The Next Best Book Club discussion

Quite late to the challenge, but it's my first one...wish me luck!!!

CHRONIC TOWN (1982)
1. "Wolves, Lower" – read a book that centers on wolves or prominently features wild dogs
2. "Gardening at Night" – read a book that takes place primarily at night
• Graceling - Kristin Cashore
3. "Carnival of Sorts (boxcars)" – read a book about a carnival, or that features a circus
4. "1,000,000" – read a ‘doorstopper’ (a book that is more than 600 pages long)
5. "Stumble" – read a book that you just happened to 'stumble' upon
• One Night - Margaret Wild
Found it in the library

Never too late to join! Best of luck!

CHRONIC TOWN (1982)
1. "Wolves, Lower" – read a book that centers on wolves or prominently features wild dogs
2. "Gardening at Night" – read a book that takes place primarily at night
• Graceling - Kristin Cashore
3. "Carnival of Sorts (boxcars)" – read a book about a carnival, or that features a circus
• Honey, Baby, Sweetheart - Deb Caletti
4. "1,000,000" – read a ‘doorstopper’ (a book that is more than 600 pages long)
5. "Stumble" – read a book that you just happened to 'stumble' upon
• One Night - Margaret Wild
○ Found it in the library

MURMUR (1983)
6. "Radio Free Europe" – read a book that takes place in Europe
• Victoria and the Rogue - Meg Cabot
• Nicola and the Viscount - Meg Cabot
• Queen of Babble - Meg Cabot
7. "Pilgrimage" - read a book about a character who goes on a long journey
• Victoria and the Rogue - Meg Cabot
• Queen of Babble - Meg Cabot
8. "Laughing" – read a book that will make you laugh
-- Honey, Baby, Sweetheart - Deb Caletti
9. "Talk About the Passion" – read an erotica book
• My Favorite Mistake - Elizabeth Carlos
10. "Moral Kiosk" – read a book in which one of the characters is struggling with their morality
• Dragon's Keep - Janet Lee Carey
11. "Perfect Circle" – read a book about a tight knit group of friends or family
1. Honey, Baby, Sweetheart - Deb Caletti
12. "Catapult" – read a book set in medieval times
13. "Sitting Still" – read a book in which nothing seems to happen
• One Night - Margaret Wild
14. "9-9" – read a book with 9 in the title, or a book that has only 9 chapters
15. "Shaking Through" – read a scary book
16. "We Walk" – read a book about a protagonist, or group of characters, who’s main mode of transportation is walking
• Graceling - Kristin Cashore
17. "West of the Fields" – read a book about someone who has gone away, or is gone from home too long
• Dragon's Keep - Janet Lee Carey

RECKONING (1984)
18. "Harborcoat" – read a book that is left open for interpretation, whose plot is ambiguous
• The Awakening - Kate Chopin
19. "7 Chinese Brothers" – read a book about pain, loss, bereavement
• Dragon's Keep - Janet Lee Carey
20. "So. Central Rain" – read a book in which the character or characters are waiting for something
• Dragon's Keep - Janet Lee Carey
○ Waiting for a prophecy
21. "Pretty Persuasion" – read a book that someone recommended to you
• Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
22. Time After Time (AnnElise)" – read a book that spans a large period of time
• The Warrior Heir - Chima, Cinda Williams
23. "Second Guessing – read a book that you’ve been hesitant to pick up
• The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
24. "Letter Never Sent" – read a book that is told primarily in letters or diary entries
25. "Camera" – read a book that centers on photography or on a particular photograph
26. "(Don’t Go Back to) Rockville" – read a book you promised yourself you would never revisit
27. "Little America" – read a book set in the western era

Sweet Annie - Cheryl St.John

FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION (1985)
28. "Feeling Gravity’s Pull" – read a space opera or a book that takes place in outer space
• The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century by George Friedman
○ briefly
29. "Maps and Legends" – read a book that contains its own map/legend
• Dragon's Keep - Janet Lee Carey
30. "Driver 8" – read a book that prominently features a train as the main mode of transportation, or features a protagonist who has to travel a long distance
• Queen of Babble - Meg Cabot
31. "Life and How to Live it" – read a self-help book
• Grammar Snobs - June Casagrande
32. "Old Man Kensey" – read a book that features an old man as the protagonist
33. "Can’t Get There From Here" – read a book that seems to go nowhere
• One Night - Margaret Wild
34. "Green Grow the Rushes" – read a book that is set in summertime
• Something Like Fate - Susane Colasanti
35. "Kohoutek" – read a book that revolves around astronomy, or prominently features stars, a sun, or a moon.
• Something Like Fate - Susane Colasanti
36. "Auctioneer (Another Engine)" – read a book about wanderlust
• The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
37. "Good Advices" – read a book written by an author you’d never heard of before
• My Favorite Mistake - Elizabeth Carlos
38. "Wendell Gee" – read a book about a dream or in which dreams are prominently featured
• The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

LIFE’S RICH PAGEANT (1986)
39. "Begin the Begin" – read a book you’ve already read
40. "These Days" – read a book that takes place in present day
1. Airhead - Meg Cabot
41. "Fall on Me" – read a book about oppression
• Little Bee - Chris Cleave
42. "Cuyahoga" – read a book that takes place on or near a river, in which a river is prominently featured
• Sweet Annie - Cheryl St.John
43. "Hyena" – read a book with an animal in the title
• Little Bee - Chris Cleave
44. "Underneath the Bunker" – read a book about the end of the world
45. "The Flowers of Guatemala" -read a book that takes place in a foreign country
• Little Bee - Chris Cleave
46. "I Believe" – read a book about fairy tales or a book that is a spin on a fairy tale
• Dragon's Keep - Janet Lee Carey
47. "What if We Give It Away" – read a book about giving up or giving something up
• The Fortunes of Indigo Skye - Deb Caletti
48. "Just a Touch" – read a book that uses multiple formats or gimmicks in which to tell its story
• Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
49. "Swan Swan H" – read a book with a word repeated in the title
• The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century by George Friedman
50. "Superman" – read a book about a superhero

DEAD LETTER OFFICE (1987)
51. "Crazy" – read a book about a protagonist who goes crazy
• Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers
52. "There She Goes Again" – read a book about a prostitute or that features prostitution
53. "Burning Down" – read a book that has the word burn or fire in the title
54. "Voice of Harold" – read a book that gives you goosebumps
55. "Burning Hell" – read a book that prominently features religion or a religious protagonist
• Emako Blue - Brenda Woods
56. "Toys in the Attic" – read a book that exudes nostalgia
• Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
57. "Windout" – read a book with multiple twists and turns
• The Warrior Heir - Chima, Cinda Williams
58. "Ages of You" – read a book with the word You in the title
• Wait for You - Jennifer L. Armentrout
59. "Pale Blue Eyes" – read a book that gives you all the feels
• Honey, Baby, Sweetheart - Deb Caletti
60. "Bandwagon" – read a book that everyone else is reading
• Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
61. "Femme Fatale" – read a book that features a woman who plays hard to get
• Cheating at Solitaire - Ally Carter
62. "Walter’s Theme" – read a book with a man’s name in the title
• Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
○ Still counts if the son and father have the same name
63. "King of the Road" – read a book that takes place mostly on the road or prominently features a motel/hotel
• Honey, Baby, Sweetheart - Deb Caletti

DOCUMENT (1987)
64. "Finest Worksong" – read a book that revolves around music
• Songs for a Teenage Nomad - Kim Culbertson
65. "Welcome to the Occupation" – read a book about a blue collar protagonist
• Sweet Annie - Cheryl St.John
66. "Exhuming McCarthy" – read a book about politics or that features politics in some way
• Little Bee - Chris Cleave
67. "Disturbance at the Heron House" – read a book about rioting or a world gone to chaos
• Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
68. "Strange" – read a “bizarro” or “experimental fiction” book
• Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture - Douglas Coupland
69. "It’s the End of the World as We Know It" – read a book that deals with some form of corruption
• Graceling - Kristin Cashore
70. "The One I Love" – read a book that is an anti-love story
• Honey, Baby, Sweetheart - Deb Caletti
○ In a way, it did have a great love story but it was also about letting go of love or that you didn't a love story
71. "Fireplace" – read a cozy mystery
• The Decoy Princess - Dawn Cook
72. "Lightnin’ Hopkins" – read a book that prominently features freakish weather
• The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
73. "King of Birds" – read a book that features birds, or has the name of a bird in the title
• Sandpiper - Ellen Wittlinger
74. "Oddfellows Local 151" – read a book about firemen or that features a firehouse/firemen

GREEN (1988)
75. "Pop Song 89" – read a book that is about another book
• Cheating at Solitaire - Ally Carter
76. "Get Up" – read a book that sounds boring
• Grammar Snobs - June Casagrande
77. "You are the Everything" – read a book in which the protagonist is pining for someone
• Queen of Babble - Meg Cabot
○ She always seemed to be pining or interested in someone
78. "Stand" – read a book that deals with direction (either literally or figuratively)
• Queen of Babble - Meg Cabot
○ Deals with finding yourself and the protagonist went on a long journey
79. "World Leader Pretend" – read a book that revolves around war
• Dragon's Keep - Janet Lee Carey
80. "The Wrong Child" – read a non-YA book in which the protagonist is a child
• Little Bee - Chris Cleave
81. "Orange Crush" – read a book about a protagonist who is called away or forced to leave
• Dragon's Keep - Janet Lee Carey
82. "Turn You Inside Out" – read a book that hinges itself on dishonesty
• Cheating at Solitaire - Ally Carter
83. "Hairshirt" – read a book with a weird title
• Dragon's Keep - Janet Lee Carey
84. "I Remember California" – read a book that takes place in California
• Songs for a Teenage Nomad - Kim Culbertson
85. "Untitled" – read a book that deals with protection in some way 
• Dragon's Keep - Janet Lee Carey
○ Every character has been a life-changing decision to protect another character

OUT OF TIME (1991)
86. “Radio Song” – read a book that has to do with music, or prominently features a radio station
• Songs for a Teenage Nomad - Kim Culbertson
87. “Losing My Religion” – read a book that is considered an author’s “biggest” hit
• Grammar Snobs - June Casagrande
88. “Low” – read a book about the morning after, or regrets
• One Night - Margaret Wild
89. “Near Wild Heaven” – read a book that deals with the end of a relationship
• Honey, Baby, Sweetheart - Deb Caletti
90. “Shiny Happy People” – read a book about a utopia, or the search for utopia
• Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
91. “Belong” – read a book that revolves around a child, but does not feature a child as the protagonist
• Graceling - Kristin Cashore
92. “Half a World Away” – read a book about a band
93. “Texarkana” – read a book in which the main character is searching for something
• Victoria and the Rogue - Meg Cabot: This one seems like a stretch so it can be replaced
○ Searching for a husband
94. “Country Feedback” – read a book about heartbreak, about unrequited love
• Queen of Babble - Meg Cabot
○ The heartbreak was real in this one where the protagonist found out that people aren't what they seem and that led to heartbreak
• Honey, Baby, Sweetheart - Deb Caletti
95. “Me in Honey” – read a book with the word Sweet or Sweetness in the title
• Honey, Baby, Sweetheart - Deb Caletti

AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE (1992)
96. “Drive” – read a book that revolves around youth
• One Night - Margaret Wild
97. “Try Not to Breathe” – read a book about giving up
• Cheating at Solitaire - Ally Carter
98. “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight” – read a book about a humorous love
• Cheating at Solitaire - Ally Carter
99. “Everybody Hurts” – read a book about depression
• Little Bee - Chris Cleave
100. “Sweetness Follows” – read a book about death, or that prominently features a funeral
1. Airhead - Meg Cabot
101. “Monty Got a Raw Deal” – read a book in which one of the characters gets “a raw deal”. 
• Dragon's Keep - Janet Lee Carey
102. “Ignoreland” – read a book that similarly features the word ‘land’ in its title
103. “Star Me Kitten” – read a book that features the F-word, either in title or in text, or uses asterisks in the title
• Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture - Douglas Coupland
104. “Man on the Moon” – read a book that is a tribute to someone or something else
• Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
105. “Nightswimming” – read a book on a dare (have someone dare you to read something)
106. “Find the River” – read a book with River in the title

MONSTER (1994)
107. “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth” – read a book that encapsulates Generation-X
• Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture - Douglas Coupland
108. “Crush with Eyeliner” – read a book about discovering identity
• Queen of Babble - Meg Cabot
109. “King of Comedy” – read a book that makes you laugh
• Queen of Babble - Meg Cabot
110. “I Don’t Sleep, I Dream” – read a fantasy book, as a distraction from real life
• Dragon's Keep - Janet Lee Carey
111. “Star 69” – read a book by an author you are crazy obsessed with
1. Airhead - Meg Cabot
112. “Strange Currencies” – read a book that features a strange obsession, or OCD
• One Night - Margaret Wild
○ One of the characters is obsessed with destroying or staging houses
113. “Tongue” – read a book with a body part in the title
• Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor
114. “Bang and Blame” – read a book about a one night stand
• One Night - Margaret Wild
115. “I Took Your Name” – read a book in which something is taken away
• Little Bee - Chris Cleave
116. “Let Me In” – read a book that messes with your emotions
• Little Bee - Chris Cleave
117. “Circus Envy” – read a book that revolves around jealousy 
• Something Like Fate - Susane Colasanti
118. “You” – read a book written in second person

NEW ADVENTURES IN HI-FI (1996)
119. “How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us” – read a book set in the wild west
• Sweet Annie - Cheryl St.John
120. “The Wake-Up Bomb” – read a book about drugs, or drug addiction
• Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers
121. “New Test Leper” – read a book about a character who is struggling with a disease
• Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin
122. “Undertow” – read a book that takes place primarily on or under the water/ocean
123. “E Bow the Letter” – read a book that revolves around two best friends
• Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
124. “Leave” – read a book with the word leave or leaving in the title
• Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation - Lynne Truss
125. “Departure” – read a book that is unlike the rest of a particular author’s bibliography
• Oh the Glory of it All by Sean Wilsey
126. “Bittersweet Me” – read a book that features a bitter protagonist
1. Airhead - Meg Cabot
127. “Be Mine” – read a collection of love poems
128. “Binky the Doormat” – read a book that is known for being strange or bizarre
129. “So Fast, So Numb” – read a book with a comma in the title
• Honey, Baby, Sweetheart - Deb Caletti
130. “Low Desert” – read a road-trip book
• Honey, Baby, Sweetheart - Deb Caletti
131. “Electrolite" – read a book that was written in the 20th century

UP (1998)
132. “Airportman” – read a book that takes place primarily in an airport or features a character who spends time in or around one
133. “Lotus” – read a book that is highly symbolic or allegorical
• The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
134. “Suspicion” – read a book you have been putting off
135. “Hope” – read a book with just one word in the title
1. Airhead - Meg Cabot
136. “At My Most Beautiful” – read a book about goofy, silly love
• Victoria and the Rogue - Meg Cabot
137. “The Apologist” – read a book with ‘ist’ in the title
• The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
138. “Sad Professor” – read a book that features a teacher as the protagonist
139. “You’re in the Air” – read a book with the words Your or You’re in the title
140. “Walk Unafraid” – read a book that others have found incredibly scary
141. “Why Not Smile” – read a book about a protagonist who is habitually unhappy
• One Night - Margaret Wild
142. “Day Sleeper” – read a book that features a protagonist who works the grave yard shift
• Graceling - Kristin Cashore
143. “Diminished” – read a collection of flash fiction or short stories
• Short Stories Collection - Kate Chopin
144. “Parakeet” – read a book that’s told from an animal’s POV
145. “Falls to Climb” – read a book that features a character who is viewed as a martyr
• Something Like Fate - Susane Colasanti

REVEAL (2001)
146. “The Lifting” – read a prequel
147. “I’ve Been High” – read a book that is told in past tense
• Little Bee - Chris Cleave
148. “All the Way to Reno” – read a book that features a protagonist who is trying to get their big break
• Cheating at Solitaire - Ally Carter
149. “She Just Wants to Be” – read a book written by a female author
1. Airhead - Meg Cabot
2. Victoria and the Rogue - Meg Cabot
3. Nicola and the Viscount - Meg Cabot
4. Honey, Baby, Sweetheart - Deb Caletti
150. “Disappear” – read a book that involves magic or a magician
• Dragon's Keep - Janet Lee Carey
151. “Saturn Return” – read a book about a character who does what they want, who goes against the norm
• Victoria and the Rogue - Meg Cabot
○ In a very small sense
152. “Beat a Drum” – read a book with an instrument in its title
153. “Imitation of Life” – read a book that revolves around art, or a specific piece of art
• So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld
154. “Summer Turns to High” – read a book with Summer in the title
155. “Chorus and the Ring” – read a book about forgetting or denying
• Little Bee - Chris Cleave
156. “I’ll Take the Rain” – read a book that takes place during a storm, or features a lot of rain
• Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor
157. “Beachball” – read a book that is typically referred to as a ‘beach read’
• Wait for You - Jennifer L. Armentrout


AROUND THE SUN (2004)
158. “Leaving New York” – read a book that takes place in New York
1. Airhead - Meg Cabot
159. “Electron Blue “– read a book with a color in the title
• Emako Blue - Brenda Woods
160. “The Outsiders” – read a book that takes place primarily outside
• Graceling - Kristin Cashore
161. “Make it All Ok” – read a book that makes you feel good
• Honey, Baby, Sweetheart - Deb Caletti
162. “Final Straw” – read the last book in a series
163. “I Wanted to Be Wrong” – read a book that you wish you could have changed the ending to
• Dragon's Keep - Janet Lee Carey
164. “Wanderlust” – read a book about a character who is running away from something
• Honey, Baby, Sweetheart - Deb Caletti
165. “The Boy in the Well” – read a non-YA book that features a young boy as the protagonist
• Oh the Glory of it All by Sean Wilsey
166. “Aftermath” – read a book about the survivors of an apocalypse
167. “High Speed Train” – read a book that has a mode of transportation in the title
168. “The Worst Joke Ever “– read a book that others found funny but you did not
• Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
169. “The Ascent of Man” – read a book about books
170. “Around the Sun” – read a book that features space travel
• The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century by George Friedman

ACCELERATE (2008)
171. “Living Well is the Best Revenge” – read a book that has a great revenge scene
• The Warrior Heir - Chima, Cinda Williams
172. “Man Sized Wreath” – read a Christmas themed novel 
173. “Supernatural Superserious” – read a book that takes place in a summer or day camp
• Something Like Fate - Susane Colasanti
174. “Hollow Man” – read a book that has failed to meet the hype that surrounded it
• Little Bee - Chris Cleave
175. “Houston” – read a book that is set in a big city
1. Airhead - Meg Cabot
176. “Accelerate” – read a book that is less than 125 pages long
• My Favorite Mistake - Elizabeth Carlos
177. “Until the Day is Done” – read a book in one sitting
• My Favorite Mistake - Elizabeth Carlos
178. “Mr Richards” – read a book that prominently features a president
• The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century by George Friedman
179. “Sing for the Submarine” – read a classic dystopian/apocalyptic novel
• Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
180. “Horse to Water” – read a book that involves a fight of some sort 
• Queen of Babble - Meg Cabot

These books don't fit any open categories...suggestions are welcome :)

She's So Money - Cherry Cheva
Take Me There - Susane Colasanti
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
The Secret Life of Prince Charming - Deb Caletti
My Favorite Mistake by Chelsea M. Cameron
Jinx by Margaret Wild
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr., E.B. White