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10.1. The Tinman's Body Had to Come From Somewhere!
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According to Wikipedia the countries with the largest tin mining and smelting output are:
Indonesia
China
Peru
Bolivia
Australia
Thailand
Malaysia
Belgium
Russia
Congo-Kinshasa
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries. REQUIRED: If the setting is not clear from the GR description or the metadata, provide a reference.
10.2 - Call Me Nick.
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In the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum stated that the Tinman's name was originally Nick Chopper.
Read a book the author of which has a name found on the list of related names for Nick, on the Behind the Names website - https://www.behindthename.com/name/ni....
Names must match exactly, but may be found in any position.
10.3 - I Love Shiny Things
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Read a book with the name of a metal in the title. The name of the metal must stand alone and match exactly. A list of metals for purposes of this task is found in post 2.
Examples: Chain of Gold, The Iron King, The Women of the Copper Country.
10.4-It's a Tool, Not a Weapon
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Read a book whose title and/or subtitle contains the letters AXE. The letters need not be found sequentially.
10.5. Happy Anniversary!
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Tin is the traditional 10 year anniversary gift. Read a book with a word in the title that exactly matches one of the traditional annivrsary gifts for years 1-10. You may use the U.S. or U.K. list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding.... The list can also be found in post 2 of the help thread.
10.6- It's in There Somewhere
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Read a book in which the 3 letter sequence "TIN" is found in a word in the title/subtitle or in the author's name.
10.7 - An Autumn Debut
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Read a book first published in September, October, or November of any year.
10.8.-Mexican Independence Day
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Sept 16 is Mexican Independence Day, when the Mexican Army defeated the French at the Battle of Puebla. Read a book whose author's initials are in BATTLE OF PUEBLA. (all initials count). Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase.
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10.9. Lots Going On!
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Autumn has both back to school AND Halloween. Read a book from this list: Dark Academia
REQUIRED: Specify the page of the list on which your book is found.
10.10 - Lost in the Museum
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November 4th is the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tut's tomb. Most of the tombs goods are now in the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza. Read a book from the first 25 pages of the following list Museum Books.
REQUIRED: Specify the page of the list on which your book is found.
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15.1 - Into the Wood
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The "Tin Woodman" is sometimes mistakenly called the "Tin Woodsman”
Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1 Read a book of your choice, but choose carefully, the title determines your book 2 choice
Book 2 Read a book with a word in the TITLE that includes a word from your book one TITLE with the addition of a single letter S. The S may be in any position.
Required: State the words.
Ex.
A: A Town Like Alice
As: Dead as a Doornail
Eat: Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
East: East of Eden
Our: The Fault in Our Stars
Sour: Sour Heart
15.2 - Double Nine
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The Double Ninth Festival, also called the Chongyang Festival, falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, October 4, 2022.
Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book with exactly nine characters in the title. Subtitles are excluded. An apostrophe, dash, ampersand, or any other symbol or punctuation counts as a character; spaces do not.
Iron & Silk
Book 2: Read a book with exactly nine characters in the author's name. An apostrophe, dash, period, or any other symbol or punctuation counts as a character; spaces do not.
Sung J. Woo
15.3 - High-Five!
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November 18 is High-Five a Librarian Day!
Option 1. Read one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book with a library or librarian central to the subject, setting or plot. The library or librarian connection must be present in the title, subtitle, series title or GR description.
Book 2: Read a book with a 5-word TITLE. Spaces determine words.
Option 2 - Read ONE book that fulfills both requirements of option 1.
The Librarian of Boone's Hollow
15.4 - Follow the Clues
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October 2-8 is Mystery Series Week.
Option 1. Read one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book with the MPG Mystery
Book 2: Read a book that is a whole numbered book in a series. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title or grayscale italics above the title.
Option 2 - Read ONE book that fulfills both requirements of option 1.
15.5 - It Was There All Along
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Tin Man by America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_Man...
Oh, Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man
That he didn't, didn't already have
Read a book that you already have in your possession, from any source- borrowed, owned, etc., as of August 17.
By completing this task, you assert that you already had this book.
15.6 - Legendary
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October 11 is Myth and Legends day.
Read a book with a MPG Mythology.
15.7 - Get Happy
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November 12 is National Happy Hour Day.
Happy Hour is between 4 and 7pm, when many restaurants and bars offer half-price or reduced cost drinks and appetizers.
Read a book this is #4, #5, #6, or #7 in a series. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title or grayscale italics above the title.
15.8 - B Positive
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October 6 is National Plus Size Appreciation Day
Read a book that has been shelved as Body Positivity
Required: State the page.
15.9 - And Toto, Too
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Read a book with the letter sequence TOO found intact in the title or subtitle.
Tooth and Claw, Too Late
15.10 - Give and Take
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September 10 is Swap Ideas Day.
Read a book that a fellow SRC member has read and rated 5 stars.
Required: State the SRC member.
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20.1 - Most Improved– Lisa MD’s Task: No Tricks, All Treats
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This Fall when you come trick-or-treating at my door you will find a selection of some of the most popular Halloween chocolate candies in the United States. Go ahead and reach into my cauldron and grab a full-sized chocolate treat of your choice. Don’t be greedy! You can only pick one. Read a book that meets the requirements for the chocolate you chose.
Required: State the option.
Option A: Snickers
Read a book whose title or subtitle contains a word that begins and ends with the same letter.
Option B: M&M’s
Read a book whose title or subtitle contains either an ampersand (&) or an apostrophe (') symbol.
Option C: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup
Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with a letter in RPBC.
Option D: Kit Kat
Read a book with a two-word title where both words begin with the same letter.
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Keli's Task: For Jules
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I was very excited to be offered this chance to make a challenge and I knew exactly what, or in my case who, I'd base it on. My best friend of 36 years, Julie aka Jules, passed away this January from breast cancer. She was one of the most awesome, giving and hardworking people in the world. She had the biggest heart. Bold claims, I know, but I can so back them up. This challenge is for her, wherever her spirit may be.
Please choose from one of the three options below.
Required: State the option.
Option 1. Jules had two email addresses. The first was Crabbyhorse because she was a Cancer in the Western zodiac and a horse in the Chinese. Read a book with either a horse or a crab on the cover. The animal doesn't have to be in it's entirety but it must clearly be a crab or horse. Equally, if you manage to find a book with a freakish amalgamation of the two, I'd not only be impressed, but I'd accept that too.
Required: Post the cover.
Option 2. Her other email was ladilatte. Read a book with a word of four letters or more in the title or subtitle that can be made from LADILATTE using the letters as many times as they appear.
Required: State the word.
Option 3. She is survived by five beautiful children. Read a book from a series with a minimum of five whole-numbered books in the series. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title or grayscale italics above the title.
PS - Please get checked regularly. If you have any concerns DO NOT hesitate to see a doctor. Nothing is trivial or silly. Early detection saves lives
20.3 - Best Review - Trishhartuk’s Task: Forever Autumn
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One of my favourite songs of all time is Forever Autumn. It was first released in 1972 by Paul Vigrass and Gary Osborne, who co-wrote it with Jeff Wayne, but the version I heard first is the Justin Hayward one. This was released in 1978 as a single from the War of the Worlds album, where Wayne reused it with permission from Vigrass and Osborne. Obviously I’m not the only fan of it, as a new arrangement, sung by Hayward, has been reissued this year (although I prefer the 1978 version!).
Choose one option.
Required: State the option
Option 1. Read a book first published in or after 1972, AND where the single author’s first and last initials can be found in the phrase “FOREVER AUTUMN”.
Option 2: Read a book from this list: Best Books to Read in Autumn, which meets all the usual SRC requirements (e.g. page length, children’s book rules, etc):
Required. State what page the book is on.
Option 3: The lyrics include references to birds flying south, the sun through the trees, fallen leaves, autumn’s golden gown, and gentle rain. (The full lyrics can be found at: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/moody...) Read a book with a word of four or more letters found in the lyrics in the title. The word must match exactly. Subtitles are excluded.
Required: State the word.
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20.4 - Golden Oldies - Margo's Task: Homage to Catalonia
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My favourite book of the Summer challenge was Golden Earrings. It’s a very powerful historical fiction about the Spanish Civil War. The setting switches between Barcelona in the lead-up to, and during, the War (1930s) and Paris in the 1970s, just after the death of Spain’s leader Francisco Franco. The story is told from the perspectives of 3 women as buried family secrets and tensions are uncovered. The book really impacted me as I live in Barcelona region (although I'm from Scotland), and I’ve been doing a lot of reading about the War and the impact on Catalonia and its people. During the Fall challenge, I will be reading Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell, the pen-name of Eric Arthur Blair, who volunteered, fought and was wounded during the Spanish Civil War.
Choose ONE of the following options. The book must be new-to-you.
Required: State that the book is new-to-you.
Option 1 - Read a book by George Orwell.
Option 2 - Read a book with an MPG Spain or MPG Spanish Civil War.
Option 3 - Read a book from this list of Best Books of the Decade: 1930s.
Required: State the page.
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Insiyah's Task: In Awe of Space
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Photos of space have always been ethereal, and the world is enchanted with the photos that the James Webb telescope takes; most recently astronauts used the telescope to take a direct image of a planet outside our solar system. You can see all the photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasaweb...
In honour of the beauty that the James Webb telescope gives us, and the hope of exploring strange new worlds (get it?), read a book with a main page genre that contains "space", such as Space, Space Travel, or Space Opera that is set at least 50% in space on a space station (an orbiting artificial structure) or spaceship.
20.6 It's A Fact- Jen K's Task: National Book Festival
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The US Library of Congress sponsors so many great events throughout the year but my favorite is the National Book Festival held in Washington, DC. I was so excited that it was back in person this year. I spent most of yesterday at the National Book Festival. It was so inspiring and hopeful as the authors shared how they are struggling with current events, intentionally including different voices in their stories and the overall positive interactions between authors and between authors and readers. This task is dedicated to the National Book Festival and Library of Congress.
Choose one option.
Required: State the option.
Option 1: I want to celebrate the authors who attended, shared their work and signed books for massive queues of fans. Read a book by an author attending the 2022 National Book Festival. All authors are listed at this site:
https://www.loc.gov/events/2022-natio...
Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% in Washington, DC.
Required: If the setting is not clear from the GR description or the metadata, provide a reference.
Option 3: There was a lot of love for the Library of Congress and librarians in general. Read a book with the letters LOC found in the title. All three letters must be found in the title. Subtitles are excluded.
20.7 - Shorter Is Sweeter - XBM's Task: All Who Wander Are Not Lost…Some Are Geocachers!
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Like Dorothy and her friends, geocachers travel to new lands in search of adventure and treasure. Geocaching first began in May 2000, when President Clinton allowed civilians to use the GPS, or Global Positioning System. The first geocache was a Look for a black plastic bucket buried most of the way in the ground with a log book and stash such as: Delorme Topo USA software, videos, books, food, money, and a slingshot! You rarely find these things anymore. Today there are many different varieties of caches, including Events, Challenge caches (my personal favorite), Traditional, and Mystery caches, to name a few. This task celebrates Geocaching on its 20th anniversary year.
Select one option.
Required: State the option.
Option 1. Read a book first published in the year 2000.
Option 2. Read a book by a single author whose initials are found in GEOCACHING. (This must include all initials, and only as often as they appear in the word).
Option 3. Read a book whose title contains a word of 4 or more letters that can be made from the letters in Global Positioning System. For this task, punctuation, such as an apostrophe or hyphen, may be added to create a word. Subtitles are excluded.
Required: State the word.
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20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Julia103's Task: On the Periodic Table
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Tin has the symbol Sn (from the Latin word Stannum), atomic number 50, and atomic weight 118.71.
This is a one book task, so choose one of the following options:
Required: State the option.
Option A: Read a book with a word in the title (not subtitle) that starts with the letters Sn.
Option B: Read a book by an author with first and last initials SN. The initials must be in this order (Sharan Newman works; Nancy Springer does not.)
One qualifying author in a book with co-authors works; a contributor to a collection or anthology would not.
Option C: Read a book where the page count includes 50 intact. (350 or 502 would work; 205 would not because the numbers are not in order.)
Option D: Read a book where all the numbers of the page count are found in 118.71. A number can be used as many times as it is in the target. (181 or 711 would work but 177 would not.)
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Deedee's Task: What's In A Name?
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My family is fortunate enough to have several new babies expected to be born over the next six months. By coincidence (I think it was coincidence), all the parents have picked names for the expected new ones that were also names of characters in at least one of William Shakespeare's plays. Here's the list of Shakespeare's characters:
https://www.opensourceshakespeare.org...
Read a book written by a solo writer whose FIRST name is identical to one of the names of a Shakespearean character from the list. The name must match exactly, but need not be a first name of a character. For example,
Juliet from Romeo and Juliet >Juliet Marillier
Rosalind from As You Like It > Rosalind Miles
William Stafford from Henry VI, Part II: Stafford Betty or William Golding
Required: State the character and play.
20.10 - Group Reads
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Read one of the books selected as a group read for the Fall 2022 season. The requirement for this task: you must participate in the book's discussion thread below with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
Non Fiction - Becoming
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Fiction - Murder Mystery The Cartographers
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Fiction - Asian- Pachinko
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Gutenberg Classics - The Age of Innocence
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25.1 - Sandy's Task - Use Your Alphabet
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This is a two book task, and the page total of the two books combined must be at least 500 pages. No books with the tags Childrens, Kids, Middle Grade, Juvenile, and related synonyms may be used.
Book 1 - Read a book that includes all of the vowels, A E I O U, in its title/subtitle.
Book 2 - Read a book by a single author whose initials (all of them) are only consonants (that is, not the vowels listed for book 1). We will count Y as a consonant for this task.
25.2 - Amy FL’s Task: If I Only Had a Heart
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Poor sentimental Tin Man spent the entire movie lamenting his lack of a heart, so let’s help him find one.
This is a two-book task. Read one book for two different options. The two books combined must be at least 500 pages.
OR
one book that fulfills two different options, but that book must be at least 500 pages long.
Required: Specify the options.
Option 1: Read a book with the word HEART in the title. It must be standalone (no hyphenated words) and cannot be possessive. It may not be a plural since the Tin Man only needs one heart.
Option 2: Read a book by a single author whose name contains all the letters in HEART.
Heather Young, Martha Wells
Option 3: The Tin Man was so sweet and sentimental, that the heart he was searching for seemed to already be there. The song Tin Man by America explains just that.
Read a book that contains a word in the title that can be found in the lyrics of Tin Man: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/ameri....
The word must be at least four letters long and it must match exactly.
Example for the one-book option: The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith (1,024 pages)
Option 1: Heart in the title
Option 2: Heart in the author's name
25.3 - MAZZA1's task: Well Hello Number 9
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In April we welcomed our newest Grandson to the family, although not without a little caution as, eager to meet us all he came into the world 13 weeks early and weighing only 1Kg. However now he is home and thriving although he may have hearing and visual problems
This is a 2 book task read one book for 2 different options.
Your total page count must be at least 501 pages. No books with a Children's genre are allowed.
Option 1
As he arrived early Mum and Dad were not ready with names for him and so for at least a month he was affectionately known as Number 9 (our 9th grandchild).
Read a book that has a number 9 in its series number- whole numbers only- ex. #9, #19, #29. The series number must show in greyscale in the Goodreads record.
Option 2
Eventually he did get the most beautiful name - Louis Paul Michael but a little part of me still uses his birth pseudonym of Number 9.
Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym. Your book may be written under any of the pseudonyms (or the real name) used by the author.
Required: If the pseudonym is not evident on the GR author page or GR metadata for your book, provide a reference link.
Option 3
I couldn’t write this task without mentioning Louis’ big sister 16 year old Avelyn, who stayed calm and made sure her mum got the help she needed and also looked after her younger siblings protecting them from what was going on. I am so proud of her. In honour of Avelyn:
Read a book which contains the word “TEEN” intact in its title or subtitle
e.g. Ghost in the Canteen I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death, The Velveteen Daughter
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25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Hawkeye and B.J.
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M*A*S*H is a favorite movie of mine from the 70s and the TV series is a favorite of the 70s and 80s. Though the character of Hawkeye’s buddy in the film and first 3 seasons of the series was Trapper John, the role of best friend passed on to B.J. for 8 of the 11 seasons of the TV series.
This is a two book task. Choose two of three options.
Required: State the options.
Option 1. Hawkeye. -- In the series Hawkeye was played by actor Alan Alda.
Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter.
Option 2. B.J. -- In one episode, Hawkeye tries to find out what the B. and the J. of B.J.’s name stands for. All B.J. claims is that he was named after his mother “Bea” Hunnicutt and his father “Jay” Hunicutt.
Read a book that has both a B and a J in the title/subtitle and/or author's name.
Option 3. Hawkeye and B.J. are Doctors caught in an absurd world. Read a book from one o the following lists:
Medicine and Literature
These Books Will Kill You
Health Aging
Required: State the list and the page number
25.5 - Andy P’s Task: By the Number
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This is a two book task. Please choose one book that satisfies the requirements for Book 1 and another that satisfies the requirements for Book 2.
No book with Children's genres can be used for this task.
The combined total of pages for both books must equal 500 or more pages.
Book 1. Read a book whose title (subtitles excluded) contains a number written as such. The number must be a whole number that stands alone comprised of integer(s) 0-9. Example: 1968: The Year That Rocked the World, The 47 Ronin Story,
Book 2. Read a book whose title (subtitles excluded) contains a number written in letter form. It cannot be a word that represents a partial number (half, quarter), unit of measurement, group (dozen), or plural (millions). Example: Child Zero, One Day in December
25.6 - MegSCL's Task: Bookish Podcasts
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Although it takes time away from audio books, I have been listening to a lot of bookish podcasts and growing my TBR. This task relates to some of my favourites. Choose two options and read one book for each.
Required: State the option.
Option 1: ABC Radio National Bookshelf https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/...
and The Book Show https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/....
These are great podcasts to hear about new releases, especially Australian ones.
Read a book first published in the past year (on or after September 1st, 2021) written by an Australian author. An Australian author is one who has ever lived in Australia.
Required: Include a reference to the author's Australian status if not specified on goodreads.
Option 2: The Book Club Review. https://www.thebookclubreview.co.uk
Reviews books in a book club format.
Read a book shelved on the first 10 pages of Book club Books
Required: State the page number.
Option 3: Currently Reading. https://www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com
Discusses a range of books the podcasters are currently reading.
Read a book that another SRC member had begun to read, is reading, or has finished reading between August 25, 2022 and September 1, 2022 inclusive.
To set shelf settings- Navigate to a player's profile.
Click Bookshelves
Click Settings to the right of the shelf search box (next to compaare books)
Select checkbox for date started
close
Sort by date started descending or date read descending
For example, you can read a book they started Aug 20 and finished Aug 28, or that they read from Aug 31 - Sep 2. Use the dates to determine suitability for this task, ignore shelf tags.
Required: State the SRC member and the date(s) they read the book.
Option 4: Women’s prize for fiction podcast. https://womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/f...
Discusses books by women with various guests.
Read a book that has been longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2013 to the present.
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25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: It's Duolingo Time
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In keeping with the theme of self-improvement that my previous tasks this year have been, its time for some Duolingo love. If you aren’t familiar with Duolingo its an app based language learning program that you can use on your phone. It walks you through a series of lessons and levels that get more complicated as you go. The goal is that with 15 minutes of practice a day, you can rapidly acquire language skills.
For this task, you will pick ONE option and read Book A and Book B for that option.
My current Duolingo learning streak is 237 days (as of September 1). So each of your books must exceed 237 pgs.
Option 1:
Book A. Duolingo was launched as a private Beta service on November 27, 2011 and went public June 19, 2012. Read a book that was FIRST published between November 27, 2011 and June 19, 2012.
Book B. Throughout your lessons on Duolingo, Duo (an Owl) helps you through. Read a book where the letters DUO or OWL can be found in the title (not subtitle).
Required: State which letters you are using.
ex
DUO: The Sound of Rain
OWL: L.A. Woman
Option 2:
Since I’ve been using Duolingo, I’ve experimented with a few different languages before defaulting back to French which has been my primary language. These languages have included Japanese, Ukrainian and Greek.
Book A. Choose one of those three languages: Japanese, Ukrainian and Greek, and read a book where the author's initials (all) appear in that single language word.
Book B. Using the two remaining language words, read a book where a word of at least 4 letters in the title can be made with the letters of those languages. Letters may be used as often as they appear.
For example, if you pick Greek for book A; then you can use the letters of JapaneseUkrainian for Book B.
A: Kendra Elliot
B: SUNKEN- Sunken Shadows
Option 3.
The vast majority of my time using Duolingo has been focused on refreshing and then extending my French language skills. I’m currently on Unit 14 of over 100.
Book A. Read a book at least 75% set in France and/or from an author who was born in/lives in France.
Required: Include a reference if the setting and/or author's status is not evident in the GR record.
Book B. Read a book that is between #1 and #14 in a series that has more than 20 published books. The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title or grayscale italics above the title.
25.8 - Mai's Task: Reading the Posthuman
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I’ve been reading a lot of books on the philosophy of technology for my research. During these next few months, I will spend time rereading some, reviewing notes for others.
For this task, choose 2 options among the 4 below and read one book that satisfies each requirement.
Required: State the options.
Option 1: Reread a book that you have read in the past. Any book that you had read prior to Sept. 1, 2022 counts.
Required: State that the book is a reread.
Option 2: Read a book with a main page genre Technology.
Option 3: Read a book by a single author whose initials (all) can be found in the phrase ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Option 4: Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the title or subtitle that can be made by the letters in the phrase ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Letters can be used only as often as they are found.
Required: State the word.
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30.1 - Ava Catherine’s Task: America’s National Parks
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America’s national parks are places of pilgrimage, places where we return over and over again with family, building memories. With each trip into the parklands, our spirits are nurtured, and nature sparks something in us that is uniquely and divinely human. I believe they are the closest thing we have in this country to sacred lands.
Not only do we save these lands, they save us. There’s something about this wild continuity that gives us courage, allowing us to be the best of who we are as human beings. I think our national parks remind us that beauty is not optional, but is at the very core of our being.
This is a two book task. Read one book from two different options or two books from one option.
The combined total of the two books must be at least 500 pages.
No books with the genre Childrens or Kids may be used.
REQUIRED: Identify which option or options you select when you post.
Option 1: The Wolves of Yellowstone National Park
In January 1995, fourteen gray wolves captured in western Canada were released into Yellowstone National Park. This was part of a long-range plan to reestablish the predators in their former habitat and make the world’s first national park more representative of what it had been. Within a few years the wolves were, once again, a thriving part of the Yellowstone ecosystem.
-Read a book with the word WOLF or WOLVES intact in title/subtile/series title or author’s name. Wolf Hall, Naomi Wolf, History of Wolves
Option 2: Yosemite National Park
On the second morning of what was probably the most significant camping trip in American history, the naturalist John Muir and President Theodore Roosevelt awoke under a blanket of snow on Glacier Point and spent the day descending to Yosemite Valley. As they bedded down for another night under the open sky with El Capitan looming silently on one side and the cacophony of Bridalveil Falls on the other, Roosevelt exclaimed,” This has been the grandest day of my life.”
Those few nights under the magical sequoias and mystical stars of Yosemite affected Roosevelt as the enchanting wilderness bestowed its sacred gift. As president, he did his utmost to save our opportunity to experience the majesty and continuity of the wilderness for successive generations. And by providing federal protection to Yosemite Valley, Roosevelt was gifting his “grandest day” available to all of us, forever.
-Read a book by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in YOSEMITE PARK. The letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase. Middle names/initials may be ignored.
Option 3: Horseback Riding
Horseback riding the trails of Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah is an exhilarating adventure. Stephen Mather, the first director of the National Park Service, was instrumental in opening the parks to automobiles; however, he always preferred experiencing the beauty and history of Zion and Bryce Park on horseback.
A: Read a book with the word HORSE intact in the title/subtitle or series title;
or
B: Read a book with at least one horse on the cover. The image must be of a real and identifiable horse (i.e., no silhouettes, horses in the distance or background, obscured heads, mythological, fictional, artist's rendering, or stylized horses). Identifying characteristics must be visible, so silhouettes will not work.
Required: Include the cover when you post.
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Option 4: Grand Canyon National Park
Although Native Americans lived in the area as early as the 13th century, the first European sighting of the canyon was around 1540 by members an expedition led by the Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado. Three hundred years later, in 1857, Joseph Christmas Ives, an American explorer, wrecked his boat trying to ascend the Colorado River but brought back the first sketches of what he called the “Big Canyon of the Colorado,” as well as a dire prediction of its future. “The region is, of course, altogether valueless,” Ives wrote. But in 1869 a one-armed Civil War veteran and college geology professor named John Wesley Powell led a group of ten men down the rapids of the Colorado River and along the length of the 277 mile gorge in four rowboats, making the first detailed study of the massive architecture of stone that encloses the river.
By the end of the 19th century, the Grand Canyon was attracting thousands of tourists each year. In January 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt, who embraced environmental conservation as a major part of his presidency, made more than 800,000 acres of the Grand Canyon area into a national monument.
Today more than 5 million people visit the canyon each year. Accessible by foot, mule, or boat, the canyon floor is also a popular site for whitewater rafting, hiking and running.
-Read a book with a main page genre of History or Historical Fiction.
Option 5: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier Bay in Alaska, a 3.3 million acre park of mountain peaks, ice-sculpted fjords, tidewater glaciers, and abundant wildlife, is one of my favorite parks. There are no roads into the park, and about ninety percent of the visitors arrive on cruise ships. Marine waters make up nearly one-fifth of the park, so Glacier Bay is rich with marine life, including humpback whales, orcas, sea lions, seals, sea otters, and porpoises. Bears, wolves, deer, mountain goats, and bald eagles thrive in the park.
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve was named a national monument in 1925. In 1980, the area became a national park and preserve, and 2.7 million acres received wilderness designation. In 1986, the park became a biosphere reserve and the area was named a world heritage site in 1992.
-Read a book first published in 1925, or read a book first published in 1992.
30.2 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: The Monster Mash
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Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I enjoy decorating for Halloween with the fall flowers, cornstalks, pumpkins, cobwebs and more. My grandsons have taken a liking to scary and creepy things and keep asking if it's time for Halloween : ) For this task we will be reading "The Monster Mash"
For this task ONE book with MPG of graphic novels may be used.
Read one book for each option.
Book 1: Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of "The Monster Mash" : https://tinyurl.com/yecxrpcx in the title.
Word must be an EXACT match. No plurals or possessives. Hyphenated words may be broken down.
EX: coffin-bangers can be used as coffin or bangers.
Required: State the word.
Book 2: Read a book that features one of these specific characters: vampires, ghouls, zombies, ghosts, werewolves, witches.
Required: State the character and if the character type is not specified in the GR description, provide a reference to establish the character type.
30.3 - Dlmrose's TasK: Coffee First
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October 1 is International Coffee Day
Read 2 books from 2 different options.
Required: State the options.
Option 1: Read a book with a word in the title that contains at least 2 sets of double consecutive letters, such as: balloon, bookkeeper, tattoo, bittersweet, Mississippi. The 2 sets of letters need not appear together.
Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries that consumes the most coffee per capita: Finland, Norway, Netherlands, Slovenia, Austria, Serbia, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Brazil.
Required: If the setting is not identified in the GR description or metadata, include a reference.
Option 3: Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries that produces the most coffee: Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Honduras, India, Uganda, Mexico, Guatemala.
Required: If the setting is not identified in the GR description or metadata, include a reference.
30.4 - Wayne's Task: The First of the Months
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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.
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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
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30.5 - Cat's Task: Back to School
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This is a two book task.
Both books must be new to you.
One book can have the Graphic Novel MPG.
Books with Childrens MPG are NOT permitted.
Pick two options and read a book for each of them.
Required: State the options.
Required: State the books are new to you
Option 1: Read a book from GR's 66 Campus Novels for Back to School
Option 2: Read a book from School Reading List UK's Books for Sixth Form Year 12: https://tinyurl.com/3wv84ykx
Option 3: Read a book from School Reading List UK's Books for Sixth Form Year 13: https://tinyurl.com/bdxjymh5
30.6 - Katrisa's Task: Empty Nest (NOT!)
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I am in my mid-40s and the hubs and I were looking forward to exploring life on our own. But circumstances this year ended up with both my mother and my adult daughter moving in with us so no more empty nest. So this task is dedicated to my mom and daughter.
This is a two book task. Choose two different options and state which options you choose.
1.Read a book that includes three generations of ONE family as characters or subjects.
Circle of Three the interconnected lives of three generations of women
The House of the Spirits three generations of the Trueba family
Required: Include a reference if the three generations are not identifiable on the GR main page
2. Cassidy - My daughter was named after a Grateful Dead Song. Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from one of the tracks on the album Reckoning in the TITLE (subtitles excluded). Word must match exactly. For this task hyphenated words can be separated.
Required:state the word.
*Bonus item - listen to the song Cassidy :)
Link to Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/5n6h3468
Dire Wolf
The Race Is On
Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie
It Must Have Been The Roses
Dark Hollow
China Doll
Been All Around This World
Monkey And The Engineer
Jack-A-Roe
Deep Elem Blues
Cassidy
To Lay Me Down
Rosa Lee McFall
On The Road Again
Bird Song
Ripple
3. Jennifer - My mom is a traveler - and she moves A LOT. I don’t even write down her address anymore because it is bound to change soon. She even has dual citizenship because one country just isn’t enough!
Read a book where a main character moves (not visits) to a new state, province, country, or planet during the course of the book. The starting location and the resulting location must both be a setting in the book.
Ex. The Four Winds Texas, 1934. Millions are out of work and a drought has broken the Great Plains....Elsa Martinelli—like so many of her neighbors—must make an agonizing choice: fight for the land she loves or go west, to California"
Required: If the move is not evident on the GR main page, include a reference.
4. Jennifer and Cassidy both have double letters in their names. Read a book with an author who has a double letter (must be next to each other) in their FIRST name. So Ann would work (double Ns next to each other) but not Adele (has two Es but not next to each other. Initials do not count (so no e.e. cummings).
30.7 - Schatzie's Task: Chicken Love
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I am new to having chickens this year. In April, I brought home 8 cute little chicks. My husband was NOT happy. Then I mentioned we had to build a coop…again he was NOT happy. It’s now the end of summer and I cannot keep my husband away from the chickens. He holds them. Feeds them. Watches them when they free-range. He tucks them in at night. He LOVES the chickens.
Pick 2 options and read a book from each.
Option A: Building the coop with my husband was stressful. I recently read Boundaries in Marriage: Understanding the Choices That Make or Break Loving Relationships and it really did help.So for this option, read a nonfiction book with a MPG of SELF HELP.
Option B: Read a book that has all the letters CHICKEN PAPA in the title and/or subtitle.
ex.
Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It,
Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China,
Don't Look Behind You! A Safari Guide's Encounters with Ravenous Lions, Stampeding Elephants, and Lovesick Rhinos
Option C: Lavender is his favorite chicken. She’s beautifiul. Looks like a little princess. Read a book with all the letters LAVENDER in the author’s name. Single authors only.
ex.Victoria Alexander, Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Karen Cleveland
Option D: I named most of them with herb, food or flower names. Poppy, Rosie, Lavendar, Nutmeg, Goose formerly known as Peaches, Mohawk Molly formerly known as Juniper, Sunny formerly known as Julep, and we have one with no name. So for this option, read a book that has a word in the title that is food or flower related that would make a great name for a chicken . I’ll let you know if we use it. If it helps, this chicken is black and white.
Required: State the word.
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Monopoly is a classic board game in which players try to collect and build as many properties as they can so they can charge their fellow players "rent." The goal is to collect 2-3 of the same color properties to create a "monopoly."
Let's bend the rules and play with books!
Roll one six-sided die to determine your reading category. Roll only ONCE.
https://virtualdiceroll.com/1/en/one-die
Then, create your monopoly by reading three different books that share this connection.
The three books must total at least 750 pages.
No books with children, kids or related genres on the main book page may be used.
Books in the same series MAY be used for a roll of 2-6.
Required: State the number rolled.
Roll a 1: Author Name (first or last)
Read three books by three different authors who share the same first or last name. Spelling must match exactly. The name of all 3 authors must be in the same position for each author.
Required: State the name.
Roll a 2: Word in the title
Read three books whose titles share a common word of 4 or more letters. Words must match exactly. If plurals or possessives are used, the word must appear that way in all three titles. Subtitles are excluded.
Required: State the word.
Roll a 3: Token
Read three books that all have the same popular Monopoly token object on the cover from this list: Scottie dog/dog, top hat/hat, battleship/boat, racecar/car, horse & rider, train, thimble, shoe/shoes
Required: Include the cover and state the token.
Roll a 4: MPG
Read three books that share the same main page genre. The genres should appear the same way for all three books, such as standalone genre "Mystery" or embedded genre "Mystery > Cozy Mystery" on each of the traditional GR book pages,
or genres "Mystery" or "Cozy Mystery" on the beta GR book pages.
Required: State the MPG.
Roll a 5: Setting
Read three books that all have the same setting. For books set in the U.S., the books should be in the same U.S. state. If set in a country other than the U.S., the books should be set in the same country. If set in a place outside the world map, such as the Moon, Outer Space, or a fictional/fantasy setting, the three settings must match.
Required: State the setting. If setting is not obvious according to GR description or metadata, provide a reference.
Roll a 6: Year of publication
Read three books that were all FIRST published in the same year..
Required: State the year.
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5.1-Exiled to the Land of Oz
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Australia has been called OZ because the beginning of Australia (Aus) sounds like OZ. Maybe. Australia's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales . Read a book with a MPG of Crime.
5.2 - Millenium Magic
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The first Wizard of Oz book was written in 1900. Read a book with a page count that contains TWO of those digits (1, 9, 0, or 0).
5.3 - Go to Jail, Go Directly to Jail. Do Not Pass Oz
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The OZ TV series centered around a prison named "Oswald State Penitentiary". Read a book with a word in the title of 4 or more letters that can be made from the letters in "Oswald State Penitentiary". Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Required: State the word.
5.4 - Ease On Down The Road
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The Wiz was a 1978 film reimagining of L. Frank Baum's classic. Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of the actors who appeared in the film. The names may be found in any position, but must match exactly.
Actors: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Richard Pryor, Lena Horne, Mabel King, Thelma Carpenter, Theresa Merritt, Stanley Greene
Required: State the actor.
5.5 - From O....Z
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Read a book where the author's initials (all of them) can be found using the letters from O to Z (inclusive). You may only use each letter once.
5.6 - How Can You Be Here When You're Not Anywhere At all?
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Many people don't believe that Oz exists. Let's assume that to be the case. Read a book set at least 50% in a fictitious locale. A fictional setting in a real state/country does NOT work; a fictional country, planet, space system, or fantasy world DOES work. An unnamed setting does not work.
Required: State the setting.
ex. Kingdom of Rabu: Crier's War
Fallen Isles: Before She Ignites
Teixcalaanli :A Desolation Called Peace
5.7 - It's Not Easy Being Green
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A key location in the Oz fantasies was Emerald City. Read a book with at least one letter on the cover that is completely GREEN. Required:: Post the cover.
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5.8 - Wizard of Ozzie
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Ozzie Smith, the great shortstop for the Padres and Cardinals, was also nicknamed "The Wizard of Oz". Read a book with a MPG of Sports.
5.9- Number 9, Number 9 .....
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The Wizard of Oz's actual name is "Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs". Read a book with a title and/or subtitle of 9 or more words. Spaces determine words.
5.10. - There's no place like the SRC!
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Read a book that meets SRC rules. For this task, a book with the MPG Childrens, Kids, Middle Grade or Juvenile that is NOT found in ARBF may be used.