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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Allison Ann's Task: Finally Fall

I work in tourism and my business is seasonal - busy in the summer, quiet in winter. I love my work and I love most of the different people I interact with every single day for 18 hours per day, May to September. However, by the time Labour Day is over and things start to quiet down I am more than ready for the tourists to leave and my quiet little town to empty of people. Soon the deer will again outnumber the humans and my only neighbours will be loons. Ahhhhh!

So tourists, I love you, you pay my bills and keep me in books, but it is time for you to GO HOME.

This will be a one book task.

Read a book with the words "GO" and "HOME" found complete somewhere in the title, subtitle, series title, or author's name. They can be part of a larger word but must be found intact.

You can go simple like Don't Go Home. Or challenge yourself some more with an option like Westward Hearts(Homeward on the Oregon Trail #1) or A House Is a Broken Home by Patron Gold

These books work...

Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home

A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher

Through the Children's Gate: A Home in New York

Walking Home From Mongolia

The Place You Love Is Gone: Progress Hits Home

You Can't Go Home Again

Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die

Going Home

A Place Called Home

The Homecoming of Samuel Lake

Back Home

Home at Last: Song of the West\Unfinished Business

These books don't...

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - no "GO"

This thread is now open.

Being from a small town and having been roped into tourism with my Mom (who works in tourism too)... I sympathize. haha.

Cute task! :)

What about

Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home

Pat wrote: "What about

Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home"

That works Pat. Enjoy!

Morgan wrote: "Being from a small town and having been roped into tourism with my Mom (who works in tourism too)... I sympathize. haha.

Cute task! :)"

Thanks Morgan. It's definitely a lifestyle choice. :)

Hi! Will Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children work for this task?

Pia wrote: "Hi! Will Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children work for this task?"

Hi Pia, you're going to have to give me a link to the exact book you are talking about to tell for sure. But unless the letters "GO" are found somewhere in the author's name or if there is a subtitle or series - then I would say no it doesn't work.

I found a few I might try:

A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher

Through the Children's Gate: A Home in New York by Adam Gopnik

Walking Home From Mongolia

The Place You Love Is Gone: Progress Hits Home

Not sure which will strike my fancy, but I thought I'd post them in case it helps others.

Jennifer W wrote: "I found a few I might try:

A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher

Through the Children's Gate: A Home in New York by [autho..."

Thanks, Jennifer. I needed that help.

So it doesn't matter what order you find the words (ie home can come first) and go could be part of a bigger word?

Thanks!!!

Jennifer W wrote: "I found a few I might try:

A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher

Through the Children's Gate: A Home in New York by [autho..."

Those are all good choices. The last one is actually the book I'm trying to get ahold of for my own task.

Nicole wrote: "So it doesn't matter what order you find the words (ie home can come first) and go could be part of a bigger word?

Thanks!!!"

That's right. As long as G-O and H-O-M-E are found in order they can be found anywhere in sequence and as part of larger or compound words.

Oops. My bad! I didn't realize it has to be g-o and h-o-m-e
I'll search for another book.
I think it can be You Can't Go Home Again
Thanks!

Pia wrote: "Oops. My bad! I didn't realize it has to be g-o and h-o-m-e
I'll search for another book.
I think it can be You Can't Go Home Again
Thanks!"

That works Pia. Enjoy!

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Navarra wrote: "?"

That works Navarra. I won't say enjoy because I suspect that book would have me bawling like a 2 year old, but happy reading anyway. ;)

I'm heading back to school to become a vet tech. I figured there may be something in there useful. Fortunately, the-love-of-my-life-that-isn't-my-husband whippet is still a puppy. I hope I've got a long, long time before I have to personally experience this stuff. :)

Navarra wrote: "I'm heading back to school to become a vet tech. I figured there may be something in there useful. Fortunately, the-love-of-my-life-that-isn't-my-husband whippet is still a puppy. I hope I've go..."

I wish you many happy years with your whippet puppy. :) I'm taking a break from animal rescue right now after losing too many old animals in too short a time, but it's so rewarding (and heartbreaking) I'm sure I won't stay away for too long.

Can I have When The Gods Come Home To Roost?

Allison Ann wrote: "Navarra wrote: "I'm heading back to school to become a vet tech. I figured there may be something in there useful. Fortunately, the-love-of-my-life-that-isn't-my-husband whippet is still a puppy...."

Bless you for doing rescue. I've got a couple of friends here that do it. I would if my husband wasn't allergic to cats (we have 2 Devon Rexes that don't cause him grief), dogs (the whippet doesn't cause him any problems either) and horses. We've been forced to be choosy about our fuzzy companions, but I can go to work and love them all... ;.>

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Can I have When The Gods Come Home To Roost?"

Hi Fiona. The title works just fine, but there's no page count on GR and I couldn't open the book on Amazon. If you have a copy and it is more than 100 pages you should probably get a GR librarian to fix the page count before you claim the book. Enjoy!

It's ok Allison, we found another book - Going Home: A Novel of Survival instead x

Allison Ann wrote: "Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Can I have When The Gods Come Home To Roost?"

Hi Fiona. The title works just fine, but there's no page count on GR and I couldn't open the book on Amazon. I..."

I looked it up on World Cat but no pages listed there either. Glad you found another book.

Go Home, Stranger by Charles Williams

Allison and Bea - http://www.amazon.com/When-Gods-Come-Home-Roost/dp/1933132892

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "It's ok Allison, we found another book - Going Home: A Novel of Survival instead x"

That book doesn't have a page count either, as it is an audio CD due to be published next month. But it seems to be the same as this book

/book/show/1...

so you might want to use that link instead. I love apocalyptic novels, so I'd be interested to know if this is any good. It sounds interesting, but I'll be honest, the pseudonym makes me a bit nervous. :)

Allison Ann wrote: "Fiona (Titch) wrote: "It's ok Allison, we found another book - Going Home: A Novel of Survival instead x"

That book doesn't have a page count either, as it is an audio CD due to be..."

I have books 1 and 2 to read for this Season, so will let you know x

Navarra wrote: "Bless you for doing rescue. I've got a couple of friends here that do it. I would if my husband wasn't allergic to cats (we have 2 Devon Rexes that don't cause him grief), dogs (the whippet doesn't cause him any problems either) and horses. We've been forced to be choosy about our fuzzy companions, but I can go to work and love them all... ;.> "

It's not 100% intentional, a lot of them find me. :) But I do prefer them to most humans. It's funny I have allergies to cats, dogs, horses, rabbits and birds too but I just dope myself up when a new one comes into my house and a few weeks later I'm okay. I always say I'm allergic to all animals except my own.

Kaora wrote: "I'm going to try Going Home"

Be interesting to see what you think of it as well x

Does this work? A Place Called Home by Jo Goodman.

Hina wrote: "Does this work? A Place Called Home by Jo Goodman."

That absolutely works Hina. Enjoy!

Crap! I just read Going Home Again for the last challenge, less than a month ago! But perhaps someone else will enjoy it for this task.

The Homecoming of Samuel Lake

Is "go" considered intact if there's a space between the G and O?

Peebee wrote: "The Homecoming of Samuel Lake

Is "go" considered intact if there's a space between the G and O?"

That works Peebee. GO for it. :)

Would Back Home by Michelle Magorian work?

The AR info is IL: UY - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 15.0

Thanks!

Catherine wrote: "Would Back Home by Michelle Magorian work?

The AR info is IL: UY - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 15.0

Thanks!"

Hi Catherine. As long as all those numbers are what the mods set up for the challenge, then the book itself is fine. I can't for the life of me understand the children's book rule, so I'm just avoiding them like they don't exist. :D Tra-la-la-la, life is fine here under these rocks.

Allison Ann wrote: "As long as all those numbers are what the mods set up for the challenge, then the book itself is fine."

The Rules state: "Books that have an IL designation of MG+, UG, or UY (in the UK) may be used with no restrictions (other than general SRC and specific task requirements)". So since Back Home has a designation (per Catherine) of UY (no other info is needed), it can be used if it fits the task requirements and is at least 100 pages long (SRC requirement).

Bea wrote: "Allison Ann wrote: "As long as all those numbers are what the mods set up for the challenge, then the book itself is fine."

The Rules state: "Books that have an IL designation of MG+, UG, or UY (i..."

If UY means it is acceptable and it is UY then all other requirements are met and Back Home is a go.

Home at Last: Song of the West\Unfinished Business
does this work?

Annapoorni wrote: "Home at Last: Song of the West\Unfinished Business
does this work?"

That works, enjoy your book.