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3. Read THREE books from the CCC bookshelf.

2. Read TWO books that you’ve attempted before but gave up on.

1. Read ONE book that has more than 500 pages.

1. To begin:
Read any book from your favorite genre, then move on to task #2.

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2. If the book you read for task #1 earned 4-5 stars, read a book from outside your usual genre, then move on to task #3.

If you gave the book you read for task one 3 stars or less, read another book from your favorite genre, but by a different author. Continue reading from that genre until you find a book that merits a 4-5 star rating.
Then read a book from outside your usual genre, and move on to task #3.

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3. If the book you read for task #2 earned 4-5 stars, read a book from the first page of your GR TBR list, sorted by title, A-Z, then move on to task #4.

If you gave the book you read for task #2 three stars or less, read another book from that same genre. Continue reading from that genre until you find a book that merits a 4-5 star rating.
Then read a book from the first page of your GR TBR list sorted by title, A-Z, and move on to task #4.

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4. If the book you read for task #3 earned 4-5 stars, read a book from the first page of your GR TBR list, sorted by author, A-Z, then move on to task #5.

If you gave the book you read for task #3 three stars or less, read another book from that list. Continue reading from that list until you find a book that merits a 4-5 star rating.
Then read a book from the first page of your GR TBR list sorted by author, A-Z, and move on to task #5.

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5. If the book you read for task #4 earned 4-5 stars, read a book from the first page of your GR TBR list, sorted by date added, newest to oldest, then move on to task #6.

If you gave the book you read for task #4 three stars or less, read another book from that list. Continue reading from that list until you find a book that merits a 4-5 star rating.
Then read a book from the first page of your GR TBR list, sorted by date added, newest to oldest, then move on to task #6.

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6. If the book you read for task#5 earned 4-5 stars, read a book from the first page of your GR TBR list, sorted by rating, highest to lowest, then move on to task #7.

If you gave the book you read for task #5 three stars or less, read another book from that list. Continue reading from that list until you find a book that merits a 4-5 star rating.
Then read a book from the first page of your GR TBR list, sorted by rating, highest to lowest, and move on to task #7.

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7. If the book you read for task #6 earned 4-5 stars, read a book from the first page of your GR TBR list, sorted by cover, then move on to task #8.

If you gave the book you read for task #6 three stars or less, read another book from that list. Continue reading from that list until you find a book that merits a 4-5 star rating.
Then read a book from the first page of your GR TBR list, sorted by cover, and move on to task #8.

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8. If the book you read for task #7 earned 4-5 stars, read a book from the first page of your GR TBR list, sorted by date published (your choice - newest to oldest OR oldest to newest), then move on to task #9.

If you gave the book you read for task #7 three stars or less, read another book from that list. Continue reading from that list until you find a book that merits a 4-5 star rating.
Then read a book from the first page of your GR TBR list, sorted by date published (your choice - newest to oldest OR oldest to newest), and move on to task #9.

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9. If the book you read for task #8 earned 4-5 stars, read a book from a second genre outside your usual comfort zone, then move on to task #10.

If you gave the book you read for task #8 three stars or less, read another book from that list. Continue reading from that list until you find a book that merits a 4-5 star rating.
Then read a book from a different genre outside your usual comfort zone, and move on to task #10.

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10. If the book you read for task #9 earned 4-5 stars, read a book from the LAST page of your GR TBR list, sorted by title, A-Z, then move on to task #11.

If you gave the book you read for task #9 three stars or less, read another book from that list. Continue reading from that list until you find a book that merits a 4-5 star rating.
Then read a book from the last page of your GR TBR list, sorted by title, A-Z, and move on to task #11.

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11. If the book you read for task #10 earned 4-5 stars, read a book from the LAST page of your GR TBR list, sorted by author, A-Z, then move on to task #12.

If you gave the book you read for task #10 three stars or less, read another book from that list. Continue reading from that list until you find a book that merits a 4-5 star rating.
Then read a book from the last page of your GR TBR list, sorted by author, A-Z, and move on to task #12.

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12. If the book you read for task #11 earned 4-5 stars, read a book from the LAST page of your GR TBR list, sorted by date added, newest to oldest, then move on to task #13.

If you gave the book you read for task #11 three stars or less, read another book from that list. Continue reading from that list until you find a book that merits a 4-5 star rating.
Then read a book from the last page of your GR TBR list, sorted by date added, newest to oldest, and move on to task #13.

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13. If the book you read for task #12 earned 4-5 stars, read a book from the LAST page of your GR TBR list, sorted by rating, lowest to highest, then move on to task #14.

If you gave the book you read for task #12 three stars or less, read another book from that list. Continue reading from that list until you find a book that merits a 4-5 star rating.
Then read a book from the last page of your GR TBR list, sorted by rating, lowest to highest, and move on to task #14.

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14. If the book you read for task #13 earned 4-5 stars, read a book from the LAST page of your GR TBR list, sorted by cover, then move on to task #15.

If you gave the book you read for task #13 three stars or less, read another book from that list. Continue reading from that list until you find a book that merits a 4-5 star rating.
Then read a book from the last page of your GR TBR list, sorted by cover, and move on to task #15.

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15. If the book you read for task #14 earned 4-5 stars, read a book from the LAST page of your GR TBR list, sorted by date published (your choice, as in task #8 above), then move on to task #16.

If you gave the book you read for task #14 three stars or less, read another book from that list. Continue reading from that list until you find a book that merits a 4-5 star rating.
Then read a book from the last page of your GR TBR list, sorted by date published (your choice, as in task #8 above), then move on to task #16.

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16. If you wish to continue with this challenge, choose a different genre and start all over again OR use random.org to choose number, then read the book that corresponds to that number on your TBR list, and continue the challenge based on that book as your starting point OR choose a page near the middle of your GR TBR list, rather than the first or last page.

How you proceed is entirely up to you!

First category finished: YA/Children's
Yay!

Young Adult/Children's-
1. Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
2. Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
3. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
4. The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch
5. Let It Snow
6. Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
7. A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
8. Divergent by Veronica Roth
9. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
10. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
11. Boxers by Gene Luan Yang
12. Saints by Gene Luan Yang
13. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

SUBWAY:
What we know as Subway today was originally named Pete's Super Submarines. The chain was founded in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1965 by a 17-year-old student who borrowed $1,000 to open his first store, hoping to earn enough money to help pay for his college education. The original menu consisted of seven cold sandwiches with 11 ingredients: meat, bread, onions, tomatoes, green pepper, olives, oil, and seasonings, plus cheese. There are currently over 41,800 stores in over 100 countries around the world.
* Read a book that you got for free
* Read book #7 in a series
* Read a young-adult book

TACO BELL:
The first Taco Bell opened in Downey, California, in 1961. One of its most memorable advertising campaigns featured a Spanish-speaking chihuahua who claimed “¡Yo quiero Taco Bell!” There are now more than 5,600 stores in the U.S. alone.
* Read a book with a dog in the story or on the cover (post the cover)
* Read a book set in California
* Read a book with a 2-word title

TEXAS ROADHOUSE:
The first Texas Roadhouse opened in 1993 in Clarksville, Indiana. The chain is known for its free buckets of peanuts at each table, but are even better known for their rolls. Their mascot is an armadillo named Andy, and most restaurants offer entertainment in the form of line dancing. The waiters and waitresses learn line dances to popular country songs and perform line dances throughout the night. There are currently over 400 stores locations in 46 states across the U.S.
* Read a book featuring someone who bakes
* Read a book with a character whose first name begins with a letter in ANDY
* Read a book with dancing somewhere in the story

TGIFRIDAY'S:
TGIFriday’s history dates back to 1965, when Alan Stillman was living in Manhattan’s Upper East Side and noticed that there were no female-friendly bars where the hordes of young women flocking to the neighborhood could hang out. Stillman wanted to open a place where both sexes could meet and mingle in a cocktail party-atmosphere, and in doing so he created what’s widely credited as the first singles bar. The chain is also credited with being one of the first to introduce a “ladies’ night,” but they switched the focus from singles to families in the 1990s. Today there are over 920 stores in the U.S. and around the globe.
* Read a book with a striped object on the cover (post the cover)
* Read a book featuring a character who is single
* Read a book by a female author

WAFFLE HOUSE:
The first Waffle House opened in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1955. It was named Waffle House because waffles were the most profitable item on the 16-item menu. The fragile nature of waffles also made the point that it was a dine-in, not a carry-out, restaurant, but it confused patrons as to meal availability other than breakfast. There are currently over 1700 stores in 25 states in the U.S.
* Read a book that is outside the author’s usual genre
Ex: Debbie Macomber usually writes romance/women's fiction but has also written a cookbook
* Read a book set in the U.S. South (tell us where the book is set)
For the purposes of this challenge, these states constitute the U.S. South: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia
* Read a book whose title begins with a letter in HOUSE

WENDY'S:
The first Wendy’s opened inside an old car dealership in 1969 in Columbus, Ohio. The chain, founded by Dave Thomas and his business partner, Phil Clauss, was named for Thomas’ 8-year-old daughter, Melinda Lou, nicknamed “Wendy” by her siblings. The second Wendy's location featured the first modern-day pick-up window. Today there are over 10,000 stores around the world.
* Read a book with a red-headed character
* Read a book by an author or with a character named Dave/David or Phil/Philip
* Read a book with a window on the cover (post the cover)

WHATABURGER:
Harmon Dobson began his small hamburger stand in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1950 with the goal of making a large hamburger that made his customers exclaim, “What a Burger!” Whataburger has almost 700 locations in the U.S. today, but is located mainly in the southern United States. Only 10 states feature Whataburger locations, and many locations are clustered around a single metro city in the state instead of spread across it.
* Read a book with a punctuation mark in the title
* Read a book by an author who writes ONLY stand-alones
* Read a book whose title contains at least one compound word (ex: fireplace, underbelly)

WHITE CASTLE:
The first White Castle opened in Wichita, Kansas, in 1921, to the tune of $700. In 2011, the famous drive-in known for its five-hole burger — which the company maintains cooks the patties "faster and more evenly" — celebrated its 90th anniversary. There are currently 420 stores located around the U.S.
* Read a book with a castle in the title or on the cover (post the cover)
* Read a book that is set at least 90 years before you started this challenge (tell us when the book is set)
* Read a book with a square object on the cover (post the cover)

OLIVE GARDEN:
The first Olive Garden opened in 1982 in Orlando, Florida. Even though the bulk of Olive Garden devotees are regulars (they lure you in with unlimited salad and bread sticks), a complete revamp of the current 800+ stores has been announced.
* Read a book that sucked you in to the story right from the start
* Read a book whose cover has been revamped since the original publication (post the original cover AND the current cover)
* Read a book with a vineyard, orchard or vegetable garden on the cover (post the cover)

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE:
The first Outback Steakhouse opened in Tampa, Florida, in 1988. The chain was founded by three restaurant industry veterans, and they brought in the crowds by serving American food in an Australian-themed dining room. The secret to their success? Fat! Steaks are cooked in butter and everything is deep-fried in beef tallow instead of oil. There are currently over 1200 stores worldwide.
* Read a book set in Australia or with an Australian character or by an Australian author (tell us which option you chose)
* Read a book that’s a guilty pleasure
* Read a book that’s part of a trilogy

PANERA BREAD:
One of the fastest-growing chains in the country, Panera Bread got its start in Kirkwood, Missouri, in 1993, when Au Bon Pain purchased the St. Louis Bread Company’s 20 St. Louis-area bakery-cafés and changed the name to Panera Bread. The new company became so successful that in 1999, Au Bon Pain Co. decided to abandon its flagship company and devote all its resources to Panera, a gamble that appears to have paid off, as there are now over 1670 stores in 45 states and Canada.
* Read a book that features characters from two different authors (tell us which authors’ characters are involved in the book)
Ex: First Light, by Philip R. Craig and William G. Tapply, features J.W. Jackson and Brady Coyne
* Read a book set in Missouri
* Read a book by an author who has abandoned or ended a previous series. Book must be published after the previous series has ended (tell us the name of the series that has ended)
Ex: Debbie Macomber has ended her Cedar Cove series, but has not stopped writing

P.F. CHANG'S:
The first P.F. Chang’s opened in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 1993. "P. F. Chang's" is the namesake of Paul Fleming (P. F.) and Philip Chiang (whose surname is shortened to Chang), and is the largest full service, casual dining Chinese restaurant chain in the U.S. with locations across the country. Today there are over 204 stores around the world.
* Read a book written by two authors (only TWO authors, no more)
* Read a book set in Asia or by an Asian author or with an Asian character (tell us which option you chose; if the book is set in Asia, tell us which country)
For the purposes of this challenge, use this list to determine which countries constitute Asia
* Read a book by an author who uses initials rather than a first name
Ex: J.K. Rowling

PIZZA HUT:
The first Pizza Hut opened in Wichita, Kansas, in 1958, when two brothers opened a pizzeria so small that their sign had room for only 9 letters. It wasn’t until 1980 that the thicker crust “pan pizza” was introduced. Since then Pizza Hut's menu has expanded to include wings, cheesy bites, and pastas. There are currently over 11,130 stores around the world.
* Read a book with a 9-letter or 9-word title
* Read a book with a round object on the cover (post the cover)
* Read a book featuring at least two brothers (tell us the names of the brothers)

PLANET HOLLYWOOD:
Planet Hollywood, a theme restaurant inspired by the popular portrayal of Hollywood, was launched in New York City in 1991, with the backing of Hollywood stars Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Modeled after Hard Rock Cafe, Planet Hollywood features Hollywood memorabilia and rock music, but the company has gone bankrupt twice. Nearly 100 stores have closed worldwide, leaving about 8 Planet Hollywood restaurants currently open.
* Read a book written by a celebrity who is NOT an author by trade (tell us what the celebrity is best-known for)
* Read a book by an author who has had a long lapse (at least four years) between books (tell us how long the lapse is)
* Read a book that seems to imitate the style and/or story of another book you’ve read (tell us the book that’s been “imitated”)

PONDEROSA:
The first Ponderosa Steakhouse opened in Westport, Connecticut, in 1963. The name of the restaurant is derived from the classic TV series Bonanza, which was set at a place called Ponderosa Ranch. There have been several reorganizations and even bankruptcy over the years, but there are currently 21 stores located in the U.S.
* Read a book that has been made into a TV show (at least one full season) or a book that is based upon a TV show (tell us the name of the TV show)
* Read a book with a rancher or cowboy in the story
* Read a book set in New England (tell us where the book is set)
For the purposes of this challenge, these states constitute New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont

POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN:
The first Popeyes opened in 1972 in Arabi, Louisiana. Al Copeland, founder, claims that the chain was named after the fictional detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in the movie The French Connection and not the comic and cartoon character Popeye the Sailor. Copeland would claim facetiously that he was "too poor" to afford an apostrophe. Today there are more than 1,800 restaurants in more than 40 U.S. states over 22 countries worldwide. According to a company press release, Popeyes is the second-largest "quick-service chicken restaurant group" in the world.
* Read book #2 in a series
* Read a book set outside the USA (tell us where the book is set)
* Read a book featuring a character who is very poor

QUAKER STEAK & LUBE:
The first Quaker Steak & Lube opened in Sharon, Pennsylvania, in 1974. The chain’s founders bought a vacant automobile service station and converted it into a restaurant and bar appropriately named Quaker Steak & Lube. With over 62 locations throughout the United States and Canada, “The Lube” still rescues muscle cars, vintage cars, trucks and a vast selection of custom and antique motorcycles, giving them good homes hanging from the walls and ceilings in each restaurant. The chain has won the title of “Best Wings USA,” and has hundreds of local, national, and international awards for their sauce recipes.
* Read a book with a car, truck or motorcycle on the cover (post the cover)
* Read a book that has won an award (tell us the award)
* Read a book set in Pennsylvania

QUIZNOS:
The first Quiznos, specializing in toasted submarine sandwiches, opened in 1981 in Denver, Colorado. At the end of 2013, the chain had about 2100 locations in the U.S. and around the world, but in March 2014, Quiznos filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Quiznos said it would continue operating while it restructured its debt and made operational improvements.
* Read a book with a “sandwiched” letter in the author’s first or last name
Ex., Susan ConAnt, DaNa Stabenow
* Read any book that is part of a series
* Read a book by an author who has died (tell us when the author died)

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Chaitra (Chaitra_Ganesh) | 6423 comments THE RESTAURANTS, part 4:

RED LOBSTER:
The first Red Lobster opened in Lakeland, Florida, in 1968. Two years later it was purchased by General Mills, who expanded it into a five-unit chain, and from there, the chain continued to grow. While the chain gives off a very distinct "New England" vibe, there are surprisingly only four locations in all of New England, and they’re all in western Connecticut. Today there are more than 705 stores throughout the U.S.
* Read a book with a 5-word title
* Read a book set in New England (tell us where the book is set)
For the purposes of this challenge, these states constitute New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
* Read a book set in or near a body of water (tell us which body of water)

RED ROBIN:
The first Red Robin opened in 1969 in Seattle, Washington. The owner, known as Sam, had previously called it Sam’s Tavern. He was a barber shop quartet singer, and sometime in the 50s renamed it to Sam’s Red Robin. The burger chain began when Gerry Kingen bought the restaurant and dropped Sam’s name off of the front of the title. He added burgers to the menu, which is what the chain is now known for. There are over 420 locations in the U.S. and Canada today.
* Read a book with a bird in the title or on the cover (post the cover)
* Read a book featuring a musician
* Read a book whose title begins with a letter in ROBIN

ROMANO’S MACARONI GRILL:
The first Macaroni Grill opened in Leon Springs, Texas, in 1988. In addition to the restaurants featuring Italian-American cuisine, the brand also features a line of packaged food products based on dishes offered by the restaurant. There are currently over 200 stores around the world.
* Read a book with an apostrophe in the title
* Read a book set in Texas
* Read a book from within your comfort zone

ROY ROGERS:
The first Roy Rogers opened in 1968 in Falls Church, Virginia. The chain of US fast-food family restaurants was named after cowboy movie actor Roy Rogers. There are currently 49 stores located in the U.S.
* Read a book with a horse on the cover (post the cover) or in the story
* Read a book with a character or author named Roy or Roger/s
* Read a book featuring a singer

RUBY TUESDAY:
In 1972, Sandy Beall opened the first Ruby Tuesday (named after the Rolling Stones song of the same name) in Knoxville, Tennessee, near his University of Tennessee campus. Today there are over 790 stores throughout the U.S.
* Read a book with a day of the week in the title
* Read a book whose title is also a song lyric or title (ex: The Day the Music Died, by Ed Gorman)
* Read a book set on or near a college campus

SONIC:
The first Top Hat restaurant, the precursor to today’s Sonic, opened in 1953 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Troy Smith, the founder, installed an intercom and carhop system, allowing customers to remain in their cars while getting service. In 1959 Smith was forced to change the name due to trademark issues. Top Hat was renamed Sonic Drive-In, as their motto was “service at the speed of sound.” Today, the franchise is one of the few drive-ins to still offer the carhop system, and some still have roller-skating servers! There are over 3560 stores in 43 U.S. states.
* Read a book with a beverage of some sort in the title or on the cover (post the cover)
* Read a book with a 5-letter word in the title
* Read a book with a car or roller skates on the cover (post the cover)

STARBUCKS:
In 1971, Starbucks opened its first store in Seattle, Washington, in the Pike Place Market. By 1987, there were 17 stores, but that number has jumped to over 16,630 stores today.
* Read a book, fiction or non-fiction, featuring coffee
* Read a book with some sort of sea creature, real or imagined, on the cover (post the cover)
* Read a book set in the Pacific Northwest (tell us where the book is set)
For the purposes of this challenge, these states constitute the Pacific Northwest: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Washington and Wyoming

DAIRY QUEEN:
The first Dairy Queen was opened in 1940 in Joliet, Illinois, by a father/son partnership. Back then, food franchising was all but unheard of, but the potential of the newness of soft-serve ice cream made it a natural for such a system.Today, Dairy Queen is one of the largest fast food systems in the world, with more than 6,000 restaurants in the U.S., Canada and 18 other countries.
* Read a book in which a father and son team up to solve a problem
* Read a book set during WW2
* Read a book by a new-to-you author

DENNY'S:
What is known today as Denny’s first opened in 1953 in Lakewood, California, as a donut shop named Danny’s Donuts. Several years later, to avoid confusion with another local chain, the name was changed to Denny’s, where the Grand Slam was introduced in 1977 in homage to Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth’s home run record. Today, there are more than 1000 stores in operation.
* Read a book with at least two words in the title that begin with the same letter
Ex: Gods and Generals; Rainshadow Road; These High Green Hills
* Read a book in which a character plays a sport
* Read a book by an author who writes under more than one name (tell us the names used by the author)

DOMINO'S:
The first Domino’s opened in Ypsilanti, Michigan, in 1960. Today, there are over 10,000 stores – including more than 5,000 outside the U.S.
* Read a book that is an international best-seller (post a link to the list where you found the book)
* Read a book by one of your favorite authors
* Read a book with a cover that is ONLY black and white. (post the cover)
ONE other color, for either the title or author’s name, will be acceptable, but no other exceptions will be made

DUNKIN' DONUTS:
With only an 8th grade education, William "Bill" Rosenberg opened the first Dunkin' Donuts shop in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1950. Now there are more than 8,000 shops in more than 30 countries worldwide.
* Read a young-adult book
* Read a book in which a character owns a bakery
* Read the shortest book on your TBR list that is over 150 pages (tell us how many pages)

FIVE GUYS:
The first Five Guys opened in 1986 in Arlington, Virginia. The restaurants, done in the classic decor of the 1950s-era diner, was founded by Jerry Murell and his four sons, Tyler, Chad, Matt and Jim. Until 2002, there were only six stores in the Northern Virginia area, but today there are over 750 locations in 40 states.
* Read book #5 in a series
* Read a book set in the 1950s
* Read a book with a male character or by a male author named Jerry, Tyler, Chad, Matt/Matthew/Matty, or Jim/James/Jimmy.

FUDDRUCKERS:
Freddie Fuddruckers first opened in San Antonio, Texas, in 1980. Ownership of the chain changed hands several times, and the name was changed to simply Fuddruckers. The restaurant is known for its Exotic menu, featuring burgers made from exotic meats like ostrich, boar and bison, as well as for its Market Fresh Burger Topping bar, from which customers can choose as many (or as few) toppings as they wish. There are currently 175 locations in the United States, and a handful of locations in Middle Eastern countries like Saudi Arabia.
* Read a book by an author who has continued a series started by a different author (tell us the names of both authors)
Ex: Felix Francis has continued Dick Francis’s books
* Read a book from a series with more than 15 books
* Read a book with a buffet table of food on the cover (post the cover)

HARDEE'S:
The first Hardee’s opened in 1960 in Greenville, North Carolina. As the chain grew, they purchased existing locations from other chains like Burger Chef. When Burger Chef went under, Hardee’s purchased the right to some of BC’s creations, so many Hardee’s now sell a Big Shef burger. Today there are over 1900 stores around the world.
* Read a book with a pun in the title (Big Chef = Big Shef)
* Read a book with a word in the title denoting size (small, large, medium, big, tiny, etc.)
* Read a book from your favorite genre (tell us the genre)

HARD ROCK CAFE:
The first Hard Rock Cafe opened in London, England, in 1971 when Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton tried in vain to find “a good American burger” while living in London. The rock ‘n’ roll decor came about by accident after Eric Clapton asked Isaac to hang his guitar over his favorite bar stool to “mark his spot.” A week later another guitar arrived in the mail, with a note from Pete Townsend saying “Mine’s as good as his!” And so it began ... There are currently over 175 Hard Rock stores in 55 different countries.
* Read a book set in England
* Read a book with a cluttered cover (post the cover)
* Read a best-selling book (post a link to the list where you found the book)

HOOTERS:
The first Hooters opened in Clearwater, Florida, on April Fool’s Day in 1983 when six businessmen decided to open a restaurant they wouldn’t get kicked out of. “Lots and lots” of wood is a large part of their decor, and music from the 50s and 60s is played in most locations. Today there are more than 460 stores in the U.S.
* Read a book originally published in April of any year (tell us what year)
* Read a book with a character who is a troublemaker
* Read a book with a tree or trees on the cover – no other plants, only trees (post the cover)

HOSS'S:
The first Hoss’s Steak and Sea House opened in 1983 in DuBois, Pennsylvania. Hoss’s is still a privately owned chain of family-style restaurants. There are more than 40 restaurants today, all located in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia.
* Read a book set in Pennsylvania
* Read a book between 200 and 300 pages long (tell us how many pages)
* Read a book in which family plays an important part

IHOP:
The first IHOP (International House of Pancakes) opened in Toluca Lake, California, in 1960. There are currently more than 1461 stores across the U.S.
* Read a book in which a character works for the CIA, FBI, ATF or other well-known organization known by an acronym (tell us which organization)
* Read a book that was published at least 50 years before you joined this challenge (tell us when the book was published)
* Read a book with a residential house on the cover – not an apartment or condo, not a commercial business (post the cover)

IN-N-OUT BURGERS:
The first In-N-Out opened in 1948 in Baldwin Park, California. Previously customers at burger stands were serviced by car hops who offered door-side delivery to each car individually. In-N-Out Burgers introduced the first drive-through service, with customers placing their orders via speakers instead of face-to-face. Their 4x4 burger – four slices of cheese and four meat patties – is one of the largest burgers available. There are currently 21 stores open in the U.S.
* Read a book with the word “AND” in the title
* Read a book featuring a first of some kind (tell us what the first is)
* Read book #4 in a series

JACK IN THE BOX:
The first Jack in the Box opened in Long Beach, California, in 1951. In the early 1990s, the chain was hit hard by the death of four children from E. Coli contaminated burgers, but have begun to overcome that. More than half of the chain’s 2200 stores are located in California, with most of the rest in western U.S. states, with only a handful of stores in the eastern U.S.
* Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter in JACK (tell us the location)
* Read a book in which a character dies
* Read a book set in the U.S., west of the Mississippi River (tell us where the book is set)
For the purposes of this challenge, these states count as west of the Mississippi: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming

JIMMY JOHN'S:
The first Jimmy John’s opened in 1983 in Charleston, Illinois, where founder Jimmy John Liautaud took his new business to the college kids, who loved his dirt-cheap prices and his irreverent attitude. Since he couldn’t afford an ice machine, sodas were served at room temperature, but no one seemed to mind. Today there are over 1900 stores across the U.S.
* Read a book set in a warm climate (tell us the location)
* Read a book in which a character is in high school or college
* Read a book by an author whose first and last names begin with the same letter
Ex: Cleo Coyle, Marcia Muller

KFC:
Although Harland Sanders opened his first restaurant, Sanders Court & Cafe, in Corbin, Kentucky, the first actual KFC franchise was opened by Pete Harman in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1952. Today there are more than 15,000 stores around the world.
NOTE: For the required date portion of the challenge, use 1952.
* Read a book with a male character over 60 years old (tell us how old)
* Read a book with a word in the title that is abbreviated or shortened somehow (rockin’, can’t, ‘n’)
* Read a book from one of your favorite genres (tell us which genre)

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Chaitra (Chaitra_Ganesh) | 6423 comments THE RESTAURANTS, part 3:

LOGAN'S ROADHOUSE:
The first Logan’s Roadhouse opened in 1991 in Lexington, Kentucky. Known for mesquite-grilled steaks, ice-cold longnecks, made-from-scratch yeast rolls, and bottomless buckets of in-shell peanuts, there are now 230 stores in 23 U.S. states and counting.
* Read a book that is a spin-off from another series (tell us the original series)
* Read a book with a snack food on the cover (post the cover)
* Read a book that includes recipes

LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE:
The first LongHorn Steakhouse opened in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1981. At first, they struggled financially, but in January 1982, a sudden snowstorm trapped the area's commuter population within the city limits and the owner offered $1 drinks to the stranded motorists. This earned high marks within the community and helped turn the restaurant around. The restaurants have a Western/Texan theme and are decorated with oil paintings, photos and Western memorabilia. There are currently over 370 stores in 35 U.S. states.
* Read a book with snow in the title or on the cover (post the cover)
* Read a book that was recommended to you by another reader (tell us who recommended it)
* Read a western

LONG JOHN SILVER'S:
The first Long John Silver’s Fish ‘n’ Chips opened in 1969 in Lexington, Kentucky. Both the name and concept were inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s book Treasure Island. Today, Long John Silver has over 1200 stores worldwide.
* Read a book over 400 pages long (tell us how many pages)
* Read a book that has been made into a movie (tell us the title of the movie)
* Read a book that is a classic

McDONALD’S:
The first McDonald’s opened in 1940 in Des Plaines, Illinois. The now-familiar Golden Arches first debuted in 1952, when burgers sold for 15 cents and French fries were 10 cents. Today, there are over 31,000 stores in more than 100 countries across the globe.
* Read a book with a well-known landmark on the cover (post the cover)
* Read a book with a drink/beverage in the title or on the cover (post the cover)
* Read book #10 or higher in a series

THE MELTING POT:
The first Melting Pot opened in Maitland, Florida, in 1975. Its first menu consisted of just three items: Swiss cheese fondue, beef fondue and a chocolate fondue dessert. Today, the menu is far more extensive at over 140 stores across North America.
* Read a cozy mystery
* Read a book that you consider a real treat
* Read a book set in Florida

This Challenge can be found in Crazy Challenge Connection

You must complete the following five tasks for ALL restaurants listed:

♦ Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in the name of the restaurant as indicated in bold type.

♦ Read a book published in the year in which the first restaurant opened. The year is included in the blurb in italics under the name of each chain.

♦ Read a book in which the first letter of EVERY word in the title (all words count) can be found in the name of the city in which the first restaurant opened (titles must be at least 3 words long). This information is also included in the italics section under the name of the restaurant.
NOTE: For these restaurants only, you may use the name of the city AND state:
Applebee’s
Burger King
Chili’s
Chipotle
Dunkin’ Donuts
Hard Rock Cafe
KFC
Longhorn Steakhouse
Outback Steakhouse
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Quiznos
Waffle House

♦ Read a book whose cover is at least 50% one or more of the predominant colors in the restaurant’s logo, as shown below. Colors don't have to match exactly, but they should be close. Please don't try to match a lime green book cover with a forest green logo or a navy book cover with a royal blue logo!

♦ Read a book whose total number of pages includes at least one number from the number of stores today, as indicated in the italics under the name of each restaurant.


In addition to the above tasks, you must choose a level for the rest of the challenge:
FOR THE ONCE-A-MONTH LEVEL: Choose 20 restaurants, complete all 3 tasks for each
FOR THE ONCE-A-WEEK LEVEL: Choose 40 restaurants, complete all 3 tasks for each
FOR THE NEARLY-DAILY LEVEL: Complete all 3 tasks for all 60 restaurants

APPLEBEE’S:
The first Applebee’s, called Applebee’s Edibles and Elixirs, opened in November 1980 in Atlanta, Georgia. Today it's the largest casual-dining concept in the world with 1,990 restaurants.
* Read a book with a character who works as a bartender
* Read a book set in the fall
* Read a book with consecutive double letters in the title or in the author's name
Ex: Steve BeRRy, DeBBie Macomber, The Undomestic GoDDeSS

ARBY’S:
The first Arby’s opened in 1964 in Boardman, Ohio. With over 3,400 stores across the world – but no stores in Vermont or Rhode Island! – it is the second-largest quick-service sandwich chain in the U.S.
* Read a book set in Vermont or Rhode Island (tell us where the book is set)
* Read a book with a “sandwiched” letter in the title
Ex: sIster, theRe
* Read a book with a one-word title

ATLANTA BREAD CO:
The first Atlanta Bread Co. opened in 1993 in Sandy Springs, Georgia. There are now 99 stores in 24 states across the U.S.
* Read a book with soup or sandwich/es on the cover (post the cover)
* Read the first book in a series by a new-to-you author
* Read a book with the letters A, B and C in the title – in that order, but they do not have to be consecutive
Ex: Carbs & Cadavers, Dispatches from a Public Librarian

AUNTIE ANNE’S:
The first Auntie Anne’s opened in 1988 in a farmer’s market in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. From 1999 through 2009, Auntie Anne’s and its franchisees partnered to donate more than $4.5 million to local children’s hospitals across the country through the Children's Miracle Network. Today there are more than 1200 stores in the U.S. and more than 23 countries across the globe.
* Read a book with a twisted plot
* Read a book set in a small town
* Read a book with a main character under the age of 12

BOB EVANS:
The first Bob Evans opened on a family farm in Rio Grande, Ohio, in 1961. There are currently nearly 600 stores in 19 states, primarily in the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the U.S.
* Read a book in which a main character owns his/her own business
* Read a book in which family is important to the plot
* Read a book set in the USA, east of the Mississippi River (tell us where the book is set)
For the purposes of this challenge, these states count as east of the Mississippi: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin

BONEFISH GRILL:
Bonefish Grill is a chain of American casual dining seafood restaurants. The first restaurant was opened in 2000 in St. Petersburg, Florida, by Tim Curci and Chris Parker. Today, there are 151 stores across 28 states in the U.S.
* Read a book with a major body of water on the cover (post the cover)
* Read a book with a character named Tim or Chris (will accept Timothy, Timmy, Christopher, Christine, Chrissy)
* Read book #1 from a new-to-you series.

BUFFALO WILD WINGS:
The first Buffalo Wild Wings, originally called Buffalo Wild Wings and Weck, was opened by friends Jim and Scott in 1982 in Columbus, Ohio. A “weck” is a specialty sandwich made of thin-sliced roast beef and horseradish on a salt and caraway seed-studded roll called a kimmelweck, but the wecks disappeared from the menu a long time ago. While today’s stores show sporting events, they originally showed music videos instead. Today there are 600 stores around the U.S.
* Read a book from a series in a which a major character is no longer part of the story
* Read a book in which music is important to the plot
* Read a book with two male main characters (tell us the characters’ names)

BURGER KING:
The first Burger King opened in Miami, Florida, in 1954, when it was called Insta-Burger. At the time, burgers and shakes sold for 18 cents each. Today there are 12,000 stores worldwide.
* Read a book with a royal character or a royal word (king, queen, prince, princess) in the title
* Read a book by an author who has written more than 18 books
* Read a book with fire in the title or on the cover (post the cover)

CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL:
The first Carrabba’s opened in 1986 in Houston, Texas, founded by Johnny Carrabba and Damian Mandola. Many of the recipes on their menu came from Damian’s mother, Grace, and his sister, Rose. There are currently over 200 stores throughout the U.S.
* Read a book in which a main character owns a restaurant
* Read a book in which a main character is a mother
* Read a book with an Italian character or a book set in Italy (tell us which option you’ve chosen)

CHECKER'S/RALLY'S:
Rally’s first opened in 1985 in Louisville, Kentucky, while the first Checker’s opened in Mobile, Alabama in 1986. In 1999, the two merged. Although they still operate as separate entities, modern restaurants of the two chains are identical except for the name on the sign. There are now over 800 stores (the two chains combined), including several international branches.
* Read a book written as a collaborative effort by more than two writers. This can be a collection of short stories, a non-fiction collaboration, etc. (tell us the writers’ names)
* Read a book between 150 and 200 pages long (tell us how many pages)
* Read a book set in the 1950s or 1960s (tell us which decade)

CHEESECAKE FACTORY:
The first Cheesecake Factory opened in Los Angeles, California, in 1972, decades after Evelyn Overton opened her first cheesecake shop in Detroit, Michigan. With two small children at home, she had to close her shop and set aside her dream until the children were grown. With close to 170 stores open today, the brand has far surpassed Evelyn’s wildest dreams.
* Read a book in which a character who does NOT own a restaurant/bakery is known for his/her cooking
* Read a book with a dessert of some kind on the cover (post the cover)
* Read a book by an author whose first novel was published after you joined this challenge (tell us when the book was published)

CHIK-FIL-A:
The first restaurant that would later become Chik-Fil-A opened in Hapeville, Georgia, in 1946. Due to the strong influence of the founder’s Southern Baptist beliefs, all Chik-Fil-A stores are closed on Sundays. Today there are over 1,700 stores in 38 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
* Read a book in which a character’s faith is important to the story
* Read a book with a hyphenated word in the title
* Read a book with an animal larger than a dog on the cover (post the cover)

CHILI'S:
The first Chili’s opened in 1975 in Dallas, Texas. The casual-dining concept was still in its infancy at the time, but the idea soon took off, with most restaurants done in a Southwestern decor. Today the 1400 stores are currently undergoing an extensive rebranding.
* Read a book set in the U.S. Southwest (tell us where the book is set)
For the purposes of this challenge, these states constitute the U.S. Southwest: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah
* Read a book in which a character has a baby under 2 years old (either born during the story or before the book started)
* Read a book that has been re-issued (published again) since its original publication

CHIPOTLE:
The first Chipotle opened in 1993 in Denver, Colorado, where Steve Ells lived during his high school years. It took a year of planning and an investment of funds by his father, but the wait and the cost paid off. Today there are over 1000 stores across the U.S.
* Read a book set in the state where you lived while in high school, or the country where you lived, for our international friends (tell us the state/country)
* Read a book that’s been on your TBR list for more than a year (tell us when you added it)
* Read a book that was expensive (explain to us what makes it expensive)

CRACKER BARREL:
Cracker Barrel is an American chain of combined restaurant and gift stores with a Southern country theme. The first location opened in Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1969. Today there are 620 stores in 42 states across the U.S. Each restaurant features a front porch lined with wooden rocking chairs, a stone fireplace, and artifacts from the local area.
* Read a book set in the U.S. South (tell us where the book is set)
For the purposes of this challenge, these states constitute the U.S. South: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,Texas and Virginia
* Read a book with a rocking chair or fireplace in the title or on the cover (post the cover)
* Read a lesser-known book by a bestselling author
Ex: one of John Grisham's chapter books for kids

Duration: July 1 - July 30, 2014

As we move into the second half of the year, it's time to clear those shelves!

1. Read the book that has been on your Goodreads TBR list longest.

2. Read a book from your physical book shelf or any other stash of books.

3. Read a book you got as a gift or for free.

4. Read a book recommended by or borrowed from a friend.

5. Read a group read that you missed. You can see them all here: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

6. Read the next book in a series that you've neglected.

7. Read the book that you've most recently added to your TBR list.

8. Read a book you started and never finished.

9. Read a book you bought with great intentions to read and just haven't got to it yet.

10. Read a book that you should have read in high school or college but you faked through instead.

SHRINK THAT TBR
Duration: July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015

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1. Read two books from series on your Goodreads TBR list that you have started and not finished. Books can be from the same series or from different series.

2. Read two books from your TBR list that you own – print books only please!
NOTE: If you don't own ANY print books, you may use e-books or library books that are on your TBR for this task.

3. Read two books from your TBR list that will help with two different, difficult challenges. (Like an ABC challenge for which you still need Q, U, & X)

4. Read three books from your TBR list that are by new-to-you authors.

5. Read one book from your TBR list that a friend, co-worker or family member has recommended to you.

6. Open your TBR list and sort by date added. Make a note of the number of books on your to-read list. Divide that number in half (if you come up with a fraction, round up), and read the book that corresponds to that number.

7. Set your TBR list to show 75 books per page, and sort by Date Added, newest to oldest. Read two books from the first page of that list.

8. Set your TBR list to show 20 books per page, and sort by Date Added, oldest to newest. Read one book from the last page (or last two pages, if you last page has less than five books).

9. Set your TBR list to show 30 books per page, and sort by author, A-Z. Read one book from the first page of that list.

10. Set your TBR list to show 40 books per page, and sort by author, Z-A. Read one book from the first page of that list.

11. Set your TBR list to show 50 books per page, and sort by number of pages, shortest to longest. (If Goodreads does not list the number of pages for some of your books, you can use the page count found elsewhere – the author’s or publisher’s website, B&N, amazon, etc.) Read two books from the first page of that list.

12. Set your Goodreads TBR list to show 100 books per page. Sort by publication date, newest to oldest. Read two books from the first page of that list.

13. Set your TBR to show 75 books per page, and sort by average rating, high to low. Read two books from the first page of that list.

14. Set your Goodreads TBR list to show 100 books per page and sort by cover. Read two books from the first page of that list AND two books from the last page of that list.

15. Set your Goodreads TBR list to show 50 books per page, then choose Random in the Sort menu. Read two books from the first page of that list AND two books from the last page.

16. Set your TBR list to show 30 books per page, and sort by title, A-Z. Read one book from the first page of that list.

17. Set your TBR list to show 40 books per page, and sort by title, Z-A. Read one book from the first page of that list. (This could help with those X, Y and Z books!)

18. Read any three books from your TBR list that were on your list when this challenge began and are still hanging around :)

Sacred Time by Ursula Hegi
Sanctuary by William Faulkner
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Milford
The Scarecrow of Oz by Frank L. Baum
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette by Judith Thurman
Selected Letters of Dawn Powell: 1913-1965 by Dawn Powell
[X]Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Several Biographies of Winston Churchill
Sexus by Henry Miller
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Shane by Jack Shaefer
The Shining by Stephen King
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
S Is for Silence by Sue Grafton
Slaughter-house Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Small Island by Andrea Levy
Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway
Snow White and Rose Red by Grimm Brothers
Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World by Barrington Moore
The Song of Names by Norman Lebrecht
Song of the Simple Truth: The Complete Poems of Julia de Burgos by Julia de Burgos
The Song Reader by Lisa Tucker
Songbook by Nick Hornby
The Sonnets by William Shakespeare
Sonnets from the Portuegese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Sophie’s Choice by William Styron
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
A Streetcar Named Desiree by Tennessee Williams
Stuart Little by E. B. White
Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust
Swimming with Giants: My Encounters with Whales, Dolphins and Seals by Anne Collett
Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber
[X]A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Tender Is The Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Term of Endearment by Larry McMurtry
Time and Again by Jack Finney
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway
[X]To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Tragedy of Richard III by William Shakespeare
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
The Trial by Franz Kafka
The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters by Elisabeth Robinson
Truth & Beauty: A Friendship by Ann Patchett
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Ulysses by James Joyce
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962 by Sylvia Plath
[X]Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Unless by Carol Shields
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
The Vanishing Newspaper by Philip Meyers
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
Velvet Underground’s The Velvet Underground and Nico (Thirty Three and a Third series) by Joe Harvard
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Walt Disney’s Bambi by Felix Salten
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
We Owe You Nothing – Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews edited by Daniel Sinker
What Colour is Your Parachute? 2005 by Richard Nelson Bolles
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane by Henry Farrell
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
The Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum
[X]Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

1984 by George Orwell
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Archidamian War by Donald Kagan
The Art of Fiction by Henry James
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Babe by Dick King-Smith
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women by Susan Faludi
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Beloved by Toni Morrison
[X]Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney
The Bhagava Gita
The Bielski Brothers: The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Built a Village in the Forest, and Saved 1,200 Jews by Peter Duffy
Bitch in Praise of Difficult Women by Elizabeth Wurtzel
A Bolt from the Blue and Other Essays by Mary McCarthy
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Brick Lane by Monica Ali
Bridgadoon by Alan Jay Lerner
Candide by Voltaire
[X]The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer
Carrie by Stephen King
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
[X]Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
The Children’s Hour by Lillian Hellman
Christine by Stephen King
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse
The Collected Short Stories by Eudora Welty
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty by Eudora Welty
A Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
Complete Novels by Dawn Powell
The Complete Poems by Anne Sexton
Complete Stories by Dorothy Parker
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas père
Cousin Bette by Honor’e de Balzac
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Cujo by Stephen King
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Daisy Miller by Henry James
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
David and Lisa by Dr Theodore Issac Rubin M.D
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol
Demons by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
Deenie by Judy Blume
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band by Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx
[X]The Divine Comedy by Dante
The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
Don Quixote by Cervantes
Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhrv
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Eleanor Roosevelt by Blanche Wiesen Cook
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn
Eloise by Kay Thompson
Emily the Strange by Roger Reger
Emma by Jane Austen
Empire Falls by Richard Russo
Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Ethics by Spinoza
Europe through the Back Door, 2003 by Rick Steves
Eva Luna by Isabel Allende
Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Extravagance by Gary Krist
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore
The Fall of the Athenian Empire by Donald Kagan
Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World by Greg Critser
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
[X]The Fellowship of the Ring: Book 1 of The Lord of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
[X]Fiddler on the Roof by Joseph Stein
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Finnegan’s Wake by James Joyce
Fletch by Gregory McDonald
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
[X]Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger
Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers
Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut
Gender Trouble by Judith Butler
George W. Bushism: The Slate Book of the Accidental Wit and Wisdom of our 43rd President by Jacob Weisberg
Gidget by Fredrick Kohner
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
The Godfather: Book 1 by Mario Puzo
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Alvin Granowsky
[X]Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Good Soldier by Ford Maddox Ford
The Gospel According to Judy Bloom
The Graduate by Charles Webb
[X]The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
[X]The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
[X]Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
The Group by Mary McCarthy
Hamlet
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
[X]Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry
Henry IV, part I by William Shakespeare
Henry IV, part II by William Shakespeare
Henry V by William Shakespeare
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
Holidays on Ice: Stories by David Sedaris
The Holy Barbarians by Lawrence Lipton
House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer
[X]How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
How the Light Gets in by M. J. Hyland
Howl by Allen Gingsburg
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
The Iliad by Homer
I’m with the Band by Pamela des Barres
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Iron Weed by William J. Kennedy
It Takes a Village by Hillary Clinton
[X]Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
The Jumping Frog by Mark Twain
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Just a Couple of Days by Tony Vigorito
The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar by Robert Alexander
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Lady Chatterleys’ Lover by D. H. Lawrence
The Last Empire: Essays 1992-2000 by Gore Vidal
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
The Legend of Bagger Vance by Steven Pressfield
Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them by Al Franken
[X]Life of Pi by Yann Martel
[X]The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
The Little Locksmith by Katharine Butler Hathaway
The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen
[X]Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton
[X]Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Lottery: And Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The Love Story by Erich Segal
[X]Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
The Manticore by Robertson Davies
Marathon Man by William Goldman
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter by Simone de Beauvoir
Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman by William Tecumseh Sherman
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
The Meaning of Consuelo by Judith Ortiz Cofer
Mencken’s Chrestomathy by H. R. Mencken
The Merry Wives of Windsro by William Shakespeare
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Miracle Worker by William Gibson
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion by Jim Irvin
Moliere: A Biography by Hobart Chatfield Taylor
A Monetary History of the United States by Milton Friedman
Monsieur Proust by Celeste Albaret
A Month Of Sundays: Searching For The Spirit And My Sister by Julie Mars
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall
My Lai 4: A Report on the Massacre and It’s Aftermath by Seymour M. Hersh
My Life as Author and Editor by H. R. Mencken
My Life in Orange: Growing Up with the Guru by Tim Guest
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult – read
The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin
Nervous System: Or, Losing My Mind in Literature by Jan Lars Jensen
New Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
The New Way Things Work by David Macaulay
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Night by Elie Wiesel
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen – read
The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism by William E. Cain, Laurie A. Finke, Barbara E. Johnson, John P. McGowan
Novels 1930-1942: Dance Night/Come Back to Sorrento, Turn, Magic Wheel/Angels on Toast/A Time to be Born by Dawn Powell
Notes of a Dirty Old Man by Charles Bukowski
[X]Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Old School by Tobias Wolff
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life by Amy Tan
Oracle Night by Paul Auster
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Othello by Shakespeare
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan
Out of Africa by Isac Dineson
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
A Passage to India by E.M. Forster
The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition by Donald Kagan
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Peyton Place by Grace Metalious
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Pigs at the Trough by Arianna Huffington
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain
The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby
The Portable Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker
The Portable Nietzche by Fredrich Nietzche
The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O’Neill by Ron Suskind
[X]Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Property by Valerie Martin
Pushkin: A Biography by T. J. Binyon
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
Quattrocento by James Mckean
A Quiet Storm by Rachel Howzell Hall
Rapunzel by Grimm Brothers
[X]The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
[X]Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Rescuing Patty Hearst: Memories From a Decade Gone Mad by Virginia Holman
[X]The Return of the King
R Is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton
Rita Hayworth by Stephen King
Robert’s Rules of Order by Henry Robert
Roman Fever by Edith Wharton
[X]Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
[X]A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
A Room with a View by E. M. Forster
Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin

1. Dusty: Covered or filled with dust. Read a book that has been on your bookshelf (physically or just on your TBR list) for over a year.

2. Urban Dictionary, Dusty: describes someone or something that's ugly and/or badly dressed. Read a book with a cover you consider to be ugly.

3. Dusty (1983) - IMDb. Read a book later made into a movie.

4. Dusty: slightly gray, somewhat dark or dull in color. Read a book with a dark cover.

5. Reds fire manager Dusty Baker. Read a book about sports or in which a main character plays a sport.

6. Dusty, Washington. Read a book that takes place in the Pacific Northwest.

7. Dusty Groove: Jazz, Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, Brazil Latin, and more... Read a book whose title shares a word with a title of one of your favorite songs. Make sure to tell us the name of the song!

8. Dusty Armadillo - The Place Country Comes To. Read a book that involves dancing or that has an animal as a character.

9. Dusty Strings Co. Read a book that incorporates music in some way.

10. Dusty Davidson (dustyd) on Twitter. Read a book whose author has the same initial for both his or her first and last names.

The Twelve Towers

12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date)

11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these)

10 books you randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go or pre-choose)

9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs

8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.

7 books that everyone seems to have read but you

6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date)

5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads

4 books that you started but never finished

3 books that you've already read before

2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books

1 book that intimidates you

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31. Left, Right, Center – a game of chance where each player starts with three pieces (i.e. chips, quarters). A roll of the die determines if the player gets to keep their pieces or pass some to the left or right, or throw in the center pot. The last player with a piece remaining in their possession wins the pot. Read a book that is #3 in a series OR a book whose author initials are any combination of “L,” “R,” or “C,” OR book with several small circular items on its cover (i.e. coins, polka dots, etc.)

32. Mahjongg - Similar to the Western card game rummy, mahjong is a game played with a set of 144 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols. Read a book set in Asia OR a book with characters of Asian descent OR a book whose title contains one of the wind directions – NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST.

33. Mancala - Players place a certain number of “seeds,” (usually marbles in the US) in each of the pits on the game board. A turn consists of removing all seeds from a pit, "sowing" the seeds (placing one in each of the following pits in sequence) and capturing based on the state of board. Read a book set in any country other than your own OR read a book that takes place on a farm OR read a book whose main character is an avid gardner.

34. Mastermind – a code-breaking game for two players. Read a book in which codes/ciphers/clues are important OR read a book #2 in a series.

35. Masterpiece – Read a book that takes place in the art world OR features an artist, art historian, photographer or gallery owner.

36. Mille Bornes - French for a thousand milestones (referring to the stone distance markers on many French roads) is a French card game in which players try to reach 1000 miles first. There are hazard, remedy, safety, and distance cards. Read a really big book (1000+ pages) OR a book in which a road trip occurs OR a book that takes place in France.

37. Monopoly - Read a book where a character is a land developer, banker, real estate agent, millionaire, etc. OR read a book where the story line is set in the world of finance, banking or real estate.

38. Mousetrap – Read a book in which something is being designed or built OR read a book by Agatha Christie.

39. Operation - Read a book set in a hospital OR read a book whose main character is in the medical profession.

40. Othello/Reversi – an 8x8 square board with 64 identical game pieces called disks (often spelled "discs"), which are light on one side and dark on the other. The player with the best showing of his color wins. Read a book with light or dark colored cover OR a book with any type of ‘square’ pattern on its cover (i.e. gingham fabric, a crossword puzzle, multiple windows).

41. Oujia – Read any book containing a fortune teller, witch, psychic, or any type of paranormal predictor OR any book you consider spooky.

42. Parchisi - a brand name American adaptation of the Indian Cross and Circle game Pachisi. The board game is subtitled Royal Game of India because royalty played using color-costumed members of their harems as pieces on large outdoor boards. Read a book set in India OR a book with a circle or a cross on the cover OR a book about royalty.

43. Pictionary - The game is played in teams with players trying to identify specific words from their teammates' drawings. Read a book with an illustration on the cover OR a book where the character is an artist OR a book in which the main character is part of a team.

44. Pit – a card game whose inspirations were the Chicago Board of Trade (known as 'The Pit') and the US Corn Exchange. Read a book that takes place in Chicago or NYC OR a book with a character you consider a “wheeler dealer.”

45. Qwirkle – a combo of Scrabble and Rummikub, Qwirkle comes with 108 wooden tiles, and each tile is painted with one of 6 shapes in one of 6 colors. Read a book written by two or more authors OR any book whose title, author’s first name, or author’s last name start with “Q,” OR read a book with any basic shaped item on the cover (i.e. square, circle, triangle, diamond).

46. Rack-O - a card game with the objective of obtaining 10 numbers, in numerical order, in one's hand. Read a book in which a situation must be brought to order (i.e. clean up after a storm, starting a new life after the death or divorce of a loved one) OR read book #10 in a series.

47. Risk - Read a book that has some sort of war as a backdrop or setting OR a book with a main character who has served in the military OR a book that takes place in two or more countries (one country may be your own).

48. Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots – Read a book in which two characters are competing (could be for a job, game, person’s affections, etc.) OR a book with a lot of violence in it OR a book with an AI (artificial intelligence) theme.

49. Rummikub – a tile game which combines elements of rummy, dominoes, mahjong and chess. The numbers 1 – 13 are represented in four different colors (red, orange, blue, and black). Read a book that combines genres (i.e. romance and historical fiction) OR read any book that is 1 – 13 in a series OR read a book whose cover is predominantly (more than 50%) red, orange, blue, or black.

50. Scattergories – a 26-sided die is used to determine the letter for which all responses in a particular round must start. Use random.org to choose a number between 1-26 and read a book whose title begins with the rolled letter (excluding a,an,the). You may opt to roll again if you roll a Q,U,X, or Z. [A/1, B/2, C/3, D/4, E/5, F/6, G/7, H/8, I/9, J/10, K/11, L/12, M/13, N/14, O/15, P/16, Q/17, R/18, S/19, T/20, U/21, V/22, W/23, X/24, Y/25, Z/26]

51. Scrabble - Read a book with a 7-word title OR read a book with a cream or tan-colored cover OR read a book by an author whose first/last initials are in "SCRABBLE."

52. Simon - an electronic game named for the children's game of Simple Simon. Players must follow the sequence of colors and sounds of Simon. The sounds were designed to be harmonious (E-note for blue, C♯-note for yellow, A-note for red and E-note one octave lower for green). Read a book whose title (excluding a,an,the) begins with "E," "A," or "C," OR read a book with a character named Simon.

53. Sorry! – another game based on the Indian game Parcisi. The game title comes from the many ways in which a player can negate the progress of another, while issuing an apologetic "Sorry!" Read a book in which a character must apologize for their actions OR read a book set in India OR read a book whose title contains an exclamation point.

54. Taboo - The objective of the game is for a player to have his/her partner(s) guess the word on his/her card without using the word itself. Read a book in which a main character is keeping a secret OR a book where two characters must work together OR a book whose title contains “OO.”

55. Trivial Pursuit – a board game consisting of questions divided into 6 categories: Geography, Entertainment, History, Arts & Literature, Science & Nature, and Sports & Leisure. Read a book that fits in any of the game’s 6 categories. Be as creative as you want, but be able to explain how your book fits the category you choose.

56. Trouble - players may move pieces out of their start only when the die lands on 6. Getting a 6 at any point in the game also allows the player to take another turn. The Pop-O-Matic is a unique feature of the game and produces a popping sound when it is used. Read a book that is #6 in a series OR whose publication year contains a 6 OR read a book with “POP” intact within its title (but the “POP” may be within a word; it does not have to stand alone).

57. Twister - Read a book with a predominantly green, blue, yellow or red cover (at least 50%) OR read a book with a major plot twist.

58. Uncle Wiggly – a board game based on a character in a series of children’s books by American writer Howard Roger Garis. Players advance along the track from Uncle Wiggily's Bungalow to Dr. Possum's House. Read a book in which someone other than a parent is taking care of a child or children (aunt, uncle, grandparent, step-parent, etc.) OR read a book in which some type of journey occurs OR read any book whose author’s first or last name starts with a “U.”

59. Upwards – similar to Scrabble with the notable difference being that in Upwords letters can be stacked on top of other letters already on the gameboard to create new words. The higher the stack of letters, the more points are scored. Read a book that is in the highest part of your TBR list (the most recently added books) OR read a book whose setting is a higher altitude (i.e. in the mountains, mostly in an airplane).

60. Yahtzee – A die game loosely based on 5-card poker. Read a book with a number in the title OR any book that is part of a series OR book with 5 in the number of pages.

1. Aggravation – a board game whose object is to be the first player to have all four playing pieces reach the player's home section of the board. The game's name comes from the action of capturing an opponent's piece by landing on its space, which is known as "aggravating". Read a book in which a character or situation is aggravating OR read a book whose title or author’s name contain a double-G (gg).

2. Apples-to-Apples – Read a book with a piece of fruit on the cover or in the book’s title OR read a book that takes place in an orchard or on a farm.

3. Backgammon - one of the oldest board game for two players. The objective is to remove (bear off) all of one's own checkers from the board before one's opponent can do the same. Read a book that has been on your TBR for over a year OR read the second book in a series.

4. Bananagrams – Similar to Scrabble, but speed becomes important; game play involves arranging one's tiles into a grid of connected words faster than one's opponents. Read a book that is yellow OR takes place in South or Central America OR read a book that is fast-paced.

5. Battleship – Read a book with a ship or boat on the cover OR a book in which a war occurs.

6. B-I-N-G-O – Read a book whose title starts with any one of the bingo letters.

7. Blokus – an abstract strategy game which has won several awards, including the Mensa Select award. Read a book that intimidates you OR read a book that occurs on a college campus OR a book with a very smart character.

8. Boggle - The game is played using a plastic grid of lettered dice, in which players attempt to find words in sequences of adjacent letters. Read a book about a writer or with a character who writes/edits/publishes OR a book with any type of communication implement on the cover (i.e. pen, typewriter, cell phone, computer).

9. Bunco – a ‘ladies’ night’ favorite. Read a book about friendship OR a book with a pink cover. Remember to post the cover if using that option.

10. Candy Land - Read a book set in a candy store or bakery OR a book that has a character who loves sweets OR a book whose title contains the word “SWEET.”

11. Careers - a secret "Success Formula" consists of a minimum amount of fame, happiness and money that the player must gain. Some fame, happiness and money ("victory points") can be obtained on the outer track. These victory points can be obtained more quickly on the occupation paths. Read a book with the word “FAME,” “HAPPINESS,” or “MONEY” (or any reasonable variation such as famous instead of fame) in its title OR read a book whose main character seems to be on “the inner track.”

12. Checkers – an 8x8 board in which pieces must make diagonal moves. Read a book that is #8 in a series or contains an 8 in its publication year OR a book with any object on its cover that is lying on a slant.

13. Chess - Read a book that is set in the medieval period OR a book whose main character is royal OR a book whose title contains any of the following chess pieces: KING, QUEEN, KNIGHT, ROOK, BISHOP, PAWN.

14. Chinese Checkers - Despite its name, the game is not a variation of checkers, nor did it originate in China or any part of Asia. The game was invented in Germany under the name "Stern-Halma." The "Stern" (German for star) refers to the board's star shape. Read a book with a star or star-shaped item on its cover OR read a book with a bright, multi-colored cover.

15. Chutes & Ladders - Read the next book in a series you have started or read an earlier book in a series which you may have skipped OR read a book with a ladder or a slide on the cover. Remember to post the cover if using that option.

16. Clue - Read a murder mystery OR a book with a weapon somewhere in the title of the book or on the cover (poison, gun, knife, etc.). Don’t forget to post the cover if using the cover option.

17. Connect Four – Read book #4 in a series OR a book whose title (include a,an,the) contains exactly four words.

18. Cranium - a game which plays to different skill sets - Creative Cat, Data Head, Word Worm, and Star Performer cards await players. Read a book where two or more people have to work together OR read a book with a main character who is considered creative, nerdy/technical, smart, or theatrical.

19. Cribbage - one of the most popular games in the English-speaking world. The objective of the game is to be the first player to score a target number of points, typically 61 or 121. Points are scored for card combinations that add up to fifteen, and for pairs, triples, quadruples, runs, or flushes. Read a book from one of the Goodreads “popular” lists OR read book #2, or #3, or #4, or #15 in a series.

20. Dominoes – Read a book with a black and/or white cover. The cover should ONLY be black and/or white (shades of gray are okay). Remember to post the cover!

21. Don’t Break the Ice – a game in which white plastic cubes are squeezed into a frame and then players try to tap out one cube without shattering the surface. Read a “tension-filled” book (i.e. a thriller) OR a book where a relationship of any kind is in danger of being severed.

22. Farkle – a die game in which a player must roll a 1 or a 5 to stay alive. A player ‘farkles’ if they do not roll a 1 or 5 and receive no points for that turn. Read a book in which a character engages in some type of risky behavior OR a book that takes place in any of the big gambling cities (i.e. Las Vegas, Monoco) OR read a book that is the first or the fifth in a series.

23. The Game of Life – Read a book celebrating an important stage in life – i.e. graduation, wedding, new job/promotion, birth of a child, etc.

24. Gnip Gnop - a game of moderate skill where two players try to shoot balls over to their opponent’s side; the game consists of 3 pink balls and 3 green balls. The name is derived from spelling Ping Pong backwards. Read a book whose cover is pink and/or green OR a book where any word in the title would make a new word (recognized) word when spelled backwards – i.e. may / yam; no / on; now / won.

25. Go to the Head of the Class – Read a book in which the main character is a school teacher OR a book where most of the plot takes place in academia.

26. Go Fish - read a book with a fish or any other water creature on the cover (mermaid, dolphin, crab, etc.) OR read a book that takes place on or around water.

27. Headache is a board game similar to Trouble in which the object is to land a playing piece on top of all opponents' pieces (known as "cones"). The game is distinct from Trouble in that there is no finish the player must reach. Play moves in circles, until only one player has cones remaining on the board, being declared the winner. Read a book with any cone shaped object on the cover OR a book which gives you a headache for any reason (i.e. tension-filled, too long, annoying character, etc.)

28. Hi Ho Cherry-O – a children’s game in which the first player to collect 10 cherries wins. Read a book with cherries or any type of fruit on the cover OR read a book whose number of pages is evenly divisible by 10 (i.e. 200, 240, 360).

29. Hungry Hungry Hippos – another children’s game in which players try collect as many marbles as possible in their hippo’s mouth. Read a book about food OR read a book containing any large animal (larger than cats or dogs) OR a book featuring a mouth prominently on the cover –bonus points if the mouth is open!

30. Ker-Plunk! – the onomatopoeic name of the game derives from the sound of the marbles tumbling to the base of the tube when a straw is removed. An onomatopoeia is the formation of a word by imitation of the sound made by or associated with its referent (i.e. cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom). Read a book with any onomatopoeia in its title OR read a book with a straw on its cover OR read a book whose author’s first and last initials are KP or PK.

Ebooks-
1. Bridge to the Past by Judith Ingram
2. Borrowed Promises by Judith Ingram
3. Fair Play by Deanne Gist
4. Awakening Foster Kelly

Books I Own-
1. Look Again by Lisa Scottoline
2. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
3. Me and Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter
4. The Eight by Katherine Neville
5. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
6. Illusions of Evil by Carolyn Keene
7. 77 Shadow Street by Dean Koontz
8. The Gunslinger by Stephen King
9. Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Biography
10. Behind the Attic Wall by Sylvia Cassedy

Series in Progress-
1. Grave Consequences by Lisa Bergren
2. Glittering Promises by Lisa Bergren
3. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
4. Specials by Scott Westerfeld
5. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rawling
7. Legends of Zita the Space Girl by Ben Hatke

Graphic Novels-
1. Through the Woods by Emily Carrol
2. The Exile by Diana Gabaldon
3. Boxers by Gene Luan Yang
4. Saints by Gene Luan Yang

Christian Fiction-
1. Belonging by Robin Lee Hatcher
2. Skizzer by A.J. Kiesling
3. The Bounty Hunter's Bride by Victoria Bylin
4. The Heather Hills of Stonewycke by Michael Phillips
5. While We're Far Apart by Lynn Austin
6. Christmas at Barncastle Inn by Susan Page Davis

New to Me Authors-
1.Clover by CLAMP
2. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
3. Zita the Space Girl by Ben Hatke
4. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
5. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
6. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
7. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
8. Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms: Magic, Mystery, & a Very Strange Adventure by Lissa Evans
9. Little Bee by Chris Cleave

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1. P.S. I Love You
2. Bridget Jone's Diary
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2. Time of the Hunter's Moon by Victoria Holt
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Historical Fiction-
1. A Love for Lydia by Jeanne Savery
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Books I have been dying to read!-
1. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
2. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivy
3. Eleven Doctors, Eleven Stories
4. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Fantasy-
1. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
2. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
3. The Search for Wondla by Tony DiTerlizzi
4. The 21 Balloons by William Pene du Bois
5. Preludes and Nocturnals by Neil Gaiman
6. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
7. Featherbound by Sarah Raughley
8. The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
9. Roses by G.R. Mannering

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T- Agatha Christie Ten Little Indians
A- Cecelia Ahern P.S. I Love You
N- Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

G- Grave Consequences by Lisa T. Bergren
O- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
L- Look Again by Lisa Scottoline
D- The Search for Wondla by Tony DiLerlizzi

S- Sandman Vol.1 by Neil Gaiman
E- Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
P- Two Tickets to the Christmas Ball by Donita K. Paul
I- Snow Child byEowyn Ivey
A- Abigail's Story by Ann Burton

S- Skizzer by A.J. Kiesling
H- Bridget Jone's Diary by Helen Fielding
A- ME and Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter
D- Sean Donovan by Lori Wick
O- Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
W- A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

T- The Eight by Karen Melville
H- Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
I- Illusions of Evil by Carolyn Keene
S- The Gunslinger by Stephen King
T- Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
L- We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
E- Through the Woods by Emily Carrol

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T- The Thirteenth Tale
E- Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms by Lissa Evans
R- Roses by G.R. Mannering
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