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Use the name of a book you have read about between January 01, 2011 - December 31, 2011. The title must correspond to a certain letter.

You can use books you read for other challenges. So total books to be read is 26.

Here we go:


A - Avalon High
B - Blood Faerie
C - Catching Fire
D - Demonglass
E - Evermore
F - Flawless
G - A Game of Thrones
H - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
I - Inkheart
J - Jurassic Park
K -
L - Last Sacrifice, Logic of Demons
M - My heart, his soul
N - The Next Door Boys
O - Ordinary Angels
P - Pretty Little Liars
Q -
R -
S - Stray
T - The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
U -
V -
W - Wind and Fire
X -
Y -
Z -

A -American Gods by Neil Gaiman
B -Bones of the Hills by Conn Iggulden
C -Catherine Parr Henry VIII's last love by Susan James
D -Don Quixote by Cervantes
E -Elizabeth and Mary Cousins, Rivals, Queens by Jane Dunn
F -The Follies of the King by Jean Plaidy
G - Gothic Short Stories by various
H - The Hammer of the Scots Jean Plaidy
I - Impossible by Nancy Werlin
J - The Journey by Kathryn Lasky
K - Katherine the Queen by Linda Porter
L - Lords of the Bow by Conn Iggulden
M - Moby Dick by Herman Melville
N - The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym by Edgar Allen Poe
O - The Outcast by Kathryn lasky
P - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Q - The Queen from Provence by Jean Plaidy
R - The Rescue by Kathryn Lasky
S - The short second life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
T - The thing about life is that one day you'll be dead by David Shields
U - Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
V - The Vow on the Heron by Jean Plaidy
W - Wolf of the Plains by Conn Iggulden
X - X-Isle by Steve Augarde
Y - Young Blood by Meg Cabot
Z - Zondaarskind by Marion Pauw

COMPLETE

A -
B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S -
T -
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

Oh cool, I didn't know we were going to do this again :)

A - Armageddon: The Musical by Robert Rankin
B - Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper
C - A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
D - The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
E - End of the World Blues by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
F - Fairy Tales by The Brothers Grimm
G - The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman
H - Harbinger of the Storm by Aliette de Bodard
I - The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
J - James Tiptree, Jr.: The double life of Alice B. Sheldon by Julie Phillips
K - Kell's Legend by Andy Remic
L - Lion's Honey by David Grossman
M - The Mall by S.L. Grey
N - Nekropolis by Tim Waggoner
O - Operation Chaos by Poul Anderson
P - The Postmortal by Drew Magary
Q - Quiet Days in Clichy by Henry Miller or Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson
R - Reamde by Neal Stephenson
S - Snow White and the Seven Samurai by Tom Holt
T - Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlman
U - Un Lun Dun by China Mieville
V - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
W - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
X -
Y - The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Z - Zoo City by Lauren Beukes

'The', 'a' and 'an' are always ignored when alphabetising titles, so The White Queen would fall under W.

Sounds... well, challenging! And fun. OK...

A-
B-
C-
D-
E-
F- Firelight by Sophie Jordan
G-
H-
I-
J-
K-
L-
M-
N-
O-
P-
Q-
R-
S- Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
T-
U- Unwind by Neal Shusterman
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

I'm always in


A - Alice in Wonderland
B - Betrayed (House of Night #2) - PC Cast
C - Chosen (House of Night #3) - PC Cast
D - Discworld #1, The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
E
F
G - Gossip Girl #1
H - Hunted (House of Night #5)
I
J - James Potter #1
K
L - Lost Hero, The (Rick Riordan)
M - Marked (PC and Kristen Cast)
N
O
P - Pillow Talk (Freys North)
Q
R
S - Steeped in Blood
T - The Magicians Nephew
U - Untamed (House of Night #4) - PC Cast
V
W
X
Y
Z

Might as well join this one too.

A - Ashes to Ashes
B - Burn
C - Carved in Bone
D - Djinn Rummy
E - Embassytown
F - Fire Upon The Deep
G - Gridlinked
H - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
I - I Am Number Four
J - Jurassic Park
K -
L - Left Hand of God
M - Mirror of her Dreams
N -
O -
P - Precipice, The - Ben Bova
Q -
R - Rock Rats, The - Ben Bova
S - Stranger in a Strange Land
T - Troy: Fall of Kings
U -
V - Victorious
W - Waterdeep
X -
Y -
Z -

And another one



A -
B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
G -
H - Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I - iDrakula by Bekka Black
J -
K -
L -
M - When he was bad (Miss Congeniality - Magnus Pack) by Shelly Laurenston
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S -
T -
U -
V -
W - The Wolf (Sons of Destiny #2) by Jean Johnson
X -
Y -
Z -

Can't wait to see what this is going to look like in December!


A- American Gods
B- Brightly Woven
C-
D- Dark Descent
E-
F- Firelight
G- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , The Girl Who Played with Fire
H- Happy Ever After
I-
J-
K-
L-
M-
N-
O-
P- The Perfect Neighbour
Q-
R-
S- Switched
T- To Wed a Wicked Earl
U-
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

Hey... Thanks for joining... Make sure you let your other members know that if they sign up on my blog they will be entered in the giveaways as well!

Will do :)

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It's a awesome giveaway :)

A - Among Others
B - Bloodshot
C - City of Bones
D - The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
E - Elfland
F - The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
G - Girl, Interrupted
H - Homeland
I - The Informationist
J - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
K - A Killing Frost
L - The Lollipop Shoes
M - The Mists of Avalon
N - Never Let Me Go
O - The Other Side Of Dawn
P - Port Mortuary
Q - Queen of the Dead
R - The Red Tree
S - The Scarpetta Factor
T - Temple of the Winds
U - Ultraviolet
V - The Virgin Suicides
W - The Wire In The Blood
X - X-isle
Y - You Might Be a Zombie and Other Bad News: Shocking but Utterly True Facts
Z - Zombie

Thanks for joining!


Lauren wrote: "Oh cool, I didn't know we were going to do this again :)

A - Armageddon: The Musical by Robert Rankin
B - Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper
C - Consdier Phlebus by Iain M. Banks
D - Dandy in the Underworl..."

Going to give this a go - cant imagine Z being easy though. Already read others that are duplicate letters so will have to pick wisely in future.

A - The Art of Racing In The Rain - Garth Stein
B - The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver
C - The Canterville Ghost - Oscar Wilde
D - Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
E - The Earth Hums in B Flat - Mari Strachan
F - Flesh and Bone - Jefferson Bass
G - The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls
H - Her Mothers Hope / Her Daughters Dream - F Rivers
I - The Invisible Bridge - Julie Orringer
J - Joy for Beginners - Erica Bauermeister
K - The Kitchen House - Kathleen Grissom
L - The Last Time I Saw You - Elizabeth Berg
M - Murder on Astor Place - Victoria Thompson
N - Never Look Away - Linwood Barclay
O - The Other Daughter - Lisa Gardner
P - People of the Book - Geraldine Brooks
Q - Queen of Palmyra - Minrose Gwin
R - Room - Emma Donoghue
S - Still Alice - Lisa Genova
T - Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher
U - Unbroken - Lauren Hillenbrand
V - Velveteen Rabbit - Margery Williams
W - When We Were Strangers - Pamela Schoenewaldt
X - The Xibalba Murders - Lyn Hamilton
Y - A Year on Ladybug Farm / At Home on Ladybug Farm / Love Letters from Ladybug Farm - Donna Ball
Z - Zen and the Art of Faking It - Jordan Sonnenblink

C-Cat-O'nine Tails
D-Diamond of Drury Lane
K-King Lear
L-The Lighthouse
M-Mistborn: The Final Empire
S-The Spirit Thief

A- Across the Universe - Beth Revis
B- Blue Bloods - Melissa de la Cruz
C- Changeling - Nancy Jane Moore
D- Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover - Ally Carter
E- Eggs to Lay Chickens to hatch - Chris van Wyk
F- Fallen - Lauren Kate
G- Graceling - Kristin Cashore
H- The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
I- I am Number Four - Pittacus Lore
J- Jane - April Lindner
K- King Dork
L- Love Rosie - Cecelia Ahern
M- Magic Study - Maria Snyder
N- Nightshade - Andrea Cremer
O- Only the Good Spy Young - Ally Carter
P- Poison Study - Maria Snyder
Q- Queen of the Dead - Stacey Kade
R- The Replacement - Brenna Yovanoff
S- Sleepless - Cyn Balog
T- Torment - Lauren Kate
U- Under the Dome - Stephen King
V- Visions of Heat - Nalini Singh
W- Wake - Lisa McMann
X- XVI
Y- You Against Me
Z- Zelah Green

COMPLETE

A - The Atrocity Archives
B - Bears, Recycling and Confusing Time Paradoxes
C - The Catcher in the Rye
D -
E - E=mc2
F - Freedom's Landing
G - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
H - Hit or Myth
I -
J -
K -
L - The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul
M - Myth-ion Improbable
N - Nothing But Blue Skies
O -
P -
Q -
R - Royal Assassin
S - Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary
T -
U -
V - Valhalla
W - The Windup Girl
X -
Y -
Z -

A - American Gods
B - Brisingr
C - The Clan of the Cave Bear
D - A Darkness Forged in Fire
E - Eagle in the Sky
F -
G - A Game of Thrones
H - The Hero of Ages
I - Interview With the Vampire
J -
K -
L - The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
M - The Mammoth Hunters
N - New Spring
O -
P - The Plains of Passage
Q - Qur'an
R - Revolting Rhymes
S - Sense and Sensibility
T - Three Cups of Tea
U -
V - The Valley of Horses
W - The Well of Ascension
X - Xenogenesis #1 Dawn
Y -
Z -

A
B
C-Cat-O'nine Tails
D-Diamond of Drury Lane
E
F- Forsaken
G
H
I
J
K-King Lear
L-The Lighthouse
M-Mistborn: The Final Empire
N- The Native Commissioner
O
P
Q
R
S-The Spirit Thief
T- Theodore Boone
U
V
W- When Lightning Strikes
X
Y
Z

Anyone know any good books staring with X? It is the only letter I still have to do.

I'm going to read X-isle by Steve Augarde. Sounds like it could be good. =\

Doesn't sound half bad. Too bad I can't seem to fit it in in any other challenges. But I will keep it in mind and might read it too. Would be a shame to not finish this challenge because I missed one book that I didn't read because I couldn't fit it in anywhere else. Thanks for the suggestion!

P.s. The last time I read a book (Soulless) you suggested I became hooked. So I do trust your judgment.

Last year I asked Lu if we could also read a book from a series starting with 'X', since it was such a tough letter. She said yes. My plan was to re-read Dawn by Octavia E. Butler, as it's the first book in her Xenogenesis series (now known as Lilith's Brood. It's a good book.

Oooh I didn't know we could do that. Awesome :) thanks.

And Dawn is a good read Barbara :)

A
B
C-Cat-O'nine Tails
D-Diamond of Drury Lane
E
F- Forsaken
G
H- Hex hall
I
J
K-King Lear
L-The Lighthouse
M-Mistborn: The Final Empire
N- The Native Commissioner
O
P
Q
R
S-The Spirit Thief
T- Theodore Boone
U
V
W- When Lightning Strikes
X
Y
Z

Thanks for the suggestion! Dawn might be an idea. I would like a book starting with x though and not a series. It somehow feels like cheating, but maybe that's just me :/

Well, you can think of it as Xenogenesis 1 if it makes you feel better :)

Yeah, I read an x-book and that means that this challenge is also complete!

Challenge completed finally. This was the first challenge I've taken part in and it took me a whole lot longer than I thought it would.

They always take longer than you think.
Congrats on finishing the challenge!

Congratz Debi!

Tks

I'll make threads for the 2012 A-Z challenges soon :)

Aargh, I missed finishing by 1 book! Stupid "V".

Yea missing by one book really sucks :(

A-The Ambassador's Mission
B-Bloodlines
C-Clockwork Prince
D-Destined
E-Exile
F-Frostbite
G-The Green Mile
H-Hades
I-Inheritance
J-Jane Eyre
K-
L-The Lovely Bones
M-Matched
N-The Neverending Story
O-
P-Passion
Q-
R-Raised by Wolves
S-Starcrossed
T-Trial by Fire
U-
V-Vampire Academy
W-Water for Elephants
X-
Y-
Z-

Come on Claudia you still have a day. get reading it is what I have done and I finished a challenge I really wanted to finish.