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Quarterly Challenge (Spring 2011)


01. Going Bovine
02. Stay
03. Uglies
04. That Summer
05. The Hunger Games
06. I Am the Messenger
07. Skim
08. The Thief
09. Elsewhere
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11. Tamar: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal (historical fiction)
12. Little Brother (dystopia)

2. March-A Hundred Words for Hate.
3. part of series- Unfallen Dead.
4. debut novel- The Scorpion's Gate.
5. ALA Alex award- The Radleys.
6. foreign-Krik? Krak! (Haiti).
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8. male- Sunrise Over Fallujah.
9. also ran- To Kill a Mockingbird.
10 a) historical fiction- Sovay
b) LGBTQ- Torn
c) science fiction- Feed

Tatiana wrote: "Welcome to YA Book Club's first Reading Challenge!
Rules
Duration: March 1, 2011 - May 31, 2011.
We are an YA Book Club, so all books should be young adult.
You have 3 months to read 12 YA book..."


I will have to give this one a go. I used Impulse as my book in verse but when deciding it was between that one an Identical. It was my first time reading one of her books and I enjoyed it. Made me feel a lot of different emotions and was hard to put down.
I don't know which book I want to read for my foreign country book does anyone have ideas?!

There's something about Hopkins' writing that makes you keep reading no matter how dark and disturbing the subject matter is. The first time I read one of her books, I think I was too young and I just hated the graphic details of it. Now that I've read another after 4 years, I can appreciate the way she deals with hard topics. I'm thinking of reading Impulse as well, just not for this challenge.

Nelly, here are some books set in foreign countries:
Revolution, Anna and the French Kiss (France)
Looking for Alibrandi, Saving Francesca, Jellicoe Road (Australia)
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, Before I Die (UK)
Thanks Tatiana I'll try one of those!

Half of a Yellow Sun is set in Nigeria...
Cutting for Stone is set in Ethiopia...
I'm reading Krik? Krak! set in Haiti. For another challenge Sunrise Over Fallujah though the same author's Fallen Angels would also work. Also Q & A.

Ship Breaker soon.
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Tatiana wrote: "Welcome to YA Book Club's first Reading Challenge!
Rules
Duration: March 1, 2011 - May 31, 2011.
We are an YA Book Club, so all books should be young adult.
You have 3 months to read 12 YA book..."

1. Looking for Alaska **READ** 4 stars
2. Steel
3. Demonglass **READ** 5 stars
4. Angelfire **READ** 4.5 stars
5. [book:Along for ..."
I think YOU should have to do this challenge THREE times in a row, lol

Tatiana wrote: "Welcome to YA Book Club's first Reading Challenge!
Rules
Duration: March 1, 2011 - May 31, 2011.
We are an YA Book Clu..."
I've never read True Grit, Kimberly. I am afraid you'll have to be the judge of it's YA or not.

2. The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan
3. Switched by Amanda Hocking
4. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
5. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
6. The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
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8. Going Bovine by Libba Bray
9. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
10. Delirium by Lauren Oliver (Dystopia)
11. True Grit by Charles Portis (Historical Fiction)
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1. Looking for Alaska **READ** 4 stars
2. Steel
3. Demonglass **READ** 5 stars
4. Angelfire **READ** 4.5 star...
I think YOU should have to do this challenge THREE times in a row, lol "
Ha Ha. Funny. I would be done by now but I just can't get back into Steel. I've read 2 other books since though. =)

1. The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean. (Printz)
2. Anastasia's Secret by Susanne Dunlap. (new release)-- 5 STARS--Outstanding!
3. The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson (series)
4. The Mourning Wars by Karen Steinmetz (haven't confirmed that this is a debut novel yet)
5. Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson (ALA list)
6. The Queen of Water by Laura Resau (set in Ecuador)
7. Glimpse by Carol Lynch Williams (novel in verse)-- 4 STARS--Excellent!
8. Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick (male POV)
9. The Ransom of Mercy Carter by Caroline B. Cooney (poll loser)
10. The Eye, the Ear, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer (science fiction)
11. The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant (mystery)
12. What Curiosity Kills by Helen Ellis (fantasy/urban fantasy)

This book was one of my choices for category 10. I have it listed as fantasy but I don't think that is correct. Maybe supernatural? Anyways, I gave it 4 stars. I like that the ending was a cliffhanger, and one that makes me want to get the next book on payday.

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1 Cryer's Cross, by Lisa Mcmann
2 Delirium, by Lauren Oliver
3 The Iron Thorn, by Caitlin Kittredge
4 Stolen, by Lucy Christopher
5 Wither, by Lauren Destefano
6 City of Glass, by Cassandre Clare
7 Paranormalcy, by Kiersten White
8 Going Bovine, by Libba Bray
9 Twilight, the Graphic Novel, by Stephanie Meyer FINISHED
10 Where She Went, by Gale Foreman
11 The King's Arrow, by Michael Cadnum
12 Lirael, by Garth Nix FINISHED
Now as I've started late I might remove one or two books from the list later on if I'm not doing too well... Hopefully I will be fine.
This is a really good idea; I'm participating in my first reading challenge, shaving my to-read list and having a whole bunch of fun at the same time.
I will edit this post to include a review of every book once I have read it to let you guys know what I thought of it.

2. March-A Hundred Words for Hate.
3. part of series- Unfallen Dead.
4. debut novel- The Scorpion's Gate.
5. ALA Alex award- The Radleys
6. foreign-Krik? Krak! (Haiti)
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9. also ran- To Kill a Mockingbird
10 a) historical fiction- Sovay
b) LGBTQ- Torn
c) science fiction- Feed



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2.Defiance
3.The Iron Daughter
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8.Invincible
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10a.Storm Thief dystopia
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10c.Queene of Light paranormal
Just finished Rules of Attraction and I gave it 4 stars. What can I say, I am a sucker for a happy ending.

I am not switching Invincible, I was able to buy it yesterday. Very happy about that. Though Will Grayson, Will Grayson keeps calling me so I may switch it with Storm Thief. Not sure yet.
I can NOT believe how many books I have read this month. I think it is a record for me. Thank you for this challenge!!

1.) Printz winner: On the Jellicoe Road (read Mar 9) really liked
2.) New Release: Afterlife (Mar19) OK
3.) Series: Tempestuous (Mar 18) liked
4.) Author Debut: Between Shades of Gray (Mar 26) excellent book
5.) ALA Best Books: Saving Francesca (Mar 20) liked
6.) Male POV: Getting the Girl (Mar 23) a new favorite
7.) Epistolary novel: Stolen: A letter to my captor (Mar 27) liked
8.) Foreign setting: I Am the Messenger (Mar 7) really liked
9.) YA Group Book Nomination: The Last Summer Of The Death Warriors (Mar 28) OK
10.) My choice-sci-fi/dystopian: Ship Breaker (Mar 24) OK
11.) My choice-contemporary: The Piper's Son (Mar 21) a new favorite
12.) My choice-fantasy: Keturah and Lord Death (Mar 22) really liked
This challenge was rather fun. Found a couple new favorites, some I rather liked and others that I thought would be good, could have been better.


Congratulations!
Wow Helen! Congrats! I try to read like you... in fact on Mon and Wends I go to the library and do a dedicated 2 hour reading night! So good job! Which one was your favorite that you would recommend to everyone?

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This is my list of reads for the challenge:
1. Speak (Printz winner) --- 4/5 stars
This book is so realistic it makes you think, "What if this happened to me?" I loved this book and the movie wasn't so bad either. I just wish it had a little more so it wasn't so obvious.
2. Evercrossed(published in March 2011) --- 5/5 stars
I have to say, I really loved this book. It's sad, but in a good way. Elizabeth Chandler really knows how to write good books. The whole series was good and well written.
3. Matched(Book in a series) --- 4/5 stars
This book overall was pretty good. Some parts I wish were explained a little better, but i liked it anyway. Just thinking that this is a future based book makes me wonder if something like this could actually happen. I can't wait to read the next book in the series.
4. Angelfire(Debut Novel) --- 5/5 stars
I loved this book... it was so well written and it had so many action scenes that I couldn't put it down...I think out of all the books I have read I finished this one the quickest 'cause it was so good!
5. The Summer I Turned Pretty(ALA for YA) --- 4/5 stars
This was a pretty good book. I liked the story, but it felt like I knew what would happen from the very beginning. I had actually seen this book but it hadn't caught my attention all that much. If it wasn't for this challenge I don't think I would have ever read it.
6. Goddess Boot Camp (Foreign Country Setting) --- 5/5 stars
This story is set in Greece so I knew I would love it because I love Greek culture...it's a great book with a lot of drama.
7. Flirt Club (book in form of letters) --- 4/5 stars
This book is about 8th graders but I feel like they are actually juniors or seniors in high school by the things they say in there letters...but I guess thats truly how our culture is nowadays!
8. So Yesterday (Male P.O.V.) --- 3/5 stars
This was a pretty good book. It could have had a little more added to it but overall I liked it. I've read a few books in a male P.O.V. and most of them have been good. Maybe I should start reading them more often.
9. The Secret Hour (Group Pick Nominee) --- 4/5 stars
I liked this book. Well I like most of the books I read. But this book I felt went a little too fast at some parts and I wanted to know more about each of the characters. I guess if there were a few more details I would have liked it even more.
10. Lock and Key(chick lit.) --- 5/5 stars
I loved reading this book...it just makes me think about how many people actually go through the types of things the main character goes through. Out of all the books of Sarah Dessen I have read, I have to say that this one was my favorite. Her books are never disappointing.
11. Desires of the Dead(fantasy) --- 3/5 stars
I loved the first book in the series, but I felt like this one was a given from the beginning. I wish it had me guessing from the beginning, but it didn't. It's not a bad read, but I'm pretty sure it could've been so much better!
12. A Kiss in Time(fantasy) --- 5/5 stars
A retelling of sleeping beauty in modern times. I loved this book. It was a cute love story with a lot of twists compared to Sleeping Beauty.
I'll put a C next to the ones I'm currently reading
Yay, I finished my list...
3/19/11


1. Stolen by Lucy Christopher--3/5 stars. The book was very slow in parts. There was not alot of connection with the characters to the reader.
8. I am Number 4.--5/5 stars. I loved this book! Can't wait for the sequel.

Printz – Stolen
New – Afterlife
Series – Bite Club
Male POV – Invincible
Always the Bridesmaid –

Here's my current list:
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2) Steel - March
3) The Ruby in the Smoke - (Sally Lockhart Trilogy #1)
4) The Iron King (Iron Fey #1) - Julia Kagawa Debut
5) Along for the Ride - 2010 Best YA List
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8) Will Grayson, Will Grayson
9) Thirteen Reasons Why - November Poll
10) XVI - Dystopia
The Body in the Library - Mystery
Inkheart - Fantasy

2. The Gathering
3. The Merchant of Death
4. The Iron King
5. Leviathan
6. & 8. Sunrise Over Fallujah (DONE!)
7. Burned
9. The Sledding Hill
10. A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor (Historical Fiction)
11. Double Helix (Science Fiction)
12. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares (Romance)


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Congrats to all of you who have finished your lists already!!


I second the summer challenge!
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1. Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman (Printz Honoree)
2. What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen (May 2011 Release)
3. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner (Part of a Series)
4. The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages (Debut Novel)
5. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (ALA Top Ten)
6. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (Set in Foreign Country)
7. Far from You by Lisa Schroeder (Book in Verse)
8. The Schwa Was Here by Neal Shusterman (Male POV)
9. Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney (Poll Loser)
10. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher (Sci Fi)
11. Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley (Fantasy)
12. All Unquiet Things by Anna Jarzab (Mystery)