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The Amazing Race - Team 1

Jammin Jenny - co-captain
Michelle - co-captain
Rosina
Wanda
Kathy

Important Information and LInks


How to Play
* Each team member must read one book each week.
* All four tasks must be completed from each week's list.
* You may not start reading your book before Wednesday morning and
you must finish reading your book by Tuesday night (midnight).
* Each week's tasks will be posted Monday mornings.
* The fifth member of each team can choose to read a book for any task they'd like.

Rules:
* Re-reads are allowed.
* Graphic novels are allowed, but they must be 250+ pages.
* No cookbooks or poetry books.
* Books must be at least 140 pages. Audio book page length is determined by the first paper version.
* For cover items, the item must be obvious and distinct.
* For cover color, the color must be at least 50% (check with tineye)
* For location, the MC must be in the country or city at least 50% of the time.

Points
Each task will receive 5 points, which means teams can earn 20 points each week. Also, I will randomly select 1 task to receive an extra 5 points. If the fifth member (or DDBR) reads for that task, the team will earn 25 points for that week.

The team with the most points at the end of the race wins.

DDBR and Missing Players:
If a team has fewer assigned members than five at the beginning of the game, one member may read an extra book to make up the difference. That member is the Designated Double Book Reader (DDBR). The DDBR may change from week to week.

If a team member has an emergency or has scheduled an absence, a DDBR can read 2 books that week so that the team will not lose points. There is no consequence for this absence.

A team member can have one unplanned absence without repercussions. When they miss a second week, they will eliminated from the team. A DDBR will NOT be used in this circumstance. A replacement will hopefully be found.


Links

Q&A: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Tasks: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Tasks

The Location and Transportation tasks are specific. So that you can plan ahead, here is a list of those tasks:
Location - New York, France, Paris, any country that surrounds the Mediterranean Sea, NOT on Earth, Italy, India, Thailand, China, Alaska
Transportation - at some point in the book, the main character must travel on an airplane, train, large boat/ship, truck, or subway

Depending on your teammates, you may need to find a book that fulfills one of these tasks.

sample Completion post
Book and Author:
Date Read:
Rating:
Pages:
Task: (Location, Transportation, Mission, Roadblock)
How It Fits:

Weekly Tasks

Week One:
Location: Central Park, NY - read a book set in New York State
Transportation: read a book where the MC flies on an airplane
Mission: find the next clue on a path called the Knife's Edge - read a book where the MC uses a weapon
Roadblock: cook an ostrich egg (eggs are incubated by the females by day and by the males by night) - read a book where the MC hatches (comes up with) a plan

Week Two
Location: France - read a book set in France
Transportation: read a book where the MC flies on an airplane
Mission: take part in a traditional welcome ceremony in Mukuni Village - read a book where the MC participates in or watches a type of ceremony
Roadblock: take the stairway up to the second level of the Eiffel Tower - read a book where a famous landmark or monument is mentioned
Open Choice - read for any of the four items


Week Three
Location: read a book set in Paris
Transportation: read a book where the MC travels by train
Mission: locate a statue of a cat - read a book with a cat on the cover (large or small, domestic or wild)
Roadblock: walk underground through the sewers of Paris - read a book where the MC goes underground (could be a tunnel, a cave, the subway)
Open Choice - read for any of the four items

Weekly Tracking

Week One:
Location:
Transportation:
Mission:
Roadblock:
Free Book:

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Hi everyone! I love this show and am really looking forward to this challenge. I currently live in Maryland but will be moving next week to Metropolis, Illinois - home of Superman!

I have a 25 year old daughter, four cats, and am looking forward to getting a dog and a hot tub when I move into my new house. I'll be moving next Thursday and Friday, so hopefully I'll have an audiobook that works for one of the tasks for next week because it's a 14 hour drive!!

Please check in and tell us all a little about yourself. Also, if you have an idea for a team name, shout it out! I've worked with Michelle before on other challenges, and I know she'll be a great co-captain with me.

Hi!!!
Great to meet you all. I sent out friend requests to all. Dont think Ive crossed with any of you before.
I am on my lunch hour and sneaking in some GR and kindle time.
A bit about me. Well I will be 58 in a few days time!...Where does the time go? I work in an accounting office and by day I dabble in spreadsheets and all aspects of accounting/bookkeeping...so yes I am a number and details geek.
After work hours I am a rabid reader. I will read just about any genre. I love history particularly English/British Isles. I have been on a mystery, psychological thriller kick lately.
I live in Canada, in the foothills of the Rockies, but have many relatives in the US. Illinois, Colorado. Cant wait till we can travel down again and be reunited.
Ive been married 18 years. My DH has 3 kids from his first marriage and they are mid 40s. So there are 8 grandkids and so far no ggkids. We have 2 cats who I swear they believe that they own the house but I havent seen any mortgage payments contributions from them.
DH is 9 years older than me and I keep hoping he will retire soon but he likes his job and he has no health issues. Once he decides to retire I will go to part time. Thankfully with my job since I work remotely I will be able to travel and work as long as there is internet.

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Hi everyone! I love this show and am really looking forward to this challenge. I currently live in Maryland but will be moving next week to Metropolis, Illinois - home of Superman!

I have a 25 yea..."

How exciting to be moving. Hope all goes well with the move. I told my DH that this last move we did 5 years ago with the last one. I have moved so many times, for jobs, for family or for love.

Audiobook rec for the drive. I have heard that Daisy Jones & The Six is good. I have that one slotted for our road trip in August along with Greenlights. Right now listening to Outlander.

Hi Rosina. I loved Daisy Jones & The Six and Outlander. Listened to both of them in audiobook. I'll see if I can access Greenlights. I have a Harry Potter and a Hamish Macbeth lined up too...

I posted Week One tasks above. For planning, I can take either Mission or Roadblock.

I can do Location or Mission....looking forward to this challenge....

So for now we have this:

Location:
Transportation:
Mission:
Roadblock:
Free Book:


Jammin Jenny - Roadblock
Michelle -
Rosina - Location
Wanda - Mission
Kathy -

Sorry I'm late to the party. I'm your other co-captain, Michelle. I live in Central New York, have 3 kids (17, 20, 21), 5 weird ass cats, and I work part time in the accounting office at night in one of the biggest grocery stores in the state. I love my job because I can usually listen to an audio book while I'm working. I also listen to another book while commuting or driving around, and usually a physical or kindle while at home or standing in line or waiting. Basically my nose is pretty much stuck in a book at all times. I usually read most everything, but urban fantasy/paranormal/zombies are my jam. Sports romances, dark erotica/abuse/enemies to lover type stuff is normally not my jam. I have been know to dabble, but it's not my preferred genres.

I've worked with Jenny in other challenges before and she is brilliant and fun.

Can't wait to meet everyone else!

I can do any one of the tasks. I'll take whatever after everyone else chooses.

Michelle who is your fave UF author???
mine are Seanan McGuire & Patricia Briggs

I can do Mission.

Great to have you with us Wanda. I marked you down for Mission in Week 1, which means Rosina has Location, and I have Roadblock. That leaves Transportation and Free Book for Michelle and Kathy.

Just remember, we can't start the book until Wednesday in order for it to count.

Great to be back with you, Jenny!

Hello to all my teammates!

Let me tell you a little about me. I am 73 years old, married for 54 of those years and also retired from 35 years of teaching history and administration in the Florida public school system. We live in a small rural community in northeast Florida between the larger cities of Jacksonville and Gainesville. Our son is an attorney in Jacksonville and sharess my love of history. Our daughter who lives about one quarter of a mile from us is also a teacher. Her greatest claim to fame, however, is that she is the mother of our two precious grandsons aged 17 and 12. We are also blessed to have two step-granddaughters aged 26 and 22. We do not have an empty nest as we share our home with a long-haied tan and black dachshund named Abbey. I love to read and will read almost any genre and as you can imagine historical fictions is my favorite. My husband and I love to travel and as we are both retired we do it as often as possible and with the grands whenver they are free.Next week we will be in Boston with them but I will be able to fulfill my book responsibiltiy.
Glad to be with all of you on this endeavor!

hi all! sorry I'm a bit late to the party...real life is crazy right now, but that doesn't slow down my reading! =)

I'm happy to take transportation for Week 1.

Rosina wrote: "Michelle who is your fave UF author???
mine are Seanan McGuire & Patricia Briggs"

Faith Hunter, Ilona Andrews, Jim Butcher, and Jeanine Frost. It's so hard to pick just one.

Janine (Janeylou) and I had a short discussion about start and ending times.
To avoid confusion and stress, I'm changing a rule.

All times refer to your local time.

*The game begins on Wednesday, July 14 at 12:01 a.m. (your local time)
*The game concludes Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 12:59 p.m. (your local time)

Do not start reading your book before Wednesday morning (12:01 a.m. your time)
and
you must finish reading your book by Tuesday night (11:59 p.m. your time).

I forgot to ask..Do we want a Team name? Any suggestions?

Any other questions?

A few I though of:

The Mighty Marathoners
The Wandering Wonders

I totally forgot about a team name....

couple I thought of

Venturing Vagabonds,
Knapsack Travellers

Did everyone find a book?

Yes I have started....
Location: New York

yup! I will be starting it tomorrow.

How's everyone doing? Have y'all had a good week?

I have finished my book for mission. Where do we post?

Wanda wrote: "I have finished my book for mission. Where do we post?"

You can post here.

Book and Author: Murder on St. Mark's Place-Victoria Thompson
Date Read: 7/17/21
Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 277
Task: Mission-MC uses a weapon.
How It Fits: The MC Sarah Brandt has to defend herself from being killed. She uses a poker to fight for her life

Completion Posts for Week 1

team member A - Wanda - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book and Author: Murder on St. Mark's Place-Victoria Thompson
Date Read: 7/17/21
Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 277
Task: Mission-MC uses a weapon.
How It Fits: The MC Sarah Brandt has to defend herself from being killed. She uses a poker to fight for her life

team member B - Michelle
Book and Author: Have Stakes, Will Travel by Faith Hunter
Date Read: - 7/16/21
Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 143
Task: Mission: read a book where the MC uses a weapon
How It Fits: Jane stakes a rogue vampire in a cave.

team member C - Rosina
Book and Author: Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb
Date Read: 7/18/2021
Rating: 5 stars
Pages: 358
Task: Location: read a book set in New York State
How It Fits: Set in New York City

team member D - Kathy
Book and Author: Blush for Me, Kristen Proby
Date Read: 7/17/21
Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 320
Task: (Transportation)
How It Fits: from the précis: “...she’s forced to travel on a death trap with wings, the turbulence…”

team member E - Jenny
Book and Author:
Date Read:
Rating:
Pages:
Task: (Location, Transportation, Mission, Roadblock)
How It Fits:

Book and Author: Have Stakes, Will Travel by Faith Hunter
Date Read: - 7/16/21
Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 143
Task: Mission: read a book where the MC uses a weapon
How It Fits: Jane stakes a rogue vampire in a cave.

Book and Author: Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb
Date Read: 7/18/2021
Rating: 5 stars
Pages: 358
Task: Location: read a book set in New York State
How It Fits: Set in New York City

Task 1—Transportation: main character flies on an airplane


Blush for Me, Kristen Proby – 7/17/21 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Kindle first-edition ➔ 320 pages
How the Book Qualifies ➔ from the précis: “...she’s forced to travel on a death trap with wings, the turbulence…”

For team name I like Mighty Marathoners.

Looking at tasks for week #2- for mission task would you consider a funeral as a ceremony?

Wanda wrote: "Looking at tasks for week #2- for mission task would you consider a funeral as a ceremony?"

definition: a ceremony or service held shortly after a person's death

Yep.

Wanda wrote: "Looking at tasks for week #2- for mission task would you consider a funeral as a ceremony?"

Most definitely.

WEEK TWO TASKS

Location: France - read a book set in France
Transportation: read a book where the MC flies on an airplane
Mission: take part in a traditional welcome ceremony in Mukuni Village - read a book where the MC participates in or watches a type of ceremony
Roadblock: take the stairway up to the second level of the Eiffel Tower - read a book where a famous landmark or monument is mentioned

TASKS TAKEN

Location: Michelle
Transportation: Kathy
Mission: Wanda
Roadblock: Rosina
Free Book: Jenny

Wanda...Were you looking at the mission task for next week?

I can take location this week unless someone else really needs it.

Michelle wrote: "Wanda...Were you looking at the mission task for next week?"

Yes, I can tead for mission or location and prehaps roadblock. I am still looking at books

Lanelle wrote: "Wanda wrote: "Looking at tasks for week #2- for mission task would you consider a funeral as a ceremony?"

definition: a ceremony or service held shortly after a person's death

Yep."

Love your answer!

Wanda wrote: "Yep..."

I thought you might like it :)

I can take transportation again for task 2. =)

I can take either roadblock, location, or transportation

Rosina wrote: "I can take either roadblock, location, or transportation"

I put you down for roadblock, but if you would prefer to have location let me know and I will put you there instead.

Thanks Michelle....