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5 Points
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5.1Splish, splash: Read a book with water in the title, or on the cover Water for ElephantsSara Gruen335WVDELI5
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5.2Summer Loving: Read a book about a Summer Romance The NotebookNicholas Sparks214KCPL5
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5.3Spring Cleaning Reading: Read the book that has been on your TBR shelf the longest The Robber BrideMargaret Atwood5285
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5.4April Showers Bring May Flowers: Read a book with a flower in the title or on the cover The Mirror of Fire and DreamingChitra Divakaruni336KCPL5
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5.5And the award goes to...: Read a winner from the 2011 GR Choice Award. DivergentVeronica Roth487KCPLFavorite overall5
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5.6Earth Day: Read a book about nature or the environment The Omnivore's DilemmaMichael Pollan4515
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5.7Blind Date: Read a book you have never heard of before CollapseJared Diamond576KCPL5
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5.8We're all in this together: Read a book from someone else's challenge task list Life as We Knew ItSusan Pfeffer337KCPLMelissa's list5
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10 Points040
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10.1Get Some Direction: Read a book with an absolute or relative direction in its titleUp for RenewalCathy Alter33610
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10.2April Fools: Read a humorous non-fiction bookBossypantsTina Fey277KCPL10
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10.3Calvin Coolidge's Birthday (July 4th, 1872):read a book with a one-word titleSiddharthaHermann Hesse152Online10
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10.4The Long and the Short of It: Read a book with more than six words in the titleEats, Shoots & Leaves: Zero Tolerance Approach to PunctuationLynne Truss209KCPL10
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10.5GoodReads Recommends: choose a book recommended to you by GoodReads OogyLarry Levin214KCPL10
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10.6Shark Week: Read a book featuring sharks or shark-related events. Meg: A Novel of Deep TerrorSteve Alten352KCPL10
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10.7Out of Bounds: Read a book that has been banned somewhere at some point Diary of a Young GirlAnne Frank28310
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10.8Take a Trip: Read a book where the main character(s) is/are on vacation.Eat, Pray, LoveElizabeth Gilbert33410
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15 Points080
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15.1Lost in Translation: Read a book not originally written in your primary language. Girl with the Dragon TattooStieg Larsson465Originally German15
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15.2Poisson d'Avril: Read a book about cultural traditions other than your own. 15
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15.3Honor Mother and Father: Read a book your parent suggests or has a parent as a central character15
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15.4Red, White, & Blue: Read a book with all three colors on the coverDepraved and Insulting EnglishNovobatzky; Shea27215
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15.5Letter Perfect: Read a book with a single letter in its title or read an epistolary novel. e. Matt Beaumont35215
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15.6Cinco de Mayo: Read a book set in Mexico, about a hispanic person, or hispanic heritage 15
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15.7Homestead Act of 1862: Read a book about pioneers, homesteading, or 'going west'.15
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15.8Bard Bash: read something written by, about, or related to Shakespeare or one of his plays. 15
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20.1Group Read: Read a past group read OR a group read that happens during one of the months of this challenge AND post to the discussion thread what you thought about the book. 20
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20.2Intimidating Read: Read a book that is very intimidating to you then read another fun book as a reward. 20
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20.3Beks Task: Point of View: Read two books with different points of view of the same thing. 20
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25 Points060
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25.1Now and Then: Read a book published in the year (or decade) you were born and then another published in 2012. The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the ThreeStephen King400May 198725
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25.2Hot and Cold: Read a book that takes place in a hot climate, and one that takes place in a cold climate.25
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25.3Double Jeopardy: Reread one book that was a favorite book of yours long ago, and reread another that you remember disliking. Is the old favorite still pleasing and is the book you disliked not as bad as you thought? 25
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25.41001 Books to Read Before You Die: Read a book from the 1001 Books Before You Die list and one from the 1001 Children’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. 25
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25.5Ripped from the Headlines: Read a fiction book about or inspired by a historical person, event, or era, and then read a nonfiction book on the same subject. 25
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25.6To be Continued..: Read the first two books in a series or read the next two books in a series you have already started. 25
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25.7East Coast/West Coast: Read a book set on the East Coast and one set on the West Coast.25
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25.8Don't judge a book by its cover: Read a book with a cover image you particularly like and show the cover. Then read one with a cover that does not entice you to read the book. Which book did you like the best? 25
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