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

the cat in the hat is a good book for little kids because it is funny!

Comment #26 | Posted by: petmall on June 12, 2009 at 08:27 AM

hi, this is cool !

Comment #27 | Posted by: Alanna AKPM* i'm so cool ! on June 12, 2009 at 04:38 PM

oh and il twilight more than anyone on earth !!! xox <3

Comment #28 | Posted by: Alanna AKPM* on June 12, 2009 at 04:39 PM

harry potter and the deathly hallows should be called =the new hrry potter and the last voldamort

Comment #29 | Posted by: Anna on June 12, 2009 at 05:03 PM

The harry potter seriys is really good any one should read it

Comment #30 | Posted by: turning 10 on June 12, 2009 at 05:07 PM

twenty and ten is a really good book it is about ten regular kids with Siter gabriel and they all picked to help twenty jewish kids. the nazis are trying to kill all the jewish. all th e jewish kids that they are prtekting the parents already got killed. opps I shoulded tell you guys to much of the great book.

Comment #31 | Posted by: Anna on June 12, 2009 at 05:14 PM

I LOVE HARRY POTTER! NO BOOKS CAN BE BETTER! JK ROWLING RULES! I LOVE YOU HARRY POTTER!

Comment #32 | Posted by: harrypotterluv22 on June 12, 2009 at 09:09 PM

heres mine LOL
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE=
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF HOTNESS!!!

thats harry, hes sooo dreamy, i mean isnt he girls!?

Comment #33 | Posted by: harrypotterluv22 on June 12, 2009 at 09:12 PM

u think daniel radcliffe is cute?

Comment #34 | Posted by: bullfrog_4_ever on June 13, 2009 at 12:29 PM

hi try to beg your mom for a pet

Comment #35 | Posted by: lil jazlynn on June 13, 2009 at 02:44 PM

Half moon investigations

If a tree falls at lunch period.......< When a bush grows on the weekend!!!!!!!!!!

firegirl

Charlie Bone and the castle of mirrors< charlie muscle and the underground fortress of darkness

Comment #36 | Posted by: missm26 on June 13, 2009 at 09:26 PM

1. The Polar Express- The Tropical Local
2. The Lightning Thief- The Thunder Maker
3. The Sea of Monsters- THe Land of Fairies
4. The BFG (Big Friendly Giant)- The SML (Small Mean Leprechaun)
THIS IS SO MUCH FUN!

Comment #37 | Posted by: Madeline on June 13, 2009 at 10:23 PM

whats up

Comment #38 | Posted by: david on June 14, 2009 at 11:17 PM

i love the club

Comment #39 | Posted by: david on June 14, 2009 at 11:19 PM

LOL!!!
here are some more.

Harry Potter and the half blood prince = Harry Potter and the no blood princess
The dog in the freezer = The cat in the sun
green eggs and ham = red beens and steak

Comment #40 | Posted by: Grace on June 15, 2009 at 01:20 PM

i hate it you have to read a lot.

Comment #41 | Posted by: book is the best on June 15, 2009 at 04:31 PM

i love you harry potter.

Comment #42 | Posted by: book is the best on June 15, 2009 at 04:32 PM

hi everybody

Comment #43 | Posted by: book is the best on June 15, 2009 at 04:33 PM

That's a tough one... How about:

Is That a Dead Dog in Your Locker>Is that a Sick Cat in Your Backpack

Alice and the Looking Glass>The Looking Glass Wars

Hope You like my picks!!!

Comment #44 | Posted by: MerryG on June 17, 2009 at 10:15 AM

Oh that's a easy one... don't choose:

Alice in Blunerland< Alice in Wonderland
My Sixteenth Winter< My Seventeenth Summer
The Melting of Maggie Bean< The Liberation of Gabriel King

Comment #45 | Posted by: MerryG on June 17, 2009 at 10:24 AM

THIS IS FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
beyond the grave-in front of the crib
battle of the labyrinth-peace of the room
the black circle-the white square
things not seen-things obviously visible
harry potter and the half blood prince-harry potter and the full water princess