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Superbowl Reading Challenge
Duration: One year from start date
January 27, 2020—January 27, 2021
Level: Touchdown: 36 + books
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Is it weird that I really want to do this challenge even though I'm not American and have never seen the Superbowl? lol.Going for Receiver: 27-35 books, starting 1st Feb :)
27/27-35
Spell out(*) your favorite team
Or spell out one of the two remaining teams : San Francisco 49ers or Kansas City Chiefs
~This year's 54th Superbowl competition is being played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
Read a book with "hard" in the title
Read a book set in a sports venue (baseball, boxing, hockey, rugby, etc)
~100 Million (give or take) viewers will tune in Sunday, February 2 to watch the Superbowl.
Spell out the word "February"
F Faceless Killers
E The End of the World Survivors Club
B The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
R All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
U The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
A The Power and the Glory (narrator Andrew Sachs)
R The Waves - character Rhoda
Y The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul - character Yazmina
~What's a Superbowl without game time snacks? Pull up a snack and enjoy the game.
Read a book with a snack(s) on the cover (open to your interpretation)
Read a book with "snack " in the text
Spell out (*) these game time snacks
-Beer
-Chips
-Nachos
-Pizza
-Wings
B - Burmese Days
E - Emma
E - The Thirteenth Tale (character Emmeline)
R - Jane Eyre - character Mr Rochester
~It's half-time and J Lo & Shakira are the Pepsi half-time performers ready to bring down the house.
Read a book about a character who works in advertising
Spell out (*) the word "Pepsi"
P Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
E Breakfast of Champions - character Eliot Rosewater
P His Banana by Penelope Bloom
S - The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
I - Little Fires Everywhere - character Izzy
Game's over. Celebrate the win with your friends.
Read a book with the word "win" in the title
Spell out (*) the word "win"
W Orlando by Virginia Woolf
I The Tales of Beedle the Bard - Jason Isaacs (narrator)
N The Line of Beauty - character Nick Guest
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Going for Receiver: 27-35 books, starting 1st Feb :)
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It probably just makes you a challenge addict? :-) Welcome Sammy!
Since I am one of the only actual football fans on GR, I think I have to play this one.I will, of course, be playing for the Green Bay Packers!!!!!!
If the levels are monthly, I will rethink this, but if it is for the year, then I will play for Touchdown.
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "It probably just makes you a challenge addict? :-) Welcome Sammy!"Nothing new there! lol!
Jenny wrote: "Since I am one of the only actual football fans on GR, I think I have to play this one.I will, of course, be playing for the Green Bay Packers!!!!!!
If the levels are monthly, I will rethink this..."
Lol, Nah, there are a few others, Jenny!
I kind of want to try this. I often give up on these challenges because I forget what I sign up for but I'm going to try to remember!Not sure what level I'm going for, but we'll see how what I read fits.
Going for 28 books: Receiver Level!
Starting with spell out:
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E - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 2/28
W - Wild Ride by Julie Ann Walker 4/18/2020
O - Only God by Edward Paz 3/9/2020
R - The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi 5/12/2020
L - Legendary by Stephanie Garber 5/16/2020
E - Elian in To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo 2/06/2020
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S - Sword and Pen by Rachel Caine 4/16/2020
S - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson 3/19/2020
A - Ash and Quill by Rachel Caine 2/10/2020
I - In Rides Trouble by Julie Ann Walker 3/17/2020
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T - Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married by Gary Chapman 4/13/2020
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Game's over! Celebrate the win with your friends:
Read a book with 2 or more friends on the cover:
Read a book with "win" in the title:
Superbowl Reading ChallengeDuration: 2/1/20 - 1/31/21
Levels:
Touchdown: 36 + books
Read: 61
Read as many tasks as you can in the time allotted.
Re reads are allowed (6 month rule)
Page count = minimum 100 pages
Title, Author, Series, MC, Narrator
Any format is allowed
~It's Superbowl time. Two teams are left competing for the Superbowl title. Pick a team.
Spell out(*) your favorite team
K - The Highlander Kerrigan Byrne - 2/3
A - Sweeter Than Hate Anna Zaires - 2/17
N - The Last Boyfriend Nora Roberts - 3/8
S - Shattered Kaylea Cross - 2/9
A - Char-Molly Ayer - Orphan Train Christina Baker Kline - 2/19
S - Buttons and Hate Penelope Sky - 2/13
C - Love Under Two Texans Cara Covington - 2/3
I - Series-Inn Boonsboro Trilogy - The Next Always Nora Roberts - 2/19
T - Thankless in Death J.D. Robb - 2/24
Y - Narrator-Sebastian York - Three, Two, One 321 J.A. Huss - 3/17
C - Cry No More Linda Howard - 2/10
H - Heartbreak Creek Kaki Warner - 2/7
I - Char-Imogen - The Duke Kerrigan Byrne - 3/2
E - Char-Drex Easton - Outfox Sandra Brown - 3/9
F - Series-FBI Trilogy - Sudden Death Allison Brennan - 3/4
S - Sebastian York (Narrator) - Darker Than Love Anna Zaires - 2/21
~This year's 54th Superbowl competition is being played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
~100 Million (give or take) viewers will tune in Sunday, February 2 to watch the Superbowl.
Spell out the word "February"
F - Get Lucky Madison Faye - 3/20
E - Char-Emilia - Vicious L.J. Shen - 3/19
B - Buttons and Pain Penelope Sky - 3/12
R - Taken in Death J.D. Robb - 3/17
U - Series-Underestimated - The Queen of Carnage Candice M. Wright - 2/15
A - Fatal Secrets Allison Brennan - 3/29
R - Char-Rick - Sapiosexual Tymber Dalton - 4/12
Y - Into the Deep Samantha Young - 5/31
~What's a Superbowl without game time snacks? Pull up a snack and enjoy the game.
Spell out (*) these game time snacks
-Beer
B - The Scot Beds His Wife Kerrigan Byrne - 3/22
E - Sinful Truth Ella Miles - 4/10
E - Five Years Gone Marie Force - 4/6
R - Rules Of The Game Elaine Raco Chase - 4/12
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C - Guarded Kaylea Cross - 2/12
H - Honeysuckle Summer Sherryl Woods - 2/25
I - Series-In Death - Concealed in Death J.D. Robb - 4/11
P - The Princess of Chaos Candice M. Wright - 3/13
S - The Commitment S.E. Lund - 2/26
-Nachos
N - Beau Nicole Edwards - 4/14
A - Quiet Man Kristen Ashley - 3/26
C - The Unhoneymooners Christina Lauren - 2/21
H - The Honey-Don't List Christina Lauren - 4/4
O - Two to Love Sophie Oak - 2/11
S - Sex, Not Love Vi Keeland - 4/16
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P - The Perfect Hope Nora Roberts - 4/5
I - Series-I-Team - Striking Distance Pamela Clare - 4/20
Z - Twist Me Anna Zaires - 4/2
Z - Keep Me Anna Zaires - 4/28
A - Narrator-Andi Arndt - Dirty Letters Vi Keeland - 3/24
-Wings
W - Colorado Dawn Kaki Warner - 3/31
I - Fool Me Once Mona Ingram - 5/21
N - Char-Nora - Hold Me Anna Zaires - 4/30
G - Hot for the Fireman Gina L. Maxwell - 4/17
S - Scandal in Spring Lisa Kleypas - 4/20
~It's half-time and J Lo & Shakira are the Pepsi half-time performers ready to bring down the house.
Spell out (*) the word "Pepsi"
P - Provoke Rachel Van Dyken - 4/25
E - Series-The Edge - Cutting Edge C.D. Reiss - 4/22
P - Papa's Captive Sue Lyndon - 5/9
S - Seduced By Fire Tara Sue Me - 4/21
I - Series-In Death - Festive in Death J.D. Robb - 7/4
Game's over. Celebrate the win with your friends.
Spell out (*) the word "win"
W - Born Wild Julie Ann Walker - 4/2
I - Char-Isabel - The Red Ledger: Part 1 Meredith Wild - 7/7
N - Not a Hero Cherise Sinclair - 5/4
(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audio book narrator's first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.
Superbowl Reading Challenge Duration: One year from start date
January 30, 2020—January 30, 2021
Level: Touchdown: 36 + books
Green Bay PACKERS
G The Grace Year 3/4
R The Quality of Silence (Rosamund Lupton) 2/4
E Darkest Reach (Eric Warren) 2/8
E The End of All Things 2/5
N No Time Like the Past 3/10
B The Seventh Function of Language (Laurent Binet) 2/20
A Agent to the Stars 2/8
Y Interior Chinatown (A: Yu) 3/17
P The Cabin at the End of the World (Paul Tremblay) 2/5
A And Shall Machines Surrender 2/9
C Casting Off 2/1
K Legend (C: Klayton) 3/10
E Elevation 2/18
R The Roaring Of The Labyrinth 3/6
S The Stranded 2/10
This year's 54th Superbowl competition is being played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
Read a book set in Florida Crooked River 3/12
Read a book set in a sports venue (baseball, boxing, hockey, rugby, etc) Drew + Fable Forever (Football) 3/24
F Junkyard Cats (Faith Hunter) 2/10
E Once Upon a Short Story: Volume One: Six Short Retellings of Favorite Fairy Tales (C: Emily) 3/8
B Finny's Star (Sam Bartram) 2/20
R The Dinner List (A: Rebecca) 3/17
U The Unraveling 2/2
A Strawberry Kiwi and Slayings Allyssa Mirry 2/23
R Just One Damned Thing After Another (C: Ronan) 2/23
Y You Are Dead. 3/15
B A Trail Through Time (C: Barclay) 3/8
E Journey's Edge Eric Warren 2/28
E All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault (C: Elaine) 3/15
R The Rhodes Case 3/8
C Voyages: A Science Fiction Collection Carol Davis 2/29
H Murder in Italy: Midwest Cozy Mystery Series(A: Harman) 3/22
I Ithaca Forever: Penelope Speaks 1/31
P Proper Gauge 2/1
S Unspeakable Things (C: Sephie) 2/27
N What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (C: North) 3/15
A A Second Chance 3/1
C Circus Of The Dead, Book #1 3/1
H First Shift: Legacy Hugh Howey 2/16
O The Other People 2/12
S Second Shift: Order 2/22
P A Symphony of Echoes (C: Peterson) 2/26
I Ice Planet Barbarians 2/2
Z Zoe's Tale 2/4
Z The Starless Sea (C: Zach) 2/20
A When We Were Vikings (A: Andrew)
W The Dreamers (Karen Walker) 2/8
I The Ice Maiden 2/15
N Zombies in Love (A: Nora) 3/21
G Lies, Damned Lies, and History (C: Guthrie) 3/18
S Simon Ships Out A heroic cat at sea. Based on a true story 2/16
P And the Rest is History (C: Peterson) 3/21
E An Argumentation of Historians (C: Evans) 3/25
P Hope for the Best (C: Peterson) 3/27
S The Secret Portrait 2/29
I One Grave Less (C: Izzy) 3/22
W Watching You 2/22
I The Empress of Salt and Fortune (C: In-yo) 3/25
N The Sun Down Motel (C: Nick) 3/26
MelanieJoy wrote: "I kind of want to try this. I often give up on these challenges because I forget what I sign up for but I'm going to try to remember!Not sure what level I'm going for, but we'll see how what I re..."
hi Mel, nice to "see" you again! There are a couple of spots to keep track of your challenges if you don't already at home ( some use binders, spreadsheets) Here's one: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
and here's the other:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Hope that helps you not forget to keep on track! I do feel your pain- I 'm not great at updating my own individual challenges.
Alright, Jenny & Sammy- I'm going to join you both! I'm a hockey fan not a football fan but I like all these spell outs!Superbowl Challenge
Duration: Feb 1, 2020- Feb 1, 2021
K- Celebration by Fern Michaels Kristine Kelley Feb 23
A- American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Mar 1
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C-Bound by Hatred by Cora Reilly - Feb 3
I-Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews - Feb 2
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Read a book that is #2 in a series
Scent of Magic #2 in series 02/9/20
Read a book tagged sports
MelanieJoy wrote: "I kind of want to try this. I often give up on these challenges because I forget what I sign up for but I'm going to try to remember!"I made myself a private GR group and have a new topic for each challenge, complete with link to my post here and all the info I need. Works a treat :)
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Will there be a sub-category mini challenge regarding the good Super Bowl ads? They are usually better than the game, after all.
Jenny wrote: "Will there be a sub-category mini challenge regarding the good Super Bowl ads? They are usually better than the game, after all."Ahhh, sorry Jenny. We didn't plan on it. I don't think any of us are Superbowl fans.
Jenny wrote: "Since I am one of the only actual football fans on GR, I think I have to play this one.I will, of course, be playing for the Green Bay Packers!!!!!!
If the levels are monthly, I will rethink this..."
Jenny you are not alone. I am a huge football fan. I live two hours from Boston so guess who my team is!!!
Superbowl Reading ChallengeDuration: One year from start date
Levels: 59 Challenge Complete
Touchdown: 36 + books
Read as many tasks as you can in the time allotted.
Re reads are allowed (6 month rule)
Page count = minimum 100 pages
Any format is allowed
N Halfway to the Grave Night Huntress #1 2/14
E The Enchanted April 3/7
W Wolf Protector 2/7
E--Emily Giffin wrote Love the One You're With 3/9
N--Northern Lights 2/27
G--Gunner 2/4
L--Lucy 2/11
A Rachael Anderson wrote My Sister's Intended
N -Nicole Snow Wrote Accidental Protector 3/10
D Debt Inheritance 2/9
P--Patrick 2/4
A Amy Andrews wrote Single Dad, Outback Wife
T--Tight 2/25
R--Harmony Raines wrote Jason
I--Irreparable Harm
O--Once Upon A Holiday
T--Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival 2/28
S--Summer at Mustang Ridge 2/2
Spell out the word "February"
F--Final Debt 2/11
E--Eligible Receivers 4/7
B Briar's Mate by Mia Taylor 1/31
R The Runaway King 2/19
U Unwanted Protector 2/26
A Donna Andrews wrote We'll Always Have Parrots
R Return to Tradd Street
Y Nicola Yoon wrote Everything, Everything
~What's a Superbowl without game time snacks? Pull up a snack and enjoy the game.
Spell out (*) these game time snacks
-Beer
B--Beauty from Pain 3/2
E-Ella Maise Marriage for One
E Emilia Hartley To Love a Bear
R Royal Package
4/21
-Chips
C--The Carpenter's Inheritance 2/23
H--Harvest at Mustang Ridge 2/3
I-Ignited
P Playing with Fire 2/20
S--Killian Shapeshifter Redemption
-Nachos
N Nalini Singh, Silver Silence
A--Anita Shreve wrote The Stars Are Fire 2/23
C--The Church 2/29
H Helen Hoang wrote The Bride Test
O On Mystic Lake
S Steal Her Heart 2/7
-Pizza
P--The Prophet 2/29
I--It All Comes Back to You
Z-Wicked Ride by Rebecca Zanetti
Z --Anna Zaires wrote Wall Street Titan
A--Margaret Atwood wrote The Handmaid's Tale 3/8
-Wings
W When We Believed in Mermaids 2/6
I: It All Comes Back to You
N--Nail Biter 3/21
G--Giving Up the Boss 3/2
S Skin and Bone 2/21
~It's half-time and J Lo & Shakira are the Pepsi half-time performers ready to bring down the house.
Spell out (*) the word "Pepsi"
P--The Prince of Midnight 3/4
E--Evangeline Anderson wrote Buck Naked
P--Pamela Britton Wrote The Texan's Twins
S Swipe 2/21
I--If I Die Tonight
Game's over. Celebrate the win with your friends.
Spell out (*) the word "win"
W--What Happened in Granite Creek 3/5
I--Inked
N--Robyn Neeley Batter Up
(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audio book narrator's first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.
Pam, it must be weird for you to not have the Patriots in the big game this year. I was really hoping for a Chiefs/Packers game, but the Packers forgot to come out of the locker room in the first half of their last game. Oh well.
I think I will be rooting for the Chiefs, but I really would just prefer that it is a good game. Or, that there are some really funny commercials.
I'm more of a college football girl myself, so I don't really have a care who wins on Sunday, but I can't seem to pass up a challenge.
~It's Superbowl time. Two teams are left competing for the Superbowl title. Pick a team.
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~This year's 54th Superbowl competition is being played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
Read a book set in Florida
Read a book with "hard" in the title
Read a book set in a sports venue (baseball, boxing, hockey, rugby, etc)
~100 Million (give or take) viewers will tune in Sunday, February 2 to watch the Superbowl.
Read a book that is # 2 in a series
Read a book that features a character who is a football player
Read a book tagged sports
Spell out the word "February"
~What's a Superbowl without game time snacks? Pull up a snack and enjoy the game.
Read a book with a snack(s) on the cover (open to your interpretation)
Read a book with "snack " in the text
Spell out (*) these game time snacks
-Beer
-Chips
-Nachos
-Pizza
-Wings
~It's half-time and J Lo & Shakira are the Pepsi half-time performers ready to bring down the house.
Read a book about a musician(s)
Read a book about a character who works in advertising
Spell out (*) the word "Pepsi"
Game's over. Celebrate the win with your friends.
Read a book with 2 or more friends on the cover
Read a book with the word "win" in the title
Read a book about a character who is in a situation in which they win (open to interpretation)
Spell out (*) the word "win"
~It's Superbowl time. Two teams are left competing for the Superbowl title. Pick a team.
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~This year's 54th Superbowl competition is being played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
Read a book set in Florida
Read a book with "hard" in the title
Read a book set in a sports venue (baseball, boxing, hockey, rugby, etc)
~100 Million (give or take) viewers will tune in Sunday, February 2 to watch the Superbowl.
Read a book that is # 2 in a series
Read a book that features a character who is a football player
Read a book tagged sports
Spell out the word "February"
~What's a Superbowl without game time snacks? Pull up a snack and enjoy the game.
Read a book with a snack(s) on the cover (open to your interpretation)
Read a book with "snack " in the text
Spell out (*) these game time snacks
-Beer
-Chips
-Nachos
-Pizza
-Wings
~It's half-time and J Lo & Shakira are the Pepsi half-time performers ready to bring down the house.
Read a book about a musician(s)
Read a book about a character who works in advertising
Spell out (*) the word "Pepsi"
Game's over. Celebrate the win with your friends.
Read a book with 2 or more friends on the cover
Read a book with the word "win" in the title
Read a book about a character who is in a situation in which they win (open to interpretation)
Spell out (*) the word "win"
Mod
Phew! Keep an eye out for the annual Earth day read a thon ( always little mini challenges in that one!) if you like mini challenges!
April, right? I will look out for that one! Thanks.
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Jenny wrote: "Pam, it must be weird for you to not have the Patriots in the big game this year. I was really hoping for a Chiefs/Packers game, but the Packers forgot to come out of the locker room in the first ..."
It is certainly weird not to be in the SB this year but since Jimmy Garoppolo started with the Pats I am happy to cheer him on.
Lauri's Spot!Start date 2/2/20 - Finish 2/2/21
Levels:
Tackle: 1-8 books
Hut: 9-17 books
Quarterback: 18-26 books
Receiver: 27-35 books
Touchdown: 36 + books
Read as many tasks as you can in the time allotted.
Re reads are allowed (6 month rule)
Page count = minimum 100 pages
Any format is allowed
~It's Superbowl time. Two teams are left competing for the Superbowl title. Pick a team.
Spell out(*) your favorite team
Or spell out one of the two remaining teams : San Francisco 49ers or Kansas City Chiefs
~This year's 54th Superbowl competition is being played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
Read a book set in Florida
Read a book with "hard" in the title
Read a book set in a sports venue (baseball, boxing, hockey, rugby, etc)
~100 Million (give or take) viewers will tune in Sunday, February 2 to watch the Superbowl.
Read a book that is # 2 in a series
Read a book that features a character who is a football player
Read a book tagged sports
Spell out the word "February"
~What's a Superbowl without game time snacks? Pull up a snack and enjoy the game.
Read a book with a snack(s) on the cover (open to your interpretation)
Read a book with "snack " in the text
Spell out (*) these game time snacks
-Beer
-Chips
-Nachos
-Pizza
-Wings
~It's half-time and J Lo & Shakira are the Pepsi half-time performers ready to bring down the house.
Read a book about a musician(s)
Read a book about a character who works in advertising
Spell out (*) the word "Pepsi"
Game's over. Celebrate the win with your friends.
Read a book with 2 or more friends on the cover
Read a book with the word "win" in the title
Read a book about a character who is in a situation in which they win (open to interpretation)
Spell out (*) the word "win"
(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audio book narrator's first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.
As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word
Superbowl 54 challenge2/1/20 - 2/1/21
Touchdown level (25/38)
K - The Kitchen House 3/31/20
A - Awk-Weird 5/8/20
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S - The Secrets He Kept 2/16/20
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S - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life 2/28/20
C - The Cabin at the End of the World 2/19/20
I - Impulse 2/10/20
T - This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today 2/18/20
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C - The Camel Club 3/3/20
H The House We Grew Up In 2/16/20
I - Identical 3/9/20
E - Everything I Never Told You 6/11/20
F - Forever, Interrupted 2/17/20
S - The Sky is Mine 3/17/20
F - Five Feet Apart 5/31/20
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B - Becoming 2/12/20
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U - The Underground Railroad 2/4/20
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C - The Collectors 4/20/20
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O - Once Shunned 2/10/20
S - The Silent Patient 4/4/20
P - The Perfect Smile 2/25/20
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P - The Perfect Lie 4/7/20
S - The Silence Between Us 5/29/20
I - Is There Still Sex in the City? 3/17/20
W - Where the Crawdads Sing2/27/20
I - If She Feared 3/18/20
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Super Bowl 54 ChallengeFebruary 2, 2020-February 2, 2021
27/27
K The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
A A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
N (char. Nicole Diver) Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
S Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
A Audition by Skye Warren
S Bomb: The Race by Steve Sheinkin
C (char. Cythia Parker) Ride the Wind by Lucia St. Clair Robson
I The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz
T Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
Y The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
C Crooked House by Agatha Christie
H (char. Hans Castorp) The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
I A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
E Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich
F (char. Anna Fitzgerald) My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
S A Sorrow Beyond Dreams by Peter Handke
F (char. Peter Fallow) The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
E The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
B Becoming by Michelle Obama
R Fire From Heaven by Mary Renault
U Rabbit at Rest by John Updike
A Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
R (char. Roswitha Raguna) The Tin Drum by Gunter Grass
Y Life by Lu Yao
W Let It Go by Chris Williams
I The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells
N Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
I have the opportunity to win BIG tomorrow!!!!!I have a bet on the Chiefs to win.
Right now, my mom is ahead overall. We have been betting a quarter on the Super Bowl for about thirty years. She is up 50 cents. That has to stop!!!!!!!
Touchdown: 36 + booksPage count = minimum 100 pages
Spell Out using title, series, author or MC
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Kansas City Chiefs
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Read a book with "hard" in the title...
Read a book set in a sports venue (baseball, boxing, hockey, rugby, etc)...
Read a book that is # 2 in a series...
Read a book that features a character who is a football player...
Read a book tagged sports...
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Read a book with "snack " in the text...
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Read a book about a character who works in advertising...
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Read a book with the word "win" in the title...
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Newbie here, and long time football fan (thanks to my Dad). I'll give this a go. I'll start with the spell-out, but might add more.Start Date: 2/2/2020
End Date: 2/1/2021 (goal)
S = The Longest Yard Sale by (S)herry Harris (2/8/2020)
E = Mardi Gras Murder by (E)llen Byron (5/5/2020)
A = A Deadly Inside Scoop by (A)bby Collette (5/26/2020)
T = (T)agged for Death by Sherry Harris (2/6/2020)
T = (T)here Goes the Bride by M.C. Beaton (in progress)
L = Deep Fried Revenge by (L)ynn Cahoon (3/15/2020)
E = (E)tched in Tears by Cheryl Hollon (7/25/20)
S = Life on the Leash by Victoria (S)chade (audio - 3/2/2020)
E = Fatal Cajun Festival: A Cajun Country Mystery by (E)llen Byron (audio - 7/27/20)
A = Pancakes and Corpses by (A)gatha Frost (audio - 5/15/2020)
H = Off Kilter by (H)annah Reed (audio - 3/24/2020)
A = We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna (A)ndrews (audio - 6/12/2020)
W = (W)here the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (audio - 2/28/2020)
K = Statue of Limitations by (K)ate Collins (3/17/19)
S = Murder at Bray Manor by Lee (S)trauss (audio - 3/6/2020)
Is it too late to join? I don't know what level I want to attempt just yet...
Hi Tonya, no it's not too late to join. Decide what level you want to play as you go along.
Superbowl02-02-2020 to 03-01-21
Touchdown: 36 + books
S - Susan M Boyer - Lowcountry Bonfire
a - Gretchen Archer - Double Mint
n - Nancy Coco - To Fudge or Not to Fudge
F - Judy Fitzwater - Dying for a Clue
r - Raven Snow - Campers and Spell Casters
a - Angie Fox - Murder on the Sugarland Express
n - Nancy Martin - A Little Night Murder
c - Julie Chase - Cat Got Your Cash
i - Isis Crawford - A Catered Valentine's Day
s- Sparkle Abbey - The Dogfather
c - Karen Cantwell - Dead Man Stalking
o - Jill Orr - The Bad Break
4 - 4 Bodies and a Funeral
9 - 9 Bodies Rolling
e - Eva Gates - Reading Up a Storm
r - J D Robb - Obssession in Death
s - Sue Ann Jaffarian - Too Big to Miss
~This year's 54th Superbowl competition is being played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
Read a book set in Florida - Wronged in Paradise
Read a book with "hard" in the title
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Read a book set in a sports venue (baseball, boxing, hockey, rugby, etc)
Murder at Match Point
~100 Million (give or take) viewers will tune in Sunday, February 2 to watch the Superbowl.
Read a book that is # 2 in a series - Divorce Can Be Deadly
Read a book that features a character who is a football player - Unzipped
Read a book tagged sports
Murder at First Pitch
Spell out the word
F - Jan Finsilver - Murder at the Mushroom Festival
e - Ellie Alexander - On Thin Icing
b - Jenna Bennett - Wrongful Termination
r - Ruby Loren - Foxes and Fatal Attraction
u - Donna Joy Usher - Tess's Tale
a - Beverly Allen - Bloom and Doom
r - Shari Randall - Curses, Boiled Again!
y - Grace York - Arson at the Art Gallery
~What's a Superbowl without game time snacks? Pull up a snack and enjoy the game.
Read a book with a snack(s) on the cover - Midnight Snacks are Murder
Read a book with "snack " in the text - Read Herring Hunt
Spell out (*) these game time snacks
B - M. C. Beaton - Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham
e - Suzanne Enoch - Flirting With Danger
e - K J Emrick - How to Bake a Murder
r Sara Rosett - Murder at Archly Manor
C - Cate Dean - Ghost of a Chance
h - H Y Hanna - Silent Bud Deadly
i - Isabella Alan - Plainly Murder
p - Patricia McLinn - Sign Off
s - Susan McBride - Say Yes to Death
N - Leslie Nagel - Advice Column Murders
a - Jennifer S Alderson - Death By Baguette
c - Caroline Fardig - Death Before Decaf
h - Helene Hanff - 84, Charing Cross Road
o - Susan O'Brien - Skydive
s - Jamie Lee Scott - Death of a Sales Rep
P - Daisy Pettles - Ghost Busting Mystery
i - Issy Brooke - Small Town Treason
z - Zara Keane - How to Murder a Millionaire
z - Zanna Mackenzie - Past Perfect
a - Agatha Christie - The Mysterious Affair at Styles
W - Marty Wingate - The Garden Plot
i - Isis Crawford - A Catered Fourth of July
n - Nancy Warren - Stitches and Witches
g - Gail Honeyman - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
s - Connie Shelton - Legends Can Be Murder
~It's half-time and J Lo & Shakira are the Pepsi half-time performers ready to bring down the house.
Read a book about musician(s)
Visualizing The Beatles
Read a book about a character who works in advertising
30 Second Death
Spell out (*) the word "Pepsi"
P - P. G. Wodehouse - Uneasy Money
e - Peggy Ehrhart - Murder, She Knit
p - Laura Pauling - Footprints in the Frosting
s - Stephanie Laurens - Where the Heart Leads
i - Irina Shapiro - Murder in the Crypt
Game's over. Celebrate the win with your friends.
Read a book with 2 or more friends on the cover
Murder Flies the Coop Read a book with the word "win" in the title
Gone with the Win
Read a book about a character who is in a situation in which they win (open to interpretation)
Cotillion
Spell out (*) the word "win"
W - Jacqueline Winspear - Maisie Dobbs
I - Judith Ivie - Murder on Old Main Street
N - Nancy Haddock - Paint the Town Dead
Meg wrote: "Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Welcome to the challenge everyone!"Hello, quick question...is it only one book per task?
For example, #2 in a series...just one book for that one?"
Sorry for not clarifying that in the rules. Since there are so many tasks and spell outs + a whole year to complete for this particular challenge yes, it’s just one book per task.
Laura wrote: "Meg wrote: "Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Welcome to the challenge everyone!"Hello, quick question...is it only one book per task?
For example, #2 in a series...just one book for that one?"
Sorry..."
Thank you!
Touchdown: 36 + booksP-Pretty Reckless 2/8/20
I- Inappropriate 2/17/20
T-Tunnel of Bones 2/16/20
T- The Chain 2/27/20
S- Shadows 2/22/20
B-Bane 2/5/20
U- Under Locke 3/1/20
R- Roth, Veronica- Divergent 3/3/20
G-The Good Daughter 2/2/20
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~This year's 54th Superbowl competition is being played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
Read a book set in Florida
Read a book with "hard" in the title
Read a book set in a sports venue (baseball, boxing, hockey, rugby, etc)
~100 Million (give or take) viewers will tune in Sunday, February 2 to watch the Superbowl.
Read a book that is # 2 in a series
Broken Knight 2/9/20
Read a book that features a character who is a football player
Read a book tagged sports
Spell out the word "February"
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~What's a Superbowl without game time snacks? Pull up a snack and enjoy the game.
Read a book with a snack(s) on the cover (open to your interpretation)
Read a book with "snack " in the text
Spell out (*) these game time snacks
-Beer
B-Brave the Wild Wind 2/7/20
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C- Crooked Kingdom 2/18/20
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S- Shannon Messenger-Keeper of the Lost Cities 2/21/20
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C- Come Tumbling Down 2/14/20
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~It's half-time and J Lo & Shakira are the Pepsi half-time performers ready to bring down the house.
Read a book about a musician(s)
Read a book about a character who works in advertising
Spell out (*) the word "Pepsi"
Game's over. Celebrate the win with your friends.
Read a book with 2 or more friends on the cover
Read a book with the word "win" in the title
Read a book about a character who is in a situation in which they win (open to interpretation)
Spell out (*) the word "win"
Mod
And done! I so wish the actual tournament had been able to go on. : (
challenge completed (post 7). this one was a lot of fun!
Finished!Superbowl Reading Challenge
Duration: 2/1/20 - 1/31/21
Levels:
Touchdown: 36 + books
Read: 61
Read as many tasks as you can in the time allotted.
Re reads are allowed (6 month rule)
Page count = minimum 100 pages
Title, Author, Series, MC, Narrator
Any format is allowed
~It's Superbowl time. Two teams are left competing for the Superbowl title. Pick a team.
Spell out(*) your favorite team
K - The Highlander Kerrigan Byrne - 2/3
A - Sweeter Than Hate Anna Zaires - 2/17
N - The Last Boyfriend Nora Roberts - 3/8
S - Shattered Kaylea Cross - 2/9
A - Char-Molly Ayer - Orphan Train Christina Baker Kline - 2/19
S - Buttons and Hate Penelope Sky - 2/13
C - Love Under Two Texans Cara Covington - 2/3
I - Series-Inn Boonsboro Trilogy - The Next Always Nora Roberts - 2/19
T - Thankless in Death J.D. Robb - 2/24
Y - Narrator-Sebastian York - Three, Two, One 321 J.A. Huss - 3/17
C - Cry No More Linda Howard - 2/10
H - Heartbreak Creek Kaki Warner - 2/7
I - Char-Imogen - The Duke Kerrigan Byrne - 3/2
E - Char-Drex Easton - Outfox Sandra Brown - 3/9
F - Series-FBI Trilogy - Sudden Death Allison Brennan - 3/4
S - Sebastian York (Narrator) - Darker Than Love Anna Zaires - 2/21
~This year's 54th Superbowl competition is being played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
~100 Million (give or take) viewers will tune in Sunday, February 2 to watch the Superbowl.
Spell out the word "February"
F - Get Lucky Madison Faye - 3/20
E - Char-Emilia - Vicious L.J. Shen - 3/19
B - Buttons and Pain Penelope Sky - 3/12
R - Taken in Death J.D. Robb - 3/17
U - Series-Underestimated - The Queen of Carnage Candice M. Wright - 2/15
A - Fatal Secrets Allison Brennan - 3/29
R - Char-Rick - Sapiosexual Tymber Dalton - 4/12
Y - Into the Deep Samantha Young - 5/31
~What's a Superbowl without game time snacks? Pull up a snack and enjoy the game.
Spell out (*) these game time snacks
-Beer
B - The Scot Beds His Wife Kerrigan Byrne - 3/22
E - Sinful Truth Ella Miles - 4/10
E - Five Years Gone Marie Force - 4/6
R - Rules Of The Game Elaine Raco Chase - 4/12
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C - Guarded Kaylea Cross - 2/12
H - Honeysuckle Summer Sherryl Woods - 2/25
I - Series-In Death - Concealed in Death J.D. Robb - 4/11
P - The Princess of Chaos Candice M. Wright - 3/13
S - The Commitment S.E. Lund - 2/26
-Nachos
N - Beau Nicole Edwards - 4/14
A - Quiet Man Kristen Ashley - 3/26
C - The Unhoneymooners Christina Lauren - 2/21
H - The Honey-Don't List Christina Lauren - 4/4
O - Two to Love Sophie Oak - 2/11
S - Sex, Not Love Vi Keeland - 4/16
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P - The Perfect Hope Nora Roberts - 4/5
I - Series-I-Team - Striking Distance Pamela Clare - 4/20
Z - Twist Me Anna Zaires - 4/2
Z - Keep Me Anna Zaires - 4/28
A - Narrator-Andi Arndt - Dirty Letters Vi Keeland - 3/24
-Wings
W - Colorado Dawn Kaki Warner - 3/31
I - Fool Me Once Mona Ingram - 5/21
N - Char-Nora - Hold Me Anna Zaires - 4/30
G - Hot for the Fireman Gina L. Maxwell - 4/17
S - Scandal in Spring Lisa Kleypas - 4/20
~It's half-time and J Lo & Shakira are the Pepsi half-time performers ready to bring down the house.
Spell out (*) the word "Pepsi"
P - Provoke Rachel Van Dyken - 4/25
E - Series-The Edge - Cutting Edge C.D. Reiss - 4/22
P - Papa's Captive Sue Lyndon - 5/9
S - Seduced By Fire Tara Sue Me - 4/21
I - Series-In Death - Festive in Death J.D. Robb - 7/4
Game's over. Celebrate the win with your friends.
Spell out (*) the word "win"
W - Born Wild Julie Ann Walker - 4/2
I - Char-Isabel - The Red Ledger: Part 1 Meredith Wild - 7/7
N - Not a Hero Cherise Sinclair - 5/4
Finished! Superbowl Reading Challenge
Duration: One year from start date
January 27, 2020—January 27, 2021
Level: Touchdown: 36 + books
🏈 37/38
Kansas City Chiefs
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Waahoo Completed - 59 books read message 25
Yay, done! I was happy to get them all...see message 40
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All right all you football fanatics this challenge is for you! We are going to celebrate the 54th Superbowl NBRC style with a reading challenge dedicated to all the fans! Get comfy, get your drinks and snacks ready. Hut!
Duration: One year from start date
Levels:
Tackle: 1-8 books
Hut: 9-17 books
Quarterback: 18-26 books
Receiver: 27-35 books
Touchdown: 36 + books
Read as many tasks as you can in the time allotted.
Tasks to be completed only once.
One book per task.
Re reads are allowed (6 month rule)
Page count = minimum 100 pages
Any format is allowed
~It's Superbowl time. Two teams are left competing for the Superbowl title. Pick a team.
Spell out(*) your favorite team
Or spell out one of the two remaining teams : San Francisco 49ers or Kansas City Chiefs
~This year's 54th Superbowl competition is being played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
Read a book set in Florida
Read a book with "hard" in the title
Read a book set in a sports venue (baseball, boxing, hockey, rugby, etc)
~100 Million (give or take) viewers will tune in Sunday, February 2 to watch the Superbowl.
Read a book that is # 2 in a series
Read a book that features a character who is a football player
Read a book tagged sports
Spell out the word "February"
~What's a Superbowl without game time snacks? Pull up a snack and enjoy the game.
Read a book with a snack(s) on the cover (open to your interpretation)
Read a book with "snack " in the text
Spell out (*) these game time snacks
-Beer
-Chips
-Nachos
-Pizza
-Wings
~It's half-time and J Lo & Shakira are the Pepsi half-time performers ready to bring down the house.
Read a book about a musician(s)
Read a book about a character who works in advertising
Spell out (*) the word "Pepsi"
Game's over. Celebrate the win with your friends.
Read a book with 2 or more friends on the cover
Read a book with the word "win" in the title
Read a book about a character who is in a situation in which they win (open to interpretation)
Spell out (*) the word "win"
(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audio book narrator's first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.
As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word
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