MacKenzie's Summer Reading Challenge

[MacKenzie]

Chips and Dip - 100 points
1a. A book in a series - Trial of the Sun Queen (completed 8/10)
1b. A book with water on the cover - My Killer Vacation (completed 6/30)
1c. A book released in 2024 or 2025 - Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert (completed 6/26)
1d. A book by a new to you author - A/S/L (completed 6/14)
1e. A humorous book - Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping On a Dead Man (completed 7/18)

Drinks Station - 200 points
Author's initials are in:
2a. FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE - Fruit of the Dead
2b. UNSWEETENED ICED TEA - Good Material
2c. ROOT BEER SODA - The Bluegrass Conspiracy
2d. FRUIT PUNCH - Five Years From Now
2e. SPARKLING WATER - The View from Lake Como

Burger and Hotdog Toppings - 300 points
3a. Ketchup: A book with red on the cover - Silver Nitrate
3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author - The Woman in Cabin 10
3c. Mustard: A book with a military character (serving, retired, or adjacent) - The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club (multiple POV in book - one such being a wounded WWI veteran)
3d. Pickles: A book title that includes a word starting with the letter P - They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals
3e. Cheese: A sentimental book - Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature

Desserts - 400 points
4a. A book with a child main character - Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting
4b. A book with a wedding - Deep Cuts
4c. A book that has been nominated for an award - There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
4d. A book with a cafe, bakery, or restaurant as an important setting - Jane and Dan at the End of the World**
4e. A book originally written in a language other than English - Elena Knows**

The Sides - 500 points
5a. Potato salad - A book with more than one point of view - These Days
5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books - The Queens of Crime
5c. Corn bread - A book originally published before 1900 - The Awakening**
5d. Deviled eggs - A book with challenging subject matter - How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
5e. Watermelon - A book over 500 pages - Hunters of Dune**

[MacKenzie]

Hunters of Dune copy that I have is 542 pages