10.9 - Add It Up

[Kristina Simon]

10.9 -- Add It Up
Add numbers in current age until you get a single digit. ➜ Read a book that has that number of words in the title. For example, if you are 55 you would add 5+5 to get 10; you would then add 1+0 to get 1. You would read a book with a one word title.
If your birthday falls within the summer months, Happy Birthday! You may use either age to get your single digit. Subtitles may be used or ignored. Hyphenated words count as one word. Numbers also count as one word.
Required: State the single digit number your age adds up to when you post.

[Kristina Simon]

Clarifications:

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat works for 5 words

[Kristina Simon]

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[Marscha]

Does "you're" count as one word or two?

I need an 8-word title and I was thinking about using Since You're Leaving Anyway, Take Out the Trash

[Karen Michele]

Do subtitles count or do we use just the main title?

[Kristina Simon]

Marscha wrote: "Does "you're" count as one word or two?

I need an 8-word title and I was thinking about using Since You're Leaving Anyway, Take Out the Trash"

You're is one word. That title would work for an 8-word title.

[Kristina Simon]

Karen GHHS wrote: "Do subtitles count or do we use just the main title?"

Subtitles may be used or ignored.

[Karen Michele]

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Karen GHHS wrote: "Do subtitles count or do we use just the main title?"

Subtitles may be used or ignored."

Thanks! I have more possibilities now.:)

[Kate S]

Am I correct in counting The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat as 5 words? With a multi-hyphenated word of 'all-you-can-eat'?

[Kristina Simon]

Kate S wrote: "Am I correct in counting The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat as 5 words? With a multi-hyphenated word of 'all-you-can-eat'?"

Yes, that's correct.

[Deanna]

Help! Does anyone have any suggestions for 9 word titles?

[Emily]

Deanna wrote: "Help! Does anyone have any suggestions for 9 word titles?"

That's a hard one. I came up with two, very different genres, so depending on what you like.

The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry

Nightmare At 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories By Richard Matheson

I haven't read either one, but I have heard good things about both.

[Kristina Simon]

I found these on my bookshelves:

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America

Both very good. I haven't read any of the following, but they would also work:

In Cold Pursuit: A Mystery From The Last Continent
The Teachable Moment: Seizing the Instants When Children Learn
Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life
Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad
See Me After Class: Advice for Teachers by Teachers
Welcome to the Departure Lounge: Adventures in Mothering Mother
Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance
A Paramedic's Story: Life, Death, and Everything in Between
Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley

[Emily]

Kate wrote: "Deanna wrote: "Help! Does anyone have any suggestions for 9 word titles?"

That's a hard one. I came up with two, very different genres, so depending on what you like.

The Psychopath Test: A Journ..."

Since childrens books could also be used for this task, you could use From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (provided that the initial "E" would count as a word.

[Fran]

Deanna wrote: "Help! Does anyone have any suggestions for 9 word titles?"

Here's a 9 word title- I really enjoyed this one -

Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir

[Deanna]

Thanks, everyone. I will check them out.

[Donna Jo]

Deanna wrote: "Help! Does anyone have any suggestions for 9 word titles?"

Deanna, there are a couple that I'm planning on reading
Paris, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

[Janet F]

Since I have to find a 9 word title I found some more to add:

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

Late Night Thoughts on Listening to Mahler's Ninth Symphony

I'm not sure if the "&" counts as a word - it is used as 'punctuation' in this title. If it doesn't count as a word then it's 9 words.
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

[Kristina Simon]

Janet F wrote: "I'm not sure if the "&" counts as a word - it is used as 'punctuation' in this title. If it doesn't count as a word then it's 9 words.
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
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The ampersand counts as a replacement for the word "and." So, unfortunately, that one's a 10 word title.

[Claire]

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 - does that count as 9 words?

[Kristina Simon]

Claire wrote: "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 - does that count as 9 words?"

Since 13 3/4 isn't hyphenated, I'll take as 2 words. So, yes,
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 counts as a 9-word title.