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**Sharon's 2017 Challenge**
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COLOR CHALLENGEDuration: January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
go for all 15 - 15/15 FINISHED!
1. A book with "White" any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone).
2. A book with "Pink" any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon).
3. A book with "Red" any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet).
4. A book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot,).
5. A book with "Yellow" any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary).
6. A book with "Green" any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade).
7. A book with "Light Blue" any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean).
8. A book with "Dark Blue" any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy).
9. A book with "Purple" any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
10. A book with "Brown" any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee).
11. A book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal).
12. A book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze).
13. A book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
14. A book with a color in the title of the book.
15. A book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots,). Saw that someone used this book for this category ...
SERIAL READER CHALLENGEDuration January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017
goal 20/24
We definitely have some serious series readers in our group! As series readers tend to be in it for the long haul, we thought a full year would provide more flexibility in a series challenge. Readers can choose series with longer books, long or short series, be able to move between series, etc. Here’s how it will work!
to read? The Fallen #3, 4 and 5, Lord of the Rings 1-3, The Mediator 2-8, Mortal Instruments 5 and 6, The Selection (5) Delirium, Maximum Ride, Shatter Me
Fill in the following blanks to determine how many books you will read for this challenge. You can fill in one, two, three or all four blanks to come up with the total number of books you will read. Post your responses here!
I will finish __ series I have started before this year. (# books)
I will start __ series this year. (# books)
I will read __ books in a continuing series this year.
I will read __ series from start to finish this year. (# books)
I will read __ number of books that are part of a series. (# books)
My total number of books is 24
We will track your progress in the normal fashion. We also thought we would have some fun and try a tiered tracker as well! The tiers will be Series Dabbler (reads 1-6 books), Shelf Stacker (reads 7-12 books), Under the Covers Reader (reads 12-24 books), and Serial Reader (reads 24+ books).
TOP TEN FAVESDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2017
Last year during our 10K Member Celebration, we made a brand new Listopia for our group. The Top 10 for the Reading Challengers Listopia is available for each member of our group, so please check it out and let us know what your Top Ten Faves are. Note: if a book is not the first in a series and requires that one read the previous book(s) first, please do not add it to the list.
For this challenge, set a goal for how many of these books you would like to read. You know they'll be good because your fellow Reading Challengers have already made them their favorites!
Well, I've read 9 of the first 10 so I will expand my horizons and read the first 10 I haven't read. 0/10
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I probably should have already read this!6.
maybe I can finally finish this one? 7.
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how have I not read this?adding one or two more, just in case
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MY FAVORITE THINGSDuration January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
goal is 10 - 4/10
Thank you Ariel for the fantastic idea!
For this challenge, you will fill in the blanks with your favorite things and find "new to you" books that match each category. You can either find a book that has the same same words in the title, is about the same subject, has a picture of your favorite thing on the cover, is written by the same author, or is the next in a series. The choice is yours as long as you have never read the book before!
Here are your categories...
3. My favorite author is: Nora Roberts
4. My favorite genre is: Young Adult or Mystery
6. My favorite male book character is: Edward or Ranger :)
7. My favorite female book character is: Eve Dallas
8. My favorite song is: Riding for a Fall (book about west, cowboy) how about a horse farm
9. My favorite movie is: Miss Congeniality ... book about someone going undercover
10. My favorite television show is: NCIS. Criminal Minds ... book about FBI
11. My favorite color is: blue or purple
15. My favorite food is: Mexican
16. My favorite real place to visit is: Mexico or Disneyland
18. My favorite month is: July or December
19. My favorite quote is: You can't have everything, where would you put it? Book on organizing?
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: watching sports
POPSUGAR 2017 READING CHALLENGEDuration January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
start with 20 - 16/20
This year, Popsugar is back with its Reading Challenge for 2017. We know that a lot of our members had fun with last year's challenge, so we decided to bring it back this year.
The goal is to check off all of the 40 tasks in a year, but if that's too much, feel free to set a smaller goal. If it's not enough, Popsugar has added 12 extra tasks this year for the "hardcore" reader!
Feel free to adjust tasks as you see fit for your country or language.
1. A book recommended by a librarian
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
✔3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
7. A book that is a story within a story
✔8. A book with multiple authors
✔9. An espionage thriller
10. A book with a cat on the cover
✔11. A book with an author who uses a pseudonym
✔12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
14. A book involving travel - US, Turkey, France, Italy
✔15. A book with a subtitle
16. A book that's published in 2017
17. A book involving a mythical creature
✔18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
19. A book about food
✔20. A book with career advice
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
✔22. A steampunk novel
✔23. A book with a red spine
24. A book set in the wilderness
25. A book you loved as a child
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited
27. A book with a title that's a character's name
✔28. A novel set during wartime
29. A book with an unreliable narrator
30. A book with pictures
✔31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
32. A book about an interesting woman
33. A book set in two different time periods
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
35. A book set in a hotel
36. A book written by someone you admire
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before
✔40. A book you bought on a trip
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41. A book recommended by an author you love
42. A bestseller from 2016
✔43. A book with a family-member term in the title
44. A book that takes place over a character's life span
✔45. A book about an immigrant or refugee
46. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of
47. A book with an eccentric character
48. A book that's more than 800 pages
49. A book you got from a used book sale
✔50. A book that's been mentioned in another book
51. A book about a difficult topic
52. A book based on mythology
MARATHON CHALLENGEDuration: January 1 - January 31, 2017
How often is our New Year's Resolution to read more books? Let's start this 2017 with a marathon of reading!
goal 9/9 (or maybe 10? 2,756 pages)
With long holiday breaks coming, pick a pile of books you feel you could snuggle up with. A nice long over 500 page book, a group of books under 100 pages, that book that has been on your TBR waiting to read for way too long, or anything else you choose for yourself.
This is not a sprint, but a way to spend January in the pages! Pick the number of pages or books you would like to read in January and post them below. The goal is to get the New Year started fast! Who would have thought that by hurrying up and sitting with a book, that you could do a marathon?
MYTHS FROM AROUND THE WORLDDuration: January 1 - January 31, 201
goal 3/3
7. Finnish water spirit who will capture unmindful children. Read a book about a captured child.
8. Hippogriff - European medieval beast that is half eagle and half horse, known for being extremely fast and able to fly long distances. Read a book featuring a character who flies.
10. Jumbee - Caribbean malevolent entities. Read a book featuring a malevolent character.
2016 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNERSDuration: January 1, 2017 - March 31, 2017
goal 2/3
Let's celebrate the best books of 2016, Goodreads-style! This challenge is based around the Goodreads Choice Awards of 2016.
Read the winner in as many categories as you can, or if you prefer, you can also include the non-winning nominees in your list.
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A TO Z CHALLENGE -- LOCATION EDITIONDuration: January 1, through December 31, 2017.
This year we are doing a new twist on the A to Z Challenge. To go with our "Around the World Theme," we have decided to do a Location Edition! For this challenge you will read books with cities, states, provinces, countries, and worlds that fit for each letter of the alphabet. You may only use one location per book, and you may use fictional locations for this challenge.
For some examples, see below:
A: Arizona B: Boston C: Clare Island (Ireland) E: England
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I: Italy J: Jersey
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L: Lily, Arizona M: Miraji N: New York
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P: Prague
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S: Savannah T: Tulsa (or OK if need an O)
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V: The Village W:Wimbledon
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SPANNING THE GLOBEDuration: February 1 - February 28, 2017
In keeping with our Around the World theme, let's travel through books! Set a goal for the number of miles or kilometers you plan to travel. With every book you read, choose the setting (or settings) and calculate how many miles there are between that point My goal is 20,000 miles - traveled 22,818 miles
Starting point: Provo, UT USA
Provo, UT to London, England 4,879 miles from London, England to Trenton, NJ 3,511 from Trenton to NYC 60 from NYC to Newport, Oregon 2,951 From Newport, Oregon to Siena, Italy 5614 from Siena, Italy to Lehi, UT 5,653
THE WOMAN IN THE BOOK CHALLENGEDuration: March 1 - March 31, 2017
goal 3/4
This month's theme is Women, and several members suggested challenges with prompts to read different kinds of books by and about women - this is a hybrid of those suggestions. There are a wide range of topics to help us broaden our horizons!
1. Read a book written by a female author that is new to you.
3. Read a nonfiction book written by a female author.
9. Read a book where the antagonist is a female.
APRIL CHALLENGE - LINKSDuration April 1, 2017 to April 30, 2017
goal 2 links - 4 books total 1/2, 2/4 - well read 2 books and got 1 link not 2 - April was busy? didn't read as much as usual
Let's have a little fun linking up our books! Each task requires 2 books instead of 1.
1) TITLE TWINS: Read two books with that share a word in the title. Link is in the title.
MAY CHALLENGE: SPELL SUNRISESDuration May 1, 2017 to May 31, 2017
I'm in would like to get all 8 but will aim for 4
For the month of May, we are going to bring back a very simple challenge. We noticed that SUNRISES had 8 letters, and we thought that would be perfect for a spell out challenge. So for this challenge, all you have to do is find books that will spell out:
S: History of Joseph Smith by His Mother Lucy Mack Smith: The Unabridged Original Version
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N: The Night Is Forever
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E: Eagle Strike
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MAY CHALLENGE: SUN SONGSDuration May 1, 2017 to May 31, 2017
try for 3, 3/3)FINISHED!
For May, we would love to have a challenge based on songs with the word “SUN” in the title because there are just so many of these great songs.
Just a note: We went with songs primarily in English because that is the language of this group, but if you have a song in your language or any other song for that matter, please feel free to use it!
2)HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN (American Folk Song performed by the Animals): Read a book in which a character becomes imprisoned (metaphorically or literally) by his/her poor choices
4)WALKIN’ ON THE SUN (written by Greg Camp for Smash Mouth): Read a story that follows a child (or children) from a young age to adulthood
6) WALKING ON SUNSHINE (written by Kimberley Rew for Katrina & the Waves): Read a book in which two characters fall in love
FROM FICTION TO REALITYDuration: June 1 - June 30, 2017
We thought it'd be cool to learn more about the people, places, or time period in the fictional books we read, and to bring this challenge back in compact fun sized (monthly)! This challenge lets your fictional reading inspire you to read nonfiction books or vice versa.
You'll read books in pairs. Read any fiction book. Then, read a nonfiction book about any part of that fictional work. Or read a nonfiction book, then find a fictional work that's related to it.I'm in for 1 pair
currently reading (won't finish until June)
and I'll find a fiction book to go along with it
SEPTEMBER: BACK TO SCHOOLDuration: September 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017
goal 5/5
It's already September! I hope you all had a great summer and are ready for the next academic year. Good luck!
1) First day of classes: Read a book where someone is starting something new or otherwise involves a new beginning.
2) New notebooks: Read a book that involves writing or publishing in some form (character writing poems or a novel, tips for writers, character writes a letter, etc.).
(5) Time for recess! Read a book where characters spend time in the outdoors, have a party, or play games for enjoyment.
7) Science: Read a book with a green cover.
10) Studying: Read a book where one of the characters is in school or is trying to learn a new skill.
OCTOBER CHALLENGES: FOLKLOREDuration: October 1, 2017 to October 31, 2017
goal 5/5
Ballads A ballad is a traditional poem or folk song that tells a story, be it about true love, a heroic adventure, a scandalous interlude, or a tragic death, to name but a few possible topics. Read a book about true love, a heroic adventure, a scandalous interlude or a tragic death.
Fairy Tales Fairy tales are traditional stories, intended primarily for children, which recount human encounters with supernatural beings such as fairies, witches, ogres, and the like, most often conveying a cautionary message. Read a fairy tale or another story with supernatural elements.
Folk Dance A folk dance (also sometimes called ethnic dance) is any dance that originated with the common people of a region or cultural group and has been handed down by tradition. They were usually held at social gatherings by people who learned the dances informally. Read a book that include social gatherings
Legends A legend is a traditional historical tale or collection of related tales popularly regarded as true but usually containing a mixture of fact and fiction. They may explain an event or have a moral lesson. Read a historical or historical fiction book
Urban Legends An urban legend is a humorous or horrific story or piece of information circulated as though true, especially one purporting to involve someone vaguely related or known to the teller. Read a book that contains a story within the story
NOVEMBER CHALLENGE - TOGETHERNESS IN HOLIDAYS!Duration November 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017
goal 5 0/5
In America, November generally means Thanksgiving. However, there are many countries that celebrate other important holidays during this month. This month’s challenge is to read a book that meets goes with each of the holidays below:
1. All Saints Day, November 1 - Mostly associated with Christian belief, this holiday celebrates the lives of those who died for the faith. Each Christian denomination defines saint a bit differently. Read a book that features a saint or a dispute among the faiths. Bonus points if you finish it on November 1!
2. Culture Day of Bunka no Hi, Japan, November 3 - This event celebrates the Japanese Constitution and Culture. It is a day to celebrate peace, freedom, and prosperity. Read a book that has to do with Japanese culture or has something to do with prosperity. Bonus points if you finish it on November 3!
3. Guy Fawkes Day, United Kingdom, November 5 - This is a holiday to celebrate the botched assassination of King James I by, you guessed it, Guy Fawkes. Bonfires are routinely part of the celebration. Read a book that is set in the United Kingdom or features a fire. Bonus points if you finish it on November 5!
4. Martinmas, St. Martin and Germany, November 11 - This holiday is named for St. Martin of Tours. The celebration includes many ancient pagan customs that celebrated the harvest, such as the slaughtering of cattle and the harvesting of the crops. Read a book set in either St. Martin or in Germany or set during the harvest. Bonus points if you finish on November 11!
5. Armistice Day, Western Europe and the United States, November 11 - This holiday marks the end of World War I on the western front with the signing of the armistice by the Allies and Germany at Compiegne, France “on the 11th hour of the 11 day on the 11th month.” It is also called Remembrance Day and Veterans’ Day. Read a book about World War I or about a soldier returning home from war. Bonus points if you finish on November 11!
6. Revolution Day, Mexico, November 20 - This holiday celebrates the beginning of Mexico's decade-long struggle for independence. There are numerous parades throughout Mexico on their Dia de la Revolucion. Read a book set in Mexico or featuring a struggle for independence. Bonus points if you finish on November 20!
7. Teacher's Day, Costa Rica, November 22 - This holiday celebrates teachers and the education system in Costa Rica. Students often stage plays to celebrate their studies. Read a book set in Costa Rica or featuring a teacher. Bonus points if you finish on November 22!
8. Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day, Sikh and India, November 24 - This day of remembrance celebrates the life and death of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru of the Sikh religion. He was beheaded in 1675 when he refused to convert. Read a book featuring a Sikh or about someone who stands for his or her faith. Bonus points if you finish it on November 24!
9. Orange Day: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, November 25 - Declared by the UN, this day begins a 16 day campaign to bring awareness to and end gender-based violence. Read a book written by a female author or someone fighting to end violence against women. Bonus points if you finish it on November 25!
10. And there is Thanksgiving in the United States, the Third Thursday in November. - This is the holiday in the United States that celebrates the Pilgrims coming together with the Natives (this is contested, so no debates please). It is also the holiday that officially kicks of the holiday shopping season around the world. Read a book written about the indigenous people on North America or about materialism. Bonus points if you finish it on Black Friday!
NOVEMBER - PAIRED BOOKSDuration: November 1, 2017 to November 30. 2017
goal 2 pairs 0/4
November’s theme is togetherness, and in honor of that theme, for this challenge read paired books, books that are connected in some way. It could be the same author, same series, a common word, a common theme, same setting and so on and so forth - anything really as long as there's a link. You can even be really creative and pick books you wouldn't normally think go together.
Some examples:
Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey because they are both written by a Brontë
Catching Fire and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire because they both have fire in the title
The Great Gatsby and Breakfast at Tiffany's because they are both set in New York.
Just write the numbers of pairs you would like to read below.
COLOR CHALLENGEDuration: January 1 to December 31, 2018
in for all 0/15
This challenge requires you find books that have certain colors in their covers or in the title. An extra challenge would be to find books with all of these colors in their titles. Let the challenge leader know how many you would like to do and post your number below!
TIP: This is a fun challenge to use the "add book/author" option (located just above the comment box) and selecting "cover."
1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).
2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).
3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).
4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).
5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).
6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).
7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).
8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).
9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).
11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).
13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.
15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc...).
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