Cinnamon's Reading Challenges

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Challenge Masterlist
5 Ongoing | 17 Completed | 3 Unfinished

Message #/Name
26. A-Z Books 2012
25. Serious Readers 2012
10. Top 100 Fantasy
9. The Contemps
2. One Million Pages Per Lifetime

Completed in 2011
23. Book Shelf Bingo
22. Favorite Song
21. Off the Shelf 2011
18. Serious Readers 2011
17. Debut Author 2011
16. A-Z Books 2011
15. Chubby Chunkster 2011
14. Read-the-Season: Inverno
13. A Lifetime of Books
12. Serial Killer Reader
4. Full Moon

Completed in 2010
11. Paranormal Acrostic
8. Debut Author 2010
7. Literary Colors
6. Read Your Name
5. Read-the-Season: Autumn
3. September 2010

Unfinished
24. Reading Tournament: The Name Game Edition
20. Take a Chance 3
19. What's in a Name 4

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One Million Pages Per Lifetime
January 1, 2010 – Present
138,740/1,000,000 Pages Read (13.8%)

Read in 2012: 61 Books | 16,728 Pages as of December 1
Read in 2011: 201 Books | 65,018 Pages
Read in 2010: 169 Books | 56,994 Pages

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September Challenge
September 1 - September 30, 2010
10/10 Read | Completed on September 20

September: The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson 9/09
Birthday: A Matter of Class by Mary Balogh 9/03
Massachusetts: Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus 9/19
Pirate Day: The Princess Bride by William Goldman 9/05
Labor Day: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 9/20
National Hispanic Heritage Month: Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles 9/14
Library Card Sign-up Month: The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa 9/03
Classic Romance: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 9/04
Murder Mysteries List: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 9/15
Reader's Choice: The Necromancer by Michael Scott 9/08

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Full Moon Challenge
August 24, 2010 - August 23, 2011
12/12 Read (Moon-Walker) | Completed on June 30

Group 1 (8/24 - 12/20)
Sturgeon Moon: Goddess of the Sea by P.C. Cast 9/11
Harvest Moon: Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke 9/14
Hunter’s Moon: Two-Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt 9/09
Beaver Moon: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 8/25



Group 2 (12/21 - 4/16)
Cold Moon: Blood Song by Cat Adams 3/13
Wolf Moon: Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin 2/14
Snow Moon: Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George 2/26
Worm Moon: Pegasus by Robin McKinley 2/18



Group 3 (4/17 - 8/23)
Pink Moon: Choker by Elizabeth Woods 5/31
Flower Moon: Sleepless by Cyn Balog 6/26
Strawberry Moon: Slice of Cherry by Dia Reeves 6/30
Buck Moon: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner 6/27

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Read-the-Season Challenge: Autumn
September 23 - December 21, 2010
6/6 Read | Completed on November 6

A Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer 9/26
U The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott 9/26
T Torment by Lauren Kate 10/28
U Upstate: A Novel by Kalisha Buckhanon 9/29
M A Map of the Known World by Lisa Ann Sandell 9/30
N Nightshade by Andrea Cremer 11/06

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Read Your Name Challenge
September 29 - December 28, 2010
11/11 Read | Completed on November 6

C Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare 10/02
I I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder 9/30
N Nightshade by Andrea Cremer 11/06
N Nevermore by Kelly Creagh 10/04
A The Absolute Value of -1 by Steve Brezenoff 10/30
M A Map of the Known World by Lisa Ann Sandell 9/30
O One Night That Changes Everything by Lauren Barnholdt 10/17
N North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley 10/10

L Love, Meg by C. Leigh Purtill 10/17
I Incarceron by Catherine Fisher 10/09
N Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn 10/16

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Literary Colors Challenge
October 1 - October 31, 2010
10/10 Read | Completed on October 23

Orange: Shadowland by Meg Cabot 10/09
Red: The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller 10/16
Brown: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare 10/02
Green: The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart 10/07
Black: Stolen: A letter to my captor by Lucy Christopher 10/03
Yellow: North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley 10/10
Purple: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn 10/16
Pink: Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White 10/11
Blue: Wings by Aprilynne Pike 10/13
Silver/Grey: The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff 10/23

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2010 Debut Author Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2010
20/20 Read | Completed on December 18

1. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa 3/01
2. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting 8/01
3. The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson 9/09
4. Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus 9/19
5. The DUFF by Kody Keplinger 10/01
6. Nevermore by Kelly Creagh 10/04
7. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White 10/06
8. Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White 10/11
9. Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken 10/15
10. The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff 10/23
11. Sea by Heidi R. Kling 10/24
12. The Absolute Value of -1 by Steve Brezenoff 10/30
13. Everlasting by Angie Frazier 11/02
14. Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers 11/05
15. Nightshade by Andrea Cremer 11/06
16. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins 11/06
17. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver 11/08
18. Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel 11/11
19. Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson 12/09
20. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins 12/18

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The Contemps Challenge
no time limit
8/21 Read

1. Losing Faith by Denise Jaden 1/09
2. The DUFF by Kody Keplinger 10/01
3. Girl, Stolen by April Henry 12/31
4. Freefall by Mindi Scott 2/19
5. The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney 3/08
6. Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler
7. Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers 3/20
8. Trapped by Michael Northrop
9. Rival by Sara Bennett Wealer
10. Sean Griswold's Head by Lindsey Leavitt
11. Like Mandarin by Kirsten Hubbard
12. Family by Micol Ostow
13. Back When You Were Easier to Love by Emily Wing Smith 12/28
14. Pearl by Jo Knowles
15. Saving June by Hannah Harrington 8/19
16. Between Here and Forever by Elizabeth Scott
17. The Day Before by Lisa Schroeder
18. Small Town Sinners by Melissa C. Walker
19. Carter's Unfocused One-Track Mind by Brent Crawford
20. Sharks and Boys by Kristen Tracy
21. Want to Go Private? by Sarah Darer Littman

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Top 100 Fantasy Challenge
no time limit
57/100 Read

The entire list may be viewed here

Just finished

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Paranormal Acrostic Challenge
November 1 - November 30, 2010
10/10 Read | Completed on November 17

P Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers 11/05
A Bitten by Kelley Armstrong 11/13
R Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins 11/06
A Everlasting by Angie Frazier 11/02
N Nightshade by Andrea Cremer 11/06
O Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver 11/08
R Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel 11/11
M Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness 11/17
A Shadow Days by Andrea Cremer 11/07
L Wither by Lauren DeStefano 11/09

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Serial Killer Reader Challenge
November 11, 2010 - November 10, 2011
28/28 Books Read from 15 Series | Completed on August 11

Jack the Page Ripper
Karen Marie Moning | Darkfever 2/17, Bloodfever 3/06, Faefever 4/23, Dreamfever 4/25, Shadowfever 4/26
J.R. Ward | Dark Lover 11/24, Lover Eternal 11/27, Lover Awakened 12/12, Lover Revealed 7/11
E. Lockhart | The Boy Book 11/11, The Treasure Map of Boys 11/12, Real Live Boyfriends 1/16
Charlaine Harris | Dead Until Dark 12/17, Living Dead in Dallas 7/03
Richelle Mead | Last Sacrifice 1/09

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Una-Book-Bomber
Chick-Lit: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison 1/22
Romance: Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly 5/10
Mystery: One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 1/31
Paranormal: Bitten by Kelley Armstrong 11/13
YA: Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia/Margaret Stohl 12/05



Spree Series Killer: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones 12/20
Author-ican Psycho: My Little Phony by Lisi Harrison 12/19
Dr. Hannibal Lecturer: Dune by Frank Herbert 11/24
The Book Strangler: Alison Goodman | Eon: Dragoneye Reborn 4/10, Eona: The Last Dragoneye 4/24
3rd Degree: Maria V. Synder | Poison Study 12/25, Magic Study 7/04, Fire Study 8/11

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A Lifetime of Books Challenge
December 7, 2010 - June 6, 2011
17/17 Read | Completed on May 30

1995- Sabriel by Garth Nix 1/07
1996- The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner 5/16
1997- Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 4/15
1998- Undercover by Beth Kephart 1/24
1999- Stardust by Neil Gaiman 1/22
2000- Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella 5/27
2001- Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 12/17
2002- Feed by M.T. Anderson 5/15
2003- Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins 5/30
2004- Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder 12/25
2005- A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb 1/20
2006- Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning 2/17
2007- Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn/David Levithan 1/16
2008- Faefever by Karen Marie Moning 4/23
2009- The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams 12/24
2010- Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson 12/09
2011- Unearthly by Cynthia Hand 1/26

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Read-the-Season Challenge: Inverno
December 21, 2010 - March 20, 2011
7/7 Read | Completed on March 1

I Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon 2/21
N Sabriel by Garth Nix 1/07
V Stray by Rachel Vincent 3/01
E Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin 1/28
R Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly 1/14
N Stardust by Neil Gaiman 1/22
O One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 1/31



Note: Inverno is winter in Italian.

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2011 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2011
8/8 Read (Mor-book-ly Obese) | Completed on April 24

1. The Forbidden Game by L.J. Smith - 750 pgs 1/02
2. Eona: The Last Dragoneye by Alison Goodman - 656 pages 4/24
3. Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead - 594 pgs 1/09
4. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman - 536 pages 4/10
5. Sabriel by Garth Nix - 496 pages 1/07
6. Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly - 472 pages 1/14
7. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult - 464 pages 4/07
8. Sapphique by Catherine Fisher - 462 pages 3/29

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2011 A-Z Book Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2011
26/26 Read | Completed on August 6

A Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison 1/22
B Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert 2/01
C A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb 1/20
D Delirium by Lauren Oliver 2/11
E Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin 1/28
F The Forbidden Game by L.J. Smith 1/02
G The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter 4/21
H The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 3/25
I The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa 1/18
J Jenna & Jonah's Fauxmance by Emily Franklin/Brendan Halpin 5/27
K A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn 7/01
L Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead 1/09
M The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare 2/07
N Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn/David Levithan 1/16
O One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 1/31
P Perfect by Sara Shepard 2/13
Q The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner 7/06
R Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly 1/14
S Sabriel by Garth Nix 1/07
T A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 1/11
U Undercover by Beth Kephart 1/24
V The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides 7/02
W Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green/David Levithan 1/29
X XVI by Julia Karr 7/05
Y You Against Me by Jenny Downham 8/06
Z Zombies vs. Unicorns by multiple authors 1/15

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2011 Debut Author Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2011
20/20 Read

1. Across the Universe by Beth Revis 1/24
2. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand 1/26
3. Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter 3/23
4. The Lipstick Laws by Amy Holder 3/31
5. Falling Under by Gwen Hayes 4/06
6. The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter 4/21
7. Blood Red Road by Moira Young 5/12
8. Choker by Elizabeth Woods 5/31
9. Bumped by Megan McCafferty 6/19
10. XVI by Julia Karr 7/05
11. The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab 7/17
12. A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan 7/19
13. The Beginning of After by Jennifer Castle 7/26
14. Saving June by Hannah Harrington 8/19
15. Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake 9/09
16. Divergent by Veronica Roth 11/30
17. Legend by Marie Lu 12/11
18. Angelfall by Susan Ee 12/26
19. Bad Taste in Boys by Carrie Harris 12/27
20. Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez 12/31

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2011 Serious Readers Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2011
201 Read

Level 1: Books 1-100
Level 2: Books 101-201

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What's in a Name Challenge 4
January 1 - December 31, 2011
3/6 Read | Unfinished

Number: One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 1/31
Jewelry: The Emerald Talisman by Brenda Pandos
Size: Small Town Sinners by Melissa C. Walker
Travel: Falling Under by Gwen Hayes 4/06
Evil: City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare 4/13
Life Stage: Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl

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Take a Chance Challenge 3
January 1 - December 31, 2011
0/10 Read | Unfinished

Library Staff Pick: Cold Magic by Kate Elliott
Mom's Recommendation: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
The Story Siren's Pick: Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers
NY Time's Pick: Room by Emma Donoghue
Blurb Book: Abandon by Meg Cabot
Book Seer Pick: Graceling by Kristin Cashore
What Should I Read Next Pick: Pride by Rachel Vincent
Which Book Pick: Mathilda Savitch by Victor Lodato
LibraryThing Pick: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Random Bestseller: The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks

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Off the Shelf Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2011
15/15 Read (Trying) | Completed on May 4

1. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 1/11
2. The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa 1/18
3. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand 1/26
4. Delirium by Lauren Oliver 2/11
5. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 2/13
6. Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon 2/21
7. 飢餓遊戲 by Suzanne Collins 2/22
8. Can You Survive the Zombie Apocalypse? by Max Brallier 2/23
9. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare 3/07
10. The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta 3/19
11. Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter 3/23
12. Fairy Bad Day by Amanda Ashby 4/08
13. Eona: The Last Dragoneye by Alison Goodman 4/24
14. The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson 4/29
15. Origins by L.J. Smith 5/04

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Favorite Song Challenge
January 1 - April 30, 2011
7/7 Read | Completed on April 6

Lucifer by SHINee

L Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead 1/09
U Undercover by Beth Kephart 1/24
C A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb 1/20
I The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa 1/18
F Falling Under by Gwen Hayes 4/06
E Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin 1/28
R Real Live Boyfriends by E. Lockhart 1/16

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Book Shelf Bingo
March 5 - May 22, 2011
12/12 Read | Completed on May 17

Free Space: Blood Song by Cat Adams 3/13
part-of-a-series: Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning 3/06
shifters: Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs 3/15
_paranormal: Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter 3/23
ya-fantasy: Sapphique by Catherine Fisher 3/31
demons: Falling Under by Gwen Hayes 4/06
urban-fantasy: City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare 4/13
paranormal-fiction: Faefever by Karen Marie Moning 4/23
favorite-series: Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning 4/25
vampires: Origins by L.J. Smith 5/04
paranormal-romance: Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly 5/10
fantasy-scifi: The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner 5/17

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Reading Tournament: The Name Game Edition
March 1 - October 30, 2011
99/200 Names Read from 50 Books | Unfinished

Anna, Emily, Katherine, Robert: Origins by L.J. Smith 5/04
Adam: The Hunt of the Unicorn by C.C. Humphreys 5/08
Alex, Jake, Sophie: Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly 5/10
Jack: Blood Red Road by Moira Young 5/12
Violet: Feed by M.T. Anderson 5/15
Charlotte, Grace, Lily, James: Fallen Grace by Mary Hooper 5/18
Dylan, Ella, Maya: Angel by James Patterson 5/22
Andrew, Caroline: Catfish and Mandala by Andrew X. Pham 5/25
Luke: Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella 5/27
Aaron, Ryan: Jenna & Jonah's Fauxmance by Emily Franklin/Brendan Halpin 5/27
Henry: Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins 5/30
Alexis, Ethan, Sydney, Zoe: Choker by Elizabeth Woods 5/31
Emma: The Jewel and the Key by Louise Spiegler 6/01
Alexander, Michael, Shaun: Feed by Mira Grant 6/07
David, Joseph: Deadline by Mira Grant 6/11
Carson, Jasmine, Logan, Morgan: Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep 6/17
Mia, Sarah: Where She Went by Gayle Forman 6/18
Christian, Jason: Shine by Lauren Myracle 6/20
Sam: The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross 6/23
Claire, Henry, Hunter, Tyler: Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen 6/26
Evelyn: Other Words for Love by Lorraine Zago Rosenthal 6/27
Thomas: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner 6/27
Bella, Chase, Lucy, Noah: Invincible Summer by Hannah Moskowitz 6/28
Gabriel, Hannah, Wyatt: Slice of Cherry by Dia Reeves 6/30
Alexandra, Chloe, Ellie: Tell Me a Secret by Holly Cupala 6/30
Brooke: A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn 7/01
Dominic: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides 7/02
Anthony: Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris 7/03
John: XVI by Julia Karr 7/05
Matthew: The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson 7/07
Elizabeth, Riley: What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen 7/07
Megan, Parker: Thrill Ride by Rachel Hawthorne 7/11
Bailey: Mercy by Rebecca Lim 7/12
Adrian: The Cellar by A.J. Whitten 7/16
Amelia: The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab 7/17
Brandon, Xavier: A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan 7/19
Julia: The Beginning of After by Jennifer Castle 7/26
Charlie: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 8/01
Carly, Micah: Bloodlines by Richelle Mead 8/03
Allison, Christopher, Sebastian, Victoria: Ultraviolet by R.J. Anderson 8/07
Mason: The Stranger by Albert Camus 8/07
Alana, Evan, Jonathan, Kaylee: Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce 8/08
Isabelle: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 8/09
Olivia: Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard 8/14
Harper, Jacob: Saving June by Hannah Harrington 8/19
Blake, Daniel, Joshua, Savannah: Cross My Heart by Katie Klein 8/27
Kylie: Raw Blue by Kirsty Eagar 8/30
Natalie: Babe in Boyland by Jody Gehrman 9/03
Juliana, Kaitlyn: Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnik 9/24
Abigail, Nathan: Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins 10/02

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2012 Serious Readers Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2012
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Level 1: Books 1-100

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2012 A-Z Book Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2012
18/26 Read

Edit here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...

A Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 1/10
B Blameless by Gail Carriger 1/14
C Darkness Falls by Cate Tiernan 1/11
D Partials by Dan Wells 4/13
E Everneath by Brodi Ashton 1/28
F The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 1/22
G Changeless by Gail Carriger 1/12
H Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler 1/28
I Immortal Beloved by Tiernan Cate 1/08
J There You'll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones 1/01
K Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas 1/14
L Looking for Alaska by John Green 1/26
M Fracture by Megan Miranda 2/15
N A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness 4/19
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P Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King 1/02
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R Grave Mercy by R. L. LaFevers 3/10
S The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith 1/08
T Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi 3/01
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V Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 8/13
W All I Ever Wanted by Vikki Wakefield 1/02
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