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Winter20 Read-a-Thon: Team Hope
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An explanation:
You can record your page count at the top portion of the Tracking tab on the spreadsheet. Every audiobook minute counts as one page.
On the second half, you can put the book title and who read it, and then how it fits for the prompts. It should automatically tabulate the points you earned for each book! Please only post completed books on the Tracking tab!
You can use the planning tab to plan how your books will fit the news articles. Feel free to adjust this tab to fit your group's preferences.
Hi all,I got a bit confused by the title winer read a thon for abit - stinking hot in Adelaide Australia today....and we are still in strict lockdown, although it's lifting at midnight.
I'm a little confused by this read-a-thon. I finished a book early this morning - so I've added those pages in. But not enough to count the book. Today I just started Determine the Future - so will have to work out what it connects with. I really want to read this now as I was gifted it by the author to read and review, so don't want to leave it too late.
Good morning from Denmark. I also have some books I am in the middle of - with more than 100 pages left - and I think if we just read we'll find somewhere to fit them or at least get pages for wildcards. It seems there are many ways the books can connect.
Happy reading all!
Good morning Team Hope! I need to stop lying around and go walk the dog, then reading!
Hello from Portugal! I have a question, can we still count pages from books that we are less than 100 pages away from finishing?
Good morning :) I’m having a lazy morning over here, and slept in after a long work week. Saturday mornings are the best. I think I will just look at the articles when I’m close to finish anything, and try to find some connections then. Happy reading!
Hi Sandra! Pretty sure you can can do that, it just won’t cover any of the articles :)
@Sandra, yes we count all pages we read. The 100 page thing is to count as a completed book and connect it to the news stories.
Hello team :)I'm at work (lunch break) so I'll look at the spreadsheet tonight probably.
I really like the new way we are logging audiobooks, is spares so much conversion and math :D
Thanks mods!
Hi Team Hope!This challenge looks fun, but a little tricky.
I agree with Viktoria that it's much easier to track audiobooks now, I felt it was a bit unbalanced for the last team challenge.
In terms of what I'm reading, I'm halfway through The Silk Roads: A New History of the World (with more than 100 pages left) and this morning before I even got out of bed I started Such Big Teeth. Will have a proper look at the articles now and see how I might fit them in.
Ok, so I just skimmed through the headlines of the news articles quickly. Is the general idea that we use one book per article, or can we use the same articles multiple times for different books? I have tried to start The Blind Owl a couple of times the last couple of months, but haven’t been in the mood for it, so I have just put it down again. I thought I might use the RaT as motivation to tick it off. It can work for that article with the blind kid seeing stars again based on the title, or if there’s an article featuring mental illness it will fit as well (I only skimmed the overview so I’m not sure if there are any articles covering that subject).
I’m thinking of also starting The Silver Chair on audio, but don’t know yet where it might fit. I’ll have a proper look later today.
Hilde wrote: "Ok, so I just skimmed through the headlines of the news articles quickly. Is the general idea that we use one book per article, or can we use the same articles multiple times for different books? ..."
It's one book per article, but we can find multiple connections (e.g. theme and author's name) between the book and the article.
For Silver Chair, there are 3 points up for grabs for names, so might be worth skimming the articles to see if any of them are written by a Peter, Edmund or Lucy!
Ah rats, just realised Silver Chair is a Jill and Eustace book not the Pevensies. Less common names, but you never know.
I'm finding the challenge really hard to get my head around, I thought at first we could just come up with any link we liked but there just seems so many things to think about for each one. And I'm still struggling to find links - it's not very fantasy friendly so sorry in advance if I don't contribute much.
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I'm having the same troubles as you Ellie. @Emily, do you have an example of how the number connection would work? I don't really understand that one.
But I've still managed to find connections for the books I'm currently reading. The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb has both fires and an above the knee amputee who refuses to let it hold him back. Don't you think those are links enough for the story with fires, and the amputee who mountain climbed?
Yeah, I agree - those are grest connections, Johanne! @Aimee: I don’t think we have to use only one book per article, I think we can use the same prompts/articles multiple times. At least that’s how I’m intepreting it, but I might be wrong.
@Aimee: I will look for names for the Silver Chair, might get lucky:)
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And that's correct Hilde -- you can't use a book for multiple prompts, but you can use the same prompt multiple times for different books. If you decide to do this, just let me know so I can adjust the spreadsheet. There's some hidden formulas in there that I need to make sure copy over properly.
At this rate all I will have read are those articles 🤣 State of Sorrow is full of made up names... At a push I could say one of the characters is a single dad. I'm hoping something happens which feels like a better connection. It's my last ATY book so I really want to stick with it.
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Oh cool we can use the articles several times! Though we should still make an effort to use the least likely to get filled, if a book has more than one option - we want those 75 bonus points if we manage them all (isn't that understood correctly Emily?).
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State of Sorrow is full of made up names... At a push I could say one of the characters is a single dad. I'm hoping somethin..."
I tried to pick articles that would lend to fantasy or sci-if but it is a bit harder. Since romance is central to the story I think it would fit this article just fine: Lonely Otter at Sanctuary Finds Love Through Online Dating Site Built Just For Him
Erm well it's not got much romance so far so I'm not sure I'd say it was central. It's about politics mostly. I'm starting to wish I had a different emotion in title book because they're running an election now and I've had enough of politicians for the year.
Hilde wrote: "Yeah, I agree - those are grest connections, Johanne! @Aimee: I don’t think we have to use only one book per article, I think we can use the same prompts/articles multiple times. At least that’s ..."
Sorry, my bad! That makes things easier at least.
I'm halfway through Such Big Teeth and the MC is a young inventor so I think that could work for "Young Inventor Turns Her Disability into 'Superpower’ after Building Prosthetic Arm That Shoots Glitter".
That will only give us one point but it's better than nothing. I'll try and pick my next book more strategically but this one is a book club pick so I'll just have to make do.
Oh I think paintings are gonna be a crucial plot point, woo!
Emily wrote: "And that's correct Hilde -- you can't use a book for multiple prompts, but you can use the same prompt multiple times for different books. If you decide to do this, just let me know so I can adjust the spreadsheet. There's some hidden formulas in there that I need to make sure copy over properly"Great, thanks! We'll let you know if that happens :)
Aimee wrote: "Sorry, my bad! That makes things easier at least."
Yes, if nothing else fits it does makes it easier so that everyone can read what they'll like. But I agree that we should aim for one book per prompt if possible, to get to that golden extra points ;) It's very many articles though, so it might not be possible anyhow.
I started listening to The Silver Chair this morning, and got in two hours on my bike doing errands and cooking later on, so off to a good start.
And some good news over here: I think I got a new best friend today!! I was gifted a roborock (robot vacuum cleaner) for my birthday (I had a round year this year), and it was delivered today. It's now running around doing its magic, and not only does it vacuum, it also cleans the floors. I am in love with it already :)
Hilde wrote: "And some good news over here: I think I got a new best friend today!! I was gifted a roborock (robot vacuum cleaner) for my birthday (I had a round year this year), and it was delivered today. It's..."That sounds the best!
I'm still waiting for the robot who can tidy up your mess first as well ...
I have an automated vacuum, the dog! She unfortunately leaves behind a weird slobbery residue.
I'm really starting to enjoy the puzzle part of this challenge, after my initial first reaction that it was really hard. I plan to finish reading the Hobbit, and I thought of "What has it got in its nasty little pocketses?" works brilliantly with the news story: "What’s in Their Pockets?"
Haha Ellie! Dogs are really efficient dealing with food droppings ;D
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I have that exact vacuum and love it. I even have the app so I can control it from my phone and it's pre-scheduled to run on certain days. The dog and cat look at it like it's the other pet they hate :P
Almost time for bed (and some late-night reading).I finished The Mad Ship, and put it down for Army veteran amputee climbed Matterhorn - There is a main character whose leg was amputated above the knee, and he refuses to let it slow him down (theme) and he has a prosthetic leg (object). Hope I'm doing this right.
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I finished The Mad Ship, and put it down for Army veteran amputee climbed Matterhorn - There is a main character whose leg was ampute..."
Looks good to me!
Johanne wrote: "That sounds the best!I'm still waiting for the robot who can tidy up your mess first as well ....."
Lol, now that is a robot to my liking ;)
Ellie wrote: "I have an automated vacuum, the dog! She unfortunately leaves behind a weird slobbery residue."Ha, I bet she is cuter than my robot as well!
Laura wrote: "I have that exact vacuum and love it. I even have the app so I can control it from my phone and it's pre-scheduled to run on certain days. The dog and cat look at it like it's the other pet they hate :P.."Super! It's already becoming a part of the household, I think a naming ceremony is in order ;) I am gonna play around and familiarize myself with the app tomorrow.
Night time here as well, good job finishing a book already, Johanne! I added my audio hours for today, and if I get the time, I will play around with the spreadsheet tomorrow to try to get up something for the planning tab that will be easy to use where we can see which articles are potentially covered by our current reads.
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Today I ready 150 pages and finished A Good Girl's Guide to Murder I'm going to put it down for the missing children one for now but we can move it if needed.
Welcome Laura, good choice! And good morning. I have things to do with my family today (mainly catching up on Mandalorian, before my middle child returns to boarding school) , so I'm not going to read a lot. Happy reading all.
Now you got me curious, Johanne - do you have such a thing as boarding schools in Denmark?! (Or is it perhaps ‘Folkehøyskole’, which come to think of it is kind of a boarding school).
Enjoy your family time today!
Hi team. Excited to be reading with you. I have no idea where to start though...
I finished State of Sorrow and with it ATY! I'll add it to the spreadsheet for object under artist gives painting to hospital.I have a few shorter books that would work for bird strikes or the wolf one, and a longer book than works for bees in Paris (object and setting). Going to give the doggo her walk now though.
I finished Such Big Teeth this morning.I realised it has a wolf on the cover so could use it for the "Howling with Joy" article, and there's a plotline about protecting the Darkwood wolves from the Hunstmen (the series bad guys). That would give us a few more points than using it for female inventor. Are we all okay with me putting it down for the wolves one?
Have two people read A Good Girl's Guide to Murder as it's down under two different articles on our completed tab? Would it be easier if we put our names next to completed books?
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This event's team challenge is focused on finding that good. In this time's team challenge, you and your teammates will be tasked with reading books to go along with positive news stories from 2020.
Each book read for the team will need to connect in some way to one of the positive news stories. The more connections you find, the more points you can earn.
Theme (i.e. age, storyline, topic, etc.): 1 point
Numbers (i.e. dates, article topics, page count, etc.): 1 point
Location: 2 points
Names (incl. authors, characters): 3 points
Title (article subjects found in title of book): 3 points
Objects (found in article and on cover of the book or major plot-point): 3 points
Own Voices: 5 points
Grand Prize!
Finish a book connected to every positive news story below: 75 points
What about pages?
This is a bit of a bonus. For every 1,000 pages read as a group, you earn one wildcard. Wildcards allow you to cross one article off your list, getting you closer to the grand prize!
For more information about our group challenge (including FAQs), check out this thread.
Members:
Ellie
Aimee
Bec
Johanne
Sandra
Ira
Dubhease
Hilde
Viktoria
Laura
Team Spreadsheet will be posted soon.