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Since we all seemed to enjoy this challenge in 2021, I've decided to repeat it in 2022.

The Alphabet Challenge

Simply read a book starting with one letter of the alphabet - A - Z.
You have from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022 to complete this challenge.
Come play in the stacks with me by signing up below.
Please mark your books as Currently reading, Finished or TBR.
Ready? Set? READ!

The Alphabet Challenge

A. - Alone by Lisa Gardner - Finished

B. - Be the Message Devotional: A Thirty-Day Adventure in Changing the World Around You by Kerry Shook, Chris Shook - Finished

C. - Collecting Courage by Various - Finished

D. - Dust to Dust by Tami Hoag - Finished

E. - Eyes of Elisha by Brandilyn Collins - Finished

F. - Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz - Finished

G. - Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar - Finished

H. - House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III - Finished

I. - Intimacies - Katie Kitamura - Finished

J. - Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb - Finished

K. - Kind of Cruel by Sophie Hannah - Finished

L. - Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson - Finished

M. - Meditations By The Sea by Marion Vuilleumier - Finished

N. - No-No Boy by John Okada - Finished

O. - Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper - Finished

P. - Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper Case Closed
by Patricia Cornwell - Finished

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R. - Rendezvous with the Enemy by Nikki Rose - Finished

S. - Sophie Scholl and the White Rose by Annette Dumbach, Jud Newborn - Finished

T. - Tell My Sons by Mark Weber - Finished

U. - Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
by Jon Krakauer - Finished

V. - Voor Elise: Memories of the 'lo by Denise Keustermans & Henry J Sienkiewicz - Finished

W. - Women Fart Too by Susan Marie Faber - Finished

X. - Xingu by Edith Wharton - Finished

Y. - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks - Finished

Z. - Zoo by James Patterson - Finished

Oh, i like this one. But pretty sure I can’t do this AND the other one!

I had hoped we would do this again and have picked books that will meet both the THE challenge and the Alphabet challenge.

A, The Ax by Donald E. Westlake DONE
B. The Backbone of the World by Frank Clifford DONE
C. The Color Code by Taylor Hartman PhD DONE
D. The Dreaming by Barbara Wood DONE
E. The Escape by David Baldacci DONE
F. The Forgotten by Elie Wiesel DONE
G. The Girl Who Was Saturday Night by Heather O'Neill DONE
H. The Holdouts by Clements DONE
I. The Innocent by David Baldacci DONE
J. The Jailing of Cecilia Capture by Janet Campbell Hale DONE
K. The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler Olsen DONE
L. The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder DONE
M. The Murder Book by Jonathan Kellerman DONE
N. The Never Open Desert Diner by James Anderson DONE
O. The Oregon Trail by Rinker Buck DONE
P. The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay DONE
Q. The Quick by Lauren Owen DONE
R. The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe DONE
S. The Summons by John Grisham DONE
T. The Toughest Indian in the World by Sherman Alexie DONE
U. The Ungodly by Richard Rhodes DONE
V. The Vision of Emma Blau by Ursula Hegi DONE
W. The White Bone by Barbara Gowdy DONE
X. X by Sue Grafton DONE
Y. The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls by Anton Disclafani DONE
Z. Zoo by Michael Ledwidge DONE

That is 24 THE books and all letters of the alphabet. All are TBR, I'll start reading Jan 1st.

Oh, awesome!

Ok, I'm doing this one! I'm going to also choose books beginning with "The" and followed by the correct letter of the alphabet.

The Alphabet Challenge

A. The Art of Happiness, by Dalai Lama - Completed

B. The Bright Forever, by Lee Martin - Completed

C. The Chocolate Cake Sutra, by Geri Larkin - Completed

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E. The Empath Experience, by Sydney Campos - Completed

F. The Fifth Elephant, by Terry Pratchett - Completed

G. The Grief Forest, by Laraine Herring - Completed

H. The Hole, by Hye-young Pyun - Completed, The Hilarious World of Depression, by John Moe - Completed

I. The Importance of Being Seven, by Alexander McCall Smith - Completed

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K. The Kissing Bug, by Daisy Hernandez - Completed

L. The Last Juror, by John Grisham - Completed

M. The Magic Daughter - Completed

N. The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith - Completed

O. The Outsider, by Stephen King - Complete

P. The Princess Saves Herself in this One, Amanda Lovelace - Complete

Q. The QAnon Deception, by James A. Beverley - Completed

R. The Rite, by Matt Baglio - Completed

S. The Soul of an Octopus, by Sy Montgomery - Completed

T. The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas, by Anand Giridharadas - Completed

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W. The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One, by Amanda Lovelace - Completed

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10/24/2022--I am stopping at this point. Just have too many other things to do and no time to read specific books.

I'm in! But I'll have to use the Scandinavian alphabet, which means three extra letters (Æ, Ø, Å) :)

We don't have to read them in alphabetical order, do we?

A. Agnes natt og dag https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

B. The Book Smugglers https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

C. Cloud Cuckoo Land https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

D. Den lille bistroen i Bretagne https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

E. Exit https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

F. The Flatshare https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

G. Gamle menn i syningom https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

H. How to break up with your phone https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

I. Inne i speilsalen https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

J. The Jane Austen Society https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

K. Klassikeren https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

L. Likbilen https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

M. Meininga med livet https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

N. Nesten sanne historier om Rune Lisbeth Berg https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

O. Our Tragic Universe https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

P. På høye hæler over Grønland https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Q. A Quiet Life In The Country https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

R. Rotten To The Core https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

S. Stå imot https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

T. Tante Paulas kattekafé https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

U. Under the whispering door https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

V. Veneziansk spaserstokk med elefanthode https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

W. Where d'you go, Bernadette https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

X. Xantippes forsvarstale https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Y. You Me Everything https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Z. Zombieutbruddet https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Æ. Æ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Ø. Ø https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Å. Å Josephine https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Done! :D

Elin wrote: "I'm in! But I'll have to use the Scandinavian alphabet, which means three extra letters (Æ, Ø, Å) :)

We don't have to read them in alphabetical order, do we?"

No, you don't have to read them in alphabetical order.
Welcome and Happy Reading!

This looks like fun. Not sure if I can succeed at this and all badges of the YLTO annual challenge, but worth a try!

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Yesss!!! I will edit and add to this post once I finish. :)



A - Arms Race by Nic Lowe (F)

B – Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhurray by Anita Heiss (F)

C – Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au (F)

D – The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijenveld (F)

E – Elena Knows by Claudia Pineiro (F)

F – For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway (F)

G – The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnussen (F)

H – Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (F)

I – Inward by Yung Pueblo (F)

J – Jonathan Living Seagull by Richard Bath (F)

K – The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy(F)

L – Lead me Home by Amy K Sorrells (F)

M – My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk (F)

N – Names of the Sea:Strangers in Iceland by Sarah Moss (F)

O – Our Lady of Alice Bhatti by Mohammed Hanif (F)

P – Piano Lessons by Anna Goldsworthy (F)

Q – The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz (F)

R – Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld (F)

S – Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo (F)

T – They Called us Enemy by George Takei (F)

U – Under a Monsoon Cloud by HRF Keating (F)

V – Violeta by Isabelle Allende (F)

W – Waiting for Snow in Havana by Carlos Eire (F)

X – X: A Fabulous Child’s Story by Lois Gould (F)

Y – The Yield by Tara June Winch (F)

Z – Zikora by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (F)

Welcome to all who have joined.
May 2022 be the best book year ever.
Happy Reading!

Just a note - You can count e-books, and library books (as long as the library book has been on your wishlist for at least a year.)
Since our goal is to get 'em read and get 'em moving then I think that moving them off our wish list or our kindle should count, as well.
And, of course, audio books have always been allowed on my challenges ... I'm pretty lax about rules. lol

Alphabet Challenge 2022 - Let's go!

A. The Art of Flaneuring: How to Wander with Intention and Discover a Better Life by Erika Owen (F)

B. The Blueprint: How the New England Patriots Beat the System to Create the Last Great NFL Superpower by Christopher Price (F)

C. Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about College by Loren Pope (F)

D. Dwelling in the Text: Houses in American Fiction by Marilyn R. Chandler (F)

E. Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues by Donald J. Sobol (F)

F. Forbidden Prescription by Stephanie Brother (F)

G. Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War by Judith Miller (F)

H. How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them by Barbara F. Walter (F)

I. I Could Pee On This: And Other Poems By Cats by Francesco Marciuliano (F)

J. The Joke by Milan Kundera (F)

K.Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker by Stanley Crouch (F)

L. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondō (F)

M. Modern Baptists by James Wilcox (F)

N. Northwest Coast Indian Designs by Madeleine Orban-Szontagh (F)

O. On Critical Race Theory: Why It Matters & Why You Should Care by Victor Ray (F)

P. Proud Boys and the White Ethnostate: How the Alt-Right Is Warping the American Imagination by Alexandra Minna Stern (F)

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S. Southwestern Indian Designs by Madeleine Orban-Szontagh (F)

T. 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (F)

U. An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison (F)

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W. A World Transformed: Firsthand Accounts of California Before the Gold Rush edited by Joshua Paddison (F)

X. Something Crosses My Mind by Wang Xiaoni, trans. Eleanor Goodman (F) - taking liberty using first letter in an author's name

Y. The Young and the Digital: What the Migration to Social Network Sites, Games, and Anytime, Anywhere Media Means for Our Future by S. Craig Watkins (F)

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Edwina - you are on fire with all the challenges!! I am going to attempt this one (and make it a little harder on myself that all the books have to be BC'd, so I can't count the audio books I sneak in :-)

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A. The Awful Mess by Sandra Hutchison 3/17/2022
B-Both Sides Now by Shawn and Dawn Inmon 2/3/2022
C- Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict 1/15/2022
D-The Dogs of Christmas by W. Bruce Cameron 1/10/2022
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F-Firekeeper's Daughter by M. Boulley 5/10/2022
G-The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah 3/2/2022
H-Hidden Roots by Joseph Bruchac 2/8/2022
I-Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson 2/10/2022
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K-The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis 1/17/2022
L-Landline by Rainbow Rowell 1/20/22
M-The Missing Sister by Elle Marr 2/21/2022
N-Never Buried by Edie Claire 2/8/2022
O-The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 2/24/2022
P-The Passion of Patrick Neill by Virginia Kantra 8/29/2022
Q-Queen of Babble Gets Hitched by Meg Cabot 11/17/2022
R-Roommaid by Sariah Wilson
S. A Sense of Danger by Jennifer Estep
T-The Trouble with Valentine's Day by Rachel Gibson 2/14/2022
U-Undaunted Optimist by Chris Rodell 2/21/2022
V.-The Venus School by Golden Angel 1/9/22
W.-The Women With Silver Wings by Katherine Sharp Landdeck 4/18/2022
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22/26

Let's see if I can do this on top of your other 2 challenges. LOL!

A. Anthem by Ayn Rand
B. Babyhood by Paul Reiser
C. Catfish and Mandala by Andrew X. Pham
D. The Dragon and the George by Gordon R. Dickson
E. The Elegant Gathering of White Snows by Kris Radish
F. Florida by Lauren Groff
G. The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustain
H. The Hunt for Atlantis by Andy McDermott
I. Indignation by Philip Roth
J. The Joys of Love by Madeleine L'Engle
K. The Known World by Edward P. Jones
L. The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson
M. The Master by Louise Cooper
N. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
O. The Outcast by Louise Cooper
P. Priceless by Robert Wittman
Q. The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory
R. The Reader by Bernhard Schink
S. The Shark Club by Ann Kidd Taylor
T. The Tin Drum by Günter Grass
U. The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
V. Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian
W. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
X. X by Sue Grafton
Y. You Don't Know Me by Ray Charles Jr.
Z. Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler

Tried this last year, but, "If at first you don't succeed..."
Here goes!

A - The Art of Meditation by Matthieu Ricard
B - Breakfast with Buddha by Roland Merullo
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D - Dinner with Buddha by Roland Merullo
E- Esther the Wonder Pig by Steve Jenkins
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G - Girlhood by Melissa Febos
H - How to Meditate Like a Buddhist by Cynthia Kane
I - Infinite Jest By David Foster Wallace (almost finished!)
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M - The Myth of Sanity: Divided Consciousness and the Promise of Awareness by Martha Stout
N - Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder (currently reading)
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P - Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
Q - Queen of the Tiles - Hanna Alkaf
R - Rinpoche's Remarkable Ten-Week Weight Loss Clinic by Roland Merullo
S - Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby
T - Toothpaste for Dinner by Drew
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W - When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice by Terry Tempest Williams
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Edwina wrote: "Welcome to all who have joined.
May 2022 be the best book year ever.
Happy Reading!"

May 2022? Isn't that just a month, Edwina? ;)

HaHa!

I’ll join you, too. A couple I already started at the end of last year, but hadn’t counted them before,

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I will join!

I always enjoy challenges but haven't joined here on goodreads in this group for a while.

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A. Ambushed! The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield--Gail Jarrow

B. Becoming Duchess Goldblatt--Anonymous--finished

C. Cod--Mark Kurlansky

D. Dishing the Dirt--MC Beaton--finished

E. Every Heart a Doorway--Seanan McGuire--finished

F. A Fool and His Honey--Charlaine Harris--finished

G. George--Alex Gino--finished

H. Howliday Inn--James Howe

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J. Junie B. Jones is a Graduation Girl--Barbara Park

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L. The Littles to the Rescue--John Peterson

M. Murakami T: The T-Shirts I Love--Haruki Murakami--finished

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O. Outside Beauty--Cynthia Kadohata--finished

P. Pine Mountain Americans--Ruff Haydn

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S. Stealing Buddha's Dinner--Bich Minh Nguyen--finished

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W. When My Name Was Keoko--Linda Sue Park--finished

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6 months in - How is everyone doing?

16/29, so I guess I'm right on schedule :D

Edwina wrote: "6 months in - How is everyone doing?"
15 of 26 for me

29/29 - I`m done! :D
X and Z were the most difficult ones to find. It was fun though!

Please vote on what you would enjoy doing next year.
Link below.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I did it! Although there’s a few where it’s in the title, not the first word :)

Accidental Feminists
Breakfast with Tiffany
China Room
Deadlocked
Educated
Forget Me Not
Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
H (The Herd)
It Ends With Us
J (When I’m Feeling Jealous)
Know my Name
Love and Devotion
Magpie Murders
No one is Talking About This
O (Any Ordinary Day)
Past Mortem
Queenie
Rogue Protocol
Small is Beautiful
Travelling with Pets
Ubik
V (My Year of Living Vulnerably)
Wishful Drinking
X (Exit Strategy)
You Need to Know
Zombie Swap

Congrats to Lisa and anyone else who is finished. Me? I've failed to meet my reading goals yet again this year. As full-time care giver for my 94 year old mother (for the past 7 years), it becomes increasingly difficult for me to keep up with my reading. I'm glad I found time to read what I did. Thanks, Edwina. I think I'll sit out the challenges during the coming year. Happy Holidays all :-)

I failed to get my Q book dug out of the stacks and read in time so ... I'll put it on the 2023 list.
I hope that everyone had fun and got some books read that have been lingering on Mt. Toobie just a little too long.

The 2023 Challenge has been posted and this thread is now closed.
Thanks, again, to all who joined me in 2022.