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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2012: WIND/AIR
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30.2 - Sassafrass's task: I'll Leave My Heart in San Francisco!
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No a railroad track won't work. It actually has to have the actual vessel that would transport a person. So train, car, bike, spaceship are all ok but tracks, road, trail, outer space are not. Does that make sense?
Great task, Sassafrass, with very creative options! I'm definitely going to do this one in honor of my daughter, who will be attending college in the Bay area as of September. Hope you have a great trip!
Thanks Ann! And congrats on your daughter's college acceptance. :)
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JennRenee wrote: "is this enough of a car? "Yes. I can tell it's some kind of vehicle so it will work.
I've always wanted to read 
, which is about a kid who lives on Alcatraz in the 1930s while his dad works at the prison. So the kid doesn't actually work there - but it is on Alactraz. Will this work for the prison option?
Considering that Alcatraz is the setting of the book and the father works for the prison, I will take this. I'll amend the task that if you "live in a prison" that it will count too.
Great, thanks! I'm really looking forward to this. Love this task!
For option 3B would
work for a lighthouse?Thanks:)
Chris wrote: "I've always wanted to read , which is about a kid who lives on Alcatraz in the 1930s while his dad works at the prison. So the kid doesn't actually work there -..."This book is really fun and Al Capone and other prisoners are in the book, too!
Option 4: Mode of transportation — HORSE?
(in background)*Note: this book is a western (Christian romance), so most of the characters, including the hunk in the cowboy hat, probably get around by horse in the book..... Just trying to justify! ;)
Keltie Lee wrote: "For option 3B would work for a lighthouse?Thanks:)"
by the same author has a lighthouse, too!
Karen GHHS wrote: "This book is really fun and Al Capone and other prisoners are in the book, too! "It does look cute, I'm thinking about doing that for one of the options.
Sara ♥ wrote: "Option 4: Mode of transportation — HORSE? (in background)*Note: this book is a western (Christian romance), so most of the characters, including the hunk in the cowb..."
horse works for a method of transportation
Sara ♥ wrote: "Keltie Lee wrote: "For option 3B would work for a lighthouse?Thanks:)"
by the same author has a lighthouse, too!"both work
JennRenee wrote: "will a railroad track work?"You could use this book in 30.10, option 3.
Would you say this is a flower on the book? So it will fit under option 6? Next to the girls face?
Maggie wrote: "Would you say this is a flower on the book? So it will fit under option 6? Next to the girls face? 
"If it helps, I have a copy of this in the school library and it is definitely a flower:)
Karen GHHS wrote: "Maggie wrote: "Would you say this is a flower on the book? So it will fit under option 6? Next to the girls face? "If it helps, I have a copy of this in the school library ..."
The original cover posted, not the weird one that came up;)
Maggie wrote: "Would you say this is a flower on the book? So it will fit under option 6? Next to the girls face? Pandemonium"if that's supposed to be a flower then ok. :)
And I think it depends on how people input the book on those crazy pictures coming up.
Hah, okay, thanks! I think it's flower, but the covers always end up looking crazy when I post them!
People have been saying it's a bug... The cover art gets changed when it's being quoted... Weird, huh??
Sara ♥ wrote: "People have been saying it's a bug... The cover art gets changed when it's being quoted... Weird, huh??"I don't seem to have problems if the "add a book/author" button is used but if the html "link to book" is used then I do.
Is there enough of cars for the option 4 ?
Skandia wrote: "Is there enough of cars for the option 4 ?
"Yep. That's fine. Well your original picture is anyway.
@Sarah: Yep. You're good.
For Option 1 does the person who is photographed still need to be living? I want to read
Thanks
Tammy AZ wrote: "For Option 1 does the person who is photographed still need to be living? I want to read [bookcover:Diana in Search of Herself: Portrait of a Troubled Princess]Thanks"
Nope, I'll take real people (living or dead) or fictional. so you're good to go!
Would The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness work for the Alcatraz option? It doesn't have characters or a setting as such, it's just about the modern prison system in general.
hey Guys - Sassafrass just left on her cruise this weekend, so i'm going to answer questions about books while she is gone ;)
Hi Rachel Renee - does it specifically talk about any individuals who are in prison/ case studies etc? if so, then yes - if not, then i'm going to say no because her task does specifically say read a book about or featuring someone who goes to prison, is in prison, or who was in prison or someone who worked or lived in a prisonRachel Renee wrote: "Would The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness work for the Alcatraz option? It doesn't have characters or a setting as such, it's just about the modern prison system in g..."
Thanks for the quick response! I'll have to wait and see what the book is like before I sort out my reading plan. :)
no problem - hopefully it either will work, or you can fit it in elsewhere
Hi y'all. I'm back. THANKS, Dee for holding down the fort while I was gone. :)
Jecca wrote: "For option 2, will Bridger work?"No, Bridger won't work. Only Plurals and possessives, so Bridges and Bridge's would work only. Sorry.
Sassy - does a Concentration Camp work for a prison? or do you want one in a more traditional sense - I came across - ...I never saw another butterfly... that looks interesting
Dee, I was thinking more of a place for criminals, not a place where criminals placed innocents. However, I didn't specify and when looking at the definition of concentration camp:A place where large numbers of people, esp. political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities, sometimes to provide forced labor or to await mass execution.
So, since the definition specifically mentions prisoners, I'll accept it.
;) thx! for some reason your task is kicking my in the butt...I can't find anything i want to read
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yep, bicycles work! so you're good JennRenee
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thanks, I figured as much just wanted to make sure.
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This July, I’m going to spend a week in San Francisco, California. Now, I’m supposed to be going for a conference (*wink, wink*), but I’m sure that I’ll make lots of time to discover more about this fantastic city.
Come explore the sights with me by picking two of the following options and reading two different books:
1. Say Cheese! San Francisco is the second most photographed city in the United States, behind New York City. For this option, read a book that features a photographer as the main character or is about someone frequently photographed in newspapers and/or other types of print media (politician, model, celebrity, subject of an investigation...etc)
2. Happy Anniversary: May 27, 2012 marked the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge. I’m really excited to see it up close. Read a book that features the words Golden, Gate, or Bridge in either the title, subtitle, or authors name. Plurals and possessives are ok, no other variations are allowed.
examples: The Golden Compass, The Gate House, Bridge to Terabithia,The Bridges of Madison County, Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, The Gathering Storm by Robin Bridges
3. The Rock: Alcatraz was not only a famous prison, but it was also the site of the first lighthouse in the Western United States before it became a federal penitentiary. I plan to take a tour there but to be honest, I hope it’s the only time I ever see the inside of a jail cell! For this option:
a. read a book about or featuring someone who goes to prison, is in prison, or who was in prison or someone who worked or lived in a prison. This list of “prison books” can help. (if not obvious from the description, explain how it fits the option) **Brownie points if you find a book that has Alcatraz in it. :)
b. OR you can read a book with a lighthouse on the cover. Here is a list to help: “Lighthouse books” (show cover)
4. The San Francisco Treat: Cable Cars! I can't wait to ride on one. The San Francisco Cable Cars were actually named a National Landmark in 1964. And here I thought they were famous only because of the Rice-a-roni commercials. For this option: read a book with some method of transportation on the cover. It doesn’t have to be a method we currently have available as long as it is used to transport people from one place to another.
Here are some lists to help get you started:
cars on the cover
planes trains and automobiles
Trolleys, Streetcars and Traction
5. A taste of Asia: Did you know that San Francisco’s Chinatown is the largest outside of Asia? For this option, read a book set in an Asian country, in a Chinatown found in other parts of the world, or has a main character or author who is of Asian descent.
Here are some lists that can help:
fiction from the Chinese mainland
best South Asian fiction
best novels that take place in china
Japanese authors
***Need some help figuring out what countries are in Asia?
World Atlas
6. Flower Power: Haight-Ashbury is famous for its tie-dyed, drug-infused, flower-power roots. The area is synonymous with the 1960‘s, especially the “Summer of Love” and the neighborhood became a haven for hippies and influential psychadelic rock performers like the Grateful Dead and Janis Joplin. Although it was before my time, I’m looking forward to trekking over there and trying to absorb the feeling of the area. So join me and put a flower wreath in your hair, grab your peasant blouse and bell-bottoms and take a trip back in time with me.
For this option, you can read a book with a flower or flowers on the cover, a book with the name of a flower in the title, subtitle, or author’s name,
OR
read a book that’s set in the 1960’s or was first published in the 1960’s.
Required: Please state the options you use when you post
As usual with tasks, if not obvious from the book description, please explain how the book fits the option.
If you use a cover option please post the cover or a link to the cover
When using listopia lists, please remember that not every book on the list will work and use the task and challenge requirements to determine the appropriateness of the books.