The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

15.5 - Graduation Time!
Go to the Wikipedia list of Billboard Number-One Singles. Click on the year you graduated from high school. Choose a word that is 4 letters or longer from the list of song titles for that year. Read a book with that word in the title/subtitle. Words must match exactly. No variations.

If you graduated from high school before 1940, read a book that was first published the year you graduated. If you have not graduated from high school, yet, choose the list that corresponds to your first year in high school. If you don't want to reveal your high school graduation year, you may use mine (1986).

Required: State the year you used when you post.

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1968 - word "CHILD" (from Love Child by Diana Ross & the Supremes) - book The Snow Child

Book Concierge wrote: "1968 - word "CHILD" (from Love Child by Diana Ross & the Supremes) - book The Snow Child"

That works.

Gemma wrote: "If this isn't the place to ask for clarification, please let me know or delete this comment =)

Just wondering what about those of us who didn't finish high school? I finished my VCE (HSC/high sch..."

You're right, Gemma, it's always better to ask for clarification. And, this is just the place to do it!

In your situation, it seems like it would make the most sense to choose the year you finished your secondary studies. Or, you can use my year if you prefer. Up to you.

2012- word: MAYBE (from Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen)- book:Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover

Arshiya wrote: "2012- word: MAYBE (from Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen)- book:Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover"

That works.

Hiya! So I was wondering does Happy qualify for this? If you go to the main page though it shows up as 'Happy(ish)'.

Skylla wrote: "Hiya! So I was wondering does Happy qualify for this? If you go to the main page though it shows up as 'Happy(ish)'."

All the links say Happy so, assuming there's a song title that has the word "Happy" in it listed for your graduation year, it will work.

Graduated 1988
Song - Where Do Broken Hearts Go
Book - Aloha, Candy Hearts by Anthony Bidulka?

Navarra wrote: "Graduated 1988
Song - Where Do Broken Hearts Go
Book - Aloha, Candy Hearts by Anthony Bidulka?"

Yes, that works.

High school to you is what our Secondary school is? I was in Secondary school from 1986 - 1991. So I look at when I left school in 1991?

If so, can I read Dark Surrender? The song was "Coming Out of the Dark"

Year 2002

"Always on Time" Ja Rule featuring Ashanti

Always A Lady by Sharon Sala

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "High school to you is what our Secondary school is? I was in Secondary school from 1986 - 1991. So I look at when I left school in 1991?

If so, can I read Dark Surrender? The song ..."

Yes, to all of those questions. ;-)

Claire wrote: "Year 2002

"Always on Time" Ja Rule featuring Ashanti

Always A Lady by Sharon Sala"

That works.

I graduated in 1987 and there are two songs, one by Whitney Houston, I Want to Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me and I Just Can't Stop Loving You by Michael Jackson. I wanted to pick the book Land of Love and Drowning but I wasn't sure since it wasn't exactly that word. Can you let me know if this works?
thanks!

Rita wrote: "I graduated in 1987 and there are two songs, one by Whitney Houston, I Want to Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me and I Just Can't Stop Loving You by Michael Jackson. I wanted to pick the book [bookc..."

No, sorry, the word in the title or subtitle must match the word in the song title exactly. No variations.

Kristina Simon wrote: "Rita wrote: "I graduated in 1987 and there are two songs, one by Whitney Houston, I Want to Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me and I Just Can't Stop Loving You by Michael Jackson. I wanted to pick th..."

Ok thanks!

Hi - I'm just wondering about the ruling on 'book first published'.

I 'graduated' in 1992 and looking at the list of books that were published in that year I see Terry Pratchett 'Lords and Ladies'. However the version of the book that I have was actually published in 1994 as it wasn't a first edition.

So what exactly is the ruling - is it when the book was first published OR when the book version that you have was published? And I guess if the second is the case I would need to actually provide a link to the original release and not to the one I have?

Nicola wrote: "Hi - I'm just wondering about the ruling on 'book first published'. "

Hi, Nicola. This task has noting to do with 'book first published' unless you graduated from high school before 1940. For this task, you need to go to the Wikipedia link in the task description (post 1 above) and click on 1992. This will give you a list of song titles that were number-one singles that year. Choose a word (4 letters or longer) from the list of song title and match it to a word in the title or subtitle of a book you want to read.

For future reference, though, when we say 'book first published' we mean the date the book was first released. So, for example, go to The Hunger Games. This link is to the paperback version of The Hunger Games. This paperback edition came out in July 1st 2010, but you'll see on the book's main page this printed in grey: (first published September 14th 2008). That date in grey is the date you would go by if the task asked for a book first published in XXXX year.

]Kristina Simon wrote: "Nicola wrote: "Hi - I'm just wondering about the ruling on 'book first published'. "

Hi, Nicola. This task has noting to do with 'book first published' unless you graduated from high school before..."

Ok thanks, not sure how I got that one confused, my book for that is On the Road linked to the 1992 song End of the Road - Boyzz to Men. Maybe I've got it messed up with another task. I'm going through them now finalizing my plan of attack :-)

I graduated in 2002, and one of the songs is "A Moment Like This". Would "like" or "this" work? I felt a little like that might be cheating, so I'll gladly pick something else if needed (and I might do that anyway).

CassieV wrote: "I graduated in 2002, and one of the songs is "A Moment Like This". Would "like" or "this" work? I felt a little like that might be cheating, so I'll gladly pick something else if needed (and I mi..."

Any word that has four or more letters will work. So "like" and "this" are fair game.

Since I graduated in 1996, which is unfortunately the summer of the "Macarena" and took up a stupid number of weeks on the chart, I'm using "How Do U Want It/California Love" which I actually don't remember. I had to look it up in iTunes - still didn't help.

Conveniently (for me), Edan Lepucki wrote a little book titled California.....

Melissa wrote: "Since I graduated in 1996, which is unfortunately the summer of the "Macarena" and took up a stupid number of weeks on the chart, I'm using "How Do U Want It/California Love" which I actually don't..."

LOL. Well, at least you had California to work with. It seems to be a really popular book, right now. Hope you enjoy it!

I graduated in 2002, so I chose "Always on Time" Ja Rule featuring Ashanti from list and my book is Always by Lynsay Sands. Right?

Hina wrote: "I graduated in 2002, so I chose "Always on Time" Ja Rule featuring Ashanti from list and my book is Always by Lynsay Sands. Right?"

Yes, that would work.

I graduated in 1975 - right in the middle of the Neil Sedaka era and Laughter In The Rain was a big hit!

I'm excited about that because it means I get to finally read…

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Pat wrote: "I graduated in 1975 - right in the middle of the Neil Sedaka era and Laughter In The Rain was a big hit!

I'm excited about that because it means I get to finally read…

[bookcover:The Art of Raci..."

Another good one! Enjoy.

Hi. I graduated in 1993, and one of the songs on the Billboard list for that year is Can't Help Falling in Love, by UB40. I wanted to make sure that this book fits the requirements for this task:

Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy

Thanks!

Mindi wrote: "Hi. I graduated in 1993, and one of the songs on the Billboard list for that year is Can't Help Falling in Love, by UB40. I wanted to make sure that this book fits the requirements for this task:..."

In order for a book to fit this song, one of the following words must appear in the title or subtitle of the book: Can't, Help, Falling, Love.

I don't see any of those words in the title/subtitle of Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy so, no, the book would not work for this task.

Kristina Simon wrote: In order for a book to fit this song, one of the following words must appear in the title or subtitle of the book: Can't, Help, Falling, Love.

I don't see any of those words in the title/subtitle of Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy so, no, the book would not work for this task.

OK, no problem. I wasn't sure if the Help in "Self-Help" would count. I will choose another book. Thanks!