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January 2019 Mini Challenge
Begins: 01Jan19 / Ends: 31Jan19

Pick any one of these words/phrases and S*P*E*L*L it out using the first letter of the title (Exclude: A, An, The) -or- the author's first or last initial.

Begin
Celebrate
New Year
resolution
start
winter


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Challenge Rules
* As you complete each task, include a link to the book (or cover, if required), the author if required, the date completed, and any other information required for the task.
* Books must be at least 100 pages long
* Page numbers are determined by the Hardcover edition. If there is no hardcover, you may use the most popular paperback edition. (Use these editions to determine page numbers regardless of the format you read - audio, e-book, etc)
* If you want credit for finishing, please post a "completed" message. The moderator does not get notification when you edit your original post, only when you make a new post.
* Have fun!

EXAMPLE of completed task:
C - The Circus Fire ✔ - 20Jan19
O - Ordinary Grace ✔ - 10Jan19
W - WINSPEAR, Jacqueline wrote Maisie Dobbs ✔ - 04Jan19

List of participants

(CLICK on your name to go directly to your challenge post)

Agumom

Diana S

JennH

Koren ✔ - DONE

Licha-Olivia

Marilyn ✔ - DONE

Olivermagnus ✔ - DONE

SANDYE ✔ - DONE

Tessa ✔ - DONE

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January 2019 Mini Challenge
Begins: 01Jan19 / Ends: 31Jan19

N
E
W

Y
E
A
R

Why yes, I did choose one of the shortest words with the most common letters possible.

S - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 1/22/19
T
A - Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli 2/16/19
R
T

January 2019 Mini Challenge
January 1 - 31 2019

6 of 6 Complete

W - William Kent Krueger - Heaven's Keep - 1/19/19
I - IQ - Joe Ide - 1/2/19
N - Nevada Barr - Blood Lure - 1/4/19
T - Thin Dark Line - Tami Hoag - 1/9/19
E - Emily Giffin - Something Borrowed - 1/26/19
R - Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus - 1/24/19

7 / 7 -- COMPLETED 1/29/19

N - The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne--1/6/19
E - Ernie: The Autobiography by Ernest Borgnine--1/7/19
W - Relatively Normal by Whitney Dineen--1/14/19

Y - You've Got Tail by Renee George -- 1/24/19
E - Emmaline Waters, This Is Your Life by Maggie Bloom -- 1/10/19
A - All for You by Laura Florand -- 1/4/19
R - Dead Before the Wedding (Carly Keene Mysteries 1) by Ruby Blaylock - Finished 1/29/19

January Mini Challenge
Begins: 01Jan19 / Ends: 31Jan19

5 / 5 completed


Start
S - Spencer Quinn / The Dog Who Knew Too Much ✔ – 03Jan19
T - Truman Capote / Other Voices, Other Rooms ✔ – 09Jan19
A - ALVAREZ, Julia / How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents ✔ – 27Jan19
R - Rosamunde Pilcher / Winter Solstice ✔ – 21Jan19
T - They Came to Baghdad ✔ - 02Feb19
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I think I've got everyone linked to this point. Welcome to a new year of challenges.

January 2019 Mini Challenge
January 1 - 31 2019

spell- out: WINTER

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January 2019 Mini Challenge

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W

Y
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✔A - Agatha Christie wrote The Body in the Library 1/5/19
✔R - The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan 1/11/19

Welcome to the challenge, Diana S and JennH. I've created links for you.

JANUARY CHALLENGE

N-author Nia Wyn Blue Sky July: A True Tale of Love, Light and 'impossible Odds' finished 1/5

E-Eye Of The Beholder by Lowell Cauffield finished 1/12

W-Waylon: An Autobiography by Waylon Jennings finished 1/4/19

Y-Ann Yurcek Tiny Titan - One Small Gift finished 1/23

E-Edie Hand and Tina Savas Women of True Grit: Intimate, Informative, Inspirational: 40 Famous and Infamous Women Share Real Life Stories with Secrets to Success for All Generations finished 1/20

A-Another Place at the Table by Kathy Harrison finished 1/1/2019

R-Reckless: Millionaire Record Producer Phil Spector and the Violent Death of Lana Clarkson by Carlton Smith finished 1/16

January 2019 Mini Challenge
January 1 - 31 2019

6 of 6 Complete

✔Wolitzer, Meg, author of The Female Persuasion--1/14/19
✔I-- Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney--1/15/19
✔Nathan Hill, author of The Nix--1/7/19
✔Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of Between the World and Me--1/8/19
✔Eduardo Sacheri, author of The Secret in Their Eyes--1/10/19
✔R. O. Kwon, author of The Incendiaries--1/18/19

Finished--went looking for books that fit the task, two short enough to read quickly!

Marilyn wrote: "Finished--went looking for books that fit the task, two short enough to read quickly!"

Love when that works out!

Finished.

Great job, Koren.

Challenge Completed - 1/29/19!!!!

Great job, SANDYE!

~~~ Complete ~~~

January 2019 Mini Challenge
January 1 - 31 2019

6 of 6 Complete

W - William Kent Krueger - Heaven's Keep - 1/19/19
I - IQ - Joe Ide - 1/2/19
N - Nevada Barr - Blood Lure - 1/4/19
T - Thin Dark Line - Tami Hoag - 1/9/19
E - Emily Giffin - Something Borrowed - 1/26/19
R - Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus - 1/24/19

Great job, Lynda!

Update message # 7 - Challenge completed - 02Feb19