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WINTER CHALLENGE 2015
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30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s
These books work: 1. Title: Dashing Through the Snow
2. Author: A Western Christmas: Yuletide Lawman\Yuletide Reunion by Renee Ryan, Room by Emma Donoghue, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Daphne du Maurier
3. Cover:
(this has other, non snowy cover which won't work)
4. Genre Christmas:
Genre family:
These books are frozen out of this task:1.
3.
Does this work for option 2? It looks like the two girls are just finishing the snowman.
Also, does
by Renee Ryan and Louise M. Gouge work for Option 3? It has two authors but all of their initials can be found in Dressing Warmly with the R's as the only duplicates.Thanks!
Pamela wrote: "Does this work for option 3? It looks like the two girls are just finishing the snowman.
Thanks!"
That's a great cover for this task. Enjoy the book.
For option 2, just one author needs to match. I'll amend the task. So that should be good.
*high five* from a current Iowa resident! Great task :)
puppitypup wrote: "Will this work for option 3?
"Puppitypup, I can't tell if that's snow or sparkly magic swirling around. Because of the way she's dressed and no snow pile-up, I'm going to say no. Can you use it for 15.4 as #7 in a series?
Melissa wrote: "*high five* from a current Iowa resident! Great task :)"Thanks! And where in Iowa? I have a daughter in Des Moines and in-laws in Newton, so I was just there last month.
Donna Jo wrote: "Melissa wrote: "*high five* from a current Iowa resident! Great task :)"Thanks! And where in Iowa? I have a daughter in Des Moines and in-laws in Newton, so I was just there last month."
I grew up in Cedar Rapids and live in North Liberty
Hi! This cover doesn't show any snow, but it's clearly cold there! Can I use it for option 3?
Thanks!!
Hi - Would this book work for Option 3 - walking through the snow?
Thanks!
I'm certain this one will work
But wondering if this one will also
(Not sure which edition will arrive from the library)
Kelly Marianne wrote: "Hi! This cover doesn't show any snow, but it's clearly cold there! Can I use it for option 3?Thanks!!"
Kelly, I'm sorry but this book cover isn't saying winter to me. I do hope you can use it for another task.
Sam wrote: "Hi - Would this book work for Option 3 - walking through the snow? Thanks!"
This works. (And I love Louise Perry's books.)
Book Concierge wrote: "I'm certain this one will work But wondering if this one will also
(Not sure which edition will arrive from the library)"
Either one will work for this task.
Hi! Could I have you verify "Family" as a genre for this book for Option 4?
Thank you!
How about this for Winter activity?
Cait wrote: "Hi! Could I have you verify "Family" as a genre for this book for Option 4?Thank you!"
Home Front verified for family.
puppitypup wrote: "How about this for Winter activity?"I'll accept walking around outside with presents as a winter activity.
- bringing home the Christmas tree!(And it will fit another challenge in another group ... )
Did I understand correctly that walking in snow is wintery activity enough? If so, is this okay?
Book Concierge wrote: " - bringing home the Christmas tree!(And it will fit another challenge in another group ... )"
Yes, this is a good one.
Book Concierge wrote: "Please verify FAMILY on main pageLiteracy and Longing in L.A."
Verified for family
Camilla wrote: "Did I understand correctly that walking in snow is wintery activity enough? If so, is this okay?"Walking in the snow is fine.
regarding option 1, can those words be in the subtitle, or do they have to be in the title proper? thanks! :)
and regarding option 4, can i please get a verification that these two books work for family? thanks! :)
Donna Jo wrote: "Kelly Marianne wrote: "Hi! This cover doesn't show any snow, but it's clearly cold there! Can I use it for option 3?Thanks!!"
Kelly, I'm sorry but this ..."
Ok, thank you so much.
Kelly Marianne wrote: "Let me try this one"Okay, I can see that has snow and she's outside or at least out the door. Go for it.
kiki wrote: "regarding option 1, can those words be in the subtitle, or do they have to be in the title proper? thanks! :)"Just the title, please.
kiki wrote: "and regarding option 4, can i please get a verification that these two books work for family? thanks! :)[bookcover:The Art of Racing in the Rain|3153..."
Both of these are okayed for Family. I've read both and they are both worth reading.
Donna Jo wrote: "Kelly Marianne wrote: "Let me try this one"Okay, I can see that has snow and she's outside or at least out the door. Go for it."
Thank you.
Donna Jo wrote: "kiki wrote: "regarding option 1, can those words be in the subtitle, or do they have to be in the title proper? thanks! :)"Just the title, please."
okay, thank you. :)
Donna Jo wrote: "kiki wrote: "and regarding option 4, can i please get a verification that these two books work for family? thanks! :)[bookcover:The Art of Racing in ..."
great, thanks! :)
Trish wrote: "Is dog sledding okay for Option 3? "Sure is--hard to imagine it without snow.
Trish wrote: "Is dog sledding okay for Option 3? "Sure is--it's hard to do inside without snow!
Could you verify the genre Family for The Family Fang and Marcelo in the Real World? (I haven't picked one yet, but this task will be fun!)Thanks!
Maddie wrote: "Could you verify the genre Family for The Family Fang and Marcelo in the Real World? (I haven't picked one yet, but this task will be fun!)Thanks!"
Both of these work for Family genre. I read The Family Fang--really disliked the parents. I haven't read Marcelo but it looks good.
Are these folk active enough in their winter-time scene?
Cathy wrote: "Can I use this since the word cold is attached to another word with a hyphen?Cold-Hearted Rake"
Cathy, Cold-hearted is hyphenated, so it won't be allowed. Only Colder, Coldest, or (most unlikely to be a book title word) Colding. This was such a good book I hope you can find another home for it.
Amy wrote: "Please approve Vanishing Acts for Family. It is currently the last genre listed. Thanks!"Approved!
Melanie wrote: "Are these folk active enough in their winter-time scene? "That will work. (Looks like it may soon melt some snow.)
Will
] by Anita Shreve work for Opt 3? If not, I'll use it for Opt 2 since her initials are in dreSsing wArmly.
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I grew up in a medium-sized town in central Iowa in the late 40s and 50s and experienced winter up close and personal. It always seemed to last forever, but was always much more inconvenient for the grown-ups than for kids, I'm sure. Based on recollections of those snow-drifted days, I've devised this task.
Chose 2 books, using 2 different options. The two books combined should have a total of at least 500 pages.
NOTE: ebooks without a print edition cannot be used for tasks requiring a specific number of pages. If you read an ebook, listen to an audiobook or read a Large Print edition 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 options chosen and total number of pages in the two books.
1. It always seemed like once Thanksgiving was out of the way the temperature never got above freezing. This may be a slight misconception on my part, but how could I be wrong.
➜ Read a book with one of the following words in the title (title only, no subtitles): Cold, Snow, Ice, Freeze, or Frozen. Plurals and the endings -er, -est, or -ing will work. No other variations are allowed.
2. The cold weather made going outside such a chore. First dragging on the snowpants and stuffing the skirt inside, pulling the rubber boots on over the shoes and zipping them up (a couple years I got lucky and got red boots instead of boring brown ones), then the heavy wool coat, the wool headscarf, the knitted mittens (with the cord through the coat sleeve so they didn't get lost), and last the scarf wrapped around the nose and mouth two or three times and knotted.)
➜ Read a book written by an author whose first and last name have initials in the phrase "DRESSING WARMLY". Letters may be in any order, but may only be used as many times as they appear in the phrase (i.e., the only letters that can be used more than once are R and S). Multiple authors are fine as long as at least one author has initials found in the phrase.
3. We didn't own a tv until I was in 7th grade, but we were encouraged to read a lot and we played with the neighbor kids. My mother always sent us outside to play whenever possible (As she put it, "To get the stink blown off.") So we played Fox and Geese, had snow ball fights, built snowmen, went sledding, even on a couple memorable occasions borrowed ice skates and skis for our pitiful hills. (Have you ever tried "skiing" downhill on ice skates? Mmmm, big thrill.)
➜ Read a book that shows an obviously outdoor winter activity on the cover.
4. Both sets of my grandparents lived within 10 miles of us and I had lots of aunts, uncles, and cousins, about half of whom lived close. We almost always had far away relatives staying over for Christmas, sharing our bedrooms with cousins our age, waking up early to check the stockings.
➜ Read a book with the main page genre "Christmas," "Family," "Relatives," or "Cousins."The word may stand alone or be embedded.