Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE - completed

1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y - A, T and Y
The Year We Hid Away, Sarina Bowen | 5/2
2. A book connected to something you read in 2023 - another in series I started last year
Missing in Christmas River, Meg Muldoon | 1/4
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list - A biography, autobiography, or memoir
The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial, Maggie Nelson | 1/28
4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong - 'Red Roses' - on cover
Kiss of the Blood Prince, Alessa Thorn | 3/24
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world - NYC
Forever Black, Sandi Lynn | 1/19

6. A book with wings on the cover
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, J.K. Rowling | 1/1
7. A book with a pronoun in the title
Every Time We Fall In Love, Bella Andre | 1/30
8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand
A New York Christmas, Anne Perry | 1/13
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads - 874
Knight Before Christmas, Kat Mizera | 1/6

10. A history or historical fiction book
Valdez Is Coming: A Novel,Elmore Leonard | 1/7
11. A book with an X connection
The Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo | 5/19
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
The Life and Times of Prince Albert, Patrick Allitt | 3/4
13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list - Comfort Reads, recommended by Neil Gaiman
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams | 3/1

14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
The Chicken Chronicles, Alice Walker | 1/29
15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love, Jill Conner Browne | 1/7
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs" - if it's not one thing, it's another for Jay, the MC: he fights for his lift the majority of the story
Whalefall, Daniel Kraus | 3/17
17. A book involving intelligence
Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus | 1/27

18. A book with a botanical cover
An Independent Woman, Betty Neels | 4/23
19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
Armed and Fabulous, Camilla Chafer | 1/23
20. A book with a single word title
Arrowood, Laura McHugh | 2/9
21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
Blizzard!: The Storm That Changed America, Jim Murphy | 1/15
22. A book by an author from an African country
The Full Cupboard of Life, Alexander McCall Smith | 8/1

23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
The Friendship Club, Robyn Carr | 2/4
24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (green)
The Ghastly Ghost of Hillbilly Hollow, Blythe Baker | 2/13
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
Once Upon a Time in the North, Philip Pullman | 2/18
26. A book by an author known by their initials
Festive in Death, J.D. Robb | 3/18

27. A book related to land
The Bone Garden, Heather Kassner | 1/31
28. A book related to sea
River Sing Me Home: A GMA Book Club Pick, Eleanor Shearer | 2/25
29. A book related to air
Dance Upon the Air, Nora Roberts | 6/4
30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea - Creet
Traveller: Observations from an American in Exile, Michael Katakis | 7/12
31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”
Mistborn: The Final Empire, Brandon Sanderson | 3/2

32. A book with a number in the title
The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear, Kate Moore | 2/6
33. A book involving travel
The Case of the Missing Marquess, Nancy Springer | 3/8
34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs - Happy
State of Bliss, Marie Force | 4/27
35. A science or science fiction book
Falling Free, Lois McMaster Bujold | 1/12

36. A book featuring a character in education
Class Mom, Laurie Gelman | 2/2
37. A book that is part of a series
Riverbend Gap, Denise Hunter | 2/14
38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
The Seven Year Slip, Ashley Poston | 2/15
39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
Life's Too Short, Abby Jimenez | 2/11

40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga | 1/26
41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, John Boyne | 2/16
42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
Harvest Moon, Denise Hunter | 3/13
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author - 1995 Best YA
The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets, Nancy Springer | 3/22
44. A book with a touch of magic
The Lost Library, Rebecca Stead | 1/21

45. A book that is not a novel
Nebraska POW Camps: A History of World War II Prisoners in the Heartland, Melissa Amateis Marsh | 2/7
46. A book related to night
Number the Stars, Lois Lowry | 1/24
47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
The Wreck, Marie Force | 3/27
48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
Hello Beautiful, Ann Napolitano | 2/21

49. A book with a senior citizen character
Sweep of the Blade, Ilona Andrews | 1/9
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024 - January 2024
Lucy by the Sea, Elizabeth Strout | 5/8
51. A book published in 2024
Poor Deer, Claire Oshetsky | 1/25
52. A cozy mystery
Horribly Haunted in Hillbilly Hollow, Blythe Baker | 2/1