Rated YA-MA discussion

Welcome to the fun of sharing!

We're going to kick off rounds 9 & 10 at the same time! Rae has offered to host Never Said by Carol Lynch Williams, in addition Gremlin would love to send around The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley! Lots of book sharing going on right now!

#9 -
#10 -

Basic rules still apply:

In order to participate you must meet this basic member criteria:
♦ All participating members must provide an external email address as they are added to the list. If you would feel more comfortable, you can PM these to Wendy F.
♦ All participating members have been a part of YA-MA for a minimum of 3 months.
♦ All participating members have a minimum of 25 comments made in the group.
♦ All participating members still take part occasionally in topics.
♦ We prefer that all participating members must meet all criteria. However, if you meet at least one, and would still like to participate, you will be asked to ship the book out via UPS, FedEx or registered mail, with a valid tracking number that will be forwarded both to me and to the person who is next to receive the book.

When it is your turn with the Traveling Book, here are the guidelines. Please note that they don't have to be followed, but they're what adds to the fun of this idea.

1. Feel free to add a few notes on the pages, or highlight favorite lines. It'll add to the next person's read.

2. Sign inside the front cover of the book.

3. Include a local postcard, or use a snapshot where you live. Jot a greeting if you feel so inclined.

4. My favorite part, post a picture or two in this thread of you with our traveling book. (This isn't necessary, just fun. You can get creative with your picture too, if you prefer not to show your face. It's fun to watch the book move in this thread.)

5. This is done on our merit, so everyone will have to pay the shipping to the next person on the list, which means that everyone will pay for shipping once. This may mean that a few of us will pay shipping Internationally.

In addition, this list is not going to be compiled in a first come first serve manner. As people join you will be arranged in terms of optimal shipping. Our goal is to keep each person's shipping costs down by shipping the smallest distance that we can (it doesn't always work with International shipments), and to minimize damage that may be caused by shipping. (thanks for understanding.)

6. Please read and mail out the book within 10 days of receiving it so that the book moves steadily.

In the end the traveling book will be returned to it's original owner along with all the goodies to treasure. It is our hope that they will then take a picture of all the postcards and paste that here in the group for all to see.

Come one come all, join in the sharing experience. We are going to say that if the book has exited your side of the world, the opportunity to join will have passed, so get your names in quickly.

(Please specify for this round, which book(s) you would like to join for, along with your location.)

#10 - The Carnival at Bray
Gremlin, Chicago IL
Anna, IN
Wendy, MI
Casey, WV
Emily, NC
Rae, GA
Hillary, Baton Rouge, LA
Lyzzibug, Rockport TX
Maree, Cali
Melanie Australia

#9 - Never Said
Rae, New York
Diane, Denver CO
Maree, Cali
Jenny, LA
Hillary, Baton Rouge, LA
Emily, NC
Anna, IN
Gremlin, Chicago IL
Melanie Australia

#7 - Sign up for Darkfall
Melanie, Aus
Sandra, Madrid, Spain
Jen, Michigan
Anna (Yoda Is My Spirit Animal, Walled Lake MI
Casey, W. Virgina
Rachel, N. Carolina
Kdbrand, MO
Diane, Denver CO
Maree, Cali
Angie, Cali
R, OR
(return to Melanie)

COMPLETED
1st: - Host Wendy F
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2nd: - Host Stacia
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3rd: - Host Emily
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4th: - Host Hillary
5th: - Host Carina
6th: - Host Isa
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8th: - Host Dee
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New thread, yay! Champagne for everyone! *clinks glasses*

Sparkling cider for me...but in a champagne glass. ;) *clink*

Great, it will be easier to follow with a new post!

Did you see the spoiler tags under the completed books? I'm going to keep the completed tour pictures underneath the book picture. :)

Cool!

Hey guys!! I've offered up a book for traveling, but want to see how many people are interested first. It's Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond, and it's a compilation book. A bunch of authors got together to remake some classic stories. The reviews seem great so far, but I haven't started it yet to give you guys any sense of what I think :)

Hey Angie and Wendy, could you take me off the list for Everything Left Unsaid... I don't have time. Sorry!

arrived today. Love the little calendar Carina! I'll be starting it tomorrow after I finish the Walking Dead Compendium II!

Yay!

Okay, Leea, you've been removed! Hope you can come back and join us for another, when you can. :)

Yay Stacie! We've started moving!
List for Thyla
Carina, New Mexico
Stacie, Nebraska
Jenny, Baton Rouge LA
Hillary, FL
Rae, FL
Emily, North Carolina
Casey, W. Virgina
Dee, Waldorf MD
*Natalie, Somerville, MA
Wendy, Michigan
Cynthia, Ontario Canada
Sandra, Madrid Spain
Melanie, Australia
R, LA Cali
Maree, San Francisco, CA
Angie, Cali
Katy, Arizona
Diane, Denver CO
(back to Carina)

Thanks, Wendy!

is on its way to Maree! It's says it should be there on Wednesday. :)

That's, like...TOMORROW!!! :D :D :D *clears calendar to sit and home and wait for mail truck*

It's here, it's here! With pretty beads for me to wear! The cat likes.

AAAhh its so close to coming to me!!!

Sent Thyla to Jenny yesterday! Here are some pics!

Great pics!!!

4th: List for Everything Left Unsaid
Hillary, Florida
Jenny, Baton Rouge LA
Stacie, Nebraska
Stacia, Colorado
Carina, New Mexico
Katy, Arizona
Angie, Cali
Maree, San Francisco, CA
Melanie, Melbourne AUS
Isa, Philippines
Cynthia, Ontario Canada
Wendy, Michigan
DG, NYC
Dee, Waldorf MD
Emily, Charlotte North Carolina
Rae, FL
(back to Hillary)

I have book!

Wow, it's already got so many goodies in it!

List for Thyla
Carina, New Mexico
Stacie, Nebraska
Jenny, Baton Rouge LA
Hillary, FL
Rae, FL
Emily, North Carolina
Casey, W. Virgina
Dee, Waldorf MD
*Natalie, Somerville, MA
Wendy, Michigan
Cynthia, Ontario Canada
Sandra, Madrid Spain
Melanie, Australia
R, LA Cali
Maree, San Francisco, CA
Angie, Cali
Katy, Arizona
Diane, Denver CO
(back to Carina)

I might have gone a little overboard on the postcard department. *blushes*

LOL!!

I am both excited and intimidated to be last on the list. On one hand I get to see everything everyone else has done. On the other hand how do you compete with that?

I forgot there was a new thread for this lol...I was wondering why I hadn't heard about the traveling book for a while :P

hahaha! Did I delete the old one yet?

Off to check!

Getting closer to me..really excited.

I'll be sending Thyla on to Hillary in the next couple of days.

I just sent off Everything Left Unsaid to Melanie yesterday...it'll probably take a week or so with the whole ocean to traverse, but it's on it's way!

It's getting closer!

Awesome! Thanks!

ahh YAY! :) :)

Hillary should have Thyla by now, but I haven't tracked it or asked her yet. And I realized that I forgot to post the animal picture, so:



She was afraid of the book lol, so that's the only one where she's not trying to get up and run for her life.


Maybe she doesn't like the creatures in it.

hahahah so cute

Roux is giving you the death stare in that first picture. Prepare for something inside to be destroyed for her suffering and torment of forced posing.

I got the book last night.

She got over the trauma when I threw a tennis ball.

LMAO! Oh, poor puppy!

List for Thyla
Carina, New Mexico
Stacie, Nebraska
Jenny, Baton Rouge LA
Hillary, FL
Rae, FL
Emily, North Carolina
Casey, W. Virgina
Dee, Waldorf MD
*Natalie, Somerville, MA
Wendy, Michigan
Cynthia, Ontario Canada
Sandra, Madrid Spain
Melanie, Australia
R, LA Cali
Maree, San Francisco, CA
Angie, Cali
Katy, Arizona
Diane, Denver CO
(back to Carina)

Woohoo closer to me!

Jenny wrote: "She got over the trauma when I threw a tennis ball."

That is exactly what she wants you to think! She will strike when you least expect it!

I got the Book today!!

But I am at work so it will have to wait to be opened till I get home :)

4th: List for Everything Left Unsaid
Hillary, Florida
Jenny, Baton Rouge LA
Stacie, Nebraska
Stacia, Colorado
Carina, New Mexico
Katy, Arizona
Angie, Cali
Maree, San Francisco, CA
Melanie, Melbourne AUS
Isa, Philippines
Cynthia, Ontario Canada
Wendy, Michigan
DG, NYC
Dee, Waldorf MD
Emily, Charlotte North Carolina
Rae, FL
(back to Hillary)

Yay! It made it!

Yay! Phew, I was getting worried about how long the ocean trip would last.

i don't know if it has changed much - but when I was growing up in Australia - Tuesday and Friday seemed to be the main days that international mail would arrive - there would be a smattering during the rest of the week, but the bulk of it was on those days

it also got delivered to the wrong level, as AUS post cant read!



I'm loving reading all your confussion to Aus words and traditons like boardies and schoolies haha so weird to think its strange to other people!

Yeahhhhh getting really close to me now.

This is one of the BEST ideas i've ever seen. I can't wait til i meet the criteria or even get to "host" a book. Excellent job everyone! Whoot!

Thanks! :)

So I have finished Ill be sending it out on Monday :)

I'll also be sending Thyla out Monday. Gotta find something to send with it this weekend.