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Will you accept this for Science Yay - sheep on the cover

Absolutely, Lori. In fact, it was one of the books I had in my mind when I wrote the task.

Great, thanks Janice!

For Art/Lit Yay task, "Cursed" or "Child" in title. You may also use "Curse" or "Child's".

Recommendations for Card 1, Sports - Nay, Setting/Title - April:


April Books

For sport Nay I am currently reading A Study in Silks which is set in April. The Louise Penny #3 The Cruelest Month I believe refers to April. Claims to be set at Easter so you could always look for Easter books and have a 50% chance they're set in April, :)

Vicki wrote: "For sport Nay I am currently reading A Study in Silks which is set in April. The Louise Penny #3 The Cruelest Month I believe refers to April. Claims to be set at Eas..."

"The Cruelest Month" is a quote/reference from a T.S. Eliot poem about the cruelest month being April.

Jayme wrote: "Vicki wrote: "For sport Nay I am currently reading A Study in Silks which is set in April. The Louise Penny #3 The Cruelest Month I believe refers to April. Claims to..."

Perfect thanks

I am still having difficulties with this Epic or High genre i have looked at all the GR award nominees this year for Fantasy not one has epic or High - how do we sort the wheat from the chaff so that i can get the genre. I like some fantasy but am finding nothing

Have you seen this list Marie? https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/50

Perhaps not all will have high or epic specified, but I'm sure many do.

Or this maybe, though even these don't always have it on the main page. Which is a bit strange actually, in some cases.

https://www.goodreads.com/genres/epic...

High or Epic fantasy is very specific fantasy. It's often serious, involving epic quests and themes. Much of what you find in these Goodreads contests is YA fantasy involving paranormal entities like witches, vampires, werewolves, etc.

I'm surprised that the Lord of the Ring books don't have Epic or High Fantasy listed since they are the quintessential High/Epic fantasy on which the genre is built. I will approve any of J.R.R. Tolkien works.

Here are some suggestions:
Theft of Swords (love love this series)
Assassin's Quest (love love this series)
Ship of Magic
The Way of Shadows
Thief's Magic
The Spirit Thief (fun series)
The Sword of Shannara
A Game of Thrones
A Song for Arbonne
Pawn of Prophecy
Prince of Thorns
Kushiel's Dart
The Blade Itself
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
Elantris
The Element of Fire
The Dwarves
A Crucible of Souls
The Bone Doll's Twin
Blood Song

If you click on one of Janice's books above,, then look under the Genre.. find Fantasy- Epic Fantasy... click on the Epic Fantasy and it will take you to a page of other suggestions.

Janice wrote: "High or Epic fantasy is very specific fantasy. It's often serious, involving epic quests and themes. Much of what you find in these Goodreads contests is YA fantasy involving paranormal entities li..."

Seriously how is LOTR not tagged as epic or high fantasy??

I have a question about
Task #2 Nay
Requires a book from a trilogy.

I would like to read
No Country for Old Gnomes which is book 2 in a series of what is currently three books.

Tales of Pell Three Book Series

It doesn't specify that this is a trilogy, it's possible there MAY be other books to come since it's a new series, but I don't know for sure since I've only read the first book in the series at this point.

Would you accept this book as part of a trilogy at this point or should I go hunting for something different?

♞ Pat wrote: "I have a question about
Task #2 Nay
Requires a book from a trilogy.

I would like to read
No Country for Old Gnomes which is book 2 ..."

Series can be tricky monsters. At this point, Tales of Pell has 3 books published so we will call that a trilogy. If you chose to read No Country for Old Gnomes in January, you're safe. But if you hold off until October, and a 4th book is published in the series between now and then, it will no longer count. So timing is sensitive.

We did a whole year of killings series as an annual challenge. We learned all about series, sub-series, time sensitive publishing dates, the whole works. You'd think I would have learned my lesson then, but I still include series tasks. LOL!

Thanks, Janice. I don't know that I'll get it read in JANUARY, but hopefully well before a fourth book shows up to wreak havoc on my plan!

Janice, what are the rules again for expected publications? And does it make a difference whether a sequel has a set future publication date (eg will be published April 20) or whether it's merely announced (like there will be a book 4 and it's in GR, but no title, cover, or pub date yet)?

Peggy, we're only going to consider published books. If a series shows 4 primary works and there are only 3 books published, it will be considered a trilogy until the 4th book is published. People will need to be checking their series before reading/reporting to make sure additional books haven't been published.

An example is The Legends of the First Empire It shows as 6 primary works, but right now, there are only 4 books that are published. The 5th book is being published Feb 4, 2020. The 6th and final book is being published in May 2020.

You will want to schedule your read according to publishing dates if you want to use this as a 6 book series.

Thanks Janice, all clear now!

For the task:
5: Science:
Yay Task - There is one or more sheep on the cover,
would any of these books work?

Thanks.

I found this book also and want to know if this would work for the 5:Science Task.

Thanks.

Viji wrote: "For the task:
5: Science:
Yay Task - There is one or more sheep on the cover,
would any of these books work?

Thanks."

Viji, I'm not Janice, but even I can see there are sheep on those two covers. I am unsure why you need a ruling.

Edit: "Think like Janice" - the first is probably too small and won't count. The second seems clear to me. She catches my eye

Rusalka wrote: "Viji wrote: "For the task:
5: Science:
Yay Task - There is one or more sheep on the cover,
would any of these books work?
[bookcover:An Important Family|2024095..."

Thanks, Rusalka. The first one has more no. of the sheep and the second one has only one. That's why I was not sure and needed a ruling. Now, I am waiting to hear about the third one I posted so that I could settle on a book for this task.

No to A Winter's Hope. No to A Summer Down Under. Yes to An Important Family.

"Think like Janice" means that the sheep is prominent on the cover. It's the focus and catches your eye right away. The two books I disallowed do have sheep on them, but they are not the focus, nor are they prominent. You have to really look at the cover to see them. I look at those book and immediately think, "Oh, there's a person, or there's a couple on them,"

Janice wrote: "No to A Winter's Hope. No to A Summer Down Under. Yes to An Important Family.

"Think like Janice" means that the sheep is prominent on the cover. It's the focus and catches your eye right away. Th..."

Thanks, Janice.

Could use some recs for #4 - Yay - Cursed, Curse or Child in the title.

Lucy wrote: "Could use some recs for #4 - Yay - Cursed, Curse or Child in the title."

The Snow Child
Silent Child
The Child
Tiger's Curse
The Curse of Chalion

Lucy wrote: "Could use some recs for #4 - Yay - Cursed, Curse or Child in the title."

Storm Cursed
The Princess Curse
Thirteenth Child

Lucy wrote: "Could use some recs for #4 - Yay - Cursed, Curse or Child in the title."

The Last Child
A Child Called "It"
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two
The Tuscan Child

Thanks all, there were so many options out there that I was feeling a little overwhelmed because I wasn't familar with most of them. Will look into these!

Lucy wrote: "Thanks all, there were so many options out there that I was feeling a little overwhelmed because I wasn't familar with most of them. Will look into these!"

I am glad I got the Nay for this task, Lucy. I only have to read a book about an orphan or a book with Orphan in the title. I will be reading The Orphan's Tale, which I own.

I looked over my list and I can add another to the lists above with Child 44. I think this was a group read at one time, as was The Snow Child, in the first list from Janice.

Some suggestions for Card 1: (my tasks) Hope it helps someone.
Geography Yay - Set in France or written by French author The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau Ladivine
Entertainment Nay Read a book that is in a trilogy. It may be book 1, 2, or 3Mr. Mercedes Things Fall Apart My Ántonia American Pastoral The Crossing
History Nay significant character in the book is a king, or the word "king" is in the title. The Willow King
The King at the Edge of the World The Shadow King
Art/Literature Nay JK Rowling is a strong advocate of child welfare. The word "Orphan" is in the title or a significant character is an orphan. A Thousand Moons
Science Yay There is one or more sheep on the cover.
Sport Nay Setting is during the month of April, or the word "April" is in the title.

Janice,
I apologise if I have missed a discussion about this previously. I have just noticed I’ve got the same task on 2 different cards:

Task: Setting is during the month of April or the word “April” is in the title.
The task is for Card 1 Sport Nay, and also for Card 21 History: Nay.
Is this right?

Yes, Shirley. I have both the April tasks too. I think one is set in the month of April and the other is April in the title. We talked about multiple tasks that were the same in another card, I think. I have two American Civil War tasks too.

Thanks Cherie. Have you had any luck finding a book set in April? I spent a bit of time today looking at other members’ plans and there’s some really good suggestions so I posted mine too in case it helps someone else.

Just saw The Cruelest Month at the top of this thread. It looks good too.

Shirley wrote: "Janice,
I apologise if I have missed a discussion about this previously. I have just noticed I’ve got the same task on 2 different cards:

Task: Setting is during the month of April or the word “A..."

Yes. I tried really hard to avoid duplicated tasks, but when you're writing 360 of them, things fall through the cracks.

Shirley wrote: "Thanks Cherie. Have you had any luck finding a book set in April? I spent a bit of time today looking at other members’ plans and there’s some really good suggestions so I posted mine too in case i..."

if you read nonfiction, Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster or April 1865: The Month That Saved America both take place in April. April 1865 would also work for Civil War, if you have that task.

Shirley - I divided up my tasks between "April in the title" - Card 1, Sport-Nay and "set during the month of April" - Card 21 History-Nay.

This is the list from "set in",

Outrun the Moon - set in April 1906 (The San Francisco earthquake and fires happened then)
A Crack in the Edge of the World - another San Francisco earthquake story, non-fiction
Airframe - Janice posted this as set in April
Hunting Houses - Janice posed this as set in April
A Study in Silks - this is a SF/Steampunk adventure set in London, April of 1888

two other April in the title books I have posted under other tasks.
April & Oliver - childhood friends
Remembering April - lips on the cover ??

Janice wrote: "Shirley wrote: "Janice,
I apologise if I have missed a discussion about this previously. I have just noticed I’ve got the same task on 2 different cards:

Task: Setting is during the month of Apri..."Totally get that Janice. Anyway, it adds an extra bit of challenge to the challenge. Like, I dare you to find two books set in April. Should make it part of every Year-long challenge. 😁

Jayme wrote: "Shirley wrote: "Thanks Cherie. Have you had any luck finding a book set in April? I spent a bit of time today looking at other members’ plans and there’s some really good suggestions so I posted mi..."
Thanks Jayme. Great suggestions. I hadn’t thought of NF for this one.

Shirley wrote: "Totally get that Janice. Anyway, it adds an extra bit of challenge to the challenge. Like, I dare you to find two books set in April. Should make it part of every Year-long challenge. 😁 ."

LOL! Good idea.

I've got double April tasks, and double king tasks in my challenge.

Cherie wrote: "Shirley - I divided up my tasks between "April in the title" - Card 1, Sport-Nay and "set during the month of April" - Card 21 History-Nay.

This is the list from "set in",

[book:Outrun the Moon|..."Wow,thanks, Cherie.

For Card 1, Sports - Nay, Setting/Title - April Broken April by Ismail Kadare.

For Task 2 Entertainment - N Read a book that is in a trilogy. It may be book 1, 2, or 3, here’s one: A Killer's Mind it’s book 1.

Lilisa wrote: "For Card 1, Sports - Nay, Setting/Title - April Broken April by Ismail Kadare."

I enjoyed this book - I would recommend it.

Katrisa wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "For Card 1, Sports - Nay, Setting/Title - April Broken April by Ismail Kadare."

I enjoyed this book - I would recommend it."

Good to know Katrisa. It’s been on my list for a few years. I keep putting it on a challenge list but somehow another book pops up that qualifies. I will get to it this year!

I have been busy reading and not been back to this thread but thank you everyone for all the Epic/ high fantasy suggestions - i am going to choose one now and work it in