Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon discussion

Tracking for April 2019 Readathon...

Total pgs = 737 YaY !! 📚🎧💕

Bingo:
Under the 'O'

Illustrated book- The Railway Children ✔

200 pgs read- Pumpkin Everything ✔

Cover person- James and the Giant Peach audio
Roald Dahl ✔

30 min cheering- ✔

Read in 2 separate locations- ✔

Welcome and good luck!

Elyse wrote: "Welcome and good luck!"

Thanks so much Elyse 😊 and to you !!

1st Read - 5🌟 196 pgs

Pumpkin Everything Beth Labonte

2nd Read- 5 🌟 64 pgs

The Railway Children - adapted by Mary Sebag-Montefiore based on the story by E. Nesbit Beautifully illustrated.
Audio included *

3rd Read- 4🌟 205 pgs

A Case of First Impression A.M. Blair

A Jane Austen 'Pride and Prejudice' variation

Doing well!!

Audio Reads 4 + 5 = 160 pgs + 112 pgs

The Roald Dahl Audio Collection written and performed by Roald Dahl

4- James and the Giant Peach

5- Fantastic Mr Fox

writer... wrote: "Audio Reads 4 + 5 = 160 pgs + 112 pgs

The Roald Dahl Audio Collection written and performed by Roald Dahl

4- Jam..."

Oh I didn't know this existed! I must listen to it!

Elyse wrote: "writer... wrote: "Audio Reads 4 + 5 = 160 pgs + 112 pgs

The Roald Dahl Audio Collection written and performed by [author:Roald ..."

Such an excellent listen .. go for it. My library has it on Overdrive..

BINGO

B
Read 1 hr straight✔
PJ reading✔
Book with diversity ✔

I
Audio listen✔
Take a break with stretches ✔
>300 pgs ✔
Post book review ✔

N
<3 word title ✔
Wear bookish ✔
X Free
Finish a book✔
Post pic on twitter✔

G
Reread✔
Eat healthy snack✔
Read 5 hrs ✔
New to me book ✔

O ✔
Illustrated book ✔
200 pgs read ✔
Person on cover ✔
30 min.Cheering ✔
2 separate reading locations ✔

Book Month! 🍁 October 2019 Readathon
📚 🔖 🎧


BINGO BOARD

Row 1
✔Read a book that contains the letter 'D' for Dewey's: Dear Santa by Canadian Mona Ingram
✔Read a book in 3 different spaces: 1 + 1 +1
✔Read for 1 hour straight 2 times: 
✔Read a book with a supernatural element: Death of a Ghost
✔Read a book in a costume (can be very simple):

Row 2
✔Read 2 different formats: kindle + hb
✔Read 50 pages straight: 
✔Read to your pet/stuffed animal: 
✔Read a new book: 
✔Take a break...watch/listen to something spooky for 30 minutes: Death of a Ghost

Row 3
✔Read a book/author not from or set in your native country: The Flower Show Murder set in UK by Brit authorFaith Martin
✔Read a book with the lights off...try not to fall asleep: 
✔FREE SPACE
✔Eat a healthy snack/meal: 
✔Read a book with a character around your age (teen, adult, senior): 

Row 4
✔Post a comment on GR✔/Twitter✔/Instagram
✔Read from 2 different genres: ✔rom + ✔myst
✔Take a break and stretch for 10 minutes: 
✔Read more than 150 pages: 
✔Participate in a challenge: 

Row 5
✔Indulge in your favorite snack (food, candy, drink): 
✔Cheer readers on! (Twitter/GR): ✔
✔Read 25 pages from 3 different books: 1 +1 +
✔Read a book with a dark/spooky cover: Death of a Ghost by M.C. Beaton
✔Complete 1 entire book (start to finish): Dear Santa

Picked up some great Read Now Netgalleys for the morning Yay!📚
+ audio downloads from library 🎧

So I'm reading ready even if snacks are needing an upgrade 😏

Happy Reading !!

Welcome back! Good luck!

Hi there :) I now am curious about your snacks xD why do they need an upgrade? I hope you are having an amazing time during Dewey's :)

Elyse wrote: "Welcome back! Good luck!"

Thanks Elyse ! ... to you as well ☺

Nádia wrote: "Hi there :) I now am curious about your snacks xD why do they need an upgrade? I hope you are having an amazing time during Dewey's :)"

Excellent time 5 hrs in .. thanks!

Just that i didnt get out for snack shopping so they're basics.. snack bars and popcorn 🙄 though im grateful to have them for sure !
Happy reading Nadia !! 📚

YES !! 6 p.m. 🙆💃
FULL HOUSE 🏠💒🏰🏡

2 books down by bedtime 26.10
Dear Santa
The Flower Show Murder
1 audio completed by conclusion of readathon 27.10
Death of a Ghost

writer... wrote: "2 books down by bedtime 26.10
Dear Santa
The Flower Show Murder
1 audio completed by conclusion of readathon 27.10
Death of a Ghost"

Great job!

Elyse wrote: "Great job!.."

Thanks, Elyse ! And to you.!

Yes 737 pages is impressive! Writer, I hope to see you again in A
Ril.

Cynda wrote: "Yes 737 pages is impressive! Writer, I hope to see you again in A
Ril."
Thanks Cynda !
April sounds good ☺

Now on to the next October 2020 ....

•Book = any form of writing
•You may fit your book into as many squares as you can..
•For a book to count for a square, you must have read a minimum of 50 pages. You are NOT required to finish a book before marking a bingo square complete.


Bingo

BINGO

B
Read a book written by 2 or more authors✔

Participate in a challenge ✔
A book set in autumn or winter✔

Read 200+ pages✔
+
Read a graphic novel, manga, comic, or play

I ✔
Read a book with a supernatural element✔

Read 1 hour during the day ✔ 1 hour at night✔
Participate in 2 reading sprints✔ ✔
Read a book new to your TBR in the last year✔

A book where the total page count has a 1 or 3✔
330 pgs
(for Friday 13th & Halloween

N
Read a book with a person on the cover✔

Read a Retelling
✔FREE✔
Start and finish a book✔
Buddy read a book

G ✔
Read nonfiction✔
Read a book with illustrations✔

Read 2 different formats -
pb,✔+ audiobook✔
Read a book published in the last 13 years✔

Post on any Dewey’s social media (twitter, FB, GR✔

O✔
Dress like a character you are reading✔ nightclothes
Have a snack/drink featured in a book you are reading✔tea
A book with a diverse main character ✔

Create my own challenge - read books to double dip other challenges✔ x3
Read with something comforting (blanket,✔ hot drink✔ 

Snacks.. tea... hot chocolate.. licorice.. icecream..
Cozy blankets.. audios downloaded.. library books picked up!

Should be good to go ⏳

writer... wrote: "Snacks.. tea... hot chocolate.. licorice.. icecream..
Cozy blankets.. audios downloaded.. library books picked up!

Should be good to go ⏳"

Good luck and happy readathoning!

Susy wrote:

".. library books picked up!

Should be good to go ⏳"

Good luck and happy readathoning!"

Thanks, Susy.. yes !

Hope you had a great readathon!
See you in April I hope!

TY Susy...
Susy wrote: "Hope you had a great readathon!
See you in April I hope!"

It def was great.. lots of reading and no shortage of snacks!

Looking forward to our next round in April!

Well done mods and participants 👏

Oooh Jane Austen Mysteries sounds fun! Adding the first to my TBR!

Elyse wrote: "Oooh Jane Austen Mysteries sounds fun! Adding the first to my TBR!"

If you had a chance to read/🎧 what did you think?
Im enjoying the story and location, good human interest, so ive gone on with them.. next read should be 5th... happy reading!

Reading for April 24th 2021!

To begin...
B
- Read a Book that's won an award
- Read a humorous book
- A book set in the Spring/Summer
- Read a total of 150 Pages
- Read a children's book✅
I
- Read a book w/ no Supernatural Elements✅
- Read a book w/ a 1 word title✅Wanted
- Participate in a Challenge
- Read a book w/ an even number page count✅Murder at an Irish Christmas
- Read a book w/ an animal on the cover Death Comes to the Nursery✅
N
- Read a book w/ a unique coverTriple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder metallic cover
- Read a standalone
- FREE
- Read the oldest book on your TBR
- Read a book recommended/gifted to you
G
- Flip a coin to pick your first read
- Re-Read
- Read in 3 separate locations✅BR • LR • Computer room
- Read a book published before 2000
- Share a recipe on social media
O
- Participate in a 60 min. Reading Sprint
- Enjoy a Snack/Treat that's new to you
- Read a book w/ a character that shares similar characteristics to you
- Make your own bookmark✅🔖
- Read in your PJs✅

writer... wrote: "Reading for April 24th 2021!





To begin..."


Good luck and happy reading !

Susy wrote: "writer... wrote: "Reading for April 24th 2021!
...happy reading !

Thanks Susy.. and you! 😉

So far..

Audio of Death Comes to the Nursery quit part way , so rather than pursue the library at this point, I just moved on to another audiobook to keep reading....
Murder at an Irish Christmas

Now on to 3rd audio
One Word Title
Wanted

writer... wrote: "Susy wrote: "writer... wrote: "Reading for April 24th 2021!
...happy reading !

Thanks Susy.. and you! 😉"

Thank you!

October 23rd!! Got it now on calendar..😊
HapPy Reading Everyone !! 👓📚👀

👍🏻👍🏻

Happy readathon!

All Signed up for Dewey's April 30th 2022 Readathon... ;))

Now for some pre-Readathon warmups...

Warm & Fuzzy

1
2-5

Another Dewey's pre-readathon warmup,
Short Stories...

Agatha Christie's
1
2

Thinking of audios I'd like to include for Saturday ;)) !
Great opp to read for current challenges too...

Hoping everyone has a great Reading Day!

Ok! 4 Bingo options...

Bingo #1 - Spring 2022
To be completed during the readathon!
#S2022readathonbingo

Row 1:
Reading in your favorite location ✔
Borrow a book from the library to be read during the readathon✔
Plan your snacks and share on social media
Read for 1 hr (non-sprint)✔
Read a novella✔

Row 2:
Read a book by 2 authors✔
Exercise for 30 minutes (bonus if listening to an audiobook)
Recommend a favorite book via social media
Randomly grab a book to read
Read a book with food on the cover✔

Row 3:
Share your four-legged reading buddies (or two legged if you don't have a four legged!)
Start and complete a book with at least 300 pages
*FREE*
Keep a bullet journal or other tracking method for reading times
Family reading time for 1 hr

Row 4:
Read a self-care book
Reread a favorite book
Drink at least 64 ounces of water (in 24-hrs)
Plan a buddy read snack break (Zoom, Facetime, FB, chat, etc)
Read a book that takes place on a continent other than the one you are currently on✔

Row 5:
Start a book recommended by the group during the readathon
Share a recipe from one of your readings
Invite a friend✔
Read ONLY from your planned reading pile
Participate in a social media challenge (not BINGO)

Bingo #2 option
Row 1:
Share your snacks on social media
Participate in a reading sprint
Buddy read 150 pages
Listen to an audiobook (or part) ✔
Read a book written in first person✔

Row 2:
Read a book with a seasonal theme
Start a new series✔
Stretch for 5 minutes at least 8 times during the readathon
Read a book recommended by your favorite author
Read a book with fewer than 2022 Goodreads reviews✔

Row 3:
Read a book a non-fiction about a 'new to you' topic
Share your favorite readathon beverage
FREE
Bake a snack and share the recipe
Read for at least 30 in a food or beverage location (coffee shop,
ice cream, bakery, etc)

Row 4:
Read a book with a flower on the cover
Participate in a social media challenge (not BINGO)
Share your special bookmark on social media
Plan regular short walks
Drink at least 64 ounces of water (in 24-hrs)

Row 5:
Share a pic (or description) of your favorite reading buddy
Play relaxing music while you read
Read a book based on a movie/show you recently viewed
Invite a friend✔
Re-read a childhood favorite

Bingo #4 option

Row 1:
Share your favorite beverage
Read a book borrowed from the library✔
Read in three different locations✔
Electronic free for 1 hr while reading✔
Read a book from a genre that is new to you✔

Row 2:
Invite a friend✔
Read non-fiction book about a topic you want to learn moreabout✔
Track your reading time in a bullet journal, app, etc
Read in your favorite location✔
Read a best seller or award winning book

Row 3:
Exercise for 30 minutes (bonus if listening to an audiobook)
Share your special bookmark on social media
FREE
Read a book that is NOT in your planned pile✔
Read a book recommended by a friend

Row 4:
Read a book written by an author who uses a pseudonym
Buddy read 150 pages
Read a book recommended by a social media influencer
Read a book with a blue cover
Participate in at least 2 sprints

Row 5:
Recommend a 5 star book to the group via social media
Read books ONLY from your planned pile
Read a book about a movie/ TV show you plan to watch
Reread a book
Post a review of a book you read on social media and tag the author

Friday.. prep at the library for book, audio, ebook options... Yes!
Looking great for Saturday ;))