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Group Read-A-Thon September 2015
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Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Connection: Both have been made into a movie!
Karen's Tally: 1
Perk's Tally: 2
The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman
Connection: Both books are from male authors
Silvia's Tally : 1
Perks's Tally: 3
Champion by Marie Lu
Connection: In both books one of the characters must stay in bed for a long time (in one case due a sleeping spell and in the other due some medical treatments)
Silvia's Tally: 2
Perks's Tally: 4
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi
Connection: both part 3 of a story and both written by female writers
Colleen's Tally: 1
Perks' Tally: 5
Ericka wrote: "Do audio books count?"Sure do!
by Marie ForceConnection both authors are females and first initials are M
Donna Tally: 1
Perk's Tally: 6
Big Little Lies
Liane MoriartyConnection: Both authors are female and have an M in their initials.
Ericka's Tally: 1
Perk's Tally: 7
The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West
Connection: They both have contemporary and young adult in their listed genres.
MB's Tally: 2
Perk's Tally: 9
Fairest by Marissa Meyer
Connection: Both are young adult novels, and both have F in their titles - The Fill-in Boyfriend and Fairest
MB's Tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 10
Donna wrote: "
Jake Undone
Connecttion: both authors last name begin with "W"
Donna's Tally 2
Perk's Tally:10"
Um, sorry, but they don't. I think you may have mistaken the book two books before your one as the next one to connect with.
The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison.Connection: both are about witches (or supernatural women)
Heather's Tally: 1
Perks Tally: 11
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Connection: both written by women and featuring supernatural characters/women
Colleen's Tally: 2
Perks' Tally: 12
Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern
Connection: Both books have four-word titles.
MB's Tally: 4
Perk's Tally: 13
Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
Connection: Both books are young adult fiction and have female protagonists.
MB's Tally: 5
Perk's Tally: 14
Ink by Amanda Sun
Connection: Both are young adult novels with female protagonists and Japanese characters.
MB's Tally: 6
Perk's Tally: 15
Dune Road by Jane Green
Connection: The protagonist in Ink and the author of Dune Road have the same last name: Green.
Laura's Tally: 1 (sadly)
Perks' Tally: 16
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
Connection: Both authors have first names starting with J, Jane and Jesse.
MB's Tally: 7
Perk's Tally: 17
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellConnection: Both books have guys names in the title. Earl and Park.
Jess' Tally: 1
Perk's Tally: 18
Black Bird, Vol. 04 by Kanoko Sakurakouji
Connection: Both books have a boy and girl in the cover.
Silvia's Tally: 3
Perks's Tally: 19
Pandora Hearts, Vol. 05 by Jun Mochizuki
Connection: Boths are manga.
Silvia's Tally: 4
Perks's Tally: 20
Keturah and Lord Death by Martine LeavittConnection: Both female characters on the cover have blonde hair and both titles contain a female name. Keturah and Pandora.
Jess' Tally: 2
Perk's Tally: 21
Martyrdom and Literature in Early Modern England
Susannah Brietz MontaMartyrdom and Literature in Early Modern England, by Susannah Brietz Monta
Connection: Both authors are female and both titles reference death ("Lord Death" in one and martyrdom in the other).
Ericka's Tally: 2
Perk's Tally: 22
The Martian by Andy Weir
Connection: Both books were originally written in English
Silvia's Tally: 5
Perks's Tally: 24
Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Connection: Both authors were born in USA
Silvia's Tally: 6
Perks's Tally: 25
Half a King byJoe AbercrombieConnection: Both books are the first in their series.
Jess' Tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 26
Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich
Connection: both are part of a series
Colleen's Tally: 4
Perks' Tally: 27
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
Connection: Both are written by female authors and both books have blue-ish covers.
MB's Tally: 8
Perk's Tally: 28
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
Connection : Both are written by female authors
Silvia's Tally: 7
Perks's Tally: 29
Lying Out Loud by Kody Keplinger
Connection: Both are written by female authors and both have three-word titles.
MB's Tally: 9
Perk's Tally: 30
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Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham. Both books with female lead characters in the entertainment industry.
Blue Exorcist, Vol. 10 by Kazue Kato
Connection: Both from female authors and "Someday.." has the color blue in the cover and "Blue Exorcist" has blue in the title.
Silvia's Tally: 8
Perks's Tally: 34
One Night in Italy by Lucy Diamond
Connection: "Blue Exorcist" has blue in the title and "One night in Italy" has a blue cover.
Jess' Tally: 4
Perks' Tally: 35
Hit-Girl by Mark Millar
Connection: In Both books the main character is female.
Silvia's Tally: 9
Perks's Tally: 36
Libriomancer
Connection: They both contain the first book in a series
Colleen's Tally: 5
Perks' Tally: 37
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The Perks Of Being A Book Addict
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As a group let's see what we can read in the month of Sept and have a Read-A-Thon with a twist!
EXAMPLE
Post 1:
Kristie posts:
Kristie's tally - 1 book
Perks Group tally - 1 book
Post 2:
Karen Posts
Connected by: "King" (author and then title)
Karen's tally: 1 book
Perks group tally: 2 books
Post 3:
Kristie posts:
Connected by: Cover colour is yellow
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 Sept 1 and Sept 30, 2015. (It doesn't matter when you started)