Saturday, April 10, 2010

Read-athon: Preliminary post

Oh my word -- it is FINALLY here!  Can I share my book nerdiness with you and let you know that I have truly been counting down the days to this read-athon?  I actually organized my lesson plans so that I would have no grading or planning to do this weekend so that I could fully concentrate on reading for a minimum of 12 hours over the course of the next two days (maybe even more!)

Of course my reading list has changed since my original one posted here.  I knew that would happen.  Right now I am very excited about this novel idea that I plan to write over the summer and I want to try to read published novels that are similar.  The YA novels up for grabs include:
Of course, a fine selection of books is not a problem.  So if my fickle mind decides to go in another direction, I will have no problem adapting to that whim.

This message was pre-recorded and scheduled to post at the starting time of 6:00AM Central Daylight Time.  At this point I should have been up for about 30 minutes, had a cup of coffee, and begun the first leg of reading for this event.  I will plan to post again later this morning.

I hope all of you who are participating a glorious read-athon adventure; and for those who are unable to join us this go-around, I hope you are enjoying some lovely spring weather!

12 comments:

  1. I am soooooo jealous of everyone that's doing the read-a-thon, if only!! next year I am going to try and plan around it so I can participate as well. Have fun, can't wait to hear all about it.

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  2. Good luck! My kids are still in bed, so I may be starting by myself!

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  3. You've got some great books to start with, Molly. I'm making my coffee and about to start myself.

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  4. I read Mixed-Up Files during last year's readathon, and have The Wizard of Oz on this year's stack :) Good luck; see you around twitter, maybe?

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  5. I'm curious about Chasing Vermeer...It always catches my eye in our school library but I haven't checked it out yet.

    good luck!

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  6. Ooh, Harriet the spy! Enjoy that one and all the others. Have a great day with lots of fun. I'm cheering you on. Go, Molly!Rah rah!!

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  7. Hope you're up and reading like you planned! Let us know how you're doing!

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  8. Have a fun day reading! I've always wanted to read The Wizard of Oz :)

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  9. I hope the day lives up to your expectations!

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  10. Love that you are so excited! You will have so much fun and get some reading done as well.

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  11. Good luck with the read-a-thon Molly! You've got some great books lined up. Happy Reading!

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  12. I've been counting down the days too. I'm so excited to cheer everyone on and to sneak in some reading of my own.

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