Summer Reading Challenge - "Official info and rules"




Who - anyone who wants to participate. This is a blog challenge but you may participate without a blog.



WHY - I love to read. I found that participating in the Spring Reading Thing gave me "permission" to read a bit every day. I also thought it was fun to have a list to work through in order to see how much I have read. Thanks to Katrina for hosting the Spring Reading Thing. I find I have MORE reading time in the summer when I don't have a heavy Homeschool and Bible Study schedule. I was disappointed (but understood why) that Katrina only does a spring and fall challenge.....after thinking about it....I decided to host my own summer challenge with bloggy friends and whoever else would like to sign up.



When - my thought is that summer is Memorial Day - Labor Day...sign up anytime you'd like. In order to be eligible for the $10 Amazon Gift Certificate at the end of the challenge you must sign up and leave a link to your READING LIST by June 9th (BreAnne's Birthday). However, you may join at any time. You may count books that you've completed anytime between Memorial Day and Labor Day. I realize this overlaps with the Spring Reading Thing hosted by Calipidder Days. You choose how to handle your challenge. I do not care if you list books you finish on that challenge on your summer challenge list as well. You can wait until after that challenge and then move unfinished books to this list. The only thing to remember is that if you want to be considered for the PRIZE DRAWING at the end of THIS challenge you must link your list by June 9th.



How ~ The Rules!

1. YOU decide what your goals are. Will this be a personal challenge? Will this be a family challenge? Do you want to read 10 minutes a day to your 3 yo? Do you want to have this be a family read aloud challenge? Do you want to read all twaddle? Do you want to read very serious books? Do you want to finish 1/2 read books? It's up to YOU. You may also adjust your list as you go along. If you start a series and realize you HATE it - take the rest of the series off your list. If you start a series and find that you love it (like I did with the Yada Yada books during the Spring Reading Thing) add the rest of the series to your list. YOU ARE IN THE DRIVER SEAT.



2. Compile a list of books you are challenging yourself to read.



3. Write a post about your goals for the Summer Reading Challenge, and include your list of books in this post. Do this by June 9th if you want to be eligible for drawing - but you may join the challenge at any time between now and Labor Day.



4. Sign Mr Linky here and link to YOUR POST ABOUT YOUR GOALS/LIST!!! This is important. Do not list to your blog home page...be sure to link to the post with your list. This will enable others to click the link HERE and go directly to your list. It's fun to find new things to read from other's lists. Since the challenge is long...if you post only to your blog others may have a hard time finding your list. If you do not have a blog - simply leave your name in the comment section of this email and let us know you are participating and what your goals are. *For blogger you may find the link to your post by right clicking on the time stamp, then clicking on properties, then copy the link and paste it as a hyperlink here at Mr. Linky. If you have trouble let me know and if I'm not overwhelmed I can visit your blog, snatch the link and like you to Mr. Linky....as my summertime schedule permits.



5. Here's a graphic. Save it to your computer and post it on your blog. Link back to THIS post please! This will allow others who see your graphic to find out what we are doing and participate if they desire. You may participate in the challenge without using the graphic and linking back - but to be eligible for the drawing you need to do this.

6. If you WANT to, write reviews of books you read and post them on your blog. If you don't want to, don't. ::snort::



7. At the END of the challenge, by September 9th, write a post on your blog about your experience with the summer reading challenge. I will have an entry then for you to leave a note in the comment section if you've done that. You don't have to do this to participate in the challenge - but to be eligible for the prize you do have to do it.



Who Wins? - We all do. If you make any sort of progress towards your goals - you win. One lucky participant who meets the requirements will win a gift certificate, several will win items in our random drawings.





PRIZE DRAWING
There will be one $10 gift certificate to Amazon chosen after Labor Day for one lucky participant. To be eligible you must post your reading list by June 9th on your blog and link here (or if you have no blog leave in the comment section here). You must post the graphic with a link back to this post on your blog. You must write an entry at the end of the challenge, by September 9th, about your experience and let me know that you've posted. (Ladies - a sentence is fine here.) I will randomly draw a winner from those who have met the deadlines.





RANDOM DRAWINGS
I'm working on some drawings. Trish, a friend I met in AK, is going to donate some prizes and help me mail them as well. Thanks Trish. These drawings will be crafty items, as well as some new or like new books. I will post an entry here when we're ready to give something away. If you want to be considered for the random drawing you will simply leave a note saying so in the comment section of the blog. I will randomly pick from those who would like to be considered for the item of the week and it will be mailed to you. Since we are a smaller challenge, I'm guessing there will be a fairly good opportunity to win one of these drawings. Of course, I'm guessing about 20 participants....LOL



So - write your entry on goals and a list. Post it on your blog and then come sign up with Mr. Linky.







Let the reading begin!

~De'Etta


P. S. Yes, I wrote this at 3 a.m. because I have chiggers - what else would I be doing at 3 a.m????? And, of course, if this makes no sense at all - feel free to ask questions.