A Book By Any Other Name…Secret
Welcome to this week’s A Book By Any Other Name. The game works like this: Each week I will choose a word and offer a few titles that I’ve come up with containing that word in the title. Then it’s your turn to come up with book titles containing the same word, without duplication. (I would also like the author, but that is just so I can find the book if I want to read it.)
Also, this week I am issuing a challenge. If you can get the number of titles containing the weekly word above 45 by Midnight Pacific Time this Friday, (with no more than 10 titles commented per person and not including *my* titles) I will post a poem that I wrote in High School on Saturday. I figure that this is a suitably embarrassing forfeit (you should see some of the terrible poetry I wrote in High School *shiver*) to encourage folks to work together to comment with enough titles. The challenge will remain in effect until I have to post that poem (*eek*), after which I will issue a new challenge. Good Luck!
Today’s Word is: Secret
I Say:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Secret Admirer by R. L. Stine
Secrets of the Aurora Borealis by Dr. Syun-Ichi Akasofu
You Say: …
May 14th, 2007 at 9:42 am
Argh! You took the ones I thought of. Ok…think…think…
Oh!
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (which many people like, but I’ve also heard terrible things about)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
That’s all for now!
May 14th, 2007 at 10:25 am
oops, sorry Emma.
Well, we are sitting at 2 titles so far.
Good luck.
May 14th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
Some books by Todd Wilbur:
More Top Secret Recipes
Even More Top Secret Recipes
Top Secret Recipes: Sodas,Smoothies, Spirits and Shakes
Low Fat Top Secret Recipes
The Best of Top Secret Recipes
Top Secret Recipes Lite!
A Treasury of Top Secret Recipes
Top Secret Recipes Treasury II
Top Secret Recipes Classic
Top Secret Recipes More Classics
May 14th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Lassie: the Secret of the Smelter’s Cave by Steve Frazee
Lassie and the Secret of the Summer by Dorothea Snow
Lassie and the Secret Friend by Kennon Graham
May 14th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
Oh, hey, I forgot about the Three Investigators stories, the Alfred Hitchcock ones. They’re really good. I bet there are a whole bunch of Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew with the word “secret”. Here’s Three Investigators:
The Secret of Terror Castle
The Secret of Skeleton Island
The Secret of the Haunted Mirror
The Secret of the Crooked Cat
The Secret of Phantom Lake
The Secret of Shark Reef
May 14th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Okay. With Debbie that makes 12.
And RJ brings us up to 21.
And I’m starting to get a wee bit nervous.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
The Greatest Secret in the World by Og Mandino
May 14th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
1) Secret of Nym ( i am sorry I can’t spell…think rats/mice and moving day)
2) The Secret
3)The Secret Life of Beer!
4)The Secret Life of Dogs
5)The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
6) Secret Admirer (harliquin romance)
Okay…and it is no secret I am sleepy. That’s the best I could do right now. Hugs!
May 14th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
Let’s see.
With R J’s last one that brings us to 22.
Now for Dani. Emma already got “The Secret” and “The Secret of Nimh” is the film title. The Book is “Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh.” So, that makes 4 titles for you and brings us up to 26. (You may contribute up to 6 more if you like.)
Ummm…Who wrote The Secret Life of Beer? I might want to read that.
Thanks for playing the game, y’all.
May 15th, 2007 at 10:23 am
Actually, Your Sister Dani is technically correct. I point out on her behalf that there is indeed a book, The Secret of Nimh written by Robert C. O’Brien and another book by the same name written by Seymour Reit. So, technically, there are 2 books of that title. (Ah, the joy of movie tie-ins!)
Also, for anyone interested, there are other books related to The Secret of Nimh (by various authors) that have yet to be named but could be added to the list.
May 16th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
Okay. I concede the point. That places us at 27 titles.
And Debbie? Could you not…help so much? I’m sorta hoping not to have to post that poem this week.
May 16th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Le sigh.
May 20th, 2007 at 10:47 am
Since the contest is over…
The Secret of My Success by Martin Owen
The Secret of Roan Inish by Rosalie K. Fry
And some other books by Todd Wilbur:
Top Secret Restaurant Recipes
Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 2
Top Secret Recipes
Nancy Drew Books
The Secret in the Old Attack
The Secret of the Old Clock
Secret of the Spa
The Secret of Red Gate Farm
May 20th, 2007 at 10:48 am
And..
More Nancy Drew Books
The Secret of the Forgotten City
The Secret Santa
The Ringmaster’s Secret
The Secret of Shadow Ranch
The Slumber Party Secret
Keeping Secrets
Valentine’s Day Secret
Secret of the Scarlet Hand
The Secret in the Spooky Woods
Hannah’s Secret
The Secret in the Old Lace
The Secret of Mirror Bay
The Secret of the Gold Pavilion
Buried Secrets
May 20th, 2007 at 10:49 am
Still More Nancy Drew Books
The Secret of the Wooden Lady
The Secret of the Fiery Chamber
Nancy Drew Secret Codes
The Secret of the Twin Puppets
Island of Secrets
The Fortune Teller’s Secret
Eskimo’s Secret
Deep Secrets
The Case of the Safecracker’s Secret
Secret Rules
The Secrete in the Stars
Secrete of the Tibetan Treasure
Secrete in the Dark
Secret at Seven Rocks
Secret as Solaire
Secret in Time
The Secret Lost at Sea
Secret Shady Glen
Nancy Drew Files: Secrets Can Kill; Deadly Intent
Secrets of the Nile
May 20th, 2007 at 10:55 am
And last, but not least
The Secret of Nimh: Mrs. Brisby and the Magic Stone
The Secret of Nimh: Mrs. Brisby’s Important Package
The Secret of Nimh: Mrs. Brisby’s Remembering Game
May 20th, 2007 at 11:09 am
You misspelled Secret in a couple of the Nancy Drews there. Anyway we ended up with 27 titles this week, so the challenge continues next week. Try to get some friends to come and comment next time. (Really, ’cause It’ll make my stats look better if more people come by
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