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A-Z Challenge: Character Edition - 2021

A - Alex - A Clockwork Orange
B - Bruce Wayne - Batman: Nightwalker
C - Cyra - Carve the Mark
D - (Inspector) Dermot Craddock - A Murder is Announced
E - Ernest Hemingway - Green Hills of Africa
F - Firs - The Cherry Orchard
G - (Lady) Georgiana Rannoch - The Last Mrs. Summers
H - Hermione, Queen of Sicilla - The Winter's Tale
I - (Princess) Irene - The Princess and the Goblin
J - Jose Arcadio Buendia - One Hundred Years of Solitude
K - Kvothe - The Name of the Wind
L - Lazlo Strange - Strange the Dreamer
M - Maximilien Morrel - The Count of Monte Cristo
N - Ned (the dog) - Voyage of Slaves
O -
P - Peggy Blackett - Swallows and Amazons
Q - Quin Kincaid - Seeker
R - Regan - Liar Liar
S - Saturday - The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home
T - Tulane Bradford - The Bourbon Kings
U - Una Graham - Plaid and Plagiarism
V -
W - Will Tillman - Dreamland Burning
X - Xiomara Batista - The Poet X
Y - Yumeko - Shadow of the Fox
Z - Zagabog - The Flint Heart

Ooops, I completely forget I joined this group...So sorry.
A for Austin/ The Billionaire Wolf Needs a Wife The Billionaire Wolf Needs a Wife
B for Beau/ A Hippogriff For Christmas A Hippogriff for Christmas
C for Colleen/ Peppermint Bark Peppermint Bark
D for Delphine/ Christmas GriffinChristmas Griffin
E for Esme/ Dancer Dragon Dancer Dragon
F for Flynn /The Golden Griffin's Baby The Golden Griffin's Baby
G for Garrick/Happily This Christmas Happily This Christmas
H for Holly / Drown Her Sorrows Drown Her Sorrows
I for Ivy/ Firefighter Unicorn Firefighter Unicorn
J for Jaime/ Broken Lynx Broken Lynx
K for Kori/The Lost Bones The Lost Bones
L for Lance/ Panther's Promise [book:Panther's Promise
M for Miranda Steele /Someone Else's Daughter Someone Else's Daughter
N for Nevin/ The Dragon's Pregnant Mate The Dragon's Pregnant Mate
O for Octavia/ Quicksilver Dragon Quicksilver Dragon
P for Patience/ Buried Bones Buried Bones
Q for Quade/ Bone Mesa Bone Mesa
R for Riley/ Summer Frost Summer Frost
S for Sumi/ Randomize Randomize
T for Thea/ Stonewing Guardian Stonewing Guardian
U for Uncle Roy/ A Unicorn For Christmas A Unicorn for Christmas
V for Vaughn /One Christmas WishOne Christmas Wish
W for Whitney/Lightning Game Lightning Game
X for X/ The Last Conversation The Last Conversation
Y forMr. & Mrs. Yule/ What He Wants For Christmas What He Wants for Christmas
Z for Zed /Always Be My Banshee Always Be My Banshee
Goal Met: 26/26 Yeah.....Locating the Q name, this time around, was so much easier...Quinn or Quade. ;-)
Happy Holidays and all the BEST in 2022!
msg 47 updated - 9/26 completed

Goal: 7/15
A. Alina Starkov Shadow and Bone
B.
C. Celaena Sardothien Throne of Glass
D.
E.
F. Frodo Baggins The Fellowship of the Ring
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M. Monica Davenport Deadly Fear
N. Nora Seed The Midnight Library
O.
P.
Q.
R. Rose Calloway Kiss the Sky
S.
T.
U.
V.
W. West Ashby Until Friday Night
X.
Y.
Z.

20/20
N: Nina Riva (Malibu Rising)
I don't think I'm going to increase my goal, since Q, X, and Y are 3 of the letters I have left.

20/20
N: Nina Riva (Malibu Rising)
I don't think I'm going to increase my goal, since Q, X, and Y are 3 of the letters I have left."
Congrats Megan!! :D Well done! :)

Goal: 9/15
A. Alina Starkov Shadow and Bone
B.
C. Celaena Sardothien Throne of Glass
D.
E.
F. Frodo Baggins The Fellowship of the Ring
G.
H. Harry Potter Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
I.
J.
K.
L.
M. Monica Davenport Deadly Fear
N. Nora Seed The Midnight Library
O.
P.
Q.
R. Rose Calloway Kiss the Sky
S.
T.
U.
V. Vanessa Mazur The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
W. West Ashby Until Friday Night
X.
Y.
Z.

26/26 - done!
A - Mrs. Armstrong from The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
B - Brighton from Infinity Son by Adam Silvera
C - Caledonia from Seafire by Natalie C. Parker
D - David from Slider by Pete Hautman
E - Elle from Beauty and the Beast by K.M. Shea
F - Flissa from Twinchantment by Elise Allen
G - Mr. Garrett from Efrén Divided
H - Howard from The Best Halloween Ever by Barbara Robinson
I - Isabella from Blended by Sharon M. Draper
J - Jenny from The Hellion's Waltz by Olivia Waite
K - Karina from Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan
L - Luna from The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
M - Mercy from Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee
N - Nikhita from Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
O - Omar from When Stars Are Scattered by Omar Mohamed and Victoria Jamieson
P - Phil from Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner
Q - Mr. Quackenbach from The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
R - Reena from Mr. Terupt Falls Again by Rob Buyea
S - Sadie from Princess Princess Ever After by Kay O'Neill
T - Tamsin from Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley
U - Una from Anti/Hero by Kate Karyus Quinn and Demitria Lunetta
V - The Vaughns from Little Women
W - Mrs. Wendleken from The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson
X - Xander from Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
Y - Yager from The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
Z - Zoe from From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks

Decided to drop a couple of letters.
Progress: 10/10
Completed!
Thanks Winter!"
Congrats! :D Well done!

12/26
A - Mrs. Armstrong from The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
B - Brighton from Infinity Son by Adam Silv..."
Welcome! :)

20/26

16/26
Q - Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus - The First Man in Rome
Bless the Roman names lol

Progress 10/26
J Jacques Rouleau Butterfly Kills
S Susan Ryland Moonflower Murders
T Tabitha Hardy House of Correction
Switching out James for Jacques since i decided to do all detectives

18/26 Completed
A - Alison Arngrim Confessions of a Prairie B*tch
B - Briar Chamberlain Such a Fun Age
C - Clint Norcross Sleeping Beauties
D - Digory Kirke The Magician's Nephew
E - Elizabeth Warren Persist
F - Frances (Frannie) Goldsmith The Stand
G - Gao Jialin Life
H - Henry The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
I -
J - Jon Snow A Game of Thrones
K -
L - Lydia Quixano Perez American Dirt
M - Michell Obama Becoming
N - Nate Carmichael In Her Eyes
O -
P - Pip (Philip Pirrip) Great Expectations
Q -
R - Rebecca (Becca) Friends Like These
S - Starr Carter The Hate U Give
T - Tess DeMello A Stolen Marriage
U -
V - Virgil Doyle Mexican Gothic
W - Winston Smith 1984
X -
Y -
Z -

17/26 completed
C-Calvin James
H-Hoyt Parker
J-Jimmy
L-Kit Lowell
M-Maddie Goldbloom
P-Aggie Polnichik
T-Tess Kraft

Finished!!!! 26/26
A – The Alchemist from The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho ; Addie from The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab
B – Bea/Bertha/Blanch from The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
C – Cecilia from The Push by Ashley Audrain
D – Dobby from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (llustrated) by JK Rowling and Jim Kay; Dieter from Station Eleven
E – Ernt from The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
F – Francis from The Secret History by Donna Tartt
G – Glory from Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore
H – Huckleberry Finn from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
I – Iris from Red at the Bone
J – Julian from The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
K – Khushal from I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
L – Lale from The Tattooist of Auschwitz
M – Miranda from The Hunting Party
N – NoahNoah from And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Frederik Backman ; Nathan from Ordinary Grace
O – Orsul from The Priory of the Orange Tree
P – Paul from The Shadows by Alex North; Pablo Neruda from A Long Petal of the Sea
Q – Professor Quirrell from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling
R – Roland from Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
S – Starr from The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
T – Captain Turner and Theodate Pope from Dead Wake
U – Uncle from The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan
V – Viv from The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
W – Wyatt from The Removed by Brandon Hobson
X – Xiomara from The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Y – Yaw from Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Z – Z from Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline

Finished!!!! 26/26
A – The Alchemist from The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho ; Addie from The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab
B – Bea/Bertha/Blanch from The Wife Upst..."
Congrats!!! Great job :D

Progress: 24/26
A - Ant in The Four Winds
B - Bodhi in Radiance
C - Charlie McGee in Firestarter
D - Darrin Keene in Strange Sudbury Stories
E - Esme in Midnight Sun
F - Frederick in The Children's Blizzard
G - Gabriel in The Home for Unwanted Girls
H - Hilly in The Help
I - Isaac in The Sanitorium
J - Jaycee Dugard in Freedom: My Book of Firsts
K - Kya in Where the Crawdads Sing
L - Luc in The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
M - Maudene in Little Mercies
N - Nora Seed in The Midnight Library
O - Oona in The Cousins
P - Peter Houghton in Nineteen Minutes
Q - Queenie in Before We Were Yours
R - Riley in Shimmer
S - Satchel in Dreamland
T - Theocoles in Whisper
U -
V - Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two
W - Wayne Carmody in N0S 4A2
X -
Y - Yvonne Dionne in The Miracle and Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets
Z - Zo Atelle in Magic Hour
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