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Sesquiculus posted:This rang a bell. I vaguely remember a book (possibly a series) about a boy detective named Chip that used his computer to solve mysteries. Google was no help in finding that, but it did lead me to a book called "The Secret of the Video Game Scores & other mysteries" from the series "Hawkeye Collins and Amy Adams" which sounds like it might be the one you're looking for? The name Chip is one I had remembered and discarded as possibly being too obvious, so we're probably thinking of the same thing. That other series definitely isn't the one I'm thinking of, the mysteries Chip dealt with were, if memory serves, all computer or electronics-based. also I remember the front covers having all the text in that optical readout font that all media about technology used in the 70s and 80s, in red outlined with yellow or vice-versa. e: Westminster. That's the font: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_(typeface)#/media/File:Typeface_specimen_Data_70.svg hexwren fucked around with this message at 09:57 on Jun 14, 2020 |
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hexwren posted:A series of kid detective books (Encyclopedia Brown-style) with computer- or technology-themed mysteries. That immediately makes me think of the Danny Dunn stories, though they are probably too old for the ones you mean. Though I notice from the Wikipedia page the series continued until 1977, and I haven't read them all, so they might be a match.
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Hey I was just remembering a series that I read as a kid and now can't find hide nor hair of it via google or wikipedia. It was a slice-of-life style young-adult series centered around an adolescent girl living in Manhattan in like the 1950s, and the story/stories centered around being poor and Jewish. I remember some very specific snatches of text but they're of no help apparently. One situation involved Halloween night where the POV protagonist was running around the neighborhood looking for a cat for some reason, and then a bunch of the neighborhood boys came running out swinging long socks filled with flour and whacking everyone they could find with them to leave big white marks. "Jonathan Katz" she yelled at one of them, which I remember thinking was lame because they were talking about cats at the time and it seemed too on-the-nose Another involved an anecdote about how during winter the poor families would save on electricity by emptying out their refrigerators and putting all the cold food in a window box out on the balcony, because it's cold enough in New York to get away with that Another anecdote was about her helping a starving street kid, offering him/her a sandwich and they were like "...Is it kosher?" There was also a bit where she found a coin in the gutter and didn't know at first whether it was a penny or a nickel, and she wouldn't look at it because she wanted to spend however long she could imagining it was a nickel, because that meant she could get all kinds of candy at the corner store, like a big long pretzel stick and some gum and still have enough left over to buy like, a car or something. In the end she opened her hand and looked and lo and behold, it WAS a nickel!! There was also a thing where she went to summer camp at Lake Tiorati, and they sang that "Skin-a-ma-rink-a-dink-a-dink, skin-a-ma-rink-a-do, Camp Tiorati we love you" song. Come to think of it it must have been two completely different books/series because these don't sound consistent at all. Any of this sound familiar to anybody?
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Jun 14, 2020 23:36
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Books about Jewish girls in New York City make me think of the All-of-a-Kind Family series, but that's set a bit earlier than the 1950s.
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Hm, no, not that. I feel like it was very much of a piece with Beverly Cleary type stuff, but it wasn’t her.
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Data Graham posted:Hm, no, not that. Judy Blume had Starring Sally J Freedman as Herself, which starts off in the late 40s in NJ, but I don't recall any of the details you mentioned.
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Jun 15, 2020 01:13
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Data Graham posted:Hm, no, not that. I haven't read it in a while and it features a guy instead of a girl but those anecdotes remind me of It's Like This, Cat
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There was a series of books I used to read in the early to mid 90s and I feel like it was like the Hardy Boys, but less old. I remember something about a mean headmaster at the school the boys went to, and they probably solved mysteries or something along those lines. I think they were brothers but might have just been classmates. Does anyone know what series I am talking about? I can't find anything though admittedly I don't remember much.
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The Berzerker posted:There was a series of books I used to read in the early to mid 90s and I feel like it was like the Hardy Boys, but less old. I remember something about a mean headmaster at the school the boys went to, and they probably solved mysteries or something along those lines. I think they were brothers but might have just been classmates. Does anyone know what series I am talking about? I can't find anything though admittedly I don't remember much. If they pulled pranks instead of solving mysteries (and older than 90s) it could be Bruno and Boots.
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I read a book as a kid, I think before 2000, probably late '90s so I would be 7ish, that I'm trying to place. The main plot points I remember are an underwater cave where the bad guy puts a poison crab into somebody's ear and it crawls in and maybe bites and kills them? Maybe just threatens to do so. And also people diving to / from the cave going into an airlock on a boat, depressurizing too fast, and dying / almost dying from the bends. I think I checked it out from the library.
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Jun 16, 2020 23:17
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Anachronist posted:I read a book as a kid, I think before 2000, probably late '90s so I would be 7ish, that I'm trying to place. The main plot points I remember are an underwater cave where the bad guy puts a poison crab into somebody's ear and it crawls in and maybe bites and kills them? Maybe just threatens to do so. And also people diving to / from the cave going into an airlock on a boat, depressurizing too fast, and dying / almost dying from the bends. I think I checked it out from the library. Sounds like it could maybe be Reef of Death by Paul Zindel. I would have been around the same age when I read it and vaguely remember something about a crab. Do you remember there being a big monster eating people?
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Jun 17, 2020 17:19
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Anachronist posted:I read a book as a kid, I think before 2000, probably late '90s so I would be 7ish, that I'm trying to place. The main plot points I remember are an underwater cave where the bad guy puts a poison crab into somebody's ear and it crawls in and maybe bites and kills them? Maybe just threatens to do so. And also people diving to / from the cave going into an airlock on a boat, depressurizing too fast, and dying / almost dying from the bends. I think I checked it out from the library. Reminds me of a Willard Price book, probably called Underwater Adventure or something.
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BrownPepper posted:Sounds like it could maybe be Reef of Death by Paul Zindel. I would have been around the same age when I read it and vaguely remember something about a crab. Do you remember there being a big monster eating people? I don't remember a big monster eating people. But the publication date is right on and this extremely well written review from amazon sounds super familiar: "...An example of action would be when Dr.Ecenbarger put a guard in the torture chair. A crab was put in a cage and then the cage was put on the guard's head. "The guard was dead only moments before the crab began the feast on his brain." In conclusion, I think anyone who likes horror stories and action, should read this book." Safety Biscuits posted:Reminds me of a Willard Price book, probably called Underwater Adventure or something. This one sounds promising based on descriptions online too. Going to get a copy of each and see if they're familiar. Thanks!
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Months ago, I posted about a Christmas book that I was looking for. I might've found it, but I only have the cover to go by. Can anyone help? Maybe I'm bad at Google? The book's name is Santa Claus Toy Book, and it's by Florence Notter, originally published in 1913. I literally just need to see one page, and I'll know if it's the one I've been looking for. For reference, this is my original post about it.... Rupert Buttermilk posted:Ok, here goes. T'is the season for me to once again try to find a book from my childhood. I just learned about this thread, so I thought I'd ask you all.
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Months ago, I posted about a Christmas book that I was looking for. I might've found it, but I only have the cover to go by. Can anyone help? Maybe I'm bad at Google? there's a copy in the brown university library if you want to ILL it
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Months ago, I posted about a Christmas book that I was looking for. I might've found it, but I only have the cover to go by. Can anyone help? Maybe I'm bad at Google? I tried tweeting about it, maybe we'll get a bite: https://twitter.com/alloy_dr/status/1273662780378353665
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:I tried tweeting about it, maybe we'll get a bite: https://twitter.com/alloy_dr/status/1273662780378353665 Thank you so much! chernobyl kinsman posted:there's a copy in the brown university library if you want to ILL it What does ILL mean, in this context? I'm interested!
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Jun 18, 2020 21:41
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Inter-Library Loan. If your local library doesn't have a book, they can ask another library that does to mail it to them.
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Jun 18, 2020 21:49
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Sham bam bamina! posted:Inter-Library Loan. If your local library doesn't have a book, they can ask another library that does to mail it to them. Ah, ok, thank you! I'll check with my library.
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I need help finding the title of a hard sci-fi novel. It’s about one of a number of spaceships who are on a doomed mission unless they are able to develop an artificial intelligence. The true nature of the mission (develop the ai) is known only to the captain. Also I think people back on Earth had manage to create AI but it exploded so now they do it out in space instead.
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Pulcinella posted:I need help finding the title of a hard sci-fi novel. It’s about one of a number of spaceships who are on a doomed mission unless they are able to develop an artificial intelligence. The true nature of the mission (develop the ai) is known only to the captain. Also I think people back on Earth had manage to create AI but it exploded so now they do it out in space instead. Sounds like Destination: Void by Frank Herbert.
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froglet posted:Sounds like Destination: Void by Frank Herbert. Yes! Thank you!
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Hobnob posted:That immediately makes me think of the Danny Dunn stories, though they are probably too old for the ones you mean. Though I notice from the Wikipedia page the series continued until 1977, and I haven't read them all, so they might be a match. That's too early for these, these are definitely early-mid-80s, what with personal computers, phone modems in your home and the like.
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Scaramouche posted:If they pulled pranks instead of solving mysteries (and older than 90s) it could be Bruno and Boots. This is absolutely it. Thank you!
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Just putting up a reminder link for the Book Barn discord:
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I apparently clicked on the The Expanse thread by mistake
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now with dedicated ‘identify that story/book’ channel!
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The Berzerker posted:This is absolutely it. Thank you! Do be careful if you're seeking out copies of Bruno and Boots books. In 2000s reprintings, they got updated for inflation and slang and stuff, so you may want to make sure you're getting 70s-80s versions. I learned this from Wikipedia and TVTropes but without too many examples.
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Jun 29, 2020 20:34
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Judy Blime books have gotten the same treatment.
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Dammit I grew up talking like a 50s sitcom because I was imitating those books, so should today's kids
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I posted this in the Discord but it hasn't been found yet. HELP. Book from early 2000s, mystery. I think it was part of a series. Something having to do with the internet. It had a black cover with blue writing on it. The one that I read had something to do with snow... A ski lodge or something The cover was black with blue text all over it, maybe code? There were no pictures on the cover as far as I can remember. It was definitely late 90s/early 2000s and the early internet was an important part of the story. Maybe they had met on a forum or something? That's what connected the books in the series I think. It didn't have the same characters, but all had to do with this internet group The book that I had had something to do with snow or skiing or a ski lodge and the text on the cover was blue. I think other books in the series had a different color text all over the cover AnonymousNarcotics fucked around with this message at 22:39 on Jul 1, 2020 |
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Children's book, mostly set in France (I think someone lives in Montmartre) around the 1700s. There is some Jacobite/Hanoverian plot stuff, I think the main boy was raised by charcoal burners in a forest, towards the end a hot air balloon or zeppelin comes to the rescue. They may also get chased by wolves at some point, and may have had wolves (or the balloon) in the title or on the cover. Pretty sure it's very old (it may have been my mothers when she was young, so maybe 50 years ago) and may have been part of a series. I may also be conflating two books? e: and literally seconds after I hit post, searched "hanoverian plot novel" and found Black Hearts in Battersea, a sequel to "Wolves of WIlloughby Chase". Not sure about the Paris stuff though. Big Bad Beetleborg fucked around with this message at 08:53 on Jul 6, 2020 |
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Big Bad Beetleborg posted:e: and literally seconds after I hit post, searched "hanoverian plot novel" and found Black Hearts in Battersea, a sequel to "Wolves of WIlloughby Chase". Not sure about the Paris stuff though. Never read that one, but part of the story of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase is that it's an alt-history where the channel tunnel was dug in the early 19th century (which is why there are once again wolves in England - they migrated through the tunnel from Europe). So Paris is definitely on the cards.
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Hoping folks in here can pull off a miracle and identify a book I read as a child. Only got some very loose details: - About a girl (I think) who has to travel across part of England/Wales (maybe) to sort some sort of problem involving a wyrm, you know, dragon sort of thing - The cover (in this UK edition at least) was a light grey background with an array (4 columns by five rows maybe) of different stones but one of them might have actually been like a dragon egg? Or just a cracked stone? - The title might have had something to do with stones or hatching? EDIT: Writing out that last bullet point finally knocked the memory loose. "The Stones are Hatching" by Geraldine McCaughrean. Needless to say apparently a lot of my memories about it appear to be wrong. Calexio fucked around with this message at 17:45 on Jul 6, 2020 |
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BrownPepper posted:Sounds like it could maybe be Reef of Death by Paul Zindel. I would have been around the same age when I read it and vaguely remember something about a crab. Do you remember there being a big monster eating people? I just finished reading this and it was definitely it. Thank you!
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I asked this a long while ago (maybe even in this thread) but no one came up with the name. A book I read for college. It was presented as an autobiography (two, technically: it was actually all fiction). The first story was about a man's very odd friend who managed to create a 'hybrid life' by putting the brain of a dying infant into a dead woman's head and the problematic experiences of it. The second story was the woman who allegedly was this 'hybrid' saying that the first story was all nonsense and here was what really happened.
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Cornwind Evil posted:I asked this a long while ago (maybe even in this thread) but no one came up with the name. Poor Things by Alasdair Gray. Very cool man, it's a shame he's gone.
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I'm trying to remember the author who I read a bunch of in late elementary or early middle school. They were all sports-focused. I want to say the author's name had Christopher in it.
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hooah posted:I'm trying to remember the author who I read a bunch of in late elementary or early middle school. They were all sports-focused. I want to say the author's name had Christopher in it. Matt Christopher. A favorite of mine when I was a kid too (despite being totally unathletic in reality).
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