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Alexander & Vlad

BARCA					XENA
�� Megan Captain				�� Carmen Co-Captain
�� Tea Co-Captain			�� Monica Co-Captain
�� Jennifer				�� Alison
�� Alyssa				�� Sarah Groth
�� Catherine Tomlinson			�� Filipa
�� Danielle Watson			�� Catherine
�� Joanne Merrill			�� Kathleen
�� Hayley				�� Zanyar Kamaran
�� Katie

VARRO					MAXIMUS
�� Karen Captain				�� Eldarwen Captain
�� Juliana Rodrigues Co-Captain		�� Lucy Co-Captain
�� Karrie Thies				�� Marguerite
�� Shan McKinney				�� Teri-K
�� Stacey Crudden			�� Ashley Co-Captain
�� Melissa				�� Sarah
�� Joanne				�� Kathryn
�� �����					�� Emma
�� Sanz
�� Lau

Spreadsheets

Status Update

Goal 1--varro--:Read a book whose author died this year(2015) TERI-K ; Carpe Jugulum

Goal 2--varro--: Read a book where the first word of the text is As TEA ;

Goal 3--varro--: Read a book with 71-80 chapters INES ; Death Cure --or-- TEA ; Split Second --or--ELDARWEN ; The HIstorian

Goal 4--maximus--:
Read a book that has been turned into a movie or TV show and the filming is done in Canada. CARMEN ; Blood Rites

Goal 5--maximus--: Read a book where a pet name starts with the letter O STACEY ; Hounded or KARRIE ; Mr Mercedes

Goal 6--maximus--: Read a book first published on the 19th of a month JOANNE ; Sweetland

Goal 7--barca--: Read a book with a country name in the title JOANNE ; Isabella: Braveheart of France

Goal 8--barca--: Read a book with the word urban, graffiti, city or industrial (plurals are acceptable) in the title KAREN ; Urban Outlaws

Goal 9--barca--: Read a book whose author (first or last) starts with Q MELISSA ; The River Knows

Goal 10--xena--: Read a book whose author died last year(2014) TEA ; PD James Book

Goal 11--xena--: Read a book where a pet name starts with the letter U SARAH ; Syren

Goal 12--xena--: Read a book that has been turned into a movie or TV show and the filming is done in South America. KAREN ; The Neverending Story

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Hellooooo Everyone

Welcome to our new team!

❶İձ�❶� and I are your resident mods and we have shamelessly stolen a spreadsheet idea from Sonia to use to track the books for the 4 teams. It is still being edited, but you can check it out

So basically for any books you read that aren't for an existing goal, if you can give us as much info as possible that will be super helpful

Also please make our lives easier and when posting books say what team you started in. :)


*waves to everyone*

Welcome everyone to round 3:)

Current Goals


B
- Read a book that is in the Amazon 2001 bestsellers () - Eldarwen
- Read a book with a dinosaur - Karrie
- Read a book that is in the Amazon 2002 bestsellers () - Teri-k

X
- Read a book written by an author who was born in South America - Juliana
- Read a book that is in the Amazon 2009 bestsellers () - Eldarwen
- Read a book which has the main location (setting) as a known planet other than Earth - Melissa

M
- Read a book that is ranked 101-200 in bestsellers on book depository () - Joanne (V), Teri-k, Melissa
- Read a book that has been turned into a movie or TV show and the filming is done in Canada - Carmen
- Read a book with 61-70 chapters - Lau

V
- Read a book with the phrase "Method to my madness" in a book - Karen
- Read the memoir of the leader of a country
- Read a book where a pet name starts with the letter Z - Karen

Will do my best! Should we still keep up with our individual spreadsheets?

Monica wrote: "Will do my best! Should we still keep up with our individual spreadsheets?"

Yes. That's where the points come from :)

❶İձ�❶� wrote: "Monica wrote: "Will do my best! Should we still keep up with our individual spreadsheets?"

Yes. That's where the points come from :)"

Thanks Tea!

This was our last update as Team Vlad ; so you can all see where we are heading with the current goals. We don't "reserve" the goals, per se, it just gives us an indication that at least one person is reading towards them.(view spoiler)[
I'm posting from the mod account so hopefully ❶İձ�❶� can update with the other 6 :D




Status Update

Goal 1--varro--:
Read a book with the word ball, bat, uniform, racquet or team (plurals are acceptable) in the title KARRIE (Varro) ; Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

Goal 2--varro--:
Read a book that is in the Amazon 2011 bestsellers () ASHLEY (Maximus); The Best of Me

Goal 3--varro--: Read a book that is book 4 in a series ELDARWEN (Maximus); Prince Caspian (Narnia book 4) or SARAH ; So long and thanks for all the fish

Goal 4--maximus--:
Read a book that is ranked 101-200 in bestsellers on book depository () MELISSA (Varro) ; Heir of Fire (#131)

Goal 5--maximus--: Read a book where the page numbers add to 20 (i.e. 345 pages = 3+4+5 = 12) **OPEN

Goal 6--maximus--: Read a book where the page numbers add to 7 (i.e. 345 pages = 3+4+5 = 12) TERI-K (Maximus); Before Lunch

Goal 7--barca--: Read a book where the audio version is narrated by more than one narrator (duet/full cast)

Goal 8--barca--: Read a book with 81-90 chapters

Goal 9--barca--: Read a book first published on the 12th of a month

Goal 10--xena--: Read a book written by an author who was born in South America

Goal 11--xena--: Read a book that has been turned into a movie or TV show and the filming is done in Canada.

Goal 12--xena--: Read a book with the word urban, graffiti, city or industrial (plurals are acceptable) in the title

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Hi to all our new team mates *waves*

Hi everyone! That spreadsheet looks great! Here's what I know on the books I currently have started:

Team Varro
Timeless by Gail Carriger
Chapters: 20
Cover: grey
Items on cover: pyramid, dirigible/hot air balloon, sphinx, woman, hat, parasol
Characters: Alexia and Conall Maccon, Randolph Lyall, Biffy, Ivy Tunstell, Prudence Akeldama, Sidheag Maccon
Setting: London, England and Alexandria, Egypt
GR rating: 4.11
Audio: female, 11h29
Other: contains vampires, werewolves


Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai
Chapters: 32
Items on cover: girl, boat, water, trees
Genres: YA, realistic fiction
Characters: Mai
Setting: Vietnam
GR rating: 4.00
Audio: female, 7h32

Thanks Joanne!

Ok while playing with the spreadsheet I finished

on audio
Doesn't work for any goals yet

Hi Everyone! I am so excited to be on team Khan. There was a great series written by Conn Iggulden about Genghis Khan that was excellent! Anyway::: I just finished
Armada by Ernest Kline
355 pages published July 14, 2015.
So far it fit no goals.
Oh, and I'm team Varro

Team Maximus:
I decided to hold off for the start of the new session and finish my books. So now I've finished:

The King of Attolia 432 pp, by Megan Turner, letters in title=16, pages=9; first pub 2006; 14 Chap.; person on cover; genre fantasy, YA, fiction, adventure, romance, mythology, hist fiction; Char names Eugenides, Costis, Attolia, Relius, Teleus, Irene; Setting Attolia; #3

Lonesome Road 310 pp, by Patricia Wentworth , letters in title=12, pages=4; first pub 1939; Chap. 40; Woman on cover; genre mystery, fiction, crime, cozy, historical, British; Char names Rachel Trahern, Maud Silver, Gale Brandon, Louisa Barnet; Setting England; Series #3

Death in the Stocks 314 pp, by Georgette Heyer, letters in title=16, pages=8; first pub 1935; Chap. 22; woman on cover; genre mystery, fiction, crime, hist fic, British, cozy, detective, Golden Age mystery; Char names Antonia Vereker, Kenneth Vereker, Giles Cunningham, Hannasyde; Setting England; Series #1

I've started:

Jeeves and the Tie That Binds 192 pp
322 pp, by P. G. Wodehouse, letters in title=24, pages=12; first pub Oct. 15, 1971; Chap. 9; green cover; genre fiction, humor, classics, literature, hist fit, novels, mystery; Char names Jeeve, Bertie Wooster, lots more; Setting England; Series #14

Before Lunch 322pp (Which adds up to 7, if we still need that.) by Angela Thirkell, letters in title=11, pages=7; first pub 1939; Chap. 12; woman, playing cards, pink on cover; genre fiction, British, humor, literary fic; Char names John& Catherine Middleton, Lilian, Denis, Alistair Cameron; Setting England; Series #8

Thanks Karrie! what did you think of the book?

If a book we finish fits a current goal, do you still want all the extra info?

�˦A����������� wrote: "If a book we finish fits a current goal, do you still want all the extra info?"

No need. Once it is used for a goal then it can't be swapped out for another one later.
and don't feel pressured to come up with lots of info, just whatever you can get easily helps! :D

Teri-k wrote: "Team Maximus:
I decided to hold off for the start of the new session and finish my books. So now I've finished:

The King of Attolia 432 pp, by Megan Turner, letters in title=16, pag..."

Awesome job Teri!

Karen wrote: "Teri-k wrote: "Team Maximus:
I decided to hold off for the start of the new session and finish my books. So now I've finished:

The King of Attolia 432 pp, by Megan Turner, letters i..."

Just realized Attolia's pages add up to 9, which we need.

Karen wrote: "�˦A����������� wrote: "If a book we finish fits a current goal, do you still want all the extra info?"

No need. Once it is used for a goal then it can't be swapped out for another one later.
and don't f..."

ok, that's what I figured, but wanted to check. Thanks:)

Hello to all new team members. Tell us a little about yourself as in you live, what genres you enjoy reading and what ever else you want to tell us.smile

Everyone who has finished books way to go!!!!

Karen wrote: "Thanks Karrie! what did you think of the book?"
I really liked it. But I thought Ready Player One was a lot better. This one was a little predictable.

Karrie wrote: "Hi Everyone! I am so excited to be on team Khan. There was a great series written by Conn Iggulden about Genghis Khan that was excellent! Anyway::: I just finished
Armada by Er..."

I've only read the first in the Genghis series so far, but I liked it a lot. I listened to the audio version with Stefan Rudnicki. Very good. :)

I had to go have some lunch, but I'm back. so I used Teri-k's book for goal 5 which gives us...

NEW GOAL

Read a book where the page numbers add to 20 (i.e. 345 pages = 3+4+5 = 12)

Karrie wrote: "Karen wrote: "Thanks Karrie! what did you think of the book?"
I really liked it. But I thought Ready Player One was a lot better. This one was a little predictable."

Thanks :) Seeing that you and Juliana read it, I'm now a little curious!

Hi everybody *waves*

I'm still out but I finally got Wifi so before I get kicked off again I wanted to say hi and I'll check out what's going (fully) when I get home :)

How are we doing?!?! This is getting interesting

Team Maximus
I've finished, neither meets a current goal:

Howl's Moving Castle 429 pp; by Diana Wynne Jones; letters in title= 17; pages= 15; first pub 1986; Chap. 23; Walking castle on cover; genre Fantasy, YA, fiction, romance, scifi, adventure; Char names Sophie, Howl, Calcifer, Michael; Setting Imaginary Kingdom; Series #1; Made into movie in Japan

Legend in Green Velvet 256 pp; by Elizabeth Peters; letters in title= 19; page #s= 13; first pub March 1, 1976; #Chap. 10; Dog statue on cover; genre mystery, romance, fiction, cozy, romantic suspense, gothic, adventure, humor; Char names James Erskine, Ellen Glasgow, Susan Jezovnik, Tammas; Setting Scotland

Just wanted to stop in to say hello.

Thanks Teri-k!

I finished

which doesn't fit any current goals, but was just a beautiful book. Highly recommend it.

Hi Shan!!!!

Hi all, just checking in and saying hello.

Can't believe I'm a hun. That is hilarious (google offensive sectarian insults). Probably a good thing I'm not easily offended.

Hello hello everyone!

Thanks a lot for the bunch of information you've given us on the books, Teri! :-)

Teeeeeaaaaaa *waves*
And Megan, and Katie! :-D So many familiar faces, this is awesome! Haha.

Hi everyone! Just drop by to say hi!!! This is going to be a hell of a round. Good luck!
I'm off to read for a while.

Currently reading:

The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks
Pages: 336
Published 9.14.12
Goal: 2011 Amazon best seller list


(no current goals)
The Death Cure by James Dashner
Audio: 1 male narrator - Mark Deakins; Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
# of characters in title = 12, # chapters = 73, # 3 in a series
Cover: color = blue, items = snow, mountains, building, pine trees
Setting: Denver
Pages: 325 (adds up to 10); used Hardcover as reference
Published 10.11.11
Genres: YA, Sci-fi/dystopian, fantasy, post-apocalyptic, mystery
Characters: Minho, Gally, Teresa, Newt, Rat Man, Sonya, Brenda, Thomas, Ava Paige, Fry Pan, Jorge, Vince, Aris
Ave Rating: 3.78

Hello all! This is going to be interesting with so many people :)

Hi Alison! Now we just need to merge with Silje for a Team Shrek reunion ;)

I hope this isn't going to get confusing with two Sarahs on the team. Still, I once worked in a room with only 10 people in it and there were three of us called Sarah. Somehow we managed! Lol.

Hi team!! I'm super excited to see how this round will work. But I'm sure we will do great!

I'm Varro's co-captain and I live in Norway, so I not usually online with everybody else but it seems to help to keep the spreadsheet and goals updates.

Karen and Tea, the new spreadsheet looks like it'll help a lot!! Sonia always has some cool ideas to make tracking things easier.

I'll post info about my currently books in a bit.

Hi Sarah. Great to be on same team again :-)

Finished (Barca)

The State We're In
Adele Parks
Read 30 Aug
Pages 320
Published 4 July 2013
Goal? Unknown (sorry, it is super difficult checking these things on my crappy tablet)

So im not really enjoying
And I'm giving it a break for today and I started

Which is actually very good. It works for the Graffiti in the title goal and it has an audio narration as a duet, but if someone else already has those covered, then it also contains poems which is a potential goal in future

Team Varro
Currently reading:


Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov
Pages: 510 (adds up to 6)
# of characters in title = 18, # chapters = 21, # 5 in a series
Cover: color = orange; items = moons, starships
Genres: Science Fiction; Fiction; Fantasy
Charac.: Golan Trevise; Janov Pelorat; Bliss; Mitza Lizalor
ISBN 10: 0586071105
Published 1986
Ave Rating: 3.99


The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan
Pages: 1007 (adds up to 8)
# of characters in title = 15, # chapters = 58, # 4 in a series
Cover: items = horse, wagons, fire, people, sword, bow and arrow
Genres: Science Fiction; Fiction; Fantasy; Epic; Adventure
Charac.: Rand al'Thor, Nynaeve al'Meara, Egwene al'Vere, Perrin Aybara, Matrim Cauthon, Moiraine Damodred, Min Farshaw, Elayne Trakand, Aviendha, Loial, Faile, Al'Lan Mandragoran, Lord Luc, Liandrin, and a many more side characters
Others: it has maps
Audio: 40 hrs and 31 mins; narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
ISBN 10: 0812513738
First Published: October 15, 1993
Ave Rating: 4.19

I'm going to disappear for a few hours to finish the first of two books I need to finish today (challenge deadlines.. you know the deal ;-)).

Dear Lupin has two narrators so would work for that goal - I'll be finishing it tomorrow, unless someone else finishes first.

Catherine wrote: "Finished (Barca)

The State We're In"

Would it be problem for you to put it on your gladiator shelf? Just so it's easier for us to check it :)

❶İձ�❶� wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Finished (Barca)

The State We're In"

Would it be problem for you to put it on your gladiator shelf? Just so it's easier for us to check it :)"

Not at all! To be honest, i thought i had already. Hate the tablet experience of GR.