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Don't forget to enter to win a prize pack! Visit the link below by this Sunday to enter. Valencia students, staff, and faculty are eligible to win!

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Don't forget to enter to win a prize pack! Visit the link below by this Sunday to enter. Valencia students, staff, and faculty are eligible to win!

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https://valencia.libwizard.com/f/6booksofsummer

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It's hard to believe we are on the final theme! I've compiled the recommendations here. Is anyone starting theme 6 this week? Or are you reading a different theme? I'm finishing up theme 5 and then starting The Jump by Brittney Morris for theme 6.

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So this was a wild one. I was familiar with the story from the Humphrey Bogart movie, but I was shocked by how intense and hardboiled this is by today's standards. It is also a real page-turner as it somehow forgoes huge descriptions of the setting in favor of action and drama, yet still being so evocative that it borders on being cinematic. This cover made the story feel particular enticing as it very much evokes the tone of pulp noir fiction. One of the big highlights of the challenge for me- Tucker

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Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest

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I am James Leonard, and I am an English instructor at East. Since I was not teaching Summer A, this post is my first one. I have read four books thus far: Losers Club: A Murder Mystery, by Yvonne Vincent (a book set in Scotland, a country that I would like to visit); The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte (a book set academia); Amazing Grace, by Mary Hoffman and Caroline Binch (a book with fewer than 50 pages); and The Yearling, by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (a book set in Florida). I am currently reading a book with a red cover, and I already selected a graphic novel (a genre that I have never before read). I look forward to the discussions!

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Theme 2 - A book set in academia or a college-like setting

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Theme 2 - A book set in academia or a college-like setting

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Hi everyone! Has anyone else started their book for theme 2? I'm reading Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli and loving it so far. Let us know what you're reading below, and don't forget to share your thoughts about Theme 1 on the discussion post that Courtney made last week!

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A book set in Florida ​

What's the title and author of your book?​

Where in Florida did the book take place?​

How did the setting impact the story?​

Would you visit the location in the book?​

Would you recommend this book to someone? Why or why not?​

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Hi all! Please complete the registration form to ensure you receive important updates and reminders regarding the challenge.

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Hi! I'm a librarian at West campus. I enjoy reading a variety of book styles, from romance to YA, dystopia to thrillers.

1. A book set in Florida - Alligator Candy: A Memoir by David Kushner.

Stay tuned for the rest of the list. :-)

More titles -

2. A book set in academia - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.

3. Under 50 pages - Ray Bradbury's Heart Transplant found in the book One More for the Road.

4. A book set in a locale you would like to visit - The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean.

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I'm a librarian at Valencia West Campus. One of my personal goals this year is to read 24 books. I'm doing so mostly to improve my reading skills, but also to learn how to read for fun again. For this challenge I'm using it as a way to push myself to read books that I've had on my "to read list" but didn't have the time or place for, until now. Here is my booklist so far:

1. Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard

2. Stoner by John Williams

3. All Souls by Edith Wharton

4. 5 Decembers by James Kestrel

5. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

6. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones

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I'm a student at Valencia West Campus. I used to love reading back in Elementary and Middle school but didn't have much time to read in Highschool so this challenege really got me excited to get back to reading

1. A book set in Florida:
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

2. A book about academia or a college-like setting:
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

3. A book less than 50 pages long:
The Lorax by Dr. Suess (these books are what made me fall in reading when I was in elementary school :)

4. A book set in a state or country you would like to visit:
Cigars of the Pharaoh by Hergé

5. A book with a red, white, or blue cover:
Wonder by R.J. Palacio

6. A book genre you have not read before:
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

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Hi everyone!  I’m Nardia, a librarian at Valencia West Campus. I love combining books with my garden, so I consume a lot of audiobooks while there. For the challenge, my books will be:

A book set in Florida: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (it’s been on my TBR for years)

A book about academia or a college-like setting Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

A book less than 50 pages long: A Dream of Electric Mothers by Wole Talabi

A book set in a state or country you would like to visit: The Sisters of Sea View by Julie Klassen

A book with a red, white, or blue cover: America Made Me a Black Man: A Memoir by Boyah J. Farah

A book genre you have not read before: The Water Will Come by Jeff Goodell

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Hi! I'm a library assistant at Winter Park campus. I love reading and I try to do it whenever possible, so things like this challenge get me really excited!

1. A book set in Florida:
Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett

2. A book about academia or a college-like setting:
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

3. A book less than 50 pages long (I'm cheating on this one and reading one that's 70 pages because it's hard to find something under 50):
Brute: Poems by Emily Skaja

4. A book set in a state or country you would like to visit:
The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman

5. A book with a red, white, or blue cover:
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly

6. A book genre you have not read before:
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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I'm Tala! I'm a biology student. :) I've always loved reading books, but I've not been reading as much in the past few years. I've been trying to read more this year, so this is a perfect challenge for me! All but two books listed are ones I've had in my to-read pile for a while, so I'm happy to finally read them and happy that I found some new books in the process.

Here are my list of books:
1. A book set in Florida: Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett
2. A book about academia or a college-like setting: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
3. A book less than 50 pages long: "April in Paris" by Ursula K. Le Guin
4. A book set in a state or country you would like to visit:  Have You Eaten Yet?: Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World by Cheuk Kwan (I don't have a specific country I'd like to visit, but I love stories about food so since this is travel & food I thought I'd choose this for the prompt)
5. A book with a red, white, or blue cover: This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno (coincidentally already reading this!)
6. A book genre you have not read before: People From My Neighbourhood by Hiromi Kawakami

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Hello I am Naïcka a student from Valencia college.
I am a distance learner and I am so happy to be able to participate at an event.
I love to read but recently I am not really focus this challenge will help me.
I am excited to start.
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zola Neale Hurston.
Can't wait to share with you 💕

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I'm a future teacher! I'm current studying online at Valenica. I know how important it is to read over the summer. I'm so excited to have time to read. Enjoy Summer 2023!! See ya in fall!! Peace!

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Greetings! I am a UCF librarian sharing time between Osceola and West campuses and I haven't read much this year so I am VERY excited to participate in this challenge. I am most excited for the book in a genre I haven't tried and I'll be reading Manga.

Check out my book list:

1. A book set in Florida – The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

2. A book about academia or a college-like setting – Come and Get it by Kiley Reid

3. A book less than 50 pages long - The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country by Amanda Forman

4. A book set in a state or country you would like to visit – Velorio by Xavier Navarro Aquino

5. A book with a red, white, or blue cover  - Red, White, and Blue Murder by Kathleen Suzette

6. A book genre you have not read before – Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto

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Hi! I'm thee Rachel. I am a Program Advisor at West Campus, and I joined the Summer Book Reading Challenge in support of my colleague, Khyla Lawrence.  See my list. 

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Hi! I'm thee Rachel. I am a Program Advisor at West Campus, and I joined the Summer Book Reading Challenge in support of my colleague, Khyla Lawrence.  See my list. 

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Hi, I am a librarian on West Campus. I have not read much since the pandemic, so I hope this challenge will get me back into it. 

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1. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas -- a book genre I have not read before. I have always intended to read this book.

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Hi Folks! I am a Program Advisor on West and reading is one of my favorite hobbies; you will see constant updates on my "goodreads" app profile!
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1. Swamplandia! by Karen Russell, is the book I chose for "A book set in Florida" and it is excellent so far.

2. The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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I'm a part-time librarian on the East campus, and I'm using this challenge to step out of my own comfort zone a bit. 

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1. A book set in Florida:  Swamplandia! by Karen Russell

2. A book about academia or a college-like setting: Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

3. A book less than 50 pages long: The Case of the Caretaker  by Agatha Christie

4. A book set in a state or country you would like to visit: Independent People
by Halldór Laxness

5. A book with a red, white, or blue cover: America Made Me a Black Man by Boyah J. Farah

6. A book genre you have not read before: Westerns! Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

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Hello, I am a Program Advisor on the West Campus and excited to participate.  I like to read but need a challenge to sit down to do it!
1  Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
2  The Shakespeare Requirement by Julie Schumacher
3 The Book of Revelations in the Bible
4  A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Bachman
5 The Nickel Boys by Colston Whitehead
6 The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson

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Hello! I'm a Librarian at the Osceola Campus since 2011. I don't read very much at all, so I'm always looking for something to give me a little push!

1. Book Set in Florida: The Maltese Iguana, by Tim Dorsey. I love seeing what absurdity Serge and Coleman get up to every time a new book is released!

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Hey! I'm Cheryl Ann Livingston. I am a Librarian at Osceola Campus Valencia and have been here since 2001. I only LET myself read on vacation or when I am caught up with everything because if I read that is all I want to do. So I was excited to have an excuse to read!

1~ A Book set in Florida
Matecumbe: A Lost Florida Novel ~ James A. Michener
I love the Florida Keys which is the primary location of the book. This is a romance with a bit of the history of the Keys thrown in. Romance isn't one of my normal genres but historical fiction is so it was close enough for me. It was light reading and a really short book for Michener.

2~ A Book Set in College
Killer Instinct ~ James Patterson
My husband Greg reads Patterson but I haven't read his books before. Some of the important characters were college professors but it didn't actually take place on a college campus :~( oops!  It was actually a crime novel (I know shocking with the title Killer Instinct ). I like mysteries and it was very engaging and had some good plot twists.

3~ 50 Pages or less
Topsy-Turvy Kingdom ~ Dottie & Josh McDowell with David Nathan Weiss
I really like Josh McDowell whether as a speaker or an author. He writes Non-Fiction Christian books geared towards Youngish adults, Biblical Apologetics, Evangelistic books but I hadn't read any of his Kid's Books. I loved the message and the illustrations by Lydia Taranovic were vivid and entertaining.

4~ A Book Set in  a Place You'd Like to Visit
In the Region of the Summer Stars (Eirlandia Series)~ Stephen R. Lawhead
This is going to be my 6th book and my "reward" book ! I love Lawhead and I always wait until his whole series is out to read them so that I can do them one after the other. I  highly recommend his books especially The Pendragon Cycle series, King Raven Trilogy, and the Bright Empires Series.

5~ Red, White and Blue Cover
Superman: American Alien~
Max Landis, Nick Dragotta, Tommy Lee Edwards, Joelle Jones, Jae Lee, France Manapul, Jonathon Case, & Jock
I want to call this a Graphic Story Collection instead of a Graphic Novel. It has 7 different stories by different people and they are in chronological order. On the one hand I typically don't like when someone rewrites a character so I wasn't thrilled that this was the darker version of Superman than the traditional Superman character. On the other hand I have a better appreciation for Graphic Novels! It required thought and studying the graphics to understand the storylines. It was interesting to have the stories done by different graphic novelists.

6~ A Genre You Don't Normally Read
Teaching Black History to White People ~ Leonard N. Moore
This is my next book. I have gone in order except for saving my "reward" book for last. Unfortunately I left this book at work when I was unexpectedly out sick for over a week so I am really behind. Normally I only read Non-Fiction if it is a Biography, History written much like a story or for a class or Bible Study. This grabbed my attention when it came into the Library and I will get on it.

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Hi! I'm the Emerging Tech Library Specialist and Steward of our Little Free Library on Winter Park Campus. I love to read both YA and Adult romcoms. One of my f

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1. Book set in Florida - Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson

2. A book about academia or a college-like setting - Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

3. A book less than 50 pages long - Bowie by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

4. A book set in a state or country you would like to visit - Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly

5. A book with a red, white, or blue cover - Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest

6. A book genre you have not read before - The Jump by Brittany Morris (genre is mystery adventure, which I haven't read since I was a kid)

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Hi, everyone. I am a librarian on East Campus and the adviser to the Book Nerds Club. One of my favorite authors is Suzanne Brockmann.

1. A Book Set in Florida - Florida Man by Tom Cooper

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Hello! I’m Khya Baldwin, I’m a student at Valencia College I love reading YA and some rom coms. One of my favorite authors is L.M. Montgomery.

1. A book genre you have not read before - Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson

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2. A book about academia or a college-like setting - Mackenzie Blue by Tina Wells

I read this one ( as an ebook) on Hoopla from my Lexington library account. It was pretty good. It’s fiction which is my favorite genre of book to read.