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Completed Tasks: AprilScott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley4/1/11
Points Earned this month: 2
Total Points: 78
Kellee-I just finished reading Hex Hall but I'm not sure if it will count toward the challenge. Sophie is definitely a freak and an outcast, but not really a nerd.
Cathy wrote: "Kellee-I just finished reading Hex Hall but I'm not sure if it will count toward the challenge. Sophie is definitely a freak and an outcast, but not really a nerd."
(Sorry for the late reply.)
Hm. Let me talk to Jennifer W. and get back to you :)
Cathy wrote: "Kellee-I just finished reading Hex Hall but I'm not sure if it will count toward the challenge. Sophie is definitely a freak and an outcast, but not really a nerd."
Cathy,
I think we have to stick with the Nerd/Geek premise :)
Kellee
Kellee wrote: "Cathy wrote: "Kellee-I just finished reading Hex Hall but I'm not sure if it will count toward the challenge. Sophie is definitely a freak and an outcast, but not really a nerd."..."
No worries! I've read two others that fit for this month since then! :)
Cathy
I read:Putting Makeup on Dead People
(Donna wants to be go to mortuary school when she graduates from high school. While in high school she's a theatre geek.)
and
Looking for Alaska
Points: 3
Total Points: 68
AngelaSunshine wrote: "Can I claim I Am Number Four? The main character's best friend is a definite geek."Is he a main character?
Cathy wrote: "I read: Looking for Alaska..."I love Looking for Alaska and I laughed at your review- I feel that way every time I read one of his books.
Kellee wrote: "AngelaSunshine wrote: "Can I claim I Am Number Four? The main character's best friend is a definite geek."Is he a main character?"
Yes, one of the main four. Definitely there throughout the story, bringing his alien conspiracy theories, and then fighting them along side the main character.
AngelaSunshine wrote: "Kellee wrote: "AngelaSunshine wrote: "Can I claim I Am Number Four? The main character's best friend is a definite geek."Is he a main character?"
Yes, one of the main four. Definitely there throughout the story, bringing his alien conspiracy theories, and then fighting them along side the main character..."
Sounds good to me.
I read Into the Wild Nerd Yonder by Julie Halpern.2 points
Total: 9 points
Completed Tasks: AprilScott Pilgrim vs. The World 4/17/2011, Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness 4/18/2011, Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together 4/18/2011, Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe (178 pages) 4/19/2011 and Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour 4/19/2011 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Points Earned this month: 7
Total Points: 83
Completed Tasks: AprilGoing Nowhere Faster by Sean Beaudoin 4/23/11
Points Earned this month: 8
Total Points: 84
Kristen wrote: "I read Amelia Rules! Funny Stories Volume 1. :)"I just bought my first Amelia Rules book- are they fun?
Kellee wrote: I just bought my first Amelia Rules book- are they fun?"I love them. Amelia is totally me as a kid minus the moving all the time. :)
Kristen wrote: "Kellee wrote: I just bought my first Amelia Rules book- are they fun?"I love them. Amelia is totally me as a kid minus the moving all the time. :)"
I will have to read the one I bought :)
Heather wrote: "I just finished Girl Genius Omnibus, Vol. 1 where the geeks are all called "sparks". I like that better, personally."Love that!
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Books mentioned in this topic
Girl Genius: Omnibus Edition #1 (other topics)Amelia Rules! Funny Stories (other topics)
Going Nowhere Faster (other topics)
Amelia Rules! Funny Stories (other topics)
Scott Pilgrim, Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Sean Beaudoin (other topics)Bryan Lee O'Malley (other topics)
Bryan Lee O'Malley (other topics)
Have fun embracing your inner nerd or geek!