Literary Games Website

Rules 

The West Ada School District’s Literary Games are designed to encourage/push you to read a wider variety of things this year. Because it is a personal challenge, not a contest, most of it is based on the honor system. However, you will get the most benefit from this challenge, and will truly earn your prize(s), if you follow the intended rules and guidelines. 

• Participants include West Ada students who are in grades 6-12 in the current school year as well as district staff.  

• Read one book in 30 different categories.

• Document each book you read on its category page in your Literary Games Notebook. Documenting must include the title, the author, and a description. The description can be anything, including a picture, favorite quote, review, etc.  Pick up a notebook in the library.

• You can only count a book for one category, even if it could fit in multiple categories. Pick the best fit! 

• Books must be at least 100 pages long unless noted by an asterisk (*). Those books with an asterisk may be shorter than 100 pages if you wish.  

• You should strive to read books appropriate for your age and reading level. 

• You should choose books that you have not previously read (except for category 29). 

• Unabridged audiobooks count for any category. 

• Graphic novels count for any category. 

• Books must be finished between November 1, 2023- April 1st, 2024 to count. 

• You must turn in your Literary Games Notebook to your school librarian by the end of the school day on April 1st, 2024. 

Read 30 books= Gold level 

Read 20 books= Silver level 

Read 10 books= Bronze level 

Categories  

1 Book featuring an Olympic sport 

2 Book with a famous landmark in it 

3 Book with a character in your age group 

4 An Award winner (Coretta Scott King, Printz, Schneider Family, Newbery) 

5 Graphic Novel (either fiction or nonfiction)* 

6 Book in a series 

7 Book that has a face on the cover 

8 Book with a verb in the title 

9 A nonfiction book on a topic you are interested in 

10 A book with no “e” in the title 

11 Book told from multiple perspectives 

12 Book about or by a refugee 

13 Book with a non-human main character 

14 Book with a color in the title 

15 Book by an author who uses initials 

16 Book with a name of a real country or city in the title 

17 An IBOB book 

18 An “Idaho Teen Read Challenge” book from one of the 10 categories 

19 A book written or published the year you were born 

20 Book from a genre you don’t normally read 

21 Book from SORA (audiobook or ebook) 

22 Book with an orphan 

23 Book recommended by a Librarian or mentor 

24 Book by a BIPOC author (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color) 

25 Book with a title that makes you laugh 

26 Book that is an autobiography/biography/memoir 

27 Book written in verse 

28 Book with a setting in the Pacific Northwest 

29 Book that you have read before 

30 Book with an animal on the cover 

31 Book with a one-word title 

32 Book with a number in the title 

33 A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t 

34 A book based entirely on its cover 

35 A book you own but have never read