Book Bout - Sign Ups

[Prof. Amy Lupin]

With summer upon us and classwork a distant memory, the opportunity to go on an adventure by means of the written word has well and truly arrived. This year, we're putting a competitive twist on our usual summer reading challenge.

Introducing... Book Bout!

Unlike past reading challenges where you individually pledge and read books, this time around, you'll be placed on one of two teams. Through reading books and posting about them around the Book Club (and participating in extra discussions and other fun prompts) you'll be able to earn points for your team. You'll also be able to earn beans for any books read and individual awards are also up for grabs!

We'll be announcing more details for Book Bout on Sunday, 19 July, which officially kicks off the event. The competition will run until Sunday, 31 August.

Interested in joining the bout? Post here to be sorted into a team!

The last day to sign up is Monday, 25 August, though posting before the competition starts will help us balance the teams more evenly.

[Katherine Laurier]

I'd love to join!

[Janne Halla]

Count me in too!

Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Prompt: A book set in a country you'd like to visit (I'd love to visit Vietnam and/or the USA).

I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Prompt: A book in a genre you don't usually read (I don't tend to read non-fiction books).

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Prompt: A stand-alone book (So far, it's a standalone book, with only a movie and an audiobook adaptation).

[River Fenwick]

Signing up!

Red Rising
Story prompt: Has a colour in the title
The colour red is present in the book's title, Red Rising.

[Luna Ravenlong]

I’d love to join!

[Prof. Kendra Givens]

I've actually been reading lately, so count me in!

[Adora Callen Bolton]

Sign me up, please

[Felicia]

Sign me up please!

My first book post is up - viewtopic.php?f=390&t=34917

My second book post is up - viewtopic.php?f=391&t=34940

[Emily Spencer]

Count me in, please!

The Clockwork Dynasty
Story Prompt: Set in both the past and present
This book is told from the perspective of two different narrators, a young scientist who lives in the modern day, and a mechanical man from 18th century Russia. Eventually, the two timelines converge, and past meets present in a rollicking adventure not soon forgotten.

[Ivy Grey]

I'd love to sign up, please!

[Alison Wonderland]

I'd like to join!

[Prof. Kendra Givens]

Whoops, forgot to sign up 10 days ago. Please count me in!