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Note: UNO hands are up to date. Mini challenge is still in progress.

Finished!

Title-The Body: A Guide for Occupants
Author-Bill Bryson
Date- 4/23/20

Cards-
0-Standalone

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April, Week 3

Cards complete: 53 of 112

Hands complete: 4 of 16
Two hands are only missing a color card

I'm not going to touch on specific numbered cards we still need — just keep reading and I'll keep fitting everything in as best I can and rearranging if needed!

However, for our color cards this is what we have.

Color cards
7 Yellow
8 Yellow
5 Red - Kaley
3 Green - Ilsen (Ilsen, are you still planning to read for this?)

A quick note, since we had some posts for yellow cards: Some of the ones posted were ruled too orange/brown to be used for yellow. Sorry all :( I just wanted to point it out so that you were all aware why they were not used for a color card.

I found something for 5 red, so I'm going to take that one on.

Mini challenge
Part 1 is done!
Part 2 words:
knife (already used)
sharp (already used)
egg
sugar
bowl
cream
liquid
oven
water
whisk
spray
flame
vanilla
spoon
hot
Part 3 is about 1/3 done.

I am planning to finish my 5 red book and then focus on cozy mysteries for the rest of the month, so I'm hoping a lot of the words are easy to find in those. Other words like hot, water, etc. should be relatively easy to find within the text of most books.

Again, if you're reading something and find a different word that's in the recipe — like you're reading something scifi and "spacesuit" or "stardust" shows up, I will gladly change out one of the current words for that. Just let me know if your book fits for something else, and I'll make sure to make that change. I just wanted to pick some words to provide some more guidance to you all.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks for the update, Kaley!


Book: Vanilla Bean Killer
Author: Summer Prescott
Date: Apr 26
Cards:
1 - 1st in series
2 - character Timothy Eckels
3 - character Holly Meadows
4 - character Fiona McCammish
5 - character Izzy Gilmore
6 - author Summer Prescott
7 - title
8 - character Echo Willis
Skip - author Summer Prescott

Yellow cover

Mini:
sugar - "Sugar and caffeine... lots of both," she blew out a breath.. (loc 268)
bowl/water/oven - Missy ran water in the empty batter bowl, put the cupcakes in the oven... (loc 829)
spray - Spencer sprayed down the security center with air freshener, ... (loc 1234)
vanilla - "Vanilla bean?" Echo muttered. - (loc 1038)
spoon - Missy absently handed the empty spoon to her husband... (loc 827)
hot - "Hey you two, it's hot enough in this kitchen already with the oven on," (loc 853)



Book: All Systems Red
Author: Martha Wells
Date: Apr 26
Cards:
1 - 1st in series
7 - character Dr. Volescu
Skip - CL Pin-Lee

Mini:
water - ...take samples of dirt, rocks, water, and leaves (p. 31)
spray - ...on MedSystems's advice sprayed wound sealant all over my bad side. (p. 15)
hot - He had walked into what they called a hot mud pit... (p. 40)
words in the recipe that aren't on the list:
fly - ...big hopper which they were about to fly out of range... (p. 44)
pod - ..and I stood hopefully by the cargo pod. (p. 47)
ship - They would only send one ship. (p. 94)

Book: Kingdom of the Blind
Author: Louise Penny
Date: Apr 26
Cards:
0 - character Ruth Zardo
1 - character Bernice Ogilvy
3 - character Hugo Baumgartner
5 - character Isabelle Lacoste
6 - character Stephen Horowitz
Skip - title

Mini:
egg - The eggs were ready to go on. (p. 121)
bowl - "I left a bowl of soup and a glass of wine to come here." (p. 317)
oven - She'd give him one fresh from the oven, (p. 195)
water - He winced away as the water hit. (p. 170)
flame - Reine-Marie stared into the flames and repeated: Bertha Baumgartner. (p. 43)
vanilla - Armand could almost smell the vanilla extract. (p. 109)
spoon/cream - ...she jerked her spoon, with ice cream on it, toward the easel (p. 235)
hot - The hot shower and the promise of food had lulled him. (p. 42)

Elena wrote: "Thanks for the update, Kaley!


Book: Vanilla Bean Killer
Author: Summer Prescott
Date: Apr 26
Cards:
1 - 1st in series
2 -..."

I loved all of the Murderbot Series. Did you pick up any of the others? Also it would count as a reverse since I read it last December

Book: Fools and Mortals
Author: Bernard Cornwell
Date Read: 4-27-20
Cards it fits:
0 – (Z) Standalone
4 – (F) Title
6 – (S) Richard Shakespeare
8 - (E) Setting England


Book: The Rithmatist
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Date Read: 4-27-20
Cards it fits:
1 – (O) #1 in series
4 – (F) Fitch
6 – (S) Joel Saxon
9 – (N) Andrew Nalizar


Book: Orbitsville
Author: Bob Shaw
Date Read: 4-27-20
Cards it fits:
1 – (O) #1 in series
6- (S) Author LN Shaw
7 – (V) Vance Garamond
8 - (E) Elizabeth Lindstrom
Yellow 8 – MC Elizabeth Lindstrom

M wrote: "I loved all of the Murderbot Series. Did you pick up any of the others?..."

I'm going to! Loved the first book and started reading the second one today :)

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Book: Vinegar Girl
Author: Anne Tyler
Date: Apr 28
Cards:
0 - stand alone
2 - author Anne Tyler
6 - character Pyotr Shcherbakov
7 - title
8 - character Edward Mintz
Skip - character Kate Battista

Mini:
egg - All right, egg salad, then. (p. 206)
sugar - ..for sugar has no nutrition. (p. 126)
water - "Especially water with ice," Pyotr said. (58)



Book: Artificial Condition
Author: Martha Wells
Date: Apr 28
Cards:
2 - 2nd in series
Reverse - M read

Mini:
water - cleaning fluid that was so much like water (p.46)

Finished:


Book: Mirage
Author: Somaiya Daud
Date Finished: April 29
Cards:
0 - Setting: The Ziyaana, Walili
1 - First book in a trilogy
2 - CF: Tala
3 - CF: Husnain
4 - CF: Furat
5 - CF: Idris
6 - AF: Somaiya Daud
9 - CF: Nadine

Mini:
“The sound of water sloshing over the edges of the pool and a grunt broke my reverie.” pg. 132

Finished


Book: On the Come Up
Author: Angie Thomas
Date Finished: April 29
Cards:
0 - A stand-alone
1 - Title: On the Come Up
2 - AL: Angie Thomas
3 - CN: DJ Hype
4 - CF: Frank
6 - CF: Sonny
8 - CL: Pastor Eldridge
Skip - CN: Aunt Pooh
Reverse - Natasha has read

Mini:
“Eight eggs, four apples, two sticks of butter, one jar of strawberry jelly (to go with the one jar of peanut butter in the cabinet), one gallon of milk, one gallon of orange juice, one loaf of bread.” Pg. 156

The FINAL COUNTDOWN is posted.

There are about 43.5 hours left in the challenge.

In the next 24 or so hours I will start rearranging our spreadsheet. Since we can't get points for future hands until a previous hand is completed, I'll have to move a lot of the color cards to non-color spots just to make sure we can get those points.

I'm also going to have to evaluate how to place everything for optimal point value. One option to complete more hands is to skip all the "Skip" spaces, which is allowed -- but I'll have to look at if the points for hands completed will outweigh points missed for skipping those spaces (since Skips are worth more than regular numbered cards).

We also have two Pixie books to add (replacing Alexis) so you will see those added in before the final spreadsheet is done.

Just wanted to check in to let you all know about the countdown and explain why the spreadsheet will get a major overhaul in the next two days!

Let me know if you have any questions!

Book: Blue Labyrinth
Author: Douglas PrestonLincoln Child
Date Read: 4-29-20
Cards it fits:
2 – (T) Mrs. Trask
4 – (F) Morris Frisby
6 – (S) Mark Sandoval
7 – (V) Vincent D'Agosta
9 – (N) Setting New Youk
Skip- (K/P) Aloysius X.L. Pendergast

Finished

Title: The Cruel Prince
Author: Holly Black
Date: 4/29/2020

Cards:
1: CF Oak
2: CF Taryn
3: AF Holly Black
7: CF Vivienne
8: Setting Elfhame
Reverse: read by Ilsen and Elena

Completion Post

I Dare You by Ilsa Madden-Mills
Date Read: 04/13/20
Cards:
1 - 1 in series
5 - AF: Ilsa Madden Mills
6 - CL: Delaney Shaw
7 - CL: Ryker Voss

Spilled by J.E. Barrett
Date Read: 04/18/20
Cards:
0 - Standalone
6 - Title

Tracking spreadsheet updated to here

Book: Crimson Shore
Author: Douglas PrestonLincoln Child
Date Read: 4-29-20
Cards it fits:
3 – (H) Carole Hinterwasser
4 – (F) Flavia Greyling
5 - (I) Indira Ganesh
6 – (S) Paul Silas
Skip- (K/P) Aloysius X.L. Pendergast

Finished:


Book: Caraval
Author: Stephanie Garber
Date Finished: April 29
Cards:
1 - First book in the series
2 - CN: Tella
6 - AF: Stephanie Garber
9 - CF: Count Nicolas D’Arcy
Reverse - Anna has read

Live Wire by Cristin Harber
Date Read: 04/18/20
Cards:
1 - CL: Bishop O'Kane
3 - AL: Cristin Harber
6 - 6 in series
Skip - CF: Parker Black

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
Date Read: 04/22/20
Cards:
0 - Standalone
1 - CF: Olive Torres
2 - CL: Olive Torres
3 - S: Hawaii
8 - CF: Ethan Thomas
Reverse - Natasha has read

Spreadsheet updated to here

A Thousand Pieces of You
Claudia Gray
read 18 April
CARDS:
1: first book in series
2: character name- Theo Beck
3: character name- Henry Caine
6: character name- Sophia Kovalenka
skip: character name- Paul Markov

Ten Thousand Skies Above You
Claudia Gray
read April 22
CARDS:
2: character name- Theo Beck
3: character name- Henry Caine
6: character name- Sophia Kovalenka
skip: character name- Paul Markov

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald- The Original Screenplay
J.K. Rowling
22 April
CARDS:
2: second book in a series
4: last name- Nicolas Flamel
5: first name- Irma Dugard
6: last name- Newt Scamander
9: first name- Newt Scamander
skip: last name- Jacob Kowalski

Anna wrote: "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald- The Original Screenplay
J.K. Rowling
22 April
CARDS:
2: second book in a series
3: author last name- JK Rowling
4: last name- Nicolas Flamel
5: first name- Irma Dugard
6: last name- Ne..."

Finished!

Title: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Author: Sherman Alexie
4/30/20

0-Standalone
6- CL Arnold Spirit
8- CF Eugene
Skip CF Penelope


Title:Hundred Days: The Campaign That Ended World War I
Author: Nick Lloyd
4/30/20

0-Standalone
3- Title- Hundred Days
9- Author Nick Lloyd

Book: The Obsidian Chamber
Author: Douglas PrestonLincoln Child
Date Read: 4-30-20
Cards it fits:
1 – (O) Title
2 – (T) Mrs. Trask
3 – (H) Howard Longstreet
4 – (F) Flavia Greyling
6 – (S) Roger Shapely
7 – (V) Vincent D'Agosta
9 – (N) Setting New York/Nambia
Skip- (K/P) Aloysius X.L. Pendergast

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Date Read: 04/23/20
Cards:
1 - Title
3 - CF: Henry Kitteridge
6 - AL: Elizabeth Strout
8 - AF: Elizabeth Strout
Skip - CL: Olive Kitteridge

Exes with Benefits by Nicole Williams
Date Read: 04/25/20
Cards:
0 - Standalone
4 - CL: Canaan Ford
8 - Title
9 - AF: Nicole Williams

Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Date Read: 04/29/20
2 - 2 in series
3 - AL: Deborah Harkness
6 - Title
Skip - Philippe de Clermont

Tracking sheet updated to here

Kaley I see you're updating the spreadsheet now too. I'm checking my books for the final 3 words on Part 2 of the mini - egg, sugar, water

Edit: has water on the cover

Egg:
The Unhoneymooners - "She laid twice as many eggs." - KL: 3765
Shadow of Night - "If the egg isn't in the bowl..." - pg. 278
Olive Kitteridge - "...like an Easter egg hunt!" - pg. 10

Sugar:
The Unhoneymooners - "I drop the sugar spoon I'm holding..." - KL: 2148
Exes with Benefits - "Iced tea with lemon and sugar." - KL: 284
Shadow of Night - "It smelled like burned sugar and chamomile." - pg. 324
Olive Kitteridge - "Olive finished the doughnut, wiped the sugar from her fingers..." - pg. 95

I checked everyone's Uno shelves and found the following that haven't been put in yet. I'll see where they can fit:

Elena:
Artificial Condition
Vinegar Girl
The Last Star

MelanieJoe:
Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married
Sword and Pen
Wild Ride
My Lady Jane

Laila Jane wrote: "Kaley I see you're updating the spreadsheet now too. I'm checking my books for the final 3 words on Part 2 of the mini - egg, sugar, water

Edit: has water..."

Awesome, thank you!

Laila Jane wrote: "I checked everyone's Uno shelves and found the following that haven't been put in yet. I'll see where they can fit:

Elena:
Artificial Condition
Vinegar Girl
[book:T..."

You're awesome! Thank you!

I have everything except for the new books posted to the main hands. Will work on finishing up the mini challenge now and then I'll come back to the new books.

Oh wait I have one more book! I finished it an hour ago!

Perfect! Thanks Ilsen. The tracking spreadsheet is otherwise updated

Got two more to report!


Book: The Last Star
Author: Rick Yancey
Date: Apr 30
Cards:
2 - title
3 - 3rd in series
6 - character Cassie Sullivan
7 - character Alexander Vosch
8 -character Evan Walker
Skip - character Ben Parish


Book: Rogue Protocol
Author: Martha Wells
Date: Apr 30
Cards:
3 - 3rd in series
7 - character Vibol
8 - character Ejiro
Skip - character Kader
Reverse - M read

Got it, thanks Elena!

Ilsen wrote: "Oh wait I have one more book! I finished it an hour ago!"

I'm assuming you're talking about One of Us Is Lying?

I also saw that you recently finished On the Come Up and Mirage this month. Do you mind putting all these books on your Uno shelf? Thanks!

OK, here's the story I came up with for part 3. A little weird, but...this is my brain at 1 a.m. :-P

It was a miserable, hot summer morning when the group of fairies gathered at the shore to hear the story of their friend, the astronaut, and his trip to outer space. Their friend had left on an extravagant adventure nearly a hundred days ago and promised to regale them with tales of his adventures upon his return. He said he would meet them at first light, but the sun continued to rise without any sign of him. The Blue Fairy, always in a temper and bored by the quiet morning, huffed, "How dare he keep us waiting?"

"Oh, calm down," the Pink Fairy replied. "You know how mortals are. Their sense of time is not as acute as ours."

The Blue Fairy folded her arms across her body in reply.

"I think it's wonderful that he even is willing to share his stories with us at all," chimed in the Green Fairy, who stood up and began to dance daintily around their tea table. "And he promised to bring us the most delectable desserts from his travels! How lucky we are!"

"I am getting rather hungry," replied the Purple Fairy. "I do wish he would get here with breakfast already."

Just then, a shadow loomed over the four fairies. They looked up to see the astronaut heading toward them, a tray in his hand.

"Oh, he's here!" the Green Fairy exclaimed, and she spilled over a glass of water in her excitement.

The Blue Fairy sighed again. "It certainly took you long enough."

"Don't be cross," the astronaut replied, "for I have the most wonderful stories to tell you. But first, we eat."

He set down the tray of Galactic Creme Brulee desserts, and the four fairies each grabbed one. They spooned pieces into their mouths and looked up expectantly.

"Well?" they asked together.

The astronaut looked at each of them separately, then leaned in toward them so they could hear better. "Let me start from the beginning."

Finished:


Book: One of Us is Lying
Author: Karen M. McManus
Date Finished: April 30
Cards:
1 - Number One in Title
2 - CF: TJ Forrester
4 - CL: TJ Forrester
6 - CF: Simon Kelleher
7 - CF: Vanessa
8 - CF: Eli Kleinfelter
9 - CF: Nate Macauley
Skip - AF: Karen McManus
Reverse - Gwen, Kaley, and Elena has read

Kaley wrote: "OK, here's the story I came up with for part 3. A little weird, but...this is my brain at 1 a.m. :-P

It was a miserable, hot summer morning when the group of fairies gathered at the shore to hear ..."

I love it!! I would've never come up with a story as awesome as this. Thanks for writing it!

I love the story too!! Leaves you in suspense!

The mini challenge is completely done! Great job team!

We have about 3.5 hours left of the challenge. Countdown here.

I have 12 additional hours after that to finalize the spreadsheet. So please post any new books finished in the next 3.5 hours as soon as possible, because we still have openings in our regular hands. We have about 11 more books for me to place currently, which I will do first thing in the morning.

Thanks all!

I think I’m done reading as it’s May 1st already but I updated my UNO shelf and I wanted to make sure that those books I finished such as Mirage, On the Come Up, and One of Us is Lying are updated.

Crème Brûlée thanks Void Tartlet for the invitation to the tea party and gladly accepts, bringing gifts!



Crème Brûlée in a handy tea cup, specially for a tea party :-)

We enjoyed reading your fairy story!

Well done! :-D

Anna wrote: "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald- The Original Screenplay
J.K. Rowling
22 April
CARDS:
2: second book in a series
4: last name- Nicolas Flamel
5: first name- Irma Dugard
6: last name- Ne..."

Hi Anna,

Were you able to verify the word count for this somewhere? I believe screenplays fall into the "plays" category and we can't use it unless we can verify a word count of 25,000 or audio length of 3+ hours. I tried checking and couldn't find it anywhere, so I wanted to check with you.

Ilsen wrote: "I think I’m done reading as it’s May 1st already but I updated my UNO shelf and I wanted to make sure that those books I finished such as Mirage, On the Come Up, and One of Us is Lying are updated."

We've got 'em! I'm finalizing the spreadsheet now :)

I love the story!! Thanks for taking it on, Kaley!

Btw, caps, looks like there's a wrong quote for "vanilla" in the mini tab on the spreadsheet :)