Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

The Summer Challenge
Duration: June 1st, 2024 to Aug. 31st, 2024

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Raffle Entries: 3/3

June
1. National Ballpoint Pen Day
✅a. A book with a writing utensil on the cover
Almost American Girl by Robin Ha - Aug. 15th
✅b. An author who has a pen name
Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher - July 26th
✅c. A book about a writer, bookseller, or librarian
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa - July 17th

2. National Prune Day
✅a. A book written by someone over the age of 60
The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai - July 5th
Author was 61 when this was published
✅b. A book with more than 400 pages
Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult - June 16th
624 pages
✅c. A book with purple on the cover
Ghost Roast by Shawnee Gibbs & Shawnelle Gibbs - July 22nd

3. Let's Catch a Movie
✅a. Author's initials can be found in BLOCKBUSTER FILM
Slaying the Vampire Conqueror by Carissa Broadbent - June 18th
✅b. A book that has been adapted into a movie or series
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins - June 9th
✅c. A book published in the last two years
The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Aug. 8th

4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin
✅a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville - June 27th
✅b. A translated book
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 27 by Hiromu Arakawa - June 14th (210 pages)
✅c. A book with a seven in the page count
Rafe by Rebekah Weatherspoon - June 30th
257 pages

July
1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
✅a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL
The Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher (AKA Ursula Vernon) - Aug. 4th
✅b. A book featuring a sport
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid - July 14th
✅c. A book with a black main character
Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon - July 10th

2. The Apollo Moon Landing
✅a. A book set in space
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers - July 22nd
✅b. A book with the moon on the cover
Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire - June 21st
✅c. A book published in the 1960s
Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 3: The Prophet by Frank Herbert - Aug. 13th
(Well the original book was published in 1965)

3. Let's Go on a Hike
✅a. A book with a cover of a nature scene without people
Regina's Secret Spaces: Love and Lore of Local Geography edited by Jeannie Mah - July 31st
✅b. A book set in a rural area
Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs - June 23rd
✅c. A book with an element of survival
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik - June 11th

4. Dog Days of Summer
✅a. A book with a dog on the cover
The Summer Escape by Jill Shalvis - July 7th
✅b. A book with a hot setting
Twilight Territory by Andrew X. Pham - July 29th
✅c. An author's first book (Her first work of fiction)
The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha - July 8th

August
1. The Destruction of Pompeii
✅a. A book featuring an ancient civilization
Medea by Blandine Le Callet - July 4th
✅b. A book with red on the cover
Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland - June 5th
✅c. A book set in a city
The Marriage Game by Sara Desai - June 19th (San Francisco)

2. Vacation Time
✅a. A book you've been meaning to read
Spy x Family, Vol. 12 by Tatsuya Endo - Aug. 27th
✅b. A book by a favorite author
Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire - July 11th
✅c. A book set somewhere you would like to visit
This Winter by Alice Oseman - June 18th (102 pages)
England

3. Let's Play a Game
✅a. A book with multiple points of view
The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty - June 2nd
(229 pages read in June)
✅b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE
Lore Olympus: Volume Six by Rachel Smythe - June 5th
✅c. A book in a series
Cat + Gamer, Volume 1 by Wataru Nadatani - June 15th (200 pages)

4. Back to School Sales
✅a. A book borrowed from the library
Dictionary of Fine Distinctions: Nuances, Niceties, and Subtle Shades of Meaning by Eli Burnstein - Aug. 12th
✅b. A nonfiction book
The Auschwitz Photographer: The powerful true story of Wilhelm Brasse prisoner number 3444 by Luca Crippa & Maurizio Onnis - June 25th
✅c. A book with a character in an educational setting
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire - June 30th

June Entry:

1c. A book about a writer, bookseller, or librarian
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa - July 17th

2a. A book written by someone over the age of 60
The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai - July 5th
Author was 61 when this was published

3b. A book that has been adapted into a movie or series
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins - June 9th

4c. A book with a seven in the page count
Rafe by Rebekah Weatherspoon - June 30th
257 pages

July Entry

1b. A book featuring a sport
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid - July 14th

2b. A book with the moon on the cover
Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire - June 21st

3b. A book set in a rural area
Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs - June 23rd

4a. A book with a dog on the cover
The Summer Escape by Jill Shalvis - July 7th

August Entry

1b. A book with red on the cover
Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland - June 5th

2b. A book by a favorite author
Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire - July 11th

3b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE
Lore Olympus: Volume Six by Rachel Smythe - June 5th

4b. A nonfiction book
The Auschwitz Photographer: The powerful true story of Wilhelm Brasse prisoner number 3444 by Luca Crippa & Maurizio Onnis - June 25th