The What’s in a Name? 3 Challenge, hosted by Beth Fish of Beth Fish Reads, is a challenge I really liked last year. Here are the guidelines:

• Between January 1 and December 31, 2010, read one book in each of the following categories:
  • A book with a food in the title: Clockwork Orange, Grapes of Wrath, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
  • A book with a body of water in the title: A River Runs through It, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, The Lake House
  • A book with a title (queen, president) in the title: The Murder of King Tut, The Count of Monte Cristo, Lady Susan
  • A book with a plant in the title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Wind in the Willows, The Name of the Rose
  • A book with a place name (city, country) in the title: Out of Africa; London; Between, Georgia
  • A book with a music term in the title: Song of Solomon, Ragtime, The Piano Teacher
• Books may be any form (audio, print, e-book).
• Books may overlap other challenges.
• Books may not overlap categories; you need a different book for each category.
• Creativity for matching the categories is allowed.
• You do not have to make a list of books before hand.
• You do not have to read through the categories in any particular order.
• There will be a single prize at the end of the challenge. Readers who complete the challenge and write up a wrap-up post (or wrap-up comment) are eligible. I’ll figure out a way to make it international.

Sign up is at the challenge blog! My list will be below:

list updated 5/10/10

Food:

Body of Water: Pacific Vortex! – Clive Cussler

Title: Shogun – James Clavell

Plant: Strawberry Shortcake Murder – Joanne Fluke

Place Name: London Bridges – James Patterson

Music Term:

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