Molly over at My Cozy Book Nook came up with this neat challenge. I saw “Summer Vacation” in the title and that’s all I needed to jump on the bandwagon.

Here’s a bit of Molly’s post. If you’d like to join in, click here:

Summer Vacation Reading Challenge:
I love to travel, but with the economy the way it is, a get-away summer vacation is not in the budget this year. However, books are very affordable (and libraries add new meaning to the phrase “price is no object”). I anticipate taking many ‘literary’ vacations over the course of the next few months, and I hope you can join me as well.

Dates: Friday, May 22 – Monday, September 7, 2009 (Memorial Day weekend – Labor Day weekend)

Requirements: Summer vacations are meant to be relaxing and fun – not stressful. However, some people interpret “fun” by doing nothing but going to the beach and vegging out — while others like to maximize their sight-seeing adventures. To that end, I have developed two different levels of participation:

• Beach Bumb: you will read 3 books during this time frame (a leisurely book-a-month); cross-over book selections from other challenges may count; and you do not have to list books in advance — after all, summer vacation is a time for spontaneity.
• Globe Trotter: you will commit to reading 6 pre-selected books during this time frame, but you may substitute up to 3 books due to changes in travel plans. Cross-overs for 5 out of the 6 books are allowed, but ideally one book will be read for this challenge alone.

I’m pretty sure I will sign up as a Beach Bum. Once the challenge begins, my books will be posted here:

1. Foreign Tongue by Vanina Marsot

2. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier

3. The Blue Notebook by James A. Levine

4. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon