Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

ROUND ONE
This challenge runs from June 1, 2023 through August 31, 2023.

June: 4/4
July: 4/4
August: 4/4

JUNE

☑1. Father's Day:
b. Biography or history nonfiction book
Little Author in the Big Woods: A Biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Yona Zeldis McDonough | ✭✭✩✩✩ on 8/28/23

☑2. Estival Solstice:
a. Book with a title that is 5 or more words
Land of the Beautiful Dead by R. Lee Smith | ✭✭✭✭✭ on 7/15/23

☑3. Hibernal Solstice:
a. Book that is at least 400 pages long
Stolen Songbird by Danielle Jensen | ✭✭✭✭✩ on 7/2/23
469 pages.

☑4. Pride Month:
b. A banned or challenged book
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins | ✭✭✩✩✩ on 7/7/23
According to the American Library Association, the Hunger Games trilogy was the third most challenged book of 2011.

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JULY

☑1.Let's Play:
b. Includes a character who plays a sport
Blind Side by Kandi Steiner | ✭✭✩✩✩ on 6/7/23

☑2. Travel Season:
a. Set in multiple countries
The Mister by E.L. James | ✭✭✩✩✩ on 6/24/23
Set in England and Albania.

☑3. Halfway there!
b. The next book in a series
Warrior Witch by Danielle Jensen | ✭✭✭✭✭ on 7/4/23
Book 3 in the Malediction trilogy.

☑4. Turn Up the Radio:
c. Author's initials can be found in GUGLIELMO MARCONI
Hooked by Emily McIntire | ✭✩✩✩✩ on 6/16/23

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AUGUST

☑1. Book Lovers Day:
c. First letter of the book's title appears in BIBLIOMANIA
The Last Wolf by Maria Vale | ✭✭✭✭✩ on 6/18/23

☑2. Perseid Meteor Shower:
b. Sun, moon, or stars on the cover
The Scarletti Curse by Christine Feehan | ✭✭✩✩✩ on 8/2/23

☑3. Make Waves:
a. Author's initials can be found in SURFBOARD
A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa Sheinmel | ✭✩✩✩✩ on 6/12/23

☑4. Go Camping:
c. A book primarily set outdoors
The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Frances Long | ✭✭✭✩✩ on 6/16/23

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ROUND TWO

June: 4/4
July: 4/4
August: 3/4

JUNE

☑1. Father's Day:
c. Author's initials can be found in PATERNITY
Drowned Country by Emily Tesh | on 8/31/23

☑2. Estival Solstice:
b. Cover has plants on the cover
Grasp a Nettle by Betty Neels | ✭✭✭✩✩ on 8/6/23

☑3. Hibernal Solstice:
b. Book with fire on the cover
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins | ✭✭✩✩✩ on 7/6/23
Interpreting "fire" to include the word itself.

☑4. Pride Month:
c. A coming of age novel
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster | ✭✭✭✩✩ on 8/24/23

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JULY

☑1.Let's Play:
a. First letter of the book's title is in HORSE AROUND
A Wolf Apart by Maria Vale | ✭✭✩✩✩ on 6/28/23

☑2. Travel Season:
b. A book with a map
The Broken Ones by Danielle Jensen | ✭✭✭✩✩ on 7/5/23
Features a map of Trollus at the beginning of the book.

☑3. Halfway there!
a. Book with an even number of pages
The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie | ✭✭✭✩✩ on 8/30/23
256 pages.

☑4. Turn Up the Radio:
a. Book featuring or about musicians
Hidden Huntress by Danielle Jensen | ✭✭✭✭✩ on 7/3/23
Protagonist and her mother are both opera singers.

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AUGUST

☑1. Book Lovers Day:
b. Main character works in a book shop or library
Emma's Wedding by Betty Neels | ✭✩✩✩✩ on 7/31/23
Main character has a part-time job at a library.

☑2. Perseid Meteor Shower:
c. Inspired by or retelling myths
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh | on 8/25/23
Inspired by the pagan mythological figure, the Green Man.

☑3. Make Waves:
b. Set in a coastal town or city
Victory for Victoria by Betty Neels | ✭✭✭✭✩ on 7/24/23
Set on Guernsey.

☐4. Go Camping:
a. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
b. A ghost story

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