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How to Participate:
1. Post here telling the challenge leader how many words you plan to search for.
You may choose your words at the beginning, or add them as you go. You may join any time during the year, and may change your goal whenever needed.
2. When you finish books for the challenge, edit your original post or member’s corner thread to add them.
Instructions are in the how-to link below.
3. To have your progress updated, post a new comment here to let the challenge leader know.
Every time you post an update, be sure to include your original (sign-up) message number, the number of words you have found, and your goal. We use your original message number to identify you, since multiple members may have the same profile name.
Example:
Update to message 32: 2/25 words found/words pledged!
For more information about how our challenges work, visit this how-to thread or ask your challenge leader.
P.S. Please do not delete posts! It changes the message numbers, complicating the update process for both leaders and participants. If you wish to leave the challenge, simply post a comment here to let us know. You may edit your original post to say {deleted}. Thank you!
Participants
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Angel **Book Junkie** #9 - 0/100
Beth #21 - 0/100
Bubbles #31 - 0/100
Caraina #25 - 0/100
Chalmation #11 - 0/20
CrazyAsACupcake #13 - 0/20
Debra #20 - 0/100
Dominique #17 - 0/100
Emily #10 - 0/20
JennH #24 - 0/100
Kalyn #30 - 0/30
Kristina #14 - 0/100
Lara #22 - 0/100
Lexi #15 - 0/26
Meg #26 - 0/20
Megan BG #29 - 0/100
Missy #28 - 0/100
Rachael #6 - 0/20
Shari #19 - 0/35
Susan #7 -
TerryJane #18 - 0/50
Theresa #16 - 0/50
Victoria #8 - 0/50
Whitney #5 - 0/100
STATS
Participants: 26
Words Found:
Words Pledged: 1741
Challenges Completed: 0
Updated through Message #31 on December 19, 2025.
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I'll sign up for all 100!Progress: 0/100
I've decided to track this in my Members' Corner.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Please sign me up for 20 books (up to 60 words) for now.BOOKS COMPLETED: 0/20
WORDS FOUND: 0
Wordlist
Turning Points
accident
adopt
birth
career
change
choice
college
crisis
death
decision
divorce
engaged
father
first
foster
graduate
grief
growth
high school
last
marry
mature
memories
menopause
mother
moving
new
nostalgia
puberty
redemption
reflect
school
second chance
separate
transition
Holidays
apples
ballot
barbecue
basket
bells
candles
celebrate
costume
dream
earth
environment
feast
fireworks
freedom
gathering
gratitude
harvest
heart
honey
jubilee
love
luck
lunar
merry
nature
parade
pass
peace
rainbow
showers
speech
stocking
sundown
sweets
treat
Monthly Themes
birds
character
corrode
daisy
decay
design
door
ethereal
feather
firefighter
forest
gold
hero
identity
innocence
magical
medal
motif
name
pattern
portal
rescue
rust
self
soul
supernatural
threshold
timber
trees
wings
FINDERS READERS 2026Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
Turning Points
accident
adopt
birth
career
change
choice
college
crisis
death
decision
divorce
engaged
father
first
foster
graduate
grief
growth
high school
last
marry
mature
memories
menopause
mother
moving
new
nostalgia
puberty
redemption
reflect
school
second chance
separate
transition
Holidays
apples
ballot
barbecue
basket
bells
candles
celebrate
costume
dream
earth
environment
feast
fireworks
freedom
gathering
gratitude
harvest
heart
honey
jubilee
love
luck
lunar
merry
nature
parade
pass
peace
rainbow
showers
speech
stocking
sundown
sweets
treat
Monthly Themes
birds
character
corrode
daisy
decay
design
door
ethereal
feather
firefighter
forest
gold
hero
identity
innocence
magical
medal
motif
name
pattern
portal
rescue
rust
self
soul
supernatural
threshold
timber
trees
wings
Sign me up! I’ll go for 50 words to begin with and see how far I getFinders Readers Challenge
Duration: 1st January-31st December 2026
Progress: 0/50 words found
Wordlist
Turning Points
accident
adopt
birth
career
change
choice
college
crisis
death
decision
divorce
engaged
father
first
foster
graduate
grief
growth
high school
last
marry
mature
memories
menopause
mother
moving
new
nostalgia
puberty
redemption
reflect
school
second chance
separate
transition
Holidays
apples
ballot
barbecue
basket
bells
candles
celebrate
costume
dream
earth
environment
feast
fireworks
freedom
gathering
gratitude
harvest
heart
honey
jubilee
love
luck
lunar
merry
nature
parade
pass
peace
rainbow
showers
speech
stocking
sundown
sweets
treat
Monthly Themes
birds
character
corrode
daisy
decay
design
door
ethereal
feather
firefighter
forest
gold
hero
identity
innocence
magical
medal
motif
name
pattern
portal
rescue
rust
self
soul
supernatural
threshold
timber
trees
wings
FINDERS READERS 2026Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
Completion: 0/100
Turning Points
accident
adopt
birth
career
change
choice
college
crisis
death
decision
divorce
engaged
father
first
foster
graduate
grief
growth
high school
last
marry
mature
memories
menopause
mother
moving
new
nostalgia
puberty
redemption
reflect
school
second chance
separate
transition
Holidays
apples
ballot
barbecue
basket
bells
candles
celebrate
costume
dream
earth
environment
feast
fireworks
freedom
gathering
gratitude
harvest
heart
honey
jubilee
love
luck
lunar
merry
nature
parade
pass
peace
rainbow
showers
speech
stocking
sundown
sweets
treat
Monthly Themes
birds
character
corrode
daisy
decay
design
door
ethereal
feather
firefighter
forest
gold
hero
identity
innocence
magical
medal
motif
name
pattern
portal
rescue
rust
self
soul
supernatural
threshold
timber
trees
wings
I'm going to start by signing up for 20 and will potentially up my goal from there.0/20
Turning Points:
accident
adopt
birth
career
change
choice
college
crisis
death
decision
divorce
engaged
father
first
foster
graduate
grief
growth
high school
last
marry
mature
memories
menopause
mother
moving
new
nostalgia
puberty
redemption
reflect
school
second chance
separate
transition
Holidays:
apples
ballot
barbecue
basket
bells
candles
celebrate
costume
dream
earth
environment
feast
fireworks
freedom
gathering
gratitude
harvest
heart
honey
jubilee
love
luck
lunar
merry
nature
parade
pass
peace
rainbow
showers
speech
stocking
sundown
sweets
treat
Monthly Themes:
birds
character
corrode
daisy
decay
design
door
ethereal
feather
firefighter
forest
gold
hero
identity
innocence
magical
medal
motif
name
pattern
portal
rescue
rust
self
soul
supernatural
threshold
timber
trees
wings
I will try and get all 100!0/100
Wordlist
Turning Points
accident
adopt
birth
career
change
choice
college
crisis
death
decision
divorce
engaged
father
first
foster
graduate
grief
growth
high school
last
marry
mature
memories
menopause
mother
moving
new
nostalgia
puberty
redemption
reflect
school
second chance
separate
transition
Holidays
apples
ballot
barbecue
basket
bells
candles
celebrate
costume
dream
earth
environment
feast
fireworks
freedom
gathering
gratitude
harvest
heart
honey
jubilee
love
luck
lunar
merry
nature
parade
pass
peace
rainbow
showers
speech
stocking
sundown
sweets
treat
Monthly Themes
birds
character
corrode
daisy
decay
design
door
ethereal
feather
firefighter
forest
gold
hero
identity
innocence
magical
medal
motif
name
pattern
portal
rescue
rust
self
soul
supernatural
threshold
timber
trees
wings
i’ll join for 20 words to start :))
FINDERS READERSJanuary 01 - December 31, 2026
Progress: 0/100
Sign me up for all 100!
Member Corner Tracking Post
Books Read:
Words Found: 0/26
Editing to change my goal already.I'll go for 50 words.
Progress: 0/50 words
Saving folks from some of the scrolling with the spoiler link.
(view spoiler)
FINDERS READERS 2026Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
/100
Wordlist
Turning Points
accident
adopt
birth
career
change
choice
college
crisis
death
decision
divorce
engaged
father
first
foster
graduate
grief
growth
high school
last
marry
mature
memories
menopause
mother
moving
new
nostalgia
puberty
redemption
reflect
school
second chance
separate
transition
Holidays
apples
ballot
barbecue
basket
bells
candles
celebrate
costume
dream
earth
environment
feast
fireworks
freedom
gathering
gratitude
harvest
heart
honey
jubilee
love
luck
lunar
merry
nature
parade
pass
peace
rainbow
showers
speech
stocking
sundown
sweets
treat
Monthly Themes
birds
character
corrode
daisy
decay
design
door
ethereal
feather
firefighter
forest
gold
hero
identity
innocence
magical
medal
motif
name
pattern
portal
rescue
rust
self
soul
supernatural
threshold
timber
trees
wings
I'd like to join with a goal of 50 for now. Thank you!
I'm going to try to find all the words on the Holidays list.FINDERS READERS 2026
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
Progress: 0 / 35
HOLIDAYS
apples
ballot
barbecue
basket
bells
candles
celebrate
costume
dream
earth
environment
feast
fireworks
freedom
gathering
gratitude
harvest
heart
honey
jubilee
love
luck
lunar
merry
nature
parade
pass
peace
rainbow
showers
speech
stocking
sundown
sweets
treat
FINDERS READERS 2026Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
(view spoiler)
Wordlist
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COMPLETE
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I'm in for all 100.FINDERS READERS 2026
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
0/100
Wordlist
Turning Points
accident
adopt
birth
career
change
choice
college
crisis
death
decision
divorce
engaged
father
first
foster
graduate
grief
growth
high school
last
marry
mature
memories
menopause
mother
moving
new
nostalgia
puberty
redemption
reflect
school
second chance
separate
transition
Holidays
apples
ballot
barbecue
basket
bells
candles
celebrate
costume
dream
earth
environment
feast
fireworks
freedom
gathering
gratitude
harvest
heart
honey
jubilee
love
luck
lunar
merry
nature
parade
pass
peace
rainbow
showers
speech
stocking
sundown
sweets
treat
Monthly Themes
birds
character
corrode
daisy
decay
design
door
ethereal
feather
firefighter
forest
gold
hero
identity
innocence
magical
medal
motif
name
pattern
portal
rescue
rust
self
soul
supernatural
threshold
timber
trees
wings
I'm in for all 100 wordsFINDERS READERS 2026
Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Completed: 0/100
Turning Points
accident
adopt
birth
career
change
choice
college
crisis
death
decision
divorce
engaged
father
first
foster
graduate
grief
growth
high school
last
marry
mature
memories
menopause
mother
moving
new
nostalgia
puberty
redemption
reflect
school
second chance
separate
transition
Holidays
apples
ballot
barbecue
basket
bells
candles
celebrate
costume
dream
earth
environment
feast
fireworks
freedom
gathering
gratitude
harvest
heart
honey
jubilee
love
luck
lunar
merry
nature
parade
pass
peace
rainbow
showers
speech
stocking
sundown
sweets
treat
Monthly Themes
birds
character
corrode
daisy
decay
design
door
ethereal
feather
firefighter
forest
gold
hero
identity
innocence
magical
medal
motif
name
pattern
portal
rescue
rust
self
soul
supernatural
threshold
timber
trees
wings
Please sign me up for 20 words, all from the Monthly Themes list.
I'll sign up for all 100!Progress: 0/100
Turning Points
accident
adopt
birth
career
change
choice
college
crisis
death
decision
divorce
engaged
father
first
foster
graduate
grief
growth
high school
last
marry
mature
memories
menopause
mother
moving
new
nostalgia
puberty
redemption
reflect
school
second chance
separate
transition
Holidays
apples
ballot
barbecue
basket
bells
candles
celebrate
costume
dream
earth
environment
feast
fireworks
freedom
gathering
gratitude
harvest
heart
honey
jubilee
love
luck
lunar
merry
nature
parade
pass
peace
rainbow
showers
speech
stocking
sundown
sweets
treat
Monthly Themes
birds
character
corrode
daisy
decay
design
door
ethereal
feather
firefighter
forest
gold
hero
identity
innocence
magical
medal
motif
name
pattern
portal
rescue
rust
self
soul
supernatural
threshold
timber
trees
wings
I’ll try all 100Progress 0/100
(Can’t copy and paste on the app so I’ll write the list down in a notebook probably)
Goal: 100Turning Points
accident
adopt
birth
career
change
choice
college
crisis
death
decision
divorce
engaged
father
first
foster
graduate
grief
growth
high school
last
marry
mature
memories
menopause
mother
moving
new
nostalgia
puberty
redemption
reflect
school
second chance
separate
transition
Holidays
apples
ballot
barbecue
basket
bells
candles
celebrate
costume
dream
earth
environment
feast
fireworks
freedom
gathering
gratitude
harvest
heart
honey
jubilee
love
luck
lunar
merry
nature
parade
pass
peace
rainbow
showers
speech
stocking
sundown
sweets
treat
Monthly Themes
birds
character
corrode
daisy
decay
design
door
ethereal
feather
firefighter
forest
gold
hero
identity
innocence
magical
medal
motif
name
pattern
portal
rescue
rust
self
soul
supernatural
threshold
timber
trees
wings
Sign me up for 30 to start please!Progress: 0/30
Last Updated: ?
Turning Points:
accident
adopt
birth
career
change
choice
college
crisis
death
decision
divorce
engaged
father
first
foster
graduate
grief
growth
high school
last
marry
mature
memories
menopause
mother
moving
new
nostalgia
puberty
redemption
reflect
school
second chance
separate
transition
Holidays:
apples
ballot
barbecue
basket
bells
candles
celebrate
costume
dream
earth
environment
feast
fireworks
freedom
gathering
gratitude
harvest
heart
honey
jubilee
love
luck
lunar
merry
nature
parade
pass
peace
rainbow
showers
speech
stocking
sundown
sweets
treat
Monthly Themes:
birds
character
corrode
daisy
decay
design
door
ethereal
feather
firefighter
forest
gold
hero
identity
innocence
magical
medal
motif
name
pattern
portal
rescue
rust
self
soul
supernatural
threshold
timber
trees
wings
I'm in for all 100 words!Finders Readers
Duration: January 1st - December 31st
Completed: 0/100
Wordlist
Turning Points
accident
adopt
birth
career
change
choice
college
crisis
death
decision
divorce
engaged
father
first
foster
graduate
grief
growth
high school
last
marry
mature
memories
menopause
mother
moving
new
nostalgia
puberty
redemption
reflect
school
second chance
separate
transition
Holidays
apples
ballot
barbecue
basket
bells
candles
celebrate
costume
dream
earth
environment
feast
fireworks
freedom
gathering
gratitude
harvest
heart
honey
jubilee
love
luck
lunar
merry
nature
parade
pass
peace
rainbow
showers
speech
stocking
sundown
sweets
treat
Monthly Themes
birds
character
corrode
daisy
decay
design
door
ethereal
feather
firefighter
forest
gold
hero
identity
innocence
magical
medal
motif
name
pattern
portal
rescue
rust
self
soul
supernatural
threshold
timber
trees
wings
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2026
In this challenge, you’ll be searching for words within the text of the books you read throughout the year. You can choose from three themed groups: Turning Points (a nod to our yearly theme third-place runner-up), Holidays, and Monthly Themes.
If you’re up for a big challenge, try to find all 100 words!
You are not limited to one word per book, but a maximum of three words per book may count toward your total list. You must find the exact word (singular or plural forms are both acceptable).
When you find a word, please post:
* The book title
* The date finished
* The sentence containing the word(s)
* The location (page number, percentage, or LOC — depending on print, ebook, or audiobook)
If listening to an audiobook, you may use Google Books’ “Preview” or Amazon’s “Look Inside” to find a page number.
Please read the entire book before posting that you’ve found the word.
Happy Hunting!
Example library - Pride and Prejudice - 8/23 - p288 “...went to the library…”
Wordlist
Turning Points
accident
adopt
birth
career
change
choice
college
crisis
death
decision
divorce
engaged
father
first
foster
graduate
grief
growth
high school
last
marry
mature
memories
menopause
mother
moving
new
nostalgia
puberty
redemption
reflect
school
second chance
separate
transition
Holidays
apples
ballot
barbecue
basket
bells
candles
celebrate
costume
dream
earth
environment
feast
fireworks
freedom
gathering
gratitude
harvest
heart
honey
jubilee
love
luck
lunar
merry
nature
parade
pass
peace
rainbow
showers
speech
stocking
sundown
sweets
treat
Monthly Themes
birds
character
corrode
daisy
decay
design
door
ethereal
feather
firefighter
forest
gold
hero
identity
innocence
magical
medal
motif
name
pattern
portal
rescue
rust
self
soul
supernatural
threshold
timber
trees
wings