Monthly Challenges discussion

August 2026 Tasks

One Point Tasks

1.1 August is very Hot! Think Cool!
Read a book with SNOW on the cover (show cover).

1.2 (Aug 25) NATIONAL BANANA SPLIT DAY
Choose one of the following toppings:
BONUS POINT: Read another topping.

a. CHOCOLATE: Read a book with a BROWN cover (50%+) show cover.
b. PINEAPPLE: Read a book with a YELLOW cover (50%+) show cover.
c. STRAWBERRY: Read a book with a RED cover (50%+) show cover.

1.3 BACK TO SCHOOL
What was your favorite subject in High School?
TELL US what it was, then read a book whose Author's initials (First & Last) are in the subject you listed.
e g. HISTORY
Riley Sager's Lock Every Door

1.4 MC Travel Agency 🛫
We're heading towards Cold Places this month.
Read a book set in one of the following countries: Antarctica, Russia,
Alaska, Norway, or Finland.

1.5 Read the Alphabet: LETTER Y
Read a book with a LETTER Y anywhere in the title (no sub-title) -OR- Author's FIRST/ LAST name that begins with the LETTER Y.

1.6 Annual Perseid Meteor Shower (peak days - Aug 12-13)
Choose one of the following:

a. Read a book whose Author's FIRST & LAST name initials are in the words PERSEID METEOR SHOWER
b. Read a book that is the 12th or 13th in a series. (name series.
c. Read a book with MPG: SCIENCE FICTION -OR- the word STAR(S) in the title

1.7 (The Adventures Task) Surrounded!!!
Read a book with in the title a word beginning and ending by the same letter. (example: The Widow by John Grisham

1.8 (The Adventures Task) Collection of stories
Read a book of collection of stories

1.9 (Tessa's Task) WORLD ELEPHANT DAY
Aug 12 is World Elephant Day!

Read a book whose title begins with a letter in ELEPHANT (Exclude leading articles: A, An, The)

1.10 (Ava's Task) Taking the Long Way Home

Read a book that is 1k+ pages long

Two Points

2.1 THE LOTTERY 🎲🎲
Read 2 Books

GO to THE LOTTERY thread for details.

2.2 (July 3 to Aug 11) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
Read 2 Books

Dog Days of Summer are the hottest, muggest days of the year.
Choose two of the following ways to keep cool 😎:

a. Take a dip in a pool
Read a book with a POOL on its cover -or- in it's text (give loc & sentence) -OR- someone is wearing a swimsuit (show cover).

b. Go to the Beach
Read a book with a beach scene on its cover (show cover) -or- MPG: BEACH READ

c. Lazy under a shady tree
Read a book with a LARGE Tree on its cover (show cover).

d. Satisfy your thirst with a cold summer drink.
Read a book drinking a COLD SUMMER DRINK.
Tell us which COLD DRINK you had.

2.3 (Linda C's Task) Artificial Intelligence
Read 2 books
AI is all over the place, whether you like it or not.
Read 2 books that are tagged Artificial Intelligence at least 5X. Tell us how many times.

2.4 (Linda C's Task) Children
Read 2 books

1. Read a book with at least one child on the cover. (Can be more than one or a baby.)
2. Read a book with a MPG of CHILDREN or MIDDLE GRADE. Remember books must be at least 100 pages.

Three Points tasks

3.1 (Mickslibrarian's Task) ABC

Read 3 books whose titles or authors are in alphabetical order, WITHOUT SKIPPING ANY LETTERS. If using titles, you may disregard A, AN, THE. If using authors, only last names may be alphabetized.

Works: The Age of Innocence, Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo", Chaos TheoryOR Sarah Harian, John Irving,Beverly Jenkins

Doesn't Work: The Great Gatsby, The Indigo Spell, Jane Eyre OR Gore Vidal, E.B. White, Gene Luen Yang

3.2 (Mickslibrarian 's Task) 123

Read 3 books whose titles contain number words in sequence without skipping any. You may decide what format the words take, but the format must be consistent across all three books.

For example:

One, Two, Three
Once, Twice, Thrice
First, Second, Third
Single, Double, Triple

Works: Six of Crows, The Seven Dials Mystery, We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy OR A Single Shard, Double Cross, Wrath of the Triple Goddess

Doesn't Work: The Two Towers, Three Little Words, Slaughterhouse-Five OR Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd, Fourth Wing, The Fifth Season

Five Point Task

5.1 SCHOOL DAYS
Read 5 Books

Read a book for each word in its title listed below.
1. BOY(S),
2. GIRL(S),
3. SCHOOL,
4. CHILD,
5. BOOK(S)

August Winners

Most Points

🎇🎇🎇 3.1 - Mickslibrarian (17+15 = 32)
🍧🍧 2.3 Linda C (12+14 = 26)
⛵ 1.7 The Adventures (10+10 = 20)

Most Pages

🎇🎇🎇 3.2 - Mickslibrarian (4668)
🍧🍧 2.4 Linda C (3510)
⛵ 1.8 The Adventures (2144)

The Reading Jar

1.9 Tessa
1.10 Ava

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