Summer Read More Discussion

[Syndi Siahaan]

Hi everyone! What book are you reading now?

I'm currently reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and A Wrinkle in Time.

[Jazzy]

Hi Syndi! I read Tom Sawyer many a time since I was about 7 years old and loved it, didn't care for the other one, though I did read it too! Hope you enjoy them.

The books I'm currently reading:
The Time Machine - H.G. Wells
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? - Horace McCoy
The Rules of Backyard Croquet - Sunni Overend
The West Rand Jive Cats Boxing Club - Lauren Liebenberg
The Singing Line - Alice Thomson
The Language of Love: Poems Chosen by Anne Harvey

Since i'm reading the first two for challenges I'm trying to finish them first!

PS Just finished The Time Machine!
PSS And The West Rand Jive Cats Boxing Club

[Jazzy]

Chloe wrote: "I'm on holiday at the moment so reading more than usual which is great! Unfortunately I can't access the spreadsheet so there will be a lot of admin to do when I get back!"

Have a lovely holiday!

Congratulations also to Teena and Cindee!

[Syndi Siahaan]

Jazzy wrote: "Hi Syndi! I read Tom Sawyer many a time since I was about 7 years old and loved it, didn't care for the other one, though I did read it too! Hope you enjoy them.

The books I'm currently reading: ..."

I'm half way done with Tom Sawyer and I enjoyed it very much!

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? sounds interesting :)

[Jazzy]

Syndi wrote: "I'm half way done with Tom Sawyer and I enjoyed it very much! They Shoot Horses, Don't They? sounds interesting :) "

It's set during one of those dance marathons in the 1920s.

[Syndi Siahaan]

Jazzy wrote: "Syndi wrote: "I'm half way done with Tom Sawyer and I enjoyed it very much! They Shoot Horses, Don't They? sounds interesting :) "

It's set during one of those dance marathons in the 1920s.
"

Interesting. Googled what a dance marathon is and they say you could dance for several weeks. Woooowww

[Ann]

Anne ✨ wrote: "To All

Can you believe that over 450 books have been read in this challenge so far?! WOW!

The Sweet Shop is so colorful and delicious! We have readers tasting WATERMELON WAFER WORD WHIP all the ..."


Anne,

I just wanted to let you know that I received my prize. Thank you soooo much!!

[Anne ✨]

Ann wrote: "..I just wanted to let you know that I received my prize."

Yay, thanks! I hope it's an enjoyable read for you :)

[Anne ✨]

FINAL PUSH for all of our SUMMER READING! :) 29 readers have read 630 books to date, WOW! How high will we get? Let's see!

And if you're feeling sad that this challenge will be ending on Aug 31st, we've got you covered with a Brand NEW exciting Spreadsheet/Tracking Challenge for September 1st.

THEME: World Wonders! You'll earn points for every new country you read from, and a ton of bonus points for specific tasks related to the wonders of the world!! We'll even have a group challenge for us all to work towards together :)

So, start dreaming of where you will travel to this fall, and take a look at your TBR shelf for books from different countries

More info will post in the next week!

[Anne ✨]

Drum Roll.. did the drawing of two names (for 8/15 giveaway) and

Tiffany & Amber have won a prize this go round.

Congratulations, and happy summer reading everyone, 10 more days in August, so let's all sit in a lounge chair in the sun and READ for an hour or two or more! :)

[Syndi Siahaan]

Congratulations!! 🎉🎉

[Jazzy]

Congratulations Tiffany & Amber!

[Amber M.]

Anne ✨ wrote: "Drum Roll.. did the drawing of two names (for 8/15 giveaway) and

Tiffany & Amber have won a prize this go round.

Congratulations, and happy summer reading everyone, 10 more days in August, so let..."

Yay, thank you! :)

[Tiina]

In less than two hours, this challenge is over for me and I'm going to start counting books and pages towards the World Wonders challenge. It's been really fun but I'm a tiny bit disappointed I didn't manage to reach the highest level. Maybe next time!

Thank you, everyone, for all the amazing books I've discovered through your reads!

[Jazzy]

Mion wrote: "In less than two hours, this challenge is over for me and I'm going to start counting books and pages towards the World Wonders challenge. It's been really fun but I'm a tiny bit disappointed I did..."

But we DID reach the top level. Remember we added two more levels midway through. Perhaps we shouldn't have! I think we did smashing! x

[Chloe]

I have 66 pages of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to finish in the next 45 minutes before it's September 1st. Let's do this!

[Anne ✨]

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE who has participated in this challenge!!! And congratulations on 'READING MORE' this summer.

As I look at the spreadsheet I am absolutely astounded at how much reading everyone put in this summer. 29 participants read a combined 669 books, and 2,211 pages. WOW! That's truly amazing!

The spreadsheet will stay active for anyone wanting to finish recording their books, and to look for book ideas from your fellow readers!

I've done the last random prize drawing, and a prize goes to:
Wes
Elie

AND, a prize also goes out to Jazzy Lemon, who did such a fantastic job with creating the prize levels, adding book/author links to the spreadsheet, suggesting books, and more! :) THANK YOU JAZZY!