Read-a-Thon #3 - Book Scattergories

[Katie]

Pick one of your initials, it doesn't matter which one. Include that letter in your response post. Then come up with an answer for all the items below. Each answer must start with your initial.

1. A book title:
2. An author (first or last name):
3. A female book character (first or last name):
4. A male book character (first or last name):
5. Something you find in a library or book store:
6. A great place to read:
7. A food to eat while reading:

[Katie]

B

My last name starts with B.

1. A book title: The BFG
2. An author (first or last name): Bill Bryson
3. A female book character (first or last name): Becky Sharp from Vanity Fair
4. A male book character (first or last name): Mr. Bingley from Pride and Prejudice
5. Something you find in a library or book store: Books, of course
6. A great place to read: Bedroom
7. A food to eat while reading: Brownies

[Rachel]

1. A book title: Room
2. An author (first or last name): Roald Dahl
3. A female book character (first or last name): Ramona Quimby (for some reason, I really struggled to think of anyone who started with R)
4. A male book character (first or last name): Ron Weasley
5. Something you find in a library or book store: Racks of books
6. A great place to read: Resource room at the library
7. A food to eat while reading: Raspberries

[Pam]

1. Penguin Island
2. Phillip Roth
3. Pippi Longstocking
4. Mr. Penumbra
5. Puzzle
6. Porch swing
7. Pistachios

[Hilde]

1. A book title: Hallowe'en Party
2. An author (first or last name): Helen Dunmore
3. A female book character (first or last name): Helga Crane from Quicksand
4. A male book character (first or last name): Hercule Poirot
5. Something you find in a library or book store: (Book) holdings
6. A great place to read: Home
7. A food to eat while reading: Hummus

[Chrissy]

C

1. A book title: Cryptonomicon (a fav of mine!)
2. An author (first or last name): Charles Dickens
3. A female book character (first or last name): Caroline Ingalls
4. A male book character (first or last name): Holden Caufield
5. Something you find in a library or book store: card catalog??
6. A great place to read: cozy corner
7. A food to eat while reading: crackers

[Joan]

1. A book title: Jurassic Park
2. An author (first or last name): Shirley Jackson
3. A female book character (first or last name): Jane Eyre
4. A male book character (first or last name): Jay Gatsby
5. Something you find in a library or book store: journal
6. A great place to read: jacuzzi
7. A food to eat while reading: jalapenos

[Tracy]

Letter T

1. A book title:
Truly Madly Guilty

2. An author (first or last name):
Tracy Chevalier ( not even just the same initial, its the same first name !!)

3. A female book character (first or last name):
Tracy Crosswhite from My Sister's Grave, The Tracy Crosswhite series by Robert Dugoni ( Thats 2 for 2, whole first name , not just initial... I'm on a role)

4. A male book character (first or last name):
Toad, from Frog and Toad Are Friends?? Does that count? OH! Tom Sawyer.

5. Something you find in a library or book store: Tables ( 3 for 1, or is it 3 for 2??Barnes and Noble)

6. A great place to read:
Tahiti... I'm ready
or if I'm being realistic under a Throwblanket
or again Table... because my kitchen table is where I do most of my reading

7. A food to eat while reading:
Tostitos? with dip?
Tea?

[Kathy]

K

1. A book title:
King Lear

2. An author (first or last name):
Elizabeth Kostova

3. A female book character (first or last name):
Ruth Kettering from Agatha Christie's The Mystery of the Blue Train

4. A male book character (first or last name):
Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd from News of the World by Paulette Jiles

5. Something you find in a library or book store:
Kipling books, King, Stephen books

6. A great place to read:
Kansas City! I'm sure the library is great.

7. A food to eat while reading:
kiwi? kale? kimchi? kisses!(Hershey's)

[Sarah]

M

1. A book title: Mars Evacuees

2. An author (first or last name): Marissa Meyer

3. A female book character (first or last name): Marianne Dashwood

4. A male book character (first or last name): Mowgli

5. Something you find in a library or book store: Maps

6. A great place to read: a meadow?

7. A food to eat while reading: M&Ms ha!

[Jody]

J for me!

1. A book title: Jaws
2. An author (first or last name): Jane Austen
3. A female book character (first or last name): Jane Eyre
4. A male book character (first or last name): James Bond (oh hey, same last initial too!)
5. Something you find in a library or book store: Juvenile Fiction
6. A great place to read: Jamaica ... on the beach
7. A food to eat while reading: Jatz (they're Australian crackers ... and I miss them!)

[Silvia]

S for Silvia

1. A book title: Sense and Sensibility
2. An author (first or last name): Stephen King
3. A female book character (first or last name): Sara Crewe from A Little Princess
4. A male book character (first or last name): Severus Snape from Harry Potter
5. Something you find in a library or book store: Shelves
6. A great place to read: a Sofa
7. A food to eat while reading: Sushi ... actually I don't like to eat while reading, but sushi sounds great :)

[Sara]

My Name is Sara...so it's an S.

1. A book title: The Scarlet Letter
2. An author (first or last name): Mary Stewart
3. A female book character (first or last name): Scarlett O'Hara
4. A male book character (first or last name): Silas Marner
5. Something you find in a library or book store: seats
6. A great place to read: Under a Sycamore Tree
7. A food to eat while reading: Sandwiches

[Rachelnyc]

1. A book title: Ready Player One
2. An author (first or last name): Ruth Ware
3. A female book character (first or last name): Rebecca de Winter (Rebecca)
4. A male book character (first or last name): Richard Dalloway (Mrs. Dalloway)
5. Something you find in a library or book store: Reading glasses
6. A great place to read: Recliner
7. A food to eat while reading: Reese's Pieces

[Edie]

S

1. A book title: The Stars are Fire
2. An author (first or last name): Kory Stamper
3. A female book character (first or last name): Serena Pemberton
4. A male book character (first or last name): Isaac Severy
5. Something you find in a library or book store: Shelves
6. A great place to read: Seashore
7. A food to eat while reading: strawberries

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[Veronica]

I'm using P for my last name.
1. A book title: Peter Pan
2. An author (first or last name): James Patterson
3. A female book character (first or last name): Pollyanna
4. A male book character (first or last name): Percy Weasley
5. Something you find in a library or book store: photographs
6. A great place to read: Porch
7. A food to eat while reading: potato chips