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Nothing But Reading Challenges2019 Summer: Boredom Buster YA Challenge
Duration: June - August 2019
Progress: 0 out of 25+
Levels:
Tween-ager: 1-5 books
Junior: 6-11 books
Senior: 12-15 books
Double Digits: 16-24 books
New Adult: 25+ books
~ 2019 Boredom Buster YA Summer Reading Challenge ~
Need ideas for Young Adult books to read this summer? Goodreads YA authors have given their choices for books to read this summer here. Maybe it is time to follow their recommendations and see what great books you missed in the last year? Try it to help you find the perfect summer read.
Rules & How to:
Option One Freestyle:
►Pick a level and choose your own books from any of the author's recommendations (copied below).
►You can read as many books as you want from each author's recommendations.
Option Two Want-it-All:
►The same as option one, but you must read at least one book from each author's recommendations
Option Three Spell-it-Out:
► Select an author from the list below, and then spell out the author's name(s) using the spell it out rules below.
Author's recommendations:
◈ Elizabeth Acevedo
◈ Renée Ahdieh
◈ Holly Black
◈ Ally Condie
◈ Melissa de la Cruz
◈ Maureen Johnson
◈ Amie Kaufman
◈ Adib Khorram
◈ Jay Kristoff
◈ Nina LaCour
◈ Adam Silvera
◈ Courtney Summers
◈ Justin A. Reynolds
◈ Veronica Roth
◈ Laini Taylor
(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrator's first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.
As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.
Note: This was originally a challenge in 2014 using a list of YA books from 2013 which you can find here
Nothing But Reading ChallengesWorld Ocean's Day Reading Challenge
Duration: 6/1/2019 - 7/31/2019
Progress: 0 out of 27
Levels:
Plankton: 1-8 books
Star Fish: 9-17 books
Conservation : 18-26 books
Ocean Blue : 27 books
June 8 th is World Oceans Day so join us as we celebrate, protect and restore our oceans with a reading challenge.
Rules: Complete the tasks below. Minimum page is 100. Tasks may be completed more than once but only one book /task. Any format is acceptable.
Option 1: Spell out the word "Ocean" (5)
O: Kyoko Okazaki; Helter Skelter: Fashion Unfriendly - *** - 6/12/2019 - 320 Pages
C: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas - **** - 6/7/2019 - 419 Pages
E: An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 6/5/2019 - 336 Pages
A: Ted Anderson; My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Volume 6 - ***** - 6/30/2019 - 104 Pages
N: Nick Abadzis; Laika - **** - 6/5/2019 - 208 Pages
Option 2: Spell out the five (5) Oceans:
Pacific: (7)
P: The Promised Neverland, Tome 1 by Kaiu Shirai - **** - 6/11/2019 - 192 Pages
A: Anna Campbell; Seven Nights in a Rogue's Bed - *** - 6/18/2019 - 385 Pages
C: Joey Comeau; Bravest Warriors Vol. 1 - **** - 6/14/2019 - 128 Pages
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F: Josceline Fenton; Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems - **** - 6/8/2019 - 128 Pages
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C: Joey Comeau; Bravest Warriors Vol. 2 - **** - 6/17/2019 - 128 Pages
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D: Displacement: A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley - ***** - 6/30/2019 - 161 Pages
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T: Doug TenNapel; Ghostopolis - ***** - 6/16/2019 - 272 Pages
L: Little Moments of Love by Catana Chetwynd - ***** - 6/6/2019 - 160 Pages
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C: Joey Comeau; Bravest Warriors Vol. 3 - **** - 6/18/2019 - 112 Pages
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S: Steven Universe, Vol. 2 by Jeremy Sorese - ***** - 6/8/2019 - 112 Pages
O: Molly Ostertag; The Witch Boy - ***** - 6/28/2019 - 224 Pages
U: The Unexpected Millionaire by Susan Mallery - **** - 6/7/2019 - 185 Pages
T: Kelly Thompson; Jem and the Holograms Vol. 1: Showtime - ***** - 6/26/2019 - 152 Pages
H: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas - ***** - 6/21/2019 - 512 Pages
E: Eric M. Esquivel; Bravest Warriors Vol. 4 - **** - 6/19/2019 - 128 Pages
R: Regular Show: Parks and Wreck by Molly Ostertag - *** - 6/25/2019 - 112 Pages
N: Nuts by Alice Clayton - ***** - 6/28/2019 - 308 Pages
Arctic (6)
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C: Circe by Madeline Miller - ***** - 6/25/2019 - 393 Pages
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(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrators first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.
As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.
Finished!Sweden ; Heroes 2015
H: Bobby Hall; Supermarket - *** - 5/7/2019 - 288 Pages
E: Emma Lee; Hidden Heartbreak - ***** - 5/12/2019 - 224 Pages
R: Richelle Mead; The Golden Lily - *** - 5/15/2019 - 418 Pages
O: Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout - *** - 5/21/2019 - 374 Pages
E: Evermore by Alyson Noel - *** - 5/15/2019 - 301 Pages
S: Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Vol. 1 by Kieron Gillen - ***** - 5/7/2019 - 272 Pages
Nothing But Reading ChallengesNational Apple Pie Day
Duration: May 1-June 30
Progress: 16 out of 24
Levels:
Pastry-8-15 books
Crust: 16-23 books
Oven: 24 books +
May 13th is National Apple Pie Day- Grab a slice of pie, your book and lets celebrate with a "sweet" challenge. (Don't forget the ice cream!)
Rules: May use only one book /task. Minimum 100 pages.
Option 1- Spell Out the words- Apple Pie
A: Anne Stuart; Never Trust a Pirate - ***** - 5/8/2019 - 304 Pages
P: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder - ***** - 5/2/2019 - 361 Pages
P: Susan Elizabeth Phillips; Ain't She Sweet? - ***** - 5/3/2019 - 464 Pages
L: Lucy Knisley; Relish: My Life in the Kitchen - ***** - 5/1/2019 - 173 Pages
E: Emma Lee; Hidden Heartbreak - ***** - 5/12/2019 - 224 Pages
P: The Promised Neverland, Tome 1 by Kaiu Shirai - **** - 6/11/2019 - 192 Pages
I: I Myself Have Seen It by Susanna Moore - **** - 5/23/2019 - 192 Pages
E: Evermore by Alyson Noel - *** - 5/15/2019 - 301 Pages
Option 2 -Read these tasks.
Read a book with an apple on the cover
Read a book with a pie on the cover
Read a book with the letters "pie" ( in any order) in the title
Read a book with a dessert on the cover
Read a book with pie in the title or series name
Read a book tagged as "baking"
Option 3- Bake a Pie
Mix up the crust-Spell out the word MIX
M: Jojo Moyes; After You - ***** - 5/22/2019 - 352 Pages
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Roll out the pie crust- Read a book with a rolling pin on the cover.
Peel the apples- Read a book with a knife on the cover
Slice the apples - Spell out the word slice.
S: Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Vol. 1 by Kieron Gillen - ***** - 5/7/2019 - 272 Pages
L: Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson - ***** - 5/29/2019 - 318 Pages
I: Hajime Isayama; Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 - *** - 5/29/2019 - 193 Pages
C: Chris Cerasi; Star Wars Adventures: Chewbacca and the Slavers of the Shadowlands - ***** - 5/30/2019 - 80 Pages
E: Evan Dorkin; Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites - **** - 5/28/2019 - 180 Pages
Put the crust on your apple pie - Read a book with a recipe in it
Preheat the oven and bake your apple pie- Read a book that you've been looking forward to reading
An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 6/5/2019 - 336 Pages
Eat and enjoy your pie - Read a book that contains the word "pie " in the text:
"That woman baked pies and fixed the cowboy's bloody hands and sunburns."
Branded by Laura Wright - *** - 5/16/2019 - 384 Pages
Nothing But Reading ChallengesEarth Day Challenge
Duration: 5/1/2019 - 6/30/2019
Progress: 26 out of 25 Carbon Credits
Levels:
☙ World Speaker - 75 Carbon Credits
☙ Community Leader - 50 Carbon Credits
☙ Tree Hugger - 25 Carbon Credits
Earth Day Challenge
There is no Planet B! Help save the Earth by participating in a variety of environmentally friendly reading challenges.
Earn carbon credits by completing tasks and see what type of environmental activist you can be. Each task can only be completed once.
Tasks
Earn an extra carbon credit per book read that is a borrowed book or a digital book.
1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover.
☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title:
I Myself Have Seen It by Susanna Moore - **** - 5/23/2019 - 192 Pages
☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 6/5/2019 - 336 Pages
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers. (Example: 422 pages, or 229 pages, etc.)
☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H:
After You by Jojo Moyes - ***** - 5/22/2019 - 352 Pages
2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
✔☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead - *** - 5/15/2019 - 418 Pages
☙ Compost - Read a book that you've already read to re-use it for a new purpose:
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson - ***** - 5/29/2019 - 318 Pages
✔☙ Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat:
Never Trust a Pirate by Anne Stuart - ***** - 5/8/2019 - 304 Pages
3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year:
1. Ain't She Sweet? by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - ***** - 5/3/2019 - 464 Pages
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☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series.
1. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder - ***** - 5/2/2019 - 361 Pages
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✔☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys":
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Vol. 1 by Kieron Gillen - ***** - 5/7/2019 - 272 Pages
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.
4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series:
1. Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout - *** - 5/21/2019 - 374 Pages
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☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.
☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years:
Dune by Frank Herbert - **** - 5/28/2019 - 604 Pages
5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules:
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R: Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley - ***** - 5/1/2019 - 173 Pages
E: Emma Lee; Hidden Heartbreak - ***** - 5/12/2019 - 224 Pages
E: Evermore by Alyson Noel - *** - 5/15/2019 - 301 Pages
☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
1. The Last Star by Rick Yancey - * - 5/30/2019 - 338 Pages
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☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet:
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover:
Laika by Nick Abadzis - **** - 6/5/2019 - 208 Page
✔☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money:
Branded by Laura Wright - *** - 5/16/2019 - 384 Pages
Spell-It-Out Rules: Read books to spell out the word(s) using
◈ the first letter in the book's title
◈ the first letter in the series
◈ the first letter in the author's, translator's or narrator's first or last name
◈ the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick-name
As always, if the first letter of a title starts with an indefinite or definite article ('A', 'An', 'The', etc.), you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.
Nothing But Reading ChallengesEurovision Song Contest: May 2019
DURATION: May 1-31, 2019
Progress: 6 out of 6
Option One
Karen has picked some of her favourite Eurovision songs from 2010-2018 (under spoiler). Pick a level and do a spell-it-out of the country or song names
Ireland ; Lipstick 2011
L: Lucy Knisley; Relish: My Life in the Kitchen - ***** - 5/1/2019 - 173 Pages
I: I Myself Have Seen It by Susanna Moore - **** - 5/23/2019 - 192 Pages
P: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder - ***** - 5/2/2019 - 361 Pages
S: Susan Elizabeth Phillips; Ain't She Sweet? - ***** - 5/3/2019 - 464 Pages
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I: Hajime Isayama; Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 - *** - 5/29/2019 - 193 Pages
C: Jonathan Case; Dear Creature - *** - 5/14/2019 - 192 Pages
K: Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos by Lucy Knisley - ***** - 5/9/2019 - 248 Pages
Albania ; It's all about you ; 2010
Turkey ; We could be the same 2010
Romania ; Playing with fire 2010
Azerbajan ; Drip Drop 2010
Moldova ; Run Away 2010
Sweden ; Popular 2011
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A: After You by Jojo Moyes - ***** - 5/22/2019 - 352 Pages
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Estonia ; Rockefeller Street 2011
Georgia ; One More Day 2011
Bulgaria ' Na Inat 2011
Armenia ; Boom-Boom 2011
Germany ; Taken by a Stranger 2011
Switzerland ; Unbreakable 2012
Cyprus ; La La Love 2012
Norway ; Stay 2012
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Lithuania ; Something 2013
Denmark ; Only Teardrops 2013
The Netherlands ; Calm After the Storm 2014
Belarus ; Cheesecake 2014
Sweden ; Heroes 2015
H: Bobby Hall; Supermarket - *** - 5/7/2019 - 288 Pages
E: Emma Lee; Hidden Heartbreak - ***** - 5/12/2019 - 224 Pages
R: Richelle Mead; The Golden Lily - *** - 5/15/2019 - 418 Pages
O: Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout - *** - 5/21/2019 - 374 Pages
E: Evermore by Alyson Noel - *** - 5/15/2019 - 301 Pages
S: Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Vol. 1 by Kieron Gillen - ***** - 5/7/2019 - 272 Pages
Latvia ; Love Injected 2015
Belgium ; Rythm Inside 2015
Lithuania ; This Time 2015
Australia ; Tonight Again 2015
Georgia ; Warrior 2015
Croatia ; Lighthouse 2016
Armenia ; LoveWave 2016
Austria ; Running on Air 2016
Cyprus ; Gravity 2017
Israel ; I Feel Alive 2017
Moldova ; Hey Mamma 2017
Australia ; We Got Love 2018
Denmark ; Higher Ground 2018
Netherlands ; Outlaw In 'Em 2018
Norway ; That's How You Write a Song 2018
Slovenia ; Hvala, ne! 2018
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N: Neil Gaiman; The Problem of Susan and Other Stories - ***** - 5/13/2019 - 80 Pages
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Sweden ; Dance You Off 2018
Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites by Evan Dorkin - **** - 5/28/2019 - 180 Pages
Dune by Frank Herbert - **** - 5/28/2019 - 604 Pages
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson - ***** - 5/29/2019 - 318 Pages
Star Wars Adventures: Chewbacca and the Slavers of the Shadowlands by Chris Cerasi - ***** - 5/30/2019 - 80 Pages
The Black Bull of NorrowayThe Red Etin
The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy ParibanouThe History of Jack the Giant-killer
A Voyage to LilliputThe Princess on the Glass Hill
Trusty JohnThe Brave Little Tailor
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M: Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 1: Revival by Brian Michael Bendis - ***** - 10/22/2018 - 144 Pages
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A: The Autumnlands, Vol. 1: Tooth and Claw by Kurt Busiek - ***** - 10/15/2018 - 184 Pages
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G: Grendel by John Gardner - *** - 7/25/2018 - 174 Pages
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M: Mockingbird, Vol. 2: My Feminist Agenda by Chelsea Cain - ***** - 7/22/2018 - 120 Pages
B: Blue Is the Warmest Color by Julie Maroh - **** - 8/27/2018 - 156 Pages
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W: G. Willow Wilson; Ms. Marvel, Vol. 9: Teenage Wasteland - ***** - 9/18/2018 - 136 Pages
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L: Julia London; Material Girl - ***** - 11/6/2018 - 482 Pages
S: Shutter, Vol. 1: Wanderlost by Joe Keatinge - ***** - 10/18/2018 - 136 Pages
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L: The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood - **** - 9/16/2018 - 360 Pages
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D: Desperately Seeking a Duke by Celeste Bradley - ***** - 6/27/2018 - 332 Pages
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G: Gregory Maguire; Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - **** - 6/16/2018 - 406 Pages
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D: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning - ***** - 8/27/2018 - 309 Pages
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K: Kate Leth; Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat!, Volume 1: Hooked On A Feline - ***** - 10/13/2018 - 136 Pages
S: Scales & Scoundrels, Vol. 1: Into The Dragon’s Maw by Sebastian Girner - ***** - 10/15/2018 - 128 Pages
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A: Brian Azzarello; Wonder Woman, Volume 2: Guts - ***** - 8/11/2018 - 144 Pages
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Y: Gene Luen Yang; Boxers - ***** - 6/7/2018 - 336 Pages
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D: David McCullough; John Adams - **** - 5/1/2018 - 751 Pages
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P: Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole - ***** - 7/23/2018 - 431 Pages
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S: Barbara Stephens; Midnight Waltz - *** - 9/9/2018 - 176 Pages
Novel Books & Reading ChallengesAway with the Fairies
Duration:
Progress:
Option 2 - Spell it out
Choose one or more of the fairytales from Andrew Lang's Coloured Fairy Books, then for each letter in the title read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last name), characters (first or last name), that begin with letters that correspond to letters of the words you chose. You may ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc).
Andrew Lang's Coloured Fairy Books
The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
✓The Bronze Ring - Done!
✓Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess - Done!
✓East of the Sun and West of the Moon - Done!
✓The Yellow Dwarf - Done!
✓Little Red Riding Hood - Done!
✓The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood - Done!
✓Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper - Done!
✓Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp - Done!
✓Rumpelstiltskin - Done!
✓The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was - Done!
Beauty and the Beast
The Master Maid
Why the Sea Is Salt
The Master Cat or Puss in Boots
Felicia and the Pot of Pinks
The White Cat
Finished!Progress: 50 out of 50
Sushi is the ultimate snack food or meal! Packed full of nutritional ingredients, loads of flavour and very little fat, you can now get your fill of Sushi in this reading challenge suggested by our member Ray (thank you!)
DURATION
You set the pace!
HOW TO
1. Spell out the name of your favourite sushi roll using Spell-it-out rules or collect the ingredients to make your favourite Sushi rolls
2. Collect your ingredients:
♨ Nori – dark green or black cover, or mentions seaweed
♨ Rice – white cover or someone eats rice
♨ Cucumber – mentions a garden or farmer’s market
♨ Avocado – Takes place somewhere tropical or someone tends a plant indoors
♨ Tempura – takes place in Japan or something is deep-fried
♨ Wasabi – light green cover or someone eats something spicy
♨ Ginger – any shade pink cover or book mentions a “palate cleanser”
♨ Soy sauce – mentions something salty (the ocean, a food, sweat, etc)
♨♨All other ingredients (fish, veggies, etc) – book with the name of the ingredient in the text or title, or an image of the ingredient on the cover (be creative! A swimming tuna can count for maguro)
♨♨One ingredient in a roll can be acquired by reading a book that mentions that exact roll (i.e., if you want to acquire the crab for a California Roll, the book has to mention “California roll”)
Example-- If I wanted to make my favorite sushi roll—the Guido from Mobo in Santa Cruz, California—I would either:
1. spell out G-U-I-D-O and then list the ingredients, or
2. collect: Nori, Rice, Avocado, Basil, Garlic, Cream Cheese, and Macadamia Nuts
LEVELS
♓ Caterpillar: 1-5 books read
♓ Spider: 6-15 books read
♓ Tiger: 16-25 books read
♓ Rainbow: 26-30 books read
♓ Dragon: 31+ books read
Spell-it-out rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter in the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrators first or last name. As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.
Caterpillar Roll (15)
C: Gail Carriger; Soulless - ***** - 11/6/2016 - 365 Pages
A: Anna Banks; Hard To Get - **** - 7/8/2016 - 10 Page
T: Timebound by Rysa Walker - ***** - 8/16/2016 - 366 Pages
E: E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton - *** - 10/7/2016 - 320 Pages
R: The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion - **** - 7/11/2016 - 368 Pages
P: Kristy Parisi; Miscarriage Mom: The Unspoken Realities of Miscarriage and How to Cope - 7/31/2016 - ***** - 108 Pages
I: The Immortals by Jordanna Max Brodsky - ***** - 7/29/2016 - 447 Pages
L: Christina Lauren; Sweet Filthy Boy - ***** - 7/19/2016 - 385 Pages
L: Lucky Us by Amy Bloom - *** - 9/15/2016 - 256 Pages
A: Ilona Andrews; Magic Binds - ***** - 10/11/2016 - 328 Pages
R: Ransom Riggs; Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel - ***** - 9/10/2016 - 272 Pages
R: Nora Roberts; Stars of Fortune - **** - 9/13/2016 - 336 Pages
O: Origins by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 8/4/2016 - 157 Pages
L: Leaves on the Wind by Zack Whedon - ***** - 1/10/2017 - 152 Pages
L: Kang-Woo Lee; Rebirth Volume 1 - ** - 1/19/2017 - 176 Pages
Crunchy Roll (11)
C: Courtney Crumrin, Volume 3: The Twilight Kingdom by Ted Naifeh - ***** - 7/20/2016 - 134 Pages
R: Nora Roberts; Happy Ever After - **** - 9/20/2016 - 333 Pages
U: Unshelved by Bill Barnes - **** - 2/6/2017 - 127 Pages
N: Ted Naifeh; Courtney Crumrin: Tales of a Warlock - ***** - 9/29/2016 - 128 Pages
C: The Choice by Jason Mott - **** - 8/4/2016 - 32 Pages
H: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford - *** - 8/1/2016 - 290 Pages
Y: Elizabeth Young; A Girl's Best Friend - **** - 12/29/2016 - 308 Pages
R: Nora Roberts; Savor the Moment - ***** - 7/5/2016 - 325 Pages
O: Lauren Oliver; Delirium - *** - 3/15/2017 - 441 Pages
L: Sophie Littlefield; A Bad Day for Pretty - ***** - 2/18/2017 - 304 Pages
L: The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel by Rick Riordan - *** - 5/6/2017 - 128 Pages
Spicy Tuna Roll (13)
S: Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater - *** - 7/8/2016 - 357 Pages
P: Susan Elizabeth Phillips; Match Me If You Can - **** - 8/8/2016 - 388 Pages
I: I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai - ***** - 11/3/2016 - 327 Pages
C: Courtney Crumrin's Monstrous Holiday by Ted Naifeh - ***** - 9/3/2016 - 128 Pages
Y: Skottie Young; I Hate Fairyland, Volume 2: Fluff My Life - ***** - 1/28/2017 - 128 Pages
T: Ted Naifeh; courtney crumrin volume 5 - ***** - 9/9/2016 - 129 Pages
U: Under the Dome by Stephen King - ***** - 7/4/2017 - 1074 Pages
N: Ted Naifeh; Courtney Crumrin: The Final Spell - ***** - 9/23/2016 - 133 Pages
A: Abigail Roux; Cut & Run - *** - 7/7/2016 - 348 Pages
R: The Rook by Daniel O'Malley - ***** - 12/7/2016 - 496 Pages
O: Oz: Ozma of Oz by Eric Shanower - ***** - 5/23/2017 - 200 Pages
L: Lee Gutkind; I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse - **** - 9/8/2016 - 320 Pages
L: John Lewis; March: Book One - ***** - 3/20/2017 - 128 Pages
Avocado Roll (11)
A: American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee by Karen Abbott - ***** - 11/8/2016 - 353 Pages
V: Victoria Laurie; Better Read Than Dead - **** - 8/5/2016 - 296 Pages
O: Oz. The Marvelous Land of Oz by Eric Shanower - ***** - 5/21/2017 - 200 Pages
C: Charlotte Brontë; Jane Eyre - *** - 9/6/2016 - 507 Pages
A: Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis - **** - 12/9/2016 - 293 Pages
D: Darynda Jones; Seventh Grave and No Body - **** - 8/15/2016 - 336 Pages
O: Oz: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Eric Shanower - **** - 5/18/2017 - 216 Pages
R: Rachel Neumeier; Black Dog - ***** - 12/25/2016 - 448 Pages
O: Mallory Ortberg; Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters - ***** - 7/7/2017 - 226 Pages
L: Lyndsay Faye; Jane Steele - *** - 5/11/2017 - 432 Pages
L: John Lewis; March: Book Two - ***** - 5/26/2017 - 192 Pages
Novel Books & Reading ChallengesDecember Holiday Challenge
Duration: 12/1/2014 - 12/31/2014
2014: Christmas
Progress: 0 out of 21+
Levels:
Entry Level Elf: 1-5 books
Apprentice Toy Painter: 6-12 books
Toy Maker: 13-20 books
Head Elf Designer: 21+ books
Option 1: Cover hunt! Find and read books with December holiday images on the cover or in the title.
For example: Santa, santa hat, star, Christmas tree, Star of David, Menorah, Yule log, snow, sled, etc.
Option 2: Write a letter to Santa using book titles. For example, here is a letter that Kelly wrote:
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Option 3: Spell out holiday terms using the first letter of a book's title, the first letter of the author's first or last name, the first letter of a series name, or a character's first, last, or nick name.
Option 4: Read books based on the below:
Popcorn wreaths: Read a book that has been made into a movie
Family dinners: Read a book where there is a gathering of family or friends, or read a book with characters that you would like to invite to your holiday celebration
Gifts: Read a book with items on the cover that you would love to receive as a gift or a book where the main character receives a gift
Carols and singing: Read a book about musicians or where a main character can sing well.
Snowman: Read a book about creating or inventing things or where a non-person character can talk.
