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August 2022 Mini Challenge: Farmers' Market S*P*E*L*L
Begins: 01Aug22 / Ends: 31Aug22


One of the joys of summer is visiting the farmers' market. Here's a list of words associated with the such activity. Choose one (or more) to spell this month. You may use the first letter of the title (exclude: A, An, The), or the author's first or last initial.

NOTE: For 2-word phrases, if you do not want to spell the entire thing, spell just the WORD in ALL CAPS.

Word choices :
cantaloupe
cucumbers
fresh HERBS
kale
onions
peaches
peppers
spinach
SWEET corn
tomatoes
watermelon
zucchini



(You may also spell a word of your choice that you feel represents a visit to the farmers' market; tell us about it.)

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All books used must be a minimum of 100 pages long - Page length determined by HARDCOVER 1st edition. If there is no Hardcover, then the most popular paperback governs page #.

You may read in any format - text, audio or e-book. If using audio or e-book I suggest using Amazon.com's "look inside" feature to get a page number for your quote.

You MUST finish the book before you can claim credit for completing a task.

A book may be used for only one task, even if it would satisfy the challenge for multiple tasks.

EXAMPLE of a successful post:
Spell BLUE:
B - Nickolas BUTLER / Shotgun Lovesongs ✔ - 03July21
L - Lucky in Love ✔ - 23July21
U - The Unteachables ✔ - 31July21
E - Elizabeth Strout / My Name Is Lucy Barton ✔ - 15July21

If you'd like to be recognized as finishing, the challenge, please post a new comment alerting me to your finish. I do not get notifications when you edit your original post.

Have Fun!

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List of participants


CLICK on your name to go directly to your challenge post

Beverly ✔ Completed

JennH

Koren ✔ Completed

Sheila ✔ Completed

TerriS ✔ Completed

Tessa ✔ Completed

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August 2022 Mini Challenge: Farmers' Market S*P*E*L*L

✔P - Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler 8/12/22
✔E - Book Lovers by Emily Henry 8/2/22
✔A - The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji 8/19/22
✔C - The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo 8/24/22
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✔E - Death by Beach Read by Eva Gates 8/15/22
✔S - The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali 8/9/22

August 2022 Mini Challenge: Farmers' Market S*P*E*L*L

10/10

W West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge FINISHED 8/7
A Jorge Amado, Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon FINISHED 8/3
T This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing: A Memoir by Jacqueline Winspear FINISHED 8/12
E The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler FINISHED 8/5
R Rosewater and Soda Bread by Marsha Mehran FINISHED 8/7
M Marius Gabriel, The Girls in the Attic FINISHED 8/0
E Earth by David Brin FINISHED 8/12
L The Last Green Valley by Mark T. Sullivan FINISHED 8/14
O Eugene O'Neill, Long Day's Journey into Night FINISHED 8/4
N Sofia Nova, The Secret of Moon Lake FINISHED 8/16

August 2022 Mini Challenge: Farmers' Market S*P*E*L*L
Begins: 01Aug22 / Ends: 31Aug22


7 / 7 completed


Spinach
S - Sofie Ryan / Buy a Whisker ✔ – 02Aug22
P - POOLEY, Clare / Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting ✔ – 05Aug22
I - I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter ✔ – 06Aug22
N - Nancy Thayer / Family Reunion ✔ – 05Aug22
A - Alice Hoffman / The World That We Knew ✔ – 08Aug22
C -Chicken Sisters ✔ 16Aug22
H - HANNAH, Kristin / The Four Winds ✔ – 01Aug22

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August 2022 Mini Challenge: Farmers' Market S*P*E*L*L
Begins: 01Aug22 / Ends: 31Aug22

S-Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari finished 8/29
P-Patterson, James Murder, Interrupted finished 8/6
I-Iger, Robert The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company finished 8/17
N-Noreen Renier A Mind for Murder: the Real-Life Files of a Psychic Investigator finished 8/26
A-The Angel in My Pocket: A Story of Love, Loss, and Life After Death by Sukey Forbes finished 8/22
C-Cowboy & Wills by Monica Holloway finished 8/9
H-Her Country: How the Women of Country Music Became the Success They Were Never Supposed to Be by Marissa Moss finished 8/7

I'm in.

8/8

Z--Zoey by Pepper North--finished 9/5/2022

U--Uncle and Ants by Marc Jedel--finished 9/3/2022

C--Cajun Hot by Nikita Black--finished 8/29/2022

C--The CEO Gets Her Man by Anne Ashby--finished 8/30/2022

H--Half Wolf by Aimee Easterling--finished 9/2/2022

I--An Inn Decent Proposal by Sharon Buchbider--finished 8/25/2022

N--Now That I've Found You by Belle Andre--finished 8/31/2022

I--Issued to the Bride: One Navy SEAL by Cora Seton--finished 8/26/2022

Count me in!

August 2022 Mini Challenge: Farmers' Market S*P*E*L*L

6/6 Completed

August 2022 Mini Challenge: Farmers' Market S*P*E*L*L

✔M - Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk, 3***s, 8-12-22

✔E - Elizabeth Strout, The Burgess Boys, 4****s, 8-12-22

✔L - Liu Cixin, The Three-Body Problem, 1*, 8-20-22

✔O - Over By The River, And Other Stories by William Maxwell, 4****s, 8-31-22

✔N - The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, 3***s, 8-31-22

✔S - The Snapper by Roddy Doyle, 4****s, 8-15-22

I believe I have everyone linked to this point. If I missed your name, please let me know.

Updated message #4: Challenge complete

That was fast work, Beverly!

BC -- can I change my Challenge word from "Spinach" to "Melons"??
I'm having trouble arranging my books, and I think "Melons" will work better for me.

Let me know -- it's not a big deal, really, either way ;)

Thanks!

Terris wrote: "BC -- can I change my Challenge word from "Spinach" to "Melons"??
I'm having trouble arranging my books, and I think "Melons" will work better for me.

Let me know -- it's not a big deal, really, e..."

Of course you can. Whatever works best for you is okay by me. It's all in spirit of clearing some books off the tbr....

Exactly! Great -- Thanks again! :)

Finished!

I know I have 3 more hours till midnight, but I thought I'd call it in early -- I actually finished the August Challenge in August!!! Yay!

This was a good one. Thanks for the reading fun :)

YAY, Terri S! Great job.

I finished!

Congratulations on a strong finish, Sheila!