When I was growing up, I loved Mad Libs. The excitement of sort of writing your own story really appealed to me. So I thought it would be fun to mesh that love with my love of books by turning blurbs into mad libs and letting you guys write your own book blurbs.
For anyone that doesn't know how Mad Libs work, I will ask you for certain parts of speech or other specific things (i.e.: date, age, color, etc.) which you will write down. After you have completed your list, scroll down below the cover image to find the redacted blurb. Then read through it substituting your words where applicable. Try not to laugh. (Laughing is actually strongly encouraged, because this is supposed to be funny.)
Some brief definitions of the parts of speech.
Noun: Person, place, or thing.
Verb: Describes or indicates action.
Adverb: Modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb expressing manner, place, time, or degree (gently, here, now, very).
Adjective: Names an attribute of a noun (pretty, blue, large)
Pronoun: A word that can function as a noun (I, we, they)
Preposition: a word that combines with a noun or pronoun to form a phrase that usually acts as an adverb, adjective, or noun (on, after, for)
And with that, here we go.
1: Noun
2: Verb
3: Noun
4: Adjective
5: Noun
6: Verb
7: Plural noun
8: Noun
9: Adjective
10: Verb ending in ing
Some brief definitions of the parts of speech.
Noun: Person, place, or thing.
Verb: Describes or indicates action.
Adverb: Modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb expressing manner, place, time, or degree (gently, here, now, very).
Adjective: Names an attribute of a noun (pretty, blue, large)
Pronoun: A word that can function as a noun (I, we, they)
Preposition: a word that combines with a noun or pronoun to form a phrase that usually acts as an adverb, adjective, or noun (on, after, for)
And with that, here we go.
1: Noun
2: Verb
3: Noun
4: Adjective
5: Noun
6: Verb
7: Plural noun
8: Noun
9: Adjective
10: Verb ending in ing
Genre: YA Romance
Published: March 20, 2016
Pages: 316
Love at first song
A ( 1: Noun ) and a girl: two outsiders, in a dead end town, who ( 2: Verb ) each other. And then there’s the ( 3: Noun ) that changes everything.
Dina’s ( 4: Adjective ), smart, and has the ( 5: Noun ) of an angel. She also doesn’t see herself that way. The mean girls at high school ( 6: Verb ) her every day that she’s weird and unpopular. This is her norm until her best ( 7: Plural noun ) come up with a plan to change it.
It’s daring. It’s risky. It hinges on her brother’s ( 8: Noun ) and the approval of a boy who hates her.
Riley’s the leader of the Outcast Crew and toughest boy in school. His ticket out of the life his ( 9: Adjective ) parents have planned for him is the band. They’re ( 10: Verb ending in ing ) for a new singer and Riley’s determined it won’t be Dina… until he hears her sing.
A ( 1: Noun ) and a girl: two outsiders, in a dead end town, who ( 2: Verb ) each other. And then there’s the ( 3: Noun ) that changes everything.
Dina’s ( 4: Adjective ), smart, and has the ( 5: Noun ) of an angel. She also doesn’t see herself that way. The mean girls at high school ( 6: Verb ) her every day that she’s weird and unpopular. This is her norm until her best ( 7: Plural noun ) come up with a plan to change it.
It’s daring. It’s risky. It hinges on her brother’s ( 8: Noun ) and the approval of a boy who hates her.
Riley’s the leader of the Outcast Crew and toughest boy in school. His ticket out of the life his ( 9: Adjective ) parents have planned for him is the band. They’re ( 10: Verb ending in ing ) for a new singer and Riley’s determined it won’t be Dina… until he hears her sing.
Now that your fun is through, here's the actual blurb for Back of Beyond by Neeny Boucher.
Love at first song
A boy and a girl: two outsiders, in a dead end town, who hate each other. And then there’s the moment that changes everything.
Dina’s beautiful, smart, and has the voice of an angel. She also doesn’t see herself that way. The mean girls at high school remind her every day that she’s weird and unpopular. This is her norm until her best friends come up with a plan to change it.
It’s daring. It’s risky. It hinges on her brother’s band and the approval of a boy who hates her.
Riley’s the leader of the Outcast Crew and toughest boy in school. His ticket out of the life his wealthy parents have planned for him is the band. They’re looking for a new singer and Riley’s determined it won’t be Dina… until he hears her sing.
A boy and a girl: two outsiders, in a dead end town, who hate each other. And then there’s the moment that changes everything.
Dina’s beautiful, smart, and has the voice of an angel. She also doesn’t see herself that way. The mean girls at high school remind her every day that she’s weird and unpopular. This is her norm until her best friends come up with a plan to change it.
It’s daring. It’s risky. It hinges on her brother’s band and the approval of a boy who hates her.
Riley’s the leader of the Outcast Crew and toughest boy in school. His ticket out of the life his wealthy parents have planned for him is the band. They’re looking for a new singer and Riley’s determined it won’t be Dina… until he hears her sing.
If you enjoyed this mad lib, comment with your list below (if you dare) so the rest of us can get a chuckle too. - Katie
ReplyDeleteThink I did it correctly lol, sometimes I get my parts of speech messed up. Had fun anyways! HERE GOES:
Love at first song
A ( Turkey ) and a girl: two outsiders, in a dead end town, who ( touch ) each other. And then there’s the ( Bomb ) that changes everything.
Dina’s ( filthy ), smart, and has the ( butt ) of an angel. She also doesn’t see herself that way. The mean girls at high school ( hug ) her every day that she’s weird and unpopular. This is her norm until her best ( chickens ) come up with a plan to change it.
It’s daring. It’s risky. It hinges on her brother’s ( notebook ) and the approval of a boy who hates her.
Riley’s the leader of the Outcast Crew and toughest boy in school. His ticket out of the life his ( 9: slimy ) parents have planned for him is the band. They’re ( fussing ) for a new singer and Riley’s determined it won’t be Dina… until he hears her sing.
You did it absolutely right and that's awesome. I particularly like the butt of an angel! - Katie
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