Middle Grade Madness! discussion

Our very first readathon! What’s a 24hr readathon you ask? Read the info first, please!

Theme: Pride (LGBT+)
Date: Sunday 16th June 2019
Start time: Sunday 16th June 04:00 UTC
New York- Sunday 16th June 00:00
London - Sunday 16th June 05:00
Sydney - Sunday 16th June 14:00
Dubai - Sunday 16th June 08:00
Beijing - Sunday 16th June 12:00

End time: Monday 17th June 04:00 UTC
New York- Monday 17th June 00:00
London - Monday 17th June 05:00
Sydney - Monday 17th June 14:00
Dubai - Monday 17th June 08:00
Beijing - Monday 17th June 12:00

Countdown to Start
Countdown to End

Shout out to Ilsen for the idea for this theme! June is Pride month and we look to celebrate that with a 24hr readathon and a we personally challenge ourselves to read as many middle grade OR YA books with characters that represent the LGBT+ community or are written by an author who is a part of the LGBT+ community. Should be fun!

Don’t know what to read for this readathon? Check out the LGBT+ book recommendation page!

Yay I’m super excited!!

Ilsen wrote: "Yay I’m super excited!!"

Me too!🎉🎉🎉

I’ll probably be working on rereading the first Artemis Fowl book, I think he is Asexual but I’m not quite sure, he does have a crush on Holly Short though so he’s not Aromantic

Erica wrote: "I’ll probably be working on rereading the first Artemis Fowl book, I think he is Asexual but I’m not quite sure, he does have a crush on Holly Short though so he’s not Aromantic"

I'm not sure about Artemis' sexuality but it is totally up to you if you want to read those books! It's nice to have something planned out. Can make the readathon easier...

Kostas wrote: "what's the final date and time?"

Hey Kostas. Sorry for being so behind🤦🏻‍♀️ Sorting out time differences is a lot more confusing than I thought it would be.
I've added the final dates and times above. Hopefully they make sense and work well for you.
I've also added the countdowns and they should be useful :)

11 hours left...

Anyone participating in today’s readathon?
What books have you read so far? What books do you have planned to read next?

I’ve been so lazy with my reading lately. But right now I’m trying to read The Cruel Prince and Final Draft

Finished
1. They both die at the end.
2. And Tango makes three.
3. My lesbian experience with the loneliness.

First one is YA and second one is Children's book. Third one is Manga. It's autobiographical comic book which explores depression, sexuality and helicopter parenting. Really interesting book.

I was kinda busy, so I didn't even completely get through 1 book (I got 90% through which is pretty close). The book was Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow. I'm pretty close to the end and so far the ending is pretty adorable and I really like it.

This was my first ever 24hr readathon and it was pretty fun, can't wait for our next one!

I was busy on Saturday and Sunday but I managed to read four books in fourteenish hours.

The Pants Project
My Life as a Diamond
One True Way
and
Star-Crossed

Wow you guys have all read so many different and diverse books. I’m so happy people took part in this readathon! I was really busy so I couldn’t but I can’t wait for next weeks readathon... I hope you all take part in it too! I’m already planning what to read.