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Group Read-A-Thon September 2014
Pathfinder by Orson Scott CardBoth books are written by male authors, and they deal with friendships among boys.
Rose's tally: 1
Perks' tally: 39
Xoe by Sara C. RoethleBoth books have characters with special abilities/powers.
Rose's tally: 2
Perks' tally: 40
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi
Connection: Both books are written by female authors.
Ashley's tally: 2
Perks tally: 42 (looks like #39 was counted twice)
Prime Deception by Carys Jones
Both books involve a murder mystery, also both by female authors
Kristie's Tally: 2
Perks Tally: 44
Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
Connection: I guess murder and mystery fits the bill here too; both involve twin sisters with one of them out and about to figure out what happened to the other.
Eldarwen's Tally: 2
Perks' Tally: 45
Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
Connection: it is from the same Fever series
mz4jun's Tally: 1
Perks' Tally: 46
Champion by Marie Lu
Connection: Both books have one word titles and authors with "M" names
Karen's Tally: 4
Perk's Tally: 47
Unravel MeConnection: Both books part of a series and by female authors
Mary-Ellen: 5
Perk's Tally: 48
I think that tricky page turn got us again! What if we say both books are 2nd in a series and call the tally 49 ...
Rainbow Rowell
Connection: both Authors last names start with "R"
Brandy: 4
Perks: 50
Starstruck by L.A. Witt
Both books have a single word title.
Jonel's Tally: 12
Perks' Tally: 51
~ Holy cow we're on a roll this month. Keep this up and we'll blow last month's score out of the water. ~
Ignite Me
Connection: Both female authors, both books part of a series.
Mary-Ellen: 6
Perk's Tally: 52
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Connection: Both written by female authors.
Ashley's tally: 3
Perks tally: 53
The Girl in the Flammable Skirt by Aimee Bender
Connection: Both have "girl" in their titles, both written by female authors (again).
Ashley's tally: 4
Perks tally: 54
The Bad Butterfly
Connection: The last book had girl in the title, this book is about a little girl. (I read this with my 6 year old daughter, great early readers!)
Mary-Ellen: 7
Perk's Tally: 55
Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo Coyle
Connection: Nora Roberts and Cleo Coyle are both pseudonyms.
KayLynn's tally: 1
Perk's tally: 58
The Ice King by Dinah Dean
Connected by: Last author name begins with C and C. This book author name begins with D and D
Poongothai's tally: 4 books
Perks group tally: 59 books
Confessions of a Qantas Flight Attendant: True Tales and Gossip from the Galley by Owen Beddall
Connection: Both books have men in suits on the cover
Karen's Tally: 5
Perk's Tally: 60
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Connection: Karen and I both gave our books a 2 star rating.
Alycia's tally: 3
Perks tally: 61
Legends of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
Connection: Both books are science fiction.
Alycia's tally: 4
Perks tally: 62
Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco
Connection: Both have illustrations.
Alycia's tally: 5
Perks tally: 63
My Soul Immortal by Jen Printy
Both authors are female & have last names that begin with a 'P'
Jonel's Tally: 13
Perks' Tally: 64
Beverly Hills Dead by Stuart Woods
Connection: Dead = mortal, which is the opposite of immortal. Also three words in both titles.
Beth's Tally: 5
Perks Tally: 65
The Deep End of the Sea
Connection: This book has a load of immortal gods in it, but also a lot of statues of dead people courtesy of Medusa.
Mary-Ellen: 9
Perk's Tally: 66
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Connection: The deep sea in one and a deep subject matter in another (mental retardation and creating intelligence surgically).
KayLynn: 2
Perk's tally: 67
We Were Liars by E.Lockhart
Connection: Both are tagged as "Young Adult"
Karen's tally: 6
Perk's Tally: 68
The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld
Connection: Both books have three-word titles, each with eleven letters.
Beth's Tally: 6
Perks Tally: 69
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
Connection: Last word of the title starts with D
Karen's Tally: 7
Perk's Tally: 70
My Life Next Door
Connection: Both the first book in a series and female authors.
Mary-Ellen: 10
Perk's Tally: 71
Summer Days by Susan Mallery
Connected by: Days in the title
Poongothai's tally: 5 books
Perks group tally: 73 books
SkyFall by Elizabeth Munro, Taken on the Wing #2
Connection, both books have single word titles.
Jonel's Tally: 14
Perks' Tally: 5
Blood Games by Chloe Neill
Connection: Both were written by female authors and feature attractive women on the cover.
Beth's Tally: 7
Perks Tally: 76
The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-time
Connection: Last book had "blood" in the title, this book has blood on the cover (you might have to zoom in on the dog to see it!)
Mary-Ellen: 11
Perk's Tally: 77
The Dog Park by Laura Caldwell
The Connection: Both have dogs in the title
Jonel's Tally: 15
Perks' Tally: 78
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Dummies by Patrizia Collard
Connection: Both were written by female authors whose last names start with "C."
Beth's Tally: 8
Perks Tally: 79
Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
Connection: Both covers have yellow, black, green, gray and blue on it.
Alycia's tally: 6
Perks tally: 80
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Connection: Both books are works of fiction.
Ashley's tally: 5
Perks tally: 81
Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
Connection: They both involve faeries - though not quite the same kind.
Eldarwen's Tally: 3
Perks' Tally: 82
Damascus by Jad Ziade
Connection: Both start with the letter D (yup, I'm less than creative this evening)
Jonel's Tally: 16
Perks' Tally: 84
Getting By by Claudia Y. Burgoa
Connection: I rated both of these novels 3 stars.
Jonel's Tally: 17
Perks' Tally: 85
Taken with You by Shannon Stacey
Connected by: Two people on the cover and both books published in 2014
Poongothai's tally: 6 books
Perks group tally: 86 books
Happy Ever After by Nora RobertsConnection: three word title
Donna's Tally 5 books
Perk's Tally 87 books
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both books have primarily blue covers
Jonel's Tally: 10
Perks' Tally: 39