I'm Ready for April 26th!

I have some great books planned:

In the Middle of the Night by Robert Cormier

Finish: Completed

A Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan

Finish: a chapter read

The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Finish: Completed

Strange Pilgrims by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Finish 2-3 stories: 2 read

If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O by Sharyn McCrumb

Finish: about 100 pages read

Juliet by Anne Fortier 

Listen to at least 3 hours: Completed

The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa

Read at least 100 pages: not completed

End of Event Meme:

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? Hour 16: I made it straight through to hour 16 without sleeping, got halfway through and went to sleep. i usually get up again and finish the last couple of hours, but not this time:(
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? Short thrillers by Robert Cormier
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? I had trouble with scripts not loading on my computer. Other than that, it was awesome!
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? Cheerleading, Google forms
5. How many books did you read? Finished two and read from 4 others
6. What were the names of the books you read? see above
7. Which book did you enjoy most? The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor
8. Which did you enjoy least? none
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? Yes, as a participant

Mid-Event Survey
 
1. What are you reading right now?
If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O by Sharyn McCrumb 
2. How many books have you read so far?
I've finished 2(which were in progress) and read parts of 3 others
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
A Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan 
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day?
No, I was home anyway today
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
I did have to text with some friends to help with a crisis, but I just read in between
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
How fast it's going!
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
No, but I really loved the pre-posts and I like the Google forms
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year?
Not sure. I usually change my ways each time. I'm not doing many mini-challenges this time, so I might add more back in.
9. Are you getting tired yet?
Not terribly
10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered?
I try not to get too distracted by the other activities. I enjoyed being close to finishing a couple of books this time.

Intro Meme

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Gig Harbor, WA
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Strange Pilgrims
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Chocolate!
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I'm a high school librarian:) about to retire :)
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?
Have more snacks.