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The year is just flying! It's time to nominate some books for December's group reads!
If you haven't done this before, our rules can be found here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2.... If you have questions, please ask.

Our theme for December is from the 1990s! You may nominate 2 Young Adult books, one that is themed- written in the 1990s, and one that is not. Please label your books as themed and non-themed. Nominations will run for about a week.


Don't forget to check the group's bookshelf for books we've already read. http://www.goodreads.com/group/booksh...

Please include authors' names when nominating. Authors may not nominate their own books!

Thanks!

Themed: Tangerine by Edward Bloor

Nonthemed: Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor

Themed: Whirligig by Paul Fleischman

Non-themed: Bless the Beasts and Children by Glendon Swarthout

Non themed: The Future of Us by Jay Asher

Hi Sam. We've read The Future of Us. Feel free to revive the old thread if you like: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...

Would you like to nominate something else?

We need more nominations!!

Is it too weird to recommend my own book, DON'T TURN AROUND?

I'd also like to recommend The Giver.

Michelle, we don't allow authors to nominate their own books. Perhaps one that inspired you?

How about Banished by Sophie Littlefield?

Non-themed: Every Day by David Levithan

Themed: Are You There God? It's Me Margaret.

Themed: Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse

Themed: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Non-themed: Amplified by Tara Kelly

Hey, Jill. Are You There God.. was actually written in 1970 (though goodness knows *I* read it 90 zillion times in the 90s!). Would you like to nominate something else?

Whoops! How about The Only Alien on the Planet by Kristen D. Randle.

Themed: Gallows Hill by Lois Duncan

Non-Themed: The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore by Joan Lowery Nixon

Nominations closed! Polls are up! Vote!!


http://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/17...

We've read Speak already... I see it's on the polls, but it was back in February 2010.

Aw crud. Thanks for picking it up, Angela, I will remove it from the poll.

It's not on the bookshelf. Can someone add it please?

It was on the bookshelf, just on the 2nd page. I checked because I thought I remembered reading it, so I sorted the bookshelf by alphabetical order and there it was.
Such a great book, almost worth another read!

I did sort it alphabetically, but as I just looked back at it, I have discovered my problem. Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ count 'the' as the first word. I wasn't looking in the right place. Now I know for next time!

Brandi wrote: "I did sort it alphabetically, but as I just looked back at it, I have discovered my problem. Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ count 'the' as the first word. I wasn't looking in the right place. Now I know for next time!"

I noticed that it counted 'a' as the first word too. Weird!

We have our winners!

Our themed book is The Giver by Lois Lowry.

Our regular book is Every Day by David Levithan.

Enjoy!

Yay yay!!!!

Man, I love the Giver. I'm not a re-reader anymore (too many new ones to read!) but I may have to make an exception...

I haven't read The Giver since college, so I'll reread it. I find it hard to believe we haven't read that one before as a group read.

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