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2026 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

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.

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Reading The Seasons - Winter
Duration: December 21, 2025 - March 20, 2026

Levels:
Super Seasonal: 5-15 points
Winter Wonderful: 16-30 points
Fantastically Frosty: 31+ points

TASKS:
1. Winter Fun
❄️ Read a book with the word WINTER in the title.
-->BONUS: Winter on the cover (show cover)

2. Enjoy the snow falling.
❄️ Read a book where you find the letters SNOW in any order in the author's name.

3. Build a snowman.
❄️ Read a book where characters build a snowman.
-->BONUS: Snowman on the cover (show cover).

4. Sit by the fireplace.
❄️ Read a book with a fireplace on the cover (show cover).

5. Hit the slopes.
❄️ Read a book where a character goes skiing or enjoys another outdoor winter sport.

6. Decorate Your Home
❄️ Read a book where a home is decorated for the holidays.

7. Christmas
❄️ Read a book with the word CHRISTMAS in the title.
-->BONUS: A Christmas tree or wreath on the cover.

8. Have a wrapping party.
❄️ Read a book where characters wrap gifts.
-->BONUS: With a gift box on the cover.

9. New Year's Day
❄️ Read a book that is first in a series. Tell us the series name.
-->BONUS: Also by an author you have not read before.

10. Go to a hockey game.
❄️ Read a book where a character goes to a hockey game.
-->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in HOCKEY.

11. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
❄️ Read a book by a black author or from the Christian genre.

12. Make snow ice cream.
❄️ Read a book where a character eats ice cream.

13. Chinese New Year
❄️ Read a book set in China OR by a Chinese author OR with a horse on the cover (show cover) or in the story.

14. Groundhog's Day
❄️ Read a book set in Pennsylvania.

15. Host an Oscar viewing party.
❄️ Read a book where a character watches movies.
-->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in OSCAR (all words count).

16. Valentine's Day
❄️ Read a Romance.

17. WINTER
❄️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in WINTER. Tell us the tag.
Ex. Women's Fiction begins with W.

18. WINTER
❄️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in WINTER.

19. Winter Books
❄️ Read a book published between December 21st and March 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published between 12/21/25 and 3/20/26.

20. Read Across America Day
❄️ Read a book you borrowed from the library.

2026 A-Z Friends Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a friend of the main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the friend only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

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FINISHED!

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Story Spinners: A Sisterly Tale of Danger, a Princess, and Her Crew of Lady Pirates by Cassandra Federman - Dec. 1
2. This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki - Dec. 3
3. Dogland Rescue by Martin Lloyd - Dec. 5
4. Skip!: A Graphic Novel by Sarah Burgess - Dec. 10
5. Gamerville by Johnnie Christmas - Dec. 13
6. Winging It by Megan Wagner Lloyd - Dec. 15

2026 A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a female main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

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FINISHED! Hits of 1980
Duration: November 1, 2025 - April 30, 2026

Object: Read one book for each (15) song
Progress: 15/15

🎡1. Call Me by Blondie
🎸 Read a book where a character makes a call for sex.
Tripping Over You, Volume 1 by Suzana Harcum - Nov. 28

🚂2. Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 by Pink Floyd
Read a book where there is an overprotective mother.
Whistle by Linwood Barclay - Nov. 12

🪄3. Magic by Olivia Newton-John
Read a book tagged Magic OR where a character goes to a nightclub OR where someone is told to keep their dreams alive.
Crumbs: A Graphic Novel by Danie Stirling - Nov. 8

🐕4. "Do That to Me One More Time by Captain & Tennille
Read a book with a couple embracing on the cover (show cover).
Wagnificent: The Adventures of Thunder and Sage by Bethanie Deeney Murguia - Nov. 30

🎶5. Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen
Read a book where a person plays guitar.
Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band by Christian Staebler - Nov. 2

🩸6. Funkytown by Lipps Inc.
Read a book with a one word title.
Flow by Paula Sevenbergen

🗡️7. The Rose by Better Midler
Read a book where a character needs to believe in love, to take chances and to not be discouraged by doubt and insecurity.
This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki - Dec. 3

🏰8. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes
Read a book where a character is bored with their life.
The Runaway Princess: A Graphic Novel by Johan Troïanowski - Nov. 15

🐈9. Ride Like the Wind by Christopher Cross
Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter.
Sue & Tai-chan, Vol. 1 by Kanata Konami - Dec. 3

🏫10. Upside Down by Diana Ross
Read a book with a woman in jeans on the cover (show cover).
Lost & Found: Based on a True Story by Mei Yu - Nov. 23


🐺11. Heartache Tonight by Eagles
Read a book where a character has a heartbreak.
Rose Wolves (Book 2): Out of the Blue by Natalie Warner - Nov. 15

🥸12. Against the Wind by Bob Seger
Read a book where there are deadlines and commitments in the story.
Spy School: The Graphic Novel by Stuart Gibbs - Nov. 6

🧥13. On the Radio by Donna Summer
Read a book where an overcoat is worn.
On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder - Nov. 2

🥻14. Fire Lake by Bob Seger
Read a book where someone goes to the beach.
Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani - Nov. 23

🐶15. Drivin' My Life Away by Eddie Rabbitt
Read a book where someone is driving in the rain.
Dogland Rescue by Martin Lloyd - Dec. 5

FINISHED!

What? Where Is That?
Duration: September 1, 2025 - ?

Levels:
One: 1 task from each town. (50 tasks)
Duration: September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2026

Progress: 50/50

🔥1. Burnt Corn, Alabama
Read a book where something gets burnt.
Wires Crossed: A Graphic Novel by Beth Fantaskey - Sep. 18

🌊2. Unalaska, Alaska
Read a book set on an island OR where there a harbor important to the story.
I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011: The Graphic Novel by Lauren Tarshis - Sep. 11

🎂3. Why, Arizona
Read a book whose title begins or ends with Y OR with the word WHY in the title OR with 85 or 86 (intact) in the page count (share count).
Karen's Birthday by Katy Farina - Sep. 15

⛪4. Possum Grape, Arkansas
Read a book with a dark purple or black title (show cover).
Youth Group by Jordan Morris - Sep. 16


👮🏼5. Zzyzx, California
Read a book with a criminal OR where someone spends time in jail.
Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Memories from the Guatemalan Genocide by Pablo Leon - Sep. 17

🎃6. No Name, Colorado
Read a book with more than 119 pages (share count).
Halloween Party Murder by Leighann Dobbs - 170 pages

9️⃣7. Happyland, Connecticut
Read a book with nine letters in the title (in any form).
Sky Island by Amy Chu

🌈8. Little Heaven, Delaware
Read a book with an Irish character.
Murder on the Green by Christine Knapp - Sep. 4

🗽9. Burnt Store, Florida
Read a book where someone dies in an attack.
In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks: A Graphic Novel by Don Brown - Sep. 5

🐧10. Experiment, Georgia
Read a book with the letters AES (in any order) in the author's name.
Fatal, Family, Album by Joanna Campbell Slan - Sep. 6

❤️11. Haiku, Hawaii
Read a book with a red title (show cover).
Book Love by Debbie Tung - Sep. 24


🐶12. Good Grief, Idaho
🤔 Read a book where there are two dogs.
Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter: A Graphic Novel by Ellen T. Crenshaw - Oct. 18

😆13. Boody, Illinois
Read a book tagged Humor.
Unsupervised: A Crabgrass Comics Adventure by Tauhid Bondia - Sep. 23

🎞️14. Santa Claus, Indiana
Read a book whose location begins with a letter in CHRISTMAS (share location).
Reel Life: A Graphic Novel by Kane Lynch - San Luis Obispo, CA - Sep. 9

💭15. What Cheer, Iowa
Read a book with a character named Peter.
How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger - Oct. 5

🛖16. Kickapoo, Kansas
Read a book with a Native America reservation in the story.
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder - Sep. 29

⛺17. Hippo, Kentucky
Read a book with a character who is an irritable and complaining person.
Camp Frenemies by Liz Montague - Sep. 22

🧑🏻‍🌾18. Waterproof, Louisiana
Read a book where a drought occurs OR with a farmer character.
George Orwell's Animal Farm: The Graphic Novel by Christina Dumalasova - Nov. 5

🏨19. Bald Head, Maine
Read a book with a hotel as the main location.
Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China by Guy Delisle - Sep. 6

🧠20. Accident, Maryland
Read a book with two main characters.
Cassi and the House of Memories by Dean Stuart - Oct. 2

🌇21. Sandwich, Massachusetts
Read a book that has been on your TBR/WTR list forever.
Almost Sunset by Wahab Algarmi - Oct. 16

🐶22. Hell, Michigan
Read a book where someone stops by the post office.
Dogland Rescue by Martin Lloyd - Dec. 5

🧑🏻‍🌾23. Embarrass, Minnesota
Read a book set in Minnesota.
On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder - Nov. 2

🧛🏻‍♀️24. Hot Coffee, Mississippi
Read a book by an author who uses initials (not just a middle initial) instead of a first name.
Blood City Rollers by V.P. Anderson - Oct. 15

💎25. Frankenstein, Missouri
Read a book with a 0, 1, 8, or 9 in the page count (share count).
Crystal Cave by Mike Deas - 192 pages - Sep. 12

🩷26. Big Arm, Montana
Read a book with a big arm on the cover (share cover) OR set near a lake OR with the letters ARM (intact) in the title.
Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman - Oct. 15

🧁27. Worms, Nebraska
Read a book where a village has a bar, church and homes OR that has a connection to a TV show (share show's name) OR whose title begins with a letter in LUTHERAN.
Alexis Cool as a Cupcake: The Graphic Novel by Coco Simon - Sep. 6

👀28. Sugar Bunker, Nevada
Read a book where someone goes to a storage unit.
She Didn't See It Coming by Shari Lapena - Oct. 4

👧🏾29. Potter Place, New Hampshire
Read a book by an African-American author.
Duel by Jessixa Bagley - Oct. 1

🩷30. Cheesequake, New Jersey
Read a book with a 1, 2, 4, or 7 in the page count (share page count).
Trapped By His Love: The Duke's Unexpected Bride, Volume 1 by Nimo Kakunimoto - 164 pages - Oct. 9

🐻31. Pie Town, New Mexico
Read a book with 0 or 6 in the publication year (share year) .
An Unlikely Pair by Bob Scott - pub yr is 2024 - Oct. 23

🌆32. Butternuts, New York
Read a book set in New York.
Bounce Back 3: Sew Totally Nala by Misako Rocks! - Oct. 3

🫣33. Whynot, North Carolina
Read a book where characters are settlers to a new area.
Timid by Jonathan Todd - Nov. 25

💤34. Zap, North Dakota
Read a book whose author's name contains a Z.
Gauguin: The Other World by Fabrizio Dori - Oct. 22

✈️35. Pee Pee, Ohio
Read a book with an African-American character.
Paper Planes by Jennie Wood - Sep. 5

🥖36. Slaughterville, Oklahoma
Read a book with a small grocery store that is important to the town.
Halloween Night Murder by Leslie Meier - Oct. 25

🏕️37. Boring, Oregon
Read a book where there is a forest around the town.
Order of the Night Jay: The Forest Beckons by Jonathan Schnapp - Nov. 6

🪖38. Asylum, Pennsylvania
Read a book where a character must leave their country because of war.
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed - Sep. 28

🧁39. Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Read a book whose location begins with a letter in NIPMUC (share location).
Bake Sale by Sara Varon - New York City - Oct. 6

🤴🏼40. Coward, South Carolina
Read a book whose page count contains a 1, 2 or 6 (share page count).
The Snowcat Prince by Dina Norlund - 176 pages - Sep. 8

👚41. Red Shirt, South Dakota
Read a book where a character wears a red shirt.
The Dog Knight by Jeremy Whitley - Sep. 29

🐺42. Sweet Lips, Tennessee
Read a book with less than 100 pages (share page count).
Rose Wolves by Natalie Warner - 72 pages - Oct. 11

👀43. Looneyville, Texas
Read a book with a word in the title that contains double o (oo).
Spy School: The Graphic Novel by Stuart Gibbs - Nov. 6

🥋44. Eggnog, Utah
Read a book with a page count that contains a 1, 7 or 9 (share page count).
Karate Prom by Kyle Starks - 176 pages - Oct. 10

🥻45. Mosquitoville, Vermont
Read a book where the author's first and last name totals 12 letters in any form.
Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani - Nov. 23

🐉46. Dragonville, Virginia
Read a book with a dragon in the story.
Cat's Café by Gwen Tarpley - Oct. 7

🐟47. Humptulips, Washington
Read a book where someone eats salmon.
Millie of the Manor: A Graphic Novel by Karina Evans - Sep. 9

👔48. Booger Hole, West Virginia
Read a book where someone is murdered.
Hot Fudge Murder by Cynthia Baxter - Oct. 12

🦃49. Imalone, Wisconsin
Read a book where a person is alone a lot.
Death of a Tom Turkey by Lee Hollis - Nov. 30

🔫50. Chugwater, Wyoming
Read a book with a character who hunts.
My Trip with Drip: A Graphic Novel by Josephine Mark - Oct. 4

FINISHED!

Purge That Pile 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Object: Read 12 books - one each month
January
📚 Read a book that is a first in a series.
Resort to Murder by Annie McEwen - Jan. 12

February
📚 Read a book where Valentines Day plays an important role in the story line.
A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day by Jackie Lau - Feb. 11

March
📚 Read a book with a green cover.
Doggie Day Care Murder by Laurien Berenson - Mar. 25


April
📚 Read a book with a title that ends in L.
You're Not a Real Dog Owner Until… by Jason Chatfield - Apr. 20

May
📚 Read a book with flowers on the cover.
Heidi: A Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden - May 9


June
📚 Read a book with a father as a character.
Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison—and How We Stayed Connected by Jay Jay Patton - June 17

July
📚 Read a book set in Summer.
Carousel Summer by Kathleen Gros - July 3

August
📚 Read a book by a FAVORITE author.
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder - Aug. 31

September
📚 Read a book whose title starts with a letter in SCHOOL.
Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China by Guy Delisle - Sep. 6

October
📚 Read a book with a pumpkin on the cover.
Halloween Party Murder by Leighann Dobbs - Oct. 17


November
📚 Read a book whose author's FIRST NAME begins with a vowel - A, E, I, O, U and last name begins with a consonant.
Gabby Torres Is the Best Winner Ever by Angela Dominguez - Nov. 16

December
📚 Read a book with snow on the cover.
The Christmas Heist by Landis Wade - Dec. 7

⏰ 2026 YEARLY CHALLENGES, OPEN-ENDED AND SET-YOUR-OWN PACE CHALLENGES ⏰

2026 Yearly
A-Z Authors
A-Z Covers
A-Z Female Characters
A-Z Friends
A-Z Locations

Open-Ended

Set Your Own Pace

⏰ 2026 SIX-MONTH CHALLENGES ⏰

⏰ 2026 QUARTERLY CHALLENGES ⏰

⏰ 2026 MONTHLY CHALLENGES ⏰

☃️❄️January🥶☃️
🐕 Clean It Out 🐕
🐕 Ebooks Are My Thing 🐕
🐕 Goodness Gracious Great Genres 🐕
🐕 Standalone 🐕
🐕 The Listener 🐕

2026 A-Z Covers Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with an item on the cover that begins with a different letter of the alphabet.
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the item only needs to have that letter somewhere in it.

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2026 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

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FINISHED!

2025 Colossal Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026

🩷🩵Love this challenge!!🩷🩵

Key to groups:
CM - Cozy Mysteries
CMC - Cozy Mystery Corner
TLC - The Lost Challenges
TOAP - Turn of a Page

List any 50 challenges that begin after August 1, 2025 and you finish before July 31, 2026.
1. TLC: August Goodness Gracious Great Genres - Aug. 16
2. TLC: August Clean It Out - Aug. 28
3. TLC: August On the Book - Aug. 28
4. TLC: August Standalone - Aug. 28
5. TLC: Basil Recipes - Aug. 29
6. TLC: August Ebooks Are My Thing - Aug. 31
7. TOAP: Tackling That TBR for 2025! for Aug. - Aug. 31
8. TLC: September Clean It Out - Sep. 6
9. CM: August mini challenge - Sep. 8
10. TLC: September Judge A Book By Its Cover - Sep. 9
11. TLC: September Stand Alone - Sep. 9
12. TOAP: September Genres - Sep. 12
13. TLC: September Ebooks Are My Thing - Sep. 17
14. TLC: 1930s Slang - Sep. 18
15. TOAP: Beach Books And Sandy Tales Short & Sweet - Sep. 23
16. TLC: School Time - Sep. 29
17. TLC: September The Listener - Sep. 29
18. TOAP: Tackling That TBR in 2025! for Sept. - Sep. 30
19. CM: September 2025 mini challenge - Oct. 2
20. TLC: Summer People - Oct. 5
21. TLC: Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day - Oct. 5
22. TLC: October Standalone - Oct. 6
23. CM: Autumn Challenge - Oct. 15
24. TLC: Words in a Game #31 - Oct. 16
25. TLC: A Tribe Called Quest - Oct. 16
26. TLC: October Clean It Out - Oct. 17
27. CMC: Awesome Autumn - Oct. 17
28. TLC: Read the Months Oct-Dec - Oct. 18
29. TOAP: October genres - Oct. 19
30. TLC: October Ebooks Are My Thing - Oct. 19
31. CM: October mini challenge - Oct. 19
32. TLC: A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1966 - Oct. 23
33. TLC: October On the Book - Oct. 27
34. TLC: October Goodness Gracious Great Genres - Oct. 29
35. TOAP: Tackling That TBR in 2025! for Oct. - Oct. 30
36. TLC: October The Listener - Oct. 31
37. TLC: November Clean It Out - Nov. 9
38. TLC: November Judge a Book By Its Cover - Nov. 12
39. TOAP: Happy 4th Anniversary TOAP! - Nov. 12
40. TLC: November Standalone - Nov. 14
41. TLC: November Ebooks Are My Thing - Nov. 16
42. TOAP: November Genres - Nov. 20
43. TLC: Halloween Words - Nov. 23
44. TLC: Teacher, Teacher! - Nov. 24
45. CM: November mini challenge - Nov. 25
46. TOAP: Thanksgiving Author Hunt Short & Sweet - Nov. 26
47. TLC: Worst Movie Sequels - Nov. 28
48. TOAP: November TBR - Nov. 29
49. TLC: Read the Seasons Fall - Nov. 30
50. TLC: November The Listener - Nov. 30

FINISHED!

The Listener
Duration: November 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025

Level One: 1-10 books
1. On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder - Nov. 2
2. Whistle by Linwood Barclay - Nov. 12
3. Thanksgiving Dinner Death by Leighann Dobbs - Nov. 16
4. Death of a Tom Turkey by Lee Hollis - Nov. 30

FINISHED!

Reading the Seasons - Fall
Duration: 22 September 2025 - 21 December 2025

Levels:
Fantastic Fall: 31+ points
Progress: 32/31+

TASKS:
1. FALL
🌰 Read a book with the words FALL or AUTUMN in the title.

2. Hobbit Day
🌰 Read a book with a Hobbit character or where there are cousins in the story.
--->Bonus: One of the cousin's first name begins with F or B (share name).

3. Great Jack-o'-Lantern Blaze
🌰 Read a book with an orange cover, a pumpkin or a jack-o'-lantern on the cover (show cover).
1 pt 🎃Karen's Ghost by DK Yingst - Oct. 17

1 pt 🎃Halloween Night Murder by Leslie Meier - Oct. 25


4. Go to the school book fair.
🌰 Read a book where a character goes to school or buys books.
1 pt 📚Read a book where a character goes to school or buys books. Book Love by Debbie Tung - Sep. 24
1 pt 🏫Read a book where a character goes to school or buys books. Duel by Jessixa Bagley - Oct. 1

5. Eat some warm chestnuts.
🌰 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in CHESTNUTS.
1 pt 💭How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger - Oct. 5

6. Fall Photo Sessions
🌰 Read a book with a cover that represents fall - your interpretation - (Show cover).

7. Host A Halloween Fright Night
🌰 Read a book from the Horror or Paranormal genre.
--->Bonus: The word Halloween is in the title or series name (share series name).
1 pt 🐺Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall - Oct. 19
1 pt 🧙🏻‍♀️Coven: A Graphic Novel by Jennifer Dugan - Oct. 29

8. Break Out Your Plaids And Flannels
🌰 Read a book where a character wears a flannel or plaid shirt.
--->Bonus: Plaid on the cover (show cover).
3 pts 🩷Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman - Oct. 15


9. Buy some new boots
🌰 Read a book where you find the word BOOTS in the text (share pg/loc#).
--->Bonus: Boots on the cover (show cover).

10. Pumpkin Spice
🌰 Read a book where you find the words PUMPKIN SPICE in the text (share page/loc #).
1 pt 🍨Hot Fudge Murder by Cynthia Baxter - p. 25 Perhaps this creation called for some raisins and even a touch of pumpkin pie spice.Oct. 12

11. National Pizza Month (October)
🌰 Read a book where a character eats a pizza.
--->BONUS: Pizza on the cover (show cover).
1 pt 🍕Almost Sunset by Wahab Algarmi - Oct. 16

12. Eat candy corn
🌰 Read a book where the title is white, yellow or orange (show cover).
1 pt 🧡Camp Frenemies by Liz Montague

1 pt 🤍Lighter than My Shadow by Katie Green - Oct. 25


13. Holiday Book in A Series
🌰 Read any Holiday book from a series (share series name).
--->Bonus: The series name has four or more words.
1 pt 🎃Halloween Party Murder by Leighann Dobbs - series is Juniper Holiday Cozy Mystery series - Oct. 17
3 pts 🦃Death of a Tom Turkey by Lee Hollis - Nov. 30

14. Take advantage of your favorite shows back on TV
🌰 Read a book where people watch TV.

15. Thanksgiving
🌰 Read a book where a character celebrates Thanksgiving.
1 pt 🦃Thanksgiving Dinner Death by Leighann Dobbs - Nov. 16

16. Black Friday
🌰 Read a book where a character goes Black Friday/Christmas shopping.
--->BONUS: A shopping bag or gift on the cover (show cover).

17. FALL/AUTUMN
🌰 Read a book set in the fall.

18. FALL/AUTUMN
🌰 Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
Ex. Fantasy begins with F.
1 pt 🪖When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed - Family - Sep. 28
1 pt 🐶The Dog Knight by Jeremy Whitley - Fantasy - Sep. 29
1 pt 🎨Gauguin: The Other World by Fabrizio Dori - France - Oct. 22

19. FALL/AUTUMN
🌰 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in FALL/AUTUMN.
1 pt 😆Unsupervised: A Crabgrass Comics Adventure by Tauhid Bondia - Sep. 23
1 pt 🩷Trapped By His Love: The Duke's Unexpected Bride, Volume 1 by Nimo Kakunimoto - Oct. 9
1 pt 🐻An Unlikely Pair by Bob Scott - Oct. 23

20. Fall Books
🌰 Read a book published between September 22nd and December 21st of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published in 2025.
3 pts 🧵Bounce Back 3: Sew Totally Nala by Misako Rocks! - published Oct. 7, 2025 - Oct. 3
3 pts 💉My Trip with Drip: A Graphic Novel by Josephine Mark - published Oct. 7, 2025 - Oct. 4
1 pt 🙉Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story by Debbie Tung - Oct. 16

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Story Spinners: A Sisterly Tale of Danger, a Princess, and Her Crew of Lady Pirates by Cassandra Federman - Dec. 1
2. This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki - Dec. 3
3. Dogland Rescue by Martin Lloyd - Dec. 5
4. Skip!: A Graphic Novel by Sarah Burgess - Dec. 10
5. Gamerville by Johnnie Christmas - Dec. 13
6. Winging It by Megan Wagner Lloyd - Dec. 15

The Listener
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Level One: 1-10 books
1. The Christmas Heist by Landis Wade - Dec. 7
2. Christmas Corpse by Mona Marple - Dec. 14
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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.
Progress: 6/?

TASKS

🐈1. Read a book about space or published in September of any year.
Sue & Tai-chan, Vol. 1 by Kanata Konami - Dec. 3

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. Read a book with wings on the cover.
The Moth Keeper by Kay O'Neill - Dec. 8


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. Read a book with a character who is a widow or with a dog on the cover or read a book about David Bowie.
🐶Read a book with a dog on the cover. Dogland Rescue by Martin Lloyd - Dec. 5

🐶Read a book with a dog on the cover. The Monster and the Maze by Maple Lam - Dec. 6


🗡️6. Read a song where a character thinks of an old sweetheart.
This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki - Dec. 3

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. Read a book with the word night in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or a book published in December.
The Christmas Heist by Landis Wade - p. 20 "Now, Ms. Barker, where were you on the night of November 20th of this year?" - Dec. 7

🕺9. Read a book tagged coming of age.
School Dance by Sarah Sax - Dec. 4

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.