Quarterly Challenge (Summer 2011)

[Kimberly]

Although I just joined 4 days ago...I thought it would still be fun to try and complete this challeng. I though I know its going to be on the "Challenging" side...I would be happy to say I at least did it!

[Lori]

Way to go Kimberly. You are a much faster reader then I. Darn life keeps getting in the way, lol. But I am not complaining, Our summer holidays are already half over.

[Deborah]

Just Finished!


1. Ship Breaker NBA (4*)
2. Ashes, Ashes (4*) New Release
3. The Color of Magic (I think luggage equals summer) (2*)
4. Matched rated 5 (4*)
5. Bumped ALA 2012 (4*)
6. Cybele's Secret Australia (4*)
7. Shadow Spinner historical fiction/fantasy (4*)
8. Gone racial/ethnic minority teen (Listed on the list provided and I am trusting it) (4*)
9. Thirteen Reasons Why # 10 on my TBR List. (5*)
10. Zombies vs. Unicorns (2*)

[Lori]

Lori wrote: "I just went through the tread and realized I hadn't started my list yet, lol. SO here it is, still working on it though.

1. Luna - 4 Stars
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I finished Exile today.I think I will start stolen next though I am so slow a reader I know I won't get these all finished by the end of the month :( Too much going on with the summer holidays and boys off school.

[Catherine]

Yay!! Finished the challenge! See message 25 for the list of books.

[Tatiana]

Catherine wrote: "Yay!! Finished the challenge! See message 25 for the list of books."

Congrats, Catherine!

[Tatiana]

Just finished my last book.

I will work on our next quarterly challenge. Meanwhile we still have 2 more weeks to complete the current one.

[Lori]

Yay! I am hoping to have better luck with the next challenge, the boys will be back in school.

Thank you Tatiana for setting these challenges up for. I am sure it takes a lot of your time to do this so we all have fun.

[Julia]

10/10 read Challenge completed!

NBA YPL 1) Lockdown 6/21/11 4 1/2 stars
I recommend this for any here who are still looking for a book with racial/ ethnic minority teen as main character.
new release 2) Kitty's Big Trouble 7/8/11 3 1/2 stars
Set in summer 3)Spellcast* 7/22/11 5 stars Exactly what I needed to read!
A friend's 5 star book 4) Who Fears Death6/15/11 5 stars
YALSA 5) Huntress 6/20/11 3 1/2 stars
A British writer 6) Annexed7/12/11 3 stars I didn't finish it, I read just less than a third of it, but I read enough to know I wasn't in the mood for it and that I should pick it up again, because it is an interetsting novel.
Non- urban Fantasy 7)]The Native Star * 8/6/11 1 star Didn't finish it, not my thing.
A book with a racial/ethnic minority teen as a main character 8)Imaro*- 6/24/11 2 stars I didn't love this epic fantasy set in an alternative Africa as much as I was hoping to... But I have #3 in the series, if I can get #2 I'll read it.
From my TBR shelf 9)The Golden Compass* 8/10/11 2 stars I don't know if this book is not for me, or not for me now, meaning I might like it a lot in a different mood.
Anthology 10)Welcome to Bordertown* 6/9/11 5 stars; Reread several of the stories aloud to my husband & sister on a driving vacation this week. They are as good a second time around.

* Means I own it now.

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[[deleted user]]

I wasnt able to finish the challenge because I couldnt get all the books in time:( but Im still going to read them!:D

[Lisa]

I finished!
My revised plan finished:
1. Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
2. War and Watermelon by Rich Wallace
3. Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
4. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
5. What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
6. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
7. Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
9. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
10. 21 Proms by various authors
It was a lot of fun! My 2 favorites were The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian and Running Dream.

[Kim]

I finally got my copy of Never Have I Ever and finished just in time.
Here's the recap:
1. Dark Water by Laura McNeal 6/28 - 2 stars
2. Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard 8/27 - 3 stars
3. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares 6/18 - 4 stars
4. Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George 7/9 - 4 stars
5. Delirium by Laura Oliver 7/28 - 3 stars
6. Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr by Garth Nix 6/23 - 5 stars!
7. The Luxe by Anna Godberson 7/21 - 4 stars
8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 7/7 - 5 Stars!
9. Watership Down by Richard Adams 6/10 - 4 stars
10. Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd edited by Holly Black 6/17 - 3 stars

[Karen]

YA Summer Reading Challenge Completed!

Has been on to read list the longest
Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
1 star
(guess I should have left this one on the shelf)

A National Book Award* Winner or Nominee
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
4 stars
(I didn’t like it as much as his adult material but still very good.)

Minority teen as main character
Gaurdian by Julius Lester
5 stars
(Because I select books with minorities as main characters regularly, I did my own personal challenge by selecting a book with a white male protagonist.)

Historical fiction or fantasy in historical setting
Pirates by Celia Rees
2 stars
(I must admit this one was a bit of a disappointment)

5 star favorite of a Goodreads friend
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
5 stars
(The cure for the paranormal romance!)

A non-American author
The Chaos by Rachel Ward
4 stars
(A wonderful series that deserves more attention)

ALA 2012 Best Fiction* nominee
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
4 stars
(Over the top sarcasm and beat me over the head social commentary; Libba Bray, love her or hate her. I love her!)

A Brand New Release (Jun, Jul or Aug 2011)
Ingenue by Jillian Larkin
4 stars
( I’m surprised by how much I’m enjoying this series)

Set in Summer (or has a summer-y cover)
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
5 stars
(1968 what strong memories, both sad and sweet. Okay I didn’t know any Black Panthers back then , at least I don’t think I did; but every girl in 6th did have at least a little crush on the ½ Black, ½ Korean boy in our class)

Short story collection by single author or around same theme
Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor
5 stars
(Absolutely beautiful!!!!!)