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IT'S A PERKS EASTER READ-A-THON
As a group let's see what we can read in the month of April and have a Read-A-Thon with a twist!
How this works...
* Each book needs to "connect" to Easter. We have provided a list of words (in the next post) for ideas
* As soon as you have a book that you have read in April 2015 that can connect to Easter, post it with the reasons it "connects" and the running points tally for you, and for the group for the month, and let's see how many books we can read and connect in the month!
EXAMPLE
Post 1:
Kristie posts:
The Husband's Secret
Conection: "Easter". Story is told over the Easter weekend
Kristie's tally – 1
Perks Group tally - 2
Post 2:
Karen Posts
11/22/63
Connected by: "Chicken"... Quote from 42%"Beyond them a rooster and two bedraggled chickens pecked...."
Karen's tally: 1
Perks group tally: 2
Post 3:
Kristie posts:
Church Of Marvels
Connected by: "Church" in title
Kirstie's tally: 2 points
Perks group tally: 3 books
.... hopefully you get the idea....
NOTE: Books should be at least 100 pages or 25,000 words for children's books (check at arbookfind.com) to count.
Please just remember to check the group tally of the book ahead of you and add up the tally as you post
Cinthia wrote: "I'm assuming we're supposed to do February of 2015 in task 3, since that's when we were doing the spreadsheets?"Sorry - I'll update! Should be 2015
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~March Mini Challenge~
This is an optional mini challenge for our UNO players.
Saint Patrick's Day, is a cultural and religious celebration occurring annually on 17 March, the death date of the most commonly-recognised patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461).
In order to help celebrate this Irish tradition, you team is invited to participate in this optional mini challenge:
Task 1 (5 books)
Leprechauns are up to some mischief. Help clean up their mess by:
♔ Reading books that spell out the word CLEAN (Spell it out rules below)
Task 2 (4 books)
Four leaf clovers are hard to come by. You can find one by:
♔ Reading a book with 160-250 pages
♔ Reading a book with 251-450 pages
♔ Reading a book with 451-550 pages
♔ Reading a book with more than 550 pages
Task 3 (3 books)
Have a pint of Guinness with your neighbours by:
♔ Reading a book that a team member from a different team has read and rated 4 stars of higher (tip: go to another team thread and ask them for their favourite books!)
♔ Reading a book that a team member from a different team has read in February 2015 (tip: check their spreadsheets)
♔ Reading a book that has a character name which is the same as a a team member from a different team
Task 4 (3 books)
Join the parade by:
♔ Reading a book with a predominantly green cover
♔ Reading a book with a predominantly orange cover
♔ Reading a book with a predominantly white cover
Task 5 (2 books)
Reminisce about the old country by:
♔ Reading a book set in Ireland
♔ Reading a book by an Irish author
Task 6 (4 books)
Enjoy a traditional meal by going on a scavenger hunt and finding these words in the title, or text of your book (plurals are also acceptable):
♔ Potato
♔ Cabbage
♔ Bacon
♔ Bread
◈ For each task completed, your team receives a "March Bonus" of being able to chose one card in any hand for the duration of the challenge (Feb 1 - April 30) that you can claim double points for
◈ Books used for this mini challenge do not need to be separate books for what you are claiming for your UNO hands
◈ You can't use the same book for more than one task, or component of a task. For example, if you have a book by an Irish author that is also set in Ireland, you can only use it for one of those components of Task 5.
◈ Books read between march 14 and 31 count for this mini challenge
◈ The usual book length rules apply, Books must be more than 160 pages in length and Children's books and Graphic Novels can not be used unless by word count they can be verified as more than 40,000 words using arbookfind.com
◈ Team spreadsheets will be updated with a March Mini Challenge tab so that you can track your books and claim your tasks
◈ Spell it out rules are: Spell out the word(s) using the first letter in the book’s title or 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. 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 word.
Brianna wrote: "I would like to play.1. 5-7 books a month
2. US Eastern Time Zone
3. No thanks"
You have been assigned to team Fraggle Rock!
Yes, we believe so, but as her numbers are so far down we have added the latest sign-up Brianna to the team. Please make her feel welcome!
Bipul wrote: "1. 2-52. Asia(Nepal)
3. No"
I've added you to team Nightmare Before Christmas!
Janhavi wrote: "I'd like to be added to the reserves list1. 2 or 3 books a month (more if I don't have a crazy schedule at work)
2. Asia (GMT +5:30)
3. No."
I have added you to team X-Men!
Pratyusha wrote: "1. 7 books a month2. Asia (GMT+5:30)
3. No"
I have added you to team Harry Potter!
Sorry, a bit late in posting this month :o
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IT'S A PERKS ALPHABET READ-A-THON
As a group let's see what we can read in the month and have a Read-A-Thon with a twist!
How this works...
* Each book needs to follow the alphabet from the last one posted
* The Alphabet letter can be based on by genre, author, title, character names, narrator etc.
* As soon as you have a book that you have read in March 2015 that can connect to the last one, post it with the reasons it follows the alphabet and the running tally for you, and for the group for the month, and let's see how many books we can read and connect in the month!
EXAMPLE
Post 1:
Kristie posts:
A
Artemis Fowl (Title)
Kristie's tally - 1 book
Perks Group tally - 1 book
Post 2:
Karen Posts
B
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris (character Bobo Winthrop)
Karen's tally: 1 book
Perks group tally: 2 books
Post 3:
Kristie posts:
C
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (title and author)
Kirstie's tally: 2 books
Perks group tally: 3 books
.... hopefully you get the idea....
NOTE: You can read any book of any length, children's books and graphic novels also count. Please just remember to check the tally of the book ahead of you and add up the tally as you post
Books need to be marked as "read" between March 1 and March 31, 2015. (It doesn't matter when you started)
Micaela wrote: "I completed the spreadsheet. With Amanda's book we completed all 12 hands! Great work everybody :)"Don't forget only books >160 pages count, so a few of them may not be able to be used (I have highlighted on your spreadsheet)
Hi Amanda - I have added you to Team FrozenHi Alejandra - I have added you to team Nightmare Before Christmas!
Please welcome new team member Amanda!You can count all her books read since Feb 1.
Also, sorry to say that Rhonda has had an unexpected emergency and has had to leave the game. You can continue to count the books she had already read in Feb.
I have copied all the randomised cards to your March tab of your spreadsheets - hooray!
NOTE: There are 13 hands for March to stretch your reading goals even further!
