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TEAM Bookworms Exploring - Through The Decades
Hey everyone! Checking in for team 3. I am so excited for this readathon, it seems super fun!! I have never participated in one before, but I have done other team events, and I'm excited to try this one! I have already put some books down that I am going to try to read for the readathon. They all work for multiple tasks, so I can put them in any of those (based on where everyone else's books fit).
So excited to get to know everyone and to read together!!
Feel free to add me as a friend!
My Tracking Post!
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak - Read a book published or set in the 1930s (Doubles) - Set in the 1930s - 560/560 (100%) - page points 493 - Completed
Batyr Nursen: fengslet, torturert, kastet ut av tre land - Stig Magne Heitmann - Read a memoir by someone born in a different decade than you (Single) - Memoir about someone born in 1990 - 226/226 (100%) - page points 114 - Completed
The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie - Read a book published or set in the 1910s (Doubles) - Set 1916 - 272/272 (100%) - page points 272 - Completed
Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie - Read a book with an older adult main character (Doubles) - MC is late 50s or early 60s - 288/288 (100%) - page points 288 - Completed
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie - Read a book published or set in 1920s (Doubles) - Set in the 1920s - 304/304 (100%) - page points 304 - Completed
The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux - Read a historical fiction novel (Single) - Is a historical fiction - 269/269 (100%) - page points 269 - Completed
Hey all! I'm super excited to participate in another TEAM readathon. I really enjoyed the one in February and can't wait to see where this one takes me!I got a little too excited about this readathon and I'm already planning which books I want to read. I figured I should introduce myself, I'm Susan, a wife and mom and giant nerd. I love to read and listen to books. I've surpassed my goal already this year. I am co-leading this Readathon with Jennifer. Does anyone have any ideas for a team name?
Hi, everybody! I'm glad to be a part of another read-a-thon. Life has been crazy this past month, so I truly need an excuse to kick back and read some good books & enjoy some good company too. I will review the prompts and jot down some ideas on the spreadsheet.I am absolutely drawing a blank on team names right now, sorry lol
Okay, I did think of one possible team name, but I'm not sure if it works lolShe's a 10
(since decades are ten years and a ten is a winner)
ETA: My mom also thought of one: Tens of Books (tens of course replacing the word tons)
I asked google...here are some decade type names. They maybe a little too decade specific, but it's something to work from.Flapper Fiction Fanatics
The Jazz Age Readers
Gatsby's Bookworms
Depression-Era Devourers
Swing into Stories
Victory Volume Voyagers
Rosie the Reader Riveters
Rock 'n' Roll Readers
Suburban Storytellers
I Love Lucy Literature Lovers
Elvis's Book Buddies
Hippie Historians
British Invasion Bibliophiles
Woodstock Wordsmiths.
Flower Power Fables
Disco Divas & Dudes
Funky Fiction Fanatics
Hi everyone! I'm excited to participate in another readathon with all you wonderful people. This is my second readathon. I had a lot of fun with the last one and looking forward to this one.My name is Whitney. I live in Tennessee, USA. In the "real world", I am a medical social worker. Outside of my love of books, I am a sports fanatic and love cheering on my favorite teams. In fact, I just got back from Minnesota to watch my beloved Chicago Cubs play. My bucket list includes watching the Cubs play in every ballpark, so I'm happy I got to cross off another ballpark from the list.
As for team names, I am not very creative on my own, so I asked ChatGPT for suggestions. Here are a few:
The Timelocked Tome Team
From Flappers to Futurists
Chaptered in Time
My goal is to read 3 books. I'm adding my tentative books to the spreadsheet, but I'm open to changing them around if needed.
Please fill out the google doc with your planned books. Here's some helpful Lists to help ...Singles
Read a historical fiction novel.
Read a historical nonfiction novel.
Read a memoir by someone born in a different decade than you.
Read a book containing time travel.
Read a book with a timepiece on the cover.
Read a book you haven’t read since you were younger.
Read a book set in two or more time periods.
Read a book published in the year or decade you were born.
Doubles
Read 2 books set in a future decade.
Read 2 books with an older adult main character.
Read 2 books with a day of the week or month in the title.
Read 2 books with a unit of time in the title.
Read 2 books with a year or date in the title.
Books with Dates in the Titles
Read 2 books published or set in the 1900s.
Read 2 books published or set in the 1910s.
Read 2 books published or set in the 1920s.
Read 2 books published or set in the 1930s.
Triples
Read 3 books published or set in the 1940s.
Read 3 books published or set in the 1950s.
Read 3 books published or set in the 1960s.
Read 3 books published or set in the 1970s.
Read 3 books published or set in the 1980s.
Read 3 books published or set in the 1990s.
Read 3 books published or set in the 2000s.
Read 3 books published or set in the 2010s.
Bonus category:
Read books published or set in the 2020s.
Hello, team!The only idea for a team name I have come up with is: Just Passin' Through. It's from a song.
I have one book I've been reading that fits some prompts. I will definitely leave 100 pages or more, so we can use it.
I have another book planned. I have a few others to decide on a little further into this event.
Good Luck!
I do have a question.Can children's books count toward the prompts (as long as it has 100 pages)?
I ask because I have been re-reading my old Baby-Sitters Club books from my childhood and will probably end up reading one of them during the readathon.
Whitney wrote: "I do have a question.Can children's books count toward the prompts (as long as it has 100 pages)?
I ask because I have been re-reading my old Baby-Sitters Club books from my childhood and will p..."
I hope so! I love the BSC!!
Spreadsheets and I don't mix lol I put where my books can fit multiple prompts; yet, the number at the top of each book I listed still says 1?? Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong??
D.L. wrote: "Spreadsheets and I don't mix lol I put where my books can fit multiple prompts; yet, the number at the top of each book I listed still says 1?? Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong??"Hi, D.L.
You should be able to change the number 1 to the correct number of prompts that fit. I had to change a 3 to a 4 for the count to be accurate for my first book added. I'm checking my second book now.
Theresa wrote: "D.L. wrote: "Spreadsheets and I don't mix lol I put where my books can fit multiple prompts; yet, the number at the top of each book I listed still says 1?? Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong..."It happened to one of my books as well. It said that it fit 2 promts even though I had 3 marked down, so I just changed it manually :)
Question: Should we delete the example from the spreadsheet?What does an older main character mean (like what age)?
And if it is a biography from when they were a kid to an adult of like 50 y.o. would that count as an older main character or not because he wasn't old for the whole book?
I asked Chat GPT for some good decades names and some book names in general:The Time Travelers
Decade Divas/Dudes
The Roaring Readers
Centuries of Stories
The Era Explorers
The Vintage Volumes
The Chronological Characters
The Page Turners
The Bookworms through Time
Shelf Indulgence
The Literary Legends
The Prose Patrol
Chapter Chasers
The Narrative Navigators
Well-Read Wanderers
The Plot Thickens
Tome Raiders
Decade-nt Readers
The Chronological Chapters
Past-Page Pioneers
The Retro Reads
The History Hounds
The Time-Tested Tales
The Golden Age of Readers
The Future-Forward Folios
It's a lot...I know lol ; D
I do like Decade-nt Readers from that list :)
Thanks for the spreadsheet advice, everyone! I am all thumbs with those things lol
Charlotte wrote: "Question: Should we delete the example from the spreadsheet?What does an older main character mean (like what age)?
And if it is a biography from when they were a kid to an adult of like 50 y.o. ..."
I deleted the example. I also asked the other moderators about your additional questions...still awaiting an answer, but from my standpoint, as long as a book is at least 100 pages you're good to read it. I think for the older adult book, a biography from kid to older adult would be okay. I'll let you know if I hear anything different.
I like The Era Explorers as a team name.
HELPFUL INFO & REMINDERSThe readathon begins and ends at midnight in your timezone .
Only include books that are at least 100 pages long, or if you have 100 pages left at the start of the readathon. Graphic novels/comics and screenplays do not count.
Point System
Books for double and triple prompts cannot be redeemed for points until all 2 or 3 books have been completed. The point breakdown is as follows:
Singles: 50 POINTS PER PROMPT COMPLETED
Doubles: 150 POINTS PER PROMPT COMPLETED
Triples: 300 POINTS PER PROMPT COMPLETED
Pages Read: 1 POINT PER PAGE
Audiobook Hours: Please use the Goodreads most popular hardcover edition of your book in the language you read it in to calculate page points. If your book does not have a hardcover edition, please use paperback. If paperback is unavailable, use Kindle. And if all else fails, use the old formula to calculate page points (15 hours = 1,000 pages)
D.L. wrote: "Whitney wrote: "I do have a question.Can children's books count toward the prompts (as long as it has 100 pages)?
I ask because I have been re-reading my old Baby-Sitters Club books from my chil..."
If they're not considered graphic novels.
I love seeing everyone’s plans for this readathon! We’re still missing a couple team mates, hopefully they’ll check in with us soon! Let’s nail down our team name by the end of the weekend.
I like the Era Explorers too.
Thanks Susan and Theresa for answering my question about children's books! It's not a graphic novel so it counts!As for the name, Era Explorers work for me.
I have messaged the teammates who haven't arrived yet.
Hi all, sorry I didn't check in sooner, I scanned the teams a few days ago and didn't see my name so I checked in again...and duh here it is
Susan wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Question: Should we delete the example from the spreadsheet?What does an older main character mean (like what age)?
And if it is a biography from when they were a kid to an adul..."
Great thanks!
Denise wrote: "Hi all, sorry I didn't check in sooner, I scanned the teams a few days ago and didn't see my name so I checked in again...and duh here it is"That happens to the best of us! ;D
Happy to see Denise now! Just missing our team leader, Jennifer. Hopefully she checks her messages soon. I messaged her Friday about co-leading and still haven’t heard from her.
Hello! We have a few votes for Era Explorers, do we want to use that as our team name? I still haven’t heard from our team leader.
Sounds good by me! If anyone is against it, another one that I vote for is The Bookworms through Time
What will happen if our team leader doesn't check in?
Think we’ll just be down a reader. I’m the co-leader and can make sure the spreadsheet is filled out correctly
What about combining the two ideas with The Bookworm Explorers?
Bookworms Exploring? Maybe? I'm good with most anything, at this point. The other teams all have their new names.I'm hoping to get the current book down to the last 120 pages or so, before the readathon.
I'll be away for medical reasons for the first 2-3 days of the readathon. After that I'll be here at home mostly, unless I get out in the world with my husband. (No driving for me for a few weeks)
Maybe Jennifer will join us before too much of the readathon gets away.
GO Team!
I'll go with whatever everyone else decides. Let's just pick something lol
The original publication date can be used, whatever edition you read.Enjoy the readathon!
I agree just choose a name and update ours, Bookworms Exploring is good. Theresa will you update our name?
We can use an in progress book as long as it has 100+ pages left as of Friday, correct?
I am not necessarily locked into the books I planned so I can switch them out for books from the 50's 60's or 1910's if needed. We currently have 0 for those
Denise wrote: "We can use an in progress book as long as it has 100+ pages left as of Friday, correct?"Yes :)
Yes, Charlotte. that is what I am doing with my first book.
Theresa wrote: "Yes, Charlotte. that is what I am doing with my first book."Sounds good!! I'm planning on doing that as well
Same here! I’m reading a long book at the moment and hoping to have it done by Friday so I can start a book for the readathon soon!
So, I made the list below for myself. But, I wanted to post just in case it's helpful for anyone else. The first page of the spreadsheet always stresses me out because it's hard for me to pinpoint which prompts need attention. I used all the books already listed in the spreadsheet. Of course books can be moved around or changed, but I placed books in the triples and doubles first. This is just to get a more general sense of where we might be lacking.SINGLES
Historical fiction:
Historical non-fiction:
Memoir: Hitch-22 (Denise)
Time Travel: Mostly Harmless (Denise)
Timepiece on cover: Murder Past Due (D.L.)
Book read when younger: One True Thing (D.L.)
Set in 2 or more time periods: Good Dirt (Whitney)
Book published in year you were born:
DOUBLES
Set in future decade: Parable of the Sower (Whitney)
Set in future decade:
Older adult main character: The Joy Luck Club (Susan)
Older adult main character: Darling Dahlias And The Cucumber Tree (Theresa)
Day or month in title: April Fools (D.L.)
Day or month in title: Saturday Night (D.L.)
Unit of time in title:
Unit of time in title:
Year or date in title: 1984 (Susan)
Year or date in title:
Published or set in 1900s: The Phantom of the Opera (Charlotte)
Published or set in 1900s:
Published or set in 1910s:
Published or set in 1910s:
Published or set in 1920s: The Shore Road Mystery (D.L.)
Published or set in 1920s:
Published or set in 1930s:
Published or set in 1930s:
TRIPLES
Published or set in 1940s: The Book Thief (Charlotte)
Published or set in 1940s: The Razor's Edge (Whitney)
Published or set in 1940s: The Razor's Edge (Denise)
Published or set in 1950s:
Published or set in 1950s:
Published or set in 1950s:
Published or set in 1960s:
Published or set in 1960s:
Published or set in 1960s:
Published or set in 1970s: Daisy Jones & The Six (Theresa)
Published or set in 1970s: Kindred (Whitney)
Published or set in 1970s: The Villa (Whitney)
Published or set in 1980s: Silver Sparrow (Theresa)
Published or set in 1980s:
Published or set in 1980s:
Published or set in 1990s: How Proust Can Change Your Life (Denise)
Published or set in 1990s: Batyr Nursen (Charlotte)
Published or set in 1990s: Mary Anne and the Secret in the Attic (Whitney)
Published or set in 2000s: Raven Black (Susan)
Published or set in 2000s:
Published or set in 2000s:
Published or set in 2010s: Wayward Son (Whitney)
Published or set in 2010s: The Light Between Oceans (Susan)
Published or set in 2010s: Ducks, Newburyport (Denise)
Whitney wrote: "So, I made the list below for myself. But, I wanted to post just in case it's helpful for anyone else. The first page of the spreadsheet always stresses me out because it's hard for me to pinpoint ..."I appreciate this list because spreadsheets and me so don't mix lol The only thing I would change is I think I would add "Saturday Night" as the second book for "Day or month in title" since that is harder to fill than book from the 80's. Just a thought :)
That makes sense, D.L. I changed it. Honestly, I didn't look at the titles when I was making the list. I was just trying to put as many books in the triples as I could. But, I agree. The "Day or Month" would be harder to fill than the decades.
2025 Reading Challenge
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The Razor’s Edge (other topics)
Old Yeller (other topics)
Good Dirt (other topics)
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Team: 3
This thread is for members of TEAM 3 to use however you wish in relation to the readathon. Your team: Leader(s): Jennifer R. & Susan
Teammates: Charlotte, D.L, Theresa, Denise, Whitney
Here is the link to your team’s spreadsheet, where you’ll be tracking your progress as you go.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
If you have any questions about the readathon, how to interpret the prompts, how to use the spreadsheet, and so on, ask your Captain or Assistant first. If they don’t know, they can post the question(s) on the Readathon Central thread.
Happy reading! Let’s have a blast during this 10-day readathon!
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YOUR PROMPTS
Singles
Doubles
Triples
Bonus category: