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Theme Book Of the Month
Our August Theme is FRUIT!
Feel free to nominate on the theme of fruit - is it a fruity cover, character or author?
Nominations will be open until 27 June, UK evening
***Please pay special attention to the Rules and Guidelines listed below.***
Rules and Guidelines
1. Books nominated after the deadline will not be included in the polls. Sorry.
2. Each person is limited to nominating ONE book per category.
3. Please use the add book/author tool located at the top of the comment box when nominating a book. (Please make your nomination clear because side conversations do happen and we don't want to accidentally miss a nomination)
4. Please add the Goodreads synopsis for the book you nominate; you should also include an explanation of how it fits the theme for the month.
5. Books that were read as a past BOM will not be considered for the poll. (link to the sheet under the spoiler (view spoiler))
6. Books that are #2 or higher in a series will only be considered if all earlier books in the series have been a past BOM.
7. Books must be published at the time of nomination.
8. If your book is successful in being picked as the BOM you are expected to actively participate in the discussion. This will include writing a set of DQs as well as engaging in conversations.
The BOM nominations are for our members to nominate a book they are truly interested in and have no affiliation with. Promotional activity is NOT permitted and nominations that the Moderators perceive to be promotional will be deleted without warning
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Please nominate an Adult Fiction or a Non Fiction book that you would like to read in the month of August 2024.Nominations will be open until 27 June, UK evening
***Please pay special attention to the Rules and Guidelines listed below.***
Rules and Guidelines
1. Books nominated after the deadline will not be included in the polls. Sorry.
2. Each person is limited to nominating ONE book per category.
3. Please use the add book/author tool located at the top of the comment box when nominating a book. (Please make your nomination clear because side conversations do happen and we don't want to accidentally miss a nomination)
4. Please add the Goodreads synopsis for the book you nominate; optionally you can include a reason why we should read your nomination.
5. Books that were read as a past BOM will not be considered for the poll. (link to the sheet under the spoiler (view spoiler))
6. Books that are #2 or higher in a series will only be considered if all earlier books in the series have been a past BOM.
7. Books must be published at the time of nomination.
8. If your book is successful in being picked as the BOM you are expected to actively participate in the discussion. This will include writing a set of DQs as well as engaging in conversations.
Also, please be aware of your nomination's genre and list them in the appropriate BOM category.
Genres that DO NOT go here:
Young Adult
Middle Grade / Children's
The BOM nominations are for our members to nominate a book they are truly interested in and have no affiliation with. Promotional activity is NOT permitted and nominations that the Moderators perceive to be promotional will be deleted without warning
Days for this BOM have been assigned!As ever:
- enjoy!
- if you can't do your day, you can pass to a listed backup
- if they can't do it, or you are late, we'll move to the next unique team listed
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Seasonal Challenges
~ Citrine Coin Earn your Citrine Coins with Seasonal Challenges joined on or after April 1, 2016.
To Earn a Citrine Coin:
One Coin upon reaching highest book level : "Cornucopia"Learn about Gem coins here
This challenge runs from June 1st to July 1st 9am UTC.
For those of you taking part in Book Games, this is based off the mini. If you aren't, have fun seeing what we are all up to!
Levels
Carrier Bag 1-8 books
Picnic Basket 9-16 books
Hamper 17-24 books
Cornucopia 25+ books
Option 1: Tasks
- Read a book with a orange cover
- "harvest" (plural OK, no other variants) in text
- Author initials in HERACLES
- Word in title is hiding a different smaller word (of at least four letters) inside it (not the singular form or verb tense differences) - examples LimonCELLO; THINg; wereWOLF (or indeed WEREwolf); HUNGer but NOT GAMEs (as that's the singular/plural)
- One of the following food words in text (plural OK, no other variants): corn, grape, ham, bread, cheese, apple, fish, chicken, bread, rice, tomato, pepper, salt, honey, lobster
- Horn on cover (instrument or animal equally OK. but not antlers please)
- Book set in Crete
- Book set in Idaho
- Author's name has a diacritic (Cornucopia was a concert tour for Björk. yes, it's tenuous, but go with it anyway!)
- "abundant" or "abundance" in text
- Takes place on a farm (farm meaning somewhere raising plants or animals to be sold for food)
- Title (including subtitle) includes all the letters CORNUPIA (no need to duplicate C and O)
- The cover has at least 3 different food items
- Set in Peru, Panama, Colombia or Venezuela (or combination of them to reach the 50%)
Option 2: Spell out
Cornucopia
Hunger Games
Harvest
Crete
Idaho
Venezuela
Peru
Panama
Colombia
Any of the food items above
Option 3: Mix and match
General Notes
Locations must represent 50% or more of the setting
Colour cover must be 50% the colour (use of common sense, please)
(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, 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 in the audio book narrator's first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name. If the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.
Mary wrote: "I requested to join the Back Room group to do those BOMs but haven't been approved yet. Any way someone can check the status and let me know if I need to do anything else or if I submitted the requ..."Mary, I approved your request. Sorry about the wait, I haven't been on the computer much due to a death in family and all the other mods have had a lot going on as well. Watching for requests fell through the cracks a bit.
So I'm glad you said something! Let me know if you have access issues to the Backroom group.
~Judith
Make sure you get yourself the best resources possible at the start of the Games by getting bonus points for each of the tasks you fill. Each task can be repeated a maximum of five times. Each food item in text can be repeated once.
This mini challenge runs from June 1st to June 15 9am UTC
- Read a book with a orange cover
- "harvest" (plural OK, no other variants) in text
- Author initials in HERACLES
- Word in title is hiding a different smaller word (of at least four letters) inside it (not the singular form or verb tense differences) - examples LimonCELLO; THINg; wereWOLF (or indeed WEREwolf); HUNGer but NOT GAMEs (as that's the singular/plural)
- One of the following food words in text (plural OK, no other variants): corn, grape, ham, bread, cheese, apple, fish, chicken, bread, rice, tomato, pepper, salt, honey, lobster
- Horn on cover (instrument or animal equally OK. but not antlers please)
- Book set in Crete
- Book set in Idaho
- Author's name has a diacritic (Cornucopia was a concert tour for Björk. yes, it's tenuous, but go with it anyway!)
- "abundant" or "abundance" in text
- Takes place on a farm (farm meaning somewhere raising plants or animals to be sold for food)
- Title (including subtitle) includes all the letters CORNUPIA (no need to duplicate C and O)
- The cover has at least 3 different food items
- Set in Peru, Panama, Colombia or Venezuela (or combination of them to reach the 50%)
General Notes
Locations must represent 50% or more of the setting
Colour cover must be 50% the colour (use of common sense, please)
May 22, 2024 06:51AM
Participation VerifiedBrigia
Sammy
Judith
Teddie
Lisa (Aussie Girl)
Beth
Fiona
Ashleigh
Angie
Tammie
Judy
Christina
Preeti
Keli
Melissa
May 22, 2024 06:51AM
Randomiser:D6 nominator not put in the randomiser
There were 18 items in your list. Here they are in random order:
District 11 - Christina (extra entry)
District 1 - Sammy (extra entry)
District 9 - Melissa (extra entry)
District 3 - Rosina (backup Kaley)
District 8 - Lexi (backup Cordelia)
District 11 - Fiona (backup Christina)
District 9 - Melissa
District 7 - Teddie (backup Catherine, Vicki)
The Capitol - Preeti (backup Keeley)
District 13 - Erin PBH
District 8 - Judith
District 12 - Amanda (backup Insiyah, Beth, Jade aka MrsTosh)
District 4 - Rina
District 2 - Alisha (backup Truitt_T)
District 8 - Judith (extra entry)
District 1 - Sammy (last day) (backup Keli, Jenny, Angie)
District 10 - Pat (backup Cat)
District 1 - Angie (extra entry)
Timestamp: 2024-06-11 15:27:04 UTC
May 22, 2024 06:51AM
DQ VolunteersDistrict 6 - Laurie B (nominator) (backup Cass, Lisa AG)
District 8 - Judith
District 12 - Amanda (backup Insiyah, Beth, Jade aka MrsTosh)
District 10 - Pat (backup Cat)
District 7 - Teddie (backup Catherine, Vicki)
District 1 - Sammy (last day) (backup Keli, Jenny, Angie)
District 2 - Alisha (backup Truitt_T)
District 9 - Melissa
District 9 - Melissa (extra entry)
District 8 - Lexi (backup Cordelia)
District 3 - Rosina (backup Kaley)
District 11 - Fiona (backup Christina)
The Capitol - Preeti (backup Keeley)
District 1 - Angie (extra entry)
District 13 - Erin PBH
District 4 - Rina
District 1 - Sammy (extra entry)
District 8 - Judith (extra entry)
District 11 - Christina (extra entry)
May 22, 2024 06:51AM
Chapter Breakdown
Date Chapters %age MPDQs
16 Jun prologue - 5 21% Laurie B (D6)
17 Jun 6 - 11 39% Christina (D11)
18 Jun 12 - 17 58% Sammy (D1)
19 Jun 18 - 23 78% Melissa (D9)
20 Jun 24 - end 100% Rosina (D3)
Guidance for DQ setters
Aim for a reasonable number of questions: 4 - 5 is typical. Please don't post too many - any more than 7 gets unwieldy!
Use consecutive numbering of the DQs for your days. So, for example, if Day One is posted as questions 1-4, Day Two should start at number 5 etc.
Don't worry too much about your questions: you aren't being tested on how clever your questions are!
Hints and tips:
- Is there a quote that jumped out at you? Use that in a question.
- What about the characters - do they generate strong feelings? No feelings? - either way, we can explore that!
- What about that plot twist?!
- Explore the writing style: is there an unusual structure being used? what's the tone of voice like? or the point of view?
Want more information about how NBRC runs their Book of the Month discussions? Check out the information here
May 22, 2024 06:51AM
Make a wish. . . .
Lucy Hart knows better than anyone what it’s like to grow up without parents who loved her. In a childhood marked by neglect and loneliness, Lucy found her solace in books, namely the Clock Island series by Jack Masterson. Now a twenty-six-year-old teacher’s aide, she is able to share her love of reading with bright, young students, especially seven-year-old Christopher Lamb, who was left orphaned after the tragic death of his parents. Lucy would give anything to adopt Christopher, but even the idea of becoming a family seems like an impossible dream without proper funds and stability.
But be careful what you wish for. . . .
Just when Lucy is about to give up, Jack Masterson announces he’s finally written a new book. Even better, he’s holding a contest at his home on the real Clock Island, and Lucy is one of the four lucky contestants chosen to compete to win the one and only copy.
For Lucy, the chance of winning the most sought-after book in the world means everything to her and Christopher. But first she must contend with ruthless book collectors, wily opponents, and the distractingly handsome (and grumpy) Hugo Reese, the illustrator of the Clock Island books. Meanwhile, Jack “the Mastermind” Masterson is plotting the ultimate twist ending that could change all their lives forever.
. . . You might just get it.
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nominator: Laurie B
Official Page Count: 320
Participation VerifiedAngie
Judith
Beth
Lisa (Aussie Girl)
MelanieJoy
Judy
Melindam
Fiona
Tammie
Lexi
Sammy
Beatrice
Robin
Christina
Karen (mod)
Melissa
Preeti
Randomised ListThere were 16 items in your list. Here they are in random order:
District 7 - Melindam (extra entry)
District 13 - Erin PBH
District 4 - Stacey (backup Tammie)
The Capitol - MelanieJoy (backup Yasmine, Preeti)
District 1 - Angie (extra entry)
District 9 - Melissa (back up Dawn)
District 10 - Cat (extra entry)
District 1 - Sammy (backup Keli, Jenny)
District 11 - Fiona (backup Christina, Judy)
District 2 - Alisha (backup Truitt_T)
District 12 - Amanda (backup Beth, Jade aka MrsTosh)
District 1 - Sammy (extra entry)
District 3 - Rosina (backup Kaley)
District 10 - Cat
District 6 - Cass (backup Lisa AG)
District 7 - Melindam (back up Marty)
Timestamp: 2024-05-29 08:59:58 UTC
