Ask your favorite librarian, bookseller, or bookworm... or check out a booklist/collection for ideas!
* = book may be shorter than 95 pages
^ = overlap with ITRC category (can be used for both challenges)
1. Character with a disability
2. Displayed in the library (not shelved)
3. eBook or digital audiobook *
4. Exploration and/or wilderness survival
5. Face on the cover
6. Favorite picture book from your childhood *
7. Food on the cover
8. Found browsing Destiny Discover, Sora, NovelistPlus, or ComicsPlus *
9. From the 800s section (poetry, plays, speeches, etc.) *
10. Has 100+ pictures
11. Has a map
12. Has fewer than 20 words in it *
13. Horrible cover art
14. An IBOB book from any list/year #1 *
15. An IBOB book from any list/year #2
16. Immigration and/or Refugees
17. Judge a book by its cover ^
18. Lucky find (discovered while browsing) ^
19. Mental health issues/struggles
20. Mirror Book (reflects your culture, experiences, etc.)
21. Myth, modern or ancient *
22. Narrative nonfiction
23. Nonfiction picture book *
24. Novel in verse
25. One-word title ^
26. Published in 2024
27. Read before you stream (adapted for TV or movie) ^
28. Read the rainbow (LGBTQIAP+)
29. Read the same title as a friend
30. Recommended by a science, math, or technology teacher *
31. Recommended by a social studies teacher *
32. Recommended by an electives teacher *
33. Recommended by an English or reading teacher *
34. Related to a real-world conflict, past or present
35. Re-read a favorite *
36. Retelling of a fairy tale, folktale, myth, or classic canon ^ *
37. Romance
38. Science fiction and/or fantasy ^
39. Sequel to a book from another category
40. Set in, or written by, an author from the Northwest (OR, WA, ID, MT, WY, AK)
41. Short story or novella *
42. Superhuman ability (alien, wizard, mutant, superhero, etc.) *
43. Thriller/spine-tingler
44. True story ^
45. Wildcard #1 *
46. Wildcard #2 *
47. Wildcard #3 *
48. Window (shows you someone else's culture, experiences, etc.)
49. Written in correspondence (text, email, letter, Snap, DM, etc.) *
50. Your favorite genre ^ *
51. Your school color(s) on the cover
52. YRCA nominee ^