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Completion PostBook: Scent of Magic
Author: Maria V. Snyder
Series: Healer
Pages: 414
Date Read: 5/26
Rating: 5 stars
Characters: Avry, Kerrick, Ryne, Noelle, Flea, Danny
Letters: S, M, H, A, K, R, N, F, D
Additional: Charms - Sword on cover
Defense against the Dark Arts - Magic in title?
History of Magic - good for an essay?
Buddy Read: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Read with: Danielle, Team Newt; Maritza started but hadn't read the first book, so not sure if she'll continue.
Completion Post
In the Time of the Butterflies
Julia Alvarez
5-26-2018
324 pages
3*
Characters: Patria Mirabal de Gonzalez, Minerva Mirabal de Tavarez, Maria Teresa Mirabal de Guzman, Bélgica Adela Mirabal de Reyes
Letters: I, J, A, P, G, M, T, B, R
Butterflies?? Title may work for the essay?
Completion Post for yesterday:
Well, That Was Awkward by Rachel VailDate Read: May 26, 2018
Pages: 314
Word Count (middle-grade book): 58,620
Important Characters: Gracie Grant, Sienna, AJ, Emmett
Letters: WRVGSAE
Task: Probably only fits for one of the Spells. . .
UNLESS:
Charms - Summoning:
My book from the 25th: Aru summons the aid of the vahanas (the gods' divine vehicles/mounts). Three of the vahanas are pictured on the cover.
My book from the 26th: The tortoise and rabbit on the cover are the pets of Gracie and Emmett, Lightning and Fluff, respectively. And Lightning is gifted to Gracie in this book.
So, summoning celestial mounts for [temporary] help against the bad guy ➡️ being gifted a real pet that wins a race for you against a friend?
Or did I miss the mark entirely? What do we need for the Charms: Summoning task if neither of the above work?
???
Completion Post:Book:Graffiti Moon
Author:Cath Crowley
Pages:264
Date Finished:5/27/18
Characters: Lucy, Ed, Leo, Jazz, Daisy, Malcolm, Al, Bert, Valerie
Letters: A, B, C, D, E, J, L, M, V
Adiitional: Celestial Object for astronomy: Moon
Completion PostBook: Never Trust a Rake
Author: Annie Burrows
Pages: 288
Date Read: 5/27
Rating: 4 stars
Characters: Henrietta Gibon, Lord Debon
Letters: N, A, B, H, G, D
Additional: Charms - Summoning/Banishing her glove, paired with a book with a hand/arm with no glove
Jen wrote: "Or did I miss the mark entirely? What do we need for the Charms: Summoning task if neither of the above work?"Charms are strictly a visual thing based on the cover, so I think this is a little bit of a stretch.
For summoning, it would need to be something like:
->
(Summoning Apple)
->
(Summoning Shoe)
->
(Summoning Clothes)
~Michelle~ wrote: "Completion PostHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
J.K. Rowling
5-26-2018
341 pages
5*
Characters: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore, Tom Riddle, Gilderoy Lockha..."
I didn't think about it when I posted, but could this be used for a DADA creature with the basilisk?
I think I probably missed a PM or announcement somewhere, but what are the June BsOTM?
Laura wrote: "I think I probably missed a PM or announcement somewhere, but what are the June BsOTM?"Leah on the Offbeat June 2nd
Red Sister June 16th
Completion Post
Water's Edge
Robert Whitlow
5-27-2018
416 pages
3*
Tom, Rose
W, R, T
Lake with a boat on the cover.
Completion PostBook: Need to Know
Author:Karen Cleveland
Characters: Vivian Miller, Mark, Luke, Ella, Caleb, Chase, Peter, Yuri,
Letters:N, K, C, V, M, L, E, P, Y
Completion PostPop Goes the Weasel by James Patterson
Read: 5/25/18
Rating: 💚💚💚💚
Characters: Alex Cross, John Sampson, Geoffrey, Damon, Christine
Letters: p, j, a, c, g, d
Pages: 480
Vicky wrote: "Jen wrote: "Or did I miss the mark entirely? What do we need for the Charms: Summoning task if neither of the above work?"Charms are strictly a visual thing based on the cover, so I think this is..."
So the two books I listed (Aru Shah... and Well, That Was Awkward) wouldn't work? Not even if you consider that the animals look celestial/ghostly on Aru Shah... and are real on Well, That Was Awkward?
???
Completion Post for yesterday:
by At the Bottom of the World by Bill Nye and Gregory MoneDate Read: May 27, 2018
Pages: 247 (story ends on page 230)
Word Count (Middle-Grade book): 49,500
Important Characters: Jack, Matt, Ava (foster siblings); Henry "Hank" Witherspoon; Britney Kirshner, Victor Valenza, Evgeny Levokin, Franklin Golding, Anna Donatelli, Sophie Bornholdt, Daniel "Danno" Perkins
Letters: JMAHWBKVELFGDSPN
Task:
OR Use it for one of the Spells, I guess.
OR Is World good for Astronomy?
Completion PostBook: Loyalty in Death
Author: J.D. Robb
Series: In Death
Pages: 358
Date Read: 5/28
Rating: 4 stars
Characters: Eve Dallas, Roarke, Peabody, McNab, Feeney, Zeke, Clarissa
Letters: L, J, R, I, E, D, P, M, F, Z, C
Additional: Charms - NYC skyline has Twin Towers. If we have a cover of NYC that's more recent, it wouldn't have them. Or would that be morbid?
I've been considering a re-read of the
trilogy. Book 3 has 949 pages, so it works for the loooooong one in Arithmancy. But I probably won't get to it until July, so if someone else has one, go for it! :)
Hey guys. Just letting you know that I am still here. I just haven't read much in the last couple days.
I finally finished my first book! Will add it later when I get to my laptop. It is called "One of us is lying", maybe we can use it for the history part
Read: 29/05
Pages: 361
Characters: Nate, Addy, Bronwyn, Cooper, Jake, Janae
Maybe the title can work for the history text?
Completion postTwo Steps Forward
Author Graeme Simsion
Read: 5-29-18
Pages: 384
Characters: Zoe Witt, Martin Eden,
Cover is mostly red, like 90%.
Some of you may already have read this from another team challenge I'm in...I won't be turning in any books for a bit. I fell up the steps coming in the front door and shattered my kneecap. I will be back if that is ok.
Completion PostBook: When You Reach Me
Author: Rebecca Stead
Middle Grade on MP - 39,253 words per ARBookFind
Date Read: 5/29
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 199
Characters: Miranda
Letters: W, R, S, M
Additional: Lots of random stuff on the cover, including a shoe & a coat, either of which could be used for Summoning/Banishing.
Jennifer H wrote: "Some of you may already have read this from another team challenge I'm in...I won't be turning in any books for a bit. I fell up the steps coming in the front door and shattered my kneecap. I will ..."So sorry to hear that, Jennifer. I hope you get better soon!
~Michelle~ wrote: "Laura wrote: "I think I probably missed a PM or announcement somewhere, but what are the June BsOTM?"Leah on the Offbeat June 2nd
Red Sister June 16th"
Thanks.
Jennifer H wrote: "Some of you may already have read this from another team challenge I'm in...I won't be turning in any books for a bit. I fell up the steps coming in the front door and shattered my kneecap. I will ..."Get better soon.
Completion PostBook: Belle: An Amish Retelling of Beauty and the Beast
Author: Sarah Price
Series: An Amish Fairytale
Pages: 320
Date Read: 5/29
Rating: 5 stars
Characters: Belle, Adam Herschberger, Ella Troyner, Susie, Verna
Letters: B, S, P, A, H, E, T, V
Additional: Herbology - Dirt path/road on the cover
Completion Post for yesterday:
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanDate Read: May 28, 2018
Pages: 375
Word Count (middle-grade book): 87,223
Important Characters: Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Grover Underwood, Chiron, Clarisse, Hades, Zeus, Poseidon, Luke
Letters: PJACGUHZLR
Task: Transfiguration? This cover has a giant statue on it. Next cover. . .
Completion Post for today:
The Sea of Monsters by Rick RiordanDate Read: May 29, 2018
Pages: 279
Word Count (middle-grade book): 63,976
Knocked out but USED FOR QUIDDITCH
Letters: PJACGUTLHSR
Task: Transfiguration continued? This cover has a giant cyclops on it. So. . . Live person transfigured into a stone person, or vice versa?
If neither of these books works for Transfiguration, note that they both have a U is for Grover Underwood character in them.
Jennifer H wrote: "Some of you may already have read this from another team challenge I'm in...I won't be turning in any books for a bit. I fell up the steps coming in the front door and shattered my kneecap. I will ..."I hope you feel better soon!
Completion Post
Devil in Spring
Lisa Kleypas
5-29-2018
288 pages
5*
Characters: Pandora, Gabriel, Drago, Cassandra, Helen
Letters: D, L, K, P, G, C, H
Completion PostBook: The Road to Oz
Author: L. Frank Baum
Series: Oz
Pages: 261
Children's on MP, word count verified on AR as 38,406
Date Read: 5/29
Rating: 4 stars
Characters: Dorothy, Shaggy Man, Button Bright, Polychrome
Letters: T, R, L, B, O, D, S, B, P
Additional: Transfiguration - Man to Tin Man (or vice versa)?
Completion Post
The Glittering Court
Richelle Mead
5-30-2018
400 pages
4*
Characters: Adelaide, Cedric, Tamsin, Mira, Warren
Letters: T, G, R, M, A, C, W
Buddy Read: My First Post
Michelle, don’t forget to link to the buddy read!
Laura wrote: "Michelle, don’t forget to link to the buddy read!"Thanks, Laura!! I haven't been to sleep yet so I'm struggling. 😳
HI All, I am back from vacation. Do you want me to go back and add the characters for the earlier posts that I did?I am going to read through and figure out what needs to be done and how I can help!
Do I need to send a link to my comments from the BOM or Buddy Read? If so, how do I do this?
Completion posts:
Book: The Storm Sister
Author: Lucinda Riley
Pages: 513 pages
Characters: Alycone D'apliese, Maia, Star, Marine, Theo, Celine, Peter, Willem, Jens Halvorsen, Karine, Horst, Bayer, Edvard Grieg, Elle
Letters: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K, M, P, S, T, W
Northern lights shown on the cover if that matters
Book: Gateway
Author: Sharon Shinn
Pages: 280
Characters: Daiyu, Isabel, Edward, Kalen, Ombri, Gabe, Chenglei, Aurora, Xiang, Mei, Quan
Letters: A, C, D, E, G, I, K, M, O, Q, X
This book is about traveling through a gateway to another time and world. Not sure if it would count towards anything, but just thought I'd let you know!
Jennifer H wrote: "Completion PostPop Goes the Weasel by James Patterson
Read: 5/25/18
Rating: 💚💚💚💚
Characters: Alex Cross, John Sampson, Geoffrey, Damon, Christine
Letters: p, j, a, c, g, d
Pages: 480"
The book you linked has "only" 461 pages. Please make sure to shelve the edition you're reading :)
Hi All, I have a question: Yesterday I started The Dry by Jane Harper in both hardcover print and via the audio: The Dry. I am reading both editions simultaneously. When I finish these books [hopefully later today], do I just count the hardcover as having been Read for TTVI? Or can both editions be used?
???
Lory wrote: "HI All, I am back from vacation. Do you want me to go back and add the characters for the earlier posts that I did?I am going to read through and figure out what needs to be done and how I can he..."
You need to link your comments as proof you've joined the BOTM and Buddy reads. In the right corner of your comment is the time stamp. Just a right click on that and copy the link. That's it :)
Thanks - DanielaHere are my posts for BOM:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
As for things planned - I am looking to read the following which should work for some things:Hollywood Dirt - works for Herbology
A Spell for Chameleon - works for X
I am looking for scales and mortar and pestle, but these are tricky to find.
Other books I am currently reading/shortly will be reading are Ash and Quill, Origin, Soul of Smoke, The Memory Shop, The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.and The Shadow Sister
~Michelle~ wrote: "Laura wrote: "Michelle, don’t forget to link to the buddy read!"Thanks, Laura!! I haven't been to sleep yet so I'm struggling. 😳"
I was still up, too. But I think you're in an earlier time zone than I am. :)
Completion post for today (first of what will hopefully be two/three):
The Titan's Curse by Rick RiordanDate Read: May 30, 2018
Pages: 312
Word Count (middle-grade book): 72,995
Knocked out but USED FOR QUIDDITCH
Letters: PJACGULZNTBHR
Task: Care of Magical Creatures - Book 4? My edition's cover featured Percy Jackson riding on a pegasus.
OR: Care of Magical Creatures - Uses? Blackjack the black pegasus is Percy's getaway vehicle to follow the van with the questers. And later, he flies him from San Francisco to New York speedy-fast.
Jen wrote: "Completion post for today (first of what will hopefully be two/three): The Titan's Curse by Rick RiordanDate Read: May 30, 20..."
Jen - Just a heads up that books you read for Quidditch can't be used for Spells or Classes. We still get page number points for them, so definitely keep posting them - but you don't need to worry about the extra information! :)
Vicky wrote: "Jen - Just a heads up that books you read for Quidditch can't be used for Spells or Classes. We still get page number points for them, so definitely keep posting them..."Oh, okay! So The Sea of Monsters and maybe The Titan's Curse can't count for Spells or Classes.
Just checking in, school is still killing me but I'm close to finishing three books!
Completion Post for my second (and third) book for today:
The Dry by Jane HarperDate Finished: May 30, 2018
Pages: 326
USED FOR QUIDDITCH.
I also read
The Dry by Jane Harper (audio performed by Stephen Shanahan)I don't know if this edition can also count. ???
Date Finished: May 30, 2018
Pages: I read it simultaneously with the 326-page hardcover.
Important Characters: Aaron Falk, Raco, Gretchen, Mal Deacon, Grant Dow, Scott Whitlam, McMurdo, Gerry and Barb Hadley
Letters: AFRGMDSWJH
Task: Can it count?
Completion PostBook: Homicide in High Heels
Author: Gemma Halliday
Pages: 215
Date Read: 5/30
Rating: 3 stars
Characters: Maddie Springer, Jack Ramirez, Dana, Marco
Letters: H, G, M, S, J, R, D
Completion Post:Book: Ash and Quill
Author: Rachel Caine
Pages: 338 pages
Date Read: 5/30
Characters: Jess Brightwell, Khalila Seif, Dario Santiago, Glain Wathen, Christopher Wolfe, Niccolo Santi, Thomas Schreiber, Beck, Askuwheteau, Morgan Hault, Indira
Letters: A, B, C, G, H, I, J, K, M, N, R, S, T, W
Completion PostGod-Shaped Hole
Tiffanie DeBartolo
5-31-2018
336 pages
4*
Characters: Beatrice (Trixie), Jacob
Letters: G, T, D, B, J
Buddy Read: My Post
A fortune teller, Madra, predicts Trixie's true love will die young. It comes true. There is also a Tarot Card reader.
So the tasks I shared in my post above can now be considered.
Although, it was suggested that we might want to wait until the first match is over before counting The Sea of Monsters as Read for a Spell or a Class.
It's up to our Captains to decide when they can use it.
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Hey all - the mods opened up the secret common room groups that we'll be using to coordinate with our other house teams on Quidditch matches. I am sending out invites to everyone now so keep an eye out!