2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Yearly Challenge
28/50

1. Joyland 1/1/14
2. And the Mountains Echoed 1/4/14
3. Winter's Bone 1/5/14
4. The Road 1/5/14
5. The 5th Wave 1/19/14
6. The Fault in Our Stars 1/24/14
7. The Rosie Project 2/3/14
8. Looking for Alaska 2/4/14
9. The Dark Tower 2/8/14
10. Bossypants 2/11/14
11. We Need to Talk About Kevin 2/15/14
12. The Silver Linings Playbook 2/22/14
13. The Ocean at the End of the Lane 2/25/14
14. Secret Daughter 3/12/14
15. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4/5/14
16. Sand Omnibus 4/12/14
17. The Medea Complex 4/13/14
18. Tampa 4/19/14
19. Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed: A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings 5/11/14
20. A Land More Kind Than Home 5/18/14
21. The Glass Girls 6/1/14
22. 11/22/63 6/12/14
23. The Husband's Secret 6/16/14
24. Chasing the Sun: A Novel 6/24/14
25. Apocalipsis Z: Dark Days 7/2/14
26. I'm Not Her 7/11/14
27. Horns 7/14/14
28. Wool Omnibus 7/21/14

Recommended by 2014 Reading Challengers
11/10

1. Joyland 1/1/14
2. And the Mountains Echoed 1/4/14
3. The Road 1/5/14
4. The Fault in Our Stars 1/24/14
5. Looking for Alaska 2/4/14
6. The Silver Linings Playbook 2/22/14
7. The Ocean at the End of the Lane 2/25/14
8. Secret Daughter 3/12/14
9. 11/22/63 6/1/12/14
10. The Husband's Secret 6/16/14
11. Wool Omnibus 7/21/14

Monthly Group Reads
3/12

January - Best of books 2013: And the Mountains Echoed 1/4/14
February - Je t'aime The Rosie Project 2/4/14
March - Spring forward
April - Showers A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4/5/14
May - Birthdays
June - End of term
July - Summer holiday
August - Empires
September - Banned books
October - Scream!
November - Fireworks
December - Ice cold

First Quarter Challenge: Lilac's Rainbow Challenge
7/7

Red The Rosie Project 2/3/14
Orange Joyland 1/1/14
Yellow The 5th Wave 1/19/14
Green Secret Daughter 3/12/14
Blue Winter's Bone 1/5/14
Indigo The Ocean at the End of the Lane2/25/14
Violet And the Mountains Echoed 1/4/14

Alphabet Challenge
15/26

A And the Mountains Echoed 1/4/14
B Bossypants 2/11/14
C Chasing the Sun: A Novel 6/24/14
D The Dark Tower 2/8/14
E
F The Fault in Our Stars 1/24/14
G The Glass Girls 6/1/14
H The Husband's Secret 6/16/14
I I'm Not Her 7/11/14
J Joyland1/1/14
K
L Looking for Alaska2/3/14
M
N
O The Ocean at the End of the Lane 2/25/14
P
Q
R The Road 1/5/14
S The Silver Linings Playbook 2/22/14
T A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4/5/14
U
V
W Winter's Bone 1/5/14
X
Y
Z

Yearly Challenge: #readwomen2014
10/15

1.Bossypants by Tina Fey 2/11/14
2.We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver 2/15/14
3.Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda 3/12/14
4.A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 4/5/14
5.The Medea Complex by Rachel Florence Roberts 4/13/14
6.Tampa by Alissa Nutting 4/19/14
7.Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed: A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings by Michelle Knight 5/11/14
8.The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty 6/18/14
9.Chasing the Sun: A Novel by Natalia Sylvester 6/24/14
10.I'm Not Her 7/11/14

Quarter 3 Challenge: Hunger Games
3/6

The Capitol: The capitol is filled with beautiful extravagant people. Read a book with “beauty” in the title OR read a book where the main character is said to be extraordinarily beautiful.

District 1: District 1 produces luxury items. Read a book about people who are rich OR read a book where a piece of jewelry plays an important role. Horns 7/14/14

District 2: District 2 produces weapons and trains peacekeepers. Read a book about a war OR read a book with a cop as one of the characters. Wool Omnibus 7/21/14

District 3: District 3 makes electronics. Read a book about a technologically advanced society OR read a book with a computer (or robot) as a main character.

District 4: District 4 is a fishing district. Read a book about a fisherman OR read a book that at least partially takes place on a boat.

District 5: District 5 is the source of electrical power. Read a book that features a lightning storm OR read a book that is set in a place without electricity.

District 6: District 6 is the hub of transportation. Read a book written by an author from a different country OR read a book that takes place in a real location you could visit. Apocalipsis Z: Dark Days 7/2/14

District 7: District 7 produces lumber and paper. Read a book that takes place in a forest OR read a physical book made out of paper (as opposed to an ebook).

District 8: District 8 makes textiles. Read a book about fashion OR read with an item of clothing on its cover.

District 9: District 9 produces grain and has no characters named in the books. Read a book with an unnamed main character OR read a book with a character who is a vegetarian.

District 10: District 10 specialized in raising livestock. Read a book that has a domestic animal as a character OR read a book that has an animal in the title.

District 11: District 11 is an agricultural district and Rue, a young herbalist, originated here. Read a book where a young person dies OR read a book where an herbalist saves someone from dying.

District 12: District 12 is the mining district, and Katniss and Peeta, its tributes, wear clothes that catch fire. Read a book that has a fire that is helpful in it OR read a book that has the word “coal” somewhere in it (add a quote of the sentence where you found the word).

District 13: District 13 is a rebellious district that specialized in nuclear technology. Read a book centered around a nuclear disaster OR read a book where the main character is rebellious.