30.1 - Katrisa's Task: I Love Santa Fe!

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30.1 - Katrisa's Task: I Love Santa Fe!

I love my in-laws so much! They are retired RV people now and one of their favorite places to go is Santa Fe, New Mexico. For their 50th wedding anniversary in 2019, the whole fam went to Santa Fe and now it is one of my favorite places too! We have been twice since the anniversary trip and I love it more every time!

This is a two book task. Please choose two different options and specify which options you used in your post.

Option 1 - When we visit New Mexico, we stay at the KOA in Santa Fe - read a book where the letters KOA can be found in the title and/or subtitle. The letters need not be found together, just anywhere in the title/subtitle.

Option 2 - Every time I am in Santa Fe I love to shop for jewelry. It is crazy how much beautiful silver jewelry is in Santa Fe. Read a book with the word SILVER intact in title/subtitle/series title or author’s name. (Adam Silvera, The Silvered Serpents)

Option 3 - Another thing we love about Santa Fe is all the turquoise! My husband makes jewelry so we always visit the Cerrillos Trading Post on the Turquoise Trail and buy some turquoise. Read a book with a cover that is 75% blue and/or green according to Tineye. So your cover can be 75%+ blue OR 75%+ green OR a combination of blue and green that adds up to at least 75% (15% blue and 60% green for example).

This may be useful - How Do I Use Tineye?
Required: Post your blue/green Tineye %

Option 4 - 109 East Palace on the Plaza was the Santa Fe headquarters of Robert Oppenheimer while he developed the atomic bomb. Read a book with an MPG of science (may be embedded).

Option 5 - Get your Kicks on Route 66! Historic Route 66 passes through Santa Fe. US 66 served as a primary route for those who migrated west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s - Read a book set in the 1930s.

Option 6 - Chilis! No trip to New Mexico would be complete without ingesting copious amounts of chilis. Our favorite place to eat chili is The Shed. The Shed is located in Prince Patio, an adobe hacienda that dates back to 1692. Read a book that is set in the 1600s

[Katrisa]

These Books will Work:
Opt 1:

Opt 2:

Opt 3:

Opt 4:

Opt 5: 1632

Opt 6:

[Katrisa]

These Books do NOT Work:

Opt 1:

Opt 2:

Opt 3:

Opt 4:

Opt 5:

Opt 6:

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This thread is now open!

[Julia]

For Option 6, is Alternate History acceptable?

1632 or other books in the series

[Katrisa]

Julia wrote: "For Option 6, is Alternate History acceptable?

1632 or other books in the series"

Yes alternate history is fine as long as the year/s are clearly stated. So 1632 would work.

[Florence]

For option one do the letters need to be found in either the title OR the subtitle or can they be spread across both?

[Katrisa]

Florence wrote: "For option one do the letters need to be found in either the title OR the subtitle or can they be spread across both?"

They can be spread across both. I know K isn't the most common letter :)

[Florence]

thanks for clarifying!

[Cindie]

Does this work for option 5? The Song of the Jade Lily. It takes place in both 1939 and 2016

[Katrisa]

Cindie, I will go with the default rule about setting and as long as at least 50% of the book takes place in the 1930s it will work.

[Insiyah]

For Option 3, is it AT LEAST 75%, or exactly 75%?

[Katrisa]

Insiyah it is at least 75%

[Insiyah]

Katrisa wrote: "Insiyah it is at least 75%"

Thank you :)

[KmarieD, Moderator]

For option 4, I don't see that the book has to be nonfiction. If that is true, can I get The Mutual Friend noted for Science as an MPG. It is a newer book with not as many tags yet, but Science is currently on the list toward the bottom so I don't want it to disappear if I can use it here.

[Katrisa]

KmarieD wrote: "For option 4, I don't see that the book has to be nonfiction. If that is true, can I get The Mutual Friend noted for Science as an MPG. It is a newer book with not as many tags yet,..."

Science genre noted!

[KmarieD, Moderator]

Katrisa wrote: "KmarieD wrote: "For option 4, I don't see that the book has to be nonfiction. If that is true, can I get The Mutual Friend noted for Science as an MPG. It is a newer book with not a..."

Thank you!

[Joanne]

Could you please verify Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 for Option 4- MPG Science? Thanks

[Katrisa]

Joanne wrote: "Could you please verify Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 for Option 4- MPG Science? Thanks"

Science genre noted!

[Book Concierge]

Please confirm SCIENCE

and

[Katrisa]

Book Concierge wrote: "Please confirm SCIENCE

and
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both books have science genre noted

[Marie (UK)]

Please can i Have science locked in s MPG for this book Mudlarking

[Katrisa]

Marie (UK) wrote: "Please can i Have science locked in s MPG for this book Mudlarking"

Science noted! Happy reading Marie!

[Trish]

For Option 5. Would a book first published in 1932/33 work for "set in the 1930s"?

I'm thinking of Stamboul Train.

There's nothing I can see in the description which says that the setting isn't contemporary to the publication date.

[Katrisa]

Trish I found this "Strangers share a 1932 train ride from Belgium to Istanbul, a journey that reveals the dark changes already sweeping the continent." to describe the book so go ahead and use it!

[Trish]

Perfect!