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Annual Challenge Thread: Trips the Light Fantastic
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Reporting Directions: (view spoiler)[Report each book as follows:

1. Challenge Progress: Identify where you are in the challenge – Badge 1, book 1 (2, 3, 4, etc.)
2. Name the constellation and Task number.
3. Link to book read. Link to the title and not to the cover of the edition you read. You may do both if you prefer,
4. List the number of pages of the edition you read, or the number of hours if audiobook
5. Briefly state the task.
6. State how the book fits the criteria. Any requirements must be included in this section (you must link to the link if it's a cover task.)

Sample: I’ve read 5 books in the Badge 1 section:

1. Badge 1, Book 5
2. Stars, Task 1
3. Link – Zodiac
4. Hardcover - 321 pgs
5. Read a book with stars on the cover
6. Zodiac (Zodiac, #1) by Romina Russell

Requesting a badge:

When you finish a badge requirement, you will need to post in the Year Long Reporting Thread as follows:

WoF Name ________________

Badge Requesting (One, Two, Three, etc)
1. Constellation, Task
2. Constellation, Task
3.
4…… etc.

Sample:

WoF - Janice

Badge One completed
1. Task 1, Zodiac
2. Task 2, The Sun Is Also a Star
3, Task 3, The Red Tent

Continue listing all books required for the badge.

Keep your reporting in the request for badge thread neat and concise with no extraneous wordage. This makes it easier for me to verify.

You may use gifs in your personal thread to your heart's content, just not in the request badge thread. (hide spoiler)]

🌟Badge 1 Tasks🌟

1. Read a book with stars on the cover. Light from Uncommon Stars -mine PB
2. Read a book with "Star" in the title - it may be embedded (Starman Jones. How We Named the Stars - mine PB
3. Red: Read a book that is 75% red on the cover, or Red is in the title. The Mighty Red - HB mine
4. Orange: Read a book that is 75% orange on the cover, or Orange is in the title. Heart the Lover 82.6% HB mine
5. Yellow: Read a book that is 75% yellow on the cover, or Yellow is in the title. One Year After You kindle
6 White: Read a book that is 75% white on the cover, or White is in the title, How Green Was My Valley 87.8%
7. Blue: Read a book that is 75% blue on the cover, or Blue is in the title. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny 76.1% blue HB mine
8. Read a book that is set in Ancient Egypt. Ra the Mighty: Cat Detective - kindle mystery series
9. Read a book that is written from a dog's POV. (Chet & Bernie series by Spencer Quinn is a good example of this.) There may be other character's POV, as long as the dog's POV is a significant part of the story. One Good Dog - library
10. Read a book with a main character named Michael or written by an author named Michael. Names must be exact and not derivatives. Van Gogh's Lover: A Historical Mystery of Two Women Divided by Centuries but United by a Mysterious Painting. Based on the True Story of Van Gogh's Years in France by Michael Hetzer
11. Read a book that shows a photograph. It must be identifiable as a photograph. It doesn't count if the cover itself is a photograph. A Small Hotel - kindle - historical fiction
12. Read a book that was adapted in a blockbuster movie. The Remains of the Day - library
13. Read a book that has a mpg of Music. How to Kill a Rock Star - kindle - contemporary
14. Read a book with an explosion on the cover. The Demon of Unrest - mine HB
15. Read a book with a cat on the cover, in the title, or a significant character in the book. Dead as a Door Knocker - library

Badge 2 ?

(view spoiler)[Hercules - The Hero 💪💪💪
Tasks:
1. Read a book that is the first book in a 5-book series, or any book in a 5-book series. Hercules is the largest in the northern hemisphere, but 5th overall.

2. Read a book with the theme of Strength - (physical and mental fortitude, such as perseverance and resilience in the face of adversity; inner strength, emphasizing emotional and psychological power; and the transformative nature of power, which can be used for good or evil, and how it shapes individuals and society).
3. Read a book set in the 1960's.

4. Read a book with a main page genre of epic or high fantasy.

5. Read a book where the protagonist who is explicitly framed in the story as a hero (or antihero) — through their actions, their quest, or how the narrative identifies them. This does not include romantic leads described only as someone’s ‘hero’ in a love story.

6. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.

7. Read a book with "club" in the title or sub-title, including series names.

8. Read a book whose author's name (first or last) starts with HER. While trying to see how hard/easy this task was, I put "HER" and specified Author. A whole list came up including James Herriot. When we cleaned out my father's house, I brought home two boxed sets of his books.

9. Read a book whose pages are between 250 - 300 pages, according to the issue you read, to represent that Hercules is 27.4 light years away. If reading an audiobook, refer to the most popular print edition.

10. Read a book featuring a large community, gathering, or crowd — inspired by the Great Hercules Cluster (M13).

Eridanus - The River ♨♨♨

Tasks:
1. Read any book in a 6-book series.

2. Read a book with fire on the cover.

3. Read a book with the word "River" in the title.

4. Read a book with a main page genre of science fiction.

5. Read a book whose author's first or last name starts with the letters "ERI".

6. Read a book that is set in the furthest reaches of the Southern Hemisphere - Antarctica.

7. Read a book where there is a perilous journey undertaken.

8. Read a book set during a war. You may include epic or high fantasy wars.

9. Read a book that is contemporary, set between 2000 & 2026.

10. Read a book featuring a cold-weather sport (examples: skiing, skating, bobsledding, hockey, etc.) (hide spoiler)]

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