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Checking in!

Weighing in on the "pass" discussion - let me make sure I understand: we only get one, but if the word is used multiple times in the song, we get a pass for all the times it is used, right? But...we need a different review for each time the word is used, right? So we would need to read 14 books that use the word "levee" or 19 that use "that".

Just a quick search on KU: books with "levee" = 2 pages of options (most are nonfiction, but there were 5 fiction that don't look awful); "Chevy" = 2 pages (one cheesy romance series and the rest nonfiction): "that" = 400 pages of options.

We also have the spell out option for the words "levee" and "chevy" - personally, I think it would be easier to find the letters to spell out Levee than Chevy.

I think I would pick Chevy for our pass even though it is only used 7 times. Even when searched all of Kindle for books, none with Chevy in the title looked appealing, and I think spelling it out will not be easy. "Levee" would be my 2nd vote. I think "whisky" will be easier than you think - plus we have to make it though 16 lines just to get to the first one.

@Jennifer welcome to the team! And yes, we can pass on one word - and pass on it each time it appears in the song. Sounds like solid reasoning for picking Chevy as our word too c:

chevy definitely seems like the better option for the pass if we haven't decided yet

Hi Jennifer!! I will check you in right now. Thank you for your input on the pass discussion!! I like your conclusion of making "Chevy" our pass word based on the evidence you provided. I can get behind that decision if everyone is on board!!

Jennifer wrote: "Weighing in on the "pass" discussion - let me make sure I understand: we only get one, but if the word is used multiple times in the song, we get a pass for all the times it is used, right? But...w..."

Hey Jennifer! Welcome to team Lady in Waiting! I loved your reasoning on picking the word Chevy. I'm sold!

My vote is on "Chevy". :)

I went through all my planned BR's and other than the common words like "the" and "and", I've got nothing that will be helpful; however......I think I would like to offer myself as a "filler" when we need one. Meaning that when we have a word in our current lines that isn't claimed by someone in the spreadsheet, I'll find a short KU book and read it to get it done and move on. They won't be BR's or have high page counts, but at least we will keep moving along. Does this sound ok?

For example, I've already found a few books under 200 pages that will suffice for "long" and "ago" in case no one else claims those words by the time we get started.

I can't promise that I will be able to read a book a day or anything, but maybe it will keep us from getting stuck?

Checking in and this challenge is looking confusing but I’m hoping as we go along I get it more
Thanks for the spreadsheet though :)

I'd still rather skip That, The or I, because they appear so often, but whatever the group as a whole decides is fine.

Hi Nikki!! Thank you for checking in! I will mark you as checked in when I am on my computer next. Welcome to team "Lady in Waiting"!!

Hi Jennifer!! That sounds like a solid plan. Thank you for offering to do that to help our team move along quicker!!

I'm voting chevy as well! Thanks for the great breakdown Jennifer.

Chloe wrote: "Hi Nikki!! Thank you for checking in! I will mark you as checked in when I am on my computer next. Welcome to team "Lady in Waiting"!!"

Thank you Chloe :)

Ive popped two books into the spreadsheet to start with
AGO-Dragon Marked
THE- Pushing the Limits
:) I'll add more when I finish these as I'm a mood reader

Thank you Nikki!! That sounds perfect! :)

I can do "And" from line 3 with the book 'Of Fire and Stars' :)

Sounds great, Marya!! :)

I'm so excited for May to come already!!

Chloe wrote: "Sounds great, Marya!! :)

I'm so excited for May to come already!!"

Me too!

Hey guys, how is everyone!? Is there any way I can take one of the "the"'s from line 15 for ?

Hi Emily!! You can take the word "the" that I have marked down to read Scythe for. No problem at all!! ☺

Chloe wrote: "Hi Emily!! You can take the word "the" that I have marked down to read Scythe for. No problem at all!! ☺"

Oh no, I'm sorry! I don't want to take a slot you already had, I can plan a different read!

Hi Emily!! I was looking at the wrong line... You can definitely take one of the "the" slots!! I'm so sorry for my confusion!!

Chloe wrote: "Hi Emily!! I was looking at the wrong line... You can definitely take one of the "the" slots!! I'm so sorry for my confusion!!"

Oh, you're fine! Thank you!!!

So... Are we going to use the word "Chevy" as our pass word? I just want to make sure we claim it on time...

Chloe wrote: "So... Are we going to use the word "Chevy" as our pass word? I just want to make sure we claim it on time..."

So true! We need to decide on it before the day after tomorrow. So far I think Chevy has the most votes at three, but if anyone wants to add in another vote or another word, I would do that soon. I wouldn't want to miss out on our pass word.

Gabi wrote: "Chloe wrote: "So... Are we going to use the word "Chevy" as our pass word? I just want to make sure we claim it on time..."

So true! We need to decide on it before the day after tomorrow. So far I..."

Totally happy to pass on Chevy as feel this would be a hard word to read for

Has everyone had a chance to enter their planned books into the spreadsheet?

If so, I'll start figuring out what to read to fill in the gaps for the first 2 lines.

Hi Jennifer!! I have entered my planned books as of now into the spreadsheet. ☺

Jennifer wrote: "Has everyone had a chance to enter their planned books into the spreadsheet?

If so, I'll start figuring out what to read to fill in the gaps for the first 2 lines."

Hey Jennifer! I have read through everything on the spreadsheet, but I haven't done anything yet because I don't want to mess it up, especially since it looks like a lot of effort went into it. Could you tell me how to enter my planned books into the spreadsheet? Just to make sure I don't ruin anything :)

Sure Gabi!

I think the easiest thing to do is to open the tab that is labeled "Progress word by word" and then click the box under the column "book details" to enter the title of your books next to the word you want to claim. There are some good examples in the first line (even one of your books is there!) to give you an idea of how to fill it out. It looks like we are putting the claimed word in Red in the title.

If you don't know how to figure out the points, don't worry. I'm sure one of us can fill that part out later (I am super lazy myself when it comes to that part!).

I don't think you have to worry about ruining anything

Jennifer wrote: "Sure Gabi!

I think the easiest thing to do is to open the tab that is labeled "Progress word by word" and then click the box under the column "book details" to enter the title of your books next ..."

Aw, thank you for the help! That sounded pretty easy, but I went to do just that and it seems like someone already entered both my books for me, plus the page points (I had no idea Wrinkle In Time was only 200 pages!). I'll be sure to do that myself next time I'm adding in another book.

But to the person who did it for me this time, thank you!

Updating the pages and page points listed on the spreadsheet based on the highest count that will give us points c:

Have also added links to the highest page editions, to make posting the review easier.

(Note: doesn't matter which edition you read, you can count the addition with the highest points with a couple of exceptions such as iBook editions etc.)

Hi Gabi!! I had filled in your books, since you said which ones you were planning, so everyone knew what you had claimed for words. Not a problem at all! :)

Hi Natalie!! That sounds perfect! It will be so helpful to have those editions linked when posting reviews. :)

I added another page to our spreadsheet for books we've read that don't fit into an obvious place in the song. I thought it would be helpful if we ever need to spell out a word, etc. I know I have a few BR's that will go there. If we can use them later - great. If not, no biggie.

@Jennifer awesome idea!! I think quite a few of my reads will end up there too since I can't figure out for which words they would be the most useful 😂😅

Hi Jennifer!! I love that Idea!! Thank you so much for all the wonderful ideas you have shared with the team!! :)

I might take 'read' from line 11 for if I can? I don't know if that's how that works, but if it is I would like to try that!

Hi Emily!! You can definitely take the word "read" from line 11 with the book, The Lace Reader! :)

Chloe wrote: "Hi Emily!! You can definitely take the word "read" from line 11 with the book, The Lace Reader! :)"

Okay, great! Thank you very much!

One more day left, guys!!! :D
@Chloe, would you like me to message Sarah that we decided our pass word would be Chevy?

Gabi wrote: "One more day left, guys!!! :D
@Chloe, would you like me to message Sarah that we decided our pass word would be Chevy?"

That would be fantastic, Gabi!! Thank you so much! :)

I'm excited for the challenge! How are you all feeling?

Chloe wrote: "Gabi wrote: "One more day left, guys!!! :D
@Chloe, would you like me to message Sarah that we decided our pass word would be Chevy?"

That would be fantastic, Gabi!! Thank you so much! :)"

Hi Chloe! Message to Sarah sent! I was also wondering if I could take the word "me" from line 2 for the book Unravel Me (SO very very excited to read that book!), please. :)

✨Emily✨ wrote: "I'm excited for the challenge! How are you all feeling?"

I'm feeling like you do when you're riding the go-carts at a theme park and everyone's waiting for the light to turn green and right now it's on yellow!

Hi Gabi!! Thank you so much for messaging Abbie about our pass word! You can absolutely have the word "me" from line 2!! :)

I'm so freaking excited about this coming month!!

*Sarah
Oops... Didn't mean to put Abbie...

Chloe wrote: "*Sarah
Oops... Didn't mean to put Abbie..."

Lol oh no worries! I knew who you meant ;)
I have three books planned out so far-definitely hoping to add more though! Can I ask how many books you're hoping to read?

I've got two planned so far, but I may pick up a few more, we shall see what happens!

So far, I have three planned books, but I do hope to get to more. The end of the month will be hectic though, considering I am taking online college classes that begin around that time.

Chloe wrote: "So far, I have three planned books, but I do hope to get to more. The end of the month will be hectic though, considering I am taking online college classes that begin around that time."

I totally get what you're saying! My high school graduation is this month, plus I might be starting a new job (Praying!) so I am trying to stick to a number that's realistic for me 😂😅

Gabi wrote: "Chloe wrote: "Gabi wrote: "One more day left, guys!!! :D
@Chloe, would you like me to message Sarah that we decided our pass word would be Chevy?"

That would be fantastic, Gabi!! Thank you so much..."

I love that description that’s exactly how I felt lol!