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<3 Splurge.
14 complete
� Stiefvater, Maggie - The Raven Boys
� Pitcher, Chelsea - The S-Word
� Leighton, M. - Down To You
� Up All Night - Larua Geringer
� Rose is a Rose - Jet Mykles
� Girls & Monsters - Anne Michaud
� Endgame - Samuel Beckett
God Eaters - Jesse Hajicek
� One Grave at a Time - Jeanine Frost
� Stranger, The - Albert Camus
✓Holmberg, Karen - Axis Mundi
✓Paper Towns - John Green
� Oliver, Lauren - Before I Fall
✓She Came to Stay - Simone deBeauvoir
✓Homo - Michael Harris















March 1 - April 30 Muppets Challenge
5-8 books: medium
8/8 Completed!

(source: )
S- Silence: A Thirteenth-Century French Romance 15.03.13
W- World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War02.06.13
E- Eye of the Needle 01.08.13
E- Even Silence has an End 30.09.13
T- Thinner 05.07.13
U- The Unit 07.07.13
M- Mile 81 17.03.13
S- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight:16.03.13
5-8 books: medium
8/8 Completed!

(source: )
S- Silence: A Thirteenth-Century French Romance 15.03.13
W- World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War02.06.13
E- Eye of the Needle 01.08.13
E- Even Silence has an End 30.09.13
T- Thinner 05.07.13
U- The Unit 07.07.13
M- Mile 81 17.03.13
S- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight:16.03.13

Muppets Challenge
Start: 3/1/2013 Finish: 4/30/2013
FINISHED! 5/31/2013
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Duration: March 1/13 - April 30/13
Difficult 9-12 books
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I love the Muppets and reading so I'm in! Though not quite confident enough to go for difficult... I'll try.
9-12 books : difficult
8/11 : read
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O - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
W - The Woman In Black by Susan Hill
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F - The Fall by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan
T - Truth in the Dark by Amy Lane
H - The Hobbit by Tolkien
E - Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger
D - Down To You by M. Leighton
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G - The Goblin King by Shona Husk
9-12 books : difficult
8/11 : read
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O - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
W - The Woman In Black by Susan Hill
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F - The Fall by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan
T - Truth in the Dark by Amy Lane
H - The Hobbit by Tolkien
E - Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger
D - Down To You by M. Leighton
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G - The Goblin King by Shona Husk

Time Frame: 01.03.13 - 30.04.13
Level of difficulty: Medium (5-8 books)
Complete: 4/6
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L: Letters from the Ministry by Phillip Donnelly

Difficulty 5-8 Books: Medium
Read 0/8
S: Sold by Patricia McCormick
W: When She Woke by Hillary Jordan
E: Elephant Girl: A Human Story by Jane Devin
E: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
T: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
U: Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
M: Marie Lu - Legend
S: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Level: Difficult
13/13 complete, updated 4/29/13
✔K The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden ****4 stars 3/15
âœÌ§ Ever After****4 stars 4/28/13
✸é Take This Regret ****4.5 stars 3/5/13
âœÄâ Mile High***3 stars 3/13
✔I Blindfolded Innocence***3 stars 4/2/13
✔T Fallen Too Far 3/6/13****4 stars
✔T Never Too Far3/8/13****4 stars
✔H Honor Thy Teacher**1.5 stars 4/29/13
✔âœÌ� Explosive**** 3.5 stars, 3/20
✔F Letting Go by Jennifer Foor ***3 stars 3/17
✸é A Touch of Crimson Renegade Angels series 3/30 ***3 stars
✔O Opal***3 stars 4/26/13
✔G Grounded***3 stars 4/4/13
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Level: Medium
6/6 complete
B - BreatheFinished 4/10
E - The Case of the Missing Marquess, the Enola Holmes Series - Finished 4/17
A - Splintered by A.G. Howard - Finished 3/6
K - Marked, by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast Finished 3/17
E - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey - Finished 4/25
R - Insurgent, by Veronica Roth - Finished 3/10

I'd like to give it a try. I'll post as I go along.
March/ April Muppet Challenge
DURATION: March 1- April 30
Level: medium 5-8 books
K: Kresley Cole- Dark Desires After Dusk3/5/13
E: Eternal Eden by Nicole Williams 4/2/13
R: Roberts, Nora- Lawless 3/12/13
M: The Misbehaving Marquess by Leigh LaValle 3/1/13
I: Ione, Larissa- Bloodlust 3/11/13
T: The Calling by Jennifer Ashley 3/22/13
T: To Love a Thief by Darcy Burke 3/7/13
H: Hunter, S.A.- Unicorn Bait 3/19/13
E: Emily Bryan- Distracting the Duchess 4/5/13
F: Felicity Heaton- Mating Call 3/22/13
R: Released by Karrigan Byrne 3/27/13
O: Oh Cherry Ripe by Claudy Conn 3/26/13
G: Gena Showalter- The Darkest Secret 3/4/13














Ok, I'll give this a try. Difficult
10/10
G- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - completed 3/11
O- Envy by Gregg Olsen - completed 4/2
R- Reflected in You by Sylvia Day - completed 3/3
G- Soulless by Gail Carriger - completed 4/4
O- Obsidian by Jennifer Armentrout - completed 4/11
N- Ready or Not by Chautona Havig - completed 3/28
H- Lullaby by Amanda Hocking - completed 3/14
E- Everblue by Brenda Pandos - completed 3/25
A- Everneath by Brodie Ashton - completed 3/20
P- Pretty When She Dies by Rhiannon Frater - completed 4/10











Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight - Jennifer Smith
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Down to You - M. Leighton
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Once in a Full Moon - Ellen Schreiber
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Will post as I go.

Duration: 3/1/13 - 4/30/13
Level: Diffcult
Updated: 4/21/13
Spell-out: Gonzo the Great and Camilla
Girl who Chased the Moon (The ) (2/18/13)
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout (4/9/13)
Nelson, Jenny - Georgia's Kitchen (4/11/13)
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Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson (3/26/13)
Hepinstall, Kathy - Blue Asylum (3/22/13)
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Greer Childers' Be A Loser! (3/20/13)
Reif Larsen's The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet (3/8/13)
Essex Karen - Dracula in Love (3/15/13)
Amanda Stevens' The Restorer (3/14/13)
Tayari Jones' Silver Sparrow (4/18/13)
Andrews, V. C. - Flowers in the Attic (3/10/13)
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Digital Fortress by Dan Brown (4/16/13)
Cooper, Gwen - Homer's Odyssey (3/28/13)
Age of Miracles (The) by Karen Thompson Walker (4/13/13)
Mary Clark Higgins' Silent Night (4/7/13)
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Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (3/17/13)
Lisa Conrad's High School Bites (4/29/13)
Alan Bradley's The Sweetness At The Bottom of the Pie (4/14/13)
The Two Love-Birds



















Goal: Difficult
Completed: 00/15
F - A Feast For Crows by George R. R. Martin
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C - A Clash Of Kings by George R. R. Martin
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Completed: 6/6
A- Art of Domination
N- Goodbye for Now
I- The Iron Legends
M- Magic Study
A- Eve and Adam
L- The Lost Prince







Duration: 3/1/13 - 4/30/13
Level: Medium
Completed: 2/6
A-Amped 3/27/13
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M-Mitch Cullen A Slight Trick of the Mind 3/14/13
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L-Lone Wolf 3/10/13




Completed 1/13
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R � The Rum Diary by, Hunter S. Thompson [03/09/13]
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Goal: Medium
Completed: 0/6
B - Beloved (Toni Morrison)
E - The Edge of the Earth (Christina Schwartz)
A - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn & Zombie Jim
(Mark Twain & W. Bill Czolgosz)
K - Kraken (China Mieville)
E - Empress Orchid (Anchee Min)
R - The Romanov Cross (Robert Masello)

Difficult
3 of 11 Complete
S - Scent of Magic by Maria V Snyder
A - Angel Burn by LA Weatherly
M - Mountain Echoes by CE Murphy
T - The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen
H - Haunted Moon by Yasmine Galenorn
E - Easy Pickings by CE Murphy and Faith Hunter
E - Everything Forbidden by Jess Michaels
A - Birthrights (The Awakening Trilogy) by Christine Butler and Jennifer Oliver
G - Goldilocks by Ed McBain
L - Legion by Brandon Sanderson
E - The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson

F - A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin (currently reading)
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B - Boom - Mark Haddon (currently reading)
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A - The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman - Ernest Gaines (3/1)
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10 of 11 complete. Yay!

Muppets Challenge
Start: 3/1/2013 Finish: 4/30/2013
7/12
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N- Nantucket Nights by Elin Hilderbrand Finished: 3/20/2013
I- If You Ask Me by Betty White Finished: 3/9/2013
M- Devil's Trumpet by Mary Freeman Finished: 4/4/2013
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L- Lonely Street by Steve Brewer Finished: 4/30/2013
B- Uncommon Grounds by Sandra Balzo Finished: 3/15/2013
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K- The Unlikely Disciple by Kevin Roose Finished: 4/13/2013
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R- The Reef by Nora Roberts Finished: 3/28/2013








Muppets Challenge
Start: 3/1/2013 Finish: 4/30/2013
FINISHED! 5/31/2013
12/12
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Books mentioned in this topic
Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle (other topics)Eye of the Needle (other topics)
The Unit (other topics)
Thinner (other topics)
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Cornelia Funke (other topics)Zackery Arbela (other topics)
Stephen Chbosky (other topics)
Patricia McCormick (other topics)
Hillary Jordan (other topics)
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You can use the book title, author, or series name.
If you need help coming up with a Muppet name, here is a complete list (who knew there were so many?!?):
Challenge Levels:
1-4 books: Easy
5-8 books: Medium
9-12 books: Difficult
(You can use books you are reading for another challenge as well)
You can pick your books now, but do not begin reading until March 1st!
Completed:
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