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Since there is an A-Z Author Challenge, I thought I would start an A-Z Title Challenge as well. You can begin at any time and finish one year from when you begin your challenge.

Here's how it works:

A-Z TITLE CHALLENGE

*Fill in each letter of the alphabet with a title of a book that you've read that begins with that letter (i.e. American Psycho for the letter A).

*Articles ( a, an, the ) don't count in alphabetizing, so skip to the first letter of the next word (i.e. A Thousand Splendid Suns would count for the letter T, The Great Gatsby would count for the letter G, and so on).

*Titles that start with or are entirely comprised of numbers, will be alphabetized by how they would be spelled when written out in English (i.e. 1984 would count for the letter N for Nineteen Eighty-Four).

*The letter X space will be special. The title will only have to include the letter X to count (i.e. Don Quixote). This isn't necessarily as easy as it sounds.


Well, there it is...hope everyone has fun! :-)

**Just edit your original list post as you make progress.**

Charity's 2008 A-Z TITLE Challenge

A:Atonement by Ian McEwan
-- The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
-- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
-- The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama
-- Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
B:Ballad of the Whiskey Robber by Julian Rubinstein
-- The Beach House by Jane Green
-- The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
-- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
-- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
-- The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster
-- Bleachers by John Grisham
C:Call Waiting by Michelle Cunnah
-- Confessions of a Serial Dater by Michelle Cunnah
-- Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
-- The Cider House Rules by John Irving
-- A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
-- Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
D:Dracula by Bram Stoker
-- Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
E:East of Eden by John Steinbeck
F:Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
G:The Godfather by Mario Puzo
H:The Hunt by Jennifer Sturman
-- Heidi by Johanna Spyri
-- The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
-- House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
I:Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
-- Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
-- Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
-- In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd
J:The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
K:The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
-- Kissing Snowflakes by Abby Sher
L:Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
M:Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
-- My Ántonia by Willa Cather
-- The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson
-- My Movie Business: A Memoir by John Irving
N:Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
-- No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
-- Naptime is the New Happy Hour by Stefanie Wilder-Taylor
-- The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
-- Now All We Need is a Title: Famous Book Titles and How They Got That Way by André Bernard
O:The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
-- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
-- Old School by Tobias Wolff
-- Obedience by Will Lavender
P:Persuasion by Jane Austen
-- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
-- The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby
Q:
R:The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis
-- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
S:Submarine by Joe Dunthorne
-- Summerland by Michael Chabon
-- Sula by Toni Morrison
-- Secret Santa by Sabrina James
-- Santa, Baby by Jennifer Crusie, et al.
T:The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
-- Ten Days in the Hills by Jane Smiley
-- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
-- 32AA by Michelle Cunnah
-- The Tell-Tale Heart & Other Writings by Edgar Allan Poe
U:Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
V:
W:Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
X:
Y:
Z:

Charity, loving this challenge! I have been looking for a new one for this year as I did the 50 Book Challenge last year. Great fun!

Meghan's A-Z Challenge 2008--COMPLETED
(This is going from February 2008 to February 2009)

A: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
B: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
C: Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card
D: The Debutante Divorcee by Plum Sykes
E: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
F: First Assistant by Clare Naylor
G: The Giver by Lois Lowry
H: Heat by Bill Buford
I: I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
J: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
K: Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
L: The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
M: The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
N: Not Me: A Novel by Michael Lavigne
O: Ottoline and the Yellow Cat* by Chris Riddell
P: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Q: The Queen's Fool A Novel by Philippa Gregory
R: The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
S: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
T: The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
U: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
V: Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
W: The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry
X: Xenocide by Orson Scott Card
Y: The Year of Living Biblically One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A. J. Jacobs
Z: Zhou Enlai The Last Perfect Revolutionary by Gao Wenqian**

*This feels a bit like a cheat because I thought this was YA but it's more like children's. But the illustrations are charming and half the fun of the book.
**I haven't finished this yet, but I did start it in January 2009.

Sera's A-Z Challenge

I'm going back to mid-October when I started all of my other books challenges: author name, goal to read 45 books in one year, and the What's in a Name? challenge.

A: The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho

B: The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
C: The Color of Water, Andrew McBride
D: Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, Barack Obama
E: The Eyre Affair, Jasper Fforde
F: Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
G: The Giver, Lois Lowry
H: Heartsick, Chelsea Cain
I: I Love You Beth Cooper, Larry Doyle
J: Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte
K: The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar, Robert Alexander
L: Lost and Found, Carolyn Parkhurst
M: The Meaning of Night: A Confession, Michael Cox
N: Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen
O: One for the Money, Janet Evanovich
P: Pygmalion, George Bernard Shaw
Q: The Quickie, James Patterson
R: Rose of York: Love and War, Sandra Worth
S: Snow Flower & The Secret Fan, Lisa See
T: A Tree Grows in Brookyn, Betty Smith
U:
V: Veronika Decides To Die, Paul Coelho
W: The Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys
X:
Y:
Z:

so loving this challenge.


A: Absolute Instict; Robert Walker
B: Blow Out; Catherine Coulter
C: Creation in Death; J.D. Robb
D: Double Fudge; Judy Blume
E:
F: Four to Score; Janet Evanovich
G: The Good Guy; Dean Koontz
H: High Five; Janet Evanovich
I: If Looks Could Kill; Kate White
J: Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying; Barbara Park
K:
L:
M: Metro Girl; Janet Evanovich
N:
O:
P: Plum Lovin; Janet Evanovich
Q:
R:
S: Secrets; Danielle Steel
T:
U:
V:
W:
X: When the Wind Blows; James Patterson
Y:
Z:

I'm glad everyone is enjoying this challenge. I thought it seemed like a fun, simple challenge that could be used with any to-read list.

Happy reading, everyone!

Ooh, what a fantastic idea!

Sharon's A-Z Challenge

A: Atonement - Ian McEwan
B: Big Boned - Meg Cabot
C: Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict - Laurie Viera Rigler
D:
E:
F:
G:
H: The Hottest State - Ethan Hawke
I: If the Shoe Fits - Stephanie Rowe
J: The Jane Austen Book Club - Karen Joy Fowler
K: Killer Cocktail - Sheryl J. Anderson
L: The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen - Syrie James
M: Mr. Knightley's Diary - Amanda Grange
N: Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen
O: The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory
P:
Q:
R:
S: The Smoke Jumper - Nicholas Evans
T: The Truth About Forever - Sarah Dessen
U: Ultra Violet - Nancy Bush
V:
W:
X:
Y:
Z:

I am going to start this now and hopefully be done by the end of the year!

A: The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
B: Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen
C: Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
D: Dope by Sara Gran
E: End of the Affair by Graham Greene
F: Fourth Comings by Megan McCafferty
G: Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner
H: Happiness Sold Separately by Lolly Winston
I: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max
J:
K:
L: Liar's Diary by Patry Francis
M: My Best Friend's Girl by Dorothy Koomson
N: The Next Thing on My List by Jill Smolinski
O: The Opposite of Love by Julie Buxbaum
P: Possible Side Effects by Augusten Burroughs
Q: Questions to Ask Before Marrying by Melissa Senate
R: Remember Me by Sophia Kinsella
S: Switching Time by Richard Baer
T: Tiger's Child by Torey Hayden
U: Unfinished Life by Mark Spragg
V:
W: Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen
X:
Y: The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond
Z: Zygote Chronicles by Suzanne Finnamore

Hey Charity,

I like the idea of the titles is even better than the idea of the authors. You can read a lot of books you have never read and maybe never heard of. I may have to do this list instead of the 100 books in a year. It somehow seems more challenging and also a lot more fun.

I'm glad everyone likes this challenge. The nice thing about it is that it can be used in tandem with other 'challenges' and 'to-read' lists.

In fact, if you are doing a challenge like '50 or 100 Books in a Year', you can challenge yourself to see how many times you can go through the alphabet. Now, that would be pretty interesting...

This looks like a fun challenge. 1/1/08 to 3/23/08.

A:The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin -Benjamin Franklin
B:Boys that Bite - Mari Mancusi
C:Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
D:Divided in Death - J. D. Robb
E:Everything's Coming Up Rosie - Kasey Michaels
F:Fast Women - Jennifer Crusie
G:Girls That Growl - Mari Mancusi
H:Holy Smokes - Katie MacAlister
I:Imitation in Death - J. D. Robb
J:Just Friends? - Allison Leigh
K:The Know-It-All - A. J. Jacobs
L:Life of Pi - Yann Martel
M:Memory in Death - J. D. Robb
N:Noble Intentions - Katie MacAlister
O:Origin in Death - J. D. Robb
P:Protector S.O.S. - Susan Kearney
Q: Quartet - Jean Rhys
R:Raisins and Almonds - Kerry Greenwood
S:Stake That! - Mari Mancusi
T:The Trouble with Humans - Christopher Anvil
U:Under the Mistletoe - Kristin Hardy
V:Velvet, Leather & Lace - Suzanne Forster
W:Wizard's Daughter - Catherine Coulter
X:Manxome Foe - John Ringo
Y:A Year at Monticello, 1795 - Donald Jackson
Z: Zeitgeist - Bruce Sterling

All done! I have a few books to go to finish my A-Z author challenge, so I'll probably start a new Title Challenge next month.

Jen's A-Z TITLE Challenge

A - The Accidental Florist by Jill Churchill (01/18/08)
B - Blood Dreams by Kay Hooper (01/13/08)
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (gave up for now)
C -
D - Durable Goods by Elizabeth Berg (04/28/08)
E -
F -
G -
H - The Honk and Holler Opening Soon by Billie Letts (02/16/08)
- How to be Lost by Amanda Eyre Ward (03/12/08)
I -
J - Jemima J by Jane Green (currently reading)
K -
L -
M - Moon Pies and Movies Stars by Amy Wallen (currently reading)
- The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (04/22/08) Audio Book
- The Mercy of Thin Air by Ronlyn Domingue (05/01/08) Audio
N - Notes From the Underbelly by Risa Green (currently reading)
O -
P - Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich (01/10/08)
Q - Queen of Broken Hearts by Cassandra King (02/04/08)
R -
S - Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder by Ann Rule (01/08/08)
T - 24-Karat Kids by Judy Goldstien (02/12/08)
- The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult (02/23/08)
U -
V -
W - Wife for Hire by Janet Evanovich (02/04/08)
X -
Y - The Year My Sister Got Lucky by Aimee Friedman (03/28/08)
- The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg (audio) (04/11/08)
Z - The Death and Life of Bobby Z by Don Winslow (04/15/08)

This looks like a lot of fun.

Logan's A-Z Title Challenge

A: All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
-- The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
-- The Antonio Gramsci Reader by Antonio Gramsci
-- Are you there, Vodka? It's me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
B: Battlestar Galactica by Jeffrey A. Carver
-- The Best American Non-Required Reading, 2003 ed. by Dave Eggers
-- The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
-- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
-- Blindness by Jose Saramago
-- Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
-- The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodr Dostoevsky
C: Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
-- Cider House Rules by John Irving
-- Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
-- Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore
D: Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
-- Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
-- Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
-- Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
-- Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay
-- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
-- A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
-- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick
E: East of Eden by John Steinbeck
-- The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
-- Even Cowgirls Get The Blues by Tom Robbins
-- Esopus Vol. 10 ed. by Todd Lippy
F: Flicker by Theodore Roszak
-- Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig
-- Frostbite by David Wellington
-- The Five Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick
G: The Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway
-- Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
-- The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
-- A Good Old-Fashioned Future by Bruce Sterling
-- Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
-- The Great & Secret Show by Clive Barker
H: The Hours by Michael Cunningham
-- The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things by J.T. LeRoy
-- The Honorary Consul by Graham Greene
I: Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
-- It Can happen Here by Joe Conason
J:
K:
L: Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
-- Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
-- Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
M: Monster Island by David Wellington
-- Monster Nation by David Wellington
-- Monster Planet by David Wellington
-- My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler
N:
O: The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
P: The Places in Between by Rory Stewart
-- Plague Zone by David Wellington
-- Postsingular by Rudy Rucker
-- The Power & The Glory by Graham Greene
Q:
R: Rant by Chuck Palahniuk
-- The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall
-- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
-- The Ruins by Scott Smith
S: Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra
-- The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano
-- Schismatrix Plus by Bruce Sterling
-- Seeing by Jose Saramago
-- Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked & Spewed by Lance Carbuncle
-- Spook Country by William Gibson
-- Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk
T: Tesla: Man Out of Time by Mary Cheney
-- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
-- The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien
-- Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
-- The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
U: Ubik by Philip K. Dick
V: Vacation by Jeremy Shipp
W: War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy
-- The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
-- The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
X: Six Fang Marks & a Tetanus Shot by Richard de Nooy
Y: Yeti, Vol. 5 ed. by Mike McGonigal
Z:

Currently Reading: War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy

KT's Title Challenge

A:
B: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (9/8/08)
C: Cross Country by James Patterson (12/29/08)
D: Double Cross by James Patterson (3/13/08)
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore (7/24/08)
E: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (5/6/08)
F:
G:
H:
I:
J:
K:
L:
M: A Maiden's Grave by Jeffery Deaver (11/15/08)
N: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (4/9/08)
O: One for the Money by Janet Evanovich (11/9/08)
P: P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern (4/19/08)
Q: The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory (4/5/08)
R:
S: Scavenger by Tom Savage (3/11/08)
Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson (4/22/08)
7th Heaven by James Patterson (9/29/08)
Stealing Shadows by Kay Hooper (11/10/08)
T: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (3/2/08)
Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich (11/12/08)
U:
V:
W:
X:
Y:
Z:

Remind me next time not to sign up under Logan...the man is making me look bad...REALLY bad! *L*

If anyone is trying to find books starting with a specific letter, you may try browsing through the "1001 Books To Read Before You Die" List. I have had a lot of luck using that for the A-Z Authors Challenge.

Danielle's A-Z Title Challenge (starting at the beginning of Jan 08)

A: Amsterdam by Ian McEwan
B:
C:
D:
E:
F:
G:
H:
I:
J:
K:
L: Land's End: A Walk in Provincetown by Michael Cunningham
M:
N:
O:
P: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind
Q:
R:
S: The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
T:
U:
V: Vittorio the Vampire by Anne Rice
W: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
X:
Y:
Z:

a-
b- The Book Thief, Markus Zusak (2/3/08)
c- Coal: A Human History, Barbara Freese (3/8/08)
d-
e- Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert (2/6/08)
f- Frankenstein, Mary Shelley (1/24/08)
g-
h- The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson (3/15.08)
i-
j-
k- The Kingless Land, Ed Greenwood (1/17/08)
l- The Labyrinth, Kate Mosse (3/4/08)
m- The Mistresses Daughter, A.M. Homes (3/7/08)
n-
o-
p-
q-
r-
s- The Servant of the Bones, Anne Rice (1/11/08)
t- The 13th Tale, Diane Setterfield (1/6/08)
u- Undead and Unpopular, Mary Janice Davidson (2/10/08)
v- The Vacant Throne. Ed Greenwood (2/22/08)
w-
x-
y-
z-

Whitney's A-Z Challenge

A. Atonement by Ian McEwan
B. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
C.
D. Dress Your Family in Denim and Corduroy by David Sedaris
E. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
F.
G. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M. The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket
N. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
O.
P. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Q.
R. The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
S.
T. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
U.
V.
W. Wurthering Heights by Emily Bronte
X.
Y.
Z.

Wow, Colleen! Only Z left?? You're putting us all to shame. :-)

Meredith's 2008 A-Z Title Challenge

A:Autobiography of a Fat Bride by Laurie Notaro
B:The Big Green Apple: Your Guide to Eco-Friendly Living in New York City by Benjamin Jervey
C:Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult (currently-reading)
D: Dear Exile by Hilary Liftin
E: Evidence of Love (to-read)
F:Fat Camp by Deborah Blumenthal
G:Give It Up!: My Year of Learning to Live Better with Less by Mary Carlomagno
H:Hannah's Gift: Lessons from a Life Fully Lived by Maria Housden
I:The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life by Laurie Notaro
J:Joyride
K:Kabul Beauty School (to-read)
L:Loved Walked In(to-read)
M:My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
N:Name all the Animals (to-read)
O:Open House (to-read)
P:PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
Q:Queen of the Oddballs (to-read)
R:Running with Scissors (to-read)
S:Scenes From A Holiday: The Eight Dates Of Hanukkah\Carrie Pilby's New Year's Resolution\Emma Townsend Saves Christmas by Laurie Graff, Caren Lissner, Melanie Murray
T:Turbulent Souls (to-read)
U:The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green by Joshua Braff
V:Veil of Roses (to-read)
W:Wedding Season (to-read)
X:Exile in Guyville (to-read)
Y:Yoga Mamas (to-read)
Z:

A-Z Author Challenge
A: PS I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
B: Fat Camp by Deborah Blumenthal
C: Give It Up!: My Year of Learning to Live Better with Less by Mary Carlomagno
D: Turbulent Souls by Stephen J. Dubner (to-read)
E: The Next Big Thing by Johanna Edwards (to-read)
F: Veil of Roses by Laura Fitzgerald (to-read)
G:Babyville by Jane Green
H:Hannah's Gift: Lessons from a Life Fully Lived by Maria Housden
I: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (to-read)
J:The Big Green Apple: Your Guide to Eco-Friendly Living in New York City by Benjamin Jervey
K:Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto by Chuck Klosterman
L: Dear Exile by Hilary Liftin
M:Bringing Down the House: How Six Students Took Vegas for Millons by Ben Mezrich (currently reading)
N: The Broke Diaries: The Completely True and Hilarious Misadventures of a Good Girl Gone Broke by Angela Nissel
O:Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama (to-read)
P:My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Q: The Ivy Chronicles by Karen Quinn (to-read)
R:Hating Valentines Day by Allison Rushby
S:Storitelling by Tori Spelling
T:Devil in the Details: Scenes from an Obsessive Girlhood by Jennifer Traig (to-read)
U:First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (P.S.)by Loung Ung (to-read)
V:Gang Member for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh
W:Exile in Guyville by Dave White (to-read)
X:???????????????????
Y:Elizabeth Young book (to-read)
Z:My So Called Normal Life by Erin Zammett (to-read)

I'm new here, but I couldn't resist this fun challenge. We'll see if I can get through the alphabet more than once. Thanks for starting it!

Edit 12/30/08: Well, it doesn't look like I've quite made it to completion, but I'll give it another shot in 2009.

Jennifer's A-Z Title Challenge
01/01/08 - 12/31/08

A: Alabama Moon by Watt Key (04/16/08)
B: Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff (01/08)
C: Cupcake by Rachel Cohn (02/08)
D: Dream Factory by Brad Barkley & Heather Hepler (03/28/08)
E: Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin (01/08)
F: The Frog Prince by Jane Porter(02/08)
G: Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn (02/08)
H: How They Met and Other Stories by David Levithan (05/10/08)
I: In Spite of Killer Bees by Julie Johnston (02/08)
J:
K: Kiss and Blog by Alyson Noel (02/08)
L: Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (02/08)
M: Margarettown by Gabrielle Zevin (01/08)
N: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan (03/08)
O: The Opposite of Invisible by Liz Gallagher (02/08)
P: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (02/08)
Q:
R: Remember Me by Sophie Kinsella (03/08)
S: Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin (01/08)
T: Teach Me by R.A. Nelson (01/08)
U:
V: A Version of the Truth by Jennifer Kaufman (03/08)
W: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (08/19/08)
X: Far From Xanadu by Julie Ann Peters (12/27/08)
Y: The Year My Sister Got Lucky by Aimee Friedman (07/08/08)
Z:

Charity, you are very creative when it comes to challenges and group threads. I'm currently fulfilling my 50 books challenge from Sept, and also started the a-z Author challenge at the turn of the new year. This is just as cool....
I may have to pull up my list as of jan 01, and fill in the blanks. But really, great idea!

Emily's A-Z Challenge

I might not pick titles solely based on their starting letter, but I'm excited to see where this takes me.

A ~ And Other Stories by Georgi Gospodinov
B ~ The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
C ~
D ~ Dreams from my Father by Barack Obama
E ~
F ~ For Colored Girls... by Ntozake Shange
G ~
H ~
I ~ If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Calvino
J ~
K ~
L ~
M ~
N ~ The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
0 ~ The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollen
P ~ Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan
Q ~
R ~ The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
S ~ The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russel
T ~
U ~
V ~
W ~
X ~
Y ~
Z ~

This is a fun challenge!

A. The Appeal by John Grisham
B.
C. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks - Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright - The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
D.
E.
F.
G.
H. House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N. Ninety Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Life and Death by Don Piper
O.
P.
Q.
R. Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Love and Anguish by Mark Levin
S. Snow Waltz in Cedar Bend by Robert James Waller
T. Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom, Tickled Pink by Rita Rudner
U.
V. The Vanishing Act of Esmie Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell
W. What The Dead Know by Laura Lippman - Whispers & Lies by Joy Fielding
X.
Y.
Z.

Kristen's A-Z Challenge

A Atonement
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K The Kept Man
L Life Of Pi
M
N Naked Pictures of Famous People
O The Omnivores Dilemma
P A Prayer For Owen Meany
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
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Congratulations, Colleen! We're not worthy! :-)

Hi Charity. Thanks for the congrats. This was a fun challenge. I've never done a reading goal like this before. I'm planning on starting over again next month, as I'll be finished with my A-Z author challenge then. Thanks for the great idea!

Wow. Now you're just rubbing it in. :-)

I'm doing all the other challenges, so why not this one too, lol! I'm going to fill in from January 1, as well.

A:
B: Barefoot - Elin Hilderbrand
-- B-Mother - Maureen O'Brien
C: Child Called "It" - Dave Pelzer
-- Confessions Of A Shopaholic - Sophie Kinsella
-- The Constant Princess - Philippa Gregory
-- Cut - Patricia McCormick
D:
E:
F: From Here To Maternity - Kris Webb
-- First They Killed My Father - Luong Ung
-- The Fifth Vial - Michael Palmer
G: Germ - Robert Liparulo
-- Glass - Ellen Hopkins
H:
I: Identical Strangers - Elyse Schein
J: Journal Revolution - Linda Woods
K: The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
L: Love Walked In - Marisa de los Santos
M: Marley Me - John Grogan
N: Night - Elie Wiesel
O: The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory
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R: The Road - Cormac McCarthy
-- Remember Me? - Sophie Kinsella
S: Shoot The Moon - Billie Letts
-- Sugar Skull - Denise Hamilton
-- Someone like You - Cathy Kelly
T: A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
-- The Tenth Circle - Jodi Picoult
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W: When The Morning Comes - Cindy Woodsmall
-- Whale Song - Cheryl Kaye Tardif
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Ha ha. Logan. I like it. 'The happy place.' :-)

I still get butterflies every time I walk into a bookstore.

Wow, Collen! You're also doing the author challenge? WOW!

I think I'll do this one too because I have a lot of other books in my TR shelf that my friends have recommended and which I've been meaning to read in between the author challenge. That way, I won't feel as if I'm cheating on author challenge!

And I'll switch Don Quixote to this challenge - which was actually part of my author challenge. :)

Diva's A-Z Title Challenge
(3/26/08-3/26/09)

A: And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander (5/13/08)
B: The Brief Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (5/10/08)
C:
D: The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey (8/3/08)
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H:
I: In Lucia's Eyes by Arthur Japin (7/27/08)
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L: The Lost Diary of Don Juan by Douglas Carlton Abrams (6/8/08)
M: Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin (7/19/08)
N: Naked in Death by J.D. Robb (7/3/08)
O: One Perfect Rose by Mary Jo Putney (4/26/08)
P: The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard (5/27/08)
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S: The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig (5/30/08)
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W: Whose Body? by Dorothy Sayers (4/15/08)
X:
Y: You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore (5/17/08)
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This does sound like fun. Just to see where my reading goes.

A: The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman-2/18/08
B:
C: Chasing the Devil's Tail by David Fulmer
3/25/08
---Crimes and Punishments of Miss Payne by Barry jonsberg-6/19/08
D: Dragonspell by Donita K. Paul-4/5/08
---Dracula by Bram Stoker-6/19/08
E: Eclipse by Stephanie Meyers-1/4/08
---The Everyday Witch by Sandra Forrester-6/27/08
F:
G: The Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray-
1/17/08
---Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips-6/30/08
---Gambit by Rex Stout-7/3/08
H: Here Lies the Librarian by Richard Peck-1/27/08
I: In Secret Service by Martin Silver-5/5/08
J:
K:
L: The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury-2/8/08
---Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquirel-
2/12/08
---Lady Be Good by Susan Elizabeth Philips-7/15/08
---Lily Day Awakening by Wendy Corsi Staub-7/17/08
M: Midnight Pleasues by Eloise James-2/15/08
---Maximum Ride-The Angel Experimentby James
Patterson-4/15/08
N: Naughty and Nice by Linda Randall-2/19/08
---The Night of the Dance by James Hime-2/28/08
O: One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus-1/9/08
---Out to Pasture by Effie Leland Wilder 4/17/08
P:
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R: The Red Queen's Daughter by Jacqueline Kolosov
3/10/08
---Runemarks by Joanne Harris-5/6/08
S: The Sutble Knife by Philip Pullman-1/4/08
---The Shadow in the North by Philip Pullman
3/11/08
---The Sisters Grimm-The Unusual Suspects by
Michael Buckley-5/8/08
---The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz-5/16/08
---The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen-5/21/08
T:The Tiger in the Well by Philip Pullman-4/2/08
U:
V:
W: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskins-3/14/08
---The Wednesday Letters by Jason Wright-3/18/08
---Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen-6/4/08
---We Remember by Jeanne Marie Laskas06/7/08
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Hi Jennifer, How was Bad Monkeys? It looks like a fun book.

Celeste:

Bad Monkeys was surprisingly pretty good, considering it's not the sort of book I would normally read, but my husband had checked it out of the library and encouraged me to read it as well. Definitely a head trip though. A bit hard to figure out what's real and what's really going on.

Veronica's A-Z Title Challenge

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I decided not to include the books I've thus far read in 2008 and I'm combining this with the 1001 books you should read before you die list. So here goes:

A �� Atonement �� Ian McEwan - Read 5/08
B �� The Blind Assassin �� Margaret Atwood - Read 4/08
C �� Celestial Harmonies �� Peter Esterhazy
D �� Disgrace �� J.M. Coetzee
E �� Everything You Need �� A.L. Kennedy
F �� Fugitive Pieces �� Anne Michaels
G �� Great Apes �� Will Self
H �� How the Dead Live �� Will Self
I �� Intimacy �� Hanif Kureishi
J �� Jack Maggs �� Peter Carey
K �� A Kestrel for a Knave �� Barry Hines
L �� The Life of Insects �� Victor Pelevin
M �� Mason Dixon �� Thomas Pynchon
N �� Nervous Conditions �� Tsitsi Dangarembga
O �� Oscar and Lucinda �� Peter Cary
P �� Pastoralia �� George Saunders
Q �� A Question of Power �� Bessie Head
R �� The Romantics �� Pankaj Mishra
S �� Super-Cannes �� J.G. Ballard - Read 4/08
T �� That They May Face the Rising Sun �� John McGahern
U �� Under the Skin �� Michael Faber Read 4/08
V �� Veronika Decides to Die �� Paulo Coehlo
W �� Whatever �� Michel Houllebecq
X �� The Midnight Examiner �� William Koyzwinkle
Y �� The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis �� Jose Saramago
Z �� Zeno’s Conscience �� Italo Svevo

I'll let you know how it goes.
Thanks, Charity, for a great idea!

KRISTEN'S A-Z CHALLENGE

A Atonement
B
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E The Eyre Affair
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K The Kept Man
L Life Of Pi
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N Naked Pictures of Famous People
O The Omnivores Dilemma
P A Prayer For Owen Meany
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Brendakins A-Z Title Challenge (4/1/08-4/1/09)

A:
B: Blue Zone, The -Andrew Gross
C:
D: Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Dearly Devoted Dexter -both by Jeff Lindsay
E:
F: Funny in Farsi -Firoozeh Dumas
Falling -Christopher Pike
G:
H: Host, The -Stephenie Meyer
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L: Love is a mix tape -Rob Sheffield
M: Merrick -Anne Rice
N:
O: Odd Hours -Dean Koontz
P: Picture of Dorian Gray, The -Oscar Wilde
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S: Stardust -Neil Gaiman
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V: Virgin of Small Plains, The -Nancy Pickard
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I'm right on track to make it by next April...though it's hard to pick books to go with the alphabet. I guess that's why they call it a "Challenge"

A:
B:Backwater
C:
D:
E:Ender's Game
F:
G:Golden Compass
H:
I:Island of the Aunts
J:
K:
L:Lemon Meringue Pie Murder
M:Murdered, My Sweet
N:
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P:Pride and Prejudice
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T:A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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V:View from the Cherry Tree
W:Whale Rider
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This should be fun....

A: AUSTENLAND - SHANNON HALE
B: THE BLOOD OF FLOWERS - ANITA AMIRREZVANI
C: CATERING TO NOBODY - DIANE MOTT DAVIDSON
D: THE DARK LANTERN - GERRI BRIGHTWELL
E: THE ENGLISH AMERICAN - ALISON LARKIN
F: THE FIERY CROSS - DIANA GABALDON
G: GARDEN SPELLS - SARAH ADDISON ALLEN
H: A HOPELESS ROMANTIC - HARRIET EVANS
I: INVENTING THE ABBOTTS AND OTHER STORIES - SUE MILLER
J: THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB - KAREN JOY FOWLER
K: KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL - DEBORAH RODRIGEZ
L: THE LOST DIARY OF DON JUAN - DOUGLAS CARLTON ABRAMS
M: MOON WOMEN - PAMELA DUNCAN
N: THE NANNY DIARIES - EMMA MCLAUGHLIN AND NICOLA KRAUS
O: OUTLANDER - DIANA GABALDON
P: PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN WOMAN - VANORA BENNETT
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R: REMEMBER ME? - SOPHIE KINSELLA
S: THE SISTER - POPPY ADAMS
T: TRUE BELIEVER - NICHOLAS SPARKS
U: UNFINISHED SYMPHONY - V.C. ANDREWS
V: A VERSION OF THE TRUTH - JENNIFER KAUFMAN
W: WIDEACRE - PHILLIPA GREGORY
X: SIX WEEKS TO TOXIC - LOUISA MCCORMACK
Y: YEAR OF WONDERS - GERALDINE BROOKS
Z

WOW ONLY Q, AND Z LEFT.

Tina's A-Z Title Challenge

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E:"Ella Minnow Pea" Mark Dunn
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G:"Green for Life" Victoria Boutenko
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P:"PH Miracle" Dr.Robert Young
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Happy Reading Everyone !!!! =)

A: A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L'Engle
B: The Bronze Bow, by Elizabeth George Speare
C: Cryptid Hunters, by Roland Smith
-Crispin: The Cross of Lead, by Avi
D:
E: The Egypt Game, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
F: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, by J. K. Rowling
G: The Good Dog, by Avi
-The Great Snape Debate, by Amy Berner
H: The Harry Potter Series, all by J. K. Rowling
I:
J:
K: Kira-Kira, by Cynthia Kadohata
L: The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan
M: The Magician's Nephew, by C. S. Lewis
-Midnight Magic, by Avi
-The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter: A Treasury of Myths, Legends, and Fascinating Facts, by David Colbert
N: Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry
-Nothing But the Truth, by Avi
O:
P: Princess Academy, by Shannon Hale
Q: Quidditch Through the Ages, by J. K. Rowling
R:
S: The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan
T: The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, by Avi
-The Titan's Curse, by Rick Riordan
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Currently Reading:

The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien

My updated list is:

A - Atonement - Ian McEwan
B - Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote
C - Cat's Cradle- Kurt Vonnegut - finished
D - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - Philip K. Dick
E - The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test - Tom Wolfe
F - The Fall of the House of Usher - Edgar Allan Poe
G - The Golden Notebook - Doris Lessing
H - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
I - In Watermelon Sugar - Richard Brautigan
J - Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte'
K - Kidnapped - Robert Louis Stevenson
L - Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
M - Moby Dick - Herman Melville
N - Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell
O - On Beauty - Zadie Smith
P - The Purloined Letter - Edgar Allan Poe
Q - The Quest for Christa T. - Christa Wolfe
R - A Room with a View - E.M. Forster
S - Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
T - Through the Looking Glass - Lewis C. Carroll
U - The Unfortunate Traveller - Thomas Nashe
V - Vanity Fair - William Thackeray
W - The Well of Loneliness - Radclyffe Hall
X - X Out of Wonderland - David Allan Cates - finished
Y - Youth - J. M. Coatzee
Z - Zeno's Conscience- Italo Svevo

I have changed my A-Z book title list to books that correspond to books included in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die book. I have an author one ready too.

A - Aesopus - Aesop's Fables
B - Beckett, Samuel - Waiting for Godot
C - Carroll, Lewis - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
D - Dick, Phillip K. - A Scanner Darkly
E - Ellroy, James - The Black Dahlia
F - Faulkner, William - The Sound and the Fury
G - Golden, Arthur- The Memoirs of a Geisha
H - Hawthorne, Nathaniel - The House of Seven Gables
I - Ishiguro, Kazuo - Never Let Me Go
J - James, Henry - The Wings of a Dove
K - Kesey, Ken - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
L - Laurence, D. H. - Lady Chatterley's Lover
M - McEwan, Ian - Saturday
N - Nothomb, Amalie - Fear and Trembling
O - Oates, Joyce Carol - Blonde
P - Palahniuk, Chuck - Choke
Q - Queneau, Raymond - Exercises in Style
R - Rice, Anne - Interview with a Vampire
S - Salinger, J. D. - Catcher in the Rye
T - Thurber, James - The Thirteen Clocks
U - Updike, John - Rabbit at Rest
V - Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. - Breakfast of Champions
W - Wells, H. G. - The Invisible Man
X - Xu Xi - The Unwalled City
Y - Yourcanar, Marguerite - Memoirsof Hadrian
Z - Zamyatin, Yevgeny - We

In my author list, I have changed P from Plath, Sylvia to Palahniuk, Chuck - Choke

In my title list, I changed my B from Bridge of Sighs to Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Copote. I did this because I never finished Bridge of Sighs.

In my title list, I am changing the E from Emma to The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe. I am doing this because I am having a dreadful time trudging through Northanger Abbey and cannot read another Jane Austen novel for a long time.

In my author list, I am changing my A from Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey to Aesopus - Aesop's Fables. I just couldn't even force myself to read one more word of Northanger Abbey.

I just finished the B in my author list. I am now starting the A in my title list. Atonement by Ian McEwen.