Reading Challenges

Animal

• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
• West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
• Animal Farm by George Orwell

Challenge

• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

Evergreen

• Evergreen Christmas by Janet Dailey
• Pines by Blake Crouch
• The Christmas Tree by Julie Salamon

Fantasy

• Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
• The Astral Library by Kate Quinn
• Brimstone by Callie Hart

Feeling

• The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
• Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros

Friendship

• My Friends by Fredrik Backman
• People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Hometown

• Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
• In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams
• The Daughters of Erie Town by Conne Schultz

Letters

• Love & Saffron by Kim Fay
• The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros
• The Correspondent by Virgina Evans

Love

• People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
• Love and Saffron by Kim Fay
• Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

Luck

• With a Little Luck by Marissa Meyer
• Lucky by Marissa Stapley
• Just My Luck by Celine L.A. Simpson

Map

• The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
• The Map by David Murrow
• Map of Bones by James Rollins

Madness

• The Mad Wife by Meagan Church
• Madness by Marya Hornbacher
• Madness by Antonia Hylton

Missing

• The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers
• Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister
• Missing by Lynette Eason

Olympics

• The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
• Fast Girls by Elise Hooper
• Just Add Water by Katie Ledecky

Recipe

• Recipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown
• The Recipe Box by Viola Shipman
• Carb Cycling for Beginners Cookbook by Marco Ferrari

Shoe

• If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
• Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
• A Shoe Story by Jane Rosen

Snow

• The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
• Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
• Snowed In by Rachel Hawthorne

Team

• The Boys of Winter by Wayne Coffey
• Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
• The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

Theatre

• Theatre Nights Are Murder by Libby Klein
• The Memory Theater by Karin Tidbeck
• On the Job in the Theatre by Jessica Cohn

Television

• Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

Throwback

• The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan
• The Throwback Special by Chris Bachelder
• Throwback by Maurene Goo

Inspiration

• The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku
• Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten
• Courage to Soar by Simone Biles

Favorite Books of the Entire Challenge

• The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• Theo of Golden by Allen Levi

About a summer job

• The Summer Job by Lizzy Dent
• Wildfire by Hannah Grace
• The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

With a twist ending

• The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
• Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
• The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

A classic novel

• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Includes gardening or farming

• Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
• The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

About friendship

• My Friends by Fredrik Backman
• The Wedding People by Alison Espach
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Set in the 1800s

• James by Percival Everett
• The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

With a female protagonist

• Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

A number in the title

• One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune
• Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Published this year

• Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
• Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
• Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Translated into English from another language

• My Friends by Fredrik Backman
• The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa
• The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Book adapted into a Broadway show

• The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede
• Matilda by Roald Dahl
• Wicked by Gregory Maguire

About summer sports

• Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
• Calico Joe by John Grisham
• Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Character named Scarlet or Gray

• Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
• Caraval by Stephanie Garber

One-word title

• Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• James by Percival Everett
• Matilda by Roald Dahl

Story includes travel

• Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede
• Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood

With “sun” or “summer” in the title

• Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
• Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
• One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune

Recommended by a Buckeye reader

• The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede
• Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
• First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

Includes a mythical creature

• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
• The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Published 25 years ago

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
• The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
• The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

About a summer camp

• The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
• Wildfire by Hannah Grace
• The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

With a beach setting

• Beach Read by Emily Henry
• The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
• Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

An author’s debut book

• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
• The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
• The Beach Club by Elin Hilderbrand

Top book from the winter Reading Bingo Challenge

• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
• James by Percival Everett
• First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

Told from multiple points of view

• The Guest List by Lucy Foley
• Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
• The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Black author/black history

• A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette
• A Promised Land by Barack Obama
• James by Percival Everett 

Inspired by true events

• Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
• Gray After Dark by Noelle West Ihli
• The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon 

Set in winter

• Cruel Winter with You by Ali Hazelwood
• Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
• The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon 

Nonfiction

• I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
• Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show by Bethany Joy Lenz 

Reread a childhood favorite

• Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
• Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling 

“Scarlet” or “Gray” in the title

• A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
• Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys 

Author’s latest book

• Funny Story by Emily Henry
• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros 

Set in Ohio

• Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
• Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
• Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 

Set in the future

• Cinder by Marissa Meyer
• Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 

About a journey

• James by Percival Everett
• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros 

About spies or spycraft

• Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
• First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
• The Alice Network by Kate Quinn 

About or by a president

• A Promised Land by Barack Obama
• The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
• You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe 

New York Times Bestseller

• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
• The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros 

About science or nature

• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
• The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood 

A top book from the 2024 challenge

• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
• Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 

Mental health/wellness

• The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
• The Wedding People by Alison Espach 

Book I’ve been meaning to read

• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
• Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 

Set in Ireland

• A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
• Foster by Claire Keegan
• Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 

Animal as a character

• Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 

Cozy Mystery

• Mother – Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
• Murder in an Irish Village by Carlene O’Connor 

YA Adventure

• Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
• Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
• Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan 

Book Club choice

• First Lie Wins by Ashley Elson
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 

A novella (less than 200 pgs.)

• Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
• A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 

“Love” in the title

• How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang
• Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood
• The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

New-to-me genre

• "A Court of Thorns and Roses" by Sarah J. Maas
• "A First Time for Everything" by Dan Santat

A classic

• "Animal Farm" by George Orwell
• "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
• "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Author’s debut book

• "Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt
• "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus

About music or a musician

• "Daisy Jones and The Six" by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• "The Storyteller" by Dave Grohl
• "The Woman in Me" by Britney Spears

Banned book

• "1984" by George Orwell
• "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
• "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Includes a sport/athlete

• "Carrie Soto is Back" by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• "Icebreaker" by Hannah Grace
• "The Deal" by Elle Kennedy

More than 300 pages

• "The Women" by Kristin Hannah
• "A Court of Thorns and Roses Series" by Sarah J Maas

Recommended by a Buckeye

• "The Women" by Kristin Hannah
• "A Court of Thorns and Roses Series" by Sarah J Maas

Set during a war

• "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
• "The Nightingale" by Kristin Hannah
• "The Women" by Kristin Hannah

National book award

• "A First Time for Everything" by Dan Santat
• "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

Book I’ve been meaning to read

• "The Housemaid Series" by Freida McFadden
• "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus
• "Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt

A memoir

• "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing" by Matthew Perry
• "I’m Glad My Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy
• "The Woman in Me" by Britney Spears

Character older than 50

• "A Man Called Ove" by Fredrik Backman
• "Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt
• "Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers" by Jesse Q. Sutanto

By or about indigenous people

• "Firekeeper’s Daughter" by Angeline Boulley
• "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
• "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

Set in rural area/small town

• "Everything I Never Told You" by Celeste Ng
• "Funny Story" by Emily Henry
• "Home is Where the Bodies Are" by Jeneva Rose

True crime

• "If You Tell" by Gregg Olsen
• "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Top book from 2023 Challenge

• "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
• "Happy Place" by Emily Henry
• "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Title starts with “THE”

• "The Housemaid Series" by Freida McFadden
• "The Teacher" by Freida McFadden
• "The Women" by Kristin Hannah

Book including time travel

• "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig
• "The Seven Year Slip" by Ashley Poston
• "This Time Tomorrow" by Emma Straub
• "Wrong Place Wrong Time" by Gillian McAllister

A sequel

• "Iron Flame" by Rebecca Yarros
• "It Starts with Us" by Colleen Hoover
• "The Housemaid’s Secret" by Frieda McFadden

Set in the decade when I was born

• "The Women" by Kristin Hannah
• "Daisy Jones and the Six" by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
• "Malibu Rising" by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Ohio author

• "Everything I Never Told You" by Celeste Ng
• "Funny Story" by Emily Henry
• "Happy Place" by Emily Henry
• "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Set at a college or university

• "Kent State" by Deborah Wiles
• "The It Girl" by Ruth Ware
• "The Deal" by Elle Kennedy
• "Icebreaker" by Hannah Grace

Published in 2024

• "First Lie Wins" by Ashley Elston
• "Funny Story" by Emily Henry
• "Just for the Summer" by Abby Jiminez
• "The Women" by Kristin Hannah

Books set in Ohio

• “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline
• “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng

Historical fiction

• “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr
• “The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah

Poetry or short story collection

• “The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman
• “Milk and Honey” by Rupi Kaur

Graphic novel

• “Maus” by Art Spiegelman
• “Heartstopper” by Alice Oseman
• “They Called Us Enemy” by George Takei

Ohio author

• Various titles by Emily Henry
• Various titles by Celeste Ng

Personal or professional development

• “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck” by Mark Manson
• “Atomic Habits” by James Clear

Sci-fi

• “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig
• “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline
• “Project Hail Mary” by Andy Weir

Health and wellness

• “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck” by Mark Manson
• “The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living” by Meik Wiking

Scarlet or gray cover

• “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” by Holly Jackson
• “The Maid” by Nita Prose
• “Local Woman Missing” by Mary Kubica

Nonfiction book about a current issue

• “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson
• “Go See the Principal: True Tales from the School Trenches” by Gerry Brooks
• “I’m Glad My Mom Died” by Jeanette McCurdy
• “Going Remote: A Teacher’s Journey” by Adam Bessie

Re-read a favorite

• “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen
• “Are you There God? It’s Me, Margaret” by Judy Blume
• Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

Main character who is disabled or neurodiverse

• “The Maid” by Nita Prose
• “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr
• “Cassandra in Reverse” by Holly Smale

Recommended by a celebrity book club

• “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens
• “The Last Thing He Told Me” by Laura Dave
• “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus

Set in a warm climate or season

• “Malibu Rising” by Taylor Jenkins Reid 
• “Beach Read” by Emily Henry

Cookbook or "how to"

• “Feed These People” by Jen Hatmaker
• “Magnolia Table” by Joanna Gaines

Takes place in a country you've never been

• “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman
• “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” by Heather Morris

Award-winning

• “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver 
• “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr
• “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee

Two-word title

• “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros
• “Happy Place” by Emily Henry

Book in a series

• Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
• “It Starts with Us” by Colleen Hoover 
• “It Ends with Us” by Colleen Hoover

Written by an author under 35

• “Happy Place” by Emily Henry
• “Yellowface” by R.F. Kuang
• “The Mothers” by Brit Bennett
• “Call Us What We Carry” by Amanda Gorman

Young adult novel

• “The Summer I Turned Pretty” by Jenny Han
• The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
• Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

Adapted into a TV series or movie

• “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens
• “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman
• “The Summer I Turned Pretty” by Jenny Han