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September 2011 Challenge
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Winner's Choice: To play with this month and Tasks 2 & 3 and the start of school in a lot of places (at least in the USA) let's build on "Historical Fiction"/"banned books"/"school".
Read something you think would have been good to read in school or an alternate historical fiction (which I think would have been good to read in school).
If that's confusing to you, here's MY example:
We're learning about the Napoleonic War in The School of Oz. Now I could go read some biography or even a fiction story of some kid that ran away to join the army of either side. Instead, I'm taking the far more interesting "should be on the reading list" Alt History book: "His Majesty's Dragon" by Naomi Novik. It's the Napoleonic Wars...with DRAGONS! Yeah, that's already better. FTR: The author did a lot of research and everything is accurate. She just threw in dragons. Everything is better with dragons.
And I'm sure if the parents of the children in The School of Oz caught wind of this, they'd try to ban it on sheer principle. Dragons=Bad. Don't you people read the Bible?
Except the parents of the children in The School of Oz are reading the books, too. Sometimes it pays to be principal and teacher. :)
*And I sort of lied. I'm not reading HMD. I read that last year. But I moved "Throne of Jade" which is book 2 to the top of my queue.*
Though we're getting ready to start The History of US, which I also think should be read in schools. It pwns all US history textbooks. So I'd count it, too. :) But could you imagine how much more fun the reading list for school would be if it was like: "His Majesty's Dragon", "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies", and "The Princess Bride"?
:) Dee. :) Ugh, I haven't had ANY time for reading because of this VA day of service. Hopefully I'll get SOMETHING finished. Just not sure if it will be anything for a challenge. But I have to get through some of these books on my TBR, so even one book is better than nothing!
Tasks:1. Read the monthly read and add to the discussion. (10 points)
-Divergent COMPLETE
-Add to discussion
2. Read a book in the monthly genre: Historical Fiction is September's genre. (5 points)
-Fever 1793
3. Banned books week starts September 24th. Read a banned or challenged book.(5 points)
-Catcher in the Rye
4. Winner's choice task: Read something you think would have been good to read in school or an alternate historical fiction.
-Still thinking...
Oh Dee, I loved Fever 1793. Can't wait to see what you think of it.
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I'm really having issues with reading, too. It's just one of those months I suppose. :) But hey, I just finished one book, sadly, I don't think it goes with anything for this months' challenge. :)
@Lady Ozma I know exactly how you feel. I have my books picked out but have yet to read any of them except for Divergent and I read that one not knowing it was on our list....Definitely behind...
I always have a tough time in September -November because of the "start" of school. While we school year round here, technically, I always look at September as a fresh start and when we try new things for the year. Sometimes that means catchup on summer work, but often it's trying to get everything rolling for whatever we're taking on. I also have an anniversary and two birthdays which keeps me running. In November I participate in NaNoWriMo so I'm also trying to make sure that whatever we're doing in September and October will carry us through November when I get sort of lax. It's just a crazy period. I've been put in charge of a HUGE service event next Saturday in my town, and that's making it crazy as well.
It's why I do so much reading in August. I know that I'm about to enter crazy-ville! Now, back to my American History reading so I can go teach these kids! :) We're preparing for a major exam next month and it's got me stressed out!
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Yay for you! Hope they were good! I also hope that you can get used to your new schedule so you can get more reading time :)
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I read a whopping three books this month. Two were part of the Kitty Norville series. Don't think they count. ;) But one was History of US Volume 2. Which we used for school. I think they should be used in school. They pwn history texts. So while it's only one short book, I think Dee wins. :) But hey, I got a byline and photo credit for that huge event I planned. I may not have much time for reading, but things went great this month so yay. :)
Great job Dee!
Looking forward to October! Happy October 1st everyone
1. All challenges must be completed in the month it is for.
2. This Challenge is just for fun, so make sure you enjoy yourself and all the books you will be reading!
3. All books must be at least 100 pages long to count for any of the tasks, unless otherwise noted in the task.
4. Re-reads count, unless otherwise noted in the task.
5. Audio books and electronic books (unabridged), such as Kindle, all count for this Challenge. Page counts will be according to the Good Reads page count.
6. The member with the most points will win a prize from a stack of giveaway books. If there is a tie in points, it will be defined by most pages read next.
Tasks:
1. Read the monthly read and add to the discussion. (10 points)
2. Read a book in the monthly genre: Historical Fiction is September's genre. (5 points)
3. Banned books week starts September 24th. Read a banned or challenged book.(5 points)
ALA has a great list HERE.
4. Winner's choice task: (not yet decided)
Extra points:
After you have completed a task, you may complete it again with a different book that fits the same task for 1 point per book read for the task.
Also, if you start or contribute to a discussion under the genre boards for task 2-4, you can claim 5 points.
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Leave any questions below and when you post points please include the task, title, author, and page count. Thanks!