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🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 1: January 1, 2025 ~ American Football 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️🏈 Read a book set in America.
🏈 Read a book from a series with at least 7 primary works.
🏈 Read a book with an 11 intact in the page count or publication date.
🏈 Read a book where the author or MC is named Tony, for my favorite football player of all time, Tony Gonzalez. {Spelling variations accepted.}
Book: The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry
Date: 2/1 3★
Task: 1
Fit: set in USA
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 2: January 15, 2025 - Soccer 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️⚽️ Read a book set in Europe.
⚽️ Read a book where the title starts with a letter in PITCH.
⚽️ Read a book published since 2009.
⚽️ Read a book where there are agencies that go by initials, like FBI or CIA
Book: A Girls' Guide to Winning the War by Annie Lyons
Date: 16/1 4★
Task: 1
Fit: set in Europe
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 3: February 1, 2025 - Basketball 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️🏀 Read a book with "two sides" to the story. {Your interpretation.}
🏀 Read a book with two of these numbers in the page count: 1891.
🏀 Read a book with the word TWO in the text.
🏀 Read a book where all the letters of TWO are in the author's first AND/OR last name
Book: Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings
Date: 1/2 3★
Task: 3
Fit: "With him came two strange advisers" p.10
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 4: February 15, 2025 - Baseball 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️⚾️ Read a book where a character plays or watches baseball.
⚾️ Read a book with double letters in the title.
⚾️ Read a book with something diamond-shaped on the cover.
⚾️ Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in AMERICAS PASTIME
Book: Killjoy by Ann Cleeves
Date: 16/2 4★
Task: 4
Fit: initials AC
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 5: March 1, 2025 - Softball 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️🥎 Read a book with a female MC.
🥎 Read a book where a character does something "underhanded" to another character.
🥎 Read a book set in Chicago.
🥎 Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in GEORGE HANCOCK. {three-word minimum}
Book: One Day by David Nicholls
Date: 1/3 3★
Task: 1
Fit: female MC
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 6: March 15, 2025 - Volleyball 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️🏐 Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the publication date: 1964.
🏐 Read a book where a character jumps.
🏐 Read a book with all the letters of NET in the title.
🏐 Read a book where you see arms AND hands on the cover
Book: The Woman on the Bus by Pauline McLynn
Date: 16/3 4★
Task: 1
Fit: pub. 7/6/2004
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 7: April 1, 2025 - Rowing 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️🚣🏼♀️ Read a book set in the 17th or 18th centuries.
🚣🏼♀️ Read a book with a boat of any kind on the cover.
🚣🏼♀️ Read a book with the word CREW found in the text.
🚣🏼♀️ Read a book where the title starts with a letter in COXSWAIN
Book: The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews
Date: 1/4 2.5★
Task: 4
Fit: title starts with a letter in COXSWAIN
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 8: April 15, 2025 - Polo 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️🏇🏼 Read a book set in Iran.
🏇🏼 Read a book with a horse on the cover.
🏇🏼 Read a book with all the letters of MALLET found in the title, including two Ls.
🏇🏼 Read a book where the MC could be a member of "high society." {Your interpretation.}
Book: Sherry's Comet by Juliette Leigh
Date: 15/4 2.5★
Task: 2
Fit:
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 9: May 1, 2025 - Water Polo 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️🤽🏽 Read a book with a body of water on the cover.
🤽🏽 Read a book set in Scotland.
🤽🏽 Read a book with at least seven important characters.
🤽🏽 Read a book where you think the MC could play a "highly physical and demanding sport."
Book: The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer
Date: 3/5 1★
Task: 1
Fit:
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 10: May 15, 2025 - Cricket 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️🏏 Read a book with a white cover. {Your discretion.}
🏏 Read a book with an 11, intact, in the publication date.
🏏 Read a book with a 1 and a 6 in the page count.
🏏 Read a book with at least 20 chapters
Book: The Rake's Reward by Mary Kingsley
Date: 16/5 3.5★
Task: 4
Fit: 21 chapters
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 11: June 1, 2025 - Wiffle Ball 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️⚾︎ Read a book set in Connecticut.
⚾︎ Read a book where the MC's first name starts with a letter in WIFFLE BALL.
⚾︎ Read a book where a character makes a joke.
⚾︎ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title is found in DAVID N MULLANY. {three-word minimum}
Book: The Right Sort of Man by Allison Montclair
Date: 4/6 4.5★
Task: 2
Fit: MC Iris
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 12: June 15, 2025 - Rubgy 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️🏉 Read a book set in England or Canada.
🏉 Read a book published before 1995.
🏉 Read a book with the word UNION found in the text.
🏉 Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in MIDDLE AGES
Book: Strata by Terry Pratchett
Date: 15/6 4★
Task: 2
Fit: pub. 1981
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 13: July 1, 2025 - Beach Volleyball 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️🏝 Read a book with a beach scene on the cover.
🏝 Read a book set in Hawaii.
🏝 Read a book where one character serves another. {Be creative!}
🏝 Read a book with two of these numbers found in the page count: 1915
Book: New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb
Date: 4/7 4★
Task: 3
Fit: Roarke serves Eve when she's most in need
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 14: July 15, 2025 - Handball 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️🤾🏽♂️ Read a book published in October of any year.
🤾🏽♂️ Read a book set in Asia or South America.
🤾🏽♂️ Read a book where the MC's occupation should come with protective equipment.
🤾🏽♂️ Read a book with an author OR MC named Karl, Max or Erich {spelling variations accepted.}
Book: One Last Gift by Emily Stone
Date: 16/7 3★
Task: 1
Fit: pub. Oct '22
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 15: August 1, 2025 - Tennis 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️🎾 Read a book set in France.
🎾 Read a book where the MC is single.
🎾 Read a book with the word HAWK or EYE found in the text.
🎾 Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the publication date: 1988
Book: The Clock Strikes Twelve by Patricia Wentworth
Date: 2/8 4.5★
Task: 2
Fit: Miss Silver is single
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 16: August 15, 2025 - Pickleball 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️🥒 Read a book with at least one scene in the kitchen.
🥒 Read a book set in the Pacific Northwest.
🥒 Read a book published in 2021, 2022, or 2023.
🥒 Read a book with a food item on the cover
Book: The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard
Date: 31/8 4.5★
Task: 3
Fit: pub. 2021
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 17: September 1, 2025 - Ice Hockey 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️🏒 Read a book by a Canadian author.
🏒 Read a book where the title starts with a letter in MONTREAL.
🏒 Read a book published in March of any year.
🏒 Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 1875
Book: Mother's Choice by Elizabeth Mansfield
Date: 2/9 2★
Task: 2
Fit: title starts with a letter in MONTREAL
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 18: September 15, 2025 - Field Hockey 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️🏑 Read a book where all the letters of HOCKEY are found in the title.
🏑 Read a book set in Sweden or Finland.
🏑 Read a book where the MC goes by more than one name, like a nickname or alias.
🏑 Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in CARBON FIBER PUCK
Book: The Mystery of Swordfish Reef by Arthur W. Upfield
Date: 17/9 3.5★
Task: 4
Fit initials in CARBON FIBER PUCK
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 19: October 1, 2025 - Curling 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️🥌 Read a book with a stone or rock on the cover.
🥌 Read a book with the word SWEEP or SWEEPING found in the text.
🥌 Read a book set in a cold climate.
🥌 Read a book you would call a favorite, since Curling is my favorite team sport in the Winter Olympics.
Book: Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder
Date: 2/10 3.5★
Task: 2
Fit: "another magical sweep of the area" p.133
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 20: October 15, 2025 - Lacrosse 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️🥍 Read a book with an indigenous or Native American author.
🥍 Read a book that you consider to be old on your TBR.
🥍 Read a book with a male and a female on the cover.
🥍 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES. {3-word minimum}
Book: Melaleuca by Angie Faye Martin
Date: 29/10 4★
Task: 1
Fit: Indigenous author
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 21: November 1, 2025 - Luge 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️❄️ Read a book where a fatality occurs.
❄️ Read a book with muscles visible on the cover.
❄️ Read a book with all the letters of LUGE found in the title.
❄️ Read a book that seemed to go by really fast!
Book: The Stranger at the Table by Cassie Hamer
Date: 1/11 3.5★
Task: 1
Fit: Frank Antonio dies
🤽🏻♀️⛹🏽🤾🏼♀️ 22: November 15, 2025 - Hurling 🤾🏼♀️⛹🏽🤽🏻♀️☘️ Read a book set in Ireland or by an Irish author.
☘️ Read a book you would describe as violent.
☘️ Read a book published in 2020.
☘️ Read a book where all the letters of GAELIC are found in the title/subtitle
Book: To Die For by David Baldacci
Date: 16/11 4★
Task: 2
Fit: lots of violence
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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work! ~ A Year-Long Reading Challenge
Individual Challenge
January 1st - December 31st, 2025
Let's read books and complete tasks related to team and partner sports that are played and enjoyed around the world!
On the 1st and 15th of each month I will post a new team sport in the Playing Field Thread. You will have four tasks to choose from for each sport. You only need to complete one. Participate in as many or as few sports as you would like.
You will make your Completion Posts here IN YOUR OWN THREAD. Please use this format. {You are welcome to copy and paste the game tasks into your own thread if you would like.}
Completion Post
Team Sport:
Book:
Author:
Date Read:
Task:
How it Fits:
If you have any questions, please post them in the Referee's Table Q & A Thread.
Challenge Rules:
📘 Standard Rules Apply
📘I will create an individual thread for you prior to the start date.
📘Your first team sport will be posted on January 1, 2025.
📘Books must be completed after the team sport has been posted.