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Winter 2025 Read-a-Thon: Team Challenge Intro
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As the end of the celebrations of our 10th anniversary, we're going to read the runner-up prompts for our anniversary prompts. Your goal as a team is to check off as many years as you can!
When: When you wake up Saturday, December 6 to when you go to sleep Sunday, December 14.
THE PROMPTS
2016
22. The first book in a new to you series
14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How)
15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago)
5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name
28. A biography, autobiography, or memoir
2017
34. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere
46. A time travel novel
52. A book set in a fictional location
15. A book written by a Scandinavian Author or set in Scandinavia
14. A book with a strong female character
2018
29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench/spanner)
12. A book set in Africa or South America
24. A book with a map
37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee
38. A science or science fiction book
2019
36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list
52. A book with a weird or intriguing title
13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list
4. A book with a criminal character
14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term
2020
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
27. A history or historical fiction
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
2021
10. A book with a female villain or criminal
27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”
12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
2022
40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards
20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951
5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name
6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover
29. A book set on or near a body of water
2023
30. A book related to a chess piece
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter
45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
43. A book that involves a murder
27. A book by an author from continental Europe
2024
20. A book with a single word title
44. A book with a touch of magic
45. A book that is not a novel
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world
49. A book with a senior citizen character
Q: I started reading a book before the Read-A-Thon. Does it still count?
A: Yes! As long as you have at least 100 pages left at the start of the challenge, you may count the book.
Q: What's the page requirements for this challenge?
A: A book must be at least 100 pages long. If it is a book with illustrations or a book of poetry, it must be at least 200 pages.
MORE DETAILS COMING AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES!!