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December 2020 Challenge - Christmas
Participants
Alli
✅Amanda
✅Angela
✅Bernadette
✅Brenda
✅Carol
Carolyn
✅Cherie
Diana
✅Erin
✅Jackmeister
✅Jane
✅Janine
Jennifer
✅Jonquil
✅Kahlia
✅Kali
✅Kim
✅Krystal
✅Kylie H
Lainey
✅Leonie
Li'l Owl
Lyndall
✅Mari
Nicole
✅Odette
PattyMacDotComma
✅Phrynne
Pip
✅Sarah
✅#Teresa
✅TheMadHatter
Tien
✅Trish
Valerie
✅Zoey
Alli
✅Amanda
✅Angela
✅Bernadette
✅Brenda
✅Carol
Carolyn
✅Cherie
Diana
✅Erin
✅Jackmeister
✅Jane
✅Janine
Jennifer
✅Jonquil
✅Kahlia
✅Kali
✅Kim
✅Krystal
✅Kylie H
Lainey
✅Leonie
Li'l Owl
Lyndall
✅Mari
Nicole
✅Odette
PattyMacDotComma
✅Phrynne
Pip
✅Sarah
✅#Teresa
✅TheMadHatter
Tien
✅Trish
Valerie
✅Zoey
December Challenge - Christmas
Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/23/20
Level:
16/16
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas:
Read a book of your choice.
The Last Truehart by Darry Fraser 4.5★s 3/12/20 AA
2. Twelve Days of Christmas:
Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12.
Tooting Moon by Brigid George 5★s 5/12/20 Dusty Kent Mystery series #5 AA
3. Friends & Family:
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read.
Home Sweet Home by Mandy Magro 3★s 5/12/20 AA On 8 friend's bookshelves
4. Stocking Fillers:
Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
A Girl Called Justice: The Smugglers' Secret by Elly Griffiths 5★s 9/12/20
5. Presents:
Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover.
Grounds for Murder by Tara Lush 4★s 11/12/20 Chairs/Table/Cup/Umbrella
SPELL-IT-OUT:
Choose a word or phrase to spell out using the first letter of a book title or the first letter of the author's first or last name. You may choose from the list below, or use something that relates to December or Christmas for you.
DA Deadly Edition by Victoria Gilbert 4★s 12/12/20
EEvil Under The Stars by C.A. Larmer 4★s 20/12/20 AA
CThe Crowns of Croswald by D.E. Night 2.5★s 13/12/20
OThe Orange Tree by Carol Riggs 5★s 7/12/20
RBreathe Your Last by Lisa Regan 5★s 12/12/20
AUnder the Golden Sun by Jenny Ashcroft 5★s 2/12/20 AA
TThe Traitor: Wolf Girl 4 by Anh Do 5★s 2/12/20 AA
II Am Justice by Lara Coates 3.5★s 23.12.20 AA
OOutsider by Linda Castillo 5★s 1/12/20
NSettle The Score by Nicki Edwards 5★s 8/12/20 AA
SSomething Like This by Karly Lane 5★s 15/12/20 AA
Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/23/20
Level:
16/16
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas:
Read a book of your choice.
2. Twelve Days of Christmas:
Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12.
3. Friends & Family:
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read.
4. Stocking Fillers:
Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
5. Presents:
Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover.





SPELL-IT-OUT:
Choose a word or phrase to spell out using the first letter of a book title or the first letter of the author's first or last name. You may choose from the list below, or use something that relates to December or Christmas for you.
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Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/23/20
Level:
10/11 (4/4 AA)
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas: Read a book of your choice.
The Vivisector by Patrick White AA -Read 7/12
2. Twelve Days of Christmas: Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12. (please name series + number)
Outsider (Kate Burkholder #12) by Linda Castillo -Read 1/12
3. Friends & Family: Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read. (please state the friend's name)
Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive #4) by Brandon Sanderson (Lusie) -Read 23/12
4. Stocking Fillers: Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
Sparkling Cyanide (Colonel Race #4) by Agatha Christie -Read 11/12
5. Presents: Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover. (please name the object)
Hollow Empire (Poison War #2) by Sam Hawke AA (crown) -Read 31/12





SPELL-IT-OUT:
F - Elsa Goody, Bushranger by Darry Fraser AA
A - Salt Slow by Julia Armfield -Read 16/12
M - The Two Lost Mountains (Jack West Jr #6) by Matthew Reilly AA -Read 5/12
I - Incurable (The Ellie Chronicles #2) by John Marsden AA -Read 24/12
L - Lilian's Story by Kate Grenville AA -Read 10/12
Y - You Don't Know Me by Imran Mahmood -Read 31/12







0/5 books (1 AA)
1. Merry Christmas:
Read a book of your choice.
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
2. Twelve Days of Christmas:
Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12.
The Holiday Homicide by Grace York (Getaway Bay #8) AA
3. Friends & Family:
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read.
Eeny Meeny by M.J. Arlidge (Phrynne)
4. Stocking Fillers:
Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
Pianos and Flowers: Brief Encounters of the Romantic Kind by Alexander McCall Smith
5. Presents:
Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover.
The Wrong Family by Tarryn Fisher (fence)






Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/23/20
Level: Hard
15/19
TASKS:
Read a book of your choice.
Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward 3 stars
Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12. (please name series + number)
The CEO by Victoria Purman AA (The Millionaire Malones #2) 4 stars
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read. (please state the friend's name)
Eggnog Trifle Trouble by Addison Moore (Michelle) 4 stars
Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
Willow Tree Bend by Kaye Dobbie AA 4 stars
Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover. (please name the object)
Goldenhand by Garth Nix AA (Sword) 5 stars
Spell it Out
E - Title - The Emerald Sea by Richelle Mead
Y - Author - Dragon Wytch by Yasmine Galenorn
I - Author - Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
A - Author - The Cedar Tree by Nicole Alexander

Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/23/20
Level: Easy 5/5
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas - Read a book of your choice:
2. Twelve Days of Christmas - Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12. Book 1 of Illuminae Series
3. Friends & Family - Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read. (please state the friend's name) Amber
4. Stocking Fillers:
Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
5. Presents - Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover. (please name the object)






December Challenge - Christmas
Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/23/20
Level: Easy
0/5
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas:
Read a book of your choice.
Les trois crimes de Noël by Christian Jacq
2. Twelve Days of Christmas:
Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12. (please name series + number)
A Christmas Beginning by Anne Perry (Christmas stories, #5)
3. Friends & Family:
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read. (please state the friend's name)
All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton AA (Tash Davies)
4. Stocking Fillers:
Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
Sauver Noël by Romain Sardou
5. Presents:
Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover. (please name the object)
Mon ex, sa copine, mon faux mec et moi by Juliette Bonte (beanie)





#Teresa wrote: "December Challenge - Christmas
Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/23/20
Level: Easy
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas - Read a book of your choice:
The Patterson Girls Rachael Johns..."
Teresa, don't forget to state the series name and number, plus your friend's name :)
Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/23/20
Level: Easy
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas - Read a book of your choice:
The Patterson Girls Rachael Johns..."
Teresa, don't forget to state the series name and number, plus your friend's name :)

Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/12/20
Level: Hard
12/12
Tasks:
Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
The Angel's Mark by S.W. Perry
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (shelved by 119 friends)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Heart's Blood by Juliet Marillier





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✔ 1. Merry Christmas:
Read a book of your choice.
Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by
Adrienne Brodeur READ 4.5★
✔ 2. Twelve Days of Christmas:
Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12. (please name series + number)
(Orphan X #6)
Prodigal Son by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz - READ 4.5★
✔ 3. Friends & Family:
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read. (please state the friend's name)
Bianca
Chances Are... by Richard Russo READ 4.5★
✔ 4. Stocking Fillers:
Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
The Survivors by Jane Harper (AA) - - READ 5★
✔ 5. Presents:
Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover. (please name the object)
whaling ship
The North Water by Ian McGuire READ 5★





December Challenge - Christmas
Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/12/20
Level: Hard
12/12
1.Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz 5 stars
2.A Deadly Edition by Victoria Gilbert #5 Blue Ridge Library Mysteries3 stars
3. The Godmothers by Monica McInerney AA (Brenda and many others!) 4 stars
4.TRUEL1F3 by Jay Kristoff AA 5 stars
5. The Dirty South by John Connolly (windmill) 5 stars
F Forged by Benedict Jacka 5 stars
R Vendetta in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars
I The Hanging Garden by Ian Rankin 4 stars
E The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths 5 stars
N Raelia by Lynette Noni AA 4 stars
D Death in Daylesford by Kerry Greenwood AA 5 stars
S Sword and Pen by Rachel Caine
Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/12/20
Level: Hard
12/12
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Easy: Tasks (minimum 1 Aussie author)
5/5 - FINISHED
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas:
Read a book of your choice.

Australian author Finished 14.12.20
2. Twelve Days of Christmas:
Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12. (please name series + number)

3. Friends & Family:
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read. (please state the friend's name)

4. Stocking Fillers:
Read a book from one of your favourite authors.

5. Presents:
Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover. (please name the object


Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/12/20
Level: Easy
5/5
COMPLETE!
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas
Read a book of your choice.
2. Twelve Days of Christmas
Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12.
3. Friends & Family
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read.
4. Stocking Fillers
Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
5. Presents:
Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover.






Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/12/20
Level: Easy
5/5
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas:
Read a book of your choice.
One More for Christmas by Sarah Morgan READ 4/12/20 4*
2. Twelve Days of Christmas:
Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12. (please name series + number)
Emma by Kelly Hunter(AA) [Outback Brides of Wirralong Series #4] READ 5/12/20 3*
3. Friends & Family:
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read. (please state the friend's name)
The Survivors by Jane Harper(AA) [Friend - Brenda + others] READ 22/12/20 4*
4. Stocking Fillers:
Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
The Champagne War by Fiona McIntosh(AA) READ 3/12/20 4*
5. Presents:
Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover. (please name the object)
The Family Inheritance by Tricia Stringer(AA) [Chair] READ 16/12/20 4*






Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/12/20
Level:Easy - Tasks (minimum 1 Aussie author)
5/5
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas:
Read a book of your choice.
Christmas Brides by Cheryl Bolen 3.5★
2. Twelve Days of Christmas:
Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12.
Dark Heart by Catherine Lee AA (A Cooper & Quinn Mystery, #1) 3.5★
3. Friends & Family:
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read.
The Dry by Jane Harper AA (49 different friends shelves) 5★
4. Stocking Fillers:
Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness 3.5★
5. Presents:
Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover.
If You Don’t Laugh You’ll Cry: Life and love from either side of the TV screen by Angie Kent AA (Cute Cushions) 2★






Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/23/20
Level: Hard (4 x AA)
11 of 11 (as of 31 December 2020)
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas: Read a book of your choice
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)
2. Twelve Days of Christmas: Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12.
Going to re-read the first book in the Bridgerton Series (just in time for the netflix release in late December)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars)
3. Friends & Family: Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read.
Choosing book from Cherie Goodread's Bookshelf
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2.5 Stars)
4. Stocking Fillers: Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars)
5. Presents: Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover. (Plane on the cover)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)





SPELL-IT-OUT:
Choose a word that relates to December or Christmas for you.
Going to choose Frosty - I just loved the idea of Frosty the Snowman as a child and on those hot, hot, hot summer days he is a good thing to think about :-)
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars)
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2 Stars)
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2 Stars)
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)







December Challenge - Christmas
Level Easy - minimum 1 Aussie author
5/5
1. Merry Christmas:
Read a book of your choice.
2. Twelve Days of Christmas:
Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12. (please name series + number)
(Oxford Time Travel #2)
3. Friends & Family:
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read. (Brenda's Bookshelf)
4. Stocking Fillers:
Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
5. Presents:
Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover. (please name the object)
(Fence)





TheMadHatter wrote: "December Challenge - Christmas
Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/23/20
Level: Hard (4 x AA)
0/11
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas: Read a book of your choice
Darkdawn by [author:Jay Kristoff|473514..."
Oh yes, wouldn't it be nice to be FROSTY ;)
Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/23/20
Level: Hard (4 x AA)
0/11
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas: Read a book of your choice
Darkdawn by [author:Jay Kristoff|473514..."
Oh yes, wouldn't it be nice to be FROSTY ;)

Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/23/20
Level: Hard
0/14
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas: Foreign Correspondence by Geraldine Brooks AA
Read a book of your choice.
2. Twelve Days of Christmas: The Pearl Sister by Lucinda Riley
Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12. (The Seven Sisters #4)
3. Friends & Family: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read. (Kim)
4. Stocking Fillers: Bitter Wash Road by Garry Disher AA
Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
5. Presents: Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar AA
Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover. (Shells)





Spell it Out
C - The Children’s Bach by Helen Garner AA
A - Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
N - Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
D - The Dirty Streets of Heaven by Tad Williams
Y - The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
C - A Conspiracy of Bones by Kathy Reichs
A - According to Yes by Dawn French
N - The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
E - Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann










Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/12/20
Level: Easy
5/5
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas: Read a book of your choice.
2. Twelve Days of Christmas: Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12. (please name series + number)
3. Friends & Family: Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read. (please state the friend's name)
4. Stocking Fillers: Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
5. Presents: Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover. (Circus Tent)






Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/12/20
Level: Hard (4AA)
10/11
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas: Read a book of your choice.
2. Twelve Days of Christmas: Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12.
3. Friends & Family: Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read.
4. Stocking Fillers: Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
5. Presents: Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover. (please name the object)





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Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/12/20
Level: Hard (4 AA)
13/13 @ 24-DEC-2020
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas:
2. Twelve Days of Christmas: Read a series book:
3. Friends & Family: Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf 'to read' :
4. Stocking Fillers: Read a book from one of your favourite authors :
5. Presents: Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover :





SPELL-IT-OUT : PRESENTS
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Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/12/20
Level: Easy
Progress: 5/5 Aussie Author 2/2
TASKS:
✅
Read a book of your choice.
- The Grandest Bookshop in the World by Amelia Mellor AA
- read 8/12/20 - 5 stars
✅
Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12. (please name series + number)
- Crave by Tracy Wolff
- series: Crave; Book: #1
- finished 22/12/20 - 4 stars
✅
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read. (please state the friend's name)
- Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
- Friend: Corina
- finished 13/12/20 - 2 stars
✅
Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
- The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
- finished 21/12/20 - 4 stars
✅
Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover. (please name the object)
- The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams AA
- inanimate object: suitcase
- finished 7/12/20 - 4 stars






Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/12/20
Level: Easy
5/5 COMPLETED
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas:
Read a book of your choice.
2. Twelve Days of Christmas:
Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12. #1
3. Friends & Family:
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read. Cass Moriarty
4. Stocking Fillers:
Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
5. Presents:
Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover. ship






Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/12/20
Level: Easy
5/5 (AA 1/1) - COMPLETED 25/12/2020
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas:
Read a book of your choice:
The Time We Have Taken by Steven Carroll - AA -
- FINISHED 2/12/20 - 4* (9/10)
2. Twelve Days of Christmas:
Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12: Helen Grace #9:
All Fall Down by M.J. Arlidge -
- FINISHED 4/12/20 - 4* (9/10)
3. Friends & Family:
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read: Sarah:
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson -
- FINISHED 25/12/20 - 4* (8/10)
4. Stocking Fillers:
Read a book from one of your favourite authors:
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom -
- FINISHED 24/12/20 - 5* (9.5/10)
5. Presents:
Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover: cooling towers:
Felicia's Journey by William Trevor -
- FINISHED 18/12/20 - 4* (9/10)






12/1/- 12/31/20
Level: Easy
5/5 DONE
1. Merry Christmas:
Read a book of your choice. Christmas Spirit Morgana Best AA 12/4 ★★★
2. Twelve Days of Christmas:
Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12. (please name series + number) (A Candy-Coated Mystery Book 8) Have Yourself a Fudgy Little Christmas Nancy CoCo 12/4 ★★★
3. Friends & Family:
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read. (please state the friend's name) Gail Fortune Favors the Dead Stephen Spotswood 12/14 ★★★★★
4. Stocking Fillers:
Read a book from one of your favourite authors. Kitty's Mix-Tape Carrie Vaughn 12/4 ★★★
5. Presents:
Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover. (please name the object) lamp, teacup Live and Let Diet Morgana Best AA 12/4 ★★★






December Challenge - Christmas
Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/12/20
Level: Medium+ (not enough Aussie Authors!)
Progress: 12/12 AA: 3/3
PART 1: TASKS
1. Merry Christmas: Read a book of your choice.
2. Twelve Days of Christmas: Read a series book.
3. Friends & Family: Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read.
4. Stocking Fillers: Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
5. Presents: Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover.





PART 2: SPELL-IT-OUT:
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That's a good story Sarah. I too do (I call them) bonbons for Christmas but not as detailed as you. It's a tradition in our family, as yours is, and everyone looks forward to them :)
You're linked.
You're linked.

You're linked."
Thanks Brenda!






PART 1: TASKS
1. Merry Christmas: Read a book of your choice Where the River Runs (AA) 3.5 stars
2. Twelve Days of Christmas: Read a series book. (The Last Dingo Summer (AA)
3. Friends & Family: Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read. The Happiest Man on Earth (on @natalieb shelf)
4. Stocking Fillers: Read a book from one of your favourite authors. The Good Turn (AA)
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5. Presents: Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover. Mrs. Kimble Cover features 3 dresses)
Carol wrote: "PART 1: TASKS
1. Merry Christmas: Read a book of your choice Where the river runs by Fleur McDonald (AA)
2. Twelve Days of Christmas: Read a series book. The last Dingo Summer (Matilda Saga #8) Ja..."
Welcome to the challenge Carol. Can I ask you to link your books and authors please? Dervla McTiernan is also an Aussie author :)
Click on 'edit' at the bottom right hand corner of your post, then click on 'add book/author' in the top right hand corner and follow the prompts. If you have any trouble, just ask and someone will help you :) I'll link you once you're done.
1. Merry Christmas: Read a book of your choice Where the river runs by Fleur McDonald (AA)
2. Twelve Days of Christmas: Read a series book. The last Dingo Summer (Matilda Saga #8) Ja..."
Welcome to the challenge Carol. Can I ask you to link your books and authors please? Dervla McTiernan is also an Aussie author :)
Click on 'edit' at the bottom right hand corner of your post, then click on 'add book/author' in the top right hand corner and follow the prompts. If you have any trouble, just ask and someone will help you :) I'll link you once you're done.

Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/12/20
Level: Easy
5/5
Completed 23rd December.
🎄 1. Merry Christmas: Read a book of your choice.
Under Italian Skies by Nicky Pellegrino *AA* 3/12 ★★☆
🎄 2. Twelve Days of Christmas: Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12.
Paving the New Road by Sulari Gentill *AA* (Rowland Sinclair #4) 21/12 ★★★★☆
🎄 3. Friends & Family: Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read.
The Survivors by Jane Harper *AA* (Marcelle) 23/12 ★★★★☆
🎄 4. Stocking Fillers: Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
Lady Bird & The Fox by Kim Kelly *AA* 17/12 ★★★★☆
🎄 5. Presents: Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover.
The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley (Building) 06/12 ★★☆






Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/12/20
Level: Easy: Tasks (minimum 1 Aussie author)
5/5
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams (AA)
The Body in the Beach House by Grace York (AA)
The Survivors by Jane Harper (AA)
The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon by Alexander McCall Smith
The Corpse at the Carnival by Grace York (AA)






Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/12/20
Level:
5/5 - 3AA
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DECEMBER CHALLENGE - CHRISTMAS
Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/12/20
Level: 5/5 AA 2/5
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas:
Read a book of your choice.
Bringing the Summer by Julia Green....read 3.5*
2. Twelve Days of Christmas:
Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12. (please name series + number) ( book 2 in Dr Joseph O'Loughlin series)
Lost by Michael Robotham AA....read 4*
3. Friends & Family:
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read. (please state the friend's name) (Carolyn and Brenda)
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens....read 4.5*
4. Stocking Fillers:
Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
The Boy Behind the Curtain by Tim Winton AA....read 4*
5. Presents:
Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover. (please name the object) (child's shoes)
The Second Child by Caroline Bond....read 3.5*





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Our December challenge for 2020 is a combination of Tasks and Spell-it-Out - with a hint of the festive season to take out a year to forget! The heat of Australia at Christmas might be alleviated as you check out the white Christmas above!!
Easy: Tasks (minimum 1 Aussie author)
Medium: Spell-it-Out (minimum 2 Aussie authors)
Hard: Tasks & Spell-it-Out (minimum 4 Aussie authors)
Don't forget our Challenge Guidelines here
TASKS:
1. Merry Christmas:
Read a book of your choice.
2. Twelve Days of Christmas:
Read a series book, choosing one from #1 - #12. (please name series + number)
3. Friends & Family:
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read. (please state the friend's name)
4. Stocking Fillers:
Read a book from one of your favourite authors.
5. Presents:
Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover. (please name the object)
SPELL-IT-OUT:
Choose a word or phrase to spell out using the first letter of a book title or the first letter of the author's first or last name. You may choose from the list below, or use something that relates to December or Christmas for you.
1. Merry Christmas
2. Twelve Days of Christmas
3. Friends
4. Family
5. Stocking Fillers
6. Candy Cane
7. Decorations
8. Happy Holidays
9. Presents
10. Father Christmas
December Challenge - Christmas
Duration: 1/12/20 - 31/12/20
Level:
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