NBRC 26 Alphabet 2: Animals: A to Z (Spell-it-Out)

[Rebecca NJ]

Lisa Kay wrote: "Looking good, Rebecca! Mini congrats!"

Thanks Lisa Kay!

[Mary]

Updated Post #218 - added "newt," "panther," and "quail" to my list.

Start date: May 21, 2012
Letters completed: 20/26

R - Kathy Reichs - Déjà Dead - 2/10/13
A - Amanda Stevens - The Restorer - 2/12/13
B - Nancy Marie Brown - The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman - 1/22/13
B - Kendare Blake - Anna Dressed in Blood - 1/29/13
I - Deborah Harkness - A Discovery of Witches (Character: Isabeau) - 2/19/13
T - Kevin Hearne - Hammered (Character: Thor) - 1/23/13



S - Susanna Kearsley - The Winter Sea - 2/9/13
N - Mira Grant - Deadline (Newsflesh #2) - 1/18/13
A - Cynthia Hand - Radiant (Character: Angela) - 2/20/13
K - Kevin Hearne - Tricked - 1/29/13
E - Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game - 1/26/13



T - Melina Marchetta - On the Jellicoe Road (Character: Taylor) - 2/1/13
I - Suzanne Palmieri - The Witch of Little Italy (Character: Itsy) - 2/20/13
G - Kerry Greenwood - Cocaine Blues - 1/26/13
E - Moira Young - Blood Red Road (Character: Emmi) - 2/20/13
R - Mira Grant - Blackout (Character: Rebecca)- 2/16/13

[Jex]

Deadline was such a good book! I hope you enjoyed it Mary!

[Mary]

LOVED it, Jex. I can't wait to start Blackout, but something tells me I'm going to be really heartbroken when this series is over and I don't have any more books to read about these characters.

[Lisa Kay]

Mini congrats time three, Mary.

Mandarin Newt
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[Mary]

Thanks, LK! The pictures you post on this thread always make my day. :-)

[Lisa Kay]

Glad you like them, Mary!
I post them all - and then some - on our board, " Animal Alphabet ."

[Rebecca NJ]

Updated post #286 (was #292) (Rebecca's Animal Alphabet Reading Challenge)

Start Date: 09/01/12
End Date: 09/01/13
Total # of Books: 26/158
Animals Completed: 6/26

F: Fleeced – Carol Higgins Clark, 09/25/12
R: Frozen Heat – Richard Castle, 12/31/12
O: Owen in Damsel Under Stress – Shanna Swendson, 10/16/12
G: Promises to Keep – Jane Green, 10/29/12



W: A Chesapeake Shores Christmas – Sherryl Woods, 09/23/12
H: Heir of the Dog – Judi McCoy, 09/29/12
A: Amy in Gone Girl – Gillan Flynn, 12/02/12
L: Lisa in Down River – Karen Harper, 10/09/12
E: Emory in Secrets of Harmony Grove – Mindy Starns Clark, 12/04/12

[Lisa Kay]

Mini congrats times two, Rebecca!

frog
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whale
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[Rebecca NJ]

Lisa Kay - You have such a great photo library!

[Lisa Kay]

I'm addicted to , Rebecca. LOL!

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Actually, I think it is helping me de-clutter my house b/c I just put things there...
...and on our board, " Animal Alphabet " board and they add up quickly.

[Christina]

Updated Posts 319-320. 2 letters down, 24 to go. LOL

[Lisa Kay]

Mini congrats times two, Christina!

Alpaca & Bobcat
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[Christina]

Thanks Lisa Kay! And I love those alpacas. They look so cute! :)

[Gemma]

Finally finished my second animal, so glad this challenge is two years!

You can see my progress here -> progress (:

[Lisa Kay]

Mini congrats times two, Gemma!

Alpaca
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[Sanskriti]

I'm gonna have to start this challenge all over again!

Start: 01 Jan '13
Animals: 0/26
Books: 9


CANARY: 2/6
✓C: City of Women (★★★★, 22 Feb '13)
✓A: The Autobiography Of Henry VIII by Margaret George (★★★★, 14 Mar '13)
N
A
R
Y




FISH:3/4
✓F: Falling Man (★, 03 Mar '13)
I
✓S: The Surgeon (★★★, 24 Apr '13)
✓H: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling (★★★★★, 14 Mar '13)




GIRAFFE: 2/7
✓G: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck (★★★★, 18 Mar '13)
I
R
A
✓F: Fall of Giants (★★★, 18 Apr '13)
✓F
E



WHALE: 2/5
✓W: The Way of Shadows (★★★, 10 Feb '13)
H: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (★★★★★, 22 Mar '13)
A
L
E

[Gemma]

Thanks LK ^_^

[Christina]

Updated Posts 319-320. Finished 2 more animals, coyote and emu.

[Lisa Kay]

Great, Sanz! Welcome to the challenge.

Mini contrats times two, Christina!

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[Rebecca NJ]

Updated post #286 (was #292) (Rebecca's Animal Alphabet Reading Challenge)


Start Date: 09/01/12
End Date: 09/01/13
Total # of Books: 34/158
Animals Completed: 726

X: Xavier in Perfect – Ellen Hopkins, 12/13/12
R: Regan in Decked – Carol Higgins Clark, 09/15/12
A: Almost a Family – Stephanie Bond, 12/29/12
Y: You Can’t Drink All Day – Celia Riverbark, 10/07/12
F: Fire Me – Libby Malin, 12/16/12
I: Isobel in The Light Between Oceans – M.L. Stedman, 12/26/12
S: Sam in Can’t Teach an Old Demon New Tricks – Cara Lockwood, 12/30/12
H:Second Chance – Heather Brewer, 02/17/13

[Lisa Kay]

Woohoo! Congrats, Rebecca!

x-rayfish
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[Rebecca NJ]

Thanks Lisa Kay!

[Maria Jo]

I'll try! March 1, 2013- March 1, 2015-ish

11/152 Completed
0/26 Animals

Armadillo
Arms of Love by Carmen Marcoux (3-24-2013)
Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery (3-12-2013)
My Life in France by Julia Child (3-31-2013)
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (3-24-2013)
D
I
Looking for God by Nancy Ortberg (3-18-2013)
L
O

Buffalo
B
U
F
F
A
L
O

Cat
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett (3-18-2013)
A
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson (3-24-2013)

Duck
D
U
C
K

Elephant
E
L
E
Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George (3-31-2013)
H
A
N
T

Frog
Fairy-Tale Detectives, The by Michael Buckley (3-18-2013)
Road to OZ, The by L.Frank Baum (3-18-2013)
O
G

Giraffe
G
I
R
A
F
F
E

Hyena
H
Yearling, The by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (3-26-2013)
E
N
A

Iguana
I
G
U
A
N
A

Jaguar
J
A
G
U
A
R

Kookaburra
K
O
O
K
B
U
R
A

Lion
L
I
O
N

Monkey
M
O
N
K
E
Y


Newt
N
E
W
T

Orangutan
O
R
A
N
G
U
T
A
N

Panda
P
A
N
D
A

Quail
Q
U
A
I
L

Rabbit
R
A
B
B
I
T

Snake
Stranger, The by Albert Camus (3-18-2013)
N
A
K
E

Turtle
T
U
R
T
L
E

Unicorn
U
N
I
C
O
R
N

Vole
V
O
L
E

Wolf
W
O
L
F

Xenicidae
X
E
N
I
C
I
D
A
E

Yak
Y
A
K

Zebra
Z
E
B
R
A

[Lisa Kay]

Wonderful, Maria! Welcome to this fun - but daunting challenge.

Baby Armadillo
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[Mary]

Updated Post #218 - added "rabbit," "snake," and "tiger" to my list.

Start date: May 21, 2012
Letters completed: 26/26

U - L.A. Meyer - Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber - 3/12/13
R - Rae Carson - The Girl of Fire and Thorns - 3/1/13
R - Susanna Kearsley - The Rose Garden - 3/18/13
A - Lauren Willig - The Ashford Affair - 3/4/14
C - Sarah J. Maas - Throne of Glass (Character: Celaena) - 3/14/13
A - Kevin Hearne - Trapped (Character: Atticus) - 3/4/13



V - Susanna Kearsley - The Shadowy Horses (Character: Verity) - 3/8/13
I - Isaac Marion - Warm Bodies - 3/18/13
P - Aprilynne Pike - Nature (from Defy the Dark) - 2/27/13
E - Sarah Dessen - The Moon and More (Character: Emaline) - 2/27/13
R - Josin L. McQuein - Arclight (Character: Rue) - 3/17/13



W - John Green & David Levithan - Will Grayson, Will Grayson - 2/24/13
O - Neil Gaiman - The Graveyard Book (Character: Nobody Owens) - 2/26/13
L - L.A. Meyer - Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy - 2/23/13
F - L.A. Meyer - Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady (Character: Jacky Faber) - 3/6/13



X - J.J. Howard - That Time I Joined the Circus (Character: X) - 3/30/13
A - Jenny Downham - Before I Die (Character: Adam) - 3/28/13
N - Susanna Kearsley - The Splendour Falls (Character: Neil) - 3/21/13
T - Tabitha Suzama - Forbidden - 3/23/13
U - Neal Shusterman - Unwind - 4/6/13
S - M.L. Stedman - The Light Between Oceans - 3/28/13



Y - Rick Yancey - The 5th Wave - 3/24/13
A - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - Wind, Sand, and Stars - 3/29/13
K - Julie Kagawa - The Eternity Cure - 3/29/13



Z - Melissa Marr - Carnival of Souls (Character: Zevi) - 3/17/13
E - Cath Crowley - Graffiti Moon (Character: Ed) - 3/29/13
B - Patricia Briggs - Frost Burned - 3/26/13
R - Susanna Kearsley - Mariana (Character: Rachel) - 3/20/13
A - Lauren Miller - Parallel (Character: Abby) - 4/3/13

[Lisa Kay]

Oh, jackpot, Mary! Mini congrats times three.

rabbit, snake, tiger
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[Rebecca]

I forgot to update here! I have 22/26 letters (post 115). Working on NEWT and need Q, T and Y!

[Lisa Kay]

Mini congrats on what you've accomplished so far, Rebecca!

raven

[Mary]

I'm finished! :D Full post is here. I think I'll try mythical creatures next.

ARMADILLO


BISON


CAT


DUCK


ELK


FISH


GOAT


HORSE


IGUANA


JACKAL


KOALA


LAMB


MARE


NEWT


OPOSSUM


PANTHER


QUAIL


RABBIT


SNAKE


TIGER


URRACA


VIPER


WOLF


XANTUS


YAK


ZEBRA

[Brenda]

Animal Alphabet Reading Challenge
Duration: April 11, 2013 - ?
Letters Complete: 0 of 26

Total: 31/135

Part 1

13/67

Alligator
A ~
L ~
L ~
I ~
G ~
A ~
T ~
O ~
R ~

Bear
B ~ Bridal Jitters by Jayne Castle 8/4/13
E ~
A ~
R ~


Cat
C ~ Craving Beauty by Nalini Singh 7/31/13
A ~ Alice in Wonderland by Tui T. Sutherland 6/8/13
T ~ Turn Coat by Jim Butcher


Dolphin
D ~
O ~
L ~
P ~
H ~
I ~
N ~

Elk
E ~
L ~
K ~

Frog
F ~ Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones
R ~
O ~ Obsidian Prey by Jayne Castle
G ~ Hotshot by Julie Garwood 8/14/13


Giraffe
G ~
I ~
R ~
A ~
F ~
F ~
E ~

Hyena
H ~ House of Secrets by Ned Vizzini
Y ~ You Might Be a Zombie and Other Bad News: Shocking but Utterly True Facts 5/4/13
E ~ Eric in Mate Claimed by Jennifer Ashley 6/4/13
N ~ Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh 5/24/13
A ~ Angels' Flight by Nalini Singh 4/14/13


Iguana
I ~
G ~
U ~ Uilleam in MacRieve by Kresley Cole 7/10/13
A ~ Awaken To Pleasure by Nalini Singh 8/18/13
N ~ Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh 6/13/13
A ~


Jaguar
J ~
A ~ Andrea in Primal Bonds by Jennifer Ashley
G ~ Beauty Awakened by Gena Showalter
U ~ The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes by Jennifer Crusie 4/28/13
A ~ Aidan in Upon the Midnight Clear by Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/17/13
R ~


Koala
K ~
O ~
A ~
L ~
A ~

Lion
L ~
I ~ Immortal Protector by Ursula Bauer
O ~
N ~


Mare
M ~ Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews
A ~
R ~
E ~

[Brenda]

Animal Alphabet Reading Challenge
Part 2

18/68

Newt
N ~
E ~
W ~
T ~

Owl
O ~ Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James
W ~ Drive Me Wild by Christine Warren
L ~ Lover At Last by J.R. Ward 6/13/13


Polar Bear
P ~ Goddess of Spring by P. C. Cast
O ~ Ours To Love by Shayla Black
L ~ Lone Wolf by Jennifer Ashley 4/17/13
A ~ Beastly by Alex Flinn 5/13/13
R ~
B ~ Bewitching the Werewolf by Caroline Hanson 5/1/13
E ~ Elly in Deuces Wild by Celia Kyle 5/20/13
A ~ Gnome Wars - a short tale by Barbra Annino 4/18/13
R ~ Parker: Movie Tie-in Edition, Originally Published as "Flashfire" by Richard Stark


Quail
Q ~
U ~
A ~
I ~
L ~

Rabbit
R ~
A ~
B ~
B ~
I ~
T ~

Shark
S ~ Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon
H ~ Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story by Shawn Michaels
A ~ Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh
R ~ The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
K ~ Born of Fury by Sherrilyn Kenyon


Tiger
T ~ Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison 6/6/13
I ~ Inferno by Dan Brown
G ~
E ~ The Lone Ranger Junior Novel by Elizabeth Rudnick 7/21/13
R ~


Unicorn
U ~
N ~
I ~
C ~
O ~
R ~
N ~

Viper
V ~ Vulcan in Goddess of Love by P.C. Cast
I ~ In Other Worlds by Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/23/13
P ~ Pride Mates by Jennifer Ashley
E ~ A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James
R ~


Whale
W ~ Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts 4/22/13
H ~ Cover of Night by Linda Howard 5/15/13
A ~ Tiger Magic by Jennifer Ashley
L ~ Late for the Wedding by Amanda Quick 6/22/13
E ~ Eternity Embraced by Larissa Ione 4/29/13


Xantus
X ~ World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
A ~ Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh 7/19/13
N ~ No Rest for the Dead by Andrew Gulli
T ~ Ture in Cloak & Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/13/13
U ~ The Unauthorized History of DX by Aaron Feigenbaum 8/8/13
S ~ Caressed By Ice by Nalini Singh 6/17/13


Yak
Y ~ The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
A ~ The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe 6/18/13
K ~ Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh


Zebra
Z ~ Zane in The Dream Thief by Shana Abe
E ~
B ~
R ~
A ~

[Rebecca]

UPDATED 4/18/13


23/26 letters complete C,F,G,W,B,A,Z,J,E,P,D,K,H,I,L,V,M,S,R,O,X,U,N

Animals Left:
Tiger
Yak
Quail

[Maddie]

Andrews, Virginia - Heaven (author's last name)
A.G. Howard - Splintered (author's first name)
Rebecca James - Sweet Damage (author's first name)
Darren Shan - Zom-B City (author's first name)
Variant - (title)
Andrew Fukuda - The Prey (author's first name)
George R.R. Martin - A Storm of Swords pt 2 (author's middle name)
Kate Brian - Inner Circle (author's first name)

[Tory]

After two years I'm coming back to this and updating. Would have more filled in if I could remember characters :/

4/26

A:All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum (2/12)
R:The Return of the Twelves by Pauline Clarke
M:Marv by Marilyn Sachs (12/12)
A:Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith(12/12)
D:Matt Doeden wrote The Civil War: An Interactive History Adventure
I:
L:The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
L:Allison Lassieur wrote Westward Expansion: An Interactive History Adventure(12/11)
O:

B:Back To The Titanic by Beatrice Gormley
A:The Attack on Pearl Harbor by Allison Lassieur (12/11)
T:Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré

C:Chester Cricket's New HomeGeorge Selden
H:The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I:
P:Paddington Marches on by Michael Bond
M:Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
U:Unexplained Michigan Mysteries: Strange But True Tales from the Michigan Unknown by Gary Barfknecht
N:No Graves As Yet by Anne Perry
K:The Kind of Friends We Used To Be by Frances O'Roark Dowell

D:Roald Dahl wrote The Witches
I:
N:
G:Good-Bye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton
O:

E:Early Thunder by Jean Fritz
W:The Wreckers by Iain Lawrence
E:Exit the Actress by Priya Parmar

F:Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
R:A Rumor of Bones by Beverly Connor
O:
G:The Gemini Agent by Rick Barba

G:The Golden Age of Pirates: An Interactive History Adventure by Bob Temple
R:The Rogue Blades by Dave Kish (4/13)
I:
Z:
Z:
L:
Y:

H:The Honourable Schoolboy by John le Carré
A:Heather Adamson wrote The Civil Rights Movement: An Interactive History Adventure
M:Mr. Knightley's Diary by Amanda Grange
S:Someone Named Eva by Joan M. Wolf
T:This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel
E:An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo (3/13)
R:The Revolutionary War: An Interactive History Adventure by Elizabeth Raum

I:
B:
I:
S:Sisters of the Sword by Maya Snow

J:The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
A:Jenny Angell wrote Callgirl
C:Colonel Brandon's Diary by Amanda Grange
K:Kaspar the Titanic Cat by Michael Morpurgo
A:Alan Dean Foster wrote Star Trek Into Darkness
L:Allison Lassieur wrote The Wild West

K:Jeff Kinney wrote The Third Wheel
O:
A:
L:Allison Lassieur wrote The Battle of Bull Run
A:

L:Robert Lawson wrote Mr. Revere and I: Being an Account of certain Episodes in the Career of Paul Revere,Esq. as Revealed by his Horse
I:
Z:
A:
R:Rachel Renée Russell wrote Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
D:Roald Dahl wrote Matilda

M:Maurice by E.M. Forster
O:
U:The Underground Railroad: An Interactive History Adventure by Allison Lassieur
S:The Seer of Shadows by Avi
E:

N:
E:
W:The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
T:Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

O:
X:

P:Paddington Goes to Town by Michael Bond
L:
A:
T:The Titanic: An Interactive History Adventure by Bob Temple
Y:
P:Paddington On Top by Michael Bond
U:
S:The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

Q:
U:
A:
I:
L:

R:Rachel Renée Russell wrote Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
A:
T:

S:Some Do Not ... & No More Parades by Ford Madox Ford
L:
O:
T:
H:

T:
U:
R:Rachel Renée Russell wrote Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
T:
L:
E:

U:
R:Rachel Renée Russell wrote Skating Sensation
R:Rachel Renée Russell wrote Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All
A:
C:Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
A:

V:T.R. Verten wrote Confessions of a Rentboy
I:
P:
E:
R:

W:War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
O:
M:Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
B:
A:
T:

X:
A:
N:
T:
U:
S:Strange New Worlds 10 by Dean Wesley Smith

Y:
A:
K:

Z:
E:
B:
R:
A:

[Lisa Kay]

Nice head-way, people!

[Shelly]

If it's ok I would love to jump in!!

Antelope
A American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 4/27/2014
N Time Was by Nora Roberts 5/9/2014
T The Truant Officer June 4
E Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer 4/26/2014
L Ice Cream Murder by Leighann Dobbs 5/2/2014
O Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline 6/4/2014
P The Uncertainty Principle by Peter Michael Rosenberg 5/3/2014
E The Family by Ed Sanders 5/7/2014

Bunny
B Dead Hunt by Beverly Connor 4/29/2014
U
N Moon Shadows by Nora Roberts 5/24/2014
N Natchez Burning by Greg Iles 5/27/2014
Y Young Lonigan June 7

Coyote
C Six Years by Harlan Coben 4/28/2014
O Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman 6/21/2014
Y The Program by Suzanne Young 6/19/2014
O Because We Are: A Novel of Haiti by Ted Oswald 6/23/2014
T Shadows of Glass by Kassy Tayler5/13/2014
E Insatiable by Emily Kimelman 5/17/2014

Donkey
D Relic by Douglas Preston 5/4/2014
O The Origin by Wilette Youkey 7/4/2014
N Times Change by Nora Roberts 5/30/2014
K Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King 6/9/2014
E Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett 5/29/2014
Y

Elephant
E The Neverending Story by Michael Ende 6/5/2014
L We Are Water by Wally Lamb 5/18/2014
E El Gavilan by Craig McDonald 7/2/2014
P A Pirate Looks at Fifty by Jimmy Buffett 5/23/2014
H The Wicked We Have Done by Sarah Harian 5/22/2014
A Archetype by M.D. Waters 5/15/2014
N Black Rose by Nora Roberts 6/11/2014
T The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett 5/24/2014

Flamingo
F World Without End by Ken Follett 6/14/2014
L The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett 5/27/2014
A Notorious by Allison Brennan 7/1/2014
M My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business June 2
I If I Stay by Gayle Forman 5/3/2014
N Red Lily by Nora Roberts 6/25/2014
G Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar 5/17/204
O The One by Kiera Cass 7/7/2014

Guinea Pig
G Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire 5/21/2014
U
I The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer 5/22/2014
N
E
A Of Scars and Stardust by Andrea Hannah 7/9/2014
P Sourcery by Terry Pratchett 6/3/2014
I The Insider by Ridley Pearson 7/12/2014
G Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett 6/20/2014

Hippopotamus
H
I
P Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett 6/8/2014
P Pyramids by Terry Pratchett 6/14/2014
O
P Shell Game by Ridley Pearson 6/29/2014
O
T Remnants of Tomorrow by Kassy Tayler 6/1/2014
A Maus, I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman7/13/2014
M Marcelo's Secret June 5
U
S - Sandstorm by James Rollins 5/1/2014

Iguana
I
G Far Gone by Laura Griffin 6/23/2014
U
A
N
A

Jaguar
J Cutting Teeth by Julia Fierro 6/20/2014
A
G Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs 6/30/2014
U
A
R Seven, Eight...Gonna Stay Up Late by Willow Rose 5/9/2014

Koala
K Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs 7/2/2014
O
A
L
A

Lion
L
I
O
N

Mountain Lion
M
O
U
N
T
A
I
N
L
I
O
N

[Shelly]

Newt
N
E
W The Wolf's Moon by Patrick Jones 7/6/2014
T

Otter
O
T
T
E
R

Polar Bear
P
O
L
A
R
B Cold Calls by Charles Benoit 5/8/2014
E
A
R

Quail
Q
U
A
I
L

Racoon
R
A
C Still Missing by Chevy Stevens 5/9/2014
O
O
N

Seahorse
S Scattered Graves by Beverly Connor 5/26/2014
E
A
H
O
R
S
E

Tiger
T
I
G
E
R

Unicorn
U
N
I
C Dust to Dust by Beverly Connor 6/1/2014
O
R
N

Viper
V
I
P
E
R

Wildcat
W
I
L
D
C
A
T

Xantus
X
A
N
T
U
S

Yak
Y
A
K

Zebra
Z
A
B
R
A

[Laila Jane]

This will definitely (hopefully) be the last challenge I join this year. Giving myself 2 years for this one as well...


***COMPLETE***

Total Books: 174/174
Animals Completed: 26/26
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2014

✓ Albatross - COMPLETE
A - Almost by Anne Eliot (04/02/13)
L - The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan (05/14/13)
B - Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire (04/05/13)
A - Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (06/04/13)
T - This Girl by Colleen Hoover (05/06/13)
R - Rule by Jay Crownover (05/13/13)
O - On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves (03/14/13)
S - The Space Between by Kristie Cook (05/27/13)
S - Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally (03/01/13)



✓ Basset Hound - COMPLETE
B - Boundless by Cynthia Hand (04/28/13)
A - After Tuesday by Renee Ericson (09/10/13)
S - Slammed by Colleen Hoover (02/16/13)
S - The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay (03/26/13)
E - The Elite by Kiera Cass (04/30/13)
T - Truth by Aleatha Romig (02/06/13)

H - Heat Rises by Richard Castle (01/05/13)
O - Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout (08/17/13)
U - Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (04/20/13)
N - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (07/31/13)
D - Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan (06/02/13)




✓Chipmunk - COMPLETE
C - Consequences by Aleatha Romig (02/03/13)
H - Hoax by Lila Felix (01/16/13)
I - I'll Be Here by Autumn Doughton (08/06/13)
P - Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover (02/16/13)
M - My Heart for Yours by Jolene Perry & Stephanie Campbell (08/12/13)
U - Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (06/13/13)
N - Nyrae Dawn, author of Facade (07/25/13)
K - Knee Deep by Jolene Perry (09/07/13)



✓Dolphin - COMPLETE
D - Dare You To by Katie McGarry (07/02/13)
O - Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout (08/19/13)
L - Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins (06/17/13)
P - Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry (02/27/13)
H - Hallowed by Cynthia Hand (04/25/13)
I - If You Stay by Courtney Cole (08/14/13)
N - Nyrae Dawn, author of Masquerade (02/04/14)



✓Elephant - COMPLETE
E - The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski (10/09/13)
L - Let the Sky Fall by Shannon Messenger (09/15/13)
E - Extras by Scott Westerfeld (01/24/14)
P - The Prince by Kiera Cass (03/28/13)
H - How My Summer Went Up in Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski (10/18/13)
A - The Art of Public Speaking by Stephen E. Lucas (12/11/13)
N - Nicole Williams, author of Crash (01/09/14)
T - Things I Can't Forget by Miranda Kenneally (03/06/13)



✓Flamingo - COMPLETE
F - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (01/14/13)
L - Lost and Found by Nicole Williams (11/03/13)
A - Judy Angelo, author of Her Indecent Proposal (May, 2013)
M - My Fate for Yours by Steph Campbell and Jolene Perry (08/23/13)
I - If He Had Been With Me by Laura Nowlin (12/12/13)
N - Near and Far by Nicole Williams (03/12/14)
G - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (06/23/13)
O - On Dublin Street by Samantha Young (06/23/13)



✓Giraffe - COMPLETE
G - The Guise of a Gentleman by Donna Hatch (07/04/13)
I - Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi (02/27/14)
R - Real by Katy Evans (05/10/13)
A - After Hello by Lisa Mangum (03/05/14)
F - Frozen Heat by Richard Castle (01/12/13)
F - Forever My Girl by Heidi McLaughlin (02/26/13)
E - The Edge of Always by J.A. Redmerski (04/07/14)



✓Horse - COMPLETE
H - Here Without You by Tammara Webber (08/08/13)
O - Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout (08/20/13)
R - Roar and Liv by Veronica Rossi (06/15/13)
S - Sempre by J.M. Darhower (03/29/13)
E - Katy Evans, author of Mine (02/18/14)



✓Iguana - COMPLETE
I - Into the Deep by Samantha Young (05/28/14)
G - Guitar Notes by Mary Amato (02/16/13)
U - Until Fountain Bridge by Samantha Young (06/26/13)
A - Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner, authors of These Broken Stars (03/08/14)
N - Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas (04/05/14)
A - A Toast to the Good Times by Steph Campbell & Liz Reinhardt (03/10/14)



✓Jellyfish - COMPLETE
J - Jet by Jay Crownover (06/11/13)
E - Emma Chase, author of Tangled (04/10/14)
L - The Luckiest Lady in London by Sherry Thomas (11/26/13)
L - J. Lynn, author of Wait for You (04/12/13)
Y - You Against Me by Jenny Downham (05/02/14)
F - Falling for Hadie by Komal Kant (04/19/13)
I - If Forever Comes by A.L. Jackson (06/30/14)
S - Sometimes Never by Cheryl McIntyre (03/06/13)
H - His at Night by Sherry Thomas (12/17/13)



✓Koala - COMPLETE
K - Mira Lyn Kelly, author of Waking Up Married (01/17/13)
O - One Week Girlfriend by Monica Murphy (03/16/14)
A - Fisher Amelie, author of Vain (03/26/14)
L - Losing It by Cora Carmack (03/04/14)
A - Angelfall by Susan Ee (04/28/14)



✓Leopard - COMPLETE
L - Lick by Kylie Scott (06/01/14)
E - Elixir by Jennifer L. Armentrout (05/08/14)
O - One For The Money by Janet Evanovich (04/17/14)
P - Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas (12/02/13)
A - Apollyon by Jennifer L. Armentrout (05/12/14)
R - Rome by Jay Crownover (01/15/14)
D - Dark Lover by J.R. Ward (02/12/13)



✓Monkey - COMPLETE
M - My Everything by Heidi McLaughlin (06/30/13)
O - Out of the Shallows by Samantha Young (05/30/14)
N - Nash by Jay Crownover (07/19/14)
K - Kiera Cass, author of The Guard (02/11/14)
E - Every Last Kiss by Courtney Cole (06/20/14)
Y - Samantha Young, author of Down London Road (09/05/13)

[Laila Jane]

Second half:


✓Nightingale - COMPLETE
N - Naturally, Charlie by S.L. Scott (08/16/14)
I - The Initiate by Veronica Roth (07/30/14)
G - Good For You by Tammara Webber (08/04/13)
H - Here by Eric Marier (04/11/13)
T - Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi (06/15/13)
I - India Lee, author of HDU (09/20/14)
N - Shana Norris, author of The Boyfriend Thief (10/31/14)
G - Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley (11/06/13)
A - Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan (07/29/14)
L - Lost to You by A.L. Jackson (06/07/14)
E - Entwined by Heather Dixon (08/15/14)



✓ Ostrich - COMPLETE
O - Obsession by Jennifer L. Armentrout (08/31/13)
S - Saving Face by T.J. Dell (07/13/13)
T - Two-Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt (07/09/13)
R - Ruining Angel by S. Pratt (07/20/13)
I - If You Leave by Courtney Cole (11/25/15)
C - Cinder by Marissa Meyer (04/29/13)
H - Hopeless by Colleen Hoover (02/23/13)



✓ Peacock - COMPLETE
P - Pretties by Scott Westerfeld (12/05/13)
E - Empress of the Seven Hills by Kate Quinn (10/09/14)
A - Amy Plum, author of Die for Me (09/20/14)
C - Crossing the Line by Katie McGarry (04/11/13)
O - Out of Play by Nyrae Dawn and Jolene Perry (10/31/13)
C - Convicted by Aleatha Romig (10/12/13)
K - Kate Quinn, author of Mistress of Rome (09/26/14)



✓Quail - COMPLETE
Q - The Queen Bee of Bridgeton by Leslie DuBois (07/08/13)
U - Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (11/22/13)
A - Abbi Glines, author of Twisted Perfection (12/27/14)
I - Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins (10/02/14)
L - Love Unscripted by Tina Reber (06/23/14)



✓Rabbit - COMPLETE
R - The Redemption of Callie & Kayden by Jessica Sorensen (02/10/14)
A - Natasha Anders, author of A Husband's Regret (01/09/15)
B - Between the Lines by Tammara Webber (06/30/13)
B - The Book of Spells by Jennifer Probst (10/04/13)
I - It Ain't Me, Babe by Tillie Cole (11/06/14)
T - Take Me There by Carolee Dean (03/18/13)



✓ Swan - COMPLETE
S - Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (06/07/13)
W - What I Didn't Say by Keary Taylor (03/09/13)
A - Allegiant by Veronica Roth (10/24/13)
N - Natural Born Angel by Scott Speer (05/08/13)



✓Tiger - COMPLETE
T - To Stand Beside Her by B. Kristin McMichael (03/21/13)
I - Debt Inheritance by Pepper Winters, Indebted #1 (11/30/14)
G - Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt (09/22/13)
E - Everneath by Brodi Ashton (11/14/14)
R - Racing Savannah by Miranda Kenneally (03/29/14)



✓Unicorn - COMPLETE
U - Until We Burn by Courtney Cole (12/07/13)
N - Nobody's Damsel by Emily Mah Tippetts (02/14/13)
I - Illusion by J.S. Cooper (01/23/15)
C - Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally (02/21/13)
O - Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout (08/28/13)
R - Liz Reinhardt, author of Fall Guy (09/28/13)
N - Neverfall by Brodi Ashton (01/01/15)



✓Vulture - COMPLETE
V - Veronica Roth, author of The Transfer (09/03/13)
U - The Unwanted Wife by Natasha Anders (05/18/14)
L - Lyla Payne, author of Broken at Love (07/04/14)
T - Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler (03/27/13)
U - Untouched by Melody Grace (05/22/14)
R - Ruin by Rachel Van Dyken (04/21/14)
E - The Ever After of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen (12/30/14)



✓Walrus - COMPLETE
W - Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire (04/17/13)
A - Kristen Ashley, author of Rock Chick (09/15/14)
L - Losing Hope by Colleen Hoover (07/17/13)
R - Ruined by S. Pratt (07/20/13)
U - The Unofficial Zack Warren Fan Club by J.C. Isabella (02/24/13)
S - Such a Rush by Jennifer Echols (04/07/13)



✓Xenop - COMPLETE
X - Phenomenal X by Michelle A. Valentine (07/10/14)
E - Echoes of Scotland Street by Samantha Young (02/07/15)
N - Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan (01/07/15)
O - Out of Breath by Rebecca Donovan (08/31/14)
P - The Perfect Game by J. Sterling (01/25/14)



✓Yak - COMPLETE
Y - You Turn by Marion Croslydon (02/04/15)
A - A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (02/28/15)
K - Kylie Scott, author of Play (07/20/14)



✓Zebra - COMPLETE
Z - Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler (10/06/14)
E - Extinguish by J.M. Darhower (09/01/14)
B - Brooke by Veronica Rossi (11/27/13)
R - Radiant by Cynthia Hand (04/27/13)
A - Jennifer L. Armentrout, author of Shadows (08/27/13)

[Diana S]

I'm trying again.
Animal Alphabet Reading Challenge
Duration: June 2013 - December 2014

Anteater
A
N
T
E
A
T
E
R

Barn Owl
B
A
R
N

O
W
L

Calico Cat
D
E
F
Gerbils
Hamsters
I
J
K
Lion

[Diana S]

Second Half


Monkey
N
O
Panda Bear
Q
R
Snail
T
Unicorn
Vole
Warthog
X
Y
Zebra

[Lisa Kay]

Welcome, Shelly, Laila, and Diane! This is a fun challenge.

[Laila Jane]

Finished my first animal, albatross is done! =)

[Brenda]

Animal Alphabet Reading Challenge
Timeframe: 6/5/13 - ?
Letters: C, F, I, T, X, & Y

11/27

Cat
C ~ Craving Beauty by Nalini Singh 7/31/13
A ~ Alice in Wonderland by Tui T. Sutherland 6/8/13
T ~ Turn Coat by Jim Butcher


Frog
F ~ Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones
R ~
O ~ Obsidian Prey by Jayne Castle
G ~ Hotshot by Julie Garwood 8/14/13


Iguana
I ~
G ~
U ~ Uilleam in MacRieve by Kresley Cole 7/10/13
A ~
N ~ Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh 6/13/13
A ~


Tiger
T ~ Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison 6/6/13
I ~ Inferno by Dan Brown
G ~
E ~ The Lone Ranger Junior Novel by Elizabeth Rudnick 7/21/13
R ~


Xantus
X ~ World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
A ~ Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh 7/19/13
N ~ No Rest for the Dead by Andrew Gulli
T ~ Ture in Cloak & Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/13/13
U ~ The Unauthorized History of DX by Aaron Feigenbaum 8/8/13
S ~ Caressed By Ice by Nalini Singh 6/17/13


Yak
Y ~ The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
A ~ The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe 6/18/13
K ~ Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh

[Brit]

I'd like to jump in too :)

Challenge: Animal Alphabet
Start Date: 19.06.2013
Goal End Date: 19.06.2015
I'll give myself two years as indicated in the Index but I'm hoping to finish well before then!
Animals: Ape, Bull, Colt, Dingo, Elk, Frog, Giraffe, Hamster, Ibis, Jaguar, Kangaroo, Lion, Mole, Newt, Owl, Puma, Quail, Rat, Sloth, Tiger, Uracca, Viper, Whale, Xanthareel, Yak, Zebra
Books Completed: 104/119

Ape: 3/3
A: A Matter of Honor - Jeffrey Archer finished 13th July 2013
P: The Pale Horseman - Bernard Cornwell finished 11th July 2013
E: Every Breath - Ellie Marney (ARC from publisher Allen & Unwin) finished 9th August

Bull: 4/4
B: Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson finished 8th October 2013
U: Unravel Me - Tahereh Mafi finished 26th September 2013
L: London Bridges - James Patterson finished 19th August 2013
L: The Legacies - Pittacus Lore finished 19th September 2013

Colt: 4/4
C: Clancy, Tom - Dead or Alive finished 18th August 2013
O: Old School - Tobias Wolff finished 29th June 2013
L: Let it Snow - John Green finished 24th October 2013
T: The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkien finished 20th June 2013

Dingo: 4/5
D: Divergent - Veronica Roth
I: I Love Capri - Belinda Jones finished 18th July 2013
N: Noughts Crosses - Malorie Blackman finished 9th January 2014
G: The Gunslinger - Stephen King
O: The Off Season - Catherine Gilbert Murdock finished 20th August 2013

Elk: 3/3
E: Ee, Susan - Angelfall finished 11th October 2013
L: Lore, Pittacus - The Fall Of Five finished 29th September 2013
K: Kathy Reichs - Deja Dead finished 29th October 2013

Frog: 4/4
F: First Among Equals - Jeffrey Archer finished 16th July 2013
R: The Return of the King - J.R.R. Tolkien finished 26th June 2013
O: On The Beach - Nevil Shute finished 28th February 2014
G: The Global Suitcase - Mary J. Dinan

Giraffe: 7/7
G: The Grey Star - James Bartholomeusz finished 24th January 2014
I: Insurgent - Veronica Roth finished 8th July 2013
R: Reboot - Amy Tintera finished 30th September 2013
A: Agatha Christie - The Mysterious Mr. Quin finished 18th September 2013
F: Forgive Me Leonard Peacock - Matthew Quick finished 27th November 2013
F: Front And Center - Catherine Gilbert Murdock finished 21st August 2013
E: Eight - James Phelan

Hamster: 7/7
H: Half Bad - Sally Green
A: Amie Kaufman & Megan Spooner - These Broken Stars finished 3rd December 2013
M: Murdock, Catherine Gilbert - Dairy Queen finished 20th August 2013
S: Small Steps - Louis Sachar finished 28th August 2013
T: The Time Keeper - Mitch Albom finished 21st June 2013
E: Elizabeth The Golden Age - Tasha Alexander
R: Robin Klein - Came Back To Show You I Could Fly finished 22nd October 2013

Ibis: 4/4
I: It's Kind of a Funny Story - Ned Vizzini finished 23rd October 2013
B: By The Pricking Of My Thumbs - Agatha Christie finished 9th October 2013
I: Ilsa J. Bick - Shadows finished 5th November 2013
S: Shatter Me - Tahereh Mafi finished 24th September 2013

Jaguar: 6/6
J: Twinmaker - my Australian copy is actually called 'Jump' and even though this edition is available on Goodreads there is no link to take you there, hence the US title 'Twinmaker'. Author is Sean Williams. finished 7th October 2013
A: Agatha Christie - Death In The Clouds finished 10th October 2013
G: Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift finished 24th February 2014
U: Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth - J.R.R. Tolkien finished 7th July 2013
A: Ashes - Ilsa J. Bick finished 1st November 2013
R: Reilly, Matthew - The Tournament finished 5th January 2014

Kangaroo: 6/8
K: Karen Wood - Jumping Fences finished 26th November 2013
A: Amy Tan - The Joy Luck Club finished 4th October 2013
N:
G: Gossip Girl - Cecily von Ziegesar
A: Allegiant - Veronica Roth finished 25th October 2013
R: Rebecca James - Sweet Damage finished 30th October 2013
O: Out of Sight, Out of Time - Ally Carter finished 21st January 2014
O: Only the Good Spy Young - Ally Carter finished 19th January 2014

Lion: 4/4
L: Lady Chatterley's Lover - D.H. Lawrence finished 3rd January 2014
I: Interview with the Vampire - Anne Rice finished 17th October 2013
O: The Odyssey - Homer finished 6th August 2013
N: No One is Here Except All of Us - Ramona Ausubel finished 19th July 2013

Mole: 3/4
M: Malorie Blackman - Knife Edge finished 10th January 2014
O: On the Jellicoe Road - Melina Marchetta
L: The Lost Boy - Dave Pelzer
E: Ernest Hemingway - For Whom The Bell Tolls finished 16th April 2014

Newt: 4/4
N: Natalie Babbitt - Tuck Everlasting finished 25th September 2013
E: Emma Donoghue - Room finished 17th April 2014
W: World War Z - Max Brooks
T: The Teeth of the Tiger - Tom Clancy finished 29th July 2013

Owl: 2/3
O: Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories - Tobias Wolff
W: Walden - Henry David Thoreau finished August 27th 2013
L: Libba Bray - The Diviners finished 15th January 2014

Puma: 3/4
P: Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek - Maya Van Wagenen finished April 22nd, 2014
U: Unbelievable - Sara Shepherd
M: The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz: A True Story of World War II - Denis Avey finished 18th September 2013
A: Angels and Demons - Dan Brown finished 2nd September 2013

Quail: 5/5
Q: The Quiet American - Graham Greene finished 29th November 2013
U: United We Spy - Ally Carter finished 22nd January 2014
A: A Child Called "It" - Dave Pelzer
I: I am Juliet - Jackie French
L: Leo Tolstoy - War and Peace

Rat: 2/3
R: Rapture - Lauren Kate
A: Anne Frank - The Diary of a Young Girl finished 7th January 2014
T: The Tale of Despereaux - Kate DiCamillo finished 22nd October 2013

Sloth: 4/5
S: So Much To Tell You - John Marsden finished 23rd October 2013
L: The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow Finished 30th August 2013
O: One Night That Changes Everything - Lauren Barnholdt
T: The Wars of Heaven - Richard Currey
H: Hush Hush - Becca Fitzpatrick

Tiger: 4/5
T: Thirteen - James Phelan finished 29th August 2013
I: Indelible Ink - Fiona McGregor
G: Gordon, Kate - Writing Clementine finished April 20th, 2014
E: Elyne Mitchell - Moon Filly finished 23rd September 2013
R: Rosamunde Pilcher - The Blue Bedroom and Other Stories

Uracca: 5/6
U: Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe finished 25th November 2013
R: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - Douglas Adams
A: A Little Bush Maid - Mary Grant Bruce finished 22nd September 2013
C: Checkmate - Malorie Blackman finished 11th January 2014
C: Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy - Ally Carter finished 16th January 2014
A: Anton DiSclafani - The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls finished 5th December 2013

Viper: 2/6
V: V.C. Andrews - Garden of Shadows
I: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You - Ally Carter finished 15th January 2014
P: Player One - Douglas Coupland finished 27th January 2014
E: Ellen Hopkins - Crank
R: Riordan, Rick - The Sea of Monsters

Whale: 3/5
W: World After - Susan Ee Finished 23rd January 2014
H: Herman Melville - Moby Dick finished 16th September 2013
A: After Darkness - Christine Piper
L: The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan
E: Erin Morgenstern - The Night Circus

Xanthareel: 6/10
X: Xavier Herbet - Capricornia finished 17th December 2013
A: A Man Named Dave - Dave Pelzer
N: Nix, Garth - Mister Monday
T: The Tales of Beedle the Bard - J.K. Rowling
H: Hickman, M.Dolon - 13:24 finished 31st March 2014
A: A Child Called It - Dave Pelzer
R: Rick Riordan - The Titan's Curse
E: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer finished 4th December 2013
E: Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
L: The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan

Yak: 3/3
Y: The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles - Katherine Pancol finished 21st October 2013
A: Archer, Jeffrey - Shall We Tell the President? finished 14th July 2013
K: Kemmerer, Brigid - Storm finished 28th November 2013

Zebra:2/5
Z: Zusak, Markus - I am the Messenger
E: Everything is Illuminated - Jonathan Safran Foer
B: Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk - Ben Fountain finished 28th June 2013
R: Rick Riordan - The Battle of the Labyrinth
A: Ally Carter - Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover finished 17th January 2014

[Rebecca]

Animal Alphabet Challenge
Start Date: 12/7/11
Completion Date: 6/21/13
26/26 letters complete C,F,G,W,B,A,Z,J,E,P,D,K,H,I,L,V,M,S,R,O,X,U,N,T,Q,Y
121 books

AKITA
A Ann Marie from Maine 34/20/12
K Katniss from Mockingjay 1/12/12
I I is for Innocent 3/21/12
T To the Nines 3/2/12
A A Visit From The Goon Squad 3/29/12
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BETA
B The Broker by John Grisham
E Elizabeth from The Irish Princess
T The Tragedy of Arthur by Arthur Phillips
A Alexander McCall Smith's Heavenly Date and Other Flirations
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CAT
C A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (12/11/11)
A Ann Pearlman's The Christmas Cookie Club (12/18/11)
T The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (12/26/11)
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DINGO
D Dom Rizzi in Fearless Fourteen 8/19/12
I Isabel in The Forgotten Affairs of Youth 8/3/12
N Nadine in Skinnydipping 6/25/12
G Gregory, Phillippa's The Lady of the Rivers 5/28/12
O Oswald Coote in The Seven Dials Mystery 5/20/12
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ERMINE
E Enza in The Shoemaker's Wife 7/20/12
R Richard Parker in Life of Pi 6/5/12
M Mclain, Paula's The Paris Wife 6/15/12
I Isabel in The Charming Quirks of Others 5/45/12
N Nancy Jensen's The Sisters 5/14/12
E Emily Giffin's Something Borrowed 6/5/12
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FISH
F F is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton (12/7/11)
I Ian from Decked with Follyby Kate Kingsbury (12/14/11)
S Seven Up by Janet Evanovich (12/20/11)
H Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (1/6/12)
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GOPHER
GG is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton 12/28/11
O Oscar The Litigators by John Grisham 2/3/12
P Peeta Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 1/10/12
HThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 1/6/12
E Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus 1/3/12
RThe Right Attitude to Rain by Alexander McCall Smith 1/20/12
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HAWK
H Hatchett in Wicked Appetite 9/30/12
A Andrew in The Casual Vacancy 11/14/12
W Wicked Business 10/19/12
K Kinsey in L is for Lawless 11/15/12
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IBIS
I I Don't Know How She Does It 8/29/12
B Bruce in 44 Scotland Street 11/14/12
I Iris in Sparkling Cyanide 11/23/12
S The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Kidd Monk 10/12/12
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JACKAL
J Julia Glass's Three Junes 4/15/12
A Agatha Christie's The Mysterious Affair at Styles 4/19/12
C Carlos Manoso in Twelve Sharp5/1/12
K Kinsey in J is for Judgement 5/9/12
A Arthur Gopal in The Imperfectionists 5/11/12
L Lula in Eleven On Top4/25/12
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KAKA
KK is for Killer 8/1/12
A Agatha Christie's Murder on the Links 9/7/12
K Keiko in Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 8/15/12
A Aunt Tootie in Saving CeeCee Honeycutt 9/20/12
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LAMA
L Lula in Finger Lickin' Fifteen 10/18/2012
A Anna Karenina 10/12/2012
M Mabel in The Snow Child 11/21/2012
A The Age of Miracles 12/5/2012
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MACAW
M The Mermaid Chair 1/9/13
A Allen, Sarah Addison's Garden Spells 1/14/13
C A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 12/20/12
A Agatha Christie's A Caribbean Mystery 1/18/13
W Walter "Moonman" in Sizzling Sixteen 1/9/13
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NEWT
N N is for Noose by Sue Grafton 2/15/13
E Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich 4/18/13
W Waverly in The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 3/7/13
T Tina Fey in Bossypants by T Tina Fey 2/27/13
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OTTER
O O dysseus in The Song of Achilles 1/18/13
T The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection 2/13/13
T The Happiness Project 2/25/13
E Eloisa in Paris in Love 2/5/13
R The Red Tent 2/26/13
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PIGLET
Pearl in Dreams of Joy 2/1/12
Isabel in The Careful Use of Compliments 2/24/12
Griffin in That Old Cape Magic 7/23/12
LThe Lost Art of Gratitude 4/9/12
Evanovich, Janet's Lean Mean Thirteen 7/11/12
Tyrion in A Game of Thrones 7/9/12
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QUAIL

Q The Queen's Vow by C.W. Gortner 6/3/13
U Underwood, Grover in The Titan's Curse 6/18/13
A April in Commencement 3/16/13
I Iris in Maisie Dobbs 4/22/13
L Lancaster, Mrs. in By the Pricking of My Thumbs 3/25/13
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RAVEN

R Reggie in Murder in the Mews 2/12/13
A Anne in The Other Boleyn Girl 1/30/13
V Vicar Clement in Murder at the Vicarage 2/8/13
E Evanovich, Janet's Smokin' Seventeen 2/22/13
N Nancy in Books Can Be Deceiving 2/5/13
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SHRIMP
S Slay Bells by Kate Kingsbury 11/28/12
H The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien 1/10/12
R Ringing In Murder by Kate Kingsbury 12/4/12
I Iris in The Postmistress 1/29/13
M Mistletoe and Mayhem by Kate Kingsbury 12/19/12
P Patterson, James' The Christmas Wedding 12/7/12
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TIGER
T Talmadge in The Orchardist 4/2/13
I Igor in The House on Paradise Street 5/25/13
G Gerard in Appointment With Death 4/24/13+
E Edmond in Due or Die 4/22/13
R Rose in The Patron Saint of Liars4/4/13
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ULF
U The Uninvited Guests 10/25/12
L Lily in Dash Lily's Book of Dares 12/17/12
F Freddie de la Hay in The Dog Who Came In From The Cold 3/14/13
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VIPER
V Victoria in Vanessa Diffenbaugh's The Language of Flowers 12/11/12
I Isabel in The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds 1/16/13
P Peter in Where We Belong 12/16/12
E Emily in The 13th Day of Christmas 11/29/2012
R Robert Dietz in M is for Malice 12/28/2012
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WHALE
W Willa from The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen 2/5/2012
H H is for Homicide 2/18/2012
A Alan Bradley's I Am Half Sick of Shadows 2/9/2012
L Lily Bard from Shakespeare's Landlord by Charline Harris 2/7/2012
E Evanovich, Janet's Hard Eight 2/14/2012
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XEME
X Xander in Matched 3/3/13
E Eli in Crossed 3/11/13
M Me Talk Pretty One Day 3/11/13
E Ella in The Persian Pickle Club 3/1/13
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YAK
Y Yew, Michael in The Battle of the Labyrinth - 6/21/13
A Anne in The Aviator's Wife - 4/12/13
K Katey in Rules of Civility - 4/16/13
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ZEREN
ZMarkus Zusak's The Book Thief 3/12/12
E Erin in Rumour Has It 3/15/12
R Ranger in Ten Big Ones 4/20/12
EEllen DeGeneres's Seriously...I'm Kidding 4/2/12
N Natalia in The Tiger's Wife 3/26/12

[Barb]

At this point, what's one more challenge? I'm going to give myself two years, and hope that will be long enough :)

A-Z ANIMALS, 7/1/13 - 6/30/15
PROGRESS: 181/181

ALBATROSS - COMPLETED 9/2/13
✓ A – The Astronaut Wives Club, by Lily Koppel, finished 7/2
✓ L – Ladies' Night, by Mary Kay Andrews, finished 7/6
✓ B – author Alan Bradley - The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce #2), finished 7/29
✓ A – author Agatha Christie - Thirteen At Dinner (Hercule Poirot #9), finished 7/4
✓ T – Top O' the Mournin' (Passport to Peril #2), by Maddy Hunter, finished 7/23
✓ R – A Royal Pain (Her Royal Spyness #2), by Rhys Bowen, finished 7/11
✓ O – Olga: A Daughter's Tale, by Marie-Thérèse Browne, finished 7/18
✓ S – Sweet Salt Air, by Barbara Delinsky, finished 7/14
✓ S – Simply Irresistible (Lucky Harbor #1), by Jill Shalvis, finished 9/2

BUTTERFLY - COMPLETED 8/29/13
✓ B – author Kay Bratt - The Scavenger's Daughters, finished 8/16
✓ U – Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, by Laura Hillenbrand, finished 7/25
✓ T – Trouble in Spades (Nina Quinn #2), by Heather Webber, finished 7/27
✓ T – Thanks for the Memories, Cecelia Ahern (2008), finished 8/29
✓ E – author Edie Claire - Never Kissed Goodnight (Leigh Koslow #4), finished 7/13
✓ R – author Rachel Astor - Bridesmaid Lotto (McMaster the Disaster #1), finished 8/4
✓ F – Frozen Heat (Nikki Heat #4), by Richard Castle, finished 8/23
✓ L – author Gaston Leroux - The Mystery of the Yellow Room (Joseph Rouletabille #1), finished 7/26
✓ Y – Your Chariot Awaits, by Lorena McCourtney, finished 8/20

CAMEL - COMPLETED 10/8/13
✓ C – author John Dickson Carr - The Dead Man's Knock (Dr. Gideon Fell #19), finished 10/8
✓ A – character Ashley Hart - Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak #1), by Chris Grabenstein, finished 7/13
✓ M – Mama Gets Hitched (Mace Bauer #3), by Deborah Sharp, finished 8/4
✓ E – Even Money, by Dick & Felix Francis, finished 7/17
✓ L – author Gaston Leroux - The Phantom Of The Opera, finished 8/1

DOG - COMPLETED 10/4/13
✓ D – author Diane Mott Davidson - The Whole Enchilada (Goldy Schulz #17), finished 10/4
✓ O – character Obi-Wan Kenobi - William Shakespeare's Star Wars, by Ian Doescher, finished 7/28
✓ G – character Gloria - A Dog's Journey, by W. Bruce Cameron, finished 8/2

ELEPHANT - COMPLETED 10/7/13
✓ E – Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, by Chris Grabenstein, finished 8/10
✓ L – author Jason Letts - The Synthesis (Powerless #1), finished 8/8
✓ E – Empire (In Her Name: Redemption #1), by Michael R. Hicks, finished 8/15
✓ P – author Phoebe Potts - Good Eggs, finished 9/1
✓ H – The Honour of the Knights (Battle for the Solar System #1), by Stephen J. Sweeney, finished 8/21
✓ A – Alice in Zombieland, by Nickolas Cook & Lewis Carroll, finished 7/20
✓ N – Not the Killing Type (Booktown #7), by Lorna Barrett, finished 8/1
✓ T – author Truly, Madly (Lucy Valentine #1), by Heather Webber, finished 10/7

FIREFLY - COMPLETED 9/12/13
✓ F – author Frank McSherry - Civil War Women, finished 7/8
✓ I – Island Girls, by Nancy Thayer, finished 7/1/13
✓ R – character Renie - Gone with the Win (Bed & Breakfast #28), by Mary Daheim, finished 7/21
✓ E – author David Ebershoff - The 19th Wife, finished 7/10
✓ F – The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Titanic Tragedy, by William Seil, finished 9/12
✓ L – author Leslie Langtry - Stand by Your Hitman (Bombay Assassins #3), finished 8/1
✓ Y – You Only Die Twice (Britt Montero #7), by Edna Buchanan, finished 9/5

GIRAFFE - COMPLETED 9/23/13
✓ G – author Callie Smith Grant - The Dog Next Door: And Other Stories of the Dogs We Love, finished 8/3
✓ I – The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe, by Mary Simses, finished 8/2
✓ R – author Sam Roberts - Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America, finished 8/5
✓ A – author Elizabeth Adler - Please Don't Tell, finished 7/19
✓ F – Football for Dummies, by Howie Long, finished 9/20
✓ F – Fly Away (Firefly Lane #2), by Kristin Hannah, finished 9/23
✓ E – Embrace the Grim Reaper (Grim Reaper Mystery #1), by Judy Clemens, finished 8/26

HAMSTER - COMPLETED 10/10/13
✓ H – author Parnell Hall - Dead Man's Puzzle (Puzzle Lady #10), finished 9/14
✓ A – Assaulted Pretzel (Amish Mystery #2), by Laura Bradford, finished 7/17
✓ M – author Jenn McKinlay - Cloche and Dagger (Hat Shop #1), finished 9/8
✓ S – Split Second (King & Maxwell #1), by David Baldacci, finished 9/27
✓ T – author Terra Harmony - Water (Akasha #1), finished 10/10
✓ E – author Elizabeth Peters - The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody #2), finished 9/1
✓ R – The Red House Mystery, by A.A. Milne, finished 8/6

INCHWORM - COMPLETED 12/5/13
✓ I – The Intercept (Jeremy Fisk #1), by Dick Wolf, finished 8/5
✓ N – author Nancy Bush - Candy Apple Red (Jane Kelly #1), finished 9/1
✓ C – character Camilla - No Place Like Home (Camilla Randall #3), by Anne R. Allen, finished 12/5/
✓ H – author Julie Hyzy - State of the Onion (White House Chef #1), finished 10/3
✓ W – author Lauren Willig - The Passion of the Purple Plumeria] (Pink Carnation #10), finished 8/13
✓ O – One Coffee With (Sigrid Harald #1), by Margaret Maron, finished 8/15
✓ R – author David Rosenfelt - Dogtripping, finished 8/8
✓ M – author Shirley Rousseau Murphy - Cat on the Edge (Joe Grey #1), finished 10/12

JELLYFISH - COMPLETED 1/5/14
✓ J – author James W. Loewen - Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, finished 11/16
✓ E – character Elspeth - Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger, finished 11/13
✓ L – The Litigators, by John Grisham, finished 10/13
✓ L – author Leslie Meier - Christmas Carol Murder (Lucy Stone #20), finished 10/15
✓ Y – character Abu Yusuf - The Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker, finished 1/5
✓ F – author Shelley Freydont - The Sudoku Murder (Katie McDonald #1), finished 10/30
✓ I – Irreparable Harm (Sasha McCandless #1), by Melissa F. Miller, finished 9/17
✓ S – author Daniel Suarez - Daemon (Daemon #1), finished 10/4
✓ H – Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger, finished 11/13

KANGAROO - COMPLETED 10/24/13
✓ K – author Kin Platt - The Screwball King Murder, finished 10/8
✓ A – author Agatha Christie- A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple #5), finished 9/20
✓ N – author Nancy Jill Thames - Murder In Half Moon Bay (Jillian Bradley #1), finished 10/17
✓ G – The Ghost and Mrs. McClure (Haunted Bookshop #1), by Alice Kimberly, finished 10/24
✓ A – The Alpine Fury (Emma Lord #6), by Mary Daheim, finished 9/23
✓ R – author Rick Dewhurst - The Good Book Club (Jane Sunday #1), finished 10/2
✓ O – author Orson Scott Card - The Lost Gate (Mithermages #1), finished 9/28
✓ O – Oolong Dead (Tea Shop #10), by Laura Childs, finished 10/6

LOBSTER - COMPLETED 11/12/13
✓ L – Life's a Beach Then You Die, by Falafel Jones, finished 10/7
✓ O – The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, finished 10/22
✓ B – Between Heaven and Texas, by Marie Bostwick, finished 9/17
✓ S – The Soulkeepers (Soulkeepers #1), by G.P. Ching, finished 9/29
✓ T – author Nancy Thayer - A Nantucket Christmas: A Novel, finished 11/12
✓ E – author Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl #1), finished 10/26
✓ R – Rigged For Murder (Windjammer #1), by Jennifer LeClair, finished 10/21

MONKEY - COMPLETED 11/23/13
✓ M – Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot #10), by Agatha Christie, finished 10/14
✓ O – character Octavian - Cleopatra's Daughter, by Michelle Moran, finished 11/23
✓ N – No Game for a Dame (Maggie Sullivan #1), by M. Ruth Myers, finished 10/25
✓ K – author Kevin Baker - Dreamland, finished 11/3
✓ E – author J.T. Ellison & Catherine Coulter - The Final Cut (A Brit in the FBI #1), finished 10/29
✓ Y – author Rick Yancey - The Highly Effective Detective (Highly Effective Detective #1), finished 11/11

[Barb]

A-Z ANIMALS, part two

NIGHTHAWK - COMPLETED 10/31/13
✓ N – Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead (Rai Rahotep #1), by Nick Drake, finished 9/6
✓ I – Ill Wind (Weather Wardens #1), by Rachel Caine, finished 8/17
✓ G – author Lisa Gardner - Alone (D.D. Warren #1), finished 10/31
✓ H – author Carolyn G. Hart - Death on Demand (Death on Demand #1), finished 10/6
✓ T – author Maggie Toussaint - In for a Penny (Cleopatra Jones #1), finished 10/12
✓ H – The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War, by Daniel Stashower, finished 10/8
✓ A – author Ayana Mathis - The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, finished 8/23
✓ W – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, finished 8/20
✓ K – author Keith Raffel - Drop By Drop, finished 9/7

OWL = COMPLETED 9/24/13
✓ O – author Bryan O. - Groom Lake, finished 9/19
✓ W – W is for Wasted (Kinsey Millhone #23), by Sue Grafton, finished 9/12
✓ L – author Laina Turner - Cupcakes Aren't Just for Eating (Trixie Pristine #3), finished 9/24

PENGUIN - COMPLETED 11/2/13
✓ P – author Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller - The Bughouse Affair (Carpenter & Quincannon #1), finished 10/30
✓ E – Edited for Death (Amy Hobbes #1), by Michele Drier, finished 10/11
✓ N – author Shelley Noble - Stargazey Point, finished 10/4
✓ G – Gilt Trip (Scrapbooking Mystery #11), by Laura Childs, finished 11/2
✓ U – Unsolicited (Booklover’s Mystery #1), by Julie Kaewert, finished 8/18
✓ I – The Imperfectionists, by Tom Rachman, finished 9/10
✓ N – A Novel Way to Die (Black Cat Bookshop #2), by Ali Brandon, finished 10/19

QUOLL - COMPLETED 1/31/14
✓ Q – character Jericho Quinn - National Security, by Marc Cameron, finished 1/31
✓ U – The Unfinished Clue, by Georgette Heyer, finished 9/1
✓ O – character Old Hermit Qiangba - Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet, by Xinran, finished 12/16
✓ L – Lost and Fondue (Cheese Shop #2), by Avery Aames, finished 9/3
✓ L – author Laura Childs - The Silver Needle Murder (Tea Shop #9), finished 9/27

RABBIT - COMPLETED 11/21/13
✓ R – author Robin Allen - If You Can't Stand the Heat (Poppy Markham #1), finished 10/11
✓ A – author Catherine Astolfo - The Bridgeman (Emily Taylor #1), finished 9/27
✓ B – Buttercream Bump Off (Cupcake Bakery #2), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 9/30
✓ B – Bring on the Blessings, by Beverly Jenkins, finished 10/5
✓ I – Infinite Sacrifice (Infinite #1), by L.E. Waters, finished 10/31
✓ T – Thistle and Twigg (Thistle & Twigg #1), by Mary Saums, finished 11/21

SEAHORSE - COMPLETED 12/31/13
✓ S – Starry Night, by Debbie Macomber, finished 11/9
✓ E – character Elizabeth - Thursdays at Eight, by Debbie Macomber, finished 12/26
✓ A – author Meredith AllardHer Dear and Loving Husband (Loving Husband #1), finished 10/12
✓ H – character Hazel - The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green, finished 12/1
✓ O – The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, by Jonas Jonasson, finished 12/27
✓ R – Read It and Weep (Library Lover’s #4), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 12/8
✓ S – Shift (ChronoShift #1), by Zack Mason, finished 11/29
✓ E – Emily's Gold, by Randy Talley, finished 12/31

TORTOISE - COMPLETED 12/25/13
✓ T – author Adriana Trigiani - The Supreme Macaroni Company (Valentine #3), finished 12/12
✓ O – One Imperfect Christmas, by Myra Johnson, finished 12/17
✓ R – author Robert Barr Smith - Blood Eagle, finished 12/13
✓ T – character Taft - The Secret of Zoom, by Lynne Jonell, finished 12/17
✓ O – character Logan O'Donnell - Candlelight Christmas (Lakeshore Chronicles #10), by Susan Wiggs, finished 12/19
✓ I – If Fried Chicken Could Fly (Country Cooking School #1), by Paige Shelton, finished 11/17
✓ S – author Sara Gruen - Water for Elephants, finished 12/21
✓ E – author Edie Claire - Never Neck at Niagara, finished 12/25

UMBRELLA BIRD - COMPLETED 12/14/13
✓ U – Unlucky, by Jana DeLeon, finished 11/4
✓ M – The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #14), by Alexander McCall Smith, finished 11/27
✓ B – author Deborah Brown - Crazy in Paradise, finished 10/15
✓ R – author Nora Roberts - The Next Always (Inn Boonsboro #1), finished 11/8
✓ E – author Elizabeth J. Duncan - A Killer's Christmas in Wales (Penny Brannigan #3), finished 12/14
✓ L – author Lorena McCourtney - Stranded (Ivy Malone #4), finished 10/16
✓ L – author William Landay - Defending Jacob, finished 11/1
✓ A – Artful Dodger (Maggie Kean Mis-Adventure #1), by Nageeba Davis, finished 11/7

✓ B – author Bonnie S. Calhoun - Cooking the Books (Sloane Templeton #1), finished 10/28
✓ I – author Ron Irwin - Flat Water Tuesday, finished 11/5
✓ R – author Robert Bucchianeri - Acapella Blues, finished 11/15
✓ D – author Donna Andrews - Murder With Peacocks (Meg Langslow #1), finished 11/23

VIPER - COMPLETED 11/29/13
✓ V – The Vintage Caper (Sam Levitt #1), by Peter Mayle, finished 11/19
✓ I – I Shot You Babe (Bombay Assassins #4), by Leslie Langtry, finished 9/25
✓ P – author Philip R. Craig - Vineyard Deceit (J.W. Jackson #3), finished 11/29
✓ E – author Summer Ellis - Under Construction (Cartel #1), finished 11/19
✓ R – The Right Wrong Number, by Barbara Delinsky, finished 10/29

WHALE - COMPLETED 11/30/13
✓ W – author William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant #1), finished 11/30
✓ H – Halfway, by Stephanie Void, 11/10
✓ A – Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (Agatha Raisin #8), by M.C. Beaton, finished 9/24
✓ L – author Lauren Haney - Flesh of the God (Lieutenant Bak #7), finished 10/9
✓ E – Effected Intent, by Alan Ross, finished 11/22

X-RAY TETRA - COMPLETED 1/29/14
✓ X – The Xibalba Murders (Archeological Mystery #1), by Lyn Hamilton, finished 8/29
✓ R – Rose Harbor in Bloom (Rose Harbor #2), by Debbie Macomber, finished 9/22
✓ A – author Arthur Conan Doyle – The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes #2), finished 9/2
✓ Y – Yesterday Once More, by Debbie Macomber, finished 1/29

✓ T – Till the Cows Come Home (Stella Crown #1), by Judy Clemens, finished 11/26
✓ E – character Edward - The Trinity Six, by Charles Cumming, finished 12/15
✓ T - author John Tayman - The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai, finished 12/10
✓ R – author Ben Rehder - The Driving Lesson, finished 9/22
✓ A – author Alan Brennert - Moloka'i, finished 9/18

YAFFLE - COMPLETED 3/4/14 (a green European woodpecker)
✓ Y – Yes, Chef: A Memoir, by Marcus Samuelsson, finished 3/4 ★★★★
✓ A – author Amy Sue Nathan - The Glass Wives, finished 11/9
✓ F – author Dave Franklin - The Goodreads Killer, finished 11/12
✓ F – The Fatal Funnel Cake (Fresh Baked #8), by Livia J. Washburn, finished 11/14
✓ L – author Lisa Scottoline - My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman, finished 12/11
✓ E – author Let There Be Suspects

ZEBRA - COMPLETED 11/20/13
✓ Z – The Zero Game, by Brad Meltzer, finished 11/20
✓ E – author Emilie Richards - Emilie Richards - Blessed Is The Busybody (Ministry is Murder #2), finished 1/12 (Ministry is Murder #1), finished 11/15
✓ B – author Jeffrey Brown - Jedi Academy, finished 10/15
✓ R – A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick, finished 10/18
✓ A – As I Close My Eyes (Breaking Fate #1), by Sarah DiCello, finished 10/5

[Barb]

reserved, just in case