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Showing posts with label YA Reading Challenges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label YA Reading Challenges. Show all posts

Sunday, January 8, 2012

YA Reading Challenges (Some of my favorites!)

YA books have turned into some of my favorite books - they are entertaining and quick to read - and ones that I can share with my daughters.


YA Contemporary Challenge hosted by Katies Book Blog and Reading Angel


Challenge Details:
  • Timeline: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
  • Sign up until May 1, 2012
  • Read any Contemporary YA novel PUBLISHED between Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
  • All formats are accepted
  • Your challenge hosts created a spreadsheet of acceptable books that will be published this year.  They will add books to it if they meet the criteria.
  • Anyone with a blog, or a member of Goodreads can join.
  • There will be giveaways throughout the year and a grand prize at the end
  • List of books not required ahead of time
Books:
  1.  The Jerk Magnet by Melody Carlson
  2.  Night Sky by Jolene Perry
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Challenge Details:
  • Timeline: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
  • Levels:
    • You must choose a number of books (between 1-99) to read from each of the years - 2010, 2011, 2012 (I am choosing 1 book from each year)
  • Anyone can join - do not need to have a blog
  • Any YA contemporary book published in 2010, 2011, 2012 qualifies.  Challenge host has provided some lists to get you started:
  • Crossovers are okay
Books
  1.  2010 -
  2.  2011 -







Challenge Details:
  • Timeline: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
  • Can set your own goals and levels
  • Monthly updates and mini-challenges at the beginning of each month
  • Weekly link-up for reviews
  • Reviews are not mandatory, but will get you extra entries in giveaways
  • Do not need to be a blogger to participate
I am hoping to just add more contemps to my reading - so I will go for 6 this year.
  1.  The Jerk Magnet by Melody Carlson
  2.  Night Sky by Jolene Perry
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Challenge Details:
  • Timeline: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
  • Listen to at least 12 YA Audiobooks
  • Review the audiobooks on your blog or goodreads and link back to host site
    • Reviews should include the length of the audiobook and name of narrator(s) at minimum, and also include your opinion of the narrator(s)/production.
    • There will be a linky open here each month to link up your reviews. You don't have to link a review each month, however to complete the challenge you must link a total of 12 by the end of 2012.
  • There will be at least one giveaway
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