Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Rawk: House Games

Rawk-A-Tiers House Games hosted by Rawk-A-Tiers on Goodreads.

I think there is going to be several of these challenges or at least two so I will add them all to this post. There are Yin and Yang House. I usually wil do RR - level but because of summer holiday I did the Yin July challenge at PR level.

YIN HOUSE JULY CHALLENGE
"Yin." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 10 May 2015. .

YIN- in Chinese philosophy : one of the two forces that together form everything that exists : the female principle of the universe that is considered dark and passive and is associated with earth

SPELL OUT (3 books)
☯ Spell out the word YIN using titles or authors
Y: The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey
I: Into the Deep End by Leesa Freeman
N: Born in Ice by Nora Roberts

HOUSE TASKS (3 books)
☯ Read a book by a female author
Fire And Ice by Dana Stabenow 
☯ Read a book with a dark cover
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
☯ Read a book where most of it takes place outdoors, such as camping, in a forest, on a mountain etc.
Scent of Magic by Maria V. Snyder

TROUPE TASKS (3 books)
☯ Read a book using the first initials of the troupe leaders who are not your own
Fire Troupe: D: Down and Out in Beverly Heels by Kathryn Leigh Scott
Air Troupe: S: The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Earth Troupe: T: Treasure on Moon Lake by Amy Gamet
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Rules
CR level- complete any 1 section
RR level- complete any 2 sections
PR level- complete all 3 sections

Points
Completing your level = 9 points
Participation:
CR = # of tasks x 3
RR = # of tasks x 1.5
PR = # of tasks x 1 


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September 1 - 30

YANG
- in Chinese philosophy : one of the two forces that together form everything that exists : the masculine principle of the universe that is considered the active, light, and positive force and is associated with heaven, heat, and light. 

SPELL OUT (1)
☯ Spell out the word YANG using titles or authors
*you may use each book twice for this section*
Y: The Diving Pool: Three Novellas by Yoko Ogawa
A: Fire at Twilight by Lila Ashe
N: Born in Shame by Nora Roberts
G: The Wild by Christopher Golden

HOUSE TASKS (3)
☯ Read a book by a male author
Fire Country by David Estes
☯ Read a book with a pale colored cover
A Cottage by the Sea by Carole Matthews 
☯ Read a book where most of it takes place in space or has stars or the sun on the cover
Touch of the Goddess by Maria Hammarblad

TROUPE TASKS (4)
☯ Read a book that shows a fire or flame on the cover
☯ Read a book that has wind, air, or sky in the title
☯ Read a book that shows an earthy landscape on the cover
☯ Read a book that shows a body of water on the cover
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This is a one month challenge.

Rules
CR level- complete any 1 section
RR level- complete any 2 sections
PR level- complete all 3 sections

Points
Completing your level = 9 points


Participation:
CR = # of books x 3
RR = # of books x 1.5
PR = # of books x 1  


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Yang House Challenge Trick or Treat
October 1 - 31

Spell Out
Your choice: Trick or Treat
You may use Title, Series Name, author first or last name
T204 Rosewood Lane by Debbie Macomber
R: Don't Waste a Minute - A Story of Africa by Marilyn Randall
I: I'll Be Watching You by Charles de Lint 
C: Carved in Stone by Donna McDonald  
K: Prophecy of the Female Warrior by K.A. Young

Cover Search (find 3 items)
Orange or black cover
Candy on the cover
Spooky tree on cover
Ghost on cover
Title written in Orange
Title starts with H

Themes (find 4 items) (done)
Read a book that features kids
The Menagerie by Tui T. Sutherland and Kari Sutherland (main characters are in 7th grade)
Read a book in which the characters use a Pumpkin in some way
Poisoned by Elaine Macko
Loc: 2792 ➜ We stood in my kitchen carving the pumpkins I had bought for the front porch, 
Read a book in which a character dresses in costume
Read a book in which a family (your definition of a family) celebrates a holiday
What Once Was Perfect by Zoe York (celebrates Christmas)
Read book with a main page Paranormal genre
Read book with a main page Horror genre
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

Bonus if there is trick or treating in a book (1 point, max 1 time)  
Poisoned by Elaine Macko
Loc: 3276 ➜ Both kids started off trick-or-treating each year by going to their grandparent's for picture taking and an assortment of goodies. 

Standard Rawk-A-Tiers book guidelines apply

Rules
CR level- complete any 1 section
RR level- complete any 2 sections
PR level- complete all 3 sections

Points
Completing your level = 9 points

Participation:
CR = # of books x 3 (spell out books worth .50 each)
RR = # of books x 1.5 (spell out books worth .50 each)
PR = # of books x 1 (spell out books worth .50 each)


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