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Challenge Duration: January 29, 2025 through February 16, 2026

This challenge will run during the Chinese dates of the Year of the Snake. Books must be started by February 16, 2026 to count.
There are seven prompts, each with five possible tasks. None of the tasks will be spell outs. Books should be at least 140 pages. Choose your level of participation:


Levels:
Snake Scale - a defensive body part that protects the snake. I'll try 1-2 tasks per level (please specify which).
Snake Forked Tongue - allows snakes to detect the "scent" of their prey, as well as navigate and find mates. Sign me up for 3-4 tasks per level (please specify which).
Snake Fangs - some snakes' weapon: most venomous snakes have grooved or hollow fangs for delivering venom. I'll go for all 5 tasks per level.

2025 The Year of the Snake
Duration - January 29, 2025 through February 16, 2026



Long ago in China the Jade Emperor decided there should be a way of measuring time. On his birthday he told the animals that there was to be a swimming race. The first twelve animals across the fast flowing river would be the winners and they would each have a year of the zodiac named after them. After the first five animals (rat, ox,tiger, rabbit and dragon) finished the race the Emperor heard was the sound of the horse’s hooves. He thought the horse would be the next animal to arrive but a sneaky snake wriggled out from around one of the horse’s hooves. The horse was so surprised that he jumped backwards giving the snake a chance to take the sixth place in the race.

Set 1 Tasks:
1. Read a book where the MC celebrates a birthday.
2. Read a book with a sneaky character.
3. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word SNAKE.
4. Read a book where a character participates in a race or other kind of competition.
5. Read a book that is the 6th in a series.

Set 1 Task. Snake Scale 1-2 tasks

✅✅1. Read a book where the MC celebrates a birthday
Deon Harper celebrates his 8th birthday page 94
.Hold You Down by Tracy Brown. Read 3/15/25.
Cleo is celebrating her birthday with a scavenger hunt
Seven Dirty Secrets by Natalie D. Richards Read 3/27/25

✅✅2. Read a book with a sneaky character.
The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman. Read 2/27/25 Bernice allias Nurse Wallis
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler Read 2/27/25 Linnie Mae Inman is very sneaky how she finds Junior and ends up withi him
✅✅3. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word SNAKE.
1.The Sweet By and By by Sara Evans. Read 2/22/25
2. Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout. Read 2/24/25
✅✅4. Read a book where a character participates in a race or other kind of competition.
Lydia Chass is in a competion to be accepted into an Ivy League College
A Long Stretch of Bad Days by Mindy McGinnis. Read 3/6/25
Jodie has to finish her sister's bucket list in order to have all of her sister's medical bills paid off.

Someone Else's Bucket List by Amy T. Matthews Read 3/7/25
5. Read a book that is the 6th in a series.