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2017Read in 2017 [48/40] My Year in Books
2018Read in 2018 [30/1] My Year in Books
2019Read in 2019 [20/1] My Year in Books
2020Read in 2020 [/1] My Year in Books
2021Read in 2021 [/1] My Year in Books
2022Read in 2022 [/1] My Year in Books
2023 CHALLENGES AT-A-GLANCE:
Personal Challenges:
* Books of 2023
1. My Ultimate Top 100 List
2. Goodreads Choice Awards
3. 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
4. Reading Around the World
5. Around the Year in 52 Books
Yearly Challenges:
1. Bibliopoly
2. Clear the Shelves
3. Genre Bingo Challenge
4. Let's Turn Pages
5. Popsugar Reading Challenge
6. TBR Jar
7. To Boldly Go
8. United in Reading
Quarterly Challenges:
1. ATY Winter Reading Challenge
2. Q1: For All Humankind
3. Q2: Out of this World
4. Q2: All the Feels
5. ATY Summer Reading Challenge
6. Q3: Book Award Bingo
7. Q3: Terra Incognita
8. Q4: Where No One Has Gone Before
Monthly Challenges:
1. Flying Purple People Reader
2. To Infinity and Beyond
3. Happy Hamster Habitat
4. The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread
5. Emoji Pop Culture
6. Emoji Titles
7. The Greatest Show on Earth
8. Artistic Amusement
9. To Mars With Perseverance
10. Where Dreams Come True
Other Activities:
1. Reading Rainbow Readathon
2. We Are Family Readathon
GROUP READS | BUDDY READS | TBR TWINS:
January:
☒ 1. January Group Read: North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
☑ 2. January Buddy Read: Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
☑ 3. January Buddy Read: The Many Daughters of Afong Moy (Jamie Ford)
February:
☑ 1. February Group Read: The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
March:
☑ 1. March Buddy Read: 1984 (George Orwell)
April:
May:
June :
July :
August :
September :
October :
November :
December :
PERSONAL CHALLENGE #1 - MY ULTIMATE TOP 100 LISTThe main objective of this open-ended challenge, is to begin catching up on all the classics I’ve neglected for, well... most of my life.
Even though this has been one of my aims for the longest time, my main issue was always figuring out how to go about it - there are a gazillion variations of "top-100-books" and "books-to-read-before-you-die" lists, after all.
To solve this problematic, in 2018, I decided to compile my own personal list, by comparing the collective wisdom from various sources.
The first step was obviously to figure out how much overlap existed between the selected five lists.
Next, it was time to consolidate. So, I created a new list based on each book's recurrence. In other words, a bookish popularity contest: the more often a book was referred to by the aforementioned lists, the higher that book would rank in my new and improved "books-to-read-before-you-die" list.
PERSONAL CHALLENGE #2 - GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS 2022 Since 2018, it's been a personal challenge of mine to read as many of the "Best books" from the Goodreads Choice Awards as I can.
The way I do it, is pretty straight forward: There are 17 categories, from which I might choose books that might be of interest me.
In 2023, I'll be picking books from 10 genres, that are relevant to me and my reading.
Now, ideally, and in the spirit of getting out of my comfort zone, I'd read at least one book from each category.
Even though there are certain categories I'm simply not forcing upon myself, I'll still be pushing for a minimum of one book in other areas.
For a few categories, I've already read the "winner" prior to the announcement, in which case I'll be choosing a "runner-up". In some cases, the nominees are part of a series, in which case I'll obviously pick up the first book in that series instead.
Books Read:
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PERSONAL CHALLENGE #3 - 1001 BOOKS YOU MUST READ BEFORE YOU DIE Pretty self-explanatory:
I'm ticking off the books I read from Boxall's "Master List", and tracking them by year.
2017:
2018:
2019:
2020:
2021:
2022:
2023:
Progress: 10/1305
PERSONAL CHALLENGE #4 - READING AROUND THE WORLDInspired by writer Ann Morgan's challenge (https://ayearofreadingtheworld.com/th...) to read a book from every country, this is my attempt to expand my horizons by reading more globally. My personal take to this challenge, however, isn't limited to a single year, but is instead a continuous goal.
The sole requirement for this challenge, is that the books be written by authors from the designated country or take place in said region.
Countries:
PERSONAL CHALLENGE #5 - ATY READING CHALLENGEThe goal of this challenge is to complete as many prompts as possible before the end of the year.
1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y
2. A book by an author you read in 2022
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover
6. A book where books are important
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title
10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"
11. A book about a person/character with a disability
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover
14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3
18. A book related to science
19. A book related to the arts
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
25. A book with a tropical setting
26. A book related to pride
29. A book that is light
30. A book related to a chess piece
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com
32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature
34. A novella
35. A book with a school subject in the title
37. A book with the theme of returning home
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
39. A western
40. A book with a full name in the title
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter
43. A book that involves a murder
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal
45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
47. A book related to a geometric shape
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story
49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
YEARLY CHALLENGE #1 - BIBLIOPOLY January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Goal: Complete 20 prompts
Progress: 15/20
BIBLIOPOLY PROMPTS
1. Go: Read a book set on two or more continents.
3. Community Chest: Participate in one of our Group Reads. (Which month and book?)
5. Tax: Read a book with money on the cover or in the title.
6. Reading Railroad: Read a book from a celebrity book club list, such as Oprah, Reese Witherspoon, etc.
7. Blue: Read a book with any type of hat or headwear on the cover or in the title.
8. Chance: Read a book from your TBR shelf within the ten highest or lowest number of ratings.
10. Blue: Read a book with any shade of blue on the cover or in the title.
12. Pink: Read a book with any type of dog on the cover or in the title.
13. Electric Company: Read a book with a light source on the cover.
17. Orange: Read a book with a ship or boat on the cover, or involving water travel.
18. Community Chest: Participate in one of our Readathons. (Which readathon? List one book you read for it.)
20. Orange: Read a book with any shade of orange on the cover or in the title.
22. Red: Read a book with a car, truck or bus on the cover, or involving a road trip.
23. Chance: Read a book from your TBR shelf among the ten oldest or newest additions.
25. Red: Read a book with any shade of red on the cover or in the title.
27. Yellow: Read a book with a boot or shoe on the cover, or involving foot travel.
28. Yellow: Read a book with an author or character who has a physical disability or impairment, an emotional or mental disorder, or a neurodivergent condition.
31. Go to Jail: Read a crime fiction or true crime book.
32. Green: Read a book with a thimble, sewing or craft implement on the cover or in the title.
33. Green: Read a book with an author or character whose gender is different from your own.
35. Green: Read a book with any shade of green on the cover or in the title.
37. Chance: Read a book from your TBR shelf within the ten highest or lowest average star rating.
38. Dark Blue: Read a book with any type of cat on the cover or in the title.
39. Luxury Tax: Read a book with a gemstone or precious metal on the cover or in the title.
40. Dark Blue: Read a book that won an award. (Which one?)
YEARLY CHALLENGE #2 - CLEAR THE SHELVES January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Goal: Read 30 books
Planned 2023 releases:
Netgalley backlist:
Other:
Progress: 10/30
YEARLY CHALLENGE #3 - GENRE BINGO January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Goal: Read 10 books / Get 2 bingos
Progress: 8/10
✔ Literary Fiction: The Monsters in our Shadows by Edward J Cembal
✔ Historical Fiction: The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford
✔ Classics: Gimpel the Fool and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer
✔ Thriller: Lovely Girls by Margot Hunt
✔ Reader's Choice = Coming-of-Age: The Color Purple
✔ Short stories or Anthologies: Suburban Monsters by Christopher Hawkins
✔ Romance: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
✔ Dystopian/Utopian: 1984 by George Orwell
✔ Non-Fiction
YEARLY CHALLENGE #4 - LET'S TURN PAGESJanuary 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Goal: Read 15,000 pages (=avg. 1,250 pg./month)
Progress: 4,109/15,000
January: 388 + 384 + 228 + 443 + 400 + 306 = 2,149
February: 74 + 299 + 304 + 228 + 398 + 305 + 352 = 1,960
March: 65 + 328 + 48
April:
May:
June:
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:
Pages read total:
YEARLY CHALLENGE #5 - POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGEJanuary 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Goal: Complete 15 tasks
Progress: 11/15
1. A book you meant to read in 2022
2. A book you bought from an independent bookstore
3. A book about a vacation
5. A book with mythical creatures
6. A book about a forbidden romance
8. A celebrity memoir
9. A book with a color in the title
10. A romance with a fat lead
11. A book about or set in Hollywood
12. A book published in spring 2023
13. A book published the year you were born
14. A modern retelling of a classic
15. A book with a song lyric as its title
16. A book where the main character's name is in the title
17. A book with a love triangle
19. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past challenge
20. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2023
22. A book with a queer lead
23. A book with a map
24. A book with a rabbit on the cover
25. A book with just text on the cover
26. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
28. A book you bought secondhand
29. A book your friend recommended
30. A book that's on a celebrity book-club list
31. A book about a family
32. A book that comes out in the second half of 2023
33. A book about an athlete/sport
35. A book about divorce
40. A book by an author with the same initials as you
41. A book written during NaNoWriMo
42. A book based on a popular movie
43. A book that takes place entirely in one day
45. A book that started out as fan fiction
46. A book with a pet character
47. A book about a holiday that's not Christmas
48. A book that features two languages
49. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
50. A book with alliteration in the title
YEARLY CHALLENGE #6 - TBR JARJanuary 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Goal: Read 5 books
Progress: 7/5
1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year.
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born.
6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR.
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher.
8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors.
10. Read a book with a cover you love.
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover.
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name.
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).
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges.
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).
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings.
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it.
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf.
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you.
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish.
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format.
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself.
YEARLY CHALLENGE #7 - TO BOLDY GOJanuary 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Goal: Read 10 books set in as many different countries, AND/OR books by authors from as many different countries as possible.
Africa: 1/58
❖ Nigeria: Stay with Me / A Spell of Good Things
Americas: 2/55
❖ Canada: The Monsters in our Shadows
❖ USA: Kindred / Recitatif / Lovely Girls / The Color Purple / Suburban Monsters
Asia: 2/51
❖ Afghanistan: Sea Prayer
❖ China: The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
Europe: 4/53
❖ England: The One / The Marriage Act / 1984
❖ Italy: The Love Hypothesis
❖ Poland: Gimpel the Fool and Other Stories
❖ Turkey: Lucian's A True Story
Antarctica & Oceania: 0/32
YEARLY CHALLENGE #8 - UNITED IN READINGJanuary 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Goal: Read atleast 1 book pr. month (=12 books total)
Progress: 3/12
January
- World Braille Day, Jan 4: Read a book that features a character who is sight-impaired or a book with a cover that has raised type.
- International Day of Education, Jan 24: Read a book set at a school or a book where a character is a teacher
✔ International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, Jan 27: Read a memoir from a Holocaust survivor or a book written by someone who is Jewish. Gimpel the Fool and Other Stories
February
- World Interfaith Harmony Week, first week of February: Read a book featuring characters that are a different faith from yours or a book where characters work together in harmony
✔ International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Feb 11: Read a book featuring a woman or girl in STEM or a book about science The Love Hypothesis
✔ World Day of Social Justice, Feb 20: Read a book about social justice or featuring a character that advocates for social justice reform The Color Purple
March
- International Day to Combat Islamophobia, Mar 15: Read a book featuring Muslim characters in a positive light or read a book written by an author who practices Islam
- World Water Day, Mar 22: Read a book set on or near the water or read a climate fiction or nonfiction book
- International day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Translatlantic Slave Trade, Mar 25: Read a book written from the perspective of a person who was enslaved or read a book about the repercussions of the slave trade today
April
- World Health Day, Apr 7: Read a book where characters are involved in the medical field or a book about medical care
- International Day of Human Space Flight, Apr 12: Read a book set in space or a book featuring a person who is an astronaut
- International Mother Earth Day, Apr 22: Read a book about environmentalism or a dystopian novel
May
- World Press Freedom Day, May 3: Read a book featuring a person who is a reporter or a book where a character learns something from the news
- World Bee Day, May 20: Read a book featuring plants or a book with a flower or bee on the cover
- International Tea Day, May 21: Read a book while drinking tea or a book with a teapot on the cover
June
- World Day Against Child Labour, Jun 12: Read a book featuring a child or a book written by a child (under 18)
- World Refugee Day, Jun 20: Read a book where a character or the author is a refugee
- Day of the Seafarer, Jun 25: Read a book featuring a sailor or set on or near the ocean
July
- Nelson Mandela International Day, Jul 18: Read a book set in South Africa or a book involving a reconciliation
- International Moon Day, Jul 20: Read a book with the moon on the cover or a book set primarily at night
- International Day of Friendship, Jul 30: Read a book you received from a friend or a book featuring friendship
August
- International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Aug 9: Read a book written by an indigenous/first nation author
- International Youth Day, Aug 12: Read a young adult book or a book with a teen main character
- International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, Aug 30: Read a book featuring a character who is kidnapped or a book where something is missing
September
- International Day of Charity, Sep 5: Read a book with a character who gives to someone in need or a read a book and donate it to a local library or organization
- International Literacy Day, Sep 8: Re-read a favorite book, read your favorite author, or read on the day
- International Translation Day, Sep 30: Read a book in translation
October
- International Day of Older Persons, Oct 1: Read a book with an elder (over 65) main character or a read a book written by an author over 65.
- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Oct 17: Read a book featuring someone living in poverty or a book about combatting poverty
- United Nations Day, Oct 24: Read a book written by a person who lives on a different continent than you
November
- World Science Day for Peace and Development, Nov 10: Read a book featuring something scientific or a book featuring something peaceful
- World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Nov 20: Read a book involving a car trip or a book where a character drives a vehicle
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Nov 25: Read a book where someone stops a violent attack or a book written by a survivor
December
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Dec 3: Read a book featuring a character with a disability or written by an author with a disability
- International Civil Aviation Day, Dec 7: Read a book with an airplane or hot air balloon on the cover or a book that involves scenes on a plane
- International Human Solidarity Day, Dec 20: Read a book written by an author who is from a different country, background, or demographic than you
ATY WINTER READING CHALLENGE
December 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023
DECEMBER (1)
1. Winter
a. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in WINTER (you can use or ignore a, an or the)
c. Read a book that is between 89 and 128 pages long (you can ignore the 100 page requirement for this task).
2. December birthdays: Jane Austen
a. Read a book written by a female author.
b. Read a novel set in the 19th century.
c. Read a romance novel.
3. The Holidays
a. Read a book related to a holiday that happens in December. (Some examples: Rosa Parks Day, National Cookie Day, Dewey Decimal System Day, Nobel Prize Day, Kwanzaa, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Hanukkah, etc.)
b. Read a book that has one of the gifts referred to in The Twelve Days of Christmas shown on its cover (ignore the numbers - eg a book with a gold ring works, you don’t need a book with five gold rings!)
c. Read a book that features a family gathering.
4. Winter sports: yukigassen
a. Read a book by an author whose first and last initials appear in YUKIGASSEN.
b. Read a book in a series that is at least 7 books long
c. Read a book set in a country where yukigassen is played (Japan, Armenia, Canada, China, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, or Slovakia).
JANUARY (5)
1. Happy New Year!
2. January birthdays: Haruki Murakami
a. Read a book set in Japan.
b. Read a book that features a cat in some way.
c. Read a magical realism novel.
3. New Year Resolutions
a. Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS (the title must be at leat three words long for this option)
c. Read a book that will help you keep one of your New Year resolutions OR if you don’t make resolutions then read a book related to one of the top ten New Years resolutions. Tell us what your resolution is when recording this task as completed.
4. Winter sports: bobsleigh
a. Read a book set mostly in a location that begins with a letter in SWITZERLAND.
b. Read a book in which a conflict between characters is a major part of the plot. Tell us what the conflict was (using spoiler tags if necessary) when recording the task as completed.
FEBRUARY (6)
1. Valentine’s Day
c. Read a book written in or set in the Medieval period (usually defined as the 5th to 15th centuries).
2. February birthdays: Laura Ingalls Wilder
a. Read a book set in the American midwest.
b. Read a novel that features the wilderness.
3. Winter sports: Ski jumping
b. Read a book published in a year in which the Winter Olympics took place (1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
4. The Shortest Month of the Year
a. Read a literary fiction novel.
b. Read a book that features a ghost.
1st QUARTER CHALLENGE - FOR ALL HUMANKINDJanuary 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023
Goal: 3
Progress: 4/3
1. 1902 - Le Voyage dans la Lune, the first space movie: Read a book set in the 20th century or a book involving movies.
Recitatif
2. 1961 - Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space: Read a book featuring a competitive race or a book involving Russian history
3. 1963 - Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space: Read a book with a female character breaking barriers or a book about gender issues
The Color Purple
4. 1966 - first full-earth photo from moon's orbit: Read a book with the earth on the cover or a book featuring photography
5. 1969 - first person on the moon: Read a book about an explorer or a book with the moon on the cover
6. 1976 - Viking I is first to successfully land on Mars: Read a book featuring travel or a book with a ship on the cover
7. 1980 - Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez, first person of color in space: Read a book about fighting racism or a book written by a BIPOC author
Kindred
8. 1984 - Bruce McCandless, first untethered space walk: Read a book where a character is alone or book about a person who ventures into the unknown
9. 1990 - Hubble, first space telescope: Read a book about the stars and planets or a science fiction book
Lucian's A True Story
10. 2000 - first international space station crew: Read a book where people from different nations work together or a book written by an author from a country different from where you are from
11. 2001 - Dennis Tito, first space tourist: Read a book set during a vacation or a book about someone with a lot of money
12. 2003 - first marriage in space: Read a book featuring a wedding or a book about marriage
13. 2015 - first successful Pluto mission: Read a book with a dog on the cover or a book set far away from where you live
14. 2021 - first helicopter on Mars: Read a book featuring air travel or a book with a red cover
15. 2022 - DART, first man-made intentional asteroid impact to change asteroid's motion in space: Read a book featuring a crash of some kind or a book where a character changes course.
2nd QUARTER CHALLENGE - OUT OF THIS WORLDApril 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
Goal: 6
1 and 2. KEPLER-16B - A real life Tatooine, this planet was Kepler's first discovery of a planet that orbits two stars, what is known as a circumbinary planet.
▪ Read a duology.
3. KEPLER-452 B - One of the most Earth-like planets yet discovered, with almost the same exact size, placement, and habitable zone as Earth. Unfortunately, it's more than 1,000 light years away.
▪ Read a Science Fiction book about humans traveling to live on other planets or read an alternate history book.
4. 55 CANCRI E - One of the first super-Earth planets to be discovered, it was originally thought that to be so abundant in carbon that, due to the immense pressure and 2,700 degree temperatures, its interior was made of diamond. More recent research has contested this assertion, but the nature of the planet's interior remains enigmatic.
▪ Read a book that features a wealthy character or where diamonds play a key role in the plot.
5. TRES-2 B - Identified by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, it is the darkest known exoplanet, reflecting less than 1% of any light that hits it.
▪ Read a book with a primarily black cover or a book by a BIPOC author.
6. HR 5183 B - A slow-moving exoplanet three times larger than Jupiter, this planet has a bizarre orbit where it loiters on the outer reaches of its system before slingshotting into the center, passing close to its host star before peeling away again. This strange orbit has earned it the nickname of the "whiplash planet."
▪ Read a book with a shocking plot twist or a thriller novel.
7. TOI-1452 B - A large exoplanet thought to be 70% bigger than Earth, astronomers believe water could make up as much as 30% of its mass (compared to Earth, where water is 1% of our mass).
▪ Read a book that takes place underwater or on the ocean.
8. TYC 8998-760-1 B - This gas giant and its companion orbit an extremely young Sun-like star presumed to be only about 17 million years old. Its planets are likely also brand new and radiate a glow that can be seen by telescopes.
▪ Read an author's debut book or a book published in 2023.
9. PSR B1620-26 B - The oldest known planet, at somewhere around 12.7 billion years old. That's only a little younger than the universe itself!
▪ Read a book you've owned for a long time or a book set in ancient times.
10. WASP-76B - This planet is tidal locked to its parent star: one side permanently faces its star, causing scorching hot temperatures around 4,532°F - hot enough to vaporize iron.
▪ Read a book set in the desert or a hot place.
11. GLIESE 1132B - This Earth-like planet is much closer to its parent star, creating higher surface temperatures. Astronomers have recently discovered that the gravitational influence of the star creates intense tidal forces that "flex" the planet. The flexing creates intense volcanic activity which causes gases to rise to the surface - and those gases are creating a unique second atmosphere.
▪ Read a sequel or a book where a character who is thought to be gone comes back again.
12. HD 189773B - This world is only 64 light years away and looks like a deep blue marble. But its pleasant exterior is deceiving, as winds on this planet blow at 8,700 km/h. Not only that, but the deep blue color is a reflection of the silicate in its atmosphere which, when heated by the planet's deadly 1300°C, forms grains of glass.
▪ Read a book with unexpected danger or a book with a blue cover.
13. TOI 849 - This exoplanet orbits so tightly to its star that a year passes in 18 hours. It is dense and rocky, not gaseous, despite being 40 times as massive as Earth. It may even be the first Chthonian planet to be detected: the exposed remnant core of a gas giant that has had its atmosphere blasted away.
▪ Read a book less than 200 pages or more than 500 pages.
14. GJ-504B - A newly formed exoplanet in the Virgo constellation, this planet orbits its star at nearly nine times the distance Jupiter orbits the sun. Due to its newness, it glows a deep magenta.
▪ Read a book with a pink cover or a book about a new relationship.
15. OGLE-2005-BLG-390LB - Orbiting a red dwarf, this planet is too far away to receive much warmth from its star. It is one of the coldest known planets in the universe with a freezing surface temperature of -220°C (-364°F). The entire planet is covered with a thick layer of ice and it is unlikely any life could survive on the surface, though astronomers believe it is possible life survives underneath the ice.
▪ Read a book set in a cold place or during winter.
16. TRES-4B - Despite being one of the largest exoplanets discovered, this planet has an extremely low density - about the same as a cork. Astronomers attribute this to the extreme heat of 2300 °F (1260 °C) due to its proximity to the star. At only 4.5 million miles (7.2 million kilometers) away from its sun, TrES-4b is able to complete an orbit in three Earth days.
▪ Read a lighthearted book or a book with a happy ending.
17. HD 106906 - Located 300 light years from Earth in the constellation of Crux, it orbits its star at a distance of 60 billion miles - 20 times the distance between the Sun and Neptune. Estimated to be about eleven times the mass of Jupiter, it is unknown how this planet formed or how it came to have such a distant orbit from its star. Despite being so far from the warmth of its star, it still has a scorching surface temperature of 1500 °C (2732 °F) and still glows from the residual heat left over from its formation.
▪ Read a mystery novel or a book where a character's motivations are unknown.
18. PSR J1719-14 B - Orbiting a pulsar star, this planet completes its orbital rotation extremely quickly - in only 2.2 hours.
▪ Read a book you can finish in one sitting.
19. WASP 12B - A doomed planet being torn apart by its star's scorching heat. In 10 million years, this world could be completely consumed.
▪ Read the final book in a series or a book where a character disappears or dies.
20. 1SWASP J1407B - Located around 420 light-years in the constellation of Centaurus, the planet has the most exotic ring system ever discovered, around 200 times bigger than Saturn’s rings. Unfortunately, travelling to see it would take over seven million years.
▪ Read a book with multiple POVs or a book where the characters travel a long journey.
2nd QUARTER CHALLENGE - ALL THE FEELSApril 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
Goal: 4
There are four ways to participate:
1. Read books matching the prompts below.
2. Choose a word on the wheel and spell it out with your book titles.
3, Choose a color zone in the graphic and find the words in it within your books.
4. A combo of the above.
THE WHEEL OF FEELS
1. Read a book that makes you happy
2. Read a book with a red cover
3. Read a book that scares you
4. Read a book with a yellow cover
5. Read a book by an author you love
6. Read a book with a pink cover
7. Read a book about something that makes you mad
8. Read a book with a purple/indigo cover
9. Read a book that makes you sad
10. Read a book with a blue cover
11. Read a book you’re anxious about
12. Read a book with a green cover
13. Read a book inspired by any word on the red zone of the wheel
14. Read a book inspired by any word on the yellow zone of the wheel
15. Read a book inspired by any word on the pink zone of the wheel
16. Read a book inspired by any word on the indigo/purple zone of the wheel
17. Read a book inspired by any word on the blue zone of the wheel
18. Read a book inspired by any word on the green zone of the wheel
19. Choose a word on the wheel and spell it with your books titles
20. Choose a color zone of the wheel and found in your books the words in it ( max. 2 words per book)
ATY SUMMER READING CHALLENGE
June 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023
JUNE
1. Father's Day
a. Read a book where the main character is a father
b. Read a biography or history nonfiction book
c. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in PATERNITY
2. Estival Solstice
a. Read a book with a title that is 5 or more words
b. Read a book that has plants on the cover
c. Read a book set in the Northern Hemisphere
3. Hibernal Solstice
a. Read a book that is at least 400 pages long
b. Read a book with fire on the cover
c. Read a book that is set in the Southern Hemisphere
4. Pride Month
a. Read a book written by an author who identifies as LGBTQIA+
b. Read a banned or challenged book
c. Read a coming of age novel
JULY
1.Let's Play
a. Read a book where the first letter of the book's title is in HORSE AROUND
b. Read a book that includes a character who plays a sport
c. Read a book published in a year ending with 3
2. Travel Season
a. Read a book set in multiple countries
b. Read a book with a map
c. Read a book where the cover has vehicle (car, plane, boat, train, hang glider, etc.)
3. Halfway there!
a. Read a book with an even number of pages
b. Read the next book in a series
c. Read an author's second book
4. Turn Up the Radio
a. Read a book featuring or about musicians
b. Read a book set in the 19th century
c. Read a book in which the author's initials can be found in GUGLIELMO MARCONI
AUGUST
1. Book Lovers Day
a. Read a book written by your favorite author
b. Read a book in which the main character works in a book shop or library
c. Read a book where the first letter of the book's title appears in BIBLIOMANIA
2. Perseid Meteor Shower
a. Read a science fiction book
b. Read a book with a sun, moon, or stars on the cover
c. Read a book inspired by or retelling myths
3. Make Waves
a. Read a book in which the author's initials can be found in SURFBOARD
b. Read a book set in a coastal town or city
c. Read a book featuring a sea creature on the cover
4. Go Camping
a. Read a book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
b. Read a ghost story
c. Read a book primarily set outdoors
3rd QUARTER CHALLENGE - TERRA INCOGNITA July 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023
1. The Darién Gap: So inhospitable is this 60-mile (96-kilometer) nugget of marshland and rainforest between Panama and Colombia that, even in our high-tech age of 3D printing, space tourism, and undersea railways, we still haven’t built a road that connects North and South America.
• Read a book set in an inhospitable or dangerous place, or where travel is often conducted with pirogues or canoes.
• Read a book set in Panama or Colombia, or a book with vegetation on the cover.
2. Gangkhar Puensum: There remain dozens of mountains that have never been conquered. The tallest is almost certainly Gangkhar Puensum in Bhutan, which tops out at 24,836 feet (7,570 meters). The country prohibits mountaineering, partly because its biggest peaks are considered sacred, but also because it lacks suitable rescue services.
• Read a book set in a sacred place, or set in a place where some sport or activity is banned.
• Read a book set in Bhutan or Tibet, or a book with a mountain on the cover.
3. Sakha: Officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the largest republic of Russia has a reputation for an extreme and severe climate, with the lowest temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere in winter at -32º F (-35.5º C). In summer, the mercury regularly tops 86º F (30º C).
• Read the longest book in your TBR shelf, or a book set during a cold winter or a hot summer.
• Read a book set in Siberia, or a book with a very long title.
4. Vale do Javari: One of the largest indigenous territories in Brazil, it is named after the Javari River, the most important river of the region. Since 1851, this river has formed the border with Peru.
• Read a book involving indigenous people, or activities which endanger their habitat (such as drug trafficking, poaching, logging, mining, etc.).
• Read a book set in Brazil or Peru, or a book about an unknown civilization.
5. Fiordland National Park: This park contains the majority of the largest area of unmodified vegetation in New Zealand. It is also a significant refuge for many threatened native animals, ranging from dolphins and bats to reptiles, insects, and birds.
• Read a book involving animals or plants, or set in a national park.
• Read a book set in New Zealand, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
6. Son Doong Cave: Located near the Laos–Vietnam border, Hang Sơn Đoòng has an internal, fast-flowing subterranean river and the largest cross-section of any cave, worldwide. It is the largest known cave passage in the world by volume.
• Read a book involving a cave or river, or about something mysterious or dark.
• Read a book set in Viet Nam or Laos, or in a fictional or fantasy world.
7. The Deep Sea: We know more about the surface of Mars than we do about the bottom of the ocean, so one could be forgiven for believing that trips to the depths are limited to marine biologists. In fact, there are options for ordinary tourists like diving hotspots in Curacao and Honduras.
• Read a book taking place under water, or about any form of marine life.
• Read a book set in the Caribbean, or a book with an aquatic animal on the cover.
8. Cape Melville National Park: Walled off by forbidding granite boulders, Cape Melville is only around 900 miles (1,448 kilometers) from Brisbane, one of Australia’s biggest cities, but the rainforest habitat might as well be a world away. Virtually inaccessible except by helicopter, scientists discovered three new-to-science species of animals in the area in 2013.
• Read a book involving any form of impenetrability, or a paranormal book.
• Read a book set in Australia, or a book with an aircraft or wall on the cover.
9. Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park: Located in northwest Madagascar, this national park is home to an exceptionally large number of endemic species of plants and animals that are only found within extremely small niches in the tsingys. The word tsingy can be translated into English as "where one cannot walk barefoot."
• Read a book involving endemic species, or a book where footwear plays an important role.
• Read a book set in Madagascar, or with “island” in the title.
10. Rub’ al Khali: Literally meaning “The Empty Quarter," this is the largest contiguous sand desert in the world. The 250,000 square miles (647, 497 square kilometers) of dunes straddle Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The only signs of life are scorpions, the occasional bird, or a camel carcass.
• Read a book set in an extremely hot place, or involving oil or fossil fuel.
• Read a book set in the Arabian Peninsula, or a book originally written in Arabic.
11. Namib Desert: A coastal desert in Southern Africa, the name means “vast place.” The Namib stretches for more than 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa.
• Read a book involving coastal living, or a book that is part of a series.
• Read a book set in Angola, Namibia or South Africa, or with arthropods on the cover (insects, arachnids, myriapods or crustaceans).
12. Patagonia: This geographical region encompasses the southern end of South America, and is governed by Argentina and Chile. The region comprises the southern section of the Andes Mountains with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and glaciers in the west and deserts, tablelands and steppes to the east.
• Read an outdoor or travel book, or a book set in a mountainous or desert region.
• Read a book set in Argentina or Chile, or a book originally written in Spanish.
13. Kamchatka: Russia’s eastern peninsula is home to some of the most spectacular volcanic activity on Earth, with more than 300 volcanoes, including one that has been erupting continuously since 1996. It’s also home to the most diverse range of salmon species and is the most densely populated brown bear habitat in the world.
• Read a book including thermal springs, volcanoes, or glaciers, or involving fish or wild animals.
• Read a book set in an extremely cold place, or with a one word title.
FEBRUARY CHALLENGE - FLYING PURPLE PEOPLE READERFebruary 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023
Goal: Read 2 books
Progress: 2/2 COMPLETED!
1. February's birthstone is amethyst which is a purple quartz.
2. Before modern times, purple was a very costly dye and so became associated with wealth and royalty.
Read a book featuring an extremely wealthy and/or royal character.
3. Purple is often liked by creative or eccentric people.
Read a book featuring an artist/actor/musician or someone who is very eccentric.
4. Purple is often associated with mystery.
Read a mystery or a book about something mystical.
5. Purple is the most common favourite colour of adolescent girls.
Read a young adult book.
6. The American military has a Purple Heart award.
Read a book featuring a hero or a military person.
7. Purple Rain is a 1984 American film about rock music and Deep Purple is a rock band formed in 1968 during the flower child era.
Read a book featuring music or a musician/band/orchestra set or written in the 1960s or 1980s.
8. The Color Purple is a prize winning American book by Alice Walker.
9. Porphyrophobia is the fear of purple.
Read a scary book or a book set during a crisis.
10. Both the Irish name Corcoran and the Portuguese name Purpura mean purple.
Read a book by an Irish or Portuguese author.
MARCH CHALLENGE - TO INFINITY AND BEYONDMarch 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023
Goal: Complete 2 prompts
Progress:
1. Planets in our solar system
Read a book featuring the planets of our solar system or with a planet name in the title/text.
2. Celestial objects
Read a book featuring nova, super nova, comet, meteor, asteroid, black hole, wormhole, aurora, eclipse, doppler, red shift, equinox, nebula, oort, kuiper, in the title, or a book where the characters seek answers in the unknown.
3. Travelling the galaxies
Read a book that features a type of galactic travel in the title, or a book where the characters go on an adventure.
4. For all the fans
Read a book with any of the Star Wars or Star Trek ships names/words in the title (ex. Enterprise, Excelsior, Millenium, Falcon, Voyager, Defiant, Stargazer, Botany, Phoenix, Raven, Franklin, Vengeance, Nomad), or a book where the character is a fan of either franchise.
5. What's your sign?
Read a book with the a constellation in the title, or a book where a character is interested in astrology.
6. The Big Bang Theory
Read a nonfiction book about science or about history.
7. We are all stardust
Read a book with any of periodic table of elements in the title or a book where characters are seeking material wealth.
8. Rocketman
Read a book about an astronaut or featuring a character on a non-Earth quest/trip.
9. Galileo, Figaro
Read a book about earthbound explorers or a book where a character pushes boundaries in their chosen field.
APRIL CHALLENGE - HAPPY HAMSTER HABITATApril 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023
Goal: Complete 4 prompts
Progress:
1. You’ve decided to adopt a small animal as a pet. Yay! Of, course, you must prepare for this big responsibility.
Read about a subject you want to learn more about, or read a book with an animal companion.
2. Your hamster needs a safe and secure cage in a temperature-controlled area.
Read a book with a building on the cover, or read a book in which the weather plays a significant part.
3. As a burrowing prey animal, your hamster needs bedding and a nest box for sleeping and as a retreat when frightened.
Read a book with a dark cover, or read a scary or intimidating book.
4. Your new pet will need fresh, clean water and healthy food.
Read a book with water on the cover, or fill up with a book over 400 pages.
5. Help your new pet stay active by providing an exercise saucer.
Read a book featuring a sport or game, or sprint through a book under 250 pages.
6. To avoid boredom, provide interactive toys and opportunities for tunneling and climbing to keep your new friend stimulated.
Read a highly anticipated book, or read a new-to-you author.
7. Hamsters' incisors grow continuously, so they need gnawing blocks or untreated softwood branches to keep their teeth from becoming overgrown.
Continue a series, or read a book with trees on the cover.
8. Your hamster will have to spend time out of its cage, so a secure travel cage is a smart idea. They are notorious escape artists!
Read a book where a character leaves home (vacation, quest, college, etc.), or read a book that includes a crime.
MAY CHALLENGE - THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREADMay 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023
Goal: Complete 1 prompt
Progress:
1. Under the weather: To feel ill
Read a book that has an important weather event or a book where a character is ill.
2. Spill the beans: to give away a secret
Read a book that features cooking or a book where the character has a secret.
3. The ball is in your court: it's your decision
Read a book that features a sport with a ball or a book where a character must make a major decision.
4. Break a leg: good luck!
Read a book where a character breaks a bone or where luck is a factor in the plot
5. Once in a blue moon: Rarely
Read a book with the moon on the cover or featured in the story or where the characters are seeking something rare.
6. Go down in flames: To fail spectacularly
Read a book with fire on the cover or featured in the story or a book where a character fails badly.
7. Beat around the bush: Avoid saying something
Read a book about gardening or where a character gardens or a book with a character avoiding a conversation.
8. Hit the sack: Go to bed
Read a book where a character hits someone or where sleeping is a major plot point
9. Miss the boat: Too late
Read a book with a boat on the cover or where a character misses a deadline.
10. A dime a dozen: very common
Read a book with money on the cover or in the title or where the main character is of the common people.
JUNE CHALLENGE - EMOJI POP CULTUREJune 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
Goal: Complete 1 prompt
Progress:
🤖 1. The 2009 film Moon featured a robot named GERTY who communicates using a neutral synthesized voice and a screen with emoji to convey emotions.
▪ Read a book featuring a non-human character, involving A.I., or first published in 2009.
🐳 2. In 2014, the Library of Congress acquired an emoji version of Herman Melville's Moby Dick created by Fred Benenson.
▪ Read a classic, a book involving the sea, or first published in 2014.
🎼 3. In May 2016, a musical called Emojiland premiered at Rockwell Table & Stage in Los Angeles.
▪ Read a book that inspired a musical or other artistic performance, or first published in 2016.
🎨 4. In October 2016, the Museum of Modern Art acquired the original collection of emoji distributed by NTT DoCoMo in 1999.
▪ Read a book set in a museum, about an artist, or first published in 1999.
😍 5. In November 2016, the first emoji-themed convention, Emojicon, was held in San Francisco.
▪ Read a book involving a convention, a festival, or set in San Francisco.
🏯 6. In March 2017, the fifth season of Samurai Jack opened with an episode featuring alien characters who communicate in emoji.
▪ Read a book set in Japan, featuring any kind of aliens, or first published in 2017.
😊 7. In April 2017, a Doctor Who episode featured nanobots called Vardy, which communicate through robotic avatars that use emoji, and are sometimes referred to by the time travelers as Emojibots.
▪ Read a Sci-Fi book, a book featuring time travel, or first published in Spring.
🎬 8. In July 2017, Sony Pictures Animation released The Emoji Movie, featuring the voices of Patrick Stewart, Christina Aguilera, Sofía Vergara, Anna Faris, T. J. Miller, and other notable actors and comedians.
▪ Read a graphic novel, a book that makes you laugh, or a book with a character or author who shares a first name or surname with the above actors.
🤰 9. In September 2021, Drake released his sixth studio album, Certified Lover Boy with album cover art featuring twelve emoji of pregnant women in varying clothing colors, hair colors and skin tones.
▪ Read a book about women, with emojis on the cover, or first published in 2021.
💖 10. In January 2023, the winner of this group's Masthead and Logo contest selected Emoji as the theme for June.
▪ Read a book inspired by your favorite emoji, or first published in 2023.
JUNE CHALLENGE - EMOJI TITLESJune 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
Goal: Choose books to read that can have the titles spelled entirely in emojis
Progress:
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 2023 SUMMER READATHON: READING RAINBOWJune 9, 2023 - June 18, 2023 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
General Information
This 10-day readathon runs from June 9 to June 18, 2023, beginning and ending at midnight in your personal time zone. Participants will be divided fairly into teams of up to 11 based on the amount of books pledged when signing up.
Team Blue
Leader: Lisa
Carri Carey, Ziggy, Jaida, Gwen, Caterina, Samantha, Jackie, Sahira, & Kelly
The Prompts:
1. Regular Prompt
Read a book with a blue cover.
2. Bonus Points Prompt
Read a book with the word "blue" in the title.
Point System:
Regular Prompt: 50 POINTS EACH
Bonus Point Prompt: 100 POINTS EACH
Pages Read: 1 POINT PER PAGE
Audiobook Hours Listened: 15 hours = 1,000 pages
NB! For audio hours, please be sure to track the time you spend listening and not the length of the audiobook if you listen at a speed greater than 1x
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JULY CHALLENGE - THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTHJuly 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
🤸🏽♂️ 1. Acrobats/Aerialists: These athletes and gymnasts run, spin and tumble across the ring, or hang, swing and fly in the air.
Read a book involving a sport or athletic activity, or an adventure book.
🐘 2. Animals: Traditionally, trained animals were used to draw in the crowds.
Read a book with a typical circus animal (dog, horse, elephant, lion, tiger, sea lion, snake, etc.) as a character, on the cover, or in the title.
🎪 3. Big Top: This is the name for the tent used by a travelling circus.
Read a book featuring a major attraction, set in a circus, or with a red and white cover.
🤡 4. Clowns: Circus clowns perform comedy skits in distinct makeup and costumes.
Read a book involving a clown, someone in disguise, or someone who acts silly.
🔥 5. Fire Eating: This spectacular act involves putting a flaming object into the mouth and extinguishing it.
Read a book with fire, food, or a drink on the cover or in the title.
🤹 6. Juggling: Jugglers often manipulate multiple objects at once.
Read a book involving juggling or multitasking, or with a juggler's prop in the title or on the cover (ball, club, ring, plate, orange, apple, etc.)
🔪 7. Knife Throwing: This act involves one person throwing knives at, or very close to, another person.
Read a thriller, or a book with a cutting instrument on the cover or in the title.
🦁 8. Lion Tamer: The spectacle of the tamer and the lions is a part of circus tradition.
Read a book involving any kind of training, or someone in a dangerous situation or activity.
🃏 9. Magician: Magic acts and illusions can be part of a large circus performance.
Read a book involving any kind of magic or illusion, or a tricky character.
🎩 10. Ringmaster: The master or mistress of ceremonies traditionally wears a top hat and tail coat, greets the guests, and introduces the acts.
Read a book with formal attire on the cover, or with one of these words in the title: welcome, greetings, introducing, biggest, amazing, spectacular, dangerous, greatest, show, earth. Variations are also acceptable, i.e., big, danger, greatness, etc.
AUGUST CHALLENGE - ARTISTIC AMUSEMENTAugust 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023
1. Calliope is the Muse of eloquence and epic poetry.
Read an epic (ancient or modern), or a book with a writing instrument/crown on the cover.
2. Clio is the Muse of history.
Read a classic/historical fiction, or a book with a book on the cover.
3. Euterpe is the Muse of music.
Read a book involving music or with a musical instrument on the cover.
4. Thalia is the Muse of comedy.
Read a comedy or a book with a joyous woman or ivy on the cover.
5. Melpomene is the Muse of tragedy.
Read a tragedy or a book with a sword/knife or footwear on the cover.
6. Terpsicore is the Muse of dance.
Read a book involving dancing or with a musical instrument in the title.
7. Erato is the Muse of lyric poetry, particularly erotic poetry.
Read a romance/poetry book or a book with flowers/birds on the cover.
8. Polyhymnia is the Muse of hymns and sacred poetry.
Read a book about something sacred/religious or with grapes/a woman wearing a cloak on the cover.
9. Urania is the Muse of astronomy and stars.
Read a book about astronomy (fiction or nonfiction) or a book with planets/stars on the cover or in the title.
10: The Muses can refer to one's artistic inspiration, and Muse is implicit in words and phrases such as amuse, music, musing upon, and museum (Latinised from mouseion—a place where the Muses were worshipped).
Read a book with a muse-based word in the title or a book with the letters M*U*S*E*A*R*T in the title + author’s name.
SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE - TO MARS WITH PERSEVERENCESeptember 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023
1. Perseverance or Percy is a car-sized Mars rover designated to explore the Jezero crater on Mars.
Read a book involving any kind of exploration or a book with a motor vehicle on the cover.
2. Perseverance has been active on Mars for 797 sols (sol is a solar day on Mars) since its landing.
Read a book in which timekeeping is essential to the plot or a book with a star/celestial body on the cover.
3. Following the rover’s arrival, NASA named the landing site Octavia E. Butler Landing.
Read a sci-fi book or a book written by a woman or POC author.
4. Perseverance is an upgraded version of its predecessor rover, Curiosity.
Read the last book in a series or a book with a snoopy character.
5. Percy carries seven primary payload instruments, nineteen cameras, and two microphones.
Read a book involving any kind of technology or a book with multiple POV.
6. The rover also carried the mini-helicopter Ingenuity to Mars.
Read a book involving flying or a book with a brilliant supporting character.
7. One of Percy’s goals is testing oxygen production from the Martian atmosphere to prepare for future crewed missions.
Read a book about a crewed spaceflight mission (fiction or non fiction) or a book set in another planet/world.
8. Percy has a twin rover, Optimism, used to test operational procedures and to aid in problem solving.
Read a book involving twins or a book with a positive message.
9. Perseverance is NASA’s sixth most expensive robotic planetary mission but it is cheaper than its predecessor, Curiosity.
Read a book where money plays an important role or a family saga.
10. Perseverance launched during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Tribute to Healthcare Workers plate was place on the rover.
Read a book involving healthcare/a pandemic or a book first published in March 2020.
👶👦👧🧔👩👴👵 2023 FALL READATHON: WE ARE FAMILY September 15, 2023 - September 24, 2023 👶👦👧🧔👩👴👵
General Information
This 10-day readathon runs from September 15 to September 24, 2023, beginning and ending at midnight in your personal time zone.
There are 36 prompts including singles, doubles, and triples. You can collaborate with your teammates on these prompts to reach the amount of books required. Keep in mind that if you are reading a book for one mission, you cannot double count it towards another mission simultaneously.
Team Page Turners
Leader: Lisa
Nichole, Lea, Lorraine, Sam2004, JCPrewett & Billie-Jade
Point System:
❖ Singles: 50 POINTS EACHPrompts
❖ Doubles: 150 POINTS EACH
❖ Triples: 300 POINTS EACH
📃 Pages Read: 1 POINT PER PAGE
🎧 Audiobook Hours Listened: 15 hours = 1,000 pages
NB! For audio hours, please be sure to track the time you spend listening and not the length of the audiobook if you listen at a speed greater than 1x
Singles:
- Read a book with a character/author on the asexual and/or aromantic spectrumDoubles:
- Read a book about someone who is looking for a partner
- Read a book about a person who has taken a vow of celibacy (religious, etc.)
- Read a book about a lost family member
- Read a book about a family that has been separated
- Read a memoir in which the author describes their family
- Read a book featuring an orphan
- Read a book that involves the mob (fiction or nonfiction)
- Read a book featuring an only child
- Read a book about someone living with a caretaker other than their parent
- Read a book about a person who becomes a parent
- Read a book about a family vacation
- Read a book about the loss of a family member and/or its aftermath
- Read 2 books that have dual POVsTriples:
- Read 2 books with a parental figure as the main character
- The Family Pets: Read 2 books with an animal as the main character
- Read 2 books about family ceremonies, rituals, traditions (wedding, funeral, reunion, etc.)
- Read 2 books with a character who has secret or unknown heritage
- Read 2 books that were recommended by one of your family members
- Read 2 books about families living in foreign countries
- Read 2 books about siblings
- Read 2 books about ‘nontraditional’ families
- Read 2 books about best friends
- Read 2 books about grandparents
- Read 2 books about children in foster care
- Read 3 books featuring the found family trope
- Read 3 books featuring the title of a family member in the book title (ex. Dial A for Aunties, My Sister’s Keeper)
- Read 3 books with elderly protagonists
- Read 3 books about characters who are viewed as ‘loners’ or ‘outsiders’
- Read 3 books in the Family Saga genre
- Read 3 books about people who were adopted
- Read 3 books about blended families
- Read 3 books featuring historical (fiction or nonfiction) families
- Read 3 books featuring a group or club
- Read 3 books featuring poly relationships or characters
- Read 3 books about family conflict
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2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America (other topics)Priest (other topics)
Summer Bird Blue (other topics)
Elatsoe (other topics)
Beyond the Black Door (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Richard Adams (other topics)George Orwell (other topics)
George Orwell (other topics)
Ali Hazelwood (other topics)
Christopher Hawkins (other topics)
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This is where I will keep track of all the bookish related stuff, i.e. personal & in-group challenges, etc., in 2023.
Please, no comments on this page, thanks.
Instead, visit my personal challenge, where my thoughts on the books I read throughout the year, as well as ratings, will be posted.
Be sure to cheer me on, leave comments, suggestions and recommendations!
Thanks for stopping by, and happy reading! :)