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Welcome to the challenge Beth ☺

Finished my challenge....happy reading!

I think I well do spell-out and can I spell-out my sons band name?

A Elizabeth of York by Amy Licence 12/08/14 ****
C Crave the Night by Lara Adrian 12/03/14 ****
T Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 12/09/14 ****

O Owning Violet by Monica Murphy 12/23/14 ***
F nDark Places by Gillian Flynn 12/15/14 ****

E Ephemeral by Addison Moore 12/02/14 ****
C The Empty Throne by Bernard Cornwell 12/05/14 ****
H Forbidden Ground by Karen Harper 12/06/14 ****
O Over the Line by Cindy Gerard 01/03/15 ****

Well done Nay Nay ☺

Novel Books & Reading Challenges
The Sound of Music
Duration: 1/1/2015 - 'Til Done!

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Welcome to the challenge Suzanne ☺

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Welcome to the challenge Melissa ☺

THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Timeframe: 5/15/15 to 9/13/16
160/160
26/26 Musical Items

Allegro (7/7)
A - Author Annette Blair - Death by Diamonds - 9/1/15 ♥♥♥
L - Laid Out by Sidney Halston - 8/4/15 ♥♥♥
L - Larceny And Lace by Annette Blair - 8/10/15 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Ellen DeGeneres - The Funny Thing Is... - 9/4/15 ♥♥♥
G - The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith - 6/10/15 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Cassie Ryan - My Obsession - 7/8/15 ♥♥♥♥
O - Once in Every Generation by Lauren B. Grossman - 5/18/15 ♥♥♥



Banjo (5/5)
B - Author Beth Harbison - When in Doubt, Add Butter - 6/17/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Author Carol Anshaw - Carry the One - 7/7/15 ♥♥
N - Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman - 6/28/15 ♥♥♥♥
J - Author Jayne Ann Krentz - Dawn in Eclipse Bay - 10/20/15 ♥♥♥♥
O - One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly - 6/14/15 ♥♥♥



Celesta (7/7)
C - Crushed by Lauren Layne - 6/21/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elaine Viets - Dying to Call You - 6/22/15 ♥♥♥
L - The Lady Most Likely... by Julia Quinn - 6/23/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elizabeth Lynn Casey - Sew Deadly by - 9/15/15 ♥♥♥
S - The Sparkling One by Susan Mallery - 5/27/15 ♥♥♥♥
T - Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich - 6/7/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Author Donna Andrews - Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon - 9/7/15 ♥♥♥♥



Dulcimer (8/8)
D - A Duke but No Gentleman by Alexandra Hawkins - 6/27/15 ♥♥
U - An Unlikely Alliance by Patricia Bray - 7/17/15 ♥♥♥
L - Author Laura Trentham - Caught Up in the Touch - 7/20/15 ♥♥♥♥
C - Commanded by Stacey Kennedy - 7/5/15 ♥♥♥♥
I - The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman - 6/10/15 ♥♥
M - My Highland Lover by Maeve Greyson - 5/29/15 ♥♥♥♥
E - The Escort by Laura Marie Altom - 8/14 15 ♥♥♥♥
R - Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos by Donna Andrews - 7/21/15 ♥♥♥♥



Erhu (4/4)
E - Escaping Reality by Lisa Renee Jones - 6/2/15 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Richard North Patterson - Fall From Grace - 6/6/15 ♥♥♥♥
H - Human.4 by Mike A. Lancaster - 5/23/15 ♥♥♥♥
U - The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan by Jenny Nordberg - 6/2/15 ♥♥♥



Fiddle (6/6)
F - Farm Fresh Murder by Paige Shelton - 6/1/15 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder - 5/25/15 ♥♥♥
D - Double Play by Jill Shalvis - 6/3/15 ♥♥♥♥
D - Down from the Mountain by Elizabeth Fixmer - 6/8/15 ♥♥♥♥
L - The Littlest Cowboy by Maggie Shayne - 5/30/15 ♥♥♥
E - Author Elaine Viets - Just Murdered - 10/7/15 ♥♥♥



Glockenspiel (12/12)
G - G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton - 7/29/15 ♥♥♥♥
L - Author Lauren Layne - Blurred Lines - 8/25/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - One Summer by David Baldacci - 8/11/15 ♥♥♥♥
C - Cookie Dough or Die by Virginia Lowell - 7/31/15 ♥♥♥♥
K - Author Katie Rose - The Heat of the Moment - 9/8/15 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elizabeth Peters - Crocodile on the Sandbank - 10/19/15 ♥♥♥♥
N - A New Hope by Robyn Carr - 8/6/15 ♥♥♥♥
S - Author Sidney Halston - Below the Belt - 8/1/15 ♥♥♥♥
P - Author James Patterson - Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas - 9/21/15 ♥♥♥
I - Irresistibly Yours by Lauren Layne - 8/23/15 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elizabeth Peters - The Curse of the Pharaohs - 11/4/15 ♥♥♥
L - Author Lorna Barrett - Murder is Binding - 8/27/15 ♥♥♥



Handbells (9/9)
H - H is for Homicide by Sue Grafton - 10/2/15 ♥♥♥♥
A - All I Need Is You by Wendy S. Marcus - 10/4/15 ♥♥♥
N - Nancy's Mysterious Letter by Carolyn Keene - 7/25/15 ♥♥♥♥
D - The Devil Wears Spurs by Soraya Lane - 7/4/15 ♥♥♥♥
B - Broken Play by Samantha Kane - 8/16/15 ♥♥♥
E - The Escape by David Baldacci - 11/5/15 ♥♥♥♥
L - Author Lilian Jackson Braun - The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers - 9/10/15 ♥♥♥
L - Author Lorna Barrett - Bookmarked For Death - 9/22/15 ♥♥♥
S - Susannah Screaming by Carolyn Weston - 6/18/15 ♥♥♥



Inci (4/4)
I - The Irresistible Rogue by Valerie Bowman - 10/11/15 ♥♥♥
N - The Next Always by Nora Roberts - 11/21/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
C - Author Robyn Carr - Wildest Dreams - 10/10/15 ♥♥♥
I - I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark - 11/14/15 ♥♥♥♥



Janggu (6/6)
J - Author Joanne Fluke - Lemon Meringue Pie Murder - 12/13/15 ♥♥♥♥
A - All Wound Up by Jaci Burton - 10/5/15 ♥♥♥♥
N - The Nightingale Girls by Donna Douglas - 8/18/15 ♥♥♥♥
G - Glory in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/19/15 ♥♥♥♥
G - Girl at War by Sara Nović - 12/10/15 ♥♥♥
U - unSweetined by Jodie Sweetin - 11/11/15 ♥♥♥♥

SOUND OF MUSIC - Part 2

Kettle Drum (10/10)
K - Author Stacey Kennedy - Desired by Stacey Kennedy - 9/28/15 ♥♥♥
E - Author Ellen Cooney - The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances - 11/18/15 ♥♥
T - Author Betsy Talbot - Wild Rose - 6/11/15 ♥♥
T - Touchback by Don Handfield - 6/13/15 ♥♥♥♥
L - Author Laura Levine - This Pen For Hire - 10/13/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare - 11/29/15 ♥♥♥♥
D - The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis - 7/13/15 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author M.L. Rowland - Zero-Degree Murder - 8/19/15 ♥♥♥♥
U - Untraceable by Laura Griffin - 12/14/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
M - Murder With Puffins by Donna Andrews - 7/7/15 ♥♥♥♥



Lute (4/4)
L - Author Laura Trentham - Melting Into You - 10/14/15 ♥♥♥♥
U - Undercover Bride by Margaret Brownley - 3/16/16 ♥♥♥♥
T - Two Sisters by Mary Hogan - 5/20/15 ♥♥♥
E - Author Eileen Goudge - The Diary - 1/5/16 ♥♥♥♥



Maraca (6/6)
M - Make You Burn by Megan Crane - 8/8/15 ♥♥♥♥
A - All We Have Is Now by Lisa Schroeder - 10/28/15 ♥♥♥♥
R - Ryker by Sawyer Bennett - 9/5/15 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Jackie Ashenden - Hold Me Down - 11/10/15 ♥♥♥♥
C - Author Jill Churchill - A Farewell to Yarns - 11/12/15 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Amanda Lee - The Quick and the Thread - 12/7/15 ♥♥♥♥



Nay (3/3)
N - Naked in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/5/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Author Jeffrey Allen - Stay At Home Dead - 9/30/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
Y - Yesterday is Dead by Jack Lynch - 9/12/15 ♥♥♥♥



Organ (5/5)
O - Once Upon a Cowboy by Maggie McGinnis - 6/24/15 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Robert B. Parker - Split Image - 7/14/15 ♥♥♥♥
G - Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris - 7/3/15 ♥♥♥♥
A - Astray by Emma Donoghue - 10/17/15 ♥♥♥
N - Author Nicholas Sparks - The Longest Ride - 7/19/15 ♥♥♥♥♥



Polka (5/5)
P - Author James Patterson - 14th Deadly Sin - 7/1/15 ♥♥♥♥
O - Once Kissed by Cecy Robson - 10/25/15 ♥♥♥
L - Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich - 11/6/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
K - Author Samantha Kane - Calling the Play - 11/20/15 ♥♥♥
A - The Azalea Assault by Alyse Carlson - 12/31/15 ♥♥♥



Quartet (7/7)
Q - A Quiche Before Dying by Jill Churchill - 11/24/15 ♥♥♥
U - Unleashed by Cherrie Lynn - 1/31/16 ♥♥♥♥
A - Aunt Dimity and the Duke by Nancy Atherton - 1/10/16 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Robin Sloan - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - 9/29/15 ♥♥♥
T - Texas Thunder by Kimberly Raye - 8/30/15 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Karen Erickson - Jane's Gift - 1/21/16 ♥♥♥
T - Author Teresa Mummert - White Trash Beautiful - 12/3/15 ♥♥



Reed Pipe (8/8)
R - Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb - 10/9/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Eggsecutive Orders by Julie Hyzy - 2/18/16 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Fearless Fourteen - 2/21/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
D - Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?: True Stories and Confessions by Lisa Scottoline - 7/15/15 ♥♥♥♥
P - Author Robert B Parker - Silent Night - 8/20/15 ♥♥♥♥
I - Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb - 9/16/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
P - Prince Joe by Suzanne Brockmann - 10/22/15 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Emma Chase - Twisted - 3/1/16 ♥♥♥♥♥



Staff (5/5)
S - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See - 6/1/15 ♥♥♥
T - 'Tis The Season by Robyn Carr - 1/3/16 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Anne Canadeo - While My Pretty One Knits - 1/23/16 ♥♥♥♥
F - Author Stacy Finz - Going Home - 9/20/15 ♥♥♥
F - Fighting Dirty by Sidney Halston - 10/31/15 ♥♥♥♥

SOUND OF MUSIC - Part 3

Transpose (9/9)
T - Topped Chef by Lucy Burdette - 2/9/16 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Rachael Johns - Fire Me Up - 11/7/15 ♥♥♥
A - Aunt Dimity's Good Deed by Nancy Atherton - 3/4/16 ♥♥♥♥
N - Author Nora Roberts - The Last Boyfriend - 11/23/15 ♥♥♥♥
S - Slashed by Tracy Wolff - 9/6/15 ♥♥
P - Author Robert B. Parker - Blue Screen - 11/9/15 ♥♥♥♥
O - Only with You by Lauren Layne - 12/25/15 ♥♥♥♥
S - Author Stacey Kennedy - Mine: A Club Sin Novel - 9/23/15 ♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - The Heist - 3/23/16 ♥♥♥♥♥



Unison (6/6)
U Unexpected Rush by Jaci Burton - 3/22/16 ♥♥♥
N - Author Nora Roberts - The Perfect Hope - 11/25/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - I is for Innocent by Sue Grafton - 12/15/15 ♥♥♥♥
S - Strip You Bare by Maisey Yates - 11/16/15 ♥♥♥♥
O - Off And Running by Philip Reed - 5/26/16 ♥♥♥
N - Author Nora Roberts - The Witness - 1/28/16 ♥♥♥♥



Viola (5/5)
V - Author Violetta Rand - Loving Lucas - 7/26/15 ♥♥
I - If I Could Turn Back Time by Beth Harbison - 7/27/15 ♥♥♥
O - Off Sides by Sawyer Bennett - 2/20/16 ♥♥♥
L - The Last Generation of Women Who Cook by Kathy Johncox - 11/17/15 ♥♥
A - After Love by Kathy Clark - 3/6/16 ♥♥♥



Whip (4/4)
W - While My Pretty One Sleeps by Mary Higgins Clark - 5/17/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb - 1/12/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O by Sharyn McCrumb - 9/27/15 ♥♥♥
P - Author James Patterson - 15th Affair - 5/15/16 ♥♥♥♥



Xiao (4/4)
X - X-It by Jane George - 11/25/15 ♥♥♥
I - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the TaliBan by Malala Yousafzai - 1/13/16 ♥♥♥
A - The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin - 4/5/16 ♥♥♥♥
O - Author Charles Osgood - Funny Letters from Famous People - 9/13/16 ♥♥



Yodel (5/5)
Y - You Only Love Once by Tori Carrington - 10/26/15 ♥♥♥
O - Author Olivia Cunning - Double Time - 6/9/16 ♥♥♥♥
D - Death in Four Courses by Lucy Burdette - 1/19/16 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Full Tilt - 4/4/16 ♥♥♥♥
L - Author Deborah Larsen - The White - 11/28/15 ♥♥



Zufalo (6/6)
Z - Author Zoraida Córdova - Love on the Ledge - 5/22/15 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unspeakable by Laura Griffin - 4/17/16 ♥♥♥♥
F - Author Dick Francis - Whip Hand - 8/2/15 ♥♥♥♥
A - Airplane Rides: Observations From Above by Jake Alexander - 4/7/16 ♥♥
L - Liver Let Die by Liz Lipperman - 12/2/15 ♥♥♥♥
O - Off the Hook by Laura Drewry - 6/7/16 ♥♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 9/13/16*****

Extra

Welcome to the challenge Connie ☺

Thanks, Tea. I've been contemplating this one for a while. Figured I might as well jump in.

The Sound of Music
24/09/15
Maestro = All 26 letters

Round 1
Arabesque, Bagpipes, Cornish bagpipes, Denis d’or, Ektara, Flugelhorn, Gottuvadhyam, Huemmelchen, Igil, Jew’s harp, Keyed Trumpet, Lute, Melodica, Northumbrian smallpipes, Octave mandolin, Palendang, quintal harmony, Ranat thum lek , Sopranino saxophone, Ternary form, unison, Vertical flute, Washboard, Xylophone, Yang chi’in, Zither

I was a music major and am now a voice teacher. How can I pass this challenge up?? :D

♫ The Sound of Music Challenge ♫
Duration: September 21, 2015 - ....
Progress: 6/11

S - Sarah Porter's Lost Voices *10.3.15*
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R - Rhine in Fever *9.24.15*
A - Anastasia/"Ana" in Grey *9/23/15*
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A - Allen, Beverly's Bloom and Doom *9/21/15*
R - Rene Denfeld's The Enchanted
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A - Amelia in The Lock Artist *9/27/15*

CAST BIOGRAPHIES
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Welcome to the challenge Michelle and Lindsay :)

Reader name: Marie-Anne

DONE:| C |

Task A: Arabesque: 6/9
A: Buried in a book, Lucy Arlington, Arlington 1/3/2016
R: Requiem murder, Janet Lane Walters, Janet 4/20/2016
A: Wild inferno, Sandi Ault, Ault 1/12/2016
B: Fatally Frosted, Jessica Beck, Beck 2/6/2016
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S: The Satanic verses, Salman Rushdie, Rushdie 2/9/2016
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U: Consequences of sin, Clare Langley-Hawthorne: Ursula Marlowe is the main character in the book. Ursula 5/9/2016
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Task B: Bolero: 3/6.
B: Birds of a feather, Jacqueline Winspear, Birds 5/4/2016
O: On the accidental wings of dragons, Julie Wetzel, On 2/5/2016
L: The good die twice, Lee Driver, Lee 2/20/2016
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Task C: Cantata: 7/7 *** DONE.
C: The demon king, Cinda Williams Chima, Chima 2/7/2016
A: Freedom's landing, Anne McCaffrey, Anne 2/23/2016
N: North of the border, Judith van Gieson, North 1/1/2016
T: Taken to the cleaners, Dolores Johnson, Taken 2/26/2016
A: Ancient blood, R. Allen Chappell, Ancient 2/12/2016
T: Twister, Barbara Block, Twister 1/23/2016
A: Star rangers, Andre Norton, Andre 2/14/2016

Welcome Marie-Anne :)

NBRC 26 Alphabet 18: The Sound of Music: A to Z
Rules: Pick one or more of your favorite musical terms or instruments, or do the whole alphabet from A-Z!

Spell-It-Out: Pick the names of musical instruments or terms, then read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last name), character (first or last name), that begin with letters that correspond to letters of the word you choose. You may ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc.).

Accordion

A: Apprentice in Death- J.D. Robb- 9/6/16
C: Closer to the Chest- Mercedes Lackey- 10/11/16
C: Caught Dead in Philadelphia- Gillian Roberts- 11/10/16
O: Once Burned- Jeaniene Frost- 8/23/16
R: Reaper- K.D. McEntire- 8/24/16
D: Daughter of the Forest- Juliet Marillier- 9/1/16
I: I'll Be Seeing You: A Novel- Mary Higgins Clark- 10/7/16
O: Obsidian- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 9/25/16
N: Not His Dragon- Annie Nicholas- 9/7/16

Bagpipes

B: Blood Song- Cat Adams- 8/27/16
A: Angelfall- Susan Ee- 9/30/16
G: Grave Seasons- Lily Harper Hart- 12/6/16
P: Poison Study- Maria V. Snyder- 9/19/16
I: The Iron King- Julie Kagawa- 5/5/17
P: Prey- Rachel Vincent- 10/5/16
E: Eight Cousins- Louisa May Alcott- 11/26/16
S: Swan Lake- K.M. Shea- 8/30/16

Castanets

C: The Cat Who Could Read Backwards- Lilian Jackson Braun- 1/5/17
A: Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye- Victoria Laurie- 2/23/17
S: Shifty Magic- Judy Teel- 10/12/16
T: Throne of Glass- Sarah J. Maas- 10/31/16
A: The Arrogant Architect- L.K. Collins- 3/6/17
N: Nice Dragons Finish Last- Rachel Aaron- 6/13/17
E: Elemental Flame- Phaedra Weldon- 7/9/17
T: The Trouble With Witches- Amanda M. Lee- 11/24/16
S: The Second Book of Swords- Fred Saberhagen- 11/11/16

Didgeridoo

D: Deadly Remains- Katherine Bayless- 11/2/16
I: I'll Walk Alone- Mary Higgins Clark- 10/28/16
D: Deceiver's Bond- Katherine Bayless- 11/4/16
G: Grim Expectations- Amanda M. Lee- 10/12/16
E: The Eyre Affair- Jasper Fforde- 9/11/16
R: Red-Headed Stepchild- Jaye Wells- 8/25/16
I: Ink and Bone- Rachel Caine- 12/14/16
D: The Devil's Arithmetic- Jane Yolen- 11/23/16
O: One For The Money- Janet Evanovich- 9/26/16
O: Onyx- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 10/15/16

Electronic organ

E: Elizabeth's Legacy- Victor Kloss- 10/13/16
L: The Lunatic Cafe- Laurell K. Hamilton- 8/25/16
E: Eragon- Christopher Paolini- 11/8/16
C: Crimson Death- Laurell K. Hamilton- 12/11/16
T: Tales of the Otherworld- Kelley Armstrong- 9/4/16
R: Red Queen- Victoria Aveyard- 9/17/16
O: Owl and the Japanese Circus- Kristi Charish- 12/7/16
N: No Humans Involved- Kelley Armstrong- 10/19/16
I: If Looks Could Kill- Kate White- 1/26/17
C: Conjuring Quantico- T.S. Paul- 12/15/16

O: Owl and the City of Angels- Kristi Charish- 12/8/16
R: The Rosie Project- Graeme Simsion- 9/22/16
G: God Touched- John Conroe- 10/22/16
A: A is for Alibi- Sue Grafton- 9/27/16
N: Never- K.D. McEntire- 11/27/16

Fife

F: Faefever- Karen Marie Moning- 10/27/16
I: The Iron Daughter- Julie Kagawa- 5/9/18
F: The Flame of Olympus- Kate O'Hearn- 11/5/16
E: Emily of New Moon- L.M. Montgomery- 9/29/17

Guitar

G: A Girl Named Zippy- Haven Kimmel- 4/6/17
U: User Unfriendly- Vivian Vande Velde- 11/27/17
I: Iron and Magic- Ilona Andrews- 6/27/18
T: A Tiger's Bride- Eve Langlais- 1/22/17
A: At Bertram's Hotel- Agatha Christie- 9/19/17
R: Reckless- Selene Charles- 5/27/17

Harmonica

H: Handle with Care- Jodi Picoult- 8/30/16
A: Artemis Fowl- Eoin Colfer- 10/23/16
R: The Rosie Effect- Graeme Simsion- 9/22/16
M: Mortal Ties- Eileen Wilks- 9/5/16
O: Outfoxed by Love- Eve Langlais- 12/22/16
N: Nightraven- Skye Knizley- 12/13/16
I: The Invisible Library- Genevieve Cogman- 7/1/17
C: Crown of Midnight- Sarah J. Maas- 12/21/16
A: An Artificial Night- Seanan McGuire- 11/25/16

Irish flute

I: Illuminae- Amie Kaufman- 10/25/17
R: The Restorer- Amanda Stevens- 9/30/16
I: I Am Half-Sick of Shadows- Alan Bradley- 12/31/17
S: Spellbinder- Melanie Rawn- 9/24/16
H: Hell To Pay- J.C. Diem- 9/5/16

F: Find Me When The Sun Goes Down- Lisa Olsen- 10/2/16
L: A Local Habitation- Seanan McGuire- 8/31/16
U: Unbinding- Eileen Wilks- 11/14/16
T: The Trouble with Demons- Lisa Shearin- 9/14/16
E: East- Edith Pattou- 12/24/16

Jug

J: Jack and the Beanstalk- Jenni James- 8/22/16
U: Unholy Ghosts- Stacia Kane- 10/14/16
G: Ghostly Worries- Lily Harper Hart- 9/7/16

Keyboard

K: Kiss of Crimson- Lara Adrian- 10/3/16
E: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight- Darynda Jones- 1/24/17
Y: You Slay Me- Katie MacAlister- 10/6/16
B: Broken- Kelley Armstrong- 9/3/16
O: One Fell Sweep- Ilona Andrews- 12/25/16
A: Anne of Green Gables- L.M. Montgomery- 11/26/16
R: Ritual Magic- Eileen Wilks- 10/22/16
D: Dark Needs at Night's Edge- Kresley Cole- 12/3/16

Lyre

L: Lion in the Valley- Elizabeth Peters- 10/12/17
Y: You Will Know Me- Megan Abbott- 8/2/17
R: Rock Chick Regret- Kristen Ashley- 6/24/17
E: Extra! Extra! Dead All About It- Amanda M. Lee- 8/28/18

Maraca

M: My Familiar Stranger- Victoria Danann- 9/8/16
A: All Through the Night- Mary Higgins Clark- 12/17/16
R: Reluctant Adept- Katherine Bayless- 11/5/16
A: After the Funeral- Agatha Christie- 12/19/16
C: A Court of Thorns and Roses- Sarah J. Maas- 12/23/16
A: Awakening- S.J. Bolton- 12/30/16

Nyckelharpa

N: A Natural History of Dragons- Marie Brennan- 10/10/17
Y: You Belong To Me- Mary Higgins Clark- 1/2/17
C: Code Black- Tina Moss- 1/30/17
K: Kisses from Hell-Kristin Cast- 10/26/16
E: Ever the Hunted- Erin Summerill- 8/9/17
L: Living with the Dead- Kelley Armstrong- 12/6/16
H: Hell Raiser- J.C. Diem- 11/28/16
A: Armageddon Rules- J.C. Nelson- 5/16/17
R: Red Rising- Pierce Brown- 2/1/17
P: Personal Demon- Kelley Armstrong- 11/17/16
A: Archangel's Kiss- Nalini Singh- 8/14/17

Oboe

O: Out of the Shadows- Kay Hooper- 1/29/17
B: Boundary Crossed- Melissa F. Olson- 9/16/16
O: Off the Record- Amanda M. Lee- 4/14/17
E: Etched in Bone- Anne Bishop- 3/8/17

Panflute

P: A Promise of Fire- Amanda Bouchet- 11/19/16
A: Archangel's Consort- Nalini Singh- 8/22/17
N: Nemesis- Agatha Christie- 11/26/17
F: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay- J.K. Rowling- 11/18/16
L: Late Eclipses- Seanan McGuire- 5/30/17
U: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer- Michelle Hodkin- 6/5/17
T: Two for the Dough- Janet Evanovich- 1/12/17
E: Elemental Soul- Phaedra Weldon- 2/28/18

Quena

Q: A Quick Bite- Lynsay Sands- 11/23/16
U: Undead and Unemployed- MaryJanice Davidson- 10/31/17
E: Erak's Ransom- John Flanagan- 5/28/18
N: Doctor Who: The Nightmare Of Black Island- Mike Tucker- 1/22/18
A: Archangel's Blade- Nalini Singh- 9/3/17

Recorder

R: Ready Player One- Ernest Cline- 3/14/17
E: Executable- John Conroe- 7/24/18
C: Cinder- Marissa Meyer- 2/12/17
O: Opal- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 8/12/17
R: The Rose Mark- Connie Suttle- 4/15/17
D: Die With Me- Elena Forbes- 12/28/16
E: Edge Of Evil- J.A. Jance- 8/12/18
R: Rose and Thorn: Black Rose Sorceress, Book 2- Connie Suttle- 4/26/17

Saxophone

S: Sorcerer's Legacy- Janny Wurts- 9/28/16
A: All Around the Town- Mary Higgins Clark- 1/21/17
X: X in Flight- Karen Rivers- 9/8/16
O: One Kick- Chelsea Cain- 1/15/17
P: The Pact- Jodi Picoult- 10/10/16
H: High Stakes- Helen Harper- 9/10/16
O: Otherworld Secrets- Kelley Armstrong- 1/18/17
N: Nightfall Gardens- Allen Houston- 1/7/17
E: Echoes in Death- J.D. Robb- 2/8/17

Tambourine

T: Tempting Evil- Keri Arthur- 10/24/16
A: Angels' Blood- Nalini Singh- 1/21/17
M: Magic Binds- Ilona Andrews- 9/21/16
B: Bloody Bones- Laurell K. Hamilton- 9/20/16
O: Of Fate and Phantoms- C.J. Archer- 5/25/17
U: Under a Silent Moon- Elizabeth Haynes- 12/1/16
R: The Red Box- Rex Stout- 1/7/17
I: I Like Big Dragons and I Cannot Lie- Lani Lynn Vale- 2/8/18
N: The Neverending Story- Michael Ende- 2/10/17
E: Embraced by Darkness- Keri Arthur- 4/18/17

Ukulele

U: Unhidden- Dina Given- 1/24/17
K: The Killing Dance- Laurell K. Hamilton- 11/16/16
U: Undead and Unwed- MaryJanice Davidson- 3/11/17
L: Love Bites- Lynsay Sands- 1/31/17
E: Every Heart a Doorway- Seanan McGuire- 11/11/17
L: Let Me Call You Sweetheart- Mary Higgins Clark- 2/6/17
E: Electric Night- Stacey Brutger- 2/15/18

Violin

V: Vampire Academy- Richelle Mead- 10/26/16
I: The Icebound Land- John Flanagan- 4/6/18
O: Otherworld Nights- Kelley Armstrong- 6/6/17
L: Little Face- Sophie Hannah- 10/29/16
I: Into the Fire- Jeaniene Frost- 4/22/18
N: Never Buried- Edie Claire- 10/9/17

Whistle

W: Wish You Were Here- Rita Mae Brown- 9/11/16
H: Hunted- Kevin Hearne- 10/2/16
I: In the Last Analysis- Amanda Cross- 9/12/17
S: Soulless- Gail Carriger- 10/1/16
T: Twice Tempted- Jeaniene Frost- 9/19/16
L: License to Ensorcell- Katharine Kerr- 10/4/16
E: Evil Under the Sun- Agatha Christie- 2/28/17

Xylophone

X: The Xibalba Murders- Lyn Hamilton- 3/2/17
Y: Your Chariot Awaits- Lorena McCourtney- 3/18/17
L: Lover Eternal- J.R. Ward- 6/16/17
O: One Good Dragon Deserves Another- Rachel Aaron- 6/22/17
P: Pocket Full of Posies- Angela Roquet- 1/22/17
H: The Hammer of Thor- Rick Riordan- 11/30/16
O: Otherworld Chills- Kelley Armstrong- 7/29/17
N: Doctor Who: Nuclear Time- Oli Smith- 2/22/18
E: The Eloquent Parrot- Robin Knowles- 6/9/18

Yazheng

Y: Your Money's Worth: Seattle Elementals, Book 1- Connie Suttle- 11/12/16
A: All Hell Breaks Loose- J.C. Diem- 4/12/17
Z: Zombie Team Alpha- Steve R. Yeager- 10/18/16
H: Hell Freezes Over- J C Diem- 10/20/16
E: Eldest- Christopher Paolini- 8/7/17
N: No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished- Rachel Aaron- 6/29/17
G: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making- Catherynne M. Valente- 3/5/17

Zhaleika

Z: Zombie, Ohio- Scott Kenemore- 2/17/17
H: Hercule Poirot's Christmas- Agatha Christie- 12/18/16
A: Angels' Flight- Nalini Singh- 9/10/17
L: Lover Awakened- J.R. Ward- 9/30/17
E: Enchanted, Inc.- Shanna Swendson- 6/30/18
I: I'll Tell You Mine- Pip Harry- 6/2/18
K: Kitty and the Midnight Hour- Carrie Vaughn- 1/5/17
A: Archangel's Storm- Nalini Singh- 9/18/17

Welcome to the challenge Sam

After 1-1/2 years, I'm finally done with this one! Thanks for the fun.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Timeframe: 5/15/15 to 9/13/16
160/160
26/26 Musical Items

Allegro (7/7)
A - Author Annette Blair - Death by Diamonds - 9/1/15 ♥♥♥
L - Laid Out by Sidney Halston - 8/4/15 ♥♥♥
L - Larceny And Lace by Annette Blair - 8/10/15 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Ellen DeGeneres - The Funny Thing Is... - 9/4/15 ♥♥♥
G - The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith - 6/10/15 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Cassie Ryan - My Obsession - 7/8/15 ♥♥♥♥
O - Once in Every Generation by Lauren B. Grossman - 5/18/15 ♥♥♥



Banjo (5/5)
B - Author Beth Harbison - When in Doubt, Add Butter - 6/17/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Author Carol Anshaw - Carry the One - 7/7/15 ♥♥
N - Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman - 6/28/15 ♥♥♥♥
J - Author Jayne Ann Krentz - Dawn in Eclipse Bay - 10/20/15 ♥♥♥♥
O - One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly - 6/14/15 ♥♥♥



Celesta (7/7)
C - Crushed by Lauren Layne - 6/21/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elaine Viets - Dying to Call You - 6/22/15 ♥♥♥
L - The Lady Most Likely... by Julia Quinn - 6/23/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elizabeth Lynn Casey - Sew Deadly by - 9/15/15 ♥♥♥
S - The Sparkling One by Susan Mallery - 5/27/15 ♥♥♥♥
T - Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich - 6/7/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Author Donna Andrews - Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon - 9/7/15 ♥♥♥♥



Dulcimer (8/8)
D - A Duke but No Gentleman by Alexandra Hawkins - 6/27/15 ♥♥
U - An Unlikely Alliance by Patricia Bray - 7/17/15 ♥♥♥
L - Author Laura Trentham - Caught Up in the Touch - 7/20/15 ♥♥♥♥
C - Commanded by Stacey Kennedy - 7/5/15 ♥♥♥♥
I - The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman - 6/10/15 ♥♥
M - My Highland Lover by Maeve Greyson - 5/29/15 ♥♥♥♥
E - The Escort by Laura Marie Altom - 8/14 15 ♥♥♥♥
R - Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos by Donna Andrews - 7/21/15 ♥♥♥♥



Erhu (4/4)
E - Escaping Reality by Lisa Renee Jones - 6/2/15 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Richard North Patterson - Fall From Grace - 6/6/15 ♥♥♥♥
H - Human.4 by Mike A. Lancaster - 5/23/15 ♥♥♥♥
U - The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan by Jenny Nordberg - 6/2/15 ♥♥♥



Fiddle (6/6)
F - Farm Fresh Murder by Paige Shelton - 6/1/15 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder - 5/25/15 ♥♥♥
D - Double Play by Jill Shalvis - 6/3/15 ♥♥♥♥
D - Down from the Mountain by Elizabeth Fixmer - 6/8/15 ♥♥♥♥
L - The Littlest Cowboy by Maggie Shayne - 5/30/15 ♥♥♥
E - Author Elaine Viets - Just Murdered - 10/7/15 ♥♥♥



Glockenspiel (12/12)
G - G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton - 7/29/15 ♥♥♥♥
L - Author Lauren Layne - Blurred Lines - 8/25/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - One Summer by David Baldacci - 8/11/15 ♥♥♥♥
C - Cookie Dough or Die by Virginia Lowell - 7/31/15 ♥♥♥♥
K - Author Katie Rose - The Heat of the Moment - 9/8/15 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elizabeth Peters - Crocodile on the Sandbank - 10/19/15 ♥♥♥♥
N - A New Hope by Robyn Carr - 8/6/15 ♥♥♥♥
S - Author Sidney Halston - Below the Belt - 8/1/15 ♥♥♥♥
P - Author James Patterson - Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas - 9/21/15 ♥♥♥
I - Irresistibly Yours by Lauren Layne - 8/23/15 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elizabeth Peters - The Curse of the Pharaohs - 11/4/15 ♥♥♥
L - Author Lorna Barrett - Murder is Binding - 8/27/15 ♥♥♥



Handbells (9/9)
H - H is for Homicide by Sue Grafton - 10/2/15 ♥♥♥♥
A - All I Need Is You by Wendy S. Marcus - 10/4/15 ♥♥♥
N - Nancy's Mysterious Letter by Carolyn Keene - 7/25/15 ♥♥♥♥
D - The Devil Wears Spurs by Soraya Lane - 7/4/15 ♥♥♥♥
B - Broken Play by Samantha Kane - 8/16/15 ♥♥♥
E - The Escape by David Baldacci - 11/5/15 ♥♥♥♥
L - Author Lilian Jackson Braun - The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers - 9/10/15 ♥♥♥
L - Author Lorna Barrett - Bookmarked For Death - 9/22/15 ♥♥♥
S - Susannah Screaming by Carolyn Weston - 6/18/15 ♥♥♥



Inci (4/4)
I - The Irresistible Rogue by Valerie Bowman - 10/11/15 ♥♥♥
N - The Next Always by Nora Roberts - 11/21/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
C - Author Robyn Carr - Wildest Dreams - 10/10/15 ♥♥♥
I - I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark - 11/14/15 ♥♥♥♥



Janggu (6/6)
J - Author Joanne Fluke - Lemon Meringue Pie Murder - 12/13/15 ♥♥♥♥
A - All Wound Up by Jaci Burton - 10/5/15 ♥♥♥♥
N - The Nightingale Girls by Donna Douglas - 8/18/15 ♥♥♥♥
G - Glory in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/19/15 ♥♥♥♥
G - Girl at War by Sara Nović - 12/10/15 ♥♥♥
U - unSweetined by Jodie Sweetin - 11/11/15 ♥♥♥♥

SOUND OF MUSIC - Part 2

Kettle Drum (10/10)
K - Author Stacey Kennedy - Desired by Stacey Kennedy - 9/28/15 ♥♥♥
E - Author Ellen Cooney - The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances - 11/18/15 ♥♥
T - Author Betsy Talbot - Wild Rose - 6/11/15 ♥♥
T - Touchback by Don Handfield - 6/13/15 ♥♥♥♥
L - Author Laura Levine - This Pen For Hire - 10/13/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare - 11/29/15 ♥♥♥♥
D - The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis - 7/13/15 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author M.L. Rowland - Zero-Degree Murder - 8/19/15 ♥♥♥♥
U - Untraceable by Laura Griffin - 12/14/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
M - Murder With Puffins by Donna Andrews - 7/7/15 ♥♥♥♥



Lute (4/4)
L - Author Laura Trentham - Melting Into You - 10/14/15 ♥♥♥♥
U - Undercover Bride by Margaret Brownley - 3/16/16 ♥♥♥♥
T - Two Sisters by Mary Hogan - 5/20/15 ♥♥♥
E - Author Eileen Goudge - The Diary - 1/5/16 ♥♥♥♥



Maraca (6/6)
M - Make You Burn by Megan Crane - 8/8/15 ♥♥♥♥
A - All We Have Is Now by Lisa Schroeder - 10/28/15 ♥♥♥♥
R - Ryker by Sawyer Bennett - 9/5/15 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Jackie Ashenden - Hold Me Down - 11/10/15 ♥♥♥♥
C - Author Jill Churchill - A Farewell to Yarns - 11/12/15 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Amanda Lee - The Quick and the Thread - 12/7/15 ♥♥♥♥



Nay (3/3)
N - Naked in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/5/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Author Jeffrey Allen - Stay At Home Dead - 9/30/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
Y - Yesterday is Dead by Jack Lynch - 9/12/15 ♥♥♥♥



Organ (5/5)
O - Once Upon a Cowboy by Maggie McGinnis - 6/24/15 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Robert B. Parker - Split Image - 7/14/15 ♥♥♥♥
G - Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris - 7/3/15 ♥♥♥♥
A - Astray by Emma Donoghue - 10/17/15 ♥♥♥
N - Author Nicholas Sparks - The Longest Ride - 7/19/15 ♥♥♥♥♥



Polka (5/5)
P - Author James Patterson - 14th Deadly Sin - 7/1/15 ♥♥♥♥
O - Once Kissed by Cecy Robson - 10/25/15 ♥♥♥
L - Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich - 11/6/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
K - Author Samantha Kane - Calling the Play - 11/20/15 ♥♥♥
A - The Azalea Assault by Alyse Carlson - 12/31/15 ♥♥♥



Quartet (7/7)
Q - A Quiche Before Dying by Jill Churchill - 11/24/15 ♥♥♥
U - Unleashed by Cherrie Lynn - 1/31/16 ♥♥♥♥
A - Aunt Dimity and the Duke by Nancy Atherton - 1/10/16 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Robin Sloan - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - 9/29/15 ♥♥♥
T - Texas Thunder by Kimberly Raye - 8/30/15 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Karen Erickson - Jane's Gift - 1/21/16 ♥♥♥
T - Author Teresa Mummert - White Trash Beautiful - 12/3/15 ♥♥



Reed Pipe (8/8)
R - Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb - 10/9/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Eggsecutive Orders by Julie Hyzy - 2/18/16 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Fearless Fourteen - 2/21/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
D - Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?: True Stories and Confessions by Lisa Scottoline - 7/15/15 ♥♥♥♥
P - Author Robert B Parker - Silent Night - 8/20/15 ♥♥♥♥
I - Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb - 9/16/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
P - Prince Joe by Suzanne Brockmann - 10/22/15 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Emma Chase - Twisted - 3/1/16 ♥♥♥♥♥



Staff (5/5)
S - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See - 6/1/15 ♥♥♥
T - 'Tis The Season by Robyn Carr - 1/3/16 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Anne Canadeo - While My Pretty One Knits - 1/23/16 ♥♥♥♥
F - Author Stacy Finz - Going Home - 9/20/15 ♥♥♥
F - Fighting Dirty by Sidney Halston - 10/31/15 ♥♥♥♥

SOUND OF MUSIC - Part 3

Transpose (9/9)
T - Topped Chef by Lucy Burdette - 2/9/16 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Rachael Johns - Fire Me Up - 11/7/15 ♥♥♥
A - Aunt Dimity's Good Deed by Nancy Atherton - 3/4/16 ♥♥♥♥
N - Author Nora Roberts - The Last Boyfriend - 11/23/15 ♥♥♥♥
S - Slashed by Tracy Wolff - 9/6/15 ♥♥
P - Author Robert B. Parker - Blue Screen - 11/9/15 ♥♥♥♥
O - Only with You by Lauren Layne - 12/25/15 ♥♥♥♥
S - Author Stacey Kennedy - Mine: A Club Sin Novel - 9/23/15 ♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - The Heist - 3/23/16 ♥♥♥♥♥



Unison (6/6)
U Unexpected Rush by Jaci Burton - 3/22/16 ♥♥♥
N - Author Nora Roberts - The Perfect Hope - 11/25/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - I is for Innocent by Sue Grafton - 12/15/15 ♥♥♥♥
S - Strip You Bare by Maisey Yates - 11/16/15 ♥♥♥♥
O - Off And Running by Philip Reed - 5/26/16 ♥♥♥
N - Author Nora Roberts - The Witness - 1/28/16 ♥♥♥♥



Viola (5/5)
V - Author Violetta Rand - Loving Lucas - 7/26/15 ♥♥
I - If I Could Turn Back Time by Beth Harbison - 7/27/15 ♥♥♥
O - Off Sides by Sawyer Bennett - 2/20/16 ♥♥♥
L - The Last Generation of Women Who Cook by Kathy Johncox - 11/17/15 ♥♥
A - After Love by Kathy Clark - 3/6/16 ♥♥♥



Whip (4/4)
W - While My Pretty One Sleeps by Mary Higgins Clark - 5/17/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb - 1/12/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O by Sharyn McCrumb - 9/27/15 ♥♥♥
P - Author James Patterson - 15th Affair - 5/15/16 ♥♥♥♥



Xiao (4/4)
X - X-It by Jane George - 11/25/15 ♥♥♥
I - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the TaliBan by Malala Yousafzai - 1/13/16 ♥♥♥
A - The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin - 4/5/16 ♥♥♥♥
O - Author Charles Osgood - Funny Letters from Famous People - 9/13/16 ♥♥



Yodel (5/5)
Y - You Only Love Once by Tori Carrington - 10/26/15 ♥♥♥
O - Author Olivia Cunning - Double Time - 6/9/16 ♥♥♥♥
D - Death in Four Courses by Lucy Burdette - 1/19/16 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Full Tilt - 4/4/16 ♥♥♥♥
L - Author Deborah Larsen - The White - 11/28/15 ♥♥



Zufalo (6/6)
Z - Author Zoraida Córdova - Love on the Ledge - 5/22/15 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unspeakable by Laura Griffin - 4/17/16 ♥♥♥♥
F - Author Dick Francis - Whip Hand - 8/2/15 ♥♥♥♥
A - Airplane Rides: Observations From Above by Jake Alexander - 4/7/16 ♥♥
L - Liver Let Die by Liz Lipperman - 12/2/15 ♥♥♥♥
O - Off the Hook by Laura Drewry - 6/7/16 ♥♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 9/13/16*****

WTG Connie. I'm impressed.

LOL, well I did start it in May of 2015. I'm nothing if not persistent!

I've finished mine as well!

The Sound of Music
Music & Musical Instruments of the World: An A-Z Challenge
Maestro Level: all 26 letters
Part 1: A-I
180/180 read

A: Andante: 7/7 read
(view spoiler)[
A - Anna Godbersen - Rumors - 12/9/14
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15
D - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor - 12/19/14
A - Anthony, Lawrence - The Elephant Whisperer - 1/16/15
N - Neal Shusterman - Undivided - 2/11/15
T - Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber - 12/13/14
E - E.D. Baker - Once Upon a Curse - 12/31/14
(hide spoiler)]

B: Bassoon: 7/7 read
(view spoiler)[
B - Brackston, Paula - The Witch's Daughter - 1/15/15
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Slays - 1/19/15
S - Skin Deep - Brandon Sanderson - 12/23/14
S - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - Brandon Mull - 12/31/14
O - Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
O - Owen, James A. - Here, There Be Dragons - 3/13/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Runaway King - 2/18/15
(hide spoiler)]

C: Clarinet: 8/8 read
(view spoiler)[
C - Catherine Ryan Hyde - When I Found You - 1/23/15
L - Lisa Lutz - Revenge of the Spellmans - 12/4/14
A - Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
R - Rebel Belle - Rachel Hawkins - 12/10/14
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Shadow Throne - 2/20/15
E - Estep, Jennifer - Kiss of Frost - 1/26/15
T - Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas - 1/12/15
(hide spoiler)]

D: Dulcimer: 8/8 read
(view spoiler)[
D - Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15
U - The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall - 5/5/15
L - Lauren DeStefano - Perfect Ruin - 1/21/15
C - Cynthia Hand - Boundless - 1/27/15
I - Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15
M - My Fair Godmother - Janette Rallison - 12/16/14
E - Evertrue - Brodi Ashton - 1/30/15
R - Richard Kadrey - Sandman Slim - 1/21/15
(hide spoiler)]

E: Ektara: 6/6 read
(view spoiler)[
E - Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15
K - Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15
T - Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! - 3/4/15
A - Atlantia- Ally Condie - 2/19/15
R - Robin LaFevers - Dark Triumph - 3/24/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Lady of Devices - 3/1/15
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F: French Horn: 10/10 read
(view spoiler)[
F - Firefight - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/15
R - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
E - Elliott, Anna - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - 3/26/15
N - Nix, Garth - Sabriel - 3/8/15
C - Courtney Schafer - The Whitefire Crossing - 2/12/15
H - Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/15

H - Her Own Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/10/15
O - Oke, Janette - When Calls the Heart - 5/7/15
R - Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15
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G: Glockenspiel: 12/12 read
(view spoiler)[
G - Golden Son - Pierce Brown - 4/28/15
L - Lois Lowry The Giver - 2/23/15
O - Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 7/22/15
C - Charles Finch - A Beautiful Blue Death - 4/23/15
K - Kay, Guy Gavriel - The Wandering Fire - 4/19/15
E - E. Lockhart - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - 4/1/15
N - Natusch, Amber Lynn - Unborn - 8/21/15
S - Shelley Adina - Magnificent Devices - 3/12/15
P - Paper Valentine - Brenna Yovanoff - 2/13/15
I - Inamorata -Megan Chance - 6/5/15
E -Elizabeth Freemantle - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15
L - Lisa Greenwald - My Life in Pink & Green - 3/28/15
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H: Harp: 4/4 read
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H - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - Elizabeth A. Reeves - 5/1/15
A - Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15
R - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15
P - Patrice Greenwood - A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - 4/9/15
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I: Istarski mih: 11/11 read
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I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - 7/15/15
S - The Spellmans Strike Again - Lisa Lutz - 4/7/15
T - Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Brilliant Devices - 3/14/15
R - Revis, Beth - A Million Suns - 7/17/15
S - Spencer Quinn - Dog on It - 4/11/15
K - The Kite Runner -Khaled Hosseini - 5/11/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - 8/31/15

M - Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
I - Ishiguro, Kazuo - Never Let Me Go - 9/29/15
H - Hawksong - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - 9/2/15
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The Sound of Music
Music & Musical Instruments of the World: An A-Z Challenge
Maestro Level: all 26 letters
Part 2: J-Q
180/180 read

J: Jinghu: 6/6 read
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J - Josi S. Kilpack - Blackberry Crumble - 6/8/15
I - In Between - Jenny B. Jones 11/16/15
N - Naquin, R.L. - Monster in My Closet - 9/1/15
G - The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - Catherynne M. Valente - 8/28/15
H - How to Slay a Dragon - Bill Allen - 8/28/15
U - UnEnchanted - Chanda Hahn - 8/14/15
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K: Kissar: 6/6 read
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K - Kerstin Gier - Sapphire Blue 7/11/15
I - The Iron King - Julie Kagawa - 2/23/16
S - Sutherland, Tui T. - The Menagerie - 4/16/15
S - Syren - Angie Sage - 4/30/15
A - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - Cary Elwes - 5/5/15
R - Robison Wells - Variant - 8/12/15
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L: Leier: 5/5 read
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L - Lock In - John Scalzi - 7/8/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Sheepfarmer's Daughter - 6/26/15
I - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - Malala Yousafzai - 3/23/16
E - Elizabeth Moon - Divided Allegiance - 7/10/15
R - Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard - 9/7/15
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M: Mandolin: 8/8 read
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M - Mad Mouse - Chris Grabenstein - 6/26/15
A - A.G. Howard - Splintered - 6/13/15
N - Not Today, But Someday - Lori L. Otto - 9/23/15
D - D.E. Stephenson - Miss Buncle's Book - 8/4/15
O - Orlev, Uri - Run, Boy, Run - 8/30/15
L - Lowachee, Karin - The Gaslight Dogs - 8/20/15
I - Invasion - Jon S. Lewis - 3/31/16
N - Nation - Terry Pratchett - 10/4/15
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N: Naqara: 6/6 read
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N - The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah - 12/9/15
A - Alex Flinn - Cloaked - 6/23/15
Q - Quinn, Kate - The Serpent and the Pearl - 3/20/15
A - Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - 7/20/15
R - Raising Stony Mayhall - Daryl Gregory - 9/29/15
A - The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein - 10/5/15
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O: Oboe: 4/4 read
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O - Outpost - Anne Aguirre - 10/26/15
B - Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale - 6/19/15
O - Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris - 10/30/15
E - E. Lockhart - The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - 8/31/15
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P: Psaltery: 8/8 read
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P - The Princess Sisters - Stacy Lynn Carroll - 9/9/15
S - Sarah J. Maas - Crown of Midnight - 8/6/15
A - The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 7/24/15
L - Legend - Marie Lu - 8/20/15
T - Talon - Julie Kagawa - 5/20/15
E - Estep, Jennifer - Dark Frost - 9/14/15
R - Robin Hobb - Ship of Magic - 9/28/15
Y - The Yiddish Policemen's Union -Michael Chabon - 6/10/15
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Q: Qanun: 5/5 read
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Q - Quinn, Spencer - Thereby Hangs a Tail - 6/16/15
A - Anne Bishop - Written in Red - 10/19/15
N - The Never Hero - T. Ellery Hodges - 1/25/16
U - The Unnaturalists - Tiffany Trent - 12/21/15
N - Nice Dragons Finish Last - Rachel Aaron - 2/20/16
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The Sound of Music
Music & Musical Instruments of the World: An A-Z Challenge
Maestro Level: all 26 letters
Part 3: R-Z
180/180 read

R: Ratchet: 7/7 read
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R - Robert Kroese - Mercury Falls - 10/2/15
A - A.C. Crispin - Starbridge - 10/18/15
T - Thomas French - Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives - 7/14/15
C - Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - 5/21/15
H - Heartless - Gail Carriger - 10/30/15
E - End of Days - Susan Ee - 10/29/15
T - The Towers of the Sunset - L.E. Modesitt, Jr. - 7/30/15
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S: Sitar: 5/5 read
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S - Silent Harmony - Michele Scott - 9/23/15
I - Isabel Bandeira - Bookishly Ever After - 4/11/16
T - Tarzan of the Apes - Edgar Rice Burroughs - 9/5/15
A - Arwen Elys Dayton - Resurrection - 10/22/15
R - The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan - 10/15/15
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T: Timpani: 7/7 read
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T - This Quiet Sky - Joanne Bischof - 10/7/15
I - I'll Mature When I'm Dead: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood - Dave Barry - 7/12/16
M - Murdock, Catherine Gilbert - Dairy Queen - 9/9/15
P - Peter Allison - Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide - 10/31/15
A - Agatha Christie - A Murder Is Announced - 11/19/15
N - Nathan Lowell - Quarter Share - 3/9/16
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Breaks - 8/4/16
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U: Ukulele: 7/7 read
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U - Urban, Linda - A Crooked Kind of Perfect - 12/29/15
K - Kleypas, Lisa - Mine Till Midnight - 11/12/15
U - Undertow - Michael Buckley - 1/28/16
L - Lightning - Dean Koontz - 8/26/15
E - The Emperor's Edge - Lindsay Buroker - 11/13/15
L - The Little Lady Agency - Hester Browne - 9/16/15
E - Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson - 11/24/15
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V: Violin: 6/6 read
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V - Vincent Zandri - Everything Burns - 11/25/15
I - Isenhoff, Michelle - Song of the Mountain - 8/5/16
O - Oliver, Lauren - Requiem - 12/15/15
L - Love's Prey - Meg Xuemei X - 10/12/15
I - The Iron Daughter - Julie Kagawa - 8/8/16
N - Newman, Emma - Between Two Thorns - 6/23/16
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W: Whistle: 7/7 read
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W - The Windup Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi - 12/16/14
H - How to Save a Kingdom - Bill Allen - 11/7/15
I - If Someone Says "You Complete Me," RUN!: Whoopi's Big Book of Relationships - Whoopi Goldberg - 8/18/16
S - Sarah J. Maas - A Court of Thorns and Roses - 9/14/15
T - Touch of Power - Maria V. Snyder - 10/25/15
L - L.A. Meyer - Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy - 11/10/15
E - An Expert in Murder - Nicola Upson - 2/19/16
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X: Xylorimba: 9/9 read
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X - Xander's Chance - Lizzy Ford - 1/31/15
Y - Yourish, Meryl - Darkness Rising - 3/10/16
L - Lois Lowry - Gathering Blue - 2/10/16
O - O'Malley, Kathleen & A.C. Crispin - Silent Dances - 2/2/16
R - Reid, Taylor Jenkins - Maybe in Another Life - 12/16/15
I - Into the Storm - Taylor Anderson - 10/18/16
M - The Martian - Andy Weir - 10/6/15
B - Blood Rites - Jim Butcher - 8/27/15
A - A.J. Banner - The Good Neighbor - 1/21/16
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Y: Yodel: 5/5 read
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Y - Yancey, Rick - The Last Star - 6/24/16
O - The Oracle Glass - Judith Merkle Riley - 2/29/16
D - The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima - 8/11/15
E - Earth & Sky - Megan Crewe - 4/13/16
L - Crunch - Leslie Connor - 2/24/16
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Z: Zither: 6/6 read
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Z - Zinn, Bridget - Poison - 3/30/15
I - Ian Fleming - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - 10/24/16
T - T.M. Simmons - Dead Man Talking - 12/7/15
H - Hyde, Catherine Ryan - Worthy - 11/4/15
E - Elseerian - Ben Hale - 5/13/16
R - Royal Exile - Fiona McIntosh - 12/31/15
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Yay, Amelia!

Congrats Connie & Amelia! :)

CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Post 11, 12 and 13

Congrats Barbara! ☺

Finally finished!!

Completed Challenge

Woohoo, Sam!

Accelerando (11/11)
A-Archenemies
C-The Cruel Prince
C-City of Bones
E-Eclipse
L-The Last Song
E-Expelled
R-Red Sister
A-Ash Princess
N-Now You See Her
D-Dry Hard
O-On Mystic Lake

-Accompaniment (13/13)
A-All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row
C-Crown of Midnight
C-Children of Virtue and Vengeance
O-The Outsider
M-Mallory and the Dream Horse
P-Postmortem
A-Aurora Rising
N-North Pole Reform School
I-The Iron Trial
M-The MacKinnon's Bride
E-Eliza and Her Monsters
N-The Notebook
T-Transfer of Power

-Accordion (7/7)
A-Ali Cross
C-Confess by Colleen Hoover 1/22/20
C
O-Of Blood and Bone
R-RoseBlood by A.G. Howard 1/12/20
D-Devil's Kiss
I-Illuminae
O
N-The Nightingale

-Acoustic bass guitar (9/9)
A
C
O
U
S-The Scorch Trials
T-Time Bomb
I-Into the Cold Fire
C
*
B-Boy-Crazy Stacey
A
S-The Siren
S-Sweet Tea and Sympathy
*
G-Gone
U
I-Into the Wild
T-Throne of Glass
A
R

Acoustic guitar (6/6)
A
C
O
U
S-The Second Story
T-To All the Boys I've Loved Before
I-The Iron Flower
C
*
G-Girl in Pieces
U
I-The Institute
T-To Kill a Mockingbird
A
R

-Adagio (2/2)
A
D-A Dirty Job
A
G-The Great Alone
I
O

-Aeolian harp (4/4)
A
E-Eragon
O
L
I
A
N-The Night Circus
*
H-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
A
R
P-Penguin Minis: Paper Towns

-Agung a Tamlang) (Philippine slit drum) (4/4)
A
G-Gerald's Game
U
N-Nocturna
G
*
A
*
T-Tales of the Peculiar
A
M-Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
L
A
N
G

Agung/ agong (Philippine gong)
-Ahoko (Ivory Coast rattle) (2/2)
A
H-Heartless
O
K-Kristy for President
O

-Air
-Ajaeng (2/2)
A
J-Jessi's Gold Medal
A
E-Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas 1/31/20
N
G

Alboka (Spanish double hornpipe) (2/2)
A
L
B-Baltimore Blues
O
K-Kristy's Great Idea
A

-Alla
-Allegro
-Allemande (2/2)
A
L
L
E
M-Mistborn: The Final Empire
A
N
D-Divergent
E

Alphorn (1/1)
A
L
P
H-Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
O
R
N

-Alpine bell (1/1)
A
L
P
I
N
E
*
B-Breaking Dawn
E
L
L

-Alto (1/1)
A
L
T-The Tiger at Midnight
O

-Alto clarinet (2/2)
A
L
T-Tempest
O
*
C
L
A
R
I
N
E
T-The Thomas Berryman Number

Alto flute (3/3)
A
L
T-Truthwitch
O
*
F-Fateful
L
U
T-Twilight
E

-Alto horn (2/2)
A
L
T-3rd Degree
O
*
H-The Hunger Games
O
R
N

-Alto sarrusophone (3/3)
A
L
T
O
*
S-Starflight
A
R
R
U
S-Sleeping Beauties
P
H-House Broken
O
N
E

-Alto saxophone (2/2)
A
L
T
O
*
S-The Secret Garden
A
X
O
P
H-Heir of Fire
O
N
E

Andante (1/1)
A
N
D-The Den
A
N
T
E

-Angklung (tuned bamboo slide rattle) (1/1)
A
N
G
K-Killer
L
U
N
G

-Anthem (2/2)
A
N
T
H-Happy Birthday to Me
E
M-Mary Anne + 2 Many Babies

-Appalachian dulcimer (3/3)
A
P
P
A
L
A
C
H-Hunting Delilah
I
A
N
*
D-Daughter of the Pirate King
U
L
C
I
M-Moon Called
E
R

Arabesque (3/3)
A
R
A
B-The Big Bad Wolf
E
S-Summer Island
Q-Queen of Shadows
U
E

-Archlute (1/1)
A
R
C
H-The Hazel Wood
L
U
T
E

-Arco
-Arghul (Arabic double pipe) (1/1)
A
R
G
H-Hopeless
U
L