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Ashes-An Ember in the Ashes 7-2-15
Beyond
Black Serafina and the Black Cloak 7-25-15
Book
Deadly
Death
Diary
Go
Monsters
New
Past
Race
Return
Rising
Season
Secret-The Secret Hum of a Daisy 4-5-15
Silent
Sky-Under a Painted Sky 4-26-15
Son-Jeffersons Sons 4-2-15
Thin
Thousand
Trail
Walk

NBRC - In Pursuit of a Title
03/01/15 - 02/28/16
Level: Shotgun - 21+ books
10/21
1. INNER: Outview (Inner Movement #1) by Brandt Legg 03/01/15
2. DEATH: Death on the Ocean by Martha Fischer 03/02/15
3. RIVER: River Marked by Patricia Briggs 03/03/15
4. ASHES: When the Ashes Fall by Jacqueline Druga 03/04/15
5. SECRET: Strangclyf Secret by Mary McCall 03/05/15
6. THIN: THE THIN LINE OF LIFE III: STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL by Derwin Lester SR. 03/28/15
7. RETURN: Chandrea - The Return of the Avatar Queen by Marlene Wynn 04/03/15
8. NEW: His Claimed Bride: Happy New Year On Another Earth by Savanna Kougar 04/04/15
9. TRAIL: Hot on Her Trail by Sable Hunter 04/24/15
10. ALLIANCE: An Unlikely Alliance by Patricia Bray 05/05/15
11.
12.
13.
14.
5.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
� Alliance
Amongst
Arctic
� Ashes
Bank
Beyond
Black
Book
Circle
Collapse
Collected
Cross
Crystal
Darkness
Dawn
Deadly
Deal
� Death
Destiny
Diary
Discovery
Dress
Element
Enemies
Epic
Exiled
Fathom
Fossil
Gold
Guns
Harvest
� Inner
Interception
Jet
Lair
Legends
Marshal
Monsters
Mountain
� New
Ops
Outlaw
Past
Pettigrew
Prime
Quest
Quiet
Race
Resistance
� Return
Revolt
Rider
Rising
� River
Scarlet
Season
� Secret
Shooter
Shotgun
Silent
Sky
Son
� Thin
Thousand
� Trail
Walk
Weapon
West

March 01, 2015- February 29, 2016
Level: Shotgun 21+ books
Completed 1/69
1. Alliance:
2. Amongst:
3. Arctic:
4. Ashes: Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch finished 03/16/15
5. Bank:
6. Beyond:
7. Black: Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick finished 03/24/14
8. Book:
9. Circle:
10. Collapse:
11. Collected:
12. Cross: Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts
13. Crystal:
14. Darkness:
15. Dawn:
16. Deadly:
17. Deal:
18. Death:
19. Destiny:
20. Diary:
21. Discovery: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
22. Dress:
23. Element:
24. Enemies:
25. Epic:
26. Exiled:
27. Fathom:
28. Fossil:
29. Go:
30. Gold:
31. Guns:
32. Harvest:
33. Inner:
34. Interception:
35. Jet:
36. Lair: Lair of the Lion by Christine Feehan
37. Legends:
38. Marshal:
39. Monsters:
40. Mountain:
41. New:
42. Ops:
43. Outlaw:
44. Past:
45. Pettigrew:
46. Prime:
47. Quest:
48. Quiet:
49. Race:
50. Resistance:
51: Return:
52. Revolt:
53. Rider:
54. Rising:
55. River:
56. Scarlet:
57. Season:
58. Secret
59. Shooter:
60. Shotgun:
61. Silent:
62. Sky:
63. Son:
64. Thin:
65. Thousand:
66. Trail: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
67. Walk:
68. Weapon:
69. West:

Start Date: 01 March 2015
End Date: 25 Feb 2016
Completed 14/69
✔B±ô²¹³¦°ì Black Coffee 21Oct
✔B´Ç´Ç°ì The Mammoth Book of Monsters 25Oct
✼·²¹°ù°ì²Ô±ð²õ²õ The Risk of Darkness 06Mar
✼·²¹·É²Ô Dawn 11Jun
✼·±ð²¹³Ù³ó Coroner's Journal: Stalking Death in Louisiana 24Jul
✼·¾±²¹°ù²â A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary 11Nov
âœÌ§³æ¾±±ô±ð»å Ender in Exile 12Sep
âœÄâ´Ç²Ô²õ³Ù±ð°ù²õ Monsters of Men 26Jul
✔N±ð·É Confessions of a New York Taxi Driver 24Jun
✸龱±¹±ð°ù The Bridge over the River Kwai 25Jan
âœÖÀ°ì²â The Sky So Heavy 15Jan
âœÖÀ´Ç²Ô Son 22Dec
✔T°ù²¹¾±±ô Hiking Through: Finding Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail 12Apr
✔W²¹±ô°ì Run, Don't Walk: The Curious and Chaotic Life of a Physical Therapist Inside Walter Reed Army Med ical Center 11Jun

In Pursuit of a Title
Duration: 3/1/2015 - 2/28/2016
Rules:
(view spoiler)
Progress: 7 out of 6 (� Knife - 6 to 10 books)
1. Alliance:
2. Amongst:
3. Arctic:
4. Ashes:
5. Bank:
6. Beyond:
7. Black: Beauty and the Black Sheep by Jessica Bird - - 8/29/2015
8. Book: Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl - - 4/6/2015 - 304 Pages
9. Circle:
10. Collapse:
11. Collected:
12. Cross: Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - - 1/21/2016 - 305 Pages
13. Crystal:
14. Darkness:
15. Dawn:
16. Deadly:
17. Deal:
18. Death: Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke - **** - 7/8/2015 - 663 Pages - 663 Pages
19. Destiny:
20. Diary:
21. Discovery:
22. Dress:
23. Element:
24. Enemies:
25. Epic:
26. Exiled:
27. Fathom:
28. Fossil:
29. Go:
30. Gold:
31. Guns:
32. Harvest:
33. Inner:
34. Interception:
35. Jet:
36. Lair:
37. Legends:
38. Marshal:
39. Monsters: Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor - *** - 4/30/2015 - 613 Pages
40. Mountain:
41. New:
42. Ops:
43. Outlaw:
44. Past:
45. Pettigrew:
46. Prime:
47. Quest:
48. Quiet:
49. Race:
50. Resistance:
51: Return: Return to Me by Justina Chen - **** - 4/10/2015 - 352 Pages
52. Revolt:
53. Rider:
54. Rising:
55. River:
56. Scarlet:
57. Season:
58. Secret: Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris - - 4/29/2015 - 306 Pages
59. Shooter:
60. Shotgun:
61. Silent:
62. Sky:
63. Son:
64. Thin:
65. Thousand:
66. Trail:
67. Walk:
68. Weapon:
69. West:








02.22.2016-02.21.2017
Levels:
� Stick - 1 to 5 books
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
� Knife - 6 to 10 books
� Whip - 11 to 15 books
� Pistol - 16 to 20 books
� Shotgun - 21+ books
Word List (with possible books from my TBR shelf): (view spoiler)

You may use singular or plural versions of the word. The word may be part of a bigger word or a different tense of the root word.
(I couldn't get the link to work so I borrowed someone else's word list.)
Duration: March 1, 2016- February 28, 2017
Level: Shotgun - 21+ books
Completed: 13/21
Word List
Air
Alliance Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold 4/29
Among Love Among the Chickens
Arctic
Ash
Bank
Beyond
Black
Book Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett 3/11
Circle
Collapse
Collect Love Is Patient Romance Collection: True Love Takes Time in Nine Historical Novellas by Erica Vetsch 3/2
Cross Crossing the Divide: John Wesley, the Fearless Evangelist by Jake Hanson 4/5
Crystal
Dark
Dawn
Dead Deadly Safari by Lisa Harris 4/11
Deal
Death
Destiny
Diary
Discover The Discoverers
Dress
Element
Enemies
Epic
Exile
Far
Fat/Fathom
Fly
Fossil
Go/Gold Golden Rendezvous
Gun Guns of August
Harvest Harvest of Rubies by Tessa Afshar 4/7
Inner
Interception
Jet
Left
Legend
Marshal
Monster
Mountain In This Mountain by Jan Karon 4/16
New A New Song by Jan Karon 4/4
Ops
Ore
Out The Luck Runs Out by Charlotte MacLeod 3/26
Past
Prime
Quest No Quest for the Wicked
Quiet
Race/Ace
Resist
Return/Turn
Revolt
Ride
Rising High Rising
River River Marked by Patricia Briggs 3/5
Salt
Sand
Scar/Scarlet
Sea Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea
Secret Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas 3/20
Shoot
Shot
Sing The Singing Tree by Kate Seredy 3/1
Silent
Sky
Son
Thin
Thousand
Trail Bitter Trail by Elmer Kelton 3/23
Walk When Women Wlak Alone
Weapon
West














Duration: One year from start date.
� Stick - 1 to 5 books
CRYSTAL
DEAL
DESTINY
SHOT
SALT

Novel Books & Reading Challenges
In Pursuit of a Title
Duration: 3/1/2015 - 2/28/2016
Rules:
(view spoiler)
Progress: 7 out of 6 (� Knife - 6 to 10 books)
1. Alliance:
2. Amongst:
3. Arctic:
4. Ashes:
5. Bank:
6. Beyond:
7. Black: Beauty and the Black Sheep by Jessica Bird - - 8/29/2015
8. Book: Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl - - 4/6/2015 - 304 Pages
9. Circle:
10. Collapse:
11. Collected:
12. Cross: Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - - 1/21/2016 - 305 Pages
13. Crystal:
14. Darkness:
15. Dawn:
16. Deadly:
17. Deal:
18. Death: Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke - **** - 7/8/2015 - 663 Pages - 663 Pages
19. Destiny:
20. Diary:
21. Discovery:
22. Dress:
23. Element:
24. Enemies:
25. Epic:
26. Exiled:
27. Fathom:
28. Fossil:
29. Go:
30. Gold:
31. Guns:
32. Harvest:
33. Inner:
34. Interception:
35. Jet:
36. Lair:
37. Legends:
38. Marshal:
39. Monsters: Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor - *** - 4/30/2015 - 613 Pages
40. Mountain:
41. New:
42. Ops:
43. Outlaw:
44. Past:
45. Pettigrew:
46. Prime:
47. Quest:
48. Quiet:
49. Race:
50. Resistance:
51: Return: Return to Me by Justina Chen - **** - 4/10/2015 - 352 Pages
52. Revolt:
53. Rider:
54. Rising:
55. River:
56. Scarlet:
57. Season:
58. Secret: Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris - - 4/29/2015 - 306 Pages
59. Shooter:
60. Shotgun:
61. Silent:
62. Sky:
63. Son:
64. Thin:
65. Thousand:
66. Trail:
67. Walk:
68. Weapon:
69. West:








May 1, 2017- March 24, 2018
Level: Shotgun 21+ books
21/21 Books Completed
1. Ashes: Ashes of Izalco by Claribel Alegria FINISHED 10/23/17
2. Beyond: Beyond Happiness: The Zen Way to True Contentment by Ezra Bayda FINISHED 6/11/17
3. Black: The Black Rhinos of Namibia: Searching for Survivors in the African Desert by Rick Bass FINISHED 5/26/17
4. Crystal: No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson FINISHED 2/1/18
5. Darkness: People Who Eat Darkness: The Fate of Lucie Blackman by Richard Lloyd Parry FINISHED 6/22/17
6. Dawn: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis FINISHED 6/19/17
7. Deadly: A Deadly Wandering: A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention by Matt Richtel FINISHED 5/19/17
8. Death: Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman FINISHED 5/28/17
9. Deal(ing): Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede FINISHED 3/24/18
10. Destiny: Dodo Destiny: An American Eye on Mauritius by Tom Parker FINISHED 5/13/17
11. Dress: Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley FINISHED 5/27/17
12: Gold(en): The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Padraic Colum FINISHED 8/3/17
13. Harvest: Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett FINISHED 1/23/18
14. Legends: Myths and Legends of Maoriland by Alexander Wyclif Reed FINISHED 5/23/17
15. New: The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin by Steven Lee Myers FINISHED 10/21/17
16. Past: Past Praying For by Aline Templeton FINISHED 11/3/17
17. Race(s): The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater FINISHED 5/6/17
18. Rising: Fallingwater Rising: Frank Lloyd Wright, E. J. Kaufmann, and America's Most Extraordinary House by Franklin Toker FINISHED 1/27/18
19. River: Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation by Dan Fagin FINISHED 10/13/17
20. Sky: The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin FINISHED 2/17/18
21. Thousand: Death Has a Thousand Doors by Patricia W. Grey FINISHED 11/16/17
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Duration: One year from start date.
Rules:
Step 1: Find a word in the word search puzzle above. To use the interactive word find puzzle, follow the link above. To highlight words, use your mouse to click on the first letter, and then on the last letter of the word.
Step 2: For each word found, read a book with that word in the title. You may use singular or plural versions of the word. The word may be contained as a subset of a larger word (e.g. Deal for The Death Dealer or Rebellion for Rebel Wing) or a different tense of the root word (Drowning for Drowned Wednesday).
Hint: The hidden words are more common in Action and Adventure books - but any genre may be used for this challenge.
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Destiny
Walk
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