2013: A-Z Reading Challenge

[Imogen]

I'm in!
Poison: A: Titles

A: An Abundance of Katherines
B: Battle Royale
C: Clockwork Prince
D: Divergent
E:
F: The Fault in Our Stars
G: Go Ask Alice
H: Hunger
I: Insurgent
J:
K:
L: Looking for Alaska
M:
N:
O:
P: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Q:
R:
S: Doctor Who: The Stone Rose
T: To Kill a Mockingbird
U: Uglies
V: The Vampire Hunter's Daughter, Part I
W: What's Left of Me
X:
Y:
Z:To Kill a Mockingbird

[Jennifer]

How does the challenge work

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Jennifer wrote: "How does the challenge work"

the details are on page 1, 1st post here (click on the "here" and it will take you there :D)

[Mark]

Position: A.

A- Across The Universe
B-
C-
D-
E- Everneath
F-
G-
H-
I-
J-
K-
L-
M-
N-
O-
P-
Q-
R-
S- Shadow & Bone
T-
U-
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

[Purvika]

Poison:- A: Titles
Start: 1/1/13
Completed: 26/26

A- Arise
B- Beautiful Disaster
C- Cinder
D- Dead to You
E- Eternity
F- Fall Guy
G- Guitar Notes
H- Hopeless
I- I Love You to Death
J- Just One Day
K- Keep Holding On
L- Love Me Knots
M- My Sister's Keeper
N- No Mercy
O- Olivia
P- Pushing the Limits
Q- Requiem
R- Real Men Will
S- Streamline
T- Ten Tiny Breaths
U- Untouched
V- Virgin River
W- Winter Longing
X- Toxic
Y- Wish You Were Here
Z- Zoya

[Siobhan]

I want to try this, seems like a good challenge!

My poison will be C: characters. I'll add completed books as I go along.

A: Anthony
B:
C:
D:
E: Emma
F: Four
G:
H: Holder
I:
J:
K:
L: Logan
M:
N:
P:
Q:
R:
S: Sam
T: Tris
U:
V:
W:
X: Xander (is it cheating if he's one of the alpha characters but not the main character?)
Y:
Z:

[Gisbelle]

Good luck everyone!

[Fatma]

My poison will be letter A: Titles! 6/26
A-
B-
C-
D-
E-
F- The Fault in Our Stars
G-
H- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
I-
J-
K-
L-
M-
N-
O-
P- Perfect
Q-
R-
S- The Secret to Teen Power
T- A Thousand Splendid Suns
U-
V-
W- Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl - A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship
X-
Y-
Z-

[Yoly]

Siobhan wrote: "I want to try this, seems like a good challenge!

My poison will be C: characters. I'll add completed books as I go along.

A: Anthony
B:
C:
D:
E: Emma [..."

I will try to do this when I finish my othe list!

[Mara]

An update.

Poison: Titles
19/26

A:Allegiance
B:By Blood or By Bond
C:Crewel
D:The Diviners
E:
F:Fever
G:Glinda of Oz
H:
I:The Island of Dr. Moreau
J:Jepp, Who Defied the Stars
K:The Kestrel
L:Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America
M:Matilda
N:
O:On a Foreign Field
P:Princess of the Silver Woods
Q:
R:Rootless
S:Seconds Away
T:The Torn Wing
U:Unlocking the Spell
V:Venom
W:The Wild Queen
X:
Y:
Z:

Finished:

[kayt]

POISON: Characters!
A-
B-
C-
D- Damen Blue Moon
E- Ellie If You Come Softly
F-
G-
H- Hazel The Fault in Our Stars
I-
J- Jill How to Save a Life
K- Kristina Crank
L- Lena Delirium
M- Mercy Mercy, Unbound
N-
O-
P- Ponyboy The Outsiders
Q-
R-
S-
T-
U-
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

I'll update as I go along! :)
I'm excited for this!!!

[Gisbelle]

Thanks for joining Kaytlyn!

[Gisbelle]

*UPDATE*
Poison: Authors
14/26 finished

A: Abbi Glines: Because of Low [Jan 6 | 5*]
B: Beth Revis: Shades of Earth [Feb 20 | 5*]
C: Colleen Hoover: Hopeless [Jan 22 | 4*]
D:
E: Elizabeth Norris: Unraveling [Feb 26 | 3*]
F:
G: Gena Showalter: Alice in Zombieland [Jan 26 | 4*]
H:
I:
J: Jessica Sorensen: The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden [Jan 1 | 5*]
K: Kristin Halbrook: Nobody But Us [Feb 2 | 5*]
L: Lauren Oliver: Before I Fall [Jan 9 | 3*]
M: Maggie Stiefvater: The Raven Boys [Jan 5 | 4*]
N:
O:
P: Piper Shelly: Play With Me [Feb 24 | 4*]
Q:
R:
S: Sloane Tanen: Are You Going to Kiss Me Now? [Jan 11 | 5*]
T: Tina Reber: Love Unscripted [Jan 22 | 1*]
U:
V: Veronica Roth: Insurgent [Jan 27 | 4*]
W:
X:
Y: Yann Martel: Life of Pi [Jan 15 | 5*]
Z:

Read:

[Bettina]

Poison: A - Titles!

A - The Accidental Movie Star 3/10
B - Beautiful Disaster 2/16
C
D - Deeper We Fall 2/27
E - Every Day 3/2
F - Falling For Her Fiance 2/16
G
H
I - If I Stay 2/19
J
K - Kiss an Angel 2/9
L - Love Unscripted 2/22
M - My Favorite Mistake 2/2
N - Natural Born Charmer 2/10
O - Obsidian 2/23
P
Q
R - Relentless 3/8
S
T - Tiger Lily 2/18
U
V
W - The Wild Ones 3/2
X
Y
Z

[meg]

My poison: Titles!

A- Across the Universe
B- Between Shades of Gray DONE
C- The Compound
D- Delirium
E- Envy
F- Feeling For Bones
G- Gone
H- How to Save a Life
I- Impulse DONE
J- Just One Day
K- The Knife of Never Letting Go
L- Looking for Alaska DONE
M- The Moon and More
N- North of Beautiful
O- Out of My Mind
P- The Probability of Miracles
Q- Queen of Babble
R- Revolution
S- Shut Out
T- Two-Way Street
U- Under the Never Sky
V- Variant
W- Will Grayson, Will Grayson
X- XVI
Y- Yesterday
Z- The Maze Runner

Books are TBA as I go along.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Round II
Poison: Titles

26/26
Start Date: 3/1/13

My poison: Titles!

A- Asunder 3/5
B- Born Wicked 3/3
C- Charade 3/7
D- Darkhouse 3/27
E- Enshadowed 3/8
F- Find You in the Dark 3/5
G- The Goddess Hunt 3/19
H- Hit and Run 3/9
I- I'm Nobody 3/6
J- Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side 3/15
K- Kissing Annabel: Love, Ghosts, and Facial Hair; A Place Like This 3/10
L- Legend 3/5
M- Miss Me Not 3/16
N- The New World 3/2
O- Obsidian 3/3
P- Paper Valentine 3/10
Q- Grounding Quinn 3/20
R- Ruby Red 3/13
S- Shadows 3/5
T- The Thing About the Truth 3/13
U- Undeadly 4/16
V- Vain 4/11
W- Wanted 3/13
X- XVI 4/8
Y- You Are Here 4/2
Z- Zombies Don't Kiss & Tell: A FREE YA Living Dead Short Story 3/27


Read:

[Grace Anne]

My Poison is... a. Titles :) I will add more as I go along.


A- Angel by James Patterson
B-
C-
D- Divergent by Veronica Roth
E-
F- Fang by James Patterson
G-
H- The Host by Stephanie Meyer
I- Insurgent by Veronica Roth
J-
K-
L- Life of Pie by Yann Martel
M- Max by James Patterson
N- Nevermore by James Patterson
O-
P-
Q-
R-
S- Size 12 is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
T-
U-
V-
W-
X- Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Y-
Z-

[Lauren]

I'm going to try this challenge to see how far I can get! My position is Titles! I might change several titles on my list, depending on whether or not I can find the books!


A: Al Capone Does My Shirts
B:
C: The Choice
D: The Dressmaker
E: Eclipse
F: From Dead to Worse
G: The Graveyard Book
H: The House of the Scorpion
I: If I Stay
J: Joyland
K: Keeping the Moon
L: The Light Between Oceans
M: My Life Next Door
N: Night Road
O:
P:
Q:
R: The Rescue
S: Sarah's Key
T: Three to Get Deadly
U:
V:
W: What Happened to Goodbye
X:
Y: You Belong To Me
Z:

Finished:

[Kylie]

Titles

A:
B:
C: Cut: The True Story Of An Abandoned, Abused Little Girl Who Was Desperate To Be Part Of A Family 4 stars
D:
E:
F:
G: The Girl in the Mirror 3 stars
H:
I:
J:
K:
L:
M:
N:
O:
P:
Q:
R:
S: Scarlette 4 stars
T:
U:
V:
W:
X:
Y: Yes Chef, No Chef 3 stars
Z:

[Erica]

My poison: b. AUTHOR
Started 1/1/2013
Progress: 5/26
Updated: 4/2/2103

A:
B:
C: Clare, Cassandra-City of Bones
D: Duffy, Erin-Bond Girl
E:
F:
G: Green, John-The Fault in our Stars
H:
I:
J:
K:
L: Lasser, Scott-Say Nice Things About Detroit
M:
N:
O:
P:
Q:
R:
S: Shipstead, Maggie-Seating Arraignments
T:
U:
V:
W:
X:
Y:
Z:

[Rikki]

Gisbelle wrote: "
Duration:
January 1 to December 31, 2013

Number of Books:
26


Rules:

- Read one book for every alphabet
- You can read in any order you wish
- The articles “a”, “an” & “the” are not co..."

I would like to join this challenge! Am I too late?
If not, I would choose to read by title!

[Marylou]

Oh this sounds fun!!
My poison will be letter A: Titles!
Finished: 8/26

Updated: 10/4

A- All-American Girl
B-
C-
D-
E-
F- Flawless
G-
H-
I-
J-
K-
L- The List
M-
N- Not That Kind Of Girl
O-
P- Pretty Little Liars
Q- Quidditch Through the Ages
R-
S-
T- Thirteen Reasons Why
U- Unbelievable
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

Finished:

[Amy]

I am going to do mine by titles, These are my ideas/ ones I've read so far. If anyone has suggestions please reply :)
A:Anne of Green Gabels
B:Blue Moon by Alyson Noel
C:
D:Dark Flame by Alyson Noel
E:Evermore by Alyson Noel
F:
G:God Out of the Box
H:
I:
J:
K:
L:
M:
N:Night Star by Alyson Noel
O:
P:
Q:
R:
S:Shadowland by Alyson Noel
T:
U:
V:
W:Willow
X:
Y:
Z:

[Gisbelle]

Richelle, no it is not too late. You can start anytime you like :)

[Megan]

My Poison is Characters :)

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

[Rikki]

Great! I'm reading by titles :) I've put some that I've read on my shelf and I'll update my list here soon :)
A- Absolutely True Diary of a Part time Indian
B- Blood and Chocolate
C-
D-
E-
F- Feed
G- Geography of Girlhood
H-
I-
J-
K-
L-
M-
N-
O-
P-
Q-
R- Realm of Possibility
S-
T-
U-
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

[Rikki]

A- Absolutely True Diary of a Part time Indian
B- Blood and Chocolate
C- Chopsticks
D-
E-
F- Feed
G- Geography of Girlhood
H-
I-
J-
K- Kaleidoscope Eyes
L-
M-
N- Ninth Grade Slays
O-
P-
Q-
R- Realm of Possibility
S-
T-
U-
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

[Mehsi]

My Poison is Covers. Again. :) Since that is the most fun one. :)

And what I post here, might not be on the list in the end. :) Or they might shift around.

Start date: 17-4-2013
Finished: 4-5-2013

26/26

A - Airplane: (done 25-4)
B - Bench: (26-4)
C - Cupola: (18-4)
D - Dress: (29/4)
E - Eyebrows: (25-4)
F - Flats: (18-4)
G - Gator: (done 29-4)
H - Horns: (19-4)
I - Instruments: (26-4)
J - Jeans: (done 17-4)
K - Knee High Boots: (done 23-4)
L - Lockers: (19-4)
M - Microphone : (done 17-4)
N - Nails: (done 17-4)
O - Open Lock: (done 22-4)
P - Pavement: (19-4)
Q - Chequers: (done 2-5)
R - Road: (done 22-4)
S - Shirts:
T - Twigs:
U - Umbrella : (done 1-5)
V - Vase: (18-4)
W - Window: (30-4)
X - Exotic Snakes: (done 19-4)
Y - Young Woman: (done 28-4)
Z - Zombies: (18-4)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Yay Mehsi! I LOVED your first set of covers!
I can't wait to see these!!! :D

[Kayla]

my poison is going to have to be titles. (:
Starting late: 4/16/2013

A-
B-
C-
D-
E-
F- 4/17
G-
H-
I-
J-
K-
L-
M-
N-
O-
P-
Q-
R-
S- 4/22 4/17
T-
U-
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

I'll announce/update the books as I obtain them. (:

[Mehsi]

Trisha wrote: "Yay Mehsi! I LOVED your first set of covers!
I can't wait to see these!!! :D"

Thanks Trisha. :) I will probably finish the books I am reading now, and then start cover hunting. :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Yay!

Round II: Done :D

Poison: Titles

26/26
Start Date: 3/1/13
Completed: 4/16/13

Read:

[Gisbelle]

Congrats Trisha :) Wow 2 rounds already! Think you go for another one?

[Manda]

Characters for me.
This is a good idea, I'm so doing this.
Start 04/2013 until 12/2013


Allan Karisson- the 100 year old man who climbed out of a window and went down a mountain
Bilbo Baggins- The Hobbit
Clary- City of Bones
Death- The book thief
Echo- Pushing the limits
Finley- The girl in the steel corset
Gemma Doyle- A great and terrible beauty
H
I
Janelle Tenner- Unravelling
Kira- Partials
Lily- The farm
Meghan Chase- The iron Queen
Nora- Hush hush
Olivia Berrington- The last time I saw you
Pi- Life of Pi
Q-
Rhine Ellery- Wither
Sam- Forever
Thalia- The iron Butterfly
U
Vin DiPetro- Covert
W
Xhex- Lover mine
Yelena- Fire Study
Zed- finding Sky

Just need to find characters for H, I, Q and W

[Rikki]

A- Absolutely True Diary of a Part time Indian
B- Blood and Chocolate
C- Chopsticks
D-
E-
F- Feed
G- Geography of Girlhood
H-
I-
J-
K- Kaleidoscope Eyes
L-
M-Maus
N- Ninth Grade Slays
O-
P-
Q-
R- Realm of Possibility
S-
T-
U-
V-
W- Witness
X-
Y-
Z-

[Jenn]

My Poison: Titles (I will post as I go along)

A-The Aviary

[Ambs ❤❤]

2013: A-Z Challenge
Poison: Title

A. Amethyst - Comp. 5.3.13
B. Baby, I'll Find You - Comp. 4.24.13
C. Cinder - Comp. 4.19.13
D. DEAD ish - Comp. 5.20.13
E. Ender's Game - Comp. 11.7.13
F. Froggy Style - Comp. 3.13.13
G. A Girl, a Guy, and a Ghost - Comp. 5.24.13
H. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Comp. 3.14.13
I. I Love My Breakup - Comp. 11.24.13
J. Judge & Jury - Comp. 4.24.13
K. Kill Me If You Can - Comp. 1.30.13
L. The Last Juror - Comp. 5.30.13
M. Messed up - Comp. 7.13.13
N. NYPD Red - Comp. 7.25.13
O. Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison - Comp. 12.9.13
P. Pieces of Lies - Comp. 5.15.13
Q. The Quickie - Comp. 4.18.13
R. Room - Comp. 3.8.13
S. The Silver Linings Playbook - Comp. 5.20.13
T. The Tiger's Wife - Comp. 2.9.13
U. Unicorn Western - Comp. 10.6.13
V. Vengeance to the Max - Comp. 2.28.13
W. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War - Comp. 7.5.13
X. X-It
Y. You Against Me
Z. Zoo - Comp. 3.20.13

Completed:

[Nicole]

Poison: Titles
Completed: 18/26

A: After Obsession
B: Bloodlines
C: Crossed
D: Dreamless
E: Everneath
F: A Fractured Light
G: The Golden Lily
H: Hopeless
I: The Indigo Spell
J: Juliet Immortal
K:
L: Legacy
M:
N: North of Beautiful
O: Out of Sight, Out of Time
P: Pushing the Limits
Q:
R: Reached
S: Speechless
T: Ten
U:
V: The Vincent Boys
W:
X:
Y:
Z:

[Manda]

Amber wrote: "Any suggestions on titles that start with O, X, or Y? Any help is appreciated! Thanks"

Amber, have you tried You against me by Jenny Downham? It's the only book beginning with a Y I have found.

[Rikki]

A- Absolutely True Diary of a Part time Indian
B- Blood and Chocolate
C- Chopsticks
D-Demon's Lexicon
E-
F- Feed
G- Geography of Girlhood
H-
I-
J-
K- Kaleidoscope Eyes
L- Lightning Thief (the graphic novel)
M-Maus
N- Ninth Grade Slays
O-
P-Princess Bride
Q-
R- Realm of Possibility
S-
T-Tamar: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal
U-Unmaking Hunter Kennedy
V-
W- Witness
X-
Y-Yellow Raft in Blue Water
Z-

[Courtney]

I'm going to choose Titles.


A:
B:
C:
D:
E:
F:
G:
H:
I:
J:
K:
L:
M:
N:
O:
P:
Q:
R:
S:
T:
U:
V:
W:
X:
Y:
Z:

[Mehsi]

Done with Round II.
Start date: 17-4-2013
Finished: 4-5-2013

[Gisbelle]

Congrats Mehsi! I'm still in round 1. Way to go girl!

[Mara]

An update.

Poison: Titles
22/26

A:Allegiance
B:By Blood or By Bond
C:Crewel
D:The Diviners
E:Evil Star
F:Fever
G:Glinda of Oz
H:Heart of Glass
I:The Island of Dr. Moreau
J:Jepp, Who Defied the Stars
K:The Kestrel
L:Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America
M:Matilda
N:Nightrise
O:On a Foreign Field
P:Princess of the Silver Woods
Q:
R:Rootless
S:Seconds Away
T:The Torn Wing
U:Unlocking the Spell
V:Venom
W:The Wild Queen
X:
Y:
Z:

Finished:

[Mehsi]

Gisbelle wrote: "Congrats Mehsi! I'm still in round 1. Way to go girl!"

Thanks Gisbelle, and good luck with your book set. :)

[Catastrophe]

Poison: Titles
Start date: Jan. 1, 2013 - May 6, 2013
Finished: 26/26
A: Ascend by Amanda Hocking
B: The Boyfriend Thief by Shana Norris
C: Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson
D: DUFF by Kody Keplinger
E: Entangled by Nikki Jefford
F: FAULT by Amy Ellis
G: The Guardian by Jeffrey Konvitz
H: Happy Birthday to Me by Brian Rowe
I: It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han
J: Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
K: Kiss Crush Collide by Christina Meredith
L: Lock and Key by Sarah Essen
M: My Fair Godmother by Janette Allison
N: Nine Lives of Chloe King by Liz Braswell
O: Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
P: Perfect by Ellen Hopkins
Q: The Quickie by James Patterson
R: Requiem by Lauren Oliver
S: Silent Night by Mary Higgins Clark
T: The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
U: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
V: The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket
W: What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
X: Existence by Abbi Glines
Y: You Suck by Christopher Moore
Z: Zombicorns by John Green

[Gisbelle]

Congrats Abbie!

[Catastrophe]

Thank you Gisbelle :)

[Elle]

Updating with a new post - working on titles. Suggestions welcome for empty spaces.

Progress: 18/26

A- The Archer's Heart
B- Beautiful Creatures
C- Captive Prince: Volume Two
D- Divergent
E- Evenfall
F- Firelight
G- The Goose Girl
H- His Holy Bones
I- Insurgent
J-
K- The Knife of Never Letting Go
L- The Legend of Eli Monpress
M- Mockingjay
N- The Nerdist Way
O- Ordained
P- Prodigy
Q- Queen of Swords
R- Reached
S- Stasis
T- This I Know: Notes on Unraveling the Heart
U- Unwind
V-
W- Wicked Gentlemen
X-
Y-
Z- Zombies Vs. Unicorns

[Jess]

My posion will be Titles:
A- As Dead As It Gets
B- Battle of the Labyrinth
C- Coraline
D- The Diary of a Young Girl
E- Evermore
F- Finally
G- The Great Gatsby
H- Heartless
I- I Am Number Four
J- Just Listen
K- Keep Holding On
L- The List
M- Macbeth
N- Never Have I Ever
O- Obsidian
P- Paper Towns
Q- The Queen of Everything
R- Romeo and Juliet
S- The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
T- Thirteen Reasons Why
U- Unearthly
V- The Visibles
W- When You Were Mine
X- XVI
Y- You Against Me
Z-Zombicorns