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A. Introduction

Pick-a-Shelf is turning 15

We are celebrating it all year long (or however long it will take you to finish all 15 Prompts!)

Official Start date of this challenge is January 1, 2023. Challenge will run up to December 31, 2023.

B. Prompts

There are 15 Prompts but we will start with 3.

Subsequent Prompts will be announced, one at a time, as soon as there is a Prompt that is completed for the first time by a participant.

These Prompts are pretty self-explanatory and once they are announced, they are open until the end of the challenge. You can read for all Prompts concurrently.

C. Completion

There is no limitation on planning and you may complete any Prompt in any order you like.

To claim Completion, please post in the Completed Prompts [thread]

G. Housekeeping

1. Each book read can only be claimed once throughout the challenge (ie. no crossover between Prompts)

2. There is no page limit for books read in general unless if specific Prompt requires it

3. If page numbers are required, use the page numbers of edition you are reading. If you listened to an audiobook, we will look at the most popular edition (whatever that is) for the page numbers. If there isn't a page number for that edition, we will use the next one down on the list and so on.

4.There will be planning threads set up for each Prompt. Please post your plan/s in the correct thread.

5. For certain rules applicable only per prompt (if any), please refer to that particular prompt's thread.

Links to Prompts' threads:

Prompt 1: BIG (Jan-1)

Prompt 2: Heads or Tails (Jan-1)

Prompt 3: Third time's the charm (Jan-1)

Prompt 4: Family (Jan-6)

Prompt 5: Prime Number (Jan-8)

Prompt 6: Dice (Jan-15)

Prompt 7: "Lucky Seven" (Jan-15)

Prompt 8: O2 (Jan-18)

Prompt 9: Square Number (Jan-30)

Prompt 10: X (Feb-28)

Prompt 11: repdigit (Mar-12)

Prompt 12 (Mar-15)

Prompt 13 (Mar-18)

Prompt 14 (Mar-29)

Prompt 15: Happy 15th!! (Apr-11)

I'm going to take part in fewer challenges in 2023, but I'll jump in on this one :)

aww, I'm so happy with your choice lol

if you wish, you can pick which prompts you want to complete, Marina... no pressure to do all :)

That's good to know, Tien, thanks! I'll see what you come up with lol :)

Congratulations Pick-A-Shelf for 15 years os delightful challenges and discussions!

I'm looking forward to participating :)

I will try this

Thank you, Lauren!

We won't be here without members like yourself who makes the group so much fun :)

Congrats on 15 years! I'll be on this evening after work to reserve my spots. :)

I will try this one as much as I can line it up with By the Month :-)

I would like to try this one. I like that it's limited in scope - so it always feels like something "new" coming.

Putting my flag down here.

I'm in as well!

So...is there going to be a board for each of us to plan and tract progress for all 15 prompts...or do we just post on the thread for each prompt? Either way, I'm in.

Ed wrote: "So...is there going to be a board for each of us to plan and tract progress for all 15 prompts...or do we just post on the thread for each prompt? Either way, I'm in."

Just post in each prompt's thread, please, Ed :)

I'm in! Ever the one to not fully complete, but ever optimistic this will be the year. 😅

Congrats on 15 years!

I'll pick some books for the prompts, but not sure yet if I'll read for all prompt. Maybe.

Prompt 1: Big
Prompt 2: Heads or Tails (series)
Prompt 3: Read 3 books of 1 author
Prompt 4: Family (Jan-6)
Prompt 5: Prime Number (Jan-8)
Prompt 6: Dice (Jan-15)
Prompt 7: "Lucky Seven" (Jan-15)
Prompt 8: O2 (Jan-18)

Tien - I had a question over on the Prompt 1 thread - could you let me know?
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I'm going to play but mainly just for me. I don't know if I'll officially post any completed prompts.
Prompt 1
Prompt 2
Prompt 3
Prompt 4

Lahni wrote: "I'm going to play but mainly just for me. I don't know if I'll officially post any completed prompts."

All good, Lahni. As long as you're enjoying it :)

For prompt 4, this cover seems to have two pictures of the same person (they might be twins, but I don't think so). Does it count as one person or two?

Rosemary wrote: "For prompt 4, this cover seems to have two pictures of the same person (they might be twins, but I don't think so). Does it count as one person or two?
"

how interesting, Rosemary! It looks like one of those flipped/mirrored image though so I'm going to say 1 person

Just checking....presumably if we are half-way through a book when a Prompt is published, then we can't use it for that Prompt?

Lagullande wrote: "Just checking....presumably if we are half-way through a book when a Prompt is published, then we can't use it for that Prompt?"

yep, doesn't count.

Prompts 4 & 5 have been announced!

Tien wrote: "Lagullande wrote: "Just checking....presumably if we are half-way through a book when a Prompt is published, then we can't use it for that Prompt?"

yep, doesn't count."

This might help keep track of the dates we have so far:
beginning date
Prompts 1-2: Jan 1
Prompt 4: Jan 6
Prompt 5: Jan 8

***NEW PROMPTS***

Prompt 6: Dice

Prompt 7: "Lucky Seven"

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Prompt 8: O2

Wow! At this rate, we will have all 15 prompts posted before the end of the month!~

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Prompt 9: Square Number

Bea wrote: "Wow! At this rate, we will have all 15 prompts posted before the end of the month!~"

at this rate, this challenge cannot be called 'annual challenge' 😅

PAS wrote: "Bea wrote: "Wow! At this rate, we will have all 15 prompts posted before the end of the month!~"

at this rate, this challenge cannot be called 'annual challenge' 😅"

it will take me a year to read all these books i have a big book of 1,000 pages a series list of 16 and 2 trilogies those prompts alone will take months

Marie (UK) wrote: "it will take me a year to read all these books i have a big book of 1,000 pages a series list of 16 and 2 trilogies those prompts alone will take months..."

Yeah -- that's gonna take a while, M.

Marie (UK) wrote: "it will take me a year to read all these books i have a big book of 1,000 pages a series list of 16 and 2 trilogies those prompts alone will take months"

For me, the same is true...it will take a while. Especially with all the multiples.

***NEW PROMPTS***

Prompt 10

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Prompt 11

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Prompt 12

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Prompt 13

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Prompt 14

Is anyone close to completing prompts 12, 13, or 14? They may be the most difficult ones so far, which makes me really curious about what prompt 15 will be. And we won't see it until someone finishes one of the other three. I'm not even close on any of them.

Susan wrote: "Is anyone close to completing prompts 12, 13, or 14? They may be the most difficult ones so far, which makes me really curious about what prompt 15 will be. And we won't see it until someone finish..."

Quite a few books in these prompts so its going to take me a while.

Susan wrote: "Is anyone close to completing prompts 12, 13, or 14? They may be the most difficult ones so far, which makes me really curious about what prompt 15 will be. And we won't see it until someone finish..."

Someone posted Prompt 13 already.

Joanna wrote: "Someone posted Prompt 13 already.
..."
Oooh so they did! @Tien - can't wait for the final reveal!

oh my goodness, how did I miss that! I have officially lost my mind or maybe I should just get my eyes checked lol

***NEW PROMPTS***

Prompt 15

I think I will join in on this even if it is late. Can I back date as long as the book was read after the prompt date? Or I can start in June.

Joyce wrote: "I think I will join in on this even if it is late. Can I back date as long as the book was read after the prompt date? Or I can start in June."

Welcome, Joyce. sure why not! It's up to you, really... I think most have finished or near finishing so it may not take you that long to do even if you start from June.

Tien wrote: "I think most have finished or near finishing so it may not take you that long to do even if you start from June."

LOL! I still have 27 books to go....

Me too, LynnB! I wasn't including me in the 'most' ha ha ha

Me too!! long, long way to go.

Wow! I have nearly 60 yet to read!