The Fourth Annual 48 Hour Book Challenge

48 Hour Book Challenge

This is my first time taking part in the challenge and I'm pretty excited! This is a great chance for me to catch up on my sad towering TBR pile and IMM pile. Just had a long sleep (I think I can totally beat Sleeping Beauty, especially during the holidays; I'm like a disgusting slug in hibernation.) so I think I can hold out for 48 hours. :D

Changes:

First is that winners will be based only on time commitment, not number of books. So if you are heading into the 20+ hours club, track your time carefully.

Second is that time will be allowed for visiting other participant blogs, Twittering progress (be sure to add the #48hbc tag), or supporting each other on Facebook. For every five hours reading/blogging, you can add one hour of 48HBC networking. (Or if you prefer to think of it, one out of every six hours can be social time.)

Third, blogs may connect their reading to a cause. More details on this are available at the end of the rules.

Here are the basic guidelines/rules:

1. The weekend is June 5–7, 2009. Read and blog for any 48-hour period within the Friday-to-Monday-morning window. Start no sooner than 7:00 a.m. on Friday the fifth and end no later than 7:00 a.m. Monday. So, go from 7:00 p.m. Friday to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday... or maybe 7:00 a.m. Saturday to 7:00 a.m. Monday works better for you. But the 48 hours do need to be in a row. Edited to add: But during that 48-hour period you may still have gaps of time in which you can’t read, and that’s fine. In the middle of the three different challenge weekends I’ve had to go to work, attend a ballet recital, and drive for a Girl Scout event. You can certainly work around the other events in your weekend.
2. The books should be about fifth-grade level and up. Adult books are fine, especially if adult book bloggers want to play. If you are generally a picture book blogger, consider this a good time to get caught up on all those wonderful books you’ve been hearing about. With the change in the way prizes are awarded, graphic novels can be included in the reading. One audiobook can also be included in your time and book total.
3. It’s your call as to how much you want to put into it. If you want to skip sleep and showers to do this, go for it. If you want to be a bit more laid back, fine. But you have to put something into it or it’s not a challenge. Twelve hours is the benchmark for winning prizes.
4. The length of the reviews or notes written in your blog are not an issue. You can write a sentence, a paragraph, or a full-length review. The time spent reviewing counts in your total time.
5. New this year: You can include some amount of time reading other participant’s blogs, commenting on participating blogs and Facebook pages, and Twittering about your progress (remember the #48hbc tag!). For every five hours, you can add one hour of networking. This time counts in your total time.
6. On your blog, state when you are starting the challenge with a specific entry on that day and leave the link to that post at the Starting Line post (via the trusty Mr. Linky).
7. When you finish, write a final summary that clearly indicates hours — including partial hours — you spent reading/reviewing/networking, the number of books read, and any other comments you want to make on the experience. It needs to be posted no later than noon EST on Monday, June 8th. Also, check in at the Finish Line post on MotherReader that will be posted Sunday and please link to that post from your final summary post.

Okay, plan!

Starting time: Friday 5 June 2009, 1900 hours
End time: Sunday 7 June 2009, 1900 hours
Goal: At least 45 hours in challenge. (I've done worse for projects!)

I'll be tweeting all my updates here.

Books to read:

1. Oh.My.Gods - Tera Lynn Childs
   288 pages
2. Zombie Blondes - Brian James
   256 pages
3. The Interns: Truth Or Fashion - Chloe Walsh
   272 pages
4. Wintergirls - Laurie Halse Anderson
   288 pages
5. 3 Willows - Ann Brashares
   336 pages
6. The Forest of Hands and Teeth - Carrie Ryan
   320 pages
7. Bad Girls Don't Die - Katie Alender
   352 pages
8. Girls In Trucks - Katie Crouch
   272 pages
9. Terrier - Tamora Pierce
   608 pages
10. Bloodhound - Tamora Pierce
    560 page
11. Just Listen - Sarah Dessen
    400 pages
12. The Beef Princess Of Practical County - Michelle Hous
    240 pages
13. Stargazer - Claudia Gray
    336 pages
14. Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr
    352 pages
15. Ink Exchange - Melissa Marr
    352 pages
16. The Dust of 100 Dogs - A.S. King
    336 pages
17. Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires 1) - Rachel Caine
    256 pages
18. The Dead Girls' Dance(Morganville Vampires 2) - Rachel Caine
    256 pages
19. Midnight Alley (Morganville Vampires 3) - Rachel Caine
    256 pages
20. Feast of Fools (Morganville Vampires 4) - Rachel Caine
    256 pages
21. Lord of Misrule (Morganville Vampires 5) - Rachel Caine
    258 pages
22. The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride 1) - James Patterson
    464 pages
23. School's Out Forever (Maximum Ride 2) - James Patterson
    368 pages
24. Saving The World And Other Extreme Sports (Maximum Ride 3) - James Patterson
    416 pages
25. The Final Warning (Maximum Ride 4) - James Patterson
    273 pages
26. ARC of Shelf Discovery:The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading
    448 pages

My brain hurts just looking at that list.