D.L.'s Summer Reading Jamboree

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2025 Summer Reading Challenge Prompts

4,600

Chips and Dip - 100 points
1a. A book in a series: Blood Is Thicker
1b. A book with water on the cover: The Shore Road Mystery
1c. A book released in 2024 or 2025
1d. A book by a new to you author: Trip the Light Phantasmic
1e. A humorous book: Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Drinks Station - 200 points
Author's initials are in:
2a. FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE: Don't Forget Me!
2b. UNSWEETENED ICED TEA: The Sheriff of Willow Creek
2c. ROOT BEER SODA: When You Reach Me
2d. FRUIT PUNCH: April Fools
2e. SPARKLING WATER: Summer of Secrets

Burger and Hotdog Toppings - 300 points
3a. Ketchup: A book with red on the cover: The Christmas Clock
3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author: Killer Blonde
3c. Mustard: A book with a military character (serving, retired, or adjacent): No Way Out
3d. Pickles: A book title that includes a word starting with the letter P
3e. Cheese: A sentimental book

Desserts - 400 points
4a. A book with a child main character: Best Friends and Drama Queens
4b. A book with a wedding: A New Fear
4c. A book that has been nominated for an award: The Case of the Missing Marquess
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: The Secret of Terror Castle
5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books: Beware the Shopping Mall
5c. Corn bread - A book originally published before 1900
5d. Deviled eggs - A book with challenging subject matter: Dawn
5e. Watermelon - A book over 500 pages

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+100 points
1a. A book in a series: Blood Is Thicker by Paul Langan
How It Fits: Bluford High Series #8
Completed: 7/13/25

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+500 points
5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books: Beware the Shopping Mall by Betsy Haynes
How It Fits: Betsy Hayes has written more than 70 books.
Completed: 7/16/25

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+400 points
4a. A book with a child main character: Best Friends and Drama Queens by Meg Cabot
How It Fits: The MC is a fourth grader.
Completed: 7/18/25

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+100 points
1e. A humorous book: Sabrina the Teenage Witch by Bobbi J.G. Weiss
How It Fits: It's a humorous book that made me laugh.
Completed: 7/20/25

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+200 points
2c. ROOT BEER SODA: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
How It Fits: Rebecca Stead
Completed: 7/20/25

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+200 points
2d. FRUIT PUNCH: April Fools by Richie Tankersley Cusick
How It Fits: Richie Tankersley Cusick
Completed: 7/21/25

Current Total: 1,500

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+100 points
1b. A book with water on the cover:
How It Fits: Water on cover-

Completed: 7/26/25

Current Total: 1,600

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+300 points
3a. Ketchup: A book with red on the cover: The Christmas Clock by Kat Martin
How It Fits:

Completed: 7/27/25

Current Total: 1,900

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+200 points
2e. SPARKLING WATER: Summer of Secrets by Paul Langan
How It Fits: Paul Langan
Completed: 7/28/25

Current Total: 2,100

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+500 points
5d. Deviled eggs - A book with challenging subject matter: Dawn by V.C. Andrews
How It Fits: Challenging subject matter, including (view spoiler)[rape & incest (hide spoiler)]
Completed: 8/2/25

Current Total: 2,600

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+200 points
2a. FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE: Don't Forget Me! by R.L. Stine
How It Fits: R.L. Stine
Completed: 8/3/25

Current Total: 2,800

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+100 points
1d. A book by a new to you author: Trip the Light Phantasmic by Judith Sterling
How It Fits: New to Me author
Completed: 8/6/25

Current Total: 2,900

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+500 points

5a. Potato salad - A book with more than one point of view: The Secret of Terror Castle by Robert Arthur
How It Fits: Multiple POVs
Completed: 8/15/25

Current Total: 3,400

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+400 points
4c. A book that has been nominated for an award: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer
How It Fits: Nominated for Edgar (Best Juvenile, 2007)
Completed: 8/13/25

Current Total: 3,800

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+300 points
3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author: Killer Blonde by Laura Levine (8/16/25)
How It Fits: One of my favorite cozy mystery authors
Completed: 8/16/25

Current Total: 4,100

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+200 points
2b. UNSWEETENED ICED TEA: The Sheriff of Willow Creek by Casey Dawes (8/24/25)
How it Fits: Casey Dawes
Completed: 6/8/25

Current Total: 4,300

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+300 points
3c. Mustard: A book with a military character (serving, retired, or adjacent): No Way Out by Peggy Kern
How It Fits: Mr. Harris is a retired Marine.
Completed: 8/25/25

Current Total: 4,600

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+400 points
4b. A book with a wedding: A New Fear by R.L. Stine
How It Fits: There is a particularly eerie wedding scene near the end of the book.
Completed: 8/28/25

Current Total: 4,800

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Entry:

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Chips and Dip -100 points
1a. A book in a series: Blood Is Thicker by Paul Langan - 100
1b. A book with water on the cover: The Shore Road Mystery by Franklin W. Dixon - 100

1d. A book by a new to you author: Trip the Light Phantasmic by Judith Sterling - 100
1e. A humorous book: Sabrina the Teenage Witch by Bobbi J.G. Weiss - 100

Drinks Station - 200 points
Author's initials are in:
2a. FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE: Don't Forget Me! by R.L. Stine - 200
2b. UNSWEETENED ICED TEA: The Sheriff of Willow Creek by Casey Dawes - 200
2c. ROOT BEER SODA: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead - 200
2d. FRUIT PUNCH: April Fools by Richie Tankersley Cusick - 200
2e. SPARKLING WATER: Summer of Secrets by Paul Langan - 200

Burger and Hotdog Toppings - 300 points
3a. Ketchup: A book with red on the cover: The Christmas Clock by Kat Martin - 300

3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author: Killer Blonde by Laura Levine - 300
3c. Mustard: A book with a military character (serving, retired, or adjacent): No Way Out by Peggy Kern - 300
(The MC's neighbor and caretaker, Mr. Harris, is a retired Marine)

Desserts - 400 points
4a. A book with a child main character: Best Friends and Drama Queens by Meg Cabot - 400
4b. A book with a wedding: A New Fear by R.L. Stine - 400
4c. A book that has been nominated for an award: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer - 400

The Sides - 500 points
5a. Potato salad - A book with more than one point of view: The Secret of Terror Castle by Robert Arthur - 500
5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books: Beware the Shopping Mall by Betsy Haynes - 500
5d. Deviled eggs - A book with challenging subject matter: Dawn by V.C. Andrews - 500

Total Points: 5,000