The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

30.13 - JennRenee's Task: A Busy Year of Changes

This year has been a very busy year for us. We have sold our old house, had a wedding, and signed a contract on a new build home. It’s been busy and at times stressful but so wonderful. For this task choose one of the following three options and read two books for that option. REQUIRED: Specify in your post the option that you chose.

A. An old house ready to go for the sale
Book 1 - We had to go through everything and get rid of anything old, unused, forgotten or broken
Read a book with the word old, forgotten, broken, unused in the title/subtitle. The words must match exactly.

Book 2- Once our house was cleared out we had to fix things, paint things, and clean clean clean. It was as if we had to redo the entire house from old to new.
Read a book with Retelling as a main page genre – the genre may be stand alone or embedded

B. The wedding of my daughter
Book 1 - This was so much fun. It was a small wedding and we really only had the basics and held it in our family’s back yard. It was simple yet beautiful.
Read a book with a white dress, bowtie, gold band, diamond ring, or cake /cake slice on the cover. These items do not need to be wedding specific items. example…. The white dress can be any type of white dress as long it is a white dress. The cake can be any cake, does not need to be a wedding cake.
Examples:

REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post

Book 2- Once the ceremony was over we were able to celebrate all the love and happiness for the new couple.
Read a book with an author whose initials can be found in MRANDMRS - middle initials can be ignored. If there is more than one author, only one author's initials must be found in the target word.

C. New house is awaiting us.
Book 1 - We have been anticipating this house since January when we signed our contract. We are now just about 2 months from moving in.
Read a book first published in 2017 that you have long anticipated.

Book 2- Our favorite things about the new house… the wonderful big back porch and simple front porch. This is the first house I had with either front or back porch. I am super excited to move in and start reading on my porches.
Read a book with a house or a porch on the cover.
Example:

REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post

Yes

No

This thread is now open.

Hi, I know this is a bit sheer, and it's a baby's dress, but, would it work as a white dress?



Thanks!

Terri FL wrote: "Hi, I know this is a bit sheer, and it's a baby's dress, but, would it work as a white dress?



Thanks!"

Yup it will work.

Would Fairy Tale Retellings work as a genre for the Retelling task?

Camilla wrote: "Would Fairy Tale Retellings work as a genre for the Retelling task?"

Yes as long as retelling is included.

Can I get Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty confirmed for "Retellings"?

Boston Kate wrote: "Can I get Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty confirmed for "Retellings"?"

Confirmed

Can you please confirm:



for "Retelling",please?

Thanks!

Pia wrote: "Can you please confirm:



for "Retelling",please?

Thanks!"

Confirmed.

Could you please confirm New Boy and Longbourn for Retelling? Thanks!

For Option B Book 2, if a book has two authors but only one has initials in MRANDMRS is that acceptable?

Example: Mouse and Dragon by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (SM for Steve Miller works but SL for Sharon Lee does not)

Would you count this as a white dress?

would this count as house on the cover?

Julia wrote: "For Option B Book 2, if a book has two authors but only one has initials in MRANDMRS is that acceptable?

Example: Mouse and Dragon by Sharon Lee and [author:Steve Mi..."

both confirmed.

Julia wrote: "For Option B Book 2, if a book has two authors but only one has initials in MRANDMRS is that acceptable?

Example: Mouse and Dragon by Sharon Lee and [author:Steve Mi..."

i think that is fine. I will hav the task updated where only one author needs to fit the criteria.

Maya wrote: "

Would you count this as a white dress?"


yup this works

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "would this count as house on the cover? "

yup I see a house. you are good.

thanks :)

Here's another to verify it's a white dress:



Thanks!

Do either of these work for houses on cover?

Melanie wrote: "Here's another to verify it's a white dress:



Thanks!"

Thai works

BriKie wrote: "Do either of these work for houses on cover?

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Both of these work

For option C.2, is it a single house or can there be more than one?



Thank you.

Kim wrote: "For option C.2, is it a single house or can there be more than one?



Thank you."

As long as there is at least one you are good. So this works

Are cupcakes considered as "cake/cake slice"?

I'm thinking of reading

Would this be okay for a house on the cover? Thank you!

Megs wrote: "Are cupcakes considered as "cake/cake slice"?

I'm thinking of reading "


No sorry. Won't work. Needs to be an actual cake.

Bryony wrote: "Would this be okay for a house on the cover? Thank you!

"

Yes this works.

Does this work for a bowtie on the cover?

Brooke wrote: "Does this work for a bowtie on the cover?
"

Yup sure does.

Would this work:

Sally wrote: "Would this work:
"

Yup looks like a house to me

JennRenee wrote: "Sally wrote: "Would this work:
"

Yup looks like a house to me"

Woot woot!

I was wondering if any of these would be okay for house on the cover:







Thank you!

Stephanie wrote: "I was wondering if any of these would be okay for house on the cover:



This one doesn't do enough to see a house




..."
These two I say work

JennRenee wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I was wondering if any of these would be okay for house on the cover:



This one doesn't do enough to see a house

[bookcover:The Casual Vacanc..."

Thank you!

Ok for white dress?

Ann A wrote: "Ok for white dress?
"

Yup I see a white dress

Looking to get retellings verified as main page genre:
Unearthly Things

Thanks :)

Morgan wrote: "Looking to get retellings verified as main page genre:
Unearthly Things

Thanks :)"

verified.

Just checking if this is white enough for "Wedding" Book 1. It certainly looks like a wedding dress to me:


Or how about this for cake?

Trish wrote: "Just checking if this is white enough for "Wedding" Book 1. It certainly looks like a wedding dress to me:


And how..."

Both work

JennRenee wrote: "Trish wrote: "Just checking if this is white enough for "Wedding" Book 1. It certainly looks like a wedding dress to me:

Both work "

Thanks!

Would this qualify for "bow-tie"? I think it will -- click on the cover and expand it, and then look at the necks of the gentlemen in the back row. It looks like they are all wearing white bow ties.

Deedee wrote: "Would this qualify for "bow-tie"? I think it will -- click on the cover and expand it, and then look at the necks of the gentlemen in the back row. It looks like they are all wearing white bow ties..."

Yes I see the bowties

Jenn, hi, does this look like a house???


Thanks!

Cindy AL wrote: "Jenn, hi, does this look like a house???


Thanks!"

Yup sure does