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Start Date: 1/3/15
1.Lady Windermere's Fan read & seen
2.The Merchant of Venice read & seen
3.The Age of Innocence read & seen
4.Service of All the Dead read
5.An Ideal Husband read & seen
6.A Midsummer Night's Dream read
7.A Study in Scarlet read
8.The Dead of Jericho read
9.Treasure Island read
10.The Great Gatsby read
11.Jane Eyre read
12.The Princess Bride read
13.The Riddle of the Third Mile read
14.The Sword in the Stone read
15.The Three Musketeers read
16.A Game of Thrones read
17.After the Storm read & seen
18.Stormbreaker read
19.The Wench Is Dead read
20.Breaking Free read

1. A book from C&B Bookshelf: The Princess Bride �
2. A book starting with J: Julius Caesar �
3. Read a book off a friends to-read list. Jenny: The Sword in the Stone �
4. Read a book with a red, white or blue cover: A Cottage by the Sea �
5. A book with 500 pages or more: The Three Musketeers �
6. An author from a country you wish to travel to: The Riddle of the Third Mile �

1. The Snow Queen - Hans Christian Andersen Denmark
2. Queste - Angie Sage England
3. Lirael - Garth Nix Australia
4. Rabbit, Run - John Updike USA
5. It's All in the Head - Majella O'Donnell Ireland
6. The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka Czech Republic (now)
7. Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery Canada
8. The Morning Gift - Eva Ibbotson Austria
9. A Study in Scarlet - Arthur Conan Doyle Scotland
10. Night - Elie Wiesel Transylvania
11. The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas France

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THE LIST
1. A book with more than 500 pages Queste 3/1/15
2. A classic romance Emma 27/2/15
3. A book that became a movie An Ideal Husband 6/4/15
4. A book published this - 2015- year ( I'd do this one mid year!) It's All in the Head 19/2/15
5. A book you can finish in a day The Snow Queen 2/1/15
6. A book with antonyms in the title
7. A book set somewhere you have always wanted to travel Frankenstein 17/10/15
8. A book with a number in the title Nineteen Minutes 10/4/15
9. A book written by someone under 30 years of age The Story of My Life 4/4/15
10. A book with non human characters Doctor Dolittle's Zoo 3/2/15
11. A funny book Truckers
12. A book written by a female On the Edge of Revolution 11/2/15
13. Mystery or thriller Last Seen Wearing 14/1/15
14. A book with a one worded title Lirael 9/2/15
15. A book of short stories The People's Friend Annual 2013 28/2/15
16. A book set in a different country The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn 27/1/15
17. Nonfiction Night 18/6/15
18. A popular author's first book A Study in Scarlet 15/5/15
19. A book from an author you love but haven't read yet Last Argument of Kings 25/1/15
20. A book a friend recommended The Princess Bride 3/7/15
21. Pulitzer Prize winning book The Age of Innocence 29/3/15
22. Based on a true story Island of the Blue Dolphins 19/4/15
23. A book on the bottom of your To-Be-Read list! ( GET DIGGIN!) Artemis Fowl 29/3/15
24. A book your mom loves
25. A book that scares you Lord of the Flies 5/2/15
26. A book that is over 100 years old ( first published at least 100 years ago) Lady Windermere's Fan 2/3/15
27. A book based entirely on its cover (Judge that book!) Indecent Exposure 8/1/15
28. A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't ( if you don't know, try checking out a high schoolers to read list or lists on goodreads!) The Merchant of Venice 28/3/15
29. Memoir Angela's Ashes 26/10/15
30. A book that came out the year you were born The Morning Gift 21/5/15
31. A book with bad reviews Artistic License 17/4/15
32. A trilogy Old Kingdom Trilogy Box Set 27/2/15
33. A book from your childhood Making Waves 23/2/15
34. A book with a love triangle A Midsummer Night's Dream 6/4/15
35. A book set in the future Fahrenheit 451 30/6/15
36. A book set in high school A Great and Terrible Beauty 19/4/15
37. A book with a color in the title Anne of Green Gables 11/4/15
38. A book that made you cry
39. A book with magic Abhorsen 27/2/15
40. A graphic novel
41. A book by an author you've never read before The Chocolate Lovers' Club 26/2/15
42. A book you own but have never read Classic Starts�: Treasure Island 11/2/15
43. A book that takes place in your hometown
44. A book that was originally written in a different language The Metamorphosis
45. A play A Woman of No Importance 21/3/15
46. A banned book Rabbit, Run 16/2/15
47. A book set during Christmas
48. A book written by an author with the same initials
49. A book based on/or turned into a Television show Service of All the Dead 19/3/15
50. A book you started but never finished The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 17/2/15
And lets add a little C&B into it:
51. A book from the C&B shelf you never read Jane Eyre 18/6/15
52. A book from the C&B old challenge list ( can be any challenge, any list, any genre)
53. A book from a Book-Buddy read Room 7/11/15
54. One of the first ten books C&B ever read- Go to the bookshelf and click on the date added tab to switch it to the first added reads!
55. Finish a challenge from 2015 and add as many books that you finished in that one to this list!

1. The Snow Queen 2/1/15
2. Lord of the Flies 5/2/15
3. Rabbit, Run 16/2/15
4. Emma 27/2/15
5. Lady Windermere's Fan 2/3/15
6. The Metamorphosis 13/3/15
7. A Woman of No Importance 21/3/15
8. The Merchant of Venice 28/3/15
9. The Age of Innocence 29/3/15
10.Salome 29/3/15
11.An Ideal Husband 6/4/15
12.A Midsummer Night's Dream 6/4/15
13.Anne of Green Gables 11/4/15
14.Island of the Blue Dolphins 19/4/15
15.A Study in Scarlet 15/5/15
16.The Scarlet Letter 29/5/15
17.If I Were a Man 8/6/15
18.Treasure Island 11/6/15
19.Animal Farm 12/6/15
20.The Great Gatsby 14/6/15
21.Jane Eyre 18/6/15
22.Night 18/6/15
23.1984 25/6/15
24.Fahrenheit 451 30/6/15
25.Julius Caesar 3/7/15
26.The Sword in the Stone 13/7/15
27.The Three Musketeers 17/7/15
28.Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens and Peter and Wendy 17/8/15
29.The Book of Three 26/8/15
30.Winnie-the-Pooh 5/10/15
31.Frankenstein 17/10/15
32.The Swiss Family Robinson 28/10/15
33.The Lottery 28/10/15
34.The House at Pooh Corner 2/11/15
35.Anne of Avonlea 6/11/15
36.Macbeth 9/11/15
37.Pride and Prejudice 12/11/15

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A - Jane Austen - Emma
B - Charlotte Brontë - Jane Eyre
C - Arthur Conan Doyle - A Study in Scarlet
D - Johann David Wyss - The Swiss Family Robinson
E - Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence
F - F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
G - George Orwell - Animal Farm
H - Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Scarlet Letter
I
J - Shirley Jackson - The Lottery
K - Franz Kafka - The Metamorphosis
L - L.M. Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables
M - A.A. Milne - Winnie-the-Pooh
N
O - Scott O'Dell - Island of the Blue Dolphins
P
Q
R - Robert Louis Stevenson - Treasure Island
S - William Shakespeare - The Merchant of Venice
T - T.H. White - The Sword in the Stone
U - John Updike - Rabbit, Run
V
W - Oscar Wilde - Lady Windermere's Fan
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Y
Z

1. Read a book with an orange or yellow cover. As long as it is the majority, you are golden... get it ;). It can be various shades or mixes of shades A Game of Thrones
2. Read a book that starts with A. Assassin's Apprentice
3. Read a book off a friends to read list that may interest you. The Book of Three
4. Read a book written by a male author. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

1. September is 'Library Card Sign-Up' month. Read a book your borrowed from a library. (You can be creative with your 'library'. One Small Suitcase
2. The 20-26 September is National Clean Hands Week. Read a book with a pair of hands on the cover. The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
3. Read a banned book for 'Banned Books week.
4. September 4 is 'National College Colours Day'. Read a book whose predominant cover colour matches your College/University/High School colours. After the Storm
5. Swap Ideas Day is September 10. Read a book recommended to you by a friend. Little Women
6. National Singles Week begins 20 September. Read a stand alone book. Born to Run
7. Read a book starting with the letter S. The Secret of Annexe 3

The Mayhem of Monsters
1. The Ghastly Goblin - A children's bedtime story/book Winnie-the-Pooh
2.The Gruesome Ghost - A folktale / folklore Deirdre of the Sorrows
3. The Gross Ghoul - A Poem He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
4. The Vicious Vampire - A Short Story The Lottery
5. The Wicked Werewolf - A Comic Book Injustice: Gods Among Us
6. The Groaning Gravedigger - Fiction The Wench Is Dead
7. The Warty Witch - Non-Fiction Rebel Ireland: Easter Rising to Civil War
8. The Scary Skeleton - Memoir/ (Auto)Biography Angela's Ashes
9. The Dangerous Demon - Fantasy The Two Princesses Of Bamarre
10. The Moonlit Monster - Horror Frankenstein
11. The Creepie Crawlies - Young Adult The Scorch Trials
12. The Creepy Clown - A Classic The Swiss Family Robinson
13. The Mysterious Mummy - A Re-Read Stormbreaker
Books mentioned in this topic
A Game of Thrones (other topics)Stormbreaker (other topics)
Breaking Free (other topics)
The Wench is Dead (other topics)
After the Storm (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Johann David Wyss (other topics)Shirley Jackson (other topics)
A.A. Milne (other topics)
Edith Wharton (other topics)
F. Scott Fitzgerald (other topics)
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ACraig Anderson - Getting Lucky
BEdgar Rice Burroughs - Tarzan of the Apes
CP.C. Cast - Dragon's Oath
DFranklin W. Dixon - Mystery of the Whale Tattoo
EEdith Wharton - Xingu
FF. Scott Fitzgerald - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
GNeil Gaiman - The Graveyard Book
HErnest Hemingway - The Old Man and the Sea
IEva Ibbotson - The Morning Gift
JP.D. James - The Murder Room
KCharles Kingsley - The Water Babies
LHugh Lofting - Doctor Dolittle's Zoo
MCarole Matthews - The Chocolate Lovers' Club
NGarth Nix - Sabriel
OMajella O'Donnell - It's All in the Head
PP.C. Cast - Lenobia's Vow
Q
RRobert Louis Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
STom Sharpe - Indecent Exposure
TThomas More - Utopia
UJohn Updike - Rabbit, Run
V
WOscar Wilde - Lady Windermere's Fan
X
Y
ZTania Zamorsky - A Little Princess