Celebrate the Century: 1940s
November 1, 2022 - April 30, 2023
Title: World War II Transforms America.
Date of issue: 18 February 1999
Denomination: 33¢
No of stamps in sheet: 15
1st row:
1. World War II
▶️ Read a book set during WWII OR with an American flag on the cover (show cover).
▶️ Read a book tagged Medical OR where the author's initials can be found in PENICILLIN.
Mistletoe and Magic for the Cornish Midwife - Jo Bartlett (Boldwood Books - Oct 2022) - Nov 23
3. Jackie Robinson
▶️ Read a book with a black character OR with a baseball player in the story.
▶️ Read a book with a black character OR with a baseball player in the story.
The Outlaw's Claim - Brenda Jackson (HD #2905 - Nov 2022) (Black character) - Nov 9
2nd row:
4. President Harry S. Truman
▶️ Read a book where a character wins an election OR set in Missouri.
4. President Harry S. Truman
▶️ Read a book where a character wins an election OR set in Missouri.
The Amish Quiltmaker's Unconventional Niece - Jennifer Beckstrand (Kensington - Nov 2022) (election) - Nov 5
5. Women support war effort
▶️ Read a book where a woman does a "man's job" OR with the word WE in the title.
6. Television
▶️ Read a book with a character that is on TV OR that is related to television in some way. Tell us how.
▶️ Read a book where a woman does a "man's job" OR with the word WE in the title.
▶️ Read a book with a character that is on TV OR that is related to television in some way. Tell us how.
The Wish List - Michelle Major (HQN - Oct 2022) (reality TV star) - Nov 7
3rd row:
7. Jitterbug
▶️ Read a book whose title begins with J OR where a character goes dancing.
7. Jitterbug
▶️ Read a book whose title begins with J OR where a character goes dancing.
Counterfeit Courtship - Sinithia Williams (HSE #2952 - Dec 2022) (dancing) - Nov 23
8. Jackson Pollock
▶️ Read a book with a character that is a painter OR with a character or author named Jackson.
▶️ Read a book with a character that is a painter OR with a character or author named Jackson.
The Duke's Protector - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade Pub - Dec 2022) (Jackson) - Dec 14
9. G. I. Bill
▶️ Read a book with a character that is/was in the military OR by an author whose first name begins with H or last name begins with C.
▶️ Read a book with a character that is/was in the military OR by an author whose first name begins with H or last name begins with C.
The Captain's Christmas Homecoming - Lauri Robinson (HH #1688 - Nov 2022) (was military) - Nov 10
10. Big band
▶️ Read a book where a character listens to live music OR with a saxophone, trumpet, trombone or drum on the cover (show cover).
▶️ Read a book where a character listens to live music OR with a saxophone, trumpet, trombone or drum on the cover (show cover).
One Night Only - Jayci Lee (HD #2919 - Jan 2023) (live music) - Dec 16
11. United Nations
▶️ Read a book set in any country listed under Founding Members here OR with a flag on the cover (show cover).
▶️ Read a book set in any country listed under Founding Members here OR with a flag on the cover (show cover).
A Second Chance in Valentine Valley - Emma Cane (Oliver Heber Books - Nov 2022) (USA) - Nov 28
4th row:
12. Baby boom
▶️ Read a book where a child is born OR with a 19 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
12. Baby boom
▶️ Read a book where a child is born OR with a 19 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
Dragonflight - Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine - July 1968) (1968) - Nov 22
13. Slinky
▶️ Read a book whose title begins or ends with a letter in SLINKY.
▶️ Read a book whose title begins or ends with a letter in SLINKY.
Six Days to Live - Lisa Dodson (HRS #2206 - Nov 2022) - Nov 4
14. A Streetcar Named Desire
▶️ Read a book set in New Orleans or with a woman in a red dress on the cover (show cover).
▶️ Read a book set in New Orleans or with a woman in a red dress on the cover (show cover).
A Valentine for Christmas - Reese Ryan (HD #2913 - Dec 2022) (red dress)- Nov 28
15. Citizen Kane
▶️ Read a book with a character that can be described as a magnate or tycoon OR with a name in the title.
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▶️ Read a book with a character that can be described as a magnate or tycoon OR with a name in the title.
16. A landing party of United States Marines storm a beach on Saipan, a Japanese stronghold in the Mariana Islands in 1944.
▶️ Read a book with a 1, 4 or 9 in the number of ratings the book has received OR with a beach on the cover (show cover).
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