Saturday, October 13, 2012

My Tenth Dewey's 24-Hour Readathon!





It's hard to believe,
but this is the tenth time I've participated in
Dewey's 24-Hour Readathon!

I've had a lot of obstacles in the past.

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.

This year, I decided to try co-hosting.
I was at the helm from 10 pm to 1 am CDT. 
I was filled with trepidation at first,
but it was easy as pie.
Very fun!


AANNDD...WE'RE OFF!



My delightful Meditation Room? Check.
Candle? Check.
Relaxation fountain? Check.
Italian music? Check.
Coffee? Check.

New comfy Cybils shirt and pajama bottoms? Check.

Enormous stack of Cybils nonfiction picture book nominees? Check.

We have liftoff!


Introductory Questionnaire

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Alvin, Texas, USA!
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Bon Appetit (children's biography of Julia Child!)
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Hershey's Kisses!
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! Librarian! Blogger! Reader!
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? Co-host!


Book Puzzle Mini-Challenge:
  What book do these pictures represent?
(Hint: It's a book I'm reading today!)
 (Who knew the plural of a golf tee is "teet"?)



Andi's Six Word Story Mini-Challenge:
Reading. Reading. Blogging. Snack. Coffee. Reading.



FINAL READATHON UPDATE:

Hours spent reading: 12
Hours spent meeting son for breakfast, chit-chatting in real life, and
otherwise existing offline: 6
Hours spent sleeping: 6
Mini-challenges attempted: 6
Prizes won: 0 (Oh well!)
Blogs visited: 28
Books read: 24
Pages read: 568
Titles read (all children's nonfiction picture books): 
Bon Appetit! The Delicious Life of Julia Child by Jessie Hartland
Island: A Story of the Galapagos by Jason Chin
Bird Talk: What Birds are Saying and Why by Lita Judge
It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw by Don Tate
Mrs. Harkness and the Panda by Alicia Potter
Little Dog Lost: The True Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic by Monica Carnesi
A Leaf Can Be...by Laura Purdie Salas
If You Lived Here: Houses of the World by Giles Laroche
Out on the Prairie by Donna M. Bateman
I, Galileo by Bonnie Christensen
Those Rebels, John & Tom by Barbara Kerley
Here Come the Girl Scouts! by Shana Corey
Monsieur Marceau by Leda Schubert
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time by Steve Jenkins
Curious Critters by David FitzSimmons
There Goes Ted Williams by Matt Tavares
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
Brothers at Bat by Audrey Vernick
The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau by Michelle Markel
Annie and Helen by Deborah Hopkinson & Raul Colon
The Beetle Book by Steve Jenkins
Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas by Molly Bang
Timeless Thomas by Gene Barretta
Overall assessment of Dewey's October 2012 Readathon from this blogger:

Thanks, everyone, for a great Readathon!