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I like both your ideas, Jennifer and Kai! Really great!
I love that idea Jennifer! It would be perfect for when Mockingjay comes out.
I love that idea Jennifer. I would definitely partake in that challenge.
I love that idea Jennifer although 14 books for a quarterly challenge will be too much of an ask for me, but I'd love to do it as a yearly challenge
Thumbs up for the Hunger Games challenge! I'd take part in it anytime!
Jo wrote: "I'm doing an A-Z challenge this year where I read 26 books each one's title starts with a letter of the alphabet. Thought it would good to see if anyone else would want to do it?"Jo, I'm not sure how I missed this post before, but I am doing that myself for the year. And although I had planned to complete my list of books to read, I still have a few letters that I haven't decided on yet. Have you managed to get a complete alphabet planned yet?
I just started a goal where I ask 20 friends to recommend a book and read them. It's part of a 101 Things in 1001 Days challenge, so I have a long time to finish, but I'm tracking it in my corner. Just an idea.
Rachel wrote: "I just started a goal where I ask 20 friends to recommend a book and read them. It's part of a 101 Things in 1001 Days challenge, so I have a long time to finish, but I'm tracking it in my corner. ..."That is kind of like our group's recommended reading challenge. It is one of our year long challenges. We all recommended books and created our own Listopia. There are a lot of good books on it.
I've only just started joining challenges and getting involved in goodreads, but find them to be really fun and thought of this challenge that might fit the July theme really well (Summer holiday). It may not work or be boring etc, but I thought I might as well try and share it :)Seeing as the summer holiday is a time for travel, I thought it would be fun to try and create a:
SIGHTSEEING CHALLENGE
1. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, USA. The Guggenheim is a world-renowned art museum in New York featuring mostly Impressionistic, Post-Impressionistic, early Modern and contemporary art.
Read a book written during the height of Impressionism (1870s-80s) OR read a book in which the main character is a painter.
2. The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. This huge iron construction was built in 1889 as the entrance arch for that year's World's Fair. It was only predicted a 20-year lifespan.
Read a book you find to be underrated.
3. Chichén Itzá in Yucatán, Mexico. Chichén Itzá is an ancient Mayan ruin city from c. AD 600-1200. The Mayans had the only known fully developed written language in the Americas of that time.
Read a book that is considered first of a kind OR read a book in which language plays a big part.
4. London Eye in London, England. You mostly see ferris wheels in amusement parks, going round and round, but never getting anywhere.
Read a book that takes place in an amusement park OR read a book about wanting to break free from routine.
5. Parthenon on Acropolis in Athens, Greece. This temple was dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena. Her symbols are Owls, Olive trees, Snakes, Aegis, Armor, Helmets, Spears and Gorgoneion.
Read a book that has one or more of these symbols on its cover.
6. The Great Wall of China in China. This ancient 21196 km long wall used to have a lot of purposes including border control, defense, regulation of trade and migration and the imposition of duties on goods transported along the Silk Road.
Read a book that takes place in one of the countries the main Silk Road passed through (China, India, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey).
(May be wrong about the countries there are a gazillion different maps and no clear list anywhere. Does anyone know more precisely?)
7. The Colosseum in Rome, Italy. As the largest amphitheatre of the Roman Empire, the Colosseum was among other things used to host gladitorial shows with tens of thousands in the audience.
Read a book about a fatal “game” OR read a book that involves a big performance.
8. Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain. Building on this very large church has been going on for 132 years, seemingly neverending as they constantly have to repair what has already been built. Some books can seem neverending as well.
Read a very long book (i.e. 500+ pages).
9. The Blue Lagoon in Reykjavik, Iceland. The Blue Lagoon is not only the name of a movie about two stranded teenagers, but also a spa and geothermal complex – one of the most visited attractions in Iceland.
Read a book in which someone gets stranded OR read a book with a shallow main character.
10. Ayers Rock (Uluru) in Australia. Uluru is a large, red sandstone rock formation sacred to the Aboriginal people of the area.
Read a book with its title containing the word or color red.
11. The Great Pyramid of Giza in Giza, Egypt. Most Egyptian pyramids were built as tombs for pharaos or their spouses, thousands of years ago, and there are many different theories as to how they were built. Some even believe them to be the work of aliens.
Read a book in which someone dies OR read a book that features at least one alien.
Jodi wrote: "Rachel wrote: "I just started a goal where I ask 20 friends to recommend a book and read them. It's part of a 101 Things in 1001 Days challenge, so I have a long time to finish, but I'm tracking it..."I guess you're right! I like the specific recommendations from readers/friends I admire and that their recommendations are specifically for me. But the two challenges are similar for sure.
Jaclyn wrote: "I saw a challenge I liked in another group, but the way it was played seemed difficult and kind of convoluted so I thought of an alternative way to use it. It's kind of a twist on the randomizer ch..."This sounds like a lot of fun! I would absolutely do this challenge!
Aleta wrote: "I've only just started joining challenges and getting involved in goodreads, but find them to be really fun and thought of this challenge that might fit the July theme really well (Summer holiday)...."Sounds like a great challenge, Aleta! I would definitely join!
Thank you! :) Jennifer, really like your challenge too, it looks like a lot of fun! It's actually making me interested in reading the Hunger Games lol :)
I also really like your challenge Kai, it's a great way to get some classics read :) I'm not a good enough reader to ever be able to read that many 'heavy' books in a month though, but I would love to do it as a quarterly challenge!
I really like the birthday theme for May. There are so many possibilities, such as:1. Read a book by an author who was born on your birthday.
2. Read a book featuring someone who shares your birthday. This can be a character for fiction, or a real person for nonfiction.
3. Somewhere in the world, at some point in time, an important event happened on your birthday. Read a book that is about the event or takes place in the same setting.
4. Famous literary birthdays in May, i.e.:
Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923) - Wrote the novel Catch-22. Read a satire, a book about war, or historical fiction.
Nora Ephron (May 19, 1941) was a famous New Yorker director and screenwriter. Read a book that has been adapted into a movie, a book about filmmaking, or a book takes place in New York.
Scott O'Dell (May 23,1898) wrote the Newbery Medal winner Island of the Blue Dolphins. Read a Newbery Medal winner, a survival book, or a book with a non-white protagonist.
✿Lilac✿ wrote: "I really like the birthday theme for May. There are so many possibilities, such as:1. Read a book by an author who was born on your birthday.
2. Read a book featuring someone who shares your..."
Sounds like fun! But maybe 1, 2 and 3 could change into 'the month in which you where born', since it might be hard to find someone or an event from the exact date you were born.
I really like this challenge, and actually, 1 and 3 might be easier than expected thanks to websites like these: http://www.historyorb.com/events/sept...
http://www.famousbirthdays.com/septem...
Using my birthday as an example I can read an Agatha Christie book and maybe a book set in Germany in the 30s (1935 - Nuremberg Laws deprives German Jews of citizenship & makes swastika official symbol of Nazi Germany) or maybe read Les Miserables (1988 - "Les Miserables," opens at Raimund Theatre, Vienna) or a book set in Afghanistan (2013 - 27 people are killed after a coal mine collapses in Afghanistan).
Lilac wrote: "I really like this challenge, and actually, 1 and 3 might be easier than expected thanks to websites like these: http://www.historyorb.com/events/sept...
http://www.famousbirthdays.com/septem..."
Oh, that's great! I didn't know these sites! Lets see what happened on my birthday...
I just checked: there is only one author with the same birthday as me (2nd of june): Thomas Hardy.Well, for a challenge like this, one would be enough...
(and I wouldn't mind reading another book by Thomas Hardy ;)...)
Here's something I was thinking for the June End of Term theme. This may be more of a quarterly challenge though.1. Summer break: This is the time of year, many students look forward to the most. Older students can spend months, planning vacations, study abroad or searching for the right summer job.
Read a book that involves a life changing trip or vacation
2. Good teacher: “Good” is entirely subjective so think about your favorite teacher, trainer or an educator who really made an impact on your life.
Read a book that explores the subject that person taught
3. Bad teacher: “Bad” is equally subjective but is sometimes more easily discernible. Think about your least favorite teacher or an educator who didn’t seem to care.
Read a book involving the topic he/she taught or where the characters do something that is generally unacceptable.
4. The Classics: There are hundreds of books that consistently make summer reading lists. Often, reading these allows us to avoid judgment from other readers later in life – “How have you never read that?” they tend to say.
Read a book that you feel like you "should" have read by now
5. Seniors: The fourth years of high school or an undergraduate university is the time when students prepare for the next step in their lives.
Read a book involving a transition (high school to college, human to non-human etc)
6. Juniors: Juniors are looking forward to their last year, sending applications (college, job or other) and hoping that they know themselves well enough to make the right choice.
Read a book where a character struggles with his/her identity or is trying to figure out who they are
7. Sophomores: Sophomore comes from two Greek words meaning “wise” and “foolish.”
Read a book on a subject or a character who is wise, foolish or both
8. Freshman: Stories of this first year in a new school can be both painful and entertaining.
Read a book where the character(s) are outsiders or experiencing something entirely new to them
9. Foreign Exchange: Exchange students represent the connection between a familiar world and a country that is just another chapter in a geography book.
Read a book set in a foreign country
10. Varsity: : This is the paramount achievement for any athlete yet even after reaching the Varsity team, athletes must work to maintain to their status.
Read a book involving a power struggle
11. Junior Varsity: For athletes in the making, getting a spot on the JV team gives them the opportunity to learn new skills in order to reach Varsity.
Read a book by an author that is new to you
12. New School Year: As the summer comes to a close and the new year starts, students are barraged with tests to assess what they’ve retained over the long vacation.
Read a book involving memory or memory loss.
A friend posted this on Facebook and immediately I thought this would be an awesome challenge. Read as many books from
this map
as you can. This could work for any length or any theme, but particularly fits with Summer Holiday or Empire.
For November:Celebrations: Fireworks are used for celebrations. Find a book that has a celebration day in it at some point. (ex. 4th of July, Birthday, Christmas... etc.)
Rachel wrote: "A friend posted this on Facebook and immediately I thought this would be an awesome challenge. Read as many books from this map
as you can. This could work for any length or any theme, but part..."
Hey, that would be fun! Reading the most famous book from every state of the U.S.A. - I think I would like that very much!
Since we commemorate the First World War this year, I thought it might be a nice idea to have a quarterly challenge on the First World War in October, November and December. 1: Since it is 100 years ago that the First World War broke out, read a book that is at least 100 years old or at the most 100 days young.
2: Before World War II began in 1939, World War I was called the Great War, the World War or the War to End all Wars. 135 countries took part in World War I, and more than 15 000 000 people died in the war. Read a story set in at least two countries.
3: The main causes of World War I included many factors, such as the conflicts and hostility between the great European powers of the four decades leading up to the war. The immediate origins of the war, however, lay in the decisions taken by statesmen and generals during the July Crisis of 1914 caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo. Read a book in which an important person is killed or read a crime novel.
4: King George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II and the last Tsar Nicholas II ruled Europe's three most powerful states. They were related, as King George, Kaiser Wilhelm and Tsar Nicolas wife were grandchildren of Queen Victoria. Read a family saga.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_saga)
5: The sinking of the RMS Lusitania on 7 May 1915 contributed to the American entry into World War I and became an iconic symbol in military recruiting campaigns of why the war was being fought. The RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by the Germans. On top of this Germany had suggested to Mexico to work together to attack the United States. The note making this suggestion however was intercepted by British spies and the American government was warned. Read a book where a code needs to be cracked or read a spy novel.
6: World War I was the first war where tanks, aero planes, and submarines or underwater boats (U-boats) were used as common weapons. The generals however were used to fighting wars without these, so they ordered their armies to attack in the old style of marching in rows- allowing the enemy to shoot them down easily. At the battle of the Somme in 1916, 60 000 British men died in a single day. Read either a book where something new is introduced or read a book on technology or science.
7: Despite the new technology lots of animals (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-24...) and (http://youtu.be/I_L5tQerJwA) were used in the Great War. The work of these animals was varied. Horses and mules were used to move supplies and weapons. Oxen were also used to pull heavy loads. Dogs were used as sentries, scouts, and ammunition and equipment carriers as well as to send messages. Carrier pigeons were used extensively to carry messages. Cats were brought in to try and control the rat population. Read a book on animals or read a book where at least one animal is important to the story.
8: The Christmas truce was a series of widespread, unofficial ceasefires that took place along the Western Front around Christmas 1914, during World War I. Through the week leading up to Christmas, parties of German and British soldiers began to exchange seasonal greetings and songs between their trenches. Troops from both sides were also friendly enough to play games of football with one another. Read either a book set at Christmas or with the word Christmas in its title.
9: Life in the trenches (http://www.1914-1918.net/intrenches.htm) was far from glamorous. In fact trenches were dirty, smelly and riddled with disease. For soldiers, life in the trenches meant living in fear. In fear of diseases and of course, the constant fear of enemy attack. The open space between two sets of opposing trenches became known as No Man’s Land because no soldier wanted to traverse the distance for fear of attack. The climate in France and Belgium was quite wet, so No Man’s Land soon became a mud bath. It was so thick that soldiers could disappear into it never to be seen again. The British and French actually recruited manpower from China to dig the trenches. Read a novel in which the main protagonist is in fear for his life or health.
10: Of the 60 million European soldiers, who were mobilised from 1914 to 1918, 8 million were killed, 7 million were permanently disabled, and 15 million were seriously injured. Germany lost 15.1% of its active male population, Austria-Hungary lost 17.1%, and France lost 10.5%. Those who had survived had suffered gas attacks or got shell shocked (http://youtu.be/IWHbF5jGJY0). Some returned home without legs or arms (http://youtu.be/VK6rZ--DhZM) Some lost their sanity. Read a book where one of the characters is mad or traumatized.
11: The "Lost Generation" was the generation that came of age during World War I. The term was popularized by writer Ernest Hemingway. Read a book by an author who served in the Great War (http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/for...) or read a novel set in the Great War.
12: Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the end of hostilities of World War I on that date in 1918 and is a national holiday in many countries. Every evening since 1928 The Last Post (http://www.lastpost.be/) has been played under the Menin Gate Memorial in Ieper (Belgium) at 8 o'clock sharp. Most likely there is also a First World War Memorial statue or plaque in your town. Look around your own local official buildings (churches, town halls, universities, fire brigade stations….) for a plaque commemorating those who have fallen in the Great War. Read a novel set in a town that has a First World War Memorial statue or plaque. In case it is your own town you can read a book set in your town or about your town.
I saw this challenge on another group, and their version seems to be a bit more complicated and regulated than necessary, but the idea is that people who sign up get to choose a few book options from another person's bookshelf and the other person has to read one of the books that was chosen for them. Here is the link to the other group's challenge page to give you a better idea of what I'm talking about. It could be a monthly thing like TBR Twins or something...there are a lot of ways to go with this.
Rachel wrote: "I saw this challenge on another group, and their version seems to be a bit more complicated and regulated than necessary, but the idea is that people who sign up get to choose a few book options fr..."I love this challenge, Rachel! I actually participate in it in that group and it's one of my favorites. I like that the choices are from your own TBR and it helps you get through some that you may have put on the back burner. Plus, you get really good feedback/recommendations/endorsements about the books.
Jaclyn wrote: "I love this challenge, Rachel! I actually participate in it in that group and it's one of my favorites. I like that the choices ..."There are two reasons I'm suggesting it here and not just joining with the other group: (1) Keeping track of one group's challenges is plenty for me and (2) I don't care for how regulated that other group is. In our group we can just read what we want without worrying about how we post what we read or how long it is to be sure it "counts" towards a challenge.
But this particular challenge looked like a lot of fun and a great way to discover new books while also just knocking off a few from our own lists.
I actually just adapted this challenge from a couple challenges on Karin's personal page, but I would totally do this challenge!Hoarders Challenge
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 book club selection that you missed.
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.
11. Read a book from 2014 Reading Challenge's Bookshelf that you haven't read yet.
12. List 3 books at the bottom of your challenge and the person to post after you will choose one out of those 3 for you.
Rachel wrote: "I saw this challenge on another group, and their version seems to be a bit more complicated and regulated than necessary, but the idea is that people who sign up get to choose a few book options fr..."Last summer I participated in a challenge from another group on this site. It was called the Clean Your Shelf Challenge. We had to provide our partner with a list of 20 books we want to read soon and the partner chose 10 books from that shelf you had to read and the order you had to read them in. It was a 15 day challenge. It was fun. Sounds similar to this one.
Rachel wrote: "I actually just adapted this challenge from a couple challenges on Karin's personal page, but I would totally do this challenge!Hoarders Challenge
1. Read the book that has been on your Goodreads..."
I would love this challenge...as long as it was in a manageable time frame :)
I agree, I also think the Hoarders Challenge would be great! Could it be done as a half-year challenge starting in July?
Oooo! I like the idea of having 6-month challenges. That would be great!
Here are a couple of ideas for August's "Empires" theme:The most populous Empires
1. Queen Victoria ruled the British Empire (1497 – 1997) when it had 400 million people in it. Read a book by a female author OR read a book about royalty.
2. The Qing dynasty (1644 – 1912) gathered more than 430 million people into it and was known for its porcelain and poetry. Read a poetry book (bonus if it contains haiku) OR read a book that mentions porcelain.
3. The Russian Empire (1721 – 1917) contained more than 170 million people in 1913 and defeated Napoleon’s advances. Read a book by a Russian author OR read a book where an underdog winning is part of the plot.
4. The Mughal Empire (1526 – 1857) had more than 170 million people in it during the 1700s and was known for its architecture, music, and literature. Read a book set in the area once controlled by the Mughals (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and India) OR a book with a unique building in it.
Eight of the Greatest Empires
1. The Ottoman Empire (1299 – 1923) was a multinational/ multilingual empire and was also known as the Turkish Empire. Read a book that was originally written in a language other than English OR read a book that contains at least one Muslim character.
2. The Persian Empire (Achaemenid Empire) (550 – 330 BC) was known for its architectural stonework on buildings such as masoleums and for its metalwork. Read a book that takes place (at least in part) in a cemetary OR read a book that has a metal in the title (for example: The Adventures of Tintin, The Man in the Iron Mask, The Silver Star, etc.)
3. The Byzantine Empire (330 – 1204 & 1261 – 1453) had its capital in Constanstinople (aka Istabul, aka Byzantium) and fell once but was temporarily revived. Read a book that takes place in a city that has at least one other name (for example: Bombay/Mumbai, Canton/Guangzhou, Saigon/ Ho Chi Minh City, St. Petersburg/Petrograd, New York/ New Amsterdam) OR read a book where something that is broken is put back together.
4. The Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) was known for its economic prosperity with the emporer at its head. Read a book that is focused on money OR read a book with a character named “Han/ Hans.”
5. It was said that the sun never set on the British Empire (1497 – 1997). Read a book where most of the plot takes place after sunset OR read a book that is set in several countries around the world.
6. The Russian Empire was officially founded by Peter the Great who brought European ideas to Russia. Read a book where at least one character is introduced to a foreign culture OR read a book where a character is unhappy with his or her life.
7. The Roman Empire (Western: 27 BC – 476 AD; Eastern: 330 AD – 1453 AD) borrowed from Greek mythology and was well known for its fighting in the Colosseums. Read a book about mythology OR read a book that includes a physical fight.
8. The Holy Roman Empire (off and on 800 – 1806) was an attempt to revive the Western Roman Empire and spent most of its existance very fragmented. Read a book that features something dysfunctional OR read a book where characters try hold on to something longer than they should.
9. The Mongol Empire (1206 – 1368) was the largest land empire (that covered only joining land) spanning from China to Europe and fell because Genghis Kahn’s grandchildren kept fighting over leadership. Read a large book (more than 500 pages) OR read a book that contains siblings fighting.
I think it would be a good idea to maybe do a "Short book" challenge, where the month before people nominate a book of their choice that is under say 200 pages, all the books are compiled into a list and then people choose how many they would like to read for the month of the challenge.This could be a good way to help people meet their reading challenge goals for the year as the short reads will give a boost to their figures.
It doesn't really fit a theme though, but might work as a mini challenge and I think it would be good as it would be open to all genres and it can be a way of recommending books you really enjoyed to others, or a way of doing a buddy-read within a challenge if you select to read the same books.
It could maybe happen in December, to push people over the last hurdle. Or earlier as it may re-motivate people who are beginning to flag!
Ian wrote: "I think it would be a good idea to maybe do a "Short book" challenge, where the month before people nominate a book of their choice that is under say 200 pages, all the books are compiled into a li..."This list could assist (though it doesn't specify pagecount just 'quick'). I like the idea - could even be a quarterly challenge for the last 3 months of the year, maybe?
This sounds interesting I would do it
I like this as a Q4 challenge. If I forget, someone please remind me!
I've got an idea that could maybe be used as a yearly challenge next year. It's similar to last year's every year challenge, except you read books from every decade instead. You could read a book from every decade of the 20th century or go as far back as maybe the 1700s or something. I think it'd be interesting to see how literature has changed over the years.
Here are two ideas I think might be fun :)1) The Seven Deadly Sins
2) The Greek pantheon (Ares: a book about war, Aphrodite: a book about love, etc etc)
Shannon Noel wrote: "Here are two ideas I think might be fun :)1) The Seven Deadly Sins
2) The Greek pantheon (Ares: a book about war, Aphrodite: a book about love, etc etc)"
I agree!
For October's theme Scream!1. Scream! was Michael and Janet Jackson's song. Read a book that takes place in a space ship or read a book that makes you want to scream.
2. I scream ice cream! Read a book that at least partially takes place in ice cream parlour or read a book that has ice cream on it's cover.
3. Scream is a series of American slasher films and consists, to date, of four motion pictures. Read a book about serial killer or read a book from series that has at least 4 books.
4. Scream if you wanna go faster! is second studio album by Geri Halliwell. Read a book that has female singer as a character or read a book that has a car or a motorbike on it's cover.
5. The Scream is a famous painting by Edvard Munch. Read a book that has painter as a character or read a book where a painting plays an important role.
For the September theme of Banned Books:1. Banned Books Week is September 21st-27th. Order your TBR List by Date Added and read a book that you added on the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, or 27th of any month or year.
2. Forty-six of the top 100 novels of the 20th century (based on Radcliffe Publishing Course's list ) have been the target of ban attempts. Read one of those 46 novels (found here ).
3. This is a list of the most frequently challenged books of the 21st century by year. Choose a year that has significant meaning to you (ie. graduated, married, baby born, hamster died, etc.), and then read a book from that year's list.
4. Use Random.org to help you choose a number between 1-100 that will correspond to one of the Top 100 Books Challenged/banned from 2000-2009 (found here ). If you see that someone got the same number/book as you, see if they want to do a buddy read!
5. Chances are you have recognized some books on these lists. Some may even be on your TBR list or some maybe your favorite books. But do you recognize the most challenged authors of the 21st Century? Sort your TBR list by author and find one who is on this list . If you can't find any common authors, read a book by one of the authors that you've never, ever heard of before -- ever.
6. During the actual Banned Book Week (September 21st-27th), read a book that has been banned by a government entity from Wikipedia's list .
7. Lastly, if all these controversial books are making your blush or get squirmy, read one of these books instead from a Goodread's listopia as a less offensive option.
2025 Reading Challenge
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Theme: The Hunger Games
The Capitol: The capitol is filled with beautiful extravagant people. Read a book with “beauty” in the title OR read a book where the main character is extraordinarily beautiful.
District 1: District 1 produces luxury items. Read a book about people who are rich OR read a book where a piece of jewelry plays an important role.
District 2: District 2 produces weapons and trains peacekeepers. Read a book about a war OR read a book with a dirty cop as one of the characters.
District 3: District 3 makes electronics. Read a book about a technologically advanced society OR read a book with a computer (or robot) as a main character.
District 4: District 4 is a fishing district. Read a book about a fisherman OR read a book that takes place on a boat.
District 5: District 5 is the source of electrical power. Read a book that features a lightning storm OR read a book that is set in a place without electricity.
District 6: District 6 is the hub of transportation. Read a book written by an author from a different country OR read a book that takes place in a real location you could visit.
District 7: District 7 produces lumber and paper. Read a book that takes place in a forest OR read a book where paper is used for something other than writing (i.e. for origami).
District 8: District 8 makes textiles. Read a book about fashion OR read a book where three or more characters dress the same.
District 9: District 9 produces grain and has no characters named in the books. Read a book with an unnamed main character OR read a book with a character who is a vegetarian.
District 10: District 10 specialized in raising livestock. Read a book that has a domestic animal as a character OR read a book that has an animal in the title.
District 11: District 11 is an agricultural district and Rue, a young herbalist, originated here. Read a book where a young person dies OR read a book where an herbalist saves someone from dying.
District 12: District 12 is the mining district, and Katniss and Peeta, its tributes, wear clothes that catch fire. Read a book that has a fire that is helpful in it OR read a book that has the word “coal” somewhere in it (add a quote of the sentence where you found the word).
District 13: District 13 is a rebellious district that specialized in nuclear technology. Read a book centered around a nuclear disaster OR read a book where the main character is rebellious.