5 POINT TASKS
1. Read a book that has the word son, daughter, kid(s), child or children the title
2. Read a book that has an apple on the cover OR in the title
3. Read a novel where the main character is at sea OR a non-fiction book about sea travel
4. Read a book where the main character is adopted OR adopts OR a non-fiction book related to adoption
5. Re-read a book you were required to read at school and compare notes
6. Read a novel that has an adjective in the title that relates to Halloween
7. Read a book that relates to the thing you are most thankful for
8. Read a book that has more than two authors, not a compilation of short stories
9. Read a coming of age novel OR a novel where the main character is a senior citizen
10. Read a novel where one or more characters travel back in time
10 POINT TASKS
1. Read a book first published between 1936 and 1959
2. Read a novel with a character who suffers from an addiction OR a non-fiction book about addiction
3. Read a book with the word bear or bears in the title OR a collection of children's stories OR several children's books (not YA)
4. Read a book written by an author from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico or Chile OR a book that takes place in one of those countries OR a non-fiction book about them
5. Read a book written by a German author OR set in Germany OR a non-fiction book about Germany
6. Read a book written by a Native American author OR with a main character who is Native American OR a non-fiction book about Native Americans
7. Read a novel about heroes, heroines, superheroes, superheroines, OR an auto/biography of your personal hero/heroine
8. Visit the Random Word Generator website and then read a book whose title contains the 9th, 10th, or 11th word you come to pedestrian, have, transit.
9. Read a novel set in the US Civil War
10. Read a book that has the word cat(s) in the title OR a picture of a cat(s) on the cover
15 POINT TASKS
1. Pick 1 of these 3 tasks
- Read two books that contain the same preposition in their title
- Read two book that contain words that are homophones
- Read a book whose title contains a verb and another with it's participle.
2. Read an Alternative Historical Novel and post a review stating if you think things would be better with the author's version of history and why
3. Pick 2 of these 4 tasks
- Add up the number of letters in your first and last names and read a book written by an author whose name contains the same number of letters (12)
- Subtract the number of letters found in your whole name (18) from your age (37) and read a book with that many letters or words in the title (19)
- Multiply your age by the number of letters in your whole name (37 * 18) and read a book with +/- 25 pages (641-691)
- Divide the year you were born by your age and then read a book that is that number in a series (1972/37 = 53)
4. Read a science fiction novel and watch a film about science OR read a non-fiction book about science and watch a science fiction film
5. Read two books that were originally published in the same foreign language
6. Pick 1 of 3 tasks
- Read a book about an artist or art history and go to a museum to view or create art
- Read a play and see a production of it live or on film
- Read a book with a type of music in the title and listen to a CD or attend a concert of that type.
7. Listen to an audiobook while exercising OR read a book written by or about an athlete and participate or watch the same type of sporting event
8. Read two books that take place in countries that correspond to your initials
9. Read a book with the word home or work in the title and design a homework assignment that relates to that book
10. Read a book with a teacher as the main character OR a word with the root “teach” in the title AND a book with a student as the main character or with a word with root “study” in the title
20 POINT TASKS
1. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER – JULIE KS – Read a Christian fiction book.
2. ROOKIE OF THE SEASON - ERIN - Read 3 Books That Begin With A,B,C Or Any Three Consecutive Letters In The Alphabet (each book 100+)
3. GROUP READ - Read One Of The 3 Group Reads
25 POINT TASKS
1. NICOLE'S TASK – NICOLE OH'S TASK - Read ONE fiction book and ONE poetry book that have a word that rhymes in each title. (350+ pages of which 50+ poetry)
2. DONNA JO'S TASK – Find two authors who are related by blood or marriage and read a book by each
3. WENDY'S TASK – Read a book with a positive gay or lesbian character.
4. CANDACE'S TASK – Read a book that was written within the last ten years and made into a movie in the last five. Compare the book and movie
5. JANICE'S TASK – Read a book with fortune or prophecy in the title OR that features fortune telling, prophecy or predictions OR has a fortune teller as a main character
6. BJ ROSE'S TASK – Read a book about a democratically elected President or Prime Minister (500+ pages), post a short review of major accomplishments and biggest scandal of the administration (include number of pages read)
7. CINDY'S TASK - Read Three Books
- One With A One Word Title
- The Second With A Two Word Title
- And The Third With A Three Word Title.
8. CAIT'S TASK – Read 3 books
- A name of a person in the title
- A name of a place in the title
- An object in the title
9. DIANE'S TASK – Read a self-improvement or self-help book AND read a book in which the main character undergoes a significant positive change in his or her life as a result of self-improvement
10. SAM'S TASK – Read a book with one of the following in the title: devil, witch, vampire, zombie or werewolf
30 POINT TASK
1. ROSEANN'S TASK – Read a book that is related to your current profession AND a book that is related to your dream job
50 POINT TASK
1. TBD
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