Team Three of a Kind

[Jayme, Moderator]

Debra wrote: "Debra wrote: "Here's one for the SKIP card (it's the only card this book fits): The Delightful Life of a Suicide Pilot. It's book 15 in the series."

Jayme, I'm going to withdraw th..."

Sounds good. I was actually looking at that this morning when I reread the scoring.

[Debra]

I'll read my books in approximate order to the hands they help complete, starting with Hands 1 and 2.

Here's is another possibility, or my 5th book.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian


Card 0
Stand-alone

Card 6
First name begins with an S

Card 9
Black cover

SKIP
MC is under the age of 18

Draw 2
Takes place in a school

Hand 4 possibility: Draw 2 and card 9 for read 1 book for 2 tasks.

[Jayme, Moderator]

Debra wrote: "I'll read my books in approximate order to the hands they help complete, starting with Hands 1 and 2.

Here's is another possibility, or my 5th book.

[book:The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Ti..."

Great ! I will slot it in for hand 4/draw 2. We still have a couple of people that we haven't heard from, but will by the time we start, so we should be able to complete hand 3 and quite possibly hand 4.
That is my plan too to read by hands.

[Lori Z]

Anna wrote: "I've read I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced

+ Reverse"

That's good to know, Anna, I'll edit my list of books to include this info in case its needed.

[Debra]

Hey everyone, we need to pick out group name. Two suggestions are:

Three for All
Three of a Kind

Please vote for one, or propose your own name.

[Poongothai]

Three of a kind

[Debra]

I like Three of a Kind as well. It's goes with the card-playing theme.

[Jayme, Moderator]

I like Three of A Kind too. We can save Three for All for the next Toppler!!

[Debra]

Jayme wrote: "I like Three of A Kind too. We can save Three for All for the next Toppler!!"

lol

[Jayme, Moderator]

hey all - I changed our name to "Three of a Kind" I'm ready to read my books!!

[Lori Z]

Yay. I like 3 of a kind!

[Debra]

Yay! We are officially named!

[Anna]

5th book

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

0
A stand alone book

3
Starting with H (Hammett)

4&8
Blue cover

[Debra]

If we have trouble completing hand 3 for card 9, I have a book to slot in there. It means I might not get to the book currently slotted for hand 4 for Draw 2. It would mean reading 6 books, and that's a stretch. However, all my books are short, and hopefully entertaining, so I might be able to do 6.

Spinosaurus
Author's last name begins with an N (Navikov)

Other cards it fits:

0 = standalone
3 = author's first begins with an H.
Wild Draw 4 = animal on the cover. (Next one is in Hand 8, where this book also matches 0, 3, and 9.)

[Jayme, Moderator]

Debra wrote: "If we have trouble completing hand 3 for card 9, I have a book to slot in there. It means I might not get to the book currently slotted for hand 4 for Draw 2. It would mean reading 6 books, and tha..."

I have a potential book for that one too. Also, we have a couple of people who are going to read and post books as they go who we don't know where they will fit yet. We will be flip flopping books :). So we'll figure it out as we are in Toppler mode. :) I'm glad you are thinking about it!!

[Debra]

Excellent, Jayme!

Sorry if I've been getting a bit ahead of the game. Been filling down time at work gophering. :-)

[Jayme, Moderator]

Debra wrote: "Excellent, Jayme!

Sorry if I've been getting a bit ahead of the game. Been filling down time at work gophering. :-)"

no worries. I've been doing the same too lol And now my library is going to open next week and I have 7 holds to pick-up - trying to see if any of them will work!

[Debra]

Like minds!

So far all my books are on my Kindle, including Audible. Our library isn't open yet. :-(

[Joe]

Hi, Team! Sorry I haven’t been on until now. I am in the middle of trying to read all Shakespeare that I haven’t yet read. My wife was an English major, so we have every play he’s written!

I’m on my phone right now. Once I get back home to my computer, I’ll let you know where my books can help out!

[Jayme, Moderator]

Joe wrote: "Hi, Team! Sorry I haven’t been on until now. I am in the middle of trying to read all Shakespeare that I haven’t yet read. My wife was an English major, so we have every play he’s written!

I’m on ..."

No worries, Joe. Good to see you :)

[Joe]

I am a teacher so I have time right now. I can probably get at least three books done this week.

Here are some I am looking at:

All's Well That Ends Well
Card 2 or 6: yellow cover

The Taming of the Shrew
Card 2: yellow cover and begins with "T"
Card 6: yellow cover

The Winter's Tale
Card 4 or 8: blue cover
Wild: Winter in title

King Henry IV, Part 1
Card 1 or 5: red cover
Card 4: has a 4 in the title (I assume Roman numerals count...)
Skip: begins with 'K'

King Henry IV, Part 2
Card 2: book 2 in a series
Card 4: has a 4 in the title
Skip: begins with 'K'

King Henry VI, Part 1
Card 0: white cover?
Card 1: book 1 in a series
Card 6: has a 6 in the title
Skip: begins with 'K'

King Henry VI, Part 2
Card 1: red cover
Card 2 or 5: book 2 in a series
Card 6: Has 6 in the title
Skip: begins with 'K'

King Henry VI, Part 3
Card 2 or 5: red cover
Card 3: book 3 in a series
Card 6: has a 6 in the title
Skip: begins with 'K'

There are more, but I figured this was a start!

I would obviously like to read the King plays in order, if possible...

Let me know what will work and I'll be ready to go!!

[Jayme, Moderator]

Joe wrote: "I am a teacher so I have time right now. I can probably get at least three books done this week.
..."

Hey Joe - I am checking with Krisitie who is the moderator of the Toppler to see if plays qualify as "books" I think so because of the book length, but I need to double check. Crossing my fingers...
Also, when I was looking at the king books they are part of the "Wars of The Roses" series which begins with Richard II, so Henry IV part 1 is actually the 2nd in the series and Henry IV part 2 is the 3rd in the series and so forth. If we get the go ahead with your choices, I'm going to adjust the series numbers.
And congratulations on starting summer vacation!! I retired last year with 30 years in teaching and I know how wonderful the start of summer can be - especially after the insanity of teaching during COVID. You deserve some down time!

[Debra]

Joe wrote: "Hi, Team! Sorry I haven’t been on until now. I am in the middle of trying to read all Shakespeare that I haven’t yet read. My wife was an English major, so we have every play he’s written!

I’m on ..."

Welcome Joe! That's quite an endeavor you've set yourself to. Enjoy your summer vacation!

[Jayme, Moderator]

Joe wrote: "I am a teacher so I have time right now. I can probably get at least three books done this week.
..."

Joe you are good to go with your book choices!! I'm going to plug in your first 4/5 and then see how you are doing towards the middle of the week. When you finish a book you will report it in our Team "Three of a Kind" Reporting thread. Also include the cards it helps with. When you report can you adjust the series number for the Kings.

[Anna]

6th book

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

1
Book 1 in a series

2
Starting with T (Talented)

3
Starting with H (Highsmith)

9
Black cover

Skip
Starting with P (Patricia)

[Jayme, Moderator]

Hey Team - We have hands 1-4 complete!!! (thanks Anna for the last one in hand 4). I am not going to start on hand 5 until we are Toppling away. Poongothia I will record your books and plug them in as you read them :)

As you complete a book report it in our Team "Three of a Kind" Reporting Thread. Make sure to include book name/cover, all cards it will fit, page count, and your Wall of Fame name. One book per message thread please. Once you have reported it I will mark it off on the spreadsheet and we will start racking up the points.

You won't hear from me once the Toppler starts until after 4:00 Saturday afternoon as I have my face-to-face book club meeting (via Zoom) from 1-4. Good Luck and Happy Toppling!!!

[Debra]

Way to go team!

You're doing a great job, Jayme!

I'll say "hi" and "go get 'em team" noon EST tomorrow!

[Joe]

Thanks so much, Jayme. I’m looking forward to this.

Debra, I teach band and orchestra, so reading is great down time for me in the summer! And with the worries about the start of next school year, it’s a great way to forget about that for a bit.

[Debra]

That's great Joe! Reading is the perfect escape.

I played the flute from third grade on. In high school I was in symphony band, orchestra, marching band. and community band. Music is also a great way to escape!

[Jayme, Moderator]

And we're off!! Happy Toppling everyone!

[Debra]

GO THREE OF A KIND GO!!

Happy reading everyone!

[Debra]

How's everyone doing?

[Jayme, Moderator]

I'm about half way through my first book. Zoom meeting ended early, so I was able to start sooner. Its rainy and cold here... now as long as I dont take a nap lol

[Debra]

No napping allowed, except for members of other teams! lol

[Anna]

Finished & reported my 1st book The Chrysalids.

Happy reading everyone! 

[Jayme, Moderator]

Anna wrote: "Finished & reported my 1st book The Chrysalids.

Happy reading everyone! "

Congrats on first book, Anna!! Just finished my first book, too.

[Lori Z]

Way to go Anna and Jayme! I'm off to a slow start but hope to do better tomorrow.

[Joe]

Just finished my first book, All's Well That Ends Well

[Jayme, Moderator]

Total Update:
5 books/50 points

@ Lori Z - no worries - no stress :)

@ Joe - Congrats on knocking out 1st book!

[Poongothai]

Great going team

I have completed two books and updated them in the reporting thread. It can be used for 1 and 2 in hands 5 and 6.

[Anna]

Poongothai wrote: "Great going team

I have completed two books and updated them in the reporting thread. It can be used for 1 and 2 in hands 5 and 6."

looks blue to me. Should work for cards 4 and 8
: D

[Jayme, Moderator]

Debra wrote: "I'll read my books in approximate order to the .."


Hey Debra - Could you read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian for your 4th book and Captain Blood for your 5th? I am already starting to shuffle books around and put Captain Blood in hand 5 :)

[Jayme, Moderator]

Anna wrote: "Poongothai wrote: "Great going team

I have completed two books and updated them in the reporting thread. It can be used for 1 and 2 in hands 5 and 6."

[bookcover:Her Big Fat Foxy Billionaire Bes..."

@ Anna - Great Catch!!

@ Poongothai - Could you up date Big Fat Foxy Billionaire in the reporting thread to include cards 4 & 8 blue cover? That will help if I need to shuffle cards :)

[Debra]

Great job, folks. I finished my first book and will report it in a few.

Jayme, I'm fine with making the changes in my book-reading order. as you requested.

Go, team. go! We're off to a great start.

[Debra]

Reported Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood and started Dear Mr. Holmes: Seven Holmes on the Range Mysteries.

[Jayme, Moderator]

Debra wrote: "Great job, folks. I finished my first book and will report it in a few.

Jayme, I'm fine with making the changes in my book-reading order. as you requested.

Go, team. go! We're off to a great start."

Thanks Debra. I want to make sure that every ones first 4 reads complete through hand 4 and then after that we start working on hands 5 and upward. If that makes sense.

And did you like Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood? I have seen it popping up a lot recently.

[Debra]

Makes perfect sense, Jayme.

I gave Born a Crime 5 stars. it was excellent!

[Jayme, Moderator]

Debra wrote: "Makes perfect sense, Jayme.

I gave Born a Crime 5 stars. it was excellent!"

Thanks, Debra. That's Great. Putting it on my TBR.

[Jayme, Moderator]

Finished This Is How You Lose the Time War and will start Night Boat to Tangier tomorrow. I have to acknowledge the family some time today :)

[Amanda]

Finished Starship Troopers earlier today.

Jayme, I absolutely will be finishing Enjoying God (slotted for Card 1) this week, but I may finish it closer to the end of the week if that's ok. I'd like to only read a couple of chapters a day to give myself time to digest. :)