Wild Things: YA Grown-Up discussion

August 2010- Friendship Day: Read a book with "friend" in the title OR read a book where the main characters are friends.

Happy reading!!

Kellee, what if the main characters are three friends? I'm going to read l8r, g8r for challenge 5, and the series is about 3 BFFs.

AngelaSunshine wrote: "Kellee, what if the main characters are three friends? I'm going to read l8r, g8r for challenge 5, and the series is about 3 BFFs."

That works. Going to reword it :)

Cool :)

Kellee, does Catching Fire/Hunger Games work for the MCs being friends? Sorry - I might be a bit slow on the uptake with this challenge.

I would say they work.

Jennifer W wrote: "I would say they work."

Thanks - not having read the books before, I wasn't sure if the MCs being friends were a major point or not or... something. :)

Enjoy them, Jesi, they're some of my favorite books, ever.

Jennifer W wrote: "Enjoy them, Jesi, they're some of my favorite books, ever."

Mine too!

I will be reading Mockingjay for this one! I cannot wait for it!

I can't wait for Mockingjay to come out!

I preordered mine from Scholastic and it will be delivered to me the week of release. I am SO excited for it, but sad for it to end...

Heather wrote: "I've got it on hold at the library already.. 74 of 276 holds on 0 copy. hehehehe"

That is priceless!!

I can't wait, either!! That is too funny, Heather. I don't think my library lets people put holds on books not yet in the system. I'm going to preorder mine, just as soon as the Borders website starts cooperating with me!

I preordered my copy too! :)

Jennifer W wrote: "I can't wait, either!! That is too funny, Heather. I don't think my library lets people put holds on books not yet in the system. I'm going to preorder mine, just as soon as the Borders website sta..."

My library lets you put it on hold if they have preordered copies or if copies are there just not barcoded yet...

I got a Mockingjay pin with my preorder ;)

Heather wrote: "Want one!!!!"

I know- they are so cool!!!
If you know a teacher around you, you could probably have them preorder one for you from Scholastic and you'd get a pin.

August came way too quickly!!! But here it is :)
Happy reading!!!!!

I have some good ones ready for August :)

Dear Enemy by Jean Webster is the sequel to Daddy Long Legs. It's all written in letters, too. I almost enjoyed the sequel more than the first book!

I read No More Dead Dogs, which is a middle grade book where the main character has to decide who his friends are- the football team members, the drama club, some of the people from both perhaps?

Completed Tasks: August

Mercy on These Teenage Chimps by Gary Soto 8/2/2010

Ronnie and his friend Joey have turned thirteen and all of a sudden everything has changed: they are chimps (Ronnie's way of describing how they are changing). The story deals with a few days in the boys life right after their birthdays. Joey has decided to live in a tree and never come down, so Ronnie has to fix everything so Joey will go back to his normal life.

Points Earned this month: 2
Total Points: 36

Completed Tasks: August

book:Smiles to Go|2281392] by Jerry Spinelli 8/6/2010

Story about 3 friends. Will, the main character, starts to like the girl in the friend three-some and doesn't know what to do...

Points Earned this month: 3
Total Points: 37

I read Virals which is about four friends trying to solve a murder mystery from years ago - among other things. :)

I've got two: The Iron King my review and status updates here and The Hunger Games my review and status updates here.

So... three points for these two?

Just finished Karma Bites which is about a girl who discovers magic and tries to use it to make her two best friends like each other more. :) Great and funny middle grade novel.

Just finished Wild Things, which is a wonderful book! Two of the main characters, Henry and Fred, are friends in this terrific story about how adoption can turn a child's life around.

Hi I'm new. I understand the challenge but how does the point system work?

Erin wrote: "Hi I'm new. I understand the challenge but how does the point system work?"

You get 2 points for the first book you read within the month. You then can get 1 more point for every other book you read that fits the criteria, through the end of the month.

If you miss a month, you may go back and read 1 book for 1 point (for example, if you read a book with the word "summer" or "sun" in the title, you may get 1 point for June's task). Post those books and points in the appropriate discussion board.

Sorry guys- been MIA a bit- time for teachers to go back to work :)

Fixing the points now.

Erin, if you have anymore questions, feel free to message me. :D

Ok so I read Blue Bloods and Schyler and Oliver are friends so --- 2 points?
Masquerade they are still friends so--- 1 point
but in book threeRevelationsthey become lovers so that doesn't count?

Completed Tasks: August

Just Listen by Sarah Dessen 8/12/10
The losing and gaining of friends is a central theme of this book.

Points Earned this month: 4
Total Points: 38

Erin wrote: "Ok so I read Blue Bloods and Schyler and Oliver are friends so --- 2 points?
Masquerade they are still friends so--- 1 point
but in book three[book:Revelations|275384..."

I'd still count it. Lovers can be friends too.
Did you read all of them in August?

Yes I did. I also read The Van Alen Legacy, Voices of Dragons, and Beastly. I also read Extras but her friend is a computer. I know the other ones are friends with mythological creatures but I draw the line at computers. Also, I swear to god I have a life I just read a lot in my spare time.

Erin wrote: "Yes I did. I also read The Van Alen Legacy, Voices of Dragons, and Beastly. I also read Extras but her friend is a computer. I know the oth..."

LOL
We would never judge. You are surrounded by readers! :)
So... you have 7 points total.

The Iron King, The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and The Red Pyramid for 5 points.

Points Earned this month: 5
Total Points: 7

Does it have to be a YA book? I just read Some Girls Bite and Friday Night Bites and the main characters are friends but the books are in the adult paranormal romance category and this is the YA thread.

Knightley Academy had three boys who become friends as the main characters.

And...

Manifest also had a trio of friends as the main character - two girls, one boy. :)

l8r, g8r by Lauren Myracle

Katy's New World by Kim Vogel Sawyer

Erin wrote: "Does it have to be a YA book? I just read Some Girls Bite and Friday Night Bites and the main characters are friends but the books are in the adult paranormal romance ..."

Yes, it has to be a YA or Juvenile book (unless stated in the task, like July's)- Sorry :(

Completed Tasks: August

The Pigman by Paul Zindel 8/15/10
2 friends find the most unlikely person to make them reexamine their life and relationship.

Points Earned this month: 5
Total Points: 39

Criss Cross Several friends intersect during the end of school and summer.

2 points

Total: 16 points

thats ok =)

I just finished Freak the Mighty 08/17/2010.


Points earned: 2
Total Points: 13

I read

The Dead-Tossed Waves



2 points

Total Points: 32

I read The Awakening, which was about a group of teenagers who become friends while in a group home for troubled teens, and they escape together when they realize the home is actually part of a science experiment being done on them (because they all have supernatural abilities).

Points Earned: 2
Total Points: 7

Completed Tasks: August

Unwind by Neal Shusterman
It is only because of their accidental friendship that they make it as far as they do…

Points Earned this month: 6
Total Points: 40

The Iron King, The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, The Red Pyramid, Un Lun Dun, Zombie Queen of Newbury High, and First Truth for 8 points.

Points Earned this month: 8
Total Points: 10

Finished Mackenzie Blue, which is about her and her friends in band. :)

I read
1. Carpe Corpus
2. Glass Houses
3. Feast of Fools
4. The Dead Girls' Dance
5. Lord of Misrule
6. Midnight Alley

Previous: 7
Total: 13