June Bugs and Summer Jitter Bug

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June bugs and Summer Jitter Bug Reading Challenge

TO PLAY

Option 1
-- Do a traditional spell-it-out challenge by
selecting a word or words from the following bug or dance lists. Then spell out the word(s) using the first letter in the book's title, the first letter in the author's first or last name, or the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick-name. As always, if the first letter of a title starts with 'A', 'An', 'The', etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word. FYI, you can opt to do a combination of any of the above

Example of a Spell-it-out:
T - Tom Clancy author or Patriot Games
I - Irreconcilable Differences by Kiki Howell
K - Knight, Theta in The Diviners by Libba Bray

Option 2
-- Read books which have covers with different bugs or people dancing different dances
Hint: tattoos of butterflies and other insects count

Option 3
-- Read books with plots or titles that relate to bugs or dancing (your interpretation)
For example:
- characters participate in different dances
- there is talk of bugs--say ants at a picnic, a person being stung by a bee, a person being bugged by a fly, etc.
- the name of a dance or a bug or the word bug or dance in the title

Option 4
Mix or Match any of the above!

Duration
June - August

Levels of Play:
- The Bee Bop; Read 1 - 5 books
- Ants in your pants; Read 6-10 books
- The Fly Swatter; Read 11-15 books
- The Mashed Mosquitoes; Read 16-24 books
- The Bug Catcher; Read 25+ books

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Originally posted by Lisarenee for a June challenge in 2013 here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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Seasonal Challenges ~ Citrine Coin

Earn your Citrine Coins with Seasonal Challenges joined on or after April 1, 2016.

To Earn a Citrine Coin:
One Coin upon reaching "The Bug Catcher" Level.

Learn about Gem coins here

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[Marty]

Marty's June Bugs and Jitterbug Challenge

Level: Ants in Your Pants

[Mary]

Mary's bugs and Summer Jitter Bug Reading Challenge
Option 1 Level - The Bug Catcher; Read 25+ books
Duration June - August
🐞🐛🐝🦇🦋🐌🦟🦗🐜🕷
(Randomized)
CRICKET
BEE
ANT
A The Alpha Grizzly's MateLorelei M. Hart 06/13
N Name Not GivenScott Blade 06/13
T TameronNora Phoenix 06/08

DRAGONFLY
D Devil's DisciplesCliff Mansfield 06/06
R Rough CompanyR.A. McGee 06/01 2018
A
G The Girl Under the Sun: A Twisted Crime Thriller of Survival and SuspenseDan Padavona 06/25
O
N
F Fire WatchScott Blade 06/15
L Lethal ForceBill Runner 06/11
Y

WASP
W Wallaby My LoveLorelei M. Hart 06/14
A
S Shadow ThreatJack Gatland06/23
P Patriot LiesScott Blade 06/19


LOCUST
GRASSHOPPER
TERMITE
MOTH/B>

HORNET
H His Temporary MannyLorelei M. Hart 06/16
O Once QuietScott Blade 06/05 2017
R Ready Set Chaos: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival ThrillerHarley Tate 06/06
N No Room at Dragon's LandingLorelei M. Hart 06/08
E
T Their Little House TristanDella Cain 06/12



LADYBUG
🕺🕺💃🏻
Minuet
Lap Dance
Reggae
Waltz
Hula
Disco
Square
The Hustle
Conga Line
Fox Trot
Tap
Jitterbug
Ballet
Salsa
Cha Cha

[Beth]

June Bugs and Summer Jitter Bug Reading Challenge

Goal: 25 books The Bug Catcher; Read 25+ books

Katydid
🦗 K - Kate Moore - The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear
🦗 A - After Oz by Gordon McAlpine
🦗 T - The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
Y - Yolen - How to Fracture a Fairy Tale
🦗 D - Dark Hollow (Charlie Parker, #2) by John Connolly
🦗 I - It by Stephen King
🦗 D - Dawson, Juno - This Book Is Gay

🐛 🐛 Pupa 🐛 🐛
(view spoiler)[P - Pène du Bois, William - The Twenty-One Balloons
🐛 U - Urquhart, Alaina - The Butcher and the Wren (Dr. Wren Muller, #1)
🐛 P - Peters, Elizabeth - The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody, #2)
🐛 A - All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall (hide spoiler)]

🦋🦋 Monarch 🦋🦋
(view spoiler)[🦋 M - Malone (CLN) - The Jefferson Key (Cotton Malone, #7) by Steve Berry
🦋 O - One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
🦋 N - Nathaniel (CFN) - A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay
🦋 A - American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot by Craig Ferguson
🦋 R - Randy Shilts - And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
🦋 C - Christopher Moore - Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
🦋 H - Helene Hanff - 84, Charing Cross Road (hide spoiler)]

🪲🪲 Junebug 🪲🪲
(view spoiler)[🪲 J - Johnson, Sadeqa - The House of Eve
🪲 U - Unger, Lisa - Confessions on the 7:45
🪲 N - Norton, Graham - Home Stretch
🪲 E - Ed Wright - A Left-Handed History of the World
🪲 B - Barton, Fiona - The Suspect (Kate Waters, #3)
🪲 U - Unger, Lisa - In the Blood
🪲 G - Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The by R.A. Dick (hide spoiler)]

[Lucy]

June Bugs and Summer Jitter Bug
Level: The Fly Swatter

[Amee]

Option One - Do a traditional spell-it-out challenge by
selecting a word or words from the following bug or dance lists. Then spell out the word(s) using the first letter in the book's title, the first letter in the author's first or last name, or the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick-name.

🐝BEE🐝

🐞BEETLE🐞

🦋BUTTERFLY🦋

🦗CRICKET🦗

🐜ANT🐜

🕷️SPIDER🕷️

[midnightreads]

June Bugs and Summer Jitter Bug
Duration: June 1st - August 31
Level: Ants in your pants (6-10)
Completed: 7/7

Bachata (7/7)
B The Boyfriend
A S.T. Abby - The Risk
C Carter - Thrifted Hearts: A Romantic Comedy
H Hana Khan Carries On
A Amelia Diane Coombs - Drop Dead Sisters
T Tom How to End a Love Story
A Axel The Situation Ship

Round Two: Completed 5/6
Ballet (5/6)
B Brecia - Ask for Andrea
A Anastasia - Icebreaker
L Mayor Lark - Hexes & Hush Money: Paranormal Cozy Mystery
L
E Elise - Sidetracked
T Tess - The Housewarming