The Challenge Factory discussion

3-month
Partner challenge
Runs April - June 2023

Welcome to the School for Good & Evil. The first thing that must be done is that every student must decide if they are inherently good or evil. You can only study one or the other here at this school. One partner must study good and the other must study evil.

Once you have decided which line of study that you will follow, you can find your classes here. To prepare for your 3 tests, you will want to complete as many tasks as you can. Only the most prepared heroes & villains will pass their finals. Oh, and you will be competing against your partner in the finals. Good luck and may the best side win!

*Please note that the 3 tests will run over 3 different weekends. Each test will require one book (minimum 100 pages) that must be read in a 2-day period. You will get one day to study and prepare for your test. Books cannot be started until the test begins. The winner will be determined by whoever wins 2 of the 3 tests. The winning partner will get 100 bonus points. The books for your regular classes will be done at your pace and only be scored if you complete them.


Testing Schedule
Snow Ball: April 22-23
Circus of Talents: May 20-21
Trial By Tale: June 24-25


Rules
✨Books must be minimum 100 pages
✨Books may be started before the challenge BUT must be finished after the start of the challenge. This does NOT apply to TEST books. They must be started after the test starts
✨Re-reads are allowed

Posting Completed Books
Post your completions in this format

Class/Test:
Task:
Book:
Author:
Pages:
Date Read:
Score:

Book Points for Classes
5 points per completed class task

I'm fine with either, you pick a side

Library wrote: "I'm fine with either, you pick a side"

It's actually a tough choice. I think I'll go evil. (cue scary laugh)

For my convenience -


Evil Classes (view spoiler)[
Uglification Class
🦹‍♂️Read a book with an ugly character (your interpretation)
🦹‍♂️Read a book where a character wears a cape or disguise
🦹‍♂️Read a book with the author’s initials in UGLIFICATION

Henchman Training
🦹‍♂️Read a book with a henchman (your interpretation)
🦹‍♂️Read a book where someone trains
🦹‍♂️Read a book with at least one of the 5 strategies for training henchmen in the text
1. Command
2. Taunt
3. Trick
4. Bribe
5. Bully

Curses & Death Traps
🦹‍♂️Read a book with the letters NEMESIS in any order in the title/series
🦹‍♂️Read a book where someone is poisoned
🦹‍♂️Read a book where a character uses a curse or spell against someone else

History of Villainy
🦹‍♂️Read a book where a villain dies
🦹‍♂️Read a book where a villain eats their nemesis
🦹‍♂️Read a book where the villain wins
🦹‍♂️Read a book where a villain sets a trap for their nemesis (hide spoiler)]


Classes for Both Good & Evil (view spoiler)[
Animal Communication Class
✨Read a book where a character communicates with an animal or insect
✨Read a book with a creature sidekick

Special Talents
✨Read a book with a character that is talented (your interpretation)

Surviving Fairy Tales
✨Read a book with a survivor
✨Read a book where it is hard to tell who is good or evil
✨Read a book where someone has to eat bugs or hunt food to survive
✨Read a book tagged Fairy Tales
✨Read a book with one of the bold words below in the text or title.
5 Rules
1. The Evil attack. The Good defend.
2. The Evil punish. The Good forgive.
3. The Evil hurt. The Good help.
4. The Evil take. The Good give.
5. The Evil hate. The Good love.

Spells
✨Read a book where someone can manipulate water using magic
✨Read a book where someone can control the weather
✨Read a book where someone can shift into an animal or plant (hide spoiler)]

Completion Post:

Class/Test: Classes for Both Good & Evil
Task: ✨Read a book tagged Fairy Tales
Book: A Season for the Heart
Author: Elizabeth Chater
Pages: 224
Date Read: 4/1/23
How it fits: the book is tagged 'Cinderella', "Fantasy Fairytale Historical', and 'Fairytale-ish'

Score: 5

Class/Test: Classes for Both Good & Evil - Spells
Task: Read a book where someone can shift into an animal or plant
Book: In Ghostly Japan: Spooky Stories with the Folklore, Superstitions and Traditions of Old Japan
Author: Lafcadio Hearn
Pages: 192 in the edition I read
Date Read: 4-2-23
Score: 5

Class/Test: Classes for Both Good & Evil - Surviving Fairy Tales
Task: Read a book with one of the bold words below in the text or title.
Book: Magic Tricks from the Tree House
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Pages: 128
Date Read: 4-3-23
Score: 5

take

Completion Post:

Class/Test: Evil Classes
Task: 🦹‍♂️ Read a book where a character wears a cape or disguise
Book: Jane and the Sins of Society
Author: Sarah J. Waldock
Pages: 302
Date Read: 4/4/23
How it fits: Cecily, Jane and Caleb's new daughter, wears a disguise

Score: 5 points

(view spoiler)[
Beautification Class
👸Read a book where a character is on a diet

Princess Etiquette Class
👸Read a book where someone takes dance lessons (hide spoiler)]

Class/Test: Beautification
Task: 👸a book with BEAUTY in the title
Book: Beasts and Beauty
Author: Soman Chainani
Pages: 336
Date Read: 4-4-23
Score: 5

Total score: 15

Completion Post:

Class/Test: Classes for Both Good & Evil
Task: 🦹‍♂️ Read a book with at least one of the 5 strategies for training henchmen in the text (bully)
Book: The Diary of a Nobody
Author: George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith
Pages: 176
Date Read: 4/6/23
How it fits: "...the cabman, who was a bully..." p. 135

Score: 5 points
Running Total: 15

Completion Post:

Class/Test: Evil Classes
Task: 🦹‍♂️ Read a book where someone trains
Book: Are You Ready to Hatch an Unusual Chicken?
Author: Kelly Jones
Pages: 320
Date Read: 4/7/23
How it fits: the MC trains to be able to raise 'unusual' chickens

Score: 5 points
Running Total: 20

Class/Test: Princess Etiquette Class
Task: 👸Read a book with the word POSTURE in the text
Book: Lute
Author: Jennifer Thorne
Pages: 274
Date Read: 4-7-23
Score: 5

Total score 20

Completion Post:

Class/Test: Evil Classes
Task: 🦹‍♂️ Read a book where a villain dies
Book: Tuck Everlasting
Author: Natalie Babbitt
Pages: 192
Date Read: 4/8/23
How it fits: the villain gets killed

Score: 5 points
Running Total: 25

Class/Test: Spells
Task: Read a book where someone can control the weather
Book: Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures
Author: Stephen Fry
Pages: 540
Date Read: 4-10-23
Score: 5

Completion Post:

Class/Test: Classes for Both Good & Evil
Task: ✨Read a book where it is hard to tell who is good or evil
Book: The Fifth Doll
Author: Charlie N. Holmberg
Pages: 253
Date Read: 4/11/23
How it fits: it's hard to tell whether Slava is good or evil

Score: 5
Running Total: 30

Current Scores

Lanelle: 30
Library: 25

Class/Test: Animal Communication Class
Task: ✨Read a book where a character communicates with an animal or insect
Book: Stepmothers and the Big Bad Wolf: Fairy Tale Villains Reimagined
Author: Madeline Smoot
Pages: 196
Date Read: 4-12-2023
Score 5

Completion Post:

Class/Test: Classes for Both Good & Evil
Task: ✨Read a book where a character communicates with an animal or insect
Book: Mid-Flinx
Author: Alan Dean Foster
Pages: 352
Date Read: 4/12/23

Score: 5

Completion Post:

Class/Test: Classes for Both Good & Evil
Task: ✨Read a book with a creature sidekick (a golem)
Book: Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
Author: Jonathan Auxier
Pages: 368
Date Read: 4/18/23

Score: 5

Hey, sorry I've been MIA. there was a disaster in my area, so I had to leave, and then I went on a long weekend.

Class/Test: Surviving Fairy Tales
Task: ✨Read a book where it is hard to tell who is good or evil
Book: The Final Girl Support Group
Author: Grady Hendrix
Pages: 342
Date Read: 4-20-2023
Score: 5

Please check the Q&A & the test thread for updates.

Library wrote: "Hey, sorry I've been MIA. there was a disaster in my area, so I had to leave, and then I went on a long weekend."

I'm sorry to hear that. Is everything okay now?

I didn't realize how few hot guy book covers I had until I went looking for one :D

Completion Post:

Class/Test: Snow Ball
Task: Read a book with a hot guy/girl on the cover
Book:
Author: Jennifer Joy
Pages: 346
Date Read: 4/23/23

Score: 3 points

Class/Test: snow ball
Task: Read a book with a hot guy/girl on the cover
Book: city on the edge of forever
Author: harlan ellison
Pages: 156
Date Read: 4-22-23
Score: 1? I think

I think so! It was a big fire, so now we just wait for EPA to do a bunch of testing. But no one died, thankfully

Class/Test: Beautification Class
Task: 👸Read a book with a smiling character on the cover
Book: The Villain's Guide to Better Living
Author: Neil Zawacki
Pages: 160
Date Read: 4-24-23
Score: 5

Current Scores

Lanelle: 40
Library: 40

Snowball Test

Lanelle: 3 - Passed this test
Library: 1

There's a book sale this weekend at my local library...

Class/Test: Good Deeds Class
Task: 👸Read a book where a character does a good deed (your interpretation)
Book: The Disappearing Friend Mystery
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Pages: 128
Date Read: 4-24-23
Score: 5

Class/Test: Princess Etiquette Class
Task: 👸Read a book with a polite and mannerly character (your interpretation)
Book: The Ghost Ship Mystery
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Pages: 131
Date Read: 4-26-23
Score: 5

Library wrote: "There's a book sale this weekend at my local library..."

Oooo. I hope you've saved up your pennies :)

Completion Post:

Class/Test: Evil Classes
Task: 🦹‍♂️ Read a book where a character uses a curse or spell against someone else
Book: Witch Hunt
Author: A.J. Chess
Pages: 213
Date Read: 4/25/23
How it fits: lots of spells get thrown around

Score: 5 points

Class/Test: Beautification Class
Task👸Read a book with the author’s initials in BEAUTIFICATION
Book: Legally Blonde
Author: Amanda Brown
Pages: 308
Date Read: 4-29-23
Score: 5

It's $5 bag day, I'm definitely ready ;D

Completion Post:

Class/Test: Evil Classes
Task: 🦹‍♂️ Read a book with the author’s initials in UGLIFICATION
Book: Valor
Author: Taylor Longford
Pages: 219
Date Read: 4/28/23
How it fits: the author's initials (TL) are in UGLIFICATION

Score: 5 points

Completion Post:

Class/Test: Evil Classes
Task: 🦹‍♂️ Read a book where someone is poisoned
Book: Sweep of the Blade
Author: Ilona Andrews
Pages: 322
Date Read: 5/4/23
How it fits: Helen is poisoned

Score: 5 points

Class/Test: Surviving Fairy Tales
Task ✨Read a book with a survivor
Book: Shapers of Worlds
Author: Edward Willett
Pages: 364
Date Read: 5-2-23
Score: 5

Class/Test:
Animal Communication Class
Task: Read a book with a creature sidekick (can be any creature – examples: dragons, trolls, etc)
Book: Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark
Author: Ulla Thynell
Pages: 160
Date Read: 5-7-23
Score: 5

Completion Post:

Class/Test: Classes for Both Good & Evil
Task: ✨Read a book where someone has to eat bugs or hunt food to survive
Book: Up Close and Dangerous
Author: Linda Howard
Pages: 353
Date Read: 5/7/23

Score: 5

Class/Test: Special Talents
Task ✨Read a book with a character that is talented (your interpretation
Book: A House with Good Bones
Author: T. Kingfisher
Pages: 247
Date Read: 5-10-23
Score 5

Completion Post:

Class/Test: Classes for Both Good & Evil
Task: ✨Read a book where someone can manipulate water using magic
Book: Much Ado About Magic
Author: Shanna Swendson
Pages: 293
Date Read: 5/12/23

Score: 5

Class/Test: History of Heroism Class
Task: 👸Read a book with an unlikely hero (your interpretation)
Book: The Hundred and One Dalmatians
Author: Dodie Smith
Pages: 199
Date Read: 5-15-23
Score: 5

Class/Test: Good Deeds Class
Task 👸Read a book with one of the 3 keys to good deeds in the text
Book: The Borrowers
Author: Mary Norton
Pages: 180
Date Read: 5-17-23
Score: 5

Completion Post:

Class/Test: Evil Classes
Task: 🦹‍♂️ Read a book where a villain sets a trap for their nemesis
Book: Jinx
Author: Meg Cabot
Pages: 276
Date Read: 5/19/23
How it fits: Jean's cousin sets a trap for her

Score: 5 points

I am babysitting my three granddaughters (ages 7, 4, and 2) this weekend while their parents go out of state for a wedding. I won't have much time for reading. I imagine that I'll find a book for this next 'test' with the shortest page count as possible :)

I have covid, so my weekend will consist of napping with reading breaks, I think. Hope you have fun with the kids!

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