Read the Month Around the World - 2014

[Zara's Corner]

READ THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLD
Duration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014

This is a modified spell out challenge where each month of the year is spelled out in a different language!

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
N
E
R
O

February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia)
F
I
F
R
I

March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)
M
A
C

April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
A
P
R
E
L

May: Romanian (Romania)
M
A
I

June: Greenlandic (Greenland)
J
U
N
I

July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
J
U
L
A
I

August: Japanese (Japan)
H
A
D
U
K
I

September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
I
R
A
I
L

October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
K
E
L
E

November: Venda (South Africa) (is a Bantu language predominately spoken in the Limpopo Province, Botswana)
L
A
R
A

December: Niuean (Niue Island, Tokelau)
T
E
S
E
M
O


Leader of this challenge: Zara
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Adapted, with permission, from a challenge in the Romance Readers Reading Challenges group.

[Ashley]

This is such an awesome challenge!! I doubt I could get through all of the months, but I'd like to sign up.

I'd like to sign up for 5 months: March, April, June, September, and December. These are the months my immediate family were born in. :)

[Zara's Corner]

Ashley wrote: "This is such an awesome challenge!! I doubt I could get through all of the months, but I'd like to sign up.

I'd like to sign up for 5 months: March, April, June, September, and December. These are..."

Excellent Ashley.

I've added you to the list.

[Zara's Corner]

PARTICIPANTS


Amie 13/55
Angela 0/?
Ariana 6/25
Ashlee 2/12
Ashleigh 0/12
Ashley 0/22
Audrey 10/55
Barb 41/55
Bernadette 36/55
Bobbie 5/55
Brianna 10/55
Cassandra 18/55
Cathy 36/55
Claire 41/55
Cynthia 18/55
Danielle 17/15
Daphne 10/55
Dawn 41/55
Diane T 36/55
Erika 16/25
Erika 18/55
Erin 0/13
Gnomy 18/36
Helen 41/55
Jacqueline 0/30
Jannene 41/55
Jennifer 30/55
Joanne♥~Bookworm Extraordinaire 0/23
Juana "Darkness" 0/55
Karena 36/55
Karina 30/55
Laura 16/55
Laura Jane 0/12
Lisa 0/?
LynnB 41/55
Maiko 41/55
Martha 0/12
Maureen 12/55
Mave 0/55
Megan 4/19
Melissa 10/12
Nathaly 0/12
Rabaab 0/?
Robyn 0/24
ScarlettMi 13/55
Sharon 33/55
Sibyl 0/24
❤Stephanie ღ♥ღ Mrs Acheron Parthenopaeus ღ♥ღ 41/55
Stephany 0/55
Terrie 4/20
Theresa~OctoberLace 13/55
Tiffany-Rae 36/55
Zara 0/10

[Barb]

Such an interesting twist to this one, I have to try to whole thing!


READ THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLD, 1/1 – 12/31/14
PROGRESS: 55/55

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) - COMPLETED 1/5
E – Mama S*e*es Stars (Mace Bauer #4), by Deborah Sharp, finished 1/1 ★★★.5
N – Deep Fried a*n*d Pickled (Rachel O’Brien Chronicles #1), by Paisley Ray, finished 1/4 ★★.5
E – The Gol*e*m and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker, finished 1/5 ★★★★
R – The Autobiog*r*aphy of Mrs. Tom Thumb, by Melanie Benjamin, finished 1/3 ★★★
O – ZOUNDS!: A Br*o*wser's Dictionary of Interjections, by Mark Dunn, finished 1/4 ★★★.5

       


February (Arabic) - COMPLETED 2/6
F – The Last Boy*f*riend (Inn BoonsBoro #2), by Nora Roberts, finished 2/2 ★★★.5
I – Inv*i*sible City, by Julia Dahl, finished 2/6 ★★★★
F – Opal *F*ire (Stacy Justice #1), by Barbra Annino, finished 2/3 ★★★.5
R – Let's Explo*r*e Diabetes with Owls, by David Sedaris, finished 2/4 ★★
I – *I* Shall Not Want (Psalm 23 Mysteries #2), by Debbie Viguie, finished 2/5 ★★★★

       


March (Malay) - COMPLETED 3/5
M – Blackberry Pie *M*urder (Hannah Swensen #17), by Joanne Fluke, finished 3/5 ★★★
A – Bon Bon Voy*a*ge (Carolyn Blue #8), by Nancy Fairbanks, finished 3/1 ★★★
C – Unexpe*c*ted Secret Agents, by Theresa E. Moore, finished 3/3 ★★.5

   


April (Papiamento) - COMPLETED 4/5
A – Shunned *a*nd Dangerous (Amish Mystery #3), by Laura Bradford, finished 4/2 ★★★★
P – Caught Dead in *P*hiladelphia (Amanda Pepper #1), by Gillian Roberts, finished 4/4 ★★★
R – This Book Is Ove*r*due!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, by Marilyn Johnson, finished 4/5 ★★★.5
E – D*e*ath Turns a Trick (Rebecca Schwartz #1), by Julie Smith, finished 4/5 ★★★.5
L – A Bucket Fu*l*l of Lies (Bob Roosevelt #1), by Robert K. Swisher, Jr., finished 4/2 ★★.5

       


May (Romanian) - COMPLETED 5/4
M – *M*y Name Is Resolute, by Nancy E. Turner, finished 5/3 ★★★.5
A – *A*cross Eternity, by Aris Whittier, finished 5/1 ★★★
I – *I* Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, by Malala Yousafzai, finished 5/4 ★★★★.5

   


June (Greenlandic) - COMPLETED 6/12
J – author John Grisham – The Confession, finished 6/12 ★★★
U – Eggsecutive Orders (White House Chef #3), by Julie Hyzy, finished 6/3 ★★★★
N – Sweet Tea and Secrets (Adams Grove #1), by Nancy Naigle, finished 6/5 ★★★.5
I – Death in a Hot Flash (Bel Barrett #2), by Jane Isenberg, finished 6/6 ★★★.5

     


July (Swahili) - COMPLETED 7/8
J – *J*amie's America, by Jamie Oliver, finished 7/8 ★★★
U – C*u*re for the Common Breakup, by Beth Kendrick, finished 7/4 ★★★★
L – author C*l*eo Coyle – Espresso Shot (Coffeehouse #7), finished 7/6★★★★
A – The An*a*tomist's Apprentice (Dr. Thomas Silkstone #1), by Tessa Harris, finished 7/2 ★★★
I – I've Got You Under My Sk*i*n, by Mary Higgins Clark, finished 7/2 ★★★.5

       


August (Japanese) - COMPLETED 8/6
H – Once More From t*h*e Top (Women of Willow Bay #1), by Nan Reinhardt, finished 8/3 ★★★
A – Flowerbed of St*a*te (White House Gardener #1), by Dorothy St. James, finished 8/6 ★★★
D – *D*eath By Sarcasm (Mary Cooper #1), by Dani Amore, finished 8/1 ★★★
U – Book Cl*u*bbed (Booktown #8), by Lorna Barrett, finished 8/2 ★★★★
K – The Yellow-Lighted Boo*k*shop, by Lewis Buzbee, finished 8/4 ★★★
I – Twenty-E*i*ght and a Half Wishes (Rose Gardner #1), by Denise Grover Swank, finished 8/6 ★★★.5

         


September (Basque) - COMPLETED 9/4
I – The Midnight Show Murders (Billy Blessing #2), by Al Roker, finished 9/2 ★★★.5
R – Sounds of Murder (Pamela Barnes Acoustic Mystery #1), by Patricia Rockwell, finished 9/2 ★★★.5
A – Clam Wake (Bed and Breakfast #29), by Mary Daheim, finished 9/4 ★★★
I – Kenobi, by John Jackson Miller, finished 9/3 ★★★★
L – The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla (Pink Carnation #11), by Lauren Willig, finished 9/2 ★★★★

       


October (Ewe) - COMPLETED 10/2
K – Luc*k* Be a Lady, Don't Die (Rat Pack #2), by Robert J. Randisi , finished 10/1 ★★★
E – author Steve Ki*e*hlThe Unword Dictionary: 1,000 Words For Things You Didn't Think Had Words!, finished 10/2 ★★★
L – Indemnity On*l*y (V.I. Warshawski #1), by Sara Paretsky, finished 10/1 ★★★★
E – The Myst*e*rious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot #1), by Agatha Christie, finished 10/2 ★★★.5

     


November (Venda) - COMPLETED 11/2
A – The D*a*m Busters, by Paul Brickhill, finished 11/1 ★★★.5
R – *R*eading Upside Down, by Jo Platt, finished 11/2 ★★★
A – The M*a*n with the Golden Gun (James Bond #13), by Ian Fleming, finished 11/1 ★★★

   


December (Niuean)
T – *T*he Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, by Umberto Eco, finished 12/3 ★★.5
E – D*e*ath by a Honeybee (Josiah Reynolds #1), by Abigail Keam, finished 12/6 ★★★.5
S – $10,000 in *S*mall, Unmarked Puzzles (Puzzle Lady #13), by Parnell Hall, finished 12/6 ★★★.5
E – Agony of the L*e*aves (Tea Shop #13), by Laura Childs, finished 12/4 ★★★★
M – Mr. *M*iracle, by Debbie Macomber, finished 12/5 ★★★★
O – Fall of a Philanderer (Daisy Dalrymple #14), by Carola Dunn, finished 12/2 ★★★.5


         


***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 12/7 *****

[Zara's Corner]

Barb wrote: "Such an interesting twist to this one, I have to try to whole thing!


READ THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLD, 1/1 – 12/31/14
PROGRESS: 0/54

For each letter, read a book where that letter is contained ..."

Welcome Barb.

I've added you. Good Luck on your goal

[Nathaly]

Sounds fun! Count me in for all 12.

[Alison]

I don't know if counting them is counting each letter, but count me in for at least 1 letter from each month! So 12

[Zara's Corner]

Alison and Nathaly welcome to this challenge. I have added you both. I wish you the best for your goal.

[Tiffany-Rae]

Count me in. I will try for all 12 months. I am going to try for all letters but we will see.

[Ashlee]

Count me in :) Just printed it out to take with me to MY VIP entry at Dymock tonight so I can have a look at some more books :)

[Zara's Corner]

Welcome Tiffany-Rae and Ashlee I've added you both to the list. Good luck on your goals.

[Ashlee]

thank you :)

[Ashlee]

I would like to sign up for all 12 months :)

[Ashlee]

Just because I am a little excited

I have decided with my first challenge

January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E
N
E
R
O



Which is also voted in the Good reads award 2013 :) so follows the January Theme of Best books written in 2013 :D

[Zara's Corner]

Ashlee wrote: "I would like to sign up for all 12 months :)"

Great Ashlee. Would you like to do 12 or 55 books or somewhere in between (12 = 1 book a month and 55 = doing all the letters for each month for the year)?

[Alison]

Zara- put me down for 20 instead of 12!

[Zara's Corner]

Alison wrote: "Zara- put me down for 20 instead of 12!"

Excellent Alison. Consider it done.

[Danielle]

You may put me down for 12.

[Zara's Corner]

Danielle wrote: "You may put me down for 12."

Done Danielle. Welcome to the challenge. Good luck.

[Karina]

Bravely signing up for all, though spellouts never turn out all that well for me. :D

[Sharon]

I'm going to try for all 12 months

the plan so far

January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
**this also happens to be the spanish word for January, I'll be in Mexico for 2 weeks, maybe I'll have to read un libro en espanol ... books on my kindle which I'm taking
E

N

E
R

O

[Zara's Corner]

Lisa wrote: "January-Turkish
O
C
A
K

February-Polish
L
U
T
Y

March-Malay
M
A
C

April-French
A
V
R
I
L

May-German
M
A
I

June-Haitian
J
E
N

July-Maltese
L
U
L
J
U

August-Czech
S
R
P
E
N

September-Sesotho..."

Hi Lisa.

Welcome to the challenge. However, it would seem that your language are different from the ones in the first post.

[Zara's Corner]

Please sign me up. I have to think about how many I'll do though.

[Zara's Corner]

Lisa, Karina, Sharon and Zara you've all been added. Good luck with your goals.

[Ashlee]

Zara wrote: "Ashlee wrote: "I would like to sign up for all 12 months :)"

Great Ashlee. Would you like to do 12 or 55 books or somewhere in between (12 = 1 book a month and 55 = doing all the letters for each ..."



12 one a month would be great thank you

[SibylM]

I will do 12, one per month. Thanks!

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

One a month from this list seems quite easy to do. I'll sign up for the 12 but fill in more where the books I read fit. I'll add books I intend to use, then add the date and ✔ as each is read.

✔ January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines) COMPLETED 1/12/14

✔ E The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley 1/10/14
✔ N Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories by Alice Munro 1/12/14
✔ E Red April by Santiago Roncagliolo 1/5/14
✔ R Burial Rites by Hannah Kent 1/5/14
✔ O by Margaret AtwoodOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood 1/11/14

✔ February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia) COMPLETED 2/28/14

✔ F Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami 2/1/14
✔ I Candide by Voltaire 2/1/14
✔ F Friend of My Youth by Alice Munro 2/28/14
✔ R A Night to Remember by Walter Lord 2/1/14
✔ I Within a Budding Grove by Marcel Proust 2/8/14

✔ March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc) COMPLETED 3/16/14
✔ M Macbeth by William Shakespeare 3/16/14
✔ A A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare 3/8/14
✔ C Clandestine in Chile: The Adventures of Miguel Littín by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez 3/16/14

April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
✔ A Affinity by Sarah Waters 4/19/14
✔ P Imperial Woman by Pearl S. Buck 4/27/14
✔ R One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez 4/9/14
✔ E Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 4/25/14
✔ L Loving Will Shakespeare by Carolyn Meyer 4/27/14

May: Romanian (Romania)
M
A
I

June: Greenlandic (Greenland)
J
U
N
I

July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
J
U
L
A
I

August: Japanese (Japan)
H
A
D
U
K
I

September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
I
R
A
I
L

October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
K
E
L
E

November: Venda (South Africa) (is a Bantu language predominately spoken in the Limpopo Province, Botswana)
L
A
R
A

December: Niuean (Niue Island, Tokelau)
T
E
S
E
M
O

[Jojobean]

I'd like to do only 5 months with all of their letters

January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E~ by Josin L. McQuein~ 1/16/14
N~ by Miranda Twiss~ 1/6/14
E~ by Gail Carriger~ 1/20/14
R~ by Amelia Atwater Rhodes~ 2/8/14
O~ By Darren Shan~ 2/2/14

April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
A~ by Jamie Wilson~ 1/25/14
P~ by Chelsea Ptitcher~ 2/9/14
R~ by Margaret Peterson Haddix~ 3/2/14
E~ by Robert T. Bakker~ 4/12/14
L~ by Siobhan Vivian~ 1/31/14

June: Greenlandic (Greenland)
J~ by Jade Varden~ pgs, 2/23/14
U~ by Colleen Oakes~ 2/16/14
N~ by Anna Collomore~ 3/26/14
I~ by Michelle Zink~ 1/11/14

July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
J~ by Julie Anne Peters~ 3/2/14
U~ by Julie Kagawa~ 5/11/14
L~ ~ 6/8/14
A~ by Amelia Atwater Rhodes ~ 2/28/14
I~ by D.C. Armstrong~ 3/5/14

October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
K~ by Kristen Elizabeth Clark~ 1/11/14
E~ by D.E.L. Conner~ 2/21/14
L~ by Doug Dillon~ 3/12/14
E~ by Amanda Grace~ 3/19/14

[Zara's Corner]

Added you Joanne. Good luck

[Ashleigh]

I'll do 12 to begin with one letter from each month .. if I happen to read an additional book that applies from a different challenge can I add it?

[Zara's Corner]

Ashleigh wrote: "I'll do 12 to begin with one letter from each month .. if I happen to read an additional book that applies from a different challenge can I add it?"

You most definitely can add books from other challenges.

[Zara's Corner]

Ashleigh I've added you. Good luck with your goal.

[Ashley]

Zara, I'm down for 5 months. When I added up the letters for the months I'm going to do, I came up with 22, so that will be my goal. :)

[Zara's Corner]

Ashley wrote: "Zara, I'm down for 5 months. When I added up the letters for the months I'm going to do, I came up with 22, so that will be my goal. :)"

Thanks Ashley. I've adjusted your goal accordingly.

[Zara's Corner]

My List


July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
J
U
L
A
I


September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
I
R
A
I
L

[LynnB]

I'll try all 12 months...


January: Kapampangan - COMPLETED
E - The ThrEe Musketeers
N - LoNgbourn
E - Francis: Man of PrayEr
R - The AquaRiums of Pyongyang
O - VOices


February: Arabic - COMPLETED
F - A Fighter Pilot in Buchenwald
I - The ChrIstmas Brides
F - The Hundred-Foot Journey
R - MoonfloweR Vine
I - Brokeback MountaIn


March: Malay - COMPLETED
M - Anne's House of DreaMs
A - CockroAches
C - Claire of the Sea Light


April: Papiamento - COMPLETED
A - Never FAll Down
P - The Pearl
R - House of Rain
E - The BEll Jar
L - Destroyer AngeL
,

May: Romanian - COMPLETED
M - The Illustrated Man
A - The Speed of DArk
I - Prague WInter


June: Greenlandic - COMPLETED
J - The Big Over Easy, by Jasper Fforde
U - A HoUse in the Sky
N - INsurgent
I - MonIca's Sister


July: Swahili - COMPLETED
J - The Wicked and the Just
U - The Night Searchers by Marcia MUller
L - Shoot to ThriLl
A - An Officer and A Spy
I - Imperfect Harmony


August: Japanese - COMPLETED
H - Written in My Own Heart's Blood
A - A Sense of the World
D - Dear John
U - RevolUtion
K - Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally
I - Remains of Innocence



September: Basque - COMPLETED
I - The Story of AIn't
R - The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
A - Help, ThAnks, Wow
I - Lady WIndermere's Fan
L - Legend



October: Ewe
KELE

November: Venda
LARA

December: Niuean
TESEMO

Completed: 41/55

[Cassandra]

This sounds like a wonderful idea! I'm going to be brave and sign up for all 55... Might as well jump in with both feet. We'll see how I do!

[Zara's Corner]

Cassandra and LynnB I've added you both. Welcome and good luck.

[Zara's Corner]

Angela I've added you. Welcome and good luck.

[Alison]

Zara- As I am organizing my books for next year i am realizing I kind of want to back out of this challenge. I want this year to be a year where I read what I want to read when I want to read it. I will still read the books I have signed up for with this challenge, but I don't want to be pushed to read it during one certain month. Thanks!

[Zara's Corner]

Alison wrote: "Zara- As I am organizing my books for next year i am realizing I kind of want to back out of this challenge. I want this year to be a year where I read what I want to read when I want to read it. I..."

Hi Alison,

That's fair enough. I have deleted you from the list. Good luck with your other reading.

[Amie]

I'm in! I'll try for all!

READ THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLD
Duration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Completed: 13 / 55

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: Body Movers - Stephanie Bond - 1/1/14
N: Passion Unleashed - Larissa Ione - 1/5/14
E: Ecstasy Unveiled - Larissa Ione - 1/13/14
R: Playing for Keeps - R.L. Mathewson - 1/6/14
O: Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble - H.P. Mallory - 1/26/14

February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia)
F: Off Sides - Sawyer Bennett - 2/2/14
I: Deadly Lies - Cynthia Eden - 2/8/14
F: The Last Boyfriend - Nora Roberts - 2/23/14
R: Yours to Keep - Shannon Stacey - 2/2/14
I: Animal Magnetism - Jill Shalvis - 2/9/14

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

April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
A
P
R
E
L

May: Romanian (Romania)
M
A
I

June: Greenlandic (Greenland)
J
U
N
I

July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
J
U
L
A
I

August: Japanese (Japan)
H
A
D
U
K
I

September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
I
R
A
I
L

October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
K
E
L
E

November: Venda (South Africa) (is a Bantu language predominately spoken in the Limpopo Province, Botswana)
L
A
R
A

December: Niuean (Niue Island, Tokelau)
T
E
S
E
M
O

[Zara's Corner]

Amie wrote: "I'm in! I'll try for all!

READ THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLD
Duration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Completed: 0/55

January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E
N
E
R
O

February: A..."

Hi Amie. I've added you. Welcome and good luck.

[❦Dawn❦]

I'm going to try to complete this entire challenge 55 books and use other challenges within this challenge.

36/55

DONE!!! January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)

✓E True
✓N Intentions of the Earl
✓E Scarlet
✓R The Giver
✓O How to Be a Woman


Done!!! February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia)

✔ F Lift
✔ I The Invention of Wings
✔ F Being Perfect
✔ R Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
✔ I The Rosie Project


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



DONE! April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)

✔A The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Live
✔P Life of Pi
✔R Cress
✔E Rocky Mountain Freedom
✔L A Tree Grows in Brooklyn


DONE!!! May: Romanian (Romania)

✔M Middlesex
✔A Life After Life
✔I Shiver



DONE!!! June: Greenlandic (Greenland)

✓J Journey to the Edge of the Light: A Story of Love, Leukemia and Transformation
✓U Summer Fling
✓N Unwind
✓I Breakfast of Champions




DONE!!! July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)

✓J The Bell Jar
✓U The Maze Runner
✓L Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
✓A The Storyteller
✓I Saving Grace



August: Japanese (Japan)



✓H The Thirteenth Gift
✓A The Unbearable Lightness of Being
✓D A Thousand Splendid Suns
✓U Curveball
✓K Orange Is the New Black
✓I Watership Down



September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
I
R
A
I
L

October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
K
E
L
E

November: Venda (South Africa) (is a Bantu language predominately spoken in the Limpopo Province, Botswana)
L
A
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December: Niuean (Niue Island, Tokelau)
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[Zara's Corner]

Dawn wrote: "I'm going to try to complete this entire challenge 55 books and use other challenges within this challenge. Am I suppose to list all the books here I will read or post each month as I've completed..."

Dawn it's entirely up to you whether you list the books you'll read before you read them or as you go. Whichever works best for you. I've added you to the list. Welcome and good luck.

[Erin]

Count me in! My book goal this year is a mere 26 compared to the 55 it would take to complete this entire list, and I'm not sure I'm up for that, so let's bring it down to half of my annual goal.

April (APREL) -- 5
October (KELE) -- 4
November (LARA) -- 4

My mini goal will be April, October and November -- a total of 13. At the very least, I will complete those. Perhaps I will manage more than that, and I'll adjust for more as I go along.

[Zara's Corner]

Erin, I have you added. Welcome and good luck.

[Robyn]

Hi!

I'm in for this one. Going to try to read at least 2 per month, so put me down for 24. Hoping this will help me clear out my TBR list.

READ THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLD

Completed: 20/24

January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E- The English Patient
N- A Novel Bookstore
E- The Edge of Reason
R- Resistance
O-

February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia)
F- Firefly Lane
I- The Invisible Bridge
F-
R- The Rose Garden
I- I'll Be Seeing You

March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)
M- The Uncommon Reader
A- The Greatest Generation
C- Code Name Verity

April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
A-
P- The Prince of Tides
R-
E- Delivered from Distraction
L- Life After Life

May: Romanian (Romania)
M- Isle of Palms
A- Sarah's Key
I- The Tao of Parenting: The Ageless Wisdom of Taoism and the Art of Raising Children

June: Greenlandic (Greenland)
J-
U
N- The Legend of Bagger Vance: A Novel of Golf and the Game of Life
I

July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
J-
U-
L- Folly Beach
A-
I

August: Japanese (Japan)
H-
A-
D-
U- Those Who Save Us
K-
I

September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
I
R-
A-
I
L–

October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
K-
E-
L-
E-

November: Venda (South Africa) (is a Bantu language predominately spoken in the Limpopo Province, Botswana)
L-
A-
R-
A-

December: Niuean (Niue Island, Tokelau)
T-
E-
S-
E-
M-
O-

Thanks!

[Zara's Corner]

Robyn wrote: "Hi!

I'm in for this one. Going to try to read at least 2 per month, so put me down for 24. Hoping this will help me clear out my TBR list.

Thanks!"

Hi Robyn I have added you. Welcome and good luck.

If you want to clear out your TBR list you may wish to try the Randomiser Challenge as well. That challenge is all about clearing out your TBR list.