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Katrina wrote: "Aneeqah wrote: "Can I use The Trouble with May Amelia for a task other than a 5-point one? I'm not sure whether or not it falls in to YA or not."

It would fit 20.3 - T T W M A, you ..."

Thank you for fitting in the tasks! I would have never thought about it for 20.3. I'm also pretty sure it would work under the Young Readers rule too, so it all works out =)

Is there going to be a 20.9 task?

Bea wrote: "Is there going to be a 20.9 task?"

There will, once we have a 20.9 task. Unfortunately, people do not always respond when we let them know that their name came up, so we have to keep moving down the list until we get to someone who will respond to us and prepare a task.

OK. I was trying to be patient but gave up and thought I would at least check. Thanks for the response.

I want to use the book Rascal for one of the 25 point tasks but I saw the goodreads page lists it as a children's book, so I'm worried this would be considered a Young Reader book. My copy is the 1984 edition that has absolutely no extra white space, so if I hadn't glanced at the goodreads page, I wouldn't have known it was a kids book yet (found it on my husband's book shelf next to his Ayn Rand books).

Mrs.soule wrote: "I want to use the book Rascal for one of the 25 point tasks but I saw the goodreads page lists it as a children's book, so I'm worried this would be considered a Young Reader book. ..."

It's certainly a children's book, but it's not one that would be considered a Young Reader book - no young reader accomodations, etc. Looks more like an upper elementary/middle grades book, so it's okay.

Sandy wrote: "Mrs.soule wrote: "I want to use the book Rascal for one of the 25 point tasks but I saw the goodreads page lists it as a children's book, so I'm worried this would be considered a Yo..."

Thanks Sandy!

Can I read 1 book for more than one challenge? Or does that not count?
I'm thinking of Leviathan which is a group read, but would also work well for Task 20.5.

Sarah wrote: "Can I read 1 book for more than one challenge? Or does that not count?
I'm thinking of Leviathan which is a group read, but would also work well for Task 20.5."

No, books may only be counted once per challenge

Sarah wrote: "Can I read 1 book for more than one challenge? Or does that not count?
I'm thinking of Leviathan which is a group read, but would also work well for Task 20.5."

Perhaps if you enjoy Leviathan, maybe the second book in the series works? That way, you're most of the way through the trilogy!

Sarah wrote: "Can I read 1 book for more than one challenge? Or does that not count?
I'm thinking of Leviathan which is a group read, but would also work well for Task 20.5."

You could read Leviathan for task 20.5 and then read another one of the group read books for task 20.10.

Hi, this is my first time here. If I read "Angels and Insects" can I count it in three different categories.
Victorian, Insects and Angels.

No, only one book per task.

Sassafrass wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Can I read 1 book for more than one challenge? Or does that not count?
I'm thinking of Leviathan which is a group read, but would also work well for Task 20.5."

You co..."

Thanks for your answers, Katrina and Sassafrass, I think I may well read Leviathan for 20.5 and then read The Beekeepers's Apprentice for the Group Read instead, it sounds good.

Debsp wrote: "Hi, this is my first time here. If I read "Angels and Insects" can I count it in three different categories.
Victorian, Insects and Angels."

Welcome, Debsp. Please start by reading through the overview of the challenge. It explains how the challenge works and includes links to the rules. This should answer many of your questions.
Seasonal Reading Challenge Overview

Ok, thanks. Looking forward to starting!

I have a question about a serious. I want to read the first 3 books in the series: Black Dagger Brotherhood


Can I claim both task:
25.1 Plumeria (new beginnings): Read the first book in a series.
and
5.7 Third stone from the sun. ??

Thanks

you could, you could also use Lover Enternal for Sheila's 30 point task (JR Ward also has her angel series that has 3 books in it) or the 25 point one for series/genres, because LE has been tagged as romance

Dee wrote: "you could, you could also use Lover Enternal for Sheila's 30 point task (JR Ward also has her angel series that has 3 books in it) or the 25 point one for series/genres, because LE has been tagged ..."

Thanks!

I am reading an audio book version of The Girl Who Played With Fire. And, the rules say to link to the mass paperback for the number of pages. This book has a lot of versions in paperback and the page numbers are all over the place. How do I know if my audio version is equivalent to a big book? And, can you claim big book tickets for audio books? Can someone on this thread point me in the right direction?

Bea wrote: "I am reading an audio book version of The Girl Who Played With Fire. And, the rules say to link to the mass paperback for the number of pages. This book has a lot of versions in pa..."

here is the MMPB - The Girl Who Played with Fire

and i've always claimed BBT for any book, read or listened that is over 500

Bea wrote: "I am reading an audio book version of The Girl Who Played With Fire. And, the rules say to link to the mass paperback for the number of pages. This book has a lot of versions in pa..."

You can claim BB tickets for unabridged audios, if the mass market paperback is >500 pages. No BB tickets for abridged audiobooks.

Thanks, Dee and Sandy. I appreciate the help! Off to listen to the book which is over 10 hours long! - unabridged, naturally.

I really liked the narration of those books, Simon Vance is one of my fav. narrators

I posted a question on Laurie's task a couple of days ago and haven't received a response yet. Anyone know if she's on vacation or anything?

KSMary wrote: "I posted a question on Laurie's task a couple of days ago and haven't received a response yet. Anyone know if she's on vacation or anything?"

Please note the guidelines for task creators:
Delegate the responsibility to respond to questions to someone if you will not be available every day for the first two weeks after the task is posted or for more than 5 days later in the challenge.

This is a busy time of year for everyone, so please understand that you may not get a response in 3 days to your question.

I still haven't gotten a response on the book that I asked about on 12/26. Thanks!

Is there a general rule of thumb for books that have been published under multiple titles?

I've had The Day George Bush Stopped Drinking: Why Abstinence Matters to the Religious Right on my to-read list forever and was all excited to finally fit it in for a task due to having "day" in the title.

But I just went to request it from my library and they have it listed as All or Nothing: A Short History of Abstinence in America, with a note that says "Previously published under title: The Day George Bush stopped drinking." Can I still use it even if I can only get my hands on a copy with the new title?

If I need to go check in the specific thread for that task that's fine, but I thought there might be a more general rule on books with alternate titles.

Stacey wrote: "Is there a general rule of thumb for books that have been published under multiple titles?

I've had [book:The Day George Bush Stopped Drinking: Why Abstinence Matters to the Religious Right|3101..."

The book you read must fulfill the task description and have the appropriate title, cover, etc.
Sorry, that book will not work

(I've been bummed when a library loan comes in with a different cover image or number of pages, too)

If you haven't filled it already, abstinence might work really well for 20.6 Microhistory.

question about task 10.2 - as you like it, recommendations based on our shelf.

One of my shelves is a child/comic shelf. That won't work will it? It has to be adult/YA novels right?

:)

Suzanne wrote: "question about task 10.2 - as you like it, recommendations based on our shelf.

One of my shelves is a child/comic shelf. That won't work will it? It has to be adult/YA novels right?

:)"

You may read collections of syndicated or internet comic strips for the challenge, however, you must read at least 500 pages of them.

I am reading the Immortals series by alyson noel. However she has two author accounts and only one is actually classified as a GRA account. The immortals series is of course listed under the non GRA account. Am I still able to claim a GRA ticket for each book? Since she is technically a GRA. Thanks

Keltie Lee wrote: "I am reading the Immortals series by alyson noel. However she has two author accounts and only one is actually classified as a GRA account. The immortals series is of course listed under the non GR..."

Dlmrose is seeing if a "super librarian" can combine the two profiles. However, unless and until that happens, the author must be marked as a GR author on the specific book you post.

Okay thanks

It's correct now- Alyson Noel
The author elected to use the easier-to-search spelling of her name

For task 5.2. That bugs me! (Read a book with an insect on the cover or in the title or subtitle. The word "bug" or "insect") will The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd by ok? I even googled to see if Bees was an insect and that is a debate :-/

really? I thought bees were indisputably insects!

Beth - you might do better to post this in the task specific thread

Dee wrote: "Beth - you might do better to post this in the task specific thread"

Thank you Dee. I didn't see one for task 5.2 but I'll check again. Still learning the process

here you go - http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...

On the PRE-READ books, do they have to be pre-read just before this challenge, or any time prior?
(249 pages of a 500 or more)

Kathy G. wrote: "On the PRE-READ books, do they have to be pre-read just before this challenge, or any time prior?
(249 pages of a 500 or more)"

There's no specified time limit- any time prior

Thanks

This is not specific to this challenge, but when we post the polls, could we somehow post a link to the books in question. A lot of times I am not familiar with the choices and I have to write them down, look them all up and then come back to the polls. Another group I am in puts a link to the books at the bottom of the poll. Maybe we could do that also?

Beth NC wrote: "This is not specific to this challenge, but when we post the polls, could we somehow post a link to the books in question. A lot of times I am not familiar with the choices and I have to write the..."

If you click on comments and details on the lower right you get the "this poll is about" list with links

For 5.5 about time of Victoria, can I use any book set in that time period or must it be set in Victorian England or British Empire? I'm thinking of slavery America before Civil War.

Beth NC wrote: "This is not specific to this challenge, but when we post the polls, could we somehow post a link to the books in question. A lot of times I am not familiar with the choices and I have to write the..."

Just an FYI - when I set up these polls, GR said that if the poll was about books, I should use their "book poll" - so I did. When you do that, turns out that the links don't show up. If you just do a "regular" poll, then you can add the book just like in any other post - and then the links show up! Unfortunately, until I followed the GR advice, I was not aware that it would work out this way, and trying to delete and redo the polls would add a whole other set of problems!

Dlmrose wrote: "Beth NC wrote: "This is not specific to this challenge, but when we post the polls, could we somehow post a link to the books in question. A lot of times I am not familiar with the choices and I h..."

Please post task-specific questions in the help thread for the task.

Sandy wrote: "Dlmrose wrote: "Beth NC wrote: "This is not specific to this challenge, but when we post the polls, could we somehow post a link to the books in question. A lot of times I am not familiar with the..."

I couldn't find a thread for 5.5, just 30 & 50 point threads. Don't worry about it. I may have squeezed as much from this challenge as I'm meant to. Many thanks to all the members who constructed this awesome exercise. It certainly stretched my reading possibilities. See you all for the Spring fling.