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Summer '20 Read-A-Thon: Team Icepops
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Co-Captain: Robin
Co-Captain: Ellie
Deborah
Dori
Hannah
Jillian
Kathy Jo
Edie
Traci
SarahKat
Brittany
Group Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Total Points Earned: 102
- Total Books Read (1 pt per book): 56 (45+20) Books
- Total Pages Read (1 pt per 1000 pages): 17,959 Pages
- 4 Wildcards Available
Emily wrote: "Team Icepops
Co-Captain: Robin
Co-Captain: Ellie
Deborah
Dori
Hannah
Jillian
Kathy Jo
Edie
Traci
SarahKat
Brittany
Group Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...-..."
Emily, would you freeze the names at the top of the spreadsheet, please?
Hello Team Icepops! Look forward to reading and answering silly questions with you all!I happen to have quite a few books on the go (I quite often do) that I was hoping to wrap up this weekend so hopefully can find a place to slot them in.
Priority one is Rebel because the digital loan goes away Saturday afternoon. This one could fit in many places. (20. Butterflies are beautiful – butterfly on the cover - 31. Takes place in the future and I wouldn’t mind getting a peak at the future - 40. Blue cover and people have said blue is my color).
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Question - I'm not clear if we can start filling in the spreadsheet already today for planning purposes or if we have to wait till tomorrow?
I would think that as long as we aren't marking things done yet, it would be okay for planning?If something works on multiple questions, should we list it on any that it works for and then we can narrow it down once we figure out which questions have the least possibilities?
I have at least 4 books with 100 pages or more left in them that I can for sure finish in this time. Each of them has lots of options which I've posted below. Are we supposed to put tentative plans on the spreadsheet or do we wait until we know exactly what prompt to fill?Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
9 (sleep), 13: (favorite physical activity: sleep), 16: sleeping hobby, 32: Denver (set in, partially), 35: title is a good name for a boat, 36: sleeping, 44: Sleep time
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
10: Woods, 27: Bible, 29: Manioc (one of the only things they can grow in this book), 31: 1960 (set in), 33: Missionary (profession of family), 39: snakes, big bugs (lots of these in Africa and this book)
Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
8: Lost (simile of "gone"), 28: Jewell, like that pop artist, 30: Ghosting (gone, missing), 39: My children going missing (is that a phobia?)
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
10: Books, 12: Read more books, 16: fav hobby, 18: March (3rd month), 26: Pig (in the book they are looking for a pig), 36: with books, 38: Books, 42: 3 because you're probably potty trained but everyone still does everything for you, 45: 3... hundred pounds
Hi, icepops!I have 110 pages left of this book, The Glass Bead Game.
I have just started the audio book of The Library Book bySusan Orlean.
I'm also planning on listening to Peace Talks by Jim Butcher.
I think this challenge will be tough for me since I tend to be very literal in reading prompts.
Deborah wrote: "I would think that as long as we aren't marking things done yet, it would be okay for planning?If something works on multiple questions, should we list it on any that it works for and then we can..."
I agree people can start marking books down as soon as they have ideas. Seems reasonable to me to list books on all options and use for the least populated options. Just be sure to remove from other options once a question is chosen.
Excited to start reading with you all tomorrow! I'll try to start figuring out question options this evening for the 2 I'm currently reading.
SarahKat wrote: "I have at least 4 books with 100 pages or more left in them that I can for sure finish in this time. Each of them has lots of options which I've posted below. Are we supposed to put tentative plans..."You're good at unique interpretations! You might need to help some of us!!!
My favorite: 42: 3 because you're probably potty trained but everyone still does everything for you
I think I found the right setting to freeze the names at the top of the columns as Edie wisely suggested to make it easier to make sure to fill things in under the right places. I'm not as good in Goggle docs as in Excel, but I think it worked? Hope that was okay to do! :)Too much of a stretch to say "nothing" for which body part you'd want to get tattooed? I have The Nothing Man to get to on my list this week. Or a polar bear weighs nothing because who's going to convince a wild polar bear to get on a scale?
There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor's Baby: Scary Fairy Tales is another one that would be fun to get creative with and I'm hoping to read it this week (it's short). Killing neighbors would be a bad habit! Hired killer would be a career I'd dislike. A polar bear weighs enough to kill you.
As a kid I wanted to be a writer, so most anything could be put in that category as a stretch I'd think.
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Yes, you can start planning now. You can put possible books in light blue, and change the color to black when they are complete. Just plan within your column, and feel free to put the books down for as many questions as it answers while you're in the planning phase! You can see the example in the first column.
Deborah, I love those interpretations. I actually laughed out loud when I read the polar bear one lol
Let's see what I can come up with, currently reading The Vanishing Half (not very far, will probably be able to figure out more): 2) people going MIA (vanishing) sometimes drives me crazy (could be 22) pet peeve as well)
The Sparrow: 7) I'm not very good at flying spaceships (that I know of), 11) outdoors I like to explore and they explore a new planet, 20) singing is beautiful, 26) there are some space animals, could be fun, 27) they have stuff to survive a space mission and life on another planet, seems like that would work for a desert island
Hello fellow Icepops. Looking forward to reading with you. I may need help with creatively fitting my reads to these prompts.In progress The Last Mrs. Parrish 2. jeaslousy, greed
36, reading... Amber reads a lot 16. reading 20. oceans are beautiful and Daphne's mansion is on the ocean.
In progress Red, White and Royal Blue 30. watching royalty
28. Patriotic music (red, white and blue)
To read the Christmas Boutique 15 Christmas 11 smell of Christmas Trees
oh patriotic music is good! I was also thi king blues so anything with a blue cover. or country so any book that takes place in a country. :,-)
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DONE - The Bonjour Effect: The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed - France, 44) favorite time of day - morning & that's when you say Bonjour
DONE - The Island of Sea Women food as in the book, 40) color that looks good on you - turquoise, which is the color of the cover
DONE Astrophysics for People in a Hurry - 7)something I'm bad at,
Books I think I can read during the Readathon
The Great Passage - I know nothing about this book except that it's short and set in Japan! could work for 34) favorite part of a county fair, a midway, which is a kind of great passage or 24) I sometimes dream about being lost in a building or on roads, that is in a passageway. I'll probably have more options once I start reading.
#NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line - 1) since I never want to get a tattoo, 22) pet peeve - I don't like Twitter and the title is actually a hashtag (but it's from the Parkland teens who I support), 30) popular trend, same answer, 38)wish from a genie -no violence including shootings
So You Want to Talk About Race 4) what to do if you can't fail - make a difference in race relations, 6)something you are good at - talking, which I do for groups regularly, though not about race20) something beautiful - people of all backgrounds helping each other
Jim the Boy - Again, I know nothing about it except that it is on my shelf and is short. It would work for 3)What I wanted to be as a child, since it is about a child, 31) Time travel - could go back to my childhood, 33) job you hate - full-time childcare, 42)choose your age - elementary school age
The Hanover Square Affair - 8) Favorite TV show - one is Miss Fisher's Mysteries and this book is a mystery, 31)Time Travel - to 19th century where book is set, 17) Social event you hate - fancy affairs & word affair is in title, 32) Place to live - London
Marrying The Royal Marine - 3) As a child, I wanted to get married (among other things), 5)Favorite Halloween costume was fairy princess, which is a kind of royalty, 27) Desert island - a Marine would be handy, 31)Time travel, also19th century, )35 - name for a boat could be Royal Marine, 33) job I'd hate - being a Marine
A Woman's Touch 2) bad habit of people touching me, 1 21) to get motivated - get a hug from a friend,
Still Life with Bread Crumbs- 3)bad habit of leaving crumbs, 9) wish was automated - sweeping up crumbs, ) 37) a food, 16)hobby - jigsaw puzzles which often have a still life, 36) spend a rainy day baking bread
Away in a Manger - 10) smell that make you happy - a farm because I grew up on one, 15) favorite holiday - Christmas, 20) something beautiful - a Christmas carol, 26) animal to be - a cow
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In progress The Last Mrs. Parrish 2. jeaslousy, greed
36, reading... A..."
Edie, I loved Red, White & Royal Blue on audio, not only the romance but the fantasy of the US with a woman president! And all the subplots fit together well.
There sure are a lot of jobs I would hate!
I have put 4 books on the spreadsheet.
Hi Team! Excited to join this read-a-thon, it's my first one! I shall look at my reading plans later today and let you know where the books might fit. Happy reading!
Good morning icepops!I'm reading Malorie so will just have to come up with a silly answer for that one... Maybe bad habits of walking around not looking?. 😄
Took the dog for a long walk this morning but made quite a bit of progress on my book since I got back.I think we can coordinate a bit more when we only have a few questions left. Please make sure to tell us how your book answers the question when you're claiming one as done.
Morning, Icepops!Not sure how much reading I'm going to be able to do today-
The beef we ordered is ready today. I'm getting 1/6 of a cow, so not sure how much time it will take to deal with it.
Also, I am having a FB Pampered Chef party, so I need to spend some time interacting on Facebook.
But hopefully I get some good reading in today! Ooh, if I'm browsing ground beef alone I could do an audiobook.
Currently reading A Farewell to Arms, which would work for
1- I'd probably get a tattoo on my arm
6- I'm good at my job in healthcare, and the protagonist is an ambulance driver.
20- mountains are beautiful and it talks about the mountainous terrain related to the war.
37- endless supply of pizza, which is from Italy.
I’m starting the haunting of hill house. What do y’all think about using it for favorite holiday? My fav is Halloween and it fit because it’s horror?
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I think we can coordinate a bit more when we only have a few questions left. Please make sur..."
Dog walking is a great opportunity for an audiobook! (If you enjoy that)
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Yes, perfect for Halloween!
Ellie wrote: "Good morning icepops!I'm reading Malorie so will just have to come up with a silly answer for that one... Maybe bad habits of walking around not looking?. 😄"
I like that book/habbit link! 😄
I have a buddy read chat starting in a bit, but started on Girl, Serpent, Thorn last night (because I didn't already have enough in progress books) and think that will be the first I finish off today. I thought this would be a good one for career you wanted when you were a kid because I had early ambitions of being a writer and this one has had a lot of focus on story telling so far (characters asking someone to tell a story, favorite stories to revisit, fairy tales, etc).
I don't have much going this weekend apart from a couple book chats, so plan to mostly be reading and a few of my in progress reads done!
Robin I walk the dog with my partner most the time so not something I could plug myself in for. I used to listen to audio books on my commute but now I'm working from home I only listen in tiny amounts, and usually fail to absorb as I need to be active to listen properly!
I finished Red, White & Royal Blue 28. If you were in a band, what kind of music would you play?
Patriotic music (red, white and blue)
Jillian wrote: "Hi, icepops!I have 110 pages left of this book, The Glass Bead Game.
I have just started the audio book of The Library Book bySusan Orlean.
I'm also ..."
I really like the Library Book.
So on the subject of audiobooks, I do listen quite a bit while doing crafts, especially when making jewelry. What do we think of a book by Lisa Jewell being an answer tied to hobby or hidden talent. Jewell --> jewelry? I should be wrapping up Invisible Girl this weekend.
Deborah wrote: "So on the subject of audiobooks, I do listen quite a bit while doing crafts, especially when making jewelry. What do we think of a book by Lisa Jewell being an answer tied to hobby or hidden tale..."
Is that one good? I'll be finishing a Lisa Jewell book this week as well! Then She was Gone
Today I finished Sleeping Giants. I put it in "a thing you do every day and wish was automated" (sleep). Or rather, falling asleep. No more need of wine or melatonin, just flip a switch and sleep for 8 straight hours. Wouldn't that be lovely?
Deborah wrote: "So on the subject of audiobooks, I do listen quite a bit while doing crafts, especially when making jewelry. What do we think of a book by Lisa Jewell being an answer tied to hobby or hidden tale..."
I like this creative way to respond to the question!
SarahKat wrote: "Deborah wrote: "So on the subject of audiobooks, I do listen quite a bit while doing crafts, especially when making jewelry. What do we think of a book by Lisa Jewell being an answer tied to hobb..."
Yes, that would be soooo lovely! It usually takes me so long to fall asleep and lately I've been waking up way too early stressing about work.
I think I'll pick up Color of Magic for "Favorite season" - Fall when the colors change!
Okay I finished Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell so I'm going to fill it in for hidden talent (making jewelry) since there wasn't anything else on that line though we could certainly move it to hobby or elsewhere.As for how good it was - I'm not entirely sure. It was a very easy read and it kept me wanting to know what was going on but I'm not sure I loved it? I'm going to have to think on it before reviewing it! :)
Automating falling asleep would be such a lovely thing! My sleep schedule is all kinds of screwy lately!
I'm continuing on with Girl, Serpent, Thorn for what I wanted to be when I grew up and Rebel which would fit a few different things.
I've put The Donor for the dream about last night, it has an envelope on the cover and I dreamed about going to the post office (which is my second home with all the book swaps I've been doing recently!! :) )I've put A walk by the sea for favourite outdoor activity because, well I love walking by the sea haha
I have a few more on my tbr for next week but I don't know how much time I'll have, I'll update the spreadsheet and this feed as I go, I will do my best!
Audio books count towards the questions right? That's how I'm reading Then She was Gone. I'm wondering about the "page tracking" for audios though.
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I'm a little late to the party, since I had a friend visiting from a different city today. Therefore I'm only now starting the read-a-thon, while snuggling into bed with a book.
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An excellent title for many prompts!
I finished with Girl, Serpent, Thorn and put it in for what I wanted to be when I grew up (a writer - sounded good at the time). I'm getting started on Until I Find You which I was thinking of for the best part of county fairs because when I've gone to county fairs I'm looking forward to meeting up with friends so finding them is the first thing I do. :)
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Edie wrote: I really like the Library Book.
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I'm enjoying the book so far though I wish the author was not narrating it.
I finished The Poisonwood Bible and put it on the vegetable one! For manioc, a vegetable that is basically the staple of their diet in the Congo. Lots of mention of it in the book. I would be this vegetable because it's extraordinary average-tasting but necessary for survival. Haha
I just finished Until I Find You which I had down for best part of a county fair because finding friends and all, but then the author mentions funnel cakes, and really fried fattening foods has to be second to time with friends as a favorite element of a fair, so it was clearly meant to be! :)
Made good progress today, but didn't finish anything. I'll finish 1 or 2 books tomorrow. Mmm...funnel cakes!
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Funnel cakes are perfect for county fair!
Deborah, I love your answer for "How much does a polar bear weigh?" "Nothing, man!"
I finished The Donor today and added it to "What did you dream about last night"even in my dreams I'm queuing for the post office, here is the book cover with an envelope on it:
There were no other suggestions for this prompt but I can always look at fitting it elsewhere if we need to move it. I'm continuing A walk by the sea
I started reading A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor although I haven't been very focused today. I think this would make a great boat name!
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There Are No Wrong Answers, Only Silly Questions
This read-a-thon’s team challenge is all about getting to know each other better through some silly questions and creative book choices. Your goal as a team is to accumulate as many points as possible because everyone loves points.
Read a book as an answer to each question. 1 book completed = 1 point earned.
Your book could be the answer to the question by the title, by using something on the cover, based on the plot or themes of the book, based on the author’s name, etc. We encourage you to be creative! Tell your team your answer and how your book fits. We can all read more and get to know each other a bit better. If your team ‘answers’ every question on the list, you can start on a second round where each book is worth 2 points.
You have the ability to earn 4 Wild Cards throughout the game for pages read as a group. You earn a wildcard at 2000 pages total, 5000 pages total, 10000 pages total, and 15000 pages total! Make sure you are recording your pages read on your group spreadsheet.
THE RULES
1. Books need to be 100+ pages to count, or have at least 100 pages left for books already in progress at the start of the read-a-thon.
2. Each question can only be answered once until the whole set is completed at which point you can start in on round 2.
3. Be sure to tell your group how your book fits. We want to know what vegetable you would be and it’s not always obvious that a book is about the owner of a pickle boutique.
4. Have fun and play nice! This challenge is about reading more, working together, and having a good time. Lets keep the easy-going, helpful, considerate vibe our group is well known for along with the spirit of competition. :)
THE SILLY QUESTIONS
1. Which body part would you choose to get a tattoo on?
2. Which bad habits of other people drive you crazy?
3. When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
4. What would you do in life if you knew you could not fail?
5. What was your favorite Halloween costume?
6. What thing do you consider yourself to be very good at?
7. What thing do you consider yourself to be very bad at?
8. What is your favorite TV show?
9. What do you do every day that you wish was automated?
10. What smells make you happy?
11. What outdoor activities do you like to do?
12. What is a goal that you have been able to reach?
13. What is your favorite sport or physical activity?
14. What is your favorite season of the year?
15. What is your favorite holiday?
16. What is your favorite hobby?
17. What is the social event you hate the most?
18. If you could get rid of one month of the year, which would you choose?
19. What is something you hate but you wished you loved?
20. What is something you think is beautiful?
21. What is one thing you do to get motivated?
22. What’s your pet peeve?
23. What is a hidden talent you have?
24. What did you dream about last night?
25. What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday?
26. If you woke up tomorrow as an animal, what animal would you choose to be?
27. What is something you would want with you on a desert island?
28. If you were in a band, what kind of music would you play?
29. What vegetable would you be?
30. What is a popular trend that you can’t stand?
31. If you could be a time travel tourist, where/when would you go?
32. What is a place you would love to move to?
33. What job would you hate?
34. What’s your favorite part of a county fair?
35. If you had a boat, what would you name it?
36. How do you like to spend a rainy day?
37. Have an endless supply of any food, what would you get?
38. A genie shows up, what do you wish for?
39. Do you have any phobias?
40. What color looks best on you?
41. What is the best present you've ever been given?
42. Choose your age forever, what age would you choose and why?
43. Be an Olympic athlete, what sport would you compete in?
44. What’s your favorite time of day?
45. How much does a polar bear weigh?
Examples:
10. What smells make you happy?
I love the smell of the ocean and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is set in the ocean
40. What color looks best on you?
I look great in green (according to moi) and Bangkok Wakes to Rain has a green cover
45. How much does a polar bear weigh?
Enough to break the ice, haha I’m hilarious, please just accept this terrible joke for what it is, so I anyway could choose Icebreaker: A Voyage Far North based on the title.