HF Challenge #10 (June 1, 2012 - July 31, 2012) - Task List & Q&A

[Heather]

Kristine wrote: "Eye of the Needle might work if I..."

Ooo, looks pretty good. Moderators, what's your ruling? Would it count?

[Shay]

Heather J wrote: "Ooof......25.1 is kinda tricky. Most of the books I am seeing about D-Day are non-fiction, not HF. Anyone got HF recommendations for this one?"

The only actual HF I found for D-Day is:
The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II by Jeff Shaara

[Becky, Moddess]

Margaret wrote: "Another question here, for 10.2 would this work
Ella Enchanted?
I love these challenged since I get to read so many that have been sitting on my years waiting for me."

That would be perfect.

[Becky, Moddess]

Kristine wrote: "Heather J wrote: "Ooof......25.1 is kinda tricky. Most of the books I am seeing about D-Day are non-fiction, not HF. Anyone got HF recommendations for this one?"

Eye of the Needle might work if I..."

I'd accept that. I also recently read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society which wasn't specifically ABOUT D-Day, but it was an important factor in the book, so I'd accept that too, if someone was looking for another alternative.

[Becky, Moddess]

Cheryl wrote: "Regarding task 15.4 - Read two books with the same title by different authors - do articles count? Would March by Geraldine Brooks and The March by Doctorow work?"

No - it should be the exact same title.

[Shay]

Becky wrote: "Kristine wrote: "Heather J wrote: "Ooof......25.1 is kinda tricky. Most of the books I am seeing about D-Day are non-fiction, not HF. Anyone got HF recommendations for this one?"

Eye of the Needle..."

RE: Eye of the Needle. Do we have the 50 year rule, still? The book was published in 1978.

[Becky, Moddess]

Oh, yes... Good catch. I didn't realize that it had been published in 1978. So that would not work, then... sorry.

[Kristine]

Becky wrote: "Oh, yes... Good catch. I didn't realize that it had been published in 1978. So that would not work, then... sorry."

Wow, I did not realize that either, sorry, it's still worth reading though, one of my favorite books!

[Cheryl A]

I have another question...for 15.2 Read a book written by more than one author - does Charles Todd qualify? Charles Todd is the pen name of a mother/son writing team.

[Margaret]

Ok, me again. Same name, different authors. How about these two Elizabeth I and Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544

Thanks,

[Heather]

Becky wrote: "Kristine wrote: "Heather J wrote: "Ooof......25.1 is kinda tricky. Most of the books I am seeing about D-Day are non-fiction, not HF. Anyone got HF recommendations for this one?"

Eye of the Needle..."

Thanks for the suggestion of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Becky!

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

For Maude's task (or for any of the others requiring HF), can we use a book that has elements of magical realism. (like Houses of the Spirits)?

[Becky, Moddess]

Margaret wrote: "Ok, me again. Same name, different authors. How about these two Elizabeth I and Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544

Thanks,"

No, sorry Margaret. It really would have to be exactly the same title for the task.

[Becky, Moddess]

JoLene wrote: "For Maude's task (or for any of the others requiring HF), can we use a book that has elements of magical realism. (like Houses of the Spirits)?"

I would say no to this one for the other HF tasks, but Maude would need to decide if she'll allow it for her own task.

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

Would The Sobs of Autumn's Violins work for the D-day task?

[Becky, Moddess]

JoLene wrote: "Would The Sobs of Autumn's Violins work for the D-day task?"

Looks like it would.

[LemonLinda]

Does Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy work for the alliteration task? The first part of the title fits and that is what it is known by.

[Becky, Moddess]

Yep, that would be fine, Linda.

[LemonLinda]

Thanks!

[Debbie]

would you consider HF? it touches on the Ethiopian revolution

[Margaret]

Hi there,
For 25.1 would this qualify? It does mention Normandy in the description.
The Last Jump: A Novel of World War II

[Becky, Moddess]

Debbie wrote: "would you consider HF? it touches on the Ethiopian revolution"

No - I Googled the Ethiopian Revolution and it seems that it started in 1974, which wouldn't meet our 50 year rule.

Please also use book titles, not just book covers - it makes it easier to identify the book when we're not able to hover a mouse over the image. Thanks!

[Becky, Moddess]

Margaret wrote: "Hi there,
For 25.1 would this qualify? It does mention Normandy in the description.
The Last Jump: A Novel of World War II[bookcover:The Last Jump: A Novel of World War II]"

This should be fine.

[~Leslie~]

Would Untamedwork for task 50.1?

[Becky, Moddess]

You'd need two books for 50.1, Leslie. But I'm not sure about that book fitting the task.

50.1 Diane's Task: In honor of July 4th, read two HF books at least 300 pages each. 1) About the quest for personal freedom or fulfillment of a personal goal; and 2) Covering a war or battle that the United States was engaged in.

This is Diane's task, so I'll let her make the decision as to whether that would work for part...

[Maude]

Jolene, Sorry for the delay in answering your question. Also, I am sorry to say no to magical realism.

[Victoria_Grossack]

This is absolutely fascinating. I am tempted to try, although I'm sure I will do poorly.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Fro task 100, each of the three books need to be from a different country AND continent? So we can't read two books from the same continent?

[JC]

Victoria_Grossack wrote: "This is absolutely fascinating. I am tempted to try, although I'm sure I will do poorly."

Please join us Victoria! It's not about doing well, it's about challenging yourself. And everyone here is so supportive - it will be so much fun!

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I only finished one of these challenges in the three years I been on this site :)

[Becky, Moddess]

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "Fro task 100, each of the three books need to be from a different country AND continent? So we can't read two books from the same continent?"

Right - they need to be different continents as well. Likewise, there are some countries (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_...) that cross continent borders, so those could only be used one time as well.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

So 75% of Russia is in Europe so would Russia count for Europe or Asia?

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Also if a book is categorized as historical fiction and alternative history could it still be used for HF?

[~Leslie~]

Becky wrote: "You'd need two books for 50.1, Leslie. But I'm not sure about that book fitting the task.

50.1 Diane's Task: In honor of July 4th, read two HF books at least 300 pages each. 1) About the quest fo..."
I have the other book, just wasn't sure about the second book. Thanks!

[Becky, Moddess]

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "Also if a book is categorized as historical fiction and alternative history could it still be used for HF?"

If it's alternative history, then no, it wouldn't be eligible as HF.

[Becky, Moddess]

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "So 75% of Russia is in Europe so would Russia count for Europe or Asia?"

It would count as both. If Europe and Asia will be used for the challenge, then Russia could only be used for one of them, and another country would need to be chosen for the other continent.

[Margaret]

Would The Iliad be considered HF, given date written and when it takes place.
Thanks

[Becky, Moddess]

Margaret wrote: "Would The Iliad be considered HF, given date written and when it takes place.
Thanks"

Yes.

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

For task 20.3, where we need to read something from a previous challenge, does it need to be a challenge from this group?

[Becky, Moddess]

Yes - it should be from a challenge in this group.

[Victoria_Grossack]

I am really intrigued by this, but is there anywhere we can discuss possible suggestions? For some tasks books are relatively easy to find - male author, ancient civilization and featured author - but a few are a bit more challenging (which is perhaps why it is called a challenge).

[Cheryl A]

Becky, I had a question that may have gotten lost in the shuffle. Does a pen name for two authors count for task 15.2? Specifically, Charles Todd, the pen name for a mother/son writing team.

Thanks

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

@Victoria -- if you need help on finding a book, put a call out on this thread. Some are very specific. Also, once the challenge starts, you can see what people are reading to get ideas.

I know that Becky and I had put out some recommendations about graphic novels.

[Becky, Moddess]

Cheryl wrote: "Becky, I had a question that may have gotten lost in the shuffle. Does a pen name for two authors count for task 15.2? Specifically, Charles Todd, the pen name for a mother/son writing team.

Thanks"

No - It should have two distinct author names.

[Victoria_Grossack]

Well, I would appreciate some suggestions. D-Day is very specific. And I don't know of any writing pairs for historical fiction (other than Alice and me). Not only am I sure that I am not allowed to read one of our books for this, I am actually really curious to read the work of another duo.

[Victoria_Grossack]

What about The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II by Jeff Shaara? That seems to be about D-Day.

[LemonLinda]

Victoria, that is the one I had found that would work for D-Day that I had decided on.

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

The writing team doesn't have to be historical fiction. There is The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by a duo, but you might have already read it.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

For 15.1, does all the letters from the author's last name need to be from the words Summer Challenge?

[Becky, Moddess]

JoLene wrote: "The writing team doesn't have to be historical fiction. There is The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by a duo, but you might have already read it."

Right - any genre for the two author task.