Sarah Dessen: That Summer - Groups

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Shelfari Group Admins 822 books / 6300 members / 4463 posts Welcome all Shelfari group admins! It's about time we created a group just for group admins. This is the place to:

*Offer tips on what does or doesn't work for groups.
*Ask questions about how groups work and what options you have as admins.
*Let us (the Shelfari Team) know what features would be helpful in your groups.
*This group is not a place to advertise your group (or book) to get members--and I will delete discussion threads that are irrelevant.

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Note:
--This group is for Shelfari admins only.
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What are you reading? 2595 books / 6107 members / 14607 posts This group is for anyone, of any background or age group, who is interested in talking about...Books.

Books you want to read, have read, are reading, books you have heard of and not yet read.
Books of any genre.
You are welcome to ask for recommendations or opinions.

50 Book Challenge! 3285 books / 3444 members / 20723 posts When asked about the new Amazon Kindle product, Steve Jobs CEO of Apple computer had this to say:

“It doesn’t matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don’t read anymore,” he said. “Forty percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or less last year. The whole conception is flawed at the top because people don’t read anymore.”

Welcome to the the 50 Book Challenge, where we fly in the face of Steve Jobs.

Basically .... the challenge is to read 50 books in one year. OR ... establish a goal for yourself more or less, it's up to you, just because we say 50 books doesn't mean that has to be your goal too.

Start a thread, WITH YOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT OF YOUR ORIGINAL POST, and log your books. It is a very good idea to bookmark (when in your post, add it to your internet browser's favorites) your post for easy location for future updates. Things move quickly around here.

If you haven't been keeping track of the books you've read, start when you join.

Thanks for being here and have fun. If you have any suggestions or questions, feel free to contact me.

The books we loved in 2007:

1. Harry Potter the final - 15 votes
2. The Kite Runner - 12 votes
3. A Thousand Splendid Suns - 11 votes
4. Twilight - 5 votes
4. The Thirteenth Tale - 5 votes

The rest of the list can be found on Amazon Listmania by following this (very long) link:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Frichpub%2Flistmania%2Ffullview%2FR2ULK83M81K03T%3Fie%3DUTF8%26redirect%3Dtrue%26ref%255F%3Dcm%255Flm%255Fpthnk%255Fview%26lm%255Fbb%3D&tag=allencotrip-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957

sarah dessen books 8 books / 84 members / 113 posts this is for people that has read or would like to read or just talk about sarah dessen's book. anyone's welcome! ^.^

Sarah's Treehouse 3 books / 1 members / 2 posts Shelfari's fan/book club of Sarah Dessen and other female authors. This group is for all ages.

Mrs. Gaetano's English Class, Period 4, Third Quarter 25 books / 21 members / 105 posts Welcome to your third quarter outside reading book project! Your first attempt at Shelfari was wonderful. We are going to change things a little bit and try to grow in our responses to the literature. 1. I would like you to write a book review where you explain what is going on in the book. Notice, this is not a plot summary, but an overview of what a reader should expect as she reads the book. Please look on shelfari.com for a review of your book. It should help you understand what you should include in your project. 2. Along with the review I would like you to include a quote that exemplifies the character, a theme, or the understanding of the book. 3. Finally, I want you to end this review with a recommendation. Who would like this book? What other books can you relate your book to? After you are done with this recommendation I would like you to comment on your classmates’ reviews. This requires you to make a thoughtful comment and to ask a question. You are required to respond to at least three people. Please look at the project wrap-up for the last quarter to see some truly exemplary examples.

Young Adult Readers 13 books / 52 members / 26 posts This will be a group about Authors in the YA section for reading. From authors from J.K. Rowling to Meg Cabot to Sarah Dessen to Scott Westerfeld to Stephenie Meyer and more. All teen readers welcome!

St. Louis MO Homies! 9 books / 18 members / 46 posts All St. Louis MO people join! Lets see how many shelfari members are from this wonderful city! (and let's make that # bigger!)

Books Galore 14 books / 12 members / 30 posts This group is a place where you can talk about all those great books, and maybe not so great books you've been reading, have read, or want to read. It's a place where you can suggest books to others, and just have fun.

Fun-o-city! 19 books / 79 members / 307 posts If you are bored and have nothing better to do, Join this group!!!..there'll be games, riddles and much, much more!

btw, Lets see if we can reach up to 100 memebers...tell ur firends about this group...lets see if we can get the group with the most members added!!!

St. Mary's Reads 70 books / 70 members / 33 posts

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That Summer

by Sarah Dessen

Overview: Groups