2026 Reading Challenge

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Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Books You Could Have Written Better
260 books — 63 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesHelping the Retarded to Know God by H.R. HahnThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneHow to Pick Up Women by Eric WeberHow to Avoid Huge Ships by John W. Trimmer
Do Not Read Book List
392 books — 61 voters

Traffic by Tom VanderbiltThe Box by Marc LevinsonThe Works by Kate AscherThe Big Necessity by Rose GeorgeInfrastructure by Brian Hayes
Underpinnings
140 books — 44 voters
Junkyard Planet by Adam MinterSave the Ocean by Bethany StahlHandbook for Mortals by Lani SaremWaste and Want by Susan StrasserGone Tomorrow by Heather Rogers
Garbage syllabus
47 books — 24 voters

Rascal by Sterling NorthThe Kissing Hand by Audrey PennGuardians of the Galaxy by Dan AbnettThe Wild Ones by C. Alexander LondonRocket Raccoon and Groot by Bill Mantlo
Raccoons in Fiction
133 books — 19 voters
Waste Wars by Alexander ClappPlastic by Susan FreinkelJunkyard Planet by Adam MinterGarbology by Edward HumesRubbish! by William L. Rathje
Waste, Recycling, and Material Consumption
53 books — 16 voters

Stig of the Dump by Clive KingThe Midwife's Apprentice by Karen CushmanThe Rent Collector by Camron WrightA Day in the Life of Oscar the Grouch by Linda HaywardMrs. Fish, Ape, and Me, the Dump Queen by Norma Fox Mazer
What Rubbish! Trashy (?) Fiction set in a Dump or in Garbage
139 books — 14 voters
Amelia Bedelia by Peggy ParishMrs. Piggle Wiggle by Betty MacDonaldThe Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room by Stan BerenstainThe Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Chores by Stan BerenstainPigsty by Mark Teague
Children's Fiction: Tidying and Cleaning Up; Messes
134 books — 12 voters

A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboAngels of Hell by Felix CipherOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonMatched by Ally Condie
Utter TRASH!
188 books — 11 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingMein Kampf by Adolf HitlerA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboUna historia de ayer by Sergio Cobo
BOOKS I HATE WITH A BURNING PASSION
170 books — 10 voters

Histoire d'O | Story of O by Pauline RéageLove Story by Erich SegalForever Amber by Kathleen WinsorLady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. LawrenceFrom Russia with Love by Ian Fleming
Trash I Read in College as it was Fashionable to read it
24 books — 4 voters
The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason DeaverThe Story of Stuff by Annie LeonardThe Factory by Hiroko OyamadaThe Pursuit of Grouchiness by Julie KrautWaarom vuilnismannen meer verdienen dan bankiers by Rutger Bregman
Trash Covers
7 books — 3 voters

Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen LevineWhen Thunder Comes by J. Patrick LewisLa Causa by Dana Catharine De RuizWhite Water by Michael S. BandyWangari's Trees of Peace by Jeanette Winter
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54 books — 2 voters
Columbus Day Book for Kids by Souzan BirdiaThe Mystery of the Whispering Woods by Archana NayarWhat Is Columbus Day? A Fun Discovery Day Children’s Storyboo... by Souzan BirdiaBedtime Stories for Kids Ages 4-8 by Mary WatsonColumbus Day Adventure by Souzan Birdia
AI Slop Directed at Children
85 books — 2 voters

The Phoenix Core by Harvinder SinghThe Exodus Directive by Ian CopelandDaphne & Auren's Story by Daphne MeyersEXODUS FROM ELYRIA by Eric ValdespinoThe Chrome Messiah by AJ Prophet
AI-generated fiction about AI
88 books — 2 voters
Morrigan's Christmas Adventure in Poland With Carlos and Andrew by Michaela RileyThe Chicken Who Saved Santa by Carl EugèneSanta's Silly Wishlist by Annie NoorBelieve by Henry GalioBelieve by Henry Galio
AI slop Christmas books
47 books — 2 voters

Darcy & the Dinosaurs by W.D. MarcumBlue Goo Poos Too by W.D. MarcumThe Edge of the Known by Ethan SolaceThe Garden at the Edge of Loud by Krystal RoseJunebug the Chicken and the Messy Meadow by Krystal Rose
Rank AI Jeet Slop
39 books — 1 voter

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