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message 1: by Angelique (last edited May 29, 2011 06:43PM) (new)

Angelique Anderson | 167 comments Mod
1. Sixth Month: Read the book that is sixth on your to-read list, or a number on your to-read list that consists of all sixes & zeros(i.e. 6, 60, 66, 600, 606, 660).
2. Summer Season: Read a book with pastel colors on the cover or a book with a summer scene on the cover.
3. June themed read: Read a book on your to-read list by an author whose first or last name ends with J, U, N, or E.
4. Flag Day: Read book that has a patriotic theme, or with a character that does some type of service for their country. (ex. military, police, FBI, social worker, etc.)
5. Baseball Invented June 12: Read a book with an athlete as a main character, a sports fan, or a book that involves a sport of any kind in any way. (It can be something as small as a character going to a little league game, or even having a sports related word in the title: score, game, tackle, etc.)
6. Father's Day: Read a book where one of the character's father makes an appearance, or plays an important role in the storyline.
7. End of Spring: Read a book on the last page of your to-read list .
8. Your pick.

BONUS: Read a book in a series.


message 3: by Chad James (last edited Jun 25, 2011 07:32PM) (new)

Chad James





1. Sue Brown - The Night Porter
2. Jacquie D'Allessandro - Summer at Seaside Cove
3. Deborah Cooke - Darkfire Kiss
4. Steve Berry - The Jefferson Key
5. J.M. Snyder - Faceoff
6. Sherryl Woods - Harbor Lights
7. Ethan Day - Anything for You
8. Virna DePaul - Chosen By Blood
BONUS: Stormy Glenn - Heart Song


message 4: by Angela (last edited Jun 22, 2011 09:46AM) (new)

Angela (angieerickson) | 31 comments 100 Books in 2011 Challenge
June 1 - 30, 2011




Sixth Month: Light My Fire, Katie MacAlister JUNE 3/2011
Summer Season: One for the Money, Janet Evanovich JUNE 22/2011
June Themed: Tangled Threads, Jennifer Estep JUNE 18/2011
Flag Day: The Last Days, Scott Westerfeld JUNE 5/2011
Baseball: Uglies, Scott Westerfeld JUNE 6/2011
Father's Day: Holy Smokes, Katie MacAlister JUNE 4/2011
End of Spring: Fire Me Up, Katie MacAlister JUNE 2/2011
Your Choice: Seeing Eye, Patricia Briggs JUNE 7/2011
Bonus: Pretties, Scott Westerfeld JUNE 21/2011

Light My Fire (Aisling Grey Guardian, #3) by Katie MacAlister One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) by Janet Evanovich Tangled Threads (Elemental Assassin, #4) by Jennifer Estep The Last Days (Peeps #2) by Scott Westerfeld Fire Me Up (Aisling Grey Guardian, #2) by Katie MacAlister Uglies (Uglies, #1) by Scott Westerfeld Holy Smokes (Aisling Grey Guardian, #4) by Katie MacAlister Strange Brew (Includes The Dresden Files, #10.4; Sookie Stackhouse #9.1; Cin Craven, #1.5) by P.N. Elrod Pretties (Uglies, #2) by Scott Westerfeld


message 5: by Jessica (BookRockGoddess) (last edited Jul 02, 2011 08:18AM) (new)

Jessica (BookRockGoddess) Bolton (bookrockgodess) I am in and I love this theme:

1.Sixth on your list or 6th in series:

2.Summer Season: pastel or summer scene on cover:Nightshade6/15/11

3.June Themed: author starting with J, U, N, or E:Angel Starby Jennifer Murgia6/26/11

4.Flag Day: patriotic theme or service to government:The Highlander's Touch6/11/11

5.Baseball: athletic/sport character or sport title:Front and Center6/4/11

6.Father's Day: character's father in story:]Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After6/8/11

7.End of Spring: book from your to-read last page:Darkest Mercy6/18/11

8.Your Choice:Jekel Loves Hyde6/21/11


Bonus: read a series book:Wither6/24/11


Front and Center (Dairy Queen, #3) by Catherine Gilbert Murdock Nightshade by Andrea Cremer Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Dreadfully Ever After (Quirk Classics) by Steve Hockensmith Darkest Mercy (Wicked Lovely, #5) by Melissa Marr The Highlander's Touch (Highlander, #3) by Karen Marie Moning Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey Wither (The Chemical Garden, #1) by Lauren DeStefano Angel Star (Angel Star, #1) by Jennifer Murgia


message 6: by Sheila (last edited Jun 30, 2011 07:33PM) (new)

Sheila | 20 comments Ready to try again for June:

10/9

1. Sixth Month: Read the book that is sixth on your to-read list, or a number on your to-read list that consists of all sixes & zeros(i.e. 6, 60, 66, 600, 606, 660)--Trinity Six by Charles Cumming--finished 6/27/11

2. Summer Season--Babysitting the Baumgartners by Selena Kitt--finished 6/1/11

3. June themed read: Read a book on your to-read list by an author whose first or last name ends with J, U, N, or E--Corralled by Lorelei James--finished 6/9/11

4. Flag Day: Read book that has a patriotic theme, or with a character that does some type of service for their country--Pyromancer by Amanda Young--finished 6/6/11

5. Baseball Invented June 12: Read a book with an athlete as a main character, a sports fan, or a book that involves a sport of any kind in any way--Wrestling With Desire by D. H. Starr--finished 6/17/11

6. Father's Day: Read a book where one of the character's father makes an appearance, or plays an important role in the storyline--Lunch in Paris: A Love Story With Recipes by Elizabeth Bard--finished 6/20/11

7. End of Spring: Read a book on the last page of your to-read list--Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever. by Caissie St. Onge--finished 6/28/11

8. Your pick--Dignity Takes a Holiday by Rick R. Reed--finished 6/19/11

BONUS: Read a book in a series--Saddled and Spurred by Lorelei James--finished 6/14/11.
Roughstock, Blind Ride, Season 1--B. A. Tortuga--finished 6/30/11

And I made it!


message 7: by [deleted user] (last edited Jun 30, 2011 07:27AM) (new)

1. Sixth Month: Read the book that is sixth on your to-read list, or a number on your to-read list that consists of all sixes & zeros(i.e. 6, 60, 66, 600, 606, 660).
2. Summer Season: Read a book with pastel colors on the cover or a book with a summer scene on the cover.
3. Temptation - Jude Deveraux
4. Flag Day: Read book that has a patriotic theme, or with a character that does some type of service for their country. (ex. military, police, FBI, social worker, etc.)
5. Baseball Invented June 12: Read a book with an athlete as a main character, a sports fan, or a book that involves a sport of any kind in any way. (It can be something as small as a character going to a little league game, or even having a sports related word in the title: score, game, tackle, etc.)
6. Cirkeln - Mats Strandberg
7. Medea - Euripides
8. Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden

BONUS: Dead Reckoning - Charlaine Harris

Extra:
Affair - Amanda Quick
Överenskommelser - Simona Ahrnstedt
A Touch of Dead - Charlaine Harris
The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella


message 8: by Lily (last edited Jun 08, 2011 01:57PM) (new)

Lily (lilithesque) 2/9 Read

1. 6, 60, 66....: Primal BondsNow Reading

2. pastel colors/summer scene: My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding

3. author's first or last name ends with J, U, N, or E: Queen of Shadows
****
4. Patriotic theme, or character who does service for their country: CDC Deadline

5. Sporty as in: Athlete as a main character, a sports fan, or a book that involves a sport of any kind in any way. (It can be something as small as a character going to a little league game, or even having a sports related word in the title: score, game, tackle, etc.)

6. Father's Day: father (of her heart) plays an important role in the storyline. Tangled Threads ****

7. last page of TBR list: Hounded

8. Your pick.

9. BONUS--in a series:

Primal Bonds (Shifters Unbound, #2) by Jennifer Ashley My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (Includes Dark-Hunter,Related books, #9.1; Sookie Stackhouse, 6.1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon Queen of Shadows (Shadow World, #1) by Dianne Sylvan Deadline (Newsflesh, #2) by Mira Grant Hounded (Iron Druid Chronicles, #1) by Kevin Hearne Tangled Threads


message 9: by Karis (last edited Jun 12, 2011 07:42PM) (new)

Karis Jacobstein (yalitwit) 1. Sixth Month: Read the book that is sixth on your to-read list, or a number on your to-read list that consists of all sixes & zeros. Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
2. Summer Season: Read a book with pastel colors on the cover or a book with a summer scene on the cover. Stay by Deb Caletti
3. June themed read: Read a book on your to-read list by an author whose first or last name ends with J, U, N, or E. My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison
4. Flag Day: Read book that has a patriotic theme, or with a character that does some type of service for their country. (ex. military, police, FBI, social worker, etc.) Voss by David Ives
5. Baseball Invented June 12: Read a book with an athlete as a main character, a sports fan, or a book that involves a sport of any kind in any way. (It can be something as small as a character going to a little league game, or even having a sports related word in the title: score, game, tackle, etc.) The Black by D.J. MacHale (MC was a football player)
6. Father's Day: Read a book where one of the character's father makes an appearance, or plays an important role in the storyline. Abandon by Meg Cabot
7. End of Spring: Read a book on the last page of your to-read list . Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
8. Your pick. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia

BONUS: Read a book in a series. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia

Forgive My Fins (Fins, #1) by Tera Lynn Childs Stay by Deb Caletti My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison Voss by David Ives Abandon (Abandon Trilogy #1) by Meg Cabot The Black (Morpheus Road, #2) by D.J. MacHale Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) by Kami Garcia Beautiful Darkness (Caster Chronicles, #2) by Kami Garcia


message 10: by N.L. (new)

N.L. Riviezzo (nlriviezzo) 6/9 Read

Sixth Month: Jealousy
Summer Season: The Namesake
JUNE: Bastian by Elizabeth Amber
Flag Day: Unlawful Contact
Sports:Divergent
Father's Day: Wild
End of Spring: Mr. Darcy, Vampyre
Reader's Choice: Grave Witch
Series: Defiance


message 11: by Sarah (last edited Jun 27, 2011 09:02AM) (new)

Sarah (sarahdaviswrites) Let's try this again.


BOOK 1: Brave New Worlds: Dystopian Stories edited by John Joseph Adams
BOOK 2: Splendor by Anna Godbersen DONE
BOOK 3: Coraline by Neil Gaiman DONE
BOOK 4: Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
BOOK 5: Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman DONE
BOOK 6: Emma by Jane Austen
BOOK 7: If You Ask Me by Betty White DONE
BOOK 8: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray DONE
BONUS: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley DONE

Brave New Worlds Dystopian Stories by John Joseph Adams Splendor (Luxe, #4) by Anna Godbersen Coraline by Neil Gaiman Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman Dearly Devoted Dexter (Dexter, #2) by Jeff Lindsay Emma by Jane Austen If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) by Betty White Beauty Queens by Libba Bray Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (Scott Pilgrim, #1) by Bryan Lee O'Malley

EXTRA:
Keys to the Repository (A Blue Blood Companion Book) by Melissa de la Cruz Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Scott Pilgrim, #2) by Bryan Lee O'Malley Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness (Scott Pilgrim, #3) by Bryan Lee O'Malley Between Panic and Desire (American Lives) by Dinty W. Moore Vacations from Hell by Libba Bray Bossypants by Tina Fey Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together (Scott Pilgrim, #4) by Bryan Lee O'Malley Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe (Scott Pilgrim, #5) by Bryan Lee O'Malley Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour (Scott Pilgrim, #6) by Bryan Lee O'Malley


message 13: by Lily (last edited Jun 16, 2011 12:44PM) (new)

Lily (lilithesque) 4/9 Read

1. 6, 60, 66....: Primal Bonds 6/9 ***

2. pastel colors/summer scene: My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding

3. author's first or last name ends with J, U, N, or E: Queen of Shadows
****
4. Patriotic theme, or character who does service for their country: CDC Deadline 5/13 ****1/2

5. Sporty as in: Athlete as a main character, a sports fan, or a book that involves a sport of any kind in any way. (It can be something as small as a character going to a little league game, or even having a sports related word in the title: score, game, tackle, etc.)

6. Father's Day: father (of her heart) plays an important role in the storyline. Tangled Threads ****

7. last page of TBR list: Hounded

8. Your pick.

9. BONUS--in a series:

Primal Bonds (Shifters Unbound, #2) by Jennifer Ashley My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (Includes Dark-Hunter,Related books, #9.1; Sookie Stackhouse, 6.1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon Queen of Shadows (Shadow World, #1) by Dianne Sylvan Deadline (Newsflesh, #2) by Mira Grant Hounded (Iron Druid Chronicles, #1) by Kevin Hearne Tangled Threads (Elemental Assassin, #4) by Jennifer Estep


message 14: by N.L. (new)

N.L. Riviezzo (nlriviezzo) 9/9 Read Done!

Sixth Month: Jealousy
Summer Season: The Namesake
JUNE: Bastian by Elizabeth Amber
Flag Day: Unlawful Contact
Sports: Divergent
Father's Day: Wild
End of Spring: Mr. Darcy, Vampyre
Reader's Choice: Grave Witch
Series: Defiance


message 15: by Angela (new)

Angela (angieerickson) | 31 comments 100 Books in 2011 Challenge DONE!
June 1 - 30, 2011




Sixth Month: Light My Fire, Katie MacAlister JUNE 3/2011
Summer Season: One for the Money, Janet Evanovich JUNE 22/2011
June Themed: Tangled Threads, Jennifer Estep JUNE 18/2011
Flag Day: The Last Days, Scott Westerfeld JUNE 5/2011
Baseball: Uglies, Scott Westerfeld JUNE 6/2011
Father's Day: Holy Smokes, Katie MacAlister JUNE 4/2011
End of Spring: Fire Me Up, Katie MacAlister JUNE 2/2011
Your Choice: Seeing Eye, Patricia Briggs JUNE 7/2011
Bonus: Pretties, Scott Westerfeld JUNE 21/2011

Light My Fire (Aisling Grey Guardian, #3) by Katie MacAlister One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) by Janet Evanovich Tangled Threads (Elemental Assassin, #4) by Jennifer Estep The Last Days (Peeps #2) by Scott Westerfeld Fire Me Up (Aisling Grey Guardian, #2) by Katie MacAlister Uglies (Uglies, #1) by Scott Westerfeld Holy Smokes (Aisling Grey Guardian, #4) by Katie MacAlister Strange Brew (Includes The Dresden Files, #10.4; Sookie Stackhouse #9.1; Cin Craven, #1.5) by P.N. Elrod Pretties (Uglies, #2) by Scott Westerfeld


message 16: by Angela (new)

Angela (angieerickson) | 31 comments Congrats to all my reading buddies who are working hard to finish their challenge or have already finished!


message 17: by Lily (last edited Jun 30, 2011 04:42PM) (new)

Lily (lilithesque) 7/9 Read

1. 6, 60, 66....: Primal Bonds 6/9 ***

2. pastel colors/summer scene: My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding

3. author's first or last name ends with J, U, N, or E: Queen of Shadows ***
****
4. Patriotic theme, or character who does service for their country: CDC Deadline 5/13 ****1/2

5. Sporty: (the solders pit people against zombies for sport) The Dark and Hollow Places ***

6. Father's Day: father (of her heart) plays an important role in the storyline. Tangled Threads ****

7. last page of TBR list: Hounded

8. Your pick. Late Eclipses

9. BONUS--in a series: Dead Reckoning

Primal Bonds (Shifters Unbound, #2) by Jennifer Ashley My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (Includes Dark-Hunter,Related books, #9.1; Sookie Stackhouse, 6.1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon Queen of Shadows (Shadow World, #1) by Dianne Sylvan Deadline (Newsflesh, #2) by Mira Grant The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan Hounded (Iron Druid Chronicles, #1) by Kevin Hearne Tangled Threads (Elemental Assassin, #4) by Jennifer Estep Late Eclipses (October Daye #4) by Seanan McGuire Dead Reckoning (Sookie Stackhouse, #11) by Charlaine Harris


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