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**Spring Reading Challenge - 1st September - 30th November 2018**
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Alli
Amy
Ashleigh
Belinda
Brenda
Bryndis
Camille
Carolyn
Heather
Jackmeister
Jane
Janine
Jazzy
Jennifer
Jenny
Kerri
Kerri_M
Kylie
KylieMaree
Linda
LittleAussieBookOwl
Li'l Owl
Loren
Lyndall
Marie
Megan
MichelleG
Nicola
PattyMacDotComma
Phrynne
Pip
Rina
Rob
Sally906
Sharon
Steve
Tien
Tina
Trevor
Trish
Valerie
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Zoey
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Seasonal Spell-it-Out
Level: Medium
15/15
September - Warm
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October - Fresh
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November - Spring
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I'm in, this looks like fun.Level: Medium-ish
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Would love to join. Love this group! Easy Level = (13 books) - 1 Aussie author
# books read: 9/13
Books are subject to change =D
✅ September - Warm
✔ W = The Wild Robot by Peter Brown - 4✪'s
✔ A = Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll - 4✪'s
✔ R = Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine - 4✪'s
✔ M = The Second Cure by Margaret Morgan *AA* - 4✪'s
October - Fresh
✔ F = Front Lines by Michael Grant - 5✪'s
✔ R = Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling - 4✪'s
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✔S = Pet Sematary by Stephen King - 4✪'s
✔H = The Hollow Tree by James Brogden
November - Lush
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✔ S = Dry by Neal Shusterman - 3.75✪'s
H =
Spring Reading Challenge - Spell It OutLevel: Easy
12/12 A.A 3/1
✅ B - Zero Day by David Baldacci 23/9/18 ★★
✅ L - The Likeness by Tana French 19/11/18 ★★★★★
✅ U - The Unmourned by Meg Keneally A.A 19/10/18 ★★★★
✅ E - Even Dogs in the Wild by Ian Rankin 21/9/18 ★★★★☆
✅ L - Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo 6/9/18 ★★★★
✅ U - Unforgivable by Mike Thomas 3/11/18 ★★★★☆
✅ S - Slow Horses by Mick Herron 10/10/18 ★★★★☆
✅ H - Nobody Walks by Mick Herron 3/11/18 ★★★★☆
✅ W - White Gold by Rachel Amphlett A.A 6/9/18 ★★★☆
✅ A - A Duty To The Dead by Charles Todd 30/9/18 ★★★☆
✅ R - Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin 15/9/18 ★★★★
✅ M - The Soldier's Curse by Meg Keneally A.A 14/9/18 ★★★★
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Oooh, sounds like funSpring Reading Challenge-Spell It Out
Level: Easy
12/12
September- BLUE
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October- WARM
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November- RAIN
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I’m in - I’m doing Easy.Here’s my list - as usual subject to change.
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Jinxed by Amy McCulloch - 4★sN -
The Future Widows' Club by Rhonda Nelson - 5★sE -
The Lost Pearl by Emily Madden - AA - 5★sW -
The Rain Never Came by Lachlan Walter - AA - 5★sG -
And Then He Kissed Her by Laura Lee Guhrke - 4★sR -
Scent of a Killer by Lisbeth Reade - 4★sO -
One Thursday Morning by T.K. Chapin - 2★sW -
Winter Signs by Sarah Gai - AA - 4★sR -
You've Got Tail by Renee George - 2★sA -
A Nanny For Christmas: A Harper's Corner Series Novella by Christina George - 5★sI -
Starline by Imogene Nix - AA - 3★sN -
New Corpse In Town by Lucy Quinn - 5★s
**Spring Reading Challenge - 1st September - 30th November 2018**Seasonal Spell-it-Out
Level: Medium
15/15
September - Lush
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October - Sunny
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November - Floral
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Seasonal Spell-it-Out
Level: Medium
0/15
September
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A- Angel Falls by Kristin Hannah
R- Red Dust by Fleur McDonald AA
M- Man Drought by Rachael Johns AA
October
S- SmokeEllen Hopkins
U- Unbecoming by Jenny Downham
N- Night Owls by Jenn Bennett
N- No Place Like Home by Mary Higgins Clark
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November
F - Full Blooded by Amanda Carlson
L- Last Chance Cafe by Liz Byrski
O- Out of the Ice by Ann Turner AA
R -Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy
A - After the Darkness by Honey Brown AA
L - Luna Tango by Alli Sinclair
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Level: Medium
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September
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A- Angel Falls by Kristin Hannah
R- Red Dust by Fleur McDonald AA
M- Man Drought by Rachael Johns AA
October
S- SmokeEllen Hopkins
U- Unbecoming by Jenny Downham
N- Night Owls by Jenn Bennett
N- No Place Like Home by Mary Higgins Clark
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November
F - Full Blooded by Amanda Carlson
L- Last Chance Cafe by Liz Byrski
O- Out of the Ice by Ann Turner AA
R -Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy
A - After the Darkness by Honey Brown AA
L - Luna Tango by Alli Sinclair
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Books are T.B.A =D"
That's great to hear Ashleigh :)
September- BLUE
Fall down Dead by Stephen Booth
Saints by Larry Correia
The New Shoe by Arthur Upfield
Eden by Candice FoxOctober -WARM
Wild Fire by Ann Cleeves
A Dangerous Language by Sulari Gentill
Romancing the werewolf by Gail Carriger
Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuireNovember- LUSH
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
Unnatural habits by Kerry Greenwood
Scrublands by Chris Ham
The Mystery of three quarters by Sophie Hannah
❈ ❂ ❀ ❤ ♫ SPRING READING CHALLENGE ♫ ❤ ❀ ❂ ❈Seasonal Spell-it-Out
Level: Hard
Book: 18/18
Aussie Authors: 7/4
September:
BREEZY
October:
BRIGHT
November:
SPRING
✅B- Lucky Us - Amy Bloom Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅R- Ruddy Gore - Kerry Greenwood *Aussie Author Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅E- Eleni - Nicholas Gage Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅E- To Sir, With Love - E.R. Braithwaite Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅Z- Zazie in the Metro - Raymond Queneau Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅Y- A Young Girl's Diary - Grete Lainer Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅B- Bluebottle - Belinda Castles *Aussie Author Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅R- Raisins and Almonds - Kerry Greenwood *Aussie Author Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅I- In Praise of Older Women - Stephen Vizinczey Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅G- Urn Burial - Kerry Greenwood * Aussie Author ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅H- The Land of Green Plums - Herta Müller Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅T- Tigers in Red Weather - Liza Klaussmann, Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅S- King Lear - William Shakespeare Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅P- Picnic at Hanging Rock - Joan Lindsay *Aussie Author Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅R- Requiem for a Wren - Nevil Shute *Aussie Author Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅I- If Kisses Cured Cancer - T.S. Hawken *Aussie Author Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅N- The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅G- Death Before Wicket - Kerry Greenwood *Aussie Author Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spring Challenge Spell-it-out
September 1 - November 30
Easy
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September ~ BLUE
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October ~ WARM
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November ~ ANEW
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Fall down Dead by Stephen Booth Saints by Larry Correia The New Shoe by Arthur Upfiel..."Welcome Marie :) You're linked. But could you please edit and mark your Aussie authors? Thanks!
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Brenda wrote: "Jazzy and Owl, you're linked also :)"Ta, Brenda! I'll have a look at some second hand books today.
Seasonal Spell-it-OutLevel: Medium
17/17 (min 2 AA)
September - Season
S - The Jungle by Upton Sinclair -Read 22/9
E - The Moorland Cottage by Elizabeth Gaskell -Read 10/9
A - The Foretelling of Georgie Spider (The Tribe #3) by Ambelin Kwaymullina AA -Read 26/9
S - Follow Me (The Amateurs #2) by Sara Shepard -Read 4/9
O - Timeswept Lovers by Constance O'Day-Flannery -Read 19/9
N - Goldenhand (Abhorsen #5) by Garth Nix AA -Read 15/9
October - Sweet
S - Burning Fields by Alli Sinclair AA -Read 17/9
W - The Juliet Code by Christine Wells AA -Read 09/09
E - Buying a Piece of Paris by Ellie Nielsen AA -Read 19/11
E - Stone Girl by Eleni Hale AA -Read 19/9
T - Three Dog Night by Peter Goldsworthy AA -Read 06/09
November - Breezy
B - Budapest Noir (Bűnös Budapest #1) by Vilmos Kondor -Read 16/9
R - Remembering Babylon by David Malouf AA -Read 04/09
E - All the Little Bones (Circus Hearts #1) by Ellie Marney AA -Read 21/10
E - All Fall Down (Circus Hearts #2) by Ellie Marney AA -Read 24/10
Z - The Ones That Disappeared by Zana Fraillon AA -Read 7/11
Y - A Hero Born (Legends of the Condor Heroes #1) by Jin Yong -Read 13/11
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Level: Easy, 12 books, 4 AA5/12
September - LUSH
L - The Life to Come by Michelle de Kretser AA 4★
U - Une nouvelle vie by Françoise Bourdin
S - The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman 4★
H - The Dry by Jane Harper AA 4★
October - GROW
G - Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood AA 4★
R - The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
O - La grammaire est une chanson douce by Érik Orsenna
W - Empire of the Ants by Bernard Werber 4★
November - BLUE
B - Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak AA
L - Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
U - Une si belle école by Christian Signol
E - En attendant Bojangles by Olivier Bourdeaut
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Level: Easy, 12 books, 6 AA0/12
September - Blue
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October - Grow
G - Gabbie Stroud's Teacher - One woman's struggle to keep the heart in teaching AA
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O - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
W - The White Earth by Andrew McGahan AA
November - LUSH
L - Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone
U -
S - Scrublands by Chris Hammer AA
H - Helen Hoang's The Kiss Quotient
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Seasonal Spell-it-Out
Level: Medium
15/15
SEPTEMBER
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OCTOBER
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NOVEMBER
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Do we class determiners (a/an, the, every, this, those, or many) as the first word in the title? For instance, does 'The' count in the title, or can we take the first letter of the word following 'The'?
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Phrynne wrote: "Just a, an and the Jazzy. You can include them or not as you choose. Not the other words you suggest though."I wasn't 'suggesting' them, i just named several determiners in case someone didn't know what they were.
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Phrynne wrote: "My bad. I should have said mention not suggest🙂"Well it's good to know anyway as most of the books I read this year started with The...!
I have only been lurking so far...Spring feels like a good time to start participating! Will try Easy:September:
W - Whipbird AA READ 3★
A - All American BoysREAD 4★
R- The Refrigerator MonologuesREAD 5★
M - The Mothers READ 4★
October:
L - The Librarian of Auschwitz READ 3★
U - Under Your WingsAA READ 5★
S - The Shepherd's HutAA READ 4★
H - A House Without Windows READ 4★
November:
R - Reality BoyREAD 4★
A - After the First Death READ 4★
I - The Inheritance of Loss READ 3★
N - The Nightingale READ 5★
12/12. Just in time!
Medium please :) 2/15
September
L - The Gathering Dark by Leigh Bardugo
U - Uprooted by Naomi Novik
S - The Secret River by Kate Grenville (AA)
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October
A - A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
C - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
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I - The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
V - Violet Hill by Henrietta McKervey
E - Eucalyptus by Murray Bail (AA)
November
S - The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
W - Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (AA
E - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
E - Easy by Tammara Webber
T - The Looking Glass House by Vanessa Tait
Love the idea of this challenge. I am working on the books, here is a start:
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A: The Tattooist of Auschwitz
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F: Force of Nature AA
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S: Scrublands AA
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I don't know how to add the covers, help please?
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September:
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A[bookcover:All American Boys|25657130..."
Great you're joining us WF - can you please edit your post and mark your Aussie authors? Thanks :)
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Spring Reading Challenge - 1st September - 30th November 2018Seasonal Spell-it-Out
Level: Easy
11/13
September
Y - You Can't Hide by Karen Rose
October
R - Razing Kayne by Julieanne Reeves - currently reading
November
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I'm going for Easy (12 books - 2AA)September - RAIN
✔ R Redemption Road by John Hart 5★
✔ A African Dawn by Tony Park AA 4★
✔ I An Irish Country Cottage by Patrick Taylor 4★
✔ N Nefarious Doings by Ilsa Evans AA 3.5★
October - LUSH
✔ L Little Me: My Life from A-Z by Matt Lucas 4★
✔ U Unbound by Jim C. Hines 4★
✔ S Second Sight by Aoife Clifford AA 4★
✔ H The Huntsman's Tale by Ann Swinfen 3.5★
November -WARM
✔ W The Wife's Secret by Kerry Wilkinson 4★
✔ A Assassins Hunted by Rachel Amphlett AA 4.5★
✔ R The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson 4★
✔ M My Real Name Is Hanna by Tara Lynn Masih 4.5★
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Seasonal Spell-it-OutLevel Easy
3/12
September
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Finished 2/10/18October
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AA Finished 20/11/18A
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November
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AA Finished 15/11/18
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Spring Reading Challenge - Spell It OutLevel: Easy 12 books
September - BLUE
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October - RAIN
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November - WARM
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**Spring Reading Challenge - 1st September - 30th November 2018**Seasonal Spell-it-Out
Level: Medium
11/15
As I often do, in choosing the words, I let music inspire me.
September - Season
Mijn lief van vier seizoenen. een vederlichte lente teder trillend in het licht. - Vier seizoenen, The Scene
S - Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts AA
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October - Bloom
Over me, came all the rain and lights. She took my hand and now there's no other. Don't you see she is never-ending? -Bloom, The Veils
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November - Blue
In the morning on the train. You sit and stare out at the rain. Or bury yourself in your books. - Blue, First Aid Kit
B - Hoe muziek werkt by David Byrne
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Easy-peasy for me with lots of Aussie authorsANEW, GROW, WARM 12/12
A - A Superior Spectre by Angela Meyer AA - READ 3.5★
N - Those Other Women by Nicola Moriarty AA - READ 3.5★
E - The Timeless Land by Eleanor Dark AA - READ 4.5★
W - The Nowhere Child by Christian White AA - READ 4.5★
G - The Good People by Hannah Kent AA READ 4★
R - Albert Einstein Speaking by R.J. Gadney READ 3.5★
O - Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz READ 3.5★
W - The Trick to Time by Kit de Waal READ 4★
W - A Different Drummer by William Melvin Kelley READ 5★
A - Moonlight Downs by Adrian Hyland AA READ 4.5★
R - Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier READ 5★
M - The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton AA READ 4★
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I'm in. Hard level for me. Seasonal Spell-it-Out
Level: Hard - Spring. Floral, Bright
Book: 17/18
Aussie Authors: 8
September
October
November
G - Lethal White by Robert Galbraith
Seasonal Spell-it-OutLevel: Easy - GROW, LUSH, ACTIVE
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G - Lilian's Story by Kate Grenville AA
R - The God Game by Jeffrey Round
O - The Only Story by Julian Barnes
W - What If It's Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli
L - So Glad to Meet You by Lisa Super
U - Up from Freedom by Wayne Grady
S - The Far Country by Nevil Shute AA
H - The Sparsholt Affair by Alan Hollinghurst
A - The Art of Taxidermy by Sharon Kernot AA
C - Theft: A Love Story by Peter Carey AA
T - Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads by Paul Theroux
I - The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine Welsh
V - Tonight You’re Dead by Viveca Sten
E - The Eskimo Solution by Pascal Garnier
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For something a little different, we'll be doing a spell-it-out per month - as small or large as you wish - for Spring. Complete the spell-it-out by using the first letter of a book title, or the first letter of an author's first or last name. (Either use or ignore "a" "an" "the")
Choose one of the words listed below to do per month, the smallest word being 4 letters (so one book per week, as a guideline) Overall we need to read a minimum of four Aussie authors . You DO NOT have to read them in month order though - for example, if you have a book chosen for your November word, you may read it in September if you so desire ;)
DON'T FORGET
1. Our guidelines Here
2. Please include COVER PICS of your chosen books.
Easy = 3 x 4 letter words (12 books) - minimum 1 Aussie author
Medium = 3 x 5 letter words (15 books) - minimum 2 Aussie authors
Hard = 3 x 6 letter words (18 books) - minimum 4 Aussie authors
OR a combination - for example: one EASY, one MEDIUM and one HARD = 15 books. Therefore your level would be MEDIUM.
Words to choose from:
4 letters
Anew
Blue
Grow
Lush
Rain
Warm
5 letters
Alive
Bloom
Fresh
Happy
Sunny
Sweet
6 letters
Active
Breezy
Bright
Floral
Season
Spring