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message 1: by Andrea (last edited Oct 07, 2023 08:19AM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments Andrea's 2023 AtY Challenge

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COMPLETED: OCTOBER 6


message 2: by Andrea (last edited Aug 09, 2023 10:15PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y

A Dowry of Blood
A Dowry of Blood (A Dowry of Blood, #1) by S.T. Gibson

AUGUST 8
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message 3: by Andrea (last edited May 31, 2023 01:32PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 2. A book by an author you read in 2022

Untamed Shore
Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

MAY 31
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message 4: by Andrea (last edited May 17, 2023 06:03PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list

A book related to a common phrase, saying, or idiom

Better Luck Next Time
Better Luck Next Time by Julia Claiborne Johnson

MARCH 22
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message 5: by Andrea (last edited Mar 15, 2023 01:15PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 4. A book with an interracial relationship

Red, White & Royal Blue
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

MARCH 15
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message 6: by Andrea (last edited May 17, 2023 06:02PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover

Take Me Home Tonight
Take Me Home Tonight by Morgan Matson

MARCH 18
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message 7: by Andrea (last edited May 02, 2023 09:44PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 6. A book where books are important

Death in Dark Blue
Death in Dark Blue (A Writer's Apprentice Mystery, #2) by Julia Buckley

MAY 1
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message 8: by Andrea (last edited Jul 09, 2023 12:05AM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title

When the Reckoning Comes
When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

JUNE 28
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message 9: by Andrea (last edited Mar 05, 2023 06:46PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 8. An author's debut book

Tripping Arcadia
Tripping Arcadia by Kit Mayquist

FEB 19
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message 10: by Andrea (last edited Aug 17, 2023 04:10PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W

Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Historical Fiction Longlist (2020)

Once Upon a River
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

AUG 17
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message 11: by Andrea (last edited May 17, 2023 05:58PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"

The It Girl
The It Girl by Ruth Ware

MAY 15
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message 12: by Andrea (last edited May 17, 2023 05:59PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 11. A book about a person/character with a disability

Spoiler Alert
Spoiler Alert (Spoiler Alert, #1) by Olivia Dade

MAY 7 🌠🌠🌠🌠


message 13: by Andrea (last edited Jan 07, 2023 06:09PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies

Serpent & Dove
Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove, #1) by Shelby Mahurin

JAN 7
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message 14: by Andrea (last edited May 26, 2023 12:52PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton

MAY 26
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message 15: by Andrea (last edited Jun 01, 2023 02:00PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 14. A book with a con, deception, or fake

Tread of Angels
Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse

JUNE 1
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message 16: by Andrea (last edited Apr 29, 2023 02:57PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1

19th Century

Moby Dick
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

APRIL 28
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message 17: by Andrea (last edited Jan 21, 2023 08:15AM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2

20th Century

Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence

JAN 19
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message 18: by Andrea (last edited Feb 19, 2023 02:55PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3

Beyond the 21st Century

Sea of Tranquility
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

FEBRUARY 16
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message 19: by Andrea (last edited Mar 15, 2023 01:03PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 18. A book related to science

Upgrade
Upgrade by Blake Crouch

MARCH 14
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message 20: by Andrea (last edited Apr 23, 2023 10:55PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 19. A book related to the arts

The Paris Hours
The Paris Hours by Alex George

APRIL 18
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message 21: by Andrea (last edited May 05, 2023 09:11PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel

The Ghost Train to New Orleans
The Ghost Train to New Orleans (The Shambling Guides, #2) by Mur Lafferty

MAY 5

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message 23: by Andrea (last edited Jul 08, 2023 11:41PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 22. A book with a faceless person on the cover

The Gentleman's Hour
The Gentleman's Hour (Boone Daniels, #2) by Don Winslow

JUNE 21
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message 24: by Andrea (last edited Jul 17, 2023 05:43PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 23. A book with a body of water in the title

Lakeview House
Lakeview House by Helen Phifer

JULY 17
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message 25: by Andrea (last edited Feb 15, 2023 02:58PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy

A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
A Woman of No Importance The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell

FEBRUARY 12
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message 26: by Andrea (last edited Jun 01, 2023 01:42PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 25. A book with a tropical setting

Murder in Old Bombay
Murder in Old Bombay (Captain Jim Agnihotri #1) by Nev March

MAY 29
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message 27: by Andrea (last edited May 17, 2023 06:05PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 26. A book related to pride

Bette & Joan: The Divine Feud
Bette & Joan The Divine Feud by Shaun Considine

APRIL 5
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message 28: by Andrea (last edited Sep 20, 2023 07:44PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 27. A book by an author from continental Europe

The Little Paris Bookshop
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

SEP 19
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message 29: by Andrea (last edited Feb 07, 2023 07:33PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 28. A book that is dark

Hell Bent
Hell Bent (Alex Stern, #2) by Leigh Bardugo

FEBRUARY 7
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message 30: by Andrea (last edited Feb 15, 2023 03:00PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 29. A book that is light

Murder Has Nine Lives
Murder Has Nine Lives (A Jaine Austen Mystery #14) by Laura Levine

FEBRUARY 15
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message 31: by Andrea (last edited Sep 30, 2023 07:59AM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 30. A book related to a chess piece

I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

SEP 28
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message 32: by Andrea (last edited Jul 08, 2023 11:55PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com (Input Joan Didion)

Black Swans
Black Swans by Eve Babitz

JUNE 24
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message 33: by Andrea (last edited Aug 05, 2023 10:47PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature

City: Seattle

Grave Reservations
Grave Reservations (The Booking Agents, #1) by Cherie Priest

JULY 29
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message 34: by Andrea (last edited May 26, 2023 12:42PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923

Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and the Secret of the Grande Chateau
Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and the Secret of the Grande Chateau by Cecil H.H. Mills

MAY 18
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message 35: by Andrea (last edited May 17, 2023 06:07PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 34. A novella

Passing
Passing by Nella Larsen

MARCH 28
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message 36: by Andrea (last edited Oct 07, 2023 08:19AM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 35. A book with a school subject in the title

The Secret History
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

OCTOBER 6
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message 37: by Andrea (last edited May 17, 2023 06:09PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 36. A book that has been translated from another language

Roadside Picnic
Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky

MAY 17
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message 38: by Andrea (last edited Apr 16, 2023 03:38PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 37. A book with the theme of returning home

Homecoming
Homecoming by Kate Morton

APRIL 13
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message 39: by Andrea (last edited Jun 11, 2023 08:16PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover

The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy (Montague Siblings, #2) by Mackenzi Lee

JUNE 11
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message 40: by Andrea (last edited Jul 08, 2023 11:03PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 39. A western

My Calamity Jane
My Calamity Jane (The Lady Janies, #3) by Cynthia Hand

JULY 8
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message 41: by Andrea (last edited May 17, 2023 06:10PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 40. A book with a full name in the title

The Haunting of Maddy Clare
The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James

MARCH 26
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message 42: by Andrea (last edited Jan 14, 2023 09:14PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists

Clap When You Land
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

JAN 9
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message 43: by Andrea (last edited Apr 16, 2023 03:39PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter

Haunted House
Haunted House (The Konrath Dark Thriller Collective) by J.A. Konrath

APRIL 16
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message 44: by Andrea (last edited Mar 08, 2023 05:35PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 43. A book that involves a murder

Dial A for Aunties
Dial A for Aunties (Aunties, #1) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

MARCH 8
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message 45: by Andrea (last edited Mar 05, 2023 07:08PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal

The Sun Down Motel
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

MARCH 5
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message 46: by Andrea (last edited Jun 27, 2023 10:54PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books

Carry On
Carry On (Simon Snow, #1) by Rainbow Rowell

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JUNE 27


message 47: by Andrea (last edited Apr 23, 2023 09:41PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe

Raising the Horseman
Raising the Horseman by Serena Valentino

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APRIL 8


message 48: by Andrea (last edited Sep 09, 2023 07:38AM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 47. A book related to a geometric shape

Dark Corners
Dark Corners (Rachel Krall, #2) by Megan Goldin

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AUG 19


message 49: by Andrea (last edited Jan 19, 2023 04:58PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story

Legends & Lattes
Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1) by Travis Baldree

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JAN 16


message 50: by Andrea (last edited Aug 27, 2023 02:56PM) (new)

Andrea | 435 comments 49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023

The Pale Blue Eye
The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard

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AUG 24


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