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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episode List
Season 1
5. Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
6. The Pack
7. Angel
8. I, Robot... You, Jane
9. The Puppet Show
10. Nightmares
11. Out of Mind, Out of Sight
12. Prophecy Girl
1. Welcome to the Hellmouth, please.
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1. Welcome to the HellmouthWhen teen vampire slayer Buffy tries to start a new life at Sunnydale High, she discovers that the school sits atop a demonic dimensional portal.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with a teenage MC
2. where the MC begins a new life
3. written by an author you have just discovered
4. with two words in the title that begin with the same letter
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Chocolate Cream Pie MurderAuthor: Joanne Fluke
Date Read: 8-5-2025
Task: 4. with two words in the title that begin with the same letter
How it Fits: 2 C words in title
Next Episode Choice: The Harvest
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2. The HarvestBuffy and her friends encounter a powerful vampire bent on opening a portal to a dimension inhabited by demons.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. about friendship
2. with a powerful MC (your definition)
3. with an author's initial found in PORTAL
4. with a habitation on the cover
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Someone Else's FairytaleAuthor: E.M. Tippetts
Date Read: 8-12-2025
Task: 3. with an author's initial found in PORTAL
How it Fits: ALN is T
Next Episode Choice: 3. Witch
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3. WitchBuffy suspects she has a witch on her hands when the cheerleading squad falls victim to sudden blindness and spontaneous combustion.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. tagged "Witch" or "Witchcraft"
2. that you can hold in your hands (not an audio book)
3. where a significant character that has a disability
4. with "fire" in the text of the book
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: The GhostwriterAuthor: Julie Clark
Date Read: 8-19-2025
Task: 2. that you can hold in your hands (not an audio book)
How it Fits: read the physical copy
Next Episode Choice: 4. Teacher's Pet
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4. Teacher's PetBuffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with biology on the cover (a living organism)
2. where someone dies
3. with 400+ pages
4. where the MC is described as beautiful or handsome
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Ghostwriter (other topics)Someone Else's Fairytale (other topics)
Chocolate Cream Pie Murder (other topics)
Authors mentioned in this topic
Julie Clark (other topics)E.M. Tippetts (other topics)
Joanne Fluke (other topics)
Buffy needs help slaying all those vampires, demons, and other forces of darkness.
She needs 'Scoobies'. A Scoobie is a loyal friend who uses various methods to assist in Buffy's fight against evil creatures.
You can become a Scoobie.
Challenge Begins: August 1, 2025
HOW TO PLAY:
1. Look at the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode list.
2. Choose an episode and post it on your thread.
3. The moderator will then post the related episode information and tasks.
4. Once you complete one of the tasks, post in your thread and in the Reporting thread the following:
Book:
Author:
Date Read:
Task:
How it Fits:
Next Episode Choice:
Rules:
Books must be 140+ pages.
Audio books must be 3+ hours long.