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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2022
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Questions/Problems in Completed Tasks
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Task 5.2 requires that there be a word of at least 4 letters in the book title that can be made from the letters in "Over the Rainbow." The only words of at least 4 letters in your book title are Shadow and Wish - both words have an S in them and there is no S in the song title.
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All posts must include a link to the book(s) read.
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Thank you in advance for looking at this.
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Please keep in mind that there is also a genre verification thread.
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Thank you. I just saw that thread in my notification list, but hadn't seen it at the time, and others had posted for verification in the task help thread. I will go there if I need it again.
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you can post in either one, but sometimes the genre verification thread is faster.
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Newspaper, Pennies, Cardboard, and Eggs--For Growing a Better Garden: More than 400 New, Fun, and Ingenious Ideas to Keep Your Garden Growing Great All Season Long lists Organic Gardening Magazine as a co-author.
The Rules of the Challenge state:
"Institutional authors and publishers, such as Scientific American and Time-Life Books, may not be used for tasks involving author information. "
Therefore, this book cannot be used for an author based task.
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Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair has only 65 pages so will not work for the SRC.
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All books must be at least 100 pages, with the limited exception of a book for one 5 point task.
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Red Planet includes Childrens as a main page genre. Genres at review:
Science Fiction 528 users
Fiction 153 users
Young Adult 81 users
Science Fiction Fantasy 26 users
Classics 23 users
Adventure 21 users
Fantasy 20 users
Audiobook 15 users
Speculative Fiction 14 users
Childrens>Juvenile 13 users
Please review the rules regarding the use of childrens books in the SRC. Rules of the Challenge
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Please provide some reference for a setting in Wisconsin for The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole. There is no state listed in the description or the metadata, and one of the page 1 reviews states that it is set in Michigan, which is also noted in the info on the series in general: Chocoholic Mystery Series: "Lee McKinney, a divorcee who returns to Michigan to work for her aunt's chocolate business, in the Chocaholic mysteries"
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The Last Train: A Holocaust Story includes Childrens as a main page genre. Genres at review:
World War II>Holocaust 23 users
Nonfiction 16 users
History 9 users
War?World War II 8 users
War 7 users
Adventure>Survival 6 users
Historical 6 users
Biography 3 users
Childrens>Juvenile 3 users
Childrens>Middle Grade 2 users
Please review the rules regarding the use of childrens books in the SRC. Rules of the Challenge
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Murder in an Irish Village is set in County Cork, Ireland - not in Northern Ireland, which is the listed country in task 10.9. Ireland is not part of the UK.
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Please check your totals - I show you with 20 points - task 15.5 posted previously and task 5.6 in this post.
No need to repost, just fix your totals, since the incorrect total is being carried along.
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Blood Trip is a kindle edition, and the only listed paper edition has no page numbers. You can go to the Anyone with Librarian Status thread to ask to have the page count added.
Sandy wrote: "Read60 post 289Blood Trip is a kindle edition, and the only listed paper edition has no page numbers. You can go to the Anyone with Librarian Status thread to ask to have the page..."
Page numbers added - this book is repost-ready.
Sandy wrote: "Jammin Jenny post 235Please provide some reference for a setting in Wisconsin for The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole. There is no state listed in the description or the metadata, and..."
Sorry I got mixed up. I'll redo that task.
Sandy wrote: "MegSCL post 273Please check your totals - I show you with 20 points - task 15.5 posted previously and task 5.6 in this post.
No need to repost, just fix your totals, since the incorrect total is..."
Thank you. I think the problem was that the post I wrote for task 20.6 didn't actually get posted. I've just posted that now so hopefully my total is correct.
Sandy wrote: "Andy P post 161Red Planet includes Childrens as a main page genre. Genres at review:
Science Fiction 528 users
Fiction 153 users
Young Adult 81 users
Science Fiction Fantasy 26 use..."
It wasn't on the list when I posted. . Sorry, I'll read something else
Sandy wrote: "Andy P post 161Red Planet includes Childrens as a main page genre. Genres at review:
Science Fiction 528 users
Fiction 153 users
Young Adult 81 users
Science Fiction Fantasy 26 use..."
I checked the AR book data for Red Planet and It is as follows IL=UG, BL5.1 Does that mean if I repost this book with that information it is acceptable? I try and avoid the children's books so this is the first time I have submitted something with this requirement.
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Yes. Since childrens books are allowed for the task, you need to provide the ARBF data in your post.
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The Posting Requirements specify that you must include an up to date point total in all posts.
Sandy wrote: "Tami post 256Murder in an Irish Village is set in County Cork, Ireland - not in Northern Ireland, which is the listed country in task 10.9. Ireland is not part of the UK."
Sorry, Thought I saw Ireland. I'll use this book for a different task. Thanks!
Task 20.9 Moderators' Pet-CynBaxter's task-The UnderscoreI chose option 3: Read a book that is first in a series (name and number listed in grayscale in parentheses on book's main page).
I read: The Wedding Date
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 75
It's a fact tickets: 3
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I chose option 3: Read a book that is first in a series (name and number listed in grayscale in parentheses on book's main page).
I read:..."
wrong thread, Tami!
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All posts must include an up to date point total.
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Please check your totals.
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Please check your totals. I show you with 80 after your last post, then 10 this post for a total of 90. No need to repost.
Sandy wrote: "Jen B post 419Please check your totals. I show you with 80 after your last post, then 10 this post for a total of 90. No need to repost."
Thanks, I fixed it. I added 20 points instead of 10.
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Task 25.9, A1, requires that the initials of all title words, not the author, be found in the target phrase. There is no "B" in the phrase.
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See the Posting Requirements:
"If the task involves an element on the cover of the book, you MUST include the cover itself in your post.".
The task also specifically requires that your post must specify the yellow letter used.
Sandy wrote: "Cat post 466Task 25.9, A1, requires that the initials of all title words, not the author, be found in the target phrase. There is no "B" in the phrase."
I totally misread that one! Whoops!
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See the Posting Requirements:
"If the task involves an element on the cover of the book, you MUST include the cover itself in your post.".
Also, note that Little Women includes Childrens as a MPG, so refer to the SRC requirements for the use of childrens books.
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Please check your totals - I show you with 295. Looks like the problem may have come after the earlier task was disallowed. No need to repost unless you're still showing 285 after checking.
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Please check your totals. I show you with 315 - 295 after your previous post, and another 20 this time. No need to repost.
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All posts must include a link to the book(s) claimed.
Sandy wrote: "Robin (Saturndoo) post 539Please check your totals. I show you with 315 - 295 after your previous post, and another 20 this time. No need to repost."
You're right!! Thanks for catching that. Apparently I can't add LOL
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Please note the requirement in the task "REQUIRED: Specify in your post the letter used.."
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Just an FYI - this task is 15.9, not 15.10. You may want to correct your records to avoid confusion. No need to repost.
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Please check your totals. I show you with 270 - 245 after your last post, plus 25 in this post. No need to repost.
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Please check your totals. I show you with 245. Looks like you didn't add any points in this post. No need to repost.
Sandy wrote: "Delicious Dee post 654Please check your totals. I show you with 245. Looks like you didn't add any points in this post. No need to repost."
math iz hard!
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Task 20.1 specifically disallows books with the mpg Children. The Pear Field shows the following genres at review:
Fiction 27 users
Historical>Historical Fiction 15 users
Historical>Georgian 10 users
Literary Fiction 4 users
Historical 3 users
Novels 3 users
Female Authors 3 users
Childrens 2 users
Contemporary 2 users
Romance 2 users
Sandy wrote: " Karen Michelle post 672 Task 20.1 specifically disallows books with the mpg Children. The Pear Field shows the following genres at review:
Fiction 27 users
Historical>Historical ..."
Oh my --- it's definitely an adult work and I didn't even check -- sorry. I'll repost after having it checked in the "not a children's book" thread.
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All posts must include a task number.
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Please check your totals - I show you with 80 points, not 100. 5.1, 5.2, 10.2, 15.4, 15.6, 15.7, 15.8.
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All posts must include a task number.
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