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message 1: by SRC Moderator, Moderator (last edited Mar 13, 2025 05:54PM) (new)

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20.5 - Bigger is Better - Christine V's Task: Spring Growth

Spring is synonymous with growth! Choose one option and read one book for that option.
Required: State the option.

Option 1: One of my favorite parts of spring is watching all the green come back to the landscape. Read a book with a green leaf on the cover. This could be a single leaf or an entire forest, but if using tree leaves then this should be deciduous leaves only (e.g. oak, birch, maple), no conifers or evergreen needles.
Required: Post the cover.

Option 2: Growth can also refer to personal growth. Read a book with the MPG Self Help.

Option 3: Read a book with a synonym for “grow” in the title or subtitle. Choose a synonym from this list (possessives and plurals allowed, but otherwise words must match exactly): advance, age, become, breed, build, cultivate, develop, expand, flourish, gain, increase, mature, multiply, produce, raise, rise, spread, sprout, swell, thrive, turn, widen.
Required: State the word.


message 2: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Reserved


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Christine | 917 comments Reserved


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Christine | 917 comments Reserved


message 5: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Does the word "grow" count for Option 3?? (and "grows", "grow's")
Thanks


message 6: by Trish (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3675 comments Morning.

For Option 1, can the leaves be stylised? For example:
The Wood The Life & Times of Cockshutt Wood by John Lewis-Stempel .

Thanks.


message 7: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Deedee wrote: "Does the word "grow" count for Option 3?? (and "grows", "grow's")
Thanks"


Sorry, no, the word must be a synonym from the list.


message 8: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Trish wrote: "Morning.

For Option 1, can the leaves be stylised? For example:
The Wood The Life & Times of Cockshutt Wood by John Lewis-Stempel.

Thanks."


Yes, this is okay. Happy reading!


message 9: by Trish (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3675 comments Thanks!


message 10: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 3940 comments Is this OK for leaves I know thay are plenty there but out of focus a bit Open, Heaven by Seán Hewitt


message 11: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Marie (UK) wrote: "Is this OK for leaves I know thay are plenty there but out of focus a bit Open, Heaven by Seán Hewitt"

Yes, approved!


message 12: by Kim, Moderator (new)

Kim (kmyers) | 1043 comments Mod
A Year on Ladybug Farm (Ladybug Farm #1) by Donna Ball should work for option 1, yes?


message 13: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Kim wrote: "A Year on Ladybug Farm (Ladybug Farm #1) by Donna Ball should work for option 1, yes?"

Yes, I see leaves!


message 14: by JenJ (new)

JenJ IA | 346 comments Just making sure that the tree on the cover of Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts will work. Thanks!


message 15: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments JenJ wrote: "Just making sure that the tree on the cover of Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts will work. Thanks!"

Yes, enjoy!


message 16: by Erica (last edited Mar 17, 2025 04:51AM) (new)

Erica | 154 comments Will deciduous trees with leaves (but none distinctly visible) work for Option 1? The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World The Hidden Life of Trees What They Feel, How They Communicate Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben


message 17: by Masoodah (new)

Masoodah Akooji (masoodahakooji) | 113 comments Hi, does this work for option 1?

Foxglove (Belladonna, #2) by Adalyn Grace


message 18: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Erica wrote: "Will deciduous trees with leaves (but none distinctly visible) work for Option 1? The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World [bo..."

Yes, this works.


message 19: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Masoodah wrote: "Hi, does this work for option 1?

Foxglove (Belladonna, #2) by Adalyn Grace"


Yes, I see leaves!


message 20: by Erica (new)

Erica | 154 comments Thanks!


message 21: by Michelle (new)

Michelle | 305 comments I assume that all these trees would work

Hitting the Books (Library Lover's Mystery, #9) by Jenn McKinlay


message 22: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Michelle wrote: "I assume that all these trees would work

Hitting the Books (Library Lover's Mystery, #9) by Jenn McKinlay"


Yes, I see many leaves!


message 23: by Alex (last edited Mar 19, 2025 02:43PM) (new)

Alex | 488 comments Does this cover work for a green leaf? There are a couple in the top center? The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley


message 24: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Alex wrote: "Does this cover work for a green leaf? There are a couple in the top center? The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley"

Yes, I see the leaves.


message 25: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 3940 comments Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine would the leaves on this flower work


message 26: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Marie (UK) wrote: "Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine would the leaves on this flower work"

Yes, this works!


message 27: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 3940 comments Christine wrote: "Marie (UK) wrote: "Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine would the leaves on this flower work"

Yes, this works!"


thanks


message 28: by Mabeelle (new)

Mabeelle | 166 comments Does this work for option 1?

Le Manoir aux roses (French Edition) by Tracy Rees

Thanks!


message 29: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Mabeelle wrote: "Does this work for option 1?

Le Manoir aux roses (French Edition) by Tracy Rees

Thanks!"


Yes, this works!


message 30: by Julia (new)

Julia (julia103) | 2718 comments Does this work for Option 1?

Big Jim and the White Boy An American Classic Reimagined by David F. Walker

The tree on the left looks deciduous but I don't actually see individual leaves.


message 31: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Julia wrote: "Does this work for Option 1?

Big Jim and the White Boy An American Classic Reimagined by David F. Walker

The tree on the left looks deciduous but I don't actually see individual leaves."


I think I will have to say no to this one. It might represent a deciduous tree but with no suggestion of any type of leaf you can't really tell. Sorry!


message 32: by Kelly (new)

Kelly L (kelly29) | 282 comments Does The God of the Woods work for option 1?
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore


message 33: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Kelly wrote: "Does The God of the Woods work for option 1?
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore"


Yes, I see leaves! Enjoy.


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