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message 1: by Cheryl (last edited Dec 21, 2015 07:52PM) (new)

Cheryl | 55 comments Please Please Me
14/14
“I Saw Her Standing There” - Read a book by a female author
The Little Lame Prince by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
“Misery” - Read a sad story
Passage on the Titanic by Anita Stansfield
“Anna (Go to Him)” - Read a book with a female name in the title
Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
“Chains” - Read a book about slavery/with slavery as a theme AND/OR a book set in a prison
A People at War Civilians and Soldiers in America's Civil War 18541877 by Scott Reynolds Nelson
“Boys” - Read a book with a male’s name in the title
Monte and the World of Possibilities by Katie Bradley Barrett and Cameron Pinegar
“Ask Me Why” - Read a book with the word WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE or WHY in the title
What Makes Us Sisters by Bonnie L. Oscarson
“Please Please Me” - Read a book with a duplicated word in the title
Crooked Letter Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
“Love Me Do” - Read a love story
The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens
“P.S. I Love You” - Read a book with a subtitle
Counseling Suicidal People A Therapy of Hope by Paul G. Quinnett
“Baby It’s You” - Read a book about childhood OR a book you loved as a child
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
“Do You Want to Know a Secret” - Read a book in which a secret is revealed AND/OR a mystery
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
“A Taste of Honey” - Read a book where food is the central theme OR is in the title of the book
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
“There’s a Place” - Read a book that has a location in the title
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
“Twist and Shout” - Read a book about abuse or where abuse/abusive family is the main theme
Hiding in the Light by Rifqa Bary


message 2: by Cheryl (last edited Dec 21, 2015 07:55PM) (new)

Cheryl | 55 comments With the Beatles
12/14
“It Won’t Be Long” - Read a book that is less than 200 pages
Ler Faz a Cabeça: Textos Brasileiros by Eliana Callil Voos
“All I’ve Got to Do” - Read a book that has been on you TBR list for more than a year
“All My Loving” - Read a book by your favourite author
The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens
“Don’t Bother Me” - Read a book in one sitting/one day/one weekend
Three Ghost Stories by Charles Dickens
“Little Child” - Read a children’s or YA book
The Hungry Thing by Jan Slepian
“Till There Was You” - Read a story of lost love
Promise Me by Richard Paul Evans
“Please Mister Postman” - Read a book written in letter form AND/OR a book with a specific title in the location
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
“Roll Over Beethoven” - Read a book where the main character is a musician OR a book about music
Laugh Lines 50 Years of Jokes, Stories and Life as an Entertainer by Wayne Osmond
“Hold Me Tight” - Read a book you would never ever give away
The Giver by Lois Lowry
“You Really Got a Hold on Me” - Read a book about addiction or where addiction is the main focus
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
“I Wanna Be Your Man” - Read a Man Booker Prize-winner
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
“Not a Second Time” - Re-read a book
The Secret of the Caves by Franklin W. Dixon
"Devil in her Heart" - Read a book that centers around evil or the devil
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang
“Money (That’s What I Want)” - Read a book about economics or finance


message 3: by Cheryl (last edited Nov 10, 2015 07:07PM) (new)

Cheryl | 55 comments A Hard Day’s Night
9/12
“A Hard Day’s Night” - Read a book that has been made into a movie
Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim, James Lapine
“I Should Have Known Better” - Read a book from an adult's point of view looking back over their childhood
The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
“If I Fell” - Read a book by one of your favorite authors
Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie
“I’m Happy Just to Dance with You” - Read a book about dancing – fiction or nonfiction
“Tell Me Why” - Read a memoir
Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang
“Can’t Buy Me Love” - Buy a book and read it immediately
The First Phone Call From Heaven by Mitch Albom
“Any Time at All” - Read a book that has lasted the test of time, is appropriate throughout the ages, appeals to YA and adult, et cetera
“I’ll Cry Instead” - Read a sad story
“Things We Said Today” - Read a book of letters AND/OR read a current events book, magazine(5pts) or journal(5pts)
P.S. Longer Letter Later by Paula Danziger
“When I Get Home” - Read a book about home or family dynamics
The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty
“You Can’t Do That” - Read a banned book
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson
“I’ll Be Back” - Read a book that has been re-written from another character’s perspective (exp. Ahab’s Wife, Finn, etc.)
Finn by Jon Clinch


message 4: by Cheryl (last edited Oct 31, 2015 08:51PM) (new)

Cheryl | 55 comments Beatles for Sale
12/14
“No Reply” - Read a book where disappointment is a key focus AND/OR Read a book by an author who has published only one book
The Haunted Man by Charles Dickens
“I’m a Loser” - Read a book in which the main character is an outcast
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
“Baby’s in Black” - Read a book with a color in the title
The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
“Rock and Roll Music” - Read a book that shares its name with a song title
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Hannah Green
“I’ll Follow the Sun” - Read a book about the weather AND/OR read a self-improvement book
How We Learn by Benedict Carey
“Mr. Moonlight” - Read a book about someone who works a second job
“Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey” - Read a book with a repeat word in the title
“Eight Days a Week” - Read a book with a number in the title
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
“Words of Love” - Read a book of poetry
Songs of Innocence and Experience by William Blake
“Honey Don’t“ - Read a book from the banned book list
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
“Every Little Thing” - Read a book of short stories
The Pink Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
“I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party” - Read a book centreing around conformity
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony A Friendship That Changed the World by Penny Coleman
“What You’re Doing” - Read a book about a profession you find interesting and that you wish you were doing (detective)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
“Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby” - Read a book centreing around dating
May I Kiss You? by Michael Dormitrz


message 5: by Cheryl (last edited Dec 18, 2015 07:59AM) (new)

Cheryl | 55 comments Help!
12/14
“Help!” - Read a how-to or technical book OR create a poll and have the other Sidebarians help select your next read
The Power of Habit Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
“The Night Before” - Read a book centreing around anticipation
The Dinner Club by Curtis Taylor
“You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away” - Read a book about secrets
Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende
“I Need You” - Read a book about something you cannot live without
The Faiths of Our Fathers by Alf J. Mapp, Jr.
“Another Girl” - Read a book with two female main characters
Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter
“You’re Going to Lose That Girl” - Read a book where cheating is a focus
Rabbit, Run by John Updike
“Ticket to Ride” - Read a book about travel (fiction or non-fiction)
Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
“Act Naturally “ - Read a book about the environment
“It’s Only Love” - Read a book that received a 5-star rating from a fellow TNBBC member
“You Like Me Too Much” - Read a book about unrequited love
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
“Tell Me What You See” - Read a travelogue book
Walking on Water by Richard Paul Evans
“I’ve Just Seen a Face” - Read a book with a body part in the title
Arms of Love by Kelly Long
“Yesterday” - Read a historical (non-fiction) book
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. du Bois
“Dizzy Miss Lizzy” - Read a lesser-known book by a well-known author
The Chimes by Charles Dickens


message 6: by Cheryl (last edited Dec 22, 2015 09:38PM) (new)

Cheryl | 55 comments Rubber Soul
12/15
“Drive My Car” - Read a book about a road trip
Travels with Charley:In Search of America by John Steinbeck
“Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” - Read a book by Haruki Murakami
After the Quake by Haruki Murakami
“You Won’t See Me” - Read a book in which a character has a supernatural power
Matilda by Roald Dahl
“Nowhere Man” - Read a travelogue
Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
“Think for Yourself”- Read a book despite some negative reviews
“The Word” - Read a book with a one-word title
Poetics by Aristotle
“Michelle” - Read a book that has a female name as its title (the title can only consist of the name)
Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards
“What Goes On” Read a book written by two or more collaborating authors
Peter and the Shadow Thieves by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
“Girl” - Read a book with the word "girl" in the title
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
“I’m Looking Through You” - Read a book about spirits/ghosts
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
“In My Life” - Read a biography/autobiography/memoir
Gifted Hands The Ben Carson Story by Ben Carson
“Wait” - Read a book with the word stop in the title
“If I Needed Someone”- Read a book about a famous duo or book that revolves around two best friends
Peter and the Secret of Rundoon by Dave Barry
“Run for Your Life” - Read a book about a sport
The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie

SINGLE RELEASED IN 1965
"Day Tripper"
Read a book of travel writing near your home


message 7: by Cheryl (last edited Dec 29, 2015 02:21PM) (new)

Cheryl | 55 comments Revolver
12/14
“Taxman” - Read a book about the economy/money
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
“Eleanor Rigby” - Read a book with a character in the title
Peter and the Sword of Mercy by Dave Barry
“I’m Only Sleeping” - Read a bedtime story or a story set during the night time
Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie
“Love You To” - Read a book recommended by an author or a book that is listed as an author's favorite. (Book must not be written by the author. Book can also be an author recommendation.)
The Martian by Andy Weir
“Here, There and Everywhere” - Read a book with a punctuation mark in the title
“Yellow Submarine” - Read a book with a color in the title
Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim
“She Said She Said” - Read a book recommended by a female celebrity
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
“Good Day Sunshine” - Read a book with weather in the title (Rain, Sun, Clouds, Thunder, etc.)
Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie
“And Your Bird Can Sing” - Read a book with an animal in the title
The Frog Princess by E.D.Baker
“For No One” - Read a book with only one word in the title
The Awakening by Katherine Chopin
“Doctor Robert” - Read a book that has a doctor as a main character/about a doctor or about something medical
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
“I Want to Tell You” - Read a book recommended by a friend
“Got to Get You into My Life” - Read a book about unrequited love
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
“Tomorrow Never Knows" - Read a book set in the future (of when it was written – ex. 1984)
I Robot by Isaac Asimov


message 8: by Cheryl (last edited Dec 29, 2015 08:59PM) (new)

Cheryl | 55 comments SINGLE RELEASED IN 1966
9/13
"Paperback Writer"
Read a paperback book

Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” - Read a tear-jerker or a very depressing book
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
“With a Little Help from My Friends” - ask someone to recommend you a book and read it.
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
“Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” - Read a book where drugs/drug use is a central theme
“Getting Better” - read a book with Getting or Better in the title
Nickle and Dimed On Not Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
“Fixing a Hole” - Read a how-to book
Classic Brazilian Recipes by James Newton
“She’s Leaving Home” - Read a coming of age story
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
“Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite” - Read a book about childhood
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry
“Within You Without You” - Read a book about a person with multiple personalities or a personality disorder
Dibs In Search of Self by Virgina M. Axline
“When I’m Sixty-Four” - Read a book that's at least 64 years old
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
“Lovely Rita” - Read a book with Lovely or Rita in the title
“Good Morning Good Morning” - Read a book with Good or Morning in the title, OR a book with the same word twice in the title
A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain by Robert Olen Butler
“A Day in the Life” - Read a book where the main action happens within a 24-hour period AND/OR a historical fiction book
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton


message 9: by Cheryl (last edited Oct 31, 2015 08:27PM) (new)

Cheryl | 55 comments Magical Mystery Tour
7/11
“Magical Mystery Tour” - Read a fantasy or mystery book
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
“The Fool on the Hill “ - Read a book/play that includes a foolish character
Never Kiss an Alligator on the Lips Vol 2 by Curt Boudreaux
“Flying” - Read a book with Flying in the title
“Blue Jay Way” - Read a book with birds or the word "bird" or a type of bird in the title
The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars
“Your Mother Should Know” - Read a book about a mother/child relationship or a book dedicated to a mother
“I Am the Walrus” - Read a book with an animal in the title
“Hello, Goodbye” - Read a book about love gained and love lost AND/OR read a book written by an author who is now deceased
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
“Strawberry Fields Forever” - Read a book with a type of food in the title
Black Coffee by Agatha Christie
“Penny Lane” – Read a book written by an English author or set in England
The Big Four by Agatha Christie
“Baby, You’re a Rich Man” - Read a Pulitzer Prize-winner
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
“All You Need is Love” - Read a romance or love story


message 10: by Cheryl (last edited Dec 10, 2015 08:40PM) (new)

Cheryl | 55 comments The White Album
13/17
“Back in the USSR” - Read a book by a Russian author or set in Russia
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“Dear Prudence” - Read a book of letters/written in letter form
Lady Susan by Jane Austen
“Glass Onion” - Read a book with Glass or Onion in the title
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
“Ob-La-Di, Ob-La,Da” - Read a book by an African author or set in Africa
Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen
“Wild Honey Pie” - Read a book with Wild, Honey, or Pie in the title
“The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill” - Read a book that is part of series
Messenger by Lois Lowry
“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” - Read a tragedy/a book centering on tragedy
The Shaken Earth by Toni Sorenson
“Happiness is a Warm Gun” - Read a true crime/thriller/mystery novel
Three Act Tragedy
“Martha My Dear” - Read a book with a woman's name in the title
“I’m So Tired” - Read a book where illness is the main focus
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
“Blackbird” - Read a book about letting something go(people letting go of hurts from their pasts)
Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
“Piggies“ - Read a book about corporate greed
Hard Times by Charles Dickens
“Rocky Raccoon” - Read a book with alliteration in the title
“Don’t Pass Me By” - Read a book that has been on your TBR list for over a year
“Why Don’t We Do It in the Road” - Read a sexy-time book
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence
“I Will” - Read a book that you have found daunting in the past and have put off reading it
Exodus by Leon Uris
“Julia” - Read a book with a leading character named Julia or with Julia in the title
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton


message 11: by Cheryl (last edited Oct 23, 2015 10:54PM) (new)

Cheryl | 55 comments (album 2)
10/13
“Birthday” - Read a book published in the year of your birth
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
“Yer Blues” - Read a book about depression or a book where the cover is the color blue
A Room With a View by E.M. Forster
“Mother Nature’s Son” - Read a book about the environment
“Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey” - read a book that got a big ole secret in it
The Sign of the Twisted Candles by Carolyn Keene
“Sexy Sadie” – Read an erotic book
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
“Helter Skelter” – Read a true crime book
“Long, Long, Long” – Read a trilogy, quartet or any series with at least three books
SYLO by D.J. MacHale
Storm by D.J. MacHale
Strike by D.J. MacHale
“Revolution 1” - Read a Banned Book
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
“Honey Pie” - Read a book about food
The American Plate by Libby H. O'Connell
“Savoy Truffle” - Read a book with Savoy or Truffle in the title
“Cry Baby Cry” - Read a book about babies/birth
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
“Revolution 9” - Read a book with war as a central theme or that takes place during war time
Lysistrata by Aristophanes
“Good Night” - Read a book that takes place over the course of one night
Bless the Beasts and the Children by Glendon Swarthout


message 12: by Cheryl (last edited Dec 16, 2015 03:12PM) (new)

Cheryl | 55 comments Yellow Submarine (1969)
10/12
“Only a Northern Song” - Read a book by a Canadian author
“All Together Now” - Read one of the group reads or a book club read
Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson
“Hey Bulldog” - Read a book that has a main character with a dog as his/her sidekick or a book with a dog on the cover.
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
“It’s All Too Much” - Read a book over 700 pages
The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
“All You Need Is Love” - Read a book about religion, spirituality or religious controversies
Approaching Zion by Hugh Nibley
“Pepperland” - Read a book set in India
The Hundred Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais
“Sea of Time” - Read a book about time travel or in which time is a central element
Somewhere in Time by Richard Matheson
“Sea of Holes” – Read a book set at sea
The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor
“Sea of Monsters” – Read a book with a monster, zombie or mythical creature (etc.) as a character
The Bridge to Never Land by Dave Barry
“March of the Meanies” - Read a book about the holocaust
Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza
“Pepperland Laid Waste” - Read a book about something nuclear or a post-apocalyptic book
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
“Yellow Submarine in Pepperland” - Read a book with a color in the title


message 13: by Cheryl (last edited Nov 29, 2015 02:45PM) (new)

Cheryl | 55 comments Abbey Road (1969)
10/17
“Come Together” - Read a book at the same time as another TNBBC member
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
“Something” - Read a book about anything
“Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” - Read a murder mystery
Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie
“Oh! Darling” - Read a book where the main character is an aristocrat
“Octopus’s Garden” - Read a book with an animal in the title
A Dog's Life by Ann M. Martin
“I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” - Read a book over 1000 pages
The Arabian Nights by Anonymous, Richard Burton
“Here Comes the Sun” - Read a book set in the summer or with the word summer in the title
“Because” - Read something....just because
“You Never Give Me Your Money” - Read a book about business or government
Ladies of Liberty The Women Who Shaped Our Nation by Cokie Roberts
“Sun King” - Read a book about the monarchy
“Mean Mr. Mustard” - Read a book about cooking
Pudins Deliciosos by Editora Melhoramentos
“Polythene Pam” - Read a book with the name Pam in the title or where Pam is a leading character
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
“She Came in Through the Bathroom Window” - Read a book about a secret love affair
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
“Golden Slumbers” - Read a book by an author who is deceased
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
“Carry That Weight” - Read a book centered on health, good eating, sport, fitness, etc
“The End”- Read a book with the word END in the title
Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
“Her Majesty” - Read a book about royalty (fiction or non-fiction)


message 14: by Cheryl (last edited Dec 28, 2015 08:52PM) (new)

Cheryl | 55 comments LET IT BE (1970)
5/14
“Two of Us” - Read a book about a famous duo (can be fiction or non-fiction but the duo must be non-fiction)
“Dig a Pony” - Read a book with horses in it or the word "horse/pony" in the title
“Across the Universe” - Read a science fiction or fantasy book
The Scarlet Plague by Jack London
“I Me Mine” - Read a book with a pronoun in the title
My Name Used to be Muhammad by Tito Momen
“Dig It” - Read a book on the NY Times Bestseller List
“Let It Be” - Read a classic
Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett
“Maggie Mae” - Read a book thats title contains alliteration
“I’ve Got a Feeling” - Read a book of poetry
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
“One After 909” (Read a book over 909 pages)
“The Long and Winding Road” - Read a book over 900 pages
“For You Blue” - Read a book given to you as a gift
“Get Back” - Read a book you couldn’t finish
"Free As a Bird" - Read a book of your choice
"Devil in her Heart - Read a book where the main character is evil, or actually the devil
Son by Lois Lowry


message 15: by Lori, Super Mod (new)

Lori (tnbbc) | 10620 comments Mod
Cheryl, I like the way you broke yours out!!!


message 16: by Cheryl (new)

Cheryl | 55 comments Lori wrote: "Cheryl, I like the way you broke yours out!!!"

I decided it would make it much easier for me to find each of the challenges this way.


message 17: by Cheryl (new)

Cheryl | 55 comments Book total:3/194

I am making this a bigger challenge for myself and will not count each book for more than one song.


message 18: by Cheryl (new)

Cheryl | 55 comments I made it through all but 47 of the songs! Loved this challenge!


message 19: by Lori, Super Mod (new)

Lori (tnbbc) | 10620 comments Mod
Not too shabby!!!


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