2016 Summer Reading Challenge

[Debbie]

Carolyn wrote: "finished Balancing on Blue, 9 week walking cure, Tai Chi basic 24 (not the real title, can't remember it), Born to Run and Quidditch Through the ages! Five and done!"

Good job and well timed!

[JoAnn]

Here are my books so far. I have an infant, so many are picture books.

Is Everyone Ready for Fun? We received this as the reward for finishing the Summer Reading Program. It is a fun book about jumping, dancing and wiggling. What's best is helping my nine month old act out the activities.

The Unseen Guest A large part of the book (and series) relates to hunting.

Nathan Saves Summer relates to swimming.

Sink or Swim

[Elizabeth]

Carolyn wrote: "finished Balancing on Blue, 9 week walking cure, Tai Chi basic 24 (not the real title, can't remember it), Born to Run and Quidditch Through the ages! Five and done!"

Congratulations Carolyn! I love that you read a Quidditch book. I'm surprised more people don't die playing that sport in the book.

[Elizabeth]

JoAnn wrote: "Here are my books so far. I have an infant, so many are picture books.

Is Everyone Ready for Fun? We received this as the reward for finishing the Summer Reading Program. It is a f..."

Picture books are great!

[Elizabeth]

Only two more weeks to go to finish your Summer Reading Challenge! Good luck everyone.

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[Jennie]

I don't know if I'll finish this one. So far I have :
Pride and Politics-Paddle Boarding
Beyond the Narrows- Rappelling, climbing
The Orphan Keeper -wrestling, swimming

[Elizabeth]

Jennie wrote: "I don't know if I'll finish this one. So far I have :
Pride and Politics-Paddle Boarding
Beyond the Narrows- Rappelling, climbing
The Orphan Keeper -wrestling, swimming"

Remember Picture books, juvenile fiction and juvenile non-fiction count! I'm sure that you could find something fun that's a little shorter. Good luck.

[Elizabeth]

Two Quick Notes:

Only a few more days left everyone!!!! If you haven't finished, remember that picture books totally count!

I will be out of the office until September. The winner for the Summer 2016 reading challenge will be announced on Wednesday, September 7. Thank you for your patience.

[Debbie]

Elizabeth wrote: "Two Quick Notes:

Only a few more days left everyone!!!! If you haven't finished, remember that picture books totally count!

I will be out of the office until September. The winner for the Summer..."

Have fun, whatever you'll be doing and wherever you'll be doing it! Thanks so much for the heads up for the delay in the Summer Challenge winner announcement. Also thanks for already posting the September challenge. Looks like a good one! What free Natural History Museum passes?

[Debbie]

Debbie wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Two Quick Notes: ...
What free Natural History Museum passes? "

I looked at the September Challenge again. Oh! Those passes.

[Elizabeth]

Thanks Debbie! I plan on having a blast.

If you didn't wander into a library this summer head over to www.summer.slcolibrary.org and print out the Summer Reading Challenge Reading Record for adults, fill it out and turn it in at your library by August 31st to get a free book, an entry into a prize drawing and a pass to the Natural History Museum. You can count anything you've done since June.

[Jennie]

I finished the challenge. In addition to the three previous books I listed:
Brownlee Manor by Anita Stansfield - horseback riding

The Grumpy Bunny Goes West by Justine Korman-camping, horseback riding, roping

and since the last one is a picture book I added another picture book, The Black Stallion - riding, horse racing

[Elizabeth]

Jennie wrote: "I finished the challenge. "

Excellent! Congrats!

[Debbie]

I just came across a wonderfully fun book that is perfect for next month's challenge: Pirate's Perfect Pet: by Beth Ferry. Too bad I didn't read it two days from now! The story is fun and the drawings are delightful!

[Jackie]

Debbie wrote: "I just came across a wonderfully fun book that is perfect for next month's challenge[; book:Pirate's Perfect Pet|28686883]: by Beth Ferry. Too bad I didn't read it two days from now! The story is f..."

Thank you, Debbie, for the suggestion. I am placing it on hold now. Stress free September is my goal! :)

[JoAnn]

I finished the challenge with another in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place. The fourth in the series relates to sailing.
By the way, this series is so much fun! I read the series out of order (3, 1, 4, 2, and now 5) and it hasn't really mattered. Each has only made me want to read another more. I'm in the middle of #5 and am disappointed I'll have to wait until December 2017 for #6, the final installment.

[Elizabeth]

Thank you guys for patiently waiting for the results.

The winner of our Summer 2016 Reading Challenge is Jennie!

Congratulations Jennie.

[Jennie]

Wow! Thanks so much!

[Jackie]

YAY! Congrats, Jennie! I hope your prize is fabulous.