Kathy E - Summer Reading Challenge

[Kathy]

JUNE

✅ - Finished ➡️ - Currently reading ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

1. Start of Summer
a. Read a happy book.
✅Beach Read - Emily Henry ⭐⭐⭐

b. Read a book published in June, July, or August.

c. Read a book from one of the following lists:
- Beach Read Royalty Recommends Summer Books
✅Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - John Le Carre ⭐⭐⭐.5

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

b. Read a science fiction book.

c. Read a winner of the Hugo Award.
✅This Is How You Lose the Time War - Amal El-Mohtar ⭐⭐

3. Pride Month
a. Read a book with at least 5 different colors of the rainbow on the cover.
✅Unnatural Death - Dorothy Sayers ⭐⭐⭐


b. Read a book featuring an LGBTQIA+ protagonist (not side character).
✅The House in the Cerulean Sea - T.J. Klune ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

c. Read a book written by an author who was nominated for the Lambda Award.

4. Set Sail
a. Read a book that starts with a letter in SAILING.
✅Live and Let Chai (Seaside Cafe Mystery #1) - Bree Baker ⭐⭐⭐

b. Read a book with a boat on the cover.

c. Read a book that takes place completely on an island.

JULY

1. Halfway there!
a. Read a book with a number in the title.

b. Read a book that is divided into multiple parts (rather than, or in addition to, chapters).
✅Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver - Mary Oliver (from Felicity, from Red Bird, etc) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

c. Read a book featuring twin characters.

2. July Birthday: Madeline Miller
a. Read a book whose author's initials are found in MADELINE MILLER.
✅The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse - Louise Erdrich ⭐⭐⭐⭐

b. Read a retelling of a myth, fable, or fairytale.

c. Read a book nominated for the Women's Prize for Fiction.

3. It's Winter Down South
a. Read a romance book.
✅The Shivering Sands - Victoria Holt ⭐⭐⭐⭐

b. Read a book with snow on the cover.

c. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in FROSTY THE SNOWMAN.
✅Malibu Rising - Taylor Jenkins Reid ⭐⭐⭐⭐

4. Take a Dip
a. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in OCEAN.
✅Cannery Row - John Steinbeck ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

b. Read a book whose author initials can be found in TAKE A DIP.

c. Read a book featured on one of these lists:
- 34 of the Best Beach Reads to Help You Escape
✅The Wife Upstairs - Rachel Hawkins ⭐⭐⭐⭐

AUGUST

1. Back to School
a. Read a book by an author that is new-to-you.
✅Goodbye To All That - Robert Graves ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

b. Read a YA book.

c. Read a book often tested on the AP Literature exam, as found on this list.
✅Washington Square - Henry James ⭐⭐⭐⭐

2. August Birthday: John Green
a. Read a contemporary book.
✅Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery- Jenny Colgan ⭐⭐⭐

b. Read a stand-alone novel (not part of a series).
✅Migrations - Charlotte McConaghy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

c. Read a book nominated for the Printz Award.

3. Summer Reading
a. Read the newest book by a favorite author.

b. Read the next book in a series you've already started.

c. Read a book published in 2021 that you've been looking forward to.
✅The Bombay Prince (Perveen Mistry #3) - Sujata Massey ⭐⭐⭐⭐

4. Jump on a Plane
a. Read an adventure book.
✅Miss Benson's Beetle - Rachel Joyce audio ⭐⭐⭐

b. Read a book set in a country you've never visited.
✅Cards on the Table - Agatha Christie ⭐⭐⭐⭐

c. Read a book featuring a character that travels to multiple countries.

[Kathy]

June 1 - June 5

Finished:
June
1. Start of Summer
c. Read a book from one of the following lists:
- Beach Read Royalty Recommends Summer Books
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2074
✅Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - John Le Carre ⭐⭐⭐.5

August
4. Jump on a Plane
a. Read an adventure book.
✅Miss Benson's Beetle - Rachel Joyce ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Kathy]

June 6 - June 19

June
1. Start of Summer
a. Read a happy book.
✅Beach Read - Emily Henry ⭐⭐⭐

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

July
3. It's Winter Down South
c. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in FROSTY THE SNOWMAN.
✅Malibu Rising - Taylor Jenkins Reid ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5

July
4. Take a Dip
a. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in OCEAN.
✅Cannery Row - John Steinbeck ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

August
1. Back to School
a. Read a book by an author that is new-to-you.
✅Goodbye to All That - Robert Graves ⭐⭐⭐⭐

August
1. Back to School
c. Read a book often tested on the AP Literature exam, as found on this list.
✅Washington Square - Henry James ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Kathy]

June 20-June 26

June
4. Set Sail
a. Read a book that starts with a letter in SAILING.
✅Live and Let Chai(Seaside Cafe Mystery #1) - Bree Baker ⭐⭐⭐

August
3. Summer Reading
c. Read a book published in 2021 that you've been looking forward to.
✅The Bombay Prince (Perveen Mistry #3) - Sujata Massey ⭐⭐⭐⭐

4. Jump on a Plane
b. Read a book set in a country you've never visited.
✅Cards on the Table - Agatha Christie ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Kathy]

June
1. Start of Summer
c. Read a winner of the Hugo Award.
✅This Is How You Lose the Time War - Amal El-Mohtar ⭐⭐

3. Pride Month
b. Read a book featuring an LGBTQIA+ protagonist (not side character).
✅The House in the Cerulean Sea - T.J. Klune (Linus) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

August
2. August Birthday: John Green
a. Read a contemporary book.
✅Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery - Jenny Colgan ⭐⭐⭐.5

[Kathy]

July 5-July 17

June
3. Pride Month
a. Read a book with at least 5 different colors of the rainbow on the cover.
✅Unnatural Death - Dorothy Sayers


July
b. Read a book that is divided into multiple parts (rather than, or in addition to, chapters).
✅Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver- Mary Oliver (“from Felicity, from Red Bird, etc.)

July
Take a Dip
c. Read a book featured on one of these lists:
- 34 of the Best Beach Reads to Help You Escape
✅The Wife Upstairs - Rachel Hawkins