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Read-a-thon has ended for the year, so here's my end of event mini-challenge:
Which hour was most daunting for you?
Actually, the morning hours were the hardest for me! No catching up on sleep like I normally do.
Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
I was really loving The Fox Inheritance by Mary Pearson and Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
I like to know what mini-challenges will posted when, so I can be sure to check in those hours.
What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
I loved the hosts, they did a great job of creating enthusiasm!
How many books did you read?
2 were finished, 2 partial
What were the names of the books you read?
I finished Can You Survive: Jack London's Call of the Wild adapted by Ryan Jacobson and Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Which book did you enjoy most?
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Which did you enjoy least?
Oh, they were all pretty good!
How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
I totally will, as a reader and maybe a mini-challenge host again.
Here is the post where I will do all the mini-challenges I can handle (oh, except the intro one, that is posted on my update post, because I'm weird that way). And if you so desire, I'm hosting a mini-challenge myself - the Book Puzzle Mini-Challenge from hour 3 to the end of hour 6, so check it out!
Mini-challenge:
Rereading from The Bluestocking Society
Here are some of my fave rereads:
Mid-event Survey
1. What are you reading right now?
Just finished up Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
2. How many books have you read so far?
That makes two :-(
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
I'm thinking I'll start The Fox Inheritance by Mary Pearson, which I'm excited about!
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day?
Nah, I didn't really have the whole day anyway, so nothing special to do
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
Yah, some visitors, but you just roll with it. Read when you can.
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
How very much I expect I'll do and how very little I do!
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
I like to know what mini-challenges will be when so I know when to check for ones I like to do
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year?
Seriously, set more realistic goals!
9. Are you getting tired yet?
Yes, but not of reading ;-)
10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered?
I very much doubt I've got something no one else has thought of ;-)
Book Sentence from Midnight Book Gal
Here are my better sentences:
Hodge-Podge from Erin Reads
Rose Accord has spent her life dreaming of flying above the earth. But growing up in the deep south, practically a swamp, her chances of escaping her small town are slim. Trying to fight her way against prejudiced teachers and the deep-set current thinking of her day, she finally makes her way to astronaut training, only to be bested by what she least expected – her own self. In this highly acclaimed novel set in the early 1970s, we see one woman’s struggle against the thinking of her day and the weakness of her own body to triumph in ways she’d never imagined.
State Settings
I've just finished the State Settings mini-challenge over at Avid Reader's Musings. My three books that evoke a specific state:
Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock for Wisconsin
White Fang by Jack London for Alaska
these is my words by Nancy Turner for old Arizona
Intro mini-challenge is on my update post.
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