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The 'April' Challenge - April 2020
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How it works:
For this challenge, you may read books of your own choice, but if you would like to earn some bonus points, then you need to read books which have the letters A, P, R, I or L in the title, author's name, or series name.
For example, for the book - The Jewel by Amy Ewing, you could claim bonus points for the L in 'Jewel', the A in 'Amy', and the I in 'Ewing'.
For each letter claimed, you will earn +2 bonus points, and you may claim a maximum of 5 letters per book, so the more letters claimed the more bonus points you will receive ☺
Further examples:
Don't You Forget About Me by Mhairi McFarlane- Ax4, 3xR, 2xI, 1xL (So you could choose 5 of these letters to use for bonus points)
A Court of Thorns and RosesSarah J. Maas - 6xA, 4xR, (So you could choose 5 of these letters to use for bonus points)
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan - 1xA, 4xR, 2xI, 1xL (So you could choose 5 of these letters to use for bonus points)
You can also earn more bonus points! For every time your team spells out the word 'April' by claiming bonus points, your team will earn a further +10 bonus points.
Example:
Sonya reads - P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern - and claims P, I, L, A, R
and Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray - and claims L, A, I, R, L
Carly reads Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young - and claims I, P, A, R, I
Kate reads Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian - and claims A, P, R, I, L
John reads Rich People Problems - and claims R, I, P, P, L
This would give them -
_________|_A|_P|_R|_I|_L|
Complete:|_4|_5|_5|_6|_5|
Which would give them +40 bonus points for spelling 'April' four times☺
(If they read another book and claim the letter A, they will complete 'April' for a fifth time, and earn 10 more bonus points).
*Please note - you may use other editions of a book which have a different title, as long as the title is made up of English letters. Please link to the edition you are using when posting your review ☺
Example -
La huésped - L, A, P
Rywalki - R, A, L, I
Paljaan taivaan alla - P, A, L, A, I
*'&' may be counted as 'and'.
* Numbers in titles may be used, but each number is counted individually, so '100' would be one-zero-zero (R, R), not one-hundred.
*Only one edition can be used to claim bonus letters, you cannot take two letters from one edition and three from another for example.
* You can use any name listed for your chosen book on Goodreads, including pseudonyms, and names of translators, narrators, editors, etc.
* You may use one edition for page count, and another for claiming bonus letters.
* It's up to you which letters you claim if there are multiple options. If you want to claim 5 A's for example, and there are 5 A's available in your chosen books title etc, then you can claim 5 A's.
* * You may read any kind of book for this challenge, but the page counts necessary to claim bonus letters are the following -
- YA, NA, Adult, Non-fiction books (without illustrations) - 200 pages.
- Middle-grade/children's books (without illustrations) - 300 pages.
- Manga, graphic novels, plays, poetry, books written in verse, anything with some illustrations - 600 pages.
- Books which are mainly illustrations cannot be used.
* You may add together page counts to reach these minimums, but you can only add together page counts of books which are under the limits, ie: less than 200, 300, and 600 pages respectively. You cannot add together page counts of books which meet the minimum page count on their own.
* If you do choose to add together the page counts of multiple books to reach the minimum page count for claiming bonus letters, you just need to choose one of those books to claim letters from, you wouldn't be able to use all of them.
* Books started before April can be used for page points +/- buddy read points, but you will not be able to claim any years or bonus points.
* You may also claim +2 bonus points if the word 'April' occurs in your book title or author's name.
* You may also claim +2 bonus points if your chosen book was published in April (any edition).
* The maximum number of bonus points that you can claim per book is still capped at +10 points though. So if you claim +2 bonus points for the author being called April, then you would only be able to claim 4 bonus letters.
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Rules/Guidelines:
* Books must be read between the 1st of April and the 30th of April inclusive. Books started before April may be used, but you will only earn points for pages read in April, and will not be able to claim any bonus points. Please let us know how many pages you have read in April when posting your review.
* Books must be at least 50 pages long, without illustrations/photographs/diagrams etc.
-- 75 pages minimum for middle-grade and children's books.
-- 150 pages minimum for poetry, books written in verse, manga/graphic novels, books which have some illustrations, and plays.
-- Books which are mainly illustrations, such as some children's books, picture books, and some non-fiction books etc. cannot be used as part of this challenge.
**Please note that these are the minimum page counts for page points, not for the number of books read, or for earning any bonus points.**
* Middle-grade, and children's books without illustrations/photographs will earn 1 point for every 75 pages due to the reduced word count. This applies to all books which are tagged 'middle-grade' or 'children's' more times than they are tagged YA. This includes Goosebumps books, The Wind in the Willows, the Magisterium series, and The Secret Garden to name a few.
**Please note that these are the minimum page counts for page points, not for the number of books read, or for earning any bonus points.**
* Books which are illustrated or have photographs will receive 1 point for every 150 pages. If your book has an illustrator listed or is tagged 'illustrated', then it will fall into this category. This includes books such as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, The Spiderwick Chronicles, A Series of Unfortunate Events, books by Roald Dahl, Doll Bones, Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Series, A Monster Calls, The Little Prince, and Charlotte's Web to name a few.
* A list of editions of some of these books, which we consider not to be illustrated can be found on our challenge rules thread here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... These are the only editions of these listed books which can be used to earn points as a book rather than an illustrated book.
* A list of books which have a modified page count to account for illustrations, which can then be used as a regular book can also be found here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
* Manga, graphic novels, plays, poetry, and books written in verse will receive 1 point for every 150 pages due to reduced word count. If your book is tagged 'Sequential Art', 'Graphic Novels', 'Comics', 'Manga', 'Poetry', 'Verse', 'Play', or words to that effect, then it will fall into this category.
* If your poetry book or graphic novel does not meet the minimum page count, we will allow you to add together the page counts of 2 or more books to make it to the minimum page count. Books must be posted at the same time, and must be less than 150 pages each.
(This applies to meeting the page count requirement, not meeting any other requirements.)
* If you are reading novellas which are less than 50 pages long, you may also add together the page counts of one or more novellas of less than 50 pages, to get to the minimum page count of 50 pages. Books must be posted at the same time.
(This applies to meeting the page count requirement, not meeting any other requirements.)
* You are welcome to read physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks for this challenge, and you are also welcome to read in any language as long as you provide us with an English translation of your review/updates either as part of your review, on your team's review thread, or by personal message to myself.
* If for any reason you are unable to publish your review on Goodreads, it can also be sent to myself via personal message. Please continue to post on your team's review thread as normal, stating 'review sent to Sarah by personal message' after 'Review:'.
* Re-reads are allowed in this challenge, as long as it has been at least 8 months since you last read the book. You will need to write a new review or updates though please. We recommend that you post on your review '2020 re-read', or something to that effect so that we can easily see what your new review is.
*A review or 4 detailed updates will be required for each book read.
*Buddy reads must have a minimum of 4 comments to count, and comments must be detailed, and about the book. We also expect you to discuss the book with your buddies, not just post updates and leave. Comments must also be different from your review or status updates. If your buddy read comments, and your review or status updates are identical, then you will not receive points for both until they contain different details.
* Buddy reads must take place within this group (YA Buddy Readers' Corner ♥) to gain the extra points. You can see which buddy reads are already planned each month here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
* You should not start a buddy read more than 7 days before the start date, or more than 14 days after the start date, or the last comment on the thread, whichever is later. If you do need to change the date, check with your buddy as they may also be able to start early/late with you.
* Group Buddy Reads can be joined to earn buddy read points, but only GBRs for April 2020 will count. These will be posted on this thread around March 22nd - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
* Please note that we are no longer using 'Series' threads in our challenges. If you choose to take part in a buddy read on a series thread rather than a thread for an individual book, then you will not earn any buddy read points for it.
* Please post the link to your buddy read along with the book you are reading and the start date on the 'Planned Buddy Reads' list for the correct month - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... If you continually schedule buddy reads and fail to post them on the planned buddy reads thread for the correct month, then we won't continue to give buddy read points. It is important that buddy reads are posted on the planned buddy reads list so that everyone is given the opportunity to join.
* There are no set books which need to be read, any book which fits within the rules will count, so books can be chosen by the reader. Please check with us before reading if you are unsure whether your book counts or not.
* Bonus points will be given as detailed in the 'points' section below.
* Please only post one review per comment on your team's review thread, unless you are adding the books together to reach a minimum page count.
* This challenge will begin and end on Goodreads time, which is Pacific Standard Time - https://greenwichmeantime.com/time-zo... The challenge will start at 00:01 on April 1st 2020 PST, and end at 00:01 on May 1st 2020 PST.
* You are welcome to start the challenge on the 1st of the month in your own time zone, but you must also finish the challenge on your own time zone. Please let us know if you are doing this, as Goodreads may time stamp your books as being started on the last day of the previous month.
* Whilst you may start on your own timezone, the challenge will still end on Goodreads time, so even if you start late, you cannot end late.
* Higher page count editions may be used when claiming points for pages, but page counts for iphone/ibook/ipod/itunes editions will not be accepted, and neither will page counts for audiobook editions of any kind, or miniature versions of books such as Flipback, dwarsligger, PenguinMini (you are still welcome to read in these formats, but must use a different page count). We will also not accept a page count which is more than double the next highest for that book. (ie: if there are 4 editions at 200 pages, and 1 edition at 2200 pages, we would not accept the 2200 page edition as it is more than double the next highest at 200 pages.)
* We request that you leave us a link to the edition with the page count that you are using if the book has multiple editions with different page counts.
* Please do not go back and alter posts once they have been counted, if you need to make a change, please make a new post on your team's review thread, with a link to your original post, and then explain the change, for example; a higher page count edition has been found, or a buddy read needs to be added, and please include links.
* We do reserve the right to not add additional points on when posts have been amended, as it may be unclear how many points were awarded the first time.
* We will be tracking the number of books that people are reading, to see whether they are reading the minimum number of books required for the level of team that they are on. If over a period of several months you are consistently reading less than the required number of books, we will ask you to move to a lower level of team, or go solo. This is because it is unfair to other team members if you continue to sign up for a medium/serious team, yet are only reading 2 books a month.
* Our regular challenge rules can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
*** If you are not sure if your book counts, please ask before you read it. Questions can be posted on this thread, or sent by personal message to myself.***
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Points :
Books - *1 point per 50 pages*
*50 - 99 pages = 1 points
*100 - 149 pages = 2 point
*150 - 199 pages = 3 points
*200 - 249 pages = 4 points
*250 - 299 pages = 5 points
*300 - 349 pages = 6 points
*350 - 399 pages = 7 points
*400 - 449 pages = 8 points
*450 - 499 pages = 9 points
*500 - 549 pages = 10 points
*550 - 599 pages = 11 points
*600+ pages = 12 points
(Maximum of 12 points per book)
(Please note that this is the minimum page count for page points, not the minimum page count for claiming bonus points.)
Middle-grade/children's books (without illustrations) - *1 point per 75 pages*
*75 - 149 pages = 1 points
*150 - 224 pages = 2 point
*225 - 299 pages = 3 points
*300 - 374 pages = 4 points
*375 - 449 pages = 5 points
*450 - 524 pages = 6 points
*525 - 599 pages = 7 points
*600+ pages = 8 points
(maximum of 8 points per book)
(Please note that this is the minimum page count for page points, not the minimum page count for claiming bonus points.)
Graphic novels/manga/poetry/plays/books written in verse/books which have some illustrations - *1 point per 150 pages*
*150 - 299 pages = 1 points
*300 - 449 pages = 2 point
*450 - 599 pages = 3 points
*600+ pages = 4 points
(maximum of 4 points per book)
(Please note that this is the minimum page count for page points, not the minimum page count for claiming bonus points.)
* Buddy reads DOUBLE your points score for pages, so a 300-page book (6pts) + buddy read (6pts) = 12 points. 600-page book (12pts) + buddy read (12pts) = 24 points. (Bonus points for buddy reads will only be given if the buddy read has taken place in our group.)
★ ★ ★ Please note that while you may add together page counts to get to the minimum necessary for the 'books read' column, books which meet the minimum page counts will still be scored individually. This means that if you submit 3 novellas of 70 pages to reach the 200-page minimum, you will receive 1 point for each of these novellas, as each book is individually long enough to earn bonus points. This applies to all types of points.★ ★ ★
Bonus Points -
* +2 bonus points will be awarded based on letters claimed, up to a maximum of 5 letters.
* You may also claim +2 bonus points if your chosen book has the word 'April' in the title or author's name, or if an edition of a book is published in April.
* Please note, that however you earn your bonus points, you can only earn a maximum of 10 bonus points per book.
*Mods will keep track of each teams points, using the following system -
Team Name:
__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page____|_Bonus_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points__|_Points|
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0____|___0___|_____0
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0____|___0___|_____0
'April' Bonus_________________________+000
Team______|___0___|___0___|_____0____|___0___|_____0
_________|_A|_P|_R|_I|_L|
Complete:|_0|_0|_0|_0|_0|
Total =
Please note - we will be tracking how many books you have read, but you will not receive points for this column. This is to allow us to see whether you are reading the minimum number of books required for the level of team that you have requested to be on. You will receive a '1' for every YA/NA/Adult/non-fiction book (without illustrations) over 100 pages long, for every middle-grade or children's book (without illustrations) over 150 pages long, or for every 300 pages of graphic novels, poetry, plays, novels written in verse, and book with some illustrations etc, that you have read. If you consistently ask to be on a Serious or Medium team without reading the minimum number of books, you may be asked to drop down to a lower level team.
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This challenge will be a team challenge. When signing up please let us know if you want to join a 'Serious' team (reading 12 books or more each), a 'Medium' team (reading 8-12 books each) or a 'Just for fun' team (reading any number of books each).
***Please only sign up for a 'Serious' or 'Medium' team if you are able to read the minimum number of books for that level of team, so 3 books a week for Serious, and 2 books a week for Medium.
This means that in 2019 someone in Serious would have read at least 144 books, and someone in Medium would have read between 96 and 144 books.***
You may also sign up as a solo participant, and will compete against your other solo competitors, as well as those people in teams. An individual leaderboard will be published at the end of the challenge.
Teams should be posted by March 25th/26th at the latest. If you wish to join a 'Serious' or 'Medium' team, please sign up as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. You may join as a solo player, or join a fun team (where possible) at any time.
Thank you! ☺
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Participants:
Serious -
☆☆Hannah☆☆
Tiera
Karen
Aly
Amanda
Leah
Julie
Ashy Khaira
Mummy's Naughty Corner
Jess
Dannii
Ashleigh
Medium -
Adriana
Jenn
Heather
Gabriella
Quirks
Melanie
Amelia
HeatherH
Carolyn
Lenni
❀ Crystal ✿ -
Ashleigh
Jackie
Isha
Jamie
María
Beatrice
Vanessa
Claire
Abby
Megan
Deidra
Courtney
Maddie
Just-For-Fun -
Anna 'Bookbuyer'
Amanda
Meaghan
+Sam
+Jaye
Chrissie
Nicole
Laura
Lily
Andrea
Sarah
Meya o_O
Evelyn
Katelyn
Pragya
Madao
Khatija
Mara
Saar The Book Owl
Saige
Brindley
Mujana
✌ Ashley ☠
Nursen
izzy
Circe
Klancy
Katie
Shan
Slytherpuff
Vivi
Jill
Guiana
ellie
Brittani
Selma
Callie
Agrima
Ellie
Natalia
Natalie
Aneta
Solo -
Krystal
June
Sharon
Becky
phoebe
Wolf (Alpha)
Jennifer
Starr
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Q - If the series name is the same as the title can we still use letters from both. Example: Illuminae. If I were to read this can I use the L's in both for a total of 4 L's?
A - Yes, you can use letters from both so you could get 4 L's that way ☺
Q - If I had a BR planned for 25th March and didn't get to it in time last month, can I still read the book and add BR comments as it is in the 14 day time period, or do I need to set up a new BR date as it is a new month? :) Thank you
A - ou can still use it ☺ It's only the GBRs that don't cross months, anything else can still be used as long as it's within 14 days of the start date, or the last comment on the thread (whichever is latest) xx
I think I'll do fun. :)
I would like to join just for fun please
I think I will try a medium team please!
Just for fun, please!
If it's okay I'd like to join serious, please.
Can I join a fun team with Meaghan please? :)
I'd like to join just for fun please :)
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This will be a team reading challenge which will run from April 1st 2020 to April 30th 2020. Results will be announced on May 1st 2020.
To complete this challenge, participants will be split into teams. Each team will read books of their own choice (which fit the challenge guidelines), and points will be awarded based on the length of the book, and whether you have buddy-read your book. You can also earn some bonus points for reading books which allow you to spell out the word 'April'.
You may also choose to take part in this challenge as a solo participant ☺
Link to team threads -https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...