SRC Moderator’s Comments (group member since Aug 19, 2016)

SRC Moderator’s comments from the The Seasonal Reading Challenge group.

10.2 Window to the Past

Historical sites have been called "a window to the past"
Read a book with a window on the over. The full window must be visible and shown as a window on a building, vehicles do not count.
Required: Post the cover.
EX:

10.1 School is Cool!

Go back to school and read a non fiction book with the MPG Science, Mathmatics, or History
-OR-
Read a fiction book with MPG Literary fiction/Literature or Dark Academia,
MPGs may be stand alone or embedded

5.9 Celebrate History

The start of the fall season means we have officially made it through half of 2025, which also means we are closing in on the ending the first quarter of the 21st century. Let's celebrate our history. Read a book set at least 50 percent 100 years ago- 1925 or earlier.
Required: If the setting is not evident from the Goodreads book main page, provide a reference.

5.8 Corps of Discovery

The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was U.S. President Thomas Jefferson's answer to exploring the west, after the Louisiana Purchase. He sent Lewis and Clark out across the following States;
Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon
Read a book that takes place, at least 50%, in one of these States
Required: If the setting is not evident from the Goodreads book main page, provide a reference.

5.7 National Trust
Help Thread

If you’re more interested in stately homes, fancy houses or gardens, then they’re more likely to be in the keeping of the National Trust. Read a book with a single author's first and last initials can be found in NATIONAL TRUST.
Letters may be used as many times as they appear

5.6 Preserving History

In the UK, there are various organisations that look after historical sites. If your interest is castles, ruined abbeys or prehistoric sites, then English Heritage, Historic Scotland or Cadw are usually the ones responsible for their upkeep. Read a book with a word in the title of three or more letters (excluding And, The), made from either ENGLISH HERITAGE or HISTORIC SCOTLAND or (if you can find one!) CADW.
Letters may be used as many times as they appear
Required: State the word and the phrase used. '

5.5 Dwali
Help Thread

Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is a major Hindu festival celebrated by millions around the world that typically falls between October and November. Read a book with a lighted candle on the cover.
EX:
Required: post the cover

5.4 Labor Day

Labor day in the US is the 1st Monday of September. Labor day honors workers and their contributions. For a mother, it honors a different kind of labor and contribution.
Read a book where the main character is a mother.
Required: If the main characters motherhood is not evident from the Goodreads main page, provide a reference.

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On your post you show total points as 80 but I see this is your first post of the season for 5 points.

5.3 American Football

In the US, American Football is the most popular sport to play, watch, and support. With fans from preschool to adulthood often including an entire household or even generation, The start of the season in the fall is a much anticipated time for many.
Read a book with the MPG Sports or Football. Genres may be stand alone or embedded.

5.1 By The Numbers

The Fall challenge takes place in September (9 letters), October (7 letters), and November (8 letters).
Read a book where the title (Subtitles excluded) has at least one word of 7, 8, or 9 letters.

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Please repost with your readerboard name.

Dee wrote: "Valerie wrote: "SRC Moderator wrote: " Val TX message 1582

The book The Corrections was First published January 1, 2001. The task 20.9 option 3 requires a book first published between ..."

Val TX

Now that it is fixed, you can repost the task to get credit.

Val TX message 1582

The book The Corrections was First published January 1, 2001. The task 20.9 option 3 requires a book first published between May and October (inclusive) of any year from 1996-onwards.

Hey friends! Just a quick note about the readerboard and task verification process — it’s something we work really hard to keep updated, never more than 50 behind, and running smoothly, but it does take a good chunk of time, especially when things come in all at once.

If you’ve got a big stack of tasks to post, try to break it up a bit if you can. Posting more than 10-15 tasks at once can really slow everything down and makes it much harder to get everyone’s points and updates handled in a timely way. A few at a time is no problem, but large batches can back things up and delay corrections for everyone.

Also when posting it helps us mods SO MUCH if you do them in numerical order (5.1, 5.9, 15.1, 20.5, etc)

We appreciate your understanding and your kindness toward the mod team — we truly want this to be smooth and fair for all of you!
Thanks so much!

20 August 5/10/15/30 Point Tasks posted for Summer challenge (as available)
31 August 11:59PM EST = Summer Challenge Ends

1 September 12:00am EST = Fall 2025 Challenge starts
1 September = 20/25 Point Task Creators identified
2 – 7 September = 20/25 Point Tasks posted when available
12 September = All Tasks proofread and FINAL or *5 days after the last task is posted.

15 September - 5 October = 50 Point Task Idea Submission Thread Open
6 October- 12 October= 50 Point Task Idea Poll
13 October- 15 October= 50 Point Task Idea Poll Runoff if needed
15 October= Logo Contest for Next Challenge begins

15 October11:59PM EST = Midpoint Cutoff
16 – 18 October= 50.1 Midpoint Task posted
18 – 30 October= Group Reads Books nominated for next challenge

1 – 14 November= Group Reads polls for next challenge
1 – 14 November= Task Ideas brainstorming for next challenge
16 November 11:59PM EST = Logo Contest Cutoff
16 November 11:59PM EST = Cutoff for 30 Point Early Finishers
17 – 31 November = Logo poll for next challenge
17 November= 30 Point Task Creators Identified
17 November= start 5/10/15/30 Point Tasks posted for Winter challenge (as available)

30 November Midnight EST - Fall challenge ends.

t's that time again! Let's brainstorm some fun ideas for the Fall 2025 Challenge.

The bonus theme is It's A Wonderful World: Historical Sites

As in past challenges some tasks may revolve around the seasonal theme of Fall. Others may reflect the bonus theme. Other tasks may have nothing to do with either of those themes, they’re just fun or unique ideas to stimulate your reading.

Feel free to post as many ideas as you can come up with. Don’t worry about repeating what someone else has might have already suggested. The more ideas, the better!

The moderators will draw from these ideas as well as their own to create the 5, 10 and 15 point tasks. This thread will be open for ideas until August 15 . Fall tasks will begin to be posted on August 20. We look forward to seeing what you come up with!

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Task 5.1 requires the park used to be stated in post.

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Task 30.1 requires stating which book is the debut book.

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Book links were not included in the post.