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Dec 18, 2020 10:38AM

362261 Mary wrote: "I have all of the books pulled except for the headphones/earbuds/ microphone one. Anybody have any ideas?"

Sounds great, Mary.. I am keeping a lookout for the same 😉
Dec 16, 2020 07:15PM

362261 I Spy some great books to movies for my 2021 reading..
Dec 16, 2020 07:13PM

362261 I'm In!

Dec 2020 - Christmas✔ lights✔, train✔ candle✔ stocking✔ snow✔
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens A Christmas Secret (Christmas Stories, #4) by Anne Perry Christmas Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen #23) by Joanne Fluke A Durango Romance (Mail-Order Brides of Colorado #3) by Julie Pollitt The Nightingale Before Christmas by Donna Andrews The Christmas Note (Christmas Hope, #6) by Donna VanLiere Midwinter Murder Fireside Tales from the Queen of Mystery by Agatha Christie A Christmas Resolution by Anne Perry

Jan 2021- airplane✔, mittens✔ scarf✔, winter hat✔ boots✔, magi✔, wind✔
And Both Were Young by Madeleine L'Engle Composed A Memoir by Rosanne Cash A Pretty Deceit (Verity Kent, #4) by Anna Lee Huber The End of the Magi by Patrick W. Carr The Ghost of Christmas Past (Molly Murphy #17) by Rhys Bowen The Christmas Heirloom Four Holiday Novellas of Love Through the Generations by Karen Witemeyer The Best Christmas Gift by Tim LaHaye Death of a Dreamer (Hamish Macbeth, #21) by M.C. Beaton A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet, #2) by Madeleine L'Engle

Feb - heart✔ bouquet.✔ candy ✔ chocolate✔ valentine✔
An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten Blue Hydrangeas, an Alzheimer's love story by Marianne Sciucco Hadley Beckett's Next Dish by Bethany Turner Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke Chocolate Cream Pie Murder (The Hannah Swensen Mysteries) by Joanne Fluke The Chocolate Box by Agatha Christie Spilling the Jelly Beans by Giselle Lumas On a Wing and a Prayer by Katherine Valentine
Katherine Valentine author

Mar - green✔, shamrock, rainbow, sea✔ lace✔ castle✔, celtic cross
The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher McHale Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor Up from the Sea (Whose Waves These Are, #0.5) by Amanda Dykes The Writing Life by Annie Dillard Masquerade at Middlecrest Abbey by Abigail Wilson Persuasion by Jane Austen

Apr - showers ✔ umbrella✔clouds✔rain✔ rainboots
After the Rains (The Camfield Legacy #2) by Deborah Raney A Pursuit of Home by Kristi Ann Hunter Finding God in Unexpected Places by Philip Yancey Murder in the East End (Kat Holloway Mysteries #4) by Jennifer Ashley State of Lies by Siri Mitchell November Rain (Paradise Café, #2) by Maureen Jennings Sticks Stones by Susan Meissner If I'm Found (If I Run #2) by Terri Blackstock

May - flowers✔ garden✔ table✔ cupcakes✔ bird✔camera✔
Before I Called You Mine by Nicole Deese How Does Your Garden Grow? and Other Stories by Agatha Christie Death in an English Garden (Murder on Location #5) by Sara Rosett C.S. Lewis' Little Book of Wisdom by C.S. Lewis Red Velvet Cupcake Murder (Hannah Swensen, #16) by Joanne Fluke A Question of Betrayal (Elena Standish, #2) by Anne Perry Heat Wave (Paradise Café, #1) by Maureen Jennings A Portrait of Loyalty (The Codebreakers, #3) by Roseanna M. White

June - cottage✔ beach✔ bike, map, sun✔ sunglasses, seashell
Death in an English Cottage (Murder on Location #2) by Sara Rosett The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #12) by Alexander McCall Smith Death in a Mood Indigo (A Merry Folger Nantucket Mystery #3) by Francine Mathews A Castaway in Cornwall by Julie Klassen Pianos and Flowers Brief Encounters of the Romantic Kind by Alexander McCall Smith To the Land of Long Lost Friends (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #20) by Alexander McCall Smith

July - water✔drink✔ fireworks✔ chair✔ porch, picnic, sunhat
Love Mercy (Love Mercy Johnson, #1) by Earlene Fowler Of Literature and Lattes (Winsome #2) by Katherine Reay A Juicy Murder (A Stoneybrook Mystery, #5) by Eryn Scott Coffee, Fireworks and Murder An Aggie Underhill 4th of July Short Story (A quirky, comical adventure) (An Aggie Underhill Mystery Book 14) by Michelle Ann Hollstein Simply Tuesday Small-Moment Living in a Fast-Moving World by Emily P. Freeman Smitten Book Club (Smitten, #3) by Colleen Coble Murder at Blackwater Bend (A Stella and Lyndy Mystery, #2) by Clara McKenna

Aug - audio✔ audioplayer✔ microphone, earbuds, headphones✔
Pudge and Prejudice by A.K. Pittman
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple A Christmas Garland by Anne Perry

Sept - school, books✔ flag, quilt✔ pencil, ruler, basket
Clause & Effect (Deadly Edits, #2) by Kaitlyn Dunnett Minding Molly (The Courtships of Lancaster County, #3) by Leslie Gould State Fair (Benni Harper, #14) by Earlene Fowler

Oct - autumn, leaves, 7 Days of Simplicity A Season of Living Lightly by Jen Hatmaker
Hasty Death (An Edwardian Murder Mystery #2) by Marion Chesney path✔ costume, pumpkin, apple


Nov - Armistice, Remembrance, poppy✔ Thanksgiving, turkey
Seeking the Kingdom Devotions for the Daily Journey of Faith by Richard J. Foster Habits of a Godly Woman by Joyce Meyer

Dec 2021 - bell✔ song✔ wreath✔ manger✔ star✔ sleigh✔gift ✔
The Icecutter's Daughter (Land of Shining Water, #1) by Tracie Peterson What Child Is This? A Christmas Story by Caroline B. Cooney The Gift of Christmas Present by Melody Carlson The Flying Stars by G.K. Chesterton Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas Magic 101 Holiday Tales of Inspiration, Love, and Wonder by Jack Canfield Crewel Yule (A Needlecraft Mystery, #8) by Monica Ferris The Christmas Visitor by Linda Byler Merry Christmas, Curious George by Margret Rey
Dec 16, 2020 07:12PM

362261 Grateful for library access to a supply of books, I've a good Dec start
+ I look forward to some major 2021 reading mileage..
Now to decide my I Spy travel plans!
Dec 16, 2020 07:07PM

362261 I'll be Spying 🔎undercover for my October Birthday Read treat...
Many authors and titles listed via a goodreads search -
try searching your birthday month..
Dec 16, 2020 07:00PM

362261 Fans of Spying for this category, comment your participation below, then add your applicable books Spied and Read.
Xtra fun? Let us know your thoughts if you watched the show !
Dec 16, 2020 06:55PM

362261 Spy your birthday month on a cover, in title or author name and you've spied your Birthday Reading Treat!
Feel free to enjoy undercover Spying to insure you have that Birthday Treat on time for Birthday Reading...
Comment your participation along with your birthday month to allow for fellow recommendations
Dec 16, 2020 06:48PM

362261 For those who like to share their reading experiences or enthusiasm of books or authors...
Post thoughts and conversation, unique locations you've Spied the book, and any intriguing info to share reading enjoyment.
Comment your participation and reading invitations below.
Dec 16, 2020 06:42PM

362261 Suggestions from books I've Spied plus those I want to read during 2021 :
Library Waitlist:
Flora Murder in the East End (Kat Holloway Mysteries #4) by Jennifer Ashley Jennifer (Ash)ley
Fauna Julianna ( Deer ) ing
Flora A Portrait of Loyalty (The Codebreakers, #3) by Roseanna M. White (Rose)anna M. White
Fauna Donna Fletcher (Crow)
Flora Sandra (Orchard)
Flora Amanda (Flower)
Flora Terri Black(stock)
Flora
Fauna Charles (Finch)
Fauna /Flora Charles ( Martin) Faith (Martin)
🔎
December 2020 Reads
1 Flora Miss Austen by Gill Hornby (Gill ) Hornby
2 Flora + Fauna What Child Is This? A Christmas Story by Caroline B. Cooney Caroline B. (Coon) ey
3+4 Fauna A Pursuit of Home by Kristi Ann Hunter Kristi Ann (Hunter) + Legado de amor (Haven Manor 1.5) by Kristi Ann Hunter
5 Flora The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow Janice (Hadlow)
6 Fauna Love Mercy (Love Mercy Johnson, #1) by Earlene Fowler Earlene (Fowl) er
7 Flora The End of the Magi by Patrick W. Carr Patrick W. Carr
8 Flora Composed A Memoir by Rosanne Cash (Rose)anne Cash

Looking forward to more flora + fauna 🔎Spying !
Dec 16, 2020 06:38PM

362261 Your opportunity to Spy specific author names or title words of flora or fauna.
Participating? Note your books read plus add any recommendations you Spy for other Spies reading enjoyment..
Dec 16, 2020 06:31PM

362261 This challenge offers the option of mountain climbing or destination travel.
Pick a mountain you'd like to climb, note its height, then track your climb to the peak.
Prefer ground travel? Choose your departure and destination locations, note distance of journey.
Every page you read counts toward completion of your chosen challenge.
Participating? Comment your response below then create your travel plans for miles, mountains or both! A perfect add on for any I Spy Challenge 🔎
2021 Welcome! (2 new)
Dec 16, 2020 06:13PM

362261 Spy your birthday month on a cover, in title or author name and you've spied your Birthday Reading Treat!
Feel free to enjoy undercover Spying to insure you have that Birthday Treat on time for Birthday Reading...
Comment your participation along with your birthday month to allow for fellow recommendations!
Dec 16, 2020 05:58PM

362261 A year of I Spy covers to discover
Remember it can be a cover item, a word in the title, or in the author's name.
Do as many as you'd like. Whenever you Spy and read the listed book, post to it's relevant month.
Comment your participation below (and your goal if you choose.)

Dec 2020 - Christmas, lights, train, candle, stocking, snow

Jan 2021 - airplane, mittens, scarf, winter hat, boots, magi, wind

Feb - heart, bouquet, candy, chocolate, valentine

Mar - green, shamrock, rainbow, sea, lace, castle, celtic cross

Apr - showers, umbrella, clouds, rain, rainboots

May - flowers, garden, table, cupcakes, bird, camera

June - cottage, beach, bike, map, sun, sunglasses, seashell

July - water, drink, fireworks, chair, porch, picnic, sunhat

Aug - audio, audioplayer, microphone, earbuds, headphones

Sept - school, books, flag, quilt, pencil, ruler, basket

Oct - autumn, leaves, path, costume, pumpkin, apple

Nov - Armistice, Remembrance, poppy, Thanksgiving, turkey

Dec 2021 - bell, song, wreath, manger, star, sleigh, gift
Dec 16, 2020 05:27PM

362261 Welcome to our 4th year of I Spy Reading Challenge!
Your invitation to creatively expand your reading ...

A few basics to assist new members and refresh everyone participating for the most enjoyment. This year offers additions to the familiar I Spy and are available to add to the reading fun.
Your participation is at whatever level works for you. No pressure, rather, friendly invitation to enjoy more book spying 🔎.

Layout has been simplified ( as long as this setup form works! ) for ease of your responses. *Just copy and paste the 12 Month Cover list to your own comment for your book tracking. Each I Spy category has its own folder with your option of level of activity throughout the year. Please comment your participation if jumping in.

I Spy criteria includes book cover items, the word on the cover, or the word in the author's name.
Eg. - ' Tree ' could be found on the cover depicting an item, a word , or the author's name .

Have a look at previous years' lists if unsure.

Happy Book Cover Spying for our New Year 🔎2021 !
Dec 15, 2020 05:23PM

362261 Mande wrote: "Have you made a decision to continue this challenge or not?"

Definitely a go... as I explained to Tari, i have restricted online access so completing the new challenge is challenging! I'll message new info asap. Thanks for your interest!
And feel free to carryon your 2020 spying ...🔎
2020 SPIES LIST (26 new)
Dec 15, 2020 05:19PM

362261 Tari wrote: "Msg. 9 44/50 for this year. I was THIS close to having one with a kid on the cover lol. Just hadn't read it yet."

Well done, Tari!
Carryon... i'm behind due to protective safety issues where I live restricting my online access... hoping to get a letter out to members asap!
Nov 14, 2020 02:05PM

362261 William wrote: "I’d love to see another year of this challenge. I’ve had a poor year of reading this year, but I’m hoping next year will be better"

Great encouragement, William, thankyou ... I'm looking forward to putting together some new 🔎 opps for our next year of reading motivation 📚
Nov 14, 2020 02:02PM

362261 Mande wrote: "I too hope you continue this. I haven't read as many as I wanted to, but I really enjoyed the challenge."

Thankyou, Mande.. glad you're enjoying the cover hunt and for sharing your encouragement . I'm working on our next year of🔎!
Nov 04, 2020 06:15PM

362261 Arnetta wrote: "writer... wrote: "Arnetta wrote: "1 Free ..."

Welcome Arnetta!


Glad you've joined us.. laid back cover spying, take it at your own speed and EnJoy your book finds!

Happy 🔍...
Nov 04, 2020 06:14PM

362261 Mary wrote: "I just have a couple of books left to complete my 50 for 2020. I hope that there will be a ne challenge for 2021."


Congrats, Mary, Well Done. And thankyou for sharing your response . It will help me in deciding what direction to go for another year.. which is just about here !

Happy book 🔎