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NBRC 26 Alphabet 25: Wild West Reading Challenge: A to Z (Spell-it-Out)
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Start Date 6/4/18Goal 5/29
Skedaddle: 29+ books
01 - Wrapped and Strapped
02 - Hang Tough
03 - Racked and Stacked
04 - Commando Cowboys Find Their Desire
05 - Commando Cowboys Desire Their Queen
06 - Unridden
07 - Cowboy Lust
08 - The Last Cowboy in Texas
09 - Hot on Her Trail
10 - Going Cowboy Crazy
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Start: 01/06/18End: 31/08/18
Level: Skedaddle
Options: 3
Books Read: 29/29
Completed
Band Wagon
Read: 9/9
B - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 02/06/18
A - The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan 14/06/18
N - The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon 06/06/18
D - Foundation For Three by Vella Day 05/06/18
W - A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare 08/06/18
A - All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater 22/06/18
G - Turtles All the Way Down by John Green 04/05/18
O - Over the Hills and Far Away by Kelli Jean 06/06/18
N - No Quarter by Kelli Jean 06/06/18
Bull Riding
Read: 10/10
B - The Book of Dirt by Bram Presser 14/06/18
U - Unbearable Arms by Aya Morningstar 03/08/18
L - Entice by S. Layne 04/06/18
L - Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor 29/07/18
R - Knight, Heir, Prince by Morgan Rice 16/06/18
I - Into the Water by Paula Hawkins 11/08/18
D - Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones 15/06/18
I - The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire SΓ‘enz 21/07/18
N - Scythe by Neal Shusterman 10/06/18
G - Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee 27/07/18
Guns
Read: 4/4
G - Infinite Blue by Darren Groth 06/07/18
U - Undertaking Irene by Pamela Burford 31/08/18
N - Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon 18/08/18
S - The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton 28/06/18
Saloon
Read: 6/6
S - Everly by S.M. Shade 05/07/18
A - To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo 25/06/18
L - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo 23/06/18
O - On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta 08/06/18
O - The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson 30/06/18
N - Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman 18/07/18
Start- 1/6/18End:
Level-Skedaddle
Option #3- Spell It Out
Books Read- 0/30+ books
1. Band Wagon
2. Bow and Arrows
3. Cattle Drive
4. Chuck Wagon Races
5. Cowboy Boots
6. Horseshoes
7. Outlaw
8. Rodeo
9. Stetson
10. Wrangler
I'm in!Level: Skedaddle (29+ Books
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Sounds Like Fun I'll do option #4 please.
Skedaddle
40/45 ( I may change this to the hardest level but I want to see how I start off).
B - Brianna Hale Soft Limits
A - Alice Clayton Wallbanger
R - Meli Raine A Harmless Little Game
E - Enraptured by Candace Camp
B - Bethany Claire Love Beyond Belief
A - Amanda McCabe A Notorious Woman
C - Crossfire Christmas
K - Lisa Kleypas Then Came You
R - Xander Rhodes character in Dark Mysteries
I - 14 Weeks Investigators series
D - Dearest Ivie J.R. Ward
I - Investigating Christmas
N - Prisoner of Night
G - Jessica Gadziala 367 Days
J - Julie Miller - KCPD Protector
E - Erik character in Viking Passion
A - Adam Lawrence character in Semiautomatic Marriage
N - Neighbor Dearest
S - Sara Fielding character in Dreaming of You
V - The Viscount Who Loved Me
A - Valoree Ainsley character in Lady Pirate
Q - The Texas Cowboy's Quadruplets
U - Unexpected Gifts
E -
R - Reap
O - An Offer From a Gentleman
B - To Sir Phillip, With Love Bridgerton Series
A - A Navesink Bank Christmas
R - Romancing Mister Bridgerton
B - Brenda Harlen The Maverick's Thanksgiving Baby
W - When He Was Wicked
I -
R - Reign
E - Eli character in Shane
C - Cash
O -
W - Wolf
B - Bethany Lopez 8 Weeks
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B - Barb Han Kidnapped at Christmas
O - The Omega character in The Thief
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T - The Triangle
S - Captive for the Sheikh's Pleasure
Option #3 β� Spell It OutDuration: June 1, 2018 - June 1, 2019
Level: Skedaddle
Books Read: 32/29+
S β� Maria V. Snyder, author of Poison Study
T β� Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman
E β� Cary Elwes, author of As You Wish
E β� Erin, character in Something in the Water
R β� Ronald, character in Men We Reaped
D β� Dekarta, character in The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
A βΒ Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give
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B β� Delilah Bard, character in A Conjuring of Light
I β� Iris Murdoch, author of The Sea, the Sea
N β� Naomi Novik, author of Spinning Silver
G βΒ George, character in I've Got You Under My Skin
B β� Vincent Bugliosi, author of Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
R β� Red Sister by Mark Lawrence
I β� Iris, character in Metamorphoses
D β� Darcy Coates, author of The Carrow Haunt
L β� Lucy, character in The Hating Game
E β� Elizabeth Camden, author of With Every Breath
T β� Thornton Wilder, author of Our Town
R β� Sara Rider, author of Make Me Fall
A β� Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet by Jennifer Homans
I β� Isobel, character in The Summer Wives
L β� Leonora, character in Possession
J β� John Tomasetti, character in Pray for Silence
E β� Elian, character in To Kill a Kingdom
A β� Abel, character in Breaking Silence
N β� Nathan, character in Sworn to Silence
S βΒ�A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas
V β� Valency, character in The Blue Castle
A β� Albus Dumbledore, character in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
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E β� Esther, character in Gone Missing
R β� Jenifer Ringer, author of Dancing Through It: My Journey in the Ballet
O β� Oonagh, character in Daughter of the Forest
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NBRC 26 Alphabet 25: Wild West Reading Challenge: A to Z (Spell-it-Out)28/31 complete
BULL RIDING
B - Brandon Sanderson; Mistborn: The Final Empire (Author) 1/10/22
U - Umberto Eco; The Name of the Rose 2/15/22 (Author)
L - Lost Souls by Tim Rangnow (Title) 1/30/22
L - Lanyon, Josh; The Mermaid Murders 4/16/22 (Author)
R - Reya Starck & Kirby Crow; Circuit Theory 4/8/22 (Author)
I -
D - Deborah Harkness; Shadow of Night 3/23/22 (Author)
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N - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Title) 1/3/22
G - Gibson, William; Burning Chrome 2/21/22 (Author)
COWBOY BOOTS
C - Christopher Moore; A Dirty Job 4/25/22 (Author)
O - Of Secrets and Wolves by Alice Winters (Title) 1/14/22
W - Werewolves in Their Youth by Michael Chabon 3/29/22 (Title)
B - Ben Aaronovitch; Midnight Riot (Author) 1/25/22
O - On Animals by Susan Orlean 3/6/22 (Title)
Y - Yesterday by Felicia Yap 3/2/2022 (Title)
B - Broken by Jenny Lawson 3/6/22 (Title)
O - Oates, Joyce Carol; Zombie 4/9/22 (Author)
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T - Tenth of December by George Saunders (Title) 1/29/22
S - Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman (Title) 2/2/22
βοΈJEANS
J - Jennifer Egan; A Visit from the Goon Squad 4/27/22 (Author)
E - Elly Griffiths; The Crossing Places 4/2/22 (Author)
A - All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell (Title) 2/6/22
N - Nevill, Adam; Before You Sleep: Three Horrors 3/24/22 (Author)
S - Spellbreaker by Charlie N. Holmberg 2/19/22 (Title)
βοΈSTEER
S - The Spirit Siphon by Ben S. Dobson 4/13/22 (Title)
T - They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera 3/11/22 (Title)
E - The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty 4/7/22 (Title)
E - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 7/4/22 (Title)
R - Rosenbloom, Megan; Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin (Author) 1/5/22
Start: 12/28/22
End: 12/27/23
Option 3
Skedaddle 12/36
Aperschnalzen (7/13)
A: Asimov, Isaac - I, Robot πππππ 2/3/23
P: Pretty Little Liars - Sara Shepard π 3/1/23
E: Episode Thirteen - Craig DiLouie πππππ 5/15/23
R: Ryland Miller (char) Samurai Game - Christine Feehan ππππ 3/18/23
S: Sleeping Dogs Lie - Samantha Downing ππππ 2/25/23
C: Contagion - Erin Bowman πππ 3/5/23
H: How to Survive Your Murder - Danielle Valentine ππππ 3/19/23
N: Noah's Ark - Andrew J. Morgan ππ 1/25/23
A: Adage (char) The Whispering Dead - Darcy Coates πππ 2/20/23
L: Lamar Giles - The Getaway ππππ 2/4/23
Z: Zachary Ashford - Sole Survivor πππ 5/27/23
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N: The Night Shift - Alex Finlay ππππ 2/12/23
βB°ω΄Η²Τ³¦ (5/5)
B: The Batman Who Laughs - Scott Snyder ππππ 2/14/23
R: Rachael (char) Dark of Night - Flesh and Fire - Jonathan Maberry πππ 3/9/23
O: Olivia (char) The Fear - Charlie Higson ππππ 2/21/23
N: Neil Gaiman - The Sandman: Overture ππππ 3/4/23
C: Changeless - Gail Carriger ππ 2/16/23
Cowboy boots (6/11)
C: Cal O'Shea-Wallace (char) You'll Be the Death of Me - Karen M. McManus πππ 12/28/22
O: O'Reilly, Shawn (char) A Midsummer Night's Scream - R.L. Stine ππππ 1/4/23
W: William H. Armstrong - Sounder πππ 6/6/23
B: Brandon Sanderson - Snapshot πππππ 1/6/23
O: Ondine (char) The Deep - Alma Katsu ππππ 1/21/23
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B: Beloved - Toni Morrison ππππ 4/30/23
O: Owen Baxter (char) The Island - Adrian McKinty πππππ 2/25/23
O: Oops I Ate a Vengeance Demon - Lauretta Hignett ππππ 4/23/23
T: Two Truths and a Lie - April Henryπππ 1/27/23
S: Seth Grahame-Smith - How to Survive a Horror Movie: All the Skills to Dodge the Kills ππππ 1/14/23
Leather (3/7)
L: Lore Olympus: Volume Three - Rachel Smythe ππππ 3/10/23
E: The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde πππ 2/7/23
A: Andrews, Ilona - Magic Bleeds ππππ 1/9/23
T: Tim Meyer - Kill Hill Carnage πππ 3/8/23
H: How You Ruined My Life - Jeff Strand ππ 1/2/23
E: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson πππππ 4/16/23
R: Rhodes, Natasha Final Destination #1: Dead Reckoning πππ 4/13/23
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This challenge lasts one year from the date you start
Option #1- Read books that have cowboys, or something from the Wild West incorporated in the story.
Option #2- Read books with Cowboys, horses, ranches, etc on the cover
Option #3 - Spell- it -Out (*) Using words from the list below ( not limited to the list)
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Aperschnalzen
Band Wagon
Barb Wire
Bareback riding
Barrel racing
Bed Roll
Belt Buckle
Bob
Bow and Arrows
Brand
Branding Iron
Bridle
Bronc
Bull Riding
Bull Roping
Bull Whip
Calf roping
Canteen
Cattle Drive
Chaps
Chuck Wagon Racing
Cowboy boots
Critter
Cutting
Dappled
Greenhorn
Guns
Heifer
Horses
Horseshoes
Jeans
Knobs
Leather
Leppy
Outfit
Outlaw
Ranch
Reins
Rodeo
Rope
Round Up
Saddle
Saloon
Spurs
Steer
Steer Daubing
Steer Wrestling
Stetson
Stirrup
Trail
Vaquero
Wrangler
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Option #4- Any combination of the above tasks
Examples of words for the spell-it-out challenge:
G-The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks
U-Undead and Unwed by Mary Janice Davidson
N-Fatal Affair by Marie Force character Nick Cappuano
S-Scythe by Neal Shusterman
( Inspired by )
Howdy Partner : 5 books
Greenhorn : 13 books
Wet Your Whistle : 21 books
Skedaddle : 29 books +
(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the bookβs title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the authorβs first or last name, or the first letter of a characterβs first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrators first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.
As always, if the first letter of a title starts with βAβ�, βAnβ�, βTheβ�, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.
* Note:
In 2013 we started this challenge, and we've now decided to start a new thread for the challenge to freshen it up a bit! You can find the old thread HERE