Brittany’s Comments (group member since Feb 21, 2013)

Brittany’s comments from the YAholics Anonymous! group.

Nope, you can find several of the items listed in one book if need be.

And yes, the book will need to be read in September for it to count.

Thanks! I hope everyone likes it. ^.^

If you want to enter, you can and we'll partner up. There was an uneven number, so I couldn't play... :(

Correct

There Goes My Life in my pants.

Good idea, especially with school starting up and all...

Just got the movie version of City of Bones for free (gift card) as well as $5 hard cover copies of Immortal City and Everneath.

Also, I won two books through Goodreads giveaways: Unforeseeable and Simon's Cat vs. the World! Yay!

Welcome Melissa and Casey! It's great to have you here!

Melissa, I loove those series! And it's such a pain to wait for the lat books! >.< If you're interested in finding more great series to read in the meantime, check out the Banner Challenge. I recommend just about every one on the list!

And congrats, Casey, on publishing your first novel! That's no easy feat! It's great to have fellow writers here. ^.^

Since its a new month, we have plenty going on. Be sure to nominate some books for next month and join in on the Group Reads if you have the time!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Let's open the nominations for next month!

Since we now plan to have two Group Reads per month, we're going to have two different categories as well. So when you submit your nominations, be sure to include one book for each of the two categories:

1.) Dystopian/Paranormal/Otherworldly/ect.

And

2.) Contemporary/Real Life

Rules:
1.) Any YA novel is eligible.
2.) One nomination per person, per category.
3.) Nominations are open from the 1st until the 14th of the month, after that, I'll put all the nominated books in a poll until the 21st. I'll let you know which books won on the 22nd.
4.) Please don't nominate a book we have already read. Check our list a Group Reads to be sure it hasn't been read.
5.) Only nominate the first book in a series UNLESS we have already read #1. In this case, #2 is then eligible for nomination! Any stand alone novels are eligible.
6.) Please keep in mind that recently released books, while eligible, might make it more difficult for everyone to get a copy. It might not be available at libraries yet and not everyone is willing to shell out $20 for the hard-cover.

Happy Nominating! :D

Dystopian/Paranormal/Otherworldly/Ect

Splintered by A.G. Howard
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter
Aversion by Kenechi Udogu
The Search for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi

Contemporary

Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Smash Into You by Shelly Crane
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller
Me, Cinderella? by Aubrey Rose
It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

Please join us this month in reading Paper Towns by John Green!



Synopsis: Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life - dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge - he follows.

After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues - and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer Q gets, the less Q sees the girl he thought he knew.

*****

You don't have to participate in the Group Read - it's entirely up to you, but if you read the book along with us or have already read it, we would love to hear your comments, questions, thoughts, ect. That's what makes the Group Read fun! Please keep from posting too many spoilers early in the month, though, as people might still be reading it. If you feel that you might "spoil" a part of the book by commenting, be sure to put something like "***Spoiler Alert***" or something to let others know to read at their own risk! And make sure to have fun!

Please join us this month in reading Uglies by Scott Westerfeld!



Synopsis: Tally Youngblood is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait for the operation that turns everyone from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to party. But new friend Shay would rather hoverboard to "the Smoke" and be free. Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world and it isn't very pretty. The "Special Circumstances" authority Dr Cable offers Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever.

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You don't have to participate in the Group Read - it's entirely up to you, but if you read the book along with us or have already read it, we would love to hear your comments, questions, thoughts, ect. That's what makes the Group Read fun! Please keep from posting too many spoilers early in the month, though, as people might still be reading it. If you feel that you might "spoil" a part of the book by commenting, be sure to put something like "***Spoiler Alert***" or something to let others know to read at their own risk! And make sure to have fun!

Please join us this month in reading Cinder by Marissa Meyer!



Synopsis: Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl.

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

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You don't have to participate in the Group Read - it's entirely up to you, but if you read the book along with us or have already read it, we would love to hear your comments, questions, thoughts, ect. That's what makes the Group Read fun! Please keep from posting too many spoilers early in the month, though, as people might still be reading it. If you feel that you might "spoil" a part of the book by commenting, be sure to put something like "***Spoiler Alert***" or something to let others know to read at their own risk! And make sure to have fun!

Please join us this month in reading My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick!



Synopsis: "One thing my mother never knew, and would disapprove of most of all, was that I watched the Garretts. All the time."

The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. Loud, messy, affectionate. And every day from her rooftop perch, Samantha Reed wishes she was one of them . . . until one summer evening, Jase Garrett climbs up next to her and changes everything.

As the two fall fiercely for each other, stumbling through the awkwardness and awesomeness of first love, Jase's family embraces Samantha - even as she keeps him a secret from her own. Then something unthinkable happens, and the bottom drops out of Samantha's world. She's suddenly faced with an impossible decision. Which perfect family will save her? Or is it time she saved herself?

A transporting debut about family, friendship, first romance, and how to be true to one person you love without betraying another.

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You don't have to participate in the Group Read - it's entirely up to you, but if you read the book along with us or have already read it, we would love to hear your comments, questions, thoughts, ect. That's what makes the Group Read fun! Please keep from posting too many spoilers early in the month, though, as people might still be reading it. If you feel that you might "spoil" a part of the book by commenting, be sure to put something like "***Spoiler Alert***" or something to let others know to read at their own risk! And make sure to have fun!

Here are the partners!

Since there's an uneven number, I'll just sit this one out.

Turtlefrog & Jessica
Athena & Monika
Em & Kaitlin
Hannelore & Cassie

Scavenger Hunt List:

Chopsticks
Bunk Bed
Hamster
Laptop
A Beach
A “Masterpiece” Painting
Piano
Ring
Rainbow
Popcorn
Quill
Sword
Corset
Cassette Tape
Sandals
Bicycle
Cobblestone Road
Cake
Skeleton
Evening Gown
God/Goddess
Reading Glasses
Goofy Socks
Zipper
Bow & Arrow
iPod/MP3
Three Course Dinner
Sporting Car
Coffee
A Zombie
A Constellation
Bubble Bath
A First Kiss
Parrott
Hoodie
Candle
Mustache
Tattoo
Gold Medal (Award)
Skis
A Vampire
Pool Table
Wind Chimes
Library
A Cop
A Card Game
A National Landmark
A Gun
Your Name (Book reference or the author)
A String Instrument
Tea
A Place of Worship
A Love Letter
A Spaceship
Horse
A Talking Animal
A Hospital Visit
A Magic Wand
A Beat-Up Vehicle
An Angel
A Lantern
A Circus
An Attempt at Murder
A Cell Phone
A Demon
An Airplane Ride
A Parade
A Graduation
A Key
A Christmas Tree
A Bouquet of Flowers
Horse-Dawn Carriage/Buggy
A Funeral
A Curse
A Sporting Event
A Suitcase
A Vicious Dog
A Witch
An Exotic Animal
A College Campus
Gym
Nightgown
A Family Heirloom
A Trio of Best Friends
A Clock
A Big-Screen Television
Tennis Shoes
Royalty (King, queen, prince, ect)
A Fire
A Sweater
A Spider
A Cruise Ship/Sailing Ship
A Thift Store
A Hiking Trail
A Potion
A Thunderstorm
A Farm
A Poem
A Dirt Road
Swimming Pool

Have fun, guys! Feel free to ask me if you have any questions!

Yup! ^.^

Nope! I can't even stand them cooked. >.<

HYE stayed up for 48 hours straight?

I think you're right, Izabella. =)

Two more days to sign up, guys!

Amos

Albus Dumbledore - 6
Severus Snape - 23
Hermione Granger - 33
Luna Lovegood - 89

Loved it.