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Suzanne's 2025 List Challenge
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Badge 2 - List Books Alphabetically by Title✔️1. A - Armageddon: A Novel of Berlin by Leon Uris
✔️2. B - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
✔️3. C - Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
✔️4. D - Doing Life with Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out by Jim Burns
✔️5. E - Enchanted Islands by Allison Amend
✔️6. F - The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson
✔️7. G - Gaining Ground: A Story Of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, And Saving The Family Farm by Forrest Pritchard
✔️8. H - The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America’s Most Famous Residence by Robert Klara
✔️9. I - The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild
✔️10. J- Jubilee by Margaret Walker
✔️11. K - Kinfolk by Sean Dietrich
✔️12. L - The Likeness by Tana French
✔️13. M - Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love by Xinran
✔️14. N - Night in Shanghai by Nicole Mones
✔️15. O - Oranges & Sunshine by Margaret Humphreys
✔️16. P - Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck
✔️17. Q - A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella
✔️18. R - The Return by Hisham Matar
19. S- So, Anyway... by John Cleese
20. T - Tornado Siren by Patrick Gabridge
21. U - The Undertaking by Audrey Magee
22. V - The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen
23. W - What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
24. Y - The Yield by Tara June Winch
25. Z - Zero Days by Ruth Ware
Badge 3 - Male AuthorsList Three - Male Authors - first or last name counts. Read books alphabetically by Male Authors.
1. A - ALAN LeMay - The Searchers
2. B - Anthony BOURDAIN - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
3. C - Arthur C. CLARKE - 2001: A Space Odyssey
4. D - Brian DOYLE - Mink River
5. E - ELTON John - Me
6. F - FRANCIS Spufford - Golden Hill
7. G - Amitav GHOSH - The Hungry Tide
8. H - Kevin HAZZARD - A Thousand Naked Strangers: a Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back
9. I - IAN Fleming - Casino Royale
10. J - JOHN Steinbeck - East of Eden
11. K - KEN Follett - A Column of Fire
12. L - LAURENCE Stern - A Sentimental Journey
13. M - Greg MATTHEWS - Heart of the Country
14. N - David NIVEN- The Moon's a Balloon
15. O - Michael ONDAAJTE - Warlight
16. P - PHILLIP Schott - The Willow Wren
17. Q - QUENTIN Bates - Frozen Assets
18. R - ROBERT Massie - Peter the Great: His Life and World
19. S - Nicholas SPARKS - Three Weeks with My Brother
20. T - TOM Wolfe - The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
21. U - Zac UNGER - Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye: A Family Field Trip to the Arctic's Edge in Search of Adventure, Truth, and Mini-Marshmallows
22. V - Jeff VANDERMEER - Annihilation
23. W - WILLIAM Kent Krueger - This Tender Land
24. Y - YAA Gyasi - Homegoing
25. Z - Stevie van ZANDT - Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir
Badge 4 - Female AuthorsFemale authors - first or last name counts. Read book alphabetically by Female authors.
1. A - AMANDA Schweblin - Fever Dream
2. B - Chloe BENJAMIN - The Immortalists
3. C - CELESTE Ng - Little Fires Everywhere
4. D - DIANE Setterfield - Once Upon a River
5. E - Nomi EVE - Henna House
6. F - Holly Conklin FITZGERALD - Ruthless River: Love and Survival by Raft on the Amazon's Relentless Madre de Dios
7. G - Christine GILBERT - Mother Tongue: My Family's Globe-Trotting Quest to Dream in Mandarin, Laugh in Arabic, and Sing in Spanish
8. H - Natalie HARNETT - The Hollow Ground
9. I - Laila IBRAHIM - Paper Wife
10. J - JAMI Attenberg - Saint Mazie
11. K - KATE Morton - The Lake House
12. L - LYNSEY Addario - It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War
13. M - MONICA Wood - The One-in-a-Million Boy
14. N - N.K. (NORA Keita) Jemisin - The Stone Sky
15. O - OCTAVIA Butler - Parable of the Sower
16. P -PHILIPPA Gregory - The Other Queen
17. Q - Kate QUINN - The Alice Network
18. R - RENE Denfield - The Child Finder
19. S - SARA Alexei - Greek Village Cooking: The Short and Happy Tale of Pippo Alampo
20. T - TANA French - Broken Harbor
21. U - Sigrid UNDSET - Kristin Lavransdatter
22. V - Virginia Nicholson - Millions Like Us: Women's Lives in War and Peace 1939-1949
23. W - Lisa WINDGATE - Before We Were Yours
24. Y - Michelle YOUNG-Stone - Lost in the Beehive
25. Z - Gabrielle ZEVIN - Elsewhere
Badge 5 - Specified Object on Cover1. A - Airplane - Drowning by T.J. Newman
2. B - Butterfly - The Butterfly Mosque: A Young American Woman's Journey to Love and Islam by Willow G. Wilson
3. C - Chair - Toujours Provence by Peter Mayle
4. D - Dishes - Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
5. E - Elephant - The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony
6. F - Fruit - Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
7. G - Gate - The Moon Gate by Amanda Geard
8. H - Horse - The Sport of Kings by C.E. Morgan
9. I - Insect - Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons by Kris Newby
10. J - Jewel/Jewelry - A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
11. K - Key - The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
12. L - Lighthouse - The Lighthouse Sisters by Gill Thompson
13. M - Mansion - I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
14. N - Night Sky - The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar
15. O - Orange Fruit or 75% Orange Cover - The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley
16. P - Picture within a picture - Dream of the Walled City by Lisa Huang Fleischman
17. Q - Quilt - Sarah's Quilt by Nancy E. Turner
18. R - Rose - Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover
19. S - Sky (50% of cover) - How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
20. T - Tea Cup - Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits by Reese Witherspoon
21.U - Umbrella - The Woman in the White Kimono by Ana Johns
22. V - Vase with flowers - Unearthed: Love, Acceptance, and Other Lessons from an Abandoned Garden by Alexandra Risen
23. W - Water - The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
24. Y - Yacht or 75% Yellow cover - Phase Six by Jim Shepard
25. Z - Zeppelin - Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon
Badge 6 - Specified Location1. A - Alaska - Ordinary Wolves by Seth Kantner
2. B - British Columbia - The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
3. C - Congo - Congo by Michael Crichton
4. D - Detroit - The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard by Peter Benjaminson
5. E - Egypt - I, the Sun by Janet E. Morris
6. F - France - The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray
7. G - Georgia US - Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan Henry
8. H - Hawaii - The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar
9. I - Iceland - Far North by Michael Ridpath
10. J - Jamaica - Augustown by Kei Miller
11. K - Kenya - Exploring Kenya: A Cheeky Safari Memoir by Rada Jones
12. L - London - The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
13. M - Moscow - Married in Moscow: A Red-Hot Memoir in Cold War Times by Joann and Jim Mead
14. N - Nevada - Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America by Bill O'Reilly
15. O - Oslo - The Oslo Affair by C.W. Browning
16. P - Pakistan - Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
17. Q - Queensland, Australia - The Lost Man by Jane Harper
18. R - Rome - My Father's Daughter: From Rome to Sicily by Gilda Morina Syverson
19. S - Spain - The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
20. T - Tuscany - A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
21. U - Ukraine - The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
22. V - Venice - The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier
23. W - Wisconsin - Heaven's Keep by William Kent Krueger
24. Y - Yellowstone - The 1959 Yellowstone Earthquake by Larry E. Morris
25. Z - Zurich - The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
Badge 7 - Specific Word in Title1. A - Away - Running Away to Home: Our Family's Journey to Croatia in Search of Who We Are, Where We Came From, and What Really Matters by Jennifer Wilson
2. B - Black - The Black Swan of Paris by Karen Robards
3. C - Crow - One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow by Olivia Hawker
4. D - Dark - The Splendor Before the Dark by Margaret George
5. E - Evening - The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
6. F - Fortune - Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts
7. G - Girl - A Girl Called Samson by Amy Harmon
8. H - Hand - Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins Valdiz
9. I - Island - The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
10. J - June - To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care by Cris Beam
11. K - Kind - A Different Kind of Gone by Catherine Ryan Hyde
12. L - Lord - The Pagan Lord by Bernard Corwell
13. M - Murder - The Murder House by James Patterson
14. N - Name - The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
15. O - Opal - Opal by Patricia Wolf
16. P - People - Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family by Condoleeza Rice
17. Q - Quiet - On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass
18. R - Rain - The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng
19. S - Silver - Silver Bells by Luann Rice
20. T - Tree - The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
21. U - Under - Under Currents by Nora Roberts
22. V - Valley -
23. W - West - West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
24. Y - Young - All The Young Men by Ruth Coker Burks
25. Z - Zebra or Zero - The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith
1. Badge 1, Book 12. Theme List, Task W: Women
3. Link – The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith
4. 198 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of Women.
6. The book's main character is a female detective and her client, in this book, is a woman who wishes investigation into the backgrounds of her suitors.
1. Badge 1, Book 2
2. Theme List, Task G: Ghosts
3. Link – Rage and Ruin by Jennifer Armentrout
4. 468 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of Ghosts.
6. The book's main character, Trinity, is able to see ghosts - and two in particular, Peanut and Sam, are integral parts to helping her solve the mystery of The Harbinger in this book.
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1. Badge 1, Book 32. Theme List, Task B: Books about books
3. Link – The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
4. 338 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of Books.
6. The book's main character is the personal librarian to J.P. Morgan, entrusted with acquiring rare and valuable books to add to his collection.
1. Badge 1, Book 42. Theme List, Task F: Fantasy
3. Link – Grace and Glory by Jennifer Armentrout
4. 512 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of Fantasy.
6. The book has a main page genre of Fantasy.
1. Badge 1, Book 52. Theme List, Task H: History
3. Link – Stalin’s Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva by Rosemary Sullivan
4. 741 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of History.
6. The book is a non-fiction account of the life of Stalin's daughter, Svetlana. The backdrop of life under Stalin's leadership in Russia was interesting contrasted with his private life. The lens of viewing all this through his daughter's eyes was especially compelling. Later, she defected to the United States, and the stigma of Stalin followed her.
1. Badge 1, Book 62. Theme List, Task C: Childhood
3. Link – An American Childhood
4. 255 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of Childhood.
6. The book is a memoir of the author's childhood growing up in Pittsburgh, PA
1. Badge 1, Book 72. Theme List, Task M: Mythology
3. Link – The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
4. 319 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of Mythology.
6. The book is based on an old Russian fairy tale and has a main page genre of Mythology.
1. Badge 1, Book 82. Theme List, Task P: Pirates
3. Link – Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
4. 880 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of Pirates.
6. I loved this book! One of the main characters is a Pirate called Kinnitt who's goal is to steal a liveship.
1. Badge 1, Book 92. Theme List, Task L: Love
3. Link – The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman
4. 344 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of Love.
6. This book is a tragic love story of a Jewish couple who were married in Prague at the outbreak of World War II. They were separated and each thought the other dead.
1. Badge 1, Book 102. Theme List, Task T: True Crime
3. Link – I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
4. 352 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of True Crime.
6. The author of this book spent years researching a specific serial rapist/killer. This book was addicting!
1. Badge 1, Book 112. Theme List, Task D: Dogs
3. Link – The Search by Nora Roberts
4. 456 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of Dogs.
6. The main character is a dog trainer and uses her dogs for search and rescue.
1. Badge 1, Book 122. Theme List, Task V: Villainy
3. Link – The Godfather by Mario Puzo
4. 448 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of Villainy.
6. The book is about a mafia family, the Corleones, who achieve power through crime and violence.
1. Badge 1, Book 132. Theme List, Task R: Religion
3. Link – Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor
4. 236 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of Religion.
6. The book is about a man who comes back from the war having lost all faith. Ironically, he starts a new church - The Church Without Christ, but all along he is actually seeking redemption.
1. Badge 1, Book 142. Theme List, Task S: Survival
3. Link – We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
4. 403 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of Survival.
6. The book is about a Polish family that survives the Holocaust.
1. Badge 1, Book 152. Theme List, Task N: Nature
3. Link – The Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel
4. 868 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of Nature.
6. In this continuing prehistoric saga, the protagonists Ayla and Jondalar travel long distances to visit Jondalar's people. They travel across plains, valleys, rivers, and a glacier, with two horses and a wolf.
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1. Badge 2, Book 12. Alphabetical List by Title
3. Link – Armageddon: A Novel of Berlin by Leon Uris
4. 810 pages
5. Read books alphabetically by title.
6. This is the first book in the list. The book starts with the word "Armageddon."
1. Badge 2, Book 22. Alphabetical List by Title
3. Link – Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
4. 176 pages
5. Read books alphabetically by title.
6. This is the "B" book in the list. The book starts with the word "Between."
1. Badge 2, Book 32. Alphabetical List by Title
3. Link – Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
4. 610 pages
5. Read books alphabetically by title.
6. This is the "C" book in the list. The book starts with the word "Children."
1. Badge 2, Book 42. Alphabetical List by Title
3. Link – Doing Life with Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out by Jim Burns
4. 185 pages
5. Read books alphabetically by title.
6. This is the "D" book in the list. The book starts with the word "Doing."
1. Badge 2, Book 52. Alphabetical List by Title
3. Enchanted Islands by Allison Amend
4. 306 pages
5. Read books alphabetically by title.
6. This is the "E" book in the list. The book starts with the word "Enchanted."
1. Badge 2, Book 62. Alphabetical List by Title
3. The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson
4. 322 pages
5. Read books alphabetically by title.
6. This is the "F" book in the list. The book starts with the word "Feather."
1. Badge 2, Book 72. Alphabetical List by Title
3. Gaining Ground: A Story Of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, And Saving The Family Farm by Forrest Pritchard
4. 320 pages
5. Read books alphabetically by title.
6. This is the "G" book in the list. The book starts with the word "Gaining."
1. Badge 2, Book 82. Alphabetical List by Title
3. The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America’s Most Famous Residence by Robert Klara
4. 371 pages
5. Read books alphabetically by title.
6. This is the "H" book in the list. The book starts with the word "Hidden."
1. Badge 2, Book 92. Alphabetical List by Title
3. The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild
4. 499 pages
5. Read books alphabetically by title.
6. This is the "I" book in the list. The book starts with the word "Improbability."
1. Badge 2, Book 102. Alphabetical List by Title
3. Jubilee by Margaret Walker
4. 497 pages
5. Read books alphabetically by title.
6. This is the "J" book in the list. The book starts with the word "Jubilee."
1. Badge 2, Book 112. Alphabetical List by Title
3. Kinfolk by Sean Dietrich
4. 400 pages
5. Read books alphabetically by title.
6. This is the "K" book in the list. The book starts with the word "Kinfolk."
1. Badge 2, Book 122. Alphabetical List by Title
3. The Likeness by Tana French
4. 466 pages
5. Read books alphabetically by title.
6. This is the "L" book in the list. The book starts with the word "Likeness."
1. Badge 2, Book 132. Alphabetical List by Title
3. Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love by Xinran
4. 239 pages
5. Read books alphabetically by title.
6. This is the "M" book in the list. The book starts with the word "Message."
1. Badge 2, Book 142. Alphabetical List by Title
3. Night in Shanghai by Nicole Mones
4. 278 pages
5. Read books alphabetically by title.
6. This is the "N" book in the list. The book starts with the word "Night."
1. Badge 2, Book 152. Alphabetical List by Title
3. Oranges & Sunshine by Margaret Humphries
4. 384 pages
5. Read books alphabetically by title.
6. This is the "O" book in the list. The book starts with the word "Oranges."
1. Badge 2, Book 162. Alphabetical List by Title
3. Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck
4. 316 pages
5. Read books alphabetically by title.
6. This is the "P" book in the list. The book starts with the word "Pavilion."
1. Badge 2, Book 172. Alphabetical List by Title
3.A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella
4. 294 pages
5. Read books alphabetically by title.
6. This is the "Q" book in the list. The book starts with the word "Quiet."
1. Badge 2, Book 182. Alphabetical List by Title
3. The Return
4. 247 pages
5. Read books alphabetically by title.
6. This is the "R" book in the list. The book starts with the word "Return."
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1. B - Books about books
✔️ The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
2. C – Childhood
✔️ An American Childhood by Annie Dillard
3. D – Dogs
✔️ The Search by Nora Roberts
4. F – Fantasy
✔️ Grace and Glory by Jennifer Armentrout
5. G – Ghosts
✔️ Rage and Ruin by Jennifer Armentrout
6. H – History
✔️ Stalin’s Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva by Rosemary Sullivan
7. L – Love
✔️ The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman
8. M – Mythology
✔️ The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
9. N – Nature
✔️ The Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel
10. P – Pirates
✔️ Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
11. R – Religion
✔️ Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor
12. S – Survival
✔️ We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
13. T - True Crime
✔️ I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
14. V – Villainy
✔️ The Godfather by Mario Puzo
15. W – Women
✔️ The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith