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YEARLY READING GOAL- 100!!

63/100 COMPLETED

SERIES READS

BUDDY READS

JANUARY- 1/8
FEBRUARY- 2/4
FEBRUARY- 2/11
APRIL- 4/13
DECEMBER

MANGA/FANFIC

9/28

WIZARD OF OZ CHALLENGE
January 1- December 31, 2024

OPTION 1:

1.Dorothy-description Read a book that starts with a “D”, with a blue cover or MC is young.


2.Toto-description Read a book with a dog on the cover, MC is a dog or title with double “o” in it.


3.Cowardly Lion-description Read a book with a character who needs courage to get through a situation, with all the letters in “LION” in the title or MC is a shape shifter.


4.Scarecrow-description Read a book set on a farm, with a crow or scarecrow on the cover or MPG Horror.


5.Tin Woodman- description Read a book with a grey cover, a heart or axe on the cover or MPG Steampunk.


6.Wizard of Oz-description Read a book that has a ”z” in the title, with a hat on the cover or MPG Historical Romance.


7.Wicked Witch of the West- description Read a book with a witch on the cover or as a MC, MPG Paranormal or with a green cover.


8.Glinda the Good Witch -description Read a book with a crown or a lady in a gown on the cover, MC royalty or that starts with a “G.”


9.Ruby Red Slippers -description Read a book with a red cover, starts with a “R” or a fairytale retelling.


10.Yellow Brick Road-description Read a book with a yellow cover, starts with a “Y” or MC goes on a road trip.

🎧 TURN UP THE VOLUME CHALLENGE 🎧
January 1, 2024-December 31, 2024


1.“How Do You Like Me Now?!” by Toby Keith (2000)– 🎤title begins with a question, character named Toby or Keith, set in Oklahoma .


2.“Hanging by a Moment” by Lifehouse (2001)-🎤 a book with MC in a band, set in Australia or with a character’s name that starts with ”L”.


3.“How You Remind Me” by Nickleback (2002)- 🎤 a book with a dysfunctional relationship, set in Canada or with an author from Canada


4.“My Front Porch Looking In” by Lonestar (2003)- 🎤 a book with a “panoramic view” on the cover, with a family as the main characters or with a father or mother who has left their family in any manner.


5.“Live Like You Are Dying” by Tim Mc3Graw (2004)- 🎤 a book with a character that dies, that is inspirational or with a cowboy hat on the cover.


6.“That’s What I Love About Sunday” by Craig Morgan(2005)-🎤 a book set in the South, a group of friends or that starts with a “C”.


7.“If You Are Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Knows)” by Rodney Atkins (2006)-🎤 a book with flames on the cover, Paranormal or set in Ireland.


8.“Irreplaceable” by Beyonce (2007)- 🎤 a book with a strong female MC, written by a female author or about a bad breakup.


9.“Low” by Flo Rida (2008)- 🎤 a book published in November, a MC who is a dancer/ goes dancing or starts with a “R”.


10.“I Run to You” by Lady Antebellum (2009)-🎤 a Historical Romance, a MC who runs or set in Europe.

11.“Tik Tok” by Kesha (2010)-🎤 a book that has a clock on the cover, Steampunk or has a MC who loves to party.

12.“Rolling in the Deep” by Adele (2011)- 🎤 a book with a car/truck on the cover, published in 2011 or water plays a major part in the book.

13.“Red” by Taylor Swift (2012)- 🎤a book with a Red cover, starts with a “R” or Contemporary Romance.


14.“Thrift Shop” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (2013)-🎤 a book that you borrowed from a friend or library, set in Seattle or has a thrift shop on cover or in the story.

15.“Happy” by Pharrell Williams (2014)-🎤 a book that was made into a movie, that makes you smile or has someone who is smiling on the cover.

16.“See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (2015)- 🎤 a book with a character who was in a car accident, starts with a “W”, or MC who is a race car driver.

17.“Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber (2016)- 🎤 a book that has a musical instrument on the cover, that starts with a “J” or author’s first or last name begins with a “J”.


18.“Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran (2017)-🎤 a book published in January, with a circle on the cover or MC owns/works at a bar.


19.“Meant to Be” by Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line (2018)- 🎤a book set in New York, over 300 pgs or YA genre.


20.“Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus(2019)- 🎤 a book with a road on the cover, set in a small town or MC who is a farmer.

21.“Blinding Lights” by the Weeknd (2020)- 🎤a book with a character who is blind or who rekindles a relationship, set in Nevada or published in 2020


22.“Forever After All” by Luke Combs (2021)- 🎤a book with a character who gets engaged or married, MC named Luke or set in Tennesse


23.“Wasted on You” by Morgan Wallen (2022)- 🎤a book with a character who has an addiction problem, author's name that begins with a "M" or "W", or set in Utah


Bonus-🎼 Using the letters of one of your favorite singer's names (first or last), favorite group name or song, read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with that letter or a book whose title or series title starts with that letter.

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Shut Up & Read 2024 Serial Reader Challenge

SERIAL KILLER READER CHALLENGE
Duration: 1/1/2024 - 12/31/2024

You can cross challenge with other challenges, but within Serial Reader the books you list cannot repeat.
This one is monstrous, not for the faint of heart!!! In order to complete it officially, you'll have to read: 27+ books and 15+ different series. Yup, you're reading it right.
So Serial Readers, are you up for the challenge?!


1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):

Take 5 series, read:
5 books from 1st series (of your choice)
1/30 5/20 5/31 6/13 10/3
4 from 2nd
1/8 7/28
3 from 3rd
4/13 4/23 7/10
2 from 4th
2/22 2/22
1 from the last one (and you don't have to be starting with 1st book each time)
1/11

2) Una-book-bomber (5 books):

Read one book from each of the genres. It does not have to be the first book in the series, but it must be a series book, not a stand-alone:

chick-lit
2/15
romance
4/22
mystery
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pnr/urban-fantasy/fantasy/sci-fi
1/21
young adult
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3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book):

Try out a totally new author. If the book turns out to be a stinker, you have to TRY AGAIN. Repeat until you find a series that you like and are willing to keep on reading in the future.

10/30


4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book)

Try a book from the author you've "given up" on - call it one more try. It can be the same series you previously found only so-so, or a totally different series by the same author. It's up to you.

5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book):

Start on that series that everybody is praising so much but you keep postponing it for later.
Just read it already. Go on!

1/31

6) The Book Strangler (1+ books):

Read a whole series from the beginning to the end (or to the last published book). You choose whether it's going to be a 15-book-long-monster or a 1-book-long-freshly-started-baby series...

5/29

7) 3rd Degree (3 books):

Read a trilogy. An old fashioned trilogy that wraps up at book 3.


BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book):

A series with a strong female kick-ass protagonist, something like: police detective, body builder, warrior.
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7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD CHALLENGE
January 1- December 31, 2024

For this challenge you will choose one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World to spell out. Use the author's first or last name or a character’s first or last name or the title or series title that starts with that letter. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list. If listening to an audiobook you can use the narrator's first or last name.

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2024 A-Z Word Challenge
January 1, 2024-December 31-2024

A - Read a book with a main character who is an Athlete
2/17
B - Read a book that has a Black cover
2/15
C - Read a book with a MC who has a Cat
1/24
D - Read a book with a Dog on the cover
E - Read a book where an Election takes place
F - Read a book about a Famous person
5/13
G- Read a book with a Grandparent as a MC

H - Read a book with someone wearing a Hat on the cover
2/5
I - Read a book about an Intelligence Agency
J - Read a book with a character who tells a Joke

K - Read a book with a first Kiss

L - Read a book with MC who falls in Love
1/21
M - Read a book with a character who is a Mom

N - Read a book with a character who is a Nurse
10/9
O - Read a book that with a character described as Old-fashioned
P - Read a book with a Pink cover
Q - Read a book with a Queen in the story
R - Read a book with a Red cover
1/8
S - Read a book with a Snake on the cover

T - Read a book with a Tree on the cover

U - Read a book with MC who describes themselves as Ugly
V - Read a book with Vines on the cover
W - Read a book with a White cover
6/18
X - Read a book written by an author with an X in their name

Y - Read a Young-Adult book

Z - Read a book with a Zero in the page count
1/11

2024 POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE
JANUARY 1-DECEMBER 31, 2024

14/45 Regular completed
3/5 Advanced completed

1. A book with the word "leap" in the title
2. A bildungsroman book
3. A book about a 24-year-old
4. A book about a writer
5. A book about K-pop
6. A book about pirates
7. A book about women's sports and/or by a woman athlete
8. A book by a blind or visually impaired author
9. A book by a Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing author
10. A book by a self-published author

11. A book from a genre you typically avoid

12. A book from an animal's POV
13. A book originally published under a pen name

14. A book recommended by a bookseller
15. A book recommended by a librarian
16. A book set 24 years before you were born
17. A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list

18. A book set in space
19. A book set in the future
20. A book set in the snow
21. A book that came out in a year that ends with "24"

22. A book that centers on video games
23. A book that features dragons
24. A book that takes place over the course of 24 hours
25. A book that was published 24 years ago (2000)
26. A book that was turned into a musical
27. A book where someone dies in the first chapter

28. A book with a main character who's 42 years old
29. A book with a neurodivergent main character
30. A book with a one-word title you had to look up in a dictionary

31. A book with a title that is a complete sentence

32. A book with an enemies to lovers plot

33. A book with an unreliable narrator

34. A book with at least 3 POVs

35. A book with magical realism

36. A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person
37. A book written during NaNoWriMo
38. A cozy fantasy book
39. A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author
40. A horror book by a BIPOC author
41. A memoir that explores queerness

42. A nonfiction book about Indigenous people
43. A second-chance romance

44. An autobiography by a woman in rock 'n' roll
45. An LGBTQ+ romance novel
46. A book in which a character sleeps for more than 24 hours

47. A book with 24 letters in the title
48. A collection of at least 24 poems

49. The 24th book of an author

50. A book that starts with the letter "X"

JANUARY READS

1/3 1/7 1/8 1/8 1/11 1/12 1/17 1/20 1/21 1/24 1/27 1/28 1/30 1/31

JANUARY- FROZEN CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1-31, 2024

Levels:
Sleet: 1-3 books
Flurries: 4-5 books
Blizzard: 6-8 books

1. Anna description:Read a book with sisters, author name that starts with "A" or MC who is an optimist
1/3
2. Elsa description:Read a book with a Queen as a character, MC who is considered "Cold" or who has powers
1/21
3.Kristoff description:Read a book set in the mountains, title that starts with "K" or character who is a loner
1/17

4.Olaf description:Read a book set in the winter, snowman on cover or MC who is innocent/naive
1/20

5.Sven description:Read a book MC who is loyal, title that starts with "S" or MC is an animal
1/24

6.Hans description:Read a book with a character who betrays someone, author's name that begins with "H" or character who needs to marry for any reason
1/7

7.Duke of Weselton description:Read a book with a MC who is short, bald arrogant or title that starts with "W"
1/27

8.Marshmallow description:Read a book that starts with "M", MPG Paranormal or that has a monster(your interpretation)
1/11

FEBRUARY READS

2/4 2/5 2/9 2/11 2/14 2/15 2/16 2/17

FEBRUARY LOVE OF MY LIFE CHALLENEGE
Duration: February 1-29

6/10 READ

It's Amore – 9-10 books

Read a book from each numbered item on the list, or mix or match – your choice which items you do.

1. February is American Heart Month. 💗 Read a book where a character gets his or her heart broken (does not have to be a main character).
2/9
2. February is Parent Leadership Month. 💗 Read a book with a family, including parents and children.
2/4
3. February's birthstone is Amethyst. 💗 Read a book with a mainly purple cover OR read a book where someone is given jewelry.

4. February 1 is National Wear Read Day.💗 Read a book with a mainly red cover OR read a book where a character is a redhead.

5. February's astrological signs are Aquarius (Water Bearer) and Pisces (Fish). 💗 Read a book that takes place at or near water (river, beach, lake, etc.) OR read a book about mermaids or sea creatures.

6. February is Affair to Remember Month. 💗 Read a book in which one of the characters has an affair, contemplates an affair, or is accused of having an affair (cheating).
2/14
7. February is Creative Romance Month. 💗
Read a romance book outside of your usual genre. Some examples are historical romance, contemporary romance, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, etc.
2/17
8. February is National Weddings Month. 💗 Read a book in which there is a wedding or wedding proposal.
2/15
9. The third week of February is International Flirting Week.💗 Read a book in which the characters flirt around, but never actually get together.

10. February 11 is Make a Friend Day. 💗 Read a book where a friendship leads to more.
2/5


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