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(group member since Jul 08, 2020)
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from the Aussie Readers group.
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Smashing it this month!! 4/9
finished Yay!!!
one left to go!!!
August 2021 Challenge - Reading by NumbersLevel: Hard
9/9 3/3 AA
1. Read the first book on your TBR list
2. Read a second book by an author you liked - i.e. you have only read one book written by that author so far.
3. Read the third book in a series.
4. Read a book with a four star Goodreads average.
5. Read a book by an author with five letters in their name (first or last name)
6. Read a book which has a 6 somewhere in the publication date
7. Read a book which has a 7 in the page count.
8. Read a book which was published in the eighth month of any year.
9. Read a book with nine letters in the title.
Brenda wrote: "Welcome Jasmine, you're linked :)"Thanks, two to go!
Just finished my 6th book 3 more to go!
just finished my 3rd book for this challenge x x
My Favourite...1. Time of Day: Evenings
2. Food: vegetable lasagne
3. Drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic): margarita
4. Band/singer: Garth brooks
5. Actor: Sandra Bullock
6. Spot in Australia: Alice Springs, NT
7. Team/Sport: state of origin
8. Car: land-rover
9. Animal: Mudskipper
10. Activity: Canoeing
11. Things to collect: Unusual animal soft toys
tenacious
finished another book ;o)Jasmine's wrote: "A-Z Titles
1/1/21 - 31/12/21
18/26 8/8 AA
A - At Home: A Short History of Private Life
B - Bad Debts AA
C - Career of Evil
D - [book:Dead Stock|4072467..."
i completed the challenge within the time how do i get the green tick, also am i supposed to put the dates i finish each book or just cross it out? I'm currently stuck in the UK so London time zone if that makes a difference for the start and finish times of the challenge lol
July 2021 Challenge - Choose a book by its coverLevel: Hard
9/9 3/3 AA
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Brenda wrote: "I know - I checked your Participants list because I couldn't remember if Jasmine had entered this one before :)"thank you ladies
Annual Challenge 2021 - Read Around AustraliaAUSSIE AUTHORS ONLY
Duration: 1st January - 31st December 2021
Level: Book Worm
24/24
VIC
WA
TAS
NSW
NT
ACT
QLD
SA
A-Z Titles1/1/21 - 31/12/21
26/26 8/8 AA
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Brenda wrote: "Jasmine's wrote: "ahhhhh still need one more Aussie x"Jasmine, your 2a should be 2b because you've written 'two words'. #5a is the 3rd in the series, not 5th. And #6a is the 12th in the series. P..."
revision
ahhhhh still need one more Aussie x
Winter ChallengeDuration: 1/6/21 - 31/8/21
Level: Hard
12/12 books (4/4 AA)
1a. Read a book which is 1st in a series.
2a. Read a book which is 2nd in a series.
3a. Read a book 3rd in series
4a. Read a book which is 4th in a series.
5a. Read a book which is 5th in a series.
6a. Read a book which is 6th in a series.
1b. Read a book by an author you have never read before.
2b. Read a book which has a two word title (and yes -" a", "an" and "the" do count!)
3b. Read the third book on your TBR
4b. Read a book which was published in April (any year)
5b. Read a book which a Goodreads friend gave five stars.
6b. Read a book which is set in winter.
June Challenge 2021 All Aboard the TBR trainDuration: 01/06/21 - 30/06/21
Level: Hard
9/9 (3/3 AA)
Engine - June Book starting with a letter of JUNE in the title
Link 1:
Link 2: A book with shadows on the cover with a yellow background
Link 3: A book withe word Silver in the title
Link 4: A book with water on the cover
Link 5: Books on escaping something
by Doris Pilkington Nugi Garimara
Link 6: Book with someone being held on the cover
Link 7: Book with a beach on the cover
Link 8: Book with a lighthouse on the cover
Link 9: Book with keepers daughter in the title
Heard a kookaburra laughing YESSlept under the stars in a swag YES
Seen a koala in the wild YES
Had a barbeque in the backyard YES
Watched a summer thunderstorm YES
Worn a pair of thongs (flip flops) YES
Visited Cape York WORKED IN A TB LAB IN DARU HOSPITAL (DOES THAT COUNT LOL)
Held a snake YES
Sang along with Khe Sanh - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTjvG...
Drank XXXX beer YES
Have seen a shark (not in captivity) YES
Have used Aussie slang naturally in a conversation YES
Eaten hot chips from a paper bag at the beach YES
Walked/climbed over the Sydney Harbour Bridge YES
Used an outside dunny, and checked under the seat before sitting down YES
Rode camels on a beach/across sand dunes YES
Slept on an overnight train or bus. YES
Been to Sydney’s Mardi Gras NO
Have gone bush-bashing/4WD off-road YES
Taken a sickie YES
Been to see a game of Aussie Rules football YES
Ridden in a tram in Melbourne YES
Been at an ANZAC day Dawn Service YES
Watched a sunrise or sunset YES
Held a wombat YES
Been on a roadtrip of 800km or more YES
Seen the Great Australian Bight in person
Had a really bad sunburn YES
Visited an Aboriginal community YES
Seen a redback spider YES
Been bitten by a redback spider NO
Visited the Sydney Opera House YES
Eaten Vegemite YES
Thrown a boomerang YES
Seen the Kimberleys NO
Seen wild camels
Been to Perth YES
Drank and enjoyed a Lemon, Lime and Bitters YES
Tried playing a didgeridoo YES
Seen dinosaur footprints (huge tourism destination in Winton QLD to see the dinosaur prints - as well as Broome, WA)
Eaten Tim Tams YES
Been to Darwin YES
Touched a kangaroo YES
Visited the Great Barrier Reef YES
Sung the Australian national anthem YES
Killed a Cane Toad - northern Australia NO
Gone to a drive-in theatre YES
Have read and own books by Australian authors YES
Visited Adelaide NO
Been camping YES
Visited Brisbane YES
Been in an outback pub YES
Gone whale watching YES
Listened to Slim Dusty YES
Sang along to Down Under by Men at Work. YES
Have stopped specifically to look at an historic marker by the side of the road YES
Eaten a 4′n’20 pie NO
Surfed at Bondi NO
Watched the cricket on Boxing Day YES
Watched the start of the Sydney to Hobart on Boxing Day YES
Watched the Bathurst 1000 NO
Visited Hobart YES
Eaten kangaroo NO
Seen a quokka YES
Visited Canberra YES
Visited the rainforests YES
Used a Victa lawnmower NO
Travelled on a tram in Adelaide NO
Used a Hills hoist YES
Visited Uluru YES
Used native Australian plants in cooking NO
Visited the snow NO
Chosen a side in Holden VS Ford
Been water skiing YES
Visited Parliament House. (Old or New) YES
Gone spotlighting or pig-shooting NO
Crossed the Nullarbor (Flying over it in a plane doesn’t count)
Avoided swimming in areas because of crocodiles YES
Listened to AC/DC YES
Called someone a dagNO
Voted in a Federal Election YES
Have been swimming and stayed between the flags YES
Recited the first verse of 'The Man From Snowy River' in public NO
Had a possum in your roof YES
Visited the outback LIVED THERE
Travelled over corrugated roads YES
Hit a kangaroo while driving YES
Been well outside any mobile phone coverage YES
Seen an emu YES
Have woken to the smell of bushfires YES
Patted a pure-bred dingo YES
Seen the Midnight Oil live NO
Talked about the weather for more than 15 minutes straight and been really interested in the conversation YES
Ever seen a Queensland cane fire NO
Driven through a flock of wild birds at dusk NO
Discovered convicts in your family tree NO
Been to a bush wedding YES
Owned a HR Holden NO
Cooked damper on a camp fire YES
Ever seen the Dog on the Tucker-box at Gundagai NO
Ever seen/been in a cyclone NO
Watched the movie Red Dog BEST MOVIE EVER
Watched Crocodile Dundee at least once YES
Seen more than one "BIG" item - Big Banana, Big Pineapple, Big Salmon YES
Eaten a Wendy's ice cream YES
Met at least one Australian author YES
Stopped at a roadhouse YES
Watched a Hugh Jackman film YES
Been part of the Scouts or Girl Guides NO
Bought a Bunnings sausage COOKED THEM
Had McDonalds for an attempted hangover cure YES
Camped on the beach YES
Parents had your photo taken at a Pixi photo stall in a shopping centre NO
Caught a Barramundi in the wild NO
Been crabbing or cray fishing YES
Bought beer (or any other alcohol) at a ‘drive through bottle shop’ BOTTLO YES
Given a friendly steering wheel wave to oncoming vehicles in the outback YES
Seen a crocodile in the wild YES
Cooked or eaten a hot Christmas lunch/dinner while it’s 35⁰C outside YES
Stood out in the rain because it hasn’t rained for awhile DANCED IN IT
Stood at the Tip of mainland Australia and had a photo taken at the sign NO
Been to Thursday Island NO
Worn UGG boots NO
Called a friend ‘mate’ YES
Complained about the flies YES
