NBRC: Tower Teams Read 2013, Round II discussion
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FG Halloween Read-a-Thon
FG Halloween Read-a-Thon Spreadsheet
Example for posting books for Event 1 - Reading Like a Banshee
Update 10/6: 750 pages total
Blood Rights by Kristen Painter: 150 pgs on 10/4, finished 250 pgs on 10/6
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith: 100 pgs on 10/4, 150 pgs on 10/5, finished 100 pgs on 10/6
Update 10/8: 500 pgs total
Flesh and Blood by Kristen Painter: finished 400 pgs on 10/7
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer: 100 pgs on 10/8
Example for posting books for Event 2 - Halloween Book Hunt
Task #- theme: Phantoms by Dean Koontz, finished 10/4
Task #- theme: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks, finished 10/6
Event 1: Reading Like a Bansheelast updated: 10/14/13
Member Book Total Page Goal Pages Read
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Rebekah 30 300 931
Naura 52 700 1157
Don 85 1600 383
Jackie 150 2000 1947
Kim 250 6000 8610
Sheila 300 3000 4587
Erin 100 2500 1104
Sapir 50 500
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Team Total 1017 16600 18719
Event 2 - Halloween Book Huntlast updated: 10/5/13 - Tasks 1-5 accounted for and waiting for clues
bold when posted and BAPs awarded
Task 1 - Theme #2:Masters of Horror and Fantastic
Read a book from a master of horror and Fantastic like Stephen King or Dean Koontz, or if you prefer a more lighter approach, like Neil Gaiman or Terry Pratcher.
1. Phantoms by Dean Koontz, Sheila 10/4
Task 2 - Theme #9:Halloween Cover Hunt
Read books with covers matching Halloween colors - black, orange, red - or Halloween themes - pumpkins, skulls, etc.
1. A Dark and Lonely Place by Edna Buchanan, Sheila 10/4
2. Dragons of the Dwarven Depths by Margaret Weis, Jackie 10/6
Task 3 - Theme #5:Face your Fears (**)
Read books about things that scare you - urban legends, ghost stories, spiders, spider webs, murders, even elevators or planes, is all about your fears.
1. Fear-end of the world: Tumble & Fall by Alexandra Coutts, Kim 10/4
2. Fear-ghost stories: Short Circuits: Thirteen Shocking Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults by Donald Gallo, Don 10/4
3. Fear-multiple murders: End in Tears by Ruth Rendell, Sheila 10/4
Task 4 - Theme #4:Trick or Treat (*)
Let your inner child on the loose in a trick or treat spell-it-out challenge. Suggestions: the perfect costume, the sweets, the pranks, the kind neighbor, the scary one. Surprise us.
PEANUT BUTTER CUPS
P- To Have and to Kill by Mary Jane Clark(char-Piper), Sheila 10/5
A- Dare Me by Megan Abbott, Sheila 10/5
B- World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks, Rebekah 10/6
P- The Jaguar by T Jefferson Parker, Sheila 10/5
Task 5 - Theme #7:Halloween Party – a Spell-it-Out challenge (*)
Use your imagination to create the perfect party item: the beverages, the food, the decorations, the theme, the music
SCARY GLOW IN THE DARK SKELETON
S- A Clockwork Heart by Liesel Schwarz, Erin 10/5
C- Eve by Anna Carey, Kim 10/5
A- Once by Anna Carey, Kim 10/5
G- The Black Moth by Georgette Heyer, Jackie 10/4
A- Slow Burn by Bobby Adair, Kim 10/4
Task 6 - ????
Clue #1: It's all or nothing.
Clue #2: All your careful planning of the steps will pay off
Daily updates of pages readDay 1: Oct 4
Sheila- 202 pgs: parts of 4 books, completing 3 and starting 1
Naura- 135 pgs: last part of 1 book
Jackie- 228 pgs: parts of 3 books, completing 1 and starting 2
Rebekah- 148 pgs: part of 1 book
Kim- 1279 pgs: 4 complete books, last part of 1 book
Day 2: Oct 5
Sheila- 583 pgs: 1 complete book, part of 4 others
Erin- 132 pgs: last part of 1 book
Rebekah- 76 pgs: part of 1 book
Jackie- 274 pgs: parts of 2 books
Kim- 1087 pgs: completed 3 books, part of 1 book
Day 3: Oct 6
Sheila- 604 pgs: parts of 4 books
Rebekah- 138 pgs: parts of 3 books, completing 1
Naura- 124 pgs: part of 1 book
Don- 215 pgs: i complete book, parts of 2 books
Jackie- 276 pgs: parts of 3 books, completing 1
Kim- 1065 pgs: 2 complete books, parts of 2 books
Day 4: Oct 7
Sheila- 497 pgs: parts of 4 books, completing 3
Naura- 250 pgs: part of 1 book
Jackie- 238 pgs: parts of 2 books, completing 1
Kim- 884 pgs: parts of 3 books, completing 2
Day 5: Oct 8
Kim- 638 pgs: parts of 2 books, completing both
Jackie- 92 pgs: parts of 2 books, completing 1
Don- 82 pgs: parts of 3 books
Naura- 224 pgs: part of 1 book
Erin-335 pgs: part of 1 book
Sheila- 334 pgs: parts of 5 books
Day 6: Oct 9Kim- 458 pgs: 1 complete book, part of 1 book
Jackie- 107 pgs: part of 1 book
Don- 34 pgs: parts of 2 books
Naura- 60 pgs: part of 1 book, completing it
Sheila- 453 pgs: parts of 5 books, completing 1
Day 7: Oct 10
Jackie- 248 pgs: part of 1 book, completing it
Don- 52 pgs: part of 1 book
Rebekah- 87 pgs: part of 1 book
Naura- 30 pgs: part of 1 book
Sheila- 492 pgs: parts of 5 books, completing 1
Kim- 666 pgs
Day 8: Oct 11
Kim- 370 pgs
Jackie- 203 pgs
Rebekah- 166 pgs
Erin- 348 pgs
Sheila- 381 pgs
Day 9: Oct 12
Kim- 771 pgs
Jackie- 206 pgs
Rebekah- 201 pgs
Sheila- 439 pgs
Day 10: Oct 13Kim- 553 pgs
Jackie- 75 pgs
Rebekah- 115 pgs
Naura- 190 pgs
Sheila- 342 pgs
Day 11: Oct 14
Kim- 839 pgs
Naura- 144 pgs
Erin- 289 pgs
Sheila- 260 pgs
Oct 16-19
Rebekah1. 277 pgs; [10/6/13] World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (10/4 read 148 pgs; 10/5 read 76 pgs; 10/6 read last 53 pgs)
2. 54 pgs; The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations by James M Kouzes (10/6 read 54 pgs)
3. 31 pgs; Leading Change by John P Kotter (10/6 read 31 pgs)
4. 424 pgs; The Black Echo by Michael Connelly (10/10 read 87 pgs; 10/11 read 166 pgs; 10/12 read 171 pgs)
5. 336 pgs; The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver (10/12 read 30 pgs; 10/13 read 115 pgs; 10/15 read 13 pgs; 10/16 read 57 pgs; 10/17 read 121 pgs)
Naura
1. 135 pgs; [10/4/13] Angel Falls by Kristin Hannah (10/4 last 135 pgs)
2. 434 pgs; [10/9/13] The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton (10/6 read 124 pgs, 10/7 read 250 pgs; 10/9 read last 60 pgs)
3. 368 pgs; [10/14/13] The Wishing Thread by Lisa Van Allen (10/8 read 224 pgs; 10/13 read 76 pgs; 10/14 read 68 pgs)
4. 402 pgs The Wrong Mother by Sophie Hannah (10/10 read 30 pgs; 10/13 read 114 pgs; 10/14 read 76 pgs; 10/15 read 108 pgs; 10/18 read 74 pgs)
5. 267 pgs; [10/17/13] The Silver Star by Jeanette Walls (10/17 complete book)
6. 290 pgs; The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe by Mary Simses (10/18 read 290 pgs)
Erin
1. 132 pgs; [10/5/13] A Clockwork Heart by Liesl Schwarz (10/5 last 132 pgs)
2. 683 pgs; [10/11/13] The Shining by Stephen King (10/8 read 335 pgs; 10/11 read 348 pgs)
3. 289 pgs; [10/14/13] Quiver by Holly Luhning (10/14 complete book)
4. 130 pgs; Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (10/17 read 130 pgs)
Don1. 40 pgs; [10/4/13] Short Circuits: Thirteen Shocking Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults by Donald Gallo (10/4 read last 40 pages)
2. 164 pgs; [10/5/13] The Maid's Version by Daniel Woodrell (complete book)
3. 27 pgs; The Story: Read the Bible as One Seamless Story from Beginning to End by Anonymous (10/6 read 11 pgs; 10/9 read 16 pgs)
4. 137 pgs; The Book of Lights by Chaim Potok (10/8 read 50 pgs; 10/9 read 18 pgs; 10/10 read 52 pgs; 10/15 read 17 pgs)
5. 9 pgs; Keystone Pew Bible by Anonymous (10/8 read 4 pgs; 10/15 read 5 pgs)
6. 28 pgs; Life in Ancient Egypt and Assyria by Gaston Maspero (10/8 read 28 pgs)
7. 148 pgs; Thomas Merton: The Daring Young Man On The Flying Belltower by Cornelia Sussman (10/15 read 123 pgs; 10/16 read 25 pgs)
Jackie
1. 188 pgs; [10/4/13] The Black Moth by Georgette Heyer (10/4 last 188 pgs)
2. 465 pgs; [10/6/13] Dragons of the Dwarven Depths by Margaret Weis (10/4 read 24 pgs; 10/5 read 249 pgs; 10/6 read last 192 pgs)
3. 136 pgs; [10/8/13] Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt by Barbara Mertz (10/4 read 16 pgs; 10/5 read 25 pgs; 10/6 read 13 pgs; 10/7 read 20 pgs; 10/8 read last 62 pgs)
4. 289 pgs; [10/7/13]Catch as Cat Can by Rita Mae Brown (10/6 read 71 pgs, 10/7 read last 218 pgs)
5. 385 pgs; [10/10/13] The Seduction of the Crimson Rose by Lauren Willig (10/8 read 30 pgs; 10/9 read 107 pgs; 10/10 read 248 pgs)
6. 370 pgs; [10/12/13] Kissed A Sad Goodbye by Deborah Crombie (10/11 read 203 pgs; 10/12 167 pgs)
7. 359 pgs; [10/15/13] The Old Contemptibles by Martha Grimes (10/12 read 39 pgs; 10/13 read 75 pgs; 10/15 read 245 pgs)
8. 278 pgs; [10/17/13] A Deadly Cliché by Ellery Adams (10/16 read 73 pgs; 10/16 read 205 pgs)
9. 79 pgs; Murder Under a Mystic Moon by Yasmine Galenorn (10/17 read 79 pgs)
Kim
1. 179 pgs; [10/4/13] Girl with Guitar by Caisey Quinn (10/4 last 179 pages)
2. 189 pgs; [10/4/13] Slow Burn by Bobby Adair (10/4 complete book)
3. 207 pgs; [10/4/13] Girl on Tour by Caisey Quinn (10/4 complete book)
4. 384 pgs; [10/4/13] Tumble & Fall by Alexandra Coutts (10/4 complete book)
5. 320 pgs; [10/4/13] Not a Drop to Drink b Mindy McGinnis (10/4 complete book)
6. 336 pgs; [10/5/13] Eve by Anna Carey (10/5 complete book)
7. 354 pgs; [10/5/13] Once by Anna Carey (10/5 complete book)
8. 310 pgs; [10/5/13] Rise by Anna Carey
9. 362 pgs; [10/5/13] Article 5 by Kristen Simmons (10/5 complete book)
10. 400 pgs; [10/6/13] Breaking Point by Kristen Simmons (10/6 complete book)
11. 338 pgs; [10/6/13] Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi (10/6 complete book)
12. 461 pgs; [10/7/13] Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi (10/6 read 52 pgs; 10/7 read last 409 pgs)
13. 387 pgs; [10/7/13] Cinder by Marissa Meyer (10/7 complete book)
14. 374 pgs; [10/8/13] Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (10/7 read 88 pgs; 10/8 read last 286 pgs)
15. 352 pgs; [10/8/13] Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi (10/8 complete book)
16. 400 pgs; [10/9/13] Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi (10/9 complete book)
17. 454 pgs; [10/10/13] Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (10/9 read 58 pgs; 10/10 read 396 pgs)
18. 202 pgs; [10/10/13] Terrorizing Jude by Wade Joseph Le Fevre (10/10/13 read 202 pgs)
19. 68 pgs; The End - A Post Apocalyptic Novel by G Michael Hopf (10/10 read 68 pgs)
20. 316 pgs; [10/11/13] Losing Francesca by J A Huss (10/11 complete book)
21. 474 pgs; [10/12/13] Crash into You by Katie McGarry (10/11 read 54 pgs; 10/12 read 420 pgs)
22. 351 pgs; [10/12/13] Against the Ropes by Sarah Castille (10/12 complete book)
23. 1124 pgs; [10/14/13] Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon (10/13 read 553 pgs; 10/14 read 571 pgs)
24. 268 pgs; [10/14/13] My Side by Tara Brown (10/14 complete book)
25. 340 pgs; [10/15/13] Losing Me, Finding You by C M Stunich (10/15 complete book)
26. 217 pgs; [10/15/13] Loving Me, Trusting You by C M Stunich (10/15 complete book)
27. 500 pgs; [10/16/13] Butterfly by Kathryn Harvey (10/16 complete book)
28. 176 pgs; [10/17/13] Tasting Never by C M Stunich (10/17 complete book)
29. 206 pgs; [10/17/13] Finding Never by C M Stunich (10/17 complete book)
Sheila1. 36 pgs; [10/4/13] Phantoms by Dean Koontz (10/4 last 8.33% of book read=36/434)
2. 54 pgs; [10/4/13] A Dark and Lonely Place by Edna Buchanan (10/4 last 13.02% read=54/418)
3. 37 pgs; [10/4/13] End in Tears by Ruth Rendell (10/4 last 11% of book read=37/336)
4. 104 pgs; [10/5/13] Dare Me by Megan Abbott (10/4 26% read=75/290; 10/5 last 10% read=29/290)
5. 71 pgs; [10/5/13] The Jaguar by T Jefferson Parker (10/5 last 19.4% of book read=71/368)
6. 320 pgs; [10/5/13] To Have and to Kill by Mary Jane Clark (10/5 complete book)
7. 67 pgs; [dnf] House Rules by Jodi Picoult (10/5 12.5% read=67/532)
8. 352 pgs; [10/7/13] Defensive Wounds by Lisa Black (10/6 80% read=282/352; 10/7 last 20% read=70/352)
9. 384 pgs; [10/7/13] The Calling by Inger Asher Wolfe (10/5 25% read=96/384, 10/6 25% read=96/384; 10/7 last 50% read=192/384)
10. 294 pgs; [10/7/13] Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay (10/6 33.33% read=98/294; last 67% read=196/294)
11. 384 pgs; [10/9/13] Hand Of Evil by J A Jance (10/6 33.33% read=128/384; 10/8 33.33% read=128/384; 10/9 33.33% read=128/384)
12. 431 pgs; [10/15/13] The Last Temptation by Val McDermid (10/7 9% read=39/431; 10/8 8% read=34/431; 10/9 21% read=91/431 pgs; 10/10 7% read=30/431; 10/11 9% read=39/431; 10/12 19% read=82 pgs; 10/13 7% read=30/431; 10/14 10% read=43/431; 10/15 10% read=43/431)
13. 416 pgs; [10/12/13] Gone by James Patterson (10/8 9.5% read =40/416; 10/9 28.4% read=118 pgs; 10/10 9.5% read=40/416; 10/11 11.4% read=47 pgs; 10/12 41.2% read=171/416)
14. 330 pgs; [10/11/13] Valentine by Tom Savage (10/8 35% read=115/330; 10/9 30% read=99 pgs; 10/10 10% read=33 pgs; 10/11 last 25% read=83 pgs)
15. 336 pgs; [10/10/13]Fundraising the Dead by Sheila Connolly (10/8 5% read=17/336; 10/9 5% read=17/336; 10/10 90% read=302 pgs)
16. 416 pgs; [10/13/13] 14 by J T Ellison (10/10 21% read=87/416; 10/11 11% read=46/416; 10/12 23% read=96/416; 10/13 45% read=187/416)
17. 256 pgs; [10/12/13] The Eagle Catcher by Margaret Coel (10/11 65% read=166/256; 10/12 35% read=90/256)
18. 336 pgs; [10/15/13] Bones of the Lost by Kathy Reichs (10/13 37.1% read=125/336; 10/14 41% read=138/336; 10/15 21.9% read=73/336)
19. 309 pgs; [10/16/13] The Husband List by Janet Evanovich (10/14 14.3% read=44/309; 10/15 42.9% read=132/309; 10/16 read last 133 pgs)
20. 352 pgs; [10/15/13] Judgment Calls by Alafair Burke (10/14 10% read=35/352; 10/15 90% read=317/352)
21. 413 pgs; Hush by Nancy Bush (10/16 11% read=47/426; 10/17 4% read=17/426; 10/18 82% read=349/426)
22. 360 pgs; [10/18/13] Sudden Prey by John Sandford (10/16 39% read=140/360; 10/17 25% read=90/360; 10/18 36% read=130/360)
23. 289 pgs; The Girl Who Disappeared Twice by Andrea Kane (10/16 16% read=64/400; 10/17 18.8% read=75/400; 10/18 37.6% read=150/400)
24. 206 pgs; The Surrogate by Tania Carver (10/17 11% read=49/448; 10/18 35% read=157/448)
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For part 1, I am going to set a personal goal of 2500 pages.I will also partake in part 2 :)
October 4:A Clockwork Heart
Still working on this one from earlier in the week. As of midnight I was on page 138/270.
October 4:World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Brooks, Max
I started this one earlier. I am starting today at page 65/342
Don (The Book Guy) wrote: "I've finished my book for task #3 but I'm not sure which thread you want it in."Either one will work. I will be checking both. I also need to know how many pages of it you read today. The book being completed qualifies for Event 2, but only the pages you actually read today will count toward Event 1.
Update 10/4: 148 pages totalWorld War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks - pg. 65-213
10/4 update:The Black Moth by Georgette Heyer - 188 pages - Finished
Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt by Barbara Mertz - 16 pages
Dragons of the Dwarven Depths by Margaret Weis - 24 pages
Total pages for 10/4 - 228
im down with the flu this weekend, i probably should raise my page total,cause im pretty sure ill meet my goal today LOL10/4/13
: 179 pages total
: 189 pages total(this is also a zombie book, does it count towards the other challenge??
: 207 pages total
: 384 (this is also a book about the end of the world via asteroid- my biggest fear does this count towards fears??)
: 320total books read 10/4/13= 1279
Yuck Kim! Hope you feel better soon! Happy reading though :)
Great Kim, I am at work now, so I will update you later. Just tell me what you want to increase your goal to. You can think of the flu as a positive thing because the more pages you read the higher the team's ratio will end up. And the higher the ratio, the more BAPs the team will potentially earn.Yes, I can also put those books into the second part of the challenge.
Kim, hope you start feeling better soon; but in the meantime- get reading! LOL. VV; I am assuming if you surpass your goal that extra pages will still count, correct?
Naura wrote: "Kim, hope you start feeling better soon; but in the meantime- get reading! LOL. VV; I am assuming if you surpass your goal that extra pages will still count, correct?"
Yes, the goal is just to motivate yourself, it doesn't factor into anything. The main goal of the challenge is to read as many pages as you can.
The total pages read by the team will be added up and then divided by the book goals of the participating members. Right now there are 8 members participating so your pages read total will be divided by 1017(total of the book goals) at the end of the two weeks.
This is the number you want to be as high as possible since the 5 highest teams will earn extra BAPs. Just for participating in the challenge you earn 5 BAPs.
Read on Oct 5
Dare Me by Megan Abbott10 % to finish this book for Task 4 - Theme #4:Trick or Treat (*) letter A
AND
The Jaguar by T. Jefferson Parker (464 pages)I read 90 pages to finish this book for Task 4 - Theme #4:Trick or Treat (*) letter P
AND
House Rules by Jodi Picoult Large Print version is 799 pages and I read 100 before deciding I didn't care to finish this bookAND
To Have and to Kill by Mary Jane ClarkI read all of this book for Task 4 - Theme #4:Trick or Treat (*) letter P
AND
The Calling by Inger Ash WolfeI read 25% of this book
10/5/13- today isnt over yet! reading another book now but just in case i dont finish by midnight, heres my todays list.
= 336
= 354
= 310total= 1000
Finished "A Clockwork Heart" on October 5.(Can be used for spell it outs, C, L, W, E, or H)
I was in the middle of it when the challenge started, so it counted for 132 pages.
October 5, started reading the following:
October 5 update:Dragons of the Dwarven Depths by Margaret Weis - 249 pages
Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt by Barbara Mertz - 25 pages
Total pages for 10/5 - 274
Sheila - To Have and to Kill is not tagged with your shelf, but I have added it to your list already since I know you will do that now
Update 10/4: 148 pages totalWorld War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks - pg. 65-213
Update 10/5: 76 pages total
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War - pg.. 213-289
Grand Total: 224 pages
Viscountess Viridian wrote: "Sheila - To Have and to Kill is not tagged with your shelf, but I have added it to your list already since I know you will do that now"It is now, sorry.
Sheila wrote: "Viscountess Viridian wrote: "Sheila - To Have and to Kill is not tagged with your shelf, but I have added it to your list already since I know you will do that now"It is now, sorry."
Now you have 2 editions added, I put the wrong link in my last post.
You can delete the one that has no date read added to it and just edit the one with a date read to tag it with your shelf. Does that make sense?
You have two editions of the book marked as read because I gave you the wrong link to your edition the first time.If you don't care about that, you can leave it since only the new one is tagged with your team shelf and shows up on your tracker.
If you want to have only the edition you actually read marked as read, the edition with a date added of 10/6/13(hardcover) needs to be deleted from your read shelf and then the edition with a date added of 5/4/12(kindle) needs to be tagged with your team shelf.
You would think this wouldn't be so difficult wouldn't you VV? I think it is OK now with only the kindle version showing up and marked with my shelf and marked read on 10/5Sheesh, I'm trying to read here! haha
Everything looks great now. Happy reading!
Update 10/4: 148 pages totalWorld War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks - pg. 65-213
Update 10/5: 76 pages total
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War - pg.. 213-289
Update 10/6: Read 53 pages
Finished - pgs. 289-342
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks. Feel free to use in whatever category is needed!
10/6 Update: I picked The Secret Keeper back up last night while the kids were asleep. I was on page 50, and read until page 174...
So add 124 to my total making my new total at 259.
Happy Sunday!
Am I correct that we have finished all of the books lined up for the 5 tasks? So our goal now is to just read as much as possible? I only ask because if there is still more to complete, I will decide what to pick next based on what we need?
I was just looking at the spreadsheet linked in post 2 Rebekah because I wondered the same thing. I don't think the books have all been completed but it did look like all the slots were filled up. So I'm thinking it is now read whatever you want and wait until everyone finishes their books that are in the slots so we can find out what the final task is going to be.The team has been really quick at getting their books read.
Read on Sunday Oct 6
Defensive Wounds by Lisa BlackI read 80% of this book
AND
The Calling by Inger Ash Wolfeanother 25% read
AND
Hand Of Evil by J.A. Jancelistened to 3 cds out of 9
AND
Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay33% Read
Update 10/6: Read 138 pages World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks- Finished - pgs. 289-342, 53 pages
I am having to read these boring business school books for a leadership seminar I am forced to attend for my job, but I assume they count for this challenge, as pages read? Even though I never intend to finish them?
The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations by James M. Kouzes- pp. 157-211, 54 pages
AND
Leading Change by John P. Kotter - pg. 1-31, 31 pages
Rebekah wrote: "Update 10/6: Read 138 pages World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks- Finished - pgs. 289-342, 53 pages I ..."
Sheila is right. All the slots were filled in Event 2 and the last 2 books needed for it were finished today with your World War Z book and Jackie's Dragons of the Dwarven Depths book. I will go post the finished tasks and then the team just has to wait for the clues to be revealed for the final task.
Yes, you may count the pages read for your seminar even if you don't read the whole book, since the book is eligible to be counted if completed.
It looks like this is the first team to finish the first 5 tasks for Event 2. The clues are going to be posted on the schedule originally meant for posting tasks. Here is:Clue #1:It's all or nothing
I'm expecting Clue #2 to be posted tomorrow.
Just because the first 5 tasks for Event 2 are finished doesn't mean you should stop reading. Read as many pages as you can so that you can possibly win Event 1 as the team with the highest ratio. Great job, Forest Green!
Viscountess Viridian wrote: "It looks like this is the first team to finish the first 5 tasks for Event 2. The clues are going to be posted on the schedule originally meant for posting tasks. Here is:Clue #1:It's all or no..."
WOW, go Forest Green!!
NBRC: Tower Teams Read 2013, Round II
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My simplified rules:
The challenge will run from October 4th to October 19th.
There are two parts to this challenge. The team can choose to participate in none, one or both parts. All books read will count for both parts, there is no need to read separate books for each part. Each part is awarded its own BAPs, so there is a chance to earn a lot of BAPs in October. The top 5 teams in each event will earn extra BAPs, but participating teams will earn at least 5 BAPs for each event.
Event 1: Reading Like a Banshee (link to mod post)
This is a basic read-a-thon. For this event, the goal is to read as many pages as you can. No need to plan what books you read, anything goes.
♥1. Choose a goal of pages to read(this is just for you and us to know, there will not be any advantage or disadvantage if you can reach it or not)
♥2. Books do not need to be finished to count. You can read part of a book and still count the pages. Only pages read during the time frame will count.
For example, if you are on page 23/200 of a book on Oct 4 and then finish it on Oct 10, you can count the last 177 pages. Or, if you start a book and only get to page 100/200 by Oct 19, you can count that first 100 pgs. If you start a book and just can't finish it, you can still count the pages of it you have read.
♥3. You will need to post every day or so I can report how many pages have been read.
♥4. At the end of the two weeks, we will add up all the pages read by the participating members. We will also add up all the book goals of the participating members and then use those two numbers to determine the winning team's ratio. The five teams with the highest ratios will earn extra BAPs according to their placement. Each participating team will earn 5 BAPs.
For example, if Sheila, Kim, Erin and Jackie participate, their goals are 300, 250, 100 and 150 which adds up to 800. If collectively they read 10000 pages, then the team ratio would be 10000/800 which is 12.5.
Event 2: Halloween Book Hunt (link to mod post)
This event takes a bit more planning since books will need to fit into themes. Each task must be posted in order 1-5, although books can be read for any task at any time during the 2 weeks. For example, if the 3 books for Task 3 are finished first, I will wait to post it until Task 1 and 2 are finished.
♥1. The team will need to pick 5 of the 10 themes to complete five tasks. (see link for list)
♥2. Then each theme will need to be assigned to a task and a different number of books will need to be read to complete each task. There are two themes that are spell-out:) (15 books total)
-Task 1: 1 book
-Task 2: 2 books
-Task 3: 3 books
-Task 4: 4 books
-Task 5: 5 books
♥3. BAPs are awarded after each task. A clue to the the final task(6) will be given after each completed task, and the final task(6) will be worth 5 BAPs but will not require any reading.