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Duration: April 1, 2021 - April 30, 2021
Level: ☀ Warrant Officer: 13+ books
Option 3: Spell it out
Victoria - Melbourne
V - The Vampire's Priceless Treasure by Kristen Painter - 4/11/2021
I - Impulse Control by Amanda Usen - 4/14/2021
C - Wildfire Hellhound by Zoe Chant - 4/30/2021
T - Thanksgiving in Paradise by Kathi Daley - 4/19/2021
O - His Defiant Princess by Kathleen O'Brien - 4/20/2021
R - Hidden Star by Nora Roberts - 4/17/2021
I - Into the Fire by Amanda Usen - 4/21/2021
A - Jaxson by Alisa Woods - 4/10/2021
M - New Year's Eve Murder by Leslie Meier - 4/19/2021
E - Fury by Eliza Gayle - 4/10/2021
L - Down a Dark Hall by Lois Duncan - 4/17/2021
B - Beaches in Paradise by Kathi Daley - 4/16/2021
O - His Christmas Princess by Kathleen O'Brien - 4/20/2021
U - Make Me, Take Me by Amanda Usen - 4/21/2021
R - Captive Star by Nora Roberts - 4/17/2021
N - The Name of the Game Was Murder by Joan Lowery Nixon - 4/17/2021
E - Euan by Zoe Chant - 4/25/2021

Duration: 1 April to 30 April
Level: Warrant Officer
15/13
Option 1: Author
Read books written by authors from Australia or New Zealand.
Just an Ordinary Family by Fiona Lowe 2/4 4★
The Redgum River Retreat by Sandie Docker 15/4 3.5★
Option 2: Setting
Read books set in Australia or New Zealand.
The Orchard Murders by Robert Gott 3/4 3★
Option 3: Spell it out
Choose one or more state or city names from Australia or New Zealand (see resource list below), then for each letter in the title read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last name), characters (first or last name), that begin with letters that correspond to letters of the word you choose. You may ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc).
C- Curtain Call at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young 4/4 3★
A- The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde 8/4 4.5★
N- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 6/4 4★
B- A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson 7/4 4★
E- An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten 8/4 3.5★
R- Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb 6/4 4★
R- Ruth - The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey 11/4 3★
A- Nerilka's Story & The Coelura by Anne McCaffrey 11/4 3★
P- Poirot - The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 10/4 3.5★
E- Evie - Sea Witch by Sarah Henning 13/4 1★
R- The Inland Sea by Donald Richie 9/4 3.5★
T- The Final Hour by Tom Wood 5/4 3.5★
H- Holloway - Death in Kew Gardens by Jennifer Ashley 14/4 4★
Option 4: Military
Read books that are set during a war or have a military theme.
A Gift in December by Jenny Gladwell 1/4 3.5★ - WWII

ANZAC Challenge
Duration: 4/1-30/23
Option 5: combination of Options 1-4
Goal: Warrant Officer 13+
Option 1: Read books written by authors from Australia or New Zealand
Option 2: Read books set in Australia or New Zealand
Option 3 Spell it Out
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D
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L
A
I
D
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Option 4: Read books set during a war or which have a military theme
Books mentioned in this topic
The Redgum River Retreat (other topics)Death in Kew Gardens (other topics)
Sea Witch (other topics)
The Inland Sea (other topics)
The Murder on the Links (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Sandie Docker (other topics)Jennifer Ashley (other topics)
Sarah Henning (other topics)
Donald Richie (other topics)
Tom Wood (other topics)
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Australia/New Zealand or Military book
April 1-30, 2021
2 out of 1-4
1) Heroes: People Who Made a Difference in Our World Harold J. Sala 4-9-21 (Several military stories, like the soldier at Auschwitz)
2) The Eternal Soldier: The True Story of How a Dog Became a Civil War Hero Allison Crotzer Kimmel 4-24-21