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YA Reading Challenge #1: PRIZES to be awarded !
5.4 Hooray, I have just finally finished Inkspell. 635 pagesTotal: 30 pts., 1081 pages.
Task 25.2
The Glitter-Eyed Wouse, Jonreed Lauritzen (238pg)
Heart of a Champion, Carl Deuker (199 pg)
On a normal library trip I would never have picked up either book. The first was published in 1960 and clearly showed it. The second was a little too afternoon special for my taste. But good challenge none the less.
The Glitter-Eyed Wouse, Jonreed Lauritzen (238pg)
Heart of a Champion, Carl Deuker (199 pg)
On a normal library trip I would never have picked up either book. The first was published in 1960 and clearly showed it. The second was a little too afternoon special for my taste. But good challenge none the less.
Kristen wrote: "What did you think of it Jamie?"I'm heading over to the Percy Jackson thread now, but I thought it was great!
20.2 Flush by Carl Hiaasen (272 pages)I loved this book because it covered environmental issues in a very entertaining way, which is definitely one of Hiaasen's strengths. I think this is something all kids could benefit from reading. Everyone (both kids and adults) needs to know the effect environmental degradation has on the world.
Total: 45 pts, 992 pages
I read Madapple for challenge 10.1 (debut author), and read and watched the film version of The City of Ember for 20.1.Madapple is 416 pages, and City of Ember is 270.
Total: 30 points, 686 pages
30.3 Maus I & II - Complete. Total pts: 30
I just have to say, this was so, so good. Everyone should read it.
30.2 The Graveyard Book25.1 Wicked Lovely (Fantasy/Sci-Fi), The Book Thief (Historical), A Countess Below Stairs (Romantic)
10.2 I Capture the Castle
Total Points = 65
Total Pages = 1944
LEADER BOARD: Alexis: 105 pts., 1616 pages.
Jennifer: 65 pts., 1944 pages.
Heather: 50 pts., 584 pages.
Bird: 45 pts., 992 pages.
Kristen: 35 pts., 1082 pages.
C: 30 pts., 1081 pages.
Beth: 30 pts., 713 pages.
Jen B: 30 pts., 592 pages.
Fiona (Titch): 30 pts., 272 pages.
Allison: 25 pts., 437 pages.
Luann: 25 pts., 199 pages.
Alisha: 20 pts., 283 pages.
Adam: 10 pts., 432 pages.
Misty: 10 pts., 416 pages.
Josie: 10 pts., 320 pages.
Jamie: 5 pts., 384 pages.
Leora: 5 pts., 240 pages.
Becky wrote: "30.3 Maus I & II - Complete. Total pts: 30
I just have to say, this was so, so good. Everyone should read it. "
Leader Board is updated. Becky, I'll add yours once you include your pages. Katrina, please include your pages on the current "report points" page, and I'll add yours as well.
I read Coraline and watched the film of it, the first task under 20 points. I preferred teh film (although it was a close call) because I liked the character of Wybeand thought itw as visually brilliantTotal Pages: 192
Total Points: 20
Misty wrote: "I read Madapple for challenge 10.1 (debut author), and read and watched the film version of The City of Ember for 20.1.Madapple is 416 pages, and City of Ember is 270..."
Hi Misty - Please tell us if you preferred the book or movie and why to complete task 20.1
LEADER BOARD: Alexis: 105 pts., 1616 pages.
Jennifer: 65 pts., 1944 pages.
Heather: 50 pts., 584 pages.
Bird: 45 pts., 992 pages.
Kristen: 35 pts., 1082 pages.
C: 30 pts., 1081 pages.
Beth: 30 pts., 713 pages.
Jen B: 30 pts., 592 pages.
Fiona (Titch): 30 pts., 272 pages.
Allison: 25 pts., 437 pages.
Luann: 25 pts., 199 pages.
Alisha: 20 pts., 283 pages.
Liz: 20 pts., 192 pages.
Adam: 10 pts., 432 pages.
Misty: 10 pts., 416 pages.
Josie: 10 pts., 320 pages.
Jamie: 5 pts., 384 pages.
Fiona/Bird: 5 pts., 298 pages.
Leora: 5 pts., 240 pages.
I finished Anne of Green Gables... I thought I had read it as a child but now I'm beginning to think I just saw the movie. Last week I was going to use Wicked Lovely as part of the series task but I decided on another series. So I am posting it as 10.2 task as it's on mor e than one group member's page with 4+ stars. 30.2 Anne of Green Gables, 320 pages
10.2 Wicked Lovely, 352 pages
Total: 40 pts, 672 pages
25.3 Parvana's Journey by Deborah Ellis (Setting: Afghanistan, 199 p.)5.3 Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery (Reread, 276 p.)
Total Points: 30
Total Pages: 475
Whoopsie! Official page count: 304 (According to Amazon). *blush* Sorry about that.
Becky, I thought we were using the first GR copy of a title for the page count. Amazon page counts seem to be more of an estimate and are seldom accurate.
Yes... we are. Except Maus didn't have one, so Laura OK'd going with the Amazon count. I'm good either way, really. :)
Actually, I'm changing the page count. I'll use the page count from the combined book which is the one I reviewed, even though I read the two volumes separately.So, Laura, we're going with 296 for the page count for Maus. I'm not sure if that's really what I read, but it's easier to just check GR instead of having to go to Amazon too. :)
LEADER BOARD: Alexis: 105 pts., 1616 pages.
Jennifer: 65 pts., 1944 pages.
Heather: 50 pts., 584 pages.
Bird: 45 pts., 992 pages.
Natalee: 40 pts., 672 pages.
Kristen: 35 pts., 1082 pages.
C: 30 pts., 1081 pages.
Beth: 30 pts., 713 pages.
Jen B: 30 pts., 592 pages.
Luann: 30 pts., 475 pages.
Becky: 30 pts., 296 pages.
Fiona (Titch): 30 pts., 272 pages.
Allison: 25 pts., 437 pages.
Alisha: 20 pts., 283 pages.
Liz: 20 pts., 192 pages.
Adam: 10 pts., 432 pages.
Misty: 10 pts., 416 pages.
Josie: 10 pts., 320 pages.
Jamie: 5 pts., 384 pages.
Fiona/Bird: 5 pts., 298 pages.
Leora: 5 pts., 240 pages.
Oh, thanks for clearing that up, Becky. Although GR page counts can always be added/updated by GR librarians so that they are accurate. Is there a reason the Maus book didn't have a page count here on GR?
25.3 Parvana's Journey by Deborah Ellis (Setting: Afghanistan, 199 p.)5.1 City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (Top YA Novel, 485 p.)
5.3 Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery (Reread, 276 p.)
Total Points: 35
Total Pages: 960
30.2 The Graveyard Book, 312 pages*scampers off to contribute to discussion*
Total: 75 points, 1304 pages
Laura wrote: "Misty wrote: "I read Madapple for challenge 10.1 (debut author), and read and watched the film version of The City of Ember for 20.1.Madapple is 416 pages, and City o..."
been meaning to for awhile, just wasn't sure where to put it...
As is generally true, I definitely preferred the book. The movie was ok, but I would have liked it more if I hadn't read the book. They changed an INSANE amount of stuff to amp up the suspense, creating man-eating monsters that were never even hinted at in the book, along with other weird changes. Also, they in effect took away all of the hard work Doone and Lina did to get out of Ember: in the book they spend a lot of time figuring out a half-eaten map, and risk their lives to get to where the map leads. They have to experiment with things and trust themselves to be ok. In the movie, everything is hidden in plain sight in a completely unbelievable way -- there is absolutely NO way the way out wouln't have been discovered by someone before them -- hundreds of years before them. It was absurd. Read the book, but don't expect much from the movie.
I'm not sure why it didn't have one originally, but when Laura OK'd the Amazon pg count, I wasn't sure which edition I'd be reading (since it can be read in two volumes or as a combined book). It has been updated though, now. :)
Good, Becky. Thanks! Page numbers are so easy to add - particularly when you have the book in hand and know the accurate number of pages.
Completed another task, finally! Finishing up the spring challenge in another group so I am staggering my reads and it is sllllooooowwww going.20-1 Nick and Norahs Infinite Playlist 183 pgs.
I preferred the book over the movie (no big surprise there) because I feel like I got to know the characters so much betterr
So now I have 25 points and 423 pages total.
Luann wrote: "5.1 City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (Top YA Novel, 485 p.)"Luann, what did you think of this?
Just finished The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale for task 30.3 so that's 30 pts and 400 pages.I will post a review and my thoughts in the Shannon Hale sections and in the retold fairytale section.
Total so far is 60 pts and 1086 pages.
Completed task 25.1 by reading Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (contemporary); What Happened to Cass McBride? (mystery); and School's Out - Forever (action/adventure) and will open a discussion thread on my favorite one as soon as I figure out which one I liked best. I'm torn between two in particular.Total: 45 points
Number of Pages to date: 1,204
25.3 Parvana's Journey by Deborah Ellis (Setting: Afghanistan, 199 p.)20.4 The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (Pub: 1967, 192 p.)
5.1 City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (Top YA Novel, 485 p.)
5.3 Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery (Reread, 276 p.)
Total Points: 55
Total Pages: 1152
Edit: Alexis, I'm going to start a discussion thread for City of Bones in the Fantasy folder so we can discuss it there.
30.2 The Graveyard Book20.1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
25.1 Wicked Lovely (Fantasy/Sci-Fi), The Book Thief (Historical), A Countess Below Stairs (Romantic)
10.2 I Capture the Castle
Total Points = 85
Total Pages = 2253
I just finished Wintergirls (282 pages). I would have my oldest son's girlfriend read this book because it shows an honest, well written portrayal of what eating disorders do to individuals and their families. New point total=50
New page total=995
LEADER BOARD: Alexis: 105 pts., 1616 pages.
Jennifer: 85 pts., 2253 pages.
Bird: 75 pts., 1304 pages.
Misty: 60 pts., 1086 pages.
Luann: 55 pts., 1152 pages.
Beth: 50 pts., 995 pages.
Heather: 50 pts., 584 pages.
Alisha: 45 pts., 1204 pages.
Natalee: 40 pts., 672 pages.
Kristen: 35 pts., 1082 pages.
C: 30 pts., 1081 pages.
Jen B: 30 pts., 592 pages.
Becky: 30 pts., 296 pages.
Fiona (Titch): 30 pts., 272 pages.
Allison: 25 pts., 437 pages.
Leora: 25 pts., 423 pages.
Liz: 20 pts., 192 pages.
Adam: 10 pts., 432 pages.
Josie: 10 pts., 320 pages.
Jamie: 5 pts., 384 pages.
Fiona/Bird: 5 pts., 298 pages.
Wow, we have some amazing readers here!
*bows*
25.4 Books of Ember #2 and #3 - People of Sparks (338 pages), Prophet of Yonwood (289 pages)55 pts., 1708 pages.
20.3 Sorcery and Cecelia - 336 pages (London is top on my list of places I'd like to visit)Total: 25 pts., 720 pages
30.2 The Graveyard Book30.3 Midnight Pearls: A Retelling of "The Little Mermaid"
20.1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
25.1 Wicked Lovely (Fantasy/Sci-Fi), The Book Thief (Historical), A Countess Below Stairs (Romantic)
10.2 I Capture the Castle
Total Points = 115
Total Pages = 2461
LEADER BOARD: Jennifer: 115 pts., 2461 pages.
Alexis: 105 pts., 1616 pages.
Heather: 80 pts., 984 pages.
Bird: 75 pts., 1304 pages.
Misty: 60 pts., 1086 pages.
C: 55 pts., 1708 pages.
Luann: 55 pts., 1152 pages.
Beth: 50 pts., 995 pages.
Alisha: 45 pts., 1204 pages.
Natalee: 40 pts., 672 pages.
Kristen: 35 pts., 1082 pages.
Jen B: 30 pts., 592 pages.
Becky: 30 pts., 296 pages.
Fiona (Titch): 30 pts., 272 pages.
Jamie: 25 pts., 720 pages.
Allison: 25 pts., 437 pages.
Leora: 25 pts., 423 pages.
Liz: 20 pts., 192 pages.
Adam: 10 pts., 432 pages.
Josie: 10 pts., 320 pages.
Fiona/Bird: 5 pts., 298 pages.
25.3 Parvana's Journey by Deborah Ellis (Setting: Afghanistan, 199 p.)20.4 The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (Pub: 1967, 192 p.)
5.1 City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (Top YA Novel, 485 p.)
5.2 Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter (Classic Juv. book, 304 p.)
5.3 Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery (Reread, 276 p.)
Total Points: 60
Total Pages: 1456
While in bath, I have listened to Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame (240 pages) (25.1).
I finished task 10.1 and I'm at 616 pages for Hero, Second Class.
I just finished Graceling for task 5.1.Total Points: 50
Number of Pages Read: 1,675
I completed The Graveyard by Neil Gaimen for the 30.2 Task.30 points
312 pages.
Wild Things: YA Grown-Up
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What I Saw And How I Lied and Tamar A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal. What I saw and How I Lied won the National Book Award for 2008. I feel the award was deserved. This was a coming-of-age novel set after the end of WWII. The writing was strong and evoked the time/place in colorful detail. I liked the protagonist, fifteen year old Evie.
Tamar: a Novel of Espionage, Passion and Betrayal won the Carnegie Medal for 2005. This novel also deserved its award. This went back and forth between 1944/45 and 1995. It was both exciting and intriguing.
Total points: 30
Total pages: 713