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Ridiculously Random Reading Challenge: Caraina {COMPLETED}
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The largest known living organism is an aspen grove.
Pando (Latin for "I spread out") is a group of genetically identical quaking aspens in Utah with an interconnected root system. It's an estimated 80,000 years old and takes up more than 100 acres.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🟡 1. Read a book set in Utah.
🟡 2. Read a book with more than 80,000 ratings.
🟡 3. Read a book with more than 100 reviews.
🟡 4. Read a book with a mostly yellow cover. {Your discretion.}
Prompt # / Name: #14: An Aspen GroveBook: Something Blue
Author: Emily Giffin
Date Read: 5/1/25
Pages: 338
Task: 🟡 2. Read a book with more than 80,000 ratings.
How it Fits: The book has 229,581 ratings.
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The most streamed Spotify single is Harry Styles' "Girl Crush."
The solo star's Spotify single has the most streams at 154 million. Such a win for the One Direction alum.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🎤 1. Read a book where the author or MC is named Harry.
🎤 2. Read a book where a character has a crush on someone.
🎤 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in SPOTIFY.
🎤 4. Read a book where at least 2 of these digits are found in the total number of ratings: 1, 5, 4.
Prompt # / Name: #4: Girl CrushBook: Savannah Breeze
Author: Mary Kay Andrews
Date Read: 5/4/25
Pages: 448
Task: 🎤 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in SPOTIFY.
How it Fits: The book title starts with an "S".
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Frank Lloyd Wright's son invented Lincoln Logs.
The famous architect's design for the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo inspired John Lloyd Wright to produce the interlocking log beams on a much smaller scale for kids.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🪵 1. Read a book where the author goes by 3 names.
🪵 2. Read a book with at least 3 Ls in the title.
🪵 3. Read a book with a log/tree on the cover.
🪵 4. Read a book set in Japan.
Prompt # / Name: #43: Lincoln LogsBook: Every Crooked Nanny
Author: Kathy Hogan Trocheck
Date Read: 5/5/25
Pages: 352
Task: 🪵 1. Read a book where the author goes by 3 names.
How it Fits: The author goes by 3 names.
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Moon flowers actually bloom in response to the moon.
Sunflowers will follow the sun as it moves across the sky, but their lunar counterparts only open after nightfall or on cloudy days.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🌺 1. Read a book with flowers on the cover.
🌺 2. Read a book with double vowels in the title.
🌺 3. Read a book where the author's FIRST initial is found in LUNAR.
🌺 4. Read a book where you can share a scene that happens after nightfall with me.
Prompt # / Name: #55: Moon FlowersBook: Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That’s Beautiful Again
Author: Lysa TerKeurst
Date Read: 5/6/25
Pages: 288
Task: 🌺 3. Read a book where the author's FIRST initial is found in LUNAR.
How it Fits: The author's first initial is "L".
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The famous Tuna Toss is held as part of the Tunarama Festival in Port Lincoln, South Australia, in celebration of the local fishing industry. The event was first held in 1979, and is still going strong.
The competition is to throw a tuna as far as possible. Originally, a fresh tuna fish was used. Since 2008, competitors throw a weighted, plastic tuna in the initial heats. In the finals, they use a frozen 9 or 10kg Southern Bluefin Tuna, with a rope handle threaded through its gills. No fish are killed for the competition, only undersized fish that have died naturally are used.
The most successful competitors use a hammer throwing technique, spinning several times before unleashing the tuna. The current record for the longest throw is held by Australian Olympic hammer thrower, Sean Carlin, who threw 37.23 meters in 1998. Carlin also holds the Australian hammer throw record. The women's record of 22.15m was set in 2002 by hammer thrower Brook Kruger. The winners take home $1,000, and second place wins $500.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐟 1. Read a book set at least partially in Australia.
🐟 2. Read a book published since 2008.
🐟 3. Read a book where a character eats any kind of fish.
🐟 4. Read a book where the MC or the author is named Sean or Brook. {spelling variations accepted}
Prompt # / Name: #51: Tuna TossBook: Murder is a Piece of Cake
Author: Valerie Burns
Date Read: 5/7/25
Pages: 336
Task: 🐟 2. Read a book published since 2008.
How it Fits: The book was published in 2023.
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Two-Buck Chuck once won a top wine award.
Trader Joe's 2002 Charles Shaw Shiraz beat out 2,300 other wines to win a prestigious double gold medal at the 28th Annual International Eastern Wine Competition, so don't feel bad stocking up on the bargain brand.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🤑 1. Read a book with rhyming words in the title.
🤑 2. Read a book published in 2002.
🤑 3. Read a book where a store of any type is mentioned.
🤑 4. Read a book with a 2 and an 8 in the publication date.
Prompt # / Name: #71: Two-Buck ChuckBook: Spring Flowers, Spring Frost
Author: Ismail Kadare
Date Read: 5/8/25
Pages: 182
Task: 🤑 2. Read a book published in 2002.
How it Fits: The book edition I read was published on June 10, 2002.
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The Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling & Wake is an annual event that takes place each spring near Gloucester, England and involves a 9 pound round of cheese, which is rolled from the top of a hill.
Competitors race after the cheese and the first person to reach the finish line at the bottom wins the cheese.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🧀 1. Read a book where a character eats cheese, or does something foolish.
🧀 2. Read a book set at least partially in England.
🧀 3. Read a book with all the letters of SPRING in the title.
🧀 4. Read a book with a 9 in the page count or publication date.
Prompt # / Name: #12: Cheese RollingBook: Smile Like You Mean It
Author: Willow Hadley
Date Read: 5/9/25
Pages: 338
Task: 🧀 1. Read a book where a character eats cheese, or does something foolish.
How it Fits: Sebastian injures his hand by foolishly punching a wall in anger.
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Like Arm Wrestling or Thumb Wrestling, Toe Wrestling involves two competitors who lock bare feet in an attempt to pin the other person’s foot to the ground for at least 3 seconds.
There tends to be 3 rounds played with the winner having the best 2 out of 3.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👣 1. Read a book where a character does something you think is gross.
👣 2. Read a book where toes/feet are visible on the cover.
👣 3. Read a book you would rate between 2 and 3 stars.
👣 4. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in TOE and ends with a letter in WRESTLING.
Prompt # / Name: #48: Toe WrestlingBook: The Only Survivors
Author: Megan Miranda
Date Read: 5/12/25
Pages: 352
Task: 👣 4. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in TOE and ends with a letter in WRESTLING.
How it Fits: The book title starts with an "O" (disregarding "The") and ends with an "S".
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There's a world record for the most world record titles.
It belongs to Brooklyn, New York resident Ashrita Furman, who's held more than 700 Guinness World Records in his lifetime, ranging from heaviest shoes walked in (323 pounds) to most baseballs held in a baseball glove (26).
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🥇 1. Read a book with at least 323 pages.
🥇 2. Read a book with at least 26 chapters.
🥇 3. Read a book with at least 700 ratings.
🥇 4. Read a book of your choice.
Prompt # / Name: #50: Guinness World RecordsBook: Cat's Eye
Author: Margaret Atwood
Date Read: 5/12/25
Pages: 512
Task: 🥇 1. Read a book with at least 323 pages.
How it Fits: The book edition I read has 512 pages.
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Elvis only won 3 Grammys.
The King of Rock and Roll had 18 #1 hits in his career, but struck out on 11 of his 14 nominations. The record for the most Grammy wins actually belongs to George Solti, the longtime leader of Chicago Symphony Orchestra, with 31 awards to his name.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🎙 1. Read a book where a famous person is mentioned.
🎙 2. Read a book with an 11, 14, or 18 intact in the page count.
🎙 3. Read a book where NO letters of KING are found in the title.
🎙 4. Read a book with the word AWARD(S) found in the text.
Prompt # / Name: #31: ElvisBook: The Summer That Made Us
Author: Robyn Carr
Date Read: 5/16/25
Pages: 340
Task: 🎙 3. Read a book where NO letters of KING are found in the title.
How it Fits: There are no letters from KING in the title.
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Four times more people speak English as a second language than as a native one.
While more people speak English as a second language, nearly three times more people speak Mandarin Chinese natively.
English has nearly two billion people learning it as a second language and only 350 million people speaking it natively.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🗣 1. Read a book where the MC could be speaking English as a second language.
🗣 2. Read a book with all the letters of MANDARIN found in the title.
🗣 3. Read a book with more than 350 pages.
🗣 4. Read a book with the word NATIVE found in the text.
Prompt # / Name: #28: Speaking EnglishBook: One Shot
Author: Lee Child
Date Read: 5/17/25
Pages: 485
Task: 🗣 3. Read a book with more than 350 pages.
How it Fits: The book has more than 350 pages.
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A team of six women programmed the first digital computer.
While historians have only recently recognized their achievements (or female discoveries credited to men), the female mathematicians participated in a World War II program coding instructions into the revolutionary Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC).
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
⌨️ 1. Read a book with a strong female lead.
⌨️ 2. Read a book with all the letters of ENIAC found in the title.
⌨️ 3. Read a book set during World War II.
⌨️ 4. Read a book where a character uses a computer.
Prompt # / Name: #65: ENIACBook: S is for Silence
Author: Sue Grafton
Date Read: 5/18/25
Pages: 452
Task: ⌨️ 1. Read a book with a strong female lead.
How it Fits: Kinsey is a strong female lead. She is a no-nonsense character and is self-sufficient.
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The Northern cardinal is the most popular state bird.
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia all picked it as their favorite species. The western meadowlark takes second place as the honoree in six other states.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
♥️ 1. Read a book with a bird on the cover.
♥️ 2. Read a book set in any of the states listed above.
♥️ 3. Read a book where the title does NOT start with a letter in SPECIES.
♥️ 4. Read a book with a 6 in the page count.
Prompt # / Name: #41: Northern CardinalBook: On the Way to the Wedding
Author: Julia Quinn
Date Read: 5/19/25
Pages: 496
Task: ♥️ 4. Read a book with a 6 in the page count.
How it Fits: The book edition I read has 496 pages.
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The Crown Jewels contain the two biggest cut diamonds on Earth.
They both came from the Cullinan Diamond, a 3,106-carat gem found in South Africa in 1905. The largest stone, called the Great Star of Africa, is in the Sovereign's Sceptre, while the second largest is mounted in the Imperial State Crown (pictured).
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👑 1. Read a book with a crown on the cover.
👑 2. Read a book set at least partially in Africa.
👑 3. Read a book with a royal character.
👑 4. Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 3, 1, 0, 6.
Prompt # / Name: #11: Crown JewelsBook: A Dance of Silver and Shadow
Author: Melanie Cellier
Date Read: 5/21/25
Pages: 346
Task: 👑 4. Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 3, 1, 0, 6.
How it Fits: There is a "3" and a "6" in the page count.
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In Outhouse Racing, an outhouse (outdoor toilet) is kitted with wheels, brakes, and a steering system, and is raced down hills with competitors sitting on the toilet seat inside.
Competitors decorate their outhouses with clever names like “Royal Flush” and the first outhouse to make it across the finish line wins.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🚽 1. Read a book where a character decorates something.
🚽 2. Read a book with all the letters of OUTHOUSE in the title and/or subtitle.
🚽 3. Read a book with something with a steering system on the cover.
🚽 4. Read a book where a character sits down.
Prompt # / Name: #33: Outhouse RacingBook: Fishing for Trouble
Author: Elizabeth Logan
Date Read: 5/23/25
Pages: 304
Task: 🚽 4. Read a book where a character sits down.
How it Fits: Charlie sits down at a booth in a diner.
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The voices of Mickey and Minnie Mouse got married in real life.
Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor were married for 18 years until Allwine's death in 2009.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐭 1. Read a book where someone dies.
🐭 2. Read a book published in 2009.
🐭 3. Read a book with a 1 and an 8 in the page count.
🐭 4. Read a book with some type of animal on the cover.
Prompt # / Name: #13: Mickey & MinnieBook: Blood Test
Author: Jonathan Kellerman
Date Read: 5/23/25
Pages: 384
Task: 🐭 1. Read a book where someone dies.
How it Fits: Doug Carmichael is one of several characters who die in the book.
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The 100 folds in a chef's hat represent 100 ways to cook an egg.
Yes, that tall, pleated white hat that chefs wear — technically called a toque — has 100 folds for a reason! According to Reluctant Gourmet, the pleats used to signify a chef's level of experience, like the number of ways he or she knew how to prepare eggs.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👩🏼🍳 1. Read a book with a mostly white cover. {Your discretion.}
👩🏼🍳 2. Read a book where the MC is described as being tall.
👩🏼🍳 3. Read a book with a 1 and 2 0s found in the publication date.
👩🏼🍳 4. Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in RELUCTANT GOURMET.
Prompt # / Name: #2: Chef's HatBook: Second Chance Pass
Author: Robyn Carr
Date Read: 5/27/25
Pages: 416
Task: 👩🏼🍳 4. Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in RELUCTANT GOURMET.
How it Fits: The author's first initial is "R" and last initial is "C".
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You can ride a train through the "Tunnel of Love."
The Ukrainian rails actually service an industrial train, but couples can still hitch a ride (or take one of these affordable family train trips) and make a wish, according to a new tourist legend.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🛤 1. Read a book with a train on the cover.
🛤 2. Read a book with the word TUNNEL found in the text.
🛤 3. Read a book where a character makes or is granted a wish.
🛤 4. Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in UKRAINIAN.
Prompt # / Name: #70: Tunnel of LoveBook: The Banks Sisters 3
Author: Nikki Turner
Date Read: 5/28/25
Pages: 368
Task: 🛤 4. Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in UKRAINIAN.
How it Fits: The book was published by Urban Books.
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Underwater Hockey, also known as ‘Octopush,' is essentially a game of hockey at the bottom of a swimming pool.
The aim of the game is to push the puck into the opposing team’s goal using a small pusher. The game involves 2 teams of up to 10 players with players using diving masks, fins, and snorkel gear.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏊🏻♀️ 1. Read a book with a body of water on the cover.
🏊🏻♀️ 2. Read a book with between 2 and 20 MAJOR characters.
🏊🏻♀️ 3. Read a book with all the letters of HOCKEY found in the title.
🏊🏻♀️ 4. Read a book with the words SMALL and PUSH found in the text.
Prompt # / Name: #57: Underwater HockeyBook: The Briar Club
Author: Kate Quinn
Date Read: 5/29/25
Pages: 430
Task: 🏊🏻♀️ 2. Read a book with between 2 and 20 MAJOR characters.
How it Fits: There are 5 MC's in the book.
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Unsurprisingly, Chess Boxing involves both the classic game of chess and the popular sport of boxing.
The competitors alternate between 5 rounds of boxing and 6 rounds of chess for a total of 11 rounds, each lasting 3-minutes. The game was inspired by a French comic and invented by Dutch artist Lepe Rubingh.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🥊 1. Read a book where a character plays chess or another board game.
🥊 2. Read a book that has a French or a Dutch translation.
🥊 3. Read a book with an MPG of HUMOR or COMEDY.
🥊 4. Read a book with the word boxing {can also be box, boxes, boxed, etc.} found in the text.
Prompt # / Name: #15: Chess BoxingBook: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Author: Jonathan Safran Foer
Date Read: 5/30/25
Pages: 406
Task: 🥊 2. Read a book that has a French or a Dutch translation.
How it Fits: There are both French and Dutch translations of the book.
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There's a word for animals with partial pigment loss.
Albinism is the congenital absence of any pigmentation or coloration, but leucism is a different rare condition where some pattern or color remains.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🦒 1. Read a book without much color on the cover. {Your discretion.}
🦒 2. Read a book where the author's LAST initial is found in LEUCISM.
🦒 3. Read a book where a character has a rare condition.
🦒 4. Read a book where all the letters of PIGMENT are found in the title.
Prompt # / Name: #52: LeucismBook:
Coven MittAuthor: Rebecca Regnier
Date Read: 5/31/25
Pages: 232
Task: 🦒 1. Read a book without much color on the cover. {Your discretion.}
How it Fits: There is not a lot of color on the cover.
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Worm Charming is a competitive sport with the aim of attracting earthworms out of the ground.
The competitor that charms the most worms within a set period of time and a set zone on the ground wins. In 2009, Sophie Smith of England (aged 10) set the world record with 567 worms.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🪱 1. Read a book where the title contains an -ing word.
🪱 2. Read a book with an author who has the same first and last initials.
🪱 3. Read a book published before 2009.
🪱 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in WORM.
Prompt # / Name: #69: Worm CharmingBook: When Mimi Went Missing
Author: Suja Sukumar
Date Read: 6/9/25
Pages: 288
Task: 🪱 2. Read a book with an author who has the same first and last initials.
How it Fits: The author's first and last initials are the same.
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A group of bunnies is called a "fluffle."
Most people dub them a herd, but apparently parts of Northern Canada use this much cuter designation.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐰 1. Read a book with 3 or more Fs in the title.
🐰 2. Read a book with a group of something on the cover.
🐰 3. Read a book tagged ANIMALS any number of times.
🐰 4. Read a book that had a "cute" plot.
Prompt # / Name: #61: FluffleBook:
Blackmail and BibingkaAuthor: Mia P. Manansala
Date Read: 6/16/25
Pages: 286
Task: 🐰 2. Read a book with a group of something on the cover.
How it Fits: There are a group of star ornaments on the cover.
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You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from more than 2 miles away.
The world's largest animal's heart weighs about 400 pounds — approximately the size of a small piano.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐳 1. Read a book with a blue cover.
🐳 2. Read a book where someone plays a piano.
🐳 3. Read a book with all the letters of HEART found in the title.
🐳 4. Read a book with a 2 in the page count.
Prompt # / Name: #20: Blue WhaleBook: The Age of Innocence
Author: Edith Wharton
Date Read: 6/17/25
Pages: 293
Task: 🐳 4. Read a book with a 2 in the page count.
How it Fits: There is a "2" in the page count.
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Quidditch was invented by J.K. Rowling in her Harry Potter series and involves 2 teams of 7 players mounted on broomsticks with 4 different balls and goals on either side of the pitch.
The game has since been adapted for the real world with the ultimate goal being to score more goals than the other team before the ‘snitch’ is caught.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🧹 1. Read a book where one character snitches on another.
🧹 2. Read a book that is part of a series.
🧹 3. Read a book where the author uses initials in their name.
🧹 4. Read a book with a storyline that could be adapted into a board game or a real-life game.
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Book: When in Rome
Author: Sarah Adams
Date Read: 5/1/25
Pages: 320
Task: 1️⃣3️⃣ 1. Read a book where someone has a great fear of something.
How it Fits: Noah has a great fear of thunderstorms ever since his parents were killed in one when he was a child.