Book Nominations for Jul15-Sep14 Group Read

[Mary]

The two I mentioned are not romances. 0:)

[Margaret]

And both look infinitely more readable.

[Christine]

Margaret wrote: "So I had to look up some dragon shifter romances, and the number of grammar errors in their descriptions is alarming. And they don't sound nearly as inventive as what I imagined, haha."

Nope, and that is rather sad, really, isn't it?

[Jalilah]

Are there any more nominations? The polls should go up soon

Mary wrote: "Dragon shifter books tend not to be folkloric, because they tend to not have the Far Eastern dragons. (Draw One in the Dark and Nice Dragons Finish Last both start in..."

Would you like to nominate either of these books Mary?

[Mary]

Hmm. Well, Nice Dragons Finish Last has more folkloric elements than the other, so I will put it up.

[Jalilah]

Mary wrote: "Hmm. Well, Nice Dragons Finish Last has more folkloric elements than the other, so I will put it up."

Great! I will put it in the Adult category as I see there is no mention of it being YA.

Kelsey wrote: "I should mention that I would totally nominate The Last Dragon, except that I can't figure out which category it would go in..."

Kelsey, please confirm if you are going to nominate The Last Dragon

We are short on original tales. Id love to find the version of Snow White and the 40 Dragons! Aside from the Sleeping Beauties: Sleeping Beauty and Snow White Tales from Around the World I can only find it in a German book Griechische Und Albanesische Marchen.
The tale is mentioned in this Surlalune blog:
http://surlalunefairytales.blogspot.c...

[Lacey]

Jalilah wrote: "To me The Last Dragon looks more like YA. It actually looks very good, so I think I will nominate it instead of Dragon Slippers for my YA novel nomination.."

Aw, I was kind of pulling for Dragon Slippers. If Jalilah is not nominating it, I guess I will. :)

I'd also like to nominate Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons, but I'm not sure what category it belongs in. When I worked in the library these books were shelved with YA, but I don't know if they are officially categorized as such. They are "fictionalized" reference books, so I'm not sure it fits as an original tale, either, but that seems potentially closest.

[Jalilah]

Lacey wrote: "Jalilah wrote: "To me The Last Dragon looks more like YA. It actually looks very good, so I think I will nominate it instead of Dragon Slippers for my YA novel nomination.."

Aw, I was kind of pull..."

Good Dragon slippers as well as Dragonology will be added.
Lots of good books!

[Jalilah]

I found an on-line version of the version of Snow White that Mary was talking about, the one where she hangs out with 40 Dragons!
http://www.albanianliterature.net/fol...
Does anyone want to nominate it for original tales?

[Margaret]

Chris wrote: "Nope, and that is rather sad, really, isn't it?"

It is! I would've been tempted to read one...

[Margaret]

Lacey wrote: "I'd also like to nominate Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons, but I'm not sure what category it belongs in. "

I've read Dragonology (and some of the other series Candlewick publishes with the -ology) to my nieces and nephews, and it's like a fictionalized natural history of dragons. It is YA, though certainly adults can enjoy it. It's been a very long time since I read it, but that's how I remember it.

[Katy]

Jalilah wrote: "I found an on-line version of the version of Snow White that Mary was talking about, the one where she hangs out with 40 Dragons!
http://www.albanianliterature.net/fol...
Does anyo..."

Cool find!

[Melanti]

Jalilah wrote: "I found an on-line version of the version of Snow White that Mary was talking about, the one where she hangs out with 40 Dragons!
http://www.albanianliterature.net/fol...
Does anyo..."

I'll nominate it!

[Melanti]

Okay then.

I moved The Forgotten Beasts of Eld over to YA, and now e only have 3 adult nominations.

[Jalilah]

Melanti wrote: "Okay then.

I moved The Forgotten Beasts of Eld over to YA, and now e only have 3 adult nominations."

Even though it's tagged as YA when I read some of the reviews it looks like it might not be. It's hard to know!

[Jalilah]

Melanti wrote: "Okay then.

I moved The Forgotten Beasts of Eld over to YA, and now e only have 3 adult nominations."

What about Mary's nomination Nice Dragons Finish Last? That's adult.

[Melanti]

Must have missed that one.
Did I miss any others?


Adult:
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
The Enchantment Emporium by Tanya Huff
Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron

Young Adult:
Here, There Be Dragons by James A. Owen.
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip
The Book of Dragons by E. Nesbit
The Last Dragon by Jane Yolen
Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons by Dugald A. Steer

Original:
"The Dragon of the North" and "The Dragon and his Grandmother," both in The Yellow Fairy Book collected by Andrew and Leonora Lang
The Saga of the Volsungs
"Two Brothers" - Collected by Grimms
"Marigo of the Forty Dragons" - http://www.albanianliterature.net/fol...
Dragons: Their History and Symbolism by Janet Hoult

[Jalilah]

Melanti wrote: "Must have missed that one.
Did I miss any others?


Adult:
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
[book:The Enchantment Emporium|55..."

I think that's everything. I missed Dragons,: Their History and Symbolism being nominated. Fortunately it's not a long collection!

[Melanti]

Last call for nominations!
I have the polls set up to open tomorrow morning.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/3...

[Jalilah]

I am going to have a very hard time deciding!

[Jalilah]

The winners of the Dragon Themed Group Read July 15-September 14 are:

Margo of the Forty Dragons for the original tale
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon for the YA novel
Adult novel: A Natural History of Dragons for the adult novel

The links to the discussion threads can be found here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

[Katelyn]

The Swords of the Six (The Sword of the Dragon Book 1) is a great book, with a few dragons in it. It's the first book of the trilogy, which is one of my favorites in the realm of fantasy. I nominate that.

[Melanti]

Supergizmo, this is the nomination thread for the current group read, and we're already discussing the winners. Check here for the discussion threads: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

There's still a bit of time (about 12 hours) to vote on the next group read with a theme of fae/fairies.

If you'd like to vote, the thread is here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/3...