Read Your Father's Name

[jingles]

Read Your Father's Name
Duration: 6 Months

This is an updated version of an older challenge Joanne posted back in 2013...with a little twist.

The challenge: Read your father's name (or the name of someone close who represents a father figure to you) by completing a book for each letter in his name. You may use his first, middle or last name. If you complete the first name and wish to move on to the middle, please feel free.

Please Note: For those who are uncomfortable sharing this information, please feel free to scramble the letters :)

You may use any of the following:
First letter of the book title
First letter of the author's first or last name
First letter of a series title
First letter of a main character's first or last name

[jingles]

P A R T I C I P A N T S


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Angie - DONE

Connie - DONE

Diane L - DONE

Jess

jingles - DONE

~Michelle~ - DONE

Suzanne - DONE

[jingles]

ACATT: Read Your Father's Name
Date: 02/01/18 - 07/31/18
6/6 Completed

Challenge Link: ACATT: Read Your Father's Name

✔1. G = Gilly Macmillan|What She Knew|02.15.18|★★★★
✔2. E = Emma Donoghue|The Wonder|02.06.18|★★
✔3. O = Olsen, Gregg|Closer Than Blood|03.15.18|★★
✔4. R = The Rosie Effect|Graeme Simsion|02.02.18|★★
✔5. G = Gail Carriger|Timeless|03.01.18|★★★★
✔6. E = Edie Claire|Never Buried|02.18.18|★★★


☀☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀CHALLENGE COMPLETED 03/15/18☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀☀

[Connie N.]

My dad was the youngest of 3 boys. They hoped for a girl, so they decided on the name Laura. When he turned out to be a boy, they added "nce" to the end to create the unusual spelling.

Read Your Father's Name
Timeframe: 2/1/18 to 7/31/18
8/8

L - Author Jack Lynch - Truth or Die - 3/13/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Agatha Christie - Evil Under the Sun - 2/3/18 ♥♥♥♥
U - Uncovered by Kathryn Taylor - 2/5/18 ♥♥♥
R - Author R.L. Mathewson - Checkmate - 2/2/28 ♥♥♥♥
A - Accidental Cowgirl by Maggie McGinnis - 2/14/18 ♥♥♥♥
N - New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb - 2/9/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
C - Author Megan Crane - Devil's Mark - 2/4/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Turbo Twenty-Three - 2/21/18 ♥♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 3/13/18*****

[jingles]

That's very interesting, Connie! And indeed a unique spelling of his name.

Thanks for joining me!

[Suzanne]

All Challenges All The Time
Read Your Father's Name
Duration: 2/1/2018 - 7/31/2018

Progress 10 out of 10

This is an updated version of an older challenge Joanne posted back in 2013...with a little twist.

The challenge: Read your father's name (or the name of someone close who represents a father figure to you) by completing a book for each letter in his name. You may use his first, middle or last name. If you complete the first name and wish to move on to the middle, please feel free.

Please Note: For those who are uncomfortable sharing this information, please feel free to scramble the letters :)

You may use any of the following:
First letter of the book title
First letter of the author's first or last name
First letter of a series title
First letter of a main character's first or last name

J: Darynda Jones; The Dirt on Ninth Grave - ***** - 3/13/2018 - 326 Pages
A: Amanda Lucidon; Chasing Light: Michelle Obama Through the Lens of a White House Photographer - ***** - 3/21/2018 - 224 Pages
M: Catherine Gilbert Murdock; The Off Season - **** - 3/18/2018 - 277 Pages
E: Elin Hilderbrand; Winter Street - **** - 3/20/2018 - 249 Pages
S: Show No Mercy by Cindy Gerard - **** - 3/10/2018 - 359 Pages

H: Tiffany Haddish; The Last Black Unicorn - ***** - 2/9/2018 - 288 Pages
E: Joseph J. Ellis; His Excellency: George Washington - **** - 3/7/2018 - 352 Pages
N: Elisabeth Naughton; Marked - *** - 2/23/2018 - 321 Pages
R: J.D. Robb; Seduction in Death - ***** - 3/28/2018 - 354 Pages
Y: You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures by Alan Cumming - ***** - 4/2/2018 - 304 Pages

[Michelle's Empty Nest]

Read Your Father's Name
Date: 02/01/18 - 07/31/18
Completed: 10/10 Completed


***FINISHED 3-26-2018***


✔ J ~ James Patterson | The Beach House 2-9-2018 | 3*
✔ O ~ Oliver from Love Story by Erich Segal 2-11-2018 | 3*
✔ H ~ Haruki Murakami | After the Quake 2-1-2018 | 3*
✔ N ~ Neil deGrasse Tyson | Astrophysics for People in a Hurry 2-5-2018 | 4*
✔ N ~ Nicholas Sparks | The Guardian 2-12-2018 | 4*
✔ Y ~ You've Been Warned - Again by James Patterson 3-26-2018 | 3*

✔ E ~ Étienne from Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins 2-5-2018 | 4*
✔ A ~ Anita Valle | Sinful Cinderella 2-3-2018 | 3*
✔ R ~ Ben Rehder | Buck Fever 2-6-2018 | 3*
✔ L ~ Terry Lee | Time Trials 2-8-2018 | 3*

[jingles]

Welcome to the challenge, Suzanne and Michelle!

[Angie]

Read Your Father's Name
Feb 1, 2018 – July 31, 2018
0/11

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[jingles]

Welcome, Angie!

[Diane L]

Read Your Father's Name
17 Feb - 16 Aug

14/14

J - Jane Harper wrote The Dry, 27 Feb 2018
A - Jussi Adler-Olsen wrote A Conspiracy of Faith, 17 Feb 2018
M - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan, 22 Feb 2018
E - Eat Stop Eat by Brad Pilon, 26 Feb 2018
S - Scent to Her Grave by India Ink, 14 Mar 2018

F - Frederick Forsyth wrote The Day of the Jackal, 24 Feb 2018
R - The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan, 2 Mar 2018
E - Eben Alexander wrote Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife, 27 Feb 2018
D - Deepak Chopra wrote The Ultimate Happiness Prescription: 7 Keys to Joy and Enlightenment, 25 Feb 2018
E - Eric Flint and Andrew Dennis wrote 1634: The Galileo Affair, 13 Mar 2018
R - Remembering Christmas by Dan Walsh, 4 Mar 2018
I - An Irish Country Village by Patrick Taylor, 7 Mar 2018
C - Clive Cussler wrote Ghost Ship, 19 Feb 2018
K - Ken Grimwood wrote Replay, 15 Mar 2018

[jingles]

Welcome to the challenge, Diane! Thanks for joining us!!

[Connie N.]

All done! Thanks for the fun.

Read Your Father's Name
Timeframe: 2/1/18 to 7/31/18
8/8

L - Author Jack Lynch - Truth or Die - 3/13/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Agatha Christie - Evil Under the Sun - 2/3/18 ♥♥♥♥
U - Uncovered by Kathryn Taylor - 2/5/18 ♥♥♥
R - Author R.L. Mathewson - Checkmate - 2/2/28 ♥♥♥♥
A - Accidental Cowgirl by Maggie McGinnis - 2/14/18 ♥♥♥♥
N - New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb - 2/9/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
C - Author Megan Crane - Devil's Mark - 2/4/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Turbo Twenty-Three - 2/21/18 ♥♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 3/13/18*****

[jingles]

Way to go, Connie!

[Diane L]

That went much faster than expected. It happened to dovetail nicely with what I was reading for the quarterly reading challenge for West Virginia.

Read Your Father's Name
17 Feb - 16 Aug

14/14

J - Jane Harper wrote The Dry, 27 Feb 2018
A - Jussi Adler-Olsen wrote A Conspiracy of Faith, 17 Feb 2018
M - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan, 22 Feb 2018
E - Eat Stop Eat by Brad Pilon, 26 Feb 2018
S - Scent to Her Grave by India Ink, 14 Mar 2018

F - Frederick Forsyth wrote The Day of the Jackal, 24 Feb 2018
R - The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan, 2 Mar 2018
E - Eben Alexander wrote Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife, 27 Feb 2018
D - Deepak Chopra wrote The Ultimate Happiness Prescription: 7 Keys to Joy and Enlightenment, 25 Feb 2018
E - Eric Flint and Andrew Dennis wrote 1634: The Galileo Affair, 13 Mar 2018
R - Remembering Christmas by Dan Walsh, 4 Mar 2018
I - An Irish Country Village by Patrick Taylor, 7 Mar 2018
C - Clive Cussler wrote Ghost Ship, 19 Feb 2018
K - Ken Grimwood wrote Replay, 15 Mar 2018

[jingles]

Well done, Diane!!

[Connie N.]

Good for you, Diane!

[jingles]

After the dreaded 'O', I'm all done!


ACATT: Read Your Father's Name
Date: 02/01/18 - 07/31/18
6/6 Completed

Challenge Link: ACATT: Read Your Father's Name

✔1. G = Gilly Macmillan|What She Knew|02.15.18|★★★★
✔2. E = Emma Donoghue|The Wonder|02.06.18|★★
✔3. O = Olsen, Gregg|Closer Than Blood|03.15.18|★★
✔4. R = The Rosie Effect|Graeme Simsion|02.02.18|★★
✔5. G = Gail Carriger|Timeless|03.01.18|★★★★
✔6. E = Edie Claire|Never Buried|02.18.18|★★★


☀☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀CHALLENGE COMPLETED 03/15/18☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀☀

[Connie N.]

Yay, Jingles! Looks like that "O" book came in handy.

[jingles]

Thanks, Connie! Yes it did...in several challenges. I need about 50 more. Lol

[Connie N.]

Don't we all!

[Michelle's Empty Nest]

All done. :)


Read Your Father's Name
Date: 02/01/18 - 07/31/18
Completed: 10/10 Completed


***FINISHED 3-26-2018***


✔ J ~ James Patterson | The Beach House 2-9-2018 | 3*
✔ O ~ Oliver from Love Story by Erich Segal 2-11-2018 | 3*
✔ H ~ Haruki Murakami | After the Quake 2-1-2018 | 3*
✔ N ~ Neil deGrasse Tyson | Astrophysics for People in a Hurry 2-5-2018 | 4*
✔ N ~ Nicholas Sparks | The Guardian 2-12-2018 | 4*
✔ Y ~ You've Been Warned - Again by James Patterson 3-26-2018 | 3*

✔ E ~ Étienne from Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins 2-5-2018 | 4*
✔ A ~ Anita Valle | Sinful Cinderella 2-3-2018 | 3*
✔ R ~ Ben Rehder | Buck Fever 2-6-2018 | 3*
✔ L ~ Terry Lee | Time Trials 2-8-2018 | 3*

[jingles]

Well done, Michelle!

[Suzanne]

Finished!!

All Challenges All The Time
Read Your Father's Name
Duration: 2/1/2018 - 7/31/2018

Progress 10 out of 10

This is an updated version of an older challenge Joanne posted back in 2013...with a little twist.

The challenge: Read your father's name (or the name of someone close who represents a father figure to you) by completing a book for each letter in his name. You may use his first, middle or last name. If you complete the first name and wish to move on to the middle, please feel free.

Please Note: For those who are uncomfortable sharing this information, please feel free to scramble the letters :)

You may use any of the following:
First letter of the book title
First letter of the author's first or last name
First letter of a series title
First letter of a main character's first or last name

J: Darynda Jones; The Dirt on Ninth Grave - ***** - 3/13/2018 - 326 Pages
A: Amanda Lucidon; Chasing Light: Michelle Obama Through the Lens of a White House Photographer - ***** - 3/21/2018 - 224 Pages
M: Catherine Gilbert Murdock; The Off Season - **** - 3/18/2018 - 277 Pages
E: Elin Hilderbrand; Winter Street - **** - 3/20/2018 - 249 Pages
S: Show No Mercy by Cindy Gerard - **** - 3/10/2018 - 359 Pages

H: Tiffany Haddish; The Last Black Unicorn - ***** - 2/9/2018 - 288 Pages
E: Joseph J. Ellis; His Excellency: George Washington - **** - 3/7/2018 - 352 Pages
N: Elisabeth Naughton; Marked - *** - 2/23/2018 - 321 Pages
R: J.D. Robb; Seduction in Death - ***** - 3/28/2018 - 354 Pages
Y: You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures by Alan Cumming - ***** - 4/2/2018 - 304 Pages

[jingles]

Well done, Suzanne!

[Angie]

Read Your Father's Name
Feb 1, 2018 – July 31, 2018
11/11

J - How Beauty Met The Beast - Jax Garren - 21/2/18
O - Once Upon A Prince - Rachel Hauck - 15/2/18
H - Here Kitty Kitty - Shelly Laurenston - 22/2/18
N - No One To Trust - Katie Reus - 20/2/18

M - Part Time Cowboy - Maisey Yates - 19/2/18
I - Base Instincts - Larissa Ione - 31/3/18
C - Dead of Winter - Kresley Cole - 16/2/18
H - Dearly Departed - Lia Habel - 4/3/18
A - Must Love Breeches - Angela Quarles - 16/2/18
E - Empty Net - Toni Aleo - 17/2/18
L - Unraveled - Lauren Dane - 25/2/18

[jingles]

Well done, Angie!

[Kerry]

T: Taking eve H: Hearts in alantis A: All through the night S:Starfire R:Raven

[Kerry]

M :Mail order bride E:The Expediter
THOMAS ROGER

[Jess]

Read Your Father's Name
Duration: 6 Months

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[jingles]

Welcome to the challenge, Jess!