Kim’s Comments (group member since Apr 27, 2021)

Kim’s comments from the The Lost Challenges group.

Mothers & Daughters
Duration: May 1. 2025 - April 30, 2026
Completed 7.17.25
Level 3: 40 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.
Progress: 44/40

1. Cindy Crawford & Kaia Gerber - 4
👩‍👧 Read a book with a model as a character or
Joy School. Elizabeth Berg. 5.18.25 (Taylor)

published in the 80s or 90s
When Calls the Heart. Janette Oke. 5.1.25 (1983)
Alaskan Magic. Theresa Goldstrand. 7.13.25 (1998)

or where the first letter of each title word can be found in CRAWFORD GERBER (3 word minimum)
‎What Alice Forgot. Liane Moriarty. 6.19.25

2. Reese Witherspoon & Ava Phillippe -3
👩‍👧 Read a book with a character called Reese or Ava

or a book that has won an award or
Death Comes for the Archbishop. Willa Cather. 6.14.25 (William Dean Howells Medal (1930)
1776. David McCullough 6.1.25 The Quill Award for History/Current Events/Politics (2005)

👩‍👧 Read a book published in 2022. (8.16.2022)
Vacuuming in the Nude: And Other Ways to Get Attention. Peggy Rowe. 5.2.25

3. Melanie Griffith & Dakota Johnson - 2
👩‍👧 Read a book published in 2016 or
Grin and Beard It. Penny Reid. 6.22.25 3.21.2016

a book that has been made into a film
The Thin Man. Dashiell Hammett. 5.3.25

or tagged erotic.

4. Andie MacDowell, & Margaret Qualley and Rainey Qualley - 3
👩‍👧 Read a book tagged music or a character who has two daughters
A Christmas Duet. Debbie Macomber. 5.11.25 (Daisy and Hailey)
The World's Fair Quilt. Jennifer Chiaverini. 6.2.25 (Sylvia and Claudia)
Struck Down on the Seventh: An Exorcism Performed by an Idiot. Aeddon Cayea. 7.4.25 (Maia and Margaret)

or is a model.
5. Demi Moore & Rumer, Tallulah, & Scout Willis. - 2
👩‍👧 Read a book tagged as a classic
My Ántonia. Willa Cather. 5.8.25

or where a character works in a hospital.
Float Up, Sing Down: Stories. Laird Hunt. 5.21.25 (Bethie)

6. Judy Garland & Liza Minnelli - 1
👩‍👧 Read a book tagged LGBT
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Taylor Jenkins Reid. 7.10.25

or a book set in France or
read a book with a character called Dorothy, Gale, Judy or Liza.

7. Jayne Mansfield & Mariska Hargitay - 2
👩‍👧 Read a book where a character is a cop
Fatal Voyage. Kathy Reichs. 5.1.25 (Crowe and Andrew are cops)
Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries. Tonya Kappes. 7.11.25

or a character that is described as sexy or
where the letters NBC can be found in the title in any order.

8. Diana Ross & Tracee Ellis Ross - 3
👩‍👧 Read a book with a MC who has a girlfriend or tagged music or
where the authors initials can be found in SUPREMES.
The Forgotten Road. Richard Paul Evans. 5.14.25
The Wreath. Sigrid Undset. 6.3.25
Appalachian Song. Michelle Shocklee. 6.28.25


9. Kate Moss & Lila Moss - 2
👩‍👧Read a book published in either 2018 or 2021 or
read a stand alone book
Pony Confidential. Christina Lynch. 6.3.25
Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter. Kate Clifford Larson. 7.6.25

or set in Paris.

10. Meryl Streep & Mamie Gummer. - 3
👩‍👧 Read a book which you think is good
Still Life. Louise Penny. 7.17.25
The Last Tribe. Brad Manuel. 7.1.25

or with a book where there is a fight or a
Horrorstör. Grady Hendrix. 6.5.25

11. Susan Sarandon & Eva Amurri Martino - 4
👩‍👧 Read a book with a MC who is a sister or
A Death in Diamonds. S.J. Bennett. 7.14.25

tagged comedy/humor.
The Adventures of Sally. P.G. Wodehouse. 6.5.25
The Librarianist.Patrick deWitt. 6.9.25
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect. Benjamin Stevenson. 6.11.25

12. Goldie Hawn & Kate Hudson - 1
👩‍👧 Read a book tagged drama or
with a character called Penny or Benjamin or
Nora Goes Off Script. Annabel Monaghan. 5.19.25 (Nora's sister is named Penny)

13. Courtney Love & Frances Bean Cobain - 2
👩‍👧 Read a book published in either 1990 or 1989 or
read a book with the word hole in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or
Hunger. Knut Hamsun. 6.7.25 (with the gaping hole - 14%)

with a character who plays a guitar. (JB Washington)
Splintered Bones. Carolyn Haines. 5.9.25

14. Blythe Danner & Gwyneth Paltrow - 3
👩‍👧Read a book which is second in a series
Buried Bones. Carolyn Haines. 5.12.25

where a character has a budget.
People We Meet on Vacation. Emily Henry. 6.8.25
Haunted Ever After. Jen DeLuca. 5.18.25

15. Beyoncé & Blue Ivy Carter - 1
👩‍👧 Read a book with the word glory in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
The Tigerbelles: Olympic Legends from Tennessee State. Aime Alley Card. 5.20.25 (The Tigerbelles were not reaping the benefits of their glory. 29%)

or a book with a brown cover or with a character who has a baby.

16. Natalie Wood & Natasha Gregson Wagner - 2
👩‍👧 Read a book with a suspicious death
Skull Duggery. Aaron Elkins. 5.15.25
4:50 from Paddington. Agatha Christie. 5.16.25

or with a character who is a rebel or a book set in Paradise.

17. Debbie Reynolds & Carrie Fisher
👩‍👧 Read a book by Carrie Fisher, or with a book that has the letters MGM in the title in any order or a character called Carrie or Debbie.

18. Madonna & Lourdes Leon - 1
👩‍👧 Read a book about a cultural icon
When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine. Monica Wood. 6.26.25 (President Kennedy)

or a character who is a dancer or set in America.

19. Kyra Sedgwick & Sosie Bacon - 2
👩‍👧 Read a book that is set in New York or a

book where a crime happens
Murder in the Tea Leaves. Laura Childs. 5.5.25
Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies. Ace Atkins. 5.16.25

or a book that is tenth in a series.

20. Kim Basinger & Ireland Baldwin - 3
👩‍👧 Read a book with an animal on the cover or
Tell Me Everything. Elizabeth Strout.7.9.25


with a character who has a grudge against something. or
Texas Rain. Jodi Thomas. 6.14.25

set in California
Seabreeze Inn. Jan Moran. 5.7.25

A-Z Locations Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Completed 7.17.25

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a location/setting that begins with a different letter of the alphabet.
*The majority of the book should be set in the location/places to count.*
You may use the names of countries, states, counties, cities or towns.
Fictional settings are allowed, like Disc in The Color of Magic. Non-specific places maybe used like a ranch or a bakery.
*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in it's name.

Angel View Ranch - Sleigh Bells Ring. RaeAnne Thayne. 1.2.25
Boston - Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me. Ace Atkins. 1.4.25
Clearwater, TX - The Christmas Child: A Story of Coming Home. Max Lucado. 1.7.25
Denver, CO The Saturday Night Supper Club. Carla Laureano. 1.20.25
England The Christmas Guest. Peter Swanson. 1.19.25
Florida Razor Girl. Carl Hiaasen. 1.15.25
Georgia Midnight Clear. Kathy Hogan Trocheck. 2.1.25
Hilton Head, SC Full of Grace. Dorothea Benton Frank. 2.20.25
Isle of Palms Isle of Palms. Dorothea Benton Frank. 1.11.25
Julian, CA Ghost a la Mode. Sue Ann Jaffarian. 4.23.25

Kensington Palace Kale to the Queen. Nell Hampton. 4.11.25
Los Angeles The Rom-Commers. Katherine Center. 2.11.25
Maine - The Spy Coast. Tess Gerritsen. 1.9.25
Nantucket The Blue Bistro. Elin Hilderbrand. 1.18.25
Ohio Death by Café Mocha. Alex Erickson. 2.7.25
Paris, France The Little Paris Bookshop. Nina George. 3.19.25

Quebec - Still Life. Louise Penny. 7.17.25
Rhode Island - A Hundred Summers. Beatriz Williams. 1.6.25
Shelter Springs, Idaho - Christmas at the Shelter Inn. RaeAnne Thayne. 1.6.25
Tokyo What You Are Looking For Is in the Library. Michiko Aoyama. 1.19.25
Utah When the Emperor Was Divine. Julie Otsuka. 1.22.25
Vermont Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'easter. Lisa Patton. 2.10.25
Washington For the Love of Summer. Susan Mallery. 2.13.25
OaXaca, MeXico Skull Duggery. Aaron Elkins. 5.15.25
EgYpt The Antique Hunter's Death on the Red Sea. C.L. Miller. 4.3.25
Zenobia A Letter to Three Witches. Elizabeth Bass. 2.2.25

Remembering Lost Ones 2024 Part 2
Duration: May 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025

Level 1: 30 tasks
Completed: 30/30

TASKS

1. Richard Simmons
🌟Read a book published in July of any year. (7.17.2001)
Fatal Voyage. Kathy Reichs. 5.1.25

2. James Sikking
🌟 Read a book with a character who has cancer.
Vacuuming in the Nude: And Other Ways to Get Attention. Peggy Rowe. 5.2.25

3. Bob Newhart
🌟 Read a book with a character who is Catholic.
My Ántonia. Willa Cather. 5.8.25

4. Abdul (Duke) Fakir
🌟Read a book with a character who is a singer (Krystal Brooks).
Splintered Bones. Carolyn Haines. 5.9.25

5. Gena Rowlands
🌟 Read a book with a character who is an actor or director (A movie is being filmed, Morro is the director)
Murder in the Tea Leaves. Laura Childs. 5.5.25

6. Phil Donahue
🌟 Read a book that is a first in a series.
When Calls the Heart. Janette Oke. 5.1.25

7. Sid (Vicious) Eudy
🌟 Read a book set in Washington (Podunk).
A Christmas Duet. Debbie Macomber. 5.11.25

8. Tito Jackson
🌟 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in JACKSON.
The World's Fair Quilt. Jennifer Chiaverini. 6.2.25

9. Drake Hogestyn
🌟 Read a book where a character watches a soap opera. (The Real Housewives of Whatever)
Horrorstör. Grady Hendrix. 6.5.25

10. Kris Kristofferson
🌟 Read a book with a character who is an outlaw (Wyant)
The Thin Man. Dashiell Hammett. 5.3.25

11. John Amos
🌟 Read a book where a character goes looking at their roots.
‎What Alice Forgot. Liane Moriarty. 6.19.25

12, Frank Fritz
🌟 Read a book where a character buys an antique.
Seabreeze Inn. Jan Moran. 5.7.25

13. Cissy Houston
🌟 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in GOSPELAIRES.
Skull Duggery. Aaron Elkins. 5.15.25

14. Mike Bullard
🌟 Read a book that is tagged humor.
Pony Confidential. Christina Lynch. 6.3.25

15. Liam Payne
🌟 Read a book set in England
4:50 from Paddington. Agatha Christie. 5.16.25

16. Michael Newman
🌟 Read a book where a character needs first aid
The Librarianist.Patrick deWitt. 6.9.25

17. Ron Ely
🌟 Read a book with a MC who is a man
The Forgotten Road. Richard Paul Evans. 5.14.25

18. Terri Garr
🌟Read a book where a character struggles with a life change (Cassie buys a haunted house)
Haunted Ever After. Jen DeLuca. 5.18.25

19. Quincy Jones
🌟Read a book where a character goes to a party
The Adventures of Sally. P.G. Wodehouse. 6.5.25

20. Chuck Woolery
🌟 Read a book where a character plays a game. (Bernie plays soccer)
Nora Goes Off Script. Annabel Monaghan. 5.19.25

21. Dayle Haddon
🌟 Read a book where a man is murdered (Lawrence Ambrose)
Buried Bones. Carolyn Haines. 5.12.25

22. Greg Gumbel
🌟Read a book tagged sports with an African-American character.
The Tigerbelles: Olympic Legends from Tennessee State. Aime Alley Card. 5.20.25

23, Charles Shyer
🌟Read a book where a character is in the Army (Katie's father).
Joy School. Elizabeth Berg. 5.18.25

24. Alfa Anderson
🌟 Read a book where the the first letter of the title can be found in CHIC.
Hunger. Knut Hamsun. 6.7.25

25. Sophie Hediger
🌟Read a book where the word diamond can be found in the text (It's a two-carat, old mine cut diamond…84%).
Grin and Beard It. Penny Reid. 6.22.25

26. Jill Jacobson
🌟 Read a book with a character who is a nurse (Bethie).
Float Up, Sing Down: Stories. Laird Hunt. 5.21.25

27. Michael Cole
🌟 Read a book with a character called either Michael (Saddler).
Texas Rain. Jodi Thomas. 6.14.25

28. Nikki Giovanni
🌟 Read a book where a character is a poet (Phaeton).
Struck Down on the Seventh: An Exorcism Performed by an Idiot. Aeddon Cayea. 7.4.25

29. Mark Withers
🌟 Read a book tagged LGBQ or with a character called Ted.
Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter. Kate Clifford Larson. 7.6.25

30. Barbara Taylor Bradford
🌟 Read a book with a MC who is a woman.
The Wreath. Sigrid Undset. 6.3.25

June Scattergories - Letter S
Completed 7.4.25
12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Struck Down on the Seventh: An Exorcism Performed by an Idiot. Aeddon Cayea. 7.4.25
2. Author (first or last name)
The Wreath. Sigrid Undset. 6.3.25
3. Main Character (Sylvia Berstrom Compson)
The World's Fair Quilt. Jennifer Chiaverini. 6.2.25
4. Secondary Character (Sarah McClure)
The World's Fair Quilt. Jennifer Chiaverini. 6.2.25
5. Place/Setting (store)
Horrorstör. Grady Hendrix. 6.5.25
6. Item on cover (soldier)
1776. David McCullough. 6.1.25


And the Specials for June are:
7. What's for dinner? (butternut squash ravioli with browned butter sage sauce.) p.108
The World's Fair Quilt. Jennifer Chiaverini. 6.2.25
8. A six letter word ( Summer loved historical research.)p. 110
The World's Fair Quilt. Jennifer Chiaverini. 6.2.25
9. Thing you should not touch (someone also mentioned a snake) 49%
The Wreath. Sigrid Undset. 6.3.25
10. Thing that is blue (Clouds climbed into the blue sky)8%
The Wreath. Sigrid Undset. 6.3.25
11. Item found in a backyard or park (beside that huge stone)55%
The Wreath. Sigrid Undset. 6.3.25
12. A place where you buy things (set great store by their priest)24%
The Wreath. Sigrid Undset. 6.3.25

For each author/state you have to either read a book by the author, find the first letter of each title word in the authors name (Three word minimum) or where the authors initials can be found in the name of the state.
Read one book for each author/state. For states which have 2 authors pick ONE.
Cool Challenge!

State Authors
Duration: July 1, 2025 - ?

TASKS
Alabama: Harper Lee. (AI) Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds. Allison Brennan. 7.11.25

Alaska: Sidney Huntington. (TI) Glory Over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House. Kathleen Grissom. 7.7.25

Arizona: Jeannette Walls.
Arkansas: John Grisham.
California: Joan Didion (TI) A Death in Diamonds. S.J. Bennett. 7.14.25

Colorado: Ken Kesey.
Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Delaware: Christopher Castellani.
Florida: Carl Hiaasen.
Georgia: Alice Walker.
Hawaii: Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Idaho: Vardis Fisher.
Illinois: Ernest Hemingway. (TI) Tell Me Everything. Elizabeth Strout.7.9.25

Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut.
Iowa: Bill Bryson.
Kansas: William Inge.
Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson. (AI) Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries. Tonya Kappes. 7.11.25

Louisiana: Anne Rice.
Maine: Stephen King. (TI) The Hating Game. Sally Thorne. 7.10.25

Maryland: Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy.
Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides.
Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Mississippi: William Faulkner.
Missouri: Maya Angelou.
Montana: Maile Meloy.
Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks.
Nevada: Charles Bock.
New Hampshire: Dan Brown.
New Jersey: Philip Roth.
New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya.
New York: James Baldwin.
North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe. (AI) Struck Down on the Seventh: An Exorcism Performed by an Idiot. Aeddon Cayea. 7.4.25

North Dakota: Louis L'Amour.
Ohio: Toni Morrison.
Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison. (TI) Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter. Kate Clifford Larson. 7.6.25
Oregon: Beverly Cleary.
Pennsylvania: John Updike. (AI) - Still Life. Louise Penny. 7.17.25

Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy.
South Carolina: Peggy Parish.
South Dakota: Adam Johnson.
Tennessee: Peter Taylor. (AI) Olive, Again. Elizabeth Strout. 7.14.25

Texas: Colleen Hoover. (AI) A Dress of Violet Taffeta. Tessa Arlen. 7.4.25

Utah: Thomas Savage.
Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill. (AI) The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Taylor Jenkins Reid. 7.10.25

Virginia: Willa Cather.
Washington: Debbie Macomber. (AI) Alaskan Magic. Theresa Goldstrand. 7.13.25

West Virginia: Mary Lee Settle.
Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan.
Washington, D.C.: Michael Chabon

2024 Colossal Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025
Completed 7.1.25

TLC - The Lost Challenges
WC - Wanderlust Challenge
CCC - Crazy Challenge Connection

August:
1. August Scattergories TLC 8.17.24
2. The 1960s One-Hit Wonders TLC 8.27.24
3. A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1965 TLC 8.27.24

September:
1. Olympic Games Host CitiesWC 9.2.24
2. Clean It Out TLC 9.11.24
3. September Stand Alone Monthly Challenge TLC 9.21.24

October:
1. October Scattergories - Letter V TLC 10.10.24
2. Clean It Out TLC 10.10.24
3. JORDAN'S CAPITAL: AMMAN, 10/1 – 10/31 WLC 10.23.24

November:
1. Travel Trivia WLC 11.8.24
2. The Cruise of Christopher Columbus CCC 11.8.24
3. November Scattergories - Letter C TLC 11.15.24

December:
1. Iconic Trails: Via Appia (Appian Way) WLC 12.3.24
2. Nifty Fifty - Louisiana WLC 12.7.24
3. Read The Months TLC 12.4.24

January:
1. Holiday Movies TLC 1.1.25
2. Paradise on Earth: French Polynesia WLC 1.1.25
3. Helskini WLC 1.8.25

February:
1. Old, Obsolete, and Obscure Words 2 - Compliments CCC 2.14.25
2. Most Romantic Cities TLC 2.25.25
3. Roses are Red TLC 2.25.25

March:
1. A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1992 TLC. 3.13.25
2. Fifty States- Maine WLC 3.23.25
3. Ireland TLC 3.23.25

April:
1. April Scattergories TLC 4.11.25
2. Listopia CCC 4.12.25
3. A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025 TLC 4.12.25

May:
1. The Camino Inca WLC 5.15.25
2. A-Z Titles Challenge 2025 TLC 5.18.25
3. Crazy Time CCC 5.24.25

June:
1. 2025 Travel Journal WC 6.3.25
2. Fifty Nifty US States: Maryland WLC 6.14.25
3. American Towns That Feel Like Europe TLC 6.14.25

July:
1. Fathers and Sons TLC 7.1.25
2. Fascinating Fun Facts About the Netherlands TLC 7.1.25
3. Say It In May TLC 7.1.25

Quarterly/Semi-Annual
1 WORLD’S STRANGEST FESTIVALS, 9/1 – 2/28 CCC 9.26.24
2 Victorian Trading Cards TLC 9.26.24
3. Halloween Party TLC 10.25.24
4. The Thanksgiving Song TLC 11.19.24
5. A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1972 TLC 12.3.24
6. 100 Movie Quotes CCC 3.3.25
7. Discover the World through Reading WLC 4.1.25
8. National Countdown Day TLC 5.21.25

Miscellaneous (Any other challenges that begin after August 1, 2024 and you finish before July 31, 2025.)
1 Norway's Capital - Oslo WC 9.11.24
2 Greece: The Cradle of Western Civilization WC 9.15.24
3 Dulce de leche CCC 9.18.24
4 Landmarks of the World - The Great Sphinx of Giza WC 10.11.24
5. Thanksgiving Foods TLC 12.14.24
6. The Solar System CCC 1.29.25

Say It In May
Duration May 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Completed 7.1.25

1. 🌈 Read a book with the word weather in the text (The weather is lovely…38%)
When Calls the Heart. Janette Oke. 5.1.25

2. 🌈 Read a book published in one of the three months above (7.17.2001).
Fatal Voyage. Kathy Reichs. 5.1.25

3. 🌈 Read a book where someone returns somewhere. (Nick and Nora return to NYC from San Francisco)
The Thin Man. Dashiell Hammett. 5.3.25

4.🌈 Read a book tagged romance.
Seabreeze Inn. Jan Moran. 5.7.25

5. 🌈 Read a book with a character called Thomas.
‎What Alice Forgot. Liane Moriarty. 6.19.25

6. 🌈 Read a book where the first letter of location can be found in SWARM. Waterford
The World's Fair Quilt. Jennifer Chiaverini. 6.2.25

7. 🌈 Read a book that brings you joy.
Nora Goes Off Script. Annabel Monaghan. 5.19.25

8. 🌈 Read a book where a character works in a garden.
My Ántonia. Willa Cather. 5.8.25

9. 🌈 Read a book with a character who is a spirit (Jitty).
Splintered Bones. Carolyn Haines. 5.9.25

10. 🌈 Read a book that is .5 book.
Float Up, Sing Down: Stories. Laird Hunt. 5.21.25

Fascinating Fun Facts About the Netherlands
Duration: May 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
Read: 16/16
Completed 7.1.25
Object: Read one book for each of the 16 tasks.

1. 🚲 Read a book where someone rides a bike (Katie - p.30).
Joy School. Elizabeth Berg. 5.18.25

2. 🌷 Read a book whose title ends with A.
My Ántonia. Willa Cather. 5.8.25

3. 🟦 Read a book with a 2 or 6 in the page count (363).
Fatal Voyage. Kathy Reichs. 5.1.25

4. 🟥 Read a book with at least 1000 ratings (37K).
The Thin Man. Dashiell Hammett. 5.3.25

5. 🖼️ Read a book where the MC is a painter (Ivy is a painter)
Seabreeze Inn. Jan Moran. 5.7.25

6. 📖 Read book with a female MC aged 12-15.
The World's Fair Quilt. Jennifer Chiaverini. 6.2.25

7. 🧀 Read a book where the location begins with a letter in CHEESE. (Charleston)
Murder in the Tea Leaves. Laura Childs. 5.5.25

8. 🫅🏻 Read a book with a king in the story (George III)
1776. David McCullough. 6.1.25

9. ☕ Read a book where a person drinks coffee
Splintered Bones. Carolyn Haines. 5.9.25

10. 🟦 Read a book with a tall character (Dr. Quimper)
4:50 from Paddington. Agatha Christie. 5.16.25

11. ⏺️ Read a book with a DJ (Disc Jockey) in the story / where people go dancing in a club.
Grin and Beard It. Penny Reid. 6.22.25

12. ◻️ Read a book with someone who uses drugs.
The Last Tribe. Brad Manuel. 7.1.25

13. 0️⃣ Read a book with two zeroes in the published year (2000).
Buried Bones. Carolyn Haines. 5.12.25

14. 💰 Read a series #1 book
When Calls the Heart. Janette Oke. 5.1.25

15.🚢 Read a book set in a port cities (Baltimore MD)
Vacuuming in the Nude: And Other Ways to Get Attention. Peggy Rowe. 5.2.25

16. 🏰 Read a book with a character who has many homes. (Leo has several homes)
Nora Goes Off Script. Annabel Monaghan. 5.19.25

Duration: June 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025

Level 1: 10-20
Completed 7.1.25
Progress: 13/10

TASKS

1. Tom Hanks and Colin Hanks
👨‍👦 Read a book with an orange cover
Pony Confidential. Christina Lynch. 6.3.25


2. Ice Cube and O'Shea Jackson Jr.
👨‍👦 Read a book where a character puts ice cubes in something. (Alice)
‎What Alice Forgot. Liane Moriarty. 6.19.25

3. Kirk Douglas and Michael Douglas
👨‍👦 Read a book about a war.
1776. David McCullough. 6.1.25

4. Michael Douglas and Cameron Douglas
👨‍👦 Read a book where a character takes drugs. (Sal)
The Last Tribe. Brad Manuel. 7.1.25

5. Clint Eastwood and Scott Eastwood
👨‍👦 Read a book where a character has a dream. (a passionate dream without sleep 2%)
Hunger. Knut Hamsun. 6.7.25

6. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Patrick Schwarzenegger
👨‍👦 Read a book with a white cover.
Not Tonight Dear, I Feel Fat: How to Stop Worrying About Your Body and Have Great Sex. Michael Alvear. 6.19.25


7. LeBron James and Bronny James
👨‍👦 Reed a book tagged sports or a book set in a highschool or set in Los Angeles.

8. Jerry Stiller and Ben Stiller
👨‍👦 Read a book that is tagged humor.
The Adventures of Sally. P.G. Wodehouse. 6.5.25

9. John Lennon and Sean Lennon
👨‍👦 Read a book with a character who plays a guitar.
Appalachian Song. Michelle Shocklee. 6.28.25

10. Bob Marley and Ziggy Marley
👨‍👦Read a book that is eighth series or read a book where a child follows in their parents footsteps or set in Jamaica.

11. Donald Sutherland and Kiefer Sutherland
👨‍👦 Read a book that has JFK in the title in any order or with a character called Jack or a book that is 12th in a series.

12. Alan Thicke and Robin Thicke
👨‍👦 Read a book where a character plays a game or a book published in 2013 or set in Canada.

13. Glenn Frey and Deacon Frey
👨‍👦 Read a book with a character who is in a band.
Grin and Beard It. Penny Reid. 6.22.25

14. Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez
👨‍👦 Read a book with a coming of age story or about a character who is president.
When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine. Monica Wood. 6.26.25

15. Pierce Brosnan and Dylan Brosnan
👨‍👦 Read a book that is fifth in a series or with a character who is poisoned or read a James Bond book.

16. Denzel Washington and John David Washington
👨‍👦 Read a book published in 2006.
Texas Rain. Jodi Thomas. 6.14.25

17. Dennis Quaid and Jack Quaid
👨‍👦 Read a book with a MC who is a parent or with a character who is a hungry or tagged as drama.

18. Lloyd Bridges and Jeff Bridges
👨‍👦 Read a book where a character goes on an airplane
People We Meet on Vacation. Emily Henry. 6.8.25

19. Stellan Skarsgård and Alexander Skarsgård
👨‍👦 Read a book with blood on the cover or set in Sweden or with a character who is a vampire.

20. James Caan and Scott Caan
👨‍👦 Read a book with a character who is a detective. Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect. Benjamin Stevenson. 6.11.25

American Towns That Feel Like Europe
Duration: June 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025

Object: Read one task for each of the 10 towns.

10/10 Completed - 6.14.25

~The Towns~
Healdsburg, California
🏘️ 1. Read a book with a 0, 1, 3 or 4 in the page count (304)
The World's Fair Quilt. Jennifer Chiaverini. 6.2.25

Holland, Michigan
🏘️ 2. Read a book with a 2, 3 or 7 in the page count (272)
The Adventures of Sally. P.G. Wodehouse. 6.5.25

Leavenworth, Washington
🏘️ 3. Read a book where a person enjoys a brew. (two large kegs of German ale.) 11%
The Wreath. Sigrid Undset. 6.3.25

Lindsborg, Kansas
🏘️ 4. Read a book with a 0, 2 or 3 in the page count (364)
People We Meet on Vacation. Emily Henry. 6.8.25

Natchitoches, Louisiana
🏘️ 5. Read a book with a 1, 4 or 7 in the page count (134)
Hunger. Knut Hamsun. 6.7.25

New Britain, Connecticut
🏘️ 6. Read a book with a 2, 4, 5, 7 or 9 in the page count (248)
Horrorstör. Grady Hendrix. 6.5.25

Poulsbo, Washington
🏘️ 7. Read a book with a 0, 1, 2, 7 or 9 in the page count 320)
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect. Benjamin Stevenson. 6.11.25

St. Augustine, Florida
🏘️ 8. Read a book with a 1, 5, 6, 8 or 9 in the page count (386)
1776. David McCullough. 6.1.25

Tarpon Springs, Florida
🏘️ 9. Read a book with a 0, 2, or 7 in the page count (352)
The Librarianist.Patrick deWitt. 6.9.25

West, Texas
🏘️ 10. Read a book with a 2, 8 or 9 in the page count (384)
Pony Confidential. Christina Lynch. 6.3.25

Words in a Word Game #30 - Gossip Antonyms
Duration: May 15, 2025 - August 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books
Read: 0

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CLOTHESLINE - EARFUL - GRAPEVINE - SCUTTLEBUTT - TALK
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.

Duration: June 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025

Level 1: 10-20
Completed 7.1.25
Progress: 0/20

TASKS

1. Tom Hanks and Colin Hanks
👨‍👦 Read a book with an orange cover
Pony Confidential. Christina Lynch. 6.3.25


2. Ice Cube and O'Shea Jackson Jr.
👨‍👦 Read a book where a character puts ice cubes in something. (Alice)
‎What Alice Forgot. Liane Moriarty. 6.19.25

3. Kirk Douglas and Michael Douglas
👨‍👦 Read a book about a war.
1776. David McCullough. 6.1.25

4. Michael Douglas and Cameron Douglas
👨‍👦 Read a book where a character takes drugs. (Sal)
The Last Tribe. Brad Manuel. 7.1.25

5. Clint Eastwood and Scott Eastwood
👨‍👦 Read a book where a character has a dream. (a passionate dream without sleep 2%)
Hunger. Knut Hamsun. 6.7.25

6. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Patrick Schwarzenegger
👨‍👦 Read a book with a white cover.
Not Tonight Dear, I Feel Fat: How to Stop Worrying About Your Body and Have Great Sex. Michael Alvear. 6.19.25


7. LeBron James and Bronny James
👨‍👦 Reed a book tagged sports or a book set in a highschool or set in Los Angeles.

8. Jerry Stiller and Ben Stiller
👨‍👦 Read a book that is tagged humor.
The Adventures of Sally. P.G. Wodehouse. 6.5.25

9. John Lennon and Sean Lennon
👨‍👦 Read a book with a character who plays a guitar.
Appalachian Song. Michelle Shocklee. 6.28.25

10. Bob Marley and Ziggy Marley
👨‍👦Read a book that is eighth series or read a book where a child follows in their parents footsteps or set in Jamaica.

11. Donald Sutherland and Kiefer Sutherland
👨‍👦 Read a book that has JFK in the title in any order or with a character called Jack or a book that is 12th in a series.

12. Alan Thicke and Robin Thicke
👨‍👦 Read a book where a character plays a game or a book published in 2013 or set in Canada.

13. Glenn Frey and Deacon Frey
👨‍👦 Read a book with a character who is in a band.
Grin and Beard It. Penny Reid. 6.22.25

14. Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez
👨‍👦 Read a book with a coming of age story or about a character who is president.
When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine. Monica Wood. 6.26.25

15. Pierce Brosnan and Dylan Brosnan
👨‍👦 Read a book that is fifth in a series or with a character who is poisoned or read a James Bond book.

16. Denzel Washington and John David Washington
👨‍👦 Read a book published in 2006.
Texas Rain. Jodi Thomas. 6.14.25

17. Dennis Quaid and Jack Quaid
👨‍👦 Read a book with a MC who is a parent or with a character who is a hungry or tagged as drama.

18. Lloyd Bridges and Jeff Bridges
👨‍👦 Read a book where a character goes on an airplane
People We Meet on Vacation. Emily Henry. 6.8.25

19. Stellan Skarsgård and Alexander Skarsgård
👨‍👦 Read a book with blood on the cover or set in Sweden or with a character who is a vampire.

20. James Caan and Scott Caan
👨‍👦 Read a book with a character who is a detective. Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect. Benjamin Stevenson. 6.11.25

Summer Camp Challenge
Duration: June 1 - August 31, 2025
13/21+
Camp Cabin Levels:
Blue Bird Bunker: 21-30 tasks

Tasks:
🌞 1. Read a book with the word SUMMER in the title.
🌞 2. Read a book with the letters CAMP in any order in the title.
Death Comes for the Archbishop. Willa Cather. 6.14.25

🌞 3. Read a book with the first letter of each title word in SUMMER VACATION (2 word minimum - all words count).
Texas Rain. Jodi Thomas. 6.14.25

🌞 4. Read a book where the author's first and last initial are in SUMMER TRAVELS.
The Wreath. Sigrid Undset. 6.3.25

🌞 5. Read a book published in June, July or August of any year.
The Librarianist.Patrick deWitt. 6.9.25 (7.4.23)

🌞 6. Read a book set at the beach.
🌞 7. Read a book that is set in the woods.
Appalachian Song. Michelle Shocklee. 6.28.25

🌞 8. Read a book with a bear, bird or insect on the cover (show cover).
🌞 9. Read a book where the MC goes on vacation.
People We Meet on Vacation. Emily Henry. 6.8.25

🌞 10. Read a book where a character goes to camp.
🌞 11. Read a book published in 2025.
🌞 12. Read a book where someone travels.
The Adventures of Sally. P.G. Wodehouse. 6.5.25

🌞 13. Read a book with the name of a place you can sleep in like a camper, tent, house, etc. in the title. EX: Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries
🌞 14. Read a book with a place you can sleep on the cover (show cover).
Horrorstör. Grady Hendrix. 6.5.25


🌞 15. Read a book with children in the story.
When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine. Monica Wood. 6.26.25

🌞 16. Read a book by an author whose first name begins with C, A, M, or P.
Pony Confidential. Christina Lynch. 6.3.25

🌞 17. Read a book with a cover that shows only the outdoors.
1776. David McCullough. 6.1.25


🌞 18. Read a book with a summer vehicle on the cover - canoe, bicycle, camper, etc.
🌞 19. Read a book with a body of water on the cover.
🌞 20. Read a short book (100 pages or less) or a long book (450+ pages).
‎What Alice Forgot. Liane Moriarty. 6.19.25 (468 pages)

🌞 21. Read a book with a swimsuit or sunglasses on the cover (show cover)
🌞 22. Read a book with an umbrella, a hammock or towel on the cover (show cover).
🌞 23. Read a book by an author whose LAST name begins with C, A, M, or P.
The World's Fair Quilt. Jennifer Chiaverini. 6.2.25

🌞 24. Read a book where you find the words BEAR (18%)
Grin and Beard It. Penny Reid. 6.22.25

🌞 25. Read a book where a character participates in a summer sport, like swimming, baseball, tennis, etc
The Last Tribe. Brad Manuel. 7.1.25

50 Best Beaches
Duration:
Level 2 (35 beaches) - 06/01/2025 - 05/31/2026
Each beach can be done once.
18/35
TASKS

1. Lanikai Beach — Hawaii
🏖️ Read a book where a character goes swimming.
‎What Alice Forgot. Liane Moriarty. 6.19.25

2. Laucala Island — Fiji
🏖️ Read a book where a character goes horesback riding.
Pony Confidential. Christina Lynch. 6.3.25

3. Siesta Beach — Florida
🏖️ Read a book set in Florida or where a character is a lifeguard or a book with a family at the center of the storyline.

4. Banana Beach — Phuket, Thailand
🏖️ Read a book where a person is hidden. (Songbird is hidden from her father)
Appalachian Song. Michelle Shocklee. 6.28.25

5. Fire Island — New York
🏖️Read a book with a fire on the cover or set on an island or tagged LGBTQ.

6. Bora Bora — French Polynesia
🏖️ Read a book where someone goes on a honeymoon or where a person stays at a resort or where the authors initials can be found in POLYNESIA.

7. Trunk Bay — U.S. Virgin Islands
🏖️ Read a book with a character who is a virgin or set in the Caribbean or where a character goes to a park.
When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine. Monica Wood. 6.26.25

8. Nassau — Bahamas
🏖️ Read a book with the word fish in the text (People were falling ill from living on fish - 79%).
The Wreath. Sigrid Undset. 6.3.25

9. Miami Beach — Florida
🏖️ Read a book with a character who is a DJ
The Adventures of Sally. P.G. Wodehouse. 6.5.25

10. Mission Beach — California
🏖️ Read a book set in California
People We Meet on Vacation. Emily Henry. 6.8.25

11. Culebra — Puerto Rico
🏖️ Read a book set in Puerto Rico or where a character goes to a fancy restaurant or where the authors initials can be found in LUIS PENA CHANNEL.

12. Pinney's Beach — Nevis
🏖️ Read a book about Alexander Hamilton or a character who is a father or a 4th in a series.

13. Sanibel Island — Florida
🏖️ Read a book where the authors initials can be found in SANIBEL.
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect. Benjamin Stevenson. 6.11.25

14. Puerto Vallarta — Mexico
🏖️ Read a book tagged sports or set in Mexico or a character that goes on spring break.

15. Long Bay Beach — Turks and Caicos Islands
🏖️ Read a book where a character goes fishing (Andrew)
The World's Fair Quilt. Jennifer Chiaverini. 6.2.25

16. Hanalei Bay — Hawaii.
🏖️ Read a book where a character goes surfing or where the authors initials can be found in HANALEI BAY or with the word waves in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).

17. Pensacola Beach — Florida
🏖️ Read a book where a character goes to a local hangout or where a character goes out for lunch or where the authors initials can be found in PENSACOLA.

18. Harrismith Beach — Barbados
🏖️ Read a book where a character relaxes
Not Tonight Dear, I Feel Fat: How to Stop Worrying About Your Body and Have Great Sex. Michael Alvear. 6.19.25

19. Gulf Shores — Alabama
🏖️ Read a book set in a Southern state
Texas Rain. Jodi Thomas. 6.14.25

20. Horseshoe Bay Beach — Bermuda
🏖️ Read a book with a character who is famous. (Dan is the QB of the NE Patriots)
The Last Tribe. Brad Manuel. 7.1.25

21. Carmel Beach — California
🏖️ Read a book with a dog on the cover or with a character who plays volleyball or where a character watches a sunset.

22. Punalu'u Black Sand Beach — Hawaii
🏖️ Read a big book (over 350 pages). 368
Grin and Beard It. Penny Reid. 6.22.25

23. Dry Tortugas National Park — Florida
🏖️ Read a book where a character goes on a boat or where a character forgets their keys or a location that is remote (Your interpretation).

24. Copacabana Beach — Brazil
🏖️ Read a book set in Brazil or where a character goes to a bar or where the auhors initials can be found in RIO DE JANEIRO.

25 Eagle Beach — Aruba
🏖️ Read a book with a bird on the cover or where a character adds sugar to something or where a character takes a taxi.

26. Seminyak Beach — Indonesia
🏖️ Read a book set in Indonesia or where a character drinks a beer or where the first letter of each title word can be found in SEMINYAK BEACH (Three word minimum).

27. Makena Beach — Hawaii
🏖️ Read a book set in a Southwest state. (New Mexico)
Death Comes for the Archbishop. Willa Cather. 6.14.25

28. Santa Monica Beach — California
🏖️ Read a book where a character goes to an amusement park or where a character eats a snack or set in Los Angeles.

29. Seven Mile Beach — Cayman Islands
🏖️ Read a book that is seventh in a series or set in the Cayman Islands or where a character eats seafood.

30. Railay Beach — Thailand
🏖️ Read a book where a character takes a photo or uses a kayak or where the authors initials can be found in LIMESTONE.

31. Es Cavallet Beach — Spain
🏖️ Read a book set in Spain or where a character sunbathes nude or where the authors initials can be found in CAVALLET BEACH.

32, Sand Harbor Beach — Nevada
🏖️Read a book set in Nevada or where a character goes on a picnic or a character barbecues.

33. Cape Cod National Seashore — Massachusetts
🏖️ Read a book where a character uses wireless or second in a series or with the humbers 1, 9 or 3 in the publication year.

34. Pampelonne Beach — France
🏖️ Read a book set in France or a fifth in a series or the authors intials can be found in PAMPELONNE.

35. The Hamptons — New York
🏖️ Read a book with a character called Cooper or where a character uses a fork (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or set in a charming town (Your interpretation).

36. Bondi Beach — Australia
🏖️ Read a book where a character takes a drive or set in Australia or with a moon on the cover.

37. Outer Banks — North Carolina
🏖️ Read a book when a MC has a brother or set on the East coast of the United States or with a character who is a devil.

38. Sand Beach — Maine
🏖️ Read a book set in the desert or set in Maine or where the authors initials can be found in ACADIA.

39. Spiaggia di Sansone — Italy
🏖️ Read a book set in Italy or a book about Napoleon or where the first letter of the location can be found in ELBA;

40. Reynisfjara Beach — Iceland
🏖️ Read a book located in a village or set in Iceland or where the authors initials can be found in REYNISFJARA.

41. Huntington Beach — California
🏖️ Read a book with a character called Ruby or where a character makes a dip or where the authors initials can be found in SURF CITY.

42 Condado Beach — Puerto Rico
🏖️ Read a book tagged historical or history.
1776. David McCullough. 6.1.25

43. Driftwood Beach — Georgia
🏖️ Read a book that is tenth in a series or with a character who is a nature lover or with a character who is described as ancient. (Tell us who).

44. Anakena Beach — Chile
🏖️ Read a book set at Easter or tagged mystery or where the authors initials can be found in RAPA NUI.

45. Cannon Beach — Oregon
🏖️ Read a book set in Oregon
The Librarianist.Patrick deWitt. 6.9.25

46. Cape May — New Jersey
🏖️Read a book set during Victorian times (1837 to 1901) 1880
Hunger. Knut Hamsun. 6.7.25

47. Harbour Cliff Beach — England
🏖️ Read a book where BBC can be found in the title (In any order) or set in England or where the authors initials can be found in HARBOUR CLIFF.

48. Manuel Antonio Beach — Costa Rica
🏖️ Read a book set in or about a rainforest or where a character goes hiking or with the word monkey in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).

49. Perissa Beach — Greek Islands
🏖️ Read a book where a character is called a beauty or where a character eats a salad (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the first letter of the location can be found in FETA.

50. Pfeiffer Beach — California
🏖️ Read a book with a double consonant together in the title
Horrorstör. Grady Hendrix. 6.5.25

June Scattergories - Letter S

0/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Struck Down on the Seventh: An Exorcism Performed by an Idiot. Aeddon Cayea. 7.4.25
2. Author (first or last name)
The Wreath. Sigrid Undset. 6.3.25
3. Main Character (Sylvia Berstrom Compson)
The World's Fair Quilt. Jennifer Chiaverini. 6.2.25
4. Secondary Character (Sarah McClure)
The World's Fair Quilt. Jennifer Chiaverini. 6.2.25
5. Place/Setting (store)
Horrorstör. Grady Hendrix. 6.5.25
6. Item on cover (soldier)
1776. David McCullough. 6.1.25


And the Specials for June are:
7. What's for dinner? (butternut squash ravioli with browned butter sage sauce.) p.108
The World's Fair Quilt. Jennifer Chiaverini. 6.2.25
8. A six letter word ( Summer loved historical research.)p. 110
The World's Fair Quilt. Jennifer Chiaverini. 6.2.25
9. Thing you should not touch (someone also mentioned a snake) 49%
The Wreath. Sigrid Undset. 6.3.25
10. Thing that is blue (Clouds climbed into the blue sky)8%
The Wreath. Sigrid Undset. 6.3.25
11. Item found in a backyard or park (beside that huge stone)55%
The Wreath. Sigrid Undset. 6.3.25
12. A place where you buy things (set great store by their priest)24%
The Wreath. Sigrid Undset. 6.3.25

American Towns That Feel Like Europe
Duration: June 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025

Object: Read one task for each of the 10 towns.

10/10 Completed

~The Towns~
Healdsburg, California
🏘️ 1. Read a book with a 0, 1, 3 or 4 in the page count (304)
The World's Fair Quilt. Jennifer Chiaverini. 6.2.25

Holland, Michigan
🏘️ 2. Read a book with a 2, 3 or 7 in the page count (272)
The Adventures of Sally. P.G. Wodehouse. 6.5.25

Leavenworth, Washington
🏘️ 3. Read a book where a person enjoys a brew. (two large kegs of German ale.) 11%
The Wreath. Sigrid Undset. 6.3.25

Lindsborg, Kansas
🏘️ 4. Read a book with a 0, 2 or 3 in the page count (364)
People We Meet on Vacation. Emily Henry. 6.8.25

Natchitoches, Louisiana
🏘️ 5. Read a book with a 1, 4 or 7 in the page count (134)
Hunger. Knut Hamsun. 6.7.25

New Britain, Connecticut
🏘️ 6. Read a book with a 2, 4, 5, 7 or 9 in the page count (248)
Horrorstör. Grady Hendrix. 6.5.25

Poulsbo, Washington
🏘️ 7. Read a book with a 0, 1, 2, 7 or 9 in the page count 320)
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect. Benjamin Stevenson. 6.11.25

St. Augustine, Florida
🏘️ 8. Read a book with a 1, 5, 6, 8 or 9 in the page count (386)
1776. David McCullough. 6.1.25

Tarpon Springs, Florida
🏘️ 9. Read a book with a 0, 2, or 7 in the page count (352)
The Librarianist.Patrick deWitt. 6.9.25

West, Texas
🏘️ 10. Read a book with a 2, 8 or 9 in the page count (384)
Pony Confidential. Christina Lynch. 6.3.25

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 2005
Duration: 1st May 2025 - 31st July 2025
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
Read: 11/11-15
Completed 5.21.25

Tasks:
1. Popular Baby Names
Aidan, Jacob, Ethan, Nicholas, Emma, Emily, Madison, and Kaitlyn
▶️ Read a book with a character named Emma.
4:50 from Paddington. Agatha Christie. 5.16.25

2. The Chevrolet Impala was the best selling car and it cost $18,485.00.
▶️ Read a series book #1 Canadian West (include series name and number).
When Calls the Heart. Janette Oke. 5.1.25

3. U.S. President - George W. Bush
▶️ Read a book where a character is named after his father OR by an author with a middle initial OR set in Texas.

4. Soup costs (Campbell’s, tomato) 79 cents for a 10.75-ounce can.
▶️ Read a book that has a 1, 5, 7, 9 or 0 in the number of the book's ratings. (3399)
Buried Bones. Carolyn Haines. 5.12.25

5. Died in 2005
▶️ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with J, L, P, R, S, V or W.
Fatal Voyage. Kathy Reichs. 5.1.25

7. Most Popular Book
The da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
▶️ Read a Series.
The Forgotten Road. Richard Paul Evans. 5.14.25

8. In Theaters
▶️ Read a book with the genre/tagged Thriller (tell us which you chose).
The Thin Man. Dashiell Hammett. 5.3.25

9. Popular TV Shows
▶️ Read a book with a character who is a law enforcement. (Riley)
Murder in the Tea Leaves. Laura Childs. 5.5.25

IN THE NEWS
10. February 14 – YouTube, an American online video sharing and social media platform was launched by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim headquartered in San Bruno, California.
✴️ Read a book where characters start a new business (Ivy and her sister start the Seabreeze Inn)
Seabreeze Inn. Jan Moran. 5.7.25

11. March 26 – "Doctor Who" returns to BBC TV after 16 years with the debut of Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose.
✴️ Read a Doctor Who book OR a book with a character named Christopher, Billie, Piper or Rose OR a book from any of these genres: Science Fiction, Time Travel or Media Tie In.

12. May 21 – Kingda Ka is opened for the first time to the public at Six Flags: Great Adventure, becoming the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster at the time.
✴️ Read a book with someone in motion on the cover (show cover) OR set in New Jersey OR where someone rides a roller coaster.

13. August 29 – Hurricane Katrina makes landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast, causing severe damage, killing over a thousand people and dealing an estimated $108 billion in damage.
✴️ Read a book with a 0, 1 or 8 in the page count (240).
Vacuuming in the Nude: And Other Ways to Get Attention. Peggy Rowe. 5.2.25

14. November 22 – Angela Merkel assumes office as the first female Chancellor of Germany.
✴️ Read a book by a female author.
My Ántonia. Willa Cather. 5.8.25

15. In November, Shop.org coined the term “Cyber Monday".
✴️ Read a book bought/borrowed over the internet
Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies. Ace Atkins. 5.16.25

National Countdown Day
Duration: March 1, 2025 - May 21, 2025
Read: 10/10
Completed!
🕙 10. Read a book published in March of any year. (3.26.2013)
Killer Honeymoon. G.A. McKevett. 3.3.25

🕘 9. Read a book with an intact 21 in the publication date (10.5.2021).
Twisted Tea Christmas. Laura Childs. 3.16.25

🕗 8. Read a Series #3, #2 or #1 (Barsoom #2).
The Gods of Mars. Edgar Rice Burroughs. 3.7.25

🕖 7. Read a book with a 3, 2 or 1 in the page count. (359)
Passions in Death. J.D. Robb. 3.3.25

🕕 6. Read a book by an author whose first or last name is either 3 or 6 letters long.
The Wedding Veil. Kristy Woodson Harvey. 3.8.25

🕔 5. Read a book where the author's initials are found in NATIONALCOUNTDOWNDAY.
THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY. Agatha Christie. 3.11.25

🕓 4. Read a book whose title begins with N or ends with Y.
Nothing to Fear: Demystifying Death to Live More Fully. Julie McFadden. 3.1.25

🕒 3. Read a book where a countdown occurs. (Only four days left. The countdown had become her mantra.) p.44
The Antique Hunter's Death on the Red Sea. C.L. Miller. 4.3.25

🕑 2. Read a book with the word: DOWN in title.
Float Up, Sing Down: Stories. Laird Hunt. 5.21.25

🕐 1. Read a book where the first letter of each title word is found in NATIONALCOUNTDOWNDAY (three word minimum).
Drunk on Love. Jasmine Guillory. 3.1.25

A-Z Titles Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Completed 5.18.25

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a title that begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Disregard A, AN and THE.

*For Q, X, Y and Z, the title only needs to have that letter somewhere in it.

List:
A The Author's Guide to Murder. Beatriz Williams. 1.12.25
B The Blue Bistro. Elin Hilderbrand. 1.18.25
C The Christmas Hope. Donna VanLiere. 1.5.25
D The Department of Sensitive Crimes. Alexander McCall Smith. 1.25.25
E Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Heather Fawcett. 4.12.25

F Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal's Journey from Down Under to All Over. Geraldine Brooks. 1.29.25
G A Garland of Bones. Carolyn Haines. 1.25.25
H A Hundred Summers. Beatriz Williams. 1.6.25
I Isle of Palms. Dorothea Benton Frank. 1.11.25
J Joy School. Elizabeth Berg. 5.18.25

K The Kiss Quotient. Helen Hoang. 1.4.25
L Lavender Blue Murder. Laura Childs. 1.15.25
M Midnight Clear. Kathy Hogan Trocheck. 2.1.25
N Not Till We Are Lost. Dennis E. Taylor. 1.18.25
O Only One Survives. Hannah Mary McKinnon. 1.25.25
P The Pull of the Moon. Elizabeth Berg. 1.11.25
Q We Three Queens. Rhys Bowen. 2.9.25
R Reading Between the Lies. Lynn Cahoon. 2.14.25
S Sleigh Bells Ring. RaeAnne Thayne. 1.2.25
T Twisted Tea Christmas. Laura Childs. 3.16.25

U Uprooted. Naomi Novik. 4.9.25
V Violeta. Isabel Allende. 1.24.25
W What You Are Looking For Is in the Library. Michiko Aoyama. 1.19.25
X Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'easter. Lisa Patton. 2.10.25
Y Killer Honeymoon. G.A. McKevett. 3.3.25
Z Razor Girl. Carl Hiaasen. 1.15.25

May Scattergories
Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Letter H
Completed 5.18.25

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) -Haunted Ever After. Jen DeLuca. 5.18.25

2. Author (first or last name) - The Thin Man. Dashiell Hammett. 5.3.25

3. Main Character (Sarah Hawkins) - Haunted Ever After. Jen DeLuca. 5.18.25

4. Secondary Character (Herbert Macaulay)- The Thin Man. Dashiell Hammett. 5.3.25

5. Place/Setting (haunted mansion)- Murder in the Tea Leaves. Laura Childs. 5.5.25

6. Item on cover (horse)- Splintered Bones. Carolyn Haines. 5.9.25


And the Specials for May are:
7. Things found in a Grocery Store (A few eggs, herbs, and cheese…p.177)- A Christmas Duet. Debbie Macomber. 5.11.25

8. Something that can be cold (you know it in your heart…p.141)- Splintered Bones. Carolyn Haines. 5.9.25
9. An item that you can wear (A purple crocheted hat…p.138)- A Christmas Duet. Debbie Macomber. 5.11.25
10. Part of your body (That girl needs to be taken in hand…p.60)- Splintered Bones. Carolyn Haines. 5.9.25
11. Four letter word (Have a seat…p.86)- Fatal Voyage. Kathy Reichs. 5.1.25
12. Item you save up to buy (Pete still lived in the house…p.85).- Fatal Voyage. Kathy Reichs. 5.1.25