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Wheel-a-Thon III
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⏱️ COUNTDOWN START ⏱️
Timeline: Starts on October 27th, 2018 and runs for 6 weeks
Book have to be submitted by the captains by Saturday 10 pm (London Time), 5 pm (Eastern Time) -- Team Members must have their books logged before this cut-off.
Reminders:
⚛ All books must be started after the challenge begins on October 27th.
⚛ You do not have to finish a book the same week you start it, but it must be used the week it is finished. Example: You start a book for a word in the second week, but do not finish it until the third week of the challenge. It can be used then for the third week's word, but cannot be saved and banked for the fourth week.
⚛ Plurals are Okay as substitutes for the word for bonus points (such as crows on the title instead of crow)
⚛ Books can only fit one bonus category, BOM's can get Bonus Points AND BOM Points
⚛ Page Count of book is from Edition you marked Read
We will get points for all completely finished words, and for the letters of the next word that we were working on. We can work on more words at once, but once the deadline is over, only one partial word will be counted for points.
Example:
CROWS CROWS CROWS CRO_ _ C _ _ _ S = Only the full spellings of CROWS (3 words) and CRO (the first partial word after the last finished) would earn points. The last C and S for the second unfinished word would not.
How a "spell it out" works
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Member Shelves and Check-In Status
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Countdowns
Books for week one need to be read before 10PM, Saturday 3rd November, London Time.
*Words will be released a few days before they start to give us time to plan.*
Countdown for Word 2
BOOKS NEED TO BE AT LEAST 160 PAGES
QUICK REFERENCES
Point System
◈ Books between 160 and 200 pages = 5 points
◈ Books between 201 pages and 300 pages = 10 points
◈ Books between 301 and 400 pages = 20 points
◈ Books between 401 and 500 pages = 40 points
◈ Books between 501 and 650 pages = 60 points
◈ Books between 651 and 800 pages = 80 points
◈ Books over 801 pages = 100 points
Bonus Points
◈ BOM Bonus = 40 Points (Writing Day of Questions)
◈ BOM Bonus = 20 Points (Discussion)
◈ Word in Text = 20 Points
◈ Word in Title/Series Name = 30 Points
◈ Word Is An Object On The Cover = 40 Points
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◈ Word is Also a Book Genre (1st Full Page) = 50 Points
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WORD OF THE WEEK STATUS🎃 Week 1 - CROW
🎃 Week 2 - CANDYCORN
🦃 Week 3 - GRAVY
🦃 Week 4 - PILGRIM
🎄 Week 5 - EGGNOG
🎄 Week 6 - SCROOGE
BOOK OF THE MONTH◈ BOM bonus:
- Writing a day's worth of discussion questions = 40 points
- Participating in a current BOM (participating in discussion) = 20 points
Note 1: We will accept one team member per book per team for writing a days DQs. If, by three days prior to the BOM starting, we don't have enough volunteers to write all DQs, then we will let more than one team member per team write questions. If we have more people than days sign up (prior to 3 days before start date) we will randomise the volunteers to determine those who can write DQs
Note 2: Books need to be part of the spell-it-out to be used for points
October -- BOM Doesn't Apply This Month
November
Crazy Rich Asians - Starts November 4, 2018
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein - Starts November 16, 2018
December
My True Love Gave to Me - Starts December 4, 2018
GENRESFor these "word as genres" we have alternatives you can use as follows:
Halloween
Word: Can also use:
SKELETON CLOSET
BROOMSTICK FLYING
TOMBSTONE GRAVEYARD
POTION MAGIC
CANDY CORN TREAT
JACK-O-LANTERN VEGETABLE
COBWEB WEB
CAULDRON WITCH
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Words Can also use:
GRAVY BROWN
PILGRIM COLONIAL
CORNUCOPIA FLOWERS
VEGETABLES GREEN
CENTERPIECE MIDDLE
PUMPKIN ORANGE
PECAN PIE PIE
CRANBERRIES RED
ACORN SEED
CORNBREAD SIDE
POTATO MASH TAN
MAIZE YELLOW
Christmas
Christmas Words Can also use:
CANDLE LIGHT
CANDY CANE CANDY
DECORATIONS FESTIVE
EGGNOG DRINK
FRUITCAKE FRUIT
MISTLETOE KISS
NORTH POLE NORTH
PINE TREE GREEN
POINSETTIA FLOWERS
REINDEER ANIMAL
RIBBON COLORS
SCROOGE DICKENS
SLEIGH BELLS SNOW
SNOWFLAKE COLD
STOCKINGS CLOTHING
TINSEL FESTIVE
WREATH GREEN
All other genres, you need to use the word as given
You CAN use plurals
You can NOT use hypenated words (e.g. black-author does not work for black)
Where a word is already hyphenated, you can take out the hyphens (e.g. trick-or-treat you can use trickortreat)
I’m ready and excited for a new challenge!!
Vicki wrote: "I’m ready and excited for a new challenge!!"Nice to be on the same team again, Vicki :)
Looking forward to this new challenge! :)
Hello Team! I'm excited to be your Captain for this round, it will be my first time in this role in this particular group. My favorite genres are Urban Fantasy, PNR, Horror, Thriller, Mystery, and Drama. I like Paranormal mixed in pretty much every genre. I have a terrific son, Gage, who will be 18 next year (eek!) and two adorable cats. I look forward to meeting everyone here.
Hello everyone!!I’m from Oklahoma. I’m a mommy to 7 year old boy. I love to read fantasy (urban and epic), mystery/thrillers, and horror. I also read YA occasionally. I will read just about anything though. This is my first challenge like this. I am on a team in around the world. Hello Anna and Carrie!
We have a super short word so we should have no issue doing the word quite a few times. I also found a book that fits the genre/shelf and fits in the spell it out.
I’m also on the app and as soon as I get home later this evening I will post the link to my bookshelf
Hi team! I'm from Pennsylvania. I have a 20 year old daughter, 2 cats and a dog. My favorite genres are mystery, thriller, nordic noir, and fiction in general.
Hi Anna and Jessi. It's great getting on the same team again! Looking forward to this challenge!
Jessi wrote: "We have a super short word so we should have no issue doing the word quite a few times. I also found a book that fits the genre/shelf and fits in the spell it out. "Great, thanks Jessi!
The lucky thing for us is our first word isn't that rare --- there are a lot of books that have Crow on the cover and in the title. I have one I can read if needed when the bonus is up - which coincidentally I planned to read this month anyway since I'm trying to get some Horror/Thriller done
Hi! - I'm Colleen from Lakeville, MN with hubby, 3 kids (2 boys/1 girl) and read pretty much anything as time allows. Audio books help me on my commute and my running. Looks like a great & fun challenge!
Erin ☕ *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Vicki wrote: "I’m ready and excited for a new challenge!!"Nice to be on the same team again, Vicki :)"
Why, thank you Erin! Hopefully I'll do us proud. LOL It's nice to be on a team with you again too. :)
Teri wrote: "So excited guys!!"Me too, Teri :) We'll do great!
Vicki wrote: "Why, thank you Erin! Hopefully I'll do us proud. LOL It's nice to be on a team with you again too. :) "You too. I read your profile the other day and it fits how inspiring and encouraging you were on the Team Towers with your posts =)
Colleen wrote: "Hi! - I'm Colleen from Lakeville, MN with hubby, 3 kids (2 boys/1 girl) and read pretty much anything as time allows. Audio books help me on my commute and my running. Looks like a great & fun chal..."I'm envious you run - it's not in my cards - and that you're good with audiobooks. I've tried but don't have as much luck with them. Do you subscribe to an audible service or get them another way?
Carrie wrote: "Hi team! I'm from Pennsylvania. I have a 20 year old daughter, 2 cats and a dog. My favorite genres are mystery, thriller, nordic noir, and fiction in general.
Hi Anna and Jessi. It's great getti..."
Okay, now you have me curious about Nordic Noir. I'll have to look it up further.
Erin ☕ *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Why, thank you Erin! Hopefully I'll do us proud. LOL It's nice to be on a team with you again too. :) "You too. I read your profile the other day and it fits how inspiring and encou..."
Awe, thank you, Erin, that means a lot to me.
Okay, now that I have a wee bit of time I'll introduce myself to those of you who don't know me and that is most of you. I'm probably the granny of the group. It's okay, not everyone gets to live to my ripe "old" age. LOL But as my mother used to say, "Age is just a number and my number ain't listed." Only I list mine. I'm going to be 69 in January.
I have 5 children ages 48 down to 39 (3 girls/2 boys). I also have 20 grandchildren ranging in ages from 24 down to 6 months and I have an even number of genders: 10 boys/10 girls. And I just became the proud grandmother of my 4th GREAT grandchild! The genders got messed up there but that's all right. LOL I have 3 great grandsons and 1 great granddaughter. The funnest thing right now is that the 3 youngest greats plus my 20th "regular" grandchild are all under one year old! LOL So Audrina is 11 months, Liliana is 6 months, Jay is 5 months, and Warren is just six days old! What a blessing they all are!!!
I also have 2 dogs and am a huge dog lover!
I'm a retired (May 2017) high school teacher of 25 years. I taught English and yearbook. :)
Reading I now have time to do! My favorite genres are historical fiction, mystery/thriller, paranormal and fantasy but not too much into sci-fi.
I'm excited to get this one going and meet all of you. I don't know how this challenge works yet but I'm ready to learn!
Hi everyone! I'm Stacey and I'm in Raleigh, NC where I live with my very spoiled Italian Mastiff. I'm up for reading just about anything and I'm a challenge junkie! I have a 7 hour car ride coming up, so I will take a good look at the rules, and see what I have that fits the first word, just to keep me occupied. Excited to get started and get to know you all. :)
Hey, Stacey! I’m a challenge junkie too! It’s too fun to pass up! I love team challenges and the camaraderie we build. I’m too busy to be on my computer for hours on end so some things pass by me but I’m always ready to play! Question: Our word is CROW but we have a lot more than 4 people on the team so how does that work?
Welcome Stacey!Vicki, we can spell CROW multiple times.
When the deadline is over for the week, all fully spelled words will count, and the letters of the next word that is not yet complete (but not any other incomplete words after that!)
Here is our Spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Hey everyone! My name is Cecily and I am living in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. I love to read but unfortunately with my new job as an Education Assistant for the local public school board, I don't have as much time to read as I am used to. I love participating in these challenges because I can never choose what to read on my own.
I love Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Dark and Erotica. However, I will read pretty much anything. I listen to a lot of audiobooks because I am constantly multitasking!
I have a little black kitty named Sookie and a 6 month old puppy named Zarco.
Any The Walking Dead fans in this group?? I always seem to find some no matter what challenge group I am in LOL
So is there nothing going on until the 27th? that seems so far away lol
Hello everyone. Glad to see the thread is unlocked now. I work in the library field. I read a variety of genres with science fiction, fantasy, history, and historical fiction being my favorites. I enjoy video games, jigsaw puzzles, hockey, Neopets, and walking/hiking when I’m not reading. I am a proud pet parent to two German Shepherds, two bearded dragons, a Western Hognose snake, and three koi (and the frogs that hang out by the pond).
Cecily wrote: "Hey everyone! My name is Cecily and I am living in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. I love to read but unfortunately with my new job as an Education Assistant for the local public school board, I don't ha..."Hi Cecily! Love the pics. They are so cute. I have a black kitty named Layla. She's a little bit prissy. (I also have kitty named Tigger and a Westie pup named Bentley!)
I have watched the first 4 seasons of The Walking Dead and then I fell behind. Are you a huge fan? I keep meaning to catch up but never seem to get there lol.
Are you in the area of Canada that got all the snow recently?
Carrie wrote: "Cecily wrote: "Hey everyone! My name is Cecily and I am living in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. I love to read but unfortunately with my new job as an Education Assistant for the local public school bo..."We woke up with snow this morning! My puppy is so happy to play in it. I am a fan, not as huge as some but this season should be good.
Cecily wrote: "Hey everyone! My name is Cecily and I am living in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. I love to read but unfortunately with my new job as an Education Assistant for the local public school board, I don't ha..."Cecily thank you for sharing your adorable pets with us!
I'm a Walking Dead fan but am behind on last season still. For shame on me. I know the new season started last night.
Natasha wrote: "Hello everyone. Glad to see the thread is unlocked now. I work in the library field. I read a variety of genres with science fiction, fantasy, history, and historical fiction being my favorites. I ..."That's a lot of animals, how nice! Welcome Natasha :)
I am also a Walking Dead fan. But like Erin I am behind. I just need to watch the last 3 episodes of last season and watch my recording of the new episode to be all caught up!
Checking in..I'm excited for the challenge to start. The wheel-a-thons are my favorite types of challenges.I'm Michelle. I live in Canastota, NY with my husband and three kids ages 18, 17, and 14. and 5 cats. I work part time (nights) in the accounting office of a very busy grocery store.
I read almost anything and everything except Harlequin Romance Novels, most things that are sport related, and erotica. I love horror, dystopian, young adult, urban fantasy, and paranormal.
welcome, MichelleI think I have done a Wheel a Thon before, but it's been several years.
Thank you Jessi, I will be updating those links soon.
Thank you Jessi and Carrie, I have updated the links to your shelves.Everyone else, please post a link to your shelf when you get a chance. Thanks :)
Thank you both, updated.
Since this is a holiday challenge, I'm curious, what is everyone's favorite holiday?My #1 is Christmas, but Halloween is a close second. Not the night of Halloween especially, but the entire month of October usually has so much fun going on that the month itself is my favorite of the year. This weekend friends and I are going to Sir Henry's Haunted Trail, and usually we do Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights, although this year we cannot. A lot of fun reading challenges and themes happen too - it's just plain fun.
Otherwise I love the holiday music for both Christmas and Halloween, the fun decoration and change of moods.
Many don't care much about Thanksgiving but I enjoy looking forward to the cooking, planning and eating. My mom and I always had fun with it.
My favorite holiday is Christmas followed by Thanksgiving and then Halloween. I love Christmas because I love winter and snowmen and giving presents. I love Thanksgiving because I get to see family I don't see too often and get to eat delicious food. I love Halloween because I love fall and pumpkins and candy and dressing up.
So hard to pick between the 3. My family has a Halloween party each year and we love decorating and making Halloween themed foods! October is also my favorite month when it comes to weather in PA! I love the changing colors of the leaves and spending time outdoors around the fire pit. I love Christmas since it always involves spending extra time with family.
Thanksgiving for us is usually a nice dinner and then watching football.
I guess I love them all!
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• Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* (Captain)
• Teri (Co-Captain)
• Jessi Barker
• Stacey C
• Anna
• Michelle
• Natasha
• Carrie Elrick
• Colleen D
• Cecily
• Vicki