book challenge

[Dylan, Discussion Observer]

I think that we should have some sort of book challenge. For a certain period of time, say a month or even two months, we all keep track of the books we read. For each book with at least 150 pages in it, you get a point for it or maybe you should get a point for every 150 pages a book has, because some people might read a book with 500 pages in it. There could be other ways to get more points too, that we could write down before the book challenge starts. I don't want to get too involved in planning it though unless other people are interested. Also, if there is an interest and other people want to help plan it, that would be nice.

[Reed, Fill-in]

good idea

[Dylan, Discussion Observer]

Thanks, do you have any suggestions? If there is enough interest, I'll post an official thread for people to keep track of points on.

[Reed, Fill-in]

umm maybe we shoud make a dicussion thread called "book contest" and then make new topics for new books, like one topic, fantasy books. then realistic fic. etc..

[Dylan, Discussion Observer]

That's a good idea, I'll be back on later, I have to go have dinner.

[Reed, Fill-in]

k see ya

[Dylan, Discussion Observer]

Is anyone else interested in my idea?

[Dylan, Discussion Observer]

I would definetely agree to a group read as long as the book was something fairly popular because my library charges money to do interlibrary loans :(

[Dylan, Discussion Observer]

I know, but I live two hours from the closest city and its not even in my state, so what do I expect?

[Reed, Fill-in]

wat book should we start with?? how any of u have read the hunger games by suzanne collins who wrote the gregor series

[Reed, Fill-in]

no but my school library probably has them or the public library

[Reed, Fill-in]

who has no read the giver by lois lowry say aye
aye

[Reed, Fill-in]

umm ill have to see if i can get hold of it first

[Reed, Fill-in]

cool

[Reed, Fill-in]

in the mean time wat should i read to pass the timme

[Reed, Fill-in]

kk ill try and get it

[Dylan, Discussion Observer]

I have read the hunger games and the giver. I might have read tithe right when it came out, I really can't remember. I know I could get tithe or maximum ride series from my library and hunger games too, probably the rest, but I'm not positive.

[Reed, Fill-in]

my teacher has over 3000 books to chose from so yeah. and im not joking, i think she counted them all.

[Reed, Fill-in]

i no... thats wat i said

[Dylan, Discussion Observer]

You are so lucky that you have so many books to choose from just from your teacher, thats not even including libraries and stuff. I'm going to head over to my library tomorrow (well, later today technically but I haven't gone to bed yet), so if I see something cool there, I'll bring it up.

[Reed, Fill-in]

mine has 3000 and not counting 1000 more in the closets. we keep getting new orders of books and she has me literally drowning in books. one day i pooured everythng out of my back pack and 25 books made me fall over laughing

[Reed, Fill-in]

have u guys reaad high heat? just wondering

[Reed, Fill-in]

12

[Reed, Fill-in]

she keeps about 2000 in the closet, its a big closet

[Reed, Fill-in]

how old are you, if u dont mind me asking

[Reed, Fill-in]

oh cool

[Dylan, Discussion Observer]

What is high heat about? If no one minds, I think I will come up with some catagories for extra points in the reading challenge, they'll be pretty open catagories, like, read a book with a love story in it or read a story where the narrator is female.

[Reed, Fill-in]

high heat is about a boy who is a relief pitcher and he finds out his dad is a drug dealer. when his dad commits suicide he has to learn to live without him and it is his stoy of his baseball life without his dad. its for die hard baseball lovers (like myslef) and i would only recomend it to you if you love baseball and understand it well.

[Dylan, Discussion Observer]

I'm really more of a football fan, I actually only participated in Track/Cross Country when I was in high school, so books about runners and books about football are about the only sports books I can follow if they are really detailed about the sport.

[Reed, Fill-in]

they arent really detailed but it has some baseball topics u wouldnt no if u didnt play baseball. its a great book dont get me wrong. i just think baseball lovers would enjoy this book more than say football ppl

[Allison]

I don't particulary love baseball, but i stil thought that High Heat was a really good book.

[Allison]

i am sure that none of yall are faster readers than i am. reed, you can ask Mrs. Miller. i read 300+ books in my 6th grade school year. Now i have so much homework that it messes up the amount of time i have to read

[Reed, Fill-in]

bummer

[Allison]

i know. especially cuz mrs. miller keeps giving adam books to give to me to read

[Reed, Fill-in]

hehe thats wat she will do to my lil sis if shes in her class

[Allison]

yeah probably. i am literally drowning in books and adam keeps telling me to read more

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300+ books thats alot. I think i read like 25+ books in my 6th grade year

[Dylan, Discussion Observer]

I know that I read 100 books in one month in 4th grade for a fundraiser. The majority of them were at least 200 pages, but I read a few books to my younger brother too.

[Allison]

i read like three books a day. i had literally had no other life. most of them were 200+ pages as well but there were some shorter ones because we had requirements.

[Dylan, Discussion Observer]

That was me until high school too, about the only things I did were read and write and homework. But then in high school, school work got harder and I gained some friends, joined sports, worked in the drama department, I was really busy in high school.

[Allison]

Yeah. Between homework, school and club volleyball, and choir i have no time to read.

[[deleted user]]

wow at least I know now that im not the only one that is too active

[Reed, Fill-in]

lol i had baseball and gymnastics but the season ended and i stopped for a while

[Reed, Fill-in]

i dont have much homework ans stuff so im lucky

[Reed, Fill-in]

oh how many books did u guys finish over the break? i finished about 8 or 9

[[deleted user]]

1

[Reed, Fill-in]

lol *tsk tsk*

[Goblin Courtney]

Dylan.kearney wrote: "I think that we should have some sort of book challenge. For a certain period of time, say a month or even two months, we all keep track of the books we read. For each book with at least 150 pages ..."

I think this will be a good way to keep reading, I'm interested. :]]

[Goblin Courtney]

I've heard that The Hunger Games was a good book, my boyfriend's reading group just finished it. I've also heard that Magyk isn't all that good?

What's Hush, Hush about?

[Goblin Courtney]

Hmmm, that sounds interesting I guess. Lol just tell me which one and I'll order it tonight. :]]