Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Top Ten Tuesday....

Top Ten Tuesday is a fun weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.

This week's theme:  Books that give off Summer Vibes.

Which made me stop and think about what says "SUMMER" to me. Here's what I came up with:


The Ocean:




Jaws 
by Peter Benchley


The Blue 
by Lucy Clarke






Beach Cottage:




Cottage at the Beach
by Lee Tobin McClain


The Summer Cottage
by Viola Shipman






Road Trip!


Helen & Troy's Epic Road Quest by A. Lee Martinez



Summer Camp:




Lumberjanes: Pungeon Master
by Noelle Stevenson and Grace Ellis
Illus. by Brooke A. Allen


Be Prepared
by Vera Brosgol





Amusement Parks!
(Even haunted ones.)




by Jeff Strand and James A. Moore


Nightmare
by Robin Parrish






Island life:





Fun Outdoor Adventure:




by Katherine Center


by Melinda Braun






Romance:
(I picked these two because of their beautiful summery covers.)




Lakeshire Park
by Megan Walker


Promised
by Leah Garriott






Lazy days and childhood games:


Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury


Happy Reading!


49 comments:

  1. That's a fun topic and yes, I'd imagine myself indulging in a few books you listed here. Some of them looks good to me! :)

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    1. We'll have to do a summer buddy read. :)

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  2. Hi Lark, Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury. One of those books I've always wanted to read. Read his book the Martian Chronicles. Fantastic.

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    1. Dandelion Wine always reminds me of summer. It's one of my favs. :)

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  3. Oh yes, the Summer Cottage is on my TTT list too. What a fantastic book it is. Happy reading and stay safe and well.

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    1. Thank you. :D And thanks for commenting!

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  4. I love the way you organized this. Bravo!

    My TTT .

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  5. Several for me to look up, Happiness for Beginners, The Haunted Forest Tour, Lakeshire Park. All look interesting.

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    1. I really liked Happiness for Beginners. And I haven't read Lakeshire Park yet, but it looks really good to me, too. :)

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  6. Jaws is one of my favorite movies but I've never read the book.

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    1. I've never read the book either, but it gives off a good summer vibe, doesn't it? :)

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  7. I like the way you divided up your post. I haven't read any of these, but I love their bright, summery covers. I'm not a fan of summer heat, which is already crazy here in Arizona.

    Happy TTT!

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    1. You do have crazy summer heat in Arizona. Thank heavens for AC! And it does give you an excuse to stay inside where it's cool and read. :D

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  8. Good work! JAWS! Make me feel ancient--I remember when it and the movie each came out!

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    1. And were you afraid to go in the water afterwards? ;D

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  9. I love the way you broke down this topic into smaller sub categories. Road Trips is one I don't think I could have come up with on my own!

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    1. When I was growing up my family went on at least one road trip every summer, so summer reading wouldn't be complete without at least one road trip book. :)

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  10. I love the you went about this topic. A great idea.
    Here is my TTT.
    https://dmhoisington.wordpress.com/2020/06/02/top-ten-tuesday-4/

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  11. Jaws definitely! Wow awesome pick. :) And The Blue as well. Also Lumberjanes- perfect for summer!

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  12. Those beach cottage books are right up my alley!!

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  13. Oh, I like horror and thrillers in the Summer too! Jaws! The ultimate scary Summer beach read, lol! I was afraid to swim in my pool for years imagining a shark could come out of the drain at the bottom! I was very young... :)

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    1. You might want to avoid watching the film Ghost Shark or you could see your nightmares come true!

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    2. Now you've got me wanting to watch that movie! (Cause I don't have a pool, so I'd be safe.)

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  14. Great list! Summer certainly calls out sharks, forests and a lot of other creepy things! I love summer horror...

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  15. Jaws surprised me because I always think of summer reads as light and fluffy, but you're not wrong LMAO! Love the categories too!

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    1. :D Gotta have a little summer horror along with the summer romance.

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  16. I love all these covers! They definitely radiate all those summer vibes and I'm here for it 😍 Great list!

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    1. It was a fun list to put together. Thanks for commenting! :)

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    1. You know me...I like to read lots of different kinds of books. :)

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  18. Summer reading may be the best part of this particular summer. I'm still uncomfortable venturing too far from home for more than quick stops - especially after seeing those huge crowds of protesters/rioters on TV this week. If we get a bad second wave of covid-19, that's where it will have started.

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    1. We've had stupid protestors here who weren't wearing masks; I'm sure our COVID numbers will spike again because of it. I'm like you, not straying too far from home, although I did brave Wal-Mart today. But at least we have our books and our summer reading to look forward to. That's one happy thing. :)

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  19. So many great reads for the summer! I love reading about amusement parks, especially the creepy ones. :)

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  20. Oh wow! I love how you did your list!! So good. I've been seeing Lumberjanes around lately. I think I'll need to look into it!!

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    1. :D Thanks! And I agree, the Lumberjane series looks very fun. :)

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  21. These books definitely give off the summer vibes! ☀️ I was debating whether or not to add JAWS to my list this week, and I should have!

    Here's my TTT list.

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    1. Jaws feels very summer vibe-ish to me! :)

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  22. Wow, great job! I love how you broke them up by island life, the ocean, etc. Definitely summer vibes with all of these books.

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  23. Putting Dandelion Wine on my reading list--I want to like Ray Bradbury but I don't like the genre he is best known for, but this sounds marvelous.

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    1. There's something about Dandelion Wine that I really love, so I hope you like it, too. :)

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