Team The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy





Team Members
• Lexi (Captain)
• Judith (Co-captain)
• Abir b
• Foxy Grandma (Beth Fox)
• Gem
• Jhmingos
• Kristel
• Lindsay
• Lucy
• Melanie
• Sanah Shabbir
• Sixty
• Susan
• April Turner
• Amanda Bartley

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Team Spreadsheet
Challenge Status Sheet

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[Lexi]

About this Challenge
RULES
◈ Starts on 12 June and runs for 10 weeks (ending 21 August)
◈ The team with the highest points at the end of the game wins!
◈ Each fortnight (2 weeks) the mods will “spin the wheel" and assign each team a word
◈ The team's task is to read books to spell out the word, gaining points per letter tiered by the book length (see below). Every book read must count for a letter or no points.
◈ The team will get an extra 15 completion points for the first time the word is spelled
◈ Once teams have read their word for the week they can "re-read" the word to gain more letter points, but no additional completion points.
◈ Only books STARTED after the challenge begins can count
◈ Books must be at least 160 pages in length.
◈ Children's books, Graphic Novels, Scripts/plays (movie and theater), Cookbooks and Poetry books cannot be used unless by word count they can be verified by arbookfinder.com or arbookfinder.co.uk (only these sites) as at least 40,000 words or have an audio edition that is at least 5 hours long
◈ Only books read during the specified round can be used (“read date” is what counts, not the day you start.) Books cannot be “banked” from previous rounds to use later in the challenge
◈ Rereads are permitted provided it has been at least 6 months since you last read/listened to the book

Point System
◈ Books less than 160 pages = 0 points
◈ Books between 160 and 1000 pages = 0.1 points/page
◈ Books over 1000 pages = 100 points
(I’m sorry if you love books over 1,000 pages but you get no points for pages over 1,000 so this is not the best time to read Oathbringer, Les Misérables or War and Peace)

Tags
◈ Each colour segment on the wheel has been paired with a selection of genre tags.
◈ If you read and use a book with a matching genre, you will gain 5 bonus points per book, for a maximum of 10 books / 50 points.
◈ Genres must match exactly (though plural/singular is OK, ie Tree or Trees).
◈ There is no minimum number of tags required.
◈ Books must be used in the spell out to qualify for Tag points.
◈ We do not have to use all the tags each week and could read all ten as the same Tag

Task Lists
◈ The challenge comes with a task list
◈ If you read and use a book for a task you will gain 5 bonus points per book
◈ Each player in a team has their own task list (i.e. task #1 can be completed by each member in the team, once each)
◈ Each book can only be used once - one book per task, one task per book

BOM Points
Participating in Book of the Month (BOM) discussions during the time frame of the challenge will score points as follows:
◈ 40 points for writing a discussion question set
◈ 20 points for participating in the discussion
(I will link these further down)

How "Spell it out" Works
Spell out the word(s) using the first letter in:
1. the book's title
2. the first letter in the author's first or last name
3. the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick-name
4. The first letter in the series name

If the first letter of a title starts with an indefinite or definite article ('A', 'An', 'The'), you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.

If you are listening to an audiobook, the first letter in the narrator's first or last name also can be used. Translators names can be used, as long as the edition you are reading is a translation version.

Cannot use "characters" from non-fiction so author, title and translator/audio if applicable only

[Lexi]

Important Links

Offical Spreadsheet

Planning Spreadsheet

Wheel Shelves
• Lexi (Captain) - Wheel2020
• Judith (Co-captain) - Wheel2020
• Abir b - WheelV
• Foxy Grandma (Beth Fox) - Wheel
• Gem - Wheel-5
• Jhmingos - Wheel5
• Kristel - Wheel2020
• Lindsay - WheelV
• Lucy - Wheel-V
• Melanie - NBRC-WAT-V
• Sanah Shabbir - NBRC-TBR
• Sixty - Wheelathon-5
• Susan - Wheel-2020
• April - NBRC-Wheelathon
• Amanda - Wheelie5

ROUNDS
Round One - "“Highway Sixty One”
Tags: Grass, Tree, Trees, Forest, Forests, Ireland, Hiking

Round Two - "Sea Kayaking"
Tags: Underwater, Turtles, Whales, Mermaids, Mermen, Ocean,

Round Three - "Zoom Calls"
Tags: Delusion, Liquor, Hallucinogenic, Trippy, Crazy,

Round Four - "White Water Rafting"
Tags: Fire, Heat, China, Dragon, Autumn,

Round Five- "Creativity"
Tags: Flower, Flowers, Lavender, France, Battle, Space,

[Lexi]

Books of the Month (BOM)

June
Adult: - The Jetsetters Discussion - starts 14 June
YA: - Five Feet Apart Discussion - starts 21 June

July
Adult: - The Sun Down Motel Discussion - Starts July 2nd
YA: - Dear Martin Discussion - Starts July 16th

BOM Points
Participating in Book of the Month (BOM) discussions during the time frame of the challenge will score points as follows:
◈ 40 points for writing a discussion question set
◈ 20 points for participating in the discussion

[Judith]

Book Recommendations from Team H2G2

The City We Became
Theft of Swords (whole series)
The Cruel Prince (whole series)
The Falconer (whole series)
Beartown (everything by Backman)
We Are the Ants
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (whole series)
Rendezvous with Rama
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Well Met
Do You Want to Start a Scandal
Wicked and the Wallflower
You Are Not Alone
The Great Zoo of China
Magic Strikes
The Westing Game
The One
Bitter Orange
Open and Shut
One for the Money
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Where the Crawdads Sing
Every Heart a Doorway
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, Arizona Territories
Enchanted, Inc.
The Library of Fates
The Fixer Upper
The Handmaid's Tale

[Judith]

Links to Recommendation Lists from other Teams

Team Odyssey
Team Murder on the Orient Express
Team Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Team Watership Down
Team Around the World in 80 Days
Team Round Ireland with a Fridge
Team Hobbit
Team Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Beth from Team Motorcycle Diaries
Team Don Quixote
Team The Motorcycle Diaries



Tasks by Category: Stolen from Suzy in HPDH

Rainbow Covers (view spoiler)[
4 Read a book with a yellow cover
22 Read a book with a black cover
41 Read a book with a green cover
105 Read a book with a red cover
111 Read a book with a white cover
184 Read a book with a brown cover
190 Read a book with a purple cover
191 Read a book with an orange cover
199 Read a book with a blue cover (hide spoiler)]

Series (view spoiler)[
33 Read #6 in a series
67 Read #1 in a series
86 Read #4 in a series
90 Read #8 in a series
92 Read #3 in a series
93 Read #10 in a series
101 Read #11-20 in a series
116 Read #7 in a series
148 Read #21-30 in a series
163 Read #2 in a series
168 Read #5 in a series
46 Read #9 in a series
47 Read #31+ in a series (hide spoiler)]

Country (view spoiler)[
1 Read a book set in Canada
3 Read a book set in Japan
5 Read a book set in Africa
9 Read a book set in New Zealand
17 Read a book set in South America
31 Read a book set in Scandinavia (inc Iceland & Greenland)
35 Read a book set on a Pacific Island
38 Read a book set in the Middle East
50 Read a book set in North Africa
55 Read a book set in China
60 Read a book set in a different world
61 Read a book set in Greece
70 Read a book set in sub-Saharan Africa
76 Read a book set in India
79 Read a book set in Oceania
83 Read a book set in mainland Europe
97 Read a book set in Eastern Europe
107 Read a book set in Italy
144 Read a book set in Russia
154 Read a book set in Asia
171 Read a book set in Brazil
172 Read a book set in the British Isles
175 Read a book set in the United States
176 Read a book set on an Atlantic Island (hide spoiler)]

MPG (view spoiler)[
2 Read a book with MPG Adventure
6 Read a book with MPG Thriller
14 Read a book with MPG Food and Drink
23 Read a book with MPG Paranormal
24 Read a book with MPG Sports
28 Read a book with MPG Suspense
29 Read a book with MPG Health
30 Read a book with MPG Holidays
36 Read a book with MPG Epic
37 Read a book with MPG Family
48 Read a book with MPG Contemporary
56 Read a book with MPG Romance
62 Read a book with MPG Young Adult
65 Read a book with MPG Travel
69 Read a book with MPG Memoir
71 Read a book with MPG Urban Fantasy
73 Read a book with MPG Zombies
74 Read a book with MPG LGBT
75 Read a book with MPG Steam Punk
81 Read a book with MPG Retellings
82 Read a book with MPG New Adult
94 Read a book with MPG Science
96 Read a book with MPG Horror
103 Read a book with MPG Time Travel
131 Read a book with MPG Historical Fiction
136 Read a book with MPG Mystery
138 Read a book with MPG Western
141 Read a book with MPG Science Fiction
156 Read a book with MPG Chick Lit
164 Read a book with MPG Fantasy
167 Read a book with MPG Music
170 Read a book with MPG History
174 Read a book with MPG Classics
177 Read a book with MPG Espionage
192 Read a book with MPG Space Opera
195 Read a book with MPG Dystopia (hide spoiler)]

Recommendation (view spoiler)[
8 total for different team
20 Read a book recommended by someone in a different team
44 Read a book recommended by someone in a different team
99 Read a book recommended by someone in your team
119 Read a book recommended by someone in a different team
120 Read a book recommended by someone in your team
142 Read a book recommended by someone in a different team
169 Read a book recommended by someone in a different team
188 Read a book recommended by someone in a different team
193 Read a book recommended by someone in a different team
200 Read a book recommended by someone in a different team
(hide spoiler)]

Specific Setting (view spoiler)[
8 Read a book set on a boat / ship
10 Read a book set in the future
11 Read a book set in a hotel
18 Read a book set on a road trip
114 Read a book set in the past
129 Read a book set in a cafe
137 Read a book that takes place in two places
140 Read a book set on a train
151 Read a book set on a plane
166 Read a book set on a space ship
(hide spoiler)]

MC (view spoiler)[
13 Read a book with a doctor as the main character
88 Read a book with a nurse as the main character (hide spoiler)]

Writing Style (view spoiler)[
7 Read a book that takes place in two timelines
95 Read a book written from an unusual point of view (e.g. animal / mineral)
109 Read a book written in espistolary style (e.g. diary / letters / emails)
118 Read a book with multiple points of view
133 Read a book written in an oral history style
149 Read a book written in first person point of view
158 Read a book written in third person point of view (hide spoiler)]

Plot Feature (view spoiler)[
25 Read a book featuring a hobby (e.g. knitting / baking / hiking)
27 Read a book featuring robots
63 Read a book featuring a celebration
132 Read a book featuring a proposal
145 Read a book featuring a graduation
160 Read a book featuring a wedding
183 Read a book featuring a honeymoon
189 Read a book featuring aliens (hide spoiler)]

Specific Title (view spoiler)[
19 Read a book with an animal word in the title (e.g. cat / chicken / egg / etc)
34 Read a book with a job word in the title (e.g. nurse / teacher / writer / etc)
53 Read a book with dragon in the the title
57 Read a book with a five word title
59 Read a book with a plant word in the title (e.g. tree / flower / rose / etc)
77 Read a book with a city name in the title
78 Read a book with a geological feature in the title (e.g. cliff / bay / island / etc)
85 Read a book with a family relation word (e.g. sister / brother / son) in the title
122 Read a book with a building word in the title (e.g. house / library / castle / etc)
125 Read a book with fun in the title
135 Read a book with a one word title
143 Read a book with a four word title
155 Read a book recommended by someone in your team
161 Read a book with a two word title
179 Read a book with a three word title
181 Read a book with a six word title
196 Read a book with a title word in the title (e.g. queen / mister / president / etc) (hide spoiler)]

On Cover (view spoiler)[
12 Read a book with a chipmunk on the cover
15 Read a book with a fish on the cover
16 Read a book with a Spring scene on the cover
21 Read a book with a lizard on the cover
26 Read a book with a cityscape on the cover
39 Read a book with a country scene on the cover
40 Read a book with a deckchair on the cover
43 Read a book with a mouse / rat on the cover
45 Read a book with vegetables on the cover
49 Read a book with someone doing a hobby activity on the cover
51 Read a book with a dessert food on the cover
52 Read a book with text only cover
54 Read a book with a hot drink on the cover
58 Read a book with a Winter scene on the cover
64 Read a book with a hammock on the cover
66 Read a book with a bird and a cat on the cover
72 Read a book with five or more people on the cover
80 Read a book with a forest on the cover
84 Read a book with three people on the cover
87 Read a book with a barbeque food on the cover
89 Read a book with a car on the cover
91 Read a book with a river on the cover
98 Read a book with a cat on the cover
102 Read a book with a mountain on the cover
104 Read a book with a picnic food on the cover
106 Read a book with a space ship on the cover
108 Read a book with a book on the cover
110 Read a book with a swimming pool on the cover
112 Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover
113 Read a book with a phone (landline or mobile) on the cover
115 Read a book with circles on the cover
117 Read a book with a plane on the cover
121 Read a book with a body of water (e.g. sea / lake / pond / etc) on the cover
123 Read a book with a boat / ship on the cover
126 Read a book with stripes on the cover
127 Read a book with four people on the cover
128 Read a book with a bird on the cover
130 Read a book with two people on the cover
134 Read a book with a tent on the cover
139 Read a book with a townhouse on the cover
146 Read a book with a lampshade on the cover
147 Read a book with someone doing exercise on the cover
150 Read a book with a Summer scene on the cover
152 Read a book with a computer on the cover
153 Read a book with a snake on the cover
157 Read a book with an insect on the cover
162 Read a book with a single person on the cover
165 Read a book with a coffee table on the cover
178 Read a book with a spider on the cover
180 Read a book with a shellfish on the cover
182 Read a book with a beach on the cover
186 Read a book with a train on the cover
187 Read a book with a cold drink on the cover
194 Read a book with a dog on the cover
197 Read a book with an Autumn scene on the cover (hide spoiler)]

Misc (view spoiler)[
32 Read a book with "morris dancing" (variants like dance / dancers OK) in the text
42 Read a book with a map
68 Read a book that won a major literary prize (e.g. Pulitzer / Booker / Nebula. NOT GR Choice)
100 Read a book that as nominated/won GR Choice award
124 Read a book that you got for free
159 Read a book that you already own
173 Read a book by a Nobel Prize Winner (hide spoiler)]

[Lexi]

Welcome to Wheel V and Team Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

My name is Lexi (she/her/hers), and I am a PhD candidate and study zoonotic diseases. I live in Boston, MA USA. I am excited to be your captain and love book challenges of all types. Judith is the co-captain, and we can try to answer any questions you might have. We will be posting information in the next few days in the top posts so keep an eye out for rules, Books of the Month (BOM) and tag links.

Our first word is “Highway Sixty One” and the Tags: Grass, Tree, Forest, Ireland, Hiking. (We need ten tags in the first two weeks. No changes to spelling but can be singular or plural. On a side note, forest versus forests have very different books tagged).

Please check in and tell us what name you want to go by and pronouns. Have you played WHEEL before? Also, what book would you recommend for someone this summer?

My books would be All Systems Red (which is sadly too short for this challenge) or The City We Became. I have played Wheel and been co-captain before.

[Kristel]

Hi!

I'm Kristel (she/her) and it's my third time playing WaT. I live in Estonia and just finished my master's degree and now trying to figure out what to do next (work, a PhD program?).

For summer recommendations, I read We Are the Ants few summers ago and it has stayed with me since. For the second rec, the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers is not a very difficult, more character-driven sci-fi which I personally find perfect for a summer day.

Do we need to use all of the tags, or could we just read 10 books all with the same tag?

I can't wait to start with the challenge!

[Judith]

Hello Team!

My name is Judith (she/her/hers) and I am an economist in the Toxic Chemical office of the EPA. I live in MD USA, northwest of Baltimore. I have been captain & co-captain for several challenges over the years.

Please ask any and all questions to Lexi or me here in the thread or if it's of sensitive nature feel free to send either of us a PM (private message).

If you like epic fantasy, you can't go wrong with Michael J Sullivan's books. I love Theft of Swords and the other books in the series. I'd also recommend The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black, the first of which is The Cruel Prince. Also anything by Fredrik Backman. I should really just stop there. LOL

[Lexi]

To answer our first question, we can all read books tagged forests if we want, so no, we do not need to use all the tags. There is also a lot of overlap between them.

Also, I believe both of Judith's recommendations work for forest(s) or tree(s) this week for tag. I will put together a list with recommendations of books I liked with the tags in a little bit.

[Judith]

Kristel wrote: "Hi!

I'm Kristel (she/her) and it's my third time playing WaT. I live in Estonia and just finished my master's degree and now trying to figure out what to do next (work, a PhD program?).

For summ..."

No, we don't have to use all the tags. Any combination to reach the max of ten. So completely flexible which should make it easier to find them and read books we actually want too.

[Sixty]

Hello, everyone! I'm Sixty (she/her) and this is my first time playing wheelathon. I am a college student (astrophysics/mathematics) and I live in Oakley, California (bay area). I am looking forward to playing with you all!

For book recommendations I will suggest a couple of my favorites: Rendezvous with Rama and World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War.

Question: For the "tags" does that refer to the genre tags for a book? If so, is there an easy way to search through them? (sorry, I am new to using goodreads!)

[Lexi]

Welcome Sixty, to answer your question on tags, there is not really a good way to search. There are two ways to do it. If the books have only a few tags, the clicking on the tags on the book itself and using the search function works but is really tedious after a few pages.

Next, there are lists for each of the tags and I have linked them in message 6. I just went through all of them and am going to post a list below with my favorites of a variety of genres. I find this perosnally the easier way to find tags.

[Lexi]

I have added information at the top of the sheet on rules, BOMs and Important links. I have also added links for the tags for Round One to help you all look for books. Feel free to ask any questions here or by private message (PM).

For fun, I have some suggestions for books for a few of the tags (Not grass, you are on your own there).

Tree -The Sun Is Also a Star, Pride and Prejudice, The Name of the Wind, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Murder on the Orient Express, Age of Myth, Hyperion , Theft of Swords and Rise of Empire (2nd)

Trees - The Wicked King(#2),The House in the Cerulean Sea - one of my favorites so far this year, The Raven Tower, To The Bright Edge of the World, Band Sinister, Every Heart a Doorway, City of Stairs, Doomsday Book, Somebody Killed His Editor , The Raven Boys(1-3), Think of England, The Black Tides of Heaven, Sleeping Giants, Provenance, and Homegoing

Forest - The Forest of Hands and Teeth, The Bear and the Nightingale,The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, The Starless Sea, Where the Crawdads Sing, The Invited, The Graveyard Book, The Left Hand of Darkness , Magpie Murders, and The Snow Child

Forests –The Darkest Part of the Forest, Uprooted,The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Annihilation, An Extraordinary Union, The Bone Houses, Wild Magic, Strange Grace, Small Spaces, All the Crooked Saints, Lab Girl-awesome non-fiction, The Cruel Prince, On the Edge, Dealing with Dragons (all 4), Watership Down, and The Fairy Godmother

Ireland – Dublin Murder Squad series (#1 is In the Woods)

[Melanie]

Hey, my power came back on after 33 hours (thanks storms) and teams were assigned. Today's a good day!

Hi everyone! I'm Melanie (she/her) and I live in a tiny town in New Jersey that no one has ever heard of (less than 4,500 people live here). I work in the finance department of a large book publisher and have a deep abiding love of spreadsheets.

I have played wheel a few times, I think this is my third year? Wheel is definitely one of my favorite challenges, in part because it was the first team one I played.

I am primarily a romance reader and I also pick up a lot of mystery thrillers. Here are some of my 5 star reads so far this year (the last two are rereads).

[Judith]

A trilogy I read a few years ago works for tags as well. It's called The Falconer and all 3 books work. It's a fun series with a bit of fae and steampunk thrown in.

[Judith]

Melanie wrote: "Hey, my power came back on after 33 hours (thanks storms) and teams were assigned. Today's a good day!

Hi everyone! I'm Melanie (she/her) and I live in a tiny town in New Jersey that no one has ev..."

Hello Melanie! Nice to see you again, so soon too :)

[Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~]

Hi everyone, I'm Gem (she/her) from Berkshire, UK. This is my first time doing this challenge, it normally takes me a round to get into the swing of things.
I mainly read horror and thriller but I'll pretty much read anything I can get my hands on.

Weve bought our house this week so when I signed up I knew I wouldn't get done as much reading as I normally would like because of renovations so went low. Does it matter if I read more than the 3 a month I signed up with?

Looking forward to getting to know you all!

[Judith]

Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Gem (she/her) from Berkshire, UK. This is my first time doing this challenge, it normally takes me a round to get into the swing of things.
I mainly read horror and thriller but I'..."

Hello! Welcome

And nope, you can read as many as you would like to! More points for us that way :)

And congrats on the new place, very exciting. I hate the process of finding a new place to live (stressful), but enjoy designing the new space once I'm in there.

[Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~]

Judith wrote: "Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Gem (she/her) from Berkshire, UK. This is my first time doing this challenge, it normally takes me a round to get into the swing of things.
I mainl..."

oh wonderful!

Thank you, we actually bought the property we were renting so we didnt even have to move!! But I have got many plans, including fitted bookshelves! But this weekend its all about the garden! Hoping for a lovely space I can read for this challenge :)

[Lexi]

If you want to vote for July's BOM (YA and Adult), polls close today (as far as I can tell)
Poll for July BOMs

[lucy]

Hi Everyone, I'm Lucy (She/Her) and I live on the South coast of England. This is my first challenge but with everything going on in the world I wanted something to help motivate me to read more.

I read a mixture of contemporary, chick lit and then True Crime and F1 related books.

[Lindsay♫SingerOfStories♫]

Hi everyone! I'm Lindsay (she/her/hers) and I'm checking in from Illinois. I have a Bachelor's degree in music and I teach voice lessons part-time, but on the 180, I work full-time in medical records. So I like to keep things interesting. ;)

Reading-wise, I am a mood reader and read much from mystery/thrillers to YA fantasy, sci-fi, contemporary romance, cozy mysteries, some non-fiction, a little urban fantasy....whatever sounds good at the moment. This is my second wheel and I have done three towers. I'm looking forward to playing!

[Jhmingos]

Hi guys! I'm jhmingos (she/her) and I live in beautiful Southern California. This is my first time doing Wheel but my third team reading challenge. I think I'm hooked on these challenges and I'm looking forward to this! I've been in the field of clinical research for several years and am currently working on treatment in dementia.

Mystery/thrillers and classics are my favorite genres but I'm generally a mood reader. I've listed some Summer reads here.

[Melanie]

Judith wrote: "Hello Melanie! Nice to see you again, so soon too :)"

Hello! Great to be on a team with you again!

[Melanie]

I have a couple of questions.

First, for the tags, does it matter if only 1 person has shelved a book with a tag?

For example, I have the below book on my TBR for this month and 1 person has tagged it as Ireland (last page of tags). I'm wondering if it's fine to use for that tag?



Second, for the list of tasks, that list is for each player over the course of the entire challenge right? As in we each have 200 tasks we can choose from for the books we read during the challenge, crossing each task off the list as we fill the spot?

[Lexi]

Melanie wrote: "I have a couple of questions.

First, for the tags, does it matter if only 1 person has shelved a book with a tag?

For example, I have the below book on my TBR for this month and 1 person has tagg..."

One tag is fine. Most of the tags this week are one person only tags. You can't use your own tag or try to mess with the system but that book is fine

Yes, that is for the full ten weeks and no one is going to finish it. Also, notice the duplicates. You can do some tasks multiple times as the occur on the list multiple times. Each person gets their own task list so keep track for yourself (and we will double check) so you do not claim the same number twice.

[Melanie]

Lexi wrote: "One tag is fine. Most of the tags this week are one person only tags. You can't use your own tag or try to mess with the system but that book is fine"

Perfect. Some of the tags are out there. I wonder how the mods come up with some of these? They're all way more imaginative than I am. But hey, that's what keeps these challenges interesting.

Lexi wrote: "Yes, that is for the full ten weeks and no one is going to finish it. Also, notice the duplicates. You can do some tasks multiple times as the occur on the list multiple times. Each person gets their own task list so keep track for yourself (and we will double check) so you do not claim the same number twice."

For the task list, would it be ok once we have the planning sheet up for us to add a tab for ourselves with our personal task list to keep track? I'm thinking that may be the easiest (at least for me personally) since we'll already be adding our planned books to that. If the captains prefer to keep the planning sheet uncluttered, I can just create a google sheet for myself to keep track, so no worries either way.

[Lindsay♫SingerOfStories♫]

I have a question about BOM's (I never remember this going in). So if I have read one of them already, can I still answer the DQ's for points? So for example, I have read Five Feet Apart already previous to the challenge. If I answer the DQ's after we begin, can I earn points for our team? Or no, I still have to have read the book after starting the challenge as well? TIA! =]

[Lexi]

Sadly, no. You can reread it if it has been over 6 months but it must be read during the challenge. Let Judith confirm

[Lexi]

Also, Melanie, Judith is working on the planning sheet and keeping track of tasks but at minimum, you will have your own column.

[Susan]

I’m Susan(she,her) aka Lexi’s mom and joining in challenges together started a couple years ago. I call Louisville Kentucky home but live outside Cincinnati on the KY side for work for now. Besides Popsugar yearly challenges I’ve done UNO and this is my first time on Wheel.

[lucy]

Hi all,

I might just be missing something simple but how do you search Tags?
Is it the names of shelves?

Thanks

[Lindsay♫SingerOfStories♫]

Next question from me: is there a rule about ARC's? Are they allowed at all?

[Bee]

Hi everyone, My name is Abir, it seems we are all she/her in this team. I'm an engeneer, 28 years old, and I love NBRC team challenges, although this is my first wheel spin.
My reading depends on my mood, so I don't really keep a track on the genres I read. I like it I go for it. It keeps things intresting for me.
The 2 weeks per round reallt sold this challenge for me, because sometimes it takes more than a week to finish a 200 page book and other times I can do a 500 page in 3 days, one of the perks of being the only female engeneer in a male dominated team. I'm becoming a mother hen by each passing day.
So if I don't check for more than 2 days, know I'm trying to keep the boys in line, and will return eventually.

PS: You will get a lot of questions from me, I hate reading the rules, because it takes the fun out of me reading books. So it will be better to just tell me what you need for the points and I try to get for you

[Lexi]

Lala wrote: "Hi all,

I might just be missing something simple but how do you search Tags?
Is it the names of shelves?

Thanks"

Lala, it is the name of the shelves but you cannot use your own shelves/tags. Sadly, there is no way to search tags. The easiest way is to look at the lists of books with that tag and to see if there is a book you want to read on the list.

Round One - "“Highway Sixty One”
Tags: Grass, Tree, Trees, Forest, Forests, Ireland, Hiking

[Lexi]

Lindsay♫SingerOfStories♫ wrote: "Next question from me: is there a rule about ARC's? Are they allowed at all?"

As long as the ARC is on Goodreads, you can read it. I have a few ARCs I hope to get read as well and a few I got as ARCs that have been out for a year now so there is that.

[Lexi]

Abir (or anyone), no worries on all the rules. You will figure it out as we go. I have included the critical ones below.

Basic Rules and the rest can be figured out as we go:

1. No books started before June 12 count
2. No re-reads within 6 months
3. Books must be at least 160 pages in length.
4. Check word count on Children's books, Graphic Novels, Scripts/plays (movie and theater), Cookbooks and Poetry books. If you need help with this, post the book in the thread and Judith or I can check for you

5. All book must fit in the spell it out for the round. This includes first letter of title, author, series name, and major characters so most books will fit somewhere. Check with us on non-fiction before you start if you are unsure if author or title will fit

6. Put your book on your wheel shelf when read and add it to the planning spreadsheet

That about does it. Otherwise, BOMs, tags and tasks are meant to be fun and can be figured out as we go. Does that help?

[Melanie]

Quick question, series name can also be used for the spell it out, correct?

[Lexi]

Melanie wrote: "Quick question, series name can also be used for the spell it out, correct?"

You are correct. I will add it to my list above.

[Melanie]

Lexi wrote: "Melanie wrote: "Quick question, series name can also be used for the spell it out, correct?"

You are correct. I will add it to my list above."

Ok great. Thanks for confirming. I know not all team challenges allow the use of series name and wasn't 100% sure which one Wheel was.

[Lexi]

I feel like there are some X series out there so I might go look.

[Lexi]

We are a big team and at sign-ups read about 80 books every two weeks so that is at least 5 X's

Also, If anyone likes middle-grade fantasy, The Girl Who Drank the Moon has a main charecter named Xan.

[Judith]

That’s one of my first up. I’ve had the audiobook for awhile I just haven’t gotten to it.

So it works for a tag and an X. Sweet. I’ll take the X in the first spelling then.

Hoping to really make headway on the tracking sheet during Tiny Tyrants nap time today.

[Lexi]

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns also works for a tag and MC Xifeng .

[Sanne]

Hi, I'm Sanne (she, her). I'm currently living in Virginia, but will be moving to the Netherlands in August/September to go back to college. This is my first time doing this challenge and I'm really excited! I basically read everything I can get my hands on and what others recommend me.

[Sonia]

*swoops in*

Hi all!!

*waves*

Don't mind me, I'm just here to pay my respects to the Mistress of Lust, and to let you know that if you feel nostalgic about Sammy's daily inspiration, she has plans... so, feel free to stop by the Deathly Hallows