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Moderators of NBRC’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Team CLASSICAL



• Tammie (Captain)
• MN Lisa (Co-Captain)
• Cindy
• Kate
• Jax
• Elli
• Vicki
• Natasha
• M
• Rebecca

Challenge Status Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Team Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Team OPERA



• Ashley (Captain)
• Melissa (Co-Captain)
• Ashlee L
• Ariel
• Daniel
• Lauri
• Brittany
• Shannon
• megan
• Lorna
• Namita


Challenge Status Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Team Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Team POP



• Judy (Captain)
• Christina (Co-Captain)
• Aoife (Co-Captain)
• Christene Paula
• keli
• Alyana
• Robin
• Sanz


Challenge Status Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Team Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

sign-ups are open for Wheel-a-thon 8

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

A place to gather and chat before the main show beings on Oct 7!

Wheel Words and Bonus Colors

Spellout Phrase		Colours (cover 50%)
harpsichord		red
ocarina			orange
timpani drums		yellow
glockenspiel		green
saxophone		blue
jazz clarinet		purple
ukulele			brown
xylophone		white
electric guitar		black
viola pomposa		red
trumpet			orange
trombone		yellow
didgeridoo		green
alpine zither		blue
mandolin		purple
contrabassoon		brown
synthesizer		white
bagpipes		black
vuvuzela		green
wagner tuba		blue

Theme
This wheel is celebrating the joy of music and the many instruments used to create it. NBRC is forming a band (maybe more of an orchestra?) and are looking for musicians! We noticed during some of the recent team challenges how much people seemed to love the music related tasks and decided to honor that with this year's Wheel-a-thon theme. Teams can bask in the love of music as they spell out various musical instruments.

About this Challenge
◈ Starts on 7 October and runs for TEN weeks (ending 16 December)
◈ The start / end time for each round will be 9pm UK time
◈ Each round is 2 weeks.
◈ The team with the highest points at the end of the game wins!
◈ Each round the mods will “spin the wheel" and assign each team a word
◈ The team's task is to read books to spell out the word, gaining points per letter tiered by the book length (see below)
◈ Once teams have read their word for the week they can "re-read" the word for unlimited additional spellings.
◈ Only one incomplete spell-out is allowed.
◈ Only books STARTED after the challenge begins can count
◈ Books must be at least 100 pages in length.


Rules
◈ Audio books are allowed. For page numbers, use the "default" GR book page numbers. If the "default" is a Large Print version, use the next most popular edition for page numbers. If there is no print / ebook, then the audio book must be longer than 3 hours, and page numbers will be set at 100 pages, no matter how long the audio is.

◈ Books with MPGs Childrens / Kids / Poetry / Play / Graphic Novel / Illustrated / Photography / Art (or which have "Illustrated" in the title or an "Illustrator" contributor in the metadata) must have at least 30,000 words (must be a verified count. sites that provide estimated word counts are not valid sources for verifying word count). ArBookFind is a great site to double check (there are .com, .co.uk and .com.au versions). If in doubt, ask your captain. Another rule of thumb is the audiobook version should be over 3 hours.

◈ Any book in any language will count, as long as it meets the criteria.

◈ "Re-reads" will be allowed, if it has been six months since you have read the book. This includes listening to the audio version, if you've already read the book.

◈ Only books read during the specified round can be used (“read date” is what counts, not the day you start.) Books cannot be “banked” from previous rounds to use later in the challenge

Point System
◈ Books less than 100 pages = 0 points
◈ Books between 100 and 1000 pages = 0.1 points/page
◈ Books over 1000 pages = 100 points
(points will be rounded up/down from 0.5 as per standard maths)

Bonus points
Each round teams can gain 5 bonus points if a book used in the spell out is:
- at least 50% the colour cover associated with the team's word - to a maximum of 25 points
- that meets the bonus criteria for each round. This will be announced when teams received their word for each round. 5 points each to a maximum of 50 points.

For current BOM (Book of the Month) discussions
Writing a day's worth of discussion questions = 40 points
Participating in a current BOM (participating in discussion) = 20 points

The first BOM for this challenge is the Themed BOM starting 16 October

NOTE: We will accept one team member per book per team for writing a days DQs. If, by three days prior to the BOM starting, we don't have enough volunteers to write all DQs, then we will let more than one team member per team write questions. If we have more people than days sign up (prior to 3 days before start date) we will randomise the volunteers to determine those who can write DQs.

Remember that you can collect your participation points from previous BOM (from January 2022) for an extra entry in the randomiser, on a basis of 3 participation points to 1 extra entry. Your team will be allowed a maximum of 6 entries for each BOM.

How a "spell it out" works
Find the letters needed using the first letter in:
◈ book / series title*
◈ author first/last name
◈ FICTION ONLY: character name**
◈ If listening to the audio book: audio narrator first/last name
◈ If you are reading a translation: translator first/last name

* if the first word in the title/series is a definite or indefinite article you can ignore them if you prefer
** characters must be significant to the plot. you can use first, last or nickname.

Note that non-fiction books don't have characters


◈ This challenge involves adding a special bookshelf to your personal GRs bookshelves other than "read." You may choose a preexisting one.

◈ Those people who want to keep their Profiles Private, must be willing to "Friend" their Team Captain(s), the NBRC Mod account, or one of the Moderators, to allow page count verification and to assist you if you are having difficulty with your bookshelves.

◈ Please wait to be told to which Team you are assigned. It might take awhile; however, you will be able to count the books you have read from the START date of the challenge.

◈ Once you actually join, please check-in with your team discussion thread by posting the name of your bookshelf. Remember to add a HYPHEN between words for your bookshelf.

◈ Helpful Tip: Knowing about Sticky Shelves may help you put your assigned bookshelf near the top of your dropdown box.

◈ With MOBILE DEVICES there have been major problems when trying to add books. If that is all you have to access the Internet, or you don't know how to Cut & Paste on it, then this challenge probably is NOT the right fit for you.

◈ Discussion threads will be in the regular NBRC group. (No secret groups allowed)

◈ You do NOT have to join the discussion, if you don't want to; communicating via posting a book is good enough. Nevertheless, Your Team wants to know if you are still participating. We understand Real Life gets in the way. However, please plan to "check-in" in some manner at least once every week. If we don't hear from you for two weeks, you may be replaced with another team member and be prevented from joining future team challenges



Sign-Up Information

Challenge requirements

IMPORTANT: To be a part of this challenge you need to be able to:
◈ Read at least one book per WEEK
◈ Create a special shelf for the challenge for the books you are reading (for ease of captains' lives)
◈ Check-in on your team's discussion thread at least once per week
◈ Have fun!

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To join, we are using a Google Form to collect the below data.
Follow this link to complete the form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...

★Name
★Goodreads User ID Information (see under spoiler for how to find this)
(view spoiler)[ To find your Goodreads User ID, click on your name (or go to your profile page). In the URL bar you will see something like https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5.... In this example, your User Name is 5674827-kelly) (hide spoiler)]
★Approximate number of books read per WEEK! Be accurate - look at your Goodreads stats to work it out!)
★Your continent (so we can try and match time zones)
★Your shelf name (for books read during the challenge)
★How often you'll be checking in on the team thread (note that you are required to check-in at least ONCE a week
★If you are willing to be a team captain or co-captain (note that you are required to be active on your team thread)

You can check sign-ups here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...


About Team Captains

◈ We need people to volunteer to be Team Captain(s) or Co-captains whose duties include:

- Keeping a Google Spreadsheet that all members can view (we will provide you with a template)
- checking team members books read and page counts
- checking that the books are posted within the right time frame and submit each week by posting to the captains group (Posts will be due at the end of each round by Friday at 9PM, London UK Time)
- communicating with a NBRC Moderator
- communicating with all Team Members
- making sure Team Members are staying active
- notifying the NBRC Mod if someone drops out
- have effective and kind (this is a game, remember) on-line communication skills to help members having trouble
- making sure Team Members belong on your team
- posting weekly status updates/reminders
- dealing with minor issues that arise


◈ Please let us know, when you make a request to sign-up, if you are interesting in being a Team Captain or Co-Captain.


Important:
Do not sign for captain/co-captain, if you're not comfortable with sharing the personal info below:
*Captains are required to befriend the mod account or one of the mods to be invited to the captains group
*Captains will have to share their email account to be able to edit google spreadsheets

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Participation Verified

Judith
Melissa
Angie
Cat
Elinor

DQ Volunteers

nominator: Heather
Judith
Cat
Angie
Kavya
Melissa
Stacey

Chapter Breakdown

Date		Chapters 	Pages		MPDQs
2 Oct		1 - 10		63 / 21%	Heather
3 Oct		11 - 21		122 / 39%	Angie
4 Oct		22 - 35		194 / 60%	Kavya Judith
5 Oct		36 - 47		255 / 79%	Melissa
6 Oct		48 - 60		end		Stacey

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

Emery Blackwood’s life changed forever the night her best friend was found dead and the love of her life, August Salt, was accused of murdering her. Years later, she is doing what her teenage self swore she never living a quiet existence on the misty, remote shores of Saoirse Island and running the family’s business, Blackwood’s Tea Shoppe Herbal Tonics & Tea Leaf Readings. But when the island, rooted in folklore and magic, begins to show signs of strange happenings, Emery knows that something is coming. The morning she wakes to find that every single tree on Saoirse has turned color in a single night, August returns for the first time in fourteen years and unearths the past that the town has tried desperately to forget.

August knows he is not welcome on Saoirse, not after the night everything changed. As a fire raged on at the Salt family orchard, Lily Morgan was found dead in the dark woods, shaking the bedrock of their tight-knit community and branding August a murderer. When he returns to bury his mother’s ashes, he must confront the people who turned their backs on him and face the one wound from his past that has never healed—Emery. But the town has more than one reason to want August gone, and the emergence of deep betrayals and hidden promises spanning generations threaten to reveal the truth behind Lily’s mysterious death once and for all.

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nominator: Heather

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Participation Verified

Lisa (AG)
Sammy
Cat
Judith
Beth
Lexi
Jenny
Tammie
Alyssa
Michael
Christina
Angie
Amanda
Melissa
Preeti

Randomised List:

There were 22 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

Cat (Britpop)
Christina (Pop)
Alisha (Jazz backup)
Suzanne (Rap)
Melissa W (Opera)
Melissa (Country)
Tammie (Classical) - extra entry
Angie (Punk)
Christina (Pop) - extra entry
Teddie (R&B)
Keely (Rock)
Tammie (Classical)
Jenny (Punk)
Angie (Punk) - extra entry
Sammy (last day) (Country)
Nanci (Rap)
Sammy (last day) (Country) - extra entry
Lisa (AG) (Rock)
Kaley (Punk)
Cat (Britpop) (extra entry)
Claire (Heavy Metal)
Lexi (Jazz backup)

Timestamp: 2023-10-14 15:04:48 UTC

DQ Volunteers

nominator: Judith - guaranteed (Jazz)
Lisa (AG) (Rock)
Cat (Britpop)
Cat (Britpop) (extra entry)
Alisha (Jazz backup)
Angie (Punk)
Sammy (last day) (Country)
Melissa (Country)
Suzanne (Rap)
Teddie (R&B)
Jenny (Punk)
Christina (Pop)
Lexi (Jazz backup)
Nanci (Rap)
Claire (Heavy Metal)
Melissa W (Opera)
Kaley (Punk)
Sammy (last day) (Country) - extra entry
Angie (Punk) - extra entry
Tammie (Classical)
Tammie (Classical) - extra entry
Christina (Pop) - extra entry
Keely (Rock)

Chapter Breakdown

Date		Chapters 	%age		MPDQs
16 Oct		1 - 7 		20%		Judith (Jazz)
17 Oct		8 - 15		39%		Cat (Britpop)
18 Oct		16 - 22		61%		Christina (Pop)
19 Oct		23 - 31		82%		Suzanne (Rap)
20 Oct		32 - end	100%		Melissa W (Opera)

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

When Louise finds out her parents have died, she dreads going home. She doesn’t want to leave her daughter with her ex and fly to Charleston. She doesn’t want to deal with her family home, stuffed to the rafters with the remnants of her father’s academic career and her mother’s lifelong obsession with puppets and dolls. She doesn’t want to learn how to live without the two people who knew and loved her best in the world.

Most of all, she doesn’t want to deal with her brother, Mark, who never left their hometown, gets fired from one job after another, and resents her success. Unfortunately, she’ll need his help to get the house ready for sale because it’ll take more than some new paint on the walls and clearing out a lifetime of memories to get this place on the market.

But some houses don’t want to be sold, and their home has other plans for both of them…

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Nominator: Judith

Official page count: 433 pages

September Update

Congrats to those above 66%!

Name		% Progress to goal
Gabriella 	103%
Sophie		100%
Truitt_T	100%
Gwen|| Bo	99%
Elena		98%
Sammy		97%
Linda C		92%
Karen ⊰✿	92%
Cordelia	90%
Melindam	88%
Carmen		87%
Jessica (G	86%
Angie ☯	85%
Keli		83%
Sophie	 (mod)	83%
Tricia		83%
Jenner		82%
Jillypenny	80%
Trinia		78%
Chrissie	77%
The other Sandy	77%
Judy		76%
Karen ♐	76%
Snowtulip	68%
Cat		67%

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Yasmine	63%
Tari	63%
Annalisa60%
CiCi	60%
Jenny	60%
♞ Pat	58%
Keely	56%
Sarah	56%
Jennifer55%
Laurie B53%
Christina52%
LiteraryCat51%
LittleRedRidingHood	47%
Suzanne	46%
Roe	44%
Heather	41%
Lexi	39%
Amanda	38%
Janis	35%
Alisha	33%
Charlie	33%
Eldarwen30%
Rocsana	30%
Vicki Willis28%
Insiyah	24%
LaurLa	23%
Laurie (Toledo, OH)22%
Melanie	22%
Briana	20%
Pandamunky20%
Natasha	17%
Jamila	15%
KelB	13%
Jenn (tellingmelies)13%
Aeia_auia_aaia	10%
Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~8%
Karen (librarykatz)8%
Beth	8%
Jodie (JT)5%
Ricka	5%
❣ Jo ❣	3%
Kat	2%

dates for this assigned. do shout if you need to change it up :)