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Oct 26, 2019 06:28AM
I love Nimona!! And wish it were an ongoing series!
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We are half way through hour two. I have listened two two stories from
and I am going to switch over to my kindle book
for a little while. Max had a rough time waking up this morning, so he is eating his breakfast now and about to start
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I LOVE James Herriot's books. Hope you and Max have a fun day.
Into hour 4 now. I am still reading All Creatures Great and Small. Max had to go to gymnastics practice, but he took his kindle so he could listen to his book during the 45 minute car ride.
I took a break from my other two books to knock an item off the Read Harder Challenge. I needed to read a manga, so I checked one out of the library. Buso Renkin, Vol. 1. It was a bit choppy and hard for me to follow sometimes. I don't know if it was the story or just a manga thing. Overall, I give it 3 stars.
After reading a bit more of All Creatures Great and Small, I took another break in order to cross a Popsugar Reading Challenge book. I read House of Danger. It fulfilled the Choose Your Own Adventure prompt.
House of Danger helped me finish two BINGO lines. I have completed the B column and the diagonal line (upper left to lower right).
Hi Cora & Max :) It's super cool to see you both enjoying the readathon together :) Welcome to Hour 12!
Max finished The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl and I finished Nimona. He has moved on to The Sand Warrior and I will go back to All Creatures Great and Small.
Max is trying to finish up his BINGO board. Here is his response to the mini challenge "The Crossover to End All Crossovers":The fairies from 13 Treasures and the pixies from Fablehaven get together to make mischief in the real world.
I am doing to do the six word story challenge:Crowds rush past, he is alone.
Cora wrote: "Max is trying to finish up his BINGO board. Here is his response to the mini challenge "The Crossover to End All Crossovers":The fairies from 13 Treasures and the pixies from [book..."
I did this one and I thought a fun crossover would be Geralt from The Witcher series as the new Defense Against Dark Arts professor in the Harry Potter series.
Final SummaryCora:
Finished 3 entire books and good chunks of 2 others
Finished:
Read over 100 pages in:
Max finished 3 books and a bit of 2 others:
Finished:
Read enough to check off BINGO squares:
We both finished all the BINGO squares!
Congrats to you and Max for a great Readathon and BINGO blackout! How nice to be reading buddies!
Looks like you and Max had a great Readathon! I"m keeping Fantastic Beasts in mind for the next one.
Cora wrote: "Final SummaryCora:
Finished 3 entire books and good chunks of 2 others
Finished:
[bookcover:The Murders of Molly Southbo..."Great job, Cora and Max!!
Emma is joining Max and me for the readathon this year. Here is our opening survey:1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
We are in Maryland, USA
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
I am looking forward to reading A Fire Story. Emma is making her way through the Harry Potter series (she is currently reading book 4) and Max is looking forward to We're Not from Here.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Rice Krispie treats.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I am a stay at home mom who likes to read and photography. Max is my 12-year old son and Emma is my 15-year old daughter. They both do acrobatic gymnastics (when we are not stuck at home).
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?
We have no where to go today, so that is a change compared to previous readathons.
Excellent! Welcome back and welcome Emma!
Hi from another Maryland reader! Hope you, Emma and Max enjoy your reading and Rice Krispie treats!
Is this Max's first time reading The Hobbit? He's in for such a treat either way! The first-time magic or the comfort of a reread!
I hope you all had a great read a thon!
Max and I are here for the Reverse Readathon!We just randomly selected our first books to fulfill the BINGO square. He is starting with Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and I am starting with Witchmark.
Enjoy your Readathon! Glad to see more Maryland readers ;)
OCTOBER 2020 READATHONMax and I are ready!
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
We are in Maryland, USA.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Cora: They Called Us Enemy
Max: Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Cora: Ice Cream
Max: Halloween Candy
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
Cora: I live in Maryland and have three kids (Max is participating and my daughter Emma (15) sometime drops in for part of the readathon. My hobbies are reading, photography, and driving the kids back and forth to their acrobatic gymnastics practices.
Max: I am 12-years-old and in 7th grade. So far school has been all virtual this year. I am a competitive acrobatic gymnast and I have a brown belt in tang soo do. I especially like to listen to audiobooks.
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?
We have done less planning today, especially when it comes to snacks. Max has had a migraine headache for the last two days, so we are going to see how he feels as the day goes on and play it by ear.
First up for Cora: I come into the readathon on page 60 of The Black Cauldron and with 30 minutes to go in the audiobook of How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals.
Summary of Hour 1:CORA:
, read pages 60 - 88 (46% on kindle)
, finished listening to the last chapter (30 minutes), Book is now completed.MAX:
Max is sleeping in because he has had a migraine for the last two days. I didn't want to wake him up in case the headache is still lingering.
Halloween Mini Challenge: After seeing the Halloween Mini Challenge on the Website, I decided to start Anna Dressed in Blood for a spooky read/listen.
Summary of Hour 2:CORA:
Since How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals is finished, I decided to start Anna Dressed in Blood as my next audiobook. I am using this book to go towards the Halloween Mini Challenge.
MAX: (Still Sleeping I think)
Hi, Cora and Max, Enjoy your Readathon, and I hope Max feels better soon.
Max is up and starting with: For We Are Many.I am doing some chores and still listening to Anna Dressed in Blood.
Max and I did a buddy read of
. He stopped at the 50% point because he had another book he really wanted to get to, but I continued and finished it.
Max is starting the audio book of:
and I am returning to
Final Summary:CORA
Books Completed:
How to Be a Good Creature (started before the readathon)
Anna Dressed in Blood
They Called Us Enemy
Books Read, but not completed:
The Dispatcher
Treasure Island
The Black Cauldron
Max has decided to extend his readathon a couple hours since he had a late start yesterday due to his headache.
Well done both of you. I always extend the readathon because I like to make it a full 24 hours, so I have to make up for hours slept. ;)
Happy reading with your continued readathon!
MAXBooks Completed:
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) - started before the Readathon
For We are Many
All These Worlds
Books Partially Read:
They Called Us Enemy
I read “They Called Us Enemy” for the readathon. Fantastic read!
Cora wrote: "Final Summary:CORA
Books Completed:
How to Be a Good Creature (started before the readathon)
Anna Dressed in Blood
They Called Us Enemy..."
Oh noooo to be 12 and have a migraine for 2 days?! That's awful!! I get them as an adult and I can barely function. Poor kid! Glad Max was able to recover and get some reading done. I love that he's so into audiobooks! That shows a really good focus! How to Be a Good Creature, They Called Us Enemy, and the Bob series are in my (endless) TBR. I enjoyed Anna Dressed in Blood, the sequel a little less so. Great job Cora and Max!
Max and I are here for the Spring Readathon!1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Maryland, USA
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? I didn't make a stack this time. I am winging it!
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Veggies and dip.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I live in Maryland. I have three teenaged kids and in addition to reading, I like photography. Max is 13, in middle school (virtually) and his Book Wars competition is next week. When he is not reading he likes video games, acrobatic gymnastics, and karate.
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? We did no preplanning this time, we will se how that goes.
Max is starting with
Cora is starting with
i love that you guys participate together!! i hope you'll both have a great day!
I hope you are both enjoying your reading day!
Max and I are reading for today's readathon. We are having a late start because Max has four hours of gymnastics today. We have both started with a new audio book in the car on the way to gymnastics practice. We started Took: A Ghost Story. It is one of the books on the list for his Book Wars team and since it is a spooky book it is perfect for this month.
I am trying to finish up my current audiobook Neanderthal Seeks Human.
The kindle book I am working on is The Lacuna.
Sounds good, Cora! Happy readathon to both of you!
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