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[Section 1:]
#1-This requires one book.
Read a book: first in its series, with 100-199 pages, that is a debut novel, published in Jan. or Feb., or with "1(one)" in the title
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#2-This requires one book.
Read a book: second in its series, with 200-299 pages, with two people on the cover, published in Mar. or Apr, or with "2(two)" in the title
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#3-This requires one book.
Read a book: third in its series, with 300-399 pages, with trees on the cover, published in May. or Jun., or with "3(three)" in the title
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#4-This requires one book.
Read a book: fourth in its series, with 400-499 pages, with a four-wheeled vehicle on the cover (i.e. a car -- a motorcycle will not work), published in Jul. or Aug., or with "4(four)" in the title
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#5-This requires one book.
Read a book: fifth in its series, with 500-599 pages, with a hand on the cover, published in Sept. or Oct., or with "5(five)" in the title
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#6-This requires one book.
Read a book: sixth in its series, with 600-699 pages, with a ship on the cover, published in Nov. or Dec., or with "6(six)" in the title
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If the total number of points earned from the first section (above) is at least 27, the team will receive a bonus of 5 points!
[Section 2:]
Three of a Kind-This requires three books to be read (doesn't have to be done by the same person).
Read three books that go together in one of these ways: same genre, published same year or in the same month, same author, same number in its series, same number of pages (rounding to the nearest hundred: so 198 would be 200 and 212 would also be 200).
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Four of a Kind-This requires four books to be read (doesn't have to be done by the same person).
Read four books that go together in one of these ways: same genre, published same year or in the same month, same author, same number in its series, same number of pages (we're rounding to the nearest hundred: so 198 would be 200 and 212 would also be 200).
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Full House-This requires one book.
Read a book that has an author whose first or last name contains either two consonants and three vowels OR three consonants and two vowels (i.e. Karen Witemeyer, Ronie Kendig, etc.)
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Small Straight (1,2,3,4 OR 2,3,4,5 OR 3,4,5,6)-This requires four books to be read (doesn't have to be done by the same person).
Read a book with the number 1, 2 or 3 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 2, 3, or 4 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 3, 4, or 5 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 4, 5, or 6 in its page count or publication date
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Large Straight (1,2,3,4,5 OR 2,3,4,5,6)-This requires five books to be read (doesn't have to be done by the same person).
Read a book with the number 1 or 2 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 2 or 3 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 3 or 4 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 4 or 5 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 5 or 6 in its page count or publication date
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Yahtzee-This requires five books to be read (doesn't have to be done by the same person). Each task must be completed once to get a Yahtzee! :)
Read a book that has an average rating of 4 stars or higher on Goodreads
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Read a book that a teammate rated 5 stars (or that a mod rated 5 stars)
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Read a book whose title begins with a Y, A, H, T, Z, or E
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Read a book with a red cover (when you see the cover, you think "red")
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Read a book with a white or black cover (when you see the cover, you think "white" or "black"
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Chance-This is a freebie, max one book per teammate :)
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Hi Lanelle! My name is Jada, and I live in the Midwest. This is my first team challenge, so I'm excited. I like to read just about everything except horror. When I'm not reading, I watch a lot of movies and I like to play board games.
I have ideas for task 1 and task 3, and I think maybe just wing it?
On the ones that take more than one book, I'm open for anything.
22/33 books read for Yahtzee!
[Section 1] points earned: 21
1 - The Feisty One 10/18 (214 pgs) 2 + 1 = 3
2 - Full Disclosure 10/18 (473 pgs) 5 + 1 = 6
3 - Three Wishes for Miss Winthrop 10/19 (240 pgs) 2 + 1 = 3
4 - Aunt Bessie Finds 10/19 (241 pgs) 2 +1 = 3
5 - One Mixed-Up Night 10/18 (208 pgs) 2 + 1 = 3
6 - Six Months in Montana 10/15 (215 pgs) 2 + 1 = 3
Get at least 27 points, and receive a bonus of 5 points!
[Section 2] points earned: 40
Three of a Kind (three books to be read) 8 + 1 = 9
- All Four Stars 10/18 (288 pgs) 3 pts
- Three Bird Summer 10/17 (256 pgs) 3 pts
- Three Pennies 10/17 (192 pgs) 2 pts
Four of a Kind (four books to be read) 9 + 1 = 10
- The Seventh Wish 10/16 (288 pgs) 3 pts
- The Third Mushroom 10/15 (240 pgs) 2 pts
- The Fourteenth Goldfish 10/14 (208 pgs) 2 pts
- One Year in Coal Harbor 10/12 (224 pgs) 2 pts
Full House (one book to be read) 3 + 1 = 4
- From Twinkle, with Love 10/19 (330 pgs) 3 pts
Small Straight (four books to be read) 9 + 1 = 10
1 - The Fifth Day of Christmas 10/13 (192 pgs) 2 pts
2 - The Mystery of the 99 Steps 10/18 (202 pgs) 2 pts
3 - One Texas Night 10/16 (234 pgs) 2 pts
4 - Courage 10/9 (148 pgs) 1 pt
Large Straight (five books to be read)
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3 - Eclipse Bay 10/20 (358 pgs) 4 pts
4 - The Chosen 10/20 (368 pgs) 4 pts
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Yahtzee (five books to be read)
Read a book that has an average rating of 4 stars or higher on Goodreads
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Read a book that a teammate or mod rated 5 stars
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Read a book whose title begins with a Y, A, H, T, Z, or E
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Read a book with a red cover
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Read a book with a white or black cover
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Chance - (freebie, one book per teammate) 7 points so far
- Davina
- Jada Crooked House 10/19 (236 pgs) 2 + 1 = 3
- Keri
- Kim
- Lanelle One Fell Sweep 10/17 (340 pgs) 3 + 1 = 4
I have some ideas, but wanted to hear from everyone else, you know? I didn't want to get to into planning before knowing what everyone else was thinking.I'm fine with someone being captain.
Library wrote: "I have some ideas, but wanted to hear from everyone else, you know? I didn't want to get to into planning before knowing what everyone else was thinking.I'm fine with someone being captain."
Sounds good. Hopefully everyone else will check in soon.
Hi guys, sorry, I couldn't access the chat over my phone, so I had to wait to get to my computer.I'm Davina, 27 and I live in Austria. I just graduated from university and am now looking for a job as a German and History teacher. I like to read and draw a lot. :)
I would like someone to coordinate too, but I fear with looking for a job, it would be too much responsibility for me at the moment.
Hi, Davina. It's nice to 'meet' you. Congratulations on graduating. Here in the United States there are always jobs for teachers. I wish you luck on your job hunting.
Davina wrote: "...if we have over 27 points in Section 1, we will get 5 bonus points, so that means we need to get 21 points for the page count (+ 6 task points) if we want bonus points. So we should try to read 3 x 300 pages per book and 3 x 400 pages per book."Yes, to get those bonus points, we definitely want to read books with at least 400 pages for each task in Section 1.
Do you think we as a team should focus on Section 1 first? Then after we finish it, go on to Section 2?
I've got a book for task 3 that should get us, I think 7 points. It covers 3 tasks and is 384 pages, which since we're rounding up is 4 points for pages.
Would you like to coordinate Lanelle? Since you've done this before.
Library wrote: "I've got a book for task 3 that should get us, I think 7 points. It covers 3 tasks and is 384 pages, which since we're rounding up is 4 points for pages."Jada, I think the rounding up is only for Three of a Kind and Four of a Kind.
For Section 1, a 384 page book would be 1 point for the task and 3 points for the page count. But if you want to read it, go ahead. I'll find a 600+ page book to make up the difference.
Oh I'm sorry, I deleted my former message, before I saw your comment, because I counted it again and we would also get 21 points for the page count if we read 100 pages for #1, 200 for #2, 300 for 3#... but more points can not hurt ;)Yes, I think it makes sense if we concentrate on Section 1 first.
I could do #1 of Section 1 with "A Spool of Blue Thread" by Anne Tyler with 358 pages since it was published in February. I think that would be roundedup to 4 page points, right?
Nice to meet you too, Jada :)
I just went and asked to be sure. :) It'd be good to know. and it's 3 points for the task, I think, since it covers 3 tasks.
I'm sorry - I don't quite understand - but how can a book cover 3 tasks? Shouldn't we read 1 book per task (in Section 1)?
The book I had covered 3 options for task 3, and I thought that meant it got 3 points. I could be reading that completely wrong though.
I've never done this before, sorry. SO I could be confused.
oh ok now I'v got it! Thank you for explaining.
Yeah, no prob. I might be wrong though, so I've asked Melanie. :)
Library wrote: "I've never done this before, sorry. SO I could be confused."There's always a learning curve for new challenges. I think it's 1 point per task, plus points depending on pages of the book for Section 1.
Library wrote: "Would you like to coordinate Lanelle? Since you've done this before."Davina, is it okay with you if I coordinate for the Team? I don't mind doing it and I have the time.
Of course, that would be great Lanelle!
Davina, will you take #1? Jada, can you take #3? If those are okay with you guys, I'll take #2.Hopefully Kimberly and Keri will check in soon.
I can also do #4 if I need to, but yeah, I can do 3.
Library wrote: "I can also do #4 if I need to, but yeah, I can do 3."Do you want me to put you down for #s 3 and 4?
Sure. And since Melanie answered, it means 5 points for task 3 and the book I have for 4 would be 6 points.
Library wrote: "Sure. And since Melanie answered, it means 5 points for task 3 and the book I have for 4 would be 6 points."Thank you for taking #s 3 and 4.
Just when I think I understand the rules, someone asks a question and the answer is completely different from what I thought :) We'll figure it out together.
Sure no problem! Hopefully everyone else will check in tomorrow.
Is it alright for me to do #1? I would get 5 points there.
Davina wrote: "Is it alright for me to do #1? I would get 5 points there."Yes. Thank you. Be thinking about which task you'd like to do after that
Hi everyone!!! For some reason, I didn't get a notification about this thread until late last night! I have set up email notifications now though. My name is Keri! I live in Jackson, MS. I am 27 years old and work as a paralegal; however, I plan to become a forensic accountant. I enjoy reading a lot. I have been an avid reader since I had a teacher in second grade, who stressed the importance of reading.
I actually just attended a book festival this weekend and I bought books that would cover either the three or four of a kind and full house in the second part! I have three/four books that are YA (same genre) and published the same year (2019). I say either the three or four because I am not sure if one of my books will count as it hasn't been released in the states yet. But it has been released in the UK.
For the full house, do the vowels and consonants need to be different? If not, I have a book called Haunting Paris by Mamta Chaudhry, which would work. There's three consonants and two vowels in her first name. It's also her debut novel!
I'll keep thinking about some ideas for the first part too! I'm super excited for this challenge. I haven't done one in a couple years.
Hey, Keri. Welcome! I've never been to a book festival. It sounds wonderful.Would you like to get started on 3 or 4 of a Kind, or maybe Full House, while the rest of us finish Section 1? Or do you have a book that will work for Task 5 or 6?
I'm pretty sure the book by Mamta will work for Full House.
It definitely was. I love meeting authors and listening to their panels. I can go ahead and get started with the 3/4 of a kind and full house! I'm sure I have some books that could work for 5 or 6, but I can't think of any off the top of my head!
Keri E. wrote: "I can go ahead and get started with the 3/4 of a kind and full house! I'm sure I have some books that could work for 5 or ..."Great! Let me know which you decide to work on so I can put your name next to the task in Message 5. And if you need or want help, just say something. YA is a good theme for those Tasks. I have plenty YA books.
I'll start on the four of a kind! I'll check and make sure the one that hasn't been released in the states would count (if not, I have PLENTY of YA books. I will let you know if I need help! Thanks!) I'll also check if the vowels/consonants need to be different or if it's okay if they're the same for the full house. The books I plan to read for the four of a kind:
1. House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
2. I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
3. Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
4. What She Found in the Woods by Josephine Angelini
For the full house: Haunting Paris by Mamta Chaudhry.
hello, everyone. I live in Ohio and I am on a 40th anniversary high. I will fill in where ever needed. I have so many books and I can usually find books that we need.HUGS
Kim
Congratulations on your anniversary, Kimberly! That's a wonderful milestone!!!
Kimberly wrote: "hello, everyone. I live in Ohio and I am on a 40th anniversary high. I will fill in where ever needed. I have so many books and I can usually find books that we need.HUGS
Kim"
Yay Kim! You've got a few years on me. It will be our 37th year anniversary this coming December. My son and his family used to live in Dayton (stationed at Wright-Patterson). Ohio is a beautiful state, but your winters are too cold for this desert girl.
Can you help us with Section 1? We need someone to take Tasks 5 or 6. Or you can start on something in Section 2. Message 5 has a list of the Tasks and who is doing what.
Early this morning (I couldn't sleep) I started reading A Man Rides Through for Task 2. It has 661 pages, so it will get us 8 points total.
I will do task 5 - wanted to read Order of the Phoenix again anyway. HUGS
I agree about our winters. My daughter lives in California, wish I could spend the winters there.
Kimberly wrote: "I will do task 5 - wanted to read Order of the Phoenix again anyway. HUGS"
Thank you. I'll put you down for that Task.
Kimberly wrote: "I agree about our winters. My daughter lives in California, wish I could spend the winters there."
When I was growing up, I made fun of snowbirds. Now I would do it in a heartbeat. These Arizona summers are loooong.
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