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WINTER CHALLENGE 2015
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25.7 - Coralie's task: Summer at the Stadium
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ApprovedOption 2
For Love of Insects
Papillon
The Ant King: And Other Stories
The Black Butterfly
Lifeblood: How to Change the World One Dead Mosquito at a Time
The Firefly Dance
Option 3
A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie
Option 4
Fun! Love, love all the options! Question about option 2. Would either Candlemoth or For Love of Insects work? Wasn't sure since Candlemoth is one word and the second book doesn't feature a specific insect.
Thanks!
Cindy wrote: "Fun! Love, love all the options! Question about option 2. Would either Candlemoth or For Love of Insects work? Wasn't sure since Candlemoth is one word and the second..."
I will allow 'insects' but not 'candlemoth'.
yaaas, a task where I can read Laline Paull's
! (obviously Option 2, still working on my other reading choice)
Coralie wrote: "Cindy wrote: "Fun! Love, love all the options! Question about option 2. Would either Candlemoth or For Love of Insects work? Wasn't sure since Candlemoth is one word ..."
Yay! Thank you!
For option 2, does the insect name have to be in English? Papillon is the French word for butterfly.Thanks
Kim wrote: "For option 2, does the insect name have to be in English? Papillon is the French word for butterfly.Thanks"
I will allow foreign words that are clearly meant to indicate insects.
For number 2 I'm looking at The Ant King: And Other Stories and for #4
.My brother and I (and assorted in-laws and out-laws) were lucky enough to be in Scotland in August and had tickets to The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. It was fabulous. Wish I had the money to travel to Australia for this one. I loved what I saw of Australia when I visited in 2008.
For option 3?A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie
For option 2?
Lifeblood: How to Change the World One Dead Mosquito at a Time
Donna Jo wrote: "For number 2 I'm looking at The Ant King: And Other Stories and for #4 .My brother and I (and assorted in-laws and out-laws) were lucky enough to be..."
The books work.
My husband is really annoyed that we will actually be in New Zealand when the Royal Edinburgh Military
Tattoo is here.
Daphne wrote: "For option 3?A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie
For option 2?
Lifeblood: How to Change the World One Dead Mosquito at a Time"
You're really testing me here, but I will approve both these books.
Coralie wrote: "You're really testing me here, but I will approve both these books. "Ah, thank you Coralie! My mom said the same thing to me all the time growing up too. ;)
Been sitting on the Lifeblood one for awhile. I'm really happy to have found a spot to stick it - it's not one I've been overly looking forward to, so it keeps getting put in the back of the tbr pile.
Hi! I was wondering if this cover would fit option 4...
It seems like a tattoo on her back, but I'm not so sure... :/
Thanks!
Kelly Marianne wrote: "Hi! I was wondering if this cover would fit option 4... It seems like a tattoo on her back, but I'm not so sure... :/
Thanks!"
It looks like a tattoo to me. I will accept it.
How about this for tattooed for Option 4? The premise being that the stories in the collection are based on the tattoos which come to life
Also, would The Beekeeper's Apprentice work for an insect?
Yes to
as it is a pretty impressive tattoo on his back.No to The Beekeeper's Apprentice as a beekeeper isn't an insect.
Nicola wrote: "Would you accept this as a tattoo? 
"I think I will have to say no, it isn't a tattoo. Of course, it does fit option 1.
Please confirm
for option 4. The tattoo is a pentagram on the heroine's back. Thanks.
Lauren wrote: "Please confirm for option 4. The tattoo is a pentagram on the heroine's back. Thanks."
Yes, that one works.
Claire wrote: "Option 2: Lord of the Flies by William GoldingOption 3: A Little Love Story by Roland Merullo"
Yes, they work.
for option 2, I assume it doesn't have to be used as an insect eg fly as a verb, tick as in tick tock?(obviously, flying wouldn't work, but say, if a title was "Fly Home")
Catherine wrote: "for option 2, I assume it doesn't have to be used as an insect eg fly as a verb, tick as in tick tock?(obviously, flying wouldn't work, but say, if a title was "Fly Home")"
That is correct. Fly, tick or cricket would work even if they were not referring to the actual insect.
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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We live next door to a football stadium (Australian football that is) and during winter it is busy every weekend with AFL games. But during spring and summer it is used for all sorts of things. So far this spring we have had speedway and UFC. This task is about the summer activities.
This is a two book task. Choose two different options and read one book for each.
Required: State which options you chose when you post.
Option 1. Early in December there will be two AC/DC concerts.
Read a book with a main page genre GLBT.
Option 2. After Christmas there are four Big Bash cricket games.
Read a book with the the name of an insect in the title/subtitle. The generic word "Insect" or "Insects" will also work. eg Lord of the Flies, The Secret Life of Bees, The Mosquito Coast
Not sure if your bug is an insect? Here's a definition: Insect
Option 3. After the cricket there are a couple of A-League soccer games.
Read a book with the first word of the title 'A'. eg A Court of Thorns and Roses, A Spool of Blue Thread, A Little Life
Option 4. Over three days in February there are five displays of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
Read a book with someone with a tattoo on the cover. eg
Required: Include the cover when you post.