☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎’s Comments (group member since Dec 20, 2013)

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Kristel your correct. We only need one for each. It would give us extra points.

So for those planners, if you find any of these books and plan or not planning on reading them and want to share what you found it would be great. I think “The Graveyard Book” has a tombstone on the cover. Not sure if it fits other tasks but I’ll check. 😀

Hi team. I’ll be adding some stuff throughout the day/s. Please add your wheel shelf so I can add it and it makes it easier to check books being shelved. Thanks

Hi teammates. I see some familiar faces and new one as well. Well welcome to Team Jack, which is one of my favorite cartoon movies. I hope everyone is looking to have some fun. I know I am.

Help Save Christmas Mini Challenge

This is an optional mini challenge for our Wheelathon players during week 6 only.

This mini challenge is all about reading different tasks related to the holiday season!

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How to play

☃ For each task read you will receive points (as listed)
☃ If you complete all 40 tasks your team will receive Christmas Bonus points
☃ Only books read during week 6 of wheelathon will count for this mini challenge.
☃ The usual book length requirement and other rules for wheelathon apply.
☃Books used for this mini challenge do not need to be separate books for what you are claiming for your wheelathon spell-it-out. They DO need to be different to what you are claiming for your weekly bonuses (for e.g. word as MPG)

Tasks

☂☂Making an elf home ☂☂
Our elves need somewhere safe to sleep once they have finished all of their toy making. Please help build them a house!
1. Make a door by reading a book of 201 pages or less (10 points)
2. Create some windows by reading a book of between 202 and 301 pages (20 points)
3. Time to put up the walls! Read a book with a brown cover that is between 301 and 500 pages (40 points)

4. Lastly we need a roof. Read a book of 501 pages or more with green writing or a green item on the cover (50 points) Eni


❤❤ Hanukkah ❤❤
Help observe this festival by completing the following tasks:

6. Eat some latkes and sufganiyot by finding a book with the word "flour" in the text (20 points)
7. Play Dreidel by reading a book with "four" in the title (40 points)
8. Read a book where Hanukkah is celebrated (50 points)

☀☀ Australian Summer ☀☀
It's time to start the summer school holidays, swim and celebrate the season with family and friends:
9. Host an end of year BBQ with your mates. Read a book with a BBQ, or BBQ food on the cover (10 points)
10. Read a book by an Australian born author (20 points)
11. Grab your togs and go for a swim. Read a book with a body of water on the cover (e.g. pool, lake, ocean etc.) (40 points)
12. Read a book with a green or gold item or writing on the cover which is set in summer (50 points)


✈✈ Visit some family ✈✈
Pack your bags and fly off to see Aunty Flo and Uncle Jack for the holidays!
13. Read a book where the characters get on a plane (10 points)
14. Read a book with a form of transport on the cover (20 points)

16. The countdown is on to get on that flight! Read a book where the page numbers countdown by one. (i.e. 987, 876, 765, 654, 543, 432, 321 or 210) (50 points)


▣▣ National Mutt Day ▣▣
December is full of fun holidays. Today, we toast to the mixed breeds of the world, so raise your water bowls high … because this one’s for the mutts!
17. Read a book with a dog on the cover (10 points)
18. Read a book where the character has a dog who was a stray/came from a shelter (20 points)
19. Read a book where a main character has a name that is in the top 20 dog names in Australia as per this website. No alterations to spelling. (30 points)
Names under spoiler
(view spoiler)
20.It's a dogs life! Read a book where a dog is a main character (50 points) Vikki

✟✟ Christmas ✟✟
Celebrate December 25th by heading to Church and completing these tasks
21.Read a book that has the number 25 in the page count. ( numbers may not be reversed) (10 points)
22.Read a book that is tagged religious (must be tagged by more than 25 users) (20 points)

24.Read a book that has one or more of these words - Noël, Nativity, Xmas, or Yule found in the text. ( no variations excepted; word(s) must be exact) (50 points)

❁❁ Help Santa Get Dressed ❁❁
Santa is behind on his schedule to deliver toys. He needs a little help to get dressed before he can deliver presents to all the good little girls and boys.
25.Read a book with "red" in the title. (10 points)
26.Read a book with black boots on the cover (20 points)

28. Read a book with gloves on the cover ( 50 points)

✤✤ Saint Nicholas Day ✤✤
Before 'real party' starts, there is a way to check if you are on naughty or nice list. So polish those boots and hope for the best
29.For good girls and boys, there is some candy. Read something sweet (10 points)
30.For bad ones, coal or rod is ready. Read a book with black text on the cover (20 points)
31.St. Nick's helpers are here to fill... Read a book with angels or devils (or both) (40 points)
32....those nice polished boots are on the windowsill. Read a book with only shoes or boots on cover (50 points)

☘☘ Decorate The Tree ☘☘
Its time to get festive, turn on the holiday music ( Micheal Buble .... anyone? ) and have a sip of eggnog or two while we put up that tree and make it sparkle.
33.Read a book with green text on the cover ( 10 points) Claire
34.Read a book with an Christmas ornament on the cover of a book ( 20 points)
35.Read a book with a Christmas lights on the cover ( 40 points)
36. Read a book with a star on the cover (50 points)

☃☃ Build a snowman: ☃☃

38.Read a book with a top hat on the cover ( 20 points)
39.Read a book with a scarf on the cover ( 40 points) Vikki
40.Read a book with “carrot” in the text (50 points)

Bonus Points
Bonus points will be dependent on your teams ranking as at the end of week 4.
Teams in places 1-4: 100 points
Teams in places 5-9: 150 points
Teams in places 10-13: 200 points
Teams in places 14-16: 300 points

How a "spell it out" works
Spell out the word(s) using the first letter in the book's title, the first letter in the author's first or last name, or the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter of the series name. As always, if the first letter of a title starts with an indefinite or definite article ('A', 'An', 'The', etc.), you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word. If you are listening to an audiobook, the first letter in the narrator's first or last name also can be used. We're also allowing for Translators names, as long as the edition you are reading is a translation version.

Themes
We are using holiday themes for the wheel: 2 weeks for Halloween, 2 weeks for Thanksgiving and last 2 weeks for Christmas.

Each wheel will have 24 words matching the corresponding theme, from which 2 would be colours:
- Halloween Colours: Black and Purple
- Thanksgiving Colours: Orange and Brown
- Christmas Colours: Red and Green




GENRES

For these "word as genres" we have alternatives you can use as follows:


WEEKS 1&2
Word: --------> Can also use:
SKELETON ----> CLOSET
BROOMSTICK ----> FLYING
TOMBSTONE -----> GRAVEYARD
POTION ------> MAGIC
CANDY CORN ----> TREAT
JACK-O-LANTERN -----> VEGETABLE
COBWEB ------> WEB
CAULDRON ------> WITCH


Weeks 3&4

Thanksgiving Words------Can also use:
GRAVY ----> BROWN
PILGRIM ------> COLONIAL
CORNUCOPIA -----> FLOWERS
VEGETABLES -----> GREEN
CENTERPIECE ------> MIDDLE
PUMPKIN -----> ORANGE
PECAN PIE -----> PIE
CRANBERRIES -----> RED
ACORN -----> SEED
CORNBREAD -----> SIDE
POTATO MASH -----> TAN
MAIZE -----> YELLOW


Weeks 5&6

Christmas Words ------- > Can also use:
CANDLE ----> LIGHT
CANDY CANE -----> CANDY
DECORATIONS -----> FESTIVE
EGGNOG -----> DRINK
FRUITCAKE ----> FRUIT
MISTLETOE ----> KISS
NORTH POLE -----> NORTH
PINE TREE ----> GREEN
POINSETTIA -----> FLOWERS
REINDEER -----> ANIMAL
RIBBON -----> COLORS
SCROOGE -----> DICKENS
SLEIGH BELLS -----> SNOW
SNOWFLAKE ----> COLD
STOCKINGS -----> CLOTHING
TINSEL -----> FESTIVE
WREATH ------> GREEN

TRACKING POST

Word in text
Word in title/series name
Word on the cover - Vikki
Word as book genre

Countdowns
Books posts are due each week by Saturday 10 pm London time, which translates to 5 pm EST each week
⏳ Challenge Start
👻 End of Week 1
👻End of Week 2
🍗End of Week 3
🍗Start of Week 4
🎄End of Week 5
🎄End of Week 6

Weekly Word

👻Week 1 - Tombstone
👻Week 2 - Mummy
🍗Week 3 - Cranberry
🍗Week 4 - Cornbread
🎄Week 5 - Mistletoe
🎄Week 6 - Snowflake

Point System

◈ Books between 160 and 200 pages = 5 points
◈ Books between 201 pages and 300 pages = 10 points
◈ Books between 301 and 400 pages = 20 points
◈ Books between 401 and 500 pages = 40 points
◈ Books between 501 and 650 pages = 60 points
◈ Books between 651 and 800 pages = 80 points
◈ Books over 801 pages = 100 points

◈ BOM bonus:
- Writing a day's worth of discussion questions = 40 points
- Participating in a current BOM (participating in discussion) = 20 points

Additional Points Quick Reference Once per category

◈ Word in text --> 20 points
Example: BONES
Chapter 1: "I'll have made my bones in the agency"

◈ Word in title/series name --> 30 points
Example: BLOOD
Title: Anna Dressed in Blood | Series:The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1)

◈ Word on the cover --> 40 points
Examples: If the word is a colour - read a book with that cover colour (50%)
Otherwise - image (it may be plural/singular)
BONES

TOMBSTONE

PURPLE


◈ Word as book genre --> 50 points
Example: [First Genre Page, no Tag Limit
SPOOKY


Breakdown of Points per Page
160-200 pages = 0.025-0.031 points per page
201-300 pages = 0.033-0.050 points per page
301-400 pages = 0.050-0.066 points per page
401-500 pages = 0.080-0.10 points per page
501-650 pages = 0.092-0.120 points per page
651-800 pages = 0.10-0.122 points per page
801+ pages = 0.125 points per page

Wheel-a-thon III - Holiday Edition: Team Jack

Duration: Starts on October 27th, 2018 and runs for 6 weeks

Team Shelves:
📚 Carmen (Captain)
📚 Plethora (Co-Captain)
📚 Claire
📚 Eni
📚 Heli
📚 Imke Sprengers
📚 Keli 
📚 Kristel
📚 Sharon A.
📚 Tati
📚 Vikki

Important Links & Spreadsheets
📜 All About Wheel-a-thon III - Holiday Edition Rules
📜 Holiday Forest Doors - Challenge Updates
📜 Halloween Town Chat Thread

📑 Team Status Spreadsheet
📑 Team Jack Spreadsheet
📑 Team Jack Books Read

I’ll fix it. Thanks for letting me know

Thanks Mods for the great fun. Its was crazy, twisted fun ☺

Thanks ladies. I'm fixing things now.

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Please don't add any books unless it was completed before the time.

That's ok Keli. I thought the same thing. LOL I wasn’t paying attention to the bottom where it said ‘since’ until Plethora told me. So I couldn't add any book I finished after the time :/

Plethora and I have been moving things around in our planning ss and any books that we’re read in August is what we’ve been using for triwizard and for characters we have been using any books that weren’t used throughout the challenge

Challenge ends August 31st at 11:59:59 PM (Lisbon time). Meaning no books read from that point on can count towards the challenge.

Captains will have 48 hours after the challenge ends to update spreadsheets. That means September 2nd at 11:59:59 PM.

Due to time-zone constraints, we're making an exception for the participants of the last BOM - Magic Triumphs. It can be finished after challenge ending, providing it is read and on the spreadhseet by the Captains' Update Dealine.

Countdowns are below:

End of Challenge

Deadline for Updates 

Thanks Nanci. I'll take a look now and add it to the ss. Thanks for playing with us. Its been fun.☺

We have 1 day and 8 hours left but captains have a few days to fill in the SS and check everyone's shelf as well. I hope we're all good in that department 😉

I think the challenge ends tomorrow but I'll look and see if there's a countdown and post it here.

Other tasks that need to be completed. I've been trying to look through everyone's completed book but if I missed something please let me know, thanks

Read a book with a cauldron on the cover
Read a book tagged at least 10 times as “relax” or “calm”
Read a book with “Song” in the title
Read a book with "Night" in the title
Read a book with the main character's initials are S.S.
Read a book with time travel
Read a book with a clock on the cover
Read a book with "Time" in the title
Read a book with "Dragon" in the series name
Read a book with couple dancing on the cover
Read a book with "Treasure" in the title
Read a book with someone swimming on the cover
Read a book with "Maze" in the title or series name
Read a book with 'Spider" in the title
Read a book with a key on the cover
Read a book with "Order" in the title
Read a book with a predominately pink cover
Read a book with 'Prophecy" in the title or series name
Read a book where there is an exclusive club
Read a book "Curse" in the title
Read a book with something broken on the cover
Read a book with "Love" in the title
Read a book with chocolate on the cover
Read a book with a bottle on the cover
Read a book with a heart on the cover
Read a book with "White" in the title
Read a book 'Seven" in the series name
Read a book MPG War
Read a book with a sword on the cover
Read a book with a snake on the cover
Read a book with "Vow" in the title or series name
Read a book with something broken on the cover
Read a book with a predominately pink cover