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message 1: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 19773 comments Mod
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description'LOST IN SPACE Reading Challenge'description


Challenge Begins: January 1, 2020
Challenge Ends: when you finish your journey

� After signing up, you will receive your own thread.
� In that thread, there will be a list of the planets in our Solar System and our Sun.
� Each planet and the Sun will have a set of tasks.
� In your thread you will request the tasks for a specific planet or the Sun. The planets and the Sun can be requested in any order.
✪You will chose one task to read for that planet or the Sun and then report on the reporting thread when you have completed the assignment.
� In your report you will request the next planet or the Sun.
� You continue until you have read a task for each of the planets and the Sun.

Please follow this format for your Completion Posts.
Completion Report:
Planet or the Sun:
Task:
Book:
Author:
Date Read:
How My Book Fit the Task:
Next Planet or the Sun:
descriptionRules:
Books must be 140 pages.
Re-reads and audio books are okay.
Page count for audio books will be determined by the hardcover issue. If there is no hardcover, then paperback issue. Where there is more than one edition, the one with the highest number of ratings will be used.


message 2: by Lanelle, Production Chief (last edited Aug 23, 2022 04:24PM) (new)

Lanelle | 19773 comments Mod
List of Planets and the Sun

Pluto
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
Mercury
Venus
the Sun



message 3: by Theo (new)

Theo | 1929 comments Can I start with Jupiter?


message 4: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 19773 comments Mod
Theo wrote: "Can I start with Jupiter?"

Absolutely. Enjoy your journey.


message 5: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 19773 comments Mod
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Jupiter:
1. Read a science fiction book.
2. Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System. Read a book with 400+ pages.
3. The best known feature of Jupiter is the Great Red Spot, a persistent storm. It rotates counterclockwise, with a period of about six days. Read a book from start to finish within 6 days.
4. In 1955, bursts of radio signals were detected coming from Jupiter. Listen to an audio book.
5. Jupiter is the 5th planet from the Sun. Read the 5th book in a series.


message 6: by Theo (new)

Theo | 1929 comments Planet or the Sun: Jupiter
Task: 4. In 1955, bursts of radio signals were detected coming from Jupiter. Listen to an audio book.
Book: Slave to Sensation
Author: Nalini Singh
Date Read: 4/13/20
How My Book Fit the Task: Listened to it on audio.
Next Planet or the Sun (if applicable): Sun


message 7: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 19773 comments Mod
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the Sun:
1. Read a science fiction book.
2. The Sun is gradually becoming hotter. Read a book with a person on the cover that you consider hot.
3. The Sun is a G-type main-sequence star. Read a book whose title begins with a 'G' (ignoring 'a', 'an' and 'the').
4. The Sun does not have a definite boundary. Read a book where the main character travels to a different country.
5. The Sun has been regarded by some cultures as a deity. Read a book that has been shelved as 'Mythology'.


message 8: by Theo (new)

Theo | 1929 comments Planet or the Sun: Sun
Task: 1. Read a science fiction book.
Book: How I Live Now
Author: Meg Rosoff
Date Read: 4/26/20
How My Book Fit the Task: 206 people shelved as science fiction.
Next Planet or the Sun (if applicable): Earth


message 9: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 19773 comments Mod
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Earth:
1. Read a science fiction book set on Earth.
2. Earth is the only astronomical object known to harbor life. Read a book where a baby is born.
3. The Moon is an astronomical body that orbits Earth as its only natural satellite. Read a spin-off book.
4. As of April 2018, there are 1,886 operational, human-made satellites orbiting Earth. Read a book that has more than 1,886 ratings.
5. Earth the is 3rd planet from the Sun. Read the 3rd book in a series.


message 10: by Theo (last edited May 17, 2020 09:15AM) (new)

Theo | 1929 comments Planet or the Sun: Earth
Task: 4. As of April 2018, there are 1,886 operational, human-made satellites orbiting Earth. Read a book that has more than 1,886 ratings.
Book: Bloody Jack
Author: L.A. Meyer
Date Read: 5/16/20
How My Book Fit the Task: 23,636 ratings
Next Planet or the Sun (if applicable): Saturn


message 11: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 19773 comments Mod
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Saturn:
1. Read a science fiction book.
2. Saturn is known as the "Ringed Planet". Read a book where the main character is married.
3. The Cassini–Huygens space probe entered orbit around Saturn on 1 July 2004. Read a book that was published in July.
4. The continued exploration of Saturn is still considered to be a viable option for NASA as part of their ongoing New Frontiers program of missions. Read a book by an author that is new to you.
5. Saturn is the 6th planet from the Sun. Read the 6th book in a series.


message 12: by Theo (new)

Theo | 1929 comments Planet or the Sun: Saturn
Task: 5. Saturn is the 6th planet from the Sun. Read the 6th book in a series.
Book: The Girl Who Lived Twice
Author: David Lagercrantz
Date Read: 6/7/20
How My Book Fit the Task: #6 in Millennium series
Next Planet or the Sun (if applicable): Pluto


message 13: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 19773 comments Mod
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Pluto:
1. Read a science fiction book.
2. Pluto is also a Disney character. Read a book that was made into a movie.
3. Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. Read a book with an author's name starts with 'C' or 'T'.
4. The New Horizons spacecraft performed a flyby of Pluto on July 14, 2015. Read a book first published in 2015.
5. Pluto was the 9th planet from the Sun. Read the 9th book in a series.


message 14: by Theo (new)

Theo | 1929 comments Planet or the Sun: Pluto
Task: 3. Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. Read a book with an author's name starts with 'C' or 'T'.
Book: Curtsies & Conspiracies
Author: Gail Carriger
Date Read: 7/25/20
How My Book Fit the Task: Carriger, the author's last name, starts with 'C'
Next Planet or the Sun (if applicable): Venus


message 15: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 19773 comments Mod
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Venus:
1. Read a science fiction book.
2. Venus is shrouded by an opaque layer of highly reflective clouds. Read a book with clouds on the cover.
3. Venus was the first planet visited by a spacecraft. Plans have been proposed for rovers or more complex missions, but they are hindered by Venus's hostile surface conditions. Read a book set during a battle or war.
4. Venus is similar to Earth in size and mass, and is often described as Earth's "sister" or "twin". Read a book about sisters or twins.
5. Venus is the 2nd planet from the Sun. Read the 2nd book in a series.


message 16: by Theo (new)

Theo | 1929 comments Planet or the Sun: Venus
Task: 5. Venus is the 2nd planet from the Sun. Read the 2nd book in a series.
Book: Beauty's Punishment
Author: A.N. Roquelaure
Date Read: 8/1/20
How My Book Fit the Task: 2nd book in Sleeping Beauty series
Next Planet or the Sun (if applicable): Neptune


message 17: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 19773 comments Mod
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Neptune:
1. Read a science fiction book.
2. Neptune is also the Roman god of the sea. Read a book with water on the cover.
3. There was a heated nationalistic rivalry between the French and the British over who deserved credit for the discovery. Read a book set in France or Great Britain.
4. Shortly after its discovery, Neptune was referred to simply as "the planet exterior to Uranus". Read a book that has been published under a different name.
5. Neptune is the 8th planet from the Sun. Read the 8th book in a series.


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