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Summer Vacation Reading Challenge
Duration: June 1 - 30, 2021



June starts summer here in the Northern Hemisphere. School is out, summer reading lists are in, vacations and relaxation are planned.

Tasks:

1. A lot of people take books on their vacation to read during their down time. The links below are lists from various sources for summer reading. Read a book(s) off one of the lists below - or - from your local library's summer reading program.

Please note: I have not read these books and am not endorsing any of them, just pulling up lists from some reputable sources.

- 9 Thrilling Mysteries for Summer Reading (AARP Aug 2020)
- Looking for a summer thriller? Here are 9 picks for your beach bag. (Washington Post June 2019)
- 26 New Thrillers and Mysteries You Won't Stop Thinking About This Summer (Parade June 2020)
- The New York Times Book Review Summer Reading - date ?)

2. Speaking of summer reading programs and libraries... Visit your local library and ask the librarian for a good book recommendation and read that.

3. Summer often means vacations and travel. Pick any number of countries you have always wanted to visit. Read one book that takes place in each of those countries.

4. Summer fun will be different for everyone. Read a book where a character has a hobby that you do or you would like to do.

5. June is the summer solstice, the day with the most daylight hours, in the Northern Hemisphere. Read a book that has 500 or more pages.

6. June is the winter solstice, the day with the fewest daylight hours, in the Southern Hemisphere. Read a short story or a book that has less than 100 pages.

7. June's birthstones are pearls. Read a book set on a South Pacific Island.

8. At the end of June, the sun rises in the constellation of Gemini. Read a book that contains characters that are twins.

9. Friday following Third Sunday is Take Your Dog to Work Day in the UK & the US. Read a book in which an animal plays an important role.

9. Third Friday of June is National Flip Flop Day in the United States. Read a book with flip flops (or other footwear) on the cover.

I'm in. not sure how many I can get thru though

Summer Vacation Reading Challenge

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1. A lot of people take books on their vacation to read during their down time. Read a book(s) off one of the lists below - or - from your local library's summer reading program.

2. Speaking of summer reading programs and libraries... Visit your local library and ask the librarian for a good book recommendation and read that.

3. Summer often means vacations and travel. Pick any number of countries you have always wanted to visit. Read one book that takes place in each of those countries.
Athena the Wise by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams - Greece

4. Summer fun will be different for everyone. Read a book where a character has a hobby that you do or you would like to do.

5. June is the summer solstice, the day with the most daylight hours, in the Northern Hemisphere. Read a book that has 500 or more pages.

6. June is the winter solstice, the day with the fewest daylight hours, in the Southern Hemisphere. Read a short story or a book that has less than 100 pages.
Cupcake Chaos by Carolyn Keene - June 1

7. June's birthstones are pearls. Read a book set on a South Pacific Island.

8. At the end of June, the sun rises in the constellation of Gemini. Read a book that contains characters that are twins.
Topsail Sundays by Kathi Daley - June 30

9. Friday following Third Sunday is Take Your Dog to Work Day in the UK & the US. Read a book in which an animal plays an important role.
Lights, Camera . . . Cats! by Carolyn Keene - cat is star of TV show - June 12

10. Third Friday of June is National Flip Flop Day in the United States. Read a book with flip flops (or other footwear) on the cover.

Summer Vacation Reading Challenge
Duration: June 1 - 30, 2021


June starts summer here in the Northern Hemisphere. School is out, summer reading lists are in, vacations and relaxation are planned.

Tasks:

1. A lot of people take books on their vacation to read during their down time. The links below are lists from various sources for summer reading. Read a book(s) off one of the lists below - or - from your local library's summer reading program.

Please note: I have not read these books and am not endorsing any of them, just pulling up lists from some reputable sources.

- 9 Thrilling Mysteries for Summer Reading (AARP Aug 2020)
- Looking for a summer thriller? Here are 9 picks for your beach bag. (Washington Post June 2019)
- 26 New Thrillers and Mysteries You Won't Stop Thinking About This Summer (Parade June 2020)
- The New York Times Book Review Summer Reading - date ?)

2. Speaking of summer reading programs and libraries... Visit your local library and ask the librarian for a good book recommendation and read that.

3. Summer often means vacations and travel. Pick any number of countries you have always wanted to visit. Read one book that takes place in each of those countries.

4. Summer fun will be different for everyone. Read a book where a character has a hobby that you do or you would like to do.

5. June is the summer solstice, the day with the most daylight hours, in the Northern Hemisphere. Read a book that has 500 or more pages.

6. June is the winter solstice, the day with the fewest daylight hours, in the Southern Hemisphere. Read a short story or a book that has less than 100 pages.

7. June's birthstones are pearls. Read a book set on a South Pacific Island.

8. At the end of June, the sun rises in the constellation of Gemini. Read a book that contains characters that are twins.

9. Friday following Third Sunday is Take Your Dog to Work Day in the UK & the US. Read a book in which an animal plays an important role.

9. Third Friday of June is National Flip Flop Day in the United States. Read a book with flip flops (or other footwear) on the cover

we are reading crime only right?

we are reading crime only right?

we are reading crime only right?

Hi I am gonna be reading a book from one of the lists you have given, which is "A Spell For Trouble",
Next for third I will be reading "Oliver Twist", Next I am reading
Next I am gonna read "Little Women" for fourth
Next I am gonna read "Leonardo Da Vinci" for sixth
that's all I have decided till now, I am sure I will be able to finish all of these I have told, for the remaining prompts I am not sure if I will be able to finish or not.