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Ann posts some of the most interesting book tags! Here’s another!

Here’s the link to the original post:

• Burn, Rewrite or Reread Book Tag

The Rules:

1. Randomly choose 3 books — I liked Ann’s idea of writing them down and placing them in a cup to randomly draw, so I totally did that. Great idea, Ann!
2. For each group, decide which book to burn, which one to rewrite, and which to re-read.
3. Repeat until you complete three rounds. (You can do more than three!)

Round 1

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• Burn: Jake Riley: Irreparably Damaged. I read this book several times in middle school and high school, but I don’t think I’ll read it again. Jake’s character gave me the creeps!
• Rewrite: The Runaway: A Maryellen Mystery. This was a tough choice. It’s a really good book, but I think I would be a tad more sensitive, given its target audience. Seeing animals in distress is never good, or fun!
• Re-Read: The Great Gatsby. This is one of my all-time favorite books. I re-read it every year.

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Round 2

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• Burn: Ender’s Game. Given the choices, I would reluctantly burn this one. This is one of the few science fiction books that I actually liked!
• Rewrite: Fire From The Rock. This was a good book (I’m currently researching Sharon M. Draper for an upcoming “Awesome Authors” post), so I wouldn’t change much of the story. Maybe make it a little shorter, but that’s it. I really liked the characters and the structure.
• Re-Read: To Kill A Mockingbird. Like The Great Gatsby, this is another book that I re-read every year.

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Round 3

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• Burn: Paper Towns. Again, this is a reluctant burn. I have enjoyed all of John Green’s books thus far.
• Rewrite: The Notebook. This was a hard choice. I would make a few edits, but this is one of my all-time favorite books from Nicholas Sparks.
• Re-Read: Story of a Girl. I read and analyzed this book for my Young Adult Literature class back in 2011, so I would love to read it again.

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Round 4

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• Burn: This Is Where It Ends. I would actually be okay with burning this one. I understood the author’s intent, but books about school shootings will always been unsettling to me.
• Rewrite: Divergent. Out of the entire trilogy, I wouldn’t make a ton of changes. I would be okay with extending Divergent a little longer, and ending with Insurgent. No need for Allegiant!
• Re-Read: The Pelican Brief. This is one of my favorite John Grisham books. I don’t re-read it every year, but it’s one that will always be on my bookshelf.

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I Tag

• Anyone!

Have you read any of these books?

Would you change any of them?

Until the next headline, Laura Beth 🙂