Here's the categories for next year:
- A book with a topographical feature in the title -- e.g. Black Hills, Purgatory Ridge, Emily of Deep Valley
- A book with something you'd see in the sky in the title -- e.g. Moon Called, Seeing Stars, Cloud Atlas
- A book with a creepy crawly in the title -- e.g. Little Bee, Spider Bones, The Witches of Worm
- A book with a type of house in the title -- e.g. The Glass Castle, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Ape House
- A book with something you'd carry in your pocket, purse, or backpack in the title -- e.g. Sarah's Key, The Scarlet Letter, The Devlin Diary
- A book with something you'd find on a calendar in the title -- e.g. Day of the Jackal, Elegy for April, Freaky Friday, The Year of Magical Thinking
So, the possibilities!
topographical feature
The Secret River, Kate GrenvilleSmall Island, Andrea Levy
something you'd see in the sky
The Devil's Star by Jo Nesbo
creepy crawly
Lark and Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips
type of house
The Last Resort by Carmen PosadasUrn Burial, Kerry Greenwood
something you'd carry in your pocket, purse, or backpack
Duma Key, Stephen King
something you'd find on a calendar
The Septembers of Shiraz, by Dalia SoferThe Wednesday Sisters, Meg Waite Clayton
What I Read:
Topographical feature:6. Island of Wings - Karin Altenberg
10. Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane
Something you'd see in the sky:
4. The Girl Who Chased the Moon - Sarah Addison Allen
7. Swann - Carol Shields
Creepy crawly:
8. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson
12. The House of the Scorpion - Nancy Farmer
Type of house:
1. House of Orphans - Helen Dunmore
11. Red House Mystery - AA Milne
Something you'd carry in your purse or backpack:
3. 13 Little Blue Envelopes - Maureen Johnson
5. The Sealed Letter - Emma Donaghue
Something you'd find on a calendar:
2. Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party - Alexander McCall Smith
9. October - Richard B Wright
These are some great titles! I like this challenge as well, and plan to sign up again for 2012... just have to have the time to find my titles :)
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