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Many romance/chick lit books have covers like the last 2, which I call "cartoony"
1. Scrabble - a book with interesting or unusual languageWords on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still
2. Monopoly - a book set mostly inside a house or hotel
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
3. Settlers of Catan - a book set in Medieval/Renaissance era
Isabella: The Warrior Queen
4. Ticket to Ride - a book featuring a train, bus, or car ride
Murder on the Orient Express
5. Barbie Mystery Date (yes, this was a real game in the 1960's, which I played!) - a book with both mystery and romance elements
About That Kiss
6. Trouble - a character commits a crime
Scams, Scandals, and Skulduggery: A Selection of the World's Most Outrageous Frauds
7. Pictionary - a cover where the design is drawn rather than taken from a photograph or abstract design
8. Twister - a book with a surprising twist
The Winter Long
In the October Daye series, about every 4 books, you get a revelation that changes everything you thought you knew in the series - and this is the most surprising one.
9. Operation - a book that features a character in a medical field
Alien Emergencies: A Sector General Omnibus
10. Apples to Apples - a book with any fruit on the cover
1. Scrabble - a book with interesting or unusual languageRiddley Walker has a form of English that has survived a catastrophe.
2. Monopoly: A book set inside a house or a hotel:
A Gentleman in Moscow . Set in a hotel.
3. Settlers of Catan- a book set in medieval/Renaissance era:
Katherine. Set in C14th century England.
4. Ticket to ride - a book featuring a train, bus or car ride:
A Long Way From Home. Features a car race around Australia.
5. Barbie mystery date - a book with both mystery and romance:
Jane Eyre
6. Trouble - a character commits a crime:
Razorblade Tears. Murder, vengeance, robbery.
7. Pictionary - where the cover design is drawn:
8. Twister - a book with a surprising twist:
Gone Girl
9. Operation - a book that features a character in a medical field:
Endell Street: The Trailblazing Women Who Ran World War One's Most Remarkable Military Hospital
10. Apples to Apples - a book with any fruit on the cover
1. Scrabble - The Book of Dave2. Monopoly - a book set mostly inside a house or hotel - Strange Hotel
3. Settlers of Catan - The Wreath
4. Ticket to Ride - Spark your Dream
5. Barbie Mystery Date - Death in the Dordogne
6. Trouble - The Talented Mr. Ripley
7. Pictionary -
Tales of Hulan River8. Twister - Parade
9. Operation - Love Marriage
10. Apples to Apples -
Crescent
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Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
2. Monopoly - a book set mostly inside a house or hotel - The Maid
3. Settlers of Catan - a book set in Medieval/Renaissance era - The Marriage Portrait
4. Ticket to Ride - a book featuring a train, bus, or car ride - The Lincoln Highway
5. Barbie Mystery Date (yes, this was a real game in the 1960's, which I played!) - a book with both mystery and romance elements - Gaudy Night
6. Trouble - a character commits a crime - Harlem Shuffle
7. Pictionary - a cover where the design is drawn rather than taken from a photograph or abstract design -
The Pericles Commission8. Twister - a book with a surprising twist - Fingersmith
9. Operation - a book that features a character in a medical field - An Irish Country Doctor
10. Apples to Apples - a book with any fruit on the cover - Commonwealth
1. Scrabble - a book with interesting or unusual languageThe Fellowship of the Ring
2. Monopoly - a book set mostly inside a house or hotel
The Shining
3. Settlers of Catan - a book set in Medieval/Renaissance era
Legends & Lattes
4. Ticket to Ride - a book featuring a train, bus, or car ride
Murder on the Orient Express
5. Barbie Mystery Date (yes, this was a real game in the 1960's, which I played!) - a book with both mystery and romance elements
One for the Money
6. Trouble - a character commits a crime
1st to Die
7. Pictionary - a cover where the design is drawn rather than taken from a photograph or abstract design
The House in the Cerulean Sea
8. Twister - a book with a surprising twist
The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
9. Operation - a book that features a character in a medical field
Outbreak
10. Apples to Apples - a book with any fruit on the cover
Farm to Trouble
1. Scrabble - a book with interesting or unusual language - Symphony of Secrets2. Monopoly - a book set mostly inside a house or hotel - The Only One Left
3. Settlers of Catan - a book set in Medieval/Renaissance era - World Without End
4. Ticket to Ride - a book featuring a train, bus, or car ride - Did You Ever Have a Family
5. Barbie Mystery Date (yes, this was a real game in the 1960's, which I played!) - a book with both mystery and romance elements - 56 Days
6. Trouble - a character commits a crime - Goodnight Beautiful
7. Pictionary - a cover where the design is drawn rather than taken from a photograph or abstract design
8. Twister - a book with a surprising twist - Cover Story
9. Operation - a book that features a character in a medical field - The Good Lie
10. Apples to Apples - a book with any fruit on the cover
1. Scrabble - a book with interesting or unusual languageAdam Bede
2. Monopoly - a book set mostly inside a house or hotel
The Paris Apartment
3. Settlers of Catan - a book set in Medieval/Renaissance era
Kristin Lavransdatter
4. Ticket to Ride - a book featuring a train, bus, or car ride
Murder on the Orient Express
5. Barbie Mystery Date (yes, this was a real game in the 1960's, which I played!) - a book with both mystery and romance elements
Mistress of Mellyn
6. Trouble - a character commits a crime
The Bodies in the Library
7. Pictionary - a cover where the design is drawn rather than taken from a photograph or abstract design
8. Twister - a book with a surprising twist
The Good Sister
9. Operation - a book that features a character in a medical field
The Citadel
10. Apples to Apples - a book with any fruit on the cover
1. Scrabble - a book with interesting or unusual language The Dictionary of Lost Words2. Monopoly - a book set mostly inside a house or hotel And Then There Were None
3. Settlers of Catan - a book set in Medieval/Renaissance era When Christ and His Saints Slept
4. Ticket to Ride - a book featuring a train, bus, or car ride Ticket to Ride - Lost and Found in America (had to!)
5. Barbie Mystery Date (yes, this was a real game in the 1960's, which I played!) - a book with both mystery and romance elements Carolina Moon
6. Trouble - a character commits a crime City of Veils
7. Pictionary - a cover where the design is drawn rather than taken from a photograph or abstract design The Schoolmaster's Daughter
8. Twister - a book with a surprising twist Fingersmith
9. Operation - a book that features a character in a medical field When Life Gives You Pears: The Healing Power of Family, Faith, and Funny People
10. Apples to Apples - a book with any fruit on the cover The Witches of St. Petersburg
1. Scrabble - a book with interesting or unusual language - Mother Tongue2. Monopoly - a book set mostly inside a house or hotel - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
3. Settlers of Catan - a book set in Medieval/Renaissance era - Dissolution
4. Ticket to Ride - a book featuring a train, bus, or car ride - The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia
5. Barbie Mystery Date (yes, this was a real game in the 1960's, which I played!) - a book with both mystery and romance elements - Where the Crawdads Sing
6. Trouble - a character commits a crime - Red Bones
7. Pictionary - a cover where the design is drawn rather than taken from a photograph or abstract design - Empire of the Sun
8. Twister - a book with a surprising twist - Devotion
9. Operation - a book that features a character in a medical field - Cutting for Stone
10. Apples to Apples - a book with any fruit on the cover - Trick or Treat
Think of a book that fits each of the following categories:1. Scrabble - a book with interesting or unusual language
Calling for a Blanket Dance
2. Monopoly - a book set mostly inside a house or hotel
The Light of the Fireflies
3. Settlers of Catan - a book set in Medieval/Renaissance era
Fortune Like the Moon
4. Ticket to Ride - a book featuring a train, bus, or car ride
Strangers on a Train
5. Barbie Mystery Date (yes, this was a real game in the 1960's, which I played!) - a book with both mystery and romance elements
Oh Danny Boy
6. Trouble - a character commits a crime
This Tender Land
7. Pictionary - a cover where the design is drawn rather than taken from a photograph or abstract design
8. Twister - a book with a surprising twist
Therapy
9. Operation - a book that features a character in a medical field
10. Apples to Apples - a book with any fruit on the cover
1. Scrabble - a book with interesting or unusual language - Strange Planet (the characters speak English technically, but in a very unique way ie. "rollsuck" for vacuum, "hot dangerscreamer" for fire alarm) 2. Monopoly - a book set mostly inside a house or hotel - Home Before Dark
3. Settlers of Catan - a book set in Medieval/Renaissance era - Ivanhoe
4. Ticket to Ride - a book featuring a train, bus, or car ride - Murder on the Orient Express
5. Barbie Mystery Date (yes, this was a real game in the 1960's, which I played!) - a book with both mystery and romance elements - Verity
6. Trouble - a character commits a crime - The Cuckoo's Calling
7. Pictionary - a cover where the design is drawn rather than
taken from a photograph or abstract design - The Day the Crayons Quit
8. Twister - a book with a surprising twist - Behind Her Eyes
9. Operation - a book that features a character in a medical field - The Flatshare. If I remember correctly, the guy was a nurse.
10. Apples to Apples - a book with any fruit on the cover - My Summer Darlings (Cherries on the cover)
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1. Scrabble - a book with interesting or unusual language
2. Monopoly - a book set mostly inside a house or hotel
3. Settlers of Catan - a book set in Medieval/Renaissance era
4. Ticket to Ride - a book featuring a train, bus, or car ride
5. Barbie Mystery Date (yes, this was a real game in the 1960's, which I played!) - a book with both mystery and romance elements
6. Trouble - a character commits a crime
7. Pictionary - a cover where the design is drawn rather than taken from a photograph or abstract design
8. Twister - a book with a surprising twist
9. Operation - a book that features a character in a medical field
10. Apples to Apples - a book with any fruit on the cover