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20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lucy- Bookworm's Task: FOXLEASEIn 1922, the Foxlease estate in Hampshire, England was gifted to the Girl Guides, for use as a Training Centre. The Girl Guides initially rejected the gift as they did not have sufficient resources for the upkeep, but the King’s daughter, Princess Mary, was the president of the Girl Guides and gave money from her wedding gifts to furnish and equip Foxlease, and the main house was renamed The Princess Mary House in her honour. Girl Guide/Girl Scout leaders came from all over the world to be trained at Foxlease and 100 years later Girl Guides & Girl Scouts still come to Foxlease for adventure, training friendship and fun.
I have been a Girl Guide for over 40 years now, and it is a huge part of my life - I am a leader with girls aged 10-14 and 14-18. Foxlease remains one of my favourite places to visit.
Select one of the following options:
1) Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in “FOXLEASE”.
2) The motto of Foxlease is: PEACE, VISION, POWER. Read a book with one of the words Peace, Vision or Power intact in the title or subtitle. examples: The Peaceful Season, Vision in White.
3) Read a book about a prominent person in the history of Scouting/Guiding, or relating to scouting/guiding's place in history. This can be anywhere in the world & may include fiction where scouting/guiding is central to the story.
eg: How the Girl Guides Won the War, The First Girl Guide: The Story of Agnes Baden-Powell, Window on My Heart, Lady from Savannah: The Life of Juliette Low, Baden-Powell: Founder of the Boy Scouts.
You might find this list useful: Guides and Scouts NOTE - the book doesn’t have to be on the list - this is to give you some ideas.
REQUIRED: If the Scouting/Guiding link is not clear from the GR description, provide a reference
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25.6 - Amy FL’s task – Gotta DanceIn 2019 I saw an ad for a local gym that was conducting a weight loss challenge. I was fed up with being an overweight couch potato, so I drove over and enrolled. What I discovered over the next year was that I wasn’t a warrior capable of doing untold kettle bell swings and pushups. I did, however, develop a love of Zumba, but it was only given once or sometimes twice a week.
I have since joined a different gym that has Zumba daily and I love it. To honor my favorite exercise, select two different options and read a book for each one. The combined total pages must be greater than 500.
Specify the options you’ve chosen in your post.
Option 1: Read a book with ALL of the letters in ZUMBA found in any combination of the title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
Example: Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz.
Option 2: There’s no Zumba without music, and once the music starts, you can’t help but dance. Read a book with a MPG of Music or a book from this list: Best Books About Dance.
REQUIRED: If you use the list option, specify the page on which your book is found.
Option 3: Zumba class is only as good as the instructor who leads it, and I’ve been fortunate to have some excellent ones:
Robin Davies, Johanna Llanos, Catherine (Cathy) Castro, Johana O’Neill and Susan Ortiz
Read a book by a single female author who shares a name with one of my instructors. The name can be in any position and must match exactly. Both Catherine and Cathy are acceptable.
Its A Fact(updated through post 3117 - FINAL)If the totals here don't match your records, first check the folder Completed Tasks with ? or Problems to see if there's a message there about your post(s). If that doesn't resolve the issue, please post a message there and I'll investigate. Thanks !
Angela IL - 7
Ann A - 2
Aprilleigh - 5
Babbling C - 1
Bea - 3
Becky C - 1
Blue - 2
CathyG - 4
Christine V - 3
CindyF - 2
Cynbaxter - 2
Daire - 1
Deedee - 2
Dom - 1
DOM - 1
Emurphy - 6
Florence - 2
Fly - 4
Hannelore - 4
Heather(Gibby) - 4
Hoodoomends - 1
Jayne - 4
Jen B - 5
Jen K - 13
Joanne MI - 8
Julia103 - 7
Kathy KS - 5
Kathy P - 3
Katy - 1
Kaylee - 2
Kristen IA - 2
Kristina Simon - 4
KSMary - 1
Laurah30 - 2
Lauren Jodi - 3
Librarianish - 10
Lisa MD - 10
Lucy-Bookworm - 14
Maria Jo - 4
Marie-Anne - 1
Mazza1 - 6
NancyJ - 10
Sarah E - 5
Shawn H - 2
Shiraloo - 2
Siobhan - 3
Tammy AZ - 2
Trishhartuk - 8
Wayne - 2
XBM - 2
Golden Oldies(updated through post 3117 - FINAL)If the totals here don't match your records, first check the folder Completed Tasks with ? or Problems to see if there's a message there about your post(s). If that doesn't resolve the issue, please post a message there and I'll investigate. Thanks !
Ann A - 3
Bea - 2
Blue - 2
Christine V - 1
Deedee - 1
DOM - 6
Florence - 3
Fly - 2
Hannelore - 2
Heather (Gibby) - 2
Helen B - 1
Hoodoomends - 2
Janice - 1
Jayne - 3
Jukka - 1
Julia103 - 2
Kathy KS - 2
Katy - 2
Kaylee - 2
Kim O - 1
Kristen IA - 3
Lagullande - 1
Lauren Jodi - 6
Librarianish - 1
Lisa MD - 4
Lucy-Bookworm - 3
Mai - 2
Margo - 2
Maria Jo - 5
Marie-Anne - 1
Mazza1 - 2
Michelle in Alaska - 1
NancyJ - 4
Sarah E - 6
Siobhan - 2
Trishhartuk - 6
Wayne - 1
Big Book Tickets (updated through post 3117 - FINAL)If the totals here don't match your records, first check the folder Completed Tasks with ? or Problems to see if there's a message there about your post(s). If that doesn't resolve the issue, please post a message there and I'll investigate. Thanks !
Angela IL - 3
Aprilleigh - 2
Barbara ★ - 4
Bea - 2
Christine V - 1
Cindy F - 4
Cynbacter - 1
Deedee - 1
DOM - 2
Emurphy - 1
Fly - 8
Heather (Gibby) - 1
Jayne - 1
Jen B - 1
Joanne MI - 3
Jukka - 2
Julia103 - 3
Kathy KS - 2
Kathy P - 1
Katy - 1
Kristen IA - 1
Kristina Simon - 3
Lauren Jodi - 1
Librarianish - 6
Lisa MD - 1
Louise - 1
Lucy-Bookworm - 2
Maria Jo - 2
Marie-Anne - 1
Mazza1 - 4
Michelle in Alaska - 3
NancyJ - 6
Sarah E - 8
Tammy AZ - 5
Wayne - 3
XBM - 2
ALPHA READERBOARD (updated through post 3117 - FINAL)If the totals here don't match your records, first check the folder Completed Tasks with ? or Problems to see if there's a message there about your post(s). If that doesn't resolve the issue, please post a message there and I'll investigate. Thanks !
Adventurer - 840
Alexxy - 200
Amy B - 675
Amy FL - 840
Andy P - 815
Angela IL - 615
Anja - 50
Ann A - 335
Aprilleigh - 155
Babbling C - 295
Barbara ★ - 675
Bea - 190
Becky C - 365
Beth F - 45
Blue - 95
Bookwrm526 - 640
Boston Kate - 70
Brigia - 280
Brooklyn - 400
BrownEyedGirl - 15
Caraina - 50
Cat - 840
CathyG - 500
Chandni - 840
Chris MD - 840
Christine V - 150
Cindie - 190
CindyF - 240
Coralie - 840
CynBaxter - 165
Daire - 250
Deborah - 190
Deedee - 270
Delicious Dee - 840
DOM - 475
Ed - 55
Emurphy - 360
Eshay - 390
Fandury - 155
Florence - 160
Flowerfrogz - 40
Fly - 430
ForestGardenGal - 100
Gita - 160
Hannelore - 155
Heather(Gibby) - 385
Helen B - 325
Hoodoomends - 110
Jamtown80 - 40
Janice CA - 85
Jasmiina F - 115
Jayme(The Ghost Reader) - 15
Jayne - 270
Jen B - 535
Jen K - 745
JennRenee - 840
Joanne MI - 300
Joop - 10
Judy - 135
Jukka - 105
Julia103 - 675
Kai - 375
Kaora - 840
Karen Michele - 225
Kathryn CA - 20
Kathy KS - 395
Kathy P - 200
Katrisa - 840
Katy - 180
Kaylee - 125
Kim O - 105
Kira18 - 370
KmarieD - 795
Kristen IA - 195
Kristi CO - 170
Kristina Marie - 50
Kristina Simon - 485
KSMary - 495
Kylie - 135
Lagullande - 60
Laura Y - 30
Laurah30 - 145
Lauren Jodi - 625
LaureY - 20
Librarianish - 680
Line - 125
Lisa MD - 660
List_Addict - 84
Lois - 805
Louise - 185
Lucy-Bookworm - 500
Madison U - 30
Mai - 420
Margo - 105
Maria Jo - 195
Marie-Anne - 430
Mary P - 130
Mazza1 - 735
Megan F - 270
Meghalemily - 65
Meghanly - 10
MegSCL - 840
Michelle in Alaska - 120
Mike MA - 5
Molly - 55
NancyJ - 600
Nick KY - 780
Nicola T - 40
Pat - 390
Paula S - 20
Priya - 320
Read 60 - 20
Rebecca NJ - 340
Robin (Saturndoo) - 765
Robin P - 840
Rockeynook - 250
Sandi - 225
Sarah E - 755
Sarah Stewart - 35
Sasha - 5
Shade - 15
Shadow - 25
Shawn H - 65
Shiraloo - 250
Siobhan - 300
StaceyNC - 530
Stephanie127 - 20
Stormie - 20
Sue T - 50
Tammy AZ - 430
Teri-K - 840
TessaVanessa - 840
Theresa - 150
Tien - 840
Trishhartuk - 635
Vicki Willis - 250
Wayne - 265
XBM - 450
READERBOARD (updated through post 3117 - FINAL)If the totals here don't match your records, first check the folder Completed Tasks with ? or Problems to see if there's a message there about your post(s). If that doesn't resolve the issue, please post a message there and I'll investigate. Thanks !
Adventurer - 840
Katrisa - 840
TessaVanessa - 840
Teri-K - 840
Cat - 840
Chandni - 840
Coralie - 840
JennRenee - 840
Amy FL - 840
Kaora - 840
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Tien - 840
Robin P - 840
Chris MD - 840
MegSCL - 840
Delicious Dee - 840
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Andy P - 815
Lois - 805
KmarieD - 795
Nick KY - 780
Robin (Saturndoo) - 765
Sarah E - 755
Jen K - 745
Mazza1 - 735
Librarianish - 680
Amy B - 675
Barbara ★ - 675
Julia103 - 675
Lisa MD - 660
Bookwrm526 - 640
Trishhartuk - 635
Lauren Jodi - 625
Angela IL - 615
NancyJ - 600
Jen B - 535
StaceyNC - 530
CathyG - 500
Lucy-Bookworm - 500
KSMary - 495
Kristina Simon - 485
DOM - 475
XBM - 450
Fly - 430
Marie-Anne - 430
Tammy AZ - 430
Mai - 420
Brooklyn - 400
Kathy KS - 395
Eshay - 390
Pat - 390
Heather(Gibby) - 385
Kai - 375
Kira18 - 370
Becky C - 365
Emurphy - 360
Rebecca NJ - 340
Ann A - 335
Helen B - 325
Priya - 320
Joanne MI - 300
Siobhan - 300
Babbling C - 295
Brigia - 280
Deedee - 270
Jayne - 270
Megan F - 270
Wayne - 265
Daire - 250
Rockeynook - 250
Shiraloo - 250
Vicki Willis - 250
CindyF - 240
Karen Michele - 225
Sandi - 225
Alexxy - 200
Kathy P - 200
Kristen IA - 195
Maria Jo - 195
Bea - 190
Cindie - 190
Deborah - 190
Louise - 185
Katy - 180
Kristi CO - 170
CynBaxter - 165
Florence - 160
Gita - 160
Aprilleigh - 155
Fandury - 155
Hannelore - 155
Christine V - 150
Theresa - 150
Laurah30 - 145
Judy - 135
Kylie - 135
Mary P - 130
Kaylee - 125
Line - 125
Michelle in Alaska - 120
Jasmiina F - 115
Hoodoomends - 110
Jukka - 105
Kim O - 105
Margo - 105
ForestGardenGal - 100
Blue - 95
Janice CA - 85
List_Addict - 84
Boston Kate - 70
Meghalemily - 65
Shawn H - 65
Lagullande - 60
Ed - 55
Molly - 55
Anja - 50
Caraina - 50
Kristina Marie - 50
Sue T - 50
Beth F - 45
Flowerfrogz - 40
Jamtown80 - 40
Nicola T - 40
Sarah Stewart - 35
Laura Y - 30
Madison U - 30
Shadow - 25
Kathryn CA - 20
LaureY - 20
Paula S - 20
Read 60 - 20
Stephanie127 - 20
Stormie - 20
BrownEyedGirl - 15
Jayme(The Ghost Reader) - 15
Shade - 15
Joop - 10
Meghanly - 10
Mike MA - 5
Sasha - 5
Questions or problems with completed task posts will be posted here. If you have questions about your points on the Readerboard:
1. Make sure that the Readerboard has been updated through the post that you are concerned about.
2. Please check your math.
3. Check to see if one of your posts is listed in this thread with a question. If so, please make a NEW POST in the Completed tasks thread to clear up the question. DO NOT go back and edit the original post. I will not go backwards in the completed task thread to pick up points.
4. To avoid further questions/problems, please refer to the TASK DESCRIPTIONS and The Rules of the Challenge.
Thank you for helping keep the record keeping for the challenge as manageable as possible.
The Winter 2022-2023 Challenge will begin at 00:00, ET Decemberr 1, 2022, and end at midnight, 24:00, ET, February 28, 2023.This is where you will need to post information about completed tasks - updates to the Readerboard will be based on what is posted HERE AND ONLY HERE.
Please do not delete or edit any post in this thread!! Even if the post is not reflected on the Readerboard yet, I've often logged the post on my spreadsheet already and I will not know that you've made the changes. I do not go backwards in this thread to pick up points. If you need to make a change, just make a new post.
All books posted for points in the SRC must adhere to The Rules of the Challenge. This includes the Rules of the Challenge as well as the Default Rules and FAQs
All posts must adhere to the Posting Requirements.To avoid problems with your posts, please review these documents (even if you've read them before). They will not change mid-season, but they may be updated between seasons.
Any problems with task postings will be posted in the Questions/Problems in Completed Tasks thread. Please post there if you have a question about your points, Golden Oldies It's A Fact, or Big Book tickets.
Good luck and have fun!
There are just a few days left in the Fall 2022 Challenge, so there are some things you need to do NOW!We post this message every season, so theoretically most of you should know the drill.
1. Post any tasks that you have already completed NOW. If your tasks are not posted completely and correctly by midnight Eastern time on November 30, you don’t get credit for them, no matter why they didn’t get posted.
If you post tasks at the last minute, problems may not be identified in time for you to deal with them and get credit for the task. Sometimes the problem is that you forgot to include required information, but if you don’t post until the last day, there may not be time for me to identify the problem and for you to correct it before midnight.
To get credit for a task, it must be posted with all necessary requirements in the post and the books must fit the task. If you have any doubts about a book that you’re planning to read at the last minute, you should get it approved in the help thread (and include that information in your post) to avoid any last minute disappointments.
If you're claiming a children's book, I suggest including the AR Bookfinder information, even if you don't notice the genre childrens on the main page. That may avoid problems.
2. From here on out, you should post tasks as you finish them, rather than holding them to post a bunch at a time. And, please, before you post, read the task requirements! If something says REQUIRED, you must include it. Read through the task requirements one last time before you post, to make sure that your book actually works for the task and that you’ve included everything. And, for a list task, check again to make sure the book is actually on the page of the list that you're saying - if you found it on the list 2 months ago, it may well have moved.
Just do your posting as you read, and avoid any unnecessary problems.
Many posts at the end of the challenge make your moderators cranky. Please avoid that.
2. If you’re planning on reading any books that only exist in e-book form, make sure that they’ve been approved for length. Check the spreadsheet linked in post 1 of the ebook verification thread first, and if your book hasn’t already been approved, post in the approval thread NOW, so that there will be time to do the research and give you approval. You need to request ebook verification by November 29. Ebook verification will not happen on November 30.
Remember that the spreadsheet line or post # MUST be listed in your completed task post for any book that only exists in ebook form, and ebook only formats may not be used for tasks that require a specific number of pages or page limit.
3. Check your Readerboard totals for points, Golden Oldies, It's A Fact, and Big Books NOW. If they don’t agree with your records, first make sure that you check the post through which the Readerboards have been updated. Then check your math, check to see if you have messages in the ?/problem thread, check to make sure that you’ve actually posted the tasks that you think you have – GR has been known to eat messages! If checking all of those things doesn’t resolve the discrepancy, post in the ?/problem thread right away, giving as much info as possible so that I can try to resolve it.
If a problem was noted with one of your posts, be sure that you reposted the task in the regular posting thread - an edit to the old post, or a note in the ?/problems thread amending the post is not sufficient.
Let's try to have a smooth and problem-free end to the Fall Challenge!
25.5 - Tien’s Task: Bubble TeaI loved my bubble tea! These days there are so many varieties but originally, it is a cold black milk tea with tapioca balls (aka bubbles/pearls/boba).
One graphic novel is allowed. Books with multiple authors may be used.
Choose two different options and read one book for each option.
REQUIRED: Specify in your post the options you used.
These days, I always buy 3 different drinks (for me and my boys):
1. Pearl Milk Tea with extra topping (pudding)
For this option, read a book with “pearl” found intact in title (exclude subtitle) or author’s name.
For example: The Pearl Thief, Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter, Matthew Pearl.
2. Earl Gray Milk Tea with 3Js (pearls, herbal jelly, and pudding jelly)
This is my option as I adore Earl Gray tea – read a book with 3 Js in title, subtitle, and/or author's name (any combination of these).
Examples: Judge & Jury by James Patterson, The House On Jindalee Lane by Jennie Jones, Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell.
3. Strawberry flavoured tea with strawberry jelly
My youngest's obsession is strawberries! For this option, read a book with one or more strawberries or identifiable pieces of strawberry on cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
This list may help: Strawberry Fields Forever
Note that you don’t have to read a book from the list, it is just an assist, if you need it.
25.4 - Sandy's Task: Remembering my GrandparentsWhen I think about the 1920's, I think about my grandparents, who were married in June 1920. I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time with them when I was young, and listen to the stories they told.
Choose two different options and read one book for each option. No books with the main page genres childrens, kids, middle grade, etc. can be used. The two books must have a combined page total of at least 500 pages.
REQUIRED: Specify in your post the options you used.
Option 1 - Prohibition
Prohibition was established by the 18th Amendment to the Constitution and took effect in January 1920 (just in time for them to have a "dry" wedding).
Read a book with a title (not subtitle) containing a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
Option 2. Bathtub Gin.
Prohibition didn't spoil their fun, as far as I could tell! I was completely entranced by their stories of partying with "bathtub gin." (I tried to convince them that we should make some sort of drink in their bathtub, but didn't have much luck with that!)
Read a book with a single author, whose initials (all of them) appear in the phrase BATHTUB GIN. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
Option 3. Location
During their married life, my grandparents lived in New York State, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Florida.
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these states. REQUIRED: Specify the location. If the location isn't clear from the book's main page, provide a reference.
25.3 - Cat's Task: In the TwentiesThis is a two book task. One graphic novel is allowed. No books with the genres children, kids, etc. can be used.
Both books must be new to you. REQUIRED: In your post state that the books are new to you.
Pick from two different options. REQUIRED: State the options you used.
Option 1: read a book from one of these lists of books you "should" read in your twenties:
https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/20...
https://theculturetrip.com/north-amer...
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/th....
https://www.vogue.com/article/30-book...
Required: state which list you used
Option 2: read a book set at least 90% in the 1920s (1920 - 1929). If the time setting is not obvious in the blurb provide a reference to support it.
Option 3: read a book that is in the 20s of a series (#20 - #29). The series number must be listed in the grayscale series information above the title.
Book Concierge wrote: "Sure Sandy ... randomly assign me a category. Thank you.As I understand the clarifying rule ... the category you'll assign is the one that will be OFF the table for my reading choice."
Correct
25.2 - Nick KY's Task: Playing DoublesRead two books, one Book 1 and one Book 2.
One Book with the genre “Sequential Art”, “Comics”, “Comic Book”, and/or “Manga may be used for one task. But No Book with a genre of “Children’s,” "Kids," etc. may be used.
Each book must be 220 pages in length or longer.
Book 1. Read a book with a title of two words. Each word must begin with a letter from the phrase “TWO DOUBLES.”
You may use the same letter twice, as in Daniel Deronda , or you may use two different letters, as in Oliver Twist.
The book may have an additional subtitle, such as The Universe: The Big Bang, Black Holes, and Blue Whales.
Book 2. Read a book first published in a year from this list of years with exactly two twos:
1922, 2002, 2012, 2020.
REQUIRED: State the year in which the book was first published.
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