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PBT Monthly Tag

January- His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae - Graeme McCrae Burnet
Death Comes as the End - Agatha Christie
Lady Cop Makes Trouble - Amy Stewart
A Curious Beginning - Deanna Raybourn
And Only to Deceive- Tasha Alexander
The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie
A Study in Scarlet Women - Sherry Thomas
The Cuban Heiress - Chanel Cleeton
February- (authors of color) - Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Jesse Q, Sutanto
The Ardent Swarm - Yamen Manai
Clap When You Land- Elizabeth Acevedo
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies - Deesha Philyaw
Lady Tan's Circle of Women - Lisa See
An Unnecessary Woman - Rabih Alameddine
An American Marriage - Tayari Jones
Dear Martin - Nic Stone
The Kiss Quotient - Helen Hoang
Things We Do in the Dark - Jennifer Hillier
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Saenz
Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World - Benjamin Alire Saenz
March- (coming of age)
Paper Towns - John Green
13 Little Blue Envelopes - Maureen Johnson
Now Is Not the Time to Panic - Kevin Wilson
The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets - Nancy Springer
The Agathas - Kathleen Glasgow
Dear Edward - Ann Napolitano
Concrete Rose - Angie Thomas
The Impossible Fortress - Jason Rekulak
Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey
Moo - Sharon Creech
Maame - Jessica George
April- (fantasy-romance) The Unmaking of June Farrow - Adrienne Young
Fable - Adrienne Young
Namesake - Adrienne Young
May - Crime
The Only One Left - Riley Sager
The Last House on the Street - Diane Chamberlain
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter - Tom Franklin
Two Can Keep a Secret - Karen M. McManus
The Mystery Guest - Nita Prose
Red Leaves - Thomas H. Cook
A Cold and Broken Hallelujah - Tyler Dilts
The Only Survivors - Megan Miranda
Bad Summer People - Emma Rosenblum
It's Always the Husband - Michele Campbell
Murder at the Vicarage - Agatha Christie
The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan - Nancy Springer
Fade Away - Harlan Coben
A Caribbean Mystery - Agatha Christie
The Monkey Wrench Gang - Edward Abbey
June - Europe
The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History - Robert M. Edsel
Normal People - Sally Rooney
Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell
Heartstopper: Volume One - Alice Oseman
Heartstopper: Volume Two - Alice Oseman
The Paris Wife - Paula McLain
The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country - Helen Russell
Heartstopper: Volume Three - Alice Oseman
Perestroika in Paris - Jane Smiley
Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie
Heartstopper: Volume Four - Alice Oseman
Heartstopper: Volume Five - Alice Oseman
Once There Were Wolves - Charlotte McConaghy
Evil Under the Sun- Agatha Christie
July - debut
The Dry - Jane Harper
The Mothers - Brit Bennett
Peace Like a River - Leif Enger
The Widow - Fiona Barton
Behind Closed Doors - B. A. Paris
The Writing Retreat - Julia Bartz
The Dog Stars - Peter Heller
August
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda - Becky Albertalli
The Caves of Steel - Isaac Asimov
All the Bright Places - Jennifer Niven
In the Time of the Butterflies - Julia Alvarez
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl - Jesse Andrews
The Woman in Me - Britney Spears
Take a Hint, Dani Brown - Talia Hibbert
Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
The River We Remember - William Kent Krueger
Landline - Rainbow Rowell
September - (sad)
All My Puny Sorrows - Miriam Toews
October - travel
The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain - Bill Bryson
Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback - Robyn Davidson
The Villa Rachel Hawkins
Exit West - Mohsin Hamid
The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties - Jesse Q. Sutanto
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon - David Grann
November - Steampunk
A Treacherous Curse - Deanna Raybourn
The Vile Village - Lemony Snicket
The Librarian of Crooked Lane - C. J. Archer
The Hostile Hospital - Lemony Snicket
The Carnivorous Carnival - Lemony Snicket
The Slippery Slope - Lemony Snicket
The Grim Grotto - Lemony Snicket
Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger
NewsPrints - Ru Xu
The Penultimate Peril - Lemony Snicket
The End - Lemony Snicket
December - Mystery-Suspense
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It - Elle Cosimano
Tucker Peak - Archer Mayor
The Astrology House - Carinn Jade
The Sniper's Wife - Archer Mayor
The Violin Conspiracy - Brendan Slocumb
Deadly Animals - Marie Tierney
Friends in Napa - Sheila Yasmin Malakar

Read 125 Books

1. Death Comes as the End - Agatha Christie
2. Lady Cop Makes Trouble - Amy Stewart
3. A Curious Beginning - Deanna Raybourn
4. A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams
5. The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler
6, And Only to Deceive - Tasha Alexander
7. The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter - John Douglas
8. The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
9. If I Stay - Gayle Forman
10. Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail - Ben Montgomery
11. The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie
12. A Study in Scarlet Women - Sherry Thomas
13. The Cuban Heiress - Chanel Cleeton
14. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation - Lynne Truss
15. In My Dreams I Hold a Knife - Ashley Winstead
16. Catherine, Called Birdy - Karen Cushman
17. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Jesse Q. Sutanto
18. The Ardent Swarm - Yamen Manai
19. Clap When You Land - Elizabeth Acevedo
20. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong
21. Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened - Allie Brosh
22. Small Things Like These - Claire Keegan
23. The Secret Lives of Church Ladies - Deesha Philyaw
24. Lady Tan's Circle of Women - Lisa See
25. An Unnecessary Woman - Rabih Alameddine
26. An American Marriage - Tayari Jones
27. Off the Grid - C. J. Box
28. Dear Martin - Nic Stone
29. The Kiss Quotient - Helen Hoang
30. Things We Do in the Dark - jennifer Hillier
31. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Saenz
32. The Shadow Box - Luanne Rice
33. Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World - Benjamin Alire Saenz
34. Paper Towns - John Green
35. 13 Little Blue Envelopes - Maureen Johnson
36. Now Is Not the Time to Panic - Kevin Wilson
37. The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets - Nancy Springer
38. The Agathas - Kathleen Glasgow
39. Drowning - T.J. Newman
40. Dear Edward - Ann Napolitano
41. Concrete Rose - Angie Thomas
42. Pirate Latitudes - Michael Crichton
43. The Impossible Fortress - Jason Rekulak
44. Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey
45. Moo - Sharon Creech
46. The Lonely Hearts Book Club - Lucy Gilmore
47. Maame - Jessica George
48. The Unmaking of June Farrow - Adrienne Young
49. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg
50. The Broken Girls - Simone St. James
51, Lock Every Door - Riley Sager
52. Fable - Adrienne Young
53. Shanghai Girls - Lisa See
54. Namesake - Adrienne Young
55. Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories - Kelly Link
56. And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie
57. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves - Karen Joy Fowler
58. Finding Audrey - Sophie Kinsella
59. The Scent of Rain and Lightning - Nancy Pickard
60. The Only One Left - Riley Sager
61. The Last House on the Street - Diane Chamberlain
62. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter - Tom Franklin
63. Two Can Keep a Secret - Karen M. McManus
64. The Mystery Guest - Nita Prose
65. Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine
66. Red Leaves - Thomas H. Cook
67. A Cold and Broken Hallelujah - Tyler Dilts
68. The Only Survivors - Megan Miranda
69. Bad Summer People - Emma Rosenblum
70. Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings - Helene Boudreau
71. It's Always the Husband - Michele Campbell
72. Check & Mate - Ali Hazelwood
73. Everything is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love and Loss - Stephanie Wittels Wachs
74. Murder at the Vicarage - Agatha Christie
75. The Seventh Wish - Kate Messner
76. The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan - Nancy Springer
77. Fade Away - Harlan Coben
78. A Caribbean Mystery - Agatha Christie
79, The Monkey Wrench Gang - Edward Abbey
80. The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History - Robert M. Edsel
81. Normal People - Sally Rooney
82. Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell
83. Da Vinci's Tiger - L. M. Elliott
84. Heartstopper: Volume One - Alice Oseman
85. Heartstopper: Volume Two - Alice Oseman
86. The Paris Wife - Paula McLain
87. The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country - Helen Russell
88. Heartstopper: Volume Three - Alice Oseman
89. Perestroika in Paris - Jane Smiley
90. Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie
91. Paradise Valley - C. J. Box
92. An Eye for an Eye - Carol Wyer
93. Heartstopper: Volume Four - Alice Oseman
94. Heartstopper: Volume Five - Alice Oseman
95. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer - Kelly Jones
96. Such a Fun Age - Kiley Reid
97. Once There Were Wolves - Charlotte McConaghy
98. Evil Under the Sun - Agatha Christie
99. The Dry - Jane Harper
100. To All the Boys I've Loved Before - Jenny Han
101. The Mothers - Brit Bennett
102. Peace Like a River - Leif Enger
103. Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Toshikazu Kawaguchi
104. The Widow - Fiona Barton
105. Behind Closed Doors - B. A. Paris
106. The Writing Retreat - Julia Bartz
107. The Dog Stars - Peter Heller
108. Beach Trip - Cathy Holton
109. The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead - Max Brooks
110. Blood on Snow - Jo Nesbo
111. The Sea - John Banville
112. Lovers at the Museum - Isabel Allende
113. The Tell-Tale Heart - Edgar Allan Poe
114. To Die For - Lisa Gray
115. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares
116. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda - Becky Albertalli
117. The Caves of Steel - Isaac Asimov
118. All the Bright Places - Jennifer Niven
119. In the Time of the Butterflies - Julia Alvarez
120. The Stationery Shop - Marjan Kamali
121. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl - Jesse Andrews
122. Loyalty - Lisa Scottoline
123. The Woman in Me - Britney Spears
124. Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time - Jeff Speck
125. Take a Hint, Dani Brown - Talia Hibbert
126. Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail - Andrea Lankford
127. The Burning - Linda Castillo
128. Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
129. The River We Remember - William Kent Krueger
130. Landline - Rainbow Rowell
131. Feed - M. T. Anderson
132, Sea of Tranquility - Emily St. John Mandel
133. The Disappeared - C. J. Box
134. All My Puny Sorrows - Miriam Toews
135. Final Girls - Riley Sager
136. The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline - Nancy Springer
137. Little Brother - Cory Doctorow
138. The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye - Nancy Springer
139. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library - Michiko Aoyama
140. American Born Chinese - Gene Luen Yang
141. Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche - Nancy Springer
142. Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade - Nancy Springer
143. If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury - Geraldine DeRuiter
144. Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose - Nancy Springer
145. Arsenic and Adobo - Mia P. Manansala
146. Spirit Crossing - William Kent Krueger
147. Death at La Fenice - Donna Leon
148. Ghosts - Raina Telgemeier
149. Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman - Sam Wasson
150. The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain - Bill Bryson
151. Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback - Robyn Davidson
152. Like Water for Chocolate - Laura Esquivel
153, All This Could Be Yours - Jami Attenberg
154. Smile - Raina Teglemeier
155. The Villa - Rachel Hawkins
156. Exit West - Mohsin Hamid
157. Not a Happy Family - Shari Lapena
158. The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties - Jesse Q. Sutanto
159. The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon - David Grann
160. The Banker’s Wife- Cristina Alger
161. A Perilous Undertaking - Deanna Raybourn
162. Anne of Avonlea - L. M. Montgomery
163. Run - Blake Crouch
164. Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive - Stephanie Land
165. A Treacherous Curse - Deanna Raybourn
166. Tell the Wolves I'm Home - Carol Rifka Brunt
167. The Vile Village - Lemony Snicket
168. The Librarian of Crooked Lane - C. J. Archer
169. Anne of the Island - L. M. Montgomery
170. The Carnivorous Carnival - Lemony Snicket
171. The Maid's Diary - Loreth Anne White
172. The Grim Grotto - Lemony Snicket
173. A Night to Remember - Walter Lord
174. The Slippery Slope - Lemony Snicket
175. The Hostile Hospital - Lemony Snicket
176. The Penultimate Peril - Lemony Snicket
177. A Fatal Grace - Louise Penny
178. The End - Lemony Snicket
179. A Spoonful of Time - Flora Ahn
180. Be Not Far from Me - Mindy McGinnis
181. NewsPrints - Ru Xu
182. Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger
183. Plum Lucky - Janet Evanovich
184. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
185. Charlotte’s Web - E. B. White
186. Finlay Donovan Is Killing It - Elle Cosimano
187. Where the Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak
188. Tucker Peak - Archer Mayor
189. All Summer Long - Hope Larson
190. The Astrology House - Carinn Jade
191. Desmond and the Very Mean Word - Desmond Tutu
192. Chicken in the Kitchen - Nnedi

52 Book Club 2024
52/52

✔ 1. Locked Room Mystery – The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie

✔ 2. Bibliosmia: A Smelly Book - The Scent of Rain and Lightning - Nancy Pickard

✔ 3. More Than 40 Chapters - In My Dreams I Hold a Knife - Ashley Winstead

✔ 4. Lowercase Letters On The Spine - If I Stay - Gayle Forman

✔ 5. Magical Realism - The Unmaking of June Farrow - Adrienne Young

✔ 6. Women In STEM - The Kiss Quotient - Helen Hoang

✔ 7. At Least Four Different POV - The Secret Lives of Church Ladies - Deesha Philyaw

✔ 8. Features The Ocean - The Cuban Heiress - Chanel Cleeton

✔ 9. A Character-Driven Novel - A Curious Beginning - Deanna Raybourn

✔ 10. Told In Non-Chronological Order - Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail - Ben Montgomery

✔ 11. Starting With The Letter "K" – The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter - John Douglas

✔ 12. Starting With The Letter "L" – Lady Cop Makes Trouble - Amy Stewart

✔ 13. An Academic Thriller – The Broken Girls - Simone St. James

✔ 14. A Grieving Character - A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams
✔ 15. Part Of A Duology - Dear Martin - Nic Stone

✔ 16. An Omniscient Narrator - The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler

✔ 17. Nominated For The Booker Prize - The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

✔ 18. An Apostrophe In The Title – Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Jesse Q, Sutanto

✔ 19. A Buddy Read - Perestroika in Paris - Jane Smiley

✔ 20. A Revenge Story - Death Comes as the End - Agatha Christie

✔ 21. Written By A Ghostwriter - The Woman in Me - Britney Spears

✔ 22. A Plot Similar To Another Book - Paper Towns - John Green

✔ 23. The Other Book With The Similar Plot - 13 Little Blue Envelopes - Maureen Johnson

✔ 24. A Cover Without People On It - Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation - Lynne Truss

✔ 25. An Author "Everyone" Has Read Except You - Check & Mate - Ali Hazelwood

✔ 26. Hybrid Genre - And Only to Deceive - Tasha Alexander

✔ 27. By A Neurodivergent Author - Take a Hint, Dani Brown - Talia Hibbert

✔ 28. A Yellow Spine - The Ardent Swarm - Yamen Manai

✔ 29. Published In The Year Of The Dragon - The Dog Stars - Peter Heller

✔ 30. Picked Without Reading The Blurb - Not a Happy Family - Shari Lapena

✔ 31. Includes A Personal Phobia - Clap When You Land - Elizabeth Acevedo

✔ 32. Time Frame Spans A Week Or Less - Small Things Like These - Claire Keegan

✔ 33. An Abrupt Ending - Fable - Adrienne Young

✔ 34. Set In A Landlocked Country - The Banker’s Wife - Cristina Alger

✔ 35. Title Matches Lyrics From A Song - A Cold and Broken Hallelujah - Tyelr Dilts

✔ 36. Has Futuristic Technology - Drowning - T.J. Newman

✔ 37. Palindrome On The Cover - Finlay Donovan Is Killing It - Elle Cosimano

✔ 38. Published By Hachette - Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail - Andrea Lankford

✔ 39. Non-Fiction Recommended By A Friend - Everything is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love and Loss - Stephanie Wittels Wachs

✔ 40. Set During A Holiday You Don't Celebrate - Plum Lucky - Janet Evanovich

✔ 41. A Sticker On The Cover - Smile - Raina Telgemeier

✔ 42. Author Debut In Second Half Of 2024 - The Astrology House - Carinn Jade

✔ 43. About Finding Identity - A Study in Scarlet Women -Sherry Thomas

✔ 44. Includes A Wedding - Catherine, Called Birdy - Karen Cushman

✔ 45. Chapter Headings Have Dates - The Agathas - Kathleen Glasgow

✔ 46. Featuring Indigenous Culture - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong

✔ 47. Self-Insert By An Author - Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened - Allie Brosh

✔ 48. The Word "Secret" In The Title - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Saenz

✔ 49. Set In A City Starting With The Letter "M" - Lock Every Door - Riley Sager

✔ 50. A Musical Instrument On The Cover - All Summer Long - Hope Larson

✔ 51. Related To The Word "Wild" - Where the Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak

✔ 52. Published In 2024 - The Burning - Linda Castillo

ATY 2024
52/52

✔ 1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y – Catherine, Called Birdy - Karen Cushman

✔ 2. A book connected to something you read in 2023 - Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Jesse Q. Sutanto

✔ 3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list – On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong

✔ 4. A book related to the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong – Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World - Benjamin Alire Saenz

✔ . A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world – 13 Little Blue Envelopes - Maureen Johnson

✔ 6. A book with wings on the cover –The Ardent Swarm - Yamen Manai

✔ 7. A book with a pronoun in the title – If I Stay - Gayle Forman

✔ 8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand – Things We Do in the Dark - Jennifer Hillier

✔ 9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads – Chicken in the Kitchen - Nnedi Okorafor

✔ 10. A history or historical fiction book – Lady Cop Makes Trouble - Amy Stewart

✔ 11. A book with an X connection – The Shadow Box - Luanne Rice

✔ 12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year - Red Leaves - Thomas H. Cook

✔ 13. A book that is on a Five Books List ( https://fivebooks.com/) – To All the Boys I've Loved Before - Jenny Han

✔ 14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color – The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

✔ 15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX) - Off the Grid - C. J. Box

✔ 16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs" -The Scent of Rain and Lightning - Nancy Pickard

✔ 17. A book involving intelligence - The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie

✔ 18. A book with a botanical cover - An American Marriage - Tayari Jones

✔ 19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream - The Monkey Wrench Gang - Edward Abbey

✔ 20. A book with a single word title The Agathas - Kathleen Glasgow

✔ 21. A book with a title containing 6+ words - In My Dreams I Hold a Knife - Ashley Winstead

✔ 22. A book by an author from an African country - Desmond and the Very Mean Word - Desmond Tutu

✔ 23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett - The Cuban Heiress - Chanel Cleeton

✔ 24. A book with a secondary color on the cover - The Seventh Wish - Kate Messner

✔ 25. A book involving a crime other than a murder - And Only to Deceive - Tasha Alexander

✔ 26. A book by an author known by their initials - Drowning - T. J. Newman

✔ 27. A book related to land - Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail - Ben Mongomery

✔ 28. A book related to sea - Pirate Latitudes - Michael Crichton

✔ 29. A book related to air - The Dog Stars - Peter Heller

✔ 30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea - Death Comes as the End - Agatha Christie

✔ 31. A book related to “Going for the Gold” - Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson

✔ 32. A book with a number in the title -Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened - Allie Brosh

✔ 33. A book involving travel - Paper Towns - Paper Towns

✔ 34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs - Not a Happy Family - Shari Lapena

✔ 35. A science or science fiction book - Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories - Kelly Link

✔ 36. A book featuring a character in education - Dear Martin - Nic Stone

✔ 37. A book that is part of a series - A Curious Beginning - Deanna Raybourn

✔ 38 -Tucker Peak - Archer Mayor
✔ 39. Two books with similar covers - The Sniper's Wife - Archer Mayor

✔ 40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover - Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation - Lynne Truss

✔ 41. A book with a chilling atmosphere - The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter - John Douglas

✔ 42. A book with a sound-related word in the title - Clap When You Land - Elizabeth Acevedo

✔ 43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning author - And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie

✔ 44. A book with a touch of magic - The Unmaking of June Farrow - Adrienne Young

✔ 45. A book that is not a novel - A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams

✔ 46. A book related to night - A Night to Remember - Walter Lord

✔ 47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE -The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler

✔ 48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt No Listopia - Finlay Donovan Is Killing It - Elle Cosimano

✔ 49. A book with a senior citizen character - An Unnecessary Woman - Rabih Alameddine

✔ 50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024 - 2023 List - Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Kawaguchi

✔ 51. A book published in 2024 - The Burning - Linda Castillo

✔ 52. A cozy mystery - The Mystery Guest - Nita Prose

Schertz Public Library Nerd Challenge 2024
52/52

✔ 1. Mid-century novel - Shanghai Girls - Lisa See
✔ 2. Book published in the year of the dragon - The Dog Stars - Peter Heller
✔ 3. Any award winning book - The Unmaking of June Farrow - Adrienne Young
✔ 4. Historical fiction - The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets - Nancy Springer
✔ 5. Book by an author who owns or owned a bookstore - Broken - Jenny Lawson
✔ 6. Book about finding identity - Clap When You Land - Elizabeth Acevedo
✔ 7. Book that includes futuristic technology - Off the Grid - C. J. Box
✔ 8. A title that matches lyrics from a song - A Cold and Broken Hallelujah - Tyler Dilts
✔ 9. A GMA book club pick from the last 3 years - The Violin Conspiracy - Brendan Slocumb
✔ 10. Book of essays - Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened - Allie Brosh
✔ 11. A classic retold in graphic novel format - The Great Gatsby: A Graphic Novel Adaptation - K. Woodan-Maynard
✔ 12. Book featuring your favorite animal - A Cat Was Involved - Spencer Quinn
✔ 13. An author debut in the second half of 2024 - The Astrology House - Carinn Jade
✔ 14. Fiction or non-fiction book about Mount Everest -The Mount Everest Disaster of 1996 - Cindy Rodriguez
✔ 15. Main character goes on an adventure - Paper Towns
✔ 16. A biography of someone you are NOT a fan of - The Woman in Me - Britney Spears
✔ 17. Cozy mystery - The Mystery Guest - Nita Prose
✔ 18. book that takes place at an amusement park, fair, or carnival - Moo - Sharon Creech
✔ 19. Book with a subtitle - Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories - Kelly LInk
✔ 20. Book from an animal's POV - Perestroika in Paris - Jane Smiley
✔ 21. A cookbook...make a recipe from the book - Paula Deen's Southern Baking: 125 Favorite Recipes from My Savannah Kitchen - Paula Deen
✔ 22. Book that was published posthumously - Pirate Latitudes - Michael Crichton
✔ 23. Book translated into 5 or more languages - The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country - Helen Russell
✔ 24. National Book Award for Fiction writer - A First Time for Everything - Dan Santat
✔ 25. National Book Award for Non-Fiction writer - Just Kids - Patti Smith
✔ 26. Book with the word(s) night, dark, or sky in the title - Things We Do in the Dark - Jennifer Hillier
✔ 27. Book recommended by another author - Small Things Like These - Claire Keegan
✔ 28. Book with magical realism - Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine
✔ 29. A family saga - We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves - Karen Joy Fowler
✔ 30. Book with character's name in the title - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Saenz
✔ 31. Book with a beautifully illustrated cover - Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings - Helene Boudreau
✔ 32. Any book from a Book Page best book list - Deadly Animals - Marie Tierney
✔ 33. Book that received an award for its illustrations - The Little House - Virginia Lee Burton
✔ 34. Book with teenage characters - Dear Martin - Nic Stone
✔ 35. Book that takes place in more than one country - 13 Little Blue Envelopes - Maureen Johnson
✔ 36. Book with fruit or vegetable on the cover - Friends in Napa - Sheila Yasmin Malakar
✔ 37. Book with a character dealing with grief - Drowning - T.J. Newmn
✔ 38. Genre you don't normally care for - The Kiss Quotient - Helen Hoang
✔ 39. A cover without people on it - An American Marriage - Tayari Jones
✔ 40. Book with a title that is a complete sentence - Lock Every Door - Riley Sager
✔ 41. A book by an author "everyone" has read except you - Check & Mate - Ali Hazelwood
✔ 42. Book related to the name of one of Snow White's dwarfs - Not a Happy Family - Shari Lapena
✔ 43. book related to boats, bars, ballad, or Jimmy Buffett = Fable - Adrienne Young
✔ 44. Book involving a crime other than murder - Red Leaves - Thomas H. Cook
✔ 45. book set during a holiday you don't celebrate - Plum Lucky - Janet Evanovich
✔ 46. book with an elderly character - An Unnecessary Woman - Rabih Alameddine
✔ 47. First book in a series - Heartstopper: Volume One - Alice Oseman
✔ 48. Second book in a series - Heartstopper: Volume Two - Alice Oseman
✔ 49. Listen to an audiobook or e-audiobook - The Secret Lives of Church Ladies - Deesha Philyaw
✔ 50. Non-fiction book of your choice - Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey
✔ 51. Book from a library display - Spirit Crossing - William Kent Krueger
✔ 52. A children's book - The Impossible Fortress - Jason Rekulak
✔ 53. Any book of your choice - The River We Remember - William Kent Krueger