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2024 Build Your Library Reading Challenge
Reading Challenges
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December Link-Up
1. The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman
2. Last Word to the Wise by Ann Claire
3. My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
4. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
5. My Imaginary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
6. My Lady Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
7. Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
8. Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson
9. End of Story by A.J. Finn
10. Dust by Dusti Bowling
11. Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham
12. The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan
13. Homecoming by Kate Morton
14. The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry by Anna Rose Johnson
15. The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall by Ali Standish
16. Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney
17. Library Girl by Polly Horvath
18. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
19. We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
20. Louder Than Hunger by John Schu
21. Return to Wyldcliffe Heights by Carol Goodman
22. A Quiet Retreat by Kiersten Modglin
23. Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop by Otto Penzler, editor
24. The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton
25. An Uninterrupted View of the Sky by Melanie Crowder
26. Things We Didn't Say by Amy Lynn Green
27. Look in the Mirror by Catherine Steadman
28. Murder at the Bookstore by Ellen Jacobson
29. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
30. The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter
31. Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
32. Unsinkable Cayenne by Jessica Vitalis
33. The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
34. Sleeping Spells and Dragon Scales by Wendy S. Swore
35. The Legend of the Last Library by Frank L. Cole
36. The Body in the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander
37. The Bard and the Book: How the First Folio Saved the Plays of William Shakespeare from Oblivion by Ann Bausum
38. A Murder at the Movies by Ellie Alexander
39. The Midnight Hour by Eve Chase
- Alabama The Secret of Rainy Days by Leslie Hooton; Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston (adapted for young readers by Ibram X. Kendi)
- Alaska Wrong Alibi by Christina Dodd
- Arizona Dust by Dusti Bowling
- Arkansas Basket Case by Nancy Haddock
- California Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee; Ill-Fated Fortune by Jennifer J. Chow; End of Story by A.J. Finn; I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever by Barbara Rae-Venter; The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave (could also be used for New York); Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon; Cruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Granillo; Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko; A Map to Paradise by Susan Meissner; The Unforgettable Logan Foster by Shawn Peters; The Body in the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander; A Murder at the Movies by Ellie Alexander
- Colorado Last Word to the Wise by Ann Claire
- Connecticut The Last Word by Gerri Lewis; The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
- Delaware The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly
- Florida It Could Be Anyone by Jaime Lynn Hendricks; Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes; Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel V. Reyes
- Georgia The Night the Lights Went Out by Karen White; All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris; Gothictown by Emily Carpenter
- Hawaii Operation: Happy by Jenni L. Walsh (could also be used for California)
- Idaho The Nightmare House by Sarah Allen; The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grand
- Illinois No Matter What by K.M. Frost; The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie; Louder Than Hunger by John Schu; Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino
- Indiana Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix; Falling Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix; Popcorn by Rob Harrell; Library Girl by Polly Horvath
- Iowa The Monsters We Make by Kali White
- Kansas A Patchwork of Clues by Sally Goldenbaum
- Kentucky The Hard Parts by Oksana Masters
- Louisiana Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
- Maine The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
- Maryland A Fatal Collection by Mary Ellen Hughes
- Massachusetts All That Is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay; Swimming in a Sea of Stars by Julie Wright; History Smashers: Salem Witch Trials by Kate Messner
- Michigan The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry by Anna Rose Johnson
- Minnesota Things We Didn't Say by Amy Lynn Green; The Mesmerist by Caroline Woods
- Mississippi Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris (could also be used for Georgia)
- Missouri The Flower Sisters by Michelle Collins Anderson
- Montana Front Country by Sara St. Antoine; Unsinkable Cayenne by Jessica Vitalis
- Nebraska One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Nevada Deep Water by Jamie Sumner (could also be used for California); Alien Summer by James S. Murray and Carsen Smith
- New Hampshire Consigned to Death by Jane K. Cleland
- New Jersey Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
- New Mexico Shutter by Ramona Emerson
- New York Murder on Millionaire's Row by Erin Lindsey; The Kind to Kill by Tessa Wegert; First Victim by Debbie Babitt; Light and Air by Mindy Nichols Wendell; Return to Wyldcliffe Heights by Carol Goodman; Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop by Otto Penzler, editor; Last Gamer Standing by Katie Zhao; Criminally Cocoa by Amanda Flower; God of the Woods by Liz Moore; The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
- North Carolina Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda; The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers; The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain; Make the Fireflies Dance by Rachel Bateman; The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman;
- North Dakota Murder at the Library by Ellen Jacobson
- Ohio Candy Cane Crime by Amanda Flower; Peanut Butter Panic by Amanda Flower; Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien; Gone to Hot Pot by Vivien Chien
- Oklahoma Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie; Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools by Dan SaSuWeh Jones
- Oregon The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman; Slayed on the Slopes by Kate Dyer-Seeley
- Pennyslvania A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams; The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King
- Rhode Island Murder at Rough Point by Alyssa Maxwell
- South Carolina The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon
- South Dakota A Quiet Retreat by Kiersten Modglin
- Tennessee Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson
- Texas God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney; Watch It Burn by Kristen Bird; The Weight of Everything by Marcia Argueta Mickelson; Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin
- Utah 49 Miles Alone by Natalie D. Richards; The Outlaw Noble Salt by Amy Harmon; The Beautiful Game by Yamile Saied Méndez; Ruby, Who? by Jill Campbell
- Vermont Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor; Death in the Details by Katie Tietjen; Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly
- Virginia Something About Sophie by Mary Kay McComas; When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer
- Washington Flippin' Skaters by Teresa Richards; Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest; Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens by Rebecca E.F. Barone; Sleeping Spells and Dragon Scales by Wendy S. Swore
- West Virginia Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Ann Lindsey
- Wisconsin A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan
- Wyoming My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara
- Washington, D.C. Fire and Bones by Kathy Reichs; Such a Lovely Family by Aggie Blum Thompson
International:
- Argentina - Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
- Australia - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson; Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth; Homecoming by Kate Morton; Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty; The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
- Bolivia - An Uninterrupted View of the Sky by Melanie Crowder
- Canada - Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt; Trouble Island by Sharon Short; The Boy Who Cried Bear by Kelley Armstrong
- China - Morning Sun in Wuhan by Ying Chang Compestine; The Song of the Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning
- England - The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan; My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows; My Imaginary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows; My Lady Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows; None of This is True by Lisa Jewell; The Girl Who Wasn't There by Penny Joelson; How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin; The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes; An Improbable Season by Rosalyn Eves; The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan; Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, and the Body Under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn; The Great Trouble by Deborah Hopkinson; The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall by Ali Standish; Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney; A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett; We Solve Murders by Richard Osman; After the Storm by G.D. Wright; The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James; The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton; Murder is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens; The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter; Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James; Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie; The Enigma Girls by Candace Fleming; The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin; A Stranger in the Family by Jane Casey; The Bard and the Book: How the First Folio Saved the Plays of William Shakespeare From Oblivion by Ann Bausum; The Midnight Hour by Eve Chase
- France - My Contrary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
- Ghana - The Kaya Girl by Mamle Wolo
- India - Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
- Indonesia - One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware
- Ireland - Zeke Zooter and the Eye of Balor by Bruce Jacobs; The Hunter by Tana French; Where They Lie by Claire Coughlan; The Watchers by A.M. Shine
- Italy - Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
- Poland - Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl; Uprising by Jennifer A. Nielsen
- Russia - Laika by Nick Abadzis; The Haunting of Moscow House by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
- Scotland - Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce; Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong; A Winter Grave by Peter May
- The Netherlands - Artifice by Sharon Cameron
1. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
2. My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
3. Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce
4. My Imaginary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
5. Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee
6. Artifice by Sharon Cameron
7. My Lady Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
8. Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt
9. Murder on Millionaires' Row by Erin Lindsey
10. My Contrary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
11. Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
12. Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor
13. The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers
14. Murder at Rough Point by Alyssa Maxwell
15. Death in the Details by Katie Tietjen
16. An Improbable Season by Rosalyn Eves
17. The Lost Girls of Willow Brook by Ellen Marie Wiseman
18. Where They Lie by Claire Coughlan
19. The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan
20. A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams
21. Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, and the Body Under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn
22. One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome
23. When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer
24. The Great Trouble by Deborah Hopkinson
25. Light and Air by Mindy Nichols Wendell
26. Trouble Island by Sharon Short
27. The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly
28. Homecoming by Kate Morton
29. Operation: Happy by Jenni L. Walsh
30. Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris
31. The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry by Anna Rose Johnson
32. The Monsters We Make by Kali White
33. The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall by Ali Standish
34. The Outlaw Noble Salt by Amy Harmon
35. Laika by Nick Abadzis
36. The Flower Sisters by Michelle Collins Anderson
37. Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko
38. The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James
39. The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton
40. An Uninterrupted View of the Sky by Melanie Crowder
41. Things We Didn't Say by Amy Lynn Green
42. Murder is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens
43. Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James
44. God of the Woods by Liz Moore
45. The Mesmerist by Caroline Woods
46. Unsinkable Cayenne by Jessica Vitalis
47. A Map to Paradise by Susan Meissner
48. The Song of the Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning
49. The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
50. The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
51. Ruby, Who? by Jill Campbell
52. The Haunting of Moscow House by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
53. Uprising by Jennifer A. Nielsen
1. A book with the word "leap" in the title
2. A bildungsroman Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt
3. A book about a 24-year-old God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney
4. A book about a writer or author The Nightmare House by Sarah Allen
5. A book about K-pop
6. A book about pirates The Kind to Kill by Tessa Wegert
7. A book about women's sports and/or written by a woman athlete Flippin' Skaters by Teresa Richards
8. A book by a blind or visually impaired author We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
9. A book by a deaf or hard-of-hearing author Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino
10. A book by a self-published author Never Lore: Journey to Mt. Smolder by Taya and Nathan Okerlund
11. A book from a genre you typically avoid The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman
12. A book from an animal's POV
13. A book originally published under a pen name A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan
14. A book recommended by a bookseller Deep Water by Jamie Sumner
15. A book recommended by a librarian The Hard Parts by Oksana Masters
16. A book set 24 years before you were born
17. A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list Zeke Zooter and the Eye of Balor by Bruce Jacobs
18. A book set in space Stowaway by John David Anderson
19. A book set in the future A Winter Grave by Peter May
20. A book set in the snow The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
21. A book that came out in a year that ends in "24" Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda
22. A book that centers on video games Last Gamer Standing by Katie Zhao
23. A book that features dragons How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
24. A book that takes place over the course of 24 hours Swimming in a Sea of Stars by Julie Wright
25. A book that was published 24 years ago Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
26. A book that was turned into a musical A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
27. A book where someone dies in the first chapter My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
28. A book with a main character who is 42 years old Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
29. A book with a neurodivergent main character Popcorn by Rob Harrell
30. A book with a one-word title you had to look up in the dictionary Artifice by Sharon Cameron
31. A book with a title that is a complete sentence Ditch the Glitch by Camille Smithson
32. A book with an enemies-to-lovers plot The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton
33. A book with an unreliable narrator End of Story by A.J. Finn
34. A book with at least three POVs The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan
35. A book with magical realism Dust by Dusti Bowling
36. A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
37. A book written during NaNoWriMo Murder is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens
38. A cozy fantasy book
39. A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author
40. A horror book by a BIPOC author
41. A memoir that explores queerness
42. A nonfiction book about Indigenous people Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools by Dan SaSuWeh Jones
43. A second-chance romance The Secret of Rainy Days by Leslie Hooton
44. An autobiography about a woman in rock-n-roll
45. An LGBTQ+ romance novel
ADVANCED:
46. A book in which a character sleeps for more than 24 hours The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier
47. A book with 24 letters in the title Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
48. A collection of at least 24 poems
49. The 24th book of an author Something About Sophie by Mary Kay McComas
50. A book that starts with the letter "x"
1. You meant to read last year The Nightmare House by Sarah Allen
2. A Goodreads winner in 2023 Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis
3. About mental health Swimming in a Sea of Stars by Julie Wright
4. A five-star read Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
5. An audiobook Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban
6. Set in the 1950s Homecoming by Kate Morton
7. Unreliable narrator End of Story by A.J. Finn
8. Book becoming a movie in 2024 The Watchers by A.M. Shine
9. With an epilogue Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson
10. About starting over The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant
11. Author you love Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
12. Flowers on the cover Ditch the Glitch by Camille Smithson
13. Title starts with "B" Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt
14. Published in 2014 The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
15. Purple cover Graysen Foxx and the Treasure of Principal Redbeard by J. Scott Savage
16. Historical mystery Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce
17. With multiple POVs All That Is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay
18. A book you couldn't put down Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong
19. One-word title Artifice by Sharon Cameron
20. Debut author The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers
21. 2023 bestseller The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
22. Intriguing premise The Last One by Will Dean
23. A friend's favorite book Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
24. Author from the Southern hemisphere Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
25. About secrets Slayed on the Slopes by Kate Dyer-Seeley
26. Bottom of your to-read list Murder on Millionaires' Row by Erin Lindsey
27. Your favorite genre None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
28. Character who is an actor Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee
29. Recommended on a podcast (book blog) Deep Water by Jamie Sumner
30. Set in Paris My Contrary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
31. Ugly cover Where There's Smoke by E.B. Vickers
32. Set in a small town Something About Sophie by Mary Kay McComas
33. Three books by the same author (1) My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
34. Three books by the same author (2) My Imaginary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
35. Three books by the same author (3) My Lady Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
36. A quick read Never Lore: Journey to Mt. Smolder by Taya and Nathan Okerlund
37. Set during autumn Murder at Rough Point by Alyssa Maxwell
38. Classic by a female author A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
39. Memoir by a person you admire The Hard Parts by Oksana Masters
40. About a historical event The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan
41. Written under a a pseudonym A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan
42. Legal thriller First Victim by Debbie Babitt
43. Fantasy book Zeke Zooter and the Eye of Balor by Bruce Jacobs
44. Popular book you've never read Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
45. Inspiring nonfiction More Than a Body by Lindsay and Lexie Kite
46. 2024 new release Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda
47. Genre you don't usually read The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman
48. You own but haven't read God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney
49. Books about books Last Word to the Wise by Ann Claire
50. Book Everyone Is Talking About Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
51. With a Place in the Title Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor
52. Reread a Favorite Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
1. Locked-room mystery Murder at Rough Point by Alyssa Maxwell
2. Bibliosmia: a smelly book A Winter Grave by Peter May
3. More than 40 chapters Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
4. Lowercase letters on the spine More Than a Body by Lindsay and Lexie Kite
5. Magical realism Dust by Dusti Bowling
6. Women in STEM My Imaginary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
7. At least four different POVs The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan
8. Features the ocean The Last One by Will Dean
9. A character-driven novel Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt
10. Told in non-chronological order The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
11. Title starting with the letter "K" Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee
12. Title starting with the letter "L" Last Word to the Wise by Ann Claire
13. An academic thriller
14. A grieving character Where There's Smoke by E.B. Vickers
15. Part of a duology Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
16. An omniscient narrator Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
17. Nominated for the Booker Prize
18. An apostrophe in the title Murder on Millionaires' Row by Erin Lindsey
19. A buddy read The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
20. A revenge story Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban
21. Written by a ghostwriter Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
22. A plot similar to another book God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney
23. The other book with the similar plot Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
24. A cover without people on it Ditch the Glitch by Camille Smithson
25. An author "everyone" has read except you Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
26. Hybrid genre My Contrary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
27. By a neurodivergent author Popcorn by Rob Harrell
28. A yellow spine Something About Sophie by Mary Kay McComas
29. Published in a year of the dragon End of Story by A.J. Finn
30. Picked without reading the blurb Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce
31. Includes a personal phobia Graysen Foxx and the Treasure of Principal Redbeard by J. Scott Savage
32. Time frame spans a week or less Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong
33. An abrupt ending Slayed on the Slopes by Kate Dyer-Seeley
34. Set in a landlocked country An Uninterrupted View of the Sky by Melanie Crowder (Bolivia)
35. Title matches lyrics from a song Watch It Burn by Kristen Bird
36. Has futuristic technology Falling Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
37. Palindrome on the cover Zeke Zooter and the Eye of Balor by Bruce Jacobs
38. Published by Hachette The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman
39. Non-fiction recommended by a friend The Shift: 7 Powerful Mindset Changes for Lasting Weight Loss by Dr. Gary Foster
40. Set during a holiday you don't celebrate Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien
41. A sticker on the cover It Could Be Anyone by Jaime Lynn Hendricks
42. Author debut in second half of 2024 After the Storm by G.D. Wright
43. About finding identity Flippin' Skaters by Teresa Richards
44. Includes a wedding My Lady Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
45. Chapter headings have dates The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
46. Featuring Indigenous culture Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie
47. Self-insert by an author My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
48. The word "secret" in the title The Secret of Rainy Days by Leslie Hooton
49. Set in a city starting with the letter "M" 49 Miles Alone by Natalie D. Richards
50. A musical instrument on the cover Cruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Granillo
51. Related to the word "wild" The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant
52. Published in the year 2024 Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda
Read:
1. A war story Artifice by Sharon Cameron
2. About a turning point in history When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer
3. A book about revolution Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
4. A book by a favorite author Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda
5. About an inspiring person The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
6. About civil rights Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris
7. About a woman who ruled My Lady Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
8. A new release The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant
9. A book based on your family's history or culture Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt
10. About royals My Contrary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
11. A book set in the Southern Hemisphere Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
12. A graphic novel
13. A book set in your state/province/city Dust by Dusti Bowling
14. A book based on mythology or folklore Zeke Zooter and the Eye of Balor by Bruce Jacobs
15. A non-fiction book More Than a Body by Lindsay and Lexie Kite
16. A sub-genre you don't usually read Murder on Millionaires' Row by Erin Lindsey
17. A book set in the aftermath of a major event Death in the Details by Katie Tietjen
18. A book set during Ancient times How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
19. About a journey or quest Never Lore: Journey to Mt. Smolder by Taya and Nathan Okerlund
20. A book written by a favorite author Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong
21. About a disaster The Flower Sisters by Michelle Collins Anderson
22. A book published the year you were born
23. An epistolary novel The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan
24. A book set in the Victorian era Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce
25. About a poet or writer The Nightmare House by Sarah Allen
26. About a historical event that happened in your lifetime The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly (Y2K)
27. A book set in the Medieval era The Bard and the Book: How the First Folio Saved the Plays of William Shakespeare From Oblivion by Ann Bausum
28. About a plague Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko
29. An alternate history story My Imaginary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
30. About the Space Race Laika by Nick Abadzis
31. A memoir or biography The Hard Parts by Oksana Masters
32. About a major discovery or innovation I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever by Barbara Rae-Venter
33. A classic A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
34. A book written from multiple perspectives My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
35. A book with the word "history" in the title History Smashers: Salem Witch Trials by Kate Messner
36. A book featuring time travel Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
37. A book set in more than one timeline Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
38. A book by a BIPOC author Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee
39. A book about refugees The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan
40. A book about LGBTQIA+ history
Pioneer Book Reading Challenge
**Must Be Purchased at Pioneer Book
1. Bestseller nonfiction display**
2. Popular book published in 1984
3. National Book Award Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
4. Author born prior to 1924 A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
5. Mystery The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
6. Customer Pick Shelf**
7. Newbery winner/nominee The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
8. Science book Stowaway by John David Anderson
9. Author from Africa The Kaya Girl by Mamle Wolo
10. Humor
11. Wildcard upstairs (500+ pages)**
12. Popular book published in 1994
13. Nobel Prize winning author
14. First book in a series Graysen Foxx and the Treasure of Principal Redbeard by J. Scott Savage
15. Young adult novel My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
16. New Arrivals display upstairs**
17. Biography The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King
18. High fantasy Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
19. Recommended by friend/family More Than a Body by Lindsay and Lexie Kite
20. Play or screenplay
21. Bestseller fiction display**
22. Popular book published in 2004
23. Great American Read list
24. Favorite from childhood A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
25. Nature/ecology Front Country by Sara St. Antoine
26. Employee pick shelf**
27. Title starts with letter "D" Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda
28. Adventure/survival The Last One by Will Dean
29. Something from your to-be-read pile The Nightmare House by Sarah Allen
30. Satire
31. Wildcard downstairs (500+ pages)**
32. Popular published in 2014 The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
33. Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction winner
34. Browse a real bookstore for 1 hour—pick any book Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
35. Debut novel The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman
36. New Arrivals display downstairs**
37. Blue cover Never Lore: Journey to Mt. Smolder by Taya and Nathan Okerlund
38. Historical fiction The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan
39. Author you've never heard of Zeke Zooter and the Eye of Balor by Bruce Jacobs
40. Character's name in the title Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce
1. Last Word to the Wise by Ann Claire
2. Slayed on the Slopes by Kate Dyer-Seeley
3. Ill-Fated Fortune by Jennifer J. Chow
4. Murder on Millionaires' Row by Erin Lindsey
5. The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes
6. Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest
7. Murder at Rough Point by Alyssa Maxwell
8. Death in the Details by Katie Tietjen
9. Candy Cane Crime by Amanda Flower
10. A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan
11. Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Ann Lindsey
12. A Patchwork of Clues by Sally Goldenbaum
13. Basket Case by Nancy Haddock
14. Consigned to Death by Jane K. Cleland
15. Peanut Butter Panic by Amanda Flower
16. Criminally Cocoa by Amanda Flower
17. The Last Word by Gerri Lewis
18. Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien
19. Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly
20. Murder at the Library by Ellen Jacobson
21. A Fatal Collection by Mary Ellen Hughes
22. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
23. The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter
24. Gone to Hot Pot by Vivien Chien
25. Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes
26. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie
27. The Body in the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander
28. Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel V. Reyes
29. A Murder at the Movies by Ellie Alexander
1. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (11 toe tags)
2. Last Word to the Wise by Ann Claire (2 toe tags)
3. My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows (15 toe tags)
4. Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong (6 toe tags)
5. Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda (6 toe tags)
6. Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce (10 toe tags)
7. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (12 toe tags)
8. All That Is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay (5 toe tags)
9. Slayed on the Slopes by Kate Dyer-Seeley (3 toe tags)
10. Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee (4 toe tags)
11. Something About Sophie by Mary Kay McComas (11 toe tags)
12. Ill-Fated Fortune by Jennifer J. Chow (2 toe tags)
13. Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead (8 toe tags)
14. Murder on Millionaires' Row by Erin Lindsey (5 toe tags)
15. End of Story by A.J. Finn (12 toe tags)
16. None of This is True by Lisa Jewell (4 toe tags)
17. Where There's Smoke by E.B. Vickers (2 toe tags)
18. Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong (6 toe tags)
19. The Kind to Kill by Tessa Wegert (10 toe tags)
20. Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban (3 toe tags)
21. Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor (5 toe tags)
22. How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin (5 toe tags)
23. The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes (3 toe tags)
24. Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie (8 toe tags)
25. One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware (8 toe tags)
26. Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest (7 toe tags)
27. The Hunter by Tana French (10 toe tags)
28. Murder at Rough Point by Alyssa Maxwell (5 toe tags)
29. Watch It Burn by Kristen Bird (5 toe tags)
30. Death in the Details by Katie Tietjen (8 toe tags)
31. The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain (6 toe tags)
32. Fire and Bones by Kathy Reichs (26 toe tags)
33. The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman (7 toe tags)
34. A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan (8 toe tags)
35. Where They Lie by Claire Coughlan (14 toe tags)
36. A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams (11 toe tags)
37. Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, and the Body Under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn (9 toe tags)
38. First Victim by Debbie Babitt (6 toe tags)
39. Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth (2 toe tags)
40. Trouble Island by Sharon Short (14 toe tags)
41. Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Ann Lindsey (1 toe tag)
42. Homecoming by Kate Morton (15 toe tags)
43. Middle of the Night by Riley Sager (8 toe tags)
44. The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave (4 toe tags)
45. Shutter by Ramona Emerson (16 toe tags)
46. Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris (9 toe tags)
47. The Monsters We Make by Kali White (2 toe tags)
48. Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon (4 toe tags)
49. Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney (4 toe tags)
50. A Patchwork of Clues by Sally Goldenbaum (7 toe tags)
51. Such a Lovely Family by Aggie Blum Thompson (3 toe tags)
52. Basket Case by Nancy Haddock (7 toe tags)
53. Consigned to Death by Jane K. Cleland (1 toe tag)
54. We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (14 toe tags)
55. Peanut Butter Panic by Amanda Flower (3 toe tags)
56. Wrong Alibi by Christina Dodd (9 toe tags)
57. Flight 171 by Amy Christine Parker (5 toe tags)
58. The Last Word by Gerri Lewis (7 toe tags)
59. It Could Be Anyone by Jaime Lynn Hendricks (2 toe tags)
60. Return to Wyldcliffe Heights by Carol Goodman (13 toe tags)
61. A Winter Grave by Peter May (10 toe tags)
62. A Quiet Retreat by Kiersten Modglin (4 toe tags)
63. Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin (5 toe tags)
64. Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien (2 toe tags)
65. Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop by Otto Penzler, editor (12 toe tags)
66. After the Storm by G.D. Wright (4 toe tags)
67. The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James (7 toe tags)
68. Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly (4 toe tags)
69. Look in the Mirror by Catherine Steadman (4 toe tags)
70. Murder at the Library by Ellen Jacobson (6 toe tags)
71. A Fatal Collection by Mary Ellen Hughes (1 toe tag)
72. All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris (11 toe tags)
73. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose (7 toe tags)
74. Murder is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens (3 toe tags)
75. The Boy Who Cried Bear by Kelley Armstrong (2 toe tags)
76. Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James (2 toe tags)
77. God of the Woods by Liz Moore (9 toe tags)
78. The Mesmerist by Caroline Woods (6 toe tags)
79. The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (14 toe tags)
80. Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes (5 toe tags)
81. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie (7 toe tags)
82. The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth (6 toe tags)
83. The Body in the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander (2 toe tags)
84. Gothictown by Emily Carpenter (12 toe tags)
85. Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel V. Reyes (8 toe tags)
86. A Murder at the Movies by Ellie Alexander (2 toe tags)
87. The Haunting of Moscow House by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore (14 toe tags)
88. The Midnight Hour by Eve Chase (6 toe tags)
1. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (415 pages) = 1 mile, 415 steps
2. Last Word to the Wise by Ann Claire (325 pages) = 1 mile, 325 steps
3. My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows (447 pages) = 1 mile, 447 steps
4. Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong (294 pages) = 1 mile, 294 steps
5. Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda (368 pages) = 1 mile, 368 steps
6. Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce (360 pages) = 1 mile, 360 steps
7. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (367 pages) = 1 mile, 367 steps
8. All That Is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay (320 pages) = 1 mile, 320 steps
9. Slayed on the Slopes by Kate Dyer-Seeley (340 pages) = 1 mile, 340 steps
10. Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee (400 pages) = 1 mile, 400 steps
11. Something About Sophie (296 pages) = 1 mile, 296 steps
12. Ill-Fated Fortune by Jennifer J. Chow (306 pages) = 1 mile, 306 steps
13. Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead (355 pages) = 1 mile, 355 steps
14. Murder on Millionaires' Row by Erin Lindsey (382 pages) = 1 mile, 382 steps
15. End of Story by A.J. Finn (405 pages) = 1 mile, 405 steps
16. None of This is True by Lisa Jewell (380 pages) = 1 mile, 380 steps
17. Where There's Smoke by E.B. Vickers (319 pages) = 1 mile, 319 steps
18. Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong (352 pages) = 1 mile, 352 steps
19. The Kind to Kill by Tessa Wegert (240 pages) = 1 mile, 240 steps
20. Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban (384 pages) = 1 mile, 384 steps
21. Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor (320 pages) = 1 mile, 320 steps
22. How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin (368 pages) = 1 mile, 368 steps
23. The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes (384 pages) = 1 mile, 384 steps
24. Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie (366 pages) = 1 mile, 366 steps
25. One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware (400 pages) = 1 mile, 400 steps
26. Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest (304 pages) = 1 mile, 304 steps
27. The Hunter by Tana French (467 pages) = 1 mile, 467 steps
28. Murder at Rough Point by Alyssa Maxwell (292 pages) = 1 mile, 292 steps
29. Watch It Burn by Kristen Bird (330 pages) = 1 mile, 330 steps
30. Death in the Details by Katie Tietjen (275 pages) = 1 mile, 275 steps
31. The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain (368 pages) = 1 mile, 368 steps
32. Candy Cane Crime by Amanda Flower (84 pages) = .2 mile, 84 steps
33. Fire and Bones by Kathy Reichs (288 pages) = 1 mile, 288 steps
34. The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman (355 pages) = 1 mile, 355 steps
35. A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan (322 pages) = 1 mile, 322 steps
36. Where They Lie by Claire Coughlan (289 pages) = 1 mile, 289 steps
37. A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams (338 pages) = 1 mile, 338 steps
38. Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, and the Body Under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn (325 pages) = 1 mile, 325 steps)
39. First Victim by Debbie Babitt (324 pages) = 1 mile, 324 steps
40. Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth (359 pages) = 1 mile, 359 steps
41. Trouble Island by Sharon Short (336 pages) = 1 mile, 336 steps
42. Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Ann Lindsey (313 pages) = 1 mile, 313 steps
43. Homecoming by Kate Morton (544 pages) = 1 mile, 544 steps
44. Middle of the Night by Riley Sager (365 pages) = 1 mile, 365 steps
45. The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave (320 pages) = 1 mile, 320 steps
46. Shutter by Ramona Emerson (312 pages) = 1 mile, 312 steps
47. Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris (382 pages) = 1 mile, 382 steps
48. The Monsters We Make by Kali White (272 pages) = 1 mile, 272 steps
49. Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon (357 pages) = 1 mile, 357 steps
50. Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney (304 pages) = 1 mile, 304 steps
51. A Patchwork of Clues by Sally Goldenbaum (157 pages) = 1 mile, 157 steps
52. Such a Lovely Family by Aggie Blum Thompson (352 pages) = 1 mile, 352 steps
53. Basket Case by Nancy Haddock (304 pages) = 1 mile, 304 steps
54. Consigned to Death by Jane K. Cleland (304 pages) = 1 mile, 304 steps
55. We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (400 pages) = 1 mile, 400 steps
56. Peanut Butter Panic by Amanda Flower (304 pages) = 1 mile, 304 steps
57. Wrong Alibi by Christina Dodd (384 pages) = 1 mile, 384 steps
58. Criminally Cocoa by Amanda Flower (80 pages) = .2 miles, 80 steps
59. Flight 171 by Amy Christine Parker (304 pages) = 1 mile, 304 steps
60. The Last Word by Gerri Lewis (289 pages) = 1 mile, 289 steps
61. It Could Be Anyone by Jaime Lynn Hendricks (305 pages) = 1 mile, 305 steps
62. Return to Wyldcliffe Heights by Carol Goodman (305 pages) = 1 mile, 305 steps
63. A Winter Grave by Peter May (357 pages) = 1 mile, 357 steps
64. A Quiet Retreat by Kiersten Modglin (240 pages) = 1 mile, 240 steps
65. Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin (368 pages) = 1 mile, 368 steps
66. Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien (295 pages) = 1 mile, 295 steps
67. Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop by Otto Penzler, editor (short stories of various lengths, 288 pages total) = 1 mile, 288 steps
68. After the Storm by G.D. Wright (384 pages) = 1 mile, 384 steps
69. The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James (319 pages) = 1 mile, 319 steps
70. Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly (312 pages) = 1 mile, 312 steps
71. Look in the Mirror by Catherine Steadman (320 pages) = 1 mile, 320 steps
72. Murder at the Library by Ellen Jacobson (247 pages) = 1 mile, 247 steps
73. A Fatal Collection by Mary Ellen Hughes (255 pages) = 1 mile, 255 steps
74. All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris (384 pages) = 1 mile, 384 steps
75. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose (286 pages) = 1 mile, 286 steps
76. Murder is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens (304 pages) = 1 mile, 304 steps
77. The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter (304 pages) = 1 mile, 304 steps
78. The Boy Who Cried Bear by Kelley Armstrong (339 pages) = 1 mile, 339 steps
79. Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James (363 pages) = 1 mile, 363 steps
80. God of the Woods by Liz Moore (476 pages) = 1 mile, 476 steps
81. The Mesmerist by Caroline Woods (336 pages) = 1 mile, 336 steps
82. Gone to Hot Pot by Vivien Chien (55 pages)
83. The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (326 pages) = 1 mile, 326 pages
84. Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (180 pages) = 1 mile, 180 steps
85. Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes (318 pages) = 1 mile, 318 steps
86. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie (317 pages) = 1 mile, 317 steps
87. The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin (400 pages) = 1 mile, 400 steps
88. The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth (327 pages) = 1 mile, 327 steps
89. The Body in the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander (274 pages) = 1 mile, 274 steps
90. A Stranger in the Family by Jane Casey (371 pages) = 1 mile, 371 steps
91. Gothictown by Emily Carpenter (368 pages) = 1 mile, 368 steps
92. Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel V. Reyes (315 pages) = 1 mile, 315 steps
93. A Murder at the Movies by Ellie Alexander (262 pages) = 1 mile, 262 steps
84. The Haunting of Moscow House by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore (360 pages) = 1 mile, 360 steps
85. The Midnight Hour by Eve Chase (383 pages) = 1 mile, 383 steps
(Mount Everest—Read 100 books owned by you—I will be counting only my physical books since my shelves are in desperate need of culling.)
1. The Nightmare House by Sarah Allen
2. The Chilbury Ladies Choir by Jennifer Ryan
3. God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney
4. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
5. The Last One by Will Dean
6. Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong
7. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
8. More Than a Body by Lindsay and Lexie Kite
9. All That Is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay
10. Artifice by Sharon Cameron
11. Something About Sophie by Mary Kay McComas
12. Ill-Fated Fortune by Jennifer J. Chow
13. Murder on Millionaires' Row by Erin Lindsey
14. End of Story by A.J. Finn
15. Where There's Smoke by E.B. Vickers
16. Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
17. Swimming in a Sea of Stars by Julie Wright
18. The Girl Who Wasn't There by Penny Joelson
19. The Night the Lights Went Out by Karen White
20. Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
21. Borrow My Heart by Kasie West
22. The Weight of Everything by Marcia Argueta Mickelson
23. Make the Fireflies Dance by Rachel Bateman
24. The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman
25. The Shift: 7 Powerful Mindset Changes for Lasting Weight Loss by Dr. Gary Foster
26. When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer
27. Falling Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
28. Homecoming by Kate Morton
29. The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King
30. The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon
31. Library Girl by Polly Horvath
32. Louder Than Hunger by John Schu
33. Laika by Nick Abadzis
34. Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko
35. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
36. The Boy Who Cried Bear by Kelley Armstrong
37. Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James
38. God of the Woods by Liz Moore
39. Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
40. Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
41. The Song of the Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning
42. Sleeping Spells and Dragon Scales by Wendy S. Swore
43. The Legend of the Last Library by Frank L. Cole
44. The Midnight Hour by Eve Chase
(Freaky Reader—104 books—must complete all the topics—you can choose two wildcards to replace topics you are unable to complete)
The Standards:
- A thriller The Last One by Will Dean
- A classic A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- A mystery Last Word to the Wise by Ann Claire
- A fantasy Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
To Coin a Phrase:
- A book with coins on the cover
- A book by an author known for introducing a phrase Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
- A book with a title based on a well-known phrase Where There's Smoke by E.B. Vickers
- A book about language The Kaya Girl by Mamle Wolo
Our Amazing World:
- A book about the ocean After the Storm by G.D. Wright
- A memoir about living with nature
- A book about an explorer Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor by Martin W. Sandler
- A book about a lost species
Classic Computer Games:
- Oregon Trail: A book where the characters might die of dysentery One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Legend of Zelda: A book where the protagonist is not the title character Operation: Happy by Jenni L. Walsh
- Pacman: A book with a maze on the cover Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis
- Space Invaders: A book with aliens Alien Summer by James S. Murray and Carsen Smith
Roadkill:
- A book about something you might find dead on the road Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko
- A mystery set during a vacation One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware
- A book with a hotel on the cover The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
- A book with something flat on the cover Light and Air by Mindy Nichols Wendell
How Does Your Garden Grow:
- A book by an author with a flower/plant name Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie
- A coming-of-age story Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt
- A book about three main characters My Imaginary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
- A book with the word "silver" or "shell" in the title
Bright and Shiny:
- A book released in 2024 Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda
- A memoir or biography about someone with a Hollywood Star The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King
- A book with a gold or silver cover The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly
- A book with a picture of the sun on the cover We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
Things That Are Good For Us:
- A book with a vegetable in the title Popcorn by Rob Harrell
- A book about walking away The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
- A book with lots of fresh air on the cover Slayed on the Slopes by Kate Dyer-Seeley
- A book about positive changes My Lady Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
Shhh...:
- A book with the word "secret" in the title The Secret of Rainy Days by Leslie Hooton
- A book with someone sleeping on the cover
- A book about a secret society Murder on Millionaires' Row by Erin Lindsey
- A book you hope will quiet your mind Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
Reasons a Book Might Be Banned:
- A book about gender identity End of Story by A.J. Finn
- A book written by a POC Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee
- A book with offensive language Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong
- A book with talking animals How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
Reflections:
- A book with a mirror on the cover Look in the Mirror by Catherine Steadman
- A book about looking back Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
- A book you know will make you think More Than a Body by Lindsay and Lexie Kite
- A book with antonyms in the title Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney
Book Cliches:
- The butler did it: A book with a butler An Improbable Season by Rosalyn Eves
- It was a dark and stormy night: A book with a great first line The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes
- Once upon a time: A fairy tale retelling Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham
- There can be only one: A book that pits characters against each other How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
Swashbuckling:
- A book with pirates Never Lore: Journey to Mt. Smolder by Taya and Nathan Okerlund
- A book with a sword on the cover The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton
- A daring adventure graphic novel Laika by Nick Abadzis
- A book about a stowaway Stowaway by John David Anderson
New Year's Resolutions:
- Read anything—your goal is to read more! My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
- A book with a title that sounds like exercise Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
- A book about cleaning house or getting organized The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
- A book about getting away from it all 49 Miles Alone by Natalie D. Richards
How Do You Want Your Eggs?:
- A hardboiled crime novel The Kind to Kill by Tessa Wegert
- A book about finding the sunny side of life The Last Kids On Earth by Max Brallier
- A book with a poacher Gothictown by Emily Carpenter
- A book where someone is likely to be "baked" Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban
Doing It "Old School":
- Book with a stamp or rotary phone on the cover The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie
- Book by an author old enough to be a grandparent Something About Sophie by Mary Kay McComas
- A book about someone traveling by foot Zeke Zooter and the Eye of Balor by Bruce Jacobs
- A book set before you were born The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Generational:
- A book written by someone the same generation as you Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson
- A multi-generational story Homecoming by Kate Morton
- A book set when the boomers were in their prime Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens by Rebecca E.F. Barone
- A book that generates hope Swimming in a Sea of Stars by Julie Wright
Food Groups:
- Dairy: A cheesy book Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly
- Meat: A book you can sink your teeth into The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers
- Fruit: A book with a fruit in the title Trouble at the Tangerine by Gillian McDunn
- Grain: A book set in a farming community Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor
Love Them Pockets!:
- A book with a key or a pocket watch on the cover The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon
- Read a "pocket guide" Sightseeing With Aliens: A Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural by Insha Fitzpatrick
- A book with a purse on the cover (because of course your clothes don't have pockets) Uprising by Jennifer A. Nielsen
- A book that might have been carried in a soldier's pocket
Just Desserts:
- A book about revenge Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
- A book with something sweet on the cover Ill-Fated Fortune by Jennifer J. Chow
- A book you'd like to settle in with an after dinner drink Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest
- A book by an author who has a good reputation with fans Dust by Dusti Bowling
Color Me Up!:
- A book with a color word in the title Graysen Foxx and the Treasure of Principal Redbeard by J. Scott Savage
- A book with your favorite color on the cover Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce
- A book by an author with a color name The Night the Lights Went Out by Karen White
- A book that looks like someone went crazy with crayons The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman
Seems Sketchy:
- An illustrated book History Smashers: Salem Witch Trials by Kate Messner
- A book with an unreliable narrator None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
- A book with a sketchbook or notebook on the cover The Nightmare House by Sarah Allen
- A book with the word "fake" in the title
TBR Busters:
- A book you meant to read last year God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney
- Any book on your TBR list Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
- A book someone gave you that you haven't read yet Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
- A book in your house with a dusty cover The Girl Who Wasn't There by Penny Joelson
Fakes:
- A book about a monster no one believes in A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan
- A book by an author who uses a pseudonym Trouble Island by Sharon Short
- A fiction book based on a true story The Great Trouble by Deborah Hopkinson
- A book about something counterfeit Artifice by Sharon Cameron
Spice It Up:
- A nonfiction book about a controversial person
- A book with a spice in the title Unsinkable Cayenne by Jessica Vitalis
- A book with a spicy cover
- A book set somewhere that is known for its cuisine Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
The Long and Short Of It:
- A book over 500 pages My Contrary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
- A book under 150 pages Candy Cane Crime by Amanda Flower
- A book with a title at least 7 words long All That Is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay
- A book by an author whose last name is no more than 5 letters The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan
Wildcards:
- A gothic novel The Watchers by A.M. Shine
- A book with a geeky character Ditch the Glitch by Camille Smithson
- A book about prophecies
- A book someone says "changed their life" The Shift: 7 Powerful Mindset Changes for Lasting Weight Loss by Dr. Gary Foster
- A book with someone with a disability The Hard Parts by Oksana Masters
2. A book connected to something you read in 2023 My Lady Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn't make the final list (A book involving a STEM topic): Ditch the Glitch by Camille Smithson
4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong Where There's Smoke by E.B. Vickers (trees of green)
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world Murder on Millionaires' Row by Erin Lindsey
6. A book with wings on the cover The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman
7. A book with a pronoun in the title Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee
8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia, or New Zealand Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce
10. A history or historical fiction book The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
11. A book with an "x" connection Last Word to the Wise by Ann Claire
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney
13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader's choice of which list A Winter Grave by Peter May
14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie
15. A book whose author's name includes one of the four least used letters in the alphabet: JQZX The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan
16. A book related to the phrase "It's raining cats and dogs" The Secret of Rainy Days by Leslie Hooton
17. A book involving intelligence Falling Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
18. A book with a botanical cover The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers
19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry's ice cream Dust by Dusti Bowling (Dirt Cake)
20. A book with a single word title Artifice by Sharon Cameron
21. A book with a title containing 6+ words Graysen Foxx and the Treasure of Principal Redbeard by J. Scott Savage
22. A book by an author from an African country The Kaya Girl by Mamle Wolo
23. A book related to boats, beaches, bars, ballads, or Jimmy Buffett Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban
24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green, or purple) Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest
25. A book involving a crime other than murder The Girl Who Wasn't There by Penny Joelson
26. A book by an author known by their initials End of Story by A.J. Finn
27. A book related to land Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt
28. A book related to sea The Last One by Will Dean
29. A book related to air The Great Trouble by Deborah Hopkinson
30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
31. A book related to "Going for the Gold" The Hard Parts by Oksana Masters
32. A book with a number in the title Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
33. A book involving travel Zeke Zooter and the Eye of Balor by Bruce Jacobs
34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs Operation: Happy by Jenni L. Walsh
35. A science or science fiction book The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly
36. A book featuring a character in education Something About Sophie by Mary Kay McComas
37. A book that is part of a series Never Lore: Journey to Mt. Smolder by Taya and Nathan Okerlund
38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1 My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2 My Imaginary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover Homecoming by Kate Morton (dingoes)
41. A book with a chilling atmosphere The Nightmare House by Sarah Allen
42. A book with a sound-related word in the title The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning author Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, and the Body Under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn
44. A book with a touch of magic Ill-Fated Fortune by Jennifer J. Chow
45. A book that is not a novel More Than a Body by Lindsay and Lexie Kite
46. A book related to night Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE The Hunter by Tana French
48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt (6+ words in the title) All That Is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay
49. A book with a senior citizen character The Night the Lights Went Out by Karen White
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024 Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong (June 2024 list)
51. A book published in 2024 Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda
52. A cozy mystery Slayed on the Slopes by Kate Dyer-Seeley
1.Adams Bobby Adams - Popcorn by Rob Harrell (7.24.24)
2.Allen Mrs. Allen - Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin (8.28.24)
3.Alvarez Ty Alverez - Consigned to Death by Jane K. Cleland (8.12.24)
4.Anderson John David Anderson (author) - Stowaway by John David Anderson (8.11.24)
5.Bailey Brian and Barbara Bailey - Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (7.30.24)
6.Baker Lord Baker (no first name given) - The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall by Ali Standish (7.20.24)
7.Bennet Brittany Bennett - The Last Word by Gerri Lewis (8.21.24)
8.Brooks Neils Brooks - Wrong Alibi by Christina Dodd (8.17.24)
9.Brown Basil Brown - Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (7.30.24)
10.Campbell Kate Campbell - The Mesmerist by Caroline Woods (10.13.24)
11.Carter - Carter (first name - no last name given) - Flight 171 by Amy Christine Parker (8.19.24)
12. Castillo
13. Chavez
14.Clark - Conrad "Connie" Clark - The Outlaw Noble Salt by Amy Harmon (8.6.24)
15.Collins - Kevin Collins - The Monsters We Make by Kali White (7.18.24)
16.Cook - John "Cookie" Cooke - Such a Lovely Family by Aggie Blum Thompson (7.25.24)
17.Cooper - Cooper (no first name given) - The Mesmerist by Caroline Woods (10.13.24)
18.Cox - Sammy Cox - The Monsters We Make by Kali White (7.18.24)
19.Cruz - Ricardo Cruz - Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon (7.20.24)
20.Davis - Officer Dave Davis - Popcorn by Rob Harrell (7.24.24)
21.Diaz - Alma Diaz - Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes (10.28.24)
22.Edwards - Martin Edwards, author of "End Game" in Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop anthology by Otto Penzler, editor (9.4.24)
23.Evans - Ms. Evans (no first name given) - Popcorn by Rob Harrell (7.24.24)
24. Flores
25.Foster Bruce Foster - The Flower Sisters by Michelle Collins Anderson (8.31.24)
26.Garcia - Guadalupe Garcia - Cruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Granillo (8.23.24)
27.Gomez - Detective Gomez - It Could Be Anyone by Jaime Lynn Hendricks (8.24.24)
28.Gonzales - Officer Gonzales - Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien (9.2.24)
29.Gray - Dinah Grey - The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall by Ali Standish (7.20.24)
30.Green Amy Green - Front Country by Sara St. Antoine (8.9.24)
31. Gutierrez
32. Hall
33.Harris - Kenny Harris - The Monsters We Make by Kali White (7.18.24)
34.Hernandez - Marcos Hernandez - Cruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Granillo (8.23.24)
35.Hill Owen Hill - A Patchwork of Clues by Sally Goldenbaum (7.22.24)
1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)
- A book with a character whose name is a color Graysen Foxx and the Treasure of Principal Redbeard by J. Scott Savage
- A book with an apple on the cover Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Ann Lindsey
- Advanced: A book published in 1937 (the year the original movie came out) Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie
2. Pinocchio (1940)
- A book with "lie" in the title Make the Fireflies Dance by Rachel Bateman
- A book with a star on the cover Swimming in a Sea of Stars by Julie Wright
- Advanced: A book about trafficking The Girl Who Wasn't There by Penny Joelson
3. Fantasia (1940)
- A book with magic Sleeping Spells and Dragon Scales by Wendy S. Swore
- A book with a purple cover Last Word to the Wise by Ann Claire
- Advanced: A graphic novel Laika by Nick Abadzis
4. Bambi (1942)
- A book that takes place in the woods The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant
- A book about an orphan My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
- Advanced: A book with a John or Jane Doe Fire and Bones by Kathy Reichs
5. Cinderella (1950)
- A book with a shoe on the cover No Matter What by K.M. Frost
- A book with talking animals Ditch the Glitch by Camille Smithson
- Advanced: A book with an evil stepmother
6. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
- A book with a heart on the cover The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan
- A book about time travel Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
- Advanced: A book with a tea party The Secret of Rainy Days by Leslie Hooton
7. Peter Pan (1953)
- A book with pirates The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon
- A book where a main character is a child The Nightmare House by Sarah Allen
- Advanced: A book about lost boys Never Lore: Journey to Mt. Smolder by Taya and Nathan Okerlund
8. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- A book with a forbidden romance None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
- A book with "lady" in the title The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton
- Advanced: A book with "darling" in the title (Lady's family was the Darlings) Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
9. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- A book with a curse History Smashers: Salem Witch Trials by Kate Messner
- A book with a dragon Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
- Advanced: A book that takes place in January (the month the movie was released) Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien
10. 101 Dalmations (1961)
- A book with a black and white cover The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King
- A book where the "villain" is a woman Zeke Zooter and the Eye of Balor by Bruce Jacobs
- Advanced: A book with exactly 101 pages
11. The Sword in the Stone (1963)
- A historical fiction novel Artifice by Sharon Cameron
- A book with a knife or sword on the cover Consigned to Death by Jane K. Cleland
- Advanced: A book with a character who can see the future Ill-Fated Fortune by Jennifer J. Chow
12. Mary Poppins (1964)
- A book with a nanny Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, and the Body Under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn
- A book set in London My Imaginary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
- Advanced: A book that takes place during the first ten years of the 20th Century (the movie happens in 1910) The Outlaw Noble Salt by Amy Harmon
13. Aristocats (1970)
- A book with a cat Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce
- A book about social class differences The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers
- Advanced: A book by an author with the initials T.O. or T.M. (for Thomas O'Malley)
14. Robin Hood (1973)
- A book with a heist Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis
- A book with an arrow on the cover The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
- Advanced: A book written by an author who sponsors a charity Black History Heroes: Chadwick Boseman by Chris Singleton
15. The Rescuers (1977)
- A book that is the first in a series (this was the first Disney animated feature to get a sequel) How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
- A book about a special gem or diamond Trouble at the Tangerine by Gillian McDunn
- Advanced: A book set in the bayou
16. The Little Mermaid (1989)
- A book with a character who has red hair Where There's Smoke by E.B. Vickers
- A book with a character who is stuck in a small town Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
- Advanced: A book with a character who can't speak The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
17. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- An enemies to lovers book The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter
- A book about books The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan
- Advanced: A book with a character trapped in a house Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham
18. Aladdin (1992)
- A book with a yellow cover (jasmine is yellow) Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson
- A book that takes place in India (Arabia?) Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
- Advanced: A book about a Sikh
19. The Lion King (1994)
- A book set in Africa The Kaya Girl by Mamle Wolo
- A book with a character who has a prominent scar The Kind to Kill by Tessa Wegert
- Advanced: A book with an evil uncle Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda
20. A Goofy Movie (1995)
- A funny book The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes
- A book with a road trip Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
- Advanced: A book about a father/son relationship Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
21. Pocahontas (1995)
- A book by an author named John Louder Than Hunger by John Schu
- A book about nature 49 Miles Alone by Natalie D. Richards
- Advanced: A book written by an author with Native American heritage Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie
22. Toy Story (1995)
- A novella (because it's a small story...) Candy Cane Crime by Amanda Flower
- A book with "friend" in the title My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara
- Advanced: A book with a cowboy Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt
23. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- A book with a character with a disability The Monsters We Make by Kali White
- A book with a clock on the cover Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
- Advanced: A book written by an author with a disability The Hard Parts by Oksana Masters
24. Mulan (1998)
- A book set in China Morning Sun in Wuhan by Ying Chang Compestine
- A nonfiction book about gender
- Advanced: A book set in Ancient China
25. Tarzan (1999)
- A book with a character named Jane All That Is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay
- A book about a teacher Something About Sophie by Mary Kay McComas
- Advanced: A book about a kid who was raised by something/someone unexpected Library Girl by Polly Horvath
26. Emperor's New Groove (2000)
- A book with a king, queen, or emperor My Contrary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
- A book with a building project Watch It Burn by Kristen Bird
- Advanced: A book set in Peru (cuz llamas...)
27. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
- A book with "lost" in the title The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave
- A book about exploration Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor by Martin W. Sandler
- Advanced: A book set in Atlanta All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris
28. Monsters, Inc (2001)
- A book about a kidnapping Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney
- A book with a door on the cover The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall by Ali Standish
- Advanced: A book with someone screaming or laughing on the front
29. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
- A book set in Hawaii Operation: Happy by Jenni L. Walsh
- A book with "family" in the title Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
- Advanced: A modern-day story about a creature from space Alien Summer by James S. Murray and Carsen Smith
30. Spirited Away (2002)
- A book with supernatural elements Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong
- A book by a Japanese author
- Advanced: A book with a tunnel First Victim by Debbie Babitt
31. Treasure Planet (2002)
- A book with a hunt for treasure/money/an inheritance A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan
- A book set in space Stowaway by John David Anderson
- Advanced: A book about linguistics Things We Didn't Say by Amy Lynn Green
32. Finding Nemo (2003)
- A book by an Australian author Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
- A book about memory Remember This: The Fascinating World of Memory by Monique Polak
- Advanced: A book with a dentist The Great Trouble by Deborah Hopkinson
33. The Incredibles (2004)
- A book with a character with a secret identity Flippin' Skaters by Teresa Richards
- A book where the whole world is in danger The Enigma Girls by Candace Fleming
- Advanced: A middle grade book with a superhero The Unforgettable Logan Foster by Shawn Peters
34. Chicken Little (2005)
- A book where the main character is telling the truth but no one believes them The Lost Girls of Willow Brook by Ellen Marie Wiseman
- A dystopian novel The Last Kids On Earth by Max Brallier
- Advanced: A book with a character who wears glasses An Improbable Season by Rosalyn Eves
35. Cars (2006)
- A book with a car on the cover Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest
- A book about a celebrity (can be fiction or nonfiction) Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee
- Advanced: A book with a road sign on the cover
36. Ratatouille (2007)
- A book about food Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes
- A book set in Paris
- Advanced: A Parisian cookbook
37. Wall-E (2008)
- A book with Artificial Intelligence Falling Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
- A book with a green cover (cuz recycling...) Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
- Advanced: A book with no dialogue Exclusion and the Chinese American Story by Sarah-SoonLing Blackburn
38. Up (2009)
- A book with a septuagenarian main character
- A book with "up" in the title One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware
- Advanced: A book written by an author at least 70 years wise I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever by Barbara Rae-Venter
39. The Princess and the Frog (2009)
- A book set in the Jim Crow era Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris
- A book with an entrepreneurial female character Death in the Details by Katie Tietjen
- Advanced: A book about a restaurant owner Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly
40. Tangled (2010)
- A book with an escape The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie
- A book with "light" in the title The Night the Lights Went Out by Karen White
- Advanced: A book published on or around the summer solstice (Rapunzel's probable birthday) Borrow My Heart by Kasie West
41. Gnomeo and Juliet (2011)
- A book based on a play
- A book about a neighbor A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Advanced: A retelling of Romeo and Juliet
42. Brave (2012)
- A book set in Scotland A Winter Grave by Peter May
- A book with an arranged marriage My Lady Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
- Advanced: A book where the main character turns into someone or something else
43. Wreck-It-Ralph (2012)
- A book about a video game or VR Last Gamer Standing by Katie Zhao
- A book with candy on the cover Peanut Butter Panic by Amanda Flower
- Advanced: A book only sold in a digital format Criminally Cocoa by Amanda Flower
44. Frozen (2013)
- A book with snow Slayed on the Slopes by Kate Dyer-Seeley
- A book about sisters God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney
- Advanced: A book based on Scandinavian lore
45. Big Hero 6 (2014)
- A book about technology The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly
- A book with a number in the title The Weight of Everything by Marcia Argueta Mickelson
- Advanced: A book with "hero" in the title Cruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Granillo
46. Inside Out (2015)
- A book that makes you cry (or would if you did that kind of thing...) An Uninterrupted View of the Sky by Melanie Crowder
- A book where the main character just moved to a new city Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor
- Advanced: A nonfiction book about emotions
47. The Good Dinosaur (2015)
- A book with a disappearance End of Story by A.J. Finn
- A book about a character overcoming a fear The Watchers by A.M. Shine
- Advanced: A book that explores "what if" a historical event never happened
48. Zootopia (2016)
- A book that starts with the letter "Z"
- A book with a main character who is a police officer or detective The Hunter by Tana French
- Advanced: A book that will take you a long time to read: over 500 pages (cuz the Sloth...) Homecoming by Kate Morton
49. Moana (2016)
- A book set on a boat The Last One by Will Dean
- A book about a native people Shutter by Ramona Emerson
- Advanced: A book with a five letter title
50. Coco (2017)
- A book set around Halloween Light and Air by Mindy Nichols Wendell
- A book with a musician Murder at Rough Point by Alyssa Maxwell
- Advanced: A book containing multiple languages The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry by Anna Rose Johnson
51. Onward (2020)
- A book about brothers The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James
- A book with a direction in the title (i.e. onward, forward, backward, right, left, etc.) Uprising by Jennifer A. Nielsen
- Advanced: A book with pants on the cover Dust by Dusti Bowling
52. Soul (2020)
- A book written by a Black author One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- A book about finding purpose in your life Front Country by Sara St. Antoine
- Advanced: A book about jazz The Flower Sisters by Michelle Collins Anderson
53. Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
- A book with mythical creatures The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman
- A book with "the last" in the title The Last Word by Gerri Lewis
- Advanced: A book with warring factions Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
54. Encanto (2021)
- A book written by a Latinx author Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
- A book where a house has powers
- Advanced: A book translated from Spanish
55. Luca (2021)
- A book set on a coast Where They Lie by Claire Coughlan
- A book with a competition Look in the Mirror by Catherine Steadman
- Advanced: A book about a fisherman
(July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025)
Goal: Level 2—50+ names (unlimited names/book)
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36. Howard - Evelyn Howard - Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie (10.30.24)
37.Hughes Mary Ellen Hughes - author of A Fatal Collection (9.22.24)
38.Jackson - Kevin Jackson - The Monsters We Make by Kali White (7.18.24)
39.James - Lyra James - A Quiet Retreat by Kiersten Modglin (8.28.24)
40. Jimenez
41.Johnson - Anna Rose Johnson (author) - The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry by Anna Rose Johnson (7.17.24)
42.Jones Aisha Jones - Popcorn by Rob Harrell (7.24.24)
43. Kelly
44. Kim
45.King Bailey King - Peanut Butter Panic by Amanda FLower (8.17.24)
46.Lee Officer Lee - Such a Lovely Family by Aggie Blum Thompson (7.25.24)
47.Lewis Courtney Lewis - We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (8.15.24)
48.Long Mrs. Long (no first name given) - Popcorn by Rob Harrell (7.24.24)
49.Lopez - Assistant D.A. Dorinda Lopez - Gothictown by Emily Carpenter (11.12.24)
50.Martin - Henry Martin and family - The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry by Anna Rose Johnson (7.17.24)
51.Martinez - Officer Martinez (no first name given) - Popcorn by Rob Harrell (7.24.24)
52. Mendoza
53.Miller - Agent Miller (no first name given) - The Monsters We Make by Kali White (7.18.24)
54.Mitchell - Danny Mitchell - Popcorn by Rob Harrell (7.24.24)
55.Moore Jim Moore - Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens by Rebecca E.F. Barone (10.6.24)
56.Morales Victor Morales - Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon (7.20.24)
57.Morgan Judith Morgan - The Outlaw Noble Salt by Amy Harmon (8.6.24)
58.Morris Detective Morris - It Could Be Anyone by Jaime Lynn Hendricks (8.24.24)
59.Murphy Jack Murphy - Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (7.30.24)
60.Myers - Myrtle Meyers - The Flower Sisters by Michelle Collins Anderson (8.31.24)
61.Nelson - Professor Nelson - Last Gamer Standing by Katie Zhao (9.18.24)
62. Nguyen
63.Ortiz - Profesora Ortiz - An Uninterrupted View of the Sky by Melanie Crowder (9.11.24)
64.Parker Selma Parker - A Patchwork of Clues by Sally Goldenbaum (7.22.24)
65.Patel Allegra Patel - Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (7.30.24)
66.Perez Profesor Perez - An Uninterrupted View of the Sky by Melanie Crowder (9.11.24)
67. Peterson
68.Phillips Eugene Phillips - Popcorn by Rob Harrell (7.24.24)
69.Price Renée Price - Such a Lovely Family by Aggie Blum Thompson (7.25.24)
70.Ramirez Teresa Ramirez - Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon (7.20.24)
71.Ramos Miguel Ramos - Stowaway by John David Anderson (8.11.24)
72.Reed Calliope "Callie" Reed - A Fatal Collection by Mary Ellen Hughes (9.22.24)
73.Reyes Raquel V. Reyes - author - Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes (10.28.24)
74. Richardson
75. Rivera
76.Roberts Taisha Roberts - Library Girl by Polly Horvath (7.25.24)
77.Robinson - Robinson family - The Last Kids On Earth by Max Brallier (8.23.24)
78. Rodriguez
79.Rogers - Detective Rogers (no first name given) - Murder is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens (9.28.24)
80.Ross - Lt. Walter Ross - Things We Didn't Say by Amy Lynn Green (9.15.24)
81.Ruiz - Ileana Ruiz - Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes (10.28.24)
82.Sanchez - Bella Sanchez - We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (8.15.24)
83. Sanders
84.Scott Dr. Rodney Scott - My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara (9.25.24)
85.Smith - Dr. Jane Smith - The Monsters We Make by Kali White (7.18.24)
86.Stewart - Chris Stewart - The Monsters We Make by Kali White (7.18.24)
87.Taylor - Tony Taylor - We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (8.15.24)
88.Thomas - Brian Thomas - Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens by Rebecca E.F. Barone (10.6.24)
89.Thompson - Aggie Blum Thompson (author) - Such a Lovely Family by Aggie Blum Thompson (7.25.24)
90.Torres - Mr. Torres - Cruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Granillo (8.23.24)
91.Turner Bog Turner - Basket Case by Nancy Haddock (8.08.24)
92.Walker - Orlo Walker - Ruby, Who? by Jill Campbell (11.11.24)
93.Ward - Alice (Ward) Van Laar - God of the Woods by Liz Moore (10.9.24)
94.Watson - Dr. John Watson - The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall by Ali Standish (7.20.24)
95.White - Kali White (author), The Monsters We Make by Kali White (7.18.24)
96.Williams Wanda Williams - Louder Than Hunger by John Schu (8.17.24)
97.Wilson - Ms. Wilson - Popcorn by Rob Harrell (7.24.24)
98.Wood - Matthew Wood - The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare (10.29.24)
99.Wright PFC Christopher Wright - Things We Didn't Say by Amy Lynn Green (9.15.24)
100.Young Dr. Young (no first name given) - Consigned to Death by Jane K. Cleland (8.14.24)
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Open-Ended Challenges:
Duration: October 23, 2024 (my personal start date) - ??
Level Chosen: Expert (41+ skills)
Object: Find these life skills in your books. A character needs to perform these skills. Each book may be used twice.
Skills
1. Address and/or stamp an envelope.
2. Bag groceries.
3. Bathe a dog.
4.Boil water for tea. The Song of the Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning (10.25.24) - page 392 - "Tea?" he asked softly as she heard him pad to the corner of the room. "I just boiled some."
5. Brush a dog.
6.Buy a bus/train ticket. The Midnight Hour by Eve Chase (11.18.24) - page 380 - "Wolf is still beside her, having dashed off to grab his passport from his St. Pancras apartment, spent a small fortune on a Eurostar ticket, and bumped them both up to first class."
7. Change a car tire.
8. Change a lightbulb.
9.Change batteries in something. Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino (10.26.24) - pages 90-91 - "I peel the orange sticker off the back of each new [battery] and open the compartments on my hearing aids to make the switch."
10.Change sheets on a bed. The Beautiful Game by Yamile Saied Méndez (11.8.24) - page 98 -"I grabbed one corner of the fitted sheet and tried to help Sasha, but Kylie had the same idea. When she pulled to fold the corner under the mattress, the one that Sasha had already tucked in got undone."
11. Check out books from the library.
12. Clean out bird cage/litter box.
13. Clean out refrigerator.
14. Clean the bathroom mirror.
15. Clean the sink/shower/tub.
16. Clean up after a dog.
17.Clear the table. Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino (10.26.24) - page 46 - "I laugh to hide my awkwardness, and hurry to clear any remaining trash on the table so I don't get roped into dancing."
18. Collect trash from around the house.
19.Crack an egg. The Song of the Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning (10.25.24) - page 115 - "Every other day Amah would crack an egg into her boiling soup and Romy would have to stir like crazy with her chopsticks until the egg set and drifted like ghostly noodles around the broth."
20.Cut/slice fruits and/or vegetables. - The Unforgettable Logan Foster by Shawn Peters (10.24.24) - page 73 - "I went into the kitchen where Margie was chopping up carrots into a pot of soup."
21. Deposit a check at the bank.
22.Eat leftovers. Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel V. Reyes (11.15.24) - page 130 - "I heated a plate of leftovers in the microwave, then divided the steaming malanga and pollo onto plates...Manny ate the shredded chicken with his fingers..."
23.Empty trash cans. The Enigma Girls by Candace Fleming (10.31.24) - page 113 - "They scurried around picking up papers and emptying trash cans."
24. Empty/clean out lunchbox.
25.Feed and water pet. Gothictown by Emily Carpenter (11.12.24) - location 2505/4580 - "Ever, who we'd left out on the front stoop with a bowl of water and a pork chop bone, wandered in sometime during the conversation, but no one seemed to notice or care."
26. Fold the clean laundry.
27. Gather the dirty laundry.
28.Give directions. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie - page 48 - "'Littlegreen House?'" The man, a burly, ox-eyed fellow, looked us over thoughtfully. "'You go straight up the High Street, and you can't miss it. On your left. There's no name on the gate, but it's the first big house after the bank.'" He repeated again, "'You can't miss it." (10.30.24)
29.Grate cheese. A Murder at the Movies by Ellie Alexander (11.15.24) - 1:15:45/18% - "I leaned to the side to make room for him to grate parmesan on my pasta."
30.Hail a taxi. The Midnight Hour by Eve Chase (11.18.24) - page 255 - "Nervous sweat trickling down the back of her knees, she raises her arm, jumps into a black cab."
31. Hang clean towels.
32. Hang up coats and backpacks.
33. Hide/Use an emergency key.
34.Leave a tip. Gothictown by Emily Carpenter (11.12.24) - location 1983/4580 - "When he'd finished his breakfast and thrown down his usual twenty-dollar tip, he poked his head into the kitchen."
Skills
1. Address and/or stamp an envelope.
2. Bag groceries.
3. Bathe a dog.
4.
5. Brush a dog.
6.
7. Change a car tire.
8. Change a lightbulb.
9.
10.
11. Check out books from the library.
12. Clean out bird cage/litter box.
13. Clean out refrigerator.
14. Clean the bathroom mirror.
15. Clean the sink/shower/tub.
16. Clean up after a dog.
17.
18. Collect trash from around the house.
19.
20.
21. Deposit a check at the bank.
22.
23.
24. Empty/clean out lunchbox.
25.
26. Fold the clean laundry.
27. Gather the dirty laundry.
28.
29.
30.
31. Hang clean towels.
32. Hang up coats and backpacks.
33. Hide/Use an emergency key.
34.
35. Light a match. The Haunting of Moscow House by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore (11.17.24) - page 227 - "She fumbles for the box of matches and lights one, holding it to the burner and watching the flame catch the wick in a spark of blue."
36. Load, start or empty dishwasher. The Body in the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander (11.9.24) - loc 887 - "Justin put the glass in the dishwasher and wiped his hands on a logoed towel."
37. Locate a smoke detector.
38.Mail letters/bills. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie - page 84 - "'I didn't like to put it [the letter] into the fire...I just put a stamp on it and ran out to the postbox and posted it." (10.30.24)
39. Make a bed.
40. Make a budget.
41. Make a grocery list.
42.Make a salad. Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel V. Reyes (11.15.24) - page 85 - "Thankfully, the ensalada de pulpo I'd just started to make wasn't contaminated...After I'd chopped the onion and bell pepper, I added a teaspoon of minced garlic, a few shakes of oregano, olive oil, and vinegar."
43. Make a school lunch.
44.Make a smoothie. Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes (10.28.24) - pages 104-105
45. Make a toasted cheese sandwich.
46.Make coffee. Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston (adapted for young readers by Ibram X. Kendi) (11.7.24) - page 112 - "'So poor folks, dey ain' got-ee no coffee an' nothin'. We [make] de rice and make de coffee.'"
47. Make pasta.
48.Make small talk. Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes (10.28.24) - page 91 - "She was exchanging small talk with an older lady in a colorful caftan."
49.Open, close or lock windows. The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth (11.3.24) - page 269 - "We start employing rudimentary security measures that we haven't bothered with in the past, like locking windows and security doors."
50. Order from a menu.
51. Peel carrots or potatoes.
52. Put air in a tire.
53. Put away shoes.
54. Put away the laundry.
55.Read a bus/train schedule. Ruby, Who? by Jill Campbell (11.11.24) - page 153 - "After school we went to the train station and studied the schedules."
56. Recycle anything.
57. Replace toilet paper roll.
58. Scramble or fry an egg.
59. Scrub the toilet.
60. Search for a job.
61. Set the table.
62. Sew on a button.
63.Shop at the grocery store. Sleeping Spells and Dragon Scales by Wendy S. Swore (11.3.24) - page 176 - "Mom pushes the Safeway cart down the aisle toward the dairy section, and I follow behind."
64.Sweep the floor with broom/vacuum. The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth (11.3.24) - page 16 - "I've already put away the toys and vacuumed."
65.Take care of leftovers. The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare (10.29.24) - page 181 - "With fingers so heavy from fatigue and fear that she could scarcely force them to move, she cleared the table and put away the untouched food."
66. Tidy the bedroom.
67. Use a calendar.
68. Use a credit card.
69.Use a map/GPS. The Legend of the Last Library by Frank L. Cole (11.6.24) - page 243 - "'This is a map of Syphon City,' Garland explained, smoothing her hand across the surface. 'We're looking for a new home for the Library.'"
70. Use a microwave.
71.Use a toaster. The Legend of the Last Library by Frank L. Cole (11.6.24) - page 33 - "'Come here and sit down,' Grandpa Edgar said, as two slices of blackened bread popped up from the toaster. 'There's one for each of us, and I was finished with my experiment anyways.'"
72.Use a washer. The Beautiful Game by Yamile Saied Méndez (11.8.24) - page 107 - "Abuelo had lefet his clothes in the washer, but they still smelled clean, so I moved them to the dryer and put mine in on the delicate cycle so my number wouldn't peel off the jersey I'd probably never wear again."
73. Use an ATM.
74.Use an iron. Ruby, Who? by Jill Campbell (11.11.24) - page 156 - "Mama smiled and ran the iron over the sleeve of Daddy's shirt."
75. Use the dryer.
76. Vote.
77. Wash and fold sheets.
78. Wash and fold towels.
79. Water houseplants.
80. Write a check.
37. Locate a smoke detector.
38.
39. Make a bed.
40. Make a budget.
41. Make a grocery list.
42.
43. Make a school lunch.
44.
45. Make a toasted cheese sandwich.
46.
47. Make pasta.
48.
49.
50. Order from a menu.
51. Peel carrots or potatoes.
52. Put air in a tire.
53. Put away shoes.
54. Put away the laundry.
55.
56. Recycle anything.
57. Replace toilet paper roll.
58. Scramble or fry an egg.
59. Scrub the toilet.
60. Search for a job.
61. Set the table.
62. Sew on a button.
63.
64.
65.
66. Tidy the bedroom.
67. Use a calendar.
68. Use a credit card.
69.
70. Use a microwave.
71.
72.
73. Use an ATM.
74.
75. Use the dryer.
76. Vote.
77. Wash and fold sheets.
78. Wash and fold towels.
79. Water houseplants.
80. Write a check.
Roll #1
Start Space: START HERE
Number Rolled: 1
Space Landed On: 1
Prompt: Leave Your House. Read a book with a house on the cover.
Book Read: The Only One Left by Riley Sager (completed 12.01.23)
Roll #2
Start Space: 1
Number Rolled: 3
Space Landed On: 4
Prompt: Read a book with a dog on the cover or with the word DOG in the title (in that order).
Book Read: Race for the Ruby Turtle by Stephen Bramucci (completed 12.08.23)
Roll #3
Start Space: 4
Number Rolled: 6
Space Landed On: 10
Prompt: Pass the SCHOOL. Read a book with a character who is a teacher.
Book Read: The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt (completed 12.15.23)
Roll #4
Start Space: 10
Number Rolled: 4
Space Landed On: 14
Prompt: You forgot to put the cat out before you left. GO HOME. (I believe this means I go back to START HERE, not #1??)
Roll again - Number Rolled: 2
Spaced Landed On: 2
Prompt: Wave to your neighbor. Read a book involving neighbors.
Book Read: Once Upon a Family by Amanda Rawson Hill (completed 12.18.23)
Roll #5
Start Space: 2
Number Rolled: 1
Space Landed On: 3
Prompt: The neighbor kid gives you a ride on his handlebars to the end of the street. GO FORWARD 4 SPACES (#7)
Space Landed On: 7
Prompt: Pass the SCHOOL - Read a YA or children's book (must be 150+ pages)
Book Read: The Talent Thief by Mike Thayer (completed 12.20.23)
Roll #6
Start Space: 7
Number Rolled: 3
Space Landed On: 10
Prompt: Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book with a character who is a teacher
Book Read: The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell (completed 12.27.23)
Roll #7
Start Space: 10
Number Rolled: 5
Space Landed On: 15
Prompt: Your friend is driving past. Catch a lift. GO FORWARD 6 SPACES (#21)
Roll #8
Start Space: 21
Number Rolled: 6
Space Landed On: 27
Prompt: In the Park—take a moment to smell the flowers. Read a book with the name of a flower in the title.
Book Read: Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Roll #9
Start Space: 27
Number Rolled: 5
Space Landed On: 32
Prompt: ICE CREAM STAND—Read a book with ice cream on the cover
Book Read: Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
Roll #10
Start Space: 32
Number Rolled: 2
Space Landed On: 34
Prompt: You take what you think is a shortcut. You're right. Go forward 3 spaces.
Space Landed On: 37
Prompt: Read a book that is between 150 and 200 pages.
Book Read: Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham
Roll #11
Start Space: 37
Number Rolled: 3
Space Landed On: 40
Prompt: ANTIQUE SHOP—Read a book published before 2000
Book Read: Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix (1995)
Roll #12
Start Space: 40
Number Rolled: 3
Space Landed On: 43
Prompt: NEWSAGENT—Read a non-fiction book
Book Read: I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever by Barbara Rae-Venter
Roll #13
Start Space: 43
Number Rolled: 4
Space Landed On: 47
Prompt: Oh no! You left a pan on the stove. Go HOME.
Roll #14
Start Space: START HERE
Number Rolled: 5
Space Landed On: 5
Prompt: Walk down your street. Read a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in STREET ( "the," "a," or "an" can be ignored)
Book Read: The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly
Roll #15
Start Space: 5
Number Rolled: 5
Space Landed On: 10
Prompt: PASS THE SCHOOL—Read a book with a main character who is a teacher
Book Read: Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
Roll #16
Start Space: 10
Number Rolled: 1
Space Landed On: 11
Prompt: Read a book where the main characters are a group of friends
Book Read: The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall by Ali Standish
Roll #17
Start Space: 11
Number Rolled: 5
Space Landed On: 16
Prompt: Pass the CHURCH—Read a book where a wedding, funeral, or christening takes place
Book Read: A Patchwork of Clues by Sally Goldenbaum (funeral)
Roll #18
Start Space: 16
Number Rolled: 6
Space Landed On: 22
Prompt: You enter the PARK—Read a book with a green cover or with a tree on the cover
Book Read: The Outlaw Noble Salt by Amy Harmon
Roll #19
Start Space: 22
Number Rolled: 1
Space Landed On: 23
Prompt: Walk through the PARK—Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in BENCH ("the," "a," and "an" can be ignored)
Book Read: Basket Case by Nancy Haddock
Roll #20
Start Space: 23
Number Rolled: 5
Space Landed On: 28
Prompt: In the PARK—Read a book that is longer than 300 pages
Book Read: Front Country by Sara St. Antoine
Roll #21
Start Space: 28
Number Rolled: 6
Space Landed On: 34
Prompt: You take what you think is a shortcut. You're correct. Move FORWARD 3 spaces.
Roll #22
Start Space: 37
Number Rolled: 2
Space Landed On: 39
Prompt: DEPARTMENT STORE—Read an anthology of short stories
Book Read: Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop by Otto Penzler, editor
Roll #23
Start Space: 39
Number Rolled: 4
Space Landed On: 43
Prompt: NEWSAGENT—Read a nonfiction book
Book Read: Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor by Martin W. Sandler
Roll #24
Start Space: 43
Number Rolled: 4
Space Landed On: 47
Prompt: Oh no! You left a pan on the stove. Go HOME.
Roll #25
Start Space: Start Here
Number Rolled: 5
Space Landed On: 5
Prompt: Walk down your STREET. Read a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in STREET (ignore "a," "an," or "the").
Book Read: Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James
Roll #26
Start Space: 5
Number Rolled: 2
Space Landed On: 7
Prompt: Pass the SCHOOL. Read a young adult or children's book (150+ pages)
Book Read: Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens by Rebecca E.F. Barone
Roll #27
Start Space: 7
Number Rolled: 3
Space Landed On: 30
Prompt: You take what you think is a shortcut. It isn't. Go back 3 spaces.
Space Landed On: 27
Prompt: In the PARK. Take a moment to smell the flowers. Read a book with the name of a flower in the title.
Roll #28
Start Space: 27
Number Rolled: 1
Space Landed On: 28
Prompt: Read a book that is longer than 300 pages.
Book Read: Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino
Roll #29
Start Space: 28
Number Rolled: 5
Space Landed On: 33
Prompt: PUBLIC TOILETS - Nip into the toilets to "spend a penny" - Read a book by an author whose initials are W.C. (C.W. is also acceptable).
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