2017 A to Z Reading Challenge

[Patricia]

Got it. Thanks.

[Chad]

I just finished my Z book and I am now done! Wooohooooooooooo!

[Chad]

Here's what I read:

Apocalypse Now Now by Charlie Human
The Bible Repairman and Other Stories by Tim Powers
The Case of the Love Commandos by Tarquin Hall
Discordia by Laurie Penny and Molly Crabapple
The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld
Futureland by Walter Mosley
Galveston by Nic Pizzolatto
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
In One Person by John Irving
The Jewels of Aptor by Samuel R. Delaney
Kid Eternity by Grant Morrison and Duncan Fegredo
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
A Model World by Michael Chabon
Neuromancer by William Gibson
O Pioneers! By Willa Cather
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis by Anne Rice
Quantum and Woody, Volume 1 by James Asmus and Tom Fowler
Regarding Ducks and Universes by Neve Maslakovic
Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey
Tom Swift and the Visitor From Planet X by Victor Appleton
Under Lock and Key by Sam Short
Vampire Conditions by Brian Allen Carr
Werewolves in Their Youth by Michael Chabon
X-It by Jane George
Young Liars, Volume 1 by David Lapham
Zom-B by Darren Shan

[Patricia]

Good on you for finishing so quickly! Are you going to cycle through again?

[Chad]

I think so. I was thinking of doing an author a-z.

[Mary Ann]

Patty, My P book is Precious and Grace by McCall Smith. Thanks!
Mary Ann Kwiatkowski

[Patricia]

Got it.

[Sandra]

I just finished the book, No One Knows by J.T. Ellison. I used it for my "N" book.

Someone else had already added it---BY ONE DAY!!

Thank you.

Sandra DiStefano

[Patricia]

Got it!

[Emily]

Just finished The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story. It was already added to the list. :)

[Brian]

Patty,

I would like Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi for my H read book (you already posted it).

And Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith for my O read book.

Thanks!

Brian DiNitto

[Patricia]

Got them. Thanks!

[Anne]

Can I use A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman for B? Thanks!

[Patricia]

Got it!

[Chelsea]

I'm sure someone has already added it, so my "E" book for March is The Enchanted.

[Emily]

Just finished "The One and Only Ivan" for my "O" book.

[Mary Ann]

Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher as my F book. 4/24/17

[Karen]

I read We are Okay by Nina LaCour for my "w" book.

Karen Deisinger

[Patricia]

Got it, Karen.

[Joanne]

Hi Patty,
I finished The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story for my "Z" book. It had already been added for Z by another reader.
Thanks!
Joanne Bauer

[Patricia]

Got it.

[Hannah]

Just finished Into the Water by Paula Hawkins as my H book but it's already on the shelf.

[Joanne]

Please add The House on Primrose Pond by Yona Zeldis McDonough for my "H" book. Someone else has also read this book.
Thanks!
Joanne Bauer

[Melissa]

Hi Patty,

Could you please note that I read "The Underground Girls of Kabul" for my "U" book?
Thank you,
Melissa

[Hannah]

Just finished The Grownup by Gillian Flynn as my F book but it's already on the shelves. --Hannah

[Melissa]

Please add, "The Nest", for my "n" book. Thanks, Melissa

[Anne]

I just finished The Visitors by Sally Beauman for my "V" book. Thank you!

[Melissa]

I finished! I added an extra "challenge" for myself by reading books with lesbian/bi/trans characters and/or authors.

Here's the list:

As I Descended, Apophis ✔️
Buffering ✔️
Confuscius Jane ✔️
Devoted: A Suspense Novel ✔️
Ex-wives of Dracula ✔️
Future Leaders of Nowhere ✔️
Gravity Between Us, Georgia Peaches & Other Forbidden Fruit ✔️, Gena/ Finn ✔️
Honor Girl ✔️
Ice✔️
Just Juliet ✔️
Love by the Numbers ✔️
The Language of Hoofbeats ✔️
Maxie Mainwaring, Lesbian Dilettante ✔️
The Nest ✔️
Of Fire and Stars ✔️
Perfect Pairing ✔️
Queer and Pleasant Danger✔️
Ramona Blue ✔️
Strawberry Panic, Sparks ✔️
That Certain Something ✔️
Underground Girls of Kabul ✔️
Violet Hill- Second Kiss ✔️
We Are Okay ✔️ , Winter Jacket ✔️
Far From Xanadu✔️
You I've Never Known ✔️
Zero Visibility ✔️

[Jennifer]

I just finished He Said She Said by Erin Kelly as my "K" book. Someone else has already added it so I couldn't.

[Hannah]

Just finished All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda for my A book. It's already been added to the shelf by someone else.

[Jennifer]

Just finished Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs as my "R" book. Someone else already added it to the shelf.

[Jennifer]

Sorry, "Miss Peregrine" was for my "M" book

[Hannah]

I just finished The Lying Game by Ruth Ware as my L book but it's already in the shelf.

[Hannah]

Just finished Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein for my C book but it is already on the shelf.

[Hannah]

Just finished In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware as my w book but I can't add it to the shelf.

[Mary Jo]

K-The Dark Tower: the Gunslinger, by Stephen King. G-Genuine Fraud, by E. Lockhart

Letters left: D, J, Q, U, V, X

[Jennifer]

The Zookeeper's Wife for my "Z" book. Someone else has already shelved it as read.

[Mary Jo]

Q--Boy 21, by Matthew Quick. Almost through with D--Andrew's Brain, by E. L. Doctorow.

[Michelle]

Hi Patty. I've finished the challenge; it was fun! Here's my list:

The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
A Man Called Ove - Frederik Backman
Little Bee - Chris Cleave
The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
My Brilliant Friend - Elena Ferrante
First Phone Call from Heaven - Mitch Albom
Girl on a Train - A.J. Waines
Hillbilly Elegy - JD Vance
In Pieces on the Ground - Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, Megan Levens
Sycamore Row - John Grisham
Why Not Me? - Mindy Kaling
Go Set a Watchman - Harper Lee
Martha Matilda Harper - Jane Plitt
New Rules - Christos Gage, Nicholas Brendon, Rebekah Isaacs
Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout
Orange is the New Black - Piper Kerman
Blessings - Anna Quindlen
Revolutionary Road - Richard Yates
Notorious RBG - Shana Knizhnik, Irin Carmon
Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates
Unbecoming - Jenny Downham
View from the Cheap Seats - Neil Gaiman
Where'd You Go, Bernadette? - Maria Semple
X Saves the World - Jeff Gordinier
Yes, Please - Amy Poehler
The Zookeeper's Wife - Diane Ackerman

Thanks!

[Mary Jo]

J--The Music Shop, by Rachel Joyce.

[Mary Ann]

My I book - Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

[Mary Jo]

I'm done! Here's my list:
A to Z Reading Challenge 2017

A. Angel Catbird, Margaret Atwood
B. The Girl who Drank the Moon, Kelly Barnhill
C. Everyone Brave is Forgiven, Chris Cleve
D. Andrew’s brain, E.L. Doctorow
E. Everything, Everything, Nicola Yoon
F. History of Wolves, Emily Fridlund
G. Genuine Fraud, E. Lockhart
H. The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas
I. Into the Water, Paula Hawkins
J. The Music Shop, Rachel Joyce
K. The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Stephen King
L. March, Book 3, John Lewis
M. The Plot to Kill Hitler: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Pastor, Soldier, Spy, Patricia McCormick
N. Fish Girl, Donna Jo Napoli
O. Close Enough to Touch, Colleen Oakley
P. Snow White, Matt Phelan
Q. Boy 21, Matthew Quick
R. As Brave As You, Jason Reynolds
S. Some Writer: The Story of E. B. White, Melissa Sweet
T. Truly, Madly, Guilty, Liane Moriarty
U. A Crooked Kind of Perfect, Linda Urban
V. V for Vendetta, Alan Moore
W. Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher
X. X’ed out, Charles Burns
Y. The Sun is also a Star, Nicole Yoon
Z. Young Jane Young, Gabrielle Zevin
Thanks, Patty. I read books I may not have otherwise sought out. It was great fun.

[Hannah]

Just finished The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld for my D book. It couldn't add it to the shelf as someone already had. Thanks. Hannah

[Patricia]

Mary Jo, congratulations on finishing!!!

[Anne]

I've finished the challenge! Here is my A to Z list:

The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
Clearwater Miracle by Brenna Barkley
Death on the Sapphire by RJ Koreto
Ettiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger
The Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and The Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
I Want It That Way by Ann Aguirre
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Kindred by Octavia E Butler
Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole
Murder on the Lusitania by Conrad Allen
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L Holm
Prince in Disguise by Stephanie Kate Strohm
The Quest of the Missing Map by Carolyn Keene
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
The Trouble with May Amelia by Jennifer L Holm
Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage and Manners by Therese Oneill
The Visitors by Sally Beauman
The Wrath and The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
XYZ by Anna Katherine Green
Year of Yes by Shonda Rimes
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman

[Mary Ann]

Took me all year, I read a lot of books but just finished my a to z! Thanks for the challenge!