Site 8 Help/Discussion: The World's Largest Fiddle

[Janice, Moderator]

Help/Discussion: Site 8, World's Largest Fiddle, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.


1. Location: Sydney, Nova Scotia. Sydney is a name of a city in Canada and Australia.
Read a book where setting of book is different than the nationality of the author.

2. About: The World's Largest Fiddle located on the Sydney waterfront next to the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion greets visitors as they arrive via cruise ship. The fiddle and bow reach a height of 60 feet! The Big Fiddle, as many call it, was designed and constructed by Cyril Hearn in 2005
Read a book where the author's initials contain CH in any order

3. Souvenir: Fiddler's Bow
Read a book with a theme of music.

[Viji]

About:
Read a book where the author's initials contain CH in any order

Could Tales of Shakespeare by Charles Lamb

Though the author's name reflects only Charles Lamb in GR, the books mentions it as Charles and Mary Lamb. I want to be sure before reading this.

[Peggy]

I'm not sure Viji, but I took this task to mean initials of first and last name. So something like Chris Hansen or Hope Cabot, but not someone named Charles.

[Janice, Moderator]

Viji wrote: "About:
Read a book where the author's initials contain CH in any order

Could Tales of Shakespeare by Charles Lamb

Though the a..."

CH is not the author's initials. It's the first two letters of his first name. His initials are C.L. It doesn't meet the criteria.

[Viji]

Thanks, Peggy and Janice. I misunderstood the task. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

[Sue Q]

If anyone needs help with the music theme book, I recommend The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto - in particular, the audiobook version if it's an option at your library, because every character is voiced by someone different (real life musicians) and it definitely enhances the book.

[♞ Pat]

Can someone clarify the concept of "nationality" for me?

If a particular author is born in another country then moves to the United States, are they the nationality of their birth country or the one they live in?

I'm considering Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore.

The author was born in Ukraine, moved to Brooklyn, and the book is set in Brooklyn. Will this concept fit the heart of the task or do I need to search some more?

[Janice, Moderator]

♞ Pat wrote: "Can someone clarify the concept of "nationality" for me?

If a particular author is born in another country then moves to the United States, are they the nationality of their birth country or the ..."

I'm accepting the residence of the author as their "nationality". We won't check green cards or anything. If their profile says they live in the US, we'll accept that.

[Lynn]

RE Read a book where the author's initials contain CH in any order

Can I use Carrie Hope Fletcher or does the initials have to only be CH or HC?

[Janice, Moderator]

Lynn wrote: "RE Read a book where the author's initials contain CH in any order

Can I use Carrie Hope Fletcher or does the initials have to only be CH or HC?"

That will be fine Lynn. You can use her.

[Lynn]

Thank you :)

[Kira]

Hi Janice! me again lol! I was wondering - for theme of music, does it need to be MPG or music on first page of tags would work?

I was planning to read The Heart Principle and the FMC in this is a musician but music is not one of the MPGs. It is however on the first page of tags with 38 votes. Would it work?

[Janice, Moderator]

Kira wrote: "Hi Janice! me again lol! I was wondering - for theme of music, does it need to be MPG or music on first page of tags would work?

I was planning to read The Heart Principle and the ..."

Theme is a little different from genre. So if the book is about a violinist and music is stressed through the book, I would say that music is a theme. If the main character is a violinist, but the story is mostly about a love interest, I would say that it's not a theme.

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/...

[Kira]

Janice wrote: "Kira wrote: "Hi Janice! me again lol! I was wondering - for theme of music, does it need to be MPG or music on first page of tags would work?

I was planning to read [book:The Heart Principle|50056..."

Thanks Janice! I don't think the main focus of this book is music but rather romance so it won't work probably. I'll look for something else!