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We Bought a Zoo (other topics)House of Darken (other topics)
The Woman in the Woods (other topics)
Island of the Mad (other topics)
A Marriage in Dog Years (other topics)
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1.1 Shark Awareness Day (7/14)
Read a book that has a shark on the cover (show cover) -or- the author's initials are in the word SHARK.
1.2 (Amber's Task) Pick A Genre
Read a book with FANTASY listed in its main page genre.
1.3 (Marilyn's Task) Reading Rainbow
Read a book with a RED, WHITE, or BLUE cover (at less 50% - show cover).
1.4 Remembrances: Day at the Beach
Read a book with a beach scene on the cover (show cover) -or- the word BEACH in the title.
1.5 National Daiquiri Day (7/19)
Read a book with a drink on the cover (must be in a glass, no tea, or coffee cups, show cover).
1.6 World UFO Day (7/2)
Read a book that starts with U, F, or O (excluded A, An, and The) -or- the MC is an Alien.
1.7 (Linda C's Task) Yard Sales
Summer find a proliferation of yard/garage sales and flea markets.
Read a book where a character holds or attends one of these OR where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in YARD/GARAGE SALES (Letters can be used as many times as they appear here) Title must be at least 3 words.
Two Point Tasks
2.1 Surprise Me
Read two books
Go to link: Surprise Me Task
2.2 We Bought A Zoo
Read Two Books
Complete two of the following tasks
a. Read the book
b. Did you know that the first zoo was established by Queen Hatshepsut in 1500 B.C. in Egypt by collecting animals from all over Africa?
Read a book set in Africa -or- the MC is a Queen -or- it takes place in ancient Egypt.
c. Read a book with the word ZOO in the title.
d. Read a book with a zoo animal on the cover (show cover) -or- the zoo animal's name in the title.
2.3 (Bethany's Task) Page Number Challenge
Read Two Book
I've noticed that many of the books I've been reading lately have EXACTLY the same page numbers. Then I looked at my To Read shelf and found the same thing (288 pgs, 320 pgs, and 400 pgs in particular).
Read two books that have EXACTLY the same page number.
* Bonus point to everyone but me who uses 288, 320, or 400.
2.4 (Linda C's Task) Hammock Day (7/22)
Read Two Books
1. Hammock swinging is a great outdoor activity.
Read a book that has someone doing something that you consider a fun outdoor activity. Tell us what it is.
2. Hammocks are a great place to read, of course.
Read any book suitable for hammock reading.
Three Point Task
3.1 (Bethany's Task) Summer in the City
Read Three Books
1. Read a book that contains all the letters of summer (S,U,M,E,R) or city (C,I,T,Y).
2. Read a book with a city scene on the cover.
3. For the heat, Read a book with a hot-colored cover (red, orange, or yellow).
Five Point Task
5.1 Love Yellow
Read 5 Books
In July we celebrate World Emoji Day (7/17) & International Tiger Day (7/29)
For the month spell-out the word: EMOJI or TIGER.
For example: spell-out: EMOJI
Eve, Jaymin - House of Darken
Marriage in Dog Years (A) by Nancy Balbirer
Orphan's Wish (The) by Melanie Dickerson
John Connolly's The Woman in the Woods
Island of the Mad by Laurie R. King
You may use the first letter of the first word of the book title (exclude a, an, or the) -OR- the initials of an author's first or last name).
Don't forget to list the date you read your books.