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YA Reading Challenge #1: Tasks & Discussion
I would say that The Princess Bride is one of those crossover books that can be either. There is quite a bit of adult humor in the book, but there is a ton for kids to love as well. I think it was written for adults, but it can really go either way. I say we should include it, but I really have no say. This is Laura's call. :)
Yea!!! I'm totally stoked about this...my first challenge! YAY : )
Oh my gosh, I'm having so much fun picking out books! I've been noticing that I really gravitate toward YA recently (as opposed to two years ago when I didn't read any of it) so this is wonderful. :-)One question: for 1. Choose any book from our “Top YA Novels” thread not posted by you and read it.
Can anyone point me to that thread? I couldn't find it...
*pops in to sniff out challenge ...backs out again before gets hooked!... im in challenge rehab*
Laura, oh wise one, could I use "The Book of Lost Things" for 30.3? I only ask because it is listed as a "Grown up book for young adults", and I really, really want to read it!!
I have a question about 25.4. Are we supposed to read two novels from the same series or one novel for one series with another novel from a completely different series?
Just printing the details as we speak ladies, so I AM JOINING IN lol xx
Question... My favorite book of all time is Where the Red Fern Grows. I love it. I have read it easily over 50 times, and I never get tired of rereading it. I just read it last month, but I already really want to read it again. It fits in several of the challenge places, SO, if I read it twice (for real, read it twice) can I count it in both places, or would you rather I read a totally different book?
Either way, I am ok, but I will probably read this book twice in the next 3 months, so I was wondering.
Awesome challenge by the way! Love it!
Oh, and question about the different country/culture challenge. I want to read the Chronicles of Narnia books. Some of them have part in England, and part in Narnia. Could I count that? Narnia is very obviously different...;) But I was meaning more England, since I am from Idaho...! I haven't read them before, so I don't know how much of the story actually takes place in England, but I thought I would check!
Umm, I travel during the whole summer and don't really have a local library so is it okay if I go into the YA section of the bookstore, look like an idiot and spin around with my eyes closed, picking two random books?
Kathryn wrote: "Umm, I travel during the whole summer and don't really have a local library so is it okay if I go into the YA section of the bookstore, look like an idiot and spin around with my eyes closed, picki..."That's what I plan on doing at the bookstore...I just hope I don't stumble into a little kid or knock down the bookshelves.
Becky wrote: "Laura, oh wise one, could I use "The Book of Lost Things" for 30.3? I only ask because it is listed as a "Grown up book for young adults", and I really, really want to read it!! "Hi Becky, since the main character is a 12 year-old boy, I'll allow it for the Challenge in general, but as to this specific task - which fairytale is the book retelling?
Alisha wrote: "I have a question about 25.4. Are we supposed to read two novels from the same series or one novel for one series with another novel from a completely different series?"Hi Alisha - Any two books from the same series for Task 25.4.
Laura wrote: "Becky wrote: "Laura, oh wise one, could I use "The Book of Lost Things" for 30.3? I only ask because it is listed as a "Grown up book for young adults", and I really, really want to read it!! "..."
Good to know! I think the hardest task to find a book for has been 20 pt task #5, so this book will fit in nicely.
This will be my first challenge but it looks like it will be fun!
Ashley wrote: "Oh, and question about the different country/culture challenge. I want to read the Chronicles of Narnia books. Some of them have part in England, and part in Narnia. Could I count that? Narnia ..."
Hi Ashley - The point of the Challenge is to discover new YA books, so although re-reads are allowed, they can only be used for one task - even though you do plan to read it again.
Also, if you are an American reading the Narnia books, then that works for 25.3.
(By the way, Becky, love this numbering system!)
Kathryn wrote: "Umm, I travel during the whole summer and don't really have a local library so is it okay if I go into the YA section of the bookstore, look like an idiot and spin around with my eyes closed, picki..."Yes, doing the same thing in a bookstore is fine for 25.2.
Can I ask is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon any good for the challenge?
Jamie wrote: "Laura wrote: "Becky wrote: "Laura, oh wise one, could I use "The Book of Lost Things" for 30.3? I only ask because it is listed as a "Grown up book for young adults", and I really, really want to r..."Leave it to Becky to sniff out a winner! Yeah, that book would work fine for task 20.5.
Fiona wrote: "Can I ask is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon any good for the challenge?"It is listed as the 2003 winner for the Guardian Children's Fiction award, so it would work for task 30.1.
Has anyone read A Corner Of The Universe by Ann M. Martin (and given it 4 or 5 stars)? It's been on my TBR for a year and I'd really like to fit it in to this challenge if possible.
Cait wrote: "Fiona wrote: "Can I ask is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon any good for the challenge?"It is listed as the 2003 winner for the Guardian Children's Fiction award, s..."
Thanks Cait xx
Laura wrote: "Jamie wrote: "Laura wrote: "Becky wrote: "Laura, oh wise one, could I use "The Book of Lost Things" for 30.3? I only ask because it is listed as a "Grown up book for young adults", and I really, r..."I'm really glad it's allowed, since I wasn't sure when I'd be able to get to it otherwise. Due to all the talk that's been going on around here, I'm looking forward to The Book of Lost Things.
Fiona wrote: "Can I ask is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon any good for the challenge?"I think this is another adult - YA crossover, especially since the main character is 15 years-old. So that one's fine, Titch.
Cait wrote: "Fiona wrote: "Can I ask is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon any good for the challenge?"It is listed as the 2003 winner for the Guardian Children's Fiction award, s..."
Good point, Cait. Thanks for mentioning that.
so would that count as 2 tasks or just for 1 of them?
Each title can only be used for one Challenge task.
Laura wrote: "Hi Becky, since the main character is a 12 year-old boy, I'll allow it for the Challenge in general, but as to this specific task - which fairytale is the book retelling?"Good question. I don't know and I'm not sure if it even is. I didn't think about it that way. LOL
Will have to dig more.
I wish I was more familiar with it, sorry. It's on my TBR (but so is everything else).
Has anyone finished their list yet?
No problem, isn't that the point of the challenge, to read new stuff?? :) I'll use it for 20.5 instead. And *deep sigh* I'll just be forced to pick up a real fairy-tale retelling. Oh you slave-driver, you! ;)
Linda wrote: "Has anyone finished their list yet?"I haven't... I'm digging... some of these are hard!
I was born in 1982, and the only one I can find that specifically lists the publish date as 1982 is Annie on My Mind, which does look good, and would fit very nicely into a "Gay/Lesbian YA" folder. *nudge nudge*
I'll set one up, I think Fiona may have overlooked it.
I'm working on mine... Haven't gotten very far though. I tried to get my husband to help me last night and he didn't see the fun in it. I wonder why...
Linda wrote: "I'm working on mine... Haven't gotten very far though. I tried to get my husband to help me last night and he didn't see the fun in it. I wonder why... "My boyfriend never does either. *sigh*
Laura wrote: "I'll set one up, I think Fiona may have overlooked it."Thank you! :)
Laura wrote: "They never do...no imagination!"
Haha yeah but he likes me to read the books to him. I told him if he wants to hear the books he should participate. He still didn't... :(
Haha yeah but he likes me to read the books to him. I told him if he wants to hear the books he should participate. He still didn't... :(
Aw, I think that's sweet! How long have you been reading to him? He sounds like a keeper.
Haha yeah he is. I've been reading to him since before we were married. We started with Harry Potter, my first fantasy series. We started dating 6 years ago, so I would say I started reading to him 3 years ago. :) It's fun to enjoy a book with someone else.
Good for you! I wish mine would go for that...we do listen to audiobooks together sometimes tho, esp. on long car trips.
Yeah, we haven't gotten into audiobooks much. It would be much easier on my voice though! :D
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hey quick question....is Princess Bride considered YA?"
Lisa, I'm not really familiar with this title, other than it being on my TBR - I see it on some GR members' YA shelves tho, so it looks good to me. There's a fairy tale element to it, right? Where is your library classifying it? That's the rule of thumb we're going with.
Again, as long as it's not clearly for adults, and there are YA elements, I think it's fine.