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Sommaren 2024

The Summer Challenge of 2024

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June

1. National Ballpoint Pen Day
a. A book with a writing utensil on the cover
b. An author who has a pen name: The Great God Pan: Arthur Machen's Best Classic Horror Thrillers - Arthur Machen's Mysterious Narrative: Unveiling The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen
c. A book about a writer, bookseller, or librarian

2. National Prune Day
a. A book written by someone over the age of 60: Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
b. A book with more than 400 pages
c. A book with purple on the cover

3. Let's Catch a Movie
a. Author's initials can be found in Blockbuster Film
b. A book that has been adapted into a movie or series
c. A book published in the last two years: Stendrottningens hemlighet by Ingrid Tosteberg

4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin
a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover: Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton
b. A translated book
c. A book with a seven in the page count

July

1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
a. A book whose author's initials appear in Curveball
b. A book featuring a sport
c. A book with a black main character: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

2. The Apollo Moon Landing
a. A book set in space
b. A book with the moon on the cover
c. A book published in the 1960s: by Gabriel García Márquez

3. Let's Go on a Hike
a. A book with a cover of a nature scene without people
b. A book set in a rural area:
c. A book with an element of survival: Vindpojken av Peter Sundberg

4. Dog Days of Summer
a. A book with a dog on the cover
b. A book with a hot setting
c. An author's first book: Ingen kommer att tro dig av Anna Kölen

August

1. The Destruction of Pompeii
a. A book featuring an ancient civilization
b. A book with red on the cover
c. A book set in a city: Nollpunkt/Death Deserved by Jørn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger Set in Oslo, the capital of Norway

2. Vacation Time
a. A book you've been meaning to read
b. A book by a favorite author: The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
c. A book set somewhere you would like to visit

3. Let's Play a Game
a. A book with multiple points of view
b. A book by an author whose initials appear in Scrabble
c. A book in a series: Freeze Frame by Peter May

4. Back to School Sales
a. A book borrowed from the library: Nutshell by Ian McEwan
b. A nonfiction book
c. A book with a character in an educational setting

I've got a slight problem with accounting for one of my books read. It's a new book which is not yet on Goodreads and I have proposed it to the Goodreads Librarians six weeks ago and it's still not registered.

A few years back one could add a book on your own but that's no longer possible. Is there anyone here who is a GR Librarian and could tell approximately how many weeks one has to wait?

I was looking to see what books you have been reading.

If you share your request link in here Ellie is really helpful at adding books for this group. There are also some GR Liberians who also help otherwise your book might get add sometime between tomorrow to 6 months.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Aha, wow - thank you so much! 🙏🌺🙂

I managed for once to finish the whole seasonal challenge! Yippee🌺