SIX - 2015 - Readathon Three Date: June 6th, 2015 - 4AM (June 7th) until 8AM (June 7th) - FINISH TIME 8AM ON JUNE 7TH WHEREVER YOU ARE GLOBALLY) - Check-In - CHECKPOINT SIX - SIXTH AND LAST CHECK IN

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

2015 - Readathon Two - Date: June 6th, 2015 - 4AM until 8AM (June 7th) - FINISH TIME 8AM on June 7th WHEREVER YOU ARE GLOBALLY) - Check-In - THIS IS THE FINAL CHECK IN - CHECK IN AND CHECKPOINT SIX - THE LAST CHECK IN OF THE READATHON

Please let us know who is reading during these this period of time.

Let us know the following:

Name of Book and Author:
Genre:
Number of Pages Read - Start Page and Finish Page for this four hour period.
Don't forget the proper citation - just do the best you can and we will assist you.
How much time did you read:

So for example:

The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott
by Paul Scott - Genre: Historical Fiction - pages start 1 - finish 80

If you finished a book - let us know that too and make sure to get it added to your readathon shelf so you can get credit for it. If it is added properly it will show up on your shelf. You have to make sure to have selected a readathon shelf and when you are done with the first book for your readathon - make sure to add the completed date and that the book is read versus currently reading.

It will show up on your shelf if you have done this properly.

Remember wherever you are you can participate in the readathon.

And if you only have one hour or four hours or plan to do this for the entire 24 hour period taking of course breaks for eating and sleeping - you can join for however long you want to read. We want to keep track of the books completed, the books started, the books in progress, the number of pages read by all, and the different genres. Great fun and this is only the second readathon - we will use the same readathon challenge for all of them so you can see your readathon shelves grow.

Additionally these books that you complete on the readathon can be added to other shelves for the Japan or India challenge or the 2015 50 Books Challenge or the goodreads yearly challenge - the sky is the limit. Any genre is welcome.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Remember folks this is the check in for anybody reading during the hours of 4AM until 8AM on June 7th, 2015 (wherever in the world you are - use your time zone). If you want to get credit for any reading done during these four hours you must check in on this thread - Checkpoint SIX. But for the check in to count - you must post between the hours of 4AM to 8AM on June 7th in the time zone that you are in. This is the Checkpoint for those hours on June 7th. To get credit for these hours this is the thread you must post on this check in. THIS IS CHECKPOINT SIX

REMEMBER AT LEAST ONE CHECK-IN MUST REFLECT THE FOLLOWING TO BE COUNTED IN THE READATHON AND OF COURSE YOU MUST CHECK-OUT AT THE END.

Make sure to answer the following:

Name of Book and Author or books and authors:

Genre or genres:

Number of Pages Read - Start Page and Finish Page for this four hour period.

Don't forget the proper citation - just do the best you can and we will assist you.

How much time did you read during this block of time:

Did you complete any books during this time frame and what were they?

Also, your location in the world and timezone

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Folks everytime we do this we always find folks who want to participate but fail to join and set up their shelves properly so that they can get full credit:

You must join!

Very important:

How To Join In: - https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/...
Click on the title at the top - The HBC Readathons. Please then join by simply signing in at the bottom and say how many books you plan to read for one or more of the readathon dates - there will be six readathon dates throughout the year; then create your own personal shelf to add the books which you would like to tackle during one readathon or more readathons. That is all there is to it and goodreads will keep track. Become your own marathoner in reading books on the readathon dates and we will keep track of your progress in terms of titles of books, number of books, number of pages, and different genres. Give it a whirl and see how much reading you can get done and take a stab at that big "to be read" pile of books that we all have.

Note: Don't forget to set up your shelf first and then add the name of that shelf here when setting up the challenge for your readathon.

And here are some links to the Readathon folder which will be updated:

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

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

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Posting Template in advance as placeholder

Checking in - Bentley here

Name of Book and Author or books and authors:

by Stacy Schiff

Genre or genres: Historical Fiction

Number of Pages Read - Start Page and Finish Page for this four hour period. -

How much time did you read during this block of time: -

Did you complete any books during this time frame and what were they?

Also, your location in the world and timezone: Metro New York - Eastern Standard Time

[Gyoza]

Checking in again. Continuing with:
by John Adams
Genre or genres: History, Politics
Start page: 43
End page for this checkpoint: 69
Total pages read: 26
Total hours read: 1
Time frame: 4am - 8am (June 7th)
Books complete: 0
Location: Atlanta, GA EST

[Francie]

Checking in:

Eisenhower in War and Peace

by Jean Edward Smith
Genre: Biography
Start page - 571 to End page for check-in - 612
Number of pages read - 41
Time read during this checkpoint: 1 hour, 10 min
Completion of book during this check-in: No.
Name of book completed: NA
Location: Middle Georgia (Warner Robins),USA, EST

[G]

Checking In:

by Ray Bradbury
Genre: Classic SciFi
Start Page; 11
End Page: 28
Checkpoint time: 4am - 8am
Total Pages Read: 17
Total Hours Read: 1:20
Location: Long Island, New York, EST

[Fiona]

by [author:Ron Chernow|
Genre: biography, u.s history
Page start: 710
Page finish: 722
Pages read: 22
Time read: >1 hour
Books completed: 0 sadly.
Location: Ottawa, Ont. Canada edt

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Some folks are sleeping (smile)

[Michael]

by Stacy Schiff

Genre or genres: History
Start Page: 211
Finish Page for this checkpoint:218
Total Pages Read:7
How much time did you read during this block of time: 45 min
Location: Alberta, Canada Mountain Time Zone
Books Complete: 0
What were they?

I could get more read if I did not have a compulsion for taking notes.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Way to go Michael - now off to Checkout - Checkpoint Seven

I finished Cleopatra myself - just under the wire.

Put in the number of pages if you can.

[Michael]

Edited msg #10 off to checkout

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Great Michael and did you get Cleopatra finished - I did in the nick of time.

by Stacy Schiff

[Michael]

Bentley wrote: "Way to go Michael - now off to Checkout - Checkpoint Seven

I finished Cleopatra myself - just under the wire.

Put in the number of pages if you can."

Way to go I am behind in both Cleopatra and On Politics. :-(

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

I finished the former and still catching up on the latter - but will get caught up on the threads this week.

At least you closed the gap

[Nancy]

Check In and Out

Name of Book and Author or books and authors:

by Eça de Queirós
Genre or genres: European Literature
Number of Pages Read - Start Page for this four hour period. Start Page 504
Also, your location in the world and timezone: near Seattle, Washington, USA Pacific Daylight Time
Finish Page for this four hour period: 555
Number of pages read: 51
How much time did you read during this block of time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Did you complete any books during this time frame and what were they? No

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

The Pacific Coast is still in play - this is the check in you should post in and then proceed to Check out - and do the mandatory check out and tallies in Checkpoint Seven.

[Marc]

Erik Larson

Genre: History
Start page: 233
End page: 400
Total pages read: 167
Total hours read: 1.5 hours
Time frame: 6:00-7:30
Books completed: 1
Location: Golden CO USA MST

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Marc - good job. And you completed a book - always a plus.

Now you can head to Check out - checkpoint Seven.

Marc from Colorado - the Centennial State

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Checking in/out. No books read this period, finished them last night.

Book: none
Genre: none
Start page: 0 to Finish page: 0
Total pages read: 0
Total time read: 0 minutes
Books completed: 0
Location: California, USA, PDT

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Vicki you need to do the template in one even if you read for only one minute during the time slot.

[[deleted user]]

by

Genre: History
Start Page: 342
Finish Page for this checkpoint: 381
Total Pages Read: 39
How much time did you read during this block of time: 1.5 hr
Time Frame: 0400-0530 hrs
Location: Iowa, USA, CST
No books finished

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Bentley wrote: "Vicki you need to do the template in one even if you read for only one minute during the time slot."

Changed my post, hope it's OK now.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

it is ok - you confused me. If you did not read during this time segment then you did not have to add it.

Gle good - thank you

[Ebb]

The Secret History by Donna Tartt
by Donna Tartt

Genre: Fiction
Pages: start: pg.480 finish: pg.490 (10 pages)
Time Frame: 6:00-6:26am
Total Time: 26 minutes
Location: Orlando, Florida (EST)
Status: book not completed