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Read the Month Around the World - 2014
March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)M: The Instant Physicist: An Illustrated Guide DONE
A: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone DONE
C: Last Sacrifice DONE
I've finished March:March: Malay
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Three months down :)
Updating again. Read 12 books so far. Just one more to go in March. 12/55
January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E Robert Jordan - Lord of Chaos ( 01/04/14 )
N Frank Herbert - Dune ( 01/17/14 )
E J.D. Salinger - The Catcher in the Rye ( 01/28/14 )
R Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game ( 01/31/14 )
O Robert Jordan - A Crown of Swords ( 01/26/14 )
February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia)
F Aesop - Aesop's Fables (02/28/14 )
I H.G. Wells - The Time Machine ( 02/06/14 )
F Stephen King - The Dark Half ( 02/28/14 )
R Max Brooks - World War Z ( 02/13/14 )
I Stephen King - Bag of Bones ( 02/21/14 )
March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)
M Stephen King - Rose Madder ( 03/24/14 )
A B. Cameron Lee - Diary of a Serial Killer ( 03/15/14 )
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I finished March, which brings me to 8/25 books.M The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
A Nana
C The Age of Innocence
13/55M How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia √
A Kelley ArmstrongDime Store Magic √
C The Chapel Perilous Kevin Hearne √
2014 READ THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLDDuration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
For each letter, read a book where that letter is contained somewhere in the title or the author's name. It does NOT need to be the first letter of the word. The book used must be read in the month it represents.
January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E Eloisa James With this Kiss: The Complete Collection 1/5/14
N Naoki Higashida The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism 1/26/14
E Fifty Shames of Earl Grey Fanny Merkin 1/7/14
R Robyn Carr Virgin River 1/8/14
O Olivia Cunning Backstage Pass 1/27/14
February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia)
F Fangirl Rainbow Rowell 2/11/14
I Immortal Ever After Lynsay Sands 2/16/14
F Infatuation Melissa Schroeder 2/21/14
R Reisz, Tiffany Submit to Desire 2/8/14
I Ilona Andrews, etal Hexed 2/25/14
March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)
M The Magician's Elephant Kate DiCamillo 3/15/14
A Alyssa Day Vampire in Atlantis 3/8/14
C Carrie Fisher Postcards from the Edge 3/10/13
April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)A Anne Perry Bethlehem Road
P Patricia Briggs Night Broken
R Rowling, JK Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
E Eternal Prey Nina Bangs
L Lauren Dane Drawn Together
I completed March! M: Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
A: The Long War by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
C: The Full Spectrum edited by David Levithan and Billy Merrell
13/55✔ Done!!! March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)
✔M Interpreter of Maladies
✔A The Thirteenth Tale
✔C One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
March completed!March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)
M: A Touch of Midnight - Lara Adrian - 3/2/14
A: Beautiful Bastard - Christina Lauren - 3/15/14
C: Edge of Midnight - Shannon McKenna - 3/30/14
Zara wrote: "updated to here."I think you missed me (message 252). I should have 13 completed. Thanks :)
❖ 17/55April:
✓ A The N•A•me of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
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✓ R The Night Ci•R•cus by Erin Morgenstern
✓ E Inf•E•rno by Dan Brown
✓ L The •L•ast Chinese Chef Nicole Mones
Completed this month so far:A - Never Fall Down (FaLl)
P - The Pearl (Pearl)
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L - Destroyer Angel (AngeL)
Currently completed: 16/55
I've completed 3 for AprilTotal Completed 16/55
April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
A - Animorphs #6: The Capture by K.A. Applegate
P - Smoke by Ellen Hopkins
R - Batman R.I.P. by Grant Morrison
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Update message 193April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao) COMPLETED
A All Roar and No Bite by Celia Kyle 04/03
P P. K. Darling - Virtually Me: A Romantic Comedy 04/07/14
R Six Feet From Hell: Response by Joseph Coley 04/02
E Elizabeth Kelly - Amelia's Touch 04/06/14
L Sue Lyndon - The Girl, the Doctor, and the Texas Ranger 04/02
❖ 18/55April:
✓ A The N•A•me of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
✓ P Master and Commander by •P•atrick O'Brian
✓ R The Night Ci•R•cus by Erin Morgenstern
✓ E Inf•E•rno by Dan Brown
✓ L The •L•ast Chinese Chef Nicole Mones
Sorry, I'm a little late in updating for March. I was putting out my inspirational romance, The Inconvenient Widow.Yearly Read Around the World: 3/3 Complete (Month); 13/55 Complete (Year)
March:
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The Monster Who Ate My Peas 3/22A:
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street 3/16C:
Curious George 3/18
Zara, I'll have to drop out. I have no idea what I've read in February or March because I haven't kept up with my reviews, so I can't count these months ;(.
Finished April, brings me up to 18 done for the year:
April (Papiamento) - COMPLETED 4/5
✓ A – Shunned and Dangerous (Amish Mystery #3), by Laura Bradford, finished 4/2 ★★★★
✓ P – Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper #1), by Gillian Roberts, finished 4/4 ★★★
✓ R – This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, by Marilyn Johnson, finished 4/5 ★★★.5
✓ E – Death Turns a Trick (Rebecca Schwartz #1), by Julie Smith, finished 4/5 ★★★.5
✓ L – A Bucket Full of Lies (Bob Roosevelt #1), by Robert K. Swisher, Jr., finished 4/2 ★★.5

April is complete18/55 Completed
April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
A - Animorphs #6: The Capture by K.A. Applegate
P - Smoke by Ellen Hopkins
R - Batman R.I.P. by Grant Morrison
E - Deep Secret by Dianna Wynne Jones
L - Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede
April is done! 18/55A Kelley Armstrong Forbidden √
P The Pink Hotel Anna Stothard √
R The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion √
E Erin Morgenstern The Night Circus √
L The Lost Sisterhood Anne Fortier√
16/55A- Angels Flight by Michael Connelly
P- The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell
L- The Lost Stories by John Flanagan
Finished April: Papiamento A - Never FAll Down
P - The Pearl
R - House of Rain
E - The BEll Jar
L - Destroyer AngeL
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Completed 18/55
Updated Post #52April: Papiamento
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17/55A- Angels Flight by Michael Connelly
P- The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell
R- Don't Look Twice by Andrew Gross
L- The Lost Stories by John Flanagan
I have completed 18 for the year now.April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
A Fried Green TomAtoes at the Whistle Stop CAfe
P Ajax Penumbra 1969
R BRilliance
E My YEar of MEats
L A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout
THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLD
January
JJ Sentinel Jennifer Armentrout 1/18
ERiver Marked by Patricia Briggs 1/4
NAllegiant Veronica Roth 1/2
E This Case is Gonna Kill Me by Bornikova Phillipa 1/25
R Eon Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman 1/22
O Christmas On Fourth Street by Susan Mallery
February
F Forged by Jennifer Rush 2/12
I Wild Heart by Justiss Alliance 2/10
F Longing For Home by Sarah Eden 2/22
R When We Touch by Brenda Novak 2/23
I Drive by Daniel Pink 2/15
March
M Sweet Trouble by Susan Mallery 3/7
A Curl Up and Dye by Sarah Sala 3/6
C Catching up or Leading the Way by Yong Zhao 3/6
April
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P Night Broken by Patricia Briggs 4/9
R Suddenly Royal by Nichole Chase 4/19
E Reign of Error by Diane Ravitch 4/11
L Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren 4/18
I've finished April's Month :) April: Papiamento
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April 5/5:A - H.G. Wells - The Island of Dr. Moreau
P - Karen Russell - Sleep Donation
R - Robert Sheckley - Dimension of Miracles
E - Jim Butcher - Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files
L - Marion Zimmer Bradley - The Mists of Avalon
I finished my goal for April. A- House of Many Ways by Dianna Wynne Jones
R- The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead
L- Howl's Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones
18/55A- Angels Flight by Michael Connelly
P- The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell
E- The English Girl by Daniel Silva
R- Don't Look Twice by Andrew Gross
L- The Lost Stories by John Flanagan
Here is my progress so far:January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
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N Nobody But Him by Victoria Purman
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February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia)
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I Essie's Way by Pamela Cook
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R The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
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March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)
M The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
A Seven Sons by Lili St. Germain
C
April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
A A Beautiful Forever by Lilliana Anderson
P Someone Like You by Victoria Purman
R Commitment: The Beauty in Between by Lilliana Anderson
E Too Close: The Beauty in Between by Lilliana Anderson
L Phoenix: The Beauty in Between by Lilliana Anderson
April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)A: A Tree Grows in BrooklynDONE
P: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneDONE
R: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanDONE
E: Wife for HireDONE
L: Love OverboardDONE
April: PapiamentoA: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - April 6
P: Pagan's Crusade - April 30
R: The Secret Life of Bees - April 17
E: Dreams Underfoot - April 15
L: Godslayer - April 29
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M - Patrick Rothfuss - The Name of the Wind
A - Ann Leckie - Ancillary Justice
C - Jim Butcher - Changes