Olive Kitteridge

Book menu for Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

ISBN of edition I read: 9781400062089 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Olive Kitteridge:
Raspberries, 3
Baked beans, 6
Vanilla ice cream, 7, 225
Egg and tuna salad sandwiches, 8
Beef stew, 13
Cake, 14
Applesauce, 15, 82, 142
Crabmeat sandwiches, 18
Chowder, 27
Corn muffins, 31, 32, 77
Soy milk, 42
Irish coffee, 52
Blueberry cake, 63, 73
Donuts, 77, 90, 92, 95, 99, 141, 147, 216
Red wine, 79
Popcorn balls, 90, 99
Frozen chocolate yogurt, 105
Mushrooms & crabmeat, 107
Strawberries, 145
Brownies, 167-8, 170
Crackers and cheese, 173
Pancakes, 182
Oatmeal cookie dough, 191
Butterscotch sundae, 225
Fruit cocktail, 238

Book/Authors mentioned in Olive Kitteridge:
John Berryman (poet), 44, 45

Music mentioned in Olive Kitteridge:
"Good Night Irene", 51
"Bridge over Troubled Water", 53
"Fools Rush In", 87
Phish, 89
Grateful Dead, 89
"Some Enchanted Evening", 98
Debussy, 130
"My Way"/ Frank Sinatra, ?

Flowers mentioned in Olive Kitteridge:
Rugosa, 31, 36, 39
Lily of the Valley, 33
Wild violets, 33
Day lilies, 40
Lady Slipper, 44
Gladiolas, 62
Tulips, 142-3, 146, 16

Libraries mentioned in Olive Kitteridge:
pages: 128, 130, 144, 149-150, 238

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Crime and Punishment

 
Book Menu for Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

ISBN or edition I read: 9780679734505 (paperback)

Food mentioned in Crime and Punishment:
Coffee, 20-1, 288, 302, 336, 375, 514
Corned beef with horseradish, 30
Kutya, 54, 379
Champagne, 159, 465, 469
Jamaican rum, 375
Madeira wine, 375, 379
Pancakes, 379, 384
Punch, 379
Fish in aspic, 384
Gingerbread roosters, 386
Veal, 502
Pies, 546
Kalatchi, 546

Books/Authors mentioned in Crime and Punishment:
Aleksandr Pushkin, 54, 371, 377
   "Egyptian Nights", 283
I.S. Turgenev, 54
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 112
   Confessions, 112
Aleksandr Radishchev, 112
Notre Dame de Paris / Victor Hugo, 158
Nicolai Gogol, 354, 452
Friedrich Schiller, 460, 471, 482, 484
David Livingstone (diaries), 528

Music mentioned in Crime and Punishment:
Anton Rubinstein (composer), 209
"The Little Farm", 430
"A Hussar Leaning on His Sabre", 430
"Cinq Sous", 430
"Marlborough s'en va-t-en guerre", 430
"Back in my Native Land" / Franz Shubert, 562

The Amulet of Samarkand

 
Book Menu for The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud

ISBN of edition I read: 0786852550 (trade paperback)

Food mentioned in The Amulet of Samarkand:
Mille-feuille, 10
Ice cream, 28
Hot chocolate, 52-3, 205
Biscuits, 53, 101
Tea, 57, 100-1, 148, 282
Cornflakes, 87
Toast, 87
Sandwiches, 60
Mango Chutney on Ham and salad, 138
Chocolate spread sandwiches, 174
Cucumber sandwiches, 215
Tomato soup, 232
Tomato and cucumber sandwich, 262
Shortbread, 282
Sugared doughnuts, 309
Red wine, 14
Coffee, 90
Champagne, 184, 186
Lime cordial, 184

Great vocabulary in The Amulet of Samarkand:
pentacle, 4
sepulchral, 7
petulant, 7, 96
parley, 7
emollient, 8
moldered, 9
enmity, 11, 47
fastidious, 12
bulbous, 17
urbanely, 23
comely, 23
garishly, 29
imperceptibly, 31, 220
amorphous, 40
dossing, 43
cantankerous, 50
anon, 69
pestilence, 70
acclimatized, 73
effrontery, 84
duplicitous, 85
deference, 90
peremptorily, 92
gnashing 94
mandibles, 94, 272
implacable, 97
supercilious, 104
sniggered, 105
careered, 108
ignominy, 110
contrition, 113
banal, 113
harangued, 113
smote, 112
voluble, 120
ostentatious, 128
sycophantic, 128, 152
alighted, 144
doleful, 155
filched, 171
peevishly, 185
imperious, 186, 357
mellifluous, 194
prodigious, 197
bedraggled, 198, 344
repartee, 218
rueful, 218
vestiges, 232
chortled, 244
misbegotten, 259
gesticulated, 264, 270
plangent, 274
magnanimity, 276
asperity, 277
contentious, 280
irascibility, 291
laudably, 318
undulated, 426
protuberances, 428
unedifying, 444

Geographical references in The Amulet of Samarkand:
Prague, 5, 59, 64, 97, 313
London, 8
   Trafalgar Square, 38
   Westminster Abbey, 75
   Tower of London, 210

Discussion questions for The Amulet of Samarkand:
What is the author's opinion of humans?

Are there any metaphor's in this story/writing (Magicians for politicians?)

What elements of this story remind you of other books you've read?

Are there any parallels between this story and that of Oliver Twist? , 314 (2nd parag.), 321(3rd parag.)

In what time period do you think this story is set?

What did you think about the frequent changes in verb tense and points of view?

Libraries mentioned in The Amulet of Samarkand:
pages 21, 29, 66, 93, 138, 177-8, 227, 311, 320-1, 327, 339, 382-3, 390, 406-7

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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Book menu for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

ISBN of edition I read: 0345418913 (paperback)

Food mentioned in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
Tea, 25
Peanuts, 26, 43
Cornflakes, 50
McDonald's hamburger, 55, 68
Jello, 72
Doughnuts, 74
Custard, 74
Hot dogs, 125
Rice pudding, 149

Music mentioned in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy :
Beethoven's Fifth symphony , 66
"Blowin' in the Wind " / Bob Dylan, 182
"You'll Never Walk alone", ?

Theater mentioned in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
Godspell , 30
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat , 30
Hamlet , 30

Great vocabulary in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy:
squattish, 5
predilection, 7
squelched, 7
cajoleries, 12
diurnal, 12
raucously, 27
resplendent, 36
rectify, 41
scintillating, 41
magnanimously, 43
undulate, 48
fetid, 59
perfunctory, 112, 171
tenable, 119
balefully, 128
squalid, 128
laboriously, 139
petulantly, 166
gratuitously, 184

Discussion questions for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
Seen the movie adaptation? Compare the book to it.

What ironies did you find in this story?

Fook and Lunkwill ask Deep thought for the answer to life, the universe and everything.  What is your answer?  What is the most important question?

What is the author's message?

What did you find realistic?  Far-fetched?

What was the most humorous part?

If you had a chance to look something up in the GUIDE, what would it be?

For what age/grade level would you recommend this book?

For what is the Babel fish a metaphor?

Activity/Lesson Plan for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
Write an entry for the "Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy"

Libraries mentioned in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
page 156: Slartibartfast's study was a total mess, like the results of an explosion in a public library.

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Rules by Cynthia Lord

Book Menu for Rules by Cynthia Lord

ISBN of edition I read:  0439443822 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Rules by Cynthia Lord:
Cookies, 8, 34, 39, 41, 93, 189
Raspberry sherbet, 54, 83
Hot fudge sundae, 55
Carrots, 75, 96, 104
Gum, 107-110, 117
Spaghetti, 127
Cake, 165, 167, 169, 173
  Chocolate cake, 173
Jelly beans, 168, 170
Coffee, 169
Soda, 169, 188
   Grape soda, 190-2
Pizza, 169
Popcorn, 188
Brownies, 188

Books/authors mentioned in Rules by Cynthia Lord:
Harry Potter / J. K. Rowling, 16, 113
Frog and Toad Are Friends /Arnold Lobel, 38
Fables, 198

Movies mentioned in Rules by Cynthia Lord:
Thomas the Tank Engine, 77, 88
Frog and Toad Together, 83, 184

Music mentioned in Rules by Cynthia Lord:
Avril Lavigne, 102-3, 159

Door prize/gift basket ideas for Rules by Cynthia Lord:
Colored pencils
Drawing supplies, sketchbook, pencils, markers, paintbrushes

Discussable quotes in Rules by Cynthia Lord:
"Sometimes people laugh when they like you. But sometimes they laugh to hurt you", 30

"Why is it the minute kids have free time, parents want to fill it up.", 32

"At home I line Jason's blank cards on my desk, ready to draw. But choosing words is harder than I thought.", 50  (What words would you choose?  What is the best word she gives to Jason?)

Discussion questions for Rules by Cynthia Lord:
Did you find any humor in this story?  Which part/scene?
Which is your favorite "rule"?  Which "rules" do you disagree with?

Libraries mentioned in Rules by Cynthia Lord:
pages 51 "On my door is a long mirror surrounded with colored sticky-note reminders: my library books are due..."

page 73  "Once I left a library book too close to their cage and they ate off half the cover. That was hard to explain to the librarian, let me tell you."

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Catching Fire

 
Book menu for Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

ISBN of edition I read: 9780439023498 (hardcover)

This is the thrilling sequel to The Hunger Games . It is too bad we have to wait until 2013 for the film adaption. Many readers have told me this is their favorite book of the trilogy.  I cannot say so myself yet as I haven't read Mockingjay, but it is next in my to-read pile!

Food mentioned in Catching Fire:
Tea, 3, 9, 22, 31, 90, 180, 193
   Chamomile tea, 158
Bread, 15, 61, 139
Cookies, 22, 30-1, 39
Cold chicken, 26
Cheese, 26
Oranges, 26-7
Lamb stew with dried plums, 47
Orange juice, 47
Hot chocolate, 47, 193, 222
Creamy pumpkin soup with slivered nuts and seeds, 78
Apples, 95, 245
Cheese buns, 143, 160
Peppermints, 154, 156, 158
Shrimp, 165
Cold soup of pureed vegetables, 189
Fish cakes with creamy lime paste, 189
Chocolate custard with cherries, 189
Fruit and chocolate fondue, 205
Peaches, 238
Nuts, 363
Oysters, 365, 368

                                                     

                                               

The Hunger Games

 
Book menu for The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

ISBN of edition I read: 9780439023528 (trade paperback)

This title has been on my to-read list for a while and needless to say I immediately requested the sequel as soon as I finished it.  I cannot wait until March for the film adaption. I couldn't help but think of the television show Survivor and gladiator games throughout the entire story.  Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone) as Katniss should be perfect.


Food mentioned in The Hunger Games:
Goat cheese, 4, 8, 37, 382
Bread, 7
   Bread in the shape of a crescent with seeds, 238
   Bread filled with raisins and nuts, 31
Blackberries, 8, 54, 284
Strawberries, 11, 14, 16
Cookies, 37, 49
Carrot soup, 44
Chocolate cake, 44
Coffee, 55
Orange juice, 55, 113
Hot chocolate, 55, 87
Orange chicken, 65, 230
Pudding, 65, 230
Mushroom soup, 76
Batter cakes with orange preserves, 87
Lamb stew with dried plums over rice, 113, 127, 230, 382, 387
Cream and rose-petal soup, 137
Dried beef strips, 154, 188, 199, 241
Apples, 218, 220, 222, 302-3, 309
Nuts, 230, 241
Dried fruit, 241, 294
   Dried apple, 245
   Dried pear, 256
Goat cheese and apple tart, 309
Applesauce, 349                  

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