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Team Glee

♥ I remember going to the old Orpheum Theater with my mother and my best friend to see “Gone With the Wind” ’in the summer of 1969. I was so excited to see my first grown up film. I can see the maroon curtains unveiling the movie screen as the lights dimmed. Not a sound could be heard, but the opening strains of music and there was Tara! I was smitten. Laura and I sat through the second showing too. Exhausted, but roiled up was I when I got home. On my lonely supper plate laid my very first copy of Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind! Needless to say, I wolfed down supper and went to my room and began reading the book that I’ve had a love affair with since that summer day. I was 12 years then. And I read the novel each year.

♥ My fondest reading memories involve my Granny. She would read a book every single day. Mostly romance novels. She could read so fast! She would take me to the used book store every week and buy me as many books as I wanted. Then she would take me to the mall and take me to all of the bookstores in the mall. Then we would go to Books-A-Million and then stop by Sam's Club to check out the books there. It was a full day event and we went every weekend when I was a child up through high school. It really cemented my love for reading and for books in general. When we weren't out buying books we were talking about them. I would hang out at her house and we would read our books, bake cookies, and chat about our books. We had so many inside jokes about the books that we read and we talked about them and laughed for years. I hope to be the same kind of grandmother and share my love of books with the ones that I love.

♥ I think my love affair with books started as a child because of my mother. She always seemed to have a book in her hand. She had a bookshelf crammed with used books, mostly romance novels. Give it up for Harlequin, woowoo! hands in the air!!

My fondest memory is my first RIF experience. I could not wait until that day arrived. The mobile truck pulled up to the school and we got to line up to go outside to go through it. I don't even remember which books I chose but I remember feeling really happy because I got a free book all to myself, that was for my pleasure only. Nothing to do with schoolwork.

My mother and Reading Is Fundamental cemented it for me. Reading and books will always be a part of my life.

Team Dr. Who

♥ I don't remember when I first started reading, but I know it was early on. I remember reading the "Golden Books" with my parents when I was little and making the noises of the animal that were on the back. I also remember in elementary school, we used to have book fairs. I would sit down with my mom and we would circle the books I wanted to get - it was my favorite time of the year!

My favorite childhood book was "The BFG." We read it in fourth grade and I remember loving the fantasy of it. The friendly giant was a bit of an undersog/outcast, and it made me want to root for him because he was so nice - I think that was my first real lesson and has stuck with me ever since.

As I grew older, I've developed a love for A LOT of different kind of books. My all-time favorite "older" book is "The Great Gatsby."

♥ One of my earliest memories is Mum reading to me at night! In particular Enid Blyton's Faraway Tree and Wishing Chair books. I was so excited when we bought a new one at Kmart!

I was always so sad when I had to go to sleep...she admitted many years later that she would sneak back into my room and keep reading the book.

I also remember sneaking into the library room in kindy when no-one was looking. Never got caught ;)

I used to reread books HEAPS before I discovered Goodreads. Now the only books that I've reread in the last couple of years are Harry Potter. It's great because I've discovered so many new books but I just really want to read some of my old faves again...it's a tough life being a reader!

♥ Growing up I hated reading, because I found it very difficult. I didn't learn to read until I was about 8 years old and I was about 2 years behind on my classmates. I struggled for many years with it, having reading tutors and loads of reading homework to get me up to speed with my class (which pretty much never happened). I am still not a very quick reader. However, I am about to finish my second Master's degree, so it hasn't stopped me!!

My favorite books at the moment are mystery/thrillers books and I don't re-read many books. Maybe due to being a slow reader, I have a really good recall and so I already know who has done it or how the book is going to end. I do re-read children's books to my children and a big part of my daily reading is that genre now :). I have just introduced my children to The Famous Five by Enid Blyton, a huge hit!! Dr Seuss is also a great hit, although I never read that as a child.

♥ I have always loved to read and I grew up reading the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume and Roald Dahl. My mom was a teacher and she has always been an avid reader who took us to the library all the time.

Team Cars

♥ I love a lot of different types of books....I love romance most of all...historical romance in particular. I think to date..my favourite is the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon...

But...I have recently branched into ya/dystopian...which is VERY new to me. I love classics, although I haven't read all that many..

I grew up with my mum reading Beatrix Potter to me, and read all Laura Ingalls Wilder series, Jane Eyre, A Christmas Carol, Little Women series, and then started reading mysteries...Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys. I also started reading the Black Stallion series.... I love books about animals...and also read the whole All Creature Great and Small series.

Then for a long time I didn't read much of anything...because the telly was a "new" thing for me...new in that it was available whenever I wanted....don't get me wrong...I had a few favourite programmes...but telly was limited to me...I was encouraged to read or do something crafty..like sewing or knitting...and then all my reading was school requirement...and we all know how that goes!! I didn't want to read anything. But a friend of mine got me reading again...and I haven't looked back.

I do only like real books....but I love mystery, romance, brit lit, humour, historical romance, young adult, thriller, and books that take me to far away places....

Team Batman

♥ When I was in first or second grade our teacher had story time, where she would read a book for all of us. All the students gathered on the floor around her desk entranced by the story. So did I ... for about 10 minutes. Then I (apparently) stand up and announces that "I'm fed up about this rubbish, can we do something else now?"

♥ When I was really little I wasn't interested in reading, as back in the day the books you learnt to read with were pretty boring, and Roger Red-Hat and Billy Blue-Hat etc just didn't do it for me.

I think I was about 7 or 8 when I discovered that reading could be fun. I don't remember what made me start, but I had (only!) two books, The Railway Children and The Famous Five And The Mystery Of The Emeralds, and I read them over and over again nonstop until Mum took pity on me and bought me something else.

After that, I never stopped reading, and I read almost everything in the library.

♥ I've always loving reading, so much so that I wanted to be an author when I grew up (not that I was any good at writing). I would tell my family I was going to be the next JK Rowling, or RL Stine. I was so deadset on having my name styled out like that, with my two initials and then my surname.

I'm struggling to think of any book memories, but one has stood out as I've been writing this. I remember when I was younger, maybe around the age of 12, and my mother came across some belongings of hers from when she was a teen that she had left at my grandmother's house when she left. Amongst the things, were some books. One of the books I remember clearly was The Babysitter by RL Stine. I grew up reading the Goosebumps books so assumed it would be similar to those. I think it was the first book that ever truly scared me because it could happen.

A couple of years ago, when I joined Goodreads, I went back to re-read it. It was still as scary as when I had read it as a kid.

My recommendation? If you can get your hands on a copy, go into not knowing what's it about. If you loved Goosebumps as a child (and let's face it, who didn't?), it's a must-read.

March Mini Challenge

This is an optional mini challenge for our UNO players.

This month is focused on getting to know each other and what better way than to meet and greet with books?

You've shared book memories with us (thank you for sharing). Now you will be able to choose one memory from each team (apart from your own) and read a book for that memory. The book you read needs to be connected, by free associations, to the memory. To claim points for the mini challenge you need to post your book along with a motivation why the book is connected to the memory in the team thread belonging to the memory.

❀ Only books read March 14-31 will count for this challenge
❀ The usual book length requirement for UNO apply
❀ You can only read one book per team memory.
❀ Post the book and explanation on in the team thread to claim points
❀ Each memory is worth 20 points. Complete all 16 and your team gets a bonus 30 points
❀ Books used for this mini challenge do not need to be separate books for what you are claiming for your UNO hands

❀ Captains, your spreadsheets will be updated in order for you to claim points

The list of memories, by team, can be found below

Additional information / Example
❀ As there are 17 teams, but you can't read a book from your own team memories, that means the maximum points your team can achieve is 350 points (16 other teams x 20 points plus 30 bonus points)
❀ There is no limit to how many books each member of your team can read for this challenge, but as a team you can only read one book per other team.

Example:
There are 17 teams playing UNO with names Team A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q
Team A has 4 team members; Annika, Karen, Pixie and Kristie
Annika is the largest reader so she reads ten books for this challenge ; one from each team memory for 10 different teams (teams B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K)
Karen reads 2 books from 2 other teams (L,M)
Pixie reads 1 book from 1 other team (N)
Kirstie reads 3 books from 3 other teams (O,P,Q)

Example Team Memory:
♥ I remember going to the old Orpheum Theater with my mother and my best friend to see “Gone With the Wind” ’in the summer of 1969. I was so excited to see my first grown up film. I can see the maroon curtains unveiling the movie screen as the lights dimmed. Not a sound could be heard, but the opening strains of music and there was Tara! I was smitten. Laura and I sat through the second showing too. Exhausted, but roiled up was I when I got home. On my lonely supper plate laid my very first copy of Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind! Needless to say, I wolfed down supper and went to my room and began reading the book that I’ve had a love affair with since that summer day. I was 12 years then. And I read the novel each year.

You can connect to this memory in a variety of ways ; some examples:
- reading "Gone with the Wind"
- reading a book by an author named Tara, or Laura, or with a character named Tara or Laura
- reading a book with maroon curtains on the cover
- reading a book where a character goes to the movies for the first time
-reading a book set in a theatre
etc.!

Hey everyone!

I know that UNO is super fun and everyone is busy reading, but I hope you haven't forgotten to stop by and share your passion for books. You don't need to share anything profound or long. Your fellow book lovers are looking for any book memory you are willing to share with us!

Hi everyone, how are you doing, everything under control? :)

Hi everyone, how are you doing? :)

You can find the rules here: Rules

Books need to be at least 100 pages and more than 25 000 words.

Share your passion for books

To get to know each other and share our passion for books we'd like you to share a book memory, write a couple of lines, what it meant to you, did a book change your life? Why do you always re-read the same book, which is you best book and why. What you share can be anything and everything. You are what you read and we want to get to know you.

Post your memory here: Share a book memory
(Don't forget to add your team name when you share)

UNO Pixie’s Comments (group member since Feb 13, 2016)

The Perks Of Being A Book Addict