And speaking of lists...
Remember how a few days ago I blogged about the power of state reading lists? Well, a commenter in the last post mentioned that LYKY has been named to the Rosewater reading list.
Fast forward to ten minutes of frantic Googling...
YES! The Rosewater is the state reading list (I think) for Indiana!
Go Hoosier Gallagher Girls! Go Liz (my friend from my summer in D.C.) and Travis (my friend from that job I had in college!) Go Purdue (the school where I almost did my graduate work). Go John Green (who lives there now). And go Laura (my friend from grad school).
And go all the other people from Indiana whom I do not know.
But that got me to thinking that a lot of lists might come with the superpower of invisibility. After all, LYKY has been on the Rosewater list for at least a month so far as I can tell (maybe longer) and this was the first I've heard of it.
So...I've got a favor.
If either of the Gallagher Girl books is on a reading list in your state, could you please leave it in comments?
So far I know about Georgia, Texas, and I've heard rumors about Rhode Island. (But don't worry, Rhode Island, the rumors were VERY flattering.)
Later gators,
Ally
Fast forward to ten minutes of frantic Googling...
YES! The Rosewater is the state reading list (I think) for Indiana!
Go Hoosier Gallagher Girls! Go Liz (my friend from my summer in D.C.) and Travis (my friend from that job I had in college!) Go Purdue (the school where I almost did my graduate work). Go John Green (who lives there now). And go Laura (my friend from grad school).
And go all the other people from Indiana whom I do not know.
But that got me to thinking that a lot of lists might come with the superpower of invisibility. After all, LYKY has been on the Rosewater list for at least a month so far as I can tell (maybe longer) and this was the first I've heard of it.
So...I've got a favor.
If either of the Gallagher Girl books is on a reading list in your state, could you please leave it in comments?
So far I know about Georgia, Texas, and I've heard rumors about Rhode Island. (But don't worry, Rhode Island, the rumors were VERY flattering.)
Later gators,
Ally
posted by Ally Carter at Tuesday, September 23, 2008
31 Comments:
I'm pretty sur gg2 is on the washington state reading list but I may be wrong. They should tell you if your book is on a reading list.
Keep workin' hard-Izzy
Yes, I'm almost positive it's on the Idaho list because my sister came home screaming, "Now EVeryone Has to read GG2!!!!"
Congrats, Ally!!! I'll search about my state right now...Well, not in MY state, but in the Davis School District in Utah, LYKY is on the list. Congrats again!!
--Nadia
Oh I forgot to add in my other comment, will gg3 automaticaly go on to all the lists the other books are on? Sorry if that sound really confusing I just wrote an essay so I'm all typed out.
I'd Tell You I Love You was on the 2007-2008 Texas Lone Star Reading list for middle school. http://www.txla.org/groups/yart/lonestarlists.html
Hey Ally,
I'll have to check our lists here, but I did see LYKY in our (Tennessee) newspaper! So that has to count. :)
-Kate L. M.
Cool, Ally! I'm trying to think if I heve seen it on lists before in california *thinks* Yeah, I'm pretty sure that I've seen that book on a list before!
ive defineately seen lyky on lists in NYC but right now I can't remember which one. i think it was the new york times bestseller???
LYKY is on the 6-9 grade Black Eyed Susan List in Maryland. My sister and I were so excited when we saw it.
YES! LYKY is on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Reading list for grades 6-9! YAY! Do you realize it could be voted THE best book in Maryland for grades 6-9 by all the kids who read it?!?!
<3 Lara
like many, i'm not 100% sure that it is , but i think this previous vacation, gg2 cross my heart and hope to spy was on the list. I remember thinking "oh i already read that!"
-jossy
ps. i'm from connecticut. i'm in eith grade
What is a state reading list? Does this mean it is a required summer reading book? Here in Massachusetts I am not sure how to find out what is on the state reading list... hehe! Yay! I am glad gg2 is doing so well! I thought it was really awesome!
i dunno if it is on my list (kansas), but i hope it isn't, 'cause even tho that would be good 4 u ally, i don[t like it when i have to say that i read it and i am all excited and evry1 else is all like "whatevr, don't be such a freak'. but i have to make that point 'cause i love the series. (by the way, still rereading the second book, when i read it, even tho i read ur blog at least every other day, i still can't help my brain falling into a state of mind where i'm not listening to U, but instead to Cammie. u r amazing ally. i wish i had as much talent as u, or my story that i'm working on wouldn't be so boring.)
Yep! It sure is a reading list for Indiana! YAY!!! lol I have an interesting habbit of reading all of the Rosewater books so I was glad to see LYKY was on there!
I thought it was on the Minnesota list, but we have so many lists I can't be sure...
LYKY was on the 2007 Kansas Notable Books List. Does that count?
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/orgs/kcfb/archive_ksnbks/2007_nb_archive/2007_nb_list.htm
I don't think Kentucky has it. :(
--Nadia
Im in elementry school. When a 3rd gradersaw LYky on my reading poster she thought it was skary.But itt migt be in the highschoool.( We dont have a middle school). I live in long island.
DANCING WITH THE STARS!!! All I have to say is... WOW. Who are you rooting for Ally?
its on the list in Washington state, because the only reason my little sister didn't die after grabbing it off my shelf was she showed me the list :)
congrats
It's not on the South Carolina list... :(.
oh good job! Im SO looking forward to when GG3 comes out! i cant wait to see if Zachs in this one or if its another even hotter guy;)
When I said couple of days ago about the rosewater nomination I was talking about from Indiana. I didn't know that they hadn’t told you-sorry-I thought you knew all that kind of stuff. Well, to tell you the truth I am surprised you didn’t know. They should really tell you that stuff. Well congrats on making the list for Indiana! At Columbus North High School (the school I go to) every year they hold a rosewater nominee reading…well I don't know what you would really call it...a contest? Well, anyway that is who I found out about your book.
PS the librarian gives prizes for the person with the most books read in a certain timeframe.
I will check for you, I am not sure. :]
-Devin
I'll check all the Illinois lists for you Ally.
yeah maryland has gg1 on its list
LYKY is on the Maryland Black Eyed Susan List which is on the reading lists in most schools!!
Love You Kill You was ACTUALLY on my school's summer reading list in Pennsylvania. I'm glad it was, even though I learned about it a different way...BESTEST BOOK EVER!!!!! Hey, plus now I'm writing a book too, and ACTUALLY COMMITTING TO IT!!!!
Hey there
Just thought you should know that GG1 and 2 are on my school's official reading list. Did I mention that I'm from SOUTH AFRICA. Yep you're books are rocking way down here in Africa. You are awesome!
SafZ
mid continent public library in missouri! sorry my comment is delayed.
I'm not sure if it's on our (Florida) reading list. But i do know that it is displayed in the Inidan Trails Middle School library. And i've seen quite a few people reading gg1 for the first time and saying they thought it was interesting.
Congrats though!!
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