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ParticipantsAgnieszka
Bev(baglady) ~ Completed
Bobbi
Book Concierge ~ Completed
Catsalive ~ Completed
Connie ~ Completed
Deanie
Ed
Geri ~ Completed
Jan ~ Completed
Jillian ~ Completed
Karen ♐
Mary
Olivermagnus ~ Completed
Sam
Shelly
Tari
Teri-k ~ Completed
My SpotLet's Spell Oceania
December 1, 2021 to Completion
14/14 Countries
1. Australia - COMPLETED
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2. Fiji - COMPLETED
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3. Kiribati - COMPLETED
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4. Marshall Islands - COMPLETED
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5. Micronesia - COMPLETED
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6. Nauru - COMPLETED
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7. New Zealand - COMPLETED
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8. Palau - COMPLETED
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9. Papua New Guinea - COMPLETED
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10. Samoa - COMPLETED
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11. Solomon Islands - COMPLETED
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12. Tonga - COMPLETED
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13. Tuvalu - COMPLETED
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14. Vanuatu - COMPLETED
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0/14 Countries
For letters Q, X, Y and Z, you may use a book in which the letter is found anywhere in the title, series, author or MC name.
1. Australia(view spoiler)
2. Fiji(view spoiler)
3. Kiribati(view spoiler)
4. Marshall Islands(view spoiler)
5. Micronesia(view spoiler)
6. Nauru
N - Born in Shame Nora Roberts - 3/18/22
A - For 100 Nights Lara Adrian - 3/22/22
U - Unethical Jennifer Blackwood - 5/3/22
R - Tempted Renee Rose - 3/7/22
U
7. New Zealand(view spoiler)
8. PalauP - Fantasy in Lingerie Penelope Sky - 2/26/22
A - Anyone but Alex Katy Regnery - 4/14/22
L - Bayou Baby Lexi Blake - 3/14/22
A - Anchor Me J. Kenner - 5/1/22
U
9. Papua New Guinea
P - Desire in Lingerie Penelope Sky - 3/6/22
A - Char-Allana - Beauty and Her Beasts Lisa Cullen - 5/8/22
P - Char-Jack Powell - Yours Tonight Joya Ryan - 3/29/22
U
A - Turbulent Desires Melody Anne - 5/27/22
N - Char-Nash - Desired Renee Rose - 4/17/22
E - Char-Easton - The Player K. Bromberg - 4/13/22
W - Char-Mac Wallis - One Gold Heart Sadie Haller - 3/24/22
G - Char-Griffin - Sassy in Lingerie Penelope Sky - 4/4/22
U
I - Char-Isabel - The Red Ledger: Part 7 Meredith Wild - 4/26/22
N - Char-Jason Northrup - How Much I Feel Marie Force
E - Char-Eden - Beneath These Shadows Meghan March - 5/12/22
A - Submit Melody Anne - 6/1/22
10. Samoa(view spoiler)
11. Solomon Islands
S - Char-Sadie - Crazy Little Thing Tracy Brogan - 4/20/22
O - Char-One Mile - Wicked as Sin Shayla Black - 6/24/22
L - Cold-Hearted Rake Lisa Kleypas - 4/25/22
O - On a Wednesday Whitney G. - 7/21/22
M - Take Me Back Meghan March - 5/5/22
O
N - Char-Nick - State of Affairs Marie Force - 5/10/22
I - Char-Ian - Seduced Melody Anne - 6/17/22
S - Divine in Lingerie Penelope Sky - 4/22/22
L - The Bull Rider's Brother Lynn Cahoon - 5/13/22
A - Any Day Now Robyn Carr - 7/5/22
N - Char-Nikki - Hold Me J. Kenner -5/30/22
D - Char-Damien - Knocked Up by the Dom Penelope Bloom - 4/8/22
S - Foxy In Lingerie Penelope Sky - 4/30/22
12. Tonga
T - Char-Lyle Tarpin - Wicked Dirty J. Kenner - 7/2/22
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N - Char-Brianne Nave - In Bed with Mr. Wrong Katee Robert - 7/19/22
G - Forty 2 Days Georgia Le Carre - 5/17/22
A - Scorched Melody Anne - 7/9/22
13. Tuvalu
T - Gambler Lexy Timms - 7/12/22
U
V - The Rivals Vi Keeland - 5/21/22
A - Freestyle Vivian Arend - 7/21/22
L - Marrying Winterborne Lisa Kleypas - 5/19/22
U
14. Vanuatu
V - The Spark Vi Keeland - 4/27/22
A - Char-Ali - Enticed Renee Rose - 7/27/22
N - Char-Noah - Fly with Me Chanel Cleeton - 7/24/22
U
A - Storm Damages Magda Alexander - 7/29/22
T - T-R-O-U-B-L-E Sable Hunter - 7/15/22
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✔ 1. Australia
A - American Gods ✔ – 11Dec21
U - Unfriended ✔ – 01Jan22
S - Secret, Book & Scone Society ✔ – 30Dec21
T - TOLKIEN, J.R.R. / Letters From Father Christmas ✔ – 09Jan22
R - ROANE is mc / Much Ado About You ✔ – 06Dec21
A - ASHLEY is mc / Dashing Through the Snow ✔ – 06Dec21
L - Lori Wilde / A Cowboy for Christmas ✔ – 07Dec21
I - IAN is mc in The Borrower ✔ – 22Dec21
A - AMELIA is mc / The Mummy Case ✔ – 09Dec21
✔ 2. Fiji
F - FRANNIE is mc / The Confessions of Frannie Langton ✔ – 11Jan22
I - Ian Sansom / The Case of the Missing Books ✔ – 05Jan22
J - Jessica Clare / Holly Jolly Cowboy ✔ – 13Jan22
I ISHIGURO, Kazuo / Klara and the Sun ✔ – 15Jan22
✔ 3. Kiribati
K - Kill Artist ✔ – 01Dec21
I - Ilona Andrews / Magic Bites ✔ – 08Feb22
R - Reading Up a Storm ✔ – 28Dec21
I - IAN is mc in How to Walk Away ✔ – 07Apr22
B - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress ✔ – 15Dec21
A - All I Want for Christmas is a Cowboy ✔ – 30Dec21
T - Thea Stilton and the Dragon's Code ✔ – 02Mar22
I - ISABEL is mc in The Sweetness of Water ✔ – 05May22
✔ 4. Marshall Islands
M - Madeleine Wickham / The Wedding Girl ✔ – 22Feb22
A - Artemis ✔ – 09Jan22
R - ROSS, Ann B. / Miss Julia Rocks the Cradle ✔ – 19Jan22
S - Spook in the Stacks ✔ – 24Dec21
H - HANNIE is mc in The Book of Lost Friends ✔ – 28Jan22
A - Atomic Love ✔ – 23Jan22
L - Lia Louis / Eight Perfect Hours ✔ – 20Dec21
L - Lynn Cullen / The Creation of Eve ✔ – 30Dec21
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I - Ildefonso Falcones / Cathedral of the Sea ✔ – 04June22
S - Shards of Honor ✔ – 27Jan22
L - Library of Lost and Found ✔ – 14Jan22
A - Ask Again, Yes ✔ – 06Feb22
N - Nursing Home Murder ✔ – 12Dec21
D - DOUGHTY, Caitlin / Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? ✔ – 10Jan22
S - SZPILMAN, Władysław / The Pianist ✔ – 05Feb22
✔ 5. Micronesia
M - MILLER, Char / West Side Rising ✔ – 27Feb22
I - Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting ✔ – 05Aug22
C - Christmas Bookshop ✔ – 16Dec21
R - Rhys Bowen / Her Royal Spyness ✔ – 05Mar22
O - Outliers: The Story of Success ✔ – 03Jan22
N - Night Watchman ✔ – 08Feb22
E - Evans Above ✔ – 21Feb22
S - SIMON, Coco / Katie and the Cupcake Cure ✔ – 08Feb22
I - I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter ✔ – 06Aug22
A -ALBOM, Mitch / Have a Little Faith ✔ – 16Feb22
✔ 6. Nauru
N - Nora Roberts / Legacy ✔ – 01Mar22
A - Alice Hoffman / The Book of Magic ✔ – 04Mar22
U - URREA, Luis Alberto / Queen of America ✔ – 22Aug22
R - Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22
U - Unconsoled ✔ – 06Sep22
✔ 7. New Zealand
N - Nevil Shute / Pied Piper ✔ – 09Mar22
E - Emma on Thin Icing ✔ – 10Mar22
W - William Kamkwamba / The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind ✔ – 29Jan22
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Z - Zen in the Art of Writing ✔ – 14June22
E - Evan Help Us ✔ – 03Apr22
A - Agatha Christie / The Big Four ✔ – 12Mar22
L - Lilian Jackson Braun / The Cat Who Turned On And Off ✔ – 29Jan22
A - Alexis and the Perfect Recipe ✔ – 13Mar22
N - Nancy Johnson / The Kindest Lie ✔ – 19Mar22
D - DAVIS, Fiona / The Masterpiece ✔ – 12Mar22
✔ 8. Palau
P - Paris by the Book ✔ – 14Dec21
A - AUSTEN, Jane / Mansfield Park ✔ – 24Mar22
L - LUKACS, John/ Five Days in London, May 1940 ✔ – 17Feb22
A - Agatha Christie / The Thirteen Problems ✔ – 01Apr22
U - UPSON, Nicola / Angel with Two Faces ✔ – 30Sep22
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✔ 9. Papua New Guinea
P - Poirot Investigates ✔ – 10Mar22
A - AMADEO is mc in The Five Wounds ✔ – 12Apr22
P - Paper Money ✔ – 28Apr22
U - UMA is mc in The Hindi-Bindi Club ✔ – 03Dec22
A - Alexander McCall Smith / How to Raise an Elephant ✔ – 17Apr22
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N - NOLA is mc in The Shop on Royal Street ✔ – 18Apr22
E - End of Watch ✔ – 28Apr22
W - Whip Hand ✔ – 06May22
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G - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22
U - U is for Undertow ✔ – 18Jan23
I - Invisible Women ✔ – 19Aug22
N - Naughty in Nice ✔ – 14May22
E - Exiles ✔ – 11June22
A - A.R. Capetta / The Heartbreak Bakery ✔ – 23Apr22
✔ 10. Samoa
S - Shirley Jackson / Life Among the Savages ✔ – 31Mar22
A - ADAM is mc in Shroud for a Nightingale ✔ – 24Apr22
M - Mia in the Mix ✔ – 08Mar22
O - Ordinary Girls ✔ – 24Jan22
A - Anne Glenconner / Lady in Waiting ✔ – 12May22
✔ 11. Solomon Islands
S - Scones and Scoundrels ✔ – 25Apr22
O - OZEKI, Ruth / A Tale for the Time Being ✔ – 20Feb22
L - Last Thing He Told Me ✔ – 22Mar22
O - One L ✔ – 08July22
M - Michael Connelly / The Last Coyote ✔ – 19Apr22
O -On Gold Mountain ✔ – 13July22
N - Neither Here nor There ✔ – 16May22
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I - I Am the Messenger ✔ – 10Nov22
S - Scott Turow / The Burden of Proof ✔ – 27Apr22
L - Lisa See / Flower Net ✔ – 05May22
A - Adriana Trigiani / Cooking with My Sisters ✔ – 25May22
N - Negotiating with the Dead ✔ – 23July22
D - DOUGLAS is mc in The Big Door Prize ✔ – 07June22
S - Stay Where You Are and Then Leave ✔ – 07June22
✔ 12. Tonga
T - Thomas Mullen / Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22
O - Opposite of Everyone ✔ – 16July22
N - Nancy Thayer / Family Reunion ✔ – 05Aug22
G - Gertrude C Warner / The Boxcar Children✔ – 15May22
A - Anxious People ✔ – 27May22
✔ 13. Tuvalu
T - Things My Son Needs to Know About the World ✔ – 11Apr22
U - Upright Women Wanted ✔ – 22Jan23
V - Viola Ardone / The Children's Train ✔ – 16Dec21
A - Amor Towles / The Lincoln Highway ✔ – 04June22
L - Last Night at the Telegraph Club ✔ – 30June22
U - ULF is mc / The Department of Sensitive Crimes ✔ – 06Feb23
✔ 14. Vanuatu
V - View from Penthouse B ✔ – 04Apr22
A - Alexander McCall Smith / The World According to Bertie ✔ – 18June22
N - Nickel Boys ✔ – 20Aug22
U - Uncommon Type ✔ – 07Mar23
A - ADAMS, Sara Nisha / The Reading List ✔ – 19June22
T - This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing ✔ – 13May22
U - URREA, Luis Alberto / The Devil's Highway ✔ – 10June23
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Let's Spell OceaniaDecember 1, 2021 to Completion
14 of 14 Countries Complete
1. Australia
A - Adventures of a South Pole Pig - Chris Kurtz - 12/23/21
U - Undercurrents - Traci Hunter Abramson - 2/7/22
S - Snobbery With Violence - Marion Chesney - 12/6/21
T - Thea Stilton and the Dragon's Code - Thea Stilton - 1/14/22
R - Rose: Bride of Colorado - Margery Scott - 12/20/21
A - Angela Marsons - Twisted Lies - 12/18/21
L - Loreth Anne White - Beneath Devil's Bridge - 1/30/22
I - In Her Tracks - Robert Dugoni - 12/9/21
A - Ann Patchett - State of Wonder - 1/31/22
2. Fiji
F - Finding Claire Fletcher - Lisa Regan - 12/3/21
I - Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman - 12/13/21
J - Jean Meltzer - Matzah Ball - 12/21/21
I - Iron Horse - Edward Marston - 1/20/22
3. Kiribati
K - Katie and the Cupcake Cure - Coco Simon - 1/12/22
I - In the Deep - Loreth Anne White - 2/11/22
R - Rosie Blake - Hygge Holiday - 12/22/21
I - Infinity + One - Amy Harmon - 2/21/22
B - Bad Things Happen - Harry Dolan - 12/29/21
A - Andy Weir - Project Hail Mary - 1/10/22
T - Tiffinie Helmer - Mooseletoe - 12/20/21
I - In a Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson - 1/26/22
4. Marshall Islands
M - Midnight in Death - J.D. Robb - 12/2/21
A - Apples Never Fall - Liane Moriarty - 1/24/22
R - Rachel Joyce - Miss Benson's Beetle - 1/21/22
S - Secrets Never Die - Melinda Leigh - 1/2/22
H - High Tide in Tucson - Barbara Kingsolver - 1/8/22
A - And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie - 2/18/22
L - Little Black Lies - Sandra Block - 1/8/22
L - Lonely Hearts - Lisa Gray - 1/1/22
I - It Ends with Us - Colleen Hoover - 2/25/22
S - Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell - 1/18/22
L - Lick - Kylie Scott - 2/25/22
A - Ágota Kristóf - The Notebook - 1/22/22
N - Never Say Duke - Erica Ridley - 12/28/21
D - Daughter of Sherlock Holmes - Leonard Goldberg - 1/7/22
S - Spencer Quinn - Dog on It - 1/18/22
5. Micronesia
M - Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off - Darci Hannah - 12/24/21
I - Idol - Kristen Callihan - 3/23/22
C - Christmas Pig - J.K. Rowling - 12/13/21
R - Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451 - 1/6/22
O - Once Upon a Duke - Erica Ridley - 12/27/21
N - Nancy E. Turner - These Is My Words - 12/4/21
E - Exit Strategy - Kelley Armstrong - 12/12/21
S - Shakespeare's Christmas - Charlaine Harris - 12/11/21
I - Ilona Andrews - Burn for Me - 2/17/22
A - Archangel - Sharon Shinn - 2/2/22
6. Nauru
N - Nevil Shute - On the Beach - 1/15/22
A - The Address - Fiona Davis - 3/6/22
U - Untamed Cowboy - Maisey Yates - 2/26/22
R - Robert Hellenga - Philosophy Made Simple - 1/23/22
U - Unsuitable Job for a Woman - P.D. James - 3/10/22
7. New Zealand
N - Northern Light - Jennifer Donnelly - 1/16/22
E - Extraordinary Union - Alyssa Cole - 1/27/22
W - Wolf Stalker - Gloria Skurzynski - 12/30/21
Z - Zack - Sawyer Bennett - 7/1/22
E - E.E. Burke - Victoria: Bride of Kansas - 12/16/21
A - Amor Towles - Rules of Civility - 3/11/22
L - Love Irresistibly - Julie James - 2/24/22
A - Alice Hoffman - Museum of Extraordinary Things - 3/9/22
N - No Graves As Yet - Anne Perry - 2/14/22
D - Dark Lover - J.R. Ward - 2/10/22
Res8. Palau
P - Parnell Hall - Clue for the Puzzle Lady - 12/26/21
A - Abandoned in Death - J.D. Robb - 4/18/22
L - Lover Eternal - J.R. Ward - 3/16/22
A - Ann Patchett - Commonwealth - 4/7/22
U - Lisa Unger - Die for You - 8/12/22
9. Papua New Guinea
P - Pray for Silence - Linda Castillo - 2/20/22
A - Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile - 4/14/22
P - Play - Kylie Scott - 3/20/22
U - Unbirthday - Liz Braswell - 8/3/22
A - Alex Finlay - Every Last Fear - 4/23/22
N - Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - 4/10/22
E - Elysia Whisler - Rescue You - 6/7/22
W - What I've Done - Melinda Leigh - 12/25/21
G - Gunslinger - Stephen King - 2/4/22
U - Under Fire - Jo Davis - 12/10/22
I - Isabel Allende - Daughter of Fortune - 3/14/22
N - Night Over Water - Ken Follett - 4/6/22
E - Edge of Courage - Elaine Levine - 3/29/22
A - Anna Hackett - Warrior - 4/6/22
10. Samoa
S - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See - 1/19/22
A - Agatha Christie - Witness for the Prosecution - 4/21/22
M - Mette Ivie Harrison - His Right Hand - 12/7/21
O - Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout - 3/22/22
A - Agatha Christie - Mysterious Affair at Styles - 4/8/22
11. Solomon Islands
S - Shadow Sister - Lucinda Riley - 2/22/22
O - Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway - 6/9/22
L - Lover Awakened - J.R. Ward - 3/25/22
O - Orphan X - Gregg Andrew Hurwitz - 5/26/22
M - Manitou Canyon - William Kent Krueger - 2/3/22
O - Olivia Cunning - Backstage Pass - 4/12/22
N - Never Doubt a Duke - Regina Scott - 6/24/22
I - India Holton - Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels - 4/5/22
S - Sweet Salt Air - Barbara Delinsky - 1/29/22
L - Lady Susan - Jane Austen - 3/5/22
A - Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express - 4/15/22
N - Nightingale - Kristin Hannah - 3/19/22
D - Dark Hours - Michael Connelly - 2/9/22
S - Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes - Diane Chamberlain - 12/5/21
12. Tonga
T - Taylor Jenkins Reid - Daisy Jones & The Six - 3/8/22
O - One True Loves - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 3/20/22
N - Now and Forever - Ray Bradbury - 3/29/22
G - Girl from Widow Hills - Megan Miranda - 1/14/22
A - Arsonists' City - Hala Alyan - 5/5/22
13. Tuvalu
T - To Say Nothing of the Dog - Connie Willis - 3/12/22
U - Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella - 5/6/22
V - Virgin River - Robyn Carr - 1/13/22
A - Alice Henderson - Blizzard of Polar Bears - 5/14/22
L - Lisa Wingate - Before We Were Yours - 2/23/22
U - Undone - Rachel Caine - 10/7/22
14. Vanuatu
V - View Most Glorious - Regina Scott - 12/8/21
A - Antonia Hodgson - Devil in the Marshalsea - 3/1/22
N - No Time for Goodbye - Linwood Barclay - 2/28/22
U - Us Against You - Fredrik Backman - 9/18/22
A - Agatha Christie - Man in the Brown Suit - 3/23/22
T - Talia Hibbert - Get a Life, Chloe Brown - 2/4/22
U - Ugly Love - Colleen Hoover - 11/24/22
Spell Out OceaniaStart Date: December 1, 2021 - To Completion
1. Australia
A Alice Hoffman - The Book of Magic 1/24
U Unsinkable Greta James, The - Jennifer E. Smith 3/7
S Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel 1/26
T Trish Doller - Float Plan 2/18
R Reckless Girls - Rachel Hawkins 2/2
A All Her Little Secrets - Wanda M. Morris 2/4
L Logan, Elizabeth - Fishing for Trouble 2/7
I Infinite Country - Patricia Engel 3/10
A Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death - Amita Murray 1/27
2. Fiji
F For the Wolf - Hannah F. Whitten 12/5
I It Happened One Autumn - Lisa Kleypas 12/12
J Julie Anne Lindsey - Pulp Friction 12/14
I In Hot Water - Kate Kingsbury 12/30
3. Kiribati
K Killer Pancake - Diane Mott Davidson 12/7
I It Takes Two to Mango - Carrie Doyle 4/22
R Rooney, Sally - Beautiful World, Where Are You 12/15
I I'll Be You - Janelle Brown 5/4
B Belle, Kimberly - My Darling Husband 1/5
A Arsenic and Adobo - Mia P. Manansala 12/19
T The Crow’s Murder - Tate James 1/2
I Indiscreet - Mary Balogh 5/27
4. Marshall Islands
M Machinehood - S.B. Divya 12/11
A A Murder for the Books - Victoria Gilbert 1/7
R Robert Galbraith - Troubled Blood 1/2
S Sabrina Jeffries - Project Duchess 12/15
H Homicide in Hardcover - Kate Carlisle 12/9
A A Curse So Dark and Lonely - Brigid Kemmerer 1/9
L Lorna Barrett - Sentenced to Death 12/7
L Little Bookshop of Murder - Maggie Blackburn 12/8
I If Books Could Kill - Kate Carlisle 3/20
S Saunders, Kate - The Mystery of the Sorrowful Maiden 1/6
L Loretta Chase - Ten Things I Hate About the Duke 2/10
A Amanda Eyre Ward - The Jetsetters 1/13
N Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist - Codi Hall 12/16
D Death By Cashmere - Sally Goldenbaum 12/29
S Savage Kind, The - John Copenhaver 1/11
5. Micronesia
M Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off - Darci Hannah 12/4
I Innes, Louise R. - Death at a Country Mansion 6/2
C Chow, Jennifer J. - Mimi Lee Gets a Clue 12/20
R Robotham, Michael - When You Are Mine 1/12
O O Beautiful - Jung Yun 12/1
N Neill, Chloe - The Bright and Breaking Sea 12/20
E Everything We Didn't Say - Nicole Baart 12/3
S Siren, The - Katherine St. John 2/9
I Island Time - Georgia Clark 6/26
A Apple Cider Slaying - Julie Anne Lindsey 12/2
6. Nauru
N Noah Hawley - Anthem 2/3
A A Flicker in the Dark - Stacy Willingham 1/16
U Unheard, The - Nicci French 5/9
R Reid, Stacy - Wicked in His Arms 1/13
U Under Lock & Skeleton Key - Gigi Pandian 6/28
7. New Zealand
N Night She Disappeared, The - Lisa Jewell 1/1
E Exit Strategy - Martha Wells 12/10
W Winter's Orbit - Everina Maxwell 1/7
Z Zoje Stage - Getaway 4/24
E Ernshaw, Shea - A History of Wild Places 12/13
A Alafair Burke - Find Me 1/14
L Lauren Landish - Drop Dead Gorgeous 2/13
A A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem - Manda Collins 1/16
N Nita Prose - The Maid 1/20
D Davis, Krista - Color Me Murder 1/11
Spell Out OceaniaStart Date: December 1, 2021 - To Completion
8. Palau
P Paris Apartment, The - Lucy Foley 2/25
A As Good As Dead - Holly Jackson 1/23
L Leigh Bardugo - King of Scars 2/13
A Astronaut and the Star, The - Jen Comfort 2/7
U Under Lock & Skeleton Key - Gigi Pandian 6/27
9. Papua New Guinea
P Penny Reid - Dr. Strange Beard 3/6
A A High-End Finish - Kate Carlisle 12/23
P Patterns in the Sand - Sally Goldenbaum 3/12
U Upgrade - Blake Crouch 7/13
A Alison Gaylin - The Collective 1/21
N Nikki May - Wahala 2/14
E Elizabeth Logan - Mousse and Murder 12/21
W Win Me Something - Kyle Lucia Wu 2/16
G Girl in Ice - Erica Ferencik 3/9
U Unmissing - Minka Kent 8/7
I It's in His Kiss - Julia Quinn 3/21
N Nickless, Barbara - At First Light 3/2
E Eva Gates - By Book or By Crook 12/22
A Ava Reid - The Wolf and the Woodsman 1/22
10. Samoa
S Susan Wiggs - The Charm School 2/1
A A Psalm for the Wild-Built - Becky Chambers 2/21
M McKinlay, Jenn - Books Can Be Deceiving 12/26
O Once Upon a Seaside Murder - Maggie Blackburn 2/25
A Armstrong, Kelley - The Deepest of Secrets 3/20
11. Solomon Islands
S Seanan McGuire - Middlegame 2/16
O Onuzo, Chibundu - Sankofa 3/22
L Lord of Chance - Erica Ridley 2/17
O Ocean State - Stewart O'Nan 3/31
M Maria DiRico - Here Comes the Body 1/11
O Once Upon a Broken Heart - Stephanie Garber 4/5
N Novel Obsession, A - Caitlin Barasch 3/24
I Insomnia - Sarah Pinborough 4/14
S Steffanie Holmes - Memoirs of a Garroter 2/22
L Leighann Dobbs - Murder at the Ice Ball 2/20
A Alyssa Maxwell - Murder at the Breakers 4/8
N Ninja At First Sight - Penny Reid 4/12
D Death by Dumpling - Vivien Chien 2/1
S Sherry Thomas - The Luckiest Lady in London 2/19
12. Tonga
T To Sir Phillip, With Love - Julia Quinn 1/20
O One Italian Summer - Rebecca Serle 3/15
N Neverworld Wake - Marisha Pessl 3/23
G Greer Hendricks - The Golden Couple 3/10
A Anne Tyler - French Braid 3/25
13. Tuvalu
T The Matzah Ball - Jean Meltzer 1/18
U Unseen World, The - Liz Moore
V Vespertine - Margaret Rogerson 12/17
A Accomplice, The - Lisa Lutz 4/13
L Lan Samantha Chang - The Family Chao 3/11
U Under Her Care - Lucinda Berry3/18
14. Vanuatu
V V.M. Burns - The Plot Is Murder 12/23
A Amanda Bestor-Siegal - The Caretakers 4/22
N No-Show, The - Beth O'Leary 4/14
U Urquhart, Alaina - The Butcher and the Wren 3/19
A Arc, The - Tory Henwood Hoen 2/18
T The Hidden - Melanie Golding 1/19
U Undertaking of Hart and Mercy, The - Megan Bannen 10/17
Let's Spell OceaniaDuration: December 1, 2021-???
1. Australia
A: Aunt Bessie Decides- Diana Xarissa- 1/19/22
U: Unraveler- Marty Mayberry- 12/20/21
S: System Return- Tom Larcombe- 12/1/21
T: Tarzan of the Apes- Edgar Rice Burroughs- 1/21/22
R: Regicide- Dakota Krout- 12/21/21
A: Alien in Chief- Gini Koch- 2/6/22
L: Levi's Legend- Dale Mayer- 12/19/21
I: The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries- Emily Brightwell- 12/17/21
A: Abandoned in Death- J.D. Robb- 2/8/22
2. Fiji
F: Farmer- Tom Larcombe- 12/2/21
I: Inheritance- Morgan Cole- 12/26/21
J: The Joy of Hex- Amanda M. Lee- 1/5/22
I: Immortally Yours- Angie Fox- 2/24/22
3. Kiribati
4. Marshall Islands
5. Micronesia
6. Nauru
7. New Zealand
8. Palau9. Papua New Guinea
10. Samoa
11. Solomon Islands
12. Tonga
13. Tuvalu
14. Vanuatu
Let's Spell OceaniaDecember 1, 2021 to Completion
100 p. min.
1. First letter of the Book's title (Use or Ignore A, An or The)
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of the Series title
4. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name
0/62
0/14 Countries
1. Australia
A- A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough 12/1/21
U-Up at the Villa by W. Somerset Maugham-1/4/22
S- Spring Garden by Tomoka Shibasaki- 12/1/21
T- That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton -12/3/21
R- The Taker and Other Stories by Rubem Fonseca-6/11/22--
A- The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne-12/21/21-
L- Burnt Sugar Cana zuemada: Contemporary Cuban Poetry in English and Spanish by Lori Marie Carlson-6/12/22
I- I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider-3/1/22
A- The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire by Andrew Marshall-12/12/21
2. Fiji
F- The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald12/23/21
I- -The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories by Washington Irving- 6/12/22
J- Jazz by Toni Morrison-1/3/22
I- How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You by Matthew Inman -7/29/22
3. Kiribati
K- Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie-12/16/21
I- On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming-9/16/22
R- -Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl - 6/9/22-
I- In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck- 9/20/22
B- How to Fly in Ten Thousand Easy Lessons by Barbara Kingsolver-12/12/21
A- Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death by M.C. Beaton-3/2/22-
T- A Mercy by Toni Morrison- 7/28/22
I-Idgie- MC in -Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg 3/20/22
4. Marshall Islands
M- Harp of Burma by Michio Takeyama-3/20/22
A-Ada Harris-MC in Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico- 8/2/22-
R- Rick and Morty: Go to Hell by Ryan Ferrier-6/9/22
S- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia-3/19/22
H- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling-3/2/22
A- This Way Out by Tufayel Ahmed 11/7/22
L- Leave a Message for Willie by Marcia Muller-7/12/22
L-Ludwig- MC in Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski-10/26/22
I- -The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming-3/2/22
S- The Seven Wonders by Steven Saylor 7/10/22-
L- -Clea by Lawrence Durrell 3/8/22-
A- The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara-7/19/22
N- God in Pink by Hasan Namir-12/8/21
D- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens-3/20/22
S- Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith-6/28/22
5. Micronesia
M- The Godfather by Mario Puzo-3/1/22-
I- Why My Cat Is More Impressive Than Your Baby by Matthew Inman--7/27/22-
C- The Collector of Treasures and Other Botswana Village Tales by Bessie Head-6/16/22
R- Spinning Into Butter by Rebecca Gilman-6/17/22-
O- Hotel Silence by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir-12/6/21
N- Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum-1/6/22
E-Emily Pollifax-MC in Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station by Dorothy Gilman 3/9/22
S- Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denimby David Sedaris-1/7/22
I- The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan-6/24/22
A- Syrian Wives by Anna Halabi-3/23/22
6. Nauru
N-Nancy- a MC in Red Lights by Georges Simenon-6/27/22
A- In September, the Light Changes by Andrew Holleran-6/6/23
U-Ustane- a MC in She: A History of Adventure by H. Rider Haggard-11/12/23
R- The Rise of Life on Earth by Joyce Carol Oates-6/19/22-
U- -Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan- 7/21/22
7. New Zealand
N- Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt-6/20/22-
E-Erie Chant- MC in - Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones-1/10/23
W- Books Promiscuously Read: Reading as a Way of Life by Heather Cass White-7/1/22
Z- Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez- 12/29/21
E- -Men Without Women by Ernest Hemingway-6/23/22-
A- Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions by Mario Giordano-9/21/23
L-Luisa- a MC in A Heart So White by Javier Marías-10/4/22
A- -Pouliuli by Albert Wendt-7/21/22-
N- Word Play by Maxwell Nurnberg-6/20/23
D- Bitter Root, Vol. 1: Family Business by David F. Walker-3/1/22
8. PalauP- -The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh-6/13/22
A- You’ve Got Murder by Donna Andrews-4/4/22
L-Lily- MC in Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn-11/11/22
A-Allan Quartermain-MC in King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard-10/17/23
U- Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco- -2/14/24
9. Papua New Guinea
P- -Kid Lobotomy, Vol. 1: A Lad Insane by Peter Milligan-6/1/22-
A- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie- 10/17/23
P- -Playing with Myself by Randy Rainbow-9/6/22-
U- Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies by Alastair Bonnett-3/5/24
A- -They Do It with Mirrors by Agatha Christie-5/27/22-
N- A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean-10/28/22
E-Eriko- a MC in Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto- 8/5/22
W- Cat Talk: What Your Cat Is Trying to Tell You by Carole C. Wilbourn-6/2/22
G- Greenwich Killing Time by Kinky Friedman-4/30/22
U
I- In the Orchard, the Swallows by Peter Hobbs-5/26/22-
N- Natural Histories: Stories by Guadalupe Nettel-5/10/22
E- Semiautomatic by Evie Shockley - 9/6/22
A- The Ministry of Flowers by Andrea Witzke Slot-6/2/22-
10. Samoa
S- The Summer Friend by Charles McGrath - 8/5/22
A- -Afterlife with Archie, Vol. 1: Escape from Riverdale by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa-6/3/22
M- Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali by Mamadou Kouyaté-3/30/22-
O- Sonora Pass by Jaime Olmos-3/24/22-
A- An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten- 11/2/22
11. Solomon Islands
S- The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane-5/25/22-
O- The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg-6/5/22
L- Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman-6/16/23
O- Fairytales for Lost Children by Diriye Osman-6/7/22
M- The Mine by Frances Carden-3/25/22
O- Obit by Victoria Chang-6/7/22-
N-Ned Beaumont- MC in The Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett-8/24/22
I- Idiot's Delight by Robert Emmet Sherwood-5/23/22
S- The City Where Dreams Come True by Gulsifat Shakhidi-3/29/22-
L-Lucy Lancaster- MC in Murder Once Removed by S.C. Perkins-8/28/22
A- House Built on Fog & Sand: A Collection of Poems and Artwork by Anna Casamento Arrigo-6/8/22-
N- When the Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn-4/18/22-
D- The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion-4/8/22
S- The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.-5/18/22
12. Tonga
T- Truffaldino- MC in -A Servant to Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni-10/29/22
O- Jack of Spades by Joyce Carol Oates-
N- Fire in the Blood by Irène Némirovsky-5/21/22-
G- Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin-4/27/22
A-Albus Dumbledore- a MC in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling- 10/21/22-
13. Tuvalu
T- Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall 10/8/22
U
V- The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas-4/18/22
A- Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman-9/2/22
L- A Cut Above by Judi Lynn-4/1/23
U
14. Vanuatu
V- Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins-12/25/21
A- The Able McLaughlins by Margaret Wilson-4/22/22-
N- Neele,Inspector- MC in A Pocketful of Rye by Agatha Christie-11/28/22
U- Under Fire by Henri Barbusse- 11/23/22-
A- Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams by Mike Allred- 8/14/22 -
T- The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo- 8/8/22
U
Let's Spell OceaniaDecember 1, 2021 to Completion
❎ 1. Australia
A - Margaret Atwood My Evil Mother 04/18/2022
U - Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 Daniel James Brown 08/24/2022
S - Tony Schwartz Dealing with The Devil, My Mother, Trump and Me 02/16/2022
T - The Tycoon's Kiss Jane Porter 12/29/2021
R - Rin Chupeco The Heart Forger 12/03/2021
A - Alice Hoffman Blackbird House 04/29/2022
L - The Light Between Oceans M.L. Stedman 12/09/2021
I - Instinct Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/06/2021
A - Ann Rule Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors and Other True Cases 05/16/2022
❎ 2. Fiji
F - Emma Forrest Your Voice in My Head 01/10/2022
I - Intensity Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/08/2021
J - Jason F. Wright The 13th Day of Christmas 12/27/2021
I - Invision Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/08/2021
❎ 3. Kiribati
K - Killer by Nature Jan Smith 12/17/2021
I - Isabella Huffington Map to the Unknown: A Journey Inward 01/26/2022
R - Racing to the Finish: My Story Dale Earnhardt Jr. 01/07/2022
I - Masaji Ishikawa A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea 06/02/2022
B - John Bellairs The House with a Clock in Its Walls 12/28/2021
A - Alice Cooper Alice Cooper: Who I Really Am: Words + Music 05/27/2022
T - The Turn of the Screw Henry James 01/03/2022
I - Inspector Specter E.J. Copperman 09/20/2022
❎ 4. Marshall Islands
M - Mackenzi Lee Bygone Badass Broads: 52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World 01/05/2022
A - Arthur Conan Doyle The Hound of the Baskervilles 06/22/2022
R - The Rescuer: One Firefighter’s Story of Courage, Darkness, and the Relentless Love That Saved Him Jason Sautel 01/24/2022
S - Patrick Swayze The Time of My Life 02/24/2022
H - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J.K. Rowling 12/01/2021
A - The Amityville Horror Jay Anson 06/28/2022
L - Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II Mitchell Zuckoff 12/14/2021
L - Lost Roses Martha Hall Kelly 12/21/2021
*
I - I Was Anastasia Ariel Lawhon 11/01/2022
S - Sara Pennypacker Pax 03/10/2022
L - The Last Man at the Inn: One Man's Quest to Believe R. William Bennett 12/22/2021
A - The Attic on Queen Street Karen White 07/04/2022
N - Night Scents Carla Neggers 02/07/2022
D - Dodge & Twist: A Sequel To Oliver Twist Tony Lee 01/05/2022
S - Shirley Barrett The Bus on Thursday 04/25/2022
❎ 5. Micronesia
M - Mitzi Kelly Classic Revenge 01/17/2022
I - If You Find Me Emily Murdoch 11/07/2022
C - Camp Red Moon R.L. Stine 12/22/2021
R - A Rare Chance Carla Neggers 02/01/2022
O - Caroline Overington The Cuckoo's Cry 01/04/2022
N - Carla Neggers Just Before Sunrise 02/09/022
E - Jesse Eisenberg When You Finish Saving the World 02/14/2022
S - Susan Trott The Man on the Mountaintop: An Audible Original Drama 04/28/2022
I - If I Can't Have You: Susan Powell, Her Mysterious Disappearance, and the Murder of Her Children Gregg Olsen 11/11/2022
A - Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account Miklós Nyiszli 07/14/2022
❎ 6. Nauru
N - Carla Neggers Finding You 02/11/2022
A - Alice Clayton One More Round 09/30/2022
U - An Uninvited Ghost E.J. Copperman 09/09/2022
R - Roger Huder Gutter Medicine: Twenty-six Years as a Firefighter Paramedic 04/06/2022
U - The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant Drew Hayes 10/25/2022
❎ 7. New Zealand
N - A Night to Remember Walter Lord 04/20/2022
E - Elizabeth Vargas Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction 04/11/2022
W - The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear Kate Moore 01/11/2022
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Z -Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God 07/21/2022
E - Akwaeke Emezi Freshwater 07/18/2022
A - Allison Moorer Blood: A Memoir 08/03/2022
L - Lillian Bell A Grave Issue 03/11/2022
A - Ariel Lawhon I Was Anastasia 11/01/2022
N - Natural Disaster: I Cover Them. I am One. Ginger Zee 05/04/2022
D - Devil's Day Andrew Michael Hurley 02/02/2022
Let's Spell OceaniaDecember 1, 2021 to Completion
❎ 8. Palau
P - Jane Porter The Kidnapped Christmas Bride 12/29/2021
A - Angel Payne No Prince Charming 10/23/2022
L - Rick Lasky Pride & Ownership: A Firefighter's Love of the Job 03/21/2022
A - Ann McMan Jericho 10/23/2022
U - Unanswered Cries: A True Story Of Friends, Neighbors, And Murder In A Small Town Thomas French 11/17/2022
❎ 9. Papua New Guinea
P - Phreaks Matthew Derby 01/18/2022
A - Atul Gawande Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End 11/14/2022
P - James Patterson Murder Thy Neighbor 01/09/2023
U - Under the Dome Stephen King 11/23/2022
A - Along Came Holly Codi Hall 12/13/2022
*
N - Nicholas Sparks The Return 06/08/2022
E - Exposed Suzanne Ferrell 10/10/2022
W - Waiting to Exhale Terry McMillan 01/24/2022
*
G - The Golden Orchard Flora Ahn 01/31/2022
U - UR Stephen King 03/31/2023
I - If Angels Fall Rick Mofina 11/15/2022
N - Norman Maclean Young Men and Fire 06/15/2022
E - Exonerated: The Failed Takedown of President Donald Trump by the Swamp Dan Bongino 10/18/2022
A - Annie Hartnett Rabbit Cake 12/27/2022
❎ 10. Samoa
S - Somebody Saved Me Pete Townshend 05/26/2022
A - Karen Abbott Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War 01/06/2023
M - Mary's Christmas Goodbye Linda Byler 01/19/2022
O - Gregg Olsen The Bone Box 03/03/2022
A - Attica Locke Bluebird, Bluebird 01/18/2023
❎ 11. Solomon Islands
S - Fernanda Santos The Fire Line: The Story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots and One of the Deadliest Days in American Firefighting 06/21/2022
O - Origin Dan Brown 05/21/2022
L - Lee Bacon The Mystery of Alice 06/24/2022
O - Our Harlem: Seven Days of Cooking, Music and Soul at the Red Rooster Marcus Samuelsson 06/13/2022
M - Beth Macy Finding Tess: A Mother's Search for Answers in a Dopesick America 01/28/2022
O - Old Haunts E.J. Copperman 09/13/2022
N - Night Magick Suri Rosen 06/16/2022
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I - It's a Long Story: My Life Willie Nelson 11/30/2022
S - Supernatural Lore of Pennsylvania: Ghosts, Monsters and Miracles Thomas White 07/09/2022
L - Laurie Faria Stolarz Shutter 07/19/2022
A - Angel Killer Andrew Mayne 01/19/2023
N - Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman 07/02/2022
D - Deadhouse: Life in a Coroner's Office John Temple 07/07/2022
S - Silverswift Natalie Lloyd 08/10/2022
❎ 12. Tonga
T - Tragedy Plus Time: A Tragi-Comic Memoir Adam Cayton-Holland 01/13/2022
O - An Open Spook E.J. Copperman 09/15/2022
N - Night of the Living Deed E.J. Copperman 09/02/2022
G - Gaby Dunn I Hate Everyone But You 02/15/2022
A - A Killing in Amish Country: Sex, Betrayal, and a Cold-Blooded Murder Gregg Olsen 01/30/2023
❎ 13. Tuvalu
T - Bryan Tucker 64th Man 01/27/2022
U - Unsolved Child Murders: Eighteen American Cases, 1956-1998 Emily G. Thompson 04/12/2023
V - Viva Durant and The Secret of the Silver Buttons Ashli St. Armant 01/18/2022
A - Allen Eskens The Deep Dark Descending 03/01/2023
L - Let It Snow Michelle Stimpson 12/09/2022
U - Alaina Urquhart The Butcher and the Wren 04/24/2023
❎ 14. Vanuatu
V - The Valley of Fear Arthur Conan Doyle 02/18/2022
A - Tim Adler Slow Bleed 03/03/2023
N - Never After: The Stolen Slippers Melissa de la Cruz 01/04/2023
U - Under My Control: Words + Music Vol. 38 Tegan Quin 01/15/2024
A - Anna Malaika Tubbs The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation 03/14/2023
T - Tinsel: A Search for America's Christmas Present Hank Stuever 02/03/2022
U - The Unexpected Everything Morgan Matson 01/13/2024
Geri wrote: "I love a spell out. I’ll be back once I have finished spelling out North America. LOL"Geri - just in case you weren't sure, you are allowed to work both at the same time if you want.
Let's Spell OceaniaTimeframe: 12/1/21 to 6/22/23
117/117
14/14 Countries
Australia (9/9)
A - Anderson, Natalie - First Time Lucky? - 1/23/22 ♥♥♥
U - The Undercover Playboy by Miranda P. Charles - 2/25/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sutton, Jenna - Barreled Over - 1/21/22 ♥♥♥
T - Tammara Webber - Breakable - 3/21/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Forgotten in Death - 2/14/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - America's Next Reality Star by Laura Heffernan - 1/29/22 ♥♥♥♥
L – Lauren Layne - Made in Manhattan - 4/22/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - The Inn at Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods - 3/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Anna Bennett - Girls Before Earls - 2/2/22 ♥♥♥♥
Fiji (4/4)
F – Fredrick, M.J. - Bluestone Homecoming - 3/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ivy, Alexandra - Embrace the Darkness - 4/5/22 ♥♥♥
J - Jeaniene Frost - First Drop of Crimson - 3/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - Isobel Chace - A Man of Kent - 5/27/22 ♥♥♥♥
Kiribati (8/8)
K - Katie MacAlister - Fire Me Up - 5/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - I'll Be Home for Christmas by Karen Clarke - 1/5/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Faithless in Death - 12/27/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
B - The Billionaires: The Bosses by Calista Fox - 12/19/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Always, in December by Emily Stone - 1/11/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - Toshikazu Kawaguchi - Before the Coffee Gets Cold - 12/21/21 ♥♥♥
I - In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox by Carol Burnett - 7/2/22 ♥♥♥♥
Marshall Islands (15/15)
M – Miracle Road by Emily March - 4/21/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Anne Canadeo - Knit, Purl, Die - 2/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rumor Has It by Jessica Lemmon - 4/11/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay - 12/11/21 ♥♥
H - The Hunter by Kerrigan Byrne - 12/2/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Andrews, Donna - Swan for the Money - 2/28/22 ♥♥♥♥
L - Laurie, Victoria - Ghouls Gone Wild - 12/5/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - Liz Lincoln - Swagger - 12/10/21 ♥♥
I - In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren - 12/7/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sweet Little Lies by Jill Shalvis - 12/15/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - Laurie, Victoria - Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls - 12/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Au, Linda - Fork in the Road ... and Other Pointless Discussions - 4/4/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Norton, Sheila - Oliver: The Cat Who Saved Christmas - 1/10/22 ♥♥♥♥
D - Darynda Jones - A Good Day for Chardonnay - 12/20/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Shoreline Drive by Lily Everett - 1/9/22 ♥♥♥♥
Micronesia (10/10)
M - Mary Balogh - Slightly Dangerous - 2/24/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - Imperfect Angel by Christi Barth - 11/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
C - Charles Finch - A Beautiful Blue Death - 1/17/22 ♥♥♥
R - Riley, Erin S. - A Flame Put Out - 4/27/22 ♥♥♥
O - Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper - 1/2/22 ♥♥♥
N - Night Train to Lisbon by Emily Grayson - 1/16/22 ♥♥♥
E - Enoch, Suzanne - Kissing Under the Mistletoe - 12/13/21 ♥♥♥♥
S – Sudden Death by David Rosenfelt - 5/20/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella - 11/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb - 4/9/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
Nauru (5/5)
N - Nayyar, Kunal - Yes, My Accent Is Real: and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You - 5/18/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ashenden, Jackie - The Wicked Billionaire - 5/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
U - The Undercover Billionaire by Jackie Ashenden - 6/11/22 ♥♥♥
R - R.K. Lilley - Mile High - 1/27/22 ♥♥♥
U - Ursula Dubosarsky - The Word Snoop - 9/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
Oceana – Part 2New Zealand (10/10)
N - Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay - 1/25/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - Duke of Pleasure - 1/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
W - Warren, Christine - Baby, I'm Howling for You - 4/19/22 ♥♥♥♥
Z - Zamba: The True Story of the Greatest Lion That Ever Lived by Ralph Helfer - 12/16/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Everett, Lily - Heartbreak Cove - 3/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Amanda Prowse - To Love and Be Loved - 5/19/22 ♥♥♥
L - Lilley, R.K. - Grounded - 2/5/22 ♥♥♥
A - Ainsling Delaney - The Nantucket Beachfront Inn: 'Sconset Beach - 5/31/22 ♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Play of Passion - 2/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
D - Donna Grant - Home for a Cowboy Christmas - 12/28/21 ♥♥♥♥
Palau (5/5)
P - Pamfiloff, Mimi Jean - Tailored for Trouble - 3/27/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Andy Straka - A Witness Above: A Frank Pavlicek Mystery - 6/14/22 ♥♥♥
L - Lauren Royal - Violet - 2/10/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - The Airman's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 6/16/22 ♥♥♥♥
U - Until June by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 9/17/22 ♥♥♥♥
Papua New Guinea (14/14)
P - Pekkanen, Sarah and Greer Hendricks - The Golden Couple - 4/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Alberts, Diane - The CEO's Seduction - 7/4/22 ♥♥
P - Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke - 5/25/22 ♥♥♥♥
U - United We Spy by Ally Carter - 1/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Andy Straka - A Killing Sky - 8/11/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Never Entice an Earl by Lily Dalton - 3/23/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Everett, Lily - Home for Christmas - 3/20/22 ♥♥♥♥
W - Wings in the Dark by Michael Murphy - 2/8/22 ♥♥♥
G - The Graveyard Shift by Darynda Jones - 12/31/21 ♥♥♥
U - Under the Lights by Shannon Stacey - 10/31/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - Into the Mist by Maya Banks - 12/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Kiss of Snow - 4/16/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Every Time You Go Away by Beth Harbison - 4/18/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Autumn Chiklis - Smothered - 8/31/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
Samoa (5/5)
S - Slightly Sinful by Mary Balogh - 2/23/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until Jax - 9/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
M - MacGregor, Janna - The Bride Who Got Lucky - 3/4/22 ♥♥♥♥
O - Olivia Thorne - Rock All Night - 2/15/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Almost a Family by Stephanie Bond - 11/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
Mail Order Bride|23645108] by Cora Seton - 3/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lewis, C.S. - The Horse and His Boy - 3/12/22 ♥♥♥
A - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker - 11/16/22 ♥♥♥
N - Naked in Death by J.D. Robb - 5/24/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
D - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris - 4/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - Suddenly One Summer by Julie James - 4/2/22 ♥♥♥♥
Tonga (5/5)
T - T.M. Logan - Lies - 3/25/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Opal Carew - Six - 8/15/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nina LaCour - Everything Leads to You - 6/25/22 ♥♥♥
G - Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close - 2/16/22 ♥♥♥
A - Annie Rains - Springtime at Hope Cottage - 12/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
Tuvalu (6/6)
T - To Catch an Earl by Kate Bateman - 5/16/22 ♥♥♥
U - Until Ashlyn by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 12/22/22 ♥♥♥♥
V - Valerie Bowman - Kiss Me at Christmas - 3/26/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Apparent Wind by Dallas Murphy - 1/14/23 ♥♥♥
L - Lush Life by Dallas Murphy - 3/16/22 ♥♥♥
U - Until Sage by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 3/29/23 ♥♥♥♥
Vanuatu (7/7)
V - Virginia Brown - Dixie Divas - 5/29/22 ♥♥♥
A - Amanda Prowse - Picking up the Pieces - 2/4/23 ♥♥♥♥
N - No Other Duke But You by Valerie Bowman - 7/16/22 ♥♥♥♥
U - Under the Maui Sky by Kellie Coates Gilbert - 5/13/23 ♥♥♥♥
A - Albom, Mitch - The Five People You Meet in Heaven - 2/13/23 ♥♥♥
T - Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella - 1/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
U - Under the Table by Stephanie Evanovich - 6/22/23 ♥♥♥
*******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 6/22/23*****
Here I am! My Dad spent much of WWII in this area, so it will be interesting to see what I remember about these islands.Let's Spell Oceania
January 1, 2022 to Completion
1. Australia (view spoiler)
2. Fiji (view spoiler)
3. Kiribati (view spoiler)
4. Marshall Islands (view spoiler)
5. Micronesia (view spoiler)
6. Nauru (view spoiler)
7. New Zealand (view spoiler)
Let's Spell Oceania continued.8. Palau (view spoiler)
9. Papua New Guinea (view spoiler)
10. Samoa (view spoiler)
11. Solomon Islands (view spoiler)
12. Tonga (view spoiler)
13. Tuvalu (view spoiler)
14. Vanuatu (view spoiler)
Enjoy going down memory lane with your Dad, Teri!
1. First letter of the Book's title (Use or Ignore A, An or The)2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of the Series title
4. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name
finished words (view spoiler)
Signing up to travel Oceania :)Options: (view spoiler)
117/117
1. Australia 9/9
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2. Fiji 4/4
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3. Kiribati 8/8
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4. Marshall Islands 15/15
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5. Micronesia 10/10
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6. Nauru 5/5
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7. New Zealand 10/10
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8. Palau 5/5
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9. Papua New Guinea 14/14
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10. Samoa 5/5
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11. Solomon Islands 14/14
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12. Tonga 5/5
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13. Tuvalu 6/6
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14. Vanuatu 7/7
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Glad you are joining us Catsalive!
Let's Spell OceaniaDecember 1, 2021 to Completion
JANUARY 25 TO COMPLETION
You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title (Use or Ignore A, An or The)
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of the Series title
4. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name
FINISHED 3/14 Countries
✅1. Australia
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✅2. Fiji
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3. KIRIBATI Need: I I I
K. Killer Comfort Food - Lynn Cahoon 04/01/22
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R. Ellen Riggs - You Can't Always Get What You Haunt 07/17/22
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B. A Batter of Life and Death - Ellie Alexander 02/25/22
A. Ellie Alexander - Beyond a Reasonable Stout 04/29/22
T. The Twelve Jays of Christmas - Donna Andrews 06/17/22
I.
4. MARSHALL ISLANDS 14/15 NEED: “I”
M. Jenn McKinlay - Book, Line and Sinker 03/06/22
A. April Henry - The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die 06/18/22
R. Read It and Weep - Jenn McKinlay 04/08/22
S. Statue of Limitations - Kate Collins 03/08/22
H. MC Name: HALLIDAY Valentine - Jingle all the Slay - Dakota Cassidy 02/11/22
A. Jennifer S. Alderson - Death by Windmill 07/08/22
L. MC Name: LILY Paddington - A Witch For Mr. Winter - Deanna Chase 02/22/22
L. Julie Anne Lindsey - Beating the Wrap 04/21/22
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S. (MC) SOPHIE Winston The Diva Says Cheesecake! - Krista Davis 06/24/22
L. A Likely Story - Jenn McKinlay 06/02/22
A. Gretchen Archer - Double Wide 06/04/22
N. No Grater Crime - Maddie Day 04/15/22
D. Due or Die - Jenn McKinlay 02/05/22
S. Southern Sass and Killer Cravings - Kate Young 05/13/22
PART 25. Micronesia Need: I I
M. Murder in a Scottish Shire - Traci Hall 04/10/22
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C. A Cold Brew Killing - Lena Gregory 05/19/22
R. {mc} Lucy RESNICK Fatal Frost - Karen MacInerney 09/20/22
O. On Borrowed Time - Jenn McKinlay 05/01/22
N. No Farm No Fowl - Julie Anne Lindsey 06/28/22
E. Elizabeth Penney - Chapter and Curse 06/13/22
S. Stockings and Spells - Nancy Warren 07/30/22
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A. {mc} ATHENA Spencer A Big Fat Greek Murder - Kate Collins 07/27/22
6. Nauru NEED: U
N. {mc} Lindsey NORRIS} Better Late Than Never - Jenn McKinlay 07/19/22
A. Ally Condie - Matched 07/29/22
U. Up to No Gouda - Linda Reilly 02/28/22
R. {mc} RICKI James-Diaz Bayou Book Thief - Ellen Byron 10/01/22
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✅7. New Zealand 10/10
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8. Palau 4/5 Need: U
P. Pleading the Fish - Bree Baker 07/04/22
A. Ellie Alexander - Without a Brew 09/27/22
L. {mc} Tanner LUND Yours and Mine - Debbie Macomber 09/04/22
A. Ellie Alexander - Caught Bread Handed 10/18/22
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9. Papua New Guinea 7/14
P. Purls and Potions - Nancy Warren 08/02/22
A. Amanda Flower - Crimes and Covers 10/29/22
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N. {mc} Lindsey NORRIS Word to the Wise - Jenn McKinlay 10/21/22
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W. Traci Wilton - Mrs. Morris and the Pot of Gold 09/23/22
G. A Glimmer of a Clue - Daryl Wood Gerber 04/19/22
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N. Nancy Warren - Fair Isle and Fortunes 10/31/22
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10. Samoa
S. Sherry Harris - From Beer to Eternity 08/26/22
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M. Murder on a Bad Hair Day - Anne George 05/15/22
O. Diana Orgain - Bundle of Trouble 08/08/22
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11. Solomon Islands
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L. Halloween Party Murder - Leighann Dobbs 10/25/22
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M. (MC) MEL Turner Dead Bolt - Juliet Blackwell 06/30/22
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D. Kathi Daley - Halloween Hijinks 05/25/22
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12. Tonga 4/5
T. Trouble in Mudbug - Jana Deleon 07/11/22
O. On Thin Icing - Ellie Alexander 05/04/22
N. Nancy Warren - Crochet and Cauldrons 03/03/22
G. The Girl from Widow Hills - Megan Miranda 02/02/22
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13. Tuvalu
T. To Fudge or Not to Fudge - Nancy CoCo 07/25/22
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V. Vicki Delany - Deadly Summer Nights 04/07/22
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L. The Lights of Sugarberry Cove - Heather Webber 07/22/22
U.
14. Vanuatu
V. A Very English Murder - Verity Bright 05/22/22
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N.
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T. The Time Machine - H.G. Wells 10/13/22
U.
Jan wrote: "Have fun Shelly!!"Thank you Jan!
Completed. So many Us - took me ages to get that last one.Let's Spell Oceania
117/117
1. Australia 9/9
(view spoiler)
2. Fiji 4/4
(view spoiler)
3. Kiribati 8/8
(view spoiler)
4. Marshall Islands 15/15
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5. Micronesia 10/10
(view spoiler)
6. Nauru 5/5
(view spoiler)
7. New Zealand 10/10
(view spoiler)
8. Palau 5/5
(view spoiler)
9. Papua New Guinea 14/14
(view spoiler)
10. Samoa 5/5
(view spoiler)
11. Solomon Islands 14/14
(view spoiler)
12. Tonga 5/5
(view spoiler)
13. Tuvalu 6/6
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14. Vanuatu 7/7
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Impressive work Kylie! Since you are first to finish no complaining about how long it took you...lol. You even started a month later than most of us!
Jan wrote: "Impressive work Kylie! Since you are first to finish no complaining about how long it took you...lol. You even started a month later than most of us!"Lol!
I'm in! What's one more challenge *grins*Let's Spell Oceania
Start Date: 6/1/22
Completed Countries: 0/14
Completed Letters: 0/117 (view spoiler)
100+ pages, re-reads are ok, re-post when finished, first letters of title, series title, author's or MC's first or last name (Q, X, Y and Z - found anywhere, not only the first)
1. Australia 0/9 (view spoiler)
2. Fiji 0/4 (view spoiler)
3. Kiribati 0/8 (view spoiler)
4. Marshall Islands 0/15 (view spoiler)
5. Micronesia 0/10 (view spoiler)
6. Nauru 0/5 (view spoiler)
7. New Zealand 0/10 (view spoiler)
Part 28. Palau 0/5 (view spoiler)
9. Papua New Guinea 0/14 (view spoiler)
10. Samoa 0/5 (view spoiler)
11. Solomon Islands 0/14 (view spoiler)
12. Tonga 0/5 (view spoiler)
13. Tuvalu 0/6 (view spoiler)
14. Vanuatu 0/7 (view spoiler)
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December 1, 2021 to Completion
It's time to spell a new continent!
*Note: Dependent territories that are found in Oceania have not been included. They will be in a different challenge.
You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title (Use or Ignore A, An or The)
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of the Series title
4. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name
For letters Q, X, Y and Z, you may use a book in which the letter is found anywhere in the title, series, author or MC name.
Challenge Rules: All forms of books are accepted as long as they are 100 pages or more. When posting updates of completed books, please include a link to the title and author’s name, along with the date you finished reading the book. When you have finished the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and re-post in a new message, letting us know it is completed.
Good luck!!
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**You might want to grab a couple posts for your complete challenge.
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