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September - Back to School
Level 1
1. A book set in a school, college, or academic setting.
2. A nonfiction or self-improvement book.
✅3. A book that teaches you something new.
Level 2
✅1. A book featuring a teacher, professor, or mentor.
✅2. A book about childhood or adolescence.
✅3. A book about a learning journey or discovery.
Level 3
✅1. A book with a focus on history, science, or technology.
2. A book set in a boarding school or involving academic competition.
3. A book with "study," "school," or "class" in the title.
October - Spooky & Supernatural
Level 1
✅1. A horror, paranormal, or gothic book.
✅2. A book with a spooky or dark cover.
3. A book about overcoming fears.
Level 2
✅1. A book with witches, ghosts, or supernatural creatures.
2. A book set during Halloween or in autumn.
✅3. A book that gave you chills or kept you on the edge of your seat.
Level 3
1. A book by an author known for spooky or supernatural stories.
2. A book with a haunted house or cursed object.
✅3. A book with "dark," "night," or "shadow" in the title.
September Level 3
1. A book with a focus on history, science, or technology
Book: Mensenwerk
Author! Han Kang
Read: 21 september
Pages: 240 p.
How it fits: the book is mainly about a blootbath in 1987 and the consequences for those who were involved.
September level 1 3. A book that teaches you something new
Book: Gouden lotus
Author: Jane Yang
Read: 12 september
Pages: 400 p.
How it fits: I learned q lot about how woman were treated in rural China and the effects of and the way feet were kept small
Septembet 1. A book featuring a teacher, professor, or mentor.
Book:
Het geheim van GentAuthor: Steve Berry
Read: 18 september
Pages: 476 p.
How it fits: the MC of the book is a mentor to his former wife and the abess is a mentor to the nun she wants to follow her
Level 2 2. A book about childhood or adolescence.
Book: Het meisje met de luidende stem
Author: Abi Daré
Read: 24 september
Pages: 400 p.
How it fits: the book is about the childhood of the MC who was married at an extremely you,g age
September level 2
3. A book about a learning journey or discovery
Book:
Tempel author: Matthew Reilly Pages! 464 p.
Read: 16 september
How it fits: this novel is about a discovery expedition through the jungle in Peru
Level 2 3. A book that gave you chills or kept you on the edge of your seat.
Book:
Niets is waar Author: Lisa Jewell
Read: 5 october
Pages: 321 p.
How it fits! This book kept me at the edge of my seat, also because things changed all the time
Level 11. A horror, paranormal, or gothic book.
Book:
At Night All Blood is BlackAuthor: David Diop
Read: 2 october
Pages: 145 p.
How it fits: book MPG horror
3. A book that gave you chills or kept you on the edge of your seat.Book: Notities voor John
Author: Joan Didion
Read: 14 october
Pages: 244 p.
How it fits: it kept me on the edge of my seat as I was really fascinated by it.
November - Nostalgia Trip
Level 1
✅1. A book set in a past decade or featuring nostalgic themes.
✅2. A middle-grade or Young Adult book.
3. A book that makes you feel comforted or sentimental.
Level 2
1. A childhood favorite or a book you’ve been meaning to revisit.
✅2. A book with a sibling or family dynamic.
3. A book written or set in the year you were born.
Level 3
✅1. A book that reminds you of your younger self.
✅2. A book featuring a diary, letters, or other reflective storytelling.
✅3. A book with a character reconnecting with their past.
Level 21. A book with witches, ghosts, or supernatural creatures
Book: Het onzichtbare leven van Addie LaRue
Author: V.E. Schwab
Read:31 octobet
Pages: 576 p.
How it fits: gods that live in the shadow, people that never die,..
3. A book with "dark," "night," or "shadow" in the title.Book: Midden in de nacht
Author: Riley Sager
Read: 20 october
Pages: 399
How it fits: night in the title
2. A book with a spooky or dark cover. Book: Ons voedsel
.Author: Louise O. Fresco
Read: 11 october
Pages: 295
How it fits: dark cover
Level 11. A book set in a past decade or featuring nostalgic themes.
Book:
OvertuigingAuthor:Jane Austen
Read: 5 november
Pages: 254 p.
Level 2. A book with a sibling or family dynamic.
Book: Het wonderbaarlijke voorval met de hond in de nacht
Author:
Read: 4 november
Pages:287
About famiily dynamic
Level 3 3. A book with a character reconnecting with their past
Book: Zonder gezicht
Author: Stefan Ahnhem
Read: 2 november
Pages: 474 p.
Hos it fits: MC reconnects with his past when he comes back to work and live in his childhood village
Level 3 2. A book featuring a diary, letters, or other reflective storytelling
Book:
The Lost BookshopAuthor: Evie Woods
Read: 18 november
Pages: 444 p.
How it fits: letters and diary and reflective storytelling included
Level 3 1. A book that reminds you of your younger self
Book: Gebroken meisjes
Author:Simone St. James
Read: 10 november
Pages: 416
How it fits: the school setting of very strict schools and some of the things they studied
Level 1 2. A middle-grade or Young Adult book.
Book: Steelheart
Author:Brandon Sanderson
Read: 17 november
Pages: 361
How it fits: MPG young adult
3. A book that makes you feel comforted or sentimental. Book: Paarse hibiscus
Author:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Read: 27 november
Pages: 310 p.
The book made me feel sad and sentimental about days that have gone and the hardship of the young people involved
1. A childhood favorite or a book you’ve been meaning to revisitBook: The Husband's Secret
Author: Liane Moriarty
Read: 12 november
Pages: 498 p.
I liked it when I first read it and always thought about rereading when I had a task,involving France
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Books mentioned in this topic
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The Lost Bookshop (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Liane Moriarty (other topics)Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (other topics)
Brandon Sanderson (other topics)
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Evie Woods (other topics)
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Sign-ups are open throughout 2025.
The challenge will end on December 31, 2025.
The Challenge
1. Comment here to sign up and I will create a challenge thread for you. You can sign up at any point during the year but only for the months that are left. Example: If you join in January, you will be able to participate in the months January-December. If you join in March, you will be able to participate in the months March-December.
2. Each month, I will post prompts surrounding a specific theme to your thread. There will be 9 prompts each month, divided into 3 levels. For the completion of a level 1 prompt, you will receive 1 point. For level 2, you will receive 2 points and for level 3 it will be 3 points.
To receive each month's Book Award, please complete one prompt in each level. You can complete as many prompts as you want and are able to and in any order. Note that only books completed in the respective months will be accepted.
3. You have 3 free skips throughout the challenge but you can only use one free skip each month. To skip a prompt, please read a book that meets the general guidelines.
If you are out of free skips or want to use another skip in that month, you can either:
- spend 2 points to complete a prompt from a previous month,
- spend 3 points to complete a prompt from the current month twice or
- spend 5 points to read a book that meets the general guidelines.
4. Please make a completion post in your thread using this template:
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5. If you don't have a personal point account thread yet, request one here.