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Shari wrote: Spy - someone with a secret..."Shari, are you sure this book qualifies for a secret or unknown heritage?
I thought what this prompt was searching for was someone who doesn't know who their ancestors are or there is a secret about them, but now you made me doubt.
Sixters, what do you understand this prompt is about? Any secret will do or only those related to ancestry?
HI, everyone! So sorry for joining late! It looks like we are off to a great start, so I'll fill in where needed.
2023 We Are Family ReadathonTeam: Pointer Sixters
PROGRESS:
📚BOOKS: 0/?
🔖PAGES:
🎧HOURS:
MY LIST OF POSSIBILITIES (I'll add books as required to fulfill prompts):
SINGLES
Read a book about a family vacation - Island Time
DOUBLES
Read 2 books that have dual POVs - Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating
TRIPLES
Read 3 books about blended families - Patchwork
Read 3 books featuring poly relationships or characters - Wicked Beauty
My fourth book will be Babel which can fill orphan, group or club, caretaker, or only child.
Hi Sixters!🔹Welcome Gwen! 🤗
🔹Cordelia, please, don't forget to post your tracking message. Everybody else's books are already on the spreadsheet, only yours are missing.
🔹I've updated the list of prompts and assignments, we've potentially fulfilled all the doubles and triples, except for "Poly relations/characteres" when we are in need of 1 book. (message #32)
🔹If I made any mistake checking the books, please let me know.
🔹This evening I'll officially announce our team name: Pointer Sixters
🔹I'm thinking out loud: maybe those of you who have less books in your planning could choose a book under 200 pages to fulfill some single prompts...😶🌫️
Thanks, have a nice day!
Readathon started in my time zone (GMT+2)First of all, I'll try to finish the books I have in progress, then the hard stuff...phew!
I wish everybody a great time and luck with your reading
Way to go, Pointer Sixters!!!
It's time here in Georgia, USA (Eastern Time). Woohoo! Let's go, my Sixters!
Update to message #20:PROGRESS:
📚BOOKS: 2/25
🔖PAGES: 121
🎧HOURS: 2.9
Hola:
12 hours into the Readathon and I finished 2 books , yey!!!
✅Read 2 books that have dual POVs (1/2)
Dry Season Carmen ☑️
✅Read 3 books featuring a group or club (1/3)
Las doce puertas: Parte I Carmen ☑️
PROGRESS:📚BOOKS: 1/?
🔖PAGES: 100
🎧HOURS:
✅Read 3 books about blended families (1/3)
Patchwork☑️
Hi, just checking in! Things have been super hectic this week but I anticipate that things will quieten down starting tomorrow and I'm looking forward to settling down and reading.
I've 2023 We Are Family ReadathonTeam: Pointer Sixters
PROGRESS:
📚BOOKS: 1/3
🔖PAGES:
🎧HOURS: 14 hour 58 min
The Zookeeper's WifeThe Zookeepers Wife 10 hours 55 min - Completed
The Magician's Nephew - started
Her Mother's Hope TBR
Undetected- 4 hours 3 min into audio book
Cordelia wrote: "Hi, just checking in! Things have been super hectic this week but I anticipate that things will quieten down starting tomorrow and I'm looking forward to settling down and reading."Glad you finally made it 😉
If you please, have a look at message #32 to know how the planning is going and what promts we haven't fulfill yet.
We're off to a great start, we can do it!Let's go Sixters!!!
Update to message #20:PROGRESS:
📚BOOKS: 4/25
🔖PAGES: 345
🎧HOURS: 7.95
I'm done for today, I need a break 😅
✅Read 2 books with a character who has secret or unknown heritage (1/2)
Solo el tiempo lo dirá Carmen ☑️
✅Read 3 books about people who were adopted (1/3)
Meet the Austins Carmen ☑️
2023 We Are Family ReadathonTeam 6 -- Pointer Sixters
Progress:
Books read: 4
Pages: 1951
✅ The World That We Knew (read about a family that has been separated)
✅ House of Earth and Blood (about the death of a family member)
✅ The Kingpin of Camelot
✅ Things in Jars
Update to Message #29Progress:
📚BOOKS: 3/7
🔖PAGES:
🎧HOURS: 8.25
✔️ And the Mountains Echoed
✔️ Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
✔️ The Novice's Tale
Update to Message #40Books 0/4
Pages 150
Good morning Sixters! 👋READATHON ENTRY: DAY 1
🔹️I've updated our progress (post #7)
🔹️ Books read check marked (message #32). We're doing more than great: 8 books finished! 🎉
🔹️Spreadsheet updated too
Have a nice day! 😘
Cordelia wrote: "2023 We Are Family ReadathonTeam 6 -- Pointer Sixters
Progress:
Books read:
Pages read: 44
The World That We Knew (read about a family that has been separated)
[book:House of ..."
Cordelia, reading the synopsis of "House of Earth and Blood" I think this book is mainly about the loss of a best friend and its aftermath, so I asked at the central if we can count the loss of a best friend as the loss of a family member, if the answer is no, we'll have to make some readjustments in the assigments 🤔
Just and additional little nothing:In our tracking post home, I've added the nationality of each team member (country flag) , but two are missing: Cordelia and Stacy.
Please, would you mind telling me where are you from? 😊
Carmen wrote: "Shari wrote: Spy - someone with a secret..."Shari, are you sure this book qualifies for a secret or unknown heritage?
I thought what this prompt was searching for was someone who doesn't know who ..."
Sorry, you are correct. I stopped at the word secret and didn't include the heritage part of it. I've deleted this book, I already have 6 books on the spreadsheet and may not be able to get them all read any way. Thanks!
Carmen and Gwen,We aren't supposed to add Yes in the completed column of the Tracking tab until all parts of a multi-part prompt are read. That is, we don't get the 75 points per book for the Doubles or the 100 points per book for Triples until all parts of that prompt are Completed.
I removed my Yes notations for two parts of the historical family Triple, but didn't mess with the other folks' yes marks. Once someone reads the third historical family book, all three can be marked, and then we'll get the 300 points we've earned.
I didn't mess with other folks' Yes marks.
Shari wrote: "Carmen wrote: "Shari wrote: Spy - someone with a secret..."Shari, are you sure this book qualifies for a secret or unknown heritage?
I thought what this prompt was searching for was someone who do..."
Oh, Shari don't delet it, I put it for the triple "historical family"
Take a look at message #32 for your assigments, that is if you feel that you'll be able to read it, if not we have to make some adjustments to the planning.
Thanks 😘
TerryJane wrote: "Carmen and Gwen,We aren't supposed to add Yes in the completed column of the Tracking tab until all parts of a multi-part prompt are read. That is, we don't get the 75 points per book for the Dou..."
Thanks for the input TerryJane.
I was adding yes taking into account that if at the end of the readathon we don't fulfill any of the triples/doubles we're aiming for we have to move the books around to capitalize our reads as much as possible.
Carmen wrote: "Thanks for the input TerryJane.I was adding yes taking into account that if at the end of the readathon we don't fulfill any of the triples/doubles we're aiming for we have to move the books around to capitalize our reads as much as possible."
No worries. I suppose it would only come into play if bailey requests the 5-day total. 😉
Carmen wrote: "Cordelia, reading the synopsis of "House of Earth and Blood" I think this book is mainly about the loss of a best friend and its aftermath, so I asked at the central if we can count the loss of a best friend as the loss of a family member, if the answer is no, we'll have to make some readjustments in the assigments 🤔.."Bailey's answer is YES.
So, I'm going to check mark it for that prompt.
TerryJane wrote: "No worries. I suppose it would only come into play if bailey requests the 5-day total. 😉..."I deleted the yeses that don't belong yet, hopefully we have to write them again soon 🤞
Update to message #20:PROGRESS:
📚BOOKS: 7/25
🔖PAGES: 592
🎧HOURS: 17.72
Today I finished 3 books and have 2 in progress
✅Read 2 books with a parental figure as the main character (2/2)
Las horas subterráneas Carmen☑️
Sagitario Carmen☑️
✅Read 3 books with elderly protagonists (1/3)
El Hombre De La Máscara De Hierro Carmen☑️
Update to Message #29I finished 3 today... the shortest books I had on my readathon plan. Reckon I'll be slowing down now.
Progress:
📚BOOKS: 6/7
🔖PAGES:
🎧HOURS: 23.5
✔️ Ruby Holler foster kids
✔️ The Wives polygamy
✔️ The Good Sister siblings
Update to Message 40Books 0/4
Pages 320
Good morning Sixters! 👋READATHON ENTRY: DAY 2
🔹️I've updated our progress (post #7)
🔹️ Books read check marked (message #32).
🔹️Spreadsheet updated too
Team Pointer Sixters Progress :
📚BOOKS: 14
🔖PAGES: 1,438
🎧HOURS: 47.37
📒PROMPTS: 2 (Singles: 1 /Doubles: 1 / Triples: 0)
🧮POINTS: 4,796
Have a nice and productive day! 😘
Update msg #23:2023 We Are Family Readathon
Team: 6 -- Shari's Reading Page
PROGRESS:
📚BOOKS: 1/5
🔖PAGES: 358
Shari wrote: "Update msg #23:2023 We Are Family Readathon
Team: 6 -- Shari's Reading Page
PROGRESS:
📚BOOKS: 1/5
🔖PAGES: 358"
Shari, please, don't forget to change the status of the book(s) you're currently reading on the spreadsheet (planning) and include the title on the prompt cell under your name (tracking). Don't forget also to fill the columns N / O, so the grand totals are the same. Now we have a dicrepancy of 134 pages (suposedly, a book you're reading?)
I have about 100 pages left of House of Earth and Blood and then I will finish it, woohoo! I will add it to the spreadsheet once I have finished. It's a drizzly overcast morning so I'm planning on reading (and likely finishing it) this morning.
Cordelia wrote: "It's a drizzly overcast morning so I'm planning on reading (and likely finishing it) this morning."Same here in north Georgia, USA. Perfect day for reading! ☔
Cordelia, I tried to look at your profile, but your privacy is set to where only GR friends can see your profile or message you. Settings were supposed to be adjusted before sign-up in order to participate. Follow this link to learn how to change your privacy settings on Goodreads.
For anyone interested, this requirement came about after the last team readathon, when some team members didn't show up, and team leaders were unable to reach out to the no-shows via direct message. I sent a friend request to my team's no-show before that readathon started so that I could try to help her find us, but she didn't accept until a month after the event ended. 😕
Have a wonderful, drizzly day between the covers! 🌧️😊
TerryJane wrote: "Cordelia wrote: "It's a drizzly overcast morning so I'm planning on reading (and likely finishing it) this morning."Same here in north Georgia, USA. Perfect day for reading! ☔
Cordelia, I tried ..."
I'm not sure why since my settings are set to anyone can message me. I just double checked and that's still the case.
ETA: I asked my friend to use her side account (she's not friends with me on that one) to message me and she said it worked. You can't view my profile but there's an option at the bottom that says "send message."
Update to Message 40Books 1/4
Pages 410
Cordelia wrote: "You can't view my profile but there's an option at the bottom that says "send message."You're absolutely right. That combo is new to me (profile/books hidden. messaging available). I have seen a message option inside a drop-down menu before, but not this! Apologies for butting in.
TerryJane wrote: "Cordelia wrote: "You can't view my profile but there's an option at the bottom that says "send message."You're absolutely right. That combo is new to me (profile/books hidden. messaging available..."
All good! I was curious myself since I hadn't seen that combination before either and obviously my page doesn't show as private to me. So it was interesting to see how that worked.
I finished HOEAB this morning as planned. I have plans this afternoon but I'm debating picking up a current read or starting a new book.
Hola!Please, don't forget to fill the tracking sheet with the pages/hours you read each day and the corresponding books. If not, post your daily progress and I will do the spreadsheet, we have a difference of 850 pages right now between the two grand totals🤔
Update to message #20:PROGRESS:
📚BOOKS: 9/25
🔖PAGES: 1,054
🎧HOURS: 19.90
Today I finished 2 books and have 2 in progress
✅Read 2 books about ‘nontraditional’ families (1/2)
The Bone People Carmen☑️
✅Read 3 books in the Family Saga genre (1/3)
The Forsyte Saga Volume Three Carmen
Book 1☑️
Good morning Sixters! 👋READATHON ENTRY: DAY 3
🔹️I've updated our progress (post #7)
🔹️ Books read check marked (message #32).
🔹️Spreadsheet updated too ‼️
Team Pointer Sixters Progress :
📚BOOKS: 21
🔖PAGES: 3,323
🎧HOURS: 60.35
📒PROMPTS: 2 (Singles: 2 /Doubles: 2 / Triples: 0) 400 points
🧮POINTS: 7,746
‼️IMPORTANT
We have a difference of 220 pages and 9.45 hours between the totals (columns M & Q)
Gwen and Shari, please, check your progress in both sections.
‼️IMPORTANTWe have a difference of 220 pages and 9.45 hours between the totals (columns M & Q)
Gwen and Shari, please, check your progress in both sections.
How does column N get populated? It shows 224 for me, which is the number of pages I read on the first day of the read-a-thon, that's not how many pages were in the book I finished on day 2 (Yours Cheerfully), the book has 304 total pages.
Also on day 1 I read a book that is not on my reading list, I was told in the last read-a-thon that I can still count those pages even if it's not a book on my list. I read it because I thought the read-a-thon started on Saturday and it started on Friday. Oops!
I know that the number in column N is not added until the book is marked as complete (which it cannot be until all of the prompts are completed for doubles/triples), so that might be contributing to the issue. Shari, there is a section at the bottom of the tracking tab for Non-Prompt book, DNF, or <100 pages.
The only issue that I can think of with my books is that I only read 100 pages of Patchwork as I had started it prior to the challenge
Hola:Shari wrote: "How does column N get populated? It shows 224 for me, which is the number of pages I read on the first day of the read-a-thon, that's not how many pages were in the book I finished on day 2 (Yours Cheerfully), the book has 304 total pages"
Each team member (or the coleaders if the tracking post include all the data needed) should fill their daily progress both at the top of the sheet on their own column, and on the columns N/Q for each one of their books, regardless of whether the book is finished or not.
Maybe I misanderstood your tracking post for day 1, because you had only 1 book in progress and I put the number of pages to that book. That's why it's so important to add all the books we are reading on the tracking sheet, and put the pages/hours we dedicate to each book daily to avoid possible mistakes.
I changed the pages on column N for "Yours Cheerfully" to 304, but you need to add the book(s) you already finished or have in progress.
Shari wrote: "Also on day 1 I read a book that is not on my reading list, I was told in the last read-a-thon that I can still count those pages even if it's not a book on my list. I read it because I thought the read-a-thon started on Saturday and it started on Friday. Oops!"
You have to add the title in the section for that purpose on the tracking sheet and the corresponding pages/hours .
Gwen wrote: "I know that the number in column N is not added until the book is marked as complete (which it cannot be until all of the prompts are completed for doubles/triples), so that might be contributing to the issue.
At TerryJane's suggestion we are already doing it like this, so this is not an issue.
Gwen wrote: "The only issue that I can think of with my books is that I only read 100 pages of Patchwork as I had started it prior to the challenge"
On column C, you registered 843 pages and 9.45 hours while on columns N/Q you only have 500 pages.
I think it'd be better if you keep your tabs equal on both counters.
I hope I have explained myself as clearly as possible 😊
Cordelia wrote: "I have about 100 pages left of House of Earth and Blood and then I will finish it, woohoo! I will add it to the spreadsheet once I have finished. It's a drizzly overcast morning so I'm planning o..."
Cordelia, I registered on the tracking sheet 803 pages, following the link to the book on your post.
Please, confirm the number of pages of your edition.
Thanks!
Stacy wrote: "I've 2023 We Are Family ReadathonTeam: Pointer Sixters
PROGRESS:
📚BOOKS: 0/3
🔖PAGES:
🎧HOURS: 2
I'm two hours into The Zookeepers Wife."
Hi, Stacy
How are you doing? Didn't you make any progress over the weekend?
Update to message #20:2023 We Are Family Readathon
Team: 6 "Pointer Sixters"
👶👦🧑👧🏼👨🏽🧔🏻👨🦰👨🏽🦱👨🦳👨🦲👩👩🦰🧑🦰🧑🦱👩🦳🧑🦳👱♂️👴👵
PROGRESS:
📚BOOKS: 12/26
🔖PAGES: 1,392
🎧HOURS: 26.51
🟰🟰🟰🟰🟰🟰🟰🟰🟰🟰🟰🟰🟰🟰🟰🟰🟰🟰🟰
Today I finished 3 books and have 3 in progress
✅Read 3 books with elderly protagonists (2/3)
El misterio de la bala perdida Carmen☑️
✅Read 3 books about blended families (2/3)
Las primas Carmen☑️
✅Read 3 books about family conflict (1/3)
The Gazebo Carmen☑️
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