The Challenge Factory discussion

Team 2

Cyndee - Captain
D. L.
Victorian Vickie
☘KathyD☘
Jamie (TheRebelliousReader)
Erica

For TCF's GISH Scavenger Hunt, you will have one week to read one book for a task from that week's list. You cannot begin reading your book until Monday morning (12:01 am). You have until the following Sunday night (midnight) to complete and report your book.

There are points given to each task. The points may be higher if the task is trickier.

Another way to earn points is the page count of the book you read:
140 - 199 pages = 3 points
200 - 299 pages = 6 points
300 - 399 pages = 9 points
400 - 499 pages = 12 points
500 - 599 pages = 15 points
600 - 699 pages = 18 points
700 - 799 pages = 21 points
800 - 899 pages = 24 points
900 - 999 pages = 27 points
a book with 1000+ pages is 30 points

How to Play:


* Each team member will need to read one book each week.
* The book must match a task from that week's list.
* Books must be at least 140 pages. Audio book page length is determined by the first paper version that shows up.

You may not start reading your book before Monday morning and
you must finish reading your book by Sunday night (midnight).

The next week's tasks will be posted on Friday morning. There will be about 26 tasks each week to choose from. Team members can read the same task. Points for the previous week's tasks will be announced when everyone's Completion Posts are reported.

If a team has fewer members than the other teams, a member may read an extra book to make up the difference. That member is the Designated Double Book Reader (DDBR :). The DDBR may change from week to week.

If a team member has an emergency or has scheduled an absence, a DDBR can read 2 books so that the team will not lose points.

Details:
*Teams will be posted July 2.
*There will be 8 'Weeks' to the game.
*The game will begin on Monday, July 6 at 12:01 a.m. (Pacific Daylight Time)
*The game will conclude Sunday, Aug 30 at 12:59 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time)
*If your profile is set to private, you will need to open it for the duration of the game. You may need to be contacted by the head of your team.

Sample Selection or Completion post
Book and Author:
Date Read:
Pages:
GISH task: #?

Captain and Scorekeeper Duties:
*I strongly recommend having a captain and a scorekeeper on each team.
*Captains will need to begin a thread for their team's discussion.
*Each team will need to have some way of keeping track of points earned, i.e., spreadsheet, reporting thread with running total, etc.
*The scorekeeper will need to report when everyone in their team has posted a Completion Post at the end of each week and their team's total points at the end of the game.
*Report any problems, concerns, missing players, etc. to the Moderator or to Deb, the Scavenger Hunt Specialist.

Tracking ~ Week 8


Zoë ~ Selection | Completion ~ Task #195 ~ 368 pages
Victorian Vickie ~ Selection | Completion ~ Task #186 ~ 288 pages
☘KathyD☘ ~ Selection | Completion ~ Task #207 ~ 213 pages
Jamie (TRR) ~ Selection | Completion ~ Task #208 ~ 320 pages
Erica ~ Completion ~ Task #195 ~ 295 pages
Cyndee ~ Completion ~ Task #199 ~ 570 pages


Check-in Post:
Team 2: The Terrible Twos

Week 8
🟡 Zoë: Task #195: ?? points + 378 pages: 9 points = ?? points

🟣Victorian Vickie: Task #186: ?? points + 288 pages: 6 points = ?? points

🔵 ☘KathyD☘: Task #207: ?? points + 213 pages: 6 points = ?? points

🟢 Jamie (TRR): Task #208: ?? points + 320 pages: 9 points = ?? points

🟠 Erica: Task #195: ?? points + 295 pages: 6 points = ?? points

⚪ Cyndee: Task #199: ?? points + 570 pages: 15 points = ?? points

Team 2 Total: ??

Grand Total: 3,114 points

Week 1
🟡 D. L.: Task #21: 43 points + 363 pages: 9 points = 52 points
🟣Victorian Vickie: Task #21: 43 points + 363 pages: 9 points = 52 points
🔵 ☘KathyD☘: Task #20: 12 points + 336 pages: 9 points = 21 points
🟢 Jamie (TRR): Task #2: 43 points + 372 pages: 9 points = 52 points
🟠 Erica: Task #24: 94 points + 434 pages: 12 points = 106 points
⚪ Cyndee: Task #7: 113 points + 346 pages: 9 points = 122 points
Week 1 Total: 405 points

Week 2
🟡 Zoë: Task #47: 141 points + 288 pages: 6 points = 147 points
🟣Victorian Vickie: Task #44: 95 points + 368 pages: 9 points = 104 points
🔵 ☘KathyD☘: Task #52: 33 points + 343 pages: 9 points = 42 points
🟢 Jamie (TRR): Task #50: 59 points + 292 pages: 6 points = 65 points
🟠 Erica: Task #44: 95 points + 252 pages: 6 points = 101 points
⚪ Cyndee: Task #43: 84 points + 297 pages: 6 points = 90 points
Week 2 Total: 549 points

Week 3
🟡 Zoë: Task #72: 51 points + 402 pages: 12 points = 63 points
🟣Victorian Vickie: Task #57: 47 points + 304 pages: 9 points = 56 points
🔵 ☘KathyD☘: Task #56: 73 points + 320 pages: 9 points = 82 points
🟢 Jamie (TRR): Task #68: 42 points + 394 pages: 9 points = 51 points
🟠 Erica: Task #68: 42 points + 500 pages: 15 points = 57 points
⚪ Cyndee: Task #63: 38 points + 328 pages: 9 points = 47 points
Week 3 Total: 356 points

Week 4
🟡 Zoë: Task #101: 30 points + 320 pages: 9 points = 39 points
🟣Victorian Vickie: Task #80: 49 points + 320 pages: 9 points = 58 points
🔵 ☘KathyD☘: Task #96: 15 points + 306 pages: 9 points = 24 points
🟢 Jamie (TRR): Task #96: 15 points + 448 pages: 12 points = 27 points
🟠 Erica: Task #99: 55 points + 201 pages: 6 points = 61 points
⚪ Cyndee: Task #102: 31 points + 408 pages: 12 points = 43 points
Week 4 Total: 252

Week 5
🟡 Zoë: Task #112: 24 points + 288 pages: 6 points = 30 points
🟣Victorian Vickie: Task #121: 33 points + 330 pages: 9 points = 42 points
🔵 ☘KathyD☘: Task #125: 33 points + 673 pages: 18 points = 51 points
🟢 Jamie (TRR): Task #125: 33 points + 352 pages: 9 points = 42 points
🟠 Erica: Task #128: 56 points + 560 pages: 15 points = 71 points
⚪ Cyndee: Task #106: 48 points + 377 pages: 9 points = 57 points
Week 5 Total: 293

Week 6
🟡 Zoë: Task #147: 73 points + 409 pages: 12 points = 85 points
🟣Victorian Vickie: Task #140: 37 points + 297 pages: 6 points = 43 points
🔵 ☘KathyD☘: Task #133: 22 points + 376 pages: 9 points = 31 points
🟢 Jamie (TRR): Task #149: 81 points + 407 pages: 12 points = 93 points
🟠 Erica: Task #145: 70 points + 226 pages: 6 points = 76 points
⚪ Cyndee: Task #148: 31 points + 368 pages: 9 points = 40 points
Week 6 Total: 368

Week 7
🟡 Zoë: Task #157: 37 points + 624 pages: 18 points = 55 points
🟣Victorian Vickie: Task #168: 28 points + 288 pages: 6 points = 34 points
🔵 ☘KathyD☘: Task #178: 28 points + 352 pages: 9 points = 37 points
🟢 Jamie (TRR): Task #163: 169 points + 301 pages: 9 points = 178 points
🟠 Erica: Task #174: 45 points + 368 pages: 9 points = 54 points
⚪ Cyndee: Task #158: 149 points + 432 pages: 12 points = 161 points
Week 7 Total: 519

Week 8
🟡 Zoë: Task #195: 34 points + 378 pages: 9 points = 43 points
🟣Victorian Vickie: Task #186: 65 points + 288 pages: 6 points = 71 points
🔵 ☘KathyD☘: Task #207: 107 points + 213 pages: 6 points = 113 points
🟢 Jamie (TRR): Task #208: 48 points + 320 pages: 9 points = 57 points
🟠 Erica: Task #195: 34 points + 295 pages: 6 points = 40 points
⚪ Cyndee: Task #199: 33 points + 570 pages: 15 points = 48 points
Week 8 Total: 372

Countdown to Week 1 End

Week 1 Tasks (July 6 - 12)

1. Make an Assbutt of yourself in public. Literally. - Read a book that has tagged 'Humor" or 'Humorous'

2. Nothing caps off a good, hot summer day like a foot-long s'mores eaten by two, Lady and the Tramp style. (No hands may be used in the creation or eating of the s'mores.) - Read a book with 'lady' or 'tramp' in the text of the book

3. They say stepping on a LEGO is the greatest pain one can experience. We Gishers laugh in the face of pain. Make shoes entirely from LEGOs (no fluffy socks or insoles allowed) and demonstrate them in use. - Read a book that begins with 'L', 'E', 'G', 'O' (ignoring 'a', 'an', 'the')

4. Hula hooping is hard, and you're just not ready to go it alone yet. Create a hula-hoop with training wheels for beginners and show it in use. - Read a book with only two people on the cover

5. At least 3 grownups working in an industrial mud-pie factory. They must be wearing hair nets. Supervising them is at least one tidy child under age 10 in a suit and carrying a clipboard. - Read a book with a child under 10 as an important character

6. 7 out of 10 dentists and dental hygienists recommend flossing, and they practice what they preach. Show us 7 out of 10 real dentists and dental hygienists flossing (not tooth-flossing. Dance flossing.) - Read a book with a person smiling on the cover

7. It's time for the most elegant and beautiful of all affairs: the paintball ballet! Five ballerinas playing paintball on pointe. They must all be pointe dancers; they can be wearing safety gear, but it must be pink and there must be tutus and pointe shoes. - Read a book where the mc does ballet or watches ballet

8. It's summer, and that means it's time to do your civic duty. Take a swim in the jury pool, complete with flotation devices, snorkel, etc. - Read a book set in the summertime

9. Bee-drinking poles are all the rage, but your neighborhood bees deserve to really unwind. Create a bee bar - a bee "saloon on a pole" using recycled bottle caps. Install it somewhere public. - Read a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'B'

10. A real matador in a real bullfighting ring with any of our GISH "flapes" (these are flags some Gishers purchase during registration). The bull is a Gisher, convincingly dressed as a bull. - Read a book set in Spain or with a Spanish character in it

11. Listerine Mouse Wash. - Read a book on a device that you have to scroll

12. A child reading a bedtime story to the monster under their bed. The monster should be charmed and cozy and cuddled up. - Read a cozy mystery

13. The machines are taking over, and now they're even infiltrating the dating sector. Your blind date tonight at a 4-star restaurant is a humanoid robot. - Read a book that a Goodreads friend gave 4 stars to

14. Nothing can shake you up! Show us how you keep centered: meditating on a moving mechanical bull. Keep your chakras aligned! Fall off in less than 2 seconds and score 0 points. - Read a book with the author's name in the middle of the cover

15. Create a "food truck" that sells something incongruous with food trucks. It could be delicious pesticides, microchips, shower caps or anything in between. Your truck must advertise its wares with flashy signage. - Read a book with prepared food on the cover

16. Clowns were the original glad-iators. Prove it with Roman clowns fighting in an actual Colosseum or ancient amphitheater in a knock-down, drag-out pie fight. - Read a book with all the letters 'G', 'L', 'A', 'D' in the title

17. Trip the light fantastic. Literally. - Read a book with a source of light on the cover

18. You know that saying: "Christ on a paddle board!" Well, it's used for a reason - Jesus walked on water and was an innovator in the Stand-Up Paddle board world. Show Jesus on a stand-up paddle board, with at least 3 disciples following him in a rowboat, canoe, or scull. - Read a book with a rowboat, canoe or scull (or similar) on the cover

19. The world is in desperate need of more Cheese Balls. Delivered as rapidly as possible. Build a functional Cheese Ball launching/delivery system and demonstrate it shooting cheese balls from a distance of least 30 feet away. You must be able to catch at least 1 in your mouth. - Read a book set in Wisconsin, Switzerland, or the Netherlands

20. A house cat happily flaunting a stylish mustache. - Read a book with a cat on the cover

21. You're a real dish. No, really. You and a friend, dressed as commemorative collector plates, donating platelets (that's what plates bleed :). - Buddy-read a book with a teammate

22. People always say, "GISH lights up the night!" Prove it. Get a bunch of drones with lights on them to spell out the word "GISH" in the night sky. The drones must serve as pixels in the sky, so you will need a lot of them. Probably at least 40. - Read a book where the main character is over 40

23. When baking, measurements are vital to the culinary success of your creation. Small missteps will ruin your souffle. Of course, measuring cups and spoons, over time, change size and volume due to humidity and aging. Let's use a measuring device that you trust and know intimately: your mouth. Grab whatever ingredients you use to make a cake and place them on your counter and then, without using your hands to measure or fill, fill your mouth with the appropriate amounts of each ingredient and then deposit in your cake dish. Once the ingredients are all safely in the mixing bowl, you are allowed to mix it with any device, as long as that device is a part of your face. Bake it and enjoy it with a loved one (without using your hands). - Read a book with a recipe in it (but not a cookbook :)

24. Have a child under 8 years old create an original recipe. Record them inventing it, then executing their vision. It must be 100% child-led with an adult serving as sous chef. - Read a book published in 1998

25. You've been bragging you can out-dunk a professional basketball player, and now it's time to prove it: go one-on-one for a 30-second milk-and-cookies dunk-off against a pro-baller. Your competitor must be a current or retired member of the NBA or WNBA. - Read a book with a current or former professional athlete in it

26. Be a stand-in for me! Wearing a convincing Misha Collins mask, have a cup of tea with someone who still has a bonafide original Team 3 Rhino Hunt puzzle piece. The puzzle piece must be visible in the image. - Read a book from Best Jane Austen FanFiction

Countdown to Start of Week 2

Countdown to End of Week 2

Week 2 tasks (July 13 - 19)

27. Food waste is a real problem in many countries. At the same time, food deserts are a problem, making it difficult for some people to get fresh, nutritious food. We're helping both problems in one fell swoop with our GISH Mobile Free Grocers! Get a grocery store to donate the day's "ugly" produce, day-old bread, and any other still edible fresh foods to you, then go and distribute it. - Read a book with fruit or vegetables on the cover

28. The tooth fairy is sick and tired of waiting around to collect the teeth under kids' pillows, so she's gone rogue and has started taking them right out of their mouths to meet her quota. Obviously, she needs to be stopped! Create an effective anti-tooth fairy nighttime mouth guard and show it in use, successfully stopping the thieving fairy. - Read a book with all the letters of 'rogue' in the title

29. The big trend in experience-based restaurants has you eating in total darkness, but these gimmicky restaurants charge a fortune. We're bringing it to the masses: Take a dinner date to an upscale restaurant. Sit across from each other and feed each other dinner while both of you are blindfolded. You must be serving one another red wine or a similar dark beverage, too. - Read a romance; the mc must eat at a restaurant

30. The recorder is an under appreciated instrument, with roots in ancient times. The depth of its mythical sirenic tones are magical and hypnotic. So what better place to play this divine woodwind than amongst the most beautiful sites in the world? Play the Kansas song "Carry on Wayward Son" on a recorder, overlooking one of the following: the Grand Canyon (Arizona, US), Angkor Wat (Cambodia), Machu Picchu (Peru), Great Wall of China, Taj Mahal (India), the Colosseum (Italy), Iguazu Falls (Brazil), Stonehenge (UK), Egyptian Pyramids or the Sphinx, Tikal (Guatemala), Angel Falls (Venezuela), Atacama Desert (Chile), Arashiyama Bamboo Grove (Japan), The Azores (Portugal), Boulders Beach (South Africa), Cappadocia (Turkey), Cliffs of Moher (Ireland), Disko Bay (Greenland), Lake Tekapo (New Zealand), Na Pali Coast (Hawaii, US), Sagrada Familia (Spain), Eiffel Tower (France), Reynisfjara (Iceland), Trolltunga (Norway), Ubud (Indonesia), Sydney Opera House (Australia), Banff National Park (Canada), Niagara Falls (New York or Ontario), Yellowstone (Wyoming), El Capitan (Yosemite), Statue of Liberty (Liberty Island), Eilean Donan Castle (Scotland), Neuschwanstein Castle (Germany), Matterhorn or Zermatt (Switzerland), or Chichen Itza (Mexico). - Read a book where one of the 'beautiful sites' is mentioned

31. In the past, stained glass windows usually depicted flowers or devotional symbols like angels and saints. But modern culture venerates a different group. Create a stained glass window of a Kardashian or similar personality with more than 4 million followers. It must be someone who is worshiped simply for being worshiped, for being famous. You may not use anyone from the cast of Supernatural. - Read a book written by famous person (other than for being a noted author)

32. We're putting you in charge of Supernatural canon for the day. Paint a cannon with an elaborate SPN mural showcasing something that you think should be canon, with a caption like, "It's #SPN Cannon!" - Read a book with a supernatural main character (supernatural: of or relating to God or a god, demigod, spirit, ghost, or devil)

33. In the 2018 GISH Most Premiumerest Registration, we included a Misha Collins MishSqueezie stress ball. And though our concept artist did a great job, something got lost in translation and, well... Nailed it! But somewhere out there, there must be the guy that actually looks exactly like this stress ball. Find him and take a picture of him with the MishSqueezie. - Read a book where the mc is under a lot of stress

34. The Federation of Stormtroopers has been officially sponsored by the X Games this year. Let's see a highlight from one of their competitions with a stormtrooper participating in an extreme sport. - Read a book with a "x" in the title

35. A pop-up card that's for a blind child. Written in Braille, with pop-ups that can be understood completely by touch. Let's see it in action. - Read a hardback or paperback book

36. Like many Americans, I've been trying to get supplies to the families and kids in detention centers along the US border, and despite my C-List celebrity status, it's been tough. But we found a way. Go to SPNFamilyValues.com and follow the instructions there, then screenshot it and send that in as proof. - Read a book where the mc is in jail or prison for 50% of the story

37. I keep losing my stuff. Invent a Misha-proof AirPod finding solution that is NOT a cord, because that defeats the entire point of AirPods. Show it in use. - Listen to an audio book

38. Ugly Holiday sweaters are great, but with the climate crisis heating up the planet, we've got to branch out. Model your best ugly Holiday bathing suit or bikini made of re-purposed ugly holiday sweaters. Model it at the beach with a caption touting the virtues of your "Global Warming Holiday Sweater." - Read a book set during a holiday

39. There's regular golf, and mini-golf, but where are all the maxi-golf courses? We want to see it all, the giant putters, the huge balls, and of course, the windmill. - Read a book where the mc plays golf, or there is a windmill on the cover

40. The world is heating up! Time for an old-fashioned kids game that we all know: Hot Planet. With at least 8 people in a public place, play a game of Hot Potato with a reddened globe of the planet Earth. - Read a book published in 2008

41. A high-speed giant game of red rover played by at least 50 wedding guests. The bride must be the one flung across the field. The groom must be running after her holding her train. - Read a book with a red cover (must be 50% according to Tineye's Color Extraction Lab

42. I always feel a lot of guilt about the tattoo items in GISH. The first time I added one, I thought it was funny until I saw the tats and then I felt a little bad. Of course, it gives me a rush of power when I see them in person, and many of them are actually very cool. So I have an idea that allows me to keep feeling powerful, but takes away all of my guilt: Get a tattoo of the encouraging message to get you through the tough times. Because I know many of you already have inspiring tattoos, you must submit two images. The first is an image of you getting the tattoo when you are halfway done at the tattoo parlor, in the chair, holding a sign that reads, "GISH made me do it." The second image is of the finished tattoo. - Read a book with a sign on the cover

43. Choose a sport you’ve never played before. Go do it with your coach: a child under the age of 10 who is an experienced participant. - Read a book where the mc goes to see an athletic event

44. (95 pts) Recreate a Civil War-era photograph with Captain America, Iron Man, and/or their respective sides using the Woodbury-type photography technique. - Read a book set during a war or battle

45. Why have chain letters, when you can have chain mail? Create an intricate medieval knight's suit of armor entirely out of junk mail, with chain mail comprised of chain letters. - Read an epistolary novel

46. Someone turned your local parking lot into your favorite childhood board game! Using sidewalk chalk or removable tempera, transform at least 5000 square feet of pavement into an enlarged version of your favorite childhood board game. - Read a book from the Top 100 Children's Books on Goodreads list

47. Garfield phones keep washing up on beaches in France. As you know, that's because mermaids love cats, so there's a mermaid call center operation down there selling these phones on QVSea. Show us the QVSea commercial for these phones, as pitched by a mer-spokesperson. Oh, and it should go without saying, but all of this is taking place underwater. - Read a book with a character in it that is a mermaid

48. A real barbershop quartet singing a passage from the Mueller Report in front of a federally elected political leader's office. - Read the 4th book of a series

49. Talk to an elderly person over 80 and learn all about the best day of their life so far. Then, create a diorama of their best day in a small empty tin or box and give it to them. - Read a book with a mc that is over 80 (can be paranormal)

50. Write a formal, one-page letter to Gina Haspel, the current Director of the CIA. In it you must outline a plausible, one-page decoding of the fourth Kryptos. The letter must frame the description as an urgent matter and must seamlessly deploy the term “wild unicorn training centers around the globe”. - Read a book whose title begins with 'C', 'I', or 'A' (ignoring 'a', 'an', 'the')

51. Conspiracy theorists need to get with the times! Update the tinfoil hat to reflect technological innovations. - Read a book published in 2020

52. Create a MAILWHES (The Most Amazing, Intimidating Letterbox The World Has Ever Seen), a mailbox so amazing, so intimidating, so horrifying that your mail carrier will never dare leave you another piece of junk mail again. There must be teeth around the mail slot or opening. - Read a book that has been tagged 'horror'

Week 3 Tasks

Week 4 Tasks

Week 5 Tasks

Week 6 Tasks

Week 7 Tasks

Week 8 Tasks

Hi Team! I'm a team challenge junkie and love the fun of trying to get one book to fit as many tasks as possible. :) A couple of familiar names here, but a few new to me as well! I am looking forward to the next 8 weeks of working together.

Week one tasks are posted above! We can start reading for it on Monday. I haven't decided if I'm just going to track points here or set up a spreadsheet for tracking. I'll probably make that decision after the first week when I have a better idea of how it's all going to run.

Introduce yourselves and let me know if you have any team name ideas!

Hi, I'm Erica. I live in northeastern Illinois with my husband and cat Pepper (kids are grown and married). I have two grandsons and too many hobbies. Looking forward to this challenge!

I found a typo :(

Task #16 should be: Clowns were the original glad-iators. Prove it with Roman clowns fighting in an actual Colosseum or ancient amphitheater in a knock-down, drag-out pie fight. - read a book with all the letters 'G', 'L', 'A', 'D' in the title

Lanelle wrote: "I found a typo :(

Task #16 should be: Clowns were the original glad-iators. Prove it with Roman clowns fighting in an actual Colosseum or ancient amphitheater in a knock-down, drag-out pie fight. ..."

All fixed. Thanks!

Hello, everyone. Please call me by my initials D.L. I am glad to be here. I am a 30-something dog mom living on the west coast. Looking forward to this challenge.

By the way, does anyone have a name for the group? All I could come up with was:

2 Legit to Quit Reading
Terrible Twos

:)

Hi I am Victorian Vickie - I was in other team challenges and there were too many Vickie's....so I love to read Historical Fiction...hence the name.
I am a Special Education Teacher in NW Arkansas who is married with 4 fur children. I will be a reading fiend for the month of July and then in August, not so much when school starts back. Waiting to find out if I will be a virtual teacher or not. Happy to be here and help us out.

Has anyone thought about what they might read first for this? I like the buddy read option and think it might nab us some good points. I snuck a peek at everyone's shelves and found I have books in common with everyone here lol If anyone wants to buddy read, let me know. It's one of the most fun options.

I like the Terrible Twos! Books I'm considering are: Kingdom of the Blind (MC over 40) and Daughters of the Storm (not sure how it would fit - just page length is decent at 450-ish).

If anyone wants to do a buddy read for this, these are the books I have in common with each person in the group. :)

Cyndee
Pretty Girls
Night Road
Dark Matter

Victorian Vickie
Carbs & Cadavers
Stealing Home
Private
The Kitchen God's Wife

KathyD
My Lord Vampire
Nora Roberts Land
Between the Lines
Fallen
Little Women

Jamie (The Rebellious Reader)
Anne of Green Gables
A Tale of Two Cities
1984

Erica
The Moonstone
A Wrinkle in Time
Killing Floor
In the Woods
The Lightning Thief

Erica wrote: "I like the Terrible Twos! Books I'm considering are: Kingdom of the Blind (MC over 40) and Daughters of the Storm (not sure how it would fit - just page length is decent at 450-ish)."

1 vote for Terrible Twos lol

Terrible Twos is adorable! I vote for that name. Hi, by the way! LOL. I'm super excited to be starting a new team challenge.

Oh boy. I have In the Woods here, right in front of me. Also interested to read One Thousand White Women, published in 1998 and 4-star rated by one of my GR friends! Decisions, decisions...

Okay, just got confirmation that we get points for the task PLUS the page number bonus.

I may just read Eggs in a Casket. It has recipes in the back. It's one of the culinary mysteries! :)

D.L. wrote: "If anyone wants to do a buddy read for this, these are the books I have in common with each person in the group. :)

Cyndee
Pretty Girls
Night Road
Dark Matter

Victorian Vickie
Carbs & Cadavers
S..."

I would LOVE to do a buddy read, but all of those have a wait list on overdrive that would extend past the deadline. :( I did put them on reserve on the off chance that option comes up again though!

Cyndee wrote: "D.L. wrote: "If anyone wants to do a buddy read for this, these are the books I have in common with each person in the group. :)

Cyndee
Pretty Girls
Night Road
Dark Matter

Victorian Vickie
Carbs..."

No worries. That's totally fine. I will read the culinary mystery I mentioned :)

I will do a buddy read...I can check Private out from the library... let me know

Victorian Vickie wrote: "I will do a buddy read...I can check Private out from the library... let me know"

That would be fun! I'd like that very much :)

Ok..I will check it out and we can read it

Victorian Vickie wrote: "Ok..I will check it out and we can read it"

That'll be fun. They have a buddy read folder on this group so that will make it easy too. Thanks!

So I think I've decided to read One Thousand White Women because it looks really interesting and I've had it for a while. Do you think 4-star rated by a friend has more points than published in 1998?

Erica wrote: "So I think I've decided to read One Thousand White Women because it looks really interesting and I've had it for a while. Do you think 4-star rated by a friend has more points than published in 1998?"

My instinct is to think that published in 1998 would be worth a little more. For me personally, I'd have a much easier time finding a book I'd enjoy that was rated well by a friend than finding one over 20 years old. Definitely difficult to judge on some of these because it is all about perspective. What is difficult for one reader may be simple for another!

I'm going to read for: 7. Read a book where the mc does ballet or watches ballet

Yeah, I thought the ballet topic would be probably the hardest to find too!

So I have a book that starts with an L so I can read for that one along with the buddy read

Victorian Vickie wrote: "So I have a book that starts with an L so I can read for that one along with the buddy read"

I believe that we are only allowed to calculate points for one completion per person. The question at sign-up about reading more than one per week was to see who could act as the Designated Double Book Reader (DDBR) if it became necessary due to uneven numbers of team participants. I think all the teams are set at six, so we shouldn't need a DDBR this week. Though KathyD hasn't checked in yet, so it may become so...

Erica wrote: "Yeah, I thought the ballet topic would be probably the hardest to find too!"

I just so happened to be planning books for other challenges, picked one, and then noticed that the MC is a professional ballerina!

Countdown clocks

Since we may all be working in different time zones, thought this could be helpful 😁

Countdown to Week 1 Start (books may not be started before this countdown is complete)

Countdown to Week 1 End

Oh this is good!! Two hours behind my time... not that I would stay up late enough to start a book just after midnight, lol

lorii posted this on her team's thread. She's given me permission to share it:

"...this [challenge] is first and foremost about having fun, especially during this crazy and unpredictable time. Therefore, I don't want anyone to slog through or feel obliged to read something they aren't enjoying even if it may have more points..."

Well said!

Lanelle wrote: "lorii posted this on her team's thread. She's given me permission to share it:

"...this [challenge] is first and foremost about having fun, especially during this crazy and unpredictable time. Th..."

100% agree!!

ITA!!

Hi, has everyone checked in?

D.L. wrote: "Hi, has everyone checked in?"

We're still waiting on Kathy. I've sent her a message.

The challenge begins in less than 12 hours. Captains, if you have a team member who hasn't checked in, feel free to send them a message. You many want to have a DDBR in case they don't show up.

Also, I've added a detail to the rules that I forgot: No graphic novels, poetry, or cookbooks.

Cyndee wrote: "D.L. wrote: "Hi, has everyone checked in?"

We're still waiting on Kathy. I've sent her a message."

Awesome! I hope to hear from her soon :)