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message 1: by Cheryl (last edited Dec 14, 2016 02:32AM) (new)
Jan 01, 2016 11:58AM

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FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION (1985)
"Feeling Gravity’s Pull" � read a space opera or a book that takes place in outer space
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman
"Maps and Legends" � read a book that contains its own map/legend
Sondok: Princess of the Moon and Stars by Sheri Holman
"Driver 8" � read a book that prominently features a train as the main mode of transportation, or features a protagonist who has to travel a long distance
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
"Life and How to Live it" � read a self-help book
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
✔✔"Old Man Kensey" � read a book that features an old man as the protagonist
"Can’t Get There From Here" � read a book that seems to go nowhere
What Pet Should I Get? by Dr. Seuss
✔✔"Green Grow the Rushes" � read a book that is set in summertime
"Kohoutek" � read a book that revolves around astronomy, or prominently features stars, a sun, or a moon.
Anpao: An American Indian Odyssey by Jamake Highwater
"Auctioneer (Another Engine)" � read a book about wanderlust
The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
"Good Advices" � read a book written by an author you’d never heard of before
Ed Deafo by Cece Bell
"Wendell Gee" � read a book about a dream or in which dreams are prominently featured
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

LIFE’S RICH PAGEANT (1986)
"Begin the Begin" � read a book you’ve already read
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
"These Days" � read a book that takes place in present day
Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova
"Fall on Me" � read a book about oppression
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
"Cuyahoga" � read a book that takes place on or near a river, in which a river is prominently featured
Empire Falls by Richard Russo
"Hyena"� read a book with an animal in the title
Birds of America by Lorrie Moore
✔✔"Underneath the Bunker" � read a book about the end of the world
"The Flowers of Guatemala" -read a book that takes place in a foreign country
East by Edith Pattou
"I Believe" � read a book about fairy tales or a book that is a spin on a fairy tale
Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
"What if We Give It Away" � read a book about giving up or giving something up
Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare
"Just a Touch" � read a book that uses multiple formats or gimmicks in which to tell its story
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
"Swan Swan H" � read a book with a word repeated in the title
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
"Superman" � read a book about a superhero
The Aeneid by Virgil

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message 2: by Cheryl (last edited Dec 29, 2016 10:44PM) (new)
Jan 01, 2016 11:58AM

Cheryl | 55 comments OUT OF TIME (1991)
“Radio Song� � read a book that has to do with music, or prominently features a radio station
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
“Losing My Religion� � read a book that is considered an author’s “biggest� hit
Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan
“Low� � read a book about the morning after, or regrets
The Rape of Lucrece by William Shakespeare
“Near Wild Heaven� � read a book that deals with the end of a relationship
Tartuffe by Moliere
✔✔“Shiny Happy People� � read a book about a utopia, or the search for utopia
“Belong� � read a book that revolves around a child, but does not feature a child as the protagonist
The Changeling by Selma Lagerlof
“Half a World Away� � read a book about a band
Donny! by James Gregory
“Texarkana� � read a book in which the main character is searching for something
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
“Country Feedback� � read a book about heartbreak, about unrequited love
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
“Me in Honey� � read a book with the word Sweet or Sweetness in the title
Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck

AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE (1992)
“Drive� � read a book that revolves around youth
The Children of Green Knowe by L.M. Boston
“Try Not to Breathe� � read a book about giving up
Runaway by Alice Munro
“The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight� � read a book about a humorous love
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
“Everybody Hurts� � read a book about depression
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
“Sweetness Follows� � read a book about death, or that prominently features a funeral
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
“Monty Got a Raw Deal� � read a book in which one of the characters gets “a raw deal�.
Richard II by William Shakespeare
“Ignoreland� � read a book that similarly features the word ‘land� in its title
Mosquitoland by David Arnold
“Star Me Kitten� � read a book that features the F-word, either in title or in text, or uses asterisks in the title
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
“Man on the Moon� � read a book that is a tribute to someone or something else
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“Nightswimming� � read a book on a dare (have someone dare you to read something)
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
✔✔“Find the River� � read a book with River in the title

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NEW ADVENTURES IN HI-FI (1996)
✔✔“How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us� � read a book set in the wild west
“The Wake-Up Bomb� � read a book about drugs, or drug addiction
Rejoice by Karen Kingsbury
“New Test Leper� � read a book about a character who is struggling with a disease
Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis
“Undertow� � read a book that takes place primarily on or under the water/ocean
Swimming by Nicola Keegan
“E Bow the Letter� � read a book that revolves around two best friends
Rascal by Sterling North
✔✔“Leave� � read a book with the word leave or leaving in the title
✔✔“Departure� � read a book that is unlike the rest of a particular author’s bibliography
“Bittersweet Me� � read a book that features a bitter protagonist
The Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz
“Be Mine� � read a collection of love poems
Poésies de Sully Prudhomme. 1866 - 1872 by Sully Prudhomme
“Binky the Doormat� � read a book that is known for being strange or bizarre
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
“So Fast, So Numb� � read a book with a comma in the title
Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty
“Low Desert� � read a road-trip book
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
“Electrolite" � read a book that was written in the 20th century
The Golden Spiders by Rex Stout

UP (1998)
“Airportman� � read a book that takes place primarily in an airport or features a character who spends time in or around one
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
“Lotus� � read a book that is highly symbolic or allegorical
Aesop's Fables by Aesop
“Suspicion� � read a book you have been putting off
Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain
“Hope� � read a book with just one word in the title
Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson
“At My Most Beautiful� � read a book about goofy, silly love
Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead
✔✔“The Apologist� � read a book with ‘ist� in the title
✔✔“Sad Professor� � read a book that features a teacher as the protagonist
✔✔“You’re in the Air� � read a book with the words Your or You’re in the title
“Walk Unafraid� � read a book that others have found incredibly scary
Columbine by Dave Cullen
“Why Not Smile� � read a book about a protagonist who is habitually unhappy
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
✔✔“Day Sleeper� � read a book that features a protagonist who works the grave yard shift
✔✔“Diminished� � read a collection of flash fiction or short stories
“Parakeet� � read a book that’s told from an animal’s POV
The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
“Falls to Climb� � read a book that features a character who is viewed as a martyr
After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson


message 3: by Cheryl (last edited Dec 27, 2016 08:32AM) (new)
Jan 01, 2016 11:58AM

Cheryl | 55 comments REVEAL (2001)
✔✔“The Lifting� � read a prequel
“I’ve Been High� � read a book that is told in past tense
The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis
“All the Way to Reno� � read a book that features a protagonist who is trying to get their big break
Big in Japan by Jennifer Griffith
“She Just Wants to Be� � read a book written by a female author
I Was Here by Gayle Forman
“Disappear� � read a book that involves magic or a magician
Dealing With Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
“Saturn Return� � read a book about a character who does what they want, who goes against the norm
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
“Beat a Drum� � read a book with an instrument in its title
The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
“Imitation of Life� � read a book that revolves around art, or a specific piece of art
Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland
✔✔“Summer Turns to High� � read a book with Summer in the title
“Chorus and the Ring� � read a book about forgetting or denying
Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath
“I’ll Take the Rain� � read a book that takes place during a storm, or features a lot of rain
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
“Beachball� � read a book that is typically referred to as a ‘beach read�
Until Friday Night by Abbi Glines

AROUND THE SUN (2004)
“Leaving New York� � read a book that takes place in New York
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
✔✔“Electron Blue “� read a book with a color in the title
“The Outsiders� � read a book that takes place primarily outside
Brian's Return by Gary Paulsen
“Make it All Ok� � read a book that makes you feel good
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
✔✔“Final Straw� � read the last book in a series
“I Wanted to Be Wrong� � read a book that you wish you could have changed the ending to
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
“Wanderlust� � read a book about a character who is running away from something
Faith, Hope, and Gravity by Merrill Osmond
“The Boy in the Well� � read a non-YA book that features a young boy as the protagonist
The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
“Aftermath� � read a book about the survivors of an apocalypse
Born Survivors: Three Young Mothers and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage, Defiance, and Hope
✔✔“High Speed Train� � read a book that has a mode of transportation in the title
“The Worst Joke Ever “� read a book that others found funny but you did not
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
“The Ascent of Man� � read a book about books
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
✔✔“Around the Sun� � read a book that features space travel

ACCELERATE (2008)
“Living Well is the Best Revenge� � read a book that has a great revenge scene
An Author's Odyssey by Chris Colfer
✔✔“Man Sized Wreath� � read a Christmas themed novel
✔✔“Supernatural Superserious� � read a book that takes place in a summer or day camp
“Hollow Man� � read a book that has failed to meet the hype that surrounded it
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
“Houston� � read a book that is set in a big city
Frederica by Georgette Heyer
“Accelerate� � read a book that is less than 125 pages long
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr
“Until the Day is Done� � read a book in one sitting
Book of Totally Useless Information by Don Voorhees
✔✔“Mr Richards� � read a book that prominently features a president
“Sing for the Submarine� � read a classic dystopian/apocalyptic novel
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
“Horse to Water� � read a book that involves a fight of some sort
Henry V by William Shakespeare


message 4: by Lori, Super Mod (new)
Jan 24, 2016 07:38AM

Lori (tnbbc) | 10554 comments Mod
Nice progress Cheryl!


message 5: by Cheryl (new)
Dec 29, 2016 10:45PM

Cheryl | 55 comments Finished all but 22!


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