Hour 4 - March 2015 Reading Challenge

[Michelle, Mod Assistant]

Are you hanging in there? You've come so far! I hope those coffees, teas, and chocolates are keeping you awake! Don't worry, Read-a-Thonners, this challenge won't be too tough. Raise your hand if you're still with me!



In fact, you should go ahead and pat yourself on the back! You're a bookstar! Get up, stretch, do a little dance! You're doing great! Now let's get to the mini-challenge.

1. Open to a random page in the book you're currently reading and share a passage with the group.

2. Share your favorite quote about books or reading.

3. Share a favorite inspirational quote to keep that reading torch burning through the night!

You guys are really something! Keep it up! Hour 5 is just around the bend and we'll be checking in on everyone's progress! Even more exciting challenges are around the corner. Stay up with me and don't miss a thing! Reader's rock! So proud of you all!

[Corynne]

1. "Now, I believe I am fundamentally a fairly solid citizen, but every now and then I do something daft. This was one of those times. I decided to look for a shortcut."-James Herriot from The Lord God Made Them All

2. "I cannot live without books" - Thomas Jefferson

3. "Sometimes it’s the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine" - The Imitation Game

[Michelle, Mod Assistant]

Hey! Someone's still alive out there! Woohoo!

[Jenny]

"It was simple to say that behind every terrible child stood a terrible parent, but what about the ones who had done the best they could? What about the ones, like Lacy, who had loved unconditionally, protected ferociously, cherished mightily - and still had raised a murderer?" Nineteen Minutes p. 166

[Jennifer]

1. "He twitched silently beneath the covers, sweat drenched his body" The Elfstones Of Shannara

2. "We read to know we're not alone" William Nicholson

3. "A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.” George R.R. Martin

[Jenny]

Corynne wrote: "1. "Now, I believe I am fundamentally a fairly solid citizen, but every now and then I do something daft. This was one of those times. I decided to look for a shortcut."-James Herriot from The Lo..."

GAH! The Imitation Game quote!! Love, love, love. Good one, Corynne :)

[Corynne]

Jenny wrote: "Corynne wrote: "1. "Now, I believe I am fundamentally a fairly solid citizen, but every now and then I do something daft. This was one of those times. I decided to look for a shortcut."-James Her..."

Thanks! Loved that movie so much I saw it in theatres twice! I can't wait until it comes out on dvd at the end of the month.

[Monique]

1. Sally is the girl with eyes like Egypt and nylons the color of smoke. The boys at school thinks she's beautiful because her hair is shiny black like raven feathers and when she laughs, she flicks her hair back like a satin shawl over her shoulders and laughs. - The House on Mango Street pg 81

2. "Books are a uniquely portable magic" - Stephen King

3. The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters. - Audrey Hepburn

[Stormie ~ Book Dragon ~]

I forgot to check in...was really engrossed in the book...I will answer questions later. ;)

[Sophie]

1. "The more the shit hit the fan, the more I kept the boy with me. I'd never had a son before, so it was a great thing to watch him grow up, to say, I need your help, boy. So Marlon and I became a team".

2. “There is no friend as loyal as a book.” ― Ernest Hemingway

3. I don't really know a lot of quotes, sorry.