Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

2025 Summer Reading Challenge Prompts

Chips and Dip - 100 points
✅5b. 1a. A book in a series - Mother of Death & Dawn by Carissa Broadbent
1b. A book with water on the cover -
✅1c. A book released in 2024 or 2025 - City of Night Birds by Juhea Kim
✅1d. A book by a new to you author - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
1e. A humorous book

Drinks Station - 200 points
Author's initials are in:
✅2a. FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE - The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt by Eleanor Roosevelt
✅2b. UNSWEETENED ICED TEA - Dragon's Guard by Eva Chase
✅2c. ROOT BEER SODA - The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
2d. FRUIT PUNCH
✅2e. SPARKLING WATER - Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler

Burger and Hotdog Toppings - 300 points
✅3a. Ketchup: A book with red on the cover - House Corrino by Brian Herbert
✅3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author - Awakening by Brandon Sanderson
✅3c. Mustard: A book with a military character (serving, retired, or adjacent) - Silver Elite by Dani Francis
✅3d. Pickles: A book title that includes a word starting with the letter P - The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
3e. Cheese: A sentimental book

Desserts - 400 points
✅4a. A book with a child main character - The Ice Cream Girls by Dorothy Koomson
✅4b. A book with a wedding - The Memory Keeper of Kyiv by Erin Litteken
✅4c. A book that has been nominated for an award - Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
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 - Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent
✅5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books - Children of Fallen Gods by Carissa Broadbent
5c. Corn bread - A book originally published before 1900
5d. Deviled eggs - A book with challenging subject matter
✅5e. Watermelon - A book over 500 pages - The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness

✅5e. Watermelon - A book over 500 pages - The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
Finished - 6/1/25

500 points

✅4b. A book with a wedding - The Memory Keeper of Kyiv by Erin Litteken
Finished 6/6/25

400 points

900 points total

✅4c. A book that has been nominated for an award - Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
Finished 6/8/25

400 points

1300 points total

✅5a. Potato salad - A book with more than one point of view - Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent
Finished 6/9/25

500 points

1800 points

✅5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books - Children of Fallen Gods by Carissa Broadbent
Finished 6/16/25

500 points

2300 points total

✅5b. 1a. A book in a series - Mother of Death & Dawn by Carissa Broadbent
Finished 6/23/25

100 points

2400 points total

✅1d. A book by a new to you author - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
Finished 6/25/25

100 points

2500 points total

✅3c. Mustard: A book with a military character (serving, retired, or adjacent) - Silver Elite by Dani Francis
Finished 6/21/25

300 points

2800 points total

✅4a. A book with a child main character - The Ice Cream Girls by Dorothy Koomson
Finished 6/28/25

400 points

3200 points total

✅2c. ROOT BEER SODA - The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
Finished 6/30/25

200 points

3400 points total

✅2e. SPARKLING WATER - Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler
Finished 7/2/25

200 points

3600 points total

✅3a. Ketchup: A book with red on the cover - House Corrino by Brian Herbert
Finished 7/6/25

300 points

3900 points total

✅2b. UNSWEETENED ICED TEA - Dragon's Guard by Eva Chase
Finished 7/7/25

200 points

4100 points total

✅3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author - Awakening by Brandon Sanderson
Finished 7/9/25

300 points

4400 points total

✅3d. Pickles: A book title that includes a word starting with the letter P - The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
Finished 7/9/25

300 points

4700 points total

✅1c. A book released in 2024 or 2025 - City of Night Birds by Juhea Kim
Finished 7/15/25

100 points

4800 points total

✅2a. FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE - The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt by Eleanor Roosevelt
Finished 7/18/25

200 points

5000 points total