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Speed Book Blitz
A big thank-you to all the participants and everyone who helped with this event!
Speed Book Blitz 2014 Titles
| Title | Author |
| 5th Wave | Richard Yancey |
| A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Fieldtrip | Michael J. Fox |
| All the Right Stuff | Walter Dean Myers |
| An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth | Chris Hadfield |
| Angelfall | Susan, Ee |
| Between Shades of Gray | Ruta Sepetys |
| Blink and Caution | Tim Wynne-Jones |
| Candide | Voltaire |
| Divergent | Veronica Roth |
| Ender’s Game | Orson Scott Card |
| Eve | Anna Carey |
| Fangirl | Rainbow Rowell |
| Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury |
| Flipped | Wendelin Van Draanen |
| Free As a Bird | Gina McMurchie-Barber |
| Girl with Dragon Tattoo | Stieg Larsson |
| Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn |
| Gone series | Michael Grant |
| Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| House of Hades | Rick Riordan |
| Hurry Down Sunshine | Michael Greenberg |
| I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education | Malala Yousafzai |
| I Am the Messenger | Markus Zusak |
| Jekel Loves Hyde | Beth Fantaskey |
| Life As We Knew It | Susan Pffefer |
| Okay for Now | Gary D. Schmidt |
| Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen |
| Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure | William Goldman |
| Ragged Company | Richard Wagamese |
| Ready Player One | Ernest Cline |
| Seabiscuit | Laura Hillenbrand |
| Stand Your Ground | Eric Walters |
| Steelheart | Brandon Sanderson |
| The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian | Sherman Alexie |
| The Arrival | Shaun Tan |
| The Best Women’s Travel Writing 2011: True Stories from Around the World | Lavinia Spalding (editor) |
| The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time | Mark Haddon |
| The Dream Merchant | Fred Waitzkin |
| The Eye of Minds | James Dashner |
| The Gardener | S. A. Bodeen |
| The Happiness Project | Gretchen Rubin |
| The Lovely Bones | Alice Sebold |
| The Memory Daughter’s Keeper | Kim Edwards |
| The Ruby Red Trilogy | Kerstin Gier |
| The Scorpio Races | Maggie Stiefvater |
| The Yearling | Majorie Kinnan Rawlings |
| This is What Happy Looks Like | Jennifer Smith |
| Tuesdays with Morrie | Mitch Albom |
| Where Men Win Glory | John Krakauer |
Literacy Week Library Lunch Events
Battle of the Words – Wednesday
- Come and cheer on your favourite team!
Speed Book Blitz – Friday
- Check out what others are reading!
Scroll down to the F.A.Q. section for more information.
Could these be some of the books that people will chat about?
F.A.Q.
What is Speed Book Blitz?
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It’s a fun event where you chat informally with other people about your favourite book(s), one person at a time.
How does it work?
- You have about 1-2 minutes to chat with another participant about your favourite book(s).
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When you’re both done, one of you moves one seat over and you both get to talk to a different person! Round-robin style!
How do I sign up?
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Get a sign-up sheet from the library, fill it out and return it to the library by Wednesday, January 22nd.
Do I need to do anything special to prepare for this?
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No, not really. You’d just be chatting about your favourite book(s).
Jeopardy Battle of the Books forms
due THIS Friday, December 20th!
Jeopardy Battle of Books Information Meeting
Friday, December 13th
@ Lunch in the Library
Book Swap is tomorrow @ lunch!
Bring your tickets and/or money!
