Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE SUMMER CHALLENGE
This challenge will run from June 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024.

June: 1/4
July: 4/4
August: 4/4

JUNE
☐1. National Ballpoint Pen Day
a. A book with a writing utensil on the cover
b. A book written under a pen name
c. A book about a writer, bookseller, or librarian

☑2. National Prune Day
a. A book written by someone over the age of 60: Son of Rosemary by Ira Levin | ✭✭✩✩✩ on 6/9/24
Published in 1997 when Ira Levin was 68 years old.
b. A book with more than 400 pages
c. A book with purple on the cover

☑3. Let's Catch a Movie
a. Author's initials can be found in BLOCKBUSTER FILM
b. A book that has been adapted into a movie or series
c. A book published in the last two years:

☐4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin
a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover
b. A translated book
c. A book with a seven in the page count

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JULY
☑1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL: Love, Lies and Spies by Cindy Anstey | ✭✭✭✭✩ on 7/26/24
b. A book featuring a sport
c. A book with a black main character

☑2. The Apollo Moon Landing
a. A book set in space
b. A book with the moon on the cover
c. A book published in the 1960s: The Brides of Devil's Leap by Sandra Shulman | ✭✭✭✩✩ on 6/6/24
Published in 1968.

☑3. Let's Go on a Hike
a. A book with a cover of a nature scene without people
b. A book set in a rural area
c. A book with an element of survival: A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher | ✭✭✩✩✩ on 7/13/24
Horror novel where the last 1/4 of the book deals with a group of people trying to survive.

☑4. Dog Days of Summer
a. A book with a dog on the cover
b. A book with a hot setting
c. An author's first book: Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft | ✭✭✩✩✩ on 6/12/24

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AUGUST
☑1. The Destruction of Pompeii
a. A book featuring an ancient civilization
b. A book with red on the cover: Convergence of Desire by Felicity Niven | ✭✭✭✩✩ on 6/16/24
c. A book set in a city

☑2. Vacation Time
a. A book you've been meaning to read: The Architect of Song by A.G. Howard | ✭✭✩✩✩ on 6/14/24
On TBR since 2021.
b. A book by a favorite author
c. A book set somewhere you would like to visit

☑3. Let's Play a Game
a. A book with multiple points of view
b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE
c. A book in a series: The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner | ✭✭✭✩✩ on 7/17/24
Book 1 in The Queen's Thief series

☑4. Back to School Sales
a. A book borrowed from the library: Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew | ✭✭✩✩✩ on 7/7/24
b. A nonfiction book
c. A book with a character in an educational setting

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