You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion
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Special Event – YLTO New Year Party 2021
I love it! I loved when we did something similar a few years back.Kristie, weren't you walking your dogs? lol
Just got back, Sandra! I posted this first. :)
I'm all for kicking 2020 to the curb, and hoping that 2021 is kinder. Looking forward to a New Years event.
I usually sleep through the New Year Eve, so it'll be a new experience to read a book in a year. That'll be the longest read-a-thon
I can now say I have New Year’s Eve plans lol. Sounds great.
Marnie wrote: "I can now say I have New Year’s Eve plans lol. Sounds great."Hahaha me too. :)
Party details have been posted! Updated in the first message above. I wanted to give everyone a little longer to plan this one just incase you are hoping to use this event to finish another challenge and need time to coordinate that. The gophering may now commence. :)
Oh, Kristie. This is wonderful. All those saids made me laugh. Thank you for taking the time to pamper us!
Party details? I’m just seeing the Happy New Year banner?
Sharon, under the banner comes the rules and all the other details. You might have problem to see it if you are in your phone.
Yes Sharon, you won’t be able to see the additional info in the app 😞 I have the same problem
Sandra wrote: "Oh, Kristie. This is wonderful. All those saids made me laugh. Thank you for taking the time to pamper us!"You're welcome! It was fun. :)
Love it Kristie!! Already have my book picked out for "What's Up"
. Which is a perfect way to begin the new year because that is what I am planning on focusing on as we revamp our garden in 2021.
Woohoo!! Off to gopher. This will be a chance to use up some of those shorter books.
Ooh looks great. I'll spend some time next week gophering. I'm sure I have some booke that would fit.
This is so much fun Kristie!Not yet sure what my new year's eve will look like but I'll try to fit a book in. I'll definitely go for a short one ;-) Actually, I've been considering buying The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse for a while. It would be perfect :) it has a farm animal (horse) on the cover, and the characters are also best friends I think (if you accept animals)
Nice, Jayme! Esther, good idea. I need to go look at where I'm at in that series. I hope you enjoy the first one.
Peggy, I never considered animals, but sure why not. lol
I am up to Come Tumbling Down in the Wayward Children series. I can read that one for door on the cover, but I also have it pegged for a 2021 yearly task. So, I will start it as my second read on January first and hope to finish it on time. Now, to see what I can find to read on the 31st...
I have a just because Book for the 31st- Evvie Drake Starts OverDo you consider a horse a farm animal
or ducks? If so I’ll read that on the 1st. It’s due back at the library on the 3rd and I have it slated for a museum task.
Marnie wrote: "I have a just because Book for the 31st- Evvie Drake Starts OverI see you answered the horse question... sorry, should have scrolled first. Ok got my books.
I am going to read Sweet home by Joseph Zuko as my December 31 read, it takes place on New Year’s and has a sign on the cover. The second book for January 1 is also a yearly challenge book: Predator in the Keys by Matthew Rief and has an alligator in the story.
Good picks, Sharon. I look forward to seeing what you think of them.
I'm going with And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer for "an MC who wears glasses." I don't need it for a challenge or anything. It is just something short to read so I can play along on the 31st and be ready to start my other read on the 1st. :) I planned to read it when we had the "home/house in the title" theme, but didn't get around to it, so I'm glad I'm able to use it for this.I was happy to find one book for a hello task & one for a goodbye task.
Esther wrote: "I have been meaning to read:Every Heart a Doorway
I guess this is it."
I need to re-read that one so that I can move on in the series. I don't remember much about it.
Kristie wrote: "Nice, Jayme! Esther, good idea. I need to go look at where I'm at in that series. I hope you enjoy the first one. "
I heard good things about it. Looking forward to it.
I'm not reading anything for 2020 - just want to see the year in my rearview mirror.But look out 2021 -
Dec 31st -
🎉What's up! - ...has something that you would find in the air on the cover Jan 1st -
🎉Hey! - ...has a farm animal on cover or is set on a farm.
Oh, interesting! I'm working on the 1st, so if it's calm, I might do some reading!
I wanna do graphic novels! Hope I'll find anything fits the task. Also, I think I'm going to read The Miserable Mill for glasses. It'll be my first book for the yearly challenge 💪
I have picked a book for Saying goodbye and One for saying hello.Dec 31- Stuart Little , I am reading it for best friends (so I am glad you approved animals). I have never read it, and I am so looking forward to it.
January 1- Lab Rat One for Australian author. It has been almost 2 years since I read the first one... Plus bonus, I was able to make it fit the yearly challenge.
I'm hoping for a relaxing New Years.
We've got some great books planned! I'm looking forward to this. :)
I'm starting to gopher only now. One question, is the event for 1 book, or 2 books (one for 2020 and one for 2021)?
You only need one book, Sandra. and you have plenty of time to gopher. I posted it early to give extra planning time.
Ok. Thank you, Kristie. That is what I understood but doubted when saw many people picking 2. I don't want to start the new year breaking the rules already! :)
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You'll love this one...!! A book club & more
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It seem's that many of us are not sorry to see 2020 go and are happy to ring in a new year. Let's celebrate together YLTO style! We will be having a reading party on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Here's to 2021 treating us better than 2020 did. 🥂
**Please note that this is not an official toppler, but a YLTO party! Some of our rules have changed for this special event, so be sure to read the rules below.
Rules:
1. Books must be started and finished in the specified time period to qualify. This party takes place for 48 hours on December 31st, 2020 and January 1st, 2021 in your time zone! This means that there will not be a countdown to the event and we will not be reading at exactly the same times, but we will all have some overlap to our party attendance.
2. You may read any format - paperback, hardcover, ebook, or audiobook.
3. There is no page maximum or minimum for this challenge. If you read a book of any length that fits one of the Hello or Goodbye tasks during the party hours, then you have attended the party.
4. Any genre will count for this party - graphic novels, cookbooks, children's stories, they all count!
5. Cover items should be prominent.
6. Please do not use gifs throughout the thread. Some participants prefer not to use their available data to view them.
**In order to receive a badge, you will need to report with your WoF name in the reporting thread here.
Goodbye 2020!!
👋🏻 Don't let the door hit you on the way out! - Read a book that has... a door on cover.
👋🏻Catch you on the flip side! - ...an upside down picture on cover.
👋🏻See ya later, alligator! - ...an alligator on the cover or in story. (A crocodile is acceptable since the response to this saying is often, "In a while crocodile.")
👋🏻Peace out! - ...a book with a main page genre of politics.
👋🏻Bye, Felicia! - ...an author or MC named Felicia.
👋🏻Don’t call us, we will call you! - ...a phone on the cover or used in story.
👋🏻Show’s over! - ...a main character who is an actor or musician.
👋🏻So long, suckers! - ...a lollipop or other sweet candy on the cover or in the title.
👋🏻Adios, Amigos! - ...two or more best friends as main characters. (Siblings, roommates, etc are only acceptable if they are also best friends.)
👋🏻See ya, wouldn’t wanna be ya! - ...an MC who is down on their luck, life is going wrong.
👋🏻Later, haters! - ...a romance where the MCs initially disliked each other, a hate to love relationship.
👋🏻Hasta la vista, Baby! - ...the word "baby" or "babies" in the title.
👋🏻Arrividerci! - ...an Italian author or is set in Italy.
👋🏻Hooroo! - ...an Australian author or is set in Australia.
Hello 2021!!
🎉 Hola! - Read a book that... is set in Spain or has a Spanish author.
🎉Welcome! - ...has a sign on the cover, ie: welcome sign, road sign, etc.
🎉Nice to see you! - ...has glasses on the cover or an MC who wears glasses.
🎉Howdy! - ...has a main page genre of western.
🎉Hey! - ...has a farm animal on cover or is set on a farm.
🎉What's up! - ...has something that you would find in the air on the cover (balloon, bird, airplane, butterfly, etc).
🎉Yo! - ...has an author with the letters Y and O in their initials or two words in the title start with the letters Y and O.
Party books can count toward the group theme read and/or the monthly or yearly challenge, if they qualify.
**Keep in mind that the monthly theme & challenge and the yearly challenge all end December 31st and the new ones all begin on January 1st. If you are planning to use a party book for the themed read or one of these challenges, be sure to schedule your reading accordingly.
That's all for now! Have fun storming the castle!