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20.9 - Moderator's Pet- Michael's Task: Love of Christmas Films
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"You're the Holiday Cheermeister" Approved books
For Option 1A:
For Option 1B:
For Option 2A:
For Option 3A:
For Option 4B:
"Bah Humbug"Not Approved books
For 4.B
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Yay! I am in love with Nightmare Before Christmas. Option 2 made my day.
Will this work for 4B (train on cover):
The girl is a passenger on the train, so the view is of the train car rather than the entire train.
Great task, Michael! I love all those movies, too.
This is really fun, Michael. They show old films at our local theater every Monday and some of those films are on the list!Fo option 1, would you take this one? I believe all of the original stories were written well before 1950:
Rags & Bones: New Twists on Timeless Tales by Melissa Marr
Amy,
sorry that will not work for 4B. It is too hard to tell whether that is a picture of a girl in a boxcar.
Karen GHHS
, I will accept this for Option 1A
Michael wrote: "Amy, sorry that will not work for 4B. It is too hard to tell whether that is a picture of a girl in a boxcar."Thanks for the quick reply, Michael. Just realized that I can use the same book for option 5 since I only added it to my TBR a couple of weeks ago :-)
Michael wrote: "Karen GHHS , I will accept this for Option 1A"Thank you,
I'm really excited to read this one!
I love all of your favorite Christmas movies.
Dionisia wrote: "Yay! I am in love with Nightmare Before Christmas. Option 2 made my day."Glad you liked this.
Ann A wrote: "Great task, Michael! I love all those movies, too."Glad you like the task
Amy wrote: "Michael wrote: "Amy, sorry that will not work for 4B. It is too hard to tell whether that is a picture of a girl in a boxcar."Thanks for the quick reply, Michael...."
Glad this still can work for task.
Karen GHHS wrote: "Michael wrote: "Karen GHHS , I will accept this for Option 1A"Thank you,
I'm really excited to read this one!"
Glad it works. Though which old films are they showing that are on my list. Calling any of these films old makes me feel old.
Michael wrote: "Karen GHHS wrote: "Michael wrote: "Karen GHHS , I will accept this for Option 1A"Thank you,
I'm really excited to read this one!"
Oh, sorry- I wasn't very accurate. Only the original Miracle of 34th St is on your list. They are also showing It's a Wonderful Life, White Christmas and the original Christmas Carol.
Could new version of a fairytale count? Something like Truth in the Dark which resembles Beauty and the Best.
Or
Ulrich which has a Hans and Gretel twist in it? (Not long enough but these two came to mind first.)
Eepa (Eija) wrote: "Could new version of a fairytale count? Something like Truth in the Dark which resembles Beauty and the Best.
Or
Ulrich which has a Hans and Gretel twist in it? (N..."
Yes any fairy tale that has been retold would work as long as you can state how it fits the challenge if the goodreads description is not clear enough. They also need at least 250 pages.
Michael wrote: "Eepa (Eija) wrote: "Could new version of a fairytale count? Something like Truth in the Dark which resembles Beauty and the Best.
Or
Ulrich which has a Hans and Gr..."
Great, that gives me a lot more ideas for you task. =)
Elizabeth wrote: "Could I use for 1A The Ugly Duchess, which is a retelling of The ugly duckling, published at 1843?"Yes that will work for 1A
Michael wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Could I use for 1A The Ugly Duchess, which is a retelling of The ugly duckling, published at 1843?"Yes that will work for 1A"
Thank you!
Krampus: The Yule Lord has the genre Holiday > Christmas. Can I use this for option #3A? I have a back up if not :)
Pamela Su wrote: "Could I get Hotel Babylon approved for the humor genre please?Option 3a.
I'm playing it safe. :)"
Yes that will work for option 3A
Lulu wrote: "Krampus: The Yule Lord has the genre Holiday > Christmas. Can I use this for option #3A? I have a back up if not :)"Yes this will work for Option 3A. It could also work for Option 2A as well.
Claire wrote: "Option 1B: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerOption 2A: Night Film by Marisha Pessl"
Yes both of those will work
Kristine wrote: "For 1B, Ragtime, the gr page says NY, but much of it is in NYC."Yes that will work for 1B. Summary talks about Harlem and reviews I have read states that it takes place in NYC.
Zoe wrote: "Can I use The Goldfinchfor 1B? I think that over 60% of it takes place in NYC."Yes, I'll accept it for 1B
I need a clarification on Option 5 A book that has been on my TBR pile since 12/12. This means it has been added sometime between 12/12 and the present, Correct?
Mary PoppinsWould Mary Poppins qualify for Option #4? Goodreads indicates that it won the Nene Award (a children's book award), but this award was not included in the list of awards you provided from Wikipedia.
Andy wrote: "I need a clarification on Option 5 A book that has been on my TBR pile since 12/12. This means it has been added sometime between 12/12 and the present, Correct?"Yes any book that has been added to your TBR from 12/12-1/14 will work.
HisGirlFriday wrote: "Mary PoppinsWould Mary Poppins qualify for Option #4? Goodreads indicates that it won the Nene Award (a children's book award), but this award was not included in the list of award..."
I think you posted this under the wrong task help. I see you posted this under 25.8. Did you mean to ask a different question on this task?
Michael wrote: "HisGirlFriday wrote: "Mary PoppinsWould Mary Poppins qualify for Option #4? Goodreads indicates that it won the Nene Award (a children's book award), but this award was not include..."
Sorry Michael! Thanks for the quick response.
Michael wrote: "Andy wrote: "I need a clarification on Option 5 A book that has been on my TBR pile since 12/12. This means it has been added sometime between 12/12 and the present, Correct?"Yes any book that ha..."
Thanks!
Would this cover work for option 4B (train on the cover):
Can anyone answer? Thanks in advance :)
ilona wrote: "Would this cover work for option 4B (train on the cover):"Sorry for the delay. Yes this will work for Option 4B
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Every year I look forward to watching Christmas films with my family during this time of year. I have my favorites and my family has theirs. There are ones we like to watch every year, and at least one new one that get added as well. So in honor of my and my family’s love for Christmas films I thought I would incorporate that with my love for books.
Choose one option below for the task:
Your book must be at least 250 pages
NOTE: ebooks without print versions cannot be used for tasks requiring a specific number of pages. If you read an ebook or listen to an 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.
Option 1. One of my wife’s favorites is Miracle on 34th Street and she loves the remake version (1994) of this film. The original came out in 1947. And they made some changes to the remake.
So for this option
A. Read a modern retelling of a classic book or story. Any book or story written before 1950 that has been retold recently since 1990 can be used for this option.
Required: Name the classic book, play or story written before 1950 and Explain how your book fits the task if it is not clear in the book's Goodreads description
Or
B. Read a book that takes place in New York City since the movie takes place in NYC.
Required: Explain how your book fits the task if it is not clear in the book's Goodreads description
Option 2. One of my daughter’s favorites is Nightmare Before Christmas since she is a big Tim Burton fan. And loves to collect things with Jack Skellington on them.
For this option
A. Read a book with the genre Horror listed on its Goodreads page. Or
B. Read a book with the genre Halloween on its Goodreads page since Nightmare Before Christmas also includes Halloween.
Option 3. One of my son’s favorites is National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
For this option
A. Read a book with the genre humor or Christmas on its Goodreads page. Or
B. Read a 3rd book in a series since this was the 3rd film featuring the Griswold family. The book must be identified as series #3 on Goodreads.
Option 4. One of my favorites is The Polar Express. The Polar Express was a book before it was a movie.
So for this option
A. Read a book that has been made into a film.
Required:Provide a film reference from Rotten Tomatoes or IMDb when you post.
Or
B. Read any book featuring a train on the front cover.
Required: Include the cover in your post.
Option 5. And since we try to pick one new film or special to watch. For this option you can choose any book that has been added to your TBR list since December 2012.
Required: Please post the date the book was added to your TBR list.
Required: Identify the option
Note: Books with the genre Children on the main book page may be used for this task as long as they meet the task's 250 page threshold
Note: Graphic novels may be used as long as they meet the task's 250 page threshold