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Around the year in 52 books challenge - DONE!

July 2021 - already completed 2 challenges this year. Working on 5 more, but I am just working through the books. I needed a bit more "challenge" ... Completed September 9, 2021!

User from San Mateo Public Library

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  • 1. A book related to “In the Beginning...” - DONE
    Book, 1999New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 1999.
  • 3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music - DONE
    Book, 2010New York : Little, Brown, c2010.
  • Code Talker

    a Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

    Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-
    4. A book with a monochromatic cover - DONE
    Book, 2005New York : Dial Books, c2005.
  • 5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read - DONE
    Book, 1993New York : Vintage International, 1993.
  • Devil's Daughter

    the Ravenels Meet the Wallflowers

    Kleypas, Lisa,
    6. A love story - DONE
    Book, 2019New York, NY : Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019]
  • The Ghost Map

    the Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic-- and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World

    Johnson, Steven, 1968-
    7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list (a book related to a technological advancement) - DONE
    Book, 2006New York, N.Y. : Riverhead, 2006.
  • 8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited - DONE
    Book, 2011New York : Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
  • 9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year - DONE
    Book, 2017New York : Avon Books, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2017.
  • 10. A book with a female villain or criminal - DONE
    Book, 2015New York : Vintage Books, a division of Random House LLC, 2015.
  • 12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation - DONE
    Book, 2020New York : Riverhead Books, 2020.
  • 13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020 - DONE
    Book, 2010New York : Doubleday, c2010.
  • 14. A book set in a made-up place - DONE
    Book, 2020[New York, New York] : Viking, 2020.
  • 15. A book that features siblings as the main characters - DONE
    Book, 2016New York : Random House, [2016]
  • Free for All

    Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library

    Borchert, Don
    16. A book with a building in the title - DONE
    Book, 2007New York : Virgin Books : Distributed by Holtzbrinck Publishers, c2007.
  • 17. A book with a Muslim character or author - DONE
    Book, 2015New York : Penguin Press, 2015.
  • The Lincoln Conspiracy

    the Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--and Why It Failed

    Meltzer, Brad,
    18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1 - DONE
    Book, 2020New York : Flatiron Books, 2020.
  • 19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2 - DONE
    Book, 2019New York : Flatiron Books, 2019.
  • Eat That Frog!

    21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

    Tracy, Brian
    20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3 - DONE
    Book, 2007San Francisco, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2007.