A-Z Reading Challenge 2012

[Michelle]

Thank you for the recommendations!

[*Layali*]

Would be a fun one for Z as well!

[Tori]

*means read

A.) Cloaked by Alex Flinn

B.) Beastly: Lindy's Diary by Alex Flinn

C.) *Crank by Ellen Hopkins

D.) The Lifeguard by Deborah Blumenthal

E.) Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer

F.) Bewitching by Alex Flinn

G.) The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

H.) *Hollowland by Amanda Hocking

I.) The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

J.) 52 Reason to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody

K.) *A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn

L.) Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz

M.) *Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

N.) Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

O.) *The Book of Luke by Jenny O'Connell

P.) *Revived by Cat Patrick

Q.) Sorta Like a Rock Star by Matthew Quick

R.) *Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

S.) Cinderella in Cleats by Carly Syms

T.) *Torn by Amanda Hocking

U.) Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

V.) *Insurgent by Veronica Roth

W.) *7 Clues to Winning You by Kristin Walker

X.) Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

Y.) Blood Red Road by Maria Young

Z.) Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick

[Deborah]

I really enjoyed the Maze Runner Trilogy.

[Dichotomy Girl]

I'm going to join in and add some personal rules for myself: I'm going to try to do titles only and only count books that I've never read before, and rated at least 3 stars.

A) Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake YA 4 Stars
B) Bruiser by Neal Shusterman YA 3 Stars
C) Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare YA 5 Stars
D) Dairy Queenby Catherine Gilbert Murdock YA 4 Stars
E) Exiled by RaShelle Workman YA 3 Stars
F) The Fox Inheritance by Mary E. Pearson YA 3 Stars
G) The Gathering Storm by Robin Bridges YA 4 Stars
H) Hatchet by Gary Paulsen YA 3 Stars

I) I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

J) Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay YA 3 Stars
K) Karma by Cathy Ostlere YA 4 Stars
L) A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan YA 4 Stars
M)A Monster Callsby Patrick Ness YA 5 Stars
N) The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 5 Stars
O) The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock YA 3.5 Stars
P) The Pregnancy Project by Gaby Rodriguez YA 3 Stars
Q) 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami 4 Stars
R)
S) The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan YA 3 Stars
T) The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan YA 3 Stars
U) The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin YA 3 Stars
V) Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead YA 4.5 Stars
W) When She Woke by Hillary Jordan 4 Stars
X)
Y)
Z)

Anyone have any suggestions for I, K, R, X, Y or Z, titles only??

[Krista the Krazy Kataloguer]

Dichotomy Girl wrote: "I'm going to join in and add some personal rules for myself: I'm going to try to do titles only and only count books that I've never read before, and rated at least 3 stars.

A) Anna Dressed in Blo..."

I just read Karma by Cathy Ostlere, if you like novels in verse. I haven't written my review yet, but I'm giving it 4 stars.

[Dichotomy Girl]

Krista the Krazy Kataloguer wrote: "Dichotomy Girl wrote: "I'm going to join in and add some personal rules for myself: I'm going to try to do titles only and only count books that I've never read before, and rated at least 3 stars.
..."

I've only read a few novels in verse, but it looks interesting. I added that, and I found and "I" book on my too-read list.

So I just need R, X, Y & Z

[Krista the Krazy Kataloguer]

Dichotomy Girl wrote: "Krista the Krazy Kataloguer wrote: "Dichotomy Girl wrote: "I'm going to join in and add some personal rules for myself: I'm going to try to do titles only and only count books that I've never read ..."

Zero at the Bone by Michael Cadnum?

[Krista the Krazy Kataloguer]

Dichotomy Girl wrote: "Krista the Krazy Kataloguer wrote: "Dichotomy Girl wrote: "I'm going to join in and add some personal rules for myself: I'm going to try to do titles only and only count books that I've never read ..."

X-Isle by Steve Augarde?

[Theo]

Dichotomy Girl wrote: "I'm going to join in and add some personal rules for myself: I'm going to try to do titles only and only count books that I've never read before, and rated at least 3 stars.

A) Anna Dressed in Blo..."

I read and liked Running Loose by Chris Crutcher for my R.

[Kyle]

Dichotomy Girl wrote: "Krista the Krazy Kataloguer wrote: "Dichotomy Girl wrote: "I'm going to join in and add some personal rules for myself: I'm going to try to do titles only and only count books that I've never read ..."

For "Z" you should definitely read something by Sara Zarr (I reccomend How to Save a Life).

[Kyle]

Done! :)

A) Angelfall by Susan Ee
B) Genesis by Bernard Beckett
C) Crank by Ellen Hopkins
D) The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
E) The Treasure Map of Boys by E. Lockhart
F) The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
G) An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
H) White Cat by Holly Black
I) I am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells
J) Nothing by Janne Teller
K) Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
L) The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
M) Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr
N) Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
O) Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough
P) Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
Q) The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus TechniQues for Taming Them by E. Lockhart
R) A Million Suns by Beth Revis
S) The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
T) Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
U) Unwind by Neal Shusterman
V) Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
W) Wither by Lauren DeStefano
X) HeX Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Y) You Against Me by Jenny Downham
Z) How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr

[Tatiana]

Kyle wrote: "Done! :)

A) Angelfall by Susan Ee
B) Genesis by Bernard Beckett
C) Crank by Ellen Hopkins
D) The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
E) The Treasure Map of Boys by E. Lockh..."

Great job, Kyle!:)

[Madisyn]

A. Faraway Island, A- Thor, Annika
B. Close to Famous- Bauer, Joan
C. What Janie Found- Cooney, Caroline
D. Dead and Gone, The-Pfeffer, Susan Beth
E. Elizabeth, Next Stop Jr. High-Pascal, Francine
F. Face on the Milk Carton- Cooney, Caroline
G. Giver, The-Lowry, Lois
H. Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall-Mass, Wendy
I. If the Witness Lied- Cooney, Caroline
J. Stargirl- Spinelli, Jerry
K. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi-Kipling, Rudyard
L. Living on Impulse- Haycak, Cara
M. Missing Sisters-Maguire, Gregory
N. Trapped-Northrop, Micheal
O. Outsiders, The-Hinton, S.E.
P. Peace, Love, & Baby Ducks-Myracle, Lauren
Q. Quillan Games, The-MacHale, D.J.
R. The Westing Game- Raskin, Ellen
S. Small Steps- Sachar, Louis
T. Tunnels of Blood- Shan, Darren
U. Crooked Kind of Perfect- Urban, Linda
V. Voice on the Radio- Cooney, Caroline
W. Dollhouse Murders, The-Wright, Betty Ran
X. Jinx, Cabot-Meg
Y. You Have to Stop This-Bosch, Pseudonymous
Z. Sweethearts- Zarr, Sara
I looked through all the books I read since January...somehow I found a book for everything :P

[oliviasbooks]

My A -Z Reading Challenge 2012 Progress:

A) Adorkable
B) Blood Red Road
C) City of a Thousand Dolls
D) Darkness Falls
E) Epic Fail
F) Fate's Edge (adult)
G) Gracie Faltrain Takes Control
H) Hounded (adult)
I) The Immortal Rules
J) Jess Rothenberg - The Catastrophic History of You and Me
K) Kristin Cashore - Bitterblue
L) Lies Beneath
M) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
N) Neptune's Tears
O) Obsidian
P) Pan's Whisper
Q) Queen of the Dead
R) Rebel Heart
S) Shadows
T) Touch of Frost
U) Until I Die
V) Come a Stranger - Cynthia Voigt
X) Alex Flinn - Bewitching
Y) Brenna Yovanoff - Smoulder
Z) Sara Zarr - How to Save a Life

[Deborah]

Done! See post 42.

[Andra]

Sounds fun, I'm in! Here are my reads so far:

A) Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake

B) Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

C) Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare

D) Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants by Louise Rennison

E) Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

F) Fire by Kristin Cashore

G) Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

H) House of Dark Shadows by Robert Liparulo

I) Insurgent by Veronica Roth

J) Into the Wild Nerd Yonder by Julie Halpern

K) Graceling by Kristin Cashore

L) The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

M) Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

N) A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

O) On the Bright Side, I’m Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God by Louise Rennison

P) Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson

Q) Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

R) Stop in the Name of Pants! by Louise Rennison

S) Stupid Fast by Geoff Herbach

T) Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers by Louise Rennison

U) Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

V) Divergent by Veronica Roth

W) Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

X) The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson OR Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

Y) Level Up by Gene Luen Yang and Thien Pham

Z) The Thirteenth Princess by Diane Zahler

[S]

Just joined this challenge. Here's my progress so far:

A. A Handful of Blossoms by Lara Biyuts
B. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
C. Captivate by Carrie Jones
D. Dark Awakening by Kendra Leigh Castle
E. Entice by Carrie Jones
F.
G. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
H. (The) Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
J. Endure by Carrie Jones
K. Enchanted by Alethea Kontis
L. Midnight Reckoning by Kendra Leigh Castle
M. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
N. Need by Carrie Jones
O. Origin by Jessica Khoury
P. Pleng's Song by Patrick Maher
Q. Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
R. Broken by A.E. Rought
S. Shadow Rising by Kendra Leigh Castle
T. Mystic City by Theo Lawrence
U. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
V. Divergent by Veronica Roth
W. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
X. Phoenix by A.J. Scudiere
Y. Your Magnetic Mind by Aan D. Frazier
Z. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

[Mila]

Can Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix count for the letter O?

[Avanti]

Well I'm late to the game but I've decided to try this challenge. Here's what I have so far. I'll update as I go. The unbolded books are books I plan to read & the bold ones are books I already read this year.


a - Anthem by Ayn Rand
b - Beautiful creatures by Kami garcia & margaret stohl
c - Crank by Ellen Hopkins
d - Delirium by Lauren Oliver
e - Resurrecting Midnight by Eric Jerome Dickey
f - Frost Fire by Kailin gow
g -
j - Intangible by J. Meyers
h - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
i - Infinity by Sherrilyn kenyon
k -
l -
m - midnight frost by kailin gow
n -
o -
p - Wings by Aprilynne Pike
q - Tiger's Quest by Colleen Houck
r - rot & ruin by jonathin maberry
s - spirits of glory by Emily devenport
t - tiger's curse by colleen houck
u - Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
v - voices of angels by Hannah m. davis
w - Wither by Lauren DeStefano
x - Rex Rising by Chrystalla Thoma
y -
z -

[[deleted user]]

Okay, I know its almost already the end of the year but I think I can do this. I thought I already put up a list and I've looked for it but apparently I didn't. So here it is:

A-Z Challenge

A: Across the Universe by Beth Ravis
B: Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton
C: The Calling by Kelley Armstrong
D: Devoted by Hilary Duff
E: Cindy Ella by Robin Palmer
F: Fury by Elizabeth Miles
G: The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong READ 10/31
H: Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
I: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
J: The Future of Us by Jay Asher READ 10/30
K: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
L: Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
M: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson READ 8/23
N: Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
O: Delirium by Lauren Oliver READ 11/2
P: Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry READ 9/1/12
Q: The Queen of Everything by Deb Caletti
R: Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
S: Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick
T: Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck
U: Unwind by Neal Shusterman
V: Divergent by Veronica Roth READ 7/2
W: Wither by Lauren DeStefano
X: XVI by Julia Karr
Y: The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff
Z: The Maze Runner by James Dashner


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[Kari]

All done!

A)Ash by Malinda Lo
B)The Inner Circle - Brad Meltzer
C)Coraline - Neil Gaiman
D)The Secret History - Donna Tartt
E)Everneath - Brodi Ashton
F)Fang - James Patterson
G)Twisted - Gena Showalter
H)The Woman in Black - Susan Hill
I)Intertwined - Gena Showalter
J)Angel - James Patterson
K)Paranormalcy - Kiersten White
L)Wintergirls - Laurie Halse Anderson
M)Max - James Patterson 
N)Lola and the Boy Next Door - Stephanie Perkins
O)Pillage - Obert Skye 
P)The Final Warning - James Patterson
Q)Sister Queens by Julia Fox
R)The Ruby in the Smoke - Philip Pullman 
S)Scorpio Races - Maggie Stiefvater
T)Thirteen Hallows - Michael Scott
U)Unraveled - Gena Showalter
V) The Vanishing Game – Kate Kae Myers
W)Sleeping With the Fishes – MaryJanice Davidson
X)An Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Y) I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
Z)The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow

[DNA]

I am reading the whole list for name the book club at my school need like 5 more or something..... I read like 20 books this summer

[Gisbelle]

Completed 25 of 26

A: Article 5 ✔ ❤❤❤❤❤
B: The Breakaway ✔ ❤❤❤❤
C: Catching Fire ✔ ❤❤❤❤
D: Divergent ✔ ❤❤❤❤
E: Easy ✔ ❤❤❤❤❤
F: Fair Coin ✔ ❤❤❤❤❤
G: Getting Over Garrett Delaney ✔ ❤❤❤
H: The Hunger Pains: A Parody ✔ ❤❤❤❤
I: The International Kissing Club ✔ ❤❤❤❤
J: Just the Sexiest Man Alive ✔ ❤❤❤❤❤
K: Killing Cupid ✔ ❤❤❤
L: The List ✔ ❤❤❤❤
M: Making You Mine ✔ ❤❤❤
N: Nightlight: A Parody ✔ ❤❤❤❤
O: The One That I Want ✔ ❤❤❤❤
P: The Perfect Play ✔ ❤❤
Q: Masque of the Red Death ✔ ❤
R: The Raft
S: The Selection ✔ ❤❤❤❤
T: Two Truths and a Lie ✔ ❤❤❤❤
U: Unbelievable ✔ ❤❤❤❤
V: The Vincent Boys ✔ ❤❤❤
W: What A Boy Wants ✔ ❤❤❤❤
X: My Life Next Door ✔ ❤❤❤❤❤
Y: The Year Nick McGowan Came to Stay
Z: Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma ✔ ❤❤❤❤

[Trisha]

I'm a little late to the game, but I think I can still do this. These should all be YA because they are from a YA reading book challenge I'm also doing.

Here goes - my wish list (subject to change, of course):

26/26

A - Amy and Roger's Epic Detour 09/29
B - Being by Kevin Brooks 08/31
C - Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers 08/29
D - Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor 09/03
E - Each Little Bird That Sings 9/12
F - Forest of Hands and Teeth 08/26
G - (The) Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente 09/12
H - Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix 08/27
I - I am not a Serial Killer 09/30
J - Feeling Sorry for Celia by Jaclyn Moriarty 9/10
K - Kite runner by Khaled Hosseini 09/09
L - Larklight by Philip Reeve 09/21
M - Monster Calls, a by Patrick Ness & Siobhan Dowd 08/29
N - Numbers by Rachel Ward 08/08
O - On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta 08/28
P - Passion by Lauren Kate 09/12
Q - Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock 08/30
R - Red Glove by Holly Black 10/01
S - Sloppy First by Megan McCafferty 09/19
T - Two Truths and a lie by Sara Shepard 09/06
U - Unbroken by Paula Morris 09/05
V - Evermore by Alyson Noel 08/27
W - Walking Naked by Alyssa Brugman 08/16
X - Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler 09/25
Y - You Against Me by Jenny Downham 09/23
Z - World War Z by Max Brooks 09/04

Finished:

[Gisbelle]

Trisha wrote: "I'm a little late to the game, but I think I can still do this. These should all be YA because they are from a YA reading book challenge I'm also doing.

Here goes - my wish list (subject to chang..."

Good luck!

[Gisbelle]

Kari wrote: "All done!

A)Ash by Malinda Lo
B)The Inner Circle - Brad Meltzer
C)Coraline - Neil Gaiman
D)The Secret History - Donna Tartt
E)Everneath - Brodi Ashton
F)Fang - James Patterson
G)Twisted - Gena Sho..."


Congrats!

[Julia]

24 out of 26 read
A-Z new to me authors (The ones in bold are books I intend to read.)
a- This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman
b- Lunatics by Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel
c- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
d- I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High by Tony Danza
e- Ship of Souls by Zetta Elliott
f- Faithful Place by Tana French
g- Dead End in Norvelt by John Gantos
h- A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
i- The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
j- The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
k- Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman
l- Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem
m- Down These Strange Streets ed. by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois
n- Moon Called by Andre Norton
o- Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
p- Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
q- Lots of Candles, Plenty of CakeLots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen
r- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
s- Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
t- Selling Hope by Kristin O’Donnell Tubb
u- Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
v- The Blood Lie: A Novel by Shirley Reva Vernick
w- Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
x-
y- How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu
z- Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

Help! I don't have an X author. Last year I tried to read Xinran on the last day of the year. I'll try to read her(?) again, if I must. Anyone know anyone else whose last/ only name begins with X?

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[Gisbelle]

Completed 26 of 26 on September 1, 2012

A: Article 5 ✔ ❤❤❤❤❤
B: The Breakaway ✔ ❤❤❤❤
C: Catching Fire ✔ ❤❤❤❤
D: Divergent ✔ ❤❤❤❤
E: Easy ✔ ❤❤❤❤❤
F: Fair Coin ✔ ❤❤❤❤❤
G: Getting Over Garrett Delaney ✔ ❤❤❤
H: The Hunger Pains: A Parody ✔ ❤❤❤❤
I: The International Kissing Club ✔ ❤❤❤❤
J: Just the Sexiest Man Alive ✔ ❤❤❤❤❤
K: Killing Cupid ✔ ❤❤❤
L: The List ✔ ❤❤❤❤
M: Making You Mine ✔ ❤❤❤
N: Nightlight: A Parody ✔ ❤❤❤❤
O: The One That I Want ✔ ❤❤❤❤
P: The Perfect Play ✔ ❤❤
Q: Masque of the Red Death ✔ ❤
R: The Raft ✔ ❤❤❤
S: The Selection ✔ ❤❤❤❤
T: Two Truths and a Lie ✔ ❤❤❤❤
U: Unbelievable ✔ ❤❤❤❤
V: The Vincent Boys ✔ ❤❤❤
W: What A Boy Wants ✔ ❤❤❤❤
X: My Life Next Door ✔ ❤❤❤❤❤
Y: The Year Nick McGowan Came to Stay
Z: Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma ✔ ❤❤❤❤

[Trisha]

Julia wrote: "24 out of 26 read
A-Z new to me authors (The ones in bold are books I intend to read.)
a- This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gedima..."

I also found Qiu Xiaolong and Gao Xingjian as authors! And I even recognized a few of the book cover - I'm just not sure about finding YA, though...

[Valerie]

I just joined the group and my chances are slim at this point of finishing the whole thing, but let's see where I get! I am adding them as I am reading them.

A)
B)Beautiful Disaster
C)
D)
E)
F)From a Buick 8
G)
H)
I)
J)
K)
L)
M)The Master and Margarita
N)
O)
P)
Q)
R)
S)
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U)
V)
W)
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[oliviasbooks]

Valerie, just pick fitting ones from the titles you've read anyway this year!

[Whitney]

A: All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
B: Genesis by Bernard Beckett (YA)
C: Crossed by Ally Condie (YA)
D: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
E: East of Eden by John Steinbeck
F: From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
G: The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter (YA)
H: Bones of a Feather by Carolyn Haines
I: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (YA)
J: Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
K: The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
L: The Initiation by L.J. Smith (YA)
M: Gone by Michael Grant (YA)
N: No Way to Treat a First Lady by Christopher Buckley
O: Delirium by Lauren Oliver (YA)
P: Partials by Dan Wells (YA)
Q: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (YA)
R: The Girl of Fire & Thorns by Rae Carson
S: Anna & the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (YA)
T:Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
U: Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
V: Insurgent by Veronica Roth (YA)
W: The Darling Dahlias & the Cucumber Tree by Susan Wittig Albert
X: Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement-Moore (YA)
Y: Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
Z: The A List by Zoey Dean (YA)

Completed:26/26
YA:14/13

[Nika]

26/26
A- The Vincent Brothers by Abbi Glines
B- Between the Lines by Tammara Webber
C- Crash by Nicole Williams
D- Defiance by Shelly Crane
E- Easy by Tammara Webber
F- Forever Changed by Tiffany King
G- Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
H- Her Best Friend's Brother by T.J.Dell
I- Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione
J- Chance Encounters by J.Sterling
K- The Boy Who Sneaks in my Bedroom Window by Kirsty Moseley
L- Untouchable by Lindsay Delagair
M- My Favorite Mistake by Chelsea M. Cameron
N- Measuring Up by Nyrae Dawn
O- Odstíny života by Lucie Adamová
P- Prince of Wolves by Quinn Loftis
Q- Queen of the Dead by Stacey Kade
R- Return to Paradise by Simone Elkeles
S- Slammed by Colleen Hoover
T- That Boy by Jillian Dodd
U- Unlikely Allies by Tiffany King
V- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
W- Whispers at Moonrise by C.C.Hunter
X- Existence by Abbi Glines
Y- You Against Me by Jenny Downham
Z- Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

[Trisha]

Yay! Completed 10/01
I am post 232 on page 5 :)

A - Amy and Roger's Epic Detour 09/29
B - Being by Kevin Brooks 08/31
C - Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers 08/29
D - Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor 09/03
E - Each Little Bird That Sings 9/12
F - Forest of Hands and Teeth 08/26
G - (The) Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente 09/12
H - Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix 08/27
I - I am not a Serial Killer 09/30
J - Feeling Sorry for Celia by Jaclyn Moriarty 9/10
K - Kite runner by Khaled Hosseini 09/09
L - Larklight by Philip Reeve 09/21
M - Monster Calls, a by Patrick Ness & Siobhan Dowd 08/29
N - Numbers by Rachel Ward 08/08
O - On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta 08/28
P - Passion by Lauren Kate 09/12
Q - Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock 08/30
R - Red Glove by Holly Black 10/01
S - Sloppy First by Megan McCafferty 09/19
T - Two Truths and a lie by Sara Shepard 09/06
U - Unbroken by Paula Morris 09/05
V - Evermore by Alyson Noel 08/27
W - Walking Naked by Alyssa Brugman 08/16
X - Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler 09/25
Y - You Against Me by Jenny Downham 09/23
Z - World War Z by Max Brooks 09/04

[Kim]

Trisha wrote: "Yay! Completed 10/01"

Congrats! And with 2 months to spare.

[Angie, YA lovin mod!!]

Love the lists!!! You guys are really getting a lot of reading done!!

[Anu]

20/26
1. A The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
2. B Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
3. C Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr
4. D Divergent by Veronica Roth
5. E Eric by Terry Pratchett
6. F Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick
7. G Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
8. H Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
9. I Insurgent by Veronica Roth
10. J Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L James
11. K Passion by Lauren Kate
12. L Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
13. M The Maze Runner by James Dashner
14. N Night Star by Alyson Noel
15. O Before I Fall by Lauren Kate
16. P Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
17. Q 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
18. R Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
19. S Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
20. T Life on The Mississippi by MarkTwain
21. U Untamed by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
22. V The Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
23. W Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
24. X Existence by Abbi Glines
25. Y The Hitchhicker's Guide to Galaxy by Douglas Adams
26. Z What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang

[Rita]

I'm finished! See post 198 :D

[Angie, YA lovin mod!!]

WOW!!!! So great that you finished and some of you are getting sooooo close!!! 2months till end of year!!

[Kim]

Rita wrote: "I'm finished! See post 198 :D"

Congrats on finishing!

I have some books that I just can't find myself pushing through. I sure hope I make those last 2 by the end of the year :)

[Brandi]

All done! The letter Y was really giving me a hard time. Check out post #23!

[Dichotomy Girl]

I'm going to join in and add some personal rules for myself: I'm going to try to do titles only and only count books that I've never read before, and rated at least 3 stars.

A) Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake YA 4 Stars
B) Bruiser by Neal Shusterman YA 3 Stars
C) Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare YA 5 Stars
D) Dairy Queenby Catherine Gilbert Murdock YA 4 Stars
E) Exiled by RaShelle Workman YA 3 Stars
F) The Fox Inheritance by Mary E. Pearson YA 3 Stars
G) The Gathering Storm by Robin Bridges YA 4 Stars
H) Hatchet by Gary Paulsen YA 3 Stars
I) I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga YA 4 Stars
J) Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay YA 3 Stars
K) Karma by Cathy Ostlere YA 4 Stars
L) A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan YA 4 Stars
M)A Monster Callsby Patrick Ness YA 5 Stars
N) The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 5 Stars
O) The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock YA 3.5 Stars
P) The Pregnancy Project by Gaby Rodriguez YA 3 Stars
Q) 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami 4 Stars
R) Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 5 Stars
S) The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan YA 3 Stars
T) The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan YA 3 Stars
U) The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin YA 3 Stars
V) Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead YA 4.5 Stars
W) When She Woke by Hillary Jordan 4 Stars
X)
Y)
Z)


Still Need X Y & Z! (But I've been doing titles only, so it might be difficult)

[Rachel Alice]

I've been trying to do this only titles, and only books I've never read before, but I've still got K, Q, X, and Z left. Any suggestions?

[Brandi]

Here's what I read...

K. Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Q. Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
X. The Sons of Liberty #1 by Alexander Lagos
Z. Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr

[Heather-Lea]

A- Anastasia by Carolyn Meyer
B- Banana Split by Josi Kilpack
C- Cleopatra Confesses by Carolyn Meyer
D- Dead Locked by Carlaine Harris
E- Escape by Carolyn Jessop
F- Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine
G- Golden Lily by Richelle Mead
H- Among the Barons by Margaret Peterson Haddix
I- Isabel by Carolyn Meyer
J- I, Alex by James Patterson
K- Katherine by Anya Seton
L- Last Breath by Rachel Caine
M- The Color of Water by James McBride
N- No Easy Day by Mark Owen
O- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
P- Patience Princess Catherine by Carolyn Meyer
Q- Bad Queen by Carolyn Meyer
R- Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
S- Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder
T- The Art of War by Sun Tzu
U- Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
V- Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder
W- Wild Queen by Carolyn Meyer
X- Letters in the Jade Dragon Box by Gale Sears
Y- Young Merlin Trilogy by Jane Yolen
Z- Heroes, Zombies, and Sausages, It's a Sampler from Jan-Mar 2011 by Joe Ambercrombie

I'm rather excited that I completed the challenge... note to self for next year! This was a lot of fun!

[oliviasbooks]

I am done!!!!!

A) Adorkable
B) Blood Red Road
C) City of a Thousand Dolls
D) Darkness Falls
E) Epic Fail
F) Fate's Edge (adult)
G) Gracie Faltrain Takes Control
H) Hounded (adult)
I) The Immortal Rules
J) Jess Rothenberg - The Catastrophic History of You and Me
K) Kristin Cashore - Bitterblue
L) Lies Beneath
M) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
N) Neptune's Tears
O) Obsidian
P) Pan's Whisper
Q) Queen of the Dead
R) Rebel Heart
S) Shadows
T) Touch of Frost
U) Until I Die
V) Come a Stranger - Cynthia Voigt
X) Alex Flinn - Bewitching
Y) Brenna Yovanoff - Smoulder
Z) Sara Zarr - How to Save a Life

[Kim]

oliviasbooks wrote: "I am done!!!!! ..."

Congrats! And with almost a month to spare :)

[Brandon]

Finished today! :D YAAAAAAAAAY :D

[Stevie]

A--- Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky

B--- Bitterblueby Kristin Cashore

C--- Cinder by Marissa Meyer

D--- Delirium by Lauren Oliver

E--- Every Soul A Star by Wendy Mass

F--- The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

G--- The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima

H--- The Half-Life of Planets by Emily Franklin

I--- In The Time of The Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

J--- Jessica's Guide To Dating On The Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

K--- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

L--- Love On The Lifts by Rachel Hawthorne

M--- Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

N--- Nectar In A Sieve by Kamala Markandaya

O--- Once by Cameron Dokey

P--- Princess Of The Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George

Q--- Queen Of The Dead by Stacey Kade

R--- Re:Play, Vol. 1 by Christy Lijewski

S--- Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta

T--- Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

U--- UnWholly by Neal Shusterman

V--- Divergent by Veronica Roth

W--- Where She Went by Gayle Forman

X--- A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix

Y--- Blood Red Road by Moira Young

Z--- How Not To Be Popular by Jennifer Ziegler