Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
Booked
Booked | Kwame Alexander
224 posts | 77 read | 3 reading | 50 to read
"Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/""on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to go/can t nobody stop you/""can t nobody cop you " In this follow-up to the Newbery-winning novel THE CROSSOVER, soccer, family, love, and friendship, take center stage as twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and The Mac, a rapping librarian who gives Nick inspiring books to read. This electric and heartfelt novel-in-verse by poet Kwame Alexander bends and breaks as it captures all the thrills and setbacks, action and emotion of a World Cup match!"
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
Pick icon
100%
blurb
BarbaraBB
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

I finished the first quarter of #Booked2023!
1 Part of a trilogy
2 About reproductive rights (far fetched, I know)
3 Quiet YA
4 Using the word Twist
5 About a pandemic
6 Proper noun in title

On to the next quarter, of which I‘ve read a few books already.

squirrelbrain Well done! Uninterrupted is my last book for this quarter, which I‘m reading now. 2w
rockpools πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ 2w
TrishB Cool πŸ‘πŸ» 2w
BarbaraTheBibliophage Hurrah!! I‘ll have the Google form ready to go later this week! πŸŽ‰πŸ‘πŸ»πŸŽ‰ 2w
62 likes4 comments
blurb
Lauredhel
Booked (Graphic Novel) | Kwame Alexander
post image

Another one for #Pantone2023 @Clwojick

blurb
KarenUK
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image
Cinfhen https://forms.gle/sMyR1gVJciu1HqkA9
This should work!!! The final quarter drawing formπŸ˜ŠπŸ’— congrats on COMPLETING #Booked2022 πŸŽ‰πŸΎπŸ₯‚
3mo
squirrelbrain πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ 3mo
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great job!! 3mo
46 likes3 comments
review
JudePederson
Booked | Kwame Alexander
Pickpick

Booked was a good novel that was easy to read, yet had a good couple of life lessons and morals to learn from it. I enjoyed it because it was never too boring.

blurb
OriginalCyn620
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

And finally, my #fall picks for #booked2023!

*as always, these are subject to change*

Cinfhen Ohhh, I forgot Anne Rice passed away πŸ’”I‘m thinking of reading this author 5mo
38 likes1 comment
blurb
OriginalCyn620
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

My #summer picks for #booked2023!

*as always, these are subject to change*

Cinfhen @jenniferw88 posted about this book…it‘s currently free for Prime readers, so I picked it up 😍 5mo
Cinfhen Also love the cover for this one 5mo
OriginalCyn620 Thanks @Cinfhen and @jenniferw88…did not know that so I‘ll have to pick it up there too! 5mo
32 likes3 comments
blurb
OriginalCyn620
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

These are my #spring picks for #booked2023!

*as always, these are subject to change*

Cinfhen Ohhhh, I might pinch one or two of these ideas!! 5mo
OriginalCyn620 @Cinfhen Yay! I was hoping to inspire! 😊 5mo
Cinfhen I own this one so it‘s the perfect excuse to finally read it!!! 5mo
See All 6 Comments
Cinfhen And I‘m very hit or miss when it comes to short stories but I bet Laura Lipman would be great 5mo
OriginalCyn620 Same with me on both counts @Cinfhen! 5mo
Cinfhen Ha!!! #twinsies πŸ‘―β€β™€οΈ 5mo
32 likes6 comments
blurb
OriginalCyn620
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

Okay, I‘ve come up with possibilities for #booked2023! These are my #winter picks.

*as always, these are subject to change*

Cinfhen Such a great choice !!!!! 5mo
31 likes1 comment
blurb
IndoorDame
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image
TheBookHippie THREE OF THESE are on my list!! 5mo
LeeRHarry Yay - thanks for mentioning the TJR - have that one on my shelves but it hadn‘t entered my mind - good choice 😊 5mo
Cinfhen Great ideas!!! 5mo
BarbaraBB Great choices. Thanks for sharing! 5mo
56 likes4 comments
blurb
IndoorDame
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image
Cinfhen Wild girls sounds good!! 5mo
Cinfhen And pachinko is fantastic 5mo
52 likes2 comments
blurb
IndoorDame
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image
Cinfhen More fantastic ideas 5mo
48 likes1 comment
blurb
IndoorDame
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image
KristiAhlers You‘ve picked some amazing reads for next year! πŸ’œ 5mo
BookwormAHN Loved Ninth House 🧑 5mo
48 likes3 comments
blurb
BarbaraBB
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

19 Dark Academia
20 Coming out
21 Hope Punk
22 Think Greek
23 Adapted for small screen
24 HIV

With these I finished #Booked2022 and now I can totally focus and look forward to #Booked2023, yay!

Cinfhen Fantastic!!! We‘ll soon be adding the final quarter entry form for #Booked2022 ❣️and excited to have you back for another year of #Booked β™₯️ 5mo
KarenUK Woo hoo! Congrats! πŸ’• 5mo
54 likes2 comments
blurb
britt_brooke
Booked (Graphic Novel) | Kwame Alexander
post image

My big boy (10 yrs) reading a few pages while he waits to get his braces. 🦷

Bookzombie So sweet! 5mo
britt_brooke @Bookzombie πŸ₯°πŸ₯° 5mo
74 likes2 comments
blurb
KarenUK
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

First ideas… #summer #booked2023 πŸ’•β˜€οΈ

Soubhiville Some beautiful covers there! 5mo
Cinfhen Yessssss!! #Screenshot #Inspiration 🧑 5mo
35 likes2 comments
blurb
KarenUK
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

First ideas… #fall #booked2023 πŸπŸ’•

Cinfhen Nice πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ˜„ 5mo
33 likes1 comment
blurb
KarenUK
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

First ideas #spring #booked2023…. πŸŒ·πŸ’•

Cinfhen Exciting choices πŸ€“ 5mo
34 likes1 comment
blurb
KarenUK
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

So this, and the next 3 posts are my first ideas for #booked2023 picking from my physical shelves/my kindle/digital ARCs etc…… which I know are going to change but it‘s always fun planning anyway!
Thanks to the hosts for another great bunch of prompts! πŸ’•
#winter ❄️

BarbaraTheBibliophage I love seeing all the ideas! 5mo
Cinfhen You‘re making me want to put together my #FirstIdeas too!!!! 5mo
TrishB Have screenshot all these 😁 5mo
35 likes3 comments
blurb
LitsyEvents
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

Repost for @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen @alisiakae

Weβ€˜re super excited to share the 24 new prompts for #Booked2023 a yearly reading challenge split into quarters (seasons) β™₯️This is a no pressure fun way to enhance your reading throughout the year as we celebrate national & international events πŸ€“Below is the sign up link and additional information πŸ‘‡πŸ½

https://forms.gle/VqNnym5EqfFHxEsf6

Cinfhen Thanks for sharing!!!!! 5mo
BarbaraTheBibliophage Thanks for sharing! 5mo
44 likes3 comments
blurb
Cinfhen
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

Congrats to our third quarter winner @julieclair πŸŽ‰πŸ’•πŸŽ‰ and many thanks to everyone else who entered our #Booked2022 drawingβ™₯️There‘s still one quarter left to go and watch this space for #Booked2023 details coming soon😁 Julie please see info below πŸ‘‡πŸ½

Cinfhen @julieclair please email me so I can arrange to send u your $20 gift card πŸ₯³ cindyh666 at @icloud.com 6mo
Ruthiella Congratulations @julieclair πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ₯³ 6mo
TrishB Congrats! 6mo
See All 9 Comments
squirrelbrain Congratulations! @julieclair πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ 6mo
jenniferw88 Congratulations @julieclair , and yay for #booked2023 details coming soon! 6mo
fredamans Congrats! πŸ‘ 6mo
Cinfhen Happy to hear you‘re looking forward to #Booked2023 @jenniferw88 😘😘 6mo
BarbaraBB I can‘t wait to start planning for #Booked2023. I hope you‘ll share your plans soon! ❀️ 6mo
Cinfhen We‘re working on the new prompts @BarbaraBB πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’• 6mo
61 likes9 comments
blurb
KarenUK
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

#booked2022 @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @alisiakae
Only two read this quarter…. But enjoyed both very much…. #authorborninafrica #nauticalnovel
8 left for the final quarter…. Hoping I make it!

Cinfhen You can do it!!! Glad you enjoyed the two you read - hereβ€˜s the link: You have until Midnight October 3 to submit all books read between July 1-September 30, 2022 🧭 to enter the #ThirdQuarterDrawing:

https://forms.gle/dccxLGKSdpfxVPc26
6mo
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great job! I see you in the entries. πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ™ŒπŸ» 6mo
43 likes2 comments
blurb
BarbaraBB
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

With these books I finished the third quarter of #Booked2022:

13- Includes a recipe
14 - Set in a Canadian province
15 - Involves an exploration
16 - About sisters
17 - New in 2022
18 - Set in a hotel

Favorite is Subdivision, the least one is Our Country Friends.

Cinfhen Woohoo πŸ™ŒπŸ» we‘ll get back to you soon with the #ThirdQuarterLink for our drawing πŸ’œπŸ“šπŸ₯³ 7mo
squirrelbrain Well done! 7mo
Megabooks Yay! πŸ™ŒπŸ» 7mo
See All 7 Comments
Ruthiella You‘re taking me back to the March 2022 ToB! Fond memories. πŸ˜ƒ 7mo
BarbaraBB @Ruthiella Yes I had those memories too when I made the collage 🀍 7mo
alisiakae Nice! 7mo
Cinfhen Q3 Form is ready! Hereβ€˜s the short link: https://forms.gle/bAMN41GcdRfrHWTQ9
Thanks to @BarbaraTheBibliophage for making it happen πŸ’•
7mo
57 likes7 comments
blurb
KarenUK
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

Just 7 prompts this quarter…. So 10 more to go…..
#booked2022
I really enjoyed all of these…. And this challenge always pushes me outside my comfort zone…
3 Non fiction! Some YA! And Fantasy! πŸ˜ŒπŸ“šπŸ’•

Cinfhen Yay!!! Good luck on the second quarter drawing πŸ’š Donβ€˜t forget to complete a form submission: Here's the link for second quarter #Booked2022

https://forms.gle/E9QC2c79pDFcUE5Y8

9mo
KarenUK @Cinfhen 😘😘😘 9mo
37 likes2 comments
blurb
BarbaraBB
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

I finished the second quarter of #Booked2022 already! The books I chose are:

1. About a fictional royal: The Shadow King
2. Written by a journalist: The House at Sugar Beach
3. Author born in Africa: We Need New Names
4. Make your own prompt (A Dutch book): We Slaves of Surinam
5. A nautical novel: The Still Point
6. A murder mystery: The Aosawa Murders

Half of them I used for #ReadingAfrica2022 too but I‘m always happy to #doubledip πŸ˜‡

Megabooks πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ» 10mo
kspenmoll Congratulations!!πŸŽ‰πŸŽŠ 10mo
Cinfhen Well done!!!!! Great progress 10mo
See All 7 Comments
Simona Congratulations πŸ₯‚πŸΎ I have to check how far I am with this quarter. 10mo
squirrelbrain Well done! πŸŽ‰ 10mo
Chelsea.Poole Woohoo! Great job! 10mo
Cinfhen Woohoo πŸ™ŒπŸ» congrats πŸŽ‰ You have until Midnight July 3 to submit all books read between April 1-June 30🧭 to enter the #SecondQuarterDrawing :

https://forms.gle/dccxLGKSdpfxVPc26
10mo
73 likes7 comments
blurb
DGRachel
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

1st quarter #booked2022 - Finished 6 from different seasons and only two were on my original plan. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
#1-Beheld by TaraShea Nesbit (surprisingly good)
#4-Issac‘s Storm by Erik Larson (better than expected)
#6-Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (exactly as awful as anticipated)
#8-Moneyland by Oliver Bullough (okay)
#12-Cruel is the Night by Karo Hamalainen (#LMPBC)
#13-The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya (CM Library Community Read)

Cinfhen Yay!!! Youβ€˜re off to a great start!! And Iβ€˜m happy to hear about Beheld since I own a copy on my kindleπŸ€“ Donβ€˜t forget to submit all books read between Jan 1-March 31🧭 use link below to enter the #FirstQuarterdrawing:

https://forms.gle/dccxLGKSdpfxVPc26
12mo
46 likes1 comment
blurb
LitsyEvents
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

Repost
😁Hi #Booked2022 friends!!
Hard to believe, but itβ€˜s time to fill out the forms for #FirstQuarterDrawingπŸŽŠπŸ“š

You have until Midnight April 3 to submit all books read between Jan 1-March 31🧭

https://forms.gle/dccxLGKSdpfxVPc26

🌻You must use the above form to enter drawing but PLEASE share your reads on Litsy too!

We β™₯️seeing your posts
@4thhouseontheleft @barbarathebibliophage @Cinfhen

Cinfhen Thanks so much for posting & sharing 😘 12mo
39 likes1 comment
blurb
Cinfhen
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

😁Hi #Booked2022 friends!!
Hard to believe, but itβ€˜s time to fill out the forms for #FirstQuarterDrawingπŸŽŠπŸ“š

You have until Midnight April 3 to submit all books read between Jan 1-March 31🧭

https://forms.gle/dccxLGKSdpfxVPc26

🌻You must use the above form to enter drawing but PLEASE share your reads on Litsy too!

We β™₯️seeing your posts
@4thhouseontheleft @barbarathebibliophage @Cinfhen

Cinfhen Please share @LitsyEvents πŸ₯° 12mo
TrishB Done mine 😁 12mo
OriginalCyn620 Just did mine! 😁 12mo
54 likes3 comments
blurb
KarenUK
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

@Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft #booked2022
Seven so far…. From all different seasons! I actually really enjoyed all of these, except bibliolepsy was well written but surprisingly not my thing….πŸ“šπŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

Cinfhen Well done πŸ‘πŸ½ xx 12mo
31 likes1 comment
blurb
BarbaraBB
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

I completed the first quarter of #Booked2022. I am still enjoying this challenge a lot!

1 About religion: Priestdaddy
2 Title repeats itself: What is the what
3 Set in China: Land of big numbers
4 Weather term in title: The boy who harnessed the wind
5 From a black owned publisher: Baho!
6 About a non-patriarchal society: Wij zijn licht (Dutch)

SO to @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft for all the work! 😘

Simona Congratulations πŸ₯‚πŸΎ I still need to read book for β€˜set in China‘. 12mo
BarbaraBB @Simona That shouldn‘t be too difficult and you probably have a lot of options but if not, this short story collection is really good! πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ 12mo
Simona I have a book for that prompt by Lisa Lee to combine with March prompt for Author a Month challenge, but I‘m not very eager to read it πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ 12mo
See All 10 Comments
Cinfhen Yay!!! You have until Midnight April 3 to submit all books read between Jan 1-March 31🧭 use link below to enter the #FirstQuarterdrawing:

https://forms.gle/dccxLGKSdpfxVPc26
12mo
Cinfhen @Simona my Lisa See was really enjoyable 12mo
Simona @Cinfhen I have the feeling that she isn‘t author for me and I‘m considering to skip March for AAM and read different book for BookedπŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ 12mo
Cinfhen Yeah @Simona she‘s very hit or miss / 12mo
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great picks, @BarbaraBB !! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ 12mo
BarbaraBB @BarbaraTheBibliophage Thank you 😊 12mo
Megabooks Great job! 12mo
59 likes10 comments
blurb
LitsyEvents
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

😁Hi #Booked2022 friends!!
Hard to believe, but itβ€˜s time to fill out the forms for #FirstQuarterDrawingπŸŽŠπŸ“š
You have until Midnight April 3 to submit all books read between Jan 1-March 31🧭 use link below to enter:

https://forms.gle/dccxLGKSdpfxVPc26

🌻You must use the form for drawing entry but PLEASE share your reads on Litsy too!
We β™₯️seeing your posts

Visit @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage and @Cinfhen for more info

Itchyfeetreader I am so far off being done it‘s not funny! At least this year I have managed a couple so getting full house by the end of the year may be possible yet! 12mo
Cinfhen No pressure @Itchyfeetreader take your time and don‘t forget, every prompt earns you a chance to win πŸ… 12mo
tokorowilliamwallace I probably have multiple books open which may count for the prompts but completing them is the problem. 12mo
See All 11 Comments
TLuvs I literally just joined but how and where do I go to join this? 12mo
LitsyEvents @TLuvs Welcome to Litsy! πŸŽ‰ This page is like a bulletin board that posts all the things happening on Litsy. To participate in any activity posted here you want to visit the person's page who is tagged. Visit @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft or @BarbaraTheBibliophage and let them know you would like to join this event. Hope you have fun! ❀️ 12mo
TLuvs Thank you so much! 12mo
Cinfhen Hi @TLuvs @tokorowilliamwallace I‘m going to search for the signup link and I‘ll tag you both!! #Booked2022 is a really laid back no pressure challenge. Read (and complete πŸ˜‰) one book or all 24. Each book read earns you a chance in our quarterly drawings for a $20 gift card. Prompts are easy to interpret and we‘re pretty looseygoosey. If you think the book works, we think the book works😁 see πŸ‘‡πŸ½ (edited) 12mo
Cinfhen Here are the 24 prompts for #Booked2022 along with the sign up info https://forms.gle/g1ZtgxMHEaLDFdXR9 12mo
Cinfhen Thank for sharing @LitsyEvents xxx 12mo
TLuvs @Cinfhen This is great stuff, thank you! 12mo
Cinfhen Yay!! Have fun @TLuvs 🀩this is our 5th year hosting this challenge β™₯️ 12mo
45 likes11 comments
review
Daisey
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image
Pickpick

This review is for the graphic novel or illustrated version of Booked. As with Alexander‘s Crossover, it‘s about much more than sports. In this one, Nick deals with some difficult situations while also playing soccer. He has a great support system in his family, best friend, and the school librarian. There are also a lot of literary references and interesting vocabulary with definition footnotes.

#NetGalley #MiddleGrade #BookedGraphicNovel

Daisey Current expected publication has moved back to July 2022, but I went ahead and reviewed as I've had it on my NetGalley shelf for months already. (edited) 1y
megnews I stayed away from his sports series for a long time but I‘m glad I read them because they are about so much more. 1y
Daisey @megnews I completely agree. In fact, I think a reader going into this one specifically for the soccer might be disappointed. 1y
45 likes3 comments
blurb
Lauram
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

In 2022, I‘m going to focus my #bookspin and #doublespin efforts on the books that are 1/2 finished and have been skipped over (for what feels like) many years! I love a list!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Good luck!!! 1y
Crazeedi What a great idea, I'm sure I have 20 to do a list, lol 1y
46 likes2 comments
blurb
KarenUK
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

And with these books read in the second half of the year…. I‘m all done with #booked2021
Thank you so much for organizing this fun challenge… can‘t wait to start on 2022!

Cinfhen Woohoo!!! Congrats πŸΎπŸ™ŒπŸ» Here's the link to tally your final quarter of #Booked2021 🎊β™₯️🎊β™₯️

https://forms.gle/dsgdzAv3TxV79wbMA
1y
KarenUK @Cinfhen done! πŸ’• 1y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great job! Confirming we have your entries in the drawing! πŸ‘ŠπŸ» 1y
43 likes3 comments
blurb
IndoorDame
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

I‘m done!
I‘m in the process of trying to switch over from Goodreads to StoryGraph, and actually having some luck now that they have an app. 🀞🏼 for next year to be properly recorded on StoryGraph. In the process of switching I realized one of the things I really like about StoryGraph is the way they record challenges, and I found that really helpful for finishing up #Booked2021 That‘s one of my goals for #WrapItUpReadathon completed!

Cinfhen Yay!!!! Congrats πŸŽ‰πŸΎπŸŽˆ Here's the link to tally your final quarter of #Booked2021 🎊β™₯️🎊β™₯️

https://forms.gle/dsgdzAv3TxV79wbMA
1y
IndoorDame @Cinfhen ooh thanks! 1y
See All 15 Comments
JamieArc I started StoryGraph last year but had a hard time giving up GoodReads. I‘m recommitting and will try harder to do so next year! 1y
PuddleJumper I swapped over a few months ago and I'm glad I did. I haven't enjoyed using b Goodreads for awhile and they got rid of all the giveaways and stuff in my country which sucked 1y
BarbaraBB I love to keep track of my challenges on Storygraph 1y
StayCurious I'm now on StoryGraph too. Let me know what you go by and I'll follow you 1y
IndoorDame @StayCurious ooh yay! I‘m IndoorDame there too 1y
Crazeedi @Cinfhen I'm going to join in since I'm on storygraph too! Do you have the link for all the quarters? I know i have several i can fill in. Thank you 1y
Crazeedi @StayCurious @Cinfhen I want to follow both of you on storygraph too! 1y
Crazeedi @IndoorDame I'll follow you too!! 1y
Crazeedi @BarbaraBB I'll follow you on storygraph too 1y
Cinfhen The link posted for 4th quarter above has all 24 prompts from #Booked2021 @Crazeedi I haven‘t been on storygraph since June and totally forgot my username but once I sort it out I‘ll look for all my Litsy friends. I want to use Storygraph in 2022 1y
Crazeedi @Cinfhen oh thank you Cindy!! 1y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Congrats on finishing strong and with time to spare!! I‘m hoping to focus more on StoryGraph than Goodreads next year also. We shall see … 1y
55 likes15 comments
blurb
Allylu
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

Yay!! I‘m finished with #BOOKED2021!!! I loved this challenge. It pushed me out of my comfort zone and led me to genres I never knew I would enjoy! Thank you to all of the hosts. I‘m ready for 2022!

Cinfhen Woohoo!!! Congrats πŸΎπŸ™ŒπŸ» Here's the link to tally your final quarter of #Booked2021 🎊β™₯️🎊β™₯️

https://forms.gle/dsgdzAv3TxV79wbMA
1y
Cinfhen So happy you enjoyed #Booked2021 and glad to see you‘re back for #Booked2022 1y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Thanks for sharing! Happy 2022 planning also! 1y
20 likes3 comments
blurb
BarbaraBB
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

#Booked2022 My #Autumn choices:

19 dark academia: In the Freud archives
20 a coming out story: At swim, two boys
21 hopepunk: The Anthropocene reviewed
22 mythology retelling: A thousand ships
23 adapted for small screen: Vanity Fair
24 MC living with aids: Splendor

Singout Wow, you plan ahead! 1y
DGRachel I loved A Thousand Ships! 1y
erzascarletbookgasm Well planned πŸ‘ 1y
See All 13 Comments
squirrelbrain Ooh, I have At Swim, Two Boys and hadn‘t planned that prompt yet… thank you! 😁 1y
BarbaraBB @Singout Just what I know think I can read based on my unread books. By the time it‘s autumn all probably will have changed πŸ˜‰ 1y
BarbaraBB @DGRachel That is good to know, I found this a hard prompt to select a book for! 1y
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain I have had it for ages and am glad I finally found a reason to read it! (edited) 1y
TrishB Good choices πŸ‘πŸ» 1y
Singout At Swim, Two Boys is excellent. 1y
Cinfhen Yay!!! I‘m loving your suggestions 1y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Thanks to you πŸ’œ 1y
Cinfhen 😘😘 1y
BarbaraTheBibliophage What a wonderful year of #Booked2021 you‘ve got planned! Thanks for sharing with us. 😍 1y
59 likes13 comments
blurb
BarbaraBB
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

#Booked2022 My #Summer choices:

13 includes a recipe: Green fried tomatoes at the…
14 set in Canada: The tenderness of wolves
15 involves an exploration: An African in Greenland
16 about sisters: The Makioka sisters
17 new in 2022: The trees
18 set in a hotel: The diver‘s clothes lie empty

EvieBee Looks like a great summer line up! 1y
Billypar I really liked The Diver's Clothes... - I'm looking forward to trying her latest at some point. 1y
Cathythoughts I have & really want to read the Makioka Sisters πŸ‘πŸ»β€οΈ 1y
See All 14 Comments
erzascarletbookgasm So many good titles lined up! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ 1y
erzascarletbookgasm That‘s a gorgeous cover for Makioka Sisters btw 1y
squirrelbrain I loved the only Vida book I‘ve read, so I might try this one too… 1y
BarbaraBB @Billypar @squirrelbrain I read about the latest book by this author but somehow this book appealed to me more. I have high hopes! 1y
BarbaraBB @Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm I have wanted to read The Makioka sisters for a long time and I couldn‘t resist buying this edition 😍 1y
TrishB Great planning πŸ‘πŸ» 1y
Ruthiella Great idea about The Diver‘s Clothes! That‘s on my TBR already! πŸ˜€ 1y
Cinfhen I‘m excited for these titles and I needed a book for the #exploration prompt…so I‘m gonna go with (edited) 1y
BarbaraBB @Ruthiella According to the blurb it fits the prompt 🀞🏽 1y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I‘ve heard good things! 1y
61 likes14 comments
blurb
BarbaraBB
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

#Booked2022 My #Spring choices:

7 about a royal: She would be king
8 written by a journalist: Blood river
9 author born in Africa: We need new names
10 own prompt (Dutch): Dit is mijn hof
11 nautical: And the sea will tell
12 murder mystery: The Aosawa murders

erzascarletbookgasm 9 and 12 on my tbr too.. 1y
BarbaraBB @erzascarletbookgasm 9 is for #ReadingAsia2022, 12 I REALLY want to read! 1y
Megabooks 7 I have planned for reading Africa. Thanks for the cross prompt awareness! (edited) 1y
See All 9 Comments
Cinfhen That‘s a good idea #7 although I‘m not sure this is a book I‘d enjoy…I‘ll wait for reviews 1y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I was thinking either that one or 1y
Cinfhen I started Shadow King earlier this year, it wasn‘t an easy read and the audio was VERY long. I might go back but I have lots of options for that prompt. I just like the #DoubleDip or #TriplePlay 1y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I need as much #TriplePlays as I can get since Africa is really big πŸ€“ 1y
Cinfhen #TRUTH & #AMEN β™₯οΈπŸ™ŒπŸ» πŸ™πŸ»sista!!! 1y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Awesome ideas! 1y
62 likes9 comments
blurb
BarbaraBB
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

I‘ve finally come up with my plans for #Booked2022. They will no doubt change completely but I think it‘s fair to assume a lot of them will be used for #ReadingAfrica2022 as well.

Here are my #Winter choices:

1 about religion: Matrix
2 title repeats itself: What is the What
3 set in China: Land of Big Numbers
4 weather term in title: Empire of the Sun
5 black-owned publisher: Baho!
6 eco-feminist: Wij zijn licht (Dutch)

sarahbarnes This is some impressive planning! 😍 1y
Suet624 I wish I could plan ahead like you do. I‘m such a contrarian that I refuse to do anything I β€œrequire” myself to do. 1y
Megabooks 1 & 3 πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ» 1y
See All 9 Comments
BarbaraBB @Suet624 haha, that‘s cool! I enjoy the planning but much less the execution. I am such a restless person, I can‘t stand the predictable so I definitely won‘t go with my own plan πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ˜€ 1y
Cinfhen I love all the crossover ideas…I‘m still EAGERLY awaiting #PoP22 1y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Me too! I‘ve been visiting their page for days now! 1y
Suet624 Ah, so you are familiar with my way of being. πŸ’• 1y
BarbaraBB @Suet624 🀍 1y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Can‘t wait to see your reviews on these! (Or whatever you ultimately read …) 1y
63 likes9 comments
blurb
DGRachel
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

Lastly, #Fall #Booked2021 Another list with some hard prompts!
#19-Dark Academia: The Secret History
#20-a coming out story: Fun Home
#21-HopePunk: We Set the Dark on Fire
#22-mythology retelling: The Witch‘s Heart
#23-adapted for small screen: Lost Girls
#24-MC/Author with AIDS/about the AIDS epidemic: Nobody Ever Said AIDS

Cinfhen Ohhh, good to know about #SmallScreenAdaptation / I own that book 1y
Cinfhen I really like all your choices!! Do any crossover with #ReadingAfrica22 1y
DGRachel @Cinfhen Thankfully, yes! Five Nights Before the Summit works for Zambia (and 3 different Booked2022 prompts!) and Nobody Ever Said AIDS can be used for Botswana, Malawi, or Lesotho. Oh, and the only reason I knew about Lost Girls is that I was looking at all my nonfiction books trying to decide if an author was a journalist or just worked for a magazine or newspaper as something else and saw the Netflix sticker on the cover. 🀣 1y
See All 7 Comments
Cinfhen Hahaha that sticker saves the day!!! I have the audio πŸ˜‰ohhh , I‘m gonna check out your book for the AIDS prompt xx thanks 1y
DGRachel @Cinfhen Just a heads up - I ordered a used copy of Nobody from AbeBooks today because it‘s out of print, my library doesn‘t have it, and it‘s not available on Kindle. 1y
Cinfhen I‘ll keep that in mind…thanks 1y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great picks!! 1y
45 likes7 comments
blurb
DGRachel
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

Initial proposed list for #Booked2022 #Summer
#13-include a recipe: The Diva Runs Out of Thyme
#14-set in Canada: The Matchmaker‘s List
#15-involves exploration: The Arctic Fury
#16-about sisters: The Once and Future Witches
#17-New in 2022: Sloth Sleeps Over
#18-set in an inn, lodge, or hotel: Jamaica Inn

Cinfhen I like that your mixing lots of genres πŸ˜πŸ’•πŸ“š 1y
DGRachel @Cinfhen I don‘t think I could fill all the prompts with just one or even just my favorite genres, but I did try to pick ones that I thought I had a reasonable chance of enjoying. πŸ€“ 1y
Cinfhen I just read so β€œvanilla”, it‘s either literary fiction of NF/ memoir - I don‘t mix it up much 1y
See All 6 Comments
DGRachel @Cinfhen The two you read most are the two I avoid like the plague. I‘ll do memoir via audiobook but otherwise, no thank you. 🀣🀣🀣 1y
Cinfhen Hahaha #NoTwoReadersAreAlike 😘 1y
BarbaraTheBibliophage More great ideas! 1y
42 likes6 comments
blurb
DGRachel
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

#Booked2022 #Spring These were a little less challenging, except I got stuck on the difference between a journalist, contributing writer, etc.
#7-about a Royal: The Summer Queen
#8-by a journalist: Evicted
#9-Five Nights Before the Summit
#10-Make Your Own Prompt β€œRelated to things I make (quilts)”: Quilt or Innocence
#11-nautical novel: The Deep
#12-murder mystery: The Decagon House Murders

Cinfhen I like your take on #CreateYourOwnPrompt πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌ 1y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I thought about The Deep for that prompt! And gosh … I need to read Evicted more than ever! 1y
39 likes2 comments
blurb
DGRachel
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

I‘ve got my list together for #Booked2022 #Winter. For the record, some of these were really hard! I‘ll be interested to see how close the reality comes to this, because it will change. πŸ˜‚
#1-about cult/religion: Behold
#2-repeating title: The City & The City
#3-set in China: The Firemaker
#4-weather term: The Storm Runner
#5-Black-owned publisher: Sweet Dreams Young Savage
#6-non-patriarchal society: Herland

wanderinglynn You are on the ball! πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ“š 1y
DGRachel @wanderinglynn I needed to see what I didn‘t already own so I could buy them before January 1st and count them for MountTBR next year. 🀣🀣 1y
Cinfhen I just picked up this book - it looks really good 1y
BarbaraBB Thanks for sharing your plans! 1y
39 likes4 comments
blurb
KarenUK
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

And finally #fall ideas for #booked2022 πŸ’•πŸ“š

TrishB Atlas 6 was on my daughters Christmas book list πŸ‘πŸ» 1y
squirrelbrain Milk Fed was odd but good, and I loved the Green! 1y
KarenUK @TrishB Sounds about right! We sell tons of it at work, it‘s on our #booktok table so thought I‘d give it a go! 😬 1y
See All 6 Comments
KarenUK @squirrelbrain good to know! πŸ‘―β€β™€οΈ 1y
KarenUK @cinfhen it is…. I have a Netgalley ARC for it…. Comes out March 1st…. I loved her other book 1y
31 likes6 comments
blurb
KarenUK
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

#summer #booked2022 ideas…. Subject to many changes along the way…. πŸ˜‰πŸ’•πŸ“š

squirrelbrain Sisters was a good one! 1y
KarenUK @squirrelbrain πŸ‘πŸ‘―β€β™€οΈ 1y
alisiakae Cat's Eye, good pick! I own that one and it's one of the few Atwood's I haven't read yet, so I might pick that too! 1y
See All 8 Comments
LeahBergen I loved Cat‘s Eye! 1y
Cinfhen I‘m loving your ideas πŸ’‘ 1y
KarenUK Oooh great! @LeahBergen πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘ 1y
KarenUK @Cinfhen πŸ’•πŸ˜˜πŸ˜Š 1y
30 likes8 comments
blurb
KarenUK
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

And the planning continues…. Spring for #booked2022 is looking like this so far…. Obviously subject to MANY changes! πŸ˜‰

Cinfhen Great ideas as always!!! I get inspiration from your picks!! Looking forward to seeing #Pop22 1y
31 likes1 comment
blurb
KarenUK
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

Started some #booked2022 planning…… which of course means these are all likely to change! πŸ˜‰πŸ“š

Cinfhen Woohoo!!! Covers look GORGEOUS and they all sound FAB!! I‘ve read one with bookclub many moons ago - It was well liked 1y
JamieArc I haven‘t participated before but signed up today. I love book planning, so excited to plan for these prompts! 1y
squirrelbrain Great choices - had to look some up as they are new to me! 1y
See All 7 Comments
BarbaraBB Interesting! I LOVED History of the Rain! Balzac was a cute little book too. 1y
KarenUK Yep, History of Rain is on my TBR because of you! @BarbaraBB 1y
BarbaraBB I feel the pressure πŸ˜ƒ 1y
Crazeedi @KarenUK who is the email from? I'm looking for it!! 1y
41 likes7 comments
blurb
DGRachel
Booked | Kwame Alexander
post image

Summer 2021 is complete (I read four of these this quarter. The others were completed earlier). I actually only have three prompts left on the Fall list and I will have finished the entire challenge. I‘m really excited about that!

#booked2021

Bookzombie That‘s awesome! I think I‘m right around that number left too. Need to double check. 2y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Good job!! Got your completed form also! 2y
Cinfhen Woohoo πŸ™ŒπŸ» 2y
50 likes3 comments