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September Back to School Challenge
Duration: September 1st to 30th, 2016
RULES
1. Pick a subject
2. Pick tasks for each subject
3. Your tasks and subjects have to be related
4. There is no minimum or maximum
SUBJECTS
Science - Sci-Fi & Dystopian
Literature - Romance
Art - Fantasy
History - Historical Fiction
Home Economics - Paranormal
Maths - Mystery & Thriller
Sports - Young Adult
Progress: 1 out of 11
Literature - Romance
TASKS
Dress for success - Is all about exterior appearence. Read a book by its cover
Preparing the backpack - We need to buy new materials before going back to school. Read a book that comes out in August/September
Catching the bus - Read a book where the main character is going away to college or school:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - *** - 9/6/2016 - 507 Pages
Lunch break - Read a novella or a series companion.
Classroom - Read a book where the main character goes to school and there is some action on the classroom
Homework- read a new take on a book you had to read in school or a modern re-telling of an old story.
High school crush - Read a book where there is a forbidden love.
Extra-activities - they are meant to improve your GPA and add to your career. Read a book by an author who was school age when they wrote it.
Labs-Read the oldest book on your TBR
Homecoming-Read a book with a big party or event takes place
Prom-Read the last book added to your TBR


Duration: Sept. 01, 2017 - Sept. 30, 2017
Science - Sci-Fi & Dystopian
1. Prom - The Passage by Justin Cronin (09/11/17)
History - Historical Fiction
2. Labs - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne (09/03/17)
Sports - Young Adult
3. Prom - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (09/11/17)
4. Classroom - Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven (09/15/17)
SUBJECTS
Science - Sci-Fi & Dystopian
Literature - Romance
Art - Fantasy
History - Historical Fiction
Home Economics - Paranormal
Maths - Mystery & Thriller
Sports - Young Adult
TASKS
Dress for success - Is all about exterior appearance. Read a book by its cover
Preparing the backpack - We need to buy new materials before going back to school. Read a book that comes out in August/September
Catching the bus - Read a book where the main character is going away to college or school
Lunch break - Read a novella or a series companion.
Classroom - Read a book where the main character goes to school and there is some action on the classroom
Homework- read a new take on a book you had to read in school or a modern re-telling of an old story.
High school crush - Read a book where there is a forbidden love.
Extra-activities - they are meant to improve your GPA and add to your career. Read a book by an author who was school age when they wrote it.
Homecoming-Read a book with a big party or event takes place
Prom-Read the last book added to your TBR

Science - Sci-Fi & Dystopian
Literature - Romance-Along Came Trouble by Ruthie Knox 9.11
Art - Fantasy-Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins 9.4
History - Historical Fiction
Home Economics - Paranormal My Angel by Alanea Alder 9.14
Maths - Mystery & Thriller Collide by Megan O' Brien 9.9
Sports - Young Adult-Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire 9.14
TASKS
Dress for success - Is all about exterior appearence. Read a book by its cover-Clipped by Remy Blake 9.28
Preparing the backpack - We need to buy new materials before going back to school. Read a book that comes out in August/September Pitch Please by Lani Lynn Vale 9.11
Catching the bus - Read a book where the main character is going away to college or school
Lunch break - Read a novella or a series companion.
Classroom - Read a book where the main character goes to school and there is some action on the classroom
Homework- read a new take on a book you had to read in school or a modern re-telling of an old story. Cinder Heaert by Amy Linnabary 9.21
High school crush - Read a book where there is a forbidden love.
Extra-activities - they are meant to improve your GPA and add to your career. Read a book by an author who was school age when they wrote it.
Labs-Read the oldest book on your TBR
Homecoming-Read a book with a big party or event takes place Taken Home by Ruth Cardello 9.5
Prom-Read the last book added to your TBRÂ

1. Subject: Sports
Task: Classroom
Book: Superstar, Mandy Davis 9/2/17
Task: Dress for Success:
Book: Under the Egg, Laura Marx Fitzgerald 9/9/17
Task: Preparing the Backpack
Book: Labyrinth Lost, Zoraida Cordova 9/8/17 (September)
2. Subject: Science (Sci-Fi & Dystopian)
Task: Lunch break
Book: The Pirate Captain's Daughter, Ruby Lionsdrake 9/3/17
3. Subject: History (Historical Fiction)
Task: Homework
Book: The Sunbird, Elizabeth Wein 9/5/17 (about King Arthur's grandson)
Task: Homecoming
Book:Black Butler, Vol. 9, Yana Toboso 9/6/17 (graphic novel, 150+ pages)

Back to school challenge Sept 1 - Sept 30
Literature - Romance
Dress for success - Is all about exterior appearence. Read a book by its cover

High school crush - Read a book where there is a forbidden love.

Classroom - Read a book where the main character goes to school and there is some action on the classroom

Homecoming-Read a book with a big party or event takes place

Lunch break - Read a novella or a series companion.

Prom-Read the last book added to your TBR

Preparing the backpack - We need to buy new materials before going back to school. Read a book that comes out in August/September

Science - Sci-Fi & Dystopian
Preparing the backpack - We need to buy new materials before going back to school. Read a book that comes out in August/September

High school crush - Read a book where there is a forbidden love.

Homecoming-Read a book with a big party or event takes place

Art - Fantasy
Catching the bus - Read a book where the main character is going away to college or school

Lunch break - Read a novella or a series companion.

Prom-Read the last book added to your TBR


Subject: Literature (Romance)
Completed 9/3/17

Completed 9/2/17


Completed 9/16/17

Labs-Read the oldest book on your TBR
Me vs. Me added 9/14/2008 (WOW, especially considering I own a copy that I have now moved 6 times beginning in Seattle, then to Dallas, then back to Seattle, and now to Virginia Beach)

Homework- read a new take on a book you had to read in school or a modern re-telling of an old story.

Subject: History (Historical Fiction)
Dress for success - Is all about exterior appearance. Read a book by its cover.
Preparing the backpack - We need to buy new materials before going back to school. Read a book that comes out in August/SeptemberÂ
Subject: Sports (Young Adult)
Catching the bus - Read a book where the main character is going away to college or school.
Classroom - Read a book where the main character goes to school and there is some action on the classroom
TBD:
Extra-activities - they are meant to improve your GPA and add to your career. Read a book by an author who was school age when they wrote it


Start: 1st September 2017
Sports
Dress for success:

Prom: Beautiful Broken Rules
Maths
Classroom: Repressed (main character is a teacher...) finished 3rd Sept '17
Preparing the backpack All the Little Children (published 1st September 2017)

0/11
Dress for success - Read a book by its cover
Preparing the backpack - Read a book that comes out in August/September
Catching the bus - Read a book where the main character is going away to college or school
Lunch break - Read a novella or a series companion.
�Classroom - Read a book where the main character goes to school and there is some action in the classroom
One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus (9/15)
Homework- read a new take on a book you had to read in school or a modern re-telling of an old story.
�High school crush - Read a book where there is a forbidden love.
The God of Small Things (9/26)
Extra-activities - Read a book by an author who was school age when they wrote it.
Labs-Read the oldest book on your TBR
Homecoming-Read a book with a big party or event takes place
Prom-Read the last book added to your TBR



DURATION: September 1st to 30th
TOTAL: 1
History - Historical Fiction
Catching the bus

Completely forgot that I joined this, but I did finish this one book!

Duration: September 1st to 30th
Progress: 9/11
1.Home Economics - Paranormal
�Lunch break - Read a novella or a series companion.
�High school crush - Read a book where there is a forbidden love.
Book: Night World, No. 1 (16/09/18)
2. Maths - Mystery & Thriller
�Dress for success - Is all about exterior appearance. Read a book by its cover
�Prom-Read the last book added to your TBR
Book: Sharp Objects (25/09/18)
�Labs-Read the oldest book on your TBR
�Homework- read a new take on a book you had to read in school or a modern re-telling of an old story.
Book: Los crÃmenes de la calle Morgue y otros relatos (29/09/18)
3. Art - Fantasy
�Catching the bus - Read a book where the main character is going away to college or school
�Classroom - Read a book where the main character goes to school and there is some action on the classroom
Book: Una Cancion Salvaje (29/09/18)
4. Sports - Young Adult
�Homecoming-Read a book with a big party or event takes place
Book: S.T.A.G.S (30/09/18)





TASKS
Preparing the backpack - We need to buy new materials before going back to school. Read a book that comes out in August/September
Extra-activities - they are meant to improve your GPA and add to your career. Read a book by an author who was school age when they wrote it.






Lunch Break: Gypsy Secrets : A Queen's Keeper Novella 9/4/19
Homework: Heartless 9/6/19
High School Crush: Scarlet
High School Crush: Thunderhead 9/21/19
Preparing the Backpack: City of Ghosts 9/24/19
History - Historical Fiction


Catching the bus: The Great Alone 9/2/19
Dress for success: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan 9/15/19

Subject-Sports
Tasks-
Dress for Success- The Dangerous Art of Blending In
Classroom- The Vanishing Stair

RULES
1. Pick a subject
2. Pick tasks for each subject
3. Your tasks and subjects have to be related
4. There is no minimum or maximum
SUBJECTS
Science - Sci-Fi & Dystopian
Literature - Romance
Art - Fantasy
History - Historical Fiction
Home Economics - Paranormal
Maths - Mystery & Thriller
Sports - Young Adult
TASKS
Dress for success - Is all about exterior appearence. Read a book by its cover Until Joe by CP Smith 9.3
Preparing the backpack - We need to buy new materials before going back to school. Read a book that comes out in August/September Undeniably Yours by Mallory Funk 9.4
Catching the bus - Read a book where the main character is going away to college or school
Lunch break - Read a novella or a series companion.
Classroom - Read a book where the main character goes to school and there is some action on the classroom Havens Knight by Regan Ure 9.23
Homework- read a new take on a book you had to read in school or a modern re-telling of an old story.
High school crush - Read a book where there is a forbidden love.
Extra-activities - they are meant to improve your GPA and add to your career. Read a book by an author who was school age when they wrote it.
Labs-Read the oldest book on your TBR
Homecoming-Read a book with a big party or event takes place The Orchid Throne by Jeffe Kennedy 9.20
Prom-Read the last book added to your TBR

SUBJECTS
Science - Sci-Fi & Dystopian
Literature - Romance
Art - Fantasy
History - Historical Fiction
Home Economics - Paranormal
Maths - Mystery & Thriller
Sports - Young Adult
TASKS
Dress for success - Is all about exterior appearence. Read a book by its cover
Preparing the backpack - We need to buy new materials before going back to school. Read a book that comes out in August/September
Catching the bus - Read a book where the main character is going away to college or school
Lunch break - Read a novella or a series companion.
Classroom - Read a book where the main character goes to school and there is some action on the classroom
Homework- read a new take on a book you had to read in school or a modern re-telling of an old story.
High school crush - Read a book where there is a forbidden love.
Extra-activities - they are meant to improve your GPA and add to your career. Read a book by an author who was school age when they wrote it.
Labs-Read the oldest book on your TBR
Homecoming-Read a book with a big party or event takes place
Prom-Read the last book added to your TBR

Duration: 9/1/19 - 9/30/19
Progress: 4 of 7 subjects
5 of 11 tasks
Subject: Literature - Romance
Dress for success - Is all about exterior appearence. Read a book by its cover

Suject: Science - Sci-Fi & Dystopian
Preparing the backpack - We need to buy new materials before going back to school. Read a book that comes out in August/September
Horde by Ann Aguirre (9/10/19) ~ pub 9/20/13
Labs-Read the oldest book on your TBR
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (9/3/19)
Suject: Maths - Mystery & Thriller
High school crush - Read a book where there is a forbidden love.
Dead Simple by Peter James (9/4/19)
Subject: History - Historical Fiction
Homecoming-Read a book with a big party or event takes place
When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn (9/11/19)

RULES
1. Pick a subject
2. Pick tasks for each subject
3. Your tasks and subjects have to be related
4. There is no minimum or maximum
SUBJECTS
Maths - Mystery & Thriller
TASKS
✔Dress for success - Is all about exterior appearance. Read a book by its cover A Darkness More Than Night - Michael Connelly 9/12/20

Preparing the backpack - We need to buy new materials before going back to school. Read a book that comes out in August/September
Catching the bus - Read a book where the main character is going away to college or school
Lunch break - Read a novella or a series companion.
Classroom - Read a book where the main character goes to school and there is some action on the classroom
Homework- read a new take on a book you had to read in school or a modern re-telling of an old story.
✔High school crush - Read a book where there is a forbidden love. Dark Union - S.M. Reine 9/30/20
Extra-activities - they are meant to improve your GPA and add to your career. Read a book by an author who was school age when they wrote it.
✔Labs-Read the oldest book on your TBR September Mourn - Jess Lourey 9/30/20
✔Homecoming-Read a book with a big party or event takes place Waffles and Weekends - Leena Clover 9/22/20
✔Prom-Read the last book added to your TBR The Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot 9/12/20

RULES
1. Pick a subject
2. Pick tasks for each subject
3. Your tasks and subjects have to be related
4. There is no minimum or maximum
SUBJECTS
Science - Sci-Fi & Dystopian
Literature - Romance
Art - Fantasy
History - Historical Fiction
Home Economics - Paranormal
Math - Mystery & Thriller
Sports - Young Adult
TASKS
Dress for success - Is all about exterior appearence. Read a book by its cover
Preparing the backpack - We need to buy new materials before going back to school. Read a book that comes out in August/September
Catching the bus - Read a book where the main character is going away to college or school
Lunch break - Read a novella or a series companion.
Classroom - Read a book where the main character goes to school and there is some action on the classroom
Homework- read a new take on a book you had to read in school or a modern re-telling of an old story.
High school crush - Read a book where there is a forbidden love.
Extra-activities - they are meant to improve your GPA and add to your career. Read a book by an author who was school age when they wrote it.
Labs-Read the oldest book on your TBR
Homecoming-Read a book with a big party or event takes place
Prom-Read the last book added to your TBR
Literature - Romance
Dress for Success - Beautiful Cover!

Sports - Young Adult
Homecoming - Big Party (Fall Formal)

Science - Sci-Fi & Dystopian
Preparing the backpack - Book was published in September

Sports - Young Adult
Classroom - There is a large amount of flirtation going on in the classroom between a couple of the main characters

Sports - Young Adult
Dress for Success - Really cool cover

Sports - Young Adult
Dress for Success - Really cool cover

Sports - Young Adult
Dress for Success - Really cool cover

Sports - Young Adult
High School Crush - Not super forbidden love, but the main character is definitely interested in a girl from the mob

Sports- Young Adult
Catching the Bus - Natasha and Emily switch colleges


Goal: Subjects: 6 - Tasks: 6
Complete: Subjects: 3 - Tasks: 3
1. Art/High School Crush: The House in the Cerulean Sea
2. Home Economics/Lunch Break: Sweep in Peace
3. Science/Prom: One Fell Sweep
TBR 4. History/Homecoming: A Fine Balance
TBR 5. Maths/Dress for Success: Jane Doe
SUBJECTS
Literature - Romance
History - Historical Fiction
Maths - Mystery & Thriller
Sports - Young Adult
TASKS
Dress for success - Is all about exterior appearance. Read a book by its cover
Preparing the backpack - We need to buy new materials before going back to school. Read a book that comes out in August/September
Catching the bus - Read a book where the main character is going away to college or school
Classroom - Read a book where the main character goes to school and there is some action on the classroom Havens
Homework- read a new take on a book you had to read in school or a modern re-telling of an old story.
Extra-activities - they are meant to improve your GPA and add to your career. Read a book by an author who was school age when they wrote it.
Labs-Read the oldest book on your TBR
Homecoming-Read a book with a big party or event takes place
Books mentioned in this topic
September Mourn (other topics)Dark Union (other topics)
The Princess Diaries (other topics)
Waffles and Weekends (other topics)
A Darkness More Than Night (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Jess Lourey (other topics)S.M. Reine (other topics)
Michael Connelly (other topics)
Leena Clover (other topics)
Meg Cabot (other topics)
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DURATION: September 1st to 30th
RULES
1. Pick a subject
2. Pick tasks for each subject
3. Your tasks and subjects have to be related
4. There is no minimum or maximum
SUBJECTS
Science - Sci-Fi & Dystopian
Literature - Romance
Art - Fantasy
History - Historical Fiction
Home Economics - Paranormal
Maths - Mystery & Thriller
Sports - Young Adult
TASKS
Dress for success - Is all about exterior appearence. Read a book by its cover
Preparing the backpack - We need to buy new materials before going back to school. Read a book that comes out in August/September
Catching the bus - Read a book where the main character is going away to college or school
Lunch break - Read a novella or a series companion.
Classroom - Read a book where the main character goes to school and there is some action on the classroom
Homework- read a new take on a book you had to read in school or a modern re-telling of an old story.
High school crush - Read a book where there is a forbidden love.
Extra-activities - they are meant to improve your GPA and add to your career. Read a book by an author who was school age when they wrote it.
Labs-Read the oldest book on your TBR
Homecoming-Read a book with a big party or event takes place
Prom-Read the last book added to your TBR
EXAMPLE
Science (Sci-Fi/Dystopian)
Dress for Success-Awesome Cover
Homework-New Take on Old Classic
Lunch Break- Novella
Art (Romance)
Catching a Bus-Going Away
Highschool Crush-Forbidden Love
Prom-Last Book TBR