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NBRC 26 Alphabet 2: Animals: A to Z (Spell-it-Out)
I really like the spell it out challenges and it's a great way to clear off the bookshelves. Is the intent to read all of animal A and then move on to B? Or are you able to jump around and fit things in where they fit? I think if you would read the shortest name for each letter, you are talking about 102 books so more people might be interested if it was longer than a year. I'm game but I think as an added twist I would like to stick with books I own in order to clean off those shelves in preparation for all my local fall library sales :)
Oh good question Rebecca! I was going to start with a B animal but if we are supposed to begin with A I will choose one of those!
Also, can we work on more than one animal at a time? Or do we need to complete an animal before beginning the next animal?
Rebecca,You can jump around. You don't have to read them in order.
Amy,
Yes, you can work on more than one animal at a time.
Shayna,
Yes mythological creatures can be added. ;)
Then In April I'm going to read 3 Animals.12/13
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Woot! As explanation, see here or here or here or follow meerkatwhimsy on Twitter. xDA: Aardvark B: Buffalo C: Crocodile D: Donkey E: Elephant F: Fox G: Gazelle H: Hedgehog I: Iguana J: Jaguar K: Koala L: Lemur M: Meerkat N: Newt O: Ocelot P: Panther Q: Quail R: Rabbit S: Sloth T: Turtle U: Urraca V: Vulture W: Wolf X: Xantus Y: Yak Z: Zebra
M: The Magician by W. Somerset Maugham - 4/2/11 to 4/13/11
E: Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor - Character: Enoch Emery - 4/9/11 to 4/13/11
E: Payment In Blood by Elizabeth George - 4/18/11 to 4/22/11
R: Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson - Character: Randy Waterhouse - 3/26/11 to 4/14/11
K: This Perfect Day by Ira Levin - Character: Karls - 5/1/11 to 5/4/11
A: All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare from 4/2/11 to 4/5/11
T: Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie - Characters: Tommy & Tuppence from 4/2/11 to 4/4/11
C: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese from 3/27/11 to 4/1/11
R: Rebel Angels by Libba Bray on 4/16/11
O: The Old Man in the Corner by Emmuska Orczy from 3/20/11 to 3/25/11
C: The Black Company by Glen Cook - Character: Croaker - 4/29/11 to 4/30/11
O: Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy on 4/13/11
D: Deirdre and Desire by Marion Chesney on 4/1/11
I: The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart from 4/6/11 to 4/9/11
L: The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson from 4/18/11 to 4/20/11
E: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde from 4/18/11 to 4/24/11
R: North of Boston by Robert Frost from 4/13/11 to 5/5/11
A: Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy - Character: Arabella - 3/21/11 to 4/24/11
B: A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray from 4/11/11 to 4/12/11
B: Boneshaker by Cherie Priest on 5/13/11 - 1 Star
I: This Perfect Day by Ira Levin - 5/1/11 to 5/4/1
T: Idylls of the King and a Selection of Poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson - 5/6/11 to 5/15/11
I presume that we can use books we use in other challenges but not repeat books within this one, e.g. using the same B book for both bird and rabbit.
For April I would like to try to complete at least most of B,L,C,M and F* = ones that I own
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A The Angel Experiment*
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R Rick Riordan - The Titan's Curse
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Thanks Jessica. I noticed they included bugs in their list and Ewoks as well. lol
Start: April 1st, 2011Letters Complete: 11/26 - ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
ALPACA
BASILISK
CHINCHILLA
DOVE
EMU
FLAMINGO
GIRAFFE
HEDGEHOG
JAYBIRD
KOALA
PANDA
Evil Twin I'm totally copying your format, I hope you don't mind! Animal Alphabet Reading Challenge
March 29th 2011 - whenever!
Finished:
Letters Complete: 8 of 26 (A)(B)(C)(F)(J)(L)(M)(P)
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That is an awesome format. It's pleasing to the eye.
Agreed! That's why I copied it haha i was like ooh so pretty and neat!
As this has a long duration I am going to add this challenge to my really long current list of challenges.Animal Alphabet Reading Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012
Letters Completed: 0/26
Books Read: 0
Ant
Bear
Cat
Dog
Elk
Frog
Griffin
Hyena
Ibex
Jaguar
Koala
Lynx
Mink
Nutria
Ocelot
Panda
Quail
Rabbit
Stork
Tiger
Unicorn
Viper
Wildcat
Xoni
Yeti
Zebra
I'm definitely in. Duration: 4/1/11 to 3/31/12A - Alpha - 7/3/11
R - The Ruins - 4/11/11
M - Mona Lisa Craving - 5/15/11
A - The Angel Experiment - 9/4/11
D - The Devil's Right Hand - 4/6/11
I - I Am Number Four - 6/8/11
L
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O - On the Hunt - 4/23/11
B - Blood and Iron - 4/4/11
U - Unbound - 7/8/11
F - Faefever - 4/7/11
F - Fallen - 5/1/11
A - Artemis Fowl - 11/29/11
L
O - Once in a Full Moon 10/6/11
C - Crescendo - 5/29/11
O
U - Under the Dome - 8/18/11
G - Grave Sight - 4/21/11
A - The Arctic Incident - 12/11/11
R - The Reawakened - 5/13/11
D - Dreamfever - 4/12/11
E - Evermore - 4/21/11
E - Evernight - 9/11/11
R - Red-Headed Stepchild - 5/28/11
E - Eleven on Top - 11/2/11
R - The Road - 9/27/11
M - Mercy Blade - 7/9/11
I - An Ice Cold Grave - 6/22/11
N
E
F - Fade Out - 9/25/11
A - Across the Universe - 2/25/12
L
C - Carpe Corpus - 5/23/11
O
N
G - Grave Surprise - 5/10/11
I - I am Legend - 3/24/12
R
A
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H - Hot for the Holidays - 4/25/11
O
R
S - Sebastian - 4/1/11
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G - The Gathering Storm - 6/21/11
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N
A
J
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G - A Girl's Guide to Vampires - 1/10/12
U
A
R
K - Kitty Goes to War - 4/17
A
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G - Ghost Story - 3/8/12
A
R
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LION
M - Many Bloody Returns - 8/22/11
U
S - Saint City Sinners - 4/15/11
K
R
A
T - To Hell and Back - 4/20/11
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H - Hit List - 6/11
T - Torment - 6/6
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C - City of Fallen Angels - 5/30
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T - To the Nines - 6/22/11
P - Pale Demon - 8/26/11
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C - Child of Flame - 6/13
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P - Planet of the Apes - 9/5/11
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QUAIL
R
A
C - City of the Falling Sky - 2/26/12
C - The Colorado Kid - 3/7/12
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S - Shadowfever - 4/26/11
Q
U
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R
R
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T - Ten Big Ones - 9/3/11
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R
C
H - Howling for My Baby - 6/28/11
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U
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T - Thinner - 11/18/11
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W - Wings - 4/25/11
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L
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B - Belladonna - 4/9/11
Y
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A
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T
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S - Succubus Blues - 6/26/11
YAK
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B - Blue Moon - 5/11/11
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I have finally determined my list of animals. Start Date: April 1, 2011
Animals Completed: 21/26
Number of Books: 130/164
A: Aurora in Real Murders – Charlaine Harris, 11/14/11
A: State of Wonder – Ann Pratchett, 12/10/11
R: Robby in Wonderstruck – Brian Selznick, 12/10/11
D: Attack of the Fiend – Joseph Delaney. 12/17/11
V: Vacation – Matthew Costello, 12/4/11
A: Amanda's Wedding – Jenny Colgan, 12/15/11
R: Richard Castle's Deadly Storm – Brian Bendis, 12/16/11
K: Kissing Coffins – Ellen Schreiber, 12/16/11
B: Bed of Roses – Nora Roberts, 4/11/11
E: Emma in Happy Ever After - Nora Roberts, 4/29/11
L: Love Virtually – Daniel Glatteur, 4/24/11
U: Ursula in Wild Ride – Jennifer Crusie, 5/5/11
G: Ginny in 13 Little Blue Envelopes – Maureen Johnson, 4/17/11
A: Carnal Sin – Allison Brennan, 4/12/11
C: Carmen in Sisterhood Everlasting – Ann Brashares, 8/12/11
A: A Witch in Time – Madelyn Alt, 8/8/11
T: Tom in Bed Rest – Sarah Bilston, 8/13/11
DONKEY
E: The Girl Who Would Speak for the Dead – Paul Elwork, 12/18/11
L: Leo in Undone – Karin Slaughter, 12/20/11
E: Eve in A Veiled Deception – Annette Blair, 1/2/12
P: 101 Places Not to See Before You Die – Catherine Price. 12/13/11
H: The Hanging Hill – Chris Grabenstein, 1/5/12
A: Larceny and Lace – Annette Blair, 1/2/12
N: Night of the Soul Stealer – Joseph Delaney, 12/17/11
T: The Faculty Club – Danny Tobey, 12/17/11
F: Frank in Scorch City – Toby Ball, 12/5/11
R: Rae in The Spellmans Strike Again – Lisa Lutz, 12/15/11
O: Obsession – Karen Robards, 11/30/11
G: George in Do They Wear High Heels In Heaven? – Erica Orloff, 11/19/11
G: The False Friend – Myla Goldberg, 8/15/11
O: One Week in December – Holly Chamberlain, 9/22/11
R: Ruth in Stern Men – Elizabeth Gilbert, 8/22/11
I: Isabel in Ape House – Sara Gruen, 8/29/11
L: Heads You Lose – Lisa Lutz, 8/29/11
L: Revenge of the Spellmans – Lisa Lutz, 10/9/11
A: Atlantis and Other Places: Stories of Alternate History – Harry Turtledove, 9/11/11
H: Something Deadly This Way Comes – Kim Harrison, 8/20/11
E: Vampire Kisses – Ellen Schreiber, 11/7/11
D: Second Grave on the Left – Darynda Jones, 9/30/11
G: Real Vampires Don't Wear Size Six – Gerry Bartlett, 9/19/11
E: Triangles – Ellen Hopkins, 11/24/11
H: Almost Final Curtain – Tate Hallaway, 9/27/11
O: One in a Million – Kimberla Lawson Roby, 11/3/11
G: Homer's Odyssey – Gwen Cooper, 10/18/11
I: If You Were Here: A Novel – Jen Lancaster, 5/29/11
G: Night Road – Kristin Hannah, 6/5/11
U: Unbearable Lightness – Portia De Rossi, 5/21/11
A: Mr. Popper's Penguins – Richard Atwater, 6/11/11
N: Nathan in The Liberation of Alice Love – Abby McDonald, 5/31/11
A: Just For Kicks – Susan Anderson, 6/26/11
J: The Cinderella Deal – Jennifer Crusie, 6/23/11
A: As Simple as It Seems – Sarah Weeks, 7/12/11
G: Garret in First Grave on the Right – Darynda Jones, 6/30/11
U: Undead and Unemployed – MaryJanice Davidson, 6/11/11
A: Albert in The Spellman Files – Lisa Lutz, 6/25/11
R: The Radleys – Matt Haig, 6/28/11
K: Keith in The Last Little Blue Envelope – Maureen Johnson, 5/15/11
O: Only the Good Spy Young – Ally Carter, 4/26/11
A: Ashley in A Page Out of Life – Kathleen Reid, 4/20/11
L: Laura in Savor the Moment – Nora Roberts, 4/21/11
A: Aibileen in The Help – Kathryn Stockett, 5/25/11
L: Lisa in Don't Breathe a Word – Jennifer McMahon, 8/1/11
I: Ivan in Sofie Metropolis – Tori Carrington, 7/28/11
O: Old Gregory in Revenge of the Witch – Joseph Delaney, 7/26/11
N: Nelly in Tenth Grade Bleeds – Heather Brewer, 8/2/11
MONGOOSE
N: Noreen in Room – Emma Donoghue, 7/19/11
E: Emil in Overbite – Meg Cabot, 7/24/11
W: So B. It – Sarah Weeks, 7/25/11
T: Treena in Skintight – Susan Andersen, 7/25/11
ORANGUTAN
P: The Witch's Daughter – Paula Brackston, 4/2/11
I: It's All Relative – Wade Rouse, 4/4/11
R: Vision in White – Nora Roberts, 4/5/11
A: Audrey in A Scattered Life – Karen McQueen, 5/8/11
N: Neelie in Still Life with Elephant – Judy Renee Singer, 4/2/11
H: Home for a Spell – Madelyn Alt, 5/11/11
A: Almost to Die For – Tate Hallaway, 4/28/11
Q: Quinn in Sleepless Nights – Sarah Bilston
U: Ulysses in The Water Wars – Cameron Stracher, 11/6/10
A: Alberto in The Jester – James Patterson, 11/9/10
I: Invisible – Lorena McCourtney, 12/24/11’
L: Lucretia in Petty Magic: Being the Memoirs and Confessions of Miss Evelyn Harbinger, Temptress and Troublemaker – Camille DeAngelis, 11/10/11
R: Roz in Last Night at the Lobster – Stewart O’Nan, 8/3/11
E: Emma in Wintergirls – Laurie Halse Anderson, 8/6/11
I: Isabelle in Curse of the Spellmans – Lisa Lutz, 8/2/11
N: Nora in Deck the Halls – Carol Higgins Clark and Mary Higgins Clark, 8/15/11
D: When You Are Engulfed in Flames – David Sedaris, 8/17/11
E: Eleventh Grade Burns – Heather Brewer, 8/8/11
E: Eggs – Jerry Spinelli, 8/11/11
R : Rolling Thunder – Chris Grabenstein, 8/14/11
S: Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary – David Sedaris, 6/3/11
H: The Day I Shot Cupid: Hello, My Name Is Jennifer Love Hewitt and I'm a Love-aholic – Jennifer Love Hewitt, 5/28/11
E: Edie in Friendship Bread – Darien Gee, 6/2/11
E: Eighth Grade Bites – Heather Brewer, 6/3/11
P: 10th Anniversary – James Patterson, 5/11/11
T: The Talk Show Murders: A Billy Blessing Novel – Al Roker, 1/22/12
A: Andromeda in A Cast-Off Coven – Juliet lackwell, 1/8/12
R: Rachel in The Burning – Will Peterson, 1/2/12
A: Andrea in Blueberry Muffin Murder – Joanne Fluke, 1/14/12
N: Norman in Sugar Cookie Murder – Joanne Fluke, 1/16/12
T: Dirty Laundry – Tori Carrington, 2/9/12
U: Undone – Rachel Caine, 2/17/12
L: Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me – Chelsea Handler, 12/8/11
A: Alexander in Vampireville – Ellen Schreiber, 1/20/12
U: Undead and Unwed – MaryJanice Davidson, 5/1/11
R: Fat Vampire: A Never Coming of Age Story – Adam Rex, 5/1/11
C: Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover – Ally Carter, 4/25/11
H: Henry in Red Riding Hood – Sarah Blakley-Cartier, 4/21/11
I: Izzy in Save as Draft – Cavanaugh Lee, 5/22/11
N: Neelie in An Inconvenient Elephant: A Novel – Judy Renee Singer, 5/27/11
V: Vladimir in Twelfth Grade Kills – Heather Brewer, 9/15/11
A: Aida in A Bone to Pick – Charlaine Harris, 10/8/11
M: Monkey Love – Brenda Scott Royce, 8/24/11
P: Palo Alto – James Franco, 9/10/11
I: In One Year and Out the Other – Cara Lockwood, 11/21/11
R: The Red Garden – Alice Hoffman, 11/26/11
E: Erin in Always Something There to Remind Me – Beth Harbison, 10/18/11
B: First Kill – Heather Brewer, 10/2/11
A: The Peach Keeper – Sarah Addison Allen, 11/16/11
T: Tom in Curse of the Bane – Joseph Delaney, 10/16/11
W: Wade in Under the Cajun Moon – Mindy Starns Clark, 7/4/11
A: And Thereby Hangs a Tale – Jeffrey Archer, 7/19/11
L: Lexy in Blood Orange – Drusilla Campbell, 6/10/11
R: Rose in Save Me – Lisa Scottoline, 7/16/11
U: Undead and Unappreciated – MaryJanice Davidson, 7/15/11
S: Sam in Eat Cake – Jeanne Roy, 7/17/11
X-RAY FISH
YAK
Z: Zen in Bumped – Megan McCafferty, 7/3/11
E: Edgar in Ninth Grade Slays – Heather Brewer, 7/8/11
B: Bossypants – Tina Fey, 6/16/11
R: Time Off for Good Behavior – Lani Diane Rich, 7/9/11
A: Thirteen Reasons Why – Jay Asher, 7/11/11
April 1st 2011 - March 30th 2012√A: Angelfire; Courtney Allison Moulton √
√R: Kiss at Your Own Risk; Stephanie Rowe √
√M: Hot Finish; Erin McCarthy √
√A: Reckless Seduction; by Amanda Young √
√D: Double Clutch; by Liz Reinhardt √
√I: Eternal Rider; by Larissa Ione √
√L: The Liar Society; by Lisa & Laura Roecker √
√L: Wild Card; by Lora Leigh √
√O: Backstage Pass; by Olivia Cunning √
√B: Beneath the Surface; by Sandy Lynn √
√I: Invincible; by Sherrilyn Kenyon √
√S: Swept Off Her Feet; by Hester Browne √
√O: Octavia; by Jilly Cooper √
√N: Nymph King; by Gena Showalter √
√C: Dark Desires After Dusk; by Kresley Cole √
√A: When We Were Friends; by Elizabeth Joy Arnold √
√T: Thirteenth Chime; by Emma Michaels √
√D: Sins of the Demon; by Diane Rowland √
√I: Immortal Rider; by Larissa Ione √
√N: Hard Bitten; by Chloe Neill √
√G: Green Eyed Demon; by Jaye Wells √
√O: Once Upon Stiletto; by Shanna Swendson √
√E: Tempting Danger; by Eileen Wilks √
√L: Lothaire; by Kresley Cole √
√K: Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night; by Kresley Cole √
√F: First Grave on the Right; by Darynda Jones √
√R: Succubus Revealed; by Richelle Mead √
√O: Rock Hard; by Olivia Cunning √
√G: Falling Under; by Gwen Hayes √
√G: Slow Burn; by Julie Garwood √
√O: On the Edge; by Ilona Andrews √
√A: The Redhead Revealed; by Alice Clayton √
√T: That Summer; by Sarah Dessen √
√H: Heavenly; by Jennifer Laurens √
√A: Along for the Ride; by Sarah Dessen √
√M: Boycotts and Barflies; by Victoria Michaels √
√S: Sophie and Carter; by Chelsea Fine √
√T: Turbulent Sea; by Christine Feehan √
√E: Mortal Danger; by Eileen Wilks √
√R: Demonglass; by Rachel Hawkins √
√I: Inked; by Eileen Wilks √
√G: Heart of the Dragon; by Gena Showalter √
√U: (The) Unidentified Redhead; by Alice Clayton √
√A: Anna & the French Kiss; by Stephanie Perkins √
√N: Night Whispers; by Judith McNaught √
√A: Demonkeepers; by Jessica Andersen √
√J: Appassionata; by Jilly Cooper √
√A: Magic Bites; by Ilona Andrews √
√G: Mercy; by Julie Garwood √
√U: Unearthly; by Cynthia Hand √
√A: Magic Burns; by Ilona Andrews √
√R: Date Me Baby, One More Time; by Stephanie Rowe √
√K: Dark Needs at Night's Edge; by Kresley Cole √
√O: (The) Ocean; by Mia Castille √
√A: Magic Strikes; by Ilona Andrews √
√L: Man Within; by Lora Leigh √
√A: Magic Bleeds; by Ilona Andrews √
√L: Lock & Key; by Sarah Dessen √
√I: (An) Irresistible Bachelor; by Jessica Bird √
√O: October Breezes; by Maria Rachel Hooley √
√N: No Mercy; by Sherrilyn Kenyon √
√M: Bloodlines; by Richelle Mead √
√U: (An) Unforgettable Lady; by Jessica Bird √
√S: Bloodhunt; by Shannon K. Butcher √
√K: He's So Not Worth It; by Kieran Scott √
√R: Must Love Dragons; by Stephanie Rowe √
√A: Magic Slays; by Ilona Andrews √
√T: Tantalize; by Cynthia Leitich Smith √
√N: Night Myst; by Yasmine Galenorn √
√E: Explosive 18; by Janet Evanovich √
√W: Wicked!; by Jilly Cooper √
√T: Take Your Pleasure; by Jasmine Hayes √
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√W: Master of the Highlands; by Sue-Ellen Welfonder √
√L: Sean Griswold's Head; by Lindsey Leavitt √
√P: Pandora; by Jilly Cooper √
√U: Unwind; by Neal Shusterman √
√M: Every Breath You Take; by Judith McNaught √
√A: Ain't Myth Behaving; by Katie MacAlister √
√Q: Queen of Shadows; by Dianne Sylvan √
√U: Up In Smoke; by Katie MacAlister √
√A: Archangels Kiss; by Nalini Singh √
√I: Bayou Moon; by Ilona Andrews √
√L: Little Lady Agency; by Hester Browne √
√R: Just Friends; by Robyn Sisman √
√A: Blood Spells; by Jessica Andersen √
√M: Poison Study; by Maria V. Synder √
√S: Safe Harbor; by Christine Feehan √
√N: Marrying Out of Money; by Nicky Schmidt √
√A: Archangels Consort; by Nalini Singh √
√K: Hunger; by Jackie Morse Kessler √
√E: Blood Lines; by Eileen Wilks √
√T: Amplified; by Tara Kelly
√U: Untraceable; by Laura Griffin √
√R: Reason to Breathe; by Rebecca Donovan √
√T: This Side of the Grave; by Jeaninie Frost √
√L: Light My Fire; by Katie MacAlister √
√E: Enchanted, Inc.; by Shanna Swendson √
√U: Unlovable; by Sherry Gammon √
√R: Mark of the Demon; by Diana Rowland √
√R: Blood of the Demon; by Diana Rowland √
√A: Accordance; by Shelly Crane √
√C: Dangerous Tides; by Christine Feehan √
√A: Breathe; by Abbi Glines √
√V: Vampire Dragon; by Annette Blair √
√I: If I Die; by Rachel Vincent √
√P: Pleasure of A Dark Prince; by Kresley Cole √
√E: Mortal Sins; by Eileen Wilks √
√R: Secrets of the Demon; by Diana Rowland √
√W: With Good Behavior; by Jennifer Lane √
√H: Tell Me A Secret; by Holly Cupula √
√A: Storm Kissed; by Jessica Andersen √
√L: Dead Girl Walking; by Linda Joy Singleton √
√E: Night Season; by Eileen Wilks √
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√A: Sweet Gum Tree; by Katherine Alared √
√N: Drink Deep; by Chloe Neill √
√T: Between the Lines; by Tammara Webber √
U:
√S: Score!; by Jilly Cooper √
√Y: You Slay Me; by Katie MacAlister √
√A: Cruel Enchantment; by Anya Bast √
√K: Keeping the Moon; by Sarah Dessen √
Z
√E: Blood Magic; by Eileen Wilks √
√B: Diary of An Unlikely Call Girl; by Belle de Jour √
√R: Rebel; by JR Ward √
√A: The Goddess Test; by Aimee Carter √
ANIMAL ALPHABET READING CHALLENGE - NBRC
START DATE: APRIL 1, 2011
LETTERS COMPLETED 15 OF 26 - BOOKS COMPLETED 108
A Anya Bast Witch Fire 4/5
P Peabody, Detective Delia Memory in Death 4/7
E Eve Dallas Haunted in Death by J D Robb 4/9
B Broussard, Nick No Safe Place by JoAnn Ross 4/1
E Eden Gillman Breaking the Rules by Suzanne Brockmann 4/12
A Allan Tillman Maid to Match by Deanne Gist 4/20
V Virgin River by Robyn Carr 4/15
E Everdeen, Katniss The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 4/22
R Rand Balfour Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble by H. P. Mallory 4/10
C Cat Crawfield This Side of the Grave by Jeaneine Frost 5/4
H Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh 5/7
E Ethan Wycliff White Heat by Brenda Novak 4/25
E Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare 5/12
T Tandy Willowby Born in Death by J D Robb 5/1
A Algaliarept Pale Demon by Kim Harrison 4/30
H Hauk, Fain Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/14
D Dorian Vadim Eternity in Death by J D Robb 5/23
I Ian Buchanan A Virgin River Christmas by Robyn Carr 5/8
N Nalini Singh Branded by Fire 5/22
G Galahad (cat) Creation in Death by J D Robb 6/5
O Oliver Straffo Innocent in Death by J D Robb 5/18
E Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione 5/16
L Lassiter, Paige Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr 5/2
E Enrique Against the Fire by Kat Martin 6/1
P Payne Lover Unleashed by J R Ward 4/16
H Haggerty, Paul Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr 5/18
A Addy Corwin Demon Hunting In Dixie by Lexi George 6/4
N Night Road by Kristin Hannah 5/29
T Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr 5/27
F Firewalker by J D Robb 6/1
A Addy Crawford Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr 6/17
L Lusa Duncan Grave Witch by Kalayna Price 6/7
C Cherry Adair Undertow 6/10
O Olivia Cunning Backstage Pass 6/5
N Nadine Furst Strangers in Death by J D Robb 6/17
G Gray, Andrea Primal Bonds by Jennifer Ashley 6/13
O Ortiz, Gardiella Salvation in Death 7/2
R Robyn Carr Whispering Rock 5/3
I Isabella Novak Witch Blood by Anya Bast 6/15
L Lionheart, Sedric Rock Hard by Olivia Cunning 6/12
L Lucas "Iron Man" Tripp Chasing Fire 6/25
A Anita Clenney Awaken the Highland Warrior 6/20
H Haidee The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter 6/27
A Alexander, Molly When You Dare by Lori Foster 6/29
M Maddie Moore Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis 6/13
S Silas Pratt Ritual in Death by J D Robb 7/5
T Terry Spear Destiny of the Wolf 7/17
E Eden, Cynthia Eternal Hunter 7/3
R Rick Sudder Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr 6/17
I Ian McNab Fantasy in Death by J D Robb 8/3
N Neomi Laress Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole 7/14
C Chase, Simon I'll Be Slaying You by Cynthia Eden 7/6
H Hester Privet Kindred in Death by J D Robb 7/26
W Wolf, Chase Comanche Magic by Catherine Anderson 7/11
O Once a Cowboy by Linda Warren 7/1
R Raines, Devlin Against the Law by Kat Martin 7/9
M Morris Promises in Death by J D Robb 7/15
J Jeanne C Stein The Becoming 7/23
A Ashaya Aleine Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh 8/7
C Cash Big Crow Rode Hard, Put Up Wet by Lorelei James 7/29
K Kincaid, Noah Forbidden Falls 7/22
R Rivers, Trace Trace of Fever by Lori Foster 8/10
A Autumn Haven Any Man of Mine by Rachel Gibson 8/13
B Berenski, Dickie Missing in Death by J D Robb 8/7
B Baxter, David Indulgence in Death by J D Robb 8/17
I India Ellison Tied Up, Tied Down by Lorelei James 7/25
T Thompson, Mercedes Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 8/18
K Korchav, Sacha Possession in Death (In Death, #31.5) by J D Robb 8/18
O O'Ballivan, Melissa A Creed In Stone Creek by Linda Lael Miller 8/4
D Don Webster Treachery in Death by J D Robb 8/24
I Iain MacLean Captured by the Highlander by Julianne MacLean 9/6
A Adrian, Lara Deeper Than Midnight 8/25
K Kaki Warner Open Country 8/21
L Lane, MacKayla Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning 9/23
E Emma Now You See Her by James Patterson 8/21
O O'Duffy, Patrick Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning 9/14
P Pak Eternal Flame by Cynthia Eden 8/27
A Abigail Yager Retribution by Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/4
R Rosie Angel's Peak by Robyn Carr 9/2
D Declan Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend by Linda Wisdom 8/26
M Mo Duvall-Wenstein How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper 9/5
O Olivia Rapture Untamed by Pamela Palmer 9/10
C Catalanotto, Joe Prince Joe by Suzanne Brockmann 8/31
K Kyle Rhodes A Lot Like Love by Julie James 9/22
I Ivy Hisselpenney-Tunstell Soulless by Gail Carriger 9/19
N Nick Buchannon Heartbreaker by Julie Garwood 9/9
G Gabriel MacBain Saving Grace by Julie Garwood 10/16
B Bianco, Gin Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep 9/30
I Ivy Tamwood For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison 10/14
R Rivers, Alani Savor the Danger by Lori Foster 9/16
D Dallas, Eve New York to Dallas by J D Robb 10/2
N Nolan Holly Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas 12/6
I Irma Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James 10/30
G Gilletti, Sophia Men Out of Uniform: Three Novellas of Erotic Surrender by Maya Banks 11/8
H Hue, David The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison 11/17
T Tricia McCall Creed's Honor by Linda Lael Miller 10/19
I India Ellison Cowgirl Up and Ride by Lorelei James 11/18
N Nightengale, Gabriel Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper 10/27
G Grayson, Owen Web of Lies by Jennifer Estep 11/5
A Adam Vasic Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong 10/7
L Lori Wilde The Sweethearts' Knitting Club 11/2
E Eggy Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoira Laurie 10/29
O O'Malley, Dani Faefever by Karen Marie Moning 12/8
S Shadow Walker by Allyson James 12/6
T Tansy Meadows Murder Game by Christine Feehan 11/17
R Reilly, Sophia Envy by J R Ward 11/28
I Ian Buchanan Moonlight Road by Robyn Carr 12/7
C Cat Crawfield One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost 12/10
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Animal Alphabet Reading ChallengeDuration: April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012
Letters Completed: 1/26
Books Read: 35
Ant [3]
Apprentice by Tess Gerritson 4/20/11
Notebook by Nicholas Sparks 4/20/11
Texas Rich by Fern Michaels 4/6/11
Bear [4]
Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts 4/4/11
Every Storm by Lori Wick 4/10/11
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Cat [3]
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare 4/8/11
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Dog [3]
Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts 4/9/11
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 4/13/11
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Elk [3]
Enchanted by Elizabeth Lowell 4/2/11
Lions and Lave by Meagan McKinney 4/7/11
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Frog [4]
Forbidden by Elizabeth Lowell 4/2/11
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Griffin [7]
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Invisible by Lorena McCourtney 4/2/11
Fanta C by Sandra Brown 4/3/11
Face the Fire by Nora Roberts 4/9/11
I Dream of Genies by Judi Fennell 4/15/11
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Hyena [5]
Heaven and Earth by Nora Roberts 4/9/11
Yours, Mine & Ours by Jennifer Greene 4/16/11
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Ibex[4]
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Black Rose by Nora Roberts 4/5/11
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Jaguar [6]
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Untamed by Elizabeth Lowell 4/1/11
A Touch of Greek by Tina Folsom 4/5/11
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Koala[5]
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Last Valentine by James Michael Pratt 4/10/11
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Lynx [4]
Life of Pi by Yann Martel 4/15/11
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Mink[4]
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 4/11/11
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Nutria [6]
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Ocelot [6]
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Candle in the Darkness by Lynn Austin 4/11/11
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Panda [5]
Pompeii by Robert Harris 4/8/11
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Quail [5]
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Rabbit [6]
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Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause 4/12/11
Baby Love by Catherine Anderson 4/14/11
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Stork [5]
Someday Soon by Debbie Macomber 4/1/11
Tick Tock by James Patterson 4/1/11
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Red Lily by Nora Roberts 4/5/11
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Cupid Cats by Connie Brockway, Katie MacAlister, and Vicki Lewis Thompson 4/13/11
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Viper [5]
Vision in White by Nora Roberts 4/12/11
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Pearl Moon by Katherine Stone 4/16/11
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Women in His Life by Barbara Taylor Bradford 4/17/11
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Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen 4/15/11
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I decided to give this challenge a try. I will start with A and continue through the alphabet, trying to do as many animals as the year deadline will allow. And just to keep this interesting, I will use titles only.The starting date is 4-10-2011.
Completed on 3-4-2012
Armadillo
A: Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
R: Rock and Roll Reform School Zombies by Bryan Smith
M: The Moral Animal: Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology by Robert Wright
A: Ashes by Scott Nicholson
D: Dixie City Jam by James Lee Burke
I: I Don't Want to Kill You by Dan Wells
L: The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore
L: The Lexical Funk by Daniel Clausen
O: Origin by J. A. Konrath
Badger
B: Buddhism and Buddhists in China by Lewis Hodus
A: Alternate Gerrolds by David Gerrold
D: DEAD ish by Naomi Kramer
G: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
E: Endurance by Jack Kilborn
R: Red Alert by Peter Bryant
Cat
C: Clickers by J. F. Gonzalez and Mark Williams
A: The Ark Sakura by Kobo Abe
T: Trapped by Jack Kilborn
Dog
D: The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
O: On Bullshit by Harry Frankfurt
G: Go the Fuck to Sleep by Adam Mansbach
Elephant
E: The Enemy by Christopher Hitchens
L: A Little Death In Dixie by Lisa Turner
E: The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene
P: Persistent Illusions by Joseph Devon
H: How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown
A: At the Earth's Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs
N: A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
T: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Fox
F: The Flood by Ian Rankin
O: The Overwhelming Urge by Andersen Prunty
X: Xanth #1: A Spell For Chameleon by Piers Anthony
Goat
G: GRUBS by David McAfee
O: Out There Bad by Josh Stallings
A: Asylum by Patrick McGrath
T: The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
Hamster
H: The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
A: Aprovecho: A Mexican-American Border Cookbook by Teresa Cordero-Cordell and Robert Cordell
M: A Maze of Death by Phillip K. Dick
S: Stingray Bit My Nipple!: True Stories from Real Travelers by Eric Torkells
T: 2666 by Roberto Bolano
E: Einstein's Refrigerator and Other Stories from the Flip Side of History by Steve Silverman
R: Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
Ibis
I: If You Ask Me by Betty White
B: Bittman's Kitchen: What I Grill and Why by Mark Bittman
I: The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells
S: Spiral by Koji Suzuki
Jackal
J: Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne
A: Apocalypse 2012: The Survival Guide by Lawrence Joseph
C: The Circus of Dr. Lao by Charles G. Finney
K: The Kundalini Equation by Stephen Barnes
A: Ass Goblins of Auschwitz by Cameron Pierce
L: Last Days by Brian Evenson
Kiwi
K: The Keeper by Sarah Langan
I: The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells
W: The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
I: In the Belly of Jonah by Sandra Brannan
Lamb
L: Loop by Koji Suzuki
A: The Adventures of Sam Spade and Other Stories by Dashiell Hammett
M: My Fake War by Andersen Prunty
B: Beautiful, Naked & Dead by Josh Stallings
Moose
M: The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston
O: The Oxford Murders by Guillermo Martinez
O: Out of the Mouths of Graves by Robert Bloch
S: The Silent Land by Graham Joyce
E: The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas
Newt
N: Nixonland: America's Second Civil War and the Divisive Legacy of Richard Nixon, 1965-1972. by Rick Pearlstein
E: Evilution by Shaun Jeffrey
W: The Wheel Spins by Ethel White
T: Tales of Terror and Mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle
Opossum
O: Out of My Head by Robert Bloch
P: The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
O: Old Nathan by David Drake
S: Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
S: The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore
U: Until Proven Guilty by J. A. Vance
M: Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Peccary
P: Parasite Eve by Hideaki Sena
E: The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami
C: The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
C: A Chemical Fire: a novel by Brian Martinez
A: after the quake by Haruki Murakami
R: A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes
Y: You Suck by Christopher Moore
Quail
Q: The Quiet: A Novella by Robert S. Wilson
U: Urban Gothic by Brian Keene
A: Atoms and Evil by Robert Bloch
I: Imperial Hostage by Phil Cantrell
L: Last Of The Breed by Louis L'Amour
Ram
R: Rico Slade Will Fucking Kill You by Bradley Sands
A: Alone with the Horrors: The Great Short Fiction of Ramsey Campbell 1961--1991 by Ramsey Campbell
M: The Monk by Matthew Lewis
Seahorse
S: The Shotgun Rule by Charlie Huston
E: Executive Privilege by Phillip Margolin
A: Altar of Eden by James Rollins
H: History of Jazz 101: The TextVook by Dr. Vook
O: Outpost by Adam Baker
R: A Room With a View by E. M. Forster
S: The Slackers Guide to U.S. History by Don Stewart & John Pfeiffer
E: Evil at Heart by Chelsea Cain
Tiger
T: Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit by Barry Estabrook
I: Itsy Bitsy by John Linqvist
G: The Grind Show by Philip Tucker
E: 11/22/63 by Stephen King
R: Raising Stony Mayhall by Daryl Gregory
Unicorn
U: Ubik by Philip K. Dick
N: New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer by Bill Maher
I: Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation by John Carlin
C: Crude Sunlight by Phillip Tucker
O: 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
R: The Ridge by Michael Kortya
N: The Night Life of the Gods by Thorne Smith
Vampire Bat
V: Voice by Joseph Garraty
A: Afraid by Jack Kilborn
M: The Mountain and The City by Brian Martinez
P: Primitive by Mark Nykanen
I: Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion by Janet Reitman
R: Run by Blake Crouch
E: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
B: Bible Camp Bloodbath by Joey Comeau
A: Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
T: To the Devil, My Regards by Neil Anthony Smith & Victor Gischler
Woodchuck
W: Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
O: One Buck Horror: Volume One by Christopher Hawkins (editor)
O: One Buck Horror: Volume Two by Christopher Hawkins (editor)
D: The Dark Tide by Andrew Gross
C: Complicity by Iain Banks
H: Hello Kitty Must Die by Angela S. Choi
U: UNCONDITIONAL by Blake Crouch
C: The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
K: Killing Hour by Andrew Gross
Xanthus
X: Xombies: Apocalypse Blues by Walter Greatshell
A: Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base by Annie Jacobsen
N: The Nightrunners by Joe R. Lansdale
T: Taste of Tenderloin by Gene O'Neill
H: How to Ruin Your Life by Ben Stein
U: Uncle Silas by John Sheridan Le Fanu
S: The Sorrow King by Andersen Prunty
Yak
Y: You Shall Never Know Security by J. R. Hamantaschen
A: An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
K: Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
Zebra
Z: ZOO by Otsuichi
E: Elvis Has Not Left the Building by J. R. Rains
B: Black Hills by Dan Simmons
R: Rise Again: A Zombie Thriller by Ben Tripp
A: Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
NBRC Animal Alphabet Reading ChallengeDuration: April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012
Letters Completed: 26/26
131/131 Books Read
Challenge Complete 10.17.11
√Ape, √Bison, √Camel, √Dingo, √Ewe, √Fish, √Gazelle, √Hyena, √Iguana, √Jackal, √Koala, √Lemur, √Meerkat, √Newt, √Otter, √Penguin, √Quail, √Rabbit, √Seal, √Tiger, √Urraca, √Viper, √Wolf, √Xantus, √Yak, √Zebra
√Ape (3/3)
A: After Dark by Jayne Castle, 04.02.11
P: Prince of Dreams by Susan Krinard, 04.12.11
E: Eternal Pleasure by Nina Bangs, 04.03.11
√Bison (5/5)
B: At Last Comes Love by Mary Balogh, 04.27.11
I: India Black by Carol K. Carr, 04.03.11
S: Small Favor by Jim Butcher, 04.23.11
O: The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison, 05.12.11
N: Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh, 05.28.11
√Camel (5/5)
C: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare, 04.24.11
A: About A Dragon by G.A. Aiken, 05.14.11
M: This Matter Of Marriage by Debbie Macomber, 04.18.11
E: Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovitch, 05.07.11
L: Leya Brandon, Stormy Challenge By Stephanie James, 04.30.11
√Dingo (5/5)
D: Dune by Frank Herbert, 04.09.11
I: It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas, 04.25.11
N: Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon, 05.20.11
G: The Gunslinger by Stephen King, 04.29.11
O: Heart Mate by Robin D. Owens, 05.07.11
√Ewe (3/3)
E: Eternal Craving by Nina Bangs, 05.25.11
W: When Darkness Comes by Alexandra Ivy, 05.21.11
E: Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovitch, 04.26.11
√Fish (4/4)
F: Magic in the Wind by Christine Feehan, 04.17.11
I: Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews, 04.21.11
S: Seducing an Angel by Mary Balogh, 05.17.11
H: Hungry for You by Lynsay Sands, 05.21.11
√Gazelle (7/7)
G: Goddess of the Sea by P.C. Cast, 06.05.11
A: Dark Embers by Tessa Adams, 04.17.11
Z: Zinnia by Jayne Castle, 04.24.11
E: Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovitch, 05.15.11
L: The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood, 04.06.11
L: Bloody Bones by Laurell K. Hamilton, 04.16.11
E: Everywhere That Mary Went by Lisa Scottoline, 06.29.11
√Hyena (5/5)
H: Holy Smokes by Katie MacAlister, 04.19.11
Y: Day of the Dragon by Rebecca York, 06.30.11
E: Elena Michaels, Bitten by Kelley Armstrong, 06.26.11
N: The Hollow by Nora Roberts, 07.16.11
A: Aidan Tremayne, Forever and the Night by Linda Lael Miller, 07.12.11
√Iguana (6/6)
I: Ice Blue by Anne Stuart, 05.01.11
G: Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken, 05.05.11
U: Unknown by Rachel Caine, 05.29.11
A: Alexia Tarabotti, Soulless by Gail Carriger, 06.19.11
N: Notorious Pleasures by Elizabeth Hoyt, 06.10.11
A: Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews, 06.15.11
√Jackal (6/6)
J: Michal by Jill Eileen Smith, 05.04.11
A: Anita Blake, The Killing Dance by Laurell K. Hamilton, 06.08.11
C: Changes by Jim Butcher, 06.03.11
K: Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas, 05.19.11
A: Annabelle Hunt, Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas, 06.12.11
L: Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas, 06.01.11
√Koala (5/5)
K: Keeper of the King by Nigel Bennett, 06.20.11
O: Orchid by Jayne Castle, 05.18.11
A: Anna Latham, Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs, 06.23.11
L: 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover by Linda Wisdom, 05.31.11
A: Splendor by Anna Godbersen, 05.13.11
√Lemur (5/5)
L: Burnt Offerings by Laurell K. Hamilton, 07.07.11
E: When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James, 05.27.11
M: Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz, 05.30.11
U: Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger, 06.04.11
R: Reckless by Anne Stuart, 04.10.11
√Meerkat (7/7)
M: Minx by Julie Quinn, 05.22.11
E: Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovitch, 07.04.11
E: Eric Northman, Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris, 07.03.11
R: Stray by Rachel Vincent, 05.03.11
K: The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa, 05.26.11
A: Amelia Hathaway, Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas, 07.03.11
T: Tempting the Beast by Lora Leigh, 06.21.11
√Newt (4/4)
N: Night Embrace (Dark-Hunter, #2) by Sherrilyn Kenyon, 06.25.11
E: Eternal Prey by Nina Bangs, 07.17.11
W: White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison, 06.12.11
T: Turn Coat by Jim Butcher, 05.15.11
√Otter (5/5)
O: On Dangerous Ground by Jack Higgins, 07.10.11
T: Twilight Memories by Maggie Shayne, 06.27.11
T: Tom Silver, The Hostage by Susan Wiggs, 06.22.11
E: Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovitch, 08.02.11
R: The Reluctant Vampire by Lynsay Sands, 07.28.11
√Penguin (7/7)
P: Prodigal Son by Dean Koontz, 04.16.11
E: Embrace The Darkness by Alexandra Ivy, 08.25.11
N: Caressed By Ice by Nalini Singh, 08.19.11
G: The Princess Bride by William Goldman, 06.14.11
U: Unseen by Rachel Caine, 07.11.11
I: The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook, 08.07.11
N: The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts, 07.22.11
√Quail (5/5)
Q: Quinn Black, Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts, 05.24.11
U: Ursula Blanchard, Queen of Ambition by Fiona Buckley, 05.23.11
A: Against All Odds by Irene Hannon, 07.08.11
I: Isabella Russ, Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank, 07.24.11
L: Laurant Madden, Heartbreaker by Julie Garwood, 05.08.11
√Rabbit (6/6)
R: Room by Emma Donoghue, 06.06.11
A: Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke, 05.31.11
B: Ghost Story by Jim Butcher, 08.06.11
B: Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison, 07.02.11
I: Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews, 08.13.11
T: A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd, 08.09.11
√Seal (4/4)
S: One Night with You by Sophie Jordan, 08.01.11
E: Lauren Edgeworth, One Night for Love by Mary Balogh, 08.04.11
A: Blood of an Angel by Anya Bast, 08.03.11
L: Dance Through Time by Lynn Kurland, 07.18.11
√Tiger (5/5)
T: An Impartial Witness by Charles Todd, 09.11.11
I: Shadow Zone by Iris Johansen, 05.25.11
G: Changeless by Gail Carriger, 09.09.11
E: Eva Rayburn, Senseless by Mary Burton, 08.17.11
R: The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason, 08.02.11
√Urraca (6/6)
U: The Undead Heart: by Tate Jackson, 10.17.11
R: Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts, 06.27.11
R: Face the Fire by Nora Roberts, 07.28.11
A: Blood of the Damned by Anya Bast, 08.18.11
C: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, 07.15.11
A: The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel, 08.26.11
√Viper (5/5)
V: Deadly Nightshade by Victor J. Banis, 04.28.11
I: Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, 07.30.11
P: The Price of Blasphemy by A. Virginian, 08.03.11
E: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters, 09.06.11
R: Heaven and Earth by Nora Roberts, 07.25.11
√Wolf (4/4)
W: Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward, 07.21.11
O: Of Blood and Honey by Stina Leicht, 06.17.11
L: Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas, 07.09.11
F: The Fallen Blade: Act One of the Assassini by Jim Courtenay Grimwood, 08.14.11
√Xantus (6/6)
X: Katherine Huxtable, Then Comes Seduction by Mary Balogh, 04.13.11
A: Jane by April Lindner, 08.20.11
N: Nocturne by Syrie James, 07.22.11
T: Torin McLeren, To Conquer a Highlander by Mary WIne, 08.29.11
U: Undead and Undermined by MaryJanice Davidson, 09.23.11
S: The Firebrand by Susan Wiggs, 07.30.11
√Yak (3/3)
Y: Yours For Eternity by Hannah Howell, 07.27.11
A: Andrea Todd, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke, 08.15.11
K: The Main Attraction by Jane Ann Krentz, 07.19.11
√Zebra (5/5)
Z: Richard Zeeman, Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton, 08.12.11
E: Elizabeth Street: A novel based on true events by Laurie Fabiano, 09.11.11
B: A Secret Affair by Mary Balogh, 08.08.11
R: The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan, 08.03.11
A: Andrea Jameson, The Countess by Catherine Coulter, 08.30.11
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Start: April 10th, 2011
Finished:
Letters Complete: 1 of 26
Books Read: seventeen
Pages Read: 3187
A:Albatross B:Bat C:Cheetah D:Dove E:Emu F:Firefly G:Gnat H:Hedgehog I:Ibis J:Jaguar K:Kangaroo L:Lamb M:Marmoset N:Narwhal O:Owl P:Penguin Q:Quail R:Raven S:Swan T:Tapir U:Urial V:Vicuna W:Wallaby X:Xantus Y:Yak Z:Zebra
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A:Alpaca B:Bird C:Colt D:Dog E:Elk F:Finch G:Goat H:Horse I:Ibis J:Jackal K:Koala L:Lamb M:Mouse N:Newt O:Owl P:Pelican Q:Quail R:Rabbit S:Snail T:Tiger U:Urchin V:Viper W:Whale X:Xantus Y:Yak Z:Zebra
So, question. Does reading plays count? I read a lot of those. =)
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ArmadilloA=The Color Purple by Alice Walker
R=Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
M=The Covenant by James A. Michener
A=Mourning Gloria by Susan Wittig Albert
D=Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
I=A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
L=Cookie Dough or Die by Virginia Lowell
L=Roses by Leila Meacham
O=The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael David Lukas
Buffalo
B=Buffalo West Wing by Julie Hyzy
U=Under the Bright Lights by Daniel Woodrell
F=Fallout by Ellen Hopkins
F=Fall to Pieces: A Memoir of Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll, and Mental Illness by Mary Weiland
A=The Shelters of Stone by Jean M. Auel
L=Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me by Chelsea Handler
O=The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution by Francis Fukuyama
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C=The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho
A=Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis
M=Make, Take, Murder by Joanna Campbell Slan
E=Earthly Joys by Philippa Gregory
L=Bloody Bones by Laurell K. Hamilton
Dog
D=A Hard Day's Fright by Casey Daniels
O=Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
G=The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner
Elephant
E=Crank by Ellen Hopkins
L=Lucky Stiff by Deborah Coonts
E=Glass by Ellen Hopkins
P=The Sea Captain's Wife by Beth Powning
H=Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
A=Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated by Alison Arngrim
N=About a Boy by Nick Hornby
T=The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing: From the Files of Vish Puri, Most Private Investigator by Tarquin Hall
Fish
F=World Without End by Ken Follett
I=The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
S=Skating on Thin Ice by Jessica Fletcher
H=Heist Society by Ally Carter
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G=Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae by Steven Pressfield
R=Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
O= One False Move by Harlan Coben
U=Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain by Portia de Rossi
N=The Ninth Wife by Amy Stolls
D=The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough
H=Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
O=My Name Is Mary Sutter: A Novel by Robin Oliveira
G=Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gregg Gilmore
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H=Slugfest by Rosemary Harris
E=Pumped for Murder by Elaine Viets
D=Divergent by Veronica Roth
G=The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner
E-Evergreen by Belva Plain
H=Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
O=Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
G=Mr. Monk on the Couch by Lee Goldberg
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I=Identical by Ellen Hopkins
G=The Books of Rachel: A Novel by Joel Gross
U=An Uninvited Ghost by E.J. Copperman
A=My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses by Steven Adler
N=His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
A=Twice as Dead by Sue Ann Jaffarian
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J=Evil Eclairs by Jessica Beck
A=The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames
G=The Princess Bride by William Goldman
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A=A Bad Day for Scandal by Sophie Littlefield
R=The Bird Sisters by Rebecca Rasmussen
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K=The Diva Cooks a Goose by Krista Davis
O=The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
A=The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
L=Hit List by Laurell K. Hamilton
A=A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
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L=The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson
E= Nobody's Princess by Esther M. Friesner
O=October Fest by Jess Lourey
P=Pampered to Death by Laura Levine
A=Anything Goes: My Autobiography by John Barrowman
R=Sixkill by Robert B. Parker
D=Clutches and Curses by Dorothy Howell
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M=Bumpedby Megan McCafferty
E=Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
E=A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
R=Doc: A Novel by Mary Doria Russell
K=Murder under Cover by Kate Carlisle
A=The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel
T=Jerusalem Maiden: A Novel by Talia Carner
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N=North and South by John Jakes
E=Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherfurd
W=Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
T=Twisted by Sara Shepard
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E=Exit the Actress by Priya Parmar
L=Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lamb
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R=The Raven's Bride by Lenore Hart
B=Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett
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A=A Sheetcake Named Desire by Jacklyn Brady
R=The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn
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I=Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
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C=Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben
O=book:Professional Idiot: A Memoir|10846421] by Stephen "Steve-O" Glover
O=Beaglemania by Linda O. Johnston
N=Night of the Living Dandelion by Kate Collins
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S=Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Q= Queen of Kings by Maria Dahvana Headley
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N=The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
T=Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend
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K=The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade
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Z=A Taste of the Nightlife by Sarah Zettel
E=London: The Novel by Edward Rutherfurd
B=Bossypants by Tina Fey
R=Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey by Rachel Simon
A=From Hell by Alan Moore
Animal ChallengeDuration:4.1.11-10.28.11
Completed: 26/26 Animals
Updated: 10.28.12
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Duration: April 18, 2011 - April 18, 2012
A: Angel Time by Anne Rice - 4/6/2011 - ***
P: PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern - 4/28/2011 - *****
E: Empire by Orson Scott Card - 4/25/2011 - ***
S: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley - 4/15/2011 - *****
B: Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani - 2/7/2011 - *****
A: Amulet, Book 1: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi - 5/1/2011 - *****
T: Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern - 1/10/2011 - *****
S: Say When by Elizabeth Berg - 4/22/2011 - ****
C: Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt by Anne Rice - 3/30/2011 - **
A: All-American Girl by Meg Cabot - 5/2/2011 - ****
T: There's No Place Like Here by Cecelia Ahern - 1/21/2011 - *****
S: Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin - 6/16/2011 - ****
D: The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport by Carl Hiaasen - 1/17/2011 - *
O: Of Love and Evil by Anne Rice - 4/18/2011 - ****
G: The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen - 4/10/2011 - *****
S: Something Blue by Emily Giffin - 6/30/2011 - ***
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E: Everlasting by Iris Johansen - 5/18/2011 - **
L: Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk - 4/14/2011 - ***
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O: Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison - 5/4/2011 - ***
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S: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan - 9/13/2011 - ****
G: Getting Rid Of Bradley by Jennifer Crusie - 5/21/2011 - *****
O: Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession by Anne Rice
A: Airhead by Meg Cabot - 5/24/2011 - ****
T: Tricky Business by Dave Barry - 5/3/2011 - ***
S: Supernanny: How to Get the Best from Your Children by Jo Frost - 11/14/2011 - *****
H: Hoot by Carl Hiaasen - 2/9/2011 - *****
O: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck - 10/11/2011 - ****
G: The Golden Valkyrie by Iris Johansen - 5/25/2011 - *
S: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater - 12/5/2011 - ***
I: I Don't Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson - 4/2/2011 - *****
B: Bossypants by Tina Fey - 5/1/2011 - ****
I: In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson - 6/10/2011 - ****
S: Scat by Carl Hiaasen - 2/20/2011 - ****
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A: Amulet, Book 2: The Stonekeeper's Curse by Kazu Kibuishi - 5/31/2011 - *****
G: Goddess of Light by P.C. Cast - 5/31/2011 - *****
U: The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella - 5/17/2011 - *****
A: Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh - 6/7/2011 - ***
R: A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick - 4/20/2011 - *****
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A: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson - 7/7/2011 - **
L: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - 4/30/2011 - *****
A: Animal Farm by George Orwell - 7/26/2011 - ****
L: Lucky Charm by Carly Phillips - 6/14/2011 - ****
A: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho - 9/7/2011 - *****
M: Mrs Whippy by Ceclia Ahern - 1/24/2011 - *****
B: Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison - 6/2/2011 - *****
M: Milk Glass Moon by Adriana Trigiani - 3/6/2011 - *****
A: The Alchemist: A Graphic Novel by Paulo Coelho - 10/11/2011 - *****
R: Ready or Not by Meg Cabot - 5/5/2011 - ****
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W: World of Warcraft: The Essential Sunwell Collection by Richard A. Knaak - 3/6/2011 - ***
T: 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson - 9/18/2011 - ***
O: Odd Hours by Dean Koontz - 11/24/2011 - ****
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P: The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen - 6/13/2011 - *****
I: Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr - 7/5/2011 - ***
G: Go the Fuck to Sleep by Adam Mansbach - 6/8/2011 - *****
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U: The Unicorn Sonata by Peter S. Beagle - 5/21/2011 - *****
A: And the Desert Blooms by Iris Johansen - 12/2/2011 - ***
I: Holiday In Death by J.D. Robb
L: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan - 7/25/2011 - ****
R: Vision in White by Nora Roberts - 6/28/2011 - *****
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T: The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey - 9/2/2011 - *****
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U: Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane - 10/2/2011 - *****
R: The Rana Look by Sandra Brown - 10/17/2011 - ***
R: Room by Emma Donoghue - 11/16/2011 - *****
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Animal Challenge (May 1, 2011 - April 30, 2012)P: Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family, and a Way of Life
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Y:ovanoff, Brenna: The Replacement
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Maggie Stiefvater: Forever
Ellen Sussman: French Lessons
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Nalini Singh: Archangel's Kiss
Tom Perotta: Little Children
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G Guilty Pleasures
Ann Patchett: State of Wonder
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Evil Twin I'm totally copying your format, I hope you don't mind!
Animal Alphabet Reading Challenge
March 29th 2011 - whenever!
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Letters Complete: 8 of 26 (A)(B)(C)(F)(J)(L)(M)(P)
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A: Aardvark B: Buffalo
F: Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris - 5/21/11 to 5/24/11
O: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood - 7/21/11 to 7/23/11
X: A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin - Character: Xaro Xhoan Daxo - 7/12/11 to 7/13/11
J: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion - 5/15/11 to 5/16/11
A: Count Zero by William Gibson - Character: Angie Mitchell - 5/17/11 to 5/19/11
G: Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome - Character: George - 5/17/11 to 5/20/11
U: A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin - Character: the Umbers - 7/1/11 to 7/7/11
A: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin - Character: Arya Stark - 5/9/11 to 5/21/11
R: Eric by Terry Pratchett - Character: Rincewind - 5/21/11 to 5/22/11
T: Tomato Rhapsody: A Novel of Love, Lust, and Forbidden Fruit by Adam Schell - 6/3/11 to 6/4/11
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T: Richard III by William Shakespeare - Character: Sir Thomas Vaughan - 5/25/11 to 6/25/11
L: A Room with a View by E.M. Forster - Character: Lucy - 5/11/11 to 6/2/11
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A. ✔ Animal Magnetism (Animal, #1), by Jill Shalvis (PB) ★★★½☆ 5/5
A. ✔ An Invitation to Seduction (Daughters of Fortune #3), by Lorraine Heath ★★★★☆ – 4/1
R. ✔ Rich Man's Vengeful Seduction, by Laura Wright ★★★★☆ PB 3/28
D. ✔ Davidson, Carolyn=The Seduction of Shay Devereaux ★★★★☆ PB 1/11
V. ✔ Valek, hero in Poison Study, by Maria V. Snyder ★★★★½ Kindle 4/23
A. ✔ An Accidental Birthright, by Maisey Yates ★★★☆☆ 4/23
R. ✔ Reese, hero in Duncan's Bride, by Linda Howard ★★★★★ 5/22
K. ✔ Kira Montgomery in Pirate Tycoon, Forbidden Baby, by Janette Kenny ★★★☆☆ – paperback 4/1
Buffalo (7/7 Done!)
B. ✔ Borrowed Light, by Carla Kelly ★★★★☆ PB 3/20
U. ✔ UGH/Under Ground Hospital in Pleasure Unbound, by Larissa Ione ★★★★☆ Kindle 5/23
F. ✔ The Forever Man, by Carolyn Davidson★★★½ ☆ PB 5/18
F. ✔Frost, Jeaniene =Halfway to the Grave ★★★★½ 5/8 OD-audio
A. ✔ Amanda Delmar, heroine in Heiress For Hire, by Erin McCarthy - re-read ★★★★½ 4/26
L. ✔ Luann McLane=Redneck Cinderella re-read ★★★★☆ PB 5/16
O. ✔ Series: Oklahoma All-Girls Brands Feels Like Home (OK All-Girl Brands, #4), by Maggie Shayne ★★★½☆ Adobe Digital 3/7
Chimpanzee (10/10 Done!)
C. ✔ Call Me Irresistible, by Susan Elizabeth Phillips ★★★★☆ OD audio 4/30
H. ✔ Hope Ramsay=Welcome to Last Chance ★★★☆☆PB 4/5
I. ✔ Isobel Richardson in Hotly Bedded, Conveniently Wedded by Kate Hardy ★★★★☆ Adobe Digital 4/11
M. ✔ Macomber, Debbie=16 Lighthouse Road ★★★★☆ OD audio 4/2
P. ✔ Pamela Morsi=Garters re-read ★★★★★PB 3/14
A. ✔ Angels Fall, by Nora Roberts ★★★★★ OD audio 5/24
N. ✔ Nealy (Cornelia Litchfield Case) in First Lady, by Susan Elizabeth Phillips–re-read ★★★★½ Adobe Digital 4/7
Z. ✔ Zoe Archer=Warrior ★★★★★ 3/9
E. ✔Eve Dallas in Naked in Death, by J.D. Robb ★★★★★ OD audio 5/11
E. ✔ Emmaline Troy in A Hunger Like No Other, by Kresley Cole–re-read ★★★★★ PB 4/7
Dog (3/3 Done!)
D. ✔ Lauren Dane=Chased re-read ★★★★☆ PB 3/15
O. ✔ One Foot in the Grave, by Jeaniene Frost ★★★★½ OD audio 6/6
G. ✔Gellis, Roberta =The English Heiress re-read ★★★★★ PB 5/3
Ewe (3/3 Done!)
E. ✔ Emma Darcy=Ruthless Billionaire, Forbidden Baby, by ★★★★☆ PB 4/25
W. ✔ Welcome to Harmony, by Jodi Thomas ★★★★½ PB 6/1
E. ✔Suzanne Enoch=Always a Scoundrel ★★★★☆ Kindle 3/30
Flamingo (8/8 Done!)
F. ✔ Fairmont, Gabrielle, in Return to Me, by Julia Templeton★★★☆☆ PB 3/6
L. ✔ Lisa Kleypas=Dreaming of You re-read ★★★★★ PB 4/29
A. ✔ Alessandro Marchese in Marchese's Forgotten Bride, by Michelle Reid ★★★★☆ 4/26
M. ✔ Must Love Dogs, by Claire Cook – re-read ★★★★☆ 3/30
I. ✔ Ira, character in Romancing the Stone, by Joan Wilder – re-read ★★★★☆ PB 3/7
N. ✔ Neo Stamos, hero in The Shy Bride (Traditional Greek Husbands, #1), by Lucy Monroe ★★★★☆ PB 3/27
G. ✔ Goddess of the Hunt, by Tessa Dare ★★★★½ PB 5/26
O. ✔ Osborne, Maggie =I Do, I Do, I Do, by ★★★★½ PB 4/24
Gorilla (7/7 Done!)
G. ✔ Garden Spells, by Sarah Addison Allen ★★★★★ PB 4/7
O. ✔Oliver, Anne=Business in the Bedroom (Undressed by the Boss), by ★★★★ 4/24
R. ✔ Rachel by Linda Lael Miller ★★★★☆
I. ✔ Inez, best friend of daughter in Mummy Dearest, by Joan E. Hess - audio ★★★½☆ 3/31
L. ✔ Led Astray, by Sandra Brown - re-read ★★★☆☆ PB 3/16
L. ✔ Lynsay Sands=The Countess ★★★☆☆ PB 3/23
A. ✔ A Scandalous Pursuit, by Ava Stone ★★★☆ Nook 6/1
Hippopotamus (12/12 Done!)
H. ✔Houston Leigh=Texas Destiny, by Lorraine Heath ★★★★★ HC 5/8
I. ✔ Ian in The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, by Jennifer Ashley ★★★★★ PB 4/3
P. ✔Paul van Dorn in The Penalty Box, by Deirdre Martin ★★★☆☆ 4/9
P. ✔ The Promise of Jenny Jones, by Maggie Osborne ★★★★★ HC 3/16
O. ✔Olivia in 204 Rosewood Lane (Cedar Cove Series, #2), by Debbie Macomber – audio ★★★★☆ 5/5
P. ✔ Professor Randolph Lyall in Soulless, by Gail Carriger ★★★★½ PB 5/30
O. ✔ One Knight Stands, by Jocelyn Kelley - re-read ★★★★★ PB 3/18
T. ✔ Tempt Me at Twilight, by Lisa Kleypas★★★★☆ audio 3/11
A. ✔ Abé, Shana=The Smoke Thief ★★★★★ PB 4/10
M. ✔ The Midwife, by Carolyn Davidson★★★★½ PB 5/21
U. ✔ The Unsung Hero, by Suzanne Brockmann ★★★★½ PB 5/16
S. ✔ Samuel in Montana Dawn, by Caroline Fyffe ★★★★½ PB 5/22
Ibis (4/4 Done!)
I. ✔Iain MacKinnon, hero in Surrender, by Pamela Clare PB ★★★★★ & a WOW! PB 5/13
B. ✔Boyle, Elizabeth=Something About Emmaline re-read ★★★½☆ PB 3/14
I. ✔ It Happened One Season, by Laurens, Balogh, D'Alessandro, & Hern ★★★½☆ OD audio 6/15
S. ✔ Shotgun Bride, by B.J. Daniels ★★★½☆ Kindle 3/27 Maggie &
Jaguar (6/6 - DONE!)
J. ✔ Just Like Heaven, by Julia Quinn ★★★★ ½ PB 6/19
A. ✔ A Rogue in Texas, by Lorraine Heath ★★★★☆ PB 6/5
G. ✔ Graceling, by Kristine Cashore ★★★★½ HC 6/8
U. ✔ Unexpected, by Lori Foster ★★★★½ PB 6/29
A. ✔ Across a Moonlit Sea, by Marsha Canham★★★★★ PB 4/22
R. ✔ Roarke in Immortal in Death, by J.D. Robb ★★★★½ OD audio 6/11
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Inspired by Denea who wanted to read a Meerkat instead of a Rabbit in the 'What Animal Are You? Reading Challenge'. This is a Spell It Out challenge. Pick an animal for each letter of the alphabet and read books with titles, character (first or last name), or authors (first or last name) that begin with letters tha correspond to letter of the animal you choose. As always, if a title starts with a, an, the, etc you may use the second word of the title. Let me know if we should add any animals.
The duration of this challenge is 1 year (or should I make it 2 years). Have fun.
Example:
A - Heist Society by Ally Carter (author's first name)
P - Pride and Prejudice (title)
E - Elena in Bitten by Kelley Armstrong (character's first name)
A
Ape, Aardvark, Antelope, Alligator, Armadillo,
B
Bat, Bull, Bear, Boar, Bison, Bunny, Buffalo, Baboon, Beaver,
C
Cat, Cow, Colt, Crow, Camel, coyote, cougar, Canary, Cheetah, Chipmunk, Chameleon, Chimpanzee, Chinchilla, Crocodile,
D
Dog, Doe, Deer, Dingo, Donkey
E
Elk, Ewe, Elephant
F
Fox, Frog, Fish, Finch, Flamingo
G
Goat, Gopher, Giraffe, Gazelle, Gorilla, Grizzly bear(Grizzly), Ground hog, guinea pig
H
Hog, Hyena, Horse, Hamster, Hedgehog, Hippopotamus
I
Ibis, Iguana,
J
Jackal, Jaguar, Jellyfish
K
Kangaroo, Koala
L
Lamb, Lion, Lynx, Lemur, Llama, Lizard, Leopard
M
Mule, Mare, Mole, Mouse, Monkey, Meerkat, Muskrat, Mustang, Mongoose, Mountain Goat
N
Newt
O
Ox, Owl, Ocelot, Okapi, Otter, Opossum, Orangutan
P
Pig, Pony, Puma, Panda, Puppy, Parrot, Panther, Penguin, Pelican, parakeet, Platypus, Porpoise, Porcupine, Polar Bear, Prarie dog
Q
Quail
R
Ram, Rat, Racoon, Rabbit, Reindeer, Rhinoceros (Rhino)
S
Seal, Sheep, Sloth, Snake, Skunk, Steer, Stallion, Squirrel, Seahorse, Salamander,
T
Toad, Tiger, Turtle
U
Urraca
V
Viper, Vulture, Vampire bat
W
Wolf, Whale, Walrus, Wombat, Weasel, Warthog, Wildcat, Wolverine, Woodchick
X
Xanthareel
Xantus
Y
Yak
Z
Zebra