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TASK HELP: Winter 2017
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20.5 - Bigger is Better - DebraJean's Task: LET IT SNOW!
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The link to "White as the driven snow" doesn't take me to a list?
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Can it be the word for winter or snow in another language or are we limited to English?
Marie-Anne,Because non-English books are allowed in this challenge, I think it's fair to also allow the words Snow or Winter in another language in the title for this task. Please provide the translation when posting.
Debra wrote: "Marie-Anne,Because non-English books are allowed in this challenge, I think it's fair to also allow the words Snow or Winter in another language in the title for this task. Please provide the tran..."
Thanks! That's wonderful.
Marie-Anne wrote: "Can it be the word for winter or snow in another language or are we limited to English?"Hi, Marie-Anne. Debra is correct. Please review the Rules of the Challenge: Effective Winter 2016 - Book Formats and Page Numbers Explained #2 for an explanation of using books in languages other than English in the SRC.
This might be a nit-picky question but I just want to make sure - for option three, can there only be one of the four numbers (1, 9, 7, 3) in the page count or can there be more than one? For example could I read a book with 1,243 pages - has a 1 and a 3, or would I have to find a book that has only ONE of those four numbers? Thank you for your help!
Elizabeth, there needs to be at least one of those numbers in the page count. But it's ok if there is more than one. So, the answer is yes, you may use a book with 1,243 pages for this task. Enjoy!
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Carmilla (other topics)Carmilla e altri racconti di fantasmi e vampiri (other topics)
Snowed In (other topics)
Winter's Bone (other topics)
Snowbound (other topics)
One of the things I really miss about my home state of Iowa is the snow in winter. Living in Texas, we don’t get a lot of snow. At least nothing like we got back home. Even after 22 years in Texas, Christmas doesn’t feel like Christmas without the winter weather so I look forward to my annual trek north to enjoy the cold temperatures and snow!
For this task, let’s celebrate winter and snowy weather by choosing one book from the following options. REQUIRED: Please state which option you are choosing in your post.
Option 1. Read a book with the word WINTER or SNOW in the title or subtitle. Plurals, possessives, participles, and past tense variations of these words are OK, but the word or its variation must stand alone, not be part of a compound word.
For example, Snowed In or Winter's Bone would work.
Snowbound does NOT work, because Snow is part of a compound word.
Option 2. Nothing is more beautiful than a fresh white blanket of snow. For this option, choose a book from the list White as the Driven Snow. REQUIRED: Specify the page of the list on which your book is found.
Option 3. In April of 1973, there was a freak blizzard in Iowa. With winds in excess of 70 mph, the state was crippled for 3 days with snow drifts in excess of 16 feet. For this option, read a book whose page numbers include a 1, 9, 7, or 3.