Winter Reading Challenge

[TRenee]

Welcome to our first ever Winter Challenge!
It will run from December 2019~February 2020 (13 weeks) & consists of 13 items to complete before the end of February. You DO NOT have to complete all 13 goals, but we encourage you to do as many as possible.

1) Read a Book recommended by a Librarian/Friend
2) Read a Book from a Series
3) Read a Book by an Author you've Never read
4) Listen to an Audio-Book or Read an eBook
5) Read a Book from a Library display
6) Read a Biography/Memoir
7) Read a Book with a Blue, Silver or White cover
8) Read a Young Adult Book
9) Watch a Movie based on a Book
10) Read a Mystery/Thriller Book
11) Read a Classsic
12) Read a Book of Your Choice
13) Attend a Library Event/Program

You can track your progress here or pick up a Challenge sheet at the Library. Please list the name, author & date you finished for each book, the name & book info for the movie you watch, & the type/date of the Library event you attend.
Please remember to only use a book ONCE for the challenge.

Best of Luck & Happy Reading!!!

[Luca]

1) Read a Book recommended by a Librarian/Friend The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords - Part 1 by Akira Himekawa 1/24/20
2) Read a Book from a Series The Minor Thirdby Neil Patrick Harris 1/13/2020
3) Read a Book by an Author you've Never read Naruto, Vol. 01: Uzumaki Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto 12/11/19
4) Listen to an Audio-Book or Read an eBook The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
5) Read a Book from a Library display
6) Read a Biography/Memoir
7) Read a Book with a Blue, Silver or White cover Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu Arakawa 12/14/19
8) Read a Young Adult Book A Tale of Magic... by Chris Colfer 2/7/20
9) Watch a Movie based on a Book Fourteen by Alice Gerstenberg 1/16/20
10) Read a Mystery/Thriller Book Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
11) Read a Classsic The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry 1/7/2020
12) Read a Book of Your Choice Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 4 by Hiromu Arakawa 12/28/19
13) Attend a Library Event/Program Book Sale 2/21/20

[TRenee]

Wow Luca! Nice selection of books...don't forget to add the date you finished each of them.
I'm still thinking over what I want to read for some of these, but I'm hopeful I can get this challenge done on time :)

1) Read a Book recommended by a Librarian/Friend: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee (20 Jan) 4★
2) Read a Book from a Series: The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan (12 Feb) 4★
3) Read a Book by an Author you've Never read: The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes (25 Jan) 4★
4) Listen to an Audio-Book or Read an eBook: Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin (03 Dec) 4★
5) Read a Book from a Library display: The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder (27 Dec) 3★
6) Read a Biography/Memoir: Becoming by Michelle Obama (14 Feb) 4★
7) Read a Book with a Blue, Silver or White cover: Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman: Portrait of an American Hero by Kate Clifford Larson (31 Dec) 4★
8) Read a Young Adult Book: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow (22 Jan) 4★
9) Watch a Movie based on a Book: The Kite Runner based on The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (04 Feb) 4★
10) Read a Mystery/Thriller Book: Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo (05 Jan) 3★
11) Read a Classic: A Christmas Carol and Other Stories by Charles Dickens (12 Dec) 4★
12) Read a Book of Your Choice: Queen of the Conqueror: The Life of Matilda, Wife of William I by Tracy Borman (19 Jan) 3.5★
13) Attend a Library Event/Program: Coffee Chat Book Club 07 Jan 2020

[TRenee]

Winter Challenge
01 Dec 2021~28 Feb 2022

1. A book recommended by a Librarian/Friend
2. A book from a Series
3. A book by an Author you've Never read
4. An Audio or eBook
5. A book from a Library display
6. A Nonfiction book
7. A book with a Blue, Silver or White cover
8. A Young Adult book
9. A book from the New Shelves
10. A Mystery/Thriller
11. A Classic
12. A book of your Choice

~Use a book only once during the challenge
~List Title, Author & Date finished reading
~Have fun & Happy Reading! :)

[TRenee]

1. A book recommended by a Librarian/Friend
2. A book from a Series
3. A book by an Author you've Never read
4. An Audio or eBook
5. A book from a Library display
6. A Nonfiction book
7. A book with a Blue, Silver or White cover
8. A Young Adult book
9. A book from the New Shelves
10. A Mystery/Thriller
11. A Classic
12. A book of your Choice

1. Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan 4★ 21 Dec
2. Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco 3★ 04 Dec
3. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 4★ 12 Dec
4. The Last Chance Library by Freya Sampson 4★ 09 Dec
5. Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy 4★ 06 Dec
6. The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell 3★ 14 Dec
7. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 4★ 16 Dec
8. The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett 3.5★ 13 Dec
9. A Line To Kill by Anthony Horowitz 4★ 07 Dec
10. City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong 4★ 03 Dec
11. The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie 4★ 11 Dec
12. Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined by Stephen Fry 4★ 08 Dec

1. The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict 4★ 08 Jan
2. Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco 4★ 06 Feb
3. Life of Pi by Yann Martel 4★ 11 Jan
4. A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik 3.5★ 09 Jan
5. The Bookseller's Secret by Michelle Gable 3.5★ 13 Feb
6. Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution by Neil deGrasse Tyson 4★ 14 Jan
7. The Wolves of Midwinter by Anne Rice 3.5★ 10 Feb
8. The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black 3.5★ 12 Jan
9. The Awakening by Nora Roberts 4★ 20 Jan
10. Olive Bright, Pigeoneer by Stephanie Graves 3★ 19 Jan
11. Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery 4★ 07 Jan
12. The Becoming by Nora Roberts 4★ 08 Feb

[TRenee]

Winter Challenge
01 Dec 2022 ~ 28 Feb 2023

1. A book recommended by a Librarian/Friend
2. A book from a Series
3. A book by an Author you've Never read
4. An Audio or eBook
5. A book from a Library display
6. A Nonfiction book
7. A book with a Blue, Silver or White cover
8. A Young Adult book
9. A New book (published 2022)
10. A Mystery/Thriller
11. A Classic
12. A book of your Choice

~Use a book only once during the challenge
~List Title, Author & Date finished reading
~Have fun & Happy Reading! :)

[TRenee]

1. A book recommended by a Librarian/Friend
2. A book from a Series
3. A book by an Author you've Never read
4. An Audio or eBook
5. A book from a Library display
6. A Nonfiction book
7. A book with a Blue, Silver or White cover
8. A Young Adult book
9. A New book (published 2022)
10. A Mystery/Thriller
11. A Classic
12. A book of your Choice

1. An Amish Surprise by Shelley Shepard Gray 4★ 03 Dec
2. Savannah Breeze by Mary Kay Andrews 3.5★ 10 Dec
3. The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd 4★ 13 Dec
4. The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik 3.5★ 04 Dec
5. Fairy Tale by Stephen King 4★ 19 Dec
6. Reading the Middle Ages: An Introduction to Medieval Literature by Theodore L. Steinberg 3★ 31 Dec
7. Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews 3.5★ 09 Dec
8. Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta 3.5★ 12 Dec
9. The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson 4★ 22 Dec
10. Devil’s Delight by M.C. Beaton 3.5★ 24 Dec
11. Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle 4★ 23 Dec
12. An Irish Country Village by Patrick Taylor 4★ 29 Dec

1. Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore 3.5★ 17 Dec
2. Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco 3★ 04 Jan
3. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie 4★ 10 Jan
4. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 3.5★ 06 Jan
5. A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy 4★ 16 Jan
6. The Women of the Cousins' War: The Duchess, the Queen, and the King's Mother by Philippa Gregory 3.5★ 20 Jan
7. The Choice by Nora Roberts 4★ 09 Dec
8. This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi 4★ 21 Jan
9. The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James 4★ 23 Jan
10. The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz 4★ 07 Jan
11. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler 3.5★ 15 Jan
12. The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman 4★ 29 Jan

1. The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes by Lyndsay Faye 4★ 23 Feb
2. The Watchmaker's Daughter by C.J. Archer 4★ 27 Feb
3. The Librarian of Crooked Lane by C.J. Archer 3.5★ 20 Feb
4. Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman 4★ 26 Feb
5. Observations by Gaslight: Stories from the World of Sherlock Holmes by Lyndsay Faye 3.5★ 28 Feb
6. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry 3★ 21 Feb
7. Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher 3.5★ 24 Feb
8. Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare 4★ 19 Feb
9. The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis 4★ 25 Feb
10. Livid by Patricia Cornwell 4★ 19 Feb
11. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy 4★ 22 Feb
12. The Bear by Claire Cameron 3★ 27 Feb

[TRenee]

Winter Challenge
01 Dec 2023 ~ 29 Feb 2024

1. A book recommended by a Librarian/Friend
2. A book from a Series
3. A book by a Favorite or Never-Read Author
4. An Audio or eBook
5. A New Release (2023~Feb 2024) or Library display book
6. A book from your Want~to~Read
7. A book with a Blue, Silver or White cover
8. A Young Adult book
9. A Holiday or Winter themed book
10. A Cozy Mystery or Suspense Thriller
11. A Classic or Nonfiction book
12. A book of your Choice

~Use a book only once during the challenge
~List Title, Author & Date finished reading
~Have fun & Happy Reading! :)

[Luca]

1. A book recommended by a Librarian/Friend
2. A book from a Series Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber (12/12/23)
3. A book by a Favorite or Never-Read Author
5. A New Release (2023~Feb 2024) or Library display book
6. A book from your Want~to~Read Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl (12/13/23)
7. A book with a Blue, Silver or White cover
8. A Young Adult book
9. A Holiday or Winter themed book
10. A Cozy Mystery or Suspense Thriller
11. A Classic or Nonfiction book The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (12/06/23)
12. A book of your Choice

[TRenee]

1. A book recommended by a Librarian/Friend
2. A book from a Series
3. A book by a Favorite or Never-Read Author
4. An Audio or eBook
5. A New Release (2023~Feb 2024) or Library display book
6. A book from your Want~to~Read
7. A book with a Blue, Silver or White cover
8. A Young Adult book
9. A Holiday or Winter themed book
10. A Cozy Mystery or Suspense Thriller
11. A Classic or Nonfiction book
12. A book of your Choice

[Jamie]

Hello! Which reading challenge is the most current winter challenge?

[TRenee]

Hi Jamie...we're doing the one posted in Msg8 for Winter 2023~24.
Hope you're able to join in with us! :)

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