A-Z Challenge: Character Edition - 2021

[Paula]

I'll give this and I'll go for 26 books.

A-Z Challenge: Character Edition
Duration: 01/01/2021-12/31/2021
Progress: 0/15

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[Sara]

updated #92
8/26
A - Addie LaRue from The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (02/22/2021)
H - Chetter Hummin Prelude to Foundation (02/12/2021)
Z - Zoe The House in the Cerulean Sea (02/07/21)

[Maria]

message 41

39/52

K - Kip Whittaker from The Lighthouse Keeper (A Starlight Cove Novel) 2-3/Morgan Kennedy from Sexiled #3 2-25

[Kelly • Kell of a Read]

Message 186 updated! 6/26 books read!

[NuNu]

Update to message 210
21/26

P - Paul van Wagoner - Dreams of the Dead
T - Corporal Trouble Kelp - The Eternity Code
W - Wilbur - Charlotte's Web

[Erica]

Updated msg #98 - 4/26

February update

Darrow O'Lykos in Morning Star
Frederica Riley in Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
Wonna Kang in If I Had Your Face
Yadriel Velez Flores in Cemetery Boys

[Kylie]

Msg 29 updated: 13 / 18

[Tania]

Update message 37, 13/26

✓L: Lisbeth Searcy in Savage Sam by Fred Gipson (finished 2/26), my review is here

[Maria]

Update message 41

40/52

D -Delilah from Dear Enemy 1-15/Darlene Dempsey from Make Me Yours(Bellamy Creek #2) 2-26

[Jennifer]

Update #360 21/26

H: Josie and Stella Higly Saltwater Secrets

[Laureen]

Update to Message # 86
B- Bea/Blanch/Bertha from The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins (2/27/21)
D – Dobby from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (llustrated) by JK Rowling and Jim Kay (2/6/21)
E – Ernt from The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (2/13/21)
F – Francis from The Secret History by Donna Tartt (1/23/21)
G – Glory from Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore (1/20/21)
H – Huckleberry Finn from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (2/7/21)
I- Iris from Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
L – Lale from The Tattooist of Auschwitz (1/24/21)
M – Miranda from The Hunting Party
Q – Professor Quirrell from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling (1/16/21)
S – Starr from The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas; posted 1/3/21
V – Viv from The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (1/3/21)
W – Wyatt from The Removed by Brandon Hobson
Z – Z from Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (1/17/21)
14/26

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Update to Message #38. 24/26.

[Sheila]

Sheila from NC here just now signing up for 25.
6/25- 1. A-Audre Lourde in Sister/Outsider
2. B- the Barkhat Binat family in Unmarriageable
3. C. Chloe Brown in Get a Life Chloe Brown
4. D- Deborah Knott in Long Upon the Land
5. E. - Eleanor in Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
6. F.- Flo, Faye, and Fannie in the Flying Flamingo Sisters

[Emma]

upadte msg. 303

progress 16/26

[Clare]

update to message 155
8/26

B: Bill Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to Happiness

G Gareth Proud: My Autobiography

K: Kya Where the Crawdads Sing

M Mandy Bad Girls

S Stephen Plague Pits & River Bones

[Echo]

Message 67 updated - 8 of 26 read

[Amy]

Updated message 46-- 12/26

[Mie]

Update msg 11: 16/20 📚

[Ann at the Beach]

updated message 42
9/26
S - Lisbeth Salander The Girl Who Lived Twice

[Deidre]

Update Message 81
13/13 characters

[Pamela]

Update to Msg# 279

Progress: 8/26

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C - Charlie McGee in Firestarter
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E - Esme in Midnight Sun
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H - Hilly in The Help
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J - Jaycee Dugard in Freedom: My Book of Firsts
K - Kya in Where the Crawdads Sing
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M - Maudene in Little Mercies
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V - Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two
W - Wayne Carmody in N0S 4A2
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[Winter, Group Reads]

Deidre wrote: "Update Message 81
13/13 characters"

Congrats! :D

[Kylie]

Msg #29 updated: 14 / 18 complete

[Snezana]

Update to msg #106
Progress: 12/15

[Ushashi]

Update to Message #31

Progress 13/15

Also, I would like to increase my goal to 20.

[Diane]

Hi Winter. I updated progress on msg #66. Progress 18/26.

[NuNu]

Update to message 210
23/26

F - Aunt Fran Clarkson - The Girl With the Kitten Tattoo
U - Ulf - WinterFrost

[manni]

Update Message 62 - 16/26!

Finally got around updating some of these annual challenges :) 10 more to go!

[Eirelyn]

Update msg #52

Progress: 6/12

A: Anne Conti (The Couple Next Door)
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E: Evan (Every You, Every Me)
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M: Moshe (19 Love Songs)
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P: Paul (Boy Meets Boy)
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V: Violet Markey (All the Bright Places)
W: Wade Watts (Ready Player Two)
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[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated :)

[Ashleigh]

Update to #54

M - Mark Watney - The Martian

6/26

[Jess]

8/26
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B - Lily Bart - The House of Mirth 31/01
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G - Ebenezer Gryce - The Leavenworth Case 25/01
H - Evelyn Hugo - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 09/01
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K - Dalinar Kholin - Oathbringer 09/01
M - Molly Gibson - Wives and Daughters 13/02
N - Polly Nichols - The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper 01/02
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R - Roberta - Supper Club 18/01
S - Daniel Sempere - The Shadow of the Wind 01/03
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[Jennifer]

Update #360 22/26

Theo Faber moved from T to F
T: Theo Camden The Address

[Maria]

Update message 41

41/52

O -Olivia Shaw from The Art of Inheriting Secrets 1-27/Alexis Ohanian from Tools of Titans 3-2

[Toni]

Updated message 378 with Wayne Carmody from NOS4A2
Progress: 15/26

[Winter, Group Reads]

Jess wrote: "8/26
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B - Lily Bart - The House of Mirth 31/01
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G - Ebenezer Gryce - The Leavenworth Case 25/01
H - Evelyn Hugo - [book:The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hu..."

Did you change your name recently? I can't find you in the spreadsheet. :)

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Update to Message #38. 25/26.

Added U with Anna Urbanova from my March book club choice, A Gentleman in Moscow.

[AurorainBookland]

Update message 28
1/2

K - Kira from Kira down under by Erin Teagan

[Toni]

Updated message 378 with Azriel from A Court of Frost and Starlight
Progress: 16/26

[AurorainBookland]

454 3/6

[Suzanne]

2021 Reading Challenge
A-Z Challenge: Character Edition - 2021
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Progress: 22 out of 26

Read a book with a character to fit for each letter of the alphabet. You can use the first letters of a character's first or last name. You may only use one character per book, and you may use memoirs/biographies/autobiographies for this challenge.

A: Arland: Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 1/18/2021 - 322 Pages
B: Cassidy Blake: City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab - ***** - 2/2/2021 - 285 Pages
C: Coriolanus Snow: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins - **** - 3/2/2021 - 439 Pages (Sejanus Plinth, Lucy Gray)
D: Dina Demille: Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 1/19/2021 - 146 Pages
E: Elliot Strick: All Adults Here by Emma Straub - **** - 3/18/2021 - 356 Pages
F: Faina: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey - ***** - 3/13/2021 - 386 Pages
G
H: James Herriot: James Herriot's Animal Stories by James Herriot - ***** - 3/7/2021 - 145 Pages
I: Iris: Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson - **** - 1/26/2021 - 196 Pages (Melody, Iris, Aubrey, Po’Boy, Sabe)
J: Jordan Banks: New Kid by Jerry Craft - ***** - 1/31/2021 - 256 Pages
K: Katsumi Hosokawa: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett - ***** - 1/12/2021 - 318 Pages (Roxane Coss, Gen Watanabe, Carmen Lowell)
L: Lucy Callahan: The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty - ***** - 1/22/2021 - 294 Pages
M: Maddie Moore: Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis - ***** - 2/16/2021 - 336 Pages (Jax Cullen)
N: Nikki Maxwell: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renée Russell - **** - 4/1/2021 - 282 Pages
O: Olive Kitteridge: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout - ***** - 5/11/2021 - 286 Pages
P: Pygmy: Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk - ** - 3/8/2021 - 255 Pages
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R: Robin Ha: Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha - ***** - 4/2/2021 - 240 Pages
S: Dr. Siri Paiboun: The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill - ***** - 3/10/2021 - 272 Pages
T: Alexia Tarabotti: Changeless by Gail Carriger - ***** - 3/6/2021 - 389 Pages
U: Urticacea: Never After by Rebecca Lickiss - ***** - 1/6/2021 - 261 Pages
V: Viktor Frankl: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl - **** - 1/4/2021 - 165 Pages
W: Wyatt Palmer: The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry - ***** - 1/22/2021 - 224 Pages
X
Y: Y.T.: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson - *** - 2/10/2021 - 438 Pages
Z

[Sean]

Update Msg #14

12/26

M - Marcel - The Guermantes Way - 03/04/21

[Maria]

Update message 42

42/52

C -Coy from Reputation (Mason Family #2)1-8/Griffin Chase from The Shadow Box 3-4

[Kim]

Update to msg 39: (25)/(22)

[Laureen]

Update to Message #86:
B- Bea/Blanch/Bertha from The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins (2/27/21)
D – Dobby from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (llustrated) by JK Rowling and Jim Kay (2/6/21)
E – Ernt from The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (2/13/21)
F – Francis from The Secret History by Donna Tartt (1/23/21)
G – Glory from Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore (1/20/21)
H – Huckleberry Finn from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (2/7/21)
I- Iris from Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
J - Julian from The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley (3/4/21)
L – Lale from The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris (1/24/21)
M – Miranda from The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
Q – Professor Quirrell from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling (1/16/21)
S – Starr from The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas; posted 1/3/21
V – Viv from The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (1/3/21)
W – Wyatt from The Removed by Brandon Hobson
Z – Z from Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (1/17/21)
15/26

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[Winter, Group Reads]

Suzanne wrote: "2021 Reading Challenge
A-Z Challenge: Character Edition - 2021
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Progress: 13 out of 26

Read a book with a character to fit for each letter of the alph..."

Hi :) Are you signing up for this now or did you sign up earlier but change name? I can't find you on the list :)

[Winter, Group Reads]

Kim wrote: "Update to msg 39: (25)/(22)"

You finished? :)

[Norine]

Update message 125: 8/26

[Sean]

Update Msg #14

13/26 - HALFWAY!

U - Umm Hamida - Midaq Alley - 03/04/21

[Maria]

Update message 41

43/52

S -Shaw Daniels from Where the Forest Meets the Stars 2/14/Parker Sinclair from My Way to You(Creek Canyon #1)3-5