Summer Reading Challenge 2021: Group Discussion

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

Use this thread to ask for help, discuss books, or get ideas for difficult prompts!

[Irene]

I have 4 quick questions! (Also, can I just mention how much I love these seasonal prompts/challenges?? They're always so much fun!)

1. For the prompt, "Read a book with a boat on the cover," would you count it if the cover shows the view from the boat? So you don't see the whole boat, but you see part of the interior of the boat, such as the window.

Some examples, as I apparently have more of these than books with actual whole boats on the covers:


2. For the number in the title prompt, would it count if the title of the book has an ordinal number rather than just the plain number? Not like "seventh," which already contains the entire word "seven," but more like first, second, third?

3. Does "Black woman" mean the protagonist should be at least 18 years old (an adult)? Would, for example, a book with a 15 year old protagonist not work since she'd be a teenager/adolescent? Or would it depend on the maturity level of the character and book?

4. I feel dumb for asking this.. but does a book "that takes place completely on an island" mean literally, 100% of the time on the island? Or would it still count if the very beginning or end is off the island? I'm guessing it's 100% on the island, otherwise it would say "primarily on an island," but I just thought I'd ask just in case!!

Apologies for bombarding this thread with questions! I know normally it's pretty much up to our own interpretation, but I want to do this one correctly since there's a drawing and a prize! Or at least get some opinions!