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TASK HELP: Summer Challenge 2022
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20.4 - Golden Oldies - Julia103's Task: A Group of Prides
A Pride of LionsYes -
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No -
Pride MonthYes:
This Is How You Lose the Time War
One Last Stop
The House in the Cerulean Sea
Any Way the Wind Blows
Withered + Sere
The Guncle
Tales of the City
Cut & Run
Great or Nothing
The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
This Is How It Always Is
The Black Tides of Heaven
Ashes of the Sun
No -
Mod
Kathy KSPlease verify this for the "lions on book cover":
It shows two lions rampant.
from: http://scottish-at-heart.com/lion-ram...
"The term 'lion rampant' actually refers to the positioning or attitude of the lion. A rampant lion is shown as a profile of a lion standing upright (on one or both hind legs) and the forelegs are raised, claws unsheathed, as if to strike."
For Option A, I want to read 
but the print edition doesn't have a cover.
Would this work?
I assume MPG of LGBT doesn't count, it has to be spelled out as at least one of the choices in Option B?
Barbara ★ wrote: "For Option A, I want to read but the print edition doesn't have a cover. Would this work?"
Barbara, I have added the cover for you.
Kathy wrote: "Kathy KSPlease verify this for the "lions on book cover":
It shows two lions rampant.
from: http://scottish-at-heart.com/lion-ram...
"The term 'lion rampant' ..."
Yes, those are clearly lions.
Barbara ★ wrote: "For Option A, I want to read but the print edition doesn't have a cover. Would this work?"
Option A also included books with the word LIONS in the title, so this would work regardless of the cover.
Robin P wrote: "I assume MPG of LGBT doesn't count, it has to be spelled out as at least one of the choices in Option B?"Yes, it needs to have one of the words. There a lot out there that have both the abbreviation and the more specific word.
Julia wrote: "Robin P wrote: "I assume MPG of LGBT doesn't count, it has to be spelled out as at least one of the choices in Option B?"Yes, it needs to have one of the words. There a lot out there that have bo..."
I also wondered about this. I did a search for "Gay" in the shelves. The first listed book says it was marked Gay 621 times. However, on the MPG it does not show "Gay" at all. It shows LGBT and LGBT>Queer. The second book also shows those two MPG listings, but not "Gay", even though it was supposedly shelved 606 times with that term.
I would submit that LGBT or LGBTQ be on this list, too, since some aren't actually used on the MPG part.
Would you lock in these books for Option B MPG's?One Last Stop
LGBT > Queer
LGBT > Lesbian
and
The House in the Cerulean Sea
LGBT > Queer
Thank you
Bea wrote: "Barbara ★ wrote: "For Option A, I want to read but the print edition doesn't have a cover. Would this work?"
Barbara, I have added the cover for you."
YAY. Thank you.
Deborah wrote: "Would you lock in these books for Option B MPG's?One Last Stop
LGBT > Queer
LGBT > Lesbian
and
The House in the Cerulean Sea
LGBT > Queer
Thank you"
Both are verified.
Kathy wrote: "Julia wrote: "Robin P wrote: "I assume MPG of LGBT doesn't count, it has to be spelled out as at least one of the choices in Option B?"Yes, it needs to have one of the words. There a lot out ther..."
I looked at the shelf you mentioned and at the top two books.
Both of them would be allowable for this task because Queer is an MPG and that word is included in the task. The reason that Gay didn't show up as an MPG despite being shelved over 600 times as Gay is because all the MPGs have more than 800 shelvings.
Julia wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Hi! Could you lock in / verify this book for the MPG 'gay'?Withered + Sere"
Verified."
Thank you!
Julia wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Julia wrote: "Robin P wrote: "I assume MPG of LGBT doesn't count, it has to be spelled out as at least one of the choices in Option B?"Yes, it needs to have one of the words. There ..."
Thanks for clarifying; I hadn't looked at it that way.
Since its near the bottom of the list, can you please verify Cut & Run as MPG LGBT > Gay? Thank you!
Stacey wrote: "Since its near the bottom of the list, can you please verify Cut & Run as MPG LGBT > Gay? Thank you!"Verified.
Book Concierge wrote: "Please confirm "Lesbian" for
"Verified
Please confirm "Queer" for 
(also Gay) and 
(also Lesbian)
Book Concierge wrote: "Please confirm "Queer" for (also Gay) and (also Lesbian)"Both verified.
Laura H wrote: "Please verify This Is How It Always Is for option B - QueerThanks!"
Verified.
This looks very interesting. I'm adding it to my TBR list.
Margo wrote: "Please could you confirm Lesbian for Loveless"Verified.
It also has Queer with more users.
Julia wrote: "Margo wrote: "Please could you confirm Lesbian for Loveless"Verified.
It also has Queer with more users."
Thank you! :)
Julia wrote: "Laura H wrote: "Please verify This Is How It Always Is for option B - QueerThanks!"
Verified.
This looks very interesting. I'm adding it to my TBR list."
its a great but sad book - i listened to it a few years ago - i remember tweeting the author because i was crying so hard but it left me feeling hopeful (in today's environment i'm not so sure)
Jessica wrote: "Hi, can I get The Black Tides of Heaven verified for MPG queer? Thanks!"Verified.
This looks good. I'm adding it to my TBR shelf.
Julia wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Hi, can I get The Black Tides of Heaven verified for MPG queer? Thanks!"Verified.
This looks good. I'm adding it to my TBR shelf."
Awesome! I enjoyed it enough that I've already found a task for the second one in the series :)
Keli wrote: "Hi can I getAshes of the Sun verifed for queer and/or lesbian, please?"Verified. (Noting that in the beta version, lesbian shows up but queer does not. Both genres are on main page in the traditional view.)
Aprilleigh wrote: "Please verify MPG Queer for both Across the Green Grass Fields and Where the Drowned Girls Go."Queer verified for both.
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The word “Pride” has several different usages. Choose one of the meanings from the below options. REQUIRED: Indicate in your post the option that you used.
Graphic novels/sequential art/comics allowed if it fits SRC requirements.
Option A. Pride is the collective noun for a group of lions. Read a book with more than one lion on the cover or with the word LIONS in the title (subtitles excluded).
If choosing the cover option, the picture can be stylized or realistic, but must be recognizable as lions.
Examples:
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
If choosing the title, the word must be exact match (Plural only, not embedded or possessive): Examples: The Lions of Fifth Avenue, Lie Down with Lions.
Option B. June is Pride Month, celebrating LGBTQ+ history and culture.
Read a book with one of the following MPGs: gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, asexual, non-binary, or queer. MPGs can be stand-alone or embedded.
Option C. A more traditional meaning of pride is “a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.” (dictionary.com). This meaning is illustrated by Mr. Darcy in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
Read Pride and Prejudice or a book that is a re-telling, prequel or sequel of Pride and Prejudice or focuses on one or more of the characters from Pride and Prejudice.
For purposes of this task, a re-telling is one that mentions Pride and Prejudice in the book description, mentions it in a review on the main page, or has the MPG "Retelling."
Examples: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (retelling), Death Comes to Pemberley (sequel), The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet (Mary is one of the five Bennett sisters in the original story)
REQUIRED: If it is not clear from the book description how this fits the task, please include an explanation.