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JUNE

✔️✔️✔️1. Start of Summer
a. Read a happy book.
Almost Just Friends by Jill Shalvis - Aug. 2nd
b. Read a book published in June, July, or August.
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo - June 27th
The Answer Is��: Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek - Aug. 27th
WCc. Read a book from one of the following lists:
- Beach Read Royalty Recommends Summer Books
- Readers' Hottest Books of Summer
- Armchair Traveling: Books Set in Every U.S. State

✔️✔️✔️2. June Birthday: Octavia E. Butler
a. Read book whose main character is a Black woman.
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert - July 20th
b. Read a science fiction book.
Network Effect by Martha Wells - June 16th
c. Read a winner of the Hugo Award.
Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire - July 29th (Nominee. close enough)

✔️✔️✔️3. Pride Month
a. Read a book with at least 5 different colors of the rainbow on the cover.
The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood - July 14th
b. Read a book featuring an LGBTQIA+ protagonist (not side character).
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson - June 8th
c. Read a book written by an author who was nominated for the Lambda Award.
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse - July 26th

✔️✔️✔️4. Set Sail
a. Read a book that starts with a letter in SAILING.
Imaginary Numbers by Seanan McGuire - June 17th
b. Read a book with a boat on the cover.
How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island by Egill Bjarnason - June 29th
c. Read a book that takes place completely on an island.
Katherine of Aragón: The True Queen by Alison Weir - June 19th

JULY

✔️✔️✔️1. Halfway there!
a. Read a book with a number in the title.
Another One Bites the Dust by Jennifer Rardin - July 3rd
b. Read a book that is divided into multiple parts (rather than, or in addition to, chapters).
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas - June 28th
c. Read a book featuring twin characters.
Biting the Bullet by Jennifer Rardin - July 20th

✔️✔️2. July Birthday: Madeline Miller.
a. Read a book whose author's initials are found in MADELINE MILLER.
Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane - June 25th
b. Read a retelling of a myth, fable, or fairytale.
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo - July 28th
c. Read a book nominated for the Women's Prize for Fiction.

✔️✔️✔️3. It's Winter Down South
a. Read a romance book.
Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev - Aug. 4th
b. Read a book with snow on the cover.
Wrapped Up in You by Jill Shalvis - Aug. 8th
c. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in FROSTY THE SNOWMAN.
Tricks for Free by Seanan McGuire - June 7th

✔️✔️✔️4. Take a Dip
a. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in OCEAN.
Calculated Risks by Seanan McGuire - June 20th
b. Read a book whose author initials can be found in TAKE A DIP.
Wolf's Bane by Kelley Armstrong - Aug. 22nd
c. Read a book featured on one of these lists:
- 34 of the Best Beach Reads to Help You Escape
- 2021 Summer Reading List: 48 of the Best Books for Adults, Teens, and Kid
- The Best Beach Reads of Summer 2021s
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry - June 5th

AUGUST

✔️✔️✔️1. Back to School
a. Read a book by an author that is new-to-you.
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans and Comedy by Kliph Nesteroff - June 14th
b. Read a YA book.
The Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden Taylor - July 13th
c. Read a book often tested on the AP Literature exam.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë - July 30th
It's a classic, so close enough.

✔️✔️✔️2. August Birthday: John Green
a. Read a contemporary book.
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman - June 11th
b. Read a stand-alone novel (not part of a series).
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn - June 8th
c. Read a book nominated for the Printz Award.
Apple: Skin to the Core by Eric Gansworth - Aug. 11th

✔️✔️✔️3. Summer Reading
a. Read the newest book by a favorite author.
Angel of the Overpass by Seanan McGuire - June 22nd
b. Read the next book in a series you've already started.
The Curse of Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones - July 15th
c. Read a book published in 2021 that you've been looking forward to.
Love for Beginners by Jill Shalvis - June 11th

✔️✔️✔️4. Jump on a Plane
a. Read an adventure book.
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo - July 5th
b. Read a book set in a country you've never visited.
The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman - June 16th
c. Read a book featuring a character that travels to multiple countries
Magic for Nothing by Seanan McGuire - June 2nd