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~TEAM CHALLENGE!~

Challenge Prompts

1. Partridge in a Pear Tree
� Easy: Read a book where the number 1 is important.
� Hard: Read a book that includes a partridge, pears, OR a pear tree.

2. Turtle Doves
� Easy: Read a book where the number 2 is important.
� Hard: Read a book that includes turtle doves.

3. French Hens
� Easy: Read a book where the number 3 is important.
� Hard: Read a book that includes French hens.

4. Calling Birds
� Easy: Read a book where the number 4 is important.
� Hard: Read a book that includes singing or calling birds.

5. Golden Rings
� Easy: Read a book where the number 5 is important.
� Hard: Read a book that includes a golden ring.

6. Gesse a–Laying
� Easy: Read a book where the number 6 is important.
� Hard: Read a book that includes a goose.

7. Swans a–Swimming
� Easy: Read a book where the number 7 is important.
� Hard: Read a book that includes swans.

8. Maids a–Milking
� Easy: Read a book where the number 8 is important.
� Hard: Read a book that includes a maid or maiden.

9. Ladies Dancing
� Easy: Read a book where the number 9 is important.
� Hard: Read a book that includes a dance or ball.

10. Lords a–Leaping
� Easy: Read a book where the number 10 is important.
� Hard: Read a book that includes lords.

11. Pipers Piping
� Easy: Read a book where the number 11 is important.
� Hard: Read a book that includes a piper, i.e. someone who plays the bagpipes.

12. Drummers Drumming
� Easy: Read a book where the number 12 is important.
� Hard: Read a book that includes a drummer or percussionist.

BONUS Prompts

B1. Partridge in a Pear Tree
� Read any 1 Christmas book.

B2. Turtle Doves
� Read any 2 Christmas romances.

B3. French Hens
� Read any 3 Christmas books that take place overseas.

B4. Calling Birds
� Read any 4 Christmas books where a MC sings and/or is in a choir.

B5. Golden Rings
� Read any 5 books that involve a Christmas angel.

B6. Gesse a–Laying
� Read any 6 books that involve making Christmas crafts.

B7. Swans a–Swimming
� Read any 7 books that celebrate Christmas on a beach or cruise.

B8. Maids a–Milking
� Read any 8 children's books that include leaving Santa milk and cookies.

B9. Ladies Dancing
� Read any 9 Christmas books where the characters goes � or learns to go � with the flow.

B10. Lords a–Leaping
� Read any 10 Christmas books that include royalty.

B11. Pipers Piping
� Read any 11 books that involve singing or playing Christmas carols.

B12. Drummers Drumming
� Read any 12 children's books that involve or mention the Little Drummer Boy.

Scoring

» Prompt Scoring:
Easy Prompt: 2 points
Hard Prompt: 4 points

» BONUS Level Scoring: (Must read all books in the set to earn these points)
Level 1: 3 points
Level 2: 7 points
Level 3: 10 points
Level 4: 15 points
Level 5: 22 points
Level 6: 27 points
Level 7: 33 points
Level 8: 28 points
Level 9: 40 points
Level 10: 45 points
Level 11: 50 points
Level 12: 50 points

» Complete all BONUS Prompts:
All 78 BONUS Prompts: 120 additional points

» Attribute Scoring:
Current BOTM: 4 additional points
Past BOTM: 2 additional points
Buddy Read: 2 additional points per buddy
Review: 2 additional points
Christmas Book: 1 additional point (Not applicable for BONUS prompts!)

» Page Count Scoring:
0�200: �2 points
201�299: 0 points
300�399: 2 points
400�499: 3 points
500�599: 4 points
600�699: 5 points
700�799: 6 points
Additional Pages: Get rid of the last 2 numbers, and Subtract 1

Posting Format
» Log in the books you read under this challenge according to following format:

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Task Number:
Prompt: Easy/Hard
Book (with link OR author):
Date(s) Read:
Read By:

Current BOTM: Yes/No
Past BOTM: Yes/No
Buddy Read: Yes/No (if yes, who?)
Review link, if any:
Christmas Book: Yes/No

Page Count:

How fits?: (How does the book qualify under prompt?)

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EXAMPLE:

Task: 4
Prompt: Easy
Book: I Am Number Four
Read: November 31� December 2
Read By: Asia

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: Yes, (NAME)
Review link: /review/show...
Christmas Book: No

Page Count: 400

How fits?: The MC's name is Four.

� This is just a general log of each task and prompt.
� Use these logs to see which prompts are left remaining.
� You must still use the posting format above if you would like credit!

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1a. Ready Player One
1b. The Canterbury Tales

2a.
2b. Love at Turtle Dove Inn: Sweet Small Town Romance

3a.
3b. Five French Hens

4a.
4b. Canary

5a.
5b. One Golden Ring

6a.
6b. The Goose Girl

7a. The Mark of Athena
7b. Doon

8a.
8b. The Truth About Cads and Dukes

9a.
9b. My Darling Duke

10a.
10b. The Wallflower Wager

11a.
11b. Destined for Doon

12a.
12b. Twisted Emotions

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B1. Covert Christmas

B2a.
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Ohhhhhh. Here it is!! Thanks, Asia! I was looking for this.

You're welcome! Sorry you couldn't find it. :)

No problem, thanks again.

Task Number: 10
Prompt: Hard
Book: The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare
Date(s) Read: 3rd December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: Yes with my friend, Danielle.
Review link, if any: /review/show...
Christmas Book: No

Page Count: 368 /work/editio...

How fits?: The male MC and his two friends are titled Lords.

Task Number: 4
Prompt: Hard
Book: Canary by Tijan
Date(s) Read: 4th-5th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review link, if any: /review/show...
Christmas Book: No

Page Count: 434 /work/editio...

How fits?: The female MC is named after a canary bird which is famous for its singing abilities... hope this counts.

Task Number: 9
Prompt: Hard
Book: My Darling Duke by Stacy Reid
Date(s) Read: 9th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review link, if any: /review/show...
Christmas Book: No

Page Count: 377 /work/editio...

How fits?: The male and female MC meet at a ball.

Task Number: 7
Prompt: Hard
Book: Doon by Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon
Date(s) Read: 10th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review link, if any: /review/show...
Christmas Book: No

Page Count: 416 /work/editio...

How fits?: The second male and female MC's have a significant conversation about swans while watching a male swan.

Task Number: 11
Prompt: Hard
Book: Destined for Doon by Lorie Langdon and Carey Corp
Date(s) Read: 10th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review link, if any: /review/show...
Christmas Book: No

Page Count: 368 /work/editio...

How fits?: The second male and female MC attend a ball in the (Scottish) kingdom where bagpipes are played.

Task Number: 8
Prompt: Hard
Book: The Truth About Cads and Dukes by Elisa Braden
Date(s) Read: 2nd December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review link, if any: RTC
Christmas Book: No

Page Count: 344

How fits?: The female MC is an upperclass woman and so has a lady's maid.

Task Number: 12
Prompt: Hard
Book: Twisted Emotions by Cora Reilly
Date(s) Read: 8th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review link, if any: /review/show...
Christmas Book: No

Page Count: 366

How fits?: The female MC, Kiara, plays a percussion instrument: The piano.

Task Number: 1
Prompt: Hard
Book: The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Date(s) Read: 11th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review link, if any: None
Christmas Book: No

Page Count: 521 /work/editio...

How fits?: The Merchant's tale in one section of this book features a pear tree.

Task Number: 6
Prompt: Hard
Book: The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Date(s) Read: 5-6th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review link, if any: /review/show...
Christmas Book: No

Page Count: 383 /work/editio...

How fits?: The goose girl... well, geese play a significant role in this. 😂

Nanzee wrote: "Task Number: 10
Prompt: Hard
Book: The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare
Date(s) Read: 3rd December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: Yes wit..."

Prompt: +4
Current BOTM: +0
Past BOTM: +0
Buddy Read: +0
Review: +2
Christmas Book: +0
Page Count: +2

Subtotal: 8
Total: 8

Sorry, Nanzee, only buddy reads with BNU members who are participating earn points. Sorry if that wasn't clear.

Nanzee wrote: "Task Number: 4
Prompt: Hard
Book: Canary by Tijan
Date(s) Read: 4th-5th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review link, if an..."

Prompt: +4
Current BOTM: +0
Past BOTM: +0
Buddy Read: +0
Review: +2
Christmas Book: +0
Page Count: +3

Subtotal: 9
Total: 17

(Creative justification! It counts! :) )

Nanzee wrote: "Task Number: 9
Prompt: Hard
Book: My Darling Duke by Stacy Reid
Date(s) Read: 9th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review lin..."

Prompt: +4
Current BOTM: +0
Past BOTM: +0
Buddy Read: +0
Review: +2
Christmas Book: +0
Page Count: +2

Subtotal: 8
Total: 25

Nanzee wrote: "Task Number: 7
Prompt: Hard
Book: Doon by Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon
Date(s) Read: 10th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
..."

Prompt: +4
Current BOTM: +0
Past BOTM: +0
Buddy Read: +0
Review: +2
Christmas Book: +0
Page Count: +3

Subtotal: 9
Total: 34

Nanzee wrote: "Task Number: 11
Prompt: Hard
Book: Destined for Doon by Lorie Langdon and Carey Corp
Date(s) Read: 10th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
..."

Prompt: +4
Current BOTM: +0
Past BOTM: +0
Buddy Read: +0
Review: +2
Christmas Book: +0
Page Count: +2

Subtotal: 8
Total: 42

Nanzee wrote: "Task Number: 8
Prompt: Hard
Book: The Truth About Cads and Dukes by Elisa Braden
Date(s) Read: 2nd December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy R..."

Prompt: +4
Current BOTM: +0
Past BOTM: +0
Buddy Read: +0
Review: +0
Christmas Book: +0
Page Count: +2

Subtotal: 6
Total: 48

(If you write a review, please update your original post AND add a new post to let me know!)

Nanzee wrote: "Task Number: 12
Prompt: Hard
Book: Twisted Emotions by Cora Reilly
Date(s) Read: 8th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review ..."

Prompt: +4
Current BOTM: +0
Past BOTM: +0
Buddy Read: +0
Review: +2
Christmas Book: +0
Page Count: +2

Subtotal: 8
Total: 56

(Okay, fine, a piano is technically a percussive instrument. *hrumfph* Why are you so good at finding loopholes and technicalities, Nanzee?!?!)

Nanzee wrote: "Task Number: 1
Prompt: Hard
Book: The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Date(s) Read: 11th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Revie..."

Prompt: +4
Current BOTM: +0
Past BOTM: +0
Buddy Read: +0
Review: +0
Christmas Book: +0
Page Count: +4

Subtotal: 8
Total: 64

Nanzee wrote: "Task Number: 6
Prompt: Hard
Book: The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Date(s) Read: 5-6th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review link..."

Prompt: +4
Current BOTM: +0
Past BOTM: +0
Buddy Read: +0
Review: +2
Christmas Book: +0
Page Count: +2

Subtotal: 8
Total: 72

Asia (semi–hiatus) wrote: "Sorry, Nanzee, only buddy reads with BNU members who are participating earn points. Sorry if that wasn't clear."

Oh no problem, Asia. Thank you.

Asia (semi–hiatus) wrote: "Nanzee wrote: "Task Number: 12
Prompt: Hard
Book: Twisted Emotions by Cora Reilly
Date(s) Read: 8th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy R..."

😂😂

Task Number: 3
Prompt: Hard
Book: Five French Hens by Judy Leigh
Date(s) Read: 14th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review link, if any: /review/show...
Christmas Book: Yes

Page Count: 344 /work/editio...

How fits?: The title is "Five French Hens" ... does that count?

Nanzee wrote: "Task Number: 3
Prompt: Hard
Book: Five French Hens by Judy Leigh
Date(s) Read: 14th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review ..."

Prompt: +4
Current BOTM: +0
Past BOTM: +0
Buddy Read: +0
Review: +2
Christmas Book: +1
Page Count: +2

Subtotal: 9
Total: 81

(Fine! *dramatic sigh* I guess that fits. lol)

Awesome!
Quick Question though.
I have another book called "Turtle Dove inn"
It doesn't technically talk about Turtle Doves but does it count?

I guess.

I put out an announcement in this thread saying that.

Alright, thanks!

Yep! :)

Task Number: 2
Prompt: Hard
Book: Love at Turtle Dove Inn: Sweet Small Town Romance by Susan Warner
Date(s) Read: 28-29th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review link, if any: /review/show...
Christmas Book: No

Page Count: 240

How fits?: Love at turtle dove inn is about a love story in which an inn--called the turtle dove inn 😂-- plays a signifcant role.

Nanzee wrote: "Task Number: 2
Prompt: Hard
Book: Love at Turtle Dove Inn: Sweet Small Town Romance by Susan Warner
Date(s) Read: 28-29th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: N..."

Prompt: +4
Current BOTM: +0
Past BOTM: +0
Buddy Read: +0
Review: +2
Christmas Book: +0
Page Count: +0

Subtotal: 6
Total: 87

Task Number: 5
Prompt: Hard
Book: One Golden Ring
Date(s) Read: 29th-31st December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review link, if any: /review/show...
Christmas Book: No

Page Count: 354 /work/editio...

How fits?: It has a golden ring in the title and it happens to feature a golden ring?

Task Number: 1
Prompt: Easy
Book: Ready Player One
Date(s) Read: 31st December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review link, if any: /review/show...
Christmas Book: No

Page Count: 374 /work/editio...

How fits?: Does the title count? If not, then maybe because Wade is referred to as "player one". (I'm sorry for the short explanation. This book frustrated me a little. I expected to love it and I didn't).

Task Number: 7
Prompt: Easy
Book: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
Date(s) Read: 27th-30th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review link, if any: /review/show...
Christmas Book: No

Page Count: 586 /work/editio...

How fits?: There's a major prophecy made by an oracle about 7 demigods (the seven main characters)... therefore the number 7 plays an important role.

Task Number : B 1
Prompt: Read a Christmas book
Book (with link OR author):Covert Christmas
Date(s) Read : 27 Dec
Read By: Charanya

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No (if yes, who?)
Review link, if any: N/A
Christmas Book: Yes

Page Count : 224

How fits?: (How does the book qualify under prompt?) MPG Christmas

Nanzee wrote: "Task Number: 5
Prompt: Hard
Book: One Golden Ring
Date(s) Read: 29th-31st December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review link, if any: ..."

Prompt: +4
Current BOTM: +0
Past BOTM: +0
Buddy Read: +0
Review: +2
Christmas Book: +0
Page Count: +2

Subtotal: 8
Total: 95

Nanzee wrote: "Task Number: 1
Prompt: Easy
Book: Ready Player One
Date(s) Read: 31st December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
Review link, if any: ..."

Prompt: +2
Current BOTM: +0
Past BOTM: +0
Buddy Read: +0
Review: +2
Christmas Book: +0
Page Count: +2

Subtotal: 6
Total: 101

Nanzee wrote: "Task Number: 7
Prompt: Easy
Book: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
Date(s) Read: 27th-30th December
Read By: Nanzee

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No
R..."

Prompt: +2
Current BOTM: +0
Past BOTM: +0
Buddy Read: +0
Review: +2
Christmas Book: +0
Page Count: +4

Subtotal: 8
Total: 109

Charanya wrote: "Task Number : B 1
Prompt: Read a Christmas book
Book (with link OR author):Covert Christmas
Date(s) Read : 27 Dec
Read By: Charanya

Current BOTM: No
Past BOTM: No
Buddy Read: No (i..."

Prompt: +0
Current BOTM: +0
Past BOTM: +0
Buddy Read: +0
Review: +0
Christmas Book: +0 (N/A)
Page Count: +0

BONUS LEVEL 1 Completion: +3

Subtotal: 3
Total: 112