The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion
SUMMER CHALLENGE 2013
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30.10 - Jayme VA's task: Book News Feed
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Option 1The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao:
Option 2
The Light Between Oceans
Option 3
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Option 4
The Language of Flowers
Option 5
Option 6
UK List
Let the Right One In
OK, for the "Good Minds Suggest" option (5), can you read the author's own book at the top of the list, or do you have to read only what they suggest?
cool task Jayme and I got 3 and 1 - and i've had Where'd You Go, Bernadette on reserve at the library for several months and now 2nd on the list for the audiobook - so I should have it in time to listen
Peebee wrote: "OK, for the "Good Minds Suggest" option (5), can you read the author's own book at the top of the list, or do you have to read only what they suggest?"Sure! I'll have the task edited.
Dee wrote: "cool task Jayme and I got 3 and 1 - and i've had Where'd You Go, Bernadette on reserve at the library for several months and now 2nd on the list for the audiobook - so I should have it in time to l..."Hope you enjoy it, Dee! The audio was pretty good. I don't think I'd have liked it as much if I'd "really read" it.
Hi Jayme, I rolled a 2 and a 3, and I've been having fun going through all the books on the two lists and trying to decide which ones to read. One of the books on the Tournament of Books finalist lists is a graphic novel. Building Stories Is it OK to read that for this task? Graphic novels aren't allowed for higher point tasks unless the task creator makes an exception.
Lindsey wrote: "Hi Jayme, I rolled a 2 and a 3, and I've been having fun going through all the books on the two lists and trying to decide which ones to read. One of the books on the Tournament of Books finalist l..."Sorry Lindsey, but I think I am going to stick to the general rules for children's and graphic novels. I've heard great things about that book, so maybe you can fit it in somewhere else.
I am going to read...Option 1: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DÃaz, mentioned in this blog -
Option 4: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Claire wrote: "I am going to read...Option 1: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DÃaz, mentioned in this blog - ..."
Delmy =^.^= wrote: "here are my choices...
Option 2-The Light Between Oceans
Option 6- UK listLet the Right One In"
I've read all those books. They're great choices!
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Building Stories (other topics)The Light Between Oceans (other topics)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (other topics)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (other topics)
The Language of Flowers (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Vanessa Diffenbaugh (other topics)Junot DÃaz (other topics)
My Facebook news feed has recently filled up with book news. I’ve been following a bunch of really great groups and authors, and decided to build my task around a few of them.
� . If you roll the same number, roll again until you get two different numbers. For each number you roll, read a book from the corresponding option below and enjoy! There’s only one catch: Both authors of the books you choose must be new to you.
Overall requirements: State which numbers your rolled and confirm that both authors are new-to-you when you post.
Option 1: I’ve been following for a long time and it’s still one of my favorite places to learn about new books. For this option, choose any book mentioned in BookPage’s blog, . Required: Please include a direct link to the specific blog post that mentions the book you have chosen when you post your task.
Option 2: I’ve always enjoyed the winners of the Orange Prize for Fiction. This year, that prize has been renamed and is now the . Read any book from the .
Option 3: For the last challenge, we followed the with Kate S’s task. Now we know the winner and have heard the judge’s opinions on all the selections. Read any book from the link posted above (scroll down the page). You can use a book from the pre-tournament play off round if you’d like.
Option 4: I just started following a site called She Reads and am so excited to read their reviews and participate in their book club. For this option, choose a book from their . If you want to wait and use one of the summer selection, you can do that, too!
Option 5: How could we forget Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ? They don’t post on Facebook often, but it’s fun to see it pop up when they do. Choose any books from Good Minds Suggest. You can choose the author's own book, featured at the top of the page, or one of the books he or she suggests. Required: Tell us the author you started with when you post your task.
Option 6: Dlmrose’s task introduced us to World Book Night, who loves to post on Facebook leading up to their chosen date every year. Like the Tournament of Books, this too has passed, but they still have a great selection of books from which to choose. To make this task a little different from Dlmrose’s task, choose a book from the Or the book lists. Required: Specify which list you used when you post.
I hope you enjoy this task and find some great new authors!