Ultimate Book Nerd

UBN for Adults and Teens 2021 Challenge Categories 

1. The cover has fruit 
2. Childhood favorite 
3. A book published before 1950 
4. Written from an animal point of view 
5. Based in Africa 
6. Non-fiction about food 
7. A book from the 2020 Young Reader’s Choice Awards  
8. Listen to an audio book 
9. A book published in 2021 
10. Main character is LGBTQIA+ 
11. Dystopia 
12. Based in a country you’ve never visited 
13. Cozy mystery 
14. A book you’re embarrassed is in your to-be-read pile 
15. A book you’re embarrassed you’ve never read 
16. Historical fiction about the 1700s 
17. Written in letter/journal format 
18. Written in multiple points of view 
19. Autobiography/memoir 
20. Book of poetry 
21. Graphic novel fiction 
22. Graphic novel non-fiction 
23. Romance 
24. Mystery with an unreliable narrator 
25. Local Author 
26. Book published the year you turned 5 
27. A book with “water” in the title 
28. Classic Science Fiction 
29. Female Villain  
30. Juvenile book 
31. Debut book by an LGBTQIA+ author 
32. First book of a series 
33. Time travel 
34. A book about the environment  
35. Book over 500 pages 
36. A book with a cover you hate 
37. Main character is BIPOC (black, indigenous, person of color) 
38. Classic fairy tale 
39. Book written in 3rd person 
40. A book that was turned into a tv show or movie 
41. A book that was required reading in school 
42. A play 
43. A book written by someone when they were under 25 
44. A microhistory 
45. Indie Press 
46. A book about religion 
47. Translated book 
48. A re-read 
49. Banned or challenged book 
50. A book recommended by library staff 

UBN for Kids 2021 Challenge Categories*

1. A book that has fruit on the cover 
2. A book recommended to you by someone you love 
3. A book published before 1950  
4. A book written from an animal point of view  
5. A book set in Africa  
6. A non-fiction book about food  
7. An award-winning book 
8. Listen to an audio book  
9. A book published in 2021  
10. A book with an LGBTQIA+ main character 
11. A book that makes you laugh 
12. A book based in a country you’ve never visited  
13. A book with a mystery 
14. A book set in winter  
15. A Coretta Scott King award winner 
16. A historical fiction book 
17. A book written in letter/journal/email/text format  
18. A book written from  multiple points of view  
19. A biography and/or memoir  
20. A book of poetry  
21. A graphic novel 
22. A non-fiction graphic novel  
23. A book about friendship 
24. A book with magic 
25. A book by a local author  
26. A book published the year you were born 
27. A book with “water” in the title  
28. A science fiction book 
29. A book with a female villain   
30. A book with no words 
31. A book by an LGBTQIA+ author  
32. The first book of a series  
33. A book with time travel  
34. A book about the environment   
35. A book of intimidating size 
36. A book with a cover you love 
37. A book with a main character that doesn’t look like you  
38. A classic fairy tale  
39. A book written in 3rd person  
40. A book that has a tv show or movie  
41. A book that is required reading in school  
42. A book full of drama 
43. A book written by someone when they were under 25  
44. A book with a dinosaur   
45. An interactive book 
46. A book about mythology  
47. A translated book  
48. A book that you’ve read before 
49. A banned or challenged book  
50. A book recommended by library staff 

*Parents and caregivers are welcome to customize this challenge for their children with new or repeated categories based on age and interests.