I-Spy: Book Titles Edition Challenge - 2016 Showing 201-250 of 1,048

[Jessica (bitsy 55)]

Please sign me up for 10. Might do more but this is my first year for challenges...hoping I keep up!

10/10

6. The Little Prince--The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy

23. Girl With a Pearl Earring-The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver

5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns

7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass- Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman

20. Where the Red Fern Grows- The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain

24. The Call of the Wild - A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - The House at the Edge of Night: A Novel by Catherine Banner

13. The Book Thief - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

11. The Diary of a Young Girl - Lilac Girls

[Cassandra]

I like that several of you are new to challenges! I hope you enjoy it, and if you need to change your goal at any time, just let me know.

Welcome to the challenge, everyone!

[Ceri]

Id love to try this one please and go for all 25 :)

Here are the 25 books:
1. Of Mice and Men 
2. A Tale of Two Cities 
3. Gone with the Wind The Wind in the Willows
4. A Wrinkle in Time
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
6. The Little Prince
7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
8. Brave New World
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
10. The Joy Luck Club
11. The Diary of a Young Girl The Girl on the Train
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
13. The Book Thief
14. The God of Small Things
15. Around the World in 80 Days
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
17. The Time Traveler's Wife
18. All Quiet on the Western Front
19. The Old Man and the Sea The Old House on the Corner
20. Where the Red Fern Grows
21. Island of the Blue Dolphins
22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
23. Girl With a Pearl Earring
24. The Call of the Wild
25. The Good Earth 

[Rachel]

Hi Cassandra! I thought I understood the rules, but your response to another person's question has me doubtful. Do the following books follow the rules:

11. The Diary of a YOUng Girl -- Where'd You Go, Bernadette
25. The Good EARTh -- The Art of Racing in the Rain

My thought was that the entire word is in both titles, it's just YOU and ART are part of the longer words YOUNG and EARTH. I thought that was like the rule "The Princess Bride ("prince" from The Little Prince can be found here in its entirety)"

What's the verdict?

[Rachel]

Ang wrote: "I thought it was opposite. The classic title could be within the longer word and not the other way around.

So if you read a book with "Earthling" then it would work for The Good Earth."

I see what you mean. Is that the way to think of it Cassandra?

[xo Jules]

xo Jules wrote: "I-SPY Challenge 2016 (0/10) message 147

1. Of Mice and Men
2. A Tale of Two Cities Walk Two Moons
3. Gone with the Wind
4. A Wrinkle in Time [book:Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Missi..."

Cassandra, I've changed my name from 'Julie' to 'xo Jules' if you could change that on the list you are keeping. And also, I'm just going to try for 10, not 25. thanks! :-)

[Kina]

In for 25

[Tara]

Joining in .... Going to try to spy all of them :)

I SPY: BOOK TITLES EDITION
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

3/25

1. Of Mice and Men
2. A Tale of Two Cities
3. Gone with the Wind
4. A Wrinkle in Time
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
6. The Little Prince
7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
8. Brave New World
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
10. The Joy Luck Club
11. The Diary of a Young Girl - The Girl From Home by Adam Mitzner (4/10/16)
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
13. The Book Thief
14. The God of Small Things
15. Around the World in 80 Days
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Night Probe! by Clive Cussler (1/10/16)
17. The Time Traveler's Wife
18. All Quiet on the Western Front
19. The Old Man and the Sea
20. Where the Red Fern Grows
21. Island of the Blue Dolphins
22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
23. Girl With a Pearl Earring - Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter (5/23/16)
24. The Call of the Wild
25. The Good Earth

[Cassandra]

Rachel - sorry I didn't see this sooner. You were originally correct. If the classic book title is wholly contained in the title of a book, then it counts. Like Prince is completely contained in Princess, so The Princess Bride would work.

Sorry if I was confusing before.

[Cassandra]

Welcome to the challenge, everyone!

Julie, I updated your name and goal. :)

[xo Jules]

Cassandra wrote: "Welcome to the challenge, everyone!

Julie, I updated your name and goal. :)"

Thanks Again Cassandra!

[Rachel]

Cassandra wrote: "Rachel - sorry I didn't see this sooner. You were originally correct. If the classic book title is wholly contained in the title of a book, then it counts. Like Prince is completely contained in Pr..."

Thanks Cassandra! I appreciate the clarification and I have adjusted my list. I was complicating things a bit!

[Kelly]

Updated message #15 with my first read of 2016!

22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - The Green Mile ✔

1/25

[Ronda]

Not sure what I am reading yet but I would like to give this a go.

[Megan BG]

1 done!

19. The Old Man and the Sea: Go Set a Watchman

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated message 13

[Susan (dalmatian21)]

Updated message 176

[Melissa]

I'm in for 20.

1. Of Mice and Men
2. A Tale of Two Cities
3. Gone with the Wind
4. A Wrinkle in Time
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
6. The Little Prince
7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
8. Brave New World
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
10. The Joy Luck Club
11. The Diary of a Young Girl
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
13. The Book Thief
14. The God of Small Things
15. Around the World in 80 Days
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
17. The Time Traveler's Wife
18. All Quiet on the Western Front
19. The Old Man and the Sea
20. Where the Red Fern Grows
21. Island of the Blue Dolphins
22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
23. Girl With a Pearl Earring
24. The Call of the Wild
25. The Good Earth

[Cassandra]

Welcome to the challenge, Ro and Melissa!

Congratulations to those who have finished their first book of the challenge already. :)

[Susan (dalmatian21)]

Another one done, short novella audiobook

2/25

1. Of Mice and Men - Walks With Men: Fiction
18. All Quiet on the Western Front - Keep Quiet

[Debra]

1/25 Of Mice and Men - Dead Men Kill

[Maria]

3/25

11. The Diary of a Young Girl - Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
20. Where the Red Fern Grows - Red Queen
23. Girl With a Pearl Earring - Luckiest Girl Alive

[Blagica , Challenges]

I SPY: BOOK TITLES EDITION
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

Here are the 25 books:
1. Of Mice and Men-The Children of Men

2. A Tale of Two CitiesThe Tale of the Body Thief

3. Gone with the WindWinds of Salem

4. A Wrinkle in TimeOnly Time Will Tell

5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Brooklyn

6. The Little Prince Big Little Lies

7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass-
Still Alice

8. Brave New WorldThe Saddest Girl in the World

9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Darkly Dreaming Dexter

10. The Joy Luck ClubLuckiest Girl Alive

11. The Diary of a Young GirlSuzanne's Diary for Nicholas

12. I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsBlackbirds

13. The Book Thief
The Silver Linings Playbook

14. The God of Small ThingsSmall Sacrifices: A True Story of Passion and Murder January 3,2016

15. Around the World in 80 DaysEighty Days Yellow

16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button

17. The Time Traveler's WifeSands of Time

18. All Quiet on the Western FrontCradle and All

19. The Old Man and the SeaSea Swept

20. Where the Red Fern GrowsRed Rising

21. Island of the Blue DolphinsShutter Island

22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe-The Green Mile

23. Girl With a Pearl EarringShades of Pearl

24. The Call of the WildConfessions of a Wild Child

25. The Good EarthThe Good Guy

1/25

[Jessica (bitsy 55)]

First one done!! Edit to message 204
1/10

6. The Little Prince--The Prince of Tides

[Amy]

Definitely want to give this challenge a go, sounds interesting!

18/25

1. Of Mice and Men
2. A Tale of Two Cities
3. Gone with the Wind - 'Little Girl Gone' - read 17th February
4. A Wrinkle in Time
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - 'The Courage Tree' - read 17th May
6. The Little Prince - 'Big Little Lies' - read 21st January
7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
8. Brave New World - 'I'll Take New York' - read 6th October
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
10. The Joy Luck Club - 'The Curvy Girls Club' - read 14th May
11. The Diary of a Young Girl - 'Bridget Jones's Diary' - read 22nd May
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
13. The Book Thief - 'The Book of You' - read 7th February
14. The God of Small Things - 'The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet' - read 14th June
15. Around the World in 80 Days - 'Our Endless Numbered Days' - read 12th April
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - 'The Night Stalker' - read on 30th October
17. The Time Traveler's Wife - 'The Third Wife' - read 17th January
18. All Quiet on the Western Front - 'All the Bright Places' - read 11th February
19. The Old Man and the Sea - 'The Little Kiosk by the Sea' - read 5th April
20. Where the Red Fern Grows - 'Where Rainbows End' - read July 6th
21. Island of the Blue Dolphins
22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - 'Meet Me at the Cupcake Café' - read 30th January
23. Girl With a Pearl Earring - 'The Girl in the Red Coat' - read 26th September
24. The Call of the Wild - 'The Calling' - read 27th January
25. The Good Earth - 'The Good Girl' - read 12th January

[Wiltshire Hermit]

4. A Wrinkle in Time - The Time Keeper

1/10

[Maureen]

I'm in for all 25.

Yearly Challenge
I SPY: BOOK TITLES EDITION
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

Read a book that contains in its title a word that can be found in each of the classic book titles. The word needs to be there in its entirety; however, homographs (words that are spelled the same but mean different things) and words within words count. Articles (a, and, the) and any two letter words do not count. For examples, see below:

Allowed
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (the "wind" here means something different than the "wind" in Gone with the Wind but is spelled the same way)
The Princess Bride ("prince" from The Little Prince can be found here in its entirety)

Not Allowed
Cat and Mouse ("mouse" is a variation of "mice" from Of Mice and Men but "mice" is not in the title)
Think and Grow Rich (the word to match is "grows" from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, but only the first four letters "grow" are here)
Insurgent (it contains "in" from A Wrinkle in Time, but "in" is a two letter word so it does not count)

I want to do all 25

Books: 0/25

Here are the 25 books:
1. Of Mice and Men -
2. A Tale of Two Cities -
3. Gone with the Wind -
4. A Wrinkle in Time -
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn -
6. The Little Prince -
7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass -
8. Brave New World -
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? -
10. The Joy Luck Club -
11. The Diary of a Young Girl -
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings -
13. The Book Thief -
14. The God of Small Things -
15. Around the World in 80 Days -
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time -
17. The Time Traveler's Wife -
18. All Quiet on the Western Front -
19. The Old Man and the Sea -
20. Where the Red Fern Grows -
21. Island of the Blue Dolphins -
22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe -
23. Girl With a Pearl Earring -
24. The Call of the Wild -
25. The Good Earth -

[ChrisP]

Message 44 Updated

Comment 44

12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Bird Box****

1/25 Complete

[zemkat]

I SPY: BOOK TITLES EDITION
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016
Progress: 6/25

[✓] 1. Of Mice and MEN -- Obscure Early Bluesmen (Who Never Existed) by Steve Johnson
[   ] 2. A Tale of Two Cities
[✓] 3. GONE with the Wind -- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
[   ] 4. A Wrinkle in TIME -- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
[   ] 5. A TREE Grows in Brooklyn -- The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge (ARC)
[   ] 6. The Little Prince
[   ] 7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
[   ] 8. Brave New WORLD -- Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
[✓] 9. Do Androids DREAM of Electric Sheep? -- Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
[   ] 10. The Joy Luck Club
[✓] 11. The Diary of a Young GIRL -- The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
[   ] 12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
[   ] 13. The Book Thief
[   ] 14. The God of Small Things
[   ] 15. Around the World in 80 Days
[   ] 16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
[   ] 17. The Time Traveler's Wife
[   ] 18. All Quiet on the Western Front
[   ] 19. The Old Man and the Sea
[   ] 20. Where the Red Fern Grows
[   ] 21. Island of the BLUE Dolphins -- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins
[✓] 22. Fried GREEN Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe -- If You Need Me, Call Green Bean by David Farris
[✓] 23. GIRL With a Pearl Earring -- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
[✓] 24. The Call of the WILD -- Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
[   ] 25. The Good Earth

[Winter, Group Reads]

Message 13. 2/25 ^^

[Cassandra]

Welcome to the challenge, Maureen and Amy!

[Nik]

@Zemkat (I sure do wish goodreads had support for mentions) I love the way you've presented your list, with a space for checkmarks and emphasising the word in the title. Ingenious use of limited formatting options. =)

[Rachel]

Completed #6 with my first book A Little Princess!

[Jeana]

This challenge sounds very interesting and I think it will be a great way to help me decide what to read, so I will join!

1. Of Mice and Men
2. A Tale of Two Cities
3. Gone with the Wind
4. A Wrinkle in Time
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
6. The Little Prince
7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
8. Brave New World
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
10. The Joy Luck Club
11. The Diary of a Young Girl
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
13. The Book Thief
14. The God of Small Things
15. Around the World in 80 Days
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
17. The Time Traveler's Wife
18. All Quiet on the Western Front
19. The Old Man and the Sea
20. Where the Red Fern Grows
21. Island of the Blue Dolphins
22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
23. Girl With a Pearl Earring
24. The Call of the Wild
25. The Good Earth

[Cassandra]

Nik, I really wish there was a way to ping or tag people in a post too. The reply feature is a joke.

Welcome to the challenge, Jeana!

[Winter, Group Reads]

Second that, the app don't even have that much:/

[Nik]

Cassandra wrote: "Nik, I really wish there was a way to ping or tag people in a post too. The reply feature is a joke."

Winter wrote: "Second that, the app don't even have that much:/"

Fingers crossed one day our beloved site will catch up to the times. I can only imagine the overhead and infrastructure it takes to keep goodreads running (relatively) smoothly, but I haven't observed many really dramatic changes in a long time. I will keep hoping… =)

[Winter, Group Reads]

Me too :) I love the site to death anyway, but I'm sure such changes will arrive
eventually.

[Cassandra]

I'm hoping that the modern design update (as controversial as it might be) is a signal that they're starting to modernize more than just the font color, but actual functionality too.

[Mave]

I'm in for all 25.

Yearly Challenge
I SPY: BOOK TITLES EDITION
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016
Books: 7/25

Here are the 25 books:
1. Of Mice and Men - Weeping Women Springs, Tamara Eaton, 01/04/15 *****
2. A Tale of Two Cities - Going for Two by Laura Chapman 03/03/16 ****
3. Gone with the Wind - Thread and Gone by Lea Wait, 01/20/16 ****
4. A Wrinkle in Time -
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn -
6. The Little Prince -
7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass -
8. Brave New World -
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? -
10. The Joy Luck Club -
11. The Diary of a Young Girl -
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings -
13. The Book Thief -
14. The God of Small Things -
15. Around the World in 80 Days -
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time -
17. The Time Traveler's Wife -
18. All Quiet on the Western Front -
19. The Old Man and the Sea -
20. Where the Red Fern Grows -
21. Island of the Blue Dolphins -
22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - The Green Rose by Stephanie Burkhart, 01/25/16 ****
23. Girl With a Pearl Earring - The Girl in the Flammable Skirt by Aimee Bender, 05/22/16 **
24. The Call of the Wild - Gone Wild by Dakota Madison, 06/27/16 ****
25. The Good Earth - The Good, the Bad and the Guacamole by Rebecca Adler 11/02/16 ****

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

Updated Message #137 with a finish of The Princess Diaries 1/5/16 for #6.

1/25 as of 1/5/16
Full list message #137

[Jessica (bitsy 55)]

Edit to post #204

2/10

23. Girl With a Pearl Earring-The Girl on the Train

[Cassandra]

Welcome to the challenge, Mave!

[Cheri]

Update: 1/25
8. Brave New World (used the word WORLD)

How the World Was: A California Childhood by Emmanuel Guibert (4 stars)

[JoJo]

19/20, 39/40

1. Of Mice and Men - 23/2/16
The Children of Men

2. A Tale of Two Cities - 8/4/16
The Tales of Beedle the Bard

3. Gone with the Wind - 23/7/16
Gone to the Crazies: A Memoir - 10/11/16

4. A Wrinkle in Time - 29/5/16
Old Before My Time: Hayley Okines' Life with Progeria - 24/10/16

5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: 4/5/16
The Elephant Tree: 11/12/16

6. The Little Prince: 1/2/16
The Little Friend: 28/1/16

7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass - 23/3/16
Still Alice - 28/7/16

8. Brave New World - 29/10/16
Between the World and Me - 24/6/16

9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams - 31/7/16

10. The Joy Luck Club: 9/2/16
Fight Club - 1/8/16

11. The Diary of a Young Girl - Already Read
The Girl on the Train - 15/1/16

13. The Book Thief - 18/2/16
The Jungle Book - 3/12/16

14. The God of Small Things - 26/4/16
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret - 12/5/16

16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - 17/3/16
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Six Other Stories - 12/3/16

17. The Time Traveler's Wife - Already read
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales - 11/5/16

18.All Quiet on the Western Front - 29/12/16
Home Front - 5/1/17

19. The Old Man and the Sea - 6/4/16
The Man in the High Castle - 4/3/16

20. Where the Red Fern Grows - 15/4/16
Red Dragon - 20/4/16

22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - 1/12/16
The Green Mile - 10/6/16

24. The Call of the Wild - Already read
Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins

[Blagica , Challenges]

I SPY: BOOK TITLES EDITION
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016


1. Of Mice and Men-The Children of Men

2. A Tale of Two CitiesThe Tale of the Body Thief

3. Gone with the WindWinds of Salem

4. A Wrinkle in TimeOnly Time Will Tell

5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Brooklyn

6. The Little Prince Big Little Lies

7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass-
Still Alice

8. Brave New WorldThe Saddest Girl in the World

9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Darkly Dreaming Dexter

10. The Joy Luck ClubLuckiest Girl Alive

11. The Diary of a Young GirlSuzanne's Diary for Nicholas January 7, 2016

12. I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsBlackbirds

13. The Book Thief
The Silver Linings Playbook

14. The God of Small ThingsSmall Sacrifices: A True Story of Passion and Murder January 3,2016

15. Around the World in 80 DaysEighty Days Yellow

16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button

17. The Time Traveler's WifeSands of Time

18. All Quiet on the Western FrontCradle and All

19. The Old Man and the SeaSea Swept

20. Where the Red Fern GrowsRed Rising

21. Island of the Blue DolphinsShutter Island

22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe-The Green Mile

23. Girl With a Pearl EarringShades of Pearl

24. The Call of the WildConfessions of a Wild Child

25. The Good EarthThe Good Guy

2/25

[Dominique]

No 10 updated: 1/25

[Alex]

Update msg 119. 2/8 complete.

[Natalie]

I'm in! (Natalie R. for all 25)

Completed: 1/25

1. Of Mice and Men
2. A Tale of Two Cities
3. Gone with the Wind
4. A Wrinkle in Time
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
6. The Little Prince - Big Little Lies (Finished 1/8)
7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
8. Brave New World
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
10. The Joy Luck Club
11. The Diary of a Young Girl
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
13. The Book Thief
14. The God of Small Things
15. Around the World in 80 Days
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
17. The Time Traveler's Wife
18. All Quiet on the Western Front
19. The Old Man and the Sea
20. Where the Red Fern Grows
21. Island of the Blue Dolphins
22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
23. Girl With a Pearl Earring
24. The Call of the Wild
25. The Good Earth

[Stephanie]

Update: 1/25

16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream 01.08.16

(Message 101)