APRIL 2ND-6TH:
Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter
*Optional Sisterhood Challenge: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
*Optional Wanderer's Challenge: White Cat by Holly Black
Mayhem Challenge: Hone your inner Gallagher Girl and make creative "postcards" promoting OSOT. Then use your best spy tactics to leave them with at least five unsuspecting targets, in a place where they'll be sure to find it! Video tape your endeavors and submit it as a video response to the April 2nd Mayhem video in order to be entered to win that week's prize pack! You could also take pictures of yourself dropping the cards off. Just post the link to the images in the April 2nd Mayhem post or email them to
myticketsomewhere@gmail.com.
Wednesday Wanderings: Submit fan art, fan fiction (up to 1,000 words is the limit), a commentary on, or the story of how you got a friend or family member or stranger to read any of the three books we're celebrating this week to
myticketsomewhere@gmail.com for your chance to be entered to win this week's second prize pack. The only things that won't be accepted toward Wednesday Wanderings are reviews, but that's okay because if you make a vlog review, you can submit it as a response to the Monday Mayhem video for another chance at the prize pack! Here are ideas to help you start on the Wednesday Challenge, though:
-Tell us your predictions for the next installment of the Gallgher Girls series.
-Draw your own pair of Travelling Pants with places you've seen and things you've done.
-Write a commentary (aka a response) about how you feel about Cassel's character.
Share your Thoughts! If you read OSOT you should write a review of your own! Comment on my Sunday review with your thoughts or with the link to a blog post you did responding to the book and it could be featured in the Thursday Thoughts post.
Finale... Finally! Mayhem winner will be announced. A recap of the week's events will be given. And you can join me
here from 5-6 P.M. PST to talk about OSOT and/or
WHITE CAT and/or
SISTERHOOD I.
APRIL 9TH-13TH:
Concealed by Sang Kromah
*Optional Sisterhood Challenge: The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
*Optional Wanderer's Challenge: Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement-Moore
Mayhem Challenge: The author, Sang Kromah, based the setting of CONCEALED on her own hometown. So what better way to spread the word about it than to knock on your neighbor's door and tell them about the book face-to-face? Or, if you're shy, you can leave a note or a review in their mailbox. Whatever you do to get your neighbors on-board, you can video tape! Then submit it as a video response to the April 9th Mayhem video in order to be entered to win that week's prize pack! You could also take pictures of yourself dropping by. Just post the link to the images in the April 9th Mayhem post or email them to
myticketsomewhere@gmail.com.
Tweet! Tweet! Show the author,
@SangWrites, your love. Use the hashtag
#teamelsewhere to make sure we Wanderers can find your tweets!
Wednesday Wanderings: Submit fan art, fan fiction (up to 1,000 words is the limit), a commentary on, or the story of how you got a friend or family member or stranger to read any of the three books we're celebrating this week to
myticketsomewhere@gmail.com for your chance to be entered to win this week's second prize pack. The only things that won't be accepted toward Wednesday Wanderings are reviews, but that's okay because if you make a vlog review, you can submit it as a response to the Monday Mayhem video for another chance at the prize pack! Here are ideas to help you start on the Wednesday Challenge, though:
-Use Sang's beautiful descriptions to help you draw your interpretation of Bijou or Sykesville.
-Try to imitate Ann Brahares' voice as one of the characters in the book and write a "deleted scene."
-GIve us your opinions about the TEXAS GOTHIC cover! Does it fit the story in your opinion? What works and/or doesn't work for you?
Share your Thoughts! If you read CONCEALED you should write a review of your own! Comment on my Sunday review with your thoughts or with the link to a blog post you did responding to the book and it could be featured in the Thursday Thoughts post.
Finale... Finally! Mayhem winner will be announced. A recap of the week's events will be given. And you can join me
here from 5-6 P.M. PST to talk about CONCEALED and/or
TEXAS GOTHIC and/or
SISTERHOOD II.
APRIL 16TH-20TH:
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen**
**NOTE! You can find this and many other classics online for free at Project Gutenberg. Do read along with us, will you? :)
*Optional Sisterhood Challenge: Girls in Pants by Ann Brashares
*Optional Wanderer's Challenge: A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee
Mayhem Challenge: Recommend the book to a real-life Mr. Darcy. Or Mr. Bingly. Or Mr. Collins. Or Mr. Wickham. In other words--- a boy! Video tape your endeavors and submit it as a video response to the April 16th Mayhem video in order to be entered to win that week's prize pack! You could also take pictures of yourself dropping the cards off. Just post the link to the images in the April 16th Mayhem post or email them to
myticketsomewhere@gmail.com.
Tweet! Tweet! Show the author your love by tweeting #AustenforPresident at anyone you know! If you buy the edition pictured, shout out at
@PenguinClassics. Use the hashtag
#teamelsewhere to make sure we Wanderers can find your tweets!
Wednesday Wanderings: Submit fan art, fan fiction (up to 1,000 words is the limit), a commentary on, or the story of how you got a friend or family member or stranger to read any of the three books we're celebrating this week to
myticketsomewhere@gmail.com for your chance to be entered to win this week's second prize pack. The only things that won't be accepted toward Wednesday Wanderings are reviews, but that's okay because if you make a vlog review, you can submit it as a response to the Monday Mayhem video for another chance at the prize pack! Here are ideas to help you start on the Wednesday Challenge, though:
-Write a letter to Jane Austen!
-Write a commentary (aka a response) regarding your feelings toward the relationships the girls fall in and out of up to this point in the Travelling Pants series.
-Try to recreate a scene from A Spy in the House! Do it on video, or in a drawing--- be creative!
Share your Thoughts! If you read PRIDE AND PREJUDICE you should write a review of your own! Comment on my Sunday review with your thoughts or with the link to a blog post you did responding to the book and it could be featured in the Thursday Thoughts post.
Finale... Finally! Mayhem winner will be announced. A recap of the week's events will be given. And you can join me
here from 5-6 P.M. PST to talk about PRIDE AND PREJUDICE and/or
A SPY IN THE HOUSE and/or
SISTERHOOD III.
APRIL 23RD-27TH:
Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg**
**NOTE!: The first book of May is Take a Bow by Elizabeth Eulberg so if you can, snag them both!
*Optional Sisterhood Challenge: Forever in Blue by Ann Brashares
*Optional Wanderer's Challenge: Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
Mayhem Challenge: The main character gets into her school because of her talent, so I want you to use something you're good at to help you recommend this book to someone. Whether that's music (you could write a song!) or if that's through art (please don't [GET CAUGHT] do[ing] street art, ya'll), use your talent to spread the word. Video tape your endeavors and submit it as a video response to the April 2nd Mayhem video in order to be entered to win that week's prize pack! You could also take pictures of yourself dropping the cards off. Just post the link to the images in the April 2nd Mayhem post or email them to
myticketsomewhere@gmail.com.
Tweet! Tweet! Show the author,
@ElizEulberg, your love. Use the hashtag
#teamelsewhere to make sure we Wanderers can find your tweets!
Wednesday Wanderings: Submit fan art, fan fiction (up to 1,000 words is the limit), a commentary on, or the story of how you got a friend or family member or stranger to read any of the three books we're celebrating this week to
myticketsomewhere@gmail.com for your chance to be entered to win this week's second prize pack. The only things that won't be accepted toward Wednesday Wanderings are reviews, but that's okay because if you make a vlog review, you can submit it as a response to the Monday Mayhem video for another chance at the prize pack! Here are ideas to help you start on the Wednesday Challenge, though:
-Write a commentary (aka response) on how you think Mr. Darcy and Will compare. Which is more swoon worthy?
-Draw the girls from the Traveling Pants series as you imagine them in that last scene.
-Write your own quarry song! You can even perform it and have a friend or family member tape it.
Share your Thoughts! If you read PROM AND PREJUDICE you should write a review of your own! Comment on my Sunday review with your thoughts or with the link to a blog post you did responding to the book and it could be featured in the Thursday Thoughts post.
Finale... Finally! Mayhem winner will be announced. A recap of the week's events will be given. And you can join me
here from 5-6 P.M. PST to talk about PROM AND PREJUDICE and/or
PRINCESS ACADEMY and/or
SISTERHOOD IV.
***This month, we're still featuring one book a month, but instead of putting the "challenge" books on the back-burner, we're going to celebrate them as kind of "further readings." Meaning I'll post a review about them, let you know what I know about them, and I'll take whatever reviews you write about them around the time of the listed week as entries toward the Mayhem Prize. So now you have three chances to win!--- three books to get excited about every week. And if you don't like one, there are two others to choose from. Try at least ONE. Trust me--- I don't recommend whack reads! Also, the Sisterhood Challenge is so that those of you who haven't read that series can catch up so we can read the FIFTH book (you heard me!) together in May. So get on it! Go, go, go!
