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2021 Team Challenges
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Team 3 - The Cybernetic Mario Connection
Title: The Sea of MonstersAuthor: Rick Riordan
Start Date: June 10
Finish Date: June 14
Category and task: Xbox Experience 4: book w/ sunset colors on the cover
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes
Group Read? No
Pages: 279
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just looked at our spreadsheet and it looks like we are only 5 books away from completing all of the categories at least one time each!Atari Affair
3. takes place on a boat
Wii Wonderland
2. set or published in the 1960s
Sega Crusade
2. set or published before 1900
Playstation Pursuit
2. set or published in the 1980s
XBOX Experience
1. where the MC or author is Muslim, Hindu or Jewish
We completed Nintendo Trial already as well!
Awesome Team! 🎉I've got This Golden Flame for boat i think, which buddy reading next month.
Not much of a fan historical tasks, i don't read them very often so don't know if be able to help with those 😂
The xbox one i may have a book for just need to check.
Brianna wrote: "I just looked at our spreadsheet and it looks like we are only 5 books away from completing all of the categories at least one time each!
Atari Affair
3. takes place on a boat
Wii Wonderland
2. s..."
I've got the 60's one covered! Will be starting and (hopefully) finishing today!
Atari Affair
3. takes place on a boat
Wii Wonderland
2. s..."
I've got the 60's one covered! Will be starting and (hopefully) finishing today!
Weeee, so closeee! Go Team!!!I also got the boat one, with Seafire which I was supposed to finish a couple days ago (but I don't really enjoy it, so I'm taking it slower, haha).
I don't know if it's correct, but I have categorized The Eyre Affair as 80s xD
Title: Protecting YouAuthor: Claire Kingsley
Start Date: June 14 2021
Finish Date: June 15 2021
Category and task: XBOX Experience 3. Read a book set in the summer
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 188
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
@Laura: sounds good!@Allyson: perfect! The 60s one has had me struggling with finding something I want to read.
@Cat: I'm pretty sure it's set in 1985 so that's where I have it categorized as well!
For before 1900 and the Muslim character - I have a couple planned at the end of June/in July to fulfill those as well (Hild & Internment).
I know that we can complete each category more than once as well and we're doing good at getting close to that as well so no worries about duplicates!
Atari Affair
3. takes place on a boat - Laura | Cat | Brianna
Wii Wonderland
2. set or published in the 1960s - Allyson
Sega Crusade
2. set or published before 1900 - Brianna
Playstation Pursuit
2. set or published in the 1980s - Cat | Brianna
XBOX Experience
1. where the MC or author is Muslim, Hindu or Jewish - Brianna
Title: The Long GameAuthor: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Start Date: 06.14.2021
Finish Date : 06.15.2021
Category and task: Playstation Pursuit 3 - where the MC needs to solve a mystery
Graphic Novel?: no
Buddy Read?: no
Group Read?: no
Pages: 289
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I wanted to throw out some books I was thinking of reading at the end of June/in July to see if anyone wanted to buddy read any of them.
Title: LovelessAuthor: Alice Oseman
Start Date: June 14
Finish Date: June 16
Category and task: Wii Wonderland / 1. Read a book where the MC or author is gay, lesbian, bisexual or ace/aro
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes
Group Read? No
Pages: 435
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Brianna wrote: "I wanted to throw out some books I was thinking of reading at the end of June/in July to see if anyone wanted to buddy read any of them.[bookcover:Hild|1733..."I'd be down for Internment!
Abigail wrote: "Brianna wrote: "I wanted to throw out some books I was thinking of reading at the end of June/in July to see if anyone wanted to buddy read any of them.[boo..."Any particular time that would be best for you?
Title: The Gilded OnesAuthor: Namina Forna
Start Date: June 11th
Finish Date: June 14th
Category and task: Atari Affair #1 // Read a book where the MC or author is Black
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 416
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: The Titan's CurseAuthor: Rick Riordan
Start Date: June 15
Finish Date: June 17
Category and task: Xbox Experience 5. Book w/ over 10k GR ratings
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes
Group Read? No
Pages: 320
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Brianna wrote: "Abigail wrote: "Brianna wrote: "I wanted to throw out some books I was thinking of reading at the end of June/in July to see if anyone wanted to buddy read any of them.[bookcover:If I Was Your Gi..."
Could we do early July so I have time to get it from the library?
Title: The Titan's CurseAuthor: Rick Riordan
Start Date: June 15
Finish Date: June 17
Category and task: Nintendo Trial / 5. Read a book from a long series (over 4 books in the series)
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes
Group Read? No
Pages: 320
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Abigail wrote: "Brianna wrote: "Abigail wrote: "Brianna wrote: "I wanted to throw out some books I was thinking of reading at the end of June/in July to see if anyone wanted to buddy read any of them.[bookcover:..."
Yeah of course! Should I say like July 5th? The physical copy I have is 373 pages with 36 chapters so how would you want to split it up?
Title: The Tourist AttractionAuthor: Sarah Morgenthaler
Start Date: 06.17.2021
Finish Date : 06.18.2021
Category and task: Playstation Pursuit 5 - an independently published book
Graphic Novel?: no
Buddy Read?: no
Group Read?: no
Pages: 390
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: ZeroesAuthor: Scott Westerfeld
Start Date: 06.16.2021
Finish Date : 06.18.2021
Category and task: XBOX Experience 5 - set in the summer
Graphic Novel?: no
Buddy Read?: no
Group Read?: no
Pages: 546
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
p 6 "Luckily, it was summer and Cambria's nightclub strip was still in full swing."
p 30 "It was late June already, only a week till Cambria's big Forth of July bash, which meant summer was a third gone."
Brianna wrote: "Abigail wrote: "Brianna wrote: "Abigail wrote: "Brianna wrote: "I wanted to throw out some books I was thinking of reading at the end of June/in July to see if anyone wanted to buddy read any of th..."Yeah that sounds good! Would you like to split it into either 4 or 6 days since that should hopefully be an even split? Whichever works better for your reading pace
Abigail wrote: "Brianna wrote: "Abigail wrote: "Brianna wrote: "Abigail wrote: "Brianna wrote: "I wanted to throw out some books I was thinking of reading at the end of June/in July to see if anyone wanted to budd..."Let's do 6 days so that's 6 chapters a day. I'll go ahead and pop it into the buddy read thread!
Brianna wrote: "Abigail wrote: "Brianna wrote: "Abigail wrote: "Brianna wrote: "Abigail wrote: "Brianna wrote: "I wanted to throw out some books I was thinking of reading at the end of June/in July to see if anyon..."Sounds good! Thanks!
Title: The Golden DayAuthor: Ursula Dubosarsky
Start Date: 06.18.2021
Finish Date : 06.19.2021
Category and task: Wii Wonderland 2 - set or published in the 1960s
Graphic Novel?: no
Buddy Read?: no
Group Read?: no
Pages: 160
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: The Black Flamingo
Author: Dean Atta
Start Date: June 16, 2021
Finish Date: June 19, 2021
Category and task: Atari Affair 1 - Read a book where the MC or author is black
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 409
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Author: Dean Atta
Start Date: June 16, 2021
Finish Date: June 19, 2021
Category and task: Atari Affair 1 - Read a book where the MC or author is black
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 409
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: City of Bones
Author: Cassandra Clare
Start Date: June 12, 2021
Finish Date: June 19, 2021
Category and task: Nintendo Trial 5 - Read a book from a long series
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Group Read? No
Pages: 510
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Author: Cassandra Clare
Start Date: June 12, 2021
Finish Date: June 19, 2021
Category and task: Nintendo Trial 5 - Read a book from a long series
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Group Read? No
Pages: 510
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: LegendbornAuthor: Tracy Deonn
Start Date: June 16
Finish Date: June 20
Category and task: Atari Affair / 1. Read a book where the MC or author is black
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? yes
Pages: 501
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Brianna wrote: "Title: ZeroesAuthor: Scott Westerfeld
Start Date: 06.16.2021
Finish Date : 06.18.2021
Category and task: XBOX Experience 5 - set in the summer
Graphic Novel?: no
Buddy Read?: no
Gr..."
You have no idea how grateful I am for those quotes!
✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼✼SUMMER DAYS update 20 June 2021
We try to post updates each Sunday of this challenge for teams and solo participants. It might not be Sunday yet in some parts of the world but this is for consistency purposes.
TEAMS:
The Passionate Pac-Man Perfectionists: 97
The Diametrically Opposed...Duck Hunters: 182
The Cybernetic Mario Connection: 193
The Scrappy Street Fighter Scourge: 241
The Mega Metroid Machination: 58
The Oregon Trail Odds and Ends:
Michelle: 28
Laura: 17
Allison: 9
May: 1
Roksy
Venezia
Jesa
Michelle
Josie
Leslie: 15
Liz
Gaea: 4
♛primadonna♛
Steph
jime ✰
Coco_Bush_Lightweight
Diana
Travis
JOHANNA
We are rolling into week 4 of the challenge, and you all are doing so well!
It looks like some groups have members who either haven't posted their updates or haven't contacted anyone. Teams, please try to contact those who you haven't heard from recently. Life does happen, so no judgment if you're not able to read 10 (or 1) books a week (we're procrastinators for a reason), but participation makes these games lots of fun, even if it's cheerleading teammates on.
I will reach out to those groups who are a little behind in the points (and some of the soloists who missed the teams deadline) to see if they'd like to add some new members by the end of this coming week.
Happy Summer Days
❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods
laurel [the suspected bibliophile] wrote: "Brianna wrote: "Title: ZeroesAuthor: Scott Westerfeld
Start Date: 06.16.2021
Finish Date : 06.18.2021
Category and task: XBOX Experience 5 - set in the summer
Graphic Novel?: no
Bu..."
I didn't know it was set in summer until I came across those quotes so I thought I would share to help out!
Title: SeafireAuthor: Natalie C. Parker
Start Date: June 9th
Finish Date: June 20th
Category and task: Atari Affair 3
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes
Group Read? No
Pages: 374
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: The Eyre AffairAuthor: Jasper Fforde
Start Date: 06.13.2021
Finish Date: 06.21.2021
Category and task: Playstation Pursuit 2 - set or published in the 1980s
Graphic Novel?: no
Buddy Read?: yes
Group Read?: no
Pages: 374
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: When You Were EverythingAuthor: Ashley Woodfolk
Start Date: 06.20.2021
Finish Date: 06.21.2021
Category and task: Wii Wonderland 3 - with dual timelines
Graphic Novel?: no
Buddy Read?: no
Group Read?: no
Pages: 385
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: Warriors, Into The WildAuthor: Erin Hunter
Start Date: June 10
Finish Date: June 21
Category and task: Nintendo Trial 2. book published in the 00s (2003)
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 288
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: The Battle of the LabyrinthAuthor: Rick Riordan
Start Date: June 18
Finish Date: June 21
Category and task: XBOX Experience / 4. Read a book that has sunset colors on the cover (primarily red, yellow or orange)
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes
Group Read? No
Pages: 361
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: Next to NothingAuthor: Macy Blake
Start Date: June 20th
Finish Date: June 20th
Category and task: Nintendo Trial // #5 Read a book from a long series (over 4 books in the series)
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 226
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: City of BonesAuthor: Cassandra Clare
Start date: June 16 2021
Finish Date: June 22 2021
Category and task: XBOX Experience
5. Read a book with over 10,000 GR ratings
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes
Group Read? No
Pages: 485
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: PiglettesAuthor: Clémentine Beauvais
Start Date: 06.20.2021
Finish Date: 06.22.2021
Category and task: Nintendo Trial 3 - features a road trip
Graphic Novel?: no
Buddy Read?: no
Group Read?: no
Pages: 289
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: Luck of the TitanicAuthor: Stacey Lee
Start Date: 06.20.2021
Finish Date: 06.23.2021
Category and task: Atari Affair 3 - takes place on a boat
Graphic Novel?: no
Buddy Read?: yes
Group Read?: no
Pages: 368
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: The Last OlympianAuthor: Rick Riordan
Start date: June 21
Finish Date: June 23
Category and task: Sega Crusade / 3. Read a book that features a revolution/rebellion/protesting
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes
Group Read? No
Pages: 381
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: Tell Me How You Really FeelAuthor: Aminah Mae Safi
Start date: June 21
Finish Date: June 23
Category and task: XBOX Experience / 1. Read a book where the MC or author is Muslim, Hindu or Jewish
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 312
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: The Battle of the LabyrinthAuthor: Rick Riordan
Start Date: June 18
Finish Date: June 23
Category and task: Sega Crusade 3. book featuring revolution/rebellion
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes
Group Read? No
Pages: 361
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: Seven Deadly ShadowsAuthor: Courtney Alameda & Valynne E. Maetani
Start Date: June 15th
Finish Date: June 22nd
Category and task: Atari Affair 4
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes
Group Read? No
Pages: 384
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title:The Lion's DenAuthor: Katherine St. John
Start Date: June 17 2021
Finish Date: June 24 2021
Category and task: Atari Affair
3. Read a book that takes place on a boat
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 368
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: Crown of MidnightAuthor: Sarah J. Maas
Start Date: June 14th
Finish Date: June 25th
Category and task: Sega Crusade 5
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes
Group Read? No
Pages: 420
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: Only the Pretty LiesAuthor: Rebekah Crane
Start Date: 06.22.2021
Finish Date: 06.25.2021
Category and task: Atari Affair 5 - under 1,000 GR ratings (552 as of 6.25)
Graphic Novel?: no
Buddy Read?: no
Group Read?: no
Pages: 261
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: DreadnoughtAuthor: April Daniels
Start Date: June 24
Finish Date: June 25
Category and task: Playstation Pursuit / 5. Read an independently published book
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 280
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Title: Good Enough to EatAuthor: Alison Grey & Jae
Start Date: June 24
Finish Date: June 25
Category and task: Playstation Pursuit / 4. Read a book with a woman on the cover
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 246
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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