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This month's challenge is a S*P*E*L*L challenge.

Choose any one (or more) of these words and spell the word using the FIRST letter of the title (excl A, An, The), or the Author's First or Last Initial. A book may be used only once for the challenge. (i.e. You cannot use the title for one letter, and the author name of the same book for another letter.) Feel free to use any book in this challenge for other challenges, however.

Words to spell:
Teacher
Apple
Diez y seis
Sixteen
Leaves
Grandparents
Mystery
Aster
Sapphire

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Challenge Rules
* Books must be at least 100 pages long
* Page numbers are determined by the Hardcover edition. If there is no hardcover, you may use the most popular paperback edition. (Use these editions to determine page numbers regardless of the format you read - audio, e-book, etc)
* A book may be used only once per challenge. But feel free to use the same book in other challenges.
* If you want credit for finishing, please post a "completed" message. The moderator does not get notification when you edit your original post, only when you make a new post.
* Have fun!

Participants - Click on your name to go directly to your post.

✔ FINISHED
Koren
SANDYE
Tessa
Vanessa


Still working on it

Jaret

JennH

Licha-Olivia

Marilyn

I'll go with teacher since that's what I am:
(completed 5/7)

Temperance Brennan in Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs 3 stars 9/20/2018
Elinor Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 4 stars 9/26/2018
Andrews, Donna The Good, the Bad, and the Emus 4 stars 9/2/2018
The Chocolate Sundae Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner 3 stars 9/14/2018
H
E
The Reckoning by Beverly Lewis 2 stars 9/12/2018

I'm also a teacher, so that's my word too.

September Mini Challenge: Title, Author’s Name (first or last)

T: Timeless Gail Carriger
E: Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levin (10/6/18)
A: Aiken, Joan The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (9/28/18)
C: Carriger, Gail; Blameless (9/9/18)
H: House with a Clock in its Walls (The) John Bellairs (9/23/18)
E
R Roald Dahl, The BFG (9/23/18)

September Mini Challenge - S*P*E*L*L
Begins: 01Sep18 / Ends: 30Sep18

7 / 7 completed

I'm not a teacher, but it's still my word choice ...

✔ Teacher
T - Trouble with Goats and Sheep ✔ - 19Sep18
E - Exit West ✔ - 13Sep18
A - Anna Quindlen / Black and Blue ✔ - 22Sep18
C - Cold Sassy Tree ✔ - 03Sep18
H - Handsome Man's Deluxe Café ✔ - 26Sep18
E - Educated ✔ - 16Sep18
R - RYAN, Jennifer / The Chilbury Ladies' Choir ✔ - 09Sep18
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Book Concierge wrote:
I'm not a teacher, but it's still my word choice ..."

It's such a great word, though. ;0)

I feel like I should go with teacher... but I'll go with sapphire as that is my birthstone.

S
✔A - A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie 9/30/18
✔P - Valediction by Robert B Parker 9/21/18
✔P - Pieces of Happiness by Anne Ostby 9/23/18
✔H - Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier 9/9/18
I
✔R - The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl 9/16/18
✔E - The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King 9/16/18

5/5 completed

I'll take a short, easy one:

A- Against Her Will: The Senseless Murder of Kelly Ann Tinyes by Ronald J. Watkins finished 9/20
S- Sally Northway Ogden- Words Will NEVER Hurt Me finished 9/4
T-Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen by Jimmy McDonough finished 9/10
E-Every Note Played by Lisa Genova finished 9/12
R- The Rooster Bar by John Grisham finished 9/25

Glad you're joining in the fun this month, JennH and Koren! (And I love sapphires, Jenn!)

September Mini Challenge - S*P*E*L*L
Begins: 01Sep18 / Ends: 30Sep18

2/5 completed (this may be all I find!)

✔A - Ann Cleeves , author of White Nights - 9/5/18
✔S - Saroo Brierley, author of A Long Way Home - 9/1/18
T
E
R

Your link is active, Marilyn. Have fun!

September S*P*E*L*L challenge
Completed: 6/6

L Lilian Jackson Braun - The Cat Who Could Read Backwards 9/22/18
E Enid Blyton - First Term at Malory Towers 9/7/18
A Stacey Alabaster - Steps from Death 9/3/18
V Vita and Virginia: A Play by Eileen Atkins 9/9/18
E Frances Evesham - Murder at the Lighthouse 9/2/18
S Sheila Connolly - One Bad Apple 9/16/18

Welcome to the challenge, Vanessa. I've created a link for you.

September 2018 Mini S*P*E*L*L* Challenge

Progress: 5 / 5 ~~ COMPLETED

A-Southern Spirits (Southern Ghost Hunter 1) by Angie Fox~~10/3/18~~5 Stars

P--Fred and Ginger Every Thursday by P.S. Witte - 9/11/18 - 5 stars

P-Bed and Breakfast and Murder (Fiona Fleming 1) by Patti Larsen -9/16/18 - 5 stars

L--Footprints in the Frosting (Holly Hart 1) by Laura Pauling--9/29/18--5 stars

E--Gone With the Ghost (Murder by Design 1) by Erin McCarthy--9/29/18--5 stars

Welcome to the challenge, SANDYE. Your link is active.

FINISHED! September S*P*E*L*L challenge
Completed: 6/6

L Lilian Jackson Braun - The Cat Who Could Read Backwards 9/22/18
E Enid Blyton - First Term at Malory Towers 9/7/18
A Stacey Alabaster - Steps from Death 9/3/18
V Vita and Virginia: A Play by Eileen Atkins 9/9/18
E Frances Evesham - Murder at the Lighthouse 9/2/18
S Sheila Connolly - One Bad Apple 9/16/18

Way to go, Vanessa!

Finished challenge!

Koren wrote: "Finished challenge!"

Good job, Koren!

And I'm finished, as well.

Completed as of 10/3/18! Just glad I got it done!

WTG, SANDYE!