Summer vacation is a great time to catch up on your reading list, but sometimes it might take a nudge to get going. If you need some motivation or encouragement, join us this summer for an 8-week reading challenge from Monday, May 19th - Friday, July 11th. We will read one fiction (your choice) and one non-fiction (your choice). Follow each week's challenge and participate as your schedule allows. Each book (audio, print, eBook) or challenge completed is a chance to enter our prize drawing at the end of the summer challenge. One book or challenge completed equals one chance. The more books and challenges you complete the more chances you have in winning one of three prizes: a stylish bookbag, a book journal or a coffee mug filled with treats. Ready to beat the summer blahs? Let the fun begin!
Challenge 1: Choose your first book then click the link below to tell us three things about your chosen book: 1. Title, 2. Genre, 3. Why you chose this book.
Challenge 2: Time to check in and see how everyone is doing. Click on the link below and log how many pages you've read so far and tell us two things about the book: 1. The name of a character you like and 2. Your prediction of what will happen to that character.
Challenge 3: Time to reflect on what you're reading. Click on the link to log in your page count and reflect on the POV of the book. Is it first person, second, third? What is the setting and timeframe?
Challenge 4: This is the week to push through to the end of your first book. It's OKAY if you still need time to finish. The point of this challenge is to read to together and discuss what we're reading - not read thoughtlessly. Take as much time as you need. For those who are finishing up this week, now's the time to start browsing your list for the second book. Click on the link to log your page count and reflect on what you learned or if you would recommend this book and why.
Challenge 5: Choose your second book (must be a non-fiction book) then click the link below to tell us three things about your chosen book: 1. Title, 2. Genre, 3. Why you chose this book.
Challenge 6: Time to check in and see how everyone is doing. Click on the link below and log how many pages you've read so far and tell us two things about the book: 1. What is the book about and 2. Why do you think the author chose this topic?
Challenge 7: Time to reflect on what you're reading. Click on the link to log in your page count and reflect on the message the author is trying to convey. Do you agree or disagree and why?
Challenge 8: This is the week to push through to the end of your second book. It's OKAY if you still need time to finish. This week is the final week of the challenge but please continue to read. Click on the link to log your page count and reflect on what you learned or if you would recommend this book and why.
You did it!! Our challenge is over, but I hope this helped you get in a reading routine for the rest of your summer. Please join us for a reading challenge party Tuesday, July 15th @ 11am for light refreshments and the prize drawing. Click on the link below to fill out a post-event survey.
