BookFilter: The sketchy detail kind. This is about a young adult novel, available by the early 80s, set among a family of artists or writers in, I think, New York City.
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posted by Miko
on Dec 6, 2012 -
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Help me remember the title of this genre novel about a military nurse named Honor?
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posted by phoenixy
on Oct 7, 2012 -
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Sorry but I have a sort of weird name-this-kids'-book question: Two kittens are trying to protect each other. I remember a couple of disjointed scenes and some dark themes of self-sacrifice, bravery, and loss. Please tell me I didn't imagine this.
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posted by beandip
on Mar 28, 2012 -
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I'm looking for a book I read as a pre-teen. It's been years since I read it and I can't recall the name of the writer, or the title of the work. I recall a little of the plot, but not much.
As far as I recall, it was about a girl living in a small town in the east coast who falls into a pit, or cave, something like that, and is saved by a man made of earth and stone.
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posted by Rosengeist
on Mar 21, 2012 -
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I'm trying to figure out the title of a book that describes one's personality, taking into account one's moon sign, rising sign, and Chinese zodiac sign. My boyfriend remembers this book from years ago...
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posted by Clotilde
on Mar 3, 2012 -
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A familiar story: I read a young adult novel when I was a kid. I can't remember the title or most of the plot, but I remember enough details that it drives me CRAZY.
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posted by Coatlicue
on Jan 24, 2012 -
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Help me identify this book from my childhood, please. It's set in a fictional (?) city with a canal system.
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posted by joyeuxamelie
on Sep 13, 2010 -
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I'm looking for the title to a children's book. It was about a hippopotamus or
a rhino who felt inadequate who on a walk met different animals he wished he was like and then had a dream in which he had one body part of each of the animals he wanted to be more like.
posted by Tziv
on Sep 11, 2010 -
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BookNameFilter: A friend is writing a book that showcases (with pictures mostly) various homeowner's DIY remodeling projects. The book is progressing, but she's stuck on a title. I thought the hive mind might provide some naming inspiration.
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posted by (bb|[^b]{2})
on Sep 8, 2010 -
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Help me find the title of this YA book I've been searching for for 30 years! Two female friends time travel back to old New York. Published in the late '60's or early '70's in hardcover. That's all I recall, except that I loved it.
Thanks!
posted by kidelo
on May 28, 2010 -
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I want to give a book to a young friend but I can't remember the title and the librarian could not find it either. Book teaches about Gandhi in a cool way.
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posted by CollegeNelson
on Oct 18, 2009 -
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Oh, sigh. I need help locating a title of a story/book. Tough part is I never read it, but it was described to me by my aunt who loved the book as a youngster (she's now in her late 50's/early 60's).
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posted by Sassyfras
on Dec 15, 2008 -
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ID That Story: novel (novella? short story?) in which a man is standing in line. Pretty much the entire story is his experience while waiting in line. It's a future/dystopia story. The man is waiting in line to make a complaint. He falls in love with the girl in front of him, though she's not allowed to turn and look at him. It's a parable about overpopulation. It was probably written in the 60s or 70s. That's all I remember.
posted by grumblebee
on Nov 20, 2008 -
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The title of the novel also appears in the book as a chapter title. Apparently, there's a name for it. What's it called?
posted by mordecai
on Apr 29, 2008 -
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I'd appreciate some help trying to remember a fantasy book I read when I was younger, but I can't remember the name of it.
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posted by tjbarrett
on Feb 28, 2007 -
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mySQLfilter: How can I ignore "A, An, & The" at the beginning of book titles when sorting results alphabetically by title?
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posted by Wild_Eep
on Dec 5, 2006 -
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Can anyone suggest the title/ author of a book I once heard about? It contains dozens of conversation starters - things like (and I paraphrase): "If you were offered to live forever, but only on condition that you were ugly, would you take it"?
posted by skylar
on Apr 5, 2004 -
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