NBRC 26 Alphabet 21: Title Challenge: Read the Alphabet (Yearly)

[Lisa Kay]

Welcome to this challenge, too, Maddison!

[Amy]

edited #350

[Evelyn]

I didn't finish this one last year but I'm trying again. I started on January 1st but only just got around to posting about it on May 4 2013.

A
B Blood Tide- Melvin Burgess
C
D Dead Beat- Jim Butcher
E Eat Your Heart Out – Dayna INgram
F Further Tales of the City- Amistead MAupin
G
H How to Be A Woman – Caitlin Moran
I If I Stay- Gayle Forman
J
K
L
M More Tales of the City
N
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Q
R
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T Tales of the City- Arimstead Maupin
U Under Milk Wood- Dylan Thomas
V
W
X
Y
Z

[Lisa Kay]

Great, Evelyn! Welcome to the challenge and better luck this year.

[Catherine]

update to post 330

16/26 complete :)

[Terri]

Read The Alphabet - 2013


A - And One Last Thing ... 4/4
B - Backfire 3/29
C - The Chance 3/23
D - Don't Go 4/21
E - The Eight Foot Woman 5/6
F - Fly Away 4/27
G - Garden Spells 5/7
H - Hissy Fit 4/6
I - If You Find Me 4/11
J - The Job Offer 7/5
K - The Kitchen House 5/15
L - The Language of Flowers 2/22
M - Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind 3/31
N - No Second Chance 3/17
O - One Pink Line 3/5
P - The Peach Keeper 4/2
Q - Not Quite Mine 6/3
R - The Reader 5/8
S - The Secret Keeper 3/9
T - Touch & Go 2/9
U - Untraceable 5/25
V - The Violets of March 6/7
W - Whiskey Beach 5/2
X - Xingu 7/13
Y - A Year by the Sea 6/5
Z - ZURI Africa. An orphan. A love story. 7/24

[Lisa Kay]

Oh, so close, Terri!

[Susan]

I'm doing this challenge for another book club. Here's my list!

A - And She Was
B - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
C - Cinder
D - The Death of Bees
E - Edge
F - The Fault in Our Stars
G - A Game of Thrones
H - Hannibal
I - I Am Not A Serial Killer
J -
K - The Knife of Never Letting Go
L - The Last Policeman
M - The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World's Most Perplexing Cold Cases
N - The Never List
O - The Other Typist
P - A Place Of Execution
Q - The Quiet Twin
R - Red Rain
S - Sisterland: A Novel
T - Three Graves Full
U - Uglies
V - A Visit from the Goon Squad
W - We Need to Talk About Kevin
X -
Y -
Z - Zone One


Anyone have a J, X, or Y they'd like to recommend?

[Lisa Kay]

Neat, Susan. Wow. You're almost done. ☺

[Susan]

Oh - these are the ones that I plan to read this year! I guess I misunderstood. I am done with D and part way through T (not reading in any particular order haha).

[Lisa Kay]

Ah! Okay. Got it, Susan. Love the list. Very eclectic.

[Jex]

You can check out our difficult letter log Susan: Click Here
It might help you fill in some of the gaps. I also recommend XVI if you like dystopian YA novels.

[Susan]

Thank you, Jex! This is really helpful.

[Erica]

I finished this challenge in April, but was on vacation and became too busy to post it. This was fun, thanks for the challenge and sorry it was so late.

A- Across the Universe
B- Bent Road
C- Carry the One
D- The Descendants
E- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
F- The Fault in Our Stars
G- Girl in the Arena
H- Heartsick
I- The Innocent
J- Johnny's Girl: A Daughter's Memoir of Growing Up In Alaska's Underworld
K- The Knife and the Butterfly
L- Left Neglected
M- Mothers and Other Liars
N- The Night Circus
O- One for Sorrow
P- The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square
Q- A Question of Manhood
R- Ready Player One
S- Still Alice
T- These Things Hidden
U- Uglies
V- Virgins And Other Endangered Species: A Memoir
W- Winter's Bone
X- Xenofreak Nation
Y- The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
Z- Zone One

[Lisa Kay]

Not a problem, Erica. Woohoo! & Congrats!

[Laila Jane]

I'm gonna try this one too. Starting from January 1...


Goal: 26
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013

A - Anna and the French Kiss (06/04/13)
B - Beautiful Disaster (04/05/13)
C - Consequences (02/03/13)
D - Dash & Lily's Book of Dares (06/02/13)
E - The Elite (04/30/13)
F - The Fault in Our Stars (01/14/13)
G - Gone Girl (06/23/13)
H - Hopeless (02/23/13)
I - I'll Be Here (08/06/13)
J - Jet (06/11/13)
K - Knee Deep (09/07/13)
L - The Lover's Dictionary (05/14/13)
M - My Heart for Yours (08/12/13)
N - Natural Born Angel (05/08/13)
O - On the Island (03/14/13)
P - Point of Retreat (02/16/13)
Q - The Queen Bee of Bridgeton (07/08/13)
R - Real (05/10/13)
S - Slammed (02/16/13)
T - Truth (02/06/13)
U - Unearthly (04/20/13)
V - Vain
W - Wait for You (04/12/13)
X - X-It
Y - You Against Me
Z -

Finished 22/26

[Lisa Kay]

You've made some nice headway, Laila!

[Kat]

Adding this!

[Lisa Kay]

**waves** Welcome to the challenge, Kat!

[Cheyenne]

Oh I am definitely getting in on this one! I am starting from 1/1/13.

A- Auralia's Colors by Randy Overstreet
B
C- Cyndere's Midnight by Randy Overstreet
D- Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
E
F
G- Golden by Cameron Dokey
H- The Historian by Elizabeth Costova
I
J- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
K
L
M- The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
N- The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
O- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
P- Promise for Spring by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Q
R
S- Sisterchicks Down Under by Robin Jones Gunn
T- A Thousand Tomorrows by Karen Kingsbury
U
V- Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
W
X
Y
Z

12/26 completed

[Lisa Kay]

You started off well, Cheyenne! Welcome to the challenge.

[Shawna]

going to give this a go!
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B)
C)Clara's War: One Girl's Story of SurvivalClara's War: One Girl's Story of Survival
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G)Gone Girl
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[Lisa Kay]

Neat, Shawna! Welcome to the challenge.

[SthTx Dawn]

I will /give this one a try. This is what I have so far.

update 7/26--17
update 8/26--18
update 9/16--19
update 11/22--23
update 11/29--24 need U and V with 1 month to go...
update 12/17 -- Challenge Completed!
Alphabet Challenge 2013

A Airframe by Michael Crichton
B Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
C City of God by E.L. Doctorow
D Defending Jacob by William Landay
E Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
F Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
G The Giver by Lois Lowry
H The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
I The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
J Joyland by Stephen King
K King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard
L Live by Night by Dennis Lehane
M The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
N NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
O Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
P The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Q Quicksand by Nella Larson
R Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings From the Road by Willie Nelson
S Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan
T Trace by Warren Murphy
U Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
V Vital Signs by Robin Cook
W Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
X XPD by Len Deighton
Y The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Z Zero Day by David Baldacci

[Lisa Kay]

Great start, Dawn.

[Danni]

Will write list later...

[Lisa Kay]

Neat, Danni.

[Erin]

This sounds like fun! I am going from Jan 1, 2013

A) A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (TBR)
B) Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
C) Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (TBR)
D) Dawn by Octavia E. Butler (TBR)
E) Endless by Matt Bone (TBR)
F) Fragments by Dan Wells
G) Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
H) Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle (TBR)
I) Incarnate by Jodi Meadows
J) Just Listen by Sarah Dessen (TBR)
K) Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
L) Looking for Alaska by John Green
M) Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
N) Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko (TBR)
O) One for the Money by Janet Evanovich (TBR)
P) Parasite by Mira Grant
Q) Quiver by Holly Luhning (TBR)
R) Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (TBR)
S) Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde
T) Thorn: An Immortal Tale by Frances Gordon (TBR)
U) Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan (TBR)
V) Virus by Kathy Reichs (TBR)
W) Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
X)
Y) Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (TBR)
Z)

Will come back and edit later with links to what I have read and when, etc. :)

[Lisa Kay]

Looking good, Erin!

[Asha]

I'm in!

01/07/13 - 30/06/14

11/26

A. Ashes in the Wind by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss ★★★☆☆ - 04.07.13
B.
C. Circus of the Damned by Laurell K. Hamilton - Currently Reading
D. Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris ★★★☆☆ - 14.07.13
E. The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa ★★★★☆ - 02.08.13
F. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich ★★★★☆ - 08.07.13
G. Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton ★★★★☆ - 21.07.13
H. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I. The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa ★★★★★ - 14.07.13 Highly Recommend!
J.
K. Key of Light by Nora Roberts ★★★☆☆ - 06.07.13
L. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich ★★★★☆ - 05.07.13
M. Matilda by Roald Dahl
N. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
O. Obsidian Butterfly
P. The Path of Daggers
Q.
R. The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson ★★☆☆☆ - 22.07.13
S. A Storm of Swords
T.
U.
V. Vendetta: Lucky's Revenge by Jackie Collins ★★★★☆ - 05.07.13
W. Winter's Heart
X.
y. The Year's Best Horror Stories No. 2 by Richard Davis ★★☆☆☆ - 23.07.13
Z.

[Amy]

#350

Eep, guess I'm not so good at this one. None of my physical tbr pile has the right letters either :S

[[deleted user]]

I also just found this group... My start date will be jan.1

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F) the forever knight
G) game of thrones
H) honeymoon
I) ill walk alone
J)
K)
L) love, lust, & murder
M)
N)
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Q)
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[Lisa Kay]

Welcome to the challenge, Asha and Vickie!

Looks like you're doing good to me, Amy.

[Chrisie]

Sue grafton wrote a series of books called the alphabet series. A is for Alibi
I is for Innocent
11 books in all so could get through nearly half the list lol

[Lisa Kay]

is coming out in September! Woohoo!

[Chrisie]

I have a few if them on my pc and must transfer them to kindle. They are meant to be really good so thanks for the heads up Lisa

[Asha]

Oooo! Im using some of her series for the pyramid challenge also! I highly doubt i'll make it to W in that one though this series could def fill in some gaps in this challenge. :) I hope she's as good as everyone says!

[Lisa Kay]

Well, if you like a good female detective story, you'll probably like her.

[Stacie]

Chuggin along, updated #312

[Lisa Kay]

Uh oh. Link doesn't work, Stacie.

[Nancy from NJ]

READING THE ALPHABET CHALLENGE

A-Z TITLE CHALLENGE

18/26 Completed

A Astray by Emma Donoghue 1/10
B The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler 1/17
C The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 2/17
D Driving Miss Daisy by Alfre Uhry 3/20
E
F Family Pictures by Jane Green 4/24
G The Good Father by Diane Chamberlain 2/4
H Home Front by Kristin Hannah 2/12
I The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer 2/1
J Joyland by Stephen King 7/17
K
L Love, Anthony by Lisa Genova 1/12
M The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka 3/23
N
O Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper 1/27
P Pearl's Passover by Isabel Kleban
Q The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis 2/11
R The Red Book by Deborah Copake Kogen 2/7
S The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton 1/4
T The Three Incestuous Sister by Audrey Niffenegger 1/22
U
V Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult 1/24
W Wonder by R.J. Palacio
X
Y

[Chrisie]

Why oh why have I three or four of some letters and none of others.. Scoff scoff lol

A accidents happen - Louise miller
B blood and sand - Elizabeth hunter
C can you keep a secret - sophie kinsella
D deadly relations - alexa grace
E.
F fractured - dan Atkins
G - Gucci Gucci goo - sue margolis
H - hidden fire - Elizabeth hunter
I - I've got your number - sophie kinsella
J.
K killer heals - rebecca chance
L love and devotion - Eric's James
M Molly's millions - victoria Connelly
N neurotica - sue margolis
O omega (girl in the box) Robert j crane
P profile of evil - alexa grace
Q
R remember me - sophie kinsella
S soulless (girl in the box) Robert j crane
T twenty s girl - sophie kinsella
U untouched (girl in the box) Robert j crane
V
W watch over me - Daniela sacerdoti
X
Y yours truly - Kirsty greenwood
Z

20/26

[Chrisie]

Ok suggestions for E J Q V X Z please

[Lisa Kay]

Welcome to the challenge, Nancy and Chrisie.

Let me see, Chrisie. I'll take a look at your shelves.

[Lisa Kay]

Chrisie...

Well, there is Sex, Murder And A Double Latte (A Sophie Katz Murder Mystery #1), by Kyra Davis. I would use that one for "X" - as it has it in the title. That series is pretty good. Then, if you make on through the series, you come to Vows, Vendettas and a Little Black Dress, which is #5 in the series.



I also have Just Good Friends, by Rosalind James - which I haven't read, but it is 'lendable' via Kindle, if you'd like to borrow it.

[Chrisie]

So it doesn't have to start with the letter.. I thought I was going to have to read x-men lol.. How do you borrow via kindle or do you men their premium service ?

[Nancy from NJ]

Thanks Lisa Kay. I didn't realize we could use an x in the title for the x book. In another group where I am doing this challenge, you need to add a book that begins with an x which is kind of hard but they do exist.

[Chrisie]

Just found out lendable books to friends is only available in the US not UK yet :(

[Kelly]

As of 1/1/13


A) Ask For It Sylvia Day 03/12/13
B) Burn Linda Howard 01/06/13
C) Cry No More Linda Howard 01/31/13
D) Dead Until Dark Charlaine Harris 01/16/13
E) Enticed by His Forgotten Lover Maya Banks 04/21/13
F) Firelight Sophie Jordan 01/11/13
G) Gone Girl Gillian Flynn 02/20/13
H) Heat Rises Richard Castle 01/04/13
I) Ice Linda Howard 01/17/13
J) Jack's Christmas Mission (The Protectors, #16) Beverly Barton 09/09/13
K) Knight & Play Kitty French 01/11/13
L) Living Dead in Dallas Charlaine Harris 03/07/13
M) Mackenzie's Mountain Linda Howard 01/13/13
N) Never Love a Highlander Maya Banks 06/04/13
O) One for the Money Janet Evanovich 01/23/13
P) The People of Sparks Jeanne DuPrau 01/08/13
Q) Quicksilver (Arcane Society, #11) Amanda Quick 01/10/13
R) A Raging Storm Richard Castle 01/08/13
S) Storm Front Jim Butcher 01/02/13
T) Two for the Dough Janet Evanovich 01/30/13
U) Up to Me M. Leighton 02/15/13
V) Vanish Sophie Jordan 01/28/13
W) Wanton Crystal Jordan 02/01/13
X) X Marks the Scot Victoria Roberts 10/21/13
Y) You Slay Me Katie MacAlister 10/27/13
Z) Zane Nicole Edwards 05/12/13

[Kristie]

Chrisie wrote: "Ok suggestions for E J Q V X Z please"

Also, I recently found a series for X, Y, & Z. It is:
x0
y1
z2

I have not read them yet, but have them planned for my next A-Z Challenge. They look pretty interesting and I've been told that they can stand alone, so you don't have to read all three.