This is so much more than a race...Your participation makes you eligible for drawings throughout the year. Every month that you post at least one book, you get a participation point. You can earn additional points by completing challenges or other goals that will appear throughout the year. Since it is still early in the year, here is a long term challenge: Earn 2 points by reading all the books from any genre from the ALA reading List posted by Patrick in January. Earn 6 points for reading all the books on either Notable Books for 2009 list (fiction/nonfiction). Is there another list or award you are interested in? Let us know and we will post it.
Don’t forget about the “weighted” competition…send the number of books you read last year and we will develop scores based on past performance. Make a goal for yourself and win accolades from participants when you meet your goal.
What about a YA list or award? Maybe the Teens' Top Ten or the top graphic novels? Or the Printz, or the Alex awards. Is anyone else interested?
ReplyDeleteIf you read a book from one of the lists last year (in 2009), does it count for points this year, does it take you out of the running for that list, or can you re-read it this year?
ReplyDeleteI would vote for re-reading.
I would also vote for Annie's other lists, with the number of points related to the number of books (and maybe type of books). Number of points per list to be determined by an impartial judge (oh, pick me. pick me.)