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Challenges: Year Long Main 2022
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Camilla's on the road again
To complete this challenge and earn a badge, you must read 15 books. You are required to select 4 different predetermined road side attractions plus one side trip which will be an additional site of your own choosing, and read all three categories for each site.Badge 1 - 5 sites: 4 road side attractions & 1 side trip. (15)
Badge 2 - 7 sites: 6 road side attractions & 1 side trip. (21)
1. Challenge Progress: Identify where you are in the challenge – Badge 1, book 1 (2, 3, 4, etc.)
2. List the Site Number & Category.
3. Link to book read. Link to the title and not to the cover.
4. List the number of pages of the edition you read. If an ebook or audiobook also give the number of pages of the paper edition (refer general rules on page numbers).
5. Give a very brief summary of the task.
6. State how the book fits the criteria. Any requirements must be included in this section (cover link if cover task, picture link if interactive task, etc.)
Sample: I’ve read 5 books in the Badge 1 section:
1. Badge 1, Book 5
2. Site 1, Location
3. Link – Ghost Story
4. Listened to Audiobook, Hardcover edition is 567 pages
5. Read a book that is a ghost story.
6. As the title indicates, this is a ghost story. "Ghosts" also show on the main book page as a genre.
Requesting a badge:
When you finish a badge requirement, you will need to post in the Year Long Reporting Thread as follows:
WoF Name ________________
Badge Requesting (One, Two, Three or Four)
1. Site, Category, link to Title
2. Site, Category, link to Title
3.
4…… etc.
Sample:
WoF - Janice
Badge One completed
1. Site 1, Location, Ghost Story
2. Site 1, About, The Girl Next Door
3, Site 1, Souvenir, The Copper Gauntlet....
Badge 11. Location
Read a book with a character who is a queen, or the title contains queen
The Pageant
2. About
Read a book written by an author whose initial of any name starts with V.
Saigonista Bagdadiin
3. Souvenir
Read a book set during freezing temperatures.
The White
1. Location
Read a book with a snake(s) are on the cover
The Mountain King
2. About
Read a book with one of the following garter snake types in the title: Garter, Aquatic, Butler, Highland, Giant, Plains, Ribbon.
The Sleeping Giant
3. Souvenir
Read a book with at least one pair of boots on the cover.
Islantilainen voittaa aina – elämää hurmaavien harhojen maassa
Site 21, The Big Powerful Owl, Belconnen, Australia
Read a book set in Australia or written by an Australian author.
The Reckoning: The Day Australia Fell
2. About
Read a book with the author's initials are B A, in any order.
Yellowstone Hellfire
Read a book with a large eye(s) on the cover.
22 Sideways: Twenty-Two Bloodthirsty Tales
Site 22, Big Banana, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia
Read a book with Harbour (Harbor) in the title.
Pearl Harbor and More - Stories of WWII - December 1941
2. About
Read a book that it first in a series.
Whose Body?
3. Souvenir
Read a book with Vanilla, Chocolate, or Strawberry in the title.
Death by Chocolate
Side trip 1
Sverd i fjell, Hafrsfjord, Norway
The monument is named Sverd i fjell, which means Swords in rock. The monument is made by Fritz Røed (1928-2002), and was unveiled by King Olav in 1983.
The monument is located in Hafrsfjord, Norway. This was where Harald Fairhair gathered Norway into one kingdom in 872.
Task: read a book set in Norway or written by a Norwegian author. Lumottu
2. About
The hilts of the Viking swords are taken from swords found in different parts of the country.
Task: read a book about vikings. The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings
3. Souvenir
The monument consists of three swords that are fixed into the ground. They symbolise peace, unity and freedom.
Item to get from gift shop: toy sword.
Task: read a book with a sword on the cover. Wolf's Bane
Badge 2Site 1, Three Valley Gap, British Columbia, Canada
Task: Read a book that is a ghost story.
The Whistling
2. About
Read a book that has a significant character named Jack, or the author is named Jack.
The Colour of Poison
3. Souvenir
Read a book with Moscow, Copper, or Mug in the title.
Moscow Calling: Memoirs of a Foreign Correspondent
Site 2, The USSR Enterprise, Vulcan, Alberta, Canada
1. Location
Read a book with a significant character aged 5 or younger
Innocent: The True Story of Siblings Struggling to Survive
2. About
Read a book with a main page genre of space opera
Terms of Enlistment
3. Souvenir
Read a book that is at least 75% red in colour.
Alt.History 101 77.5%
Site 7, Blowhard the Bony Horse, Cardwell, New Brunswick, Canada
1. Location
Read a book with Caldwell in title (including sub-titles) or written by an author with the name Caldwell.
Den sista hemligheten
2. About
Read a book with a skeleton or skull on the cover.
The Third Beast
3. Souvenir
Read a book with weapon, tool, comb, or whistle in the title.
The Last Weapon
1. Location
Read a book set in space. May be on a spaceship or another planet.
Sun Dragon
2. About
Read a book with a theme of Christmas.
Jouluvaloja ja takkatulen rätinää
3. Souvenir
Read a book where the cover is 75% white.
Nine Meals 77.9%
1. Location
Read a book set in New York City.
Ekovuosi Manhattanilla
2. About
Read a book with headlights prominently on the cover.
Run
3. Souvenir
Read a book with Bone(s)in the title.
Skein and Bone
1. Location
Read a book with a direction (north, east, south, west) in the title.
The Old Weird South
2. About
Read a book originally published in 2011.
Stones to Ashes
3. Souvenir
Read a book with a main character or author name of Paul.
Darkness Falls
Side trip 2
Metal sculpture by the artist Vicente Galbete, on the pilgrimage route of Camino Francés, on the Alto de Perdón, roughly translated as the Hill of Forgiveness.
It is dedicated to pilgrims who have walked the Camino and was erected in 1996. One of the monuments includes the engraving Donde se cruza el camino del viento con el de las estrellas, which translates into English as "Where the path of the wind crosses that of the stars".
1. Location: Navarra, Spain
The sculpture is located about 750 meters above sea level.
Task: read a book with at least two of the numbers 7, 5, or 0 in the number of pages.
Mannheim Rex
2. About
The sculpture depicts a number of pilgrims either on foot or on horseback as they make their way along the Camino to Santiago.
Task: read a book where somebody travels very far from their home.
Wild Roots: Coming Alive in the French Amazon
3. Souvenir
The sculpture is made of metal.
Item to get from gift shop: a donkey made of metal.
Task: read a book with something made of metal on the cover.
The Choice
Site 5, The Big Nickle, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada1. Location
Read a book set in Canada or is written by a Canadian author.
2. About
Read a book that is one of 5 in a series.
3. Souvenir
Read a book with Collect, Collector, or Collection in the title.
Site 6, Poppy Memorial, Parc des Pionniers, Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada
1. Location
Read a book with a theme of immigrant experience.
2. About
Read a book set in France or written by a French author.
3. Souvenir
Read a book with red flowers on the cover.
Site 8, World's Largest Fiddle, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.
1. Location
Read a book where setting of book is different than the nationality of the author.
2. About
Read a book where the author's initials contain CH in any order
3. Souvenir
Read a book with a theme of music.
Site 9, Mermaids of St. Johns, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
1. Location
Read a book with a significant character named John.
2. About
Read a book with mythology as a main page genre.
3. Souvenir
Read a book with an animal with a tail on the cover. The full tail must be shown.
Site 10, World's Largest Hand Held Egg Beater, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1. Location
Read a book set on an island. The island must be smaller than 200,000 km2. Use this list as a guide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
2. About
Read a book with Inventor/Invention in the title, or a significant character was an inventor.
3. Souvenir
Read a book set in Switzerland, France, Poland or Italy.
Site 12, Fountain of Youth, Lewes, Delaware, USA
1. Location
Read a book with Dutch in the title or from this list: The Best Dutch Literature
2. About
Read a book set in the 1930's & 1940's.
3. Souvenir
Read a book where a character is immortal.
Site 13, Hawaii Five-O Jack Lord Bust, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
1. Location
Read a book set in Hawaii.
2. About
Read a book that is MPG Mystery and is a police procedural.
3. Souvenir
Read a book where there a number of flowers on the cover.
Site 14, Shoshone Ice Caves, Shoshone, Idaho, USA
1. Location
Read a book about First Nations Peoples in the US, or written by an American First Nations author.
2. About
Read a book with Ice or Cave in the title.
3, Souveni
Read a book that is in epistolary style.
Site 15, Statue of Popeye, Chester Illinois, USA
1. Location
Read a book set in Illinois.
2. About
Read a book where a signification character is a sailor.
3. Souvenir
Read a book where the cover is 75% green.
Site 16, Bewitched Statue, Salem Massachusetts, USA
1. Location
Read a book set in Massachusetts
2. About
Read a book in the General Paranormal Romance Genre page. Explain how you determined your book from this page. Was it on the main page, or did you follow a link from the page? If so, what link?
3. Souvenir
Read a book where the main character has a cat.
Site 18, World's Largest Chest of Drawers, High Point, North Carolina, USA
1. Location
Read a book that is set in North Carolina.
2. About
Read a book set in the 1900's.
3. Souvenir
Read a book where the cover shows someone wearing a pair of socks. They must be very noticeable and obvious.
Site 19, World's Largest Killer Bee, Hidalgo, Texas
1. Location
Read a book set in Texas AND either has a horse on the cover or there is a horse in the story.
2. About
Read a book with a bee on the cover or in the title.
The Queen Bee of Bridgeton The Prophecy of Bees
3. Souvenir
Read a book that has something sweet in the title - Honey, Sugar, or Sweet.
Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang Sweet Home
Site 20, Foamhedge, Centerville, Virginia
1. Location
Read a book set in Virginia.
2. About
Read a book that is a retelling of an original story.
3. Souvenir
Read a book set in prehistoric times. The book may be a time travel story where the characters travel back to prehistoric times.
Site 23, The Big Kookaburra, Kurri Kurri, Australia1. Location
Read a book where the title starts with the letter K. It may be preceded by "a" or "the".
2. About
Read a book with a large bird on the cover. There may only be one bird.
3. Souvenir
Read a book from Humour Genre - Use the Humour Genre Page. Explain how you determined your book from this page. Was it on the main page, or did you follow a link from the page? If so, what link?
Site 24, Big Mosquito, Hexham, Australia
1. Location
Read a book with a character who was a miner or the book is about mining.
2. About
Read a book that is dystopian dealing with pandemics.
3, Souvenir
Read a book with animal teeth that look like they could leave a nasty bite.
Site 26, The World's Largest Sundial, Singleton, Australia
1. Location
Read a book with a one word title (no articles).
2. About
Read a book that won any category of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards from this site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Sou...
3. Souvenir
Read a book with large circles on it as a graphical design.
Site 27, The Big Aboriginal Hunter, Anmatjere, Australia
1. Location
Read a book about Australian indigenous people.
2. About
Read a book that is in a series with 12 or more books. The first 12 books must be published as the time of reading.
3. Souvenir
Read a book with a hunting implement on the cover. Guns & swords are excluded.
Site 28, Big Beer Can, Ghan, Australia
1. Location
Read a book with a train prominently on the cover.
2. About
Read a book the was originally published between 2002 - 2010.
3. Souvenir
Read a book with an alcoholic drink on the cover.
Site 29, Big Books, Alice Springs, Australia
1. Location
Read a book with a character or author with the name Alice or Stuart. Spelling is exact.
2. About
Read a book that was originally published in 2018.
3, Souvenir
Read a book that was mentioned in another book. Required that the original book naming the one you read is noted.
Site 30, The Big Sapphire Ring, Sapphire, Queensland
1. Location
Read a book that has less than 572 ratings at the time of reading. State the number of ratings.
2. About
Read a book with a type of jewel in the title (amethyst, aquamarine, diamond, emerald, jade, peridodt, ruby, sapphire).
3. Souvenir
Read a book with Ring in the title or a large ring on the cover.
Site 31, The Kelpies, Scotland1. Location
Read a book set in Scotland, or written by a Scottish author.
2. About
Read a book with characters that are shapeshifters.
3. Souvenir
Read a book where the title or author's name starts with the letter U. If it's the title, it may not be preceded by an identifier.
Site 32, Whimsical Statue, Swansea Marina, Wales UK
1. Location
Read a book set in Wales or written by a Welsh author.
2. About
Read a book that was originally published in 1990.
3. Souvenir
Read a book with Bell in the title or on the cover.
Site 33, The Singing Ringing Tree, Lancashire, England
1. Location
Read a book that is set in England but not in a city with a population over 1, 000,000.
2. About
Read a book with Wind or Sound in the title.
A Sound In The Dark When the Wind Blows
3. Souvenir
Read a book set in Greece or written by a Greek author.
Site 34, Sibelius Monument, Helsinki, Finland
1. Location
Read a book set in Finland or written by a Finnish author.
2. About
Read a book with dark stormy waves on the cover.
3. Souvenir
Read a book from The Atmospheric List You may choose only the first 6 pages. It is required that you list the page number and position on the list.
Ninth House p. 1, #15
Station Eleven p. 1, #25
Site 35, Untitled, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1. Location
Read a book set in the Netherlands or written by a Dutch author.
Amsterdam Exposed: An American's Journey Into The Red Light District
2. About
Read a book from this list: Best Feminist Fiction You may choose only the first 6 pages. It is required that you list the page number and position on the list.
Native Tongue p. 5, #408
City of Savages p. 5, #468
The Amber Spyglass p. 5, #485
3. Souvenir
Read a book that is a mystery dealing with crime against women.
Site 36, The Snail House, Sofia, Bulgaria
1. Location
Read a book with a proper woman's name in the title.
2. About
Read a book with the genre LGBT on the main book page.
3. Souvenir
Read a book with duck, goose, swan, loon in the title. Plurals are allowed, including geese.
The Loon
Site 37, Caso do Penedo (Stone House)
1. Location
Read a book set in one of the countries or territories that make up the Iberian Peninsula.
2. About
Read a book that is in a series of 4 published works
3. Souvenir
Read a book with a house on the cover.
Site 38, Hill of Crosses
1. Location
Read a book set in Lithuania, Poland, or Russia.
2. About
Read a book with a theme of pilgrimage, or life changing journey.
3. Souvenir
Read a book with a cross or beads on the cover.
Site 39, Giant Clothespin
1. Location
Read a book set in Belgium.
2. About
Read a book with a twist. Psychological thriller and mystery must show as a main page genre.
3. Souvenir
Read a book with "spring" in the title.
With Spring Comes the Fall
Site 40, Fork of Vevey
1. Location
Read a book set in Switzerland or written by a Swiss author.
2. About
Read a book with the letter Z in the title or author's name.
3. Souvenir
Read a book with food as a theme.
1. Badge 1, Book 12. Site 3, Souvenir
3. Link – The White
4. I read the kindle edition, PB 178 pages
5. Read a book set during freezing temperatures
6. The book is set in the Arctic, near the North Pole, so really cold and definitely below freezing, some characters freeze to death
1. Badge 1, Book 22. Site 21, Souvenir
3. Link – 22 Sideways: Twenty-Two Bloodthirsty Tales
4. I read the kindle edition, PB 200 pages
5. Read a book with a large eye(s) on the cover
6. Large eyes on the cover
1. Badge 1, Book 32. Site 4, About
3. Link – The Sleeping Giant
4. I read the kindle edition, PB 246 pages
5. Read a book with one of the following garter snake types in the title: Garter, Aquatic, Butler, Highland, Giant, Plains, Ribbon
6. "Giant" in title
1. Badge 1, Book 42. Sidetrip 1, Souvenir
Link to sidetrip post
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
3. Link – Wolf's Bane
4. I read the kindle edition, PB 216 pages
5. Read a book with a sword on the cover
6. Sword on the cover
✔️You just need to reword your Souvenir to "Toy sword". Same with Side Trip 2. A souvenir is something you take home as a keepsake. For both your side trips, your tasks are based on "about" the site rather than something you take home from the site.
Well, okay, I can of course change the wording. I'm just a bit confused, since many of the Souvenir tasks that you have written do not contain anything that one could take home as a keepsake (e.g. Site 3. Read a book set during freezing temperatures, or Site 12. Read a book where a character is immortal). I thought we had the same "degree of freedom" to write our tasks.
Camilla wrote: " I'm just a bit confused, since many of the Souvenir tasks that you have written do not contain anything that one could take home as a keepsake...."Maybe you just read the task and not the preamble that explains the task. I based all of mine on an item you could take home.
1. Copper mug
2. Red Shirt
3. Goose down comforter
4. Snakeskin boots
5. Everlasting life (that's a bit of a stretch I admit)
6. Uncirculated minted nickel.
7. Bone whistle
8. Fiddler's bow
9. A costume with a mermaid's tail
10. Meringue confection
11. Santa's hat......
So, at site 3 (statues of geese) you take home a goose down comforter. You want to stay warm especially if you're going to freezing locations - so task becomes "Set in freezing temperatures".
You do have freedom about writing your tasks but within a structure:
Location - based on the location of your site
About - about your site
Souvenir - an item that would likely be at at your site's gift shop if they had one. Once you've picked an item that you're taking home, then you write a task about that item.
You wrote - "The monument consists of three swords that are fixed into the ground. They symbolise peace, unity and freedom." Is that an item that you can take home? No, but maybe you can buy a toy sword to take home and keep the task you wrote.
You wrote - "The sculpture is made of metal". That is not a souvenir. Maybe there's something in the gift shop made of metal. Name it, and keep the task you wrote.
1. Badge 1, Book 52. Site 21, Location
3. Link – The Reckoning: The Day Australia Fell
4. I read the kindle edition, PB 200 pages
5. Read a book set in Australia or written by an Australian author
6. The book is set in Australia
1. Badge 1, Book 62. Site 3, About
3. Link – Saigonista Bagdadiin
4. 271 pages
5. Read a book written by an author whose initial of any name starts with V
6. The book is written by Rauli Virtanen
1. Badge 1, Book 72. Site 22, About
3. Link – Whose Body?
4. I read the e-book edition, PB 212 pages
5. Read a book that it first in a series
6. The book is #1 in the Lord Peter Wimsey series
1. Badge 1, Book 82. Site 4, Location
3. Link – The Mountain King
4. I read the kindle edition, PB 236 pages
5. Read a book with a snake(s) are on the cover
6. Snake on the cover
1. Badge 1, Book 92. Site 22, Location
3. Link – Pearl Harbor and More - Stories of WWII - December 1941
4. I read the kindle edition, PB 354 pages
5. Read a book with Harbour (Harbor) in the title
6. "Harbor" in title
1. Badge 1, Book 102. Site 3, Location
3. Link – The Pageant
4. I read the kindle edition, PB 202 pages
5. Read a book with a character who is a queen, or the title contains queen
6. Serena Black is a vampire queen
1. Badge 1, Book 112. Site 4, Souvenir
3. Link – Islantilainen voittaa aina – elämää hurmaavien harhojen maassa
4. I listened to the audiobook, PB 282 pages
5. Read a book with at least one pair of boots on the cover
6. A pair of red boots on the cover
✔️ I want a pair of those boots! You guys do boots much better than us.
LOL, thanks! I guess it has to do with the climate. Those look like a very classic model, this one:https://www.etola.net/Tuote/saappaat-...
I could loose a lot of time on that website. Thank goodness they do not deliver to Aus!
1. Badge 1, Book 122. Site 22, Souvenir
3. Link – Death by Chocolate
4. I read the kindle edition, PB 322 pages
5. Read a book with Vanilla, Chocolate, or Strawberry in the title
6. "Chocolate" in title
1. Badge 1, Book 132. Site 21, About
3. Link – Yellowstone Hellfire
4. I read the kindle edition, PB 300 pages
5. Read a book with the author's initials are B A, in any order
6. The author is Bobby Akart
1. Badge 1, Book 142. Sitetrip 1, Location
Link to sidetrip post
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
3. Link – Lumottu
4. I listened to the audiobook, PB 255 pages
5. Read a book set in Norway or written by a Norwegian author
6. The book is set in Trondheim, Norway
1. Badge 1, Book 152. Sidetrip 1, About
Link to sidetrip post
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
3. Link – The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings
4. I read the kindle edition, PB 300 pages
5. Read a book about vikings
6. The book is a non-fiction book about vikings
✔️Woohoo! Congrats on finishing the first badge. :)
1. Badge 2, Book 12. Site 2, Souvenir
3. Link – Alt.History 101
4. I read the kindle edition, no other editions available, but the kindle edition is 259 pages
5. Read a book that is at least 75% red in colour
6. According to tineye, the cover is 77.9% red
1. Badge 2, Book 22. Site 1, About
3. Link – The Colour of Poison
4. I read the kindle edition, PB 338 pages
5. Read a book that has a significant character named Jack, or the author is named Jack
6. One of the main characters is named Jack Tabor, he plays a significant role in helping the other main characters
1. Badge 2, Book 32. Sidetrip 2, Location
Link to sidetrip post
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
3. Link – Mannheim Rex
4. 505 pages
5. Read a book with at least two of the numbers 7, 5, or 0 in the number of pages
6. 505 pages
1. Badge 2, Book 42. Site 17, About
3. Link – Run
4. I read the kindle edition, PB 284 pages
5. Read a book with headlights prominently on the cover
6. Headlights on the cover
1. Badge 2, Book 52. Site 17, Location
3. Link – Ekovuosi Manhattanilla
4. 319 pages
5. Read a book set in New York City
6. The book is set in New York City
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Books mentioned in this topic
Moscow Calling: Memoirs of a Foreign Correspondent (other topics)Moscow Calling: Memoirs of a Foreign Correspondent (other topics)
Den sista hemligheten (other topics)
Den sista hemligheten (other topics)
Terms of Enlistment (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Ian Caldwell (other topics)Paul Teague (other topics)
Bobby Akart (other topics)
Rauli Virtanen (other topics)
WoF - Camilla
Badge Two
1. Site 1, Location, The Whistling
2. Site 1, About, The Colour of Poison
3. Site 1, Souvenir, Moscow Calling: Memoirs of a Foreign Correspondent
4. Site 2, Location, Innocent: The True Story of Siblings Struggling to Survive
5. Site 2, About, Terms of Enlistment
6. Site 2, Souvenir, Alt.History 101
7. Site 7, Location, Den sista hemligheten
8. Site 7, About, The Third Beast
9. Site 7, Souvenir, The Last Weapon
10. Site 11, Location, Sun Dragon
11. Site 11, About, Jouluvaloja ja takkatulen rätinää
12. Site 11, Souvenir, Nine Meals
13. Site 17, Location, Ekovuosi Manhattanilla
14. Site 17, About, Run
15. Site 17, Souvenir, Skein and Bone
16. Site 25, Location, The Old Weird South
17. Site 25, About, Stones to Ashes
18. Site 25, Souvenir, Darkness Falls
Side trip
19. Location, Mannheim Rex
20. About, Wild Roots: Coming Alive in the French Amazon
21. Souvenir, The Choice
Badge One completed
1. Site 3, Location, The Pageant
2. Site 3, About, Saigonista Bagdadiin
3. Site 3, Souvenir, The White
4. Site 4, Location, The Mountain King
5. Site 4, About, The Sleeping Giant
6. Site 4, Souvenir, Islantilainen voittaa aina – elämää hurmaavien harhojen maassa
7. Site 21, Location, The Reckoning: The Day Australia Fell
8. Site 21, About, Yellowstone Hellfire
9. Site 21, Souvenir, 22 Sideways: Twenty-Two Bloodthirsty Tales
10. Site 22, Location, Pearl Harbor and More - Stories of WWII - December 1941
11. Site 22, About, Whose Body?
12. Site 22, Souvenir, Death by Chocolate
Side trip
13. Location, Lumottu
14. About, The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings
15. Souvenir, Wolf's Bane