| The Challenge | 2014 | |
| 1 | A book with more than 500 pages | Shift (Silo #2) by Hugh Howey (608) |
| 2 | A classic romance | Wildest Dreams by Stefany Rattles |
| 3 | A book that became a movie | The Fault in Our Stars by John Green |
| 4 | A book published this year | Unseen by Stephanie Erickson |
| 5 | A book with a number in the title | 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher |
| 6 | A book written by someone under 30 | Deny the Moon by Melissa Graham |
| 7 | A book with nonhuman characters | Pickled Apocalypse of Pancake Island by Cameron Pierce |
| 8 | A funny book | This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper |
| 9 | A book by a female author | The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (The Enchanted Forest by Patricia Wrede |
| 10 | A mystery or thriller | Cache a Predator by M. Weidenbenner |
| 11 | A book with a one-word title | Room by Emma Donoghue |
| 12 | A book of short stories | Free-Flowing Stories by FVP authors |
| 13 | A book set in a different country | The 100-Foot Journey by Richard Morais |
| 14 | A nonfiction book | Rock Your Plot: A Simple System for Plotting Your Novel by Cathy Yardley |
| 15 | A popular author’s first book | Looking for Alaska by John Green |
| 16 | A book from an author you love that you hadn’t read yet | Silo by Hugh Howy |
| 17 | A book a friend recommended | Heart of Africa by Loren Lockner |
| 18 | A Pulitzer Prize-winning book | X |
| 19 | A book based on a true story | Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by Susan Orlean |
| 20 | A book at the bottom of your to-read list | I, Robot by Isaac Asimov |
| 21 | A book your mom loves | Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn |
| 22 | A book that scares you | Brave New World by Aldous Huxley |
| 23 | A book more than 100 years old | X |
| 24 | A book based entirely on its cover | The Pickled Apocalypse of Pancake Island by Cameron Pierce |
| 25 | A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t | NA |
| 26 | A memoir | X |
| 27 | A book you can finish in a day | If I stay by Gayle Foreman |
| 28 | A book with antonyms in the title | Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter |
| 29 | A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit | X |
| 30 | A book that came out the year you were born | X |
| 31 | A book with bad reviews | Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James |
| 32 | A trilogy | Maze Runner by James Dashner |
| 33 | A book from your childhood | The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (The Enchanted Forest by Patricia Wrede |
| 34 | A book with a love triangle | The Thousand Year Curse (Curse Books, #1) by Taylor Lavati |
| 35 | A book set in the future | The Maze Runner by James Dashner |
| 36 | A book set in high school | The Moment Before by Suzy Vitello |
| 37 | A book with a color in the title | Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James |
| 38 | A book that made you cry | Ghostwriter by Tyan Wyss |
| 39 | A book with magic | Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs |
| 40 | A graphic novel | X |
| 41 | A book by an author you’ve never read before | Unseen by Stephanie Erickson |
| 42 | A book you own but hadn’t read before | X |
| 43 | A book that takes place in your hometown | The Siren Suicides by Ksenia Anske |
| 44 | A book that was originally written in a different language | X |
| 45 | A book set during Christmas | The French for Christmas by Fiona Valpy |
| 46 | A book written by an author with your same initials | The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury |
| 47 | A play | X |
| 48 | A banned book | Brave New World by Aldous Huxley |
| 49 | A book based on or turned into a TV show | X |
| 50 | A book you started but never finished | A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess |
