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TASK HELP: Fall Challenge 2019
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30.5 - Mazza1's Task (passed to Sarah E): All Hail Flavia
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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
A Red Herring Without Mustard
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
Speaking from Among the Bones
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd
The Grave's a Fine and Private Place
The Golden Tresses of the Dead
ApprovedOption 2 can be fiction
Option 3
Not ApprovedOption 2 - no variations allowed. The word must end in Y.
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love it Sarah going withSo Lucky foroption2
and The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag for last option
Thanks Marie. I was trying to live up to your tasks, after all!Both those books work.
Hi, for Option 2, can it be fiction?
Thanks!
Yes, it certainly can be fiction. Two of the examples listed are fiction.
Is enough of the bicycle showing to use
for Option 3?
Yes, that's clearly a bicycle. Approved.
For Option 3, is there enough of the bicycle on this cover?
Pia wrote: "For Option 3, is there enough of the bicycle on this cover?"I can see the handlebars and part of the frame, and it is clearly a bicycle. Approved.
I wonder if this is sufficiently bicycle...
It's a close up of a wheel; and we know it's a bicycle, as it is a bike journey that is the structure of the book, per the blurb:
"a young woman in a polka-dot dress cycles down the main street. Her name is Kata and she is the village choir conductor. As she passes, we glimpse the members of the village: a priest with a gambling habit, an old brother and sister who have not talked for years, and a sea captain who has lost his son. But perhaps the most interesting story of all belongs to the young woman on the bicycle.
Actually Sarah, don't worry about it: I'm gonna use it for 30.4 - short book/long title.:)
Cat wrote: "Actually Sarah, don't worry about it: I'm gonna use it for 30.4 - short book/long title.:)"
No worries. I was gonna approve it anyway. :)
Cat wrote: "I wonder if this is sufficiently bicycle...It's a close up of a wheel; and we know it's a bicycle, as it is a bike journey that is the structure of the b..."
I know you don't need it now, but anyway, approved. That looks like a bicycle wheel and the description is good.
Serves me right for not setting parameters of how much recognisable bicycle is needed. ;)
Midu wrote: "Option 1: 
Option 4:
Are these okay?"
Yes, they both work.
is on the list for option 1. Please remember to state which page it is on when you post.
Shadows matches Shadows in I Am Half-Sick of Shadows.
Sarah wrote: "Midu wrote: "Option 1: Option 4:
Are these okay?"
Yes, they both work.
is on the list..."Thanks!
On option 2 - a word ending in Y - can it be a person's name?
Teresa Jo wrote: "On option 2 - a word ending in Y - can it be a person's name?"Yes it can. There is no restriction on what type of word it should be.
Aprilleigh wrote: "What's the call on possessives for option 2, like:Breakfast at Tiffany's
Lady Chatterly's Lover"
I didn't include any variations to the word in the task, so I think I have to say no to possessives, or any variation on a Y-ending word that means the word no longer ends in Y.
Sarah wrote: "Aprilleigh wrote: "What's the call on possessives for option 2, like:Breakfast at Tiffany's
Lady Chatterly's Lover"
I didn't include any variations to the word in the ..."
Fair enough, I'll drop those from consideration or move them to a different task.
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The Flavia de Luce series, described as "Precocious motherless 11-year old fascinated with chemistry and death bicycles around Bishop's Lacey from ancient country house Buckshaw in 1950s England" is surely one of the best examples of a damsel causing distress (so much more interesting than a damsel in distress).
This is a two book task. Read two books from two different options.
Required: State which options you chose when you post.
Option 1: What's in a name?
Flavia has a distinctive and unforgettable name. It is Ancient Roman in origin.
Read a book from this list: Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome
Required: State the page number of the list where your book appears.
Option 2: Chemistry please
Chemistry may be Flavia's abiding passion, but there are many interesting subjects that also end in a Y. Read a book with a word of at least five letters in the title or subtitle that ends in Y.
Examples: Gravity, The Psychology of Time Travel, Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics.
Required: State the word
Option 3: Transport required
Flavia is never without her trusty bicycle, Gladys. Read a book with a bicycle on the cover.
Required: Include the cover when you post.
Option 4: Fabulous titles
The titles of the books all come from literature. Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title or subtitle that matches exactly a word in a Flavia title. The titles are listed in post 2 of the Help Thread.
Note: All the Flavia books that meet SRC requirements are eligible for this option.
Required: State the word