Pick-a-Shelf discussion

February Letters


A
F
K
L
D

Thanks, Bea :)

For February My Plans are

a. Shelf 1 Audiobook Astonish Me 02/02/2017
b, Shelf 2 F Favourites Still Alice 03/02/2017
c. Shelf 3 Kindle books The Gypsy's Dream: 04/02/2017
d. Shelf 4 Library Gioconda 01/02/2017
e. Shelf 5 Dragons A Natural History of Dragons 07/02/2017

f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the): Astonish Astonish Me 02/02/2017
g. any word in title but NOT first Still Alice Still Alice 03/02/2017
h. author's first name: Lucille Gioconda 01/02/2017
i. author's last name: Alexi The Gypsy's Dream 04/02/2017
j. item on cover: Dragon 07/02/2017
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle: Lady A Natural History of Dragons 07/02/2017
l. name of character: Alice Still Alice 03/02/2017

FEBRUARY

a. shelf 1: A - adventure: Swindle
b. shelf 2: F - favorite author: Mind of My Mind
c. shelf 3: K - kindle: Weetzie Bat
d. shelf 4: L - library has it: The Dark Life
e. shelf 5: D - data: Information Doesn't Want to Be Free
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the): The Dark Life (D)
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the): The Dark Life (L)
h. author's first name: The Dark Life by Kat Falls
i. author's last name: Swindle by Gordon Korman
j. item on cover: Swindle - dog
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle: Information Doesn't Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age
l. name of character: Kamala Khan in Ms. Marvel, Vol 1

looks good so far, Susan... you can also use Dark Life (Dark Life #1) for k - series name, Dark

Is "F" specific enough to count for the "Item on Cover" category?

What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves

I've got another option lined up, but part of me thinks it would be hilarious to go with the above option. :)

Ariel wrote: "Is "F" specific enough to count for the "Item on Cover" category?

What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves

I've got another option lined up,..."

It would indeed be hilarious! However, unfortunately, it's actually part of the title so not actually an 'item' as such, so I'm going to say no, sorry!

That makes sense to me. At least we got a chuckle out of it! ;)

Tien wrote: "looks good so far, Susan... you can also use Dark Life (Dark Life #1) for k - series name, Dark"

Ah, thanks. I didn't notice that. But I found a subtitle in one I'm going to read in Bookopoly, so I'm set.

could you look at mine please Tien post3

Marie wrote: "could you look at mine please Tien post3"

looks good, Marie!

Tien wrote: "Marie wrote: "could you look at mine please Tien post3"

looks good, Marie!"

thanks

Shelf 1: Adventure - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Shelf 2: Favourites - Legend
Shelf 3: Kindle - Florida Roadkill
Shelf 4: Library - Reasons to Stay Alive
Shelf 5: did-not-finish - The Goldfinch
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) - F Florida Roadkill
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) - A Reasons to Stay Alive
h. author's first name - D The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
i. author's last name - L Legend by Marie Lu
j. item on cover - F - Flamingo
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. am, an, the, novel, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) - L Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
l. name of character - D Theo Decker The Goldfinch

Looks good, Karen! good luck!

I just adore Legend trilogy, btw, I hope you like them too :)

Does this work? In particular, there is one crossover book, The Republic of Dirt.

February Letters


A
F
K
L
D

a. shelf 1 - A American earth - Wake-Robin John Burroughs
b. shelf 2 - F Favorites - Improving Your Serve by Charles R. Swindoll
c. shelf 3 - K - kindle books (which is different than "kindle") Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
d. shelf 4 - L - Love - Dying Out Loud: No Guilt in Life, No Fear in Death by Shawn Smucker
e. shelf 5 - D - default -The English Governess at the Siamese Court: The True Story Behind 'The King and I'

f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) D Dying Out Loud: No Guilt in Life, No Fear in Death by Shawn Smucker

g. any word in title (excluding a, an, the) D for Dirt Republic Of Dirt : A Return to Woefield Farm Read Jan 17-24, 2017

h. author's first name A - Anna Anna Harriette Leonowens -The English Governess at the Siamese Court: The True Story Behind 'The King and I'

i. author's last name L - Leonowens Anna Harriette Leonowens for her book The English Governess at the Siamese Court: The True Story Behind 'The King and I'

j. item on cover L - lamp post by Anna Harriette Leonowens

k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) k - king The English Governess at the Siamese Court: The True Story Behind 'The King and I' by Anna Harriette Leonowens

l. name of character* A - Anna from The English Governess at the Siamese Court: The True Story Behind 'The King and I'

Karin, a-k are fine however the condition for category l is:

*It must be obvious from book page that there is a character in the book with such a name (can be nickname etc as long as it's the name mentioned on book page); can be either within description (blurb) or part of GR metadata.

And unfortunately, Don Fernando, is not actually mentioned anywhere... sorry...

You could use 'Anna' from The English Governess at the Siamese Court: The True Story Behind 'The King and I'?

Tien wrote: "Karin, a-k are fine however the condition for category l is:

*It must be obvious from book page that there is a character in the book with such a name (can be nickname etc as long as it's the name..."

Okay, sorry, I forgot about that part of it.

Finally got my Feb plan done...


Letters: A-F-K-L-D



Shelves:
a. shelf 1 - A: amazon ~ Against The Spread ~ Mara Jacobs
b. shelf 2 - F: firemen ~ One Fine Fireman ~ Jennifer Bernard
c. shelf 3 - K: keepers ~ All Shook Up ~ Susan Andersen
d. shelf 4 - L: loved-it ~ No Limits ~ Lori Foster
e. shelf 5 - D: digital ~ Resisting the Bad Boy ~ Violet Duke

Categories:
f. first word in title: A ~ Against ~ Against The Spread ~ Mara Jacobs
g. any word in title but NOT first: F ~ Fine ~ One Fine Fireman ~ Jennifer Bernard
h. author's first name: L ~ Lori ~ No Limits ~ Lori Foster
i. author's last name: D ~ Duke ~ Resisting the Bad Boy ~ Violet Duke
j. item on cover: D ~ Dog ~ One Fine Fireman ~ Jennifer Bernard
k. any word in Series/Subtitle: A ~ Anna ~ Against The Spread ~ Mara Jacobs
l. name of character:D ~ Dru ~ All Shook Up ~ Susan Andersen

looks good, LaurLa

Tien - is flowers on the cover too generic for f? (since I have no idea what kind of flower they actually are)?

- although are they daisies?

Dee wrote: "Tien - is flowers on the cover too generic for f? (since I have no idea what kind of flower they actually are)?

- although are they daisies?"

Those are poppies.

they look more like poppies to me, Dee.

F for flowers are fine. I just didn't want A for aquamarine flower ... that's a colour (descriptive) instead of the item. I didn't phrase it very well in the rules.

awesome - thanks! I figured worse case I could also go D for dress ;)

Here are February's books I chose. I'll add the author's names and links later on my thread. I'm on my phone and it's a bit complicated

February letters: A F K L D

a. D : Dystopian - Gemina
b. F : Friendship - Furthermore
c. A : Adventure - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
d. K : Kindle - The Last Orphans
e. L : Library - Replica
f. F : Furthermore
g. F : Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
h. L : Replica by Lauren Oliver
i. K : Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
j. F : Fox on Furthermore
k. L : The Last Orphans
l. A : Alice from Furthermore

Kristell wrote: "Here are February's books I chose. I'll add the author's names and links later on my thread. I'm on my phone and it's a bit complicated"

Looks good, Kristell

thanks!