Steph's 2020 Summer Reading Challenge

[Stephanie]

JUNE

1. Pride Month
a. Read a book with at least 5 different colors of the rainbow on the cover.
✔ b. Read a book featuring an LGBTQIA+ protagonist (not side character). The Starless Sea finished 6/17
c. Read a book that was nominated for or won the Lambda Award.

2. June Birthdays: Anne Frank
✔a. Read a book set during WWII. The Orphan's Tale finished 8/16
b. Read a book that was published in sometime between 1900 and 1950.
c. Read The Diary of Anne Frank.

3. Father's Day
✔ a. Read a book that starts with a letter in FATHERS DAY. A Dangerous Collaboration finished 6/3
b. Read a book that features someone's relationship with their father.
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

4. Hit the Beach
✔ a. Read a book with a yellow or blue cover.How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems finished 6/23
b. Read a book where someone goes to the beach.
c. Read a book found on this list of best beach reads.

JULY

1. Halfway There!
a. Read a book with a page number that ends in 2.
✔ b. Read a book that is divided into multiple parts (rather than, or in addition to, chapters). The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum finished 8/15
c. Read a book that features twins.

2. July Birthdays: Pablo Neruda
a. Read a book set in South America. Out of the Silence: After the Crash
b. Read a book published between 1904 and 1973.
c. Read a book written in verse (must still meet the 100 page requirement).

3. 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.) Invincible Summer currently reading
c. Read a book found on TED's Winter Reading List.

4. Summer Reading
a. Read a happy book.
b. Read a book published in June, July, or August.
✔ c. Read a book from one of the following lists:
☀️ A New Season of Reading
☀️ Authors Offer Summer Reading Recommendations
☀️ Goodreads Employees Share Their Summer Reading Plans Stardust finished 8/13

AUGUST

1. Read Good Books
a. Read a book by a favorite author.
✔ b. Read the next book in a series you've already started. A Murderous Relation finished 6/20
c. Read a book published in 2020 that you've been looking forward to.

2. Back to School
✔ a. Read a book by an author that is new-to-you. The Seventh Perfection finished 8/20
b. Read a YA book.
c. Read a book often tested on the AP Literature exam, as found on this list.

3. August Birthdays: Ray Bradbury
a. Read a book in which the initials author's name can be found in RAY BRADBURY. Sky in the Deep finished 8/27
b. Read a sci-fi or horror book.
c. Read a collection of short stories (must still meet the 100 page requirement).

4. Go for a Drive
✔ a. Read a book with a car on the cover. Attack Surface finished 8/8
b. Read a book that starts with a letter in the phrase WINDOWS DOWN, BREEZE BLOWING.
c. Read a book where a character visits multiple countries.