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Updated: (6/16/20)
☆☆Carol - SCOTCH BONNET (12/12) (COMPLETED)
JennH - SHARK-EYE (5/8)
☆☆SouthWestZippy - SCALLOPS (8/8) (COMPLETED)
☆☆Donna - SAND DOLLAR (10/10) (COMPLETED)
Mystique - SUNDIAL (0/7)
Diana S - OLIVE (2/5) & TURKEY WING (5/10)
Licha-Olivia - OLIVE (0/5)
Book Concierge - WHELK (4/5)
Koren - LION'S PAW (7/8)
Marilyn - WHELK (3/5)
BEACH COMBING CHALLENGE:12/12 - COMPLETED- 6/26
Suzanne Brockman - All Through the Night -6/1
Cornwell, Patricia - All That Remains -6/8
One Shot - Lee Child - 6/20
Tea Rose, The - Jennifer Donnelly - 6/6
Crais, Robert - A Dangerous Man -6/21
Hunter, Stephen - Point of Impact - 6/12
Becky Abertalli - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda -6/14
Only Time Will Tell- Jeffrey Archer - 6/23
North of Nowhere - Liz Kessler -6/9
Natalie Lund - We Speak in Storms - 6/16
Eye of the Needle- Ken Follett - 6/26
Takashi Hiraide - The Guest Cat -6/15
BEACHCOMBING CHALLENGEDuration: June 1 - 30
SHARK-EYE moon shell
✔S - Stuck on Murder by Lucy Lawrence 6/4/20
✔H - How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse by Cressida Cowell 6/2/20
✔A - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 6/21/20
✔R - Marker by Robin Cook 6/14/20
✔K - Crazy Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan 6/3/20
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COMPLETEDJune Challenge
BEACHCOMBING
Calico SCALLOPS
8/8
S--29 by Mary Sojourner-June 18, 2020 – Finished Reading
C--Dragon Teeth-by Michael Crichton-June 4, 2020 – Finished Reading
A--Abandon Ship!: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster by Richard F. Newcomb-June 7, 2020 – Finished Reading
L-Lone Wolf by Kathryn Lasky-June 13, 2020 – Finished Reading
L-The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks-June 11, 2020 – Finished Reading
O-Lost in the Hive: Confessions of a Reluctant Drone by Brian O'Mara-Croft-June 15, 2020 – Finished Reading
P-Plainsong by Kent Haruf- June 22, 2020 – Finished Reading
S-The Planets by Dava Sobel-June 25, 2020 – Finished Reading
June ChallengeBEACHCOMBING
I'll try Sand Dollar:
10 / 10 Found
S ~~ The Sirens of Titan ~~ by Kurt Vonnegut ~~ 3 Stars ~~ 07Jun20
A ~~ Margaret Atwood, author of ~~ Stone Mattress: Nine Tales ~~ 3 Stars ~~ 10Jun20
N ~~ Nivens, David, author of ~~ 100 Simple Secrets of Healthy People: What Scientists Have Learned and How You Can Use it ~~ 3 Stars ~~ 13Jun20
D ~~ The Drowning Man ~~ by Margaret Coel ~~ 3 Stars ~~ 04Jun20
D ~~ David McCullough, author of ~~ 1776 ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 10Jun20
O ~~ On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous ~~ by Ocean Vuong ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 14Jun20
L ~~ Lauren Myracle, author of ~~ ttyl ~~ 3 Stars ~~ 05Jun20
L ~~ Lisa Jewell, author of ~~ The Family Upstairs ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 17Jun20
A ~~ The Authenticity Project ~~ by Clare Pooley ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 16Jun20
R ~~ Richard Powers, author of ~~ The Overstory ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 11Jun20
BEACHCOMBING June challenge:I’ll try SUNDIAL:
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Books Read: 13
Spell-out: Lettered OLIVE(5/5) finished
O'Hara, Mo - Any Fin is Possible (6/27/20) ☆☆☆
Leslie Meier's French Pastry Murder (6/29/20) 3.5 ☆☆☆
In Search of Mockingbird by Loetta Ellsworth (6/18/20) ☆☆☆☆☆
V - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S.Lewis (6/6/20) ☆☆☆☆☆
English Tea Murder by Leslie Meier (6/5/20) 3.5 ☆☆☆
Spell-out: TURKEY WING (8/10)
This Sweet Sickness by Patricia Highsmith (6/10/20) 4.5 ☆☆☆☆
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Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (6/5/20) ☆☆☆☆
Kate DiCamillo's Because of Winn-Dixie (6/29/30) ☆☆☆☆☆
Eaves of Destruction Kate Carlisle (6/9/20) ☆☆☆☆
Youngson, Anne - Meet Me at the Museum (6/28/20) 3.5 ☆☆☆
Wolves Eat Dogs by Martin Cruz Smith (6/3/20) ☆☆☆
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Norton, Shelia - Oliver the Cat Who Saved Christmas: The Tale of a Little Cat with a Big Heart (6/25/20) ☆☆☆☆
G - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (6/4/20) ☆☆☆☆
Sign me up:BEACHCOMBING CHALLENGE
Duration: June 1 - 30
Lettered OLIVE
5/5 letters
O: Owens, Delia; Where the Crawdads Sing(7/14/20) 5*
L: Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage Jennifer Ashley (7/22/20) 4*
I: Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen; Double Blind 6/8/20 4*
V: Viola Shaw Dreadful Company 9/12/20 4*
E: Every Secret Thing Laura Lippman 6/8/20 3*
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Begins; 01June20 / Ends: 30June20
5 / 5 completed
S*P*E*L*L
Whelk
W - WAXMAN, Abbi / The Bookish Life of Nina Hill ✔ - 18June20
H - HARKNESS, Deborah / A Discovery of Witches ✔ - 01Aug20
E - Eowyn Ivey / To The Bright Edge of the World ✔ - 18Jun20
L - LEONARD, Elmore / Get Shorty ✔ - 08June20
K - KING, Stephen / Finders Keepers ✔ - 05June20
BEACHCOMBING CHALLENGEDuration: June 1 - 30
L--Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty by Diane Keaton finished 6/6
I-In the Shadow of the Valley: A Memoir by Bobi Conn finished 6/11
O-The Other Side and Back by Sylvia Browne finished 6/15
N-Naifeh, Steven and Whitesmith, Gregory Final Justice: The True Story of the Richest Man Ever Tried for Murder finished 6/20
S-Susie Kelly I Wish I Could Say I Was Sorry... finished 6/17
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A-All Shook Up: Mississippi Roots of American Popular Music by Christine Wilson finished 6/7
W-Weddle, Peter A Prescription for the Soul finished 6/5
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June 2020 - BEACHCOMBINGBegins; 01June20 / Ends: 30June20
3 / 5 completed
S*P*E*L*L
Whelk
W--The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh--6/8/20
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E-Erdrich, Louise, author of The Night Watchman--6/1/20
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K-Kendall, Elizabeth, author of The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy, Updated and Expanded Edition--6/20/20
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June 2020 - BEACHCOMBING
Begins; 01June20 / Ends: 30June20
5 / 5 completed
S*P*E*L*L
Whelk
W - WAXMAN, Abbi / The Bookish Life of Nina Hill ✔ - 18June20
H - HARKNESS, Deborah / A Discovery of Witches ✔ - 01Aug20
E - Eowyn Ivey / To The Bright Edge of the World ✔ - 18Jun20
L - LEONARD, Elmore / Get Shorty ✔ - 08June20
K - KING, Stephen / Finders Keepers ✔ - 05June20
Grab a Book & Play Booktivity!
Books mentioned in this topic
Dreadful Company (other topics)A Discovery of Witches (other topics)
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill (other topics)
To The Bright Edge of the World (other topics)
Get Shorty (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Abbi Waxman (other topics)Deborah Harkness (other topics)
Eowyn Ivey (other topics)
Elmore Leonard (other topics)
Stephen King (other topics)
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Duration: June 1 - 30
During June I love going to the beach and one of my favorite things to do is go beachcombing. To see what little treasures nature has to offer. It's so relaxing to walk along the shoreline.
Spell - out one of the ALL-CAPPED shells below:
Calico SCALLOPS
SAND DOLLAR
SHARK-EYE moon shell
Lettered OLIVE
Lightning WHELK
ANGEL WING
TURKEY WING
SCOTCH BONNET
SUNDIAL
BABY EARS
Cross-barred VENUS
RAM'S HORN
LION'S PAW
Challenge Rules
• one book per letter
• use 1st letter of title (exclude A, An, or The)
• or use 1st letter of Author's first/last name
For each book read
▪ post link to title
▪ indicate Author
▪ give date you finished book
° rating & pages read are optional
Have FUN reading this month!