A to Z Book Title Challenge

[Jessica]

The Challenge: Read a book with a title for each letter of the alphabet (you can drop "A" "An" and "The" from the full title of the book when assigning it to a letter).

[Laura]

I'll be reading these:

Reading Challenge
A-Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun-Lois Winston
B-Baltimore Blues-Laura Lippman
C-Carry Yourself Back to Me-Deborah Reed
D-Dewey-Vicki Myron
E-The Emperor’s Edge-Lindsay Buroker
F-Freefall-D.R. Sanford
G-Graceling-Kristin Cashore
H-The Handmaid’s Tale-Margaret Atwood
I-Irrefutable-Dale Roberts
J-Just Run-Chris Culver
K-Killing Faith-Eric Meyer
L-Learn Me Good-John Pearsons
M-Mama Does Time-Deborah Sharp
N-No Good Deed-M.P. McDonald
O-One for the Money-Janet Evanovich
P-The Pawn-Stephen James
Q-The Quickening-Michelle Hoover
R-Running of the Bulls-Christopher Smith
S-Salvage the Bones-Jesmyn Ward
T-Time and Again-Jack Finney
U-Unbroken-Laura Hillenbrand
V-Virals-Kathy Reichs
W-When She Woke-Hillary Jordan
X-Xingu-Edith Wharton
Y-Years of Wonders-Geraldine Brooks
Z-The Zero Game-Brad Meltzer

[Jessica]

Laura wrote: "I'll be reading these:

Reading Challenge
A-Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun-Lois Winston
B-Baltimore Blues-Laura Lippman
C-Carry Yourself Back to Me-Deborah Reed
D-Dewey-Vicki Myron
E-The Emperor’s ..."

I'm still impressed by your list ^_^

[Kara]

1)After the Leaves Fall- Nicole Baart
2)Breathless- Jessica Warman
3)Change of Heart-Jodi Picoult
4)Dust-Arthur Slade
5)Elisha’s Bones- Don Hoesel
6)Finding Kate Huntley-Theresa Ragan
7)Give Me, A Tale of Wyrd and Fae-LK Rigel
8)Home in the Morning- Mary Glickman
9)Island of the Swans-Ciji Ware
10)Jesus Land: A Memoir-Julia Scheeres
11)Kiss Me Deadly- Michele Hauf
12)Listen- Rene Gutteridge
13)The Memory Keeper’s Daughter- Kim Edwards
14)Nights in Rodanthe- Nicholas Sparks
15)Othello-William Shakespeare
16)Pompeii: City on Fire- TL Higley
17)The Queen of New Beginnings- Erica James
18)Rain of Bullets: The True Story of Ernest Ingenito's Bloody Family Massacre- Patricia Martinelli
19)Sarah’s Key- Tatiana de Rosnay
20)Ten Things We did- Sarah Mylnowski
21)Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption- Laura Hillenbrand
22)Viscious Little Darlings- Katherine Easer
23)While We’re Far Apart- Lynn Austin
24)Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My!-Sara C. Roethle
25)The Year She Fell-Alicia Rasley
26)Zombie, Ohio- Scott Kenemore

[Heather]

I'm going to do this one, and incorporate my other challenge books into it. I'm having a lot of fun putting my list together.

[Kathryn]

('m going to try this one too, but just incorporate my books into it as I read them and see how I do.

[Heather]

I now have my list! I already have 18 of them, and 4 will be released during 2012. The others are part of the In death group read, so I'm not really reading anything I wasn't going to read anyway.

A - American Gods - Neil Gaiman (finished 28/2/12)
B - Birthdays for the Dead - Stuart MacBride (finished 8/2/12)
C - Ceremony in Death - JD Robb (finished 27/3/12)
D - Dark Places - Gillian Flynn (finished 21/6/12)
E - Exit Music - Ian Rankin (finished 15/6/12)
F - Four to Score - Janet Evanovich (finished 23/5/12)
G - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer (finished 20/3/12)
H - Holiday in Death - JD Robb (finished 17/5/12)
I - Insurgent - Veronica Roth (finished 8/5/12)
J - Julia Gets a Life - Lynne Barrett-Lee (finished 13/8/12)
K - The Kitchen House - Kathleen Grissom (finished 16/3/12)
L - The Lincoln Lawyer - Michael Connelly
M - Molly's Millions - Victoria Connelly (finished 28/1/12)
N - Naked in Death - JD Robb (finished 13/1/12)
O - One Foot in the Grave - Jeaniene Frost (finished 28/8/12)
P - Pandemonium - Lauren Oliver (finished 9/3/12)
Q - The Quiet - Robert S Wilson (finished 14/5/12)
R - River Cast - Samantha Young (finished 22/4/12)
S - Still Alice - Lisa Genova (finished 25/6/12)
T - Three to get Deadly - Janet Evanovich (finished 21/5/12)
U - Unwholly - Neal Shusterman (finished 13/9/12)
V - Vengeance in Death - JD Robb (finished 30/4/12)
W - War Horse - Michael Morpurgo (finished 22/1/12)
X - Xenocide - Orson Scott Card
Y - Yellow Crocus - Laila Ibrahim (finished 11/3/12)
Z - Zero Day - David Baldacci 

[Teri Pre]

I'm going to play this challenge but as a "fill in the blanks". I'll update monthly (or maybe weekly) and towards the end of the year, I'll try to fill in the blanks. Hope that's ok with the Challenge leader!

[Teri Pre]

Started: January 4th 2012
Finished:


Almost Heaven, Chris Fabry
Beautiful Joe: An AutoBiography of a Dog: Margaret M Saunders
Conspiracy in Kiev, Noel Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss
Five Little Peppers and Their Friends by M. Sidney
Gift of Grace:A Novel(The), Amy Clipston
Hostile Witness: Rebecca Forster
In a Closed Room, Frances Hodgson Burnett
Justice Game(The): Rand Singer
Know the Past, Find the Future: The New York Public Library at 100 : Laurie Anderson
Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Washington Irving
Minding Frankie, Maeve Binchey
Nineleven: Donald Capone
Oh! Holy Night! : Ellynn Brice Davis
Pollyanna Grows Up: Eleanor Porter
QB VII: Leon Uris
Railroad Man: Alle Wells
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde: R.L.Stevenson
Tragedy of Puddn'head Wilson(The), Mark Twain
Understood Betsy: Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Virgin River #1: Robyn Carr
Wading Home: A Novel of New Orleans: Rosalyn Story
X Y Z A Detective Story: Anna Katharine Green
Yellow God: An Idol of Africa(The), H.R.Haggard
I still can't find a good book starting with Z!!

[Noeleen]

I think I will participate in this challenge too, I'll be back later with a list

[Renee]

I would love to join this challenge.

A: After the Apple by Naomi H. Rosenblatt
B: Bang by William Butler
C:
D: Deadly Night by Heather Graham
E:
F:
G: The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
H: Hostile Witness by Rebecca Forster
I:
J:
K:
L:
M: Manhatten Is My Beat by Jeffrey Deaver
N:
O:
P:
Q: The Quickening by Michelle Hoover
R:
S:
T:
U:
V:
W:
X:
Y:
Z:

[Danielle]

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll (finished 1/5)
The Beautiful and the Damned - F. Scott Fitzgerald (finished 7/21)
Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons (finished 1/1/13)
A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness (finished 1/28)
Every Man Dies Alone - Hans Fallada (finished 11/25)
Finding Nouf - Zoe Ferraris (finished 12/30)
Grand Sophy - Georgette Heyer (finished 1/14)
The Hangman's Daughter - Oliver Potzsch (finished Nov)
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin - Erik Larson (finished 4/22)
Juliet - Anne Fortier (finished Nov)
The King of Kahel - Tierno Monénembo (finished Nov)
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon - David Grann (finished 9/8)
Moneyball - Michael Lewis (finished 3/11)
The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern (finished 6/10)
Oil on Water - Helon Habila (finished 5/7)
The Paris Wife - Paula McLain (finished 12/16)
The Quiet American - Graham Greene (finished 12/25)
Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro (finished 12/1)
Sophie's Choice - William Styron (finished 10/22)
The Tiger's Wife - Tea Obreht (finished 8/14)
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Laura Hillenbrand (finished 7/7)
Villette - Charlotte Bronte (finished 3/3)
A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in a Conquered City: A Diary - Marta Hillers (finished 12/27)
Xingu - Edith Wharton (finished 3/19)
Year of Wonders - Geraldine Brooks (finished 10/2)
The Zookeepers Wife - Diane Ackerman (finished 12/24)

[Beth (Beth~a~holic)]

Here I go:


A A Girl Like You by John Locke (finished 1/15/12)
B Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson (finished 1/7/12)
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult (finished 1/27/12)
Q
R
S Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead (finished 1/14/12)
T
U Unwind by Neal Shusterman (finished 1/4/12)
V
W Wish List by John Locke (finished 1/4/12)
X
Y
Z

[❉⊰Gayle⊱❉]

This will be fun and will add an extra twist to my other challenges. I'll update as I go.

Yeah!!! I'm finished!


A American Assassin by Vince Flynn
B Borrowed Time by C.J. Lyons
C Christmas Eve Can Kill You by William Marantz
D The Drop by Michael Connelly
E The Enemy by Lee Child
F Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb
G The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
H The Hollow by Nora Roberts
I Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb
J Just the Way You Are by Barbara Freethy
K Kill Shot by Vince Flynn
L The Litigators by John Grisham
M Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
N The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
O One Shot by Lee Child
P Persuader by Lee Child
Q Quinn by Iris Johansen
R The Reversal by Michael Connelly
S The Shack by William P. Young
T Them Bones by Carolyn Haines
U Unlocked by Courtney Milan
V The Violets of March by Sarah Jio
W Without Fail by Lee Child
X X Y Z A Detective Story by Anna Katharine Green
Y Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros
Z Zero game by David Baldacci

[Maralee]

Here's my list:

Almost Perfect - Julie Ortolon
Before the Season Ends - Linore Rose Burkard
The Center of Everything - Laura Moriarty
Desperate Housedogs - Sparkle Abbey
Einstein's Shutter - Vincent Yanez
The Faith of Ashish - Kay Marshall Strom
A Gathering of Diamonds - Eric Wilder
Hippie Boy: A Girl's Story - Ingrid Ricks
I, Spy? - Kate Johnson
Just the Way You Are - Barbara Freethy
A Kingdom's Cost - J R Tomlin
Life, Love, and a Polar Bear Tattoo - Heather Wardell
Making Waves - Lorna Seilstad
Nefertiti - Nick Drake
On Sparrow Hill - Maureen Lang
Paper Roses - Amanda Cabot
Queen of New Beginnings - Erica James
Race Traitor - Elisa Hategan
Seattle on Ice - Mike Attebery
Thunder in the Morning Calm - Don Brown
Untouchable - Scott O'Connor
Veiled Freedom - Jeanette Windle
Walking on Broken Glass - Christa Allan
Xenolith - A. Sparrow
The Year We Finally Solved Everything - Rudolf Kerkhoven
The Z Word - Bella Street

This list is made up of books I got for free at some point in the last year. I don't have a clue what most of them are about, I just picked one for each letter :P

[Patricia]

You guys are making this look so interesting! Did you choose your books from ones you already own, or do you anticipate having to purchase some of them during the year? I just had a funny picture in my mind.....doing a search on my Kindle and thinking, OK now I need a book title that starts with...

I'm going to have to do this, I'll be back with my list later!

[Teri Pre]

Patrica, I'm adding mine as I clear off my TBR shelves. I still have books that I got free or for cheap in 2010!! I've decided to read stuff in order of month downloaded. Near the end of the challenge I'll bump a few books ahead to fill in the blanks but mostly I'll keep knocking off those early downloads as fast as I can! :D

[Heather]

That's pretty much how I did it, Patricia, by looking through my TBR. It was really interesting to rediscover some books I'd forgotten. I also added in a few books which will be released this year, which I know I want to read. I put in a few In Death books too, because I plan on reading one of those a month. I've never planned any reading in advance before, so it'll be interesting to see how it turns out!

[Connie Rea]

Addison, Sarah Allen ~ Garden Spells
Brown, Chicki ~ Have You Seen Her
Chamberlain, Diane ~ The Midwife's Confession
Duperre, Robert J ~ Silas
Elkeles, Simone ~ Perfect Chemistry
Frost, Jeaniene ~ One Foot in the Grave
Gabaldon, Diana ~ Outlander
Heyer, Georgette ~ Cotillion
Ishiguro, Kazuo ~ Never Let Me Go
Johnson, Kate ~ I, Spy?
Kearsley, Susanna ~ The Winter Sea
Lindsay, Jeff ~ Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Mah, Adeline Yen ~ Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chines Daughter
McGuire, Jamie ~ Beautiful Disaster
Nesbo, Jo ~ The Redbreast
Oliver, Lauren ~ Delirium
Pearson, John ~ Learn Me Good
Quinn, Julia ~ The Duke and I
Roth, Veronica ~ Divergent
Stacey, Shannon ~ Undeniably Yours
Tracy, PJ ~ Play to Kill
Umrigar, Thrity ~ The Space Between Us
Valent, Jennifer Erin ~ Fireflies in December
Waggoner, Tim ~ Nekropolis
Xinran ~ The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices
Zafon, Carlos Ruiz ~ The Shadow of the Wind

[Shawna Briseno]

My list so far:


A
B - Beneath the Night Tree
C - Candlewood Lake
D - Drawing Free
E
F
G - The Guardian
H - Hana
I - Into the Free
J
K
L - The Last Chance Texaco
M - Mudbound
N - Night Road
O - Orange as Marmalade
P - Pictures of You
Q
R - Rain Song
S - Simon's Choice
T - Turn of Mind
U - Uglies
V
W - The Wedding Gift
X
Y
Z

[Maralee]

I just looked through my TBR list, and happened to have one for every letter! My TBR is almost 1000 books :P

[Noeleen]

I looked through my kindle and TRB list on goodreads and selected books I really wanted to read this year

[Kathy]

This sounds fun! I'll give it a try.


A- Alex
B- But Inside I'm Screaming
C-
D- Defending Jacob
E-
F-Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
G- Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The
H-
I-
J-
K-
L- Language of Flowers, The
M- Me & Emma
N-
O-
P- Prayers and Lies
Q-
R- Remember Me?
S- Safe Haven
T- The Book Club
U-
V-
W-
X-
Y- Yellow Crocus
Z-

[Holly]

going to try this one also

A- A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES
B- Bah, Humbug! by Heather Horrocks
C
D- DEAD(ish) by Naomi Kramer
E
F
G Glory in Death by J.D. Robb
H
I
J
K
L
M Mama Does Time-Deborah Sharp
N Naked in Death: J. D. Robb (reading)
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

[Cari]

im gna give this one a shot...will post my list later today. Do we have the whole year to do this challenge?

[Renee]

I looked through my TBR pile and found majority of my books. The rest I'll probably find at the library or on my Kindle. If I finish these challenges I'll get a lot of books off of my TBR. Can't wait to get some of these books off of my TBR pile.

[Kathryn]

This will be a work in progress.

Updated 12/30/12

A –
B – Belonging by Robin Lee Hatcher
C – The Callahans: Destiny by Gordon Ryan
D – Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
E – E-Bully by David Conifer
F – Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats by Kristen Iverson
G – Growing Up Amish – Ira Wagler
H – The Help by Kathryn Stockett
I – I’ll Be There by Deborah Grace Staley
J – Just Over the Mountain by Robyn Carr
K – Kidnapped and Sold by Indians: True Story of Settler Child by Matthew Brayton
L – The Litigators by John Grisham
M – Methland by Nick Reding
N – NO KILLING IN THE HALLWAYS - SCHOOL MASSACRES: Columbine, Virginia Tech, Beslan Hostage, Ecole Massacre, Red Lake High, Texas Sniper by R.J. Parker
O – One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauf
P – Prairie Rose by Catherine Palmer
Q –
R – Rock Bottom by Erin Brockovich and CJ Lyons
S – A Stolen Life by Jaycee DuGard
T – Terror by Night by Terry Caffey
U –
V – Virgin River by Robyn Carr
W – Woman of Grace (The Brides of Culdee Creek) – Kathleen Morgan
X –
Y – Yellow Crocus, A Novel by Laila Ibrahim
Z -

[Teri Pre]

I was having a terrible time finding books beginning with "X"...and lo and behold! Here's one right here on Goodreads!

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...

[Heather]

Teri Pre wrote: "I was having a terrible time finding books beginning with "X"...and lo and behold! Here's one right here on Goodreads!

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4..."

Which X book did you decide on?

[Teri Pre]

XYZ, A Detective Story...since it was both for Kindle AND free! :D

BTW: I'm also posting a link in the A-Z Author's thread too!

[Heather]

Free is always a bonus!

[Tamme]

Ok Here is my list....I tried to use the books I had on my Kindle and not buy anymore until I read them. I have 2 blanks (Q and Z) that I will fill in later. I also picked out a couple classics (or at least I think)!


Always the Baker, Never The Bride-Sandra D. Bricker (finished 2/8/11)
(The)Black Ice-Michael Connelly (finished 2/15/12)
Ceremony In Death-J.D. Robb (finished 2/16/12)
Diva Las Vegas-Caroline Dries (finished 2/20/12)
Enemy In Blue-Derek Blass (finished 2/25/12)
Forbidden Mind-Kimberly Kinrade 
(The)Ghost In Me-Shaunda Kennedy Wenger
Honor Thyself-Danielle Steel
Irish Thoroughbread-Nora Roberts
Jewels-Danielle Steel
Kaleidoscope-Danielle Steel
(A)Little Princess-classic-Frances Hodgson Burnett
Master of Paradise-Virginia Henley
Nights In Rodanthe-Nicholas Sparks
On Christmas Day In The Morning-classic-Grace Smith Richmond 
(The) Passage-Justin Cronin
Real Murders-Charlaine Harris
Summer Knight-Jim Butcher
Taken By The Cowboy-Julianne MacLean
Unlocked-Karen Kingsbury
Vengeance In Death-J.D. Robb (finished 2/21/12)
(A) Wrinkle In Time-Madeleline L'Engle
XYZ A Detective Story-classic-Anna Katharine Green
Yellow Crocus-Laila Ibrahim

[Noeleen]

I'm doing this challenge in two groups so it's easier for me to add to the challenge as I go along


A American Gods 21/02/12
B The Bridge 22/01/12
C A Conflict of Interest 14/01/12
D Different Seasons 30/01/12
E
F
G The Girl Who Chased the Moon 07/03/12
H Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 17/01/12
I Into The Darkest Corner 27/02/12
J
K
L The Lightning Thief 06/01/12
M The Midwife's Confession 10/03/12
N Naked in Death 10/01/12
O
P
Q
R
S The Sense of an Ending 03/01/12
T
U
V
W War Horse 31/01/12
X Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 25/02/12 (X)
Y
Z

[Melana]

This is what I have so far. I decided not to include any that I've read so far this year...Have no clue what to read for the letters still open..
A-Abducted
B- The Book Thief
C- Confessions of a Call Center Gal
D- Defending Jacob
E- Enclave
F- The Fault in Our Stars
G- Grand Sophy
H- The Help
I- Insurgent
J-
K-
L- Life as We Knew It
M- Matched
N- The Next Always (nora Roberts)
O- Open Season
P- Psion Beta
Q-
R- The Reading Group
S- Still Missing
T- Tiger’s Wife
U- Uglies
V- Victim Six
W- Wool
X-
Y- Yellow Crocus
Z-

[Kathryn]

Not bad, I just updated my list in Message 28 and I only missed A, Q, U, X, and Z. Not sure why I missed A, it sounds easy enough; must have just overlooked it. I started reading The Quickening, but could not continue reading it and I started Uncle Tom's Cabin in November,but decided to put it on hold until 2013 so I could at least meet my goal of reading 60 books. Now, I just need to finish the one I'm reading.

[Danielle]

I've read four in the past week (thank goodness I didn't have to work). I will pick up the last one from the library tomorrow. It's only 240 or so pages, so I should easily finish it (probably on the 1st) and then I'll be done!

[Susan]

isn't this from last year?

[Danielle]

Susan, yes, it is. I think a few of us are just winding it up for the year.