Team Tulip (Chat)

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Team Tulip
Lanelle
Kimberly
Library
Davina
Keri E.

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

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

[Section 1:]

#1-This requires one book.
Read a book: first in its series, with 100-199 pages, that is a debut novel, published in Jan. or Feb., or with "1(one)" in the title

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#2-This requires one book.
Read a book: second in its series, with 200-299 pages, with two people on the cover, published in Mar. or Apr, or with "2(two)" in the title

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#3-This requires one book.
Read a book: third in its series, with 300-399 pages, with trees on the cover, published in May. or Jun., or with "3(three)" in the title

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#4-This requires one book.
Read a book: fourth in its series, with 400-499 pages, with a four-wheeled vehicle on the cover (i.e. a car -- a motorcycle will not work), published in Jul. or Aug., or with "4(four)" in the title

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#5-This requires one book.
Read a book: fifth in its series, with 500-599 pages, with a hand on the cover, published in Sept. or Oct., or with "5(five)" in the title

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#6-This requires one book.
Read a book: sixth in its series, with 600-699 pages, with a ship on the cover, published in Nov. or Dec., or with "6(six)" in the title

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If the total number of points earned from the first section (above) is at least 27, the team will receive a bonus of 5 points!

[Section 2:]

Three of a Kind-This requires three books to be read (doesn't have to be done by the same person).
Read three books that go together in one of these ways: same genre, published same year or in the same month, same author, same number in its series, same number of pages (rounding to the nearest hundred: so 198 would be 200 and 212 would also be 200).

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Four of a Kind-This requires four books to be read (doesn't have to be done by the same person).
Read four books that go together in one of these ways: same genre, published same year or in the same month, same author, same number in its series, same number of pages (we're rounding to the nearest hundred: so 198 would be 200 and 212 would also be 200).

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Full House-This requires one book.
Read a book that has an author whose first or last name contains either two consonants and three vowels OR three consonants and two vowels (i.e. Karen Witemeyer, Ronie Kendig, etc.)

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Small Straight (1,2,3,4 OR 2,3,4,5 OR 3,4,5,6)-This requires four books to be read (doesn't have to be done by the same person).

Read a book with the number 1, 2 or 3 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 2, 3, or 4 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 3, 4, or 5 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 4, 5, or 6 in its page count or publication date
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Large Straight (1,2,3,4,5 OR 2,3,4,5,6)-This requires five books to be read (doesn't have to be done by the same person).

Read a book with the number 1 or 2 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 2 or 3 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 3 or 4 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 4 or 5 in its page count or publication date
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Read a book with the number 5 or 6 in its page count or publication date
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Yahtzee-This requires five books to be read (doesn't have to be done by the same person). Each task must be completed once to get a Yahtzee! :)

Read a book that has an average rating of 4 stars or higher on Goodreads
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Read a book that a teammate rated 5 stars (or that a mod rated 5 stars)
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Read a book whose title begins with a Y, A, H, T, Z, or E
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Read a book with a red cover (when you see the cover, you think "red")
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Read a book with a white or black cover (when you see the cover, you think "white" or "black"
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Chance-This is a freebie, max one book per teammate :)

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[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

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[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

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[Lanelle]

Round 1 - Finished
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Round One
33/33 books read for Yahtzee!

[Section 1] points earned: 41 + 5 = 46
#1 - Wildwood Dancing (407 pgs) 4 + 1 = 5
#2 - A Man Rides Through (661 pgs) 7 + 1 = 8
#3 - Cold Aim (384 pages) 4 + 1 = 5 pts
#4 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely (484 pgs) 5 + 1 = 6
#5 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (870 pgs) 9 + 1 = 10
#6 - Silent in the Sanctuary (552 pgs) 6 + 1 = 7
Get at least 27 points, and receive a bonus of 5 points!

[Section 2] points earned: 104
Three of a Kind (three books to be read) 8 + 1 = 9
- Garment of Shadows 8/25 (304 pgs) 3 pts
- Good Tidings 8/26 (284 pgs) 3 pts
- Tea Cups and Carnage (192 pgs) 2 pts

Four of a Kind (four books to be read) 14 + 1 = 15
- House of Salt and Sorrows 8/20 (415 pgs) 4 pts
- I Wish You All the Best 8/21 (329 pgs) 3 pts
- Two Can Keep a Secret 8/23 (336 pgs) 3 pts
- What She Found in the Woods 8/30 (384 pgs) 4 pts

Full House (one book to be read) 3 + 1 = 4
- Haunting Paris 8/31 (288 pgs) 3 pts

Small Straight (four books to be read) points so far: 13 + 1 = 14
1 - Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death 8/30 (184 pgs) 2 pts
2 - The Silent Governess 8/27 (447 pgs) 4 pts
3 - Dreaming Spies 8/26 (331 pgs) 3 pts
4 - The Murder of Mary Russell 8/31 (384 pgs) 4 pts

Large Straight (five books to be read) points so far: 20 + 1 +21
1 - The Grand Tour: or The Purloined Coronation Regalia (484 pgs) 5 pts
2 - This Is Where It Ends (286 pgs) 3 pts
3 - Pirate King (304 pgs) 3 pts
4 - Her Royal Highness (304 pts) 3 pts
5 - Mythe: A Fairy Tale (558 pgs) 6 pts

Yahtzee (five books to be read) 20 + 1 = 21
Read a book that has an average rating of 4 stars or higher on Goodreads
- The Mark of the King 8/25 (406 pgs) 4 pts
Read a book that a teammate or mod rated 5 stars
- The Giver 9/1 (208 pgs) 2 pts
Read a book whose title begins with a Y, A, H, T, Z, or E
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 8/30 (542 pgs) 5 pts
Read a book with a red cover
- The House of One Thousand Eyes 8/23 (354 pgs) 4 pts
Read a book with a white or black cover
- I'll Be Gone in the Dark 8/27 (475 pgs) 5 pts

Chance - (freebie, one book per teammate) points so far: 20
- Davina Talking as Fast as I Can 9/2 (224 pgs) 2 + 1 = 3
- Jada Mary Russell's War 8/30 (300 pgs) 3 + 1 = 4
- Keri Prince Charming 9/1 (296 pgs) 3 + 1 = 4
- Kim The Prophetess 9/4 (368 pgs) 4 + 1 = 5
- Lanelle Encantado: A Myth 8/29 (297 pgs) 3 + 1 = 4

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Round 2 - Finished
(view spoiler)[33/33 books read for Yahtzee!

[Section 1] points earned: 34
1 - Seafire 9/6 (374 pgs) 4 + 1 = 5
2 - Love and Other Mistakes 9/3 (352 pgs) 4 + 1 = 5
3 - The Mischief of the Mistletoe 9/12 (384 pgs) 4 + 1 = 5
4 - The Radium Girls 9/3 (479 pgs) 5 + 1 = 6
5 - Sherwood 9/11 (470 pgs) 5 + 1 = 6
6 - The Host 9/7 (656 pgs) 7 + 1 = 8
Get at least 27 points, and receive a bonus of 5 points!

[Section 2] points earned: 100 (finished tasks)
Three of a Kind (three books to be read) (Christian Fiction) 7 + 1 = 8
- The English Son 9/5 (128 pgs) 1 pt
- Loving Longest 9/14 (255 pgs) 3 pts
- Fragments of Fear 9/14 (336 pgs) 3 pts

Four of a Kind (four books to be read) 15 + 1 = 16
- Loki: Where Mischief Lies 9/11 (416 pgs) 4 pts
- American Royals 9/12 (448 pgs) 4 pts
- The Kingdom 9/14 (352 pgs) 4 pts
- There's Someone Inside Your House 9/16 (287 pgs) 3 pts

Full House (one book to be read) 3 + 1 = 4
- Elementary, She Read 9/4 (308 pgs) 3 pts

Small Straight (four books to be read) 13 + 1 = 14
1 - Dear Mr. Knightley 9/7 (317 pgs) 3 pts
2 - Batman: Nightwalker 9/2 (272 pgs) 3 pts
3 - Island of the Mad 9/8 (306 pgs) 3 pts
4 - The Truth Lies Here 9/1 (416 pgs) 4 pts

Large Straight (five books to be read) 17 + 1 = 18
2 - If You Only Knew 9/3 (240 pgs) 2 pts
3 - Messy Beautiful Friendship 9/12 (237 pgs) 2 pts
4 - A Match of Wits 9/11 (354 pgs) 4 pts
5 - Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 9/7 (224 pgs) 2 pts
6 - The Woman in White 9/9 (672 pgs) 7 pts

Yahtzee (five books to be read) 17 + 1 = 18
Read a book that has an average rating of 4 stars or higher on Goodreads
- Shifting Shadows 9/4 (450 pgs) 5 pts
Read a book that a teammate or mod rated 5 stars (by both Mel and Megan)
- Beauty 9/3 (264 pgs) 3 pts
Read a book whose title begins with a Y, A, H, T, Z, or E
- Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea 9/10 (340 pgs) 3 pts
Read a book with a red cover
- Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas 9/2 (336 pgs) 3 pts
Read a book with a white or black cover
- Bubba and the 12 Deadly Days of Christmas 9/9 (292 pgs) 3 pts

Chance - (freebie, one book per teammate) 22 points so far
- Davina The Hand of God 9/16 (256 pgs) 3 + 1 = 4
- Jada Body on Baker Street 9/9 (297 pgs) 3 + 1 = 4 pts
- Keri The Raven Boys 9/19 (468 pgs) 1 + 5 = 6
- Kim The Best Place on Earth 9/15 (224 pgs) 2 + 1 = 3
- Lanelle A Fresh Start 9/15 (356 pgs) 4 + 1 = 5 (hide spoiler)]

[Lanelle]

round 3 - Finished
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33/33 books read for Yahtzee!

[Section 1] points earned: 36 + 5 bonus pts = 41
1 - Mind Games 9/28 (332 pgs) 3 + 1 = 4
2 - Sisi 9/18 (464 pgs) 5 + 1 = 6
3 - The Mysterious Mr. Quin 9/21 (306 pgs) 3 + 1 = 4
4 - Sunshine 9/29 (482 pgs) 5 + 1 = 6
5 - The Big Book of Female Detectives 9/21 (1115 pgs) 11 + 1
6 - The Silent Bullet 9/30 (311 pgs) 3 + 1 = 4
Get at least 27 points, and receive a bonus of 5 points!

[Section 2] points earned: 87
Three of a Kind (three books to be read) (fantasy) 12 + 1 = 13
- Twilight 9/20 (513 pgs) 5 pts
- Demonglass 9/21 (365 pgs) 4 pts
- Between the Land and the Sea 9/22 (288 pgs) 3 pts

Four of a Kind (four books to be read) (historical fiction) 13 + 1 = 14
- The Reluctant Widow 9/16 (323 pgs) 3 pts
- The Nonesuch 9/18 (351 pgs) 4 pts
- London Calling 9/19 (238 pgs) 2 pts
- The Indomitable Miss Elizabeth 9/19 (359 pgs) 4 pts

Full House (one book to be read) 3 + 1 = 4
- More Than a Promise 9/18 (292 pgs) 3 pts

Small Straight (four books to be read) 13 + 1 = 14
1 - Through the White Wood 9/24 (416 pgs) 4 pts
2 - The Princess and the Fangirl 9/23 (320 pgs) 3 pts
3 - Lizzy and Jane 9/22 (339 pgs) 3 pts
4 - Mirror, Mirror 9/25 (344 pgs) 3 pts

Large Straight (five books to be read) 14 + 1 = 15
1 - Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came 9/26 (213 pgs) 2 pts
2 - Book of a Thousand Days 9/23 (324 pgs) 3 pts
3 - Aunt Bessie Considers 9/24 (236 pgs) 2 pts
4 - The Cat of the Baskervilles 9/30 (304 pgs) 3 pts
5 - Dead Man's Folly 10/1 (368 pgs) 4 pts

Yahtzee (five books to be read) 21 + 1 = 22
Read a book that has an average rating of 4 stars or higher on Goodreads
- Jane Eyre 9/28 (576 pgs) 6 pts
Read a book that a teammate or mod rated 5 stars
- The Secret Garden 9/28 (331 pgs) 3 pts
Read a book whose title begins with a Y, A, H, T, Z, or E
- Aunt Sophie's Diamonds 9/25 (485 pgs) 5 pts
Read a book with a red cover
- Maids of Misfortune 9/26 (338 pgs) 3 pts
Read a book with a white or black cover
- Say Nothing 10/2 (441 pgs) 4 pts

Chance - (freebie, one book per teammate) points so far: 22
- Davina Cybele's Secret 10/2 (432 pgs) 4 + 1 = 5
- Jada Partners in Crime 10/1 (271 pgs) 3 + 1 = 4
- Keri The Dream Thieves 10/11 (439 pgs) 4 + 1 = 5
- Kim Jesus in Me: Experiencing the Holy Spirit 9/26 (304 pgs) 3 pts 3 + 1 = 4
- Lanelle Shakespeare's Christmas 10/1 (260 pgs) 3 pts 3 + 1 = 4 (hide spoiler)]

Round 4 - Finished
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33/33 books read for Yahtzee!

[Section 1] points earned: 33 + 5 = 38
1 - Little White Lies 10/8 (390 pgs) 4 + 1 = 5
2 - Escapade 10/2 (466 pgs) 5 + 1 = 6
3 - A Glitter of Gold 10/9 (368 pgs) 4 + 1 = 5
4 - Shiver 10/8 (402 pgs) 4 + 1 = 5
5 - The Harper Hall of Pern 10/8 (500 pgs) 5 + 1 = 6
6 - The Deception of the Emerald Ring 10/14 (464 pgs) 5 + 1 = 6
Get at least 27 points, and receive a bonus of 5 points!

[Section 2] points earned: 93
Three of a Kind (three books to be read) 9 + 1 = 10
- The Elusive Miss Ellison 10/14 (304 pgs) 3 pts
- A Scandal in Scarlet 10/15 (293 pgs) 3 pts
- Ride On 10/16 (280 pgs) 3 pts

Four of a Kind (four books to be read) 10 + 1 = 11 points
- Aunt Bessie's Holiday 9/27 *** (251 pgs) 3 pts
- Aunt Bessie Believes 10/1 *** (231 pgs) 2 pts
- Aunt Bessie Decides 10/5 *** (278 pgs) 3 pts
- Aunt Bessie Enjoys 10/8 *** (234 pgs) 2 pts

Full House (one book to be read) 4 + 1 = 5
- When Dimple Met Rishi 10/11 (380 pgs) 4 pts

Small Straight (four books to be read) 13 + 1 = 14 points
1 - The Midnight Assassin 10/5 (321 pgs) 3 pts
2 - The Deadly Dance 10/6 (256 pgs) 3 pts
3 - Vanishing Grace 10/6 (304 pgs) 3 pts
4 - Finding Lady Enderly 10/3 (400 pgs) 4 pts

Large Straight (five books to be read) 17 + 1 = 18
1 - Entwined 10/12 (472 pgs) 5 pts
2 - The Conqueror's Dilemma 10/11 (218 pgs) 2 pts
3 - Muse 10/4 (338 pgs) 3 pts
4 - Veil of Night 10/8 (402 pgs) 4 pts
5 - Manhunt 10/9 (256 pgs) 3 pts

Yahtzee (five books to be read) 13 + 1 = 14
Read a book that has an average rating of 4 stars or higher on Goodreads
- A Walk to Remember 10/10 (240 pgs) 2 pts
Read a book that a teammate or mod rated 5 stars 13 + 1 = 14
- Dear Mr. Knightley 10/2 (328 pgs) 3 pts
Read a book whose title begins with a Y, A, H, T, Z, or E
- The Body in the Library 10/13 (255 pgs) 3 pts
Read a book with a red cover
- Elizabeth I 10/13 (238 pgs) 2 pts
Read a book with a white or black cover
- Grace and Fury 10/7 (320 pgs) 3 pts

Chance - (freebie, one book per teammate) 21 points so far
- Davina This Outside Life 10/7 (208 pgs) 2 + 1 = 3
- Jada Rebecca 10/14 (376 pgs) 4 + 1 = 5
- Keri His Hideous Heart 10/20 (480 pgs) 5 + 1 = 6
- Kim The Atonement 9/17 (325 pgs) 3 + 1 = 4
- Lanelle Three Bedrooms, One Corpse 10/14 (240 pgs) 2 + 1 = 3 (hide spoiler)]

[Library]

Hi Lanelle! My name is Jada, and I live in the Midwest. This is my first team challenge, so I'm excited. I like to read just about everything except horror. When I'm not reading, I watch a lot of movies and I like to play board games.

[Library]

I have ideas for task 1 and task 3, and I think maybe just wing it?

[Library]

On the ones that take more than one book, I'm open for anything.

[Lanelle]

22/33 books read for Yahtzee!

[Section 1] points earned: 21
1 - The Feisty One 10/18 (214 pgs) 2 + 1 = 3
2 - Full Disclosure 10/18 (473 pgs) 5 + 1 = 6
3 - Three Wishes for Miss Winthrop 10/19 (240 pgs) 2 + 1 = 3
4 - Aunt Bessie Finds 10/19 (241 pgs) 2 +1 = 3
5 - One Mixed-Up Night 10/18 (208 pgs) 2 + 1 = 3
6 - Six Months in Montana 10/15 (215 pgs) 2 + 1 = 3
Get at least 27 points, and receive a bonus of 5 points!

[Section 2] points earned: 40
Three of a Kind (three books to be read) 8 + 1 = 9
- All Four Stars 10/18 (288 pgs) 3 pts
- Three Bird Summer 10/17 (256 pgs) 3 pts
- Three Pennies 10/17 (192 pgs) 2 pts

Four of a Kind (four books to be read) 9 + 1 = 10
- The Seventh Wish 10/16 (288 pgs) 3 pts
- The Third Mushroom 10/15 (240 pgs) 2 pts
- The Fourteenth Goldfish 10/14 (208 pgs) 2 pts
- One Year in Coal Harbor 10/12 (224 pgs) 2 pts

Full House (one book to be read) 3 + 1 = 4
- From Twinkle, with Love 10/19 (330 pgs) 3 pts

Small Straight (four books to be read) 9 + 1 = 10
1 - The Fifth Day of Christmas 10/13 (192 pgs) 2 pts
2 - The Mystery of the 99 Steps 10/18 (202 pgs) 2 pts
3 - One Texas Night 10/16 (234 pgs) 2 pts
4 - Courage 10/9 (148 pgs) 1 pt


Large Straight (five books to be read)
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3 - Eclipse Bay 10/20 (358 pgs) 4 pts
4 - The Chosen 10/20 (368 pgs) 4 pts
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Yahtzee (five books to be read)
Read a book that has an average rating of 4 stars or higher on Goodreads
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Read a book that a teammate or mod rated 5 stars
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Read a book whose title begins with a Y, A, H, T, Z, or E
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Read a book with a red cover
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Read a book with a white or black cover
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Chance - (freebie, one book per teammate) 7 points so far
- Davina
- Jada Crooked House 10/19 (236 pgs) 2 + 1 = 3
- Keri
- Kim
- Lanelle One Fell Sweep 10/17 (340 pgs) 3 + 1 = 4

[Library]

I have some ideas, but wanted to hear from everyone else, you know? I didn't want to get to into planning before knowing what everyone else was thinking.

I'm fine with someone being captain.

[Lanelle]

Library wrote: "I have some ideas, but wanted to hear from everyone else, you know? I didn't want to get to into planning before knowing what everyone else was thinking.

I'm fine with someone being captain."

Sounds good. Hopefully everyone else will check in soon.

[Vinnie]

Hi guys, sorry, I couldn't access the chat over my phone, so I had to wait to get to my computer.
I'm Davina, 27 and I live in Austria. I just graduated from university and am now looking for a job as a German and History teacher. I like to read and draw a lot. :)
I would like someone to coordinate too, but I fear with looking for a job, it would be too much responsibility for me at the moment.

[Lanelle]

Hi, Davina. It's nice to 'meet' you. Congratulations on graduating. Here in the United States there are always jobs for teachers. I wish you luck on your job hunting.

[Lanelle]

Davina wrote: "...if we have over 27 points in Section 1, we will get 5 bonus points, so that means we need to get 21 points for the page count (+ 6 task points) if we want bonus points. So we should try to read 3 x 300 pages per book and 3 x 400 pages per book."

Yes, to get those bonus points, we definitely want to read books with at least 400 pages for each task in Section 1.

Do you think we as a team should focus on Section 1 first? Then after we finish it, go on to Section 2?

[Library]

I've got a book for task 3 that should get us, I think 7 points. It covers 3 tasks and is 384 pages, which since we're rounding up is 4 points for pages.

[Library]

Would you like to coordinate Lanelle? Since you've done this before.

[Library]

Nice to meet you Davina!

[Lanelle]

Library wrote: "I've got a book for task 3 that should get us, I think 7 points. It covers 3 tasks and is 384 pages, which since we're rounding up is 4 points for pages."

Jada, I think the rounding up is only for Three of a Kind and Four of a Kind.
For Section 1, a 384 page book would be 1 point for the task and 3 points for the page count. But if you want to read it, go ahead. I'll find a 600+ page book to make up the difference.

[Vinnie]

Oh I'm sorry, I deleted my former message, before I saw your comment, because I counted it again and we would also get 21 points for the page count if we read 100 pages for #1, 200 for #2, 300 for 3#... but more points can not hurt ;)

Yes, I think it makes sense if we concentrate on Section 1 first.

I could do #1 of Section 1 with "A Spool of Blue Thread" by Anne Tyler with 358 pages since it was published in February. I think that would be roundedup to 4 page points, right?

[Vinnie]

Nice to meet you too, Jada :)

[Library]

I just went and asked to be sure. :) It'd be good to know. and it's 3 points for the task, I think, since it covers 3 tasks.

[Vinnie]

I'm sorry - I don't quite understand - but how can a book cover 3 tasks? Shouldn't we read 1 book per task (in Section 1)?

[Library]

The book I had covered 3 options for task 3, and I thought that meant it got 3 points. I could be reading that completely wrong though.

[Library]

I've never done this before, sorry. SO I could be confused.

[Vinnie]

oh ok now I'v got it! Thank you for explaining.

[Library]

Yeah, no prob. I might be wrong though, so I've asked Melanie. :)

[Lanelle]

Library wrote: "I've never done this before, sorry. SO I could be confused."

There's always a learning curve for new challenges. I think it's 1 point per task, plus points depending on pages of the book for Section 1.

[Lanelle]

Library wrote: "Would you like to coordinate Lanelle? Since you've done this before."

Davina, is it okay with you if I coordinate for the Team? I don't mind doing it and I have the time.

[Vinnie]

Of course, that would be great Lanelle!

[Lanelle]

Davina, will you take #1? Jada, can you take #3? If those are okay with you guys, I'll take #2.

Hopefully Kimberly and Keri will check in soon.

[Library]

I can also do #4 if I need to, but yeah, I can do 3.

[Lanelle]

Library wrote: "I can also do #4 if I need to, but yeah, I can do 3."

Do you want me to put you down for #s 3 and 4?

[Library]

Sure. And since Melanie answered, it means 5 points for task 3 and the book I have for 4 would be 6 points.

[Lanelle]

Library wrote: "Sure. And since Melanie answered, it means 5 points for task 3 and the book I have for 4 would be 6 points."

Thank you for taking #s 3 and 4.

Just when I think I understand the rules, someone asks a question and the answer is completely different from what I thought :) We'll figure it out together.

[Library]

Sure no problem! Hopefully everyone else will check in tomorrow.

[Vinnie]

Is it alright for me to do #1? I would get 5 points there.

[Lanelle]

Davina wrote: "Is it alright for me to do #1? I would get 5 points there."

Yes. Thank you. Be thinking about which task you'd like to do after that

[Keri E.]

Hi everyone!!! For some reason, I didn't get a notification about this thread until late last night! I have set up email notifications now though.

My name is Keri! I live in Jackson, MS. I am 27 years old and work as a paralegal; however, I plan to become a forensic accountant. I enjoy reading a lot. I have been an avid reader since I had a teacher in second grade, who stressed the importance of reading.

I actually just attended a book festival this weekend and I bought books that would cover either the three or four of a kind and full house in the second part! I have three/four books that are YA (same genre) and published the same year (2019). I say either the three or four because I am not sure if one of my books will count as it hasn't been released in the states yet. But it has been released in the UK.

For the full house, do the vowels and consonants need to be different? If not, I have a book called Haunting Paris by Mamta Chaudhry, which would work. There's three consonants and two vowels in her first name. It's also her debut novel!

I'll keep thinking about some ideas for the first part too! I'm super excited for this challenge. I haven't done one in a couple years.

[Lanelle]

Hey, Keri. Welcome! I've never been to a book festival. It sounds wonderful.

Would you like to get started on 3 or 4 of a Kind, or maybe Full House, while the rest of us finish Section 1? Or do you have a book that will work for Task 5 or 6?

I'm pretty sure the book by Mamta will work for Full House.

[Keri E.]

It definitely was. I love meeting authors and listening to their panels.

I can go ahead and get started with the 3/4 of a kind and full house! I'm sure I have some books that could work for 5 or 6, but I can't think of any off the top of my head!

[Lanelle]

Keri E. wrote: "I can go ahead and get started with the 3/4 of a kind and full house! I'm sure I have some books that could work for 5 or ..."

Great! Let me know which you decide to work on so I can put your name next to the task in Message 5. And if you need or want help, just say something. YA is a good theme for those Tasks. I have plenty YA books.

[Keri E.]

I'll start on the four of a kind! I'll check and make sure the one that hasn't been released in the states would count (if not, I have PLENTY of YA books. I will let you know if I need help! Thanks!) I'll also check if the vowels/consonants need to be different or if it's okay if they're the same for the full house.

The books I plan to read for the four of a kind:
1. House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
2. I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
3. Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
4. What She Found in the Woods by Josephine Angelini

For the full house: Haunting Paris by Mamta Chaudhry.

[Kimberly]

hello, everyone. I live in Ohio and I am on a 40th anniversary high. I will fill in where ever needed. I have so many books and I can usually find books that we need.
HUGS
Kim

[Andrea]

Congratulations on your anniversary, Kimberly! That's a wonderful milestone!!!

[Lanelle]

Kimberly wrote: "hello, everyone. I live in Ohio and I am on a 40th anniversary high. I will fill in where ever needed. I have so many books and I can usually find books that we need.
HUGS
Kim"

Yay Kim! You've got a few years on me. It will be our 37th year anniversary this coming December. My son and his family used to live in Dayton (stationed at Wright-Patterson). Ohio is a beautiful state, but your winters are too cold for this desert girl.

Can you help us with Section 1? We need someone to take Tasks 5 or 6. Or you can start on something in Section 2. Message 5 has a list of the Tasks and who is doing what.

[Lanelle]

Early this morning (I couldn't sleep) I started reading A Man Rides Through for Task 2. It has 661 pages, so it will get us 8 points total.

[Kimberly]

I will do task 5 - wanted to read Order of the Phoenix again anyway.
HUGS

[Kimberly]

I agree about our winters. My daughter lives in California, wish I could spend the winters there.

[Lanelle]

Kimberly wrote: "I will do task 5 - wanted to read Order of the Phoenix again anyway.
HUGS"

Thank you. I'll put you down for that Task.

Kimberly wrote: "I agree about our winters. My daughter lives in California, wish I could spend the winters there."

When I was growing up, I made fun of snowbirds. Now I would do it in a heartbeat. These Arizona summers are loooong.