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June 2019 FUN! FUN! FUN! Spell-out Challenge
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SANDYE - WAVES (5/5) completed
Ed - (read 10 books)
Licha-Olivia - BEACH BOYS (6/9)
Carol - SAND CASTLE (10/10) completed
Koren - GIDGET (6/6) completed
JennH - CLAM BAKE (3/8)
Jaret - GIDGET (1/6) (cool nickname)
Connie - CLAM BAKE (7/8)
Book Conierge - WAVES (4/5)
Donna - SAND CASTLE (10/10) completed
Olivermagnus - SAND CASTLE (5/10)
Diana S - BEACH READS (2/10)
Marilyn - WAVES (3/5)
Count me in please! COMPLETED 6/17/19W -- Sweet Dreams Bake Shop (Sweet Cove 1) by J.A. Whiting - 6/6/19
A -- Apple Pies and Alibis (Mom and Christy 2) by Christy Murphy -- 6/1/19
V -- The Woman Who Knew Everything by Debbie Viggiano - 6/16/19
E -- Even Witches Get the Blues (Wicked in Moonhaven 1) by J.D. Winters & Dakota Kahn- 6/3/19
S --Starboard Secrets by Hope Callaghan - 6/17/19
*****COMPLETED 6/28/19*****FUN! FUN! FUN! Spell-out Challenge
Duration: June 1 - June 30, 2019
Summer is Here! Let's have some fun and head to the beach.
H- Lab Girl by Hope Jahren 6/26/19
A- Afghanistan's Blue Treasure: Lapis Lazuli by Lailee McNair Bakhtiar 6/22/19
W- Time and Tide: The Islands of Tuvalu by Tony Wheeler 6/1/19
A- Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner 6/28/19
I- Moonraker by Ian Fleming 6/6/19
I- Under the Net by Iris Murdoch 6/8/19
Spell-out one of the following words
WAVES-WAVE
BEACH BOYS-BEACH BY
SHELLS-HELL
BIKINI-BIKII
HAWAII-HAWAII
SURFING-URIG
CLAM BAKE-CLAM BAKE
GIDGET-GIDT
SAND CASTLE-AD CATLE
BEACH READS- BEAH RD
Time and Tide: The Islands of Tuvalu by Tony Wheeler 6/1/19
Yasmina Khadra- Morituri 6/2/19
Moonraker by Ian Fleming 6/6/19
Under the Net by Iris Murdoch 6/8/19
In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan 6/9/19
Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence 6/10/19
Balthazar by Lawrence Durrell 6/11/19
In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower by Marcel Proust 6/14/19
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson 6/17/19
Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf 6/19/19
The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton 6/21/19
Afghanistan's Blue Treasure: Lapis Lazuli by Lailee McNair Bakhtiar 6/22/19
Toubab by Rob Coughlin 6/23/19
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 6/24/19
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren 6/26/19
In Search of a Smile by Keegan Longueira 6/27/19
Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner 6/28/19
Spell-out Challenge Rules
• one book per letter
•books must be 100+ pages
• use first letter of title (exclude A, An, The)
• or use author's 1st or last name initials
• list: book title, author name, and date read
• Have Fun!
Jennifer RardinFUN! FUN! FUN! Spell-out ChallengeDuration: June 1 - June 30, 2019
Summer is Here! Let's have some fun and head to the beach.
BEACH BOYS
B: Black, Holly The Coldest Girl in Coldtown (7/21/19)
E: Elliot, Kendra Targeted (6/15/19)
A: Amanda Hocking Wake (6/16/19)
C: Chen, Justina North of Beautiful (6/30/19)
H: Hocking, Amanda Lullaby (6/18/19)
B: Barrie, J. M. Peter Pan (7/31/19)
O: Once Bitten, Twice Shy Jennifer Rardin (6/17/19)
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S: Sparks, Kerrelyn Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon (6/10/19)
FUN! FUN! FUN! Spell-out Challenge10/10 - DONE
Sharon Bolton - Dead Scared -6/2/19
Aycliffe, Jonathan - The Silence of Ghosts -6/4/19
Night Sister, The by Jennifer McMahon - 6/7/19
David Baldaci -Redemption -6/3/19
All Things Cease to Appear
Coates, Darcy - The Folcroft Ghosts -6/1/19
Almost Home - Valerie Fraser Luesse - 6/6/19
Simon Rich - Miracle Workers: A Novel-6/7/19
Think Twice - Lisa Scottoline - 6/21/19
Lisa Jackson - Wicked Game -6/5/19
Elizabeth Brundage - 6/9/19
FUN! FUN! FUN! Spell-out ChallengeDuration: June 1 - June 30, 2019
G-Glenn, John John Glenn: A Memoir by John Glenn finished 6/14
I-Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff by Michael Nesmith finished 6/3
D-Don't Stop Believin' by Olivia Newton John finished 6/5
G-Grant, Richard Dispatches from Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta finished 6/26
E-Earp, Mike U.S. Marshals: Inside America's Most Storied Law Enforcement Agency finished 6/8
T-Timothy Egan The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America finished 6/21
FUN! FUN! FUN! Spell-out ChallengeDuration: June 1 - June 30, 2019
✔C - Corrupted by Lisa Scottoline 6/3/19
✔L - Broken Bone China by Laura Childs 6/30/19
✔A - Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie 6/26/19
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✔B - The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian 6/14/19
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My nickname is Gidget so I have to choose that one:completed (2/6)
Geraldine Brook's Year of Wonders 4 stars 6/15/2019
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Dan Simmons's Hard Freeze 3 stars 6/8/2019
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FUN! FUN! FUN! Spell-out Challenge8/8 completed
C Ciment, Jill. The Body in Question 4 stars. 6/20/19
L The Last Romantics Tara Conlin. 5 stars. 6/15/19
A Andrew Morton. Wallis in Love: The Untold Life of the Duchess of Windsor, the Woman Who Changed the Monarchy 4 stars. 6/26/19
M Milkman. Anna Burns. 6/30/19. 5 stars.
B Bowen , Rhys. Crowned and Dangerous 6/1/19. 4 stars.
A Adnan's Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial Rabia Chaudry. 6/23/19
K Kwei Quartey. Wife of the Gods 4 stars. 6/25/19
E Edward Hallowell. Because I Come from a Crazy Family: The Making of a Psychiatrist 4 stars. 6/23/19
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Begins: 01 June 19 / Ends: 30 June 19
5 / 5 completed
Waves
W - Wicked ✔ - 18June19
A - ALLENDE, Isabel / The House of the Spirits ✔ - 03June19
V - Vinegar Girl ✔ - 17Aug19
E - Emily March / A Stardance Summer ✔ - 21June19
S - Summer Rental ✔ - 20Jun19
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I'll jump in!S ~~ Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg, 05Jun2019
A ~~ Anthem, by Ayn Rand, 23Jun2019
N ~~ Nevil Shute, author of On the Beach, 30Jun2019
D ~~ Dorothy Must Die, by Danielle Paige, 28Jun2019
C ~~ Chelsea Sedoti, author of The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett, 06Jun2019
A ~~ Amal Unbound, by Aisha Saeed, 14Jun2019
S ~~ Sager, Riley, author of The Last Time I Lied, 08Jun19
T ~~ The Tattooist of Auschwitz, by Heather Morris, 10Jun19
L ~~ Lilac Girls, Martha Hall Kelly, 02Jun2019
E ~~ Elizabeth Lesser, author of Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow, 23Jun2019
FUN! FUN! FUN! Spell-out ChallengeJune 1 - 30, 2019
5 of 10 Complete
S - Sujata Massey - The Widows of Malabar Hill - 6/3/19
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N
D - The Dark Angel - Elly Griffiths - 6/12/19
C - Charles Todd - A Bitter Truth - 6/8/19
A
S - Something Blue - Emily Giffin - 6/11/19
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E - Ellen Keith - The Dutch Wife - 6/6/19
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Spell-out: BEACH READS
Books Read: 2/10
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Clive Cussler's The Pharaoh's Secret (6/21/19) ☆☆☆
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Ring of Rocamadour (The) by Michael D. Biel (6/11/19) ☆☆☆☆
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FUN! FUN! FUN! Spell-out ChallengeBegins: 01 June 19 / Ends: 30 June 19
3 / 5 completed
Waves
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✔A- Alice McDermott, author of The Ninth Hour--6/28/19
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✔E-Egan, Jennifer, author of Manhattan Beach--6/5/19
✔S- Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan--6/27/19
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☆☆☆☆☆ 5/5
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☆☆☆☆☆ 6/6
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☆☆☆☆☆ 10/10
Just getting around to posting books I read during vacation-*****COMPLETED 6/28/19*****
FUN! FUN! FUN! Spell-out Challenge
Duration: June 1 - June 30, 2019
Summer is Here! Let's have some fun and head to the beach.
H- Lab Girl by Hope Jahren 6/26/19
A- Afghanistan's Blue Treasure: Lapis Lazuli by Lailee McNair Bakhtiar 6/22/19
W- Time and Tide: The Islands of Tuvalu by Tony Wheeler 6/1/19
A- Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner 6/28/19
I- Moonraker by Ian Fleming 6/6/19
I- Under the Net by Iris Murdoch 6/8/19
Spell-out one of the following words
WAVES-WAVE
BEACH BOYS-BEACH BY
SHELLS-HELL
BIKINI-BIKII
HAWAII-HAWAII
SURFING-URIG
CLAM BAKE-CLAM BAKE
GIDGET-GIDT
SAND CASTLE-AD CATLE
BEACH READS- BEAH RD
Time and Tide: The Islands of Tuvalu by Tony Wheeler 6/1/19
Yasmina Khadra- Morituri 6/2/19
Moonraker by Ian Fleming 6/6/19
Under the Net by Iris Murdoch 6/8/19
In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan 6/9/19
Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence 6/10/19
Balthazar by Lawrence Durrell 6/11/19
In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower by Marcel Proust 6/14/19
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson 6/17/19
Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf 6/19/19
The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton 6/21/19
Afghanistan's Blue Treasure: Lapis Lazuli by Lailee McNair Bakhtiar 6/22/19
Toubab by Rob Coughlin 6/23/19
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 6/24/19
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren 6/26/19
In Search of a Smile by Keegan Longueira 6/27/19
Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner 6/28/19
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FUN! FUN! FUN! Spell-out Challenge
Begins: 01 June 19 / Ends: 30 June 19
5 / 5 completed
Waves
W - Wicked ✔ - 18June19
A - ALLENDE, Isabel / The House of the Spirits ✔ - 03June19
V - Vinegar Girl ✔ - 17Aug19
E - Emily March / A Stardance Summer ✔ - 21June19
S - Summer Rental ✔ - 20Jun19
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Grab a Book & Play Booktivity!
Books mentioned in this topic
Vinegar Girl (other topics)Summer Rental (other topics)
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (other topics)
A Stardance Summer (other topics)
The House of the Spirits (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Emily March (other topics)Isabel Allende (other topics)
Anita Brookner (other topics)
Tony Wheeler (other topics)
Lailee McNair Bakhtiar (other topics)
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Duration: June 1 - June 30, 2019
Summer is Here! Let's have some fun and head to the beach.
Spell-out one of the following words
WAVES
BEACH BOYS
SHELLS
BIKINI
HAWAII
SURFING
CLAM BAKE
GIDGET
SAND CASTLE
BEACH READS
Spell-out Challenge Rules
• one book per letter
•books must be 100+ pages
• use first letter of title (exclude A, An, The)
• or use author's 1st or last name initials
• list: book title, author name, and date read
• Have Fun!