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Jennifer's plan:
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This is combining the summer challenge with the alphabet challenge
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A - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
B - The Blackberry Bush
C - Crash into Me
D - The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
E - Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich
F - Fixing Delilah
G - Ghost Town
H - Hold Me Closer, Necromancer
J - Jealousy
K - Keeping the Moon
L - Life Without Friends
M - Major Crush
N - Natural Born Charmer
O - Once in a Full Moon
R - Ruined
S - The Sky Is Everywhere
T - That Summer
U - Unnatural
W - What Happened to Goodbye
Y - Girl v. Boy by Yvonne Collins
Z - Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

* List Completed On 10/11/2011*
My plan is
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I will do like Deborah and combine it with the summer challenge.
A: All You Desire by Kirsten Miller
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C: Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer
D: Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr
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F: Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
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I: The Tygrine Cat: On the Run by Iserles Inbali
J: After Obsession by Carrie Jones
K: The Summoning by Kelly Armstrong
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M:Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
N:Everfound by Neal Shusterman
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R: Radiant Shadows: Melissa Marr
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W: Goliath by Scott Westerfield
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Y: Monstrumologist: Rick Yancy
Z: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After by Steve Hockensmith
YAY! This is a great challenge!
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Across the Universe
B - Beauty Queens
C - Clockwork Prince
D - Divergent
E - Elsewhere
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Looking for Alaska
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The Throne of Fire
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D - Divergent
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B- The Body Finder- Kimberly Derting
C- Clockwork Prince- Cassandra Clare
D- Divergent- Veronica Roth
E- Evernight- Claudia Gray
F- Falling Under- Gwen Hayes
G- The Gathering- Kelley Armstrong
H- Here Lies Bridget- Paige Harbison
I- Inside Out Maria V Snyder
J- Fate- Jennifer Lyn Barns
K- Hunger- Jackie Kessler
L- Linger- Maggie Stiefvater
M- Matched- Ally Condie
N- Vamps- Nancy A Collins
O- Birthmarked- Caragh O'Brien
P- Die For me- Amy Plumb
Q- My Sister Jodie- Jaqueline Wilsone
R- Raising Demons- Rachel Hawkins
S- Shug- Jenny Han
T- Never Bite a Boy On the First Date- Tamara Summers
U- Uglies- Scott Westerfeld
V- Valiant- Holly Black
W- Wither- Lauren Destefano
X- Ex mas- Kate Brian
Y- You Wish- Mandy Hubbard
Z- Revalations- Melissa de la Cruz
Ok, that's the plan. I might change a few books in the mean time but for now, that's what's going to happen.

B- Barnholdt, Lauren - One Night that Changes Everything - Read 6/19/11
C- Clare, Cassandra - City of Bones - Read 6/28/11
D- Draper, Sharon M. - Out of My Mind - Read 6/24/11
E- Scott, Elizabeth - Between Here and Forever - Read 6/30/11
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G- Grant, Michael - Gone (Gone #1) -
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J- Jones, Carrie - Need (Need #1) - Read 6/15/11
K- Kagawa, Julie - The Iron King - Read 6/23/11
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M- McCafferty, Megan - Bumped
N- Nujood, Ali - I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced - Read 6/5/11
O- Oliver, Lauren - Before I Fall -
P- Plum, Amy - Die for Me - Read 6/22/11
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R- Roth, Veronica - Divergent - Read 6/30/11
S- Snyder, Maria V. - Inside Out - Rread 6/19/11
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B-Crescendo
C-Catching Fire
D-The Dark Divine
E-Eldest
F-Fang
G-The Silver Blade
H-The Hunger Games
I-The Iron King
J-Jane Eyre
K-The Iron Daughter
L-The Lost Saint
M-Mockingjay
N-Nightshade
O-Outside Wonderland
P-Max
Q-The Iron Queen
R-Pegasus
S-School's Out - Forever
T-Torment
U-The Unremembered
V-My Soul to Lose
W-Paranormalcy
X-Entwined
Y-The Replacement
Z-Zombies vs. Unicorns

Oh and by the way, June 1 - December 31 is actually 7 months. Just wanted to let you know. :)
A- Enclave by Ann Aguirre
B-Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
C-Nocturne by Christine Johnson
D-Room by Emma Donoghue
E-Entangled by Cat Clarke
F-Where She Went by Gayle Forman
G-Gone by Michael Grant
H-Willow by Julia Hoban
I-Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma
J-The Beginning of After by Jennifer Castle
K-Dark Reflections by Kai Meyer
L-The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
M-Mockingbird by Catherine Erskine
N-Nightlight by the Harvard Lampoon
O-Pita-Ten by Yukari Ochiti
P-The Pledge by Kimberly Derting
Q-Let Me In by John Lindqvist
R-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
S-The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
T-The Time-Travelling Fashionista by Bianca Turetsky
U-Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
V-Divergent by Veronica Roth
W-Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
X-Exposed by Kimberly Marcus
Y-You Are Not Here by Samantha Schutz
Z-Zombies vs. Unicorns by Holly Black

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Have derailed a bit from the initial plan but am moving :)
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A- Across the Universe
B- Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
C- Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
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G- Where She Went by Gayle Forman
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L- Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
M- Gone by Michael Grant
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Q- Queen of the Dead
R- Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
S- Ship Breaker
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I. Inside Out
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OOps;)

Feel free to combine them


A- Wicked Plants by Amy Stewart 6/11
B- Psyche in a Dress by Francesca Lia Block 8/11
C- Lies That Chelsea Handler Told me by Chelsea Handler 6/11
D- Wither by Lauren DeStefano 6/11
E- Emperor Mage by Tamora Pierce 6/11
F- Forgive my Fins by Tera Lynn Childs 7/11
G- Eona by Alison Goodman 6/11
H- Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson 6/11
I- The Iron King by Julie Kagawa 8/11
J- Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 9/11
K- Side Effects by Amy Goldman Koss 7/11
L- Lies by Michael Grant 6/11
M- Plauge by Michael Grant 7/11
N- Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard 9/11
O- Birth Marked by Caragh M. O'Brien 8/23/11
P- Wolf Speaker by Tamora Pierce 6/11
Q- Remembering Raquel by Vivian Vande Velde 6/11
R- The Realms of the Gods by Tamora Pierce 6/11
S- Squire by Tamora Pierce 6/11
T- Lady Knight by Tamora Pierce 6/11
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W- Wicked Bugs by Amy Stewart 6/11
X-Claim to Fame by Margaret Peterson Haddix 6/11
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Finished on 9/30!
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A is for: Amy Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
B is for: Bumped by Megan McCafferty
4 (3.7, rounded) Stars
Read: 06.11
C is for: Clockwork Prince* by Cassandra Clare
D is for: Dark Water by Laura McNeal
E is for: Eilis O'neal, who wrote The False Princess
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G is for: Mira Grant, who wrote Deadline Newsflesh 2*
H is for: Hourglass by Myra Mcentire
I is for: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
J is for: John Marsden, who wrote The Dead of Night Tomorrow 2
K is for: Sang Kromah, who wrote Concealed Concealed 1*
L is for: Liar by Justine Larbalestier
M is for: Maggie Stiefvater, who wrote Linger Wolves of Mercy Falls 2
N is for: Never Have I Ever* by Sara Shepard
O is for: Lauren Oliver, who wrote Delirium
P is for: The Power of Six Lorien Legacies 2* by Pittacus Lore
Q is for: Queen of the Dead The Ghost and the Goth 2* by Stacey Kade
R is for: Richelle Mead, who wrote Bloodlines
S is for: Maria V. Snyder, who wrote Magic Study
T is for: Trisha Telep, who is the main author named in the anthology Corsets and Clockwork
U is for: Uglies by Scott Westerfield
V is for: Veronica Roth, who wrote Divergent
W is for: Wendelin Van Draaen, who wrote Flipped
X is for: Vixen by Jillian Larkin
Y is for: Brenna Yovanoss, who wrote The Replacement
Z is for: Markus Zusak, who wrote The Book Thief
* - position on list dependent on release, as we all know those dates aren't always fixed. Though, I'm fairly certain some on my list are pretty much set, based on proximity of the date, but still, precautionary measure.
ha! apparently I'm reading a lot of second books to various series over the next several months.



























A good choice for Y could be You"
I was thinking that (after scouring books for proper use of "Y" for like, two hours). It sounded interesting. I downloaded a sample via my iPod to test it out, but couldn't get into the style of it.

mine, too! (literally the last book I found in my search suitable for "y") I read a little. not even the full sample. so far so good though.

Here's my plan. I'll start fresh June, 1st so I don't cheat:
A -- Aimee Carter - The Goddess Test
B -- Blood and Destiny - Kaye Chambers
C -- Cat's Claw - Amber Benson
D -- Death's Daughter - Amber Benson
E -- Elizabeth Eulberg - Prom and Prejudice
F -- Forgive My Fins - Tera Lynn Childs
G -- Gail Carriger - Changeless
H -- Hex Hall - Rachel Hawkins
I -- Inside Out - Maria V. Snyder
J -- Jeri Smith-Ready - Wicked Game
K -- Kiss of Fire - Deborah Cooke
L -- Lesley Livingston - Darklight
M -- Mira Grant - Feed
N -- Nevermore - Kelly Creagh
O -- Outside In - Maria V. Snyder
P -- Poison Study - Maria V. Snyder
Q -- Devyn Quinn - Sins of the Flesh
R -- Rules of Attraction - Simone Elkeles
S -- Sara Shepard - The Lying Game
T -- The Iron King - Julie Kagawa
U -- Unholy Ghosts - Stacia Kane
V -- Lynn Viehl - If Angels Burn
W -- Wondrous Strange - Lesley Livingston
X -- Greg Cox - Underworld
Y -- You Against Me - Jenny Downham
Z -- Gabrielle Zevin - Elsewhere


























Wish me luck!! And good luck to all of you as well! ;]

It was fairly easy for me. I added all the ones I'm doing for the Summer YA Challenge and then went through all of the books I have on my Kobo. =)


Rory's plan:
A - The Arm of the Starfish by Madeleine L'Engle
B - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephanie Meyer - completed June 4, 2011
C - Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright - completed June 1, 2011
D - Daughter of Xanadu by Dori Jones Yang
E - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card - completed June 17, 2011
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G - Ghost In The Machine by Patrick Carman
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I - I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
J - Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
K - Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
L - The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
M - Matched by Ally Condie
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S - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
T - Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
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W - A War of Gifts by Orson Scott Card
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Currently, this would be my plan so far:
A- Matched by Ally Condie
B- Beastly by Alex Flinn
C- Entangled by Cat Clarke
D- Divergent by Veronica Roth
E- Eden by Keary Taylor
F- Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
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H- The Host by Stephenie Meyer
I- I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
J- Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
K- XVI by Julia Karr
L- Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist
M- Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
N- Night Road by Kristin Hannah
O- The False Princess by Eilis O'Neal
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T- Kindred by Tammar Stein
U- Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
V- Vixen by Jillian Larkin
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Y- You Don't Know Me by David Klass
Z- Zombies vs. Unicorns by Holly Black and others..
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A - Angel Burn, L.A. Weatherly
B - Bumped, Megan McCafferty
C - Cellar, A.J. Witten
D - Die for Me, Amy Plum
E - Eon Dragoneye Reborn, Alison Goodman
F - Forget You, Jennifer Echols
G - Great and Terrible Beauty (A), Libba Bray
H - Hereafter, Tara Hudson
I - If I Stay, Gayle Foreman
J - Just Listen, Sarah Dessen
K - Knife of Never Letting Go (The), Patrick Ness
L - Legacy, Cayla Kluver
M - Magic Bites, Ilona Andrews
N - Nevermore, Kelly Creagh
O - Opal Deception (The), Eoin Colfer
P - Perfect Chemistry, Simone Elkeles
Q - Queen of Attolia, Megan Whalen Turner
R - Rampant, Diana Peterfreund
S - Starcrossed, Josephine Angelini
T - Thirteen Reasons Why, Jay Asher
U - Uglies, Scott Westerfield
V - Vampire Academy, Richelle Mead
W - Wake, Lisa McMann
X - Hex Hall, Rachel Hawkins
Y - You don't have to say you love me, Sarra Manning
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A - Ann Aguirre, Enclave
B - Holly Black, Tithe
C - Meg Cabot, Abandon
D - Kimberly Derting, Body Finder (The)
E - Simone Elkeles, Leaving Paradise
F - Catherine Fisher, Sapphique
G - John Green, Looking for Alaska
H - Deborah Harkness, Discovery of Witches (A)
I - Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go
J - Sophie Jordan, Firelight
K - Sherrilyn Kenyon, Infinity
L - Stiegg Larsson, Girl with a Dragon Tattoo (The)
M - Courtney Allison Moulton, Angelfire
N - Alyson Noel, Evermore
O - Lauren Oliver, Before I Fall
P - Aprilynn Pike, Wings
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R - Carrie Ryan, Forest of Hands and Teeth (The)
S - Jerry Spinelli, Stargirl
T - Megan Whalen Turner, King of Attolia
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V - Jessica Verday, Hollow (The)
W - Yvonne Woon, Dead Beautiful
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Y - Brenna Yovanoff, Replacement (The)
Z - Markus Zusak, The Book Thief (The)

A- Angels on Sunset Boulevard by Melissa de la Cruz
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I am glad to see this post. Theonly way I can even get close to completeing this challenge in 6 months it to combine it with the quartly summer challenge,lol

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I still have a few to figure out but this is my start.

Insert S inside the arrow tags like so, but take out the *:
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A – Sense and Sensibility :Jane Austen
B – Beautiful Creatures :Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
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I – I am Number Four – Pittacus Lore
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R – Rebel Angels (Gemma Doyle 2) – Libba Bray
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X – XVI – Julia Karr
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New to me authors A-Z
A- Night of the Living Trekkies by Kevin David Anderson and Sam Stall
B-Jane Slayre by Charlotte Bronte & Sherri Browning Erwin
C-The Fear Principle by B. A. Chepatis
D- The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow
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F- A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned by Michael J. Fox
G- The Magicians by Lev Grossman
H- A Business of Ferrets by Beth Hilgartner
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K- Dog Days: Dispatches from Bedlam Farm by Jon Katz
L- Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
M- Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
N- A Wreath for Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson, ill by Philippe Lardy
O- Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
P- Rampant by Diana Peterfreund
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S- Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
T- Keiko Tobe With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child vol. 1
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W- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Tales by Joss Whedon and others
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Y- Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World by Yang Erche Namu and Christine Mathieu
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Books mentioned in this topic
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Hello Mum (other topics)
Delirium (other topics)
A Cool Head (other topics)
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A-Z Reading Challenge
Rules
Duration: June 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011.
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 7 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: A - The Adoration of Jenna Fox, B - Going Bovine (Libba Bray).
Happy reading!