Challenges & Clubs
Sibling Challenge: "The Derivative Reading Challenge"
20 books
Challenge categories curated by my librarian sister. Challenge prompts appear beneath each associated title.
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All book Covers appear when readings of titles are complete. See BookList for unread titles
A Book
A book whose title has one of the same words as the title of book #1
A book that has the same cover background color as book #2
A book in the same genre as book #3
A book that has been read by one of the same people who read book #4
A book set in the same country as book #5
A book written by the same author(s) as book #7
A book that's longer than book #6
A book that as listed as a read-alike for book #8
A book that currently has a higher average Goodreads rating than book #9
A book whose author has the same first name as the author of book #10
A book that has won the same award as book #12
An award-winning book from the same publisher as book #11
A book whose author is the same gender as the author of book #13
A book about a similar subject as book #14, but written for a different age group
A book published in the same year as book #15
A book that shares any of the NoveList appeal factors with book #17
A book whose main character has the same marital status as the main character in book #16
A book that's shorter than book #18
A book featuring the same number of cats as book #19
Salt Lake County Library (Goodreads) challenge: monthly/summer themes - 14 books
Challenge categories curated by SLCO librarians. Challenge prompts appear beneath each associated title.
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All book Covers appear when readings of titles are complete. See BookList for unread titles.
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**note: I doubled the summer challenge, extending the number from 14 to 19 total books.
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January:
Civil Rights
February:
Western​
March:
Hollywood​
April:
Library​
May:
Space​
Summer: Color Our World​
Summer: Color Our World​
Summer: Color Our World​
Summer: Color Our World​
Summer: Color Our World​
September:
Mystery​
October:
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November:
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December:
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Summer: Color Our World​
Summer: Color Our World​
Summer: Color Our World​
Summer: Color Our World​
Summer: Color Our World​
Teachings of the Prophets Challenge - 16 books
A complete reading of the Teachings of Presidents of the Church series, published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1997 and 2022. Select teachings of the first 16 presidents of the church, 1830 - 2022.
Christmas Book List - 6 books
Books I read in the days before Christmas - All book Covers appear when readings of titles are complete. See BookList for unread titles.
GoodReads Winners Challenge -
12 books
Winners from the Goodreads Awards
2024 GoodReads Scifi Nominees Challenge -
21 books (includes prequels)
All the Nominees for the 2023 Goodreads Awards, Scifi category
Last Year's Leftovoers Challenge - 44 books
All the books from challenges that I didn't finish last year.
Salt Lake City Summer Reading Challenge -
8 books
Each audiobook of approximately 3 hours listening time.
Salt Lake County Summer Reading Challenge - Colored Covers - 7 books
A book for each color of the rainbow - Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
Reading Glasses Challenge - 7 books
Official online book club podcast Reading Glasses 2025 challenge
Weber County Summer Reading Challenge - 25 books
Color and theme associated titles.
Afton's List - 13 books
Catching up with the Riordan Olympus novels
2025 Spring Reader's Choice - 17 books
Books selected by Salt Lake County librarians for public rating - spring edition
2025 Fall Reader's Choice - 19 books
Books selected by Salt Lake County librarians for public rating - spring edition