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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2016
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10.1. Another Kind of Trip
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Abstract art has been described as a departure from reality. Read a book from Best Reality Warping Fiction
REQUIRED: Specify in your post the page of the list on which your book is found.
10.2. Bobble heads
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To celebrate Miro's round headed characters who look as if they're wearing astronaut helmets, read a book set in outer space or on a planet other than Earth. There must be some indication in the book or the metadata to show that the book is actually set somewhere other than on Earth.
10.3. Time for vacation
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Read a book set at least 50% in one of the top 25 vacation destinations
The destinations are listed in post 2 of the Help Thread for your convenience.
10.4. Don't Leave Home Without One
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While you're on vacation, don't forget to take a good book. Read a book from the list or the list.
Read-alikes and short list books may be used, as well as the main selection. If a series is listed, without any particular book specified, you may read any book from that series.
NOTE: only books are allowed, even though the lists of read-alikes sometimes include movies and television shows.
REQUIRED: In your post, specify the list and category in which your book is located.
10.5.But watch out - it's hurricane season!
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Read a book whose author shares a name with one of the 2016 hurricane names. Names must match EXACTLY - no variations. The hurricane name can match the first, middle or last name of the author.
Atlantic:
Alex
Bonnie
Colin
Danielle
Earl
Fiona
Gaston
Hermine
Ian
Julia
Karl
Lisa
Matthew
Nicole
Otto
Paula
Richard
Shary
Tobias
Virginie
Walter
Pacific:
Agatha
Blas
Celia
Darby
Estelle
Frank
Georgette
Howard
Ivette
Javier
Kay
Lester
Madeline
Newton
Orlene
Paine
Roslyn
Seymour
Tina
Virgil
Winifred
Xavier
Yolanda
Zeke
10.6.June 8 is "Name Your Poison" day.
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Read a book with "crime" as a main page genre. Genre can be standalone or embedded.
10.7. "Give me your tired, your poor,........"
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June 20 is World Refugee Day. Read a book from the Immigrant Experience Literature list.
REQUIRED: Specify in your post the page of the list on which your book is found.
10.8. Happy Birthday
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July 4 is America's 240th birthday. Read the 2d, 4th, 24th, 40th or 240th (good luck finding that one!) book in a series. Series name and number must be indicated on ŷ.
10.9. Smile
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August is “Admit You’re Happy Month� and week 2 of August is “National Smile Week�
Read a book with Humor or Funny or Comedy as a main page genre.
10.10. Can You Read the Top Row?
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August is also National Eye Exam Month � read a book with a person wearing glasses or sunglasses (on his or her eyes) on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
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15.1 - Live Your Passion - Rio 2016
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Rio de Janeiro is the host city of the XXXI Olympic Games and the first South American city to host the Summer Olympics.
Read 2 books, one book A and one book B.
Book A- Read a book set at least 50% in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
AND
Book B - Read a book with the genre Sports and Games, Sports or Sports Romance on its main book page. Genres may be stand-alone or embedded.
15.2 - Colors and Sounds
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Abstract artist Kandinsky may have experienced synesthesia. He may have seen colors when he heard music and heard music when he painted. He associated music with visual art: “Colour is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.�'
Read 2 books, one book A and one book B.
Book A - Read a book with a color word in the title or subtitle from this list of colors:
Almond, Amber, Aqua, Aquamarine, Amethyst, Azure, Beige, Bisque, Black, Blue, Blush, Bronze, Brown, Burgundy, Cadet, Carnation, Chartreuse, Chiffon, Chocolate, Coral, Cornflower, Cornsilk, Cream, Crimson, Cyan, Emerald, Forest, Fuchsia, Gold, Goldenrod, Gray, Grey, Green, Honeydew, Indigo, Ivory, Jade, Khaki, Lavender, Lawn, Lemon, Lime, Linen, Magenta, Magnolia, Maroon, Mauve, Midnight, Navy, Olive, Orange, Orchid, Papaya, Peach, Pink, Plum, Purple, Red, Rose, Rosy, Royal, Ruby, Saddle, Saffron, Salmon, Sand, Sandy, Sapphire, Sea, Sepia, Shell, Sienna, Silver, Sky, Slate, Smoke, Snow, Spring, Steel, Tan, Taupe, Teal, Thistle, Tomato, Turquoise, Vanilla, Violet, Wheat, White, Wood, Yellow
Words must match exactly, no variations.
AND
Book B - Read a book with an image of a musical instrument on the cover.
Required: Include the cover in your post.
15.3 - June, July and August
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Option 1: Read 2 books, one book A and one book B
Book A- Read a book with exactly 4 or 6 words in the TITLE. Subtitles should be ignored. Spaces determine words. All words count.
AND
Book B- Read a book by an author whose ŷ name is composed of name parts (first, middle, other, last) with exactly 4 OR 6 letters in every part. All name parts must be considered. Spaces determine names. One qualifying contributor in a book by multiple authors works.
ex. Justin Cronin (6/6) Evelyn Skye (6/4) Mary Kubica (4/6)
Or
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book A and Book B -The King of Lies (4 words) by John Hart (4/4)
15.4 - The Gift of Life- Donate Blood
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June 14 is
Option 1: Read 2 books, one book A and one book B
Book A - Read a book with "blood" intact in a word in the title or subtitle. ex. Half-Blood, Hot Blooded, Bloodroot
AND
Book B - Blood Types: Read a book by an author whose name contains ALL the letters A B O. David Benioff, Nora Roberts
One qualifying contributor in a book by multiple authors works.
OR
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book A and Book B, ex. Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon
15.5 - Summer in the City
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Read a book with a genre on its main book page that contains "urban" such as urban legends, urban, urban-fantasy, urban-planning, urbanism. The genre may be stand-alone or embedded.
15.6 - Picasso, Miro and Rothko
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Read a book by an author who has a name than ENDS in O. The name may appear in any position. One qualifying contributor in a book by multiple authors works. ex. Alice Munro, Banana Yoshimoto, Leo Tolstoy
15.7 - See the Light
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August 7 is National Lighthouse Day. Read a book with the word "lighthouse" in the title, subtitle or series name OR with a lighthouse on the cover. Plurals and possessives work, but no other variations.
ex.
Required: If using the cover option include the cover in your post.
15.8 - Commencement
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Happy graduation! Now you are an adult....
New Adult fiction bridges the gap between Young Adult and Adult genres. It typically features protagonists between the ages of 18 and 30.
Read a book with the genre "New Adult" on its main book page.
15.9 - Listen Up
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June is Audiobook Appreciation Month. Read a book that has WON an Audie Award- an award recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). The Audie Award identification MUST appear in the book's ŷ metadata. You may read your book in any format; the audiobook is not required. Audiobooks that do not have a written word equivalent, either published in paper or digitally, may NOT be used for SRC tasks.
15.10 - Lifelong Learning
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Read a book from one of YALSA's 2014 Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners categories:
Required: Identify the category when you post.
20 point tasks20.1 - Most Improved - Sarah E's task: Periodically challenged
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A new series of will start during this season. At 37 episodes per series there are (happily) only a few months of the year without it. Although I never manage to answer very many questions, it is always gratifying when a lifetime of reading throws up an answer - or means that I have at least heard of the subject (always a bonus).
Some of the more fiendish questions require the answer to be spelt out using codes: for example, International Country codes (GB, FR, US, etc.), the radio alphabet (alpha, bravo, charlie, etc.), or the symbols of the chemical elements. For this task, we are going to use the symbols of the chemical elements.
This is a ONE book task.
Read one book, and using this list: , spell out one word** of at least 3 letters from the title or subtitle of your book using the symbols of the chemical elements.
**Spaces determine words. Ignore punctuation, but words with symbols (&, @, etc.) cannot be used.
One word titles are allowed. You may use the same symbol more than once.
Required: State which word you have used, and list the elements that spell it out.
Example: The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
My word is Spoon
S - Sulfur
Po - Polonium
O - Oxygen
N - Nitrogen
Optional - Have a go at some of these sample questions:
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Chrissy's task: Sweet Summer
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I love that I get to create a task for this challenge. I wouldn't have thought that I come that far when I started. Beside reading I love to cook and eat so what's better in summer than to enjoy heaps of fresh fruit, homebaked goodies and ice cream?!
No books with the genre "children" listed on the book's main page may be used for this task.
This is a ONE book task. You have 5 options:
Required: State which option you chose when you post.
Option A: I recently came across a book called Oreo. Of course, I immediately was in the mood for exactly those cookies and had to run to the store. At the same time I had an idea, which I will use here: Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word that starts and ends with the same letter. I get that not all books are as cool as Oreo but I still love that particular idea. Ex: Explosive Eighteen ~ Explosive
Option B: Read a book with a food item on the cover. Ex.
Required: Include the cover when you post.
Option C: Read a book with a food item in the title/subtitle. Curiously, some of the examples above work for both ex. Discord's Apple; Strawberry Shortcake Murder; Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder; Eggs
Option D: Read a book by an author whose first and last name start with a letter in the word STRAWBERRIES.
Option E: I love to eat ice cream in the summer. I am always overwhelmed how many flavors are sold in the shops. I never can limit myself to one scoop. However, this time you must limit yourself as it is a one book task.
Name your favorite ice cream flavor and read a book that has a word from the ice cream flavor in the title/subtitle.
Ex.
"blackberry": Blackberry Summer
"mint": Orange Mint and Honey
"vanilla": Anything But Vanilla
"mint chocolate chip": Like Water for Chocolate
"rocky road": The Road
Required: State your favorite flavor.
20.3 - Best Review - Terri FL's task: New house
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My husband and I are house-hunting right now after having recently moved back to the U.S. from overseas.
No books with the genre "children" listed on the book's main page may be used for this task.
This is a ONE book task. You have 2 options:
Required: State which option you chose when you post.
Option A: Read a book with a title that could evoke your response to the following question:
My ideal house or location to live would be _____________.
Ex: Main Street, Amsterdam, In the Lake of the Woods, Beautiful Ruins, Dockside
Option B: Read a book with a cover showing your ideal place to live. Some sort of habitat, dwelling, or shelter must be shown on the cover.
Ex:
Required: Include the cover in your post.
20.4 - Golden Oldie - Heather(Gibby)'s task: The Golden Age
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The term Golden Age comes from Greek mythology and legend. It refers to the first in a sequence of four or five (or more) Ages of Man, in which the Golden Age is first, followed in sequence, by the Silver, Bronze, Heroic, and then the present (Iron), which is a period of decline, sometimes followed by the Leaden Age. By definition, one is never in the Golden Age. (Source, Wikipedia)
This is a ONE book task. Pick one of the options below.
Required: State which option you chose when you post.
Option A. Read a book with a main page genre of "Mythology." Genre may be stand alone or embedded.
Option B. Read a book written by one of the authors who wrote during the Golden Age of Science Fiction: . Co-written books (two authors) will work as long as at least one of the authors is from the list. Book with multiple authors, such as anthologies or collections of short stories by more than two authors, will not work. Authors are listed in the task help thread, as well.
Option C. The Golden Age is often used to refer to a Senior Citizen. Read a book that was first published after the author's 65th birthday. If there is more than one author, at least one needs to have reached their 65th birthday.
Required: State the author's birth date when you post. If the GRs author page does not include the author's birth date, provide an outside link for verification.
20.5 - Bigger is Better - TrishHartUK's task: Shakespeare 400
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This year marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. I was an English Major at university, and I still to love watching Shakespeare’s plays on stage. It’s amazing how many expressions in common English usage nowadays were first coined by the Bard (just take a look at this list, if you don’t believe me!: . So this task is to commemorate the contribution of the Bard to both English Literature and the English Language.
Read ONE book which matches one of the following options.
Required: Specify the option you used when you post.
Option 1. "Beware the ides of March" (Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene2): Julius Caesar was the first Shakespeare play I ever read, and I didn’t “get� Shakespeare until I saw it on stage. Read a book where an assassination or assassination plot is key to the story. Books can be fiction or non-fiction.
Required: If it is not obvious from the GR description, explain how the book fits the task in your post.
Option 2. "What's in a name? that which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet" (Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene 2): Read a book written by an author who uses a pseudonym. You may read a book written under the author's real name, or his/her pseudonym. If the book has multiple authors, then only one needs to use a pseudonym.
Required: If the book has multiple authors, clearly state which author uses a pseudonym. If the GRs author page does not list the author's pseudonym, provide an outside link for verification when you post.
Option 3. "The play’s the thing, wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king" (Hamlet, Act II, Scene 2): Read a book where a theatre or the production of a play is central to the story.
Required: If it is not obvious from the GR description, explain how the book fits the task in your post.
Option 4. "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes" (Macbeth, Act IV, Scene 1): Witches seem to be popular characters in Urban Fantasy and Horror, as well as Cozy Mysteries. Read a book with "Urban Fantasy," "Horror," "Paranormal" or "Supernatural" as a main-page genre. The genre can be stand-alone or embedded.
Option 5. "Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'� (Henry V, Act III, Scene 1): Depending on your source, Shakespeare is reputed to have been born, or died, or possibly both, on or around 23 April, which is St George’s Day in England. The symbol of St George is a red cross on a white background, while the national flower of England is the rose. And then we also had that little thing called the War of the Roses.
Read a book with either red or white rose(s), or a red cross on a white background somewhere on the cover. For example, the International Red Cross or a Templar cross would work. However, the full Union Jack will NOT as it didn’t come into common usage until after Shakespeare died. Examples:
Required: Include the cover when you post.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tallulah A's task: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the LifeHelp Thread
“I live in two worlds, one is a world of books.� - Rory Gilmore
Earlier this year, it was confirmed that the television show, Gilmore Girls, would return as a limited series on Netflix.
If you've watched an episode of the Gilmore Girls, you know that Rory Gilmore is a seasoned reader. According to Australian writer Patrick Lenton, nearly 340 different texts were read, mentioned, or seen throughout the entire original series.
To celebrate the return of the series, read ONE book from the option of your choice.
Required: Indicate the option when you post.
OPTION 1: The original show follows single mother Lorelai Gilmore (portrayed by Lauren Graham) and her daughter, also named Lorelai but who prefers to be called Rory (portrayed by Alexis Bledel).
Read a book written by an author who shares a name of the two main characters or the actresses who played them: Lorelai, Gilmore, Lauren, Graham, Rory, Alexis, Bledel. Names may be used in any position but their spelling must match exactly.
Ex. Alice in Quantumland: An Allegory of Quantum Physics by Robert Gilmore | Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis
OPTION 2: Read a book from Patrick Lenton's list: . Be careful, as some of the books on the list might not fit AR Bookfinder requirements.
Required: Include the book's number on Patrick's list in your post.
OPTION 3: The new limited series, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, will consist of four 90-minute episodes.
Read a book your choice that consists of at least 360 pages (a page for each minute of the series).
OPTION 4: An episode of the limited series will take place during each of the four seasons in the fictional town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut.
Read a book with the word spring, summer, autumn, fall, or winter in the title, subtitle, or series name. Plurals, possessives and compound words work.
Just for Fun: Take the . How many books have you read from the list?
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Lauren Jodi's task: The Queen of Crime
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In 2015, the Agatha Christie Society celebrated the 125th Anniversary of the author's birth. As one of the most prolific mystery writers of the 20th century, Dame Agatha Christie penned 66 detective novels, 14 short story collections, 6 romance and 4 works of non-fiction. Her books have been adapted for radio, film, television, video games and comics. In honor of this magnificent first lady of crime, read ONE book from the option of your choice.
REQUIRED: State the option you chose when posting.
Option 1: A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED
One of Agatha Christie’s most well known female detectives is the quirky busy-body, Miss Jane Marple. Living in the small village of St. Mary’s Mead, Miss Marple is exposed to a microcosm of life revealing the best and worst of human nature. Appearing in 12 novels and 20 short stories, Miss Marple typifies the amateur detective common to the sub-genre of Cozy Mysteries.
Read a book from the Best Cozy Mystery Series Listopia. Be careful as it is possible that some of the books do not meet the SRC rules.
Required: State which page of the list the book can be found on when you post.
Option 2: DEATH ON THE NILE
In addition to writing, Agatha Christie had a lifelong interest in archeology and she accompanied her second husband, Sir Max Mallowen, on numerous excavations in Egypt, Syria and Iraq. These expeditions were incorporated into several of her books.
Read a book with the main page genre of “archeology". The genre can be stand-alone or embedded.
Option 3: AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
With 100 million copies sold worldwide, Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None� is not only the best selling crime novel of all time, but also has the highest body count and most innovative modes of murder of all her stories.
Read a novel (fiction) featuring a serial killer.
Required: Please explain how your book choice fits the task if it is not clear in the ŷ description.
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Tien's task: Authors in Real Life
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I love meeting authors! Though I usually get so star-struck that I’m rendered nearly mute... Nevertheless, I’m there to support their art whatever way I can.
Pick ONE of the following option and read 1 book:
1. Sydney Writer’s Festival: I volunteer to help out at this festival and the 2016 session has just finished last week. Read a book by one of the attending authors: . Click on a letter to see the authors with surnames that begin with that letter.
2. Signed books: I love getting my books signed by the authors and am looking forward to meeting Tamora Pierce and Alison Goodman on June-17! For this option, read a book written by one of the authors who have signed my books: Tien’s signed books
3. Read a biography, autobiography, or memoir of an author. This author must have published at least one (1) book that is not related to him/herself.
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wendy UK's task: Celebrate Norwich!
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I live near Norwich, UK. In 1970 Malcolm Bradbury and Angus Wilson established the UK's first MA in Creative writing at the University of East Anglia in Norwich.
Here are ten of the UEA's well-known alumni:
Trezza Azzopardi (MA 1998), Tracy Chevalier (MA 1994), Anne Enright (MA 1987), Kazuo Ishiguro (MA 1980), Wendy Jones (MA 2000), Toby Litt (MA 1995), Ian McEwan (MA 1971), Monique Roffey (BA1987), Rose Tremain (BA 1967), Christie Watson (MA 2008).
This is a ONE book task. Read a book by one of the above listed authors, OR choose another author from this list of . Make sure your choice meets all SRC requirements. All books must be written by a single author.
20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Transgender Fiction -- Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
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Fiction written by a Nobel Prize for Literature winner -- Beloved by Toni Morrison
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Animals (Nonfiction) -- Katie Up and Down the Hall: The True Story of How One Dog Turned Five Neighbors into a Family by Glenn Plaskin
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REQUIRED: You must participate in the book's discussion thread with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
25 point tasks25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pairs
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This is a two book task. Read one book that fits the criteria for Book 1 and another that fulfills the requirements for Book 2.
No books with the genre "children" listed may be used for this task.
Book 1 is a Title task. Read a book that has one of the following body part pairs in the TITLE (subtitles are excluded): Eyes, Ears, Arms, Hands, Fingers, Legs, Feet, Toes, Kidneys. Please notice that the word MUST be plural because it is a pair.
Book 2 is an Author** task. Read a book that has exactly two authors listed on ŷ. There must be two names listed in the author credits.
Examples:
The Golem of Hollywood by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman
The Blood Gospel by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell
Books written by co-authors who use a one name pseudonym such as Charles Todd will NOT work as only one name is listed in the author credits.
**Only authors that are identified as authors (or a default blank in the author role field), co-authors, or contributors may be used for tasks involving author information. Other roles or functions such as editor, illustrator, artist, translator, introduction, designed by, foreward, preface, assistant or afterword may not be used for author-sourced tasks. Ask about other roles identified in a ŷ record in the season's General Questions help thread.
25.2 - Perletwo's task: I love beach music
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Summer to me means the art form of , a specific genre of Fifties and Sixties mid-tempo R&B/Soul songs associated with the Carolina Shag dance movement that reached its height in the late 1960s and early 1970s on the Grand Strand in Myrtle Beach, S.C. , not all that far from my hometown.
The Shag is still the official state dance of both North and South Carolina; local radio station features oldies with a heavy focus on beach music; and when I was a kid in the 1970s and '80s, a beach music triple bill of The Tams, The Drifters and The Swinging Medallions was a perennial of the local club circuit.
This is a two-book task.
Book 1) Read a book that the first letter of each word in the title can be found in SWINGING MEDALLIONS. Subtitles should be ignored. One word titles will work.
Book 2)
A. Read a book with the GR main page genre "Music" or "Dance";
OR
B. Read a book set at least 50% in North Carolina or South Carolina.
If you choose the genre option, genres may be stand alone or embedded.
Required: Identify the Book 2 option when you post.
***Bonus book recommendations: While you don't have to look at the "beach book" genre specifically, S.C. literary giant Pat Conroy did pen a whole novel about Shag called Beach Music. And for those wanting to learn more about the dance and its history, USC professor Phil Sawyer a few years ago published a very nice (and brief!) history tome called Save the Last Dance for Me: A Love Story of the Shag and the Society of Stranders. Both are pretty darn wonderful books - just sayin'!***
25.3 - Maya's Task : Make it Pretty
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Summer is all about beauty, right? Let's celebrate summer the right way and make a painting (abstract, of course!) to make things a little prettier.
This is a two book task. Choose two of the options below to show what you would want on your painting!
Required: State which two options you chose when you post.
Option One | Crazy Colors
Almost every abstract painting you see has crazy colors! To put crazy colors on your painting, read a book that has ONLY colors from the rainbow on the cover. No black, white, or gray allowed. For the purposes of this task, the colors will be determined by the . To use the color extractor, right click on a cover image (or 2 finger pad click for Mac), choose "copy image address," and paste the URL into the box on the TinEye website. If you see the words black, white, or grey as a base color on the color palette, the book will not work for this option.
Ex:
Required: If you choose option one, you must include the cover of the book when you post.
Option Two | Crazy Shapes
What would abstract painting be without a few shapes? To put crazy shapes on your painting, read a book that has a square, circle, or heart on the cover.
Ex:
Required: If you choose option two, you must also include the cover of the book when you post.
Option Three | Flowers
Everyone loves flowers, right? Right! To put flowers on your painting, read a book that has a flower name in the title.
Option Four | People
Why wouldn't you want to paint a person? There's plenty of them around. You're one, after all! To put people on your painting, read a book that has more than one author.**
Option Five | Doodle
There comes a time when there's nothing you can do but doodle. To doodle on your painting, read a book where the author's first and last name initials can be found in DOODLEPAINTING.
Option Six | Signature
Every great artist has got to sign his or her painting! To put your signature on your painting, read a book in which the first letter/number of the first word in the title matches any letter/number in your Readerboard name. All title words count.
Optional: Share an abstract painting that has your elements on it! You can't call it yours, but it's close!
**Only authors that are identified as authors (or a default blank in the author role field), co-authors, or contributors may be used for tasks involving author information. Other roles or functions such as editor, illustrator, artist, translator, introduction, designed by, foreward, preface, assistant or afterword may not be used for author-sourced tasks. Ask about other roles identified in a ŷ record in the season's General Questions help thread.
25.4 - MegSCL's task: A pair of opposites
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For this task you need to read two books that are opposites. To be considered opposites:
1. One book must be long (300 pages or more) and one must be short (less than 300 pages)
2. One book must be recent (first published in 2011 or later) and one must be older (first published in 2010 or earlier)
3. One book must be part of a series (any number) and one must be stand-alone
Required: When posting you must specify how your books differ on all 3 categories. Be sure to state the number of pages, the year of first publication, and series vs stand-alone.
For example....
Book 1: The Pillars of the Earth. 1-Long book (973 pages). 2-Older (first published 1989). 3-Part of a series.
Book 2: We Were Liars. 1-Short book (242 pages). 2-Recent (published 2014). 3-Stand alone.
25.5 - Dakimel’s Task: An Homage to The ToastHelp Thread
My favorite non-book site, , is closing on July 1. For three years, it’s been a bastion of humor and feminism and empowerment and a place were hundreds of diverse voices had a platform to discuss a vast array of issues and experiences. The archives are staying up, so do yourself a favor and go explore the site.
This task honors the site’s founders and editors.
Read 2 books, each from a different option. Required: State which option you’re using when you claim this task.
A: Mallory Ortberg � One of this co-founder’s most popular series is “Texts from…� wherein she imagines how literary characters or authors of prior ages would communicate via text. Her book Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters collects and expands this conceit.
For this option, read an SRC-qualifying book by any of the authors* named in the Texts From Jane Eyre Reference List. You do not have to read the specific book on the list, although you may. Any book written by any of the authors (other than Anonymous) will work.
*NOTE: the author �Anonymous� DOES NOT work for this task.
B: Nicole Cliffe � this co-founder is in charge of, among other things, the daily link roundup of stories from across the web. Several of her interests flavor this content, including her Canadian origins and her fascination with people trying to survive extreme wilderness adventures.
For this option, read an SRC-qualifying book either from the Wilderness Accidents and Deaths List or from the first five pages of the Best Canadian Literature List.
REQUIRED: State which list you used and which page you found your title on.
C: Nicole Chung - Nikki’s work on adoption and identity led to her .
For this option, read an SRC-qualifying book with the main page genre (alone or embedded) “Adoption.�
25.6 - Jamie NYC's task: The Last Abstract Expressionist
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A few years ago I saw a painting and I liked it quite a bit. It was Joan Mitchell's Sunflowers:
I looked up some other works by her and admired them as well. A few weeks ago I was walking by Christie's Auction House ahead of their big 20th Century Week sales. In the huge display windows looking out over Rockefeller Center they had big reproductions of the works that would be up for sale. I saw a Chagall, a Kahlo, a Warhol among others. I passed one big painting and had to go back and look again, it just struck me as interesting.
The painting was Noon: . The artist was Joan Mitchell and I recalled that I had admired her before.
I knew the SRC's summer theme was Abstract Art and there was the basis for my task!
Joan Mitchell's life was as dramatic as many other of the more famous male artists of her time. She grew up in Chicago, lived in NYC and Paris.
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"Joan Mitchell is known for the compositional rhythms, bold coloration, and sweeping gestural brushstrokes of her large and often multi-paneled paintings. Inspired by landscape, nature, and poetry, her intent was not to create a recognizable image, but to convey emotions. Mitchell's early success in the 1950s was striking at a time when few women artists were recognized. She referred to herself as the "last Abstract Expressionist," and she continued to create abstract paintings until her death in 1992."
A quote from her about Sunflowers:
"Sunflowers are something I feel very intensely. They look so wonderful when young and they are so very moving when they are dying. I don't like fields of sunflowers. I like them alone or, of course, painted by Van Gogh."
This is a two book task with several options. Pick two different options.
Required: State which options you chose when you post.
Option 1: Read a book (fiction or non fiction) about a woman artist. She can be a musician, performing artist, or visual artist. She may be an amateur as long as art is a major part of her life and is evident in the book.
Required: If it's not clear from the book's GRs description, explain how the book fits the task when you post.
Option 2: Read a book which takes place in more than one clearly defined location (different states, different countries, etc.), ie Los Angeles and Philadelphia or Georgia and Florida or New York City and Toronto or Paris and Dublin. Locations must be in separated by at least a state or country border. Fantasy worlds can work if it's clear they're different jurisdictions (ie the different Districts in The Hunger Games).
Required: If it's not clear from the book's GRs description, explain how the book fits the task when you post.
Option 3: Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word of at least 3 letters that can also be found in this quote from Mitchell. Words must match exactly.
My paintings are titled after they are finished. I paint from remembered landscapes that I carry with me - and remembered feelings of them, which of course become transformed. I could certainly never mirror nature. I would more like to paint what it leaves with me.
Required: Identify the word used when you post
Option 4: Read a book written by an author whose initials (first and last) can be found in JOAN MITCHELL. If the book has multiple authors, only one author's initials must be found in the artist's name.
25.7 - SpiderMac's task: Get Your Run On!
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I love summer! Although I normally opt to get away from crowds and get lost in nature, I also love going to local sporting events like triathlons. The energy in the air combined with the people I meet always inspires me and makes for a memorable day.
For this task, choose TWO different options and read a book for each.
Required: Identify the options when you post.
Option 1: Swim
Read a book with a swimmer on the cover. The swimmer should be a human or human-like creature who is in the water (ex. swimming or treading water), entering the water in some way (ex. diving), or has been in the water (ex. climbing out of a pool). For this option, sun bathers will not work. Ex:
Required: Include the cover when you post.
Option 2: Bike
Read a book from the Best Cycling Books list.
Required: Include the page of the list where your book is found when you post.
Option 3: Run
Read a book with the word “run� in the title or subtitle. Any variation that preserves the meaning is fine (runner, runaway, running, etc).
Option 4: Sag wagon / volunteer
It's helpful to have a good sense of humor when you're part of a support team. For this option, read a book from the Funniest Novels of All Time list.
Required: Include the page of the list where your book is found when you post.
Option 5: Spectator
Read a nonfiction book about an athlete with main page genre "Biography," "Autobiography" or "Memoir." The book you choose does not have to be about a professional athlete but it does need to be clear that the person the book is about is a dedicated athlete. Genre may be stand-alone or embedded.
Ex:
Option 6: Hammock
Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title is found in “Sounds fun but I would rather chill with a good book�. The title of your book must contain three or more words. All words count but subtitles can be ignored. Letters may only be used as often as they appear.
Required: Point out where the letters from the title can be found in the phrase when you post.
Ex: All the Light We Cannot See
A and T in rather
L and W in would
C in chill
S in sounds
25.8 - Brooke TX's task: Finally, A Little Vacation
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This is a TWO book task. Read two books from two different options below.
REQUIRED: State the options you chose when posting.
This year I'm finally taking a real vacation, a Vegas trip with my college roommates for a festival. To celebrate, these task options are based around our plans.
NOTE: Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga may be used provided the general SRC guidelines are met.
Option 1. Gotham City Sirens: Because we love dressing up, we chose different costume themes for each day of the festival. Our first choice was classic Batman villainesses - Catwoman, Harley Quinn, and Poison Ivy. For this option, choose a book with main page genre "Superheroes." The genre may stand alone or be embedded.
Option 2. Lisa Frank: Our next choice was that neon 90s favorite, Lisa Frank. For this option, choose a book whose cover is at least 50% pink or purple.
Ex:
Option 3. Candyland: Day 3 is for classic children's board game Candyland. For this option, choose a book whose author's initals can be found in CANDYLAND. Middle initials may be ignored. If a book has multiple authors, only one author's initials must fit the task.
Option 4. From Chicago to Las Vegas: It's been 9 years since the three of us first met at school in Chicago, and while each of us has been to Vegas before separately, it's our first trip together. For this option, read a book set at least 50% in Illinois or Nevada.
Required: If the setting is not clear from the ŷ description, explain how your book fits the task when you post.
25.9 - Fandury's task: Everything is Possible in Love and WarcraftHelp Thread
I always loved reading, and I spend a great part of my free time sitting in my reading chair with a book in my hand.
But besides reading I also always loved to play games on my computer. Over the years no game managed to hold my attention and brought more fun and new people in my life than World of Warcraft, a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game, where you always play together with other players. So for this task I will give you a first introduction to Warcraft and the world of Azeroth.
This is a two book task. Choose two different options below and read a book for each.
Required: Identify the options you chose when you post.
Option 1: Factions The main aspect and the first decision you have to make when starting the game is if you want to play on the side of the Horde or the Alliance. As the name of the game implies, this is a world ravaged by war between these two factions.
Read a book with the main page genre of War. The genre may stand alone or be embedded.
Option 2: Race Next you have to decide what race you want to play in the game. If your Faction is the Alliance, you can choose between Human, Dwarf, Nightelf, Gnome, Draenei or Worgen. For players on the side of the Horde, the available races are Orc, Troll, Tauren, Forsaken, Blood Elf or Goblin.
For this option, read a book with a cover that shows at least two persons, that have a obvious difference in race or ethnicity. It can be two humans of different ethnic origin, or different races in case of fantasy or science fiction books (elves, mermaids, dwarfs, aliens etc.). The two persons have to be humanoid, so no dragons, space bugs or other magical animals.
Ex:
Required: Include the cover when you post.
Option 3: Class In the game you have to choose a class, a kind of profession, for your character. While there are many different classes, you can sort them into three different categories:
1. Tanks who are sturdy and can take a lot of damage. They are always at the front and try to hold the attention of deadly creatures you want to beat in the game.
2. Damage Dealers who, as the name implies, are responsible for doing damage to the opponents.
3. Healers who try to heal all persons in the group and see that none of the characters die or can revive characters if the healing did not help.
While there is a lot of things you can do alone in the game, for the more complicated missions you need players of all three categories to beat the monsters and fulfill the missions.
As World Of Warcraft is a cooperative game where you have to work together with other people, read a book from the Different Perspective Books list or The Best Books That Change Narrators Every Chapter list.
Required: Identify which list and, if the list has multiple pages, which page your book can be found on when you post.
Option 4: The World The main world in World of Warcraft is called Azeroth. In the beginning there existed only two great continents: Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms. Over the years new continents, islands and even new worlds have been added, but at the core there are still these two.
For this option read a book that is set in at least 2 different primary countries for significant portions of the book. More than one location must play a major role in the book and significant plot events must take place in each country.
Required: State the countries the book is set in and, if it is not clear from the GR description, explain how the book fits the task in your post.
Option 5: The Film After years of talk the Warcraft film is finally in the cinemas. As a fan, I went to see it in the midnight premiere together with a lot of people I met and play with in the game. We had a lot of fun and a great time with the movie, even so some things in the movie happened in a different way than in the games. Blizzard Entertainment has till now published three strategy games and the MMORPG World of Warcraft set in the same universe on the planet Azeroth, so there is a lot or lore and back story they could use for this movie (and for the sequels that will probably follow).
For this option, read a book that has been turned into a movie or read one of the Warcraft novels that Blizzard published to accompany the game. If choosing the movie option, the movie must be a theatrical release, no television mini-series.
Required: If you choose the movie option, link to the movie on .
25.10 - M1nks's task: Give Me Some Reds, Give Me Some Blues, Give Me Some... What the heck is THAT supposed to be!?
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This is a TWO book task. Abstract art follows few rules so, for this task, make your choice of any combination of tasks, doubling up if you wish. Graphic novels and other sequential art books are allowed so long as they conform to standard SRC rules.
Required: State the options you chose when you post.
1. The Abstract Art period is not my favourite art era but it's often useful to brighten up a bland and boring room. Read a book that has a cover showing a vibrant and colourful room. The cover should show brightly coloured walls, rugs, furniture and/or decorations to be considered a colorful room. Ex:
Required: Post the cover.
2. Abstract Art can really be anything that you want it to be, and frankly, your guess is as good as the next persons...
For this task, choose a painting from: . Read a book with a title which you think would make a good name for the painting.
Ex: Composition VIII could be named Flatland because there appears to be a flattened cityscape on it.
Required: Include the real name of the painting that provided the inspiration for your title and explain how the title fits the painting when you post.
3. Abstract art represents the world in a way which doesn't conform how we usually view reality. Read a book with the "Dystopia" or "Magical Realism" as a main-page genre. Genres may be stand-alone or embedded.
4. Personally I think some abstract art is crazy and people are even crazier for buying it; but there have been many artists who have genuinely struggled with their mental health.
For this task read a book about mental health or read a book which has a character who is struggling with mental health issues. Ex: Highly Illogical Behavior; Imagine Me Gone; All the Bright Places; Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things; Finding Audrey; Manic: A Memoir
Required: If it is not obvious from the GR description, explain how the book fits the task in your post.
25.11 - Amanda A's task as suggested by Karen Michele: Visit the Centre Pompidou
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The Centre Pompidou has one of the world’s largest collections of contemporary and abstract art. It is located in Paris, France and I have been fortunate enough to visit the museum twice. I hope to go back someday, but for now please join me on a virtual visit with books!
The museum has six floors to explore and they are full of collections dating from 1905 to the present day. Here’s a link to the museum site:
This is a TWO book task. Please choose one book from two different options.
Required: State which two options you chose when you post.
NOTE: Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga may be used provided the general SRC guidelines are met.
I'd like to send out a special thank you to Amanda A for passing her chance to write a task on to me!
First Floor: You’re in Paris!
Read a book set at least 50% of the time in Paris.
Required: If the book's metadata or description do not make it obvious, explain how your book fits the task when you post.
Second Floor: You’re surrounded by great art!
Read a book about an art crime (for example: fraud, forgery, and/or theft). These lists might give you some ideas: ; Art Fraud and Theft
Required: If the book's metadata or description do not make it obvious, explain how your book fits the task when you post.
Third Floor: You can see collections of all kinds of modern art.
Read a collection of short stories or essays. This may be a single author collection or an anthology that includes many authors. There must be at least five stories/essays in the collection.
Required: If the number of short stories/essays is not indicated in the book's description on GRs, provide a list of at least 5 stories contained within the collection.
Fourth Floor: What a visual treat!
Read an illuminated novel or a graphic novel. These lists might give you some ideas: Illuminated Novels; . Beware, not all the books on these list fit the rules of the SRC. Choose wisely.
Fifth Floor: A Poor Art - see the summer 2016 special exhibit.
(Disclaimer - I don't know if this is really on the fifth floor)
About the exhibit: With "A poor art", multidisciplinary and innovative event, the Centre Pompidou proposes to examine artistic practices tied to the question of "poor" in the creation in the 1960s: in the visual arts, with the eminence of current Arte Povera, in the field of music, design, architecture, theater, performance and experimental film. Mindful of the traces, the reliefs, the most basic manifestations of life, artists of Arte Povera and more broadly of "poor art" claiming archaic gestures. This event builds on all components of the Centre Pompidou, the richness and breadth of his collection that preserves one of the sets Arte Povera the largest in the world. It traces the decade 1964-1974, as well as notable year 1960 and later a few exceptions. (Description from the Centre Pompidou site)
Read a book first published in the years 1960 to 1974, inclusive.
Sixth Floor: Eat at the restaurant and relax.
Read a book about a restaurant and/or a chef. This list might give you some ideas: Restaurant Reads
Required: If the book's metadata or description do not make it obvious, explain how your book fits the task when you post.
30 point tasks30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: North to Alaska
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I am looking forward to taking my family home to Alaska this summer. It was a great place to grow up. It’s also a great place to visit, since I could never live there again now that I know what ‘seasons� are.
This is a two book task. Read a book from two different options.
Required: Identify which options you used when posting.
Option 1: Since I was born and raised there, read a book with “coming of age� as a main page genre. Genre may be stand alone or embedded.
Option 2: I will be spending a lot of time with my sister. So for this option, read a book with the word “sister� found intact in the TITLE (subtitles do not count). Sisterhood, Sisters, Sisterly, etc., all work.
Option 3: I have a friend who runs in a race called the Mountain Marathon every 4th of July in Seward, Alaska. I look forward to attending this drunken party to watch him (maybe things have changed since I left, but I’m guessing not). Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in MOUNTAIN MARATHON. All initials should be included and if a book has multiple authors, all of the authors must fit the task. Letters may only be used as often as they are found in the phrase.
Option 4: I’m an Air Force brat, so read a non-fiction book about military life in the US Armed Forces. Any branch of the US military will work: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy. The book's description should clearly indicate that the book is about US military life and experience.
30.2 - Jonquil’s Task: It looked different the last time I was here...
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This is a two book task.
Book 1: Read a book set predominantly (at least 80%) in one community during one season of the year: spring, summer, fall or winter.
Book 2: Read a book set in the same community set during a different season of the year.
The community may be a town e.g. Cabot Cove, Celta; or a city e.g Lisbon, Metropolis; or a rural county e.g. Absaroka County. Communities on other planets, or in different realms, will work if the books describe seasons. The fictional characters, or nonfiction subjects, should physically remain in the community for the majority (80%) of the book. They can take quick trips to run errands or have trysts or interview witnesses or negotiate contracts or capture the bad guy or commune with nature, etc. But it should be your assessment that the story unfolds predominantly in the community.
The book should address events set during one season (it should not "spill over" into a 2nd season). Prologues and epilogues may be ignored.
The books may be from the same series or entirely unrelated to one another. The books may be fiction or nonfiction, any genre, any year, historic, present-day, or futuristic.
Example: New Orleans Winter - Cake on a Hot Tin Roof by Jacklyn Brady
New Orleans Summer - Jazz Funeral by Julie Smith
Required: Explain how the books fit the task when you post.
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Wipe Out
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June is International Surf Music Month marked with music events and festivals around the world.
Read 2 books from 2 different options. Required: Identify the options when you post.
1. The Playlist - Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list of surf song titles: . And, At, Of, The may NOT be used. Words must match exactly. The list is also in post 2 of the Help Thread.
Required: State the word you used.
2. Hang 5 - Read a book that a ŷ friend has read and rated 5 stars.
Required: State the name of your GR friend.
3. Read a book with the word surf or a variation of a word that preserves its meaning (surfer, surf’s, surfin', surfing, etc) in the title or subtitle.
4. Read a book set in a location of the 2016 World Surf League Championship Tour: Australia, Brazil, Fiji, South Africa, Tahiti/French Polynesia, California USA, France, Portugal, Hawaii USA.
Required: Identify the setting if it is not evident in the book's ŷ description or metadata.
30.4 - Ava Catherine's task: Summer of the Gods
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This is a two book task. Read a book from two different options.
Required: Identify which options you selected when you post.
Astronomy, Mythology, and Signs of the Zodiac: Gemini, Cancer, Leo
In ancient Greece, the signs of the Greek zodiac were identified with twelve groups of stars (constellations). They were also associated with one of the four elements, earth, air, fire, and water, and behind each one of them lies a fascinating story or myth. The word zodiac comes from a Greek word meaning “the circle of animals,� which refers to all living creatures. With the exception of Libra, each of the myths is associated with living beings, either animals or humans.
Option 1: Gemini/Twins
The myth of Gemini involves Zeus and Leda’s twin sons, Castor and Pollux. Leda was the wife of Tyndareus, King of Sparta. Zeus disguised himself as a swan and raped Leda on the same night that she shared her bed with her husband. As a result, she hatched two eggs from which four children were born, mortal and immortal because they had different fathers. Castor was mortal, and Pollux was immortal. They never fought and loved each other greatly, and the brothers eventually aspired to marry two women who were already betrothed to two of their cousins, which lead to a family feud. Castor was fatally wounded, and Zeus gave Pollux a choice: to spend every day as an immortal on Mount Olympus among the gods, or give half of his immortality to his brother Castor. Pollux opted for the latter, and the twins shared life and death, by spending a day at Olympus together followed by a day at Hades.
� Read a book about brothers and/or sisters, or read a book with a bird(s) on the cover
Required: It must be obvious from the book description or first page reviews that the book is about brothers and/or sisters. If you choose the cover option, include the cover when you post.
Option 2: Cancer/Crab
In the myth of Cancer the birth of Hercules, one the greatest Greek heroes, was a result of one of Zeus’s infidelities. As a result of the consequences surrounding his birth, Hera, Zeus’s wife, despised Heracles and wanted to kill him.
While Hercules was fighting the great Hydra, a giant crab, out of love for Hera, sneaked in and pinched Hercules’s foot in an effort to distract Hercules from the fight. As a result, he crushed the crab with one step and defeated the Hydra. As a reward for the its service, Hera placed the crab’s image in the night sky as the constellation Cancer.
� Read a book with crabs, sea life, or an animal with an exoskeleton on the cover. Any creature that lives in the ocean (real or fantasy) works.
Required: State what your sea creature is and post the cover of the book.
Option 3: Leo/Lion
The Greek myth of Leo involves one of the twelve labors of the Greek hero Hercules and the notorious Nemean Lion that lived in a cave, terrorizing the Nemean people. Because this monster of a lion had a hide that was so tough no arrow could pierce it, Hercules stunned the beast with his olive-wood club and strangled it with his bare hands. He skinned the lion, using the lion’s sharp claws, and ever after wore its hide made into a cloak as a reminder of his own strength.
� Read a book with the theme of bravery or courage.
Required: Explain how the book fits the task when you post.
Option 4: June/Juno The month of June is named after the mythological goddess Juno, the protecting guardian spirit of females, who was the protector and special counselor of the Roman state and queen of the gods. In honor of Juno, we will read books celebrating females.
� Read a book written by a female author.
30.5 - Daphne's task: A Season of growth and colorHelp Thread
Summer is the season of fresh fruit and color. I also adore listopias, so I'm going to combine the two for this task.
This is a two book task. Read a book from two different lists below.
Required: State which list and, if the list has more than one page, which page your books can be found on when you post.
Pomegranates on the Cover
Citrus on the Cover
Mango on the Cover
Berries on the Cover
Apples on the Cover
30.6 - Donna Jo's task: Generation Gap
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This is a two book task.
Book 1. Read a book first published during the decade of your birth.
Book 2. Read a book first published during the decade either 30 years before your birth or 30 years after your birth. If you were born in the 1990s or afterward, you can still read a book 30 years before your birth, if you choose, or you can read a book first published in 2016.
Example: I was born in 1942 so I could read any book first published between 1940-1949 for book 1. Then for book 2 I could read a book first published between 1910-1919 OR 1970-1979.
Required: State the decade of your birth when posting.
30.7 - Sandy's Task: Forwards and Backwards
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For this task, you will read 2 books. Books with the main page genre Childrens or Kids cannot be used for this task.
**Your books must have a combined total of at least 500 pages.**
Book 1. Read a book whose author's initials are alphabetically sequential - CD, RS, etc. Only the first and last initials need to be considered - middle names and initials should be ignored. If there are multiple authors of a book, all authors must have the same initials.
Book 2. Read a book whose author's initials are the same as those of book 1, but in the reverse order. Again, ignore middle initials. If there are multiple authors of a book, all authors must have the same initials.
Examples: If you read a book by Charles Dickens for book 1, you could read a book by Deborah Crombie for book 2.
If you read a book by Ruta Sepetys for book 1, you could read a book by Stella Rimington for book 2.
30.8 - Beth NC's task: Cards Against Humanity (The Book Version)
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One of my favorite things to do is play Cards Against Humanity with my friends. The game is simple. Each round, one player asks a question from a black card, and everyone else answers with their funniest white card. It is hilarious and interesting to see how different people answer the questions. Lets play a book version on here.
Choose two options below and read a book whose title would work for an answer. The answer can be serious, sarcastic or funny. Required: Include the question with your answer in it when you post so we can all enjoy your answer choice.
1) What ended my last relationship?
2) In the L.A. County Jail, word is you can trade 200 cigarettes for _____.
3) Nothing says I love you like ____________.
4)You are not alone. Millions of people struggle with ________________ every day.
5) What will you bring back in time to convince people you are truly a wizard?
6) I got 99 problems but __________________ isn’t one .
Examples:
What ended my last relationship? Guilty Pleasures
In L.A. County Jail, word is you can trade 200 cigarettes for Half-Made Girls.
You are not alone. Millions of people struggle with Old Wounds every day.
30.9 - Catherine T's task: Should We Stay Or Should We Go?
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The UK is in the grip of referendum fever: to Brexit or not? Pick a side to vote with and meet the reading requirements. Read two books from one of the options and complete one book A and one book B.
Option 1: Stay -- Stay campaigners claim* that the EU brings loads of benefits to the UK, and that leaving will cause all sorts of bad things to happen.
Book A: Vote Stay by reading a book set at least 70% in the UK** with a main page genre of "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic";
AND
Book B: Read a book set at least 70% in a EU country** (excluding the UK). Your EU book should NOT have any of the genres "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic" in its main book page.
Option 2: Go -- Leave campaigners claim* that the EU is holding the UK back from achieving its full potential, and that staying in the EU will cause all sorts of bad things to happen.
Book A: Vote Leave by reading a book set at least 70% in an EU country** (excluding the UK) with main page genre of "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic";
AND
Book B: Read a book set at least 70% in the UK**. Your UK book should NOT have any of the genres "Horror" or "Dystopia" or "Post-apocalyptic" in its main book page.
As this is serious business, no childrens books. And of course, your reading vote won't be considered a reflection of your actual beliefs!
Required: Identify the option you used when you post.
* both campaigns (ignoring Nigel Farage's pronouncements), are more nuanced than I've represented.
**UK countries are: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
**EU countries are found here:
Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
30.10 - Robin �'s Task: The Dog Days of Summer
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The Dog Days of Summer refers to the hottest,most sultry days of summer. The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius, which is also the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major (the big dog). During the summer, Sirius (aka the dog star) rises and sets with the sun. In the latter part of July, Sirius is in conjunction with the sun and the ancient people thought the added heat from Sirius created the stretch of hot sultry days. Therefore the 20 days before the conjunction and the 20 days after was named the "dog days" after Sirius. Today this time span runs from July 3-August 11. Sirius has no impact on the heat of these days, but is a direct result of the tilt of the earth.
***Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga may be used provided the general SRC guidelines are met.***
This is a 2 book task. Select one book from an A option AND one book from a B option.
Required: Identify the options you used when you post.
A Options--Are you Sirius?
A-1: The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius so read a book that shows a nighttime scene with an unmistakable, realistic starry sky on the cover. Stars must be present and plentiful.
Required: Include the cover when you post.
A-2: Constellations are made up of stars so read a book with the word "star" or "starry" in the title. The word "star" or "starry" must have no variations and must stand-alone therefore no plurals, no possessives, and no hyphenated words.
Ex: The Silver Star, Starry Night, Under the Wide and Starry Sky
A-3: My Birthday is August 11!!!!! Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in ROBINAUGUSTELEVENTH. Middle names can be ignored.
B Options--Gone to the Dogs
B-1: Since Sirius is the brightest star in Canis Major, aka the "big dog," read a book with a dog on the cover.
Required: Include the cover when you post.
B-2: Since the naming of these hot days revolved around the stars read a book with the main page genre of "Astronomy." Genre may be embedded or stand alone.
B-3: July 3-August 11 is 20 days before and 20 days after the conjunction of the sun and Sirius. Read a book that was first published in 2003, 2007, 2008, or 2011.
50.1 - Pamela3265's task: Summer Reading FunHelp Thread
The last couple seasons have found me reading a lot of books that aren’t on my “To Read� list in an effort to finish the challenge. This backfired on me when I found myself struggling to finish books that I wasn’t enjoying. This season I decided to take a break and concentrate on reading for enjoyment. Because of this, I’ve been able to re-discover my love of reading.
This is a THREE book task. Choose three different options below and read a book from each option.
Required: Identify which options you chose when you post.
Option A: I’ve mostly been reading books that fit in my favorite genres. Read a book with a main page genre from the following list: Business, Christian, Classics, Fantasy, History or Historical Fiction, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction or Self-Help.
Required: Identify the main page genre.
Option B: I’ve been able to finish some series I had left hanging. For this option, read a book in a series that is not the first book in the series - the series number must be AFTER #1, so a book that is a prequel, 0.5 in a series, would not work. The book must be listed on ŷ as a series (XYZ Series #).
Option C: There are several books being released this year that I’ve been highly anticipating. For this option, read a book first published in 2016.
Option D: I’ve also been able to re-read some old favorites. With some of these books, I’ve found that my opinion of the book has changed. For this option, read a book that you have read previously and rated three stars or more.
Required: Identify when you originally read the book and how many stars you originally gave it.
Option E: I’ve been able to read some books that have been on my “To Read� list for a while. For this option, read a book from your “To Read� list that was added to your list before June 1, 2016, the start of the Summer 2016 challenge.
Required: Identify when the book was placed on your “To Read� list.
Option F: Since reading is fun for all of us or we wouldn’t be participating in the challenge, read any book of your choice.
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5.1 - A Different View
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Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso thought that the full significance of an object could only be captured by showing it from multiple points of view and at different times. The object was broken up then reassembled in an abstracted form from fragments of these different views, rather like a complex jigsaw puzzle. Read a book found on the Books With Multiple Perspectives list.
Required: State which page the book you chose can be found on when you post.
5.2 - Cubism
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Braque and Picasso helped pioneer the art form known as cubism. In mathematics, a cube is the third power of a quantity. A cube is also a solid bounded by six equal squares. Read a book that is identified on ŷ as #3 or #6 in a series.
5.3 - Action!
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Abstract artist, Jackson Pollock, is well known for his unique style of dribbling, splashing or smearing paint onto the canvas. This technique became known as action painting. Read a book with the main page genre "Action" and/or "Adventure." Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
5.4 - In the Shadows
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Pollock's wife, Lee Krasner, was a talented abstract artist in her own right, but her work was often overlooked. Krasner was brought up in an orthodox Jewish home. Read a book with a Jewish main character, about Jewish culture or about the Jewish experience, or one that is written by a Jewish author.
Required: If the connection is not obvious, explain how your book fits the task when you post.
5.5 - Abstract Nouns
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Read a book with an abstract noun in the title/subtitle. For the purposes of this task, the noun must be found on this list: . Plurals and possessives will work, but no other variations.
Required: State the abstract noun you used when you post.
5.6 - Abstract Design
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Read a book with an abstract cover design. Covers consisting of blocks of color and/or geometric shapes will work. There should be no identifiable, naturalistic elements on the cover. Ex:
Required: Include the cover when you post.
5.7 - Purple Reign
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Prince Rogers Nelson was considered pop royalty to many people. In his honor, read a book with one of the following royal ranks in the title/subtitle: Emperor, Empress, King, Queen, Prince, Princess, Duke, Duchess, Marquess (Marquis), Marchioness (Marquise), Earl, Countess, Viscount, Viscountess, Baron, Baroness. Plurals and possessives will work, but no other variations.
5.8 - Summer Baby
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Prince was born on June 7, 1958. Purple Rain, the album often considered his masterpiece, was released on June 25, 1984. Read a book that was first published in 1958 or 1984.
5.9 - Summer Reading
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School may not be in session but that doesn't mean the reading stops! Read a book found on the first 5 pages of the Popular Summer Reading List Books.
Required: List the page the book can be found on when you post.
5.10 - School's Out!
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No more assignments. Read a book of your choice. Note: Books with the genre "children" or "kids" NOT found in AR Bookfinder MAY be used for this task. Required: If using this exemption, state that the book is not found in ARBookFinder.