Thursday, January 10, 2008

A challenge I couldn't resist

Yes, it's the A-Z Reading Challenge. And naturally, I'll be doing both authors and titles. I'll add books to the list as I read them. What am I thinking?!

Titles:
A- Aloft by Chang-Rae Lee
B- Bras & Broomsticks by Sarah Mlynowski
C- Chosen by Nancy Holder and Joss Whedon
D- Dramarama by E. Prescott
E- The Ever-After Bird by Ann Rinaldi
F- The Fixer by Bernard Malamud
G- The Ghosts of Kerfol by Deborah Noyes
H- Handling Sin by Michael Malone
I- Island of Lost Girls by Jennifer McMahon
J- Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
K- Keeping Score by Chris Bohjalian
L- Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery by John Feinstein
M- The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick
N- No Certain Rest by Jim Lehrer
O- One Part Angel by George Shaffner
P- Playing with the Grown-Ups by Sophie Dahl
Q- Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England by Alison Weir
R- The Redheaded Princess by Ann Rinaldi
S- Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian
T- The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
U- Un Lun Dun by China Mieville
V- Vellum: The Book of All Hours by Hal Duncan
W- Winter Haven by Athol Dickson
X- The X'ed Out X-Ray by Rob Roy
Y- The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee
Z- The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman

Authors:
A- Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
B- A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
C- The Eugenics Wars, Vol. I: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh by Greg Cox
D- Gardens of Water by Alan Drew
E- Girlbomb by Janice Erlbaum
F- Lady's Maid by Margaret Forster
G- The Good Husband by Gail Godwin
H- 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
I- The Dragonfly Pool by Eva Ibbotson
J- The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
K- The Ha-Ha by Dave King
L- Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books by Aaron Lansky
M- Alchemy by Margaret Mahy
N- The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
O- We Became Like a Hand by Carol Ortlip
P- My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk
Q- Blessings by Anna Quindlen
R- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
S- In the Land of Second Chances by George Shaffner
T- Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani
U- Hi There, Supermouse by Jean Ure
V- The Passionate Eye: The Collected Writings of Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega
W- The Winds of Marble Arch by Connie Willis
X- Market Street: A Chinese Woman in Harbin by Xiao Hong
Y- The Star Fisher by Laurence Yep
Z- Nana by Emile Zola

2 comments:

Joy said...

Welcome to the A ~ Z Reading Challenge, MMZ! I'm not exactly sure why, but it is a lot of fun watching our lists fill up. And, as a side, we get to enjoy 52 books! :) Happy Reading!

Thoughts of Joy said...

Woo Hoo! Congratulations!!! I hope you enjoyed the challenge. :)