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SPRING CHALLENGE 2017
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25.2 - Sandy's Task: Who Am I? Where Am I?
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The task specifically states that "The place may be real or imaginary" - from the description, it appears that Braggsville is a town, where much of the action takes place, so it's fine.
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I believe this is a real place.
Thanks,
Andy"
well, it doesn't matter if it's a real place. Is it a town/county/whatever with some sort of governmental structure?
Sandy wrote: "Andy wrote: "Does this one work. Manitou Canyon?I believe this is a real place.
Thanks,
Andy"
well, it doesn't matter if it's a real place. Is it a town/county/whatever with some ..."
ok this probably doesn't work, but now I know what I'm looking for, Thanks,
Andy
Hi! Would Carolina Moon work for a book set in South Carolina? I'm not sure if south has to be in the title too in that case.Thanks for your help!
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Thanks for your help!"
sorry, no, "Carolina" doesn't actually identify the place - too broad.
Sandy wrote: "Barbara ★ wrote: "Would Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon work for person's name? Aunt Dimity is a ghost in these books and that is the only name she goes by."If Aunt Dimity is a character (you know, talking to the other characters or something), then it works. If it's just "what would Aunt Dimity do?" then not."
Aunt Dimity is a ghost. She and the m.c. have dialogues throughout the book.
For option 1, what about a nickname in the title? Trying to fit in Raptor, which is the nickname/callsign of the main character in this book.
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it works if this is the name that the main character is called in the book. A call sign wouldn't work.
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yes, from the description, sounds as if he's definitely a character in the book.
Checking that this would work for a book set in Egypt.The Mummy in Ancient Egypt: Equipping the Dead for Eternity
It's a non-fiction book, so doesn't have a setting per se, but all of the information is about Egypt and the way the people cared for their dead. Many burial places within Egypt and former rulers of Egypt are described in detail.
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The Mummy in Ancient Egypt: Equipping the Dead for Eternity
It's a non-fiction book, so doesn't have a setting per se, but all..."
yes, that's fine.
Would Everfair work for book 2? It's about a fictional settlement in the Congo, which seems to be an independent political entity (per the GR description, "This land, named Everfair, is set aside as a safe haven, an imaginary Utopia for native populations of the Congo..." and a review on NPR, "The Fabians partner with African-American missionaries to found the nation of Everfair...").
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that works. Sounds interesting, too.
Sorry, I know you've been inundated with questions about this task but I just wasn't sure about a "region":Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life
Thx!
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Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life
Thx!"
Unfortunately, Tuscany isn't a place with any sort of independent government - it's more like saying "the Midwest."
For Option 1, would a biography work if the title is the subject's name? Lillian Hellman: An Imperious Life
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certainly.
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Yes, Valdemar is a definite entity, with king/queen, governing council, etc.
I was wondering if
The Well of Lost Plots
would work for book 2 - even though that seems to be a descriptor, The Well of Lost Plots (aka WOLP) is the actual location of the novel, where Thursday lives and works for much of the book. (I'm doing my annual re-read of my favorites from the TN series - this just crossed my mind. Thanks!)
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no, sorry, that isn't going to work since it's not an entity with any kind of governing structure, etc.
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Thanks."
yes.
Sandy wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I was wondering if The Well of Lost Plots would work for book 2 - even though that seems to be a descriptor, The Well of Lost Plots (aka WOLP) is the actual location of..."Beans. Well, I did realize that I still have Jane Austen's England sitting unread on my shelf, so I finally manage to scrounge one up (all my place-name-in-title books are generally estates or houses, so this was an unexpectedly hard task). Thanks!
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Is this a character in the book?
Sandy wrote: "Marie wrote: "Does Inspector Cadaver work for person's name in title"Is this a character in the book?"
He is- Inspector Cadaver is his nickname by which he is referred to in the book his real name is Inspector Cavre
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Is this a character in the book?"
He is- Inspector Cadaver is his nickname by which he is refer..."
if that is the name by which he is known in the book, then it works.
Sandy wrote: "Marie wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Marie wrote: "Does Inspector Cadaver work for person's name in title"Is this a character in the book?"
He is- Inspector Cadaver is his nickname by whi..."V
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Before posting this for any points, I wanted to check on a book for Book 1. I read
Jane Austen, the Secret Radical
wherein the author posits that we can tell Austen was not politically conservative by examining her novels. Austen is both the subject and, weirdly, made a character since the author created fanciful (imagined) scenes from Austen's life to introduce each chapter.
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well, a subject of a biography (or an analysis) is also a character in the book - so it sounds as if it works on both levels.
Sandy wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Before posting this for any points, I wanted to check on a book for Book 1. I read Jane Austen, the Secret Radical wherein the author posits that we can tell Austen ..."Thanks! :) (It was weird and I did not like the imagined scenes, particularly after the author took everyone to task for their shoddy Austen biographies. It took away from her arguments.)
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sure
I'm assuming, since Pern is one of the examples, that planets work for option 2? For example, Cleon Moon or Arabella of Mars?
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yes
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as far as I can tell, Pemberley is just the name of the estate, not of a town, state, etc. In that case, it does not work.
Would An Abundance of Katherines work for option 1? There are numerous Katherines seen in flashbacks and the main character talks with 2 different Katherines on the phone. Katherine Carter is listed as a character on the book's goodreads page.Thanks.
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yes
Would a book set in multiples places work? Specifically, Discontent and Its Civilizations: Dispatches from Lahore, New York, and London Each of the essays takes place in one of the three named cities of the title. Thanks!
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That works.
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Will these work with place name Texas?"
sounds as if they all take place in Texas.