Summer Reading Challenge

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

When I started putting books together for #14books14weeks I realised that between Camp Litsy and other buddy reads I already have 14 books lined up for summer. And I'll be reading those anyway, so I decided to challenge myself to also read 14 books without a group schedule. Most of these keep getting pushed back because of those scheduled reads. Well, now these are scheduled too. Not shown in reading order. Banana for size.
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intothehallofbooks I loved The Eyes of the Dragon! 6d

Leniverse @intothehallofbooks Nice! I don't know much about it. Just that it's fantasy and King wrote it for his children and other young readers. 6d

tpixie Great stack! I loved The Gunslinger series Is that 💚Backman‘s

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RaeLovesToRead BANANA FOR SIZE 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 6d

Leniverse @tpixie It is, yes! I haven't read anything by him yet as I feel weird reading Scandinavian lit in English, but my brother got me that one and Beartown in Norwegian. 6d

Leniverse @RaeLovesToRead It seemed an opportunity too good to miss😂 6d

tpixie @Leniverse I would love to be able to read his books in his own language. They are beautiful in English, but the primary language would be magical. Loved Grandmother & Ove - they are my favorites. 🩵 I waited a long time to read Beartown because I‘m not interested in hockey. But it‘s so much more than hockey…. 6d

Leniverse @tpixie To be fair, they are originally written in Swedish. But that's similar enough to Norwegian it's more like they're different dialects. I have no trouble understanding it when spoken, but in writing it gives me a headache ? In Norwegian it's similar enough that I can "hear" it in Swedish internally. In English it often doesn't feel right and I keep wondering what phrase/word was this in the original? 6d

BarbaraJean Yesssss the banana 🍌😂😂 5d

tpixie @Leniverse that‘s great. The two languages have enough overlap for that. And I agree with @BarbaraJean I love your banana. 🍌🤩💛 5d

Suet624 Good luck! That‘s a lot of reading! 5d

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GinaKButler

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Here we go…my #14Books14Weeks stack! Thank you for tagging me, @Liz_M

Hoping I‘m more successful this summer compared to last! This is a mix of books sitting on my shelves and TBR, a couple of bookclub picks, and a few new ones from an author I just discovered. Looking forward to a great summer!

Liz_M There are some great books in that stack! I loved Hamnet. 1w

Ruthiella Just in the nick of time ! 😅 1w

CoverToCoverGirl Ken Follett 🤩 1w

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BookmarkTavern

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

I‘ve got my choices together for #14books14weeks ! This includes all of my gifts from past Litsy swaps that I haven‘t read yet (I know 🫣) and my four most recent purchases from 2024.

We‘ll see how this goes! @LizM

Liz_M What lovely gifts! I see a couple of Litsy-popular books in there. I am sure you'll enjoy whichever you get to. 2w

IMASLOWREADER weyward both frustrated and enjoyed the story 2w

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Read4life

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Since my stack includes physical books and ebooks, I‘m showing my books this way.

I‘m looking forward to reading #14Books14Weeks

Liz_M

Liz_M Looking good! I'm glad to see Stephanie Plum is still going strong 😂 2w

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CarolynM

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Although it‘s winter not summer here I‘m joining the challenge #14books14weeks

Here‘s my stack

Liz_M

vivastory I've read a couple St. Aubyn books this year. Great stuff. 2w

Bookwormjillk I liked The Safekeep 2w

Ruthiella Nice stack! 🤩 2w

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BarbaraBB I enjoyed Mrs Palfry, Safekeep and Findamentally and am very curious about the Jonathan Coe! 2w

CSeydel Nice! 2w

LeahBergen That‘s a nice looking stack! 2w

Cathythoughts Great stuff 👏🏻😁 2w

Liz_M I see some of my TBR on that stack. I hope you enjoy whichever you get to! 2w

Jeg Wow. 👏👏 2w

Rissreadswithcats Everyone and everything was sooooo good! 7d

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Liz_M

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

In the US, summer is bookended by two holiday weekends: Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, and Labor Day, the first Monday in September. 14 weeks.

I challenge you to read 14 books between May 26 and Sep 1, which some of you may remember fondly as #14Books14Weeks.

Show me your stacks!

Liz_M @LitsyEvents, @GinaKButler, @Kspenmoll, @Deblovestoread, @katereadsya, @Bookmarktavern, @alldebooks, @leftcoastzen, @cseydel, @ncsufoxes, @amiable, @Kristy_k, @literaryinpa, @chaoticmissadventures, @read4life, @Sapphire, @wordslinger42, @katieb (edited) 3w

AmyG I will have to make a TBR. Love the cat illustration. 3w

Ruthiella Challenge accepted! 🤩 I will put together a stack later this week. 3w

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AllDebooks Thank you for the tag. 😊 Challenge accepted 😎 3w

CSeydel I‘m in! 3w

BookmarkTavern Yay! I enjoyed this so much last year! Can‘t wait! 🫡🫡 3w

Librarybelle I always loved this challenge! I‘m in. 3w

Lcsmcat I‘m in if I don‘t have to pick the stack in advance. 😀 3w

GinaKButler I‘m in…I just need to see what my book club‘s summer picks are! 3w

Deblovestoread Last year was a fail. Will try again! 3w

kspenmoll I am in too! Just not picking stack totally because I mood read. I have some for May-June. (edited) 3w

Liz_M @AmyG My mom made it -- it's composed of pressed flowers! Looking forward to seeing you list. 3w

Liz_M @Ruthiella Yay! Can't wait to see the books. 3w

Liz_M @AllDebooks Glad to have you aboard! 3w

Liz_M @CSeydel Excellent! 3w

Liz_M @BookmarkTavern I think I missed it last year, so I wanted to make sure it happened this summer. 3w

Liz_M @Librarybelle Me too! 3w

Liz_M @Lcsmcat Whatever works for you! 3w

Liz_M @GinaKButler Sounds like a good way to get some extra motivation! 3w

Liz_M @Deblovestoread If it motivates you to read one book that you wanted to get around to, I'd consider it a win. 3w

Liz_M @kspenmoll Looking forward to the end results, then 3w

ChaoticMissAdventures This is perfect timing, I was doing a 25 in 25 and I am currently failing at it. This is great motivation to tackle 14 of those! 3w

CSeydel @Deblovestoread Same! I think I only read about 3 or 4 because I kept getting library books instead 😂 3w

BookmarkTavern Time has no real meaning anymore. I almost put 2020 on a piece of paperwork like an hour ago! 😂😂😂 3w

tpixie I‘ll try! 3w

Amiable Yes! And the mood reader in me is right there with you, @kspenmoll and @Lcsmcat 😀 3w

BarkingMadRead Ohhhhhh this is so fun! I‘ll have to make a fun summer stack for this! 3w

Mollyanna I love this challenge! Thanks for keeping it going. I‘m in. Now to start thinking about my stack. 3w

Liz_M @Mollyanna My pleasure! 3w

Liz_M @BarkingMadRead Looking forward to seeing what you choose! 3w

Liz_M @tpixie Half the fun is choosing the books. Actually reading one is gravy. 😆 3w

Liz_M @BookmarkTavern My workplace is planning things for 2030. I refuse to believe that is a real year. 3w

Liz_M @ChaoticMissAdventures Glad to provide extra motivation! 3w

tpixie @Liz_M lol 😂 Just like buying books and reading them are two different hobbies! 3w

tpixie @Liz_M Wow! I guess a 5 year plan! Weird! 3w

Catsandbooks I'd like to join in on this! I will get my stack ready! And I love the cat too! Your mom did a wonderful job! 💖 3w

Liz_M @Catsandbooks So happy you're on board! 3w

CarolynM There‘s no way I will stick to the books I choose, but I‘m going to make a stack just for the hell of it and see what happens😆 3w

Liz_M @CarolynM I can't even stick to choosing a stack -- I've made three so far.... 🤣 3w

Read4life Working on my stack. 📚 2w

CoverToCoverGirl I‘m in! 2w

sarahbarnes Love this! 2w

vivastory Challenge accepted! I will post a pic this week 💙 2w

BarbaraBB Sounds fun, I‘m in! 2w

Liz_M @Read4life Woohoo! 2w

Liz_M @CoverToCoverGirl Yay! 2w

Liz_M @vivastory I can't wait to see what you choose! 2w

Liz_M @BarbaraBB Oh good, I'm sure your choices will add to my TBR! 2w

Liz_M @sarahbarnes Join us? Even if you don't, I know you'll read some great stuff over the summer. 2w

sarahbarnes I‘m in! Will post a pic! Also, unrelated I‘ll be back in NYC this summer for a bit and looking forward to checking out your Brooklyn bookstore recs this time - I didn‘t make it there last summer! 2w

Aconight I‘d love to join. My physical tbr has been staring me down 😅 2w

Liz_M @Aconight please do jump in! Make a stack of books so, if nothing else, they can state at you from a new location! 😂 2w

ShananigansReads I am in. Now to decide if I should focus on books I own or arcs 😩🤔 2w

janeycanuck Thank you for resurrecting this! I was so sad when I realized the original host wasn‘t hanging about on Litsy anymore. I‘ve got a good idea of what will be in my stack - will post this weekend! 2w

Leniverse Tricky, since I'll also be doing Big Book Summer, which is about reading long books 😅 But... I can try to add some short ones too to make up the numbers. 🤔 2w

Liz_M @Leniverse Yeah, I try to read big books that don't have digital versions on my summer visit to Mom's house, with lots of backyard reading time. So I'm not entirely sure my stack is doable, but that's what the challenge part is for. 😁

Also, It's your challenge and surely some of those big books were originally published in several volumes and count as multiple books..... 2w

Leniverse I'm my own worst enemy, so if it's in one volume then it counts as one book ? Exceptions made if it's "The Collected Fiction of". But that Kristin Lavransdatter, no... Counts as one ? 2w

Liz_M @Leniverse It's whatever you want - it's supposed to be a fun motivator to work through a section of your TBR 😊 2w

Leniverse If nothing else it will be fun to put together the stack of 14 books! ♥️ 2w

Liz_M @sarahbarnes Excellent! I feel like @Kitta has also posted about some lovely Brooklyn bookstores recently. 2w

Liz_M @janeycanuck My pleasure! I loved this one - it's the perfect time of year so it's manageable and also motivates me to set get to some of the books from my shelves. 2w

Liz_M @ShananigansReads Yay! Maybe half arcs and half owned-books? 2w

Kitta @sarahbarnes @Liz_M Yes! There‘s some great ones in Brooklyn. In my neighbourhood alone there‘s 3 lol. Cafe con libros, Nonbinarian bookstore and Word of mouth! There‘s also a specific ones for romance (The ripped bodice) in park slope! 2w

kelli7990 I want to join. 2w

Liz_M @kelli7990 Everyone welcome! Just create a physical stack, a virtual list, or a combination of both and post it. 2w

sarahbarnes @Kitta thank you! Excited to check some out this summer! 😁 4d

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kelli7990

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

These are the reading challenges I‘m focusing on this summer.

The Unread Shelf Project - This one is for the entire year. I have until the end of the year to finish it.

Greek Mythology Challenge - This one doesn‘t have a start or finish date so I can take as much time as I need to.

30 Books In 3 Months - This one is only going on for 3 months. I will be reading past the deadline just so I can fill out the entire template with books.

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Leniverse

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Returned three books to the library and collected four. The problem with just reserving books online is that you don't see how big they are. 😬 😅

Bklover Lonesome Dove is one of my all time favorites! 2y

Leniverse @Bklover I have heard it's one of the greats! I'm excited for it. 2y

Tamra I hope you enjoy Lonesome Dove! The characters are so easy to love. 2y

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ravenlee 😲😳 2y

rabbitprincess I do that all the time! Sometimes my holds end up on the oversize shelf and it takes me a couple of tries to find them because I never looked at the dimensions 😂 2y

Leniverse @Tamra Good to know as I will admit it's a bit daunting to look at! 2y

Leniverse @rabbitprincess I'm like, yeah let's make some space, return these books, man they're heavy. Then return from the library with x1.5 the weight and size 🤦‍♀️😆 2y

Tamra @Leniverse it really flies by! Enough action & character devo to keep the reader‘s interest. 😄 2y

Caroline2 I‘ve been meaning to read Lonesome dove for years. I‘ve got it on my kindle so I had no idea it was a big chungous!!! 2y

Leniverse @Caroline2 840 pages of dense, fairly small print! I'm both excited and scared 😅 2y

Caroline2 Yep!! Big books terrify me!! 😆 Think I just get scared of the commitment. With soooo many books piled up around me, I come out in a cold sweat at the thought of spending weeks with a big book! 🤦‍♀️ 2y

Leniverse @Caroline2 I will definitely be reading a few shorter books alongside it. 2y

Caroline2 That‘s a really good idea actually. 👍 2y

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CSeydel

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

There‘s still time to submit your entry to win one of my #14booksin14weeks - just comment below with your guess of how many I‘ll actually get through, and which book you want to win!

The books are:
Middlemarch
Tell the Wolves I‘m Home
Things in Jars
The Wedding Date
Little Eyes
The Dead Fathers Club
The Man Who Wasn‘t There
The Zookeeper‘s Wife
Ether Day
Being Mortal
From Here to Eternity (Caitlyn Doughty)
The Reason for God
The Liars Club

Soubhiville I‘m guessing you‘ll get through 10 (especially if you do read Middlemarch since it‘s so long!) I‘d choose The Dead Fathers Club. Best of luck! I hope you‘ll enjoy them. (edited) 2y

CSeydel @Soubhiville that sounds like a very good guess! Middlemarch is huge. I tried to balance it out with some lighter titles, but we‘ll see! 2y

BookmarkTavern I‘m going to guess 11! Good luck! And I‘d love From Here to Eternity! That‘s been on my TBR for such a long time! 😅 2y

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CSeydel @ozma.of.oz Excellent! 2y

DebbieGrillo My guess is 12. I'd love to get a copy of Once There Were Wolves. I'm reading the ebook right now and I know it's going to be a keeper. 2y

CSeydel @DebbieGrillo Great guess! Just to clarify, it‘s Tell the Wolves I‘m Home - Once There Were Wolves is a very different book 😉 2y

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BookmarkTavern

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

The amazing @TheHeartlandBookFairy is once again hosting the #14books14weeks reading challenge! And I‘m jumping on board! 14 books in 14 weeks, starting on Memorial Day through Labor Day.

These are all books that I can actively remember being really excited for. I‘m hoping keeping them out like this will reignite that excitement!

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Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

It was a random draw between the pictured BOTM stack or a pile of Nicholas Sparks books for #14books14weeks2023 and BOTM won the draw. I‘ll be thrilled if I can read down 14 older and/or chunkier BOTMs by summer‘s end. If you wonder about the tabs on the bottom of the spines… I combine read/unread books on my shelves but tab my unread books.

@TheHeartlandBookFairy Thank you for this fun challenge!

LiteraryinPA There is something so satisfying about this picture! 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy Awesome stack, thank you for joining us! Happy summer, happy reading😊 2y

marleed @TheHeartlandBookFairy I love this challenge! And @LiteraryinLawrence , imagine how satisfied I‘ll be with f I get to pull the tabs from those books by summer‘s end! 2y

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TheHeartlandBookFairy @marleed 🥰👍📚 2y

CoverToCoverGirl Such a gorgeous stack! I‘m excited to do this challenge again. Now to sort out my choices..🤔 2y

janeycanuck The Circus Train was a one-day read for me. The beginning might be a bit slow but it really takes off. 2y

marleed @CoverToCoverGirl I had such a hard time deciding my stack. I really wish I could commit to two stacks! 2y

marleed @janeycanuck oh, I‘m glad you liked it. It would truly help my goal if that s turns into a single day read for me, too! 2y

GinaKButler Ohhh…The Air You Breathe is on my bookshelf, too. Curious what you think…and hoping you nudge me into picking it up! 2y

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CSeydel

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Hey Littens! I decided to do a giveaway based on the #14books14weeks2023 challenge. Enter to win one of the pictured books! (US and Canada only, sorry.)

DEADLINE TO ENTER IS SATURDAY, MAY 27.

To enter, comment on this post with:
A. Your guess at how many of the 14 books I‘ll finish
B. Which book from this stack you‘d like to win

That‘s it! If there are multiple correct guesses who choose the same prize, I‘ll draw the winner at random.

Ruthiella A. Go big or go home! I say you will finish all 14! 👍 B. If I win, I‘d like the Penguin classic of Middlemarch ! (edited) 2y

TiredLibrarian A. 13. There's always that one that's too boring or irritating to finish. B. The Man Who Wasn't There looks interesting. Thanks for hosting this giveaway! 📚❤ 2y

CSeydel @Ruthiella omg, the pressure! “Do, or do not: there is no try”. But you know Middlemarch is 800 pages, right?? 😆 2y

CSeydel @TiredLibrarian There‘s always one! Maybe more than one! Hopefully they‘re all great and I just have to not get off course with library books…and CampLitsy… 😬 Fun fact, the author of The Man Who Wasn‘t There was my classmate in the UC Santa Cruz scicomm program! 2y

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janeycanuck

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

I love @TheHeartlandBookFairy ‘s summer reading challenge! The challenge? Read from your chosen stack of 14 books during the 14 weeks between Memorial Day and Labour Day.

Here‘s my stack for #14books14weeks2023

Ruthiella Once you pick them up, the Richard Osman mysteries go pretty fast! That‘ll be to your advantage. 👍 2y

janeycanuck @Ruthiella that‘s what I‘m hoping for!! 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy Beautiful pic and stack! 2y

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Desha Love this! ♥️ 2y

janeycanuck @TheHeartlandBookFairy this is the first day we haven‘t had rain in about 2 weeks. I actually had my stack pulled two days ago and have just been waiting for the skies to clear for an outside pic! 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @janeycanuck 😊😎 2y

marleed Oh the Thursday Murder Club is a great series to binge since it is so character driven! 2y

mcctrish What a great stack!!! Thank god the rain stopped 2y

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hes7

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Decided my stack for #14Books14Weeks2023 should be books from my shelves with summery covers. ☀️

TheHeartlandBookFairy

dabbe Pretty! 🤩 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy Great stack, so summery 😎 Thanks for joining us! 2y

Itchyfeetreader This is a very seasonal set of books! 2y

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TheHeartlandBookFairy

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

My #14books14weeks2023 . 5 non fiction hard copies (4 of which I just fell in love with the covers 😅 ), and all similar topics of positivity, strength, gratitude, empowerment, etc. & 9 fiction digital advance copies in a variety of genres.

PaperbackPirate Looks like you have some fun reading ahead of you! Good luck! 📚📚📚📚📚 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @PaperbackPirate Thanks! 2y

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TheHeartlandBookFairy

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Back by request after taking last year off (my life was a bit nuts).
Summer TBR Challenge
#14books14weeks2023
See comments for details and be sure to tag your posts with #14books14weeks2023 ...

TheHeartlandBookFairy #14books14weeks2023
📚Choose 14 books off your TBR list (actual, Kindle, virtual).
📚 Snap a pic of your stack.
📚 Share your pic. (I showed you mine, can't wait to see yours 😉)
📚 Read your 14 books during the 14 weeks sarting on Memorial Day & ending on Labor Day.
The goal is to clear some of our giant TBR lists although I know for every book I read I add at least 3 more to the list 😅
Who's in with me this year? 2y

LiteraryinPA This sounds fun! I‘d like to join please! 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @LiteraryinLawrence Please do! choose your books. , take a picture of your stack, and post it with our # Post your books as you read them including the # in your post. Have fun and happy summer Reading.! 2y

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Ruthiella Oh! Excellent. I‘d love to do this challenge again. I‘m so glad you are hosting it again. 👍😃 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @Ruthiella Happy to be doing this again and so glad you're joining us again! Post a pic of your stack with our # when you can. Happy summer, happy Reading! 2y

Bookwormjillk I love this! I‘m in! 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @Bookwormjillk Awesome, thanks for joining us. Take a picture of your stack and post it when you get a chance. , use our # in the post. 2y

Librarybelle I missed this last year! I‘m definitely in…now to think about my stack! 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @Librarybelle I missed doing it last year but there's just No way I could have added this in with everything. Else that was going on. So glad to be back this year and glad you're joining us again! Post a pic of your stack and use our # when you do. Happy summer, Happy Reading. 2y

Liz_M @LitsyEvents 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @Liz_M 🥰 2y

Librarybelle Completely understandable! I‘m glad things are better for you! 2y

Mollyanna Yay! So happy to see this back again! Hopefully this means things have calmed down for you. I‘m off to work on my TBR stack… should have a pic up by the weekend. 😊 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @Librarybelle 🥰 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @Mollyanna Things have definitely calmed down, all is well 😊. Glad you are joining in again, can't wait to see your stack. Happy summer, happy reading! 2y

TheAromaofBooks Oooo I love this idea!!! I'll definitely put together a stack!! 2y

AllDebooks Count me in! 😅 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @TheAromaofBooks Welcome! I can't wait to see a picture of your stack, make sure you use our # in your post. Happy summer, happy reading 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @AllDebooks Awesome! Post a pic of your stack and use her hash tag.Happy summer, happy reading 😊 2y

Read4life I‘m in. I‘ll post my stack as soon as I pick my books! 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @Read4life Glad to have you joining us, welcome! 2y

janeycanuck Oh, I‘m delighted that you‘re feeling up to hosting this again! I‘ll start working on my stack! For us non-Americans - when is Memorial Day? 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @janeycanuck May 29 😁 It feels good to be back to this. Last year involved selling the house we built and lived in for over 30 years, buying something else, and a big move! That took all of my time and more 😅 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @janeycanuck So glad you'll be joining us once again! 2y

Deblovestoread Yay! So glad to have this challenge back! Will post my stack soon. Thanks for hosting again. 💜 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @Deblovestoread So glad to be back and so happy you'll be joining us! 2y

TieDyeDude Nice! I'll definitely pay my stack this weekend! 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @TieDyeDude Thanks for joining us. looking forward to seeing your stack. Don't forget to use our # when you post your pic 😊📚 2y

janeycanuck @TheHeartlandBookFairy oh, good - I have an extra week. Sometimes it lines up with our May long weekend and that always makes me feel behind for some reason! 2y

janeycanuck @TheHeartlandBookFairy Wow, that must have been so hard - both saying goodbye to such a personal home AND the actual work involved in moving. I‘m glad you made it through and things are back to normal again for you. 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @janeycanuck Thank you! It was hard but it was also a very good thing. Everything worked out beautifully even when it shouldn't have. But I did lose a lot of Reading time LOL. 2y

kspenmoll I‘m in too. Will post this weekend. 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @kspenmoll Awesome, thanks for joining us! Use our # when you post a pic of your stack 😊 2y

CoverToCoverGirl Yay! I‘m in! Now what to read.. what to read..?? 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @CoverToCoverGirl Thanks for joining us! Post to pic of your stack using our # once you've made the difficult decision LOL. 😁 2y

BookNAround Oooo. I‘m in! Now to go pull 14 books to commit to. And then to overcome my current book commitment issues. 😂 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @BookNAround I understand those book problems all too well LOL 😆 Good luck! 2y

CSeydel I‘m innnnnnn! 2y

Sapphire I have been feeling that while I am reading some good books I haven‘t really made progress on the books I set out to read this year. I think I will play along and try and knock out one of my #serieslove goals too. It‘s perfect for summer. Thanks for hosting. Count me in. Will post next week when I am back from work trip. Now I can dream and plot. Which one! 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy Looking forward to having you joining us and to seeing your stack! Safe travels 😊 2y

Clwojick I‘m in! Can you share the actual dates?! I‘m Canadian, so I want to make sure I get the start date correct! Thanks. 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @Clwojick Thanks for joining us! Start datw will be May 29 and ending date will be September 4. Post a pic of your stay without a # 😎📚 2y

MittenGirlPeach This sounds fabulous! Just what I‘ve been needing. Getting my stack together now. 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @MittenGirlPeach Awesome,thank you for joining us! Post a pic of your. Stack with our #. 😊 2y

TheLudicReader It's not too late to join, is it? 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @TheLudicReader Not at all, happy to have you join us! Post a pic of your stack with our # 😊 2y

GinaKButler I‘d like to join! Thanks for the invite, @CoverToCoverGirl 🥰 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @GinaKButler Welcome, glad you're joining us! Post a pic of your stack with our # when you get a chance 😁 2y

Andrew65 I‘d like to join this. Being U.K. based can I check when Labour Day is. 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @Andrew65 Would love to have you join us! Memorial Day to Labor Day is May 29 through September 4th this year. Choose your 14 books, take a picture, and post it with our #. 😎👍 2y

Andrew65 @TheHeartlandBookFairy Thanks, will get my thinking hat on. 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @Andrew65 👍👍 2y

Evileyereviews Just saw this fun challenge and would love to join! I‘ll get my 14 picked and posted tonight! 📚 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @Evileyereviews awesome! 2y

PaperbackPirate Sounds great! I‘ll post my stack tomorrow! 📚📚📚📚📚 2y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @PaperbackPirate awesome! 2y

Liz_M @Liz_M (edited) 1mo

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Branwen

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Omg. ❤️ The Summer Reading Program at our library starts in two days! 📖😎☀️ I'M SO EXCITED! This year we're giving tweens and teens not only a free book of their choice when they finish, but also a free book when they sign up! 😱🎉 WOW! Because I am the luckiest librarian ever, it's my job to pick out and order the prize books! I set a cart up for Saturday with some of their options! See anything you like? 😀

#librarylove #librariansoflitsy

Bigfoot Can I be in this reading program? Lol 3y

quietjenn I get to order our summer reading prize books, too. It‘s one of my favorite job duties every year. 😎 3y

vivastory I think I'd pick the Yancey! I've been curious about it since falling in love with his Monstrumologist books last year 3y

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Branwen @OliviaV You absolutely can! 😂 You don't even need a library card to participate! Sadly, the adults don't get a book for signing up though! 😿 @quietjenn Isn't it so much fun?! What did you choose for this year that you're super excited about? @vivastory I've heard GREAT things about the Monstrumologist books! How many are there? 3y

vivastory There are 3 of them. I jumped immediately into book 2 after I finished the first one which I almost never do. I still need to read the final book but I don't want to end the series. 3y

Branwen @vivastory I love that feeling! 🥰 3y

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peanutnine

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

It's the last day of summer! Buzzfeed posted this cute challenge a few months ago and I was able to check off all the prompts ✅
It's been a fun summer for reading, now I'm looking forward to fall 🍂😊

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kelli7990

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

I‘m finished with #30booksin3months.

BookwormAHN 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y

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kelli7990

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

I‘m sharing my summer reading chart for this month. I‘m enjoying filling these reading charts out. Instead of coloring in the stars after finishing a book, I‘ve been adding the book covers.

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kelli7990

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Here‘s my progress so far on #30booksin3months.

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kelli7990

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Here‘s my progress on #30booksin3months. I might end up finishing this before the deadline or by the deadline. Last summer when I participated in this challenge, I didn‘t finish by the deadline so I read past it. I‘ve read so much this month because I‘m participating in #bookishbingo.

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DebinHawaii

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Need ANOTHER Summer Reading Challenge? Early Bird Books is having one where you read 6 books between 6/1-9/3 & have the potential of winning 50+ books they recommend. I signed up because I like books 📚📚📚😉 & the 6 prompts are pretty much already in my summer #TBR. Open to U.S. residents.

Link to sign up is below ⬇️

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kelli7990

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

I‘m participating in this reading challenge again. It‘s called #30booksin3months. If I don‘t finish by Labor Day then I will keep going past the deadline until I fill in this graphic.

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kelli7990

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Here is my summer reading chart that I filled in for June.

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ShananigansReads

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Is anyone participating in the #BuzzFeedBooks summer challenge? It looks fun but the way my slump is going idk if I‘ll make it.

Hestapleton I feel like the challenge prompts across the board are getting more and more specific, which makes it less fun for me. :/ 4y

ShananigansReads @Hestapleton yes! And I tend to read what I want then find challenge prompt it fits and thats really difficult lately. 4y

Hestapleton @Bookjunkie57 YES. Or the prompt is specific to a genre I don‘t enjoy or requires me to go far out of my way to read something I just don‘t like. I get going out of your comfort zone, but still. Not everyone likes everything lol 4y

ShananigansReads @Hestapleton exactly. 4y

peanutnine Looks fun! I might give it a go 4y

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Branwen

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

TODAY IS OFFICIALLY THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER READING AT MY LIBRARY! WHOO HOOOOOO! 🎉🎉🎉

The theme is Tails and Tales, so animal books are going to be highlighted! 🐒🦊🐢

This is seriously the BEST time of year to be a librarian, especially if you work with kids or teens! It's so fun to get everyone excited about reading and about wonderful books! 💕📚💕

Can you tell how excited I am? 🤣😂

Ruthiella I don‘t know. Your usual levels of excitement are pretty high! 😆❤️ 4y

Tamra 👏🏾👏🏾 4y

GingerAntics 💙💙💙 I loved when I got to read what I wanted for the summer. 4y

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peanutnine Hey that's the same theme at my library this summer! 😄 4y

kspenmoll 🎉😀 4y

dylanisreading Same theme at my library too! 4y

Branwen @Bianca @peanutnine That's so fantastic! ? @GingerAntics SAME! I have such fond memories of summer reading when I was a kid! ? @kspenmoll @Tamra ??? @Ruthiella AHAHAHAHA! THAT'S VERY ACCURATE! ????? I showed your comment to my fiance and we were both dying of laughter! He said, "Well she's not wrong!" ??? 4y

GingerAntics I loved summer reading when I was a kid. We lived a block from the library so I‘d walk up there and look at all the books, trying to find just the right ones. I was not a fan of summer reading in high school. They gave us one book, no choice, and the second week of school there was a test on it. 🙄 4y

Branwen @GingerAntics Boooooooo! Your Summer Reading in high school sounds terrible! It seems like they missed the whole point, which is TO MAKE READING A FUN ACTIVITY, NOT A CHORE! 4y

GingerAntics @Branwen exactly! Instead of offering multiple books with similar themes and making it a discussion, oh no, it was just read and test and move on to the next book. One year the book was Grapes of Wrath and I hated every second of it (though I usually did those three years). 4y

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DebinHawaii

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Running errands, I stopped by the doorway desk of the library to pick up my Summer Reading Challenge reward bag. This is what 1000 minutes (the limit) gets you (at least as an adult!) besides a bunch of entries into the drawing for airline tickets. There‘s a little tote bag, Hawaii Library appliqué, travel metal straw & cleaning brush, Sun Chips, Korean seaweed snack, iced tea & a McDonald‘s GC for a small treat. Wonder what was in the kids bag??

LeahBergen How fun is this? 👏🏻 5y

DebinHawaii @LeahBergen It‘s fun but I was really hoping for a bookmark! Last year I got a cute Jane Austen one. Still, you can never have enough reading snacks & metal straws! 😉🤗🤣 5y

Hestapleton That‘s awesome!! Our prize was a window decal and entries for a grocery gift card 😂 5y

DebinHawaii @Hestapleton Hah! I guess I should count my blessings! 🤗I do really love the little tote bag—perfect size for a book! 5y

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Cinfhen

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

How did I miss this??? I may be 6 weeks late but I‘m still going for it!!! #PopSummer2020
I saw my bestie @KarenUK using the hashtag and I thought she was trippin on the regular #Pop20 challenge
Here‘s the link: https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/summer-reading-challenge-2020-47538152/am...

I think some of my June/July reads will work for a few prompts 🙌🏻🥳

KarenUK So excited you are joining me, my lovely! I retroactively included my June reads from before I officially started too! 😏💕 5y

Cinfhen There are a few prompts I‘m not excited about... and a few I‘m stumped on..... @KarenUK 5y

Abailliekaras This is making me dream of summer! (Winter here and i‘m unlikely to be travelling anywhere 😉). 5y

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Megabooks #challengequeen 👸🏼 5y

mom2bugnbee I'm going to retroactively use June & July books also! 😁 Thanks for this! 5y

aperfectmjk I don't think I would do well with this challenge... a lot of the tasks don't seem to fit my current reading plans. Big fan of challenges though, they're always a good time. Good luck to all participating. 5y

Cinfhen Good luck @mom2bugnbee 👍🏽🧡I‘m not sure how successful I‘ll be @aperfectmjk as some of the prompts are a reach for me but I‘m gonna try @Megabooks 💁🏼‍♀️ 5y

Cinfhen It‘s so weird that you‘re in the beginnings of real winter @Abailliekaras ❄️as I‘m 🥵 5y

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crhealey

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Comment 👇🏻 and thanks in advance! Going to start with “They Called Us Enemy” and go from there (because I have a copy on hand lol)

brittanyreads It's rated ages 8-12, so may be a tad young but I'm 33 and thoroughly enjoying Nightbooks! 🤣 About halfway through it now. It's about a witch that kidnaps kids and a kidnapped boy that has to read her scary stories to stay alive. It's quite good!

Nightbooks

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robinb

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

OK, here are my stats for @Andrew65 ‘s #JoysOfJune challenge: I finished three of my four books and am 27% into the 4th one.

I actually feel pretty good about what I accomplished as our college son came home on Wednesday for a Father‘s Day visit, and we spent a lot of time with him. 💙

Thanks for the push, @Andrew65 ! 👍🙌🏼😊 Happy to have a few more off my TBR list!

Andrew65 You should feel good, that‘s brilliant. Well done and thanks for playing along. 🍾🥂👏👏👏🙌😊👍😁 5y

robinb @Andrew65 thanks! Not too shabby for a slow reader. 🤣🤣🤷🏻‍♀️ 5y

Andrew65 @robinb It was great, I hope you join us again next month for the July Readathon, title yet to be decided. 5y

robinb @Andrew65 sounds great! I‘m in! 5y

Andrew65 @robinb Yey! 🥰 5y

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hilded

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

For those that can‘t get enough of challenges, Pop Sugar just released a 2020 Summer Reading Challenge. The full list is here: https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/summer-reading-challenge-2020-47538152/am...

#PopSugar2020
#ReadingChallenges

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TieDyeDude

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Started my library's summer reading challenge yesterday. They are using an app called Beanstack for tracking. Should be interesting. My old library only used paper.

LibrarianRyan My library changes programs every year it seems, and there never seems to be an instruction. I asked last year, and they are not reopen because of COVID this year yet, but I hope it goes live soon.

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TieDyeDude @LibrarianRyan Ours is basically open for returns and holds. No browsing, online programs. 5y

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claffy_reads

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

My first Litsy challenge in a long time! Very excited!

See the organizers' feeds for more information, and sign up by clicking the link below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdvL4BpgRoKr7LKvLH1iqFk481gLb6hnV2E5UHy...

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Crinoline_Laphroaig

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Are we not getting a Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge this year? Guide came a few days ago but no Challenge List.
Or am I just impatient? 🤓

Jeannineth I was wondering the same thing? 5y

Crinoline_Laphroaig @Jeannineth I'm guessing not since it's the day after Memorial Day and still nothing. I wonder why? Seems like the perfect work at home thing for some Goodreads employee. 💁‍♀️ 5y

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MallenNC

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Another summer reading challenge book finished. Just read Inheritance, which was great. I‘m listening to Resistance Women. I‘m got several more that I own or have from the library so I‘m going to keep reading through September!

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MallenNC

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Catching up my Modern Mrs Darcy Summer Reading list. I‘ve read a lot of them so far and I plan to keep working on it even though my summer is most definitely over.

hes7 I definitely have more I want to read, too. 6y

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Chelleo

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Anyone else doing a library #summerreadingchallenge with your little ones? We signed up late but have been enjoying it. They‘ve even become fans of #audiobooks and #ebooks as a result. #librarianmom #raisingreaders

AbhisekBasu Check out the scariest book you'll read this year. Link in bio! ☠️ 6y

Karkar That looks like Boo from Mario Brothers. 👻 6y

AlaMich I think audiobooks for kids are a great thing, maybe even as a steppingstone to print books for reluctant readers. 6y

coffees I missed my librarys summer reading program...again! 😔😔😔 6y

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Julsmarshall

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Great summer reading list-I found so many I want to read! Thought I‘d share 😀 https://www.realsimple.com/work-life/entertainment/summer-reading

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Sarah83

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Have you seen this great idea by @Librarybelle and @ferskner ???

So my question is, what's your favourite cozy crime series? 🤩 I already have some cozy crimes on my tbr, but maybe you inspire me for another series!?!? 😁

#cozyinthesun

Librarybelle Thank you for reposting! There are so many fun cozy series...an automatic read for me is Joanne Fluke‘s Hannah Swensen mystery series. Hannah is a baker in Minnesota who has a knack for finding dead bodies! There are also recipes throughout the books. The earlier books are better than the more recently published (there are a lot of books). First book is

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

BookishBelle I really enjoy the Fixer Upper series by Kate Carlisle and the Wishcraft series by Heather Blake. 6y

melissanorr I love so many cozy series! The bibliophile mysteries by Kate Carlisle, the Auction Block series by Loretta Ross, and the book store series by Paige shelton 6y

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mabell What a fun question! Because I like kooky, eclectic, and lighthearted, one of my favorite series is Donna Andrews‘ Meg and family beginning with

Murder With Peacocks

yourfavouritemixtape I like Agatha Raisin, even though I roll my eyes a lot when reading it 😄 I recently discovered Jenn McKinlays bookish series and liked it a lot.

Books Can Be Deceiving

Sarah83 @yourfavouritemixtape thank you so much. I just downloaded it. 🤩🤩🤩 6y

yourfavouritemixtape @Sarah83 yay!! I hope you like it! 6y

ferskner Thank you for reposting! Mine is probably the Goldy Bear catering series by Diane Mott Davidson. At least, I've read those the most! 6y

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MallenNC

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Blue may be the most common color used on the covers of books I‘ve read. Here are some I‘ve read so far this year. I expect more #summertimeblues in the coming weeks. #SongsofSummer

OriginalCyn620, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

OriginalCyn620 Awesome! 😎 6y

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TheSpineView

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Finally got my May wrap-up together. A good reading month with a total of 10 books.

4 ~ Physical books
5 ~ Audio books
1~ Ebook (Netgalley)

Have not yet gotten my June TBR list together yet. I am waiting on my #BEA and #BookCon2019 books to arrive. I shipped everything FedEx. Once they arrive and I have had time to sort and catalog them I will be able to get a game plan together.

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego You did well! 💖📚💖 6y

TheSpineView @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Thanks! 6y

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alisiakae

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

☀️📚It‘s almost time for my library‘s summer reading challenge to begin! 📚☀️

I love our libraries approach, which includes a variety of activities broken into a few categories: read, play, explore, write, create, and give. 📝 🚲 🏊🏼‍♀️ 🖼

What does your library offer during their summer reading program?

jb72 Our library seems to only be offering children‘s programs. I did speak with the library director about an adult summer program so hopefully she‘ll come up with something. 6y

alisiakae @jb72 Hopefully they‘ll add something! Our library makes it easy by having an online dashboard where we can log hours/minutes for each family member in one central place. 6y

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shanebeth

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

kind of into this! maybe it will help with my book slump. #summer

hes7 Ooh, nice! I‘ve been waiting for the Goodreads challenge. 6y

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LitsyHappenings

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Repost for @TheReadingMermaid :
Well I said I was going to do a giveaway & I don't disappoint. But I've decided to make it a game!
The first 3 people to get all of these from now until October 1st wins a free book from yours truly! 📚
🌟US ONLY PLEASE🌟
But don't worry I haven't forgotten about my friends across the seas. For the first 3 INTRNL who do it, you will get a free bookmark hand made by yours truly!
To sign up #Repost
#SummerChallenge

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BeansPage

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

Well I said I was going to do a giveaway and I don't disappoint. But I have decided to make it a game!
The first 3 people to get all of these from now until the 1st of October when's a free book from yours truly! 📚
🌟US ONLY PLEASE🌟
But don't worry I haven't forgotten about my friends across the seas. For the first 3 INTRNL who do it, you will get a free bookmark hand made by yours truly!
To sign up #Repost
#SummerChallenge @TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage #LitsyHappenings @LitsyHappenings 7y

BeansPage Thank you @GripLitGrl for the awesome inspiration 🤗 7y

KellyHunsakerReads No beaches in Colorado. 😋 7y

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BeansPage @Hunsakermountain I understand that some of this is topographically dictated. And that case I would except going to the river or lake or something of the sort 😉 7y

KellyHunsakerReads Aww... I didn‘t mean to be negative. Just sad to not have a beach to go with my mountains. 7y

BeansPage @Hunsakermountain I feel your pain honey. We live in Ohio! 7y

Daisey I don‘t think I will try this competitively, but it is a super fun checklist! 7y

GripLitGrl Your welcome @TheReadingMermaid 🤗 7y

BeansPage @Beachesnbooks you game? 7y

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Jenna2

Summer Reading Challenge: Take Your Summer Reading to New Heights | Julie Ann Price

They have all been audiobooks but the time I was able to put into books would have taken me 61 years to get this far 🙂

Mollyanna Woo-hoo! Doing awesome. 7y

Reviewsbylola 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y

JoScho Great job! 7y

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