Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Books mentioned in this topic
Bad Dreams (other topics)The View from Penthouse B (other topics)
The Book of Lost Names (other topics)
A Good Neighborhood (other topics)
Hild (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Elinor Lipman (other topics)Kristin Hannah (other topics)
Madeleine L'Engle (other topics)
Anna Quindlen (other topics)
4/4, 8/12
1. First Day of Fall
a. Read a book that contains a 2 in the page number.
b. Read a book published in September, October, or November.
2. National Read a Book Day
a. Read a book by a new-to-you author.
c. Read a book that can be read in one day.
3. Fall or Autumn?
b. Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F.
c. Read a book that shows leaves on the cover.
4. September Birthday: Shel Silverstein
a. Read a humorous book.
b. Read a book written between 1930 and 1999.
OCTOBER Completed 9/16/2020
4/4, 5/12
1. Pumpkin Spice Everything
a. Read a book that has orange on the cover.
b. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in SPICE.
c. Read a book in which food plays a role in the book.
2. October Birthday: R.L. Stine
a. Read a children's or YA book.
c. Read a book by R.L. Stine or Ray Bradbury. Bad Dreams
3. World Mental Health Day
a. Read a book where one of the author's initials is found in MENTAL HEALTH.
b. Read a book featuring a healthcare worker.
4. Halloween
a. Read a horror book.
b. Read a book in which the main character has a disguise.
c. Read a book that won or was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award or the Shirley Jackson Award.
NOVEMBER COMPLETED 9/19/2020
4/4, 8/12
1. National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
a. Read a book that has brown on the cover.
b. Read a book featuring a main character whose name starts with a letter in HERSEYS.
2. November for Beginners
a. Read a book whose title features at least one word that is mentioned in the poem (word must be 4 letters or longer).
c. Read a book by an author who won or was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Award, NAACP Image Award, or a National Book Award.
3. But it's spring?
a. Read a book with a green or yellow cover.
b. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase SMELL LIKE DIRT.
4. November Birthday: C.S. Lewis and Madeleine L'Engle
b. Read a book with religious themes.
c. Read a book written by either C.S. Lewis or Madeleine L'Engle.