Books read: 6 1/2
The Loud Silence of Francine Green by Karen Cushman. (225 pages)
Marika by Andrea Cheng. (163 pages)
Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins. (91 pages)
Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt. (216 pages)
Red Moon at Sharpsburg by Rosemary Wells. (236 pages)
Marie, Dancing by Carolyn Meyer. (255 pages)
I also started The Miner’s Daughter by Gretchen Moran Laskas and read about halfway (145 pages) through it before the end of my challenge at 10:00 A.M. this morning.
Total pages read: 1331
Time read: I forgot to keep track, so I have no idea.
What I learned:
I like historical fiction and stories from other cultures.
I’m not so fond of contemporary realistic fiction unless it’s done really well.
It’s hard to write really good realistic fiction for kids and young adults set in the the present time.
I still can’t read in the car for very long without feeling queasy.
Suggestions for next year:
Time the 48 Hour Book Challenge to coincide with the closing of nominations for the Cybil awards, and give extra points for reading and reviewing Cybil nominees.
Maybe it should be just a straight 72 hour book challenge from Friday morning until Monday morning. Some people have church or meetings to work around; others have work on Friday or Saturday. But everyone ought to be able to get in about 24 plus hours of reading and reviewing in three days.
Just a couple of non-binding suggestions. Thanks, MotherReader for sponsoring the challenge.