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Group EASTER Read-A-Thon April 2015
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A few Easter related word suggestions
Autumn Family
Basket Flowers
Bible Hopping
Bonnet Hunt
Bunny Jellybean
Chicken Jesus
Chocolates Lamb
Church Lily
Cross Parade
Daffodils Rabbit
Easter Spring
Eggs Sunday
2 from the same book counted as one point:chicken-holding prospector (230)
autumnal landscape (265)
The Sisters Brothers
Alyssa's Tally: 1
Perks Tally: 1
Would anyone count hallelujah as an Easter related word?? Just thinking of the tie to the church, from that word?
Berit wrote: "Would anyone count hallelujah as an Easter related word?? Just thinking of the tie to the church, from that word?"Sure, works for me
Great! Title of the book A Cold and Broken Hallelujah, Berit's tally:1 Perk's tally:2
Changes by Jim Butcher
Connection: There is a child who is going to be sacrificed...and the origins of Easter for some are about the sacrifice of Jesus
A Pretty Mess by Carla Caruso
Connection: Flowers are used for a product launch
Karen's tally: 2
Perk's Tally: 3
Ugly Love connection girl eats chocolate when she is bummed out about boy, pretty Little Liars, ceramic chicken and welcome basket and chicken magnets on refrigerator :-)Berit's tally:3 Perk's tally:6
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
Connection: A baby in a wicker basket is left on the doorstep of the British Import and Export Company in Valparaiso, Chile, on March 15, 1832.
Elinaly´s Tally: 1
Perk's Tally: 8
Flawless, ceramic chicken plate, just so happens the mom in the PLL series collects chicken things for her kitchen :-)Berit's tally:4 Perk's tally:9
The Shadows 4/7Connection - one of the characters name is Autumn
The MacGregor Grooms 4/9
Connection - It is about The MacGregor FAMILY
Donna's Talley: 2
Perk's Talley: 11
The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud
Connection: A living skeleton is trying to HUNT the girl who opened his tomb.
Silvia's Tally : 1
Perks' Tally: 12
Urn Burial by Kerry Greenwood
Connection: Burial
Karen's Tally: 4
The Silver Dream by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reeves
Connection: Easter eggs have silver foil and my son dreams of them... lol
Karen's Tally: 5
Perk's Tally: 14
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
Connection: Harry has multiple lives (is resurrected)
I Am Pilgrim
Connection: Pilgrim
What I Saw and How I Lied
Connection: Set in Autumn
Karen's Tally: 8
Perk's Tally: 17
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Connection: The main character is a bastard in the Royal Family
Silvia's Tally: 2
Perk's Tally: 18
I dont know if it counts if I read the same book which is already reported in this thread by someone else. If it doesn't count, then I'll edit this post, ok?
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
Connection: A Catholic priest on top of Mount Sinai greeted me when I climbed it in search of a god to answer my prayers.
OR:
Vincent opened up his wicker basket packed with perfectly cut cucumber sandwiches.
The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett
Connection: In the beginning of the story Arlen was living in a farm and one of his duties in mornings was to take the wicker basket, run to the chicken coop and gather the eggs.
Elinaly´s Tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 20
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Connection: When Thomas went to the Glade's cemetery he saw "several clumsily prepared crosses"
Silvia's Tally: 3
Perks' Tally : 21
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
Connection: The story is about the Loman Family and their problems.
Silvia's Tally: 4
Perks' Tally : 22
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The Perks Of Being A Book Addict
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As a group let's see what we can read in the month of April and have a Read-A-Thon with a twist!
EXAMPLE
Post 1:
Kristie posts:
The Husband's Secret
Conection: "Easter". Story is told over the Easter weekend
Kristie's tally – 1
Perks Group tally - 2
Post 2:
Karen Posts
11/22/63
Connected by: "Chicken"... Quote from 42%"Beyond them a rooster and two bedraggled chickens pecked...."
Karen's tally: 1
Perks group tally: 2
Post 3:
Kristie posts:
Church Of Marvels
Connected by: "Church" in title
Kirstie's tally: 2 points
Perks group tally: 3 books
NOTE: Books should be at least 100 pages or 25,000 words for children's books (check at arbookfind.com) to count.
Please just remember to check the group tally of the book ahead of you and add up the tally as you post