What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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SOLVED. Tween Thriller about escaping strange world (3 Word Title). [s]
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Gosh this sounds like such a sweet idea! Is there any way you can secretly ask her mom the name of the book? Her parents would probably know the title and that might be the fastest way of tracking it down.I don't know many tween stories but what's currently popping in my head are The City of Ember, Watership Down, something Alice in Wonderland related? Doubt any of these are it though - hopefully someone else will know the book you're searching for
Sadly, unlike my niece, she isn't much a reader and vaguely only recalled her reading Harry Potter, which she read starting at 9 and has two more books to go. Definitely not those. Haha. The book in question was recently written in the last 3 years and definitely not a tome like Harry Potter. :)
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Perhaps searching on Worldcat.org might help. It's good for finding children's and old books. For example:
https://www.worldcat.org/advancedsear... > Keyword: falls world ?? | Subject: fantasy | 1990-2019 ?? | Juvenile | Fiction | Book | English
Hi, it didn't sound like it was a retelling, however, Worldcat sounds intriguing! Thank you!
I came across this book We All Fall Down which came out in 2017 - but it's a comic/fully illustrated book and not a novel. The plot sounds similar...though it's highly unlikely it's this one either
Crystal wrote: "I came across this book We All Fall Down which came out in 2017 - but it's a comic/fully illustrated book and not a novel. The plot sounds similar...though it's highly unlikely it's..."Crystal wrote: "I came across this book We All Fall Down which came out in 2017 - but it's a comic/fully illustrated book and not a novel. The plot sounds similar...though it's highly unlikely it's..."
:( Sadly close, but nope.
Nadia wrote: "Could be a stretch, but... Gregor the Overlander?
"No, but ooooh, that book looks intriguing too! The cover in question has no illustrations of characters. Just the title in fancy text.
My first thought was the Tunnels series, but the title doesn't fit and it's probably not new enough.
Jessica (The Psychotic Nerd) wrote: "My first thought was the Tunnels series, but the title doesn't fit and it's probably not new enough."You're right, it's not it. HOWEVER, that being said, I am blatantly going to steal all these suggestions because, wow! You guys are giving me great prospects for gifts! Thank you!
Not sure if any of these are the exact book, but along similar lines.Falling In
The Lifters
The Crooked Sixpence
Inside the Shadow City
The Secret World of Og
The Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls
Summer in Orcus?https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Even if it's not that Ursula Vernon/T. Kingfisher is probably an author your niece will love.
Oh boy, no. I really regret not remembering. Darn brain.....
Does your niece own the book? If it's lying around her house somewhere maybe you can send her mom/dad on a mission to sneakily look around for it and then tell you the name
Crystal wrote: "Does your niece own the book? If it's lying around her house somewhere maybe you can send her mom/dad on a mission to sneakily look around for it and then tell you the name"Sadly, she borrowed it, lent it to someone else who also, well, let's just say the chain of custody is now a pile of spaghetti. LOL
The story doesn't sound quite right, but the cover kind of does so I thought I would put this out there: Humans, Bow Down
xD oh god! But don't worry we'll keep hunting for it here
Holy I think I might have found it!!!!Is it Where She Fell? Everything matches! Everything matches - I repeat everything matches
YEEEEEEEEEEEEES! ITS THAT ONE! OMG, THANK YOI!
Hahaha yass! I was waiting for a whole week for you to come online on GoodreadsI found it on google images believe it or not - so happy and good luck with your niece's present! (Let us know what book you buy in the end)
Obviously you’ve found your book, but I’d maybe recommend checking out the Beyonders trilogy by Brandon Mull as a gift idea? It has a sort of similar concept, and the way the mc gets into the new world is absolutely hilarious. (Or honestly, any of his books lol, they’re really good)
Also, when you visit the Goodreads page for that book, look at the "READERS ALSO ENJOYED" section in the upper right. That might give you other ideas.Now that you know what it is, you might also post to this group's other thread Suggest books for me :)
Sorry for my lack of reply! I am taking notes and buying all the books and thanks to all of you, my niece now has over a dozen books for her birthday. Thank you, everyone for making this a great birthday!
Awesome news, thanks for the update!
:D that's incredible! Hope she has a cracking time and and you can wish her a happy birthday from everyone at goodreads
What's the Name of That Book???
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Where She Fell (other topics)Humans, Bow Down (other topics)
Inside the Shadow City (other topics)
Falling In (other topics)
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PLOT: oh, this is the tricky part. From what my niece once enthusiastically described, it's a book set in the present or near future. For reasons I'm unclear, the MC (gender unknown to me) escaped to some sort of subterranean world and accidentally fell, dropped, into a new world/reality. I believe a portion of the book dealt with the MC trying to escape it.
WRITTEN: 2018? 2019? I saw her clutching the bedraggled thing early last year.
COVER: trade paperback, dark (black?), with 3 words only as the title stacked on top of each other in equal width. Basically, I think the title typography was the cover art.
TITLE: I'm embarrassed to say all I remember was it was a play on words about "falling" or "down" The title is only 3 words.
AUTHOR: female? (facepalm) I'm sorry.
READING LEVEL: Tweens or Teen. My niece is 10, but has been reading middle school level books.
I hope this information helps. I spent the past week searching Google Images for book covers. I know I'll recognize it by the cover. If we weren't in quarantine or the city shut down, I would've gone to bookstores and search the shelves!