Young Adult Book Reading Challenges discussion

I saw this in another group and it was a lot of fun =)

Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 111.
* Find the eleventh complete sentence.
* Post that sentence AS YOUR STATUS. AND POST these instructions in a comment to this status.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST book.

I'll use mine as an example. It's kind of boring though.
pg.111 - "'We found the antechamber you wanted us to find, the one that led back to the house being built. -"

Whirlwind by Robert Liparulo

pg. 111 - "The only way to find him was to look in every corner, every space where a little kid could possibly sit, stand or hide."

Gone by Michael Grant

"And Cecil still said nothing, though he frowned broodingly over the palm of his hand for a moment."

The Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley

pg 111. "They didn't speak the same language, she thought, pondering the story Esa had read, so they found other ways to communicate by sharing what they had in common. "

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

"I sent the tea vendor's boy out with a small purse and instructions to make a purchase for me and to keep his mouth shut about it."

Cybele's Secret by Juliet Marillier

""Equality is a proven myth," I remarked, the well-worn arguments tripping off my tongue."

Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde

"In camp I had already danced in a couple of talent shows."

Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James Houston

pg.111: "the forebrain also contains various subcortical structures,such as the hypothalamus, which intergrates the autonomic nervous system."

Complete study guide for AQA Psychology by A Level examiners UK.

OH Matthias, thank goodness you are back safe!

Redwall BY,Brian Jacques

'White-blond hair hung to his shoulders, and ice blue eyes studied me carefully.'

Storm Born by Richelle Mead

I did have to cheat slightly though, and use the second closest book. Princess Academy was the closest :)

"Well, I wanted to wake him up to question him, but I didn't want to shake him, because heaven only knows what that would do to a man with a head injury - oh, we don't have time for this, Jane!

"Secret History of the Pink Carnation" by Lauren Willig

"As much to him, else is his thanks too much."

Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare

"His friends began to laugh, and he pushed his lips roughly against mine."

Cleopatra's Daughter, by Michelle Moran

"That's it." (LOL :D)

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson

"one of the little guys was about to be impaled on a long, twisted tusk."

Midnighters: The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfield.

Mounica: I love your profile picture!

Why thank you. :)

"I will see you in line, somewhere, somehow, and when I do, I will swiftly and stealthfully enact my revenge, even if it calls for bringing my own pooping bird to season all of your food."

The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death, Laurie Notaro

"Cover the jar tightly."

recipe for beef tea
The Joy of Cooking, vol. 1

"I knew he would."

The Hourglass Door, Lisa Mangum

Delanie wrote: ""I will see you in line, somewhere, somehow, and when I do, I will swiftly and stealthfully enact my revenge, even if it calls for bringing my own pooping bird to season all of your food."

The I..."
Hmmm...I apparently need to borrow another book from you. :D

He went into the interior passage of the shop, and called out, "Selwyn!"

The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein - Peter Ackroyd

(I havent even opened this one up yet, its on top of my pile of "to-read" books at work.)

pg. 111 Using the less traveled paths,they moved quickly through the desolate highlands.

Lioness Rampant-Tamora Pierce

"So you don't need to worry."

Frozen Fire

(By Tim Bowler)

Ok, so how weird is it that I'm actually on pg. 111 of the book I'm currently reading?

~ "Tally squeezed his hand and then let him skate away, gliding to a halt in the center of the rink, the farthest point from the supporting hoverstructure around the ice."

Pretties

Jen wrote: "Ok, so how weird is it that I'm actually on pg. 111 of the book I'm currently reading?

~ "Tally squeezed his hand and then let him skate away, gliding to a halt in the center of the rink, the far..."

As soon as I saw tally, I knew you had to be reading one of the uglies books. Love that series!

"This, too, he wished to show, was not absolute, but depended on the frame of reference of the observer."

Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity by Robert Cwiklik

"It's perfectly normal to have ice cream for breakfast in the summer. It's like, you know, yogurt... just way better."

Dani Noir by Nova Ren Suma

"I'll plan on it."

The Hourglass Door by Lisa Mangum

"What's that grout? Cholesterol, but not just any 'ol cholesterol."

YOU on a Diet
Dr. Oz

"Fine? You sure are. I'll get you a cherry shake, how's that?"

Twenty Boy Summer-Sarah Ockler

"Someone like Thomas Pynchon (although, as Chapter 1 suggests, it's not clear there is anyone like Pynchon except Pynchon), who seems on one level to be hiding from the body politic, is profoundly political in his concern over the individual's relationship to 'America'."

How To Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster (its for school >_>)

I was on page 112. So close.

"Well, I'm not too crazy about Romeo and Juliet, " I said.
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

"Not unless you want to spend the afternoon shaking hands with your maker."

Airman by Eoin Colfer

"I shot down into darkness."

The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan (Ahh I love these books ^_^)

"Pete was about to reply, but he couldn't find the words, and then the lights went out."


Generation Dead by Daniel Waters

"Mrs. Fairfax stayed behind a moment to fasten the trapdoor."

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Emily wrote: "Okay most boring sentence ever:
"I opened my eyes."

Beastly by Alex Flinn"

Good book! :D

Jazmyn wrote: ""Pete was about to reply, but he couldn't find the words, and then the lights went out."


Generation Dead by Daniel Waters"

also a good book XD

Emily wrote: ""what about last night?"

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl"

Ooh, I am reading this book right now :D

Oh my gosh, this is... interesting.

"I will never live up to your abnormal and perverse fantasies!"

Nightlight, by The Harvard Lampoon ((It's that parody book of Twilight. :D))

"The toady clerk answered for me, 'Patients who have recovered enough to walk on their own must be discharged, Sir. Provisions can be made to send this child to the orphan house, if you prefer.'"

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

"Outside, he lost altitude too fast and landed clumsily on a rickety roof beam."

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, by James Patterson

:P

He looked down at Tyler's lolling head, then set him gently against the red marble tombstone.

The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening - L.J. Smith

"Jared was much taller than Paulette and looked over her head to where Molly stood near the kitchen table."

Dreadful Sorry by Kathryn Reiss

"I know your very mad at me."
Valiant by Holly Black

"Mum says, 'Stop whinging.'"

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller

"Ewwww!" I shrieked."That's disgusting!"

Geek Charming by Robin Palmer

"He opened up the small fridge--no clues there, either."

The Angel by Carla Neggers

(there weren't eleven sentences on page 111, so I had to go to page 112)

Now specify whether the printer has it's feed tray above and behind the printer (paper is fed through the top) or whether it is in front of beneath the printer (paper is fed through the front).

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(lol! that was the closest book!)