NancyJ's Summer Reading Challenge 2021

[NancyJ]

ATY Summer Challenge 2021 - Books completed since June 1

JUNE Challenges
✅The President's Daughter by Bill Clinton, 2021. [June #1 Start of Summer, Pub June 2021]]
✅His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik [June #2 Read a Science Fiction book]
✅Less by Andrew Sean Greer -[June#3 Pride Month, Gay Protagonist, Lambda Award]
✅The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren -[ June #4 Set SAIL, “S”]

JULY Challenges
✅In Five Years by Rebecca Serle. [July #1 Half way there. number in title]
✅Cinder by Marissa Meyer. [July#2 Madeline Miller’s Birthday, Author Initials MM, and a retelling]
✅The Duke and I by Julie Quinn– [July #3 It’s Winter Down South, Romance novel]
✅Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid, 2021. ][July #4 Take a Dip, best beach reads]

AUGUST Challenges
✅Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie, Ina Rilke (Translator) -[August #1 Back to School, new-to-me author]
✅A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi, 2018 [August#2 John Green’s Birthday Contemporary]
✅[August #3 - 2021 books most anticipated - [book:The Songbook of Benny Lament|54268364], by Amy Harmon.
✅The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi- [August #4 Jump on a plane, I have not visited India]

Also read

People We Meet on Vacation, by Emily Henry
All About Passion by Stephanie Laurens
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Kate's Courage by Lynn Jenssen
How to Date Your Dragon by Molly Harper

2021 books to read this summer
✔Songbook of Benny Lament
✔Malibu Rising
✔People we meet on vacation
✔Soulmate Equation
✔ President's Daughter
Klara and the Sun
Once There Were Wolves Charlotte McConaghy - August 8
The Hidden Palace Helene Wecker
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within Becky Chambers - Science Fiction (June #2)

[NancyJ]

THE TASKS


JUNE

✅1. Start of Summer ⭐✔ The President's Daughter
Summer means the best reading months for so many of us. New releases have bright and shiny colors, and the warm weather makes for great picnics and reading in the sun.

a. Read a happy book. All of them?
✔b. Read a book published in June, July, or August. - ⭐✔ President's Daughter
c. Read a book from one of the following lists:
✔- Beach Read Royalty Recommends Summer Books - Soulmate Equation
✔- Readers' Hottest Books of Summer - Malibu Rising
- Armchair Traveling: Books Set in Every U.S. State - Lila, Writers and Lover

✅2. June Birthday: Octavia E. Butler
Octavia Estelle Butler was an American science fiction author. A multiple recipient of both the Hugo and Nebula awards, she became in 1995 the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. Born in Pasadena, California, Butler was raised by her widowed mother. Octavia Butler was born June 22, 1947.

a. Read book whose main character is a Black woman. -
b. Read a science fiction book.
✅His Majesty's Dragon
c. Read a winner of the Hugo Award.
Parable of the Sower by Butler - also works for "the End"
Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chamber

✅3. Pride Month ⭐✔ Less
The majority of Pride events are held in June to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion in New York City on June 28, 1969, which most historians consider to be the birth of the modern LGBT movement. At the time, police raids on bars catering to LGBT patrons were common, but that night, the patrons of the Stonewall Inn fought back. While historical accounts of the night vary, the violent response ignited a national firestorm of activism that brought new visibility to the struggle for LGBT equality.

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). -⭐ Less
✔c. Read a book written by an author who was nominated for the Lambda Award. ⭐Less

✅4. Set Sail -⭐✔ The Soulmate Equation
One summer activity is to hop on a boat and go for a ride on the water. Whether you're fishing off of a kayak, sailing the open seas, or sunbathing on a yacht, floating on the water is guaranteed to bring peace and relaxation.

✔a. Read a book that starts with a letter in SAILING. S A - All about Passion, A Very Large Expanse, ⭐Soulmate Equation, Songbook, In Five Years
b. Read a book with a boat on the cover.
✔c. Read a book that takes place completely on an island. Kate's Courage

JULY

✅1. Halfway there! ⭐✔ In Five Years
July 1st marks the halfway point of the year, and that means 2021 is drawing to a close!

✔a. Read a book with a number in the title. ⭐In Five Years
b. Read a book that is divided into multiple parts (rather than, or in addition to, chapters). Klara? President's daughter?
c. Read a book featuring twin characters.

✅2. July Birthday: Madeline Miller ⭐✔Cinder
Madeline Miller is an American novelist, author of The Song of Achilles and Circe. Miller spent ten years writing The Song of Achilles while she worked as a Latin and Greek teacher. Madeline Miller was born on July 24, 1978.

✔a. Read a book whose author's initials are found in MADELINE MILLER.⭐cinder by Marissa Meyer
✔b. Read a retelling of a myth, fable, or fairytale. ⭐Cinder
c. Read a book nominated for the Women's Prize for Fiction.

✅3. It's Winter Down South ⭐✔ The Duke and I
While those of us in the northern hemisphere are enjoying the warm temperatures and the sunshine, our neighbors in the southern hemisphere are cozying up around the fire and drinking hot cocoa.

✔a. Read a romance book. ✔All about Passion, ⭐✔The Duke and I, ✔Dragon, ✔Soulmate, ✔Songbook
b. Read a book with snow on the cover.
c. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in FROSTY THE SNOWMAN. Songbook, Soulmate, Malibu, All, A very large, The Duke, The Pres,

✅4. Take a Dip ⭐ Malibu Rising
Summer is hot, hot, hot, so jump in a pool, lake, or ocean to cool off and get some exercise swimming.

✔a. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in OCEAN. ✔Crazy Rich Asians, ✔All about passion, A very large expanse..
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 - ⭐✔Malibu RIsing,, ✔People we Meet on Vacation
- 2021 Summer Reading List: 48 of the Best Books for Adults, Teens, and Kids
✔- The Best Beach Reads of Summer 2021 ▶People we meet on vacation

AUGUST

✅1. Back to School -⭐ Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
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.

✔a. Read a book by an author that is new-to-you. Klara, In five years, The Duke, A very large, Cinder, Henna, Crazy, ⭐Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress,, Less,
✔b. Read a YA book. - A very large expanse, Cinder,
c. Read a book often tested on the AP Literature exam, as found on this list.

✅2. August Birthday: John Green⭐✔ A Very Large Expanse of Sea
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.

✔a. Read a contemporary book. see 2021 list - soulmate Equation, Wolves, Klara and the Sun, people we meet on vacation, presidents, ⭐✔ A Very Large expanse of sea - also YA, in five years
✔b. Read a stand-alone novel (not part of a series). Songbook, Klara, Wolves,
c. Read a book nominated for the Printz Award.

✅ 3. Summer Reading = 2021 -The Songbook of Benny Lament
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. ▶ Songbook of Benny Lament
b. Read the next book in a series you've already started. Satapur Moonstone
c. Read a book published in 2021 that you've been looking forward to. Songbook. Klara, Hidden Palace, Galaxy and the Ground within

✅4. Jump on a Plane ⭐✔ The Henna Artist
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).

a. Read an adventure book.
✔b. Read a book set in a country you've never visited. Klara and the Sun, ⭐The Henna Artist, Balzac,
c. Read a book featuring a character that travels to multiple countries. (Less)

[NancyJ]

JULY = COMPLETED

✅1. a. Read a book with a number in the title. In Five Years by Rebecca Searle

✅2. a. Read a book whose author's initials are found in MADELINE MILLER. b. Read a retelling of a myth, fable, or fairytale. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (fits both).

✅3. a. Read a romance book. The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

✅4. c. Read a book featured on one of these lists: 34 of the Best Beach Reads to Help You Escape. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

[NancyJ]

AUGUST = COMPLETED

✅1. a. Read a book by an author that is new-to-you. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

✅2. a. Read a contemporary book. A Very Large Expanse of Sea (I chose a YA book in honor of John Green.)

✅3. a. Read the newest book by a favorite author. c. Read a book published in 2021 that you've been looking forward to. This fits both. The Songbook of Benny Lament

✅4.b. Read a book set in a country you've never visited. The Henna Artist

[NancyJ]

JUNE = COMPLETED

✅1. b. Read a book published in June, July, or August. The President's Daughter, by Bill Clinton, Published June 2021

✅2. b. Read a science fiction book. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik

✅3. b. Read a book featuring an LGBTQIA+ protagonist (not side character). c. Read a book written by an author who was nominated for the Lambda Award. (This book fits both.) Less by Andrew Sean Greer

✅4. a. Read a book that starts with a letter in SAILING. The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren