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Divergent is listed as YA Sci Fic and has a Lexile of 700. You can use it for any RwS task for which it qualifies, without styles, but not for Pick N Mix.
Where are you finding the YA designation? I copied the listing above directly from the BPL. There is no YA listing there.
Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "Where are you finding the YA designation? I copied the listing above directly from the BPL. There is no YA listing there."Under the Location heading - that is primarily where you'll find the designation, although sometimes it is under the Call# heading.
ETA: I didn't mean to sound short, I'm sorry. Yes, looking at the BPL screen can take getting used to. Be sure you're looking at the classic catalog - I think the new catalog doesn't show these designations (and we're mighty disappointed about that). It's why I linked to the page we look at.
This might be a silly question, but can I make changes to which task I want to put a book against AFTER I've already posted it?
Sam wrote: "This might be a silly question, but can I make changes to which task I want to put a book against AFTER I've already posted it?"Not a silly question, and the answer is YES! You need to make a new post telling us of the changes - do not delete the old post. Be sure to reference the original Post #, the book and old task #, and the new information.
Just to be on the safe side, I plan to read Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton before this challenge ends. Right now it's listed as #98 in the Belle Epoque list for task #20.3, so I hope you'll agree that I can use that for this challenge, even if the stats change before I finish it.
Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "Just to be on the safe side, I plan to read Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton before this challenge ends. Right now it's listed as #98 in the Belle Epoque list for task #20.3, s..."Yes, and it has a few combos too!
Elizabeth, I love the quick links! They are so helpful. I would like to ask one thing, though. Is it possible on Goodreads to set them up so that they open in a new window? Then I could leave them up and still refer back to the challenge home page for multiple "look-ups".
Karen GHHS wrote: "Elizabeth, I love the quick links! They are so helpful. I would like to ask one thing, though. Is it possible on Goodreads to set them up so that they open in a new window? Then I could leave them ..."Karen, you can do that yourself when you click on them. Just right click and select "Open in new tab".
Bea wrote: "Karen GHHS wrote: "Elizabeth, I love the quick links! They are so helpful. I would like to ask one thing, though. Is it possible on Goodreads to set them up so that they open in a new window? Then ..."Ok, thanks Elizabeth. I will try that. I'm on my iPad right now, so I'll play around with it.
Karen GHHS wrote: "Ok, thanks Elizabeth. I will try that. I'm on my iPad right now, so I'll play around with it. "That was Bea that gave you the quick response. I don't know if it's possible to make them automatically open in another tab - at least I don't know how to do it. I do often right-click on links so that I don't have to leave the page, but still get to the linked page - I've done it several times for the polls this time. When I enter books into our scorekeeping database, I do have all of those links open in other tabs so I can easily go back and forth as needed.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Karen GHHS wrote: "Ok, thanks Elizabeth. I will try that. I'm on my iPad right now, so I'll play around with it. "That was Bea that gave you the quick response. I don't know if it's possible to m..."
Oops, thanks Bea, and thanks Elizabeth. I can always open up the pages myself - it's not a problem. I was just wondering if Goodreads had an easy option because my blog always gives me that option when I create a link.
Karen GHHS wrote: "Goodreads had an easy option because my blog always gives me that option when I create a link. "
I don't know what GR criteria is for that, but I think it is internal. Some links open in a new tab and some don't. I think the links *within* GR open in a new tab but the ones offsite do not.
I have a couple more books to post, but my daughter doesn't have wifi yet at her new house. I was up to date through Sunday and will be able to post when I get home Friday evening. I hope that's okay. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Have a nice holiday, Theresa. The Fall completed tasks thread is open until midnight Eastern on Saturday, so anything you post before then will count!
Does anyone know whether Albert Camus qualifies for Non-Western in style points? He was born in Algeria (Africa) and is referenced as having French nationality. However, I cannot find whether he retained his Algerian citizenship as well. If it helps, he did attend college in Algeria.
Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "Does anyone know whether Albert Camus qualifies for Non-Western in style points? He was born in Algeria (Africa) and is referenced as having French nationality. However, I cannot find whether he ..."Camus was French and does not qualify as non-western. The northern part of Algeria where Camus was born was a French possession.
Thanks for the info, Elizabeth!
Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "Thanks for the info, Elizabeth!"I've read only one Camus - he's good, but not for the extra 10 non-Western points.
Elizabeth, in that case, would Camus' The Stranger qualify for 20.1 read a book originally written in French by an author born in France?
Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "Elizabeth, in that case, would Camus' The Stranger qualify for 20.1 read a book originally written in French by an author born in France?"No, because he was born in Algeria. Seems like a contradiction, I know. Camus was born a French citizen in Algeria, which is why he isn't non-western, but he wasn't born in France, so he doesn't qualify for 20.1.
Thanks again...I guess it would compare to an author being born in Puerto Rico not considered being born in the USA.
Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "Thanks again...I guess it would compare to an author being born in Puerto Rico not considered being born in the USA."Oh, thank you for finding that explanation! Yes, like that.
My husband (not an author), was born in the Territory of Alaska, but has always been a US citizen.
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Divergent / Veronica Roth.
Author: Roth, Veronica.
Imprint: New York : Katherine Tegen Books, 2011.
Edition: 1st ed.
Description: 487 p. ; 22 cm.
Call #: FIC ROTH
Summary: In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomoly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.
Subject: Science fiction.
Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Courage -- Fiction.
Social classes -- Fiction.
ISBN: 0062024027 (trade bdg.) :
9780062024022 (trade bdg.)
0062024035 (pbk.) :
9780062024039 (pbk.)