JHS Reads 2015-2016 Reading Challenge
General Rules
- The challenge will run from August 11, 2015 to May 1, 2016. No books that are started before 12 a.m. on August 11 or finished after 11:59 on May 1 will count.
- Each book must be at least 200 pages long. Audiobooks and large-print books are fine, as long as the regular versions meets this length requirement.
- A book can only be used for one category, and each category can only be completed once. If you want to switch the category of a book during a later check-in, that's fine, just be sure to account for that in your point total.
- Rereads can be used for a maximum of three books in the challenge. This rule is meant to encourage you to try new books while still allowing you to revisit books from your childhood or young adulthood that you might get more out of now. Please reread the entire book within the timeframe of the challenge in order to count it; no simply finishing old books or partial rereads.
- Graphic novels, manga, or comic books must meet the length requirement and may only constitute 15 points of the total score.
- The highest possible total is 200 points, and the first five people who finish the challenge will be invited to contribute a category for the next challenge.
Adapted from the Semi-Charmed Summer 2015 Book Challenge (http://megancstroup.blogspot.com/2015/04/semi-charmed-summer-book-challenge.html)
Points
5 points: Freebie! Read any book that fits the general rules.
10 points: Read a book you have never heard of before. (Just go to a shelf and pick a book based on the cover, the title, whatever you want!)
10 points: Read a 2015-2016 Rosewater Award Nominee.
10 points: Read a book by an author who is completely new to you.
15 points: Read a book by an author you have read before. (No re-reads for this one.)
20 points: Read an epistolary novel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wili/Epistolary_novel), which is a book written in letters, emails, diary entries, or other documents.
20 points: Read a book with the name of a city, state, or country in the title. Thie place must be real, either current or historical, but not fictional. Check this list for ideas (http://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/50-Books-Set-50-States-34822331#photo-34822331
20 points: Read a book written by an international author.
20 points: Read a book with an animal on the cover.
25 points: Read a book that is part of a series with at least four books.
25 points: Read a Pulitzer Prize winner or finalist for fiction. Check this list for titles (http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Fiction).
35 points: Read a book with an alliterative title. (All words in the title must begin with the same letter; no exceptions for articles or prepositions. Example: Gone Girl or Nicholas Nickleby. Yes, this is tough, which is why it's worth the most points!)
35 Points: Read a fiction and nonfiction book about the same topic. (Example: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and The Woman Who Wasn't There are both about 9/11.)
10 points: Read a book you have never heard of before. (Just go to a shelf and pick a book based on the cover, the title, whatever you want!)
10 points: Read a 2015-2016 Rosewater Award Nominee.
10 points: Read a book by an author who is completely new to you.
15 points: Read a book by an author you have read before. (No re-reads for this one.)
20 points: Read an epistolary novel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wili/Epistolary_novel), which is a book written in letters, emails, diary entries, or other documents.
20 points: Read a book with the name of a city, state, or country in the title. Thie place must be real, either current or historical, but not fictional. Check this list for ideas (http://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/50-Books-Set-50-States-34822331#photo-34822331
20 points: Read a book written by an international author.
20 points: Read a book with an animal on the cover.
25 points: Read a book that is part of a series with at least four books.
25 points: Read a Pulitzer Prize winner or finalist for fiction. Check this list for titles (http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Fiction).
35 points: Read a book with an alliterative title. (All words in the title must begin with the same letter; no exceptions for articles or prepositions. Example: Gone Girl or Nicholas Nickleby. Yes, this is tough, which is why it's worth the most points!)
35 Points: Read a fiction and nonfiction book about the same topic. (Example: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and The Woman Who Wasn't There are both about 9/11.)