Fans of Amish Fiction discussion

I wanted a place to put mine so if you are doing an A-Z Book Challenge list it here. You can use the first letter of the alphabet or first letter of the author however you want to do it. Have Fun!

I do not know if I can finish this challenge, but I am going to try!


A-An Amish Christmas-Jan 16
B-The Fiddler by Beverly Lewis- September 3
C-The Christmas Shoppe- Feb 10
D-The Doctor's Blessing- Jan 2
E-English Tea Murder- April 17
F-The Farmer Next Door- May 22
G-Missing: The Secrets of Crittenden County, Book One by Shelley Shepard Gray June 10
H-Hannah's Journey-Jan 16
I--Love Finds You in Liberty Indiana- Jan 18
J-Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy-Aug 26
K-Cabin Feverby Jeff Kinney Aug 20
L-Love Finds You in Sugarcreek, Ohio- May 12
M-Missing Your Smile Jan 30
N-Abby Finds Her Calling by Naomi King- July 14
O- Out of Control-December 30
P-A Place of Peace- Jan 10
Q-The Quakers of New Garden- Sept 24
R-A Reckless Heart- Oct 15
S-Something Old- Jan 26
T-This Fine Life April 26
U-Love Finds You under the Mistletoe July 31
V-Love Finds You in Victory Heights, Washington- September 14
W-When the Smoke Clears-May 19
X-X-Men: The Last Stand: Rogue Finds a Home-October 4
Y-Yellow Crocus- September 8
Z-Zero Visibility- July 29

What a fun idea! Might be a challenge to find a book for Q or X or Z . . . but I'll play along! :)


A ~ An Amish Gathering: Life In Lancaster County ~ 23 February
B ~ Beautiful Chaos ~ 14 February
C ~ Crossed ~ 10 January
D ~ Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society ~ 21 January
E ~ Ella's Wish ~ 6 July
F ~ The First Four Years (Little House, #9) ~ 2 February
G ~ The Giver ~ 8 May
H ~ The Healing ~ 17 January
I ~ If I Stay ~ 9 June
J ~ The Joy Luck Club ~ 28 June
K ~ Katie's Redemption ~ 11 June
L ~ Love Finds You in Liberty Indiana ~ 1 February
M ~ The Mercy ~ 12 March
N ~ The Narrow Path ~ 4 October
O ~ The Other Daughter ~ 27 August
P ~ Pavilion of Women ~ 8 March
Q ~ Quilt of Faith: Stories of Comfort from the Patchwork Life ~ 23 August
R ~ Redeeming Love ~ 17 October
S ~ Snowflake Bride ~ 5 January
T ~ Take Three ~ 6 February
U ~ Unlocked ~ 14 June
V ~ A Very Special Delivery ~ 24 May
W ~ A Wedding Quilt for Ella ~ 27 February
X ~ Xanadu ~ 18 November
Y ~ Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World ~ 8 August
Z ~ Zero Visibility ~6 October

For Q have you read Quaker Christmas? I think would be harder than the 50 states.

Quaker Summer would be good for Q too.

Okay, I'll give it a try too! It will be curious to see how this works out, I've never really tracked my reading this way!!

A ~ Almost Forever by Deborah Raney - 5/25/12
B ~ Beyond Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury - 2/25/12
C ~ Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright ~ 1/1/12
D ~ Forever After by Deborah Raney - 5/31/12
E ~ Every Now and Then by Karen Kingsbury - 3/2/12
F ~ The Choice by Suzanne Woods Fisher - 4/1/12
G ~ Wildflowers from Winter: A Novel by Katie Ganshert - 7/3/12
H ~ Hannah's Journey by Anna Schmidt - 1/22/12
I ~ Into the Free: A Novel by Julie Cantrell - 4/12/12
J ~ The Journey Home by Michael Baron - 1/29/12
K ~ The Keeper: A Novel by Suzanne Woods Fisher ~ 1/9/12
L ~ Patchwork Dreams by Laura V. Hilton - 5/10/12
M ~ Murder on the Rocks by Karen MacInerney - 4/29/12
N ~ The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks - 6/11/12
O ~ One Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury - 2/20/12
P ~ Paradise Valley by Dale W. Cramer - 2/17/12
Q ~ The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini - 9/4/12
R ~ It's No Secret: Revealing Divine Truths Every Woman Should Know by Rachel Olsen - 5/2/12
S ~ The Struggle by Wanda E. Brunstetter - 5/2/12
T ~ A Tailor-Made Bride by Karen Witemeyer - 4/24/12
U ~
V ~ Falling to Pieces: A Quilt Shop Murder by Vannetta Chapman - 9/10/12
W ~ Waiting for Morning by Karen Kingsbury - 3/18/12
X ~
Y ~
Z ~

Quakers of New Garden by Claire Sanders is available over on Net Galley to cover Q for us!

How do you get the book linked and in place? Mine always goes to the bottom?

Lorie wrote: "How do you get the book linked and in place? Mine always goes to the bottom?"

Yes, they do go to the bottom but you just highlight them, hit Ctrl and X to cut and then Ctrl and V to paste them where you want it.

Diane I do not know if I can get them all either, but I thought I'd try lol

You guys are so smart with the Qs! :) Now, to find an X and a Z . . . anyone got any bright ideas about THOSE? *grin*

sorry cant help you with them yet. we need abook starting with zoe.

It's fudging a *tiny* but there is The Call of Zulina by Kay Marshall Strom. I mean the most important word in the title starts with a Z. Close enough?

Authors names qualify for the letter too! But we are going to have to so some research for sure!

Diane U wrote: "Authors names qualify for the letter too! But we are going to have to so some research for sure!"

Guess that's what makes it a challenge. I'm sure going to have to do some research for x and z!

I don't know if I'll be able to read the books alphabetically in order! But it'll be fun to keep track of the books I read and see if I do manage to read books from each letter of the alphabet.

So far in 2012 I have:

A - An Accidental Woman by Barbara Delinsky
B - Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
C - Chasing Mona Lisa: A Novel by Tricia Goyer
D - Double Love by Francine Pascal
E - Evelina by Fanny Burney
F - The Fiddler by Beverly Lewis
G - Get a Life by Laura Peyton Roberts
H - The Heart's Frontier by Lori Copeland
I -
J -
K - Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise by Ann M. Martin
L - A Life of Joy by Amy Clipston
M - The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson
N - Need You Now by Beth Wiseman
O -
P - A Pacifist's War by Frances Partridge
Q - Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
R - The Revelation by Beverly Lewis
S - Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr
T - To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer
U - An Unlikely Suitor by Nancy Moser
V - Veil of Pearls by M.L. Tyndall
W - The Wings of Morning by Murray Pura
X -
Y -
Z-

Oh and thanks Diane for the tip in getting the links where I want.

No problem Lorie! :)

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C ~ Christmas in Sugarcreek - Shelley Shepherd Gray
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K ~ The Keeper - Suzanne Woods Fisher
L ~
M ~ The Mercy - Beverly Lewis
N ~
O ~
P ~ Promised to Another - Laura V. Hilton
Q ~
R ~
S ~ Smitten - Hunter/Hunt/Billerbeck/Coble
T ~
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W ~
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Z ~

how is everyone doing with the A-Z challenge? I've had fun figuring out books for some of the harder letters . . . and I've got books figured out for all but 2 of the letters . . . somehow those must have slipped under the radar when I did my initial 'scouting' :)

Here's my list.


A~~ An Amish Family Reunion -- Mary Ellis (03/14/12)
B~~ The Bridesmaid -- Beverly Lewis (09/30/12)
C~~ Christmas in Sugarcreek -- Shelley Shepard Gray (05/04/12)
D~~ Patchwork Dreams -- Laura V. Hilton (05/19/12)
E~~ Evergreen A Christmas Tale -- Richard Taylor (11/13/12)
F~~ An Amish Family Reunion -- Mary Ellis (03/14/12)
G~~ The G iving Quilt -- Jennifer Chiaverini (11/03/12)
H~~ The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club -- Wanda Brunstetter (04/03/12)
I~~ Love Finds You in Liberty, Indiana -- Melanie Dobson (01/14/12)
J~~ Hannah's Journey -- Anna Schmidt (01/07/12)
K~~ Katie's Redemption -- Patricia Davids (06/04/12)
L~~ The Lucky One -- Nicholas Sparks (07/24/12)
M~~ Missing -- Shelley Shepard Gray (05/12/12)
N~~ Something New -- Dianne Christner (01/20/12)
O~~ Something Old -- Dianne Christner (01/16/12)
P~~ A Plain and Fancy Christmas -- Cynthia Keller (01/04/12)
Q~~ The Quakers of New Garden -- Claire Sanders (07/02/12)
R~~ Katie's Redemption -- Patricia Davids (06/04/12)
S~~ The Survivor -- Shelley Shepard Gray (05/03/12)
T~~ Treasuring Emma -- Kathleen Fuller (07/10/12)
U~~ An Uncommon Grace -- Serena B. Miller (07/07/12)
V~~ Beyond Hope's Valley -- Tricia Goyer (04/21/12)
W~~ The Wounded Heart -- Adina Senft (02/25/12)
X~~ A is for Ketchup -- Xavier Finkley (07/10/12)
Y~~ Love Finds You in Sugarcreek, Ohio -- Serena Miller (04/28/12)
Z~~ Beyond the Storm -- Catherine Zane (11/11/12)

Kate wrote: "how is everyone doing with the A-Z challenge? I've had fun figuring out books for some of the harder letters . . . and I've got books figured out for all but 2 of the letters . . . somehow those mu..."

I've been keeping up with this and I have 7 more letters to go but the book that I am currently reading will cross off one more. I have Q, U, V, X, Y and Z left. I'm not a big fan of books about Quakers because I think that they are so odd compared to the Amish but I may try one more just to cross it off.

If you don't want to do anything 'Quakery' for Q, I'm sure you could find an Amish read about a quilt! :)

I've been wanting to read the Elm Creek Quilt series and the first book is called The Quilter's Apprentice. That will work, thanks for the suggestion!

Yellow Crocus was a kindle freebie awhile back and is the one I am planning to read for the Y!

Lorie wrote: "Yellow Crocus was a kindle freebie awhile back and is the one I am planning to read for the Y!"

Thanks for the suggestion! It is no longer free but it was only $3.99 so I grabbed it!

Diane U wrote: "Lorie wrote: "Yellow Crocus was a kindle freebie awhile back and is the one I am planning to read for the Y!"

Thanks for the suggestion! It is no longer free but it was only $3.99 so I grabbed it!"

I think it was also on Netgalley too.

The one I am planning to read for U is Love Finds You under the Mistletoe. This book was marked down on Kindle recently and I grabbed it. I know I'm stretching it a bit and leaving out the Love Finds You part and just going with the Under the Mistletoe part. Do you all think that is cheating?

I just checked and it is still $1.49.

No it's not cheating, it is called being "creative!"

I used the author's first initial to use up some letters so that'll work too!

A-Z Amish Fiction Reading Challenge for 2012

A ~ Abigail's New Hope by Mary Ellis - 6/2/12
B ~ The Bridesmaid by Beverly Lewis - 9/2/12
C ~ The Choice by Suzanne Woods Fisher - 2/18/12
D ~
E ~
F ~ The Fiddler by Beverly Lewis - 8/14/12
G ~ A Gift of Grace by Amy Clipston - 8/18/12
H ~ Her Restless Heart by Barbara Cameron - 5/29/12
I ~
J ~ The Judgment by Beverly Lewis - 11/9/12
K ~ The Keeper: A Novel by Suzanne Woods Fisher - 2/24/12
L ~ A Lancaster County Christmas by Suzanne Woods Fisher - 6/30/12
M ~ The Midwife's Legacy by Jane Kirkpatrick - 6/15/12
N ~ The Narrow Path by Gail Sattler - 4/17/12
O ~
P ~ The Preacher's Bride by Jody Hedlund - 3/11/12
Q ~
R ~ Reckless Heart by Amy Clipston - 5/7/12
S ~ The Search by Suzanne Woods Fisher - 4/11/12
T ~ Treasuring Emma by Kathleen Fuller - 10/17/12
U ~
V ~
W ~ The Wounded Heart: An Amish Quilt Novel by Adina Senft - 2/12/12
X ~
Y ~
Z ~

Diane U wrote: "I've been wanting to read the Elm Creek Quilt series and the first book is called The Quilter's Apprentice. That will work, thanks for the suggestion!"

I loved the Elm Creek Quilt series!

What's everyone doing for X and Z? I'm stumped.

I am planning on reading Beyond the Storm by Carolyn Zane for Z. It was a book from Net Galley. I'm clueless about X.

Barbara Ann wrote: "What's everyone doing for X and Z? I'm stumped."

I found a little gem called The Xibalba Murders that sounded interesting. That's my 'X'. As for 'Z', I'm using Zion: Seeking the City of Enoch.

Here's another option for "Z":

Zero Visibility by Sharon Dunn

My hubby is acutally reading it now because it has a snowmobile in it! LOL!

Any more "X" options? I'm going to search to see what I can find and will post it here!

I'm reading Zero Visibility too. Thanks to NetGalley :) Great for Z

Are everyone's lists up-to-date? It'll be interesting to see who completes it as we are getting closer to the end of the year!

I updated mine. I got 5 letters left. Here is how I plan to finish mine.
O- Out of Control
Q- The Quakers of New Garden
R- A Reckless Heart
V- Love Finds You in Victory Heights, Washington
X- Have not figured out anything for that one yet.....

I have U, X, Y and Z left. I am currently reading Falling to Pieces: A Quilt Shop Murder by Vannetta Chapman which I will be using for V.

Diane I finished Yellow Crocus and loved it. The book was hard to put down! It is about slavery time so it is depressing at times, but I was upset at myself for not reading it sooner! I know you said you bought it.

Lorie wrote: "Diane I finished Yellow Crocus and loved it. The book was hard to put down! It is about slavery time so it is depressing at times, but I was upset at myself for not reading it sooner! I know you..."

Thanks for your feedback on that book. Now I will definately read it for Y!

Found this list on Goodreads to help people doing A-Z Book Challenges to help with the X. Hope it helps some of you!

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/69...

This list may help with XYZ.

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/17...

Finally here's another one for Good Books that start with XYZ
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/21...

Thanks for sharing the lists . . . I've reconsidered my X & Z and switched to things that are actually available to me via the public library (rather than interlibrary loan). I'd love to have the list completed by 31 October, so November and December can be entirely dedicated to Christmas reads! :)
Now, off to update my list upthread!

What did you end up picking for x and Z?

So excited to get this done. I only have O and X left. For X, I am reading an X-man chapter book with my second grader. All the other books have been things I would have read anyways. Will probably do this challenge again next year.

I can't believe I've been reading and not trying to finish this challenge -- I'm still at the same point I was in July when I updated my list! I'd best get busy...

Here's what I plan to read yet...

... Evergreen A Christmas Tale (Richard Taylor)
... The Giving Quilt (Jennifer Chiaverini)
... Paradise Valley (Dale Cramer)
... Seek Me with All Your Heart (Beth Wiseman)
... Beyond the Storm (Carolyn Zane)

Barbara Ann wrote: "I can't believe I've been reading and not trying to finish this challenge -- I'm still at the same point I was in July when I updated my list! I'd best get busy...

Here's what I plan to read yet....."

Well I've finished 3 of the 5, so only 2 more to go to finish this challenge!