Jammin Jenny’s Comments (group member since Jan 31, 2016)

Jammin Jenny’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

In 1893, there's no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, but now witching is nothing but tidy charms and nursery rhymes. If the modern woman wants any measure of power, she must find it at the ballot box.

But when the Eastwood sisters--James Juniper, Agnes Amaranth, and Beatrice Belladonna--join the suffragists of New Salem, they begin to pursue the forgotten words and ways that might turn the women's movement into the witch's movement. Stalked by shadows and sickness, hunted by forces who will not suffer a witch to vote-and perhaps not even to live-the sisters will need to delve into the oldest magics, draw new alliances, and heal the bond between them if they want to survive.

There's no such thing as witches. But there will be.

Gone by Michael Grant

In the blink of an eye, everyone disappears. Gone. Except for the young.

There are teens, but not one single adult. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened.

Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents—unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers—that grow stronger by the day. It's a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen, a fight is shaping up. Townies against rich kids. Bullies against the weak. Powerful against powerless. And time is running out: On your 15th birthday, you disappear just like everyone else...

Here are the big books I may be bringing to the table:

- 752 pages
- 1074 pages
- 656 pages

I'm also going to try and read all the BOMs and participate in the DQs for bonus points!

Welcome to Rina, Cilla, Geri and Carrie. I know Rina and Carrie, and look forward to getting to know Cilla and Geri. I think this is going to be a great group to play with.

Hi Filipa! It's nice to be on the same team again :)

Thanks Audrey Jane. Appreciate the link.

Yes, we will need links to your TT shelf so please post that information when you check in.

Welcome everyone to Team Rob Anybody. I haven’t read the Discworld series books so I don’t really know about him. If you do please share with the class.

Please let us know that you have found this group by posting below and maybe share what you are most excited about doing in this challenge. I think I am most excited to write a Jackanory using books we read.

I hope your migraine doesn't get too bad :(

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JACKANORY Development

Carrie did a great job drafting a jackanory for us:

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The devil went down to Georgia; he was looking for a soul to steal.
Charlie Daniels took the one he wanted so now he needed to find a new one and he knew just the place - the local residential reform academy. The devil was prepared to do whatever was necessary to get his way though. A trained mercenary, he had malice and murder on his mind.

Things didn’t go quite as expected; they hardly ever do. Upon his arrival, the devil was immediately attacked by a slobbering group of aliens. He was interrupting their baseball game and they had no time for his antics. In fear for his life, the devil hired a hard ass lawyer who owed him a favor or two and told her to take care of the mutants. The lawyer had better things to do with her time though so she sent them to an ivy league school knowing no one would even notice.

After talking with his therapist by phone, the devil decided to move forward with his soul-stealing plan. His quietly approached the school, evil intentions in his mind once again. Little did the devil know, he was about to meet his match! From out of nowhere, a 30-year-old lonely woman with a glass of Merlot in her hand jumped on his back and told him she’d been waiting all her life to meet him. The devil said, “Ma’am, most people do everything they can to avoid me.” She replied, “Well I’m not most people.”

The devil started thinking this might be an easy soul to steal when suddenly the woman started talking about marriage and the perfect husband. The devil started shaking in his red leather boots! He was looking for a soul, not a wife! What was with this crazy lady? She must have had had too much Merlot.

The devil quickly decided he should just head on back to where he came from and come up with a new plan when the drunken woman cast a magical love spell on him. Good grief. He unknowingly picked a reform school that specializes in magic and spells.

The devil suddenly found himself dressed to the nines in a black tuxedo. His bride to be was grabbing student hostages to witness their Blood Wedding. A band of demons playing fiddles accompanied the woman as she walked down the aisle to stand at the side of her groom. At the alter, Alfred Hitchcock recited their vows. At the conclusion of the ceremony, Hitchcock announced that his Speak of the Devil book would soon be released and encouraged all the students to buy it.

A short time later however, the love spell began to fade away. The devil found himself and his new bride on an isolated island in the middle of nowhere with no means of escape. All the devil could think about from that time forward was how he was going to get even with that damn Charlie Daniels!

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If you have any thoughts or comments please post them by July 29th. I'll post the final story to the Jackanory thread for all to enjoy and upload it into our spreadsheet.

Tasks From Spreadsheet



LIST OF TASKS under the spoiler tags 6 spots to finish, 6 claimed
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R - The Colour of Magic
5 camera on cover - Jammin Jenny

IR - Moving Pictures
60. sausage on cover - Rina

D - Reaper Man
62. MC is a funeral director/undertaker - Rina

O - The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
165. Rodent on cover - Audrey Jane

TA - I Shall Wear Midnight
228. Rabbit on cover - Carrie

TA - The Shepherd's Crown
243. fossil / skeleton on cover - Jammin Jenny
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BINGO SPOTS listed under spoiler 2 spots to finish, 2 claimed
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A5 Hat with feathers - Jammin Jenny
G2 golem - Carrie

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Jackanory Inputs listed under spoiler inputs needed - NONE!!

Important Links & Info


Tower Team Shelves
✔️ • Jammin Jenny (Captain) - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
✔️ • Louise (Co-Captain) - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
✔️ • Audrey Jane - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
✔️ • Colleen Drum - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
✔️ • Carrie- https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
✔️ • Geri - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
✔️• Heli - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
✔️ • Filipa - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
✔️ • Yasmine - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
✔️ • Rina - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
✔️ • Cilla Fleig - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
✔️ • Lindsay - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
✔️ • Kristel - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Links
Countdown to Start
Points System
Rules

Links to verify word count for MPG Childrens books:
https://www.arbookfind.com/
https://www.arbookfind.co.uk/

Completion Post Information

Please use the following format when posting your completions:

Completion Post
Book: Link to book
Date Read:
Pages:
BOM/Writing DQs: Yes/No ( link to 3 days of discusson) - not/am writing DQs (link to DQs)
Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
1.
2.
3.
...


Here's an example of what we're talking about
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Book: Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
Date Read: May 31, 2021
Pages: 228 pages
BOM/Writing DQs: Yes (link to 3 days of writing DQs)- not writing DQs

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
R Tasks
1. Humor MPG
2. Spell out EIGHT - E
3, Spell out EIGHT - T

W Tasks
1. Book where all the words in the title are the same length
2. Spell out BEES - E
3. MPG Paranormal
4. MPG Witches
5. MPG Fantasy

BINGO Spots
laughing emjoi - MPG Humor
equals sign - equal in the title
Sir Pterry's hat - hat on cover


*Note I made the above choices without having read the book, so it may work for more. I also did not put any Jackanory tasks or tasks that are not R or W because it fits so many other tasks and bingo spots. As we move along and start filling in these spots, we'll move on to the other tasks as noted in post insert link to Louise's post showing the breakdown
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Spell it Out Rules

Spell-out rules
◈ the first letter in the book's title
◈ the first letter in the series
◈ the first letter in the author's first or last name
◈ the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick-name
◈ the first letter in the narrator's first or last name
◈ the first letter in the translator's first or last name

I can do the detour as well.

Are you guys okay with this stop going through the end of April so we start our new stop May 1st? I should be able to catch up by then.

I am in for this BR, and will be a backup for TT Team Rob Anybody

I'm good for my day. Thanks.

Well...I am going stir crazy so I'm hitting the local casino to pull some slots...wish me luck ladies. going with a strict budget so I don't blow a wad

I've heard of it and Caroline keeps telling me to read it...I guess I will when TT starts!

I've heard great things about DISCWORLD. I'm going to wait and see if that is the TT "theme" this year, because if it is, maybe it will be worth more points to read the books then!!

I found one in the second book I looked in

The Queen of Nothing

Sally906 wrote: "Is that first word in title or text? I’m presuming title!

I have plenty of titles that start with ‘The’ so can go for that"


Great question Sally.

It's actually in the text of the book, so that does make it a bit more difficult. I'll have to go through my upcoming books to see if the text starts with "the" in any of them.