Read-a-Thon #3 - Team Brownie

[Kelly]

Just checking in for the day. I am still reading Ask Again, Yes. With as fast as a lot of you are, it will probably be for Quest 3. Great job everyone on getting Quest 2 almost conquered!

[Samantha]

Good evening from Myrtle Beach. I just finished Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening. Fascinating plot. I think Kippa may be a new favorite character - so precious.

I'm marking Monstress for the 2019 Challenge of an NPR Best Book.

My Library Hold for The Turn of the Key came in today, so I may be changing my reading plans for tomorrow.

[Rachel]

I'm 131 pages into Darius the Great Is Not Okay currently. I won't be able to check until tomorrow (hopefully) where Quiver might fit, so feel free to slot it in wherever needed. Either of Jen's suggestions above are fine with me.

[Karissa]

I just finished The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle which is for my Fall reading challenge for a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (Ringo Starr).

It looks like that puts us at 10 books and we have completed Quest 2! Go Team Brownie!

Mods, we are ready for Quest 3!

[Brittany]

I want to know what our next quest is before I start reading anything new today. This is the second time in a row where I've lucked out and been on vacation from work during the read-a-thon.

[Errlee]

Me too - I'm still in the middle of one but usually have two on the go and waiting to hear what the task is before I start a new one ...

[Jen K]

Awesome work team!!! I'm so impressed!!

Excited to see what the next quest is as well. I'm somewhat close to finishing 2 books.

[Karissa]

I ended up starting a book for my individual quest that will be a quick read until we hear what our next quest is.

[Brittany]

Karissa wrote: "I ended up starting a book for my individual quest that will be a quick read until we hear what our next quest is."

I did the same. Maybe if we're lucky one or both of them will actually work for the next quest.

[C]

I'll make a new spreadsheet now - I just finished one of my books and will finish the other in an hour or so. I'll wrap that up while we wait for quest 3.

good job everyone!!

[Brittany]

Cali wrote: "I'll make a new spreadsheet now - I just finished one of my books and will finish the other in an hour or so. I'll wrap that up while we wait for quest 3.

good job everyone!!"

I'm so glad you're good with spreadsheets. Thanks so much!

[Karissa]

I finished This Is How You Lose the Time War and added it to the Unused Books tab of the spreadsheet.

[C]

Just finished Rabbit Cake. I'll probably just find an audiobook I can easily start/stop until we get quest 3!

[Karissa]

And now I just finished My Name Is Lucy Barton. Probably won't pick up another book until tonight.

[Jen K]

Nice work team! We are so ready for Quest 3. :)

[Rachel]

I'm a bit confused about the spreadsheet page for the second quest. As a side note, I wish the mods would post the details of the quests in the first post in the thread since it gets buried so easily!

I finished Quiver yesterday, which Jen mentioned would work for 2020 prompt of rural setting or the ATY Fall Challenge prompt of published after 1999. I'm fine for counting it whereever needed, but when I looked at the spreadsheet, I got completely confused about how to tell what was still needed. I'll admit I'm terrible with spreadsheets in general though -- I do all my planning and tracking in Word usually!

[Jen K]

Hi Rachel, sorry for the confusion! We have completed Quest 2 and are just waiting on the details for Quest 3.

No details yet on what is needed but hopefully they will post soon!

[Jen K]

Just read what you want and we will make it work eventually!

[Rachel]

Jen K wrote: "Hi Rachel, sorry for the confusion! We have completed Quest 2 and are just waiting on the details for Quest 3.

No details yet on what is needed but hopefully they will post soon!"

Oh, lol! Fair enough, that explains why I couldn't figure it out I guess. Hopefully I can contribute a bit more to the next round(s).

[Jen K]

Hi Mods, could Team Brownie also get their Quest #3?

Thanks for such a thoughtful and fun read-a-thon!

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Quest #3 - The Scouts

For our next stop, we're going to take a trip back in time... for most of us. Some of the group may remember being a member of the girl scouts in school, even if for a short time. If not that, you may enjoy the lovely time of year (my personal favorite) when we order girl scout cookies.

Girls scouts haven't always been treated the same way as their male counterparts. Since then, many have advocated for increased equality and, in June of this year, they added 42 new badges for girl scouts, encouraging more well-rounded skill development and exploration.

So for this challenge you get to explore some of those badges. Each team will be asked to read books somehow connected to the various categories. This can include a number of different things, including title, content, setting, cover, etc. In the spirit of equality, you will also be asked to read books linked to the various boy scout badges. Use your imagination and have fun!

Girl Scout Badges

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math [2 books needed]
- Animals [Pets, Animal Habitats/Helpers, Voice for Animals]
- Investigation [Senses, Detective, Special Agent, Truth Seeker]
- Cybersecurity [Cybersecurity Basics/Safeguards/Investigator]
- Digital Arts [Computer Expert, Digital Photographer, Digital Movie Maker, Website Designer]

Outdoors [1 Book Needed]
- Environmental Stewardship [Eco Learner/Friend/Camper/Trekker/Explorer/Advocate]

Life Skills [3 Books Needed]
- Cook [Snacks, Simple Meals, New Cuisine, Locavore, Dinner Party]
- Performance [Dancer, Musician, Public Speaker, Troupe Performer]
- Practical Life Skills [My Great Day, Independence, Babysitter, Car Care]

Entrepreneurship [1 Book Required]
- Cookie Business [Count it Up, Meet my Customers, Cookie CEO, Business Plan, My Portfolio, Research and Development, Talk it Up, Give Back, Customer Insights, Marketing, Customer Loyalty, P&L, Think Big]
- Financial Literacy [Money Counts/Manager, Business Owner, Budgeting, Financing my Future, On My Own, Making Choices, Philanthropist, Savvy Shopper, Comparison Shopping, Buying Power, Good Credit, Financing my Dreams]
- Innovation [Inventor, Product Designer, Entrepreneur, Social Innovator]

Note: You only have to read the number of books specified for each section. Each list contains multiple badge categories (i.e. digital arts). The specific badges are listed in parentheses (i.e. Computer Expert). You may read multiple books from the same category, just like a scout can explore each area more in-depth. But you can't earn more than one of the same, specific badge.

Boy Scout Badges

Boy Scouts have a whopping 137 badges to choose from, with subjects spanning all the way from "Bugling" to "Dog Care". For the remainder of your quest, simply choose 8 topics from the (modified) list. You are only permitted to read 1 book per item so you will read 8 different "topics".This should give you a total of 15 badges in order to move forward.

Architecture
Art
Astronomy
Aviation
Bird Study
Camping
Canoeing
Chemistry
Chess
Citizenship in the World
Coin Collecting
Communication
Cooking
Crime Prevention
Cycling
Disabilities Awareness
Dog Care
Electronics
Energy
Engineering
Family Life
Fire Safety
First Aid
Fishing
Forestry
Game Design
Gardening
Genealogy
Geology
Graphic Arts
Hiking
Horsemanship
Indian Lore
Insect Study
Inventing
Journalism
Landscape Architecture
Law
Lifesaving
Medicine
Music
Nature
Nuclear Science
Oceanography
Painting
Personal Fitness
Pets
Photography
Pottery
Radio
Railroading
Reading
Rifle Shooting
Sculpture
Space Exploration
Sports
Textile
Theater
Weather
Wilderness Survival
Woodwork

Again, be creative in your connections. This is all for fun and there is no need to be literal. For instance, for the financial literacy category, you may even read a coming-of-age story for someone moving away from home in order to fulfill the "On My Own" badge.

[Allegra]

I guess I missed Quest 2 entirely. You guys are [hee-hee] booking through these assignments.
This is turning into a bad week for me to do a Read-a-thon. But I'm currently reading River of Teeth. Not sure how long it will take me to read versus how long it will take the Brownies to complete this task, but I could argue RoT to fit all 4 of the GS badges and at least 12 of the BS, so I'm not going to worry about where it will go. Back to reading...

[C]

oohhh this will be fun to get into a spreadsheet (100% serious). I'll be working on this for a while - feel free to add things as I'm going or just comment in this thread and I can add things once I'm done.

[Brittany]

I'm probably going to finish Bridget Jones's Diary before bed tonight. We could probably use it for cook (because she's obsessed with her weight and what she eats, and I'm literally on a page where she's planning a menu for a dinner party).

[C]

Awesome!

I think the spreadsheet is ok for now - I may tweak it tomorrow if the layout doesn't make sense. I'm going to move my books from "Unused" to the planning & completed tabs tonight.

[Karissa]

Thanks for updating the spreadsheet Cali! I moved my books from the completed tab as well. I'm about 30% done with Losing Earth which will work well for Outdoors-Environmental Stewardship. I should be able to finish it in the morning.

[Jen K]

Cali wrote: "oohhh this will be fun to get into a spreadsheet (100% serious). I'll be working on this for a while - feel free to add things as I'm going or just comment in this thread and I can add things once ..."

I was super hoping this would be your feeling on this! :)

[Jen K]

I just finished The Library of Lost and Found.

I'm going to throw this in for the obvious "reading" badge for Boy Scouts but it could also go with "family life" or possibly "oceanography" as it was set on the seaside and the ocean was a key factor.

[C]

I'm starting Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed and Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style tomorrow. Once I get a better feel for the books I'll add them to the sheet.

[Jen K]

I have less than 3 hours left of King Leopold's Ghost and should finish tomorrow. It is good for a couple of the girl scout badges. I'll also start another print book tonight.

[Kelly]

Allegra, I am right there with you, and Cali, I love your love for spreadsheets. My book can fit into so many spots too that I am just going to keep reading in hopes I get it done for Quest 3.

[Rachel]

I finished Darius the Great Is Not Okay. It could fit for Architecture (the main character's dad is an architect, and there are many mentions of architecture of places they visit). It could also fit for Cooking (many dishes mentioned), or family life.

[Karissa]

Rachel, I posted your book under Architecture for now.

[Karissa]

It looks like we are almost done with the boy scout badges! Now to start working on the girl scouts!

[Brittany]

I finished Bridget Jones's Diary this morning and am going to slot it under cooking (dinner party) since Bridget hosted two complete failures of dinner parties. I'm going to listen to the audiobook for Kristy's Great Idea so we can use it for babysitting. Elle Fanning narrates it and I've been wanting to listen.

[Vanessa]

I finished "Matilda" by Roald Dahl and I am going to slot it under Reading because Matilda start to read when she has three years and the first part of the book is about it

[Errlee]

Finally - I just finished Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town! I am running out the door so don't have time to look at the spreadsheet and see where to slot it.

For the boyscout badge though, it works for a bunch - Law, Journalism, Crime Prevention etc. But I know we have a bunch of those - for Girl Scout it might work for "Truth Seeker" under Investigation? Although not sure if those should be strictly speaking STEM books - that being said, he talks a lot about how prosecuting rape needs to be based on the latest scientific and legal theories regarding victim behaviours etc etc and not on stereotypes and rape myths, AND the moderators said to be flexible, so I think it could be slotted in here.

[Karissa]

Errlee wrote: "Finally - I just finished Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town! I am running out the door so don't have time to look at the spreadsheet and see where to slot it. ..."

I posted it under Truth Seeker. Sounds like it will work fine for that badge.

[Errlee]

Karissa wrote: "Errlee wrote: "Finally - I just finished Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town! I am running out the door so don't have time to look at the spreadsheet and see whe..."

Great, thanks!

[Errlee]

Karissa wrote: "Errlee wrote: "Finally - I just finished Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town! I am running out the door so don't have time to look at the spreadsheet and see whe..."

Hi Karissa - I just looked at the spreadsheet and I don't see it there? Maybe I'm not reading it right though ... my spreadsheet skills are limited:)

[Brittany]

I finished Kristy's Great Idea, the audiobook was less than 3 hours, and we could put it for another life skills badge or entrepreneurship. I think I'm going to slot it under babysitting for now, but we can always change it if need be.

[Errlee]

Ok so I tried to add my finished book (Missoula) to the spreadsheet for truth seeker with a strike through so hopefully that worked (although I have no faith that it did). Also, I am not sure where we are keeping a tally of completed reads for the quest ... I only see a column for options and not for actually finished.

Sorry to be a pain ... steep learning curve :)

[Karissa]

Errlee wrote: "Ok so I tried to add my finished book (Missoula) to the spreadsheet for truth seeker with a strike through so hopefully that worked (although I have no faith that it did). Also, I am not sure where..."

In the spreadsheet, if you look at the tab labeled Completed, you'll see your book listed there as Truth Seeker.

[Errlee]

Karissa wrote: "Errlee wrote: "Ok so I tried to add my finished book (Missoula) to the spreadsheet for truth seeker with a strike through so hopefully that worked (although I have no faith that it did). Also, I am..."

So sorry - I did not see those tabs at all so was only looking at the planning spreadsheet and had no idea there was a completed sheet as well! Duh! Now it all makes sense, thanks!!

[Karissa]

Errlee wrote: "So sorry - I did not see those tabs at all so was only looking at the planning spreadsheet"

No problem!

[Karissa]

I finished Losing Earth: A Recent History which I posted as our Outdoors book - Environmental Stewardship - Advocate. We only need 4 more books to finish Quest 3!

[Jen K]

I finished King Leopold's Ghost and will post for Entrepreneurship. King Leopold 2 was the ultimate marketer.

Now only 3 books left!

[Jen K]

Hey all, if it helps, my earlier book, The Library of Lost and Found, can move up to the Performance badge (public speaker) and then we can add a different book for the boy scout badges. The grandmother's "thing" was impromptu public readings.

Thoughts?

[Khristina]

I just finished How to Walk Away which can work for Entrepreneurship, or architect or disability awareness and a couple of other things. I put them in the planner part of the spreadsheet but don’t have access to my computer right now to update.

[Khristina]

Updated: how to Walk Away - aviation- Boy Scout done