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Denise’s comments from the The Lost Challenges group.

I finished the Sadie Hawkins SO a while ago, can you check it out if you get a chance? Thank you, no rush, appreciate the work you do

Royal Leaders
Level 3 December 1, 2025 - May 31 2027 ( Read 3 books for each leader)
Each Task can be once.

TASKS

1. King Henry VIII
👑 Read a book with a character called Henry or Catharine or read a book where a character has been married more than once or that is eigth in a series.

2. Queen Elizabeth I
Read a book with a character called Elizabeth or a book that is tagged history or that is first in a series.

3. Queen Elizabeth II
👑 Read a book that is second in a series or with a main character who has a brother or set in England.

4. Queen Victoria
👑 Read a book set in India or with 2 of the following numbes in the page count, 1,8, 7 or 6 or with a character called Victoria.

5. Alexander the Great
👑Read a book with a character who is military or set in Greece or with a character called Alexander.

6. Ramses II
👑Read a book set in Egypt or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in PHARAOH.

7. Hatshepsut
👑Read a book where a woman works in a male job or with a character who shares a job with another or a second book in a series.

8. Hammurabi
👑 Read a book where a character seeks justice (Your Interpretation) or a book that is sixth in a series or where the authors initials can be found in BABYLONIA.

9. Richard I (Richard the Lionheart)
👑 Read a book with a character who rebels against his father or a character who has 2 brothers or a character called Richard.

10. Eleanor of Aquitaine
👑 Read a book with a female character who has been married more than once or set in Europe or where the authors initials can be found in HEIRESS.

11. Boudica
👑Read a book with a character who struggles for independence or with one of these numbers in page count 6, 0, 1 or where the authors initials can be found in ICENI TRIBE.

12. Alfred The Great
👑 Read a book with a character called Alfred or with a character who is an orphan or where the authors initials can be found in VIKING.

13. King Canute
👑Read a book set in either Denmark or Norway or a book that is a third in a series or with a body of water on the cover.

14. King Arthur
👑 Read a book about King Arthur or with a character who is a knight of which is either 5th or 6th in a series.

15. Cleopatra
👑 Read a book with a character who is Greek or a character who speaks more than one language or where the authors initials can be found in MEDITERRANEAN.

16. Peter The Great
Peter I, better known as Peter the Great, was the Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V until 1696. Peter, as an autocrat, organized a well ordered police state. Much of Peter's reign was consumed by lengthy wars against the Ottoman and Swedish empires.
👑Read a book with a character called Peter or set in Russia or with a character who is a policeman/woman.

17. King Tut
Tutankhamun[a] or Tutankhamen was the thirteenth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, who ruled c. 1333 – 1323 BC. Known as King Tut, he instituted the restoration of the traditional polytheistic form of ancient Egyptian religion, undoing a previous shift to the religion known as Atenism. Tutankhamun's reign is considered one of the greatest restoration periods in ancient Egyptian history, and his tomb door proclaims his dedication to illustrative constructions of the ancient Egyptian gods.
👑 Read a book tagged Religion or that is 13th in a series or with a character who is traditional.

18. Charles 1
Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland. After his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life. After his accession in 1625, Charles quarrelled with the English Parliament, which sought to curb his royal prerogative. He believed in the divine right of kings and was determined to govern according to his own conscience
👑Read a book set in Scotland or where a character quarrels with another or a character who follows their conscience.

19. George IV
George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III, having done so since 5 February 1811 during his father's final mental illness.
👑 Read a book with a character who has a mental illness or published in January of any year or a character called George.

20. William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror sometimes called William the Bastard,[ was the first Norman king of England reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy from 1035 onward. By 1060, following a long struggle, his hold on Normandy was secure. In 1066, following the death of Edward the Confessor, William invaded England, leading a Franco-Norman army to victory over the Anglo-Saxon forces of Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest.
👑Read a book where there is a death or a character who cofesses to something or where the authors initials can be found in HASTINGS.

21, Louis XIV
Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great or the Sun King was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any monarch in history. Louis XIV's legacy includes French colonial expansion, the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War involving the Habsburgs, and a controlling influence on the style of fine arts and architecture in France, including the transformation of the Palace of Versailles into a center of royal power and politics.
👑 Read a book that is long over 300 pages or a book tagged art or where the authors initials can be found in VERSAILLES.

22. Catherine the Great of Russia
Catherine II born Princess Sophia Augusta Frederica,commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after a coup d'etat against her husband, Peter III. Her long reign helped Russia thrive under a golden age under the Enlightenment. This renaissance led to the founding of many new cities, universities, and theatres, along with large-scale immigration from the rest of Europe and the recognition of Russia as one of the great powers of Europe. After overthrowing and possibly assassinating her husband Catherine often relied on noble favourites and assisted by highly successful generals. She installed her former lover to the throne of Poland, which was eventually partitioned.
👑 Read a book set in Poland or with a character who kills their spouse or with a character who has a lover.

For this challenge you need to read winter books.
You can read a book from the goodreads list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/wi... (Must be on this list)
You can read a book with a winter scene on the cover (Post the cover)
You can find a winter word in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) https://capitalizemytitle.com/winter-.... It has to be on this list.
You can also read a book with the word winter in the title or series name.
You can also read a book with a character or author whose first or last name is Winter.

GOAL: 25

COMPLETED:
Solitary: 5-6 books
1: March Geraldine Brooks 8 Nov
2: 60 Songs That Explain the '90s Rob Harvilla 12 Nov
3: Consider the Lobster and Other Essays David Foster Wallace 12 Nov
4: The Portrait of a Lady Henry James 14 Nov
5: A Secret Sisterhood: The Literary Friendships of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot & Virginia Woolf Emily Midorikawa 22 Nov
6: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Cheryl Strayed 30 Nov

COMPLETED:
level 1, 10/10
School Time
Duration September 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025

Each school can be done once.

1. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional British boarding school for young witches and wizards. It's the primary setting for the Harry Potter series and is known for its sprawling castle in the Scottish Highlands, magical education, and unique student houses.
🚌 Read a Harry Potter book or read a book set in Scotland or tagged magic.

2. Starfleet Academy
Starfleet Academy (also referred to as the Space Academy) was the Federation's primary academic and leadership center of higher education for its Starfleet officer corps is based at San Francisco, Earth, adjoining Starfleet Headquarters in a complex near the landmark Golden Gate Bridge.
🚌 Read a book tagged space or science fiction or with a book set in California or with a bridge on the cover.

✏️3. Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
🚌 Read a book with a character who has special powers
Snowdrops in Spring: A Tale of the Sleeping Beauty Penelope Daniels 21 Sep

✏️4. East High School
🚌 Read a book set in Utah or or where the word East can be found in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
The Full Moon Coffee Shop Mai Mochizuki 21 Sep pg 63 "the left is east and the right..."

5. Sunnydale High School
Sunnydale High School is a fictional high school featured in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's known for being situated on top of a Hellmouth, a convergence of mystical dimensions, which attracts supernatural entities.
🚌 Read a book with a character who is a vampire or that is tagged supernatural or where the authors initials can be found in SUNNYDALE.

✏️6. North Shore High School
🚌 Read a book set in Illinois or with a character who is a "mean girl" (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in NEW TRIER.
Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid 13 Sep Mean girl and initials TR

✏️7. Bayside High
🚌 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in EDUCATION.
Sandwich Catherine Newman 13 Sep

8. Sweet Valley High
Sweet Valley High is a series of young adult novels attributed to American author Francine Pascal, who presided over a team of ghostwriters to produce the series. The books chronicle the lives of identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield, who live in the fictional Sweet Valley, California, a suburb near Los Angeles. The twins and their friends attend Sweet Valley High.
🚌 Read a book in the Sweet Valley High series or with a character who is a twin or tagged YA.

✏️9. Malory Towers
🚌 Read a book that takes place at a boarding school or set during world war II or that is sixth in a series.
Man's Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl 9 Oct

✏️10. Grange Hill
🚌 Read a book where a character takes drugs.
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Stuart Turton 12 Oct

✏️11. Waterloo Road
🚌 Read a book with a character who is a teenager.
Mansfield Park Jane Austen 25 Oct

✏️12. Rydell High
🚌 Read a book where two characters fall in love
Before We Forget Kindness Toshikazu Kawaguchi 26 Oct

✏️13. Horace Green Prep School
🚌 Read a book set in USA
Knickerbocker's History of New York Washington Irving 25 Oct

✏️14. Fairy Tale Reform School
🚌 Read a book In the Fairy Tale Reform series or a book by Jen Colonia or a book tagged adventure.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Cheryl Strayed 30 Nov

15. Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a 2011 contemporary fantasy debut novel by American author Ransom Riggs. . This young adult story is told through a combination of narrative and a mix of vernacular and found photography from the personal archives of collectors listed by the author.
🚌Read a book tagged young adult or a book in the Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children series or where the authors initial can be found in RANSOM RIGGS,

COMPLETED: 41/41

Level: 41-50

The Pumpkin Spice Café Laurie Gilmore 8 Nov
Apple: 271
Big: 52
Black: 23
Celebrate: 393
Cider: 254
Dinner: 72
Drive: 77
Ends: 254
Football: 239
Friday: 125
Game: 259
Hot: 60
Leaves: 63
Leg: 103
Make: 24
Pie: 74
Polish: 65
Porch: 237
Pumpkin: 43
Rake: 361
Read: 130
Ride: 214
Scarf: 43
Shopping: 119
Sweater: 148
Time: 18
Vote: 53
Warmer: 303
Wear: 74

The Portrait of a Lady Henry James 14 Nov
Indoor: 103
Blessings: 202
Turkey: 310

A Secret Sisterhood: The Literary Friendships of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot & Virginia Woolf Emily Midorikawa 22 Nov

Bath: 9
Country: 26
Craft: 262
Crochet: 111
Gratitude: 55
Puzzle: 239
Roads: 103
Wagon: 63

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Cheryl Strayed 30 Nov
Pancakes: 146

Sing The Years
Duration 12/1/2025- 2/28/2026

Level 1 5-12
Level 2 13 or more
Do one task for each song.

TASKS

1. 19 Something Mark Wills
"19 Somethin'" was released in September 2002. The song begins with singer's reminiscence of his formative years, the 1970s and 1980s. As the song was still at number one the week of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred, some radio stations momentarily stopped playing the single as the song contained the line "A space shuttle fell out of the sky," a reference to the similar Challenger disaster that occurred in 1986. Despite this however, the song would remain at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks.
🎤 Read a book about space or published in September of any year or that is 19th in a series.

2. Summer of 69 Bryan Adams
There are two meanings to this song. On the surface, "Summer of '69" is a classic rock anthem about reminiscing on a simpler time of youth, love, and music. This is the most straightforward reading of the lyrics. The sexual interpretation. During a 2008 interview, Adams confirmed that "69" was a reference to the sexual position and not the year.
🎤 Read a book where a couple has sex or tagged classic or a book about Bryan Adams.

3. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five Paul McCartney
"Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" is the final track on Paul McCartney and Wings' highly acclaimed 1973 album, Band on the Run. While the song's title references a specific year, it was released 12 years prior, offering a futuristic, epic closing to the record.
🎤 Read a book about Paul McCartney or with wings on the cover or published in 1985.

4. 1999 Prince
"1999" by Prince: An upbeat, synth-heavy funk-pop anthem about partying like there's no tomorrow, famously released before the turn of the millennium. After watching a documentary on Nostradamus that predicted a "terror" in 1999, Prince's bandmates were filled with dread. Instead of despair, Prince found the situation ironic. He wrote the track as an optimistic party anthem, providing an escape from the widespread fear of nuclear conflict.
🎤 Read a book about Prince or published in 1999 or a book about a conflict.

5. 1984 David Bowie
"1984" is a song by the English musician David Bowie, from his 1974 album Diamond Dogs, released as a single in the United States and Japan. Written in 1973, it was inspired by George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and, like much of its parent album, originally intended for a stage musical based on the novel, which was never produced because permission was refused by Orwell's widow Sonia.
🎤 Read a book with a character who is a widow or with a dog on the cover or read a book about David Bowie.

6. Disco 2000 Pulp
One of the band’s most famous songs off their seminal 1995 album, Disco 2000 is a Britpop classic which sees singer Jarvis Cocker lament over his childhood sweetheart and imagines where and who she is now.
🎤 Read a song where a character thinks of an old sweetheart or published in 2000 or set in England.

7. Louisiana 1927
"Louisiana 1927" is a 1974 song written and recorded by Randy Newman on the album Good Old Boys. Sung from the perspective of a nameless resident of the area recounting the flooding of St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes during the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 which left 700,000 people homeless in Louisiana and Mississippi.
🎤 Read a book set in Louisiana or where a character is homeless or where the authors initials can be found in GREAT FLOOD.

8. December 1963 (Oh What A Night) The Four Seasons
According to the co-writer and longtime group member Bob Gaudio, the song's lyrics were originally set in 1933 with the title "December 5th, 1933", celebrating the repeal of Prohibition in the United States. While the band felt that the instrumental groove would be a hit, they disliked the lyrics, and so Judy Parker wrote a new set of lyrics. By Gaudio's account, the song was a recollection of his and Parker's first meeting.
🎤 Read a book with the word night in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with a character called Judy, Parker or Bob or a book published in December.

9. 1979 Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan said the Smashing Pumpkins' song "1979" stemmed from a specific moment of reflection on a cold, dreary Chicago day, where he was at a stoplight and felt the transition between youth and adulthood was imminent. The song captured the feeling of an "idealized vision of youth" and the wistful sensation of being on the precipice of adulthood, a mood he tried to convey to friends and through the accompanying music video.
🎤 Read a book with a pumpkin on the cover or tagged coming of age or set in Illinois.

10. 1812 Overture Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
1812 Overture is a concert overture in E♭ major written in 1880 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The piece commemorates Russia's successful defence against the French invasion of the nation in 1812.
🎤 Read a book set in Russia or with one of the numbers in the page count 1, 8, or 2 or with a character who is French.

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Tasks

1. "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" is a novelty Christmas song. Written by Randy Brooks, the song was originally performed by Elmo Shropshire in 1979 under the brand of Elmo and Patsy, the double act Shropshire had with his then-wife Patsy Trigg.
🫎 Read a book with a character called Randy, Elmo or Patsy or a book that has a 9 and 7 in the page count or where a character goes for a run.

2. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer is a 2000 animated Christmas television special directed by Phil Roman. The special was first released on home video on October 31, 2000,and then aired on The WB network on December 21, 2001. The title and story are based on the 1979 novelty song of the same name
🫎 Read a book which has been made into a tv series or movie or a book published in October of any year or where the authors initials can be found in GRANDMA.

3. [Verse 1]
She'd been drinkin' too much eggnog
And we'd begged her not to go
But she forgot her medication
And she staggered out the door into the snow
🫎 Read a book where a character drinks eggnog or where a character takes medication or with snow on the cover.

4. When we found her Christmas mornin'
At the scene of the attack
She had hoof prints on her forehead
And incriminating Claus marks on her back.
🫎 Read a book set at Christmas or where a character is attacked or where the authors initials can be found in HOOF PRINTS.

5. [Verse 2]
Now we're all so proud of Grandpa
He's been takin' this so well
See him in there watchin' football
Drinkin beer and playin' cards with cousin Mel
🫎 Read a book with a character who is a grandfather or where a character watches football or a character who drinks beer.

6. It's not Christmas without Grandma
All the family's dressed in black
And we just can't help but wonder:
Should we open up her gifts or send them back?
(Send them back!)
🫎 Read a book with a black cover or with a character who gets a gift or where something is returned.

7. Now the goose is on the table
And the pudding made of fig, ah
And the blue and silver candles
That would have just matched the hair in grandma's wig
🫎 Read a book where someone lights a candle or a character wears a wig or with a blue cover.

8. I've warned all my friends and neighbors
"Better watch out for yourselves
They should never give a license
To a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves."
🫎 Read a book where a group of friends hang out or where a character gets a license or with s sleigh on the cover.

[Chorus]
9. Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve
You can say there's no such thing as Santa
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe
Merry Christmas
🫎 Read a book where a child is waiting for Santa or where a character becomes a believer in something (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in REINDEER.

December
Solitary

Object: Choose one task from each of the 23 towns.

1. Bethlehem, NC, PA
❄️ Read a book set in North Carolina or Pennsylvania (share location) OR where a character goes to a Christmas market OR where there is a nativity scene in the story.

2. Christmas Cove, ME
❄️ Read a book set in Maine OR where a person owns a yacht OR with the word COVE in the title/series name (share series name).

3. Christmas Valley, OR
❄️ Read a book set in Oregon OR where farming is important OR where Christmas is celebrated.

4. Christmas, FL, MI
❄️ Read a book set in Florida or Michigan (share location) OR with the word CHRISTMAS in the title OR where a business has a holiday themed name (share name).

5. Dasher, GA
❄️ Read a book set in Georgia OR where people go caroling OR where the main character's name begins with a letter in DASHER.

6. Eggnog, UT
❄️ Read a book set in Utah OR where eggnog is consumed OR with a character who is a rancher.

7. Evergreen, AL
❄️ Read a book set in Alabama OR where a town has a Christmas parade OR with evergreen trees on the cover (show cover).

8. Garland, TX
❄️ Read a book set in Texas OR with a proper name in the title OR with a garland on the cover (show cover).

9. Holly Springs, MS
❄️ Read a book set in Mississippi OR with a historic home in the story OR with a character/author named Holly.

10. Joy, IL
❄️ Read a book set in Illinois OR by an author that has a three letter first or last name OR with a 0, 1 or 2 in the page count (share count).

11. Mistletoe, KY
❄️ Read a book set in Kentucky OR where someone is kissed under mistletoe OR with the word MISTLETOE in the title/series name (share series name).

12. Mount Holly, NC
❄️ Read a book set in North Carolina OR where someone goes rafting, kayaking, paddleboarding, mountain biking, rock climbing, or ziplining OR with something red and green on the cover (show cover).

13. Nazareth, PA
❄️ Read a book set in Pennsylvania OR tagged Christian/Religious OR where Jesus is mentioned in the story.

14. Noel, MO
❄️ Read a book set in Missouri OR with brothers as main characters OR with a Muslim person in the story.

15. North Pole, AK, NY
❄️ Read a book set in Alaska or New York (share location) OR where visitors are craving holiday magic (your interpretation) OR where there is something red and white striped on the cover (show cover).

16. Rudolph, WI
❄️ Read a book set in Wisconsin OR where Rudolph the Reindeer is mentioned OR by an author whose first or last name begins with R.

17. Santa Claus, AZ, GA, IN
❄️ Read a book set in Arizona, Georgia or Indiana (share location) OR where a town has a theme park OR where a street is named something festive like Candy Cane Road or December Drive (share name).

18. Santa, ID
❄️ Read a book set in Idaho OR where a letter is written/sent to Santa OR with Santa on the cover (show cover).

19. Snowflake, AZ
❄️ Read a series #12 OR a book set in Arizona OR with snow on the cover (show cover).

20. St. Joseph, MI
❄️ Read a book set in Michigan OR with a character/author named Joseph OR where storefronts are decorated for Christmas.

21. St. Marys, GA
❄️ Read a book set in Georgia OR with a character/author named Mary OR whose title begins with S.

22. Winter Park, FL
❄️ Read a book set in Florida OR where someone goes to another state to escape winter OR where a character is called a snowbird.

23. Wintergreen, VA
❄️ Read a book set in Virginia OR with a resort featured in the story OR where a child goes to story time.

COMPLETED:
My spot. I'll post the list when I'm not supposed to be working
Start: Nov 1

List
✔️1. ADAM
📕A: ANDY Miller The Year of Reading Dangerously
📕D: Sharon M. DRAPER Out of My Mind 25 Jan
📕A: Milkman ANNA Burns 8 Feb
📕M: MARGOT Lee Shetterly Hidden Figures 17 Dec

✔️2. BACHELORS
📕B: BROOKLYN Colm Tóibín 4 Nov
📕A: ALL the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr 8 Nov
📕C: The CHRISTMAS Dog Sitters Lucy Mitchell 25 Nov
📕H: HAMLET William Shakespeare 27 Nov
📕E: EVVIE Drake Starts Over Linda Holmes 8 Dec
📕L: LIFE, the Universe and Everything Douglas Adams 12 Dec
📕O: The ONLY Way Is the Steady Way Andrew Forbes 8 Nov
📕R: REY Terciero Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Little Women 8 Nov
📕S: SACKS, Oliver The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales15 Nov

✔️3. DOGPATCH
📕D: The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde 21 Feb
📕O: Wandering Stars Tommy Orange 11 Apr
📕G: GENE A Separate Peace John Knowles 3 May
📕P: These Precious Days: Essays Ann Patchett 30 May
📕A: AMERICA Fantastica Tim O'Brien 8 Mar
📕T: Walden, or Life in the Woods and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience Henry David THOREAU 22 Mar
📕C: The Wangs vs. the World Jade Chang 6 Jun
📕H: Horse Geraldine Brooks 22 Feb

✔️4. HEKZEBIAH HAWKINS
📕H: A HITCH in Time: Writings from the London Review of Books Christopher Hitchens 14 Dec
📕E: EVE Table for Two Amor Towles 16 Feb
📕K: KELLIE Coates Gilbert Under the Maui Sky 27 Nov
📕Z: ZIGGY HOW to Age Disgracefully Clare Pooley 29 Mar
📕E: EVA The Book of Lost Names Kristin Harmel 4 May
📕B: Bibliolepsy Gina Apostol 1 Mar
📕I: Wow, No Thank You.: Essays Samantha IRBY 24 Mar
📕A: Anne of Avonlea L.M. Montgomery 24 May
📕H: Hitch-22: A Memoir Christopher Hitchens 24 Jul

📕H: HOW to Read a Book Monica Wood 20 Jan
📕A: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Douglas Adams 17 Jul
📕W: The WHISPER Sister Jennifer S. Brown 6 Jan
📕K: Five Winters Kitty Johnson 18 May
📕I: Impulse Ellen Hopkins 2 Jul
📕N: Death of the Author Nnedi Okorafor 10 Jun
📕S: Still Alice Lisa Genova 8 Jan

✔️5. LIL ABNER
📕 L: The LESBIANA'S Guide to Catholic School Sonora Reyes 19 Dec
📕I': ISABEL The Razor’s Edge W. Somerset Maugham 25 Jul
📕L: The LITTLE Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 19 Dec

📕A: How Proust Can Change Your Life Alain de Botton 22 Jul
📕B: The Berry Pickers Amanda Peters 25 Jun
📕N: Three Apples Fell from the Sky Narine Abgaryan 22 Jun
📕E: EPHRAIM The Frozen River Ariel Lawhon 15 Jun
📕R: Reasons to Stay Alive Matt Haig 29 Mar

✔️6. NOVEMBER
📕N: The NAKANO Thrift Shop Hiromi Kawakami 26 Jan
📕O: 100 Cats Who Changed Civilization: History's Most Influential FelinesSam Stall 22 Jun
📕V: The VISCOUNT Who Loved Me Julia Quinn 23 Dec
📕E: James Percival Everett 16 Jul
📕M: MELISSA Febos Girlhood 23 Dec
📕B: Year of Wonders Geraldine Brooks 9 Aug
📕E: ESPERANZA The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros 27 Jul
📕R: The Rent Collector Camron Wright 1 Jul

✔️7. OLD MAN MOSE
📕O: OLIVER Snowdrops in Spring: A Tale of the Sleeping Beauty Penelope Daniels 21 Sep
📕L: Why Cats Are Assholes Liz Miele 22 Jun
📕D: Daughter of Fire Sofia Robleda 5 Jun

📕M: A MILLION Little Pieces James Frey 23 Dec
📕A: ANTONIA My Ántonia Willa Cather 14 Aug
📕N: NICK A Match Made for Thanksgiving Jackie Lau 25 Jan

📕M: A MIDSUMMER Night’s Dream William Shakespeare 24 Jan
📕O: OLIVER The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Stuart Turton 12 Oct
📕S: The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers SAMUEL Burr 14 Mar
📕E: Ducks, Newburyport Lucy Ellmann 25 Jul

✔️8. SADIE HAWKINS
📕S: Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return Marjane Satrapi 25 Jun
📕A: The Missing Half Ashley Flowers 4 Aug
📕D: DOROTHY The Many Daughters of Afong Moy Jamie Ford 16 May
📕I: Knickerbocker's History of New York Washington Irving 25 Oct
📕E: The Correspondent Virginia Evans 12 Aug
📕H: How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the FA Cup J.L. Carr 24 Aug
📕A: AMBER A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day Jackie Lau 30 Aug
📕W: Carty-WILLIAMS, Candice Queenie 21 Dec
📕K: The Garden Party and Other Stories Katherine Mansfield 22 May
📕I; Tsumugi ITO Before We Forget Kindness Toshikazu Kawaguchi 26 Oct
📕N: We Need New Names NoViolet Bulawayo 23 Jun
📕S: SMITH, Patti Just Kids 23 Dec

✔️9. SPINSTER
📕S: The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky 26 Jun
📕P: Fanny PRICE Mansfield Park Jane Austen 25 Oct
📕I: ISABEL The Portrait of a Lady Henry James 14 Nov
📕N: Akari NAYAKAMA The Full Moon Coffee Shop Mai Mochizuki 21 Sep
📕S: 60 Songs That Explain the '90s Rob Harvilla 12 Nov
📕T: Three Days in June Anne Tyler 30 Aug
📕E: The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore Evan Friss 18 Oct
📕R: ROCKY Sandwich Catherine Newman 13 Sep

✔️10. THERESA
📕T: THOMAS Fowler The Quiet American Graham Greene 17 Jun
📕H: The Humans Matt Haig 10 Aug
📕E: A Passage to India E.M. Forster 15 Jul
📕R: Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid 13 Sep
📕E: series EDIBLE Sandwich: A Global History Bee Wilson 2 Jul
📕S: SAY You're One of Them Uwem Akpan 22 Nov
📕A: Mostly Harmless Douglas Adams 21 Jul

COMPLETED:
Quest: 25+ 33/25

Tasks May Used As Many Times As You Wish.
Subtitles may or may not be counted.

Object: Search for the following in the title:
A Number (may be One, Once or 1)
🔢Three Apples Fell from the Sky Narine Abgaryan 22 Jun
🔢Hitch-22: A Memoir Christopher Hitchens 24 Jul
🔢Three Days in June Anne Tyler 30 Aug

A Color
🔢The Full Moon Coffee Shop Mai Mochizuki 21 Sep (coffee)
🔢The Pumpkin Spice Café Laurie Gilmore 8 Nov (spice)

A First Name
🔢 James Percival Everett 16 Jul
🔢 My Ántonia Willa Cather 14 Aug
🔢 Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs Dave Barry 30 Aug

A Title ending in -N
🔢The Quiet American Graham Greene 17 Jun

A Location
🔢A Passage to India E.M. Forster 15 Jul
🔢Ducks, Newburyport Lucy Ellmann 25 Jul
🔢Sandwich Catherine Newman 13 Sep
🔢 Mansfield Park Jane Austen 25 Oct

Murder, Death, Dead:
🔢Death of the Author Nnedi Okorafor 10 Jun
🔢The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Stuart Turton 12 Oct

A Food/Drink
🔢 The Berry Pickers Amanda Peters 25 Jun
🔢 Sandwich: A Global History Bee Wilson 2 Jul
🔢 The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros 27 Jul

Five Word Title:
🔢The Wangs vs. the World Jade Chang 6 Jun
🔢Knickerbocker's History of New York Washington Irving 25 Oct

Punctuation
🔢Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return Marjane Satrapi 25 Jun
🔢1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List James Mustich 6 Sep
🔢Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World Victoria Finlay 26 Sep

After, With, And (in title)
🔢 So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Douglas Adams 17 Jul
🔢 A Secret Sisterhood: The Literary Friendships of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot & Virginia Woolf Emily Midorikawa 22 Nov

Two or more words that begin with the same letter:
🔢 We Need New Names NoViolet Bulawayo 23 Jun
🔢How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the FA Cup J.L. Carr 24 Aug
🔢 Snowdrops in Spring: A Tale of the Sleeping Beauty Penelope Daniels 21 Sep

An Animal
🔢 Why Cats Are Assholes Liz Miele 22 Jun
🔢100 Cats Who Changed Civilization: History's Most Influential Felines|930985] Sam Stall 22 Jun
🔢Consider the Lobster and Other Essays David Foster Wallace 12 Nov

Begins with vowels - AEIOU
🔢 Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid 13 Sep

Body of Water
🔢The Frozen River Ariel Lawhon 15 Jun

COMPLETED: 10/10+
Read The Months
Duration: October 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Level December: 10 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

TASKS

📘1. 🗓️ Read a book that is set in fall/Autumn
The Pumpkin Spice Café Laurie Gilmore 8 Nov

📘2.🗓️ Read a book with a character who is passionate about something.
March Geraldine Brooks 8 Nov

3. 🗓️ Read a book with a pink cover or with the word rainbow in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the first letter of the location can be found in OPAL.


📘📘4. 🗓️ Read a book that has a 3, 0 or 9 in the page count or set in winter or where a character celebrates Thanksgiving.
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness Jonathan Haidt 12 Oct 400 Pages
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays David Foster Wallace 12 Nov 344 pages

📘📘5.🗓️ Read a book where the authors initials can be found in BIRTHSTONES.
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Stuart Turton 12 Oct
60 Songs That Explain the '90s Rob Harvilla 12 Nov

📘📘6.🗓️Read a book with a character who is strong willed
The Portrait of a Lady Henry James 14 Nov
A Secret Sisterhood: The Literary Friendships of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot & Virginia Woolf Emily Midorikawa 22 Nov

7.🗓️ Read a book set in summer or the tenth in a series or where the authors initials can be found in SOLSTICE.

📘8.🗓️ Read a book that has a blue cover or set in England or where a character needs protection (Your interpretation).
Mansfield Park Jane Austen 25 Oct (England)

📘9. 🗓️ Read a book where a character is curious about something.
Before We Forget Kindness Toshikazu Kawaguchi 26 Oct

My space

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COMPLETED:
B: Blueberries
Amanda Peters 25 Jun
O: Offspring
Camron Wright 1 Jul (her son is in the lower right corner with her)
O: Owl
Penelope Daniels 21 Sep
K: Kerchief
Geraldine Brooks 9 Aug
S: Snow
15 Jun

A: Ankara cloth
10 Jun
R: Roof
Sandra Cisneros 27 Jul
E: Eyes
Marjane Satrapi 25 Jun

A: Arms
Matt Haig 10 Aug

U: Universe
Douglas Adams 21 Jul
N: Noses
Mai Mochizuki 21 Sep
I: Isabel
Henry James 14 Nov
Q: Quetzal -
5 Jun
U: Uniforms
J.L. Carr 24 Aug
E: Earth
Douglas Adams 17 Jul
L: Leaves
Graham Greene 17 Jun
Y: Yarn
Sam Stall 22 Jun

P: Palm trees
6 Jun
O: Ocean
Viktor E. Frankl 9 Oct
R: Rooster
Narine Abgaryan 22 Jun
T: Tray
Jackie Lau 30 Aug
A: Astronaut
Taylor Jenkins Reid 13 Sep
B: Bread/bacon
Bee Wilson 2 Jul
L: Legs
Stephen Chbosky 26 Jun
E: Eyes
The Correspondent Virginia Evans 12 Aug

M: Mustache
Alain de Botton 22 Jul
A: Adirondack chair
Catherine Newman 13 Sep
G: Garden
Anne Tyler 30 Aug
I: Image/Icon (on the poison bottle)
Stuart Turton 12 Oct
C: Cat
Liz Miele 22 Jun

Just realized that I finished this over a week ago:
Time After Time
Duration: August 1, 2025 - July 31, 2026

Object: Read 20 tasks. You may use each task as many times as you wish.

Lying in my bed
⏰🕰️ 1. Read a book where a person is lying in their bed.
Year of Wonders Geraldine Brooks 9 Aug (a lot of sick people lying in bed, they have the plague)
I hear the clock tick and think of you
⏰🕰️ 2. Read a book where a clock is looked at.
The Correspondent Virginia Evans 12 Aug
Caught up in circles
⏰🕰️ 3. Read a book where a character seems to be doing the same thing over and over.
How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the FA Cup J.L. Carr 24 Aug
Confusion is nothing new
⏰🕰️ 4. Read a book where there is confusion over something.
A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day Jackie Lau 30 Aug
Flashback, warm nights
⏰🕰️ 5. Read a book where there are flashbacks.
Sandwich Catherine Newman 13 Sep
Almost left behind
⏰🕰️ 6. Read a book where a character cannot forget a lost love.
Before We Forget Kindness Toshikazu Kawaguchi 26 Oct
Suitcase of memories
🕰️ 7. Read a book where you find the word SUITCASE in the text - share page/Loc #.
Time after
🕰️ 8. Read a book with the words TIME or AFTER in the title.
Sometimes you picture me
⏰🕰️ 9. Read a book where someone remembers something from their past.
My Ántonia Willa Cather 14 Aug
I'm walkin' too far ahead
⏰🕰️ 10. Read a book where a character is one step ahead
Snowdrops in Spring: A Tale of the Sleeping Beauty Penelope Daniels 21 Sep
You're callin' to me
🕰️ 11. Read a book where the MC's name is called.
I can't hear what you've said
🕰️ 12. Read a book where someone does not hear what was said.

Then you say, "go slow"
⏰🕰️ 13. Read a book where a person gets caught up in something too fast (your interpretation).
The Pumpkin Spice Café Laurie Gilmore 8 Nov
I fall behind
🕰️ 14. Read a book where a character is trying to just take a minute and recover.
The second hand unwinds
🕰️ 15. Read a book with a clock's second hand on the cover (show cover).

If you're lost, you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall, I will catch you, I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you're lost, you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall, I will catch you, I'll be waiting
Time after time
⏰🕰️ 16. Read a book where a person in a relationship tells the other that they will be there when needed.
Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid 13 Sep
⏰🕰️ 17. Read a book with a vulnerable person.
Man's Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl 9 Oct

After my picture fades
⏰🕰️ 18. Read a book with an older character.
Three Days in June Anne Tyler 30 Aug
And darkness has turned to gray
🕰️ 19. Read a book with a scene where the night becomes day.
Watching through windows
🕰️ 20. Read a book where someone watches out the window.
You're wondering if I'm okay
⏰🕰️ 21. Read a book where a character is asked if they are OK.
March Geraldine Brooks 8 Nov

Secrets stolen
⏰🕰️ 22. Read a book where a person is being blackmailed or threatened with their secrets.
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Stuart Turton 12 Oct
From deep inside
⏰🕰️ 23. Read a book where something is hidden.
Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World Victoria Finlay 26 Sep Silkworms and the best pashminas are hidden
The drum beats out of time
⏰🕰️ 24. Read a book where a character feels something is wrong.
Mansfield Park Jane Austen 25 Oct

If you're lost, you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall, I will catch you, I'll be waiting
Time after time
⏰🕰️ 25. Read a book where someone steps in when something
goes wrong.
The Full Moon Coffee Shop Mai Mochizuki 21 Sep

You said, "go slow"
I fall behind
The second hand unwinds
⏰🕰️ 26. Read a book where a relationship suffers - does not have to be romantic.
The Humans Matt Haig 10 Aug

If you're lost, you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall, I will catch you, I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you're lost, you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall, I will catch you, I'll be waiting
Time after time
Time after time
Time after time
Time after time
Time after time
Time after time
Time after time
Time after time
Time after time
⏰🕰️ 27. Read a book where the author's initials can be found in TIMEAFTERTIME.
The Missing Half Ashley Flowers 4 Aug
⏰🕰️ 28. Read a book whose title begins with T or ends with E.
The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore Evan Friss 18 Oct
🕰️ 29. Read a book whose series name begins with a letter in TIMEAFTER.
🕰️30. Read a book with the title or series name TIME AFTER TIME.
Helper: https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=ti...

IN THE END:

🎶 Linkin Park is an American alternative rock band that formed in California in 1996. It was originally started by three high school friends: Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, and Brad Delson. After they graduated high school, they started taking music more seriously and recruited friends Joe Hahn, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, and Mark Wakefield to join their band, called Xero at the time. They started recording in Shinoda’s makeshift studio and they even opened for System of a Down at the Whisky a Go Go nightclub in West Hollywood in 1997. They received constructive criticism from a record producer, but still didn’t land a record deal, so tension and frustration was high in the band. Wakefield, the band’s lead vocalist, and Farrell left.

1. Read a book with three main characters OR Read a book that takes place in California (Bonus if it takes place in Los Angeles) OR Read a book that takes place in a nightclub.

2. Read a book that was published or takes place in 1996 OR Read a book where a character graduates high school OR Read a book that has an X in the title.

🎶 The band still needed a replacement for Wakefield, so they recruited Chester Bennington, a vocalist from Arizona. Bennington had a energetic singing style. At this time, the band also changed their name to Hybrid Theory. In October 1999, Scott Koziol and Ian Hornbeck joined the band. They finally secured a record deal as a developing artist with Warner Brothers, but were told to change their name to avoid confusion with another band with a similar name. They settled on Linkin Park, a play and homage to Santa Monica’s Lincoln Park. Lincoln was changed to Linkin to they could acquire the domain linkinpark.com. The record company was skeptical of Linkin Park’s initial recordings and wanted a lot of changes, but Bennington and Shinoda refused to compromise. Farrell returned to the band in late 2000 and the band released their debut, breakthrough album, Hybrid Theory in October that same year. It was a commercial success.

3. Read a book where a character is recruited (You decide) OR Read a book that is a hybrid of two or more genres OR Read a book published in October of any year.

🎼4. Read a book that is a debut OR Read a book where someone changes their name (has both)
A Secret Sisterhood: The Literary Friendships of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot & Virginia Woolf Emily Midorikawa 22 Nov

5. Read a book that takes place in a park (of any kind) OR Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in LINKIN PARK OR Read a book where someone refuses to compromise.

🎶 Hybrid Theory was the bestselling album of 2001. The single “In the End” peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, which was the band’s highest to date. Another single, “Crawling” won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. Other singles featured in various films, including Dracula 2000 and Valentine. In 2002, Linkin Park released their next album, a remix album, titled Reanimation. Their next studio album, Meteora was released in 2003. The single, “Numb” was one of the most played songs of the year.

6. Read a book that is the last in a series OR Read a book that is a standalone OR Read a book that has an animated or cartoonish cover

7. Read a book that is tagged Science Fiction OR Read a book that has a meteor or outer space themed cover (Show cover) OR Read a book with “numb” in the text (Share page number and partial sentence).

8. Read a book that is also a movie or TV show OR Read a book with a heart on the cover or Read a book tagged Romance.

🎶 In 2004, band members starting working on various side projects. They also did a number of philanthropic and charitable events, including a benefit for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. In 2006 they returned to the studio to produce their third album, Minutes to Midnight, which was released in 2007. The title was a reference to the Doomsday Clock. A Thousand Suns, their next album, was released in 2010, and was a little bit of a departure from their previous albums. That same year, the band also released an app called 8-Bit Rebellion!, which featured the band as playable characters and a new song that was unlocked when you beat the game.

9. Read a book where someone does a charitable act or a good deed (you decide) OR Read a book where someone experiences a catastrophic event.

10. Read a book with an alliterative title OR Read a book with a clock on the cover.

11. Read a book with a number in the title or on the cover (show cover) OR Read a book where the characters play video games OR Read a book with a sun on the cover (show cover).

🎶 Their next album, Living Things, was released in 2012 and was a “return to form.” “Burn it Down” was the album’s lead single. Bandmate Joe Hahn was the director of the song’s video. In 2013, Linkin Park recorded the song “A Light That Never Comes” for an online puzzle action game, LP Recharge. Their sixth album, The Hunting Party, was released in 2014 and the first single was “Guilty All the Same.” In 2017, One More Light, the band’s seventh studio album was released. The band also, again, released cryptic messages and puzzles online in relation to the new album. On July 20, 2017, Chester Bennington died by suicide. The band cancelled their upcoming tour and held a tribute concert in August to honor Bennington. Following that, they went on a hiatus.

12. Read a book with “Living Things”, like plants and animals, on the cover (Show cover) OR Read a book where a character is a director.

13. Read a book with a light cover (over 50%) (Show cover) OR Read a book where a character is guilty of something OR Read a book that features a puzzle type mystery.

🎶 In 2019, Shinoda, Farrell, Hahn, and Delson met to start working on new music. The vocalist from the band Dead Sara, Emily Armstrong, joined them, along with several other musicians. In 2023, the band released another interactive game on their website in honor of the 20th anniversary of Meteora. Later that year, the band announced a comeback and released the single “The Emptiness Machine” from their eighth album, From Zero. Linkin Park has always combined elements of multiple musical genres. The band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and have won numerous awards and accolades.

14. Read a book with any kind of machine on the cover (Show cover) OR Read a book with a 2, 0, 2, or 3 in the page count (share page count) OR Read a book that is over 20 years old.

15. Read a book with more than 100 ratings (Share number) OR Read a book with a character that is a musician OR Read a book that has won an award.

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
BLOOMERS - DIESEL - JACUZZI - LEOTARD - SHRAPNEL
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
1: ELIOT: A Secret Sisterhood: The Literary Friendships of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot & Virginia Woolf Emily Midorikawa 22 Nov
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COMPLETED: 10/10

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
✏️SINDERBY: How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the FA Cup J.L. Carr 24 Aug
✏️ THREE: Three Days in June Anne Tyler 30 Aug
✏️ SONGS: Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs Dave Barry 30 Aug
✏️ BOOKS: 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List James Mustich 6 Sep
✏️MOON: The Full Moon Coffee Shop Mai Mochizuki 21 Sep
✏️HIDDEN: Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World Victoria Finlay 26 Sep
✏️BOOKSTORE: The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore Evan Friss 18 Oct
✏️HISTORY: Knickerbocker's History of New York Washington Irving 25 Oct
✏️NINETIES: 60 Songs That Explain the '90s Rob Harvilla 12 Nov (SONGS also works but I used it for another book)
✏️LOBSTER: Consider the Lobster and Other Essays David Foster Wallace 12 Nov