Challenge Corner discussion

way to go!!!!!

Letters Needed for Spell Out:
U A O

Vicki! You have "Out of the Easy / Ruta Sepetys" banked. If you review that, we can use it for the Spell Out!

I should get to this one before Friday. It will work for A. I'll leave it in Route Info until I finish it just in case though!


Ali Hazelwood

Congrats to you guys! Great teamwork on the brainstorming and reading after! :)

Yay!! Glad it was worth readint that book. 😂😂

look at all the useless trivia knowledge you will have haha

Especially about scrotums!

Ok, we only need a U for the spell out!

Ashley wrote: "Ok, we only need a U for the spell out!"

if i can get through my two short buddyreads quick enough, i can od it.

i've added review links for all books in the spreadsheet except the two buddyread / detour books we have. some ive posted in reviews already, but the others are there in case they need to be posted for me at soome point.

I can do them tomorrow if needed Kade!

Ashley wrote: "I can do them tomorrow if needed Kade!"

sure!

i also claimed the U in spellout. I have a poetry book that works that I starte awhile ago.

Sorry I’ve been MIA! I’ve been traveling so much for work and been sick that I haven’t focused on logging my books. I have a bunch from May til now that I can submit but is there a “cut off” for dates read that I can submit for?

no cut off! as long as they were read during the challenge, they count! feel free to add them all! we can use any points!!

Ok great!! Logging now!

Will they only count towards this weeks location prompts though?

As long as you can make them fit the tasks! Bank whatever won't work and we can try to use them next week!

Filled the list!! Banked a few!

ok i finished my two detour books...ill be posting the reviews today or tomorrow morning...do we NEED any other detour books read?

Shia wrote: "Filled the list!! Banked a few!"

Awesome!

Amanda wrote: "ok i finished my two detour books...ill be posting the reviews today or tomorrow morning...do we NEED any other detour books read?"

Which ones did you finish? I'll update the SS and it will give us a better idea. I only see one for you at them moment.

Amanda you did one of the buddyreads wirh me right? Did you post in the buddyread thread?

Ashley wrote: "Shia wrote: "Filled the list!! Banked a few!"

Awesome!

Amanda wrote: "ok i finished my two detour books...ill be posting the reviews today or tomorrow morning...do we NEED any other detour books ..."

Kade wrote: "Amanda you did one of the buddyreads wirh me right? Did you post in the buddyread thread?"

yeah i posted just so i could get notified when you started your post

Ok, so here is what we have on the SS:

Kade	Beneath The Sugar Sky (read)
Amanda	The Reading List (Sara Nisha Adams) (read)
Amanda	Charlie & the chocolate factory (read)
Kade	George [ Melissa ]
Celia	Melissa (George)
Jenny	Beasts of a Little Land/Yuhea Kim
Kade	Charlie & the chocolate factory

I don't know if we need more until I know who else has finished or will finish a book from above.

Mine will be done. Melissa already is. I never not finish mine, I always find a way.

I think we should be good then, to answer Amanda's question! :)

We gonna use the U-turn??

Shia wrote: "We gonna use the U-turn??"

Yes! We can't use it until Friday during check-in. We have both a Yield and U-Turn to use. :) Great job getting that read!

My bad everyone! For some reason, I didn't realize yesterday was Thursday. Definitely dropped the ball and forgot to post the next adventure for you all. Let me do scores first and then I will post the next leg.

We are catching up everyone! Let's push and get the rest of our books reviewed this week and next! We're doing great!!

SCORES:

Team_______|Books___|BRs_____|PgPts___|BonusPts_|Total___

BackroadBandits_|__600___|__363___|2,042.75|___80___|2,485.75
CoastBusters____|__487___|__155.75|1,546.5_|__330___|2,032.25
ShadowSprinters_|__451___|__186___|1,467.75|___90___|1,743.75

This round will cover seven (7) days.

Start: June 17th at 12:00 AM (in your time zone)
End: June 23rd at 11:59 PM (in your time zone)

Please check in on June 23rd between 4:00 - 6:00 PM Eastern. This doesn’t mean you can stop reading for the round, it’s just the team checking in for bonus points.

Route Info: These will be generally easy tasks to complete for each leg of the race. This portion will have at least 15-20 tasks per leg. All repeatable.

1. Read a book set in Panama
2. Read a book with a blue cover
3. Read a book with a white cover
4. Read a book with a red cover
5. Read a book with wings on the cover
6. Read a book that has a title ending with a letter in PANAMA
7. Read a book from an author that is from or currently lives in Panama
8. Read a book that is set in a metropolitan area
9. Read a book with the word 'JUNGLE' found in text (pg/% & quote)
10. Read a book where the main character is indigenous
11. Read a book with the word 'POTTERY' found in text (pg/% & quote)
12. Read a book where the author's first and last initial are in BALBOA
13. Read a book where the main characters first name starts with a letter in KUNA
14. Read a book where the main character speaks Spanish
15. Read a book where the series title has the letters P, A, N, A, M, A in it (in any order)

Detours: This will be a list related task. Teams will have two lists to choose from and will need to read 5 books from one list. This can be completed by at least two people from a team (one person cannot complete this task).

Because of incomplete Spanish control, the Panama route was vulnerable to attack from pirates (mostly Dutch and English), and from "new world" Africans called cimarrons who had freed themselves from enslavement and lived in communes or palenques around the Camino Real in Panama's Interior, and on some of the islands off Panama's Pacific coast.

Read a book found on the Pirates Books or New World Books listopia

Roadblocks begin at line #225 on the spreadsheet tab. There’s about 6 spell-outs available - please let me know if you need more.

Roadblocks: This will be a spell-out task. Each team will get the same word. It can be completed as many times as you can. If you start a spell-out and don't complete it, you will be penalized by 5 bonus points per uncompleted word.

PANAMA CANAL: ✤ PANAMA CANAL ✤

The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is an artificial 82 km (51 mi) waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and divides North and South America. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit for maritime trade.

Yield: Each team will have up to 3 yield opportunities (once per month). After the task has been revealed and read for, the team will then decide who to use their 'Yield' against. By yielding, you will be taking away 20 bonus points from that team.

The only place in the world where you can see this unique phenomenon—watching the sun rise over one ocean, and set over another—is in Panama. From the top of Volcán Barú, the highest point in the country, you can see the sunrise over the Caribbean Sea and set over the Pacific Ocean.

If you want to use your yield this week - please read for the following:

Read a book that has water on cover and has the words 'SUNRISE' and 'SUNSET' found in text (pg/% & quote)

Intersections: This will be a buddy read related task. Meaning you will have to work with someone new (whether on your team or another) and read a book together. The buddy can also be someone in the group but not participating in the challenge. You will need to have at least 4-5 comments per buddy read.

Read a book with someone new within the group. BOTM can also count for this task. This can be repeatable.

U-Turns: Just like the yield task, each team will have up to 3 U-turn opportunities (once per month). After the task has been revealed and read for, the team will then decide who to use their 'U-turn' against. By forcing another team into a U-turn, you will be taking away 10 bonus points from that team.

Yep, those lucky Panamanians get an extra holiday each year, with two independence days! (Of course, that means they had to be liberated from two separate colonizers, so they deserve all the celebration they can get).

Panama gained independence from Spain on November 28, 1821, and joined the Republic of Greater Colombia. Then, on November 3, 1903, Panama (with the aid of the United States, who wanted to build a certain canal) gained independence from Colombia.

Both are national holidays and are celebrated with parades and fireworks in Panama City.

If you want to use your U-turn this week - please read for the following:

Read a book that features at least two holidays and has a title that starts and ends with a letter in FIREWORKS

Speed Bumps: After check-in day, if your team was randomly selected for last place, you will have this task to complete. It will be a super easy task that one person can complete. For example, 'Red hair on cover (any book edition will count)' or 'Published in January (any year)'.

Read a book where the main character works for a job you would consider dangerous

Switchback: This will also be revealed after check-in days and will be a task related to where the team was previously.

Remember America’s 44th president, Barrack Obama? His father, Barrack Obama Snr, was Kenyan. He hailed from Rachuonyo district in what was previously known as Luo Nyanza.

Read a book where the word 'PRESIDENT' is found in text (pg/% & quote)

My Detour Vote is Pirates. Both lists are good, but I've read almost every book on the first page of the New World list already! Fable is on my TBR pile, so I'm voting there.

That being said, either list is fine with me!

I won’t be able to check In today. But I’ll have the other two reviews done by later this evening. Ashley; you’re welcome to
Post any other books I haven’t posted in reviews yet. ( can’t remember which there are ).

I can check in and post your reviewed books! No problem!

i am good with either list as i can find something on each haha

My Detour Vote is also Pirates and if we go with that one, I would like to read Vengeance of the Pirate Queen. I loved books 1 and 2. If we do go with that one, Ashley, please put me down for it.

I’m good with pirates. I’ll choose my books shortly for it too. :). Maybe we can do another buddyread for one

Anyone want to BR one of these detour books?

Lost boy - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

In deeper waters - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

A darker shade of magic - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Stardust -
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


The devil and the deep blue sea - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...


I’ll be back with more. Haha. So many good ones!

Ok, I got the books that had a review linked on the SS. What we are showing still needs to be reviewed/posted/etc. is the following:

Detour (we technically only need 2 of these to complete)
Kade George [ Melissa ]
Celia Melissa (George)
Jenny Beasts of a Little Land/Yuhea Kim
Kade Charlie & the chocolate factory

Spell Out
Kade Under Her Eye

Everything else on the SS is optional to finish/review, as we can always bank it for later if they aren't finished. I should be free to post anything need today.

Kade I can read stardust as a buddy read ..I'll wait till you post more lol

Kade wrote: "Anyone want to BR one of these detour books?

Lost boy - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

In deeper waters - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

A d..."

I'll BR the devil and the deep blue sea!

so there are A LOT of pirate books I can read as it helps with my other readathons lol... so I'm just putting my name down for detour books but if anyone else finishes before me feel free to put yourself down in the list!

did we already used our yield for the month? trying to figure out what else to focus on besides RI prompts

Yield and U-turn are done for the month!

We will know the Switchback task tomorrow!

Ashley, did you put me down for the Detour?

Shia! please wait to post Week 12 books until tomorrow! and please delete the book you just posted!

Vicki wrote: "Ashley, did you put me down for the Detour?"

I did!

ahhh sorry!

Shia wrote: "ahhh sorry!"

No worries, just throw everything on the SS for next week, and if there are review links, anyone can post them starting tomorrow! :)

You all checked in! Here are the results for bonus points -

1. Shadow Sprinters - 30 pts*
2. Coast Busters- 20 pts
3. Backroad Bandits - 10 pts**

*A U-Turn was used against. Lost 10 bonus points. Will be receiving 20 bonus points. Coast Busters have no more U-Turns available for the rest of this month.
*A Yield was used against. Lost 20 bonus points. Will be receiving -10 bonus points. Coast Busters have no more Yields available for the rest of this month.

Winners were chosen via list randomizer and bonus points were decided in a wheel decide (other options were - 20,10,0; 30,15,5; 20,10,5).

Bonus points will be added in your next score update. Points are awarded for the whole team - not individually. Also, tasks for Speed Bumps and Switchback will be revealed tomorrow.

See you all in Panama tomorrow 😊