Tagged for Another Meme

Thank you, Valentina, for tagging me! And thank you, Eva, for coming up with such a fun meme!

The book that’s been on your shelves the longest:
The Children's Hour set of books, which my mother passed along to me when I was very small. They're a little tattered, because she owned them when she was a kid, but they're very special to me.

A book that reminds you of something specific in your life (a person, a place, a time, etc.):
Classic Poems to Read Aloud, which reminds me of my grandfather. It was the last thing he gave me before he died. This book is also extremely special.

A book you acquired in some interesting way (gift, serendipity in a used bookstore, prize, etc.):

Jean, who happens to be my "cousin", went to the National Book Festival and got to meet Neil Gaiman. Instead of getting a signed book for herself, she bought Coraline and had him sign it for me! Wasn't that sooooooo nice?

The most recent addition to your shelves:

Gothic Lolita by Dakota Lane. I've been wanting that book for quite some time now, and I was excited when I finally had enough money to buy it.

A book that’s been with you to the most places:
I can't really answer that one. I don't bring my favorite books on vacation, I just bring several that I want to read.

A bonus book that you want to talk about but doesn’t fit into the other questions:

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. It is my all-time favorite book! It's about a girl, Lyra Belacqua, who lives in an alternate universe similar to ours, but here everyone is accompanied by a magical creature called a daemon, who is like your soul. When she hears about a wicked experiment station in the north, called Bolvangar, where mysterious and unpleasant things are happening to children and their daemons, Lyra goes on a quest to save them. I recently got the movie, and I can't wait to watch it again! It's also time for a re-read!

Now, as for tagging people:

Nymeth

Chris

Dad

Jean

End of Event Meme

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? Between 1:00 and 2:00

2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? The Graveyard Book, Maximum Ride, Coraline (even though I didn't read this for the read-a-thon)

3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? No, I thought this year was great.

4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? All of the mini-challenges...they were very good distractions.

5. How many books did you read? I finished Black Beauty and totally read four books.

6. What were the names of the books you read? Maximum Ride: School's Out--Forever, The Egypt Game, Two Girls of Gettysburg, The Graveyard Book

7. Which book did you enjoy most? They were all great books.

8. Which did you enjoy least? I liked them all equally, even though they were all very different!

9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? I wasn't a Cheerleader.

10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? It is highly likely that I will participate again! I will probably just be a Reader.

Mini-Challenge 1

Where are you reading from today? My house.

3 facts about me … I'm a vegetarian, I play the flute, and my favorite subject in school is history.

How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours? 23 books and one short story.

Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)? I want to read more than seven books, which is how many I finished last time. And I want to stay up the whole time!
If you’re a veteran read-a-thoner, Any advice for people doing this for the first time? Not really--just have fun and read a lot!