TWELVE BOOKS WITH ORDINAL NUMBERS IN THE TITLE
Numbers serve as inspiration for our latest list to feature fiction, more specifically book titles using ordinal numbers! As Dictionary.com describes this, an ordinal number is:
- of or relating to an order, as of animals or plants.
- of or relating to order, rank, or position in a series.
I’m not entirely sure how many books I will find with numbers, but I have hopes that it will be a decent number, so let’s get to searching and see what we can find!
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TWELVE BOOKS WITH ORDINAL NUMBERS IN THE TITLE. #TopTenList #TopTenBooks #Reader #Readers Share on XFrom mysteries to contemporaries, there seems to be some variation (a list that also includes ones I own, and some I don’t) on this list although to be perfectly honest, I’m not sure I’m using the prompt entirely correctly, but as is the normal “rule” here, as long as we’re having fun, that’s what counts, right? So, all this to say, let’s jump in and see what books we find that is fitting of our linkup ask today.
BOOK TITLES using ORDINAL NUMBERS
- GIRL in PANTS: THE THIRD SUMMER of the SISTERHOOD, ANN BRANSHARES Goodreads
- THE SECOND SUMMER of the SISTERHOOD, ANN BRANSHARES Goodreads
- NOT if I SAVE YOU FIRST, ALLY CARTER Goodreads
- THIRD GIRL, AGATHA CHRISTIE Goodreads
- SECRETS on 26th STREET, ELIZABETH MCDAVID JONES Goodreads
- FIRST LOVE, SECOND DRAFT, BECCA KINZER Goodreads
- THE THOUSANDTH FLOOR, KATHARINE MCGEE Goodreads
- FIRST DATE, KRISTA MCGEE Goodreads
- FIRST and THEN, EMMA MILLS Goodreads
- LOATHE at FIRST SIGHT, SUZANNE PARK Goodreads
- THE STATISTICAL PROBABILITY of LOVE at FIRST SIGHT, JENNIFER E. SMITH Goodreads
- FIRST IMPRESSIONS and SECOND CHANCES, DEBRA WHITE SMITH ‘First’ on Goodreads | ‘Second’ on Goodreads
- FAME, FATE and the FIRST KISS, KASIE WEST Goodreads
How many of these have you read? How many would you read? What ordinal number book titles have you featured? Share all of your thoughts below. Let’s talk.
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Linking up with That Artsy Reader Girl March 10: Book Titles Featuring Ordinal Numbers (Ordinal numbers are numbers that define an item’s place in a series. For example: first, second, third, fourth, tenth, fourteenth, thirty-third, one hundredth, etc.) (submitted by Joanne @ Portobello Book Blog)
I read The Summer of the Traveling Pants but I didn’t read the sequels. My daughters probably did. I think they were obsessed for a while.
Those were famous and favorite novels for quite a while! :)
I think you nailed it (I didn’t lol)
Thanks for sharing your #TTT
Your list was great! Always enjoy visiting everyone else’s collection. :)
The only one I’ve read was The Thousandth Floor. Most of these are new to me.
I read that one too! Quite a while ago, but I did read it so it was nice to have at least one I’d read. ;)
I had the same concern when I built my list. Effort is what matters, though. :)
…and having fun too! ;)
Third Girl – I keep seeing this Agatha Christie story on lists; must be a sign to read it!
Right? I have that reaction to repeat features sometimes too! :)
great job! I loved Becca Kinzer’s book :)
So glad you enjoy them; I know many readers are loving Becca’s books. :)
Great job! The only one from the list I’ve read is First Draft, Second Chance. That said, Third Girl is on my TBR.
Here’s my TTT for the week: https://readbakecreate.com/first-or-last-book-titles/
Hope you enjoy Third Girl! I FINALLY bought a couple Agatha Christie novels so I hope I actually read them now. :)
I struggled with the prompt today. I do have First Love, Second Draft on my list, and I thought about putting it twice since it had two ordinal numbers, LOL! Have a great week!
Sometimes we have to reuse titles! I know I feature the same ones all the time. :)
True, LOL! But, we don’t use the same book twice in the same prompt ;)
Not seeing a lot of these titles going over tenth, so impressed that you have a 26th on your list!
haven’t read these yet
I’ve been thinking about trying The Thousandth Floor. One of these days I’ll get to it.
A great selection. It was harder than I thought when I suggested this topic!