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The Hogwarts First Year Exams Challenge June 2021
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How It Works:
It's time for your Hogwarts exams, but don't worry, it's only your first year ☺ Simply read books which fit the descriptions below, to earn bonus points.
Descriptions/Exams:
★ Charms
- Has the letter 'C' in the title/series name/author name for 'Charms'.
- Has the letter 'F' in the title/series name/author name for 'Flitwick'.
- Is tagged 'Dance' or has the letter D in the title/series name/author name. (view spoiler)
- Has a six-letter word in the title/series name/author name, or a 6 in the average rating, number of reviews, or ISBN. (view spoiler)
★ Transfiguration
- Has the letter 'T' in the title/series name/author name for 'Transfiguration'
- Has the letter 'M' in the title/series name/author name for 'McGonagall'
- Is written by a female author.
- Has other edition which have been translated, or have a different cover (view spoiler)
★ Potions
- Has the letter 'P' in the title/series name/author name for 'Potions'
- Has the letter 'S' in the title/series name/author name for 'Snape'
- Has the number 2 in the average rating, number of reviews, or ISBN, for H2O (view spoiler)
- Is tagged 'Horror' (view spoiler)
★ History of Magic
- Has the letter 'H' in the title etc. for 'History'
- Has the letter 'B' in the title etc. for 'Binns'
- Is tagged 'Historical'
- Has a 5 letter word in the title/series name/author name. (view spoiler)
Special Hermione Bonus:
We all know that Hermione likes to pick up big books for a bit of light reading, so you may also claim a special Hermione bonus, if your chosen book is over 600 pages long. This bonus will be can be claimed as well as the above bonuses and will be 12 points for a regular unillustrated book, 8 points for an unillustrated middle-grade/children's book, and 4 points for an illustrated book/poetry etc.
This bonus will be noted separately so we can see who earns the most Hermione points at the end of the month ☺
--- Further guidelines:
- Books must be started and finished in June to earn bonus points.
- You will only receive bonus points once, no matter how many descriptions your book matches.
- Bonus points will be given to the same value as page points.
- Alternate titles must be made up of English letters, although we will accept titles with accents over words such as á, é, í, ó, ú.
- Numbers in titles can be used, but are spelled out, so '1001' would be 'one zero zero one', '20' would be 'two zero'.
- For this challenge you may use words which occur after punctuation in a title, including after a colon ':'
- You may also use author's names, or the names of any editors, translators, narrators or illustrators. Please link to the edition you wish to use.
- Minimum page counts for claiming bonus points are the same as minimum page counts for page points (see points below)
- You may add together page counts to reach these minimums, but you can only add together page counts of books which are under the minimum. These should be posted together.
- You may use one edition for page count, and another edition to complete a description.
- Books started before June can be used for page points +/- buddy read points, but you will not be able to claim any bonus points.
- Books can be used which don't fit the descriptions, you just won't earn any bonus points.
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* Books must be read between the 1st of June and the 30th of June inclusive. Books started before June may be used, but you will only earn points for pages read in June, and will not be able to claim any bonus points. Please let us know how many pages you have read in June when posting your review.
* Minimum page counts to earn points are as follows -
-- 50 pages - YA/Adult/NA/NonFic without illustrations/photographs/diagrams etc.
-- 75 pages - middle-grade and children's books without illustrations/photographs/diagrams etc.
-- 150 pages minimum for poetry, books written in verse, manga/graphic novels, books which have some illustrations, and plays.
-- Books which are mainly illustrations, such as some children's books, picture books, and some non-fiction books etc. cannot be used as part of this challenge.
* Middle-grade, and children's books without illustrations/photographs will earn 1 point for every 75 pages due to the reduced word count. This applies to all books which are tagged 'middle-grade' or 'children's' more times than they are tagged YA. This includes Goosebumps books, The Wind in the Willows, the Magisterium series, and The Secret Garden to name a few.
* Books which are illustrated or have photographs will receive 1 point for every 150 pages. If your book has an illustrator listed or is tagged 'illustrated', then it will fall into this category.
* A list of editions of some of these books, which we consider not to be illustrated can be found on our challenge rules thread here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... These are the only editions of these listed books which can be used to earn points as a book rather than an illustrated book.
* A list of books which have a modified page count to account for illustrations, which can then be used as a regular book can also be found here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
* Manga, graphic novels, plays, poetry, and books written in verse will receive 1 point for every 150 pages due to reduced word count. If your book is tagged 'Sequential Art', 'Graphic Novels', 'Comics', 'Manga', 'Poetry', 'Verse', 'Play', or words to that effect, then it will fall into this category.
* Books may be added together to reach these minimums, as long as all books are under the minimum. You can't add a book to another book which counts on its own.
* You are welcome to read physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks for this challenge, and you are also welcome to read in any language as long as you provide us with an English translation of your review/updates either as part of your review, on your team's review thread, or by personal message to myself.
* If for any reason you are unable to publish your review on Goodreads, it can also be sent to myself via personal message. Please continue to post on your team's review thread as normal, stating 'review sent to Sarah by personal message' after 'Review:'.
* Re-reads are allowed in this challenge, as long as it has been at least 8 months since you last read the book. (For this challenge that would be books finished before October 2020) You will need to write a new review or updates though please. We recommend that you post on your review '2021 re-read', or something to that effect so that we can easily see what your new review is.
* If you have started reading a book previously but not finished it, you can read it and have it count as long as you are starting again from the beginning in June. If you are restarting a book, or have added the book to your currently reading shelf early, please let us know when posting, or do a status update at 0 pages when you start so that we know.
*A review or 4 detailed updates will be required for each book read.
*Buddy reads must have a minimum of 4 comments to count, and comments must be detailed, and about the book. We also expect you to discuss the book with your buddies, not just post updates and leave. Comments must also be different from your review or status updates. If your buddy read comments, and your review or status updates are identical, then you will not receive points for both until they contain different details.
* Buddy reads must take place within this group (YA Buddy Readers' Corner ♥) to gain the extra points. You can see which buddy reads are already planned each month here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
* You should not start a buddy read more than 7 days before the start date, or more than 14 days after the start date, or the last comment on the thread, whichever is later. If you do need to change the date, check with your buddy as they may also be able to start early/late with you.
* Group Buddy Reads can be joined to earn buddy read points, but only GBRs for June 2021 will count.
* Please post the link to your buddy read along with the book you are reading and the start date on the 'Planned Buddy Reads' list for the correct month - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... If you continually schedule buddy reads and fail to post them on the planned buddy reads thread for the correct month, then we won't continue to give buddy read points. This is because it is important that everyone is given the opportunity to join.
* There are no set books which need to be read, any book which fits within the rules will count, so books can be chosen by the reader. Please check with us before reading if you are unsure whether your book counts or not.
* Bonus points will be given as detailed in the 'points' section below.
* Please only post one review per comment on your team's review thread, unless you are adding the books together to reach a minimum page count.
* This challenge will begin and end on Goodreads time, which is Pacific Standard Time - https://greenwichmeantime.com/time-zo... The challenge will start at 00:01 on June 1st 2021 PST, and end at 00:01 on July 1st 2021 PST.
* You are welcome to start the challenge on the 1st of the month in your own time zone, but you must also finish the challenge on your own time zone. Please let us know if you are doing this, as Goodreads may time stamp your books as being started on the last day of the previous month.
* Whilst you may start on your own timezone, the challenge will still end on Goodreads time, so even if you start late, you cannot end late.
* Higher page count editions may be used when claiming points for pages, but page counts for iphone/ibook/ipod/itunes editions will not be accepted, and neither will page counts for audiobook editions of any kind, or miniature versions of books such as Flipback, dwarsligger, PenguinMini (you are still welcome to read in these formats, but must use a different page count). We will also not accept a page count which is more than double the next highest for that book. (ie: if there are 4 editions at 200 pages, and 1 edition at 2200 pages, we would not accept the 2200 page edition as it is more than double the next highest at 200 pages.)
* We request that you leave us a link to the edition with the page count that you are using if the book has multiple editions with different page counts.
* Please do not go back and alter posts once they have been counted, if you need to make a change, please make a new post on your team's review thread, with a link to your original post, and then explain the change, for example; a higher page count edition has been found, or a buddy read needs to be added, and please include links.
* We do reserve the right to not add additional points when posts have been amended, as it may be unclear how many points were awarded the first time.
* Our regular challenge rules can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
*** If you are not sure if your book counts, please ask before you read it. Questions can be posted on this thread, or sent by personal message to myself.***
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★ YA/Adult Books (without illustrations) - *1 point per 50 pages*
(view spoiler)
(Maximum of 12 points per book)
★ Middle-grade/children's books (without illustrations) - *1 point per 75 pages*
(view spoiler)
(maximum of 8 points per book)
★ Graphic novels/manga/poetry/plays/books written in verse/books which have some illustrations - *1 point per 150 pages*
(view spoiler)
(maximum of 4 points per book)
★ Buddy reads MATCH your points score for pages, so a 300-page book (6pts) + buddy read (6pts) = 12 points.
(view spoiler)
(Bonus points for buddy reads will only be given if the buddy read has taken place in this group.)
★ If books are long enough to count on their own (50/75/150 pages) they will be scored on their own.
If you read two novellas of 80 pages each, you will receive a 1 in the books read column as together they are over 100 pages, and 1 page point for each (2 points total), as each book is individually long enough to earn points. This applies to all types of points.
★ Bonus points for matching a description will be awarded based on page count, the same as page points and buddy read points.
(So if you read a 300-page book and are awarded 6-page points, you will earn an extra 6 points for matching a description. The same maximums apply, as apply for page points.)
★ Hermione Bonus Points -
Over 600 pages unillustrated book = 12 points
Over 600 pages unillustrated childrens/middle-grade book = 8 points
Over 600 pages illustrated/poetry etc. = 4 points
★ Mods will keep track of each teams points, using the following system -
Team Name:
__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0
Team______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0
★ We will be tracking how many books you have read, but you will not receive points for this column.
The minimums to earn a 1 in the books read column are -
* 100 pages - YA/NA/Adult/non-fiction book (without illustrations)
* 150 pages - Middle-grade or children's book (without illustrations)
* 300 pages of graphic novels, poetry, plays, novels written in verse, and books with some illustrations etc.
(You may add books together to reach these numbers if you would like)
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This challenge will be a team challenge. We will have a small number of teams, with a mixture of readers in each. You can also choose to go solo ☺
Teams will be posted by the end of May. If you sign-up after teams are posted, we will try to add you to a team, but we may not always be able to. You may be asked to join a waiting list. Please sign-up as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Thank you! ☺
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Team:
Katrina
Gabriella :)
Danique
Leah
☆☆Hannah☆☆
Bayan
Trisha *
Aly
Ta
Shannon
xuan
enqi ☁️✨
Lenni
ellen
Brittany
❀ Crystal ✿ -
Amelia
Michelle Buvoir d'Encre
Sophie
Brinley
+ Maddie
Yesha- Books Teacup and Reviews
Emily
Iman
Laura
Elizabeth Emily
Brandee
Stella
Jenn
Connie
Quirks
edennjess
Jamie
Shrouk
Akshita
Susan
Karen
Charlotte
Sofia
booknerd27
Aakanksha(call me asha)
Celie
Vivi
siobhan
Brittani
Dannii
Saar The Book owl
BookWorm
Iris
HeatherH
notsohumankind
Evelyn
Ashley
Beatrice
*¨·٠•●♥✿LINLAN✿♥●•٠·¨*
Aaron
Arifah
Katie
Olivia
Jazmine
Amelia
Sarah
Natalie
Aneta
Kennedy
Prisha
Kody
Krystal
Isha
Sofi
Julianne
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Solo:
Shannara
Amanda
Mandy
June
Nicole
my link text
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Q - I'm a bit confused.
In the June challenge description, it's written:
"Please note that it must be the first time you are reading the book if you want to earn bonus points."
Does that mean re-reads won't count?
A - Sorry no, that was copied over from our April challenge which I was using as a template. Re-reads can be used for bonus points in the June challenge ☺
Q - I have a question, can I use the description more than once? If it fits two different books can I use it with both?
A - You can, but you'll only get one lot of bonus points ☺
(except for the Hermione bonus points, which can be earned as well as one of the other descriptions x)
Q - can you use the same description for multiple books?
A - Yes, you can use the same description for all of your books if you wanted and you'll still receive the correct number of bonus points for each. You don't have to use them all, and you can use them as often as you'd like ☺
Haven't even read what the challenge is, but I'm in for a team based on the title alone lololol
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Team please! Will be reading around 8 books
Team please! Love the title thank you
Can I be added as solo? Thank you!!!
This looks amazing! Team please!
Team please!! Hopefully with the school year over, I can read more!
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Must have missed the message for this one...but please sign me up for Team...
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This will be a team reading challenge which will run from June 1st to June 30th 2021. Results will be announced on July 1st 2021.
To complete this challenge, participants will be split into teams. Each team will read books of their own choice (which fit the challenge guidelines), and points will be awarded based on the length of the book, and whether you have buddy-read your book. You can also earn some bonus points for reading books which fit the descriptions below.
You may also choose to take part in this challenge as a solo participant ☺
Team Threads - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
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