YA Buddy Readers' Corner ♥ discussion

The members of this team are as follows:


Gayatri ✔
Elizabeth (Beth) M. ✔
Rachel C. ✔
Kate ✔
Aneesa ✔
Katrina ✔
Renee

Can every member of this team please comment to say you are ready before June 1st - and start planning ☺

Hello guys! Woohoo.

I'm ready. :)

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Hey all, I'm Beth! I am so excited for this challenge, I've already got book ideas for some of the challenge prompts. :D

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I'm ready!

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Sorry for the late response, but I am ready too!

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I'm ready also :)

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Beth what books were you thinking about using?

I still don't have a definite list of what I'm going to read but I can be flexible. I'm also going to check ongoing buddy reads.

How do you think we should plan this? :)

I think for now we should figure out which prompts everyone wants to do. I can list which ones I can do once I get off work.

Katrina wrote: "I think for now we should figure out which prompts everyone wants to do. I can list which ones I can do once I get off work."

Good idea. I'll make mine too. Will probably post it later after I do my laundry. :)

From part 2:
*A tiny bite can make you itch – read a book with something that flies on the cover
*I’ve been in Jumanji! Read a book with the word 'game' or 'play' in the title.

From part 3:
*They grow much faster than bamboo – Read a book with flowers on the cover.
*There be a monsoon in your lagoon! Read a book with water or rain on the cover (or in the title)

From Part 4:
*U
*M

I can probably do more if I actually look harder in my TBR, but that's what I know I can do right now

Ready

All members of your team have now checked in ☺

So here's my list:

Part 1

Read a book by an author, or with a character who’s name starts with the letter ‘A’ (for Alan) -

Read a book set in another world -

Part 2

Read a book featuring an orphan -

A tiny bite can make you itch – read a book with something that flies on the cover -

Part 3

It’s a stampede! Run! Read a book whose title starts with the letter R.

The floor is quicker than the sand. Read a book with a beach on the cover, or set at the beach.

Part 4

A

M

Guys how should we plan? Just compile a list of what each of us want to read with the criteria set?

Yeah I think that would be a good idea

I might be a bit behind on reading cause I have finals right now

Aneesa wrote: "Guys how should we plan? Just compile a list of what each of us want to read with the criteria set?"

Yes, and then probably we could discuss how we will allocate the other descriptions that have not been taken?

What do you guys think?

Yeah we need to figure out which ones everybody wants to do, and then split up whatever is left between all of us

Here are a few others I will do

Book with shoes or trainers on the cover

Pick a playing piece – read a book with an animal on the cover

Winged things… read a book with the letters ‘B’, ‘A’, and ‘T’ in the title

Katrina wrote: "Beth what books were you thinking about using?"

Hey, sorry I just saw this! Here's a few I was thinking:

The Beginning
Book about Bullying:
By an author whose name starts with A: OR OR
Shoes on Cover:
Set in Boarding School: OR OR
Animal on Cover:
By an author named Sarah:
B,A,T in Title:

26 Years Later
House on Cover/Title:
Features an Orphan:
Something that Flies on Cover:
Horror Story: OR
Published in 1995:
Game or Play in Title: OR

Time to Play
Title Starts with R: OR

I still need to compile my list! Hoping to do that today

Oh dear! I seriously don't know how we are going to allocate a part to one another. There are soo many!!! I am both psyched and nervous! I can't decide which books to look for and to what. How are we going to strategise this?

@Aneesa: What are the books you are planning to read? If you list them here, we can help you place them under the descriptions where they fit.

@Elizabeth: Are those books you are planning to read or are they more of suggestions for us?

@Kate, I have not decided yet but I will do that today

It might be worth looking at which books you really want to read this month, and then seeing where they fit in, rather than looking for specific things first ☺

Okay thanks for the advice Sarah :-)

Hopefully the other team members will be able to put in what they plan to read. It is kind of hard to proceed without everybody's input.

Aneesa wrote: "@Kate, I have not decided yet but I will do that today"

It did take me some time deciding. You can do it! :)

It might be an idea if someone from the team volunteers to compile a list of which descriptions have been fulfilled, based on the books people have posted above. You can use your progress thread if you need too ☺

Kate wrote: "@Aneesa: What are the books you are planning to read? If you list them here, we can help you place them under the descriptions where they fit.

@Elizabeth: Are those books you are planning to read ..."

Either or--I won't be able to read ALL of those, obviously, but some of them I'd really like to read and the others are books I have found that fit those prompts.

Okay, based on books mentioned above (with me keeping all mine for the same prompts on one line because I'm not sure which I'll end up reading but either way it'll only count as one as per the rules) here's what we have so far:

(PART 1)
- Read a book about bullying.
1.

- Read a book by an author, or with a character who’s name starts with the letter ‘A’ (for Alan)
1.
2. /

- Book with shoes or trainers on the cover
1.
2.

- Read a book with soil/earth/ digging equipment/ something buried, or a box or trunk on the cover.

- Read a book set in a boarding school
1. / /

- Pick a playing piece – read a book with an animal on the cover
1.
2.

- Read a book by an author, or with a character called ‘Sarah’
1.

- Winged things… read a book with the letters ‘B’, ‘A’, and ‘T’ in the title
1.
2.

- Read a book set in another world
1.

- In the Jungle you must wait… read a book with trees on the cover.

(PART TWO)
- Read a book set in the future, or in the past (after 2041 or before 1989)

- Read a book with a house on the cover (or in the title)
1.

- Read a book featuring an orphan
1.
2.

- A tiny bite can make you itch – read a book with something that flies on the cover
1.
2.
3.

- Watch out for those monkeys! Distract them by reading a book with food on the cover!

- Watch out for that Lion! Find something even scarier! Read a horror story!
1. /

- Roll a five or an eight – read 800 pages of your choice (can be made up from more than 1 book.)

- What year is it? Read a book published in 1995.
1.

- I’ve been in Jumanji! Read a book with the word 'game' or 'play' in the title.
1.
2. /

- That’s my car! Read a book with a car on the cover.

(PART THREE)
- We need our fourth player! Quick buddy read a book! (GBR & BR&R also count)

- They grow much faster than bamboo – Read a book with flowers on the cover.
1.

- Watch out for the hunter! Read a book with the words ‘hunter/hunted/hunt’ in the title.

- It’s a stampede! Run! Read a book whose title starts with the letter R.
1.
2.

- We lost the game! Read a book in which someone goes missing.

- Help! I’m turning into a monkey! Read a book starting with one of your teammates initials to save them! (Each teammate’s initial can only be used once!)

- There be a monsoon in your lagoon! Read a book with water or rain on the cover (or in the title)
1.

- You wrestled a crocodile for me! Read a romance novel.

- The floor is quicker than the sand. Read a book with a beach on the cover, or set at the beach.
1.

- Need a hand? We each have 8! Read a fantasy story.
1.

(PART FOUR)
- Finish the game! Read books whose titles begin with:

J,
U,
M, 1. ; 2.
A,
N,
J,
I 

Kate wrote: "Aneesa wrote: "@Kate, I have not decided yet but I will do that today"

It did take me some time deciding. You can do it! :)"

I actually like some of the suggestions that both of you have nominated. Do you guys just want to either allocate a part to someone, or choose?

Aneesa wrote: "Kate wrote: "Aneesa wrote: "@Kate, I have not decided yet but I will do that today"

It did take me some time deciding. You can do it! :)"

I actually like some of the suggestions that both of you ..."

I'm more than happy to share, if you'd like--I'm looking up some more ideas for other prompts now.

Bullying-

Book with shoes/trainers-

Boarding school-

Animal-

Okay, these are just some of which books I want to read. I was going to continue with the rest then realised, maybe it would be better to search for the category which have no books and then each of us can either be allocated one or choose a category. What do you think?

Can you please post any final nominees for each category in other thread please, just so we can see our progress. Thanks! :)

Elizabeth wrote: "Aneesa wrote: "Kate wrote: "Aneesa wrote: "@Kate, I have not decided yet but I will do that today"

It did take me some time deciding. You can do it! :)"

I actually like some of the suggestions th..."

Cool! :)

Well we need to decide which of us will read for what category as it starts tomorrow! And we still have no idea :)

Aneesa wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Aneesa wrote: "Kate wrote: "Aneesa wrote: "@Kate, I have not decided yet but I will do that today"

It did take me some time deciding. You can do it! :)"

I actually like some of ..."

Yes, I agree--I'll post in the other thread the ones we've definitely decided on once I find out for sure that the books posted above are the ones those people want...but right now it's kinda up in the air, you know? Like you said lol--I don't know for sure what everyone wants to do! :)

Okay. So I took away some of the ones I chose at the beginning, and rearranged others to fit some of the still open spaces. Here's what it looks like all together (currently; I asterisked the books *I* plan to read this month). Bolded are prompts that still need filled:

(PART 1)
- Read a book about bullying.
1.

- Read a book by an author, or with a character who’s name starts with the letter ‘A’ (for Alan)
1.

- Book with shoes or trainers on the cover
1.
2.

- Read a book with soil/earth/ digging equipment/ something buried, or a box or trunk on the cover.
1. **

- Read a book set in a boarding school
1.

- Pick a playing piece – read a book with an animal on the cover
1.
2.

- Read a book by an author, or with a character called ‘Sarah’
1. **

- Winged things… read a book with the letters ‘B’, ‘A’, and ‘T’ in the title
1.

- Read a book set in another world
1.

- In the Jungle you must wait… read a book with trees on the cover.
**

(PART TWO)
- Read a book set in the future, or in the past (after 2041 or before 1989)
**

- Read a book with a house on the cover (or in the title)
1. **

- Read a book featuring an orphan
1.

- A tiny bite can make you itch – read a book with something that flies on the cover
1.
2.

- Watch out for those monkeys! Distract them by reading a book with food on the cover!
**

- Watch out for that Lion! Find something even scarier! Read a horror story!
1. **

- Roll a five or an eight – read 800 pages of your choice (can be made up from more than 1 book.)
1. / **

- What year is it? Read a book published in 1995.

- I’ve been in Jumanji! Read a book with the word 'game' or 'play' in the title.
1.

- That’s my car! Read a book with a car on the cover.


(PART THREE)
- We need our fourth player! Quick buddy read a book! (GBR & BR&R also count)
1. **

- They grow much faster than bamboo – Read a book with flowers on the cover.
1.

- Watch out for the hunter! Read a book with the words ‘hunter/hunted/hunt’ in the title.

- It’s a stampede! Run! Read a book whose title starts with the letter R.
1.

- We lost the game! Read a book in which someone goes missing.
**

- Help! I’m turning into a monkey! Read a book starting with one of your teammates initials to save them! (Each teammate’s initial can only be used once!)

- There be a monsoon in your lagoon! Read a book with water or rain on the cover (or in the title)
1.

- You wrestled a crocodile for me! Read a romance novel.

- The floor is quicker than the sand. Read a book with a beach on the cover, or set at the beach.
1.

- Need a hand? We each have 8! Read a fantasy story.
1. **

(PART FOUR)
- Finish the game! Read books whose titles begin with:

J, **
U,
M, 1. ; 2.
A,
N,
J,
I, **

Just in case it's too difficult trying to figure out what's still left from above, the following haven't been filled yet:

--What year is it? Read a book published in 1995.
--That's my car! Read a book with a car on the cover.
--Watch out for the hunter! Read a book with the word(s) hunt/hunted/hunter in the title.
--Help! I'm turning into a monkey! Read a book starting with one of your teammates initials to save them! (Each teammate's initials can only be used once!)
--You wrestled a crocodile for me! Read a romance novel.
--J (from spelling Jumanji)
--I (from spelling Jumanji)

What year is it? Read a book published in 1995.


That's my car! Read a book with a car on the cover.


I'll look for some of the others that are not there as well

Elizabeth wrote: "Aneesa wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Aneesa wrote: "Kate wrote: "Aneesa wrote: "@Kate, I have not decided yet but I will do that today"

It did take me some time deciding. You can do it! :)"

I actuall..."

Thank you so much for doing that! :)

I was planning on doing it if no one else wanted to which is fine :) But thank you anyways! :)

I will look for the others also, then hopefully we can all decide

Elizabeth, thanks for taking the initiative! Now it really looks easy as to what we still need.

I have placed the list on the progress thread which can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I have also included the names for reference. We obviously still have some descriptions that have not yet been taken, which hopefully would be filled out soon.

Should you have any changes, please let me know so I could edit it.

Let us do our best and have fun as well!

@Gayatri: Have you decided what books you'll be reading and what descriptions they'll fall under? If so, let me know so I can place them on the progress thread :)