Raquel aka Silver Valkyrie Returns to the AtY Reading Challenge

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

I skipped the 2020 challenge (and I only knew SOME of the reasons why a long reading challenge would be overwhelming in 2020 when I decided that!) but now I'm so ready to jump into a long challenge again!

I'll leave this post for filling in actually completed prompts. Messy post of possible plans to follow!

(x)1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”How to Disappear Completely
(x) 2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y: My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich
(x) 3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music: Thorn
(x) 4. A book with a monochromatic cover: Beowulf

(x) 5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read: Passing
(x) 6. A love story: Service and Slumber: A Historical Tale Inspired by Sleeping Beauty
7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
(x)8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited: Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 35

(x)9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year: Snowblind
(x)10. A book with a female villain or criminal The Spy Who Raised Me by Ted Anderson
(x)11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
(x) 12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation: The Housekeeper and the Professor
(x)13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020: Fanny's Hope Chest

(x) 14. A book set in a made-up place: Fierce Heart
(x)15. A book that features siblings as the main characters: Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
(x) 16. A book with a building in the title: 4 Years Trapped in My Mind Palace
17. A book with a Muslim character or author

(x) 18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1: Past: Time Traveling with a Hamster
(x) 19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2: Present: Revenge
(x) 20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3: Future: Station Eleven
(x) 21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u": I Love You, Michael Collins
22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads

23. A cross genre novel
(x) 24. A book about racism or race relations: Foreigner
(x)25. A book set on an island: Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 34
(x)26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author: The Big Book of Teeny Tiny Stories

(x) 27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards: Archenemies
(x) 28. A book connected to ice: The Winter King
(x) 29. A book that you consider comfort reading: Miss Buncle Married
30. A long book

(x) 31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years: The Mysterious Affair at Styles
(x)32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people: Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 32: A Subversive Visitor
(x)33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks
(x) 34. A book with a travel theme: Andrew and the Firedrake
(x) 35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer: The Survivors

(x) 36. A book with six or more words in the title: How to Be Free from Bitterness: And Other Essays on Christian Relationships
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
(x) 38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator: "register": Convenience Store Woman
(x) 39. A book involving an immigrant: The Namesake

(x) 40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover: The Sherwood Ring
(x) 41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author: HIdden Figures (picture book version)
(x) 42. A mystery or thriller: The Secret Adversary
(x) 43. A book with elements of magic: Before Midnight - A Retelling of Cinderella

44. A book whose title contains a negative
(x) 45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet: Howliday Inn
46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
(x) 47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir: Adult Children of Alcoholics
(x)48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses

(x) 49. A book with an ensemble cast: Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 36
(x) 50. A book published in 2021: In Love & Pajamas: A Collection of Comics about Being Yourself Together
(x) 51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name Renegades
(x) 52. A book related to "the end": Tommysaurus Rex

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”
Starting from Scratch: Memoirs of a Wandering Cook
2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Cooks, and Good Food
Fractured Memories
Prophecy of the Sisters
The Odyssey
3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
Bryony and Roses
Dragon Rose
Beyond the Pasta; Recipes, Language and Life with an Italian Family
4. A book with a monochromatic cover
4 Years Trapped in My Mind Palace
The Power of Rest: Why Sleep Alone Is Not Enough. A 30-Day Plan to Reset Your Body
Beowulf
Final Witness

5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
Passing
Such a Fun Age
6. A love story
Enchant: Beauty and the Beast Retold
7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list:
A book about outer space:
A medical memoir:
A book written by or about a person with a physical disability:
A book that concerns something or someone mentioned on the wikipedia page of your birthday:
A book related to a word from a favorite recipe:
8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited
A Tale of Two Cities
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
A Short History Of England

9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
10. A book with a female villain or criminal
Olivia Twist
11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt
12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
The Memory Police
Convenience Store Woman
13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020
Once Upon a River
Across a Star-Swept Sea
Spindle
Raymie Nightingale
The Land
The Door Before
14. A book set in a made-up place
Heartless
15. A book that features siblings as the main characters
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
16. A book with a building in the title
4 Years Trapped in My Mind Palace
The House by the River
The Gray House
The House at Pooh Corner
17. A book with a Muslim character or author
I Dared to Call Him Father: The Miraculous Story of a Muslim Woman's Encounter with God


18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1
19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3
21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"
Angels in the Architecture: A Protestant Vision for Middle Earth
A Technique for Producing Ideas
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Beau Brocade
Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders
Don Quixote
The Legacy Human
The Laughing Muse
22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads
Once Upon a River

23. A cross genre novel
Veins of Gold
24. A book about racism or race relations
25. A book set on an island
Boudica: The Life of Britain's Legendary Warrior Queen
26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author
A Technique for Producing Ideas
Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century
Heart of Darkness
The Castle of Otranto
Carnacki, the Ghost Finder

27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
28. A book connected to ice
Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts
The Thing Itself
29. A book that you consider comfort reading
30. A long book
Cryptonomicon

31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
The Lucky Few: Finding God's Best in the Most Unlikely Places
Let the Circle Be Unbroken
The Warner Boys: Our Family’s Story of Autism and Hope
33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
34. A book with a travel theme
Never Stop Walking: A Memoir of Finding Home Across the World
Last Train to Istanbul
35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer
The Birdwoman's Palate
Things as They Are: Mission Work in Southern India

36. A book with six or more words in the title
4 Years Trapped in My Mind Palace
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
Zaria Fierce and the Secret of Gloomwood Forest
A Year Without the Grocery Store: A Step by Step Guide to Acquiring, Organizing, and Cooking Food Storage
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
War and Peace
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
Don Quixote
The Ghost Bride
Convenience Store Woman
The Brothers Karamazov
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
The Good Master
A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
The Polish Boxer
38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator: "register":
39. A book involving an immigrant

40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
42. A mystery or thriller
43. A book with elements of magic

44. A book whose title contains a negative
45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”
A Year Without the Grocery Store: A Step by Step Guide to Acquiring, Organizing, and Cooking Food Storage
StrategyMan vs. the Anti-Strategy Squad: Using Strategic Thinking to Defeat Bad Strategy and Save Your Plan
Who is Branwell Brontë?
49. A book with an ensemble cast
50. A book published in 2021
The Survivors
Project Hail Mary
Fault Lines by Voddie Baucham (not yet on Goodreads)
51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
Ask an Astronaut: My Guide to Life in Space
Book Girl: A Journey Through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life
52. A book related to "the end"
Last Star Burning
Last Train to Istanbul
The Last Dance