Bookish Games- who will win??

In case some of you may not have seen on the a Bookish Heart blog, Asti is hosting an event based off the Hunger Games.  It is really quite fun and you can read about it here.  Basically us (the bloggers) are put on two teams, the Tributes and Team Katniss.  It is a secret what team we are on.  From her blog  It’s “Team Katniss” versus “Team Tributes”.  The goal of “Team Tributes” is to get rid of everyone who is on “Team Katniss”, including Katniss herself.  They do this by voting for who they want to get rid of during each “Day” phase of the game.  Majority vote at the end of the “Day” results in that person being eliminated.  The goal of “Team Katniss” is to outlast all of the players of “Team Tributes”.  This can be done by avoiding getting voted out during the “Day” and killing players at “Night”.

Here is what is happening in Week 1.  You can see we are all suspecting each other!  If you want to comment about the games and what you see happening here is the Spectator Arena where you can talk about it.   The games might seem a little confusing to those of you reading along, we were each sent individual emails to explain it a little better.  But once you start reading along I think you will pick up what is going on.  I think it's a lot of fun so I wanted to let my followers know about it so they can pop over there and check it out and maybe play the next round (next round meaning when there is a second Bookish Games.. which I am sure there will be).


 

Follow Me Friday (#14)

 

This is the day of the week where we get to know each other better by answering a question devised by our lovely hostesses Parajunkee & Alisoncanread.  We also gain new followers by joining each other's sites via GFC, so please let me know if you're a new follower since I automatically follow back.  And now for this week's question....

Q. What book that hasn't been turned into a movie (yet) would you most like to see make it to the big screen, and who would you like cast as your favorite character? 

Wow this is a tough question!  So for my followers who follow me for my YA books this one is not for you.  This is for my followers who love Dungeons and Dragons.  I am going to pick the Drizzt series.  For those who want to know more about this here is the wikipedia link : Drizzt series by RA Salvatore.

This series I think would be a wonderful fantasy series.  There has already been a lot of artwork about the series, so the readers already have an idea of what the characters might look like.  Here is some of the artwork.  

 Here is Drizzt the main character.  He is a dark elf

I have seen a lot of people casting someone who is white to play Drizzt in a movie... but he is clearly of black skin.  I like Wesley Snipes from when he did the blade movies.  I think he would be perfect!

Here is Catti-bree.  She is a human....  so Emma Watson with short hair would be perfect.

Here is Wulfgar (on the right) he is a human warrior .  He is sooo strong and when I saw the movie Thor I know Chris Hemsworth was perfect!

So these are my choices... not sure who has read this series but I would love to know who you would cast in this movie!!

Now for the blogger hop over at Crazy for Books:

This week's question:

“In honor of Banned Books Week, what is your favorite “banned or frequently challenged book”?”
Click here for 2010-11 list in PDF format. You can also click HERE to view past years and choose from any of those titles!

Well that is easy for me!  Hunger Games!  

Ok well happy Follow Me Friday.  Be sure to leave me a comment so I can go and check yours out!!!  

Banned Book Week

Here is the 2000-2009 banned books!  I think it is very sad that there are even books that are censored in our society!   I thought I would go through the list and highlight all the books I have read on this list.  Be sure to check out their site!  Banned Books

110. And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson

109. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

108. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

107. Crank by Ellen Hopkins

106. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

105. Lush by Natasha Friend

104. What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones

103. Nickel and Dime by Barbara Ehrenreich

102. Revolutionary Voices edited by Amy Sonnie

101. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

100. America by E. R. Frank  

99. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 

98. I Saw Esau by Iona Opte  

97. The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende  

96. Grendel by John Gardner  

95. Shade’s Children by Garth Nix
94. Goosebumps by R. L. Stine
93. Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
92. The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
91. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Graighead George
90. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle
89. Friday Night Lights by H. G. Bissenger
88. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
87. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
86. Cut by Patricia McCormick
85. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher
84. So Far from the Bamboo Grove by Yoko Watkins
83. Detour for Emmy by Marilyn Reynolds
82. Deal With It! by Esther Drill
81. Black Boy by Richard Wright
80. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
79. The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss
78. The Joy of Gay Sex by Dr. Charles Silverstein
77. Crazy by Benjamin Lebert
76. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
75. Anastasia (series) by Lois Lowry
74. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
73. What’s Happening to My Body by Lynda Madaras
72. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
71. Junie B. Jones (series) by Barbara Park
70. Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen
69. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
68. Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
67. A Time To Kill by John Grisham
66. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
65. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
64. Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park
63. The Terrorist by Caroline B. Cooney
62. The Stupids (series) by Harry Allard
61. Draw Me A Star by Eric Carle
60. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
59. Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes
58. Fat Kid Rules the World by K. L. Going
57. Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
56. When Dad Killed Mom by Julius Lester
55. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Green
54. The Facts Speak for Themselves by Brock Cole
53. You Hear Me? by Betsy Franco
52. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
51. Daughters of Eve by Lois Duncan
50. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
49. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
48. Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez
47. The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby by George Beard
46. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
45. Crazy Lady by Jane Leslie Conly
44. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
43. Blubber by Judy Blume
42. The Fighting Ground by Avi
41. Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
40. Life is Funny by E. R. Frank
39. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
38. Arming America by Michael Bellasiles
37. It’s So Amazing by Robie Harris
36. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
35. Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
34. The Earth, My Butt and Other Big, Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
33. Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
32. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
31. What My Mother Doesn’t Know by Sonya Sones
30. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
29. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney
28. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
27. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier
26. Beloved by Toni Morrison
25. Killing Mr. Griffen by Lois Duncan
24. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
23. The Giver by Lois Lowry
22. Gossip Girl (series) by Cecily von Ziegesar
21. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
20. King and King by Linda de Haan
19. Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
18. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
17. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
16. Forever by Judy Blume
15. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
14. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
13. Captain Underpants (series) by Dav Pilkey
12. It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
11. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Meyers
10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
9. TTYL; TTFN; L8R, G8R (series) by Lauren Myracle
8. His Dark Materials (series) by Philip Pullman
7. Scary Stories (series) by Alvin Schwart
6. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
5. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
4. And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson
3. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
2. Alice (series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
1. Harry Potter (series) by J. K. Rowling

Are you surprised about any of the books on the list?