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FALL CHALLENGE 2011: AFRICA
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30.8 - Jenn Renee's task: Head of the Class
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yes it would work for the word in the title part.
Would Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation work for History? It's not about a specific event, but it's definitely non-fiction about history.
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Yes I will take this.
Needing suggestions for part B please.... Preferably in Urban Fantasy, Mystery, or Historical Fiction. Thanks
Beth - if you don't mind YA - Chloe Neill has a series that UF/PNR set in a high school academy - I think the first is Firespell
Beth, Jenn Renee may have to rule on this but The Cereal Murders by Diane Mott Davidson is primarily set at a prep school and Goldy's son and semi-adopted son are important characters who are students at the school.It is one of her earlier books.
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I think this one qualifies.
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Mercedes Lackey's series w/ Rosemary Edghill is set at a school: Conspiracies and Legacies. YA fantasy.
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Evernight
are a couple too also the Harry Potter Series. There are quite a few in YA.
Beth NC wrote: "Needing suggestions for part B please.... Preferably in Urban Fantasy, Mystery, or Historical Fiction. Thanks"Thanks for the wonderful suggestions, I found a book I think will work. The Finishing School
For math, would you take Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant? He isn't exactly a mathematician, but he describes some of the pretty incredible mathematical feats that he is capable of.
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It looks good to me. I think he may not be a named mathmetician, but still sounds like one.
for Gym - would you take a Fitness Instructor at a gym? I have a review copy of Make You Sweat that I'd like to try and fit in maybe
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yes it would.
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work for B?Thanks!
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work for B?Thanks!"
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Would you accept Heresy since it takes place at Oxford? If not, I have other places that I can use it.
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yes this will work
Would you accept The Mysterious Benedict Societyfor B? The kids in the book are sent to infiltrate the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened.
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yes I will, and I have been wanting to read this. Let me know if its good :)
Would Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy #3) would for Book B. Rose is a student, and it looks like it's mostly set at the Academy.
Jenn Renee wrote: "Chris wrote: "Would you accept The Mysterious Benedict Societyfor B? The kids in the book are sent to infiltrate the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened."yes I will, and I ha..."
It's an OK book. I had been looking forward to it for a long time, too, and I think I was a bit disappointed. It's definitely clever. The characters are fun and the plot is clever. But it didn't really grab me.
I just wanted to double check my choices.Book A-Option D: Flirting with Forty
Book B: The Other Sister
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yes this will work. good series!
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thanks for letting me know. I may put it off for a while unless it fits a task perfectly next season :)
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Book A-Option D: Flirting with Forty
Book B: The Other Sister"
the first one fits for math option. I am not sure how the second one fits in for book B.
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Please complete one book from the Book A options and one book from the Book B options.
Book A- Pick your favorite subject....
A. Literature- Read a book from one of these lists.... Modern Library (Reader's list or Board's list) or World Library List
B. Science- Read a book categorized as "Science Fiction" on the main book page's genre list or a Non-Fiction book genre-tagged as "Science".
C. History- Read a Historical Fiction novel or a Non-Fiction book about a historical event. For the purpose of this task, "Historical" is defined as a setting or an event that occurred 50 years before the book was written.
D. Math- Read a book about a mathematician or a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle: Add, Multiply, Subtract, Divide , Number, Math, OR any number (numeric or ordinal) Plurals, variations, and compound word are ok.
E. Gym- Read a book about an athlete or sports figure i.e. sports agent, team owner, mascot, coach, etc.
F. Lunch- Read a book about a chef or any book with food on the cover or in the title, or a Non-Fiction book about food- cookbook, nutrition book, etc.
Book B- Read a book where the main character is a student or an educator OR a book about any kind of school or academy. A major portion of the book must task place in an educational setting. Non-fiction books about teaching or education work for this option as well.
Or
Read a book with one of the following words in the title:
teacher, instructor, professor, student, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, class, course, school, academy, grade, honor, homework, assignment.
Plurals are ok, but NOT compound words.
For this task, target words must appear in the title or subtitle. Series titles are excluded.
Required: Please state the options used when you post