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message 51: by Of Butterflies & Books (last edited Jun 27, 2020 11:39AM) (new)

Of Butterflies & Books | 1 comments Sounds fun! I'm in.

Duration: May 7, 2020 - May 6, 2021

A - an award winner- Circe: 5/20/2020-5/22/2020
B - a book with a brown cover-The Address: 5/09/2020-5/20/2020
C - a classic novel
D - a debut novel-An Absolutely Remarkable Thing: 5/18/2020-6/12/2020
E - an enormous book (600+ pages)
F - a book you got for free-Scary Godmother: Omnibus: 6/24/2020-6/25/2020
G - a guilty pleasure
H - a book with a happy ending
I - a book with ice cream on the cover
J - any book published in July
K - author's name starts with K (first or last)- I've Got Your Number: 5/23/2020-5/28/2020
L - a book you borrowed from the library-The Lying Game: 5/21/2020-5/27/2020
M - a memoir- Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II: 5/7/2020-5/8/2020
N - a new release (2020): Sorry I Missed You: 6/3/2020-6/10/2020
O - a book that is # 1 in a series-Firelight: 5/31/2020-6/9/2020
P - a book that has a pink object on the cover
Q - a book with queen in the title- Three Sisters, Three Queens: 5/28/2020-6/6/2020
R - a book recommended to you-The Deal: 5/27/2020-5/30/2020
S - a character who plays sports-Wasted Words: 5/9/2020-5/12/2020
T - written by two authors
U - an ugly cover (open to interpretation)-The Darkest Night: 6/3/2020-6/7/2020
V - a book set somewhere you always wanted to visit-The Winter Sea: 5/17/2020-5/19/2020
W - with a witch or wizard as a character-The Worst Witch- 6/24/2020-6/25/2020
X - an author who has an "x" in their name-The Whisper Man: 5/31/2020-6/1/2020
Y - young adult bestseller
Z - a book with zero in the page count (101, 250, 300, etc)-Diamond Fire-5/31/2020-6/03/2020


message 52: by Daneka (last edited Jun 14, 2020 01:06PM) (new)

Daneka (behindfoldedpages) | 78 comments I'm in !
Duration: January 1, 2020 - June 14. 2020
Completed: June 14, 2020!

A - an award winnerShiver
B - a book with a brown coverHorde
C - a classic novelThe Call of the Wild
D - a debut novelThe Forgetting
E - an enormous book (600+ pages)Winter
F - a book you got for freeA People's History of Heaven
G - a guilty pleasureTo All the Boys I've Loved Before
I - a book with ice cream on the coverLove & Gelato
J - any book published in JulyHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
K - author's name starts with K (first or last)If We Survive
L - a book you borrowed from the libraryGenuine Fraud
M - a memoirSHOUT
N - a new release (2020)a fire like you
O - a book that is # 1 in a seriesCinder
P - a book that has a pink object on the coverP.S. I Still Love You
Q - a book with queen in the titleDaughter of the Siren Queen
R - a book recommended to youHeartless
S - a character who plays sportsBe Not Far from Me
T - written by two authorsMy Lady Jane
U - an ugly cover (open to interpretation)I Am Legend
V - a book set somewhere you always wanted to visitCity of Ghosts
W - with a witch or wizard as a characterHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
X - an author who has an "x" in their nameAsylum
Y - young adult bestsellerScarlet
Z - a book with zero in the page count (101, 250, 300, etc)The Magician King


message 53: by Ducky (last edited Oct 26, 2020 06:58PM) (new)

Ducky | 1 comments Duration: 5/25/2020- 5/25/2021

A - an award winner
B - a book with a brown cover
C - a classic novel
D - a debut novel The Library of Legends
E - an enormous book (600+ pages)
F - a book you got for free
G - a guilty pleasure
H - Happy Ending - The Bride Test
I - a book with ice cream on the cover
J - any book published in July
K - author's name starts with K (first or last).
L - Library book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
M - Memoir - When Breath Becomes Air
N - a new release (2020). The Boyfriend Project
O - #1 in series - Welcome to Wishing Bridge
P - Pink Object- Legally Blonde
Q - a book with queen in the title The Forest Queen
R - Recommend book- Where the Crawdads Sing
S - a character who plays sports-
T - written by two authors
U - an ugly cover (open to interpretation)
V - a book set somewhere you always wanted to visit
W - with a witch or wizard as a character Magic Lessons
X - an author who has an "x" in their name
Y - young adult bestseller
Z - a book with zero in the page count Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive


message 54: by Janet (new)

Janet (ajby) I am in. I just finished George Orwell’s 1984. Excited about doing the list. My name is Janet, and I read my books on a Kindle.


message 55: by Janet (new)

Janet (ajby) A - an award winner
B - a book with a brown cover
C - a classic novel - done
D - a debut novel
E - an enormous book (600+ pages)
F - a book you got for free
G - a guilty pleasure
H - a book with a happy ending
I - a book with ice cream on the cover
J - any book published in July
K - author's name starts with K (first or last)
L - a book you borrowed from the library
M - a memoir
N - a new release (2020)
O - a book that is # 1 in a series
P - a book that has a pink object on the cover
Q - a book with queen in the title
R - a book recommended to you
S - a character who plays sports
T - written by two authors
U - an ugly cover (open to interpretation)
V - a book set somewhere you always wanted to visit
W - with a witch or wizard as a character
X - an author who has an "x" in their name
Y - young adult bestseller
Z - a book with zero in the page count (101, 250, 300, etc)


message 56: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

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message 57: by Janet (new)

Janet (ajby) A - an award winner. Start May 26, 2020
B - a book with a brown cover- done
Neon Lawyer by Victor Methos
C - a classic novel - done
1984 by George Orwell
D - a debut novel
E - an enormous book (600+ pages)
F - a book you got for free- done
Trap door by Dreda Say Mitchell
G - a guilty pleasure- done
Apartment 6 by Stuart James
H - a book with a happy ending- done
The Anniversary by Sarah K. Stephans
I - a book with ice cream on the cover
J - any book published in July
K - author's name starts with K (first or last)- done
Broken World by Kate L. Mary
L - a book you borrowed from the library- done
Perfect Obsession by Cole Baxter
M - a memoir
N - a new release (2020)
O - a book that is # 1 in a series- done
Of Windmills and War by Diane Moody 579
P - a book that has a pink object on the cover
Q - a book with queen in the title
R - a book recommended to you
S - a character who plays sports
T - written by two authors
U - an ugly cover (open to interpretation)
V - a book set somewhere you always wanted to visit
W - with a witch or wizard as a character
X - an author who has an "x" in their name
Y - young adult bestseller
Z - a book with zero in the page count (101, 250, 300, etc)

8 books so far


message 58: by Michelle (last edited Jun 18, 2020 11:17PM) (new)

Michelle (shelld79) | 288 comments Duration - 1st June 2020 to 31st May 2021

I'll try for Level B: 8-15 books


A - an award winner - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Gone Girl - 14/6/20
B - a book with a brown cover
C - a classic novel
D - a debut novel
E - an enormous book (600+ pages)
F - a book you got for free - Hannibal by Thomas Harris
G - a guilty pleasure
H - a book with a happy ending
I - a book with ice cream on the cover
J - any book published in July
K - author's name starts with K (first or last)
L - a book you borrowed from the library
M - a memoir
N - a new release (2020)
O - a book that is # 1 in a series
P - a book that has a pink object on the cover
Q - a book with queen in the title
R - a book recommended to you
S - a character who plays sports
T - written by two authors
U - an ugly cover (open to interpretation)
V - a book set somewhere you always wanted to visit
W - with a witch or wizard as a character
X - an author who has an "x" in their name
Y - young adult bestseller
Z - a book with zero in the page count (101, 250, 300, etc)

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn


message 59: by Laura (last edited Apr 05, 2021 12:00PM) (new)

Laura (laburc) I'm in!!!

Start date: August 02, 2020
end date:

Level: D

A - an award winner - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (09.29.20)
B - a book with a brown cover - Obsidio by Amie Kaufman &Jay Kristoff (01.31.21)
C - a classic novel - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (03.06.21)
D - a debut novel
E - an enormous book (600+ pages) - Gemina by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (01.28.21)
F - a book you got for free
G - a guilty pleasure - Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne (02.22.21)
H - a book with a happy ending - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan (08.21.20)
I - a book with ice cream on the cover
J - any book published in July
K - author's name starts with K (first or last) - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (08.06.20)
L - a book you borrowed from the library - The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates (08.05.20)
M - a memoir - Becoming by Michelle Obama (10.16.20)
N - a new release (2020) - Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin (11.10.20)
O - a book that is # 1 in a series - Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James (09.29.20)
P - a book that has a pink object on the cover
Q - a book with queen in the title
R - a book recommended to you - Small World by Martin Suter (03.21.21)
S - a character who plays sports
T - written by two authors - Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (12.07.20)
U - an ugly cover (open to interpretation) - Traumnovelle by Arthur Schnitzler (01.16.21)
V - a book set somewhere you always wanted to visit - Die Spur führt nach Stockholm by Federica de Cesco (13.09.20)
W - with a witch or wizard as a character - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (26.08.20)
X - an author who has an "x" in their name - Andorra by Max Frisch (10.15.20)
Y - young adult bestseller - Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer (01.15.21)
Z - a book with zero in the page count (101, 250, 300, etc) - Türkisch Für Anfänger 02 Verwirrung Hoch Sechs by Claudia Kühn (22.11.20)


message 60: by Tanya (last edited Sep 13, 2020 12:52PM) (new)

Tanya R (morebooksyesplease) | 7 comments Duration: 8/28/20-8/28/21
Level D

A - an award winner The Shipping News
B - a book with a brown cover
C - a classic novel
D - a debut novel The Ten Thousand Doors of January
E - an enormous book (600+ pages)
F - a book you got for free
G - a guilty pleasure
H - a book with a happy ending Craven Manor
I - a book with ice cream on the cover
J - any book published in July The Ghost Clause
K - author's name starts with K (first or last)
L - a book you borrowed from the library The Sun Down Motel
M - a memoir
N - a new release (2020) Mexican Gothic
O - a book that is # 1 in a series Eleven
P - a book that has a pink object on the cover
Q - a book with queen in the title
R - a book recommended to you Convenience Store Woman
S - a character who plays sports
T - written by two authors
U - an ugly cover (open to interpretation)
V - a book set somewhere you always wanted to visit
W - with a witch or wizard as a character
X - an author who has an "x" in their name
Y - young adult bestseller
Z - a book with zero in the page count (101, 250, 300, etc) Merciless


message 61: by Meg (new)

Meg (makeli2) ABC ===================> YAY, DONE!
Feb 01, 2020 - Jan 31, 2021
Level D: 26 books

A - an award winner (Agatha Award) - Curses, Boiled Again!
B - a book with a brown cover - Obssession in Death
C - a classic novel - And Then There Were None
D - a debut novel - Ghost Busting Mystery
E - an enormous book (621p) - Killer Beach Reads
F - a book you got for free - Bound
G - a guilty pleasure - Where the Heart Leads
H - a book with a happy ending - Cotillion
I - a book with ice cream on the cover - Summer at the Comfort Food Cafe
J - any book published in July - Double Mint
K - author's name starts with K - Midnight Snacks are Murder, Libby Klein
L - a book you borrowed from the library - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
M - a memoir - Bossypants
N - a new release (2020) - The Vanishing
O - a book that is # 1 in a series - Designer Dirty Laundry
P - a book that has a pink object on the cover - Valentine Murder
Q - a book with queen in the title - Queen Witch
R - a book recommended to you - A Fatal Grace
S - a character who plays sports - Read Herring Hunt
T - written by two authors - Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer
U - an ugly cover (open to interpretation) - Gator Bait
V - a book set somewhere you always wanted to visit (Key West) - Topped Chef
W - with a witch as a character -Campers and Spell Casters
X - an author who has an "x" in their name - Aunt Bessie Decides, Diane Xarissa
Y - young adult bestseller - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Z - a book with zero in the page count [330p] - Reading Up a Storm

Curses, Boiled Again! A Lobster Shack Mystery by Shari Randall Obsession in Death (In Death #40) by J.D. Robb And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Ghost Busting Mystery (Shady Hoosier Detective Agency, #1) by Daisy Pettles Killer Beach Reads by Leslie Langtry Bound (The Witches of Doyle #1) by Kirsten Weiss Where the Heart Leads (Casebook of Barnaby Adair, #1) by Stephanie Laurens Cotillion by Georgette Heyer Summer at the Comfort Food Cafe (Comfort Food Cafe #1) by Debbie Johnson Double Mint (Davis Way Crime Caper, #4) by Gretchen Archer Midnight Snacks are Murder (A Poppy McAllister Mystery #2) by Libby Klein The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith Bossypants by Tina Fey The Vanishing (Fogg Lake #1) by Jayne Ann Krentz Designer Dirty Laundry (Style in a Small Town #1) by Diane Vallere Valentine Murder (Lucy Stone, #5) by Leslie Meier Queen Witch (Bless Your Witch, #3) by Amy Boyles A Fatal Grace (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #2) by Louise Penny Read Herring Hunt (Mystery Bookshop, #2) by V.M. Burns Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie Gator Bait (Miss Fortune Mystery, #5) by Jana Deleon Topped Chef (Key West Food Critic Mystery #3) by Lucy Burdette Campers and Spell Casters (Harper "Foxxy" Beck, #14) by Raven Snow Aunt Bessie Decides (Isle of Man #4) by Diana Xarissa Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2) by J.K. Rowling Reading Up a Storm A Lighthouse Library Mystery by Eva Gates


message 62: by Sammy (new)

Sammy (sammystarbuck) | 12853 comments Done! (post 9) The ice cream one was proving illusive, but eventually found one on Scrib'd :)


message 63: by Devann (new)

Devann (devannm) | 2778 comments are there more abc challenges like this where there is a task for each letter of the alphabet?

i've been looking around the group for something like this to do next year bc i don't want to just do the same tasks on this list again but i'm just seeing a-z challenges, which mostly seem to be spell-it-out based.


message 64: by Frankie (new)

Frankie Johnson ABC Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022

Levels:
A: 1-7 books
B: 8-15 books
C: 16-23 books
D: 24 books +

A - an award winner
B - a book with a brown cover
C - a classic novel
D - a debut novel
E - an enormous book (600+ pages)
F - a book you got for free
G - a guilty pleasure
H - a book with a happy ending
I - a book with ice cream on the cover
J - any book published in July
K - author's name starts with K (first or last)
L - a book you borrowed from the library
M - a memoir
N - a new release (2020)
O - a book that is # 1 in a series
P - a book that has a pink object on the cover
Q - a book with queen in the title
R - a book recommended to you
S - a character who plays sports
T - written by two authors
U - an ugly cover (open to interpretation)
V - a book set somewhere you always wanted to visit
W - with a witch or wizard as a character
X - an author who has an "x" in their name
Y - young adult bestseller
Z - a book with zero in the page count (101, 250, 300, etc)


message 65: by Bee (last edited Jul 15, 2022 11:01AM) (new)

Bee (abirbee) | 667 comments ABC Challenge
Duration: July 8, 2021-July 7, 2022
16/26

A: 7 books on the 23rd Mars 2022
B: 15 books on the 29th June 2022

Levels:
A: 1-7 books
B: 8-15 books
C: 16-23 books
D: 24 books +

A - an award winner A Thousand Splendid Suns
B - a book with a brown cover عُهر مقدس
C - a classic novel
D - a debut novel Ecstasy:
E - an enormous book (600+ pages)
F - a book you got for free ذكريات ممنوعة
G - a guilty pleasure
H - a book with a happy ending Trouble Never Sleeps
I - a book with ice cream on the cover
J - any book published in July
K - author's name starts with K (first or last) شيفرة بلال
L - a book you borrowed from the library منزل أبو خطوة
M - a memoir اليوميات 1955-1962
N - a new release (2020) Mexican Gothic
O - a book that is # 1 in a series Annihilation
P - a book that has a pink object on the cover
Q - a book with queen in the title The Queen of Attolia
R - a book recommended to you The Travelling Cat Chronicles
S - a character who plays sports
T - written by two authors Kingpin
U - an ugly cover (open to interpretation)
V - a book set somewhere you always wanted to visit The Forty Rules of Love
W - with a witch or wizard as a character The Witch's Heart
X - an author who has an "x" in their name
Y - young adult bestseller
Z - a book with zero in the page count (101, 250, 300, etc) Trouble Makes a Comeback


message 66: by Adi Rocks Socks (last edited Oct 04, 2021 08:21AM) (new)

Adi Rocks Socks (adirockssocks) | 62 comments I'd like to sign up, please! :)

Start date: July 17, 2021
End date: July 17, 2022

A - an award winner
B - a book with a brown cover
✅C - Little Women - Sep 8 - Classic novel
✅D - My Dark Vanessa - Oct 3 - debut novel
E - an enormous book (600+ pages)
✅F - A Mystery at Lili Villa - Sep 14 - got an ARC
G - a guilty pleasure
✅H - To Catch an Heiress - Jul 20 - Happy ending
✅I - Since You've Been Gone - Sep 22 - ice cream on the cover
J - any book published in July
✅K - The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1 - Sep 8 - author's name starts with K
✅L - The Awakening - Sep 17 - borrowed from the library
M - a memoir
N - a new release (2020)
✅O - Saga: Book One - Sep 23 - #1 in series
P - a book that has a pink object on the cover
Q - a book with queen in the title
R - a book recommended to you
✅S - Heartless - Jul 18 - Cath plays croquet
✅T - Cheshire Crossing - Sep 14 - written by two authors
✅U - The Wrong Family - Sep 29 - an ugly cover
V - a book set somewhere you always wanted to visit
W - with a witch or wizard as a character
X - an author who has an "x" in their name
Y - young adult bestseller
Z - a book with zero in the page count (101, 250, 300, etc)


message 67: by Helen (last edited Sep 01, 2022 03:40PM) (new)

Helen | 99 comments YEARLY

November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022

Duration: one year from start date
26 out of 26 Finished on 9-1-22

Levels:
D: 24 books +

--> Read the below ABC tasks
--> Page count = 100 pages +
--> Re-reads are allowed so long as it has been more than 6 months
--> Any readable format counts (paper, digital, audio)
--> Picture books not allowed
--> No Graphic Novels / Manga allowed

++A - an award winner Her Silhouette, Drawn in Water Vylar Kaftan 11-1-21 (Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novella --2019)
++B - a book with a brown cover Strange Maps: An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities Frank Jacobs 12-18-21 Strange Maps An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities by Frank Jacobs
++C - a classic novel This Side of Paradise F. Scott Fitzgerald 11-21-21
++D - a debut novel Man of the Year Caroline Louise Walker 1-3-22
++E - an enormous book (600+ pages) Cross Examined: Exploring the Case for Christianity John W Campbell 1-28-22 (600 pages)
++F - a book you got for free People Get Screwed All the Time: Protecting Yourself From Scams, Fraud, Identity Theft, Fine Print, and More Robert Massi 11-7-21
++G - a guilty pleasure The Worst Class Trip Ever Dave Barry 11-18-21
++H - a book with a happy ending
The Buffalo Knife William O. Steele 12-6-21
++I - a book with ice cream on the cover Murder with a Cherry on Top Cynthia Baxter 9-1-22 Murder with a Cherry on Top (A Lickety Splits Mystery #1) by Cynthia Baxter
++J - any book published in July
Bark of Night David Rosenfelt 11-11-21 (Published 7-16-19)
++K - author's name starts with K (first or last)
(Kenneth L.) The Zen Teachings of Jesus Kenneth S. Leong 11-5-21 (author K)
++L - a book you borrowed from the library
This Is 18 Jessica Bennett 11-5-21
++M - a memoir From Hindsight to Insight: A Traditional to Metaphysical Memoir Sharon S. Darrow 11-11-21
++N - a new release (2021) Claw & Disorder Eileen Watkins 12-8-21 (published 1-26-21)
++O - a book that is # 1 in a series Who Is Stealing the 12 Days of Christmas? Martha Freeman 11-6-21 (Chickadee Court Mysteries #1)
++P - a book that has a pink object on the cover A Secret Shared Patricia MacLachlan 12-8-21 A Secret Shared by Patricia MacLachlan
++Q - a book with queen in the title The Lightning Queen Laura Resau 8-31-22
++R - a book recommended to you Ecotopia Ernest Callenbach 12-20-21 (by librarian)
++S - a character who plays sports The Penguin Atlas of Women in the World Joni Seager 12-9-21 (sports chapter)
++T - written by two authors Science Fair Dave Barry Ridley Pearson 11-22-21
++U - an ugly cover (open to interpretation)
What If God Wrote Your Shopping List?: 52 Ways to Find Freedom from "Stuff" Jay Payleitner 11-5-21 What If God Wrote Your Shopping List? 52 Ways to Find Freedom from "Stuff" by Jay Payleitner
++V - a book set somewhere you always wanted to visit
Nine Perfect Strangers Liane Moriarty 12-7-21 (Australia)
++W - with a witch or wizard as a character
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J.K. Rowling 1-21-22 (wizard)
++X - an author who has an "x" in their name The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade Max Brallier 12-18-21 (Max)
++Y - young adult bestseller The Dharma Bums Jack Kerouac 1-28-22 (long, long ago!)
++Z - a book with zero in the page count (101, 250, 300, etc.)
Woof Spencer Quinn 11-5-21 (304 pages)


message 68: by Alyana (last edited May 26, 2022 01:58PM) (new)

Alyana  | 1064 comments NBRC > ABC Reading Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2021- October 31, 2022
Progress: 26/26 (Level D)


✔A - an award winner - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry - (multiple awards) - read on 12/05/21
✔B - a book with a brown cover - Open House - read on 12/10/21
✔C - a classic novel - Number the Stars - (Classics MPG) - read on 11/19/21
✔D - a debut novel - Lily and the Octopus - (debut author) - read on 11/25/21
✔E - an enormous book (600+ pages) - 11/22/63 - (1121 pages) - read on 11/04/21
✔F - a book you got for free - The Cuckoo's Cry - read on 12/07/21
✔G - a guilty pleasure - The Heart Principle - read on 12/01/21
✔H - a book with a happy ending - Winter Garden - read on 11/24/21
✔I - a book with ice cream on the cover - Homicide and Halo-Halo - read on 02/13/22
✔J - any book published in July - Not a Happy Family - (07/27/21) - read on 11/29/21
✔K - author's name starts with K (first or last) - Such a Fun Age - (Kiley Reid) - read on 11/06/21
✔L - a book you borrowed from the library - The Woman in the Window - (Hoopla) - read on 11/14/21
✔M - a memoir - I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World - (Malala Yousafsai) - read on 11/23/21
✔N - a new release (2021) - As Good As Dead - (published 08/05/21) - read on 11/12/21
✔O - a book that is # 1 in a series - The Rosie Project - (Don Tillman #1) - read on 01/01/22
✔P - a book that has a pink object on the cover - The Switch - read on 04/12
✔Q - a book with queen in the title - [[book:The Queen of Hearts|35142025]- read on 05/16
✔R - a book recommended to you - Chasing Fire - read on 05/20
✔S - a character who plays sports - Britt-Marie Was Here - (MC plays soccer) - read on 11/30/21
✔T - written by two authors - Forward Slash - (Louise Voss and Mark Edwards) - read on 11/08/21
✔U - an ugly cover (open to interpretation) - A Cold Dark Place - 02/25
✔V - a book set somewhere you always wanted to visit - The Christmas Sisters - (Scotland) - read on 11/27/21
✔W - with a witch or wizard as a character - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - (Harry Potter) - read on 11/19/21
✔X - an author who has an "x" in their name - XOXO - (Axie Oh) - read on 11/20/21
✔Y - young adult bestseller - Thirteen Reasons Why - read on 04/02
✔Z - a book with zero in the page count (101, 250, 300, etc) - Safe Haven - (340 pages) - read on 11/03/21

📚 COMPLETED 📚


message 69: by Helen (new)

Helen | 99 comments Devann wrote: "are there more abc challenges like this where there is a task for each letter of the alphabet?

i've been looking around the group for something like this to do next year bc i don't want to just d..."


Hi,

If you go to The Lost Challenges (under Community Groups) you can find lots of A-Z Challenges, such as A to Z: authors, titles, locations, male MC, female MC, and more!

Helen


message 70: by Devann (last edited Nov 28, 2022 07:47PM) (new)

Devann (devannm) | 2778 comments Did this a couple years ago and I think I'm gonna try it out again

Start: 1/1/22
Level: 24+ books
Pages: 100+
No Graphic Novels

[A] an award winner
--- Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge
[B] a book with a brown cover
--- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
[C] a classic novel
--- The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
[D] a debut novel
--- Exodus 20:3 by Freydís Moon
[E] an enormous book (600+ pages)
--- Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
[F] a book you got for free
--- Female Innovators Who Changed Our World by Emma Shimizu
[G] a guilty pleasure
--- Shy Knives by Sam Sykes
[H] a book with a happy ending
--- Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett
[I] a book with ice cream on the cover
--- Gluttony Bay by Matt Wallace
[J] any book published in July
---The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
[K] author's name starts with K (first or last)
--- The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
[L] a book you borrowed from the library
--- Experimental Film by Gemma Files
[M] a memoir
--- The Long Hard Road Out of Hell by Marilyn Manson
[N] a new release (2022)
--- Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
[O] a book that is # 1 in a series
--- Envy of Angels by Matt Wallace
[P] a book that has a pink object on the cover
--- Night of the Living Dummy II by R.L. Stine
[Q] a book with queen in the title
--- Queen of Kings by Maria Dahvana Headley
[R] a book recommended to you
--- Last Days by Adam Nevill
[S] a character who plays sports
--- The Secret by K.A. Applegate
[T] written by two authors
--- A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes
[U] an ugly cover (open to interpretation)
--- Child of Fire by Harry Connolly
[V] a book set somewhere you always wanted to visit
--- Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
[W] with a witch or wizard as a character
---Pratchett's Women: Unauthorised Essays on Female Characters of the Discworld by Tansy Rayner Roberts
[X] an author who has an "x" in their name
--- World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
[Y] young adult bestseller
--- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
[Z] a book with zero in the page count
--- The Gallows Black by Sam Sykes


message 71: by Tricia (last edited Aug 20, 2022 11:47AM) (new)

Tricia (books2hooks) | 479 comments OMG - this looks fun!

**COMPLETED - 8/18/22**

A - an award winner
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
B - a book with a brown cover
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
C - a classic novel
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
D - a debut novel
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
E - an enormous book (600+ pages)
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6) by Diana Gabaldon
F - a book you got for free
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
G - a guilty pleasure
The Jackal (Black Dagger Brotherhood Prison Camp, #1) by J.R. Ward
H - a book with a happy ending
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
I - a book with ice cream on the cover
Love & Gelato (Love & Gelato, #1) by Jenna Evans Welch
J - any book published in July
Live and Let Chai (Seaside Café Mystery, #1) by Bree Baker
K - author's name starts with K (first or last)
Under a White Sky The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert
L - a book you borrowed from the library
Theodor Seuss Geisel (Lives and Legacies) by Donald E. Pease
M - a memoir
The Orchard A Memoir by Adele Crockett Robertson
N - a new release (2022) -
The Maid by Nita Prose
O - a book that is # 1 in a series
Vicious (Villains, #1) by V.E. Schwab
P - a book that has a pink object on the cover
The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis
Q - a book with queen in the title
The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
R - a book recommended to you
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
S - a character who plays sports
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
T - written by two authors
The Expanse Origins by James S.A. Corey
U - an ugly cover (open to interpretation)
Aniara by Harry Martinson
V - a book set somewhere you always wanted to visit
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) by James S.A. Corey
W - with a witch or wizard as a character
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) by Jim Butcher
X - an author who has an "x" in their name
A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1) by Alix E. Harrow
Y - young adult bestseller
Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle #1) by Tracy Deonn
Z - a book with zero in the page count (101, 250, 300, etc)
Wonderful Women of the World by Laurie Halse Anderson


message 73: by Angel **Book Junkie** (last edited Sep 04, 2025 11:58AM) (new)

Angel **Book Junkie**  | 183 comments July 29, 2025 - July 29, 2026
D: 7/24 books


C - a classic novel
D - a debut novel
G - a guilty pleasure
H - a book with a happy ending
I - a book with ice cream on the cover
Q - a book with queen in the title
S - a character who plays sports
U - an ugly cover (open to interpretation)
W - with a witch or wizard as a character
X - an author who has an "x" in their name



A - an award winner | Barnes & Noble Children's & YA Book Award for Young Adult (2024) | Powerless | Lauren Roberts | 08.01
B - a book with a brown cover | Layla | Colleen Hoover | 09.03
Layla by Colleen Hoover

E - an enormous book (600+ pages) | 646 Pages | Things I Wanted to Say | Monica Murphy | 08.07
F - a book you got for free | The Echo of Old Books | Barbara Davis | 07.31

J - any book published in July | July 17, 2025 | The Couple Before Us | Daniel Hurst | 07.30
K - author's name starts with K (first or last) | Kennedy Ryan | Flow | 08.25
L - a book you borrowed from the library | Pretend | R.L. Mathewson | 07.29


M - a memoir | Turning Pointe: How a New Generation of Dancers Is Saving Ballet from Itself | Chloe Angyal | 08.11
N - a new release (2025) | April 24, 2025 | The Sister Switch | Charlotte Butterfield | 08.01
O - a book that is # 1 in a series | Sex and Sweet Tea #1 | Ain't He Precious? | Juliette Poe | 08.06
P - a book that has a pink object on the cover | Fearless | Lauren Roberts | 08.11
Fearless (The Powerless Trilogy, #3) by Lauren Roberts

R - a book recommended to you | Credence | Penelope Douglas | 08.05

T - written by two authors | Devil's Pass | Caroline Peckham; Susanne Valenti | 08.14

V - a book set somewhere you always wanted to visit | Ireland | Born in Fire | Nora Roberts | 08.21

Y - Young adult bestseller | Reckless | Lauren Roberts | 08.09
Z - a book with zero in the page count (101, 250, 300, etc) | 403 Pages | Calling Clarissa | Beth Worsdell | 08.10
Calling Clarissa by Beth Worsdell


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