Bookish Challenges discussion

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The challenge is open-ended.

The Challenge

1. Please copy the tasks in the below message and post them in this thread. No new thread will be created.

2. This challenge is for 4 books, one for each life stage. For each life stage you'll get 3 reading tasks out of which you need to choose only one and read a book that fits that requirement. You can read in any order. For each completed task, you will receive 2 points. Additionally, you will receive 10 points for completing the challenge.

3. There are no skips available for this challenge.

4. Put the completion post below each book completed in your message

Title:
Author:
Date Completed:
Task:
How it fits:

5. If you don't have a personal point account thread yet, please request one.

6. Only books completed from October 20, 2024, will be accepted.

Happy reading!

Tasks

Childhood
a) Read a classic children's book
b) Read a book with a child protagonist
c) Re-read a book that you enjoyed in your childhood

Adolescence
a)Read a book with MPG Young Adult
b) Read a Coming-of-Age Story
c) Read a book about teenage challenges

Adulthood
a) Read a book about career and ambition
b) Read a book about relationships and family
c) Choose a contemporary fiction novel that explores adult life

Old Age
a) Read a book featuring an elderly protagonist
b) Read a book that invites you to reflect on the process of aging and life’s journey
c) Learn from the experiences and wisdom of someone else’s life by reading a memoir or autobiography

4/4

Childhood
b) Read a book with a child protagonist
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix February 10 - child protagonist

Adolescence
a)Read a book with MPG Young Adult
Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson November 2 - MPG Young Adult

Adulthood
a) Read a book about career and ambition
Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood October 20 - about MC's career as lead graphic designer for video games and the ambition to create a great video game based on a book

Old Age
a) Read a book featuring an elderly protagonist
The Under Dog and Other Stories by Agatha Christie October 22 - Hercule Poirot is an elderly protagonist

4/4 completed
COMPLETE

✓ Childhood
a) Read a classic children's book
b) Read a book with a child protagonist
c) Re-read a book that you enjoyed in your childhood - The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan, finished 12-Nov.

✓ Adolescence
a)Read a book with MPG Young Adult
b) Read a Coming-of-Age Story - Brown Girls, Daphne Palasi Andreades, finished 25-Oct. The story follows several young brown girls as they move from childhood through to adulthood.
c) Read a book about teenage challenges

✓ Adulthood
a) Read a book about career and ambition
b) Read a book about relationships and family - Pachinko, Min Jin Lee, finished 31-Oct. The story follows a family across four generations.
c) Choose a contemporary fiction novel that explores adult life

✓ Old Age
a) Read a book featuring an elderly protagonist
b) Read a book that invites you to reflect on the process of aging and life’s journey
c) Learn from the experiences and wisdom of someone else’s life by reading a memoir or autobiography - The Woman in Me, Britney Spears, finished 06-Nov.

4/4

✔ Childhood
a) Read a classic children's book
The Borrowers Afield by Mary Norton (1 Nov) － mpg classic and children
b) Read a book with a child protagonist
c) Re-read a book that you enjoyed in your childhood

✔ Adolescence
a)Read a book with MPG Young Adult
b) Read a Coming-of-Age Story
c) Read a book about teenage challenges
The Secret Life of Carolyn Russell by Gail Aldwin (14 Nov) － one of the MC had academic problem and was experiencing first love

✔ Adulthood
a) Read a book about career and ambition
b) Read a book about relationships and family
The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth (20 Oct) － the story is about marriage life and protecting their family
c) Choose a contemporary fiction novel that explores adult life

✔ Old Age
a) Read a book featuring an elderly protagonist
Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie (23 Oct) － Hercule Poirot was retired in the story
b) Read a book that invites you to reflect on the process of aging and life’s journey
c) Learn from the experiences and wisdom of someone else’s life by reading a memoir or autobiography

Completed: 4/4

Childhood
b) Read a book with a child protagonist
A Town Called Treachery - Mitch Jennings - 11/19/2024
How it fits: The MC is an 11-year-old child named Matty.

Adolescence
b) Read a Coming-of-Age Story
Lola in the Mirror - Trent Dalton - 11/12/2024
How it fits: MPG Coming-of-age by 19 users; coming of age story about Kid, a girl who is houseless in Brisbane and has to find who she is after her mum's death.

Adulthood
b) Read a book about relationships and family
Looking For Eden - Caroline Overington - 10/20/2024
How it fits: This is a mystery about the disappearance of the MCs mother and how it affects their lives as adults; it also shares the relationship between a teenager and her mother and explores issues surrounding this relationship.

Old Age
c) Learn from the experiences and wisdom of someone else’s life by reading a memoir or autobiography
Jack Charles: Born-again Blakfella - Jack Charles - 11/22/2024
How it fits: Memoir of Uncle Jack Charles, a First Nation elder and performer.

4/4

Childhood
a) Read a classic children's book
b) Read a book with a child protagonist In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire - child protagonist of Lundy
c) Re-read a book that you enjoyed in your childhood

Adolescence
a)Read a book with MPG Young Adult
b) Read a Coming-of-Age Story The Body by Stephen King - coming of age
c) Read a book about teenage challenges

Adulthood
a) Read a book about career and ambition The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes - features career and ambition of a librarian who wants to be more than a housewife
b) Read a book about relationships and family
c) Choose a contemporary fiction novel that explores adult life

Old Age
a) Read a book featuring an elderly protagonist The Old Man and the Sea - elderly MC
b) Read a book that invites you to reflect on the process of aging and life’s journey
c) Learn from the experiences and wisdom of someone else’s life by reading a memoir or autobiography

Life Stages
20/10/24 -> open
4/4

Childhood
b) Read a book with a child protagonist
Book: The Collected Works of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 20/10 4★
Fit: Maya is a child

Adolescence
c) Read a book about teenage challenges
Book: The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie 26/10 4★
Fit: a theme of teenage challenges leading to self-harming behaviour

Adulthood
b) Read a book about relationships and family
Book: Mrs Sinclair's Suitcase by Louise Walters 21/10 2★
Fit: all about relationships and family secrets

Old Age
b) Read a book that invites you to reflect on the process of aging and life’s journey
Book: Alien Earth by Megan Lindholm 27/10 4★
Fit: for a number of reasons the Human lifespan & maturation process has been changed which has altered both aging & the journey

4 / 4

✔️ Childhood
a) Read a classic children's book
b) Read a book with a child protagonist
c) Re-read a book that you enjoyed in your childhood
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, Nov. 3rd, loved it as a child, still do

✔️ Adolescence
a) Read a book with MPG Young Adult
b) Read a Coming-of-Age Story
c) Read a book about teenage challenges
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, Nov. 2nd, MPG YA in second place

✔️ Adulthood
a) Read a book about career and ambition
b) Read a book about relationships and family
c) Choose a contemporary fiction novel that explores adult life
Mein Mann by Maud Ventura, Nov. 10th, about a toxic relationship between spouses

✔️ Old Age
a) Read a book featuring an elderly protagonist
b) Read a book that invites you to reflect on the process of aging and life’s journey
c) Learn from the experiences and wisdom of someone else’s life by reading a memoir or autobiography
Ich habe den Todesengel überlebt by Eva Mozes Kor, Oct 25th, contemporary witness speaks about her life in Auschwitz and after 2WW

COMPLETED

Tasks 4/4 completed


✔️ Childhood
a) Read a classic children's book
b) Read a book with a child protagonist
Fairy Tale /Stephen King 11/15/24 Charlie is the mc and he is 17 years old and not an adult
c) Re-read a book that you enjoyed in your childhood

✔️ Adolescence
a)Read a book with MPG Young Adult

Title: The Haunting of Sunshine Girl
Author: Paige McKenzie
Date Completed:10/28/24
Task:Read a book with MPG Young Adult
How it fits: MPG YA

b) Read a Coming-of-Age Story
c) Read a book about teenage challenges

✔️ Adulthood
a) Read a book about career and ambition
b) Read a book about relationships and family
The Spellshop 11/5/24 all about Kiela and her family and relationships
c) Choose a contemporary fiction novel that explores adult life

✔️ Old Age
a) Read a book featuring an elderly protagonist
The Spy Coast/Tess Gerritsen 11/15/24 Maggie the mc is retired
b) Read a book that invites you to reflect on the process of aging and life’s journey
c) Learn from the experiences and wisdom of someone else’s life by reading a memoir or autobiography

Tasks

Childhood
a) Read a classic children's book
b) Read a book with a child protagonist
c) Re-read a book that you enjoyed in your childhood

Adolescence
a)Read a book with MPG Young Adult
b) Read a Coming-of-Age Story
c) Read a book about teenage challenges

Adulthood
a) Read a book about career and ambition
b) Read a book about relationships and family
c) Choose a contemporary fiction novel that explores adult life

Old Age
a) Read a book featuring an elderly protagonist
b) Read a book that invites you to reflect on the process of aging and life’s journey
c) Learn from the experiences and wisdom of someone else’s life by reading a memoir or autobiography