The "Summer's Flying By" Reading Challenge, Mini-Challenge #7 and Update

Time for another update on The "Summer's Flying By" Reading Challenge! We took on Mini-Challenge #1:

S-U-M-M-E-R

S - (A) Stand At Sinai by Hope Auer

U - Understanding the Times by Ken Ham (finished!)

M - Michal by Jill Eileen Smith

M - (The) Mysterious Letter by Carolyn Keene

E - (The) Eight by Katherine Neville

R - Robin: Lady of Legend by R.M. ArceJaeger

And Mini-Challenge #4 was to read a book with the word "Summer" in the title. It took me awhile to decide, so I just started reading a book called Waiting for Summer's Return by Kim Vogel Sawyer. The reference to summer in that title is actually the lead character's name!

I was unable to get an update post up the past two weeks. Mini-Challenge #5 was titled "Have We Met?" and was designed to introduce yourself to a new author. We were encouraged to grab a book by an author we'd never read and settle in. I have a couple books by Siri Mitchell in my to-read stack that look intriguing, but I've never read anything by her before, so I think I will get going on one of those. Either that or Wuthering Heights. Do you know I've never read Emily Bronte? I haven't. I am ashamed.

Mini-Challenge #6 was "What's In A Name?" For this one we had a choice: either read a book with a main character that shares our name, and/or read books with titles that start with the letters of our name. The only book I can think of with a character that shares my name is Kim by Rudyard Kipling. I've never read it. Hmmm... Maybe now is the time.


We have come to Mini-Challenge #7, which is to read a book where the title or the cover photo makes you think of summer somehow. It doesn't have to say summer or be summer related at all. Just reading the title or looking at the photo reminds you of summertime. I picked up a free book for my Kindle awhile ago that will fit this perfectly: Making Waves by Lorna Seilstad. This is a very summery cover! Don't you agree?

Here is the list of titles we are currently reading, or have finished since starting the challenge:

Kennady's Books

The Hunger Games (finished)

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Mysterious Letter (finished)

The Happy Valley Mystery

The Secret of the Old Clock (finished)
Catching Fire (finished)
Mockingjay

Kym's Books

A Stand At Sinai

Michal (finished)

The Eight

The Toll-Gate (finished)

Understanding the Times (finished)

Loyal In Love (finished)
Lady of Quality (finished)
Tried and True (finished)
Robin: Lady of Legend
Waiting for Summer's Return

So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall. ~Roald Dahl

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