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July 2023 Mini Challenge
July Mini Challenge5/5
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
Lance (MC's friend)- Bake, Borrow, and Steal by Ellie Alexander 9 July; 4 1/2�
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
Absence of Mallets by Kate Carlisle 3 July; 5�
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
Lemon Drop Dead by Amanda Flower 11 July; 5�
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
Ireland- The Lost Traveller by Sheila Connolly 16 July; 4 1/2�
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Dressed Up 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton 17 July; 4 1/2�
July Mini ChallengeDuration: 1/7/23 - 31/7/23
5/5
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
In! Finished 7/281. Read a book in which someone disobeys an order. Murder in Brentwood
2. Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction. Give Up the Ghost
3. Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!). A Christmas Candy Killing
4. Read a book set in a country not your own. When We Had Wings (phillipines)
5. Read a book with a dog on the cover.
@Heather -- the answer to your question in #1 is "all of them." LOL
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Pretty much! 🤣
July mini challenge0/5
I am in
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Mini ChallengeJuly 2023
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order
Lyin' Eyes 07/182. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
Eaves of Destruction 07/183. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
The Sweet Smell of Murder 07/094. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
Murder at an Irish Bakery 07/15 5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Changing of the Guard Dog 07/10
July Mini ChallengeDuration: 1/7/23 - 31/7/23
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1. Someone disobeys an order.
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3. Set in a country not your own.
July 2023 Challenge5/5
1. Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
On the Wings of Murder 7/15/23
2. Something related to construction.
Heron Heights Homicide 7/1/23
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
Peppermint Fudge and Fears 7/10/23
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
When Beauty Tamed the Beast 7/11/23
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Rebel Without a Claus : A Little Tombstone Novelette 7/10/23
July Mini Challenge5/5
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).....Bodice of Evidence.....7/5/2023
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.....Murder on the Cape Fear.....7/16/2023
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).....Blueberry Blunder.....7/3/2023
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own....A Fashionable Fatality....7/14/2023
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.....Peg and Rose Solve a Murder....7/11/223
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
July 2023 Mini Challenge�1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
The Desolations of Devil's Acre by Ransom Riggs 7/5/23
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
�3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
Lemon Drop Dead by Amanda Flower 7/13/23
�4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
Atalanta by Jennifer Saint 7/9/23
�5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Murder, She Barked by Krista Davis
COMPLETED: 5/5
✅Someone disobeys an order. Still Knife Painting. 7/8.
✅DIY/home improvement book. Mrs. Morris and the Ghost. 7/24.
✅Features candy or sweets. Death Bee Comes Her. 7/7.
✅Set in a country not your own. Six Cloves Under. 7/5.
✅Dog on the cover. Mixing Up Murder. 7/8.
✅Someone disobeys an order. Still Knife Painting. 7/8.
✅DIY/home improvement book. Mrs. Morris and the Ghost. 7/24.
✅Features candy or sweets. Death Bee Comes Her. 7/7.
✅Set in a country not your own. Six Cloves Under. 7/5.
✅Dog on the cover. Mixing Up Murder. 7/8.
July Mini5/5
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
Murder at the Dolphin Hotel by Helena Dixon 3/7 3�
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
Time After Time by Karly Lane 15/7 3.5�
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
The Lemon Tree Café by Cathy Bramley 22/7 2�
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
Old Gang of Mine by Richard F. West 1/7 3.5�
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
And a Dog Called Fig by Helen Humphreys 18/7 3.5�
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).Hot Enough to Kill 07.10.23 (MC is told to stay home under police protection but keeps leaving to investigate)
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
A High-End Finish 07.17.23
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
Marshmallow Malice 07.18.23
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
Cocktails for Three07.05.23
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
07.13.23
Alice's Spot1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?). The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!). Premeditated Peppermint by Amanda Flower
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own. A Fatal Illusion by Anna Lee Huber
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop
July Mini Challenge4/4
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
No Cats Allowed by Miranda James -- 5� -- 17/07/20233. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
Chocolate Cherry and Choices by Patti Benning -- 3� -- 19/07/20234. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
Hiss Me Deadly by Miranda James - 5� -- 22/07/2023
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
A Pedigree to Die For by Laurien Berenson -- 4� -- 30/07/2023
Julie R's July Mini Challenge1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
JULY 2023 MINI CHALLENGES - COMPLETED5/5
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7/13/23 2�
#3. Finally gives me an excuse to read the ever so dorky titled book Fatal Fudge Swirl by Meri Allen. Her ice cream shop mystery books are punny enough that even if it’s a bad read I can say I read it. ⭐️
July mini challengeUpdated: July 9
Progress: 5/5 COMPLETED
👮🏼♀�1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
Jacky Ha-Ha: A Graphic Novel adapted by Adam Rau - Jacky disobeyed her father when he punished her by not allowing her to participate in school activities but she did so anyway - July 4🔨2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
Twin Cities by José Pimienta - the MC twin sister was having her room renovated through most of the book - July 6🧁3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
Alexis and the Perfect Recipe The Graphic Novel by Coco Simon - July 1🛫4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
School Trip by Jerry Craft - France - July 9 🐶5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Beagles Love Cupcake Crimes by C.A. Phipps - July 4
July 2023 Challenge0/5
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
Blueberry Muffin Murder
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
If Walls Could Talk
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
Toxic Toffee
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
Dark Clouds Over Nuala
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Chaotic Corgis
July Mini Challenge2/5
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
The Mystery of Nevermore by C.S. Poe 7/6/2023
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
Mary Poppins Opens the Door by P.L. Travers 7/9/2023
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
July Mini Challenge5/5
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
Key Lime Crime Cassie Rivers 7/3/23
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
Barbara Barrett 8/7/233. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
Rose Betancourt 7/11/234. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
Caribbean ports, Jamaica was one-Starboard Secrets Hope Callaghan 7/7/23
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Janice Thompson 7/1/23
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July 2023 mini challenge
Jul, 1 - Jul, 31
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1.- Disobedience Day:
2.- National Tape Measure Day:
3.- Gummi Worm Day / National Lollipop Day:
4.- International Day of Friendship:
5.- National Mutt Day:
July 2023 mini challengeJuly, 1 - July, 31 2023
(3/5)
(1.)- Disobedience Day - Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).:
�(2.)- National Tape Measure Day - Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.: Read and Buried by Eva Gates (the Lighthouse Library is having foundation repairs done and while digging, the workers find a box of Civil War era documents) 7/6/23
�(3.)- Gummi Worm Day / National Lollipop Day - Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).: Lethal Licorice by Amanda Flower (Bailey is a professional chocolatier and works in her grandparents candy shop. This book features a candy making contest as well) 7/5/23
(4.)- International Day of Friendship - Read a book set in a country not your own.:
�(5.)- National Mutt Day - Read a book with a dog on the cover.:
by Jenn McKinlay (Lindsey's dog, Heathcliff, is on the cover) 7/9/23
5/5 finished ! My first time completing one of these :) 1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
The School for Good and Evil july 5
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
Heron Heights Homicide July 10
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
Death Bee Comes Her july 30
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
Peony Dreadful
July 14
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Cruel Candy july 20
I finished very early this month in message 22 after not having completed June's mini challenge due to visiting family for most of the month. I vowed to catch up on my reading in July and the books unexpectedly fell into place.
1. Read a book in which someone disobeys an order. The London Seance Society - Sarah Penner2. Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction. Flipped Out - Jennie Bently
3. Read a book that features candy or sweets. Cherry Cheesecake Murder - Joanna Fluke
4. Read a book set in a country not your own. How the Penguins Saved Veronica - Hazel Prior
5. Read a book with a dog on the cover. Animal Instinct - David
Rosenfelt
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Wow, look at you go! 😎
I was on vacation, so am late setting this one up.Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
National Tape Measure Day: Wall-to-Wall Dead
Gummi Worm Day and National Lollipop Day: Peanut Butter Panic
International Day of Friendship: Al Dente's Inferno
Finished :)July Mini Challenge
Duration: 1/7/23 - 31/7/23
5/5
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
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Finished!July Mini Challenge
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
Lance (MC's friend)- Bake, Borrow, and Steal by Ellie Alexander 9 July; 4 1/2�
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
Absence of Mallets by Kate Carlisle 3 July; 5�
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
Lemon Drop Dead by Amanda Flower 11 July; 5�
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
Ireland- The Lost Traveller by Sheila Connolly 16 July; 4 1/2�
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Dressed Up 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton 17 July; 4 1/2�
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Progress5/5
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
Misfortune Cookie by Vivien Chien 7/12
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
Fatal Fixer-Upper by Jennie Bentley 7/22
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay 7/21
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
Murder in an Irish Village by Carlene O'Connor 7/24
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Laying Down the Paw by Diane Kelly 7/20
Finished over the weekend!
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Say my Name by Joe Clifford2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: OSHA course book for OSHA 10 certification
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Crumbs by Danie Stirling
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Hakims Odysee Vol1 by Fabien Toulme
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Good Dog by Graham Chaffee
I hadn't chimed in this month, because I didn't think I'd get all the tasks done, but I've ended up managing it. 1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
The Return of the King, J.R.R. Tolkien � 06/07/23
Both Merry and Éowyn are ordered to stay at Dunharrow by King Théoden, but disobey and go to Minas Tirith in disguise. Pippin and Beregond also disobey Denethor’s orders at various points. Hobbits seem unable to follow orders! :-)
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
Dead as a Door Knocker, Diane Kelly � 25/07/23
The first "home-flipper" home renovation mystery, and the MC is a carpenter.
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
Chocolate à la Murder, Kirsten Weiss � 26/07/23
While the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum books don't normally feature candy, this particular instalment is focused around chocolate.
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
Black Magic Kitten, Sara Bourgeois � 10/07/23
Set in the USA � I live in the UK
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Hyperbole and a Half, Allie Brosh � 11/07/23
Stylised, but definitely a dog.
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1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order. Class Reunions Are Murder by Libby Klein
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction. Crowned and Moldering by Kate Carlisle
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets. To Fudge or Not to Fudge by Nancy CoCo
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own. A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover. Bought the Farmby Peg Cochran
Great job to everyone who has finished :)
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day. Read a book in which someone disobeys an order. The London Seance Society - Sarah Penner2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day. Read a book DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction. Flipped Out - Jennie Bentley
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day. Read a book that features candy or sweets. Cherry Cheesecake Murder - Joanna Fluke
4. July 30 is International Friendship Day. Read a book set in a country not your own. Antartica-How the Penguins saved Vericonica - Hazel Prior
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover. Animal Instinct - David Rosenfelt
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Books mentioned in this topic
Measure Twice, Murder Once (other topics)Mary Poppins Opens the Door (other topics)
The Mystery of Nevermore (other topics)
Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder: Sneak Peek (other topics)
Premeditated Peppermint (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Barbara Barrett (other topics)C.S. Poe (other topics)
P.L. Travers (other topics)
Anita Shreve (other topics)
Lucy Burdette (other topics)
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RULES
** Books DO NOT all have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.
** A book can be used only once for this challenge, but can be used for other challenges (Seasonal, World Trip, Ultimate, etc.).
** You DO NOT have to choose books in advance, and can change your mind at any time if you do.
** Do as many as you are able and have fun!
1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!).
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own.
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
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