Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

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THE 2021 LIST
🌺🌺✔1. A book related to “In the Beginning...” Ready Player One
🌺🌺✔2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y. Looking for Alaska by John Green
🌺🌺✔3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music. A Dog's Purpose
🌺🌺✔4. A book with a monochromatic cover. The Library Book
🌺🌺✔5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read. The Color Purple
🌺🌺✔6. A love story Beautiful Disaster
🌺🌺✔7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list. A book you find inspiring or uplifting.✔ A Man Called Ove
🌺🌺✔8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited .✔ When We Believed in Mermaids
🌺🌺✔9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year Beach Read
🌺🌺✔10. A book with a female villain or criminal -Anxious People
🌺🌺✔11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum The Book of Two Ways
🌺🌺✔12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
🌺🌺✔13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020. ✔Fever by Mary Beth Keane
🌺🌺✔14. A book set in a made-up place The House in the Cerulean Sea
🌺🌺✔15. A book that features siblings as the main characters The Dutch House
🌺🌺✔16. A book with a building in the title The Suicide House
🌺🌺✔17. A book with a Muslim character or authorA Thousand Splendid Suns
🌺🌺✔18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1 ✔The Song of Achilles
🌺🌺✔19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
✔A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
🌺🌺✔20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3
✔The Martian by Andy Weir
🌺🌺✔21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u" The Duke and I
🌺🌺✔22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads. ✔The Henna Artist
🌺🌺✔23. A cross genre novel. ✔The Widows of Malabar Hill
🌺🌺✔24. A book about racism or race relations. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
🌺🌺✔25. A book set on an island. A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul
🌺🌺✔26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author. The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
🌺🌺✔27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
🌺🌺✔28. A book connected to ice - ✔ Beartown by Fredrik Backman
🌺🌺✔29. A book that you consider comfort reading Get a Life, Chloe Brown
🌺🌺✔30. A long book ✔Pachinko
🌺🌺✔31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years.✔ Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
🌺🌺✔32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
✔ Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
🌺🌺✔33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
✔ Sing to It: New Stories by Amy Hempel
🌺🌺✔34. A book with a travel theme. ✔Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
🌺🌺✔35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer
✔Night in Eden by Candice Proctor
🌺🌺✔36. A book with six or more words in the title.✔ Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
🌺🌺✔37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
🌺🌺✔38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator Sins in Blue
🌺🌺✔39. A book involving an immigrant. The Sun Is Also a Star
🌺🌺✔40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover. The Language of Flowers
🌺🌺✔41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
🌺🌺✔42. A mystery or thriller. A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
🌺🌺✔43. A book with elements of magic. The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
🌺🌺✔44. A book whose title contains a negative Everything I Never Told You
🌺🌺✔45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet. Still Life by Louise Penny(Quebec)
🌺🌺✔46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards -Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
🌺🌺✔47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir Hidden Figures
🌺🌺✔48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?” The Peanuts Papers: Charlie Brown, Snoopy & the Gang, and the Meaning of Life
🌺🌺✔49. A book with an ensemble cast Little Fires Everywhere
🌺🌺✔50. A book published in 2021 - The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
🌺🌺✔51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name. City of Girls
🌺🌺✔52. A book related to "the end" The Last of Her Kind by Sigrid Nunez

THE 2021 LIST - Planning
🌺✔1. A book related to “In the Beginning...” ✔Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
🌺✔2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y.✔ Looking for Alaska by John Green
🌺✔3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music. A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
🌺✔4. A book with a monochromatic cover The Library Book by Susan Orlean
🌺✔5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
🌺✔6. A love story ✔ Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
🌺✔7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list. A book you find inspiring or uplifting. A Man Called Ove
🌺✔8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited✔When We Believed in Mermaids
🌺✔9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year ✔Beach Read by Emily Henry
🌺✔10. A book with a female villain or criminal ✔ The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
🌺✔11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum ✔The Book of Two Ways by Jodie Picoult
🌺✔12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
🌺✔13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020- ✔ Fever by Mary Beth Keane
🌺✔14. A book set in a made-up place ✔The House in the Cerulean Sea by T,J. Klune
🌺✔15. A book that features siblings as the main characters ✔The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
🌺✔16. A book with a building in the title ✔The Suicide House by Charlie Donlea
🌺✔17. A book with a Muslim character or author ✔A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
🌺✔18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
🌺19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2 -
✔A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
🌺20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3 - ✔The Martian

🌺✔21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u" The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
🌺✔22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads. ✔The Henna Artist
🌺✔23. A cross genre novel. ✔The Widows of Malabar Hill
🌺✔24. A book about racism or race relations. ✔Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
🌺✔25. A book set on an island. A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul by Shamini Flint
🌺✔26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author. The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
🌺✔27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
🌺✔28. A book connected to ice - ✔Beartown by Fredrik Backman

🌺✔29. A book that you consider comfort reading Get a Life, Chloe Brown
🌺✔30. A long book ✔Pachinko
🌺✔31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years.✔ Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
🌺✔32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
✔ Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
🌺✔33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
✔ Sing to It: New Stories by Amy Hempel
🌺✔34. A book with a travel theme. ✔Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
🌺✔35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer
✔Night in Eden by Candice Proctor
🌺✔36. A book with six or more words in the title.✔ Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
🌺✔37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai
🌺✔38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator Sins in Blue by Brian Kaufman
🌺✔39. A book involving an immigrant. ✔The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
🌺✔40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover. ✔The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
🌺✔41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author✔ The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
🌺✔42. A mystery or thriller.✔ A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint
🌺✔43. A book with elements of magic. The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
🌺✔44. A book whose title contains a negative ✔Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
🌺✔45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet. Still Life by Louise Penny(Quebec)
🌺✔46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards -Magic Lessons
🌺✔47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir.✔ Hidden Figures
🌺✔48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?” ✔The Peanuts Papers: Charlie Brown, Snoopy & the Gang, and the Meaning of Life
🌺✔49. A book with an ensemble cast ✔Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
🌺✔50. A book published in 2021 -The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton
🌺✔51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name. ✔City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
🌺✔52. A book related to "the end" The Last of Her Kind by Sigrid Nunez

SUMMER CHALLENGE 2021

JUNE
🌺1. Start of Summer
b. Read a book published in June, July, or August. The Suicide House published July 2020,
🌺2. June Birthday: Octavia E. Butler
a. Read book whose main character is a Black woman. The Vanishing Half The Vanishing Half
🌺3. Pride Month
b. Read a book featuring an LGBTQIA+ protagonist (not side character). The House in the Cerulean Seaby TJ Klune
🌺4. Set Sail
a. Read a book that starts with a letter in SAILING. The Sun Is Also a Star

JULY
🌺1. Halfway there!
a. Read a book with a number in the title. Ready Player One
🌺2. July Birthday: Madeline Miller
a. Read a book whose author's initials are found in MADELINE MILLER. ✔Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller
🌺3. It's Winter Down South
a. Read a romance book. Beach Read
🌺4. Take a Dip
a. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in OCEAN. City of Girls

AUGUST - DONE
🌺1. Back to School
a. Read a book by an author that is new-to-you. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
🌺2. August Birthday: John Green
c. Read a book nominated for the Printz Award. Looking for Alaska by John Green
🌺3. Summer Reading
c. Read a book published in 2021 that you've been looking forward to.
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton
🌺4. Jump on a Plane
b. Read a book set in a country you've never visited. ✔Night in Eden by Candice Proctor, set in Australia

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June Reading
🌺Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Aug 1a✔
🌺The Vanishing Half June 2
🌺Ready Player One July 1
🌺The Suicide House
🌺The Sun is Also a Star June 4July 3
🌺Night in Eden Aug 4b✔

July Reading
🌺City of Girls - July 4a
🌺Wisteria Society - August 3c✔
🌺Looking for Alaska August 2c✔
🌺The House in the Cerulean Sea June3b
🌺Song of Achilles July 2a

August Reading
🌺Beach Read June 1a July 3

Fall Readathon

Pearl's individual challenge.

Daily Tracking:
Saturday - 36
Sunday - 158
Monday - 197
Tuesday - 200
Wednesday - 76
Thursday -
Friday -3 hours
Saturday - 5 hours
Sunday - 4 hours

INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGE

500 pts - Treasure Room

* A book by an author whose initials can be found in SPARKLING DIAMONDS =
🌺✔ The Last of Her Kind by Sigred Nunez - Sept 11 - Sept 13, 391 pages (S N)
🌺✔The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen, Sept 14 - 276 pages (S A A)

* An award winning book
🌺✔Olive Kitteridge - 12 hours (Pulitzer prize)

3@ 500 points each

1500 Points

I AM DONE!