AT THE BEACH CHALLENGE

[Diana S]

At the Beach Challenge
Duration: month of June

Spell-out one/more ALL-CAPPED words listed below:


SURFING
BIRDING
KAYAKING
SHARKS
BONFIRES
Tent CAMPING
SWIMSUITS
SEAGULLS
Building SAND CASTLES
DOLPHINS Watching
Surf FISHING
FERRY
SUNBATHING
PELICANS
BEACHCOMBING
SEA SHELLS
BEACH READS
Playing VOLLEYBALL
Having a PICNIC
WALKING
FLOATS
KITES
Enjoying the SUNSET

Challenge Rules:
• one book per letter
• use 1st letter Title (exclude A, An, or The)
• use 1st letter of Author's FIRST/LAST name
• use 1st letter of Main Character's FIRST/LAST name

For Each Book Read
• LINK to Title
• INDICATE Author
• GIVE DATE you finished Book

Ratings are Optional!
Happy Summer!

[Diana S]

PARTICIPANTS


⛱️ Licha-Olivia - BEACH READS (10/10) C
Carol - Building SAND CASTLES (17/19)
⛱️ Cara - SAND CASTLES (11/11) C
Diana S - DOLPHINS (0/8)
⛱️ JennH - BEACH READS (10/10) C
⛱️ Book Concierge - FLOATS (6/6) C
Robin P - ⛱️ SEA SHELLS (9/9) C • ⛱️ SHARKS - (6/6) C •WALKING - (4/7)
⛱️ Jonquil - SAND CASTLES (11/11) C
⛱️ Beverly - SAND CASTLES (11/11) C
Koren - SHARKS (4/6)
⛱️ SouthWestZippy - FISHING (7/7) C
Marilyn - CAMPING (5/7)
Vanessa - ⛱️ CAMPING - (7/7) C • ⛱️ KITES (5/5) C • SEA
GULLS (2/8)

[Diana S]

Congratulations

👋 Licha-Olivia 🍾🥂
👋 Cara 🍾🥂
👋 JennH 🍾🥂
👋 Book Concierge 🍾🥂
👋 Robin P (2X) 🍾🥂
👋 Jonquil 🍾🥂
👋 Beverly 🍾🥂
👋 SouthWestZippy 🍾🥂
👋 Vanessa (2X) 🍾🥂

[Licha-Olivia]

At the Beach Challenge- June

10/10 letters

B: Bardugo, Leigh; Shadow and Bone (6/14/25)
E: Enoch, Suzanne; The Rake (6/5/25)
A: Abe, Shana; The Smoke Thief (6/27/25)
C: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; Americanah (6/21/25)
H: House of Hades (The) Rick Riordan (6/9/25)
R: Reacher, Jack (mc) Die Trying Lee Child (6/24/25)
E: Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert (6/11/25)
A: Abe, Shana The Dream Thief (6/30/25)
D: Dakota Cassidy Accidentally Catty (6/22/25)
S: Sherry Thomas; A Study in Scarlet Women (6/13/25)

[Carol]

At the Beach Challenge- June
17/19
Baiting Burke - Jaclyn Quinn - 6/5
Unger, Lisa - Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 - 6/10
I
Little Christmas: Kent - Della Caine -6/8
Darcy Coates - The Folcroft Ghosts - 6/6
I
Night Island - Jayne Ann Krantz -6/3
Ghostland - Duncan Ralston - 6/16

Shea Hunter - Just Add Water -6/4
Alexander, Romeo - Where There’s Smoke… /6/2
N.R Walker - Fitch-6/3
Denver Shaw - Cold Front -6/10

Cheryl Strand - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail - 6/1
Alexia Gordon - Murder in G Major -6/1
Salt Kiss -Sierra Simone - 6/14
Thompson, Bill - Callie -6/2
Lost House - Melissa Larsen -6/3
Easten, Eli - The Trouble With Tony -6/11
Stephen King - The Bad Weather Friend - 6/23

[Cara]

SAND CASTLES (11/11)


S Emily St. James Woodworking 6/19
A Azere Ties That Tether Jane Igharo 6/5
N Nate Good Soil: The Education of an Accidental Farmhand Jeff Chu 6/10
D Clarissa Dalloway Mrs. Dalloway Virginia Woolfe 6/4

C Clarisse Farenheit 451 Ray Bradbury 6/5
A Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones James Clear 6/10
S Sarah Levy Drinking Games 6/12
T Tahani Fonseka You're Invited Amanda Jayatissa 6/3
L Julie Leong The Teller of Small Fortunes 6/11
E Elizabeth Comen MD All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today 6/21
S Silvia Vasquez-Lavado In the Shadow of the Mountain 6/17

[Diana S]

AT THE BEACH CHALLENGE

Spell-out: DOLPHINS (1/8)


D
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P
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S - Sandwich by Catherine .Newman (6/12/25) ⭐⭐⭐

[JennH]

At the Beach Challenge
Duration: month of June

B - The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo 6/9/25
E - James by Percival Everett 6/9/25
A - Third Girl by Agatha Christie 6/1/25
C - No Roast for the Weary by Cleo Coyle 6/12/25
H - Lore Olympus: Volume Six by Rachel Smythe 6/10/25 - Hades

R - Lore Olympus: Volume Five by Rachel Smythe 6/8/25
E - Died in the Wool by Peggy Ehrhart 6/16/25
A - Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro 6/7/25
D - Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe 6/3/25
S - What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera 6/2/25

[Book Concierge]

AT THE BEACH Challenge
Begins: 01June25 / Ends: 30June25


6 / 6 completed

Floats
F - Frances de Pontes Peebles / The Air You Breathe ✔ – 04June25
L - LYUDMILA is mc in The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25
O - OLIVIA mc in Love Anthony ✔ – 19June25
A - Alex Lasker / The Memory of an Elephant ✔ – 13June25
T - TELGEMEIER, Raina / Drama ✔ – 25June25
S - SUNNY is mc in Miss Ruffles Inherits Everything ✔ – 06June25

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[Robin P]

Sea Shells
9/9

S - The Seduction of Sara - 6/4
E - The Eighth Life - 6/3
A - Andy Carpenter, main char in First Degree - 6/14

S - Sarah Woodbury - The Good Knight - 6/8
H - Hari Conner - I Shall Never Fall in Love - 6/7
E - Ella Moon - 6/12
L - Leona, main character of Between You and Us - 6/5
L - La Velle E. Neal III - The Franchise: Minnesota Twins - 6/10
S - Salvage the Bones - 6/2

[Jonquil]

AT THE BEACH CHALLENGE

11/11 DONE

S Searching for Bristol Susan Stoker 6/10
A Aberration Lisa Regan 6/1
N No Farm, No Foul Peg Cochran 6/6
D Delivering Secrets Fiona McArthur 6/3
C Christmas with Her Ex Fiona McArthur 6/4
A All The Young Men Ruth Coker Burks 6/5
S Steel Guardian Cameron Coral 6/7
T Troubled Nate Thomas 1 Lexy Timms 6/17
L Lavash at First Sight Taleen Voskuni 6/7
E Essence of Foul Play Daryl Wood Gerber 6/2
S Schooled in Murder Victoria Gilbert 6/3

[Beverly]

At the Beach Challenge
Duration: month of June
11/11

S Shy Creatures by Clare Chambers FINISHED 6/3
A Ann Kirschner, Lady at the O.K. Corral: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp FINISHED 6/12
N Natalie Hodges, Uncommon Measure: A Journey Through Music, Performance, and the Science of Time FINISHED 6/4
D Death in the Dark Woods by Annelise Ryan FINISHED 6/25

C Wendy Chin-Tanner, King of the Armadillos FINISHED 6/7
A Jess Armstrong, The Curse of Penryth Hall FINISHED 6/7
S Susan Crandall, Whistling Past the Graveyard FINISHED 6/29
T Tom Cox, 21st Century Yokel FINISHED 6/13
L The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold FINISHED 6/21
E Elphie: A Wicked Childhood, Gregory Maguire FINISHED 6/15
S Sisters Under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris FINISHED 6/19

[Koren]

At the Beach Challenge
Duration: month of June

S-Sedaris, Amy I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence
H-Harold Schechter Bestial: The Savage Trail of a True American Monster finished 7/3
A-The Appeal by John Grisham finished 6/13
R-Run With Me: A story of two shelter dogs by Sarah Jo Randolph finished 6/15
K-Kelly Gunter You Have Such a Pretty Face: A Memoir of Trauma, Hope, and the Joy that Follows Survival finished /19
S-Skaggs, Randy L. Country Vet: More Tall Tails finished 6/21

[SouthWestZippy]

At the Beach Challenge--Duration: month of June
Surf FISHING
7/7--Completed 6/28/25
F-The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah-6/4/25
I-If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood By Gregg Olsen-6/19/25
S-Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See-6/4/25
H-The Women by Lisa See-6/6/25
I-I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy-6/28/25
N-Nobody's Horses: The Dramatic Rescue of the Wild Herd of White Sands by Don Hoglund-6/24/25
G-Ghost at Work by Carolyn G. Hart-6/27/25

[Marilyn]

AT THE BEACH Challenge
Begins: 01June25 / Ends: 30June25

5 / 7 completed

CAMPING

✔C--Chambers, Essie, author of Swift River--6/13/25
✔A--Amor Towles, author of Table for Two--6/22/25
✔M--Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman--6/4/25

P

✔I--In the Time of the Butterflies-- by Julia Alvarez--6/2/25

N

✔G--God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State by Lawrence Wright--6/10/25

[Vanessa]

AT THE BEACH Challenge
DATES: 6/1/25-6/30/25

C - Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 6, March 2007 6/9/25
A - Grant Allen - Pallinghurst Barrow 6/3/25
M - The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson 6/2/25
P - Pastrami Murder by Patti Benning 6/10/25
I - Washington Irving - The Adventure of the German Student 6/7/25
N - The Nosy Neighbor by Nita Prose 6/7/25
G - Victor Gunn - Death in December 6/5/25

K - Kristi Coulter - Yes, And by 6/6/25
I - Ianthe Jerrold - Off the Tiles 6/8/25
T - Thomas Hardy - The Withered Arm 6/5/25
E - Everybody Loves Kamau! by W. Kamau Bell 6/7/25
S - Seanan McGuire - Emergency Landing 6/6/25

S
E - Martin Edwards - Crimson Snow: Winter Mysteries 6/8/25
A
G - A Ghost Story by Mark Twain 6/7/25
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[Robin P]

Finished, see msg 10

Adding another one

S - Benjamin Stevenson - Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret - 6/12
H - Anthony Horowitz - Marble Hall Murders - 6/8
A - Andre, main char in Yesterday Is History - 6/13
R - Rose Pearson - The Truth about the Earl: A Clean Regency Romance - 6/11
K - Kate Wilhelm - Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang - 6/18
S - Sally Rigby - Never Too Late - 6/12

[Robin P]

Well, that was too easy, I'll add a 3rd one

4/7
W - Walt Longmire, main char in Tooth and Claw - 6/9
A -
L - Linda Hogan - People of the Whale - 6/11
K - Kell, main character in A Darker Shade of Magic- 6/24
I
N - Naomi Novik - Golden Age and Other Stories - 6/15
G - The Good Knight - 6/8

[SouthWestZippy]

Message 14
7/7--Completed 6/28/25

[Book Concierge]

Update message # 9 - Challenge completed ✔ – 25June25


AT THE BEACH Challenge
Begins: 01June25 / Ends: 30June25


6 / 6 completed

Floats
F - Frances de Pontes Peebles / The Air You Breathe ✔ – 04June25
L - LYUDMILA is mc in The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25
O - OLIVIA mc in Love Anthony ✔ – 19June25
A - Alex Lasker / The Memory of an Elephant ✔ – 13June25
T - TELGEMEIER, Raina / Drama ✔ – 25June25
S - SUNNY is mc in Miss Ruffles Inherits Everything ✔ – 06June25

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[Beverly]

Updated comment #12: Challenge Completed

[Licha-Olivia]

Challenge completed

[Koren]

Finished! Message #13