30.3 - Mazza1's Task: Going Stateside

[SRC Moderator, Moderator]

30.3 - Mazza1's Task: Going Stateside

For this task you will be reading 2 books based on the postal abbreviations for US states listed here: https://www.50states.com

Choose either Option 1 or Option 2 and read both books for that option.

Required: State the option.
Required: Identify the STATE and Abbreviation when posting.

OPTION 1

BOTH books require single authors only and use FIRST and LAST initials only (ignore any other names).

Choose one state's abbreviation and read:
a) A book whose author initials are also the state's abbreviation
and
b) A book whose author's initials reverse the state's abbreviation

e.g. CA - is the abbreviation for California
Cecelia Ahern works for CA, Andrew Caldecott for the reversed AC.

LA - the abbreviation for Louisiana:
Louisa May Alcott and Amanda Lindhout

NC - for North Carolina: Nicola Cornick and Celeste Ng

OPTION 2

You are using TITLE ONLY (Subtitles can be ignored)

Choose one state's abbreviation and read:
a) Read a book with a two word title whose title words begin with the letters of the state abbreviation going forwards e.g. For California C then A
and
b) Read a book with a two word title whose title words begin with the letters of the state abbreviation going backwards e,g, A then C

e.g. CT - Connecticut: Closing Time and The Chase

LA - Louisiana: Look Again and Autumn Leaves

IA - Iowa: Island Affair goes forward and An Island reverses it.

[Marie (UK)]

States and their Postal Abbreviations

US STATE POSTAL ABBREVIATION
Alabama ----- AL
Alaska ----- AK
Arizona ----- AZ
Arkansas ----- AR
California -----CA
Colorado ------CO
Connecticut ------CT
Delaware ------DE
Florida ------ FL
Georgia ----- GA
Hawaii ------ HI
Idaho ------ ID
Illinois ------ IL
Indiana ------ IN
Iowa ------ IA
Kansas ------ KS
Kentucky ------ KY
Louisiana ----- LA
Maine ----- ME
Maryland ------MD
Massachusetts ------MA
Michigan ------MI
Minnesota ------MN
Mississippi ------MS
Missouri ------ MO
Montana ------MT
Nebraska -------NE
Nevada ------- NV
New Hampshire ------NH
New Jersey ------ NJ
New Mexico -------NM
New York ------ NY
North Carolina ------NC
North Dakota -------ND
Ohio ------- OH
Oklahoma -------OK
Oregon ------ OR
Pennsylvania -----PA
Rhode Island ------ RI
South Carolina ------SC
South Dakota -------SD
Tennessee -------TN
Texas ------ TX
Utah ------ UT
Vermont ------ VT
Virginia ------ VA
Washington ------ WA
West Virginia ------WV
Wisconsin ------- WI
Wyoming------ WY

[Marie (UK)]

Successful Delivery
Ilona Andrews & Alexandra Ivy - authors fitting IOWA
In Denial & Dragon's Instinct titles fitting IDAHO

[Marie (UK)]

Addresses Incorrect

[Dee]

to make sure i understand :)

Iowa - IA
Ilona Andrews
Alexandra Ivy

[Marie (UK)]

Dee wrote: "to make sure i understand :)

Iowa - IA
Ilona Andrews
Alexandra Ivy"

yes that fits

[Susan A]

For Option 2...can the letters be anywhere in the word? Is it one letter per word? The examples look like you mean we can only use the first letter of the word in the titles, but the directions do not state that.

example: California CA

Would either of these work for book 1?

Book 1
Casino Royale
Casino Royale

Book 1
Midnight Crystal
Midnight Crystal

[Marie (UK)]

Susan A wrote: "For Option 2...can the letters be anywhere in the word? Is it one letter per word? The examples look like you mean we can only use the first letter of the word in the titles, but the directions do ..."

option one states
a) A book whose author initials are also the state's abbreviation
and
b) A book whose author's initials reverse the state's abbreviation

this means for California the author's initials MUST be CA and AC as in the example given

The title options also states that you use the abbreviation forward and back I can't think of a way to make that clearer without getting into knots with the explanation but i will put some further thought into it

For California
Book one's title must use words starting with C then A (the postal abbreviation forward)
Book 2 must use title words beginning A then C (the postal abbreviation backwards)
So neither of your examples would work
You could use Cloud Atlas and Autumn's Chaos

[Susan A]

Marie (UK) wrote: "Book one's title must use words starting with.."

This clears it up for me. For Option 2, I should be looking at the first letter of each word in two word title to make the state abbreviation forward for book 1 and then backward for book 2.

Thank you

(Clever task. I liked your task last round too.)

[Marie (UK)]

Susan A wrote: "Marie (UK) wrote: "Book one's title must use words starting with.."

This clears it up for me. For Option 2, I should be looking at the first letter of each word in two word title to make the state..."

you are welcome - we are working on making the intention clearer the task wording will be updated soon.
And I am glad you like the task

[Jayne, Moderator Emeritus]

Task wording updated. Does that read a little clearer now?

[Marie (UK)]

Jayne wrote: "Task wording updated. Does that read a little clearer now?"

looks good to me thanks Jayne

[Fiona (Titch)]

For option 2, these are what I was thinking for Idaho (ID).

1. In Denial

2. Dragon's Instinct

Can these be approved, if not let me know which won't work.

Many thanks

[Marie (UK)]

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "For option 2, these are what I was thinking for Idaho (ID).

1. In Denial

2. Dragon's Instinct

Can these be approved, if not let me know which won't work.

Many ..."

those work well happy reading

[Fiona (Titch)]

Marie (UK) wrote: "Fiona (Titch) wrote: "For option 2, these are what I was thinking for Idaho (ID).

1. In Denial

2. Dragon's Instinct

Can these be approved, if not let me know wh..."

Thank you x