Monthly Challenges discussion

September 2025 Tasks

One Point Tasks

1.1 FALL LEAVES
Read a book that has a predominantly YELLOW, RED, PURPLE, ORANGE, or BROWN cover (60%+) show cover

1.2 INTERNATIONAL TALK LIKE A PIRATE
Read a book that the 1st letter of each word in title is in DAVEY JONES LOCKER (3 word min.)

1.3 BUSINESS WOMEN'S DAY
Read a book whose MC is a woman that owns a business (state her business).

1.4 MAIN PAGE GENRE (MPG)
Choose One:
a. National Read A Book Day
MPG: BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS

b. Hobbit Day
MPG: FANTASY

1 .5 READ THE ALPHABET: LETTER N
Read a book that starts with the Letter N (exclude A, An, or The) -or- Author's FIRST/LAST name both have the Letter N.

1.6 NATIONAL LITTLE BLACK DRESS
Read a book that has a BLACK cover (60%+), show cover

1.7 (Tessa's Task)
1.8 (Tessa's Task)

1.9 (Diana S's Task) (9/21) NATIONAL CHAI DAY
Read a book with one of the following words in its text: ANISE, CINNAMON, CARDAMOM, CLOVES, or NUTMEG.
(Give page # & sentence word is in ).q

1.10 (Tessa's Task)

Two Point Tasks

2.1 THE LOTTERY
Read 2 Books

GO to THE LOTTERY thread for details.

2.2 MORE SEPTEMBER HOLIDAYS
Read 2 Books

1. National Cheeseburger Day
Read a book whose Main Character initials (FIRST & LAST) are in CHEESEBURGER.

2. National TV Dinners Day
Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show

2.3 (Amber's Task)
2.4 (Amber's Task)

Three Point Tasks

3.1 (Linda C's Task)
3.2 (Linda C's Task)

Five Point Task

5.1 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
Read 5 Books

FOOTBALL
SPELL-OUT one of the following words:

CHEER (for the cheerleaders)
MAJOR (for the drum major)
DANCE (for dance team)
BANDS (for halftime)

for example:

Dickerman Laura - Hot Desk: A Novel
A - The Academy by Elin
Hilderbrand
N - No Rest for the Wicked by
Rachel Louise Adams
C - Chanel Cleeton's The Lost
Story of Eva Fuentes
E - Exiles by Mason
Coile

• use 1st letter of Title (exclude A, An, or The)
• use Author's initials (FIRST/LAST)
• Don't forget the dates you read your books

September Winners

Most Points

🌠 3.1 Linda C
🐕 2.3 Amber
🌻 1.7 Tessa

Most Pages

🌠 3.2 Linda C
🐕 2.4 Amber
🌻 1.8 Tessa

Reading Jar Winners

🫙 1.9 Diana S
🫙 1.10 Tessa

Please place your Tasks below. They will be added to Main list later. Thank you 🤓

3.1 (Linda’s Task) Life Changes
Read 3 books

1. My grandson is starting high school this fall: new building and class/schedule system.
Read a book where someone is thrown into a new job/career/educational situation (your interpretation but tell us what it is) OR where the book title starts with a letter in NEW (can exclude A, An, or The)
2. My sister-in-law is retiring after 43 years
Read a book where a character is ending a long term activity, e.g. retirement, career change, major location move, personal relationship, etc (tell us what’s ending) OR where the author’s first and last initials are in ENDING
3. Birth/Death – the ultimate life change
Read a book that has a birth or death as a component of the plot. It can have occurred before the story begins but has to be a feature of the plot. (tell us which is featured)

3.2 (Linda’s Task) Best Of Books
Read 3 books – for each prize book you read list the year it won or was nominated

1. Booker Prize – long list is out, short list will be announced 9/23/25
Read a book that was nominated this year or is in their database of nominated books for the last 50 years
https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booke...
2. National Book Award – long list for 2025 will be announced 9/9/25
Read a book from the 2025 TBA long list or pick a book from their archives of seven decades of winners
https://www.nationalbook.org/national...
3. Goodreads Choice Awards – too early for 2025 nominations so
Read a book that was nominated or won any category from the list of past winners on the website