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5.7 - Who’s Behind Those Foster Grants?Sunglasses became a popular fashion statement in the 1930s when Sam Foster began mass producing and selling his sunglasses on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ.
Read a book whose cover shows a pair of sunglasses or someone wearing sunglasses. Stylised versions of sunglasses are permitted, other eyewear items (i.e. ordinary, non-tinted spectacles) are not.
Examples:
Required: Post the cover.
5.6 - Superheroes on the RiseIn 1938 Action Comics debuts their first issue and Superman is born. Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and the planet Krypton are introduced. The following year, 1939, the series Detective Comics introduces Batman with his Batsuit and Batmobile. To celebrate these Superheroes read a book from the following list.
Superhero Fiction
Required: State the page where the book was found.
5.5 - Crime in History1934 Alcatraz prison officially opened in San Francisco.
The Dillinger Gang were an infamous gang of bank robbers in 1933 and 1834 .
Criminal couple Bonnie and Clyde were shot and killed by 6 lawmen on May 23, 1934.
Read a book with a main page genre Crime.
5.4 - Mythical MonstersIn 1933 the legend of the Loch Ness Monster was born. The first sighting was in April but it the story didn't take flight until after the second sighting. A local couple claimed to have seen "an enormous animal rolling and plunging on the surface." The mythical creature became a media phenomenon with London newspapers. Throughout history there have been many expeditions sent to locate and capture this creature. To this day the Loch Ness Monster remains legend.
Read a book with a mythical creature from the following list. The creature needs to be integral to the story and should be evident on the book's main page.
https://listmoz.com/view/2V80SmK0k7yB...
Required: State the creature
5.3 - 3D View MasterThe 3-D View Master was introduced at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City. It was originally intended for adults as an educational tool, but soon became popular as entertainment for children.
Read a book which has exactly 3 letter "D"'s in the title/subtitle. (the letters may be found in the title, subtitle or both as long as there are no more than 3 in total)
Examples: Lord Edgware Dies, David Copperfield
5.2 - Queens & KingsIn the UK, Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837. 1936 is often referred to as the year of the three kings (George V, Edward VIII, and George VI).
Read a book with the word KING or QUEEN standalone in the title or subtitle. Possessives (eg queen’s) & Plurals (e.g. Three Kings) are permitted. The word cannot be part of a larger word (e.g. seeking)
5.1 - Flying HighThe 1930s are often referred to as the golden age of aviation. Metal started to replace wood has the material of choice. Wiley Post was the first person to fly solo around the world; Amy Johnson became the first woman to fly London to Australian Amelia Earhart made made pioneering flights and her disappearance in 1937 made headlines around the world.
Read a book with an aeroplane on the cover.
An aeroplane/airplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of sustained flight flown by a pilot such as a glider, biplane, floatplane, or jet. It is NOT a kite, helicopter, hot air balloon, or paper airplane. Some portion of the wing must be visible.
Aircraft fly through air and spacecraft fly in space. In space, there is no air, so a spacecraft cannot be designed the same as an aircraft. There won't be drag or lift, so planes cannot fly. As such, spacecraft are excluded.
Required: Post the Cover
30.5 - JennRenee's Task: Spring CelebrationsWe have many celebrations in the spring, We are so busy with birthdays. So with this task I am taking just a few to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Pick two options and read a book from each.
Required: State the options.
Option A : March:
The most important date in March for my daughter, Ashlea's birthday. This year she will be 30. When I think of my daughter I think horror. Horror is her favorite genre in books and movies and pretty much anything that can be horrifying in life.
For this option, read a book with the genre Horror listed on the main page.
Option B: April:
The best days of April are my husband's and my birthdays. Our birthdays fall 11 days apart. Many times we just celebrate them together somewhere in the middle.
For this option, read a book with exactly two sets of consecutive double letters anywhere in the title/subtitle/authors names. The sets of letters do not need to be adjacent to each other.
Examples:
(2) double letter sets found in title/author name combo
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano LL, LL
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd EE, DD
(2) double letter sets found in authors name
Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits by Reese Witherspoon EE, OO
Option C: May
This year we are awaiting a second grandchild due May 6. A beautiful baby girl. My daughter doesn't only love horror, she also loves Alice in Wonderland. This will be the baby's theme for the nursery.
For this option, read a book from this list
Most Interesting World
Any book from a series found on this list may be used.
Ex. The Testaments page 51 or (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) on page 1
Required: State the page where the book is found or the page where a book in the series is found
30.4 - TessaVanessa’s Task: New York Times Best Seller ListThe first New York Times best seller list was originally published on October 12, 1931. It was made up of five fiction and four non-fiction books for New York City only. In November 1931, the list included eight separate cities and was later expanded to fourteen cities in the 1940s. Where the New York Times published lists for multiple cities, our site uses New York City only.
The first national list was published on September 9, 1945 in The New York Times Book Review and was compiled according to reports from leading booksellers in 22 cities. This methodology has remained essentially the same to this day, although the exact process is a trade secret. Since early lists were published on Mondays with Sunday publication beginning on November 28, 1943, you will see the dates switch from Saturdays to Sundays at that point in time.
This is a two book task.
You will be using this website to determine what books you read: http://www.hawes.com/pastlist.htm
Book 1: Go to the year** you were born and month you were born. You may use any of the 4 or 5 weeks in your month*.
Using the Fiction list, read a fiction book from one of the lists.
*You may request a random week from your birth year by asking in the help thread. Count the year's weeks to reach the generated random week number.
**If you prefer to keep your year date private, use April 1965.
Required: Post the year and date of the week you are using.
Book 2: Go to the year* you were born. Using the Non-fiction list, read a non-fiction book from any list that year.
*If you prefer to keep your year date private, use 1965.
Required: State the week you are using.
The Spring 2023 Group Reads Polls are open! The categories areFiction - Popular Book Group Picks
Fiction - Feminist Dystopia
Nonfiction - Animals
Voting will be open until the end of the Goodreads day on February 14.
Click on "comments and details" to get to the book links to learn more about the titles.
Navigate to the polls on the right of the group home page or click here
It’s time to start thinking about fun ideas for the Spring Challenge.The bonus theme is Decades: 30s
As in past challenges some tasks may revolve around the seasonal theme of spring. Others may reflect the bonus theme. Other tasks may have nothing to do with either of those themes, they’re just fun or unique ideas to stimulate your reading.
Feel free to post as many ideas as you can come up with. Don’t worry about repeating what someone else has might have already suggested. The more ideas, the better!
The moderators will draw from these ideas as well as their own to create the 5, 10 and 15 point tasks. This thread will be open for ideas until February 14. Spring tasks will begin to be posted on February 15. We look forward to seeing what you come up with!
30.3 - Cat's Task: Book of the MonthChoose an option.
Required: Indicate the option.
Option 1: TWO book task
Pick one of the months within this season (i.e. March, April, May) and read one book for each of the tasks below.
Book 1: All the letters of your chosen month can be found in the title of your book (ignore subtitles)
Book 2: the author of your book has first and last initials found in your chosen month. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Ex. picking the month MARCH
Book 1: The Adventures of Augie March ( "March" is in the title) or Remarkably Bright Creatures
Book 2: A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow (AH in March)
Option 2: ONE book task
Pick one of the months within this season (i.e. March, April, May) and read a book that meets BOTH of option 1's requirements AND is 500+ pages
Task 1: All the letters of your chosen month can be found in the title of your book (ignore subtitles)
Task 2: the author of your book has first and last initials found in your chosen month. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Ex. picking the month APRIL
The Pearl Sister by Lucinda Riley, 688 pages
30.2 - Katrisa's Task: An Homage to MY 30sMy 30s brought me some wonderful gifts. So this task is for me to raise a glass to my 4th decade!
This is a two book task. Choose two different options.
Required: State your options when you report
Option 1 - My Profession: I went back to school in my 30s to get my teaching degree and have been a kindergarten teacher ever since.
A - Read a book where the main character is a teacher. The teacher must work in a school or academic setting: primary grades - university.
Required: Provide a reference if the profession is not evident from the GR page.
or
B - Read a book shelved as College Setting from the first 25 pages of this list College Setting
Required: State the page.
Option 2 - My Love: In my 30s I left behind tumultuous relationships of my teens and 20s and ended up with my best friend’s brother and we just celebrated our 15th anniversary. Our initials are both letters in the alphabet next to each other but in reverse order (like BA or ON). Read a book where the author’s initials occur in reverse consecutive alphabetical order. If there is a middle initial you may use it or not as it suits.
ex. Stella Rimington, Morgan Llywelyn
Option 3 - My Dog: I was always a cat person but the hubs convinced me to get a dog - and now I am a convert. My little shih-poo is the hugest pain in the a$$ but I could not love him more and now my dog-love has spread to all dogkind. His name is Yub Yub.
Read a book with a repeated word of at least three letters in the TITLE (AND and THE excluded). The repeated words need not be next to each other. Subtitles are excluded.
ex. Gone, Baby, Gone, Absalom, Absalom!, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
30.1 - Teri K's Task: Movie Musicals!I love watching old movie musicals, and rainy spring days are the perfect time to brighten up your life with some fun singing and dancing. These tasks celebrate a few of my favorites.
Choose two different tasks, or use Option 4.
The minimum number of pages to read is 760.
Required: State the options.
Option 1. Music Man: Seventy Six Trombones
This rousing song may leave you whistling or humming for days.
Read a book with both 7 and 6 in the original publication year.
Option 2. My Fair Lady
This story is based on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, which is itself based on a Greek myth.
Read a book with the MPG Classics.
Option 3. Singing in the Rain
Read a book with all the letters RAIN in the author's name.
Option 4. Binge Watching
Read ONE book which is at least 760 pages that satisfies two of the previous options.
REQUIRED: You must state which two options the book meets.
For example, David Copperfield by Charles Dickens will work for Options 2 & 3, 882 pages
This is the thread for the logo design contest. Each season, group members will have the opportunity to design a new logo that will represent the group during the duration of the following challenge. You may submit a masthead banner design to accompany your logo.Pictures and anything used to create the logo should be original material (i.e. no copyrighted images).
Images must be between 1KB and 6MB and of type: jpg/jpeg/gif/png/tiff/tif
Logos are best in square or slightly rectangular (either vertical or horizontal) shapes. Some images may be cropped by GR.
A working size would be approximately 340px X 340px.
Mastheads are 3:1 or 970px wide by 245px high
On the group's homepage the logo overlaps the masthead at the lower left.
You can post a picture directly in this thread, provide a link to the image or send Dlmrose a message for help. The logo should reflect in some way the season, bonus theme or purpose of the group.
The Spring 2023 bonus theme is: Decades: 30s
This thread is open for submissions and it will close at Midnight EST on November February 15, 2023 - voting will start the next day and run until the end of the GR day on February 28. The winning submission will replace the current logo on March 1st. Good Luck To Everyone!
This is the thread where you can submit reviews for the Best Review contest. The thread is open for submissions and will close at Midnight EST on February 15, 2023. Voting will start the next day and run until the end of the GR day on February 28. The person whose review gets the most votes will have the opportunity to design a 20 point task for the Spring Challenge.To be eligible for this task opportunity you must have achieved at least 100 points on the Winter 2022 Challenge Readerboard by midnight Eastern Time on February 14, 2022. Only one task per person per challenge.
Just a reminder that each person can only submit one review - but you can make edits to your review up until the end. The review does not have to be any particular length and doesn't have to be a positive one (i.e. you can choose to review a book you didn't like).
Please include your Readerboard Name.
PLEASE DO NOT comment on people's reviews in this thread - this is for submissions only - you will be able to comment when voting begins.
SPOILER ALERT!- These reviews may include spoilers
This thread is now open!
50 Point Task50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: Out With the Old, In With the New
Help Thread
2022 is coming to a close and it's time to usher in 2023. A new year offers the possibility of a clean slate. It's the opportunity to discard old things and shed old ways, and create new habits and set new goals. While the rest of the world focuses on exercise, losing weight and healthy eating at the start of the new year, let us in the SRC focus in on our reading habits and bookshelf.
Read three books, one from each of the following options. The three books must total at least 750 pages.
No books with children, kids or related genres on the main book page may be used.
Book 1: Old Ways vs. New Habits
Read a book with either the word "old" or "new" found intact in a word in the title or subtitle.
Book 2: Old Year vs. New Year
Read a book first published in either 2022 or 2023.
Book 3: Clean Slate: You Are the Author of Your Own Story
A. Read a book with a title and/or subtitle that contains all the letters in "clean slate." Letters may only be used as often as they appear in the title/subtitle - i.e. the letters l, e, a must appear at least twice in the title/subtitle.
OR
B. Read a book whose author's first and last initials are found in "clean slate." Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase. Multiple authors are acceptable if all their initials meet the requirements.
50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: Out With the Old, In With the New2022 is coming to a close and it's time to usher in 2023. A new year offers the possibility of a clean slate. It's the opportunity to discard old things and shed old ways, and create new habits and set new goals. While the rest of the world focuses on exercise, losing weight and healthy eating at the start of the new year, let us in the SRC focus in on our reading habits and bookshelf.
Read three books, one from each of the following options. The three books must total at least 750 pages.
No books with children, kids or related genres on the main book page may be used.
Book 1: Old Ways vs. New Habits
Read a book with either the word "old" or "new" found intact in a word in the title or subtitle.
Book 2: Old Year vs. New Year
Read a book first published in either 2022 or 2023.
Book 3: Clean Slate: You Are the Author of Your Own Story
A. Read a book with a title and/or subtitle that contains all the letters in "clean slate." Letters may only be used as often as they appear in the title/subtitle - i.e. the letters l, e, a must appear at least twice in the title/subtitle.
OR
B. Read a book whose author's first and last initials are found in "clean slate." Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase. Multiple authors are acceptable if all their initials meet the requirements.
Sarah wrote: "Shiraloo's Task: The Ultimate Set of ThreeMy beloved mother passed away this summer on her 75th birthday due to metastatic breast cancer. As we went through her things, we were reminded that she ..."
***Moderator's note: There are no "bonus points" to be awarded.
