SU 21 Sub-Challenge Summer Task Overview

[Kate S]

10.1-10.10 Page Count

Read books of varying length written by different authors:

10.1 two or three short works adding up to 75-150 pages*
10.2 100-149 p
10.3 150-199p
10.4 200-249p
10.5 250-299p
10.6 300-349p
10.7 350-399p
10.8 400-449p
10.9 450-499p
10.10 500p or more

(*please see additional information/discussion regarding short stories in post 2 of the help thread.).

Remember that we will be using the MPE to determine page counts. However, page counts on GR can be corrected/edited, as quite often these come from a publishers estimate rather than actual page counts. You can lock in the displayed MPE page count for your plan by posting in advance. Additionally, if you suspect the displayed page count is in error, you are always welcome to post in the librarian help thread to have it corrected. Your moderators will not be checking your plans in advance of your posting for the task, but, should there be a discrepancy at time of posting, the librarian logs can confirm that your post for the task is valid.

Each book claimed for Page Count must be written by a different author.

Books may be read in any order, but the number of pages should be connected to the assigned task (i.e. 330 page book should be claimed as 10.6 and 212 page book claimed as 10.4, regardless of order read.)

Scoring:
10.1-10.10 10 points each

Completion Bonus: 100 points

Repeats
Page Count can be completed up to three times.

[Kate S]

15.1-15.10 Ten Degrees of Separation (TDoS): Read a chain of ten books chosen from the 5-star reads of ten different RwS members.

First, select a RwS member and read one of their 5-star books. For your second book, find another RwS member that has also given the first book 5-stars and read one of their 5-star books. For the third book, find a RwS member that has also given your second book 5-stars and read one of their 5-star books, like so:

15.1 -- Bleak House, rated 5-stars by Elizabeth (Alaska) and Anika
15.2 -- The Elegance of the Hedgehog, rated 5-stars by Anika and Jennifer N
15.3 -- The Grapes of Wrath, rated 5-stars by Jennifer N and Deedee
15.4 -- Tobacco Road, rated 5-stars by Deedee and Rebekah
15.5 -- The Godfather, rated 5-stars by Rebekah and Caroline.....

Hint: There is a quick way to search for member's 5-star reads. Click on the RwS "Bookshelf" link on the top right. On the top left below the RwS photo icon, enter a book title in the search box. On the results page click on the "view group reviews »»" link. An example..

Scoring:
15.1 - 1st book = 15 points
15.2-4 - 2nd, 3rd, 4th books = 20 points
15.5-7 - 5th, 6th, 7th books = 30 points
15.8-15.10 - 8th, 9th, 10th books = 45 points.

Completion bonus: 100 points.

Repeats
TDoS may be repeated three times during the season. While members may not be used more than once in a single chain, you may revisit a member's shelf in subsequent repeats.

[Kate S]

20.1-20.10 Riding the Metro

Read 10 books set at least 75% in 10 different real cities. "City" is defined as at least 100,000 population as per most recent published data. For very large cities, the book may include the greater metropolitan area. If a small country has no city of that size population, then the largest city in that country.

For this challenge only: We will consider England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland to be different countries rather than just the UK; the boundaries for North America are changed to include only the United States and Canada while Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean will count as part of South America. And an added note: Russia counts as either Europe or Asia, Egypt counts as either Africa or Asia, and Turkey counts as either Europe or Asia as these countries straddle a continental boundary.

There is no set itinerary to follow - books may be read in any order.


Scoring:
20.1-20.5: 20 points
20.6-20.9: 25 points
20.10: 35 points

Bonuses:
100 points finisher bonus
50 points for reading cities in 10 different countries
50 points for reading cities on 3 or 4 continents
100 points for reading cities on at least 5 continents

Repeats
Riding the Metro may be repeated three times.

***5/19 Edited to reflect the addition of Turkey as a multiple continent country.