Young Adult Book Reading Challenges discussion

Welcome to our 13th Annual A-Z Reading Challenge!

Rules

Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

You can read in any order you wish.

Although we are a YA Book Club, for this challenge, if you wish, you can read adult books as well, as long as at least 50% of the books read are young adult.

You have 12 months to read 26 books.

Either the first word in the title of the books or the author’s name (first or last) should correspond with a letter in the alphabet.

You should omit “a” and “the” in the titles.

Letters Q, X and Z can be positioned anywhere in the titles or author names.

Everything should be done on this thread - your questions, your plans, your progress.

Examples: C - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, D - Daughter of Smoke and Bone.

Happy reading!

14/26

✔ A: Am I Normal Yet? 2/1 (4 stars)
✔ B: Bloodmarked 5/1 (4 stars)
✔ C: Crave 28/9 (4 stars)
✔ D: Defend the Dawn 13/7 (2 stars)
✔ E: Engineering Fate 28/2 (5 stars)
F: Forget Tomorrow
G: Ghosted
H: Hunt the Night
✔ I: If I Die 14/4 (4 stars)
J: Jinxed
K: Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas
✔ L: Loved 22/9 (4 stars)
✔ M: Milo and Marcos at the End of the World 11/1 (5 stars)
N: Neverworld Wake
O: Only Love Can Break Your Heart
✔ P: Pippi Longstocking 12/10 (3 stars)
Q: Shieldmaiden Squadron
R: Remember Yesterday
✔ S: Spirit Bound 22/10 (5 stars)
✔ T: This Woven Kingdom 10/10 (3 stars)
✔ U: Underworld 15/7 (4 stars)
V: Our Violent Ends
W: When I see Blue
X: The Demon's Lexicon
✔ Y: The Young Elites 7/6 (3 stars)
✔ Z: Balthazar 19/2 (4 stars)

Finished:
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26/26

A: Girl Forgotten by April Henry
B: Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton
C: Pride: An Inspirational History of the LGBTQ+ Movement by Stella Caldwell
D: Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapted for Young Readers: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
E: Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown
F: Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
G: The Girl in the White Van by April Henry
H: Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute Talia Hibbert
I: In Every Generation by Kendare Blake
J: The Jigsaw Jungle by Kristin Levine
K: The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
L: Clues to the Universe by Christina Li
M: The Civil War of Amos Abernathy by Michael Leali
N: Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards
O: Dear Medusa by Olivia A. Cole
P: Baby & Solo by Lisabeth Posthuma
Q: The Davenports by Krystal Marquis
R: Pony by R.J. Palacio
S: Slay by Brittney Morris
T: All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
U: Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
V: The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman
W: Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker
X: The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander
Y: The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Eugene Yelchin
Z: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

Finished


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A: The ArsonistThe Arsonist by Stephanie Oakes
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10/26

A: All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
✔B: Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater 01/02
✔C: Crown of Bones by A. K. Wilder 01/25
D: A Duet for Home by Karina Yan Glaser
E: Escape by K. R. Alexander
✔F: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson 02/02
✔G: Good Dogs on a Bad Day by Rachel Wenitsky 05/17
✔H: Hush-A-Bye by Jody Lee Mott 06/27
I: Into the Mist by P. C. Cast
J:
K: The Kindred by Alechia Dow
✔L: Lion Down by Stuart Gibbs 06/29
M: Medusa by Jessie Burton
N: Nightbirds by Kate J. Armstrong
O: Odder by Katherine Applegate
P: The Princess Will Save You by Sarah Henning
Q: Queen Among the Dead by Lesley Livingston
✔R: Rare Birds by Jeff Miller 04/02
✔S: The Sea Is Salt and So Am I by Cassandra Hartt 02/26
✔T: Treasure Tracks by S. A. Rodriguez 05/08
U: Under the Heavens by Ruth Fox
V: The Valkyrie's Daughter by Tiana Warner
✔W: When I Fell From the Sky by Juliane Koepcke 01/18
X:
Y: Youngbloods by Scott Westerfeld
Z: Zodiac by Romina Russell

Read:


Currently Reading:


To Read:

A: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
B:
Claribel A. Ortiz Frizzy
D:Darcie Little Badger A Snake Falls to Earth
E:
F:Free Lunch
Grohl, David - The Story Teller The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
H:The Honeys
I:The Ice Cream Machine
Jeanette McCurdy I'm Glad My Mom is Dead
King, A.S. - Attack of the Black Rectangles
Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree
M Squished: A Graphic Novel:
N:
O:One for All
P:
Quietly HostileQuietly Hostile: Essays
R:
S:The School for Good and Evil
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: a novel
U:
V:
W: Winter Turning
X:
Y:
Z:

Progress: 16 / 26
A A Court of Thorns and Roses
B Beautiful Disaster
C
D Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff
E
F The Final Gambit
G The Gender Secret
H
I I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
J
K Kingdom of Ash
L
M Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights
N Namesake
O One of Us Is Lying
P
Q
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S The Secret of Haven Point
T The Thief Lord
U The Unhoneymooners
V Vow of Thieves
W The Witch of Blackbird Pond
X
Y The Yellow Paint
Z

Any Non YA's I will try to replace with a YA by end of year.

✔ A: Asking for a Friend (Not YA)
✔ B: Booked on a Feeling (Not YA)
✔ C: Coraline (YA)
✔ D: Drunk on Love (Not YA)
✔ E: Eight Perfect Hours (Not YA)
✔ F: Fangirl (YA)
✔ G: Go the Distance (YA)
✔ H: Hotel Magnifique (YA)
✔ I: Illusionary (YA)
J:
K:
✔ L: Love on the Brain (Not YA)
✔ M: Magic Study (YA)
✔ N: Now and Forever (Not YA)
✔ O: One True Loves (Not YA)
✔ P: Poison Study (YA)
✔ Q: The Queen's Gambit (Not YA)
✔ R: Railed by the Easter Bunny (Not YA)
✔ S: Stalking Jack the Ripper (YA)
✔ T: This Wicked Fate (YA)
✔ U: Unbirthday (YA)
✔ V: Verity (Not YA)
✔ W: Wetlands (Not YA)
X:
✔ Y: You've Reached Sam (YA)
Z:

13/26

A: A Beginning at the End (Adult)
B: Bästa friends forever (Children's)
C: Comedy Queen (YA)
D: The Dangerous Art of Blending In (YA)
E: Every Star That Falls (YA)
F:
G: The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t with Her Mind (Adult)
H: Honestly Ben (YA)
I: Imogen, Obviously (YA)
J:
K:
L: The Library of Unrequited Love (Adult)
M:
N: The Night Raven (Crossover)
O: Openly Straight (YA)
P:
Q:
R:
S: Suicide Notes (YA)
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W: What If It's Us (YA)
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26/26

A: All These Bodies (YA)
B: The Black Witch (YA)
C: The Corpse Queen (YA)
D:Damsel
E: Egyptian Mythology: A Traveller's Guide from Aswan to Alexandria
F: Dark Memory Feehan, Christine
G: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires Grady Hendrix
H: Harvest Moon (YA)
I: The Iron Flower (YA)
J: Hidden Pictures Jason Rekulak
K: A Botanist's Guide to Flowers and Fatality Khavari, Kate (YA)
L: The Last Tale of the Flower Bride (MIXED)
M: The Medici Manuscript (YA)
N: Nettle & Bone (YA)
O: Once Upon a Broken Heart (YA)
P: Pink Moon (YA)
Q: The Huntress Quinn, Kate
R: Recovery Road
S: A Sorrow Fierce and Falling (YA)
T: These Violent Delights (YA)
U: Undine
V: Vanishing Girls
W:Wandfasted (YA)
X: The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates Xenophon
Y: The Silver Mist Yasmine Galenorn
Z: King of Flesh and Bone Zander, Liv