Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

The Summer Challenge

June

1. National Ballpoint Pen Day

a. A book with a writing utensil on the cover


b. A book written under a pen name
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon )

c. A book about a writer, bookseller, or librarian
Jessie's Journey: Autobiography of a Traveller Girl by Jess Smith
(Author has written five books.)

2. National Prune Day

a. A book written by someone over the age of 60
The End of Gods: The Myth of Ragnarok by A.S. Byatt
(Author born 1936; book published 2011; author 75 at date of publication.)

b. A book with more than 400 pages
Burning Questions
(488 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
So Big by Edna Ferber

b. A book that has been adapted into a movie or series
Pygmalion ( My Fair Lady)

c. A book published in the last two years
The Sleep Watcher (published April 2023)

4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin

a. A book with at least 4 colours on the cover


b. A translated book
The Pear Field by Nana Ekvtimishvili, translated by Elizabeth Heighway

c. A book with a seven in the page count
Vinegar Girl
(237pages)

July

1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige

a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL
The Kingdom by Emmanuel Carrère

b. A book featuring a sport
Fat City
(boxing)

c. A book with a black main character
Americanah

2. The Apollo Moon Landing

a. A book set in space
Orbital

b. A book with the moon on the cover


c. A book published in the 1960s
Fire from Heaven
(published 1969)

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
The Sweetness of Water

c. A book with an element of survival
Fourteen Days

4. Dog Days of Summer

a. A book with a dog on the cover


b. A book with a hot setting
Untold Night and Day
(a summer''s day in Seoul)

c. An author's first book
The Silent Patient

August

1. The Destruction of Pompeii

a. A book featuring an ancient civilization
The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction

b. A book with red on the cover


c. A book set in a city
Guapa
(unnamed Middle Eastern and U.S. cities)

2. Vacation Time

a. A book you've been meaning to read
The Cat Who Saved Books

b. A book by a favorite author
The Stubborn Light of Things: A Nature Diary by Melissa Harrison

c. A book set somewhere you would like to visit
The Little Teashop in Tokyo

3. Let's Play a Game

a. A book with multiple points of view
Paws and Portals

b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE
All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

c. A book in a series
You Will Never Be Found
( High Coast series)

4. Back to School Sales

a. A book borrowed from the library
A Boy Made of Blocks

b. A nonfiction book
Educated

c. A book with a character in an educational setting
George
MC is in elementary school.

13 books read for ATY; 12 for PopSugar; 11 for this challenge.

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