25.4 -- Janet F's task: Bookin' Around the Bases

[Kristina Simon]

25.4 - Janet F's task: Bookin' Around the Bases

My son is playing travel baseball so that will preoccupy part of my summer. Here are some baseball and sporting concepts to help you make book selections for my task.

Pick 2 different options and read a book for each.

Option 1. RULES - Baseball has plenty of rules but Rule #1 is "have fun"! Have fun by reading a book of your choice that meets the standard SRC guidelines. Optional: While reading your book for this option, attend a baseball game of any level from Peewees to the Majors or, if you can't get there in person, watch a baseball game on TV (you can read during commercials!). Mention at least one of the teams that played during the game when you post.

Option 2. SPORTSMANSHIP - One big word that should be important to all baseball participants, at all levels. Read a book with a one word title. Subtitles may be excluded.

Option 3. TEAMWORK - is vital to success. You can see teamwork at play on the SRC Scavenger Hunt thread. Read a book mentioned in the Scavenger hunt thread. A handy way to list the books is by clicking on "More..." under the "Books mentioned in this topic" to the right hand side of the thread.
Required: Include a direct link to the post that mentions the book you read or to page of the "Books mentioned in this topic" list when you post.

Option 4. POOL PLAY - can help decide who plays who in the bracket. Sometimes a team ranked higher plays one ranked lower. Even though every team is a 'winner' in my mind, for the purpose of this task we will use the idea of winner vs. loser to pick your book.

Find a book you previously read that you thought was either a winner (4 or 5 stars) or loser (1 or 2 stars). On that book's GRs homepage, look through the 'readers also enjoyed' section & read the highlights. If you think the book you've started with is a winner, pick one you think might be a loser, even though it's recommended, and read that book. If you think the book you've started with is a loser, pick one from the 'readers also enjoyed' list that you think might be a winner. Don't worry if the book ends up being a loser when you expected a winner and vice versa. Not all books have 'readers also enjoyed' so find a different starting book that does.

Required: Mention the book that you started with and whether you thought you were picking a winner or a loser when you post.

Option 5. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE - a necessary component to perfect the sport. Read a book that shows a person or part of a person doing an activity that might be improved with practice. For example:
(playing the piano) (football placekicker) (dancing)

Required: Include the cover & mention the activity when you post.

Option 6. HOMERUN DERBY - This is a fun contest that major leaguers participate in to see who can hit the most homeruns. Youth contests may have different rules to suit the time constraint. One way to set it up is to let each kid have 10 hits and then track the number of homeruns and/or the farthest hit. At any rate the rules need to be set up clearly in advance so there is no dispute.

Your book selection for this option requires some preplanning.

Make a stack or a list of 10 books you really want to read. Either write the book names on pieces of paper and draw one out of a hat or assign each of the 10 books a number and use the Random Number Generator on the right-hand side of the random.org page (change the max number to 10) to pick your "home run" book.

Here's the catch: No matter how you randomly choose your book, you have to stick with that book to use this option.

Required: State which options you used and include any required information when you post.

[Janet F]

Approved books
Option 2:
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Aerotropolis: The Way We'll Live Next

Option 5:

[Janet F]

Not approved:
Option 5:

[Kristina Simon]

This thread is now open!

[Megan]

Oh, I like this! Especially 6, that one's really clever.

[Dee]

You mean I have to limit #6 to 10 - yikes!!! Lol - there is a reason my TBR is like 3000 books...

[Janet F]

Ms Anderson wrote: "Oh, I like this! Especially 6, that one's really clever."

Thanks Ms A! Enjoy the challenge!

[Janet F]

Dee wrote: "You mean I have to limit #6 to 10 - yikes!!! Lol - there is a reason my TBR is like 3000 books..."

LOL, do you need me to pick 10 from your list for you? :-)

[Dee]

Nah I'll find 10 - I got a bunch of ARC's or recent freebies I can use

[Dee]

For POOL PLAY - it doesn't have to be a book that we read for SRC right? just any book?

[Janet F]

Dee wrote: "For POOL PLAY - it doesn't have to be a book that we read for SRC right? just any book?"

You're correct. Just any book that you previously read.

[Dee]

okie dokie...now to find a book...lol!

[Ann A]

Is this o.k. for Option 5 (dancing)?

[Janet F]

Ann A wrote: "Is this o.k. for Option 5 (dancing)?

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Yes It works for option 5. His activity seems to be dancing/acting/performing on a stage in the photo- any of which require practice. (Although for him it all seemed to come naturally :-))

[Fiona (Titch)]

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Gregory Maguire for Option 2?

I got a number 8 (I have 12 books planned for this month, but 2 are already planned in the challenge, so I chose between the last 10 and I came up with) The Murder Exchange - Simon Kernick for Option 6.

[Janet F]

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Gregory Maguire for Option 2?

I got a number 8 (I have 12 books planned for this month, but 2 are already planned in the challenge, so ..."

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West is approved

[Bouchra]

Will Aerotropolis: The Way We'll Live Next work for Option 2?

[Claire]

Option 1: The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

Option 3: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens http://www.goodreads.com/topic/mentio...

[Janet F]

Bouchra wrote: "Will Aerotropolis: The Way We'll Live Next work for Option 2?"

Yes, it will work!

[Janet F]

Claire wrote: "Option 1: The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

Option 3: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens http://www.goodreads.com/topic/mentio..."

Enjoy!

[Dee]

Does work for 5 - the guitar head?

[Janet F]

Dee wrote: "Does work for 5 - the guitar head?"

I see the guitar head but it doesn't really look like she is playing it or singing in the picture. Since the task asks for person/part of person doing the activity I don't think it works. Sorry.

[Dee]

okie dokie - good thing i have a swimming one ;) although, I could use the just for fun option as well