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Hello all!

I've decided to give you guys a year long challenge to promote more reading! It's always fun to challenge yourself. Here's how the spell it out challenge will work:

These challenges spell out a word. For each letter read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last names) that begin with letters that correspond to the word. You may ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc.)

Because it's almost ~2017~ the years challenge will be to spell out ALL OF THE MONTHS!

Ex.

M-Me Before You
A-A Court of Thorns and Roses
R-Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
C-Catch-22
H-The Sun Also Rises Ernest Hemingway

Please also try to set a goal before we get started by picking a level to shoot for- there are 74 letters in the 12 months
Level 1= 1-20 books
Level 2= 20-40 books
Level 3= 40-60 books
Level 4= 60+ books

Do I have to read all of January in January? Or would I be able to read ry in February?

I'll attempt a level 2 please!! Think this is a great idea! :) x

☆Joycedale☆ wrote: "Do I have to read all of January in January? Or would I be able to read ry in February?"

You can read any books in any order! so you could read all the A's from January, March, and April and then go back to complete the rest of the months! Whatever strikes your fancy! Just keep track of your progress on this thread so we know what you're doing

Gemma wrote: "I'll attempt a level 2 please!! Think this is a great idea! :) x"

Awesome! Can't wait to see your months spelled out!

I'm going for level 3

☆Joycedale☆ wrote: "I'm going for level 3"

Wooohoo awesome!

This is a great challenge idea! I'd like to go for level 3 to start, please. Can we go ahead and set up a post to track our reads in this thread?

Ariel wrote: "This is a great challenge idea! I'd like to go for level 3 to start, please. Can we go ahead and set up a post to track our reads in this thread?"

Yes, Ariel! It would be awesome to see what you're planning for the challenge (:

Aw, this sounds exciting! Great idea, Zoe!
I think I'll go for level 3. :D

Completed: 20/74
Goal: Level 3 (40 - 60 books)

J- The Incorruptibles by John Hornor Jacobs
A- Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson (2-9 Apr, 5 stars)
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R- Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA by Brenda Maddox
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F- Reunion by Fred Uhlman (2-3 Jan; 5 stars)
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B- Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
R- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (28 Mar, 3 stars)
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M- Macbeth by William Shakespeare
A- Americana by Don DeLillo
R- milk and honey by Rupi Kaur (29 Jul, 5 stars)
C- Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
H- Hiroshima by John Hersey

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R- Hidden Riches by Nora Roberts (8-13 Jun, 4 stars)
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M- Memories Of Anne Frank: Reflections of a Girlhood Friend by Alison Leslie Gold (22-24 Mar, 4 stars)
A-All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (31 Jul-01 Aug; 5 stars)
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J- On the road by Jack Kerouac (22 Mar-29 Apr, 3 stars)
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T- Ten Tiny Breaths by K. A. Tucker

S- Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (25-28 Jul; 5 stars)
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T- The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
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M- Madame Curie: A Biography by Ève Curie
B- Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
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R- I am Legend by Richard Matheson (7 Jul, 5 stars)

O- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
C- The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
T- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two by John Tiffany (1-2 Mar, 4 stars)
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O- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (11-12 Jul, 5 stars)
V- The House by the Medlar Tree by Giovanni Verga (8-10 Jul, 4 stars)
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B- How Hard Can Love Be? by Holly Bourne (4-9 Mar, 5 stars)
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I'll gradually post here the books I plan to read mentioning which are completed. :)

Iulia wrote: "Aw, this sounds exciting! Great idea, Zoe!
I think I'll go for level 3. :D"

Ah awesome- your set up looks great! can't wait to see which ones you choose to read!

I'll attempt Level 3! This sounds fun. Not sure I can do all 74.. that's a lot of books!

The Spell It Out Yearly Challenge
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Goal: Level 3/40 to 60 Books

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Kathryn wrote: "I'll attempt Level 3! This sounds fun. Not sure I can do all 74.. that's a lot of books!"

I believe in you!

Ariel wrote: "
The Spell It Out Yearly Challenge

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LOOKS AWESOME (: can't wait to see what you do!

Thanks, Zoe! :)

I'm going for level 2. Can't wait!

Awesome idea, I'm in as well.
Just to be clear - I'm allowed to fill in the books throughout the year instead of setting the whole thing up before 2017 - right?

The Spell It Out Yearly Challenge

Goal: Level 3 (40 - 60 books)
Books Read: 1/60 books

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The Spell It Out Yearly Challenge

Goal: Level 2 (20 - 40 books)

Books Read: 28/40 books

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A- A Game of Thrones
N- Never Coming Back - completed 21.05.2017
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A- A Court of Thorns and Roses - completed 30.03.2017
R- Rose Madder
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F- The Fear Index - completed 09.07.2017
E- Empire of Storms - completed 23.09.2017
B- Big Little Lies - completed 19.03.2017
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A- The Awakening - completed 02.07.2017
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M- My Friend Leonard - completed 22.02.2017
A- After You - completed 01.03.2017
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C- Carrie's War - completed 06.02.2017
H- Heir of Fire - completed 04.06.2017

A- Allegiant - completed 13.05.2017
P- Denial (Peter) - completed
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I- Insurgent - completed 01.05.2017
L - Long Way Down - completed 15.01.2017

M- Wolf Hall (Mantel) - completed 03.07.2017
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J- Hillary Jordan When She Woke - completed 17.10.2017
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T - Throne of Glass - completed 02.02.2017

S- Sister - completed 06.08.2017
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T - The Haunted Man - completed 22.01.2017
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M- McBusted: The Story of the World's Biggest Super Band - completed 31.08.2017
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T - The Chimes - completed 02.01.2017
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Yup @Clary you can fill it in as you go or ahead of time whatever suits your fancy

Completed: 2/74
Goal: Level 3 (40 - 60 books)

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Awesome challenge. I'll do level 3

Goal: Level 3 40 to 60 Books

Books Read: 2 of 60

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I'll attempt level 2

Quick question, do I just edit my original message with updates when I add more books?

The Spell It Out Yearly Challenge
From January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
Read: 38/60

I'll mark the books in the language I read them (Estonian, English, French), even if there exists an English version of it.

J - Juust ja vaglad 6th January
A - Ahastav algus 22nd January
N - Nähtamatud akadeemikud 26th January
U -The Unexpected Guest 1st September
A - All the Bright Places 28th January
R - Isemoodi Itaalia by Pirkko Peltonen Rognoni 1st June
Y - Sina minu kõrval ja maailm meie vahel by Nicola Yoon 23rd July

F - Fantastiline valgus 16th June
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B - The Cambridge Illustrated History of Religions by John Bowker 13th January
R - Red Queen 6th July
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M - Muinasaja kirjanduse antoloogia 6th January
A - Auru juurde 1st July
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C - The Colour of Magic 12th January
H - Kõigile poistele, keda olen kunagi armastanud by Jenny Han 25th July

A - Vihma ja kuupaiste lood by Ueda Akinari July 13th.
P - Itaallaste ajalugu. Teine osa by Giuliano Procacci May 19th, June 1st
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I - Islam: Sissejuhatus (a reread) 13th January
L - The Little Shop of Happy Ever After 21st January

M - Varikirjas by David Mitchell 22nd March
A - Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard 5th August
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T - Vannituba by Jean-Philippe Toussaint 2nd July

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T - Põgenemine by Jean-Philippe Toussaint 3rd July
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Loups-Garous June 4th
Welcome, Caller, This Is Chloe June 5th
Ütlemata sõnad July 10th
Väljavalitu July 26th
Mõrv šokolaadiküpsistega July 29th
Arhitekti õpipoiss August 16th
The Devil Wears Prada August 21st
Armastuse 40 reeglit. Romaan Rumist August 27th

Attempting level 3 (40-60)

U's are going to be difficult I think...

J - The Passion, by Jeanette Winterson
A - The Assassin's Blade, by Sarah J. Maas
N - The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
U - Pleasure Unbound, by Larissa Ione
A - A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas
R - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Illustrated edition, by J.K. Rowling and Jim Kay
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F - The Forgetting, by Sharon Cameron
E - Empire of Storms, by Sarah J. Maas
B - Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo
R - Red, by Ted Dekker
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A - All Together Dead, by Charlaine Harris
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H - Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris

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Dead in the Family, by Charlaine Harris
Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier

I'm attempting level 2! 20-40 books!
Books Read: 1 of 24

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Angie wrote: "I'm going for level 2. Can't wait!"

can't wait to see what you read!

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did you like empire of storms? Sarah J maas is so good!

Gemma wrote: "Quick question, do I just edit my original message with updates when I add more books?"

You can edit your old post or create a new one by copying and pasting if you'd like- some people are putting a bunch in and then are editing their posts and crossing them out when they've read them! whatever strikes your fancy!

2017 Spell It Out Challenge

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A-rmstrong: The Adventurous Journey of a Mouse to the Moon
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A-ttack on Titan vol. 1
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Books Read: 40 of 60

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U - The Unspoken
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The Spell It Out Yearly Challenge
From January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
Goal: Level 4/60+ Books

Books Read: 15 of 60

J - The Wild Wood by Julie Anne Nelson
A - Aerisia: Land Beyond The Sunset by Sarah Ashwood
N - Qualify by Vera Nazarian
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Completed: 15/74
Goal: Level 3 (40 - 60 books)

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did you like empire of storms? Sarah J maas is so good!"

Oh my gosh yes! I'm getting so caught up in her stories! Now I have to wait until May for A Court of Wings and Ruin and September for the 6th Throne of Glass book. I might as well just hibernate until then haha

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Okie dokie I'll be in, I just got to figure out the books I'll read. Lol. No clue what level I'll be, so let's just watch and see. I'm way late in January starting lol

As I add the books to here, it is what I have read. Still on level 1 lol

I'm going to attempt level 2 - 20-40 books.
Books Read: 17 of 40

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A - How to Fall in Love by Cecelia Ahern - 3 stars
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R - The Rose of Sebastopol by Katherine McMachon - 2 stars
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F - Eve Green by Susan Fletcher - 4 Stars
E - The Edge by Alan Gibbons - 5 stars
B - A Children's English History In Verse by Kenneth Baker - 2 stars
R - Mortal Engines by Phillip Reeve - 2 stars
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A - A Winter's Tale by Trisha Ashley - 3 stars
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M - Every Boy's Got One by Meg Cabot - 1 Star
A - The Very Thought of You by Rosie Alison
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C - Come Follow Me: Poems for the Young by Unknown - 4 stars
H - The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova - 4 stars

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Cassie wrote: "Completed: 3/74
Goal: Level 3 (40 - 60 books)

J- Jephte’s Daughter by Naomi Ragen
A- Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
N- Nisa: The Life and Words of a Kung Woman by Marjorie Shostak
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Wow, Cassie! Yours looks awesome!

My goal is level one, but I will attempt to complete every month.
Read: 6/74

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oh wow! that's awesome!

2017 Spell It Out Challenge

J-Kiss Him, Not Me Vol. 1 by Junko
A-rmstrong: The Adventurous Journey of a Mouse to the Moon
N-Attack on Titan vol. 4
U-Kamisama Kiss vol. 1 by Julietta Suzuki
A-ttack on Titan vol. 1
R-oyally Screwed
Y-The Prince in His Dark Days Vol. 2 by Hico Yamanaka

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A-nna and the French Kiss
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Y-That Wolf Boy is Mine! vol. 2 by Youko Nogiri

M-s. Marvel vol.1
A-rchie Meets Ramones vol. 1
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C-Graceling by Kristin Cashore
H-The Prince in His Dark Days Vol. 1 by Hico Yamanaka

A-ttack on Titan vol. 2
P-aper Princess
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I-Attack on Titan vol. 10
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M-ascara Blues
A-ttack on Titan vol. 5
Y-That Wolf Boy is Mine! Vol. 1 by Youko Nogiri

J-Kiss Him, Not Me Vol. 2 by Junko
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J-Kiss Him, Not Me Vol. 3 by Junko
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Y-That Wolf Boy is Mine! Vol. 3 by Youko Nogiri

A-ttack on Titan vol. 3
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G-oodnight PunPun vol. 3
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S-now White by Matt Phelan
T-wisted Palace

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O-ver the Garden Wall: Tome of the Unknown
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N-Attack on Titan vol. 6
O-Attack on Titan vol. 7
V-Attack on Titan vol. 8
E-Attack on Titan vol. 9 by Hajime Isayama
M-y Love Story vol. 6
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D-iary of a Tokyo Teen
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Updated Message 20 with my up to date reads :)

Updated message 20 :)

Hi, I'm new to the group but I do the yearly Goodreads challenge. I love this idea! Everyone has read such great books!

Level: 4
36/74

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A - An Abundance of Katherines by John Greene (completed 01/15/17)
N - Nephilius by Jaymin Eve (completed 01/20/17)
U - Unity by Adrienne Lecter (completed 04/08/17)
A - A Portrait of Pain by Jane Washington (completed 04/03/17)
R - Regali by Jaymin Eve (completed 01/20/17)
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F - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (completed 03/19/17)
E - Earth by Jaymin Eve (completed 01/22/17)
B - Cursed TL Brown (completed 04/14/17)
R - Red Fox by Karina Halle (completed 02/15/17)
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A - Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (completed 04/13/17)
R - Ravaged Land by Kellee L Greene (completed 03/19/17)
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M - Monster Mine by Meg Collett (completed 03/11/17)
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R - Running Away by Kellee L Greene (completed 03/27/17)
C - Caraval by Stephanie Garber (completed 03/17/17)
H - Heat Wave by Karina Halle (completed 02/22/17)

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I - Invincible by Dawn Metcalf (completed 02/08/17)
L - Lawless by Tarah Benner (completed 03/08/17)

M - Scary Out There by Jonathan Mayberry (completed 01/26/17)
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E - Crais by Jaymin Eve (completed 01/19/17)
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O - Odium by Claire C Riley (completed 02/28/17)
C - Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth (completed 02/07/17)
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B - The Crown of Light by Stacey Marie Brown (completed 02/26/17)
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I'll do this challenge too:
I will edit as I go.
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A-A World Without Heroes 4/22/17
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U-Uzumaki 1/10/17
A-The Adventures of Superhero Girl 3/15/17
R-The Remnant 2/10/17
Y-The Young Widower's Handbook 4/26/17

F-Freakling 5/9/17
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M-The Mysterious Money Tree: Little Tommy Learns a Lesson in Giving 1/06/17
A-The Adventures of Slim & Howdy 2/21/17
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C-The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2/19/17
H-Hector and the Search for Happiness 4/2/17

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That's a great idea! I'm going to try read all 74 books!

The Spell It Out Yearly Challenge
From January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
Goal: Level 3 - 74 books
Books Read: 11 of 74

J - Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 05-06-2017
A - A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas 01-06-2017
N - Namiestniczka. Dzieci Pogranicza. by Wiera Szkolnikowa 30-01-2017
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H - Haven by Joel Shepherd 10-04-2017

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T - Tracato by Joel Shepherd 10-05-2017

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Hey I am so gonna try this
Does it matter that I am starting in May?

Brienna wrote: "Hey I am so gonna try this
Does it matter that I am starting in May?"

I hope not! I'm planning to jump in on this too... :)

Apparently I'm going to go for Level 4, since I'm already at Level 3... That's going to require an awful lot of E, U, and Y - I don't know that I can commit to so many of those particular letters, but hey... I guess that's what a challenge is for! lol

So far:
J: Countryside: The Book of the Wise (J.T. Cope IV) 5/3/17
A: The Aliomenti Saga Box Set 1/2017
N: The Necromancer 1/31/17
U: The Unteleported Man 6/28/17
A: The Alchemyst 1/2017
R: WWW: Wake (Robert J. Sawyer) 3/22/17
Y: Yarrow 5/22/17

F: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 3/6/17
E: Ender's Game 1/2017
B: Weaveworld (Clive Barker) 2/13/17
R: WWW: Watch (Robert J. Sawyer) 3/25/17
U: Unwind 7/28/17
A: A Man Called Ove 2/26/17
R: WWW: Wonder (Robert J. Sawyer) 3/27/17
Y: The Yellow Wallpaper: A Trilogy 8/24/17

M: The Sorceress (Michael Scott) 1/29/17
A: A Discovery of Witches 3/6/17
R: The Celestine Prophecy (James Redfield)
C: Children of the Mind 1/2017
H: Wool Omnibus (Hugh Howey) 2/24/17

A: Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)4/1/17
P: Poison Study 5/30/17
R: Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character (Richard Feynman) 5/27/17
I: Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro) 2/15/17
L: Confessions of a Domestic Failure (Bunmi Laditan) 5/10/17

M: Call of Kythshire (Missy Sheldrake)4/8/17
A: Helliconia Spring (Brian W.Aldiss) 5/14/17
Y: Yellow Crocus 6/25/17

J: The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (Julian Jaynes) 5/9/17
U: UnWholly 8/9/17
N: Nightwings 2/22/17
E: The Enchantress 2/7/17

J: The Leaving of Things (Jay Antani) 2/21/17
U: UnSouled 8/11/17
L: the love, the pain, that defied all understanding 2/16/17
Y: Above Us Only Sky (Michele Young-Stone) 9/8/17

A: Helliconia Summer (Brian W. Aldiss) 5/21/17
U: UnDivided 8/27/17
G: Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman) 4/11/17
U: The Universe Builders: Bernie and the Putty 9/3/17
S: Speaker for the Dead 1/2017
T: B Is for Beer (Tom Robbins) 2/17/17

S: The 12th Planet (Zecharia Sitchin) 4/5/17
E: Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel) 4/4/17
P: Wonder (R.J. Palacio) 3/28/17
T: The Man Who Fell to Earth (Walter Tevis) 4/13/17
E: Airman (Eoin Colfer) 4/30/17
M: Measuring the World5/6/17
B: The Bear and the Nightingale 4/17/17
E: Black Rabbit Hall (Eve Chase) 5/25/17
R: Ready Player One 5/29/17

O: Xenocide (Orson Scott Card) 1/2017
C: Call of Sunteri 4/21/17
T: The Lifecycle of Software Objects (Ted Chiang) 2/16/17
O: Osric's Wand: The Wand-Maker's Debate 4/14/17
B: All Over But the Shoutin' (Rick Bragg)5/19/17
E: Meet Monster: Six Stories about the World's Friendliest Monster (Ellen Blance) 6/9/17
R: House of Suns (Alastair Reynolds)6/15/17

N: Nevermore - Novel of Love, Loss, & Edgar Allan Poe 5/23/17
O: Capitol (Orson Scott Card)
V: ThetaHealing: Introducing an Extraordinary Energy Healing Modality (Vianna Stibal)
E: The Sherwood Ring (Elizabeth Marie Pope) 6/23/17
M: Camp So-and-So (Mary McCoy) 4/27/17
B: Seed to Harvest (Octavia E. Butler) 6/22/17
E: The Gold-Bug and Other Tales (Edgar Allan Poe) 6/24/17
R: Thousandth Night (Alastair Reynolds) 6/16/17

D: When HARLIE Was One: Release 2.0 (David Gerrold) 3/19/17
E: Everything, Everything 7/18/17
C: Way Station (Clifford D. Simak) 2/18/17
E: Embassytown 7/25/17
M: The Magician 1/2017
B: The Book of Life 3/16/17
E: The End or Something Like That 7/27/17
R: Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal (Mary Roach): 7/6/17