Name that Book

Have you forgotten the name of a book you once read? This group is here to help you find it again.

Start your book search by clicking on the Post a new topic option and...

(1) Enter a helpful Subject line that includes a genre and a clue.

Long subject lines are cut off, so it's wise to keep to keywords. For example:

YA Ghost story
SciFI Boy lost in space
Mystery set in Iceland
Poem about a woman's garden
Children's series about circus children

Many members of this group only open topics we think we can help with, so your subject line is important for getting the right people to read your post — the ones who probably know your book!

Words like 'Help' or 'Find this book' or 'Search' are not helpful in a subject line and should be avoided.
(2) Enter all the book detail you remember in the Message block.
This is your place to put detailed information that could help to identify your book. This may be information like:

Fiction or nonfiction
Plot
When you think it was written or when you read it (10 years ago; about 1970...)
Book's intended audience
Anything else you remember about the title, author, illustrations, cover, characters, setting, binding, or size of book

It's easier for members to read your message if you use standard spelling, capitalization, and punctuation, along with breaking longer sections into paragraphs.
(3) Check back for responses!
Members post their suggestions directly to your topic (so no e-mail addresses, please). Some books are found quickly, while others are found after time and discussion of similar books.

If your query is not solved in a few days, please feel free to comment on your own topic in order to bump it back to the top of the list. And please, we'd love to hear back from you on whether or not we've found your book, especially when we want to read it too!
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Children's Fantasy Series: 3+ children get transported to a world with magic 8bluesalamanders, Today 6:28pmignore
Non-fiction, Early-19th Cen. US, woman writer 4e_style, Today 4:32pmignore
Elspeth or Elsbeth 2bookel, Yesterday 5:41pmignore
Fantasy with house and changing / growing rooms 28Nerilka, Yesterday 12:07pmignore
70s, true story, alien visitation 11justmespecialk, Yesterday 7:16amignore
SF possibly YA, other planet, advanced technology only used in emergencies 1Annalietta, Friday 5:56pmignore
Illistrasted YA, Horrorish, Heros Journey? 2justmespecialk, Friday 5:28amignore
Which Book of Sylvia Plath's is "Tree of Life" located in? 2gtg427s, Thursday 12:07pmignore
British kids book, 1970s, title is boy’s name, set in fishing village 4Sakerfalcon, Thursday 9:06amignore
Short story - whole world in a drop of water 8Poquette, Thursday 3:12amignore
Scifi/Love Story - Man enters parallel universe after wrecking car. 2lquilter, Wednesday 9:00pmignore
Short stories for children illustrated by Quentin Blake 16lquilter, Wednesday 8:55pmignore
Childrens Book: Featuring Medieval Wargames 4lquilter, Wednesday 8:34pmignore
Alcoholic woman turns private investigator 4lquilter, Wednesday 8:32pmignore
Name That Short Story: Odd, mysterious story about an unexplained time lapse 5lquilter, Wednesday 8:31pmignore
SF/Horror story: Typos Reveal Sinister Hidden Messages 3lquilter, Wednesday 8:31pmignore
1960 or 70's Children's Book about Carl the Cat 5lquilter, Wednesday 8:29pmignore
novel about a smart female lawyer... arrgggh ! name the book please ! 5lquilter, Wednesday 8:27pmignore
YA - Teens and Norse Gods 4lquilter, Wednesday 8:27pmignore
LOOKING FOR HISTORICAL..Is this Temptation by Catherine Hart? Or not? 2lquilter, Wednesday 8:23pmignore
Don't know the name or the author 2fuzzi, Wednesday 7:08pmignore
Griffins 22bluesalamanders, Wednesday 1:43pmignore
Title of a Short Story - POV: Stone/Rock Creature/thing living in a church/cathedral/chapel 9aichaku, Wednesday 1:16amignore
fantasy? 1lauraken, Tuesday 6:12pmignore
Yonkers, Sundaes, Streetcars 8Sodapop, Tuesday 4:28pmignore
Set in WWII, Multiple story lines. Young woman in USA, facing anti-semitism. Man in merchant marines 4betsytacy, Tuesday 12:53pmignore
80s picture book, cross-section of building, Janet Ahlberg? 15Moomin_Mama, Tuesday 9:32amignore
Died and lived the same day over and over 4sparrowbunny, Tuesday 5:00amignore
90s children's underground to surface 34bookel, Monday 6:37pmignore
I'm looking for a Picture book from my childhood 2gtg427s, Monday 2:21pmignore
Children's/YA, girl goes to war 42wonderY, Monday 7:58amignore
YA Fiction - Dual POV - Different Times. 9jjmcgaffey, Sunday 10:50pmignore
science fiction 2zjakkelien, Sunday 2:48pmignore
Does anyone know which book this is? 2zjakkelien, Sunday 2:43pmignore
girl possibly crippled lives in bedcloset, dreams of finding a unicorn, helps boy escape prison, is 14tmb213, Sunday 2:14pmignore
Children's book, girl with wings 4sparrowbunny, Sunday 10:43amignore
Young adult scifi from non-human pov 5bookel, Sunday 6:13amignore
90's Children's Picture Book, Sea Monsters & Pickle Cake 1AllyJS, Sunday 4:03amignore
Older book about daredevils and the like 1jackball74, Sunday 12:09amignore
YA Fantasy Boy can stop time 6Shannon.R, February 4ignore
Crime story set in London I think 1ogirl, February 4ignore
YA novel NOT House of Stairs but similar 5bookel, February 3ignore
Romance prophecy hidden kingdom 7Nerilka, February 3ignore
Poem about kids being like kings 1skullduggery, February 3ignore
Sci-fi ish time travel book 3jjmcgaffey, February 2ignore
Children's ghost stories book cover art clue 8jackball74, February 2ignore
Sci-fi YA book with people living underground b/c earth's surface is too hot...also, no access to bo 11bookel, February 2ignore
WHOO HOO ! I FOUND IT! Ghost story about Book Collector and Beelzebub 8justmespecialk, February 2ignore
JuvEasy about mouse who thinks he ate the moon 3JConnair, February 1ignore
Poem involving old man lamenting loss of wife under tree 3gtg427s, January 31ignore
Vampire hotel/motel ? 9gtg427s, January 31ignore
YA short story, boy does hw, nice & evil numbers 1ParadoxicalRae, January 31ignore
Fantasy 7ArmyAngel1986, January 31ignore
Doppelganger, mousy woman, heart attack, poss. 1970's 8justmespecialk, January 31ignore
Novel - Logging Family 6BrieAnn, January 30ignore
Clever Princess, Lazy Prince, Russian Feel Fairy Tale 9RowanTribe, January 30ignore
need title of old romance book 22wonderY, January 30ignore
YA girl and horse book 9Sakerfalcon, January 30ignore
two characters keep missing each other 2Booksloth, January 30ignore
Historical Romance, Time Travel, Magic 1CheyenneF, January 30ignore
Fantasy book- magic books burned 22MuranoBlue, January 29ignore
YA Love Story of a Blind Woman 6bookel, January 28ignore
SF Mystery sabotage of gene manipulation vats 5beichst, January 28ignore
SF, Hardback, 1970s or earlier, Far Future, Imperial Intrigue: Viscount, Duelist, Imperial Agent. 18beichst, January 28ignore
houses made of yarn 2justmespecialk, January 27ignore
Sci-fi series (3 books) Set on Earth were humanity becomes immortal. 6bookel, January 27ignore
plot includes lyrics to Appalachian ballad 4indybr12, January 26ignore
YA/series/female protaganist 15-16 yrs old/one cover has a mermaid on it; another cover has the Mona 3rarm, January 26ignore
English Boy Thinks He Finds Eden 3MyriadBooks, January 26ignore
YA/juvenile fiction - mystery/suspense, a cave in a cliff overlooking water? 21bookel, January 25ignore
Juvenile/YA / Boy seeks dog stolen by abusive trainers. 10bookel, January 25ignore
YA, talking trees playing tag, brother and sister learning to shoot bow and arrow 1Petroglyph, January 25ignore
Art Forger/Restorer Bookstore Owner 9kimbatigger, January 25ignore
Picture book, elephant & monkey, foot injury, 80's or earlier 6MyriadBooks, January 25ignore
YA Novel- New restaurant 4rarm, January 25ignore
SciFi short story { I think} 1950's about dinosaur animator who "needs more pizazz" 6Fred_R, January 24ignore
Historical fantasy/romance: princess-turned-acrobat at the collapse of Atlantis 6Cailiosa, January 24ignore
Illustrated Juvenile / Goose girl kills wolf with stockings. 2MyriadBooks, January 23ignore
Mystery About Mechanical Monkeys, Juvenile Book 3fuzzi, January 23ignore
Girl in 20's solving mystery about daughter 1HaaniAlviAnsari, January 21ignore
70s/80s children's 'the human body' book, lots of pictures 6kdcdavis, January 21ignore
fiction set in india 3raidergirl3, January 21ignore
SciFi: Omnipotent Being Creates Universes, Stories of People Within 13fuzzi, January 20ignore
Children's book -- children sailing -- British fifties? 26Sakerfalcon, January 20ignore
YA WWII ENGLAND 5mybookshelf, January 20ignore
I could have sworn the title was "Emily Foster" 6Rozax, January 19ignore
Out of print (1964/5) possibly older edition of a children's tale about a sly fox . 4justmespecialk, January 19ignore
It is about names 12extrajoker, January 19ignore
Only know this quote 1ameyuz, January 18ignore
Louisiana Black history 1DaveLancaster, January 18ignore
Scouts fighting in Soviet Finnish War 3PippaKay, January 18ignore
Young Reader series, about a family of skunks or badgers? 4gilbertine, January 18ignore
Old book about a boy who finds a magical world through a vase or similar 3alexbartlett, January 18ignore
Girl's Book/Series with Artistic Protagonist 31bookel, January 17ignore
Woman betrothed to a sick/dying man who wears a mask. 2MyriadBooks, January 17ignore
Horses, clubhouse, children's fiction 13bookel, January 17ignore
Kids' activity book about a little boy and sister in search for the legend of the giant turtle 6jjmcgaffey, January 17ignore
Book about a girl knight and her family 6historywitch, January 17ignore
Poem "Finding You" author unknown 1lolaloves, January 16ignore
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