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message 1: by SRC Moderator, Moderator (last edited Mar 13, 2024 11:16AM) (new)

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20.1 Most Improved - FLY's Task: Springing To Mind

This is a one book task, choose an option and read one book for that option.
Required: State the option.

1. My son’s birthday! My son was born on March 1st, and this year was his 21st birthday. Right now we’re recovering from our night out celebrating. His drink of choice was something called an “emerald” martini, though it was actually the color of antifreeze. Eww. For this task choose a book with a drink on the cover. . The drink needs to be a beverage for humans and the container needs to be one that humans drink out of- Glass, cup, bottle, mug... (It doesn’t have to be alcohol, but we should be able to see that it’s an actual drink, not just a drink container.)

examples: One for the Money (One for the Money, #1) by Skye Warren , The Long Weekend by Ross Lennon , Velvet Kisses (3 AM Kisses, #6) by Addison Moore
Required: Post the cover

2. The Oscars! I don’t watch them on TV, but I do try and watch all the nominated movies at some point. Since Oppenheimer is leading the pack in nominations, let’s recognize its impact by reading a nonfiction book with Main Page Genre of Biography, Science, or War.

3. Baby Animals! Yes, fuzzy ducklings and bunnies are the first things that come to mind when I think spring. Since the book Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings falls short of SRC requirements, let’s see if we can find a book with ALL author initials in the phrase FUZZY YELLOW DUCKLINGS. Multiple authors are okay, as long as all the initials can be found in the phrase.

4. Spring Break! Much of the world has a springtime or Easter break from school, but in the U.S. spring break is pretty much an excuse for college students to act crazy and kill brain cells. For this option, read a book set at least 50% in Florida.
Required: Provide a reference if the location isn't obvious from the Goodreads main page.

5. Spring cleaning! I hate cleaning, but I love the way the house feels when it’s aired out after winter. Read a book that features cleaning by either (a) being about someone who cleans for a living or (b) showing domestic cleaning supplies on the cover. (e.g. laundry detergent, mop, toilet brush, etc.)

Examples:

Maid Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk Pretend I'm Dead by Jen Beagin Vacuum in the Dark by Jen Beagin Vacuuming in the Nude And Other Ways to Get Attention by Peggy Rowe Every Crooked Nanny (Callahan Garrity Mystery, #1) by Kathy Hogan Trocheck Decluttering Your Marriage by Douglas Wilson The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella To Love, Honor, and Vacuum When You Feel More Like a Maid Than a Wife and Mother by Sheila Wray Gregoire Hex-Ed (Womby's School for Wayward Witches #2) by Sarina Dorie Uck It List by Jimmy Tudeski My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner A Family Memoir by Meir Shalev

Required: Post the cover (if using the cover option) or identify how the books fits the task if it is not evident on Goodreads book page.


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Fly (fly-me-to-the-moo) | 889 comments reserved


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Fly (fly-me-to-the-moo) | 889 comments reserved


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Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments fly I might actually love you! I've been trying to find a spot for As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow all season and the author initials work for your task :)


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Fly (fly-me-to-the-moo) | 889 comments yay!


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Karen D | 673 comments For option 2, would an MPG autobiography work?


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Fly (fly-me-to-the-moo) | 889 comments no, sorry... only the MPGs listed will work
I wanted to specifically exclude memoirs, etc. but I figured it was easier just to specify a 'Biography' MPG. I will take an autobiography only if it also has MPG 'Biography'


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Karen D | 673 comments Fly wrote: "no, sorry... only the MPGs listed will work
I wanted to specifically exclude memoirs, etc. but I figured it was easier just to specify a 'Biography' MPG. I will take an autobiography only if it als..."


Gotcha, thanks!


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Fly (fly-me-to-the-moo) | 889 comments Florence wrote: "please can I lock in Kew: The Witch's Garden: Plants in Folklore, Magic and Traditional Medicine for science?"

noted :)


message 11: by Trish (last edited Mar 20, 2024 02:15AM) (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3675 comments Morning.

I was wondering - can you confirm the beer glass on the stall middle left of the cover of this one, next to the hand pumps? If so, is that okay for this task.

Tangled Up in Brew (Brewing Trouble Mystery, #2) by Joyce Tremel

It's clearer on the Amazon record, which has a bigger image: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01AHKXIA...

Thanks.


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Fly (fly-me-to-the-moo) | 889 comments confirmed... after a bit of work lol


message 13: by Trish (last edited Mar 20, 2024 08:21AM) (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3675 comments Fly wrote: "confirmed... after a bit of work lol"

Assuming that's to me, thanks!


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Fly (fly-me-to-the-moo) | 889 comments Trish - Yes, sorry! I'm on the app, so no quote reply :)


message 15: by Trish (last edited Mar 20, 2024 08:52AM) (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3675 comments :-)

The app really is a bit rubbish, isn't it?


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Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2106 comments Hi! Can you confirm the iced tea drinking glass on the cover for option 1? It's mostly spilled so I wanted to make sure it still works!
Live and Let Chai (Seaside Café Mystery, #1) by Bree Baker


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Fly (fly-me-to-the-moo) | 889 comments Jessica - that works!


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