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Group Read-A-Thon January 2015
Total for Jan76 Books!
AAndorra (Title)
Marikka's tally: 1 book
Perks Group tally: 1 book
(Hopefully I did it correctly. I've never taken part in a read-a-thon before, so I just did it exactly like in the examples:D)
CNeverfall by Brodi Ashton (character Cole) - read 01/01/15
Laila's tally: 1 book
Perks Group tally: 3 books
Looks funAs soon as I'm done with my current read I will begin
D
The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander
D connection: Characters named Caer Dallben, Doli, and others seek to obtain the black cauldron from Arawn the Death Lord.
KayLynn's Total: 1
Perk's Tally: 4
G
by Janet EvanovichCharacters: One of the characters are Grandma Mazur
Colleen's Total: 2
Perks' Tally: 7
I
Connection: Nickname is "Ice" even if she hates it.
Brandy: 1
Perks: 9
J
Connection: author Jeannette Walls
Lolis:1
Perks: 10
KThe 13th Juror
Connection: one of the main characters is accused of Killing multiple people
Allison: 1
Perks: 11
L
Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
Connection: Series name is Lumatere Cronicles
Karen:1
Perks: 12
M
Connection: One of the main character name is Magnus
Brandy: 2
Perks 13
N
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Connection: Author's first name (Neil)
Silvia's Tally: 1
Perks' Tally: 14
Q
Seraphina
Connection: The book is based in a Kingdom with a reining Queen
Karen's tally: 2
perk's Tally: 17
~T~
The Treasure Map of Boys: Noel, Jackson, Finn, Hutch, Gideon—and me, Ruby Oliver by E. Lockhart
Connection: Title: The Treasure Map of Boys
Colleen's Tally: 4
Perks' Tally: 18
I think we accidentally skipped R and SR
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan (01/07/15)
Connection: Author
S
Skygods by Sarah Latchaw (01/06/15)
Connection: Title and Author
Laila's Tally: 3
Perks' Tally: 20
Ok, so back toU
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Connection: A monster, potentially from anUnderworld, comes calling on a 13 year old boy to tell him some stories about truth....
Karen's Tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 21
V
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
Connection: Various vicious monsters from Greek mythology are brought to life.
Eldarwen's Tally: 2
Perks' Tally: 22
~U~
The Young Elites by Marie Lu
Connection: The main characters are thought to be ugly and are called malfetto
Colleen's Tally: 5
Perks Tally: 24
We have two "U"s, so are up to XX
Loyal Creatures by Morris Gleitzman
Connection: EXceptional children's book about the Light Horse Brigade in WWI
Karen's Tally: 5
Perk's Tally: 25
~Y~
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Connection: New York Times Best seller
Colleen's Tally: 6
Perks' Tally: 26
-Z-
One Piece, Volume 71: Colosseum Of Rascals by Eiichiro Oda
Connection: One of characters is called Roronoa Zoro
Silvia's Tally: 2
Perks' Tally : 27
A
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
Connection: One of the main characters is called Annabeth.
Eldarwen's Tally: 3
Perks' Tally: 28
C
Scandal Wears Satin by Loretta Chase (Author)Poongothai's tally - 2 books
Perks Group tally - 30 books
F
New York by Edward Rutherfurd
Connection: Follows the Master Family through multiple generations from 1664-2009 in NYC
Karen's Tally: 6
Perk's Tally: 33
G
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Connection: Title "Anne of Green Gables"
Silvia's Tally : 3
Perks' Tally: 34
H A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
Connection: there is a minor character named Hodor, a simple stable boy.
Allison's tally: 2
Perks' Tally: 35
KThe DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend
Connection: Author Kody Keplinger
Jean's tally: 1
Perks tally: 38
M
By Arrangement by Madeline Hunter (Author)Poongothai's tally - 5 books
Perks Group tally - 40 books
~O~
Paper Towns by John Green
Connection: Takes place mostly in Orlando
Colleen's Tally: 7 books
Perks' Tally: 42 books
PDark Places by Gillian Flynn
Connection: Patty Day (Character)
Steph's Tally:1 Book
Perks Tally: 43 Books
~Q~
The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
Connection: many of the characters appear quirky at first
Colleen's Tally: 8 books
Perks' Tally: 44 books
S
Summer Nights by Susan Mallery(Title and Author)Poongothai's tally - 7 books
Perks Group tally - 46 books
T
Connection: The last book in a great Trilogy
Karen's Tally: 7
Perk's Tally: 47
~U~
Over Our Dead Bodies:: Undertakers Lift the Lid by Ken McKenzie
Connection: has Udertakers in the title
Colleen's Tally: 9 books
Perks' Tally: 48 books
~V~
Ali's Pretty Little Lies by Sara Shepard
Connection: Ali is very vindictive
Colleen's Tally: 10 books
Perks' Tally: 49 books
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As a group let's see what we can read in the month of January and have a Read-A-Thon with a twist!
EXAMPLE
Post 1:
Kristie posts:
A
Artemis Fowl (Title)
Kristie's tally - 1 book
Perks Group tally - 1 book
Post 2:
Karen Posts
B
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris (character Bobo Winthrop)
Karen's tally: 1 book
Perks group tally: 2 books
Post 3:
Kristie posts:
C
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (title and author)
Kirstie's tally: 2 books
Perks group tally: 3 books
NOTE: You can read any book of any length, children's books and graphic novels also count. Please just remember to check the tally of the book ahead of you and add up the tally as you post
Books need to be marked as "read" between January 1 and January 31, 2015. (It doesn't matter when you started)