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message 1: by SRC Moderator, Moderator (last edited Sep 09, 2019 09:10AM) (new)

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25.1 - Bookwrm526's Task: Fall Has ALL the Best Stuff

Fall is my absolute favorite season, mostly for the weather but for many other reasons we will explore in this task!

Read two books, one from each of two different options. REQUIRED: State the options you chose.

Option 1: Holidays!! Fall has the best holidays. For this option, read a book where Halloween, Dia de Los Muertos, or All Saint's Day features prominently in the story. If the connection to the holiday is not obvious from the Goodreads description, provide evidence of the connection in your post.

Here are some lists that might help (you do NOT need to read a book from one of them - these are just to give you some ideas):
Halloween in YA and Middle Grade Fiction
Halloween and Autumn Cozy Mysteries
Halloween Mystery List

Option 2: Pumpkins!! While I'm not a huge fan of pumpkin SPICE everything, I do love pumpkins. For this option, read a book with a pumpkin on the cover.
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.

Option 3: Colors!! There's just something about the quality of the light in the fall, combined with the colors of the changing leaves, that makes everything so vibrant. For this option, read a book with leaves in their fall colors (red, orange, yellow) on the cover (attached to a tree or not). Brown and green are not "fall colors" for purposes of this task, although the cover will work if these colors are present in addition to the fall colors.
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.

Examples: Autumn by Ali Smith , Olive, Again (Olive Kitteridge, #2) by Elizabeth Strout .


message 2: by Jessica (last edited Sep 11, 2019 05:26PM) (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Books approved for leaves in fall colors:

The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan Kindred by Octavia E. Butler The Magician King (The Magicians, #2) by Lev Grossman Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Paws and Effect (A Magical Cats Mystery, #8) by Sofie Kelly The Brutal Telling (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #5) by Louise Penny


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Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Reserved


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message 5: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Can we assume that carved pumpkins aka Jack O'Lanterns can be used for option 2?
Thanks,
Andy


message 6: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 3941 comments can you approve Halloween Hijinks (Zoe Donovan Mystery #1) by Kathi Daley for pumpkin on cover

and The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury for Halloween


message 7: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Would this book work for Option 1? Something Wicked This Way Comes I have not read it, but Halloween is mentioned in the GR description.


message 8: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments For Option 3, would this cover work?

The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy

There appears to be some fallen fall leaves in the foreground.

Thanks!


message 9: by Brooke (new)

Brooke | 1419 comments Will any of these work for Option 3?
The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë The Magician King (The Magicians, #2) by Lev Grossman The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1) by Rae Carson The Gospel of Loki (Loki, #1) by Joanne M. Harris The Hazel Wood (The Hazel Wood, #1) by Melissa Albert


message 10: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments Would you accept this cover for Option 3? Embiggen and you'll see there's a tree with leaves on the horizon line.

How to Forget A Daughter's Memoir by Kate Mulgrew - How to Forget: A Daughter's Memoir

TIA


message 11: by Diana (new)

Diana Keener | 798 comments Can you approve The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo for Option 3?


message 12: by Sandra (new)

Sandra (sandra72) | 714 comments Would this work for Option #3?

The Witness by Nora Roberts


message 13: by Book Concierge (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 4447 comments Option 3?
Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center


message 14: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) Would this work for option 3?
Unspeakable (Tracers, #2) by Laura Griffin


message 15: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Andy wrote: "Can we assume that carved pumpkins aka Jack O'Lanterns can be used for option 2?
Thanks,
Andy"


Absolutely!


message 16: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Marie (UK) wrote: "can you approve Halloween Hijinks (Zoe Donovan Mystery #1) by Kathi Daley for pumpkin on cover

and The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury for Halloween"


Approved on both counts, and I hope you enjoy The Halloween Tree, it's one of my favorites!!


message 17: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Christine wrote: "Would this book work for Option 1? Something Wicked This Way Comes I have not read it, but Halloween is mentioned in the GR description."

"Ushering in Halloween early", that works for me!


message 18: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Christine wrote: "For Option 3, would this cover work?

The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy

There appears to be some fallen fall leaves in the foreground.

Thanks!"


I'm struggling to see any color? I don't think that's clear enough, sorry.


message 19: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Brooke wrote: "Will any of these work for Option 3?
The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë The Magician King (The Magicians, #2) by Lev Grossman The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan, Kindred, The Magician King, and Jane Eyre.

For The Girl of Fire and Thorns, The Gospel of Loki and The Hazel Wood, the leaves all look brown to me, which isn't really a fall color, so I'd have to say no.



message 20: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Suzanne wrote: "Would you accept this cover for Option 3? Embiggen and you'll see there's a tree with leaves on the horizon line.

How to Forget A Daughter's Memoir by Kate Mulgrew - [book:How to Forget: A D..."


I see the tree, but I don't see any color on the leaves!


message 21: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Diana wrote: "Can you approve The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo for Option 3?"

Absolutely!


message 22: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Sandra wrote: "Would this work for Option #3?

The Witness by Nora Roberts"


There's a LITTLE bit of color change on the leaves in the foreground, so yes.


message 23: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Book Concierge wrote: "Option 3?
Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center"


Absolutely!!


message 24: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Lauren wrote: "Would this work for option 3?
Unspeakable (Tracers, #2) by Laura Griffin"


Most of the trees don't seem to have leaves, and the ones that do don't really have any color to them, so I don't think so.


message 25: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments Jessica wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Would you accept this cover for Option 3? Embiggen and you'll see there's a tree with leaves on the horizon line.

How to Forget A Daughter's Memoir by Kate Mulgrew - [book:Ho..."


Ah well, back to the drawing board. Really wanna find a task for this book, too. :(


message 26: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments Got one for Option 3, I think!

Paws and Effect (A Magical Cats Mystery, #8) by Sofie Kelly Paws and Effect


message 27: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Suzanne wrote: "Got one for Option 3, I think!

Paws and Effect (A Magical Cats Mystery, #8) by Sofie Kelly Paws and Effect"


I see some orange and red in there, so yes! And maybe your other book will work for one of the 20 point tasks :)


message 28: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments Jessica wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Got one for Option 3, I think!

Paws and Effect (A Magical Cats Mystery, #8) by Sofie Kelly Paws and Effect"

I see some orange and red in there, so yes! And maybe your other book will wor..."


Thanks! and, fingers crossed on the other - if nothing else i've still got my 5.10 reader's choice slot open. :D


message 29: by Jen B (new)

Jen B (jennybee618) | 886 comments Are these pumpkin-ish enough? :)

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett


message 30: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Jen B wrote: "Are these pumpkin-ish enough? :)

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett"


I can't really see those as pumpkins, they don't have stems or the stripes down the sides, they look more like peaches or oranges?


message 31: by Laura H L (new)

Laura H L (laurah30) | 504 comments Will this work for fall leaves?
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See


message 32: by Amy (new)

Amy | 2170 comments Are these considered fall leaves?

Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent


message 33: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Laura wrote: "Will this work for fall leaves?
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See"


The color isn't coming from the leaves, it's coming from the cover itself, so I don't think so.


message 34: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Amy wrote: "Are these considered fall leaves?

Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent"


I don't see any color on those leaves, other than green? So no, sorry.


message 35: by Aprilleigh (new)

Aprilleigh (aprilleighlauer) | 1261 comments Jessica wrote: "Amy wrote: "Are these considered fall leaves?

Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent"

I don't see any color on those leaves, other than green? So no, sorry."


I see a few brown leaves (upper right and one near the center at about 10 o'clock by the 'W') - does this mean brown isn't an acceptable color?


message 36: by EShay (new)

EShay Fagan (eshay11) | 569 comments Does this work for option 2, pumpkin on the cover? I wasn't sure if it would count as it has handles and a face, haha.

Catering to Nobody
Catering to Nobody (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #1) by Diane Mott Davidson

Thank you!


message 37: by Deborah (new)

Deborah | 1667 comments Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge for option 1 or 2


message 38: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Aprilleigh wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Amy wrote: "Are these considered fall leaves?

Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent"

I don't see any color on those leaves, other than green? So no, sorry."

I see a few brown leaves..."


Brown isn't really a fall color to me, it's more of a winter color.


message 39: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments EShay wrote: "Does this work for option 2, pumpkin on the cover? I wasn't sure if it would count as it has handles and a face, haha.

Catering to Nobody
Catering to Nobody (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #1) by Diane Mott Davidson

Thank..."


That is a pumpkin, yes!


message 40: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Deborah wrote: "Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge for option 1 or 2"

That absolutely works for either option.


message 41: by Amy (last edited Sep 10, 2019 07:50AM) (new)

Amy | 2170 comments Is this okay for fall leaves?

The Golden Day by Ursula Dubosarsky

and this for Halloween

The Night Country?


message 42: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Amy wrote: "Is this okay for fall leaves?

The Golden Day by Ursula Dubosarsky


and this for Halloween

The Night Country?"


The trees in the back look yellow to me, so that works, and the Halloween book also works (it also sounds really good, so I hope it is!!!)


message 43: by Brooke (new)

Brooke | 1419 comments Can you tell these are leaves? (It's an aerial shot of a forest, but it looks sort of abstract on a screen - it's easier to see on the actual book cover.)
The Brutal Telling (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #5) by Louise Penny


message 44: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Brooke wrote: "Can you tell these are leaves? (It's an aerial shot of a forest, but it looks sort of abstract on a screen - it's easier to see on the actual book cover.)
The Brutal Telling (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #5) by Louise Penny"


Yes! I was actually thinking of using this one for this task myself!


message 45: by Susan (new)

Susan | 682 comments Do either of these work for the leaves;

Bird in Hand by Christina Baker Kline or What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross

Thank you!


message 46: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Susan wrote: "Do either of these work for the leaves;

Bird in Hand by Christina Baker Kline or What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross

Thank you!"


Both of those have leaves that look orange to me, so that works!


message 47: by Sandra (new)

Sandra (sandra72) | 714 comments Would this work for fall colours?

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson


message 48: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2107 comments Sandra wrote: "Would this work for fall colours?

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson"


I see yellow, so absolutely!!


message 49: by Pia (new)

Pia The Golden Hour by T. Greenwood

Will this cover work for fall colors?

Thanks!


message 50: by Cat (new)

Cat (cat_uk) | 3382 comments The Winter of the Witch (Winternight Trilogy #3) by Katherine Arden
the red leaves on the RH tree: are they enough?

thanks!


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