Summer Reading Challenge Completion Thread

[JessicaMHR]

The Summer Challenge
I tried to do a full sweep but, didn't finish one book in time and couldn't find one for another so only 34/36...so close.

JUNE
1. National Ballpoint Pen Day

a. A book with a writing utensil on the cover Awkward
b. A book written under a pen name Gothikana by RuNyx
c. A book about a writer, bookseller, or librarian The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight Author is a journalist and magazine writer.



2. National Prune Day

a. A book written by someone over the age of 60 March: Book Three
b. A book with more than 400 pages The Covenant of Water has over 700
c. A book with purple on the cover Ghost Roast


3. Let's Catch a Movie

a. Author's initials can be found in BLOCKBUSTER FILM This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
b. A book that has been adapted into a movie or series Heartstopper: Volume One
c. A book published in the last two years Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel pub. 2023

4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin

a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover Smaller Sister
b. A translated book The Complete Persepolis from Persian originally.
c. A book with a seven in the page count Stargazing 217 pages



July
1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige

a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness by Cody Rigsby
b. A book featuring a sport Ride On Horse Riding and Jumping
c. A book with a black main character As the Crow Flies

2. The Apollo Moon Landing

a. A book set in space Grace Needs Space! Lives on a space station and visits another planet.
b. A book with the moon on the cover The Fledgling
c. A book published in the 1960s Mary Poppins



3. Let's Go on a Hike

a. A book with a cover of a nature scene without people The Eyes and the Impossible
b. A book set in a rural area Flamer they're camping in the woods.
c. A book with an element of survival Displacement about Japanese Internment camps



4. Dog Days of Summer

a. A book with a dog on the cover Pawcasso
b. A book with a hot setting
c. An author's first book Crying in H Mart



August
1. The Destruction of Pompeii

a. A book featuring an ancient civilization
b. A book with red on the cover The Great Divide
c. A book set in a city Freestyle: A Graphic Novel in NYC



2. Vacation Time

a. A book you've been meaning to read What Happened
b. A book by a favorite author Heartstopper: Volume Five
c. A book set somewhere you would like to visit Heartstopper: Volume Three Paris

3. Let's Play a Game

a. A book with multiple points of view Incredible Doom
b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE Speak Up! by Rebecca Burgess
c. A book in a series Incredible Doom: Volume 2

4. Back to School Sales

a. A book borrowed from the library The Magic Fish
b. A nonfiction book Lies My Teacher Told Me: A Graphic Adaptation
c. A book with a character in an educational setting Passport she's in school.

[Chrissie]

Finished my July at last

July
1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL El Taubinio by Cece Bell ✓ 06/08

2. The Apollo Moon Landing
b. A book with the moon on the cover ✓ 08/31

3. Let's Go on a Hike
b. A book set in a rural area (Hagenow, Germany) Hard Skin by Chris P. Rolls ✓ 06/05

4. Dog Days of Summer
c. An author's first book Und dann verschwinde ich in die Nacht: Der Golden-State-Killer (True Crime) by William Thorp ✓ 06/08

[Sandra]

June
1. c. A book about a writer, bookseller, or librarian - Quem Está Aí?

2. b. A book with more than 400 pages - A Medida

3. a. Author's initials can be found in BLOCKBUSTER FILM - Os Seis Grous by Elizabeth Lim

4. a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover - Não me esqueças

[Sandra]

August
1. c. A book set in a city - Pura Raiva

2. a. A book you've been meaning to read - Bloom

3. b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE - Volta ao Mundo de Minimoto: 54 países, 80 mil quilómetros e 1000 dias de aventuras e superação by André Sousa

4. b. A nonfiction book - Aqui Dentro Faz Muito Barulho

[Laurii]

Completed 8/25


June
1. National Ballpoint Pen Day
a. A book with a writing utensil on the cover The Word is Murder

2. National Prune Day
b. A book with more than 400 pages - The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

3. Let's Catch a Movie
c. A book published in the last two years - The Fox Wife

4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin
b. A translated book - The Complete Fiction of Bruno Schulz: The Street of Crocodiles, Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass



July
1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
b. A book featuring a sport - The Inside Edge

2. The Apollo Moon Landing
a. A book set in space - Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos

3. Let's Go on a Hike
c. A book with an element of survival - What Feasts at Night

4. Dog Days of Summer
c. An author's first book - Swarm



August
1. The Destruction of Pompeii
b. A book with red on the cover - The Constant Rabbit

2. Vacation Time
a. A book you've been meaning to read - The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

3. Let's Play a Game
c. A book in a series - The House at Sea's End

4. Back to School Sales
b. A nonfiction book - A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks

[Karen]

June
1. National Ballpoint Pen Day
c. A book about a writer, bookseller, or librarian And Then? And Then? What Else? by Daniel Handler

2. National Prune Day
b. A book with more than 400 pages My Year Abroad by Chang-rae Lee

3. Let's Catch a Movie
b. A book that has been adapted into a movie or series Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey

4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin
a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover The Rinehart Frames by Cheswayo Mphanza

July
1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL Transit by Rachel Cusk

2. The Apollo Moon Landing
a. A book set in space Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

3. Let's Go on a Hike
b. A book set in a rural area The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor

4. Dog Days of Summer
c. An author's first book Ghost Season by Fatin Abbas

August
1. The Destruction of Pompeii
c. A book set in a city Fingersmith by Sarah Waters (London)

2. Vacation Time
b. A book by a favorite author Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

3. Let's Play a Game
c. A book in a series My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 by Emil Ferris

4. Back to School Sales
a. A book borrowed from the library Leopoldstadt by Tom Stoppard

[D.L.]

June
1. b. A book written under a pen name (her real name is Marion Chesney): Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House by M.C. Beaton (8/31/24)

2. a. A book written by someone over the age of 60 (he is 80): The Girlfriend by R.L. Stine (7/30/24)

3. b. A book that has been adapted into a movie or series: The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot (6/15/24)

4. a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover:
Welcoming Seas by Lily Harper Hart (8/22/24)

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

Entries verified through here! As another reminder, books must have been finished by Aug 31st to be counted but this thread will stay open through Sept 4 for entry submissions and corrections. Winner will be drawn and contacted on Sept 5.

[Jennifer W]

July
1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL The Frozen River Ariel Lawhon


2. The Apollo Moon Landing
a. A book set in space Firefly: Legacy Edition Book One


3. Let's Go on a Hike
c. A book with an element of survival Schindler’s List

4. Dog Days of Summer

c. An author's first book The Woman in the White Kimono


August
1. The Destruction of Pompeii

b. A book with red on the cover


2. Vacation Time

a. A book you've been meaning to read Turn Left At The Trojan Horse: A Would-Be Hero's American Odyssey (it's been on my TBR since it was published in 2010!)


3. Let's Play a Game

b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE Proxy Alex London

4. Back to School Sales

a. A book borrowed from the library Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

Got it, Jennifer!

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

Raffle is closed! Winner will be contacted shortly!

Some fun figures:

100 individual participants
281 raffle entries
The most commonly completed prompt: Borrowed from the library
The least commonly completed prompt: Character in an educational setting

Thanks for playing everybody!