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SPRING CHALLENGE 2014
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10.1 - Go to Jail
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Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: "The John Dortumunder series by Donald E Westlake features a professional thief who has served time before (but is currently on the streets, of course)..."
Oops ... I'll be reading a different Dortmunder book for this challenge (still works since he's an ex-con.
I'm going to use Jimmy the Kid for a different challenge.
Book Concierge wrote: "Oops ... I'll be reading a different Dortmunder book for this challenge (still works since he's an ex-con.I'm going to use Jimmy the Kid for a different challenge.."
That's fine. Just point DLMRose in the direction of a GRs description or review that talks about his prison time (there are lots of reviews that mention it for the first book in the series, The Hot Rock.
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Could either of these workUnravel Me - the main character is being accused of murder
An Inconvenient Affair - Troy, the main character spent time in juvie when he was younger. It's mentioned in a couple of reviews
Sandy wrote: "What about An Officer and a Spy? Since it centers around the Dreyfus Affair, and he spent a fair amount of time imprisoned on Devil's Island, it would work from that perspective. ..."I'd still consider Dreyfus a major character since the plot revolves around how and why he was sent to prison. It works!
Nikita wrote: "Could either of these workUnravel Me - the main character is being accused of murder
An Inconvenient Affair - Troy, the main character spent time in juvie when he..."
Since he's "handcuffed to his hospital bed," it sounds like the main character in Unravel Me is in police custody so, yes, that works.
But I don't think An Inconvenient Affair is going to work. From the reviews, it sounds as if his father bought his way out of juvie and they sent him to military reform school instead (which isn't really where I was going with this task even if it feels like prison).
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Thanks, Kristi.
Would The Darkest Hour work?At the beginning of the book one of the characters is hostage to drug cartel.
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At the beginning of the book one of the characters is hostage to drug cartel."
(answering while Kristi is on vacation) - the task requires that the GR description must mention jail, imprisonment, etc., and I don't see anything like that in this description.
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(answering while Kristi is on vacation) - sure, the GR description makes it clear that he's imprisoned.
Wanted to check before claiming points... Would Different Seasons work? I wasn't positive since only one of the four stories involves prisoners. Thanks!
Katie wrote: "Wanted to check before claiming points... Would Different Seasons work? I wasn't positive since only one of the four stories involves prisoners. Thanks!"No, sorry, see post 43 in this thread.
Thanks Kristi! Sorry for rehashing the same book, if I had read the thread more thoroughly I would have known the answer before I asked the question. :-/
Does Lincoln's Grave Robbers work? It's about these bad guys who want to steal Lincoln's body to ransom their buddy out of prison. Also, it's aimed for teens, but has "children's" listed as a genre on main page. So..just checking to see if it works all the way around.
Dawn wrote: "Does Lincoln's Grave Robbers work? It's about these bad guys who want to steal Lincoln's body to ransom their buddy out of prison. Also, it's aimed for teens, but has "children's"..."It sounds like without Ben Boyd there'd be no story, so I would consider him a main character. So, the plot works.
Books marked children's will work for 5, 10, and 15 point tasks as long as they are over 100 pages and are not picture books, easy readers, or early elementary school books. So this book works on that front as well. I'd say you're good to go!
Allison wrote: "I didn't get an answer above (maybe I missed it?) Would this work? House of Mystery, Vol. 1: Room and Boredom"So sorry, Allison! I think we were posting at the same time and I skipped right over your question.
Yes, House of Mystery, Vol. 1: Room and Boredom works.
Kim wrote: "What about Twelve Years a Slave? Slavery is imprisonment with a different set of bars."While I'd love to say yes, slavery isn't really what I was going for with Monopoly's Go to Jail card, sorry. I hope you can fit it in elsewhere!
Theresa wrote: "Would Schindler's Listor The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
work for this task?"
Either one of those would work.
Would this qualify?Black Fridays by Michael Sears
"Jason Stafford is a former Wall Street hotshot who made some bad moves, paid the price with two years in prison, and is now trying to put his life back together."
From the synopsis, the novel begins after Jason Stafford is released from jail. Thanks!
Deedee wrote: "Would this qualify?Black Fridays by Michael Sears
"Jason Stafford is a former Wall Street hotshot who made some bad moves, paid the price with two years in prison,..."
Yes, ex-cons work.
Will this work? 
A family is kidnapped and held in an abandoned prison.
Rhonda wrote: "Will this work? A family is kidnapped and held in an abandoned prison."
Abducted and held in a prison works! Since the GRs description doesn't make it all that obvious, though, make sure you explain how the book fits when you post it.
Wondering about this book/short story
This is a short story taken from a longer anthology by King. It has been published by itself, however, in both this format and audio book.
Would this work?
Or must I read the full anthology
Book Concierge wrote: "Wondering about this book/short story This is a short story taken from a longer anthology by King. It ha..."
This book was disallowed in messages 43 and 66. The paper version you've linked to is large print so the page count cannot be used. I did find a PDF of the story online (don't ask me how that's legal, copyright-wise!) and the PDF is only 71 pages long. So, no, sorry Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption won't work for this task.
Book Concierge wrote: "Will this work:The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham"
Yes, that definitely works.
hi,will you accept
- it isnt shelved, but is clearly about prison/prisoners.Many thanks,
Metshaft
Paul wrote: "hi,will you accept
- it isnt shelved, but is clearly about prison/prisoners.Many thanks,
Metshaft"
Yes, that works.
Will this one work?
Blurb mentions characters ending up in jail (it was only one night ☺)
I'll check for length approval
❀Tea❀ wrote: "Will this one work?Blurb mentions characters ending up in jail (it was only one night ☺)
I'll check for length approval"
That works.
Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Paul wrote: "hi,will you accept
- it isnt shelved, but is clearly about prison/prisoners.Many thanks,
Metshaft"
Yes, that works."
Thank you.
Elizabeth wrote: "Hi! How about:Stolen by Kelley Armstrong?
Thank you!"
"Kidnapped and imprisoned deep underground" works! Enjoy. I love that series.
Hi,Does Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West work? Thanks!
Jayme VA wrote: "Hi,Does Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West work? Thanks!"
Yes, that definitely works.
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I was hoping to read: Jimmy The Kid which is part of this series."
The fact that he's an ex-con is great, but the book would work anyway since it revolves around a kidnapping/abduction and, presumably, false imprisonment of the kid. I'll add it to the pre-approved list in post 2. Just point DLMRose there when you post your completed task. Looks like a really cute series!