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CHRISTMAS CAROLING CHALLENGE
Duration: December 1 - 31, 2020

I LOVE Christmas Caroling. So let's go Caroling together. :D

Spell-out one/more of the ALL-CAPPED words/phrases listed below.

God Rest Ye Merry GENTLEMEN
Hark! The Herald ANGELS Sing
JINGLE BELLS
I'll Be Home for CHRISTMAS
FROSTY the Snowman
CAROL of the Bells
Baby, It's Cold OUTSIDE
O HOLY NIGHT
I Saw Mommy Kissing SANTA CLAUS
FELIZ NAVIDAD
It's the Most WONDERFUL Time of the Year
RUDOLPH the Red-Nosed Reindeer
ROCKIN Around the Christmas Tree

CHALLENGE RULES
• one book per letter
• books must 100+ pages
• use 1st letter of the title ( exclude A, An, or The)
• or use 1st letter of Author's FIRST/LAST name

FOR EACH BOOK READ
• Link to title
• Indicate Author
• Give date you finished book
☆☆☆ Ratings are optional

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Reserved

PARTICIPANTS
updated: 12/19/20

Jaret - RUDOLPH (0/7)
Book Concierge - ANGELS (0/6)
Licha Olivia - FELIZ NAVIDAD (0/12)
JennH - JINGLE BELLS (5/11)
Donna - JINGLE BELLS (8/11)
Diana S - CHRISTMAS (2/9) & CAROL (0/5)
SouthWestZippy - CAROL (1/5)
Carol - FELIZ NAVIDAD (8/12)
Marilyn - CAROL (2/5)

I'll go with:
(1/7 completed)

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Donald Bains' Madison Avenue Shoot 5 stars 12/18/2020
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CHRISTMAS CAROLING CHALLENGE
Begins: 01Dec20 / Ends: 31Dec20


6 / 6 completed


✔ Angels
A - ALLENDE, Isabel / A Long Petal of the Sea ✔ - 15Dec20
N - Nancy Thayer / An Island Christmas ✔ - 05Dec20
G - Gathering of Old Men ✔ - 20Dec20
E - ELDEN, Roxanna / Adequate Yearly Progress ✔ - 22Dec20
L - Little Big Man ✔ - 03Dec20
S - SEWELL, Brian / The White Umbrella ✔ - 02Dec20

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CHRISTMAS CAROLING CHALLENGE
Duration: December 1 - 31, 2020

FELIZ NAVIDAD

4/12 letters

F: Friday Night Bites Chloe Neill (currently reading)
E: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel; School Spirit (12/30/20) 5 *
L: Love Her or Lose Her Tessa Bailey (12/10/20) 5*
I: If I Never Met You Mhairi McFarlane (12/27/20) 4*
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N: Nightbooks J. A. White (12/10/20) 4*
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CHRISTMAS CAROLING CHALLENGE
Duration: December 1 - 31, 2020

✔J - The Steel Kiss by Jeffery Deaver 12/26/20
✔I - Invisible by James Patterson & David Ellis 12/22/20
✔N - Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik 12/26/20
✔G - George by Alex Gino 12/24/20
✔L - The Lake House by Kate Morton 12/2/20
✔E - Pasta Mortem by Ellery Adams 12/19/20

✔B - Yarn to Go by Betty Hechtman 12/23/20
✔E - A Cup of Holiday Fear by Ellie Alexander 12/13/20
✔L - Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II by Liza Mundy 12/5/20
✔L - Live and Let Pie by Ellie Alexander 12/9/20
✔S - A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle 12/6/20

CHRISTMAS CAROLING CHALLENGE
Duration: December 1 - 31, 2020

Jingle Bells

11/11 letters --- CHALLENGE COMPLETE

✔J ~~ Jo Nesbo, author of ~~ Phantom ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 05Dec20
✔I ~~ If I Had Your Face ~~ by Frances Cha ~~ 2 Stars ~~ 03Dec20
✔N ~~ No Exit ~~ by Taylor Adams ~~ 5 Stars ~~ 03Dec20
✔G ~~ Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister ~~ by Anne Choma ~~ 3.5 Stars ~~ 17Dec20
✔L ~~ Liz Constantine, author of ~~ The Wife Stalker ~~ 3 Stars ~~ 27Dec 20
✔E ~~ Evanovich, Janet, author of ~~ Hardcore Twenty-Four ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 20Dec20

✔B ~~ Benjamin, Ali, author of ~~ The Thing About Jellyfish ~~ 5 Stars ~~ 02Dec20
✔E ~~ Emma Straub, author of ~~ All Adults Here ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 19Dec20
✔L ~~ The Lying Game ~~ by Ruth Ware ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 13Dec20
✔L ~~ The Long Run ~~ by Leo Furey ~~ 3 Stars ~~ 06Dec20
✔S ~~ Sager, Riley, author of ~~ Home Before Dark ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 02Dec20

CHRISTMAS CAROLING CHALLENGE
(0/14)

Spell-out: CHRISTMAS (2/9)


Cut and Thrust by Stuart Woods (12/14/20) 3.5☆☆☆
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Standup Guy by Stuart Woods (12/10/20) 3.5 ☆☆☆
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Spell-out: CAROL (0/5)

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A
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CHRISTMAS CAROLING CHALLENGE

1/5

C-Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1932 by Kathryn Lasky-December 15, 2020 – Finished Reading
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CHRISTMAS CAROLING CHALLENGE
12/12 - Completed 12/27

Fallen - Lauren Kate - 12/24
Elizabeth Kostova - The Historian -12/19
Long Call (The)- Ann Cleeves - 12/4
Ian Rankin - A Song for the Dark Times -12/11
Z for Zachariah - Robert C. O'Brian - 12/18

Natural Elements - Tracey Hook - 12/27
Annabeth Albert - High Heat -12/1
Violent Delights These - Micah Nemerever - 12/5
I Heard That Song Before - Mary Higgins Clark -10/22
Dead Season,The - Tessa Wegert - 12/10
Andrew & Lee Child - The Sentinel -12/3
Dennis Lehane - Shutter Island -12/12

CHRISTMAS CAROLING CHALLENGE
Begins: 01Dec20 / Ends: 31Dec20

3 / 5 completed

Carol
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A
R--Rooney, Sally, author of Normal People--12/23/20
O--Ottessa Moshfegh, author of Death in Her Hands--12/4/20
L--Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker--12/11/20

Update message # 5 - Challenge completed - 22Dec20


CHRISTMAS CAROLING CHALLENGE
Begins: 01Dec20 / Ends: 31Dec20


6 / 6 completed


✔ Angels
A - ALLENDE, Isabel / A Long Petal of the Sea ✔ - 15Dec20
N - Nancy Thayer / An Island Christmas ✔ - 05Dec20
G - Gathering of Old Men ✔ - 20Dec20
E - ELDEN, Roxanna / Adequate Yearly Progress ✔ - 22Dec20
L - Little Big Man ✔ - 03Dec20
S - SEWELL, Brian / The White Umbrella ✔ - 02Dec20

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