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Date: 1/5/21 - 30/4/22
26/26
A Adeline Martel -
B Liddy Bell -
C Jade Calhoun -
D Maggie Doyle -
E Elle Kinnaird -
F Felicity Bell -
G Jolie Gentil -
H Tanya Heaslip -
I Isabella -
J Joanna Lin -
K DI Kim Stone -
L Lanny Proctor -
M Poppy McGowan -
N Brittany Nelson -
O Olivia -
P Paige -
Q Michelle Quirk - Arrivals and Arrests by Diana Xarissa 5★s 13/6/21
R Charlotte Reed -
S Stephanie Miller -
T Thelma Livingstone -
U Ursula Franke -
V Vegemite -
W Dot Watson -
X Alexandra Jennings -
Y Yvette Foucher -
Z Zach O'Reilly -



























2021 Female Characters, A - Z
Date: 5/1/21 - 4/30/22
For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z - the letter need only appear in the first or last name.
26/26
A-Albertine Simonet- Sodom and Gomorrah by Marcel Proust-5/2/21
B -Rebecca "Becky Botrelle- Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley-5/4/21 (also Lenny and Meg Magrath
C-Corie Bratter- Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon-8/22/21
D-Lily Dale- The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope-10/29/21
E-Emily Pollifax in Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station by Dorothy Gilman 3/9/22
F-Phryne Fisher- Away with the Fairies by Kerry Greenwood-8/25/21
G-Sarah Gamp- Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens-11/26/21
H-Leila Hosnani- Mountolive by Lawrence Durrell-6/7/21
I-Idgie in Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg 3/20/22
J-Janice Angstrom- Rabbit at Rest by John Updike-6/19/21
K -Ayami Kim- Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah - 6/7/21
L-Lena Younger- A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry-6/1/21
M- Margaret Pargeter- The Uttermost Farthing by Marie Belloc Lowndes-5/6/21
N- Clara Nohant- Girl in Dior by Annie Goetzinger-7/7/21
O-Marta Oulie- Marta Oulie by Sigrid Undset-7/22/21-
P-Phryne Fisher- Urn Burial by Kerry Greenwood-6/1/21
Q-sQuallor, Esme- The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket-3/18/24-
R-Rita- Educating Rita by Willy Russell-6/2/21-
S-Sola G.- Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was by Sjón-6/12/21
T- Angel Tungaraza in Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin-4/27/22
U-Ustane- She: A History of Adventure by H. Rider Haggard-11/12/23
V-Gloria Valdez- The Price of Paradise by Susana López Rubio-6/11/21
W- Soyuan Woo- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan-7/2/21
X-Emily PollifaX- Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman -6/14/21
Y-AYa- The Secrets Come Out by Marguerite Abouet-5/1/21
Z-Zazie inZazie in the Metro by Raymond Queneau- 7/25/22

Date: 5/1/21 - 4/30/22
14/26
A
B Babs/Barbara Gordon/Oracle from The Oracle Code by Marieke Nijkamp 6-29-21
C Cassandra Cain/Batgirl from Shadow of the Batgirl by Sarah Kuhn 7-2-21
D
E
F Foddebrat, Melissa from Beware the Villainess! Web Comic, Season 1 6-27-21
G
H Hazel from Saga, Vol. 9 by Brian K. Vaughan 5-16-21
I Iana Magnolia from The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess, Vol. 1 by Toka Akiharu 6-10-21
J Jo from Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max by Noelle Stevenson 5-21-21
K Kyouko Hori from Horimiya, Vol. 2 by Hero 5-28-21
L Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden 7-9-21
M Maia Tamarin from Unravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim 5-22-21
N Nina Kamiyama from Not Your Idol, Vol. 1 by Aoi Makino 5-18-21
O Orio from Hinges: Book One: Clockwork City by Meredith McClaren 6-4-21
P
Q
R Raven/Rachel Roth from Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia 5-14-21
S Sal from The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz 6-25-21
T
U
V
W
X
Y Yona from Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 7 by Mizuho Kusanagi 5-28-21
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Date: 05/01/21 - 04/30/22
24/26
QXYZ can be anywhere in the names
Armstrong, Samantha Paws for Concern Amy Hueston 5/7/21
Blair Sarah-Three Treats Too Many Debra H. Goldstein 5/6/21
Cody Costin-Peril in the Pines Sharyn Bradford Lunn 5/2/21
Daphne Harmon-Canines, Costumes and Murder Allyssa Mirry 5/19/21
England, Crystal-Nothing Like a Pool Party Jennifer M. Baldwin 5/21/21
Fleet, Nina-Peaches and Schemes Anna Gerard 5/17/21
Gibson, Cat-Body in the Book Drop Lynn Cahoon 5/29/21
Harper Kagel The Magician Vickie Carroll 5/5/21
Ivy Culpepper-Kneaded to Death Winnie Archer 8/15/21
Jazz Ramsey-A Trail of Lies Kylie Logan 5/13/21
Kelly, Courtney-A Glimmer of a Clue Daryl Wood Gerber 6/18/21
Lucy Richardson-Deadly Ever After Eva Gates 5/14/21
Mission, Charlie-Mint Murder Rosie A. Point 5/8/21
Nora Jones-Body in the Books Heather Huffman 8/17/21
O'Shea Dani-Brutally Kaled Tracey Quinn 12/15/21
Pine, Bee-Chocolate Cherry Murder Rosie A. Point 5/18/21
Quinn Carr-Punning with Scissors Becky Clark 5/12/21
Rothburg, Candice-Strawberry Cake and Corpses Patti Benning 5/3/21
Sunny Shaw-Claws of Justice Emmie Lyn 5/13/21
Trinidad Jones aka Trin or Trina-Pint of No Return Dana Mentink 5/23/21
U
V
West, Mae (not the dead actress)-Insects, Ivy & Investgations Tonya Kappes 5/4/21
X AleX (a female) Daniels-A Hex for Danger Esme Addison 7/10/21
Y-Lori KeYes-Inn Over Her Head Dixie Davis 6/5/21
Z-SuZanne DietZ-Egg Shooters Laura Childs 5/1/21

2021 Female Characters, A - Z
Date: 1/5/21 - 30/4/22
26/26
A Adeline Martel -
B Liddy Bell -
C Jade Calhoun -
D Maggie Doyle -
E Elle Kinnaird -
F Felicity Bell -
G Jolie Gentil -
H Tanya Heaslip -
I Isabella -
J Joanna Lin -
K DI Kim Stone -
L Lanny Proctor -
M Poppy McGowan -
N Brittany Nelson -
O Olivia -
P Paige -
Q Michelle Quirk - Arrivals and Arrests by Diana Xarissa 5★s 13/6/21
R Charlotte Reed -
S Stephanie Miller -
T Thelma Livingstone -
U Ursula Franke -
V Vegemite -
W Dot Watson -
X Alexandra Jennings -
Y Yvette Foucher -
Z Zach O'Reilly -



























2021 Female Characters, A - Z
Date: 05/01/21 - 04/30/22
Progress: 26 out of 26
This is an A to Z challenge, where we will be working with Female Characters. For each letter, A through Z, read a book in which the main character's first or last name begins with the corresponding letter.
For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z - the letter need only appear in the first or last name.
The challenge begins May 1, 2021 and will end April 30, 2022.
A: Annika Giannini: The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz - ***** - 2/23/2022 - 347 Pages
B: Lucy Bowman: Gimme Some Sugar by Molly Harper - ***** - 3/10/2022 - 304 Pages
C: Catrin Lindås: The Girl Who Lived Twice by David Lagercrantz - *** - 2/28/2022 - 368 Pages
D: Emily Donovan: We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz - **** - 3/29/2022 - 304 Pages
E: Emily: Watcher's Test by Sean Oswald - *** - 4/13/2022 - 658 Pages
F: Frankie McCready: Ain't She a Peach by Molly Harper - ***** - 12/8/2021 - 305 Pages
G: Glennon Doyle: Untamed by Glennon Doyle - **** - 3/9/2022 - 333 Pages
H: Madame Hortense: Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis - **** - 4/24/2022 - 368 Pages
I: Ingrid: A View Across the Rooftops by Suzanne Kelman - ***** - 4/25/2022 - 396 Pages
J: Josie Cormier: Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult - ***** - 3/16/2022 - 440 Pages
K: Kristy: Kristy's Great Idea by Raina Telgemeier - ***** - 2/16/2022 - 192 Pages
L: Pippi Longstocking: Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren - **** - 4/27/2022 - 160 Pages
M: Mabel Loomis Todd: A Woman of the World by Rebecca Gilman - **** - 4/16/2022
N: Nell Ingram: Curse on the Land by Faith Hunter - ***** - 3/8/2022 - 328 Pages
O: Emerald O'Brien: Ghost of a Chance by Yasmine Galenorn - ***** - 3/7/2022 - 354 Pages
P: Persephone: Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe - ***** - 4/6/2022 - 384 Pages
Q: Ariana Levesque: The Ninefold Key by Rebecca Brandewyne - **** - 12/5/2021 - 456 Pages
R: Rachel Meyer: Mother Land by Leah Franqui - ***** - 2/13/2022 - 384 Pages
S: Nora Seed: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig - ***** - 3/19/2022 - 304 Pages
T: Tara Brent: Runaway by Heather Graham - **** - 2/7/2022 - 355 Pages
U: Ulrika: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman - ***** - 4/29/2022
V: Vivienne Jones: The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling - **** - 3/17/2022 - 308 Pages
W: Betty White: Here We Go Again: My Life in Television by Betty White - **** - 3/30/2022 - 320 Pages
X: Florrie Fox: Color Me Murder by Krista Davis - **** - 2/6/2022 - 289 Pages
Y: Yennefer: The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski - ***** - 1/30/2022 - 352 Pages
Z: Zinnia Gray: A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow - ***** - 12/26/2021 - 128 Pages



























2021 Female Characters, A - Z
Date: 5/1/21 - 4/30/22
For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z - the letter need only appear in the first or last name.
26/26
A-Albertine Simonet- Sodom and Gomorrah by Marcel Proust-5/2/21
B -Rebecca "Becky Botrelle- Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley-5/4/21 (also Lenny and Meg Magrath
C-Corie Bratter- Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon-8/22/21
D-Lily Dale- The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope-10/29/21
E-Emily Pollifax in Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station by Dorothy Gilman 3/9/22
F-Phryne Fisher- Away with the Fairies by Kerry Greenwood-8/25/21
G-Sarah Gamp- Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens-11/26/21
H-Leila Hosnani- Mountolive by Lawrence Durrell-6/7/21
I-Idgie in Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg 3/20/22
J-Janice Angstrom- Rabbit at Rest by John Updike-6/19/21
K -Ayami Kim- Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah - 6/7/21
L-Lena Younger- A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry-6/1/21
M- Margaret Pargeter- The Uttermost Farthing by Marie Belloc Lowndes-5/6/21
N- Clara Nohant- Girl in Dior by Annie Goetzinger-7/7/21
O-Marta Oulie- Marta Oulie by Sigrid Undset-7/22/21-
P-Phryne Fisher- Urn Burial by Kerry Greenwood-6/1/21
Q-sQuallor, Esme- The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket-3/18/24-
R-Rita- Educating Rita by Willy Russell-6/2/21-
S-Sola G.- Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was by Sjón-6/12/21
T- Angel Tungaraza in Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin-4/27/22
U-Ustane- She: A History of Adventure by H. Rider Haggard-11/12/23
V-Gloria Valdez- The Price of Paradise by Susana López Rubio-6/11/21
W- Soyuan Woo- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan-7/2/21
X-Emily PollifaX- Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman -6/14/21
Y-AYa- The Secrets Come Out by Marguerite Abouet-5/1/21
Z-Zazie inZazie in the Metro by Raymond Queneau- 7/25/22
Books mentioned in this topic
Zazie in the Metro (other topics)Away with the Fairies (other topics)
Martin Chuzzlewit (other topics)
Barefoot in the Park: A Comedy in Three Acts (other topics)
The Last Chronicle of Barset (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Dorothy Gilman (other topics)Anthony Trollope (other topics)
Raymond Queneau (other topics)
Beth Henley (other topics)
Neil Simon (other topics)
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Date: 05/01/21 - 04/30/22
This is an A to Z challenge, where we will be working with Female Characters. For each letter, A through Z, read a book in which the main character's first of last name begins with the corresponding letter.
For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z - the letter need only appear in the first or last name.
The challenge begins May 1, 2021 and will end April 30, 2022.
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