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July 2024 Mini Challenge: Summer Olympics S*P*E*L*L
Begins: 01July24 / Ends: 31July24


This month's challenge inspiration comes from the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. You may use the first letter of the title (exclude: A, An, The), or the author's first or last initial.

(The LAST initial is the final element of a name with a space before it. So Kate DiCamillo has a last initial of D. But Daphne du Maurier has a last initial of M)


Word choices :
anthem
crew
diving
equestrian
fencing
flags
Greece
gymnastics
karate
medal
Paris
rings
swimming
torch
wrestling



(You may also spell a word of your choice that you feel represents the Summer Olympics; 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 ✔ - 03July24
L - Lucky in Love ✔ - 23July24
U - The Unteachables ✔ - 31July24
E - Elizabeth Strout / My Name Is Lucy Barton ✔ - 15July24

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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Our challenge 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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July 2024 Mini Challenge: Summer Olympics S*P*E*L*L
Begins: 01July24 / Ends: 31July24

10/10

E Easter Basket Murder by Leslie Meier FINISHED 7/17
Q The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon FINISHED 7/30
U The Unquiet Bones by Loreth Anne White FINISHED 7/16
E Kelly Ethan, The Killer Knight and the Murderous Chairleg FINISHED 7/29
S Timothy Schaffert, The Titanic Survivors' Book Club FINISHED 7/8
T Jennifer Marie Thorne, Diavola FINISHED 7/2
R Rebecca Renner, Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades FINISHED 7/13
I The It Girl by Ruth Ware FINISHED 8/2
A Aimee Pokwatka, The Parliament FINISHED 7/28
N The Night of the Storm by Nishita Parekh FINISHED 7/19

July 2024 Mini Challenge: Summer Olympics S*P*E*L*L
Begins: 01July24 / Ends: 31July24


6 / 6 completed


Anthem
A - Ann Mah / Jacqueline in Paris ✔ – 13Jul24
N - NESBIT, E. / The Book of Dragons ✔ – 12Jul24
T - To Kill a Mockingbird ✔ – 12Jul24
H - HUTCHINSON, Cassidy / Enough ✔ – 01Jul24
E - Ellie and the Harpmaker ✔ – 04Jul24
M - Martha Wells / Artificial Condition ✔ – 05Jul24


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July 2024 Mini Challenge: Summer Olympics S*P*E*L*L

5 / 5 completed


FLAGS

✔F - Erich Fromm, Psychoanalysis and Religion, 4****s, 7-20-24

✔L - Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich, 4****s, 7-20-24

✔A - Alexander McCall Smith, The Bertie Project, 4****s, 7-16-24

✔G - Greengates by R.C. Sherriff, 5*****s, 8-13-24

✔S - Robert Sheckley, Immortality, Inc., 3***s, 7-23-24

July 2024 Mini Challenge

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🤸🏻M - The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis 7/8/24
🤸🏻N - NYPD Red 6 by James Patterson 7/19/24
🤸🏻A - Death Is Like a Box of Chocolates by Kathy Aarons 7/11/24
🤸🏻S - Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee 7/19/24
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🤸🏻C - Made in Asian America: A History for Young People by Erika Lee & Christina Soontornvat 7/21/24
🤸🏻S - Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories by Sandra Proudman 7/24/24

July 2024 Mini Challenge: Summer Olympics S*P*E*L*L
Begins: 01July24 / Ends: 31July24

A-Ackerman, Peter Mom, Dad, Me, and Classic TV - Growing Up with Classic Television's Harry Ackerman and Elinor Donahue by finished 7/5
N-Now Everyone Will Know: The Perfect Husband, His Shattering Secret, My Rediscovered Life by Maggie Kneip finished 7/12
T-Trauma Sponges: Dispatches from the Scarred Heart of Emergency Response by Jeremy Norton finished 7/1
H-Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult finished 7/22
E- Eyman, Scott Hank & Jim: The Fifty-Year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart finished 7/26
M-Maher, Bill What This Comedian Said Will Shock You finished 7/16

I'm in.

5/5

P--Picture Perfect: An MMM Hurt/Comfort Novel by Freesia Woodley--finished 10/6/2024

A--All the Names They Used for God by Anjali Sachdeva--finished 7/27/2024

R--Runaway Prince by D. K. Sutton--finished 7/29/2024

I--In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez--finished 8/12/2024

S--The Senator by Sam E. Kramer--finished 8/3/2024

Update message # 4 - Challenge completd - ✔ 13July24

Finished! Message #7

Updated message #3: Challenge completed.

I finished! Fun challenge for July! :)

I finished finally!

Way to persevere, Sheila!