The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

15.6. “Hot Fun in the Summertime” – read a book about something you enjoy doing in the summer or with a picture of a fun summer activity on the cover. If your hot weather season is winter, you can call it “Hot Fun in the Wintertime” and substitute winter for summer. REQUIRED: If the activity is not obvious, please explain what it is and how your book relates to it. If you choose the cover option, post a picture of the cover.

covers that work:

covers showing beaches, pools, boats, fresh fruit, swimming, hiking, cloud watching,sports events that are primarily summer.

reserved

Would this cover count for a "summer activity"?

Going to the Beach House---



thanks

Kathy G. wrote: "Would this cover count for a "summer activity"?

Going to the Beach House---



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Sure, going to the beach works

Would this book work? I like to hike during the summer.

Mariya wrote: "[bookcover:Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail]

Would this book work? I like to hike during the summer."

sure.

No clue if either of these are good, but they're on my to-read shelf: (hanging out at the beach) (floating in pools, etc.)

And here's a couple more:
(swimming!)
(amusement parks)

I had a few I wanted to check on since they're things I personally enjoy doing in the summer, but aren't necessarily ONLY "summer things," if that makes sense! :)

going for walks
playing in the water/going to the lake
cloud-watching

Looking for approval on this one for "going to the beach":

Randi wrote: "I had a few I wanted to check on since they're things I personally enjoy doing in the summer, but aren't necessarily ONLY "summer things," if that makes sense! :)

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all fine.

Jessica wrote: "Looking for approval on this one for "going to the beach":

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sure

Sandy wrote: "Randi wrote: "I had a few I wanted to check on since they're things I personally enjoy doing in the summer, but aren't necessarily ONLY "summer things," if that makes sense! :)

[bookcover:On the ..."

Thanks, Sandy!

Hello,

Would work for this because there's water on the cover and I enjoy swimming?

Thanks!

going to the beach:

snorkling


swimming


on vacation in italy


And .... does anyone know how to get bookcovers to be side-by-side instead of one-per-line?

Thanks Sara ♥ ! Putting < p > before the bookscovers, plus a space between each bookcover --- it works! (see above)

Monica S wrote: "Hello,

Would work for this because there's water on the cover and I enjoy swimming?

Thanks!"

I'll take it.

Most of my friends/family have gotten married in the summer. Could a wedding count, since I generally like going to those?

Ms Anderson wrote: "Most of my friends/family have gotten married in the summer. Could a wedding count, since I generally like going to those?"

That's stretching it a little too far! I don't think that's going to work.

Deedee wrote: "And .... does anyone know how to get bookcovers to be side-by-side instead of one-per-line? "

I asked the same thing in another thread. Surround them by any html code.

This is a test. None of these books will work unless you like to do witchcraft in the summertime...

Try the paragraph one. Just type (p) but with the Pac-Man/angle brackets before you start listing covers. That will insert an extra line (so you could delete the line above your covers if you wanted, but the covers are so much nicer that way! You HAVE to put a space between the covers though. I tried it both ways...

Sandy wrote: "Ms Anderson wrote: "Most of my friends/family have gotten married in the summer. Could a wedding count, since I generally like going to those?"

That's stretching it a little too far! I don't thin..."

Okay, I'll keep looking. Two questions to help me narrow my search: does travel count? And does it have to be an outdoor activity?

Ms Anderson wrote: "Two questions to help me narrow my search: does travel count? And does it have to be an outdoor activity? ."

Most of the teachers I know look at summer as a great time to travel - so yes! And, no, it doesn't have to be an outdoor activity necessarily, if it's a hot weather activity.

would this one count for going out on a boat or going to the beach?

Sassafrass wrote: "would this one count for going out on a boat or going to the beach?

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yes

thanks!

I'm not a summer person, but one of the few things I really enjoy about summer is going to the market and inhaling the scent of the summer fruit. So could I read something like ?

Sassafrass wrote: "would this one count for going out on a boat or going to the beach?

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Sass, I really liked this one!

Ok, that is the wrong book that showed up, your book cover is the one I meant Sass- annoying GR bug!

Will this work? Swimming/dipping toes in the water?



Thanks!

Jayme VA wrote: "Will this work? Swimming/dipping toes in the water?

[bookcover:Girls In Pants: The Third Summer Of The Sisterhood]

Thanks!"

Looks like a fun summer activity to me!

Thanks Sandy!

does this work for driving/taking a road trip?

Sarah wrote: "does this work for driving/taking a road trip?
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I'm sorry, but there's nothing about this cover or the GR description that suggests a fun summer road trip.

For Swimming would work?

Kari wrote: "For Swimming would work?"

yes

I love watching the major golf tournaments, 3 of which are in the summer months. Will you accept this book?

Ann A wrote: "I love watching the major golf tournaments, 3 of which are in the summer months. Will you accept this book?

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Sure, if this is primarily a summer activity. I grew up in Augusta, so the only one I ever was really aware of was the Masters!

I'm thinking about walking/hiking. Would this one work?

Walking the Trail

Sandy wrote: "Ann A wrote: "I love watching the major golf tournaments, 3 of which are in the summer months. Will you accept this book?

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Sure, if this is primarily a summer activity. I ..."

Thanks, Sandy. The Masters is the only major NOT in a summer month (as you know, it's in April). The others are The U.S. Open in June, The British Open in July, and The PGA Championship in August. I'd rather watch golf than play it when it's too hot outside!

Bea wrote: "I'm thinking about walking/hiking. Would this one work?

Walking the Trail"

If walking/hiking is one of your summer activities, then it works!

Ann A wrote: "The Masters is the only major NOT in a summer month (as you know, it's in April). ..."

Yep - we always had that week off from school, so it was a memorable time.

Sandy wrote: "If walking/hiking is one of your summer activities, then it works!"

LOL! Well, Sandy, if I am being real, the only thing I do in the summer that I do not do in the winter is sit in my back yard.

But, I am more likely to take an exploratory short hike in the summer than at any other time of the year...in fact, we (hubby and I and two dogs) did so last month - tried out a short walk on a new trail.

OHOHOHOHOHOH! I KNOW! One of the major conventions on my schedule was this past weekend--just at the very beginning of the challenge! Can I use the Quantum Leap book I got signed by the actors for this, since "meeting awesome people" is one of my brand-new favorite activities, one I desperately want to indulge in more often, and one in which I can really only do during the summer since I don't have school?

Ms Anderson wrote: "OHOHOHOHOHOH! I KNOW! One of the major conventions on my schedule was this past weekend--just at the very beginning of the challenge! Can I use the Quantum Leap book I got signed by the actors for ..."

Only if the quantum leap book is about meeting awesome people. the task requires that the book be about an activity you like in the summer or with a cover picture showing a fun summer activity, even if you personally don't like it.

So, it's as if you like to go to the beach in the summer - a book wouldn't work just because you bought it while you were at the beach.

Hmm...technically Sam meets cool people (like a slightly younger version of Al), but that's a tenuous connection. I'm sorry, Sandy. I don't know why this one is tripping me up so badly. I'll go through my Kindle and find a book with a beach or island on the cover, since the cover option doesn't need to be something I like, just something summery.

Does this work for sitting on the beach?

Coralie wrote: "I'm not a summer person, but one of the few things I really enjoy about summer is going to the market and inhaling the scent of the summer fruit. So could I read something like [bookcover:A Promise..."

I am so sorry, Coralie - it looks like I missed this question. Yes, this makes sense - fresh fruit at the market is one of the things that's fun about summer, so the fruit on the cover works!

Does going to the lake count as summer fun?

Jenifer wrote: "Does going to the lake count as summer fun?
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yes

- hanging around outdoors, barefoot - is this OK?

mstan wrote: " - hanging around outdoors, barefoot - is this OK?"

looks like summertime fun to me!