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Updated: 8/1/24
🧨Jonquil - FIREWORKS (9/9) C
JennH - FIREWORKS (8/9)
🧨 SouthWestZippy - HOT DOG (6/6) C
Diana S - FRIED CHICKEN (9/12)
🧨Book Concierge - SANDALS (7/7)
Carol - STRAWBERRY SUNDAE DAY (15/19)
Cara - HAMBURGER (5/9)
Beverly - FIREWORKS (7/9)
🧨 Licha-Olivia - SANDALS (7/7) C
🧨 Marilyn - SANDALS (7/7) C
Koren - PATRIOTIC (6/9)
🧨 Robin P - HAMBURGER (9/9) C
JULY 2024 HAPPENINGS CHALLENGE9/9 DONE
F Four Dog's Sake Lia Farrell 7/12
I Island Time Georgia Clark 7/5
R Rescuing Bryn Susan Stoker 7/6
E Endgame Ann Aguirre 7/1
W Wolf at the Door MaryJanice Davidson 7/13
O One Across, Two Down Ruth Rendell 7/16
R Rescuing Annie Susan Stoker 7/15
K Knot Ready for Murder Mary Marks 7/8
S State of the Union Marie Force 7/4
JULY HAPPENINGS CHALLENGEDURATION: Month of July
🎆F - The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis 7/8/24
🎆I - Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo 7/31/24 - Inej
🎆R - Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan 7/7/24
🎆E - Made in Asian America: A History for Young People by Erika Lee & Christina Soontornvat 7/21/24
🎆W - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 7/27/24
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🎆R - The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 7/16/24
🎆K - Death Is Like a Box of Chocolates by Kathy Aarons 7/11/24
🎆S - Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee 7/19/24
July-JULY HAPPENINGS CHALLENGE6/6- Completed
H- Finding Baby Holly: Lost to a Cult, Surviving My Parents' Murders, and Saved by Prayer by Holly Marie-7/3
O-One Hundred and Four Horses by Mandy Retzlaff by Mandy Retzlaff-7/17
T-5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado by Randy Turner-7/12
D-Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller-7/8
O-The Amish Wife by Gregg Olsen-7/23
G-Bright Lights, Prairie Dust: Reflections on Life, Loss, and Love from Little House's Ma by Karen Grassle-7/31
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Spell-out: FRIED CHICKEN (9/12)
F - Fay, Teddy in Obsession by Stuart Woods (7/8/24) ⭐⭐⭐
R - Rakowsky, Judy - Jews in the Garden: A Holocaust Survivor, the Fate of His Family, and the Secret History of Poland in World War II (7/25/24) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I - The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman (7/28/24) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
E - Evie Dunmore's Bringing Down the Duke (7/14/24) 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐
D - Double Jeopardy by Stuart Woods (7/6/23) ⭐⭐
C - Caroline Taylor in The Ball at Versailles by Danielle Steel (7/10/24) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
H - Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar (7/27/24) 4.5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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C - "Chamber, Avery" in The Golden Couple (7/19/24) 4.5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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N - Natalie Baszile's Queen Sugar (7/17/24) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Begins: 01July24 / Ends: 31July24
7 / 7 completed
Sandals
S - SCOUT is mc in To Kill a Mockingbird ✔ – 12Jul24
A - Artificial Condition ✔ – 05Jul24
N - NESBIT, E. / The Book of Dragons ✔ – 12Jul24
D - Dragon Pearl ✔ – 04Jul24
A - Ann Mah / Jacqueline in Paris ✔ – 13Jul24
L - Louise Hare / This Lovely City ✔ – 24Jul24
S - Sandra Brown / Texas! Sage ✔ – 26Jul24
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Hamburger (6/9)H Holly Whitaker Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol 7/1
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M Mary Lawson The Other Side of the Bridge 7/12
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R Robert Mapplethorpe Just Kids Patti Smith 7/12
G Georgie, All Along Kate Clayborn 7/25
E Elizabeth Kostova The Historian 7/2
R Russ It Was You All Along 7/12
July -MORE FUN IN THE SUN16/19
Steve Cavanaugh - Fifty-Fifty - 7/6
Torches We Carry, The - L.A. Witt - 7/11
Ross L.J. - Holy Island -7/5
Adams, Taylor - The Last Word - 6\7/2
William W. Johnston - The Devil's Cat - 7/10
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E.M Lindsey - Without a Doubt - 7/3
Romeo Alexander - My Chaos, His Calm - 7/13
Robin Oliveria - My Name Is Mary Sutter - 7/15
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Smoke - a character in The Darkest Flame - Christina Lee - 7/12
Unfettered - Kate Hawthorne - 7/28
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Dark Suits and Sad Songs - Denzil Meyrick - 7/3
A. W, Scott - Waiting for Daddy - 7/31
E.M Lindsey - Forsaken - 7/18
Devil's Dance - Leigh Garrett - 7/6
Ashore - L.A. Witt - 7/20
You Will Remember Me - Hannah Mary McKinnon - 7/7
JULY HAPPENINGS CHALLENGEDURATION: Month of July
9/9
F Freida McFadden, The Housemaid's Secret FINISHED 7/6
I The It Girl by Ruth Ware FINISHED 8/2
R Rebecca Renner, Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades FINISHED 7/13
E Easter Basket Murder by Leslie Meier FINISHED 7/17
W What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan FINISHED 7/11
O On the Road by Jack Kerouac FINISHED 7/17
R Rebecca Renner, Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades FINISHED 7/16
K Kevin Hincker, The Ghost with a Knife at Her Throat: The Book of Sight FINISHED 7/12
S Timothy Schaffert, The Titanic Survivors' Book Club FINISHED 7/8
JULY HAPPENINGS-MORE FUN IN THE SUN7/7 letters Completed
S: Suzanne Brockmann; Over the Edge (7/27/24)
A: Almost Surely Dead Amina Akhtar (7/13/24)
N: Nicole Snow; The Broken Protector (7/31/24)
D: Defiant Hero (The) Suzanne Brockmann (7/6/24)
A: Andrews, Ilona; Magic Tides (7/20/24)
L: Lund, G. K.; Deadly Awakening (7/17/24)
S: Scott, Gavin (mc) The Bromance Book Club Lyssa Kay Adams (7/29/24)
July Happenings ChallengeBegins: 01July24 / Ends: 31July24
7 / 7 completed
Sandals
🧨S--Sam Rakowsky, main character in Jews in the Garden: A Holocaust Survivor, the Fate of His Family, and the Secret History of Poland in World War II by Judy Rakowsky--7/8/24
🧨A--Alasdair Gray, author of Poor Things--7/14/24
🧨N--Nunez, Sigrid, author of The Vulnerables--7/14/24
🧨D--Dickie, one of the main characters in The Madstone by Elizabeth Crook--7/28/24
🧨A--Abrams, Stacey, author of While Justice Sleeps--7/25/24
🧨L--The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens--7/11/24
🧨S--The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid--7/9/24
JULY HAPPENINGS CHALLENGEDURATION: Month of July
P-Picoult, Jodi -Harvesting the Heart finished 7/22
A-Ackerman, Peter Mom, Dad, Me, and Classic TV - Growing Up with Classic Television's Harry Ackerman and Elinor Donahue finished 7/5
T-Trauma Sponges: Dispatches from the Scarred Heart of Emergency Response by Jeremy Norton finished 7/1
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T-Terry Jennings Waylon: Tales of My Outlaw Dad finished 7/9
I-In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife by Sebastion Junger finished 7/27
C-The Call to Serve: The Life of an American President, George Herbert Walker Bush: A Visual Biography by Jon Meacham finished 7/24
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July Happenings Challenge
Begins: 01July24 / Ends: 31July24
7 / 7 completed
Sandals
S - SCOUT is mc in To Kill a Mockingbird ✔ – 12Jul24
A - Artificial Condition ✔ – 05Jul24
N - NESBIT, E. / The Book of Dragons ✔ – 12Jul24
D - Dragon Pearl ✔ – 04Jul24
A - Ann Mah / Jacqueline in Paris ✔ – 13Jul24
L - Louise Hare / This Lovely City ✔ – 24Jul24
S - Sandra Brown / Texas! Sage ✔ – 27Jul24
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DURATION: Month of July
8/9
F Freida McFadden, The Housemaid's Secret FINISHED 7/6
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R Rebecca Renner, [book:Gator Cou..."
Sorry Beverly, I just noticed your R letters. It's one book per letter. You need another book for the other R. 😞
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Congrats Jonquil 🤗 Your Welcome!
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July Happenings Challenge
Begins: 01July24 / Ends: 31July24
7 / 7 completed
Sandals
S - SCOUT is mc in [book:To Kill a Mockingbird|9709..."
Congrats Book Concierge! 🤗
July-JULY HAPPENINGS CHALLENGE6/6- Completed--7/31/24
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Congrats LICHA-OLIVIA! 🤗
Congrats Marilyn! 🤗
H - Eliza Harrison - main character in Scarlet Devices - Delphine Dryden 7/7A- Antoine Verlaque, main character in The Vanishing Museum on the Rue Mistral - M.L. Longworth 7/3
M - Randall Munroe, author of What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions - 7/13
B - Britt-Marie Was Here - Fredrik Backman - 7/15
U - Uncommon Type - Tom Hanks - 7/4
R - Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe - 7/15
G - Graham Gore, main character in The Ministry of Time - 7/5
E - Percival Everett, author of James 7/16
R -Stella Riley, author of A Trick of Fate 7/25
I didn’t think I would do a challenge in July but I inadvertently read enough books to complete a word!
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That's Great Robin! Congrats 🤗
Diana S wrote: "Congrats SouthWestZippy! 🤗Congrats LICHA-OLIVIA! 🤗
Congrats Marilyn! 🤗"
THANK YOU! I was afraid I was not going to make it. That last book about did me in. ugg.
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DURATION: Month of July
Spell-out one/more of the ALL-CAPPED - JULY HAPPENINGS words below:
Summer OLYMPICS
FOURTH OF JULY
National HOT DOG Day
FIREWORKS
SCHOOL SUPPLIES go on sale
National EAT YOUR JELLO Day
TEDDY BEAR Picnic Day
National PINA COLADA Day
LIBERTY BELL Day
PATRIOTIC Songs
National ICE CREAM Day
National HAMMOCK Day
National STRAWBERRY SUNDAE Day
National HAMBURGER Day
National FRIED CHICKEN Day
National TROPICAL FRUIT Day
POOLSIDE
Those Pretty Toenail POLISHES
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CHALLENGE RULES
• one book per letter
• use 1st letter in TITLE (exclude A, An, or The)
• use 1st letter of Author's FIRST/LAST name
• use 1st letter of Main Character's FIRST/LAST name
FOR EACH BOOK READ
• LINK to Title
• INDICATE Author
• GIVE DATE you finished book
RATINGS are Optional ⭐⭐⭐⭐
ENJOY!