The Magical Readathon has a number of events throughout the year, and involve a reading challenge. I've been in a bad place with reading this year, and just can't seem to concentrate, so I thought that I would take up the challenge and sit my OWL examinations. If you are not aware of what the OWLs are, they are the examinations which take place in the fifth year at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. and all students must complete the exams. These are followed by the NEWTs in the seventh year, and are much harder. Following the first Magical Readathon of 2019, which takes place for the duration of April, I will then hopefully pass and be able to sit my NEWT exams later in the year.
MORE ABOUT THE OWL EXAMS
There are a number of exams that need to be sat in order to complete the OWL exams (Ordinary Wizarding Level) and receive the grades needed to go on and complete the NEWT exams. This year, we even have some Career options to follow, so I have decided to become a Ministry Worker within the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes. This means that I need to pass 5 exams in order to be able to continue on in the hopes of becoming a Ministry Worker.
The readathon, is hosted and created by Book Roast on Youtube, and you can learn more about the readathon by watching her video below.
As this is a reading challenge, each exam has a prompt which I have outlined below, along with the book I have chosen to read.
The readathon, is hosted and created by Book Roast on Youtube, and you can learn more about the readathon by watching her video below.
As this is a reading challenge, each exam has a prompt which I have outlined below, along with the book I have chosen to read.
The exams that I need to take, and pass are:
Charms
Age-line - Read an Adult Work
Pages: 238
Genre: Non-Fiction
Defence Against the Dark Arts
Reducto - Title Starts with an "R"
Book Chosen: Reasons to Stay Alive - Matt Haig
Pages: 254
Genre: Non-Fiction
History of Magic
Published at least 10 years ago
Book Chosen: Uglies - Scott Westerfeld
Pages: 425
Genre: Science Fiction
Potions
Next Ingredient: Sequel
Book Chosen: Pretties - Scott Westerfeld
Pages: 370
Genre: Science Fiction
Transfiguration
Sprayed Edges or Red Cover
Pages: 374
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
GRADES AND EXTRA READING
I hope to receive the grade of Exceeded Expectations though, so need to pass 6 exams. If I find that I am going to be able to read more after completing these six books, I will push to pass 9 exams to get the grade of Outstanding. The other subject areas for exams are:
Ancient Runes
Retelling
Book Chosen: Chinese Cinderella - Adeline Yen Mah
Pages: 227
Genre: Non-Fiction
Arithmancy
Work written by more than one author
Book Chosen: Spill Zone #1 - Scott Westerfeld and Alex Puviland
Pages: 235
Genre: (Graphic Novel) Science Fiction
Astronomy
"Star" in the title
Book Chosen: Stargirl - Jerry Spinelli
Pages: 260
Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary
Care of Magical Creatures
Land animal on cover
Pages: 268
Genre: Adult Fiction (Mystery)
Divination
Set in the future
Book Chosen: Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
Pages: 372
Genre: Science Fiction
Herbology
Plant on the cover
Book Chosen: The Moon Dwellers - David Estes
Pages: 366
Genre: Science Fiction
Muggle Studies
Contemporary
Book Chosen: Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Katherine Webber
Pages: 385
Genre: Contemporary
These are all the books that I plan to read for the readathon, which lasts the whole of April. I really hope that I can read at least 6 books during the month, and I have some of my favourite books on the list to re-read, as well as some new ones, and one that I didn't enjoy very much but would like to give it another try.
Are you taking part in the Magical Readathon? If you are, I would love to see your book list, so please leave a link to your video or blog post below. If you want to keep up to date with how I am getting on, remember to follow me on Twitter and Instagram. You can also follow the readathon hashtag on Twitter, which is #MagicalReadathon2019 and the offical Twitter account.
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