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Group Read-A-Thon December 2015
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Word ListThanks to: https://myvocabulary.com/word-list/ch...
A) Adeste Fideles, Advent, Angel, Appreciation, Aroma, Artificial tree, Assemble, Awe
B) Baking, Balsam, Beauty, Bells, Belonging, Bethlehem, Birth, Blessings, Blitzen, Boughs, Bows, Boxes, Boxing Day, Buche de Noel
C) Camels, Candles, Candy canes, Cards, Caring, Caroler, Carols, Carve, Catalyst, Celebrate, Celebration, Ceremony, Charity, Child, Children, Chimney, Chocolate, Christian, Christmas, Christmas cookies, Christmas Eve, Christmas past/future, Church, Cloves, Coal, Comet, Comfort, Communication, Community, Companionship, Cornucopia, Cranberries, Creche, Crowds
D) Dancer, Dancing, Dasher, December, Decoration(s), Dolls, Donations, Donner, Dreidel, Duck
E) Ebenezer Scrooge, Efforts, Eggnog, Elves, Email, Embrace, Emmanuel, Entertain, Entertainment, Epiphany, Eve, Evergreens, Exchange, Expectations, Expensive
F) Faith, Familiar, Family, Father Christmas, Feast, Fervor, Festival, Festive, Fireplace, Flat-bread, Forgiveness, Frankincense, Freedom, Friends, Friendship, Frosty the Snowman, Fruitcake
G) Garland, Gather, Gathering, Generations, Ghost of Christmas past, Gifts, Gingerbread, Gold, Goodwill, Goose, Gourmet, Grace, Gratitude, Gravy, Greenery, Greens, Greetings, Grinch, Groups, Guests
H) Ham, Hanukkah, Hard sauce, Harvest, Heart, Heartland, Heavenly, Heritage, Holding hands, Holiday, Holly, Holy, Home, Homeward, Hope, Host, Hostess, Hugs, Humility, Hymns
I) Icicles, Illumination, Infant, Inn, Innocence, Invitations, Ivy
J) Jack Frost, Jack-in-the-box, Jesus Christ, Jingle bells, Jolly, Journey, Joy, Joyful
K) Karamu, Kibbe (Lebanese dish of cracked wheat, Kinara, King Wenselaus, Kisses, Kris Kringle, Kwanzaa
L) Laughter, Lighting, Lights, Lists, Little Drummer Boy, Love
M) Magi, Mail, Majesty, Manger, Mantle, Meat and spices, Memories, Menorah, Merry, Messages, Midnight, Mincemeat, Minister, Miracle, Miraculous, Mistletoe, Mittens, Mosque, Mrs. Claus (Jessica), Music, Music box, Myrrh, Myths
N) Nativity, Network, Nocturnal, Noel, North Pole, Nostalgia, Nutcrackers, Nutmeg, Nuts
O) Observance, Occasion, Ornament, Oven
P) Packages, Pageant, Pageantry, Parade, Partridge, Party, Patriotism, Peace, Phone calls, Pies, Pixie, Plum pudding, Poinsettia, Popcorn string, Post office, Prancer, Prayer, Presents, Pride, Priest, Priorities, Proclaim, Program, Pumpkin pie, Punch, Purity
Q) Quality, Quantity, Questions, Quince pie, Quirky
R) Rabbi, Ramadan, Reconciliation, Reflection, Refuge, Reindeer, Rejoice, Relationship(s), Relatives, Religion, Religious, Reminiscence, Resolutions, Reunions, Reveal, Revel, Reverence, Ribbons, Ritual, Rooftop, Roots, Rudolph
S) Sack, Sacred, Saint Nicholas, Sanctuary, Santa Claus, Sauce, Savior, Scents, Scrooge, Scrumptious, Season, Secular, Sending, Sharing, Shepherd, Shock, Shopping, Silver bells, Sled, Sleigh, Sleigh bells, Snow, Snowman, Songs, Spices, Spirit, Stable, Stand, Star, Star of David, Stocking stuffer, Stockings, Stress, Stuffing, Sugar plums, Sundown, Surprises, Sustenance, Symbol, Symbolism, Synagogue
T) Teddy bear, Temple, Tenderness, Tension, Texts, Thankful, Thanks, The Nutcracker Ballet, Three Kings Day, Tidings, Tinkling, Tinsel, Tiny Tim, Toboggan, Toys, Tradition(s), Train, Tranquility, Travel, Tree, Trimmings, Trips, Trust, Tug, Turkey, Twinkling, Typical
U) Understanding, Unify, Universal, Unwrap
V) Vacation, Values, Vanilla, Venison, Vixen, Volunteer(s)
W) Walnuts, Wassail, Wenceslaus, Whimsy, Winter, Wise Men, Wishes, Wonder, Wonderland, Workshop, Worship, Worshiper, Wrapping, Wreath
X) Xmas
Y) Yorkshire pudding, Youth, Yule log, Yuletide
Z) Zesty
Some of these actually connect to other winter holidays, like Rabbi and Synagogue- those relate to Haunkinna(the Jewish Winter holiday).
I want to participate in this! How do I sign up?
Nanci wrote: "I want to participate in this! How do I sign up?"You don't have to, it's open to everyone in the group
Colleen wrote: "Some of these actually connect to other winter holidays, like Rabbi and Synagogue- those relate to Haunkinna(the Jewish Winter holiday)."Yes, I left the list "as is" so it does include some other holidays/festivities during December (eventhough it doesn't acknowledge that time of year is summer for some of us! ;) )
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensConnected by : "Ebenezer Scrooge"
"Never Fall Down" by Patricia McCotmickConnected by "community"
Forgot to do pointsNanci's points: 10
Group challenge: 2 books
Excuse all the posts! I just reread the rules and see you can get credit for up to 5 words. Connected by: community, sharing, thanks, understanding, wishes
Nanci: 50 pts
Group total: 2 books
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Connection:
- Christmas (Wilbur is planned to be the Christmas dinner)
- Friendship (Charlotte and Wilbur have a beautiful friendship)
- Family (The whole family goes to the fair to support Wilbur)
- Joy (One of Charlotte's daughter is called Joy)
- Humility (Because of Wilbur's humility, Charlotte decide to write HUMBLE as the last word in her web)
Silvia's Tally: 50 points
Perks's Tally: 3 books
No problems Nanci! We are doing it a bit differently this month ;)
The Guy, the Girl, the Artist and His Ex by Gabrielle Williams
Connections:
- Beauty (Luke sees beauty in Picasso's Weeping Woman while others see anguish and ugliness)
- Birth (There is a flashback where Penny is deciding whether or not to go through with the birth of her son)
- Boxes (When Penny moves out into a different apartment, Luke and Dipper help move her stuff out in boxes)
- Child (Penny and Luke have a son)
- Dancing (Guy and Rafi go dancing)
MB's Tally: 50 points
Perks' Tally: 4 books
Hot IceConnections:
cloves grown on a plantation they passed
there was dancing in one of the villages
ice - title (5)
it was a journey across Madagascar
main character kept a list of what the other owed them
Lynda's Tally: 45
Perk's Tally: 5
The Heir by Kiera Cass
Connections: aroma- multiple cooking scenes where she talks about the good smells, in these scenes they also are baking ; there are multiple scenes that are light by candles ; the Selection in the book is supposed to be a thing to cause celebration ; and lack of good communication is the main problem in this book
Colleen's Tally: 50 points
Perks' Tally: 6 books
The Dovekeepers
Connections: angel, baking, freedom, rabbi, synagogue
Colleen D's tally: 50 points
Perks' tally: 7 books
The Madman’s DaughterConnections: MC had a deformity at birth
MC has a reunion with her father
MC questions her father's sanity
MC injures someone to protect her innocence
The islanders worship the MC's father
Lynda's tally: 95 points
Perks Tally: 8 books
The Accident SeasonSeason - title
MCs throw a huge halloween party
MCs walk across the frozen river holding hands
They decorate the ghost house with tons of candles
MCs best friend says that this accident season will be worse than typical
Lynda’s tally: 145
Perks Tally: 9 books
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Connection:
- Children (Title)
- Friends (Jacob became friends with the peculiar children)
- Questions (Jacob has a lot of questions without answer about the mistery around the peculiars)
- Santa Claus (There is a picture of a Wight disguised as Santa Claus)
- Email (The peculiar children are very excited listening about things in the future like email and smartphones)
Silvia's Tally: 100 points
Perks's Tally: 13 books
'Til the Well Runs Dry: A Novel
Connection: aroma, child, relatives, reunion, phone calls
Colleen's tally: 100
Perks' tally: 14 books
The White Rose by Amy Ewing
Connections:
- Embrace (Violet and Ash embrace several times in the novel)
- Fireplace (There is a fireplace in the White Rose)
- Freedom (By managing to escape, Violet, Ash and Raven have secured their freedom - at least for now)
- Gathering (There is a gathering of members of the Society of the Black Key, which Violet and Ash attend)
- Kisses (Violet and Ash share several kisses)
MB's Tally: 100 points
Perk's Tally: 15 books
Connections
Infant-CJ was an infant
Family-Merritt and Owen were family
Forgiveness-Edith offered forgiveness to Merritt's grandmother
Unify-Loralee wanted to unify the family to protect Owen
Prayer-Merritt's prayer was that Loralee would make it back to the house
My tally: 100 pets
Perk's tally: 16 books
Dealing with DragonsThe main character caring for the dragon when it was sick.
The MC gathered various herbs for a spell.
The MC wishes everyone would just let her be herself
The MC bucks tradition by refusing to be rescued from the dragon
The MC prepares chocolate mousse for the dragon's dinner party
Lynda’s tally: 195
Perk’s tally: 17 books
A World Without HeroesThe villain keeps communication around the world to a minimum
The MC was told to be wary of gifts from his enemies
The MC travels to a different world through a hippopotamus
The MC meets a potential friend tied to a tree
The book in the second level was the catalyst that started the whole adventure.
Lynda's tally: 245
Perk's tally: 18 books
Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker
Connections:
- Community (Elizabeth finds a community of witches and wizards, under the guidance of Nicholas Perevil)
- Companionship (Elizabeth finds companionship with her new friends John, George, Fifer and Schuyler)
- Feast (Elizabeth is served a feast of food when she wakes up at the witch/wizard safe house)
- Holding hands (On the ship towards the final destination, Fifer finds Elizabeth and John holding hands in one of the cabin rooms, having a quiet moment together)
- Understanding (As Elizabeth gets to know the witches/wizards and their plight, she forms an understanding of them, and begins to see them in a different light)
MB's Tally: 150
Perk's Tally: 19 books
Winter by Marissa Meyer
Connection:
Winter - Title
Love - There are many love stories in the book.
Tenderness - There are many moments of tenderness between some of the couples.
Unify - Cinder goal is unify the people in Luna against the Queen.
Beauty - Everybody talks about Winter's beauty.
Silvia's Tally : 150
Perk's Tally: 21 books
(Just for me to remember:
1) Christmas, Friendship, Family, Joy, Humility
2) Children, Friends, Questions, Santa Claus, Email
3) Winter, Love, Tenderness, Unify, Beauty )
Connections:
Baking-The women were baking the bread for the commune.
Birth- The midwives birthed the children.
Assemble- The committee of 9 would assemble.
Harvest- The agri workers would harvest the vegetables.
Friends- Bit made many lifelong friends.
Nanci's Tally: 150
Perk's Tally: 22 books
Stray by Rachael Craw
Connections:
- Comfort (Evie finds comfort in Ethan Tesla, who is later revealed to be her father)
- Familiar (Evie finds Tesla's appearance and personality to be very familiar, although she's sure they don't know each other)
- Family (A lot is uncovered about Evie's family and near the end of the novel, she is grateful for the presence of family)
- Love (Different kinds of love are portrayed in the book, e.g. there is love between Evie and Miriam (mother/daughter), Evie and Kitty (friends), Evie and Aiden (siblings), Evie and Jamie (girlfriend/boyfriend), Jamie and Kitty (siblings), etc.)
- Tension (There is a lot of tension in the novel between all of the characters, especially when Evie and the group try to find Aiden, her brother)
MB's Tally: 200
Perk's Tally: 23 books
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: Travels through My Childhood by Bill Bryson
Connection:
Child - Bill Bryson write about his own experiences when he was a child.
Memories - He talks about beautiful memories of his parents.
Nostalgia - There is nostalgia at the end of the book.
Patriotism - At school, they had to buy some stamps as a symbol of patriotism.
Travel - Because his dad was a journalist, he had to travel a lot.
Silvia's Tally : 200
Perks's Tally: 24
(Just for me to remember:
1) Christmas, Friendship, Family, Joy, Humility
2) Children, Friends, Questions, Santa Claus, Email
3) Winter, Love, Tenderness, Unify, Beauty,
4) Child, Memories, Nostalgia, Patriotism, Travel )
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As a group let's see what we can read in the month of December and have a Read-A-Thon with a twist!
EXAMPLE
Post 1:
Kristie posts:
Conection:
"Belonging" (the M.C has a need to belong)
"Family" (the M.C has a strong bond with her mother who is her only family)
"Love" (the M.C falls in love for the first time)
Kristie's tally – 30 points
Perks Group tally - 1 book
Post 2:
Karen Posts
Connected by: "Religion"
Karen's tally: 10 points
Perks group tally: 2 books
Post 3:
Kristie posts:
Connected by: "Family"
Kirstie's tally: 35 points (30 from first post and 5 points for this one as has already used the word)
Perks group tally: 3 books
Post 4:
Karen posts:
Connected by: I can’t find a word to connect to, but I’m sure poppies bloom in December! (5 points)
Karen's tally: 15 points
Perks group tally: 4 books
NOTE: Books should be at least 100 pages or 25,000 words for children's books (check at arbookfind.com) to count.
Please just remember to check the group tally of the book ahead of you and add up the tally as you post