LibGuides: Ashe County Reading Challenge 2025: Challenge Categories

1. A book published in 2025

2. A book with a main character over 50 years old

3. A book that really surprised you

4. A book that has been banned or challenged*

5. A dystopian novel

Dystopia is a fiction genre where the imagined world or society is extremely bad due to oppression, deprivation, or terror. Learn more here.

6. A book set in the snow

7. A book that you keep putting off reading

8. A book in a genre you don't normally read

9. A book with a cover in your favorite color

10. A book that taught you something new

11. A book with a BIPOC main character

BIPOC- An acronym that stands for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.

12. A book featuring siblings*

13. A mythological retelling

14. A book about art

15. A book including letters, emails, or text messages

16. A book written by a celebrity

17. A book set in a small town*

18. A book that did not live up to the hype

19. A book featuring a heist

20. A book about an immigrant or refugee

21. A book about kindness

22. A sports romance*

23. A book you wish you could give your teenage self

24. A book about a female ruler or leader*

25. A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't

26. A book with a piece of furniture on the cover

Chairs On Covers

27. A book of limericks or poems*

28. A book about resilience*

29. A book that ends in a cliffhanger*

30. A book that takes place in Europe*

31. A book that reminds you of home*

32. A book by an Appalachian author*

33. A book written for middle grade readers*

"Middle-grade fiction is an age-based categorization of fiction works written for readers between the ages of 8 and 12. More sophisticated than a children’s book or picture book but not as emotionally or thematically advanced as young adult fiction." Source

Best Middle Grade Books of 2024

34. A book based on a true story*

35. A book set in the future*

36. A book with an unreliable narrator*

37. A book with a number in the title

38. A book about injustice

39. A book about mental health

40. A book that takes place during a holiday*

41. A book recommended by a friend*

42. A science fiction book

"Science fiction, popularly shortened as sci-fi, is a genre of fiction that creatively depicts real or imaginary science and technology as part of its plot, setting, or theme." Source

Ashe County Reading Challenge 2025: Challenge Categories