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1: A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title
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Jan 06, 2018 12:02PM

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I am reading The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
- Which letter are you focusing on?
I am not focusing on any letter in particular, although this book has all three in the title. It was a book I have meant to read for years, so figured this was a good opportunity.

This will be January's book. I'll update what I choose for February. Happy Reading! :)


I'm new too!!! I've already read my week 1 book -

Happy Reading!!!!





I should have a lot more time to read this week as I have 5 evenings home alone.



I'm not a native speaker of the English Language and I'm looking for an easy-reading. And it will better if the book is about 200 pages or less, because it takes me an eternity to finish a book in English.
I am suprised that I didn't find anyone picking Harry Potter series here 🤣. I think about reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, but I'd like to read something different.

I'm not a native speaker of the English Language and I'm looking for an easy-reading. And it will better if the book is about 200 pages or less, because it takes me an ete..."
I’ve read several books from the Quick Reads programme. It’s designed for people who are less confident reading English, either because it’s their second language or because they don’t read very much. All the books are around 100 pages and the language level is deliberately quite easy. I think there are a few titles that would work for this prompt.
I’m always in awe of anyone who speaks a second language well enough to read fiction in it. I speak a little Spanish but that’s as far as my language skills go!

I'm not a native speaker of the English Language and I'm looking for an easy-reading. And it will better if the book is about 200 pages or less, because it..."
Thank you so much! I will take a look at this list to see if something fits :D
Reading in English help me to develop my English skill, tha'=t's why I'm always writing in foruns, reading reviews, and also reading books in English.
Last year I read 2 books, The Phantom of the Opera that took me 2 months to finish - but I liked it, and A Man Called Ove a book that I totally disliked. I think I didn't like it because I don't get all the meanings of what was said in the book, so sometimes is better to read more complex books in your language.
But thanks thanks thanks a lot!

Since I'm Danish I'm now very curious to hear what this book is about :-)"
Marina, I put a brief description in the books section just now. It is a funny book and good for people like me (American) who bemoan the fact that we have no safety net and pay way too much for our health care. I'm not sure if you would enjoy it. She is mainly trying to figure out what makes Denmark the happiest country in the world but she does a nice job of making fun of herself as she tries to figure out how to adjust to life in Denmark. I'm curious what Danish people think of the book.

I've been keen to read Mark Twain for a while, so I'm reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Which letter are you focusing on?
All of them, I guess...


I'm not really focusing on a particular letter. I wanted a book with all the letters (which was initially how I understood the prompt).


I used all the letters in one title

Fortunately I'm doing things out of order because this won't be published until March!

- Which letter are you focusing on? ATY in that order in the first word. I found it quite by accident!

I read that for this challenge as well! It's worth pointing out that while you're correct in that it's fiction, it's actually autobiographical fiction. It's based on Sherman Alexie's own youth growing up on the Spokane reservation and his struggle to grow beyond it. The narrator's initials, Arnold Spirit, are even the reserve of Alexie's. Also, it's just such a beautiful book, I cried my eyes out reading it. I hope you enjoy it!

Mine:The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir
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Z's middle grade:Fortunately, the Milk
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K&Z's picture books:A Bean, a Stalk and a Boy Named Jack
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Originally I looked for a book that had the letters ATY in order in the title, but then I ended up not being so interested in my choice. Interesting though, All of these books ended up having the letters in order. Completely unintentional.



Heading over to the A-Z topics......






I absolutely LOVED this book. And yes, it was very disturbing. So much to debate about. One of my top reads last year. It kind of blew my mind......I thought it was heartbreaking and I kind of fell in love with the characters but was so uncomfortable with it and then uncomfortable with myself because I was rooting for them, if that makes sense? The title is so perfect. It is definitely ugly AND wonderful.



The Player by Denise Grover Swank
- Which letter are you focusing on?
I am not really focusing on any of the letters. I was going to read this book for another challenge and it happened to have A, T, & Y in the title.



I recently purchased the book to add to my Harry Potter collection of books, and saw that it fit this prompt, so I used it :)



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