The Reading Assignment Challenge is hosted by Michelle and Berls at Because Reading.
The Rules
The challenge runs from January 1st to December 31, 2018.
- You may sign up anytime before October 1, 2018.
- Commit to reading 1-4 books a month and MAKE A LIST of the SPECIFIC books you will read in January – June. In June you will make a new list of the number of books you will commit to and the specific books you will read in July-December.
- You may read any genre or any format.
- RESTRICTION: It must be published before January 1, 2018.
- RESTRICTION: It must be at least 100 pages.
- Pick a level and make your list. REMEMBER: you’re committing to not just those books, but that number of books a month. You CANNOT read them all in one month.
- At the end of each month, cross off the book(s) you read.
- There will be a link-up each quarter.
- Use the hashtag #2018HW.
- There will be a Grand Prize in January 2019. The number of entries will depend on your quarterly Report Cards and the percentage of books you read from your list.
The Levels
Reading Level 1:
12 books (1 book/month)
Reading Level 2:
24 books (2 books/month)
Reading Level 3:
36 books (3 books/month)
Reading Level 4:
48 books (4 books/month)
Note: This year DNFs count as having read the book – you will NOT need to replace books that you DNF.
The Quarterly Report Cards
You get a do-over. Every quarter.
Here’s what you’ll need to do every time you turn in your Quarterly Report Card:
- Report which books you read, during which months.
- Report which months, if any, you didn’t make it.
- Link to your review and/or reading progress on Goodreads showing you read the book(s).
- Your final grade for the quarter, based on this chart:
- I made an A! Read all your books all three months of the quarter.
- I made a B! Read all your books for two months of the quarter.
- I made a C! Read all your books for one month of the quarter.
- I made an F!Didn’t read all your books during any months of the quarter.
Semester 1: January – June
Level: Reading Level 2
2 books per month
| The Adventuress | Tasha Alexander |
| Between Here and Gone | Barbara Ferrer |
| Catus Rose | Samantha Harte |
| A Devil in Scotland | Suzanne Enoch |
| The Empress Chronicles | Suzy Vitello |
| First | M.A. Grant |
| Girl Meets Class | Karin Gillepsie |
| Help Yourself | Rachel Michael Arends |
| I Love You More | Jennifer Murphy |
| Jane and the 12 Days of Christmas | Stephanie Barron |
| The Killer Next Door | Alex Marwood |
| Love is Pink! | Roxann Hill |
| My Lady Gloriana | Sylvia Halliday |
| Nest | Esther Ehlrich |
| One Two | Eliane Brym |
| The Protector | Allison Butler |
| Quincy & Buck | Camille Matthews |
| The Rogue is Back in Town | Anna Bennett |
| Season of Salt and Honey | Hannah Tunnicliffe |
| Talking After Midnight | Dakota Cassidy |
| Unmasking Juliet | Teri Wilson |
| The Vintage Summer Wedding | Jenny Oliver |
| Wedding at Two Love Lane | Kieran Kramer |
| Rex & The City | Lee Harrington |
| You Were Here | Cori McCarthy |
| Inga’s Zigzags | Hope Ramsay |
| Someone Else’s Love Letter | Deborah Blumenthal |
| Lessons in Loving | Peter McAra |
| Take Me As I Am | Charmaine Ross |
| When in Rome | Amabile Giusti |
| The Winter Laird | Nancy Scanlon |
| By Her Side | Lizzy Chandler |
| Toward the Sea of Freedom | Sarah Lark |
| Pieces of Me | Jacquie Underdown |
| One True Pairing | Cathy Yardley |
| Game of Hearts | Cathy Yardley |
| Saturdays at Sweeney’s | Ashley Farley |
Semester 2: July – December
Level: Reading Level 2
2 books per month
| The Adventuress | Tasha Alexander |
| Between Here and Gone | Barbara Ferrer |
| Cactus Rose | Samantha Harte |
| The Empress Chronicles | Suzy Vitello |
| First | M.A. Grant |
| Girl Meets Class | Karin Gillepsie |
| Help Yourself | Rachel Michael Arends |
| I Love You More | Jennifer Murphy |
| Jane and the 12 Days of Christmas | Stephanie Barron |
| The Killer Next Door | Alex Marwood |
| Love is Pink! | Roxann Hill |
| My Lady Gloriana | Sylvia Halliday |
| Nest | Esther Ehlrich |
| One Two | Eliane Brym |
| The Protector | Allison Butler |
| Quinchy & Buck | Camille Matthews |
| Season of Salt and Honey | Hannah Tunnicliffe |
| Talking After Mdnight | Dakota Cassidy |
| The Vintage Summer Wedding | Jenny Oliver |
| Rex & The City | Lee Harrington |
| You Were Here | Cori McCarthy |
| Inga’s Zigzags | Hope Ramsay |
| When the Stars Come Out | Laura Trentham |
| The First Kiss of Spring | Emily March |
| Soemone Else’s Love Letter | Deborah Blumenthal |
| Lessons in Loving | Peter McAra |
| Take Me As I Am | Charmaine Ross |
| When in Rome | Amabile Giusti |
| The Winter Laird | Nancy Scanlon |
| By Her Side | Lizzy Chandler |
| Toward the Sea of Freedom | Sarah Lark |
| Pieces of Me | Jacquie Underdown |
| Should’ve Been You | Nicole McLaughlin |
| Bittersweet | Jacquie Underdown |
| My Lady Governess | Elise Clarke |
| No Man Dies Twice | Michael Smith |
| Branded by Fire | Tina Leonard |
