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4.4 main character travels across state lines
The Fox Inheritance
294 pages
genre: dystopian
points: 15
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Re-read Unwind for a class that I working with. It absolutely deserves to be on the Top Novels list. The concept is fascinating and cutting-edge, the characters have depth, and the plot weaves itself back and forth so intricately...I am amazed every time I read it!
10 base points
5 dystopian genre
15 points, 1 book, 335 pages.
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Ruined by Paula Morris, 309 Pages
+5 Horror/Suspense
15 Points Total
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Monster by Walter Dean Myers. I am definitely a fan of his books. I work in a school and I just love the way that his writing resonates with kids. He writes realistically without a lot of show or pretense.
10 points
+5 realistic fiction
30 points, 2 books, 616 pages.
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4.2 Nevermore (Horror) 373 pages
Points: 15
Total Points: 15
Total Pages: 373
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1.1 The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Pages- 363
Genre Bonus (Fantasy)- 5 points
Points- 15
1.3 Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Pages- 184
Genre Bonus (Classic)- 5 points
Points- 15
Total Points: 30
Total Pages: 547
Books Read: 2
Genres Read: Classic, Fantasy
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How I Stole Johnny Depp's Alien Girlfriend by Gary Ghislain 208 pages
Dust City by Robert Paul Weston 304 pages
Genres: Sci-Fi, Folk/Fairy Tale (including retellings)
Total Points: 30
Total Pages: 512
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3.1 Locke & Key, Volume 3: Crown of Shadows by Joe Hill There is a candle on the cover. pages: 152 genre: graphic novel
points added:10+5+10+5
Total points: 30
Total Pages: 505
Genres used: paranormal, graphic novel
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+5 Romance
Points: 15
Total Points: 30
Genres used: Horror/Suspense, Romance
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Oh, sorry... It does deserve it. It's funny. I like it better every time I read it, and I still cry when Charlotte dies at the end... It's a classic for a reason. I think everyone who reads it can relate on some level, no matter what age they are when they read it.
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Pages- 352
Points- 10
I love Tera Lynn Childs. Her books are light, fun, and they always feature reluctant kick-ass heroines. This is my favorite yet. I can't wait for book #2!
Total Points: 40
Total Pages: 899
Books Read: 3
Genres Read: Classic, Fantasy
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I love Tera Lynn Childs. Her books are light, fun, and they always feature reluctant kick-ass heroines. ..."
I was a little disappointed in this one. It felt like the first half of a book, rather than an entire book on its own. I adore series books (no worrying about what to read next!) but I am getting a little irritated by a trend I am starting to see where the "series" is really one or two good plot ideas stretched out thin. I much prefer a completely self-contained story in each book, with an over-arching plot across the series. Tamora Pierce is a great example of someone who does this well. Ending each book with a cliffhanger seems like its cheating to me. I should want to read the next book in the series because I loved the world and the characters, not just because I want to find out what happens next.
Wow, sorry, when I started writing I didn't realize how strongly I felt!
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Fox & Phoenix by Beth Bernobich, 336 pages.
Kai & Yun travel from Long City to Phoneix City in the Phoenix Empire.
10 Fox & Phoenix
+ 5 fantasy genre
15 points
Total = 45 points, 3 books, 952 pages.
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+5 Realistic/Contemporary
Wow, this was a great book and definitely worthy of it's 4+ star rating (and the Printz Honor). I loved Vera's witty sarcasm and her dad's flow charts were a charming and amusing touch. I loved the role-playing scene with the therapist. I would absolutely recommend this book to others.
Points: 15
Total Points: 45
Total Books: 3
Total Pages: 1,150
Genres Done: Horror/Suspense, Romance, Realistic/Contemporary
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Genre Bonus (Poetry)- 5 points
Pages- 622
Points- 15
Total Points: 55
Total Pages: 1,521
Books Read: 4
Genres Read: Classic, Fantasy, Poetry
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+5 LGBT
Just want to add that I loved this book! I would actually go see Hold Me Closer if it were on Broadway.
Points: 15
Total Points: 60
Total Books: 4
Total Pages: 1,460
Genres Done: Horror/Suspense, Romance, Realistic/Contemporary, LGBT
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Points: 15
Total Points: 30
Total Pages: 710
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3.4 Sweetly 312 pages, Fairy Tale Retelling
Points: 30
Total Points: 45
Total Pages: 1228
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4.4 Impossible by Nancy Werlin They travel from Massachusetts to Canada. pages: 384 genre: folk/fairy tale
1.3 Locke & Key, Volume 4: Keys to the Kingdom by Joe Hill pages: 160 genre: horror/suspense
I absolutely agree with the 4.5 star rating. This graphic novel has had me hooked from the very first and this latest compilation is the best yet. The tension just keeps ratcheting up. While it is a plot-driven story, the characters all seem very real to me, reacting to their current life circumstances in ways that seem very real to me, making a lot of cruel or stubborn or stupid choices that absolutely make sense in terms of who they are and how they relate to one another.
points addded: 10+5+10+5+10 +5 = 45
pages added: 848
Total points: 75
Total Pages: 1,353
Genres used: paranormal, graphic novel, folk/fairy tale, music, horror/suspense
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Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King 336 pages
At first I was a little wary about this book. The jacket description does not really explain what the book is about. I listened to it, rather than read it, but I did go back and look at the flow charts. This is a very unique book in both format and voice and I do believe it deserves a 4+ star rating. King does a wonderful job of revealing plot points at a deliberate pace, keeping the reader pushing forward to the end in order to get the whole story behind Vera and Charlie.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Total Points: 45
Total Pages: 848
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1.3 Divergent by Veronica Roth; 589 pgs, 15 pts: Genre: Apocalytic/Cystopia; I cannot recommend this book highly enough!
2.1 Sandpiper: 288 pgs; 15 pts Genre: Contemporary: A very interesting book
2.4 Boyfriends with Girlfriends, 224 pgs, 10 pts: Read this! It is very interesting.
3.2 Bumped, 323 pgs, 15 pts; Genre: Humor
5.1 The Summoning 390 pgs; 10 pts
5.3 The Iron King 363 pgs, 15 pts Genre: Fantasy
5.3 The Iron Daughter 359 pgs, 2 pts
Total Points: 102
Total Pages: 2588
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10 for 5.3
+5 for manga genre
15 points
Total = 60 points, 4 books, 1,080 pages.
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Also, I add your points to be 92, and I'm going to go by the standard goodreads books for the page numbers (so different numbers on your first two books). Hopefully we'll match up after?
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Lydia: 92 points, 2764 pages
Ann: 75 points, 1352 pages
Beth: 60 points, 1080 pages
Cristen: 60 points, 1460 pages
Karis: 55 points, 1521 pages
Brandi: 45 points, 848 pages
Maree: 45 points, 1228 pages
Amy: 30 points, 720 pages
Angela: 15 points, 310 pages
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Genre Bonus (Sci-fi)- 5 points
Pages- 270
Points- 15
Total Points: 70
Total Pages: 1,791
Books Read: 5
Genres Read: Classic, Fantasy, Poetry, Sci-fi
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It was really good. As a parent, I found it very thought provoking. I think it would be for teens too, but from a very different pov.
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Genre Bonus (Folk/Fairy Tale Retelling)- 5 points
Pages- 352
Points- 15
Total Points: 85
Total Pages: 2,143
Books Read: 6
Genres Read: Classic, Fantasy, Poetry, Sci-fi, Folk/Fairy Tale Retelling
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+5 Action/Adventure
Points: 15
Total Points: 75
Total Books: 5
Total Pages: 1,744
Genres Done: Horror/Suspense, Romance, Realistic/Contemporary, LGBT, Action/Adventure
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1.3 Read a book that's at least 4 star-rated on goodreads and with your post tell us if you think it deserves the rank.
Last Sacrifice - 594 pages
Genre: Paranormal
This book currently has a 4.5 star rating on Goodreads. Do I think that this one deserves this rating? No. I would say it is a 3 at best. I think this books rating was hyped up by the series as a whole.
I don't think I should have such a dislike for a main character after following them through 6 books as I do for Rose. She never seemed to grow, the growing that took place seemed artificial and still rather immature when looking at the larger picture (specifics that I cannot go into detail since they would be MAJOR spoilers).
Points: 15
Total Points: 15
Total Books: 1
Total Pages: 594
Genres Used: Paranormal
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+5 Paranormal Genre
Points: 15
Total Points: 90
Total Books: 6
Total Pages: 1,988
Genres Done: Horror/Suspense, Romance, Realistic/Contemporary, LGBT, Action/Adventure, Paranormal
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 352 pages
Genre: Fantasy/Supernatural
Total Points: 60
Total Pages: 1200
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+5 Religious Genre
Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler, 177 Pages
Points: 25
Total Points: 115
Total Books: 8
Total Pages: 2,363
Genres Done: Horror/Suspense, Romance, Realistic/Contemporary, LGBT, Action/Adventure, Paranormal, Religious
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The Genius Files: Mission Unstoppable - 256pgs (10 points) by Dan Gutman - October 19 (5 bonus for reading it during the month of)
Genre: Action/Adventure (5 points)
Points: 20!
Total Points: 35
Total Books: 2
Total Pages: 850
Genres Used: Paranormal; Action/Adventure
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3.4 A Year without Autumn by Liz Kessler pages 256
Points added: 10 + 5 + 10 = 25
Pages added: 448
Total points: 100
Total Pages: 1,801
Genres used: paranormal, graphic novel, folk/fairy tale, music, horror/suspense
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5.3 City of Ashes, 464 pages (Humor)
4.4 City of Glass, 683 pages (action/adventure)
Points: 45
Total Points: 90
Total Pages: 2860
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I love Becca Fitpatrick. I fell in love with her writing in Hush Hush. I loved how she was able to infuse her writing with laugh out loud sarcasm when the events in the books were serious. In Silence, the characters are very different than in the first two books. Patch has completely changed and I think definitely mature (which is funny because he's "old" anyway). Nora is the same spunky character but with a major negative in her favor. The author really does a good job of making the story flow and keep the reader's attention.
Points this book: 15
Pages so far: 1148
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6.4 All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin (354 pages)
Genre: Dystopian/Apocalyptic/Post-Apocolyptic
The girl in the story spends some time being locked up in a children's home.
1.3 Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar (142 pages)
Genre: Humor
I absolutely loved this book. It's one of our readers' choice nominees for my state and it definitely deserves to be rated even higher than a 4. :)
2.4 Down the Mysterly River by Bill Willingham (333 pages)
Genre: Fairy Tale
I absolutely adore Bill Willingham. He writes the Fables Graphic Novels as well as has another book called Peter & Max. His writing is superb and really knows how to create an elaborate fantasy world.
1.1 Bunnicula by Deborah Howe (128 pages)
I added to the discussion. I can't believe I haven't read this one before! I will have to try more in the series.
5.2 The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney (144 pages)
I would love to be given a stack of books, like the ones Humphrey is standing on. :)
2.1 Swindle by Gordon Korman (Oct birthday) (252 pages)
Genre: Action/Adventure
5.1 Extra Credit by Andrew Clements (183 pages)
Genre: Multicultural Fiction
Phew, I think that's it. :)
Total Points:95
Total pages read: 1,536
Books read: 7
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+5 War Genre
Finally got a chance to read this book after hearing quite a bit about it...it lived up to the hype and certainly deserves a place on the top WT Reads list. A beautifully-written story with an interesting narrative perspective.
Points: 15
Total Points: 130
Total Books: 9
Total Pages: 2,913
Genres Done: Horror/Suspense, Romance, Realistic/Contemporary, LGBT, Action/Adventure, Paranormal, Religious, War
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Genre Bonus (Mystery)- 5 points
Pages: 233
Points: 15
5.3 Ultraviolet by R.J. Anderson- 10 points
Genre Bonus (Action/Adventure)- 5 points
Pages- 410
Points- 15
6.1 How They Met, and Other Stories by David Levithan- 10 points
Genre Bonus (LGBT)- 5 points
Pages- 224
Points- 15
Total Points: 130
Total Pages: 3,010
Books Read: 9
Genres Read: Classic, Fantasy, Poetry, Sci-fi, Folk/Fairy Tale Retelling, LGBT, Mystery, Action Adventure
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Please include a link to the book as well as the title in your post.
1. The Challenge begins at 12:00 A.M. local time on October 1, 2011 and ends at 11:59 P.M. local time on December 31, 2011. Happy New Year!
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 classified as Young Adult or Juvenile Fiction, unless otherwise noted in the task. If you local library classifies the book you chose as such, then the book may be included.
4. All books must be at least 100 pages long to count for any of the tasks, unless otherwise noted in the task.
5. Re-reads count, unless otherwise noted in the task.
6. 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.
Each task is worth 10 points, except where noted. Completion of Sections 1-5 will earn you 50 additional points!
Section 1 "Involve Yourself"
1.1 Read any book discussed in one of the discussion threads here at Wild Things, and contribute to the discussion.
1.2 Read one of the group reads chosen during October, November, or December and contribute to the discussion.
1.3 Read a book that's at least 4 star-rated on goodreads and with your post tell us if you think it deserves the rank.
1.4 Read a book from the WT Top Novel list and discuss why you think it should or should not be on the list.
1.5 (20 Points) Read two books from a "listopia" list and post the link to the list you chose
Section 2 "Author Appreciation"
2.1 Read a book by an author born in October and list their birth date with your post (examples: Phillip Pullman 10/19, Ursula Le Guin 10/21, Laurie Halse Anderson 10/23) +5 Bonus points for reading it in their birthday month
2.2 Read a book by an author born in November and list their birth date with your post (examples: Holly Black 11/10, Neil Gaiman 11/10, Neal Shusterman 11/12, Maggie Stiefvater 11/18, C.S. Lewis 11/29) +5 Bonus points for reading it in their birthday month
2.3 Read a book by an author born in December and list their birth date with your post (examples: Cornelia Funke 12/10, Carrie Jones 12/13, Rachel Cohn 12/14) +5 Bonus points for reading it in their birthday month
2.4 Read a book by an author you enjoy (in your post, explain why you are a fan)
2.5 (20 Points) Read two books by authors you have never read
Section 3 "Scavenger Hunt"
3.1 Read a book with one of the following on the cover: Snow, Holly/Pines, Wreath, Candles, Fireplace
3.2 Read a book with food pictured on the cover (in honor of Thanksgiving)
3.3 Read a book with one of the following on the cover: Candy, Ghosts, Graveyard/Tombstone
3.4 Read a book with one of the following on the cover: Leaf/Leaves, Pumpkin, Apple
3.5 (20 Points) Since this time of year is focused on family, read two books with the following on the cover: Trees (as in family tree), Hearts, House(s)
Section 4 "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" (if you have never seen this movie it's hilarious, and about traveling home for the holidays)
4.1 Read a book that is set during the winter holidays
4.2 Read a book that is set during the fall holidays (Halloween or Thanksgiving)
4.3 Read a book where the main character visits family or friends on a holiday break
4.4 Read a book where the main character travels across state or country lines
4.5 (20 Points) Read two books with some mode of transportation on the cover or in the title (Plane, Train, Bus, Car, Boat/Ship, Bike, Foot/feet, Walk, Run)
Section 5 “Simple Gifts”
5.1 “Today is a gift, that’s why it’s called the present” – cliché, but so true: Read a book that takes places in the present day
5.2 Read a book that has something you like to be given on the cover (i.e. chocolate, flowers, etc.)
5.3 Read a book where the main character has a “gift” or ability (could range from paranormal abilities to being smart and in the “gifted” program at school)
5.4 Read a book you think would make a good gift (post your reasons why with your task)
5.5 (20 Points) Read two books that have the words: simple, gift, give, present, (to)day, or now in the title - or pictures of a gift(s) on the cover
BONUS Section "Awareness"
6.1 Read a book that has a LGBT main character (Gay and Lesbian History Month)
6.2 Read a book about a person with a disability (International Day of Disabled Persons; this can be physical, like deafness or wheelchair confinement, or mental, like autistic)
6.3 Read a book where a main character is subject to domestic or dating violence (Domestic Violence Awareness Month; Rules of Survival, Speak, and Dreamland would be examples)
6.4 Read a book about slavery or being kept prisoner (International Day for Abolition of Slavery; Poison Study, Chains, and Sold would examples)
6.5 (20 Points) Read two books for the heritage months in this challenge period: one that either takes place in a Hispanic country or has a Hispanic main character (Hispanic Heritage Month), and one that takes place on a reservation or whose main character is an American Indian (American Indian Heritage Month)
Extra points:
*For 2 points per book you may read multiple books that fit any of the challenges after you've completed that specific challenge.
***Genre Points Bonus***
The whole goal of the challenges is to get you to pick up something new and different. So, for each different genre you read, you will earn 5 points. This is only available once per genre. Only one genre can be claimed per book. (i.e. you can't claim both paranormal and romance for Twilight.) Check out our discussion boards to find some books in other genres that may fit into your A-Z!
Here's a list of the genres we'll accept for this challenge:
Action/Adventure
Classic
Dystopian/Apocalyptic/Post-Apocolyptic
Folk/Fairy Tale (including retellings)
Fantasy/Supernatural
Graphic Novel
Historical Fiction
Horror/Thriller/Suspense
Humor
LGBT
Manga
Multicultural
Music
Mystery
Nonfiction
Paranormal
Poetry
Realistic Fiction/Contemporary
Religious
Romance
Sci-Fi
Sports
Short Stories
War