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30.4 - Wayne's Task: The First of the Months

This is a 2 book task. Choose 2 of the 3 available options. The page total must be at least 600 pages.
A MPG of Childrens or Kids may NOT be used.

The first of the month is usually quite a busy time. Payments enter our bank accounts and then leave as soon as they arrive, and we take care of necessary repairs while we can, There are also a lot of commemorative days that fall on the first of the month. My challenge will look at three commemorative days, one each for each month.

Option 1 - September 1: Emma M Nutt Day
On September 1, 1878, Emma became the first female telephone operator. She did such a good job that the company began hiring female operators only. Emma worked there for over 33 years, and though she is long gone, she has not been forgotten: a synthesized speech system is named EMMA in her honor.

Read a book written by a female author whose first and last names have the same number of letters.


Option 2 - October 1: National Coffee Day
I admit it. I'm addicted to caffeine. The thing is, I used to do a lot of different things that I have either stopped completly of curtailed greatly : Beer (I might have 2 or 3 six packs a year) pot (to me it was just a social thing). I even quit tobacco, athlugh it took several tries before I quit for good. But quit coffee? Not a chance. I know I'm addicted but that's OK because I also know that before I've had my first coffee of the day, Wayne no function goodly!

Read a book with a cup or mug that would typically hold a cup of coffee on the cover.
ex. Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse (Cape Bay Cafe Mystery, #1) by Harper Lin Holiday Buzz (Coffeehouse Mystery, #12) by Cleo Coyle Of Literature and Lattes (Winsome #2) by Katherine Reay
Required: Post the cover

Option 3 - November 1: Family Literacy Day
I grew up in a family of teachers, so learning played a very important role in my upbringing. I never had a shortage of books, and sometimes, my dad would put me on his knee and hold the newspaper in front of me, and I would read it. When we came to a word I didn't know, he would pronounce the word and deline it, I would repeat what he said, and then we would nove on.

Read a book with an MPG of Books About Books


message 2: by Wayne (new)

Wayne | 356 comments Works


message 3: by Wayne (new)

Wayne | 356 comments Doesn't Work


message 4: by SRC Moderator, Moderator (new)

SRC Moderator | 7051 comments Mod
This help thread is open.


message 5: by Deborah (new)

Deborah | 1667 comments The Cartographers has Books About Books on this new GR page system if you click "...more". Does it still count?

I'm positive "...see all" is out!

If it counts, may I have it locked in?

Thank you


message 6: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Deborah wrote: "The Cartographers has Books About Books on this new GR page system if you click "...more". Does it still count?

I'm positive "...see all" is out!

If it counts, may I have it lock..."


We will be including the "more" routinely. And, you are correct that "see all" is not okay.


message 7: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 3940 comments will this work for coffee cup
Christmas at the Comfort Food Café (Comfort Food Cafe #2) by Debbie Johnson :Christmas at the Comfort Food Café|30187837]


message 8: by Wayne (new)

Wayne | 356 comments Yes that looks pretty coffee cuppish to me (even though it contains hot chocolate and whipped cream) :)


message 9: by Kathy KS (new)

Kathy KS | 2378 comments Kathy KS

I'm still working on this one, but just in case...

On this cover, check to the left of the coffee pot, behind the lamppost. Does that fit the cup aspect?

Shades of Grey (Shades of Grey, #1) by Jasper Fforde

This one is a little clearer: https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/comp...


message 10: by Wayne (new)

Wayne | 356 comments Kathy wrote: "Kathy KS

I'm still working on this one, but just in case...

On this cover, check to the left of the coffee pot, behind the lamppost. Does that fit the cup aspect?

[bookcover:Shades of Grey|21132..."
This cover is very surreal, so the artist wanted viewers to to perceive it in different ways. Looking at the area just to the left of the teapot (and maybe attached to it, I could see what looks like a coffee pot handle, which, after some deliberation, looks enough like a coffee cup to work.



message 11: by Kathy KS (new)

Kathy KS | 2378 comments Wayne wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Kathy KS

I'm still working on this one, but just in case...

On this cover, check to the left of the coffee pot, behind the lamppost. Does that fit the cup aspect?

[bookcover:Shades..."


Thanks!


message 12: by Wayne (new)

Wayne | 356 comments Kathy wrote: "Kathy KS

I'm still working on this one, but just in case...

On this cover, check to the left of the coffee pot, behind the lamppost. Does that fit the cup aspect?

[bookcover:Shades of Grey|21132..."
This cover is very surreal, so the artist wanted viewers to to perceive it in different ways. Looking at the area just to the left of the teapot (and maybe attached to it, I could see what looks like a coffee pot handle, which, after some deliberation, looks enough like a coffee cup to work.



message 13: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8946 comments can i please get The Masked City for books about books? thanks


message 14: by Stacey (new)

Stacey (boydsmom) | 717 comments Since its the lowest one, can you please confirm MPG Books about Books on Beach Read? Thank you!


message 15: by Wayne (new)

Wayne | 356 comments Dee wrote: "can i please get The Masked City for books about books? thanks"

Approved


message 16: by Wayne (new)

Wayne | 356 comments SRC Moderator wrote: "30.4 - Wayne's Task: The First of the Months

This is a 2 book task. Choose 2 of the 3 available options. The page total must be at least 600 pages.
A MPG of Childrens or Kids may NOT be used.



message 17: by Wayne (new)

Wayne | 356 comments Stacey wrote: "Since its the lowest one, can you please confirm MPG Books about Books on Beach Read? Thank you!"

Approved


message 18: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Does this count as a coffee cup?
Cackle by Rachel Harrison
Thanks


message 19: by Wayne (new)

Wayne | 356 comments Deedee wrote: "Does this count as a coffee cup?
Cackle by Rachel Harrison
Thanks"


Deedee wrote: "Does this count as a coffee cup?
Cackle by Rachel Harrison
Thanks"

Yes, definately


message 20: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Wayne wrote: "Deedee wrote: "Does this count as a coffee cup?
Cackle by Rachel Harrison
Thanks"

Deedee wrote: "Does this count as a coffee cup?
Cackle by Rachel Harrison
Thanks"
Yes, definately"


Yeah!
I was worried it was a "tea" cup not a "coffee" cup.
And thanks for the quick response.


message 21: by Julia (new)

Julia (julia103) | 2717 comments Would this work as a coffee cup?
The Cat of the Baskervilles (A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery #3) by Vicki Delany
(The cup is at the bottom. The author name is covering the saucer.)


message 22: by Candace (new)

Candace | 12 comments Can I get The Starless Sea approved for books about books?


message 23: by Hannah (new)

Hannah | 448 comments Can you please approve De bibliotheek van Parijs for Books about Books?


message 24: by Amy (new)

Amy | 2168 comments Please approve The Boardwalk Bookshop for Books about Books. Thanks!


message 25: by Wayne (new)

Wayne | 356 comments Candace wrote: "Can I get The Starless Sea approved for books about books?"<

Approved



message 26: by Wayne (new)

Wayne | 356 comments Amy wrote: "Please approve The Boardwalk Bookshop for Books about Books. Thanks!"

Approved


message 27: by Wayne (new)

Wayne | 356 comments Hannah wrote: "Can you please approve De bibliotheek van Parijs for Books about Books?"

Approved


message 28: by Wayne (new)

Wayne | 356 comments Candace wrote: "Can I get The Starless Sea approved for books about books?"

Approved



message 29: by Lucy-Bookworm, Moderator (new)

Lucy-Bookworm | 828 comments Mod
Can you tell me how a surname like D'Silva is viewed - would that be classed a a 5 or 6 letter surname? (option 1)


message 30: by Lucy-Bookworm, Moderator (new)

Lucy-Bookworm | 828 comments Mod
Lucy-Bookworm wrote: "Can you tell me how a surname like D'Silva is viewed - would that be classed a a 5 or 6 letter surname? (option 1)"

Could anyone answer this query please?


message 31: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Lucy-Bookworm wrote: "Lucy-Bookworm wrote: "Can you tell me how a surname like D'Silva is viewed - would that be classed a a 5 or 6 letter surname? (option 1)"

Could anyone answer this query please?"


See https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/....

All of this is in the FAQs.


message 32: by Lorna (new)

Lorna | 526 comments Is The Book of Lost Things good for books about books?


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