Is There a Doctor in the House? 7/31

 Is There a Doctor in the House?
August 1, 2023 - July 31, 2024



 
Level 1: 10- 20 Tasks
Level 2 21-30 Tasks
Level 3 31 or more
 
Each task can be done no more than 3 times.
Example So if you read a book set in USA and a book by Dr. Seuss for task one you can do one of them a second time but not both.

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TASKS
 
*1. Dr Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel better known as Dr Seuss. He is an American children's author and cartoonist. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books. His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death.
📖 Read a book that is set in USA or
Wyoming Cowboy Undercover - Juno Rushdan (HI #2166 - Sept 2023) - Aug 15
a book by Dr. Seuss.
 
2. Dr Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS. The TARDIS exterior appears as a blue British police box. With various companions, the Doctor combats foes, works to save civilizations, and helps people in need.
✳️Read a book that is tagged Science Fiction or
The Final Countdown - Martin Caidin (Bantam - Jan 1980) - Aug 4
read a book where the author's initials can be found in TARDIS.
Night of Lyons - Chasity Bowlin et al. (Dragonblade Pub - Aug 2023) - Don't Tempt the Purring Lyon by Sara Adrien - Sept 2
 
3. Dr Mark Greene
Mark Greene, M.D. is a fictional character from the American medical drama series ER, portrayed by actor Anthony Edwards. He first appears in the series' pilot episode and subsequently appeared as one of the principal characters until the end of the eighth season. Considered to be the lead protagonist of the series’ first eight seasons, Greene's role was that of a mediator and occasional authority figure.
🩺 Read a book that is 8th in a series or
Coulda Been a Cowboy - Brenda Novak (HQN - Mar 2014) - Sept 10
read a book with a character called Anthony or Edward.
Rules in Blackmail - Nichole Severn (HI #1796 - July 2018) (Anthony) - Aug 6
 
4. Dr Hawkeye Pierce
Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce is the Chief Surgeon of the 4077th M*A*S*H unit. His nickname, "Hawkeye," comes from a character in the novel The Last of the Mohicans. He is portrayed by Alan Alda in the television show. Born and raised in Crabapple Cove, Maine, Hawkeye is, according to the TV series, the son of Dr. Daniel Pierce.Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (M*A*S*H) during the Korean War. Between long, intense sessions of treating critically wounded patients, he makes the best of his life in an isolated Army camp with heavy drinking, carousing, and pulling pranks on the people around him, especially the unpleasantly stiff and callous Major Frank Burns and Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan.
🩺 Read a book with a character who drinks heavily or
Navy SEAL's Deadly Secret - Cindy Dees (HRS #2074 - Jan 2020) - Sept 4
a character who plays a prank or
The Highlander's Kilted Bride - Vanessa Kelly (Kensington - Aug 2023) - Aug 28
an author's initials who can be found in HOT LIPS.
The Lyon Who Loved Me - Tracy Sumner (Dragonblade - Sept 2023) - Sept 12
 
5. Dr Leonard Bones McCoy
Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, known as "Bones", is a character in the American science-fiction franchise Star Trek. McCoy was played by actor DeForest Kelley in the original Star Trek series. In 2266, McCoy was posted as chief medical officer of the USS Enterprise under Captain James T. Kirk, who often calls him "Bones". McCoy and Kirk are good friends, even "brotherly". The passionate, sometimes cantankerous McCoy frequently argues with Kirk's other confidant, science officer Spock, and occasionally is prejudiced against Spock's Vulcan heritage. McCoy often plays the role of Kirk's conscience, offering a counterpoint to Spock's logic. McCoy is suspicious of technology, especially the transporter. As a physician, he prefers less intrusive treatment and believes in the body's innate recuperative powers
🩺 Read a book with a character who has a good friend or
Her Best Friend's Brother - Yahrah St. John (HD #2922 - Jan 2023) - Aug 10
who is suspicious of technology or
Pursuit at Panther Point - Cindi Myers ( HI #2171 - Oct 2023) - Sept 30
with either 2 or 6 in the page count.
Dark Side of the River - BJ Daniels (Canary Street Press - Aug 2023) (293) - Aug 2
 
6. Dr Doug Ross
Douglas Ross, M.D. is a fictional character from the NBC medical drama series ER, portrayed by American actor George Clooney. He is a pediatric fellow, employed by the pediatric service, but works in the ER. He is later promoted to a pediatrician attending in the ER.
🩺 Read a book set in a hospital or
A Daddy for Her Twins - Scarlet Wilson (HMED #1339 - Sept 2023) - Aug 24 
read a book with a character who works with kids or has a sick kid.
The Yard Rose - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - July 2013) (teacher) - Aug 4
 
7. Dr Gregory House
Gregory House is the fictional protagonist of the American medical drama series House and was portrayed by English actor Hugh Laurie. He leads a team of diagnosticians and is the Head of Diagnostic Medicine at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in Princeton, New Jersey. House's character has been described as a misanthrope, cynic, narcissist, and curmudgeon.
🩺 Read a book with a house on the cover (Show cover) or
Code Adam - Rachel Lee (HI #2153 - July 2023) - Aug 31 
read a book set in England or
Home for the Challah Days - Jennifer Wilck (HSE #3003 - Sept 2023) - Aug 17
 
8. Dr Watson.
John H. Watson, known as Dr. Watson, is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Along with Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson first appeared in the novel A Study in Scarlet. As Holmes's friend and confidant, Watson has appeared in various films, television series, video games, comics and radio programs.
🩺 Read a book with a character or author called John or Watson or
Match Me If You Can - Michelle Willingham (Dragonblade Pub - Aug 2023) (John) - Aug 14
read a book where a character watches television or listens to the radio.
 
9. Dr Beverly Crusher
Beverly Crusher is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise played by Gates McFadden. Debuting in the television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, McFadden appeared in every season except for the second, as well as its spin-off feature films. Crusher was the chief medical officer of the Enterprise-D and Enterprise-E. Crusher attended Starfleet Academy from 2342 to 2350 during which she attended medical school. While attending the academy, she became romantically involved with fellow cadet Jack Crusher, married him and had a son Wesley Crusher.
🛸Read a book with a character who is a mother or
Presumed Dead - Nichole Severn (HI #2107 - Nov 2022) - Aug 6
where a character attends medical school or
Falling for Dr. Maverick - Kathy Douglass (HSE #3007 - Oct 2023) - Dec 20
where the MC's initials can be found in STARFLEET.
Hero Unbound - Janie Crouch (Calamitte Jane Pub - Aug 2023) (Theo Lindstrom) - Aug 1
 
10. Dr Bombay
Dr Hubert Bombay is the witch doctor for Samantha's family on the show Bewitched. Usually summoned by the incantation: "Calling Dr. Bombay! Calling Dr. Bombay! Emergency! Come right away!" he appears in outrageous costumes, appropriate to whatever bizarre activity he had been interrupted doing - with or without a nurse assistant. His antidotes for "witch" diseases sometimes go wrong, and Darrin calls him a "quack" when that happens. He usually ends his visits by popping out with a burst of laughter.
🧙‍♂️ Read a book that makes you laugh or
Chef Sugarlips - Tawna Fenske (Capstone - May 2018) - Sept 8
read a book where a character dresses up in a costume or
Daddy Warlock - Jacqueline Diamond (HAR #687 - July 1997) - Aug 17
 
11. Dr Sheldon Cooper
Sheldon Lee Cooper Ph.D., Sc.D., is a character in the tv series The Big Bang Theory and is portrayed by actor Jim Parsons. Sheldon is a senior theoretical physicist at Caltech, and shares an apartment with his colleague and best friend, Leonard Hofstadter. In season 10, Sheldon moves across the hall with his girlfriend Amy Farrah Fowler. He has a genius-level IQ of 187 but he displays a fundamental lack of social skills, a tenuous understanding of humor, and difficulty recognizing irony and sarcasm in other people, although he himself often employs them. He has a general lack of humility, empathy, and toleration. These characteristics provide the majority of the humor involving him, which are credited with making him the show's breakout character.
🤖 Read a book with a character who is socially awkward or
The Evidence Next Door - Julie Miller (HI #2154 - July 2023) (chemist) - Aug 8
that is big (over 300 pages).
Forever in Honeymoon Harbor - JoAnn Ross (HQN - Sept 2023) (384) - Aug 29
 
12. Dr Leonard Hofstadter
Leonard Leakey Hofstadter, Ph.D., is a character portrayed by Johnny Galecki in the CBS sitcom, The Big Bang Theory. Leonard is an experimental physicist who shares an apartment with colleague and best friend, Dr. Sheldon Cooper. Penny is Leonard's next-door neighbor and main love interest, and the teasing of romance between the two of them is a major force driving the series. In season 9, they get engaged and married in Las Vegas.
👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 Read a book tagged Romance or
Off-Limits to the Rebel Prince - Susan Meier (HR #4847 - Apr 2023) - Aug 9
read a book where a character gets engaged or married.
Love's Secret Ingredient - Michele Dunaway (HSE #2985 - June 2023) (engaged) - Aug 13
 
13. Dr Robert "Bob" Hartley
Dr. Hartley is a Psychologist in the Bob Newhart Show. He lives in Edgewater, Illinois and commutes (often getting lost or otherwise taking the wrong train) to and from Chicago. The rates he usually charges is luxurious: In 1975 he charges $35.00 U.S.D. per session hour which in 2021 is at least $179.94 U.S.D. per session hour. He is married to Emily.
🚄 Read a book about psychology or with a character who is a Psychologist or
Misty Hollow Massacre - Carol Ericson (HI #2184 - Dec 2023) (psychologist) - Nov 28
read a book set in Chicago or
Montana Rain - Josie Jade (Calamitte Jane Pub - Sept 2023) (partly) - Sept 21
with a character called Emily or Bob.
Caught by You - Jennifer Bernard (Avon - Jan 2016) (Catfish Bob) - Sept 13
 
14. Dr. Gilbert "Gil" Grissom
Gilbert Arthur Grissom (born August 17, 1956), Ph.D. is a fictional character portrayed by William Petersen on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and its sequel, CSI: Vegas. Grissom is a forensic entomologist and for the series' first nine seasons, a CSI Level III Supervisor employed by the Las Vegas Police Department. Grissom was born as an only child to a middle-class family in Santa Monica, California. Grissom's father taught botany at a local college and passed his enthusiasm for natural sciences onto his son. His father died when Grissom was nine years old.
🐜 Read a book set in Las Vegas or
Secrets, Vegas Style - Kira Sinclair (HD #2838 - Nov 2021) - Dec 3
read a book when a father dies or
How to Cheat the Marriage Mart - Millie Adams (HH #1677 - Oct 2022) - Sept 16
read a book that has a crime scene in it.
Murder at Sunset Rock - Debra Webb (HI #2158 - Aug 2023) - Aug 1
 
15. Dr. Martin Ellingham
Martin Ellingham known as Doc Martin to the local people of Portwenn is a former surgeon and the GP of Portwenn. He is married to Louisa Glasson/Ellingham and shares a son and daughter with her. Doc Martin is a middle-aged man who usually has an uninviting expression. He is known for his characteristic tall height of 6 foot 3. He has closely cropped grey hair and distinctively large ears.
👂Read a book with a character who is middle-aged or
Her Younger Man - Shannon Stacey (HSE #2999 - Aug 2023) (39/48) - Aug 1
read a book with someone who is over 6 feet tall or
The Marine's Second Chance - Victoria Pade (HSE #2978 - May 2023) (6' 3") - Aug 9
read a book set in a village or small town.
A Laird Without a Past - Jeanine Englert (HH #1740 - Aug 2023) (village) - Aug 5
 
*16. Dr. Douglas "Doogie" Howser
Dr. Douglas "Doogie" Howser (Harris) is the son of David and Katherine Howser. As a child, he twice survived early-stage pediatric leukemia after his father a family physician discovered suspicious bruising. The experience contributed to the younger Howser's desire to enter medicine. Possessing a genius intellect and a photographic memory he earned a perfect score on the SAT at the age of six, completed high school in nine weeks,[graduated from Princeton University at age 10, and finished medical school four years later. Howser was the youngest licensed doctor in the country. As a newspaper article stated, he "can't buy beer but can prescribe drugs".
💊 Read a book with a child prodigy or (protecting the innocent - hoopla)
read a book that centers around alcohol or drugs.
Liaison with the Champagne Count - Bronwyn Scott (HH #1768 - Jan 2024) (champagne) - Dec 18
 
*17. Dr. Frasier Crane
Dr. Frasier Winslow Crane is a fictional character who is both a supporting character on the American television sitcom Cheers and the titular protagonist of its spin-off Frasier, portrayed by Kelsey Grammer. The character Frasier Crane was created in the third season of Cheers as Diane Chambers's "romantic and intellectual ideal" following her breakup with Sam Malone. In his titular spin-off, Frasier becomes "haughty, disdainful, and exceedingly uptight and did a show on a radio station.
🎧Read a book where there is a love triangle or
River Strong - B.J. Daniels (Canary Street Press - Jan 2024) - Dec 23
where a character works at a radio station or
where a character breaks up with someone.
A Christmas Miracle in the Little Irish Village - Michelle Vernal (Bookouture - Oct 2023) - Oct 13
 
*18. Dr. Johnny Fever
Dr. Johnny Fever is a fictional character on the American television sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. He was portrayed by Howard Hesseman. Johnny Fever, whose real name is John Caravella, was a hippie in the 1960s. Johnny began working his way up in the radio business and became a highly popular and successful DJ. He was a star at a major station in Los Angeles, until he said the word "booger" on the air, and was fired. He went town to town looking for work and became a DJ in WKRP in Cincinnati playing Rock n Roll in the morning slot.
🎶 Read a book with a character who is a hippie, or
a character who was fired or
Hunted at Christmas - Dana R. Lynn (LIS #1061 - Oct 2023) - Sept 14
 
19. Dr. John McIntyre
Captain "Trapper John" McIntyre (born John Francis Xavier McIntyre), is a character in Richard Hooker's M*A*S*H novels, as well as in the 1970 film and two TV series. McIntyre is portrayed by Elliott Gould in the 1970 film, by Wayne Rogers in MASH, and then by Pernell Roberts in the 1979-86 series. Trapper John, is a thoracic surgeon and in the film is appointed chief surgeon at the 4077th. In the film he had a very dry and sardonic sense of humor, while in the TV series he was more of a clown. In the TV series, Trapper was married, but still fraternized with the nurses while remaining devoted to his wife and children.
🗡️ Read a book with a character who is a surgeon or
Second Chance with His Viking Wife - Sara Rodi (HH #1753 - Oct 2023) - Sept 24
a character who is devoted to their significant other.
A Wasp in the Woods - Geri Krotow (Tule Pub - Sept 2023) - Aug 31
 
*20. Dr Quinn
Jane Seymour, plays Dr. Michaela Quinn in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. She is a physician who leaves Boston in search of adventure in the Old West and settles in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She becomes the town doctor of Colorado Springs and had to fight for her right to be accepted as such,
🤠Read a book about the Old West or
set in Colorado or
Deception at Dixon Pass - Cindi Myers (HI #2164 - Sept 2023) - Aug 25
a character who has to fight to be accepted somewhere.

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