June Winners: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan and The Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly

[Jennifer W, WT Moderator]

Hehe, I'm going with Allison on the slow and painful death for those who don't vote for Lightning Thief. ;) I just started it, so I'd have a head start!

[Kristen]

Yeah, go ahead and close them I think. :)

[Kathy]

I'm pulling for The Lightning Thief because it's on my June reading list, so it would be a perfect fit.

[Allison]

well, I think we're outta luck Kathy, but we can always read and discuss in the thread, I think there already is one for all the Percy Jacksons.

[Jennifer W, WT Moderator]

Lightning Thief is tied with Howl's! Go Percy!!

[Luann]

Fiona wrote: "A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnoley has won the regular category."

I'm going to go put it on hold right now at the library. I'm glad something won that I haven't read! And it does look like a good one.

[Lori]

Im so new to GR and I just joined ya'lls group and Im still trying to figure everything out. So, silly question. Do I vote in the polls or on the comment box?

[Becky]

In the polls please. :)

[Becky]

(And welcome too, by the way!)

[Lori]

Thanks!! Im excited I found this site! =-)

[Becky]

Good to have you, both in GR and in WT. :D

[Kristen]

Well, I've already read Lightning Thief, so one down for me! I'm looking forward to The Northern Light and picked it up at the library last night because it was leading so ahead in the polls. :)

[Jamie]

Kristen wrote: "Well, I've already read Lightning Thief, so one down for me! I'm looking forward to The Northern Light and picked it up at the library last night because it was leading so ahead in the polls. :) "

Me too (though I've had A Northern Light on my TBR shelf for a while and I've been meaning to read it for just as long). Great choices this month!

[Natalee]

WoooHooo!!! A Northern Light won! I hope everyone loves it. I thought it was fantastic!!

[Kathy]

Yay, I'm glad Lightning Thief won, as it is already on my June reading list. I read A Northern Light a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. I'll have to get it back out (hope I still have it) and look over it again.

[Samantha McNulty]

The Lighning Thief won!
Oh my goodness, I'm so happy!

I've already read the Lighning Thief, so I can just comment on things and add to the discussions in June.

[Jessika]

Yayyy! A Northern Light won its category! Can't wait to hear what you all have to say about it...I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did!

[Beth]

I'm looking forward to it; I had just put this on my TBR list last week.

[Becky]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!

[Allison]

*happy dance*

[Becky]

I might just have to go out and buy the 5th book in HC, because I know that if I start reading the series, I will want to read ALL of it.

[Allison]

Becky wrote: "I might just have to go out and buy the 5th book in HC, because I know that if I start reading the series, I will want to read ALL of it. "

I'm with you there, who knows how long it will take the dumb library to get it.

[KrisT]

Oh good, I ordered Lightning Thief from the library just yesterday morning and I have already read A northern light.

[Dawn Michelle]

Well, I was thinking of reading that series by Rick Riordan, so now is as good a time as ever.

I have already read "A Northern Light". Hmmm...

[Jennifer W, WT Moderator]

Yay! I'm glad Lightning Thief won. I was planning on reading Northern Light for the set in your area challenge (upstate NY), so now I still can! I've read it before, years ago, and remember liking it, so we've got some good books to read for next month!

[Lori]

Ohh Im so excited about Lighting Thief, I've been wanting to read it! Id never heard of Northern Light till just a couple of weeks ago, so Im really excited about that as well!

[Tahleen]

Yay, I'm so glad A Northern Light won! I just started it last night.

[Susan]

My daughter has LT on her shelf so guess I'll start with that one. I just ordered NL so hopefully that will be here soon. Looks like a great month for reading! (OK, aren't they all?!)

[Emily]

ERG - one of my students took my copy of LT and never returned it! Curses!

[Beth]

Yay! I got A Northern Light yesterday.

[Alexis]

Beth wrote: "Yay! I got A Northern Light yesterday."

So did I! I was glad my library had it in stock. Almost didn't catch it, though. Their YA paperbacks are horribly out of order. The bookseller in me itches to alphabetize them, but I won't.

[April]

I bought LT today! I'm so excited to read it! I also bought the third book in the series because it was only 4.99 at Borders! I'm so psyched to read both group read books and contribute to the discussion.

[Beth]

Alexis, I've seen a lot of books out of order at the library, too, and not just in the YA section. I've also been tempted to fix them and I have done it with a few!

[Alexis]

Fi, do you wish the book wasn't so hot or the weather?

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Yeah, after a rainy week when it didn't hit 80 all week, last week, this week we're up towards 90.

Comes of living in the "sunny South"!

The rain did help a great deal with the drought we've been having, though.

[April]

I'm so jealous. I wish I lived in the sunny South, here it's cold.

[Lori]

Fiona wrote: "Lol the weather. I feel like a roasted chicken here."

I understand! It was 104 today!!! I went to the pool for about 15 minutes, even that didnt help haha

[Becky]

I don't think that the pool is supposed to be boiling though. ;)

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

I'm so behind! I don't even remember if I voted. I loved Lightning Thief and I'll try to pick up A Northern Light from the library soon.

[Jennifer]

YAY...I'm totally glad I bought A Northern Light on my first shopping trip since coming back to San Diego...It's been forever since I've been on so glad to finally update

[Tahleen]

Just got The Lightning Thief today!