30.7.Delicious Dee's task: I blame Ms Anderson….and Ellen Hopkins

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

30.7.Delicious Dee's task: I blame Ms Anderson….and Ellen Hopkins
When I first saw Ms Anderson’s task this past season, I was worried because of the poetry option and I’ll readily admit that I dislike poetry with a vengeance…ironically enough, I rolled a double 5, which meant I was faced with finding not only 1, but 2 poetry books…but Ms Anderson came to my rescue (thankfully) and recommended Ellen Hopkins – who writes novel-in-verse/poetry, and I was hooked. I read 4 of her books during the course of the season and look forward to reading more…so in honor of Ellen Hopkins and Ms Anderson’s help…a task was born ;)

For this task, you will roll 2 dice to determine your options. Dice Roller. If both dice are the same, roll again until you get two different numbers. Read 2 books, corresponding to your dice roll.
REQUIRED: Indicate in your post the numbers you rolled.

No re-reads allowed and at least one author must be new to you. REQUIRED: Indicate in your post which author(s) are new to you.

Roll 1 – Ms Anderson has rated all of Ellen Hopkins books either 4 or 5 stars – read a book that Ms Anderson has rated 4 or 5 stars. Ms Anderson's "read" shelf

Roll 2 – Read a book written by Ellen Hopkins, or one that she contributed to (as an editor, short story in an anthology etc). You can find has a list of her published works according to Goodreads here.
Required - if she is not the primary author of the work, state her role in the book.

Roll 3 - Read a book whose author's initials appear in MS ANDERSON. Letters can only be used as often as they appear in MS ANDERSON - so the only double initial names that can be used are "SS" and "NN." Middle initials can be ignored - only first and last names count.

Roll 4 - For me, Ms Anderson has been great for providing recommendations on books to read, it's like we are reading sisters separated at birth and have never met – read a book that was rated 4 or 5 stars by a Goodreads friend who you have never met. REQUIRED: state the friend whose rating you used and provide a link to his or her profile.

Roll 5 - Read a book that has poetry, sociology, or young adult as a genre listed on its Goodreads main page.

Roll 6 - Using one of the following 2 links, read a book by an author “similar” to Ellen Hopkins - Literature Map or Goodreads – Authors Like Ellen Hopkins.
Required: state which link you used.

[Dee]

option 5
libriomancer

option 6
Literature Map - Laurie Anderson is Laurie halsie Anderson on Goodreads

[Dee]

Not approved

1 - Coraline

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

This thread is now opened!

[Sassafrass]

cute task, Dee!

[Dee]

Thanks Sassy! r u playing again?

[Fran]

I like it Dee! I rolled a 5,6.

[Fran]

Hey Dee,

I have a question. When I plugged Ellen Hopkins into the Literature Map one of the authors that came up was Laurie Anderson. When I plugged that name into GR I only got Laurie Halse Anderson. I'm assuming Lit Map means LHA. Just confirming with you that I can use LHA for this challenge.

Thanks!

[Donna Jo]

Love this task. That Ms Anderson is responsible for a lot of clever ideas--even when it's other people getting them.

I rolled 1 and 5, but I haven't started looking for books yet.

[Dee]

Yep Fran - LHA is the author

[Fran]

Dee wrote: "Yep Fran - LHA is the author"

Thanks Dee! There are a few other authors that are also interesting to me from the Lit Map so I have some good choices :)

[Megan]

I just came home from Seattle to see this posted. Yay for finishing, Dee! But I sense some apologies in my future...

[[deleted user]]

rolled a 1&5

for 1, can i read Coraline?

for 5, i am reading The Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

[Dee]

Unfortunately no children's books less than 300 pages are approved for this task so coralie won't work

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Great Task DEE!!! I LOVE ELLEN HOPKINS!!!! There are several good books/authors who write novels in verse but Ellen is my fav :) I am impatiently waiting for to be released.

[Dee]

Glad you like it robin - I have that one on my list

[[deleted user]]

Ok, thanks Dee! Wow! Ms Anderson has read A LOT of books I found a few I might like! I will look for another one.

[Bec]

I rolled a 6 (and a 4, but that isnt important)... and in the literature map the only author on there that I have the slightest interest in reading is 'jodi picault', who I assume is Jodi Picoult? I just wanted to check that it is her despite the spelling...

[Sassafrass]

Dee wrote: "Thanks Sassy! r u playing again?"

Not sure. Just checking out tasks right now. I've got a lot on my plate coming up. We'll see. I'm missing it though.

[Dee]

@ Bec - yep - I'll add that to the list in post 2...Literature Map is user derived, so if they spell names wrong, you may end up with the same author twice, with different spellings

[Bec]

Thanks Dee. :)

[Claire]

Roll 4: Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie. Friend: Bernadette Robinson 4/5 http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...

Roll 5: Abandon by Meg Cabot listed as Young Adult.

[Dee]

sound good

[Bea]

Claire wrote: "Roll 4: Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie. Friend: Bernadette Robinson 4/5 http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...

Roll 5: Abandon by Meg Cabot listed as Young A..."

Claire, I loved Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie. I gave it 5*.

[Jayme Pendergraft]

I love this task! I'm excited to read a book by Ellen Hopkins and a little worried that I'll get hooked!

[Dee]

yeah - they are highly addictive Jayme...as long as you are prepared...I re-counted - I read 5 last challenge...the Crank trilogy; Burned and Identical - she also has a couple of adult books, and has edited/contributed to quite a few anthologies

[Megan]

Jayme VA wrote: "I love this task! I'm excited to read a book by Ellen Hopkins and a little worried that I'll get hooked!"

Burned is my personal favorite, and its sequel, Smoke, is coming out right after my birthday (best. present. ever.)!

[Jayme Pendergraft]

I got Tricks out of the library and have a feeling I'll be reading more this challenge. Might have to get Burned next if the sequal is coming out soon!

[Angela]

I quickly devour her books as soon as they become available! I had no idea that she wrote in verse style, so when I opened the first book I checked out of the library by her, I almost sent it back. Glad I gave it a chance!

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Ms Anderson wrote: "Jayme VA wrote: "I love this task! I'm excited to read a book by Ellen Hopkins and a little worried that I'll get hooked!"

Burned is my personal favorite, and its sequel, Smoke, is coming out rig..."

Burned is my all time favorite too :)

[Dee]

The audiobooks are really good as well

[Kate]

Jayme VA wrote: "I got Tricks out of the library and have a feeling I'll be reading more this challenge. Might have to get Burned next if the sequal is coming out soon!"

Jayme - I am reading Tricks for Ms. Anderson's task for the book shelved LGBT. I was so excited when I saw this book was on that shelf because, tbh, that isn't my genre of choice. So far I have two Ellen Hopkins books on my list for this season and I hope to squeeze in some more. I don't think I have read Burned yet so I will definitely be looking to check that one out.

[Kate]

Dee wrote: "The audiobooks are really good as well"

I haven't tried them as audiobooks because I wasn't sure how the poetry style would translate into audio. I might have to try that, though, if it is good.

[Dee]

They read like a book - I was surprised but then I'm big on poetry/plays being listened to/seen rather than read

[Kate]

But then you miss when she offsets certain words to create another message. Or do they read that sentence too? I always read her books like non-poetry (I am not a poetry fan), but I look for those hidden sentences.

[Fran]

For #6, Hannah Moskowitz was on the literature map. I am going to read Marco Impossible. I really enjoyed Gone, Gone, Gone by her, so I am looking forward to this one :)

[Dee]

you don't hear the "shapes" of the poems (for lack of a better word) - but my mind honestly does't comprehend those all that well, so for me, they weren't all that striking

[Jayme Pendergraft]

Kathryn CA wrote: "Jayme VA wrote: "I got Tricks out of the library and have a feeling I'll be reading more this challenge. Might have to get Burned next if the sequal is coming out soon!"

Jayme - I am reading Tric..."

I was thinking of using that one for Ms. Anderson's task too. I just want to see how much I like her first :)

[Jayme Pendergraft]

Dee wrote: "The audiobooks are really good as well"

Bah- my library doesn't have any :/

[[deleted user]]

roll 1- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne <-- i have never heard or read anything by John Boyne (is this ok?)

[Dee]

unfortunately, its shelved as childrens and has less than 300 pages, so it wouldn't work - sorry

[[deleted user]]

Ok- how about --> Jane Eyre?

[Dee]

yep - JE will work, if you have never read Bronte/or it isn't a re-read

[[deleted user]]

Nope, I haven't read anything from the Brontes.

[Megan]

Delmy =^.^= wrote: "Nope, I haven't read anything from the Brontes."

I only rated Jane Eyre a 3, though...

I have a whole shelf of 5-star reads, if that'll make it easier to find one.

[Sarah]

So no children's or graphic novels for option 1, even though a lot of Ms. Anderson's 4/5 star books fall in one of those categories?

[[deleted user]]

I guess, maybe I will have to do another option. Thanks for the 5 star shelve link but a lot of them are under 300 pgs or children's or graphic novels...I will do another option/roll

[Dee]

nope - had to make it a bit of a challenge :)

[Megan]

Delmy =^.^= wrote: "I guess, maybe I will have to do another option. Thanks for the 5 star shelve link but a lot of them are under 300 pgs or children's or graphic novels...I will do another option/roll"

Libba Bray's books are awesome, and they're long enough...if you like historical fiction, you shoul try A Great and Terrible Beauty. Also, The Fault in Our Stars was one of the absolute best books I've ever read. If you can get a copy, The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr is hysterical. If you let me know what genres you like, I can help you wade through the books that won't work.

[Dee]

just remember - you can only roll once...its not like you don't like the option and re-roll ;)