The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Travels

This is a two book task. Read one book from each of two different options.
Required: Identify which options you select when you post.

No book with the main page genre Children or Kids may be used, and your books must have a combined total of 500 pages.

NOTE: ebooks without print versions cannot be used for tasks requiring a specific number of pages. If you read an ebook or audiobook use the page count for the mass market paperback if one exists. If there is no mass market paperback edition, use the paperback edition and if no paperback is available use the hardcover edition.


Since my family has always traveled during December, I thought it would be interesting to associate books with areas of travel.

Book 1: Nags Head, North Carolina
When I was a child my family had a vacation home on Nags Head, North Carolina, USA. We spent almost all of our vacation days there, and I have such fond memories of it that my family goes there often, too. It is very close to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, where the Wright Brothers flew their first airplane.

>>Read a book with an airplane on the cover. This refers to a real airplane, which is a means of transportation. It includes airplanes, biplanes, helicopters, gliders, seaplanes, and jets, but it does not include hot air balloons, blimps, space shuttles, rockets, toy airplanes, paper airplanes, kites, or parachutes.
Required: You must include the cover when posting.

Book 2: Jackson Hole, Wyoming
>>Read a book with the main page genre western. The genre may be stand alone or embedded.

Book 3: Key West, Florida
Since this is the home of Ernest Hemingway, I tend to think of classics.
>>Read a book with the main page genre classic(s).

Book 4: Kyoto, Japan
Fishing is a main industry for the Japanese and a primary food source.
>>Read a book with a picture of a fish on the cover. This could be a live fish or a fish that has been caught and is being shown as a fisherman’s catch. A fish being served on a platter is acceptable as long as it is recognizable as a fish. Dolphins and whales are acceptable although they are actually mammals.
Required: You must include the cover when posting.

Book 5: London, England
>>Read a book with the main page genre historical fiction or history. These may be stand alone or embedded.

Approved Books

Book 1:



Book 2:
Wake of Vultures
Conspiracy of Ravens
Cowboy Take Me Away
Dance Hall of the Dead
Lone Star Nights
Always a Cowboy
The Last Renegade
Running Wild
A Lone Star Christmas
A Big Sky Christmas
Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold
Texas Destiny
Cowboy Cool
Like a River Glorious
The Cold Eye
All Out of Love

Book 3:
A Pelican at Blandings
Cranford

Book 4:


Book 5:
The Dead of Winter
When Calls the Heart
A Home for Christmas
A Bone of Contention
Murder on Mulberry Bend
Year of Wonders
Dina's Book
Mendel's Dwarf
The Crossing Places
A Scot in the Dark
Flight of Magpies

Not Approved:
Book 1:

This thread is now open.

For Book 4, is this cover acceptable:

The Story of Sushi: An Unlikely Saga of Raw Fish and Rice

And for Book 5, could you confirm the Historical Fiction genre on this book:

The Dead of Winter: A John Madden Mystery Set In World War II England

Suzanne wrote: "For Book 4, is this cover acceptable:

The Story of Sushi: An Unlikely Saga of Raw Fish and Rice

And..."

Both of your books are confirmed.

Connie (Ava Catherine) wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "For Book 4, is this cover acceptable:

[book:The Story of Sushi: An Unlikely Saga of Raw Fish and Rice..."

thank you! I've linked to that on the reading list. :D

Can I get "Western" locked in as a genre for Wake of Vultures and Conspiracy of Ravens?

Can I get Cowboy Take Me Away for western?

Can you please approve for Book 2 Western, please?

Also, for Book 1, plane on cover:

There are very tiny planes on top of cover

For verification When Calls the Heart for historical fiction
for whale on the cover

CYNBAXTER

Hi there - would "parts" of a plane work?

Can you verify A Home for Christmas for Option 5 historical fiction? Thanks!

Will this count as a fish on the cover:



And please confirm this for Historical Fiction:

Brooke wrote: "Can I get "Western" locked in as a genre for Wake of Vultures and Conspiracy of Ravens?"

Both books confirmed as western

Dee wrote: "Can I get Cowboy Take Me Away for western?"

Confirmed as western

Pia wrote: "Can you please approve for Book 2 Western, please?

Also, for Book 1, plane on cover:

There are very tiny planes on t..."
Dance Hall of the Dead approved for Book 2 western.

Approved for Book 1: airplane on the cover

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "For verification When Calls the Heart for historical fiction
for whale on the cover"

Approved for Book 4: fish on the cover

When Calls the Heart approved for historical fiction

Cynthia wrote: "CYNBAXTER

Hi there - would "parts" of a plane work?


[bookcover:When I Fell from the Sky: The True ..."

I'm sorry, but there isn't enough here to actually identify this as an airplane. Maybe you can use these books for another task.

Judy wrote: "Please verify Lone Star Nights and Always a Cowboy for Western (not sure which I'm going to use yet)
and
A Pelican at Blandings for Classics

Thanks!"

Both westerns are approved.

Classic is approved.

Pamela wrote: "Can you verify A Home for Christmas for Option 5 historical fiction? Thanks!"

Approved

Fandury wrote: "Will this count as a fish on the cover:



And please confirm this for Historical Fiction:

"

Both books are approved.

Please confirm Murder on Mulberry Bend for historical fiction and The Last Renegade for Western. Thanks.

Can I please get verified for Western? Thanks!

Lauren wrote: "Please confirm Murder on Mulberry Bend for historical fiction and The Last Renegade for Western. Thanks."


Both of your books are approved.

Kim wrote: "Can I please get verified for Western? Thanks!"

approved

Please verify Cranford for Classics and Year of Wonders for Historical Fiction. thank you

Please verify WESTERN
A Lone Star Christmas

Valerie wrote: "Please verify Cranford for Classics and Year of Wonders for Historical Fiction. thank you"

Both books are approved.

Book Concierge wrote: "Please verify WESTERN
A Lone Star Christmas"

Approved

Hello,

I would like to confirm a book for option 6, historical fiction

Dina's Book

Thanks :)

Bellagbear wrote: "Hello,

I would like to confirm a book for option 6, historical fiction

Dina's Book

Thanks :)"

Approved

For option 2: Please confirm WESTERN
by William W. Johnstone

Book Concierge wrote: "For option 2: Please confirm WESTERN
by William W. Johnstone"

Confirmed western

Do these work for western genre?

Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold
Texas Destiny

Jenifer wrote: "Do these work for western genre?

Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold
Texas Destiny"

Both books are approved as western.

Trying to use my Kindle freebies. For book 1, will a futuristic flying craft work since it's zooming past the skyscrapers?


or a classic flying saucer shown inside Earth's atmosphere?



Thanks!

How about this for an airplane? It's an airplane outline.



Thanks!

Jonquil wrote: "Trying to use my Kindle freebies. For book 1, will a futuristic flying craft work since it's zooming past the skyscrapers?


or a classic flying saucer sh..."
Your first book works The Spider and the Fly, but, sorry, the UFO does not work in the second book.

Tammy AZ wrote: "How about this for an airplane? It's an airplane outline.



Thanks!"
That works.

Connie (Ava Catherine) wrote: "Jonquil wrote: "Trying to use my Kindle freebies. For book 1, will a futuristic flying craft work since it's zooming past the skyscrapers?


or a classic ..."

Thank you!

Can I please get Mendel's Dwarf locked in as Historical Fiction? Thanks

Sue T wrote: "Can I please get Mendel's Dwarf locked in as Historical Fiction? Thanks"

approved for historical fiction

Hi there!

Could I have you approve The Crossing Places for History > Archaeology for Option 5?

Thank you!

Can I please get Cowboy Cool for western? There is a paperback that I'll be adding to GR for page count

Cait S wrote: "Hi there!

Could I have you approve The Crossing Places for History > Archaeology for Option 5?

Thank you!"

Approved for history main page

Dee wrote: "Can I please get Cowboy Cool for western? There is a paperback that I'll be adding to GR for page count"

Approved for western main page

For Book 1: Is this enough of the airplane?

Julia wrote: "For Book 1: Is this enough of the airplane?
"

Yes, it is fine. I can tell that it is an airplane.