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The Henna WarsAuthor: 7
Title: 3
Text: 2 ("I notice a bloom of pink in her dark cheeks and it sends goosebumps across my skin.")
The Boy Who Met a WhaleTitle: 2, 4, 7, 11
Text: 3 ("The sea was a greyish blue, deepening gradually to a brilliant turquoise with the rising sun shining on the waves. "), 5 ("He knew that turtles always came back to the very same beach they were born in to lay their own eggs.")
The CheerleadersTitle: 12
Text: 2 ("Her father released her, and Ginny felt a red spot bloom on her face where his fingers had dug in."), 10 ("There’s a hefty McDonald’s bag on my lap, warming my thighs.")
The Wedding GameAuthor:
Title: 10
Text: 9 ("Let me suck on one—I’m sure an idea will sprout in seconds.")
What I LostTitle: 10
Author: 4, 7, 11
Text: 5 ("If they wanted us to eat, you’d think they’d at least make the eggs taste good. "), 6 ("In the dining room Mom set the table with our fanciest placemats, candles, and red and yellow tulips. "), 8 ("They probably needed to use sunscreen in a rainstorm."), 10 ("I listened to it twice, and during the second time through I found myself warming up to him a little."), 12 ("When Mom got out, she looked chic in her fancy raincoat that belted at the waist and the pair of high heels she always wore with a particular blue-and-white wrap dress.")
And I've completed the challenge!Went for 4 books for each prompt type (except cover)
1. springtime - title - Tiny Pretty Things
2. bloom - text - The Cheerleaders - "Her father released her, and Ginny felt a red spot bloom on her face where his fingers had dug in."
3. sun shining - text - The Boy Who Met a Whale - "The sea was a greyish blue, deepening gradually to a brilliant turquoise with the rising sun shining on the waves."
4. baby animals - title - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
5. eggs - title - Spring Torrents
6. tulips - author - We Need to Talk About Kevin
7. jellybeans - author - The Henna Wars
8. rainstorm - author - Evil Eye
9. sprout - text - The Wedding Game - "Let me suck on one—I’m sure an idea will sprout in seconds."
10. warming - title - 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
11. spring break - author - The Same Old Story
12. raincoat - text - What I Lost - "When Mom got out, she looked chic in her fancy raincoat that belted at the waist and the pair of high heels she always wore with a particular blue-and-white wrap dress."
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Tiny Pretty Things (other topics)The Cheerleaders (other topics)
The Boy Who Met a Whale (other topics)
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (other topics)
Spring Torrents (other topics)
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1. springtime
2. bloom
3. sun shining
4. baby animals
5. eggs
6. tulips
7. jellybeans
8. rainstorm
9. sprout
10. warming
11. spring break
12. raincoat
How to Fill the Prompts:
1. Phrase contains BOTH letters of the author's name (ignore middle initial)
2. Phrase contains the first letter of the title (ignore or include A, An, and The)
3. Phrase is exemplified on the cover (your interpretation)
4. Phrase is found somewhere in the text (should be exact word)