The Novel Title Mad Libs Game

Titles are hard. How are you supposed to sum up the emotional content of your work while still making sure it's memorable and will catch a reader's eye? Wouldn't it be easier to turn some lead into gold while we're at it?

Fortunately, NPR has provided us with a handy guide for . Not really YA-specific, but here's the closest match:

If Your First Novel Will Be A Withering Teenage Quasi-Memoir

How I Flunked [YOUR WORST ACADEMIC SUBJECT] But Passed [THE FIRST MUSICIAN YOU SAW IN CONCERT]

The memoir part doesn't really work, but with this in mind, my first novel should be How I Flunked Chemistry But Passed The Four Tops and the Temptations.

I also like:

If Your First Novel Will Be A Harrowing Historical Account

The [A COLOR] [REPEAT THAT COLOR] [A FLOWER]s Of [A CITY IN EUROPE]

It's that double color that makes it stick out, of course. Feel free to share your titles in the comments!