ONE - START HERE - 2015 - Readathon Five Date: October 24th, 2015 - 8AM to Noon - Check-In - CHECKPOINT ONE - FIRST CHECK IN

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Good morning Christopher - I hope you have a nice day in California - the Golden State

Don't forget to post your template which you can add to and complete later on in your time period.

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Checking in from Berkeley, California - now checking out.

Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick deWitt
by Patrick deWitt
Genre: Fiction
Pages read: pages 1-76
Number of pages: 76
Time frame: 8:15-8:45, 11:00-12:00
Reading time: 1 hr 30 min
Location: California, PDT
Books completed: 0

I would have read longer, but my 3 year old granddaughter was here for a while, and I'd much rather play with her than read.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Yea Berkeley - home of a very good school I have been told (smile) - shout out to cousins.

And of course the Golden State. That is a very interesting book for you.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Yea Berkeley - home of a very good school I have been told (smile) - shout out to cousins.

And of course the Golden State. That is a very interesting book for you.

[Chris]

Checking in.
Location & time zone: Wichita, KS - CDT

City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg
by
Genre: Fiction
Start page: 870
End page: 944
Pages read: 74
Time frame: 8:35 - 9:55 (CDT)
Reading time: 1:20
Completed book.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Chris - I was wondering where you were - how is the weather in the great state of Kansas - the Sunflower state - when are the sunflowers in bloom?

Your template is not bad but you need to add the line for Timezone and location.
Also Start Page: ?
Finish Page for this checkpoint: ?

You seemed to combine the two.

Here is a sample completed check in template

Book and Author being read for June 6th Readathon:

Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff

Citation:

by Stacy Schiff

Genre: Historical Fiction

Start Chapter Fifteen (audible) - Chapter Nine in book - start - End Page for Check In - 109

Number of Pages Read - ? Chapter Nine

Time Read or Listening to a book during this checkpoint -30 minutes - doing admin work

Completion of Book during this Check In: no

Name of Book Completed -none

Location: Metro NYC - Eastern Standard Time

[Nancy]

Good morning from Seattle, WA, USA

by Francine Prose

Genre: Fiction/Literary
Start Page: 140
Finish page: 184
Total pages: 43
Time spent: 1 hour
Location & TZ: Seattle, WA, USA PDT
Completed book(s) Y/N: N

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Nancy from Seattle - Washington (the Evergreen State) - Glad to have you with us.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

All, folks on Eastern Standard Time should be checking in to Checkpoint Two and completing their template on Checkpoint One.

[Karen]

Checked out, see message 23

[Francie]

Checked out. See message 28.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Saw it Karen - thank you

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Saw it Francie - thank you

[Erin]

Sorry I'm a bit late checking in for this segment - we changed our internet provider a few days ago and I hadn't updated my computer with the new info. Oops!

The Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic, by Tom Holland

by

Genre: Roman History
Start Page: 251
End Page: 292
Number of Pages Read: 41
Time Read: 2:30
Completion of Book during this Check In: No
Name of Book Completed: N/A

Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, by Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace

by Edwin G. Burrows[No Photo] and Mike Wallace

Genre: American History
Start Page: 906
End Page: 926
Number of Pages Read: 20
Time Read: 1:00
Completion of Book during this Check In: No
Name of Book Completed: N/A

Location: Upstate New York (Eastern Daylight Time)

[Donna]

by Peter D. Kiernan (no photo)

Genre: Nonfiction/Economics
Start page: 180
Finish page for this checkpoint: 266
Total pages read: 85
Time spent reading: 2:30
Location: Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA - EST
Books completed: None
Name(s) of completed book(s): NA

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Erin wrote: "Sorry I'm a bit late checking in for this segment - we changed our internet provider a few days ago and I hadn't updated my computer with the new info. Oops!

The Rubicon: The Last Years of the Rom..."

No problem Erin - these things happen - and welcome from Empire State and the great state of New York

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Donna wrote: " by Peter D. Kiernan (no photo)

Genre: Nonfiction/Economics
Start page: 180
Finish page for this checkpoint: 266
Total pages rea..."

Donna welcome from Pennsylvania - the Keystone State and the Oil State.

Your selection will really test your brain cells and looks like a workout - how do you like it?

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Mary wrote: "Checking in from Summerville, South Carolina, and looking forward to another great readathon!

[bookcover:The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe|182..."

Got you Mary - thank you for giving me the post number

[Michele]

Check in:

by David I. Kertzer (no photo)

Genre: Non-Fiction, History, WWII
Start page: 276
Finish Page: 404
Total Pages Read: 128
How much time spent reading: 1 hr
Books Completed: 1
Location: Southern California, Pacific Time Zone

[Nancy]

Checked out Checkpoint 1 Message 57

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Michelle welcome from California the Golden State

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Got it Nancy - great

[Christopher]

I just finished reading the following book, which I had previously begun before today's readathon:

by G.J. Meyer
Genre: biography, history
Start page: 382
Finish page: 431
Total pages read: 49
Time spent reading: 1 hour, 34 minutes
Books completed: 1
Location: Southern California, PCT

[Teri]

Checked out - msg 27.

[Jill]

I got a slow start today. Am trying finish up a book in the Readathon that I started earlier in the week.

by Paul Spicer(no photo)
Genre: British biography
Start page: 43
Finish page: 79
Total pages: 36
Time spent: 1 hr
Location: Southern US, DST
Completed: no

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Christopher wrote: "I just finished reading the following book, which I had previously begun before today's readathon:

by [author:G...."

Very good Christopher

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Jill wrote: "I got a slow start today. Am trying finish up a book in the Readathon that I started earlier in the week.

[bookcover:The Temptress: The Scandalous Life of Alice de Janze and the Mysterious Death o..."

Ok Jill - glad to have you aboard - and wishing you success

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Got it Teri - good job so far.

[Michele]

Checked out - message 69. Lunch time!

[Cheryl]

The Pope and Mussolini by David Kertzer

by David I. Kertzer

History

start page: 181
ending page: 212
total pages: 31

Total reading time: 55 minutes

No books finished.

Vancouver BC PDT

[Christopher]

I'm checking out of this period having continued on with another book that I began before today. I'm going to eat a quick lunch and see you all in the next period:

by Don H. Doyle(no photo)

Genre: history
Start page: 106
Finish page: 149
Total pages read: 92
Time spent reading: 3 hours, 37 minutes
Books completed: 1
Location: Southern California, PCT

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

No problem Chris -good - just add the book you completed - is it the one that is cited at top?

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Cheryl wrote: "The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe

David I. Kertzer

History

p. 181-212



55 minutes

Vancouver BC PDT"

Hello Cheryl - you have a few things missing but welcome to Checkpoint Two - here is a sample of a complete template wth all of its parts:

Here is a sample completed check in template

Book and Author being read for June 6th Readathon:

Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff

Citation:

by Stacy Schiff

Genre: Historical Fiction

Start Chapter Fifteen (audible) - Chapter Nine in book - start - End Page for Check In - 109

Number of Pages Read - ? Chapter Nine

Time Read or Listening to a book during this checkpoint -30 minutes - doing admin work

Completion of Book during this Check In: no

Name of Book Completed -none

Location: Metro NYC - Eastern Standard Time

Your citation should look like this:

by David I. Kertzer (no photo)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Michele wrote: "Checked out - message 69. Lunch time!"

Enjoy your lunch Michele