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FALL CHALLENGE 2013
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20.8. It's My Birthday - Cindy F's Task: We Love Scrabble!
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this is about the only way i'll be good at scrabble ;) I suck in real life...haha!
Option 5: Family Pictures by Jane Green (with J being in the author's name).
Angela wrote: "Option 5: Family Pictures by Jane Green (with J being in the author's name)."That works for option 4
Delmy =^.^= wrote: "i am going to read:Option 5: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides J"
I think you mean Option 4!
Cindy wrote: "Delmy =^.^= wrote: "i am going to read:
Option 5: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides J"
I think you mean Option 4!"
Oops! yup that is what i meant! :)
Option 5: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides J"
I think you mean Option 4!"
Oops! yup that is what i meant! :)
For option 4, can an author's name have more than one of those high scoring letters? For example, Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
Kate S wrote: "For option 4, can an author's name have more than one of those high scoring letters? For example, Jean-Jacques Rousseau?"Certainly can. More scrabble points too! LOL
Thanks! Yeah, 2 J's and a Q would be great scrabble points, especially if I can find a red square. . .:)
Kate S wrote: "Thanks! Yeah, 2 J's and a Q would be great scrabble points, especially if I can find a red square. . .:)"If only, and super scrabble board makes that possible!
Tammy AZ wrote: "Is this red enough? "Yes that works
For option 3, can there be more than a pair of double letters? For example, MaddAddam: A Novel has 2 sets of Ds. Can that be used?
Chaitra wrote: "For option 3, can there be more than a pair of double letters? For example, MaddAddam: A Novel has 2 sets of Ds. Can that be used?"Certainly can! More points in scrabble too!
Andy wrote: "Is this cover red enough?"Sorry but that looks orange to me, so no!
Andy wrote: "How about one of these? this one looks ok" this one looks too orange
Cindy wrote: "Andy wrote: "How about one of these? this one looks ok" this one looks too orange"I think I'd better choose from another option. Thanks for you patience with my covers.
Andy
Thing that sucks, I was all set to read The Last Unicorn (Unicorn has 7 letters) but apparently it has children's on the main genre page and it's only 294 pages! DANG IT 6 pages off. I am disappoint. ok end rant, off to find a different book for this task.
But can I raise a question? In post 40 of the problems with completed tasks thread the mod wrote "Books with the genre “childrens” or "kids" on their main page may ONLY be used for tasks above 15 points IF they are at least 300 pages long or the task description specifically notes their inclusion"In this task it says books must be 250 pages long. Does this apply to books labeled children, or do they still have to be 300+ but adult books can be 250+?
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the general SRC rules require children's books to have at least 300 pages for higher point tasks unless short children's books are specifically allowed by the task. This task does not allow the use of short children's books, so they must be at least 300 pages.
Sandy wrote: "Amanda (Pearl the Book Girl) wrote: "But can I raise a question? In post 40 of the problems with completed tasks thread the mod wrote "Books with the genre “childrens” or "kids" on their main page..."that's what I thought, but I figured I should ask. Darn! Ok I'll find something else to read...
ok I think I found something. For option 3 I want to read This Song Will Save Your Life Will has 2 "L"s, it's over 250 pages, and isn't listed as childrens. Is this ok?
Amanda (Pearl the Book Girl) wrote: "ok I think I found something. For option 3 I want to read This Song Will Save Your Life Will has 2 "L"s, it's over 250 pages, and isn't listed as childrens. Is this ok?"Yes that should work, enjoy!
Kathy G. wrote: "Does this work with Option 3-Even though it has more than one
double letter combo?
Little Bee"
Yes that works!!
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Monsters of Men (other topics)Monsters of Men (other topics)
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (other topics)Jeffrey Eugenides (other topics)
Our family always has the scrabble board handy for a game anytime we all get together. Pick 1 Scrabble option and read 1 book from that option. Your book must be over 250 pages.
NOTE: ebooks without print versions cannot be used for tasks requiring a specific number of pages. If you read an ebook or audiobook use the page count for the mass market paperback if one exists. If there is no mass market paperback edition, use the paperback edition and if no paperback is available use the hardcover edition.
REQUIRED: State in your post which option you chose.
Option 1: You draw 7 tiles to play and always have 7 on your holder. Read a book with a 7 letter word in the title. Subtitles and series titles cannot be used.
Option 2: You get 50 points bonus if you use all 7 letters in one turn. Read #7 in a series. The book must be identified as part of a series on its Goodreads main page. Example: Let it Bleed (Inspector Rebus #7)
Option 3: Scrabble has double bb's in the word, read a book with double letters in a word in the title. Subtitles and series titles cannot be used.
Option 4: Some letters are worth more points, so read a book whose author's name has an J,Q,X or Z in it.
Option 5: Playing a word on the red triple score word can get you big points. Read a book with a predominantly red cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
Option 6: Knowing lots of 2 letter words can be a great strategy so read a book with a 2 letter word in the title. Subtitles and series titles cannot be used.
NOTE: Contractions, such as "I'd" and "I'm" are not two letter words.