15.4 - Summer Reading

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

15.4. Summer Reading
Option 1
A. "Summer Wind" - read a book with the letters "W I N D" in the title and/or subtitle, in any order;
AND
B. "Summertime" - read a book with the author's initials found in the letters of "Summertime." The initials can be in any order and need not be consecutive.

OR
Option 2:
Read ONE book that satisfies both A and B from option 1.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

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[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

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[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Do these W.I.N.D letters have to be the first letters in the words of the title or can they be in any of the words?

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "Do these W.I.N.D letters have to be the first letters in the words of the title or can they be in any of the words?"

anywhere in the title

[Sam]

I thought I was going to struggle with this one but I have found The Drowning Poolby Syd Mooreon my to read shelf which I think meets option A & B. WIND in title & initial are SM both found in Summertime.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Sam wrote: "I thought I was going to struggle with this one but I have found The Drowning Poolby Syd Mooreon my to read shelf which I think meets option A & B. WIND in title & initial are SM both found in Summ..."

sounds good!

[Bea]

I found one! To Play with Fire: One Woman's Remarkable Odyssey by Tova Mordechai

[Sara ♥]

From the author's on my shelves:

*How to Ruin Your Boyfriend's Reputation by Simone Elkeles (#3 in a series)
*Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord by Sarah MacLean (#2)
*Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart by Sarah MacLean (#3)
*Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr (#4)
*Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros
*Believing Christ: The Parable of the Bicycle and Other Good News by Stephen E. Robinson
*Following Christ: The Parable of the Divers and More Good News by Stephen E. Robinson

[Chris]

Here's three that I found:

The Snow Childby Eowyn Ivey
The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico by Sarah McCoy (also good for the Caribbean task)
Daughters of the Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt

[Jen B]

Is okay? It has the actual word "wind" in the title, but the letters are also in the other words of the title.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Jen B wrote: "Is okay? It has the actual word "wind" in the title, but the letters are also in the other words of the title."

certainly

[Sheila]

Hi Sandy my question for you is, when you have an author that uses initials like J.D. Robb or S.J. Rozan do all 3 initials have to be in summertime or just the first and last?

I am looking at Winter And Night by S.J. Rozan for the one book option.

Thanks

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Sheila wrote: "Hi Sandy my question for you is, when you have an author that uses initials like J.D. Robb or S.J. Rozan do all 3 initials have to be in summertime or just the first and last?

I am looking at Wint..."

If all 3 initials are in the author's "official" GR name, then all 3 need to be included in SUMMERTIME.

[Sheila]

Thanks Sandy, I was afraid of that. Back to the drawing board.

[Jenifer]

I think this one would count for option 2, right?

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Jenifer wrote: "I think this one would count for option 2, right?
"

looks good!

[Michelle]

Would this book work to satisfy both requirements...

The Misanthrope's Guide to Life: How to Methodically Disengage and Disassociate from Damn-near Everyone

I'm double checking because there are 2 entries in GR with 2 varied titles and possibly more than one author. I'm confused so thought I'd ask. Thanks!

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Michelle wrote: "Would this book work to satisfy both requirements...

The Misanthrope's Guide to Life: How to Methodically Disengage and Disassociate from Damn-near Everyone

I'm double checking because there are ..."

you need to go by the edition that you read. The one you cited in your post works.

[MJ]

Does Ruth Reichl work for an author? There's an "R" in Summertime, but I didn't know if there should be two, or if the single "R" is enough.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

MJ wrote: "Does Ruth Reichl work for an author? There's an "R" in Summertime, but I didn't know if there should be two, or if the single "R" is enough."

Sorry, all the letters need to be there - so M and E are the only ones that would work for doubles.

[Kim]

OMG! This is just a vent - sorry.
I thought I was SO smart and found a one book option right off the bat to save for this task. I started it yesterday & realized just now that the initial of the authors 3rd name isn't in SUMMERTIME. UGH! Don't you all just hate it when you do things like that? (that's hoping someone else actually does these stupid things like I do!) Now I feel all "off" because I had it planned for so long and now I am back to square one.

The culprit book: The Wedding Gift by Marlen Suyapa BODDEN

It's a good book, I hope I can find a place for it somewhere else or maybe I'll just set it aside til the next challenge?

No need to reply to my rant. Just had to get it out of my system. Thanks for listening! :o)

[Donna Jo]

Kim wrote: "OMG! This is just a vent - sorry.
I thought I was SO smart and found a one book option right off the bat to save for this task. I started it yesterday & realized just now that the initial of the ..."

Kim, I've had to change at least three books this challenge -- two of them after I already read them-- because I misread the directions or read them cross-eyed or something.

And I've got one I have to reschedule because the library no longer owns a copy (although the catalog said it was there when I started the search). Sigh!