The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

30.1 - Roseann's Task - Spring Fling
A.Read a book with the word Spring in the title.
And
B. Read a book with "Fling, Throw, or Toss" in the title.

SWEET IDEA! Can't wait to investigate!

Interesting! I have no books in my to be read shelves that fit this challenge :).

Some ideas for Spring:

Silent Spring
Spring Snow
Come the Spring
The Torrents of Spring
Cold Spring Harbor
Spring Torrents
Spring and All
Spring Came on Forever

I may go with Cold Spring Harbor since I love the short stories of Yates and I loved Revolutionary Road!

Roseanne, would The Dead-Tossed Waves work for the second part of the task?

I am being Cait right now (you don't mind, right Cait?)!

Part B Ideas:
The Toss of a Lemon
Toss the Bride
Throw Like A Girl: Stories
Million-Dollar Throw
The Bookwoman's Last Fling: A Cliff Janeway Novel
Highland Fling
Millie's Fling

Wow. I have 1357 books here and none with those words.

Nicole wrote: "I am being Cait right now (you don't mind, right Cait?)!

Part B Ideas:
The Toss of a Lemon
Toss the Bride
Throw Like A Girl: Stories
Million-Dolla..."</i>

Not at all! And thank you for the link to [book:Cold Spring Harbor. That looks really good.

Diane wrote: "Wow. I have 1357 books here and none with those words."

I have 1500+ and no matches either, lol. :o)

The only books my library has for Part B are:
Fling And Other Stories by John Hersey
A Stone's Throw from Ellis Island by Thomas J. Espenshade

I don't want to subject myself to 500 pages of the economic implications of immigration to New Jersey, so Fling and Other Stories it is.

John Hersey is a Pulitzer prize winner, if anyone else is looking for something to read.

Another question. Are we accepting any variations? Like threw, thrown, or throwing?

My library doesn't have a copy of Cold Spring Harbor! WTF, Timberland Regional Libraries?

Cait wrote: "My library doesn't have a copy of Cold Spring Harbor! WTF, Timberland Regional Libraries?"

WTF! Mine does not either! Must be out of print or way random since Columbus Public Libraries has had EVERYTHING I have ever searched for!

Would pluralizing or suffixes be allowed?

i.e.: springs, springing
tossed, tossing, flinging

Just did a search on my library website and found one that sounds interesting -
No applause-- just throw money, or, The book that made vaudeville famous : a high-class, refined entertainment
by Trav S. D.

I think I'm reading Dark Spring for the first part. Still trying to figure out what to read for the second part.

Cait wrote: "My library doesn't have a copy of Cold Spring Harbor! WTF, Timberland Regional Libraries?"

SnoIsle Libraries FTW! http://catalog.sno-isle.org/cgi-bin/c... They have 2 copies. Maybe you could do an ILL, Cait?

I've got:

Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
New Spring by Robert Jordan
Rites of Spring (Break) by Diana Peterfreund

Nothing for fling, etc.

Edit: Searched my library database. Apparently "Highland Fling" is a popular book title... I think I'm going to go with the Katie Fforde version... Highland Fling

Edit #47: I'm sad I can't read Dragons Don't Throw Snowballs (too short), because I'm not entirely convinced that's true... ;)

Sara ♥ wrote: "I've got:

Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
New Spring by Robert Jordan
Rites of Spring (Break) by Diana Peterfreund

Nothing for fling, etc.

Edit: Sear..."

New Spring! Yes. I knew I had a book with Spring in the title! Thanks Sara!!!

For part A my library had over 300 titles with spring (some dups, some DVDs and CDs). The first 20
Spring Breakdown
Stetsons, Spring and Wedding RingsThe Price of Spring
Snow Melts in Spring
Death in Spring
Spring Creek Bride
Second Spring: Dr. Mao's Hundreds of Natural Secrets for Women in Premenopause and Menopause
Spring Broke
A Promise for Spring

Prairie Spring: A Journey Into the Heart of a Season
Early Spring: An Ecologist and Her Children Wake to a Warming World
A Spring Frost
Spring Flowers, Summer Love
Demons in the Spring
Snow Falling in Spring: Coming of Age in China During the Cultural Revolution
Winter Turns to Spring
The God of Spring: A Novel
It Happens Every Spring
Spring Tides
Spring and Fall

For part B, my library had the following (excluding all "how-to" sports books):
Her Secret Fling
The Bookwoman's Last Fling: A Cliff Janeway Novel
Highland Fling
Murder, She Wrote: Highland Fling Murders
Highland Fling
The Fling
Just A Little Fling
The Toss of a Lemon
Modern Toss Christmas Special
Closet Smarts: Flatter Your Figure with the Clothes You Already Have
Throw Your Heart over
Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life
The Throw-Away Bride
A Long Stone's Throw
Don't Throw It Out: Recycle, Renew and Reuse to Make Things Last
Throw Like A Girl: Stories
Throw Me a Bone: 50 Healthy, Canine Taste-Tested Recipes for Snacks, Meals, and Treats
The Last Rattlesnake Throw and Other Stories
I'm Off to Montana for to Throw the Hoolihan
The Venus Throw
Throw Darts At A Cheesecake

Rachel wrote: "Cait wrote: "My library doesn't have a copy of Cold Spring Harbor! WTF, Timberland Regional Libraries?"

SnoIsle Libraries FTW! http://catalog.sno-isle.org/cgi-bin/c......"

How do I love thee? Let me count thy ways... :o)

Thank you! I'll put in a request tomorrow and see what they say. You're the best!

Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Free Throws -- HEE! The drama!

Would Springs work? Just wondering.

Just bumping this up. I am still struggling to find things that sound good that my library has!

Yes, I have spring but nothing for the second part...

Rosanne seems to be MIA??!!

Nicole, I am reading Spring Rain by Gayle Roper AND The Fling by Elda Minger

Until told otherwise, I'm planning to use The Girl Who Threw Butterflies. I mean, if she's MIA, she can't say no, right?

*clutches book to chest, shifty eyes*

It doesn't help that my library system has nothing but children's picture books and bodice rippers for the dictionary forms of "throw," "toss," or "fling."

Would Spring Awakening count for part A? It is a play, but it is over 100 pages...

True Ms. Anderson!! I was hoping to get clarification about using alternative words myself as asked by someone else earlier.

the term "bodice rippers" always cracks me up! :)

I wish the other synonyms of fling were acceptable: affair, party, etc.

I agree. Those three words are almost impossible to find. As of this point I am going with the Jessica Fletcher book. But that isn't really want I want.

I ended up choosing
Spring and Fall

and still am undecided about part 2. Very odd selection of books with those words in it!

For the first part, I can't decide between Death in Spring and Demons in the Spring - they both look really interesting. I'm leaning toward Demons in the Spring since I just happened to pick up one of his novels at a library sale and the back cover had good reviews from Tom Perrotta and Irvine Welsh. I just requested both from the library, so we'll see. Maybe I'll end up reading them both. :o)

I've decided on Throw Like A Girl: Stories for part 2. The description sounds good and my library has a copy of this as well.

i'm finding to find any book that i want to read at all for this task. might be one of the ones i don't even attempt to do this season!

I emailed her and asked her and she said that she wants us to stick with these words.

Nicole - I am getting Cold Spring Harbor from the OSU library, if you have any connections. I was going to use it for the names task, but it is probably better to put it here since choices are so limited.

Manday wrote: "Nicole - I am getting Cold Spring Harbor from the OSU library, if you have any connections. I was going to use it for the names task, but it is probably better to put it here since choices are so l..."

I do not...but thanks for the idea!

Dang. I found an interesting book but it's THROWS :(
When Life Throws You a Curve: One Girl's Triumph Over Scoliosis

Don't Throw the Bread: A Young Girl's Journey During World War II <- 112 pgs. Hmm.

kiki wrote: "the term "bodice rippers" always cracks me up! :)"

I've read a lot of romance novels, but no one has ripped any bodices yet... Sad times!

A Toss Of The Dice: Stories From A Pediatrician's Practice

Boo. I really wanted to read Found: The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World for this but we can't use tossed.

I'm all out of ideas. My library doesn't have alot of these and I am not about to spend money on something I am forcing myself to read. lol. I'll probably skip this one because I doubt I will come close to finishing this monster of a challenge anyways! :) ... that is unless anyone has any really good ideas.

Are we sure Roseann isn't going to allow other FORMS of the 3 words?

I'm not sure. I thought Sarah said she messaged her but maybe she was just talking about other words. I'm just going with no until I hear otherwise so I don't get my hopes up lol

This is what she said to me: I really wanted to stay with these words. If you have terrible trouble finding anything, let me know and I will update the challenge.

So if you guys want to explain your troubles to her in emails. I guess that would be the best way to get across to her.

Or at least ask her if she'll take variations of the words, like "flings" and "tossed" and stuff...