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Team Members
Arundhati- Annabeth Chase
Sanjana- Grover Underwood
Rida- Percy Jackson: Team Leader 1
Cassidy- Rachel Elizabeth Dare
Naomi- Clarisse La Rue
Sam- Nico Di Angelo
Sreehitha- Chiron-Team Leader 2

Team Leader
There will be two team leaders per team. Their duties include:
1. Make sure each entry made by team members and the corresponding points are correct.
2. Ensure that each member follows rules of the challenge.
3. If a member is absent in the team/not contributing to the team you can contact them/inform Mods.
4. Keep a track of total team points.

The two team leaders can divide up the responsibilities as they like.

Challenge Runtime: 1st July-31st July'21
Type: Teams

About the Challenge:-

1. There will be 3 teams based on all time famous books:

Team Harry Potter
Team The Hunger Games
Team Percy Jackson

2. Each team has a list of 8 characters.( Find the lists below)
And each character has their own list of 8 prompts(which will be revealed by 28th June PST)
3. The participant will have to choose a team and a character.
4. There will also be some common team tasks to complete. One team task will be counted as complete if 4 team members 3 team members buddy read together for it.
5. The three teams will be competing against each other throughout the challenge duration.

Rules:-
1. Each member of a team will have to complete at least 4 individual prompts of the character they are.
2. Each team as a whole will have to complete 4 team tasks at least, to qualify.
3. Each book read must be at least 150 pages to count.
4. A review must be a paragraph to count for scores.
5. One book qualifies only for one prompt but one prompt can be used for more than one book. Although, the team tasks can only be completed once by a team.
6. Each participant must check into their teams by 7th July failing which, they will be given one warning. If they still don’t check in, they’ll be replaced.
7. The team can request for a team member replacement in case they don't contribute to team points.

Scoring:-

1. Each individual prompt completed by a member(of their character) will earn 3 points to the team.
2. Each team task completed by team will earn 6 points to the team. Buddy reading and extra review points will also be added.

Extra Scoring:-
-JULY BOTM: Each book read by a participant will give 6 points to the team. It won’t be counted under any prompt. Additionally, the participant should also participate in BOTM discussion.
-Buddy Read: 3 points
-Review: 2 Points
Page Count Scoring: For every book above 300 pages-
301-400: 2 points
401-500: 3 points
501-600: 4 points
601-700: 5 points
701 and above: 7 points.
- Additionally, if a team member reads the book on which their team is based, then the team will get 4 points. This won't be counted under any prompt but BR and review points will be added.

Prompts

(view spoiler)[1) Percy Jackson
1: Read a book with a sword on the cover
2: Read a book with a character who has some important relation to water
3: Read a book where the title has the main characters name in the title
4: Read a book where a character only has one parent
5: Read a book with a title that starts with the letters that are in the name of ‘Percy’
6: Read a book where a character finds a parent/friend they haven’t seen in a long time
7: Read a book with a plot that deals with some sort of Greek Gods
8: Read a book that follows a character who has a prophecy or destiny predicted
(hide spoiler)]

2) Annabeth Chase
1.Read a book with a character who has a problem with a step-parent
2: Read a book where a character is headstrong
3: a book where a character is very smart and is knowledgeable or considered a brainiac
4: Read a book where a character has a special item that gives them a power
5: Read a book with a title that has three of the letters in the name ‘Annabeth’
6: Read a book where a character was rekindling a relationship with an old friend
7: Read a book with a character who has a unique eye color
8: Read a book on the goddess Athena


3) Grover Underwood
1: Read a book where there are Greek monsters mentioned
2: Read a book where the second word in the title starts with a letter from the name ‘Grover’
3: Read a book where the characters stay in the wilderness and don’t have access to modern technology
4: Read a book where a character plays an instrument very well.
5: Read a book set in the mountains or in a woodland
6: Read a book where the main character has to search for people
7: Read a book where a character goes on a route where they get lost or trapped many times
8: Read a book where a character can talk to animals

4) Clarisse La Rue
1: Read a book where a girl is a source of fright due to her strength
2: Read a book with a title that has three of the letters from the name ‘Clarisse’
3: Read a book where a character is forced to keep a secret
4: Read a book where a character develops and becomes more friendly
5: Read a book that is placed in a desert
6: Read a book where there is dragons
7: Read a book where someone disappears on a journey
8: Read a book where an older tool of war is used (spear, ax, etc.)

5) Bianca de Angelo
1: Read a book about someone who is very forgiving
2: Read a book about someone who gave up a very important thing to them
3: Read a book about someone who travels a lot
4: Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in the name ‘Bianca’
5: Read a book with a character whose parent dies in the book
6: Read a book where a character has died but is living
7: Read a book with ghosts
8: Read a book where a character fakes an age

6) Nico de Angelo
1: Read a book where a character can speak multiple languages fluently
2: Read a book where time travel is possible
3: Read a book where the second word of the title starts with a letter from the name ‘Nico’
4: Read a book where a character is jealous of another character
5: Read a book with lgbtq+ relationships that have to be hidden
6: Read a book where the character can ‘summon’ someone; trust that person to always come
7: Read a book where the story is sort of a game
8: Read a book where there are siblings who are very close

7) Chiron
1: Read a book where the main character is a gym trainer, school teacher, etc.
2: Read a book where the title has 3 letters from the name ‘Chiron’
3: Read a book where a character is part of an adopted family
4: Read a book about someone who fights with a bow and arrow
5: Read a book who goes against the normal in the place they grew up in
6: Read a book where someone hides their true identity
7: Read a book about Greek Mythology Monsters
8: Read about a sort of chosen family

8) Rachel Elizabeth Dare
1: Read a book about someone who loves art
2: Read a book about someone who refuses or cannot love
3: Read a book where the title starts with a letter from the name ‘Rachel’
4: Read a book where someone has a lot of money and wealth they use for the greater good
5: Read a book with a character whose hair is not brown, block or blonde, but more of a less common color
6: Read a book about a character who is stubborn
7: Read a book with a character who is very strong in one aspect of their life
8: Read a book with a character who sees something special, like the future or when someone dies

Team Tasks
1: Read a book where the rest of the series has covers that are consistently almost the same throughout the entire thing
2: Read a book that has a title such as 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' for the entire series (must have 5 words)
3: Read a book where the characters names are symbolic to the story (Percy is named from another Greek god)
4: Read a book published in the year 2005
5: Read a book with a friend - lovers romance
6: Read a book with a main character being friends with a magical being different from their own kind
7: Read a book that is centered around a school that is a boarding school
8: Read a book that is a spin off of Greek Mythology (hide spoiler)]

Hey everyone! Since each team has only 6 to 7 members, this rule has been changed to 3 members.
One team task will be counted as complete if 4 team members 3 team members buddy read together for it.

Hey guys!!! Happy to see you all here. Looks like all the PJO br members are here :)

lol yeah it's the exact same br group :D

Haha!! Yeesss Arundhati!! (≧▽≦)

So should we start strategising already?? Or wait for this challenge to start officially??😅

Arundhati wrote: "So should we start strategising already?? Or wait for this challenge to start officially??😅"

Let's begin strategizing!! *rubs hands conspiratorially*

So, here are my suggestions for the Team Tasks that we could buddy read. Let us know what interests you or if you have a different suggestion. We can take up the books that interests most people :))

1: Read a book where the rest of the series has covers that are consistently almost the same throughout the entire thing
- Most of the series have similar covers so idk
2: Read a book that has a title such as 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' for the entire series (must have 5 words)
- TBD
3: Read a book where the characters names are symbolic to the story (Percy is named from another Greek god)
- Cinderella is Dead
4: Read a book published in the year 2005
- The Book Thief, Looking for Alaska, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Uglies, Never Let Me Go
5: Read a book with a friend - lovers romance
- The Rest of the Story, Always Never Yours, Conversations with Friends
6: Read a book with a main character being friends with a magical being different from their own kind
- My Plain Jane, Radiance, Year of the Witching
7: Read a book that is centered around a school that is a boarding school
- Miss Peregrine's, Every Heart a Doorway, House in the Cerulean Sea
8: Read a book that is a spin off of Greek Mythology
- The Witch's Heart, Lore, Ariadne

I am confused by the 2nd prompt for the team task. Does it mean the series name should be of 5 words or the book name?? The book has to be part of a series right??

it's like Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief or Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; it always starts with the characters name and the...blah blah blah

I'm reading Heroes of Olympus in July anyways and I think Arundhati and Sanjana are too? So we could continue that

Won't Harry Potter fit a lot of prompts for team tasks?? I haven't read so I have no idea. But HP series would be a easier buddy read I think.

Also I'd love to read Cinderella is Dead, Looking for Alaska, Miss Peregrine's, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and House in the Cerulean Sea

Yup I will join for hero of Olympus. I think Cassidy would be joining us Naomi. Sanjana hasn't finished PJO yet. Anyways reading percy jackson books would fetch us extra points even if not considered under any prompts.

Arundhati wrote: "I am confused by the 2nd prompt for the team task. Does it mean the series name should be of 5 words or the book name?? The book has to be part of a series right??"

Yeeaahh!! You're right! The series name should be of 5 words. Sorry, my bad.

Arundhati wrote: "Won't Harry Potter fit a lot of prompts for team tasks?? I haven't read so I have no idea. But HP series would be a easier buddy read I think."

i think soooo either way I'd love to reread them

Arundhati wrote: "Won't Harry Potter fit a lot of prompts for team tasks?? I haven't read so I have no idea. But HP series would be a easier buddy read I think."

Yess! If we can read that and log them in our prompts, I'd love to buddy read them. Although I've already read the series.

Arundhati wrote: "Yup I will join for hero of Olympus. I think Cassidy would be joining us Naomi. Sanjana hasn't finished PJO yet. Anyways reading percy jackson books would fetch us extra points even if not consider..."

I'll be reading PJO books too

I can't recall any series name with 5 words...most of the series name I can recollect now are 4 words lol. These prompts are tough.

"if a team member reads the book on which their team is based, then the team will get 4 points."

does HOO count for this, or only the PJO series?

Sanjana wrote: ""if a team member reads the book on which their team is based, then the team will get 4 points."

does HOO count for this, or only the PJO series?"

Does that series have Percy in it?

Good point Sanjana. Technically it should since HoO has the original characters. Maybe we should clarify from Rushali??

Arundhati wrote: "Good point Sanjana. Technically it should since HoO has the original characters. Maybe we should clarify from Rushali??"

Yeah

Ya it has many characters from the original series....I think. Can anyone who has read the series confirm this??

We anyways reading the heroes of olympus series.... I guess a few tasks can be completed by reading HOO

the first HoO book only mentions Percy...I think he only shows up in the last chapter (if he shows up)
then the second book is pretty much all about him and the last three still have him as one of the MCs

Yup that's true. Either ways we can get scores. If it doesn't qualify as the namesake series, we can use it to complete the team tasks. Oh that would solve so many problems.

Arundhati wrote: "Yup that's true. Either ways we can get scores. If it doesn't qualify as the namesake series, we can use it to complete the team tasks. Oh that would solve so many problems."

Yeess!!! Three of you are already budding reading it, right?

Yup we are!!!

Arundhati wrote: "Good point Sanjana. Technically it should since HoO has the original characters. Maybe we should clarify from Rushali??"

I've asked Rushali. Waiting for her to reply

Team Tasks
1: Read a book where the rest of the series has covers that are consistently almost the same throughout the entire thing
Harry Potter

2: Read a book that has a title such as 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' for the entire series (must have 5 words)

3: Read a book where the characters names are symbolic to the story (Percy is named from another Greek god)
HOO (percy as well as jason are named after famous greek heroes)
4: Read a book published in the year 2005
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (book 6)
5: Read a book with a friend - lovers romance
Harry Potter as well as PJO/HOO fit in this
6: Read a book with a main character being friends with a magical being different from their own kind
PJO or HOO
7: Read a book that is centered around a school that is a boarding school
Harry Potter(any book except deathly hallows)
8: Read a book that is a spin off of Greek Mythology
HOO

Lets read the Heroes of Olympus Series and the Harry Potter series.... Except the 2nd task... Every other prompt can be covered.

Hello everyone! I'm so excited to win this thing with you guys!!

Well according to Rushali's reply, we can't use HoO to complete the prompts now right? They are Percy Jackson books

Here are some options for this one:

2: Read a book that has a title such as 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' for the entire series (must have 5 words)
- An Ember in the Ashes, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, The Wrath and the Dawn, Songs of Wraiths and Ruin

I have an issue: I have read the HP series several times already, and I'm really not looking forward to read it again :( What should I do?

Sam wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm so excited to win this thing with you guys!!"

Hey Sam!! Happy to have you here.

Hey I have a thought. First off how many books can we log under a prompt? Can we do multiple?? If so we can splitup and do the team task. 3 people each for buddy read. That way those who don't want to reread can br something else.

I have a suggestion for the 2nd prompt too:
A Court of Thorns and Roses; every book starts with the same words and the titles have 5+ words

Arundhati wrote: "Hey I have a thought. First off how many books can we log under a prompt? Can we do multiple?? If so we can splitup and do the team task. 3 people each for buddy read. That way those who don't want..."

Yes, good idea!!

Sam wrote: "I have a suggestion for the 2nd prompt too:
A Court of Thorns and Roses; every book starts with the same words and the titles have 5+ words"

Yess! This works too.

Can someone confirm this from Rushali ??If multiple logging is allowed for the tasks?? We can divide and score more.

Arundhati wrote: "Hey I have a thought. First off how many books can we log under a prompt? Can we do multiple?? If so we can splitup and do the team task. 3 people each for buddy read. That way those who don't want..."

5. One book qualifies only for one prompt but one prompt can be used for more than one book. Although, the team tasks can only be completed once by a team.

Arundhati wrote: "Hey I have a thought. First off how many books can we log under a prompt? Can we do multiple?? If so we can splitup and do the team task. 3 people each for buddy read. That way those who don't want..."

I think only 1 for the team tasks

Damn that's sad 🙁☹

Then we have to find the ones everyone's interested. Should we nominate our recs and have a poll??

Sure

but like u said, it only takes 3 for the buddy read to count

so some of us could do HP of PJO and then another 3 could do another series

Rida wrote: "Here are some options for this one:

2: Read a book that has a title such as 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' for the entire series (must have 5 words)
- An Ember in the Ashes, Daughter of Smoke a..."

These are some good recs. I have already read the first book of all of them but I would love to buddybread. Especially the wrath and the dawn is a huge favorite 😍🤩