MacKenzie's Summer Reading Challenge

[MacKenzie]

The Summer Challenge

June
1. National Ballpoint Pen Day
a. A book with a writing utensil on the cover - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz (completed 6/30)

b. A book written under a pen name - The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake (completed 8/10)

c. A book about a writer, bookseller, or librarian - Funny Story by Emily Henry (completed 6/13)


2. National Prune Day
a. A book written by someone over the age of 60 - The Little Liar by Mitch Albom (completed 8/7)

b. A book with more than 400 pages - A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen (completed 7/17)

c. A book with purple on the cover - She's Not Sorry by Mary Kubica (completed 8/19)


3. Let's Catch a Movie
a. Author's initials can be found in BLOCKBUSTER FILM - The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley (completed 7/1)

b. A book that has been adapted into a movie or series - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (completed 6/27)

c. A book published in the last two years - The Taken Ones by Jess Lourey (completed 6/24)


4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin
a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover - The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center (completed 6/30)

b. A translated book - Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk (completed 7/2)

c. A book with a seven in the page count - Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge (completed 6/7)


July
1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL - Ever After Always by Chloe Liese (completed 8/3)

b. A book featuring a sport - Everything for You by Chloe Liese (completed 8/14)

c. A book with a black main character - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (completed 6/29)

2. The Apollo Moon Landing
a. A book set in space - Heavenbreaker by Sara Wolf (completed 8/26)

b. A book with the moon on the cover - When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker (completed 7/9)

c. A book published in the 1960s - Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert (completed 6/14)

3. Let's Go on a Hike
a. A book with a cover of a nature scene without people - Pelican Girls by Julia Malye (completed 8/19)

b. A book set in a rural area - The House on Biscayne Bay by Chanel Cleeton (completed 6/10)

c. A book with an element of survival - Prophet Song by Paul Lynch (completed 6/18)

4. Dog Days of Summer
a. A book with a dog on the cover - Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez (completed 7/8)

b. A book with a hot setting - The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (completed 6/7)

c. An author's first book - The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan (completed 7/11)


August
1. The Destruction of Pompeii
a. A book featuring an ancient civilization - Clytemnestra

b. A book with red on the cover - The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez (completed 6/26)

c. A book set in a city - Triple Sec by T.J. Alexander (completed 6/13)

2. Vacation Time
a. A book you've been meaning to read - Weyward

b. A book by a favorite author - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (completed 6/26)

c. A book set somewhere you would like to visit - The Roaring Days of Zora Lily by Noelle Salazar (completed 6/20)

3. Let's Play a Game
a. A book with multiple points of view - Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver (completed 6/20)

b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE - Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino (completed 7/4)

c. A book in a series - Children of Dune by Frank Herbert (completed 6/24)

4. Back to School Sales
a. A book borrowed from the library - Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey (completed 7/1)

b. A nonfiction book - Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds by Thomas Halliday (completed 7/12)

c. A book with a character in an educational setting - Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao (completed 8/6)