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Team Challenge
August 2023
Two teams battle it in with weekly Star Trek themes. Will your team win this theme war?
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Monthly Challenge: August 2023
Individual
Do you like lists? Come join this challenge and maybe choose a list for next month!
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August 2023
Individual challenge
Do you like graphic novels? Then this is the challenge for you!
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Come let someone choose your next read. It's fun and you get to add another book to your yearly reading challenge.
August 2023 HOB Partner Pick
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August 2023
Individual
Do you have a lot of series that you started? Ever feel like they just keep stacking up and you never get any of them finished? Well, this challenge can help you knock some of them out!
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Marathon to 1,000,000 Pages
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Are you a fast reader? We have a few of those readers in our group and they would love to have sprints with you.
Reading Sprints
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Spiderman Day Mini Challenge
Individual
(Will not be available to join until August 1st)
Set your own personal goal, create a shelf, and keep track of the books that you read for this mini.
Spiderman Day Mini
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Summer Vacation Mini Challenge
Individual
(Will not be available to join until August 1st)
Set your own personal goal, create a shelf, and keep track of the books that you read for this mini. Please note that this mini is unique compared to any other mini that we have done before!
Summer Vacation
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August: Young Adult
August Sign Ups: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
🔸Sign Ups begin on the 15th of each month and close on the 29th.
🔸LATE Sign-Ups (after the 29th) will be on standby. Standby members will either replace missing partners or if enough standbys are available, can be made into additional sets!
🔸No new partner sets will be made after the 5th of the month.
🔸Lists are due by the 1st of the month, when possible!
Multiple levels available!
Come read something NEW with us!
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June 2023 - August 2023
Individual Challenge
It's not too late to jump in on the summer cover challenge! I just unlocked the August challenge. Come show us your country's flag!
August
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Welcome to HOB's Annual Monster Hunt!!
Duration: Sep 1st to Nov 30th
This is a team challenge, teams of three! Monster Hunting is a dangerous business so you need partners you trust to have your back.
Sign ups close August 15th
I have unlocked the thread!!
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24 hour read-a-thon for July is July 22, this coming Saturday.Here's the link:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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I have had some interest from new members about this challenge. IF I get enough people that are interested in playing to keep the teams balanced I will take new players. So stop by and let me know if you want to play.
Water Balloon War
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August 2023 HOB Partner Pick Partners Assigned
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Diversify August Partner Challenge - Sign-ups close on July 29th! Our genre for August is YOUNG ADULT!
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Welcome to our August 2023 Read-a-thon, starting August 1st.To sign up simply post to the thread below and start tracking your reading throughout the month. Let everyone know which books you have read and the total number of pages.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Partners are up for the Diversify Your Reading Partner Challenge!
Find your thread here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
I will take back up/replacements through the 5th, if I have enough, I will make more partner sets!
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🕸️Spider Web Reading Challenge🕸️
Duration: September 1st to October 31st, 2023
Join us for a STICKY and fun Halloween Challenge!
You've been caught in the HOB Spider's Web! Work your way out by completing tasks! This is a competitive challenge, so you'll earn points and square up against your fellow members! But, BEWARE! There will be "sticky", unknown traps to deal with! Bonus Tasks are hidden throughout the web, and if you're caught, you'll need to complete the task before continuing on!
🕸️Please NOTE! This Challenge uses Google Sheets for tracking!
This Saturday, the 5th, starts the Week-Long Read-a-thon, and ends August 12th (yes, it is 8 days long). If you would like to join, please click on the link below:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Happy reading!
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Welcome to HOB's Annual Monster Hunt!!
Duration: Sep 1st to Nov 30th
This is a team challenge, teams of three! Monster Hunting is a dangerous business so you need partners you trust to have your back.
Sign ups close August 15th
10 more days to sign up!!
Sign Up Here
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Team Challenge (competitive & non-competitive)
Runs September 2023 - November 2023
(with an option to continue non-competitively afterward)
Welcome to the latest edition of our Roundup challenge. This year we are catching Titan Monsters. To learn more about this fun challenge or to sign up Click here!
Sign ups for the Name Game 3.0If you want to make new book friends this a is a great game to get to know new people and also read new things. Maybe your TBR list will get bigger!
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Amanda, I would love to sign up for this. I will be insanely busy once October hits. Let me think on it.
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September: True Crime
September Sign Ups!
🔸Sign Ups begin on the 15th of each month and close on the 29th.
🔸LATE Sign-Ups (after the 29th) will be on standby. Standby members will either replace missing partners or if enough standbys are available, can be made into additional sets!
🔸No new partner sets will be made after the 5th of the month.
🔸Lists are due by the 1st of the month, when possible!
Come read something NEW with us!
This Saturday, the 19th starts our weekend read-a-thon for August . The read-a-thon begins on Saturday at 12:00 AM, in your time zone to 11:59 on Sunday, the 20th. If you wish to join, please click on the link below:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Team Challenge
September 2023
Two teams battle it out with weekly dragon themes. Will your team win this theme war?
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Listopia Madness Signup Here
HOB Series Surfing Signup here
Graphic Novel Mania Signup here
MINIs (you can view these but can't join until September 1st)
Monster Mania signup
School Daze signups
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Hello to my
All your webs have been assembled and your threads opened.
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Team Threads are now open! Have a look, chat and plan your books!! Have fun!!
Remember Challenge starts September 1st!!
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Virgo Bonus Task is posted!: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Not participating? Not a problem, you can start anytime before the end of 2023 and add any books you've read during the challenge duration dates!
This coming Saturday, the 26th is the Hooked on Books 24 hour Read-a-thon. If you would like to join, please click on the link below:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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🕸️Spider Web Reading Challenge🕸️
Duration: September 1st to October 31st, 2023
Join us for a STICKY and fun Halloween Challenge!
You've been caught in the HOB Spider's Web! Work your way out by completing tasks! This is a competitive challenge, so you'll earn points and square up against your fellow members! But, BEWARE! There will be "sticky", unknown traps to deal with! Bonus Tasks are hidden throughout the web, and if you're caught, you'll need to complete the task before continuing on!
🕸️Please NOTE! This Challenge uses Google Sheets for tracking!
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I will be creating teams today BUT I will take teams of 3 up until the end of the month. As of September 1st, I will only take backup players or non-competitive players only.
Titan Monster Roundup
Runs September 2023 - November 2023 (with an option to continue non-competitively afterward)
You can choose to play competitively or non-competitively.
Please NOTE! This Challenge uses Google Sheets!
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Teams will be created tomorrow. I will take late signups ONLY if I can keep the teams even.
Theme Wars: Dragons
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I will take teams of 3 up until the end of the month. As of September 1st, I will take backup players or non-competitive players only.
Titan Monster Roundup
Hi everyone!There are two Read-a-thons beginning this week, if you want to sign up, please click on the links below:
September Month long Read-a-thon:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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The Week Long Read-a-thon:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Reminder to check into your teams. Please note the change in the bonus rules as well.
Theme Wars: Dragons
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Come catch some Titan Monsters with us!
Titan Monster Roundup
Hi Everyone, We have 3 upcoming read-a-thons that will happen in the second half of September!
This Weekend, Sept 16th and 17th is the Weekend read-a-thon:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Starting on the 23rd is the Seasonal Read-a-thon which runs from Sept 23 - December 20th.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The 24 hour Read-a-thon for September is also on the 23rd of September.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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