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message 1: by Jacque T (last edited Jul 31, 2025 05:45AM) (new)

Jacque T | 305 comments 2025 Summer Reading Challenge Prompts

Chips and Dip - 100 points
1a. A book in a series
1b. A book with water on the cover The Last Green Valley The Last Green Valley by Mark T. Sullivan
1c. A book released in 2024 or 2025 Good Soil: The Education of an Accidental Farmhand
1d. A book by a new to you author The Alienist
1e. A humorous book Run for the Hills

Drinks Station - 200 points
Author's initials are in:
2a. FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE A Beautiful Mind
2b. UNSWEETENED ICED TEA Recipes for Love and Murder
2c. ROOT BEER SODA The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us
2d. FRUIT PUNCH
2e. SPARKLING WATER Freshwater

Burger and Hotdog Toppings - 300 points
3a. Ketchup: A book with red on the cover
3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author
3c. Mustard: A book with a military character (serving, retired, or adjacent) The Keeper of Happy Endings (one character's time in service was key to plot)
3d. Pickles: A book title that includes a word starting with the letter P A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
3e. Cheese: A sentimental book

Desserts - 400 points
4a. A book with a child main character The Queen of Thieves
4b. A book with a wedding The Wedding Chapel
4c. A book that has been nominated for an award
4d. A book with a cafe, bakery, or restaurant as an important setting
4e. A book originally written in a language other than English An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew

The Sides - 500 points
5a. Potato salad - A book with more than one point of view When We Believed in Mermaids
5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books: Travels with My Aunt
5c. Corn bread - A book originally published before 1900 Moby-Dick or, The Whale
5d. Deviled eggs - A book with challenging subject matter They Called Me Number One
5e. Watermelon - A book over 500 pages


message 2: by Jacque T (new)

Jacque T | 305 comments 5c=Moby-Dick or, The Whale=500 points

Total: 500 points


message 3: by Jacque T (new)

Jacque T | 305 comments 1d. =The Alienist=100 points
2a=A Beautiful Mind=200 points
3d=A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon=300 points

previous points: 500

Total points: 1100 points


message 4: by Jacque T (last edited Jun 18, 2025 02:29PM) (new)

Jacque T | 305 comments 4a=The Queen of Thieves =400 points
4e=An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew =400 points
5d=They Called Me Number One =500 points

previous points: 1100

Total points: 2400


message 5: by Jacque T (new)

Jacque T | 305 comments 2b=Recipes for Love and Murder=200 points
2c=The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us =200 points
5a=When We Believed in Mermaids=500 points

previous points: 2400

Total points: 3300


message 6: by Jacque T (new)

Jacque T | 305 comments 2e=Freshwater=200 points

previous points: 3300

Total points: 3500


message 7: by Jacque T (new)

Jacque T | 305 comments 1c=Good Soil: The Education of an Accidental Farmhand=100 points
1e=Run for the Hills=100 points

previous points: 3500

Total points: 3700


message 8: by Jacque T (new)

Jacque T | 305 comments 3c=The Keeper of Happy Endings=300 points
5b=Travels with My Aunt=500 points

previous points: 3700

Total points: 4500


message 9: by Jacque T (new)

Jacque T | 305 comments 1b= The Last Green Valley by Mark T. Sullivan =100 points

previous points 4500

Total points: 4600


message 10: by Jacque T (new)

Jacque T | 305 comments 4b=The Wedding Chapel=400 points

previous points: 4600

Total points: 5000


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