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Would 'weird' work for the Halloween adjective?

For 25.3, would a David Sedaris book work, since he is gay and they are basically stories about his life?

Thanks Cynthia - I've been wanting to try those books for ages! :D

Kate wrote: "Would 'weird' work for the Halloween adjective?

For 25.3, would a David Sedaris book work, since he is gay and they are basically stories about his life?

"Weird is fine for Halloween...Wendy will need to weigh in on the other one

Jennifer L. wrote: "For task 25.4 - Candace's Task - does a TV movie count?

And, for task 15.4 - Science vs. Science Fiction - does the non-fiction/fiction book have to relate to the fiction/non-fiction film in t..."

Jennifer - I was hoping to keep it more along the lines of major motion pictures, but yes - if there is a TV movie from a book, that's acceptable too. :)

i>Cynthia wrote: "Kate wrote: "Would 'weird' work for the Halloween adjective?

For 25.3, would a David Sedaris book work, since he is gay and they are basically stories about his life?

"Weird is fine for Halloween..."

25.3 actually isn't my task, I'm 25.4 - you'd have to check with Wendy to be sure :) I was actually wondering the same thing myself!

Cynthia wrote: "Petra wrote: "Cynthia, for Task 5.3, would Shadow Divers be acceptable? It takes place "in" the sea, I think, as opposed to "at sea". Thanks!"Not really what I was thinking of when I de..."

Thanks, Cynthia! I'll look for another book more in line with the Task but will keep this one as a back-up, just in case.

Candace wrote: "i>Cynthia wrote: "Kate wrote: "Would 'weird' work for the Halloween adjective?

For 25.3, would a David Sedaris book work, since he is gay and they are basically stories about his life?

"Weird..."oops...my bad I adjusted my post

For the muliplication task, it states to multiply your age by the numbers of letters in your name. Is this supposed to be first last or first last middle? Thanks!

Rosanne or Cynthia
I am currently a Service Mangager at a bank or a Teller Manager... I do not think I am going to come across a lot of books in this profession, so can I do something that is in the financial world or a manager of any type? Thanks

Cynthia wrote: "Nicki wrote: "A sudden thought - for the Arts task could I read The Quilter's Apprentice and then do some quilting?"That would be fine



Ooooh, awesome. I have some knitting books sitting on my shelf that I need to read and I love to knit as much as I love to read!

Would the word rock (as in rock in roll) work for the music task?

for the adoption task, would one of the harry potter books work, since harry lives with his aunt and uncle? i don't know that it ever says that they legally adopted him, but i know that he is supposed to be able to call his aunt and uncle's place home.

Angela wrote: "Rosanne or Cynthia
I am currently a Service Mangager at a bank or a Teller Manager... I do not think I am going to come across a lot of books in this profession, so can I do something that is in t..."

Angela that task says that it has to be somehow related to your job. That doesn't mean it has to have someone in that profession in it. Your job is in a bank so I imagine a book that has banks in or money or mortgages would count as they are all related to your job. Of course this isn't my task but that is the way I interpreted the task and it does that the book can either have a character or a setting related to your job. I think the word related makes it wider than just a book with someone in the same profession.

Jean Webster is Mark Twain's great niece...is that to distant for 25.2?

For the challenge where you read and see a play, does the order matter? I'm going to see Cate Blanchett in A Streetcar Named Desire in November, and I really would rather not give away the plot by reading it first, but it might be fun to read the play after I see it.

A question about Wendy's task....

In Honor Of Harvey Mild, read A Book With A Positive Gay Or Lesbian Character.

Could we broaden the category to include Transgender characters? There are a couple of great books I've been meaning to read about trangender people.

Just to clarify. In Clan of the Cave Bear Ayla is officially adopted by the Clan and by Isa.

Random Word Generator ~~ I got costing and rolling. Do I have to use that exact word or could it be cost or roll or some other variation?

Would Shelter Dogs Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays work for 5.4?

Also, what if you can't remember any books that you were required to read?

Candace wrote: "Jennifer L. wrote: "For task 25.4 - Candace's Task - does a TV movie count?

Thanks Candace - I've decided to go with another book for the task and it's a major motion picture, and more recent than my first thought which was a TV movie (now on DVD) in 2005.

Judith wrote: "For the challenge where you read and see a play, does the order matter? I'm going to see Cate Blanchett in A Streetcar Named Desire in November, and I really would rather not give away the plot by..."

I noticed you wrote a review for Tipping the Velvet...would you consider it a good fit for the 25.3 task?

Sam wrote: "Judith wrote: "For the challenge where you read and see a play, does the order matter? I'm going to see Cate Blanchett in A Streetcar Named Desire in November, and I really would rather not give a..."

Sam, most of (if not all) of Patrick Gale's books have Gay characters in who are positive if you are struggling to find a book for that task.

Alice wrote: "Sam wrote: "Judith wrote: "For the challenge where you read and see a play, does the order matter? I'm going to see Cate Blanchett in A Streetcar Named Desire in November, and I really would rathe..."

It's not really a matter of finding a book...it's knowing if a character is "positive" or not without reading it first or knowing someone who has. And then there's what "positive" means, which is a whole other matter of subjectivity.

Sarah wrote: "Would Shelter Dogs Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays work for 5.4?"For this task I was specifically looking for the adoption of people not animals so no

Lori (BNPL) wrote: "Random Word Generator ~~ I got costing and rolling. Do I have to use that exact word or could it be cost or roll or some other variation?"If you look under the help suggestion for that task you'll see that I said (just recently) that you can visit the website multiple times and use the 9th/10th/11th word on any of those visits but it should be in the form listed on the site.

Judith wrote: "For the challenge where you read and see a play, does the order matter? I'm going to see Cate Blanchett in A Streetcar Named Desire in November, and I really would rather not give away the plot by..."It doesn't matter what order you do the task in

Jennifer wrote: "for the adoption task, would one of the harry potter books work, since harry lives with his aunt and uncle? i don't know that it ever says that they legally adopted him, but i know that he is supp..."If it doesn't state that he was adopted by them then no I wouldn't count it

Angela wrote: "Would the word rock (as in rock in roll) work for the music task? "Yes that's fine

Angela wrote: "Rosanne or Cynthia
I am currently a Service Mangager at a bank or a Teller Manager... I do not think I am going to come across a lot of books in this profession, so can I do something that is in t..."I think that someone who works in a bank would work...examples Topper, Such a Long Journey, Hot, or The Hickory Staff.

Angela wrote: "For the muliplication task, it states to multiply your age by the numbers of letters in your name. Is this supposed to be first last or first last middle? Thanks! "First Middle and Last

For task 15.5 (Geography Lessons - Read Two Books That Take Place Countries That Correspond To Your Initials), now this is a challenge. I'll stick to Wales since I don't have a middle name. Anyone know any Welsh books ?

Starcatcher wrote: "
For task 15.5 (Geography Lessons - Read Two Books That Take Place Countries That Correspond To Your Initials), now this is a challenge. I'll stick to Wales since I don't have a middle name. Anyone..."

How Green Was My Valley, Richard Llewellyn.
Border Country, Raymond Williams.

Dylan Thomas was Welsh.

I'm another that's struggling with finding a book related to my profession (which is probably a good thing, because fiction about retirement plan administration would be totally yawn-worthy), but anyone who's involved in financial services/corporate America should look at Sara Paretsky's VI Warshawski novels. VI is a private detective who specializes in financial and insurance work, so that series might offer something for you. Also, Jennifer Crusie's Bet Me has an actuary as the female lead, which would probably work for anyone in insurance.

I know I usually have a lot of questions and I'm sorry. My question currently is 10.6, it says if we read a non-fiction book it has to be about Native Americans but could it be about one Native American in particular? Like I would like to read about Pocahontas.

Starcatcher wrote: "
For task 15.5 (Geography Lessons - Read Two Books That Take Place Countries That Correspond To Your Initials), now this is a challenge. I'll stick to Wales since I don't have a middle name. Anyone..."You might want to start a post in the help folder if you want specific book recommendations

A question about 25.1. I have found a book called The Falls by Ian Rankin. The blurb says that the daughter on one of Edinburgh's top bankers disappears. IS this strong enough link to the banking world?
I have no trouble finding one for my childhood vision of my future career.Until I realised that you had to be good at science I wanted to be a vet!

Starcatcher wrote: "
For task 15.5 (Geography Lessons - Read Two Books That Take Place Countries That Correspond To Your Initials), now this is a challenge. I'll stick to Wales since I don't have a middle name. Anyone..."

The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies. Supposed to be very good, though I've not read it yet!

I am a magazine merchandiser, my job description is to travel to stores remove old magazines and put new magazines up, more complicated than that though LOL

Not sure if I can find a book on that LOL

Can it be something to do in the publishing world, even if books not magazines?

Cynthia wrote: "Kate wrote: "Would 'weird' work for the Halloween adjective?

For 25.3, would a David Sedaris book work, since he is gay and they are basically stories about his life?

"Weird is fine for Halloween..."

All Sedaris works great and funny too.

What does 'coming of age' mean? This may sound like a dumb question, but I really have no idea. Thanks!!

Can I read this for the Superhero's task? It is a graphic novel.

Wonder Woman: Love and Murder
by Jodi Picoult, Terry Dodson (Illustrator), Rachel Dodson (Illustrator)

Angela wrote: "What does 'coming of age' mean? This may sound like a dumb question, but I really have no idea. Thanks!! "

To quote Wikipedia: "Coming of age is a young person's transition from adolescence to adulthood."

These seem to be the best lists resulting from googling "coming of age novels":

Cynthia - Would Stephenie Meyer's Eclipse work for task 10.6 (Native American) since Jacob Black is Quiluete? I'd consider him to be a main character in most of the Twilight books, but I wanted to know what you thought.

Hi Wendy,

Would Mrs. Dalloway work for your task? I've been looking around online and there seems to be some discussion of lesbian themes/inclinations, perhaps not unlike The Color Purple, however I don't think anyone self-identifies as a lesbian. (I might be wrong--I haven't read it!) What say you?

Thanks!

Hi Cynthia,

Thanks for putting this challenge together. I'm having so much fun!

For 10.7, The Heroes Task:
One of my "heroes," Bobby Kennedy, wrote The Enemy Within The McClellan Committee's Crusade Against Jimmy Hoffa and Corrupt Labor Unions. It's not an autobiography, per se. It is a first hand account of his experience as Attorney General investigating Hoffa. Would that be acceptable?

Thanks!

Cynthia, would The Brutal Art work for 15.6?
A Review:
Ethan Muller is struggling to establish his reputation as a dealer in the cut-throat world of contemporary art when he is alerted to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: in a decaying New York slum, an elderly tenant has disappeared, leaving behind a staggeringly large trove of original drawings and paintings. Nobody can tell Ethan much about the old man, except that he came and went in solitude for nearly forty years, his genius hidden and unacknowledged. Despite the fact that, strictly speaking, the artwork doesn't belong to him, Ethan takes the challenge and makes a name for the old man - and himself. Soon Ethan has to congratulate himself on his own genius: for storytelling and salesmanship. But suddenly the police are interested in talking to him. It seems that the missing artist had a nasty past, and the drawings hanging in the Muller Gallery have begun to look a lot less like art and a lot more like evidence. Sucked into an investigation four decades cold, Ethan will uncover a secret legacy of shame and death, one that will touch horrifyingly close to home - and leave him fearing for his own life.

Hey Cynthia: For task 10.3 (the math section) my number is 40 for the division task.

I know I can read a book that is 4th in the series, but how should I handle the zero? Could I go with first in series for the zero?

Liz wrote: "Angela wrote: "What does 'coming of age' mean? This may sound like a dumb question, but I really have no idea. Thanks!! "

To quote Wikipedia: "Coming of age is a young person's transition from ado..."

Thanks for those links, Liz!

I have a question along with Krista's ... When I do the subtraction part I get 0. So could I make that be 1? Or could I just not use my middle name?

Krista wrote: "Hey Cynthia: For task 10.3 (the math section) my number is 40 for the division task.

I know I can read a book that is 4th in the series, but how should I handle the zero? Could I go with fir..."For 0 you would read a singular novel written by an author who primarily is know for series.

SuzieR wrote: "Cynthia, would The Brutal Art work for 15.6?
A Review:
Ethan Muller is struggling to establish his reputation as a dealer in the cut-throat world of contemporary art when he is alert..."That's fine

Katie wrote: "Hi Cynthia,

Thanks for putting this challenge together. I'm having so much fun!

For 10.7, The Heroes Task:
One of my "heroes," Bobby Kennedy, wrote [book:The Enemy Within The McClellan Committe..."Since he wrote it sure

Candace wrote: "Cynthia - Would Stephenie Meyer's Eclipse work for task 10.6 (Native American) since Jacob Black is Quiluete? I'd consider him to be a main character in most of the Twilight books, but I wanted to..."Yes that's fine

Angela wrote: "Can I read this for the Superhero's task? It is a graphic novel.

Wonder Woman: Love and Murder
by Jodi Picoult, Terry Dodson (Illustrator), Rachel Dodson (Illustrator) "That's fine

Why do my questions get skipped?

Starcatcher wrote: "
For task 15.5 (Geography Lessons - Read Two Books That Take Place Countries That Correspond To Your Initials), now this is a challenge. I'll stick to Wales since I don't have a middle name. Anyone..."

Here be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman, if you like historic fiction.

Sarah wrote: "Why do my questions get skipped?"

It looks like Cynthia responded what to do if you get 0 in those math tasks - see post #95.

I was talking about that and the question I asked about the Native American task and that doesn't answer my question. My question is different and had two parts!

I'm confused challenge #10.6. November Is Native American Heritage Month Read A Book Written By A Native American Author, With A Main Character Who Is Native American, Or A Non-Fictional Book About Native Americans.

Are we adjusting this challenge to be: Read a book written by a Native American Author OR a book with a Main Character who is Native American?

That would make it easier and I would have more
selections causing me to go back and look at my options again, because as far as I know Stephanie Meyer is not Native American!