Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Total: 5,100/5,000


Chips and Dip - 100 points x 2 = 200
1a. A book in a series
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
1b. A book with water on the cover
Bad Tourists by Caro Carver

1c. A book released in 2024 or 2025
1d. A book by a new to you author
1e. A humorous book

Drinks Station - 200 points x 2 = 400
Author's initials are in:
2a. FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE
2b. UNSWEETENED ICED TEA
Tin Man by Sarah Winman
2c. ROOT BEER SODA
2d. FRUIT PUNCH
A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Nonfiction by Terry Pratchett
2e. SPARKLING WATER

Burger and Hotdog Toppings - 300 points x 3 = 900
3a. Ketchup: A book with red on the cover
Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland

3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
3c. Mustard: A book with a military character (serving, retired, or adjacent)
3d. Pickles: A book title that includes a word starting with the letter P
The Parliament by Aimee Pokwatka
3e. Cheese: A sentimental book

Desserts - 400 points x 4 = 1,600
4a. A book with a child main character
Chomp by Carl Hiaasen
4b. A book with a wedding
4c. A book that has been nominated for an award
Long Bright River by Liz Moore (Goodreads Choice Award nominee for Readers' Favorite Mystery & Thriller 2020)
4d. A book with a cafe, bakery, or restaurant as an important setting
The Bittersweet Bakery Cafe by Catherine Greer
4e. A book originally written in a language other than English
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum

The Sides - 500 points x 4 = 2,000
5a. Potato salad - A book with more than one point of view
You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego - I think all the main characters get at least one chapter
5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books
Game On by Janet Evanovich
5c. Corn bread - A book originally published before 1900
5d. Deviled eggs - A book with challenging subject matter
The Water Will Come by Jeff Goodell - climate change and sea level rise
5e. Watermelon - A book over 500 pages
New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson (757 pages)