2021 Read-ARRR-Thon #2: Pirate Book Tag

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

Arrrrrgh me mateys! It's time for a fun Read-a-Thon game that everyone loves: Book Tag!

Let's review some of our favorite pirate words (and tag some books to go along with them)

Ahoy! A book that is one of the first you ever read on your own
Blimey A book you thought would be great but was not
Booty A book you treasure
Crow's Nest A book that spans a long period of time
Jolly Roger A book with a black and white cover
Matey A book you'd recommend to everyone
Yarr A book that starts with the letter R
Shiver Me Timbers A book that scared you

[Samantha]

Ahoy! A book that is one of the first you ever read on your own Oh my that is hard to remember - The Wump World is one that I choose at the library and read on my own, it was one of my childhood favorites.
Blimey A book you thought would be great but was not Most recently The Sanatorium, it had so much hype but besides the setting it was kind of let down.
Booty A book you treasure Where the Sidewalk Ends
Crow's Nest A book that spans a long period of time Homegoing
Jolly Roger A book with a black and white cover My Dark Vanessa
Matey A book you'd recommend to everyone Britt-Marie Was Here
Yarr A book that starts with the letter R Ready Player One
Shiver Me Timbers A book that scared you Hmm I don't feel like books scare me but can get creeped out. Pretty Girls has to be one of the ickiest.

[L Y N N]

Ahoy! A book that is one of the first you ever read on your own
Oh, my! I'm in my mid-sixties! Who the hell knows? LOL I would guess it would be a Dr. Seuss book, perhaps Green Eggs and Ham or The Cat in the Hat.

Blimey A book you thought would be great but was not
I think I expected The Catcher in the Rye to blow me away, but it just didn't...
And, OMG! The one classic I thought would be such a wonderful reading experience and I just had to DNF it: One Hundred Years of Solitude. It definitely left a bad taste in my mouth. Not at all something I could get through, let alone appreciate. UGH!

Booty A book you treasure
Oh, my! So many! Uhm...one that I haven't yet read, The Third Angel, but I treasure it because a very dear friend purposefully purchased it and sent it to me...

Crow's Nest A book that spans a long period of time
While "a long period of time" is definitely subjective, I suppose Homegoing would be my selection, spanning several generations.

Jolly Roger A book with a black and white cover
I hope to finish White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism in the next couple of months and then also read The Central Park Five: The Untold Story Behind One of New York's Most Infamous Crimes

Matey A book you'd recommend to everyone
Oh, wow. Such a long list... Two that I have recommended over the past 10 years: The School of Essential Ingredients and The Art of Racing in the Rain!
I recently read The House in the Cerulean Sea which I absolutely adored, and The Midnight Library which was inspirational, IMO!

Yarr A book that starts with the letter R
The Relentless Moon! I adore Kowal's Lady Astronaut series!
I hope to read Rich People Problems this summer. I have so enjoyed the first two books in Kwan's Crazy Rich Asian series!

Shiver Me Timbers A book that scared you
I make it a point NOT to read books that scare me. Period.

[Joyce]

Ahoy! A book that is one of the first you ever read on your own - Ladybird Keyword Book 1a “Play With Us”. I was disappointed.

Blimey A book you thought would be great but was not - Their Finest Hour and a Half

Booty A book you treasure - Diana Athill’s memoir Instead of a Letter. My great grandmother is in there.

Crow's Nest A book that spans a long period of time - Accordion Crimes

Jolly Roger A book with a black and white cover - The Lonely Londoners

Matey A book you'd recommend to everyone - Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling

Yarr A book that starts with the letter R - Remarkable Creatures

Shiver Me Timbers A book that scared you - the only time I can remember being frightened by a book (along with the other 20 kids in my primary school) was when they tried us out on a children’s horror story involving a greenhouse full of mutant tomatoes. I think it was a “let’s get boys reading” initiative. There were complaints.

[Rachel]

Ahoy! A book that is one of the first you ever read on your own
A Boy in the Doghouse. It definitely wasn't the first book I read, but it's the first I distinctly remember

Blimey A book you thought would be great but was not
The Underground Railroad

Booty A book you treasure
The Addams Family: An Evilution

Crow's Nest A book that spans a long period of time
Homegoing

Jolly Roger A book with a black and white cover


Matey A book you'd recommend to everyone
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Yarr A book that starts with the letter R
Rule of Wolves

Shiver Me Timbers A book that scared you
Little Girls

[Sarah]

Ahoy! A book that is one of the first you ever read on your own
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - I know I obviously read picture books but that's the first "big kid" book I remember picking out in the library

Blimey A book you thought would be great but was not
The Notebook - I love the film but hated the book

Booty A book you treasure
The Beach - I took it on holiday with me every year for a decade so my copy smells of sunshine

Crow's Nest A book that spans a long period of time
Ballet Shoes - My favourite from when I was a kid spans 16 years

Jolly Roger A book with a black and white cover


Matey A book you'd recommend to everyone
I hate making recommendations but I'd urge more people to read The Lies of Locke Lamora so we can suffer the wait for book 4 together

Yarr A book that starts with the letter R
The Ruby in the Smoke

Shiver Me Timbers A book that scared you
I don't scare easily but I remember A Ghostly Playmate creeping me out as a kid

[Kathy]

Ahoy! A book that is one of the first you ever read on your own
Billy Brown Makes Something Grand - it was an Easy Reader and I owned my own copy.

Blimey A book you thought would be great but was not
The Thursday Murder Club

Booty A book you treasure
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, because my mother liked it.

Crow's Nest A book that spans a long period of time
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner

Jolly Roger A book with a black and white cover


Matey A book you'd recommend to everyone
Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

Yarr A book that starts with the letter R
The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham

Shiver Me Timbers A book that scared you
The Shadow over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

Ahoy! A book that is one of the first you ever read on your own - An early version of We Look and See - my 6-year old brother brought it home and taught 4-year-old me everything he learned

Blimey A book you thought would be great but was not - Where the Crawdads Sing

Booty A book you treasure - Little Women

Crow's Nest A book that spans a long period of time - Sarum: The Novel of England or anything else by Edward Rutherfurd

Jolly Roger A book with a black and white cover - Round Trip - one of my son's favorite picture books or Between the World and Me

Matey A book you'd recommend to everyone - Klara and the Sun

Yarr A book that starts with the letter R - Replay

Shiver Me Timbers A book that scared you - Slade House

[Johanna]

Ahoy!: A book that is one of the first you ever read on your own - Heidi

Blimey: A book you thought would be great but was not - Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books Retold Through Twitter

Booty: A book you treasure - Coming Home

Crow's Nest: A book that spans a long period of time - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Jolly Roger: A book with a black and white cover - Rules of Civility

Matey: A book you'd recommend to everyone - The Vanishing Point

Yarr: A book that starts with the letter R - Red, White & Royal Blue

Shiver Me Timbers: A book that scared you - I don't read scary books!

[Roxana]

Ahoy! A book that is one of the first you ever read on your own: The Marvelous Mud Washing Machine I don't remember learning to read, but I know this was my favorite as a very small child.
Blimey: A book you thought would be great but was not: The Maidens -- haven't read The Silent Patient, so I didn't know what to expect from this author, but I loved the premise/setting of it...and was suuuuper disappointed.
Booty: A book you treasure: The Martian Chronicles -- specifically my signed copy ❤️
Crow's Nest: A book that spans a long period of time: Orlando
Jolly Roger: A book with a black and white cover: Laughter in the Dark
Matey: A book you'd recommend to everyone: Witchmark
Yarr: A book that starts with the letter R: Roxaboxen
Shiver Me Timbers: A book that scared you: The Goosebumps books freaked me the heck out as a kid. My first grade class teacher's assistant insisted on reading them to us during reading time over the course of the entire year, and I sat with my ears plugged the whole time because they gave me nightmares and stomachaches. (The next year, we started homeschooling. It wasn't because of that, but at that age, it felt like it to me, lol.) ...I like horror in general a lot more now, but I still feel queasy when I see a Goosebumps cover.

[Kendra]

Ahoy! A book that is one of the first you ever read on your own
Speak Up, Christopher: Christopher Learns the Difference Between Right and Wrong
This was the first book I managed to read on my own, chosen because it revolved around a trip to the museum to see a T-Rex skeleton. I was so determined to be able to read, and I felt so accomplished once I could that I kept this book in a special place of honour.😁 I still have it.
Blimey A book you thought would be great but was not
Jaws - I loved the movie. But this was a terrible book. It's actually impressive how they were able turn it into something good.
Booty A book you treasure
Little Women - I still remember my Mom reading this to me when I was home sick with the chicken pox.
Crow's Nest A book that spans a long period of time
Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History—Without the Fairy-Tale Endings
Jolly Roger A book with a black and white cover

Matey A book you'd recommend to everyone
It's hard to imagine a book that absolutely everyone would love, but I would recommend Pride and Prejudice to almost everyone.
Yarr A book that starts with the letter R
Rosemary and Rue
Shiver Me Timbers A book that scared you
Books don't really scare me because they always come from my imagination, which means I have control, where as if I watch a movie it is somehow more real. But I will say, the beginning chapters of The Stand ran through my mind A LOT over the past year and a half.😛

[Joan]

Ahoy! A book that is one of the first you ever read on your own Lad: A Dog
bBlimey A book you thought would be great but was not Just going with books from this year for this one Station Eleven
Booty A book you treasure Pride and Prejudice
Crow's Nest A book that spans a long period of time The Thorn Birds
Jolly Roger A book with a black and white cover A Promised Land
Matey A book you'd recommend to everyone What Alice Forgot - Was thinking of others but if I was recommending to a general audience where they might be offended by something scary or a trigger - then I would pick this book.
Yarr A book that starts with the letter R Rebecca
Shiver Me Timbers A book that scared you The Good Son - sticking with books from this year again for this one.

[Edie]

Ahoy! A book that is one of the first you ever read on your own Who knows? Nancy Drew? Bobbsey Twins? That was 70 years ago.
Blimey A book you thought would be great but was not
The Girl on the Train
Booty A book you treasure The Notebook
Crow's Nest A book that spans a long period of time
Homegoing
Jolly Roger A book with a black and white coverWhite Fragility
Matey A book you'd recommend to everyone Where the Crawdads Sing
Yarr A book that starts with the letter R Red, White and Royal Blue
Shiver Me Timbers A book that scared you My Cousin Rachel

[°~Amy~°]

Ahoy! A book that is one of the first you ever read on your own
Amelia Bedelia is the first one I remember buying and reading on my own but I am sure I read plenty of books before then

Blimey A book you thought would be great but was not
A Princess of Mars - I had heard so many amazing things about this classic series and had enjoyed other works by Edgar Rice Burroughs so I had high hopes. Unfortunately I hated everything about it.

Booty A book you treasure
The Secret Garden - I own many MANY copies of this book :)

Crow's Nest A book that spans a long period of time
Salt: A World History - from prehistory to modern day

Jolly Roger A book with a black and white cover


Matey A book you'd recommend to everyone
Embers of War - not to "everyone" of course, but anyone interested in sci-fi should absolutely check out this amazing author

Yarr A book that starts with the letter R
Reaper Man

Shiver Me Timbers A book that scared you
The Bachman Books - 35 years after reading it I still remember being really creeped out by this book but I was 13 so my scare standards were pretty low 😂

[Deborah]

Ahoy! A book that is one of the first you ever read on your own
That is a hard one...I am not sure. Most likely it was The Monster at the End of this Book, Adventures of Frog & Toad, or Green Eggs and Ham

Blimey A book you thought would be great but was not
Twilight I guess I didn't think it was as good as the all hype it received.

Booty A book you treasure
You Are Special A gift from my brother and a reminder that everyone is special the way they are.

Crow's NestA book that spans a long period of time
Little Women

Jolly Roger A book with a black and white cover
Russell M. Nelson: Father, Surgeon, Apostle

Matey A book you'd recommend to everyone
Les Miserables...I think everyone should read the unabridged version of this at least once. It is an amazing story.

Yarr A book that starts with the letter R
Reflection

Shiver Me Timbers A book that scared you
Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story. I had to read this book for school. Given it was elementary school...but it gave me enough nightmares I haven't cared for ghost stories since.

[Caitie]

Ahoy! A book that is one of the first you ever read on your own: I don't remember exactly, but it was probably Green Eggs and Ham

Blimey A book you thought would be great but was not: The first one that comes to mind is Untamed. I was really excited about it and it got a lot of hype but it just wasn't for me.

Booty A book you treasure: My copy of Smallpox: The Death of a Disease: The Inside Story of Eradicating a Worldwide Killer was signed by Dr. Henderson, one of my favorite people.

Crow's Nest A book that spans a long period of time: Pachinko

Jolly Roger A book with a black and white cover Between the World and Me

Matey A book you'd recommend to everyone: Such a Fun Age

Yarr A book that starts with the letter R Red, White & Royal Blue

Shiver Me Timbers A book that scared you Mexican Gothic