Summer Reading Challenge 21: Completion Thread

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I was down to the wire but managed to complete the Summer Reading Challenge.

AUGUST

1. Back to School
Many students and teachers are heading back to the classrooms this month. Celebrate that back-to-school feeling with a bit of smart summer reading.

Read a YA book.—Fish In A Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt I finished this book on June 30, 2021.

2. August Birthday: John Green
John Michael Green is an American author and YouTube content creator. He won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut novel, Looking for Alaska, and his fourth solo novel, The Fault in Our Stars, debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list in January 2012. He was born on August 24, 1977.

b. Read a stand-alone novel (not part of a series). Legacy by Nora Roberts. I read this book on July 3, 2021.

3. Summer Reading
Summer is a great time to catch up on your backlist TBR or read the newest releases that you haven't got around to reading yet.

a. Read the newest book by a favorite author. Sunrise by the Sea by Jenny Colgan. I finished this book on July 18, 2021.

4. Jump on a Plane
With the world reopening, now is a great time to jump on a plane to new countries (literally or, in the case of reading, metaphorically).

Read a book set in a country you've never visited. Man With The Silver Saab by Alexander McCall Smith. I finished this book on August 17, 2021.

[Marie]

Finished just in time! Since I'm not the only Marie around here, you'll need my last initial - it's A.


JUNE - 4/4

1. Start of Summer
a. Read a happy book.
Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Stories by Terry Pratchett

2. June Birthday: Octavia E. Butler
a. Read book whose main character is a Black woman.
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

3. Pride Month
b. Read a book featuring an LGBTQIA+ protagonist (not side character).
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers Isabel

4. Set Sail
c. Read a book that takes place completely on an island.
The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong takes place entirely on Vancouver Island

JULY - 4/4

1. Halfway there!
b. Read a book that is divided into multiple parts (rather than, or in addition to, chapters).
Wanderers by Chuck Wendig split into eight parts, as well as chapters

2. July Birthday: Madeline Miller
a. Read a book whose author's initials are found in MADELINE MILLER.
The Art of Disruption by Magid Magid

3. It's Winter Down South
b. Read a book with snow on the cover.
A Darkness Absolute by Kelley Armstrong


4. Take a Dip
a. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in OCEAN.
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

AUGUST - 4/4

1. Back to School
a. Read a book by an author that is new-to-you.
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

2. August Birthday: John Green
b. Read a stand-alone novel (not part of a series).
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

3. Summer Reading
b. Read the next book in a series you've already started.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams

4. Jump on a Plane
c. Read a book featuring a character that travels to multiple countries.
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini Markos (the narrator of chapter 8) travels to a lot of places around the world

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

Verified through Post 152

Just a reminder: books have to be read by the end of August 31st but you can post your entry up through September 3rd to be counted.

[Hilde]

June completed

1a. Read a happy book: Kunsten å holde seg flytende/(The Lido)

2a. Read a book whose main character is a Black woman: The Sun Sister

3a. Read a book with at least 5 different colors of the rainbow on the cover: På drømmedagen står vi opp klokka fire om morgenen. Unfortunately GR doesn't have a cover of this one, but here is a picture from Google: https://www.google.no/search?q=p%C3%A...

4c. Read a book that takes place completely on an island: Den lange, hvite skyens land/(In the Land of the Long White Cloud)

[Hilde]

July completed

1a. Read a book with a number in the title: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

2a. Read a book whose author's initials are found in MADELINE MILLER: The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

3b. Read a book with snow on the cover: Snow

4a. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in OCEAN: Alkymisten

[Hilde]

August completed

1a. Read a book by an author that is new-to-you: Den Som Frykter Ulven/(He Who Fears the Wolf) by Karin Fossum

2a. Read a contemporary book: Skinnet bedrar

3b. Read the next book in a series you've already started: The Moon Sister

4b. Read a book set in a country you've never visited (Russia): Ingrid Winters makeløse mismot/(The Marvelous Misadventures of Ingrid Winter)

[Robert]

Robert W.

JUNE

1. Start of Summer
b. Read a book published in June, July, or August.
Shadow and Bone

2. June Birthday: Octavia E. Butler
b. Read a science fiction book.
Hyperion

3. Pride Month
a. Read a book with at least 5 different colors of the rainbow on the cover.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

4. Set Sail
a. Read a book that starts with a letter in SAILING.
Siege and Storm


JULY
1. Halfway there!
b. Read a book that is divided into multiple parts (rather than, or in addition to, chapters).
The Hero of Ages

2. July Birthday: Madeline Miller
a. Read a book whose author's initials are found in MADELINE MILLER.
The Black Cauldron

3. It's Winter Down South
c. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in FROSTY THE SNOWMAN.
The Well of Ascension

4. Take a Dip
a. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in OCEAN.
Eaters of the Dead


AUGUST

1. Back to School
a. Read a book by an author that is new-to-you.
The Book of Three

2. August Birthday: John Green
b. Read a stand-alone novel (not part of a series).
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

3. Summer Reading
b. Read the next book in a series you've already started.
Secret History

4. Jump on a Plane
a. Read an adventure book.
Mistborn: The Final Empire

[Roxana]

Finished a while ago, but I forgot to post. Hope it isn't too late! (I think I'm the only Roxana, but just in case, Roxana S.)

JUNE

1. Start of Summer
b. Read a book published in June, July, or August: The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

2. June Birthday: Octavia E. Butler
c. Read a winner of the Hugo Award: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone


3. Pride Month
c. Read a book written by an author who was nominated for the Lambda Award: Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall


4. Set Sail
b. Read a book with a boat on the cover: Desolation Island by Patrick O'Brian




JULY

1. Halfway there!
a. Read a book with a number in the title: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

2. July Birthday: Madeline Miller
b. Read a retelling of a myth, fable, or fairytale: The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore

3. It's Winter Down South
b. Read a book with snow on the cover: The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo



4. Take a Dip
c. Read a book featured on one of these lists: Trouble Girls by Julia Lynn Rubin


AUGUST

1. Back to School
b. Read a YA book: A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown


2. August Birthday: John Green
a. Read a contemporary book: The Little French Bridal Shop by Jennifer Dupee


3. Summer Reading
c. Read a book published in 2021 that you've been looking forward to: Black Water Sister by Zen Cho


4. Jump on a Plane
b. Read a book set in a country you've never visited: A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

Verified through 158. Entries will be accepted through Friday September 3rd, and then I will allow 2 more days for anybody with outstanding issues to get back to me. Winner will be randomly selected on Monday September 6!