Ink Splot 26: Book Titles for Opposite Day (Or Not)

April 25, 2009

Book Titles for Opposite Day (Or Not)

Posted by Karen W. on April 25, 2009 8:28 AM in Reads | Writing Prompt

Oppositeday_130 Today is Opposite Day! Or should I say, "Today ISN'T Opposite Day" in order to make that true?

If you're as big of a Zac Efron fan as I am, then I bet you watched his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live. Obviously, I was glued to the TV for that. But while I loved the parody of HSM, I actually laughed the hardest at one part of "Weekend Update" featuring a band that takes classic rock songs and changes the lyrics to their "opposites" — sometimes using the word "opposites" pretty loosely. For example, the song "That's What Friends Are For" became "That's What Enemies Are Five." (Get it?)

I was inspired to do the same thing, but Splot-style. So I came up with some "opposite" book titles:

Diary of a Wimpy Kid --> Skywriting of a Brave Adult
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire --> Harry Potter and the Collander of Ice
Inkdeath --> Wite-Out® Birth
Esperanza Rising --> Desperación Falling
Because of Winn-Dixie --> In Spite of Safeway (or In Spite of Food Emporium, In Spite of Gristedes, In Spite of Stop & Shop — take your pick)

Now it's your turn. Leave a comment with your opposite book titles! Or, you know, don't . . .

— Karen, STACKS Staffer

Keywords: opposite day, opposite book titles

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Total Approved Comments: 79

This is so fun! Preschool set:

Cat in the Hat > Dog in the Shoe

Where the Red Fern Grows > How the Blue Tulip Dies

My Mama is a Llama > Your Bro is a Crow

Comment #1 | Posted by: Alicia on April 25, 2009 at 09:48 AM

I think I messed up one title!

Is Your Mama a Llama > Is My Bro a Crow

Comment #2 | Posted by: Alicia on April 25, 2009 at 09:58 AM

Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls --> Andy Ficus' Jobs for Boys

Comment #3 | Posted by: madtymgirl on April 25, 2009 at 11:15 AM

Those are so funny!!!

Here's mine:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows = Voldemort and the New-Born Garbage

Comment #4 | Posted by: Aliyah (_feelin'_sorry_4_sev_) on April 25, 2009 at 11:28 AM

Wite-Out® Birth, LOL!

Comment #5 | Posted by: Maddie B on April 25, 2009 at 01:21 PM

Oathblood> liewater

Oathbreaker> liekeeper

By the sword> hi the pillow

The hunger games> the feast work

Jimmy Coates Blackout> Jimmy Coates sun in

Comment #6 | Posted by: Aly on April 25, 2009 at 11:03 PM

That's funny!
One False Note>One True Letter
The Maze of Bones>The Place of Living Beings
The Sword Thief>The Knife Bearer
The Hunger Games/The Full Games
Inkheart>Lightheart
The Secret Garden/The Known Garden
Everything you Need to Know about Science/ Everything you don't Need to know about Science

Comment #7 | Posted by: Songheart on April 26, 2009 at 08:23 AM

All right, I know this isn't a title, but I just wanted to point something out for Opposite Day.

If it's Opposite Day, and everything is opposite, then wouldn't it mean that it's a normal day, since it's opposite? *chuckles* I've been staring at this post for days and that just came to me. :D

Comment #8 | Posted by: Saquester on April 26, 2009 at 10:30 AM

It's the actual opposite day? No way! Cool!

Comment #9 | Posted by: Scylla on April 27, 2009 at 11:51 AM

Inkheart:Pencilbrain
Inkspell:Pencil . . . ??? (not sure)
Inkdeath:Pencillife

Comment #10 | Posted by: Meggietwin on April 28, 2009 at 02:49 AM

Ooh... let's see:

Things not Seen = Things Obviously Saw

No More Dead Dogs = More Live Cats

The Lightning Thief = The Thunder Giver

That was fun!

Comment #11 | Posted by: Crystal on April 28, 2009 at 04:02 PM

The Lightning Thief- The Thunder Giver
Paint The Wind- Color The Ground
Among The Hidden- Without The Reavealed

YOU HAVE NOOOOO IDEA HOW FUN THIS IS!!!!!

Comment #12 | Posted by: Wolfsong11 on April 28, 2009 at 05:19 PM

Tales from the hood > Stories into the boot
Harry potter and the sorcerer stone > Anne and the scientist's vial
Meet Samantha > Good bye Eddie!
The Thief Lord > The Giving Peasant

Comment #13 | Posted by: whitelily on April 28, 2009 at 08:29 PM

twilight-dawn
new moon-old earth breaking dawn-fixing twilight
midnight sun-afternoon moon

Comment #14 | Posted by: bella on April 28, 2009 at 08:54 PM

To Meggietwin

How about?

InkSpell> pencil curse

Comment #15 | Posted by: Aly on April 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM

This is fun!!!
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry= Crack of Lightning Ignore their Laughter

The Little White Horse= The Giant Black Donkey

Comment #16 | Posted by: LostinBooks on April 30, 2009 at 09:29 PM

These are all Sisters Grimm book titles:

The Fairy Tale Detectives-The Myth Suspects
The Unusual Suspects-The Usual Detectives
The Problem Child-The Answer Adult
Once Upon A Crime-Happily Ever A Heist
Magic And Other Misdemeaners-??? And No Other Problems
Tales From The Hood-(check out whitelily's!)
The Everafter War-The Mortal Peace

Comment #17 | Posted by: thumbelina08 on May 01, 2009 at 10:12 AM

Make sure you don't read my
letter

Dairy of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Strong Kid

Comment #18 | Posted by: Emily on May 01, 2009 at 12:08 PM

This is GREAT! lol

1- The Mysterious Benedict Society = The All Known Catherine Anarchy
2- Septimus Heap Magik = One Pile of Muggles (lol)
3- Sea of Monsters = River of Faeries

Comment #19 | Posted by: Lili on May 05, 2009 at 11:28 AM

I'm doing some more!

The ruby key< The stone lock
Ella enchanted< Plane tom
The lion the witch and the wardrobe< The lamb the scientist and the closet
Alice in wonderland< Zack in reality
Dorothy and the wonderful wizard of oz< Toby and the mad scientist of earth