Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

Book menu for Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

ISBN of edition I read: 0307476073 (trade paperback)

Food mentioned in Wild:
Enchiladas, 23
Apple sauce, 23
Banana cream pie, 36
Coke, 48, 104
Chips and salsa, 52
Margaritas, 52
Turkey jerky, 58, 70
Granola, 62, 70, 85, 140
Protein bars, 62, 70, 264
Dried fruit, 70, 169
     Dried apricots, 62
Nuts, 70
Chocolate, 70
Red licorice, 75-76
BBQ ribs, 77
Potato salad, 77
Cheery Kool-Aid, 77
Chocolate malt, 79
Cheeseburger and fries, 79, 146, 218, 280
Beans and rice, 81
Lemonade, 84
     Snapple, 103, 163, 168, 197, 275
Butterfinger candy bar, 103
Doritos, 103
Hot dogs and beans, 104, 110, 182, 200
Chips, 104, 110, 125, 275
Ice cream cones, 128, 199
Spaghetti and garlic bread, 130
Rum and coke, 130
Beef jerky, 143
Pancakes and bacon, 146
Scramble eggs, 146
Hawaiian screwdrivers,165-166, 172
Tortillas, 166
Clif bars, 169
Salad, 171
Pinot Gris, 172
Budweiser, 182
Peppermint gum, 182
Butterscotch candies, 182
Slim Jim, 182
Jalepeno poppers, 200
Nachos, 200
Cinnamon rolls, 219
Peaches, 232
Caesar salad with chicken, 243
Scones, 257
Bagels and cream cheese, 258
Berries, 274
Raspberry cobbler, 277
Snickers bars, 278
Hershey's chocolates kisses, 290
Yellow cake with white frosting, 292
Fancy chocolates, 300
Coffee and Bailey's 305

Books/Authors mentioned in Wild:
Pacific Crest Trail:California / Jeffrey Schaffer, throughout
Anthony and Cleopatra / William Shakespeare, epigraph
The Awakening / Kate Chopin, 23
The Optimist's Daughter / Eudora Welty, 23
Diving into the Wreck: Poems, 1971-1972 / Adrienne Rich
As I Lay Dying / William Faulkner, 46, 80, 93, 105
The Dream of a Common Language: Poems 1974-1977 / Adrienne Rich, 40, 107
John Muir, 80, 113
     My First Summer in the Sierra, 117
Flannery O'Connor, 105, 107
     The Complete Stories, 122-123, 149
"If Your Nerve Deny You" / Emily Dickinson, 117
Mating / Norman Rush, 149
A Thousand Acres / Jane Smiley, 149
The Shipping News / E. Annie Proulx, 149
James Michener
     The Novel, 149-151, 154, 157, 169, 187
     Poland, 149
     The Drifters, 149, 151
     Space, 149
     Sayonara, 149
     Texas, 149
A Summer Bird-cage / Margaret Drabble, 169, 189, 200-201
"Samurai Song" / Robert Pinsky, 175
Lolita / Vladimir Nabokov, 202, 216
Joseph T. Hazard, 206
Dubliners / James Joyce, 220, 233
"The Summer Story" / Mary Oliver, 223
Waiting for the Barbarians / J.M. Coetzee, 239
Pacific Crest Trail, 263
Best American Essays 1991, 269
The Ten Thousand Things / Maria Dermout, 279, 284, 303-304

Music mentioned in Wild:
Hank Williams, 13
Joshua Tree / U2, 26
"California" / Joni Mitchell, 45
"Take me home, country roads" / John Denver, 68
"Something About What Happens When We Talk" / Lucinda Williams, 185
Johnny Cash, 132
Everly Brothers, 132
"Did you happen to see the most beautiful girl" / Charlie Rich, 132
Stevie Ray Vaughn, 184-185
"Red River Valley" / Marty Robbins, 231-232
Grateful Dead, 240
Wilco, 247
Michelle Shocked, 253
Neil Young, 259
Colors Of The Day / Judy Collins, 264, 269

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Halfway to the Sky

 
Book Menu for Halfway to the Sky by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

ISBN for edition I read: 0440418305 (paperback)

Food mentioned in Halfway to the Sky :
Raisins, 3
Hot chocolate, 7
Instant oatmeal, 7, 25
Tea, 7, 53
Chocolate bars, 7
   Snickers bars,  40
Apples, 7, 43
   Apple and peanut butter, 81
Sausages, pancakes, eggs, 14
Gorp (good old raisins and peanuts), 16
Chips, 43
Milk, 43, 74
Vanilla pudding, 53
 Pizza, 61, 87
Banana pancakes with nuts and whipped cream, 74
Orange juice, 74
Pop tart, 83
S'mores, 96
Granola, 104
Bread and cheese, 108
Strawberries, 108
Bacon sandwich, 117

Discussion questions for Halfway to the Sky :
Have you ever been on the Appalachian Trial? Describe the experience?
What would you miss most on a hike like this?  What would you like most?
What do you think would happen if you tried to run away in this way?
What are Dani's feeling towards Beagle?
What do you think happens to Beagle?
How does Dani's attitude change towards the Appalachian Trail, through hikers, her father and mother?
Do you think the character of Dani's mother is brought into the story too soon?