The 52 Book Club’s 2022 Challenge

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A second-person narrative


The Push,

Ashley Audrain

Date Read: 1/7/22

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Featuring a library or bookstore


Something Read, Something Dead,

Eva Gates



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Title starting with the letter “E”


Everything We Didn’t Say,

Nicole Baart

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Title starting with the letter “F”


Final Girls,

Riley Sager

 

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Chapters have titles


Scythe,

Neal Shusterman

 



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Household object on the cover


Cup of Silver Linings,

Karen Hawkins

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A non-fiction bestseller


Beautiful Country,

Qian Julie Wang

 

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Involving the art world


The Heist,

Daniel Silva

 

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A book that sparks joy


Frankly In Love,

David Yoon

 

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A book based on a real person


Life Will Be The Dealth of Me,

Chelsea Handler

 



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A book with less than 2022 Goodreads ratings


Dark August,

Katie Tallo

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Set on at least two continents


Wish You Were Here,

Jodi Picoult

 

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Includes a club


Last Night At The Telegraph Club,

Malinda Lo

 

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A character with superhuman ability


A History of Wild Places,

Shea Ernshaw

 

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A five-syllable title


A Slow Fire Burning,

Paula Hawkins

 

 

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A book you’ve seen someone reading in a public place


People We Meet On Vacation,

Emily Henry

 

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A book picked based on its spine


Goodnight Beautiful,

Aimee Molloy

 

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Jane Austen-inspired


Death Comes to Pemberley,

P. D. James

 

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A book that has an alternate title


And Then There Were None,

Agatha Christie

 

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Related to the word “gold”


A Curse Dark as Gold,

Elizabeth Bunce

 

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Published by Simon & Schuster


The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo,

Taylor Jenkins Reid

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An unlikely detective


Verity,

Colleen Hoover

 

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Author with an X, Y, or Z in their name


Dark Places,

Gillian Flynn

 

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Addresses a specific topic


Between Shades of Gray,

Ruta Sepetys

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A wealthy character


Sex and Vanity,

Kevin Kwan

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Has an “Author’s Note”


Kingdom of the Cursed,

Kerri Maniscalco

 

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Includes a map


Circe,

Madeline Miller

 

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Award-winning book from your country


Cloud Cuckoo Land,

Anthony Doerr

 



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Over 500 pages long


House of Sky and Breath,

Sarah J. Maas

 

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Audiobook is narrated by the author


Neverwhere,

Neil Gaiman

 

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Technology-themed


Robopocalypse,

Daniel H. Wilson

 

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A book that intimidates you


To Sleep In a Sea of Stars,

Christopher Paolini

 

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A bilingual character


Tokyo Ever After,

Emiko Jean

 

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An author’s photo on the back cover


The Possession,

Michael Rutger

 

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From the villain’s perspective


Renegades,

Marissa Meyer

 

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Recommended by a favorite author – Recommended by Stephanie Garber


The Downstairs Girl,

Stacey Lee

 

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Set in a rural area


The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion,

Fannie Flagg

 

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Don’t judge a book by its cover!


V is for Vengeance,

Sue Grafton

 

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A middle-grade novel


Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library,
Chris Grabenstein Post

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A book with photographs inside


The Dressmakers of Auschwitz,

Lucy Adington

 

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Involves a second chance


We Are the Brennans,

Tracey Lange

 

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An indie read


The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires,

Grady Hendrix

 

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Author who’s published in more than one genre


The Graveyard Book,

Neil Gaiman

 

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An anthology


Dark Cities

 

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A book with illustrated people on cover


Later,
Stephen King

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A job title in the title


The Judge’s List,

John Grisham

 

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Read during the month of November


Apples Never Fall,

Liane Moriarty

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Re-do one of this year’s prompts but with a different genre – #45 A book with illustrated people on cover (fantasy, juvenile) 


Artemis Fowl,

Eoin Colfer

 

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Book title starts with the same letter as your first name – E


Everything I Never Told You,

Celeste Ng

 

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A person of color as the main character


The Woman In The White Kimono,
Ana Johns

 

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The word “game” in the title


The Marriage Game,
Sara Desai

 

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Published in 2022

 

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