2026 Reading Challenge discussion

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Spell Out Thirty-Five using the first letter of book title (omitting The or A), Author First or Last Name or Main Character

Challenge Rules
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

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H - Hiron Ennes - Leech - Finished 3/5/26
I - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot - Finished 3/10/26
R - Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi
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F - Fluke, Joanne - Plum Pudding Murder - Finished 3/7/26
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V - Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito - Finished 3/3/26
E - Ernesto Che Guevara - The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey - Finished 3/5/26

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T: Tell the Wolves I'm Home | Carol Rifka Brunt | 3/6
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Y: SenLinYu | Manacled | 3/8

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March 1 - April 30

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T The Taking by Dean Koontz FINISHED 3/6
H Daniel Hock,Benesh: A Historical Fiction Novel of 1930s New York, WWII, and the Holocaust FINISHED 3/9
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THIRTY-FIVE SPELL OUT 🎉 🥳

Spell Out Thirty-Five using the first letter of book title (omitting The or A), Author First or Last Name or Main Character

Challenge Rules
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

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We'll see if I can get through all 10.

Progress: 2/10

✔️T - This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar - 3/8/26
H - Hedwig, Hertha, and Hildegard in Sisters in Science by Olivia Campbell
I - Isabel Ibañez, author of Woven in Moonlight
R - Rachel Rebeccah Price in The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
T - John Kennedy Toole, author of A Confederacy of Dunces
Y - Adrienne Young, author of The Unmaking of June Farrow

F - Helen Fielding, author of Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination
I - It Rhymes With Takei by George Takei
V - Laura Vanderkam, author of 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think
✔️E - Ebony Freeman in Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson - 3/3/26

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March 1 - April 30

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F Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl 10 MARCH
I In His Blood Kate Bold 11 MARCH
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THIRTY-FIVE SPELL OUT 🎉 🥳

Spell Out Thirty-Five using the first letter of book title (omitting The or A), Author First or Last Name or Main Character

Challenge Rules
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

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T: Liz Tomforde | In Her Own League | 03.07
H: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone | J.K. Rowling | 03.02
I: Indiscretion | Vi Keeland | 03.04
R: Natalia Rossi | Something Borrowed, Something You | Vi Keeland | 03.02
T: David Thorne | The Other Emily | Dean Koontz | 03.05
Y You're All Mine | Ruth Harrow | 03.03

F: The Family Secret | Caleb Crowe | 03.07
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E: Egomaniac | Vi Keeland | 03.08

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Duration: March 1 - April 30, 2026
Progress: 0/10 books

Spell Out Thirty-Five using the first letter of book title (omitting The or A), Author First or Last Name or Main Character

Challenge Rules
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

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T- To Love a Ghost Annabella Stone 03/01
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T- Take Me with You Catherine Ryan Hyde 03/02
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Spell Out Thirty-Five using the first letter of book title (omitting The or A), Author First or Last Name or Main Character

Duration: March 1 - April 30, 2026

Progress: 1 / 10

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1 March - 30 April 2026

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E: Ellen Foster (3/9/26)

THIRTY-FIVE SPELL OUT 🎉 🥳

Spell Out Thirty-Five using the first letter of book title (omitting The or A), Author First or Last Name or Main Character

Challenge Rules
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

T - The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens MC TOM 3/1/26
H- House of Robots by James Patterson 3/3/26


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Y - Texas Ranger by James Patterson MC Rory YATES 3/11/26



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