Wild Things: YA Grown-Up discussion

You have a couple of options this month :)

February 2012: The Day the Music Died- Read a Juv Fic, MG or YA book...
-Where one of the characters is a musician OR
-Where music plays a key roll in the story OR
-That takes in the 1950s OR
-Was written in the 1950s.

Phew! This one should be a lot of fun!! Enjoy :)

Incarnate by Jodi Meadows- Sam is great musician/composer. Teaches Ana how to write music and play the piano.

2 points

Total points- 69

The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea by L.A. Meyer - Jacky is definitely a musician. :)

Kristen wrote: "The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea by L.A. Meyer - J..."

How are these books? They've always intrigued me.

SO GOOD!!!! If you like audiobooks I would suggest you listen to them. The narrator is amazing. You'll never meet another character like Jacky. :)

Bud, Not Buddy - The man that Bud is searching for, convinced that he is Bud's father, is a musician. Bud learns to play the recorder, and the book ends with him enthusiastically trying out a saxophone. Lots of music!

Kristen wrote: "SO GOOD!!!! If you like audiobooks I would suggest you listen to them. The narrator is amazing. You'll never meet another character like Jacky. :)"

Requested from my library! Thanks :)

Ann wrote: "Bud, Not Buddy - The man that Bud is searching for, convinced that he is Bud's father, is a musician. Bud learns to play the recorder, and the book ends with him enthusiastically tryi..."

LOVE Bud!!
Are you going to read Christopher's new book?

I'm currently reading Fire and I love how music plays a part in her story! Cannot wait to finish and it is just a reward that it works for this challenge.

Kellee wrote: "Are you going to read Christopher's new book?"

It was very high on my TBR pile, but then I read the review on Fuse #8 -a blog that I find often dovetails with my own reaction to books - and she was less than enthusiastic about it. (Basically she said that she thought that Deza's voice was great, but if you look at the actions of the characters and what drives them forward, Deza is mostly passive, with her brother doing everything awesome, as if if Curtis was more interested in the brother but felt he should write a book with a girl character.) And that's put me off a bit. I'll read it eventually, definitely before the end of the award year, but it's no longer on my "as soon as it comes back in at the library" list.

Fire by Kristin Cashore the main character is a musician.

2 points

Total 41 points

Whoohoo! I never get seconds!!

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. The main character's father is a musician.

1 point

Total: 42 points

I love having an extra day in February. It gave me the chance to finish last-minute. That's my M.O. after all.

Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John. The main character manages a fledgling high school rock band. She discovers the alternative rock scene and classic rock scenes of Seattle (Nirvana, Jimi Hendrix, Oasis, etc.)

A wonderful book written for teens but also for us 30-somethings to reminisce about.

2 points

Total: 6 Points

Paul wrote: "I love having an extra day in February. It gave me the chance to finish last-minute. That's my M.O. after all.

Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John. The main charact..."

Nice procrastinating skills- very impressive :)
Also, I have been wanting to read this book for a while- thanks for reminding me.

Jennifer W wrote: "Whoohoo! I never get seconds!!

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. The main character's father is a musician.

1 point

Total: 42 points"

Yay! Congrats! And with a classic, awesome book, too.

Completed Tasks: February

Fire by Kristin Cashore 3/2/12

Like Jennifer said, Fire is a musician.

Points Earned this month: 1
Total Points: 116

Kellee wrote: "Paul wrote: "I love having an extra day in February. It gave me the chance to finish last-minute. That's my M.O. after all.

Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John. The..."

Yes, definitely worth the read. I like it more and more as I talk about it with my friends. Feel free to read my review here:

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

@Paul- Thank you! Great review.

I read Music Was It: Young Leonard Bernstein (in March).

I had finished The Sky Is Everywhere in Feb. (the main character plays the clarinet and wants to study music at Julliard)

Points Earned: 2
Total Points: 29