The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

20.4 – Author! Author! - Elizabeth P's Task: End of an Era

This is my second year participating in Americorps, a volunteer program sponsored by the United States government. It’s a lot like the Peace Corps, except I moved to Colorado instead of a new country (a girl’s gotta ski!). Regardless, this June my time will be completed, and I’ll have to find something new to do. So, I decided this task would be dedicated to the things that go along with my service term!

Choose one of the following options and read one book for that option.
Required: State Option.

Option One: Tutor Time
My main volunteering job during the past two years has been at an elementary school, where I tutor K-3 graders in reading. I work one on one with 15 students for 20 minutes every day, which usually flies by because my kids are so awesome.

Read a book with exactly two people on the cover.

Examples:

Required: Include Cover

Option Two: Repetition, Repetition, Repetition!
All 15 of my kids are put into one specific intervention, which we do every day. So, even though the stories (usually) change, we always do the same thing. And a lot of my kids are in the same intervention, which means that I can read the same story six times in one day and it’s not odd at all.

Read a book that has three words in the title, two of which must start with the same letter. Subtitles can be ignored.

Examples: Season of Storms, About a Boy, The Great Gatsby, One Plus One, Life After Life

Option Three: So Many Hours!
I have to complete over 1700 volunteer hours in order to finish my service. So, in addition to all my time at the elementary school, I also volunteer at the library, the children’s museum, and lots of 5Ks. Fun fact about volunteering – you often get t-shirts and free food just for giving up some of your time. It’s a great way to make friends and feed yourself!

Read a book whose author’s first and last name (name in the last position) initials are in the word VOLUNTEER. Middle initials can be ignored, letters can only be used as often as they appear (E used twice, the rest once).

Approved Option One:

Will Not Work Option One:

This help thread is open!

Just want to check that this works as two people, given they are a bit abstract. Thanks

Option two is just like one I was thinking of! Thank you.

Quick question. Can the repeated letter be on a world like the, and, or or?

Meg wrote: "
Just want to check that this works as two people, given they are a bit abstract. Thanks"

That works!

Trish wrote: "Option two is just like one I was thinking of! Thank you.

Quick question. Can the repeated letter be on a world like the, and, or or?"

Yay! I actually wrote option two so that I could fit in one I wanted to read too!

As long as the title only has three words, using the repeated letters on those words is definitely okay.

Elizabeth wrote: "As long as the title only has three words, using the repeated letters on those words is definitely okay. "

Cool.

I hope this one is ok as I've wanted to read it for some time...option 2 The Magic Mountain

Laura wrote: "I hope this one is ok as I've wanted to read it for some time...option 2 The Magic Mountain"

That looks great!

Two books that I want to check would work for Option 2 (hopefully one works!)

1) Genocide of One - "Of" and "One" both start with "O"
2) Dr. Mutter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine - "Mutter" and "Marvels" both start with "M". Hopefully Dr. counts as a word :)

Narumon wrote: "Two books that I want to check would work for Option 2 (hopefully one works!)

1) Genocide of One - "Of" and "One" both start with "O"
2) [book:Dr. Mutter's Marvels: A True Tale of ..."

Both of those work!

Is OK for Option 2? Thanks :)

Cindy C.

I wanted to see if this would work since you can't see their entire bodies.

And the Band Played On: The Titanic Violinist & the Glovemaker: A True Story of Love, Loss & Betrayal

Melissa wrote: "Is OK for Option 2? Thanks :)"

That works!

Cindy wrote: "Cindy C.

I wanted to see if this would work since you can't see their entire bodies.

[book:And the Band Played On: The Titanic Violinist & the Glovemaker: A True Story of Love, Loss & Betrayal|11..."

That looks great!

Is this ok for option one?

Papermaker wrote: "Is this ok for option one?
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That works.

Confirming this for option 1-the shadows of the dancers do not count as people.

I just want to check how you're defining last name - a few of the other challenges this time around are saying it's the "last word of the author's name preceded by a space" - I'd like to read a book by Ursula K. Le Guin for option 3: initials in volunteer - but although her surname is Le Guin, and therefore I'd assume her initials were "UKL" or "UL" for the purposes of this challenge, I wanted to double check.

Wanda wrote: "Confirming this for option 1-the shadows of the dancers do not count as people.
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That will work.

Catie wrote: "I just want to check how you're defining last name - a few of the other challenges this time around are saying it's the "last word of the author's name preceded by a space" - I'd like to read a boo..."

I would consider her initials to be UL as well. Approved!

Does Six-Gun Snow White count as three words or four? Always unsure with hyphens.

ETA Alternatively, does it count as only having two people on the front cover? One of the humanoid figures is half-deer (which is obvious on the cover, I hope).

LouLouReads wrote: "Does Six-Gun Snow White count as three words or four? Always unsure with hyphens.

ETA Alternatively, does it count as only having two people on the front cover? One of the humanoid..."

I have been told that hyphens make it only one word, so Six-Gun Snow White would work for option 2!

In terms of the cover, I would say it's 2 1/2 people so it would not work as exactly 2. But luckily it works for the three word option so should be good!

Elizabeth wrote: "Catie wrote: "I just want to check how you're defining last name - a few of the other challenges this time around are saying it's the "last word of the author's name preceded by a space" - I'd like..."

I am sorry to say that I was incorrect when I wrote this response. I did not realize that it was part of the SRC rules that the final initial was the last word of the author's name preceded by a space, and I was wrong to give the approval. The task will be updated soon to reflect that issue. Sorry everyone!

Elizabeth wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Catie wrote: "I just want to check how you're defining last name - a few of the other challenges this time around are saying it's the "last word of the author's name preceded by a..."

How frustrating! I shall find another book :)

For option 2, how is: Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives?

This count as two people?

Option 1 - exactly two people on cover

Cindie wrote: "For option 2, how is: Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives?"

The part after the colon is the subtitle so that looks great to me!

Maria wrote: "This count as two people?
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Works for me!

Book Concierge wrote: "Option 1 - exactly two people on cover

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Looks good!

This would work for two people: ?

Teodora wrote: "This would work for two people: ?"

You can see an outline of a third person in the background, so I'm going to have to say no on this one.

Option 3: I read a book by T.S. Easton. May I use his first initial as his first name, or does it have to actually be a name?

Carly wrote: "Option 3: I read a book by T.S. Easton. May I use his first initial as his first name, or does it have to actually be a name?"

First initial works!

Hi, I'm trying to fit a book and thought it might work for option 3. Manage Your Pain: Practical And Positive Ways Of Adapting To Chronic Pain It actually has 4 authors though, and only the second authors initials would work (LT). Is it OK to count only one author in a book with multiple authors?

Meg wrote: "Hi, I'm trying to fit a book and thought it might work for option 3. Manage Your Pain: Practical And Positive Ways Of Adapting To Chronic Pain It actually has 4 authors though, and o..."

That will work! Be sure to say you were approved in this help thread though just in case. Happy reading!

Elizabeth wrote: "Meg wrote: "Hi, I'm trying to fit a book and thought it might work for option 3. Manage Your Pain: Practical And Positive Ways Of Adapting To Chronic Pain It actually has 4 authors t..."

Excellent, thank you!

What about this book with two people on the cover ?

Teodora wrote: "What about this book with two people on the cover ?"

That looks good! Have fun that is one of my favorite books!

Do either of these work for Option 1?

Sunshine wrote: "Do either of these work for Option 1?
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Both of those will work!