Read-a-Thon #3 - Team Cake

[Perri]

That Entrepreneurship one looks like the hardest to me :P

[Traci]

Do people want more of a planning tab similar to quest #1? If so, I can work on one.

I'm still trying to figure out where the Dew Breaker works.

[Traci]

Actually...I'm just going to start working on one and see how it goes.

[Jillian]

I finished my book. I put it down for Entrepreneurship [1 Book Required]
1. Financial Literacy-Business Owner:The Secret, Book & Scone Society~Jillian 9/10/19.

If we need to, I can move to Boy Scouts- cooking

[Jillian]

I added my book to the spreadsheet Quest #3

I added Medicine- Furiously Happy to the Quest #3 planning.

I'm not sure I filled them in right so feel free to fix any of my mistakes : )

[Jillian]

Perri wrote: "That Entrepreneurship one looks like the hardest to me :P"

I had to take the hard one : )

[Traci]

So...I have an attempt at a planning tab. I'm not sure if I should be breaking them up into smaller subgroups.

[Jillian]

Traci- I think it looks good.

[Jillian]

Devin- I’m thinking the Life Skills one is going to be hard to fill so that might be the best spot.

[Traci]

Devin wrote: "Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances is a little different since it is a collection of short stories. So, I just tried to put in everything that could apply to at least ..."

I'm having that issue with The Dew Breaker as well! Though they are interconnected stories.

[Traci]

Chrissy - If you want to add any conditional formatting, go for it. That is not a skill of mine!

[Deborah]

Trying to figure out where Where the Line Bleeds fits. I was thinking with bleeds it could be linked to First Aid under life skills? The book involved young men seeking jobs and one going into dealing drugs, so also maybe entrepreneurship (in a not girl scouts approved way)?

Edit to clarify that I did finish it today.

[Sarah]

So I finished Manhattans & Murder and I am not sure where it fits the best. Its a murder she wrote mystery so it would have fit best in Investigation but I think that one is is covered so I would say maybe:

Boy Scout Badges -Journalism spot as Jessica is doing the press tours promoting her new book and solving a murder. Or because it is a book about an author maybe under the Boy Scout spot of Reading?

[Jill]

I am done with Me Talk Pretty One Day but I have no idea where this essay collection would fit. The only thing I can think of is the Boy Scouts Communication badge since the essays about him trying to communicate in France are hysterical!

[Deborah]

Ill be starting Good Me, Bad Me next. Probably looking at a Thursday finish. Just based on the synopsis, id say Law would work, but may find other options as i read.

[Jillian]

It looks like we have placed 4 books in quest 3 and we have 3 books still to place

Me Talk Pretty One Day~Jill 9/10/19

Manhattans & Murder~Sarah 9/10/19

Come Find Me ~Samantha 9/10/19

[Traci]

Deborah wrote: "Trying to figure out where Where the Line Bleeds fits. I was thinking with bleeds it could be linked to First Aid under life skills? The book involved young men seeking jobs and one..."

I like First Aid. They said to be creative.

Also, my "Inside Government" has a dictatorship and some of the not so good things that come with a bad government, so not at all a scouts approved way!

[Traci]

Jill wrote: "I am done with Me Talk Pretty One Day but I have no idea where this essay collection would fit. The only thing I can think of is the Boy Scouts Communication badge since the essays abou..."

I like it. I slotted it into communication on the spreadsheet, but it can also obviously be moved if you decide it should be somewhere else instead.

[Traci]

Sarah wrote: "So I finished Manhattans & Murder and I am not sure where it fits the best. Its a murder she wrote mystery so it would have fit best in Investigation but I think that one is is cover..."

I noted the 3 options you stated. We can slot it into Investigation for now. Which of these specifics would you choose? Senses, Detective, Special Agent, Truth Seeker.

Unless I misunderstand, which, really, I should reread, we can slot in another to Investigation if we want as long as the specific is different.

[Traci]

Samantha -
I just read the synopsis of your book and it sounds so interesting. Was it good? Was it creepy?

Any thoughts on a badge? From the synopsis, I'd guess space, astronomy, electronics, energy, family life, radio, but obviously just the synopsis might be totally throwing me off.

[Jill]

I am going to finish Connections in Death tomorrow which would fit the STEM/Investigation badge.

[Sarah]

Traci wrote: "Sarah wrote: "So I finished Manhattans & Murder and I am not sure where it fits the best. Its a murder she wrote mystery so it would have fit best in Investigation but I think that o..."

Well it I would say Detective,but if that one is claimed I would go with Truth Seeker since she is looking for the truth for most of the book.

[Jillian]

Traci wrote: "Unless I misunderstand, which, really, I should reread, we can slot in another to Investigation if we want as long as the specific is different.




That is how I'm reading it also. I marked Sarah's a Detective but we can switch it to Truth Seeker is someone else's book only works for Detective.

[Samantha]

Traci wrote: "Samantha -
I just read the synopsis of your book and it sounds so interesting. Was it good? Was it creepy?

Any thoughts on a badge? From the synopsis, I'd guess space, astronomy, electronics, ene..."

Come Find Me was enjoyable, not as creepy as I would have liked but overall a good YA mystery. I think Radio would be a good fit for it.

Kind of rushing this morning so didn't read everything carefully but will check in again later - I am hoping to finish Where Did You Go Bernadette as I drive around this morning.

Have a good reading day all!

[Traci]

I had a pretty light reading day yesterday, which was in sync with everything else yesterday too. Hoping to get more in today. Unfortunately I'm not even half done with a long audiobook, but I should finish my next physical book today or tomorrow and can figure out something for a badge. I need to read more to figure out options though.

[Jillian]

I finished Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things and added to the spreadsheet under Boy Scout-medicine.

I'm going to start The Martian next. It will work for either Outdoor Girl Scout or Boy Scout though I'm thinking we will be done with this quest before I finish it.

[Perri]

I finished The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son On Life, Love, and Loss and put it as BS Badge of Family Life.

[Samantha]

I finished Where'd You Go, Bernadette but not sure what badge I would use - Maybe Robotics for the husbands job or Architecture for Bernadette. There is also a bit of an adventure so potentially outdoors but think that is a push. Anyone else who has read this have any thoughts on what badge this would work for?

[Perri]

I think architecture plays a pretty big part in the story?

[Perri]

Alaina wrote: "Perri wrote: "Good morning! We're going like hot cakes, here. Yeah, I just keep them coming :)..."

Heller definitely has a staccato writing style, I'm sure's not for everybody. Hope you .like Sharp Objects more-not one I've read but I like reading on the dark side every once in a while :)

[Samantha]

Thanks Devin and Perri! I added to spreadsheet for Architecture.

[Chrissy]

I finished Chemistry on my way home. It doesn’t really fit any of the Girl Scout STEM badges, so I entered it on the spreadsheet for the Chemistry Boy Scout badge.

By the way, I really loved this book! It is an insightful and funny contemporary fiction, but the allusions are chemistry related instead of literary or religious. I don’t know if people who aren’t chemists would get as much out of it as I did. Has anyone else read it?

[Traci]

Devin wrote: "Do you guys think that staying at a ski lodge counts as outdoors? It's a bit of a stretch and Dead Voices can be applied to other badges, but I know we need that one."

Hmmm...seems like a stretch, but they did say to be creative!

One of my short stories did have someone hiking up a mountain to a village, so we could also move Dew Breaker there if we want. It wasn't an overarching theme like "Inside Government" and wasn't an important story in the connected stories, but I'll X it as an option.

[Traci]

Devin wrote: "Traci wrote: "One of my short stories did have someone hiking up a mountain to a village, so we could also move Dew Breaker there if we want..."

That sounds like a better fit if someone else's boo..."

Sounds good.

Also, good job with the title scramble...I didn't even try.

[Jillian]

I should be complete Outdoors [1 Book Needed]
- Outdoor [Hiker, Camper, Trailblazing, Adventurer] tonight. I've been reading The Slippery Slope with my kids and did not think I would finish in time to count for the read a thon but I'm going to go ahead and read ahead and finish it tonight. It works for Hiker, Camper, & Adventurer. I will post back once I finish.

[Deborah]

If nothing else, "dew" is something that occurs outdoors in nature and us something one would encounter when camping, etc, right? Seems outdoors-ey to me! Edit: though i now see that one should be covered!

I haven't made much progress on my next book. I have had a headache slowing me down, but will keep plugging away!

[Sarah]

Ok I started and finished Evil Under the Sun today and honestly I am not sure where it fits in best.
At first glance it would fit in with Investigation but I am pretty sure we have that one covered. We could put it under Canoeing badge, they do talk a little about sailing and rowing in the book. We could also throw it into the Lifesaving boy scout spot or even the Theater spot as one of the main characters use to be an actress.

Oh if the spot isn't filled we could use it in the Outdoor one. They spend a lot of time outside on the beach, going for daily swims some of them do daily hikes around the island.

[Traci]

Sarah wrote: "Ok I started and finished Evil Under the Sun today and honestly I am not sure where it fits in best.
At first glance it would fit in with Investigation but I am pretty sure we have..."

Way to go!

We currently have 3 spots open. Jillian was thinking she'd finish a book for the outdoors badge tonight. I'd say pick one of the other two (investigation other than detective or a boy scout) and make a note on the Quest #3 page of the other two badges that would work (outdoors and the one you don't pick). Then whoever finishes the next book can shift books if needed.

[Chrissy]

I’ll finish Where the Crawdads Sing tomorrow, and it would fit for outdoors as well as several different Boy Scout ones. Maybe others will beat me to it, though!

[Jillian]

I finished The Slippery Slope and will add it to the spreadsheet for outdoor.

If we need to, it can be moved to hiking under Boy Scouts.

[Jillian]

I updated and switched the badge for Sarah's books. We just need one more book to complete quest 3, any open Boy Scout badge.

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math [2 books needed]
1. Investigation [Truth Seeker] ~Manhattans & Murder~Sarah 9/10/19
2. Investigation [Detective] Evil Under the Sun~ Sarah 9/11/19

[Deborah]

I expect to finish Good Me, Bad Me by tonight which would work for law, though it seems likely someone will fill in the last slot before then. I'll update as soon as I finish.

[Samantha]

I finished Luck, Love & Lemon Pie.

Not sure the categories fit without pushing the creativity. It is about a family that has bad communication and a marriage that is falling apart and there is a lot of poker.

I was hoping it would be like The Coincidence of Coconut Cake and there would be a lot of food and cooking. But that was almost just left to a recipe at the back of the book. So would be a stretch to use cooking.
Creative ideas:
I feel like I wasted a lot of ENERGEY on it.
The main character was good at READING the players at her poker table
SPORT from wikipedia -
" Etymology
The word "sport" comes from the Old French desport meaning "leisure", with the oldest definition in English from around 1300 being "anything humans find amusing or entertaining".[8]

Other meanings include gambling and events staged for the purpose of gambling; hunting; and games and diversions, including ones that require exercise.[9] Roget's defines the noun sport as an "activity engaged in for relaxation and amusement" with synonyms including diversion and recreation.[10]"

Or could just use this book in the next quest :)

[Jillian]

Samantha, I think we could use cooking based on the cover. I think Chrissy is planning on finishing a book today and we could also save yours for the next quest. We should have sometime to figure it out. I don’t think quest 4 can be posted until Laura gets home from work this evening

[Jillian]

Perri could we switch you book, The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son On Life, Love, and Loss, from family life to journalism? Then we could put Samantha's book, Luck, Love & Lemon Pie, under family life.

[Samantha]

I am happy to do what ever is best for the team and if we can't get a new quest until later might be easiest to wait and see if someone else has a better book.

[Traci]

Jillian wrote: "Perri could we switch you book, The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son On Life, Love, and Loss, from family life to journalism? Then we could put Samantha's book, [book:Luck, ..."

My first thought was we can shift other books around, but I don't have time to figure it out right now, but then you did!

I like this idea.

[Deborah]

I finished Good Me, Bad Me for the law badge. I did add it to the spreadsheet before hitting refresh here, but do feel free to move it out if something else works. Great job, all! :) I'll keep an eye out for quest 4!

[Perri]

Totally flexible! Wait are we done with this quest?

[Jillian]

Thanks, Perri. You are right we finished before we needed to switch. We have Samantha's book ready to add to quest 4.