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Book Concierge - STORM (4/5)
Koren - STORM (5/5) finished
SANDYE - THUNDER (0/7)
Diana S - HAILSTORM (3/9)
Carol - HAILSTORM (9/9) finished
Jaret - CLOUDS (3/6)
Olivermangus - THUNDER (7/7) finished
JennH - RAINING (0/7)
Marilyn - STORM (3/5)
Licha-Olivia - STORM (5/5) finished
Book Concierge - STORM (4/5)
Koren - STORM (5/5) finished
SANDYE - THUNDER (0/7)
Diana S - HAILSTORM (3/9)
Carol - HAILSTORM (9/9) finished
Jaret - CLOUDS (3/6)
Olivermangus - THUNDER (7/7) finished
JennH - RAINING (0/7)
Marilyn - STORM (3/5)
Licha-Olivia - STORM (5/5) finished
April Showers S*P*E*L*L Challenge
Begins: 01Apr19 / Ends: 30Apr19
5 / 5 completed
Storm
S - Swiss Family Robinson ✔ - 08Apr19
T - The Two Faces of January ✔ - 06June19
O - Odd One Out ✔ - 21Apr19
R - REICHERT, Amy E. / The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go ✔ - 27Apr19
M - Mango Elephants in the Sun ✔ - 05Apr19
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Begins: 01Apr19 / Ends: 30Apr19
5 / 5 completed
Storm
S - Swiss Family Robinson ✔ - 08Apr19
T - The Two Faces of January ✔ - 06June19
O - Odd One Out ✔ - 21Apr19
R - REICHERT, Amy E. / The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go ✔ - 27Apr19
M - Mango Elephants in the Sun ✔ - 05Apr19
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Storm
S-Singing Lessons by Judy Collins finished 4/12
T-Truman by David McCollough finished 4/19
O-Orwell, George 1984 finished 4/10
R-The Ride of Our Lives by Mike Leonard finished 4/25
M-If You Only Knew by M. William Phelps finished 4/1

T -- Taking the Fall by Laney Monday - 4/2/19
H -- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins - 4/2/19
U -- Undertaking Irene: A Jane Delaney Mystery by Pamela Burford - 5/26/19
N -- Murder & Marble Cake (Comfort Cakes 1) by Nancy McGovern - 5/31/19
D -- The Woman Who Knew Everything by Debbie Viggiano -- 6/16/19
E -- Even Witches Get the Blues by J.D. Winters & Dakota Kahn - 6/3/19
R -- Harmony House by Ruth Hay - 5/15/19
April Showers Spell-out Challenge
Spell-out: HAILSTORM
Books Read: 3/9
Hannah, Kristin - The Great Alone (4/12/19) ☆☆☆☆☆
A
I
Last Orginal Wife (The) by Dorothea Benton Frank (CR)
Stuart Woods' Desperate Measures (4/9/19) ☆☆☆
T
O
R
Mary Kay Andrews' The High Tide Club (4/7/19) ☆☆☆☆
Spell-out: HAILSTORM
Books Read: 3/9
Hannah, Kristin - The Great Alone (4/12/19) ☆☆☆☆☆
A
I
Last Orginal Wife (The) by Dorothea Benton Frank (CR)
Stuart Woods' Desperate Measures (4/9/19) ☆☆☆
T
O
R
Mary Kay Andrews' The High Tide Club (4/7/19) ☆☆☆☆

9/9
Harris, C.S.- Where Serpents Sleep - 4/2
Allen Eskens - The Life We Bury - 4/1
Isolation - Travis Thrasher -4/4
Lescroart, John - The Rule of Law -4/8
Shari Lapena - An Unwanted Guest - 4/12
Trouble on the Books - Esse Lang -4/10
Old Bones - Cynthia Harrod-Eagles =4/23
Ragdoll - Daniel Cole - 4/18
Montgomery, Sy - The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood 4/19

Camilleri, Andrea Voice of the Violin 4 stars 4/6/2019
Leon, Donna Death and Judgment 4 stars 4/30/2019
Orhan Pamuk's My Name is Red 2 stars 4/2/2019
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Donald Bains' Panning for Murder 4 stars 4/1/2019
S

April 1 - 30, 2019
7 of 7 Complete
T - Taylor Jenkins Reid - Daisy Jones & The Six - 4/13/19
H - Kathryn Hughes - The Letter - 4/18/19
U - The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax - Dorothy Gilman - 4/22/19
N - Naomi Novik - League of Dragons - 4/26/19
D - A Duty to the Dead - Charles Todd - 4/5/19
E - Erik Larson - The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America - 4/15/19
R - Rachel Caine - Killman Creek - 4/9/19

Begins: 01Apr19 / Ends: 30Apr19
3/5 completed
Storm
Semple, Maria, author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette--4/2/19
Toni Morrison, author of Beloved--4/13/19
O
R
Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City--4/3/19

April Showers S*P*E*L*L Challenge
Begins: 01Apr19 / Ends: 30Apr19
5/5
Storm
S: Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (4/9/19)
T: Target Stella Cameron (4/19/19)
O: Oliver; Lauren; The Spindlers (4/27/19)
R: Ring of Endless Light (A); Madeline L'engle (4/30/19
M: Marked Man (A) Stella Cameron (4/28/19)

April Showers Spell-out Challenge
April 1 - 30, 2019
7 of 7 Complete
T - Taylor Jenkins Reid - Daisy Jones & The Six - 4/13/19
H - Kathryn Hughes - The Letter - 4/18/19
U - The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax - Dorothy Gilman - 4/22/19
N - Naomi Novik - League of Dragons - 4/26/19
D - A Duty to the Dead - Charles Todd - 4/5/19
E - Erik Larson - The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America - 4/15/19
R - Rachel Caine - Killman Creek - 4/9/19
Update message # 3 - Challenge completed - 07Jan19
FINALLY got that 'T' book ...
April Showers S*P*E*L*L Challenge
Begins: 01Apr19 / Ends: 30Apr19
5 / 5 completed
Storm
S - Swiss Family Robinson ✔ - 08Apr19
T - The Two Faces of January ✔ - 06June19
O - Odd One Out ✔ - 21Apr19
R - REICHERT, Amy E. / The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go ✔ - 27Apr19
M - Mango Elephants in the Sun ✔ - 05Apr19
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FINALLY got that 'T' book ...
April Showers S*P*E*L*L Challenge
Begins: 01Apr19 / Ends: 30Apr19
5 / 5 completed
Storm
S - Swiss Family Robinson ✔ - 08Apr19
T - The Two Faces of January ✔ - 06June19
O - Odd One Out ✔ - 21Apr19
R - REICHERT, Amy E. / The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go ✔ - 27Apr19
M - Mango Elephants in the Sun ✔ - 05Apr19
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Books mentioned in this topic
Truman (other topics)Beloved (other topics)
The Devil in the White City (other topics)
The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood (other topics)
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Madeleine L'Engle (other topics)Charles Todd (other topics)
Erik Larson (other topics)
Naomi Novik (other topics)
Kathryn Hughes (other topics)
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Duration: April 1 - 30, 2019
April Showers may bring May flowers but we have to deal with the different types of weather first.
Spell-out one of the following words:
Storm
Thunder
Lightning
Clouds
Flashflood
Hailstorm
Raining
Tornado
Challenge Rules:
▪One book per letter.
▪Books must be 100 + pages.
▪List the book title, author's name , and date you completed your book.
▪Use author's first or last name initials -OR- first letter of title (excluded The, A, An) for each letter of chosen spell-out word.
▪Rating is optional.
▪And "Have Fun Reading"