Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens. ~The Shadow of the Wind


11/17/11

Banned Books Week Literary Sport - A Wee Bit Late

Do y'all ever work really hard on something and then have it simply not come together correctly and have to scratch the whole project? Well, that's what happened with me and A Literary Sport during Banned Books Week. For the life of me, I could not figure out what I was doing wrong and why the Google Document would not attach itself into my post....I worked long and hard and hard and long....researched the problem but could not even figure out how to "word" the problem so Google would recognize it! Oh what a frustrating time!

And then, this past week, the angels smiled upon me, sang Alleluia's and provided me with the answer....55+ days later....but who's counting?

So, because I worked so hard on those questions and because I do want to bring back A Literary Sport...I give to you Banned Books Week Literary Sport ~ Good luck!

In honor of Banned Books Week, I'm bringing back A Literary Sport....with the focus on banned books.  I am grateful to my mother for not restricting my access to books when I was growing up.  I remember being at the library when I was eight years old trying to check out books that were bigger than me so I could make them last longer.  I don't know if I really understood what I was reading, but my mom did not ever say "that book is too old, too bad, too _____ for you."  I have done the same with my children, and they've all grown up to be fantastic writers and love the written word.  Even my 15-year old son has finally discovered the joys of reading!

The game is for everyone and anyone.  The winner of this week's sport will be determined on November 25th.  The form will be available until midnight EST, November 24th.  The winner will be chosen from random.org if there is more than one person to answer all of the questions correctly.  At the end of each month, the individual who has the most points for the month will win a $15 gift card to either Amazon or The Book Depository (winner's choice).  Best of luck!





3 novel reactions:

  1. So glad these literary games are back! I don't know how well I did, but it was fun to play along! Thanks, Stacy!

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  2. Thanks for the fun quiz, Stacy!

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