Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

2025 Summer Reading Challenge Prompts
5000/5000

Chips and Dip - 100 points
1a. A book in a series
1b. A book with water on the cover
1c. A book released in 2024 or 2025
1d. A book by a new to you author
1e. A humorous book

Drinks Station - 200 points
Author's initials are in:
2a. FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE - He Gets Us: Experiencing the confounding love, forgiveness, and relevance of Jesus, Max Lucado
2b. UNSWEETENED ICED TEA
2c. ROOT BEER SODA - Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman, Tessa Arlen
2d. FRUIT PUNCH - The Kid, Ron Hansen
2e. SPARKLING WATER - West With Giraffes, Lynda Rutledge

Burger and Hotdog Toppings - 300 points
3a. Ketchup: A book with red on the cover
3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author - The Murder on the Links, Agatha Christie
3c. Mustard: A book with a military character (serving, retired, or adjacent) - The Haunting of H. G. Wells, Robert Masello
3d. Pickles: A book title that includes a word starting with the letter P - A Killer in the Crystal Palace, Deb Marlowe
3e. Cheese: A sentimental book

Desserts - 400 points
4a. A book with a child main character
4b. A book with a wedding - No Time Like The Past, Jodi Taylor
4c. A book that has been nominated for an award - Ashes, Sharon Gloger Friedman
4d. A book with a cafe, bakery, or restaurant as an important setting
4e. A book originally written in a language other than English

The Sides - 500 points
5a. Potato salad - A book with more than one point of view - The Collector's Daughter: A Novel of the Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb, Gill Paul
5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books - The Jaggard Case, J.C. Briggs
5c. Corn bread - A book originally published before 1900 - The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid, Pat F. Garrett
5d. Deviled eggs - A book with challenging subject matter - Hungry: The Inspiring Tale of Three Donner Party Survivors, B.E. Baker
5e. Watermelon - A book over 500 pages - Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel

5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books
The Jaggard Case by J.C. Briggs

Finished: 06/04/2025

Book #10 in the Dickens/Jones series. Great historical mysteries!

Total points: 500

2d. FRUIT PUNCH
The Kid by Ron Hansen

Finished: 06/06/2025

Total Points: 700

5c. Corn bread - A book originally published before 1900
The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid by Pat F. Garrett

Finished: 06/07/2025

Published in 1882

Total Points: 1,200

2a. FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE
He Gets Us: Experiencing the confounding love, forgiveness, and relevance of Jesus, Max Lucado

Finished: 06/09/2025

Total Points: 1,400

5a. Potato salad - A book with more than one point of view
The Collector's Daughter: A Novel of the Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb by Gill Paul

Finished: 06/12/2025

Total Points: 1,900

2c. ROOT BEER SODA
Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman by Tessa Arlen

Finished: 06/14/2025

Total Points: 2,100

5d. Deviled eggs - A book with challenging subject matter
Hungry: The Inspiring Tale of Three Donner Party Survivors by B.E. Baker

Finished: 06/16/2025

Total Points: 2,600

3c. Mustard: A book with a military character (serving, retired, or adjacent)
The Haunting of H. G. Wells by Robert Masello

Finished: 06/25/2025

Total Points: 2,900

3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author
The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie

Finished: 06/27/2025

Total Points: 3,200

5e. Watermelon - A book over 500 pages
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Finished: 07/05/2025

Total Points: 3,700

4c. A book that has been nominated for an award
Ashes by Sharon Gloger Friedman

Finished: 07/07/2025

Total points: 4,100

3d. Pickles: A book title that includes a word starting with the letter P
A Killer in the Crystal Palace by Deb Marlowe

Finished: 07/09/2025

Total points: 4,400

4b. A book with a wedding
No Time Like The Past by Jodi Taylor

Finished: 07/14/2025

Total Points: 4,800

2e. SPARKLING WATER
West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

Finished: 07/16/2025

Total Points: 5,000

DONE!