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BOOK NERDS SUMMER READING CHALLENGE


Goal: Complete as many prompts as possible

Rules: 1. No cheating: only logs books you've started (even if you started it in any other month) and finished (June-August) entirely.
2. Have fun! This isn't meant to "taunt" your reading any way, but to, rather, add up to the fun!

Instructions The moment we've all been waiting for: Summer! Which for book nerds, means plenty of time to read to our hearts content. In this challenge, we will have three different types of prompts. First type is a TBR list, upon signup you will choose five books you want to complete between June-August. Second, the our lovely mods have put together a summer reading list that will be used in this challenge. Finally, our classic prompts that y'all know and love. You can mix and match to your heart's content. We will, as always, be following a page count point system.

Page count point system

0-99 pages: 0.5 points
100-199 pages: 1 point
200-299 pages: 2 points
300-399 pages: 3 points
400-499 pages: 4 points
500-599 pages: 5 points
600-699 pages: 6 points
700+ pages: 7 points

HOW TO LOG YOUR BOOKS

Name: [sign-up name]
Book: [book title]
Author: [book's writer]
Page Count: [number of pages of your copy]
Prompt: [number prompt]
Read Before:[yes/no]
Points: [how many points you have for logging specific book]
Total Points: [how many points you have it total]

EXAMPLE

Name: Scoooodles
Book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (1+)
Author: J.K. Rowling
Page Count: 759 (7+)
Prompt: General: A5 (1+)
Read Before: Yes
Points: 9
Total Points: 9


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PROMPT INFORMATION

TBR Summer Reading 3 points per book

1. The Princess Bride
2. Solitaire
3. Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory
4The Picture of Dorian Grey
5.Conversations with Friends

Book Nerds Summer Reading List 2 points per book

1. The Lightning Thief
2. The Hunger Games
3. Pride and Prejudice
4. Lore
5.The Hound of the Baskervilles
6. The Gilded Wolves
7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
8. Little Women

General Summer Reading Prompts 1 point per book

A. Fiction

1. Read a bestseller
2. Read a book from a Trilogy
3. Read a book with your favorite antagonist
4. Read a book where the protagonist travels
5. Read a the last book in a series


B. Romance

1. Read a book with slow-burn
2. Read a book with a wedding
3. Read a book that sets place in Europe
4. Read a book set post-university
5. Read a book that is enemies-to-lovers


C. Nonfiction

1. Read a book on conservation
2. Read a Biography
3. Read a book on a historical figure
4. Read a book on feminism
5. Read a book on wildlife


D. Young Adult

1. Read a book with a high school aged protagonist
2. Read a book that kills your favorite character
3. Read a dystopian
4. Read a book with a love triangle
5. Read a book where the antagonist is an adult


E. Summer-Based

1. Read a book based at a beach
2. Read a book with marine life
3. Read a book that takes place during the summer
4. Read a book that takes place at a camp
5. Read a book where the protagonist visits family


F. June-Themed

1. Read a book with LGBTQ+ representation
2. Read a book with a graduation
3. Read a book with a road trip
4. Read a book set in the US South
5. Read a book where it rains


G. July-Themed

1. Read a book about independence
2. Read a book with disability representation
3. Read a book with a war
4. Read a book that involves baseball
5. Read a book that involves ice cream


H. August-Themed

1. Read a book that mentions American football
2. Read a book that takes place in the beginning of the school year
3. Read a book with extreme weather
4. Read a book that takes place in the Caribbean
5. Read a high school classic



message 3: by emma (new)

emma | 22 comments Name: Emma
Book: I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (+1)
Author: Yoru Sumino
Page Count: 442 (+4)
Prompt: D1 (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 8


message 4: by emma (new)

emma | 22 comments Name: Emma
Book: Bridge to Terabithia (+1)
Author: Katherine Paterson
Page Count: 179 (+1)
Prompt: F5 (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 5
Total Points: 13


message 5: by emma (new)

emma | 22 comments Name: Emma
Book: My Year of Rest and Relaxation (+1)
Author: Ottessa Moshfegh
Page Count: 289 (+2)
Prompt: A4 (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 6
Total Points: 19


message 6: by emma (new)

emma | 22 comments Name: Emma
Book: Dead Poets Society (+1)
Author: N. H. Kleinbaum
Page Count: 166 (+1)
Prompt: H2 (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 5
Total Points: 24


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