The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

20.9 - Moderators' Pet - CynBaxter's Task - The Underscore

While Harburg and Arlen were the award winning songwriters for Wizard of Oz, Herbert Stothart (1885-1949) won the Oscar for Best Original Score for the 1939 film. The underscore is the music that plays in the background during the film.

The following options for this single book task, celebrate this American composer. REQUIRED: Specify in your post the option you chose.

Option 1: Read a book where the TITLE contains a word (4 or more letters) that can be made from the composer's name: HERBERT POPE STOTHART

Option 2: Stothart was born in 1885 and died in 1949 - read a book first published within this time frame

Option 3: Wizard of Oz was Stothart's first Academy Award - Read a book that is first in a series. The series name and number must be listed in grayscale in parentheses following the title on the book's main page.

Option 4: Stothart was born in Madison, WI and died in Los Angeles, California - Read a book with a setting at least 50% in either Wisconsin or California.

These will work:

Carrie Soto Is Back

These will not work

This thread is now open!

For Option 1, can a name count as a word? Specifically, "Soto" from Carrie Soto Is Back

Yes - that will work.

For option 4: would The House on Olive Street work? It's not spelled out in the metadata, but I can provide 8 different text options from the book. Thanks!