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Group Read-A-Thon August 2015
B
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Character: Bridgette (Anna's friend)
MB's Tally: 1
Perk's Tally: 2
C
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Characters: Caleb (Tris' brother), Christina (Tris' friend)
MB's Tally: 2
Perk's Tally: 3
D
Little Gale Gumbo by Erika Marks
Connection: One of the main characters is named Dahlia.
Laura's Tally: 1
Perks' Tally: 4
E
The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld
Connection: Title starts with an Enchanted
Brittney's Tally: 1
Perk's Tally: 5
~F~
Exit Wounds by Rutu Modan
Connection: Main character's last name is Franco
Colleen's Tally: 1
Perks' Tally: 6
H
In Their Footsteps by Tess Gerritsen
Connection: Character's name Helena Vane
Brittney's Total: 3
Perk's Total: 8
I
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
Connection: character Iselle
Teddie's total: 2
Perks' total: 9
KNeanderthal Seeks Human (Knitting in the City #1) by Penny Reid
Connection: The word Knitting in the title
Alice's Tally: 1
Perks' Tally: 11
L
My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
Connection: One of the stories is Leave it to Jeeves
M
Crocodile on the Sandbank Connection: genre is Mystery
Karen's Tally: 2
Perk's Tally: 13
N
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
Connection: One the characters is called Neil
Silvia's Tally: 1
Perks' Tally : 14
P
The Casquette Girls by Alys Arden
Connection: The genre is Paranormal
Natasha's Tally: 1
Perks' Tally: 16
~Q~
Play by Kylie Scott
Connection: Main character Mal has long periods of quiet.
Colleen's Tally: 3
Perks' Tally: 17
R
Pandora Hearts パンドラハーツ 1 by Jun Mochizuki
Connection: In the first volume Oz meets Alicia the Black Rabbit
Silvia's Tally: 2
Perks' Tally : 18
~S~
Night of Cake & Puppets by Laini Taylor
Connection: #2.5 in the Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy
Colleen's Tally: 4
Perks' Tally: 19
~T~
Logicomix: An epic search for truth by Apostolos Doxiadis
Connection: subtitle An epic search for truth
Colleen's Tally: 5
Perks' Tally: 20
~U~
Perfect by Ellen Hopkins
Connection: From description: "Cara’s parents’ unrealistic expectations have already sent her twin brother Conner spiraling toward suicide."
Colleen's Tally: 6
Perks' Tally: 21
MB wrote: "Hey Colleen, I think you missed S..."Sorry dyslexic, but I fixed it :D
V
The Edge of Forever by Melissa E. Hurst
Connection: Character named Vika
Natasha's Tally: 2
Perks' Tally: 22
W
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
Connection: Tittle On Writing
Silvia's Tally : 3
Perks's Tally: 23
~X~
The Selection Stories: The Prince & The Guard by Kiera Cass
Connection: Character Prince Maxon
Colleen's Tally: 7
Perks' Tally: 24
Y
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
Connection: It has a yellow cover.
MB's Tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 25
Z
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Connection: Character Alexandra's nickname is Zandra.
Ingeborg's tally: 1
Perk's Tally: 26.
B
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Connection: character Diana Bishop
Teddie's tally: 4
Perks' tally: 28
DMagic Breaks
Ilona AndrewsConnection: Main Character--Kate Daniels
Ericka's tally: 1
Perk's tally: 30
E
Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlman
Connection: Character named Eudora
Natasha's Tally: 3
Perks' Tally: 31
G
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill
Connection: Art by Gabriel Rodriguez
Silvia's Tally: 4
Perks's Tally : 33
H
The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
Connection:Authur's last name ,Horowitz
Brittney's Tally: 4
perk's Tally: 34
~I~
Ruthless by Sara Shepard
Connection: 11th in the Pretty Liittle Liiars series
Colleen's Tally: 8
Perks' Tally: 35
K
Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
Connection: Main character is a King.
Natasha's Tally: 4
Perks' Tally: 37
~L~
Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
Connection: Title Last Sacrifice
Colleen's Tally: 9
Perks' Tally: 38
N
The Boy Next Door by Katie Van Ark
Connection: Title - The Boy Next Door, Character - Gabriel Nielsen
MB's Tally: 5
Perk's Tally: 40
O
The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
Connection: Title "The Blood of Olympus"
Silvia's Tally : 6
Perks's Tally : 41
P
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Connection: Characters - Peony and Pearl (Cinder's stepsisters), Prince Kaito
MB's Tally: 6
Perk's Tally: 42
Q
Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde
Connection: Title "The Song of the Quarkbeast"
Alycia's Tally: 1
Perk's Tally: 43
R
Monster on the Hill by Rob Harrell
Connection: Author's first name starts with an "R".
Alycia's Tally: 2
Perk's Tally: 44
S
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Connection: Comes from the Suspense/Thriller genre.
Alycia's Tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 45
T
Magnus Maximus, A Marvelous Measurer by Kathleen T. Pelley
Connection: Author's middle initial is "T".
Alycia's Tally: 4
Perk's Tally: 46
U
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Connection: Title of the book begins with a "U".
Alycia's Tally: 5
Perk's Tally: 47
V
The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson
Connection: The book is set in Venda.
Alycia's Tally: 6
Perk's Tally: 48
WMasques
Patricia Briggs
Connection: The main male character is Wolf.
Ericka's Tally: 2
Perk's Tally: 49
X
The Distance Between Us by Kasie West
Connection: Character - Xander Spence
MB's Tally: 7
Perk's Tally: 50
Y
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
Connection: Author's last name - Yoon, Young Adult Fiction
MB's Tally: 8
Perk's Tally: 51
ZSalvation at Stake: Christian Martyrdom in Early Modern Europe
Brad S. Gregory
Connection: It's non-fiction, so no "characters", exactly, but one of the people discussed is Huldrich Zwingli, a Reformation leader in Switzerland.
Ericka's Tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 52
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The Perks Of Being A Book Addict
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As a group let's see what we can read in the month and have a Read-A-Thon with a twist!
EXAMPLE
Post 1:
Kristie posts:
A
Artemis Fowl (Title)
Kristie's tally - 1 book
Perks Group tally - 1 book
Post 2:
Karen Posts
B
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris (character Bobo Winthrop)
Karen's tally: 1 book
Perks group tally: 2 books
Post 3:
Kristie posts:
C
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (title and author)
Kirstie's tally: 2 books
Perks group tally: 3 books
NOTE: You can read any book of any length, children's books and graphic novels also count. Please just remember to check the tally of the book ahead of you and add up the tally as you post
Books need to be marked as "read" between August 1 and August 31, 2015. (It doesn't matter when you started)