~ I will post the first sentences of ten books. (I skip any beginning quotations or prefaces. If I think more than one sentence is necessary, I’ll post two.)
~ You guess the titles and authors and leave your guesses in the comments.
~ You don’t have to guess on all ten; guess on the ones you know.
~ I’ll update the post by putting the lines in bold and adding titles and authors when someone gets one correct.
~ Have fun!
1. Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away. – From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, E.L. Konigsburg – guessed by Kristin
2. It was a dark and stormy night. – A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle – guessed by Raidergirl
3. “Where’s Papa going with that ax?” said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast. – Charlotte’s Web, E.B. White – guessed by Kathy
4. These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr. Bucket. – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl – guessed by Kathy
5. The primroses were over. – Watership Down, Richard Adams – guessed by JoAnn
6. Serene was a word you could put to Brooklyn, New York. – A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith – guessed by Kristin
7. Harriet was trying to explain to Sport how to play Town. – Harriet the Spy, Louise Fitzhugh – guessed by Kristin
8. I am on my mountain in a tree home that people have passed without ever knowing that I am here. – My Side of the Mountain, Jean Craighead George – guessed by Nicola
9. During the summer of 1941, every weekday morning at the top of the tide, McCall Purnell and I would board my skiff and go progging for crab. – Jacob Have I Loved, Katherine Paterson – guessed by Kristin
10. There was a hand in the darkness, and it held a knife. – The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman – guessed by Kristin
My guess for #3 is Charlotte’s Web and for #4 is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Kathy – yes, you’re right! And how funny – I was commenting on your blog while you were commenting on mine.
These are so much fun!
1 – E.L. Konigsburg – From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
6 – Betty Smith – A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
7 – Harriet The Spy (I’m afraid I can’t remember the author)
9 – Katherine Paterson – Jacob Have I Loved
10 – Neil Gaiman – The Graveyard Book !!
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Kristin – wow – you’re correct on all five!
#2 A Wrinkle in Time
Twitter: bookaholicdream
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#2 might be the first Harry Postter book…
Twitter: bookaholicdream
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ahm, that should read POtter, not POstter… Harry Potter.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Raidergirl got it – sorry, Kathrin, not Harry Potter.
Twitter: lilelizajane
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8. My side of the Mountain by jean craighead george ?
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Nicola – yes, it is!
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Adding a hint for #5 – think rabbits.
Twitter: lakesidemusing
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Now that you’ve got a hint, I’ll guess Watership Down for #5.
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JoAnn – yes, you got the last one!
Twitter: bookaholicdream
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C’est la vie… From what I remember of the German and French copies I read, it would have fit in with Harry Potter, but I didn’t have my copies around to check…
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Kathrin – it definitely sounds like it could come from a HP book!