Gail's Summer Reading Challenge

[GailW]

June 2025 - August 2025
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Chips and Dip - 100 points
1a. A book in a series: Mrs. McGinty's Dead
1b. A book with water on the cover:
1c. A book released in 2024 or 2025: The Dream Hotel
1d. A book by a new to you author: Dumitru Tsepeneag - A Novel to Read on the Train
1e. A humorous book:

Drinks Station - 200 points
Author's initials are in:
2a. FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE: Zeina Abirached - Game for Swallows
2b. UNSWEETENED ICED TEA: Antti Tuomainen - The Man Who Died
2c. ROOT BEER SODA: -
2d. FRUIT PUNCH: -
2e. SPARKLING WATER: Lief Enger - I Cheerfully Refuse

Burger and Hotdog Toppings - 300 points
3a. Ketchup: A book with red on the cover: Forever Home
3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author: Jacqueline Winspear - Comfort of Ghosts
3c. Mustard: A book with a military character (serving, retired, or adjacent):
3d. Pickles: A book title that includes a word starting with the letter P: Potiki
3e. Cheese: A sentimental book:

Desserts - 400 points
4a. A book with a child main character: The Nancy's
4b. A book with a wedding: Three Days in June OR A Place for Us
4c. A book that has been nominated for an award: The Falling Woman
4d. A book with a cafe, bakery, or restaurant as an important setting:
4e. A book originally written in a language other than English:

The Sides - 500 points
5a. Potato salad - A book with more than one point of view: Wild Dark Shore
5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books: Sherry Thomas - A Study in Scarlet Women
5c. Corn bread - A book originally published before 1900: 1898 - Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen
5d. Deviled eggs - A book with challenging subject matter:
5e. Watermelon - A book over 500 pages: 528 - Mayor of Maxwell Street