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a. shelf 1 Peace Corps memoir At Home on the Kazakh Steppe
b. shelf 2 Survival If I Should Die Before I Wake
c. shelf 3 First reads Heartbreak Hotel
d. shelf 4 Bookbub All Good Deeds
e. shelf 5 Incomplete series The Journey
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) Italian Shoes
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) All the Birds, Singing Birds
h. author's first name The Solitude of Prime Numbers Paolo
i. author's last name Life and Death at Hoover Dam Jerry Barrowman
j. item on cover

k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) The Profiler Munro Family
l. name of character Disco For The Departed Dr ,b> Siri Paiiboun
Hurray for new letters! Double hurray that my plan includes mostly novels instead of mostly nonfiction. I should easily catch up now.
Ashley wrote: "Hurray for new letters! Double hurray that my plan includes mostly novels instead of mostly nonfiction. I should easily catch up now."
yay, I do love this time of month ;D
yay, I do love this time of month ;D
My plan:
August: P - S - F - B - I
a. shelf 1: P for people-with-powers - Old Magic by Marianne Curley
b. shelf 2: S for save-the-world - Nevermore (Maximum Ride #8) by James Patterson
c. shelf 3: F for follow-this-series - Breaking Silence (Kate Burkholder #3) by Linda Castillo
d. shelf 4: B for badass-heroine - The Demon King (Seven Realms #1) by Cinda Williams Chima
e. shelf 5: I for Intrigue - Empire of Dust (Blood of Gods and Royals #2) by Eleanor Herman
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the): S for Snow - Snow Angels (Inspector Kari Vaara #1) by James Thompson
g. any word in title (excluding a, an, the): F for Fly - The Spider and the Fly: A Reporter, a Serial Killer, and the Meaning of Murder by Claudia Rowe
h. author's first name: S for Shankari - The Barrier by Shankari Chandran
i. author's last name: S for Stephens - Godblind by Anna Stephens
j. item on cover: S for Shield - Endure (Defy #3) by Sara B. Larson
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography): F for Fire - The Forever Ship (The Fire Sermon #3) by Francesca Haig
l. name of character*: S for Scam - Zeroes (Zeroes #1) by Scott Westerfeld, Deborah Biancotti, & Margo Lanagan
August: P - S - F - B - I
a. shelf 1: P for people-with-powers - Old Magic by Marianne Curley
b. shelf 2: S for save-the-world - Nevermore (Maximum Ride #8) by James Patterson
c. shelf 3: F for follow-this-series - Breaking Silence (Kate Burkholder #3) by Linda Castillo
d. shelf 4: B for badass-heroine - The Demon King (Seven Realms #1) by Cinda Williams Chima
e. shelf 5: I for Intrigue - Empire of Dust (Blood of Gods and Royals #2) by Eleanor Herman
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the): S for Snow - Snow Angels (Inspector Kari Vaara #1) by James Thompson
g. any word in title (excluding a, an, the): F for Fly - The Spider and the Fly: A Reporter, a Serial Killer, and the Meaning of Murder by Claudia Rowe
h. author's first name: S for Shankari - The Barrier by Shankari Chandran
i. author's last name: S for Stephens - Godblind by Anna Stephens
j. item on cover: S for Shield - Endure (Defy #3) by Sara B. Larson

k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography): F for Fire - The Forever Ship (The Fire Sermon #3) by Francesca Haig
l. name of character*: S for Scam - Zeroes (Zeroes #1) by Scott Westerfeld, Deborah Biancotti, & Margo Lanagan
Posting my own plan but not sure when I will get to the reading. Thanks, Lyn for setting this thread up.
August Letters: P, S, F, B, I
Shelves:
P (Police) - A Rule Against Murder
S (Strong Women) - Sense and Sensibility
F (Forensic Mysteries) - The Coroner's Lunch
B (Banned Books) - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
I (Italy) - The Rainaldi Quartet
Categories
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) - Sense Sense and Sensibility
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) - Sawyer The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
h. author's first name - Paul The Rainaldi Quartet
i. author's last name - Penny A Rule Against Murder
j. item on cover - Fence The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
k. any word in Series name/Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) - Inspector A Rule Against Murder
l. name of character - Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
August Letters: P, S, F, B, I
Shelves:
P (Police) - A Rule Against Murder
S (Strong Women) - Sense and Sensibility
F (Forensic Mysteries) - The Coroner's Lunch
B (Banned Books) - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
I (Italy) - The Rainaldi Quartet
Categories
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) - Sense Sense and Sensibility
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) - Sawyer The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
h. author's first name - Paul The Rainaldi Quartet
i. author's last name - Penny A Rule Against Murder
j. item on cover - Fence The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
k. any word in Series name/Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) - Inspector A Rule Against Murder
l. name of character - Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

a. shelf 1 P - Paranormal Throne of Glass
b. shelf 2 S - Short-Stories The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
c. shelf 3 F - First-Reads Beauty and Attention
d. shelf 4 B - Beasties Full Wolf Moon
e. shelf 5 I - I-own Evelyn, After
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) F - Flame in the Mist
g. any word in title (excluding a, an, the) P - The Little Paris Bookshop
h. author's first name P - Peter Swanson, Her Every Fear
i. author's last name S - Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook
j. item on cover S - Sun The Shadow of What Was Lost
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) S - Shadow and Bone Shadow and Bone
l. name of character* P - Philip Ashley My Cousin Rachel













thanks Tien all books on SRC or from library and i am loving doing a different book for each option wish i had done it from the outset. This is one of my favourite challenges thank you for all your hard work
Marie wrote: "This is one of my favourite challenges thank you for all your hard work "
Aw, thanks, Marie :)
Aw, thanks, Marie :)
Bea wrote: "Posting my own plan but not sure when I will get to the reading. Thanks, Lyn for setting this thread up.
August Letters: P, S, F, B, I
Shelves:
P (Police) - A Rule Against Murder
S..."
Anytime, Bea! I'm glad to help
August Letters: P, S, F, B, I
Shelves:
P (Police) - A Rule Against Murder
S..."
Anytime, Bea! I'm glad to help

Letters: P S F B I
Shelves
a. P - Philosophy - The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan
b. S - Space - Red Rising by Pierce Brown
c. F - Fairy Tales - The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman
d. B - Borrowed - The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman
e. I - Image - Paper Girls, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Categories
f. First word in title - P - Paper Girls
g. Any word in title but NOT first - S - The Sleeper and the Spindle
h. Author's first name - P - Pierce Brown
i. Author's last name - B - Pierce Brown
j. Item on cover - F - Female

k. Any word in Series/Subtitle - S - The Demon-Haunted World: Science [. . .]
l. Name of character - S - Sevro au Barca (from Red Rising)

a. shelf 1 P - Psychological Confusión de sentimientos by Stefan Zweig (Confusion)
b. shelf 2 S - Short Stories Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
c. shelf 3 F - Family Saga Ross Poldark by Winston Graham
d. shelf 4 B - Bildungsroman Botchan by Sōseki Natsume
e. shelf 5 I - Italian Literature To Each His Own by Leonardo Sciascia
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) B - Botchan Botchan
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) S - Sentimientos Confusión de sentimientos
h. author's first name S - Stefan (Confusión de sentimientos)
i. author's last name S - Sciascia (To Each His Own)
j. item on cover P - Plant

k. any word in Series name / Subtitle P - Poldark The Poldark Saga (Ross Poldark)
l. name of character B - Botchan (Botchan)
AUGUST
LETTERS: P, S, F, B, I
a. shelf 1: P:
b. shelf 2: S:
c. shelf 3: F:
d. shelf 4: B: boxed: Legacy - finished 7/21
e. shelf 5: I: important: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - finished 7/26
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the): The Sherlockian or The Bane Chronicles
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the): Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - finished 7/26
h. author's first name: Minority Report by Philip K. Dick
i. author's last name: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Foer - finished 7/26
j. item on cover: pipe, on The Sherlockian
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle: The Bane Chronicles in "The Bane Chronicles" series
l. name of character: Oskar Schell in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - finished 7/26
LETTERS: P, S, F, B, I
a. shelf 1: P:
b. shelf 2: S:
c. shelf 3: F:
d. shelf 4: B: boxed: Legacy - finished 7/21
e. shelf 5: I: important: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - finished 7/26
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the): The Sherlockian or The Bane Chronicles
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the): Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - finished 7/26
h. author's first name: Minority Report by Philip K. Dick
i. author's last name: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Foer - finished 7/26
j. item on cover: pipe, on The Sherlockian
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle: The Bane Chronicles in "The Bane Chronicles" series
l. name of character: Oskar Schell in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - finished 7/26

P S F B I
P Shelf 1: Politics - Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped
S Shelf 2: Sci-fi - Dreamcatcher
F Shelf 3: Fantasy - The Usual Sacrifices
B Shelf 4: British - Going On The Turn
I Shelf 5: India - The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) - SThe Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) - S The Usual Sacrifices
h. Author's first name - S Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
i. Author's last name - B Going On The Turn by Danny Baker
j. item on the cover - S Snow, F Fir Trees Dreamcatcher
k. any word in Series name/subtitle (excl. am, an, then, novel, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) P Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped
l. name of character - S Sam The Usual Sacrifices

Bragging Rights
Letters:----





Shelves
a. shelf 1: P ~ poker
Socialite's Gamble - Michelle Condor
b. shelf 2: S ~ single parent
Talk Cowboy to Me - Carolyn Brown
c. shelf 3: F ~ family
Sleigh Bells in the Snow - Sarah Morgan
d. shelf 4: B ~ betrayal
Dark Waters - Toni Anderson
e. shelf 5: I ~ intrigue
Accidental SEAL - Sharon Hamilton
Categories
f. first word in title: S ~ Socialite's
Socialite's Gamble - Michelle Condor
g. any word in title but NOT first: B ~ Bells
Sleigh Bells in the Snow - Sarah Morgan
h. author's first name: S ~ Sarah
Sleigh Bells in the Snow - Sarah Morgan
i. author's last name: B ~ Brown
Talk Cowboy to Me - Carolyn Brown
j. item on cover: P ~ painting
Socialite's Gamble - Michelle Condor
k. any word in Series/Subtitle: B ~ Barkley
Dark Waters - Toni Anderson (Barkley Sound)
l. name of character: F ~ Fredo
Accidental SEAL - Sharon Hamilton

PSFBI
Shelves
A. S-Suspense -Into the Waterby Paula HawkinsCompleted 8/9/17
B. F-Fiction- Station Elevenby Emily St. John Mandel Completed 8/16/17
C. B-Bookclub- I'll Push You: A Journey of 500 Miles, Two Best Friends, and One Wheelchairby Patrick GrayCompleted 8/4/17
D. F-fantasy -His Majesty's Dragonby Naomi Novik8/25/17
E. P- Picoult-

Categories
F. First Word in the title I-I'll Push You: A Journey of 500 Miles, Two Best Friends, and One Wheelchair
G.Any Word in the title not first- F-Falls

H. Author's first name- P-Patrick Completed 8/4/17
I'll Push You: A Journey of 500 Miles, Two Best Friends, and One Wheelchairby Patrick Gray Completed 8/4/17

I.Author's last name-Picoult-

J. item on the cover- s ship

K. any word in the series/subtitle- B-Best-I'll Push You: A Journey of 500 Miles, Two Best Friends, and One Wheelchairby Patrick GrayCompleted 8/4/17
L. Name of character-Sean Townsend -Into the WaterCompleted 8/9/17



Books mentioned in this topic
Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped (other topics)Going On The Turn (other topics)
Dreamcatcher (other topics)
His Majesty's Dragon (other topics)
Salem Falls (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Danny Baker (other topics)Naomi Novik (other topics)
Emily St. John Mandel (other topics)
Paula Hawkins (other topics)
Patrick Gray (other topics)
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At any rate, here are the letters:
P, S, F, B, I
And at this point, P and I are retired.
Happy booking everyone!