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WINTER CHALLENGE 2013 > 5.4 - In the Conservatory

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message 1: by Kristina Simon (last edited Nov 15, 2013 08:48PM) (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments 5.4 -- In the Conservatory
A conservatory can also be called a sunroom or solarium. In Florida, we just call them Florida rooms. Florida rooms are lined with windows. The idea is to enjoy the plant life outside without having to deal with the weather (or the bugs!). Read a book with plants or plant parts (flowers, fruit, leaves, etc) on the cover. Examples:
The English Garden by Ursula Buchan Traveling With Pomegranates A Mother-Daughter Story by Sue Monk Kidd Crazy On You by Rachel Gibson To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Cider House Rules by John Irving Colonization (Paradise Reclaimed, #1) by Aubrie Dionne


message 2: by Kristina Simon (last edited Dec 15, 2013 02:19PM) (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments As with all tasks that require an element to be found on the cover, remember to include the cover when you claim task 5.4 in the completed task thread.

For more information about what is required when posting completed tasks see: Posting Requirements.


message 3: by Kristina Simon (last edited Feb 08, 2014 06:09PM) (new)


message 4: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments This thread is now open.


message 5: by Rochella (last edited Nov 16, 2013 09:54AM) (new)

Rochella (rosesbookgarden) | 108 comments Will this book do for the challenge?
Goodbye, Dearest Holly


Just saw I can use that for the true crime challenge.
Now the book I want to use is Just One Wish
Just One Wish by Janette Rallison
Is that okay?


message 6: by Claire (new)

Claire (proud-mum) | 1086 comments I'm going to read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee .


message 7: by Valerie (new)

Valerie | 428 comments Could I use this one? Labor Day by Joyce Maynard


message 8: by Prajakta (new)

Prajakta | 138 comments Does Eleanor Rigby by Douglas Coupland work?


message 9: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments These work:

Just One Wish by Janette Rallison Labor Day by Joyce Maynard Eleanor Rigby by Douglas Coupland


message 10: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Would this one work?
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka


message 11: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments Andy wrote: "Would this one work?
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka"


Yes, that works.


message 12: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Andy wrote: "Would this one work?
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka"

Yes, that works."

Thanks


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would this one work?
The Willows by Algernon Blackwood


message 14: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments Delmy =^.^= wrote: "would this one work?
The Willows by Algernon Blackwood"


Yes, that works.


message 15: by Elishia (new)

Elishia | 128 comments Would this one work?
A Lancaster County Christmas by Suzanne Woods Fisher


message 16: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments Elishia wrote: "Would this one work?
A Lancaster County Christmas by Suzanne Woods Fisher"


Sure. Trees work.


message 17: by Elishia (new)

Elishia | 128 comments Thanks


message 18: by Ann A (new)

Ann A (readerann) | 1078 comments What about this one? From the description, I think those are peppers hanging down.

Dobry by Monica Shannon


message 19: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments Ann A wrote: "What about this one? From the description, I think those are peppers hanging down.

Dobry by Monica Shannon"


They do now that you mention it but be sure to point them out when you post your completed task!


message 20: by Sassafrass (new)

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 891 comments Will this work?
The Look of Love (The Sullivans, #1) by Bella Andre


message 21: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments Sassafrass wrote: "Will this work?
The Look of Love (The Sullivans, #1) by Bella Andre"


Certainly! Ummm... vineyards.... ;-)


message 22: by Aleksandra (new)

Aleksandra (aleksandrakonwa) | 752 comments will this work ? A Body in the Backyard (Myrtle Clover Mystery #4) by Elizabeth Spann Craig


message 23: by Julie (new)

Julie Will this work?
Dead Ever After (Sookie Stackhouse, #13) by Charlaine Harris


message 24: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments Both of these work:
A Body in the Backyard (Myrtle Clover Mystery #4) by Elizabeth Spann Craig Dead Ever After (Sookie Stackhouse, #13) by Charlaine Harris


message 25: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments Allison wrote: "Will this work? The Graphic Canon, Vol. 3 From Heart of Darkness to Hemingway to Infinite Jest by Russ Kick"

Yes, that works.


message 26: by Sandra (new)

Sandra (sandra72) | 714 comments Would this work?
Before I Die by Jenny Downham


message 27: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments Sandra wrote: "Would this work?
Before I Die by Jenny Downham"


Yes, that works.


message 28: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Are the leaves along the right side of the cover enough to work for this?

Trio of Sorcery (Diana Tregarde, #0.5) (Jennifer Talldeer, #2) by Mercedes Lackey


message 29: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments Sandy wrote: "Are the leaves along the right side of the cover enough to work for this?

Trio of Sorcery (Diana Tregarde, #0.5) (Jennifer Talldeer, #2) by Mercedes Lackey"


Leaves work. I can't tell that they're leaves from the picture, but if they look like leaves on the actual book it'll work.


message 30: by Dee (last edited Dec 06, 2013 04:53PM) (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8876 comments Body of Lies (Eve Duncan, #4) by Iris Johansen - looks like shadows of trees?


message 31: by Pamela Su (new)

Pamela Su (thebluebaroness) | 247 comments Blame It On The Mistletoe by Eli Easton

Would mistletoe work? :)

If yes, I'll go seek approval for conditional 5-point task.


message 32: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "
Leaves work. I can't tell that they're leaves f..."


Thanks, Kristi - I have the physical book in hand and can see leaves much more clearly on the actual cover.


message 33: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments Dee wrote: "Body of Lies (Eve Duncan, #4) by Iris Johansen - looks like shadows of trees?"

They look like cypress trees to me. That works.


message 34: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments Pamela Su wrote: "Blame It On The Mistletoe by Eli Easton

Would mistletoe work? :)

If yes, I'll go seek approval for conditional 5-point task."


Sure, mistletoe works.


message 35: by bamaace83 (new)

bamaace83  | 263 comments I'm not sure if this book would work. It looks like it could be wheat or corn not just regular grass so I wanted to make sure. Thanks!

Beneath Southern Skies by Terra Little


message 36: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments bamaace83 wrote: "I'm not sure if this book would work. It looks like it could be wheat or corn not just regular grass so I wanted to make sure. Thanks!

Beneath Southern Skies by Terra Little"


Wheat, corn, or grass are all plants. So no matter what that green stuff is, it works!


message 37: by bamaace83 (new)

bamaace83  | 263 comments Thanks! I just wanted to make sure before I ended up on the naughty board first post in. :)


message 38: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8876 comments kristie - Guests on Earth by Lee Smith - in the lower right, there looks to be a branch with a flower - will it work? I can't get enough resolution on the rest of the cover (even looking at it to see if they are plants, or the horizon)


message 39: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments Dee wrote: "kristie - Guests on Earth by Lee Smith - in the lower right, there looks to be a branch with a flower - will it work? I can't get enough resolution on the rest of the cover (even looking a..."

That looks like a flower. The butterfly's sitting on one, too. It looks like forest covered mountains in the background. Lots of plants! You're good to go.


message 40: by Eepa *mm loving bookworm* (last edited Jan 02, 2014 12:26AM) (new)

Eepa *mm loving bookworm* (eepa) | 187 comments I think there is bare tree against the buildings wall in this: Where Nerves End (Tucker Springs, #1) by L.A. Witt . What do you think?


message 41: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments Eepa (Eija) wrote: "I think there is bare tree against the buildings wall in this: Where Nerves End (Tucker Springs, #1) by L.A. Witt. What do you think?"

Yep, looks like a tree to me. Just point it out when you claim points so Sandy doesn't have to search for it.


Eepa *mm loving bookworm* (eepa) | 187 comments Great! Thanks. =)


message 43: by Tanya (last edited Jan 12, 2014 07:24AM) (new)

Tanya D (mtlbookworm) | 144 comments Would this book work: Green Witch (Green Angel, #2) by Alice Hoffman

Looks like a creeping vine with some sort of flower around the edge...


message 44: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments Tanya wrote: "Would this book work:Green Witch (Green Angel, #2) by Alice Hoffman

Looks like a creeping vine with some sort of flower around the edge..."


Yes, the flowers definitely work.


message 45: by Barbara (new)

Barbara (barbaraallen) | 75 comments would This one work Lots of dried grass

Chance Is the Providence of Adventurers Chance Is the Providence of Adventurers by M. Scotty Lamkin


message 46: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments Barbara wrote: "would This one work Lots of dried grass

Chance Is the Providence of AdventurersChance Is the Providence of Adventurers by M. Scotty Lamkin"


Yep, still a plant. That will work. Although, it would help if you point out the grass and say that the book was approved in the help thread when you post the completed task. That way Sandy isn't searching for a green plant. ;-)


message 47: by Vicki (new)

Vicki | 3 comments does this one work for in the conservatory as the book contains a lot of discussions of botany.
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message 48: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments Vicki wrote: "does this one work for in the conservatory as the book contains a lot of discussions of botany.
https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net..."


Is this the book you're asking about? (That picture was really, really tiny ◕‿◕) The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

If this is the book then, yes, it works for this task. It doesn't matter what the topic of the book is, just that it has plants on the cover.


message 49: by Chaitra (new)

Chaitra (chaitra_ganesh) | 518 comments Wondering if this would work? It's tiny, but the reflections in the window are of trees.

Cat in the Window, The And Other Stories of the Cats We Love by Callie Smith Grant


message 50: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11183 comments Chaitra wrote: "Wondering if this would work? It's tiny, but the reflections in the window are of trees.

Cat in the Window, The And Other Stories of the Cats We Love by Callie Smith Grant"


I see trees reflected in the window. So, yes, that works. Just point them out when you post so Sandy doesn't have to squint at it. And, I have to say, that is one gorgeous cat! ;-)


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