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April 2011*Non-fiction
*Ghost Stories
*LBGT
*Classics
*Autism/Aspergers
Kellee wrote: "April 2011*Non-fiction
*Ghost Stories
*LBGT
*Classics
*Autism/Aspergers"
Time for us to vote for the April theme. The poll will be up until March 4th- please vote!!
May 2011 choices will be: *Multicultural
*Alternative families
*Autism/Aspergers
*Friendship
*Middle Eastern
I am going to go ahead and put up the poll now. The voting will end in 2 weeks. This way we'll know the theme for 2 months ahead of time...
June choices will be: Overcoming adversity
From 2000s
Middle Eastern
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Fiction
Alternative families
July choices will be: From 1990s
Poetry anthologies
Superheroes
Manga
From 1980s
I am putting the poll up now- please go vote!
August choices will be: Romance
Middle Eastern
Translated Books
From 2000s
Science Fiction
September choices will be: Middle Eastern
Poetic Form (Books-in-verse)
Manga
Sports
Apocalyptic/Post Apocalyptic
October choices will be: Characters with disabilities
Steampunk/Cyberpunk
Poetic Form (Books-in-verse)
War & Conflict
Fairy Tale Retellings
November choices will be:
Humorous
Romance
Classic
Poetry Anthologies
Mental disorders
December choices will be:
Alternative families
Fantastical Realism
Dysfunctional families
From 2000s
Multicultural Fiction
January choices will be: Steampunk/Cyberpunk
Non-fiction
From the 1980s
Alternative families
Characters with disabilities
February choices will be: Psychological suspense
Non-fiction
Poetry Anthologies
From 1980s
Classic
March choices will be:
Translated books
Parents/Family/Home related
Mental disorders
Characters with disabilities
Alternative families
April choices will be:
War & Conflict
Dysfunctional families
Sports
From 2000s
Multicultural fiction
May choices will be: Parents/Family/Home Related
From 1990s
Animals as Characters
Multicultural Fiction
Autism/Aspergers
June choices will be:
Translated books
Characters with disabilities
Poetic Form (Books-in-verse)
Middle grade books
Sports
July choices will be:
From 1980s
Non-Fiction
Romance
From 2000s
Alternative families
August choices will be: Nonfiction
Sports
From 1980s
Poetry Anthologies
Translated Books
September choices will be:
Autism
Manga
Characters with Disabilities
Dysfunctional Families
LBGT
October choices will be:
Asian Characters/Culture
From 1990s
Multicultural Fiction
Books-in-Verse
From 2000s
November choices will be: Asian characters/culture
Characters with disabilities
Action
Middle Eastern
Sports
December choices will be:
Novels-in-Verse
Alternative families
Poetry Anthologies
Alex Award ()
From 1990s
January 2013: Traditional Literature (Fables, Legends, etc.)
Non-fiction
Death/Dying
Morris Award
Printz Award
February 2013:
Manga
Alternative Families
Poetic Form (Books in Verse)
Classics
Sports
March 2013:
Poetry Anthologies
Reluctant Readers
Teens Top 10 List
Alex Awards
From 2000s
April 2013: Poetic Forms (Novel-in-Verse)
Printz Award
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transexual Fiction
Translated Books
Death/Dying
May 2013:
Sports
Morris Award
From 2000s
Schneider Award
Illustrated Novel
June 2013:
Manga
Middle Eastern
Poetry Anthologies
Reluctant Readers
Characters with Disabilities
July 2013: Schneider Award
Death/Dying
Middle Eastern
Independently Published
Asian Characters/Culture
August 2013:
Characters with Disabilities
Manga
Translated Books
Alex Award
Autism/Aspergers
September 2013:
Poetic Form (Novel-in-Verse)
Alternative Families
Illustrated Novel
Sports
Walden Award
October 2013: Walden Award
Characters with Disabilities
Poetic Form (Books-In-Verse)
From 2000s
Lesbian/Gay/Transsexual Fiction
November 2013:
Asian Characters/Culture
Translated Books
Middle Eastern
Manga
Autism/Aspergers
December 2013:
Independently Published
Poetry Anthologies
Sports
Schneider Award
Illustrated Novel
January 2014: Translated Books
Middle Eastern
Illustrated Novels
Autism/Aspergers
Independently Published
February 2014:
Poetic Form (Books-in-Verse)
Manga
Poetry Anthology
Sports
Walden Award
March 2014: Poetry Anthologies
Non-fiction
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Fiction
From 2000s
Illustrated Novel
April 2014:
Independently Published
Manga
Translated Books
Sports
Autism/Aspergers
May 2014: Sports
New Release
Non-Fiction
Translated Books
Poetry Anthology
June 2014:
Illustrated Novel
Manga
Independently Published
Poetic Form (Novels-in-Verse)
Biography/Autobiography/Memoir
Adding back in all of the old themes to the active list as we were running out. This gives us more of a variety. Here are the options for upcoming polls.
July 2014:
Science Fiction
World War II
Fantasy
From 2000s
World War I
August 2014:
Fantastical Realism
Graphic Novel
Mental Disorders
Poetry Anthologies
Steampunk/Cyberpunk
September 2014:
Friendship
Feminism
Morris Award
Biography/Autobiography/Memoir
Mystery
October 2014:
Winter
Historical Fiction
Reluctant Readers
Urban Setting
Schneider Award
November 2014: Asian Setting/Characters/Themes
Death/Dying
Romance
Banned Books
LGBT Fiction
December 2014:
Fantasy
New Release
Independently Published
Manga
Poetic Form (Novel-In-Verse)
January 2015:
Traditional Literature (Fairy tales, Folk tales, Legends, etc.)
Middle Eastern Characters/Setting/Theme
Ghost Stories
Orphaned, Displaced Children
Illustrated Novel
February 2015: ALA Top Ten List
Non-Fiction
Poetry Anthologies
Death/Dying
Winter
March 2015:
Dystopian
Fairytale Retellings
Horror/Paranormal
Alternative Families
Classics
April 2015:
Coming of Age
Overcoming Adversity
Book Series
Biography/Autobiography/Memoir
Walden Award
Our vote:February: Winter
March: Dystopian
April: Coming of Age
Lee and J.J. The Uncanny wrote: "Our vote:February: Winter
March: Dystopian
April: Coming of Age"
Please go to POLLS on the right hand side and vote :)
May 2015: From 2000s
War & Conflict
Apocalyptic/Post Apocalyptic
Autism/Aspergers
June 2015:
Humor
Fantastical Realism
Books to film
Biography/Autobiography/Memoir
July 2015:
Horror/Paranormal
Winter
Non-Fiction
Morris Award
August 2015:
From 1990s
Adventure
Animals as Characters
Mental Disorders
September 2015: Asian Setting, Characters, Theme
Printz Award
Non-Fiction
Adult Books YA might enjoy
Orphaned, Displaced Children
October 2015:
Sports
Animals as Characters
War & Conflict
Middle Eastern Characters, Setting, Theme
Classics
November 2015:
Romance
Death/Dying
Poetic Form (Books-in-verse)
Schneider Award
Morris Award
December 2015:
Walden Award
Action
Independently Published
Winter
Adventure
If you are new to how we do things here at Wild Things please read this for information on our book club.
From 2010 we will be choosing our themes a few months in advance. This will help things run a lot smoother.
We will put the longlist of themes you nominate through a randomiser: to generate a shortlist of 4-5 themes for you to vote on. The theme with the most votes wins.
For special times of the year i.e February we will of course include the appropriate theme.
There will be no more monthly category choosing topics. This will be the only one. We will keep an updated version of the list in this post and any alterations or editions will be included.
Any discussion about categories may be carried out here, any special requests, questions, queries etc.
If you wish to add to the list you may do so here. We will be trying to keep it tidy though so may remove some but that doesn't mean they won't come back.
Books in the regular category will not count against the themes. So remember, even if your preferred theme does not come up or does not win you may still vote for any book of your choice in the first category.
THE ACTIVE LIST
Non-Fiction
Poetic Form (Books-in-verse)
Poetry Anthologies
Manga
Sports
Translated books
Biography/Autobiography/Memoir
Illustrated Novel
Independently Published
Coming of Age
Graphic Novel
Winter
Social Misfits
Feminism
Award Winners
Books to film
Adult Books YA might enjoy
Adventure
Orphaned, Displaced Children
Short Stories
World War I
World War II
Urban Setting
Ghost Stories
Friendship
Overcoming Adversity
Superheroes
Fairytale Retellings
Humor
Psychological Suspense
War & Conflict
Animals as Characters
Middle Grade
Romance
From 1980s
Dysfunctional Families
Multicultural Fiction
Action
From 1990s
Classics
Printz Award
Morris Award
Reluctant Readers
Death/Dying
Alex Award
Alternative Families
Characters with Disabilities
Asian Setting, Characters, Theme
Schneider Award
Middle Eastern Characters, Setting, Theme
African Characters, Setting, Theme
Walden Award
LBGT Fiction
From 2000s
Autism/Aspergers
New Release
Illustrated Novel
PRESENT AND PREVIOUS THEMES
Fantasy (June, 09)
Coming of Age (July, 09)
Graphic Novel (August, 09)
Historical (September, 09)
Horror/Paranormal (October, 09)
Dystopian (November, 09)
Winter (December, 09)
New Releases (January, 10)
Social Misfits (February, 10)
Banned Books (March, 10)
Mystery (April, 10)
Fantasy/Sci-Fi (May, 10)
Feminism (June, 10)
Award Winners (July, 10)
Books to film (August, 10)
Book Series (September, 10)
Adult Books YA might enjoy (October, 10)
Adventure (November, 10)
Orphaned, Displaced Children (December, 10)
Short Stories (January, 11)
World War I and II (February, 11)
Urban Setting (March, 11)
Ghost Stories (April, 11)
Friendship (May, 11)
Overcoming Adversity (June, 11)
Superheroes (July, 11)
Science Fiction (August, 11)
Apocalyptic/Post Apocalyptic (September, 11)
Fairytale Retellings (October, 11)
Humor (November, 11)
Fantastical Realism (December, 11)
Steampunk/Cyberpunk (January, 12)
Psychological Suspense (February, 12)
Mental Disorders (March, 12)
War & Conflict (April, 12)
Animals as Characters (May, 12)
Middle Grade (June, 12)
Romance (July, 12)
From 1980s (August, 12)
Dysfunctional Families (September, 12)
Multicultural Fiction (October, 12)
Action (November, 12)
From 1990s (December, 12)
Traditional Literature (January, 13)
Classics (February, 13)
ALA Top Ten List (March, 13)
Printz Award (April, 13)
Morris Award (May, 13)
Reluctant Readers (June, 13)
Death/Dying (July, 13)
Alex Award (August, 13)
Alternative Families (September, 13)
Characters with Disabilities (October, 13)
Asian setting/characters/theme (November, 13)
Schneider Award (December, 13)
Middle Eastern Characters or Setting (January, 13)
Walden Award (February, 14)
LBGT Fiction & From 2000s (March, 14)
Autism/Aspergers (April, 14)
New Release (May, 14)
Illustrated Novel (June, 14)
Science Fiction (July, 14)
Steampunk/Cyberpunk (August, 14)
Mystery (September, 14)
Historical Fiction (October, 14)
Banned Books (November, 14)
Fantasy (December, 14)
Traditional Literature (January, 15)
ALA Top Ten List (February, 15)
Dystopian (March, 15)
Series (April, 15)
Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic (May, 15)
Fantastical Realism (June, 15)
Horror/Paranormal (July, 15)
Mental Disorder (August, 15)