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Summer Seashell Challenge: Rachael's Beach
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1. Summer Based
a. Read a book that takes place during the summer
b. Read a book that involves baseball
c. Read a book that has water on the cover
d. Read a book based at a beach
e. Read a book that involves ice cream
f. Read a book with a concert
g. Read a book that involves swimming
h. Read a book written from the perspective of an animal
i. Read a book that mentions camping
2. June Based
a. Read a book that has a graduation
b. Read a book that involves a wedding
c. Read a book by an LGBTQIA+ author
e. Read a historical fiction book with a Black MC
g. Read a book with a Caribbean descent character
3. July Based
a. Read a historical fiction book that takes place in America
b. Read a book with a red cover
c. Read a book by a disabled author
d. Read a book with a physically disabled protagonist
e. Read a book with a protagonist who has a mental illness
f. Read a book that mentions sharks
4. August Based
a. Read a book that takes place in the beginning of the school year
b. Read a book involving a sport
c. Read a book that has an athletic female character
d. Read a book by a Black author
e. Read a book written by a woman
f. Read a book with a Black protagonist
g. Read a book that discusses an important issue (social justice issue, awareness for anything)
5. Genres
a. Read a novel in verse
c. Read a book inspired by a folk tale, myth, or fairy tale
d. Read an enemies to lovers book
e. Read a classic
g. Read a manga
i. Read a contemporary novel
j. Read a friends to lovers book
l. Read a fantasy book
m. Read a book from your least read genre
n. Read a dystopian
6. Award Based
a. Read a Caldecott Honor book
b. Read a Newbery Honor book
d. Read a book that has won a Nebula award
7. Travel Based
a. Read a book involving a road trip
c. Read a book that takes place in Africa
d. Read a book that takes place in Asia
e. Read a book with the word "trip" or "vacation" in the title
f. Read a book involving time travel
g. Read a non-fiction travel book
h. Read a book with an airplane on the cover
j. Read a book that involves a train
k. Read a book written by an author from your city/state/country
l. Read a book that takes place in space
8. Random Category
b. Read a book that has been adapted into a movie/TV show
c. Read a new release (released in 2023)
d. Read a book with a main character you relate to
e. Read an unpopular book
f. Read a book based on a movie
g. Reread a childhood favorite
h. Read a friend or family member's favorite book
Name: RachaelBook: The Most Important Comic Book on Earth: Stories to Save the World (+1)
Author: Paul Goodenough (Editor)
Page Count: 343 (+3)
Prompt: 5k. Read a book on wildlife (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 7
Total Points: 7
Name: RachaelBook: Squire (+1)
Author: Sara Alfageeh, Nadia Shammas
Page Count: 305 (+3)
Prompt: 5l. Read a fantasy book (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 7
Total Points: 14
Name: RachaelBook: Graceling Graphic Novel (+1)
Author: Kristin Cashore (Original Author), Gareth Hinds (Illustrator)
Page Count: 272 (+2)
Prompt: 5h. Read a graphic novel (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 6
Total Points: 20
Name: RachaelBook: The Dark Prophecy (+1)
Author: Rick Riordan
Page Count: 414 (+4)
Prompt: 5f. Read a Middle Grade novel (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 8
Total Points: 28
Name: RachaelBook: The School for Good and Evil (+1)
Author: Soman Chainani
Page Count: 488 (+4)
Prompt: 2f. Read an audiobook (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 8
Total Points: 36
Name: RachaelBook: The Song of Achilles (+1)
Author: Madeline Miller
Page Count: 352 (+3)
Prompt: 2d. Read a book with an LGBTQIA+ character (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 7
Total Points: 43
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Book: The School for Good and Evil (+1)
Author: Soman Chainani
Page Count: 0 (+0.5)
Prompt: 2f. Read an audiobook (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 4.5..."
Audiobooks technically don't have a page count, but since you still listened to the full book, the page count would be the amount of pages in the book. So 400 something pages I believe
Oh thank you 🥲 I was honestly unsure what the page count was for audiobooks
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Name: RachaelBook: Under the Whispering Door (+1)
Author: T.J. Klune
Page Count: 373 (+3)
Prompt: 6c. Read a book that has won an award (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 7
Total Points: 50
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Name: RachaelBook: Enola Holmes: The Graphic Novels: The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan, The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline, and The Case of Baker Street Station (+1)
Author: Serena Blasco, Tanya Gold (Translator)
Page Count: 204 (+2)
Prompt: 7b. Read a book that takes place in Europe (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 6
Total Points: 56
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Total Seashells: 9
Name: RachaelBook: The Handbook to Lazy Parenting (+1)
Author: Guy Delisle
Page Count: 196 (+1)
Prompt: 3g. Read a book that involves familial love (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 5
Total Points: 61
Name: RachaelBook: Castle in the Stars: The Space Race of 1869 (+1)
Author: Alex Alice
Page Count: 62 (+0.5)
Prompt: 7i. Read a book with a boat or ship on the cover (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 4.5
Total Points: 65.5
[I mean, aetherships count... right?]
Name: RachaelBook: Circe (+1)
Author: Madeline Miller
Page Count: 336 (+3)
Prompt: 2f. Read a book that mentions sharks (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 7
Total Points: 72.5
Name: RachaelBook: They Both Die at the End (+1)
Author: Adam Silvera
Page Count: 468 (+4)
Prompt: 5b. Read a romance novel (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 8
Total Points: 80.5
Name: RachaelBook: Northern Lights: The Graphic Novel (+1)
Author: Stéphane Melchior-Durand (Adapted by), Clément Oubrerie (Illustrations), Philip Pullman
Page Count: 220 (+2)
Prompt: 8a. Read a book where a library is mentioned (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 6
Total Points: 86.5
Name: RachaelBook: Lore Olympus: Volume One (+1)
Author: Rachel Smythe
Page Count: 384 (+3)
Prompt: 8i. Read a book that was recommended to you (+1)
Read Before: Yes (+0)
Points: 5
Total Points: 91.5
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Total Seashells: 15
Name: RachaelBook: The Amber Spyglass (+1)
Author: Philip Pullman
Page Count: 79 (+0.5)
Prompt: 3b. Read a book with a red cover (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 4.5
Total Points: 96
Name: RachaelBook: Castle in the Stars: The Moon-King (+1)
Author: Alex Alice
Page Count: 62 (+0.5)
Prompt: 7l. Read a book that takes place in space (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 4.5
Total Points: 100.5
Name: RachaelBook: Here U Are (+1)
Author: DJun
Page Count: 400 (+4)
Prompt: 4a. Read a book that takes place in the beginning of the school year (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 8
Total Points: 108.5
Name: RachaelBook: American Royals (+1)
Author: Katharine McGee
Page Count: 440 (+4)
Prompt: 4e. Read a book written by a woman (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 8
Total Points: 116.5
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Total seashells: 19
Name: RachaelBook: Castle in the Stars: The Knights of Mars (+1)
Author: Alex Alice
Page Count: 64 (+0.5)
Prompt: 5m. Read a book from your least read genre (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 4.5
Total Points: 121
[well, while historical fiction isn't exactly my least read genre (just that I haven't touched it in years), steampunk definitely is.]
Name: RachaelBook: The Savior's Book Cafe Story in Another World, Vol. 1 (+1)
Author: Kyouka Izumi
Page Count: 160 (+1)
Prompt: 5g. Read a manga (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 5
Total Points: 126
Name: RachaelBook: The Savior's Book Cafe Story in Another World, Vol. 2 (+1)
Author: Kyouka Izumi
Page Count: 160 (+1)
Prompt: 5j. Read a friends to lovers book (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 5
Total Points: 131
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Total seashells: 21
Name: RachaelBook: Fourth Wing (+1)
Author: Rebecca Yarros
Page Count: 612 (+6)
Prompt: 8c. Read a new release (released in 2023) (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 10
Total Points: 141
(sorry I didn't submit it sooner)
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Total seashells: 23
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Books mentioned in this topic
Fourth Wing (other topics)The Savior's Book Café Story in Another World, Vol. 2 (other topics)
The Savior's Book Café Story in Another World, Vol. 1 (other topics)
Castle in the Stars: The Knights of Mars (other topics)
American Royals (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Rebecca Yarros (other topics)Kyouka Izumi (other topics)
Kyouka Izumi (other topics)
Alex Alice (other topics)
Katharine McGee (other topics)
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Goal: Get the highest sandcastle
Rules:
1. No Cheating: Only log books you have completed within June-August
2. Have fun!
Instructions
It's summer, Book Nerds! Which means it's the time of the year for sun, the beach, and sandcastles. For this challenge, you will each be building your own sandcastle. This challenge has multiple layers, so be sure to read through everything 🙂 In order to build your sandcastle, you will first need to collect seashells. For every 6 points you get, you will be awarded 1 seashell. In order to make your sandcastle taller, you will need 4 shells. Additionally, you will be awarded 3 points if you complete an entire section. Once you've completed a book, you will log them traditionally. As always, we will be following a page-count system, which you can find below.
We mods will personally award you a seashell once you've reached the threshold for seashell allowance. The more seashells you have, the higher your sandcastle will be. The goal is to finish with the highest sandcastle. We do have prompts for this challenge that will be given to each person who signs up.
Page-count Point System
0-99 pages: 0.5 points
100-199 pages: 1 point
200-299 pages: 2 points
300-399 pages: 3 points
400-499 pages: 4 points
500-599 pages: 5 points
600-699 pages: 6 points
700+ pages: 7 points
How to Log your Books
Name: [sign-up name]
Book: [book title; hyperlink preferred]
Author: [book's writer; hyperlink preferred]
Page Count: [number of pages of your copy]
Prompt: [how long you've logged it as TBR]
Read Before: [yes/no]
Points: [how many points you have for logging specific book]
Total Points: [how many points you have it total]
EXAMPLES
If you've read a book before:
Name: Alexandria
Book: The Mark of Athena (+1)
Author: Rick Riordan
Page Count: 586 (+5)
Prompt: 5c. Read a book inspired by a folk tale, myth, or fairy tale (+1)
Read Before: Yes (+0)
Points: 7
Total Points: 7
If you haven't read a book before
Name: Alexandria
Book: The Maze Cutter (+1)
Author: James Dashner
Page Count: 328 (+3)
Prompt: 5n. Read a dystopian (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 7
Total Points: 7