{"id":5371,"date":"2015-03-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=5371"},"modified":"2015-03-17T08:42:59","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T13:42:59","slug":"my-atoz-challenge-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=5371","title":{"rendered":"My AtoZ Challenge theme for April&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/A2Z-BADGE-0002015-LifeisGood-230_zps660c38a0.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5092\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=5092\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/A2Z-BADGE-0002015-LifeisGood-230_zps660c38a0.jpg?fit=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"230,230\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/A2Z-BADGE-0002015-LifeisGood-230_zps660c38a0.jpg?fit=201%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/A2Z-BADGE-0002015-LifeisGood-230_zps660c38a0.jpg?fit=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5092\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/A2Z-BADGE-0002015-LifeisGood-230_zps660c38a0.jpg?resize=230%2C230\" alt=\"logo of AprilAtoZ Challenge\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/A2Z-BADGE-0002015-LifeisGood-230_zps660c38a0.jpg?w=230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/A2Z-BADGE-0002015-LifeisGood-230_zps660c38a0.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/A2Z-BADGE-0002015-LifeisGood-230_zps660c38a0.jpg?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>Once again, I signed up for the April AtoZ Challenge (see me at #507 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.a-to-zchallenge.com\/2015\/01\/the-2015-to-z-challenge-list-is-open.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Posting 26 times in 30 days sounds straightforward enough, BUT the posts must follow the alphabet, with A on April 1 and so forth.<\/p>\n<p>Using a theme for April AtoZ makes it easier for readers, since they know your subject for the month, and harder for writers, as we must find relevant posts for that tricky X on April 29th!<\/p>\n<p>So, my April theme for 2015&#8217;s AtoZ Challenge is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>drumroll, please&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>young adult books beyond bestsellers!<\/p>\n<p>Ha! If you thought that I&#8217;d wander off into cat photos or recipes for two for a whole month, you must be new to BooksYALove! I&#8217;m pleased that many of April&#8217;s titles will have <a title=\"Diverse Books \u2013 we ALL need them!\" href=\"http:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=3778\" target=\"_blank\">diverse characters<\/a> or be set in other cultures.<\/p>\n<p>Use the links in the right-hand column to subscribe to my posts or add to your blog-reader so you don&#8217;t miss any of these great books.<\/p>\n<p>Counting down until April 1st &#8211; no fooling! (you can still <a href=\"http:\/\/www.a-to-zchallenge.com\/p\/what-is-blogging-from-to-z.html\" target=\"_blank\">sign up for the challenge here<\/a> and build up your writing\/blogging muscles along with hundreds of others)<\/p>\n<p>**kmm<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, I signed up for the April AtoZ Challenge (see me at #507 here). Posting 26 times in 30 days sounds straightforward enough, BUT the posts must follow the alphabet, with A on April 1 and so forth. 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