2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

TEAM: HOUSE RAVENCLAW
25K Celebration Readathon

This thread is for members of the House Ravenclaw team to use however you wish in relation to the readathon. Your teammates are:
Diane (Captain), Niharika (Assistant), Bobbi, Daisie, Dominique, KaraBeta, Maitha, and Sara.

Here is the link to your team’s spreadsheet, where you’ll be tracking your progress as you go.
If you have any questions about the readathon, how to interpret the prompts, how to use the spreadsheet, and so on, ask your Captain or Assistant first. If they don’t know, they can post the question(s) on the Readathon Central thread.

Happy reading! Let’s have a blast during this two-week readathon!

YOUR PROMPTS


Solos (1-book prompts)
Read a book read by a teammate for this readathon
Read a book you read in 2012
Read a book with 20, 12, 2012 or 25 in the title.
Read a book which has been translated into 25+ languages.
Read a book with at least 25 chapters or sections.
Read a book written when the author was under 25 years old.
Read a book with the word ‘silver’ in the title or with a silver cover.
Read a book published in 1996

Duets (2-book prompts)
Read 2 books with a scene of two or more people reading together.
Read 2 books starting with “L,” (12th letter) and "Y" (25th letter) of the alphabet.
Read 2 books in a series, one with at least 12 books and one with at least 25 books.
Read 2 books either published in 2012 or in the Best Books of 2012 listopia.
Read 2 books with over 25,000 ratings each on Goodreads.
Read 2 books with a title consisting of 25 characters minimum, excluding spaces.
Read the 12th and 25th books on your TBR list.

Trios (3-book prompts)
Read 3 books: one you wish to read at 25 (if you’re under 25), one you read at that age, and one you'd recommend to your 25-year-old self.
Read 3 books by an author who has written for 25 or more years.
Read 3 books by an author who has written 25 or more books.
Read 3 books you shelved during the month you joined this group.

Quartets (4-book prompts)
Read 4 books about making new friends.
Read 4 books that include a party or anniversary celebration.
Read 4 books that feature a bibliophile, bookworm, librarian, or bookshop.
Read 4 books in a series of 4 (25% of a series).

Hello, team!

Good morning Team Ravenclaw!

I'm so excited to be part of this group!

I have prepared quite a pile of books for this readathon and I think I can cover most of the prompts, so I'll wait a bit and choose the books depending on where we are a bit weak.
I opted for 3 books, maybe I can add more.

However, I had difficulties finding titles for the following prompts:

Solos (1-book prompts)
Read a book read by a teammate for this readathon: depends on the books you read
Read a book which has been translated into 25+ languages. (How can I find out?)
Read a book published in 1996

Duets
Read 2 books starting with “L,” (12th letter) and "Y" (25th letter) of the alphabet: " L" is fine but the "y" is difficult since I mostly read in German.

Trios (3-book prompts)
Read 3 books: one you wish to read at 25 (if you’re under 25), one you read at that age, and one you'd recommend to your 25-year-old self.

KaraBeta wrote: "Good morning Team Ravenclaw!

I'm so excited to be part of this group!

I have prepared quite a pile of books for this readathon and I think I can cover most of the prompts, so I'll wait a bit and ..."

I have solutions for two of the prompts.

Read a book which has been translated into 25+ languages. (How can I find out?)
You can Google it up and see which books you can prepare in time.

Read a book published in 1996
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Hello! I'm so excited to start the challenge!
I was planning to read 2-3 books, but since I will be on Spring Break (for a week) I will see if I can read for some prompts that we need to fill.
Also, I have a question regarding the spreadsheet, for the planning page, do we write the name of the book and what prompts does it fit?

KaraBeta wrote: "Good morning Team Ravenclaw!

I'm so excited to be part of this group!

I have prepared quite a pile of books for this readathon and I think I can cover most of the prompts, so I'll wait a bit and ..."

Read a book which has been translated into 25+ languages. (How can I find out?)

1. One Hundred Years of Solitude has been translated into 46 languages.
2. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ( at least 97 languages)
3. The Shadow of the Wind was translated into 40 languages and it is part of a series of 4.

These are the ones I know are translated and I checked the number of languages. You can find more if you googled it.

So I will write the books I'm planning to read here until I'm sure how the spreadsheet works
1. Quiet: Published in 2012
2. Lord of the Flies : Starts with L, it is also the 25th book on my TBR, I shelved it on February ( When I joined the group) and it has more than 25k rating on GR

To those who have trouble understanding the SS: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

@Niharika @Maitha
Thanks!

I just wondered if there is an easy way and the one ultimate go-to website I could use as a reference.
Using a search engine doesn't work in every case and it's very time consuming.
(the most-translated-books-lists don't help, either already read or not interested or not available, same with the Best-of-1996-list)

But it's fine, meanwhile I found a title for the 25 languages prompt and I can live with not being able to cover all of the prompts. After all, it's teamwork, isn't it? :-)

True! we could also the wild card for it

use^

Hello gang!

Time to make my list!

Read 2 books with a title consisting of 25 characters minimum, excluding spaces.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The Ten Thousand Doors of January

Read 3 books by an author who has written 25 or more books
Harlan Coben

Win
Missing You
Play Dead

You guys let me know if the prompts I chose are okay or if someone want them I can change them.

Hello Dominique!

I personally don't have books for these prompts, you can add them in the planning spreadsheet for now. Also, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue can fit the prompt "2 books with 25,000+ ratings each on Goodreads" in case someone wants to read a book with 25+ characters in the title.

These are the instructions to fill the planning sheet:

On the Planning page:
(1) Post each book you are currently reading in a separate column as follows:
*Book title (your name) at top of the column
*Possible Fits: place a lowercase "x" in every prompt your book fits
*When you finish the book, highlight your book title/name cell as well as the prompt you selected (out of the possible fits). Any kind of highlighting is fine (like changing the cell color), but the whole team should use the same method.

Hello everyone! Excited to be reading with all of ya. This is going to be fun.

Maitha wrote: "Hello Dominique!

I personally don't have books for these prompts, you can add them in the planning spreadsheet for now. Also, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue can fit the prompt "2 books with 25,..."

Thanks!

I'll start the readathon with
Die Apfelprinzessin

It's really a starter for the main course as it counts only 138 pages but it covers four prompts:

Read a book with the word ‘silver’ in the title or with a silver cover.
Read 2 books in a series, one with at least 12 books and one with at least 25 books.
Read 3 books by an author who has written 25 or more books.
Read 4 books that feature a bibliophile, bookworm, librarian, or bookshop.

I guess the Brothers Grimm count as bibliophiles.

Hello Dominique and Sara!
Happy to be with you on the team!

@Maitha
For which part of the prompt would you count your book?:
Read 3 books: one you wish to read at 25 (if you’re under 25), one you read at that age, and one you'd recommend to your 25-year-old self.

@Niharika
With you reading The One and Only Ivan I could tick off the first prompt, "read by a teammate" :-)

KaraBeta wrote: "Hello Dominique and Sara!
Happy to be with you on the team!

@Maitha
For which part of the prompt would you count your book?:
Read 3 books: one you wish to read at 25 (if you’re under 25), one you ..."

:-)

@KaraBeta

wish to read at 25

I found a book that starts with "Y" and a book published in 1996. But I will wait for the other 3 members to tell us what they're planning to read before I get them.
I will be reading 3 books (more if I have time) so I want to count them toward prompts that no one has books for.

Maitha wrote: "I found a book that starts with "Y" and a book published in 1996. But I will wait for the other 3 members to tell us what they're planning to read before I get them.
I will be reading 3 books (mor..."

@Maitha you can add them to the planning sheet for now.

Hello Team Ravenclaw!

I'm sorry to just be joining now. I've been out of town and missed the email notification. I'm excited to be here now and participating in the 25k readathon with you all. I'll spend some time today catching up on your questions and what you all are reading.

Cheers,
Diane

Diane wrote: "Hello Team Ravenclaw!

I'm sorry to just be joining now. I've been out of town and missed the email notification. I'm excited to be here now and participating in the 25k readathon with you all. I'..."

Diane!!!!! Finally! I thought you'd disappeared off the face of the earth!

Niharika wrote: "Diane wrote: "Hello Team Ravenclaw!

I'm sorry to just be joining now. I've been out of town and missed the email notification. I'm excited to be here now and participating in the 25k readathon wi..."

Hello Niharika! No, I did not disappear. I just picked a bad time to take a break from email. Happy to be back and catching up with the team. :D Thanks for all your help while I was away.

Hi All!

I made myself a list of links to help me keep up with the challenge. In case you find it helpful, here it is.

* 25k Readathon Central
* 25k Readathon Team Progress - House Ravenclaw
* 25k Readathon Team Page - House Ravenclaw
* 25k Readathon Tracking Spreadsheet - House Ravenclaw

I hope you are all having fun planning your reading.

Wonder by R.J. Palacio
A book which has been translated into 25+ languages.
2 books published in 2012
4 books about making new friends.

Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories by RJ Palacio
3 books you shelved in the month you joined this group.
4 books about making new friends.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
A book which has been translated into 25+ languages.
2 books starting with “L” and "Y"
2 books with a title consisting of 25 characters minimum

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
A book with at least 25 chapters or sections.
2 books published in 2012
2 books with 25,000+ ratings each on Goodreads.

Oliver Twist by Kathleen Olmstead
A book with at least 25 chapters or sections.

Prompt Reference

Solos
A book read by a teammate for this readathon| need; 1
A book you read in 2012| Extra; 1
A book with 20, 12, 2012 or 25 in the title.| need; 1
A book that has been translated into 25+ languages.| Extra; 1
A book with at least 25 chapters or sections.|Extra; 6
A book was written when the author was under 25 years old.|Extra; 3
A book with the word ‘silver' in the title or with a silver cover.| Complete
A book published in 1996| needed; 1

Duets
2 books with a scene of 2+ people reading together.| needed; 2
2 books starting with “L” and "Y" | Extra; 1; with L
2 books from one series with 12+ books and another with 25+ books| needed; 1; 12+ books series
2 books published in 2012| Extra; 1
2 books with 25,000+ ratings each on Goodreads.| Extra; 8
2 books with a title consisting of 25 characters minimum| Extra; 1
The 12th and 25th books on your TBR list.| needed; 1; 12th on TBR list

Trios
3 books you wish to read at 25, you read at that age, and you'd recommend to your 25-year-old self.|needed; 1; read at that age
3 books by an author who has written for 25+ years.|needed; 1
3 books by an author who has written 25 or more books.|Complete
3 books you shelved in the month you joined this group.| needed; 1

Quartets
4 books about making new friends.| needed; 2
4 books with a party or anniversary celebration.| needed; 3
4 books featuring a bibliophile, bookworm, librarian, or bookshop.| needed; 2
4 books in a series of 4 (25% of a series).| Complete

Thanks for the prompt reference!

Would you rather have me post some other books or are you more comfortable when I react to the needs of the group?

KaraBeta wrote: "Thanks for the prompt reference!

Would you rather have me post some other books or are you more comfortable when I react to the needs of the group?"

Hi KaraBeta!

When you say post some other books, do you mean books you are considering reading?

Yes.
I have prepared books for nearly all of the prompts (except those stated in msg #4), most are good for multiple prompts and I'm really flexible.
I thought it would be a good idea to wait and see what is needed. But if you think planning is easier with a set booklist, I can choose right now.

The only limit is the number of books I can read in two weeks. I signed up with three, maybe one or two more if I'm on a roll and RL doesn't interfere :-)

Same KaraBeta,

But I added all the books I'm planning to read on the spreadsheet. This way I can just look at the prompts that no one planned books for and start with them.

Maitha wrote: "Same KaraBeta,

But I added all the books I'm planning to read on the spreadsheet. This way I can just look at the prompts that no one planned books for and start with them."

KaraBeta wrote: "Yes.
I have prepared books for nearly all of the prompts (except those stated in msg #4), most are good for multiple prompts and I'm really flexible.
I thought it would be a good idea to wait and s..."

That sounds like a great plan. I don't think you need to start with a fixed plan. We can all fill in where there are missing prompts and use wild cards as well. Team work!

Great, then I'll decide on the go.
I tend to lose interest when I 'have' to read a book and I rather choose spontaneously :-)

That reminds me, I might be able to fit in more than five books.

I found a book that fits the 12+ books series and 1 for party, anniversary

KaraBeta wrote: "Great, then I'll decide on the go.
I tend to lose interest when I 'have' to read a book and I rather choose spontaneously :-)"

Same! I do better when I have a few things to pick from.

Dominique wrote: "I found a book that fits the 12+ books series."

Niharika wrote: "That reminds me, I might be able to fit in more than five books."

That's great!

Since there's a lot of extras for 25,000 ratings, I changed my book The Ten Thousand Doors of January for bibliophile, bookworm

Hello,
Diane and Niharika , did you try PMing Daisie and Bobbi? They might've not checked the group

Maitha wrote: "Hello,
Diane and Niharika , did you try PMing Daisie and Bobbi? They might've not checked the group"

I'll check. Thanks!

done. Both of them have been active on GR recently

Hi everyone! I'm sorry I'm late. My notifications for Goodreads got all messed up on my phone when it updated so I'm not getting any at the moment.

For right now, I am planning on reading 2 books that fit Read 2 books either published in 2012 or in the Best Books of 2012 listopia. 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson published in 2012 and Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo from the list.

I will see what else they fit a little later and fill out the spreadsheet.

Welcome Daisie, glad you are here!

Diane wrote: "Welcome Daisie, glad you are here!"

Thansk Diane!

Does anyone have the book Shadow and Bone? Is the cover silver? I read the kindle version and it looks silver but I'm not 100% sure.

Also, would 2312 work for the prompt with the #12 in the title? I wasn't sure how picky the rules are.
Thanks everyone!

Hello Daisie!

I have a German edition with a stag's head on a blue background. The antlers are silver. Don't know if that helps.