Thursday, November 27, 2025

Shelf Reflection Candy Reading Challenge

This sounds too great to pass on! It is hosted here. For those with more than one prompt, I may do one or both, depending on how much I can squeeze in.


  1. NERDS: A book with a STEM character (a character who loves science, technology, engineering, or math)

  2. REESE’S/ REESE’S FAST BREAK:

    Kid: a book with a car on the cover

    Adult: a book from Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club

  3. TWIX: A book with twins

  4. SKITTLES: A book with a character whose name is a color

  5. MM’S: A book by an author with the initials MM

  6. WHATCHAMACALLIT: A book with words not in a standard dictionary (like nonsense words or words from a made-up language or fictional world)

  7. PAYDAY:

    Kid: A book where a character earns/wins a lot of money

    Adult: A nonfiction book about work

  8. SOUR PATCH: A book with a character who starts off sour but then turns sweet

  9. LAFFY TAFFY: A book with a title that has rhyming words

  10. HERSHEY’S:

    Kid: A book with a main character who is a girl

    Adult: A book set in Pennsylvania (the location of Hershey’s)

  11. NOW & LATER:

    Kid: A book with a character who undergoes a transformation

    Adult: A book with a dual timeline

  12. GUMMY WORMS:

    Kid: A book with something gross in it

    Adult: A book where a character goes underground (other than just basement)

  13. KIT KAT: A book with the word ‘break’ in the title (‘Give me a break… break me off a piece of that Kit Kat bar’)

  14. JOLLY RANCHER: A book set on a farm

  15. MILKY WAY: A book that takes place in space

  16. THREE MUSKETEERS: A book about three friends

  17. MILKY WAY MIDNIGHT: A book with a clock on the cover

  18. STARBURST:

    Kid: A book with star/s on the cover

    Adult: A book featuring a character’s fall from fame

  19. 100 GRAND: A book with a number in the title

  20. SWEDISH FISH: A book that takes place near a river

  21. MAMBA: A book with a snake on the cover

  22. MIKE & IKE: A book written by two authors

  23. SOUR PUNCH: A book with a showdown

  24. BABY RUTH:

    Kid: A book with baseball/softball in it

    Adult: A book with a new mom

  25. YORK PATTY: A book set in New York

  26. FUDGE

    Kids: A book with a character who has to figure out the truth

    Adult: A book with the word ‘lie’ in the title

  27. GOOD & PLENTY: A book with two adjectives in the title

  28. MOUNDS: A book set in the mountains

  29. REESE’S PIECES: A book with something broken on the cover

  30. MR. GOODBAR:

    Kids: A book with ‘good’ or ‘bad’ in the title

    Adults: A book with ‘Mr.’ or ‘Mrs.’ in the title

  31. PIXY STIX: A book with imaginary creatures

  32. RUNTS: A book with a character who is an outcast

  33. SYMPHONY: A book where music is a main theme

  34. TOBLERONE:

    Kids: A book with a triangle on the cover

    Adults: A book set in Switzerland

  35. WONDERBALL: A book with a mysterious character whose identity is not revealed until later in the book

  36. CANDY CANE: A Christmas book

  37. HOT TAMALES: A book written by a Latinx author

  38. ICE BREAKERS:

    Kids: A book set in the snow

    Adults: An enemies to lovers story

  39. MARSHMALLOWS:

    Kid: A book with a character who is in danger

    Adult: A book with a character who survives fire

  40. RING POP:

    Kid: A book where a character goes on a quest (Lord of the Rings)

    Adult: A book with a wedding or proposal


BONUS PROMPTS:

(Some of these may be more for older kids or adults, but I couldn’t leave out these candies!)

BUTTERFINGER: A book with a clumsy character

BAZOOKA BUBBLE GUM: A book with a weapon on the cover

DOVE CHOCOLATES: A book with a character who has a pet bird

WARHEADS: A book with a war

LIFESAVERS: A book with a rescue mission

AIRHEADS: A book about a character who has to fix a mistake

CRUNCH: A book about/with a bodily injury

JELLY BEANS: A book with multiple stories in it

SPREE: A book about an obsession

COOKIES ‘N CREAM HERSHEY’S: A book with a black and white cover

HERSHEY’S MINIATURES: A book about a group of kids

JOYRIDE: A book with an amusement park or carnival

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