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Saturday, May 17, 2008

CHALLENGE: What's in a Name? Update


Another challenge finished! This was a really fun one to pick books for because Annie set up such great parameters. I actually hope to read two for each category, but I have completed the challenge. I liked all of these books, but I would put Black Swan Green and Eleanor Rigby as my favorites.

1. A book with a color in its title.
Black Swan Green - David Mitchell
Island of the Blue Dolphins - Scott O'Dell

2. A book with an animal in its title.
The Goose Girl - Shannon Hale
The Terra Cotta Dog - Andrea Camilleri

3. A book with a first name in its title.
Eleanor Rigby - Douglas Coupland
Reading Lolita in Tehran - Azar Nafisi

4. A book with a place in its title.
Yellowknife - Steve Zipp
Amsterdam - Ian McEwan

5. A book with a weather event in its title.
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid - Bill Bryson
Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell

6. A book with a plant in its title.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith
The Grass Harp - Truman Capote

1 comment:

  1. Congrats! Don't you feel good!

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