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The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion
SUMMER CHALLENGE 2016
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25.3 - Maya's task: Make it Pretty
Reserved for approved booksOption 2
Squares :
Circles :
Hearts :
Option 3
Burying the Honeysuckle Girls
Magic for Marigold
Option 4
The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century
Option 6
A Tangled Web
LaRose
Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot and the Battle for Theamerican Dream
1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion
For Option 3, would Burying the Honeysuckle GirlsDictionary says it's a type of shrub that has bright, colorful flowers.
I love everything about this task <3Will this work for Option 2, squares?
Yay!Pia, Honeysuckle will definitely work!
Cait, it looks like the middle TV's screen is a square so you're.. squared up and ready to go. Oh, puns.
Maya wrote: "Yay!Pia, Honeysuckle will definitely work!
Cait, it looks like the middle TV's screen is a square so you're.. squared up and ready to go. Oh, puns."
Great! Thanks
Will this work for option 2?
(circles)Thank you.
Kim, that's definitely a circle! You're good to go.
Would this work for option 2?
circle on the cover
I'm looking for a place to use this book, since I didn't get to it last season:
Would the wheel on the bus qualify as a circle? (I tried the color option first, but there is a little grey in the cover)
Also, I'm assuming a book of short stories (all different authors) is ok for option 4?
The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century
Fun task!
I was wondering if
Chiefs by Stuart Woods would work for Option Two | Crazy Shapes.It has the circle saying 20th anniversary and also has a moon in the picture that looks like a circle. Thanks
Ann A, I'll okay it! The hubcap looks circley to me. The anthology will also workSheila, the seal definitely works for circle!
Would this work for option 2 (squares on the cover)?
Lauren, sure does! You're good to go. :)
Seeking approval for the following books:Option 3-
Magic for Marigold by L.M. Montgomery
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 15.0
Option 6- My readerboard name is Oma1229
A Tangled Web by L.M. Montgomery
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 15.0
I'll take your option 6. Makes me kinda wish I had included that in the task info but I can't say I didn't learn something!Both of them are good, Wanda.
Maya wrote: "I'll take your option 6. Makes me kinda wish I had included that in the task info but I can't say I didn't learn something!Both of them are good, Wanda."
Thanks
I do not quite understand your reply. What was it that you wished you had included in the task infor? Was it not to include the letter 'A" or books that have children in the genre?
I was surprised that this one qualifies for Option 1:
TinEye Labs says that the dark blackish color on the cover is Blue Chocolate Blue.
Meanwhile,
is disqualified because TinEye Labs says it is 1.2% Seal Brown Black.
Yeah, there's a couple small errors with the way TinEye works, but overall it's a pretty useful tool.
Lorraine, I'm gonna have to say no, I'm sorry. :( It's not a seperate word, or else I would say yes!
Maya wrote: "Lorraine, I'm gonna have to say no, I'm sorry. :( It's not a seperate word, or else I would say yes!"That's what I was afraid of ;) How about for the Readerboard name option? (I was going to go for L in Lorraine as an alternative to the flower name)
Maya wrote: "That will DEFINITELY work. :D"Thanks!
Question re Option 6 .... are we including or NOT including leading articles: A, An, The ?
I didn't add it to the task, so it's okay.
Hi,For Option 2, Crazy Shapes - Heart on cover:
Thanks!
Thanks! I was trying to fit the book for another task and it was a no go, and I absolutely want to read it for this season's challenge
Maya .. can you please hit the REPLY button when you answer ... it's hard to tell what question you are responding to.
Option 2 - Crazy Shapes - Can you see the HEART (her necklace)
Book Concierge wrote: "Maya .. can you please hit the REPLY button when you answer ... it's hard to tell what question you are responding to."Sorry. Yes. I did not make that a part of the task so you are good to use it
Book Concierge wrote: "Option 2 - Crazy Shapes - Can you see the HEART (her necklace)"Yes,that works
Can Option 6 include numbers? My readerboard name is Julia103 and I want to read 1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion
Julia - Sure! I don't see why not. :)Sorry for the delay. Goodreads hates me.
Maya wrote: "Julia - Sure! I don't see why not. :)Sorry for the delay. Goodreads hates me."
Thanks!
For Opt 6, I could use Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot and the Battle for Theamerican Dream? My readerboard name is KSMary.
KSMary wrote: "For Opt 6, I could use Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot and the Battle for Theamerican Dream? My readerboard name is KSMary."Absolutely! That looks really interesting too, I hope you enjoy it!
I would just like to double check these two:Option 3= Rose Under Fire (flower= rose)
Option 6= House Arrest Readerboard name= Nicole OH (IL rating = MG+)
Nicole wrote: "I would just like to double check these two:Option 3= Rose Under Fire (flower= rose)
Option 6= House Arrest Readerboard name= Nicole OH (IL rating = MG+)"
Those both work.
Maya, Will this work for option 2 (squares):
?
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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L.M. Montgomery (other topics)Stuart Woods (other topics)
Summer is all about beauty, right? Let's celebrate summer the right way and make a painting (abstract, of course!) to make things a little prettier.
This is a two book task. Choose two of the options below to show what you would want on your painting!
Required: State which two options you chose when you post.
Option One | Crazy Colors
Almost every abstract painting you see has crazy colors! To put crazy colors on your painting, read a book that has ONLY colors from the rainbow on the cover. No black, white, or gray allowed. For the purposes of this task, the colors will be determined by the TinEye Color Extractor. To use the color extractor, right click on a cover image (or 2 finger pad click for Mac), choose "copy image address," and paste the URL into the box on the TinEye website. If you see the words black, white, or grey as a base color on the color palette, the book will not work for this option.
Ex:
Required: If you choose option one, you must include the cover of the book when you post.
Option Two | Crazy Shapes
What would abstract painting be without a few shapes? To put crazy shapes on your painting, read a book that has a square, circle, or heart on the cover.
Ex:
Required: If you choose option two, you must also include the cover of the book when you post.
Option Three | Flowers
Everyone loves flowers, right? Right! To put flowers on your painting, read a book that has a flower name in the title.
Option Four | People
Why wouldn't you want to paint a person? There's plenty of them around. You're one, after all! To put people on your painting, read a book that has more than one author.**
Option Five | Doodle
There comes a time when there's nothing you can do but doodle. To doodle on your painting, read a book where the author's first and last name initials can be found in DOODLEPAINTING.
Option Six | Signature
Every great artist has got to sign his or her painting! To put your signature on your painting, read a book in which the first letter/number of the first word in the title matches any letter/number in your Readerboard name. All title words count.
Optional: Share an abstract painting that has your elements on it! You can't call it yours, but it's close!
**Only authors that are identified as authors (or a default blank in the author role field), co-authors, or contributors may be used for tasks involving author information. Other roles or functions such as editor, illustrator, artist, translator, introduction, designed by, foreward, preface, assistant or afterword may not be used for author-sourced tasks. Ask about other roles identified in a Goodreads record in the season's General Questions help thread.