2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Scattergories involves filling out a category list with answers that all begin with the same letter. Answers must fit the category and begin with the same letter! For our version of the game, use the first letter of the title of the book you are currently reading. Come back and retry it each time you start a new book if you want!

This isn't a reading challenge, just a fun little game! If you want to use it as a reading challenge though you are welcome to!

Round 1 - September 1
Sports teams
Things that are blue
Item within eyesight
Body part
Snack food
A common lie
Crimes
Dangerous activities
Breakfast foods
Things in the sky

Kicking this game off with my first book of the month. Let's all have some more fun!

Not Quite Dead Yet (First letter in title is N, so answers also begin with N.)
Sports teams - Nittany Lions
Things that are blue - Neptune
Item within eyesight - Napkin
Body part - Neck
Snack food - Nuts
A common lie - Not tonight, I have a headache.
Crimes - Negligent Homicide
Dangerous activities - Night Hiking
Breakfast foods - Nutrigrain Bars
Things in the sky - Nebulae

Ok. I think I got this.

Scythe
Sports teams - Seattle Seahawks
Things that are blue - sky
Item within eyesight - socks
Body part - shoulder
Snack food - Snickers
A common lie - Santa is real
Crimes - stealing
Dangerous activities - skiing
Breakfast foods - sausage
Things in the sky - sparrow

I'm reading 2 books right now. Figured this one was a bit easier than Q. Lol.

A Rogue of One's Own
Sports teams: Ravens (Baltimore)
Things that are blue: river
Item within eyesight: remote
Body part: rib
Snack food: Ranch dip
A common lie: Running late, on my way now. (They haven't actually left.)
Crimes: robbery
Dangerous activities: rock climbing
Breakfast foods: Raisin Bran
Things in the sky: rainbow

Im reading We Spread by Iain Reid “W”
Round 1 - September 1
Sports teams - Golden State Warriors
Things that are blue - Water
Item within eyesight - Watch
Body part - Waist
Snack food - walnuts
A common lie - white lie
Crimes - wireless identity theft
Dangerous activities - water skiing
Breakfast foods - Waffles
Things in the sky - Windmills

Kingdom of Ash

Sports teams: Kings (Sacramento)
Things that are blue: Kingfisher
Item within eyesight: Ketchup
Body part: Knee
Snack food: Krispie Treats
A common lie: Kidding (jk)🤷🏻‍♀️
Crimes: Kidnap
Dangerous activities: Killing
Breakfast: Kale Smoothie
Things in the sky: Kite

The Life We Bury

Sports Teams : Toronto Blue Jays
Things that are blue: ties
item within eyesight : television
Body part : toes
Snack food : Twix
A common lie : tooth fairy is coming tonight
Crimes : taking a car
Dangerous activities : taking drugs
Breakfast : toast
Things in the sky : thunderstorms

I'm currently reading two books, but I'll go with Book Lovers and find things start from the letter B instead of the letter R that someone already did

Sports teams - Baltimore Ravens
Things that are blue - Blue jeans
Item within eyesight - Bottle
Body part - Belly
Snack food - Blueberries
A common lie - BRB (Be Right Back)
Crimes - Blackmail
Dangerous activities - Bungee Jumping
Breakfast foods - Bread
Things in the sky Birds

Round 1 - September 1
The Match - Title begins with M - read on 01/09/2025

Sports teams - Manchester United
Things that are blue -Mediterranean
Item within eyesight - manicure set
Body part - Mandible
Snack food - Malt Loaf
A common lie - mobile died
Crimes - Murder
Dangerous activities - Mining
Breakfast foods
Things in the sky

Created for Commitment by A. Wetherell Johnson
Sports teams - Cardinals
Things that are blue - Cornflower
Item within eyesight - Cars
Body part - Chin
Snack food - Cashews
A common lie - Cost of something
Crimes - Counterfeiting
Dangerous activities - Crocodile Catching
Breakfast foods - Cap'n Crunch
Things in the sky - Comets

First Lie Wins (LETTER: F)


Sports teams: Falcons (Atlanta)
Things that are blue: Fabric
Item within eyesight: Flowers
Body part: Face
Snack food: French Fries
A common lie: Fib
Crimes: Felony
Dangerous activities: Flying
Breakfast foods: French Toast
Things in the sky: Fog

The River Is Waiting - Letter R
Sports teams - Rams
Things that are blue - Robin's Egg
Item within eyesight - Rug
Body part - Retina
Snack food - Raisins
A common lie - Really love your outfit!
Crimes - Racketeering
Dangerous activities - Running the Bulls
Breakfast foods - Rolled Oats
Things in the sky - Ravens

I am currently reading Furia

Round 1 - September 1
Sports teams: Atlanta Falcons
Things that are blue: Forget-me Not Flowers
Item within eyesight: Files
Body part: Finger
Snack food: Frito chips
A common lie: I Forgot
Crimes: Fraud
Dangerous activities: Firefighting
Breakfast foods: Fried egg
Things in the sky: Fighter jet

I'm reading two books, but got the same letter. Haha!
The Change
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

(letter C)

Sports teams: Chiefs!
Things that are blue: china
Item within eyesight: chair
Body part: calves
Snack food: cheetos
A common lie: committing to change
Crimes: cheating on taxes
Dangerous activities: car racing
Breakfast foods: cereal
Things in the sky: clouds

One Dark Night - Letter O
Sports teams - Owls
Things that are blue - Ocean
Item within eyesight - Oak Tree
Body part - Occipital Bone
Snack food - Oreos
A common lie - On my way!
Crimes - Obstruction
Dangerous activities - Off-roading
Breakfast foods - Omelette
Things in the sky - Osprey

Round 1 - September 1

I'm currently reading The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell, so my letter is L.

Sports teams - Lions
Things that are blue - Lapus Lazuli
Item within eyesight - Leaves
Body part - Lung
Snack food - Lollipops
A common lie - Love your new hair color
Crimes - Larceny
Dangerous activities - Lion taming
Breakfast foods - Life cereal
Things in the sky - Lark

Title: Book Swap

Sports teams: Bad News Bears
Things that are blue: Blankets
Item within eyesight: Basket
Body part: Black Eye
Snack food: Bugles
A common lie: Be Back Soon
Crimes: Burglary
Dangerous activities: Bungee Jumping
Breakfast foods: Burritos
Things in the sky: Bats

I'm reading The Huntress.

Round 1 - September 1
Sports teams - (Atlanta) Hawks
Things that are blue - Sapphire
Item within eyesight - Hat
Body part - Hippocampus
Snack food - Hummus
A common lie - Height
Crimes - Hit and run
Dangerous activities - Heliskiing
Breakfast foods - Hash browns
Things in the sky - Helicopter

Buckeye.

Sports Team - Browns
Things that are Blue - Blueberries
Item within eyesight - Bag
Body part - Brain
Snack food- brownies
A common lie - Be right back
Crimes - Burglary
Dangerous activities - Bungee jumping
Breakfast food - Bacon
Things in the sky- Birds

I'm reading A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur

Sports team - Chiefs
Things that are blue - corn flower
Item within eyesight - coins
Body part - calf (your leg, not a cow lol)
Snack food - cranberries
A common lie - Coming mom!
Crimes - conspiracy
Dangerous activities - caving
Breakfast food - cereal
Things in the sky - clouds

Last night I read this Newbery book: My Side of the Mountain (Letter M)
Sports teams - Minutemen
Things that are blue - Morning Glory
Item within eyesight - Mug
Body part - Mouth
Snack food - Muffin
A common lie - Stuck in traffic!
Crimes - Money Laundering
Dangerous activities - Mountain Biking
Breakfast foods - Muesli
Things in the sky - Milky Way

Today I am reading a cozy paranormal mystery. Wings and Broken Things (Letter W)
Sports teams - Wolfpack
Things that are blue - Whale
Item within eyesight - Water Bottle
Body part - Windpipe
Snack food - Watermelon
A common lie - We need to catch up!
Crimes - Wire Fraud
Dangerous activities - Wingsuiting
Breakfast foods - Waffle
Things in the sky - Wren

Title: Shepherd of the Hills, by Harold Bell Wright

Sports teams: Seattle Seahawks
Things that are blue: sky
Item within eyesight: scissors
Body part: spine
Snack food: Skittles
A common lie: sorry for the mess
Crimes: shoplifting
Dangerous activities: skateboarding
Breakfast foods: scrambled eggs
Things in the sky: smoke

Book Title: I Know This Much Is True

Sports teams: Isotopes
Things that are blue: Iris
Item within eyesight: Ink pen
Body part: Ilium
Snack food: Ice Cream
A common lie: Identity theft
Crimes: Illegal Immigration
Dangerous activities: Ice Skating
Breakfast foods: Instant Breakfast
Things in the sky: Insect

Book Title: The Knight and the Moth

Sports teams: Kansas City Chiefs
Things that are blue: Killer Whale
Item within eyesight: Knife
Body part: Kidney
Snack food: Kielbasa
A common lie: Keeping a gift you don't want
Crimes: Kidnapping
Dangerous activities: Kayaking
Breakfast foods: Kolache
Things in the sky: Kite

The Heart Principle

Sports teams: Houston Astros
Things that are blue: hydrangeas
Item within eyesight: hairbrush
Body part: heart
Snack food: Ho Hos
A common lie: "He didn't mean it."
Crimes: hitting someone
Dangerous activities: hang gliding
Breakfast foods: honey buns
Things in the sky: hot air balloon

I am currently reading: Rainbows End

Sports teams - Rebels (Ole Miss)
Things that are blue - rattle
Item within eyesight - red stress ball
Body part - rotary cuff
Snack food - rice crackers
A common lie- (car) refused to start
Crimes- robbery
Dangerous activities- road racing
Breakfast foods- Raisin Bran
Things in the sky - red winged hawk

I'm reading Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice.

Sports teams - (Philadelphia) Flyers
Things that are blue - flowers
Item within eyesight - food
Body part - fingers
Snack food - french fries
A common lie - Friends?
Crimes - forgery
Dangerous activities - Free soloing
Breakfast foods - french toast
Things in the sky - falcons

The Backyard Bird Chronicles - Letter B
Sports teams - Bulldogs
Things that are blue - Blue Grosbeak
Item within eyesight - Book
Body part - Bone
Snack food - Beef Jerky
A common lie - Be there in five minutes!
Crimes - Battery
Dangerous activities - Base Jumping
Breakfast foods - Bacon
Things in the sky - Blue Jay

Great Big Beautiful Life - Letter G
Sports teams - Gators
Things that are blue - Glacier
Item within eyesight - Globe
Body part - Gluteus Maximus
Snack food - Granola
A common lie - Great meal you made!
Crimes - Grand Theft Auto
Dangerous activities - Gliding
Breakfast foods - Grits
Things in the sky - Galaxy

First Lie Wins (LETTER: F)


Sports teams: Falcons
Things that are blue: Fabric
Item within eyesight: Flowers
Body part: Face
Snack food: French Fries
A common lie: Fighting a cold
Crimes: Felony
Dangerous activities: Flying
Breakfast foods: French Toast
Things in the sky: Fog

(The) Good Girl Effect (LETTER: G)

Sports teams: Green Bay Packers
Things that are blue: Gumball
Item within eyesight: Glass
Body part: Gluteus maximus
Snack food: Gushers
A common lie: Great. I’m doing just great.
Crimes: Grand Larceny
Dangerous activities: Grand Theft Auto
Breakfast foods: Golden Grahams
Things in the sky: Geese

Shattered Innocence (LETTER: S)

Sports teams: Seattle Seahawks
Things that are blue: Sea
Item within eyesight: Scissors
Body part: Skin
Snack food: Strawberries
A common lie: Sick
Crimes: Stealing
Dangerous activities: Skydiving
Breakfast foods: Sausage
Things in the sky: Stars

So Happy Together - Letter S
Sports teams - Seminoles
Things that are blue - Sea
Item within eyesight - Scratching Post
Body part - Stomach
Snack food - Smoothie
A common lie - Sorry, I don't have any money.
Crimes - Stalking
Dangerous activities - Skydiving
Breakfast foods - Sausage
Things in the sky - Sandhill Cranes

Park Avenue - Letter P
Sports teams - Panthers
Things that are blue - Periwinkles
Item within eyesight - Picnic Table
Body part - Pancreas
Snack food - Popcorn
A common lie - Phone battery died... oops!
Crimes - Perjury
Dangerous activities - Parasailing
Breakfast foods - Pancake
Things in the sky - Planets