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Match a book - or books!
Level: Hard
15/15
Book #1:
My choices:
a) Title starts with "C" -
b) Historical fiction -
c) Blue sky on cover -
d) Female on cover -
e) Female author -
Book #2:
My choices:
a) Cosy mystery -
b) Dog on cover -
c) Ocean on cover -
d) Part of series -
e) Boat on cover -
Book #3:
My choices:
a) Young adult -
b) Set in New York -
c) Multiple people on cover -
d) Male author -
e) Australian author -
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Match a book - or books!
Level: Hard
15/15
The Cinema at Starlight Creek1. Five words in the title:
2. HF:
3. Female author
4. Published in 2019:
5. Girl on cover wears something red:
Death at the Dog Show1. Cosy mystery:
2. Aussie author:
3. Death in the title:
4. Author's name starts with G:
5. Setting is a near the beach
1. SF:
2. Published 2019 :
3. Set in New York:
4. Male author:
5. Author's first initial is M:
Yes, I think I'm in for the hard level, but need to think a bit more about some!Completed 15/15
Book 1: The Cinema at Starlight Creek by Alli Sinclair
a) Female on the cover –
b) Female author –
c) Historical fiction -
d) Title with the word “creek” –
e) Person wearing red on the cover –
Book 2: Death at the Dog Show by Grace York
a) Cosy mystery –
b) Ocean on the cover –
c) Stylised picture on the cover –
d) Fourth book in a series –
e) Title with the word “death” -
Book 3: The Secret Runners of New York by Matthew Reilly
a) Exact match –
b) Set in the USA -
c) Australian author –
d) Author with the same initials –
e) Time travel –
**Summer Challenge - 1/12/19 - 28/2/20**Match a book - or books!
Level: Hard
15/15
The Cinema at Starlight CreekTitle starts with "C"
Blue cover
Woman on the cover
Female main character
Historical fiction
Death at the Dog ShowMystery
Fourth in series
Orange cover
Title starts with "D"
Involving the ocean
The Secret Runners of New YorkYoung Adult
Set in New York
Science Fiction
Australian author
Red cover
Summer Challenge - 1/12/19 - 28/2/20Match a book - or books!
Level: Hard
15/15 @ 09-FEB-2020
Book #1: The Cinema at Starlight Creek by Alli Sinclair
a) Australian female author :
b) Single person on cover :
c) Romance :
d) Published in June 2019 :
e) 5 stars from Brenda! :
Book #2: Death at the Dog Show by Grace York
a) Cove (picture vs title) :
b) Mystery :
c) 4th in series :
d) Dog on cover :
e) Sea on cover :
Book #3: The Secret Runners of New York by Matthew Reilly
a) Sci Fi :
b) Male author :
c) Set in New York :
d) Set in the future :
e) I've met the author :
Another great challenge mods! I'm going to chose Medium
10/10 books (4AA)
Book 1.
✔ A. Dystopian novel: The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 5★
✔ B. Building on the cover: The Wife and the Widow by Christian White AA 4★
✔ C. Figure or figures on the cover: The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer AA 5★
✔ D. SciFi novel: Recursion by Blake Crouch 4.5★
✔ E. A novel set in a school: The Lying Game by Ruth Ware 3.5★
Book 2.
✔ A. Another book by the same author: Evil at Echo Point by Grace York AA 4★
✔ B. Murder Mystery: A Murder Unmentioned by Sulari Gentill AA 5★
✔ C. Dogs feature in the novel: Stay by Catherine Ryan Hyde 5★
✔ D. Novel by an Australian author: Darkness for Light by Emma Viskic AA 5★
✔ E. "Death" in the title: Origin in Death by J.D. Robb 5★
I'm in **Summer Challenge - 1/12/19 - 28/2/20**
Match a book - or books!
Level: Hard
14/15
Book #1:
Completed
Book #2:
- Completed
Book #3 :
Completed
HI.Yep i will do the easy level. Just in case i need more inspiration would someone be kind enough to describe the cover of book 1 for me? Thanks.
Maria wrote: "HI.Yep i will do the easy level. Just in case i need more inspiration would someone be kind enough to describe the cover of book 1 for me? Thanks."
Maria, book 1 has a woman in profile wearing a red skirt and head scarf with a building in the distance behind her. The sky is blue but with some sunset-like clouds. There is a fancy, curlicued border around the outside of the cover... Hope this gives you a bit more to work with!
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Yep i will do the easy level. Just in case i need more inspiration would someone be kind enough to describe the cover of book 1 for me? Thanks."
Maria, it has a young woman on the cover in a red skirt and white blouse. It has blue sky and an old fashioned cinema in the distance behind the woman. Also clouds in the sky with some grassy weeds beside the woman. Hope that helps :)
Starting easy - supposed to have a scary workload this semesterBook2: Ocean on the cover - Wolfe Island by Lucy Treloar - AA
Book2: Female Author - Secrets of the Tides
by Hannah Richell - AA
Book2: Female Author - The Moscow Sleepers by Stella Rimington
Book2: Mystery - Inspector of the Dead by David Morrell
Book2: animal on the cover - Seeking Whom He May Devour by Fred Vargas
Summer Challenge - 1/12/19 - 28/2/20**Match a book - or books!
Level: Hard
0/15
Book 1 =
1. Female Author - Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
2. Set in a Small Town - Man Drought by Rachael Johns AA
3. Five Words in the Title - An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
4. Historical Fiction - Treason by Meredith Whitford AA
5. Female on Cover - The Hanover Square Affair by Ashley Gardner
Book 2 =
1. Water on Cover - Son of the Morning by Linda Howard
2. Part of a Series - Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
3. Cozy Mystery - Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen
4. By the Same Author - Arson at the Art Gallery by Grace York AA
5. MCs name starts with A - Queen of the Road by Tricia Stringer AA
Book 3 =
1. Time Travel - Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
2. Six Words in Title - Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon
3. Set in New York - Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb
4. Male Author - Working Class Man by Jimmy Barnes AA
5. Aussie Author - The Lake House by Kate Morton AA
I’m doing Easy - Match one book; read 5 books (at least 2 Aussie authors)Matching to Book 2 - Death at the Dog Show by Grace York
a) Cosy mystery -
Dark Clouds Over Nuala by Harriet Steel - 5★sb) Dog on cover -
Paw Enforcement by Diane Kelly - 3★sc) Ocean on cover -
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway - 5★s d) Sun in sky -
The Boundary Fence by Alissa Callen- AA - 3★se) Orange cover -
Death at the Dog Show by Grace York - AA - 4★s
Ok.I couldn't resist seeing if i could find some books that would work for this Challenge.
I think i've done it.
If any of my reasoning for linking the books isn't valid, let me know.
Here goes.
Level: easy:
5/5.
Book 1 The Cinema at Starlight Creek
byAlli Sinclair
my choices.
A. Book is written by the same author as the book being matched..
Alli Sinclair
AA.
5 stars.
B. Female Author:
C. Historical fiction.
by:
Kate Grenville
AA
5 stars
D. Title Begins with C.
.
by:Jenny Hale
5 stars
E. 5 words in the title:
by Jennifer Probst
3 stars
Count me in for Level HARD 15/15 6/6 AABook 1 matches
✅ 1. The Juliet Code by Christine Wells AA 27/12/19 ★★★☆ Historical Fiction
✅ 2. Her Final Breath by Robert Dugoni 7/12/19 ★★★☆ Female MC
✅ 3. The Critic: Enzo Macleod 2 by Peter May Title starts with "The" 12/12/19 ★★★★
✅ 4. Case Histories by Kate Atkinson Blue sky on the cover 9/1/2020 ★★★★
✅ 5. The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor Red on the cover 8/12/19 ★★★★
Book 2 matches
✅ 6. Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear Water on the cover 20/12/19 ★★★★
✅ 7. Paying for It by Tony Black AA Part of a Series ★★
✅ 8. The Marx Sisters - Barry Maitland 21/12/19 ★★★☆ Australian Author
✅ 9. A Fistful of Collars - Spencer Quinn Dog on the cover 29/3/20 ★★★★
✅ 10. Death Beside the Seaside by T E Kinsey "Death" in the Title 9/3/20 ★★★★
Book 3 matches
✅ 11. The Blood Road by Stuart MacBride Male author 14/12/19 ★★★☆
✅ 12. Catching Teller Crow by Ambelin Kwaymullina AA Y/A 11/1/19 ★★★
✅ 13. Peace by Garry Disher AA Australian Author 1/1/2020 ★★★★
✅ 14. Golden in Death by J.D. Robb Set in NY - 17/2/2020 ★★★★
✅ 15. A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill AA 4 people on the cover 17/1/2020 ★★★★
I will go with 'Easy' and have selected Book 1: The Cinema at Starlight Creek5/5
The Cinema at Starlight Creek
a) Historical Fiction -
b) Five Words in Title -
c) Blue sky on cover -
d) Female author -
e) Colourful cover -
⛱️ Summer Challenge - 1/12/19 - 28/2/20 ⛱️Match a book - or books!
Level: Hard
15/15 (7/6 AA)
Book #1:
The Cinema at Starlight Creek by Alli Sinclair
a. title begins with C: Cell 7 (Cell 7 Trilogy #1) by Kerry Drewery -Read 09/12
b. white lettering on cover: Who's Afraid? (Supernatural Sisters #1) by Maria Lewis AA -Read 04/12
c. Historical Fiction: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead -Read 07/12
d. 1950s: A Hundred Flowers by Gail Tsukiyama -Read 03/12
e. Australian Woman Writer (I've read previously): Up on Horseshoe Hill by Penelope Janu AA -Read 10/12
Book #2:
Death at the Dog Show (Getaway Bay Cozy Mystery Series #4) by Grace York
a. title begins with D: Die Trying (Jack Reacher #2) by Lee Child -Read 17/12
b. 4th in series: The Vows of Silence (Simon Serrailler #4) by Susan Hill -Read 03/12
c. Australian Woman Writer (new to me): Who Killed Angelique? (Who Killed...? #1) by Emma Darcy AA -Read 12/12
d. Water background on cover: The Good Woman of Renmark by Darry Fraser AA -Read 28/12
e. Animal on cover: Darksoul (The Godblind Trilogy #2) by Anna Stephens -Read 17/12
Book #3:
The Secret Runners of New York by Matthew Reilly
a. title begins with S: The Secrets Mothers Keep by Jacquie Underdown AA -Read 12/09
b. Science Fiction: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently #1) by Douglas Adams -Read 06/12
c. double consonants in author's first & last name: The Secret Vineyard by Loretta Hill AA -Read 05/01
d. Capitalisation: Bloodtree River by Sarah Barrie AA -Read 26/12
e. New York: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo -Read 10/12
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Book2: Ocean on the cover - Wolfe Island by Lucy Treloar - AA
Book3: Building on cover - [book:Secr..."
Heather would you please put the book cover you're following? Thanks.
I've sent you a PM as you've mixed your choices through the 3 books instead of only one :)
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**Summer Challenge - 1/12/19 - 29/2/20**Match a book - or books!
Level: Hard
15/15 COMPLETED
Red clothing on cover:
Female author:
Historical Fiction:
Title starts with 'C':
Set in 1950s:
Published Feb 2019:
Orange cover:
Dog on Cover:
Mystery:
Book in a series:
YA Fiction:
Secret in the title:
Male author:
Aussie author:
Portal fantasy:
I have posted my list for a ruling. That was fun! I'd ask if it's December yet so I can start, but I'm so not ready.
I'd love to join, and will attempt the Hard level, but will need to put some more thought into my selections when I've finished the Spring Challenge (3 books to go!) and my annual challenge prompts are released.Level: Hard Progress: 15/15 AA: 7/7
Book #1:
The Cinema at Starlight Creek by Alli Sinclair My choices:
a) Exact Match -
b) Title starts with "C" -
c) Historical fiction -
d) Reference to space in title -
e) Female on cover -
Book #2:
Death at the Dog Show by Grace YorkMy choices:
a) Exact Match -
b) Author who writes under more than one name -
c) Author's first name begins with "G" -
d) Female author -
e) Australian Author -
Book #3:
The Secret Runners of New York by Matthew ReillyMy choices:
a) Exact Match -
b) Title begins with "S" -
c) Set in USA -
d) Male author -
e) Australian author -
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Yes that's fine Steve :) Good choices!
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Another wonderful challenge to make us think! Thanks Brenda :)I'll start with easy and will probably upgrade, but I'll see how I go over Christmas as I'm starting a new job next month.
**Summer Challenge - 1/12/19 - 28/2/20**
Match a book - or books!
Level:
15/15 (AA-7/6)
Based on Book 1
1. Woman On Cover-
2. Historical Fiction-
3. Multiple Timelines-
4. Author has the initial S-
5. Title starts with C-
Based on Book 2
1. Aussie Author-
2. Set near/on an ocean-
3. Title starts with D:
4. Female Author-
5. Animal on cover-
Based on Book 3
1. Title contains the word Secret-
2. YA-
3. Male Author-
4. Set In USA-
5. Building On Cover-
I am in for EASYProgress: 5/5
COMPLETE!
Book matching:
Matches:
1. Aussie author
2. Young adult genre
3. (New York) Skyscrapers on cover
4. Male author
5. Red, white & blue cover
Easy level. 5/5Book #1:
1. Australian female author - Sheerwater by Leah Swann AA Read 10th January 4 1/2 stars
2. Title starts with a C - The Christmas Witch by Carla Caruso AA Read 14th December 3 1/2 out of 5
3. Historical fiction - The Last Of The Bonegilla Girls by Victoria Purman AA Read 13th December 4 out of 5
4. Woman on cover - Call Me Evie - Call Me Evie by J.P. Pomare AA Read 5th December 2 out of 5
5. Grass/flowers on cover: The Lawson Sisters by Janet Gover AA Read 6th Jan 3 out of 5
thanks Catherine.:) :) :) :)
Kathryn wrote: "Maria wrote: "HI.
Yep i will do the easy level. Just in case i need more inspiration would someone be kind enough to describe the cover of book 1 for me? Thanks."
Maria, book 1 has a woman in pro..."
I hope I'm not being overly ambitious, but I'm now aiming higher than the easy level.AR Seasonal Challenge December 2019-February 2020
Level: MEDIUM, 10 books, including 4 AA
Duration: 01/12/19 - 29/02/20
Progress: 10/10
NOTE: All titles except one are written by Australian Authors
Book #1 The Cinema at Starlight Creek
✔ 1. Title Begins with 'C'
Closing Down by Sally Abbott 3.5★s
✔ 2. Young Woman on Cover
Morgan's Law by Karly Lane 4.5★s
✔ 3. Australian Author
The Feel Good Hit of the Year by Liam Pieper 3.5★s
✔ 4. Female Author
The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth 4★s
✔ 5. Historical Fiction
The Last Hours by Minette Walters 3.5★s (British author)
Book #3 The Secret Runners of New York
✔ 1. Science Fiction
The Second Cure by Margaret Morgan 5+★s
✔2. Brightly Coloured Cover
Please Explain by Karl Kruszelnicki 3.5★s
✔3. Title Begins with 'S'
Saga Land by Richard Fidler and Kári Gíslason 3.5★s
✔4. Male Author
Wetland: A Detective Sergeant Rory James Mystery by Colin King 3★s
✔5. Australian Author
Gravity Is The Thing by Jaclyn Moriarty 4.5★s
**Summer Challenge - 1/12/19 - 29/2/20**Match a book - or books!
Level: Hard
0/15
Thanks for the prod, Steve! I am maybe insanely attempting Hard, hope to start the year strong and then watch it all go downhill! 😱 I can not believe that it is almost 2020, that is crazy! Have adapted some of the matches, fingers crossed they all work. Looking forward to this challenge.
The Cinema at Starlight Creek1. Title starts with "C": The Crown: The Inside History by Robert Lacey
2. Historical fiction: The Collaborator by Diane Armstrong (AA)
3. Blue sky on cover: The Daughter's Tale by Armando Lucas Correa
4. Female on cover: The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir
5. Red on cover: Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris (AA) [Just attended a fantastic talk with her, got to meet and get my book signed - thanks Trish! 😃]
Death at the Dog Show1. Mystery: The Nancys by R.W.R. Mcdonald (AA)
2. Water on cover: Tidelands by Philippa Gregory
3. Five word title: The Man Shakespeare, His Tragic Life Story by Frank Harris (This is what all listings say, but my edition is like the book cover below and only has five words.)
4. Published in February: Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown by Maureen Waller [published February 1st]
5. Female author: Floodtide by Judy Nunn (AA)
The Secret Runners of New York1. Multiple people on cover: The King Whisperers: Power Behind the Throne, from Rasputin to Rove by Kerwin Swint
2. Building on cover: Tilt by Nicholas Shrady
3. Male author: Tunnel Rats by Jimmy Thomson (AA)
4. Australian author: The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (AA)
5. Published in March: Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King by Antonia Fraser [published March 20th]
I don't have a complete list yet, however two that come to mind immediately for book number 2 are: (1) Australian Barkers and Biters, and (2) The Dogs That Made Australia. They both have dogs on the cover.
Summer Challenge - 1/12/19 - 28/2/20Match a book - or books!
Level: Hard
Well, I'm going to take the hard challenge this time!
Book #1
1. Girl on the Cover Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
2.
3. Blue on cover The Singles Game by Lauren Weisberger
4.
5. Set in Australian outback Peace by Garry Disher AA
Book #2
1. Orange cover Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak AA
2. Mystery Agatha Raisin and the Busy Body by M.C. Beaton
3. Picture of water on cover Love and Ruin by Paula McLain
4. Animal on cover The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
5.
Book #3
1. Best-selling Aussie author The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton AA
2. Sky on cover Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
3. Set in a major city (London) The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre
4. Building on cover The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan AA
5. Four words in title Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham AA
I'm in! Hard Level 9/15 completed, 6/6 Aussie authors
Book #1
1. Blue sky on the cover: The Year of the Farmer by Rosalie Ham (AA)
2. Authors initials are the same (A.S.): They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
3.
4.
5.
Book #2
1. Title starts with 'D': Dry by Neal Shusterman
2. Ocean on the cover: One Would Think the Deep by Claire Zorn(AA)
3.
4. Title has five words: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
5. Animal on the cover: Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Book #3
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Just one admin comment I'd like to make. 2020 is a leap year, so I imagine we have until the 29th of February to complete the ch..."
Thank you Mary - I don't have next year's calendar and thought it must be soon. I'm happy to have you pick me up on that and will change it now :)
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Brenda wrote: "Everyone is linked to here - date also changed in original post :)"Yaaay - we get an extra day!
**Summer Challenge - 1/12/19 - 28/2/20**COMPLETED :)
Match a book - or books!
Level: Medium
10/10
1.
Title Starts with C:
Blue Sky on Cover:
Female Author:
Historical Fiction:
Woman on Cover:
2.
Ocean on the Cover:
Orange Cover:
Title starting with D:
Australian Author:
Published in 2019:
I will go with easy.Chosen book:
a) Young adult Dust & Decay 4/5*
b) Book by Matthew Reilly The Three Secret CitiesAA 4/5*
c) Four people on cover The Sky So Heavy AA 4/5*
d) Science Fiction The Martian 4/5*
e) Dystopian The Testaments 3/5*
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I'm in! Going for medium this time, haven't been able to finish the last couple seasonal challenges going for hard.Summer Reading Challenge 2019/20
Medium
7/10 books read
Book #2:
✅1. Orange cover: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera 5🌟
✅2. Published 2019: It Sounded Better in My Head by Nina Kenwood (AA) 3.5🌟
✅3. Murder investigation: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 4🌟
✅4. Female Aussie Author: The Sky So Heavy by Claire Zorn (AA) 4🌟
5. Animal on cover: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Book #3:
1. Young Adult: Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman (AA) and Jay Kristoff (AA)
2. Male Aussie Author: DEV1AT3 by Jay Kristoff (AA)
✅3. Set in New York: The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee 3🌟
✅4. Red on cover: The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness 4.5🌟
✅5. Sci-fi: Mars One by Jonathan Maberry 3.5🌟
I would like to participate at Easy level:-Books read: 5/5
The Cinema at Starlight Creek by Alli Sinclair
Linked books:-
Author beginning with 'S': My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout -
FINISHED 7/1/20 - 4* (9/10)
Australian author: The Nowhere Child by Christian White - AA -
FINISHED 14/1/20 - 4.5* (9+/10)
Written in 2019: The Ex Girlfriend by Nicola Moriarty - AA -
FINISHED 23/2/20 - 4* (8.5/10)
Australian setting: The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton - AA -
FINISHED 9/1/20 - 4* (9/10)
Title beginning with 'C' - Cannery Row by John Steinbeck -
FINISHED 8/12/19 - 4* (9/10)
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I edited my post with the last book in - had it selected but was I was trying to work out how to link it to book 21! I am amazed at how many different books people have selected! There are one or two selected by two or more people, but the rest are unique! More books to read...… so little time!
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Just made some changes to my chosen books!
The Cinema at Starlight Creek / Alli Sinclaira) Female Main Character
The Xibalba Murders / Lyn Hamilton b) Female author
Heartless / Marissa Meyer c) Authors surname start with ‘S’
Hitler's Finger / P.J. Skinnerd) Australian Female Author
Where the Dead Go Gemma Woodstock Series #03 / Sarah Bailey AAe) Colourful cover
The Girl from the Sea: First Edition / James Aldridge AA
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Brenda wrote: "You're linked Nicola :)"Thank you!
What an interesting premise for a challenge. I'm in!Summer Challenge - 01/01/19 to 28/02/20
Level Hard
15/15 Completed 09/02.
✅ Book #1: The Cinema at Starlight Creek by Alli Sinclair
☀️ a) 'Creek' in title: Salvation Creek by Susan Duncan *AA* 09/02 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
☀️ b) Historical Fiction: The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton 02/01 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
☀️ c) Woman on cover: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins 14/01 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
☀️ d) 50’s dress on cover: Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor 02/02
⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
☀️ e) Blue sky on cover: A Dream of Italy by Nicky Pellegrino *AA* 09/01 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ #2: Death at the Dog Show by Grace York
☀️ a) Dog on cover: The Twelve Dogs of Christmas by David Rosenfelt
11/12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
☀️ b) Cozy mystery: Death by Water by Kerry Greenwood *AA* 14/12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
☀️ c) Book in series: Too Easy by J.M. Green (book 2 Stella Hardy series) *AA* 04/12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
☀️ d) ‘Death’ in title: Death in a Strange Country by Donna Leon 17/12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
☀️ e) Beach on cover: A Bird in the Hand by Ann Cleeves 01/02 ⭐️⭐️💫
✅ #3: The Secret Runners of New York by Matthew Reilly
☀️ a) Set in New York: City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert 05/12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
☀️ b) Australian male author: One Hundred Years of Dirt by Rick Morton *AA* 11/12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
☀️ c) Six word title: The Unexpected Education of Emily Dean by Mira Robertson *AA* 11/01 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
☀️ d) Author’s name in red: Indian Summer by Marcia Willett
14/12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
☀️ e) ‘Secret’ in title: The Secret River by Kate Grenville *AA*
27/12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Match a book - or books!
We have chosen the book/s for you to match with. So study our selected book/s and find ways to link them to other books you would like to read. Make sure you justify your reason for the link. You do not need to read the main books
Make sure you check out the challenge guidelines here AND - please be sure to post the below cover/s you're choosing when matching the book
Levels:
Easy - Match one book; read 5 books (at least 2 Aussie authors)
Medium - Match two books; read 10 books (at least 4 Aussie authors)
Hard - Match three books; read 15 books (at least 6 Aussie authors)
In other words, if you choose MEDIUM, you'll work on two of the book covers (chosen by us) and read 5 books per cover. HARD, you'll work on all three (chosen by us) and read 5 books per cover.
Book #1:
Examples of what you could choose:
a) Title starts with "C"
b) Historical fiction
c) Blue sky on cover
d) Female on cover
e) Colourful cover
Book #2:
Examples of what you could choose:
a) Cosy mystery
b) Dog on cover
c) Ocean on cover
d) Sun in sky
e) Orange cover
Book #3:
Examples of what you could choose:
a) Young adult
b) Set in New York
c) Four people on cover
d) Science Fiction
e) Australian author
Feel free to use the above examples, or create your own matches :)
Good luck and have fun!! Happy summer reading :)