2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Yearly goal: +50!
Duration: January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016

1. The Awakening *1/1/16*
2. 10 Lessons from a Former Fat Girl *1/2/16*
3. Into the Still Blue *1/3/16*
4. Uprooted *1/9/16*
5. The Heirloom Murders *1/10/16*
6. Brain on Fire *1/12/16*
7. Cinder *1/15/16*
8. Gone With a Handsomer Man *1/17/16*
9. The Euthanist *1/21/16*
10. Shoes To Die For *1/27/16*
11. Outcast *1/29/16*
12. Ash *1/29/16*
13. Changeling *2/7/16*
14. A Whisper of Eternity *2/10/16*
15. Angel of Darkness *2/13/16*
16. Ghost a la Mode *2/19/16*
17. Recurve *2/23/16*
18. High and Tight *2/25/16*
19. Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography *2/26/16*
20. Pull *2/28/16*
21. Population *2/28/16*
22. Steel *3/11/16*
23. Heart Recaptured *3/3/16*
24. A Vampire's Promise *3/15/16*
25. Breakwater *3/18/16*
26. Hannibal *3/24/16*
27. The 100 *3/25/16*
28. Love and Leprechauns *3/30/16*
29. Dead Until Dark *4/1/16*
30. Allegiant *4/3/16*
31. Harvest *4/6/16*
32. Scarlet *4/13/16*
33. Rowdy *4/22/16*
34. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them *4/23/16*
35. Marking Time *4/29/16*
36. Rumour Has It *5/4/6*
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THE EVERY YEAR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016
Progress: 9/12

2005: Shoes To Die For - 1.27.16
2006:
2007:
2008:
2009: Ghost a la Mode - 2.19.16
2010: Rumour Has It - 5.4.16
2011: 10 Lessons from a Former Fat Girl - 1.2.16
2012: Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness - 1.12.16
2013: Outcast - 1.29.16
2014: Into the Still Blue - 1.3.16
2015: Uprooted - 1.9.16
2016: Pull - 2.28.16

LET'S TURN PAGES CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 – December 31, 2016
Progress: 12,182/24,000

324 pages - The Awakening - 1/1/16
194 pages - 10 Lessons from a Former Fat Girl - 1/2/16
392 pages - Into the Still Blue - 1/3/16
435 pages - Uprooted - 1/8/16
362 pages - The Heirloom Murders - 1/10/16
290 pages - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness - 1/12/16
400 pages - Cinder - 1/15/16
352 pages - Gone With a Handsomer Man - 1/17/16
274 pages - The Euthanist - 1/21/16
273 pages - Shoes To Die For - 1/27/16
322 pages - Outcast - 1/29/16
214 pages - Ash - 1/29/16
272 pages - Changeling - 2/7/16
356 pages - A Whisper of Eternity - 2/10/16
352 pages - Angel of Darkness - 2/13/16
313 pages - Ghost a la Mode - 2/19/16
240 pages - Recurve - 2/23/16
81 pages - High and Tight - 2/25/16
304 pages - Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography - 2/26/16
424 pages - Pull - 2/28/16
243 pages - Population - 2/28/16
309 pages - Steel - 3/11/16
503 pages - Heart Recaptured - 3/3/16
400 pages - A Vampire's Promise - 3/15/16
175 pages - Breakwater - 3/18/16
562 pages - Hannibal - 3/24/16
336 pages - The 100 - 3/25/16
385 pages - Love and Leprechauns - 3/30/16
312 pages - Dead Until Dark - 4/1/16
545 pages - Allegiant - 4/3/16
372 pages - Harvest - 4/6/16
464 pages - Scarlet - 4/13/16
416 pages - Rowdy - 4/22/16
123 pages - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - 4/23/16
443 pages - Marking Time *4/29/16*
420 pages - Rumour Has It *5/4/6*
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**LONG LIVE HARRY POTTER!!!**
Duration - Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2016
Progress: 17/45

Gryffindor: 6/15
✓ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - read a book where the main character is magical in some way
Uprooted - 1/9/16
✓ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - read a book where secrets are relevant
The Awakening - 1/1/16
✓ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - read a book where the main character is imprisoned, wrongfully so for extra credit
Gone With a Handsomer Man - 1/17/16
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - read a book where fire is of importance
✓ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - read a book where the main character re-invents oneself
10 Lessons from a Former Fat Girl - 1/2/16
✓ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - read a book about royalty or blood
Population - 2/28/16
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - read a book where enchanted objects are relevant
The Tales of Beedle the Bard - read a book of short stories
Quidditch Through the Ages - read a book with a 'Q' in the title
✓ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - read a book where the main character has to search for something
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - 4/23/16

Hufflepuff/Ravenclaw: 0/15
Read 15 books that are written by authors who have the same first or last name as the character or actor
Harry Potter - Daniel Radcliffe -
Ron Weasley - Rupert Grint -
Hermione Granger - Emma Watson -
Albus Dumbledore - Richard Harris or Michael Gambon -
Rebeus Hagrid - Robbie Coltrane -
Ginnie Weasley - Bonnie Wright -
Fred Weasley - James Phelps -
George Weasley - Oliver Phelps -
Molly Weasley - Julie Walters -
Arthur Weasley - Mark Williams -
Lord Voldemort - Ralph Fiennes -
Severus Snape - Alan Rickman -
Minerva McGonagall - Maggie Smith -
Draco Malfoy - Tom Felton -
Sirius Black - Gary Oldman -
Remus Lupin - David Thewlis -
Vernon Dursley -Richard Griffiths -
Petunia Dursley - Fiona Shaw -
Dudley Dursley - Harry Melling -
Neville Longbottom - Matthew Lewis -
Nearly Headless Nick - John Cleese -
Argus Filch - David Bradley -
Sybil Trelawney - Emma Thompson -
Gilderoy Lockhart - Kenneth Branagh -
Cedric Diggory - Robert Pattinson -

Slytherin: 13/15
✓ Friends - read a book where a group of friends are the main characters
Into the Still Blue - 1/3/16
✓ Orphan - read a book where the main character is all alone
The Euthanist - 1/21/16
✓Hogwarts - read a book that takes place in a boarding school
Marking Time - 4/29/16
Dumbledore - read a book that has an older mentor
✓ Muggles - read a book about someone who is ordinary
Shoes To Die For - 1/27/16
✓ Wizards - read a book that is magical
Recurve - 2/23/16
✓ Scar - read a book where one of the main character has a physical oddity
Cinder - 1/15/16
✓Potions - read a book where cooking is important (either magical or normal)
Rumour Has It - 5/4/16
✓ the Marauder's Map - read a book where the characters are dependent on directions, either from a map or from a guide
Changeling - 2/7/16
✓ England - read a book that either set in England or maintains a British way of life
Pull - 2/28/16
Secret passageways - read a book where the main characters go through a magic portal
✓ the Triwizard Tournament - read a book where they compete in sports
Ash - 1/29/16
the Dursleys - read a book where the main character has unsympathetic relatives
✓Gringott's Bank - read a book where a main character is wealthy
Scarlet - 4/13/16
Parseltongue - read a book where someone is able to communicate with animals
Mythical creatures - read a book where mythical or animals play a part
Giants - read a 400+ page book
✓ Castle - read a book set in a very large building
Set in hospital - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness - 1/12/16
✓ Owls - read a book with nighttime on the cover
A Whisper of Eternity - 2/10/16

New Year's Challenge: Out with the Old, In with the New
Duration: January 1 - February 28, 2016
Progress: 7/12


New Release
✘ Read a book that is a new release (published in 2015/2016) - 2015 : Uprooted *1/9/16*
AND
✘ Read a book that was published prior to 2015. - 2011 : The Heirloom Murders *1/10/16*

New Author
✘ Read an author that is new to you - Cinder *1/15/16*
AND
Read a favorite author

New Genre
✘ Read a genre that is new to you (*something you don't usually read) - NONFICTION : 10 Lessons from a Former Fat Girl *1/2/16*
AND
✘ Read a favorite genre : The Awakening *1/1/16*

First and Last
✘ Read a book first published in January (of any year): Into the Still Blue (Jan 2014) *1/3/16*
AND
✘ Read a book published in December (of any year) : Ash (Dec 2015) *1/29/16*

Polar Bear Plunge
Read a book with a winter scene on the cover
AND
Read a book with a summer scene on the cover

Father Time / Baby New Year
Read a book with a baby on the cover
AN
Read a book with a bearded man on the cover

Lindsay IL's Passport Frenzy

Around the World Challenge

Nice set up Lindsey! Tomorrow is the new year!

Save Christmas and outwit the villains!
Duration: December 27 (join date) - January 31
Progress: 10/6...2 scenarios (minimum, since I'm late to join - sorry, I'm new here!)
Igloo: Lumi

(view spoiler)[
Scenario 1
- Read a book with snow OR storm on the cover/title
- Read a book with a map on the cover OR in the book, OR has the letters M, A and P anywhere in the title
- Read a book that features a bike on the cover/title OR read a book set in England.

Scenario 2
- Read a book by an author that has Peter anywhere in the name (i.e. Peter/Peterson/Peters etc.)
- Read a book with a doll/toy OR a penny (coin) on the cover
- Read a book set in New York OR Australia OR with sun/sunshine on the cover

Scenario 3
- Read a book with an image of a mode of transportation on the cover
- Read a book written by an author with the first or last name of Charles
- Read a book with the word Christmas/Xmas in the title

Scenario 4
- Read a book that features either a hat, scarf, gloves OR a sweater (or all 4) on the cover
- Read a book that will warm you up, you can make it "steamy hot" if you like, use your own interpretation
- Read a book that is set in, or features a visit to France OR read a book from Cold Coloured Covers

Scenario 5
- Read a book that features a rock star OR a book that has a guitar on the cover
✔ Read a book that has the word West in the authors name
Gone With a Handsomer Man by Michael Lee West *1/17/16*
✔ Read a book that has a green cover (at least 50%)
*1/2/16*

Scenario 6 COMPLETE!!
✔ Read a book that features an angel on the cover --> *1/29/16*
Has angel wings on the cover, and the MC is a nephilim/angel and she is on the cover
✔ Read a book featuring any supernatural creature (vampires) --> Ash *1/29/16*
✔ Read a book that has a setting in a small town --> The Awakening *1/1/16*

Scenario 7 COMPLETE!!
✔ Read a book featuring a crime --> Santa Cruise: A Holiday Mystery at Sea *12/31/15*
✔ Read a book that's part of a series --> The Bad Beginning *12/27/15*
✔ Read a book that has superstitions as part of the plot --> The Caged Graves *12/29/15*

Scenario 8
- Read a book featuring a wedding OR a vacation or honeymoon
✔ Read a book with an image of a couple on the cover
*1/3/16*
✔ Read a book by a New York Times bestselling author
Brain on Fire *1/12/16*

Scenario 9
- Read a book with a with a green cover (at least 25%)
- Read a book set in Colorado
- Read a book with a hotel on the cover (hide spoiler)]

January Word Hunt
Duration: 1/1 - 1/31
Progress: 9/20
Igloo: Lumi

(view spoiler)[New Years:
1. Fireworks - Outcast p.14
2. Celebrate - Into the Still Blue p.325
3. Midnight - The Awakening p. 91
4. Countdown

Winter Clothes:
5. Mittens
6. Scarf
7. Boots - The Awakening p. 135
8. Coat - Outcast p.158

Weather:
9. Blustery
10. Gloomy
11. Freezing - The Awakening p. 50
12. Chilly

Winter Play:
13. Sledding
14. Skiing
15. Ice Skating
16. Snowball

For the Southern Hemisphere:
17. Swimming - Outcast p.88
18. Cricket
19. Rain - Into the Still Blue p.64
20. Heat - The Awakening p. 10

**post word, book, and page number/location. YA books. 140 page minimum. (hide spoiler)]

January New Beginnings Wheel
Duration: Jan. 1st - 31st, 2016
Progress: 4/4 ... COMPLETE!!!
Igloo: Lumi

(view spoiler)[◈ Spin #1: New to you author
The Awakening - 1/1/16
◈ Spin #2: Free choice
10 Lessons from a Former Fat Girl
◈ Spin #3: Coming of age/NA
Ash - 1/29/16
◈ Spin #4: Published in January
Into the Still Blue - 1/3/16 (hide spoiler)]

The Mystery Machine
Duration: December 27 (join date) - Jan. 31st
Progress: 8/8 ... COMPLETE!!!
Igloo: Lumi

(view spoiler)[1. 1st Let the wheel decide your Character WHO WILL YOU BE??
Fred - If you were given Fred then read a book with a BLUE cover (50% or more)
*1/3/16*

2. Once you have your character picked, you must now decide which spooky room you will be investigating.
Victorian Bedroom - Read a Historical Fiction/romance - The Caged Graves *12/29/15*

3. Oh No! you have discovered a spooky villain - who do you find?
Specter of Sports Cars - read a book with a mode of transport on the cover --> Santa Cruise: A Holiday Mystery at Sea *12/31/15*

4. You capture your villain in a net.
To do this you must read a book that one of your igloo buddies rated 4, 5 or even 6 stars.
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness *1/12/16*

5. To unveil your villain you must remove the spooky mask (Spell w/ title or author first/last name).
M - Marissa Meyer's Cinder *1/15/16*
A - Alex Dolan's The Euthanist *1/21/16*
S - Snicket, Lemony's The Bad Beginning *12/27/15*
K - Kathleen Ernst's The Heirloom Murders *1/10/15* (hide spoiler)]

The Small Yearly Challenge
Duration: January 1-December 31, 2016
Progress: 4/12

✘ A Book Published this Year
Pull - 2/28/16
✘ A Book You Can Finish in One Day
10 Lessons from a Former Fat Girl - 1/2/16
✘ A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read
Into the Still Blue - 1/3/16
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
✘ A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF
Nyssa - The Awakening - 1/1/16
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read
11. A Book the Intimidates You
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once