- Create a list of the books you’d like to read or finish during this summer season. There's no minimum and no requirements as to the type of books you put on your list ~ it's all up to you how many you include, and whether they're beach reads or classics or something in between.
- Write a blog post with the list of books you want to read ~ and any other summer reading goals ~ and post it on your blog.
- Go to My Book Retreat to sign up. She'll have a Linky set up , so you can link up to your own Summer Reading Challenge post.
- Read! Work through your list of books throughout the summer. Write reviews if you'd like. Have fun!
- Write a wrap-up post at the end of summer to report on your results.
- Go back to My Book Retreat on September 21st to link your wrap-up post to the Linky she'll post that day.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Summer Reading Challenge 2010
Okay, the Spring Reading Thing 2010 officially has come to a close with the beginning of summer. You can read my wrap up post here or here. As I was reading wrap up posts I came across a comment mentioning a new challenge, which seems to be similar to the Spring Reading Thing. It is the Summer Reading Challenge 2010 hosted by Julie at My Book Retreat.
Here is my list:
Thriller/Suspense Challenge:
Seaport Suspense Series by Kathy Herman:
1. A Shred of Evidence
2. Eye of the Beholder
3. All Things Hidden
4. Not By Chance
5. Beguiled by Deeanne Gist and J. Mark Bertrand
6. The Last Christian by David Gregory
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod by Heather Brewer
7. Eighth Grade Bites
8. Ninth Grade Slays
9. Tenth Grade Bleeds
10. Eleventh Grade Burns
Nancy Drew:
11. The Mystery at Lilac Inn
12. The Secret of Shadow Ranch
13. The Secret of Red Gate Farm
14. Clue in the Diary
15. Nancy's Mysterious Letter
16. The Sign of the Twisted Candles
17. Password to Larkspur Lane
18. Clue of the Broken Locket
19. The Message in the Hollow Oak
20. Mystery of the Ivory Charm
21. The Whispering Statue
22. Haunted Bridge
23. Clue of the Tapping Heels
24. Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk
25. Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion
26. Quest of the Missing Map
27. Clue in the Jewel Box
28. The Secret in the Old Attic
29. Clue in the Crumbling Wall
30. Mystery of the Tolling Bell
31. Teenage Vampire by Florence Wilson
Non-fiction (Didn't get these read for the Spring Reading Thing, hoping to get them read with in the next few months.
32. Einstein Never Used Flash Cards by Kathy Kirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
33. Better Late Than Early: A New Approach to Your Child's Education by Raymond S. Moore
34. School Can Wait by Raymond S. Moore
35. The Power of Play by David Elkind
36. Storm Warning by Billy Graham
37. The Baby Signing Book by Sara Bingham
Here's how you can participate in this Summer Reading Challenge, which will take place from June 21 - September 21.
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Thanks for joining! You asked about a linky for reviews. No one else has asked for it, but I will plan to set one up since I'm sure people will use it. I'll do that within the next few days.
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