30.2 - Susan A's Task: Word Search

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30.2 - Susan A's Task: Word Search

This is a two book task. Where books have multiple authors, choose one author only.

Task 1:
Read a book that has a four letter or more word in the title (not subtitle) that can be made from the author's name.

Example:
Needful Things by Stephen King

The word things can be made from the letters of the author's name: STepHen KING

Required: State the word.

Use all letters in the author's name, including initials.
Ignore punctuation: if the word in the title has an apostrophe, find all of the letters before and after the apostrophe


Task 2:
Read a book with an author whose first or last name is at least 4 letters long. Use the letters in the title (not subtitle) to spell the author's first or last name.

Example:
What Darkness Brings by C.S. Harris

The letters in Harris can be found in the title. WHAt DaRkness BRIngS

Other examples:

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (HAIG)
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (SARAH)
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (AGATHA)

Required: State the name part.

[Susan A]

Note: If I don't respond to you within 24 hours, or if you are in a rush and would like a fast answer, please send me a message.

[Susan A]

Xx

[Trish]

Cool idea.

[Fiona (Titch)]

BOOK 2: The Devil in Disguise - Cynthia Eden dEvil iN DisguisE = EDEN

BOOK 1: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot rebeCcA SKLoot = LACKS

Can you tell me if I read the task correct?

Many thanks x

[Susan A]

Trish wrote: "Cool idea."

Thanks!

[Susan A]

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "BOOK 2: The Devil in Disguise - Cynthia Eden dEvil iN DisguisE = EDEN

BOOK 1: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot ..."


Yes. These work

[Dee]

i'm assuming its cheating if i read a memoir with the authors name also in the title...

Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond - by Henry Winkler

[Susan A]

Dee wrote: "i'm assuming its cheating if i read a memoir with the authors name also in the title...

Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond - by Henry Winkler"

Not cheating! It works

[Dee]

Susan A wrote: "Not cheating! It works"

thanks

I think I found 2 books that make it more of a challenge
Discount Armageddon - Seanan McGuire (McGuire found in title)

A Duty to the Dead - Charles Todd (Dead found in author name)

[Marie (UK)]

Susan this is a really clever task but trying to work it out makes my head hurt

So for option 1
The Book of Fire Christy Lefteri FIRE is in lEFtIRi

Echoes of the RunesChristina Courtenay RUnes is in chriStiNa coURtEnay

For option 2
The Titian Committee IAIN is in tItIAN Iain Pears

have i got that right?

[Susan A]

Dee wrote: "Susan A wrote: "Not cheating! It works"

thanks

I think I found 2 books that make it more of a challenge
Discount Armageddon - Seanan McGuire (McGuire found in tit..."

Good

[Susan A]

Marie (UK) wrote: "Susan this is a really clever task but trying to work it out makes my head hurt

So for option 1
The Book of Fire Christy Lefteri FIRE is in lEFtIRi

[book:Echoes..."

Thanks! And I think agree about the head hurting

Yes these work

[Marie (UK)]

Susan A wrote: "Marie (UK) wrote: "Susan this is a really clever task but trying to work it out makes my head hurt

So for option 1
The Book of Fire Christy Lefteri FIRE is in lE..."

thanks Susan

[Emily]

I wanted to use A Greek Love: A Novel of Cuba by Zoé Valdés for option one: the letters in LOVE can be found in the author's name.

I just want to make sure that the "E" being an "é" doesn't disqualify it. (I read over the general rules and I think it's okay, but wanted to be sure.)

[Susan A]

Emily wrote: "I wanted to use A Greek Love: A Novel of Cuba by Zoé Valdés for option one: the letters in LOVE can be found in the author's name.

I just want to make sure that th..."

I think it is okay, but I better check with the mods to make sure there isn't some rule about accent marks that I am unaware of.

[Susan A]

I checked in with mods. Yes, A Greek Love: A Novel of Cuba by Zoé Valdés work for option 1.