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SUMMER 2009 TASK SUGGESTIONS
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May 01, 2009 08:01AM
Also - for those who remember the Book-It! program through Pizza Hut - have someone treat you (or treat yourself) to a personal pan pizza at Pizza Hut after accomplishing the goal you set for yourself for the Summer Challenge.
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Read a book by an author that uses only initals with their last name.
El wrote: "Also - for those who remember the Book-It! program through Pizza Hut - have someone treat you (or treat yourself) to a personal pan pizza at Pizza Hut after accomplishing the goal you set for yours..."Blast from the past! I was always a huge fan of Book-It....what a fun suggestion. :)
Read an author who has the same surname as yourself.Read an author with the same first name as yourself.
Read a book about a place your going on holiday to.
Listen to an audio or read a book your child suggests in their holidays.
If your birthdays are June/July or August, then read an author who shares your birthday (month and day).
August is when football starts in the UK, so read about a famous footballer thats been in the news.
Renaissance Fairs are held in the summer so read a book set in medieval times or with words like knight, lady, lord, castle, battle, joust, fortress, citadel in the title.School gets out in June and starts back in August so read a book about school or with school or school related words in the title.
Sports Day is in August...read a book about sports or with sports words in the title.
Start a new series or read the next book in a series you already have started.
Read a book with death related words in the title. Like grave, death, dead, etc. Why? Because I have a couple of books I want to read that have those words in the title. LOL
Another suggestion:Don't take yourself too seriously-Read a book that is pure and utter fluff.
Ban Ignorance, Not Books: Read a Banned Book from The ALA's list of Most Frequently Challenged Books.
Oh my God, the Pizza Hut program! Does Pizza Hut still exist, even? I haven't seen one in years.
Yeah, it still exists...as does the 'Book It!' program. My preschooler just got his coupon today for a personal pan pizza. (The preschool counted books that you read with your child.)
Charity wrote: "Yeah, it still exists...as does the 'Book It!' program. My preschooler just got his coupon today for a personal pan pizza. (The preschool counted books that you read with your child.)"Wow, that's great! I think for a while Pizza Hut discontinued the program, but if it's back in action that's wonderful.
They did discontinue it for a while, but I saw a notice about them starting it back up a couple years ago and I was happy to get to participate in it with my son this year. (Not that I really care for their pizza...but I love reading programs for kids!)
Pizza Hut pizza is pretty gross...it always makes me feel weird. :/But Book-It really is an excellent reading program. I LIVED for it when I was a kid. And even my sister, who wasn't a reader (and still isn't), was always anxious to participate. People love free food, no matter how old or young they are. :)
Two books by two authors who knew each other in real life
Haha, Charity, I hope your preschooler takes at least half of that home to eat later ;-)
I love Pizza Hut's P'Zones!! They are so yummy. I really do not care for pizza though.
Read a book about a lesser known US PresidentRead a play
Read a baseball book (my brother writes the best ones!!!)
Read a YA to a child.
Read three books by the same mystery or suspense writer. (This would help me finish the Reacher series or more Burke or Evanovich)
Read a book with your street name (or one in your neighborhood) in the title.
Angie wrote:
"Judge a book by its cover. Read two books whose covers you find beautiful, attractive, aesthetically pleasing, etc... Then post the covers in the forum."
I LOVE this one! I do it all the time, even though we all know we're not supposed to.... when discovering new authors, though, aesthetics and presentation count!
"Judge a book by its cover. Read two books whose covers you find beautiful, attractive, aesthetically pleasing, etc... Then post the covers in the forum."
I LOVE this one! I do it all the time, even though we all know we're not supposed to.... when discovering new authors, though, aesthetics and presentation count!
Angie wrote: "Judge a book by its cover. Read two books whose covers you find beautiful, attractive, aesthetically pleasing, etc... Then post the covers in the forum."
This would be a great challenge task since 80% of the books i buy are primarily based on their covers! I can not wait until the summer challenge starts. There have been so many great ideas!
This may have already been suggested, but...Read two books that tell the same story, but from different viewpoints, (Gone With the Wind/The Wind Done Gone [I think that's the right title:]) or the same story set in different time periods (King Lear/A Thousand Acres). Possibly two retellings of a famous story such as a fairy tale.
June is Dairy Month - read a book with milk or cheese in the titleJune is National Fruit and Vegetable Month - read a book that has a fruit or vegetable somewhere in the book
June is National Rose Month - read a book with something to do with roses in the title (rose, petal, thorn, bud, rosebud, trellis)
June is also Turkey Lovers Month - read a book with turkey or has at least one scene where they are carving a turkey or there is a turkey on the cover (please post to group)Aesop's birthday is in June - read a book of fables or fairytales
Summer is baseball season - read a book that has a word that represents baseball (baseball, ball, bat, bases, glove, mask, umpire, positions on field, bleachers) or a book with a baseball on the cover (again, please post cover to group)
Do the GoodReads trivia quiz and the first question you get to about a book you haven't read, read that book.
I am not sure if I can explain this, but....A-Z challenge: Read a book that has words in the title & an author name that starts with paired letters of the alphabet (AZ, BY, CX, DW to MN). For example:
Zorro by Isabel Allende
Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska
Divine Secrets... by Rebecca Wells
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon
Jennifer wrote: "How about Christmas in July read a book that takes place or has a scene during Christmas Summer Lovin' - read a book about summer romance
summer is the time for vacations so read a travel book o..."
Jennifer, I love the reading to kids idea. I am actually making up a reading challenge for my kids. So this is a great one.
I do not have kids, so I really do not like this idea too much (personally). I know I could read at a library or something, but I really cannot see myself doing this. So IF this is chosen, I will read to my friends kids. I just like to read to myself :)
Hehe, yeah, I can just see the looks on parents faces when I walk up to a stranger and say "hey, can I borrow your child for a second?" Perhaps that could be a challenge with an OR component so that people who are not good with kids are not running around terrorizing children. Maybe something like either read YA to kids OR read a YA and spend the day doing particularly kiddish things (blowing bubbles, making cookies, fingerpainting, etc.) That would be super-fun, I think.
Don't know if anyone has suggested this.. Summer is the time for theme parks and roller coasters. Read a book with "park", "ride" or "rollercoasters" or a book where the characters go to a theme park.
Find a hidden gem. From your favorite genre, read a book that has less than 50 ratings on Goodreads.
Some ideas:Summer's known for its dog days - read a book about dogs or featuring a dog as a main character.
June 6th is the anniversary of D-Day - read a book that takes places during World War II.
Listen to an audiobook that's read by the author.
Summer always makes me want to get outdoors - read a book about the outdoors and/or adventure, OR read a book of your choice while outdoors.
For the One Year Anniversary of Cynthia's Seasonal Challenges - A Grab Bag Type of TaskRead a task from a any previous seasonal challenge that you didn't complete before...you can only claim the points the original task was worth. For those who completed all the tasks from the previous challenges then you can revisit a favorite task.
Oi, I hope this makes sense. It does in my mind, just not as I'm typing. Yep, really needing 6 months of summer
WV Heather wrote: "Oi, I hope this makes sense. It does in my mind, just not as I'm typing. Yep, really needing 6 months of summer "Oi! This made perfect sense (and I like the suggestion, too).
Since I like the "judge a book by its cover" task... Judge a book by its title. Walk into a bookstore/library, and pick the first book whose title really catches you, even if you have no idea what the book is about. Mixed Media: Read a book reviewed in a magazine/TV show/on the radio.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: Oi! This made perfect sense (and I like the suggestion, too)...."Thanks Elizabeth!
P.S. How's your recovery going from the (knee?) surgery?
Oh, thanks, Heather. I'm something near 90% with the knee. I'm pleased (and very surprised).
Pick a movie that has won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and read the book that screenplay was adapted from. Then watch the movie!
UN's climate conference is held on June 19th: Read a book (fiction or non-fiction) about climate change.
Judith wrote: "Hehe, yeah, I can just see the looks on parents faces when I walk up to a stranger and say "hey, can I borrow your child for a second?" Perhaps that could be a challenge with an OR component so th..."There's a penpal program I'm part of that you read books along with school kids and then email them to discuss the book. It's a little longer committment then the challenges normally are, but still doesn't take too much time. Maybe this could be a bonus - volunteer to read to kids, join a penpal program, etc. just something to promote literacy to kids.
Emu wrote: "UN's climate conference is held on June 19th: Read a book (fiction or non-fiction) about climate change."Try The Drowned World by JG Ballard, who just passed away. The book is about the after-effects of the polar ice caps melting. It's credited with being one of the first novels to address global warming. It's sci-fi, but it's awfully good. It's good incentive to reduce your carbon footprint.
Or maybe if you don't like kids, what about taking it to the opposite end of the spectrum and reading to some senior citizens in a nursing home?
Become an expert -read 2-3 books on the same non-fiction topic. i.e Three different treatments of the Princess Di story or three books about a war.Gay Pride- Book with a gay positive protagonist.
(As opposed to Ellen's autobiography!)
Read a book from a friends "to read" shelf.
I haven't read all the posts in this thread but here are some my boyfriend and I came up with:
Read an author who writes children's and adult books, and read one of each.
Read a book by someone in a political office (fiction or nonfiction).
Read a travel book of somewhere you want to go.
Read a book you started but never finished.
Read a book that a character from your favorite show has written.
It may be hard for everyone to fulfill a task if the requirement is reading to someone else, be it a child or elderly person. Not all library systems and senior homes allow volunteers for reading, or they require a lengthier commitment than one day. Certainly, it is a good idea but maybe not as a challenge task.
Sarah wrote: "Read a book that a character from your favorite show has written."Wait a minute, how does that work? Must be a very specific show you're thinking of, haha.
Read an auto-/biography about a person that was born in he same year as yourself.Choose somone on TNBBC who has to choose a book for you and of which you write a review.
Read a book of which the title starts with your family name(not the one you got by marriage for instance).
Read a book that was published in its original language in the month and year you were born. The book can be read in any anguage you want to.
Read a book about a place, city, museum,.....tha you visit.
read an auto-/ biography about an actor/actress, singer....and watch a movie in witch the person plays or even a theater play, or listen to a complete cd...and hen tell us what you thought about what you had read and watched/listened to.
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