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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2016
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25.5 - Dakimel's task: An Homage to The Toast
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Read on!C: Genre verified -
Secret Daughter, Three Black Swans, The Buffalo Soldier, Where We Belong, The Comfort of Lies, The Secret Daughter, Somewhere Out There, Counting by 7s, If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother
For option B, does it just have to be on the list or does it have to have some relationship to Canada? The Postmistress is on page 1 of the Best Canadian Literature list, but from the description, it doesn't appear to be set in Canada nor is the author Canadian. Help.
Kim wrote: "For option B, does it just have to be on the list or does it have to have some relationship to Canada? The Postmistress is on page 1 of the Best Canadian Literature list, but from th..."If it's on pages 1-5 of the list (and otherwise meets SRC requirements), it's approved, no matter how wrong the list is.
Great task! I am also sad about The Toast. :-(
Hi,I'm confused about Option A.
It does not have to be a book that's not on the list, but It can be a book by any of the authors that appear on the list?
So, the book by Virginia Woolf on the list is To the Lighthouse, but I can read A Room of One's Own?
Or do we have to read a book that's on the list?
Thanks!
Pia wrote: "Hi,I'm confused about Option A.
It does not have to be a book that's not on the list, but It can be a book by any of the authors that appear on the list?"
That's correct - the list has one (or more - if Ortberg parodied more than one book by that author in her book) title by each author she parodies, but you can choose ANY book by ANY author (except Anonomyous.) that appears on the list, so long as that book otherwise meets SRC guidelines.
Gayla wrote: "Great task! I am also sad about The Toast. :-("Thanks, Gayla! Yeah, it was a very grumpy moment in my life.
Jonquil wrote: "May I get genre verification for Secret Daughter? Thank you!"Cait wrote: "Love the task!
Could you verifying Three Black Swans for Parenting > Adoption? Thank you!"
Nicole wrote: "May I get genre verification for main page genre Adoption?
The Buffalo Soldier
Thanks!"
Amy wrote: "Please verify Where We Belong for option C: Parenting > Adoption. Thanks!"
All verified!
Melanie wrote: "Pia wrote: "Hi,I'm confused about Option A.
It does not have to be a book that's not on the list, but It can be a book by any of the authors that appear on the list?"
That's correct - the list h..."
Got it. Thanks!
seeking approval for following:Option A-
An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 18.0
Option B-
Emily Climbs by L.M. Montgomery
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 17.0
Canadian Literature List- Page 2
Wanda wrote: "seeking approval for following:Option A-
An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 18.0
Option B-
Emily Climbs by [author:L...."
looks great!
Looking for MP Genre Confirmation for Option C on the following books please:
Thanks in advance!
Tara Jo wrote: "Looking for MP Genre Confirmation for Option C on the following books please:[bookcover:The Comfort of Lies|1501522..."All approved!
Library book, Secret Daughter, won't arrive in time. May I have confirmation of If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother for adoption?Thanks!
Jonquil that's approved!(All: I am traveling now & only on mobile so can't update the top threads. If you're worried about claiming something I haven't added up there, hang on to it until mid-July & I'll get everything updated.)
I would like to verify genre for Option C. The book appears under popular books tagged as "adoption," but it doesn't appear on the main page, which seems to be the problem with most of the adoption books I've searched. Thanks for your help.
Just wondering if you could approve my request in message #25. Thanks :)
Lisa wrote: "Just wondering if you could approve my request in message #25. Thanks :)"I'm so sorry for not replying earlier! Thanks for the nudge.
Unfortunately, the main page genre rule is one I'm sticking with for this, though I know it can make the search difficult.
No problem, I've found another place for the book and have other options for the task.
I am kicking myself that I did not get this verified for genre Adoption when I first planned out my reading, because for the last week it is not showing up as a main page genre, but I am going to post it now and hope that it reappears and someone can verify it for me.
I will keep an eye on it. That does seem silly - of all books that ought to be a shoe-in!
And if this helps my cause at all-it is the most read of the books on the genre listing page for Adoptionhttps://www.goodreads.com/genres/adop...
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Orphan Train (other topics)Counting by 7s (other topics)
If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother (other topics)
Pretending to Dance (other topics)
If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother (other topics)
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My favorite non-book site, The Toast, is closing on July 1. For three years, it’s been a bastion of humor and feminism and empowerment and a place were hundreds of diverse voices had a platform to discuss a vast array of issues and experiences. The archives are staying up, so do yourself a favor and go explore the site.
This task honors the site’s founders and editors.
Read 2 books, each from a different option. Required: State which option you’re using when you claim this task.
A: Mallory Ortberg – One of this co-founder’s most popular series is “Texts from…” wherein she imagines how literary characters or authors of prior ages would communicate via text. Her book Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters collects and expands this conceit.
For this option, read an SRC-qualifying book by any of the authors* named in the Texts From Jane Eyre Reference List. You do not have to read the specific book on the list, although you may. Any book written by any of the authors (other than Anonymous) will work.
*NOTE: the author “Anonymous” DOES NOT work for this task.
B: Nicole Cliffe – this co-founder is in charge of, among other things, the daily link roundup of stories from across the web. Several of her interests flavor this content, including her Canadian origins and her fascination with people trying to survive extreme wilderness adventures.
For this option, read an SRC-qualifying book either from the Wilderness Accidents and Deaths List or from the first five pages of the Best Canadian Literature List.
REQUIRED: State which list you used and which page you found your title on.
C: Nicole Chung - Nikki’s work on adoption and identity led to her curating of an adoption series for Catapult .
For this option, read an SRC-qualifying book with the main page genre (alone or embedded) “Adoption.”