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Once you’ve completed enough prompts to get 2000 points, please post the details here and we will confirm your entry to the draw.

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Reminders of rules:

1. Books have to be >100 pages long. Graphic novels need to be >200 pages long. For audiobooks, check the length of the printed version.
2. No picture books.
3. You have to read it between September 12 and September 20. If you started it before then, you must have at least 100 pages left to go.
4. You can only earn 1 entry.
5. You need at least 2000 points to enter.
6. Books can only be used for 1 square, and each square can only be used once.

Things that make your mods' lives easier:

1. Please say which prompt you are using for each book.
2. Please include a Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ link to the book and author. To add a link to the book click on “add book/authorâ€� above the comment field. This can be done using a browser, but not the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ app.
3. If it’s not obvious, please say how the book meets the task requirements - for example, you may need to tell us that the main character visits her local library, since that might not make the book summary.
4. If you’ve chosen a task that relates to the book cover, please include the cover in your post (sometimes Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ defaults to an edition of the book with a different cover so this will make sure we can see the right cover).
5. If we have any questions about how a book you read fulfills the prompt then we’ll reply to your post asking you to explain it for us, so please do check back after posting. We’re a pretty relaxed group so this is just to make sure everyone has an equal chance to earn draw entries. :-)
6. Please post here only once you have completed your entry; we tend to miss stuff if you edit your post as you go. If you’re looking for a place to keep track of what prompts you’re working on, check out this thread.
7. Please give a last initial with your name because sometimes other people also have that name.

Example entry:

Chester T.

600 - published more than 5 yrs ago This House Is Haunted
800 - mountains on the cover Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
400 - L I and T in the title The Guest List
200 - author’s last name starts with W Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures by Robert K. Wittman

Please note that while Chester Tester’s entry equals exactly 2000 points, yours does not have to do that. Chester just really likes round numbers

List of confirmed raffle entries:

Last updated: 1p CST, 9/21

Aimee
Alicia
Amy
Angie S
Chelsea
Chrissy J.
Ellie
Emily
Hilde
Irene
Jackie M
Jax
Jill W.
Jillian H
Karissa
Kat
Kathy
Katie
Kendra
Kim
Kristina G
Laural
Meghan
Nancy
Pam S.
Rachel
Robin P
Roxana S.
Sara S
Sarah
Serendipity
Steven
Sue
Suzanne
Trish

I think you have the wrong dates - June 1 to August 31 is past.

Laurel wrote: "I think you have the wrong dates - June 1 to August 31 is past."

Dang it! I thought I'd caught them all.

There's one more on the FAQ page, the answer should say "fall"

Q: Can a book be used for more than one fall challenge prompt?
A: Each book can only be used for one prompt in the summer challenge.

1000 - It'll take some time to read all of this author's works - there's more than 15 books! - The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain - Finished 9/12/2020
1000 - Since 2009 the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards has been introducing readers to new books, like this nominee - Another Brooklyn (Fiction 2016) by Jacqueline Woodson Finished 9/13/2020

Message 6 - Kim, confirmed by Mod :-)

1000 -Blind Justice character interfaces with justice system - Narrator is assistant to a judge - finished Sep 12
1000 - Plan for the Worst - latest installment in a series that isn’t finished - finished Sep 12

Turned out that the 2 books where I had only a little over 100 pages each to finish matched high-point categories. I had started these books before the categories were even announced!

Robin P wrote: "1000 -Blind Justice character interfaces with justice system - Narrator is assistant to a judge - finished Sep 12
1000 - Plan for the Worst - latest installment in a s..."

Well that worked out in your favor!! Hope you enjoyed the books :-)

Message 8- Robin, confirmed by mod :-)

1000 - It'll take some time to read all of this author's works - there's more than 15 books! - The Round House

800 - You should visit a library, like the main character of this book does - To Have and to Hoax

400- Read an author you have never read before. - The Sword in the Stone

1000 - It'll take some time to read all of this author's works - there's more than 15 books! Akin by Emma Donoghue

1000 - At over 450 pages, this hefty tome should give your arms a good workout too: The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones (my version actually has 453 pages).

Confirmed through post 11

600 - You will find only words on the cover of this book
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Koul

600 - Find a new flame in this book published in the last 3 years
The Grammarians by Cathleen Schine - Published in 2019

600 - Like Wilde, this author is also a member of the LGBTQ+ community
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

600 - Dig through the backlog to find this book published more than 5 years ago
Things My Son Needs to Know about the World by Fredrik Backman (Originally published in 2012)

1000 - It'll take some time to read all of this author's works - there's more than 15 books!
Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews

800 - You'll see the light...source on the cover of this book
The Strange Case of Dr. Couney: How a Mysterious European Showman Saved Thousands of American Babies by Dawn Raffel

1000 - This character interfaces with the justice system, which had a profound impact on Wilde's life
Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones

400 - Medieval scribes often included curses to deter thieves, like the theft in this book
Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews

800 - Born in 1854 and dying in 1900, Oscar Wilde's lifetime is also the setting of this book
Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe by Deborah Cadbury

1000 - The series isn't finished yet, but that won't stop you from enjoying this installment
The Lemon Sisters by Jill Shalvis

400 - This title starts with a letter in Devta, which is currently the longest novel with 11,206,310 words.
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Total: 7800

600 - Author a member of LGBTIQA+ communtity The Death of Vivek Oji

200 Author's last name starts with W Don't Look for Me

400 - LIT i title - Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race

1000 - over 450 pages Mr Rochester

600 - Find a new flame in this book published in the last 3 years - The Grammarians (published in 2019)

600 - This is a debut novel, and it's about time you started on it - The Death of Bees

1000 - This character interfaces with the justice system, which had a profound impact on Wilde's life - The Thinnest Air (a woman goes missing and her sister works with a detective to find her, I hope this counts!)

200 - Although it's a myth that he was paid by the word, its true that Charles Dickens' name contains this author's initials
Dorothy L. Sayers has a D, L and S
1000 - This character interfaces with the justice system, which had a profound impact on Wilde's life
Involves criminal profiling and a detective handling a cold case
600 - This is a debut novel, and it's about time you started on it
First book by author
1000 - Since 2009 the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards has been introducing readers to new books, like this nominee
2019 winner in Memoir/Autobiography

Confirmed through message 16

�Checked Out
1000 - Since 2009 the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards has been introducing readers to new books, like this nominee
All Systems Red by Martha Wells 2017 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Award nominee (science fiction, 144 pgs)

�Talk Wordy to Me
1000 - At over 450 pages, this hefty tome should give your arms a good workout too.
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (564 pages total. read 141 pgs during readathon)

The Good Lord Bird by James McBride 800 points - Wilde Things: set during Wilde's life 1854-1900 (The book is about Brown's raid on Harper Ferry which happened in 1859)

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams 600 points - These Books Are Lit: published in last 3 years (published in 2019)

Looking for Alaska by John Green 1000 points - These Books Are Lit: over 300k ratings on GR (it has over a million ratings)

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman - 800 Points
Checked Out: - You should visit a library, like the main character of this book does

An American Sunrise: Poems by Joy Harjo - 400 points
Talk Wordy To Me: This title starts with a letter in Devta, which is currently the longest novel with 11,206,310 words.

The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan - 1000 points
No Shelf Control: It'll take some time to read all of this author's works - there's more than 15 books!

checked through post 20

1000 - This character interfaces with the justice system, which had a profound impact on Wilde's life: Tana French'sFaithful Place - finished September 13th
1000 - Author has written more than 15 books: Stephen King's 11/22/63 - finished September 15th

Trish H

I think I can claim a raffle entry: /topic/show/...

From the These Books Are LIT column

200 - Red, orange, and yellow on the cover

400 - L, I, and T are definitely in its title
A Night in the Lonesome October
600 - Published in the last 3 years
Finding Courage (published 2018)
800 - Light source on the cover

Checked through post 23

Jackie you beat me to it by 27 minutes today :-)

Jill W.

These Books Are LIT
600 - Find a new flame in this book published in the last 3 years: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Wilde Things
1000 - This character interfaces with the justice system, which had a profound impact on Wilde's life: The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore (girls end up in court in order to try to get money to help with medical expenses)

Checked Out
600 - This is a debut novel, and it's about time you started on it - The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner

2200 points

Roxana S.

800 - Born in 1854 and dying in 1900, Oscar Wilde's lifetime is also the setting of this book: The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (set in 1893)

1000 - At over 450 pages, this hefty tome should give your arms a good workout too: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (paperback is 1006 pages, I started the audiobook before this week and was at 18/33 hours when the readathon began)

400 - Medieval scribes often included curses to deter thieves, like the theft in this book: Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu (protagonist has a diamond earring stolen)

Pam S

400 (LIT) LIT in title: The Sadness of Beautiful Things: Stories by Simon Van Booy

600 (NO SHELF CONTROL) Pub more than 5 years ago: Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes

1000 (NO SHELF CONTROL) Author has more than 15 books: The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich

1000 Checked out- Since 2009 the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards has been introducing readers to new books likr this nominee The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 3: Hotel Oblivion (2019 graphic novel nominee) 216 pages

800 Talk wordy to me- While its no contender for the Guinness World Record this 7+ word title is plenty long Dark History of the Kings and Queens of England

1000 No shelf control- It'll take some time to read all of this authors works there are over 15 A Red-Rose Chain by Seanan McGuire

1000 Cliffhangers- The series isn't finished yet but that won't stop you from enjoying this installment Hell Bay first in a detective series and the fourth is due later this year.

Checked through post #29

Chrissy J.

1000: The Last Place You Look - This character interfaces with the justice system: lawyers, prison and jail, and police

600: The Hidden Girl and Other Stories - published in the last 3 years, 2020

800: Simon the Fiddler - set during the 19th century, begins in 1865

Rachel

1000 (Wilde Things): This character interfaces with the justice system, which had a profound impact on Wilde's life - If I Never Met You. The main character is a criminal lawyer.

600 (Checked Out): This is a debut novel, and it's about time you started on it - The German House

600 (No Shelf Control) - Dig through the backlog to find this book published more than 5 years ago - Since You've Been Gone (published in 2014)

Checked through message 32

First Read-A-Thon: Completed!!!
Total Points: 2,600

Finished:
1000 - Everybody's talking about this book that at least 300,000 people rated:
Dune by Frank Herbert

400 - Avoid missing out by reading this author you haven't read before:
Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits by Reese Witherspoon

200 - Red, orange, and yellow are on the cover of this book, even when it's not on fire:
All Systems Red by Martha Wells

1000 - At over 450 pages, this hefty tome should give your arms a good workout too:
The Toll by Neal Shusterman

Checked through comment #34

Meghan, I'm not sure that Murderbot counts since only the title is red, and I didn't see any other editions that would qualify. Regardless, even without it, you'd have enough points to enter into the raffle.

Congrats on your first read-a-thon!!! Hope you had fun!

My first Read-a-Thon too. I'm having a blast.

Steven M.

Total Points: 2400

Finished

400: Avoid missing out by reading this author you haven't read before - Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey

1000: No shelf control- It'll take some time to read all of this authors works there are over 15 - Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey

1000: At over 450 pages, this hefty tome should give your arms a good workout too - The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey

Nicely done Steven! You've read some hefty books this week!

Sara S.

2000 points:

400 - You might not think this book is 'lit' but L, I, and T are definitely in its title The Canterville Ghost

800 - Born in 1854 and dying in 1900, Oscar Wilde's lifetime is also the setting of this book A Dark Night's Work

800 - A library patron might ask, "It's that one book that won that award." Time and Again

Checked through comment #38

Jillian H.

600 - If you're looking for this book, you'll find it shelved as 'adventure'
The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias 9/13/2020

400 - You might not think this book is 'lit' but L, I, and T are definitely in its title
The Young Elites by Marie Lu 9/15/2020

1000 - Since 2009 the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards has been introducing readers to new books, like this nominee
(Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2017)
Sourdough by Robin Sloan 9/18/2020

Angie S. (let me know if there is someone else with my first name and last inital)

4200 points/2000 points

600 - Find a new flame in this book published in the last 3 years: An American Sunrise: Poems by Joy Harjo published in 2019, 09/14/2020

600 - Like Wilde, this author is also a member of the LGBTQ+ community: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas author is trans and queer, 09/18/2020

1000 - This character interfaces with the justice system, which had a profound impact on Wilde's life: Fantastic Beasts - The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling Grindelwald is being held by law enforcement during the beginning of the book, and aurors arrive at his rally toward the end of the book, 09/13/2020

1000 - It'll take some time to read all of this author's works - there's more than 15 books!: A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie she wrote over 70 books, 09/16/2020

1000 - The series isn't finished yet, but that won't stop you from enjoying this installment: Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire the author has there will be at least eight books in the series, 09/15/2020

Raffle entry - 2,200 / 2,000 points

Wilde Things
1000 - This character interfaces with the justice system, which had a profound impact on Wilde's life: The Confessions of Frannie Langton (finished 18/09)

No Shelf Control
600 - Dig through the backlog to find this book published more than 5 years ago: Graceling (finished 15/09)

Cliff Hangers
600 - If you're looking for this book, you'll find it shelved as 'adventure': Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (finished 16/09)

up to date through post 42

Total Points: 3400

Completed Tasks:

These Books Are LIT:
600 - Published in the last 3 years - Transcendent Kingdom - Published 2020

800 - Light source on the cover - The Sight of You - Sun between 2 silhouettes


Wilde Things:
1000 - Character interacts with justice system - When These Mountains Burn - Characters include DEA agent & police officer working toward a drug bust


Talk Wordy to Me:
1000 - At least 450 pages - The Heir Affair - 464 pages

The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Checked Out 400 � Avoid missing out by reading this author you haven’t read before

Daytripper These Books Are LIT 800 � You'll see the light...source on the cover of this book (Lamppost, sun and candles on cover)

Clap When You Land These Books Are LIT 600 � Find a new flame in this book published in the last 3 years

Dawn No Shelf Control 600 � Dig through the backlog to find this book published more than 5 years ago

Wilde Things
1000 - This character interfaces with the justice system, which had a profound impact on Wilde's life
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
Two of the main characters are cops and are trying to solve who robbed a bank

Cliff Hangers
1000 - The series isn't finished yet, but that won't stop you from enjoying this installment
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Third installment comes out in 2021

updated through post 46

Reminder! While today is the last day of the Fall Read-a-thon, you can post your raffle entry tomorrow and still be entered! We will do the draw on Tuesday 9/22 and then the winner will have a week to decide on their prompt of choice. Happy reading!

Total 2600 points

600 - This is a debut novel, and it's about time you started on it: Eight Detectives by Alex Pavesi

800 - You should visit a library, like the main character of this book does: Big Hard Sex Criminals: Volume One (main character is librarian and they are trying to save her library)

600 - Find a new flame in this book published in the last 3 years: Afterland (2020)

600 - Like Wilde, this author is also a member of the LGBTQ+ community: Finna by Nino Cipri (non binary)

1000 - Everybody’s talking about this book that at least 300,000 people rated: Slaughterhouse-Five

1000 - This character interested with the justice system, which had a profound impact on Wilde’s life: Den tredje løgnen/(The Third Lie) (the main character to be deported from the country).