Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

2020 is my first ATY challenge. I finished early and I have a box of children's and middle grades books in my basement I'd like to donate, but for some reason I have this need to read them before I do that. So I figured out a way to fit them into the 2019 prompt list. Hoping to finish them before 2021!

1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why)
Who Ran My Underwear up the Flagpole? by Jerry Spinelli

3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y
Sarah and Me and the Lady from the Sea by Patricia Beatty

4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc)
Encyclopedia Brown's Book Of Strange But True Crimes by Sobol & Sobol

5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare
x Shakespeare for Squirrels by Christopher Moore (for Fall 2020 ATY Challenge)

6. A book with a dual timeline
The Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop (kind of a stretch, but I'm going with it)

7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1
Picklemania by Jerry Spinelli

8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2
Do The Funky Pickle by Jerry Spinelli

9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror)
Mystery Cat and the Chocolate Trap by Susan Saunders

10. A book featuring an historical figure
Mary McLeod Bethune: A Great American Educator by Patricia C. McKissack

11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject)
Mystery Cat and the Monkey Business by Susan Saunders

12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer
A Visit to the Sesame Street Library by Deborah Hautzig

13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term
Holes by Louis Sachar

15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country
x The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho (for ATY Fall 2020 challenge)

16. A book told from multiple perspectives
Jake and Lily by Jerry Spinelli

17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia)
The Resisters by Eric Nylund

18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (cover is gold)

19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR
Crash by Jerry Spinelli

20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George

21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes
The Berenstain Bears and the Ghost of the Forest by the Berenstains

22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover
One Thing I'm Good At by Karen Lynn Williams

23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old
x The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters (for ATY Fall 2020 challenge)

24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New
Bert's Hall Of Great Inventions by Revena Dwight

25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed
Richard Scarry's Please and Thank You Book by Richard Scarry

26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue
Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney

27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list
Persuasion by Jane Austen

28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.)
Woodsong by Gary Paulsen

29. A book published before 1950
Red Harvest by Dashiel Hammett

30. A book featuring an elderly character
Maxie by Mildred Kantrowicz

31. A children’s classic you’ve never read
My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara

32. A book with more than 500 pages
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (for ATY Fall 2020 challenge)

33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet
The Merchant of Death by D.J. MacHale

34. A book with a person's name in the title
Meg and the Disappearing Diamonds by Holly Beth Walker

35. A psychological thriller
Deathman, Do Not Follow Me by Jay Bennett

36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list
x Wilder Girls by Rory Power (for ATY Fall 2020 challenge)

37. A book set in a school or university
Report to the Principal's Office! by Jerry Spinelli

38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc)
Tales from a Not-So-Happily Ever After! by Rachel Renee Russell

39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life
Secret City, U.S.A. by Felice Holman

40. A book you stumbled upon
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards
Educated by Tara Westover

42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character
Endsville by S.R. Martin

43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]
Galimoto by Karen Lynn Williams

44. A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.)
Ernie Gets Lost by Liza Alexander

45. A multi-generational saga
??

46. A book with a (mostly) black cover
The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.)
The Banana Pie That Changed The World by Theresa Aycock

48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country
Crow Boy by Taro Yashima

50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual)
The Lake of Tears by Emily Rodda

51. A book published in 2019
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton

52. A book with a weird or intriguing title
The Secret Language of Girls by Frances O'Roarke Dowell