rainpebbles 2019 12 X 12 CHALLENGE

I am feeling lost not having my categories at my fingertips.


L.M. Montgomery Literary Society: image is from The Delineator Magazine, one of LMM's favorite periodicals.

ANNE BOOKS:
1. Rilla of Ingleside; bk 8; #37; 1921
2. Emily of the New Moon; bk 1; #43; 1923
3. Emily Climbs; bk 2; #46; 1925
4. Emily's Quest; bk 3; #54; 1927
5. The Blue Castle; #61; 1926;
6. Callista's Pepperment Bottle; #86; 1900
7. The Joseph's Christmas; #87; 1902
8. Nan; #88; 1904
9. Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner; #114; 1907
10. The Romance of Jedediah; #124; 1912
11. Kilmeny of the Orchard by L.M. Montgomery; #196; 1910
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TBR:
Anne of Green Gables; 1908; k; h/c

MYSTERY / SUSPENSE / NOIR: COMPLETED

1. The Cold Song by Linn Ullmann; #11; 2011
2. The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne; #44; 1922
3. An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson; bk 1; #50; 2008
4. From Doon With Death by Ruth Rendell; #58; 1964
5. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie; #81; 1920
6. The Problem of Cell 13 by Jacques Futrelle; #84; 1905
7. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell; #95; 1924
8. The Curtain by Raymond Chandler; #105; 1936
9. Trouble is My Business by Raymond Chandler; #106; 1939
10. Fingerman by Raymond Chandler; #128; 1934
11. Goldfish by Raymond Chandler; #129; 1936
12. Red Wind by Raymond Chandler; #130; 1938

FANTASY FICTION / MAGIC REALISM / PARANORMAL:

1. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson; #1; 2013
2. Ingo by Helen Dunmore; bk 1; #47; 2005
3. The Tide Knot by Dunmore; bk 2; #48; 2006
4. The Deep by Dunmore; bk 3; #49; 2007
5. Fireflies: A Winter's Tale by Alice Hoffman; #59; 1997
6. The Faery Handbag by Kelly Link; #71; 2015
7. The Haunter of the Dark by H.P. Lovecraft; #76; 1935
8. Aura by Carlos Fuentes; #121; 1962
9. Afterward by Edith Wharton; #123; 1910
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TBR:
The Seraph and the Zambesi by Muriel Spark; 1951;
The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury; 1951

GENERAL FICTION: COMPLETED

1. Secret Daughter by Shilpi Gowda; #4; 2010
2. Winter's Tales by Isak Dinesen; #38; 1942
3. Wide Blue Sky by Inglath Cooper; #41; 2015
4. And of Clay Are We Created by Isabel Allende; #70; 1989
5. Voices by Mary Alice Monroe; #91; 2012
6. Rabbit Resurrected by David Foster Wallace; #92; 1992
7. Runaway by Alice Monro; #97; 2003
8. Somewhere I'll Find You by Charles Hoffman; #115; 1940
9. Killings by Andre Dubus; #117; 1979
10. The Possibility of Evil by Shirley Jackson; #122; 1965
11. For Esmé - with Love and Squalor by J.D. Salinger; #125; 1950
12. Your Blue-Eyed Boy by Helen Dunmore; #190; 1999

NONFICTION: COMPLETED

1. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi; #6; 2016
2. The Swan in the Evening by Rosamond Lehmann; #8; 1967
3. Easter Rising: A History From Beginning to End by Hourly History;
#23; 2016
4. On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder; #30; 1937
5. By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder; #31; 1939
6. The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder; #33; 1940
7. Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder; #35; 1941
8. These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder; #39; 1943
9. The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder; #40; 1953
10. Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser; #45; 2017
11. Lying Under the Apple Tree by Alice Monro; #98; 2002
12. The Rebecca Notebook & Other Memories by Daphne du Maurier; #191; 1981

HISTORICAL FICTION: COMPLETED

1. The Light Over London by Julia Kelly; #29; 2019
2. Night Soldiers by Alan Furst; bk 1; #34; 1988
3. Dark Star by Alan Furst; bk 2; #36; 1991
4. The Polish Officer by Alan Furst; bk 3; #42; 1995
5. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr; #55; 2014
6. Dream When You're Feeling Blue by Elizabeth Berg; #66; 2008
7. The Red Convertable by Louise Erdich; #101; 1984
8. The Murmur of the Bees by Sofía Segovia; #108; 2015
9. Yentl the Yeshiva Boy by Isaac Bashevis Singer; #109; 1983
10. A Hundred Flowers by Gail Tsukiyama; #187; 2012
11. Dreaming Water by Gail Tsukiyama; #186; 2002
12. Bunner Sisters by Edith Wharton; #184; 1916

TBR:
The World at Night by Alan Furst; bk 4; 1996
Red Gold by Alan Furst; bk 5; 1999

THE LOST GENERATION:
1. The Waste Land and Other Poems by T. S. Eliot; #53; 1922
2. A Rose for Emily; William Faulkner; #77; 1929
3. The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage by F. Scott Fitzgerald; #82; 1909
4. Breakfast by John Steinbeck; #83; 1938
5. The Gentle Lena by Gertrude Stein; #93; 1909
6. A Clean Well Lighted Place by Hemingway; #94; 1933
7. Red Leaves by William Faulkner; #107; 1930
8. A Night Among the Horses by Djuna Barnes; #120; 1918
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TBR
The Mark on the Wall by Woolf; 1917; h/c
Kew Gardens; 1919; h/c
Winesburg, Ohio; 1915; k

Y/A / CHILDREN'S LIT: COMPLETED

1. Owl Moon by Jane Yolen; #3; 1987
2. I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen; #5; 2011
3. The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn; #7; 1993
4. The Miracle Jar: A Hanukkah Story by Audrey Penn; #10; 2009
5. How Freckle Frog Made Herself Pretty by Charlotte B Herr; #13; 1913
6. The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl; #32; 1966
7. The Story of Peter Pan Retold by Daniel Stephen O'Connor; #56; 2012
8. Peter's Song by Saul; #57; 1992
9. The Sneetches and Other Stories by Suess; #63; 1999
10. Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Seuss; #64; 1990
11. The Power of Light by Isaac Bashevis Singer; #111; 1980
12. Indian Summer by Erskine Caldwell; #116; 1932

CRITTERS:
1. Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard; bk 1; #51 1945
2. Haunt Fox by Jim Kjelgaard; #60; 1954
3. To Build a Fire by Jack London; #73; 1901
4. The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse by William Saroyan; #78;
1928
5. A Dog's Tale by Mark Twain; #79; 1903
6. Esmé by Saki; #80; 1901
7. Memoirs Of A Yellow Dog by O. Henry; #113; 1906
8. The Mother Hive by Rudyard Kipling; #119; 1908
9. Wild Trek by Jim Kjelgard; #127; 1950
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AMERICAN SOUTH: COMPLETED

1. The Dead Don't Dance by Charles Martin; #9; 2004
2. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens; #14; 2018
3. Nathan Coulter by Wendell Berry; bk 1; #52; 1960
4. Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles; #65; 2001
5. A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor; #68; 1955
6. Hollow by Breece D'J Pancake; #69; 1982
7. The Enduring Chill by Flannery O'Connor; #74; 1958
8. The Geranium by Flannery O'Connor; #99; 1956
9. The Peeler by Flannery O'Connor; #100; 1949
10. Enoch and the Gorilla by Flannery O'Connor; #101; 1952
11. A False Dawn by Tom Lowe; #194; 2012
12. The 24th Letter by Tom Lowe; #195; 2012

WOMEN'S LIT: COMPLETED

1. They Were Sisters by Dorothy Whipple; #24; 1947
2. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson; #67; 1948
3. The Portobello Road by Muriel Spark; #72; 1957
4. The Gentile Jewesses by Muriel Spark; #75; 1963
5. Destiny by Louise Erdich; #85; 1985
6. Here We Are by Dorothy Parker; #89; 1921
7. The Curtain Blown by the Breeze by Muriel Spark; #90; 1961
8. The Old Maid by Edith Wharton; #96; 1924
9. Wednesday by Dorothy Whipple; #103; 1944
10. Dimanche by Irène Némirovsky; #104; 1934
11. Impertinent Daughters by Doris Lessing; #110; 1981
12. Girl by Jamaica Kincaid; #112; 1978

ROMANCE GENRE: COMPLETED

1. Two Weeks to Remember by Betty Neels; #2; 1986
2. A Winter Love Story by Betty Neels; #12; 1998
3. Winter of Change by Betty Neels; #15; 1973
4. Roses for Christmas by Betty Neels; #16; 1975
5. A Christmas Proposal by Betty Neels; #17; 1996
6. A Matter of Chance by Betty Neels; #18; 1977
7. A Christmas Romance by Betty Neels; #19; 2000
8. The Edge of Winter by Betty Neels; #20; 1976
9. A Christmas Wish by Betty Neels; #21; 1994
10. Wish With the Candles by Betty Neels; #22; 1972
11. The Fifth Day of Christmas by Betty Neels; #25; 1971
12. Fate is Remarkable by Betty Neels; #26; 1970

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CENTURY OF BOOKS:
1900s: COMPLETED

1900: Callista's Peppermint Bottle by L.M. Montgomery; #86
1901: To Build a Fire by Jack London; #73
1902: The Joseph's Christmas by L.M. Montgomery; #87
1903: A Dog's Tale by Mark Twain; #79
1904: Nan by L. M. Montgomery; #88
1905: The Problem of Cell 13 by Jacques Futrelle; #84
1906: Memoirs of a Yellow Dog by O'Henry; #95
1907: Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving by L M Montgomery; #114
1908: The Mother Hive by Rudyard Kipling; #119
1909: The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage by F. Scott Fitzgerald; #82
1909: The Gentle Lena by Gertrude Stein; #93

CENTURY OF BOOKS:
1910s:

1910: Afterward by Edith Wharton; #123
1911: Esme by Sati; #80
1912: The Romance of Jedediah by L M Montgomery; #124
1913: How Freckle Frog Made Herself Pretty by Charlotte B Herr, (nee Carlotte Bronte); #13
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1916: Bunner Sisters by Edith Wharton; #184
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1918: A Night Among the Horses by Djuna Barnes; #120
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CENTURY OF BOOKS:
1920s: COMPLETED

1920: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie; #81
1921: Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery; bk 8; #37
1922: The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne; #44
1922: The Wasteland by T. S. Eliot; #53
1923: Emily of New Moon; bk 1; #43
1924: The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell; #95
1924: The Old Maid by Edith Wharton; #96
1925: Emily Climbs by L. M. Montgomery; bk 2; #46
1926: The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery; #61
1927: Emily's Quest by L. M. Montgomery; bk 3; #54
1928: The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse by William Saroyan; #78
1929: A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner; #77

CENTURY OF BOOKS:
1930s: COMPLETED

1930: Red Leaves by Faulkner; #107
1931: Here We Are by Dorothy Parker; #89
1932: Indian Summer by Erskine Summer; #
1933: A Clean Well Lighted Place by Ernest Hemingway; #94
1934: Dimanche by Irène Némirovsky; #104
Fingerman by Raymond Chandler; #128
1935: The Haunter of the Dark by H. P. Lovecraft; #76
1936: The Curtain by Raymond Chandler; #105
Goldfish by Raymond; #129
1937: On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder; bk 4; #30
1938: Breakfast by John Steinbeck; #83
Red Wind by Raymond Chandler; #130
1939: By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder; bk 5; #31
1939: Trouble is My Business by Raymond Chandler; #106

CENTURY OF BOOKS:
1940s: COMPLETED

1940: The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder; bk 6; #33
1940: Somewhere I'll Find You by Hoffman; #115
1941: Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder; bk 7; #35
1942: Winter's Tales by Isak Dinesen; #38
1943: These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder; #39
1944: Wednesday by Dorothy Whipple; #103
1945: Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard; #51
1946: The Geranium by Flannery O'Connor; #99
1947: They Were Sisters by Dorothy Whipple; #24
1948: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson; #67
1949: The Peeler by O'Connor; #100

CENTURY OF BOOKS:
1950s:

1950: For Esm'e With Love and Squalor by J D Salinger; #125
1951:
1952: Enoch and the Gorilla by Flannery O'Connor; #101
1953: The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder; bk 9; #40
1954: Haunt Fox by Jim Kjelgaard; #60
1955: A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor; #68
1956:
1957: The Portobello Road by Muriel Spark; #72
1958: The Enduring Chill by Flannery O'Connor; #74
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CENTURY OF BOOKS:
1960s: COMPLETED

1960: Nathan Coulter; bk 1; #52
1961: The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Suess; #63
1961: The Curtain Blown by the Breeze by Muriel Spark; #90
1962: Aura by Carlos Fuentes; #121
1963: The Gentile Jewesses by Muriel Spark;
1964: From Doon With Death by Ruth Rendell; #58
1965: The Possibility of Evil by Shirley Jackson; #122
1966: The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl; #32
1967: The Swan in the Evening by Rosamond Lehmann; #8
1968: The Wind Off the Small Isles by Mary Stewart; #132
1969: The Storm by Kate Chopin; #126

CENTURY OF BOOKS:
1970s: COMPLETED

1970: Fate is Remarkable by Betty Neels; #26
1971: The Fifth Day of Christmas by Betty Neels; #25
1971: Tangled Autumn by Betty Neels; #27
1972: Wish With the Candles by Betty Neels; #22
1973: Winter of Change by Betty Neels; #15
1974: The Gemel Ring by Betty Neels; #28
1975: Roses for Christmas by Betty Neels; #16
1976: The Edge of Winter by Betty Neels; #20
1977: A Matter of Chance by Betty Neels; #18
1978: Girl by Jamaica Kincaid; #112
1979: Killings by Andre Dubus; #117

CENTURY OF BOOKS:
1980s: COMPLETED

1980: The Power of Light by Isaac Bashevis Singer; #111
1981: Impertinent Daughters by Doris Lessing; #110
1982: Hollow by Breece D'J Pancake; #69
1983: Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy by Isaac Bashevis Singer; #109
1984: The Red Convertible by Louise Erdich; #101
1985: Destiny by Louise Erdich; #85
1986: Two Weeks to Remember by Betty Neels; #2
1987: Owl Moon by Jane Yolen; #3
1988: Night Soldiers by Alan Furst; #34
1989: And of Clay Are We Created by Isabel Allende; #70

CENTURY OF BOOKS:
1990s: COMPLETED

1990: Oh, The Places You'll Go by Dr. Suess; #64
1991: Dark Star by Alan Furst; bk 2; #36
1992: Peter's Song by Carol P. Saul; #57
1993: The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn; #7
1994: A Christmas Wish by Betty Neels; #21
1995: The Polish Officer by Alan Furst; bk 3; #42
1996: A Christmas Proposal by Betty Neels ; #17
1997: Fireflies by Alice Hoffman; #59
1998: A Winter Love Story by Betty Neels; #12
1999: Making Sure of Sarah by Betty Neels; #62

CENTURY OF BOOKS:
2000s: COMPLETED

2000: A Christmas Romance by Betty Neels; #19
2001: Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles; #65
2001: The Shawl by Louise Erdich; #118
2002: Lying Under the Apple Tree by Alice Monro; #98
2003: Runaway by Alice Monor; #98
2004: The Dead Don't Dance by Charles Martin; bk 1; #9
2005: Ingo by Helen Dunmore; bk 1; #47
2005: The Faery Handbag by Kelly Link; #71
2006: The Tide Know by Helen Dunmore; bk 2; #48
2007: The Deep by Helen Dunmore; bk 3; #49
2008: Dream When You're Feeling Blue by Elizabeth Berg; #66
2009: The Miracle Jar: A Hanukkah Story by Audrey Penn; #10

CENTURY OF BOOKS:
2010s: COMPLETED

2010: Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda; #4
2011: I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen; #5
2011: The Cold Song by Linn Ullmann; #11
2012: The Story of Peter Pan Retold by Daniel O'Connor; #56
2013: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson; #1
2014: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr; #55
2015: Blue Wide Sky by Inglath Cooper; #41
2015: The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia; #108
2016: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi; #6
2016: Easter Rising: A History From Beginning to End by Hourly History; #23
2017: Prairie Fires by Caroline Fraser; #45
2018: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens; #14
2019: The Light Over London by Julia Kelly; #29

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