Memory Lane - 1992 - 4/30

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1992
February 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025


 
LEVELS
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
 
9/15
 
Tasks:
1. Most watched TV show – Roseanne
Read a book with a working-class family struggling to get by OR a book set in Illinois.
 
2. Top single (US) – I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston
Read a book where a breakup occurs OR with a character whose first or last name begins with P - (this song was written by Dolly Parton about when she decided to stop working with Porter Waggoner and go out on her own).
Stateroom for Two - Glenna Finley (Signet - Apr 1980) (Pippa) - Feb 19
 
3. Best-selling album (US) – Automatic for the People by R.E.M
Read a Series book #8 or a book from any page with an 8 on your To Read list.
 
4. Most popular film – Aladdin
Read a book where a person's name is in the title OR with a character that is a princess, genie or a street urchin (your interpretation).
 
5. Best-selling book – The Pelican Brief by John Grisham
Read a book tagged/genre Legal or Legal Suspense or Suspense.
Renegade Wife - B.J. Daniels (HI #2235 - Sept 2024) (suspense) - Feb 11
 
6. New Food - Berry Berry Kix
Read a book where a character eats cereal OR a book with a purple cover (show cover).
Hero's Heart - Janie Crouch (Calamitte Jane Pub - Feb 2025) (purple cover) - Feb 3
 
7. Born this year – July 22 - Selena Gomez
Read a book where a character is an actress or a singer OR where a character takes a break from life for a while (your interpretation).
 
8. Died this year – April 6 – Isaac Asimov
Read a book by an author whose first and last names begin with vowels (AEIOU) OR tagged/genre of Science Fiction.
Hawaiian Medic to Rescue His Heart - Annie O'Neill (HMED #1199 - Sept 2021) (vowels) - Mar 5
 
IN THE NEWS
9. March 12 – Mauritius becomes a republic while remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The total land area of the country is 2,040 km2 (790 sq mi).
Read a book set on an island OR with 2 of the following numbers in the page count: 0, 0, 0, 2, 4, 7, 9 (share page count).
Rebel Doctor's Baby Surprise - Alison Roberts (HMED #1382 - Apr 2024) (240 pgs) - Feb 15
 
10. April 25 - ABC broadcasts the series finales of Who's the Boss?, Growing Pains, and MacGyver.
Read the last book in a series OR a book with a boss, a family or a secret agent.
Home Sweet Christmas - Susan Mallery (HQN - Oct 2022) (family) - Feb 6
 
11. July – The Goosebumps series of children's horror fiction, penned by R.L. Stine, is first published in the United States.
Read a book from the Goosebumps series OR by an author who uses initials instead of a first name - (middle initial only doesn't count).
One Day in Apple Grove - C.H. Admirand (SourcebooksCasablanca - June 2013) - Feb 7
 
12. August 11 - Mall of America opened its doors to the public, which is the largest mall.
Read a book where a character goes to the mall OR a book over 500 pages (share page count).
 
13. August 22nd - Hurricane Andrew hits South Florida.
Read a book set in Florida OR where a hurricane happens.
Hawaiian Nights With the Best Man - Cara Colter (HR #4877- Nov 2023) (hurricane) - Feb 17
 
14. September – Michael Ondaatje's historiographic metafiction The English Patient is published in Canada.
Read The English Patient OR any book by a Canadian author OR a book from the Booker Prize Library.
 
15. October 1 - Cartoon Network is launched.
Read a book where someone watches cartoons OR whose title begins with C or ends with K.

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