2018 A to Z Challenge Update

A friend messaged me asking for help selecting books for this A to Z challenge she was trying to do in 2018. I helped her pick a few books and then kind of forgot about the challenge. Then in November we were having dinner and she mentioned the challenge again and I wondered how many books/short stories did I read or listen to that fulfilled letters. So I took a look and realized there were only a few letters that I didn't have and knew I could finish the alphabet before the end of the year.

Here's the list - you can also find it on Goodreads

As Good as New by Charlie Jane Anders*
The Blacksmith's Son by Rebecca Thomas
Cowboy SEAL Homecoming by Nicole Helm
Different Kinds of Darkness by David Langford*
Eight Simple Rules for Dating A Dragon by Kerrelyn Sparks
Force of Nature by Jane Harper
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Harley and Ivy by Paul Dini
I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier
Jane Austen, the Secret Radical by Helena Kelly
Kaleidoscope by Alisa Krasnostein*
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
My Boyfriend is a Bear by Pamela Ribon
Not Perfect by Elizabeth LaBan
Ocean Light by Nalini Singh
Prison Island by Colleen Frakes
Q & A by Vikas Swarup
Repairing the World by John Chu*
Star Wars: Princess Leia by Mark Waid
The Thief by J.R. Ward
Unexpected Stories by Octavia E. Butler*
A View from the Seventh Layer by Kevin Brockmeier*
What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
X Marks the Scot by Victoria Roberts
Year One by Nora Roberts
The Zillionaire Vampire Cowboy's Secret Werewolf Babies by Nine Naughty Novelists

*Episodes of LeVar Burton Reads

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