The Rompers Reading Challenge

First, some background information on “The Rompers”: Though Karen and Dani have been friends since they were 12, it was not until last year that they took their first vacation together. Dani’s parents rented a house in Chatham for a week and Dani and Karen were given a loft room with bunk beds. They obviously dubbed this room the “romper room” and declared themselves “The Rompers”. In this room, they shared their love for fine books, terrible movies, brilliant plays, and the importance of judging others. With that said, when Dani and Karen write of themselves as a joint entity, they will call themselves “The Rompers”.

And now for the challenge! The Rompers decided that reading books compulsively was not enough for them. They had to create a challenge for themselves that would push them out of their comfort zone and make them think more about themed readings. Therefore, they decided to research what are known as “Reading Challenges” in which a person is given a certain amount of time to read either a certain number of books or a list of books in a selected genre.

After much discussion, The Rompers selected the “Once Upon a Time” challenge which consists of reading four books in each of the four following areas:

Fantasy

Folklore

Fairy Tale

Mythology

The Rompers will choose two separate books to read and then convene and write about their experiences and the books that they chose. The start date for this challenge is October 18^th and it must be completed by December 31^st. Wish us luck!