Andria’s Comments (group member since Jul 03, 2012)

Andria’s comments from the What's the Name of That Book??? group.

Perloo The Bold by Avi, maybe?

ETA: I actually feel pretty good about this guess. Looking back at this book it is about rabbity and wolflike critters.

On my iPhone it leads to a blank page, too. Drat.

OHMYGOD The Teddy Bear Habit!! Haven't thought of that one in ages. One of the first chapter books I ever read. I'm off to hunt down a used copy right NOW.

Congrats on finding your book Ali! Here's the GR link: Devil on My Back

I'll go ahead and move this to Solved and shelve the book for you. :)

Graceling by Kristin Cashore?

Nevermore has a scene in a bookstore that sort of fits, although Varen is more eerie than geeky.

Mistress of Mellyn by Victoria Holt?

Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld

Thanks, Sam! So frustrating that we can't link titles from the GR app. Or IS there a way to do so and I just haven't figured it out yet?

Mexicali Soup by Kathryn Hitte

Yay! Glad we helped. And I just added Mary Celeste to my TBR list. I love Jane Yolen, how have I missed this one?

Well, I believe this one is for the same age group as Gift of Magic, so it may not be the one you're thinking of, either, but And This Is Laura by Ellen Conford is about a young girl developing psychic powers.

Also, maybe The Third Eye by Lois Duncan? I always get all three of those books mixed up in my head.

The Sleeping Sword - for the GR link

I'm guessing this is a children's book - is it a picture book or a chapter book? And how long ago did you read it? Even a general range or decade will help. "Many years ago" means different things to different people. :)

Milo and the Mysterious Island, maybe?

The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters for the link to Marion's suggestion

Maybe Rules by Cynthia Lord?

The Archived by Victoria Schwab?

There's The Family from One End Street. The family is the Ruggles. But it's first published in 1937.

Wow, the bit with showering in rain from the grates and the rat-man are definitely in Pandemonium - or something I read really recently. I'll have to check my lists.

But the first part of your description makes me think of Legend, but if yours is not a well-known book that's probably not it. Hm. I'll keep thinking.

Edit: Downsiders also comes to mind.