- Beezus and Ramona (Beverly Cleary)
- Philippa Fisher’s Fairy Godsister (Liz Kessler)
- Maggie Bean Stays Afloat (Tricia Rayburn)
- Midnight for Charlie Bone (Jenny Nimmo)
- Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism (Georgia Byng)
- Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone (J. K. Rowling)
- Rufus M. (Eleanor Estes)
- Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos (R. L. LaFevers)
- Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians (Brandon Sanderson)
- The Tunnel of Hugsy Goode (Eleanor Estes)
- James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
- Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth (E. L. Konigsburg) -- because if one name is good, five must be better …
It works in adult fiction, YA, and picture books, too. Jane Eyre! An Abundance of Katherines! Skippyjon Jones!
What are your favorite name-titles?
7 comments:
The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z is a recent goodie.
Oh, yes, that's a good one!
Violet Raines Almost Got Struck By Lightning by Danette Haworth
I've been meaning to read that one, Catherine.
I never thought of it that way, having a name giving you an introduction right away to a character. Hmm....
Dracula (sitting on my table as we speak)
Ooh, I LOVE Dracula! I read it for the first time last year.
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