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2013 Reading Challenge Currently 5/52

It's All About the Oscars and Hollywood Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2013 - March 31, 2013

Currently 5/26

1. Reviews will make or break a movie in Hollywood – Read a book with a Goodreads rating of 4 or more stars

2. Word of mouth, "You have to see this movie!" - Read a book recommended to you by a friend

3. The longest movie ever made is called "Modern times Forever." Its a whopping 240 hours long! - Read a long book (500+ pages)

4.Hollywood is in L.A. - Read a book whose author's name (first or surname) begins with L or A

 Feed - MT Anderson 01/06/13

5.Many great movies started out as books - Read a book that was adapted into a movie

The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenides 1/04/13

6. It’s award season. Here come the Oscars! - Read a book that has won a major literary award (Man Booker, Pulitzer, Nobel Prize in Literature, etc.)

7. Roll out the red carpet - Read a book whose cover is red or whose title is written in red

8. Hollywood is known for its sex, drugs, rock and roll - Read a book that features sex, drugs and/or rock and roll

9. Movies weren't always in colour?! - Read a book whose cover is mainly black and/or white

10. Paparazzi are always spying on celebs - Read a book in which the main character is a spy or is being spied on

11. Every celeb has an autobiography nowadays - Read an autobiography by a celebrity or other well-known person

12. They pay him how much per movie?! - Read a book in which the main character is rich or comes into a large sum of money

13.She dating who!? They broke up?! Celeb relationships are everywhere you look.- Read a book in which a relationship ends or a new relationship begins

An Abundance of Katherines - John Green 01/03/13

14. Movie stars travel worldwide to promote their latest film - Read a book set in a country you would like to visit or have visited (not your home country)

15. Celebs are obsessed with technology such as Facebook and Twitter - Read a book that heavily features social networking or technology

16. Every actor/actress dreams of having the star role - Read a book in which the main character has the same first or surname as you

17.February 14th is Valentine's day. Studios release several romantic movies this time of year - Read a book from the romance genre

This is How You Lose Her - Junot Diaz 01/05/13

18. Martha Stewart, Lindsay Lohan, 50cent. They've all spent time in the slammer. - Read a book that is set in a prison or in which the main character is a criminal or police officer

19. Harry Potter, The Godfather, The Lord of the Rings, Shrek. There are many great movie series! - Read a book from a series

20.Headlines! Celebs are always in the news - Look through a newspaper and find a book review. Read the book that has been reviewed

The Dog Stars - Peter Heller 01/01/13
(AJC Best Books of 2012 Review)

21. Lots of books have been made in TV series too. - Read a book that has been made into a TV series or mini series

22. No matter what the movie is about there's always a bad guy - Read a book in which the main character is a villain or perceived as a villain

23. Oscars speeches have to be short and snappy with a maximum length of 45 seconds - Read a short book (no more than 100 pages)

24. I'd like to thank my mom and dad... - Read a book that features a child/parent relationship

25. Paranormal Activity, The Omen, The Exorcist. Some films will give you nightmares - Read a book from the horror genre

26. Cut! And that's a wrap - Read the last book in a series

2013 Alphabet Challenge


A - An Abundance of Katherines - John Green
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D - The Dog Stars - Peter Heller
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F - Feed - MT Anderson
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J
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L
M
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T - This is How You Lose Her - Junot Diaz
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V - The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenides
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