19/23 4.5stars (owner of the diner arrested and jailed)
👻 6. Read a solitary or stand-alone book.
The Rom Con by Devon Daniels 11/5/23 4stars
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

Edinburgh Castle
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
Betrayed by the Truth (Emmeline Kirby/Gregory Longdon Mysteries #9) by Daniella Bernett 10/5/23 5stars (London)
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
A Knight's Christmas Wish (Falling For A Knight #0.5) by Lana Williams 10/25/23 4stars
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
Untouched (Entitled Love, #3) by Rachel Rowan 10/26/23 3stars (Leo, Jay's cousin)
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

Gettysburg Battlefield
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
Once Upon a Cowboy (Cowboy Fairytales #1) by Lacy Williams 10/27/23 4stars (Gideon was a navy SEAL until he was injured; brother is in the army)
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
The Bridge of Belonging (Lancaster Bridges Book Five): An Amish Romance Series by Sylvia Price 10/15/23 4stars
👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG

The Myrtles Plantation
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
His Christmas Cowgirl (Three Springs, Texas, 5) by Cari Lynn Webb 10/11/23 4stars (TX)
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
The Cat Who Caught a Killer (Conrad the Cat Detective, 1) by L.T. Shearer 10/7/23 4stars (2 actually)
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
Sweeten the Deal by Katie Shepard 10/15/23 4stars (Caroline and Adrian go to a Young Professionals for the Arts program at a museum but he has no idea it's her birthday)
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

The Queen Mary
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
Finding Joy: Rainbow Haven Beach Book 5 by Sylvia Price 10/1/23 4stars
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
Second Duke's the Charm (Her Majesty's Rebels #1) by Kate Bateman 12/20/23 4.5stars (Duke/Her Majesty)
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
Murder by the Seashore (California Bookshop Mystery #1) by Samara Yew 10/14/23 4stars (Oceanside on the beach)
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

The Tower of London
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged "Historical Fiction".
A Wild and Heavenly Place by Robin Oliveira 2/11/24 4.5stars
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
Every Day Is Christmas by Karen Schaler 10/8/23 4.5stars (3, 4 - 314 pages)
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

The Whaley House
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
Bragg's Match: a forced proximity reverse age gap small town romantic comedy (The Bragg Brothers Book 4) by D.E. Haggerty 10/15/23 4stars (Bragg is Brody and his brothers' last name)
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
Halloween Hottie: A Dad's Best Friend, Secret Twins Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T. Summers 10/21/23 4stars (Melissa's parents)
👻 31. Read a book where a character puts on perfume.
Christmas For One by Mollie Mathews 11/4/23 4stars (Ruby sprays Seductress behind her ears)
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

The White House
👻 33. Read a book with a character who is a politician.
A Seaside Bookshop Christmas: A Single Dad, Friends to Lovers Small Town Romance (The Turner Family of Bluestar Island Book 3) by Jennifer Faye 11/6/23 4.5stars (Mayor Banks)
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
👻 35. Read a book where a character does gardening.
Stuck with the Damaged Billionaire : An Enemies to Lovers Romance (The DC Hotties #2) by Jade Styles 10/28/23 4stars (Ruby has a backyard kitchen garden; she's a chef)
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

The Winchester House
👻 37. Read a book tagged "Mystery".
In the Wick of Time (Magic Candle Shop #2) by Valona Jones 10/24/23 4stars
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
In the Key of Dead: A Miami Music Mystery by Zaida Alfaro 10/31/21 4stars (the murderer when he threatens everyone at the music studio)
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark 10/17/23 3.5stars (592 pages)
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

Welcome Jennie Lee, Cindy and JoAnne!

TOP 10 HAUNTED PLACES, 10/1 – 9/30/24
35 BOOKS READ

THE AMITYVILLE HOUSE
👻 1. Read a book that takes place in a suburb.
outside of Cleveland OH : Wonton Terror (Noodle Shop #4), by Vivien Chien, finished 10/13/23 ★★★.5
👻 2. Read a book where a family moves into a new place.
The Accidental Alchemist (Accidental Alchemist #1), by Gigi Pandian, finished 10/1/23 ★★★.5
👻 3. Read a book with the word HOUSE in the title.
The Curse of the HOUSE of Foskett (Gower Street Detective #2), by M.R.C. Kasasian, finished 10/19/23 ★★★
👻 4. Spell out: AMITYVILLE

EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY
👻 5. Read a book where a character is in a jail cell
Serafine : Deadly Brew (Dewberry Farm #3), by Karen MacInerney, finished 10/8/23 ★★★★
👻 6. Read a stand-alone book.
Christmas at the Edge of the World, by Kate Hewitt, finished 11/12/23 ★★★.5
👻 7. Read a book published between 1913 - 1970.
publ 1927 : Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey #3), by Dorothy L. Sayers, finished 11/21/23 ★★★.5
👻 8. Spell out: EASTERN STATE

EDINBURGH CASTLE
👻 9. Read a book set in the UK.
👻 10. Read a book with a castle as a setting.
Mrs. Claus and the Santaland Slayings (Mrs. Claus #1), by Liz Ireland, finished 10/26/23 ★★★.5
👻 11. Read a book with a character who is either a Duke or a witch.
Wilma : Nearly Departed in Deadwood (Deadwood #1), by Ann Charles, finished 10/5/23 ★★★.5
👻 12. Spell out: EDINBURGH

GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD
👻 13. Read a book set during a war.
WW2 : The Taster, by V.S. Alexander, finished 11/15/23 ★★★.5
👻 14. Read a book with a character who is a soldier or a veteran.
Tripp, Gabe & more : Death by Jack-O’-Lantern (Abby McCree #2), by Alexis Morgan, finished 10/12/23 ★★★.5
👻 15. Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh area : Never Mess with Mistletoe (Leigh Koslow #10), by Edie Claire, finished 11/9/23 ★★★★

👻 16. Spell out: GETTYSBURG
G = author Graham Brack – Death in Delft (Master Mercurius #1), finished 10/18/23 ★★★★
E = author Ellie Alexander – Without a Brew (Sloan Krause #4), finished 10/9/23 ★★★★
T = Till Death Do Us Tart (Bakeshop #8), by Ellie Alexander, finished 10/4/23 ★★★★
T = A Touch of the Grape (Hemlock Falls #6), by Claudia Bishop, finished 10/10/23 ★★★.5
Y = author Josh Young – Expedition Deep Ocean: The First Descent to the Bottom of All Five Oceans, finished 11/17/23 ★★★.5
S = author Stephen Hawking – Brief Answers to the Big Questions, finished 10/22/23 ★★★★
B = author Matthew Batt – The Last Supper Club: A Waiter’s Requiem, finished 10/3/23 ★★★
U = Upside Down, Inside Out, by Monica McInerney, finished 10/20/23 ★★★.5
R = Rapid Fire (Raine Stockton #2), by Donna Ball, finished 10/16/23 ★★★★
G = author John Gaspard – The Bullet Catch (Eli Marks #2), finished 10/25/23 ★★★★

THE MYRTLES PLANTATION
👻 17. Read a book set in the American South.
Alabama : The Darling Dahlias and the Silver Dollar Bush (Darling Dahlias #5), by Susan Wittig Albert, finished 10/30/23 ★★★★
👻 18. Read a book where a murder occurs.
Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles (Mahalia Watkins Soul Food #1), by A.L. Herbert, finished 10/24/23 ★★★.5
👻 19. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
Petra : Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord, by Celeste Connally, finished 10/18/23 ★★★★
👻 20. Spell out: PLANTATION

THE QUEEN MARY
👻 21. Read a book set on the water OR has water on the cover. Show the cover.
both : Boundary Waters (Cork O’Connor #2), by William Kent Kruger, finished 11/10/23 ★★★★
👻 22. Read a book with a royal word in the title (QUEEN, KING, etc.).
The King’s Justice (Maggie Hope #9), by Susan Elia MacNeal, finished 10/15/23 ★★★★
👻 23. Read a book set in California.
Santa Linda CA : Kneaded to Death (Bread Shop #1), by Winnie Archer, finished 11/4/23 ★★★.5
👻 24. Spell out: QUEEN MARY

THE TOWER OF LONDON
👻 25. Read a book whose author's first or last name is William (any reasonable form accepted).
👻 26. Read a book tagged HISTORY or HISTORICAL FICTION.
Murder at Mallowan Hall (Phyllida Bright #1), by Colleen Cambridge, finished 11/14/23 ★★★★
👻 27. Read a book with a 4, 0, or 3 in the page count.
270 pages : Death at La Fenice (Commissario Brunetti #1), by Donna Leon, finished 10/16/23 ★★★.5
👻 28. Spell out: TOWER OF LONDON

THE WHALEY HOUSE
👻 29. Read a book with a name in the title.
👻 30. Read a book with characters who are a married couple.
Sebastian and Victoria : Bulletproof Barista (Coffeehouse #20), by Cleo Coyle, finished 10/7/23 ★★★★
👻 31. Read a book where a character smokes a cigar or puts on perfume.
most of the ladies : Lady Helena Investigates (Scott-De Quincy #1), by Jane Steen, finished 10/11/23 ★★★.5
👻 32. Spell out: WHALEY HOUSE

THE WHITE HOUSE
Mayor Cole : Fatal First Edition (Library Lover’s #14), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 10/14/23 ★★★★
👻 34. Read a book with a color word in the title.
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space, by Carl Sagan, finished 11/8/23 ★★★★
👻 35. Read a book where a character does laundry or does gardening.
Every Dog Has His Day (Bluff Point #3), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 10/22/23 ★★★.5
p. 143 “... to catch up on the laundry...”
👻 36. Spell out: WHITE HOUSE

THE WINCHESTER HOUSE
👻 37. Read a book tagged MYSTERY.
Curiosity Thrilled the Cat (Magical Cats #1), by Sofie Kelly, finished 10/28/23 ★★★.5
👻 38. Read a book where a character carries a gun.
the police : Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop (Beacon Bakeshop #1), by Darci Hannah, finished 10/21/23 ★★★.5
👻 39. Read a large book (more than 450 pages).
👻 40. Spell out: WINCHESTER

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