David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite! discussion

Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2016

Read 26 books which titles begin with the letters of the alphabet.

Examples:
O - Opal
T - The Sun Dwellers or
S - The Sun Dwellers

For the letter "X or Z ", any book title with the letter X or Z in it is acceptable.

If the title contains the word THE or A it can be omitted if you want.

You can sign up anytime, and you can backdate books if you know when you finished it, as long as it was done in the year 2016.

ANY BOOK IS ACCEPTABLE, including graphic novels, novellas, etc.

First Round:

A -
B - 05/02/2016
C -
D - 06/01/2016
E - 14/02/2016
F - 30/01/2016
G - 01/01/2016
H - 17-/01/2016
I -
J -
K -
L - 19/01/2016
M -
N - 30/01/2016
O -
P - 09/02/2016
Q - 20/02/2016
R - 10/02/2016
S - 18/01/2016
T - 15/01/2016
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

13/26

Second Round:

A -
B -
C -
D -
E -
F - 03/01/2016
G - 20/02/2016
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S - 16/02/2016
T -
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

Extra books for a potential Round 3

I'm in.

David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite! A-Z Title Book Reading Challenge--Jan 1st- Dec 31st 2016

Completed 25/26

A 10/3
B 6/21
C 1/19
D 10/6
E 8/10
F 5/26
G 3/11
H 1/30
I> 3/23
J 1/11
K 8/2
L 8/19
M 4/28
N 2/21
O 1/7
P 9/6
Q 3/14
R 4/17
S 1/14
T 5/21
U 10/7
V 9/30
W 1/28
X
Y 10/17
Z 5/18

I'm in!!!

A-
B -
C -
D -
E -
F - The 5th Wave
G -
H -
I - The Infinite Sea
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S -
T -
U -
V -
W - Winter
X -
Y -
Z -

3/26

I am in!



26/26

A- American Gods 02/07
B - A Bridge of Years 01/18
C - Childhood's End 01/21
D - Dreamcatcher 05/21
E - The Experiment of Dreams 04/02
F - From a Buick 8 03/05
G - Gone 03/11
H - Handling the Undead 05/28
I - In a Dark, Dark Wood 07/21
J - Joe 09/03
K - The Knife of Never Letting Go 08/14
L - Little Girl Lost 02/27
M - Mockingbird 02/12
N - Neverwhere 06/16
O - On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 07/11
P - The Passage 04/01
Q - The Quality of Silence 08/24
R - Redshirts 02/23
S - Seveneves 01/07
T - The Bazaar of Bad Dreams 01/30
U - UnWholly 02/02
V - Vivian Apple at the End of the World 07/19
W - We 04/09
X - Six of Crows 07/06
Y - The Yellow Wallpaper 05/06
Z - Zeroes 05/31

I'm in :)
A - Are You Still There
B - The Blood of Olympus
C - Club Dead
D - Double Fudge Brownie Murder
E - Extraordinary Means
F - From Dead to Worse
G -
H - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two
I - The Indigo Spell
J -
K -
L - Living Dead in Dallas
M -
N -
O - Outage
P -
Q -
R -
S - Strings
T - Top Secret Twenty-One
U - Unraveled
V -
W - We Should Hang Out Sometime: Embarrassingly, a True Story
X -
Y - Yellow Brick War
Z -

15/26
Updated 10/26

Count me in too!

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B ~
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E ~
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I ~
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M ~
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O ~
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R ~
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T ~
U ~
B ~
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Completed: 0/26

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B -
C -
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0/26

yes

Im in
A
B- Burned
C- Confess
D- Daughter of Smoke and Bone
E
F- The 5th Wave
G
H
I
J
K
L
M- Maybe Someday
N- November 9
O
P - Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Q
R-Red Queen
S- Shadow and Bone 1/02/16
T- The Candy Shop War
U
V
W- The Wrath and The Dawn
X
Y
Z
11/26

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B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O - Opal by Jennifer Armentrout
P -
Q -
R - The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodgekin
S -
T -
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

2/26

A-
B -
C -
D - Dream of You - Jennifer L. Armentrout aka J. Lynn
E -
F - Forever with You - Jennifer L. Armentrout aka J. Lynn
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S - The Scorch Trials - James Dashner
T -
U -
V -
W -
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Y -
Z -

3/26
updated 1/8/16

This seems fun!
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B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
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O -
P -
Q -
R -
S -Still Life byMichael Montoure Enjoying it so far!
T -
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Y -
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12/26 Completed

A
B-The Boundaries of Desire: A Century of Good Sex, Bad Laws, and Changing Identities 1/15
C-A Curious Beginning 1/13
D-The Dogs of Christmas 1/18
E
F-Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things (1/26)
G-Genghis Khan: His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy (1/5)
H-Hell On Heels (1/20)
I
J
K-A Kindled Winter (1/13)
L-The Last Orphans (1/7)
M
N-The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook: Sweet Treats for the Geek in All of Us 1/3
O
P-The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency (1/26)
Q
R
S-Snow White & the Huntsman (1/6)
T
U
V -Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins 1/3
W
X
Y
Z

I'm in!

12/26

A - Atlantia (2/17)
B - The Book Thief (1/23)
C - A Court of Thorns and Roses (2/3)
D - The Darkest Minds (4/15)
E - Everything, Everything (4/30)
F - Fahrenheit 451 (1/19)
G -
H - Happily Ever After (1/3)
I - Illuminae (1/8)
J -
K -
L -
M - The Magicians (3/21)
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S - Six of Crows
T - A Thousand Pieces of You (1/13)
U -
V -
W - Winter (1/21)
X -
Y -
Z - Zoo (3/1)

Great start, everyone! :)

Here I go!
2/26


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B -
C -
D -
E -
F - Forgotten 1/6
G -
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P -
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R - Red Queen1/9
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Ohhhh I want to read , Nancy. How was it??

A-
B -
C -
D -
E -Erased by Jennifer Rush
F -
G -
H - The Human by Keary Taylor
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O - Opal by Jennifer Armentrout
P -
Q -
R - The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodgekin
S -
T -Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

5/26

Oh why not. Let's do this thing.
**I'm including novellas and short stories in this list - but I'll replace those with full-length novels as I read them thru the year.

A: And Again by Jessica Chiarella
B: Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
C: Calamity by Brandon Sanderson
D: Departure by A. G. Riddle
E: Everyone Loves a Hero by Marie Force
F: Firstlife by Gena Showalter
G: The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
H: Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
I: Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
J: Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins
K: Kulti by Mariana Zapata
L: Love Unscripted by Tina Reber
M: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
N: The Next Always by Nora Roberts
O: The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
P: The Pirates of Pacta Servanda by Jack Campbell
Q: The Queen of All That Dies by Laura Thalassa
R: Room for You and Room for More by Beth Ehemann
S: Six Years by Harlan Coben
T: These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
U: Uprooted by Naomi Novik
V: Valley of Fires by J. Barton Mitchell
W: Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed
X: The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman
Y: You Before Anyone Else by Julie Cross
Z: Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien

Looks like everyone's off to a great start...

This is my favorite challenge!! :)

And yup, Victoria, that's exactly what I said in my head as I was browsing through the thread. You said EXACTLY what I thought. Great minds!! ;)

Absolutely, Karen! ;)

A-
B -
C -
D -
E -Erased by Jennifer Rush
F -
G -
H - The Human by Keary Taylor
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O - Opal by Jennifer Armentrout
P -
Q -
R - The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodgekin
S -
T -Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray
U -
V -
W -Wildflower by Drew Barrymore
X -
Y -
Z -

6/26

A-
B -
C - City of Bones - Cassandra Clare
D - Dream of You - Jennifer L. Armentrout aka J. Lynn
E -
F - Forever with You - Jennifer L. Armentrout aka J. Lynn
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N - Nash - Jay Crownover
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S - The Scorch Trials - James Dashner
T -
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies -Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

6/26
updated 1/20/16

Nice job getting your Z done, Madison!

Thanks Jenny! I wanted to finish that book before the movie and it just happened :)

A-
B -
C -
D -
E -Erased by Jennifer Rush
F -
G -
H - The Human by Keary Taylor
I - The Iron Warrior by Julie Kagawa
J -
K -
L -
M -
N - Nikki Powergloves and the Power Trappers by David Estes
O - Opal by Jennifer Armentrout
P -
Q -
R - The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodgekin
S -
T -Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray
U -
V -
W -Wildflower by Drew Barrymore
X -
Y -
Z -

8/26

A ~ Angels Club by Courtney Vail & Sandra J. Howell
B ~ The Bungalow Mystery (Nancy Drew, #3) by Carolyn Keene
C ~
D ~
E ~ Enslaved (The Last Orphans #3) by N.W. Harris
F ~
G ~
H ~
I ~
J ~
K ~
L ~ Lost in the labyrinth of my mind by K. Morris
M ~
N ~
O ~
P ~ Pathfinder Legends - Mummy's Mask, Chapter 3: Shifting Sands by Caban Scott
Q ~
R ~
S ~ The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1) by Rick Riordan
T ~ The Adventures of Silly Willy Winston as Explorer Snout in a Tale of Two Deserts by Donna Maguire
U ~ The Undead Pool (The Hollows, #12) by Kim Harrison
V ~
W ~ Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) by Marissa Meyer
X ~
Y ~
Z ~

Completed: 9/26

Woot, Victoria!

Thanks, Jenny... Same to you! :)

I'm in!
A -Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
B ~Burn Girl
C ~
D ~The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural
E ~Emily's Blue Period
F ~The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
G ~
H ~Hour of the Bees
I ~The Invisible Boy
J ~
K ~
L ~Lumberjanes #1
M ~Murder Is Bad Manners
N ~
O ~
P ~A Pet for Fly Guy
Q ~
R ~
S ~Smile Now, Cry Later
T ~Took: A Ghost Story
U ~
B ~
W ~Walking to School
X ~X
Y ~
Z ~

Completed: 14/26

WOW! Great job, Sherrie!

ooooh yeah I'm in for this.

A - The Art of War
B - Blood of My Blood
C - Clybourne Park
D - Deadpool: The Complete Collection - Volume 1
E - Erebos
F - The Final Empire
G - Game
H - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
I - It
J
K - The Kite Runner
L - The Lies of Locke Lamora
M - Manners & Mutiny
N
O - Owl and the City of Angels
P - Prisoner of Night and Fog
Q
R - Riders
S - Spider's Bite
T - This Is Where It Ends
U - The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1
V - Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
W - The Winner's Curse
X - Wax
Y - You're Never Weird on the Internet
Z - Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth

23/26
As of 12Nov16

Thanks Victoria! :)

A-
B -
C - City of Bones - Cassandra Clare
D - Dream of You - Jennifer L. Armentrout aka J. Lynn
E -
F - Forever with You - Jennifer L. Armentrout aka J. Lynn
G - Glitch - Heather Anastasiu
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N - Nash - Jay Crownover
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S - The Scorch Trials - James Dashner
T -
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies -Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

7/26

Progress:

A-
B - The Book of Ivy
C - Contagious
D -
E -
F - The 5th Wave
G -
H -
I - The Infinite Sea
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R - The Revolution of Ivy
S - Seveneves
T -
U - Under Different Stars
V -
W - Winter
X -
Y -
Z -

8/26

A- After Alice by Gregory Maguire
B -
C - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling)
D -
E -Erased by Jennifer Rush
F -
G -
H - The Human by Keary Taylor
I - The Iron Warrior by Julie Kagawa
J -
K -
L -
M -
N - Nikki Powergloves and the Power Trappers by David Estes
O - Opal by Jennifer Armentrout
P -
Q -
R - The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodgekin
S - Soulless by Gail Carriger
T -Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray
U -
V -
W -Wildflower by Drew Barrymore
X -
Y -
Z -

11/26

Great job, Karen, and Jenny! :)

Progress:

A ~ Angels Club by Courtney Vail & Sandra J. Howell
B ~ The Bungalow Mystery (Nancy Drew, #3) by Carolyn Keene
C ~ Creep from the Deep (Goosebumps HorrorLand, #2) by R.L. Stine
D ~ Doomsday Diary (The Cloud Brother's Short Stories) by James Field
E ~ Enslaved (The Last Orphans #3) by N.W. Harris
F ~
G ~
H ~ Home by Brenda Kearns
I ~
J ~
K ~
L ~ Lost in the labyrinth of my mind by K. Morris
M ~ The Magic City by E. Nesbit
N ~
O ~
P ~ Pathfinder Legends - Mummy's Mask, Chapter 3: Shifting Sands by Caban Scott
Q ~
R ~ Revenge of the Living Dummy (Goosebumps HorrorLand, #1) by R.L. Stine
S ~ The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1) by Rick Riordan
T ~ The Adventures of Silly Willy Winston as Explorer Snout in a Tale of Two Deserts by Donna Maguire
U ~ The Undead Pool (The Hollows, #12) by Kim Harrison
V ~
W ~ Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) by Marissa Meyer
X ~
Y ~
Z ~

Completed: 14/26

A-
B - Blood Bound - Patricia Briggs
C - City of Bones - Cassandra Clare
D - Dream of You - Jennifer L. Armentrout aka J. Lynn
E -
F - Forever with You - Jennifer L. Armentrout aka J. Lynn
G - Glitch - Heather Anastasiu
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N - Nash - Jay Crownover
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S - The Scorch Trials - James Dashner
T -
U -
V -
W - The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski
X -
Y -
Z - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies -Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

9/26

Well done, Madison!

Great job Madison!

A- After Alice by Gregory Maguire
B -
C - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling)
D -
E -Erased by Jennifer Rush
F -
G -
H - The Human by Keary Taylor
I - The Iron Warrior by Julie Kagawa
J -
K -
L - Lady of Devices by Shelley Adina
M - Miss Mayhem by Rachel Hawkins
N - Nikki Powergloves and the Power Trappers by David Estes
O - Opal by Jennifer Armentrout
P -
Q -
R - The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodgekin
S - Soulless by Gail Carriger
T -Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray
U -
V -
W -Wildflower by Drew Barrymore
X -
Y -
Z -

13/26

I'm in!
A -Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
B ~Burn Girl
C ~Clean
D ~The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural
E ~Emily's Blue Period
F ~The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
G ~
H ~Hour of the Bees
I ~The Invisible Boy
J ~
K ~
L ~Lumberjanes #1
M ~Murder Is Bad Manners
N ~Newt's Emerald: Magic, Maids, and Masquerades
O ~Orbiting Jupiter
P ~A Pet for Fly Guy
Q ~
R ~
S ~Smile Now, Cry Later
T ~Took: A Ghost Story
U ~
V ~
W ~Walking to School
X ~X
Y ~
Z ~

17/26

Awesome, Sherrie!

A- After Alice by Gregory Maguire
B -
C - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling)
D -Dream a Little Dream by Kiersten Gier
E -Erased by Jennifer Rush
F -
G -
H - The Human by Keary Taylor
I - The Iron Warrior by Julie Kagawa
J -
K -
L - Lady of Devices by Shelley Adina
M - Miss Mayhem by Rachel Hawkins
N - Nikki Powergloves and the Power Trappers by David Estes
O - Opal by Jennifer Armentrout
P -
Q -
R - The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodgekin
S - Soulless by Gail Carriger
T -Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray
U -
V -
W -Wildflower by Drew Barrymore
X -
Y -
Z -

14/26

Great job, Jenny!

Wow, you guys are doing awesome!

4 down, 22 to go LOL