April 4th, 2009
So, about that YA book tournament.
Category posted in announcements

Apparently I am going through with it as long as I can find enough people to join me (and there better be because at least FOUR PEOPLE are on notice; I know where you live online, guys). Disclaimers: no obligation to take part (except for my puppy dog eyes), no obligation to agree with me about anything, no obligation to think I’m sane because I am definitely not. My brain is convinced I should do this and who am I to disagree!

Reasons to join!

  • You can suggest books.
  • You can suggest books.
  • You can volunteer your expertise in organizing complicated projects!
  • You can suggest books.
  • You can volunteer to be a judge!
  • You can help come up with a better project name.
  • Also, you can suggest books.

Feel free to spread the word if you’d like (by which I mean please, please, please, so I don’t feel like a loser). >.>

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4 comments

katrina said:

So what’s a ya tournamet?

posted on April 5th, 2009
Renay said:

@ Katrina I talked about it here because I am crazy. :D

posted on April 5th, 2009
khy said:

I joined. And I will force others to join as well. :K

posted on April 5th, 2009
Eva said:

I don’t think I’ve ever been to your blog before (followed Nymeth’s link here), but if you need people to judge, I’m totally in. :D I don’t have any particular expertise in YA lit, except I’m pretty close to teenagehood lol (22) and enjoy it. And I read really fast, and due to an illness I have no job or school right now, so lots of free time. No money to buy books, but my public library system is great, so I can judge any book it has. Of course, you don’t really know me, so I understand if you’d prefer judges you have a relationship with!

One of my favourite lower-profile YA was Pirates! by Celia Rees…I’m not sure if it’s low-profile enough, since I’m more in the litblog community than kidlit one, but my other favourites were Wicked Lovely and Looking for Alaska, which are definitely better known. Oh, and I just read Freak Show, which was pretty fabulous.

posted on April 5th, 2009