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Mini-Challenge #9: Sept 2014: Rules & Questions
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Does a book started in August and finished in September count? I just found that the book I read 8/31 - 9/1 would meet some of these tasks.Sorry if I missed this somewhere.
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A question about locale: does the entire book need to take place in that region?
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How this challenge works:
Each book read must touch at least one task from at least one of the category lists below. Each book can have multiple tasks counted, if eligible, but no duplicates. (If there are two of the same thing, points are only counted once.)
GENERAL RULES:
Participants may join at any time during the challenge. The challenge last from September 1st until September 30th, 2014.
1) Books must be at least 200 pages long. Eligibility for this is determined by the most popular edition on Goodreads. If the most popular edition is 197 pages, it will not count, even if the edition read is 215 pages.
2) ALL points must be reported by 11:59pm EST on September 30th, 2014 to be counted.
3) Re-reads and audiobooks are accepted. Audiobook page counts will be determined by the most popular edition on Goodreads.
SCORING:
***Please report all points in the Reporting Points Thread***
4) To obtain points your book must touch at least one task in one or more of the challenge categories. Each item underneath the category is worth one point unless otherwise noted. Categories and items can be repeated as many times as you want throughout the course of the challenge, but cannot be duplicated for a single book. It is your responsibility to tell us what items came up in your book.
For the mini-challenge, you can claim multiple points in each category. For the time period and locale setting categories, action must take place at the specific setting at some point during the book.
5) Bonus points will be awarded based on the length of each book read (number of pages determined by most popular GoodReads edition), as follows:
200 to 300 pages = 2 bonus points
301 to 500 pages = 4 bonus points
501 to 750 pages = 6 bonus points
751 to 1,000 pages = 8 bonus points
1,000+ = 10 bonus points
Bonus points will be awarded PER BOOK READ.
6) Cover requirements will be determined by the most popular edition on Goodreads. When claiming the cover requirements, please choose the display cover option when linking to your book.
8) HAVE FUN!!!
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Setting Time Periods
BC
1100s
1500s
1910s
1940s
1980s
2200 and beyond
Genre (Look at genre on the book page)
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Crime/Police Procedural
Mystery
Science Fiction
Short Story Collection
Locale
Asia
Canada
Italy
Peru
Russia/USSR
Spain
South Africa
Sweden
US - Alaska
US - Hawaii
US - Iowa
US - Louisiana
US - New York\
US - Maine
US - Pennsylvania
Titles
The title (can include sub-title unless specified) contains the following:
the word “September”
5 or more words in the main title(does not include sub-titles)
Title words are in a fall color (yellow, brown, orange, red)
The name of a tree
A possessive pronoun (my, his, hers, ours, yours, its)
The numbers 1, 4 or 9 (not in series number)
Book Cover
(Please link to the cover when claiming these points)
A castle
A mountain
A silhouette
A lake
A moon
A football
Random Tasks
Read a book by an author with three names (initials count)
Read a book published in 2014
Read a story that is a re-telling of a fairy tale or myth
September Events
In honor of banned book week -Read a banned book (cite the list its on)
In honor of Labor Day - Read a book about a trade union or strike
In honor of Glenn Miller's last performance - Read a book featuring music or musicians
In honor of Talk like a Pirate Day - Read a book that takes place on a ship.