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A-Z Challenge - 2015
1. Post here telling the challenge leader that you'd like to join the challenge. You can choose your books for the challenge at the beginning, or add them as you go. You can join a challenge at any time, as long as the challenge is still active.
2. Whenever you finish a book for the challenge, post here and let the challenge leader know so they can update your progress.
Some members choose to update their original post with their progress to keep track of their challenge more easily, but make sure to also post a new message so the challenge leader knows to go look at your original post. You can look at how other members report their progress to find a strategy that works well for you.
For more information about how challenges work, check out this thread or ask your challenge leader.
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P.S. Changed my mind. I found a short Edith Wharton work with as x and I really enjoy Edith Wharton so I will participate.
A The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 3/3/15 *****
B Beloved by Toni Morrison2/3/15 ****
C A Confederacy of Duncesby John Kennedy Toole 7/1/15 ***
D Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler 3/17/15 *****
E East of Eden by John Steinbeck 8/9/15 *****
F Fables, Vol. 2: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham 1/23/15 ***
G The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy 9/9/15 ****
H The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 7/17/15 ****
I Ironweed by William Kennedy 3/17/15 ****
J A Walk Across America by Peter Jenkins 5/13/15 ***
K Katherine by Anya Seton 2/23/15 *****
L The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 4/14/15 ****
M Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert2/12/15 ****
N Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky3/1/15 ****
O One Lonely Night by Mickey Spillane1/26/2015 ***
P Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz8/17/15 ****
Q The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell 11/28/15 ****
R Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison 2/26/15 **
S Silas Marner by George Eliot1/18/15 *****
T Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald1/4/15 ****
U Under the Net by Iris Murdoch 9/15/15 ***
V Orlando by Virginia Woolf 7/25/15 ***
W Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor3/14/15 **
X Xingu by Edith Wharton 1/22/15 *****
Y Yarrow by Charles de Lint 9/25/15 ***
Z Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm 10/4/15 ***
26/26
A I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angeou
C My Antonia by Willa Cather
D Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
E The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
F The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
I In One Person by John Irving
J The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
K An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro
L Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lammott
M The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
P The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
S Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
T The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
U The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
V The Waves by Virginia Woolf
W Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
X The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices by Xinran
Z Franny and Zooey by JD Salinger
We can probably put together a list of member recommendations for difficult letters, if that's something that people would be interested in.
1st January - 31st December 2015
Goal 26
Goal Completed 11th November 2015
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A Agnes Grey read 24-01-2015
B Bezonken rood read 25-01-2015
C The Count of Monte Cristo read 25-02-2015
D Mrs. Dalloway read 07-01-2015
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K Kaleidoscope read 15-04-2015
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P Playing for Keeps read 18-03-2015
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S The Shadow of the Wind read 04-01-2015
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14/26
I'm in!
A- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
B- The Red and the Black by Stendhal
C- Cousin Bette by Honore de Balzac
D- The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
E- The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen
F- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
G- The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
H- The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
I- The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky
J- Jews, God, and History by Max I. Dimont
K- The Trial by Franz Kafka
L- The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
M- Silas Marner by George Eliot
N- Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
O- Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
P- Purgatorio by Dante Alighieri
Q- Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
R- Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens
S- Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
T- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
U- Ulysses by James Joyce
V- Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
W- To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
X- Xingu by Edith Wharton
Y- A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
Z- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
B- The Red and the Black by Stendhal
C- Cousin Bette by Honore de Balzac
D- The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
E- The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen
F- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
G- The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
I- The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky
J- Jews, God, and History by Max I. Dimont
K- The Trial by Franz Kafka
L- The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
M- Silas Marner by George Eliot
P- Purgatorio by Dante Alighieri
Q- Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
R- Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens
T- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
U- Ulysses by James Joyce
V- Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
W- To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
X- Xingu by Edith Wharton
A - My Accidental Jihad read 1/11/2015
B - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness read 1/9/2015
C - Cold Storage read 1/2/2015
D - A Wedding in December read 1/14/2015
E - The Rosie Effect read 1/6/2015
F - Sorrow Floats read 1/4/2015
G - The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship read 1/10/2015
H - The History of Love read 2/22/2015
I - Insurgent read 2/26/2015
J - Steve Jobs read 4/21/2015
K - Knives at Dawn: America's Quest for Culinary Glory at the Legendary Bocuse d'Or Competition read 7/4/2015
L - We Were Liars read 1/2/2015
M - Montana 1948 read 1/1/2015
N - We Need New Names read 3/13/2015
O - The Orphan Master's Son read 8/24/2015
P - A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France read 1/13/2015
Q - Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking read 2/23/2015
R - Run read 1/12/2015
S - Social Blunders read 1/5/2015
T - Good Rockin' Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock 'N' Roll read 1/24/2015
U - Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity read 3/17/2015
V - Vintage read 2/17/2015
W - All the Light We Cannot See read 1/30/2015
X - Fumbling the Future: How Xerox Invented, Then Ignored, the First Personal Computer read 9/20/2015
Y - Because of You read 6/15/2015
Z - Beautiful Fools: The Last Affair of Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald read 6/11/2015
26/26 completed
Challenge completed!
A - About a Girl
B - Always the Bridesmaid
C - A Clash of Kings
D - Douglas Preston - Crimson Shore
E - "Et muuten tätäkään usko..." - Ville Haapasalon 2000-luku Venäjällä
F - A Girl’s Best Friend
G - What A Girl Wants
H - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
I - Irish Drinking Socks - A Novel Excerpt
J - J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
K - Satu Rämö and Katja Lahti: Vuoden mutsi 2
L - The Single Girl's To-Do List
M - Musta mamba
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P - Clockwork Prince
Q - The Snow Queen
R - The Rosie Effect
S - Still Alice
T - Terry Pratchett: The Light Fantastic
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W - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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I just checked my TBR list for 2015, and I already had plans for all but X. In my TBR list was Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian, so I marked that as TBR 2015, and I'm good for A to Z.
A. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 1/19/15
B. The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness 1/18/15
C. The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice writing as A.N. Roquelaure 1/24/15
D. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 2/23/15
E. A Small Indiscretion by Jan Ellison 2/14/15
F. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer 1/28/15
G. The Good Girl by Mary Kubica 2/9/15
H. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 2/21/15
I. The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro 3/14/15
J. A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan 5/22/15
K. The King's Curse by Philippa Gregory 1/14/15
L. The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis 3/5/15
M. The Romanovs: The Final Chapter by Robert K. Massie 2/1/15
N. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 3/4/15
O. Story of O by Pauline Réage 4/8/15
P. Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis 2/2/15
Q. After the Auake by Haruki Murakami 9/12/15
R. The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan 3/22/15
S. The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami 1/12/15
T. Restoration by Rose Tremain 1/4/15
U. Ulysses by James Joyce 8/30/15
V. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis 2/8/15
W. The Wolf Gift by Anne Rice 1/24/15
X. Xingu by Edith Wharton 8/27/15
Y. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off: The Yarn Harlot's Guide to the Land of Knitting by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee 2/10/15
Z. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak 8/23/15
I've added everyone. Welcome to the A-Z challenge!
26/26 DONE! October 23rd
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Jane wrote: "I committed to doing an alphabet challenge using authors' last names JUST before I saw and joined this group, so I'm going to bend the rules a wee bit for mine and just use author names. Still look..."
Jane, John Updike has some good books. The Witches of Eastwick is supposed to be pretty good.
Jane, John Updike has some good books. The Witches of Eastwick is supposed to be pretty good.
07/26
A. Assassin's Quest - Robin Hobb. (1/11/15)
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6/26
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G - Guilt Finished February 11, 2015
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S - Senate Proof Jan 23, 2015
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Updated to here.
24/26 Completed
A- All the Light We Cannot See
B- The Body
C- Dexter's Final Cut
D- Dexter Is Delicious
E- Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales
F- Michel Faber The Book of Strange New Things
G- The Hunger Games
H- Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: A Story from Different Seasons
I- Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
J- The Death of Jack Hamilton
K- Kody Brown Becoming Sister Wives: The Story of an Unconventional Marriage
L- Lunch at the Gotham Cafe
M- Mr. Mercedes
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O- That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is In French
P- Apt Pupil
Q- Luckey Quarter
R- Autopsy Room Four
S- Different Seasons
T- LT's Theory of Pets
U- Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
V- The Road Virus Heads North
W- We Were Liars
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Y- All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Z- Less Than Zero
January 1st - December 31st 2015
Goal: To read 26 Children's books
15/26
A. Simpson's Sheep Won't Go to Sleep! / Bruce Arant
B. The Lonely Book / Kate Bernheimer
C. The Cloud Spinner / Michael Catchpool
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E. Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf / Lois Ehlert
F. My New Shirt / Cary Fagan
G. Snowboard Twist / Jean Craighead George
H. Bluenose Adventure / Jacqueline Halsey
I. Peekaboo Morning / Rachel Isadora
J. My Sister Gracie / Gillian Johnson
K. Library Mouse: Home Sweet Home / Daniel Kirk
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M. Tuesday Tucks Me In: The Loyal Bond between a Soldier and his Service Dog / Luis Carlos Montalván
N. The Book with No Pictures / B.J. Novak
O. Sparky! / Jenny Offill
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A. Aberrations by Penelope Przekop (completed)
A. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (completed)
A. My Abandonment by Peter Rock (completed)
A. Among the Missing by Morag Joss (completed)
A. All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (completed)
B. The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver (completed)
B. Blame by Michelle Huneven (completed)
B. How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran (completed)
B. So B. It by Sarah Weeks (completed)
C. A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie (completed)
C. Chill Factor - Sandra Brown (completed)
C. Fourth of July Creek - Smith Henderson(completed)
C. Self-Compassion - Kristin Neff (completed)
D. Driving with Dead People - Monica Holloway (completed)
D. Just Desserts - G.A. McKevett (completed)
E. Euphoria - Lilly King
F. Fall of Giants - Ken Follet (completed)
G. Glow by Jessica Maria Tuccelli
H. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - Jamie Ford
I. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou
J. Jesus Land by Julia Scheeres
K. The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
L. The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry
M. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
N. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
O. One Good Dog by Susan Wilson
P. Prayers for Sale by Sandra Dallas
Q. The Queen of Water by Laura Reseu
R. Three Rivers Rising by Jame Richards
S. The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
T. The Frozen Thames by Helen Humphreys
U. The Universe and the Teacup by K.C. Cole
V. Through These Veins by Anne Marie Ruff
W. Wild: From Lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
X. Mr. X by Peter Straub
Y. yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim
Z. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
Jane, for Y for these kind of challenges I always go to Banana Yoshimoto. She's a Japanese novella/short story author and she's really great!
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20/26
A. The All Girl’s Filling Station’s Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg – Complete
B. Beloved by Toni Morrison – Complete
C. Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge – Complete
D. The Dog Next Door: And Other Stories of the Dogs We Love. – Complete
E. The Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Waterson – Complete
F. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn – Complete
G. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Complete
H. How to Love – Katie Cotugno – Complete
I. Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice – Complete
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K. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss – Complete
L. Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult – Complete
M. Me Before You by JoJo Moyes – Complete
N. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov - Complete
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S. The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion – Complete
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X. X vs Y – Complete 2/15/15
Y. Ya –Yas in Bloom by Rebecca Wells – Complete
Z. Z A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler – Complete
P.S. Changed my mind. I found a short..."
Janet, I read Xingu a month or so ago because I did an alphabet challenge of my own this year. It's a delicious satire that I really enjoyed reading. I hope you like it!
I'm doing the same thing, Jane! I haven't selected my books yet. I'll probably just add them as the year progresses.
Cassandra, can you please add me for all 26?
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26/26
A The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
B The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss
C Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
D Double Indemnity by James M Cain
E Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper
F Finding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin
G Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
H The Hobbit: Graphic Novel by Chuck Dixon
I I, Claudius by Robert Graves
J July's People by Nadine Gordimer
K The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
L Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou
M Middlemarch by George Eliot
N Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
O One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
P Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Q The Quiet American by Graham Greene
R A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
S Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
T Tender Is the Night by F Scott Fitzgerald
U Up at the Villa by W Somerset Maugham
V The Valley of Heaven and Hell - Cycling in the Shadow of Marie-Antoinette by Susie Kelly
W War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
X Xingu by Edith Wharton
Y The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Ones) Saved My Life by Andy Miller
Z Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm
P.S. Changed my mind. I..."
Thanks Claire. I am sure I will since Edith Wharton has never disappointed me.
Erika wrote: "Jane wrote: "I committed to doing an alphabet challenge using authors' last names JUST before I saw and joined this group, so I'm going to bend the
rules a wee bit for mine and just use author name..."
Thanks Erika! I've actually read one of her novellas and enjoyed it. Totally forgot about her so thanks for the reminder.
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2/26
A. Alone - Robert J. Crane
B. Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding (04/01/2015)
C. Clariel - Garth Nix
D. Divergent - Veronica Roth
E. Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China - Jung Chang
F. Forbidden - Tabitha Suzuma
G. The Gospel of Loki - Joanne Harris
H. Hush, Hush - Becca Fitzpatrick
I. The Blade Itself - Joe Abercrombie
J. The Golem and the Jinni - Helene Wecker
K. The Killables - Gemma Malley
L. The Long Way Home - Louise Penny
M. Moon Over Soho - Ben Aaronovitch
N. The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss (02/01/2015)
O. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green
P. The Paper Magician - Charlie N. Holmberg
Q. Quicksand - Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
R. Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus - Bill Wasik
S. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History - Elizabeth Kolbert
T. The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
U. Under the Never Sky - Veronica Rossi
V. Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead
W. The Wise Man's Fear - Patrick Rothfuss
X. Daughter of Xanadu - Dori Jones Yang
Y. The Year of the Flood - Margaret Atwood
Z. The Zahir - Paulo Coelho
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W- Where Things Come Back
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A - Attachments - Rainbow Rowell: 01/21/15
B - Batman: Earth One
C - The Cabinet of Curiosities - Douglas Preston
D - Dreams of Gods & Monsters- Laini Taylor
E - Emily St. John MandelStation Eleven : 01/28/15
F - Bossypants- Tina Fey
G - Neil Gaiman - Coraline: 01/18/15
H- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone12/01/15
I - I've Got You Under My SkinMary Higgins Clark -04/21/15
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K - Dean Koontz- Forever Odd
L - Landline- Rainbow Rowell: 01/19/15
M - Eimear McBride - A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing: 01/30/15
N - The Nightingale Circus - Ioana Visan: 01/25/15
O - Out of Time (Nine Minutes) - Beth Flynn: 08/03/15
P - The Paying Guests- Sarah Waters- 08/19/15
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T Two Graves Douglas Preston -06/12/15
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X -XO- Jeffery Deaver: 02/26/15
Y - You- Caroline Kepnes: 09/12/15
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A. Aldous Huxley The Island
B. Clive Barker Books of Blood
C.Oscar Wilde The Canterville Ghost
D. David Foenkinos Delicacy
E. Michael Ende Momo
F. Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451
G.Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain
H. Ransom Riggs Hollow City
I. Isabel Allende La casa de los espiritus
J. Jon Ronson Shame: A Journey Through the World of Public Humiliation
K.Klein, Naomi This change everything
L.Elena Poniatowska Leonora
M. Matthew Inman The terrible and wonderful reasons why I run long distance
N.Melissa NathanThe Learning Curve
O. German Castro Caicedo Objetivo 4
P. Tony MacAulayPaperboy: An Enchanting True Story of a Belfast Paperboy Coming to Terms with the Troubles
Q.Quino Mafalda todas las tiras
R. Roxanne GayBad Feminist
S.Stephen King The Shining
T.Khaled Hosseini A Thousand Splendid Suns
U. Neal Shusterman UnWholly
V.Vladimir Nabokov Lolita
W.Allan MooreWatchmen
X. PENDING
Y. Amy Poehler Yes Please
Z. PENDING
A All I Want ✔ 25/01/15
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F First Term at Malory Towers ✔ 09/02/15
G Graceling ✔ 25/02/15
H The Homecoming Masquerade ✔ 20/01/15
I Isla and the Happily Ever After ✔ 14/02/15
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M The Marriage Pact ✔ 09/03/15
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W We Were Liars ✔ 01/03/15
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G - Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ Daniel Goleman
H - A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini
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T - Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy
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Welcome to the challenge, everyone!
A. Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty
B. The Book Thief by Markus Suzak
C. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
D. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
E. The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
F. Forbiden by Tabitha Suzuma
G. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
H. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
I. The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
J. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
K. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
L. Looking for Alaska by John Green
M. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
N. The Night Circus by Erin Morgernstern
O. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
P. Personal by Lee Child
Q. The White Queen by Phillipa Greggory
R. Revival by Stephen King
S. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
T. The Time Travellers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
U. Under the Dome by Stephen King
V. Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult
W. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
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Y. Yes Please by Amy Poehler
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I'll find X and Y soon :)
2024 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
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Murder of Crows (other topics)
Confess (other topics)
You're Never Weird on the Internet (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Ted Dekker (other topics)Andrea Kayne (other topics)
John Pearce (other topics)
Gabrielle Zevin (other topics)
Terry Pratchett (other topics)
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Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Read a book for each letter of the alphabet. You can use ANY of the first letters of the main words in a title of a book (don't use words like "a", "an", "the", or "of") or the initials of its authors.
Examples:
A - Still Alice
F - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
X - The Autobiography of Malcom X
etc.