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Quarterly Challenge (Summer 2011)
Plan:
#1- National Book Award for Young People's Literature winner or nominee: Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
#2- June Release: The Map of Time by Felix J. Palma
#3- Summery book: Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson
#4-5-star from friend (Priscilla over @ thereadables): Anna and the French Kiss by Stephenie Perkins
#5- ALA 2012 Best Fiction Nominees: Divergent by Veronica Roth
#6- UK Author Challenge: Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
#7- Historical Fiction Novel: Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
#8- Novel with racial/ethnic minority: Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
#9- Read one of you're top ten books: Rampant by Diane Peterfrund
#10- Anthology: ZOMBIES VS. UNICORNS!!!!
This won't be such a challenge, because some of these books I needed to get around to someday anyway :D
#1- National Book Award for Young People's Literature winner or nominee: Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
#2- June Release: The Map of Time by Felix J. Palma
#3- Summery book: Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson
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#5- ALA 2012 Best Fiction Nominees: Divergent by Veronica Roth
#6- UK Author Challenge: Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
#7- Historical Fiction Novel: Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
#8- Novel with racial/ethnic minority: Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
#9- Read one of you're top ten books: Rampant by Diane Peterfrund
#10- Anthology: ZOMBIES VS. UNICORNS!!!!
This won't be such a challenge, because some of these books I needed to get around to someday anyway :D
1. NBAYPL Winner/Nominee: Dark Water by Laura McNeal Read: 6/10/112. July Release: Ripple by Mandy Hubbard
3. Summer Book: Stay by Deb Caletti Read: 6/9/11
4. 5-Star: I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak Read: 6/19/11
5. ALA 2012: Hush by Eishes Chayil
6. Non-American Author: 1984 by George Orwell Read 6/7/11
7. Historical Fiction: Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis June 3, 2011
8. Racial/Ethnic Minority: Liar by Justine Larbalestier Read: 6/19/11
9. One of Ten Books: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld June 2, 2011
10. Short Stories: Zombies vs. Unicorns by Holly Black Read 6/13/11
I just finished the last challenge yesterday, so this thread was perfect timing! Hmmm...time to go hunt for some books.1)
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This list is not conclusive, but for now these are the 10 books I plan on reading:1. Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
2. Hourglass by Myra McEntire
3. Invincible Summer by Hannah Moskowitz
4. The Lipstick Laws by Amy Holder
5. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
6. Stolen by Lucy Christopher
7. Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie
9. Hate List by Jennifer Brown
10. Zombies and Unicorns by Holly Black
Oooh! I loved the last quarterly challenge!
Here's my list!
1.) The Underneath
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Twisted
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3.) The Summer of Firsts and Lasts
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Beauty Queens
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6.) Numbers
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The Summoning
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Here's my list!
1.) The Underneath
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YAY!! Looking forward to reading these. =)1.The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
2. The Blackberry Bush
3. That Summer
4. Life Without Friends (Hard to find ones that I haven't already read!! lol)
5. Fixing Delilah
6. Ruined: A Novel
8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianOR Girl v. Boy
9. The Catcher in the RyeIt was between that one and Pride & Prejudice. :o
10. Immortal: Love Stories with Bite
Well I am in. Here is my tentative list =)1. TBD
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4. Wither or Matched or Shiver
5. Chime or Bumped
6. Sapphique
7. Clockwork Angel
8. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn
9. Pride and Prejudice
10. TBD
I blame Stephanie for this *pokes her* This list is entirely tentative, though I do hope to read these at some point in time. ^^;6/10
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6. Right Where it Hurts, or if I can't get a copy The Book Thief
7. Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons
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I'm glad we're only reading 10 instead of 12 this challenge, because I'm so busy with school and other activities, it makes the challenge more ... possible to complete. In the spring I only got to read around 7 or 8 books. :)1. National Book Award: Mockingbird
2. New Release, June: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
3. Summery Book: The Last Song
4. Friend's 5 Star Book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
5. ALA's 2012 YA Fiction 2012 Nominee: Beauty Queens
6. Non-American Author: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
7. Historical Fiction: The Time-Traveling Fashionista
8. Racial/Ethnic Minority: Gone
9. To-read for the longest: Wicked Lovely
10. Collection of Stories: Zombies vs. Unicorns
I haven't done a challenge before, but this one looks like fun, and it's quieter for me here at work during the summer. This will help me read some books I've been meaning to together with some new ones!Here's my list!
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1) Mockingbird2) What Happened to Goodbye. This was releasded in May in the US, but here in the UK it's released in June, so I presume I can use it.
3) Empress of the World
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5) TBA
6) Before I Die
7) Whisper My Name
8) The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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10) Corsets & Clockwork: 14 Steampunk Romances
1. NBAYPL Winner/Nominee: Ship Breaker
2. June/July/August: Passion, Witches of the East End, Power of Six, Blood Magic, Hereafter, Everlasting, Always a Witch, and My Fins Are Forever
3. Summery Cover: maybe Entwined by Heather Dixon?
4. Friends 5-Star: either Matched or Hunger Games Series
5. ALA's 2012 YA Fiction 2012 Nominee: Bumped and Darkest Mercy
6. Non-American Author: Entangled, Incarnation, and By Midnight: A Ravenwood Mystery
7. Historical Fiction Novel: Clockwork Angel
8. Books w/ Minorities: either Sold or The Summoning
9. Read one of you're top ten books: Sevenwaters Series
10. TBA
looks like I have a lot of reading to do ^-^
2. June/July/August: Passion, Witches of the East End, Power of Six, Blood Magic, Hereafter, Everlasting, Always a Witch, and My Fins Are Forever
3. Summery Cover: maybe Entwined by Heather Dixon?
4. Friends 5-Star: either Matched or Hunger Games Series
5. ALA's 2012 YA Fiction 2012 Nominee: Bumped and Darkest Mercy
6. Non-American Author: Entangled, Incarnation, and By Midnight: A Ravenwood Mystery
7. Historical Fiction Novel: Clockwork Angel
8. Books w/ Minorities: either Sold or The Summoning
9. Read one of you're top ten books: Sevenwaters Series
10. TBA
looks like I have a lot of reading to do ^-^
Tatiana wrote: "Welcome to YA Book Club's second Reading Challenge!Rules
Duration: June 1, 2011 - August 31, 2011.
We are an YA Book Club, so all books should be young adult.
You have 3 months to read..."
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1) 2) Read a book that is a new release published in June, July or August of this year. Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer
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4) Read a book which is a 5-star favorite of one of your Goodreads friends. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
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I'm so excited because I've been meaning to read almost all of these for what seems forever and now I finally can! :D1.National Book Award:Ship Breaker
2.New Release, June:Ladybird, Ladybird
3.Summery Book: TBA
4.Tatiana's 5 Star Book:The Handmaid's Tale
5.ALA's 2012 YA Fiction 2012 Nominee:Beauty Queens
6.Non-American Author:Incarceron
7.Historical Fiction:TBA
8.Racial/Ethnic Minority:Eon: Dragoneye Reborn
9.To-read for the longest:Wintergirls
10.Collection of Stories:Zombies vs. Unicorns
2/101. NBAYPL Winner/Nominee: Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi 7/1/2011
2. June/July/August: Queen of the Dead by Stacey Kade, Love Story by Jennifer Echols, Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles
3. Summer Setting: How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles
4. Friends 5-Star: Getting the Girl by Markus Zusak 6/5/2011
5. ALA's 2012 YA Fiction 2012 Nominee: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray, Bumped by Megan McCafferty, Where She Went by Gayle Forman, Delirium by Lauren Oliver
6. Non-American Author: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling currently reading
7. Historical Fiction Novel: Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson currently reading
8. Books w/ Minorities: Sold by Patricia McCormack or The Summoning by Kelly Armstrong
9. Read one of you're top ten books: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
10. Collection of stories: Pump Six and Other Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi or The Poison Eaters by Holly Black
I'm always up for challenges and this one seems to be fun for Summer reads! So I'm in!!Here's my list:
1. National Book Award for Young People's Literature : What I Saw And How I Lied
2. 2010 June Release: The Summer of Skinny Dipping
3. Set in summer: Two-Way Street
4. Friend 5-star (Fika): A Rose to the Fallen
5. ALA'a 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominations : Anna and the French Kiss
6. Non-american author (UK): Finding Sky
7. Historical fiction: Clockwork Angel
8. Book with a racial/ethnic minority teen: The Summoning
9. The longest on my TBR list: Speak
10. Collection of short stories: Lips Touch: Three Times
This sounds fun and will get me to read more!1.Ship Breaker
2.Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
3.Moonglass
4.The Host
5.Chime
6.Incarceron
7.A Great and Terrible Beauty
8.The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
9.The Summoning
10.Zombies vs. Unicorns
This sounds absolutely awesome!My list(so far) is:
1) Mockingbird - Kathryn Erskine
2) Witches of the East End – Melissa de la Cruz OR Ten Things We Did - Sarah Mlynowski OR Sisterhood Everlasting – Ann Brashares
3) The Au Pairs – Melissa de la Cruz
4) The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
5) Bumped – Megan McCafferty
6) Evil Genius – Catherine Jinks (from Australia)
7) Wrapped – Jennifer Bradbury
8) Sold – Patricia McCormick
9) Before I Fall – Lauren Oliver
10) Prom Nights From Hell – Meg Cabot and others
UPDATE: Super happy that I finished both this challenge and the A-Z. Great way to stumble across some new book and authors. Loved so many of the reads below!!!! This will be my first reading challenge planning to also do the A-Z one, hopefully all goes well and I can finish. Here is my list:
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I've finished my first semester of graduate school and have a little more time; am looking forward to this challenge. It was fun just choosing the books!!1. Lockdown
FINISHED JUNE 9.2. Never Sit Down in a Hoopskirt and Other Things I Learned in Southern Belle Hell
FINISHED JUNE 143. The Madonna Ghost
FINISHED AUGUST 4 4. Ender's Game
FINISHED AUGUST 115. Divergent
FINISHED AUGUST 86. The Book Thief
FINISHED JULY 77. Chains
FINISHED JULY 12 8. Sold
FINISHED JULY 19. Mockingjay
FINISHED JULY 2710. You Don't Even Know Me: Stories and Poems about Boys
FINISHED AUGUST 14This challenge is giving me the chance to read books I've wanted to read, books I've seen many of you talk about, books some of my students have talked about, and books I've picked up in the library or book store and put down because I just haven't had the time. Yay for a short summer break!
1. NBAYPL Winner/Nominee: Mockingbird 2. July Release: Lost Voices by Sarah Porter
3. Summer Book: The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
4. 5-Star: Defiance by Lili St. Crow
5. ALA 2012: Divergent by Veronica Roth
6. Non-American Author: By Midnight: A Ravenwood Mystery by Mia James
7. Historical Fiction: Because You're Mine by Lisa Kleypas
8. Racial/Ethnic Minority: Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman
9. One of Ten Books: Afterlife by Claudia Grey
10. Short Stories: The Mammoth Book of Regency Romance by Trisha Telep
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EDIT :Revolution
5) Delirium
6)Scorpia Rising
7) The Luxe
8) The Body at the Tower
9)Leviathan
EDIT: OR (because I misplaced my copy) Cathy's Ring
10) Zombies vs. Unicorns
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Here it is!1) National Book Award for Young People's Literature winner or nominee.
Dark Water by Laura McNeal
2) New release published in June [x], July or August of this year.
Queen of the Dead by Stacey Kade
3) Read a book set in summer or has a summery cover (beach and such).
Amy Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
4) Goodreads friend's (Taylor) 5-star favorite.
Firelight by Sophie Jordan
5) ALA's 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee.
Divergent by Veronica Roth
6) Read a book written by a non-American author. (Australian)
The Dead of Night by John Marsden
7) Read a book which is a historical fiction novel or a fantasy that has a historical setting (no present day urban fantasy).
The False Princess by Eilis O'Neal
8) Read a book which has a racial/ethnic minority teen as a secondary or main character.
Liar by Justine Larbalestier
9) Read one of the 10 books that have been on your to-read list the longest.
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater (actually did start [the first page or two] when it came our last year. Then I got distracted by The Mortal Instruments. Then Mockingjay. Then...yeah, I could go on.)
10) Read a collection of short stories written either by the same author or a group of authors.
Corsets and Clockwork by Trisha Telep, et al.
My first Reading Challenge :) Here goes:1)
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
6/22 ★★ Stars
2)A new release published in June, July or August of this year.
Spellbound
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Dairy Queen
6/12 ★★★★ Stars
4)5-star favorite of one of your Goodreads friends.
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer
5) ALA'a 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominations list.
White Crow
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Saving Francesca
6/3 ★★★★★ Stars
7)Historical fiction novel or a fantasy that has a historical setting.
A Great and Terrible Beauty
8)Racial/ethnic minority teen as a secondary or main character.
Perfect Chemistry
9)One of the 10 books that have been on your to-read list the longest.
Tithe
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Lips Touch: Three Times
6/4 ★★★★★ Stars
What a wonderful way to spend the summer.My proposed list ...
1. Ship Breaker
by Paolo Bacigalupi
2. Ingenue
by Jillian Larkin
3. One Crazy Summer
by Rita Williams - Garcia
4. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau - Banks
by E Lockhart
5. Beauty Queens
by Libba Bray
6. The Chaos
by Rachel Ward
7. Pirates
by Celia Rees
8. Trash
by Andy Mulligan
9. Breaking Dawn
by Stephanie Meyer
10. Lips Touch: Three Times
by Laini Taylor
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My list, now that I've finished the Spring challenge. Now, most of these are library books, so there will probably be changes...NBA YPL 1) Lockdown
Released in June, July... 2)Kitty's Big Trouble or Ghost Story
Set in summer 3) Summer Sisters or Twenty Boy Summer*
A friend's 5 star book 4) Who Fears Death
YALSA 5)Huntress or Divergent
A British writer 6) Annexed
Fantasy that isn't urban 7) The Native Star*
A book which has a racial/ethnic minority teen as a secondary or main character 8) Imaro*
From my TBR shelf 9) The Golden Compass*
Anthology 10) Welcome to Bordertown*
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My first challenge! And only two books on the whole list that I have to obtain... The rest are at my house right this very second. Nice!1) Story of a Girl by Sarah Zarr
2) Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma
3) Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
4) Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan
5) Delirium by Lauren Oliver
6) The Anti-Prom by Abby McDonald
7) The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
8) Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
9) Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
10) Zombies vs. Unicorns
I'm hoping to have time to read this summer...1) National Book Award for Young People's Literature Winner or Nominee: Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
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3) Summery Book: The Arm of the Starfish (O’Keefe Family #1) by Madeleine L’Engle
4) Friend’s 5-Star Book (Jessie): The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
5) ALA 2012 Best Fiction Nominee: Daughter of Xanadu by Dori Jones Yang
6) Non-American Author:
7) Historical Fiction / Fantasy with Historical Setting: The Last Four Things (Thomas Cale, #2) by Paul Hoffman
8) Racial/Ethnic Minority Novel: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
9) Longest Book on To Read Shelf: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
10) Short Story Collection: Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales (Tortall) by Tamora Pierce
1. NABYPL: Mockingbird2. New Release: Eden
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5. ALA Nominee: Divergent
6. Non-American Author: Entangled
7. Historical Fiction/Fantasy with Historical Setting: Daughter of Xanadu
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9. Longest on to-read list: The Host
10. Short story collection: Zombies vs. Unicorns
I was wanting to get a lot of reading done this summer and what better motivation is this!
Here's my list! :)1) Mockingbird by Katherine Erskine
2) Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter
3) One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
4) Divergent by Veronica Roth
5) Chime by Franny Billingsley
6) Erak's Ransom by John Flanagan
7) The Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell
8) Liar by Justine Larbalestier
9) Wings by Aprilynne Pike
10) Corsets & Clockwork: 13 Steampunk Romances
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10/10 completed on 8/27/11!This will be my first challenge. I'm so excited. Here are my choices:
1. National Book Award for Young People's Literature: Dark Water2. New Release: Forever
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7. Historical Fiction: The Book Thief
8. Racial/Ethnic Minority: Gone June 26th - N/A
9. One of Ten Books: City of Bones
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Okay time to post my list for this challenge. I am hoping to stick to it being that half of the book came in from the library already...1.National Book Award: Ship Breaker
2.New Release, June: TBA
3.Summer Book: Dairy Queen
4.Leah's 5 Star Book: Matched
5.ALA's 2012: Okay for Now
6.Non-American Author: Book Thief
7.Historical Fiction: Chains or Pirates
8.Racial/Ethnic Minority: Perfect Chemistry
9.To-read for the longest: Secret Circle
10.Collection of Stories: TBA
I've finished two books for the challenge! I think I'm going to take a break from the challenge and knock some other books off my to-read list.
Can anyone tell me how to cross out books?
Jennifer, whenever you post a comment, there is a link at the top (some html is ok). Click on it and you will see instructions there.
Here's my list so far. I'm probably gonna change one or two of my choices but this is my 1st time doing a challenge so I'm excited to post! Book #4 made me realize I only have one friend on goodreads :O
If anyone wants to be my friend I'd love it :)
1. Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
2. A Need So Beautiful
3. It's Not Summer Without You
4. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
5. Beauty Queens
6. Me And The Blondes (Canadian!)
7. The Morning Gift (thanks for the suggestions girls!)
8. Perfect Chemistry
9. The Adoration of Jenna Fox
10. Prom Nights from Hell
@ MaryJeanI have read a few historical fiction books that I really enjoyed:
this one is adventure a bit of romance. 
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and a few others) all of them are romance but its not really too heavy on it, and they are pretty clean (in case that concerns you). There are other things happening besides the romance (war, family tension...)And I also recommend
I hope this helps.
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Rules
Duration: June 1, 2011 - August 31, 2011.
We are an YA Book Club, so all books should be young adult.
You have 3 months to read 10 YA books that satisfy following requirements:
1) Read a book which is a National Book Award for Young People's Literature winner or nominee. You can find information about all winners and nominees here.
2) Read a book that is a new release published in June, July or August of this year. Goodreads offers lists of the most popular new releases by month, they might help you to make your choices - June, July and August. (If you have difficulties obtaining these new books, you can read a release from the same months in 2010).
3) Read a book set in summer or has a summery cover (beach and such).
4) Read a book which is a 5-star favorite of one of your Goodreads friends.
5) Read a book that from ALA'a 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominations list. The list can be found here.
6) Read a book written by a non-American author. Some ideas from Goodreads listopia - UK, Australian, New Zealand.
7) Read a book which is a historical fiction novel or a fantasy that has a historical setting (no present day urban fantasy).
8) Read a book which has a racial/ethnic minority teen as a secondary or main character. Some options here.
9) Read one of the 10 books that have been on your to-read list the longest.
10) Read a collection of short stories written either by the same author or a group of authors.
Everything should be done on this thread - your questions, your plans, your progress.
Happy reading!