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Object: The aim of the challenge is to score as many points as possible by the end of the quarter. A special badge is given to the winner.

Read books for the tasks listed below. Some (but not all) tasks will have opportunities to collect bonus points.

You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS an additional 2 points for each bonus task.

Please keep a record of your points total at the top of your post.




Shake off the quarantine! Get outside, enjoy the fabulous weather and get started on this list of fun ways to enjoy the summer season.

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Summer Fun: 16-30 points
Summer Lovin': 31+ points

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER. Ex. The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title. Ex. The Beach House

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.
Ex. or

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature. Ex. Tempest Rising or Siren

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.

20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.


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Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

Allison

Amanda A

Aminko

Anne FINISHED - 33 pts.

Barbara ★ FINISHED - 15 pts.

Bonita FINISHED - 37 pts.

Celia FINISHED - 31 pts.

Chelsea FINISHED - 50 pts.

D.L.

Deanie

DenXXX FINISHED - 34 pts.

Elle FINISHED - 39 pts.

Ferenc FINISHED - 35 pts.

Frankie FINISHED - 18 pts.

Genevieve FINISHED - 145 pts.

Grace FINISHED - 31 pts.

Helen

JennyR

Jess

Jessica FINISHED - 50 pts.

Joann FINISHED - 55 pts.

JoAnne FINISHED - 101 pts.

JoAnne - Mod FINISHED - 68 pts.

Karen ♐ FINISHED - 22 pts.

Kellene FINISHED - 32 pts.

Kendra FINISHED - 89 pts.

Lekshmy

Mary-Megan FINISHED - 35 pts.

Poongothai FINISHED - 12 pts.

Rina

Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)

Sandra FINISHED - 144 pts.

Sarah E

Shash FINISHED - 84 pts.

Tari FINISHED - 32 pts.

Vanessa

✨ Vittoria ✨ FINISHED - 39 pts.

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020
Summer Lovin': 31+ points
Read: 68

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER.
1 pt. One Perfect Summer Brenda Novak 6/23/20
3 pts. Summer of '69 Elin Hilderbrand 6/28/20
3 pts. Runaway Summer Ruth Saberton 8/1/20
1 pt. Lowcountry Summer Dorothea Benton Frank 7/21/20

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
1 pt. - Dylan Against the Wild Kat Martin 6/26/20
1 pt. - Karl Kilpatrick A Merciful Fate Kendra Elliot 7/2/20
1 pt. - Baptiste Alone in the Wild Kelley Armstrong 7/3/20
1 pt. Raze Angels and Ashes Avelyn Paige 7/21/20
1 pt. Ole Evergreen Springs RaeAnne Thayne 7/27/20
1 pt. Joseph Lies T.M. Logan 7/28/20
1 pt. Denny Own the Eights Krista Sandor 8/16/20
1 pt. Nathan Legend Sawyer Bennett 8/29/20
1 pt. Jason and Brian HeartStrings Savannah Kade 9/3/20

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title.
1 pt. Secrets from a Happy Marriage: A Novel Maisey Yates 7/4/20
1 pt. The Identicals Elin Hilderbrand 7/29/20
1 pt. On Ocean Boulevard Mary Alice Monroe 9/5/20

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR
where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.
1 pt. Against the Tide Kat Martin 7/5/20
1 pt. Love in the Moment Elena Aitken 7/7/20
1 pt. One Of Us Is Lying Shalini Boland 7/30/20
1 pt. Lethal Sandra Brown 8/19/20

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover.
1 pt. The Castaways Elin Hilderbrand 8/21/20

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show.

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
1 pt. Isle of Palms All the Single Ladies Dorothea Benton Frank 7/19/20
1 pt. Nantucket The Nantucket Inn Pamela M. Kelley 8/7/20
1 pt. Nantucket A Nantucket Affair Pamela M. Kelley 8/8/20
1 pt. Nantucket The Restaurant Pamela M. Kelley 8/10/20
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2.
1 pt.Murder at Bray Manor Lee Strauss 6/29/20

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature.

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
1 pt. Our Song Savannah Kade 8/26/20
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
1 pt. Seven Sons Lili St. Germain 7/31/20
1 pt. Three Days Missing Kimberly Belle 8/4/20

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.
1 pt. Cornwall The Woman in the Mirror Rebecca James 7/16/20

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.
1 pt. Twice in a Blue Moon Christina Lauren 7/9/20
1 pt. The Last Mile David Baldacci 7/24/20
1 pt. The Mother-in-Law Sally Hepworth 8/6/20

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.
1 pt. Swimsuit Rumor Has It Elisabeth Grace 7/10/20

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
1 pt. - Urban Fantasy Kitty Takes a Holiday Carrie Vaughn 6/23/20
1 pt. - Romance All the Way Kristen Proby 6/24/20
1 pt. - Romance Inked Armor Helena Hunting 6/27/20
1 pt. - Mystery Memory Man David Baldacci 7/12/20
1 pt. romance Fire & Brimstone R.L. Mathewson 7/25/20
1 pt. romance Lonesome Cowboy Debbie Macomber 8/7/20
1 pt. Mystery Tutti Frutti Mike Faricy 8/18/20
1 pt. romance The Cliff House RaeAnne Thayne 8/23/20
1 pt. romance Unbind Sarah Michelle Lynch 9/2/20

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
1 pt. Raining Men and Corpses Anne R. Tan 6/30/20
1 pt. Smoke Bitten Patricia Briggs 7/9/20
1 pt. Erik Sawyer Bennett 8/27/20
3 pts. Sit...Stay...Beg Roxanne St. Claire 8/29/20

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.

20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.
1 pt. July 2019 All It Takes Kristen Proby 7/8/20
3 pts. - June 23, 2020 Summer at Lake Haven RaeAnne Thayne 7/26/20
1 pt. - July 1, 2004 When Bruce Met Cyn Lori Foster 7/28/20
1 pt. - August 17, 2015 A Time for Living Ruth Saberton 8/2/20
1 pt. - August 26, 2019 Nantucket Neighbors Pamela M. Kelley 8/8/20
1 pt. - September 3, 2013 Necessary Lies Diane Chamberlain 8/10/20
1 pt. - June 18, 2019 A Merciful Promise Kendra Elliot 8/11/20
1 pt. - September 2nd 2012 The Heart of Lies Debra Burroughs 8/15/20
3 pts. - June 9, 2020 Always the Last to Know Kristan Higgins 8/20/20
1 pt. - June 23, 2016 Love Notes Savannah Kade 9/4/20
1 pt. - June 23, 2016 Music & Lyrics Savannah Kade 9/4/20

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th, 2020 - Sept. 21st, 2020

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Summer Fun: 16-30 points
Summer Lovin': 31+ points

89/31

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER.
3 points: The Summer Deal by Jill Shalvis - Aug. 24th

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
1 point: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas - June 28th
Keith Mars
1 point: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black - July 20th
Madoc
1 point: The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black - July 24th
The Alderking
1 point: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei - Aug. 8th
Takekuma Takei
1 point: Things My Son Needs to Know about the World by Fredrik Backman - Sept. 14th
Fredrik Backman
1 point: Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones - Sept. 16th
Leland Davidson.

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title.
3 points: Beach Read by Emily Henry - Aug. 23rd

1 point: The Lemon Sisters by Jill Shalvis - Sept. 19th


4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.
1 point: Up and Down by Terry Fallis - July 7th
Canoeing.
1 point: Steel's Edge by Ilona Andrews - Aug. 22nd


5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover.
1 point: Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones - Sept. 7th

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.
1 point: The Strange Case of Dr. Couney: How a Mysterious European Showman Saved Thousands of American Babies by Dawn Raffel - Sept. 15th

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show.
1 point: Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon - June 23rd
1 point: Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return - June 29th
1 point: Persuasion by Jane Austen - June 30th
1 point: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows - Aug. 25th
1 point: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Vol. 1: The Crucible by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa - Sept. 13th

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.
3 points: The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner - June 29th
3 points: To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters - Sept. 9th
3 points: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune - Sept. 13th

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2.
1 point: Fantastic Beasts - The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling - July 3rd

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature.
1 point: The Wicked King by Holly Black - July 22nd
1 point: The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black - July 23rd
1 point: Ironside by Holly Black - July 28th

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.
3 points: The Sound of Music Story: How A Beguiling Young Novice, A Handsome Austrian Captain, and Ten Singing von Trapp Children Inspired the Most Beloved Film of All Time by Tom Santopietro - Sept. 11th

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
1 point: Take Us To Your Chief And Other Stories by Drew Hayden Taylor - July 2nd
1 point: Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson - July 22nd
1 point: 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality by Bob Joseph - July 29th
1 point: A Nation Worth Ranting About by Rick Mercer - Aug. 26th
1 point: One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Koul - Sept. 12th

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.
1 point: Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe - Aug. 17th

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.
1 point: Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen - June 23rd
1 point: Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris - July 8th
1 point: The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O'Meara - July 10th
1 point: Wolf's Bane by Kelley Armstrong - July 13th
1 point: Wolf's Curse by Kelley Armstrong - July 14th
1 point: Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World by Laura Spinney - Aug. 2nd
1 point: Happily Ever After & Everything In Between by Debbie Tung - Aug. 5th
1 point: How You Say It: Why You Talk the Way You Do—and What It Says About You by Katherine D. Kinzler - Aug. 25th
1 point: Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story by Debbie Tung - Aug. 29th
1 point: The Grammarians by Cathleen Schine - Sept. 13th
1 point: Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews - Sept. 15th
1 point: Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe by Deborah Cadbury - Sept. 18th
1 point: One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews - Sept. 21st

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.
1 point: The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery - Aug. 4th

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
1 point: Otherland Volume Three: Mountain of Black Glass by Tad Williams - July 19th
Sci-fi
1 point: Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews - Aug. 16th
Urban Fantasy
1 point: Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews - Aug. 28th
Romance
1 point: White Hot by Ilona Andrews - Aug. 29th
Romance
1 point: Wildfire by Ilona Andrews - Aug. 30th
Romance
1 point: Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews - Sept. 1st
Romance

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
3 points: Middlegame by Seanan McGuire - July 12th
1 point: Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews - Sept. 17th

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.
1 point: Tithe by Holly Black - July 25th

1 point: Valiant by Holly Black - July 26th


20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.
1 point: A Left-Handed History of the World by Ed Wright - June 22nd
Aug. 25th, 2007
3 points: Love, Creekwood by Becky Albertalli - July 4th
June 30th, 2020
3 points: One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London - July 26th
July 7th, 2020
1 point: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik - July 31st
July 9th, 2018
1 point: Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews - Aug. 11th
Sept. 1st, 2010
3 points: The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty - Aug. 13th
June 30th, 2020
1 point: Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews - Sept. 3rd
Aug. 27th, 2019
3 points: Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews - Sept. 4th
Aug. 25th, 2020
3 points: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman - Sept. 20th
Sept. 8th, 2020 (English publication)

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 9, 2020
Summer Lovin': 31+ points
Points: 33

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER.
28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand 8/3/2020

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
Perennials by Julie Cantrell 8/6/2020
Eva/Lovey goes home to celebrate her parents anniversary. She and her dad, Jim, called Chief by everyone, work on building a surprise garden for her terminally ill mother.

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title.

On Folly Beach by Karen White 6/29/2020

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.
The Floating Feldmans by Elyssa Friedland 8/10/2020


5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction
The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 7/8/2020


6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.
Palisades Park by Alan Berennert 7/26/2020
Ferris Wheel and a roller coaster

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows
When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke 7/7/2020
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2874692/
Something I never say -- I think the tv version is better. (Lightning may strike....)

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.
Summer Darlings by Brooke Lea Foster 9/9/2020

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age
The Kennedy Debutante by Kerri Maher 7/1/2020
This book spans a bit longer, but Kick Kennedy was going jazz clubs from 1937 through to the bombing of Pearl harbour. The majority of the book (over 250 pages of 360) is set in that time period.

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature. Ex. Tempest Rising or Siren
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin 6/26/2020
When Liz tries to sneak back, she falls overboard. Mermaids make fun of her. (Page 242)

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.
No Cats Allowed by Miranda James 7/14/2020

Salted carmel.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
On Ocean Boulevard by Mary Alice Monroe 7/18/2020
Sullivan Island could be a day trip for me.

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.
The Other Woman by Sandie Jones 8/14/2020
England

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.
The Summer House by James Patterson 7/3/2020

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
The Cornwalls are Gone by James Patterson 6/28/2020
Captain Cornwall receives a new swimsuit purchased by

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
It's a Christmas Thing by Janet Dailey 8/13/2020
Romance

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
The Rain Watcher by Tatiana de Rosnay 8/18/2020

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.
I think that's Ivory Oat
Southern Lady Code by Helen Ellis 6/24/2020

20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 8/8/2020

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020

Level:
Summer Fun: 16-30 points

10/10 Completed. 18pts. Finish!!

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER. 3pt.
01.Hello, Summer-Mary Kay Andrews 7/07/20


2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name. 1pt.
(Cameron Wagner)
02.Inflame Me-Ryan Michele 6/23/20


3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title. 3pt.
03.Beach Read-Emily Henry 7/06/20


8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island. 1pt.
04.Jamaica-Rebecca Ratliff 6/29/20


12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music. 1pt.
05.Down Beat-Max Henry 7/09/20


13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live. 1pt.
(Los Angeles, CA)
06.Driven-K. Bromberg 7/10/20


14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit. 1pt.
07.Costa Rica-Rebecca Ratliff 7/09/20


17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER. 1pt.
(Suspense)
08.Sweet Temptation-Cora Reilly 7/10/20


18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter. 3pts.
09.Madam Temptress-Meghan March 7/03/20


20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020. 3pts.
10.Join the Club-Lani Lynn Vale 7/15/20

Reading The Seasons - Summer
June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020
You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS an additional 2 points for each bonus task.
Summer Lovin': 31+ points
32/31+

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER. Ex. The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
1. Richard-Sharpe Shooter Lisa B. Thomas 6/27/20
2. Orville Taylor-All Too Familiar Belinda White 7/5/20
3. Edward Dawe-Sapped Emily James 7/6/20
4. Forrest Hansfield-Yeast of Eden Sarah Fox 7/13/20

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title. Ex. The Beach House
Reg and bonus- Kathi Daley 6/28/20

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.
1. Beyond the house- Victoria Gilbert 6/21/20
2. Nancy Coco 6/30/20
3. Cruise ship deck- A.R. Winters 7/10/20
4. Small boat- Susan Harper 7/15/20

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover.
1. Frank Uberman plays golf-A Fatal Fiction Kaitlyn Dunnett 6/26/20 (no bonus)
2. Ray, Tally's husband-Permed to Death Nancy Cohen 7/15/20 (no bonus)

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.
Ex. Undertow (Undertow #1) by Michael Buckley or Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak Mystery, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.
Death on Windmill Way Carrie Doyle 7/2/20 2 pts
Island only, no bonus:
Much Ado About Felines Kathi Daley 7/14/20

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age
The Secret Adversary Agatha Christie 7/9/20

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature. Ex. Tempest Rising or Siren

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.
Chocolate (there's quite a bit of brown on the cover) Kristy E. Carter 7/13/20

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
1. Timber Ridge, NC-A Pizza to Die For Chris Cavender 6/25/20
2. Gossip, TX-Vanilla Vendetta Rosie A. Point 6/29/20
3. McKinlay Mill NY-A Crafty Killing Lorraine Bartlett 7/6/20
4. Galway, MD-Sapped Emily James 7/6/20
5. Chattanooga, TN-Paw and Order V.M. Burns 7/9/20

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.
Alabama-Witcher Upper Amy Boyles 6/23/20

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
Death in a Deck Chair Georgia Kains 7/12/20
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
1. Mystery-Dying for Danish Leighann Dobbs 6/22/20
2. Mystery- A Fatal Fiction Kaitlyn Dunnett 6/26/20
3. Mystery A Little Bit Witchy A. A. Albright 7/11/20

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
1. S- Still Knife Painting Cheryl Hollon 7/1/20
2. S- Strawberry Sin Rosie A. Point 7/8/20

-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.

20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
1. Yorkie Doodle Dandy Belinda White 7/4/20 Bonus published July 1, 2020 (2 pts)
2. Witch Hunt Cate Conte 7/3/20 Bonus published 6/30/20 (2 pts)
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.

Reading The Seasons - Summer
June 20, 2020 - September 21, 2020

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Summer Fun: 16-30 points
Summer Lovin': 31+ points

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS an additional 2 points for each bonus task.

84 Total Points

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: One of the author's initials are found in SUMMER.
3 - The Darkest Summer by Rebecca J. Greenwood (7/11/20)

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
1 - Catching the Cowboy by Shanna Hatfield (6/20/20) - Hudson
1 - Romancing the Rake by Nichole Van (6/27/20) - Lord Mainfeld
1 - Not Over You by Heather B. Moore (6/28/20) - Knox
1 - The Devoted Groom by Cami Checketts (7/26/20) - Ryder
1 - Keeping Kinley by Annette K. Larsen (8/2/20) - Gavin
1 - Embark by K.M. Shea (8/27/20) - Ector
1 - Love of My Life by Mimi Barbour (8/31/20) - Dexter
1 - Saving the Captain by Jennifer Youngblood, Jewel Allen (9/15/20) - Adam

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title.

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.
1 - A Kiss at Midsummer by Meg Easton (7/8/20) - leisure time

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover.

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show.
1 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (7/16/20)
1 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (7/22/20)
1 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (7/29/20)

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.
1 - Matched by Design by Lindzee Armstrong (7/18/20)
1 - Her Too-Perfect Boss by Cami Checketts (4/10/20)
1 - Ace by Sophia Summers (8/15/20)
1 - The Viscount's Promise by Joyce Alec (8/20/20)
1 - Stepping in For The Billionaire Groom by Kimberly Krey (8/31/20)
1 - Deadly Isle by Dani Pettrey (9/3/20)

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2.

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature.
1 - Summer Hearts by Debby Lee, et.al. (6/23/20)

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
1 - Pride and Persuasion by Connie E. Sokol (7/5/20)
1 - An Agent for Diana by Rebecca Connolly (7/6/20)
1 - Cooking With the Doc by Jennifer Youngblood, Craig Depew (7/8/20)
1 - One Way Home by Jennifer Youngblood (7/24/20)
1 - A Talent for Trouble by Jen Turano (8/5/20)
1 - The Gentle Patriot by Cami Checketts (8/9/20)
1 - The Tough Warrior by Cami Checketts (8/9/20)
1 - Her Country Star Cowboy by Taylor Hart (8/16/20)
1 - Saving Forever by Jennifer Youngblood, Shanna Delaney (9/15/20)
1 - The Truth about Billionaires by Michelle Pennington (9/20/20)

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.
1 - The Nobleman's Daughter by Jen Geigle Johnson (6/22/20) - London
1 - Courting the Vicar's Daughter by Sally Britton (7/2/20) - England
1 - The Fiance's Secret by Kimberley Montpetit (7/19/20) - Italy
1 - Adam by Cathy MacRae (7/30/20) - Scotland
1 - Her Forbidden Bodyguard by Cami Checketts (4/11/20) - Costa Rica
1 - Enlighten by K.M. Shea (8/28/20) - England

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
1 - Romancing Rebecca by Kimberley Montpetit (6/23/20) - Swoonworthy
1 - When Ship Bells Ring by Donna Hatch (6/27/20) - Regency
1 - Penny's Yuletide Wish by Sally Britton (7/3/20) - Regency
1 - Kiss Me At Midnight by Lucinda Whitney (7/9/20) - Second Chance
1 - To Love a Governess by Josi S. Kilpack, et. al. (7/17/20) - Romance
1 - How to Begin Again by Cindy Ray Hale (7/18/20) - Short Stories
1 - Willowkeep by Julie Daines (8/7/20) - Regency
1 - The Conflicted Warrior by Cami Checketts (8/8/20) - Suspense
1 - Not a Fine Gentleman by Donna Hatch (8/13/20) - Mystery
1 - The Persistent Groom by Jennifer Youngblood (8/19/20) - Sports
1 - Dark Road Home by Elizabeth Ludwig (8/23/20) - Suspense
1 - Enthroned by K.M. Shea (8/24/20) - Mythology
1 - Endeavor by K.M. Shea (8/29/20) - Medieval
1 - Endings by K.M. Shea (8/30/20) - Magic
1 - The Wild Orchid by Cameron Dokey (9/5/20) - Retellings
1 - Intertwine by Nichole Van (9/7/20) - Romance
1 - Christmas Quilts by Rebekah A. Morris (9/10/20) - Short Stories
1 - The Lady in the Coppergate Tower by Nancy Campbell Allen (9/13/20) - Steampunk
1 - Brass Carriages and Glass Hearts by Nancy Campbell Allen (9/20/20) - Steampunk
1 - A Tree for the Billionaire by Michelle Pennington (9/21/20) - Romance

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
1 - Saving the Rookie by Stephanie Fowers (6/22/20)
1 - Suffering the Scot by Nichole Van (6/26/20)
1 - Miss Devon's Choice by Sally Britton (6/30/20)
1 - Much Ado About a Kiss by Heather Tullis (7/4/20)
1 - The Earl's Winning Wager by Jen Geigle Johnson (7/25/20)
1 - Sweet Delights by Cecelia Dowdy (8/3/20)
1 - Rake on the Run by Mindy Burbidge Strunk (8/18/20)
1 - Enchanted by K.M. Shea (8/25/20)
1 - Embittered by K.M. Shea (8/27/20)
1 - The Rookie by Taylor Hart (9/9/20)
1 - The Merry Lives of Spinsters by Rebecca Connolly (9/13/20)
1 - The Spinster and I by Rebecca Connolly (9/17/20)

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored ITEM is found on the cover.
1 - An Unwelcome Suitor by Ashtyn Newbold (7/13/20) - Fan


20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.
3 - Saving Her Football Star by Sarah Gay (7/26/20) - 7/22/20
3 - To Sketch a Sphinx by Rebecca Connolly (8/1/20) - 7/28/20
3 - The Billionaire's Second Chance by Kimberly Krey (9/2/20) - 7/15/20
3 - Forget Me Not by Sarah M. Eden (9/9/20) - 9/7/20
1 - The Trouble with Billionaires by Michelle Pennington (9/19/20) - 9/20/17

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: 6/20/20- 9/21/20
Summer Lovin': 31+ points
Read:

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
And Then Comes Summer Tom Brenner 9/5/209/5/20
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER. Ex. The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe
Bruja Brouhaha Rochelle Staab 8/17/20

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
Fit to Die. J.B. Stanley. 6/23/20. Jackson Henry
Hercule Poirot's Christmas Agatha Christie. 7/14/20 Simeon Lee
Twelve Angry Librarians Miranda James. 8/9/20 Charlie Harris
The Witches Roald Dahl 8/24/20 Mr. Jenkins

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title. Ex. The Beach House

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.
Ex. Undertow (Undertow #1) by Michael Buckley or Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak Mystery, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side Agatha Christie. 8/15/20

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
Murder With Puffins Donna Andrews 7/7/20
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. Stuart Turton. 7/15/20

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature. Ex. Tempest Rising or Siren

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
The Question of the Missing Head E.J. Copperman 7/23/20 North Brunswick, NJ
Poisoned Prose Ellery Adams 7/30/20. Oyster Bay, NC
Rebel Without a Cake Jacklyn Brady. 8/1/20. New Orleans, LA
Haunt Couture and Ghosts Galore Rose Pressey. 8/3/20. Sugar Creek, GA
If the Shoe Kills Lynn Cahoon 9/12/20 South Cove, CA

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.
Death of a Mad Hatter Jenn McKinlay 8/6/20. London, England

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
Scared Stiff Annelise Ryan 7/11/20
Who Was Sally Ride? Megan Stine 8/12/20
Frozen Stiff. Annelise Ryan. 9/13/20
Daisy-Head Mayzie Dr. Seuss 9/9/20

-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
A Wee Murder in My Shop Fran Stewart. 7/18/20. Mystery
Murder in the Storybook Cottage Ellery Adams 7/5/20 Mystery
A Fatal Appraisal. J.B. Stanley. 7/12/20. Mystery
Of Murder and Men Lynn Cahoon 8/25/20 Mystery
Dead Wrong Leighann Dobbs 9/9/20. Mystery
Dead & Buried Leighann Dobbs 9/17/20. Mystery

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Small Great Things Jodi Picoult 7/5/20
Murder of a Snake in the Grass. Denise Swanson 8/30/20

-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
Better Homes and Corpses Kathleen Bridge 8/20/20

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.
. Mark de Castrique. 6/26/20. papers are pale yellow
Harper Lin 9/3/20. eggnog in the glass is ivory oat colored

20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
Muffin But Murder Victoria Hamilton 8/28/20. July 1, 2014
-->BONUS: Published in 2020
Marshmallow Malice Amanda Flower. 9/7/20

Summer Lovin': 31+ points


TASKS:
2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
1 pt - Cater Street Hangman - Anne Perry - 6/26/20 - Edward
1 pt - Victor - The Burning Island - Hester Young - 7/17/20
1 pt - Otto - The Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank - 7/20/20
1 pt - Sanjay -Before We Visit the Goddess - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni - 7/21/20
1 pt - Ted - Gone By Midnight - Candice Fox - 8/4/20
1 pt - Warren - New York - A.C. Fuller - 8/5/20
1 pt - Albert - The House Across The Street - Lesley Pearse - 8/10/20
1 pt - author Richard - Don't Sweat the Small Stuff ... and It's All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things From Taking Over Your Life- Richard Carlson - 8/13/20
1 pt - Azhar - Deception on His Mind - Elizabeth George - 8/17/20
1 pt - Charley - For One More Day - Mitch Albom - 8/26/20

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
1 pt - - Jacqueline Winspear - 9/13/20

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.
1 pt - The Storm Sister - Lucinda Riley - 7/10/20

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
1 pt - Kyle - Buried - C. J. Carmichael - 9/5/20

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows
1 pt - The Girl on the Train- Paula Hawkins - 6/28/20
1 pt - The Martian - Andy Weir - 8/2/20
1 pt - Wonder - R.J. Palacio - 8/8/20
1 pt - Poirot Investigates - Agatha Christie - 9/2/20

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
1 pt - Hell Bay - Will Thomas - 8/15/20
1 pt - Endangered Species - Nevada Barr - 8/23/20
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.
3 pt - Wind Chime Cafe - 8/6/20 - Sophie Moss - set on Heron Island & New To Me author

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age
1 pt- set - Only Time Will Tell - Jeffrey Archer - 8/30/20


13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
1 pt - RNWMP: Bride for Easton - Cassie Hayes - 8/31/20

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.
1 pt - The Darkling Bride - Laura Andersen - 7/13/20 - Ireland
1 pt - The Cottingley Secret - Hazel Gaynor - 7/26/20 - Ireland
1 pt- Book of Killowen - Erin Hart - 9/8/20 - Ireland
1 pt - The Boat Runner- Devin Murphy - 9/19/20 - Netherlands

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
1 pt - The Question of the Felonius Friend - E. J. Copperman - 6/21/20
1 pt - Mrs. Jeffries Rights a Wrong - Emily Brightwell - 6/23/20
1 pt - Bones to Pick - Carolyn Haines - 7/2/20
1 pt - Twisted Twenty-six - Janet Evanovich - 7/6/20
1 pt - Mrs. Jeffries and The Three Wise Women - Emily Brightwell - 7/7/20
1 pt - After the Storm - Linda Castillo - 7/11/20
1 pt - Pardonable Lies - Jacqueline Winspear - 7/19/20
1 pt - The Bookshop at Water's End - Patti Callahan Henry - 7/28/20
1 pt - Fishbowl- Bradley Somer - 7/30/20
1 pt - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane - Lisa See - 8/17/20
1 PT - An Anonymous Girl - Greer Hendricks - 8/25/20
1 pt - The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man - Jonas Jonasson - 9/12/20
1 pt - Dragon Springs Road - Janie Chang - 9/15/20
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.
3 pt - The Last Camellia - Sarah Jio - 7/4/20 - Books to Read Summer 2013
3 pts - The Paris Wife - Paula McLain - Books You Can't Wait to Read this Summer

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Suspense - Live and Let Die - Bianca Sloane - 7/28/20
Romance - Whispers in the Sand - Barbara Erskine - 8/12/20
Realistic Fiction - Walk Two Moons - Sharon Creech - 8/14/20
Memoir - Olive the Lionheart: Lost Love, Imperial Spies, and One Woman's Journey to the Heart of Africa- Brad Ricca - 8/29/20
Mystery - The butterfly Girl - Rene Denefield - 9/9/20
Romance - The Misadventures of Miss Adelaide - Maggie Dallen - 9/16/20

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
1 pt - Under a Painted Sky - Stacey Lee - 7/21/20
1 pt - The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd - 8/3/20

COMPLETED
Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020
Summer Lovin': 31+ points
Read: 34 points
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
How to survive summer camp Jacqueline Wilson 24.07.20
How to Survive Summer Camp
2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
Lily Alone Jacqueline Wilson 27.06.20 – Baxter’s dad’s name is Mikey
Ash mountain - Helen fitzgerald - 01.07.20 – Fran goes back to Ash Mountain to look after her dying father but I don’t think his name is mentioned apart from Gramps
The Sound of Thunder - Wilbur Smith - 15.07.20 – sean Courtney
a.n.t.i.d.o.t.e. Malorie blackman 29.07.20 – justin’s father takes a
Lies t.m. logan 17.07.20 – joe lynch
Lily AloneAsh MountainThe Sound of Thunder: The Courtney Series 2A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E.Lies
3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
The Holiday T.M. Logan 04.08.20
The Holiday


4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.
River secrets - Shannon Hale - 23.06.20
River Secrets
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - Jules verne 12.07.20
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2.
Dear Mrs Bird - pearson 17.08.20
The world that we knew Alice Hoffman 27.08.20
Dear Mrs. BirdThe World That We Knew
☀️ Read a book set in your country
This Green and Pleasant Land Ayisha Malik 27.08.20
The Workhouse Waif Lynette Rees 22.08.20
This Green and Pleasant LandThe Workhouse Waif
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.
The terra-cotta dog - #2 commissario Montalbano Andrea Camilleri - 30.06.20 – Sicily
The third angel - Alice Hoffman - 27.06.20 – Loch Ness in Scotland
The Terracotta DogThe Third Angel
☀️ Read a book from the library.
The crowd and the cosmos: adventures in the zooniverse Chris Lintott 01.07.20
Gallows view - #1 inspector banks Peter robinson 24.06.20
The crossover - #1 the crossover Kwame alexander 27.06.20
The weeping girl - #8 Inspector Van Veeteren Hakan nesser 25.06.20
Toffee Sarah Crossan 23.06.20
The Crowd and the Cosmos: Adventures in the ZooniverseGallows ViewThe CrossoverThe Weeping GirlToffee

☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Lies lies lies - Adele parks - 21.07.20 - Mystery10 users
The Unexpected Return of Josephine Fox - Claire Gradidge - 22.07.20 - Mystery16 users
The fearless five - Bannie mcpartlin - 24.07.20 - Reference > Research1 user
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☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Six frames – for thinking about information Edward bono 23.06.20
Rebound - Kwane alexander 16.07.20
Memory man- David baldacci - 27.07.20
Everything I don’t remember - Jonas hassen khemiri 08.08.20
Margot & Me Juno Dawson 24.08.20
Six Frames: For Thinking About InformationReboundMemory ManEverything I Don't RememberMargot & Me
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date
Arctic zoo Robert muchamore 21.07.20 -published 11.07.19
All the missing girls Megan miranda 26.07.20 – pub 28.06.16
The last thing she told me Linda green 27.07.20 -pub 26.07.18
Arctic ZooAll the Missing GirlsThe Last Thing She Told Me

Welcome Kendra, Anne, Frankie, Tari, Shash, Kellene, Joann and Den!

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020
Summer Lovin': 31+ points
Read: 31

TASKS:
6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.- Cold Sacrifice-Leigh Russell 6/25

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit- Red Hood-Elana K. Arnold 6/21- Seattle

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.
Gyo-Junji Ito 7/9
Tokyo Ghoul: re, Vol. 1-Sui Ishida 7/10
Shadow of the Batgirl-Sarah Kuhn 7/18

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
Growling For Mine-Alexa Riley 6/22- Romance
At Risk-Patricia Cornwell 7/19- Mystery

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
UnOrdinary, Season 1-uru-chan 7/1
Unfollowing You-Komal Kapoor 7/1
Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren-Charles Soule 7/4- BONUS
Scalped, Vol. 1: Indian Country-Jason Aaron 7/7
Made for Each Other-Paul D. Storrie 7/8
Until Tom, Finding Forever-Mary B. Moore 7/10
Stained - The Complete Graphic Novel-David Baron 7/12
Redlands, Vol. 1-Jordie Bellaire 7/12
Sword Art Online Progressive Vol. 7-Kiseki Himura 7/17
The Magic Order, Vol. 1-Mark Millar 7/18- BONUS
Midnight Secretary, Vol. 02-Tomu Ohmi 7/20

20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020
Thor by Jason Aaron: The Complete Collection Vol. 2-Jason Aaron 6/26
Primer-Jennifer Muro 7/2- BONUS
Firefly Legacy Deluxe Edition-Joss Whedon 7/11- BONUS
Case Closed, Vol. 6-Gosho Aoyama 7/14
Zodiac Starforce Volume 2: Cries of the Fire Prince-Kevin Panetta 7/16

Summer Lovin': 145
TASKS:
1. ☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title. BONUS: That one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER.
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia 9/14/2020 (3)
That Summer by Sarah Dessen 9/17/2020 (3)
2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Steve Hurley
Dead Ringer by Annelise Ryan 09/01/2020
Rupert Lanchester
Every Trick in the Rook by Marty Wingate 6/23/2020
3.☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
by Bree Baker 8/24/2020
4. ☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover
by Jennifer S. Alderson 6/28/2020
7.☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie.
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer 7/18/2020
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 08/31/2020
8. ☀️ Read a book set on an island.BONUS: A book by a new author
Trapped In Paradise by Lizzy Grey 09/20/2020 (3)
Hula Done It? by Maddy Hunter 7/6/2020
12. ☀️ Read a book tagged Music. BONUS Read a non-fiction book.
Wham! George & Me by Andrew Ridgeley (3)
13.☀️ Read a book set in your country, in another city from where you live. I live in Massachusetts.
Murder of a Sleeping Beauty by Denise Swanson 6/24/2020
Wake Up Little Susie by Ed Gorman 6/25/2020
Unmanned by Lois Greiman 6/26/2020
Kittyzen's Arrest by Addison Moore 6/26/2020
BlueBuried Muffins by Lyndsey Cole 6/30/2020
A Fatal Twist of Lemon by Patrice Greenwood 7/6/2020
StrawBuried in Chocolate by Lyndsey Cole 7/10/2020
One Hot Mess by Lois Greiman 7/11/2020
High Five by Janet Evanovich 7/13/2020
Hot Six by Janet Evanovich 7/16/2020
Motif for Murder by Laura Childs 7/29/2020
Santa Claws Calamity by Addison Moore 7/31/2020
Iced Chiffon by Duffy Brown 8/4/2020
Murder at Pirate's Cove by Josh Lanyon 8/5/2020
Not One Clue byLois Greiman 8/11/2020
Bow Wow Big House by Addison Moore 8/15/2020
Secret at Skull House by Josh Lanyon 8/17/2020
Through the Grinder by Cleo Coyle 8/20/2020
A Sprig of Blossomed Thorn by Patrice Greenwood 8/22/2020
A Story to Kill by Lynn Cahoon 08/26/2020
Murder on the Rocks by Allyson K. Abbott 9/11/2020
You Cannoli Die Once by Shelley Costa 9/12/2020
Death, Taxes, and a Skinny No-Whip Latte by Diane Kelly 09/19/2020
The Further Adventures of Kiki Lowenstein: Volume 1 by Joanna Campbell Slan 09/21/2020
14 ☀️ Read a book set in a place you want to visit. Narnia
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 8/27/2020
15.☀️ Read a book from the library.
Doctor Knowall by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
The Twelve Huntsmen by Jacob Grimm 9/21/2020
The Queen Bee by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
The poor Miller's Boy and the Cat by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
Hans My Hedgehog by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
Briar Rose by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
The Seven Ravens by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
Little Red-Cap by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
The Bremen-Town Musicians by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids by Jacob Grimm 9/21/2020
When You Are Near by Tracie Peterson 6/29/2020
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe 7/1/2020
The Pearl byJohn Steinbeck 7/2/2020
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe 7/1/2020
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe 7/1/2020
A Bird Of Bagdad by O. Henry 7/2/2020
The Venturers by O. Henry 7/2/2020
Southern Myths by Amy Boyles 7/8/2020
Mai Tais and Murder: A Tiki Mystery by Andrew Culver 7/12/2020
Murdering the Roses by Cindy Bell 07/20/2020
Southern Sorcery by Amy Boyles 7/20/2020
Dead in the Daisies by Cindy Bell 7/31/2020
Southern Curses by Amy Boyles 7/31/2020
Anti Inflammatory Essential Oils: 18 Best Essential Oils For Inflammation ( Essential Oils For Healing) by Tonny M. Ford 8/10/2020
Meditation For Beginners: Eliminate Worry, Stress & Anxiety In 2 Minutes Or Less by Henry J. 8/11/2020
Killing the Carnations by Cindy Bell 8/12/2020
My Dog Is A SuperHero! by Donna J. Davis 8/19/2020
Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies by J.B. West 8/28/2020
Kernel of Truth by Kristi Abbott 09/04/2020
Batman: The Man Who Laughs by Ed Brubaker 09/05/2020
The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder 09/10/2020
Bedeviled Eggs by Laura Childs 09/13/2020
Trust Me, Hansel and Gretel Are Sweet! by Nancy Loewen 09/14/2020
Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks!: The Story of the Three Bears as Told by Baby Bear by Nancy Loewen 9/15/2020
Frankly, I Never Wanted to Kiss Anybody!: The Story of the Frog Prince as Told by the Frog by Nancy Loewen 09/15/2020
Seriously, Snow White Was So Forgetful!: The Story of Snow White as Told by the Dwarves by Nancy Loewen 09/15/2020
Trust Me, Jack's Beanstalk Stinks!: The Story of Jack and the Beanstalk as Told by the Giant by Eric Braun 09/15/2020
No Kidding, Mermaids Are a Joke!: The Story of the Little Mermaid as Told by the Prince by Nancy Loewen 09/15/2020
No Lie, I Acted Like a Beast!: The Story of Beauty and the Beast as Told by the Beast by Nancy Loewen 09/15/2020
Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten! by Trisha Speed Shaskan 09/15/2020
Truly, We Both Loved Beauty Dearly!: The Story of Sleeping Beauty as Told by the Good and Bad Fairies by Trisha Speed Shaskan 09/15/2020
Really, Rapunzel Needed a Haircut!: The Story of Rapunzel as Told by Dame Gothel by Jessica S. Gunderson 09/16/2020
No Lie, Pigs (and Their Houses) Can Fly! by Jessica S. Gunderson 09/16/2020
Believe Me, I Never Felt a Pea! by Nancy Loewen 09/16/2020
Frankly, I'd Rather Spin Myself a New Name! by Jessica S. Gunderson 09/19/2020
Legeia by Edgar Allan Poe 09/20/2020
The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen 09/21/2020
Clever Gretel by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
The Pink by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
Clever Elsie by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
Snowdrop by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
The Elves and the Shoemaker by Jacob Grimm 09/20/2020
The Juniper-Tree by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
Clever Hans by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
The Three Languages by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
The Fox and the Cat by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
The Four Clever Brothers by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
The Fox and the Horse by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
Are You My Mother ? Dr. Seuss Originally : Beginner Books encourage children to read by Dr. Seuss 09/21/2020
Cat and Mouse in Partnership by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
The Dog and the Sparrow 09/21/2020
The Willow-Wren and the Bear 09/21/2020
The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
☀️ Read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
ENVIRONMENT
A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson 8/20/2020
ROMANCE
Winter by Josh Lanyon 09/20/2020
Lone Star by Josh Lanyon 8/19/2020
Cards on the Table by Josh Lanyon 8/11/2020
Issued to the Bride One Marine by Cora Seton 7/22/2020
SHORT STORIES
The Frog King, or Iron Heinrich by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
The Brave Little Tailor by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
The Flight: A Short Story By CHARLES N SLAYTON 09/20/2020
Heart Trouble by Josh Lanyon 6/20/2020
Baby, it's Cold by Josh Lanyon 6/21/2020
Icecapade by Josh Lanyon 6/23/2020
In Sunshine or in Shadow by Josh Lanyon 8/22/2020
Hop Frog by Edgar Allan Poe 09/20/2020
Hansel and Gretel by Jacob Grimm 09/21/2020
SUSPENCE
Winter Kill by Josh Lanyon 6/23/2020
MYSTERY
Killer Cupcakes by Leighann Dobbs 6/30/2020
Dog Days of Murder by Addison Moore 7/9/2020
Macaron Murder by Harper Lin 8/25/2020
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER. -->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
Murder Checks Inn by Tim Myers 8/28/2020 (3)
Seriously, Cinderella Is SO Annoying!: The Story of Cinderella as Told by the Wicked Stepmother by Trisha Speed Shaskan 09/15/2020 (3)
19.☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green item is found on the cover. Celery green candle
by Christin Brecher 7/30/2020
20. ☀️ Read a book published 6/20- 7/21 BONUS: Published in 2020.
Written by Seline Atwood by Zai Mades 09/21/2020. Pub 9/10/2020 (3)
Chili Cauldron Curse by Lynn Cahoon 09/21/2020 Pub 08/25/2020 (3)
Date for Hire by Noelle Adams 9/21/2020 Pub 08/11/2020 (3)
Sebastian: Alpha Security Romance by Sara Hazel 09/21/2020 Pub 09/16/2020 (3)

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020

Level - Summer Lovin': 31+ points

Read 37 books/101 points DONE!

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER. Ex. The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
Irish Rose (Irish Hearts #2) by Nora Roberts 6/27/20 4stars (Travis and Matthew)
Only One Man Will Do (Minnesota Romances #2) by Fiona McGier 7/10/20 4stars (Thomas Blackstone - Alexandra's dad)

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title. Ex. The Beach House

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.
Her Last Resort (Minnesota Romance, #3, Authors newly-revised version) by Fiona McGier 7/10/20 4stars (several boat rides for Kelly and others)

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.
Ex. Undertow (Undertow #1) by Michael Buckley or Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak Mystery, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.
Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island by Regina Calcaterra 7/8/20 5stars (Long Island in NY state; new to me author)

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature. Ex. Tempest Rising or Siren

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
Extreme Risk (X-Treme Love #1) by Kay Manis 6/28/20 3stars (E)

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.

20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.
His Pretend Amish Bride (Unexpected Amish Blessings Book 2) by Rachel J. Good 6/20/20 4stars (6/30/20)
Lucky's Beach by Shelley Noble 6/22/20 4stars (6/30/20)
Accidental Affair: A Fake Marriage Romance by Ajme Williams 6/25/20 3stars (6/27/20)
Cowboy Strong (Longhorn Canyon #7) by Carolyn Brown 6/25/20 4.5stars (6/30/20)
The Lion's Den by Katherine St. John 6/26/20 4stars (6/30/20)
A Good Duke is Hard to Find (Isle of Synne #1) by Christina Britton 7/1/20 4stars (6/30/20)
Delta Force Defender (Alaska Force #4) by Megan Crane 7/4/20 4.5stars (7/7/20)
Rough Creek (Brides of Rough Creek Texas #1) by Kaki Warner 7/5/20 4stars (7/7/20)
A Springtime Heart (The Promise Glen #2) by Marta Perry 7/6/20 4stars (7/7/20)
Dear Boss: A Single Dad Office Romance (Forbidden First Times Book 3) by Sofia T Summers 7/7/20 4stars (7/9/20)
The Path To Tame a Wild Heart: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Melynda Carlyle 7/8/20 3stars (7/4/20)
Paris Is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay 7/14/20 4stars (7/21/20)
Her Surprise Engagement: A Clean Romance (City by the Bay Stories Book 6) by Cari Lynn Webb 7/15/20 4stars (7/7/20)
Accidental Meeting: A Fake Marriage Romance by Ajme Williams 7/17/20 4stars (7/18/20)
Settling an Old Score (Longview Ridge Ranch #3) by Delores Fossen 7/18/20 4.5stars (7/21/20)
A Fool's Gold Wedding (Fool's Gold #22) by Susan Mallery 7/21/20 4stars (7/21/20)
Santa Shortbread (Auntie Clem's Bakery Book 12) by P.D. Workman 7/22/20 3stars (7/17/20)
Romancing Nadine (Wells Landing #9) by Amy Lillard 7/24/20 4stars (7/28/20)
Secret Baby: A Second Chance Navy SEAL Romance (Forbidden First Times Book 4) by Sofia T Summers 7/26/20 3.5stars (7/25/20)
Wild Cowboy Country by Erin Marsh 7/29/20 3.5stars (7/28/20)
The Hacker (The Consultants #2) by Nancy Herkness 8/1/20 4.5stars (8/4/20)
Fake Marriage: A Contemporary Romance Series Box Set by Ajme Williams 8/3/20 4stars (8/3/20)
The Cowboy Says I Do (Tying the Knot in Texas #1) by Dylann Crush 8/4/20 4stars (8/4/20)
The Friendship List by Susan Mallery 8/5/20 4stars (8/4/20)
A Cowboy for Keeps (Chestnut Creek #3) by Laura Drake 8/6/20 4stars (7/28/20)
Lost in the Spanish Quarter: A Novel by Heddi Goodrich 8/10/20 3.5stars (9/10/2019)
The Cliffside Inn (Five Island Cove #3) by Jessie Newton 8/11/20 4stars (8/11/20)
Boss's Baby: A Secret Baby Office Romance (Forbidden First Times #5) by Sofia T. Summers 8/12/20 3stars (8/12/20)
A Bride to Tame the Rider’s Heart: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Melynda Carlyle 8/14/20 5stars (8/1/20)
A Heartfelt Trail of Love and War: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Etta Foster 8/15/20 5stars (8/14/20)
Once in a Blue Moon (Blessings, Georgia #10) by Sharon Sala 8/17/20 5stars (8.25.20)
Heart of Hope: Books 1 - 4 by Ajme Williams 8/22/20 4stars (8/19/20)

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020

Levels:
Summer Lovin': 31+ points

37/31

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER. Ex. The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.

The Son by Philipp Meyer 6/22/20 (Eli)
The Bookseller's Tale by Ann Swinfen 7/8/20 (Nicholas)
The Amber Room by Steve Berry 7/12/20 (Paul)
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout 9/11/20 (Henry)
The Goal by Elle Kennedy 9/17/20 (Tucker)

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title. Ex. The Beach House

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.
Ex. Undertow (Undertow #1) by Michael Buckley or Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak Mystery, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall 8/8/20

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux 7/12/20
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 8/14/20
Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke 8/16/20

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature. Ex. Tempest Rising or Siren

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live. (near Dayton, Ohio)

Into the Fire by Amanda Usen 6/26/20 (set in New York)

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.

Confessions of an Organized Homemaker: The Secrets of Uncluttering Your Home and Taking Control of Your Life by Deniece Schofield 7/23/20

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

Science Fiction
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik 6/30/20
Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum 9/6/20

Mystery
The Mao Case by Qiu Xiaolong 7/17/20
Murder at Royale Court by G.P. Gardner 7/28/20
The Cat Who Robbed a Bank by Lilian Jackson Braun 7/30/20
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret UFOs by Donald J. Sobol 8/1/20
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Carnival Crime by Donald J. Sobol 8/4/20
Orphan X by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 8/13/20
Granny Skewers A Scoundrel by Julie Seedorf 8/26/20
The Cat Who Turned On and Off by Lilian Jackson Braun 8/30/20

Romance
The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning 6/28/20
The Affectionate Adversary by Catherine Palmer 7/22/20
Valorous by M.S. Force 8/1/20
The Vampire's Mail Order Bride by Kristen Painter 8/3/20
On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn 8/13/20
From Sanctum with Love by Lexi Blake 8/29/20
Jumping Barrel by Cynthia Sax 8/30/20
Hard as You Can by Laura Kaye 9/10/20

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson 7/30/20
Midnight Under the Mistletoe by Sara Orwig 9/2/20
The Score by Elle Kennedy 9/8/20
Memory Man by David Baldacci 9/8/20

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.



20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.

Wilson by A. Scott Berg 7/29/20
published 9/10/13
Ice Games by Jessica Clare 8/6/20
published 7/29/13
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 8/31/20
published 8/27/12
Tall, Dark & Hungry by Lynsay Sands 9/17/20
published 7/1/04

Welcome Grace, Genevieve, JoAnne and Bonita!

Reading The Seasons - Summer
June 20 - September 21, 2020

Summer Lovin': 31+ points
Points: 39/31+

TASKS:
1. Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: One of the author's initials are found in SUMMER.

2. Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
1 pt - Chad Jenkins - The Risk | Elle Kennedy - Jul 3
1 pt. - Mr. Melendy - The Saturdays | Elizabeth Enright - Sep 7

3. Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title.

4. Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.

5. Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover.

6. Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.

7. Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show.
1 pt. - Hair Love | Matthew A. Cherry - Jun 21
1 pt. - The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Suite | Gerard Way - Aug 10

8. Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.

9. Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age

10. Read a book that features a sea creature.

11. Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream.
1 pt. - Coffee ice cream - For He Can Creep | Siobhan Carroll - Jun 21

12. Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
1 pt.-Chicago - A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 | Claire Hartfield - Jun 28
1 pt.-Los Angeles - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo | Taylor Jenkins Reid - Jul 4

14. Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.

15. Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.
1 pt. - Library Lion | Michelle Knudsen - Jun 21
1 pt. - Grave Witch | Kalayna Price - Aug 3
1 pt. - Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks | Jason Reynolds - Aug 7
1 pt. - Judy Moody Was in a Mood | Megan McDonald - Aug 9
1 pt. - The Thief | Megan Whalen Turner - Aug 14
1 pt. - Iron and Magic | Ilona Andrews - Aug 23
1 pt. - Jackalope Wives and Other Stories | T. Kingfisher - Sep 19

16. Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
1 pt. - Romance - His Bride for the Taking | Tessa Dare - Jul 5
1 pt. - Urban Fantasy - Hunting Fiends for the Ill-Equipped | Annette Marie - Jul 7
1 pt. - Urban Fantasy - Born in Fire | K.F. Breene - Jul 21
1 pt. - Science Fiction - The Secret Life of Bots | Suzanne Palmer - Aug 9
1 pt. - Romance - The Wall of Winnipeg and Me | Mariana Zapata - Sep 13
1 pt. - Romance - The Grand Sophy | Georgette Heyer - Sep 17

18. Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
1 pt. - Serpent & Dove | Shelby Mahurin - Jun 4
1 pt. - Rich Prick | Tijan - Jul 13
1 pt. - Raised in Fire | K.F. Breene - Jul 23
1 pt. - Men Explain Things to Me | Rebecca Solnit - Jul 26
1 pt. - Magic Triumphs | Ilona Andrews - Sep 1

19. Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.
1 pt. - hand - Little Free Library | Naomi Kritzer - Jun 28
1 pt. - sleeve - Castle Waiting | Linda Medley - Aug 16

20. Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.
3 pts. - pub. 6/24/20 - Heartless | Dannika Dark - Jul 1
3 pts. - pub. 7/10/20 - Lost Talismans and a Tequila | Annette Marie - Jul 18
3 pts. - pub. 7/30/20 - The Havoc We Wreak | Becca Steele - Jul 31
3 pts. - pub. 7/22/20 - Yellow and the Perception of Reality | Maureen F. McHugh - Aug 15

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020

Levels: Summer Lovin': 31+ points

23/31+

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
+1 Widdershins, Jordan L. Hawk -6/23
Father: Niles Whyborne
+1 Changeling's Fealty, Glynn Stewart -7/9
Father: Talus

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.
+1 Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies, Alastair Bonnett -7/19
Boat and submarine on the cover


13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
+1 Falling, Cameron Dane -6/23
Quinten, Montana
+1 Unspeakable Words, Sarah Madison -6/29
San Francisco, CA
+1 Dare to Love Forever, Jake C. Wallace -7/1
Utica, New York
+1 The Witch's Familiar, T.J. Nichols -7/6
Colorado
+1 All Kinds of Tied Down, Mary Calmes -7/8
Chicago, Il
+1 Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan -7/15
Takes place in San Francisco, CA and New York, NY
+1 Wildfire, Ilona Andrews -7/20
Houston, TX
+1 His Hearth, Mary Calmes -7/30
San Francisco, CA
+1 Tooth & Nail, Mary Calmes -7/31

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.
+1 Theft of Swords, Michael J. Sullivan -7/5
Borrowed from the library.
+1 The Design of Everyday Things, Donald A. Norman -7/22
Borrowed from the library.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
+1 Lake Silence, Anne Bishop -6/25
MPG: mystery
+1 Switch & Burn, Bink Cummings -7/6
MPG: romance
+1 Death by Silver, Melissa Scott -8/2
MPG: mystery

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
+1 Marked in Flesh, Anne Bishop -6/20
M - Marked
+1 Strange Fortune, Josh Lanyon -7/29
S - Strange
+1 Sign Off, Patricia McLinn -7/30
S - Sign

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.
+1 Corsets and Codpieces: A Social History of Outrageous Fashion, Karen Bowman -6/28
Ivory Oat


20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.
+1 The Enchanter's Flame, Michele Notaro -6/21
Published: Aug 18, 2018
+1 Hell Divers, Nicholas Sansbury Smith -7/9
Published: Jul 19, 2016

*****************************
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER. Ex. The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title. Ex. The Beach House

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.
Ex. Undertow (Undertow #1) by Michael Buckley or Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak Mystery, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature. Ex. Tempest Rising or Siren

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER. Ex. The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
Mr. Johnson
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney 6/21
+ 1 pt.

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title. Ex. The Beach House

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature. Ex. Tempest Rising or Siren

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
Turning Hearts by Deanne Blackhurst 6/25
+ 1

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
M - Mystery
Red Alert by James Patterson 6/21
+ 1

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.

20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.

31 points - Summer Lovin'

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER. Ex. The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe
1. by Sunny Hostin 7/5 - 3 points
2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
1. by Susan Abulhawa 6/23 - Hasan is Amal's father - 1 point
2. by Margo Rabb 6/30 - Mia's father is an important character (Simon) - 1 point
3. by Lucy Tempest 7/26 - MC Bonnie's father Mr. Fairborn - 1 point
4. by Stacy Claflin 8/8 (MC young father Alex) - 1 point
5. by Ashley Poston 9/20 (Darien's father Mark) - 1 point
3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title. Ex. The Beach House
1. by Jackie Weger 8/4 - 1 point
4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.
1. by Trenton Lee Stewart 7/30 - 1 point
2. by Sharon Creech 8/22 - 1 point
5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.
Ex. Undertow (Undertow #1) by Michael Buckley or Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak Mystery, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age
1. by William Kent Krueger 7/7/20 - 1932 - 1 point
10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature. Ex. Tempest Rising or Siren
1. by James Dean 8/5/20 - 1 point
11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
1. by C.A. Newsome 6/26/20 - Cincinnati, OH - 1 point
2. by Stacy Claflin 9/8/20 - somewhere in Washington state - 1 point
3. by Jana Deleon 9/16/20 - Mudbug, Louisiana - 1 point
14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.
1. by Trenton Lee Stewart 6/27 - audio on Overdrive from local library AND #3 on Best Books Concerning Special Summer Camps, Abnormal Schools, Interesting Hotels, Mysterious Appartments, and Exciting Orphanages - 3 points
2. by Jory John 8/5 - free on Prime library - 1 point
3. 8/25 - free on Prime library AND #5552 on What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read this Summer? - 3 points
16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
1. by Natasha Ngan 7/16 - tagged "magic" 68 times - 1 point
2. by Scott P. Southall 7/19 - MPG "science fiction - 1 point
3. by Darnell L. Moore 8/3 - MPG memoir - 1 point
4. by Pierce Brown 8/12 - MPG "science fiction" - 1 point
5. by Martha Hunt Handler 9/2 - MPG "mystery - 1 point
18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.
1. by Amy Proud 7/1 - celery green frog - 1 point
2. by Laura Hankin 8/19 - ivory oat background - 1 point
20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.
1. by Wole Akosile 6/28 - pub. July 10, 2019 - 1 point

Reading The Seasons - Summer 2020

Duration:June 20 - September 21, 2020
Level: Summer Fun: 16-30 points

READ: 16/16

✔ 2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
The House of Dolls - David Hewson (Pieter Vos) 7/11

✔ 3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
Undertow - Dixie Browning 9/28


✔ 4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.
By Book or By Crook - Eva Gates 8/20


✔ 5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
Castle Perilous - John DeChancie 8/27

✔ 6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.
Killed on Blueberry Hill - Sharon Farrow 8/14


✔ 7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show.
The Magicians - Lev Grossman 9/3

✔ 8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook - Christina Henry 7/22

✔ 10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature.
The Selkie Bride - Melanie Jackson (a seal shifter) 8/26

✔ 11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.
New Uses for Old Boyfriends - Beth Kendrick (pistachio) 7/17

✔ 13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
Trouble in Bloom - Heather Webber (set in Ohio) 8/31

✔ 14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.
Soul Scorched - Donna Grant (Scotland) 8/20

✔ 15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
All the Stars and Teeth - Adalyn Grace 7/10

✔ 17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Avenger's Angel - Heather Killough-Walden (romance) 7/19

✔ 18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
Middlegame - Seanan McGuire 6/26

✔ 19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.
Poison Ivory - Tamar Myers (statues is ivory oat colored) 8/13


✔ 20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020
The Blacksmith Queen - G.A. Aiken (pub July 27, 2019) 6/28

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020
Summer Lovin': 31+ points

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER. Ex. The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title. Ex. The Beach House

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.
Ex. Undertow (Undertow #1) by Michael Buckley or Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak Mystery, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature.

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.

20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.

I'M IN!
Summer Lovin': 31+ points
POINTS - 144

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ the word SUMMER in the title.
BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER.
One Perfect Summer - Brenda Novak - 1 JULY - 1
Midsummer Night's Mischief - Jennifer David Hesse - 9 JULY - 1
Deadly Summer - Denise Grover Swank - 25 AUG - 3


2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ a father in the story.
Alert - James Patterson (Michael Bennett) - 4 JULY - 1
Bullseye - James Patterson (Michael Bennett) - 8 JULY - 1


3. Go to the beach.
☀️ beach scene on the cover.
BONUS: The word BEACH in the title.
Copper Beach - Jayne Ann Krentz - 25 JULY - 3
The Beach House - James Patterson - 31 JULY - 3


4. Go boating.
☀️ watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.
The Woman in Cabin 10 - Ruth Ware - 21 JUNE - 1
Cruise Chaos - A.R. Winters - 4 AUG - 1


5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ character plays golf.
BONUS: A golf ball on the cover
Kiss My Putt - Tara Sivec - 7 AUG - 3


6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ something from an amusement park on the cover.
The Alibi - Sandra Brown - 1 APR - 1


7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ made into a movie or TV show.
Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote - 5 JULY - 1
Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden - 7 JULY - 1
Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie - 11 JULY - 1
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - C.S. Lewis - 6 AUG - 1
Wayward - Blake Crouch - 3 SEPT - 1


8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ set on an island.
BONUS: author that is new-to-you.
Once a Myth - Pepper Winters - 2 JULY - 1
Twice a Wish - Pepper Winters - 2 JULY - 1
Third a Kiss - Pepper Winters - 3 JULY - 1
Fourth a Lie - Pepper Winters - 3 JULY - 1
Fifth a Fury - Pepper Winters - 3 JULY - 1
Tiger Prince - Sandra Brown - 13 JULY - 1
On the Island - Tracey Garvis Graves - 28 JULY - 3


9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ set or published between WW1 and WW2.
Cards on the Table - Agatha Christie (1936) - 22 JUNE - 1
Nancy's Mysterious Letter - Carolyn Keene (1932) - 21 JULY - 1
The Clue in the Diary - Carolyn Keene (1932) - 21 JULY - 1
The Sign of the Twisted Candles - Carolyn Keene (1933) - 25 JULY - 1
The Whispering Statue - Carolyn Keene (1937) - 24 AUG - 1


10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ features a sea creature
Jaws - Peter Benchley - 28 AUG - 1


12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.
I Am Ozzy - Ozzy Osbourne - 5 SEPT - 3


13. Staycation
☀️ set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
Six of Hearts - L.H. Cosway - 21 JUNE - 1
Macabre Magic - L.H. Cosway - 6 JULY - 1


14. Wanderlust
☀️ set in a place you have always wanted to visit.
Hot SEAL: Hawaiian Nights - Elle James (Hawaii) - 25 JUNE - 1
Three Hours - Rosamund Lupton (Scotland) - 26 JULY - 1
Hot SEAL, Alaskan Nights - Cynthia D'Alba (Alaska) - 6 AUG - 1


15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ book from the library.
BONUS from a list with the word SUMMER in it.
Hunting Eve - Iris Johansen - 26 JUNE - 1
Dumb Witness - Agatha Christie - 30 JUNE - 1
No Fortunate Son - Brad Taylor - 5 JULY - 1
Liar - K.L. Slater - 13 JULY - 1
The Witness - Sandra Brown - 18 JULY - 1
Blood Orange - Harriet Tyce - 22 JULY - 1
Moab Is My Washpot - Stephen Fry - 28 JULY - 1
The Whisper Man - Alex North - 2 AUG - 1
Angels & Demons - Dan Brown (Smart summer reads no 96) - 4 AUG - 3
Queenie - Candice Carty-Williams - 6 AUG - 1
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton - 7 AUG - 1
Unbreakable - Sharon Osbourne - 8 AUG - 1
IQ - Joe Ide - 11 AUG - 1
Promises, Promises - Erica James - 13 AUG - 1
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown (Smart summer reads no65) - 14 AUG - 3
A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman (Smart summer reads no 742) - 16 AUG - 3


17. SUMMER
☀️ genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Love Under Quarantine - Kylie Scott (Romance) - 28 JUNE - 1
And One Last Thing ... - Molly Harper (Romance) - 29 JUNE - 1
Off the Record - K.A. Linde (Romance) - 24 JULY - 1
Ambush - James Patterson (Mystery) - 29 JULY - 1
Not So Nice Guy - R.S. Grey (Romance) - 2 AUG - 1
Savage Art - Danielle Girard (Mystery) - 12 AUG - 1
King of Hearts - L.H. Cosway (Romance) - 17 AUG - 1
Freaky Days - Amanda M. Lee (Mystery) - 21 AUG - 1


18. SUMMER
☀️ title begins with a letter in SUMMER. BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
Enemies on Tap - Avery Flynn - 25 JUNE - 1
Edge of Darkness - Lara Adrian - 28 JUNE - 1
Shadow Highlander - Donna Grant - 20 JULY - 1
Madam Temptress - Meghan March - 31 JULY - 3
Ring of Fire - Brad Taylor - 5 AUG - 1
Murder Bites - Addison Moore - 15 AUG - 3


20. Summer Books
☀️ published between June 20th and September 21st of any year.
BONUS: Published in 2020.
Rush - Deborah Bladon (8 July 20) - 12 JULY - 3
One Foot in the Grave - Denise Grover Swank (30 June 20) - 19 JULY - 3
Dear Sexy Ex-Boyfriend - Lauren Blakely (26 June 20) - 23 JULY - 3
The What If Guy - Lauren Blakely (24 July 20) - 3 AUG - 3
Cusp: A Renzo + Lucia Companion - Bethany-Kris - (10 Aug 20) - 10 AUG - 3
Too Good To Be True - Lauren Blakely (7 July 20) - 13 AUG - 3
Poison Apple Crisp - Addison Moore (13 Aug 20) - 15 AUG - 3
Sully's Fantasy - Pepper Winters (22 July 20) - 17 AUG - 3
The Truest Thing - Samantha Young (18 Aug 20) - 20 AUG - 3
Kiss My Cupcake - Helena Hunting (11 Aug 20) - 20 AUG - 3
A Guy Walks Into My Bar - Lauren Blakely (19 Aug 20) - 21 AUG - 3
The Jackal - J.R. Ward (18 Aug 20) - 22 AUG - 3
Deadly Touch - Heather Graham (21 July 20) - 23 AUG - 3
Fashion, Rosé & Foul Play - Gemma Halliday (18 Aug 20) - 26 AUG - 3
Hidden Creed - Alex Kava (23 July 20) - 29 AUG - 3
Art and Apprehension in Las Vegas - A.R. Winters (13 Aug 20) - 29 AUG - 3
Down Among The Bones - Vickie McKeehan (22 Aug 20) - 31 AUG - 3
Jinx's Fantasy - Pepper Winters (25 Aug 20) - 1 SEPT - 3
Hard Line - Pamela Clare (25 Aug 20) - 6 SEPT - 3

✅Done!!!✅

☀️☀️50 points☀️☀️

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Summer Fun: 16-30 points
Summer Lovin': 31+ points

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Word SUMMER in the title:-->BONUS: One of author's initials found in SUMMER
~ 2 This One Summer ~Mariko~ ★★★ 14 July
~ 2 The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls ~Spotswood~ ★★★★ 9 August
~ 1 My Summer of Love and Misfortune★★ 22 August

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2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ A father in the story ~Tell us his name~
~1 The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls ~Proctor~ ★★★
~1 16 Things I Thought Were True ~Bob White~ ★★★ August

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3. Go to the beach. August
☀️ Beach scene on the cover: -->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title

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4. Go boating.
☀️ Watercraft on the cover OR A character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft:
~1 Just a Boy and a Girl in a Little Canoe ★★★ 27 July

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5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ A character plays golf: -->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover

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6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Something from an amusement park on the cover.

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7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club. July
☀️ A book that was made into a movie or TV show:
~1 Déjà Dead ~Bones~ ★★★ 28 August

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8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Set on an island: -->BONUS: By an author that is new-to-you
~2 Island of the Aunts ~Eva Ibbotson ★★★ 5 August
~2 The Guest List ~Lucy Foley~ ★★★★ August
~1 No Judgments ★★★ 19 August

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9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age:
~1 Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All ★★★ 14 July
~1 Rules of Civility ★★★ 1 July

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10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature. Ex. Tempest Rising or Siren
~1 At the Water's Edge ~Loch Ness Monster~ ★★★ 28 June

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11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream.

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12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Tagged Music: -->BONUS Read a non-fiction book
~1 The Happy Ever After Playlist ★★★★ 11 August
~1 Let Me Hear a Rhyme ★★★★ 16 September

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13. Staycation
☀️ Set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live:
~1 Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail ~PCT~ ★★★★ 23 June
~1 The Boy in the Black Suit ~NYC~ ★★★★ 23 June
~1 Superman: Dawnbreaker ~Smallville, Kansas~ ★★★★ 21 July
~1 A Woman Is No Man ~NYC~ ★★★★ 10 September
~1 The Ghost and the Goth ~Decatur, Illinois~ ★★ 19 September

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14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.
~1 Anna K: A Love Story ~NYC~ ★★★ 30 August

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15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Library Book: -->BONUS On a list with the word SUMMER in it
~1 As the Crow Flies ★★ 2 July
~1 All the Crooked Saints ★★★★ 7 July
~1 The Other Mrs.★★ 9 July
~1 Cat's Eye ★★★★ 27 July
~1 The Benefits of Being an Octopus ★★★★ 4 August
~1 Mooncakes ★★★ 11 August
~1 The Girl with the Louding Voice ★★★★★ 5 September
~1 The Jane Austen Society ★★★ 9 September
~1 A Date with Darcy ★★ 11 September
~1 The Parker Inheritance ★★★★ 13 September
~1 The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel ★★★ 20 September

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16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Character buys summer gear:-->BONUS: Swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover

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17. SUMMER
☀️ A genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER:
~1 The Best Laid Plans ~romance~ ★★★ August
~1 One True Loves ~romance~ ★★★★★ 25 June
~1 The Only Road ~realistic~ ★★★★ 11 July
~1 The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle ~mystery~ ★★★ 11 July
~1 You Deserve Each Other ~romance~ ★★★★★ 24 July
~1 Amal Unbound ~realistic~ ★★★ 2 August
~1 The Two Lives of Lydia Bird ~romance~ ★★★★★ 6 August
~1 Tangerine ~sports~ ★★★★ 16 August

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18. SUMMER
☀️ Title begins with a letter in SUMMER: -->BONUS: Author's last name begins with same letter as the title's first letter.
~1 Sing, Unburied, Sing ★★★ 30 June
~1 The Unteachables ★★★★ 10 July
~1 Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You ★★★★ 15 August

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19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ A Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on cover:

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20. Summer Books
☀️ Published between June 20th and September 21st of any year: -->BONUS: Published in 2020
~1 Ayesha at Last ~June 2019~ ★★★★ 14 July
~1 Nightbooks ~July 2018~ ★★★★ 21 July
~1 #Murdertrending ~August 2018~ ★★★ 6 August

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Welcome Elle, Jenny, D.L., Celia, Barbara, Amanda, Sandra, Jessica and Sarah!!

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Summer Fun: 16-30 points
Summer Lovin': 31+ points

Points: 3

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER. Ex. The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title. Ex. The Beach House

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.
Ex. Undertow (Undertow #1) by Michael Buckley or Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak Mystery, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature. Ex. Tempest Rising or Siren

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
- Witch Summer Night's Cream, H.Y. Hanna, 21.06.2020 - Mystery - 1 point
- Another One Bites the Crust, H.Y. Hanna, 23.06.2020 - Mystery - 1 point
- Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., 24.06.2020 - Science Fiction - 1 point

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.

20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.

Welcome Rina and Aminko!

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020
Level: Summer Lovin': 31+ points

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER.

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
📚 Conviction by Jane Henry - 6/20/2020 - MC Braxton has a six-year-old daughter.

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title.

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature.

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
📚 Seducing Cinderella by Gina L. Maxwell - 6/20/2020 - set in Las Vegas, Nevada.

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.

20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.

Welcome Deanie!

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020

Level:
Summer Fun: 16-30 points

Points: 22

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun. - 3 pts
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title. - The Summer That Made Us Robyn Carr - 9/11
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER. Ex. The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe

2. Have lunch with your father. - 1 pt
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name. - Henry - Henry Andria Large - 6/27

3. Go to the beach. - 1 pt
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover. - Sarah Lark - 7/31

4. Go boating. - 1 pt
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover - Lexi Blake - 6/21

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.
Ex. Undertow (Undertow #1) by Michael Buckley or Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak Mystery, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club. - 1 pt
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. - High Noon Nora Roberts - 7/23

8. Take a trip to an island. - 3 pts
☀️ Read a book set on an island. - New Author - A is for Alpha Kate Aster - 6/24
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature. Ex. Tempest Rising or Siren

11. Devour an ice cream cone. - 1 pt
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor. - Chocolate - Lorelei James - 7/12

12. See a free summer concert. - 1 pt
☀️ Read a book tagged Music. - Half Empty Catherine Bybee - 8/20
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation - 1 pt
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live. - FL - Sinful Intent Chelle Bliss - 6/25

14. Wanderlust - 1 pt
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit. - Japan - Obsession Mine Anna Zaires - 6/28

15. Participate in a summer reading program. - 1 pt
☀️ Read a book from the library. - Full Throttle Julie Ann Walker - 7/6
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals. - 1 pt
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear. - Playing The Odds Nora Roberts - 8/27
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER - 1 pt
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER. - Romance - Tormentor Mine Anna Zaires - 6/23

18. SUMMER - 1 pt
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER. - The Red Ledger: Part 1 Meredith Wild - 7/7
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

19. Summer Color Trends 2020: - 1 pt
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover. - Julia Quinn - 7/13

20. Summer Books - 3 pts
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date. - Pub 6/23/20 - Healing of the Wolf Cherise Sinclair - 7/8
-->BONUS: Published in 2020

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020
Summer Lovin': 31+ points
Points: 25/31

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER.
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki 6/23

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
Where There's a Will by Rex Stout 7/21 (John)
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware 8/7 (Bill)

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title.

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.
Death On Demand by Carolyn G. Hart 6/21
Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon 7/12

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature. Ex. Tempest Rising or Siren

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.
Pelosi by Molly Ball 8/24 (Snickers)

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
Who Moved My Goat Cheese? by Lynn Cahoon 8/23 (Idaho)
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas 8/2 (New York)

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 7/31
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Over My Dead Body by Rex Stout 6/22 (Mystery)

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Eric by Terry Pratchett 7/18
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James 8/22

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.
Hot Six by Janet Evanovich 7/20
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata 8/9

20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 7/17 (6/30/2020)
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 7/25 (6/30/2020)
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones 8/18 (7/14/2020)
Queens of the Resistance: Nancy Pelosi by Brenda Jones 8/24 (6/30/2020)

Sarah E wrote: "To use a bonus task, does the book need to fit both the main task and the related bonus task? Or can it just fit one of the bonus tasks?

For example, would i need to read a book that has a SUMMER..."

Yes,

The Summer's End by Mary Alice Monroe would work.

Welcome Karen and Vanessa!

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020

Level: Summer Lovin': 31+ points
Points: 39

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title. ►BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER.

2. Have lunch with your father
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.(view spoiler)[
Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones - 29 July 20 (Leland Davidson) {1 point}
Death by Jack-o'-Lantern by Alexis Morgan - 16 Aug 20 (Gage Logan) {1 point}
Death Comes to the Village by Catherine Lloyd - 10 Sep 20 (rector Harrington) {1 point}
Death Comes to London by Catherine Lloyd - 13 Sep 20 (rector Harrington) {1 point} (hide spoiler)]


3. Go to the beach
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover. ►BONUS: The word BEACH in the title.

4. Go boating
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.(view spoiler)[
Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen - 08 July 20 (watercraft on the cover) {1 point} (hide spoiler)]


5. Play mini-golf
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf. ►BONUS: A golf ball on the cover.(view spoiler)[
The Hidden Corpse by Debra Sennefelder - 04 July 20 {1 point} (hide spoiler)]


6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.(view spoiler)[
The Body in the Attic by Judi Lynn - 28 June 20 (stuffed bear) {1 point} (hide spoiler)]


7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies & TV shows(view spoiler)[
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling - 20 June 20 {1 point}
The Julius House by Charlaine Harris - 18 July 20 {1 point}
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen - 24 Aug 20 {1 point}
Orgoglio e pregiudizio by Jane Austen - 27 Aug 20
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen - 31 Aug 20
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum - 03 Sep 20
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes - 08 Sep 20 (hide spoiler)]


8. Take a trip to an island
☀️ Read a book set on an island. ►BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.(view spoiler)[
A Dangerous Collaboration by Deanna Raybourn - 07 Aug 20 {1 point} (hide spoiler)]


9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age(view spoiler)[
Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen - 21 July 20 {1 point}
Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen - 23 July 20 {1 point}
A Dangerous Engagement by Ashley Weaver - 04 Aug 20 {1 point} (hide spoiler)]


10. Party with creatures of the sea
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature.

11. Devour an ice cream cone
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.

12. See a free summer concert
☀️ Read a book tagged Music. ►BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.(view spoiler)[
On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen - 22 July 20 (Lake Maggiore) {1 point} (hide spoiler)]


14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.(view spoiler)[
Dead in the Doorway by Diane Kelly - 02 July 20 (Nashville) {1 point}
Autumn Thorns by Yasmine Galenorn - 20 July 20 (Olympic Peninsula) {1 point}
Purity in Death by J.D. Robb - 31 July 20 (New York) {1 point} (hide spoiler)]


15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library. ►BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.(view spoiler)[
The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie - 15 July 20 ( summer 2014 to reads) {3 points} (hide spoiler)]


16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear. ►BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.(view spoiler)[
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse by Charlaine Harris - 24 June 20 (Mystery) {1 point}
Three Widows and a Corpse by Debra Sennefelder - 06 July 20 (Mystery) {1 point}
All Sales Final by Josie Belle - 02 Aug 20 (Mystery) {1 point}
Home For the Homicide by Jennie Bentley - 10 Aug 20 (Mystery) {1 point}
Left Fur Dead by J.M. Griffin - 13 Aug 20 (Mystery) {1 point}
Alone in the Wild by Kelley Armstrong - 15 Sep 20 (Mystery) {1 point}
Arsenic in the Azaleas by Dale Mayer - 18 Sep 20 (Mystery) {1 point} (hide spoiler)]


18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER. ►BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.(view spoiler)[
Malice at the Palace by Rhys Bowen - 10 July 20 {1 point}
Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb - 26 July 20 {3 points} (hide spoiler)]


19. Summer Color Trends 2020
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.

20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date. ►BONUS: Published in 2020.(view spoiler)[
Death by Auction by Alexis Morgan - 20 Aug 20 (June 30th 2020) {3 points} (hide spoiler)]

Welcome Vittoria!

Reading The Seasons - Summer 2020

Duration:June 20 - September 21, 2020
Level: Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Summer Fun: 16-30 points
√Summer Lovin': 31+ points

READ: 35/16+

√ 1. Summer Fun. (+3)
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
√ -->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER. Ex. The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe
Summer at Lake Haven by RaeAnne Thayne (8/9)


√ 2. Have lunch with your father. (+1)(+1) (+1)
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
Moonlight in the Morning by Jude Deveraux (Joe Layton) (7/20)
Something Sweeter by Candis Terry (Martin Lane) (9/17)
All You Need is Love by Marie Force (Lincoln Abbott (8/19)


√ 3. Go to the beach. (+1)
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title. Ex. The Beach House
It Started with a Secret by Jill Mansell (8/6)


√ 4. Go boating. (+1)
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.
Gimme Some Sugar by Molly Harper (7/19)


5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows

√ 8. Take a trip to an island. (+3) (+3)
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
√-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.
Small Wars by Sadie Jones (set on the island of Cyprus + first book I read by this author) (7/29)
Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton (set on the island of Cuba+ first book I read by this author) (9/17)


√ 9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party. (+1)
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age
The Wicked City by Beatriz Williams (set during 1924) (9/17)


10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature. Ex. Tempest Rising or Siren

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.

√ 12. See a free summer concert. (+1)
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan (7/23)
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.


√ 13. Staycation (+1)(+1)
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
Make You Mine by Macy Beckett (7/29)
Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center (9/2)


√ 14. Wanderlust (+1)
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.
The Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacLean (8/29)


√ 5. Participate in a summer reading program. (+1) (+3)(+1)
☀️ Read a book from the library.
Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz (8/29)
Dance Away with Me by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (8/2)
√ -->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.
Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams (7/7) RomBkLove 2020 - Summer Reading


√ 16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals. (+1)
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
River Road by Jayne Ann Krentz (purchased high heeled sandals) (7/13)

-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

√ 17. SUMMER (+1) (+1) (+1)
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
The Disappeared by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Science Fiction) (7/26)
Love on Beach Avenue by Jennifer Probst (Romance) (9/9)
The Fix by David Baldacci (Mystery)(8/31)


√ 18. SUMMER (+1)
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Emma, Mr. Knightley, and Chili-Slaw Dogs by Mary Jane Hathaway (8/21)
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.


√ 19. Summer Color Trends 2020: (+1)(+1)
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.
I'll Stand By You by Sharon Sala (9/10)
Falling for Max by Shannon Stacey (8/27)


√ 20. Summer Books (+3)(+1)
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins (July 29, 2008) (8/27)
√ -->BONUS: Published in 2020
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (July 8, 2020) (9/15)

Welcome Mary-Megan!

Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020

Levels:

Summer Fun: 16-30 points


0/30 pts
Read Books -

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER. Ex. The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title. Ex. The Beach House

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.


7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature.

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.

20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.

Welcome Lekshmy!

Reading The Seasons - Summer FINISHED
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020
Summer Lovin': 31+ points
Read: 50/31+

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER. Ex. The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe
1 pt Summer Frost - Blake Crouch 7/5/20

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
1 pt Doctor Bad Boy - Ainsley Booth 7/5/20 {Max Donovan}
1 pt In the Night - Melissa Sinclair 7/15/20 {Stanley Vanderbilt}
1 pt City of Bones - Cassandra Clare 7/21/20 {Valentine Morgenstern}
1 pt The Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot 9/12/20 {Philippe Renaldi}

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title. Ex. The Beach House

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.
1 pt The Last Coyote - Michael Connelly 7/1/20 {Bosch and McKittrick go boating/fishing.}
1 pt A Darkness More Than Night - Michael Connelly 9/12/20 {McCabe owns a charter business/sleeps on boat a lot.}

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.
Ex. Undertow (Undertow #1) by Michael Buckley or Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak Mystery, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show.
1 pt The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster 7/23/20
1 pt The Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien 8/7/20

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.
3 pts Ark - Veronica Roth 7/6/20 {"Everything was cold in Svalbard, an archipelago..."}
1 pt Sprinkles and Skeletons - Leena Clover 8/21/20
1 pt Cupcakes and Celebrities - Leena Clover 8/17/20

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature.
1 pt Katie K. Whale: A Whale of a Tale - Suzanne Tate 7/17/20
1 pt Where'd You Go, Bernadette - Maria Semple 9/16/20 {Penguins, Orcas, Sea Lions}

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor. {Red Velvet Ice Cream}
1 pt The Last Conversation - Paul Tremblay 7/7/20

1 pt Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It - Gary Taubes 9/9/20

1 ptA Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas 8/30/20


12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
1 pt June Bug - Jess Lourey 7/9/20 {Battle Lake, MN, USA}
1 pt Knee High by the Fourth of July - Jess Lourey 7/11/20 {Battle Lake, MN, USA}
1 pt The Possessed - Kirk Kilgrave 7/30/20 {Fairfield, IL, USA}
1 pt The Haunting of Beacon Hill - Ambrose Ibsen 8/15/20 {Montpelier, IN}
1 pt Dark Halls - Jeff Menapace 8/16/20 {Pennsylvania}
1 pt Angels Flight - Michael Connelly 8/19/20 {Los Angeles, CA}

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.
1 pt Randomize - Andy Weir 7/7/20 {Las Vegas, NV}
1 pt Awkward - Gurpreet Kaur {India} 8/4/20
1 pt Trunk Music - Michael Connelly 8/11/20 {Los Angeles, CA}
1 pt Into the Water - Paula Hawkins 8/12/20 {England}
1 pt Dragon Teeth - Michael Crichton 8/28/20 {Montana}
1 pt Tall, Dark and Cowboy - Joanne Kennedy 9/3/20 {Wyoming}
1 pt Death's Hand - S.M. Reine 9/14/20 {Reno, Nevada}
1 pt The Little French Bistro - Nina George 9/19/20 {Brittany, France}

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.
1 pt You Have Arrived at Your Destination - Amor Towles 7/6/20
1 pt The Damned - Kirk Kilgrave 7/13/20
1 pt The Presence - Kirk Kilgrave 7/21/20
1 pt Quidditch Through the Ages - Kennilworthy Whisp 8/1/20
1 pt The Darkest Gate - S.M. Reine 9/21/20

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
1 pt May Day - Jess Lourey 7/4/20 {Mystery}
1 pt Prime Minister - Ainsley Booth 7/28/20 {Erotica}
1 pt Full Mountie - Ainsley Booth 7/28/20 {Erotica}
1 pt Berries and Birthdays - Leena Clover 8/20/20

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
1 pt Emergency Skin - N.K. Jemisin 7/7/20
1 pt Strawberries and Strangers - Leena Clover 8/1/20
3 pts A SEAL's Oath - Cora Seton 8/27/20
1 pt Mr. Hat Trick - Ainsley Booth 8/24/20

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.

20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.
1 pt August Moon - Jess Lourey 8/22/20 {July 19, 2018}

Welcome Chelsea!

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020

Goal: Summer Lovin': 31+ points
Done: 35 points

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER. Ex. The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
1 point - And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini – 06/24/2020 - Abdullah

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title. Ex. The Beach House
3 points - Sunset Beach by Mary Kay Andrews – 06/28/2020

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.
Ex. Undertow (Undertow #1) by Michael Buckley or Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak Mystery, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.
3 points - House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig – 08/02/2020 - Salann Island

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature. Ex. Tempest Rising or Siren

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
1 point - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson – 06/25/2020 - Mystery
1 point - The Silence of Bones by June Hur – 06/30/2020 - Mystery
1 point - The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen – 07/03/2020
Mystery
1 point - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins – 07/10/2020
Realistic Fiction
1 point - In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith – 07/12/2020
Mystery
1 point - Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith – 07/14/2020
Mystery
1 point - The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith – 07/16/2020
Mystery
1 point - The Princess Spy by Melanie Dickerson – 07/26/2020
Romance
1 point - Leányrablás Budapesten by Gyula Böszörményi – 07/27/2020
Mystery
1 point - Blossoms in Autumn by Zidrou – 07/30/2020
Sequential Art
1 point - The Chardonnay Charade by Ellen Crosby – 08/04/2020
Mystery
1 point - Two Girls Down by Louisa Luna – 08/06/2020
Mystery
1 point - The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald – 08/16/2020
Mystery
1 point - The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert – 08/18/2020
Urban Fantasy
1 point - The Better Liar by Tanen Jones – 08/20/2020
Mystery
1 point - A House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh Malerman – 08/20/2020
Magical Realism
1 point - Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier – 08/27/2020
Mystery
1 point - Buck by Em Petrova – 08/28/2020
Romance

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
1 point - Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson – 07/02/2020
1 point - The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen – 07/04/2020
1 point - The Eleventh Hour by Anina Collins – 07/07/2020
1 point - Uncanny X-Men: X-Men Disassembled by Ed Brisson & Matthew Rosenberg &Kelly Thompson – 07/23/2020
1 point - The Mirror's Gaze by Rae D. Magdon – 24/07/2020
1 point - The Merlot Murders by Ellen Crosby – 07/30/2020
1 point - A Rudnay-gyilkosságok by Gyula Böszörményi – 08/09/2020
1 point - She Could Fly by Christopher Cantwell – 08/18/2020

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.

20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.
1 point - The Bordeaux Betrayal by Ellen Crosby – 08/09/2020 - Published August 5th 2008
1 point - Die Noon by Elise Sax – 08/01/2020 - Published August 7th 2018

Welcome Ferenc!

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS an additional 2 points for each bonus task.

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points : 12 points


TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER. Ex. The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
| June 25 | Father's name is Patrick MacNeill

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title. Ex. The Beach House

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.
| June 21 | the MCs spend time on a cruise boat

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.
Ex. Undertow (Undertow #1) by Michael Buckley or Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak Mystery, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.
| Set on an island and new to me author | July 22

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature. Ex. Tempest Rising or Siren

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.
| Sep 2 | Strawberry flavour

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
| June 28 | Set in India and in a village near Thiruppur and I live in Chennai

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.
| June 9 | Set in UK

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
| July 11 | Tagged Mystery - M

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
| Aug 5 | Title S
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.
| Aug 23 | Ivory Oat Shirt

20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
| July 7 | Published July 2, 2019
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.

Reading the Seasons--Summer

Object: The aim of the challenge is to score as many points as possible by the end of the quarter. A special badge is given to the winner.

Read books for the tasks listed below. Some (but not all) tasks will have opportunities to collect bonus points.

You may use the tasks as many times as you wish.

SCORING: Score 1 point for each book read that fits a task PLUS an additional 2 points for each bonus task.

Please keep a record of your points total at the top of your post.

Shake off the quarantine! Get outside, enjoy the fabulous weather and get started on this list of fun ways to enjoy the summer season.

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
++++Summer Fun: 16-30 points
Summer Lovin': 31+ points

28 out of 16-30 + 2 bonus points

TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: One of the author's initials are found in SUMMER. Ex. The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe


++2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.
1 point-When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error Danielle Ofri 7-9-20 (Jay)
1 point-The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle Catherine Webb 7-23-20 (Lord Elwick)


3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title. Ex. The Beach House

++4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.
1 point-Canoes: Early Voices — Portraits of Canada by Women Writers, 1639–1914 Mary Alice Downie 7-18-20 (Enjoyed time in canoe)
1 point-I Love My Papi! Alison Inches 7-23-20 (went out in sailboat)

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.
Ex. Undertow (Undertow #1) by Michael Buckley or Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak Mystery, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show. Movies TV shows

++8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.
1 point-Breaking the Spell: Stories of Magic and Mystery from Scotland Lari Don 7-16-20
2 points-Lari Don is new to me

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age

++10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature. Ex. Tempest Rising or Siren
1 point- Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics Steve Jenkins 7-14-20 (pistol shrimp & supergiant amphipod)
1 point- Yours Sincerely, Giraffe Megumi Iwasa 7-23-20 (penguin & whale)

++11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.
1 point-Mr. Putter & Tabby Drop the Ball Cynthia Rylant 7-23-20 (The background + his hat, mitt + pants = Dulce de Leche ice cream!)

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

++13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
1 point-Applewhites at Wit's End Stephanie S. Tolan 7-18-20 (North Carolina)
1 point-The Boy Who Lived with the Bears and Other Iroquois Stories Joseph Bruchac 7-23-20 (in the US, New York area)

++14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.
1 point-The Cay Theodore Taylor 7-11-20 (Set on a Caribbean island)
1 point- Inky the Octopus: Bound for Glory Erin Guendelsberger 7-22-20 (New Zealand)

++15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.
1 point-Two Bear Cubs: A Miwok Legend from California's Yosemite Valley Robert D. San Souci 7-5-20
1 point- Cat's Colors Airlie Anderson 7-12-20
1 point-Daisy Cooper's Rules for Living Tamsin Keily 7-13-20
1 point- Eco Dogs Judith Bauer Stamper 7-16-20
1 point-War Dogs Meish Goldish 7-18-20
1 point-Two Rainbows Sophie Masson 7-18-20
1 point- Cat Tales: True Stories of Kindness and Companionship with Kitties Aline Alexander Newman 7-18-20
1 point-The Library at the Edge of the World Felicity Hayes-McCoy 7-22-20

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Ex. Suspense begins with S.
1 point-What Rose Forgot Nevada Barr 7-6-20 (S= Suspense)
1 point-Demon Seed Dean Koontz 7-6-20 (S=Science Fiction)
1 point- Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type Doreen Cronin 7-9-20 (R=Read-aloud)
1 point- The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Dinosaur Bone Stan Berenstain 7-12-20 (M= Mystery)
1 point- The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families Susan L. Roth 7-14-20 (S=Science)
1 point- When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson 7-19-20 (S=Science)


++18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
1 point- My Dog, My Cat Ashlee Fletcher 7-9-20 (M is in SUMMER)

++19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.
1 point-MVP #1: The Gold Medal Mess David A. Kelly 7-16-20 (the alternating stripes are Pale Yellow)

++20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
1 point-Stormy: a Story about Finding a Forever Home Guojing 7-5-20 (Published Sept. 17, 2019)
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.

Welcome Poongothai and Helen!

Helen wrote: "A question:

Does the book in the bonus have to be the same book that got the single point, or can it be two different books?

Thanks!

Helen"

No, it needs to be the same book.

Reading The Seasons - Summer
Duration: June 20th 2020 - September 21, 2020

Finished with 26 Points

Summer Fun: 16-30 points


TASKS:
1. Summer Fun.
☀️ Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
-->BONUS: The one of the author's initials are found in SUMMER.

2. Have lunch with your father.
☀️ Read a book with a father in the story. Tell us his name.

3. Go to the beach.
☀️ Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
-->BONUS: The word BEACH in the title.
Beach Read by Emily Henry- 8/22 = 3pts

4. Go boating.
☀️ Read a book with a watercraft on the cover OR where a character spends leisure time on a boat/watercraft.
Someone Like You by Karen Kingsbury (spend a lot of time on jet skis)- 7/9/20 = 1pt

5. Play mini-golf.
☀️ Read a book where a character plays golf.
-->BONUS: A golf ball on the cover. Favorite Golf Fiction

6. Scream your guts out at an amusement park.
☀️ Read a book with something from an amusement park on the cover.

7. Catch a flick at Rooftop Cinema Club.
☀️ Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show.

8. Take a trip to an island.
☀️ Read a book set on an island.
-->BONUS: A book by an author that is new-to-you.

9. Lindy Hop at the Jazz Age Lawn Party.
☀️ Read a book set or published between WW1 and WW2. Jazz Age

10. Party with creatures of the sea.
☀️ Read a book that features a sea creature.

11. Devour an ice cream cone.
☀️ Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell us your flavor.

12. See a free summer concert.
☀️ Read a book tagged Music.
-->BONUS Read a non-fiction book.

13. Staycation
☀️ Read a book set in your country, if possible in another city from where you live.
The Penny Pinchers Club by Sarah Strohmeyer (set in New Jersey) - 7/24/20 = 1 pt
The Cactus League byEmily Nemens (set in Arizona) 9/8/2020 = 1 pt

14. Wanderlust
☀️ Read a book set in a place you have always wanted to visit.

15. Participate in a summer reading program.
☀️ Read a book from the library.
-->BONUS Read a book from a list with the word SUMMER in it.
Confessions of a Domestic Failure by Bunmi Laditan- 7/3/2020 = 1pt
Be the Bridge: Pursuing God's Heart for Racial Reconciliation by LaTasha Morrison- 9/3/2020 = 1pt

16. Buy new swimsuit and sandals.
☀️ Read a book where a character buys a swimsuit or summer footwear.
-->BONUS: A swimsuit or summer footwear on the cover.

17. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in SUMMER.
Self-Help: You're Going to Be Okay: Encouraging Truth Your Heart Needs to Hear, Especially on the Hard Days by Holley Gerth- 6/30/20 = 1pt
Sociology: The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us by Paul Tough- 7/30/20 = 1pt
Social Movements- Social Justice: American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country by Jack Jenkins- 7/30/20 = 1pt
Social Movements- Social Justice: Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi- 8/11/20 = 1pt
Spirituality- Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith by Sarah Bessey- 8/22/2020 = 1pt
Marriage- The Antelope in the Living Room: The Real Story of Two People Sharing One Life by Melanie Shankle- 8/28/2020 =1pt
Spirituality- Remember God by Annie F. Downs- 9/1/2020 =1 pt
Self-Help: You're Loved No Matter What: Freeing Your Heart from the Need to Be Perfect by Holley Gerth- 9/18/2020 = 1pt
Religion: Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire: The Guide to Being Glorious You by Jen Hatmaker- 9/18/2020 = 1pt
Economics: Choose FI: Your Blueprint to Financial Independence by Chris Mamula- 9/19/2020 = 1pt

18. SUMMER
☀️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in SUMMER.
-->BONUS: The author's last name begins with the same letter as the title's first letter.
The Secrets of Love Story Bridge by Phaedra Patrick- 8/12/20 =1 pt
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline- 9/21/2020 =1 pt

19. Summer Color Trends 2020:
Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat
☀️ Read a book where a Celery Green, Pale Yellow, Bright Turquoise, Ivory Oat colored item is found on the cover.

20. Summer Books
☀️ Read a book published between June 20th and September 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2020.
God for the Rest of Us: Experience Unbelievable Love, Unlimited Hope, and Uncommon Grace by Vince Antonucci (published Aug 4, 2015) - 7/9/20 = 1pt
Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory (published June 23)- 8/5/2020 = 3pts
The Disintegrating Student: Super Smart & Falling Apart by Jeannine Jannot (published July 1, 2019)- 8/13/20 = 1pt
Acceptance: A Legendary Guidance Counselor Helps Seven Kids Find the Right Colleges—and Find Themselves by David L. Marcus (published July 23, 2009)- 8/31/2020