Lisa's ATY Challenge

[Lisa]

Around the Year in 52 Books
Jan (1-5) Feb (6-9) Mar (10-13) Apr (14-17) May (18-22) Jun (23-26) Jul (27-30) Aug (31-35) Sep (36-39) Oct (40-44) Nov (45-48) Dec (49-52)

Completed - 52/52 *** COMPLETED 12/6/18 ***

√ 1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title – Just the Way You Are by Barbara Freethy – 12/6/18
√ 2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list - Darkness, My Old Friend by Lisa Unger – 8/23/18
√ 3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards (link) – Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate – 8/17/18
√ 4. A books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth – Rare Earth by Davis Bunn – 10/13/18
√ 5. A book about or inspired by real events - Every Dog Has His Gift by Rachel McPherson – 10/1/18
√ 6. A book originally written in a language other than English - The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux – 11/13/18
√ 7. A gothic novel - The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade – 10/19/18
√ 8. An "own voices" book - Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez – 5/19/18
√ 9. A book with a body part in the title - The Bone Box by Gregg Olsen – 7/13/18
√ 10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published) - Killing Trail by Margaret Mizushima – 9/1/18
√ 11. A literary fiction – Seeing Stars by Simon Armitage – 1/1/18
√ 12. A book set in Africa or South America – Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi – 7/10/18
√ 13. A centered around a secret – On the Chase by Katie Ruggle – 1/21/18
√ 14. 4 books linked by elements: #2 Fire - The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin – 1/14/18
√ 15. A book with an unique format/writing structure - The Wednesday Letters by Jason Wright – 2/7/18
√ 16. A narrative nonfiction - The Cycle of Victorious Living: Commit, Trust, Delight, and Rest in Jesus Christ by T. Scott Daniels – 1/22/18
√ 17. A book you expect to make you laugh – Beyond Control by Kat Martin – 11/11/18
√ 18. A book with a location in the title - The Alpine Xanadu by Mary Daheim – 3/19/18
√ 19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote – 6/17/18
√ 20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends – Hurt Road: The Music, the Memories, and the Miles Between by Mark Lee – 9/7/18
√ 21. A book written in first person perspective - Becoming Myself: Embracing God's Dream of You by Stasi Eldrege – 3/9/18
√ 22. A book you have high hope for - Practically Green: Your Guide to Ecofriendly Decision-Making by Micaela Preston – 3/8/18
√ 23. A medical or legal thriller - Last Breath by Karin Slaughter – 2/19/18
24. A book with a map
√ 25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view - The Julian Chapter by R.J. Palacio – 4/29/18
√ 26. A book with a text only cover - Room by Emma Donoghue – 6/6/18
√ 27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc) - In Safe Hands by Katie Ruggle – 8/18/18
√ 28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water - The Dead Don't Dance by Charles Martin -3/10/18
√ 29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title) - Hold Your Breath by Katie Ruggle – 2/19/18
√ 30. A short book - Pawsible Suspects by Chloe Kendrick – 2/14/18
√ 31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit - The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi: My Journey into the Heart of Scriptural Faith and the Land Where It All Began by Kathie Lee Gifford - 4/30/18
√ 32. An alternate history book - The New World by Patrick Ness – 7/19/18
√ 33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you (link) – WORD = Assault Rifle –Built to Last by Julie Ann Walker – 10/24/18
√ 34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't - Cottage by the Sea by Debbie Macomber – 9/21/18
√ 35. A book featuring a murder - Hold Back the Dark by Kay Hooper – 4/29/18
√ 36. A book published in the last 3 years by an author you haven't read - If I Live by Terri Blackstock – 6/16/18
√ 37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee (link1, link2) - The Color Purple by Alice Walker – 9/8/18
√ 38. A science book or a science fiction book - Expressive Writing: Words That Heal by James Pennebaker – 5/11/18
√ 39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title - Kiss Me, Kill Me by Maggie Shayne – 8/5/18
√ 40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list (link) - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll – 10/15/18
√ 41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials - The Book Club Murders by Leslie Nagel – 3/3/18
√ 42. Takes place underwater - On His Watch by Katie Ruggle – 2/2/18
√ 43. Title is a whole sentence - Twelve Little Ways to Transform Your Heart: Lessons in Holiness and Evangelization from St. Thérèse of Lisieux by Susan Muto – 1/27/18
√ 44. A ghost story - The Darkest Thread by Jen Blood – 7/1/18
√ 45. A book that intimidates/ scares you - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith – 10/6/18
√ 46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air - Oceans Apart by Karen Kingsbury – 9/1/18
√ 47. A book MC is different ethnic origin – Full Throttle by Julie Walker – 1/12/18
√ 48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins - Hidden by Vannetta Chapman – 7/19/18
√ 49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists (link) - Chasing Red by Isabelle Ronin – 8/8/18
√ 50. Centered on family - Max: Best Friend. Hero. Marine. by Jennifer Li Shotz – 1/5/18
√ 51. An award-winning short story or short story collection - Kindness: A Short Story by Kim Weatherspoon (Purple) – 9/7/18
√ 52. A book published in 2018 - Oath of Honor by Lynette Eason – 1/22/18

List created by the group members, after suggestions and votes. Thanks to all!

*an own voice novel is a book about marginalised protagonists (by ethnic group, religion, sexual orientation, mental illness, etc) written by an author who shares that same identity.