Kendra's Summer Reading Challenge

[Kendra]

JUNE 4/4 or 7/8 or 8/12

Pride Month
a. Read a book with at least 5 different colors of the rainbow on the cover.
The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific by David Bianculli - June 17th
✔️b. Read a book featuring an LGBTQIA+ protagonist (not side character).
Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli - June 2nd
c. Read a book that was nominated for or won the Lambda Award.

June Birthdays: Anne Frank
✔️a. Read a book set during WWII.
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei - Aug. 8th
b. Read a book that was published in sometime between 1900 and 1950.
c. Read The Diary of Anne Frank.

Father's Day
a. Read a book that starts with a letter in FATHERS DAY.
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick - June 17th
✔️b. Read a book that features someone's relationship with their father.
Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev - June 4th
c. Read a book featured on one of these lists about fathers:
☀️11 Unforgettable Books about Fatherhood
☀️28 Books to Give Dad on Father's Day
☀️Top 10 Books about Fathers

Hit the Beach
✔️a. Read a book with a yellow or blue cover.
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik - July 31st
b. Read a book where someone goes to the beach.
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev - June 9th
Ch. 29 DJ and his sister hang out at the beach.
c. Read a book found on this list of best beach reads.
Beach Read by Emily Henry - Aug. 23rd

JULY 4/4 or 6/8 or 8/12

Halfway There!
a. Read a book with a page number that ends in 2.
Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris - July 8th
b. Read a book that is divided into multiple parts (rather than, or in addition to, chapters).
Up and Down by Terry Fallis - July 7th
✔️c. Read a book that features twins.
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire - July 12th

July Birthdays: Pablo Neruda
a. Read a book set in South America.
✔️b. Read a book published between 1904 and 1973.
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery - Aug. 4th
Published in 1926.
c. Read a book written in verse (must still meet the 100 page requirement).

It's Winter Down South
a. Read a book set in the southern hemisphere.
✔️b. Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in the phrase LET IT SNOW. (Title must be at least two words long.)
On the Edge by Ilona Andrews - Aug. 7th
c. Read a book found on TED's Winter Reading List.

Summer Reading
a. Read a happy book.
Wolf's Curse by Kelley Armstrong - July 14th
b. Read a book published in June, July, or August.
A Left-Handed History of the World by Ed Wright - June 22nd
Aug. 25th, 2007
✔️c. Read a book from one of the following lists:
☀️ A New Season of Reading
The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner - June 29th
☀️ Authors Offer Summer Reading Recommendations
☀️ Goodreads Employees Share Their Summer Reading Plans

AUGUST 4/4 or 8/8 or 10/12

Read Good Books
a. Read a book by a favorite author.
Persuasion by Jane Austen - June 30th
b. Read the next book in a series you've already started.
Firefly: The Magnificent Nine by James Lovegrove - June 5th
✔️c. Read a book published in 2020 that you've been looking forward to.
Chaos Reigning by Jessie Mihalik - June 3rd

Back to School
✔️a. Read a book by an author that is new-to-you.
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson - June 7th
b. Read a YA book.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling - June 11th
c. Read a book often tested on the AP Literature exam, as found on this list.

August Birthdays: Ray Bradbury
✔️a. Read a book in which the initials author's name can be found in RAY BRADBURY.
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell - June 14th
b. Read a sci-fi or horror book.
Network Effect by Martha Wells - June 8th
c. Read a collection of short stories (must still meet the 100 page requirement).
Take Us To Your Chief And Other Stories by Drew Hayden Taylor - July 2nd

Go for a Drive
a. Read a book with a car on the cover.
✔️b. Read a book that starts with a letter in the phrase WINDOWS DOWN, BREEZE BLOWING.
Wolf's Bane by Kelley Armstrong - July 13th
c. Read a book where a character visits multiple countries.
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London - July 26th