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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Murder on the Orient Express





Team Members
• Judy (Captain)
• Melinda (Co-captain)
• Alison
• Annalisa
• Colleen Drum
• Devann
• Gemma Hazle
• Jackie Freeman
• June
• Maddy
• Ora Amis
• qe
• Sunshine

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Team Spreadsheet
Challenge Status Sheet

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[Judy]

RULES

About this Challenge
◈ 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 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)
◈ The team will get an extra 15 completion points if all the letters in the word are part of their spell-it-out
◈ 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) 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
(points will be rounded up/down from 0.5 as per standard maths)

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).
◈ There is no minimum number of tags required.
◈ Books must be used in the spell out to qualify for Tag points.
◈ for reasons the sheets show these points as "Top Shelf bonus" points

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)
◈ 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

How a "spell it out" works
Spell out the word(s) using the first letter in the book's title, 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 of the series name. As always, if the first letter of a title starts with an indefinite or definite article ('A', 'An', 'The', etc.), 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. We're also allowing for Translators names, as long as the edition you are reading is a translation version.

[Judy]

WHEEL



Words

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Departure
Tourism
City Break
Backpacking
Sandcastle
Exploring
Egyptian cruise
Island hopping
Barbeque
Celebration
Pub Quizzing
Rocky Mountains
White Water Rafting
Reading
Exercise
Zoom Calls
Highway Sixty One
Overnight express
Drive to Uluru
Sea Kayaking
Yodelling
Creativity
Trip to the zoo
Snorkelling

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[Judy]

BOMs

June
The Jetsetters - starts 14 June
Five Feet Apart - starts 21 June

July
The Sun Down Motel - starts 2 July
Dear Martin - starts 16 July

August
Pachinko - starts 2 August
Spin the Dawn - starts 16 July


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


Tasks

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1 Read a book set in Canada
2 Read a book with MPG Adventure
3 Read a book set in Japan
4 Read a book with a yellow cover
5 Read a book set in Africa
6 Read a book with MPG Thriller
7 Read a book that takes place in two timelines
8 Read a book set on a boat / ship
9 Read a book set in New Zealand
10 Read a book set in the future
11 Read a book set in a hotel
12 Read a book with a chipmunk on the cover
13 Read a book with a doctor as the main character
14 Read a book with MPG Food and Drink
15 Read a book with a fish on the cover
16 Read a book with a Spring scene on the cover
17 Read a book set in South America
18 Read a book set on a road trip
19 Read a book with an animal word in the title (e.g. cat / chicken / egg / etc)
20 Read a book recommended by someone in a different team
21 Read a book with a lizard on the cover
22 Read a book with a black cover
23 Read a book with MPG Paranormal
24 Read a book with MPG Sports
25 Read a book featuring a hobby (e.g. knitting / baking / hiking)
26 Read a book with a cityscape on the cover
27 Read a book featuring robots
28 Read a book with MPG Suspense
29 Read a book with MPG Health
30 Read a book with MPG Holidays
31 Read a book set in Scandinavia (inc Iceland & Greenland)
32 Read a book with "morris dancing" (variants like dance / dancers OK) in the text
33 Read #6 in a series
34 Read a book with a job word in the title (e.g. nurse / teacher / writer / etc)
35 Read a book set on a Pacific Island
36 Read a book with MPG Epic
37 Read a book with MPG Family
38 Read a book set in the Middle East
39 Read a book with a country scene on the cover
40 Read a book with a deckchair on the cover
41 Read a book with a green cover
42 Read a book with a map
43 Read a book with a mouse / rat on the cover
44 Read a book recommended by someone in a different team
45 Read a book with vegetables on the cover
46 Read #9 in a series
47 Read #31+ in a series
48 Read a book with MPG Contemporary
49 Read a book with someone doing a hobby activity on the cover
50 Read a book set in North Africa
51 Read a book with a dessert food on the cover
52 Read a book with text only cover
53 Read a book with dragon in the the title
54 Read a book with a hot drink on the cover
55 Read a book set in China
56 Read a book with MPG Romance
57 Read a book with a five word title
58 Read a book with a Winter scene on the cover
59 Read a book with a plant word in the title (e.g. tree / flower / rose / etc)
60 Read a book set in a different world
61 Read a book set in Greece
62 Read a book with MPG Young Adult
63 Read a book featuring a celebration
64 Read a book with a hammock on the cover
65 Read a book with MPG Travel
66 Read a book with a bird and a cat on the cover
67 Read #1 in a series
68 Read a book that won a major literary prize (e.g. Pulitzer / Booker / Nebula. NOT GR Choice)
69 Read a book with MPG Memoir
70 Read a book set in sub-Saharan Africa
71 Read a book with MPG Urban Fantasy
72 Read a book with five or more people on the cover
73 Read a book with MPG Zombies
74 Read a book with MPG LGBT
75 Read a book with MPG Steam Punk
76 Read a book set in India
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)
79 Read a book set in Oceania
80 Read a book with a forest on the cover
81 Read a book with MPG Retellings
82 Read a book with MPG New Adult
83 Read a book set in mainland Europe
84 Read a book with three people on the cover
85 Read a book with a family relation word (e.g. sister / brother / son) in the title
86 Read #4 in a series
87 Read a book with a barbeque food on the cover
88 Read a book with a nurse as the main character
89 Read a book with a car on the cover
90 Read #8 in a series
91 Read a book with a river on the cover
92 Read #3 in a series
93 Read #10 in a series
94 Read a book with MPG Science
95 Read a book written from an unusual point of view (e.g. animal / mineral)
96 Read a book with MPG Horror
97 Read a book set in Eastern Europe
98 Read a book with a cat on the cover
99 Read a book recommended by someone in your team
100 Read a book that as nominated/won GR Choice award
101 Read #11-20 in a series
102 Read a book with a mountain on the cover
103 Read a book with MPG Time Travel
104 Read a book with a picnic food on the cover
105 Read a book with a red cover
106 Read a book with a space ship on the cover
107 Read a book set in Italy
108 Read a book with a book on the cover
109 Read a book written in espistolary style (e.g. diary / letters / emails)
110 Read a book with a swimming pool on the cover
111 Read a book with a white 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
114 Read a book set in the past
115 Read a book with circles on the cover
116 Read #7 in a series
117 Read a book with a plane on the cover
118 Read a book with multiple points of view
119 Read a book recommended by someone in a different team
120 Read a book recommended by someone in your team
121 Read a book with a body of water (e.g. sea / lake / pond / etc) on the cover
122 Read a book with a building word in the title (e.g. house / library / castle / etc)
123 Read a book with a boat / ship on the cover
124 Read a book that you got for free
125 Read a book with fun in the title
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
129 Read a book set in a cafe
130 Read a book with two people on the cover
131 Read a book with MPG Historical Fiction
132 Read a book featuring a proposal
133 Read a book written in an oral history style
134 Read a book with a tent on the cover
135 Read a book with a one word title
136 Read a book with MPG Mystery
137 Read a book that takes place in two places
138 Read a book with MPG Western
139 Read a book with a townhouse on the cover
140 Read a book set on a train
141 Read a book with MPG Science Fiction
142 Read a book recommended by someone in a different team
143 Read a book with a four word title
144 Read a book set in Russia
145 Read a book featuring a graduation
146 Read a book with a lampshade on the cover
147 Read a book with someone doing exercise on the cover
148 Read #21-30 in a series
149 Read a book written in first person point of view
150 Read a book with a Summer scene on the cover
151 Read a book set on a plane
152 Read a book with a computer on the cover
153 Read a book with a snake on the cover
154 Read a book set in Asia
155 Read a book recommended by someone in your team
156 Read a book with MPG Chick Lit
157 Read a book with an insect on the cover
158 Read a book written in third person point of view
159 Read a book that you already own
160 Read a book featuring a wedding
161 Read a book with a two word title
162 Read a book with a single person on the cover
163 Read #2 in a series
164 Read a book with MPG Fantasy
165 Read a book with a coffee table on the cover
166 Read a book set on a space ship
167 Read a book with MPG Music
168 Read #5 in a series
169 Read a book recommended by someone in a different team
170 Read a book with MPG History
171 Read a book set in Brazil
172 Read a book set in the British Isles
173 Read a book by a Nobel Prize Winner
174 Read a book with MPG Classics
175 Read a book set in the United States
176 Read a book set on an Atlantic Island
177 Read a book with MPG Espionage
178 Read a book with a spider on the cover
179 Read a book with a three word title
180 Read a book with a shellfish on the cover
181 Read a book with a six word title
182 Read a book with a beach on the cover
183 Read a book featuring a honeymoon
184 Read a book with a brown cover
185 Read a book set in Central America
186 Read a book with a train on the cover
187 Read a book with a cold drink on the cover
188 Read a book recommended by someone in a different team
189 Read a book featuring aliens
190 Read a book with a purple cover
191 Read a book with an orange cover
192 Read a book with MPG Space Opera
193 Read a book recommended by someone in a different team
194 Read a book with a dog on the cover
195 Read a book with MPG Dystopia
196 Read a book with a title word in the title (e.g. queen / mister / president / etc)
197 Read a book with an Autumn scene on the cover
198 Read a book set in Australia
199 Read a book with a blue cover
200 Read a book recommended by someone in a different team
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[Judy]

Round 1
12 - 26 June
Word: SANDCASTLE

Genre tags:
- Grass
- Tree / Trees
- Forest / Forests
- Hiking
- Ireland

Round 2
27 June - 10 July
Word: EXERCISE

Genre tags:
- Sun
- Summer
- Beach
- Seashells
- Hammock

Round 3
11 July - 24 July
Word: SNORKELLING

Genre tags:
- Petal
- Love
- Asia
- Music
- Art

Round 4
25 July - 7 August
Word: SNORKELLING

Genre tags:
- Switzerland
- Mountain / Mountains
- Freedom
- Breathing
- Winter

Round 5
8 August - 21 August
Word: HIGHWAY SIXTY-ONE

Genre tags:
- Grass
- Tree / Trees
- Forest / Forests
- Hiking
- Ireland


If you want to check whether a book has a tag, you can also do this:

[Judy]

TEMPLATE FOR COMPLETION POSTS

Completion Post
Title:
Author:
Pages:
Date read:
Letters:
Tag:
Task:

If it's a BOM, please link to your posts in the discussion thread (+ if you've written DQs)



IMPORTANT LINKS
Official team spreadsheet

Planning spreadsheet


Countdown to start

[Melindam]

Team Members' shelves

Judy
Melinda
Alison
Annalisa
Colleen
Devann
Gemma
Jackie
June
Maddy
Ora
qe
Sunshine

[Melindam]

from other Teams


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Team The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
link to post


Team Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy
link to post

Team Watership Down
link to post

Team The Odyssey
link to post

Team Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
link to post

Team The Hobbit
link to post

Team The Hobbit
link to post

Team Motorcycle Diaries
link to post
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Team Around the World in 80 Days
link to post


Team Don Quixote
link to post

[Melindam]

from Team Orient Express

[Melindam]

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[Judy]

Hi everyone!

First off, super excited to play with you all! I've played a few rounds of Tower Teams and Wheelathon but this is my first time being a captain.

Where is everyone from? How are you doing these days? What's the best book you've so far read in 2020?

I'm Judy, I'm 23 and from Munich, Germany. I'm currently working (in theory) while waiting for my Masters program to begin in September. My favorite book of the year is hands down Ayiti - I immediately handed it to my mom when I finished it and have thought about it every single day since.

[Melindam]

Hello and please ALL ABOARD THE ORIENT EXPRESS! :)

I am very excited to play/read with you.

This is my 2nd Wheelaton and also 2nd time as co-captain. I also participated in quite a few TTs as well.

I am Melinda from Hungary. I work in Budapest, though nowadays it's from home - 40 kms outside the city. I am missing my train commuting time quite badly, as this was when I had the most time to read and listen to audiobooks.
I can still read, but with my 6-year-old-son at home, it's more difficult to get undisturbed me-time.

My favourite books of the year are Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies from Hiltary Mantel's Thomas Cromwell trilogy. Although I am not a great fan of historical fiction, these books are just magical.

For this challenge I can probably read less books than I would normally do, but I will choose ones with bigger page count to balance it. ;)

[Melindam]

OH, and a question from me: Which fictional world or which book would you visit, if you had the chance?

[Ora]

Hi everyone! This is my 3rd or 4th wheel. For the next couple of weeks things a little crazy for me. I am getting my floors replaced and busy doing a lot of painting. At least by the 15th the floors will be done and hopefully the majority of the painting will be completed. I am planning on checking in at least a couple of times a weeks before wheel starts and have a reminder in my calendar on June 13th. After the 15th, my schedule won't be as hectic.
Where is everyone from? I have lived in North Carolina for the past 20 years and love the South.
How are you doing these days? Busy with remodeling. My husband both teleworks and goes to the office during the week. Most of the time I am just working on my house.What's the best book you've so far read in 2020? latest one so far is Chasing Cassandra. I love Lisa Kleypas's books.
Which fictional world or which book would you visit, if you had the chance? This is a harder one for me, so I will go off of the first one that came to mind. Nalini singh's Psy-Changling world

[Annalisa]

Hi everyone,
I think this is my third wheel.
I’m from North Carolina, the mountains.
This is my first week back at work after two months of working from home. I had been doing some of my own writing. Now that I’m back in the office I’ll have my commute for audiobooks. The best book I’ve read so far is The House on the Cerulean Sea.
If I’m a visitor and I don’t have to live there I’d be interested in visiting a fantasy world like in Red Sister, The Poppy War, or The Bear and the Nightingale. If I’m living there then someplace a lot safer, but I can’t think of what book that would be.

[Melindam]

Hi Ora and Annalisa! Glad to have you here.

Although we have never been on the same Team before, we met at several TTs and also UNO challenges if I remember well.

The literary world I would visit, would be Terry Pratchett's Discworld. That would be so much fun. :)

[Melindam]

Dear Team members, another request, as you introduce yourselves, please attach the link to your Wheelaton shelves. Thank you. :)

[Judy]

Hi Ora - good to see you again so soon! :)

Annalisa - I've heard incredible things about The House on the Cerulean Sea from so many people now, I really want to pick it up too!

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Hello, this is my first Wheelathon! I'm from Canada and I work parttime at my University's Library but besides that, I have plenty of time to read. Actually, because my online work is kind of monotonous I listen to audiobooks during my shifts!

My favourite book this year was probably The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo or All the Light We Cannot See which are both completely outside my typical genre preferences (fantasy). And if I had to pick one literary world I'd probably be kind of basic and pick Hogwarts.

[Judy]

It's kind of a boring answer but I'm still waiting on my Hogwarts letter... a magic school would be the coolest thing ever!

[Judy]

qe wrote: "Actually, because my online work is kind of monotonous I listen to audiobooks during my shifts!"

I also usually get loads of audiobook time in when doing boring data stuff at work - it makes these mindnumbing tasks so much more bearable!

[Melindam]

qe wrote: "Hello, this is my first Wheelathon! I'm from Canada and I work parttime at my University's Library but besides that, I have plenty of time to read. Actually, because my online work is kind of monot..."

Hello and welcome to the Team. Please let us know if you are OK with us calling you QE or if there's another name you'd like to go by.

[Jackie]

Hello, everyone! I'm also from North Carolina. Good to see neighbors here, Ora and Annalisa. I'm retired so I can read as much as I want as a rule. My favorite genres are mystery, fantasy, and historical fiction but I'll read just about anything. Agatha Christie is one of my favorite authors so this team name is just about perfect for me.

I have played Wheel a couple of times before and am looking forward to playing with you all. I also am still waiting for that letter from Hogwarts.

My shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Melindam]

Hello Jackie! Welcome to the Team.

I also love Agatha Christie and the Orient Express is one of my favourites.
I recently listened to the audiobook narrated by Dan Stevens and it was an awesome experience.

[Melindam]

With so many Hogwarts-wannabe-pupils.... did you play in the Harry Potter TT challenge? If yes, which Houses/Teams did you belong to?

I was Hufflepuff/ Team Cedric Diggory. :)

[Judy]

Melindam wrote: "With so many Hogwarts-wannabe-pupils.... did you play in the Harry Potter TT challenge? If yes, which Houses/Teams did you belong to?

I was Hufflepuff/ Team Cedric Diggory. :)"

I did! That one was absolute madness (and I didn't even dare play quidditch!). I was Ravenclaw / Team Moaning Myrtle.

[Judy]

Welcome, Jackie! 😊

[Melindam]

Judy wrote: "Melindam wrote: "With so many Hogwarts-wannabe-pupils.... did you play in the Harry Potter TT challenge? If yes, which Houses/Teams did you belong to?

I was Hufflepuff/ Team Cedric Diggory. :)"

..."

UND OB, Judy! :D Absolute madness. I was only occasional replacement player for quidditch, but it almost gave me a burnout, so I am staying clear of the quidditch game recently announced. :)

But I loved to be part of the TT as a whole.

[Bookworm_gem]

Hi everyone, I'm Gemma and in the UK. I think this is only my second Wheelathon and really looking forward to it. Currently working from home so also missing my reading time on the daily commute!

Favourite book so far this year has been the Testaments but also enjoyed Daisy Jones & the Six and The Institute.
@QE The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was my top book in 2019, it's amazing.

I think I'd have to go to middle earth and live with the Hobbits :)

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Maddy]

Hello team :)

Shelf - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I am from Europe, timezone EEST. This is my first wheel, but I have participated in TT 3 times according to my bookshelves. I was on Harry Potter TT too, but I don't remember which team. It's been a while :D
Aaaand I am on Quidditch team again , so I might be slightly mad during the weekends for a while ;D
I am still on leave from work (month 4, thank you covid), which is not all that bad since I get to read a lot :)

[Melindam]

Hi Gemma, nice to meet you again.

Welcome to the Team, Maddie.

[Annalisa]

Melindam wrote: "With so many Hogwarts-wannabe-pupils.... did you play in the Harry Potter TT challenge? If yes, which Houses/Teams did you belong to?

I was Hufflepuff/ Team Cedric Diggory. :)"

I was on team Severus Snape. That was a crazy TT.

[Annalisa]

Here is the link to my shelf. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Melindam]

A nice variety of Hogwarts students. So far we have Slytherin, Ravenclaw & Hufflepuff. Any Gryffindors? ;)

[Judy]

Hi Gemma & Maddie, nice to meet you!

[Maddy]

Melindam wrote: "A nice variety of Hogwarts students. So far we have Slytherin, Ravenclaw & Hufflepuff. Any Gryffindors? ;)"

Yes, me :D
Looked up the team for your pleasure - Team Minerva McGonagall, Griffindor ;)

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I was not a part of the HP TT but my house is Slytherin.

@Judy: I can't believe I avoided audiobooks for so long! They're my new favourite thing as I just started listening to them last month.

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@Melindam: qe is fine! Leftover from a pseudonym on another site lol

@Gemma: I'm planning on reading Daisy Jones soon! I hope it lives up to Evelyn Hugo

[Devann]

hey everybody! i know i've been on a team with melindam before [waves] but the rest of you are new faces to me i think.

here's my shelf
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

uh i'm from indiana so i'm on EST time and i guess i'm doing about as well as can be expected considering [waves hand around vaguely] everything. been having a lot of trouble reading this year but hopefully this will kick me into gear, i chose a low monthly goal at any rate.

um best books ...i did a reread of the monster of elendhaven which i absolutely adore and as for new books #veryfat #verybrave by nicole byer was absolutely hilarious so there are two WILDLY different recs for you lol

also i did do the hp tt and i was slytherin team draco!

[Colleen]

Hi - I'm Colleen from Lakeville, Minnesota, USA. I'm doing well amidst all the craziness (COVID, race riots, you know normal year 2020 stuff). I've been working from home full-time since March, so like others, I miss my audio book commute, but trying to listen in as much as possible while out walk/running, cleaning etc. Un/fortunately I don't have a job where I can listen in as I wouldn't be able to concentrate on what was going on (book or work tasks). But very glad I attempted to do audio again because now they've stuck with me the past few years. I can get through my TBR much more, however, it's still a lost cause. :)

I just added Ayiti to the list.

The best book so far this year I've read is The Dutch House but I have a few other really good ones I've enjoyed, mainly All the Ugly and Wonderful Things, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves and Three Junes.

Not sure what fictional book world I would live in. I don't think I've met it yet, which is exciting. But I would be part of Slytherin - not sure if it was TT but I was part of Draco Malfoy's group once - maybe Devann knows. This is my second Wheelathon. I really enjoy the Uno challenge as well - my team won this year, maybe we can do it here. But I've been really random so far this year so hopefully can read at least one book a week.

My shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Glad to meet you all and can't wait to start! I better finish up my current reads next week so can start timely!

[Annalisa]

Devann wrote: "hey everybody! i know i've been on a team with melindam before [waves] but the rest of you are new faces to me i think.

here's my shelf
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"

I think we did a bunch of Seanan McGuire buddy reads during the Harry Potter TT. I haven't read the most resent Wayward Children book but I just checked and my library has the it.

Which leads to a question Come Tumbling Down is 206 pages for the hard cover, 160 for the ebook, 208 for the kindle, but the audiobook is only 4 hours. Do I need to verify word count or is the fact that it isn't a Children's books, Graphic Novels, Scripts/plays (movie and theater), Cookbooks or Poetry book mean that I can use the page count for the default version even if I listen to the audio?

[Ali]

Hi everyone, I'm Alison from Las Vegas, NV. I am a senior in college and currently taking online summer classes. I began getting into reading again last year and this is my first wheel-a-thon. I generally read 6-10 books a month and my favorite genre is fantasy followed by a secondary love for thrillers. Some favorites so far this year include the Broken Earth trilogy, the Poppy War, and the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. I'm super excited to see what I'll end up reading for this challenge!

[Tawallah]

Hi everyone, I'm June from Barbados. I have done wheelathon at least once and Uno challenge. I read quite a range of books- science fiction, fantasy, mystery, ya, historical fiction. But I tend to do most of my reading over the weekend. And I am doing a few other readathon and challenges - Myth Taker and Read Caribbean.

My favorite book for the year? So hard to decide but going with debut novel of 1946- The Street since debut and underrated books tend to be my jam.

Here is my shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Looking forward to playing and reading with you. Hi Colleen, good to see you on this team.

[Melindam]

Nice to be with You on the same team again, Devann! :)

Alison / Colleen / June, wecome on the Orient Express!

[Melindam]

@Annalisa. No need to verify the wordcount, methinks. The default edition says 206 pages, so it's fine.

[Judy]

Hello, Devann, Colleen, Alison & June! Nice to meet you :)

[Judy]

Annalisa wrote: "Which leads to a question Come Tumbling Down is 206 pages for the hard cover, 160 for the ebook, 208 for the kindle, but the audiobook is only 4 hours. Do I need to verify word count or is the fact that it isn't a Children's books, Graphic Novels, Scripts/plays (movie and theater), Cookbooks or Poetry book mean that I can use the page count for the default version even if I listen to the audio?"

Yep - since the book is not any of Children's books/Graphic Novels/Scripts/plays/Cookbooks/Poetry, it's all good to read as long as it's at least 160 pages. So just use the default page count when you're listening to the audiobook.