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A Discovery of WitchesDuration: October 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026
Object: Pick 15 tasks to read for.
0/15 tasks
Tasks:
1. Read a book with a blue cover (share cover).
2. Read a book with a professor in the story.
3. Read a book with a witch or vampire as a MC.
4. Read a book set in England.
5. Read a book where a character goes to a library.
6. Read a book where everyone is looking for a lost item.
7. Read a book with a forbidden romance.
8. Read a book where real life historical figures are mentioned.
9. Read a book where a person's parents died when they were a child.
10. Read a book with prejudice in the story.
11. Read a book with time travel.
12. Read a book where a character is kidnapped.
13. Read a book where DNA testing is done.
14. Read a book where someone rides in a helicopter.
15. Read a book where a character suffers from panic attacks.
16. Read a book with a character named Diana or Matthew.
17. Read a book with a character that is American, British, French, Italian or Australian.
18. Read a book with a character who is a scientist.
19. Read a book over 500 pages (share count).
20. Read a book with a main page genre: Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, Magic, Historical, Witches or Vampires.
21. Read a book from a series of at least 5 books.
22. Read a Series #1.
23. Read a book that was turned into a TV series.
24. Read a book with a big bad governing body like The Congregation.
25. Read any book from the All Souls Series.
Reading the Seasons - FallDuration: 22 September 2025 - 21 December 2025
Level:
Fantastic Fall: 31+ points
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TASKS:
1. FALL
🌰 Read a book with the words FALL or AUTUMN in the title.
2. Hobbit Day
🌰 Read a book with a Hobbit character or where there are cousins in the story.
--->Bonus: One of the cousin's first name begins with F or B (share name).
3. Great Jack-o'-Lantern Blaze
🌰 Read a book with an orange cover, a pumpkin or a jack-o'-lantern on the cover (show cover).
4. Go to the school book fair.
🌰 Read a book where a character goes to school or buys books.
5. Eat some warm chestnuts.
🌰 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CHESTNUTS.
6. Fall Photo Sessions
🌰 Read a book with a cover that represents fall - your interpretation - (Show cover).
7. Host A Halloween Fright Night
🌰 Read a book from the Horror or Paranormal genre.
--->Bonus: The word Halloween is in the title or series name (share series name).
8. Break Out Your Plaids And Flannels
🌰 Read a book where a character wears a flannel or plaid shirt.
--->Bonus: Plaid on the cover (show cover).
9. Buy some new boots
🌰 Read a book where you find the word BOOTS in the text (share pg/loc#).
--->Bonus: Boots on the cover (show cover).
10. Pumpkin Spice
🌰 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text (share page/loc #).
11. National Pizza Month (October)
🌰 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.
--->BONUS: Pizza on the cover (show cover).
12. Eat candy corn
🌰 Read a book where the title is white, yellow or orange (show cover).
13. Holiday Book in A Series
🌰 Read any Holiday book from a series (share series name).
--->Bonus: The series name has four or more words.
14. Take advantage of your favorite shows back on TV
🌰 Read a book where people watch TV.
15. Thanksgiving
🌰 Read a book where a character celebrates Thanksgiving.
16. Black Friday
🌰 Read a book where a character goes Black Friday/Christmas shopping.
--->BONUS: A shopping bag or gift on the cover (show cover).
17. FALL/AUTUMN
🌰 Read a book set in the fall.
18. FALL/AUTUMN
🌰 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Ex. Fantasy begins with F.
19. FALL/AUTUMN
🌰 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
20. Fall Books
🌰 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
Author Quotes Spell Out #1Duration: 9/4/25 - open ended
The Quote
Books are a uniquely portable magic. - Stephen King
Object: Spell Out each letter of the quote by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.
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School TimeDuration September 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025
Level 2 11 or more schools
0/15 schools
Each school can be done once.
1. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional British boarding school for young witches and wizards. It's the primary setting for the Harry Potter series and is known for its sprawling castle in the Scottish Highlands, magical education, and unique student houses.
🚌 Read a Harry Potter book or read a book set in Scotland or tagged magic.
2. Starfleet Academy
Starfleet Academy (also referred to as the Space Academy) was the Federation's primary academic and leadership center of higher education for its Starfleet officer corps is based at San Francisco, Earth, adjoining Starfleet Headquarters in a complex near the landmark Golden Gate Bridge.
🚌 Read a book tagged space or science fiction or with a book set in California or with a bridge on the cover.
3. Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
The Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters.Xavier Institute is the common name for a mansion and research institute appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The mansion is depicted as the private estate of Charles Francis Xavier and serves as the base of operations and training site of the X-Men. The Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters is a special institute founded and led by Professor Charles Xavier to train young mutants in controlling their powers.
🚌 Read a book with a character who has special powers or with a character who lives in a mansion or a character called Charles or Francis.
4. East High School
East High School, a real high school located in Salt Lake City, Utah, is famous for being the filming location for the Disney movie "High School Musical". While the movies are set in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the exterior shots of East High School are of the actual school, which is a functioning public high school.
🚌 Read a book set in Utah or or where the word East can be found in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the author initials can be found in DISNEY.
5. Sunnydale High School
Sunnydale High School is a fictional high school featured in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's known for being situated on top of a Hellmouth, a convergence of mystical dimensions, which attracts supernatural entities.
🚌 Read a book with a character who is a vampire or that is tagged supernatural or where the authors initials can be found in SUNNYDALE.
6. North Shore High School
North Shore High School is a fictitious high school located in Evanston, Illinois. The school serves as the main setting for Mean Girls. Although this high school does not actually exist, it is based off of New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois.
🚌 Read a book set in Illinois or with a character who is a "mean girl" (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in NEW TRIER.
7. Bayside High
Bayside is a top performing Junior and High School in California. It is the school attended by Governor Zack Morris and his friends; his son later attends the school. After Governor Zack Morris begins closing numerous under-performing schools, several of their students are transferred to the school in hopes of improving their education.
🚌 Read a book with a character called Zack or Morris or with a character who is in politics or where the authors initials can be found in EDUCATION.
8. Sweet Valley High
Sweet Valley High is a series of young adult novels attributed to American author Francine Pascal, who presided over a team of ghostwriters to produce the series. The books chronicle the lives of identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield, who live in the fictional Sweet Valley, California, a suburb near Los Angeles. The twins and their friends attend Sweet Valley High.
🚌 Read a book in the Sweet Valley High series or with a character who is a twin or tagged YA.
9. Malory Towers
Malory Towers is a series of six novels by English author Enid Blyton. The series is based on a girls' boarding school that Blyton's daughter attended, Benenden School, which relocated during World War II to the Hotel Bristol in Newquay, Cornwall.The series follows the protagonist, Darrell Rivers, on her adventures and experiences in boarding school.
🚌 Read a book that takes place at a boarding school or set during world war II or that is sixth in a series.
10. Grange Hill
Grange Hill is a British children's television drama series, and was centred on the fictional comprehensive school of Grange Hill in the equally fictitious North London borough of Northam. As well as dealing with school-related issues such as bullying, learning difficulties, teacher-pupil relationships and conflicts, Grange Hill "broke new ground over the years, with the kind of hard-hitting storylines not usually seen in children's dramas",[ such as racism, drugs, teenage pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, homosexuality, knife crime, homelessness, rape/sexual assault, mental illness, divorce, cancer , gun crime, child abuse, alcoholism and death.
🚌 Read a book set in London or a book tagged as LGBTQ or where a character takes drugs.
11. Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road is a popular British television drama series centered around a comprehensive school and the lives of its students and staff. The series delves into the professional and personal lives of the characters, tackling a wide range of social issues and dramatic situations that arise within the school and impact the individuals connected to it. These issues can include academic pressures, bullying, love triangles, family problems, and other real-life challenges faced by teenagers and educators alike.
🚌 Read a book with a character who is a bully or with a love triange in the story line or with a character who is a teenager.
12. Rydell High
Rydell High is the high school from the movie Grease. Home to the Pink Ladies and T-Birds and where Sandy and Danny fall in love.
🚌 Read a book where two characters fall in love or with a pink cover or with a charcter called Sandy or Danny.
13. Horace Green Prep School
Horace Green Prep School is a Prep school in America where the events of "School of Rock" take place. The school is run by Rosalie Mullins and tried to hire Ned Schneebly as a substitute teacher but ended up with Dewey Finn. It is based off of the Horace Mann School in Riverdale, New York City.
🚌 Read a book set in USA or with a green cover or where the authors initials can be found in HORACE.
14. Fairy Tale Reform School
Fairy Tale Reform School, or more currently known as FTRS, is one of Jen Colonia's books. It is about a girl named Gillian (Gilly) Cobbler. She is a thief in the beginning of the series, but then she gets thrown into FTRS and meets her best friends who she has adventures with.
🚌 Read a book In the Fairy Tale Reform series or a book by Jen Colonia or a book tagged adventure.
15. Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a 2011 contemporary fantasy debut novel by American author Ransom Riggs. . This young adult story is told through a combination of narrative and a mix of vernacular and found photography from the personal archives of collectors listed by the author.
🚌Read a book tagged young adult or a book in the Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children series or where the authors initial can be found in RANSOM RIGGS.
Read A Series BookDuration: August 1, 2025 to open ended
Object: For each number, read a corresponding series book - include the series name. Where there is a 0, you may read any series book you wish. You may read in any order.
Rows: 0/8
Row 1: 5-5-0-9-2-1-0-2-1-7
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1 - The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie 8/6/25 (Miss Marple #1)
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1 - Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 8/11/25 (Legends and Lattes #1)
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Row 2: 3-9-1-5-9-9-5-1-3-1
Row 3: 8-6-4-1-0-0-8-5-1-5
Row 4: 0-3-0-3-3-9-5-2-0-1
Row 5: 1-1-7-5-4-5-1-0-7-9
Row 6: 0-8-2-9-5-3-4-4-3-8
Row 7: 4-7-1-7-2-4-2-3-0
Row 8: 9-3-8-4-5-9-0-7-8
State AuthorsDuration: July 1, 2025 - ?
TASKS
Alabama: Harper Lee.
Alaska: Sidney Huntington.
Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
Arkansas: John Grisham.
California: Joan Didion or John Steinbeck.
Colorado: Ken Kesey.
Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Delaware: Christopher Castellani.
Florida: Carl Hiaasen.
Georgia: Alice Walker.
Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Idaho: Vardis Fisher.
Illinois: Ernest Hemingway.
Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Kansas: William Inge.
Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson.
Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Maine: Stephen King.
Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy.
Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides.
Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Mississippi: William Faulkner.
Missouri: Maya Angelou.
Montana: Maile Meloy.
Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks.
Nevada: Charles Bock.
New Hampshire: Dan Brown.
New Jersey: Philip Roth.
New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
New York: James Baldwin.
North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe.
North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison.
Oregon: Beverly Cleary.
Pennsylvania: John Updike.
Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy.
South Carolina: Peggy Parish.
South Dakota: Adam Johnson.
Tennessee: Peter Taylor.
Texas: Colleen Hoover.
Utah: Thomas Savage.
Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill.
Virginia: Willa Cather.
Washington: Debbie Macomber.
West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon
Roll #5Start Space: Start
Number Rolled: 2
Space Landed On: 2
2. Wave to your neighbour. Read a book involving neighbours.
Book Read: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 5/21/25
Cover The Quote 2025Duration: June 1, 2025, Open Ended From Your Start Date
Object: Read 30 books, each one with an item on the cover that begins with a letter in the quote.
Quote:
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” - Stephen King
4/30 Completed
B - bird -
by Alan Bradley 6/1/25O
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by Liz Moore 8/9/25A
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by Brandon Sanderson 6/2/25A
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by Joanne Fluke 7/23/25
Title Search 2025Duration: June 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026
Quest: 25+ books
Read: 10/30 books
Tasks May Used As Many Times As You Wish.
Subtitles may or may not be counted.
Object: Search for the following in the title:
A Number (may be One, Once or 1)
A Color
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 6/2/25
A First Name
The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette by Carolly Erickson 6/12/25
A Title ending in -N
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu 7/30/25
A Location
Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland by Susan Fraser King 7/4/25
Murder, Death, Dead
The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie 8/6/25
A Food/Drink
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 8/11/25
Five Word Title
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore 8/9/25
Punctuation
After, With, And (in title)
Two or more words that begin with the same letter
Man Made Monsters by Andrea L. Rogers 7/28/25
An Animal
Begins with vowels - AEIOU
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling 6/28/25
The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill 6/29/25
Body of Water
Long Book TitlesDuration: Open Ended from your start date.
5/5/25 -
Level Three: 30 books
10/30 books
Object: Read books with titles that have four words or more. Sub-titles do not count.
1. The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe 5/8/25
2. If It Sounds Like a Quack...: A Journey to the Fringes of American Medicine by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling 5/26/25
3. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 6/1/25
4. Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 6/2/25
5. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading by James Patterson 6/4/25
6. Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller 6/7/25
7. The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World by Charles C. Mann 6/9/25
8. The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette by Carolly Erickson 6/12/25
9. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg 7/10/25
10. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami 7/31/25
Grimms Fairy TalesDuration: 4/01/2025 - 9/30/2026
Level 3 (75 tasks)
10/75 tasks
You can use tasks as often as you need to reach your level.
TASKS
Brothers Grimm
1. 🧚♀️Read a book where a father dies or where a character is poor or the 10th or 11th of a series.
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire 4/9/25 (Wayward Children #10)
2. 🧚♀️Read a book set in Germany or where a character does research or where a character records something.
3. 🧚♀️Read a book sent in Scandinavia or with a book that has more than 200 reviews or a book that has many editions (More than 5).
The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen 4/5/25 - takes place in Denmark
4. 🧚♀️Read a book with a white cover or a book that has been translated into another language or that is seventh in a series.
by Jasmin Graham 4/13/25
by Charles C. Mann 6/9/255. 🧚♀️ Read a book where there is violence or with a character who is a psychologist or where the authors initials can be found in BROTHER GRIMMS.
The Fairy Tales
6. Hansel and Gretel
🧚♀️Read a book where the MC has a sibling or where a character is abandoned or with a tree on the cover.
Veins of Gold by Charlie N. Holmberg 4/14/25 - has a brother and a sister
7. Rapunzel
🧚♀️Read a book with a character who steals or is kidnapped or a character who is a witch or with the word ladder in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
8. The Frog Prince
🧚♀️ Read a book where a character gets kissed or a character that gets married or where a character knocks on a door.
Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland by Susan Fraser King 7/4/25 - Margaret gets married
9. Snow White
🧚♀️Read a book with a character who is evil, or where the word coffin is in a text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in DISNEY.
10. Cinderella
🧚♀️Read a book that is twelth in a series or where a character goes to a ball/gala or read a book with a character who is a fairy.
11. Little Red Riding Hood
🧚♀️ Read a book with a red cover, or with a character who is a grandmother or where the first letter of the location can be found in WOLF.
by Will Wight 7/13/2512. Rumplestiltskin
🧚♀️Read a book where a character gets locked up somewhere or where the MC is a daughter or where a character makes a promise.
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 6/2/25 - Tress is the daughter of her parents
13. Sleeping Beauty
🧚♀️Read a book where a character is cursed or where a character sleeps a long time or where a character cuts or pricks themselves.
14. Snow White and Rose Red
🧚♀️Read a book with a bear as a character or with characters who are sisters or set in winter.
15. Puss in Boots
🧚♀️Read a book with a cat on the cover or where a character uses trickery to get what they want or where the authors initials can be found in PUSS IN BOOTS.
by Fredrik Backman 5/21/2516. The Brave Little Tailor
🧚♀️Read a book that is seventh in a series or a book about sewing or embroidery or a character who is smart.
17. The Elves and the Shoemaker
🧚♀️Read a book where a character makes clothes or shoes or with a character who is an elf or a book where a character repays a debt.
18. The Pied Piper of Hamelin
🧚♀️Read a book where a character is promised a reward or tagged music or where the authors initials can be found in HAMELIN.
19. Goose Girl
🧚♀️Read a book with a character who is a maid or where a character steals something or where the authors initials can be found in GOOSE.
20. The Bremen Town Musicians
🧚♀️Read a book with an animal on the cover or where a character is robbed or when a character movies into a house.
21. Tom Thumb
🧚♀️Read a book with a character who is poor or a character who is short or with a character who is called Tom or Thomas.
22. The Juniper Tree
🧚♀️Read a book with a tree on the cover or where a character is murdered or with a character who is a stepmother.
by Liz Moore 8/9/2523. The Fisherman and his Wife
🧚♀️Read a book where a character wishes for something or tagged magical or where a character is a fisherman.
24. The Three Little Men In The Wood
🧚♀️ Read a book that is third in a series or where a character is hated or where the word strawberries/strawberry is found in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
25. The Queen Bee
🧚♀️Read a book with a princess as a character or read a book that is a fairy tale or read a book with three siblings.
Year Of The SnakeDuration: April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026
Level 2: 26 - 35 tasks
4/30 tasks
Tasks can be done as many times as you need.
TASKS
1. If you were born in 2025, 2013, 2001, 1989, 1977, 1965, 1953, 1941, 1929, 1917, or 1905 then your Chinese zodiac sign is Snake. The hour of the snake is 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., the time when the Sun warms up the Earth, and snakes are said to slither out of their holes.
🐍 Read a book published in one of the years above or with the word sun in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or either a 9th or 11th book in a series.
2. There are different types of Snakes, including Wood, Fire, Metal, Earth, and Water. Each type is said to have its own distinct personality traits. 2025 is the year of the Wood Snake. It's also known as the Year of the Green Snake because wood is associated with green in the Chinese Five Elements theory.
🐍 Read a book with a green cover or with a book that is fifth in a series or where the authors initials can be found in WOOD SNAKE.
3. Wood Snake people quick witted and good communicators. They are good at understanding human nature and communicating their advice. They are also open to change and embrace new possibilities.
🐍 Read a book with a character who embraces a new start or possibility or with a character who gives advice or where a character can think on their feet (Your interpretation).
4. Wood Snakes are very comfortable in social settings or a workplace. They are also the most tenacious of the 12 zodiac animals. Wood Snakes are charming, but can also be secretive, cunning, and sometimes ruthless.
🐍 Read a book where a character is secretive, or where a character goes to a social event, or a book set at a workplace.
5. Wood Snakes value relationships and know how to build strong connections. They are able to resolve misunderstandings and strengthen friendships and deepen relationships with their romantic partners while also being able to foster family unity.
🐍 Read a book where a character acts as a peace maker or with a couple who has a strong relationship or book where a misunderstanding is part of the plot.
6. Negative traits of the Wood Snake are they can be a bit suspicious or skeptical. they may struggle with impatience at times and they have a tendency to be self-critical.
🐍 Read a book that has a character who is suspicious or a character who is impatient or where the first letter of each title word can be found in SELF CRITICAL. (Three word minimum)
7. If you are a Wood Snake this is a year to focus on self-improvement. Now is the time to push forward with confidence. : If you've been looking to deepen connections, whether in friendships or love, the Year of the Wood Snake provides opportunities for growth and mutual support.
🐍 Read a book with a character who has lots of confidence, or a character who is set to improve themselves or where the first letter of each title word can be found in YEAR OF THE WOOD SNAKE. (Three word minimum).
8. In terms of career and finances the Wood element brings a fresh perspective, and the Snake’s strategic nature means that this is a favorable year for making long-term financial decisions. However, patience is key there's no rush, but steady, thoughtful progress will yield the best results.
🐍 Read a book published in 2025 or where a character makes a long term financial decision or where a character who is described as patient.
The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw 8/12/25 - published in July of 2025
9. If you've been sitting on creative ideas or business ventures, the Year of the Wood Snake is a great time to put them into action. The Snake’s intelligence and the Wood element’s nurturing energy provide a perfect balance for turning dreams into reality.
🐍 Read a book with a character who starts a new job or businesss or a character who follows their dream or where the word perfect is in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
10. Single Wood Snakes should marry an Ox. The Ox provides a grounding stability that complements the Snake's intuitive and strategic nature, creating a strong and lasting partnership, The Ox's sense of loyalty and commitment are highly valued by the Snake.
🐍 Read a book with MC who is single or a person who is highly valued or a character who is loyal.
11. A Wood Snake also gets along with a rat where they share a mutual respect for one another and have a deep understanding of each other’s needs. the Wood Snake and Tiger have a challenging dynamic. While they may be attracted to each other’s strength, they may also struggle to understand each other’s motives.
🐍 Read a book where two character have a mutual respect for each other or where a character is attracted to a wrong type or read a book where there is a struggle for something.
12. Snakes lucky color is blue. Blue, reflects the introspective energy of the Wood Snake. Blue fosters calmness, wisdom, and clarity, aiding deliberate decision-making and seizing new opportunities..
🐍 Read a book with a blue cover, or where a character stays calm or where the first letter of the location can be found in ENERGY.
by Charlie N. Holmberg 4/14/2513. Though Snakes like blue. The Wood Snakes lucky colors this year are yellow, red and black and their lucky numbers are 2, 8 or 9.
🐍 Read a book with a black cover or a second in a series or where the numbers 8 or 9 are in the publishing year.
by Susanna Clarke 5/16/2514. In Chinese culture, the Wood Snake represents renewal, growth, and balance.Renewal: The snake sheds its skin, symbolizing personal growth and the continuous process of renewal. Growth: The wood element fosters growth, balance, and connection with nature. Adaptability: The wood element makes the snake more adaptable and open to change.
🐍 Read a book with nature on the cover or where a character sheds something (Your interpretation) or where a character grows as a person.
by Liz Moore 8/9/2515. A few important Wood Snakes are Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, and Indira Gandhi. These individuals exemplify the characteristics of a Wood Snake – they are excellent communicators, possess strong leadership qualities, and have a deep sense of empathy for others. Their ability to think critically and make sound decisions sets them apart in history as influential and impactful figures.
🐍 Read a book about one of the figures mentioned above or with a character with strong leadership skills or tagged history.
Duos or Trios 2025Duration: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026
Level 2
Books 16/45
Categories
1. Same series
2. Same author
3. Same word in the title
Ex. Cocktails & Chloroform - Cocktails for Three - A Table for Three
4. Same first or last name of the authors - MUST be different authors
Ex. Stephen Fry - Stephen King - Kerry Anne King
5. Same genre
Fantasy
The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker 3/14/25
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa 3/16/25
Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson 3/23/25
6. Same location
7. The title is above the author’s name
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 4/5/25
by Seanan McGuire 4/9/25
by Jasmin Graham 4/13/258. The author’s name is above the title
by Jenny Milchman 4/1/25
by Philip Plait 4/15/259. Title with a number (of any kind)
Ex. The Five Year Lie or The Once and Future Witches
Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History by Philippa Gregory 3/6/25
The Bravest Pets of Gotham: Tales of Four-Legged Firefighters of Old New York by Peggy Gavan 3/25/25
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke 5/2/25
10. A New Release - published within a year of this challenge
11. A book from your TBR - wherever it is
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett 3/26/25
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker 3/17/25
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett 4/2/25
12. A favorite author - may be more than one author
13. An Audio or ebook
14. A free or borrowed book
15. A cover that is your favorite color
by Amanda Quick 3/8/25
Purge That Pile 2025January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Object: Read 12 books - one each month
1/12 books
January
📚 Read a book that is a first in a series.
Ararat by Christopher Golden 1/29/25 (Ben Walker #1)
February
📚 Read a book where Valentines Day plays an important role in the story line.
March
📚 Read a book with a green cover.
April
📚 Read a book with a title that ends in L.
May
📚 Read a book with flowers on the cover.
June
📚 Read a book with a father as a character.
July
📚 Read a book set in Summer.
August
📚 Read a book by a FAVORITE author.
September
📚 Read a book whose title starts with a letter in SCHOOL.
October
📚 Read a book with a pumpkin on the cover.
November
📚 Read a book whose author's FIRST NAME begins with a vowel - A, E, I, O, U and last name begins with a consonant.
December
📚 Read a book with snow on the cover.
Clean It OutDuration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home.
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die - added to my tbr on December 16, 2017
2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.
Once Upon a Tower Fairy Tales series
3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.
The Wright Brothers
4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)
5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
Level: Single: Read 3-4 books
4/4 books
1. Zone One
2. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
3. The Lost Apothecary
4.
Easy As 1, 2, 3Duration: November 1-30, 2024
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2.
3.
Res
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Black Cat Names Spell OutDuration: 10/1/2024 - open ended
Object: Pick 20 of these names to spell out by using the first letter of titles or series names or author's or main character's first or last initial.
4/20 names
The Names
1. Ace
A - Ararat by Christopher Golden 1/29/25
C - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters 11/20/24
E - The End of October by Lawrence Wright 10/5/24
2. Ash
3. Bagheera
B - Blackouts by Justin Torres 10/18/24
A - Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire 4/9/25
G - A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue by Dean Jobb 2/5/25
H - Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer 10/25/24
E - Eragon by Christopher Paolini 5/4/25
E - The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling 6/28/25
R - Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard 10/8/24
A - An Abundance of Katherines by John Green 5/23/25
4. Binx
B - The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women's Movement by Susannah Gibson 1/31/25
I - I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 2/2/25
N
X
5. Bullet
B - The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin 12/31/24
U - Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe by Philip Plait 4/15/25
L - The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 11/29/24
L - The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik 6/16/25
E - Evocation by S.T. Gibson 7/29/25
T - Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan 1/21/25
6. Caviar
7. Charcoal
8. Chia
9. Cocoa
C - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas 2/11/25
O
C - The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa 3/16/25
O
A - Another Kind of Hurricane by Tamara Ellis Smith 6/21/25
10. Dahlia
11. Ebony
E
B - Beyond Vanity: The History and Power of Hairdressing by Elizabeth L. Block 1/13/25
O - Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James 11/8/24
N - Neuromancer by William Gibson 10/4/24
Y
12. Eclipse
E
C - Cover of Snow by Jenny Milchman 4/1/25
L
I - Into the Wild by Erin Hunter 4/23/25
P - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 5/16/25
S - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 6/1/25
E
13. Felix
F - The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo 10/21/24
E
L - The Lays of Beleriand by J.R.R. Tolkien 10/12/24
I - Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru 1/2/25
X
14. Figaro
15. Flash
F - The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien 1/24/25
L
A
S - Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 1/14/25
H - Henry VIII: The King and His Court by Alison Weir 1/8/25
16. Inky
17. Iris
18. Jet
19. Jinx
20. Kettle
21. Licorice
22. Luna
23. Midnight
M - The Magos by Dan Abnett 10/12/24
I - If It Sounds Like a Quack...: A Journey to the Fringes of American Medicine by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling 5/26/25
D - Dark Roots by Lucius Valiant 2/9/25
N - The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative by Florence Williams 1/4/25
I - The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill 6/29/25
G - Gravity by Melissa West 12/31/24
H - Heart of the Hive: Inside the Mind of the Honey Bee and the Incredible Life Force of the Colony by Hilary Kearney 1/22/25
T - The Tudors in Love: Passion and Politics in the Age of England's Most Famous Dynasty by Sarah Gristwood 11/26/24
24. Moonshine
M - Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die 11/14/24
O - Ornithography: An Illustrated Guide to Bird Lore & Symbolism by Jessica Roux 5/16/25
O
N - The Night Raven by Johan Rundberg 1/15/25
S - Silent is the Sword by Evelyn Grimald Stone 2/13/25
H - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune 3/1/25
I - In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art and Public Space by Irvin Weathersby Jr. 7/22/25
N - The Nature of Life and Death: Every Body Leaves a Trace by Patricia Wiltshire 3/30/25
E
25. Mystery
M - My Beloved Brontosaurus: On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs by Brian Switek 12/3/24
Y
S - The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien 2/21/25
T - The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty by G.J. Meyer 6/26/25
E
R - Rethinking Rescue: Dog Lady and the Story of America's Forgotten People and Pets by Carol Mithers 1/11/25
Y
26. Nightfall
27. Ninja
28. Noir
29. Olive
30. Onyx
31. Oreo
32. Pepper
P - Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones 7/8/25
E
P - The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I by Alison Weir 2/14/25
P
E
R - River Without a Cause: An Expedition through the Past, Present and Future of Theodore Roosevelt's River of Doubt by Sam Moses 4/30/25
33. Pluto
P - The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender 11/16/24
L - Les Misérables by Victor Hugo 12/20/24
U - Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation by Linda Villarosa 8/4/25
T - Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams 6/22/25
O
34. Raisin
35. Raven
36. Rocky
37. Salem
S - The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading by James Patterson 6/4/25
A
L
E
M - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 2/16/25
38. Shadow
S - The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton 10/24/24
H - Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson 3/23/25
A
D - Dangerous by Amanda Quick 3/8/25
O
W - When Among Crows by Veronica Roth 12/31/24
39. Smoke
S - Shakespeare's White Others by David Sterling Brown 7/21/25
M - The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett 3/26/25
O
K - Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie 3/19/25
E
40. Spooky
41. Squid
S - Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon 8/2/25
Q - Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland by Susan Fraser King 7/4/25
U
I - Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu 7/30/25
D - The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland 2/22/25
42. Storm
S - The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub 3/11/25
T - Thinking Like a Wolf: Lessons From the Yellowstone Packs by Rick McIntyre 3/6/25
O
R - The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap 5/11/25
M - Man Made Monsters by Andrea L. Rogers 7/28/25
43. Sylvester
44. Thunder
T - Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 6/2/25
H - The Huntress by Kate Quinn 4/26/25
U
N - Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History by Philippa Gregory 3/6/25
D - Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller 6/7/25
E
R - Reamde by Neal Stephenson 6/19/25
