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Alphabet Soup Challenge 2017
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Will try for them all again this year!A- Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
B- Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
C- Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
D- The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
E- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
F- Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs
G- Good Harbor by Anita Diamant
H- The House of Blue Mangoes by David Davidar
I- Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
J- Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
K- Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil by Deborah Rodriguez
L- Light Years by James Salter
M- Mating for Life by Marissa Stapley
N- Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn
O- One Good Friend Deserves Another by Lisa Verge Higgins
P- The People of Forever Are Not Afraid by Shani Boianjiu
Q- The Queen of Katwe: One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion by Tim Crothers
R- Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
S- A Soft Place to Land by Susan Rebecca White
T- Tamarind Mem by Anita Rau Badami
U- Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
V- Vinyl Cafe Unplugged by Stuart McLean
W- The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
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Alphabet Soup TemplateA-
B- The Bell Jar ~ Sylvia Plath
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I-I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban ~ Malala Yousafzai
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M- Miracle in the Andes ~ Nando Parrado
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Mo's Alphabet Soup 2017A- The Accusation *READ 26 May 27*
B- Bang My Car *READ 28 Jan 17*
C- Chess *READ 13 Apr 17*
D- The Death of Ivan Ilyich *READ 21 May 17*
E- Existentialism and Human Emotions *READ 4 Aug 17*
F- Fortune Smiles *READ 25 Apr 17*
G- The Graveyard Apartment *READ 7 Jul 17*
H- Heroes Are My Weakness *READ 4 Mar 17*
I- Into the Water *READ 5 Jul 17*
J- Judaism: An Introduction *READ 15 May 17*
K- The Kingdom *READ 17 Sep 17*
L- Love May Fail *READ 7 Feb 17*
M- The Mayor of Casterbridge *READ 25 Feb 17*
N- Norse Mythology *READ 18 Apr 17*
O- Of Human Bondage *READ 14 Jan 17*
P- Pulling Down Strongholds *READ 12 Mar 17*
Q- The Quiet American *READ 24 Jul 17*
R- Rumpole Rests His Case *READ 10 Jul 17*
S- Sense and Sensibility *READ 7 Jan 17*
T- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall *READ 26 Jan 17*
U- Under the Greenwood Tree *READ 26 Dec 17*
V- Villain *READ 5 Aug 17*
W- War with the Newts *READ 23 Jun 17*
X- Xanadu *READ 3 Sep 17*
Y- Yevgeny Onegin *READ 7 Aug 17*
Z- The Zoo *READ 8 Oct 17*
Alphabet Soup 2017A- After You 3/18/17
B- Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear 6/19/17
C- The Crown 3/9/17
D- Dumplin' 1/22/17
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F- Fairest 3/2/17
G- The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo 2/26/17
H- Heartless 1/7/17
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K- The Key Muscles of Yoga: Scientific Keys, Volume I 6/9/17
L- Light Is the New Black: A Guide to Answering Your Soul's Callings and Working Your Light 6/17/17
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N- The Nest 5/29/17
O- One Plus One 2/6/17
P- The Princess Diarist 1/12/17
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I'm in! So excited for this challenge!Completed: 6/26
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Count me in! I'm aiming for all 26 this year!A: Alice in Tumblr-land (1/3/17)
B: The Brain: The Story of You (3/6/17)
C: The Cuckoo's Calling (10/12/17)
D: Death Comes to Pemberley (3/4/17)
E: Ella Minnow Pea (1/15/17)
F: Farmer Boy (2/4/17)
G: The Girl You Left Behind (4/9/17)
H: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (2/6/17)
I: I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (3/23/17)
J: Jane Austen Made Me Do It: Original Stories Inspired by Literature's Most Astute Observer of the Human Heart (12/29/17)
K: Karnak Café (1/3/17)
L: Little House in the Big Woods (1/25/17)
M: Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History & Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (1/29/17)
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O: One Hundred Years of Solitude (3/19/17)
P: The Painted Girls (9/25/17)
Q: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (1/2/17)
R: The Real Liddy James (1/23/17)
S: Sense & Sensibility (2/28/17)
T: The Titan's Curse (4/1/17)
U: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (2/13/17)
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X: The XYZ Affair. (1/8/17)
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Here's my TBR List. I've made mine a DOUBLE ALPHABET CHALLENGE. I'll turn BOLD those that I finish. I'll probably not read in alphabetical order though.A: The Anti-Federalist Papers / A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
B: Basic Economics / Beowulf
C: Catch the Jew! / Confessions
D: Don Quixote / Democracy in America
E: Economics in One Lesson / The Epic of Gilgamesh
F: The Fire Next Time / The Federalist Papers
G: Gulliver's Travels / The Great Debate
H: The Histories / The Heritage Guide to the Constitution
I: The Iliad / An Intelligent Person's Guide to History
J: Jude the Obscure / Jane Eyre
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L: LE MORTE DARTHUR / Lord Jim
M: Madison V. Marshall / My Grandfather's Son
N: No One Left to Lie to / The New Lifetime Reading Plan
O: Outwitting History / The Odyssey
P: The Pilgrim's Progress / Person and the Common Good
Q: The Quest for Cosmic Justice / Queen Victoria
R: Reflections on the Revolution in France / Rights of Man
S: She May Not Leave / The Shmuz on Life
T: The Thomas Sowell Reader / Tartuffe
U: Up from Liberalism / Utopia
V: The Vision of the Anointed / The Vikings: A History
W: The Worst President in History / Walden
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Y: The Yiddish Teacher / Yiddish with Dick and Jane
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Thanks, Rosemarie. Lists are my forte; reading, not so much.
I am in this Book challenge 10/26 and total books 15. Well here is a list I want to read now and will fill in the rest when I figure it outA- Along Came a Spider
B- Bridge to Terabithia Done 01/14 Big Little Lies Before I Fall Beautiful Creatures Bloodrose
C- Cinder done 01/06 City of the Lost done 01/21 City of Ashes
D- The Diary of a Young Girl The Death Cure The Dead Girls' Dance
E- Ella Enchanted done 01/23 Eon: Dragoneye Reborn Eona: The Last Dragoneye
F- The Fill-In Boyfriend done 01/28 Fifty Shades of Grey
G- The Girl on the Train Go Set a Watchman
H- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 done 01/02
I- The Iron King Done 01/13
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K- The Kill Order
L- The Last Star
M- A Monster Calls done 03/03 Midnight
N- Nemesis done 02/24 The Neverending Story Nightshade
O- Old Yeller done 02/21
P- Professor Gargoyle done 02/11
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S- Scarlet done 03/02 The Slither Sisters done 02/11 Substitute Creature done 02/12 Shatter Me
T- To Kill a Mockingbird Teacher's Pest done 02/12
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Im in on thisDONE
A- A Seal's Oath 03/01
B- Before I Fall- 01/19
C- Cinder- 01/09
D-Die Foe Me-01/15
E- Easter In Dry Creek 04/11
F- Forsaken by Leanna Ellis 05/3
G-The German Girl 04/23
H- Hush,Hush-01/10
I- I'm the vampire, that's way 05/ 20
J-The Julius House 04/14
K-Kiss Of Midnight ( Midnight Breed) -06/22
L- The Last Battle -03/18
M- Masques-07/04
N-Night Born -07/09
O-The Obsession -03/19
P- Poison Princess-01/12
Q-Quickie,The - 07/13
R-Rest For The Wicked -07/ 14
S- Scarlet -03/07
T- To kill mockingbird-01/17
U-Untouched-07/15
V-Vampire Crush -07/18
W- Wolf Princess =-01/22
X- X Platoon -08/
Y-You Slay Me -07/31
Z-Z for Zachariah-01/26
I'm trying this again. I was 4 letters short last year!A - Any Time, Any Place
B - Behind Closed Doors
C - The Choices We Make
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F - Finding Audrey
G - The Girl Before
H - The Hostage
I - I See You
J - The Joy Luck Club
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M - The Marriage Bargain
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T - The Trial
U - The Unforgettable Husbank
V - The Vanishing Year
W - When All the Girls have Gone
X - Witness in Death
Y - The Young Wives Club
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M- Modern China: A Very Short Introduction- Rana Mitter || Jan
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R- What Color Is Your Parachute? Guide to Rethinking Resumes: Write a Winning Resume and Cover Letter and Land Your Dream Interview- Richard Bolles || Jan
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U- Uncle Tom's Cabin || Jan
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I'm going to try this too.A - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Carroll Lewis Tenniel John
B - The Blue Castle - L.M. Montgomery
C- Cats In The Belfry - Doreen Tovey
D - Daughters of the Silk Road - Debbie Rix
E - Emma - Jane Austen
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I- In Too Deep - Samantha Hayes
J- Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
K- The Kashmir Shawl - Rosie Thomas
L- Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
M- The Mill on the Floss - George Eliot
N Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen
O An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving - Louisa May Alcott
P- The Poppy Factory - Liz Trenow
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S- Sophia's Secret - Susanna Kearsley
T- Threads of Silk - Amanda Roberts
U- Under the Greenwood Tree - Thomas Hardy
V- The Velveteen Rabbit - Margery Williams Bianco
W- While You Were Sleeping - Kathryn Croft
X- X - Sue Grafton
Y- Yesterday's Sun - Amanda Brooke
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D- Deadline - Sandra Brown; Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor;Daring to Dream - Nora Roberts
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Gena's: "Alphabet SoupA-asylum by Jeanette De Beauvoir/ All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
B-Bone Dust White by Karin Salvalaggio/Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris
C-Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
D-Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
E-Every you, Every me by David Levithan
F-Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
G-The Grave of God's Daughter by Brett Ellen Block
H-The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell
I-Invisible by Carla Buckley/Is Everyone Hanging out Without Me? By Mindy Kaling
J-Just One Day by Gayle Forman
K-Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
L- A Little Piece of Ground by Elizabeth Laird/Leave Me by Gayle Forman
M-Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
N-1984 by George Orwell
O-On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwano
P-The Pocket Wife by Susan Crawford
Q-The Quickie by James Patterson
R-The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
S-Solace of Leaving Early by Haven Kimmel/Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
T-The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows
U-Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
V-The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
W-Watching Edie by Camilla Way/What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
X- Xingo 1916 by Edith Wharton
Y-Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Z-The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
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F- The Firemaker
G- The Girl Before/The Girl on the Train
H- He Said/She Said / The History of Blood
I- The Islamist: Why I Joined Radical Islam in Britain, What I Saw Inside and Why I Left
J- Jane Eyre
K- The Kite Runner
L- The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
M- A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled
N- The New Threat From Islamic Militancy
O- Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In
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W- The Walking Dead, Vol. 01: Days Gone Bye
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A- Anthology of Best Loved Poems by Andrew Lang
B- Betsy-Tacy and Tib by Maud Hart Lovelace
C- Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
D- Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis
E- The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
F- Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby
G- Grain by Robert J.C. Stead
H- The Honey Thief by Najaf Mazari
I- The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells
J - Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
K - A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines
L- A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
M - My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Backman
N - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
O - The Oresteian Trilogy: Agamemnon / The Choephori / The Eumenides by Aeschylus
P - The Prophet's Camel Bell by Margaret Laurence
Q - Queen Elizabeth II´s Diamond Jubilee by Press Association
R - Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
S - Sleep in Peace Tonight by James MacManus
T - A Tale of a Tub and Other Satires by Jonathan Swift
U - Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
V - Vathek by William Beckford
W - Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen
X - Xingu by Edith Wharton
Y - Yevgeny Onegin by Alexander Pushkin
Z - A Zoo in Winter by Jirō Taniguchi
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I think I am on the way to involve myself in way too many challenges :DA- Animal Farm
B- Black Beauty
C-The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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I'll try this A- About Grace by Anthony Doerr
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G- Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
H- The Husband's Secret by Liabe Moriarty
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M- More Than This by Patrick Ness
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A- Alone**
B- The Bell Jar**
C- Cream of the Crop**
D- Death in Venice**
E- Esther Waters**
F- Framley Parsonage**
G- The Game of Kings**
H- Heir of Novron**
I- In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox**
J- The Jungle**
K- Killing Mr. Griffin**
L- Little House in the Big Woods**
M- My Cousin Rachel**
N- The Neverending Story**
O- The Old Curiosity Shop**
P- A Passage to India**
Q- The Quiche of Death**
R- Rise of Empire**
S- Still Life**
T- Theft of Swords**
U- Under the Udala Trees**
V- Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution**
W- The Woodlanders**
X- X Y Z - A Detective Story**
Y- Yes Please**
Z- The Zeppelin's Passenger**
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My very first challenge in this group. Wish me luck!Paula B's Alphabet Soup 2017: 26/26 (02/12/17)
*COMPLETED!* ✔
A- Address Unknown
B- Burial Rites
C- Close to the Knives
D- Diaries of Kenneth Tynan, The
E- Enfants Terribles, Les
F- Flaubert's Parrot
G- Good-Bye to All That
H- Hons and Rebels
I- If This Is a Woman: Inside Ravensbruck
J- Journey Out Returning
K- Kubla Khan
L- Life After Life
M- Madonna in a Fur Coat
N- Noonday
O- Outrun, The
P- Paying Guests, The
Q- Quarantine
R- Reader on the 6.27, The
S- Slaughterhouse-Five
T- Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words
U- Unrivalled Transcendence of Willem J. Gyle, The
V- Vegetarian, The
W-Written on the Body
X- Xingu
Y- Yellow Wall-Paper and Other Writings, The
Z- Zennor in Darkness
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Renee wrote: "Great to have you join us, Paula!"Thank you, Renee.
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Rosemarie wrote: "Good luck, Paula."Thank you, Rosemarie.
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26 Books in one year, each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. (Not counting articles like "a," "an" or "the") to create your own special Alphabet Soup.
For example:
A- And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
B- Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
C- The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
Etc.
You may use books that are from other mini-challenges, but not the Group Read titles. (Because then we'd all have the same soup.)
You may want to create a post with just the alphabet, then fill in books as you read them. Or create a "master list" of what you plan to read, then check them off as you finish each.
This thread is also the place to come for ideas on titles for letters that are trickier to find.