Dewey's Read-a-Thon

You’re sooooooooooooo close! YOU CAN DO IT! Prop those eyes open with some toothpicks or something! Warning: There are a few curse words in this clip. I usually try to keep it squeaky clean, but I counted an “h” word, an “s” word, and one muttered “f” word (but I only caught it on the second time through because I was looking for swear words). If those are going to offend you, don’t watch. If they’re not, this will convince you to stay awake through the next hour. If you don’t, I’m sicking the aliens on you personally…

It’s that time… End of Event Meme Time. Fill out these and link up to the direct post when you’re done:

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
5. How many books did you read?
6. What were the names of the books you read?
7. Which book did you enjoy most?
8. Which did you enjoy least?
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?

It’s been fun hanging out with you guys! I hope you’ll join us again in April!

Winners Announced

Jami of YA Addict won the Wordle Review prize!

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Favorite Sidekicks
Make It Up

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I think we need another dance break. Ready? Stand up. Hit play. SHAKE IT!!

C’mon you guys!! I know you can do it!!! I’m so excited for you guys! You’re so totally almost there! WoooooHooooo!!! (it’s okay for you to belt out a woooohoooo too ya know!)

Mini-Challenges

Make It Up with Lu’s Raves & Rants
Make up a new word using the letters from the title of your book.

Winners Announced

We drew a random winner from all of our Mini-Challenge Hosts! Brandileigh from the Love to Hate challenge, email us with a prize you’d like and your mailing address! Thanks a ton to all of our Mini Challenge Hosts!!

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.Character Photo Challenge
Favorite Sidekicks

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Get your game face on. Let’s beat the sleep outta the last three hours, shall we?

I know you can do it. I know you can stay awake! You’ve got this!!!

Leave a comment telling us how you’re staying awake on this post by the end of the ‘thon and we’ll draw 2 of you to get prizes!

Here’s a tip, that you probably already know, but I’m going to give it to you anyway… Turn on all of the lights that you can see. It’ll help trick your body into wanting to stay awake. Wooohooo! Go Read-A-Thon-ers!!

Mini-Challenges

Favorite Sidekicks with Fiction State of Mind
Tell us about your favourite sidekicks!

Winners Announced

FakeSteph is the winner of the Ban This Book! Challenge! Check your email!

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Character Photo Challenge
Memoir/True Story Challenge

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This is you, but with a book, and kicking butt through the rest of the Read-A-Thon!

You can do it!! I know you can! Get your book ninja mask on and finish this thing!

Mini-Challenges

Character Photo Challenge at At Home With Books
Feature a character from one of your readathon books in a photo

Winners Announced

Cheerleader prize: Cass Email us with your prize choice and mailing address!

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Nonfiction Readathon
Memoir/True Story Challenge

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For those of you who want a ten or so minute break, I think that this might interest you. It’s a good mental break. If you get bored, skip it, but I think you might love it. If you don’t wanna spend ten minutes, or get bored in the middle, FF to 7:50. You’ll be inspired. At least I hope you will.

Now, you try that. Get your robot on. C’mon. Nobody’s watching!

Mini-Challenges

The Memoir/True Story Challenge at Rainy Day Reviews
Do you read memoirs and true stories?

Winners Announced

Random commenter from the Halloween books post: Nolatari Email us with a prize you’d like and your mailing address!

Winner of the Poetry Angst! Mini Challenge is nfmgirl. You are being contacted by the challenge hosts!

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Pitch Your Book
Nonfiction Readathon

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So guess what, YOU’VE MADE IT TO HOUR 19!!!!!!!!!!! See if you can keep up with Grover.

At this point, I’m thinking that you guys probably smell like monsters? O_o So ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE! Keep it up! Stay awake! GO THE DISTANCE!!!

Mini-Challenges

Nonfiction Readathon at Susie QT Pies Scraps of Life

Start reading a non-fiction title during the readathon

Winners Announced
I think it’s getting late and we might get a lot of winners announced tomorrow. But for now, we’re going to announce another Cheerleader winner, Valerie!

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Ban This Book!
Pitch Your Book

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BOO! Did I scare you? Ah, I’m gonna have to get trixier if I wanna do that, right?

Halloween’s just around the corner. See if you can help me brainstorm some great books that would be terrifying to read on Halloween! I’ll select a random commenter on this post for a prize. I’m primarily a YA blogger, so I’m going to stick to what I know and suggest Nevermore by Kelly Creagh and The Devouring by Simon Holt, which starts out like this:

When dark creeps in and eats the light,
Bury your fears on sorry night,
For in the winter’s darkest hours,
Comes the feasting of the vours,
No one can see it the life they stole,
Your body’s here but not your soul.

(Don’t worry, sorry night isn’t tonight so you’re good to be spooked… tonight anyway)

Keep up the great work y’all. You CAN make it all 24 hours, I know you can!!!!

Mini-Challenges

Pitch Your Book! at I Just Wanna Sit Here And Read

Winners Announced

Commenters of the Hour from YA Enthusiast: Mrs DeRaps, from The Book Lair: Letter4no1. Email us with the prize you’d like and your mailing address!

A couple of prizes for random folks still participating in the ‘thon: A Novel Review and It’s Just Me. Email us with the prize you’d like and your mailing address!

The winner of Under the Covers mini challenge is Janel @ Bibliophibian!

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Ban This Book!
Poetry Angst

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OKAY!  You’ve made it to HOUR 17.  Who’s still with me? Here’s the ℞ for your tiredness. Since you guys tell me you can’t listen and read, take a break. A four minute break. Stand up. Push play on the video below. Now, dance. Shake that bootay! (You know I’m totally doing it too!)

Mini-Challenges

Ban This Book! Midnight Book Girl shows us how if you are creative enough you can get any book banned.

Winners Announced

We’ve chosen five Mid-Event Meme random participants as winners! Mindy at A Room Without Books Is Empty, Sheila from Book Journey, Laurie from In Laurie’s Mind, Unruly Reader, and The Fickle Fan, please email us with your pick for your prize and your mailing address!

Winners of Title Word Scramble Challenge are Alison at Piling On the Books and Kristen at Bookworming in the 21st Century. You’ll be contacted shortly about your prize if you haven’t been already!

Winner of the Six-Word Celebration Challenge is Darcy from Reading Derby! You’ll be contacted shortly as well!

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Wordle Review (if you can’t get the linky to work, try refreshing)
Poetry Angst

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Hey guys! Are you feeling the burn? ARE YOU? Your eyes from not blinking? Your throat from reading aloud? Your ears from listening?

You can totally make it to Hour 24. I believe in you guys. Something that helps me focus and get a little energy back when I start to get tired is a fun non-lyrical music mix. I use a lot of these for my workouts and honestly when I’m writing for my class or trying to read someone’s story for class. Click here to listen to my favorite i’m-so-tired-but-i-have-to-stay-awake-and-focused Pandora station. You might be surprised!

Head over to The Brain Lair and YA Enthusiast this hour to cheer them on and leave a comment to be entered to win a prize!

(And hint:  You may want to update your status posts… I’ll be on the prowl for a random reader still reading soon!)

Mini-Challenges

This hour we have Poetry Angst! from Shel and Monica at The Hungry Readers. You get to write a poem about your reading experience. Fun, right?

Winners Announced

We’re waiting to hear )

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Under the Covers

Wordle Review

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So.  You’ve made it to Hour 15.  That’s impressive, right?  I’m thinking yes.  Impressive.  You get to pick an adjective to describe today, what is it?  Fantastic maybe?  (Watch this, then tell us!)

Who’s hoarding the Readathon Pills?  Hey… is it Colette at A Buckeye Girl Reads?

Oh, and btw, most of you know me as I Heart Monster.  Just so you know who’s dropping in and saying hi!

Mini-challenge

Wordle Review hosted by Carina at Reading Through Life

Wordle a post that you love.

Winners announced

Colette at A Buckeye Girl Reads – random winner.  Email us. with the prize you’d like and your mailing addy.

We’re also awarding another awesome cheerleader, Mister BIP.  Email us with the prize you’d like and your mailing addy, Mr. ;o)

The winner of the Attempting Audiobooks Challenge is Bonny from The Chirping Wren!  Congrats, Bonny!

Birgit is the winner of my Microfiction Mini Challenge!  Here’s her winning Microfiction:

Birgit – email me, ’cause you didn’t leave your email addy!  We’ll get you hooked up with your prize.

Still ongoing

Title Word Scramble

Under the Covers

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