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Book: The King of Elfland's Daughter Author: Lord Dunsany
Date Read: 9/11/25
Task: 3. with a one (1) in the publication date
How it Fits: Published in 1924, has a 1
Next Episode Choice: 2. Some Assembly Required
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2. Some Assembly RequiredTwo science club nerds use body parts to create the "perfect girlfriend" for a teenager who has been brought back from the dead.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. that is second in a trilogy or series
2. that is tagged "science" (can be combined with another word, like "fiction")
3. that someone else thought was perfect (rated 5 stars)
4. with the phrase "from the dead" in the text
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Murder in the CathedralAuthor: T.S. Eliot
Date Read: 9/11/25
Task: 3. that someone else thought was perfect (rated 5 stars)
How it Fits: 3,171 people rated it 5 stars
Next Episode Choice: 3. School Hard
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3. School HardBuffy's mother and friends become trapped inside Sunnydale High School when a vampire named Spike launches an attack against the Slayer on Parent-Teacher night.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with an MC who is a mother
2. set in a location that begins with the letter 'S'
3. where the MC is attacked (your definition)
4. from the Book Titles with Hyphens list
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Animal FarmAuthor: George Orwell
Date Read: 9/14/25
Task: 3. where the MC is attacked (your definition)
How it Fits: All of the farm animals (including MC) are attacked by the humans.
Next Episode Choice: 4. Inca Mummy Girl
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4. Inca Mummy GirlAn Incan Princess mummy is reanimated in Sunnydale where she sucks the life force from others in order to stay alive.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with "princess" in the text of the book
2. that you think would make a good animated movie
3. written by a female author
4. where the MC struggles to stay alive
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Julosaurusen Author: Tom Fletcher
Date Read: 9/16/25
Task: 2. that you think would make a good animated movie
How it Fits: I think it would make a good kids animated movie
Next Episode Choice: 5. Reptile Boy
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5. Reptile BoyBuffy and Cordelia attend a frat party where they are offered as human sacrifices to a reptilian creature.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with two people on the cover
2. with a title that begins with a letter in FRAT
3. with "sacrifice(s)" in the text of the book
4. where a type of reptile is mentioned
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Fahrenheit 451Author: Ray Bradbury
Date Read: 9/19/25
Task: 2. with a title that begins with a letter in FRAT
How it Fits: Starts with an F
Next Episode Choice: 6. Halloween
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6. HalloweenOn Halloween, Buffy and her friends patronize an unusual costume shop where customers turn into whatever costume they are wearing.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. published in October of any year
2. that one of your GR friends has read, too
3. purchased from a store that you usually patronize
4. where the MC wears a costume
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Nineteen Eighty-Four Author: George Orwell
Date Read: 9/29/25
Task: 2. that one of your GR friends has read, too
How it Fits: 9 of my GR friends have read it.
Next Episode Choice: 7. Lie to Me
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7. Lie to MeBuffy is lured into a trap by a group of undead wannabes who hope that Spike will make them vampires in exchange for giving him the Slayer.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. where someone goes fishing
2. with the word "undead" in the text of the book
3. where the MC tries to be someone or something they are not
4. written by an author with a first or last initial found in SLAYER
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
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Buffy returns from summer vacation sporting an attitude and suffers from recurring nightmares involving the Master. Meanwhile, the Anointed One and his followers plot their revenge.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. set during the summertime
2. where the MC plays a sport (even once)
3. with a one (1) in the publication date
4. with all the letters of REVENGE in the title (just 1 E is okay)
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page