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Joy's Autumn Seasonal Challenge: 1 September to 30 November

Challenge Completed 9/23/25

Match books to these phrases in one of three ways:
1. Phrase contains BOTH letters of the author's name (ignore middle initial)
2. Phrase contains the first letter of the title (ignore or include A, An, and The)
3. Phrase is exemplified on the cover (your interpretation)

The Phrases
✅1. Autumn or Fall
Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko - 9/15/25 - 4* - My Review
✅2. Corn Maze
On Trails: An Exploration by Robert Moor - 9/6/25 - 4* - My Review
✅3. Harvest
Dictator by Robert Harris - 9/1/25 - 5* - My Review
✅4. Red and Orange
The Suggestible Brain: The Science and Magic of How We Make Up Our Minds by Amir Raz - 9/12/25 - 4* - My Review
✅5. Foliage
The Curse of the Flores Women by Angélica Lopes - 9/1/25 - 3.5* - My Review
✅6. Cooler Weather
To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway - 9/3/25 - 3.5* - My Review
✅7. Pumpkin Spice
Walk Me to the Distance by Percival Everett - 9/13/25 - 3* - My Review
✅8. Sweater
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 9/5/25 - 4* - My Review
✅9. Hot Chocolate
The Wish Child by Catherine Chidgey - 9/9/25 - 4* - My Review
✅10. Oktoberfest
Malone Dies by Samuel Beckett - 9/3/25 - 3.5* - My Review
✅11. Spooky Season
Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future by Neil Shubin - 9/4/25 - 4* - My Review
✅12. Halloween
Gifted by Nikita Lalwani - 9/9/25 - 4* - My Review
✅13. Jack-o-Lantern
Victory by Joseph Conrad - 9/16/25 - 3* - My Review
✅14. Trick or Treat
The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill - 9/22/25 - 4* - My Review
✅15. Ghost Stories
Spare and Found Parts by Sarah Maria Griffin - 9/17/25 - 4* - My Review
✅16. Bonfire Night
A Light through the Cracks: A Climber's Story by Beth Rodden - 9/14/25 - 3.5* - My Review
✅17. Thanksgiving
Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan - 9/18/25 - 4* - My Review
✅18. Fireworks
The Sound Of One Hand Clapping by Richard Flanagan - 9/17/25 - 4* - My Review

Match books to these phrases in one of three ways:
1. Phrase contains BOTH letters of the author's name (ignore middle initial)
2. Phrase contains the first letter of the title (ignore or include A, An, and The)
3. Phrase is exemplified on the cover (your interpretation)

✅1. Autumn or Fall
To Capture What We Cannot Keep by Beatrice Colin - 9/6/25 - 4* - My Review
✅2. Corn Maze
NW by Zadie Smith - 9/23/25 - 3* - My Review
✅3. Harvest
The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon by Laurie Gwen Shapiro - 9/8/25 - 4* - My Review
✅4. Red and Orange
Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse by Alexander Pushkin - 9/20/25 - 4* - My Review
✅5. Foliage
The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse - 9/5/25 - 3* - My Review
✅6. Cooler Weather
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal - 9/21/25 - 4* - My Review
✅7. Pumpkin Spice
Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane - 9/12/25 - 4* - My Review
✅8. Sweater
The Wall by Marlen Haushofer - 9/11/25 - 4* - My Review
✅9. Hot Chocolate
The Tango War: The Struggle for the Hearts, Minds and Riches of Latin America During World War II by Mary Jo McConahay - 9/15/25 - 4* - My Review
✅10. Oktoberfest
The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution by Peter Hessler - 9/2/25 - 4* - My Review
✅11. Spooky Season
You Were Always Mine by Nicole Baart - 9/20/25 - 2* - My Review
✅12. Halloween
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller - 9/11/25 - 3* - My Review
✅13. Jack-o-Lantern
Cold Victory by Karl Marlantes - 9/14/25 - 4* - My Review
✅14. Trick or Treat
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - 9/13/25 - 4* - My Review
✅15. Ghost Stories
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford - 9/7/25 - 4* - My Review
✅16. Bonfire Night
The Box Garden: A Novel by Carol Shields - 9/19/25 - 4* - My Review
✅17. Thanksgiving
The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World by William Dalrymple - 9/10/25 - 4* - My Review
✅18. Fireworks
Seascraper by Benjamin Wood - 9/7/25 - 4.5* - My Review

☀ Progress: 18 / 18 completed 9/27/2025

1. Phrase contains BOTH letters of the author's name (ignore middle initial)
2. Phrase contains the first letter of the title (ignore or include A, An, and The)
3. Phrase is exemplified on the cover (your interpretation)

The Phrases
☀ 1. Autumn or Fall: 1: Alice Munro: The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose
☀ 2. Corn Maze: 1: Ngaio Marsh: A Man Lay Dead
☀ 3. Harvest: 1: Selva Almada: Not a River
☀ 4. Red and Orange: 2: Devil's Peak
☀ 5. Foliage: 1: Andrea Frazer: Death of an Old Git
☀ 6. Cooler Weather: 1: Olga Berrocal Essex: Delia's Way
☀ 7. Pumpkin Spice: 1: Natasha Preston: The Lake
☀ 8. Sweater: 2: Woof
☀ 9. Hot Chocolate: 1: Anne Tyler: Three Days in June
☀ 10. Oktoberfest: 2: Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet
☀ 11. Spooky Season: 1: Stephen Spotswood: Fortune Favors the Dead
☀ 12. Halloween: 2: Literacy Is Liberation: Working Toward Justice Through Culturally Relevant Teaching
☀ 13. Jack-o-Lantern: 2: Killer Pitch
☀ 14. Trick or Treat: 1: Claire Kells: Vanishing Edge
☀ 15. Ghost Stories: 1: Sadie Hartwell: Yarned and Dangerous
☀ 16. Bonfire Night: 1: Epeli Hauʻofa: Tales of the Tikongs
☀ 17. Thanksgiving: 1: George Selden: The Cricket in Times Square
☀ 18. Fireworks: 2: Furia

Challenge completed 9/29/2025

ATY 2025 Fall Reading Challenge
September 1, 2025 to November 30, 2025

Charlsa H. - tracking

1. Phrase contains BOTH letters of the author's name (ignore middle initial)
2. Phrase contains the first letter of the title (ignore or include A, An, and The)
3. Phrase is exemplified on the cover (your interpretation)


The Phrases
1. Autumn or Fall - Martin Luther - Finished 9/8/2025 - 2. First letter of Title

2. Corn Maze - The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold - Finished 9/3/2025 - 1. Author's Initials

3. Harvest - Stolen - Finished 9/22/25 - 2. First letter of Title

and

Starter Villain - Finished 9/23/25 - 2. First letter of Title

4. Red and Orange - The Many Daughters of Afong Moy: A Novel - Finished 9/4/2025 - 3. Cover is red and orange

5. Foliage - Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World's Most Contested City - Finished 9/19/25 - 1. Author's Initials

6. Cooler Weather - Stone Yard Devotional - Finished 9/25/27 - 1. Author's Initials

7. Pumpkin Spice - The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven - Finished 9/2/2025 - 2. First Letter of Title

8. Sweater - On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer - Finished 9/4/2025 - 1. Author's Initials

9. Hot Chocolate - Apostle's Cove - Finished 9/11/2025 - 2. First Letter of Title

10. Oktoberfest - Onyx Storm - Finished 9/16/2025 - 2. First Letter of Title

11. Spooky Season - Sounds Like Love - Finished - 9/14/2025 - 1. Author's Initials

12. Halloween - Maine Characters - Finished - 9/12/2025 - 1. Author's Initials

13. Jack-o-Lantern - Cragside - Finished 9/15/2025 - 1. Author's Initials

14. Trick or Treat - Swordheart - Finished 9/29/2025 - 1, Author's Initials

15. Ghost Stories - The Summer Guests - Finished 9/6/25 - 2. First Letter of Title

16. Bonfire Night - I Remember You - Finished 9/27/25 - 2. First Letter of Title

17. Thanksgiving - The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams - Finished 9/17/2025 - 1. Author's Initials

and

Our Country Friends - Finished 9/17/2025 - 1. Author's Initials

18. Fireworks - Murder on the Marlow Belle (Marlow Murder Club, #4) - Finished 9/21/25 - 1. Author's Initials

18/18

Challenge Completed 9/30

Phrase contains the first letter of the title (ignoring A, An, and The)
1. Autumn or Fall- Universality

2. Corn Maze- Misinterpretation

3. Harvest- The South

4. Red and Orange- A Game of Noctis

5. Foliage- Flesh

6. Cooler Weather- The Wedding

7. Pumpkin Spice- Malas

8. Sweater- Say You'll Remember Me

9. Hot Chocolate- Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America

10. Oktoberfest- The Rest of Our Lives

11. Spooky Season- Klara and the Sun

12. Halloween- What Will People Think?

13. Jack-o-Lantern- The Listeners

14. Trick or Treat- Abuela, Don't Forget Me

15. Ghost Stories- Seascraper

16. Bonfire Night- The Great Divide

17. Thanksgiving- Salvación

18. Fireworks- Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir

2025 Fall Reading Challenge 9/1 to 11/30 Completed

1. Phrase contains the initial letters of the author's first and last names (ignore middle initial)
2. Phrase contains the first letter of the title (ignore or include A, An, and The)
3. Phrase is exemplified on the cover (your interpretation)

The Phrases
✓ 2 1. Autumn or Fall: Field Guide of All the Birds We Found by Quentin Reiser
✓ 2 2. Corn Maze: Maigret’s Doubt by Georges Simenon
✓ 1 3. Harvest: Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey
✓ 3 4. Red and Orange: Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
✓ 3 5. Foliage: Hemlock and Silver by T. Kingfisher
✓ 2 6. Cooler Weather: The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
✓ 2/1 7. Pumpkin Spice: Peter and Paul by Susan Scarlett
✓ 2 8. Sweater: Studies at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
✓ 1 9. Hot Chocolate: Wizard of Most Wicked Ways by Charlie N. Holmberg
✓ 1 10. Oktoberfest: The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
✓ 1 11. Spooky Season: Pamela Aiden: Duty and Desire
✓ 2 12. Halloween: Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan/Beatty
✓ 1 13. Jack-o-Lantern: 500 Miles from You by Jenny Colgan
✓ 2 14. Trick or Treat: The Tale Teller by Anne Hillerman
✓ 1 15. Ghost Stories: Maigret’s Failure by Georges Simenon
✓ 2 16. Bonfire Night: Breaking Through by Kariko
✓ 2 17. Thanksgiving: Three Wild Dogs by Zusak
✓ 2 18. Fireworks: Four Aunties and A Wedding by Jesse Sutanto

1a. Autumn: Two for Sorrow by Nicola Upson [Name, Title and Cover]
1b. Fall: Heavenly Fire by Lora Fray [Name]
2. Corn Maze:
3. Harvest: The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: [Title]
4. Red and Orange:
5. Foliage: The vaster wilds by Lauren Groff [Name]
6. Cooler Weather: The Long Take [Title]
7. Pumpkin Spice: James by Percival Everett [Name]
8. Sweater: The Spa Decameron [Title]
9. Hot Chocolate: The Hotel Avocado [Title]
10. Oktoberfest: Paris Echo by Sebastian Faulks [Name]
11. Spooky Season:
12. Hallowe'en:
13. Jack O'Lantern: The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jónasson [Name]
14. Trick or Treat: The Examiner [Title]
15. Ghost Stories:
16. Bonfire Night:The Moneylenders of Shahpur by Helen Forrester [Name]
17: Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving Angels [Title]
18. Fireworks:

Autumn Quilt

Made it round the first time.

The Phrases
1. Autumn or Fall - Author: Murders and Metaphors, Amanda Flower – 05/09/25
2. Corn Maze - Author: Navajo Autumn, R. Allen Chappell – 04/09/25
3. Harvest - Cover: Farm to Trouble, Amanda Flower – 24/09/25

4. Red and Orange - Author: The Last Devil to Die, Richard Osman – 06/10/25
5. Foliage - Title: Lost in the Moment and Found, Seanan McGuire – 07/09/25
6. Cooler Weather - Author: Murder on Wheels, Lynn Cahoon – 15/09/25
7. Pumpkin Spice - Cover: The Haunting, Kathi Daley – 02/09/25 (pumpkins on the cover)

8. Sweater - Title: Eric, Terry Pratchett – 04/09/25
9. Hot Chocolate - Author: Towards Zero, Agatha Christie – 01/10/25
10. Oktoberfest - Title: The Secret of Father Brown, G.K. Chesterton – 18/09/25
11. Spooky Season - Title: Pyramids, Terry Pratchett – 03/09/25
12. Halloween - Title: Lioness: My Journey to Glory, Beth Mead – 29/09/25
13. Jack-o-Lantern - Author: A Bird in the Hand, Ann Cleeves – 11/09/25
14. Trick or Treat - Author: Raven Black, Ann Cleeves – 08/09/25
15. Ghost Stories - Author: The Zig Zag Girl, Elly Griffiths – 16/09/25
16. Bonfire Night - Title: By Familiar Means, Delia James – 22/09/25
17. Thanksgiving - Author: Witch Upon a Star, Angela (M.) Sanders – 04/10/25
18. Fireworks - Title: Flower Power Trip, James J Cudney – 10/09/25

I may try to go again, using a different option for each.