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FMK #34: Chapter Books

Last week's F winner was the Asimov! The K winner was a multiple-item tie, but the Hamilton had the least number of non-K votes, so it goes.

Over the weekend, instead of catching up on my reading, I wrote a javascript toy that lets me take any arbitrary list and rank it using pairwise comparisons. I feel like this was a good life choice and thus I can tell you that my subconscious definitely, clearly, mathematically provably wants this week's poll to be kids' chapter books.

How FMK works, short version: I am trying to clear out my unreads. So there is a poll, in which you get to pick F, M, or K. F means I should spend a night of wild passion with the book ASAP, and then decide whether to keep it or not. M means I should continue to commit to a long-term relationship of sharing my bedroom with it. K means it should go away immediately. Anyone can vote, you don't have to actually know anything about the books.

I pick a winner on Friday night (although won't actually close the poll, people can still vote,) and report results/post the new poll on the following Tuesday, and write a response to the F winner sometime in the next week.

Link to long version of explanation (on first poll)

Poll #19333 FMK #34: Young Readers

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 33

View Respondents

Cam Jansen: The Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds by David Adler (1980)

F
10 (66.7%)

M
2 (13.3%)

K
3 (20.0%)

Travelers by Night by Vivien Alcock (1990)

F
8 (72.7%)

M
2 (18.2%)

K
1 (9.1%)

The Three Investigators: The Mystery of the Green Ghost by Robert Arthur (1965)

F
7 (38.9%)

M
6 (33.3%)

K
5 (27.8%)

The Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt (1969)

F
9 (52.9%)

M
6 (35.3%)

K
2 (11.8%)

Matilda Bone by Karen Cushman (2000)

F
7 (50.0%)

M
4 (28.6%)

K
3 (21.4%)

The Case of the Phantom Frog by E. W. Hildick (1975)

F
7 (53.8%)

M
2 (15.4%)

K
4 (30.8%)

Rumble Fish by S. E. Hinton (1975)

F
8 (61.5%)

M
3 (23.1%)

K
2 (15.4%)

Adventures of the Blue Avenger by Norma Howe (1999)

F
6 (54.5%)

M
1 (9.1%)

K
4 (36.4%)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (2007)

F
3 (27.3%)

M
3 (27.3%)

K
5 (45.5%)

The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg (1996)

F
8 (50.0%)

M
6 (37.5%)

K
2 (12.5%)

Go Jump in the Pool! by Gordon Korman (1979)

F
7 (46.7%)

M
3 (20.0%)

K
5 (33.3%)

Ishi, Last of His Tribe by Theodora Kroeber (1962)

F
11 (73.3%)

M
3 (20.0%)

K
1 (6.7%)

The Silver Cup by Constance Leeds (2007)

F
9 (75.0%)

M
2 (16.7%)

K
1 (8.3%)

Bill Bergson, Master Detective by Astrid Lindgren (1968)

F
6 (50.0%)

M
3 (25.0%)

K
3 (25.0%)

Anna Smudge, Professional Shrink by MAC (2008)

F
4 (40.0%)

M
1 (10.0%)

K
5 (50.0%)

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (1987)

F
7 (36.8%)

M
6 (31.6%)

K
6 (31.6%)

We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea by Arthur Ransome (1937)

F
12 (63.2%)

M
5 (26.3%)

K
2 (10.5%)

Ghost Twins #1: The Mystery at Kickingbird Lake by Dian Curtis Regan (1994)

F
5 (50.0%)

M
1 (10.0%)

K
4 (40.0%)

The Witch's Brat by Rosemary Sutcliff (1970)

F
11 (64.7%)

M
5 (29.4%)

K
1 (5.9%)

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend (1977)

F
9 (52.9%)

M
1 (5.9%)

K
7 (41.2%)

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