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30.1 - Ava Catherine's Task: Redemption
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mpg war:
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 by Rick Atkinson
Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands by Dan Jones
Making Payments: An American Indian, the Vietnam War, Laos, and the Hmong by John Oventile
Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo by Zlata Filipović
War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line by David Nott
A Bend in the Stars by Rachel Barenbaum
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson
mpg race:
Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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I doubt this will fall off the Main Page-but to be safe could I have this noted as WarThe Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944
Thanks-and I love the challenge and all the detail you put into it!
Joanne wrote: "I doubt this will fall off the Main Page-but to be safe could I have this noted as WarThe Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944
Thanks-and I love the challenge and..."
genre noted
Thanks so much. 😊
Hi, can you lock in this one for War? I don't want it to fall off the main page :)Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands
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Thank you!
Sara wrote: "Hi, can you lock in this one for War? I don't want it to fall off the main page :)Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands"
genre noted
Sandy wrote: "Please verify Making Payments: An American Indian, the Vietnam War, Laos, and the Hmong for MPG “War” - option 2.Thank you!"
genre noted
Tess wrote: "Can I lock in war for this title ? Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime SarajevoThank you!"
genre noted
Kristina Simon wrote: "Could you verify Race as a MPG for Such a Fun Age and Americanah? Thanks!"Race is not showing up as an mpg on either of these books. I can recheck tomorrow, and maybe it will reappear.
Howdy. Could you see if you have War showing up as an MPG for War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line, David Nott for Option 2, and if so, could you genre lock it? Thanks.If not, I think it should also work for Option 4, but if I can use it for 2, that would be great.
Connie (Ava Catherine) wrote: "Race is not showing up as an mpg on either of these books. I can recheck tomorrow, and maybe it will reappear."I know how that goes! I'll recheck, too, and let you know if I see them again. If not, I've got other options. ;-)
Trish wrote: "Howdy. Could you see if you have War showing up as an MPG for War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line, David Nott for Option 2, and if so, could you genre lock it? Thanks.If not, I ..."
genre noted
Kristina Simon wrote: "Could you verify Race as a MPG for Such a Fun Age and Americanah? Thanks!"genres noted for both books
Connie (Ava Catherine) wrote: "Kristina Simon wrote: "Could you verify Race as a MPG for Such a Fun Age and Americanah? Thanks!"genres noted for both books"
Thank you!!
Karen D wrote: "Would the MPG "Civil War" count for option 2? Looking at Mary: Mrs. A. LincolnThanks!"
Sorry, no. It would have to say “War>Civil War” to qualify. (or something similar) It could read “Military History >War” and qualify.
Your book has the mpg “Military History >Civil War,” which means the mpg “war” does not appear alone, stand alone or embedded, in your book’s mpg.
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The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz (other topics)Mary: Mrs. A. Lincoln (other topics)
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This is a two book task. Read one book from two different options or two books from one option.
No books with the genre Childrens or Kids may be used for this task.
REQUIRED: Identify which option or options you select when you post.
Although I do not know much about country music, I loved Ken Burns's History of Country Music that aired on PBS last fall. While many of the stories were interesting, Johnny Cash's story and music had a lasting impact on me. Much of Cash’s music embraces themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption. As the redemption themes in his life and work are universal themes in literature and music and are part of the human condition, they resonate deeply within me. “Redemption themes played out in my dad’s life and his career, over and over and over,” said Rosanne Cash. “Every day of his life, there was this struggle and a search of redemption.”
Option 1: Folsom
After recovering from drug and alcohol addiction, Johnny Cash gave a concert on January 13, 1968, at Folsom Prison, a place that inspired one of his biggest hits and now the place he hoped would revive his career. “I knew this was it,” Cash later remembered, “my chance to make up for all the times I had messed up.” During his two concerts that day, Cash seemed to be singing directly to each prisoner, choosing songs that touched on loneliness and confinement, bad luck and bad choices, as well as rebellion. But the biggest response came at the end when Cash sang “Greystone Chapel,” which had been written by one of the inmates.
Columbia released the Folsom Prison album to rave reviews that spring; sales would soon reach 500,000, achieving gold status. It stayed on the pop charts for more than two years and sold more than three million copies in the United States alone. Johnny Cash was a superstar.
🎶 Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in FOLSOM PRISON. The letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase. Middle names/initials may be ignored.
Option 2: Rebel/ Advocate
Johnny Cash was at the the peak of his popularity as the 1970s began. His popular television show aired weekly, and his records played constantly on country radio. But he was also a hero to many members of the counterculture because of his image as an anti-establishment rebel, his advocacy for prison reform and Native American rights, and his open association with artists from rock and roll, and especially folk music. He and his wife June made a tour of American military bases in Vietnam, performing and visiting hospitals. He told his brother that American soldiers “may be dying for a cause that isn’t just,” and he would sometimes flash the peace sign at concerts. However, he consistently refused to publicly criticize President Nixon for continuing the war.
🎶 Read a book with main page genre war, main page genre Vietnam, or main page genre race. (mpg may be stand alone or embedded)
Option 3: Columbia
By the mid-1980s, Johnny Cash was about to start his fourth decade in country music. To many people he was country music, a living legend within the industry, already in the Hall of Fame, the youngest person to be inducted. But despite his status as an icon, Cash’s solo records were no longer selling. Meanwhile, Cash’s oldest daughter, Rosanne, was blazing her own career in country music. Her 1985 song, "I Don’t Know Why You Don’t Want Me” went to number one and won a Grammy, and the album produced three other singles in the top five. As Roseanne’s star was ascending, in 1986 Columbia Records abruptly dropped Johnny Cash, who had been on their label since 1958. No one, including Johnny, saw it coming. “It was like somebody had dropped an atom bomb in Nashville,” said record producer Tony Brown. “Johnny Cash was more than an artist; he was a way of life for America. He was like John Wayne, and he was just bigger than music.” Dwight Yoakam considered it “regrettable and reprehensible that he was just kind of summarily, disrespectfully dismissed and cast aside by a label that had made millions and millions of dollars with Johnny Cash’s music. The fact that Columbia Records would drop Johnny Cash was an insult to anybody who had ever listened to music.” Johnny Cash said, ”I feel like a stranger in my own hometown.”
🎶 Read a book with a single author whose first and last initials are either JC or RC, emulating either Johnny Cash or Rosanne Cash. Middle names/initials may be ignored.
Option 4: Redemption
Johnny Cash’s career seemed to have bottomed out, but in 1993 a young producer Rick Rubin, who had helped popularize hip-hop, approached Cash about doing an album for his label, American Recordings. Many of Cash’s family and friends were against it afraid the collaboration would damage his career, but Cash went ahead. The collaboration began with Rubin telling Cash to think about the song and “ where your heart is.” They put together a collection of diverse songs that were honestly connected to Cash; songs of faith, songs of love for his wife, songs of humor, songs of the elemental darkness within him. Released in the spring of 1994, American Recordings and Cash won rave reviews for the album.
Rosanne Cash noted a change in her father: “Everything was new again. He was back. It was like the light shined on him again. And he was so grateful and relieved that somebody saw his essence and who he was, and just wanted to bring that out, just wanted him to be Johnny Cash again.” It won Cash a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Young audiences began turning out to hear him at rock clubs and auditoriums. In 1996 Cash and Rubin came out with the equally successful Unchained, which won a Grammy for Best Country Album. Over the next several years, Cash recorded three more albums with Rick Rubin. One of the albums, The Man Comes Around, earned Cash another Grammy and CMA’s award for Album of the Year.
Overcoming obstacles, everything had come full circle, and Cash was a man redeemed.
🎶 Read a book by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in REDEMPTION. You may use the letters as often as they appear in the target word. Middle names/initials may be ignored.
Option 5: Life
Johnny Cash is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. His genre-spanning songs and sound embraced country, rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal won Cash the rare honor of being inducted into the Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Gospel Music Halls of Fame.
Johnny Cash was born February 26, 1932, and died September 12, 2003.
🎶 Read a book first published in 1932, or read a book first published in 2003.