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2019 Characters, A to Z
Date: 07/01/19 - 06/30/20



Welcome to a new A to Z challenge! This time we're looking for characters. To complete the challenge read a book with a main character whose first or last name begins with the corresponding letter for each letter of the alphabet.

For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z - the letter need only appear somewhere in the first or last name.

The challenge begins July 1, 2019 and ends June 30, 2020.

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Ed - DONE

Ellen

Suzanne - DONE

Tari

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2019 Characters, A to Z
Date: 07/01/19 - 06/30/20
25/26

Aspen, Callie Sweet Tea and Secrets Joy Avon 7/6/19
Brynn O'Connell Seaside and Homicide Jenna St. James 7/7/19
Cameron, Melina A Crusty Murder J.M. Griffin 7/6/19
Dekker, Cy 52 Steps To Murder Steve Demaree 7/17/19
Esposito, Tessa Penne Dreadful Catherine Bruns 8/1/19
Francesca Lovely A Highly Suspicious Death Laura Pauling 7/8/19
Geri Sullivan Dial C For Chihuahua Waverly Curtis 7/18/19
Hamilton, Kate Killer in the Carriage House Sheila Connolly 7/11/19
Iris Buckley--Hems and Homicide Elizabeth Penney 1/19/20
Jane Steward Murder in the Secret Garden Ellery Adams 8/15/19
Kane, Sammy A Crafter Hooks a Killer Holly Quinn 7/7/19
Lin Coffin A Haunted Murder J.A. Whiting 7/2/19
Mikki Lincoln Clause & Effect Kaitlyn Dunnett 7/3/19
Nina Fleet Peach Clobbered: A Georgia B&B Mystery Anna Gerard 7/23/19
O'Sullivan, Siobhan Christmas Cocoa Murder Carlene O'Connor 9/20/19
Paige Comber The Secret of Seaside Agatha Ball 7/12/19
Quinn, Kelly Silenced in Sequins Debra Sennefelder 1/16/20
Reed, Meg Silenced in the Surf Kate E. Dyer-Seeley 7/10/19
Swenson, Hannah Cinnamon Roll Murder Joanne Fluke 7/5/19
Templeton, Daphne Something Borrowed, Something Mewed Bethany Blake 9/18/19
U/
Val Deniston By Cook or by Crook Maya Corrigan 8/17/19
West, Mae Christmas, Criminals, and Campers Tonya Kappes 7/11/19
X Roxy Cane-mc--Holiday Roast Mortem Tonya Kappes 12/30/19
Y-Everly Swan--Tide and Punishment Bree Baker 9/23/19
Zo/e Zola And Then They Were Doomed: A Little Library Mystery Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli 8/16/19

Welcome to the challenge, Tari!

jingles wrote: "Welcome to the challenge, Tari!"Thanks, jingles!

*****COMPLETED 8/26/20*****

2019 Characters, A to Z
Date: 07/01/19 - 06/30/20

26/26

A-Agatha Raisin- The Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton 7/15/19
B-Bert Munroe in The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck 7/17/19
C-Chiltern, Robert - An Ideal Husband; A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde 7/12/19-256p.
D-Senhor da Silva Araujo in The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo by Germano Almeida 7/10/19
E-Elliot Lord- Home Is Where You Live: A diary of teaching English abroad for the first time by Elliot Lord 7/25/19
F-Abe Fields in The Roots of Heaven by Romain Gary 9/6/19
G-Gina Morgan in The Fires by Alan Cheuse 7/18/19
H-Harry Fonstein- in The Bellarosa Connection by Saul Bellow 8/1/19
I-Laura Ingalls in Little House in the Big Woods by Little House in the Big Woods 7/16/19
J-Jonathan Spence in The Black Joke by Farley Mowat-218p.-8/13/19
K-Klaus Baudelaire in The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket 9/15/19
L- Mrs. Layton in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy 9/2/19 -122p.
M-Mark in A Chagos Story by Vinod T. Fullee-8/23/19-168p.
N-Mour Ndiaye in The Beggars' Strike by Aminata Sow Fall 7/19/19
O-Olivia Puccini - I Am There: Armenia by Olivia Puccini 7/23/19
P-Potts, Caracatus - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming 7/15/19
Q- Qamar in Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi 8/16/20
R-Roth, Phillip is a character in his own book...actually two characters are named Phillip Roth- Operation Shylock: A Confession by Philip Roth 7/4/19
S-Bev Spicer in Stranded in the Seychelles by Bev Spicer 7/31/19-188p.
T-Tristessa in The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter -8/11/19- 187p.
U- Ussiri Thanya (Fatima) in Bangkok 8 by John Burdett -7/23/20
V-Victoria Twead in Two Old Fools on a Camel: From Spain to Bahrain and Back Again by Victoria Twead-8/4/19
W-Wendy in Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 8/8/19-176p.
X-BaXter in Saturday by Ian McEwan 9/11/19
Y-Yossarian- Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 8/27/19-453p.
Z-Mateo TorreZ in They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera 9/7/19

Welcome to the challenge, Ed!

2019 Characters A to Z
Date: 07/01/19-06/30/20
Progress: 21/26

A- AJ in Fake Blood by Whitney Gardner 10/17/19
B- Becky Bloomwood in Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella 10/17/19
C- Clay Jannon in Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan 9/07/19
D- Danny Hansford in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 8/09/19
E- Elliot in Tell the Machine Goodnight by Katie Williams 9/20/19
F-
G- Greyson Tolliver in The Toll by Neal Shusterman 11/30/19
H- Hesekiel in The Tea Dragon Festival by Katie O'Neill 10/13/19
I-
J- Jon Evans in The Shade of the Moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer 10/07/19
K- Kady Grant in Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 9/06/19
L- Lottie Person in Snotgirl, Vol. 1: Green Hair Don't Care by Bryan Lee O'Malley 10/19/19
M- Alex Morales in The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer 9/30/19
N- Nicole in The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 9/11/19
O-Ogden Morrow in Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 11/05/19
P- Susan Ptolemy in Giant Days, Vol. 1 by John Allison 10/11/19
Q-
R-Robert Langdon in The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown 12/02/19
S- Sven in Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman 1/26/20
T- Leon Twome in The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary 09/26/19
U-
V- Dante Vernon in The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris 11/01/19
W-Sticky Washington in The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart 10/12/19
X-
Y- RhYme in The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern 2/02/20
Z- HaZel Newlevant in No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant 1/27/20

Welcome to the challenge, Ellen!

All Challenges All The Time
2019 Characters, A to Z
Date: 07/01/19 - 06/30/20

Progress: 26 out of 26

Welcome to a new A to Z challenge! This time we're looking for characters. To complete the challenge read a book with a main character whose first or last name begins with the corresponding letter for each letter of the alphabet.

For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z - the letter need only appear somewhere in the first or last name.

The challenge begins July 1, 2019 and ends June 30, 2020.

A: Augie: Augie and the Green Knight by Zach Weinersmith - ***** - 7/20/2019 - 219 Pages
B: Lana Bingham: Year One by Nora Roberts - ***** - 8/6/2019 - 419 Pages (Lana Bingham, Max, Arlys, Fred, Rachel)
C: Charlie: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky - ***** - 7/11/2019 - 213 Pages (Charlie Scorsoni)
D: Dare: When You Dare by Lori Foster - *** - 7/7/2019 - 448 Pages (Molly Alexander, Dare Macintosh)
E: Elizabeth Darnell: Changing the Game by Jaci Burton - **** - 7/10/2019 - 299 Pages (Elizabeth Darnell, Gavin Riley)
F: Fred Dean: Joyland by Stephen King - ***** - 9/23/2019 - 283 Pages
G: Madeline Gracechurch: When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare - ***** - 8/12/2019 - 376 Pages
H: Portia Hobbs: A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole - ***** - 9/23/2019 - 360 Pages
I: Irene: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman - ***** - 7/17/2019 - 329 Pages (Kai, Irene)
J: Jacob: Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank - *** - 8/31/2019 - 376 Pages
K: Kyrian of Thrace: Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon - ***** - 8/9/2019 - 309 Pages
L: Lothaire Daciano: Lothaire by Kresley Cole - ***** - 9/17/2019 - 468 Pages
M: Mac Mackenzie: Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley - **** - 7/18/2019 - 316 Pages (Lady Isabella Scranton, Lord Mac Mackenzie)
N: John Nilsson: The Defiant Hero by Suzanne Brockmann - ***** - 9/19/2019 - 390 Pages
O: October Daye: Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire - ***** - 7/30/2019 - 346 Pages (October "Toby" Daye)
P: Gwen Proctor: Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine - ***** - 7/8/2019 - 286 Pages (Gina Royal/Gwen Proctor)
Q: Quinoa "Kin" Stewart: Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen - ***** - 11/13/2019 - 336 Pages
R: Issy Randall: Christmas at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan - ***** - 7/29/2019 - 351 Pages (Issy Randall, Pearl, Austin Tyler, Helena)
S: Scarlet Parker: Cloche and Dagger by Jenn McKinlay - ***** - 9/6/2019 - 281 Pages
T: Tiberias Calore "Cal" VII: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard - **** - 10/22/2019 - 383 Pages
U: Stefan Uccello: Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 12/11/2019 - 368 Pages
V: Vladimir Sanguinati: Written in Red by Anne Bishop - ***** - 11/12/2019 - 433 Pages
W: Ivy Wilde: Slouch Witch by Helen Harper - ***** - 9/2/2019 - 342 Pages
X: Xiomara Batista: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo - ***** - 12/9/2019 - 368 Pages
Y: Honey Foreman: Falling Stars by V.C. Andrews - **** - 9/29/2019 - 416 Pages
Z: Zoey Sullivan: Under the Table by Stephanie Evanovich - **** - 10/9/2019 - 336 Pages (Tristan Malloy, Derek)

Welcome, Suzanne!

Finished!!

Progress: 26 out of 26

Welcome to a new A to Z challenge! This time we're looking for characters. To complete the challenge read a book with a main character whose first or last name begins with the corresponding letter for each letter of the alphabet.

For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z - the letter need only appear somewhere in the first or last name.

The challenge begins July 1, 2019 and ends June 30, 2020.

A: Augie: Augie and the Green Knight by Zach Weinersmith - ***** - 7/20/2019 - 219 Pages
B: Lana Bingham: Year One by Nora Roberts - ***** - 8/6/2019 - 419 Pages (Lana Bingham, Max, Arlys, Fred, Rachel)
C: Charlie: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky - ***** - 7/11/2019 - 213 Pages (Charlie Scorsoni)
D: Dare: When You Dare by Lori Foster - *** - 7/7/2019 - 448 Pages (Molly Alexander, Dare Macintosh)
E: Elizabeth Darnell: Changing the Game by Jaci Burton - **** - 7/10/2019 - 299 Pages (Elizabeth Darnell, Gavin Riley)
F: Fred Dean: Joyland by Stephen King - ***** - 9/23/2019 - 283 Pages
G: Madeline Gracechurch: When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare - ***** - 8/12/2019 - 376 Pages
H: Portia Hobbs: A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole - ***** - 9/23/2019 - 360 Pages
I: Irene: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman - ***** - 7/17/2019 - 329 Pages (Kai, Irene)
J: Jacob: Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank - *** - 8/31/2019 - 376 Pages
K: Kyrian of Thrace: Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon - ***** - 8/9/2019 - 309 Pages
L: Lothaire Daciano: Lothaire by Kresley Cole - ***** - 9/17/2019 - 468 Pages
M: Mac Mackenzie: Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley - **** - 7/18/2019 - 316 Pages (Lady Isabella Scranton, Lord Mac Mackenzie)
N: John Nilsson: The Defiant Hero by Suzanne Brockmann - ***** - 9/19/2019 - 390 Pages
O: October Daye: Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire - ***** - 7/30/2019 - 346 Pages (October "Toby" Daye)
P: Gwen Proctor: Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine - ***** - 7/8/2019 - 286 Pages (Gina Royal/Gwen Proctor)
Q: Quinoa "Kin" Stewart: Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen - ***** - 11/13/2019 - 336 Pages
R: Issy Randall: Christmas at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan - ***** - 7/29/2019 - 351 Pages (Issy Randall, Pearl, Austin Tyler, Helena)
S: Scarlet Parker: Cloche and Dagger by Jenn McKinlay - ***** - 9/6/2019 - 281 Pages
T: Tiberias Calore "Cal" VII: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard - **** - 10/22/2019 - 383 Pages
U: Stefan Uccello: Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 12/11/2019 - 368 Pages
V: Vladimir Sanguinati: Written in Red by Anne Bishop - ***** - 11/12/2019 - 433 Pages
W: Ivy Wilde: Slouch Witch by Helen Harper - ***** - 9/2/2019 - 342 Pages
X: Xiomara Batista: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo - ***** - 12/9/2019 - 368 Pages
Y: Honey Foreman: Falling Stars by V.C. Andrews - **** - 9/29/2019 - 416 Pages
Z: Zoey Sullivan: Under the Table by Stephanie Evanovich - **** - 10/9/2019 - 336 Pages (Tristan Malloy, Derek)

Suzanne wrote: "Finished!!.."

Well done!

*****COMPLETED 8/26/20*****

2019 Characters, A to Z
Date: 07/01/19 - 06/30/20

26/26

A-Agatha Raisin- The Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton 7/15/19
B-Bert Munroe in The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck 7/17/19
C-Chiltern, Robert - An Ideal Husband; A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde 7/12/19-256p.
D-Senhor da Silva Araujo in The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo by Germano Almeida 7/10/19
E-Elliot Lord- Home Is Where You Live: A diary of teaching English abroad for the first time by Elliot Lord 7/25/19
F-Abe Fields in The Roots of Heaven by Romain Gary 9/6/19
G-Gina Morgan in The Fires by Alan Cheuse 7/18/19
H-Harry Fonstein- in The Bellarosa Connection by Saul Bellow 8/1/19
I-Laura Ingalls in Little House in the Big Woods by Little House in the Big Woods 7/16/19
J-Jonathan Spence in The Black Joke by Farley Mowat-218p.-8/13/19
K-Klaus Baudelaire in The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket 9/15/19
L- Mrs. Layton in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy 9/2/19 -122p.
M-Mark in A Chagos Story by Vinod T. Fullee-8/23/19-168p.
N-Mour Ndiaye in The Beggars' Strike by Aminata Sow Fall 7/19/19
O-Olivia Puccini - I Am There: Armenia by Olivia Puccini 7/23/19
P-Potts, Caracatus - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming 7/15/19
Q- Qamar in Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi 8/16/20
R-Roth, Phillip is a character in his own book...actually two characters are named Phillip Roth- Operation Shylock: A Confession by Philip Roth 7/4/19
S-Bev Spicer in Stranded in the Seychelles by Bev Spicer 7/31/19-188p.
T-Tristessa in The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter -8/11/19- 187p.
U- Ussiri Thanya (Fatima) in Bangkok 8 by John Burdett -7/23/20
V-Victoria Twead in Two Old Fools on a Camel: From Spain to Bahrain and Back Again by Victoria Twead-8/4/19
W-Wendy in Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 8/8/19-176p.
X-BaXter in Saturday by Ian McEwan 9/11/19
Y-Yossarian- Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 8/27/19-453p.
Z-Mateo TorreZ in They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera 9/7/19

Well done, Ed!