The Lost Challenges discussion

:] Sharon [: says "Pick one name for each word and spell it out using either the first letter of the first chapter's first word OR the first or last initial of the first character named (in full - first AND last name) in the book. Please post your list before you start reading."

This part confuses me. What exactly does it mean?

:} Sharon {; wrote: " the first letter of the first chapter's first word"

As I usually read german editions, I have a question: should I take the first letter of the german word or should I translate the word to english?
E.g.: the first word in german edition is "Frühling", should I take F or should I take S (Frühling is a german word for spring)?

I'm not sure which part you mean so I'll explain each bit, better to be over explained than under, right? :)

Pick one name for each word - first word is Coffee so you could choose to spell out Cappucino, Java or Nescafe (basically any word that means coffee).

Spell it out - instead of the usual spell it out rules of first letter of the title or the author's initials, you would spell out using the first letter in the book so for example if you read Pride & Prejudice, the first line is "It is a truth universally acknowledged..." so that would be the letter I. Alternatively you can use the initials of the first character in the book to be mentioned by full name. I can't remember who it is in P&P but we'll say for now it's Elizabeth Bennett so that would be E or B. (I know it says the usual spell out rules in the introductory post but I think Sharon put that in by accident!)

Please post your list before reading - you need to decide which words (Java, Nescafe etc) you'll be spelling out before you start and not as you go along.

Have I helped at all? If not let me know and I'll try again! :)

Rina wrote: ":} Sharon {; wrote: " the first letter of the first chapter's first word"

As I usually read german editions, I have a question: should I take the first letter of the german word or should I transl..."

I'm going to let Sharon decide on that one Rina :)

Coffee - Mocha
M Mackenzie, Nora The Long Road Home Mary Alice Monroe - 3/20/17
O “On….” Bad Monkey - Carl Hiaasen - 04/18/17
C Charlotte Davidson -Third Grave Dead Ahead - Darynda Jones- 3/20/17
H “Hygge…” - The Cozy Life: Rediscover the Joy of the Simple Things Through the Danish Concept of Hygge - Edberg- 4/12/17
A “Are…” - 7 Brides for 7 Bodies - Stephanie Bond - 3/2/17

Boy - lad
L “Lucy….” Cruel Beautiful World Caroline Leavitt Mar 29/17
A “ And…” This Rough Magic - Mary Stewart - 4/7/17
D “Dr. …” Emily Brightwell - The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries - read 4/8/17

Girl - lass
L Laura Berry Last Ride to Graceland - Kim Wright - 5/6/17
A “Abigail….” Emily Brightwell - The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries - 4/11/17
S “Seventy…..” Lake of Sorrows - Erin Hart - Mar 14/17
S “She ….” Until Proven Guilty - J.A. Jance - 3/21/17

Dog - Heidi
H Henry Venable Girl in Disguise - Greer Macallister - 1/20/18
E “Everywhere….” House Rules - Jodi Picoult - 12/9/17
I “If…” Cicada Summer - Maureen Leurck - 8/20/17
D “Don’t ….” A Spear of Summer Grass - Deanna Raybourn - 9/17/17
I “I …” A Promise of Ruin - Cuyler Overholt - 9/30/17

Cat - kitten
K “Kneeling….” The Cruelest Month - Louise Penny - 5/2/17
I “I …..” - The Story Hour - UMRIGAR - 3/3/17
T “They….” - O’Kane - Death Comes eCalling
T “The….” Secretive Sara Rosett - 3/23/17
E "Everything..." The One That Got Away - Bethany Chase - 6/24/17
N Nicholas Drummond - The Final Cut- Coulter - Mar 11/17

Pants - Jeans
J Jay Redmond - Requiem - Celina Grace - 4/30/17
E Emma Blair - One True Loves - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 5/26/17
A “At….” All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr - 5/22/17
N Nina Quinn - Digging Up Trouble- Heather Webber -read 3/16/17
S “Something …” Some Like It Witchy - Heather Blake - 4/3/17

Coat - Wrap
W “When…” - Death, Taxes and a French Manicure
R Rocher, Vianne - Chocolat - Joanne Harris - 5/10/17
A “And….” Rob Thomas - The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line- 5/24/17
P Pearl Jewett - The Heavenly Table Donald Pollock - Mar 17/17

Grocery Store - Costco
C “Consider….” Kids of Appetite - David Arnold - 4/26/17
O Olivier Brule - The Brutal Telling - Louise Penny - 9/19/17
S Samuel Hoenig - The Question of the Unfamiliar Husband - E.J. Cooperman - read 4/4/17
T “They …” Firefly Lane - Kristin Hannah - 4/2/17
C Charlotte Davidson - Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - Darynda Jones - 5/4/17
O Owens, Nobody - The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman - 9/25/17

Fuel - Gas
G Greenwood, Hannah - Emily Brightwell - Mrs. Jeffries on the Ball - 5/18/17
A “At….” India Black and the Gentleman Thief - Carol Carr - 6/7/17
S Salter, Clifford - Before the Rains Dinah Jefferies - 5/31/17

Doctor - Physician
P “Propped…..” - Pocket Full of Murder R.J. Anderson - 3/5/17
H Hennessey, Jane - A High-End Finish - Kate Carlisle - 6/13/17
Y “You….” A Red Herring Without Mustard - Alan Bradley - 6/9/17
S “Sunlight….” Gone With the Witch - Heather Blake - 6/15/17 or Ivy Teasdale’s
I “I….” From the Kitchen of Half Truth - Maria Goodin - 7/12/17
C Crowther, Gabriel - Instruments of Darkness - Imogen Robertson - 7/7/17
I “I …” The Lost Girls - Heather Young - 7/17/17
A “A…” Sixth Grave on the Edge - Darynda Jones - 7/26/17
N “Newport….” Murder at the Breakers - Alyssa Maxwell - 6/26/17

Car - Ford
F Flavia de Luce - The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag -Alan Bradley - 5/17/17
O “Oh,.... “ Beachcombers - Nancy Thayer - 9/27/17
R Riley Moon - Curious Minds - Janet Evanovich - 7/16/17
D David Hammar - All In - Simona Ahrnstedt - 4/20/17

Road - Street
S Sawyer, Megan A Muddied Murder - Wendy Tyson - 5/29/17
T “Though ….” Ten Beach Road - Wendy Wax - 4/23/17
R Reyes Farrow - Seventh Grave and No Body Darynda Jones- 8/17/17
E Eleanor Oliphant Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman - 4/16/18
E EDITH Jackson - Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman - Tessa Arlen - 6/12/18
T “The …” Never Buried - Edie Claire - 5/28/17

Park - Stop
S “So….” Thomas Will - Some Danger Involved - 6/5/17
T “The …” Thunder on the Right - Mary Stewart - 7/10/17
O O’Brien, Brenna - Learning to Breathe- Karen White - 10/15/17
P Penelope Thornton The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly - 7/28/17 -


Bag - Sack
S Smith, Winston - Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell - 6/19/17
A Abshire, Clare - Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveler's Wife - 6/11/17
C “Coochie…” The Thunder Beneath Us- Nicole Blades - 7/9/17
K Kellogg, Casey - Poor Poor Ophelia - 4/28/17

Cup - Mug
M Maggie Kelly - Maggie By The Book - Kasey Michaels - 04/17/17
U “Up …” Bury Your Dead - Louise Penny - 10/23/17
G Genevieve Summerford - A Deadly Affection - Cuyler Overholt - 9/2/17

Mother - Mom
M Maggie Mitchell - The Pocket Watch by Ceci Giltenan - 3/26/17
O O’Connell, Jax - High Strung- Janice Peacock - 11/12/17
M “Most….” - Emily Brightwell - Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues - 4/9/17

Father - Dad
D “Death….” False Mermaid - Erin Hart - 5/7/17
A “ A ….” The Xibalba Murders - Lyn Hamilton - 8/19/17
D Drummond, Nicholas - The Lost Key - C. Coulter & J.T Ellison - 7/20/17

Stone - Rock
R Ramirez, Jack - Killer in High Heels - Gemma Halliday - 9/9/17
O Owen Cassidy No Pity For the Dead - Nancy Herriman - 12/18/17
C CC de Poitras - Dead Cold - Louise Penny - 6/4/17
K Kitty Deverill The Girl in the Castle - Santa Montefiore - 24/8/17

Present - Gift
G - Gamache, Armand - The Murder Stone - Louise Penny - 27/8/17
I “It….” -Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes Denise Grover Swank - Mar 12/17
F Frank The Book of Speculation - Erika Swyler - 8/1/17
T. “There's….”. Revolution Earth - Nagle Lambert - 6/21/17

School - Campbell (my kid’s school)
C Clark, Jenni - Isabelle Wolff - Ghostwritten - 5/14/17
A “At ….” Never Fall Down- Patricia McCormick - 9/12/17
M Madeline - Everything, Everything - Nicola Yoon - 5/25/17
P Parker Pyne Parker Pyne Investigates - Agatha Christie - 4/19/18
B Bay Winchester - Witching You Were Here Amanda Lee - 3/25/17
E Elie Winter The Other Side of Midnight - Simone St James - 9/10/17
L Lillian Boxfish Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk - Kathleen Rooney - 6/14/17
L “Lightning…” Next Door Secrets - Karen Lenfestey - 7/23/17

That sounds like a lot of fun!

First Part

21/21

Park (Garden)
G - Steven Gold Palm Trees in the Pyrenees by Elly Grant (2/19/18)
A - Andy Bellefleur Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris (5/28/17)
R - Franklin Delano Rockenbucks Eula May and the Flim Flam Nun by Amy Mull Fremgen (5/27/17)
D - Damian Stone In Safe Hands by Leslie North (9/9/17)
E - Evelyn Westra Death Wore Brown Shorts by Audrey Claire (11/23/17)
N - Mandisa Nkosi Casimir Bridge by Darren Beyer (9/18/17)

Bag (Clutch) ✔
C - Connie Rosolli High Five by Janet Evanovich (5/25/17)
L - Laura leaves first thing Monday morning with a hold-all and a carrier bag. High Fidelity by Nick Hornby (5/31/17)
U - Usually the last gulp of hot coffee would chase away all of Tonya Webber's worries. Sharpe Mind by Lisa B. Thomas (10/3/17)
T - The longest straight run of railroad tracks in the world begins about 720 miles east of Perth, Australia. Murder on the Long Straight by Charlotte Yarborough (5/24/17)
C - Carol Zabo Hot Six by Janet Evanovich (6/18/17)
H - Brooke Harris Aurora Sky by Nikki Jefford (5/10/17)

Cup (Mug) ✔
M - Murcod Ballagh - Funny, Weird And Interesting Things You Didn't Know About... Ireland! by Michael Hopkins (3/2/17)
U - Until Richard left me, I had never thought much about murder. Paper Phoenix by Michaela Thompson (4/27/18)
G - Gene Simmons Out of Practice Aphrodite by S.E. Babin (9/5/17)

Mother (Mum) ✔
M - Pali Moon Lana'i of the Tiger by JoAnn Bassett (4/19/17)
U - Keith Urban Inked Hearts by Lindsay Detwiler (4/29/18)
M - Milton Hannaford Mysterious Encounters of a 40s Phone Operator by Bambi Harris (5/14/17)

Father (Dad) ✔
D - Fred Durst That Eighteenth Summer by Raine O'Tierney (8/12/17)
A - Anthony Quinn Club Dead by Charlaine Harris (6/6/17)
D - Ava Delaney Archaic by Regan Ure (10/29/17)

Stone (Rock) ✔
R - Red Markham Fire and Water by Andrew Grey (6/11/17)
O - One thing was certain, that the WHITE kitten had had nothing to do with it: - it was the black kitten's fault entirely.
Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll (8/24/17)
C - Helen Clarvoe Beast In View by Margaret Millar (6/16/17)
K - Aidan Kincaid Second Chance Summer by Jill Shalvis (7/23/17)

Present (Now) ✔
N - Nothing soothed a broken heart better than high fructose corn syrup. That Moment When by Derek Murphy and others (12/10/17)
O - Ofelia Hawke Caged Wolf by S.M. Reine (9/2/17)
W "Well, it ain't like the dude has any other prospects," Inna Brinlee quipped, and I almost chocked on my hazelnut gourmet coffee. Depth of Field by Audrey Claire (4/14/17)

School (College) ✔
C - Bill Compton A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris (7/5/17)
O - Jaqueline O'Connell High Strung by Janice Peacock (10/1/17)
L - Charles Lovell Mystery at Olympia by John Rhode (8/17/17)
L - Luna Lavelle One Tequila by Tricia O'Malley (9/9/17)
E - 14 East 95th St. 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (11/24/17)
G - Shane Greenly Aria Grace wrote When It's Right (9/24/17)
E - "Elenora!" Taking Charge by Serenity Woods (1/6/18)

Rina wrote: ":} Sharon {; wrote: " the first letter of the first chapter's first word"

As I usually read german editions, I have a question: should I take the first letter of the german word or should I transl..."

From other challenges (this group and other) I got so far the answer to always use the original edition - if you want (but not necessary) add the link to the english edition or if none existing provide one. For most challenges I include the link, to make life easier for my fellow readers here, but it's really much work - though it's my own doing, nobody forced me to join them all ;-)

Another fun challenge for my collection :-)

Something Different Challenge
Start Date: 3/1/17
Completed words: 0/21
Completed letters: 0/116

Coffee: Nescafe 0/7
N
E
S
C
A
F
E

Boy: jock 0/4
J
O
C
K

Girl: pretty 0/6
P
R
E
T
T
Y

Dog: husky 0/5
H
U
S
K
Y

Cat: attitude 0/8
A
T
T
I
T
U
D
E

Pants: jeans 0/4
J
E
N
S

Coat: warm 0/4
W
A
R
M

Grocery Store: Penny 0/5
P
E
N
N
Y

Fuel: fire 0/4
F
I
R
E

Doctor: psychiatrist 0/12
P
S
Y
C
H
I
A
T
R
I
S
T

Car: VW ;-) 0/2
V
W

Road: path 0/4
P
A
T
H

Park: green 0/5
G
R
E
E
N

Bag: full 0/4
F
U
L
L

Cup: jumbo 0/5
J
U
M
B
O

Mother: mama 0/4
M
A
M
A

Father: tata 0/4
T
A
T
A

Stone: aquamarine or topaz - I like both and I'll spell out both - hope you don't mind ;-) 0/5 + 0/10
T
O
P
A
Z

A
Q
U
A
M
A
R
I
N
E

Present: gift 0/4
G
I
F
T

School: university 0/10
U
N
I
V
E
R
S
I
T
Y

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Just in Case

Something Different Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2017- January 22, 2021
Spell out using first letter of first chapter

Coffee- Folgers

F: For five years, I'd toiled as executive assistant slave to Lucas and Paige and now, finally, I was in charge. Waking the Witch- Kelley Armstrong- 3/22/17
O: Once upon a time, a girl named September grew very tired indeed of her parents' house, where she washed the same pink-and-yellow teacups and matching gravy boats every day, slept on the same embroidered pillow, and played with the same small and amiable dog. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making- Catherynne M. Valente- 3/5/17
L: Logan Quinn was trying to kill me. Kiss of Frost- Jennifer Estep- 2/22/18
G: "Get up." Nice Dragons Finish Last- Rachel Aaron- 6/13/17
E: Eloise Montgomery had always believed that on the day that the worst thing happened, she would know. The Whispering Hollows- Lisa Unger- 8/4/17
R: Rhiannon's Law #27: When you're working in a gentlemen's club and one of your dancers takes off those heels, alert the big guns: an ass kicking is on the menu. Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between- J.A. Saare- 3/7/17
S: Sex Education. King Hall- Scarlett Dawn- 3/27/17

Boy- Male

M: "My life sucks." Murder Most Witchy- Amanda M. Lee- 5/5/17
A: A lot of people have asked me- and I suppose the next to do so may well be a Mexican judge and prosecutor- why I flew thousands of miles to help someone I didn't know all that well look for a small furry creature with big ears, a pink nose, and literary aspirations. The Xibalba Murders- Lyn Hamilton- 3/2/17
L: Living in Trenton in July is like living inside a big pizza oven. Four to Score- Janet Evanovich- 7/27/17
E: Exactly three months before the killing at Martingale Mrs. Maxie gave a dinner party. Cover Her Face- P.D. James- 6/2/17

Girl- Female

F: Figuring out when people lied came naturally to me and required no effort. White Hot- Ilona Andrews- 5/31/17
E: Elena noticed the sparrows with the periphery of her mind. Archangel's Prophecy- Nalini Singh- 9/23/19
M: Michael Greenwood took one look at his battered house door and frowned. The Protectors- Victor Kloss- 7/20/17
A: "Absolutely not." Grim Rising- Amanda M. Lee- 7/17/18
L: Liar. The Ghost Files 4: Part 1- Apryl Baker- 11/14/18
E: Every year between the dates of December 1 and December 24, a strange and wonderful insanity hits my hometown of Ashton Falls. Christmas Crazy- Kathi Daley- 10/1/19

Dog- Durango and Daphne (can't leave either one out)

D: "Dancia!" The Candidates- Inara Scott- 7/24/17
U: Until that day, I'd made an art out of avoiding Alexander Colton. For You- Kristen Ashley- 3/17/17
R: "Rachel swears she never wants to see another coffin as long as she lives." Single White Vampire- Lynsay Sands- 12/16/18
A: "Ah, hell, V, you're killing me." Lover Eternal- J.R. Ward- 6/16/17
N: Natalya Latimer hummed as she drove down the dark and winding road leading to her cottage. A Gift of Time- Sarah Wynde- 11/19/18
G: Giovanni Guistini sat rigidly before the fireplace in his private rooms, teeth clenched, seething. Shattered Circle- Linda Robertson- 8/19/17
O: "Omigod!" Off the Record- Amanda M. Lee- 4/14/17

A: A fist crashed into Judd's cheekbone. Caressed By Ice- Nalini Singh- 7/18/17
N: "Nightmares again?" Chill of Fear- Kay Hooper- 10/3/19
D: Death shouldn't be so greedy. Hide'n Go Seek- Dale Mayer- 11/13/17

D: Duncan Kincaid's holiday began well. A Share in Death- Deborah Crombie- 12/5/17
A: A history of the Six Duchies is of necessity a history of its ruling family, the Farseers. Assassin's Apprentice- Robin Hobb- 10/17/17
P: Pat drove slowly, her eyes scanning the narrow Georgetown streets. Stillwatch- Mary Higgins Clark- 11/24/17
H: Heldridge Ellington opened the small crypt door from the inside of the musty hole that served as the Wirt family's final resting place. Wicked Circle- Linda Robertson- 8/6/17
N: Nell set off at a brisk pace on her familiar walk from her apartment on Park Avenue and Seventy-third Street to her grandfather's office on Seventy-second and York. Before I Say Good-Bye: A Novel- Mary Higgins Clark- 4/26/20
E: Early on the morning of December 21, 1992, I was the picture of contentment on the sun porch of our house on 5th Street in Washington, D.C. Along Came a Spider- James Patterson- 5/20/18

Cat- Nightshade (sorry Tuxedo but that X would be just too hard; if by some chance I come across one, I'll add her in)

N: No commonplace death would require Alex's presence at such an ungodly hour; calls to the house of a Reader at two in the morning were never of a social nature. The Hanged Man- P.N. Elrod- 4/24/17
I: I have met people who enjoy a channel crossing; men who can sit calmly in their deckchairs and, on arrival, wait until the boat is moored, then gather their belongings together without fuss and disembark. The Big Four- Agatha Christie- 3/4/17
G: "Good morning, Miss Holiday," the real estate agent cheerfully greeted me outside 84 Dartmouth Street. What's a Ghoul to Do?- Victoria Laurie- 3/16/17
H: Hey it's me- Dani. Dreamfever- Karen Marie Moning- 3/25/17
T: Tomorrow is my birthday. The Arrogant Architect- L.K. Collins- 3/6/17
S: Sitting cross-legged on my motel bed in the dark, I cast my light ball spell for the twentieth time. Spell Bound- Kelley Armstrong- 3/23/17
H: He drove cautiously up the Thruway toward Morrison State Park. While My Pretty One Sleeps- Mary Higgins Clark- 4/22/17
A: After another night filled with nightmares, Sophie overslept. Moonshadow- Thea Harrison- 4/20/17
D: Doing my best to ignore the three pairs of eyes that were watching me. All Hell Breaks Loose- J.C. Diem- 4/12/17
E: Eager to join his friends for an early-morning run, Simon Wolfgard, leader of the Lakeside Courtyard, hurried toward the terra indigene Wolves who were using trees and shrubs for camouflage as they watched the paved road that looped the Courtyard. Etched in Bone- Anne Bishop- 3/8/17

Pants- jeans

J: Joost had two problems: the moon and his mustache. Six of Crows- Leigh Bardugo- 3/9/17
E: Elena gripped the balcony railing and stared down at the gorge that fell away with jagged promise beneath. Archangel's Kiss- Nalini Singh- 8/14/17
A: "Are you going to kill this guy?" Tangled Threads- Jennifer Estep- 4/27/17
N: No seaside town in the south of England is, I think, as attractive as St. Loo. Peril at End House- Agatha Christie- 11/14/17
S: "Someone saw you." Smoke and Mirrors- Jess Haines- 5/10/17

Coat- winter

W: What in God's name was that smell? Feral Sins- Suzanne Wright- 3/15/17
I: I know your secret. Touch of Frost- Jennifer Estep- 3/12/17
N: "Now that we're roommates, I think we should talk about rules." A Witch Before Dying- Amanda M. Lee- 9/17/18
T: The day I died started out bad and got worse in a hurry. Undead and Unwed- MaryJanice Davidson- 3/11/17
E: Elena watched the ducks peck at each other in the pond in Central Park and thought about the last time she'd been here. Archangel's Legion- Nalini Singh- 9/23/17
R: Raven laughed as she looked across the ballroom at her new sister, Snow. Snow White- Jenni James- 9/11/17

Grocery Store- Kroger

K: Kellach Dunne held his fire and turned the corner, keeping his prey in sight. Wicked Ride- Rebecca Zanetti- 10/31/18
R: "Remind me again why we came out in this weather," Abi grumbled, as the cold rain found the seam in the hood of her waterproof gray cloak and dripped onto her neck. Eye Spy- Mercedes Lackey- 2/22/20
O: On the mega screen bloody murder played out in classic black and white for an audience of one hundred and seven. Dark in Death- J.D. Robb- 1/30/18
G: "Greetings, Ajaya!" Web of Extinction- John Conroe- 11/1/19
E: Everywhere I look, there are signs of a struggle. House Rules- Jodi Picoult- 10/18/19
R: Run, run as fast as he could, but no matter how far and how long he fled, Boris' damning words rang through Gene's head. Polar Bared- Eve Langlais- 7/25/20

Fuel- energy

E: Exactly twelve minutes into cheerleading practice, and I already wish I were dead. Hexed- Michelle Krys- 7/9/19
N: Needlelike streams of magical energy- one pale blue, the other a shimmering green- arced upward through the cave's darkness. Wild Fire- Ally Shields- 9/16/20
E: Explaining everything to my parents was probably the weirdest, most awkward conversation I've ever had, and for me that was really saying something. Empath- Edie Claire- 7/14/19
R: Rafe Sullivan rose from his crouched position, absently stretching muscles that had begun to cramp, and muttered, "Well, shit," under his breath. Sense of Evil- Kay Hooper- 4/28/19
G: Golden light poured over the little town of Crozet, Virginia. Rest in Pieces- Rita Mae Brown- 8/26/17
Y: "You look beautiful," Lincoln whispered, enclosing my hands in his. Of Fate and Phantoms- C.J. Archer- 5/25/17

Doctor- pediatrician

P: Petra W. Field needed to get the blood out of her rug. Spellbound in Seattle- Garthia Anderson- 4/4/17
E: Eternally serene, the moon ruled over the star-strewn vaults of cloudless sable night, like a round shield of flecked amber, casting pale light to the earth below. Marlfox- Brian Jacques- 12/18/17
D: "Do I remember the Crale case?" asked Sir Montague Depleach. Five Little Pigs- Agatha Christie- 4/13/17
I: I was jolted awake by the sound of gunfire in one of the neighboring stacks. Ready Player One- Ernest Cline- 3/14/17
A: A kaleidoscope of violet seared across Fletcher's vision. The Battlemage- Taran Matharu- 6/3/17
T: The child's cries were loud and strong- strong enough to be heard through the torrential rain and roaring wind. Hansel and Gretel- Jenni James- 3/13/17
R: Rowan Gray's father was alive. Dangerous Seas- Lily Harper Hart- 12/10/18
I: I never asked for this. Matefinder- Leia Stone- 3/18/17
C: Call removed a small circle of oily pepperoni from his slice of pizza and slid his hand under the table. The Copper Gauntlet- Holly Black- 4/19/17
I: I dropped into a chair at a corner table, glad the little bakery/coffee shop was almost empty. Your Chariot Awaits- Lorena McCourtney- 3/18/17
A: A single gold coin. The Dragon Finds Forever- Kristen Painter- 6/6/17
N: "Nine-one-one," said the operator. The Parrot's Revenge- Robin Knowles- 10/9/18

Car- automobile

A: Afterwards, steadfastly through the questioning, Scott Covey tried to make everyone understand just how it had happened. Remember Me- Mary Higgins Clark- 1/26/18
U: Unlike White's or Brooke's, it was simply known as The Club, lodged in a Georgian building at the bottom of St. James's Street, hard by St. James's Palace. Snobbery With Violence- Marion Chesney- 1/17/18
T: The rowdy tavern had gone silent and Dex knew that someone was about to die. The Vault of Mysteries: Marshyl Stories Book I- Toby Neighbors- 3/20/17
O: "Oh damn!" said Lord Peter Wimsey at Piccadilly Circus. Whose Body- Dorothy L. Sayers- 5/14/17
M: My sword arm is mighty. Blade Song- J.C. Daniels- 7/13/17
O: Old habits die hard for assassins. Spider's Revenge- Jennifer Estep- 11/4/17
B: Battery Spencer was widely considered the best spot to snap shots of the Golden Gate Bridge. Mercenary Magic- Ella Summers- 7/12/17
I: I died first, so I made cookies. Silence Fallen- Patricia Briggs- 3/19/17
L: Lost in the shadows of the shelves, I almost fall off the ladder. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore- Robin Sloan- 8/11/18
E: Early January is not the best time to enjoy the outdoors in Arlington, but Anderson and his bitchy wife, Emma, were having a screaming argument in the house, and outside seemed the best place to be to avoid hearing it. Deadly Descendant- Jenna Black- 1/29/19

Road- path

P: Pain comes in many varieties. Dragon Blood- Eileen Wilks- 1/15/18
A: At first Sarah thought the tinkling of the bell was part of her dream. Murder on Astor Place- Victoria Thompson- 1/31/18
T: The only trouble with getting away from it all was actually getting away from it all. Embraced by Darkness- Keri Arthur- 4/18/17
H: His fingertips slid along my back, applying hardly any pressure, yet sending shock waves over my flesh. Shadow Kiss- Richelle Mead- 9/14/17

Park- play

P: Private eyes come in all shapes and sizes, and none of them look like television stars. Something from the Nightside- Simon R. Green- 1/29/18
L: "Listen, demon, I'm not going and there's no way you can make me." Grim Vows- Amanda M. Lee- 10/20/18
A: A single lonely coyote howled in the desert night. Brutal Asset- John Conroe- 7/21/18
Y: "You're not supposed to touch it!" Elemental Flame- Phaedra Weldon- 7/9/17

Bag- sack

S: She wanted only to sleep. The Bone Collector- Jeffery Deaver- 7/19/17
A: A tall, slim girl, "half past sixteen," with serious gray eyes and hair which her friends called auburn, had sat down on the broad red sandstone doorstep of a Prince Edward Island farmhouse one ripe afternoon in August, firmly resolved to construe so many lines of Virgil. Anne of Avonlea- L.M. Montgomery- 6/20/18
C: "Celia, everything's going to be fine." Siren Song- Cat Adams- 5/17/17
K: "Knock it off." Ghostly Tricks- Lily Harper Hart- 9/29/18

Cup- glass

G: "Georgiiiinnnaaa!" Protect and Serve- Terri Reed- 9/1/17
L: Let me just state for the record that bring the FBI's "civilian intuitive profiler (aka resident psychic) was not the cake job I thought it'd be. A Glimpse of Evil- Victoria Laurie- 12/19/18
A: A thud jerked me awake. Magic Triumphs- Ilona Andrews- 8/29/18
S: Some places should be avoided at all costs. Darkness Wanes- Susan Illene- 8/3/17
S: Samantha Blair struggled against phantom restraints. Tuesday's Child- Dale Mayer- 8/13/17

Mother- mommy

M: Maddie Graves made a face as she stared out the front window of her store, a knit cap clutched in her hand. Grave Holiday- Lily Harper Hart- 8/6/17
O: Once Rose had recovered from the initial shock of finding a statue of herself in the British Museum, she got quite excited. Doctor Who: The Stone Rose- Jacqueline Rayner- 12/1/17
M: Molten hot magma rushed through my veins as red stained my vision. Beast of All- J.C. McKenzie- 8/15/17
M: Maddie Graves was fairly certain life couldn't get better. Grave Haunting- Lily Harper Hart- 10/9/17
Y: "You frighten me," the Gypsy said. A Red Herring Without Mustard- Alan Bradley- 8/26/17

Father- daddy

D: Delphine paused to get her bearings as she looked around the old buildings with iron-work balconies or elaborate wood trim, many of which had boards over their windows. Dream Warrior- Sherrilyn Kenyon- 3/23/18
A: "Aunt Tillie?" Make A Witch- Amanda M. Lee- 9/8/18
D: "Do you know my favorite thing about this time of year?" Unwritten & Underwater- Amanda M. Lee- 4/23/18
D: "Don't make me come out there?" All My Witches- Amanda M. Lee- 9/18/18
Y: You are the love of my life. Haunted Covenant- Amanda M. Lee- 1/27/18

Stone- marble

M: "My dear Peabody," said Emerson, "pray correct me if I am mistaken, but I sense a diminution of that restless ardor for living that is so noted a characteristic of yours, particularly upon occasions such as this." Lion in the Valley- Elizabeth Peters- 10/12/17
A: "Are you sure?" MindRogue- Connie Suttle- 8/31/18
R: Rosamund's heart pounded as fast as the hooves of the horse beneath her. The Sleeping Beauty- Mercedes Lackey- 10/21/19
B: Between my junior and senior year of high school, I worked as a life guard. Paramedic 189's Final Report: Unique Memories of a 30 Year Fire Captain/Paramedic- Rodney Mortensen- 8/16/17
L: Like most fast-talking, opinionated New Yorkers, I have an affinity for sarcasm. How to Hang a Witch- Adriana Mather- 12/22/18
E: Even in her sleep, Bianca's head throbbed painfully. Forsaken- J.C. Diem- 10/7/19

Present- gift

G: "Get outta my way, you old bat," I muttered under my breath as an elderly woman who shouldn't have been driving a golf cart much less a Lincoln Town Car at this time of night putt-putted down the street in front of me, her blinker announcing she meant to make a right turn sometime before she reached the ocean. Once Bitten, Twice Shy- Jennifer Rardin- 8/20/17
I: I blamed the whole mess on Charles Dickens. Philly Stakes- Gillian Roberts- 3/26/17
F: Faith Nightstar of the PsyClan Nightstar was aware she was considered the most powerful F-Psy of her generation. Visions of Heat- Nalini Singh- 5/23/17
T: The following was recorded by my mother in my baby book, under the heading MILESTONES: A Girl Named Zippy- Haven Kimmel- 4/6/17

School- learn

L: "Linnet Ridgeway!" Death on the Nile- Agatha Christie- 1/31/19
E: Even before she opened her eyes, Riley Crane was aware of two things. Sleeping with Fear- Kay Hooper- 10/25/19
A: "Apprentices, quiet!" The Secrets of Solace- Jaleigh Johnson- 10/15/19
R: Riaz caught a flash of midnight hair and a long-legged stride and called out, "Indigo!" Tangle of Need- Nalini Singh- 1/22/21
N: "Nobody told me there would be hellhounds!" Outclassed- Annabel Chase- 10/7/20

Thanks Agnieszka and Sharon :-)

Something Different Challenge
Duration: 01.03.2017 - ???
Progress: 18/20 Words, 109/111 Letters

Coffee: Latte macchiato 14/14
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L - Der grüne Palast, Peggy Hohmann, 11.03.2017 - Leopoldine von Österreich
A - Der Klang deines Lächelns, Dani Atkins, 01.03.2017 - Alexandra Taylor
T - Hush Little Baby, Suzanne Redfearn, 03.04.2017; "The priest stands to the side waiting for the piano to quiet, then walks to the pulpit"
T - Der Freund der Toten, Jess Kidd, 05.05.2017 - Tadhg Kerrigan
E - Nur ein kleiner Gefallen, Darcey Bell, 25.03.2017- Emily Nelson
M - Dunkle Flammen, Cynthia Hand, 27.04.2017 - Jeremy Morris
A - Mansfield Park, Jane Austen, 18.03.2017; "About thirty years ago, ..."
C - Lotusblut, Judith Winter, 02.03.2017 - Emilia Capelli
C - The other Girl: Du kannst niemals ganz entkommen, Maggie Mitchell, 12.03.2017 - Carly May Smith
H - The Youngest Miss Ward, Joan Aiken, 21.03.2017 - Henry Ward
I - The Woman Who Fell from the Sky, Jennifer Steil, 29.03.2017 - "I didn't immediately see Zuhra when I walked into the bridal chamber."
A - Lost Voices, Sarah Porter, 23.03.2017 - Alyssa Gray
T - Die Gerechte: Thriller, Peter Swanson, 08.06.2017 - Ted Severson
O - The Dragonbone Chair, Tad Williams, 08.04.2017 - "On this day of days there was an unfamiliar stirring deep inside the dozing heart of the Hayholt"
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Boy: band 4/4
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B - We Live in Water, Jess Walter, 09.06.2017 - "Bit hates going to cardboard."
A - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll, 28.04.2017 - "Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank"
N - Moorfeuer, Nicole Neubauer, 24.05.2017 - Eva Nell
D - Black Rabbit Hall, Eve Chase, 03.03.2017; "Das ist eine dieser Reisen" (="It is one of those journeys")
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Girl: friend 6/6
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F - The Lovers' Guide to Rome, Mark Lamprell, 10.08.2017 - Felix Stoklinsky
R - The Secret, Kathryn Hughes, 01.07.2017 - Thomas Roberts
I - The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien. 23.06.2017 - "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit."
E - Die Siedlung der Toten, Max Landorff, 05.06.2017 - Eva Schnee
N - Aschenkind: Thriller, Sofie Rathjens, 05.09.2017 - "Nicht bloß ich ziehe jetzt aufs Land, auch der Herbst zieht hier ein." (="Not only I am moving to the countryside now, the autumn is also moving here.")
D - The Fourth Monkey, J.D. Barker, 11.07.2017 - "Da war er schon wieder. Dieser andauernde Ping." (="There it was again, that incessant ping")
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Dog: Podenco (my dog is a podenco, so I have to :-)) 7/7
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P - Hallowed, Cynthia Hand, 22.06.2017 - Christian Prescott
O - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis, 10.06.2017 - "Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy."
D - Die Grausamen, John Katzenbach, 21.04.2017 - Gabriel Dickinson
E - Emma, Jane Austen, 16.04.2017 - Emma Woodhouse
N - Pasta mista 1: Fünf Zutaten für die Liebe, Susanne Fülscher, 03.10.2017 - Nastja Elena Schulz
C - No Time for Goodbye, Linwood Barclay, 09.04.2017 - "Cynthia stood out front of the two-story house on Hickory."
O - A Cowboy to Remember, Barbara Ankrum, 06.08.2017 - Olivia Canaday
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Cat : Persian 7/7
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P - Florence Grace, Tracy Rees, 04.07.2017 - Trudy Penny
E - Dark Memories: Nichts ist je vergessen, Wendy Walker, 01.05.2017 - "Er folgte ihr durch den Wald hinter dem Haus" (= "He followed her through the woods behind the house.")
R - Body Double, Tess Gerritsen, 06.05.2017 - Alice Rose
S - Das Lied der Dünen, Doris Cramer, 22.04.2017 - Said Ait el-Amin
I - Das Herz der verlorenen Dinge, Tad Williams, 03.06.2017 - "In dem Schneetreiben glaubte er zunächst..." (= "At first, in the flurrying snow, he thought...")
A - The Naked Face, Sidney Sheldon, 31.07.2017 - "At ten minutes before eleven in the morning"
N - The Secret, Book and Scone Society, Ellery Adams, 24.02.2018 - Nora Pennington
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Pants: shorts 6/6
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S - Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson, 29.04.2017 - "Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen ..."
H - Father's Day, Simon Van Booy, 25.06.2017 - "Harvey was born in a redbrick hospital on a hill."
O - Omens, Kelley Armstrong, 10.09.2017 - Olivia Taylor-Jones
R - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Ann Brashares, 17.06.2017 - Tucker Rowe
T - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Agatha Christie, 11.06.2017 - "The intense interest aroused in the public by what was known at the time as "The Styles Case" has now somewhat subsided."
S - To Green Angel Tower, Tad Williams, 29.05.2017 - "Simon squinted up at the stars swimming in the black night."
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Coat: jacket 6/6
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J - Vampire, Pech und P(f)annen, Allyson Snow, 17.04.2017 - Jeremy Jansen
A - The Reckoning, Kelley Armstrong, 01.08.2017 - "After four nights on the run"
C - Deadly Heat, Cynthia Eden, 14.04.2017 - "Choosing to run into a burning building probably wasn't the smartest desicion he'd ever made."
K - Ghana Must Go, Taiye Selasi, 25.09.2017 - Kwaku Sai
E - Stone of Farewell; Tad Williams; 04.05.2017 - "Even in the cave, ..."
T - Tiefe Schuld, Manuela Obermeier, 15.06.2017 - Toni Stieglitz
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Grocery Store: Migros 6/6
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M - Eva Luna, Isabel Allende, 03.06.2017 - "My name is Eva, which means "life", according to a book of names my mother consulted."
I - The Art of Happiness, Dalai Lama XIV, 11.04.2017 - "I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness."
G - Das Schwert der Vorsehung, Andrzej Sapkowski, 09.03.2017; Geralt von Riva
R - Frankenstein, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, 02.04.2017 - Robert Walton
O - Invincible Summer, Alice Adams, 13.09.2017 - "Okay, here's one."
S - Beloved, Toni Morrison, 26.03.2017; Baby Suggs
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Fuel: diesel 6/6
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D - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling , 25.07.2017 - Mr. Vernon Dursley
I - The Summoning, Kelley Armstrong, 31.07.2017 - "I bolted up in bed, one hand clutching my pendant"
E - Targa - Der Moment, bevor du stirbst, B.C. Schiller, 13.07.2017 - Erik Holm
S - Cinder, Marissa Meyer, 15.07.2017 - Chang Sacha
E - Die Fahrtenleserin, Karl Olsberg, 24.07.2017 - "Es dauerte einen Moment, ..." (= "It took a moment")
L - Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier, 08.07.2017 - "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again."
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Doctor: surgeon 7/7
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S - Zorn und Morgenröte, Renee Ahdieh, 31.03.2017; "Sanft waren sie nicht" (="They were not gentle")
U - Wenn die Nacht verstummt: Thriller, Linda Castillo, 26.01.2019 - "Um Mitternacht begann es zu regnen." (="The rain started at midnight.")
R - Schweig für immer, Linwood Barclay, 12.04.2017; Richard Bradley
G - Mordstrand, Thomas Finn, 14.03.2017; Gesa Harms
E - Kellerkind, Nicole Neubauer, 13.05.2017; "Er fror." (="He was freezing")
O - Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi, 03.11.2017 - Effia Otcher
N - Magic Slays, Ilona Andrews, 02.05.2018 - Andrea Nash
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Car: Ford 4/4
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F - Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, Christopher McDougall, 26.04.2017 - "For days, I'd been searching Mexico's Sierra Madre for the phantom known as Caballo Blanco -
the White Horse."
O - Betrayals, Kelley Armstrong, 18.12.2017 - Olivia Taylor-Jones
R - The Last Time We Say Goodbye, Cynthia Hand, 13.04.2017, Alexis Riggs
D - Storm Front, Jim Butcher, 19.08.2017 - Harry Dresden
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Road: trip 4/4
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T - The Obsession, Nora Roberts, 18.07.2017 - Thomas Bowes
R - AchtNacht, Sebastian Fitzek, 16.07.2017 - Martin Roth
I - Enchanted, Inc., Shanna Swendson, 26.08.2017 - "I'd always heard that New York City was weird, but I had no idea just how weird until I got here."
P - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling, 29.07.2017 - Harry Potter
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Park: nature 6/6
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N - Eleven, Carolyn Arnold, 31.05.2018 - "Nothing in the twenty weeks at Quantico prepared me for this."
A - Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs, 12.08.2017 - Abraham Portman
T - Darkest Powers Tales, Kelley Armstrong, 04.08.2017 - "The smell of freedom slipped through the open window"
U - River Marked, Patricia Briggs, 09.02.2019 - "Under the glare of streetlights, I could see that the grass of Stefan's front lawn was dried to yellow by the high summer heat."
R - Amnesia - Ich muss mich erinnern, Jutta Maria Herrmann, 09.08.2017 - Leon Reisener
E - Die Buchspringer, Mechthild Gläser, 03.09.2017 - "Es waren einmal Alexis und ich" (="Once upon a time there we stood, Alexis and me")
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Bag: goody 5/5
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G - The Lost World, Arthur Conan Doyle, 26.08.2017 - George Challenger
O - Ill Wind, Rachel Caine, 19.01.2018 - Lewis Levander Orwell
O - Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, Erik Larson, 09.05.2018 - "On the night of May 6, 1915, as his ship approached the coast of Ireland"
D - Ich Vergebe Nicht, Mark Hill. 20.08.2017 - Ray Drake
Y - Wonder Woman: Warbringer, Leigh Bardugo, 17.03.2018 - "You do not enter a race to lose."
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Cup: mug 2/3
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M - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling, 07.06.2017 - "Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much."
U
G - Blood of Elves, Andrzej Sapkowski, 28.06.2017 - Geralt of Rivia
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Mother: mom 3/3
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M - Beim Leben meiner Tochter, Michel Bussi, 24.06.2017 - Martial Bellion
O - Glass Houses, Rachel Caine, 27.05.2018 - "On the day Claire became a member of the Glass House, somebody stole her laundry."
M - Sommer unseres Lebens, Kirsten Wulf, 15.08.2017 - Miriam Ferber
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Father: dad 3/3
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D - The Invisible Library, Genevieve Cogman, 22.08.2017 - Dominic Aubrey
A - Moon Called, Patricia Briggs, 12.10.2017 - Adam Hauptman
D - Du Bist Mein Feuer, Isabelle Ronin, 10.11.2017 - "Die ganze Tanzfläche war erleuchtet von roten und grünen Laserstrahlen aus den rotierenden Deckenlampen." (="The dance floor glowed as red and green laser beams shot out from the rotating lights in the ceiling.")
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Stone: gem 3/3
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G - Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall, Kazuo Ishiguro, 05.12.2017 - Tony Gardner
E - The Time of Contempt, Andrzej Sapkowski, 29.09.2017 - Philippa Eilhart
M - The Devil Wears Prada, Lauren Weisberger, 23.09.2017 - Miranda Priestly
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Present: gift 4/4
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G - After the Crash, Michel Bussi, 04.01.2018 - Credule Grand-Duc
I - Vanish: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel, Tess Gerritsen, 22.09.2017 - Maura Isles
F - Oxen - Das erste Opfer, Jens Henrik Jensen, 31.08.2017 - Hannibal Frederiksen
T - Visions, Kelley Armstrong, 18.09.2017 - "The poppies were a bad sign"
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School: teacher 7/7
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T - The Invisible Man, H.G. Wells, 30.06.2017 - Teddy Henfrey
E - The Awakening, Kelley Armstrong, 01.08.2017 - Victoria Enright
A - Assassin's Apprentice, Robin Hobb, 30.08.2017 - "A History of Six Duchies is of necessity a history of its ruling family, the Farseers."
C - The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks, 16.06.2017 - Noah Calhoun
H - Boundless, Cynthia Hand, 24.09.2017 - “How you holding up, Clara?”
E - Und du kommst auch drin vor, Alina Bronsky, 06.09.2017 - Leah Eriksson
R - The Woman in Cabin 10, Ruth Ware, 15.09.2017 - Richard Bullmer
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Sam wrote: "...
Cat- Shade (sorry Tux but that X would be just too hard; if by some chance I come across one, I'll add her in)..."

If you are looking for books starting with X - just to give a chance your tux check the collections from the CCC group to help find books for difficult letters if you like - for X we have: titles, authors & characters

:} Sharon {; wrote: "I think I need to have Caroline do my explanations for me, she seems to be able to without as much confusion as I create!!!! And so, again, thank you Caroline for clearing up my mess!!!

I took the..."

Thank you Sharon - originally I wanted to go for miau - but wasn't sure about the correct English spelling (I only remember it's different from German and Polish) and got creative and like attitude almost better ;-)

Agnieszka wrote: " for X we have: titles, authors & characters ..."

Just a reminder, if using character names for this challenge it must be the first character mentioned in the book :)

Quick question:
If there is a prologue, do we use that as the first chapter or the actual chapter labeled chapter 1?

Ok, thanks.

I Will do this


Coffee
M
O
C
H
A

Boy
C
H
A
P

Girl
L
A
S
S

Dog
P
O
O
C
H

Cat
S
A
L
E
M

Pants
D
E
N
I
M
S

Coat
C
A
P
E
Grocery Store
3/6
B- Berzerker mc brian
Finished 3/3
O
D-Just That Easy mc david
E
G- Scary mc gene finished 3/3
A- Prince Magnus and the Carpenter mc archie finished 3/3

Fuel
D
I
E
S
E
L

Doctor

H
E
A
L
E
R
Car
F
O
R
D

Road
P
A
T
H
Park
F
O
R
E
S
T
Bag
S
A
T
C
H
E
L

Cup
G
R
A
I
L
Mother
M
A
D
R
E

Father
P
A
D
R
E

Stone
E
M
E
R
A
L
D
Present
G
I
F
T
School

C
O
L
L
E
G
E

Coffee (mocca)
Boy (lad)
Girl (lass)
Dog (poodle)
Cat (simese)
Pants (jeans)
Coat (jacket)
Grocery Store (Kroger)
Fuel (gas)
Doctor (dentist)
Car (convertible)
Road (street)
Park (nature)
Bag (purse)
Cup (mug)
Mother (mom)
Father (dad)
Stone (rock)
Present (gift)
School (friends)

Oh my God, I love this one.
Reserved!

Plus one more, just in case <3

Something Different Challenge
Started: March 1, 2017
Finished: April 25, 2018

Pick one name for each word and spell it out using either the first letter of the first chapter's first word OR the first or last initial of the first character named (in full - first AND last name) in the book. 150 pg minimum

♐Coffee - Latte(view spoiler)[
♐L - Char - Luke "Lucky" O'Donlon - Get Lucky Suzanne Brockmann - 3/19/17
♐A - Char - Annie MacKay - The Truth About Him Molly O'Keefe - 3/4/17
♐T - Chap 1-Tonight I will be sold to the highest bidder - Filthy Beautiful Lies Kendall Ryan - 3/2/17
♐T - Char - Cath Talerico -About Last Night Ruthie Knox - 3/6/17
♐E - Char - Evan Chase - Kiss a Girl in the Rain Nancy Warren - 3/7/17 (hide spoiler)]

♐Boy - Lad (view spoiler)[
♐L - Chap - Lieutenant Gavin Walsh was on the way home - Hostile Home Front - 3/21/17
♐A - Chap - Attraction is a funny thing. - The Sexy One Lauren Blakely - 4/4/17
♐D - Chap - Death came in dreams - Seduction in Death J.D. Robb - 3/11/17 (hide spoiler)]

♐Girl - Lass (view spoiler)[
♐L - Char - Addison Lancaster - Veiled Innocence Ella Frank - 4/19/17
♐A - Char - Melanie Anderson - Try Me, Tempt Me, Take Me Olivia Cunning - 4/25/17
♐S - Char - Sebastian Lowe - Perfectly Paired Lexi Blake - 3/10/17
♐S - Chap - She clawed her way up through the gray mist - Mirror Image Sandra Brown - 3/13/17 (hide spoiler)]

♐Dog - Labrador(view spoiler)[
♐L - Char - Lily Flynn - Willing Captive Belle Aurora - 4/26/17
♐A - Chap - As the crow flies... - Keepsake Sarina Bowen - 4/30/17
♐B - Char - Harry Bosch - The Black Ice Michael Connelly - 3/29/17
♐R - Char - Rafe MacKade - The Return of Rafe MacKade Nora Roberts - 3/7/17
♐A - Chap - Another night, another party - The Tycoon's Revenge Melody Anne - 5/9/17
♐D - Chap - Dylan, I bang louder now - Stirred Up S.E. Hall - 3/11/17
♐O - Char - Owen Lawry - Season for Love Marie Force - 4/4/17
♐R - Char - Rob Carlton - Pinch Me Tymber Dalton - 3/28/17 (hide spoiler)]

♐Cat - Siamese(view spoiler)[
♐S - Chap - Summer, that vicious green bitch - Carnal Innocence Nora Roberts - 3/26/17
♐I - Chap - I pull into the parking lot of the Sandshark - On the Rocks Sawyer Bennett - 3/13/17
♐A - Char - Amaryllis Bloom - Christmas in Good Hope Cindy Kirk - 5/28/17
♐M - Chap - My right foot stepped onto the train - Stuck-Up Suit Vi Keeland - 3/9/17
♐E - Char - Kingsley Edge - The King Tiffany Reisz - 3/17/17
♐S - Char - Miguel "Smoke" Santos - Exquisite Trouble Ann Mayburn - 4/9/17
♐E - Char - Emma Shay - The Life She Wants Robyn Carr - 4/2/17 (hide spoiler)]

♐Pants - Slacks(view spoiler)[
♐S - Chap - She nursed a drink - Rocky Mountain Haven Vivian Arend - 5/8/17
♐L - Chap - Lieutenant Eve Dallas loitered at her desk - Purity in Death J.D. Robb - 5/7/17
♐A - Chap - Any thoughts that you'd like to start with - The Last Coyote Michael Connelly - 5/25/17
♐C - Char - Cat Thomas - Down and Dirty Christine Bell - 4/17/17
♐K - Char - Kurt Nielsen - Carmen's New York Romance Trilogy Nikki Sex - 5/2/17
♐S - Char - Lainey Severson - Island Summer: A Seacoast Island Romance: Volume 1 Jessica Randolph - 5/17/17 (hide spoiler)]

♐Coat - Parka(view spoiler)[
♐P - Char - Presley Ann Woodworth - Absentminded Angel Heather Rainier - 5/19/17
♐A - Char - Willow Ambrose - Barefoot in White Roxanne St. Claire - 5/31/17
♐R - Char - Banner Regent - Real Good Love Meghan March - 4/6/17
♐K - Char - Kash Kamdar - Arranged Lexi Blake - 6/2/17
♐A - Char - Adam McCarthy - Waiting for Love Marie Force - 6/8/17 (hide spoiler)]

♐Grocery Store - Whole Foods (view spoiler)[
♐W - Char - Gunner Wesson - Twist Susan Fanetti - 4/12/17
♐H - Chap-He's breaking our engagement at a seafood restaurant - Officer off Limits Tessa Bailey - 3/3/17
♐O - Char - Sarah Osborne - Yellowstone Redemption Peggy L. Henderson - 4/24/17
♐L - Char - Laina Gehring - Lost My Way Found Kelly Lee Casey - 5/13/17
♐E - Char - Eve Dallas - Reunion in Death J.D. Robb - 4/14/17
♐F - Chap - Five years later Hayley - For His Eyes Only Lexi Blake - 5/27/17
♐O - Char - Margaret O'Brien - Adam Chris Keniston - 4/28/17
♐O - Char - Jaime Owens - Man Candy Melanie Harlow - 8/27/17
♐D - Char - Denise Parker - Primal Passion Mari Carr - 4/16/17
♐S - Chap - She was going back to Palmetto - Breath of Scandal Sandra Brown - 5/14/17 (hide spoiler)]

♐Fuel - Gasoline (view spoiler)[
♐G - Char - Grace Ryan - Hoping for Love Marie Force - 3/14/17
♐A - Chap - Agreeing to wear the shoes - The Agreement S.E. Lund - 6/10/17
♐S - Char - Sierra Daniels - Unbreak My Heart Lorelei James - 5/29/17
♐O - Char - Owen Landry - Gansett After Dark Marie Force - 9/7/17
♐L - Char - Cameron Lynde - Something About You Julie James - 5/21/17
♐I - Chap - I'd go anywhere with you. - Sweet Sinful Nights Lauren Blakely- 4/2/17
♐N - Char - Jude Nickel - Steadfast Sarina Bowen - 3/17/17
♐E - Char - Brittany Evans - Night Watch Suzanne Brockmann - 5/4/17 (hide spoiler)]

♐Doctor - Physician(view spoiler)[
♐P - Chap - Positive, I reread the instructions - Deep Kylie Scott - 7/5/17
♐H - Chap - He asked me to marry him. - Surviving Doctor Vincent Renea Mason - 3/4/17
♐Y - Chap - You walk into the bookstore - You Caroline Kepnes - 6/8/17
♐S - Char - Talon Steel - Obsession Helen Hardt - 5/20/17
♐I - Chap - It was a dark and stormy night - The Virgin Tiffany Reisz - 6/11/17
♐C - Char - Matt Coleman - Rocky Mountain Desire Vivian Arend - 7/15/17
♐I - Chap - It wasn't every day - Kissing Under the Mistletoe Marina Adair - 6/30/17
♐A - Char - Aria Scalari - Bound by Honor Cora Reilly - 7/12/17
♐N - Chap - Navy Seal Bobby Taylor was in trouble - Taylor's Temptation Suzanne Brockmann - 4/10/17 (hide spoiler)]

Pt 2 - Something Different Challenge

♐Car - Maserati(view spoiler)[
♐M - Chap - Miami hadn't seen three straight days - Secret Thoughts Ian Dalton - 4/22/17
♐A - Char - Sara Adams - Away from the Dark Aleatha Romig - 7/12/17
♐S - Chap - So he was gorgeous - Lessons Learned Nora Roberts - 6/19/17
♐E - Char - Emily Donahue - Heart of Ash Sabrina York - 5/5/17
♐R - Char - Rachel - Unbound Commitment Sierra Cartwright - 7/3/17
♐A - Char - Avery James - The Pawn Skye Warren - 7/26/17
♐T - Chap - The numbness of tragedy plagued me - Loving Doctor Vincent Renea Mason - 4/16/17
♐I - Chap - It was a mother's coldest fear. - The Grave Tender Eliza Maxwell - 7/10/17 (hide spoiler)]

♐Road - Tollway(view spoiler)[
♐T - Char - Ben Tierney - Chill Factor Sandra Brown - 4/19
♐O - Char - Olivia - Burn Down the Night Molly O'Keefe - 11/30
♐L - Char - Sayre Lynch - White Hot Sandra Brown - 6/28/17
♐L - Char - Luther Lindstrom - In the Dark Marliss Melton - 7/30/17
♐W - Chap - When will this be over - Guilty Pleasures Kitty Thomas - 4/20
♐A - Chap - A bucolic bedroom community - Irresistible You Kate Meader - 8/8
♐Y - Chap - You never saw it all - Imitation in Death J.D. Robb - 7/7 (hide spoiler)]

♐Park - Trees(view spoiler)[
♐T - Chap - There are no benches - The Concrete Blonde Michael Connelly - 4/28/17
♐R - Char - Rachel Martin - Beautiful Mistake Vi Keeland - 8/4/17
♐E - Char - Eve Dallas - Portrait in Death J.D. Robb - 6/15/17
♐E - Char - Emily Wayborn - First Touch Laurelin Paige - 9/2/17
♐S - Char - Nora Sutherlin - The Queen Tiffany Reisz - 6/20/17 (hide spoiler)]

♐Bag - Purse (view spoiler)[
♐P - Char - Paul Jessop - Love Under Three Valentinos Cara Covington - 7/8/17
♐U - Chap - Up until about ten minutes ago - In Skates Trouble Kate Meader - 7/5/17
♐R - Char - Jade Roberts - Possession Helen Hardt - 8/2/17
♐S - Char - Sara Adams - Into the Light Aleatha Romig - 6/26/17
♐E - Char - Eve Dallas - Divided in Death J.D. Robb - 9/11/17 (hide spoiler)]

♐Cup - Mug (view spoiler)[
♐M - Char - Marissa Trexler - Wait For Morning Nicole Edwards - 5/4/17
♐U - Chap - Up until 6 minutes to sign off - Hello, Darkness Sandra Brown - 4/25/18
♐G - Char - Ellie Godfrey - Ravenous M.S. Force - 6/4/17 (hide spoiler)]

♐Mother - Mom(view spoiler)[
♐M - Char - Marie Jensen - Reaper's Property Joanna Wylde - 5/15/17
♐O - Char - Shadow Ochoa - Shadow's Stand Sarah McCarty - 12/31/17
♐M - Char- Vivienne Moore - Rough & Tumble Rhenna Morgan - 5/19/17 (hide spoiler)]

♐Father - Daddy(view spoiler)[
♐D - Char - Dylan Thomas - Distraction Nicole Edwards - 5/23/17
♐A - Char - Alex Dempsey - Playing with Fire Kate Meader - 8/16/17
♐D - Chap - Death is my beat - The Poet Michael Connelly - 6/20/17
♐D - Char - Drew Davies - All I Am: Drew's Story Jodi Ellen Malpas - 7/20/17
♐Y - Chap - You're not going to flake out - Unbreak Me Lexi Ryan - 9/21/17 (hide spoiler)]

♐Stone - Rock(view spoiler)[
♐R - Char - Richard "Maverick" Helm - Slam Susan Fanetti - 8/11/17
♐O - Char - Maise O'Malley - Unteachable Elliot Wake - 1/30/17
♐C - Char - Crawford Hunt - Friction Sandra Brown - 7/20/17
♐K - Char - Mary Kildare - Not Quite Perfect Catherine Bybee - 6/3/17 (hide spoiler)]

♐Present - Gift (view spoiler)[
♐G - Char - Gabby - Submissive Beauty E.M. Gayle - 7/29/17
♐I - Chap - In case anyone ever doubted it - Tart Lauren Dane - 8/2/17
♐F - Chap - Flat on his back - A Very Russian Christmas Roxie Rivera - 8/23/17
♐T - Chap - There's no good way to break it to you mother - The Bride Abigail Barnette - 6/30/17 (hide spoiler)]

♐School - College(view spoiler)[
♐C - Char - Caine Allen - Caine's Reckoning Sarah McCarty - 8/5/17
♐O - Char - Francesca O'Hara - Mack Daddy Penelope Ward - 2/23/18
♐L - Char - Lindsey Paxton - Secrets Exposed Lisa Renee Jones - 8/21/17
♐L - Char - Char - Lena Cruz - Yuri Roxie Rivera - 8/22/17
♐E - Char - Emily Burnham - Off Limits Sawyer Bennett - 9/19/17
♐G - Char - Samantha Gannon - Big Jack J.D. Robb - 8/14/17
♐E - Chap - Ethan's eyes held on to me - Eyes Wide Open Raine Miller - 9/22/17 (hide spoiler)]

Something Different Challenge
Started: March 1, 2017
Finished:
Read: 0/79
Worlds: 0/20

* first letter of the first chapter's first word
OR
* the first or last initial of the first character named (in full - first AND last name) in the book.
* 150 pg minimum


Coffee ( J-A-V-A) 0/4(view spoiler)[
J = Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
A
V
A
(hide spoiler)]
Boy (L-A- D) 0/3 (view spoiler)[
L
A
D = Daisy Bowman in Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
(hide spoiler)]
Girl (Gal) 0/3
Dog (H-O-U-N- D) 0/5(view spoiler)[
H
O
U
N
D = Dorie Devries in Passing Through Midnight by Mary Kay McComas
(hide spoiler)]
Cat (Kitty) 0/5
Pants (Jeans) 0/5
Coat (Cold) 0/4
Grocery Store (Food) 0/4
Fuel (Gas) 0/3
Doctor (Pill) 0/4
Car (VW) 0/2
Road (Street) 0/6
Park (Calm) 0/4
Bag (Purse) 0/5
Cup (Mug) 0/3
Mother (Mom) 0/3
Father (Dad) 0/3
Stone (Ruby) 0/4
Present (Gift) 0/4
School (Study) 0/5

Question:
Can we use the sentence even if the first word is an article (A, An, The)?

:} Sharon {; wrote: "Rosa wrote: "That sounds like a lot of fun!

0/21

Coffee (Espresso)
Boy (Lad)
L - Wendy Lightower Murder Most Witchy by Emily Rylands
A
D - Detective Sergeant Masa..."

Yes, I know, I'm aware of that?

:} Sharon {; wrote: "Rosa, this is why I mentioned it:

Der Klang deines Lächelns, Dani Atkins, 01.03.2017 - Alexandra Taylor
Lotusblut, Judith Winter, 02.03.2017 - Emilia Capelli

It looks like you read these in Jan ..."

You must have the wrong person, because I've never read these books...

ah you've confused me with Rina

I sometimes get mixed up when looking at people's read dates too! I think it's because in UK we write it as day/month/year and in US it's usually month/day/year :)

These are my books, I read them in March (March, 1st and March, 2nd). Should I change the date format to 03/01/2017?

No problem, Sharon! It was something different! =D

I think I've finished my first one, but could you please check that I'm doing this correctly? Thanks.

Cat- Nightshade (sorry Tuxedo but that X would be just too hard; if by some chance I come across one, I'll add her in)

N: No commonplace death would require Alex's presence at such an ungodly hour; calls to the house of a Reader at two in the morning were never of a social nature. The Hanged Man- P.N. Elrod- 4/24/17
I: I have met people who enjoy a channel crossing; men who can sit calmly in their deckchairs and, on arrival, wait until the boat is moored, then gather their belongings together without fuss and disembark. The Big Four- Agatha Christie- 3/4/17
G: "Good morning, Miss Holiday," the real estate agent cheerfully greeted me outside 84 Dartmouth Street. What's a Ghoul to Do?- Victoria Laurie- 3/16/17
H: Hey it's me- Dani. Dreamfever- Karen Marie Moning- 3/25/17
T: Tomorrow is my birthday. The Arrogant Architect- L.K. Collins- 3/6/17
S: Sitting cross-legged on my motel bed in the dark, I cast my light ball spell for the twentieth time. Spell Bound- Kelley Armstrong- 3/23/17
H: He drove cautiously up the Thruway toward Morrison State Park. While My Pretty One Sleeps- Mary Higgins Clark- 4/22/17
A: After another night filled with nightmares, Sophie overslept. Moonshadow- Thea Harrison- 4/20/17
D: Doing my best to ignore the three pairs of eyes that were watching me. All Hell Breaks Loose- J.C. Diem- 4/12/17
E: Eager to join his friends for an early-morning run, Simon Wolfgard, leader of the Lakeside Courtyard, hurried toward the terra indigene Wolves who were using trees and shrubs for camouflage as they watched the paved road that looped the Courtyard. Etched in Bone- Anne Bishop- 3/8/17

Yay! I'm having fun with this challenge though I have to remember to have my kindle nearby while updating. I can never remember to write the first sentence down in preparation :)

I'm enjoying the challenge, it's more of a surprise if a book will fit or not than with other spell-outs :)

So far I've finished 3 (short) words: (Boy)Lad, (Girl)Lass and (Dog)Pug

:} Sharon {; wrote: "How's everyone doing? Are you liking this or is it too difficult or complicated?"

I am enjoying this challenge quite a bit. However, my reading has declined sharply over baseball season so I'm a bit behind.

Twist wrote: "Question: I sometimes call my coffee, starter fluid or wake up call. Can we use something that is particular to us, or does it need to be an actual synonym?"

I'm not Sharon but I think you can use whatever works for you

Finished one more:

Pants (Jeans) ✔
J - Just after ten, Linzi Bray glanced at her watch. The Art of Murder by Nicola Slade (3/23/17)
E - Ethan Follett Out in the Open by A.J. Truman (6/22/17)
A - Amanda Dunbar Catnip by Valerie Tate (4/17/17)
N - "Nothing about this is standard, Officer Deacon." Damaged Package by S.A. McAuley (3/28/17)
S - Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars about Treasure Island, from the beginning to the end, keeping nothing back but the bearings of the island, and that only because there is still treasure not yet lifted, I take up my pen in the year of grace 17--, and go back to the time when my father kept the "Admiral Benbow" inn, and the brown old seaman, with the sabre cut, first took up his lodging under our roof. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (4/16/17)

Twist wrote: "Question: I sometimes call my coffee, starter fluid or wake up call. Can we use something that is particular to us, or does it need to be an actual synonym?"

Sorry, I just saw this question. I agree with Rosa, it's up to you which words you choose to spell out :)

Finished another one:

Cat (Kitty) ✔
K - Kiley Hafford Whispers in the Dark by Kris Bock (4/12/17)
I - I swear that body was hard as a rock when my butt bounced off it. Murder Under Construction by Maddie Cochere (4/5/17)
T - Tempest Crawford Brownies & Betrayal by Heather Justesen (5/6/17)
T - The elegant-looking young man, arriving at the Transylvania City train station, had the most beautifull, meticuliously combed, blond hair. The Transylvania Creature Crimes Department by Jacob Hammersmith (4/27/17)
Y - "You bitch, you killed me!" You Suck by Christopher Moore (7/16/17)

another one done:

Coffee (Espresso) ✔
E - Eve Lloyd Sunny Side Up by Sonia Parin (4/23/17)
S - Shouting outside the Georgie Boy RV made Cassidy quit scrubbing the already pristine microwave. Marshmallow Mayhem by Becky Clark (3/23/17)
P - "Please, just take the money," I said. Bean in Love by Annie Hansen (3/14/17)
R - Ricardo Carlos Manoso Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich (3/4/17)
E - Eileen Fisher Deadly Advice by Roberta Isleib (5/12/17)
S - Spending winter in a remote Scottish mansion in the middle of nowhere wasn't high on my preferred list of ways to spend my time. Murder in the Kitchen by Kennedy Chase (3/31/17)
S - Sir Peter Tamworth doesn't know what to think, well strictly speaking that is a little white lie, in fact the second he was informed a young woman by the name of Miss Esme Lefevre is waiting in the entrance hall, his immediate thought was oh my god. The Delectable and Resourceful Esme Lefevre: A Georgian Romance Novel by Catherine Hudson (4/6/17)
O - On June 7, 1938, the Indians and Red Sox met at Fenway Park. So You Think You Know Baseball?: A Fan's Guide to the Official Rules by Peter E. Meltzer (7/20/17)

The O's are kind of hard to find... good that I need so many of them XD

Yay Rosa!

Finished another two (finding a lot of my missing "O"'s at the moment)

Coat (Cloak) ✔
C - Connie Rosolli Four to Score by Janet Evanovich (4/2/17)
L - Leni Riefenstahl Anonymous Lawyer by Jeremy Blachman (3/18/17)
O - Rachel O'Connor Devil's Trumpet by Mary Rosenblum (7/22/17)
A - Anita William I was murdered last night by A.J. Gallant (5/26/17)
K - Calvin Klein Unfinished Business by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson (5/3/17)

Grocery Store (Tesco) ✔
T - To Sherlock Holmes she is always the woman. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (6/25/17)
E - Eddie DeCooch Seven Up by Janet Evanovich (6/30/17)
S - Scott MacBride Liar Mouth by Jane Myers Perrine (6/19/17)
C - Cherry blossom lipstick applied to full, pout lips to perfection, check. The Ghost Files by Apryl Baker (6/26/17)
O - Landen O'Brien Keep Me Still by Caisey Quinn (7/24/17)

If I read an anthology, which doesn't have chapters but just short stories, does the first word of the first story count as chapter one, or should I just not use that book?

:} Sharon {; wrote: "I think just use the first word of the first story"

Thanks, Sharon. That helps a lot since it's an E. :)

Something Different Challenge.
Start Date: 8/11/2017 (Self-paced.)

Coffee – Latte
L - Linda Shum (character) - China Baby Love: An Australian Grandmother's life-changing mission to help China's orphans - Jane Hutcheon - 10/1/2017
A - Anna O'Donnell (character) - The Wonder - Emma Donoghue – 8/11/2017
T - Todd Hewitt (character) - The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness - 9/17/2017
T - 'Two hands, splayed softly on the stones.' - Lullaby Girl - Aly Sidgwick - 9/11/2017
E - Elfriede Markovitz (character) - Eva's Story: A Survivor's Tale by the Step-Sister of Anne Frank - Eva Schloss - 4/12/2018

Boy – Lad
L - Louis Creed (character) - Pet Sematary - Stephen King - 11/12/2017
A - Artur Winzens (character) - The Zookeeper's War - Steven Conte - 8/18/2017
D - Denasia Allen (character) - The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas - 10/18/2017

Girl – Lass
L - Simon Lewis (character) - City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Clare - 11/22/2017
A - 'A putrid rain was falling, turning the whole world gray.' - The Silent Dead - Tetsuya Honda - 9/22/2017
S - Sam Hallowell - Small Great Things - Jodi Picoult - 8/30/2017
S - Seamus Jackson (character) - The Choice - Samantha King - 10/09/2017

Dog – Betty
B - Hector Bowen (character) - The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern - 9/30/2017
E - Evelyn Cobrawick (character) - Because It Is My Blood - Gabrielle Zevin - 6/27/2018
T - 'The moment I reached for my notebook to start working on this book, I was flooded with an emotion that I've tried to keep at bay for some time now.' - Worth Fighting for: Love, Loss, and Moving Forward - Lisa Niemi Swayze - 2/23/2018
T - 'The first wail of the infant was so penetrating that the two couples outside the birthing room of midwife Cora Banks gasped in unison.' - As Time Goes By - Mary Higgins Clark - 4/28/2018
Y - Kevin Yu (character) - The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion - 3/20/2018

Cat – Kitten
K - Kathy Lippman (character) - The Dogs - Robert Calder - 8/24/2018
I - 'I'm in labour.' - The Best We Could Do - Thi Bui - 9/12/2017
T - 'They took me in my nightgown.' - Between Shades of Gray - Ruta Sepetys - 9/27/2017
T - 'Today's errand had become routine for the woman who was currently calling herself Chris Taylor.' - The Chemist - Stephenie Meyer - 10/25/2017
E - Earl Harlan (character) - The Great Alone - Kristin Hannah - 10/13/2018
N - Napoleon Bonaparte (character) - The Afterlife Coach - Susan E. Paul - 9/8/2017

Pants – Slacks
S - Stephanie Plum (character) - Eleven on Top - Janet Evanovich - 11/7/2017
L - Luke Stevens (character) - The Ranger - Ace Atkins - 12/20/2017
A - Annemarie Johansen (character) - Number the Stars - Lois Lowry - 2/16/2018
C - Coco Jackson (character) - The Darkest Secret - Alex Marwood - 10/29/2017
K - Kerry Dowling (character) - I've Got My Eyes on You - Mary Higgins Clark - 7/31/2018
S - 'Seventy-five years' worth of diaries are spread across my bed...' - The Last Queen of India - Michelle Moran - 11/25/2017

Coat – Jacket
J - Jarlath Costello (character) - Find Me - J.S. Monroe - 11/14/2017
A - 'At dusk they pour from the sky.' - All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr - 4/30/2018
C - Cory Weinstein (character) - Wallbanger - Alice Clayton - 12/11/2017
K - Laurie Kenyon (character) - All Around The Town - Mary Higgins Clark - 11/7/2018
E - Ed Nicholls (character) - One Plus One - Jojo Moyes - 12/29/2018
T - 'The young doctor bid his wife good-bye on the Southsea platform, boarding the 4:15 express to London...' - White Fire - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child - 12/11/2017

Grocery Store – Aldi
A - Alex Craft (character) - Grave Memory - Kalayna Price - 12/5/2017
L - Lia Zhang (character) - Frayed - Kara Terzis - 12/6/2017
D - Danielle Campbell (character) - Those Girls - Chevy Stevens - 11/20/2017
I - 'I'm flying down the Hume Highway at 130 kilometres an hour.' - The Happiest Refugee: A Memoir - Anh Do - 9/18/2017

Fuel – Gas
G - Meg Giry (character) - The Phantom Of The Opera - Gaston Leroux - 3/10/2018
A - Allete Auvray (character) - The Viking's Chosen - Quinn Loftis - 4/22/2018
S - Chang Sacha (character) - Cinder - Marissa Meyer - 1/5/2018

Doctor – Dentist
D - "Does this butt cream really work?" - Don't Shoot! I'm just the Avon Lady! - Birdie Jaworski - 4/16/2018
E - James Ellis (character) - Love Anthony - Lisa Genova - 8/18/2018
N - New Chisholm (character) - Rain Music - Di Morrissey - 11/29/2017
T - 'That doesn't sound like a school trivia night...' - Big Little Lies - Liane Moriarty - 2/11/2018
I - 'I will always remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard my father had died.' - The Seven Sisters - Lucinda Riley - 9/13/2017
S - "Strewth," exclaimed Jack Collins, "that dog's a real stinker!" - Red Dog - Louis de Bernières - 12/19/2017
T - Troy Rademaker (character) - Y Is for Yesterday - Sue Grafton - 2/16/2018

Car – Ride
R - Reggie Cannon (character) - Opal's Story: A Novel - Phyllis H. Moore - 2/21/2018
I - Isabel Pullman (character) - Wonder - R.J. Palacio - 12/30/2017
D - Diana Boyd (character) - Faithful - Alice Hoffman - 5/5/2018
E - Emily Nelson (character) - A Simple Favour - Darcey Bell - 4/5/2019

Road – Street
S - Herophile Sybil (character) - Helen of Troy - Margaret George - 2/28/2018
T - Janine Thomson (character) - The Good Samaritan - John Marrs - 3/16/2018
R - Romaine Duchamps (character) - The Betrayal - Kate Furnivall - 3/5/2018
E - Pablo Echeverria (character) - Undercover - Danielle Steel - 5/20/2019
E - Eleanor West (character) - Every Heart a Doorway - Seanan McGuire - 5/30/2019
T - Terrance Randall (character) - The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead - 5/15/2018

Park – Beach
B - 'Ballard and Jenkins rolled up on the house on El Centro shortly after midnight.' - The Late Show - Michael Connelly - 1/12/2018
E - Harold East (character) - Her Mother's Secret - Natasha Lester - 2/25/2019
A - Anya Balanchine (character) - In the Age of Love and Chocolate - Gabrielle Zevin - 7/8/2018
C - Catherine Moreland (character) - The Islands - Di Morrissey - 10/23/2017
H - 'His wife knew first...' - The Danish Girl - David Ebershoff - 3/17/2018

Bag – Tote
T - 'They stopped once for the night, in Albaquerque.' - The Good Daughter - Alexandra Burt - 7/10/2018
O - Les O'Neill (character) - Iron Cradles - Carol Mara - 7/3/2018
T - Tom Corrigan (character) - Yesterday's Sun - Amanda Brooke - 7/17/2018
E - Eva Montgomery (character) - No Turning Back - Susan Lewis - 3/16/2019

Cup – Mug
M - 'My brother is eight years older than I am.' - Bossypants - Tina Fey - 3/30/2018
U - 'Up the stairs they raced....' - Bury Your Dead - Louise Penny - 7/29/2019
G - Gable Arsley (character) - All These Things I've Done - Gabrielle Zevin - 5/22/2018

Mother – Mum
M - Mark Antony (character) - Cleopatra's Daughter - Michelle Moran - 1/13/2018
U - 'Under her gloved palm, the altar rail was smooth...' - A Letter From Italy - Pamela Hart - 9/14/2019
M - 'March unleashed a torrent of rainfall after an abnormally dry winter.' - The Shack - William Paul Young - 1/15/2018

Father – Dad
D - Simon Diggery (character) - Hardcore Twenty-Four - Janet Evanovich - 1/25/2019
A - Andy Taylor (character) - Only Child - Rhiannon Navin - 8/28/2018
D - David Curtis (character) - The Titanic Secret - Jack Steel - 1/29/2019

Stone – Rock
R - Roger Wakefield (character) - Dragonfly In Amber - Diana Gabaldon - 1/31/2018
O - 'One moment - that's all it takes for your entire world to split apart.' - In the Country We Love: My Family Divided - Diane Guerrero - 6/2/2018
C - Callie Croft (character) - The One Who Got Away - Caroline Overington - 8/17/2017
K - Keith Clayton (character) - The Lucky One - Nicholas Sparks - 9/4/2017

Present – Gift
G - Nora Gavin (character) - Lake of Sorrows - Erin Hart - 3/25/2018
I - 'I think some small part of me knew I was living an unsustainable life.' - Left Neglected - Lisa Genova - 11/2/2017
F - Fiona McBride (character) - The Lucky One - Caroline Overington - 10/13/2017
T - The island appeared out of nowhere.' - Sanctuary - Judy Nunn - 11/8/2017

School – Learn
L - 'Luke floats out of his bedroom, late again.' - A Mother's Story - Rosie Batty - 4/2/2018
E - 'Ellie lies on the bed that isn't hers...' - The Foster Child - Jenny Blackhurst - 6/6/2018
A - Anna Hansen (character) - The Winter Garden - Jane Thynne - 6/20/2018
R - Rudolf Hoess (character) - The Tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris - 6/10/2018
N - 'Nobody comes to Minnesota to take their clothes off, at least as far as I know.' - Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper - Diablo Cody - 4/8/2018

Thank you Sharon.

Finished another one:

Stone (Rock) ✔
R - Red Markham Fire and Water by Andrew Grey (6/11/17)
O - One thing was certain, that the WHITE kitten had had nothing to do with it: - it was the black kitten's fault entirely.
Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll (8/24/17)
C - Helen Clarvoe Beast In View by Margaret Millar (6/16/17)
K - Aidan Kincaid Second Chance Summer by Jill Shalvis (7/23/17)

Getting there Rosa!

JoAnne wrote: "Getting there Rosa!"

Still a long way to go, lol. Did great with my missing O's lately, now I have a lot of U's left...

One more done:

Fuel (Petrol) ✔
P - Paul Rogers The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle (8/7/17)
E - Dave Ellerton Death By Ice Cream by Nancy McGovern (7/27/17)
T - "Thanks for that", said Jac, picking herself off the floor of the shiny black London taxi. Death Of A Pig In A Poke by Matthew Hole (5/7/17)
R - Walter Reed Save the Date by Annabeth Albert (5/1/17)
O - Once upon a time, long after the Wizard War, in the Third Age of Faerie, the kingdom of Upper Reaches was separeted from the rest of the world by a glass mountain. Once Upon A Kiss: 17 Romantic Faerie Tales by Alethea Kontis and others (8/27/17)
L - Lance Daltry Dare to Surrender by Carly Phillips (6/1/17)