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O.W.L's Exams - Spring 2019
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Participants & Progress:(updated June 8)
Mion 9/12
Chloe 12/12 👏
Anne 11/12
Nurul 2/12
Femke 4/12
Mmmmm I can see myself mixing it up with the classics!Potions, History of Magic, Herbology, Divination, DADA, Arithmancy... I can already think of titles for those!
💎 ANCIENT RUNES: Retelling Sinihabe
ARITHMANCY: Work written by more than one Author Toimetulek leinaga
� ASTRONOMY: Word 'Star' in the title (book or series)
🐉 CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES: Land animal on the Cover Novellid
� CHARMS: Age-line: Read an adult work (or Read a book of short stories) Deep in the Forest: One Hundred Estonian Fairy Tales About the Forest and its People
😈 DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS: Reducto: Title starts with an "R" Raamatukogunõid Rosaalie
🔮 DIVINATION: Set in the Future Kutse
🌿 HERBOLOGY: Plant on the Cover Mõistus ja tunded
🧙♂� HISTORY OF MAGIC: Published at least 10 years ago Lapse lein
🧑🏼 MUGGLE STUDIES: Contemporary
⚗️ POTIONS: Next ingredient: Sequel Hercule Poirot juurdleb
📕 TRANSFIGURATION: Sprayed Edges OR red cover
I'm doing this anyway on my YouTube channel - so it will be exciting to see how far I get through this in April (like the official rules), and how long it takes me to finish all 12 prompts!
My progress: 12/12 💎 ANCIENT RUNES: Retelling
- The Surface Breaks by Louise O'NeillARITHMANCY: Work written by more than one Author
- Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan� ASTRONOMY: Word 'Star' in the title (book or series)
- Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett🐉 CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES: Land animal on the Cover
- Going Bovine by Libba Bray� CHARMS: Age-line: Read an adult work (or Read a book of short stories)
- Falling Through Clouds by Anna Chilvers😈 DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS: Reducto: Title starts with an "R"
- Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer🔮 DIVINATION: Set in the Future
- Allegiant by Veronica Roth🌿 HERBOLOGY: Plant on the Cover
- Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson🧙♂� HISTORY OF MAGIC: Published at least 10 years ago
- Dead Girl's Dance by Rachel Caine🧑🏼 MUGGLE STUDIES: Contemporary
- The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han⚗️ POTIONS: Next ingredient: Sequel
- Goblet of Fire by J.K Rowling📕 TRANSFIGURATION: Sprayed Edges OR red cover
- An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
My progress:11/12
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Alice by Christina Henry
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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman)
� ASTRONOMY: Word 'Star' in the title (book or series)
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Carbonel: The King of the Cats (cat on the cover)
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Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love & Baking Biscuits (a combination memoir, recipes, and southern lifestyle guide)
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The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
(I'm assuming it's ok to ignore the word 'The' for this task 🤞)
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The One (futuristic setting: A decade after scientists discover everyone has a gene they share with just one person, millions have taken the test, desperate to find true love.)
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Thanks A Thousand: A Gratitude Journey (branch and seed/bean of a coffee plant)
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Dracula (published 1897)
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With the Fire on High
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Crooked Kingdom (#2 in the Six of Crows series)
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The Devil's Highway: A True Story
Oh, I really want to do this! This seems fun 😁
I am going to give this a try :) 5/12
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ARITHMANCY: Work written by more than one Author
� ASTRONOMY: Word 'Star' in the title (book or series)
🐉 CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES: Land animal on the Cover
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😈 DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS: Reducto: Title starts with an "R"
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🌿 HERBOLOGY: Plant on the Cover
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🧑🏼 MUGGLE STUDIES: Contemporary
⚗️ POTIONS: Next ingredient: Sequel
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🧙♂️� It's April 1st, let the O.W.L. wizarding fun begin! 🦉🧙♂�Gook luck on your O.W.L's Mion, Chloe, Nurul, and Femke! Can't wait to see the books you all read for this!
I'm starting with POTIONS - I'm listening to Crooked Kingdom which is #2 in the Six of Crows series - it's Sooooooooo goooood!
Anne � wrote: "🧙♂️� It's April 1st, let the O.W.L. wizarding fun begin! 🦉🧙♂�Gook luck on your O.W.L's Mion, Chloe, Nurul, and Femke! Can't wait to see the books you all read for this!
I'm starting with POTIO..."
Thank you Anne!!!
I'm kicking off with my charms read which is Falling Through Clouds by Anna Chilvers. I'm only 60 pages in and I'm not LOVING it, but it's not awful!
Hope you enjoy doing the OWLs!
@ AnneI absolutely loved the Six of Crows duology; it's one of my favourites. I like the diversity of the main 6.
I'm currently reading Shadowblack for Transfiguration, because it's got sprayed edges. (I love love loooove sprayed edges).
Anne � wrote: "🧙♂️� It's April 1st, let the O.W.L. wizarding fun begin! 🦉🧙♂�Gook luck on your O.W.L's Mion, Chloe, Nurul, and Femke! Can't wait to see the books you all read for this!
I'm starting with POTIO..."
Thank you Anne! :D I think I'm a bit late cause I didn't realize it's already April! I think I'm gonna start with Keep You Safe for Herbology! :D
My progress :1/12
💎 ANCIENT RUNES: Retelling
ARITHMANCY: Work written by more than one Author
The Cutthroat by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
� ASTRONOMY: Word 'Star' in the title (book or series)
🐉 CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES: Land animal on the Cover
� CHARMS: Age-line: Read an adult work (or Read a book of short stories)
😈 DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS: Reducto: Title starts with an "R"
🔮 DIVINATION: Set in the Future
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Keep You Safe - a dandelion on the cover
🧙♂� HISTORY OF MAGIC: Published at least 10 years ago
🧑🏼 MUGGLE STUDIES: Contemporary
⚗️ POTIONS: Next ingredient: Sequel
📕 TRANSFIGURATION: Sprayed Edges OR red cover
Femke wrote: "@ AnneI absolutely loved the Six of Crows duology; it's one of my favourites. I like the diversity of the main 6.
I'm currently reading Shadowblack for Transfiguration, because it..."
Yes, me too, Femke! I LOVE all the dynamics within the main 6 group!! Amazing characters, and so much action - it's un-putdownable for me! I think I'll be sad when I finish this one that it's all over!
OOH I recognize the series you're reading, and I LOVE the covers!! They are so cool - and with sprayed edges too - WOW! I really need to get to that series soon!!! I hope book 2 is a great read for you.
@ AnneI've heard that Bardugo might write a 3rd SoC book. :) (Aside from that, King of Scars was also released fairly recently; it's about Nikolai.)
I really enjoy the Spellslinger series. The humour reminds me a little of Percy Jackson. It has a bit of a frontier / western setting, and the magic in it is interesting. I also like that it kind of plays with the "chosen one" trope (almost reversing it), because the main character is more of a disaster than the typical hero who's good at everything.
I liked Shadowblack even more than the first; it's fast paced and action-packed for a 'short' book (about 340 pages).
Femke wrote: "@ AnneI've heard that Bardugo might write a 3rd SoC book. :) (Aside from that, King of Scars was also released fairly recently; it's about Nikolai.)
I really enjoy the Spellslinger series. The hu..."
oh my gosh that would be awesome - there are millions of fans who would be very excited if a 3rd SoC book gets written!!
I just picked up Spellslinger #1 from the library, so excited to read it - I was a tiny bit bummed that it was a different cover - I love the black and white ones that look like cards! haha!
@ AnneI hope that you'll enjoy the book :)
So the "official" dates of the challenge are over, and I managed to read 8 out of 12 of the books! Hoping to get the remaining 4 read this month!
So, ignoring the word "The" in book titles is generally acceptable in tasks, right???? 🤞😬I just read The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise and used it for
😈 DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS: Reducto: Title starts with an "R"
It was a really great middle-grade fiction story - totally made me sob!
Anne � wrote: "So, ignoring the word "The" in book titles is generally acceptable in tasks, right???? 🤞😬I just read The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise and used it for
😈 DEFENSE AGAINST TH..."
Yeah, G @ Book Roast said that was fine!! I find that I either LOVE middle grade books or can't stand them, there's no in between. But that one looks adorable!
Chloe wrote: "Yeah, G @ Book Roast said that was fine!! I find that I either LOVE middle grade books or can't stand them, there's no in between. But that one looks adorable! thanks, Chloe, good to know! I know what you mean about middle grade novels, but this one is authentic and really endearing. I loved the MC girl's spunky personality. She's wonderful!
Happy reading - you're getting close to completing this challenge too!
Anne � wrote: "Chloe wrote: "Yeah, G @ Book Roast said that was fine!! I find that I either LOVE middle grade books or can't stand them, there's no in between. But that one looks adorable! thanks, Chloe, good t..."
Thanks Anne - I have Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson and Going Bovine by Libba Bray left to read and that's the challenge finished!
I have only three books left! Can anyone recommend a good contemporary or a book with "star" in its title?
Mion wrote: "I have only three books left! Can anyone recommend a good contemporary or a book with "star" in its title?"The Name of the Star
The Sun Is Also a Star...?
Mion wrote: "I have only three books left! Can anyone recommend a good contemporary or a book with "star" in its title?"Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett
Chloe wrote: "My progress: 12/12 💎 ANCIENT RUNES: Retelling
- The Surface Breaks by Louise O'NeillARITHMANCY: Work written by more than one Author
[bookcover:Will G..."
I'm finished!! Took me a little while to read the last couple, but I got there in the end! G's running the NEWTs in August so it will be fun to get cracking on those!
👏👏👏🎉Yay, Chloe, Congrats on finishing! I have one book left, ('Star in title), and I've been dragging my heels a bit, because I'm not all that excited about any of the book options I'm considering...
That's exciting to know NEWT's is back in August, I will definitely create a thread for it as soon as it's out!
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Books mentioned in this topic
Sputnik Sweetheart (other topics)The Surface Breaks (other topics)
Going Bovine (other topics)
Starry Eyes (other topics)
The Sun Is Also a Star (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Christina Henry (other topics)Clive Cussler (other topics)
Justin Scott (other topics)
Quicklinks to participant threads: Mion | Chloe | Anne | Nurul | Femke
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Spring 2019 O.W.Ls Exams have been announced over on BookRoast.
( , Twitter: @Magical Readathn , hashtag: #OWLsReadathon2018 )
Bookroast is running for the month of April, but we'll run for 3 months April 1 - June 30 to give everyone lots of time to plan, study, and sit all 12 exams!
Track your progress in the thread below.
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O.W.L Challenge (Ordinary Wizarding Levels) � 12 exams
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💎 ANCIENT RUNES: Retelling
ARITHMANCY: Work written by more than one Author
� ASTRONOMY: Word 'Star' in the title (book or series)
🐉 CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES: Land animal on the Cover
� CHARMS: Age-line: Read an adult work (or Read a book of short stories)
😈 DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS: Reducto: Title starts with an "R"
🔮 DIVINATION: Set in the Future
🌿 HERBOLOGY: Plant on the Cover
🧙♂� HISTORY OF MAGIC: Published at least 10 years ago
🧑🏼 MUGGLE STUDIES: Contemporary
⚗️ POTIONS: Next ingredient: Sequel
📕 TRANSFIGURATION: Sprayed Edges OR red cover
(Note: The task for charms was a bit vague with 'adult book', so I added in option to read a book of short stories)