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message 1: by Conny (last edited Mar 06, 2021 04:28AM) (new)

Conny | 646 comments From March 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021

The Phrases:

1. springtime
2. bloom
3. sun shining
4. baby animals
5. eggs
6. tulips
7. jellybeans
8. rainstorm
9. sprout
10. warming
11. spring break
12. raincoat

How to Fill the Prompts:
1. Phrase contains BOTH letters of the author's name (ignore middle initial)
2. Phrase contains the first letter of the title (ignore or include A, An, and The)
3. Phrase is exemplified on the cover (your interpretation)
4. Phrase is found somewhere in the text (should be exact word)


message 2: by Conny (last edited May 04, 2021 12:15AM) (new)

Conny | 646 comments 12/12 as of 5/4/2021

✓ 1. springtime. Seelenlos: Splitterglanz (even starts with S)
✓ 2. bloom: Oneiros: Tödlicher Fluch (phrase contains letter O)
✓ 3. sun shining: The Cousins (set during the summer at a summer resort on an island)
✓ 4. baby animals: Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed (phrase contains both BA (first word) and AS (second word))
✓ 5. eggs: Der Fluch der Sphinx (I literally just read a sentence where a character tried to convince the main character to meet them for breakfast, arguing that their hotel "does the best eggs")
✓ 6. tulips: The Last House Guest (contains L)
✓ 7. jellybeans Der letzte Engel (ignoring the article "Der", phrase contains L and E)
✓ 8. rainstorm Die 13½ Leben des Käpt'n Blaubär (a rainstorm gets the protagonist out of a hopeless situation)
✓ 9. sprout Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales (contains R)
✓ 10. warming Midnight's Children (contains M)
✓ 11. spring break The Feminine Touch (cover shows a woman on a beach)
✓ 12. raincoat The Craftsman (contains C)


message 3: by Conny (new)

Conny | 646 comments On the last book for this challenge :) Confident I'll finish it within the next three weeks, even though it's Rushdie :D


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