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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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Questions/Problems in Completed Tasks
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Task 30.10, option 2, requires that you include a link in your post to the friend/SRC member's rating/review. Please repost the task with the required information.
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It Happened One Wedding does not have
"humor" listed as a main page genre. If you had the genre previously "locked in," please re-post, indicating the thread and post number of the pre-approval.
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe has the genre "childrens" on its main page and has fewer than 300 pages. Since task 25.11 does not specifically allow short childrens books, that book will not work for this task.
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Please check your totals. I show you with 135 - 60 at the end of post 388, plus 75 from this post.
No need to repost - this is just an FYI so we can keep our totals consistent.
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A Happy Death appears to be set in Algeria, not France. However, since his bio calls Camus an "Algerian born French author," the book will work under the "lived" in France criteria.
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For task 20.2, option 1, the book must be at least 50% set in the national park. From the description of Gloryland: A Novel, it's difficult to determine how much of the book is set there, since it appears that the protagonist was 40 when his army troop was posted there in 1903 and there seems to be a fair amount of plot before that point.
If the book was at least 50% set in Yosemite, please repost explaining this.
Sandy wrote: "Lacy Stewart post 375It Happened One Wedding does not have
"humor" listed as a main page genre. If you had the genre previously "locked in," please re-post, indicating the threa..."
I don't think I did! I'll just try to fit it in somewhere else. Thanks!
I think that message 333 on the completed tasks was skipped for me... I am showing 65 points and the readerboard is showing 45.. 20.10: Group Reads
Posted Message 7 in Discussion Thread
Winter's Tale | Mark Helprin | 768 Pages | ♥♥ | Big Book 750+
This Post
Points For This Task: 20
Big Book Tickets: 750+: 1
Totals
Total Points: 65/1180
Challenges Completed: 5/67
Total Goodreads Authors 2
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
Ok, I remedied that.Would The Scorch Trials work? It's listed as Teen/YA...
Sandy wrote: "Trisha post 298
The Giver has the genre "childrens" on its main page and has fewer than 300 pages. Since task 25.2 does not specifically allow short childrens books, that book will no..."
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20.10: Group Reads
Posted Message 7 in Discussion Thread
Winter'..."
Got it. I found that the 20.10 column on my spreadsheet had a glitch, but I've fixed it now. Thanks for the heads up!
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Task 30.11 requires that you include the category and year in your post. Please repost, including the year of nomination/win.
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For ebooks and audiobooks, you must use the page count for the most popular mass market paperback edition. The page count you have used is for an ebook edition. Neither of the mass market paperback edition have page counts ending in an odd number, so A Dance with Dragons will not work for this task.
Sandy wrote: "Angel **Book Junkie** wrote: "I think that message 333 on the completed tasks was skipped for me... I am showing 65 points and the readerboard is showing 45.. 20.10: Group Reads
Posted Message ..."
No Problemo. Always happy to help :)
Shannon South Africa - posts 224 & 225If you want to claim a Goodreads Author or a Big Books ticket, you must specifically say so in your post - merely listing the number of pages in a book or including a tally at the end of your post is not sufficient.
Make sure to note "Goodreads Author," "GR author," or "GRA" or "Big Books ticket" or "BB ticket" in your post directly beside or below the specific book affected. A list of authors, book titles, or page numbers at the end or beginning of the post is not sufficient.
SuzanneIf you want to claim a Goodreads Author or a Big Books ticket, you must specifically say so in your post - merely listing the number of pages in a book or including a tally at the end of your post is not sufficient.
Make sure to note "Goodreads Author," "GR author," or "GRA" or "Big Books ticket" or "BB ticket" in your post directly beside or below the specific book affected. A list of authors, book titles, or page numbers at the end or beginning of the post is not sufficient.
SHELLEY UT - post 241If you are claiming a BB ticket, you must include the number of pages in the book. Be sure that the link you provide goes to the edition you actually read, with the correct number of pages. If you used an ebook or an audiobook, include a link to the paper edition used to establish length.
If you wish to claim a BB ticket for Wild Man, please repost including the appropriate link and stating that the repost is for BB tickets only. Requirements for Reposts
Kimber - post 244Posting Requirements Effective Summer 2014 state: The BB or GRA claim must be made with the specific book posting - a list at the end or beginning of the post is not sufficient.
If you wish to claim GRA tickets for the books in this post, please repost including the appropriate authors directly beside or below the specific book and following the Requirements for Reposts at the bottom of the page.
Sue T - post 262If you are claiming a BB ticket and you read an ebook or an audiobook, you must include a link to the paper edition used to establish length.
Please repost including the appropriate link and following the Requirements for Reposts (at the bottom of the page).
Lindsey IL - post 273Graphic novels, sequential art books, manga, collections of comic book issues, and collections of comic strips may not be claimed for Big Book tickets.
Jenn IL - post 304If you want to claim a Big Books ticket, you must specifically say so in your post - merely listing the number of pages in a book or including a tally at the end of your post is not sufficient. Make sure to note "Big Books ticket" or "BB ticket" in your post directly beside or below the specific book affected.
Pamela Su - post 324To get credit for a GRA ticket for Jet Mykles you need to link to the edition of The Ties That Bind that list her as an author of the book.
Sandra - post 350Posting Requirements Effective Summer 2014 state: The BB or GRA claim must be made with the specific book posting - a list at the end or beginning of the post makes record keeping difficult and is not sufficient.
If you wish to claim GRA tickets for the books in this post, please repost including the appropriate authors directly beside or below the specific book and following the Requirements for Reposts (at the bottom of the page).
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Nice Girl Naughty appears to only exist in ebook form. Please repost, including the spreadsheet or post # reference for length verification.
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Queen Victoria's Granddaughters: 1860-1918 has no genres listed on its main page - presumably because it has 0 reviews and nobody has shelved it with any genres. If at some earlier point you saw a genre there and had it pre-approved, please repost with the thread/post number of the approval.
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Task 25.11 option 4 requires that the cover be included in the task posting. Please repost the task with the cover included.
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Task 5.1 requires that the book first be published in 1998. You linked to The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Collection which was first published in 2005. If you meant to post only the single book, please repost with the correct book and link.
Please do not repost 30.2 and 30.4 - those points have been recorded.
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Task 5.4 requires that you include the name of the track in your post. Please repost with the required information.
Please do not repost 15.10 - those points have been recorded.
SHELLEY UT - post 395If you are claiming a BB ticket and you read an ebook or an audiobook, you must include a link to the paper edition used to establish length. If you wish to claim a BB ticket for Without Fail, please repost including the appropriate link and follow the Requirements for Reposts (at the bottom of the page).
Sandra - post 408The Posting Requirements Effective Summer 2014 require that you list GRA and BB ticket requests directly next to or below the book in question, not as a list at the end. This is to help in quick, efficient record keeping. If you wish to claim the GRAs in this post, please repost following the Requirements for Reposts (at the bottom of the page).
NancyHelen - post 410If you want to claim a Big Books ticket, you must specifically say so in your post - merely listing the number of pages in a book or including a tally at the end of your post is not sufficient. Make sure to note "Big Books ticket" or "BB ticket" in your post directly next to or below the specific book you wish to claim.
If you wish to claim a BB for this post, please repost following the Requirements for Reposts (at the bottom of the page).
Susan A - post 424If you want to claim a Big Books ticket, you must specifically say so in your post - merely listing the number of pages in a book or including a tally at the end of your post is not sufficient. Make sure to note "Big Books ticket" or "BB ticket" in your post directly next to or below the specific book you wish to claim.
If you wish to claim a BB for this post, please repost following the Requirements for Reposts (at the bottom of the page).
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Task 5.9 requires that there be a black cat on the cover or that the genre "witches" be listed on the main page. Neither of those criteria are met for Dorothy Must Die.
Genres:
Fantasy 411 users
YA 347 users
Retellings 117 users
Fantasy>Magic 54 users
Fantasy>Fairy Tales 51 users
If you received pre-approval "locking in" the genre, please repost, linking to the approval.
Please do not repost the other tasks in your post - those points have been recorded.
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The link you provide in your post for Book B goes to Claude McKay: The Black Poet at War.
This may be a GR issue, and I was able to find the book you named, but it's a good idea to check your links, especially when they look strange like the one in your post does.
No need to repost
Sandy. I think you may have missed a big book ticket of mine for 50 shades of Grey. I forgot to add it when I posted the book but in a later post #118 I claimed it. I then had to re-post and I forgot to claim tickets in re-posts. Do I need to re-post claiming a ticket?
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Task 20.6 requires that your book not be a re-read, and that you state in your post that the book is new to you.
Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: " Susan A - post 424If you want to claim a Big Books ticket, you must specifically say so in your post - merely listing the number of pages in a book or including a tally at the end of your post i..."
I'll skip it.
Sandy, got it! thank you :) I'll read another one
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yes. When Kristi sees that a task posting doesn't work, she won't give a BB ticket, and when she sees a later repost of the task, she won't know you're claiming a ticket unless you say so.
Jill Renee - post 474To claim Goodreads author tickets, you must specifically state which authors are GRA directly beside or below the book they've written. Listing a summary total at the bottom of your post is not sufficient. If you wish to claim the GRAs in this post, please repost following the Requirements for Reposts (at the bottom of the page).
Sandy wrote: "Hina post 457Task 20.6 requires that your book not be a re-read, and that you state in your post that the book is new to you."
thx. reposted it with the statement.
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Please see post 43 in this thread re readerboard names.
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Task 25.6 option 3 requires you to use the Most Popular Books list that comes up when you choose the "popular" option under "explore" - the only changes to be made are for the month. Your choice was from the "Most Popular Book Club Books," which is not specified in the task.
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Task 20.3 requires that you specify the word in the title or subtitle that you used. Please repost with the required information.
Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: " Sandra - post 350Posting Requirements Effective Summer 2014 state: The BB or GRA claim must be made with the specific book posting - a list at the end or beginning of the post makes record keepi..."
Reposted the tasks with author links again in post #539.
Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: " Sandra - post 408The Posting Requirements Effective Summer 2014 require that you list GRA and BB ticket requests directly next to or below the book in question, not as a list at the end. This is..."
Reposted in post #540 with necessary links.
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Task 10.9 requires that a "coastline/water's edge, horizon line or boat" must be visible in the scene on the cover.
does not work for this task.
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Task 5.6 requires that you include the page number on which the book is found on the list. Please repost, including the missing information.
Juana "Darkness" - post 527Posting Requirements Effective Summer 2014 state: The BB or GRA claim must be made with the specific book posting - a list at the end or beginning of the post makes record-keeping more difficult than necessary and is not sufficient.
If you wish to claim GRA tickets for the books in this post, please repost including the appropriate authors directly beside or below the specific book and following the Requirements for Reposts (at the bottom of the page).
Sandy wrote: "Jean post 20.2For task 20.2, option 1, the book must be at least 50% set in the national park. From the description of Gloryland: A Novel, it's difficult to determine how much of ..."
I think it's probably around 45%. I'll find another place for it.
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