2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Can't wait to start my 2015 challenge.

It's the BIG 40 year so that's the goal!!

Yearly Challenge Jan.1 2015-Dec.31 2015: Book Riots 2015 Read Harder Challenge

A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25

A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
A collection of short stories(either by one person or an anthology

A book published by an indie press.

A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ

A book by a person whose gender is different from your own.

A book that takes place in Asia.

A book by an author from Africa.

A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture(Native American, Aboriginals, etc.).

A micro-history

A YA novel.

A sci-fi novel.

A romance novel.

A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade.

A book that is retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearean play, classic, novel, etc.).

An audiobook.

A collection of poetry.

A book that someone else has recommended to you.

A book that was originally published in another language.

A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind (Hi, have you met Panels?)

A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over).

A book published before 1850.

A book published this year.

A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered "self-improvement").

JANUARY CHALLENGE: GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS 2014 WINNERS
Duration: January 1 - January 31, 2015

Fiction
Mystery and Thriller
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Romance
Science Fiction
Horror
Humor
Nonfiction
Memoir and Autobiography
History Biography
Business Books
Food and Bookbooks
Graphic Novels and Comics
Poetry
Debut GoodReads author
Young Adult Fiction
Young Adult Fantasy
Middle Grade and Children's
Picture books

FIRST QUARTER CHALLENGE: ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2015

This challenge turns to a beloved nursery rhyme for reading inspiration.

1. One, two,
Buckle my shoe;
finish a series

2. Three, four,
Open the door;
read a new genre or author (or both for those who are game)

3.Five, six,
Pick up sticks;
finish a previously unfinished book

4. Seven, eight,
Lay them straight;
read a trilogy or small series (at least 4 books) in order

5. Nine, ten,
A big, fat hen;
read the thickest book on your TBR

6. Eleven, twelve,
Dig and delve;
read an old favourite

7. Thirteen, fourteen,
Maids a-courting;
read a romance novel

8. Fifteen, sixteen,
Maids in the kitchen;
read a book that takes place in a prairie or has food on its cover

9. Seventeen, eighteen,
Maids a-waiting;
read a book you've been waiting to read

10.Nineteen, twenty,
My plate's empty.
read the last book on your tbr list

FEBRUARY CHALLENGE: THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN
Duration: February 1 - February 28, 2015

1. Read a book about music, or someone who is falsely accused of something.

2. Read a book where the main characters give into their vices or evil or read a book where nature or animals is an important part of the story.

3. Read a book about a fierce battle or war.

4. Read a book about slavery or read a book that takes place in Ireland.

5. Read a story where the main character struggles with and overcomes his or her own faults, whether they be physical, emotional, personality or other faults.

6.Read a book where there is an angel or other paranormal being or read a book where someone is sentenced to death.

7. Read a book where people live a simple life and do not have a luxurious lifestyle or read a book about royalty.

8. Read a book about an arranged marriage or read a book about prostitution.

9. Read a book about a character who runs away, or read a book where someone drastically changes his or her appearance.

10. Read a book about some kind of suffering or read a book that contains a miracle.

MARCH CHALLENGE: SPRING BREAK SPELL OUT
Duration: March 1 - March 31, 2015

Spring Break is coming soon for students and teachers everywhere. This is the spring break spell out challenge. I love a spell out challenge. For this challenge choose a word that relates to spring break and spell out that word with books. You can use ANY of the first letters of the main words in a title of a book (don't use words like "a", "an", "the", or "of") or the initials of its authors.

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P
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How was In the Woods? I have been meaning to read it for a long time.

Just started it today.

CHOCOLATE CHALLENGE
Duration: April 1, 2015 - April 30, 2015

April's theme is chocolate, so this challenge is based on the many kinds of chocolate.

1. Cacao: This is the healthiest form of chocolate but it can be very bitter. Read a book with a character who is bitter or resentful.

2. Chocolate Liquor: This is the basis for all chocolate and it does not contain any alcohol. Read a book that explores a misconception. This could include a character fighting a stereotype or a bad reputation or even a non fiction book setting the record straight on some topic.

3. Cocoa Butter: This is what makes chocolate taste like we expect it to taste - sweet and smooth. If you like chocolate, read a book by an author you like or something you enjoy. If you dislike chocolate, read a book you wouldn't normally read.

4. Unsweetened Chocolate: Bakers often prefer this type of chocolate because they can control the flavor. Read a book with a controlling character.

5. Bittersweet Chocolate: Dark chocolate and Bittersweet chocolate are the same thing. Read a book where a character goes by different names or has multiple personalities.

6. White Chocolate: White chocolate isn't really chocolate because it doesn't contain chocolate liquor. Read a book about fraud or stolen identity.

7. Cocoa: Cocoa is made by removing fat from chocolate liquor and is often used in low-fat recipes. Read a short story or book with less than 100 pages.

8. Chocolate Coating: Chocolate Coating has a vegetable fat base so it's not real chocolate even though it is often used to make chocolate decorations. Read a book about things that are not quite as they seem.

9. Couverture: Couverture is dark chocolate with extra cocoa butter. It's great for chocolate fountains. Read a book with a celebration or party.

10. Gianduja: This is chocolate made with toasted hazelnuts. Both the Swiss and the Italians claim to have invented it. Read a book set in Europe or that contains a conflict.

11. Single Bean Chocolate: Selectivity makes this type of chocolate high quality. Read with a character who is rich or extremely picky.

12. Chocolate Oil: There is no such thing as chocolate oil. Read a book with a ghost or mythological creature.

2ND QUARTER CHALLENGE: SHARON'S SPRING CHALLENGE
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2015


Congratulations to Sharon, who is our Second Quarter Challenge winner from our 6K Extravaganza Contest!

SPRING

1. Spring Ahead! Read a book about time travel.

2. Spring into action - to suddenly begin moving or doing something. Read a book where a character makes an impetuous decision.

3. Spring is a Season! Read a book that takes place in the Spring.

4. A spring is a natural source of water – read a book with water on the cover or that takes place on the water.

5. Spring, a mechanical device that stores energy. Read a steampunk book - Steampunk is a subgenre of speculative fiction, usually set in an anachronistic Victorian or quasi-Victorian alternate history setting. Most steampunk books have mechanical devices in them.

6. Spring Cleaning. Read a book that has been on your TBR list the longest.

7. Spring Break is a vacation period in early spring at universities and schools in various countries in the northern hemisphere. Read a book that takes place at a college or during spring break.

8. Spring goes in like a lion and out like a lamb. Read a book where weather plays an important part to the plot.

9. She’s/He’s no Spring Chicken. Read an old favorite or a book you have been putting off reading.

10. Hope Springs Eternal is from a poem An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope – people always hope for the best, even in the face of adversity. Read a book of poetry or a book about a poet.

11. Spring to mind - to appear suddenly or immediately in your thoughts. Read a book that was released in 2015 or the newest book on your TBR list.

12. Spring in his step Read a book that has a character who exhibits these characteristics or an action genre book.

ALISSA'S MAY CLASSICS MINI CHALLENGE
Duration: May 1 - May 31, 2015

1. May is full of important literary births and deaths. Both Dante Alighieri and Walt Whitman were born in May. Maya Angelou and Maurice Sendak both passed away in May. Read a classic book by an author who either was born or died in May.

2. When you adjust prices to consider inflation, Gone With the Wind was the highest grossing film of all time. The Phantom of the Opera is the second highest grossing Broadway production of all time. Both were based on popular works of classic literature. Read a classic book or play that was adapted into a movie or Broadway production.

3. Some of the most influential and important female authors in classic literature wrote their works under male pseudonyms to avoid harsh, unjust criticism. Read a book written by a female author using a male pseudonym.

4. "Love, whose month is ever May," was written by Shakespeare in Love's Labour's Lost. Read either a play by Shakespeare or classic love story.

JULY CHALLENGE: STAR SPANGLED BANNER
Duration: July 1 - 31, 2015

Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light: Read a book where someone loses their eyesight, or a book where characters meet at dawn.

What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Read a book where a character learns how to find pride in themselves, or a book where the characters have reached the twilight of their lives.

Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, Read a book where a character earns stripes in the military, or a book where a character gets in a nasty fight.

O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? Read a book with a fortress (rampart) or a book with someone doing something brave (gallant).

And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Read a book with a character that rockets into space or a book that has a character that deals with bombs going off around him/her.

Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Read a book where a character has to prove something, or a book about early America.

Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave Read a book with the word star in the title, or read a book with the American flag on the the cover.

O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Read a book where a character migrates to the US, or a book about Native Americans.