Dewey's Read-a-Thon

I’m back again friends. Courtney from Stiletto Storytime here to talk about something very important to this event: food. Anyone whose participated in Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon knows that only one thing rivals the preparation of choosing your books and that is choosing your snacks! We all put a lot of thought into our preferred reading comfort foods whether it be your favorite candy or your secret caffeine pick me up for when it gets late into the night. This year was a bit different for me I must admit. I gave up coffee last year and most processed foods as well so when I went to make my grocery run in preparation for the readathon things were a bit off from previous years. In the end it’s green tea, pretzels and a naughty add in of almond M & Ms for me. I said…I gave up most processed foods. And everyone should indulge a bit for readathon right?

 So unlike cookie monster you can absolutely have your cookies and your books too! As we push on through hour 15 what are you currently nibbling on? It’s time to dish about your favorite snack and then back to the books with you!

Mini Challenges

Alysia’s Casting Couch

Mini Challenges Still Ongoing

Azuki’s Cooking the Books

Mid-Event Survey

Winners Announced – E-mail deweyreadathon@gmail.com to claim a prize from the Prize Page!

1. Iben at Borough of Books
2. Craving Pages

Cheerleader Winner

A virtual cartwheel is in order for Jennifer!

And don’t forget to add the books you’ve read during this year’s Readathon to the database here!

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Bonjour! Courtney from Stiletto Storytime here again. How are we doing readers? Hoping Grumpy Cat might inspire some giggles and keep you going for another hour. In the meantime my set up of juggling two laptops seems to be highly entertaining to my husband as I attempt to keep an eye on all things readathon during my assigned hours. Readathon doesn’t just happen folks…a lot of work by a lot of people but worth every bit. Let’s take a moment to thank all involved in this fantastic event from our hosts to our co-hosts, cheerleaders, prize donors and most importantly our readers! Whether it’s your first or your seventh like me…you’ll find nothing quite compares to Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon. And if it is your first well…be warned it’s addictive and I just know you’ll be back. There’s nothing quite like us all reading together around the globe.

So keep those pages turning folks and I’ll see you in an hour!

Mini Challenges

Nea’s Share a Quote 

Mini Challenges Still Ongoing

Azuki’s Cooking the Books

Mid-Event Survey

Winners Announced – E-mail deweyreadathon@gmail.com to claim a prize from the Prize Page!

1. Jane at Jane’s Book Blog
2. Taliah @Librariantaliah

Cheerleader Winner

A big shout out to Belle at Ms Bookish for keeping everyone pumped up!

And don’t forget to add the books you’ve read during this year’s Readathon to the database here!

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Hi readers! It’s Courtney from Stiletto Storytime here to keep you going for the next few hours. I’m so excited to be co-hosting again this year and able to share this great event with all of you. I hope you are all still going strong as we passed the half way mark just a short hour ago. I woke up this morning not feeling so well but am determined to push on through…after all this is Dewey Day and we only get it twice a year right?

We’re all here because we love to read. It’s really that simple. As a children’s librarian I’ve learned that that little seed of books and reading was probably planted long ago. For me when I think of my childhood and books…lots of things come to mind and Reading Rainbow is one of them. Whenever I hear the theme song to Reading Rainbow I go back to a simpler time when books equaled pure happiness in the simplest form. So I thought I would take you back to that childhood moment for a just a second. Maybe Reading Rainbow did the same for you, maybe your kids watched it or maybe it will lead you to think of a favorite childhood reading memory of your own. Maybe it will make you smile…if so then mission accomplished.

So as we head into hour 13 of reading…share something that sticks out about books and reading from your own childhood. Maybe it was a certain person that got you reading or a book that you just could not put down? Now off you go..READ!

Mini Challenges

Check out Azuki’s Cooking the Books

Mini Challenges Still Ongoing

Mid-Event Survey

Kristen’s Picture Challenge

Winners Announced – E-mail deweyreadathon@gmail.com to claim a prize from the Prize Page!

1. Ellie at Musings of a Bookshop Girl
2. Sophia at Page Plucker

Cheerleader Winner

Hooray for Emma!

And don’t forget to add the books you’ve read during this year’s Readathon to the database here!

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Woo hoo! Deb Nance from Readerbuzz here. Congratulations! You have made it halfway! Give yourself a pat on the back and take the Mid-Event Survey. Leave your link in the comments section below and you could be the random winner of a prize!

Mid-Event Survey

1) How are you doing? Sleepy? Are your eyes tired?
2) What have you finished reading?
3) What is your favorite read so far?
4) What about your favorite snacks?
5) Have you found any new blogs through the readathon? If so, give them some love!

Mini Challenges

Mid-Event Survey

Still Ongoing

Darren’s Book Cover Quiz!

Kristen’s Picture Challenge!

Winners Announced – E-mail deweyreadathon@gmail.com to claim a prize from the Prize Page!

1. Anonymous Aficionados

2. Melissa at Jayne’s Books

3. Books With Benefits

4. Andrea at The Overstuffed Bookcase

5. Amber at Books of Amber

Cheerleader Winner

Cat at Cat’s Thoughts!

Don’t forget to add the books you’ve read during Readathon here!

Time for me to pass the baton to Courtney.         I’m sad to leave you, but I hope to see you around the blogosphere soon!

I leave you with a final book-ish cartoon:

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Ah! It’s Hour 11 and you are still hanging in there! Good job, you.

I’m Deb Nance from Readerbuzz and I’ll be your host this hour.

Forgive me, but I love corny jokes. Especially love grammar and punctuation corny humor (doesn’t everyone?)

Sorry. I did warn you.

So what’s going on this hour?

Mini Challenges

Try Kristen’s Picture Challenge!

Still Ongoing

Book Sentence Challenge!

Clear the Cobwebs and Recharge Yoga Challenge!

Darren’s Book Cover Quiz!

Winners Announced – E-mail deweyreadathon@gmail.com to claim a prize from the Prize Page!

1. Lit and Life!
2. Joystory!

Cheerleader Winner

CaroG at A Girl That Likes Books!

Don’t forget to add the books you’ve read during Readathon here!

And I’ll see you next hour. Hope you get some good reading done!

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Wow! Hour 10! And you are still here! Good for you!

It’s Deb Nance from Readerbuzz here as your host for the hour. This is my eleventh Read-a-Thon. I’m happy to say that I’ve participated twice a year, ever since I’ve been a blogger.

And I’ve faced some big obstacles.

One time I had to leave during the readathon to attend a bridal shower. A huge storm blew in during the shower and flooded the streets and I was trapped for hours at the shower, without Internet access. Of course that was the year I was to post my first Mini-Challenge! (It all worked out.)

Another time an ice storm came in during the readathon and knocked out our Internet.

Glad you are still here, despite all the obstacles you faced today, be they ice storms or crying children or work demands. Good for you! Keep reading!

If you need a little inspiration, check out this little video:   Reading a Good Book.

Mini Challenges

And here’s the challenge of the hour:  Try Darren’s Book Cover Quiz!

Still Ongoing

Clear the Cobwebs and Recharge Yoga Challenge!

Book Sentence Challenge

Book Puzzle

 

Winners Announced – E-mail deweyreadathon@gmail.com to claim a prize from the Prize Page!

1. Michelle at In Libris Veritas
2. My Never Ending Pile of Books

Cheerleader Winner

Janel at Bibliophibian!

 

Don’t forget to add the books you’ve read during Readathon here!

 

I’m a librarian, so I can’t resist sharing a favorite:

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Welcome to Hour 9!

I’m Deb Nance from Readerbuzz and I’ll be your host for the next four hours. It’s hard to believe, but this is my eleventh Readathon!

I became a book blogger by accident. I took a class where you learn about all the cool tools of Web 2.0. Part of the class was creating a blog. I thought I’d create a blog for the class and that would be it.

An unexpected 812 posts later, here I still am.

One of the things that hooked me on blogging was this readathon. Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-thon was the first book blogging event I participated in, way back in June of 2008. I did every challenge. Wow. I visited other people’s blogs. Wow. Other people visited my blog. Wow. And left comments. Wow. Some people became followers. Wow.

Hope this Read-a-Thon is a wowza event for you, too!

So…what’s going on this hour?

Mini Challenges

Clear the Cobwebs and Recharge Yoga Challenge!

Still Ongoing

Book Sentence Challenge

Book Puzzle

Winners Announced – E-mail deweyreadathon@gmail.com to claim a prize from the Prize Page!

1. Masanobu at All the Pretty Books!
2. Midnyte Reader!

Cheerleader Winner

Chris at Aarluuk!

Don’t forget to add the books you’ve read during Readathon here!

Enjoy and I’ll see you next hour!

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This is still Sheila from Book Journey here for my final hour with you and it has been a BLAST!  I have been so honored to be one of the 6 great hosts you sill see here today. 

 I will leave you with a little fun book video because really isn’t this what it’s all about?  THE BOOKS!

 I hope you are having fun reading paper books, hard covers, using an e reader, your laptop, and audio books… I am just so excited that you are part of this read a thon movement. 

New Mini Challenges:

Book Sentence Challenge

and….

Book Sentence Challenge

mmmm hmmmmm….. a due challenge

Ongoing Mini Challenges:

Best and Worst Cover

Book Puzzle

Random Winners Announced - E-mail deweyreadathon@gmail.com to claim a prize from the Prize Page!

Donna Jo at A Kansas Reader

April at Good Books and Wine

Cheerleader Winner:

Janey!

Thanks for hanging out with me!  See you on the blogs

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It’s me!  Sheila from Book Journey , still here with all of you awesome people! How ya all doing?  Still reading?  Enjoying some breaks?  Some good snacks?  I hope so. 

SO quick!  What’s your favorite book or book series of all time?

Harry Potter!

Oh… oops… I meant to wait for you to answer.    That”s so awkward.

Well here are a few fun movie facts from the series that kept me reading like I was in a read a thon.    (Book 7…. read it straight through in about 9 hours)

New Mini Challenges:

Best and Worst Cover

Ongoing Mini Challenges:

Book Spine Poetry

Self Portrait

Book Puzzle

Random Winners Announced - E-mail deweyreadathon@gmail.com to claim a prize from the Prize Page!

The Fake Steph

Tanya at Mom’s Small Victories

 Awesome Cheerleader winner:

Samantha!

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Hello!  Welcome back!  It’s still me, Sheila from Book Journey bringing you through the next hour, that being hour 6.  In my little corner of the world it is lunch time, and as long as I am thinking about food, have you checked out my mini challenge Book Appetite?  This is the final hour to participate in that one so pop on over and give it a go.

So what can we do for fun here?

I know… I am totally GEEKING over that movie Pitch Perfect and if you have not seen it go and rent it – but not today – you are READING.  If you have seen it I hope you agree that it is a fun movie!  I think I have seen it about 12 times.

Is that wrong?

This song clip is Party In The USA, but of course this read a thon is more like party in the world!!!  Any hoo… this is for you AWESOME READ A THONERS!!!

Love that.  See the movie.

New Mini Challenges:

Book Puzzle

Ongoing Mini Challenges:

Book Spine Poetry

Retitle Your Current Read

Self Portrait

Random Winners Announced - E-mail deweyreadathon@gmail.com to claim a prize from the Prize Page!

Tami at Just One More Thing

Lianne at The Towering Pile

You go girls!!!  Keep the book party going!

Awesome Cheerleader Winner(s)

Maurie

Lisa

Keep going awesome readers!  I am picking up a book myself this hour…. and perhaps a sandwich… and a Diet Dr Pepper…. mmmmmm

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