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message 1: by Fiona, Tweetacular (last edited Apr 30, 2009 09:47AM) (new)

1356469 No more nominating please, the polls are open (see bottom of page or click on the polls link to your right) so please vote and you have until Saturday the second. Apologies for the shortness of nominating and polls but I wanted to get things going fairly early in May!



Kristen reminded me about the monthly book nominations. Even though we're quite a new group I think we should just jump in at the deep end and start nominating.

Naturally, only books of a young adult nature will be accepted. :P

One vote each and I'll leave this up until next week sometime when hopefully we'll have more members!


message 2: by Allison (last edited Apr 28, 2009 12:52PM) (new)

1637878 Anne of Green Gables! :)

...most people have probably already read it, I'm just pressuring Fiona to read it sooner.


message 4: by Stephanie (new)

1702211 The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

I've heard great things and am dying to read it!


message 5: by Becky (new)

1376766 *waves* Hi Steph! Thanks for joining!

I nominate Howl's Moving Castle, since I just bought it and want to read it!


message 6: by Stephanie (new)

1702211 Becky wrote: "*waves* Hi Steph! Thanks for joining!

I nominate Howl's Moving Castle, since I just bought it and want to read it!"


Hey Becky! Thanks for the welcome :) Oooh, I want to read that one too!


message 7: by Sara ♥ (new)

155288 Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

(I just looked at the books I had left for the Spring Challenge and picked one... :) )


message 8: by Beth (new)

688928 The Secret Garden. This book has been on my TBR list for awhile and this morning I took the "Which Classic Book Are You" quiz on Facebook and it said, "The Secret Garden". I guess I NEED to read this book!


message 9: by Kristen (new)

327471 *looks at her shelf of library books that are YA* Do I really only have to pick one? *sighs* I nominate...

Bones of Faerie


message 10: by Fiona, Tweetacular (new)

1356469 Okay, you guys have stolen all my nominations!

I'm going to nominate Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones as I'm dying to re-read this again soon.


message 11: by Catamorandi (new)

754081 I nominate I Am a Messenger by Markus Zusak.


message 12: by Sara ♥ (new)

155288 Oooh... good one!


message 13: by Kandice (new)

1396160 The Book ThiefThe Book Thief Because I just bought it!


message 14: by Becky (new)

1376766 Kandice wrote: "The Book Thief Because I just bought it!"

YES!!! Have you read it yet? Oh my gosh, it's so gorgeous and lovely and moving and funny. And sad. And... please please start a thread!


message 15: by Fiona, Tweetacular (new)

1356469 So far:

Anne of Green Gables
Graceling
The Hunger Games
Howl's Moving Castle
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
The Secret Garden.
Bones of Faerie
I Am a Messenge
The Book Thief

Of course I forgot that May starts in a couple of days. Well I'll leave this open until the first and then we can vote in the polls and the winner will be announced and if anyone wants to read or discuss the book within May they can.


message 16: by Allison (new)

1637878 ugh! I want to read (or have read and loved) every one of those.


message 17: by Laura, PetalsOnTheWind (new)

1394928 Perpendicularandi wrote: "I nominate I Am a Messenger by Markus Zusak."


I think I love you!



message 18: by Fiona, Tweetacular (new)

1356469 Watch out Randi...


message 19: by Laura, PetalsOnTheWind (new)

1394928 :)


message 20: by Josie (new)

1291628 Ooh, can I add The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner? Otherwise Howl's Moving Castle looks good, I need to re-read it after watching the anime THREE times last week! :)


message 21: by Catamorandi (new)

754081 Again, I don't mean to sound stupid, but what is an anime?


message 22: by Fiona, Tweetacular (new)

1356469 As long as it is YA then sure! Howl has already been nommed. ;)


message 23: by Kristen (last edited Apr 28, 2009 05:02PM) (new)

327471 Anime is Japanese animated films.. they generally are geared towards young adults and adults and have more adult themes. They are definitely NOT little kid films.


message 24: by Catamorandi (new)

754081 Thank you for clearing that one up for me as well, Kristen.


message 25: by Kristen (new)

327471 Always wanting to help! It's really a rather geeky thing to be into.. hehe.


message 26: by Fiona, Tweetacular (new)

1356469 Yes, it is.


message 28: by Kristen (new)

327471 Ooooo. One of my favorites Kathryn.


message 29: by Kathryn (new)

1696615 Kristen wrote: "Ooooo. One of my favorites Kathryn. "

I have started it but never finished it so I thought that I would nominate it... especially with the new one out!


message 30: by Kristen (new)

327471 They are fun books! I just read them all in the last 4 months.


message 31: by Lisa Julianna (new)

1540288 A Wrinkle In Time would be fun...I'll wait till next month to nominate that one. :~)


message 32: by Fiona, Tweetacular (new)

1356469 Kathryn wrote: "Kristen wrote: "Ooooo. One of my favorites Kathryn. "

I have started it but never finished it so I thought that I would nominate it... especially with the new one out!"


It's a good series. I read the first 3-4 but at uni I kinda got a bit busy and I forgot if I'd read the Opal one or not... might get back into them one day... maybe soon.


message 33: by Fiona, Tweetacular (last edited Apr 29, 2009 05:45PM) (new)

1356469 Anyway list so far:

Anne of Green Gables
Graceling
The Hunger Games
Howl's Moving Castle
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
The Secret Garden.
Bones of Faerie
I Am a Messenge
The Book Thief
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
Artemis Fowl
A Wrinkle In Time
The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit.





message 34: by Sara ♥ (new)

155288 I've already done my nomination, but someone needs to nominate City of Bones!


message 35: by Mosca (new)

1837675 Ok. I nominate:

The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman


message 36: by Kandice (new)

1396160 I feel a little silly, but I had nominated the Book Thief, but know I will vote for Maus. Does that mean I need to take back my nomination?


message 37: by Becky (new)

1376766 Kandice wrote: "I feel a little silly, but I had nominated the Book Thief, but know I will vote for Maus. Does that mean I need to take back my nomination?"

NO! (Although I'll vote for Maus too, just so I have a rock-solid excuse to buy it.) *wink*


message 38: by Fiona, Tweetacular (new)

1356469 Well, no one has to just vote for their nominations of course or each book'd probably only get one vote each. :P


message 39: by Fiona, Tweetacular (new)

1356469 Don't forget to nominate people. I can't wait to have some pretty books displaying!


message 41: by Vicki (new)

29460 Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit.


message 42: by Leora (new)

Nophoto-f-25x33 Can I second 2? Maus and I am Messenger, both have been cqlling to me but I haven't gotten aorund to either yet.


message 43: by Fiona, Tweetacular (new)

1356469 Leora - don't need seconding, but when the time is right you may vote for them in the polls. Still nominating though.


message 44: by JG (new)

48404 I'll be brave and nominate The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.

See there, Fiona? I never nominate books because I'm afraid people will hate them if they're chosen, but in the spirit of getting your group up and running, I just officially made my first nomination in any group ever. A historic moment. :-)


message 45: by Fiona (Titch) (new)

402486 JG, never read that, but do wanna read it.

Fi, can I nominate Stormbreaker - Anthony Horowitz


message 46: by Heather (new)

1412137 There are so many great noms that I want to read that I think I'll just wait for the voting :)

JG, I can't believe this is the first nomination you've made!!!! Great choice, by the way.


message 47: by Allison (new)

1637878 Heather wrote: "There are so many great noms that I want to read that I think I'll just wait for the voting :)

JG, I can't believe this is the first nomination you've made!!!! Great choice, by the way."


for real Heather! I would gladly read every thing nominated that I haven't already :P


message 48: by Heather (new)

1412137 Allison, I bet you've read most of the ones nominated so far, haven't you? You reading machine, you....


message 49: by Allison (new)

1637878 Heather wrote: "Allison, I bet you've read most of the ones nominated so far, haven't you? You reading machine, you...."

nope! Only like 5 or 6 of them :P


message 50: by Fiona (Titch) (new)

402486 Allison wrote: "Anne of Green Gables! :)

...most people have probably already read it, I'm just pressuring Fiona to read it sooner."


Never read it Allison neither.


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