Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge, 2018 ~ Beginner Level

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I'm using this as a flogging device to make myself read some of my giant piles of unread books, including some things that keep getting pushed to the side as I get distracted by shiny new things.

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SUMMER-RELATED TASKS -- FINISHED!

• Into the Great Wide Open: Read a book that takes place out in the great wide open

The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin

• Get Your Grill On: Read a book that features summer recipes or outdoor summer activities

Dark Summit by Nick Heil

• The Colors of Summer: Read a book that features a yellow, green, or sandy cover

The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells

• Beach Bum: Read a book that could be considered a "beach read"

Carpe Demon by Julie Kenner

• Sand Between My Toes: Read a book that takes place in or around a beach/ocean

Wight Mischief by J.L. Merrow

• Ocean Blue: Read a book that takes place on the water

A Night to Remember by Walter Lord

• Hook 'Em: Read a book that features fishing or fishermen

Time Bandit by Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand with Malcolm MacPherson

• Sports-a-holic: Read a book that features a popular summer sport

Play On by Avery Cockburn

• Campfire Story: Read a book that scares the bejesus out of you

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

• One and Done: Read a book you can finish in one day

Tinsel Fish by Harper Fox

TASKS TO STRETCH YOUR COMFORT ZONE -- FINISHED!

• Let's Get It On: Read a book that features falling in or out of love

Skin After Skin by Jordan Castillo Price

• Take Pride: Read a book written by an LGBTQIA author or that features an LGBTQIA character

Troublemaker by Joseph Hansen

• Read the World: Read a book that takes place in a country--or focuses on a culture--other than your own

Non-Stop Till Tokyo by K.J. Charles

• Diversify Yourself: Read a book by an author of color

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

• You Have a Lovely Accent: Read a book that was translated from another language

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

• Won't Be Long: Read a collection of short stories or essays

Classic Krakauer by Jon Krakauer

• Poet at Heart: Read a book of poetry

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight translated by Simon Armitage

• My, What Big Teeth You Have: Read a book that puts a spin on a well-known fairy tale

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

• High Noon: Read a classic or contemporary Western

Blind Ride by B.A. Tortuga

• TBRing It: Read a book from the bottom of your TBR pile

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

• Unshelve It: Read a book that's been sitting on your Goodreads Shelves for a while

Monty Python's Flying Circus, Complete and Annotated by Luke Dempsey

• Childhood Reboot: Read a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure novel

Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris and David Javerbaum

• Listen to Me: Listen to an audiobook

Bad Pharma by Ben Goldacre