Sherri’s Comments (group member since Nov 10, 2019)

Sherri’s comments from the Around the Year in 52 Books group.

Hi Everyone, I will continue reading A Holly Jolly Ever After. I won't finish today but my goal is to finish tomorrow. I'm busy all day today so won't get as many pages read. We're doing great. I may add on an audio book.

Welcome Louise. I put Once Upon a December under read a book that features a plane or brothers. It can be moved later if needed.

I finished Once Upon a December. I can't tell what's happening with the completion tab. It looks like we have completed bronze level but no one is putting completed books under the silver tab. I haven't put the book anywhere so once I know it's safe to put it on the next level I will.

Good Morning Everyone, I updated my pages read & my planning tab. I should finish Once Upon a December today. We're really doing great.

I updated my pages read. I'll continue reading Once Upon a December.

I had more time this morning than I thought I would & finished The Book Club Hotel. I put it under , read a book that features a letter. Letters to Santa.

Good Morning Snowflakes, Lynn wrote, "I am reading a long book, ...And Ladies of the Club by Helen Hooven Santmyer for a 2023 challenge." I love that book. I reread it in 1/2023.
I have two books going now. I added them to the spreadsheet. I'm busier today than I thought I would be. I plan to finish The Book Club Hotel probably tonight.
Have a great day everyone.

Hello Fellow Snowflakes. I'm currently reading The Book Club Hotel. I'm stopping with 100 pages left so I'll finish tomorrow.
I'm excited to read with all of you.

TBR
TBA


Currently Reading
Three Holidays and a Wedding
Daily Tracking
Saturday: pages total. 188 pages
Sunday: pages total. 48 pages
Monday: pages total. 177 pages
Tuesday: pages total. 298 pages
Wednesday: pages total. 76 pages
Thursday: pages total. 32 pages
Friday: pages total. 13 pages
Saturday: pages total. 40 pages
Sunday: pages total.81 pages

pages total.
pages 953
Audio : 15.85 hour
Finished
The Book Club Hotel
Once Upon a December
A Holly Jolly Ever After
Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR
Mr. Dickens and His Carol

Individual Challenge Tracking:
Gingerbread people: a classic

Sugar cookies with Buttercream icing: a sweet light book. The Book Club Hotel

Peanut butter chocolate blossoms: a book with a great couple, pair, or duo

Peppermint biscotti: a book with a bite to it

Pizelles: a book connected to arts of any kind. Once Upon a December

Snickerdoodles: a book with an elderly character

Butter Pecan Meltaways: a book in a hot setting

Rum Balls: a book with an adult aspect. A Holly Jolly Ever After

Raspberry jam thumbprints: a mystery

Rugelach: a book with a twist

Checkerboard sables: a playful book

Cranberry orange chews: a long book

How It Works
For this challenge, you will be trying to fulfill the letters in ONE of three phrases:
- WINTER WONDERLAND (16)
- DREAMING OF SNOW (14)
- HELLO NEW BEGINNINGS (18)

You can fulfill these letters by using the first letter of the title, the first letter of the author's first or last name, or the first letter of the main genre of the book.
Dreaming Of Snow (14)
D - The Lost Journals of Sacajewea
R- Three Holidays and a Wedding
E - The Gift of Rain
A- A December to Remember
M - A Holly Jolly Ever After
I
N - Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR
G
O - Once Upon a December
F - Mr. Dickens and His Carol
S - The Book Club Hotel
N- Network Effect
O -The Bullet That Missed
W - Let Us Descend

1. What is your availability this week, and how many books do you anticipate reading during the Read-a-Thon? I don't have many plans for that week. 4 books
2. Which time zone do you live in? EST
3. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon? Yes
4. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc. -- We aim to have two captains per team so you can share the responsibility.) Not this time.

The Prompts:
Find a book that...
- Has a orange cover. The American Agent
- Fits the phrase "a falling out". Cat of the Century
- Has a tree on the cover. Lila
- Is set in autumn. Temptation Ridge
- Makes you think of Thanksgiving (or giving thanks). The Kitchen Front
- Is witchy. The Blessing Way
- Features family relationships. Remarkably Bright Creatures
- Features a found family. Run, Rose, Run
- Features an athlete. Simple Genius

For those looking for a book for this prompt I have started Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe. I like it very much so far.

Hi. I'm having trouble with the text wrapping on the top two cells of the fall reading challenge spread sheet. Could a moderator please assist me on this? I haven't been able to fix it.

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE

1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y - The Lost Journals of Sacajewea
2. A book connected to something you read in 2023 - The Gift of Rain
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list - The Rose Code
4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong - The Covenant of Water
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world - Babel

6. A book with wings on the cover - Fourth Wing
7. A book with a pronoun in the title - Let Us Descend
8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand - A World of Curiosities
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads - Leap In: A Woman, Some Waves and the Will to Swim

10. A history or historical fiction book - Trust
11. A book with an X connection - The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year - Other Birds
13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list
The Screaming Staircase
14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color - Heart Berries
15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX). The Consequences of Fear
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs". The Cat Who Saved Books
17. A book involving intelligence. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women

18. A book with a botanical cover - The Measure
19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream - The Housekeeper and the Professor
20. A book with a single word title - Independence
21. A book with a title containing 6+ words - I Have Some Questions for You
22. A book by an author from an African country - My Sister, the Serial Killer

23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett - The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple) - The Searcher
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder - First Family
26. A book by an author known by their initials - Out Of Range

27. A book related to land - X Marks the Spot: The Story of Archaeology in Eight Extraordinary Discoveries
28. A book related to sea - Florence Adler Swims Forever
29. A book related to air - What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds
30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea - The Guncle Abroad
31. A book related to “Going for the Gold” - The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

32. A book with a number in the title - The Three-Body Problem
33. A book involving travel - You Are Here
34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs - Yours Truly
35. A science or science fiction book - The Stone Sky

36. A book featuring a character in education - Hello Beautiful
37. A book that is part of a series - Another Man's Moccasins
38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1 - The Fox Wife
39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2 - The Fox Wife
The Frozen River

40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover - Weyward
41. A book with a chilling atmosphere - How to Sell a Haunted House
42. A book with a sound-related word in the title - Hiss of Death
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author - The River We Remember
44. A book with a touch of magic - The Husbands

45. A book that is not a novel - The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
46. A book related to night - Midnight at the Blackbird Café
47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE - The Celebrants
48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt - Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

49. A book with a senior citizen character - The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024 - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
51. A book published in 2024 - Table for Two
52. A cozy mystery - Knit One, Kill Two

I got the Unmaking of June Farrow.

Historical Fiction or historical non fiction.

Joan wrote "since it's spooky season I'll be reading a bunch of those and a couple of Stephen King going forward.
One of my favorite books this year is Billy Summers
I have passed it to several friends who have never read Stephen King & they all loved it too.

Good Morning Team Ship. We are done & thanks again. I used The Kitchen Front for a Game of Life wedding/childbirth. We have two rolls left if anyone else finished books late last night & want to use them.
Joan I understand about not doing the challenge next year. I read a lot of series too & I try to fit what I can in prompts but can't always do that.
See you all next time.

Good Morning Team Ship. You all have been great this week. Thanks for making the week fun. I saw where we finished round two on clue. Good going. I will finish The Kitchen Front. today. There is a pregnant character & they talk about what will happen when she gives birth. So if she gives birth before the end of the book I will use it for the Game of Life.