Sam F's 2020 Challenge Corner

[Sam F]

Card 21 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: As of 2018, which two countries, both in North Africa, boast the only two subway systems on the whole continent?
[Egypt & Algeria - The Cairo Metro opened in 1987, and the Algier's Metra in 2011. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The book is set in Modern Day Egypt or Algeria.
Nay Task - The book was originally published in 2018.

2. Entertainment: The 1980's hit film Pretty in Pink was based on a song by which band of the same name?
[The Psychedelic Furs (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The cover has a fur-bearing animal on it.
Nay Task - The cover is 75% pink.

3. History: Who became the Duchess of Cambridge upon her marriage in April 2011?
[Kate Middleton - She is officially called Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The word Duchess or Cambridge is in the title.
Nay Task - The book is set in the month of April, or the word "April" is in the title.

4: Art/Literature: Which 1963 Anthony Burgess novel depicts a nightmarish future, aptly portrayed in the 1971 film starring Malcolm McDowell as a "droog"?
[ A Clockwork Orange (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - Read the book, A Clockwork Orange. Or, there is a clock on the cover.
Nay Task - The genre is dystopia.

5: Science: In which Scandinavian country is the 13-foot Norwegian Spruce that's the oldest tree on earth, having seen 9500 birthdays?
[Sweden - It was discovered in 2004. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The book is set in Sweden or is written by a Swedish author.
Nay Task - Read the book that has been on your TBR the longest.

6: Sport: On which side of his face does Mike Tyson sport a tribal tattoo?
[Left (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The word "Left" is in the title.
Nay Task - The title contains a word in which "Tattoo" is the root word. Eg. - Tattoo, Tattooist, Tattooing. Sub-titles count for this task.

[Sam F]

Card 22 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: Britain's Prince William married Katie Middleton in which London church?
[Westminster Abbey (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The book is set in an abbey or the word "Abbey" is in the title.
Nay Task - The book is set in London.

2. Entertainment: What part did the stuntman Glenn Ennis play in the award-winning film, the Revenant?
[The Bear - the digitized bruin that mauled Leonardo was nicknamed "Judy" by the filmmakers. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - There is a bear on the cover, or the word "Bear" is in the title.
Nay Task - The theme of the book is survival that does not involve war situations. You may use this resource. Required that you justify that the book fits the task. -

3. History: In which year was the first successful human heart transplant performed? - 1967, 1970, or 1977?
[1967 - By Dr Christiaan Barnard in South Africa (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The book is set in South Africa, or is written by a South African author.
Nay Task - The cover has a heart on it, or the title has the word "Heart" in it.

4: Art/Literature: Which of the Beatles asked Isaac Asimov to write a screenplay for a sci-fi movie musical in 1974?
[Paul McCartney - Sir Paul supposedly rejected Asimov's work because he didn't use his suggested dialogue. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - A main character is a knight.
Nay Task - The genre is classic science fiction.

5: Science: What medicinal and landscaping plant is called a "living fossil" having hardly changed in over 200 million years?
[Ginkgo - Fossils of extinct species are nearly identical including the unique fan-shaped leaves. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - A main character is an archeologist.
Nay Task - The theme of the book is medical.

6: Sport: In poker, what is it called when your hand includes an ace, king, queen , jack and ten all in the same suit?
[Royal Flush (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The theme is about a royal family.
Nay Task - The title: contains "Ace", "Spade", "Diamond", or "Heart".

[Sam F]

Card 23 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: Whose body was buried in the Smithsonian in 1905, making it the first time the British gent who founded the museum ever "visited" the US?
[James Smithson (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The author has the initials JS or SJ.
Nay task - The setting is a museum.

2. Entertainment: On which animated 1960's TV series were the household appliances powered by animals?
[The Flintstones (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - A main character's name is Fred, Wilma, Barney, or Betty.
Nay Task - The cover depicts one of these animals: Elephant, Sheep, Bird, or Turtle.

3. History: What canine breed is not only the state dog of Pennsylvania, but was also used by nobility in the 16th Century to hunt boar?
[Great Dane - This mighty breed originated in Germany (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The book is set in Germany, or written by a German author. - The Lighthouse
Nay Task - The book is set in Pennsylvania.

4: Art/Literature: Whose 1981 engagement ring, valued then at $47,000, is a 12 carat blue sapphire surrounded by 14 diamonds in a white gold setting?
[Princess Diana - it's now Kate Middleton's, and worth a helluva lot more. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The cover has a crown on it.
Nay Task - The word "Sapphire" or "Diamond" is in the title.

5: Science: What "leggy" cluster of space dust in the Taurus constellation is the remains of a star that exploded in 1054?
[Crab Nebula - It was first recorded by Chinese astronomers. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The cover has a grouping of stars depicting a nebula or galaxy.
Nay Task - The genre is space opera.

6: Sport: Which one of these critters was added to Barnum's Animal Crackers per a 2002 consumer poll - koala, penguin, or walrus?
[Koala (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The book is set in Australia, or written by an Australian author.
Nay Task - There is a wild animal on the cover.

[Sam F]

Card 24 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: The ancient Roman town of Pompeii was destroyed - and preserved - by the eruption of which volcano in 79 C.E.?
[Mount Vesuvius - In 1748 the town was discovered mostly intact between layers of volcanic ash. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - There are mountains on the cover.
Nay Task - Book is set in ancient Rome.

2. Entertainment: What is the name of the ginger tabby in the 1979 film, Alien?
[Jones or "Jonesy" (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - Author's name is Jones.
Nay Task - The main character has ginger coloured hair (red).

3. History: Who was captured on Aug 4, 1944 in a warehouse on the Prinsengracht Canal in Amsterdam?
[Ann Frank (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The book is written as a diary.
Nay Task - The book is set in the Netherlands, or is written by a Dutch author.

4: Art/Literature: What is the nationality of Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula - German, Irish, or Transylvanian?
[Irish (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - Book is set in Ireland, or is written by an Irish author.
Nay Task - The genre is classic horror.

5: Science: Alfred Nobel, father of the Nobel Peace Prize, made his fortune with the invention of which powerful tool?
[Dynamite - As well as other forms of high explosives. Talk about irony. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The cover depicts an explosion.
Nay Task - The cover has a tool on it. Does not include cutlery or writing implements.

6: Sport: What is the name of the Japanese dish of slivered raw fish served without rice?
[Sashimi (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The book was originally published in Japanese.
Nay Task - There is fish on the cover, or the word "Fish" is in the title.

[Sam F]

Card 25 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: Which actor was effectively banned from China after portraying Heinrich Harner in the 1997 movie Seven Years in Tibet?
[Brad Pitt - He was allowed to visit with Angeline Jolie in 2014, while she promoted one of her films. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - Read a book with the same title as one of Brad Pitt's movies. Brad Pitt Filmography
Nay Task - The book is in a series of 7 primary works.

2. Entertainment: Which director has cameos in his classic films, Halloween, Escape from New York, and The Thing?
[John Carpenter - He also composes many of his own soundtracks. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - Read a book with the title of one of John Carpenter's movies. John Carpenter's Filmography
Nay Task - The title has the word "Halloween", "Escape", or "Thing" in it.

3. History: What French explorer claimed what is now known as Canada for France in 1534?
[Jacques Cartier (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The author's initials are JC or CJ.
Nay Task - The book is set in the 1500's.

4: Art/Literature: Which eccentric poet friend of Shelley would not allow any of his numerous romantic conquests to eat in front of him?
[Lord Byron - He made an exception for champagne and lobster, saying they were the only "becoming" food. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task- Cover has a champagne flute on it.
Nay Task - The genre is classic romance.

5: Science: What is the term for a natural depression in a land surface formed by the dissolution and collapse of a cavern roof?
[Sinkhole (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - In Mexico, it's called a cenote. The book is set in Mexico or is written by a Mexican author.
Nay Task - The title has the word "Cavern" or "Cave" in it.

6: Sport: Which product's labelling once depicted an image of a Native American chief with the politically incorrect slogan, "Don't be a Paleface"?
[Coppertone - The slogan also appeared alongside Little Miss Coppertone. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The cover has a beach scene.
Nay Task - The theme is North American aboriginal people.

[Sam F]

Card 26 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: What North African stew is also the name of the dish it is cooked in?
[Tagine (Tajine) (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - Setting is Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, or Libya
Nay Task - Cover has a stove, oven, or cooking pots on it.

2. Entertainment: Who played George VI in The King's Speech?
[Colin Firth - The role earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The book was made into a movie that won an academy award.
Nay Task - The title has the word "King" in it.

3. History: Who is the Pre-Civil War author of a short story about a beating heart beneath the floorboards?
[Edgar Allan Poe - The famous piece is The Tell Tale Heart (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - Read an anthology of Poe's stories, or a book about Poe.
Nay Task - The genre is anthology or short stories. - The Color Master: Stories

4: Art/Literature: Which trio of countries, all starting with the same letter, does Elizabeth Gilbert journey to in her memoir Eat Pray Love?
[Italy, India, Indonesia (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The book is set in Italy, India or Indonesia.
Nay Task - The title has the word "Eat", "Pray", or "Love" in it.

5: Science: The cacao tree, whose botanical name translates to "food of the gods" produces a bean used to make what?
[Cocoa or chocolate - the beans from a single tree produce less than a pound a year. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The title has the word "Cocoa" or "Chocolate" in it.
Nay Task - The title has the word "God" in it. - God Help the Child

6: Sport: Which Scottish competition includes contests in Highland dancing, hammer throwing, and caber tossing?
[Highland Games - The caber looks a lot like a telegraph pole. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The cover has telegraph, telephone, or electric poles on it.
Nay Task - The story has a competition/contest in it. It doesn't need to be a main theme, just so long as the event is significant.

[Sam F]

Card 27 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: Which African country gained its independence from Sudan in 2011?
[South Sudan (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The title has the word "South" in it.
Nay Task - The book was originally published in 2011.

2. Entertainment: Which HBO World War II miniseries stars a bunch of Brits as American soldiers in the US Army's Easy Company?
[Band of Brothers (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - Title has the word "Band" or "Brother" in it.
Nay Task - Theme is WWII.

3. History: Historically, parts from which animal were used to stiffen corsets?
[Whale - The baleen, the parts of their mouths used to filter food, were cut into tough, flexible strips. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The cover has a whale on it, or the word "Whale" is in the title.
Nay Task - The cover has a corset on it.

4: Art/Literature: In which Canadian Province does Anna of Green Gables live?
[Prince Edward Island (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The book is set in one of the 4 Maritime Provinces of Canada (Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland/Labrador).
Nay Task - There is a house on the cover.

5: Science: Which lake in Central Asia, once the fourth largest in the world, has shrunk by 90% because of drought and diversion of the rivers that once fed it?
[Aral Sea - and yes, despite its name, it is actually a saltwater lake rather than a sea. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The word "Sea" is in the title.
Nay Task - The word "Lake" is in the title.

6: Sport: Jigs, spoons, and flies are used in which sport?
[Fishing - These are all kinds of lures. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The title contains a word in which ""Fish" or "Lure" is the root word. Eg. Fishes, Fishing, Luring, Lured.
Nay Task - The cover has a spoon on it, or the word "Spoon" is in the title.

[Sam F]

Card 28 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: The capital city of which island was the starting point of Diana Nyad's epic 103 mile swim to Key West in 2013?
[Cuba - her first attempt was when she was 28 years old; she finally did it at age 64! (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - Read a memoir or biography of a woman who has done something extraordinary. This task excludes celebrities whose "feat" is entertainment. (May be about a group of women.)
Nay Task - The book was originally published in 2013. - Never Go Back

2. Entertainment: What legendary singer, absent from the late night talk show circuit for 47 years, paid Jimmy Fallon a visit in 2014?
[Barbara Streisand - Her previous visit was in 1967 with Johnny Carson. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - Main character is Barbara or Johnny. - Innocent
Nay Task - Title contains the word "Legend" or "Legendary".

3. History: Which company gave away free dessert molds to Ellis Island Immigrants in the early 1900's as a welcoming gift?
[Jell-O - The company name, of course, was etched into the mold. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The title's first word starts with a J.
Nay Task - The theme is immigrant experience.

4: Art/Literature: Which Broadway musical and 2014 movie is based on Grimm Brother's fairy tales?
[Into the Woods - by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The title has the word "Wood" on it.
Nay Task - Genre is a retelling of a fairy tale.

5: Science: Which type of flower do vanilla beans come from?
[Orchid (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The title has the word "Orchid" on it, or there are Orchids on the cover.
Nay Task - The cover has flowers other than orchids on it.

6: Sport: In 2013, which Monopoly piece was replaced with a cat?
[Iron - The cat received more votes than a robot, a helicopter, a diamond ring, and a guitar. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The cover has a Robot, Helicopter, Ring, or Guitar on it.
Nay Task - The cover has a housecat on it.

[Sam F]

Card 29 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: What flag is yellow and white and features two crossed gold keys that were mentioned in the New Testament?
[Vatican City (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The book is set in Rome.
Nay Task - The cover has a key on it.

2. Entertainment: Which actress claims she cried when she was shown her wardrobe for the role of the monarch in the 2006 film, The Queen?
[Helen Mirren - She didn't like the clothes, but she carried on, and won an Academy Award. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The book won a Goodreads award in any year.
Nay Task - The main character is a queen.

3. History: Which June 4, 1989 Chinese military crackdown effectively ended a vibrant student democracy movement?
[Tiananmen Square (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The book is set in Modern Day China.
Nay Task - A main character is a student.

4: Art/Literature: Which play won a Tony Award in 1980 that depicted the rivalry between Salieri & Mozart?
[Amadeus (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The title is a single word starting with "A".
Nay Task - The book is set in Austria or Italy.

5: Science: In Argentina in the 1890's, which type of evidence was first used to accurately solve a crime?
[Fingerprints (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The genre is crime that is solved by the police. "Crime" needs to be on the main book page and it's required that you explain that it is a police procedural.
Nay Task - The book is set in South America or is written by a South American author.

6: Sport: What scientist wore her blue lab dress instead of a wedding gown when she married her husband Pierre in 1895?
[Marie Curie (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The book is set in Poland or is written by a Polish author.
Nay Task - There is a blue or white dress on the cover.

[Sam F]

Card 30 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: At which French landmark would you find the Hall of Mirrors?
[Palace of Versailles (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - Genre is historical fiction set in France.
Nay Task - The cover has a historic or landmark building on it.

2. Entertainment: Which of the following is not a Wes Anderson movie - Fantastic Mr Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, or Napoleon Dynamite?
[Napoleon Dynamite - Jared Hess wrote and directed it. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The book is set between 1760 and 1820.
Nay Task - There is a fox on the cover, or the word "Fox" is in the title.

3. History: Which 16th-century Italian astronomer's middle finger is displayed at the Florence History of Science Museum?
[Galileo - A fitting salute to those who jailed him for saying the sun is the center of the universe. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The word "Universe" is in the title.
Nay Task - The title has the word "Museum" in it.

4: Art/Literature: What author of Something Wicked This Way Comes is descended from a Salem witch, who luckily avoided the hangman's noose in 1692?
[Ray Bradbury (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The book is set in Illinois.
Nay Task - The genre is historical fiction about witches.

5: Science: Which unlikely phrase describes the creepy feeling we might get when we see a robot the looks just a little too human?
[Uncanny Valley - Coined in the 1970's, it's a weird term for the depth of that kind of discomfort. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - The book is set in the 1970's.
Nay Task - Theme is artificial intelligence.

6: Sport: In which sport do you wear a lame, a plastron, and a mask?
[Fencing - a lame is an over-vest that defines the target area; a plastron is an underarm protector. (hide spoiler)]
Yay Task - There is a sword on the cover.
Nay Task - There is a mask on the cover.

[Sam F]

COLOR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

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 geometric pattern on the cover (rainbows, stripes, polka dots, floral pattern, mosiac, etc...). -

15. Read a book with an ugly (to you) cover. -

16. Read a book with two or more color words in the title (yellow gold, black & white, etc...)

17. Read a book with the word “Color” in the title. -

18. Read a book with a word describing color in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, shiny, mosiac, etc...)

[Sam F]

TBR JAR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest. - The Fall of Giants, The Perfect Present

2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year. - Lucky Man, 13th Tale, 9 Perfect Strangers, The Hypnotist's Love Story, When We Were Orphans, The Simarillion, The Woman in White, The Gown, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, The Improbability of Love, Open House, Cane River, Dead Wake, The Beauty of Humanity Movement, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, The Girl in the Woods, Dumplin', Into the Water, Circling the Sun, The Gown

3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages. - Les Miserable

4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages. - Family Furnishings

5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born.

6. Read a book the 20th book on any page of your TBR. - Sleeping Naked is Green

7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher. - Written in My Own Heart's Blood, Educated, The Book of Negroes, Echo in the Bone, A Breath of Snow & Ashes, All Things Wise & Wonderful, A Man Called Ove, The Struggle is My Life, A Fine Balance, Sherlock Holmes, Carly's Voice, Walking on Water, The Brothers Karamazov, Cutting for Stone, Fall of Giants, The Storyteller, Little Princes, Last of the Breed, Shadow of the Wind, Shake Hands with the Devil, Daughters are Forever, The Orenda, Infidel, The Brain that Changes Itself, Narcissus and Goldmund, Prisoner of Tehran, Necessary as Blood, Sophie's Choice, An Anthropologist on Mars, The God of the Hive, They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky, The Perfect Present, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Les Miserables, A Girl of the Limberlost, Barney's Version, The Secret Keeper, Rush Home Road, Outliers, The Spark, The Forgotten Garden, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, Steppenwolf, The Name of the Rose, The Golem & The Jinni, The Freedom Writers Diary, The Bourne Supremacy, The Gown, The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B., The Library at Mount Char, Dead Wake, In Defense of Food, Dead Simple, Breakfast of Champions, Lucky Man, The Beekeeper's Apprentice, The Lemon Tree, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, The Botany of Desire, Cane River, Plan B, Family Furnishings, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, Mudbound, Guns Germs & Steel, Family Matters, Hamlet, The Birth House, The Kitchen God's Wife, The Girl You Left Behind, Here Comes Trouble, Middlesex, Prodigal Summer, Long Beach Wild, Born Adventurer, The Woman in White, The Manticore, Inside the O'Briens, Hidden Figures, The Hundred Secret Senses, Lullabies for Little Criminals, Silent Spring, The Tipping Point, One Plus One, All My Puny Sorrows, Freakonomics, The 13th Tale, Already Home, My Year of Meats, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, T is for Trespassing, Circling the Sun, A God in Ruins, The Husband's Secret, David & Goliath, The Disappeared, High Fidelity, The Psychopath Test, The Beach, Do Not Say We Have Nothing, The Child Finder, On The Beach, The Artist's Way, The Beauty of Humanity Movement, The Piano Man's Daughter, Blink, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The Silmarillion, The Mind's Eye, The Moonstone, Dumplin', Shanghai Girls, Conversations With Myself, The Grapes of Wrath, Everything Is Illuminated, The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao, The Whole Truth, The Goldfinch, Good Morning, Midnight, Gonzalez & Daughter Trucking Co., The Last Wife of Henry VIII, The Distant Hours, Sweetland, Harvest Home, You are Not So Smart, River Thieves, 100 Days, Mr. Nice, The Headmaster's Wager, The Darkest Wind, Chronicler of the Winds, Honeymoon in Purdah, The Sound and the Fury, Lady's Maid, The Custodian of Paradise, Summer Sisters, The Professor & the Madman, A Train in Winder, Crazy Rich Asians, Punishment, Case Histories, The Known World, The Good Apprentice, True History of the Kelly Gang, The Wreckage, The Paris Wife, The Hour I First Believed

8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors. - God Help the Child

9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user. - Circe

10. Read a book with a cover you love. -

11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover. - The Girl of the Limberlost, Mudbound, The Brain that Changes Itself, The Forgotten Garden, Shiver, The Hedgehog Fox & Magister's Pox, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Drink the Bitter Root, Be The Pack Leader, Mrs Mike, Hothouse Flower, The Husband's Secret, All Things Wise & Wonderful, Life After Life, The Distant Hours, The Kitchen God's Wife, My Year of Meats, Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil, The Botany of Desire, True History of the Kelly Gang,

12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book. - The Scorched Wood People, Little Princes, Red Moon, In Defense of Food, Punishment

13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name. - All Things Wise & Wonderful, Beautiful Losers, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Beyond Belfast, A Blade of Grass, The Book of Negroes, The Botany of Desire, The Brain that Changes Itself, Breakfast of Champions, A Breath of Snow & Ashes, The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao, Chronicler of the Winds, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, Conversations With Myself, A Cup of Friendship, The Custodian of Paradise, Cutting for Stone, Daughters are Forever, Fall of Giants, Family Furnishings, Family Matters, Fault Lines, The Flying Troutmans, Freakonomics, The Freedom Writers Diary, French Toast, A Girl of the Limberlost, The Glassblower of Murano, The Grapes of Wrath, The Hedgehog Fox & Magister's Pox, Hidden Figures, Hothouse Flower, In Defense of Food, In Office Hours, The Kitchen God's Wife, Last of the Breed, Life from Scratch, Lullabies for Little Criminals, The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B., A Map of Glass, My Father's Tears and Other Stories, My Year of Meats, The Name of the Rose, Nine Perfect Strangers, The Origin of Species, The Paris Wife, The Perfect Present, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Prisoner of Tehran, The Shadow of the Wind, The Singing Fire, Songs of Enchantment, Songs of the Humpback Whale, The Sound and the Fury, Steppenwolf, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, The Struggle is My Life, T is for Trespass, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky, True History of the Kelly Gang, The Hour I First Believed

14. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder. Read the book that is that same number. (e.g., if you have 20 pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder, read book number 20 from your list). - Case Histories, Steppenwolf, Red Moon, A Breath of Snow & Ashes, Codebreakers, A Girl of the Limberlost, The Perfect Present, The Happiness Project,

15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges. - My Life on the Road

16. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it). - All the Light We Cannot See

17. Read the book with the least number of ratings. - We Who Can Fly, The Violets of Usambara

18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it. - The Poets' Corner: The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family

19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf. - Tell Me Lies

20. Read a book that you own. - Surprise Me

21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you. - A Fine Balance, The 20th Wife, The Gown, The Improbability of Love, We Are Not Ourselves , The Kitchen House, The Interestings, Life From Scratch, Hothouse Flower, Mudbound, All My Puny Sorrows, Honeymoon in Purdah, A Casual Vacancy, The Girls, The Last Wife of Henry VIII, The Freedom Writer's Diary, A Gentleman in Moscow, The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, Sometimes Mine, Already Home, The Perfect Present, Fall of Giants, Girl of the Limberlost, Robin, The Geography of You and Me

22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read. - Oliver Twist

23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish. Les Miserables, The Opposable Mind,

24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format. - I is for Innocent

25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read. The Color Master: Stories

26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book. - Freakonomics, Nine Perfect Strangers

27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page. - Life After Life

28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book. - The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir

29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation. - Inside the O'Briens, Written in My Own Heart's Blood, The Widower's Tale, The Hypnotist's Love Story, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, The Teacher's Daughter, Sophie's Choice, The Piano Man's Daughter, My Father's Tears, The Mind's Eye, The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B., The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hedgehog Fox & Magister's Pox, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, The Headmaster's Wager, Guns Germs & Steel, Good Morning Midnight, Gonzalez & Daughter Trucking Co., Dumplin', The Beekeeper's Apprentice, Barney's Version, The Artist's Way,

30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme. - The Lighthouse

31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR.

32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself. - Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Scarlet,

[Sam F]

B1. Magical Realism - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
B2. Travel - The Great Adventure: Volunteer Stories of Life Overseas
B3. Mystery or Thriller - I is for Innocent
B4. Humor/Comedy - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
B5. Dystopian - The Adoration of Jenna Fox

I1. Short Stories/Novella - The Color Master: Stories
I2. Biography
I3. Coming of Age - All the Light We Cannot See
I4. Satire
I5. Historical Nonfiction

N1. Family Saga - Tell Me Lies
N2. Poetry - The Poets' Corner: The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family
N3. Free Space - The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir
N4. Romance - Surprise Me
N5. Tragedy - Say Her Name

G1. General Nonfiction - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
G2. Fantasy - We Sold Our Souls
G3. Young Adult - Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1
G4. Chick-lit - The Love Market
G5. Memoir - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

O1. Young Adult Fantasy - Seizure
O2. Classics - Postern of Fate
O3. Horror - We Have Always Lived in the Castle
O4. Historical Fiction - Circe
O5. Adventure - The Mountain Between Us

[Sam F]

ADVENTURERS CLUB
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Exploration
1. Read a travelogue or travel guide. - The Great Adventure: Volunteer Stories of Life Overseas
2. Read a book featuring flânerie (description of exploring a city on foot) - The Lighthouse
3. Read a book in which geography, mapmaking, or maps play a central role. - The Violets of Usambara
4. Read a non-fiction work of history or a micro-history. - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
5. Read a work featuring an alternative history or time travel.

Nature
6. Read a book that focuses on animals or is narrated by a non-human, terrestrial animal. - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
7. Read a non-fiction book about flora (such as botany or gardening), or read a novel where a garden or gardening plays a central role. - Postern of Fate
8. Read a book with a plant or non-human animal on its cover. -
9. Read a book that focuses on a mineral or rock, or prominently features one on its cover. -
10. Read a book that features climate change.
11. Read a book with a weather-related word in its title. - Russian Winter

Space, Science, and Technology
12. Read a book about our solar system, or a book set on another planet/world.
13. Read a book about life in an extra-terrestrial colony.
14. Read a book about any science or a scientist (real or fictional), or authored by a scientist. - All the Light We Cannot See
15. Read a book authored by an engineer or has an engineer (any field) as its main character. - The Adoration of Jenna Fox
16. Read a book touching on how information technology influences daily life. - When You Find Out the World Is Against You: And Other Funny Memories About Awful Moments

Society & Health
17. Read a memoir, biography, or autobiography. - The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir
18. Read a book about a fine art or craft, or about someone (real or fictional) who is an artist, such as a painter, musician, or artisan. - I is for Innocent
19. Read a collection of essays.
20. Read a non-fiction book on a past or current social issue. - My Life on the Road
21. Read a book that features an individual who strives toward healthier living. - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
22. Read a book that describes a community’s efforts to improve its quality of life. - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Bonus Adventures
23. Read a book about a real or fictional adventurer. - The Mountain Between Us
24. Wild-card: Create your own "adventure" related to this challenge's themes. - Circe
If you choose this prompt, be sure to share your created adventure with us!

[Sam F]

Classics Bingo 2020

B1: Classic of Asia - The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform
B2: Classic Tragedy
B3: A Book Published at Least 200 Years Ago
B4: Memoir, Autobiography, or Biography
B5: Classic of Europe - Postern of Fate

I1: Classic Mystery or Crime - I is for Innocent
I2: Group Bingo Participant Pick - Tell Me Lies
I3: Classic Drama or Play
I4: Book From Group’s 2020 Bookshelf
I5: Classic Gothic or Horror - We Have Always Lived in the Castle

N1: Book From Group’s Old School Classic Shelf prior to 2020 - Much Ado About Nothing, The Pillars of the Earth, Hamlet, 12th Night, The Brothers Karamazov, The Stand, The Moonstone, Sherlock Holmes, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, The Woman in White, Les Miserables,
N2: Winner of a Foreign Literary Prize - The Wind in the Willows
N3: Reader’s Choice - The Beekeeper's Apprentice
N4: Classic Short Story - Poirot Investigates
N5: Book From Group’s New School Classic Shelf prior to 2020 - As I Lay Dying, House of the Spirits, Watership Down, The Handmaid's Tale, The Grapes of Wrath, Oz, The Name of the Rose, The Sound & The Fury,

G1: Classic Science Fiction or Fantasy - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
G2: The Bigger Read List by English Pen - The House of the Spirits, The Name of the Rose, Les Miserables, The Windup Bird Chronicle, Steppenwolf, Sophie's World,
G3: Poetry or Essay Collection - The Poets' Corner: The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family
G4: Banned Book - Oliver Twist
G5: Classic Science or Philosophy

O1: Classic of Africa, Antarctica, Australia, or Oceania
O2: Classic Western
O3: Book Published the Year You Were Born
O4: Classic Adventure - The Great Adventure: Volunteer Stories of Life Overseas
O5: Classic of the Americas - A Separate Peace

[Sam F]

My fabulous 12 + 2 Old & New Classic Challenge

1899 and earlier/Old School
1. Les Misérables
2. The Brothers Karamazov
3. Oliver Twist

<>1900-1999/New School
4. The Sound & The Fury
5. The Name of the Rose
6. A Girl of Limberlost

My Wild Card Six
7. The Moonstone
8. The Kitchen God's Wife
9. Hamlet
10. The Grapes of Wrath
11. When We Were Orphans
12. The Wind-up Bird Chronicle

Alternates
A-1. The Bourne Identity
A-2. Steppewolf

[Sam F]

Classics: The Year You Were Born and 100 Years Earlier

1969"

1. Philip Roth, Portnoy’s Complaint

2. Mario Puzo, The Godfather

3. Jacqueline Susann, The Love Machine

4. Harold Robbins, The Inheritors

5. Michael Crichton, The Andromeda Strain

6. Irving Wallace, The Seven Minutes

7. Penelope Ashe, Naked Came the Stranger

8. Chaim Potok, The Promise

9. Gwen Davis, The Pretenders

10. Daphne du Maurier, The House on the Strand

11. John Fowles, The French Lieutenant’s Woman

12. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, On Death and Dying

13. Robert F. Kennedy, Thirteen Days

14. Pearl S. Buck, The Three Daughters of Madame Liang

15. John Cheever, Bullet Park

1869:

1. Anthony Trollope, He Knew He Was Right

2. Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary.

3. Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

4. Thomas Bailey Aldrich – The Story of a Bad Boy

5. Fyodor Dostoyevsky – The Idiot

6. Alexandre Dumas, père – The Knight of Sainte-Hermine

7. Gustave Flaubert – Sentimental Education

8. Victor Hugo – The Man Who Laughs

9. Louisa May Alcott – Good Wives

10. Juliana Horatia Ewing – Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances

11. Henry Kendall – Leaves from Australian Forests

12. Mark Twain – The Innocents Abroad

[Sam F]

Classics: Members Choice Classic/Genre Challenge List
Read 12 books for each of the following categories.

18th Century or older - The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform

19th Century - Oliver Twist

20th Century - The Beekeeper's Apprentice

Current or Past Group Read -

An Author not read before - The Great Adventure: Volunteer Stories of Life Overseas

Diversity Classic:
- religion
- culture
- country
- race different than yours

Science Fiction - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Romance - Tell Me Lies

Historical fiction - A Separate Peace

Nonfiction - God Help the Child

Mystery/Crime
- I is for Innocent
- Postern of Fate
- Poirot Investigates

Horror or Humor - We Have Always Lived in the Castle

[Sam F]

Classics: Decade/Century Challenge

My Century Challenge, Authors-Some Old Some New:

1830-1839 Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1839
1840-1849 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Brontë
1850-1859 The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850
1860-1869 Sylvia's Lovers-*Elizabeth Gaskell, 1863
1870-1879 Far From the Madding Crowd-Thomas Hardy,1874
1880-1889 Jack and Jill-*Louisa May Alcott, 1880
1890-1899 Captains Courageous-Rudyard Kipling, 1896
1900-1909 - The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame 1908
1910-1919
1920-1929 Poirot Investigates, *Agatha Christie, 1924
1930-1939 -John Steinbeck, 1937
1940-1949 -Carson McCullers, 1940
1950-1959 - A Separate Peace by John Knowles 1959
1960-1969 We Have Always Lived in the Castle - *Shirley Jackson 1962
1970 - 1979 - Postern of Fate - *Agatha Christie, 1973
1980 - 1989
1990 - 1999 - Tell Me Lies - *Jennifer Crusie

Decade Challenge:

1920-Main Street by *Sinclair Lewis
1921-The Narrow House by Evelyn Scott
1922-by *Hermann Hesse
1923-Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
1924-A Passage to India by E.M. Forster
1925-The Professor's House by *Willa Cather
1926-The Sun Also Rises by *Ernest Hemingway
1927-To the Lighthouse by *Virginia Woolf
1928-Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
1929-Passing by Nella Larsen

[Sam F]

Classics: Challenge #6 - Short Story Challenge
Read 24 short stories. This equates to only two per month for the year.

1. We Have Always Lived in the Castle
2. Poirot Investigates
3. The Great Adventure: Volunteer Stories of Life Overseas
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[Sam F]

Classics: Challenge #7 - 2020 Group Reads Challenge

Between New School, Old School, Short Story/Novella, and Quarterly Long read our group selects 40 new books per year to go on our book shelf. This challenge is to read 12 of these forty.

1. As I Lay Dying
2. Hamlet
3. Alias Grace
4. 12th Night
5. The Brothers Karamazov
6. The Stand
7. The Moonstone
8. The Grapes of Wrath
9. Journey to the Centre of the Earth
10. Tess of the D'Urbervilles
11. The Woman in White
12. The Sound and the Fury

[Sam F]

Classics: Challenge #8 - A-Z Author Challenge

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B - Judy Blume
C - Agatha Christie
D - Charles Dickens
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G - Sue Grafton
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J - Shirley Jackson
K - Laurie R. King
L - John Lithgow
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P - Peace Corps
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R - Rumi
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Challenge #9 - A-Z Title Challenge

A - A Separate Peace
B - The Beekeeper's Apprentice
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G - The Great Adventure: Volunteer Stories of Life Overseas
H - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
I - I is for Innocent
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O - Oliver Twist
P - Postern of Fate
Q
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S - Summer Sisters
T - Tell Me Lies
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W - We Have Always Lived in the Castle
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[Sam F]

Around the Year Prompts that didn't win:

- A book related to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
A book about two queer women (this includes those who identify as bi, trans, pan, ace) - Wife 22
A book by an author with a colour in their name, where that colour also appears on the cover -
A book set on an island - Circe
A book with a heart on the cover or in the title -
A book originally written in a language other than English or your mother tongue - Death of a Nightingale

A book where the first letter of each word in the title appears in "Around the Year"

A book related to one of the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell) -

A book with china or porcelain on the cover -
A book with horses in the story or a horse on the cover - Doc

A book by an Irish author

A dystopian novel - The Adoration of Jenna Fox
A book with more than 20 letters in the title - The America Play and Other Works
A book that is about sight, seeing, or vision, or has one of those words in the title - All the Light We Cannot See
A book featuring a child being raised by someone other than their biological parents - The Beekeeper's Apprentice
- A book set in a location with less than 2 readers on the 2019 Group Reading Map - The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir

- A book published the year you were born

A book with neon lights on the cover

A book with a main character's name in the title - Poirot Investigates
A book about a natural disaster or where a natural disaster is central to the plot - The Mountain Between Us
A book that has a road trip as part of the plot - God Help the Child
A book with the theme of power and/or corruption - The Second Time Around
A diverse book - Wonder
A book with a family name in the title - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
A book whose audiobook is read by the author - The Poets' Corner: The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family
A book related to the 1920s - A Gentleman in Moscow
A book found on a friend's TBR list - Surprise Me
A crime fiction book - I is for Innocent

A debut novel published in 2020

A book with a verb ending in “ing” in the title - While We Were Watching Downton Abbey

A book with a mathematical term in the title

A book with a weather element in the title - Russian Winter

A book that is a retelling of a fairy tale

In honor of the 100th anniversary in the US, a book about women's suffrage - The Hour I First Believed

A book by a transgender author or by a transgender main character (including nonbinary)

A book from a child's perspective - We Have Always Lived in the Castle
A book in which one of the main characters is involved in an experiment - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

A book by an author born in a Latin American country

A book featuring an otherworldly presence (alien, ghost, god, character from a dream, monster, person from another realm, etc) - We Sold Our Souls

A book that takes you out of your comfort zone

A humorous fiction book

A book related to a NASA mission name

A book that makes you nostalgic - Summer Sisters
A book with a weapon in the title or on the cover -

A book set in a country with a population of less than one million

A book about friendship - A Fatal Grace
A non-fiction book about a place - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
A book about something that seems like a bad idea - The Arrangement
A book with a cover where the author’s name is as large or larger than the title -
A book you picked just for the cover -
A book about food or with food on the cover or in the title -

A book with a rabbit

A book with a title of 5 or more words - When You Find Out the World Is Against You: And Other Funny Memories About Awful Moments

A book from an American Library Association’s Notable Books List - Educated, Hunger, Hidden Figures, Dead Wake, All My Puny Sorrows, Life After Life, Constellation of..., Goldfinch, Headmaster's Wager, Behind Beautiful Forevers,

A winner of a foreign literary prize - McKitterick Prize (2013) - The Lighthouse
A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T and Y. - Seizure

A debut novel by a person of color

A book involving a betrayal - The Distance Between Us
A book involving an Olympic sport - Who Do You Love
A book with water on the cover -
A book with a character that is a caregiver - The Disappeared
A book about a weird or unusual subject - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

A book related to a sea creature

A book with beautiful writing -

A book with 2 or more names in the title

A book related to a famous/popular game

A dark humored novel or satire

A book by an author whose previous book you disliked - You Don't Own Me
A collection of essays - The Great Adventure: Volunteer Stories of Life Overseas

- A book related to Earth Day (for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day)

- A book that has illustrations or pictures that isn't a picture book or graphic novel

- A story with a curse

- A book with a theme of discrimination, persecution or prejudice (eg. race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity) - Shanghai Girls
- A book related to a museum - The Gown

- A book related to a marine animal

- A book from the Texas Library Lariat lists - A Gentleman in Moscow, What She Knew, The Nightingale,
- A book published before 2019 with less than 2000 reviews on Goodreads - Sister Wife
- A book related to 20/20 (eg. vision, sight, eyes, blindness, viewpoints, insights, hindsight) - The Child Finder

- A book set in space or about space

- A book from a school's summer reading list - A Separate Peace

- A book from a TED summer reading list - A New Earth, Women's Ways of Knowing, The Artist's Way, Narcissus & Goldmund, Do Not Say We Have Nothing, Grit,

- A book published in the last three years (2018, 2019, 2020) that had a lot of buzz

- A book featuring magical realism

- A book recommended by Reese Witherspoon or Oprah Winfrey

- A work of/inspiration for fan fiction

- A book by one of the National Book Foundation's '5 Under 35' authors

- A book on the longlist for the Women's Prize in Fiction for any year - Lacuna, On Beauty, Flying Troutmans, Lullaby for Criminals, Fault Lines, The Girls,

- One of the "most anticipated" books of 2020 (e.g. The Millions, Book Riot, LitHub, etc.)

- A book originally written in a language that is NOT one of the 10 most spoken worldwide

- A travel memoir

- A book recommended by a celebrity or public figure

- A book whose title is a reference to, or pun on, another work of literature/book

- A book from the Washington Post's '100 Books for the Ages' list - Handmaid's Tale, ...Oscar Wao, Defense of Food, Grapes of Wrath, Goldfinch, Louise Penny,

- A book that involves a vacation/holiday - Siracusa

- Looking at your reading patterns for 2019, identify a hole in your reading and read a book to fill it

- A book relating to pirates or a nautical theme

- A xenofiction

- A book that has been a BBC Radio Four Book at Bedtime -

- A book with a betrayal - Innocent

- A book from the Goodreads news section

- A book cover that is the same colour scheme as your country’s Olympic team -

- A roman à clef (a novel in which real people are depicted under fictitious names)

- A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author - The Whole Truth

- A book from the "1000 Books by Women" list - All My Puny Sorrows, Beauty Myth, End of East, Eva Luna, 1st Killed my Father, Flying Troutmans, Foxfire, Good Morning Midnight, Hidden Figures, Honeymoon in Tehran, 100 Secret Senses, Hunger, Infidel, In Search of Mother's Gardens, Irma Voth, Kitchen God's Wife, Lacuna, Luminaries, No Logo, On Beauty, Prime of Miss Jean, Reading Lolita, Ripper, Swing Time, This Changes Everything, White Teeth,

- A book that is not the genre the author is best known for

- A book recommended by an independent bookshop - The Violets of Usambara

- A noir crime novel

- A book you’ve been meaning to read but haven’t gotten around to

- A book set in Egypt

- A book related to Florence Nightingale

- A book with a synopsis that includes a question - Never Go Back
- A book from the list of 1001 books to read before you die - Oliver Twist

- A book related to social justice

- A book by an author not from the Anglosphere (English-speaking nations that share cultural & historical ties to the UK)

- A popular author's first novel

- A book by an indigenous woman - The Break

- Roll the Genre Generator twice, pick one of those two options and read a book in that genre

- A book written by or about a laureate

- A book related to floriography (the language of flowers)

- Three books linked by the saying "Beauty, Brains, Brawn” - Brawn: Float Like a Butterfly

- To celebrate PRIDE, three “own voices” books, from any marginalized group, inspired by the colors of the rainbow

- Three books with authors or characters in three different generations

- Two books from different genres that are connected in some way

- Three books related to any three of the five senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell)

- Four books related to each of the four seasons (e.g. title, cover art, story, etc.)
Summer - The Matchmaker

- Three books in the same genre by authors from different countries -US: Don't You Cry, Australia: Lighthouse Bay

- Three books with main characters with, or themes about, three identities you aren’t intimately familiar with

- Four books related to the four elements of astrology: Fire, Earth, Air, and Water

- A duology

- Three books published in three consecutive years

- Two books of the same genre written more than 50 years apart

- Three books published in or set in three different centuries

- Three books from three countries whose borders touch
Canada -
US - The Geography of You and Me
Mexico

- Four books related to a deck of cards [the suits, numbers, face cards, etc.]

- Three books related to the primary colors [red, yellow and blue]

- A fiction and non-fiction book about the same topic

- 3 books linked by Past, Present, Future

- Two books: A memoir, biography, or novelization of the life of an author and a book by that author - Ernest Hemingway- The Paris Wife,

- A book written by an author who passed away in the last five years

- A book related to Earth Day

- A book published in 2020

- A book that is a retelling of another work (classic lit, ancient lit, mythology, fairy tales, etc.)

[Sam F]

Around the Prompts that didn't win - part 2:

- A short story collection or book of essays

- A book by a Canadian author

- A book with man, woman, boy or girl in the title

- Within one of your favorite genres, read a book that is somehow different from what you usually read

- A book set in a nation or empire that no longer exists

- A book with glasses or sunglasses on the cover - My Life on the Road

- A book that takes place somewhere you would like to live

- A new-to-you book found on a ‘top shelf’ for one of your favorite books

- Xenofiction - a book with an animal/non-human POV character

- A book with more than one author - Step on a Crack

- A book by an Australian author

- A book about friendship

- A book about or inspired by The Beatles

- A mashup genre book

A western

A book recommended by Stephen King

A book with a cover that is less than 5 colors

A book with flowers or greenery on the cover

A book with a cover where the title is on an angle (other than straight left-to-right)

A mystery novel by a person of color

A fantasy book

A book whose title contains an honorific (Mr., Mrs., Doctor, Lord, Lady, etc.)

A book with eyeglasses or sunglasses on the cover, in celebration of the year 2020

A book with an ensemble cast

A book with the word 'novel' on the cover

A book with a silhouette on the cover -

A book where the main character is an immigrant

A debut novel by an established/popular author

A book from the "Most Read This Week In" page of one of your favourites genres

A book with a cover that reminds you of the sky at your favorite time of the day

A book with half a face on the cover

A book with a bug on the cover

A book by an author with a colour in their name, where that colour also appears on the cover

A work of metafiction

A southern lit book

An historical fiction novel set during a time period you don't normally read about

A book that you saw someone else reading

An audiobook

A book about books

In honour of the 2020 Olympics to be held in Japan, read a book with a red and white cover

A book featuring a character who is job-searching, unemployed, and/or loses or quits their job in the course of the story - Run for Your Life

A book set at one of the 7 Wonders of the World, 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, or 7 Natural Wonders of the World

A book where the protagonist is a first responder - We Are Not Ourselves

A book related to Earth Day

A history or historical fiction book set in your favorite historical period

A book with a musical instrument in the title or on the cover

A book tagged with a two-word genre

A classic book (fiction or nonfiction) you've always meant to read

A book about revenge

A book with sad, depressing or dark elements

A book with at least a 4.4 average rating on Goodreads

A book related to a subject taught in schools (e.g. Maths, Science, History, Geography, Politics, Art)

A book rated 5 stars by someone in the AtY group

A book listed in the "See similar books..." link on the Goodreads page for a book you've previously enjoyed

A book with only 2s and 0s in the page count

A book from a genre you did not read in 2019

A high fantasy or epic fantasy

A book title using one of the words attributed to Shakespeare for their first use

Any book by a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature

A book with a historical landmark on its cover or as a setting

A book where faith/religion plays a major role in the plot

A book featuring a scientist, fiction or non-fiction

A book related to birds

A book centered on a diaspora experience

A book with a character that is involved in the medical field (doctor, nurse, emt, coroner, medical professor, etc.)

The last book your favorite author published

A book nominated for the Lambda Literary Award - Hunger,

A book that asks a question in the synopsis (inside flap summary or back-of-the-book description)

A book with a cover that reminds you of the sky (either sky-like colours or an actual skyscape)

A nonfiction book about something you see on a regular basis

A book with a word in the title determined through using your birthday (in the first book you read for the challenge, go to the page number that corresponds with your age, then the line that corresponds with your birth date, then the word that corresponds with your birth month) - FINDS -

A book related to a NASA mission name (in celebration of 20 years of the ISS) - Gemini, Titan, Apollo, Saturn, Mercury, Skylab, STS,

A book that features a character in at least two different points of life (childhood, adulthood, old age, etc.)

A book about/involving social media or technology

A book with or about twins

A book with a cover that is mainly one color, excluding black & white

A book that brings you joy

A book that cost you USD1 or less

A book with a title based on an idiom

A collection of short stories or essays

A book about/involving social media or technology

An own voices book

A book with a unique or unconventional narrator

A book that has a character with an addiction

A book featuring or with a theme of co-existence

A book that has a character who is a character (unusual or eccentric personality) or has character (moral strength)

A book that you obtained in a non traditional way

A book with a paranormal or supernatural protagonist

A book with the word in the title that was the twentieth word on the twentieth page of one of the other books you read for the challenge

A book with a political theme

An "up lit" fiction with an optimistic character or storyline

A book with a character that has animal-like personality traits

A book where the main POV character is not the protagonist of the story

A book that contains a day or month in the title (Monday, December, etc.)

A book that you already know the ending of

A book about geography, geology or earth science

A book recommended to you by a family member

A book that's from a child's perspective

A book in diary or journal form

A book that takes place where your favorite food comes from

A book set in the ancient world (eg. Roman empire, Ancient Greeks, Egyptians)

A book with a hyphen in the title

A book published in the 1920s or set in the 1920s

A memoir or autobiographical fiction by an author that is a member of a marginalized group

A book whose title is a line from or title of a song

A book related to a tarot card

A book set in Asia

A book where a character spends time in jail or prison

An atmospheric book


A book recommended by an influential person or group

A book related to a traditional holiday

A book with a "fiery" title

A book where the main character is in another age category than you

A book outside of your comfort zone

A book related to your guilty pleasure

A book with a character who is pregnant

A book related to a Google Doodle from 2018, 2019, or 2020

A book related to a tarot card

Read a book on a topic we've been told to avoid: sex, politics or religion

A book that takes place in sister city of the city you live or lived in

A domestic fiction novel

A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge

A book with a non-human main character

A story you are already familiar with, but in a different format

A book with flowers or greenery on the cover

A book based on a true story

A book related to 20/20

A book that could be retitled with one of the Star Wars titles

A book that inspires or motivates you

A book that contains one of the top 10 female or male names in your region

[Sam F]

Around the Year Prompts from past years:

2016 Around the Year in 52 Books Prompt List

1. A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't

2. A book set in a different continent - Death of a Nightingale

3. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated) - The Nightingale, Dead Wake, Red Queen, Inside the O'Briens, Nature of the Beast, A God in Ruins, Circling the Sun, Library at Mount Char, PS I Still Love You, Dumplin

4. A book by an author you discovered in 2015 - Doc

5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name - Shanghai Girls

6. The highest rated on your TBR - All the Light We Cannot See

7. A book about books - Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1

8. A classic book with less than 200 pages - We Have Always Lived in the Castle

9. A book that was mentioned in another book

10. A book by an author you feel you should have read by now

11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge - Oliver Twist

12. A childhood classic - The Wind in the Willows

13. Reader’s Choice

14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How) - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago) - The Beekeeper's Apprentice

16. A book from the top 100 mystery novels - Step on a Crack

17. A book with a beautiful cover -

18. A book on a summer/beach reading list - The Matchmaker

19. A non-fiction book - The Great Adventure: Volunteer Stories of Life Overseas

20. A book with a first name in the title - Circe

21. A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page - Dorothy Must Die, Luminaries, Scarlet, Golem & the Jinni, Eva Luna, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, The Lost Girls,

22. The first book in a new to you series - What She Knew

23. The next book in a series you are reading - I is for Innocent

24. A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.)

25. A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you - We Sold Our Souls

26. A book everyone is talking about -

27. A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion) - Float Like a Butterfly

28. A biography, autobiography, or memoir - Say Her Name

29. A book by an author who writes under more than one name - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

30. A fairytale from a culture other than your own

31. A work of young adult fiction - The Adoration of Jenna Fox

32. A historical fiction book - The Hour I First Believed

33. The 16th book on your TBR - The Mind's Eye

34. A book about mental illness - We Are Not Ourselves

35. An award winning book - The Lighthouse

36. An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion or sexual orientation - The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir

37. A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read - Wonder

38. A book about an anti hero

39. A previous suggestion that did not make it into the list

40. A novella from your favorite genre - God Help the Child

41. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction) - The Violets of Usambara

42. A top 100 fantasy novel

43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night

44. A book you're embarrassed to read in public - Tell Me Lies

45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have - Russian Winter

46. A crime story - The Disappeared

47. A book with a type of food/drink in the title - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

48. A dystopia

49. A book with a great opening line

50. A book originally written in a language other than English

51. A short story from a well-known author - Poirot Investigates

52. A book published in 2016 - When You Find Out the World Is Against You: And Other Funny Memories About Awful Moments

[Sam F]

Around the Year Prompts from past years:

2017 Around the Year Prompt List

1. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 - A Great Reckoning, A Gentleman in Moscow, Do Not Say We Have Nothing, The Lonely City, Grit, Hidden Figures,

2. A book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view) - The Arrangement

3. A book you meant to read in 2016

4. A title that doesn't contain the letter "E" - Don't You Cry

5. A historical fiction - The Gown

6. A book being released as a movie in 2017 - The Mountain Between Us

7. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title -

8. A book written by a person of color - The Distance Between Us

9. A book in the middle of your To Be Read list

10. A dual-timeline novel -

11. A category from another challenge

12. A book based on a myth - The Child Finder

13. A book recommended by one of your favorite authors

14. A book with a strong female character - You Don't Own Me

15. A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland)

16. A mystery - The Second Time Around

17. A book with illustrations

18. A really long book (600+ pages)

19. A New York Times best-seller

20. A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to reading

21. A book that is a continuation of a book you've already read - Innocent

22. A book by an author you haven't read before - Tempting Fate

23. A book from the BBC "The Big Read" list - The Beach, Les Mis, Hound of Baskervilles, Handmaid's Tale, High Fidelity, One Flew Over..., Name of the Rose, Sophie's World, Oliver Twist, A Fine Balance,

24. A book written by at least two authors - Seizure

25. A book about a famous historical figure - My Life on the Road

26. An adventure book

27. A book by one of your favorite authors

28. A non-fiction

29. A book published outside the 4 major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins; Penguin Random House; Hachette Livre) - The Love Market

30. A book from Goodreads Top 100 YA Books - Red Queen,

31. A book from a sub-genre of your favorite genre

32. A book with a long title (5+ words, excluding subtitle) - While We Were Watching Downton Abbey

33. A magical realism novel -

34. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere - Lighthouse Bay

35. A book where one of the main characters is royalty

36. A Hugo Award winner or nominee

37. A book you choose randomly - The Poets' Corner: The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family

38. A novel inspired by a work of classic literature - The Paris Wife

39. An epistolary fiction - Wife 22

40. A book published in 2017

41. A book with an unreliable narrator

42. A best book of the 21st century (so far)

43. A book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold) - A Fatal Grace

44. A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next" - Educated,

45. A book with a one-word title - Siracusa

46. A time travel novel

47. A past suggestion that didn't win

48. A banned book - A Separate Peace

49. A book from someone else's bookshelf - Summer Sisters

50. A Penguin Modern Classic - any edition

51. A collection (e.g. essays, short stories, poetry, plays) - The America Play and Other Works

52. A book set in a fictional location - The Whole Truth

[Sam F]

Around the Year Prompts from past years:

2018 Around the Year Prompt List

1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title

2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list

3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards - Into the Water, Glass Houses, Fate of the Tearling, The Boy on the Bridge, We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, Hunger,

4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...)

5. A book about or inspired by real events - Who Do You Love

6. A book originally written in a language other than English

7. A gothic novel

8. An "own voices" book

9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc)

10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published)

11. A literary fiction

12. A book set in Africa or South America

13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc) - Postern of Fate

14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire

15. A book with an unique format/writing structure

16. A narrative nonfiction

17. A book you expect to make you laugh

18. A book with a location in the title

19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author

20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends - Run for Your Life

21. A book written in first person perspective

22. A book you have high expectations or hope for

23. A medical or legal thriller - Never Go Back

24. A book with a map

25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view

26. A book with a text only cover -

27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc)

28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water

29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench)

30. A short book

31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to

32. An alternate history book

33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you

34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call

35. A book featuring a murder

36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before

37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee

38. A science book or a science fiction book

39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title

40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list

41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials

42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater

43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence

44. A ghost story

45. A book that intimidates/ scares you

46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air

47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own - Sister Wife

48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth)

49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists

50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer)

51. An award-winning short story or short story collection

52. A book published in 2018 - Surprise Me

[Sam F]

Around the Year Prompts from past years:

2019 Around the Year Prompt List

1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy

2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why)

3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y

4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc)

5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare

6. A book with a dual timeline

7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1

8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2

9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror) - Accused

10. A book featuring an historical figure

11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject)

12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer

13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list

14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term -

15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country

16. A book told from multiple perspectives

17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia)

18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements

19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR

20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country - The Break

21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes

22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover

23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old

24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New

25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed

26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue

27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list

28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.)

29. A book published before 1950

30. A book featuring an elderly character

31. A children’s classic you’ve never read

32. A book with more than 500 pages

33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet

34. A book with a person's name in the title

35. A psychological thriller

36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list

37. A book set in a school or university

38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc)

39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life

40. A book you stumbled upon

41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards

42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character

43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]

44. A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.)

45. A multi-generational saga

46. A book with a (mostly) black cover

47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.)

48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year

49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country

50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual)

51. A book published in 2019

52. A book with a weird or intriguing title

[Sam F]

GENRE JAMMIN'
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

1. Is the first book in a series. - The Beekeeper's Apprentice

2. Is authored by a person whose ethnicity differs from yours. - The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir

3. Is longer than 500 pages. - What She Knew

4. Is shorter than 200 pages. - The Lighthouse

5. Has been translated from another language into the language you are reading - Death of a Nightingale

6. Has been adapted for a different media (film, TV, stage, video game, etc.). - Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1

7. Takes place in either a country you've never visited, or a different world. - The Disappeared

8. Takes place, primarily, in a capital city. - Surprise Me

9. Takes place, mostly, in a rural community. - Circe

10. Falls into your favorite sub-genre. - I is for Innocent

11. Represents a sub-genre that you've never or rarely read. - The Color Master: Stories

12. Has won a major book prize (GoodReads, Man Booker, Pulitzer, Hugo/Locus/Nebula, Edgar, etc.) - Wonder

13. Was written by an author who shares your birth month. -

14. Includes the color of your birthstone in its cover art. -

15. Includes some form of correspondence, like snail mail or email. - All the Light We Cannot See

16. A book with a great first line (PopSugar prompt #3)

17. Was originally published in 1980 or earlier. - Postern of Fate

18. Has at least 500,000 ratings on GoodReads. - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

19. Is one of the favorite books in this genre of your friend or family member. - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

20. Wild-card: This is a create-your-own task. Published by an indie press - We Sold Our Souls

[Sam F]

2020's For Love of a Book's Annual Reading Challenge

1. Book you read previously at any time in your life. - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2. Book with a person under 10 as a main character - The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir

3. Book by an Author from Asia - Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1

4. Book about a Hobby - We Sold Our Souls

5. Book you consider self-help - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

6. Digital edition of a book - God Help the Child

7. Non-fiction book about an Event - Say Her Name

8. Book about a Cat - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

9. Book about moving somewhere - The Whole Truth

10. Dark Fantasy

11. The 1st Book on your TBR

12. A Goodreads 2019 Nominee - The Gown

13. Second Book in a Series - Doc

14. Book by a Debut Author - The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform

15. From Target's Book Club - The 10th Circle, The Paris Wife,

16. Banned Book - A Separate Peace

17. Takes Place in Your Home State/Province

18. Main Character with a Different Nationality from you - A Gentleman in Moscow

19. With a Recipe in the Book - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

20. Has been optioned for a movie or tv show but has not been released yet - All the Light We Cannot See

21. A Book you own but haven't read - Surprise Me

22. More than 600 pages - The Hour I First Believed

23. Published in 2020

24. New-York Times Bestseller - Circe

25. Translated from a language other than your native speaking one - The Disappeared

26. Written By Someone Who Passed Away in the Last 5 Years - I is for Innocent

27. Lacking any Human Characters

28. Based on a True Story - The Paris Wife

29. Pictures or Map in the Book - Seizure

30. Book that Goodreads Recommended to You - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

31. Book with a Season in the title (Winter, Summer, Autumn, Fall, Spring, etc.) - Russian Winter

32. Book with an Alien in It

33. Book with a punctuation mark in the title

34. Book published before you were born - We Have Always Lived in the Castle

35. Book without a character on the cover -

36. Read a Book that does not take place on Earth

37. Book without an antagonist - Wife 22

38. Book told from more than one POV - The Lighthouse

39. Book where someone gives birth - Tempting Fate

40. Book with a great opening scene - The Mountain Between Us

41. Book with a cliffhanger ending - Shanghai Girls

42. A book with a made-up language

43. Book with a title that contains all the letters in your last name - When You Find Out the World Is Against You: And Other Funny Memories About Awful Moments

44. FLOAB book of the month for 2020

45. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - The Adoration of Jenna Fox

46. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - The Beekeeper's Apprentice

47. Book Narrated by both a Male and a Female character - The Color Master: Stories

48. Memoir or Biography - My Life on the Road

49. Book made into a movie you have seen, but not read the book - Wonder

50. Book Written by 2 authors - Death of a Nightingale

51. Book from your favorite genre - Postern of Fate

52. Book with at least 1 million ratings on Goodreads

53. Book with a subtitle - The Poets' Corner: The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family

54. Book published the year you joined Goodreads - What She Knew

55. Book by your favorite author's favorite author

[Sam F]

ABC Tasks

A - an award winner - All the Light We Cannot See

B - a book with a brown cover -

C - a classic novel - We Have Always Lived in the Castle

D - a debut novel - What She Knew

E - an enormous book (600+ pages) - The Hour I First Believed

F - a book you got for free - The Lighthouse

G - a guilty pleasure - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

H - a book with a happy ending - Tell Me Lies

I - a book with ice cream on the cover

J - any book published in July - Siracusa

K - author's name starts with K (first or last) - The Disappeared

L - a book you borrowed from the library - The Color Master: Stories

M - a memoir- My Life on the Road

N - a new release (2020)

O - a book that is # 1 in a series - Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1

P - a book that has a pink object on the cover -

Q - a book with queen in the title

R - a book recommended to you - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

S - a character who plays sports - Who Do You Love

T - written by two authors - Death of a Nightingale

U - an ugly cover (open to interpretation) -

V - a book set somewhere you always wanted to visit - The Great Adventure: Volunteer Stories of Life Overseas

W - with a witch or wizard as a character - Circe

X - an author who has an "x" in their name - We Sold Our Souls

Y - young adult bestseller - The Whole Truth

Z - a book with zero in the page count (101, 250, 300, etc) - The Poets' Corner: The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family

[Sam F]

2020 Book Bingo
Jan 1 - Dec 31st

Icy – A book that takes place in snowy winter, a story featuring a cold-hearted character, or a chilling tale - The Mountain Between Us

Landscape – A book whose setting is vital to the story - A Gentleman in Moscow

Novella – Shorter than a novel, but longer than a short story - The Lighthouse

Harlem Renaissance – A book written by a Harlem Renaissance author

Longing – A story filled with yearning, desire, or wistfulness - We Sold Our Souls

Lies & Deception – A book with lies, so many lies. Or a book that deceived you. - Tell Me Lies

Expectations – A story of fulfilled or thwarted expectations, or a book that failed to meet your expectations - Shanghai Girls

Underdog – A book about a character who defies the odds -

Personal Growth – Self-improvement: pragmatically or spiritually - The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform

Long Haired Author – A book by an author who has (or had) long hair - Surprise Me

A Friend’s Suggestion – Ask a friend what you should read next - The Gown

Podcast – Listen to a serial podcast or read a book written by a podcaster - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Carnegie Medal Nominee – A book nominated for the Carnegie Medal - Wonder

Modern Classic – A contemporary book that will stand the test of time - All the Light We Cannot See

Road Trip – Wanderlust, restlessness, desperation, quest? A book with a road trip in it - My Life on the Road

Olympic Sport – A book with a character who participates (at any level) in a sport featured in the Olympics - Who Do You Love

Checklist – A book you’re checking off your list, or a book containing a checklist for a better life - Poirot Investigates

South America – A book written by a South American author or a book that takes place in South America

Back to School – A story with a school setting - What She Knew

Love – A book that illustrates love - The Love Market

Native American – A character or an author who is Native American - The Break

Horror – A story that inspires a feeling of dread - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Political – Election year! Read something political - The Violets of Usambara

Memoir – A nonfiction personal account based on the author’s experience - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

Indulge – The hot fudge of reading: all pleasure, no virtue - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

[Sam F]

2020 Monthly Reading Challenge
Jan 1 - Dec 31st

January - A folktale/mythology or retelling - Circe

February - A book written by a female person of colour - God Help the Child

March - A book written by or about a person with Autism Spectrum Disorder - The Arrangement

April - A book written about the Holocaust

May - A book written by or about a Hispanic/ Latinx person or culture

June - A book written by or about LGBT+ - The Firelight Girls

July - A book about mental health or addiction - We Are Not Ourselves

August - A historical fiction novel - The Paris Wife

September - A book written by or about a religious minority - Sister Wife

October - A memoir of a survivor of oppression, genocide, war or trauma

November - A book written by or about a person or culture not your own

December - A book written by or about a person with serious or terminal medical condition

[Sam F]

Women Reading Challenge
Jan 1 - Dec 31

MUST BE BY OR ABOUT A WOMAN

1. Mystery/thriller by a WOC
2. About a woman with mental illness
3. author from Nigeria or New Zealand
4. about or set in Appalachia - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
5. children's book - The Whole Truth
6. multi-generational family saga - Death of a Nightingale
7. featuring a woman in science - The Adoration of Jenna Fox
8. a play - The America Play and Other Works
9. a novella - We Have Always Lived in the Castle
10. about a woman athlete
11. a book featuring a religion other than your own - The Beekeeper's Apprentice
12. Lambda Literary Award winner
13. a myth re-telling - Circe
14. a translated book published before 1945
15.written by a South Asian author
16. written by an Indigenous woman - The Break
17. from 2018 Reading Women Award shortlist - Educated,
18. romance or love story - Tell Me Lies
19. about nature - The Violets of Usambara
20. historical fiction - Shanghai Girls
21. book bought/borrowed in 2019 - Surprise Me
22. book you got because of the cover -
23. any book from a series - I is for Innocent
24. YA book by a WOC - Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1

[Sam F]

Video Game of the Week

1. 🟣 read a book with a yellow cover. -

🟣 read a book with Ms. Mrs. or Miss in the title. - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

🟣 read a book set in the 1980s. - When You Find Out the World Is Against You: And Other Funny Memories About Awful Moments

🟣 read a book with a ghost in it. - We Sold Our Souls

🐸Read a book with all of the letters of H O P in the title - The Geography of You and Me

🐸Read a book with a green cover -

🐸Read a book that has a river or a highway on the cover -

🐸Read a book with a dangerous journey - All the Light We Cannot See

🦌 read a book with an animal on the cover

🦌 read a book that starts with a letter in NEW LEAF - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

🦌 read a book with the MC having a role of importance (mayor, CEO, president, king, queen etc) - My Life on the Road

🦌 read a book tagged friend/friendship - Doc

1) To choose a location, read a book set in a country that isn't your own. - Shanghai Girls

2) To choose your board, read a book with snow on the cover. -

3) To choose your character, read a book with an athlete character or a book tagged Sports. - Who Do You Love

4) To choose your trick, read a book where someone gets pranked or has a trick played on them. - Poirot Investigates

|▫️ Read a book with the letters of PONG in the title/subtitle

|▫️ Read a book with 1,9,7 or 2 in the page count - Surprise Me

|▫️ Read a book with TABLE or TENNIS in the text - God Help the Child

|▫️ Read a book where someone is training or learning a new skill - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

1. Read a book that is either MPG or tagged Steampunk or Dystopian. - The Adoration of Jenna Fox

2. Read a book that was published in the month of April or October. - The Second Time Around

3. Read a book that mentions a world changing event. (the event does not have to happen in the story.) - A Gentleman in Moscow

4. Read a book that has a leader. (could be a team leader such as military or work place, could be ceo of a company, or leader of a boy scout troop...etc.) - Russian Winter

- Read a book first published between 1985 and 1993

- Read a book set in one of these states along the Oregon Trail: Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho and Oregon - The Child Finder

- Read a book that has won an award (mention the award) listed on its Goodreads page - The Whole Truth

- Read a book from the Road Trip Listopia

* Read a book with a main page genre of ADVENTURE - Seizure

* Read a book in which the title font is yellow, green, or red -

* Read a book published in April (since in 2020 Easter Sunday occurs during this month) - Lighthouse Bay

* Read a book with one of the following items on the cover: key, sword, magnet, dragon, bridge, chalice -

🟡 read a book with a title that starts with the letter P

🔵 read a book tagged paranormal

🟡 read a book with fruit on the cover

🔵 read a book where the characters eat pizza - The Hour I First Believed

1 Read a book with a love triangle - Siracusa

2 Read a book that has the letter Q somewhere in the title, series name or author name

3 Read a book with a cube or pyramid on the cover

4 Read a book with 28 intact in the page count. - You Don't Own Me

🐔 read a book set in a rural place/small town - The Distance Between Us

🐔 read a book that starts with a letter in STARDEW VALLEY - The Violets of Usambara

🐔 read a book where someone gets married - Say Her Name

🐔 read a book by an independent author - The America Play and Other Works


⬛️ Read a book with all the letters of TETRIS in the title - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

⬛️ Read a book that has 4 in the series number (#4, #14, etc)

⬛️ Read a book that was publish in June of any year - The Matchmaker

⬛️ Read a book whose cover color is one of the 7 standard tetrimino (block) colors: aqua, blue, orange, yellow, green, purple or red -

1) Read a book with a cover that is yellow, green, orange, or red. Cover should be approximately 50% to count, but just estimate - no color sites needed for this challenge!

2) Read a book where the title or author's first or last name begins with a B.

3) Read a book with a 7 or 6 in the page count. - Innocent

4) Read a book with the word "ball" in the text. - A Fatal Grace

1. Read a book with an MPG of Sci-fi.

2. Read a book about colonization/survival. Could be set in the old west. Could be set on another planet. Could be set after a natural disaster where people are having to rebuild.

3. Read a book with the letters MARS found in the title. (does not have to be consecutive)

4. Read a book with an orange or red cover. -

1. Read a book that has over 10,000 ratings and/or 2,500 reviews - Wife 22

2. Read a book tagged "revenge"

3. Read a book with a clock or something that measures time on the cover -

4. Read a book with all the letters of BADLANDS in the title

* Read a book with a main page genre of SCI-FI or Science Fiction

* Read a book in which the word MAZE is found within the text

* Read a book with a smile on the cover (smiling human, smiley face, etc) -

* Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in BERZERK

🏁 read a book with a car on the cover. -

🏁 read a book where a crime is committed. - Never Go Back

🏁 read a book that you think is only appropriate for an adult to read.

🏁 read a book from a series with more than 12 books in it.

💧Read a book with an animal main character or a scientist main character - The Wind in the Willows

💧Read a book where 2 people compete to be the best at something (your interpretation) - The Paris Wife

💧Read a book with a gem on the cover or with a green cover -

💧Read a book published or set in the 1990's - The Great Adventure: Volunteer Stories of Life Overseas

⚽️ read a book tagged sports

⚽️ read a book with a two word title - Tempting Fate

⚽️ read a book published in 2004

⚽️ read a book that spans multiple years (prologue and epilogue count) -

1) Read a book with paranormal as a MPG.

2) Read a book with a 3 in the page count. - Don't You Cry

3) Read a book with eyes on the cover (must be able to see both eyes on one person).

4) Read a book with a house on the cover. -

🐑 Read a book with a character in the military

🐑 Read a book with a cartoonish cover (colors or artwork)

🐑 Read a book that starts with a letter in W O R M S

🐑 Read a book in a series that has 30 or more installments (including graphic novel versions, novellas and short stories)

1. Read a book set on an island. - Summer Sisters

2. Read a book published in 2015.

3. Read a book with an MPG of Science Fiction or Sci Fi.

4. Read either of the Jurassic Park books by Michael Crichton

1. Read a book published in 2012

2. Read a book tagged "sports" on the 1st page of tags

3. Read a book with an elderly MC

4. Read a book with an average review of 3.5 or higher

* Read a book with a weapon on the cover

* Read a book in which the word WORM is found within the text

* Read a book by an author whose name is Jim or James (any position) - Run for Your Life

* Read a book from one of the many Oooh Shiny! listopia lists


🐲 read a book with a title where two of the words start with the letter D.

🐲 read a book with sand or dirt on the cover.

🐲 read a book with a dragon in it.

🐲 read a book with both the word DIG and DUG in the text

☆ Read a book with a lot of characters - Accused
☆ Read a book with a cooking term in the title
☆ Read a book with stars on the cover
☆ Read a book that is part of a large series (more than 6 books)

🐱 read a book with a phone on the cover

🐱 read a book with an animal on the cover

🐱 read a book published in 2017

🐱 read a book that makes you happy

🐛Read a book with author initials DB/BD or EL/LE.

🐛Read a book with any insect on the cover

🐛Read a book with MUSHROOM in the text

🐛Read a book where the plot seems to go back and forth or the MCs is wishy-washy (back and forth) on a decision - Sister Wife

1) Read a book that has a character named Harry.
2) Read a book set in a jungle.


3) Read a book with a 3 or 2 in the page count.

4) Read a book with the word "obstacle" in the text.

1. Read a book where someone is stranded.

2. Read a book with all the letters from K L E I in the title only.

3. Read a book tagged adventure.

4. Read a book whose cover looks like a Tim Burton film. (use your own judgement)

1. Read a book that has exactly four books in the series
2. Read a book published between 1995 and 2006
3. Read a book set in Ancient Rome. One of these lists may help:
Best Books About Ancient Rome
Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome
The Best and the Rest
4. Read a book with over 400,000 ratings
This list may help: Books with ratings from 400,000 to 500,000

* Read a book with a title beginning with a letter found in LEMMINGS
* Read a book with either green or blue colored font on the cover
* Read a book with a page count that ends with an 8
* Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in one of the difficulty levels (FUN, TRICKY, TAXING, or MAYHEM)

[Sam F]

1. Short Order Zombies
Year long

Each book you read can qualify for an ingredient on two different current orders.

🍴 Friedey’s: Fast Food Restaurant of the Damned Link to menu

While this is an active menu, if the book you read for an ingredient of an open order on this menu has a main page genre of CLASSIC(s), you can start one more order from any active menu so that you have three open orders.

Special Instructions : Zone D of this menu is entitled Special Orders. See below for special instructions for this reading challenge (which is somewhat different than the menu instructions):
🍴 For Item 1 choose any of the Zone A options and remake the order adding the special requested bun.
🍴 For Item 2 choose any of the Zone B options and remake the order adding extra meat. Extra meat can be cow, fish, or bird
🍴 For Item 3 choose any of the Zone C options that already include cheese in the ingredient list and remake the order adding one extra cheese.
🍴 For Item 4, just choose any two from Zone A
🍴 For Item 5 choose any of the Zone B options and remake the order adding a drink (or, in the case of the Old Man & The Sea, an extra drink).
🍴 For Item 6 choose any of the Zone C options and remake the order adding an extra fries

Reading Tasks : To collect ingredient read a book with something on the cover that is:

Bird
◘ yellow (other than the background or title/subtitle/author lettering) -

Bun
◘ brown (other than the background or title/subtitle/author lettering) -

Cheese
◘ orange (other than the background or title/subtitle/author lettering) -

Cow
◘ red (other than the background or title/subtitle/author lettering) -

Drink
◘ purple (other than the background or title/subtitle/author lettering) -

Fish
◘ blue (other than the background or title/subtitle/author lettering) -

Fries
◘ pink (other than the background or title/subtitle/author lettering) -

Pie
◘ green (other than the background or title/subtitle/author lettering) -

[Sam F]

2. Short Order Zombies
Year long

Each book you read can qualify for an ingredient on two different current orders.

🍴 Ghicciaroni’s Family Style Italian Buffet Link to menu

Additional Benefits : N/A

Restrictions : N/A

Special Instructions : The staff at Ghicciaroni’s are excellent negotiators. Any order from the red zones (Pizza and Pasta) starts at minus 1 ingredient, which means you may immediately leave something out.

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Reading Tasks : To collect ingredient read a book where:

Bread
◘ all letters of PANE can be found in title/subtitle - The Geography of You and Me

Cheese
◘ author's first and last name initials can be found in FORMAGGIO
(a bonus ingredient of choice if book has more than one author and all authors' first/last name initials are in the source word) - The Lighthouse

Fish
◘ all letters of PESCE can be found in title/subtitle - The Beekeeper's Apprentice

Pasta
◘ all letters of PASTA can be found in title/subtitle - The America Play and Other Works

Red Meat
◘ author's first and last name initials can be found in CARNE ROSSA - Postern of Fate

Sauce
◘ all letters of SALSA can be found in title/subtitle - We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Veggies
◘ all letters of VERDURE can be found in title/subtitle - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

White Meat
◘ author's first and last name initials can be found in CARNE BIANCA - The Color Master: Stories
(a bonus ingredient of choice if book has more than one author and all authors' first/last name initials are in the source word)

Wine
◘ all letters of VINO can be found in title/subtitle
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[Sam F]

3. Short Order Zombies
Year long

🍴 Las Cabezas Cocina Mexicana Link to menu

Additional Benefits : If this is an active menu for you on one of the following Mexican holidays, you can count all orders in one of the zones as complete. ONE ZONE ONLY -- This is not repeatable. it is ONE TIME ONLY irregardless of whether playing individually or in a team:
👉🏼 March 21, 2020 | Benito Juárez's Birthday Memorial
👉🏼 May 5, 2020 | Battle of Puebla (Cinco de Mayo)
👉🏼 September 16, 2020 | Independence Day
👉🏼 November 20, 2020 | Revolution Day Memorial
Please note: If you have already completed a menu item in the zone you've chosen, you haven't taken full advantage of this benefit as you do not receive any used ingredients back.

Restrictions : N/A

Special Instructions : The Chef at Las Cabezas is not too picky about meat. You may substitute any type of meat (beef, chicken, other white meat) for the correct meat.

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Reading Tasks : To collect ingredient, read a book where:

Beans
◘ all letters of FRIJOLES can be found in title/subtitle

Beef
◘ author's first and last name initials can be found in CARNE DE RES - All the Light We Cannot See

Cheese
◘ all letters of QUESO can be found in title/subtitle

Chicken
◘ all letters of POLLO can be found in title/subtitle

Chili Pepper
◘ all letters of AJI can be found in title/subtitle - The Adoration of Jenna Fox

Chips
◘ author's first and last name initials can be found in PAPAS FRITAS - Death of a Nightingale

Green Pepper
◘ author's first and last name initials can be found in PIMIENTO VERDE - God Help the Child
(a bonus ingredient of choice if book has more than one author and all authors' first/last name initials are in the source word)

Other White Meat
◘ author's first and last name initials can be found in OTRAS CARNES BLANCAS - A Gentleman in Moscow
(a bonus ingredient of choice if book has more than one author and all authors' first/last name initials are in the source word)

Tortilla
◘ author's first and last name initials can be found in TORTILLA - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
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[Sam F]

4. Short Order Zombies
Year long

🍴 Long Wok on Short Pier Chinese Restaurant Link to menu

Additional Benefits : China . . . large population . . . large amount of people to feed. For items on this menu only, you can increase your open orders to five! If you have other active menus, you can still have two other open orders on them making this a total of seven open orders.

Restrictions : It does say long wok, short pier. You book must be either long (400+ pages) or short (100 - 200 pages). Books with page counts between 201 - 399 cannot be used for this menu.

Special Instructions : Dining at the Long Wok is Family-Style, and so is serving. When you fill an order, you may steal one ingredient from anywhere on the table, as long as you play at least two from your hand.

Every week I will post the Cards on the Table or in the Stew that are available for you to steal. You can only use a card that is in that week's hand. This is not a first come, first serve snatching thing. You do not need to beat other teams to the card. The cards are available for all teams even if already claimed.

If you are one ingredient away from completing an order on this menu, and that item is in the current week's table, you can use it to complete your order. You can do this for each order from this menu, but you cannot take the same card from the post multiple times. One time only.

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Reading Tasks : To collect ingredient, read a book where book title begins with a letter found in:
Cow
◘ NIU - Never Go Back

Hot Tea
◘ RE CHA - Russian Winter

Lobster
◘ LONGXIA - Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1

Pork
◘ ZHUROU - Oliver Twist

Poultry
◘ JIAQIN - Innocent

Noodles
◘ MIANTIAO - The Disappeared

Sauce
◘ JIANG

Veggies
◘ SHUCAI - Surprise Me

Wrap
◘ HUANHANG
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[Sam F]

5. Short Order Zombies
Year long

🍴 McFrye’s: Just Desserts and Coffee Link to menu

Additional Benefits : If the author's surname includes a prefix (Mc, Mac, O', Van, etc.), you can use a book found on Mr. Monopoly's shelf as a book you read and collect one or two ingredients in your open orders.

Restrictions : N/A

Special Instructions : Zone C was designed as requiring additional dice rolls to determine exactly how the coffee drink should be made. To simplify this (and so I could create properly named trading cards), make exactly as arranged on the menu. (view spoiler)

Reading Tasks : To collect ingredient, read a book that:

Coffee
◘ was published in January (edition you read) - While We Were Watching Downton Abbey

Flavor
◘ was published in February (edition you read) - The Violets of Usambara

Fruit
◘ was published in March (edition you read) - The Arrangement

Ice
◘ was published in April (edition you read) - Say Her Name

Milk
◘ was published in May (edition you read) - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

Pastry
◘ was published in June (edition you read) - When You Find Out the World Is Against You: And Other Funny Memories About Awful Moments

Whipped Cream
◘ was published in July - December (edition you read) - The Great Adventure: Volunteer Stories of Life Overseas

[Sam F]

6. Short Order Zombies
Year long

🍴 McPubihan’s Irish Pub & Brewery Link to menu

Additional Benefits : Four of the available dishes on this menu share a name with dishes in the Love's Labours Lunch menu although the ingredient list is different. If you have both menus active at the same time, when you roll an order for one you can make either and consider both complete.

Restrictions : N/A

Special Instructions : After the deal, each player discards one ingredient to create a “Stew Pot,” a set of faceup cards in the center of the table. Before filling any order, you may exchange one card with the Stew Pot.

As this challenge is not playing with the cards, no exchange is required. Every week I will post the Cards on the Table or in the Stew that are available for you to steal. You can only use a card that is in that week's hand. This is not a first come, first serve snatching thing. You do not need to beat other teams to the card. The cards are available for all teams even if already claimed.

If you are one ingredient away from completing an order on this menu, and that item is in the current week's stew, you can use it to complete your order. You can do this for each order from this menu, but you cannot take the same card from the post multiple times. One time only.

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Reading Tasks : To collect ingredient, read a book that:

Bread
◘ was published in January - June (edition you read) - Don't You Cry

Fish
◘ was published in July (edition you read) - Siracusa

Potatoes
◘ was published in August (edition you read) - The Whole Truth

Red Meat
◘ was published in September (edition you read) - We Sold Our Souls

Stout
◘ was published in October (edition you read) - My Life on the Road

Veggies
◘ was published in November (edition you read) - The Poets' Corner: The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family

Whiskey
◘ was published in December (edition you read) - What She Knew
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[Sam F]

7. Short Order Zombies
Year long

🍴 Ren-fare: The Food Court at Yon Medieval Faire Link to menu

Additional Benefits : Six of the available dishes on this menu share a name with dishes in the Love's Labours Lunch menu although the ingredient list is different. If you have both menus active at the same time, when you roll an order for one you can make either and consider both complete.

Restrictions : N/A

Special Instructions : N/A

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Reading Tasks : To collect ingredient, read a book that:

Bird
◘ with a page count that ends in a 0 - The Break

Bun
◘ with a page count that ends in a 1 - A Fatal Grace

Cheese
◘ with a page count that ends in a 2 - The Distance Between Us

Coffee
◘ with a page count that ends in a 3 - The Second Time Around

Cow
◘ with a page count that ends in a 4 - The Child Finder

Drink
◘ with a page count that ends in a 5 - Wonder

Flavor
◘ with a page count that ends in a 6 - The Love Market

Fries
◘ with a page count that ends in a 7 - The Wind in the Willows

Fruit
◘ with a page count that ends in an 8 - The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform

Ice
◘ with a page count that ends in a 9 - You Don't Own Me
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[Sam F]

8. Short Order Zombies
Year long

🍴 Love's Labours Lunch Link to menu

Additional Benefits : While it's evident this menu focuses on the English culture and is fashioned after the William Shakespeare comedy "Love's Labour's Lost," since it's pink and titled with the word "love" (and the play's message revolves around the same), I've taken some liberties . . .

In many cultures you have a say in who your significant other will be. So while this menu is active, you can pick menu items to complete instead of letting the dice roll decide. All your customers are lovelorn anyway; they don't care what you feed them! You can pick menu items from any active menu for this benefit.

Restrictions : All books used for this menu must have a romantic theme.

Special Instructions : N/A. This menu does have special rules but since the challenge does not use a point system, the special rule has not been incorporated into the challenge.

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Reading Tasks : To collect ingredient, read a book that was published in a year:

Beef
◘ ending with a 0 (either the edition you read or first publication date)

Bun
◘ ending with a 1 or 2 (either the edition you read or first publication date) - Float Like a Butterfly

Cheese
◘ ending with a 3 (either the edition you read or first publication date) - Summer Sisters

Chicken
◘ ending with a 4 (either the edition you read or first publication date) - Tempting Fate

Drink
◘ ending with a 5 (either the edition you read or first publication date) - Who Do You Love

Fries
◘ ending with a 6 (either the edition you read or first publication date)

Pie
◘ ending with a 7 (either the edition you read or first publication date) - The Hour I First Believed

Seafood
◘ ending with an 8 (either the edition you read or first publication date) - Wife 22

Veggies
◘ ending with a 9 (either the edition you read or first publication date) - Run for Your Life
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[Sam F]

9. Short Order Zombies
Year long

🍴 Halloween at Friedey's Link to menu

Additional Benefits : Trick or Treat! Visit me at the Special Requests thread. Let me know your favorite treat (pictures would be nice too!) along with a link to your thread, and I'll drop by with a goodie bag of five ingredients. Open to all members of the team. These ingredients expire as soon as this menu is finished so use them wisely!


Restrictions : All books used for this menu must be tagged Horror, Paranormal, Gothic, Bizzaro Fiction, or Dark

Special Instructions : N/A

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Reading Tasks : To collect ingredient, read a book that:

Bird
◘ has the word BIRD found in the text - Seizure

Cheese
◘ has the word CHEESE found in the text - Lighthouse Bay

Coffee
◘ has the word COFFEE found in the text - Step on a Crack

Cow
◘ has the word COW found in the text

Drink
◘ has the word DRINK found in the text - Accused

Fries
◘ has the word FRIES found in the text - The Firelight Girls

Green Stuff
◘ has the words GREEN and STUFF found in the text (a bonus ingredient of choice if book has the phrase "green stuff")
Stuff - Sister Wife

Milk
◘ has the word MILK found in the text - We Are Not Ourselves

Pig
◘ has the word PIG found in the text

Red Stuff
◘ has the words RED and STUFF found in the text (a bonus ingredient of choice if book has the phrase "red stuff") - The Paris Wife
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[Sam F]

10. Short Order Zombies
Year long

🍴 Christmas at Friedey's Link to menu

Additional Benefits : Christmas is the season for giving, right? Visit me at the Special Requests thread and let me know your favorite book you've read in the last six months with the size of your crew and a link to your thread, and I will drop by with a bag full of ingredients for you to use throughout the challenge (even after this menu has been completed).
◘ If you are playing as an individual your bag will be filled with 40 items.
◘ If you are playing as a team of two, both players can submit a book and each bag will be filled with 18 items.
◘ If you are playing as a team of three, all three players can submit a book and each bag will be filled with 11 items.
◘ If you are playing as a team of four, all four players can submit a book and each bag will be filled with 8 items.


Restrictions : N/A

Special Instructions : N/A. Although the menu has special rules, since the challenge is a collaborative effort and you have no opponent to pass ingredients to, this will be ignored.

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Reading Tasks : To collect ingredient, read a book that:
Bird
◘ has a bird on the cover -

Bun
◘ has a backside view of a human on the cover

Cheese
◘ has a human smiling on the cover

Coffee
◘ has an indoor setting on the cover -

Cow
◘ has a outdoor setting on the cover - The Mountain Between Us

Drink
◘ has a drink on the cover

Fish
◘ has a body of water on the cover -

Fruit
◘ has a tree on the cover -

Milk
◘ has a frontal view of a human on the cover

Pastry
◘ has a desert item on the cover
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[Sam F]

11. Short Order Zombies
Year long

Create Your Own Menu Link to menu

Finished all the menus and still have time left in the year? Create your own menu! While not required a spreadsheet that you can copy and use to develop your menu can be found here.

Ingredients used at this restaurant:
◘ you get to pick

Additional Benefits : N/A

Restrictions : Only available if you complete all the other menus

Special Instructions : Create your own tasks for each ingredient you will use in your menu. Read books that work for each of those ingredients. You do not need to read for the 7 times you use Cow, but rather just one time for using that in your menu options. So if your menu uses 8 different ingredients, you will need to read 8 different books for the different tasks you create.

Maybe you want to fashion it after Harry Potter and offer Butterbeer, Chocolate Frogs, the Umbridge Delight, etc.

Maybe you want to fashion it after The Hunger Games and call your creations things such as Rue, Cornucopia, Poison Berry Pie, etc.

Maybe you want to fashion it in honor of Stephen King and call your creations things such as Pennywise, Mother Abigail's Chicken Platter, The Overlook, etc.

Maybe you want a Western theme or don't want to theme your menu but you are just dying to offer a . I know I would!

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[Sam F]

iPod Shuffle Challenge
Year long

Song - Grow As We Grow by Ben Platt - 4:09 minutes
Album - Sing to Me Instead

1. Read a book that has a title that starts with the same letter as the first letter of your song. - God Help the Child

2. Read a book that has a title that starts with the same letter as ANY word in your song. - We Sold Our Souls

3. Read a book that has a title that starts with the first letter of your band or artist's name (for an artist, you may use their first or last name). - Poirot Investigates

4. Read a book that has an author whose first or last initial matches the first letter of the song's title. - My Life on the Road

5. Read a book that has an author whose first or last initial matches the first letter of the band or artist's name (for artist, you may use their first or last name). - The Color Master: Stories

6. Read a book that has a title whose first letter matches the first letter of your song's album name. - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

7. Read a book that has an author whose first or last initial matches the first letter of your song's album name. - I is for Innocent

8. Read a book that has a page number count where one of the digits matches one of the digits in the song's length. - Circe

9. Read a book that has a publication year where one of the digits matches one of the digits in the song's length. - The Beekeeper's Apprentice

10. Read a book that has a cover color that matches one of the color's in the album's artwork for your song. Brown -

11. Read a book that has a major character whose first or last initial matches the first letter of your song. - The Whole Truth

12. Read a book that has a major character whose first or last initial matches the first letter of the band or artist's name (for artist, you may use their first or last name). - Death of a Nightingale

13. Read a book that has a major character whose first or last initial matches the first letter of the album name. - Shanghai Girls

14. Read a book that has a title that ENDS with the same letter that your song STARTS with. - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

15. Read a book that has a title that ENDS with the same letter that your song's band or artist's first or last name STARTS with.

16. Read a book that has a title that ENDS with the same letter that your song's album name STARTS with. - Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1

17. Read a book that has ALL of the digits in the song's length found in the ISBN or ISBN13 number. - We Have Always Lived in the Castle

18. Read a book that has a setting with a first initial that matches the first OR last letter of the song's title. Germany - The Lighthouse

19. Read a book that has a setting with a first initial that matches the first OR last letter of the band or artist's name (for artist you may use their first or last name). - All the Light We Cannot See

20. Read a book that has a setting with a first initial that matches the first OR last letter of the album's name. - The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir

[Sam F]

Dogs Dogs Dogs

1. Man's best friend, indeed! The classic dog name, Fido, means "fidelity" in Latin.
a. Read a book from a friend’s TBR list - Circe

2. A guy is 3 times more likely to get a girl's phone number if he has a dog with him.
a. Read a book by an author with 3 names (Ralph Waldo Ellison), middle initials do not count - Doc
b. Or read a Romance book - Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1

3. Xolotl, an Aztec god of death, was depicted as a dog-headed monster.
a. Read a book where a main character dies - The Lighthouse
b. Or read a murder mystery book - I is for Innocent

4. According to a recent survey, the most popular name for a dog is Max. Other popular names include Molly, Sam, Zach, and Maggie.
a. Read a book where the author’s first name is Max, Molly, Sam, Zach or Maggie. Different forms of these names (Margaret) are accepted.

5. The term “dog days” has nothing to do with dogs. It dates back to Roman times, when it was believed that Sirius, the Dog Star, added its heat to that of the sun from July 3 to August 11, creating exceptionally high temperatures.
a. Read a book that has a sun/star on it’s cover -
b. Or read a book set in Italy. - Siracusa

6. “Frito Feet” is the name of the phenomenon in which the bacteria on a dog’s paws cause them to smell like corn chips. Because a pup’s feet are in constant contact with the ground, they pick up tons of microorganisms in their paws. When dogs cool off by sweating through the pads of their feet, the combo of moisture and bacteria releases a nutty pop-corn like aroma.
a. Read a book where science is involved - All the Light We Cannot See
b. Read a book with a snack on the cover -

Mutts Kick Butt

7. Some stray Russian Dogs have figured out how to use the subway system to get to more populated areas for food
a. Read a book by a Russian Author or
b. Read a book with a form of transport on the cover -

8. Rabbit Hash, Kentucky (Population: 5) started their tradition of dog mayors in 1998 when they first elected as mayor a mutt called Goofy with a penchant for laying in the middle of the road blocking traffic.
a. Read a book with a politician in it - Death of a Nightingale
b. or read a book that title ends in a letter found in “Mayor” - The Color Master: Stories

9. Bud a pit bull type dog hitched a ride on the first road trip across the United States. In 1903, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson made history by driving from San Francisco to New York City in his Winston Vermont automobile. Accompanying Jackson were his assistant Sewall K. Crocker and his pit bull, Bud, who had his own goggles to protect his eyes. Bud’s goggles are now in the Smithsonian Institution
a. Read a book where the main character travels - The Beekeeper's Apprentice
b. Or read a book that takes place in a large city - Shanghai Girls

10. While on a family road trip in Indiana in 1923, Bobbie, a 2-year-old collie/shepherd mix, was separated from his owners. Unable to find their dog, the family returned to their Oregon home, but six months later Bobbie showed up on their doorstep, scrawny and with his feet worn to the bone. They figured he must have walked the 2,550-mile trip home, and when the media got wind of it, the dog became a star. Nicknamed “the wonder dog,” Bobbie played himself in a 1924 silent film titled “The Call of the West,” and when he died in 1927, Rin Tin Tin laid a wreath on his grave.
a. Read a book published between 1923 and 1927 or
b. Read a book with 2 words in the title - The Disappeared

11. The only dog to ever appear in a play by William Shakespeare was Crab who appeared in “The Two Gentlemen of Verona.”.
a. Read a play - The America Play and Other Works

Hound

12. The Greyhound is the fastest dog breed, reaching speeds up to 45 miles per hour.
a. Go to your TBR section and sort by author name, then read number 45, if you don’t have that many books read the last one on the list - The Piano Man's Daughter

13. Basset Hounds have the longest ears out of any other dog breed. Many measure between 7 and 10
a. Sort a friend’s TBR list by Author and read #7 or #10 on the list - Half a Yellow Sun,
b. Or read a book that was published in July or October - My Life on the Road

14. “Him” and “Her” were the names of President Lyndon Johnson's two beagles.
a. Read a book that a friend rated 2 stars on goodreads - Run for Your Life

15. The oldest known breed is likely the Saluki – originally trained by Egyptians to help them track game.
a. Read a “Classic” book - We Have Always Lived in the Castle
b. Or read a book where the character hunts for something - Postern of Fate

16. George Washington had thirty six dogs – all foxhounds – with one named Sweetlips
a. Read a book where 36 is intact in the page number - The Love Market
b. Or read a book whose author name ENDS in a letter found in “sweetlips” - Doc

Toy

17. The Taco Bell dog is actually a female Chihuahua named Gidget
a. Read a book with something yummy on the cover -

18. In ancient China, an emperor’s last line of defense was a small Pekingese dog literally hidden up his sleeve
a. Read a book with a piece of clothing on the cover that has a sleeve -
b. Or read a book where the character physically defends themselves - The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir

19. The story goes that Marie Antoinette carried one of her beloved Papillons with her to the guillotine. Her Papillon, was pardoned from suffering the same fate as it's former master, and lived inside a house in Paris which, to this day, is still known as 'The House of the Papillon".
a. Read a book that has a double letter in the title (Papillon, meet, book) - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

20. It's no coincidence that an Affenpinscher looks monkey-like; its name means "monkey terrier" in German.
a. Read a book that takes place in Germany
b. Or read a book with a monkey or ape on the front cover

21. Out of the 12 that were on board, three dogs survived the Titanic: two small Pomeranians and a Pekinese.
a. Read a book with a boat on the cover -
b. Or read a “toy” book that is under 100 pages

Terrier

22. Toto’s role in The Wizard of Oz was played by a female Cairn Terrier named Terry
a. Read a book with a gold cover -
b. Or read a book where a character pretends to be the opposite sex - A Gentleman in Moscow

23. Ever heard of the Cesky Terrier? Probably not. Only 350 of them exist, making them what may be the world's rarest dog breed.
a. Read a book with more than 350 pages - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
b. Or read a “rare” book with under 1,000 ratings on Goodreads - The Poets' Corner: The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family

24. Although you likely won’t know Soccer by his real name, if you a parent of a child in the late 90’s you probably know him by his stage name, also the title of his popular children’s show, Wishbone. As Wishbone, Soccer a Jack Russell Terrier, has entertained millions of children worldwide and easily earned a reputation as one of the world’s most intelligent dogs.
a. Read a book published in the 1990s - The Great Adventure: Volunteer Stories of Life Overseas

25. The Scottish Terrier is also renowned for being featured in the popular board game, Monopoly, as a player token.
a. Read a book with a game on the cover -
b. Or Read a book with an author name that ends with a letter in “Monopoly” - God Help the Child

26. Teddy Roosevelt’s dog, Pete a Bull Terrier, ripped a French ambassador’s pants off at the White House
a. Read a book where a white painted home is on the cover
b. Or read a book where the character finds themselves in an embarrassing situation - The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform

[Sam F]

Dogs Dogs Dogs - part 2

Herding

27. Rin-Tin-Tin was a German Shepherd, rescued from a French battlefield during World War I by American soldier Lee Duncan. He also was the first Hollywood dog star. … and he really signed his movie contracts – all 22 of them – with a pawprint.
a. Sort your TBR list by publication date (newest on top) and read #22 - We Are Not Ourselves
b. Or read a book with under 22 chapters - The Whole Truth

28. Chaser a Border Collie knows over 1,000 words, which is the largest known vocabulary of any animal except humans.
a. Read a book where the main character is a genius - Accused
b. Or read a book with over 100,000 ratings on goodreads - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

29. The Beatles song “A Day in the Life” has an extra high-pitched whistle, audible only to dogs. It was recorded by Paul McCartney for the enjoyment of his Shetland Sheepdog.
a. Read a book with “Life” in the title
b. Or read a book where the is a character who is a musician - The Matchmaker

30. In 1969, Lassie the famous Collie dog was the very first animal inducted into the Animal Hall of Fame.
a. Read a book that has won a literary prize - Say Her Name

31. Pembroke Welsh Corgis are famed for being the preferred breed of Queen Elizabeth II, who has owned more than 30 during her reign.
a. Read a book with a queen or king in it - The Gown
b. Or read a book with a character in their 30s - The Mountain Between Us

Working

32. In Roman times, mastiffs donned light armor and were sent after mounted knights
a. Read a book where a war takes place - A Separate Peace
b. Or read a book with armor or a weapon on the front

33. The most successful mountain rescue dog ever was a St Bernard named Barry, who lived during the early 1800’s and saved 40 lives.
a. Read a book published in the 1800’s - Oliver Twist
b. Or read book #40 on your friend’s TBR list - The Winds of Winter, The Robber Bride

34. In the Harry Potter series, Hagrid's dog, Fang, was a Neapolitan Mastiff- a breed that almost became extinct after WWII.
a. Read a book with a witch or wizard - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
b. Or read a book with the letters from “FANG” found in the title

35. The Alaskan Malamute can withstand temperatures as low as 70 degrees below zero.
a. Read a book set in a cold climate - The Mountain Between Us
b. Or read a book that has blue or silver cover -

36. Just Nuisance was the only dog ever to be officially enlisted in the Royal Navy. He was a Great Dane who from 1939-44 served at HMS Afrikander, a Royal Navy shore establishment in Simon’s Town, South Africa.
a. Read a book by a British or South African Author - What She Knew
b. Or read a book with a nautical theme on the cover -

Sporting

37. One of the most famous Presidential Pets, Millie, an English Springer Spaniel, “wrote” a book, appropriately titled Millie's Book, which reached number one on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list.
a. Read a book where the main character has a dog - Wife 22
b. Or read a book written from a dog’s point of view

38. The loudest bark by a dog measured 113.1 dB and was produced by golden retriever Charlie, owned by Belinda Freebairn (Australia) during the Purina Bark in the Park event in Rymill Park, Adelaide, Australia, on 20 October 2012.
a. Read a book published on October 20th
b. Or read a book with an ear on the cover -

39. Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers are named for their ability to entice or lure waterfowl within gunshot range, called "tolling". The dog's appearance is similar to that of a fox. Its unusual activity and white markings pique the curiosity of ducks and geese, who swim over to investigate
a. Read a book that has a scene close to a pond or lake - The Adoration of Jenna Fox

40. The first Boykin Spaniel, or the precursor of today's breed, was reportedly a small, stray spaniel type dog that befriended a banker walking from his home to the First Presbyterian Church in Spartanburg, South Carolina around 1905-1910
a. Read a book set in the Carolinas - Seizure
b. Or read a book with money or a bank on the cover

41. The first cloned dogs, six Labradors, started to work for South Korea’s customs service as sniffers in 2009.
a. Read a book found in the Best Books of 2009 list

Non-Sporting

42. The Norwegian Lundehund has 6 toes and can close its ears
a. Read a book that was published in June - When You Find Out the World Is Against You: And Other Funny Memories About Awful Moments

43. Most dogs have pink tongues, a sign of good health for its supply of blood vessels, nerves and tastebuds. The Chow Chow and the Shar Pei inherently have black tongues, but this has nothing to do with poor health.
a. Read a book with a black cover -

44. Cats and dogs are always made out to be enemies, but this not always so! Enter Napoleon, the English Bulldog who defied the poor swimming skills of his breed to swim deep out into a lake and rescue a burlap sack containing 6 abandoned kittens!
a. Read a book that is 6th in the series - You Don't Own Me
b. Or read a book with 6 words in the title - The Geography of You and Me

45. Contrary to popular belief, Poodles are not French by origin. They're German dogs, but French nobility quickly became fascinated by these pooches.
a. Read a book by a French Author or
b. Read a book with a character who has a French accent or speaks French - Russian Winter

46. For the first 10 days of their lives, Dalmatians' spots are only visible on their skin under the fur. Then the spots emerge.
a. Read a book in the top 10 in one of the lists of NY Times Best Sellers - Never Go Back

[Sam F]

Welcome to the Moderator Challenge Series!

Delta:

1. What is your middle name? Dot
☼Read a book with a punctuation mark in the title -
- a book with something round on the cover -

2. What was your favorite book growing up? Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
☼Read Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
- a book about animals - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

3. Besides reading, what is your favorite pastime? Video games
☼Read a book tagged as "games" at least 5 times
-a book where the MC goes to a movie - Shanghai Girls

4. What is your favorite read of 2016 so far? Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner
☼Read Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner
- read a non-fiction book. - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

5. What is your favorite animal? Owls
☼Read a book with a wise character - My Life on the Road
- a book with the letters in OWL in the title (in any order) - We Sold Our Souls

6. What is your favorite color? Orange
☼Read a book with an orange cover -
a book where the author's initials can be found in ORANGE. -

7. Who is your favorite author? Christopher Moore
☼Read a book written by Christopher Moore
- a book with a character named Christopher

8. If you could invite three people, dead or alive, to a party - who would you choose? David Tennant, Alan Rickman, Barack Obama
☼Read a book where the author's name is David, Alan, or Barack - a book written in a fandom universe (Doctor Who, Sherlock, Harry Potter, etc.) - The Beekeeper's Apprentice

9. What is your favorite genre? Non-fiction
☼Read a non-fiction book - The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir
- a fiction book that is so well researched it comes across as real - Doc

10. What is your dream job? Bookstore owner in a tiny town in Scotland or Ireland
☼Read a book that is tagged "books about books" at least 5 times - Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1
- a book set in Scotland or Ireland - The Geography of You and Me

11. If you could bring a fictional character to life, who would it be? Tennant's Doctor
☼Read a book set in space
- a book tagged "science fiction" at least 5 times - The Adoration of Jenna Fox

12. If you could time travel, would you go to the past or the future? Future
☼Read a book set in the future
- a book tagged "time travel" at least 5 times.

13. What book makes you cry, without fail? Song of Fire and Ice series
☼Read a book from the Song of Fire and Ice series
- read a book with fire on the cover -

14. What is your favorite genre of music? Dubstep
☼Read a book with a ridiculously stupid character - Poirot Investigates
- a book that starts with a letter in DUBSTEP - Death of a Nightingale

15. What is your #1 item on your bucket list? Live in Ireland
☼Read a book with something gold on the cover -
- a book with something green on the cover -

16. What book do you wish you could go back and read for the first time again? Harry Potter
☼Read a book from the Harry Potter series - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- a book that starts with a letter in HARRYPOTTER - The Color Master: Stories

17. Who do you share your books with the most? Goodreads
☼Read a book that a GoodReads friend has rated 5 stars - A Gentleman in Moscow
- a book that has been nominated/won the GoodReads Choice Awards - All the Light We Cannot See

18. If you could be any cereal, what would it be? Lucky Charms
☼Read a book with something soft on the cover
- a book where a character gets really lucky. - Who Do You Love

19. What is your favorite challenge currently on SFRC? It's not posted yet ;-)
☼Read a book where the MC has a secret - Surprise Me
- a book that starts with a letter in DELTASUCKS - The Disappeared

20. What are your favorite kind of challenges? Goal-based Team challenges
☼Read a book where the MC is part of a team - Postern of Fate
- a book that challenged you. -

Bonus: Tell us three things about yourself not already mentioned here.
1. I went to a women's college for two years.
2. I majored in theatre.
3. I wrote a novel in college. It was an Alice in Wonderland-themed story and it was so bad.
☼Read a book where the MC goes to a girls-only college
- read a play - The America Play and Other Works
- read a book that is a Retelling of Alice in Wonderland

Kim:

1. What is your middle name? - Jo
◘ Read a book where JO can be found (in that order) in the title or author's name
- a book with a major character whose name is Jo (Joe, Joanne, etc)

2. What was your favorite book growing up? - Baby-Sitter's Club
◘ Read any book from the Baby Sitter's Club series
- a book where someone has a child. - The Second Time Around

3. Besides reading, what is your favorite pastime? - Gaming
◘ Read a book tagged "games" at least 5 times
- a book where the main character(s) play a game. - The Whole Truth

4. What is your favorite read of 2016 so far? - Illuminae
◘ Read Illuminae
- a book that is set in space.

5. What is your favorite animal? - kitties!!! and I love monkeys, too. If you give me a picture of a kitty WITH a monkey, my uterus would probably have a seizure.
◘ Read a book with a cat or monkey on the cover -
- a book with a cat or monkey in the story

6. What is your favorite color? - Purple
◘ Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% purple -
- a book with purple in the text. - Seizure

7. Who is your favorite author? - Colleen Hoover
◘ Read any book by Colleen Hoover
- a book where there are double letters in the title (cookie, zoo, letter, etc.) - I is for Innocent

8. If you could invite three people, dead or alive, to a party - who would you choose? -
◘ Read a book about someone who is dead - Say Her Name
- a book where the main character goes on a date. - The Love Market

9. What is your favorite genre? - I read anything, but I probably am drawn to YA Contemporary Romance more than anything else.
◘ Read a YA Contemporary Romance book - Summer Sisters
- a book about an artist. - The Break

10. What is your dream job? - To get paid to run this Goodreads group so I didn't have to actually work.
◘ Read a book where the main character runs a blog/site - What She Knew
- a book in which the MC does not go to work (they can have a job, it just can't describe them working). - God Help the Child

11. If you could bring a fictional character to life, who would it be? - Dobby
◘ Read a book from the Harry Potter series
- a book that starts with a letter in DOBBY. - Don't You Cry

12. If you could time travel, would you go to the past or the future? - Probably the future. I think I would look super sexy in some futuristic leggings.
◘ Read a book set in the future
- a book with someone wearing something skin-tight on the cover. -

13. What book makes you cry, without fail? -
◘ Read Bright Side
- a book that makes you cry. - The Matchmaker

14. What is your favorite genre of music? - I listen to everything.
◘ Read a book where an animal talks - Russian Winter
- a book that has two seemingly completely different main page genres (romance/mystery ; romance/horror, etc) - contemporary/historical - We Are Not Ourselves

15. What is your #1 item on your bucket list? - Skydiving.
◘ Read a book published in September - The Child Finder
- a book where the author's initials can be found in SKYDIVING - Float Like a Butterfly

16. What book do you wish you could go back and read for the first time again? - Harry Potter, hands down
◘ Read a book that starts and ends with a letter in HARRYPOTTER - The Violets of Usambara
- a book that has hands on the cover. -

17. Who do you share your books with the most?
◘ Read a book where the MC has a sister - Accused
- a book that a friend on Goodreads rated 5 stars. - Wonder

18. If you could be any cereal, what would it be?
◘ Read a book where the cover is at least 50% brown -
- a book where someone gets really lucky. - The Wind in the Willows

19. What is your favorite challenge currently on SFRC?
◘ Read a book that fits any of Delta's challenges (Four Immortal Sisters, The Dig, etc.)
- a book of your choice. (You know you don't wanna pick that book of choice!)

20. What are your favorite kind of challenges?
◘ Read a book where the MC goes to the grocery store - While We Were Watching Downton Abbey
- a book that is massive (500+ pages) - The Hour I First Believed

BONUS: Tell us three things about yourself not already mentioned here.

◘ Read a book where the MC gets into a car accident
- a book where the MC has a child - The Arrangement
- a book where the MC gets drunk - The Distance Between Us