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from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.
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by James Patterson The GamesDate Read: 5/31/18
# of Pages: 366
Spells: G, J, P for title/author and M, T, C for main characters Jack Morgan, Tavia and Dr. Castro
Classes:
Potions Salamander Blood - this is a murder mystery/thriller and (view spoiler)
Not much, but there is an athlete on the cover which could be maybe used for Magical Creatures as part of the description (strong, fast?), but there are probably better books for this.
Devann wrote: "i think it should be fixed soon because mine were gone for a few hours last night but then they're back again this morning"Good to know! I had everything last night (but the pages were slow to respond), but not when I logged in this morning. I'll keep checking!
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki MurakamiDate Read: 5/31/18
# of Pages: 386
Spells: C, H, M for title/author and T, S, Y, E for main characters Tsukuru, Sara, Yuzuki, and Eri
Classes: Not much aside from Arithmancy for page number
Cover has an abstract empty hand on it, which could potentially work for Charms "banishing charm" if another book had a cover with a hand holding something on it.
Jenny and Michelle - I'm adding my most recent books completed this morning, but my account was affected by the Goodreads "date read" issue, where none of my date reads are currently showing up for any book. They are working on correcting the data (it's not lost), but thought I'd let you know so if you go to verify my books before it's fixed, it might look off until they correct it. I just tried manually re-adding a "date read" for a book I completed yesterday and it didn't even update that, so I'm just holding off until they fix the issue on their end.
Jammin Jenny wrote: "We've posted the Unforgiveable Curses and the History of Magic but that's it. If you look at the overall standings we are currently in 7th place. But we are holding on to most of our books and maki..."Awesome!!! We are doing great! I love that we are saving a lot for later, as it lets us be the most successful with planning and finding books for everything. Plus a good "underdog" comeback is always satisfying :)
Devann wrote: "also i know they were trying to space out the members who read a lot over all the teams but i think gryffindor [ginny and hemione in particular] ended up with a higher concentration of fast readers..."That makes sense, Devann! I've definitely been reading faster/more books this entire year than I predicted on my sign-up sheet, but the pace was very subjective since we all just sort of guessed our reading speed. :) They also have a lot of spells already inputted (as opposed to us using the planning sheet first), so their points have definitely racked up! Hopefully we'll sneak attack and surpass them in the overall rankings. :)
I See You by Clare MackintoshDate Read: 5/29/18
Page #: 400 (for paperback edition)
Spells: I, S, C, M for title/author (could use I or S for title, since the first "I" can also be ignored per the rules) and Z, S, K, for main characters Zoe, Simon and Katie or Kelly
Classes: Train/Underground on cover, but that's about it for this book regarding classes
I Kill the Mockingbird by Paul AcamporaDate Read: 5/27/18
Pages: 166
Spells: I, K, P, A for title/author (using either "I" or "Kill" for the first word of the title) and M, E, L for characters Micheal, Lucy and Elena
Classes:
Transfiguration: Bird on the cover, could be used as part of a spell
Matched by Ally CondieDate Read: 5/26/18
Pages: 369
Spells: M, A, C for author/title and X, K, C for main characters Xander, Ky and Cassia
Classes: Not sure it fits anywhere but Arithmancy for page #. Cover has a girl trapped in a glass ball, but not sure that's useful :)
Quidditch still has me pretty confused, but if there is another round later, I'd be willing to give it a go!I finished
this weekend, but the color website considers the background to be a shade of "brown" not orange, although the book is definitely an orange in person.
A Little Princess
by Frances Hodgson Burnett*I couldn't find the edition I read on GR, but the cover was mainly purple and had around 300 pages (I searched through 15 of the pages, but there were 100 pages of editions, so I'll keep looking when I can and update if I find the correct one)*
Date Read: 5/25/18
# of Pages: 320
Word Count (since technically a children's book): 66,117 (http://www.arbookfind.com/bookdetail....)
Spells: L, F, B for title/author and S, C, B, M for main characters Sara, Captain Crewe, Becky and Miss Minchin
Classes:
Potions: purple cover
Cover Objects: little girl, princess
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carringer
Date Read: 5/23/18
# of Pages: 307
Spells: E, G, C for author/title and S, M, D, P for main characters Sophronia, Dimity, Monique, and Pillover
Classes: - Unsure at this time
I read
earlier last week, and that one website that tests colors labelled it as "Green" - but if we want to consider it Turquoise, then we can move it there since I've finished it!
The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell
Finished: 5/22
# of Pages: 219
Spells: P, T, M for author/title and J, S for main character, Juan Salvado
Classes:
Herbology: Hardcover Book
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Date read: 5/22
# pages: 528 (read the kindle version)
Spells: T, B, S for title/author and F, K, J, N for main characters Francie, Katie, Johnny, and Neely
Classes:
Arithmacy 528 pages
Not quite sure where else it fits
Jammin Jenny wrote: "That's great! I am in no physical shape to run even a 1/1000th marathon but I know other marathon runners and they love it too! And it's great to do it for a worthy cause."Thank you very much!! I used to never want to run a marathon, because it sounded just ridiculous to me! Then I had 3 knee surgeries in one year and couldn't run for like 2 years, and all of a sudden in that time off I developed a strong desire to conquer 26.2. I'm slower than molasses, but have proudly taken up my place at the back of pack :) Plus running + audiobooks is the best!
Jammin Jenny wrote: "Abbey wrote: "Hi Team! I just got back from travelling for a half-marathon race and didn't have time to check GR much, but got a lot of reading done while traveling! I'll be updating my completed b..."It was in Chicago! The weather was quite terrible (cold, windy and raining at the end), but still had a blast! I run with the Muscular Dystrophy Association's charity running team, so I seem to end up in Chicago, IL a lot for races, since the team is based there. :) Hoping to complete the Chicago Marathon this October, as I had to drop out for medical reasons at mile 22 last year!
Terminal by Kathy and Brendan Reichs
Date Read: 5/19
# of Pages: 400
Spells: T, K, R for title/author and T, H, C, B, for main characters Tory, Hiram, Chase, and Ben
Classes: probably only Arithmacy or History of Magic
The Summer Children by Dot Hutchinson
Date Read: 5/21
# of Pages: 300
Spells: S, D, H for Title/Author and M, E, V, S for main characters Mercedes, Eddison, Vic and Sterling
Classes:
Divination: ARC (completed on 5/21, published 5/22, review posted https://achronicreader.wordpress.com/... )
Transfiguration:? Feather on the cover
Hi Team! I just got back from travelling for a half-marathon race and didn't have time to check GR much, but got a lot of reading done while traveling! I'll be updating my completed books and catching up on the threads today. :)
