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Andrea
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Jan 30, 2022 05:45PM
We now have finished five of seven books for this round. Woot woot! Let's keep 'em rolling strong, y'all. We're doing great to get this game kicked off.
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Today's the last day to get books posted for this round. Eep! That means we'll be getting a new letter and category late tonight. Woot woot!I swapped my book, because there was a different one worth more points. So my original is a back-up book in case we need it.
Here's the latest update on our books.Round 1: P, Animal
Andrea: purebred pup | Sit, Stay, Love by J.J. Howard | 2 points | Done
Kellyn: Pony | Shadows of Swanford Abbey by Julie Klassen | 1 point
Hannah: purebred pup | Sit, Stay, Love by J.J. Howard | 2 points | Done
Brittany: Pretty Girl the parrot | To Disguise the Truth by Jen Turano | 2 points | Done
Vinnie: Pony | The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett | 1 point | Done
Mindy: Puppy named Phoebe | To Save A King by Rachel Hauck | 2 points | Done
Mary: Parrot | The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer | 1 point | Done
Total Points: 11
Back-up Books:
Andrea: Pug named Pancake | Pugs and Kisses by J.J. Howard | 2 points | Done
Round 2 (Feb 3-16): S, Secondary Female CharacterAndrea: Safe by the Marshal's Side by Shirlee McCoy | Serena Summers | 2 points | Done
Kellyn: Until Leaves Fall in Paris by Sarah Sundin | Solange Schwarz | 2 points | Done
Hannah: Until Leaves Fall in Paris by Sarah Sundin | Solange Schwarz | 2 points | Done
Brittany: Loving Her Amish Neighbor by Rebecca Kertz | Susie Schwartz | 2 points | Done
Vinnie: The Maid by Nita Prose | Sunshine or Shunitha | 1 point | Done
Mindy: Engaged in Trouble by Jenny B. Jones | Sylvie Sutton | 2 points | Done
Mary: Seven Daughters and Seven Sons by Barbara Cohen | Sharifah | 1 point | Done
Round 2 Points: 12
Round 1 Points: 11
Total Points: 23
Back-up Books:
1. Andrea: The Stone Wall by Beverly Lewis | Sadie Flaud | 1 point | 2/5/22 | Done but not posted
2. Brittany: Seeking Refuge by Lenora Worth | Beth Schrock | 1 point | Done + posted
3. Andrea: The Girl Who Could Breathe Under Water by Erin Bartels | Sarah | 1 point | Done but not posted
4. Kellyn: Enchanting the Heiress by Kristi Ann Hunter | Sophia | 1 point | Done
Sorry about the points on that second pug book Hannah and I read, team. I thought it met the criteria to get us four points each. It still got us two, though.Any thoughts on books for the current round: S, Secondary Female Character?
Here are some books that might work:
Sarah Starling
Serena Summers
Anyone else also have suggestions for 2-pointers or 3-pointers? The names MUST be first, middle, and/or last of a secondary female character.
I will let you know if I come across something. That is a hard category to know the name of a secondary character.
It is! Yes, let’s help each other out as we stumble across some that work.There are loads of S names in Amish books (Sarah, Susanna, Stolzfus, Schwartz, etc.). I looked through heaps last night (stayed up until three trying to find books that would work for 2-3 points). I came up empty but did find plenty that work for 1 point. So I will be reading at least one of the ones Melanie shared (which I shared here, above). I am hoping to get to both so we will have a back-up book, just in case.
I found a book where the main character's young daughter is named Susie Schwartz (page 48 is where I see her whole name mentioned). The book is
and I think I will read this one as it is a physical book on my shelf and I am trying to get those read.
Great find, Brittany! Thanks so much for sharing. :)
This one's a general market nonfiction book about the Cold War:
"hired Sylvia Shrubb" on page 273
I have not yet read this book, so I'm unsure about negative content. I read a lot of WWII and some Cold War nonfiction books, so it was in my stash. :)
I searched for an hour yesterday and could only find 1 point books...
That’s all right, Vinnie. We will take every point we can get. 😊
I've spent probably over thirteen hours (spread out in clumps) searching for books since the reveal of this round's letter and category, and I'm coming up pretty empty, other than the ones already mentioned above.I'm sorry I couldn't find any additional 2-pointers for us to have as options.
Which book is everyone reading? I'll get them added into our tracker.
I think we still have to have a quote mentioning the character's name in the story when we post our completed books.
The Court of Swans by Melanie Dickerson has a secondary character named Sir John Stanley. I believe that would count for 2 points, but I may be wrong. I think I’m going to read this unless I find another book for more points.
It has to be a secondary female character this round. Melanie also said characters’ titles don’t count for points. Only first, middle, and last names.Do you have another book with a female character that will work?
Oh, I missed that it had to be a female character. I’ll keep looking then.
Engaged in Trouble by Jenny B Jones has a secondary female character named Sylvie Sutton, so I’ll probably read this one.
Great find! I'll get that added to the tracker. Thanks, Mindy!
Here's the cover of the book Mindy found, in case anyone else on the team needs to see it.
Sylvie Sutton
Kellyn, Hannah, Vinnie, Mary: Any thoughts on which book you’ll be reading for Seconday Female Character whose name (first, middle, or last) begins with S?Books are due Feb 16.
Here are some ONE-pointers I've found:
"she did not mean Elsa Sommer" p.346
"with little Sarah in tow" p.??
"Cady Schuster was in great shape." p.??
"...to kidnap Isabella Snyder?" p.??
"Delia Scott had taken pity on him." p.??
I am reading Maid by Nita Prose...it has a character named Sunshine and another one named Shunita. They are only mentioned seldomly, but even only once would count, right?
Yes, even one mention is enough, if I understood the game instructions clearly. Great find, Vinnie!
Found another one-pointer.
"... cousins, Glen and Sadie Flaud..." 2%
I'm listening to this one right now, should be done in about a half hour (it's due back to the library shortly after that). So it'll be a back-up book, as I have a two-pointer in the works.
I finished and posted my book.
It is worth 2 points.I will let you know if I end up with a book that will work for backup if we need it.
Let me know if we need a backup book, because I just read one today that has a secondary female character that will be worth 1 point.
pg 95 - "Tobias liked Beth Schrock." (Mrs. Schrock is the wife of Tobias' employer.)
Andrea - I went ahead and posted the "back up book" of mine in the thread in case it ends up being needed. I will delete if we don't end up using it. I just didn't want to forget.
All righty. If I get a two-point back-up, as I’m planning, we’ll move yours below it so the 2-ptr will get logged first. Does that sound like it will work?
I finished an urgent review book yesterday (it's also a back-up, though I doubt we'll need it), so now I can focus on game books again, in my off time from my two jobs.
That we are!I'm trying to get my book finished up in the next two days. Edits had me swamped this week. I'm still on that job the rest of the month, but I've made enough progress this week to feel somewhat ahead, so I can split my time a little better to get those for-leisure books in.
Got my book finished. Starting a back-up book worth 2 points now.
Checking in with all of you. Goodreads is not showing me any notifications since Saturday on my laptop or my app on phone. Anyone else having this problem? Just curious.
Yes. I messaged GR about it. They are working on fixing it. I've found the best solution in the meantime, on the desktop, is to click the "my group discussions" button (two to the right of the search box) and scrolling down to CFD to see if there are red-lettered "# new" messages right now. You can then click on that red-lettered alert to be sent straight to the new comments. Such a hassle, but it's workable.
Hannah told me she read a 2-pointer. Just waiting on her to post that. I believe Kellyn is also working on the same 2-pointer to replace her 1-pointer. I think those are the only remaining slots to be filled this round, so as soon as Hannah posts her book, we won't need any back-up books this round. Yay!
Round TwoCategory: Secondary Female Character
Letter: S
Book Read:
Page: 96
"But with ballerinas like Yvette Chauvire and Solange Schwarz and Lycette Darsonval, Lifar didn't have to look far to cast starring roles."
Date Started: Feb 13
Date Finished: Feb 14
Rating: 4 stars
Points: 2
Got that copied over to the Round thread for you, Hannah. :) Awesome work on blazing through that book so fast!
Thanks! Posted in haste between work tasks and landed on the wrong thread.
No problem. I figured you were busy. :)
Brittany, everyone has posted their books now, so your back-up book may be removed. Thank you for getting that in there in case we needed it. :)
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