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NBRC 26 Alphabet 25: Wild West Reading Challenge: A to Z (Spell-it-Out)
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Im in for the spell it out option. Level: Open
Duration: (Tentative)- 3/3/13~3/3/16
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Wild West Reading ChallengeLevels of Competition: Open - Read 9+
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I'm in! Love Western Romances. I'll think on what I'm going to spell.
How beautiful! I absolutely love those photos.Duration: March 1 - December 31, 2013
Level: Open (9+ books)
READ: 77/77
Aperschnalzen COMPLETE!
A: Master of Shadows - Angela Knight 3/7
P: The Pleasure of Your Kiss - Teresa Medeiros 3/26
E: The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde 3/9
R: Superstition - Karen Robards 3/31
S: Born to Bite - Lindsay Sands 4/13
C: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder - Joanne Fluke 3/3
H: Dare to Die - Carolyn Hart 4/6
N: Aunt Dimity Down Under - Nancy Atherton 3/7
A: Antarctica - Kim Stanley Robinson 3/13
L: The Miserable Mill - Lemony Snicket 3/10
Z: Warrior - Zoe Archer 4/11
E: Don't Kill The Messenger - Eileen Rendahl 3/12
N: The Next Always - Nora Roberts 4/9
Bareback riding COMPLETE!
B: The Forgotten - David Baldacci 3/13
A: Angelopolis - Danielle Trussoni 4/18
R: Rogue's Challenge - Jo Barrett 4/29
E: The Taking - Erin McCarthy 3/18
B: Spare Change - Bette Lee Crosby 3/21
A: No Mercy - Lori Armstrong 4/19
C: Dark Predator - Christine Feehan 3/16
K: Girl of Nightmares - Kendare Blake 5/8
R: Delusion in Death - J.D. Robb 3/6
I: In the Shadow of Gotham - Stefanie Pintoff 3/19
D: Double Play - Jill Shalvis 3/20
I: Lethal Rider - Larissa Ione 3/22
N: Biting Cold - Chloe Neill 4/23
G: Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer - Dorothy Gilman 3/21
Barrel racing COMPLETE!
B: The Bridge to Never Land - Dave Barry/Ridley Pearson 3/31
A: The Girl Who Disappeared Twice - Andrea Kane 5/3
R: Calculated in Death - J.D. Robb 4/22
R: Bitten to Death - Jennifer Rardin 4/27
E: Shadows in the Starlight - Elaine Cunningham 4/2
L: Mortal Coil - Derek Landy 3/29
R: Reason to Breathe - Rebecca Donovan 5/5
A: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith 5/18
C: The Fifth Witness - Michael Connelly 3/22
I: Rogue Rider - Larissa Ione 4/6
N: Branded by Fire - Nalini Singh 4/27
G: A Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin 4/25
Cowboy boots COMPLETE!
C: The Curse of the Pharaohs - Elizabeth Peters 4/26
O: On Stranger Tides - Tim Powers 4/5
W: Goliath - Scott Westerfeld 3/5
B: Phoenix Rising - Philippa Ballantine 5/2
O: Odalisque - Fiona McIntosh 5/30
Y: The Ylem - Tatiana Vila 4/29
B: Bookplate Special - Lorna Barrett 5/4
O: On Dublin Street - Samantha Young 6/14
O: Delirium - Lauren Oliver 7/13
T: Through Violet Eyes - Stephen Woodworth 3/20
S: Small as an Elephant - Jennifer Richard Jacobson 5/9
Chuck Wagon Racing COMPLETE!
C: Unearthly - Cynthia Hand 4/4
H: Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones 3/17
U: U is for Undertow - Sue Grafton 4/13
C: Chopping Spree - Diane Mott Davidson 5/5
K: Beautiful Redemption - Kami Garcia 5/19
W: A Falcon Flies - Wilbur Smith 3/31
A: Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye - Victoria Laurie 5/24
G: Tricks of the Trade - Laura Ann Gilman 3/30
O: Driven to Ink - Karen Olsen 3/24
N: N Is For Noose - Sue Grafton 5/8
R: The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan 4/30
A: Everbound - Brodi Ashton 6/25
C: Tiger's Quest - Colleen Houck 5/4
I: Inferno - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/27
N: Dragon Unmasked - Kathleen Nance 6/30
G: A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin 3/25
Cattle Drive COMPLETE!
C: Crown of Crystal Flame - C.L. Wilson 5/17
A: The Dragon Who Loved Me - G.A. Aiken 3/6
T: Snow Angels - James Thompson 5/7
T: The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart 5/14
L: The Lion's Daughter - Loretta Chase 5/7
E: Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters 4/4
D: Devilish - Maureen Johnson 4/14
R: Pushing Up Daisies - Rosemary Harris 5/19
I: The Innocent - David Baldacci 5/21
V: Voice Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready 4/8
E: The Return of Black Douglas - Elaine Coffman 4/7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
WILD WEST/RODEO CHALLENGEDURATION: 3/6/13 - 3/5/14
PROGRESS: 100/100
COWBOY BOOTS - DONE 7/28
C – Patricia Cornwell - Postmortem, finished 3/21
O – Our Husband, by Stephanie Bond, finished 3/11
W – William G. Tapply and Philip R. Craig - Third Strike, finished 4/30
B – Michael Brooks – 13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time, finished 3/8
O – On the Run, by Lorena McCourtney, finished 3/21
Y – The Yellow Feather Mystery, by Franklin W. Dixon, finished 3/7
B – Steve Berry - The Jefferson Key, finished 3/26
O – Olga: A Daughter's Tale, by Marie-Thérèse Browne, finished 7/18
O – character Obi-Wan Kenobi - William Shakespeare's Star Wars, by Ian Doescher, finished 7/28
T – Trouble in Mudbug, by Dana DeLeon, finished 3/29
S – A Stranger's Game, by Joan Johnston, finished 4/2
STETSON - DONE 6/1
S – The Sign Of The Book, by John Dunning, finished 4/17
T – Three Sisters, by Susan Mallery, finished 4/2
E – character Evan Waller - Deliver Us From Evil, by David Baldacci, finished 5/24
T – The Trudeau Vector, by Juris Jurjevics, finished 4/16
S – Simple Genius, by David Baldacci, finished 5/2
O – The Overton Window, by Glenn Beck, finished 6/1
N - Nancy Atherton - Aunt Dimity and the Lost Prince, finished 4/18
RODEO - DONE 6/1
R - author Richard Castle - Heat Wave, finished 4/6
O - Perri O'Shaughnessy - Keeper of the Keys, finished 4/14
D - Do You Want To Know A Secret?, by Mary Jane Clark, finished 3/15
E - An Expert in Murder, by Nicola Upson, finished 3/24
O - Old World Murder, by Kathleen Ernst, finished 6/1
BULL RIDING - DONE 6/24
B – character Bama Ness - Make, Take, Murder, by Joanna Campbell-Slan, finished 5/22
U – character Umberto Urso - The Long Quiche Goodbye, by Avery Aames, finished 6/24
L – Lost & Found, by Jacqueline Sheehan, finished 5/7
L – The Lover's Dictionary, by David Levithan, finished 5/15
R – character Robert Langdon - Angels & Demons, by Dan Brown, finished 6/11
I – Jane Isenberg - The "M" Word, finished 6/1
D – Double-Booked for Death, by Ali Brandon, finished 5/3
I – The Innocent, by David Baldacci, finished 6/6
N – character Nathan - The Senator's Wife, by Sue Miller, finished 6/22
G – Gettysburg, by Stephen W. Sears, finished 5/19
BARREL RACING - DONE 6/6|
B – Birds of a Feather, by Jacqueline Winspear, finished 3/28
A – And Only to Deceive, by Tasha Alexander, finished 3/31
R – Cynthia Robinson - The Dog Park Club, finished 5/14
R – Ready, Scrap, Shoot, by Joanna Campbell-Slan, finished 6/6
E – character Eulonia - Larceny and Old Lace, by Tamar Myers, finished 5/23
L – John Lawton - Black Out), finished 3/27
R – Lani Diane Rich - The Fortune Quilt, finished 5/16
A – Thomas Ayres - That's Not in My American History Book, finished 4/20
C – Classified as Murder, by Miranda James, finished 4/26
I – The International Bank of Bob: Connecting Our Worlds One $25 Kiva Loan at a Time, by Bob Harris, finished 4/5
N – Naked in Death, by J.D. Robb, finished 5/12
G – Killer Honeymoon - G.A. McKevett, finished 4/4
BULLWHIP - DONE 6/4
B – The Black Echo, by Michael Connelly, finished 4/19
U – Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him, by Luis Carlos Montalvan, finished 5/17
L – Laura Childs - Stake & Eggs, finished 4/13
L – character Libby Morgan - Starting Now, by Debbie Macomber, finished 4/13
W – Karen White - The Time Between, finished 6/4
H – Helen Simonson - Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, finished 5/9
I – I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak Over Your Life, by Joel Osteen, finished 5/4
P – character Parker Scully - Dragonwell Dead, by Laura Childs, finished 5/29
BULL ROPING - DONE 9/19
✔ B – Alan Bradley - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, finished 4/23
✔ U – Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, finished 7/25
✔ L – Lauren Willig - The Ashford Affair, finished 4/21
✔ L – Lost Tribe of the Sith, by John Jackson Miller, finished 4/27
✔ R – character Riley Kendall - The Quick and the Thread, by Amanda Lee, finished 6/26
✔ O – Bryan O. - Groom Lake, finished 9/19
✔ P – P.D. James - Cover Her Face, finished 6/15
✔ I – character Isabella - The Angel's Game, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, finished 6/13
✔ N – character Nicole - Sweet Salt Air, by Barbara Delinsky, finished 7/14
✔ G – Arthur Golden - Memoirs of a Geisha, finished 6/18
STEER WRESTLING - DONE 7/27
S – Dana Stabenow - Dead In The Water, finished 5/18
T – Time Flies, by Claire Cook, finished 6/16
E – Elizabeth J. Duncan - A Brush with Death, finished 6/9
E – Eli Brown - Cinnamon and Gunpowder, finished 6/19
R – A Royal Pain, by Rhys Bowen, finished 7/11
W – Kate White - 'Til Death Do Us Part, finished 6/21
R – character Joseph Rouletabille - The Mystery of the Yellow Room, by Gaston Leroux, finished 7/26
E – character Edie Burchill - The Distant Hours, by Kate Morton, finished 6/27
S – Marybeth Smith - Fall Girl, finished 6/4
T – character Trey Bramble - Mama Rides Shotgun, by Deborah Sharp, finished 6/29
L – Love Lies Bleeding, by Susan Wittig Albert, finished 5/21
I – character Ian - Trouble in Spades, by Heather Webber, finished 7/27
N – Never Kissed Goodnight, by Edie Claire, finished 7/13
G – Chris Grabenstein - Tilt-a-Whirl, finished 7/13
WRANGLER - DONE 6/11
W – Wedding Cake Killer, by Livia J. Washburn, finished 5/28
R – Mary Roberts Rinehart - The Yellow Room, finished 5/18
A – Lucy Arlington - Buried in a Book, finished 4/29
N – Never Preach Past Noon, by Edie Claire, finished 3/25
G – Guns Will Keep Us Together, by Leslie Langtry, finished 3/17
L – L.L. Bartlett – Murder on the Mind, finished 3/10
E – Elly Griffiths – A Dying Fall, finished 3/12
R – character Mary Russell - The Beekeeper's Apprentice, by Laurie R. King, finished 6/11
CHUCK WAGON RACING - DONE 8/15
✔ C – Connie Archer - A Broth of Betrayal, finished 5/6
✔ H – Kristin Hannah - Firefly Lane, finished 4/7
✔ U – The Underdog and Other Stories, by Agatha Christie, finished 4/10
✔ C – Cleo Coyle - Decaffeinated Corpse, finished 5/25
✔ K – The King's Deception, by Steve Berry, finished 5/8
✔ W – Well-Schooled in Murder, by Elizabeth George, finished 5/1
✔ A – Alison Atlee – The Typewriter Girl, finished 3/6
✔ G – Ghosts by Gaslight: Stories of Steampunk and Supernatural Suspense, edited by Jack Dann and Nick Gevers, finished 4/24
✔ O – One Coffee With, by Margaret Maron, finished 8/15
✔ N – Nancy Thayer - Island Girls, finished 7/1
✔ R – character Renie - Gone with the Win, by Mary Daheim, finished 7/21
✔ A – Agatha Christie - The Moving Finger, finished 5/4
✔ C – Chocolate Dipped Death, by Sammi Carter, finished 6/20
✔ I – The Icecutter's Daughter, by Tracie Peterson, finished 4/8
✔ N – The 19th Wife, by David Ebershoff, finished 7/10
✔ G - Gregg Hurwitz - You're Next, finished 4/29
***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 9/19 *****
I'm in and will decide on what words I want to spell.3/1/13 to 2/28/14
Im in and go with a spell out :)A - Ash 16.03 ***
P - Prized 27.03 ****
E - Eloisa James - When Beauty Tamed the Beast 26.03 ****
R - Robert, Nora - The Witness 10.03 *****
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I don't read a lot of westerns but I just finished a mystery set at a rodeo. I'll try for 9+ to run from 3/1/2013 to 12/31/20131. Red Velvet Revenge 3/5
I would like to try this one too.NBRC: Wild West Reading Challenge
03/07/13 - 03/07/15
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✿1. Aperschnalzen - 05/22/13
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✿2. COWBOY BOOTS - Completed 05/27/13
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✿3. STETSON - Completed 05/29/13
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✿4. ROPE - COMPLETED 06/24/13
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✿5. RODEO - COMPLETED 06/25/13
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✿6. SALOON - COMPLETED 07/30/13
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✿7. CANTEEN - COMPLETED 08/10/13
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✿8. HORSES - COMPLETED 08/18/13
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✿9. REINS - COMPLETED 08/11/13
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✿10. JEANS - COMPLETED 08/18/13
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✿11. SPURS - COMPLETED 08/20/13
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✿17. BULLWHIP - COMPLETED 08/12/13
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Cattle Drive
Trail
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I'm not much a western gal, but I'll do a spell it out to join in the fun. I've always thought a crossbow would be my weapon of choice, therefore, that'll be my wordStart: March 8th, 2013
End: When I Finish
Level: Open:
Bows and Arrows: 0/13
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You know I'm in!!! I will do Level OPEN (spell it out)
For this challenge you may:
- Read books that have Cowboys, Indians or the something from the Wild West incorporated in the story.
- Read books with Cowboys, Indians, horses, ranches, etc on the cover
- Read books with words from the following list in the title
- Spell-it-out; Use a word or word from the following list. Then read books where the first letter in a its title, an author's first or last name, or in a character's first, last, or nick-name can be used to spell out that word. As always, if the first letter of a title starts with 'A', 'An', 'The', etc you may use the first letter of the second word in the title.
(FYI, you can opt to do a combination of any of the above)
Examples of words for the spell-it-out challenge:
G - Gregory, Phillipa author of The Other Boleyn Girl
U - Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
N - Nora Roberts author of Vision in White
S - Saba in Blood Red RoadMoira Young
Levels of Competition: (Inspired by http://cowboysportsassociation.com/le... ):
Cowpokes - Read 1 - 2 books
Apprentice - Read 3 - 4 books
Novice - Read 5 - 6
Amateur - Read 7 - 8
Open - Read 9+
Duration: This challenge can be done in a year or a month. You decide. You set your goal and the time period you feel most comfortable with. Just remember to have fun and read. :)
Examples of words associated with Cowboys, Indians, and the Wild West.
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Cowboy boots
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Rope
Rodeo
Saloon
Canteen
Horses
Reins
Jeans
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Guns
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Bull riding
Barrel racing
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Bull roping
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Wrangler
Chuck Wagon Racing
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Wigwam
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Cattle Drive
Trail
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B. Bad Heir Day..Wendy Holden
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K. The Kingmaker's Daughter..Philippa Gregory(book 4)
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I'm going to go for 'Open' level with a spell-it-out0/50 – 10/3/13-9/3/14
A - Wicked Rake, Defiant Mistress - Ann Lethbridge
P - Frost Burned - Patricia Briggs
E - Enchanting The Lady - Kathryne Kennedy
R - Reading Between The Lines - Lauren Dane
S - Time Untime - Sherrilyn Kenyon
C - Something Wicked - Catherine Mulvany
H - Hot Ticket - Olivia Cunning
N - Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs - Molly Harper
A - Silver - Darcy Abriel
L - Lord's Fall - Thea Harrison
Z - Heiress To A Curse - Zandria Munson
E - Edge of Dawn - Lara Adrian
N - Night Falls Darkly - Kim Lenox
G - Lady Eve's Indiscretion - Grace Burrowes
U - A Haunting Affair - Ursula Bauer
N - Nauti Temptress - Lora Leigh
S - Wild About You - Kerrelyn Sparks
S - Melusine - Sarah Monette
A - Alone Time - Lauren Dane
L - The Lady Is A Vamp - Lynsay Sands
O - Once A Princess - Johanna Lindsey
O - Loving On Borrowed Time - Olivia Cunning
N - A Noble Captive - Michelle Styles
C - Double Time - Olivia Cunning
H - Howling At The Moon - Karen MacInerney
A - Love From The Ashes - Denise A Agnew
P - Black Blood - Melissa Pearl
S - Kiss of a Dark Moon - Sharie Kohler
W - The Wages of Sin - Jenna MacClaine
R - With All My Soul - Rachel Vincent
A - After Glow - Jayne Castle
N - Shoot To Thrill - Nina Bruhns
G - Grayson's Surrender - Catherine Mann
L - Stygian's Honor - Lora Leigh
E - Eleanor The Queen - Norah Lofts
R - Zola's Pride - Moira Rogers
B - Before I Wake - Kathryn Smith
A - Spellfire - Jessica Andersen
R - The Soldier - Rhonda Nelson
E - Enchanted - Nancy Madore
B - Delicious - Shayla Black
A - Second Sight - Amanda Quick
C - Whisper No Lies - Cindy Gerard
K - Kieran The Black - Julia Templeton
R - Rode Hard Put Up Wet - Lorelei James
I - Immortal Ever After - Lynsay Sands
D - Decadent - Shayla Black
I - Immortal Danger - Cynthia Eden
N - House Rules - Chloe Neill
G - Beauty Awakened - Gena Showalter
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Wild West Reading Challenge Duration: April 1, 2013 - March 31, 2014
Updated: 4/1/13
Spell-Out: Cowboy Boots, Rodeo, Barb Wire, Cattle Drive, Chuck Wagon
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Super, Diana S! Welcome to the challenge.
Great, Suzanne! Welcome to the challenge.
I'm in. I'll post as I go along.My level: Open 9+
Duration: April 1,2013- April 1,2014
My words: cowboy boots, Saloon, Ranch, and Wrangled, and Jeans
Wonderful, Juana! Welcome to the challenge.
Western ChallengeCover/Plot:
Ah! You found this one, too, Amanda. Welcome.
Western ChallengeDuration: 6.1.13 - 6.1.14
Level= Open (9+)
4/18 READ
Starting with these parameters:
Author Names Spell-Out:
C: Dale Cramer the book Though Mountains Fall (6.5.13)
A Donna Andrews the bookSome Like It Hawk (6.7.13)
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Welcome to the challenge, Lindy-Lane!
Lisa Kay wrote: "Ah! You found this one, too, Amanda. Welcome."Thanks, I have a lot of western romances so this challenge is perfect lol.
I finally finished my first word. Seems like it took forever. Lol✿1. Aperschnalzen
13/13
✔1. A = Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas ~ 03/09/13
✔2. P = Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell ~ 04/23/13
✔3. E = The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde ~ 03/10/13
✔4. R = Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas ~ 03/17/13
✔5. S = Sarah Waters - Fingersmith ~ 03/11/13
✔6. C = Christmas Eve at Friday rbor by Lisa Kleypas ~ 03/14/13
✔7. H = High Five by Janet Evanovich ~ 03/24/13
✔8. N = Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips ~ 04/27/13
✔9. A = An Affair with Mr. Kennedy by Jillian Stone ~ 04/03/13
✔10. L = Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter by Randy L. Schmidt ~ 03/18/13
✔11. Z = Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler - 05/22/13
✔12. E = Evanovich, Janet - Four to Score ~ 03/21/13
✔13. N = No Tan Lines by Kate Angell ~ 04/29/13
jingles wrote: "I finally finished my first word. Seems like it took forever. Lol✿1. Aperschnalzen
13/13
✔1. A = Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas ~ 03/09/13
✔2. P = Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell ~ 04/23/13
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Congrats Jingles!
Thank you, Lisa Kay. I finished my second word, "cowboy boots". I'm on a roll now, lol. :)✿2. COWBOY BOOTS
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✔14. C = Crystal Cove by Lisa Kleypas ~ 03/27/13
✔15. O = Oprah by Kitty Kelley ~ 05/10/13
✔16. W = A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas ~ 04/25/13
✔17. B = Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas ~ 03/30/13
✔18. O = Outlander by Diana Gabaldon ~ 05/12/13
✔19. Y = You Only Die Twice: A Novel by Edna Buchanan ~ 05/08/13
✔20. B = B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton ~ 04/17/13
✔21. O = One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake - 05/26/13
✔22. O = Obreht, Téa /The Tiger's Wife - 05/27/13
✔23 T = Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich ~ 03/13/13
✔24. S = Shoe Addicts Anonymous by Beth Harbison ~ 03/15/13
I got another one finished this morning.✿3. STETSON
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✔25. S = Seven Up by Janet Evanovich ~ 03/28/13
✔26. T = Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich ~ 03/19/13
✔27. E = Elvis Presley: The Man. The Life. The Legend. by Pamela Clarke Keogh - 05/24/13
✔28. T = Trouble at the Wedding by Laura Lee Guhrke ~ 03/20/13
✔29. S = Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas ~ 03/29/13
✔30. O = Oliver, Lauren/Before I Fall - 05/29/13
✔31. N = Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks ~ 05/08/13
Woohoo! Mini congrats, again, jingles.
I guess I should be saying, "Yeehaw!"
Does it matter if the guy on the cover isn't a cowboy? Could a book where the male character is a bull rider, or a rodeo star etc. count for this challenge?
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Yes, Gabrielle. That is fine.
Moderators of Nothing but Reading Challenges wrote: "Gabrielle ~ Bhlack Benehvolence ~ wrote: "Does it matter if the guy on the cover isn't a cowboy? Could a book where the male character is a bull rider, or a rodeo star etc. count for this chall..."Thank you!
Okay I think I'm in, I'll post my books and everything later tonight.
NBRC - Western Reading ChallengeDuration: Whenever I finish
Level: Novice-Open (level depends on how many books I can get my hands on) 5/8 Books Read!
Cowboy/Rodeo Star/Rancher in the story
1.Corralled
Rocky Mountain Heat3.
4.
Cowboy/Horse/Bull Rider/Western background on the cover
Thanks Lisa Kay, this is going to be fun and these will be the most western novels I've read, can't wait to really get going!
I enjoy the Western Mystery series
Walt Longmire
; I'd like to get back to reading that. Or even listening to it on audio.
Been thinking about this for a couple of weeks, has anyone ever thought of doing a challenge like this but focusing it instead on hot men who carry guns like regularly? Like FBI agents, special ops group members, Police Men/detectives/sheriffs, or English spies etc?
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For this challenge you may:
- Read books that have Cowboys, Indians or the something from the Wild West incorporated in the story.
- Read books with Cowboys, Indians, horses, ranches, etc on the cover
- Read books with words from the following list in the title
- Spell-it-out; Use a word or words from the following list. Then read books and use the first letter in its title OR the first letter of an author's first or last name OR the first letter in a character's first, last, or nick-name to spell out that word. As always, if the first letter of a title starts with 'A', 'An', 'The', etc you may use the first letter of the second word in the title.
(FYI, you can opt to do a combination of any of the above)
Examples of words for the spell-it-out challenge:
G - Gregory, Phillipa author of The Other Boleyn Girl
U - Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
N - Nora Roberts author of Vision in White
S - Saba in Blood Red RoadMoira Young
Levels of Competition: (Inspired by http://cowboysportsassociation.com/le... ):
Cowpokes - Read 1 - 2 books
Apprentice - Read 3 - 4 books
Novice - Read 5 - 6
Amateur - Read 7 - 8
Open - Read 9+
Duration: This challenge can be done in a year or a month. You decide. You set your goal and the time period you feel most comfortable with. Just remember to have fun and read. :)
Examples of words associated with Cowboys, Indians, and the Wild West.
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Cowboy boots
Stetson
Rope
Rodeo
Saloon
Canteen
Horses
Reins
Jeans
Spurs
Guns
Belt buckle
Bull riding
Barrel racing
Chaps
Bullwhip
Saddle
Stirrup
Bareback riding
Horseshoes
Bridle
Barb wire
Ranch
Cutting
Calf roping
Bull roping
Steer wrestling
Wrangler
Chuck Wagon Racing
Bronc
Indians
Teepee
Wigwam
Bow and arrows
Cattle Drive
Trail
Steer daubing