Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

It's time for our next Read-a-Thon, and we are taking it to the tent for the Great ATY Bake Off!



It's time to fill your bakery case with goodies. You will read books to bake sweets and pastries! Each pastry takes a different number of books, depending on complexity.

You can bake your pastries in any order that you'd like, and you can bake multiple pastries at once (infinite oven space!). Don't forget about your sprinkles! You get some for every 1000 pages read (or 10 hours of audio listed to).

You'll want to create the best bakery case that you can bake, so make sure you have at least one of every type of goodie... they are all important to your score! You can have multiples of the same types of pastries as well.

SPRINKLES
Adds a bit of flair and decoration to your pastries and sweets.

Earn a sprinkle of sprinkles for every 1000 pages read as a team.
Earn a sprinkle of sprinkles for every 10 hours of audio listened to.

CHOCOLATE DIPPED ORANGE MADELEINES
Recipe: https://thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/...

- A book set in France
- A book with a shell on the cover
- A book with both black and white on the cover (not exclusively, but featuring both colors)
- A book written by an author whose name is Madeleine (any spelling or nickname)

TRUFFLE FOCACCIA
Recipe: https://thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/...

- A long book (500+ pages)
- A book with a flavor word in the title (dry, salty, sweet, etc.)
- The newest book by an author you've already read
- A book set somewhere you'd like to visit
- A book featuring an important meal

BLACK FOREST MINI ROLLS
Recipe: https://thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/...

- A comfort read
- A book mostly set in the wilderness (rural area, forest, etc.)
- A book with a circle on the cover
- A short book (less than 250 pages)
- A book with red on the cover
- A book used for the 2022 ATY Reading Challenge

LEMON CHEESECAKE CANNOLI
Recipe: https://thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/...

- A book with a yellow cover
- A book set in Italy
- A book by a new-to-you author
- A book with someone smiling on the cover
- A book featuring a "sour" character (grumpy, curmudgeon, etc.)
- The next book in a series
- A book where food plays an important role

THE TEAMS

Team Whisk
Captain: Sue
Kahlia
Caitlin
Bec
Jen K
Joyce
Sarah (Message 10)
Ira
Lynn

Team Mixer
Captain: Ellie
Captain: Kat
Sandra
Aimee
Hannah
Amy
JennH
Sherri
Dubhease

Team Spatula
Captain: Tracy
Captain: Meghan
Sarah (Message 28)
Stewart
Brittany
Joan
Tatra
Kathy

Team Knife
Captain: Nancy
Captain: Kelly
Jackie
Kellie Lyn
Emma R
Jillian
Sophia
Amy Other Amy
Robin

Team Flour
Captain: Kendra
Emily B
Chrissy
Elli
Deborah
Katherine
Caitie
Lois
Edie

Team Mixing Bowl
Captain: Laurel
Captain: Rachel G
Roxana
Jennifer AM
Irene
Samantha
Traci
Kathryn
Alison

Team Blender
Elizabeth
Deborah
Johanne
Lynette
Kathy Jo
Rachel
Jessica
Louise

FAQs

Hi! This is more like an English question but does "somewhere you'd like to visit" mean that it's somewhere you've never been but hope to see, or does it include places you've visited many times and want to visit again?

And a second question: Is "Adeline" close enough to "Madeline" to be variant of it? Hahaha xD

Is there no individual challenge this time, or has it just not been posted yet?

Sorry to be that person, but…..
I forgot to go back and sign up. Can I still join?

What's the page minimum for graphic novels?

For some reason, I was convinced this was happening next week! Is it too late to join a team?

Irene, you can use whatever you'd like for "somewhere you'd like to visit". I've visited Colorado many times, but this week, I'd like to visit it again. So it would count, I'd say. Adeline probably wouldn't though lol.

Nancy, I think Jackie was working on it, but we've all had surprisingly busy weeks so it may be a bit delayed. Check for it later tomorrow.

Kathy Jo and Rachel, not too late, just go sign up on the sign up thread and we will get you squared away.

Kendra, page minimum for graphic novels is 200 pages. Regular novels is 100.

Sorry if this has been answered somewhere, but is there a percentage of a book you have to have left for it to count for things we are already reading? I'm 19% into a book that will work well for this challenge, so can that still count?

Jennifer AM wrote: "Sorry if this has been answered somewhere, but is there a percentage of a book you have to have left for it to count for things we are already reading? I'm 19% into a book that will work well for t..."

As long as you have 100 pages left, you can count it.

Jillian is correct!

Silly mod question- Book with red on the cover: Are we going with predominantly color red, or it has something red on the cover and most importantly does the word "red" in the title count?

Just a note to let the mods know I already enjoyed myself immensely just reading this Introduction! I don't know how you-all are so creative, but I am grateful you are!! Thank you for creating and managing this event!!

Tracy wrote: "Silly mod question- Book with red on the cover: Are we going with predominantly color red, or it has something red on the cover and most importantly does the word "red" in the title count?"

Red as a word on the cover counts. In terms of the color red, it needs to be easily identifiable by anyone who looks. So it doesn't necessarily need to be a main color, but it needs to be large enough that you can easily look at the cover and go yep there's red.

Question regarding the Madeleine author prompt.

Madeleine Wickham has books published in both this name as well as the pseudonym Sophie Kinsella. Would any of the Sophie Kinsella books also fulfill this prompt?

Similarly, Madeleine Brent is a pseudonym used by Peter O'Donnell. Would the books published under his real name count?

Thanks!

Hi all, just thought I'd share a useful Listopia I found for 'books with shells on the cover', in case anyone else is a bit stuck on that prompt! Turns out there are a fair few to choose from.

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...

Aimee wrote: "Hi all, just thought I'd share a useful Listopia I found for 'books with shells on the cover', in case anyone else is a bit stuck on that prompt! Turns out there are a fair few to choose from.

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Cool! That should be a big help. I will also note that I just discovered that a book I am finishing for a book club meeting tomorrow, Raybearer (Raybearer #1) also has a shell on the cover! (At the top of her forehead.)

Crazy question about shells... what about whole eggs on the cover?Those could be shells, right? LOL :-) (Only asking because I have a book in my classroom with eggs predominantly on the cover, and have never read it, but I could next week!)

Jackie wrote: "Tracy wrote: "Silly mod question- Book with red on the cover: Are we going with predominantly color red, or it has something red on the cover and most importantly does the word "red" in the title c..."

Thanks! That's what I thought - I have one with a red chair but it's also black and white and I also have The Red Lotus out from the library so wanted to make sure that was fair game because I need to read it and return it :-)

Lynn wrote: "Question regarding the Madeleine author prompt.

Madeleine Wickham has books published in both this name as well as the pseudonym Sophie Kinsella. Would any of the Sop..."

I'll allow it, since technically, the other pseudonyms could be considered "nicknames"... plus I know it's a tough prompt lol.

I'll also allow eggs because why not lol

Emily wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Question regarding the Madeleine author prompt.

Madeleine Wickham has books published in both this name as well as the pseudonym Sophie Kinsella. Would any of the Sop..."

I'll allow it, since technically, the other pseudonyms could be considered "nicknames"... plus I know it's a tough prompt lol.

I'll also allow eggs because why not lol"
Excellent! Thanks so much!

I think you meant to say eggsellent..... *ducking from the tomatoes*

We are pro-pun in this Goodreads group.

Head's up that I just posted the individual challenge, if y'all are interested in doing that as well. Sorry for the delay -- my week got away from me!

Nancy wrote: "I think you meant to say eggsellent..... *ducking from the tomatoes*"
Why, yes! Yes, I did! LOL That was a good one! 👍😂

Does Cold as in Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café count as a flavour word?

No, that's a temperature, not really a flavor.

Jackie wrote: "No, that's a temperature, not really a flavor."

I figured it was a stretch, but it was the only book on my list that was even remotely close.

What about sharp, as in sharp cheese?

That would work.

Is there usually a summing up of the challenge? :-)

Wow I'm just realizing I never posted it. Eek. I'll put it up for anyone who wants to give feedback! It was a busy week!