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Read the Month Around the World - 2014

I'd like to sign up for 5 months: March, April, June, September, and December. These are the months my immediate family were born in. :)

I'd like to sign up for 5 months: March, April, June, September, and December. These are..."
Excellent Ashley.
I've added you to the list.

Amie 13/55
Angela 0/?
Ariana 6/25
Ashlee 2/12
Ashleigh 0/12
Ashley 0/22
Audrey 10/55
Barb 41/55
Bernadette 36/55
Bobbie 5/55
Brianna 10/55
Cassandra 18/55
Cathy 36/55
Claire 41/55
Cynthia 18/55
Danielle 17/15
Daphne 10/55
Dawn 41/55
Diane T 36/55
Erika 16/25
Erika 18/55
Erin 0/13
Gnomy 18/36
Helen 41/55
Jacqueline 0/30
Jannene 41/55
Jennifer 30/55
Joanne♥~Bookworm Extraordinaire 0/23
Juana "Darkness" 0/55
Karena 36/55
Karina 30/55
Laura 16/55
Laura Jane 0/12
Lisa 0/?
LynnB 41/55
Maiko 41/55
Martha 0/12
Maureen 12/55
Mave 0/55
Megan 4/19
Melissa 10/12
Nathaly 0/12
Rabaab 0/?
Robyn 0/24
ScarlettMi 13/55
Sharon 33/55
Sibyl 0/24
❤Stephanie ღ♥� Mrs Acheron Parthenopaeus ღ♥� 41/55
Stephany 0/55
Terrie 4/20
Theresa~OctoberLace 13/55
Tiffany-Rae 36/55
Zara 0/10

READ THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLD, 1/1 � 12/31/14
PROGRESS: 55/55
For each letter, read a book where that letter is contained somewhere in the title or the author's name. It does NOT need to be the first letter of the word. The book used must be read in the month it represents.
January (Kapampangan) - COMPLETED 1/5
E � Mama S*e*es Stars (Mace Bauer #4), by Deborah Sharp, finished 1/1 ★★�.5
N � Deep Fried a*n*d Pickled (Rachel O’Brien Chronicles #1), by Paisley Ray, finished 1/4 ★★.5
E � The Gol*e*m and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker, finished 1/5 ★★★★
R � The Autobiog*r*aphy of Mrs. Tom Thumb, by Melanie Benjamin, finished 1/3 ★★�
O � ZOUNDS!: A Br*o*wser's Dictionary of Interjections, by Mark Dunn, finished 1/4 ★★�.5





February (Arabic) - COMPLETED 2/6
F � The Last Boy*f*riend (Inn BoonsBoro #2), by Nora Roberts, finished 2/2 ★★�.5
I � Inv*i*sible City, by Julia Dahl, finished 2/6 ★★★★
F � Opal *F*ire (Stacy Justice #1), by Barbra Annino, finished 2/3 ★★�.5
R � Let's Explo*r*e Diabetes with Owls, by David Sedaris, finished 2/4 ★★
I � *I* Shall Not Want (Psalm 23 Mysteries #2), by Debbie Viguie, finished 2/5 ★★★★





March (Malay) - COMPLETED 3/5
M � Blackberry Pie *M*urder (Hannah Swensen #17), by Joanne Fluke, finished 3/5 ★★�
A � Bon Bon Voy*a*ge (Carolyn Blue #8), by Nancy Fairbanks, finished 3/1 ★★�
C � Unexpe*c*ted Secret Agents, by Theresa E. Moore, finished 3/3 ★★.5



April (Papiamento) - COMPLETED 4/5
A � Shunned *a*nd Dangerous (Amish Mystery #3), by Laura Bradford, finished 4/2 ★★★★
P � Caught Dead in *P*hiladelphia (Amanda Pepper #1), by Gillian Roberts, finished 4/4 ★★�
R � This Book Is Ove*r*due!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, by Marilyn Johnson, finished 4/5 ★★�.5
E � D*e*ath Turns a Trick (Rebecca Schwartz #1), by Julie Smith, finished 4/5 ★★�.5
L � A Bucket Fu*l*l of Lies (Bob Roosevelt #1), by Robert K. Swisher, Jr., finished 4/2 ★★.5





May (Romanian) - COMPLETED 5/4
M � *M*y Name Is Resolute, by Nancy E. Turner, finished 5/3 ★★�.5
A � *A*cross Eternity, by Aris Whittier, finished 5/1 ★★�
I � *I* Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, by Malala Yousafzai, finished 5/4 ★★★★.5



June (Greenlandic) - COMPLETED 6/12
J � author John Grisham � The Confession, finished 6/12 ★★�
U � Eggsecutive Orders (White House Chef #3), by Julie Hyzy, finished 6/3 ★★★★
N � Sweet Tea and Secrets (Adams Grove #1), by Nancy Naigle, finished 6/5 ★★�.5
I � Death in a Hot Flash (Bel Barrett #2), by Jane Isenberg, finished 6/6 ★★�.5




July (Swahili) - COMPLETED 7/8
J � *J*amie's America, by Jamie Oliver, finished 7/8 ★★�
U � C*u*re for the Common Breakup, by Beth Kendrick, finished 7/4 ★★★★
L � author C*l*eo Coyle � Espresso Shot (Coffeehouse #7), finished 7/6★★★★
A � The An*a*tomist's Apprentice (Dr. Thomas Silkstone #1), by Tessa Harris, finished 7/2 ★★�
I � I've Got You Under My Sk*i*n, by Mary Higgins Clark, finished 7/2 ★★�.5





August (Japanese) - COMPLETED 8/6
H � Once More From t*h*e Top (Women of Willow Bay #1), by Nan Reinhardt, finished 8/3 ★★�
A � Flowerbed of St*a*te (White House Gardener #1), by Dorothy St. James, finished 8/6 ★★�
D � *D*eath By Sarcasm (Mary Cooper #1), by Dani Amore, finished 8/1 ★★�
U � Book Cl*u*bbed (Booktown #8), by Lorna Barrett, finished 8/2 ★★★★
K � The Yellow-Lighted Boo*k*shop, by Lewis Buzbee, finished 8/4 ★★�
I � Twenty-E*i*ght and a Half Wishes (Rose Gardner #1), by Denise Grover Swank, finished 8/6 ★★�.5






September (Basque) - COMPLETED 9/4
I � The Midnight Show Murders (Billy Blessing #2), by Al Roker, finished 9/2 ★★�.5
R � Sounds of Murder (Pamela Barnes Acoustic Mystery #1), by Patricia Rockwell, finished 9/2 ★★�.5
A � Clam Wake (Bed and Breakfast #29), by Mary Daheim, finished 9/4 ★★�
I � Kenobi, by John Jackson Miller, finished 9/3 ★★★★
L � The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla (Pink Carnation #11), by Lauren Willig, finished 9/2 ★★★★





October (Ewe) - COMPLETED 10/2
K � Luc*k* Be a Lady, Don't Die (Rat Pack #2), by Robert J. Randisi , finished 10/1 ★★�
E � author Steve Ki*e*hlThe Unword Dictionary: 1,000 Words For Things You Didn't Think Had Words!, finished 10/2 ★★�
L � Indemnity On*l*y (V.I. Warshawski #1), by Sara Paretsky, finished 10/1 ★★★★
E � The Myst*e*rious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot #1), by Agatha Christie, finished 10/2 ★★�.5




November (Venda) - COMPLETED 11/2
A � The D*a*m Busters, by Paul Brickhill, finished 11/1 ★★�.5
R � *R*eading Upside Down, by Jo Platt, finished 11/2 ★★�
A � The M*a*n with the Golden Gun (James Bond #13), by Ian Fleming, finished 11/1 ★★�



December (Niuean)
T � *T*he Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, by Umberto Eco, finished 12/3 ★★.5
E � D*e*ath by a Honeybee (Josiah Reynolds #1), by Abigail Keam, finished 12/6 ★★�.5
S � $10,000 in *S*mall, Unmarked Puzzles (Puzzle Lady #13), by Parnell Hall, finished 12/6 ★★�.5
E � Agony of the L*e*aves (Tea Shop #13), by Laura Childs, finished 12/4 ★★★★
M � Mr. *M*iracle, by Debbie Macomber, finished 12/5 ★★★★
O � Fall of a Philanderer (Daisy Dalrymple #14), by Carola Dunn, finished 12/2 ★★�.5






CHALLENGE COMPLETE 12/7

READ THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLD, 1/1 � 12/31/14
PROGRESS: 0/54
For each letter, read a book where that letter is contained ..."
Welcome Barb.
I've added you. Good Luck on your goal




I have decided with my first challenge
January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
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Which is also voted in the Good reads award 2013 :) so follows the January Theme of Best books written in 2013 :D

Great Ashlee. Would you like to do 12 or 55 books or somewhere in between (12 = 1 book a month and 55 = doing all the letters for each month for the year)?

the plan so far
January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
**this also happens to be the spanish word for January, I'll be in Mexico for 2 weeks, maybe I'll have to read un libro en espanol ... books on my kindle which I'm taking
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February-Polish
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March-Malay
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April-French
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May-German
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June-Haitian
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July-Maltese
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J
U
August-Czech
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September-Sesotho..."
Hi Lisa.
Welcome to the challenge. However, it would seem that your language are different from the ones in the first post.

Great Ashlee. Would you like to do 12 or 55 books or somewhere in between (12 = 1 book a month and 55 = doing all the letters for each ..."
12 one a month would be great thank you

� January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines) COMPLETED 1/12/14
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� February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia) COMPLETED 2/28/14
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� March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc) COMPLETED 3/16/14
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April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
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May: Romanian (Romania)
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June: Greenlandic (Greenland)
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July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
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August: Japanese (Japan)
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September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
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October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
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L
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November: Venda (South Africa) (is a Bantu language predominately spoken in the Limpopo Province, Botswana)
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December: Niuean (Niue Island, Tokelau)
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January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
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April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
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June: Greenlandic (Greenland)
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July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
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October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
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You most definitely can add books from other challenges.


Thanks Ashley. I've adjusted your goal accordingly.

July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
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September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
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January: Kapampangan - COMPLETED
E - The ThrEe Musketeers
N - LoNgbourn
E - Francis: Man of PrayEr
R - The AquaRiums of Pyongyang
O - VOices





February: Arabic - COMPLETED
F - A Fighter Pilot in Buchenwald
I - The ChrIstmas Brides
F - The Hundred-Foot Journey
R - MoonfloweR Vine
I - Brokeback MountaIn





March: Malay - COMPLETED
M - Anne's House of DreaMs
A - CockroAches
C - Claire of the Sea Light



April: Papiamento - COMPLETED
A - Never FAll Down
P - The Pearl
R - House of Rain
E - The BEll Jar
L - Destroyer AngeL





May: Romanian - COMPLETED
M - The Illustrated Man
A - The Speed of DArk
I - Prague WInter



June: Greenlandic - COMPLETED
J - The Big Over Easy, by Jasper Fforde
U - A HoUse in the Sky
N - INsurgent
I - MonIca's Sister




July: Swahili - COMPLETED
J - The Wicked and the Just
U - The Night Searchers by Marcia MUller
L - Shoot to ThriLl
A - An Officer and A Spy
I - Imperfect Harmony





August: Japanese - COMPLETED
H - Written in My Own Heart's Blood
A - A Sense of the World
D - Dear John
U - RevolUtion
K - Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally
I - Remains of Innocence






September: Basque - COMPLETED
I - The Story of AIn't
R - The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
A - Help, ThAnks, Wow
I - Lady WIndermere's Fan
L - Legend





October: Ewe
KELE
November: Venda
LARA
December: Niuean
TESEMO
Completed: 41/55



Hi Alison,
That's fair enough. I have deleted you from the list. Good luck with your other reading.

READ THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLD
Duration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Completed: 13 / 55
For each letter, read a book where that letter is contained somewhere in the title or the author's name. It does NOT need to be the first letter of the word. The book used must be read in the month it represents.
January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E: Body Movers - Stephanie Bond - 1/1/14
N: Passion Unleashed - Larissa Ione - 1/5/14
E: Ecstasy Unveiled - Larissa Ione - 1/13/14
R: Playing for Keeps - R.L. Mathewson - 1/6/14
O: Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble - H.P. Mallory - 1/26/14
February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia)
F: Off Sides - Sawyer Bennett - 2/2/14
I: Deadly Lies - Cynthia Eden - 2/8/14
F: The Last Boyfriend - Nora Roberts - 2/23/14
R: Yours to Keep - Shannon Stacey - 2/2/14
I: Animal Magnetism - Jill Shalvis - 2/9/14
March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)
M: A Touch of Midnight - Lara Adrian - 3/2/14
A: Beautiful Bastard - Christina Lauren - 3/15/14
C: Edge of Midnight - Shannon McKenna - 3/30/14
April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
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May: Romanian (Romania)
M
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June: Greenlandic (Greenland)
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July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
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L
A
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August: Japanese (Japan)
H
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D
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K
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September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
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L
October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
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L
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November: Venda (South Africa) (is a Bantu language predominately spoken in the Limpopo Province, Botswana)
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December: Niuean (Niue Island, Tokelau)
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READ THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLD
Duration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Completed: 0/55
January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
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N
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R
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February: A..."
Hi Amie. I've added you. Welcome and good luck.

36/55
DONE!!! January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
✓E True
✓N Intentions of the Earl
✓E Scarlet
✓R The Giver
✓O How to Be a Woman





Done!!! February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia)
� F Lift
� I The Invention of Wings
� F Being Perfect
� R Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
� I The Rosie Project





Done!!! March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)
Interpreter of Maladies
✔A The Thirteenth Tale
✔C One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest



DONE! April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
✔A The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Live
✱ Life of Pi
✸ Cress
̧ Rocky Mountain Freedom
✔L A Tree Grows in Brooklyn





DONE!!! May: Romanian (Romania)
Middlesex
✔A Life After Life
✔I Shiver



DONE!!! June: Greenlandic (Greenland)
✓J Journey to the Edge of the Light: A Story of Love, Leukemia and Transformation
✓U Summer Fling
✓N Unwind
✓I Breakfast of Champions




DONE!!! July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
✓J The Bell Jar
✓U The Maze Runner
✓L Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
✓A The Storyteller
✓I Saving Grace





August: Japanese (Japan)
✓H The Thirteenth Gift
✓A The Unbearable Lightness of Being
✓D A Thousand Splendid Suns
✓U Curveball
✓K Orange Is the New Black
✓I Watership Down






September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
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October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
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L
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November: Venda (South Africa) (is a Bantu language predominately spoken in the Limpopo Province, Botswana)
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R
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December: Niuean (Niue Island, Tokelau)
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Dawn it's entirely up to you whether you list the books you'll read before you read them or as you go. Whichever works best for you. I've added you to the list. Welcome and good luck.

April (APREL) -- 5
October (KELE) -- 4
November (LARA) -- 4
My mini goal will be April, October and November -- a total of 13. At the very least, I will complete those. Perhaps I will manage more than that, and I'll adjust for more as I go along.

I'm in for this one. Going to try to read at least 2 per month, so put me down for 24. Hoping this will help me clear out my TBR list.
READ THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLD
Completed: 20/24
January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E- The English Patient
N- A Novel Bookstore
E- The Edge of Reason
R- Resistance
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February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia)
F- Firefly Lane
I- The Invisible Bridge
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R- The Rose Garden
I- I'll Be Seeing You
March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)
M- The Uncommon Reader
A- The Greatest Generation
C- Code Name Verity
April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
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P- The Prince of Tides
R-
E- Delivered from Distraction
L- Life After Life
May: Romanian (Romania)
M- Isle of Palms
A- Sarah's Key
I- The Tao of Parenting: The Ageless Wisdom of Taoism and the Art of Raising Children
June: Greenlandic (Greenland)
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N- The Legend of Bagger Vance: A Novel of Golf and the Game of Life
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July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
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L- Folly Beach
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August: Japanese (Japan)
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U- Those Who Save Us
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September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
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October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
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November: Venda (South Africa) (is a Bantu language predominately spoken in the Limpopo Province, Botswana)
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December: Niuean (Niue Island, Tokelau)
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Thanks!

I'm in for this one. Going to try to read at least 2 per month, so put me down for 24. Hoping this will help me clear out my TBR list.
Thanks!"
Hi Robyn I have added you. Welcome and good luck.
If you want to clear out your TBR list you may wish to try the Randomiser Challenge as well. That challenge is all about clearing out your TBR list.
Books mentioned in this topic
The Invisible Man (other topics)Life, the Universe and Everything (other topics)
The Sandman, Vol. 5: A Game of You (other topics)
Thirteen Reasons Why (other topics)
A Clockwork Orange (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Pittacus Lore (other topics)Robert McCammon (other topics)
Oliver Pötzsch (other topics)
F. Paul Wilson (other topics)
Stephen King (other topics)
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Duration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
This is a modified spell out challenge where each month of the year is spelled out in a different language!
For each letter, read a book where that letter is contained somewhere in the title or the author's name. It does NOT need to be the first letter of the word. The book used must be read in the month it represents.
January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E
N
E
R
O
February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia)
F
I
F
R
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March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)
M
A
C
April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
A
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R
E
L
May: Romanian (Romania)
M
A
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June: Greenlandic (Greenland)
J
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July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
J
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L
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August: Japanese (Japan)
H
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D
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K
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September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
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October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
K
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L
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November: Venda (South Africa) (is a Bantu language predominately spoken in the Limpopo Province, Botswana)
L
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R
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December: Niuean (Niue Island, Tokelau)
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Leader of this challenge: Zara
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Adapted, with permission, from a challenge in the Romance Readers Reading Challenges group.