15.7 - “The First Day of Summer

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

15.7. “The First Day of Summer” – read the first book in a series. The book must be identified as a series on GR, and must have at least three books in the series that have been published or will be published by the end of the challenge.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

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[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

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[Rosemary]

If the three books are numbered 0.5, 1 and 2, and you read #1, is that OK or do you have to read 0.5 first? And also does that count as being a series with three published books?

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Rosemary wrote: "If the three books are numbered 0.5, 1 and 2, and you read #1, is that OK or do you have to read 0.5 first? And also does that count as being a series with three published books?"

the half step books don't count - it's too difficult to moderate if I have to track them down and they frequently wouldn't meet the page requirements for SRC tasks in any event.

There must be at least three books in the series with whole numbers, and you need to read book #1.

[April]

Does a trilogy count? I was thinking of using Morrigan's Cross

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

April wrote: "Does a trilogy count? I was thinking of using Morrigan's Cross"

sure, it's 3 books in a series.

[Kathy G.]

This book is considered in a series (but on Goodreads it doesn't have the number.) Would this count as book one?

by Peggy Parish

http://www.goodreads.com/series/52092...

It is also listed as a series on the author's page.
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

Thank you

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Kathy G. wrote: "This book is considered in a series (but on Goodreads it doesn't have the number.) Would this count as book one?

by Peggy Parish

http://www.goodreads.com/series/52..."

the first comment in the comments thread says that this is the 2nd book in this series.

[Kathy G.]

Thank you Sandy-

I was confused because when you click on the
series-- that one was listed first---

And on the author's page, it was listed first when
you go down to her series.

How do you figure out the order otherwise?
Just curious.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Kathy G. wrote: "Thank you Sandy-

I was confused because when you click on the
series-- that one was listed first---

And on the author's page, it was listed first when
you go down to her series.

How do you figur..."
Maybe publication date? I'm going by the comments given. The other thing you might do is look at the book itself - particularly with children's books, they will often say something about how they're continuing the adventures of....

[Kathy G.]

Thanks-

I just wondered at the order on Goodreads. I guess we can't go by that.

Thank you

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Kathy G. wrote: "Thanks-

I just wondered at the order on Goodreads. I guess we can't go by that.

Thank you"

no, I don't think that order means anything - but I did look at the publication date and the one you listed was published a couple years after another one in the series.

[Kathy G.]

Thanks for all the trouble. :-)