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Pass The Parcel Round 22 - TEAM 5 WINS!
Q&AAbout the Challenge
Q: I see in the directions that a theme will be called each Friday. Under what circumstances would I need to read more than one book per week? Just if I fall behind?
A: Yes. You will only be reading more than one book in a week if you are behind in your reading. However if you can use your 'pass' (option 3) during the challenge you could read only 9 books in 11 weeks. This will be entirely dependent on how your team works those 5 available passes in each 5 week block - remembering that there likely 6 team members in your team.
Falling behind by more than two books: you can't fall behind by more than two books. If you have two books outstanding at the theme announcement, you will need to have read at least one book in the new theme's week. If another theme is announced and you have three books unread, then I will have to remove you.
PLEASE NOTE - I will not remove, nor accept retirement from, any players in the last two weeks of the challenge. This will mean that the team cannot win if their players are MIA in the last two weeks.
Q: For a theme call, can I use a book I'm already reading ?
A: No. Books must be started after the theme call. This is the same for all RRRC challenges. (You can start a book after a theme call but before you have posted your selection post.)
Q: Do we have to report anywhere when the team is done with a week's theme?
A: Each group will have their own thread, and members will post their progress there. Team Captains will summarise team progress at the front of their team thread. I will maintain an overall progress chart for all the teams - and will post progress sporadically (hopefully weekly depending on my time commitments), but definitely in the last week ;)
Q: Completion post. Rather than including my review in the completion post, can I insert a link to my review?
A: No. Please include your actual review in the completion post.
Q: Option 2. Select a book from the 'READ' list of a team-mate that they read in the last 6 months AND that the team-mate rated at least 3 stars. Can we have a firm date set for the full challenge, eg 1 August, to allow for planning?
A: No. The six months will recalibrate each week - you can't plan until you have your team and it is only up to 6 members whose shelves you can pick from. I'll provide the six month date limit each week to avoid confusion.
Q: Does the 'series' rule only apply to Option 2?
A: Yes
Q: Under Option 2, can I use the same book from my team-mates shelf in multiple weeks under the 'series' rule? eg. continuing a series but using the same qualifying book.
A: Yes. But this can only continue whilst the book on your teamie's shelf continues to meet the 6 month key date timeframe.
Q: Under Option 2, can you use the book even if they didn't put a date read?
A: No.
It has to have a read date to show that it was read in the last six months. Otherwise it wouldn't qualify for Option 2. You can ask your teammate to add a date if you know they have read it though.
Q: Regarding the option to 'pass'. Do we have to decide that week who's passing or could we choose later on? Let's say that during week 1, everybody decides to read their book but once week 2 starts, one player realizes she cannot read week 1's book for whatever reason. Assuming that nobody else from the team passed, could she then decide to pass on last week's book?
A: No. The book selection or pass needs to be specified in the theme announcement week.
Members can only change their book selection in that theme's week. Once the next theme is announced, books are set in stone and cannot be changed.
Q: If a team member uses a pass (option 3) in week 5, when can they use the pass option again?
A: Each team member can only select option #3 once each 5 (five) weeks. AND each team may only have ONE person 'passing' for the round each week.
However - if a teamie used one in week 5 (covering weeks 1-5), they can use one more between weeks 6 and 10.
No-one can use the pass in week 11.
Q: Must people follow the format you provided exactly? Or does the captain just need to make sure they include pertinent info? Week, book, # of pages, option and in the case they pick a shelf/listopia, a link to that?
A: I absolutely need the information requested here. I don't mind what the format is, although I would prefer it set out in the order of the list.
A booklink or bookcover MUST be used. You cannot just type out the book title. And where the book is from a list or bookshelf, you must note which list/shelf. I have removed the need to insert a link.
The reasons:
* If you don't have the link to the book, the Captain and I will have trouble checking that the book qualifies. There are a lot of books out there with the same title. You don't want to be told AFTER you have read the book that it doesn't work.
* I need the week that the book relates to since some books may be read out of order.
* The page numbers makes it so much easier for everyone to know that the books complies with the rules.
* The same for the bookshelf name/tag or the qualifying note referencing the GR summary (ie how it qualifies for the theme).
It is important that the members do their bit to help out the Captain and the organizers to show compliance without us having to go digging.
Q: When you say "the Captain will also double-check that your book selection complies with the rules": Does this mean that if team-members say 'book is in this shelf' the captain must verify that the book is actually on the shelf? And that if they say the theme is in the GR summary, we also have to verify that?
A: I don't want the Captain to be a policeman but we do need someone in each team following how the rest of the team is progressing. If the info provided by the member looks reasonable to the Captain, fine - there is no need to investigate each shelf/tag or how the book otherwise qualifies.
But if we are reading a theme and the book selected looks dubious for that theme or how it qualifies, I would like the Captain to check it out further.
Q: If I want to change my book within the week of the theme call, can I also change my option - eg from Option 1 to Option 2 or 3
A: Yes.
Q: If I read two books during the challenge that qualify for an announced theme, does our team earn more points?
A: No. We don't actually accumulate points in this challenge. You and your team-mates either complete all your reading and are ready to 'read-off' in the last week (week 11), or you aren't...
About the Book
Q: What is the precis?
A: The precis is the blurb on the back of the book cover; the summary; the synopsis. Any of the details that are posted on the GR book description page will qualify.
Q: My book doesn't have a page count on ŷ but I have the word count. Can I use the word count and what is the minimum acceptable?
A: Yes - a 35,000 minimum word count will be accepted as a substitute for the 100 page minimum. Because the word count to page conversion varies greatly, I have gone at the high end for this conversion.
If there is a page count on GR, this must be used. This is only available where the page count does not appear on GR.
Q: My book doesn't have a page count on ŷ but Amazon does have a page count. Can I use Amazon's page count?
A: Yes. Please provide a link to the Amazon book page.
If there is a page count on GR, this must be used. This is only available where the page count does not appear on GR.
Q: If a team member is reading a book in another language, should they post the book link in the selection & completion posts to the non-English version or to the English version?
A: Please link all books to the English version of that book. The book MUST have an English version to qualify for use during this challenge. (Apologies to everyone that is affected by this rule, but I need to know that the book qualifies for the theme etc.)
Q: Are re-reads allowed?
A: Yes. But each book can only be read once during the round/challenge.
If the theme specifically excludes a re-read, eg First in a new (to you) series, then obviously you must select a book you haven't read before.
Q: Does the book have to be a romance?
A: No, but it does have to be a novel. Textbooks will not count. Biographies and autobiographies are OK.
Q: Do the books we use have to be on a particular bookshelf?
A: In some cases yes. Books must be selected from the lists provided if I don't have "(stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf)". Where I have noted "(stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf)", if a book is chosen from one of the optional lists, it is automatically approved.
Q: If I pick a book off a team mate's shelf it has to be a book that fits the theme? Or can it be any book at all, as long as it got 3 stars and was read in last 6 months?
If you use Option 2, you do not need to fit it to the week's theme. As you said, it can be any book so long as it was rated at least 3 stars by your teamie and was read no more than 6 months prior.
AND if the book is in a series but does not match where you are up to, you may read another book from that same series.
Q: Can I use the same option 2 book from my team-mates shelf more than once during the challenge by invoking the series rule?
Yes. So long as the book remains 'read' within the last 6 months with reference back to the week's key date, you can use the same book from your team-mates shelf. You just can't read reread a book previously used with this round.
Q: Option 2 - If the book I want to read isn't on my team-mate's shelf but they have read it during this challenge, can I just link to their completion post in our team thread?
A: No. The book MUST appear on their 'read' list.
Q: Can I DNF a book?
To DNF a book you must have:
* read at least 50% of the book
* the minimum page requirement of 100 pages must have been read in addition to having completed 50% (that is, if the book is only 105pp in total, you will need to have read through to and including page 100. If the book is 400pp, you need to read 200pp before you DNF the book.)
* note in your review that it was a DNF and explain why
* rate accordingly (no higher than 2 stars) and shelve the book as DNF
* in the 'completion post', you will need to note the pages read out of the total pages.
If it is a current week book, you can of course change the book. Once we have rolled into the next call, your book selection is set and cannot be altered.
Q: Do graphic novels and comics count?
A: Graphic novels count if they meet the 100 page rule. Comic will not be accepted.
Does the book need to be tagged 'main page genre' (MPG) romance?
A: No - it just needs to be fiction or a biography. Romance is preferred but not required. Text books are not accepted.
Q: The book I chose is released next month. Can I use this for the current call?
A: Only if you already have the ARC for the book and won't hold up your team. If it hasn't yet been published and you don't have the ARC, you can't use the book. Publication dates are often deferred which means you may not be able to read it for this challenge.
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Work around for GR's lost shelf extensions:
To see the tags on books that don't have the direct link, go to the editions page, in the URL replace 'editions' with 'shelves' and it will take you to the top shelves pages.
About the ThemesQ: If I don't find a book I like in the lists of theme books, can I choose any book that fits the theme?
No. You MUST select a book from a list where lists have been provided and where they do not have '(stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf) optional lists:' That is, if the only option for the theme are lists, then you MUST choose a book from those lists.
Other lists have 'optional' in front of them simply to help people. I won't question books that come from those lists. But you can also choose books that fit the theme via the blurb/precis, through bookshelves or other lists not provided. You just need to state how it fits and where the information came from.
REMEMBER: you may also select to use option 2 or 3 that week unless it is the last week, in which case only option 2 is a viable alternative.
Q: If a book is on a specified theme list but does not (in my opinion) meet the theme, can I still read it?
A: Yes. If the book is on the mandatory (or optional) lists/shelves in the theme post it qualifies whether it meets the theme or not.
Q: If a team member is going to be away during the week of a theme, can they leave a list of pre-selected books (for all remaining themes) with the Team Captain to post that week?
A: Yes. If the team member has already highlighted that they will be away for a particular week, or has an operation etc, I am happy for the Team Captain to post that participant's book selection post. They must have pre-selected a book for that theme though.
The alternative is for the absent member to pre-select a book that complies with option 2, taking into account the 6 month date that will apply during that week.
Q: Will any of the themes be repeated?
A: No, not within the round.
Q: Do we have to support that the book shows up in a particular shelf (eg showing you a link of how many people shelved a particular book as 'stalking') or just saying 'there's a stalker shelf' would suffice?
A: You must state the full name of the shelf/list/tag or provide a link to that shelf/list within your selection book post.
Tip from Calila: After you've decided on your book, If you go the book page, scroll and click on "Lists with this book" and then click on the appropriate list and copy the url, you'll link directly to the book's ranking on the list rather than just copy/paste the list in general.
This is not a requirement - just an easy way to link to your book in a list.
Q: What happens if a book is mis-shelved?
A: If books have been incorrectly shelved, and the shelf fits the theme, they still count. (I would appreciate them being removed if it is an RRRC shelf AFTER the round is finished.)
Where a theme has optional lists - the theme must be apparent in the title, the goodreads summary page or must be shelved by a GR member using words that show eligibility.
Q: Does the book HAVE to be on a bookshelf?
A: Where a shelf has been listed for a 'list-mandatory' theme, YES.
Q: Are listopia lists sufficient for proof of eligibility for the non-mandatory list themes?
A: Listopia will work for eligibility where it's name is apparent and correlated to the theme.
Q: Where a theme is based on a bookcover, can we use alternate edition covers of the same book?
A: Yes
Q: Book length - Some books straddle the page minimums depending on format (eg all books must be at least 100 pages). Can I choose, for example, to use the paperback page count per goodreads even though the hardback page count for the same book does not qualify?
A: Yes. If there is a goodreads edition that cites 100 pages or more (any edition), that book is fine to use.
Q: When the themes are announced is there going to be listopia or Readers shelves suggested to help us pick?
A: Not necessarily - where the task requires that a book is selected from a list, they are included. There may be other tasks that have optional lists noted.
Q: Does the 100 minimum page count still apply where books are included on a list/shelf that are under 100 pages.
A: Yes - the 100 page minimum still applies.
When a team member departs the challenge and the team
If a team mate leaves the challenge, the player may be replaced by a mod if the game is near the beginning of the challenge. If the player is not replaced the team simply continues on with the challenge with the lower number of players.
If a player is replaced, the new player will start on the next announced theme. They do not need to make up for any weeks not completed by the departing player.
Q: If a player has dropped out of the challenge, is their bookshelf available or not for Option 2?
A: No. Once they are out, you can't use their shelf.
How to insert a link into a post
To insert a simple link to a shelf there are a couple of options:
* Copy the https address in the address bar of the page where the book is found - highlight the web-address, copy the address, and paste into your post
or
* Find a link to the shelf that you want (eg on my lists of shelves to use for the themes), right click with your mouse, select 'Copy Link Location' and then paste into your post
If you want to make it pretty and have a specific name:
* Type <*a href="insert the link that you copied as per above">name the location<*/a> but without the asterisks.
How to add in book links
* Click on 'add book/author' on the top right of your message box
* Type on the name of the tilte (if its popular I often add in the first or last name of the author as well)
* Select the correct book from the list and click 'add'
* At the bottom of the pop-up box you may choose whether to add a simple link or use the book cover.
To find the correct version of the book to add:
*** To get the correct version of that book if it isn't the first one:
- click on the 'other editions' (hyperlink under the 'add' button)
- select the correct book
The way I know which version to select from the list is when I look at the book on bookshelf and hover over the cover or the link, down the bottom of the page it shows the hyperlink that GR uses. Remember the last 4 digits on the longer number, then hover over the books in the 'add' list, look for that sequence.
You can also open each book in a new tab if you click on the book in the insertion pop-up window.
I do all this on the desktop version, not in the app.
If you are using the App
To get your posts right for links etc, you need to open your browser window (Safari or Edge etc) on your phone/tablet, go to the GR website and use the desktop version.
Theme tracking✈️🚊 Travel 🚗 🛳�
For all the location/setting tasks, the book does not have to be solely set in that location; it simply needs at least one scene set there. The usual precise, main page, tag or list will need to be provided to show how the book qualifies.
COUNTRIES:
Read a book set in mainland Europe
Read a book set in the British Isles
Read a book set in a country in North America or South America
4. Africa & Asia
Read a book set in Africa, the Middle East or Asia
5. The Pacific
Read a book set in Australia, New Zealand or one of the other countries in the Pacific region.
LOCATIONS:
6. Wilderness
Read a book with a wilderness setting
7. Beach
Read a book with a beach setting
Read a book set in the country e.g. farm, ranch
Read a book set in a small town
10. Skiing / Winter sports
Read a book set in a winter resort or with winter sports as a feature (eg ice skating, skiing)
WHAT TO TAKE:
Read a book with clothes on the cover
Read a book with one of these items on the cover
Read a book with a vehicle on the cover
OTHER:
Read a book set in one of the following cities - London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, Sydney, Auckland, Singapore, Hong Kong
Read a book with the letters B, U and S in the title, series name and/or author
Read a book with 8 and 0 in the publication date of the book's first Kindle edition
17. Rain, Hail or Shine
Read a book clearly showing 'weather' on the cover eg sun, snow, clouds.
Work around for GR's lost shelf extensions:
To see the tags on books that don't have the direct link, go to the editions page, in the URL replace 'editions' with 'shelves' and it will take you to the top shelves pages.
I can't seem to find the Minimum Page count....?
MN Lisa wrote: "I can't seem to find the Minimum Page count....?"100 pages.
Its in a few spots but it tends to get buried in all the information. I'll highlight it in the sign up thread :)
I've just cleared the following list/shelf for the Wilderness task in case anyone else is interested :)Nature Lovers Romances
Wilderness Romance
Jane (PS) wrote: "MN Lisa wrote: "I can't seem to find the Minimum Page count....?"100 pages.
Its in a few spots but it tends to get buried in all the information. I'll highlight it in the sign up thread :)"
Thanks. In my defense I'm going off of about 10 hours sleep since Friday. I'm a bit tired. :)
Jane. Will you accept hockey as a winter sport? Thanks!
Geri wrote: "Jane. Will you accept hockey as a winter sport? Thanks!"If its ice hockey, yes :)
A lot of books annoyingly don’t say ice hockey just hockey even though they are. How do we get around this? I wanna use this The PlayAnd would you accept this for phone on cover /book/show/5...
I know it’s a part of a phone but just thought I’d ask
Thanks
Kat wrote: "A lot of books annoyingly don’t say ice hockey just hockey even though they are. How do we get around this? I wanna use this The PlayAnd would you accept this for phone on cover h..."
Hi Kat - yes to the phone on the cover.
Regarding 'hockey' - simply find a tag where it has been shelved 'ice hockey' and it will work.
At the top of this round's categories post:
For all the location/setting tasks, the book does not have to be solely set in that location; it simply needs at least one scene set there. The usual precise, main page, tag or list will need to be provided to show how the book qualifies.
Kat - your book is tagged 'ice hockey' twice. It could have also be tagged 'winter sports' etc
Jane (PS) wrote: "Kat wrote: "A lot of books annoyingly don’t say ice hockey just hockey even though they are. How do we get around this? I wanna use this The PlayAnd would you accept this for phon..."
Thank you
Hi Jane - Team 5 would like to be Bookin' through the Pages/b> please.
Team 10 would like to have the name Double Booked
Hi Jane, for #15. BUS (Read a book with the letters B, U and S in the title, series name and/or author)Am I reading it correctly that the title, series name, and author can all be used for the letters? Not just one or the other?
Ex: Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts qualifies?
Breann wrote: "Hi Jane, for #15. BUS (Read a book with the letters B, U and S in the title, series name and/or author)Am I reading it correctly that the title, series name, and author can all be used for the le..."
Yes - that is correct. Any combination will work.
Would u count this as showing weather on the cover 
Hi! Super excited for this! By clothes on the cover, does it count if its a person wearing clothes?
olivia *ੈ✩‧₊˚ wrote: "Hi! Super excited for this! By clothes on the cover, does it count if its a person wearing clothes?"Yes :)
Kat wrote: "Would u count this as showing weather on the cover "Yes - both work.
Jane (PS) wrote: "Kat wrote: "Would u count this as showing weather on the cover "Yes - both work."
Thanks
We are still waiting on 
Hi Jane, team 1 will be called "Around a Book in 80 days"
Hi Jane...team 9 would like to be called The ŷ Romance Package Tour...thanks!
We are one player short for a team that reads MF but we'll kick off now :). Hopefully their missing player will show up!
Week 1Option 1
14. Tourist destination
Read a book set in one of the following cities - London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, Sydney, Auckland, Singapore, Hong Kong.
For all the location/setting tasks, the book does not have to be solely set in that location; it simply needs at least one scene set there. The usual precise, main page, tag or list will need to be provided to show how the book qualifies.
If you aren't sure how to insert links in your posts, please read these instructions in the Q&A thread:
/topic/show/...
Option 2
Key date: 29 September 2023
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars
Option 3
Pass
A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options.
C wrote: "Books have to be MPG Romance right?"No - just fiction (or autobiographies). We take it easy in the challenge :)
**romance preferred but not required**
Jane (PS) wrote: "C wrote: "Books have to be MPG Romance right?"No - just fiction (or autobiographies). We take it easy in the challenge :)
**romance preferred but not required**"
Okay, thank you so much Jane!
Jane (PS) wrote: "C wrote: "Books have to be MPG Romance right?"No - just fiction (or autobiographies). We take it easy in the challenge :)
**romance preferred but not required**"
Would memoirs count?
Kat wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "C wrote: "Books have to be MPG Romance right?"No - just fiction (or autobiographies). We take it easy in the challenge :)
**romance preferred but not required**"
Would memoirs..."
Yes - they are ok. No text books etc.
Jane (PS) wrote: "Kat wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "C wrote: "Books have to be MPG Romance right?"No - just fiction (or autobiographies). We take it easy in the challenge :)
**romance preferred but not required**"
Thanks was mainly thinking this one for rural? Diary of a Rural GP: Hilarious True Stories from a Country Practice
W..."
Week 2Option 1
11. Mainland Europe
Read a book set in mainland Europe (aka Continental Europe)
Mainland Europe does not include the UK or Ireland. Please ask if you aren't sure.
For all the location/setting tasks, the book does not have to be solely set in that location; it simply needs at least one scene set there. The usual precise, main page, tag or list will need to be provided to show how the book qualifies.
If you aren't sure how to insert links in your posts, please read these instructions in the Q&A thread:
/topic/show/...
Option 2
Key date: 6 October 2023
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars
Option 3
Pass
A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options.
The main issue I am picking up in the threads for players' post is that they aren't explaining exactly how a book qualifies. It needs to show anyone who doesn't have the book in their hands/reader, where on GR you can see the book's location (for the calls of last week and this week).I think in most cases it is just forgetting what's needed as we get back into the swing of the challenge :)
Mainland Europe does not include the UK or Ireland.So countries like France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Russia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, The Netherlands, Italy, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Greece etc. (Just pulling these from the top of my head - the list is much longer.). Technically the Greek islands aren't in it, but for our purposes we'll leave them there.
On Wikipedia it has Great Britain and Ireland as part of Mainland Europe. This is one of the sentences "In both Great Britain and Ireland, the Continent is widely and generally used to refer to the mainland of Europe." Are we able to use this? Or are we still excluding?
From wikipedia for 'Mainland/Continental Europe':The most common definition of mainland Europe excludes these continental islands: the Greek islands, Cyprus, Malta, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, the Balearic Islands, Great Britain and Ireland and surrounding islands, Novaya Zemlya and the Nordic archipelago, as well as nearby oceanic islands, including the Canary Islands, Madeira, the Azores, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Svalbard.[9]
So no - UK/Ireland will not count.
Jamie wrote: "On Wikipedia it has Great Britain and Ireland as part of Mainland Europe. This is one of the sentences "In both Great Britain and Ireland, the Continent is widely and generally used to refer to the..."That extract was : In both Great Britain and Ireland, the Continent is widely and generally used to refer to the mainland of Europe. Meaning that is what the UK call the continent. Not that the UK nor Ireland are included.
Jill wrote: "How about Scotland?"No - its part of the UK.
If you look at a map of Europe, the book needs to be set in the countries that appear on the large landmass. Not the islands that have broken away. (Very roughly explained ;)
Odin's Shadow starts in Ireland with MC being kidnapped by a Viking in the first chapter - flipped through and they leave for Norway in Chapter three and the rest of the story continues in Norway. In the description it says:…With the knowledge that her father is about to announce her betrothal to a man she doesn’t love, Selia marries Alrik and within a day is on the longship bound for Norway and a new life�
Is this mainland enough?
Jane (PS) wrote: "Jill wrote: "How about Scotland?"No - its part of the UK.
If you look at a map of Europe, the book needs to be set in the countries that appear on the large landmass. Not the islands that have b..."
I did a quick google and realized that and deleted. But thanks for answering anyway.
Sally906 wrote: "Odin's Shadow With the knowledge that her father is about to announce her betrothal to a man she doesn’t love, Selia marries Alrik and within a day is on the longship bound for Norway and a new life�Is this mainland enough?..."
Yes :)
I only need one scene set in Mainland EU - and this precis clearly indicates that she will be in Norway.
Is non fiction allowed? Such as this Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?: True Stories and Confessions
Does anyone know if there’s a way to search KU based on setting?
C wrote: "Does anyone know if there’s a way to search KU based on setting?"Only from lists on good reads
Kat wrote: "C wrote: "Does anyone know if there’s a way to search KU based on setting?"Only from lists on good reads"
Well I know I have to prove the setting from ŷ but I’m trying to find a book and then will check it against ŷ before selecting. I wanted to use my KU for this one but just wanted to see if anyone knew of a way to search in KU besides by Genre.
I would like to know that if anyone else knows. KU definitely needs better search options
Shan ~A~ wrote: "I would like to know that if anyone else knows. KU definitely needs better search options"It really does 😭
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I will also announce the themes each Friday in this thread and keep track of those categories announced in this message.
The themes will be announced between 4-6pm US EST.
Called themes
Week 1
Option 1
14. Tourist destination Read a book set in one of the following cities - London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, Sydney, Auckland, Singapore, Hong Kong.
Option 2 Key date: 29 September 2023
Week 2
Option 1
11. Mainland Europe
Read a book set in mainland Europe (aka Continental Europe)
Mainland Europe does not include the UK or Ireland. Please ask if you aren't sure.
Option 2 Key date: 6 October 2023
Week 3
Option 1
16. Around the World in 80 Days
Read a book with 8 and 0 in the publication date of the book's first Kindle edition
Option 2 Key date: 13 October 2023
Week 4
Option 1
15. BUS
Read a book with the letters B, U and S in the name of the title, series and/or author.
Option 2 Key date: 20 October 2023
Week 5
Option 1
3. The Americas
Read a book set in a country in North America or South America
Option 2 Key date: 27 October 2023
Week 6
Option 1
8. Country
Read a book set in the country e.g. farm, ranch
Option 2 Key date: 3 November 2023
Week 7
Option 1
2. UK & Ireland
Read a book set in the British Isles
Option 2 Key date: 10 November 2023
Week 8
Option 1
13. Vehicles ~ plane / boat / motorcycle / train / car / truck / bus
Read a book with a vehicle on the bookcover (any edition).
Option 2 Key date: 17 November 2023
Week 9
Option 1
9. Small town
Read a book set in a small town
Option 2 Key date: 24 November 2023
Week 10
Option 1
12. Glasses / gloves / hat / bag / phone / watch
Read a book with one of these items on the cover.
Option 2 Key date: 1 December 2023
Week 11 - Final week
Option 1
11. Clothes
Read a book with clothes on the cover.
Option 2 Key date: 8 December 2023
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