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message 1: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (last edited Mar 08, 2023 06:30PM) (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
June 2015 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days

These are some of the holidays we will be celebrating in the U.S. during the month of June.


Repeat Day (I said "Repeat Day") June 3rd - read a classic or re-read one of your favorite books or read a book from your favorite author

Hug Your Cat Day (June 4th)- read a book that has a cat on the cover or the pet of the MC, read a book with a cat shifter

National Gardening Exercise Day (June 6th)- read a book with plants, gardening tools or some form of exercise on the cover, Read a book about an athlete or a MC who loves gardening

Best Friends Day (June 8th)- read a book that is recommended by a friend, read a book that has friends on the cover or read a book about friends

Flag Day (June 14th)- read a book set in the country of your birth, read a book written by an author who lives in the same country you do or read a book with a red,white or blue cover

Father's Day (June 21st)- read a book with a father and a child on the cover, read a book that the MC is a father, or read a book with a black or brown cover

Read a book from each category. You may wish to read more than one book for each category.

Please don't start until June 1st. Happy Reading!



message 2: by Katie (last edited Jun 25, 2015 09:19PM) (new)

Katie Dronenburg | 83 comments June 2015 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days

These are some of the holidays we will be celebrating in the U.S. during the month of June.


Repeat Day (I said "Repeat Day") June 3rd - read a classic or re-read one of your favorite books or read a book from your favorite author
Stay with Me (Wait for You, #3) by J. Lynn

Hug Your Cat Day (June 4th)- read a book that has a cat on the cover or the pet of the MC, read a book with a cat shifter

National Gardening Exercise Day (June 6th)- read a book with plnats, gardening tools or some form of exercise on the cover, Read a book about an athlete or a MC who loves gardening

Best Friends Day (June 8th)- read a book that is recommended by a friend, read a book that has friends on the cover or read a book about friends
Promise to Marry (Promises, #1) by Jessica Wood

Flag Day (June 14th)- read a book set in the country of your birth, read a book written by an author who lives in the same country you do or read a book with a red,white or blue cover
Never Never Part Two (Never Never, #2) by Colleen Hoover
Father's Day (June 21st)- read a book with a father and a child on the cover, read a book that the MC is a father, or read a book with a black or brown cover

Read a book from each category. You may wish to read more than one book for each category.


message 3: by Belkis (last edited Jun 18, 2015 05:41PM) (new)

Belkis (bminaya) | 603 comments I'm in :)

16 Read DONE!

Repeat Day (I said "Repeat Day") June 3rd - read a classic or re-read one of your favorite books or read a book from your favorite author Tied with Me (With Me in Seattle, #6) by Kristen Proby 6/6 Coda (Songs of Submission, #9) by C.D. Reiss 6/18

Hug Your Cat Day (June 4th)- read a book that has a cat as the pet of the MC Glory in Death (In Death, #2) by J.D. Robb 6/12

National Gardening Exercise Day (June 6th)- read a book with plants, gardening tools or some form of exercise on the cover, Read a book about an athlete or a MC who loves gardening Ruins (Partials Sequence, #3) by Dan Wells 6/5

Best Friends Day (June 8th)- read a book that has friends on the cover or read a book about friends Dirty Secret (The Burke Brothers, #1) by Emma Hart 6/3 The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles, #1) by Mary E. Pearson 6/15

Flag Day (June 14th)- read a book with a red, white or blue cover Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband (Daughters of the Glen, #1) by Melissa Mayhue 6/3 Love Me Sweet (Bell Harbor, #3) by Tracy Brogan 6/10 A Husband's Regret (Unwanted, #2) by Natasha Anders 6/17

Father's Day (June 21st)- read a book with a black or brown cover Second Hand Stops (The Van Buren Series, #1) by Katie St. Claire 6/2 Beg (Songs of Submission, #1) by C.D. Reiss 6/6 Tease (Songs of Submission, #2) by C.D. Reiss 6/7 Submit (Songs of Submission, #3) by C.D. Reiss 6/7 Control (Songs of Submission, #4) by C.D. Reiss 6/8 Burn (Songs of Submission, #5) by C.D. Reiss 6/8 Stranded with a Billionaire (Billionaire Boys Club, #1) by Jessica Clare 6/18


message 4: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (last edited Jul 01, 2015 11:19AM) (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Shut Up & Read June Holiday Challenge

June 2015 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days

Completed: 6/6


Repeat Day (I said "Repeat Day") June 3rd - Time Untime (Dark-Hunter, #11) by Sherrilyn Kenyon favorite author 6/8

Hug Your Cat Day (June 4th)- Savage Hunger (Heart of the Jaguar, #1) by Terry Spear jaguar shifter 6/15 ****

National Gardening Exercise Day (June 6th)- The Perfect Play (Play by Play, #1) by Jaci Burton 6/26 ****

Best Friends Day (June 8th)- Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels, #7) by Ilona Andrews 6/4

Flag Day (June 14th)- A Cold Dark Place (Cold Justice, #1) by Toni Anderson set in the U.S. 6/2 ****

Father's Day (June 21st)- Eighth Grave After Dark (Charley Davidson, #8) by Darynda Jones 6/16


message 5: by MollyK (new)

MollyK | 270 comments I am in!


message 6: by Brittany (last edited Jun 09, 2015 08:32AM) (new)

Brittany McCann (brittanylmccann) 1/6

Repeat Day (I said "Repeat Day") June 3rd - read a classic or re-read one of your favorite books or read a book from your favorite author

Hug Your Cat Day (June 4th)- read a book that has a cat on the cover or the pet of the MC, read a book with a cat shifter

National Gardening Exercise Day (June 6th)- read a book with plants, gardening tools or some form of exercise on the cover, Read a book about an athlete or a MC who loves gardening

Best Friends Day (June 8th)- read a book that is recommended by a friend, read a book that has friends on the cover or read a book about friends
The Knights of the Cold War and the Road to Bin Laden by Peter Shadowhawk The Knights of the Cold War and the Road to Bin Laden 6/8

Flag Day (June 14th)- read a book set in the country of your birth, read a book written by an author who lives in the same country you do or read a book with a red,white or blue cover

Father's Day (June 21st)- read a book with a father and a child on the cover, read a book that the MC is a father, or read a book with a black or brown cover

Read a book from each category. You may wish to read more than one book for each category.


message 7: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth Webber 0/6

Repeat Day - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (currently reading)

Hug Your Cat Day -

National Gardening Exercise Day -

Best Friends Day -

Flag Day -

Father's Day -


message 8: by Carol (new)

Carol | 78 comments I'm in.

1) Robert Crane - Omega
2) Lilian Jackson Braun - The cat who lived high
3) Susan Witgig Albert - Rosemary remembered
4) Joseph Delaney - The spook's apprentice �
5) Sheila Quigley - Run for home
6) Laura Ingalls Wilder - Little House in the big woods �


message 9: by Belkis (new)

Belkis (bminaya) | 603 comments Okay I'm calling this month done with 16. Good luck everyone and looking forward to next month's challenge!


message 10: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Congrats Belkis! Well done!


message 11: by Belkis (new)

Belkis (bminaya) | 603 comments Leigh wrote: "Congrats Belkis! Well done!"

Thanks Leigh!


message 12: by Jennifer (last edited Jul 01, 2015 06:06AM) (new)

Jennifer (featherlashes) Shut Up & Read June Holiday Challenge
June 2015 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days
Completed: 5/6


1. Repeat Day (I said "Repeat Day") June 3rd - A Different Blue (6/12/15)
2. Hug Your Cat Day (June 4th) -
3. National Gardening Exercise Day (June 6th) - Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities (6/22/15)
4. Best Friends Day (June 8th) - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (6/13/15)
5. Flag Day (June 14th) - Suddenly One Summer (6/11/15)
6. Father's Day (June 21st) - The Boss (6/8/15)

A Different Blue by Amy Harmon Wicked Plants The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews Suddenly One Summer by Julie James The Boss (The Boss, #1) by Abigail Barnette


message 13: by MollyK (new)

MollyK | 270 comments Total fail only got 2 in this month. So getting behind.


Best Friends Day (June 8th)- read a book that is recommended by a friend, read a book that has friends on the cover or read a book about friends

- The Wicked Girls Alex Marwood


Flag Day (June 14th)- read a book set in the country of your birth, read a book written by an author who lives in the same country you do or read a book with a red,white or blue cover


- God Help the Child Toni Morrison


message 14: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Completely forgot to update. I finished.

Shut Up & Read June Holiday Challenge

June 2015 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days

Completed: 6/6


Repeat Day (I said "Repeat Day") June 3rd - Time Untime (Dark-Hunter, #11) by Sherrilyn Kenyon favorite author 6/8

Hug Your Cat Day (June 4th)- Savage Hunger (Heart of the Jaguar, #1) by Terry Spear jaguar shifter 6/15 ****

National Gardening Exercise Day (June 6th)- The Perfect Play (Play by Play, #1) by Jaci Burton 6/26 ****

Best Friends Day (June 8th)- Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels, #7) by Ilona Andrews 6/4

Flag Day (June 14th)- A Cold Dark Place (Cold Justice, #1) by Toni Anderson set in the U.S. 6/2 ****

Father's Day (June 21st)- Eighth Grave After Dark (Charley Davidson, #8) by Darynda Jones 6/16


message 15: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Completely forgot to update. I finished.

Shut Up & Read June Holiday Challenge

June 2015 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days

Completed: 6/6


Repeat Day (I said "Repeat Day") June 3rd - Time Untime (Dark-Hunter, #11) by Sherrilyn Kenyon favorite author 6/8

Hug Your Cat Day (June 4th)- Savage Hunger (Heart of the Jaguar, #1) by Terry Spear jaguar shifter 6/15 ****

National Gardening Exercise Day (June 6th)- The Perfect Play (Play by Play, #1) by Jaci Burton 6/26 ****

Best Friends Day (June 8th)- Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels, #7) by Ilona Andrews 6/4

Flag Day (June 14th)- A Cold Dark Place (Cold Justice, #1) by Toni Anderson set in the U.S. 6/2 ****

Father's Day (June 21st)- Eighth Grave After Dark (Charley Davidson, #8) by Darynda Jones 6/16


message 16: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
MollyK wrote: "Total fail only got 2 in this month. So getting behind.


Best Friends Day (June 8th)- read a book that is recommended by a friend, read a book that has friends on the cover or read a book about fr..."


Good try.


message 17: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer (featherlashes) Leigh wrote: "Completely forgot to update. I finished.

Shut Up & Read June Holiday Challenge

June 2015 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days

Completed: 6/6


Repeat Day (I said "Repeat Day") June 3rd - [book..."


Congrats Leigh!


message 18: by Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️ (new)

Leigh | 18513 comments Mod
Thanks Jennifer!


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