Summer ’24 Reading Challenge
Summer 2024 Reading Challenge
*Note: This challenge is sport-themed but is not endorsed by or in any way connected or related to any official sporting events or organizations.*
Are you ready for a new summer reading adventure?
This year, our summer reading challenge is inspired by sports! We’re celebrating competition, global community, and the dedication, hard work, and talent it requires to become the best of the best… with 24 sport-inspired prompts! And we invite you to “compete” for a bronze, silver, or gold medal — bookworm style, of course! (Note: No physical medals will be given out, but you will get the immense satisfaction of crushing your summer reading goals!)
How it works:
Our Summer ’24 Reading Challenge contains a total of 24 prompts. Depending on your personal reading goals, participants will read anywhere from 8-24 books for this challenge by choosing whether they’d like to complete the bronze, silver, or gold tiers.
Bronze Tier: To complete this bronze-level tier, readers will complete at least 8 prompts on this summer challenge. For added difficulty, readers can complete only the 8 bronze prompts. OR, for lesser difficulty, readers are welcome to pick any 8 prompts total from the challenge.
Silver Tier: To complete the silver-level tier, readers will complete at least 16 prompts from this summer challenge. For added difficulty, readers can restrict themselves to the 8 bronze-level prompts plus the 8 silver-level prompts only. OR, for lesser difficulty, readers are welcome to pick any 16 prompts total from the challenge.
Gold Tier: To complete the gold-level tier, readers will complete all 24 prompts from this summer challenge. Once you decide whether you’ll be completing the gold, silver, or bronze tier — pick your prompts and match one book to each! Get creative and enjoy! (Remember that the only person you’re actually competing against is yourself! The goal is to have fun, try new books and authors, and read more! That looks different for all of us, and that’s okay!)
The prompts for this challenge are inspired by a variety of summer sports (with bookish twists, of course!) but the books you choose do not have to be sport-related. Books read for this challenge can be about any genre or topic. As long as you think the book fits the prompt, it does!
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Important Details:
This challenge officially runs for the months of June, July, and August 2024. However, the prompts are timeless and you are welcome to participate and complete the challenge at any time.
This challenge is made up of 8 separate “events” ranging from opening ceremonies to swimming to team sports. Each event has three unique prompts built around a specific sport marked with a bronze, silver, or gold medal. The prompts are inspired by various sports but the books you choose do not need to be sport-related. For example, let’s look at the prompt, “Boxing: A strong opening hook.” This prompt has been inspired by the boxing term “hook” (a type of punch) but the book chosen for this prompt does not have to relate to, feature, or be about boxing. (Although you’re welcome to make that an added challenge, if you like!) As long as your book choice has “a strong opening hook” any genre or topic will fit this prompt.
Do I have to complete the challenge in order? Nope! You’re welcome to complete prompts in any order you like.
I need help with a prompt! We have tips and suggestions for each of the 24 prompts below. We also have specific Goodreads lists for each prompt and a separate Storygraph challenge for participants to share their book choices and recommendations. If you need further help, we invite you to join our 52 Book Club Facebook group or our 52 Book Club Goodreads group and join the conversation there!
Where can I download the Summer ’24 Reading Challenge graphics? All of our reading challenge graphics can be downloaded at the bottom of this page!
2024 Summer Journal
Since we know how much you love a customized challenge journal, as an optional extra, we’ve created a specific Summer ’24 Reading Challenge Journal! This journal contains review pages, planning pages, and summary pages for your 52 Book Club 2024 summer challenge. You can see exactly what’s inside by checking out the video on our YouTube channel , or the post on our website . All our 52 Book Club journals are printed and shipped through Amazon. This means that the journals are available anywhere Amazon prints and ships (with some small regional exceptions.) Please note that journals ordered through Amazon Australia or Amazon Japan will have a black-and-white interior due to printing limitations in those Amazon regions. Journals ordered through all other Amazon regions will have a color interior.
See more journal details here!
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2024 Summer Stickers
We’ve also teamed up with our sticker partner, PlanItWithStickers to offer Summer ’24 Challenge prompt stickers! These colorful stickers match our summer challenge and are perfect if you use a physical journal for tracking or logging your reads. (They’ll fit in your Summer ’24 journal as well, or can be added to the note section of your 2024 journal!) This sticker set includes 24 prompt stickers (one for each prompt on this summer challenge) and is printed on two 5×7 matte sticker sheets. You can purchase stickers at www.planitwithstickers.com . (International shipping available!)
