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I wasn't able to finish the 2020 list but will add them to my 2021 challenge:44. A book related to witches - The Witch of Blackbird Pond, 1/4/21, 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
Size 12 Is Not Fat, 4/26/21, 🌟🌟🌟🌟
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Peyton Place, 9/5/21, 🌟🌟🌟
47. A classic book you've always meant to read
48. A book published in 2020
49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (link)
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
52. A book related to time
2020 Remaining Topics Cover Quilt
Cover Quilt for all 2021 Reads
Popsugar Reading Quilt 2021
January Update
January ended up being a very slow month reading wise, had a big slump. I'm 2 books behind, so not bad. We'll see how February goes.
ATY Completed Books
One for the Money, 287 pages
Girls in White Dresses, 294 pages
Popsugar
Karen's Witch, 144 pages
ATY 2020 Finished Books
The Witch of Blackbird Pond, 261 pages
Side Reads
In Progress
Les Misérables, 59 pages
Total Pages Read in January: 1,094 pages
Total Pages Read Year-to-Date: 1,094 pages
February Update
ATY Completed Books
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, 277 pages
Exit West, 231 pages
Stay with Me, 260 pages
Love Lettering, 307 pages
Popsugar
Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion, 242 pages
ATY 2020 Finished Books
Side Reads
In Progress
Les Misérables, 53 pages
Total Pages Read in February: 1,370 pages
Total Pages Read Year-to-Date: 2,464 pages
March Update
March brought a big reading slump but with Spring arriving, it brought my mood up. Looking forward to April!
ATY Completed Books
A Pictorial History Of The World's Great Trials: From Socrates to Jean Harris, 405 pages
Popsugar
ATY 2020 Finished Books
Side Reads
In Progress
Les Misérables, 63 pages
Total Pages Read in March: 468 pages
Total Pages Read Year-to-Date: 2,932 pages
April Update
Sad to say, April wasn't much better. Hopefully can get out of this slump soon!
ATY Completed Books
Popsugar
How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization, 272 pages
ATY 2020 Finished Books
Size 12 Is Not Fat, 345 pages
Side Reads
In Progress
Les Misérables, 153 pages (328/1468 pages read)
Total Pages Read in April: 770 pages
Total Pages Read Year-to-Date: 3,705 pages
May Update
ATY Completed Books
Brooklyn, 262 pages
Popsugar
How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived, 4.25 audio hours
ATY 2020 Finished Books
Side Reads
In Progress
Les Misérables, 126 pages (454/1468 pages read)
Total Pages Read in May: 388 pages
Total Pages Read Year-to-Date: 4,093 pages
Total Audio Hours in May: 4.25 hours
Total Audio Hours Year-to-Date: 4.25 hours
June Update
ATY Completed Books
The Secret Garden, 224 pages
Popsugar
ATY 2020 Finished Books
Side Reads
In Progress
Matilda, 84 pages
Binge, 2.25 hours
Les Misérables, 0 pages (454/1468 pages read)
Total Pages Read in June: 307 pages
Total Pages Read Year-to-Date: 4,400 pages
Total Audio Hours in June: 2.25 hours
Total Audio Hours Year-to-Date: 6.50 hours
July Update
ATY Completed Books
Matilda, 172 pages
Crocodile on the Sandbank, 262 pages
Popsugar
Binge, 5.0 hours
ATY 2020 Finished Books
Side Reads
In Progress
Drama, 59 pages
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, 2.0 hours
Les Misérables, 0 pages (454/1468 pages read)
Total Pages Read in June: 493 pages
Total Pages Read Year-to-Date: 4,893 pages
Total Audio Hours in June: 7.0 hours
Total Audio Hours Year-to-Date: 13.50 hours
August Update
ATY Completed Books
Popsugar
Drama, 179 pages
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, 5.25 hours
ATY 2020 Finished Books
Side Reads
Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood, 13.25 hours
In Progress
Peyton Place, 314 pages
Les Misérables, 0 pages (454/1468 pages read)
Total Pages Read in August: 493 pages
Total Pages Read Year-to-Date: 5,386 pages
Total Audio Hours in August: 18.5 hours
Total Audio Hours Year-to-Date: 32.0 hours
September Update
ATY Completed Books
The Perfect Nanny, 228 pages
Popsugar
ATY 2020 Finished Books
Peyton Place, 70 pages
Side Reads
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, 226 pages
Rodrick Rules, 226 pages
In Progress
The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress, 55 pages
Les Misérables, 0 pages (454/1468 pages read)
Total Pages Read in September: 805 pages
Total Pages Read Year-to-Date: 6,191 pages
Total Audio Hours in September: 0 hours
Total Audio Hours Year-to-Date: 32.0 hours
October Update
ATY Completed Books
The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress, 249 pages
The Phantom Tollbooth, 256 pages
Popsugar
ATY 2020 Finished Books
Side Reads
The Last Straw, 226 pages
Dog Days, 218 pages
In Progress
Les Misérables, 0 pages (454/1468 pages read)
Total Pages Read in September: 949 pages
Total Pages Read Year-to-Date: 7,140 pages
Total Audio Hours in September: 0 hours
Total Audio Hours Year-to-Date: 32.0 hours
November Update
ATY Completed Books
Popsugar
ATY 2020 Finished Books
Side Reads
In Progress
The Other Bennet Sister, 289 pages
Les Misérables, 0 pages (454/1468 pages read)
Total Pages Read in September: 289 pages
Total Pages Read Year-to-Date: 7,429 pages
Total Audio Hours in September: 0 hours
Total Audio Hours Year-to-Date: 32.0 hours
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One For The Money, 1/10/21, 🌟🌟🌟🌟
2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Girls in White Dresses, 1/30/21, 🌟🌟🌟🌟
3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, 2/6/21,🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
4. A book with a monochromatic cover
Exit West, 2/14/21, 🌟🌟🌟🌟
5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
Stay with Me, 2/19/21,🌟🌟🌟🌟
6. A love story
Love Lettering, 2/27/21, 🌟🌟🌟🌟
7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
A Pictorial History Of The World's Great Trials: From Socrates to Jean Harris, 3/22/21, 🌟🌟🌟🌟
8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited
Brooklyn, 5/31/21, 🌟🌟🌟
9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
The Secret Garden, 6/21/21, 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
10. A book with a female villain or criminal
Matilda, 7/3/21, 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
Crocodile on the Sandbank, 7/26/21, 🌟🌟🌟🌟
12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
The Perfect Nanny, 9/20/21, 🌟🌟
13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020
The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress, 10/11/21, 🌟🌟🌟🌟
14. A book set in a made-up place
The Phantom Tollbooth, 10/25/21, 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
15. A book that features siblings as the main characters
16. A book with a building in the title
17. A book with a Muslim character or author
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"
22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads
23. A cross genre novel
24. A book about racism or race relations
25. A book set on an island
26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author
27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
28. A book connected to ice
29. A book that you consider comfort reading
30. A long book
31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
34. A book with a travel theme
35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer
36. A book with six or more words in the title
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator
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?!?”
49. A book with an ensemble cast
50. A book published in 2021
51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
52. A book related to "the end"